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WILMINGTON. N. C.
ThVbsday Morktitg, Nov. 23.
BOOSTING THE SUBSIDY STEAL
The report of the Commissioner
of Navigation, Chamberlain, givea
some interesting information as to
American shipping, but it is gotten
up in a way which shows that one
of the objects in Tiew was to boost
the ship subsidy steal which will
come before Congress, under the
joint sponsorship of Senator Hanna
and Representative Payne, both of
Ohio. This report shows that the
past year was a prosperous one for
our shipping, and that we had a
total documented tonnage on June
30th embracing 22,72s vessels, with
a gross tonnage of 4,S64,23S tons,
the largest since 1865. Of these
vessels 21,397, carrying 4,015,992
tons, operated under our coast laws,
giving us a larger coasting tonnage
than any other nation. Our steam
tonnage for the first time exceed
ed all other craft, but in
this we are eleven years behind, for
eleven years ago the steam tonnage
of the rest of the world exceeded the
sail tonnage, showing the progress
that has been made in relegating
sail for Bteam vessels. The show
ing for coastwise and lake vessels is
pretty good but when it oomes to
the highways of the sea there is a
striking contrast, for American bot
toms carried less than -cine per cent,
of our exports and imports.
As further showing how steam
vessels are taking the place of sail
vessels he notes that within the past
twenty-five years the sea-going sail
tonnage has decreased from 14,185,
S36 tons to 8,693,769 tons, a decrease
of 40 per cent. The United States
show the average decrease. Within
the same time the world's steam ton
nage has increased from 4,328,193 to
18,SS7,132, or 336 per cent. Nor
way and Germany show the highest
percentage, the former 1,400, the
latter 700. The increase in the
United States has been only 8 per
cent., and for the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts only 38 per cent.
As far as steam tonnage is con
cerned we have fallen from the
second place, next to Great Britain,
to the seventh, behind Japan, and
this he makes the basis of a plea
for subsidies, arguing that subsi
dies are the explanation of the
growth of the merchant marines
steam vessels of other nations,
which, according to him, pay
$26,000,000 a year in subsidies.
That is. 126,000,000 a year divided
among seven or eight nations, an
average of about $2,000,000- each,
whereas he thinks we ought to give
subsidies to the amount of about
49,000,000 for a number of years to
come. He does not state the fact,
however, that the bulk of these
subsidies consists simply of sums
paid for carrying fast mails to
countries where the Governments
paving them have colonies or large
trading interests, nor the other fact
those Governments permit their
ship owners to buy their ships
wherever they can do so to the best
advantage, and that when they pay
bounties to home -built vessels it
is with the stipulation that
they be so constructed that
they can be readily converted
into auxiliary war vessels, for
the use of the Government in
the event of war. Thus the bounty
paid ensures the Government that
pays it a valuable addition to its
navy in time of need. This is about
the only plausible plea for a bounty
that we have seen, and the only way
in which there is the slightest ap
pearance of the Government re
ceiving any consideration or equiva
lent for the bounty paid.
Last year Great Britain built
vessels with a tonnage of 9,680,000
gross tons and German yards turned
outv 850,000 grosa toni. Both of
these countries build fox the world,
but as Great Britain is the great
shipbuilder she does nearly all the
building not only for herself but for
other nations which do not build all
their own ships. Great Britain pay
cabidis on only about 3 pr cent.
of her shipping, the 98 per cent,
operating without any Government
aid.
Other nations pay small subsidies
for carrying the mails and so do we,
but even with these subsidies we
have fallen behind nations which al
low free ships, that is allow, their
people to buy ships where they
choose, as Japan does, which has
practically taken the- carrying tide
on the Pacific away from our subsi
dized Pacific lines.
If we are by ineans of bounties
and subsidies to compete with na
tions which last year built 9,680,000
gross tons, and 850,000 gross tons
compared with our 213,000 gross
tons, and have in addition to this
more favorable marine laws, and
cheaper marine service, then this
Government had better go directly
into the ship-building and ship sail
ing business, for mere bounties will
never do it. To be effective the
bounties and subsidies must more
than offset the cheaper ships, and
the cheaper sea-service which the
foreign ship sailers are alleged to
have.
This bounty and Subsidy scheme
as proposed means that this Govern
ment will pay a large part of the
eost of building ships, and after they
are built a large part of the cost of
operating them, and let -the ship
building and ship running trusts
pocket the profits. That might and
protably would give us more ships,
but if it be ships that are wanted, a
speedier, more effective and leas ex
pensive way would be to repeal the
obstructing legislation, let down the
bars and let American capitalists
buy ships where they please, and
then if there be anything in our ma
rine laws which give the foreign
owners any advantage over the
American owner of ships repeal that
and give American enterprise a fair
showing. This will give us a mei
chant marine without giving millions
to a trust and without putting the
ocean carrying trade in American
bottoms in the power of a combine,
which would be one of the first re
sults of the enactment of the sub
sidy steal.
A FIVE YEARS TUTELAGE
The Philippines are attracting so
much attention now that we hear
comparatively little about Cuba, but
the Cuban problem isn't settled by a
good deal, and it will be some time
yet before it is settled. This Gov
ernment has a grip on it, doesn't
wan,t to loosen that grip, and if any'
apparently plausible excuse can be
found for retaining its grip, the grip
will be retained. There are intima
tions of this thro wn out from time
to time, 6r rather excuses in advance
for contemplated action, of which
the following, clipped from the New
York Sun, is the latest:
Joseph L. Hance, who was the
American Consul at Cardenaa. Cuba.
before the war with Spain, landed
yesterday from the Ward liner San
tiago, which arrived from Havana on
Saturday. He said he had been mak
ing a tour of Cuba on horseback since
June, in order to find out the indus
trial condition of the island. He said :
"Sugar cane is rarely seen on the
plantations now. Tall grass hides
everything. In the provinces of Ha
vana, Matancas and Santa Clara, 1000
mills and all the cane have baen de
stroyed. The value of the machinery
destroyed will average $400,000 making
the total destruction 1400,000,
000. The cane lost averages
$200,000. making a total loss
of $200,000,000. The loss of stock and
implements will reach $80,000,000.
Adventures have promulgated the
idea that planters will not have ade
quate protection in Cuba, and there
fore nothing is being done toward re
planting ttye burndnelds or replacing
the machinery. Every one on the
island who has any property at stake
desires a continuance of American oc-
cupation, or any form of government
under our protection that will afford
stability. There is not a Spaniard in
Cuba who does not prefer annexation,
to government by the Cubans, and
many Cubans express the same view.
Not one soldier of our army should
be withdrawn. It would be discredit
able to this nation if, after driving out
the Spaniards, we were to turn the
island over to the Cubans I mean the
Havana Separatists without any far
ther instruction in self-government
than they now possess. Some property
holders say that if our army is with
drawn they will sell out and leave the
country.
"1 believe that the Cubans should
have a provisional government for
hve years, formed by act of Congress,
providing for a legislative assembly,
elected by inhabitants having property
and educational advantages, and that
mere snouia be a Governor, appointed
oy me president oi trie united States,
with the advice and consent of the
Senate. I think we should organize
in each province United States courts,
having similar jurisdiction to our
Federal courts."
This 1b ajjrettyi rough sketch of
the present condition of the island,
nearly a year and a half after it has
eome under United States control.
At this rate of progress how much
more are we to expect at the end of
the five years tutelage which Mr.
Hance suggests? If we are to re
tain our grip on and keep our sol
diers doing police duty there until
the conditions are entirely satisfac
tory they will be there forever, un
less a majority of the native popu
lation be exterminated or deported
and their places taken by a different
class of people. A vast amount of
education will be necessary before
even the more intelligent minority
can reach the American standard of
self government. The sum and sub
stance of all this talk and dallying
is that Cuba is to be absorbed when
the time for "annexation" comes.
Senator Wolcott says he will vote
to seat Quay "because the country
needs him." This is an illustration
of the saying that "necessity knows
no law." This little matter of law
does not bother Woloott, when
oma to Toting for aneesatiry.
it
AUD It DID.'
Before the State Supreme Court
rendered its decision in the ten cases
referred to in the Raleigh dispatch.
published in the Stab yesterday, the
Baleigh News and Observer published
the following horoBCopic gditorial,
in which it struck the nail on the
head in the prediction that the court
would do likewise:
"There are now ten cases before the"
Sureme Court involving title to office.
While we have no means of predicting
the result other than the means wnica
Patrick Henry employed, to wit, judg
ing the future by the past, it is safe to
say that the court will go Bepublican
. i
aba udwui .. .
- -It is a little singular or is it natu
ral in a non-partisan court uuiu6
three Republicans and only one Fopu
lietl that in the case where there
have been contests for offices, when
the Republicans were claiming the
offices, the court docided with them,
but where the Populists were the con
testants the court found no way to let
them continue in the receipt of their
salaries , ,
"Let us see how the court has de
cided in six cases involving title to
office. In Day's case Day voted for
McKinley and is therefore regarded by
the court as a good Republican the
court found a'way to decide in Day's
'or. ... , .
"Wilson, the Republican clerk of
the Western Criminal Court, won in
a walk before the Supreme Court.
Patrick, a Republican, had litigation
to hold lh to his salary as president
r ih. Mr K C. Railroad, but the
Supreme Court found a way to keep
him in.
"How was it with the Populist con
tiet.nfii TtiA ihT fare ao well even
in the ratio of 3 to 1 before the Su
preme Court I Let us see.
"With Rnrna a minister who had
done much to secure a non-partisan
Supreme uouri wun luree priou
Republicans, wanted to keep his office.
The Supreme Court couldn't stretch
Hoke vs.' Henderson enough to cover
him.
"In thm nrintino- case. Barnes Was 1U
and asking the eourt to let him con
tinue to do tne printing, dui no nu iu
go. Barnes is a populist.
"In the Agricultural Board, Kelly
and other Populists were in and were
very anxious to stay in, but the court
found a way to put them out.
"In the ten cases now pending be
fore Supreme Court involving title to
office, nearly all these claiming that
Hoke vs. Henderson is a big enough
to cover them are Republicans. It is
safe to say that they will not be with
out "kivver" this winter.
The blanket was big enough, or
stretchable enough, and it was
accordingly but stretched without the
assistance of Judge Clark, who did
n't believe in the stretching process
and filed a dissenting opinion which
is a strong and comprehensive docu
ment. SMALL MILLS
Mr. W. Witham, of Georgia, is
doing a good work in stimulating an
interest in small mills in his State,
and the good he is doing reaches be
yond Georgia, for everything he says
in advocacy of small mills in that
State applies equally to small mills
in every other Southern State. What
he says is forcible because supported
by facts and figures, for which he
personally vouches.
In a published letter he says he
can name a half-dozen mills, having
from 4,000 to 10,000 spindles, which,
to his personal knowledge, show
from 25 to 60 per cent, earnings for
the past year. He is a stockholder
in a number of mills and is now or
ganizing three more in which he will
hold stock.
He ia not only a believer in the
small mill but in the future of the
South, expressing the opinion that
"the entire commercial interest of
the South is now going through a
change that will result in rapid
growth of wealth and manufactur
ing." As illustrating the change he
says:
"Previous to the past few years, all
of the institutions which I have the
honor to represent were forced to bor
row all their money in New Tork.
Now. we are able to get our money in
Southern cities, and at New York rates
of interest."
He is president of 27 State banks in
Georgia, and as further illustrating
the improved conditions in that
State, and how self-reliant she is be
coming, he adds:
"In the tweuty-seven banks located
in Georgia, of which I am president,
three out of every four dollars on de
posit belongs to the farmer. A fact
not generally known."
Georgia is evidently learning some
new ways to make money, to keep it
at home, and to invest it in ways to
make more money, and in this she
stands as a conspicuous exemplar to
her sister States.
Uncle Sam pays out light-weight
gold but he doesn't take it back.
Three of the New York custom
house clerks were paid in gold a few
days ago. They received their pay
at the sub-treasury. Preferring
paper, they asked the custom house
cashier to give them paper in ex
change for it. He declined because
the gold was light weight. They
went back to the sub-treasury with
it and were informed that it was
"light weight" and if they wanted
paper for it they could get it by
turning it in at the United States
Assay office at a discount. This
was simply a case of cheat in which
the clerks got the worst of it, ap
parently withou t any redress. ,
Referring to the talk oi retiring
Hanna from the chairmanship of
the National Republican committee,
Hanna rises to remark, "I am not
going to retire from anything."
Mark is not'-of a retiring disposition,
especially when he has a good thing.
I'ne beat remedy for
wUUgll Consumption. Cures
Syrup Bno31
ictt, Asthma, Whooping.
cough, Croup. SataH dwea i quick, sure results.
Mr7BultlflUcurt Conittfiction. Trial, to fTjt,
t
ESSES, B?l
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Durham Herald'.. Alfred Mo
Clehan, colored, was arrested yester
day by the police on a warrant sworn
out by his wife, charging him with
attempting to commit rape on bis 12
year old step daughter.
Greenville Reflector: Mr. Peter
F. Forbes died Sunday morning at the
home of his father, Mr. Arthur Forbes,
three miles below town. He had been
sick only a few days, having taken bis
bed with pneumonia last Wednesday.
, Salisbury Sun: For twelve
years Mr. A. M. Brown owned a cer
tain mule. He sold this mule a year
ago. Since then the animal bad prob
ably belonged to several people. But
last night he wandered back to his old
home and appeared to be perfectly
contented this morning.
Salisbury Index: A fatal acci
dent of a most distressing character
occured at the home of J. C. Miller, a
well-known farmer Jiving at
Franklin, about four, miles from this,
city, late yesterday afternoon." At that
time Mr. Miller's son, Henry a boy
about 10 years old, was in the house
alone and, picking up an old rusty
pistol on the bureau, commenced
"fooling with it" after the fashion of
boys generally under such circum
stances. Not knowing the weapon to
be loaded he was snapping it in a care
less way without paying any attention
to the direction in which it was point
ed, and while so doing the weapon
was discharged, the ball passing
through the back of his head causing
death in a few minutes.
Charlotte News: Messrs.
Chas. E. Johnson and Company,
cotton merchants of Raleigh, through
their representative here, Mr. John H.
Weathers, stored id Charlotte Bonded
Warehouse,155 round bales of cotton,
shipped from the plant located at
Gold villa, S C , 143 bales weighing
37,835 lbs., came in one car, being
equal in weight to 84 of the square
bales, and it would have taken over
three cars to have brought them in th. t
shape. It would -have taken -to
cars to have brought the compressed
bales. The cotton is being stored for
the mills in this section, who are
anxious to try the American Cotton
Co's. new bale. 'Squire Hoey,from
Below Pineyille gieves some interest
ing figures relative to the amount of
cotton ginned by him this year as
compared with last year's work. Up
to date laat year he ginned 600 bales
while up to date this year 'Squire
Hoey has ginned only 435 bales. This
gives a crop of about 66 per cent, as
compared with last year.
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Hon. Bill Bynum was
compelled to wait a long time for
his reward. Several times he must
have been tempted to return to his
free silver and free trade views.
Washington -Post, Ind.
There is a race war in Chic
ago between the white and black
employes on the city sewer. If the
negro is not good enough to work
on a Chicago sewer, which way is he
to turn for employment? Louis
ville Courier Journal. Dsm.
Nearly a million dollars is
now going into cotton mills in Mis
sissippi. That good Btate is moving
steadily forward and her people are
to be more prosperous than they
have been for twenty years past past.
Atlanta Journal, Dem.
One of our consuls in France
has sent to the State Department a
description of the new Mendel con
sumption cure, which is causing
such excitement throughout Europe.
The results produced by Dr. Mendel
excite great attention among the
medical faculty and the people, and
he has published his formula in the
interest of humanity and science.
It involves the injection of a simple
solution into the larynx, which re
lieves the cough, and sleep, strength
and appetite speedily return. While
it will be received with attention and
have full trial, it will be quite un
like other consumption cures if it
does not leave the mortuary statistics
of that malady about where they
were before. Ne to lork Inbune,
Rep. . (,
TWINKLINGS.
"Is your new play a comedy or
a tragedy?" "leant tell until I see
how the audience takes it. (jntcago
Record.
Great Author "That really is
the most senseless story I ever wrote."
Uis Wife Are you going to sign
your name to it?' 'vvny, ill diont
they wouldn't take it." Life.
"No." said the feathered phi
losopher of the barnyard; "there isn't
a tnrkrp.-v that ran be aaid to be trulv
happy until after Christmas." Phila
delphia North American.
All Kinds of Poetry: "War
nnntrv ia annearinff' in En eland in
large quantities," remarked the Horse
Editor. "Yes, England is getting
verses and reverses," added the Snake
Editor. Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele
graph.
Winterized. "Have von seen
a summarized statement of the vote?"
asked the friend. "No," answered
the defeated candidate, "I don't
believe there is any use trying to sum -
msiiiM it Tho orhnl a thine ia a chill
November Frost " Washington Star.
"If I were in such a fix as Con
gressman elect Roberts of Utah is,"
said Mrs. Smithers. "I would"
"No you wouldn't," Mrs. Smithers
interrupted. "If you were in that fix
I would attend to tbe matter myself."
Chicago Times Herald.
What," asked the sentimental
young woman, "was the most touch
ing incident you ever witnessed?"
And, after some thought, Senator
Sorghum answered, with emphasis,
"An election." Washington Star.
millions Glares Away.
It is certainly gratifying to the pub
lic to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous to
the needy and suffering. The proprie
tors of Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds have
given away over ten million trial bot
tles of this great medicine, and have
the satisfaction of knowing it has ab
solutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse
ness and all diseases of the Throat,
Chest and Lungs are surely cured by
it. Call on Robt. R. Bkllajct, drug
gist, and get a 10c trial bottle. Regu
lar size 60c and $1. Every bottle guar
anteed or price refunded. f
N' S II
if or over wifty Teara
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syeup
has been used for over fifty years by
millions of mothers for their children
while teething with perfect success.
It soothes the hild, 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 world. Twenty five cents
a bottle. Be sure and ask for " Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup," and take
no other. t -
DIGNITY OF OFFICE.
XtTT E-rmmgtline'm Broth Failed to
Get fbe Dime He Sonslit.
.The colonel was waiting for the -post-office
In a southern town' to open In
the morning and lu the meantime talk
ing a bit to. tbe colored' janitor, who
was sweeping and dusting, when a
negro boy, about 15 years . old,- came
along and halted and beckoned the. jan
itor to step aside. The old man looked
at him sharply, but did Cot comply.
"Say, yo'!" called the young man.
; There was no reply to this, and after
a minute he called again.- ;'
"Boy! What yo' wants wid meV
sternly demanded the janitor.
"1 waots to speak wid yo'." .
"Who Is yo'?"
Yo' know who 1 is. To' is dud en
gaged to my sister Evangeline."
"Oh, yo' 13 her brudder Sam. Waal,
what yo' want?"
"Kin yo lend me 10 cents?
"On .what grounds, sah?" -."On
de grounds dat yo' Is gwlne to
be my brudder-In-law."
"Boy, doan yo' know nuffin tall 'bout
philosophy?" shouted the janitor, as he
raised his broom over his shoulder.
"My bein engaged to yo'r sister Evan
geline as a private citizen an my stand
in hea representin de United States
guv'ment an talkin wid a gemlan
besides am too entirely different con
testashuns. As yu'r fucher brudder-in-law
I'd like to obleege yo', but as a
representative of dis guvment I doan
know yo' from Adam, an if yo' doan
move on I'll have to smash yo' to bone
dust!" Chicago News.
Kind to Her. ' -
"Do you consider it selfish for a man
to take a vacation trip by himself?"
"Not at all, Simpson; think what a
rest your wife will get."
Oar Hapless L&nfna.ice.
Mrs. Average (reading) Professor
Garner is about to issue his work
descriptive of the language of mon
keys. Mr. Average I'm sorry to hear that.
It won't be long before the scientists
will be saying that all language Is de
rived from monkeys, and then they'll
be revising our dictlonalres to give all
words the true original monkey pro
nunciation. New York Weekly.
An IninKlng Pronoun.
The ritual of society, as women make
it, i3 very exacting the world over, even
in almshouses. The London Outlook re
ports a serious trouble among; a set of
workhouse officials.
The infirmary nurses, three in number,
had demanded a separate sitting room
and the delight of Sunday dinner therein,
and the motron bad sought to humble
them by sending tbe cook to enjoy her
Sunday dinuer in their company. The
brawny cook described what occurred aa
follows:
"Well, Nurse Blank, she come down
and got inside the door. 'Four covers?
the says. 'Four? Who'a tbe fourth?'
'Me,' says I. You!' she says, and with
that she tosses her bead and walka
away."
Here, cook drew a long breath, then
continued, "If it hadn't 'a' been Sunday,
gentlemen, I should have let her have it
for calling me 'vou!' "
THE NURSERY.
Don't place the cot in a position where
the light will fall on the child's eyes, nor
in a draft.
Don't hang curtains around the cot.
Children need plenty of air, especially
when sleeping.
Dn't allow a child to sleep with an
elder person. Its rest will be less dis
turbed and more beneficial alone.
Don't make up the baby'a bed on the
floor. The air is most pernicious near
the fl xr and purest in the middle of the
room
. APPOINTMENTS
For Visitation by the Bishop of East
Carolina.
November 26th. Sundav before Ad
vent, M. P., Trinity, Chocowinity.
November 26th, aunaay Deiore Ad
vent, E. P., St. Peter's, Washington.
VnvsmW Sflth Thnradav. Thanks
giving, M. P. Zion Church, Beaufort
county. . . .
December 3d, Sunday, nrst in mo
vent, M. P., St. Martin's. Hamilton.
rMmhAF 10th. Rundav. second in
Advent, M. P., St. Peter's, Gates coun-
ty- . .... .
December 10th, Sunday, second in
Advent, E. P., SL Mary's, Gatesville.
December 11th, Monday, Com., St.
Mary's, Gatesville.
December 13th, Wednesday, St. Bar
nabas', Murfreesboro.
December 17th, Sunday, third in
Advent, M. P., St. Mark's, Eoxobel.
December 17th, Sunday, third in
Advent, E. P., Grace Church, Wood
ville. December 21st, Thursday Fest, St.
Thomas, St. Thomas', Windsor.
December 24th, Sunday, fourth in
Advent, M. P., Advent, Williamston.
December 25th, Christmas, Grace,
Plymouth.
December 81st, Sunday after Christ
mas, St. Thomas', Atkinson.
Holy communion at all morning
services.
The children catechised when prac
ticable. The vestries will pleased be prepared
to meet the bishop.
Offerings to be for Diocesan Mis
sions. '
His Characteristic. "Dewey
believes in short engagements," re
marked Mrs Snaggs. "Yes, the Span
iards who were at Manila last year can
testify to that." Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
"Well, that's enough to try
the patience of Job," exclaimed the
village minister, as he threw aside the
local paper. "Why;, what's the matter
dear," asked the wife. "Last Sunday
I preached from the text, 'Be ye there
fore steadfast," answered the good
man, and the printer makes it read
'Be ye there for breakfast"
Brave TflTen 1711
Victims to stomach, liver and kid
ney troubles as well as women, and
all feel the results in loss of appetite,
poisons in the blood, backache, ner
vousness, headache and tired, listless,
run-down feeling. But there's no need
to feel like that. Listen to J. W. Gard
ner, Idaville, Ind. He says: "Electric
Bitters are just the thing for a man
when he is all run down, and don't
care .whether he lives or dies. It did
more to give me new strength and
good appetite than anything I could
take. I can now eat anything and have
a new lease on life. Only 60 cents, at
Robt. E. BelXlAJCT's drug store. Every
bottle guaranteed. y- t
SUMMER ZEPHYRS.
Modern invention . has not yet pro
duced a device for subjecting a, dog day
to the cold storage process. Exchange.
The city girl.fwhd? spent her "vacation
on. a farm, imagined she had solved the.
meaning: of "Pasteurised milK," - She
saw the cows feeding from the pasture.
What could be simpler? St. Louis Star.
Newport people are complaining that
the weather has treated them badly.
They are not much worse off than otbef
people, to be sure, but why is not an ex
ception made in favor; of Newport?
Boston Transcript. "
The annual swordfish, with more than
its usual -annual frequency, has been
plunging its annual sword through the
annual two inch planking of the annual
schooner and just ' escaping transfixing
the annual sailor, in accordance with its
annual stupidity. Boston Herald.
TRUST THRUSTS.
The coal trust won't fix the price of
coal until it finds out how much money
the people have. Then that will be the
price. St. PaukDispatch.
Some will say, since the shoemakers
and glovers are going to form trusts, the
nation may be further bound hand and
foot in these things. Philadelphia Times.
Probably one reason why we kr"not
hear of more new trusts these days is
that there are so few things left on which
the trustmakers can exercise their in
gennity. Indianapolis News.
WHOLESALE PRICES CORRENT, "
rs The following Quotations represent
Wholesale Prices generally. In making up
rnns.il orders hhihar Drices have to be charged.
Tns quotations are always given aa accurately
as possible, but the Stab will not ba responsible
for any variations from the actual market price
of the articled auoted.
BAGGING ,
8 8 Jute 6 m
Standard i6a 6
Burlaps 5 & 64
WESTEiiN BHOEKi' -
HamsK . 'J 5
Bides ff a -$94
Shoulders V To & 6
DBY salted
Bides . 69$fc 54
Shoulders 9 t & 04
BARRELS Spirits Turpentine
Second-hand, each 1 26 1 85
New New York, each 1 40
New City, each S 1 40
BEESWAX a) To & 95
BRICKS
Wilmington V M 5 00 7 00
Northern 00 14 00
BUTTER
North Carolina 9 SI & 85
Northern 96 & SO
CORN MEAL
Per bushel, In sacks & iTH
Virginia Heal & 47
CXWTON TIES V DunOle 1 00 & 1 15
CANDLES 9 To
Sperm 18 & 25
Adamantine 8 CJ 11
CHEESE TA To
Northern Factory 10 & 13
Dairy Cream.... 66 18
Btate ; 14 & 15M
COFFEE To- ,
Laguyra ' 136 15
BJo.T. 7 & 10
DOMESTICS
Sheeting, 4-4, V yard & SH
Yarns. 9 bunch of S lbs ... . & 70
KOOSV dozen 15 JS
FISH
Mackerel, No. 1, V barrel... 22 00 so oo
Mackerel, No. 1, half-bbl. 11 00 & 15 00
Mackerel, No. 8, barrel... IS 00 18 00
Mackerel, No. 2 fT half-bbl.. 8 00 & 9 00
Mackerel. No. 8, 9 barrel... 13 00 & 14 00
Mullets, 9 barrel 3 75 & 4 00
Mullets, V pork barrel & 8 50
N. C. Roe Herring, V keg.. 8 00 & S 25
Dry Cod, To 6 & 10
Extra 4 35 & 4 50
fLOUR V To
Low grade 300
Choice & 350
Straight 393 400
First Patent 4 25 460
8LUE 9 To 12X 15
GRAIN 9 bushel
Corn,fromstore,bgs White 52 52)
Car-load, in bgs White... 50
Oats, from store 38 40
Oats, Bust Proof 45
Cow Peas 60 75
HIDES 9 a
Green salted 66
Dry flint 10 12)
Drvsalt 9
HAY 9 100 Tea
Clover Hay 85 90
. Bice Straw 40 50
Eastern 80 85
Western 80 85
North River .80 85
HOOP IRON, 9 To 3K 4
ILLUMItfAING OILS
Diamond white, bbls 9 gal & UH
Alaadm Security " 12H
Pratt's Astral " & 18
Carandlne " 13
LARD. 9 -
Northern.... 7 t
North Carolina IS 10
LIME, W barrel 115 125
LUMBER (city sawed) 9 M ft
Ship Stuff, resawea 18 00 80 00
Rough edge Plank 15 00 16 oo
West India cargoes, accord
lng to quality 13 00 13 00
Dressed Flooring, seasoned. 18 00 22 00
Scantling and Board, com'n 14 00 13 s CO
Common mill 5 00 C 50
Fair mill 6 50 8 oo
Prime mill 8 50 10 oo
Extra mill ..... 10 00 10 50
MOLASSES 9 gallon
Barbadoes, In hegshead.. . . . 25
Barbadoea, In barrels. ...... 28
Porto Rico, In hogsheads.... 23 30
Porto Rico, in barrels 25 30
. Sugar House, In hogsheads. 12 14
Bugar Hoase, in barrels.... 14 15
Syrup, in barrels 15 25
NAILS, 9 keg i Cut, 0d basis... 2 SO 3 00
PORK, 9 barrel
Cltv Mess 10 00 10 50
Bump 9 60
Prime 9 oo
ROPE. V To 10 22
SALT, 9 sack. Alum 1 25
Liverpool 83 85
American. 73 85
On 125 V Backs 5M
SHINGLES, 7-lnoh, per M 5 00 6 50
Common 1 60 2 25
Cypress Saps 8 50 2 75
SUGAR. 9 To -standard Gran'd 5)4 5M
Standard A 4?i 6
White Extra C 4
. Extra C, Golden 4)4
C, Yellow 4)s
BOAP, 9 To Northern 3)4 4
STAVES. 9 M W. O. barrel... 6 00 14 09
B. O. Hogshead. 10 00
TIMBER. V M feet-hipplng., 9 00 10 00
MUrprlme 7 50 8 75 .
Mill, Fair 6 50 7 00
Common Mill 5 90 6 09
Inferior to ordinary 3 59 5 00
SHINGLES, N.C. Cypress sawed
9 M 6x24 heart 750 850
" Sap 5 00 6 09
5x20 Heart 300 350
" Sap 2 00 250
6x24 Heart 6 00 6 50
Sap 5 00 5 50
TALLOW, 9 To 6
WHISKEY, 9 gallon. Northern 1!00 2 00
North Carolina 1 00 CO
WOOL per Unwashed !4 15
MARINE DIRECTORY.
List of Teasels In tfca ;Po" of Wll
nlOKtOD, N. C. Nov. 23, 1899,
STEAMSHIPy.
Baron Innerdale (Br), 2,139 tons, Mc
Neill, Alexander Sprunt 8c Son.
SCHOONERS.
Chas O Lister, 267 tons, Robinson, Geo
Harriss, Son & Co.
Ira B Ellems, 263 tons, Marston, Geo
Harriss, Son & Co.
D J Sawyer, 318 tons, Kelly, Geo Har
riss, Son Sc Co.
Island City, 418 tons, HendersonGeo
Harriss, Son & Co.
Nellie Floyd, 414 tons, Neilson, Heide
& Co.
Jno R Fell, 347 tons, Loveland, Geo
Harriss, Son & Co.
BARQUES.'
Antonio (Itl), 499 tons, Cafiero, Heide
& Co.
"River Thames (Nor) 454 tons, Quale,
Heide & Co.
Johannee (Nor), 473 tons, Thorsen, H
K Nash, for Paterson, Downing &
Co.
BARGES. .
Carrie L Tyler, 538 tons, Jones, Navassa
Guano Co. ' "
BY RIVER AND RAIL,
Receipts of Naval Store? and Cotton
Yesterday.
W. & W. Railroad 152 bales cotton,
3 barrels tar.
W.C. Sc A. Railroad-560 bales cot
ton, 21 casks spirits turpentine, 45 bar
rels rosin, 64 barrels tar, 12 barrels crude
turpentine.
W. & N. Railroad 95 bales cotton,
5 casks spirits turpentine, 12 barrels
rosin.
A. & Y. Railroad-47 bales cotton, 5
casks spirits turpentine, 210 barrels
rosin, 44 barrels tar.
Schr. Arygle 14 bales cotton,
3 casks spirits turpentine, 60 bar
rels rosin, 18 barrels tar.
Schr. Leah 5 barrels tar, 12 bar
rels crude turpentin.
Total Cotton. 867 bales; spirits tur
pentine. 34 casks; rosin, 327 barrels;
tar, 134 barrels; eruda turpentine, 24
barrel. f
JHouGGVJorti
without Gold Dust.
It lightens the labor
of cleaning more
than half and saves
both time and money.
It is "Woman's Best
Friend, Dirt's Worst
Enemy."
- v
Send for free booklet " Ooldsa Bales
for Housework."
THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY
Chicago ' SLLoois NewYork Boatoa
COMMERCIAL.
. WILMINGTON MARKET.
STAR OFFICE Nov. 22.
SPIRITS TlJRPENTINE Market
quiet and steady at 47J4 cents per gal
lon for machine made casks and 47
cents per gallon for country casks.
ROSIN Market firm, at $1.00
per hbl for strained and $105 for
good strained.
-TAR Market firm at' $1.40 per
bbl of 280 lbs.
CRUDE - TURPENTINE. Market
quiet at $1.50 per barrel for hard,
$2.80 for dip-aud for virgin.
Quotations same, day last year.
Spirits turpentine steady at 36"436c;
rosin firm at $i051.10; tar firm at
$1.20; crude turpentine firm at $1.25
1.90, $1.90.
EECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine 34
Rosin 327
Tar... 134
Crude turpentine 24
Receipts same . day last year. 42
casks spirits turpentine, 260' bbls
rosin, 35 bbls tar, 2 bbls crude tur
pentine. 5
COTTON.
Market steady on a basis of 7c per
pound for middling. Quotations :
Ordinary 4 13 16 cts " H
Good ordinaj-y. 6 316 "
Low middling 6 13-16 " "
Middling 7 " "
Good middling 7 .
Same day last year middling 4c.
Receipts 887 bales; same day last
year, 2,730.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina
Prime, 45c. Extra prime, 60c per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 75c.
Virginia Prime, 45c; extra .prime,
50c; fancy, 55c.
CORN Firm; 52 to 52 4 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 8c;
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,
$5.50Ho 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at $3.50 to
9.00 per M.
FINANCIAL MARKETS.
By Telegraph to tbe Moraine star.
New York, November 22. Money
on call firm, at 6 8 per cent., last
offered at 6 per cent. ; ruling rate
was per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 56 per- cent. Sterling ex
change weak; actual business in
bankers' bills 485 485 X for demand
and 481 481 for sixty days.
Posted rates 482 and 487. Com
mercial bills 481 yi. Silver certifi
cates 58K59. Bar silver 59. Mex
ican dollars 47. Government bonds
strong. State bonds inactive Railroad
bonds irregular. U. S. 2's, reg'd,
101!4;U. S.3's, reg'd,109;do.cdupon,
109 ;U.8. new 4's, reg'd, 1323 : do. cou
pon,1324 ;U.S. old 4's, reg'd. 113 lA ; do.
coupon, 113 ; U. -S. 5's, registered.
Ill; do. coupon, 111; N. C. 6's
127; do. 4's, -104; Southern Railway 5's
108 Stocks: Baltimore & Ohio 544 ;
Chesapeake & Ohio 28 : Manhattan
L 1034 ; N.Y. Central 1374 ; Reading
21; do. 1st preferred 60; St. Paul
12o do. preferred 173; Southern
Railway 134 ; do. preferred 57 ; Amer
ican Tobacco, 117; do. preferred 143;
People's Gas 1134; Sugar 157&; do
preferred 1174 ; T. C. & Iron 112 ;
U. S. Leather 22: do. preferred 81;
Western Union 87
NAVAL STORES MARKETS.
By Telegraph to the Morning 8 tar.
New Yorit. November 22. Rosin
quiet ; strained common to . good
$1 30 1 35. Spirits turpentine steady
at5isij4c.
Charleston. November 22 Soirits
turpentine firm at 47c ; sales 47 casks ;
no receipts, ttosin nrm ; sales oar
rels, prices unchanged.
Savaitnah, November 22. Spirits
turpentine firm at 47Jsc paid and bid ;
sales 1,172 casks; receipts 1,489 casks;
exports 43 casks. Rosin firm and un
changed ; sales 2,486 barrels; receipts
3,976 barrels; exports 225 barrels.
G0TT0N MARKETS.
Bv TelerraDh to the Morning Star.
New York, Nov. 22. Trade con
ditions on the the cotton .exchange
did not change materially to day. The
bulk of the small business doue was
easily traced to the professional ele
ment which gave attention for the
most part to the winding up of strag
gling accounts prepatory to whatever
new turn the market may take in the
near future. The opening was barely
steady with -quotations one point lower
to One higher. Prices did not rest
loDg on this level as receipts piled up
-omuinously ; cables later were bear
ish and the investment public was
disposed to part with a portion of its
holdings. A decline of five points
was apparent at the close of the
first hour, with the market showing
underlying weakness. Later, however,
there was a marked change in the feel
ing in the pit and by noon most of the
early loss had been wiped out. The
change of sentiment sent them into
positivegfirmnt-.ss as the session wore
on. With the steadily ruling came a
moderate lull of buying orders from
Wall Street and the South. R torn
bulls purchased in a small way. The,
market was finally steady with prices
net two points higher to two lower.
New York. November 22. Cotton
quiet; middling uplands 7 9 -16c.
Futures closed steady: Noveni
ber 7.25, December 7.26, January 7.30,
February 7.32, March 7.35, April 7.37,
May 7.39, June 7.40, July 7.41, August
7.38, September 7.05, October 6.93.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling
uplands 7 9 16c; middling gulf 713 16c;
sales 2,800 bales. . '
Net receipts bales; gross receipts
950 bales; stock 102.463 bales.
Total to-day Net receipts 51,97
bales; exports to Great Britain 1,731
bales ; stock 993, 5 16 bales.
Consolidated Net . receipts 190,837
bales; exports to Great Britain 24,611
bales; exports to France 24,406 bales;
exports to the Continent 62,519 bales.
Total since September 1st. Net re
ceipts 2,718,435 bales; exports to Great
Britain 703, D78 bales ;ex ports to France
296,650 bales; exports to the Continent !
750,435 bales. .
Oct. 22. Galveston, steady at 7 5-16, i
net receipts 18, 7246; Norfolk, quiet I
io Hard Work
at 7 5-16c. net receipts 1,185 bal
Baltimore, nominal at 7"c, net
ceipts bales ; Boston, quip t at ?q
net receipts 38 bales; Wimin3
steady at 7c, net receipts 867 &u?
Philadelphia, firm at 7 13 16c net
ceipts 175 bales; 8avannah, qiet
71-16c, net receipts 6.486 bales - N
Orleans, steady at 7 3 16c, net reV; J
19,417 bales; Mobile, . quiet 7PlS
net receipts 936 bales; Memphis sleari
at 7Xc, net receipts 4,178 bales- l
gusta, steady at 7jc, net recem
795 bales; Charleston, nominal at U
net receints 567 bales.
PRODUCE MARKETS.
IBy Telegraph to the KorninK star
-.New York, November 22 -FW
was less active but firm until toward
the close, when the feeling becaiE.
, easier, following the decline in whM!
Wheat Spot steady; No. 2 red 73jc!
options opened steady at yiC admc
and further advanced ysc 0n cables
and local covering, following disin
pointing Northwestern receipts. La,
the feeling became very weak, owiD.
to the apathy of exporters and an en
tire lack of speculative support. Closed
weak at c net dtcline; No. 2tti
March closed 75c; May closed 75c.
December closed 72c Com-tj ,'
steady; No. 2 41c; options opeuj
steady at 4c advance and ruled firm
on higher cables, turning weaker
however, on clearing weather in tbe'
corn oeii ana absence oi sumcieMej
port support. Closed weak at tit
unchanged prices to Jc decline; May
closed 39c; December closed -c,
Oats Spot firm; track white 31 3ic"
options nominal. Lard steady; We'
era steam closed $5 35c; Novemter
$5 32, nominal; refined quiet. Pork
steady Petroleum firm. Butter strong;
Western creamery 2226c; State
dairy 1825c. Cheese firm; large
October, finest 11 Kc. Rice steady Po
tatoes firm; Jersey $1 (J01 35
New York $1 001 50; Long Islam
$1 251 75; Southern seei-i $150;
Jersey sweets $1 502 25 Cab
bage dull; Long: Island $2OO3 50pe
100. Freights . to Liverpool Cottuii
mained firm, with 28jc bid for De
cember shipment of prime suiiimeryei
low and generally held for 29 jcents
spot. Meal continued very firm. Prims
crude in tanks 2021c; priie
crude in barrels 2526c; prime sum
mer yellow 284 29c; off summer vel
low 27428c; butter grades 3031;
prime winter yellow 3lc; winter wnit
2930c. Cotton seed oil meal $23 Oil
24 00. Coffee Spot Rio firm; No ?
invoice 6 ; No. 7 jobbing 7c. Sugar
Raw firm; fair refining 3 13 16c bid;
centrifugal 96 test 4Xc bid; mlas
suar 3 9-16c refined quiet.
t CHICAGO, Nov: 22 Wheat Tyasfirm
early with Liverpool cables, but weak
ened on liberal receipts and report (fa
large shipment from Duluth totbis
port; closed lc. tinder yesterday.
t?orn, influenced by heavy clearance
and luterrupuon of the movemem,
closed ilc higher lor December,
May uucnanged. Oats closed uu
changed and provisions 2Jc. lower.
Chicago, Nov.22. Casn quotations
Flour steady. Wheat No 2spring-c;
No. 3 spring 63265c; No 2 red 67tf
69c Corn Nvj.2, 3333 Oats-Mo i
c; No. 2 white 26c; No. 3 white
252SUc. Pork per bbl. $7 70
9 60. Lard, per 100 lbs. $4 805 02.
Short rib sides, loose, $4 80
5 15 Dry salted shoulders, $5
5 50 Short clear sides, bdxed, J5 15
5 20. Whiskey Distillers' finish
goods, per gallon, $1 23
The leading futures ranged as fo
lows opening, highest, lowest and
closing: Wheat No. 2 December
67M67H, 67. 66 6667c;Maj
71H71, 71, 7171$ 71'Ac Cora
No. 2 December 324'32. 33 33tf,
323i32j4; January 32, 3232X-31,
31J432c; May 3333, 33
33,334,334 Oats December 23tf.
23tf. 23H23X, 23423M;Juar.v
24424, 24J. 24r24. Pork, per
bbl December $8 10. 8 12J4. 8 02,
8 05: January $9 57, 9 57, 947tf,
9 50; May $9 65, 9 65, 9 57j4, 9 62J
Lard, per 100 Bs December 1 4 90, i 90,
4 87K, 4 87'A January $5 12J4, 5 15,
5 10, 5 10; May $5 30, 5 32. 527,
3 30. Short ribs, per 100 lbs --December
$4 874. 4 874, 4 85. 4 85: Januarj
$497.4974,4 85, 4 85; May $5 10,
5 12J4. 5 074, 5 10.
Baltimore, November 22. P'-our
quiet and steady, unchanged. Whet
dull spot and month 7171c; I
cember 7171Xc; May 76c asked;
Southern wheat by sample 677fr
Corn dull mixed spot and moutn
3939c;. 'December 3939P;
November and December, new irWi
3838c; January 38M38'C;
February 3838c; Souther"
white, nlw corn, 3539c. W
firm No. 2vwhite 3132o.
FOREIGN MARKET
Bv Cable to tbe Mornlnu Sf hi
T TvT V,Q- 99 4. P. Jl -
Cotton Spot good business done,
prices unchanged ; American middling
4d. The sales of the day were IV
000 bales, of which 1,000 were for
speculation and export, and incluaw
14,200 American. Receipts 5,000 bales,
no American. , j
Futures opened quiet and clo
barely steady at the decline; Amer
ican middling (I- m. c.) November f
S7y A t daA 1 . MA.umKcr and V
cember 3 63 644d byer; P
and January 3 63-64d buyer; JartfW
and February 3 61 64d buyer; J en
ary and March 3 60 643 61 64d sener.
and May 3 59 643 61-64d seller;
and June 3 59 643 60 64d seller; Jn
and July 3 58 643 59 64d seller; J"J
and August 3 58 64d seller; Augusts.
September 3 56 64 I seller .
ARRIVED.
Italian barque Antonio 499 ton ,
Cafiero, Point-a-Pitre, feide&W
Norwegian barque River ID
454 tons, .Quale, Bristol, Heide
Schr Chas C Lister, 267 tons,
son. New York, Geo Harriss, tn
Co.
tn 1 T T Tj1ii--w, ORQ fnns. J"-"!
car xra x jliicujo, - q- j
tori, New York, Geo Harriss, u
Co.
CLEARED.
Br schooner Brothers, Kelly,
au, Geo Harriss 3on & Co.
EXPORTS.
Tv"TT7'Tn"r
320.9u0 sbincles. valued at
2 spars, valued at $80; 6.00U ie ,
ber, -valued at $103.85-touu .
1: con on . u.r and vesse v
A Springer & Co. f