CUBAN FRAUDS
IN THE SENATE.
Two Notable Speeches in
fence of McKinley's Con
duct of Affairs.
De-
MESSRS. PLATTAND SPOONER
Senator Hale of Maine Criticised the Gov
ernmcnt's Coarse Tillman Called
Attention to Evils of Carpet
Bag RaleThe House.
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
Washington, May 23. This was a
day of rasping political controversy
and oratory in the Senate. With the
controversy those on the Demo
cratic side of the chamber, anoma
lous as it may seem, had little
to do. What, by far-seeing Sena
paramount issue of the approaching
national campaign was the subject of
two notable speeches. One bv Mr.
Piatt, of Conn., and the other Mr.'
Spooner, of Wisconsin. The former
was in an answer to the speech deliver
ed a few days ago by Senator Bacon,
of Georgia, on his resolution demand
ing an investigation of financial
affairs in Cuba. Mr. Piatt favored
the adoption ot the resolution,
but deprecated what he declared
was a cheap effort to make political
capital out of a shameful condition of
affairs, which the Republican party
needed no prodding to induce it to
probe to the bottbm.
The speech of Senator Spooner was
a continuation of his address of yes
terday on'the Philippines question. In
its course he became involved in a
heated and sensational colloquy with
Senator Hale, of Maine, over the gov
ernment's conduct of affairs in our
"insular possessions."
It was a remarkable controversy be
tween two of the best equipped de
baters in the Senate.
Senator Spooner will continue' his
speech to-morrow.
The Morgan resolution calling on
the Secretaries of War and of the
Navy for information relative to the
cost of , transportation of troops and
supplies to the Philippines was agreed
10.
The Bacon resolution, directing the
Committee on Relations with Cuba to
investigate tho receipts and expendi
tures in Cuba, was called up. Senator
Piatt, chairman of that committee.
spoke thereon at length. General
Wood, he said, had been led to sup-
psat?, owwui n luuum agv, bunt tiioxv
had been irregularities in the service
under Mr. Rathbone. He immediately
pressed an unsparing inspection. He
gave General Wood credit for the dis
covery of these wrong doings and the
administration credit for probing them
to the bottom. The disclosures, he
added,' are a direct blow to every citi
zen of the United States and the wrong
doing of Neely, the more sad and
shameful, since it occurred where a
great work of freedom and philan
thropy is going on. Neither the Re
publican administration nor the Com
mittee on Cuban Relations, he insisted,
needed any prodding from the opposi
tion party to induce a most searching
investigation and summary punish
ment of all the wrong doers. But he
reminded the Democrats that this has
been the first instance of its kind dur
ing the administration, and argued
'that President McKinley has demon
monstrated his determination that no
guilty man in these Cuban frauds
shall escape.
"The amount of irregularities in
Cuba appear to have been $45,000
during the last year. The frauds may
have begun earlier. But it is not to
be supposed there will be a loss to the
Cuban revenues or to the United
States treasury. This trouble has been
seized upon by our political opponen ts
to indicate by innuendo and not by di-
sViai-fTA t H a f ttiA fraiirl V) a a Kaon
wholesale and that the Cuban people
have been 'plundered' out of millions
of dollars by dishonest contracts and
various fraudulent devices. Who
knows there have been dishonest con-
tnaiifa Arkvn i H Oifi ? VaKiuIv. Kilt, it
there have we shall find out."
He protested against Congress inter
fering with the investigation instituted
by the Postmaster General as likely to
defeat the ends of justice.
Senator Tillman called attention to
the railroad constructed along the
south side of Havana harbor and sug
gested he would produce some wit
nesses regarding that matter if it was
investigated. Senator Piatt said that
Director of Posts Ratbborne's appoint
ment was merited, but if he were found
involved in these financial difficulties
he would be punished unsparingly.
Neely. he said, had the confidence of
people of Indiana, but went wrong,
bringing disgrace and humiliation
on this country rather than upon
the administration. The, allow
ances to the U nited States omcers in
Cuba, he said, were reasonable and
proper. .
Senator Bacon, Georgia, demanded
to Know wny we aid not come away
from tnere.
The conference report on the Army
Appropriation Dili was men agreed to.
Mr. Spooner resumed the speech he
began yesterday on the Philippines
and on theuUu ban situation.
Senator Hale-, Maine, suggested it
would have Deen Deuer n we naa
abandoned Cuba in view of what had
h&DDened. He said we would have
been better off if we had not taught
the Cubans the lesson that has been
taught in -the last few months tho
lesson of fraud, peculation, cheating,
appropriation of revenues, stealing a
carnival in every direction of corrup
tion and fraud.
Senator Spooner (warmly) It is a
little . tiresome for me to be called
upon on this side of the chamber to
replv to a Democratic speech.
Senator Hale I am as a good a Re
publican as the Senator from Wiscon
sin. I do not recognize any party.
obligations that compel consent to the
proposition that everything nas gone
richtm Uuba.
Senator Spooner Nobody pretends
it.
Senator Hale I do not think the ex
neriment has been a failure. I would
vote to-morrow to withdraw from
Cuba and leave that people to estab
lish and set up and maintain their
own government. The time will soon
come when Republicans will be glad
when we get out of this thing- without
irnMa thin rra h Q nnpnlTl & T. hfln Are
now.
"What does the Senator mean," de
manded Senator Spooner, "when he
speaks in ceneral terms of a carnival
of fraud and corruption?
"I mean - the things disclosed, A
. bill of particulars has been filed
already." said Senator Hale.
Senator Snooner Has the Senator
anv suspicion in his mind or in his
t heart that the oledee made in the reso
lution passed by Congress as to the tern-
tiurarjr cuaracier ul uur uwupuvu
Cuba is not to be kept!
Mr. Hale I have very grave sus
picion. I think there are very power
ful influences in this country, largely
located in New York city, largely
-speculative and connected with money
making enterprises, that rare deter
mined that; we shall never five up
Cuba, I think that the time will rever
come unless something. ear r. en and
drastc is done by Congress so that the
last soldier of the United States will
be withdrawn from Cuban soil I do
not tbin k the President favors holding
a uiscoverea very powerful
influences commercial, mercantile,
money and political that are opposed
to our ever withdrawing from Cuba
I take up the.newspapers that are fore
most in the large cities and I find every
day intimation and hints that we are
never to withdraw from Cuba.
Senator Tillman declared that
our
agents , on the island were
caroet-
baggers, and the sooner
the better.
they get out
. Continuing, Mr. Spooner said that
if Mr., Bryan should ever become
President of the United States he be
lieved he would appoint men to pro
ceed to Cuba and other island posses
sions just as President McKinley was
appointing them. , - -
After a spirited colloquy between
Mr. Spooner and Mr. Tillman, in
which the latter expressed the belief
that Mr. Bryan, as President, would
settle the pending question in a way
different way from tbat adopted by
Mr. McKinley, Mr. Allen, Nebraska,
rose and protested against making a
political foot ball of Mr. Bryan's
name.
. At 5.20 P. M. the Senate adjourned.
Honse of Representatives.
The House to-day passed without di
vision the extradition bill framed by
the. Judiciary Committee, but only
after a debate in which considerable
political rancor was aroused. There
Was no division of sentiment as to the
duty of Congress to pass a bill 'to per
mit the extradition of Neely, but the
Democrats objected to the language of
the bill which .covered "any foreign
country or territory or part thereof,
occupied by the United States.". .The
Democrats wanted the bill to apply'
Specifically to Cuba, contending that
the broader language assumed the pos
sibilities of further acquisitions by the
United States of a character similar
to. that or Cuba. . A .motion to re
commit, with instructions to change
the language, was defeated by a strict
party vote.
The House also adopted the resolu
tion to allow the Committee on Ways
and Means to sit during the recess of
Congress for the purpose of framing a
bill for the reduction of war revenues
and the resolution for a sine die ad
journment June 6. The former reso
lution drew the opposition or the
Democrats, who insisted that Con
gress should reduce the war taxes at
tLe present session; but' Mr. Payne,
the majority leader, showed from the
treasury figures that the refunding of
the bonds now going on would prac
tically wine out the surplus' for this
fiscal year. He contended that it
would be unsafe to reduce the taxes at
this time. In the course of the debate
Mr. Richardson, minority leader, an
nounced tbat he was in favor of the
repeal of the war tax on beer.
Mr. Ray. New York, chairman, of
the Judiciary Committee, asked unan
imous consent for the consideration of
the Neely Extradition bill. It was ar
ranged that there should be forty-five
minutes debate on each side.
Mr. Dearmond launched into a bit
ter and scathing' denunciation of the
peculation and wholesale robbery
proceeding with the rapid exploitation
of imperialism in. Cuba." .
Mr. Dearmond desired to offer an
amendment providing that while Cuba
was occupied by the' United States, of
fenders in Cuba who fl.ee to the Unit-.,
ed States should bef surrendered upon.
written requisitions.
Mr. Cannon, Illinois, characterized
Mr. Dearmond as a "chronic calamity
howler."
Mr. Williams, Mississippi, pointed
out the inconsistencies of the present
situation the United States surrender
ing offenders to herself. - It was the
natural outcome, he declared, "of car
pet baggery."
Mr. a lemmg, Georgia, said the lan
guage of the bill should especially ap
ply to the island of Cuba to show to
the world that we had no intention of
again replacing ourselves in the posi
tion we now occupy toward Cuba.
The language of the bill would raise
an unwarranted suspicion that we con
templated the invasion of other ter
ritory in the future.
Mr. Dearmond attempted to offer his
amendment but was ruled out of or
der. Mr. Dearmond appealed to the
chair, but it recognized Mr. Payne's
motion to lay the appeal on the table.
A good deal of feeling: was ffman
ifested.
The appeal was laid upon the table
129 to 103.
The bill was finally passed without
division.
The Postoffice Appropriation bill was
sent back to the conference. The res
olution for recess sittings of the ways
and means committee was adopted
without division.
At 5:10 p jn. the House adjourned,
CUBAN POSTAL FRAUDS.
Neely, the Defaulting Employe, Charged
With Embezzling $400,000.
By Telegraph to the Horning Btar.
New Yoek, May 23. Papers are to
day en route from Washington to New
York which will result in the prefer
ring of other charges against Charles
P. W. Neely. now confined in the
Ludlow street jail.
It is ascertained that these papers
were sent from Cuba to the depart
ment at Washington and charge the
alleged defaulting postal employe with
the embezzlement oi- a sum approxi
mating 1400.000. This alleged embez
zlement consists in the conversion into
cash of the 400.000 worth of "si
charged" Cuban postage stamps which
were ordered destroyed, and wnicn
were certified as having been destroyed
by the committee appointed for that
purpose, or wmcn XMeeiy wastne neaa.
AUGUSTA STREET RAILWAY
Officials Indicted for Violation of
Law
Requiring Separation of Races.
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
Augusta, Ga., May 23. D. B.
Dyer, as President of the Augusta
Railway and Electric Company, and
E. C. Jefferson. . the conductor in
charce of the car upon which Alex.
Whitney, a white man. was Kiiiea oy
a negro ten days ago, and ' for which
the negro was subsequently lynched,
have been indicted dv tne erana jury
of Richmond county for alleged viola
tion of the State law requiring the sep
aration of races on public carriers.
Statesville Landmark: In
Sharnesbur!? township Thursday after-
tinnn Mr. Jerrv Bowles, aered about 87
years, was thrown from a wagon by a
runaway horse and received injuries
from which he died in about an hour:
- Generally speaking, the prospects
are unusually good for a fine wheat
crop this year, but the recent dry
weather has aamageamin some neo-
tinna ThA Landmark learns that ex-
Sheriff Bailey, of Davie, who is one of
the largest and mostsuccessiui iarmem
in this aontmn nf tha State, will proba
bly make 4.000 to 5.000 bushels oi
wheat this xear.
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ROBERTS DRIVING
THE BOER FORCES
British Infantry North of Kroon
stad Drawing Near to the
Transvaal Border.
B0E8S RETIRING TO THE VAAL
Some of Their Force Already Across the
River Asserted That Pretoria is
. Able to Stand a Year's Seige.
The Fighting at Mafekiogv
' By Cable to the Horning Btar.
London, May 24, 4.30 A. M. Lord
Roberts is drawing near to the frontier
of the Transvaal. His infantry masses
are thirty three miles north of Kroon
stad, at the Rhonoster river. Some
thousands of cavalry are already
across the river. The Boers are re
tiring towards tha Vaal with their
heavy baggage. They are reported
from Pretoria as already across that
river. Twelve thousand men and four
guns compose the retreating army.
Trains continue to run from Veronni
ging, at the Vaal, to Pretoria.
Foreign engineers assert that Pre
toria is able to stand a year's siege.
The Boer forces continue to dwin
dle, some correspondents asserting
that only about 24,000 of the hardiest
fighters yet remain.
It was announced at Pretoria Sun
day that the government proposed re
moving the British prisoners ffrom
Pretoria.
Lady Sarah Wilson cables: "The
fighting, before the relief was very
hard. A severe struggle proceeded
yesterday (May 16th) from 2 P. M.
until dusk. The Boers were forced
slowly to retreat, contesting every,
inch. At sunset they still held the
last position. . j
' . 'Col. Mahon entered the town in the
brilliant moonlight. The Boers were
as tired out as we were, and they never
guessed that an attempt would be
made to force an entry before the
morning. Therefore their surprise
was complete. They deserted their
laagers, leaving a lot of food, which
was divided among the people of Ma
f eking."
Dr. Leyds, according to the Brus
sels correspondent of the Daily
Express, has quarrelled with the
Transvaal government. A repre
sentative of Paul Kruger is alleged to
have demanded an accounting respect
ing 500,000 pounds sterling ($2,500,000)
that has passed through. Dr. Leyds'
hands. Dr. Leyds is said to have re
plied that the- money had all been ex
pended, and to have expressed indig
nation when asked for an itemized
statement.
Flying From the Country.
The Lorenzo Marques correspondent
of the Times says :
Mrs. Keitz. wife of the Transvaal
State Secretary, and her children have
gone to Europe on the Bundersrath,
which is believed to have taken a large
quantity of bullion, and possibly sex -eral
important Boer politicians. .
British, Driving the Boers.
London. May 23. The War Office
late this evening published the follow
ing from Lord Roberts:
"South Bank of the Rhenoster
River, May 23, 1.80 P.M. We found
on arrival here this morning tbat
the enemy had fled during the night
They had occupied a strong position
on the north bank of the river, which
had been carefully entrenched; but
they did not think it advisable to de
fend when they heard that Ian Ham
ilton's force was at Heilbron and that
our cavalry, which had crossed the
Rhenoster some miles lower down the
stream, were threatening their right
and rear.
The bridge over' the Rhenoster,
several culverts and some miles of
the railway were destroyed.
Ian Hamilton a force drove tne
Boers under Ret de Wet before them
from Lindley to Heilbron. . The pass
age of the Rhenoster was strongly
disputed. Our loss might have been
heavy but for a well concerted plan
which brought smith Dorrien's bri
gade on the enemy's flank just at the
right moment.
"The officer commanding at uosnot
reports that upwards of S50 Free
Staters have surrendered during the
last few days, and that they Jiave
eiven up 360 rifles. 100 horses and a
large amount of ammunition."
Boers Abandon Douglas.
Douglas. Caps Colony. Tuesday,
May 22. A force under General War
ren, consisting or mounted infantry
Imperial yeomanry and two guns of
the Canadian artillery, left Rooi Pan,
on the night of May 20, and marched
in two columns,under Colonels Hughes
and Spence. Nothing was seen of the
Boers until the British were within
two miles of Douglas. Colonel Hughes'
column advanced in skirrr ishing order
and after lengthy exchange of shots,
the Boers fled, leaving their laager and
a quantity of stores and ammunition.
Aeain to-day auu uoers opened a not
fire on a detachment of yeomanry and
the Canadian artillery reported. Their
excellent practice compelled the ene
my to retire. g
Boers Surrender it Vryburg.
Kimbkrlet. May 22. About 800
Boers have surrendered at Vryburg,
(north of Kimberlev and a little more
than half way between that place and
Mafekinsr.i
The road is all clear from Maieting
and all opposition in this district is
practically ended.
Advised to Surrender.
Cape Town, May 23. It is reported
here that President Kruger has re
ceived a communication from Abra
ham Fischer, one of the Boer delegates
now in the United States, advising
hint to surrender on the best terms ob
tainable from Loid Roberts. It is also
understood that when Lord Roberts
crosses the Vaal river he will issue a
proclamation announcing that if the
burghers return to their farms, their
property and stock will be respected.
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT
CUMNOCK COAL MINES.
Twentytwo Miners Killed Heartrending
Scenes at the Entrance of the Shaft.
fhe Cause of the Explosion.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Raleigh, N. C, May 23 Twenty-
two miners, ten white men and twelve
negroes, lost their lives in an explosion
at Cumnock coal mines, Chatham
county, N. C, yesterday afternoon.
The explosion occurred at 4.30
o'clock and is supposed to have been
caused by a broken gauze in a safety
lamp.
The accident was in what is known
as the East heading and between forty
and fifty men were in the mine at the
time. Five were brought out alive
from the East heading, while none of
the men in the other parts of the mine
was injured.
The names of the killed are as fol
lows: Whites John Connolly, mine
superintendent; Joe Glass, James
McCarthy, Wesley Clegg, John (Jate
wood. William Tyson' John Hankey.
John Willet, Robert Gate wood.
one unknown. Colored Sim Mcln-
tyre, Joe Fagin, Robert Reeves, Joe
Taylor, John Lee Palmer, Peter Pal
mer, Dan Gordston, Will Reeves, Al
lie Bynum, Jim Macks, Jim Palmer,
John Hubard. -
The scenes at the. entrance to the.
mine, where many or the wives ' and
children of the dead men gathered,
were heartrending. The bodies of the
victims of the explosion were prepar
ed for burial and the funerals of sev
eral took place to day. ;
John Connolly, the mine superinten
dent, came to this State about three
years ago, from Pittsburg, Pa. He
leaves a wife and three small children.
The mines are situated at Cum
nock, in -Chatham county, about six
miles from Sanford. They have been
long used in a desultory way, but in
1898 Samuel Ahenzy, of Philadelphia,
organized a company and put in
modern machinery. There are two
shafts, one a small affair for ventila
tion and the other, the main-working
shaft, is eight by twelve feet and is
considerably more than 500 feet in
depth.
In December, 1895. an explosion
took place at this same mine, in which
43 lives were lost. This explosion
was caused by fire damp though of
those kiUed on this occasion, many
lost their lives from the resulting ex
plosion of almost two hundred and
fifty bounds of dynamite that was
stored in the mines. Two other ex
plosions, occurred Here many years
ago. J -
SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICS
Prohibitionists Pat a State Ticket In the
Field and Will Male a Strong Fight
in the Coming; Election.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Columbia, S. C, May 23.r-The
Prohibitionists of the State held a con
ference here to-night at which a large
number of counties were represented,
and decided to make, a determined
fight against the State's liquor traffic
and for prohibition. Colonel James
A. Hoyt. of Greenville, was nominated;
ioriovernor ana uoionei james xm
Tribble, of Anderson, for Lieutenant
Governor. Nominations for other
State officers were not made, but the
support of the Prohibitionists will be
given candidates who come out on
their platform.
The fight is all within the Demo
cratic party and will be settled in the
Democratic primary. JThere will be a
county-to-county campaign in which
the -dispensary will be supported by
the present Governor, Miles B. Mc
Sweeney, and by Frank B. Gary,
speaker of the House, and A. H. Pat
terson, both of whom are dispensary
candidates for Governor. , .
Prohibition carried the State in
1892, and the dispensary law was en
acted as a .compromise between sa
loons and an iron-clad prohibition.
The Prohibitionists claim that they
were not treated rierht.
Colonel Hoyt is editor of the Green
ville Mountaineer, was a gallant Con
federate soldier, and has served as
chairman of the State Democratic Exe
cutive Committee.
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AUGUST C0T1 ON.
Pr ice.McCormlck & Co.'s Circular Higher
Prices-Expected, i
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York, May 23.-Messrs. Price,
McCormick & Co., in their circular
issued to day say : August and July
contracts on the New York Cotton
Exchange to day tefve been in a state
of semi-panic, declining respectively
27 and 30 points. This tremendous
and almost unparalled decline has
been the result of a panicky liquida
tion on the part of those people who
were long of August in anticipation
of an August corner. It has not, per
haps, occurred to them as they sold
their August that a corner in order to
be successful must be comparatively
without what are known as Tailers and
the large amount of this cotton
which has been liquidated techni
cally strengthens the situation. The
statistical position continues to gain
daily in strength, and with or with
out an August corner August cotton
in the neighborhood of 8 cents seems
to us cheap cotton. We would not
advise our friends to attempt to fol
low manipulators, but simply to
make, up their minds when cotton is
cheap, and when it is cheap, as we
think it is at present prices, to buy it,
selling it when they secure a reason
able profit. It remains our confident
conviction that August cotton on its
merits will sell at 9& cents or higher
in New York before the season closes,
and at 5Jd in Liverpool before the
maturity of August-September. .1
; ISigned Peicb,McCoemick&Co.
Editor's Awful PUsbt.
P. H. Higgins, Editor Seneca (111.)
News, was afflicted for years with Piles
that no doctor or remedy helped until
he tried Bucklen's Arnica, Salve. He
writes two bottles wholly cured him.
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PRODUCE
MARKETS.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York, May 23. Flour was
very firm, being held higher in some
instances, shut out demand. Wheat
Spot strong; No. 2 red 78&c. Options
were fairly active and firmer to-day
on very strong Paris markets, reflect
ing European crop damage news.
French buying was a feature here, off
setting the rains in spring wheat States.
Other bull influences were heavy sea
board clearances, a good cash wheat
demand and local covering. The close
was quoted strong at -kHc net ad
vance. No. 2 red May closed 71c;
July72Kc; September 73Jic. Corn
Spot strong; No. 2 42. Options were
strong and higher, advancing all day
on light country offerings, a good de
mand from shorts, higher cables, big
clearances and less favorable weather
news. Closed strong at Kc net
advance; May closed 42c; July closed
42c; September 43c. Oats Spot
firm; No. 2 27c; options inactive and
nominally higher. Lard firm ; Western
steam $7 25; refined firm. Rice firm,
Butter quiet; Western creamery 16 j
20c; State dairy 1619c. Cheese easy;
fancy large white 9i9c; fancy
large colored 9K9c; fancy small
white and colored 99jc. Eees
Market steady r . Southern 1054ai2c
at mark; State and Pennsylvania 14
14c at mark; Western, loss off 13K
i4c potatoes steady. Tallow steady.
Cabbage quiet; Florida, per crate, $1 25
l 75. Petroleum weak. Freights
to Liverpool very firm. . Cotton seed
oil inactive and barely steady,although
not quotably lower: Prime crude, in bar
rels, 8434jc nominal ;prime summer
yellow 37ie asked; off summer yellow
37c ; butter grades nominal ; prime win
ter yellow 4042c: prime white 40
41c; prime meal $25 50. Coffee Spot
Hio nrm; jno. 7 invoice 7mc; mild
steady; Cordova 9X13c Sugar
Kaw strong ; iair renmng 4c; centrifu
gal 96 test 4c; molasses sugar 3c;
rennea strong.
For over Kirtr Tears
Mrs. Whtslow's Soothing Syrup
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 cum
allays all pain, cures wind colic, ani
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, tie sure and ask for " Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup," and take
no other. t
MPO UND
body is made plump and
strengthened.
five vears aao I had nervous
was no better. A friend per
me new life and strength.
and I value it above all rem
WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.
The quotations are always given as accurately
s Dosslble. but the Stab will not ba resDonslble
for any variations from the artual market price
of the articles Quoted
3T The following
quotations represent
wnoiesaie races
'. in maEing
small orders higher Drtcee
ave to ue cnai
bagghjq
a b Jute....
Standard...,
Bnrlaps ."?
WESTERN SMOKED
8H
2
9
9
0
15
8
Hams v m ,
Sides S .
o
o
1 40a
1 40a
Shoulders
8
DRY SALTED
Sides
Shoulders ....
BARRELS Spirits Turpentine
Second-hand, each. .........
New New York, each.......
New City, each
BEESWAX S tt
BRICKS
Hi
1 40
1 SO
1 so
25
Wilmington V M. .
75
9 00
20
25
7 00 '
Nortnern
14 00
BUTTER
North Carolina V ft
Northern
CORN MEAL
Per bushel. In sacks ........
Virginia Meal
COTTON ties v bundle
CANDLES V B
Sperm
Adamantine
CHEESE '
25
SO
53
-
53
1 40
18
8
45
25
jn ortnern e-actory .
Dairy Cream. ..4.
12
13H
na
is
9X
13
14
i2
16
II
70
11
urate
COFFEE V
Laguyra
I Bio
DOMESTICS
Sheeting, 4-4, 9 yard
Tarns. V bunch of 5 as ....
BOGS V dozen
FISH
10
Mackerel, No. 1, V barrel
23 00
30 00
15 00
18 00
9 00
14 00
4 00
7 75
8 8 25
10
4 60
Mackerel, No. 1, V half -bbl. 11 00
Mackerel, No. 2, JB
Mackerel, No. 2
barrel.
16 00
8 00
13 09
half -bbl.
Mackerel, No. 8, v barrel.
muiiets, v uarrei ,
Mullets. nork barrel
7 00
3 00
6
4 35
N. O. Roe Herring, V keg..
Dry Cod, V
Extra... ........
rLOUR-S
Low grade....
Choice fy
Straight
First Patent...
3 CO
8 25
S 75
4 00
4 50
UK
60
57
40
45
1 00
$
9 -
8 85
4 25
10M
58
66
BLUE V
GRAIN bushel-
- Corn,from store,bst3 White
Car-load, In bgs White...
Oats, from store
88
Oats. Rust Proof
Cow Peas... 80
HIDES V a
Oreen salted
Dry flint 10
Dry salt
BAI V 1UU IDS
Clover Hay l 00
Rice Straw 40 . 50
Eastern 90 1 00
Western 90 1 00
North River 80 85
HOOF IRON, V SHfc 3tf
LARD.B-
Northern 7K 8H,
Nona Carolina... 8 10
LIME. barrel 1 15 1 80
uvnaaiii (city sawea; v jn it
fhlp 8tuff, resawed 18 00
;ough 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 mill 5 00
Fair mill 8 50
Prime mill 8 50
Extra mill lo oo
90 00
18 00
18 00
83 00
15,00
6 50
8 00
10 00
10 50
85
MOLASSES. ganon
Barbaaoes, in hogshead. ....
DCkL uouuin, ui wttraiji ......
Porto Rico, In hogsheads. . . .
Porto Rico, In barrels. ......
Bugar House, In hogsheads.
Sugar House, In barrels....
ByruD. In barrels
88
88
18
14
15
8 98
80
5?
15
85
8 00
NAILS, keg. Cut, COd basis. . .
PORK. V barrel
CltyMeas
13 50
14 50
13 00
prime
n limy
ROPE. W ....
10
90
83
SALT. V sack. Alum.
Liverpool
American.
LI. ......,
On 125 w BacKa
SHINGLES, 7-lnch, per M 5 00
Common l 60
Cypress Bans.
SUGAR, V Standard Gran'd
8 50
Standard A
White Extra C
Extra C, Golden
C Yellow
SOAP, lb Northern
STAVES. V M W. O. barrel....
k. u. Hozsneaa.
TIMBER, yu feet-Shipping.,
SHINGLES, N.O. Cypress sawed
V M 6X34 heart ;..
Bap.
5x80 Heart.
Day......
6x84 Heart...
8ab
TALLOW, y S
WHISKEY, V gallon. Northern
No rth Carolina
WOOL ner a Unwashed
President McKinley has been in
vited to attend a banquet in Rich
mond. Va., on June 2, in .celebration
of the opening by the S. A. L. of a
new through railroad line from Rich
mond to Tampa, Fla. The President
said he would attend if he found " he
could doso. -
Robbed the Grave.
A startling incident. - of which Mr.
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the
suDiect, is narratea Dy mm as follows
4 'I was in a most dreadful condition.
my sun was almost yellow, eyes
sunken, tongue coated pain continu
ally in back' and sides, no appetite
graauany growing weaker day by day
ml , , i
xnree pnysicians naa given me up.
Fortunately, a friend advised trying
5
naecinc jsiiiers;- ana to my great joy
ana surprise, tne nrsi Dome made
decided improvement. I continued
their use for three weeks, and am now
a well man; I know thev bavmI m-v
life, and robbed the grave of another
victim." No one should fail to try
them. Only 50 cents, guaranteed, at
xs. n. .Bellamy, urug store. t
1 85
95
90
60
S 50
885
8 75
6M
i i
i 1
SH 4
8 00 14 09
10 00
9 00 10 00
7 50 8 50
5 00 8 09
8 00 8 50
8 00 8 50
6 00 6 50
5 00 5 50
' 8
1100 .'M
1 00 1 60
15 O 10
1 W 1 LMTNOTON -MA.BKKT.
STAR OFFICE, May 17.
SPIRITS-; TURPENTINE Market
firm at 48 cents per eftllon for ma
chine made casks and 48 cents per
gallon for country casks.
,tuaiw Market steady at f 1.05
per barrel for strained and $1.10
for good strained. - '
TAK Market firm at 1.40 ner bbl
of 280 lbs.
CRUDE TURPENTINE . Market
steady at $L85 per barrel for hard,
$3.90 for dip, and for Virgin,
uuotatiOns same. day last ve&r
Spirits turpentine firm at 8837c
bid; rosin firm at 95c$1.00; tar firm
at i.3U: crude turpentine steady at
$1 35 2.302.40.
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine.'. 50
Kosin 125
Tar 41
Crude turpentine. 31
.Receipts same day last vear. 82
casks spirits turpentine, 366 bbls.
rosin, 75 bbls tar, 49 bbls crude tur
pentine, i .
OOTTON.
Market steady on a basis nf SVc. nor
pound ior middling. (Quotations
a . ...
Ordinary
6 13 16 cts Tb
Uood ordinary. . .
Low middling. . .
Middling
I 1 TJl 31.
....8 "
. . . . 8 13-16 41 44
9J 44 44
.... 9. 44 44 ,
year middling quiet
vjruoo. m moling.
Same day last
at Wc
Receipts 298 bales; same day last
year, 14.
COUNTRY PRODUCE
PEANUTS North Carolina
Prime, 70c Extra prime, 75c per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 77 K
80c. Virginia Prime, 50c; extra
prime, 65c; fancy, 60c.
CORN lfirm; 53 to 53 J4 cents per
bushel for white.
ROUGH RICE Lowland (tide
water) 85c; upland 5060c. Quota
tions 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,
$5.50 to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at $3.50 to
9.00 per M.
STAR OFFICE, May 18.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Market
steady at 49c per gallon for machine
made casks and 481 cents per gallon
for country casks.
ritUSlJN Marxet steady at $1.05 per
barrel for strained and $1.10 for good
strained.
TAR Market firm at $1.40 per bbl
of 280 lbs.
; CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market
firm at $1.85 per barrel for hard
$2.90 for dip and for virgin.
Quotations same day last year.
Spirits turpentine firm at 3938c;
rosin firm at 95c$1.00; tar firm at
$1.30; crude turpentine steady at $1.35,
2.302.40.
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine. 54
Rosin. r.. 92
Tar , 9
Crude turpentine 36
Receipts same day last year 151
casks spirits turpentine, 311 bbls
rosin, 393 bbls tar, 5 bbls crude tur
pentine. 4 COTTON.
Market steady on a basis of 9Xc per
pound for middling. Quotations
Ordinary.... 6 13-16
Good ordinary 8H
cts $ lb
Low middling 8 13-16 4 4 44
Middling... 9f 44 "
Good middling 9 44 44
Same day last year middling quiet
at5c.
Receipts 241 bales; same day last
year, 20.
- COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina
rime 70c. Extra prime, 75c per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 77j
80c. Virginia Prime, 50c; extra
prime, 55c: fancy, 60c.
UUKJN JJlrm: S3 to S3 cents per
bushel for white.
ROUGH RICE-Lowland (tide
water) 85c; upland, 5060c. Quota
tions 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. $400 to 5.00; seven-inch.
$5.50 to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at $3.50 to
6.00 per M
STAR OFFICE, May 19. .
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing
doing.
ROSIN Market steady at $1.05
per barrel for strained and $1.10 for
good strained.
TAR Market firm at $1.40 per
bbl of 280 lbs.
CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market
firm at $1.85 per barrel for hard,
$2.90 for dip and for virgin.
Uuotations same day last year.
Spirits turpentine firm at 3938c;
rosin firm at 95c$1.00: tar firm at
$1.30; crude turpentine steady at $1.35,
2.302.40,
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine 113
Kosin. 165
Tar 52
Crude turpentine 32
Receipts same day last year.
Holiday.
' COTTON.
Market steady on a basis of 9 lie per
pound for middling. Quotations:
Ordinary 6 13-16 cts. lb
Good ordinary ...... 8 44
IjOW middling. . . 8 13-16 " "
Middling 9 " "
Good middling. ..... 9 " "
same day last year Holiday.
Receipts 36 bales; same day last
year, oo.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina
Prime, 70 cents ; extra prime, 75 cts. per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 77j80c.
Virginia irime, 50c; extra prime,
55c; fancy, wc.
CORN Firm; 53 to 58K cents per
bushel for white.
ROUGH RICE Lowland (tide
water) 85 cents; upland 5060c.
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,
$5.50 to 6.50.
TIMBER Market steady at $3.60 to
$9.00 per M.
STAR OFFICE. May 2L
Holiday No quotations.
STAR OFFICE. May 22.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market
steady at 48H cents per gallon for
machine made casks and 48 cents per
gallon for country casks. -
ROSIN Market steady at $1.05
per barrel for strained and $1.10 for
good strained.
TAR Market firm at $1.40 per
bbl of 280 lbs.
CRUDE TURPENTINE Market
firm at $1.85 per barrel for hard,
$2.90 for dip, and for virgin.
Quotations same day last year.
Spirits turpentine firm at S9X39c;
rosin firm at 95c(a$L00: tar firm at
I $1.30; crudelturpentine steady at $1.35.
- Spirits turpentinW. .
88
201
199
86
HO"
Kosin
Tar...
Crude turpentine;.
- Keceipts same day last year.
casks' spirits turpentine, 240
bbls
rosin, 48 bbls tar, 41 bbls crude
turpentine.
OOCTTON.
Market steady ojn a basis of 9&c per
pound ior middling.. 'Quotations:
Ordinary ... 6 13-16 cts JIb
Good ordinary .. ..." 8 ; 44 "
Low middling.
8 13-16 . " r
9&
9H " "
Middling. .......
Good middling .
Same day last
year middling quiet
at SHc. '
Receipts 1,0251
bales; same day last
year, 27.
COUNTRY PRODUCE,
4 PEANUTS. North Carolina -
nime, 7uc. JSxtra prime, 76c per
Dusnei or 28 pounds; fancy, 77JS80c.'
Virginia Prime, 60c; extra prime,
65c; fancy, 60c.
CORN Firnv 53 to 55 cents per
bushel for white.
ROUGH RI( 3E Lowland (tide
water) 85 cents ; ' lpland, 5060 cents.
Suotations on a 1 asis of 45 pounds to
ie bushel.
N. C. . BACOK Steady ; hams 10 to .
11c per pound; shoulders, 7 to 8c;
sides, 7 to 8c.
SHINGLES Per thousand, five--inch
hearts ant I saps, $2.25 to 8.25;'
six-inch, $4.00 to 5.00; seven-inch.
$5.50 to 6.50.
TIMBER-Maa-ket steady at $3.50 to
9.00perM. .
STAR OFFICE. May 23.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Fothiu tr
doing.
ROSIN Market steady at $1.05
per bbl for st-ained and $1.10 for
good strained.
TAR Market firm at $1.40 per bbl
of 280 lbs: J
CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market
firm at $1.85 jper barrel for hard,
$2.90 for dip, aid for virgin.
Quotations same day last year.
Spirits turpentine, nothing doing;
rosin firm at S5c$1.00; tar firm at
$1.35; crude tutpentine steady at $1.86
2.402.40. -I x
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine
79
272
18
78
Jsosin
Tar
Crude turpentine
tteceipts same
day last year.-94-
casks spirits
turpentine, 196 bbls
tar, 16 bbls crude tur- -
rosin, 75 bbls
pontine.
COTTON.
Market quiet
on abasia of9&cper
pound for middling,
Quotations:
7 13-16 cts. V B
M 44 44
8 13-16 44 44
Ordinary. J
Good ordinary)
Ltow middling
Middling .
9X " "
Good middling . . 9
Same day last year "middling quiet
at 5c.
Receipts 5
year, 2.
bales; same day last
OOUK TRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS r North Carolina
Prime, 70c Extra prime, 75c per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 7780c.
Virginia Pri ne 50c; extra prime,
55c; fancy, 60c.
CORN Firjm, 53 to 53 cents per
bushel. ,
ROUGH RICE Lowland (tide
water) 85 cen a; upland. 5060 cents.
Quotations oi i a basis of 45 pounds to
the bushel.
N. C. BAQpN -Steady ; hams 10 to
no per pouiin; snouiaers, 7 to oc ;
sides, 7 to 8c.
SHINGLE J Per thousand, five
inch hearts a: id 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. i : "j
FOREIGN MARKET. r-r
By dal le to the Morning Star.
Liverpool May 23, 4 P. M. Cot
ton Spot in moderate demand ; prices
l-32d higher; American middling fair
5d; good middling 5 7 32d ; middling
Syid; low middling 5d; good ordinary
4d; ordinary 4 ll-16d. The sales of
the day were 8,000 bales, of which 500
were for speculation and export and -included
3,100 American, Receipts
12,000 bales J including 7,700 American.
Futures o pened quiet but steady and
closed easy it the decline. American
middling (! m. c.) May 5 61-645
62-64d buyer; May and June 4 69-644
60-64d seller ; June and July 4 57-64
4 58 64d seller: July and August 4
56-64d seller ; August and September 4
49-644 50-64d buyer; September and
October 4 53-64d buyer; October and
November 4 23-64d seller; November
and Decern! ter 4 19-644 20-64d buyer;
December and January 4 17-64&4
18 64d buyer; January and February -4
16-64d seller; February and March
4 15-644 16-64d buyer.
Little Rock, Ark., has been chosen
as the 1901 meeting place of the South
ern General Assembly of the Presby-.
terian Church. Two other cities in
vited the assembly.
NAVAL
STORES MARKETS.
iBy Telegraph, to the Morning Btar.
New York, May 23. Rosin was
steady. Spirits turpentine steady.
Charleston, May 23. Spirits tur
pentine quiet at 47&C; sales casks.
Rosin quiet; sales barrels. Quota
tions unch inged.
Savannah, May -23. Spirits tur
pentine firm at 4854c; sales 933 casks;
receipts 1,725 casks ; exports 6,724 casks.
Rosin firrrj; sales 1, 368 barrels ; receipt
3,303 barrels; exports 6,767 barrels.
CASTOR I U
For Infants and Children.
The Kind! You Have Always Bought
Bears trie
Signature of
- I
WOOD'S COLD STORAGE
Seed Potatoes
For Planting in June or July!
Sprout vigorously, and yield, splen
did crops of Choice qualify I
Late Potatoes.
The following are extracts from CUf
tomers le iters who planted-food's Col
Storage S ?ed Potatoes last season. .
"Came op eauttfuly and yielded splendidly J
"Not i single hUl failed t come np." I
Hade the choicest lot of Potatoes I ever saw,
'Had fine Potatoes."
fhe Cold Storage U the kind to ose.
Well pleased with them made large crop
Far supe rlor to those kept In ordinary way
"I have n ver grown finer or larger Potatoes
Place four order now for shipment
auch tinie as you want to plant. E
scriptive Circular giving prices and t
informal ion mailed on request. .
If you ar Interested in Oerman Millet, C
Peas, So rghums. Buckwheat or any aeaaor.
able i eeds for Summer sowing, write t
for prices ana our special circular f
in reipiiu mi uai
I
T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seete
RICHM0RD, - VIRBIHIA.
my 23 we
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