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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05
Diphtheria relieved in twenty minutef.
Almost miraculous. DIR. Thomas Elet
lric Oil. At any drug store.
canndinn IiiGGndicnp nt nunnlo,

BUFFALO, July 5.-The Canadian
Sportsmen's handicap at a mile and a
sixteenth went to the Mackenzie stable
at Fort Erie, their double entry, War
Whoop and Wire In, finishing first and
second. Nitor finished first in the stee-
plechase. but was disqualified for
erosslngiin front of Trcnt-the-Mere.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05
Pusslan. Japan War Atlas 10 Cents.

Three fine colored map, each 14x:0i
bound in convenient form for reference.
The Eastern situation shown ia detail.
issued by The Chicag" & North csicrl,
R'y, mailed upon receipt OF ten cents III
stamps by w. A. Cox, COL Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, Pa.
COL G6-24 ill 7-3l
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05

Hives are a terrible torment to u e
little folks, and to some older ones. Eas
" cursd. Doan's Ointment never fails.
Instant relief. permanent cure. at any
drug store, so cents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05
DISPUTE NOT SETTLED.

Because the Arbitration Board, M.
pointed BY the Factory Loague, did
not got together Saturday night, as
planned, the dispute between the
Ohesebrough VaseIine Works and the
Raritan Copper Works was not settled.
The board will meet tomorrow night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05

Time Table In effect on and after May aa, 1904.
Perth Amboy to New York-zeave foot 81
Smith st. daily except Sundays and r.ernt
Holiday s is, GIG 6.58, 1888, z 8s. 500 s 90
8 90, a.fb, 1856, 12.0U q M. IL IS, I b5 ESQ, 1855.
4.sj $40. Gas, 7.f5, SIS, s.bs. Tii.20P. II
sundays and Legal II 5lldays
6.5s, TBS, $50, 9.25, 1000. l0.65, 11.b5 A. NJ
lz.to. 1.6a 2.55, 3.65, 4.b5, 5.3b, CID, 0.5s, 49,
Is, 900. 1870 7. NJ.
New York TO Perth Am~boy:-Leass foot OF
whitehall st. daily except Sunday and Legal
Holidays, b.h5, 8. 4S. 8 Oh. a.nf. 10. 90. II 40 a. m.
1900 TO i.80 $50. 3 30, 4 H. h.f0. k.aB b.4E.
6ib b.Ss. 7.S0, $50, 1000, i. a5t t!2.MA. NJ.
Sundays and I,egAl HOLIDAYS,
Leave New York 6.05, 500, 600, $50, 1O.2
6.5', G.y5, RS, 7T5. s.s5. dis, 1850, ia, >. IL.
Ferry b. tween Perth Amboy and Totteavlne-
leave Perth Amboy daily xb. Is, xG. IL, esq
x6.b8, ~ 80. $500, x6sbB. Ass, xlD.2A 10f1
Il m. i2.n0, xi2. So, xi.b5, X 20, 2.24. x8.b6
x4.so, -, IS. 30, Go. x6. 70. 7.06, 30. IA. ID
xS.55, 0 10 x10.41 XII 20 y. m ~. 40A.m.
7Ib, s.h6. 90. = ds, ic.sO. t0bs if.b5 q. NJ
i2.5s, ! 55, 2.55, 3.55, 4 81. 5.35, Glib 655, 7.2*
s15, 9.C0. 9.f5. 1880, 1t.20 p. M 12.l5a. m,
Leave Tottenviiie daily ri. 30. $3.50, 8.22.
x7.f0. 7.45. x6.1 ~, x9.i0 [, J0.0F, 1910 II Jos
xl2 \, II LOO, x2.0s, 2,35, xS.S7, 4.10.
6.il, IS ~, Kills, x6.55, KIN. < 7.4o.
xe:sl to2 lxli.i0i p "a. xl2. s i.soA. M.
las aui Log 81 Holidays. 70 81. 7.I5
COS. al 10.l5,f0 Il, lI.ssa.m. 12.fs. 4. f52I
x3f5 TN str s. IS. 6.20 7.f0, 7.5J, Ssh
0.fs. ia.40s tt.t2 p. M, 1889 q. m.
sLeRal holidays only.
fTrains % and a will not run Sunday D
but will run on holiday nights.
J VAN SMITH. GEo.J BRO
Recsiy< dsnsl L.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05
JUNIOR MINES.

Saturday afternoon the Little Eastons
If Madison avenue defeated a team by a
core of 10 to s. The gam, was pls yed on
the Land Company grounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05
CALENDAR or LOCAL EVENTS

July 12-Picnic, Hebrew Progressive
Association, Pulaski Park.
~
July 26-Picnic. Original Hebrew
Ladies' Benevolent Society,
Dewey Park, State street.
Aug 4-Excursion court Perth Am
hoy, independents Order of
Foresters to North Beach,
Long Island Sound
Aug. 16-Excursion to North Beach,
Court Amb0y No. So. Il. or A.
Aug. 25-Excursion Simpson M. E.
Sunday school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05
CRESGENTS WON.
Defeated the EmsraIds BY a Score
Of 9 to A Saturday Afternoon.

Saturday afternoon the Crsscents
defeated the Emeralts Ly a score Of 9
to a.. The battery for the Crescenls
was Costello pitcher. Cleary catcher.
The Emeralds battery was Jones
pitcher and Quincy catcher.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05

What's the secret Of happy. vigorous
hea tt2 Simply keeping the bowels, the
stomach, the liver and kidneys strong
and active. Burdock Blood Bitteis does
n.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05

Aug 25-Excursion to Ocean Grove,
via q. K. r Simpson NJ.
Il. Sunday School.
Sept. 21-Moving Picture Entertain
ment, Young Mems Forum.
Oct. IS, 10, s0-Fair, Protection Hook
and Ladder Company, Wilder
Hall.
Oct. 10, 13-Fair, Ladies Aid Society,
st. Paul's German Lutheran
church.
Oct. 26, 81, 2S-Fair, Ladies Aid
Society, Baptist church.
Nov. 10. l6. 17-Fairy Grace English
Lutheran church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05
BRAMN HAS RESIGNED.

Albert III. Bramn has resigned as mana
ger Of the Chesebrough Vaseline Works
baseball team. He will be succeeded by
A. C. Walker.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05

RhU D9h SsAOhhBAeA 0Ako sAAS8S 0tHhS
If you are discouraged and despond-
emit and wish to die, it is not because
everything is black before you. 1t is
simply because your vitality is so low
and you r 20 weak that you have not
the courage to face a lifetime.
; Eminent physicians have been
attracted by similar cases and after
making a careful and scientific study
of their requirements have compound
ed a remedy called Tin Tone, which
builds up body and mind in a remark
ably short time.
Vitality is what you need and vital
ity is what I'm Tone gives.
We tell you of this preparation hop
ing it may find it's way into every home
where man, woman or child is suffer
ing from lack of energy.
Vin-7one car be procured at a very
trivial expense and will build up your
system as it has thousands of others.
Sold on a positive guarantee b.
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS.,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05
Was Wasting Away.

The following Litter from Robert Il.
Watts, of ,lem, Mo. is Instructive. q.
have been troubled with kidney discas
for the last five years. l lost flesh and
lever felt well, doct )rcd with leadiu,
physicians and tried all remedies sue
gested without relief. Finally | trie,
Foley's Kidney Cure and less thar tw,
bottles completely cured me and | an
now sound and WE'LL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-05
VALLEY RAlLnol D

Time Table IN shsos May 10 zsef.
stssiots IN New York. fro, : ftor.srnd, ~.
nro s-es and v sst ssrd streets. rennn n.
Ferries.
nAns lsAvs srAys srnnsr srxriSr
FOX NEW YORK
6.i0, 7.i5 am 4.20 PIN. 15 pm. daily con uBrl
~ way train for Round Rronk. Mauch ffII1<
vcatheriy, Haselton Ppttsstle aud ,nternI
tie points.
O sousH rLAinrtH
$40. z As i N. tbs. 20. D..
e.s0 q. IN l 50. 6.1J p. m3
. OTHEK PUiNT
7.45 a. m. Daily Except Sunday q with
yiIlin express tor Easton, Bethf ltnn
town, Pottsville. buffalo. NisEarny Font
Chicago Parl0r Car Bethlehem to |fin. COR
meets with local train ut South Plainn<ld for Mi
points east I Mauch Chunk.
$50 a. m. Sundays only Express frniu FIR
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, st. Louis and Chicago.
stops Al Pennington Jet.
40 =: IN. Daily Except Sunday ExpraBs fOf
tor. Wilkes Barre. Scrnut0n. Haxoltcu.
6Ib y. m. Sundays only Through train fDeF
Buffa'o, Niagara Falls, Suspension Rrfdes
sf.touts ana Chicago connects for New YoiE.
GRAINS LEAVE SOUTH pLAINrrKLD
FOR PERTH AMBOY.
$40 a. N. 8.4b, 800. 1850. .. NJ. suDdays:
Amhoy- 8 IA. m, 4.0t. SD, $40 p. m. Sunday.
O. M. B.sJ $40 D. M.
Tickets sold To all Western Points.
For further information apply to ticket
kl
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
E1LERS AND HIS WIFE STILL LIVE
May RecOver-His Chances of Re-
cOvery Are Good.

There was no material change at an
early hour his morning in the
condition of christopher Eilers or
his wife. Mrs. Eilers, so it
was stated at the hospital, has a
fighting change for cover She has
never fully regained consciousness,
but was in a s~emi-conscious condition
a portion of the day yesterday. 1t i.
considered miraculous tina the bullet
should have entered her head on one
side near the ear, passed through her
head and lodged near the ear on the
other side without causing instant
death The bullet was removed from
the opposite side of her head from that
on which it entered.
Eilers. it is thought, Will probably re-
cover, but the wound he received is
very dangerous. Tie bal his heer
located and is lodged N bis neck on
the left side but il is 50 near Il large
vein that it is feared any attempt to
remove it might prov. fatai.
EilerS was chained 20 his cot yester-
day for the double purpose Of keeping
him from escaping and also to keep
him from committing suicide. He still
maintains that he fully Intended to kill
both his wife n himse f bit he says
that as he idn't kill his wife when he
first shot her he hopes she vii! recover.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
Dun's Trade Review.

New York, August 5.-R. G. Dun &
Cos weekly review Of trade tomorrow
will say:
Labor controversies are the most Sc
rious drawbacks to recovery in bust
ness, most other important factors
tending toward improvement. Despite
some reduction in the yield of wheat.
crop prospects are most encouraging.
and the loss in quantity of wheat prom
Uses to be fully offset by higher prices.
SO that the agricultural communities
Will be in position to purchase commod-
tiles.
Delayed orders for iron and steel
products are being placed and at wool
en- mills there is a notable increase In
activity. Railway earnings in July
were only "a per cent smaller than a
year previous, and at many cities there
is evidence OF returning confidence.
with a little Improvement in mercantile
collections. But several strikes in prog
ress and others under consideration
initiate against a resumption of nor
NAL conditions in trade and manufac-
ture. In the primary market for cotton
goods the situation is without change.
Exports to China have been. the best
features.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
DAILY COTTON MARKET.

Galveston steady at 10kc: net Ts-
'ceipts 127 bales.
Norfolk .nomInan; net receipts 100
bales.
Baltimore nominal at 11.25.
Boston quiet at 10.45; net receipts los
bales.
Wilmington nominal
Philadelphia quiet at 1910.
Savannah quiet at 1OAc-
New Orleans quiet at 10Ac; net re-
.ceipts 122 bales.
Mobile nominal at 1Oc1 net receipts
"a bales.
Memphis steady at 1913; net receipts
los bales.
Augusta quiet at 1880; net receipts
"a bales.
Charleston nominal; ret receipts %
bales.
Cincinnati nominal net receipts 60
bales.
Louisville firm at 10hc-
ST. Louis qQuiet at 10Ac-
Houston steady at 1OAc; net receipts
.452 bales.
New York, Aug. Cotton quiet II
|1O.45; gross receipts 1,759 bales; sales
3, 1913 bales; stock 1855 bales; exports
to Great Britain 912 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
A DESERVED APPOINTMENT.
of the Atlantic COa Line at
Charleston.

Mr.. B. H. Jacobs of this city has
been appointed acting agent of the
Atlantic Coast Line at Charleston.
The present agent at that point. Mr..
r. B. Grice is critically i'll with typhoid
fever and he is not expected to live.
The news of the appointment Of Mr..
Jacobs-even temporary though it is
lis recognized by all as the reward of
merit and it is very certain that he
will give entire satisfaction to the
Coast Line patrons at Charleston.
Mr.. Jacobs has seen long service in
railroad business in this city, having
been connected with the A. c.. L. Off
Part of that time he was in the freight
department n later n at present
in the auditing department. He is
a thorough, painstaking and earnest
worker, having in mind always, the
faithful performance of duty, and
always for the company's interest.
1t is a recognition of their apprecia-
ton of his services that the ap-
pointment comes to Mr.. Jacobs. Tho
office at Charleston is a very importan,
one and it is no small compliment,
to him that he has been chosen.
Mr.. Jacobs leave this afternoon fol
Charleston, where he is especially COM
mended by The Messenger. Oh cours5
there is nothing definite to be said about
the length of time he will serve as agent
there.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
THE LIVERPOOL MARKET.

Liverpool, Aug. 81 p. m-0otton-
Spot in limited demand; prices four
points lower; American middling fair
5.9S; low middling $50; good ordinary
$50; ordinary 5.36. The sales Of the
day were 1000 bales. OF which 200 were
for speculation and export and inciad-
ed 3.400 American Receipts 6,100 all
American.
Futures opened quiet and cloused
steady: August 5-73; August and Sep
tember 500: SEPTEMBER N October
5.35; October and November 5.24: No.
vember and December ST.; December
and January SIS; January and Febru-
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W. YORK BONDS.
NAVAL STORES MARKETS.

New York. Aug. 6.-Turpentine
quiet at ssh G5sA. Rosin quiet; strain
ed. common to good, $2.75.
Savannah, Ga, Aug. S.-Turpentine
firm at 52A; receipts SA casks; sales
$50 casks; exports col casks Rosin
firm: receipts ESQ barrels: sales $3.50
barrels; exports 2,7s9 barrels. Quote:
A. 3. c. 1925: D, $40; E. $2.45; F, $50:
G, $2.55; II, $2.70; I. $3-2s; K. 1885; NJ.
S3.s5; n $500: w G. $4.35: w w, s4.60.
Charleston. s. c., Aug. s.-Turpentine
firm at 52A; sales none. Roosin firm;
sales none. A, 3. c. $z.z5 to- $3.50; D.
$3.50 { o $2.35: E, $z.35 to $40. F. $40
to s2.45; G. S2.45 to $3.50: H. $3.50 TO
$265: I. $40; K. $3.35 to S.45; N. 49,
SIS to 1910: n, $3.50 to $3.85: W G. SALE
to $40: w w. $40 to A.t7h.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09

New York. Aug. 6.-FLOUR~Ffrm
but inactive. Winter patents SASS t.
$5.35: Minnesota patents $5.25 to 1855.
Rye flour firm: fair to good SAILS to 81
As. Corn meal steady: yellow western
$1.19 TO N.12- Rye nominal. Barley
nominal.
wHEAT@Spot easy: No. . red nomi-
nal elevator. Options had q bad open
ing break under improved spring
wheat crop news. After a rally on
at half to sc net decline May Sl.oeAs
September s1.o1A; December si.oek.
CORN-Spot weak: No. :. SIN. OPP
ton market was duh and weaker on
the fine crop outlook but rallied on
covering. closing quiet at &c net ad-
vance. September So 10 81; December
54&.
OATs-spot dull: mixed rs to s.
pounds. IL to IS.
BEEFLFirm; family $3.50 10 Sll.o7:
mess $3.50 to $500: beef hams $22.2S
to s24.00: cut meats steady; picked
bellies 9 to 10: picked shoulders 8;
picked hams 1oA to IL
LARD-weak: steamed S.ls; rehE-
ed easy; continent s7.25: compound
SIS to 6h.
PORK-Easy: family $500; short
clear $3.50 to slS.00: mess S1i.oo to s1i.-
RICEASteady: domestic fair to ex-
ira. SO 20 ga. Japan nominal
MOLASSESSSteady: New Orleans
open kettle z.
SUGAR-Firm: fair refining 3 s-i6;
centrifugal 50 test 4 to 4 Lis: molas-
ses sugar 5 5-16: refined firm: No. 8
$4.75: confectioner's A $500: mould a.
$3.50: cut loaf $5.S5: crushed $5.s5: pow
dered S5.25; ~granulated $5.15; cubes
$40
BUTTER-Steady and unchanged
EGGS-Firm but unchanged.
POTATOEtEasy; Long Island ST.
so to $500; Jersey and Southern $3.50
and $1.95: southern sweets $3.50 to 81
so.
PEANUTSSteady: fancy handpick-
ed 81; other domestic 81 to AZ.
CABBAGES-Quiet; Long Island and
New Jersey per barrel 20 to so.
COTTON SEED OIL-Continues in
fair demand with prices firm. Prime
crude ( o b mills %: prime summer yell
low IS to 29h: Off summer yellow
nominal: prime white 81; prime winter
yellow 81.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.

New York. Aug. 6.-Total today at all
Iseaports-Net receipts 491 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 3.51S bales; stock
sc, S05 bales.
Consolidated at all seaports-Net re-
491 bales; exports to Great Brit
ain 3,51S bales.
Total since September LIST at all sea-
ports-Net receipts 7,129.S70 bales: ex-
ports to Great Britain 2,49S, 918; exports
to France 699, 033 bales; exports to the
continent 2,5S8, 993 bales; exports TO la
pan 216, 195 bales; exports to Mexico
q. 80 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09

New York. Aug. S.-Money on call
nominal: no loans. Time loans nom
mai: 90 and 90 days 2 per cent: SIX
months 81 per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paoper to AZ e cent Sterling
exchange steady with actual business
in bankers bills at $k.Ss10 to A-Ss.20
for demand and at A.SS-3S to A-S5-4o
for sixty day bills Posted rates A.S6
and 34ssh TO $i.ss. Commercial bills
sls4I TO $4.S5A. Bar silver ssh. Mex
lean dollars 45%.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
CLOSING OF T

New York, Aug. 6.-cotton futures
opened easy; August $50; September
9.s1; October 9.e2; November $50 bid;
December $50; January 9.61; March s.Ss
offered; May 1853.
Futures closed quiet and steady;
August 9.9S; September 9.7S; October
s.62; November 953; December 9-5S;
January $50: February 9.e1; March
9.65; April s.69. Spot quiet and steady;
middling uplands 10.45; middling gulf
10. 20: sales 1913 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
RECEIPTS OF COTTON.

New York. Aug. 6.-Receipts at the
ports today 491 bales against 4.052 last
week and Jour asst year. For the
week 10000 bales against 1911 las.
week and LAB last year. Todays re-
ceipts at New Orleans 122 bales against
So last year and at Houston 49, against
= last wear.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
Mr., and Mrs. Smith Bereaved.

Emma /, the two years old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Jcmes F. Smith died
yesterday morning after a short sick
ness. The father of h child is a
member of the Wilmington police force.
The funeral will be conducted this
morning from the residence, No. IDOL
Dawson street by Rev. Mr.. Utley, pas
tor of the Southside Baptist church.
Interment will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
w. w. Nc COrmiCk Crush
ed by Trolley Car at
the Beach
WAS 1T SUICIDE

The Accident Happened Last Night a
Few Minute. After IL O'clock
Mccormick Either Fell or Threw
Himself i'm Front of Car When 1t
Was About Five Feet Distant-His
Neck Was Broken. Both Legs Man.
gled and His Body Crushed-Death
Was Instantaneous He Wa a
Prominent Merchant of Roland.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
PRODUCE

SALT-Prices car o lots-loo Ids
c. F. SEC; 200 lbs c. F. &c; 200 los Ff
30 cents.
DRY SALTED SIDES-s to Sk.
BUTTER-27 to Doc.
COFFEESSk to lie.
FLOUR-Straights $500: SECOND pat
ients $50 I $3.50: full $3.50 to $s.lo.
MOLASSES-S. House II: New Oh.
leans Brights - to %: Porto Rico -:
>aba e. .-rastsE i:ii.-
SUGAR-Granulated $5.1s; W. c. \
No. 5. $3.50: No. :. $3.50: No. 8. S+ss;
No. IL, Sass.
LARD-CTierce Basis) Pure SIS cents
6Z.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
lm.KcIDH Markets

COTTON-Nominal.
Receipts OF cotton to-day
Receipts same day las year
Receipts Of the season TO date-s5l.-
al bales.
Receipts to same date a . season
5ls, 51S bales
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE-Nota-
ing doing.
ROSIN-$23o bid
TAR-Firm at Size.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-F1rm: ssro
s.. IS: dip s3.75: virgin $4.oo.
RECEIPTS TO-DAY
81 casks spirits turpenune:
219 barrels rosin:
81 barrels tar:
$50 barrels crude ~turpentine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
AWFUL CRIME
Husband Sends Bullet
Crashing Into His
Wife'S Head
SAME WEAPON

Sent q Bullet Into His Neck-C.
Eilers Became Infatuated Because
He Could NOt Get What He
Wanted for Supper-After Shooting
His Own Life-The Shooting Occur
red at Carolina Beach-Mrs. EiIers'
Death Expected at Any Time-His
Wound is Not so Dangcrous-Both
Brought to City Last Night and
Carried to the HOspitai-Eilers Was
Partially Intoxicated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09

Some of Russia's warships have sail
ed out of the Baltic. Perhaps the Rus
SLAMS have a suspicion thai Togo thinks
Of sailing into the Baltic.-Chfcago
Record Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
PRODUCE.

PEANUTS-North Carolina $l.2Oq-
81. 35: Virginia S1.00G$1.10.
BEESWAX-25 to 2sc.
CORN-67h to 20.
CORN MEAL~64 to So.
EGGSt16c.
CHICKENS-Hens. 80 to SO; spring
|121s to % cents.
BEEF-2 to 4 cents.
N. c. BACON-Hams (old) 12hQ14c,
hams new 12hc; shoulders IL to 12c:
sides IL to 12c.
SWEET POTATOES-$1.W.
SHINGLES-Per 1000: 5-inch sAps
81. 90: 5-inch hearts $500; 6-inch saps
81. 90; 6-inch hearts $500.
TIMBER
Per NJ Extra milling. .........$l.5OQS.S
Mill prime
Mill fair $6.50@7.oJ
Common mill .$50005 80
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09

ssKing' Kelly Appointed an Umpire.
Savannah. Ga, Aug. 6.-Ex-Mana-
ger George w. Kelley of the Jackson
VILE baseball club has been appointed
a., the staff of South Atlantic umpfres.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09

airy SIT: February and March E.I7;
March and April 5.11.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09

STOCKS AND BONDS.
Quotations on local securities fur
uished by Hugh MacRae & Co.
Stocks
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
CLOSING STOCK LIST.

AtchiSon 1854
Baltimore and Ohio S4z4
Chesapeake and Ohio ...a....... 34a
Illinois Central 1891
Louisville mad Nashville :.....-. 1I7as
Manhattan L $50
Metropolitan Street Railway 800 Il3
New York Central ............ usT.
Norfolk and Western minimum. 61z
Norfolk and Western pfd ..----.- IS
Pennsylvania .......... .......... 12sik
Reading 527s
Southern Railway ..........- 25h
Southern Railway pfd minimum. so
Union Pacific 5sA
Adams Express 225.
American 1S5
United States los
Wells Fargo 2o2
AmaIgamated Copper ...-.... 511s
Brooklyn Rapid Transit ......... SIS
Pullman Palace Car .......... 2l7
Tennessee Coal and Iron ..-..... 4iSs
United States Steel 1914
United States Steel pfd ........-. 5sA
Western Union .......--..~.--. $50
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Among those who went 10 the beach
on the Wilmington were Mr. Louis
Enemuth and his wife. DIR. A. H Har-
hiss. Constable Savage n several
others who went out of curiosity.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-09
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Chicago. Aug. 6.-The leading future
ranged as follows:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-24
u. S. STATE
Department
Notified of Conclusion IN Paris Of
Transfer Of the Canal to
Government.

Washington April 23.--The state
department has been notified of the
conclusion in Paris for the contract
in the sale to the United States GOV.
ernment by the Panama canal com
pany Of all its franchises and proper
y On the lSthmuG
The money for the canal company
will be paid by the secretary and
treasurer. Secretary Hay himself will
pay to Panama the ten million dol
lars to which it has become entitled.
This payment will be made in Wash.
ington to Senor Arosamen the newly
appointed minister from Panama as
soon as the government of that state
authorizes him by cable 20 accept the
money
Authorities in Panama have beecme
clamorous for the payment as the
money is needed TO defray certain
expenses already incurred in connec-
tion with the creation Of the now
state