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TTTti AVTLMINGTON MESSENGER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1U00. ft 8 ANNUAL MEETING LAST NIGHT BY THE CONGREGATION OF ST. AN DREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. A Splendid Showing Made by the Re ports of Every Department of the Vork, Both Spiritual and Financial. Mnrh Enthusiasm Mnnlfested-Pros- "pects Bright for the .New Year. JThat St. Andrew's Presbyterian church of this city has accomplished a splendid work during the past year was abundantly evidenced by the re ports from the various departments read at the annual congregational meeting held last night. The report of the church treasurer showed a total of 56,759.09 raised by the church for general church work, as follows: Foreign missions, $445.42; Bible course, $21.10; home missions, $137.20; publications, $21.52; invalid fund, $33.92; synodical evangelization, $157.27; home missions, $58.26; educa tion, $32.25; colored evangelization, $33.90; received from the Sunday school, $326.93; Ladies Foreign Mission Society, $100; Church Aid Society, $34.64; Childrens' Society, $40; miscel laneous, $3,308.69. The church has 280 members, of whom 115 contributed regularly and 236 at intervals during the year. The church raised $1,000 toward the liquidation of the church debt- WORK OF CHURCH SOCIETIES. .There were many features of inter est connected with the reports of va rious organizations at work under the auspices of the church. The report of the Earnest "Workers, a faithful band of children, showed that they are supporting a little girl in China-and a little boy in the Bari um Springs orphanage. The Junior Society Christian En deavor also reported creditable contri butions toward the support of a little girl in China. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT. The showing of work accomplished In the Sunday school was highly grati fying. There is a membership of 204 pupils, the average attendance being 159. Ninety per cent, of the members ship of the Sunday school were regu lar contributors, and nineteen of the pupils were received as members of the church. A report from the Home department of the school by Mr. P. Heinberger showed that during the year 40 mem bers recited 800 lessons. GENERAL REPORT BY PASTOR. Rev. A. D. McClure, the able and beloved pastor, made a brief review of the general work of the past year, expressing great appreciation for the cordial co-operation which has been accorded him by members in every de partment of the church work. Mr. W. L. Latta served as church clerk during the meeting last night and the business session was preceded by appropriate devotional exercises, during which Rev. Mr. Curtis offered a fer vent prayer. There was a good at tendance, every one expressing grati fication at the flourishing condition of the church work and a determination to put forth even greater efforts during the coming year. Mount Olive Produce. , The Mt. Olive Observer of this week says: "The truck business is growing in the eastern part of the state, said Mr. D. J. Aaron, of Mount Olive, yesterday, to an Observer man. "The little town of Mount Olive, with but 1,500 inhabi tants, shipped 50,000 crates, or bushels, of strawberries last season. The price ranged from nothing to 50 cents per quart. The potato business in increas ing each year. "In 1894 Mount Olive shipped 1,000 barrels of potatoes, where 'this year she shipped 15,000 barrels. "The country around sells beans, peas, tomatoes, etc." Married Last Night. J.Z At the residence of the bride's pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Raynor, 513 Hanover street, at 7:30 o'clock last evening, Miss Dallie was united in mar riage to Mr. S. E. Sellers, Rev. A. D. McClure, D. D., officiating. The attendants were : Miss Bessie Gooden, Mr. G. H. Davis; Miss Lillie Melton, Mr. Fred P. Baldwin; Miss Minnie Rivenbark, Mr. C. O. Knox. The bride was attired in white or gandie, trimmed in lace and ribbons, and carried a handsome boquet of brides roses. - The bridesmaids wore "white organdie. The wedding march was played by Mrs. W. H. Millan. The bride and groom were the recipi ents of a large number of presents. It has been demonstrated repeatedly in every state in the Union and in many foreign countries that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a certain preventive and cure for croup. It has "become th universal remedy for that disease. Ji. V. Fisher of Liberty, W. Va., only re peats what has been said around the globe when he writes: "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in my family for several years and always with perfect success. We believe that It te not only the best cough remedy, but-that it is a sure cure for croup. It has saved the lives of our children a number of times." This remedy is for sale by R. R. Bellamy. Druggist. Victims or the Scott-Colson Fight. Frankfort, Ky., January 17. The bod ies of Ethelbert Scott and Luther W. Demaree, victims of Oolson's bullets in j yesterday's triple tragedy, were shipp i ed to their respective homes, Lexing- ton and Shelbyville today, while the ' remains of Julian, who was probably killed by Scott lie in a casket at the . residence of his sister, where hundreds of friends nave called. Golden is ex pected to recover. The coroner's jury returned a verdict to the effect that Scott, Julian and De marche came Jto their death by pistol shots fired by David G. CoLson. Norfolk, -Va., January 17. Lorenzo Brown, colored, under sentence of death with the execution set for the 25th Instant escaped from jail at Greenville. N. C, last night. He was assisted by other prisoners and by a colored man employed by the sheriff as waiting boy about the court house ( and jail. The other prisoners secreted Brown and fixed a dummy in the cell so that In counting up, the jailor 'thought all were presents. After night vthe waitingboy stood guard outside, Vnd.ls believed -to have helped cut a nole througtf the wall. Brown, was. convicted of rape at the. April court .Jast year and sentenced to hang. s ! AT COLORED A. fc M. COLLEGE. President James B. Dudley Makes an Important Announcement Resardlnjr Smallpox. Greensboro, N. C, Jan. 16, 1900. Editor Messenger: Upon the advice of our college phy sician. Dr. J. E. Delllnger, Monday af ternoon we requested Mayor Taylor to have Dr. C. P. Wertenbaker, past assistant surgeon of the United States marine hospital service, examine a student, whose sickness though very slight had caused us some feelings of apprehension. Dr. Wertenbaker ex amined the case and pronounced it smallpox in a mild form. We immedi ately had the boy removed from the college, began a thorough system of disinfection, and have had all students, teachers and attaches of the college vaccinated. The combined effect of these three measures isolation, dis infection and vaccination so strongly recommended by Drs. Wertenbaker and Dellinger, we confidently believe will entirely remove the danger to which we have been unwittingly exposed, and render the continued attendance of our students here safer and wiser than their departure for home. While we shall make no effort to have any stu dent remain against his will or the wishes of his family, we believe, and have been advised by the doctors that the departure ot students now is un necessary, unwise and to some extent dangerous. Therefore, we recommend that our patrons give themselves no undue un easiness, as every possible precaution probably more than could be taken by them if at home is being carefully ob served. No concealment of conditions at the college will be made. Should it appear that any other has already been affected by the exposure which no longer exists, prompt announcement will be made of its development. With the complete isolation of the case which we have on hand, the thorough disinfection of the building which is now In progress, and the vaccination of all persons connected with the col lege, it is the opinion of competent au thorities that further infection here is highly improbable and well nigh im possible. ; In connection with the diagnosis by our college physician, Dr. Dellinger, it may be a matter of interest to know that Dr. Wertenbaker, who is one of the best known smallpox experts in the south, stated that the case which we have presents less symptoms of small pox than any other case in the city. For the present Dr. Dellinger will make daily inspections of the students so that no suspicious symptoms may escape attention. After a little excitement incident to the announcement of smallpox in our school and the interruption of our work on account of general vaccina tion, conditions have become normal and the regular work of the college has been resumed. Very respectfully, JAMES B.DUDLEY. I want to let the people who sniffer from rheumatism and sciatica know that Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieved me after a number of other medicines and a doctor had failed. It is the best liniment I have ever known of. J. A. Dodgen, Alpharetta, Ga. Thousands have been cured of rheumatism by this remedy. One application relieves the pain. For sale byRR. Bellamy, Drug gist WANTS RAILROAD DAMAGES. Swinson Sues the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad The Knights of Pythias. Resignation of Register of Deeds. Current Happenings. . (Correspondence of The Messenger.) Fayetteville, N. C, January 17. A day or two ago "Sergeant" Swin son, as he is called, was driven from the platform at the station of the At lantic Coast Line railroad by Julius Watkins, and in the course of the al tercation he was shot by Watkins, who is the flagman, in the finger. Swinson claims that he went to the depot with his wife to take a train, and was, with out due cause, violently driven from the platform by Watkins, being shot in the hand. The latter contends that Swinson was unruly, dangerous, and that the ejectment and shooting was in the necessary performance of his duty as an officer. Last evening In the hall of Cumber land Lodge No. 5. Knights of Pythias, the following officers of this very flourishing order were installed by Dr. J. W. McNeill for the ensuing year: J. J. Whitted, C. C; R. D. Jones, V. C; E. M. Downing, P.; W. C. Holland, K. of R. and S.; H. O. Sedberry. M. of F.; C. W. Elliott, M. of E.; H. A. Bynum, M. at A.; R. F. Amos, I. G.; I. C. Bond, O. G.; R. G. Halgh, Marshal; W. S. Cook, R. Jessup, R. G. Haigh, trustees. The knitting mill established by Mr. H. M. Pemberton a few years since in the eastern suburbs of the city, and which has been conducted by him with no little success, has been reorganized, Colonel W. S. Cook and Messrs. A. J. and J. P. Cook joining with Mr. Pem berton as incorporators, with the pur pose of enlarging the plant, adding to the machinery, and extending the busi ness. Mr. Bynum, register of deeds for Cumberland county, who has made an excellent officer, has made it known that he will tender his resignation at the next meeting of the board of coun ty commissioners, as he has been offer ed a very remunerative position with the Hope Mills Manufacturing Com pany. There is no lack of aspirants for the place which he will vacate, and on all sides numerous friends are push ing their favorites for the position. The municipal government has been a little stirred up on the smallpox ques tion, and the question of quarantine has been debated before the boards. A pest house will be established, where will be consigned anyjwho may be af flicted with the disease. Mr. ,J. W. Ingalls, superintendent, has issued a card making a very grati fying exhibit of the business done by the Fayetteville Tobacco Warehouse Company since the 11th of last Aue-nst in which he gives merited commenda tion to the excellent work of Manager Blackburn, and predicts very prosper ous future for the enterprise. Rev. A. B. Crumpler, with his band of Sanetifieationists. Is holding meet ings fn the court house, prodding the wicked with the spear of the religious "free lance" and ealline the wicked tn repentance in stentorian tones. Lakewood RtnHnn on the Atlantic and Yadkin railroad, in Seventy-first township, was the scene of quite a seri ous row a dav nr t-a-n alncA. Sheriff Burns sent out his officers and brought in the most obstreperous ringleaders. ! THE POPULIST MACUI?. . At Work Against the Franchise Amend mentRepublican Member Not to Attend the Extra Session of theiAi; islature. Messenger iwreau. Raleigh. N. C. J-.uary E. C. Shearin is to succeed L'.vcis Suramerill as supervisor of the North ampton penitentiary farm Captain Day, penitentiary superintendent,' had given notice that Summerill would be retired. The state has about $20,000 worth of plant and material on the Northampton farm. D?puty Revenue Collector Hare made a rrJd in Franklin county last night and captured a 65-gallon illicit distillery. Smallpox has broken out in two counties, Surry and Richmond. A Ut ter from Mt. Airy to the state treasurer says that the disease appeared there two months ago; that two weeks ago there began be some alarm; that eight doctors saw the sick; five said the dis ease was smallpox; three swore it was chickenpox. There is quite prevalent an absurd idea that the proper policy is to say It is not smallpox, or if so, in mild form, etc. The proper way to do is to give the exact facts as Raleigh did during the period of the disease here last winter and spring. A negro man was lodged in Jail here today for stealing the wife of another negro. The charge is that he forcibly entered the house and took the wo-nan away. To be sure she was buu go. A letter was written by a Raleigh man making inquiry as to the present status of the franchise amendment in Louisiana. The reply says there has been no state election since the consti tutional amendment was adopted; that as yet there is no law governing pri maries; that until the election next April very little can be said of the ef fects of the amendment. Messenger - Bureau. Raleigh, N. C, January 17 The populist desire to have a confer ence not only of their committeemen, but of their party leaders in general on the franchise amendment question shows how much the machine men ' want to get the party in harness in op position to that question and ranged alongside the republicans. The whole power of the populist machine is being directed against the amendment. Republicans here are giving it out that when the legislature meets in June not a republican will be present. Thy say they can do nothing and besides would get no play. There is no doubt that people here will entertain the members who attend, and carry out fully 'the idea of the chamber of com merce by taking them as personal guests. Some of the populist machine men are manifesting the most intense bit terness towards W. J, Bryan. One eaid today he wanted to "knife him to the heart in politics." The state charters the Wake Forest Canning Company, with $5,000 capital. Before Commissioner E. J. Best here tomorrow there will be a hearing of an interesting case, involving a point new in this state The Old Dominion Steam ship Company against the Thames and Mersey and the Foreign and Marine Insurance Companies. It involves the question of the limitation of liability of the shipowner. The point at issue is the insurance on a flat load of cotton. Gilliam & Gilliam, of Tarboro and W. A. White, of Norfolk, appear for the Old Dominion and Jarvis & Blow, Of Greenville, and Aycock, Fleming & Moore, of Goldsboro, for the two in surance companies. Among the arrivals here are: D Y. Cooper, Henderson; C. W. Griffith. Greenville; A. D. White, Warren ton; J. E. W. Sugg, Snow Hill; W. A. Dar den, Green county; D. Stewart, Laur inburg; H. C. Kearney, Franklin ton; R. W. Wharton, Washington; N.W. Jones, Warrenton; James V. Price, of Rockingham county. DTftTine a Great Run on Chamberlain's Cougrli Remedy. Manager Martin, of the Pierson drug store, informs us that he is having a great run on Ckajnbrtain's Co r Remedy. He sells five bottles of that medicine to one of any other kind, and it gives satisfaction. In these days of la grippe there is nothing like Cham berlain's Cough Remedy to stop the cough, heal up the Sore throat and lungs and give relief -within a very short time. The sales are growing, and ail who try it are pleased with ite prompt action. South Chicago Dally Calumet. For soSe by R. R. Betlamy, Druggist. DOWN ON PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE Charlotte, N. C, January 17. The criminal court grand jury in its report says that It is alarmed at the increase of crime, and believes It is due to the desire for gambling which permeates all strata Kit society and that "the dainty hands that deftly deal cards at progressive euchre parties should be dealt with as sternly as the negro "crap shooters." WOOD'S SEEDS. Wood's flaine-Grown Seed Potatoes are unquestionably the best Seed Pota toes for Southern planting. Our Pota toes are grown especially for seed pur poses In the best potato district In Maine, and are noted for their easi ness, uniformity and larpe yields pro- ?hflLPe lar7est. P0110 &rW3 n the Sooth are planting ureed Pota- i Wlth bT9t most Profile results. e also offer VA. SECOND CROP POTATOES grown from Maine seed. These give plendid crop result and are popular with truckers everywhere. Jod,Pf45r,pt,ve S"1 Catalogue. giving full information, mailed free. Prices quoted upon request. T. W. WOOD & Softs, SEEDSMEN, Richmond, Va. The Largest Seed Hoosc In the - Sooth. ' re n Mime of comfort. They arc a source of care, also. If you care for your child s iMith. Krid for illustrated book on the disorders to which children are subject, and -which Frcy's Vermifuge has cured lor 50 years. o tiu fry a fc a ! krsfcSa, Rabies and Patriotism. (Washington Post.) - We are in receipt of a very Interest ing communication from an officer of the navy in which the writer discusses the question of hydrophobia from the standpoint-of his observations in the city of Constantinople, where, as ev erybody knows, dogs prevail to an as tounding extent. Our correspondent has labeled his communication "per sonal," which, of course, forbids the publication thereof, but we may say. without violating confidence, that it strongly supports the theory entertain ed in many scientific quarters and here tofore extensively exploited, that rabies in dogs is caused by their segregation nd confinement, and that it does not exist where they run at large and mingle together without restraint. Our correspondent tells us, in fact, that there are half a million of dogs in Con stantinople dwelling upon this plan, and that rabies is unknown. This theory is strongly supported by the well known fact that in rura,l dis tricts really rural districts, we mean. where dogs exist in great numbers and where no one ever dreams of shutting them up rabies is almost as unknown as in Constantinople. Who ever heard, for instance, in the great plantation re gions of the Mississippi Valley, of mad dogs among the untold thousands of hounds, yellow curs, etc., which roam at will upon that fertile soil? Even in large cities, where dogs of all kinds abound, is it not a fact that what our scientists" are pleased to call rabies invariably develops in pet dogs which are carefully cooped up and not allow ed the utmost circulation? Certainly it is true that the existing panic in Washington originated in the case of a dog belonging to a distinguished for eign ambassador, and not in the case of any vagrant cur from the alleys or the slums. The truth is or seems to be that all this hullabaloo is the pro duct of ignorance and superstition, en couraged by a lot of half-witted and pretentious quacks. And the result is that the confinement, the muzzling, and all the rest of the scientific non sense growing out of the hullabaloo aforesaid are calculated only to in crease such danger as may exist and to inflict upon Washington dogs a thousand needless cruelties and perse cutions. SAMPSON'S PLANS REJECTED. (Special ;o Baltimore Sun.) Washington, January 16. The sub ject of 'turrets for the three new battle ships, which has provoked prolonged discussion in th e board of bureau chiefs, has been finally settled in favor of the prevailing type used on war ves sels, except the Kearsarge ana Ken tucky, which are still regarded as an experiment by 'the ordinance officers of the navy. Th's is the most important conclusion yet reached in 'the consideration of plans for these vessels, and now that it is quite certain the battery will not excite serious differences of opinion. the department expects to dispose of the main features-, so far as design is concerned, in the next few weeks. The decision to abandon the plan which was so vigorously urged by cer tain officers for superimposed turrets is regarded as a knockout to Admiral Sampson and Captain O'Neil, the pres- ant chief of the ordnance bureau, both of whom have been warm advocates of the system. These turrets are un like any ever placed on battleships, except the 'two sister vessels built at Newport News, and as yet have never been 'tried at target practice. The sys- em varies so widely from that gener ally employed by all natives In the arrangement and Installation of the heaviest guns as to cause surprise to very many of the best known naval sxpemts that such a departure should- have been made on cos'tly battleships, and especially .that serious considera tion should be later given the applica tion of the same plan to other battle ships until its success had first been shown. Use A! lea's Foot-Ee In Tour Glove. A 1i.d v writes: "I shake Allen's Foot Ease into my gloves and rub a little on my hands. It saves my gloves by Lbcorbing perspiration. It is a most dainty toilet powder." Allen a Foot- nOMe makes tight or new shoes 'easy. Always use it to break in New Shoes. It keeps the feet cool and comfortable. We invite the attention of physicians and nurses to the absolute purity of Allen's Foot-Ease. All drug and shoe stores sell It, 25c. Sample sent fre. Address Allen S. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y. SAMOAN TREATY RATIFIED. Washington, January 16. The senate today ratified the Samoan treaty with out division. The ratification occurred In executive session and after two (hours of debate, which was participated iin by a numoer oc senators, principal ly in behalf of the treaty by Messrs. Davis. Foraker and Spooner and in opposition by Senators Bacon, Money and Tillman. THE KENTUCKY CONTEST. Frankfort, Ky., January 17. Twenty one witnesses were examined by the gubernatorial boards of contests today, ail of them being introduced by the democrats. Twenty testified regarding the so-called tissue ballots, all agree ing that the ballots used at the po 1 in Pike, Martin, Johnson, Knox and Magoffin counties were so transparent that the marks made by the voters' upon them could be seen, but the vote (showed no difference from preceding elections. OFFICERS ELECTED. Thomas vllle, Ga., January 17. The stockholders of the Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf railway today elected H. M. Atkinson, of Atlanta, president; J. W. Hightower, vice president; and W. A. Heath general manager. The road will be completed to Thomasville by April 1st. THE BUNDERSRATirS CARGO. Hamburg, January 17. A cablegram received by the owners of the Bunders rath at Hamburg, says all of the cargo of . that sUeamer has been discharged and entirely agrees with the manifest. The prize court has not yet rendered a decision. WILMINGTON MARKETS, Wilmington, N. C. January 17. Receipts cf cotton today Lies bales. Receipts same day last year 5$2 bales. This season's receipts to date 213,15. bales. Receipts to same date last year 1275.145 bales. v . The quotations posted at 4 o clock today at the exchange: COTTON. Firm. Ordinary 4 13-16 krood ordinary i 6 3-16 Lod middling 5 1W6 Middling 1 Good middling T Same day last year, SHc NAVAL. STORES. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Nothing kiolng. ROSIN. Firm at 5L20 to J 1.25. TAR. Firm at J 1.25. CRUDE TURPENTINE. Steady; hard J1.60; soft J2.90. Prices same day last year Spirits turpentine 41ic and 41Uc; rosin 97Hc and JLC2Vi: tar J1.10: crude turpentine J1.35 and $2.40. Receipts today 24 casks spirits tur pentine, 311 barrels rosin. 303 barrels tar, 5 barrels crude turpentine. Receipts same day last year 12 casks spirits turpentine. 455 barrels rosin, 343 barrels tar, 37 barrels crude turpentine. SALT. 125's. :$T2. 71c; rars, sv. COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS. North Carolina. : Vir ginia 60 to 66c. x RICE. Nothing doing. CORN. 52 to 53c. CORN MEAL. 4$c. COW PEAS. 75c. N. C. BACON. Hams, 9 to lie: shoulders. 7 to 7c; sides, S to S&c. TURKEYS (Live) 9 to 10c. CHICKENS. Slow; spring 10 to ISc; aenp. 22 to 25c; roosters, 15 to 20c. EGGS. Firm at 15c. SHINOLES Per 1.0C0 five inch hearts and saps. ;i.503.10; six inch. $2-50 $3.10. TIMBER: Per M feet Shipping $5.000 10.09 Mill, Prime 7.50 8.75 Mill, Fair .50 7.C0 Common Mill a.OOSi C.00 Inferior to ordinary 3.50 5.00 FINANCIAL. New York, January 17. Mone on call easier at 2 to 4 per cent.; last loan at 2 per cent.; prime meicantile pa per at 56 per cent.; sterling exchange strong with actual business in bank ers' bills at $4.S74.87Vi for demand and at $4.8344 4.S3?s for sixty days; posted rates at $4.S4i and $4.SS; silver certificates at 59C0c; bar silver 59Uc; Mexican dollars at 4720. Government bonds firm; state bonds easy; railroad bonds firm. COTTON. Liverpool, January 17. Cotton. Spot in fair demand, prices unchanged. American middling 42d- The sales of the day were 10,000 bales, of which 1,000 were for speculation and export and included 9,000 bales American; receipts 12,000 bales, all American. Futures opened easy at the decline and closed steady at the advance. American, middling low middling clause: January 4 22-4d sellers; Janu ary and February 4 18-644 19-64d sell ers; February and March 4 15-64d buy ers; March and April 4 12-64d buyers; April and May 4 9-64d sellers; May and June 4 6-64d buyers; June and July 4 4-64d buyers; July and August 4 2-64d buyers; August and September 3 60-643 61-64d buyers; September and October 3 52-643 53-64d sellers; Octo ber and November 3 46-643 47-64d sellers. THE NEW YORK MARKET. New York, January 17. Cotton quiet and steady; middling 7 ll-16c; net re ceipts 300; gross receipts 3,396; sales 100; stock 123,729. Total today: Net receipts 41,224; ex ports to Great Britain 12,589; to the continent 22,464; stock 9S5.600. Consolidated: Net receipts 113,362; ex ports to Grealt Britain 39,111; to France 8,438; to the continent 51,716. Total since September 1st: Net re ceipts 4,309,481; exports to Great Bri tain 1,144,108; to France 477,433; to the continent 1,321,977. Futures closed steady. January 7.36, February 7.32, March 7.35. April 7.36, May and June 7.38, July 7.40. August 7.38, September 6.89, October 6.75, No vember 6.71, .December 6.70. Spot cotton closed quiet and steady at l-16c higher; middling uplands 7 ll-16c; middling gulf 7 15-16c; sales 100 bales. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Chicago, January 17. The leading futures ranged as follows Open High. Low. Cle. Wheat Jan $2 62 62 62 May 65 66 65 65 July 66 66 66 66 Corn Jan 31 31 31 31 May 33 33 33 33 July 34 34 34 34 Oats Jan 22 22 22 22 May 24 24 , 24 24 Mess pork, per bbl. Jan 10.65 10.70 10.65 10.70 May 11.00 11.07 10.85 10.92 Lard, per 100 lbs. Jan 5.92 5.92 5.82 5.97 5.85 6.02 May 6.05 6.07 Short, ribs, per 100 lbs. - Jan 5.72 5.75 5.67 May 5.80 5.85 5.75 .S0 Cash OUnrtatlOTUi n ora a a fn11ow: Flour sSteadv. 'n 9 v.l!rki- oirrn 2??: No. 3 snrine wheat. fiORiAf : N 2 red. 65gC6c; No. 2 corn. 31 c; No. 2 oats 23S23c: No. 2 white, 2526c; No. i. wnite, 2d26c; mess pork, per bbl., 19.25S10.72U- larrf rwr 100 Ihs.. 15.R2U0 5.90; short clear sides, loose, $5.555.85; dry salted shoulders, boxed, $5.50ff5.75; snort clear sides. Doxed. jo.yuye.w; whiskey, distillers finished goods, per gallon, $1.23c. New York. January 17. FLOUR. Moderate active and steady at previous prices. WHEAT. Spot firm; No. 2 red 73c. Options opened firmer on better cables than expeyted, moderate foreign buy ing and strength In corn and provis ions, inspiring a good demand from shorts. Later In the day, however, realizing brought a set back, followed by a final rally on covering; closed firm at 2c net advance. March closed at 73c; May closed at 72c; July closed at 72c. CORN. Spot firm; No. 2 41c. Op tions opened stronger on unfavorable weather news, light receipts; good western demand and higher cables. After a late decline under realizing the market rallied with wheat and closed firm at c advance. May closed at 39c. OATS. Spot steady; No. 2 29c. Op tions quiet 8Jid featureless. LARD. Easy; refined easy; conti nent $6.4. . . lfTV MJf KJ . t state dairy ise4c . f CHEESE. Firm: rail maue u..; 12i13c: do small lZKQlSe. LOGS Firm: state and Pennsylt- nia 20c: western ungraded Htfisc. A PETROLEUM. Steady. t -r m w t n t V" SUGAR. Raw firm and heid higher; refined steady. . COTTON SEED OIL. Unsettled and held firmly at old prices, although op erators wtre trying o buy at lower figures. Only small transactions were reported. Prime crude barrels 33c; prime summer yellow 3CC?37c: off sum mer yellow nominal; butter grades Z'Q 3Sc: prime winter yellow SSS5e; prime white 3S(r33e: prime meal 125. NAVAL STORES. New York Turpentine steady. Charleston Spirits turpentine mar ket, firm at SOc; sales none. Rosin firm and unchanged: sales none. Savannah Spirits turpentine firm at 50c: receipts 297; rales 650; exports 3.153. Rosin firm: receipts 2.S40: sales 2.S71; exports 3.451. Quote: A R C D J1.2t. E $1.25. F Jl.30. G $1.40. II $1.70. I $1.90. K $2.00. M $2.25. N $2.65. W G $3.15, W W $3.65. LENTZ ATTACKS PORTER. President Secretary Accused of Con ceal I nc Papers. Washington. January 16. The house committee on pOtsofilces and postroad today took up the resolution of inquiry recently referred to It concerning; cbarges that certain federal appointee in Utah were polygamists. Representative Lentz, of Ohio, who Introduced the resolution, was present, and considerable txcltement was caus ed by some of the statements made by him. His remark that the resolutions were likely to be "pigeonholed" by the committee brought out a protest from Chairman Loud, who said the commit tee would not "pigeonhole" any busi ness submitted to It. Mr. Lentz. proceeding, elated that he could produce affidavits that papers had been placed on file alleging that certain federal appointees were roly ga mists. These papers were recelptwl for by Mr. Porter.the president's private secretary. Mr. Lentz said, but the pap could not now b found. Mr. Lentx said Representative Grosvenor. of Ohio, had said to him: "We have not let the grass grow under our ftvt," and that as soon as the charges were made the matter had been looked into. Representative Grosvenor was sent for. out could no: be reached. Th com mittee adjourned the hearing until next Friday, when Secretary Porter, the Postmaster General and General Gros venor will be Invited to appear. The Postmaster General late today sent the following letter to Chairman Loud, of th committee: "On looking Into the papers as to postmasieisuip ai L.gan, Utah, I find the facts to be as follows: "Orson Smith was appointed post master November 19th 1897. upon the recommepdatiQTi of the referees In the usual way. There was nothing in the papers tc Indicate that he was a poly gamist or that any such allegation had been made respecting him; not a word to raise that question in connection with the appointment. 1! was con firmed by the senate January 20th. 1898. ""After his appointment there was a letter from the Rev. Mr. Clemenson. bearing the date of November 22, 1S97. and addressed to the president, which was sent to the postoftlce and there re ceived November 30th. There is -nothing to Indicate that any attention was attracted to it. The appointment was made, and as thousands of papers come in, it was filed away apparently without examination. -There is no other paper in the case indicating any such allega- after the nomination was in tbe sen v are that there Is no paper in the deparrV men't of any date making an allegation of polygamy against the incumbent, but that, when it became a matter of public report some time ago, I wrote to tho marshal of the territory asking him for any information In his posses sion and he replied that a charge had been made in the state court and th postmaster had been held over for trial, which was soon to take place. We de cided that we ought not to convict in advance of trial and reserved aotlon until the Judicial determinatkm., VALUE OF MANUFACTURES. The town of Randieman. in Randolph county, N. C, affords a striking Illus tration of the value of manufacturing industries to a community. Only a few years ago it was a straggling village of a couple of hundred people, with no In dustries and very little business of any kind. Now Randieman is the most flourishing town In Randolph county. It has several prosperous coWon mills and other industries, its population has grown to about 3.000, and about 9 per cent, of the families depend. upon the wages from the spinning, weaving and knitting factories for bread and meat, etc. There Is said to be not an idle man, woman or child in the town who is willing to work. Baltimore Sun. HIGHER WAGES DEMANDED. Savannah. Ga., January 17. Unions No. 246 and 318. of the United Brother hood of Carpenters and Jointers, the former of white men and the latter of negroes, formally notified all contrac tors and other employers today that on and after May 1st next, they would demand an increase of pay from $2 to $2.50 per day of ten hours, to $2 to $3.50 per day of nine hours. The white and the colored union are working to gether as is shown in the identical wording of their notifications. The tin ners and plumbers unions are closely allied with those named and will sup port them. It is not believed, however, that there will be any suspension of building operations, owing to the long notice given by the carpenters and Jointers. SOUTHERN BASIS BALL LEAGUE. r- Birmingham, Ala., January IS. At a ; meeting of the Birmingham Base BaO Association today a call was issued for a meeting to be held in this city on Sunday Jaunary 28th to consider the organization of the Southern Leagus for the coming season. It is proposed to take in eight cities, and encourag ing reports have already been received from New Orleans. Montgomery an3' NasSiville. 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