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8 WIIiMESTGTON MESSENGER, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1903. ADDRESSES OX "THE SOUTH." Delivered by George tarj- Essle uton, TV. II. Baldwin, Jr., and "Wal ler II. Pace. New York, March IS. "The South" was the theme of three distinguished speakers at the annual banquet of the Unitarian Club this evening. George Cary Eggleston, author and journalist, spoke of '-The South as it Was"; Wil liam H. Baldwin, Jr., railroad president and philanthropist, of "The South as it Is,", and Walter H. Page, man of let ters, of "The South as it is to Be." Mr. Baldwin who recently made a tour of the south to study the educa tional needs of that section of the country, spoke particularly of the needs of moral and industrial educa tion. The industrial education now go in? on in the south, he said, "is of im portance to the whole world. lie had, he said, recently received a letter from a man very prominent in English poli tics asking if Booker T. Washington could be induced to go to South Africa and push the work there he is carrying on in this country. Mr. Baldwin also said that the German government had also sent a representative to the Tus kegee University in Alabama for the purpose of getting the students from there to go to Africi and teach the cotton industry. Mr. Baldwin declared that a prominent capitalist had re cently told him that he was to give a large sum of money to start an indus trial school in connection with his bus iness in Alabama, "The north." con tinued Mr. Baldwin, "must help the south in working out this problem. We must help them to do the best for the negro man. It is one of the most ex traordinary things on record that four governors have just been elected in the south who went before the public on a platform of free education for the whites and black together. This. I say, is the beginning of a new era for the black men." EGYPTIAN CLOVER. AKrienltnral Department Deny That Tliey Recommend it for Distribu tion. Washington, March IS. The atten tion of the United States department of agriculture has been called to an ad vertisement inserted in a number of agricultural papers which states that the department recommends Egyptian clover for general distribution in this country. Officials of the department say this statement is not correct. Bulletin No. ::., Bureau of Plant Industry, shows that "the latitude in which Egyptian clover is grown is that of Central Flori da and the extreme southern point of Texas, and it is probable that this clover will be of no value in this coun try, except in the extreme south. If it should succeed there, it will undoubt edly be of great value to grow in win ter on the rice fields. Aside from this, its usefulness in this country Is entirely problematical." PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT. Litigation AVould be Put in JuriM dietion of Western District of Ken. ncky Louisville. Ky., March IS An unex pected step has been taken by the Southern Pacific railway at Nashville. Attorneys for the corporation have asked United States Circuit Judge Lur ton for an amendment to the restrain ing order granted on March 13th, so as to change Article I of the by-laws of the corporation by striking out 'in the city of New York" where they first oc cur and inserting the words: "At the office of the company m Beechmont. Jefferson county." The motion, if allowed, will have the effect of putting the litigation, as af fecting the Southern Pacific road whol ly within the jurisdiction of the United States court for the western district of Kentucky. The motion will be heard by Judge Lurton in chambers at Nash ville, next Saturday. AN UNCONFIRMED Hl'MOK. Report That Mr. Hull Was Either Seriously Injured or 111. Buffalo. N. 1, March IS. A rumor was curent tonight to the effect that Mrs. Maria Hull, mother-in-law of the late Edwin Burdick, who was murder ed on February 27th. had been serious ly injured or was ill. Efforts were made to learn the real facts in the case, but oli requests at the Burdick residence was met with a refusal to discuss the subject. A young man who said his name was Allen and that he was a friend of the family, acted as spokesman. He said: "i refuse to confirm or deny the story tbat Mrs. Hull was injured or that she is. in other than he usual health ex cept to say that she is weakening un dei the terrible nervous strain to which she has been subjected and has net tten herself since the trying experi ence on the witness stand. Dr. Marcy the family physician was not called to the Burdick home. The Sultan Delays His Audience With the American Minister. London, March IS. The correspondent of The Daily Chronicle at Constantino ple, in a dispatch dated Marci 14th states that United States Minister Leishman is still vainly waiting for an audience of the sultan, to deliver Pres ident Roosevelt's autograph letter on the American claims regarding the mis sionary schools in Armenia and other matters. In response to Minister Irish man's pressing demand, Tewfik Pasha, the foreign minister promised that the sultan would receive the minister after the celebration of Bairam, but the fes tival passed and Mr. Leishman is be coming exasperated. It would not be surprising, adds the correspondent, should the sultan continue the delay if American warships were ordered to Turkish waters. Anti-Pool Room Bill. A.! -tin, Texas, March IS. The house tJ y finally passed the anti-pool room hi" v.'hich carries with it a section for !j: : - iett:r.g on hore races, even at th- track. JEALOUSY PROMPTS A MURDER. George Merkle Mortally Wounded John Genklngrer in Mrs. Rumber ger's Apartments. New Castle, Pa,. March IS. John Genkinger, of Butler avenue, a well known man of this city, died in a hos pital here today from a mortal wound received, a few minutes before at the hands of George Merkle, proprietor of a hotel at Darlington, Beaver county. The shooting occurred at the apartments of Mrs. Eva Rumberger, m the second story of the Genkinger block, and is? supposed to have been the result of jealousy. Meckle was arrested with his smoking revolver yet in his hands, be fore he left Mrs. -Rumberger's apart ments qy Officer Henry Bell who arriv ed almost immediately on the scene. Genkinger was then lying on a settee and pointed out Merkle as the man who shot him. Merkle fired four shots, only one of which took effect. Immediately after the shooting Mrs. Rumberger was examined by Mayor Jackson and Coroner Porter and told the story of the shooting. She said Merkle was in her apartment when Genkinger appeared and asked her for a diamond pin he had lent her yester day. She and Merkle were discussing their probable marriage and Mrs. Rum berger says Genkinger remarked to Merkle: "George, if you don't marry Eva, after all she has done for you you are a chump." This seemed to anger Merkle who started toward Genkinger, drawing his revolver. Mrs. Rumberger says Ger kinger then gTasped an empty beer bot tle and hurled it at Merkle, who was struck in the face. Merkle then be gan to fire and Genkinger grappled to save himself. The men fought for a time, until loss of blood made Gerkin ger weak. Hives are a terrible torment to the little folks, and to some older ones. Easily cured. Doan's Ointment never fails. Instant relief, permanent cure. At any drug store. 50 cents. DEATH OR MR. R. W. MILLARD. A Prominent Educator and Good Man Passes Away. (Special to The Messenger.) Kenansville, N. C, March IS. At 4:45 p. m. on Saturday, March 14th, 1903, the Angel of Death entered the home of Mr. R. W. Millard, of this place, and gently more his spirit to a brighter home above. Mr. Millard was stricken with par alysis about two. years ago, and since that time has been in feeble health. He bore his suffering without a mur mur, and was always bright, cheerful and full of hope. ixmg before the end came, he expressed himself as being ready to go. He devoted the greater part of his life to teaching school. Truly can it be said that he was one of the greatest educators of his age. Many of the great men of our state, proudly claim the honor of receiving their training from Mr. Millard. For many years he filled the office of county superinten dent of public instruction, with honor and ability. He was one of the most influential and highly respected men of his state. He was a power for good wherever he went, no one could come in contact with him, without being im pressed with his noble character. His life was one of sacrifice for oth ers. Often he refused to receive pay for teaching pupils in his school, when they were financially embarrassed, cer tain it is that a good man has gone from among us, and we all mourn his death. To think right, to be right, and to do right, was his purpose, and this done he feared no consequences. As a man, his marked characteristic was his gen tle, genuine kindness to all. The funeral services were conducted by his pastor Rev. W. N. Johnson, from his home, on Sunday evening at 3:30. He was buried at the family burial place near his house, amidst a host of sorrowing friends and relatives. BOTH ENGINEERS KILLED. A Peculiar Accident Between Two Delaware. Lackawanna and West ern Trains. Washington, N. J., March IS. A pe culiar collision occurred near here today between a passenger train and a freight train 03 the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, in which Isaac Sutton, of Hoboken, engineer of the passenger train, and T. A. Covey, of Scranton, Pa., engineer of the freight train were killed. The freight train was on a siding, waiting for the pas senger train to pass, but the engine lapped over the rails of the main track. The cabs of the locomotives were wrecked. Engineer Sutton was thrown from his cab and the passenger train continued on the main track, not even the fireman, who was out of the cab at the time, knowing of the accident until the train passed a station and an investigation showing that the engineer was missing. J . .'3 X" 25. n jrr. . BM i the ) '"5 fc'c "' ' r reislit Handlers Union Request In creased Waj?. New Haven, Conn., March IS. The freight handlers union of this city, numbering about 300 men and includ ing truck men and stevedores has ad dressed a request to the management of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, asking for an in crease of 15 per cent, in pay, "double time" for Sunday work, "one and half time" for over time work. The request names next Tuesday as the time limit for return of an answer by the company officials. VlLMIIICTOil MARKETS. Tuesday, March 17. Receipts of cotton today 100 bales. Receipts same day last year 271 bales. Receipts of the season to date 220,023 bales. The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to day at the exchange COTTON Firm. Ordinary 8 Good Ordinary 84 Low Middling 9 Middling 9 Good Middling 9 15-16 Same day last year 7c. If AVAL STORES. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Firm 65c. ROSIN Firm $1.95 to $2.00. TAR Firm $1.60. CRUDE TURPENTINE Firm; hard $2.40; virgin $4.00. Prices same day last year Spirit turpentine nothing doing; rosin 95c and $1.00; tar, $1.20; crude turpentine $1.00 and $.00 Receipts today 12 casks spirits tur pentine, 292 barrels rosin. 556 barrels tar. 22 barrels crude turpentine. Receipts same day last year721 bar rels rosin, 90 barrels tar. SALT Prices car load lots 200 lbs coarse 79c; 180 lbs coarse 72c; 100 lbs C F 40c; 200 lbs C F 80c; 200 lbs F F Table 90c to $1.15; 200 lbs Rock Cattle $1.50. IRT SALTED SIDES 10c. BUTTER 29 to 31. OOFFES 7 to 10. FLOUR Straights $3.75 to $3.9; 2nd patents $2.90 to $4.00; full $4.40 to $4.60. MOLASSES S. House 14c; New Or leans Brights 23 to 25c; Porto Rice 20c; Cuba 23c. SUGAR Granulated $4.90: W. X. C. No. 5, $4.50; No. 7, $4.40; No. 9, $4.10; No. 11, $4-30. LARD (Tierce Basis) Pure IVAc compound 8 to 84c PEANUTS North Carolina 63 to 72; Virginia 50 to 60c; Spanish 65 to 70c. BEESWAX 25 cents. CORN 65 to 67. CORN MEAL 5S to 60. N.C. BACON Hams (oli) 15 to 16c; hams (new) 12ito 13c; shoulders 30 to 11c; sides 12c. EGGS 14 dull. TURKEYS-16 to 16c per pound. CHICKENS Hens 30 to 35c; roosters 35 to 35c; spring 15 to 25c. PORK 6 to 7c per pound. SHINGLES Per 1,000; 5-inch saps $2.00; -inch hearts, $2.50; 9-inch saps $3.00; 6-inch hearts $4.00. TIMBER: Per M feet Extra milling.. ..$7. 0OC7.50 Mill prime $6.0006.50 Mill fair $4-50s.OO Common mill $4.OO4.50 laferior to ordinary $3.50(94 00 Saturday, March 14. Receipts of cotton today 222 bales. Receipts same day last year 307 bales. Receipts of the season to date 319,721 bales. The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to day .t the exchange: COTTON Firm. Ordinary &y2 Good Ordinary & Low Middling 9 . Middling 96 Good Middling 9 15-16 Same day last year 7c. NAVAL STORES. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Firm 65c. ROSIN Firm' $1.95 to $2.00. TAR Firm at $1.65. CRUDE TURPENTINE Firm; hard $2.40; virgin $4.00. Prices same day last year Spirits turpentine nothing doing; rosin 95c and $1.00, tar $1.20; crude turpentine $1.00 and $2.00. Receipts today 21 casks spirits tur pentine, 6SS barrels rosin, 751 barrels tar, 20 barrels crude turpentine. Receipts same day last year 21 casks spirits turpentine, 60 barrels rosin, 408 barrels tar, 2S barrels crude turpentine. , COUNTRY PRODUCE- SALT Prices car ldad lots 200's Liv erpool 77c; F F Table 95 to $1.15; ;80's Liverpool 70c; 100 F F C fine 37c; 2i0's American 75c; 100 C extra 40c; 180 American 6Sc; 200 Rock Cattle $1.40. DRY SALTED SIDES 10c. BUTTER 29 to 31. COFFEE 7 to 10c. FLOUR Straights $3.75 to $3.90; 2n4 patents $3.90 to $4.00; full $4.40 to $4.50. MOLASSES S. House 14; New Or leans Brights 23 to 25: Porto Rico 30; Cuba 28. SUGAR Granulated $4.90; W. C. X. No. 5, $4-50; No. 7 $4.40: No. 9 $4.30; No. 11, $4.20. LARD (Tierce Basis) Pure ll'jc Compound 8 to Sc. COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina 65 to 724 ; Virginia 50 to 60; Spanish 65 to 70. BEESWAX 25c CORN 65 to 67. CORN MEAL 68060 EGGS 12 to 12c. TURKEYS 16 to 16 2-3c ier pound- CHICKENS Hens 20 to So; roosteis 30 to 35; spring- 15 to 25. PORK 6 to 7c per pound. N. C. BACON Hams (old) 15 to 16c; hams (new) 12 to 13c; shoulders 11 to 12c; sides 12c . SHINGLES Per 1,000, 5-lnch saps $2.00; 5-inch hearts. $2.50; 6-inch saps $3.00; 6-inch hearts $4.00. TIMBER: Per M feet Extra milling $7-505x8.50 Mill prime $6,003 50 Mill fair $4.505.5O Common $4.O04.5O Inferior to ordinary $3.50i.OO Wednesday, March IS. Receipts of cotton today S9 bales. Receipts same day last year 1S3 tales. Receipts of the season tc date 320,112 ale. The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to day at tha exchange: COTTON Firm. Ordinary 84 Good Ordinary S Low Middling 9 Middling 9 Good Middling 915-16 Same day last year 7"i- JJAVAL STORKS. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Firm 65c. ROSIN Firm $1.95 to $2.00. TAR Firm at $1.65. CRUDE TURPENTINE Firm ; h3rd $2.40; virgin $4.00- Prices same day last year Spirits turpentine nothing- doing; rosin 95oand $1.00; tar $1.20; crude turpentine S1.00 and $2.00. Receipts today 6 casks spirits tur pentine, 16S barrels rosin. 3S0 barrels tar, 62 barrels crude turpentine. Receipts same day last year 13 casks spirits turpentine. 240 barrels rosin, 475 barrels tar, 12 barrels crude turpentine. PRODUCE. SALT Prices car load lots 200 lbs coarse 79c; ISO lbs coarse 72c; 100 lbs C F 40c; 200 lbs C F SOc; 200 lbs F F Table 90c to $1-15; 200 lbs Rock Cattle $1.50. BUTTER J9 to 31. DRY SALTED SIDES IOV2C. COFFEE 7 to 10c FLOUR Staights $3.75 to $3.90; pat ents $3.90 to $4.00;' full $4.40 to $4.75. MOLASSES a House 14c; New Or leans Brights 29025C, Porte Rioo 30c: Cuba 28c SUGAR Gonulated $4.90; W. C. X. No. 5, $4.50; No. 7. $4.40; No. 9. $4.30; No U. $4.20. LARD (Tierce Basis) Pure llc; Compound 8&&c COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina 65 to 72. Virginia 50 to 60. Spanish 65 to 70. BESSWAX 25 cents. EGGS 12 to 12. CORN MEAL 58 to 60. CORN 65 to 7. TURKEYS 16 to 16c per pound. CHCKENS Hens 30 to 35; roosters 30 to 35; spring 15 to 25 PORK 6 to 7c per pound. N. C. BACON Hams (old) 15 to 16c; hams (new) 12 to 13c; shoulders 10 to 12c; sides 12c SHINGLES Per 1,000; l-incn saps 12.00; 5-inch hearts, $2.60; ft-inch saps M.00; 6-lnch iearta $4.00, TIMBER: Per l feet Extra milling.. ..$7.508.50 Mill prime $6.M6.50 Mill fair $4.505.50 Common mill $4.004.50 Inferior to ordinary $3.504.00 MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. New York, March 18. Money on call firm at 5 to 6 per cent., closing- offered at 6 per cent. Time money easier, six ty days 5 to 6 per cent.; ninety days 5 to 5 per cent.; six months 5 to 5. Prime mercantile paper 6 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers bills at $4.87.05 to $4.87.10 for demand and at $4.83.65 to $4.83.70 for sixty day bills. Posted rates $4.84 and $4.88. Comeroial bills $4.83 to $4.83. Bar silver 48. Mexican dollars 38. Government bonds stead v; state bonds inactive; railroad bonds steady. ITOCKS. Atchison Baltimore and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio. Slr4 93 46 170 139 121 140 134 26 17T4 ISO 15634 7134 88 142 61 24 v 13. Delaware and Hudson Illinois Central Louisville and Nashville Manhattan L , Metropolitan Street Railway.., Mexican Central National R. R. of Mexico New Jersey Central New York Central Norfolk and Western Norfolk and Western pfd ; Pennsylvania Reading Seaboard Seaboard pfd Southern Pacific Southern Railway , Southern Railway pfd , Union Pacific , EXPRESS COMPANIES. Adams Express American United States Wells Fargo MISCELLANEOUS. 215 210 130 220 Amalgamated Copper 72 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 66 Continental Tobacco pfd 114 Pullman Palace Car 220 Sugar 127 Tennessee Coal and Iron 664 United States Steel . 37 United States Steel pfd 8634 Western Union KS9 Virginia Carolina Ch 63 Virginia Carolina Ch pfd 126 BONDS. United States refunding 2's reg... 107 United States refunding- 2's cou... 107 United States 3's reg 1074 United States 3s cou 10S United States new 4's reg 135 United States new 4's cou 136 United States old 4's reg 10S United States old 4's cou 109 "United States 5's reg 103 United States 5's cou 203 L. and N. uni. 4's , 9S New Jersey Central 5's 131 Southern Railway 5's 116 bid COTTOS. Liverpool, March 18. 4 p. m. Cotton: Spot, moderate business done; prices 2 to 4 points higher. American middling fair 5.90; good middling 5.52; middling 5 36; low middling 5.22; good ordinary 5.10; ordinary 4.98. The sales of the day were 7,000 bales, of which 500 were for speculation and export and includ ed 6,100 American. Receipts 18,000 bales, including 9,300 American. Futures opened firm and closed easy; American middling G. O. C: March 5.15; March and April 5.15; April and May 5.16; May and June 5.18; June and July 5.18; July and August 5.175.1S; August and September 5.10g5.11; Sep tember and October 4.S4; October and November 4.64; November and Decem ber 4.59. PORT RECEIPTS. Galveston quiet at 9 15-16c; net re ceipts 4,671 bales. Norfolk quiet at 9 Tic; net receipts 4S5 bales. Baltimore nominal 10c. Boston quiet at 10c; net receipts 1,003 bales. Wilmington firm at 9c; net receipts S9 bales. Philadelphia quiet at 10.25; net re ceipts 75 bales. Savannah quiet at 934c; net receipts 1.S60 bales. New Orleans easy at 9c; net re ceipts 4,973 bales. Mobile quiet at 9 9-1 6c; net receints 156 bales. Memphis quiet at 9?4c; net receipts C45 bales. Augusta easy at 10c; net receipts 4S1 bales. Charleston firm at 9c; net receipts 11 bales. Cincinnati steady at 10c; net re ceipts 852 bales. Louisville firm at S"sc St. Louis quiet at 9 13-16c; net re ceipts 150 bales. Houston steady at 9"ic; net receipts 4 759 bales. New York, March IS. Cotton quiet at 10c; net receipts SO bales; gross re ceipts 5,651 bales; sales 300 bales; stock 73.176 bales. Total today at all seaports Net re ceipts 41,026 bales; exports to Great Britain 11,490 bales; to France 9,200 bales; to the continent 3,967 bales; Stock 5S6.9S4 bales. Consolidated at all seaports Net re ceipts 64,148 bales; exports to Great Britain 53,129 bales; to France 9,432 bales; to the continent 31,666 bales. Total since September 1st at all sea ports Net 'receipts 6,862,004 bales; ex- ports to Great Britain 2,340,100 bales; to France 90,533 bales; to the continent ' 2.437,539 bales. Spot closed quiet; middling uplands au.vv; miaanng gun iu.l'o; sales aw ones Futures opened quiet and closed steady; March 9.S1; April 9.75; May 9.75; June 9.60; July 9.60; August 9.37; Sep tember S.S9; October S.55; November S.4S; December S.43. GRAIN AXU PROVISIONS. Chicago, March IS The leading fu tures ranged as follows: Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2 May 741.4 74 74 74 July 7114 71 71 713, Sept 67Ti 70 69 69; Corn No. 2 Mar.. 42 42U 42 42 May 44 44 43 44 July 43 43 42 43 Oats No. 2 Mar 33vs May 34U 34 34 34 July 31"s 32 31 31 Sept 2S 2S 2S 2S Mess pork, per bbl May .. .. 17.47 17.90 July .. .. 16.65 16.95 Sept .. .. 16.40 16.65 Lard, per 100 lbs May .. .. 9.77 9.92 July .. .. 9.35 9.50 Sopt .. .. 9.60 9.75 17.35 17.S7 16.50 16.87 16.32 16.60 9.73 9.S7 9.32 9.45 " 9.60 9.72 Short ribs, per 100 lbs May .. .. 9.50 9.70 9.47 9.70 July . . . . 9.35 9.50 9.32 9.45 Sept .. .. 9.27 9.37 9.20 9.32 Cash quotations were as follows Flour dull and steady: No. 2 spring wheat 76 to 77; No. 3 69 to 76; No. 2 red 72 to 72"s: No. 2 corn 42; No. 2 yellow 42; No. 2 oats 33"s; No. 3 white 33 to 35; mess pork per barrel $17.75 to $17.87; lard per 100 pounds $9.75 to $9.85; short ribs sides (loose) $9.55 to SJ.70; dry salted shoulders (boxed) $8.S7 to 9.00; short clear sides (boxed) $10.37 to $10.50; whiskey, basis of high wines $1.20. New York, March IS. FLOUR Steady. Rye flour dull. WHEAT Spot steady; No. 2, 79 Options declined after the opening but scon rallied and for the rest of the day were fairly well sustained on a little foreign buying, export talk, cold weath er predictions and covering. The close was steady at unchanged. March S2a4; May 79; July 7634; September 75. CORN Easy; No. 2, 55. Option mar ket opened steady but at once weaken ed under liquidation and ruled easy until the close when export business. the wheat steadiness and covering caused a rally. Last prices were c ret lower. March 55; May 50; July 49. OATS Quiet; No. 2, 43. Options dull but fairly steady. May 39. LARD Steady: western steamed $10.20; refined quiet. . PORK Firm. RICE Firm. MOLASSES Firm. SUGAR Raw quiet; fair refining 3; centrifugal 96 test 3 23-32d; molasses sugar 3. Refined steady. BUTTER Steady; extra creamery 29; state dairy 26 to 27. CHEESE Firm; state full creapnery fancy small colored fall 15; white 1434. EGGS Easy; state and Pennsylvania average best 17; southern 16 POTATOES Steady; southern $1.25 to $2.00; state and western per 180 pounds $1.50 to $2.00; Long Island $2.00 to $2.25; South Jersey sweets $2.50 to $3.75. PEANUTS Steady; fancy handpick- ed 4 to 4; other domestic 3 to 4 CABBAGES Quiet; domestic per barrel white 75 to 90c; red $1.00. COTTON SEED OIL On spot was steady and unchanged with business of moderate volume. Prime crude her nominal; prime crude fob mills 34 to 35; prime summer yellow 41 to 42; off: summer yellow 38 to 39; prime white 45; prime winter yellow 45; prime meal $27.50 to $28.00 nominal. WAVAli STOR'ES. New York. March 18. Turpentine quiet at 67 to 6734c Rosin steady. Savannah. Ga., March 18. Turpen tine firm at 65c; receipts 54 casks; sales none; exports 55 casks. Rosi firm; receipts 1,064 barrels; sales 2,387 barrels exports 695 barrels. Quote A B C D E $2.05: F $2.10; G $2.20; H $2.40; I $2.45: K $3.00; M $3.40: N $3.60; W G $3.S5; W W $4.25. Charleston. S. C, March 18. Turpen tine firm at 64c; sales none. Rosin firm, A B C D $1.85; F $2.00; G $2.10; II $2.30: I $2.75: K $3.10; M $3.30; N $3.50; W G $3.75; W W $4.15. XEW YORK. STOCK. MARKET. New York. March 18. Stocks showed some hardness today and hopes were in dulged for a rise on the part of a con siderable speculative party which is watching the market closely for a re covery when the interior begins to send back funds to New York and money be comes easier. The scattering indications of a relaxation of the money market did not appear sufficient to induce buy ing much beyond the ranks of the pro fessional shorts, who have become un easy over the cessation of the liquida tion in stocks and show anxiety to cover their shorts. The cessation of the recent persist ent selling of New York Central and Pennsylvania was particularly favora ble influence in a negative way. It has been feared that the recent seflins of Pennsylvania was for the purpose of making good losses sustained in a pro ject that has come to grief. The recov ery in those two standard railroad stocks is therefore of great sentiment influence on the market. Money conditions are undeniably less stringent. The advancing course of foreign exchange is a significant evi dence of the present end of the borrow ir.g from foreigners. The sub-treasury yfsterday made another small contri bution to the local money supply. In terior banks for some time past have arranged as far as possible for all ob- ligations to tne government to oe paia to the New York sub-treasury by draft on their New York correspondent banks. Of today's special movements that in the coalers was due to gossip that the report of the anthracite strike commis sion, presented to the president today would prove favorable to the com panies. The influence in Sugars ad vance also came largely from Washing ton and dealt with the Cuban reciproc ity treaty. Buyers of Tennessee Coal professed" to have information of very large current earnings. Corn products was bought on the declaration of first dividend. Southern Pacific furnished the. sensa tional feature of the day. There was htavv buying of the stock in the last half hour which carried the price up five points, the net gain being only a fraction under the top figure. The stock loaned at a premium of and there were rumors of important devel opments in connection with the con troversy between the pool and Union Pacific interests. Shares of the latter company were moderately active at. a one-point gain. Other strong stocks included St. Paul. Reading. Northwes tern and Tennessee Coal. Profit-taking toward the end caused a standing of prices and the closing was irregular In the special classes there was an eight point decline in American Ex press. The bond market showed steadiness throughout the day but shared only to a slight extent an the strength of the stock market. Total sales par value $1,475,000. United States bonds were ail unchanged on the last call. Total soles of stocks were 498,400 shares. COTTOX FUTURES. New York, March IS. The cotton market opened quiet with first prices 1 point lower to 1 point higher and ruled quiet during the entire session with prices fluctuating within a 10-point range. Following the call, the market improved a little under covering then turned easier declining a matter of 4 to 9 points from the best under contin ued bear pressure and liquidation en couraged by the better weather but af-. ter May had reached 9.72 and July 9.57 ; the bulls again supported values and steadied the market to the close which was a recovery of 2 to 3 points on the active options and net 2 to 4 points lower. Total sales of futures estimated at 100,000 bales. The cable news this morning proved just about as epeoted so far as Liver pool quotations were concerned and the local trade showed a disposition to await fresh flood news, or some indi cation as to the probably attitude of the market leaders before operating aggres sively. The initial transactions there fore were largely of an evening up character, chiefly professional, com mission houses reporting few orders on either side throughout the day. The petter weather reported in the south and the continued absence of further damage estimates for tomor row's estimated receipts at leading points, led, to considerable realizing af ter the initial gains. Reports of small stocks at interior towns, the compara tive steadiness of the various spot mar kets and full exports amounting to 24, 657 bales, against port receipts of 14, 026 bales were factors in the closing The market showed little improve ment in point of activity. UAXTEK tXJ'S. UUITOA LK'ITKK. New York, March IS. The early cot ton market was dull and prices showed little change. The disposition was to await fresh developments, especially In regard to the weather situation, which was considered of the utmost import ance, as the bears have been contending for some time that wet weather alone was responsible for the moderate movement and that a few weeks would bring cotton out in immense quantities. While the reports this morning showed the best weather conditions for many weeks, there being no rain of importance over the entire south, the forecast was for more rain all over the gulf states and up to Arkansas and over the greater portion of the Atlantic states. With this situation, sellers were not disposed to take chances and left bulls in undisputed possession al though there was not much eagerness to buy. Prices worked up a few points during the morning but business con tinues very dull. Port receipts 14,000 against 18,000 last year. The forecast was for rain in most sections and this steadied the market. A. B. BAXTER & Co., (Inc.) A BIG JEFFERSO.v DIXXER. Toasts Will be Responded to by Prominent Men of Many State. Washington. March 18. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association will give a subscription dinner in this city April 13th. in celebration of the one hundred and fifty-ninth birthday an niversary of Thomas Jefferson. A number of prominent men will attend and toasts will be responded to as fol lows: "The Author of the Beclaration of Independence." Senator George F. Hoar, of Massachusetts: "The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association, Its Aims and Objects." Andrew L. Lips romb. of Virginia: "Jefferson as a Cit izen of the Commonwealth." Governor Andrew J. Montague, of Virginia; "Th Louisiana Purchase." former Postmas ter General Charles Emory Smith, of Pennsylvania; "Jefferson and Human Riffhts." Rev. D. J. Stafford, of Wash ington, D. C.: "Jefferson as a Promoter of General Education," Charles W. Needham president of the Columbian University: 4The Statute for Religious Freedom," William J. Bryan, of Ne braska. Senator Gorman. For four years the democrats in cin gress have been without a leader, who could command a loyal and undivided party following. On many of the new and stirring issues of the times they were hopelessly at sea. Without lead ership they were unable to take ad vantage of republican vacillation and equivocation. No one came to the front with a strong enough personality to crystalize the party sentiment into fixed policies. The return of Arthur Pue Gorman, of Maryland to the senate gives the democrats a leader of strategic ability end of commanding influence. He has sunerea no loss 01 presu&e dj- nis. iour years 'absence from the senate. On the ccntrary. his leadership was promptly recognized by his seclection as chair man of the caucus and chairman of the steering committee. All of which, rot only restores Senator Gorman to his old position as floor leader, but appar ently assures harmony in the party ranks. The unanimity with which Senators Bacon., Cockrell, Blackburn, and other prominent democrats assented to his leadership is significant not only of the general feeling that the party must 'get together" in the next congress, but of the popular faith in Mr. Gor man's qualities as an astute and tact ful leader. It is also inevitable that his return to this position at this particular time will invite discussion of his availability as a presidential candidate in 1904. The fact that he appears to have put up an honest fight for Bryan in Mary land in 1896, notwithstanding h$s well known adherence to sound money and moderate protection, places him in a position before the party that can hardly fail at least to make him a prominent factor in marking the lines cf battle for the next contest. Chicago Record Herald.