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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

American consecutive poiygamy''
Is thief rather neat and handy name
which the Chicago Tribune applies to
a result of the divorce laws Of most
OF u states II the taking of several
wives-three. four. or a dozen-one
after the other, may be styled consec-
utive poiyamy. the taking Of hundreds
with equal ~iiberafity may as fittingiy
be designated consecutive polyandry.
1t follows. therefore, that both Of
those interesting varieties of the mar
ital relation have large tolerance in
this happy land OF freedom. The Tr-
bune quotes Father Sherman. the san
OF the late e William Tecumseh.
Sherman, AZ having said the other
day that IN the United States during
the last twenty years there had been
100000 divorces. The Tribune pays
a hfgh tribute TO the church OF which
Father Sherman Is a priest for its In
huence I'm promoting the sanctity o.
Observation-Disclosures Post
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

Greensboro Telegram: A mail clerk
making his headquarters here is short
al amount variously estimated at from
forty to eighty dollars because he got
drunk and lost control of himself. A
negro who was in the habit of waiting
on him carried him up to his room.
went through his pockets and rifed
them of their contents. The mail clerk
didn't know how much he blew in be-
fore he went into his room. Hence he
couldn't tell exactly how much the ne
gro got. The thief skipped out and has
not been heard from since.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

March IA: March and April IA: April
and May 80: May and June 7-5s: June
and July 7.ss: July and August I-sS.
August and September 7.12; Septen-
Der and October go: October and Nov
ember s.1S: November and December
ela.
PORT RECEIPTS |
Galveston nominal at 14Kc; net re-
ceIpts 22ss bales.
Norfolk nominal: net receipts i.sos
bales.
Baltimore nominal 1T 1850.
Boston weak at 1890: net receipts :as
Wilmington nominal: me- receipts &C.
bales.
philadelphia steady at I4B: net re-
ceipts 80 bales.
savannah nominal: net receipts Lea
bales.
New Orleans irregular at lass: net
receipts Ass bales.
Memphis nominal: net receipts SIC
bales.
Augusta nominal at I4,sc: net re-
ceipts $50 bales.
Charleston. net receipts go bales.
Cincinnati. net receipts As bales.
Louisville nominal: net receipts 80
bales.
Houston easy at i<c: net receipts
- ~
New York. March 1S-Cotton dull
and easy at ll5o: gross receipts sois
bales: sales 1850 bales: stock Sl,sst
bales.
Total today at all seAperts-NS re-
ceipts 1877 bales: exports to Great
Britain So bales; to the continent
22.374 bales: stock 544.oe4 bales.
Consolidated at all Sapsrts-Net re-
ceipts 1917 bales; exports to Great
Britain s62 bales: to the continent
22.374 bales.
Total since September LIST at all sea
ports-Net receipts 6.sSS.6lo bales: ex-
ports To Great Britain 2.0is. go ba;es:
10 France Gas. ia bales: TO the oonti-
nent 2.2S9. 26s bales: to Japan 3s.Ff
bales; TO Mexico 25,9I1 bales.
Futures closed steady. March l352:
April 1885: May 1882: June 400: July
1905: August 1879; September 1870.
October HIS: November I1.e5: Deem
Der 11.65.
Spot cotton closed dull and asy %
points lower; middling uplands 1850:
middling gulf 14.75: sales L-sSO bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago March l9-The leading IA.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

Hurrah for Senator Overman! His
OF enquiry, introduced yes
.terday with respect to the high-hande1
act of the president in assuming the
function Of Congress and establishing
"a service pension. is timely. and the
that 1t was promptly and unani-
mously passed without the usual "go-
ing over until tomorrow" or reference
to q committee shows that even the
presidents party friends are shocked
by his action.-Raleigh Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22
Carnegie Gives $1,000, 900 to Educa-
ton.

New York, March 19.-Andrew Car
negie has given another s. $1,000, 900 for
educational purposes, says The Globe
today, the fact becoming known just
previous to Mr.. C~arnegie's sailing to-
day for Europe. The formal announce
ment Of the gift and it's purposes will
be made in a few days. In the mean
time nothing a be learned beyond
the fact that the gift is for educational
purposes. 1t is said the gift is for the
Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg as Mr..
Sarnegie had guaranteed practically
unlimited funds for the benefit OF the
fine arts department of thai institution.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22
POOR OLDSAL
Two Collisions Occurred
on SedbOdrd YeSter-
day Afternoon
ONE KILLED

Engine of Work Train COllided With
Two Trains Within a Few Minutes.
No One Was on the Engine When
Second Collision Observation-Disclosures
Met Near the Passenger StatiOn-Jo
Griffin, COlOred, Met Instant Death.
Engineer Mayhem Was Slightly In
jured-TwO Engines Badly DAM
aged-Engineer Could Not Close
ThrottIe-Had Been Broken for
More Than a Week.
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INJURED.
Carl Powers Sustained Dangerous In
jurieS in Fal From Bicycle.

Carl Powers, the eight year old son
of MI. JONES o. Powers fell from his
bicycle several days ago and sustained
serious injuries. His head struck the
ground with great force and it Is feared
that he received fatal injuries. The
physicians think they can tell today
what are his chances of His
condition last night remained ~unchang-
ed.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
N

New York. March 19.-Money on cal
nominal: no loans. Prime
paper az to S per cent. Sterling OK
change firm with actual business IL
bankers bills at $4.S7.125 to A.S.23 for
demand and at 81 81 80 to "a. a. 40 for
sixty day bills Posted rates $4.Ss ano
4.SS-. Commercial bills $4.S3h to A.Si.
Bar silver 81. Mexican dollars Air.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS

saturday. March 70.
0O1hON-Nominal.
Rec,apA, OF cotton today-4T bales.
Recntuts same day a . year-s)s
bales.
ReceApts Of th>, season to dase-sis.sst
bales.
Receipts to same A.,teI last sassa-
316 Ga bales.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTTNE - Nothtns
doing.
ROSIN-Nothing doing.
TAR-Ffrm at SI-So.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-F1rm: hard
2.k: dip $500.
Prices same day last year-Spri:s
turpentine firm at Size: rosin sl.s5 and
$40; tar fir Al $1.so; crude turpen-
hne quiet at s1.7S n S2So.
Receipts today-S casks spirits tur-
pentiue. 23 barrels rosin. go barrels
tar. 3 barrels crude ~turpentine.
Receipts same day last yea-iS casks
spirits turpentine. 126 barrels rosin. $50
tine.
PRODUCE
SALT-Prices car load lotsVlse lbs
c. F. Ale: 200 lbs c. F. ssc: zoe lbs r T
coarse 9Sc.
DRY SALTED SIDES-s to sh.
BUTTER-27 to Doc.
OOFFEE--Sk TO u.
FLOUR-Straights $A-75 to SASS: 2nd
patents $40 to $500: full $50 to sa.ee.
MOLASSES-S. House IA: New Or
cans Brights % to %: Porto Rico 20:
Cuba %.
SUGAR-Granulated s4.75: W. c. x
No. 5 Sass: No. 2 $3.50: No 9 $40: Ne
IL $3.50.
LARD-Tierce .Basis) Pure 81 gents
Compound ~ to 7Ac.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina 80 - %;
Virginia So to S1.05: Spanish - 10 $1.s.
| BEESWAX-25 to 20.
eORN-S5 to S7h.
CORN MEAL-61 to 60.
| EGCiS+1O to 12hc. dull.
| CHICKENS-Hens Is to 30: spring
10 to % cents.
TURKEYS-1Sc dressed.
| BEEF to 4 cents.
n. c. BACON-Hams (old) Is sents;
hams (new) 12kc; shoulders 1tc; sides
old 10 to lie; sides new lee.
! SWEET POTATOES+s0 to IS.
| SHINGLES-Per 1.O0o: 5-inch sap.
$500; 5-inch hearts, $3.50: o-ineh saIA
$500; 6-inch hearts $4.O0.
TIMBER
| Per NJ feet-Extra milling. ..$7.50GS.5t
| Mill prime $o-OeVo .oi
| MAIL falr .Sf.ooQ o.ot
| Common mill ................s4.00Gt4.5 AS!
| Inferior. to So. 50G 81. GO
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Flour quiet and easy; winter patents
$3.50 TO $500: straights $3.50 to $40:
spring patents $40 To $40: straights
s4.G0 to 1920: bakers $500 TO $3.50: No.
3 spring wheat So to 81; No. 2 red Din
to sc No. 2 corn 511k: No-s yellow
5212: No. = oats 1914 to 39%: No. 3 white
43 to 4SR: mess pork per barrel $l3.25
to s13.37h; lard per 100 pounds $3.50 to
$6.S22; short ribs sides Ooose) $S.62k
to 1918; short clear sides Cboxedp S7.25
TO 1874: whiskey basis of high wines
SIPS.
New York. March 19.-FLOUR-Un-
settled and noninally lower. Minneso-
ia patents 1910 to $5.45: Minnesota
bakers $4.20 To $3.50; winter patents
$500 to $500
WHEAT-Spot easy: No. 2 red S1.os.
Wheat opened irregular but strength
was displayed on covering and bull
support and on the strength of corn.
The market finally broke under liauI-
dalton and closed h to 1c lower. May
96A; July 92A; September S3X.
Corn-Spot steady; No. . nominal.
Option market vas fairly active and
stronger but eventually eased of with
wheat. Nay 81; July 5&.
OATS-Steady; No. 2 47h.
LARD|SteadS; western steamed
$3.50; refined steady; compound 6%
to Z.
SSS aAAl9 Slo-DVs SEAbf
clear s14.75 to $1s.75; mess 1880 to $3.50
BUTTER-Ffrm; extra fresh cream
cry "a to 24h: state dairy IL to 81.
CHEESESStsady: state small color
ed Il: small white IL.
EGGS-LOwe and weak: state and
Pennsylvania 17k; western firsts 1Sz.
RTCE-Steady: domestic 3h to 5h.
MOLASSES-F1rm: New Orleans 81
to 81.
firm. fair refining
3 1-32: Centrifugal SC test 3 17-3J; mo-
lasses sugar 3 22-32: refined firm; con-
PETITIONERS A $3.50: mould A $500: cut
loaf $3.50: crushed 35.35: powdered
s4.75; graduated 1865: cubes $3.50.
POTATOES-Weak: Long Island Sc
to 1927; Jerseys $2.75 to ss.1z: Jersey
sweets $50 to $500: state and western
in sacks s2.@ to 1910.
PEANUTS-Steady; fancy handpqek-
ed 81 other domestic 3k to 6h
CABBAGE-FYrm: domestic per ton
$500 10 $500; Florida barrels and
crates $3.50 to 500
COTTON SEED OIL-Was dull and
easy; prime crude fob mills 20 to 3ic:
prime summer yellow 3sh: of summer
yellow nominal; prime white 4fc; primo
white Ale; prime winter yellow an.
NAVAL STORES.
New York. March 1~s-Turpentine
quiet 60h 10 81. Resin quiet, trained
good TO common 1915 TO $3.50.
Savannah. March 19-Tgrpentfne
firm 81; receipts 179 casks: exports $50
casks. Rosin firm; sales 1.130 barrels,
receipts si5 barrels: exports $40 bar
rels. Quote A 3 c d $3.50: z sz.55: +
$3.50: G $3.50; III 81. 20: i 1926: X $3.50.
n 1875; ~ 50. so; w G. S3.1O: w w 800.
Charleston. 8. c.. March re.-Turpen-
tine and rosin nominal: quotations
omitted.
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COTTON.

Liverpool. March 1s.-1 D. m-0Co%
on: Spot in fair demand. prices 20.
points lower. American niddling fair
Sd; good middhng 7.a: middling ia
low mfddling 7.s4; good ordinary ia;
ordinary 7.e- The sales of the day were
5000 bales OF which were for specu-
iation n export n included 100
American. Receipts 1000 bales. no
American.
Futures opened easier and closed
steady. American middlinG G. o. c.:
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STOCKS M BONDS.


Quotations on local securities fur
uished by Hugh MacRae & Co.
STOCKS
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
KANSAS CITY MARKETS
A Review of Prices and Conditions of
 the Past Week.

Kansas City Mo-, June 12.-The gen. eral cattle market has kept on advanc- ing without interruption since a week ago, and there have been but few set backs since the middle of May. Prices are just about S1.00 higher than they were three weeks ago. Fed western steers made new mark yesterday, some 1253 pound ones selling at $5.S0, ana one drove of heavier ones going at the same figure. The feature of the week, however, in range cattle, was the sale of some straight hay fed, Colorado steers, horned, at $5.45 Monday, weigh ing 1873 pounds. Very little western she stuff has been here, but western heifers sold last week at S5.10. All kinds of killing cattle are at the best prices of the year. Feeding cattle have gained, though not nearly as much as fat steers, and some sales last week reached S4.S5. 946 pound Colo rado feeders sold at $40 Monday. Stock cattle have picked up this week, and veal calves bring about the sane figure. Not much change is expected in the cattle market for the next few weeks, or until grass cattle move free Iy.
 Sheep and lamb prices have been little disappointing this week, but loss es have not been serious. Market on westerns was 10 to 15 lower yesterday, but there were signs of recovery. The market can scarcely lose much, par ticularly as it is said the Texas run is about over. and it was very light, and not many sheep can be expected for several weeks. Clipped lambs sold at $6.25, and some extra choice heavy clipped ewes at $5.5O. Spring lambs being $G.5O to $7.OO. and grass sheep from $4.25 to $500.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
Russians at work and it is believed caused considerable damage.
JAPANESE REFUSED.
Two BattaIions Wiped Out in a Flank :.
 ina Movement.

Hai Cheng, Manrhuria, June H. Delayed in transmission.)-A flank movement by the Japanese around the Russian left, from Feng Cheng, June 9, was repulsed with a loss of two whole battalions.
 A large Japanese force moved out In the morning along the Feng Wang Cheng and Hai Cheng road The Rus sians had q force strongly posted in q ravine thirty miles southeast of Hal Cheng. The Japanese were preceded by two battalions which walked into the Russian ambuscade. They eceiv- ed murderous rifle and artillery fire at close range and were wiped out. The main Japanese force which was greatly superior to the Russian force, tried to outflank the Russians, who drew of without losing a man. The Japanese. closing in found the ravine vacant save for their own dead.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
RUBBER BUSINESS
The Increasing Demand of
 This Country.
Forty Million Dollars Worth Will Be Needed This Year-Where It Will Come From.

Washington, June 12.-Imports of rubber into the United States in the fiscal year about to end will exceed by far those of any earlier year, and will amount to over $4O,OOO,OO0 in value. The demand for this article of ex clusively foreign production for use in manufacturing has increased very rap idly in recent years. and the imports in the present fiscal year as shown by the department of commerce and labor through its bureau of statistics. will amount to about 60OOO,OOO pounds, valued. as already indicated. at fully $40, ,GCO,0OO. This rapid increase is ap- parently due in a large degree, to the increasing use of this material for tires of vehicles of various classes, though in other lines of manufacture the de- mand is also very great.
 The rapid growth in the use of this article of manufacture in the United States is illustrated in the fact that the total value of India rubber and gutta-percha imported in 1870 was less than 8, ,5OO, 900. in 1880 $9.5OO. 900. in 1890 $l5,OOO.OOO in 1900 s3l. .OOOO 900. and in 1904 will be fully $4O,O0O, ,OOO. The increase in quantity has not been quite so rapid as the increase in value, owing to the fact that prices have advanced mate rially by reason of the greatly increas- ed demand of the various manufactur- ing sections of the world, especially the United States.
 In 1880 the quantity of rubber i'm ;,,tD ( l,o T,f4 4,I < ed to 1000, 600 pounds valued at $9,500,- 900, making the average price about 8 cents per pound. In 1890 the quan- tity imported was $34,0O0,000 pounds valued at S15, 5,OOO, 900, or slightly less than 50 cents per pound. In 1900 the quantity imported was 49,GOO 900 pounds valued at $31, 900, OOO or about 63 cents per pound; while in 1904 the record of the ten months for which figures are now available shows ap average value for rubber imported of 6S cents per pound. In addition to this, however, large quantities of material utilized in conjunction with India rub Der are now imported.
 Importations of "gutta-joolatong a product of India, which is used in cer- tain industries as a substitute for In- dia rubber, now average more than a million pounds a month, while inpor- tations of old and scrap India rubber to be remanGfactured amounted to over 15,0C0,C0O pounds in the ten months of the fiscal year for which a record is now at hand. These impor- tations of old and scrap rubber for re- manufacture and of gutta- -joolatong as substitute in certain lines of work are comparatively new and have only been reported by the bureau of statis- tics as a separate item during a very
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
SMOKE AND ALCOHOL
Interfered With the Work of New
 York Bremen.

New York, June 12.-Thirty firemen were temporarily overcome by tobacco smoke and fumes from alcohol early today while fighting fire in the Foltz cafe in Broadway. The fire was confined to a sub-cellar in which liquors and cigars were stored, and the fumes and dense smoke from burning cigars him dered the fremen to such an extent that they were compelled to work in two-minute relays. During the fire an ambulance surgeon was stationed nearby to care for the firemen whose eyes caused them intense pain after each rush' into the smoke.
 The damage to the restaurant was $1OO,OOO. The upper floors of the build ing were occupied by wholesale mil liners and the loss of their stock which was practically ruined by smoke, was placed at S100, ,000.
 Another early morning fire in the wash house and the storage houses of the Jacob Hoffman Brewing company, East Thirty-fifth street, caused loss estimated at ,$2OO,OOO.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
Restoration of Order in
 Cripple Greek District
A FEW ARRESTS MADE
The Holly Exiles Say They Will Stay Away Forever if Their Families Are Allowed to Join Them-Refuse Offered in New Mexico.

Colorado Springs, June 12.-A special to the Gazette from Cripple Greek says: Cripple Creek district experi enced a quiet day today. General Bsp and staff attended divine services and transacted no business, except what was absolutely necessary.
 Another party of deported miners ziu leave Victor tomorrow, probably. their destination being either New Mexico CT Utah. This party wilI con sist of about a hundred men. A num- Der of arrests were made today and the peace commission sat for a few hours and passed on several cases.
 The saloons of the district will be opened tomorrow for the first time in q week. The closing of the salo0ns was one of the chief factors in bringing order out of choas.
 meeting of employers of la- bor was held here today. when a secret committee of five was ap- pointed to draft a petition regarding the employment of organized labor in the district. The committee. will meet tomorrow and will report on Tuesday when the Citizens Alliance and the Mine Owners Association ViIl make
  organized labo. The petition eir- culated on Thursday asking at merchants to discontinue tAe arsa- Dloyment of all men affiliated with the trades assembly, tt.a American Labor Union or the West ern Federation of Miners is being held in abeyance until the committee reports a modified petition to be ready by June 15, according to the present plans.
 Sheriff Bell stated tonight that hIs investigations into the Independenc- murders will show that some good boys" have been the worst. He prom ises one or two sensations in this regard in the next few days.
 Seventeen meT arr ested at Dunu- vile after the battle of "Wednesday will be' charged with insurrection. l. is understood that Governor Peabody will appoint military board to try- these cases early this week. Fifty one men arrested at the miners union hall on Monday afternoon will also bc charged with the same orfense. More of these men will be deported.
 It is understood that all the big mines except the Portland will resume opera tions tomorrow morning with tuil forces
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13

recent period. The fact that they are now utilized and that importations of old and scrap rubber to be remanufac- tured have reached such a large total indicates the great demand for this material in the manufacturing indus tries of the United States.
 Brazil is the most important source of this material. More than one-half of the India rubber imported into the United States comes direct from Bra gil, the total from that country alone being for the ten months 30,000, ,000 pounds, valued at $2O, 333, OOO The Uni ted Kingdom supplied in the same pe- riCd ove:. 100000 pounds, valued at S5,25O,OOO Germany, 2,OOO,OOO pounds, valued at $1 1,25O, 900, and "other Eur ope," nearly 1O,OOO,0OO pounds valued at over s7,5OO OOO. These supplies of India rubber which come from the European countries are in practically all cases the product of their various colonies, Germany drawing her sup plies from her colonies in Africa: the United Kingdom, from Africa, India, Ceylon, and the Straits Settlements, while the surply from countries desig- mated as "other Europe" is chiefly that obtained in Africa by Belgium from the Congo country which it controls.
 Belgium supplied in 1903 nearly D. 300. .O00 pounds Of India rubber against less than 2.750, 900 in 1900, less than l.. GOO, GOO pounds in 1897. and but 3O,OOO pounds in 1893. Germany's supply of rubber to the United States has grown frmo a little over 1.5O00O0 pounds in 1893 to practically 5000, 900 in 1903. while that from the United Kingdom has in creased from 6.500,G0 pounds in 1893 to nearly 10,000,0G0 in 1903. Portugal also draws considerable quantities of India rubber from her colonies in Africa. her total shipments to the United States having grown from 100000 pounds in 1893 to over 2,000,000 in 1903. Brazil's supply of India rubber to the United States grew from 26,749.695 pounds in 1893 to S1,119,4S6 pounds in 1903, and in the year about to end that country will contribute about 35,OOOOOO pounds, and probably exceed her total for any ore. ceding year.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
kwrOpatkin to Have Full
 Charge of the War
THE NAVAL OPERATIONS
Rumor at St. Petersburg of Great Battle at Sea - The Vladivostok Fleets Attempt to Join the Port Arthur Squadron.

st. Petersburg, June 12.-Relief is felt at the removal of dissension in military crcules. It is understood that the sole responsibility devOlves upon General Kuropatkin and no serious attempt will be made to relieve Port Arthur.
 It is reported that the Vladivostok eouadron now consists of three cruis- CTS and four ironclads. It is therefore. presumed that the squadron has effect .d q junction with some of the Port Ar. hur vessels.
 Newspapers report that there is great distress in NladiVCstok arising rom she enhanced prices of food and it is feared that the stock of petroleum and candles is giving out.
 Twelve trains are arriving daily at Lao Yang with endorsements.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS REFORM

Washin gton, June 12.-The regula- tions, governing the conduct Of rural free delivery promulgated yesterday are designed to prevent carriers from acting as agents for city business firms and will largely restrict their work to the actual delivery of the mail
 Carriers are permitted to deliver merchandise, but the regulations pro- vide that carriers will not be permit ted to receive any compensation from the seller of such mercha andisc."
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
AN ATTEMPTED JUNCTION.

London, June 12.-The Standard s correspondent at st. Petersburg says he hears that a telegram was received from Vice Admiral Skrydlon which Sstates that on June he went within Airty miles of Port Arthur with the E1adivostok fleet and there ran into d Mg3 He found several Japanese tar- eeSo boats and two battleshiFs which attacked him fiercely and inflicted some damage. ..,..
 The Russians returned the fire but as none of the Port Arthur ships re- plied Vice Admiral Skrydloff returned Co Vladivostok.