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Consul General Wildman, at Hong Kong, some time ago published a paper on the Philippines in which he contended that throwing open the doors to the Chinese was the only salvation for those islands, that the natives could not and would not work if they could, that any other than Chinese labor would be imprac ticable, and, therefore, without Chi nese labor the islands, as far as their business prospects and prosperity are concerned, would be mined. Possibly this may be so, but if so, it is suggestive of eventualities that may mean a great deal for the Ameri can people, a great deal more than Mr. Wildman and his fellow-expansionists may dream of. In the official reports of the cot ton spinning outlook in the East he has has some papers, from one of which the following is clipped: "For the last two months, between 800 and 900 hands, mostly women and girls have been learning the mysteries of spinning cotton. The mill is fitted up with the very latest machinery ,: made in Oldham, Eng. There will b about 50.000 spindles, of which 8,000 are already at work. It is understood here that they are preparing to erect a plant for a duplicate mill, and the representative of an American firm, who was here figuring up the proposi tion, told me that he eoald outfit the new plant for $150,000 less than they paid for the old one. As I have said in. previous reports, this new industry will create a big demand for Ameri can "upland" cotton. The only thing that the promoters of this English in -dus try fear is that the mills will be established in Manila, which would only be possible if Chinese labor was admitted freely." This is interesting, more in what it suggests than in what it says. This one of which he speaks is not the only cotton mill in Hong Kong or Shanghai. There are others, built and operated with English capital, to take advantage of Chi nese cheap labor and thus compete with English and American manu facturers. Some of these are branch plants of English mills, as some of the mills recently built in the South are branches of New England mills. The indications are that there will be more of them, and if the trials of Chinese labor prove satisfactory there will doubtless be a great many of them. This is suggestive, too. There is little doubt that the Chinese will prove apt to learn and in time become efficient workers in cotton, as they are in silk, for which they are famous. Their finest work in silk is done by patient toil with hand and primitive looms, with which they turn out marvels of handiwork, gems of beauty. They aro not skilled with machinery, be cause machinery runs too fast for them and they have always been ac customed to go slow, to take their time which was of small value to them, and do their work well. But they are clever imitators, are quick to learn, and will doubtless soon learn to hustle when hustling be comes necessary or an object. If that is all there is in the way then China may in time, and no distant time either, become a great cotton manufacturing country. As Japan, originally of the same race as the Chinese, modernized her self other nations will modernize China, which is even now, under the stimulus of railroads and telegraphs, waking from the lethargy of ages. There is little probability of Amer ican capital being invested to any considerable extent in mirta in China, which Mr. Wildman seems to anticipate and hence the remark in the conclusion of .the above ex tract when he says that "the only thing the promoters of this English industry fear is that the mills will be established in Manila, which would only be possible if Chinese labor were admitted freely' Mr. Wildman, who is a wild expansion ists, (although he was an active fac tor in bringing Aguinaldo into co operation with Admiral Dewey) had two objects in view in this re mark, one to boom expansion' by conveying the idea that Manila may become the rival of Hong Kong in cotton manufacturing, and to speak a good word in advance for his Chinese, whose labor in the Philip pines he deems essential to their future industrial progress and to whom the doors must be. left open as a matter of necessity. All of this is interesting to the cotton manufacturers of the North and South, how interesting is sug gested in the following which we clip from the Springfield, Mass., Re publican : 4 'The cotton mills at Hong Kon g and Shanghai are protected against UiUro Dean and American manufactured cot ton goods only by a nominal tariff hardly worth considering. It. mere fore, Chinese cheap labor, in spite, of its low efficiency, can be successfully employed against this competition, it becomes an interesting question how long before China will be exporting cotton manufactures, instead ol exciu sively importing them. And the same question arises in connection with the establishment of cotton mills at Ma nila, which the Hong Kong industry fears." One of arguments, and the prin cipal one, the expansionists use to boom expansion is that the posses 8ion of the Philippines will give us a basis from which to carry our trade into China and extend it among its 400,000,000 of people. Of course there are other commodities besides cotton goods that these people will "buy from us, but cotton is one of the principal things and on the possibil ities of this trade much stress is laid. With English capital building mills in China and American capital build ing mills in Manila, what will be the effect eventually on the mills on this side of the oceans which have been exerting themselves to find markets in the East for their surplus or for the particular kinds of goods some of them have been making for these markets? Could the -mill at Fall River, Mass., or the mill at Augusta, Ga., or any other mill North or South compete with the mill at Ma nila, operated by Chinese cheap labor? The Manila mill would not only have the advantage of labor at a merely nominal cost, but would have the advantage in transporta tion, a conple days run, while the miller on this' side would have sev eral thousands of miles of ocean to cross before he could put his goods on the landing beside the goods shipped from Manila. Is there any thing very captivating in the possi bilities of this outlook for the cot ton manufacturer of the North or South, who may eventually, if ex pansion becomes the rule, find him self confronted by competition from Manila, where he will have to con tend against Chinese cheap labor, which, according to Consul General Wildman, will be a necessity? To bring about such a thing even tually is one of the things the. ex pansionists are working for, whether they think it or' not, and yet our cotton manufacturers are told that expansion will be a good thing for them, and that they should, there fore, whoop it up and yell for it. THE SILK I5DU8TEY. The Bilk manufacturing industry of Pennsylvania has attained large proportions. It aw gives employ ment to about 20,000 persons, pays out annually $5,000,000 in wages and turns out $32,000,000 worth of goods. The Bilk worked is imported, but very little being produced in this country, although considerable effort has been made to encourage its culture. At times, even away back in the colonial days, the people seemed to have been taken with it, and sometimes the interest in it rose to the extent of a craze, and mil lions of mulberry and other trees on the leaves of which the silk worm feeds were planted, but these crazes soon passed away, and with them the interest in silk culture. We could raise the worm as well in this country as anywhere, but it ia a troublesome business that does not seem to be congenial to the avtrage American, who hasn't much taste for worms, and doesn't want to fool with thSm. But a great deal of silk might be produced if the farmers in the sections best adapted to the culture, would content them selves with raising a email amount which the women and children could attend to as they do, generally speaking, to poultry, eggs, etc., which in the aggregate bring in more money than two or three of the principal crops combined. One remarkable thing about the silk industry of Pennsylvania is that it is now carried on principally in a section of the State where iron man ufacturing not many years ago was the leading industry, but where that had ceased to pay, and the silk mills haye taken the place of the iron mills. General Harrison has at last heard from that $1,000 watch presented to him by the Senate at the close of his Presidential term, stolen from him five years ago. A crook ar rested in Knoxville a few days ago says he stole it, that it is buried somewhere in Ohio, and that he will have it dug up and restored on con dition that he be released from the jug in which he now is. For Over wirty Vcari Hbs.' Whtslow's SooTHnra Svrup has been used for over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer im mediately. Sold by druggists in every part of the wo.ld. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winalow's Soothing Syrup,' and take no other. - t A EEC0RD OF PROGRESS. Mr. Michael G. Mulhall, the Eng lish statistician, has an interesting paper in the October number of The American Review showing the mate rial progress made by this country in. the five years, from 1893 to 18.98, the following brief condensation of which we find in the Richmond Leader: "It is estimated that our population has increased from 66,826,000 in 1893, to 74,389,000 on June 1, 1898. At the same time there was a large falling off in immigration, the average being 280, 000 annually, against 520,000 five years ago. "The hardware industry has devel opedln the most ama"zing manner. Iu 1893 we produced 7.100.000 tons of pig iron; in 1898, 11,800,000 tons an iu crease of 67 per cent. Steel was pro duced in still greater proportions. It must be remembered, however, that the great boom in iron came in 1899, and every furnace in the country si now taxed to its full capacity. Thera has been also a phenomenal advance in the prico of iron, the average price in 1899 being more than double that of 1898. "The quantity of money in use in creased $315,000,000 in five years, the increase being mainly in gold. The amount of mo- ey in 1893 was $2,323, 000,000; in 1898, $2,638,000,000. In 1896 the gold in the treasury was $189,000, 000; in 1898, $204,000,000. and at the present time it is $353,000,000. In 1893 the amount of gold, silver and paper money in the treasury was $726,000, 000; in 1893, $800,000,000; at the pre sent time it is about $1,000,000,000. The gold reserve is now $254,328,820. "There has also been a considerable , ,- ml increase in Danmng resources. iao average dividend on the banking cap ital in 1898 was 3 per cent, the same as in 1893. "There is a most gratifying exhibit in the export and import trade of the United States during five years. In 1893 our imports amounted in value to $844,000,000, and exports to $831, 000,000. In 1898 the imports had fallen to $587,000,000, while exports has in creased to $1,210,000,000. There was a falling off in 1898, as compared. with 1893, of the imports of food equal to 98 per cent. "The value of our agricultural ex ports hs risen 40 per cent, in five years "In studying these figures it must be remembered that in 1898 the country was just beginning fairly to recover from the depression which set in in 1893. This vear there has been a gain all along the line, especially iu rail road earnings, which, in lava were not much greater than they were iu 1893. There will continue to be gains from month to month, now that pros perity bas set in, unless there should be some unforeseen calamity." Perhaps the most gratifying feature of this exhibit, as gratify ing as it is as a whole, is the pro gress made in the iron industry, which is the king of the manufactur ing industries. The country that eads in that will hold the vantage ground over all competitors for com mercial supremacy, unless by some ill-advised policy it throws them away. AN IRRESPONSIVE SYSTEM. In some respects the national bank system may do well enough, but in other respects it falls very far short of what a banking system should be. As far as supplying the country with the notes needed to meet the demands of business it is a failure. Referring to this the Philadelphia Record says: "How irresponsive the national bank system is to the demand for currency is shown by the statement of Comp trailer Dawes that the total increase of circulation for the past year of active business ended September 30, 1899, had been only $7,933,178. Un der, the terms imposed by law the banks do not find it profitable to put their notes in circulation." The men who own national banks are in the business rot for amuse ment or for their health, but to make money, and they issue only as many notes as they find it profitable to issue, and nobody could expect them to do any more. What this country really needs is a banking system not based on gov ernment bonds, but on other good bankable values, which could be used as circumstances might require to furnish the people with the currency they needed, thus giving a volume of currency which might be expanded when there was need of expansion, and contracted when there was no onger need for so large a volume, in other words a banking system with some elasticity in it. If we had State banks of issue there would be no scarcity of bank notesj and no need of calling on the U. S. Treas ury for help when the pinches came. CURRENT COMMENT. Senator Hanna thinks that the repeated mention of Admiral Dewey's name for the presidency is "indecent." Senator Hanna, how ever, has no objection to the men tion of Dewey's name for the vice presidency. .Louisville Courier Journal, Dem. More particulars of the cen sorship of General Otis and of his reports of victories are constantly coming to the light. This sort of thing cannot be long continued in the Philippines without bringing discredit on the Administration which is responsible for it. Philadelphia Record, Dem. General Otis is sending some more "satisfactory" bulletins of the situation in the Philippines, from which the public may judge that there is a pressing necessity of forc ing reinforcements along with all possible expedition. We have long since learned what these "satisfac tory" bulletins mean. Chattanooga Times, Dem. Having General Alger up to help greet Dewey upon his return to Washington was. like introducing the ghost at the feast. Of course, it was meant as a delicate compli ment to the man who had a large part in the direction of affairs dur ing the war in which Dewey won his laurels, but the feelings of the 5 host ought to have been considered, 'here is nothing more lonesome than a has-been in a scene of its former activity. Doubtless . Alger wished devoutly that he had been omitted. Mobile Register, Dem. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Dunn Union: The furniture factories at this place are receiving all the orders thev can ml and nna it ne eessarv to run at night in order to keep up. Several solid car loads are shipped every week, some a great diS' tanee. Mount Airv News : Mr. Cal loway Main, of Ashe, met a horrible death near Wilfcesboro aiewaaysago. While drunk he fell out of his wagon in front of one of the "fore" wheels. His wagon was heavily loaded and he was dragged some distance, the wheel almost severing the head from the body. Rnijlrir fnnnt Motor: An un fortunate shooting affair occurred Mondav evenin? near here. While R L. Bullock and Jack Jones were on their way home from the show Vatr Uffarr.B invnlvnd in a difficulty erowicg out of an old feud. A fight followed. Bullock drew his pistol on Jones when it exploded, missing .. .. . i . r JoDes, but hitting nis liuie Bon iu son r, f a ne. Th hall intered his ab domen. The boy's condition is right terious. Goldsboro Headlight: The gin hmi.on of Dr. M. E. Robinson, in east ern Goldsboro, caught fire Wednesday from a spark from the smoke stack, nnH hurried so ramdiv that it was a complete wreck before the fire depart ment could reach the distant scene. There were about ten bales of cotton in the building, in course of ginning, and these went with the wreck. There was an insurance of $1,120 on the property f but the loss will probably exceed this by several hundred dollars. , Raleiffh Post: It will be re membered that during the term of the Federal Court in December last, one R. L. McLeod was arrestee, tried and convicted for passing counterfeit money. The case was perfectly plain and the defendant made no defence. As to where the counterfeit money was made and who else was implicated, remained a mystery for nearly a year, and the officers of the government have been industriously at work on the case for nine months past. Within the last week the mystery has been solved. The moulds have been found, the metal captured and the principals now under arrest and in jail in two eastern counties. I am not permitted to give all the details this morning, but they will be avail able in a few days. Some of the coun terfeit money has been circulated in Raleigb, and United States Commis sioner Nichols has in his possession some very good imitations of the gen uine money the clever work of the counterfeiters. It is expected that sev eral others connected with the crime will be detected and put under arrest in a few days. Scotland Neck Commonwealth: Mr. B. G. Smith says that when the shuck on corn is thick you may look out for a hard winter. The shuck, he says, is thick this year; so he thinks we may expect severe weather again. A colored man named Dolph Mayo was found dead in Mr. T. H. Pritchard's log woods near Hobgood Tuesday. It was thought he was pull ing his gun from some bushes, muz zle towards him, when it was accident ly discharged, the load taking effect in his breast. A colored . man named Cary Jones, from Cone toe, was run over and mangled by a railroad train at Tarboro Sat urday night. He was found Sunday morning unconscious, but died about 9 o'clock. He was turned out of the county jail late Saturday night and" nothing more was known of him by the authorities until he was found Sunday morning. Mr. Marshall, of Heatbsville, has a little rabbit farm that is interesting. He purchased a pair of German hares last Winter and now has 22 rabbits. He keeps them in a small enclosure, and has to keep a wire netting over them to keep cats and dogs away. He says the meat is good about as much better than the common woods hare as a stall-fed beef is better than a beef from the pasture. TWINKLINGS. Pretty Close to the Mark: Edith (aged three) "What are hus bands?" Ethel (aged five) "Why, husbands are things you tie strings on to to make them remember to buy things!" Puck ' Teacher Which one of you can tell me who Delilah was? John ny Jones I kin mum. Teacher well done, Johnny; now who was De lilah? Johnny A female barber mum. Ohio State Journal. And Woman Can't: Ida "Would you refer to the wind as feminine?" Gerald "I should think not." Ida "But why not, Gerald?" Gerald "Because it can whistle." Chicago News. Professor: "Now, Mr. Doolit tle, what have you learned about your topic the diamond?" Mr. Doolittle "That every woman believes it harmo nizes exactly with her complexion." Jewelers' Weekly. The Real Need: "A self open ing and closing umbrella has been in vented." "That's no good. What the world wants is an umbrella that will find its way back home when stolen." Detroit Free Press. "By George! Nibble ton has just missed another noble buck." "How do you know he has missed? Tou can't see him, can you?" "No, but didn't you hear hfm shoot. Chicago Times Herald. "The codfish," said the profes sor," lays considerably more than a million eggs." "It is exceedingly lucky for the codfish that she doesn't have to cackle over every egg," said the student who came from the coun try. Tit Bits. Railway Official (travelling incog, "on his own line) "They say there has been some fault found with the lamps in these trains, owing to the dim light they give. Do you see any thing wrong with them?" Passenger "No, sir. On the contrary, they are exactly the kind of lamp I like to see used in the Carriage." Railway Offi cial (highly pleased) "I presume you are a professional man ?" Passenger "Yes, sir. I am an oculist." QUARTERLY MEET1NQS. M. E. Church, South, Wilmington District. Carver's Creek. Bhitoh, October 7-8. Elizabeth Blngletarles, October 14-15. 9 Wilmington, Grace, Oet. 23-23. Jacksonville and Rlchlands, Rlchlanas, Oct. 28-29. Bladen, Windsor, Nov. 4-6. Clinton, Clinton. Nov. 11-13. Onslow, Tabernacle, Nov. 18-19. Burlaw, Burgaw, Nov. 24. Kenansvllle, Wesley's rhapel, Nov. 25-29. Magnolia, Rose HlllT Nov. 28. Bcott's B11L. Scott's Hill, Deo. 2-3. Wilmington, Bladen Street (at night) Dec. 8. B. F. BUMf AS, Presiding Elder. 0:t- ftH ititiu. "My dan liter, " said the father, "has always been accustomed to all the luxuries of wealth." MYees," replied the count, bristling np. "Zat ees what lam." Philadel phia North American. V - The best remedy for OUgri nsttmption. Cures Syrup SSa&tfawSet nesa. Asthma, Whooping cough. Croup. Small doses ; quick, sure results. r. BulTt PMs cure Constipation, Trial, ao for sc. CEAZY Kim LUD WIG PATTI ONCE THREW HIM INTO FRENZY Cr MADNESS. Tr. VFieUeaed and En raited 4fce ' Gremt Diva, toy Hla Strange Whims, I wt,n she Finally Sanar For ' Him It Drove Him Wild. When Patti was in the first heyday of her fame, Ludwig II, the mad king of Bavaria, set his heart cn having her sing for hiaa at his private auditorium in Munich. He wrote letter after letter, begging, imploring, offering extrava gant snms of money, but Patti resolute ly refused to go. She . had heard too many stories of Lud wig's freaks, his curses and his unreasonaDie commanas, and she was desperately afraid of him. But at last the king offered her a sum so enormous that it seemed ridiculous to refuse it. Then the singer plucked up courage and started for Munich. When she and her maid alighted at the sta tion, not even a carriage was there to meet them,' and they had to inquire the name of the best hotel and call a cab lite unv ordinary travelers. That was the first shock to the diva's nerves and temper. After luncheon she started out to see the town and incidentally to examine the posters announcing tne great honor conferred upon the citizens of Munich by a visit from Europe's greatest singer. Not a mention of her name could she find in the town. She rushed back to the hotel and told her maid to pack the trunks. Jnat at that moment a resplendent officer was announced. He saluted her and delivered a letter from the king. The letter stated curtly that his majesty would await her at 7 o'clock precisely in the Royal palace, where his singer in ordinarv. Mme. Fischer, would give her further directions. Mme. Fischer would also sing with Mme. Patti the duets which his majesty wished to near. A programme was inclosed. Patti burst into tears of rage. 'I have never been treated so bru tally," she said. "I shall leave at once. Tell the king so. I will not sing never, never, never I" The officer pleaded with the irate prima donna. She must not disappoint the king. His majesty had been wild with excitement ever since he knew she would come and had not slept for three nights, so great was his joy nt the prospect of hearing her. "Besides, added the omcer, "you know our king is is is " "Crazy, "snapped Patti. "Yee, that's very comforting, isn't it? I don't know why I ever came. Just then she caught sight of a postscript she had not read : "The king commands Mme. Patti to appear in pure white, without any color whatever, and not by any means to wear a satin gown, but soft wool. Silk is painful to his majesty." "His majesty will have to be pained, have no white woolen gown except my peignoir, uo tell tne King l snail wear red velvet." "Red !" groaned the officer. "Oh, no, not Red sends his majesty into fits. If you appear in red, he will scream and have convulsions. Oh, do be patient, madame I I will bring Mme. Fischer to you. She understands the king's nerves. She will explain. " He fled from the room, and, shortly after, Mme. Fischer appeared upon the scene. She soothed Patti into good humor and also attacked the white wool peignoir and transformed it into a most becoming Greek robe. Before 7 the royal carriage arrived at the hotel and Patti went to the palace. She was led through dimly lighted rooms and corridors into Ludwig's pri vate theater, which was in utter dark ness save for the moonlight that entered through the windows. Patti stood upon the dark stage, while an' orchestra, Eomewhere out of sight, began a soft prelude. Through the gloom she could just make out a white face in the royal box opposite the stage. Not another au ditor was in the great hall. The whole thing was most uncanny, and Patti felt cold shivers creeping over her. She shook with nervousness and fear, and when she should have begun her aria not a sound could she make. She open ed her month, but her throat was para lyzed from nervous terror. There was a pause. The king sprang np and leaned forward out of the - box, his white face gleaming iu the moonlight. The violins repeated the prelude. Patti gathered herself together end made one heroic effort. Her voice rang out into the great empty place, and the king sank back into the dark box. Patti. though badly scared, made the effort of her life and finished the aria from "La Traviata" triumphantly and stood flashed with victory. Dead si lence. Not a sound came from the gloom before her. Sue went off the stage in a temper. Hia majesty might have given some sign of approbation. Mme. Fischer was behind the scenes, and Patti wait ed with her for the signal to sing the next number. A messenger appeared at the door. His majesty had had enough music and had gone to bis apartments. For a moment Patti stood stunned. Then she laughed. The rudeness was so colossal that it was funny. Mme. Fischer took the diva to supper and then home. The next morning Mme. Fischer called at the hotel once more, accompanied by the court chamberlain, who bore the promised check, an autograph letter of thanks from the king and some jewels of great valno. Mme. Fischer's explana tion of the concert fiasco pleased Patti more than the jewels. King Ludwig, ehe said, was iirne of his maddest moods, wild with regret, cursing him self and cursing Patti. He had walked the floor all night, groaning that he was a traitor, for Patti's voice had so ravished his senses that for one mo ment he had gone over to Italian music and had been false to Wagner to Wag ner, the one musician who alone had satisfied hia Majesty's soul. "That was better than having bored him," added Patti, shrugging her shoulders. New York Sun. Colonel Fred Fnnstnn nt tlm Tnron. tieth Kansas regiment is a devoted son to his old parents, livincr in A11pt .t,. ty, and finds time amid his battles to send them every week a bulky letter across the Pacific. Romance- of Slam's Great FeaJca. Siam's greatest mountain range is the Sam Roi Yawt, or the 300 peaks. A quaint legend which explains their origin is set forth by the Siamese geol ogists as follows : "It appears that one Mong Lai and his wife once inhabited the neighbor hood (they were giants), and each promised their daughter in marriage, unknown to the other, to a different suitor. At last the day of the nuptials arrived, and Chao Lai and the Lord of Mleang Chin (China) both arrived to claim the bride. When the horrified fa ther found how matters stood having a regard for the value of a promise, which is not too common in the east he cut his daugher in half so that nei ther suitor should be disappointed. "Chao Lai in the meantime, on find ing that he had a rival, committed sui cide, and the peak of Chao Lai is the remains of his body. The unfortunate bride is to be found in the islands off Sam Roi Yawt, the peaks of which are the remains cf the gifts which were to be made to the holy man who was to solemnize the wedding, while Kaw Chang and Kaw King, on the east side of the gulf, are the elephant and buffalo cart in which the presents were brouzht." . THEY ALL GOT W. the Animal Mamasre to Get Admitted to the Show. How It appears that one idle day the frog, the duck, the lamband the skunk started forth together to vfcrit the show. v Just what sort of show it was the chronicler doesn't state. Anyway, it was some thing that the queerly assorted quartet w&a anxious to attend, and they hopped and waddled and gamboled and trotted toward the big canvas inclosure with delightful throbs of anticipation. Finally they reached the doortender, the frog leading the line. Well, the frog had a greenback and passed right in. , . , The duck had a bill and followed the frog. . . The lamb had four quarters and fol lowed the frog and the duck. But the unfortunate skunk was left on the outside. He had only a scent, and that was bad. Naturally he turned away, feeling pretty blue. As he was slowly going back over the hill he met a hoop snake rolling along at a lively rate toward the show. The skunk greet ed him, but the snake did not stop. ' "Don't interrupt me," he cried over his shoulder. "I've got to do a turn, and I'm a little late," and he rolled along. At the top of the hill the skunk no ticed another old friend approaching. It. was the sardine. "Hello 1" cried the sardine. "What's the matter?" So the skunk told him. "I can guess how you feel about it," said the sardine sympathetically. "I holder tn the smelt family myself. But, dot ii follow, von come rieht back nnrl cn in with me I've ot a box." And the skunk and the sardine went back together. Cleveland Plain Dealer, ' Costly Health. Blivens My dear, I'm really alarmed about Tommy s health. Mrs. Blivens I suppose you mean alarmed about his ill health and future doctors' bills. Blivens I said health, and I meant it. I was thinking of butchers' bills, Boston Transcript. WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT tW The following Quotations represent Wholesale Prices generally. In making xv small orders higher prices have to be charged BAGGING 8 Jute Standard Burlaps 5 & 5 WESTERN 8MOKZ.:- - Hams x Bides life Shoulders 9 2 Vt 12 6 & e m 1 25 1 85 1 40 1 40 S3 5 00 7 00 9 00 14 00 SO 22 25 SO 44 45 44 45 1 15 18 25 8 11 12 13 15 11 10 12 63 7 5H 70 15 &H DBY SALTED Sides Shoulders e t BARRELS Spirits Turpentine- New New York, each. A, o w vj , cnuu . . . . . BEESWAX 9 t BBICKS BUTTER Nortn Carolina . Northern CORN MEAL Per busnei, in sacxs , COTTON TIEb v bundle CANDLES 9 sperm. Adamantine CHEESE Nortnern Factory Dairy Cream State COFFEE Laguyra Rio DOHESTIC8 Sheeting, 4-4, yard Yarns, w bunch of 5 ls .... EGGS dozen rum Mackerel, No. l, barrel... 22 oo so oo Mackerel, No. 1, half-bbl. 11 00 15 00 Mackerel, No. 2, barrel... 16 00 18 00 Mackerel, No. 2 V half-bbl.. 8 oo 9 oo MackereL No. 8, 9 barrel... IS oo 14 00 Mallets, barrel 4 50 500 Mullets, pork barrel 4 25 N. C. Roe Herring, keg.. 3 00. 3 25 DryCod, 5 10 " Extra 4 35 4 50 rLOUH 9 low graae Choice Straight First Patent 8 00 8 60 3 93 4 00 4 25 4 50 8 9 52 52 50 38 49 45- 55' 60 6 10 12 9 85 90 40 60 BO & 85 80 85 80 85 .3 4 11 12 13 & 13 6 7 7 8 GLUE X GRAIN bushel- Corn, from store.bgs White Car-load, In bgs White... Oats, from store Oats, Rust Proof Cow Peas HIDES t ureen sauea Dry flint Drvsalt HAY V 100 s Clover Hay Rice Straw Eastern Western North River HOOP IRON. v... ILLUMINA1NG OILS Diamond White, bbls gal Aladdin Security " Pratt's Astral " Carandine " LARD. Northern North Carolina LIME, barrel 1 15 . 1 25 lumbkh (citv sawed) M ft tsmp biuu, resawea is oo Rough edge Plank 15 00 West India cargoes, accord ing to quality is 00 Dressed Flooring, seasoned. 18 00 Scantling and Board, com'n 14 00 Common mm ,,,, 500 Fair mill 6 50 Prime mm s 50 Extra mill 10 00 20 00 16 00 18.00 22 00 15100 6 60 8 00 10 00 10 60 HOLA8SES gallon Barbadoes, In hegshead. .... Barbadoea, in barrels Porto Rico, In hogsheads .... 23 Porto Rico, In barrels 25 Sugar House, in hogsheads. 12 Sugar Bouse, in barrels. ... 14 SyruD. in barrels 16 25 28 30 30 14 15 25 3 00 NAILS, 9 keg. Cut, 60d basis. . . 2 60 rutui, V Darrei citv Mess 10 co Romp Prime 10 50 9 50 9 00 22 1 10 80 75 47 6 60 2 25 2 75 tK 6 4 4 , ROPE lb 10 SALT, V sack. Alum Liverpool 75 American. 70 On 125 Sacks SHINGLES, 7-lnch, per M 5 00 uommon 1 eo Cwress SaDs 3 50 BUUAB, v m Btanaard Uran'd 5 4 Standard A White Extra C , Extra C, Golden V, ?iAJTW .............. t ... SOAP. 9 Northern STAVES, M W. O. barrel... e 00 14 09 a 10 00 10 00 8 75 k. u. Horaneaa TIMBER. M feet ShlDDlnsr 9 00 mill, rruae 7 ou Mill, Fair 6 50 Common Mill..... 8 00 Inferior to ordinary a 50 7 00 6 00 5 00 SHINGLES, N.C. Cypress sawed V m exz neaix 7 eo " 8ap 5 00 6x20 Heart 3 00 " Sap 2 00 6x24 Heart 6 00 8aD fi 00 8 50 6 09 3 50 2 50 6 50 5 50 6 2 00 00 17 TALLOW. W lb WHISKEY, gallon. Northern 1100 - North Carolina 1 00 WOL per K Unwasbil. . . 15 MARINE DIRECTORY. Iilat of Teasels in the ;Pon of YU .mlnarton, N. o. Oct. 7 , 1899. STEAMSHIPS. Crathorne (Br), 1,695 tons, William s Alexander oprunt & Son. Belton (Br). 2.025 tons. Hoskincr. Alexander Snrunt & Son. Slingsby (Br), 2.094 tons, Morck, J H Sloan & Co. Marian (Br), 1,218 tons, Martin, Alex ander Sprunt & Son. Skuld (Nor), 913 tons, Olsen, Alex Sprunt or Son. V ale of Ramsey, (Br), 1,062 tdss, Wil liams. Alexander Snrunt & Son. Roxby (Br), 1,964 tons, Shields, Alex Sprunt & Son. Baron Douglass, 1,606 tons, Goudey, J 11 moan. Aquila (Nor), 1,407 tons, Andersen, Aiex sprunt cc son. SCHOONERS. Wm F Green, 215 tons, Johnsen, George Harriss, Son & Co. Golden Ball, 272 tons, Gibbs, George narrias, eon cc uo. BARQUES. Edith Sheraton (Br), 314 tons, Michel son. Geo Harriss. Son & Oo Argo (Nor), 584 tons, Arentsen, Heide BRIGS. Caroline Gray, 289 tons, Meader, George Harriss, Son & Co. BARGES. Standard Oil No. 58, 1,600 tons, Stan- Waoh the Diahea Quickly I You can if yoa use Gold Dust. . It does most of t&e work. It saves time,mon- . ey and labor. Send tor free booklet " Golden Rnlee tor Homework." THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY Chicago StLaaU HewTork Boston rrf AJf t?T? rT A T CUMM-CiXCOlAl-. WILMINGTON MARKET. STAR OFFICE. Oct. 6. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market firm at 49 cents per gallon for machine-made casks and 48 cents per gallon for country casks. ROSIN Market firm at 90 cents per barrel for Strained and 95 cts for Good Strained. TAR. Market firm at $1.30 per bblof2801bs. : CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market firm at $1.50 per barrel for Hard, $2.80 for Dip, and for Virgin. Quotations same day last year. Spirits turpentine firm at 30X29Mc; rosin, nothing doing; tar steady at $1.20; crude turpentine steady at $1.15 1.20. RECEIPTS. Spirits Turpentine 52 Rosin 256 Tar 128 Crude Turpentine 16 Receipts same day last year. 65 casks spirits turpentine, 253 bbls rosin, 246 bbls tar, 11 bbls crude tur pentine. COTTON. Market steady on a basis of 6 cts per pound for middling. Quotations : Ordinary 4 7-16 cts. $ ft Good Ordinary.... 5 13-16 Low Middling 6 7-16 Middling 6 11 Good Middling 7 " ' Samedavlast vear middling 4?6c. Receipts 4,612 bales; same day last year, .d)4. X COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina Prime, 85c. Extra prime, 90c per bushel f 28 pounds; fancy, $1.05. Virginia Prime, 55c; extra prime. 60c; fancy, 65c. CORN Firm; 52 to 52 cents per bushel for white. ROUGH RICE Lowland (tide water) 90c $1.10; upland, 6580c. Quotations on a basis of 45 pounds to the bushel. N. C. BACON Steady; hams 10 to 11c per pound; shoulders, 7 to oc; sides, 7 to 8c. SHINGLES Per thousand, five- inch hearts and saps, $2.25 to 3.25 ; six-inch, $4.00 to 5.00: seven-inch, $5. 50 to 6. 50. TIMBER Market steady at $3.50 to 9.00 per M. FINANCIAL MARKETS. By Telegraph to the Morrilnsr Star. New York, October 6. Money on call was easier at 48 percent., last loan at 6 per cent. Prime mercan tile paper 5!g6 per cert. Sterling exchange firm; actual business in bankers' bills at 486486M for -de mand and 481481X for sixty days. Posted rates 482 483 and 486 J 487. Commercial bills 480 480 5$ . Silver cer tificates 5859. Bar silver 57. Mex ican dollars 47. Government bonds strong. State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds strong. U. S. 2'3,-reg'U, 100; U.S. 3's, reg'd, 107X do. coupon, 108 ; U.S. new 4's,regist'd, 130; do. coupon, 130; U. S. old 4's, regist'd. Ill; do. coupon, 112; U. S. 5's, registered. 111M; do. coupon, 1111; N. C. 6's 127: do. 4's, 104 ; Southern Railway 5's 108. Stocks: .Baltimore 3c Qhio-fiO: Chesapeake & Ohio 25 ; Manhattan Li 107M ; N. Y. Central 134 ; Heading 21; do. 1st preferred E8 ; St. Paul 124 ft: do. preferred 171; Southern Railway 11; do. preferred 52; Amer ican Tobacco, 123; do. preferred 147 ; People's Gas 109M : Suear 14154: do. preferred 116;' T. C. & Iron 115; U. S. Leather 14; do. preferred 77 yi ; Western union 8754- NAVAL STORES MARKETS. By Telegraph to the Morning star. New York, October 6. Rosin steady. Spirits turpentine firm. Charleston, October 6. Spirits turpentine firm at 47 c; sales casks. Rosin firm ; sales 150 barrels ; A, B, C, D, E, 90c; F. 55c. G. $1 05: H. 1 1U; 1, fl J5U; K, $1 25; M, $1 60; N, 1 5J5; W U. S3 45; W W. 3 20. Savannah, October 6. Spirits turpentine firm at 4hc; sales 725 casks; receipts 1,049 casks; exports 265 -casks. Rosin firm; sales 2,759 barrels; receipts 3,588 barrels; exports z,uzi barrels; prices unchanged. COTTON MARKETS. Bv Telegraph to the Morning Star. New York, October 6. The market for futures opened steady at a decline of live to nine points, and at no time during the day rallied to the close of yesterday,-while at the lowest point of the session a loss of nineteen points was apparent. Large lines of cotton purchased around 6i cents for January were liberated and the more cour ageous bears aggressively attacked the market under the firm conviction that the back bone of the bull movement had been broken. Considerable cot ton of the pyramid order came out from time to time. One prominent Wall street house alone was reported to have sold nearly 50,000 bales under stop orders. Speculation was fever ishly active, with the market at times very excited. The principal source of bear inspiration was the cable news. announcing weakness in Liverpool, with prices at one time 3i-64d lower. mi i 1 v - xne margex ciosea Dareiv steady at a net loss of sixteen to nineteen points. New York. October 6. Cotton quiet ; middling uplands 7 5 16c. futures closed barely steadv: October 6.82, .November 6.88. December 6.96. January 7.03, February 7.05, March 7.10, April 7.12, May 7.16. June 7.18. July 7.20, August 7.20. Spot cotton closed quiet at quota tions; middling uplands 7 5 16c: mid. dling gulf 7 9-16c; sales 819 bales Net receipts bales: cross reramta we, uuibb; exports 10 tfreat .Britain 1,578 bales; exports to France 710 nte l 1 . . 4 r bales; exports to the Continent 1.764 oaies;stocK 134,430 bales. Total to-dav Net receipts 39.062 raies; exports to Great Britain 35,015 bales; exports to France 12,899 bales; exports to the Continent 7.048 bales: stock 682,915 bales. Consolidated Net receipts 281.718 bales; exports to Great Britain 106,353 bales; exports to France 43,833 bales: exports to the Continent 76,074 bales. Total since September 1st. Net re ceipts 1,012,371 bales; exports to Great Britain 299,439 bales ;exports to France 92,279 bales: exports to the Continent 246,891 bales. Oct. 6. Galveston; firm at 7 l-16e. net receipts 16,654 bales; Norfolk, steady at 73-16,net receipts 1,282 bales; ? Baltimore, nominal at 7c,net receicis ; 1,184 bales; Boston.steady at 7 5 16 i receipts 179 bales; Wilmington, stesdv 1 .1(7. via Mnntn A CIO V...1... 1 delphia, firm at 7 9-16c.net receipts; bales;. Savannah, quiet at6 716c, net receipts, 3,752 bales ; New Orleans, quitt at 6 15-16c, net receipts 8,188 bales Mobile, quiet at 6c. uet receipts 969 bales; Memphis, firm at 7C net receipts 2,897 bales; Augusta' steadv at 7, net receipts 1,802 baits' Charleston, firm at 7c, ret recti eta 2,009 bales. New York, October 6. The follow ing are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1st, 1899 Galveston, 317,775 bales ; New Orleans 234,949 ; Mobile, 32,030 ; Savannah, 215 -067; Charleston, 61,504; Wilmington 72,899; Norfolk, 42,872; Baltimore, 4 ! 825; New York, 5,785; Boston, 3,636 Newport News, 701 ; Philadelphia, 2 - 818; Brunswick, 7,900; Pensacoia 9.- 625. Total, 1,012,371. PRODUCE MARKETS. By Telegraph to the Morninz star New York, October 6. - Flour closed steady. Wheat Spot easy ; No 2 red 77Jc; options opened quit tat a decline of Jsc and further declined under liquidation, following unsatis factory cables and disappointing ex port demand. Another weak feature was the increasing tendency of the visible supply. The market closed al about the lowest point with the tone and price Xc nfet lower; saies No. 2 red March closed 80c ; May closed 80c; December closed 77sc. Corn Spot steady ; No. 2 41 yc ; options opened steady and unchanged and ruled moderately active without changes, but showing a firm under tone, owing to a. well sustained expoit demand. Closed steady at unchanged prices to c net advance ; the sales included: May closed 37c; December 37Mc. Oats Spot steady; No. 2 29c: options dull but steady.. Lard easy: Western steam $5 80 ; refined steadj. Petroleum firm. Cabbage dull; Lu. Island $2 003 50 per 100. Freights 10 Liverpool steady ;cotton by steam 26J. Potatoes steady; Jersey $1 001 4U; New York $1 251 40; Long Island $1 251 75; Southern sweets $1 00 1 25; Jersey sweets $1 752 00. Rice firm. Butter firm; Western creamery 1724c; State dairy 1622e. Cheese firm ; large white 11 llc. Pork dull and easy. Cotton seed oil dull; summer yellow 2930c. Coffee Spot Rio steady to firm; No. 7 in voice 5Jc; No. 7 jobbing 6c; mild firm; Cordova 6llc. Sugar Raw weak and nominally lower; fail refining 3c; centrifugal 98 tcst4c; molasses sugar 3Kc; refined unsettled. Chicago. October 6. Irresponsive cables, a big crop estimate by Snow and the letting go of long wheat by St. Louis were the principal factors iu a decline in wheat to-day, December and May closing flc under yester day. Corn was firm, with Liverpool closing iic up. Oata were stesdj, closing unchanged to a shade lower. Provisions showed insignificant clos ing changes. Chicago, Oct. 6. Cash quotation.-. Flour firm. Wheat No. 2spring c: No. 3 spring 6871jc; No. 2 red 72Mc Corn No. 2 3131c. Oats No.2 22M23c; No.2 white 2525M; No. 3 white 24M25. Pork. ier bbl, $7 658 15. Lard, per 100 lbs, $5 25 5 474. Short nb sides, ioos.c, f 4 95 5 30. Dry salted shoulders. J6 12 6 25. Short clear sides, boxed, $5 0 5 70. Whiskey Distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 22 The leading futures ranged as fo: lows opening, highest, lowest and closing: Wheat No. 2 October December 73i 73 44, 73. 72,72M 72c; May 7676H, 76X768, 7575. 75 5c. Corn No. 2 Octo ber 31X, 31X, 31. 31c; December 30H 30X, 30X..30, 30K30&; May3lM , 315. 31M. 31 J. 3131Hc. Uatsi October 23 ?623. 22 23. 22M 22K, 23tr; May 24, 24, 24, 24. fork, per bbl October $8 10, 8 iu, 8 10, 8 10; December $8 25, 8 30, 8 25, 8 30; January $9 70, 9 75, 9 7Q, 972)4. Lard, per 100 lbs October $5 32 535, 532, 5 35; December $5 42, 5 45, 5 40, 5 42 ; January $5 55, 5 57&. 5 55, 5 57. Short ribs, per 100 lbs October $5 10, 5 10. 5 07J, 5 07 ; Janu ary $5 07, 5 10, 5 05, 5 10. BALTntORE, October 6. Flour quiet and unchanged Wheat dull and' lower Snot 72'A(&72tic: month 72K72c; December 75X75c. Southern wheat by sample 6773c. Corn firm Mixed spot 3738c; month 37j37Ac; November and December, new or old, 3535c; January and February 35X35Mc. Southern white corn 4142c. Oats firm - No. 2 white 29a30c. FOREIGN MARKET. By Cable to the Morning Star. Liverpool. October 6. 4 P. M. ¬ Cotton Spot in moderate demand; prices unchanged. American middling 3 31 32d. The sales of the day were 8,000 bales, of which 500 were for speculation and export and included 7,400 bales American. Receipts 8,000 bales, including 6,500 bales American. initures opened easv and closed auiet at the decline. American middling (L m. c.) October 3 67-64d buyer; October and November 3 56-64d buyer ; Novem ber and December 3 55-64d seller; De cember and January 3 54-64d buyer; January and' February 3 55 64d buyer; February and March 3 54 643 55-64d seller; March and Anril 3 55 64dbuer; April and May 3 55 643 56 64d buyer; May and; June 3 56-64d buver: June. and July 356-643 57 64d buyer: July and August 3 57 64d seller: August and September 3 66 64d buyer. MARINE. ARRIVED. Steamship New York. 2.111 tons,. Ingram. Charleston and Georgetown, SC. H G Smallbones. Br steamshiD Crathorne. 1.695 tons, Williams. Genoa. Alexander Snrunt & Son. CLEARED. Stmr Seabright. Sanders. Calabash and Little River, S C, Stone, Rourk & Co. Stmr E A Hawes. Black TTavetteville, James Madden. miDV Arresta (Uncharges from the urinary Oi'gBM Id either sex in 48 boors. It is superior to Copaiba, Cubeb, or fnlao twns, and free from all bad gmell or otber inconveniences. iht in - :f '
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