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" Vr -l'L-r-U-- ' '.rx Jot satisfactory to ... FOREIGN MINISTERS. erlil Edict Forbidding Importation of Armd"0 China British Want More Troops. B y cable to the Morning star. -pFKi-, Aupust 28 The Imperial Ijct forbidding the importation of ms and munitions of war is not satis ,torv toThe foreign ministers. It Ig- ores tne viww u iwwmdi- i: ...J a 4Vi a MAVAnim Ant bmJ IU 4 (ion appiiC3ilu wiw""iM tusi t ji part oi me vumww iiiuuamenk The edict makes it appear to be merely the government's voluntary act, pro hibiting Chinese subjects from import in? arms and munitions, as the country L disturbed by brigands. . tht tbe ministers uui ucuueu to ac cent tbe edict, but to" omit the first nwiieraph in publishing it as part of L appendix to the protocol. It IS Uuurrstiuvu ua ug uiikisu Ulia- iitfr, si" r-,rucav pruiiuaou io re turn the edict to the Chinese peace commissioners as unsatisfactory, but the proiosal failed. Several of the diplomats, including nr. KOCknlll, op josed this feature of the protocol. Anion their reasons was that it was impossible of enforcement, and that it ts illogical, while insisting that the Chinese government maintain order to deprive it of the means of so doing. Laspos, August ao. A special dia patch from Shanghai says the British authorities at Fekin have telegraphed for more British troops. A STRIKE IS DECLARED. In the Olympia, uraooy, Kicniaod aid Capital City Cottoo Mills at Colombia, S. C About 1,000 Employes. By Telegram to tbe Morning Star. Com -mbu, S. u, August zs. Tex tile Union No. 211. at its meeting to night, declared a strike in the Olym pia, Gran by, Richland and Capital City Wilis until the authorities rescind their action forcing operatives to ab- . " fill 9 jure toe union, lae singing opera tives declare that they have no fear of beiuff idle ladehnitely, but will not accept tbe propositions that nave been offered until they have made their fight against the mills. It is understood mat tne Textile I'nioa will have the sympathy of the Federation of Labor in the strike now on. - Conservative estimates place the number of strikers at 900 or 1,000. It is expected that this number will be considerably augmented during the next week, i The mill officials tc-day began the swearing out of warrants to eject the striking tenants from the dwelling houses which are owned by the mills and leased to the operatives for two weeks at a time. President Smith Whaley in a card to the State to-morrow will deny his repor.td statement that "the mill meu in Sou. a Carolina have entered into an iruuclad agreement not to employ union ia&or." , So far tha operatives have been quiet anu orderly and no violence is reared for the present. BOERS MURDER PRISONERS. Sworn Evidence Severe Retaliatory Measures Suggested to Lord Kitch ener by British War Office. Uy cable to the moioiiut etat London, August 28 A dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, August 25th, says: "Sworn evidence has been brought torn; notice by General Elliott that on June tin Lieutenant Mair, of tbe New South Wales artillery, and Privates Harvey and Blunt, were shot down after surrendering at Grasoan. near Reilz.J have forwarded to Botha and Steyn copies of these statements." The W ar Office has teleirranhed to lom Kitchener as follows: 'We understand that you have not jet received satisfactory assurances re specting the murder of our wounaea t lakfontein. In view of the occur- fences referred to in your telegram of august 25th, we are of the opinion that jou should notify by proclamation that me members nf nnv mmmindo bv hxasuch an outrage is committed who may be captured and after trial proved to have been present on such n occasion, will be held guilty, whether the? actually committed the 'deed or ioi ; itiat the leader of tbe commando wlll be sentenced tn death, and that we oioer members will be punished , - . , - itu death or less, according to the leeree 0f coo plicitv." FRANCE AND TURKEY. wtan Said to be Prensrinr for War. French Flag Hauled Down Prom Embassy ai Constantinople. bv Cable to tbe HornlnK Star. tossTAXTiNOPLE. Aug. 27. The French flag was hauled down from over the erobassv of France after the departure of the ambassador, M. Con- ilans.and it will not be hoisted again J"itil diplomatic relations are restored. fne staff of the em bass v remains here. "J" there is no charge d'affairs. The rrenrh pnn.ni. ; n m,,-r- Vi a tta hi.cn directed to continue to protect French interests. i . Besides the immediate causes of the iaereempnt it is nnintori nut that constant difficulties were placed in the "jr or Drench commercial interests lurkey, which contributed to M. nstacs' resolution. All the em .-"" tumpiain or vexatious inter UHRCIOB 1 - 'urence with trade. ? Sultan Will Go U War. viEsxA, Aug. 28.-Tbe Tageblatt Publishes mail correspondence 0..1? Constantinople which says the n will go to war rather than LT 10 unreasonable demands; that " study in z Diana for defence, and he has ordered three hundred irom Germany. As a result of the visit of the execu- n,' commissioners of the various pVTl?8 nations of the Pan-Ameri- ifluit TU,on to. Charleston, 20,000 R.i"e ffc,.t Pace was taken by t,Z:- a?d countries which had not Uottni arrnged to exhibit at the lea?.6 ?leaa8hip El Valle, at New Or- "1B. I PAm XT . Auoi LVW ors,reports at noon, Kl&V titude 25.51 north. Rude.84 53 west, sighted a dere tail. lag "outhwest about eight -i ir io note aetans. .. ,8nceeM-wortfc Knowing. 0nlaKreatSlaihe 8oritl1. P" Hushes' ?Wen. SSLedy for Chilli and all Malarial At Drn?,ifur.tlian Qnlnlne. urKgtats. 50canal.i Qoaranteeo, try w Domes. t STEEL COMBINE CONTINUES TO GAIN Announces That It Will Run All the Plants With Non Union Men. THE SAY THE STRIKE IS OVER Strike Leaders Declare to tbe Contrary. TbeJr Men All Firm Mills Started Are Doing Bnt Little Effective Work Arbitration Talk. v Teitxtrapu to the Morning Btar. Pittsburg, August 28. The Steel Corporation continued making gains in this district and to-day added enough men to its force at the Star plant to in sure the working of two mills, double turn, night and day from now on. The management claims that the entire Slant will be in full force to-morrow he strikers claim that they cannot be made good and the claim is beiDg made merely as a bluff. In pursuance of its announced plan to run all of its plants absolutely non union, the American Tin Plate Com pany to-day commenced advertising for non-union men to go to work. AH applicants are offered the highest wages and permanent . jobs, but in every case the application must' be made personally and the applicant de clare himself free from all union con trol. The, company has not . as yet made the attempt to start either the Monongahela or Demmler plants, but announce that both will be started soon. When asked to-day what he thought of the Tin Plate Company's avowed intention of breaking away from the union entirely, President Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association said: "Where will they get the men to run their plants? If we thought the men could be secured the threat might frighten us. Until we are assured that 'these are- forthcoming we will keep our nerve." Steel Men's Declaration. The latest official declaration from steel sources is that the strike can now be settled only by the men going back to the mills. The position the offi cials take, is it is said that the strike is over so far as their dealing with the strikers as a body is concerned. They want workmen for their idle mills and men who want work can have it for the asking at wages paid before the shut down. They may be union men or not, but the union can have no say as to their work or wages. Another Arbitration Scheme. Notwithstanding the well defined position taken by the steel corporation as to a settlement, another arbitration scheme was launched this evening bv Simon Burns, president of the Win dow Glass Workers7 Association. Mr. Burns proposes an arbitration commit tee selected from among such - men as Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Potter, 8etb Low, M. A. Hanna and others of like prominence, who, after having the entire matter , explained to them , by both sides to the controversy, shall have absolute authority to settle upon terms of settlement. Their decision to be final and accepted by both par ties. Mr. Burns says he has President Shaffer's sanction for the move, and if the corporation will agree to the plan the strike will be declared off at once. None of the steel people here will dis cuss the matter in any way. Strike Leaders' Claims. Mr. Shaffer declared to-nieht that the strike, in spite of the claims of the other side to the contrary, is proceed ing satisfactorily and his association is making such serious inroads . upon the corporation's business that it will be compelled sooner or later to come to terms. His men, he says, are firm all along the line and are determined to stand for their rights to the ena. He says the few mills that have been started are doing bnt little effective work. The fact that the corporation is adding to its force daily does not worry the president, he believes mem to be either unskilled or poor work men, who will be a draw-back rather than a help to their employers. Tbe steel people have nothing to say but point to the mills at work and the product turned out. Actions, they say, speak louder than words. IN THE PHILIPPINES. A Pew Prisoners Captured and Two Ameri cans Wounded In an Engagement. By Cable to the Morninz 8tar. Manila, August 28. Owing to the heavy rains active operations against the insurgents in the island of Samar have been .temporarily suspended. Captain Harry C. Hale, with a detach ment OI the xwentietn imaniry, uas been engaged with Gonzales, in Batan gas province. It was at first thought that Mai var, the insurgent ieaaer iu that district, was present The insur gents fled. A few prisoners were cap tured and two - Americans were wounded. Greensboro Record: J nst be fore Judge 8haw adjourned court for flatiirdav afternoon. Bos- coe Murrow, the young man convicted oi intimacy wiiu gi uuud of fourteen was sentenced to serve seven years on the roads or pay $i,ovv to the use of the girl and $500 to the county school fund, through his coun sel, decided to serve out his sentence instead of paying out and was taken to jail at once. To-aay ne was sent iu the roads. It is a most remarkable case. Young Murrow still stoutly protesta his innocence and says he would serve fourteen years before he would pay her a cent. He is 22 years old and when he shall have completed his term he will be 29 years of age. It is said that his father can easily raise ine xouucjr, but that the son declared he would not allow him to do so, protesting that he was innccent and to pay out was w 4v.o mntwii thine to do. The sor m of hia mother and wife as well as other relatives was pitiful, that of the mother esoecially. who hoped for ac quittal to the very last It is clear that La..uii nnininn iiatftinx the lurv. Allot r- - M.niii tnW him after th first dav of the trial that his son would be convicted that there was no .(...(niufMin the evidence adduced One thing is sure, if he is innocent, he is one of the most injured men who ever lived, Tbat TlirobblBSI Headaeli Would quickly leave you if you used Dr. King's wewt w Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for Sick and Nervous Headacnes. iubj Sood and .trongnerve. and L brtd up your neaitn. ff them, uniy o ' " ,v Raid bv B. B. Bellamy, druggist ' .i nhaviM m. Hays, nwurfriftnt of the Southern Pacific rau- ja. usiciciauu vu v - : road, to a St Louis friend, announces iL.i u haa .At i rmirnBa 11 IB uvu Hon am nresident of the road and at present has no idea of so doing, . , : ' ' i ; " - : JT'" j 'LiiiUlJ'.ii THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Grand Encampment Sustained Ruling of the Grand Master On the Independ ent Membership Question. By Telesmim to tbe Morning star. Louisville, Aug. 28. What is known as the independent member ship question precipitated a hot fight at the meeting of the Grand Encamp ment. It ended by the encampment austainingthe ruling of Grand Master Lloyd, who holds that to be in good standing a Knight Templar must main tain his standing in both chapter and lodge. The committee on jurisprudence brought in a report sustaining the grand master in his position that a grand master cannot create a Knight Templar at sight, - after the ancient fashion of kings, who knighted soldiers on the battlefield. This .question has been a mooted one, as there has been an ele ment favoring the granting of this privilege to the grand commander, who would, thus be able to honor prominent men in the way universi ties and colleges confer degrees upon distinguished persons. . The encampment decided to put the assessment of Sir Knights back to five cents per capita a year. . A committee to select the time and place of the next conclave was ap pointed. The committee will report probably on Friday. CONVlCTfcD OF MURDER. George Howard, Member of a Mob Which Lynched a Negro, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment. By Telegraph to the Mornlns Star. WETTJMPa, Ala., Aug. 28. George Howard, a member of the mob which lynched Robert White, a negro, in this county some months ago, was to day convicted of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to life im prisonment. The case was called in the Circuit Court today. After the State's evi dence was submitted the attorney for the defence announced that Howard desired to make a statement. Upon being sworn Howard admitted his participation in the lynching, and gave the names of the members of the mob, which numbered thirteen. After being out almost two hours the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed the pen alty at life imprisonment Howard is one of the most prom inent farmers in his section of the State. White was accused of shooting a white man. ' The case against six others, accused of being members of this mob are now being tried. All others who are alleged to have been members of the mob have left the country. UNDER CONTROL. The Wild Oil Well at Beaumont, Texas. Country Flooded With Oil. By Telegraph to tnetioriimg gtar. Beaumont,- Tex., Aug. 28. The wild Palestine-Beaumont oil well, which is responsible for three deaths, was placed under control to day with out further fatalities by Frederick Chase, who had worked since last nlgbt at the task. As the land sur rounding the well is covered with oil, the country will be flooded with water. This will, it is believed, carry the oil to the Teches river, whence it will flow into the Gulf of Mexico. SHAMROCK THE SECOND. Fourth Trial Spin of the Cup Challenger In New York Harbor. By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. New York, Aug. 28. The fourth trial spin of the Shamrock II, in these waters, sailed to-day, was not attended with any exciting incidents. The yacht did not go outside Sandy Hook as ex pected, but sailed from Southwest Spit Buoy to Staten Island, twice during the four hours she was out, covering a distance of about thirty miles. The 8hamrock covered the first half of her course in one hour, fifteen minutes, against a strong tide, and the second half in just fifty minutes. This was considered by the experts to be very good work, considering the breeze she had. Bobbed tbe Grave. A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver, of Philadelphia, Pa., was the subject, is narrated by him as fol lows: "I was in a most dreadful con dition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain con tinually in the back and sides, and no appetite gradually growing weaker day by day. xnree pnysicians nau riven me ud. Fortunately, a friend advised trying uiecmc enters, ana w my great joy and surprise tne nrsi bottle made a decided improvement. T pnntinued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another victim." No one should fail to try them. Only, 50 cants, guaranteed, at B. B. BELLA-. mys drug store. t : o . i PRODUCE MARKETS. By Telegraph to tbe Mornlns Star. New Xobk, Aug. 28. Flour was hAld at 10(ai5c above buyers' J . . T A 3 views. Wheat opoi easy; in o. reu 76c. Options closed rather weak at l(c net decline. Sales September closed 75Hc; October closed 75Jic; De cember closed 77Xc Corn Spot ajsv t No. 2 80 56 c. Options closed at x a 3- net decline: September closed 60tfc; October closed c; December closed 60c. Oats Spot easier: No. 2 38Jc.Options were irregular and fairly aCUVe, IOUOWing wru. our. T.mtf easier: Western steam $9 12tf. Pork steady. Bice quiet Butter hantiv steadv : creamery 1620c; State dairy 1419c. Cheese slow and weak: fancy large white 9Xc; fancy small white 9a Coffee-Spot ninaiAnlv;No.7 invoice 53Sc. Potatoes quoted steady; Jerseys $2 003 00; Long Island $2 503 00; Jersey sweets, yellow. $3 003 50. Freights to Liverpool Cotton by steam iuc. nohhacrn minted steady: Long Island flnf TlntnVi Tttr 100. U 004 50. Eggs firm; State and Pennsylvania 18 20c. Peanuts steady; fancy nana niirAi AUo- other domestic 2X4c rwtrm send oil was quiet closing: Prime crude. in barrels nominal; prime summer yellow 4042c; off summer yellow 87X38c;prime white 44;pnme winter yenow v , inmo m 9.R Cash Quotations: Trio.!. kaW steady. Wheat No. 2 l . TJn 3 snrinot &7V(8i(Qc: No, 2 red 71X. Corn No.2 ;No.3 yellow KK3M(KKfi. Oats No. 2 3435Uc; No. 2 white 37X37c; No. 3 white Qfiy7,3fiv Rve No. 2 55c. Mess 1X3, rr barrel. S14 2014 Krf: ner 100 lbs, $8 858 87ji. ST-i sides, loose. S8 158 85 uw - , - i i w or Dry ma i ta1 inouiuon. UVASU, VI kw K0 Short clear, sides, boxed, Whiskey Basis of high $8 858 y wines, $130, WAYS OF. MAKING A LIVING. BT Ptriom Resort to SlagvlM - ST Method of Industry. " Many men make their living, by baying op the cast off wrapping paper and pasteboard boxes from the janitors or large stores and sorting and selling the paper and boxes to east side dealers. Many others "buy the newspapers that ac cumulate in office buildings and sell them for wrapping paper and even tarn them, into money at the paper mills, though the price paid is low. A business peculiar to the east side is that of buying and selling pawn tickets. The men in this line seldom redeem the pledges and realize on their sale. They buy the tickets at 5 to 10 per cent of the amount named on the ticket and sell them at 10 to 25 per cent of the amount loaned. Only articles of considerable value are inspected before the sale or purchase of the ticket, for the pawn brokers charge 25 cents for any such in spection. If the face value of the ticket is small, the speculator relies on the judg ment of the pawnbroker. A profitable business is done in old metals. If a dwelling is torn down, the speculator receives from the contractor the right to all the old metal in the debris, sometimes for a mere nominal sum, as in most, cases the contractor is glad to have it carried away. The" debris is carried away and sorted, and the cop per and lead are disposed of at a hand some profit " , A number of men are engaged in -a door to door canvass, buying small arti cles of silverware. The poorest people, in the most wretched parts of the city, usually have something in silver, a spoon, a charm or a thimble it may be, and in case of distress, if eviction for nonpay ment of rent is impending or ready mon ey is needed for immediate medicine or for drink, the silver buyer makes a profit able purchase. There is also the man who peddles. cin ders to people too poor to afford coal. He obtains his supply from the places where the elevated road dumps its ashes, pick ing put the half burned coals and ped dling them in a push cart An old Italian who for nearly 50 years has been peddling matches in restau rants and barrooms, especially in the Tenderloin, is reputed to have grown rich and is said to own several houses. Other types are fast dying out, snch as the man who used to peddle sawdust to saloon keepers, but,an Irishman who has supplied many offices and shops with feather dusters for the past 34 years is still at his trade. These dusters are made in Vesey street Such turkey feath ers as cannot do duty as ostrich feathers are bought in Canal street and resold to the duster makers in Vesey street. New York Post FALL OF AN EMPLOYEE. TUm Comment of an Arlstocratlo Railway President. When Charles M. Hays assumed the general managership of the Grand Trunk railway of Canada, he inaugurated reign of democracy over that system, Americanized Grand Trunk officialdom and made "business" the password which opened the doors of the most exclusive and hitherto inaccessible sanctums. Sir Henry Tyler, the president of the road before Mr. Hays received his appoint ment, was an aristocrat of such keen sensitiveness that he shunned all personal interviews with the employees. Upon his official tours, when contact with the men was unavoidable, Sir Henry was accompanied by a superintendent, who acted as his guide and interpreter. Then if Sir Henry found it necessary to put questions to an employee he would talk to him through the superintendent, and the man thus addressed was expected to submit his reply to the superintendent. On his last tour over the road Sir Hen ry arrived at an early hour at a small but important station in western On tario, and in the course of his inspection of the company's buildings Sir Henry went into tho dispatcher's room and found a fire burning in the stove. "What's this?" Sir Henry exclaimed, turning to the superintendent. "What's the necessity for a flash beah?" A dispatcher who was standing near volunteered an explanation and in so do ing presumed to address himself to the president of the Grand Trunk company. You see, Sir Henry," he said, we dis patchers came on at 10 o'clock last night, and it got pretty cold here along about 3 o'clock this morning, so we started up a fire, and it hasn't got burned out yet." Sir Henry drew himself up, inserted his monocle in a scornful eye, looked the man over with elegant disdain and, turn ing to the superintendent, exclaimed, What have we heah?" The collapse of the dispatcher was in stantaneous and complete. But, 6ay, he -says now, "if I hadn't-a wife and family to support, I'd have said a few words to that nabob. "What have we heah? I guess he thought he was a little papier mache idol with a glass eye, all right" New York Commercial Adver tiser. HEIGHT ADDED ON THE HEELS. War Helping: Those Who Think Themselves Too Short. A young man with two very bad feet went into the shop of an orthopedic shoe maker the other day to see if he couldn't get something m the way of footwear that he could put on his feet without suffering pain. After attending to his own needs he began a scrutiny of the things in the shop and concluded that there were a good many people in this world who were worse off than he. Among other remarkable looking shoes was a pair with tremendously high heels. The heels were not French shaped, taper- ins to a Doint, but solid and substantial, like those of ordinary walking shoes ex cent for their excessive height. That part of the shoe which comes up around the Achilles tendon was also of great heieht and gave the shoe as it sat on the floor a most peculiar appearance. The young man asked what was the matter with the unfortunate who had to wear snch shoes. "He wants to eet a job in the post- office." said the shoemaker. "He is too short bv nature, and he wants me to make him longer without any one being the wiser. Those shoes look strange now, but as soon as their owner gets them on his feet they will look all right, and von. could not tell unless you exam ined him closely that he was standing fnllv two inches off the ground. Most of the height is added inside the shoe. It that In-order to get this job he has tn be two inches higher than he renilv is. He is naturally very short. He came to me and asked me if I could help him out. I told him I could if he had the money to pay me. Yon know, skill in shoemaking costs like skill in nv other line of business. I told him that for $35 I could fix him up. Now he will 1 all rieht if they only measure him with his shoes on. If they don't Wa nnt X35. "I do a eood deal of that sort of busi ness. There are a lot of people who are verv sensitive about their lack of height. This is esoecially true of little men, but there are some women who want to look stately, and they do so by having their nhoea built up inside. They are good customers. Vain men and women always are, for they are willing to pay any nrice to satisfy their vanity. The trick is rather a difficult one to do so that it ia not noticeable. It is harder for men than for 'women because there are no skirts to hoi d to conceal any outward pecul iarities. The average shoemaker has trouble in accomplishing the end desired, and so they come to be and pay fancy prices because they know that I make nil sorts of Deculiar things that are called shoes. If they are willing to pay the money, I suppose I tiught to be glad of it instead of moralizing upon it, as it is part of mv bread and butter." New York Sun. ' A New Enemy to Corn. Friend Agee sends me a small brownish black beetle 'with the state ment that It belped to destroy a field nf vonne corn. It has no fommon name. Its scientific name being My- ochrous denticollis. It attacks the young plants just below the surface of thA cronnd. eatins off the stem, some what after the manner of cutworms. Mnthinr in known of Its habits or where it breeds, writes Entomologist F. M, Webster to the Ohio Farmer. THE ANALYTICAL CHEMIST. He Is si Dreaded Witness In Harder bjr Poison Cases. . That prisoner who has to face a charge of murder by poison has no witness against him who is so-much to be -dread ed as the analytical chemist. In many cases the life or death of the prisoner has depended upon . a simple experiment in the laboratory of tbe chemist One meth od of tracing poison is to transform the suspected deposits into crystals and sub mit them to the powerful scrutiny of the microscope. But that test is successful only where comparatively large doses of poison have been given. - In another form of test the grave issue depends upon the color of a fragment of copper foil or the hues of a liquid in a diminutive crystal globe. When arsenic is suspected to be the cause of death, the copper foil experi ment is tried. If the result is a dead black deposit the case looks equally black for the prisoner. Strychnine, when administered in a most minute form, is detected by a subtle process of chemical concentration by means of which the suspected fluids are reduced to a single drop, which is placed in a tiny glass globe. Into this is then dropped a minute particle of potash bi chromate. If strychnine Is present, the result is a display of changing colors- blue, purple, red and, lastly, a rich mauve tint. -These colors are pretty to look at, but they may mean death for the suspected criminal. When opium is sus pected to be the cause of death, the fluids are chemically cleansed and then reduced to a drop or two. Nitric acid is first ap plied, and if morphia is present it is re vealed by the drops changing to a lovely carmine hue. Then if sulpho molybdic acid is applied the drops change first to a brilliant magenta color and then to a sky blue. In spite of all tbe care and knowledge devoted to chemical analysis in criminal cases mistakes sometimes nr? made. On 'one occasion a famous analyst. Professor Tyler, was nearly the unconscious cause of sending an innocent man to the gal lows. The professor, after careful ex periments, declared that arsenic had been the cause of the death with which the prisoner was charged. The prosecution proved that the prisoner was the only man who possibly could have administer ed the poison. The man pleaded his in nocence in the most frank and pitiable way, but the evidence was against him. He was sentenced, to death, and the day of his execution was approaching when Professor Tyler, received a letter from the condemned man setting forth his side of the case in such a forcible manner that the professor was induced to reconsider his analysis and make another examina tion. He found, to his .amazement, that the arsenic which he had discovered had been placed in the fluids by himself in the ordinary course of his analysis. He at once confessed his blunder, and the con demned man was saved from the gallows. The difficulties of a chemical analysis may be Imagined when it is realized that of some poisons it requires only an in finitesimal amount to produce death. One-tenth of a grain of aconite will kill a powerful man, and of strychnine half a grain is enough to send a man out of this world. New York Press. A. Dead Face In the Window. Crockford, the proprietor of a well known London gambling house, was made to play a queer role after he was dead. When one of Crockford's horses was poisoned just before the Derby, the misfortune brought on an attack of apoplexy, which proved fatal with in 48 hours. Now, many of Crock- ford's friends had staked large sums on another of the gambler's horses. which was a favorite for the Oaks and which was disqualified by the death of the owner. Only the people in the gambling house knew of Crockford's death, and it was resolved to keep it a secret until after the race. The servants were bribed and sworn to secrecy, and the conspirators on the day after the night upon which Crockford died had the body placed in a chair at a window, so that people re turning from the track could see the gambler sitting there. He was fixed up to look as lifelike as possible and through the window and partially con cealed from view by the curtains look ed so natural that no one of the great crowd which came cheering by the house when on their return from see ing Crockford's horse win the Oaks suspected the trick. The next day it was announced that Crockford was dead, but it was years before the true story leaked out. Faithful Shepherd Dog's. A cold spell In Montana killed a sheep herder In the Great Falls dis trict Two feet of snow covered the range In places, and the thermometer Indicated 40 degrees below zero. The herder was frozen to death on the prairies while caring for the sheep, and it was three days before his fate was known to his employers. Two shepherd dogs were with him when he died, and one of these staid with his body while the other attended to the sheep, just as though the herder had been with him. The dog drove them out on the range in the morning and back again at night guarding them from wolves and preventing them from straying off. Neither dog had any thing to eat during the three days vigil, so far as could be ascertained, but the 2,500 sheep thrived as well ap parently as though directed by human agency. The singular fact about the matter is that these faithful creatures would have starved to death rather than harm one of the sheep left in their charge. Portland Oregonian. He Forsrave Twain. Many years ago the Montana club in Helena entertained Mark Twain after a lecture. He met many old friends there and one old enemy. The latter had come all the way from Virginia City, Nev., on! purpose to settle an old score. When the glasses were filled and Mark's health proposed, this man interrupted the proceedings by saying: "Hold on a minute. Before we go fur ther I want to say to you, Sam Clem ens, that you did me a dirty trick over there in Silver City, and I've come here to have a settlement with you.' There was a deathly silence for a moment when Mark said in his delib erate drawl: "Let's see. That was before I reformed, wasn't it?" Senator Sanders suggested that inas much as the other fellow had never re formed Clemens and all the others present forgive him and drink together, which all did. One of Her War. "The ways of the female shopper are beyond the ordinary salesman's ken." said a disgusted optician who is in business in the shopping section of the city. "A womnn came in here the other day and asked the prices of all kinds and styles of spectacles and eye glasses known to those In the trade. Finally, after a half hour's quizzing, Bhe rustled out with the remark "That k you. I expect to get a pair of glasses, for a birthday present, and I just wanted to know about the prices of them.' "Philadelphia Record. A Fated Spot. Abo at a mile south of the Michigan state iine and near Cedar lake, Indiana, is a small spot of land upon which vegetation absolutely refuses to grow. The syrrounding soil, though apparent ly the ame. is very productive. The epot Is less than 20 feet In diameter and Is located in a grove which tra dition declares to have been the tor ture Tound of the Bawbeese Indians. Bean the Signature of yf lira riuu iuu naro wiwajs DONE IN AMERICAN STYLE. U to Date Advertising In the Xand , of the Rislns; San. One day when Mr. George Ade was ont walking with a guide in the naval quar ter of Kioto, Japan, ht observed corning aown tne street the hctii" of a great pro cession. Interested at once, he paused to watch the procession pass. , n they came, gandy in apparel, but grave in face, flaunting flags and great banners, on . which were Japanese inscriptions. The mournful chant which announced their approach was broken only when the kettledrums or tamtams " were pounded or the cymbals clashed. As the weird and solemn procession approached Mr. Ade uncovered and bowed his head reverently, it being his custom1 and set tled principle invariably to show the highest respect for the rites and ceremo nies of the peoples with whom he comes in contact. He is a firm believer in the doctrine, "When in Rome, do as the Ro mans do." -His face was very grave. The procession was long, nearly a block in length, but Mr. Ade remained uncovered during the entire time of its passing. Once or twice he glanced at the guide out of the corner of his eye. He thought he saw on the man's face a puzzled expression. Finally, when the procession had passed, he replaced hia hat and addressed himself to the wonder ing guide. "Buddha?" he inquired. The guide looked more puzzled. 'Shinto?" then asked Mr. Ade. "I do not understand," the guide finally said. "Was not that a funeral procession?" inquired Mr. Ade. A light began to dawn upon the guide's face. He almost smiled as he replied: "No; tooth powder!" The Japanese, it seems, are rapidly learning American ways, even in adver tising. A visitor to Japan may now see, as in some portions of America, almost every hillside plastered with advertise ments. They are very enterprising, and, as this incident indicates, one of the ad vertising methods employed is that of having a procession march through the streets. Saturday Evening Post A Thousand Tongass Could not express the rapture of Annie E. Springer, of 1125 Howard street, Philadelphia, Pa., when she found that Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption had completely cured her of a hacking cough that for many years had made life a bur den. All other remedies and doctors could give her no help, but she says of this Koyal (Jure : "It soon removed the pain in my chest and I can now sleep soundly, something I can scarcely remember doing before. I feel like sounding its praises through out the universe." So will every one who tries Dr. King's New Discovery for any trouble of the Throat Chest or Lungs. Price 50 cents and $1.00. Trial bottles 10 cents, at B. B. Bella my's drug store. Every bottle guar anteed, t For Over Fifty Tears Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been- used for over fifty years by mil lions of mothers for their' children while teething with perfect . success. It soothes the child, soften the gums, and allays all pain ; cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. 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 kind. COTTON MARKETS. By leiejtraph to tee Morninz Btar New York., Aug. 28. Cotton easy; middling uplands 8c. Cotton futures market closed steady: August 7.75, September 7.72, October 7.81, November 7.85, December 7.83, January 7.85, February 7.85, March 7.88, April 7.88, May 7.89. Spot cotton I closed quiet at c de cline; middling uplands 8jc;middling gulf 8fc; sales 1,631 bales. WHOLESALE PEICF.5 niJRREIT. The following Quotations represent Wholesale Prices generally. In making ni small orders nuchar d rices have to ne eaars The quotations are arways given as accurately ; as nosslble, bnt the sua win not ne reeponaioio for any variations from the actual market price of the articles anoted BAQQINQ 8 Jute Standard BurlaDs 7 O e O 9 O I 6 14 10 9K 9 m WESTERN 8MOKXD Hams v Bides t Shoulders J DBT SALTED Bides Shoulders barrels SDlrlts Tnrnentlne eecona-nana, eacn i Second-hand machine 1 35 l 45 1 45 1 50 1 50 7 0J 14 00 35 New sew York, each New City, each BRICKS Wilmington m Northern 6 60 S 00 15 22 BUTTER Nortn uaroiina . . Northern o o 18 CORN HEAL Per bushel, in sacks . Vlralnta Meal . 75 75 mi VJ4 COTTON TIEs - bundle 1 30 O 1 40 QANDLEB operui to Adamantine 6 85 11 13H 11 5M 0 o o o o COFFEE 9 - baguyra ,. n Bio 9 DOMEST ICS- Sheeting, 4-4, 9 yard Tarns. 9 hunch of 5 ks . . . . ISH Mackerel, No. 1, barrel... 23 00 Mackerel, No. 1, 9 half -bbl. 11 00 Mackerel, No. a, 9 barrel... 16 00 Mackerel, No. 2 half -bbl. . 8 00 Mackerel, No. 8, 9 barrel... 18 08 Mullets, 9 barrel 4 50 Mullets, 9 pork barrel 8 00 SO 00 15 00 E18 00 9 00 14 00 a 4 75 9 00 - 3 25 N. C. Roe Herring, 9 keg Dry Cod, 9t " Extra.... 00 6 4 00 3 00 8 25 3 60 4 25 8 10 5 00 3 25 8 60 3 85 4 50 10 LOUB-S Low grade unoice Straight.... First Patent SLUE 9 BRAIN 9 bushel Corn.rrom store, DCs wnite Mixed Corn Car-load, In bgs White... 19 77 52K 875 to 85 O 8) 78 55 70 52H 90 5 11 10 oats, rrom score oats. Bust Proof Oow Peas. HIDES 9 oreensaitea Dry flint Drv salt HAT V 100 S8 no lTimotny.... Bice Straw...... 1 00 40 O 1 05 60 95 95 90 80 Eastern... 90 90 75 3 Western North River.. N. C. CroD... o HOOP IRON, 9 CHEESE 9 Nortnern Factory. . . Dairy Cream........ 13 ia 10 15 14 nan cream LARD. - Northern 8 9 1 16 18 00 15 00 i. Nortn Carolina. LIME, 9 barrel LUMBER (city sawed) jp M ft SO 00 18 00 18 00 22 00 15 00 8 28 81 33 8 14 15 8 25 2 45 Bough edge Plank west India cargoes, accord ing to quality 18 00 Dressed Flooring, seasoned. 18 00 Bcantling and Board, com'n 14 00 MOLASSES. gallon Barbadoes, In hogshead... . . Bar badoes. In barrels Porto Rico, In hogsheads. . . , Porto Bioo, In barrels Sugar House, In hogsheads Sugar Bouse, In barrels..., Byruu, In barrels NAILS, Ji keg, Oat, 60d basis.. PORK. 9 barrel OltvMess , 20 20 12 14 15 2 85 O 17 00 Bump. Prune. 17 W 16 60 22 gl 25 1 10 1 05 rope. W t 11 SALT, 9 sack. Alum.... Liverpool 95 95 50 5K 4K Amer erican. On 125 9 Backs. 60 BUGAR, 9 St itandardGran'a 6 Duuiuitni a. ...... ...... White Extra 0..... Extra C Golden OTellow BOAP. 9 Northern STAVES, 9 M W. O. barrel.... B. O. Hogshead.. TIMBER, 9 M feet Snipping. . Common mill Fair mill Prime mill Extra mill... .... . D W 14 09 10 00 8 00 4 00 5 00 6 60 8 09 6 26 6 60 8 50 8 60 1 OA O in S 00 O 8 6 50 7 50 8 50 7 00 6.00 4 00 8(00 10 9 M 6x24 heart Bap SxaEHeart....... " Bap WHISKEY. 9 gallon Northern COMMERCIAL WILMINGTON MARKET. f Quoted officially at the closing by the Proaane . Excnange.J STAB OFFICE, August 33. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market steady at 83c per gallon for machine made casks and 32c per gallon for country casks. ROSIN Market firm at 9 So per bar rel for strained and $1.00 per barrel for good 8 trained. TAB Market firm at $1.35 per bbl of 280 lbs. CRUDE -TURPENTINE Market quiet at $1.00 per barrel for hard, $1.90 for dip, and for virgin. Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine nothing doing; rosin firm at $1.201.25 : tar auietat $1.40; crude turpentine nominal at $1.202.20. EK0KIPT8. Spirits turpentine 112 Rosin , 201 Tar ..... 242 Crude turpentine. 27 Receipts same day last year 122 casks spirits turpentine, 854 bbls rosin, 65 bbls tar, 200 bbls crude tur pentine. ; j COTTOU. Market dull on a basis of 8c per pound for middling. Quotations: UHUnary. Good ordinary Low middling. 9-16 cts. tt 15-16 9-16 " " Middling Good middling 5-16 Same day last year middling noth ing doing. Receipts bales; same day last year, 17. Corrected Regularly by Wilmington Produce Commission Merchants, prices representing those paid for produce consigned to Commis sion Merchants.! COUNTRY PRODUCE!. PEANUTS North Carolina, firm. Prime, 70c; extra prime, 75c per bushel of. 28 pounds; fancy, 80c Virginia Prime, 50c; extra prime, 55c; fancy, 60c. Spanish, 75c. CORN Firm, 75 to 77c per bushel for white. N. C. BACON Steady ; hams 13 to 14c per pound; shoulders, 11 to 12c; sides, 11 to 12c EGKK3 Firm at 16 17c per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown, 22 to 25c; springs, 1020c. TURKEYS Nothing doing. BEESWAX Firm at 26c. TALLOW Firm at 5j6c per pound. SWEET POTATOES Nothing do ing. TQuoted officially at the closing by the Produce Exchange. STAB OFFICE, August 23. SPIRITS TUBPENTIN E MarkSt steady at 33c per gallon for machine made casks 'and 32c per gallon for country casks. ROSIN Market firm at 95c per bar rel for strained and $1.00 per barrel for good strained. TAB Market steady at $1.35 per bbl Of 280 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE Market quiet at $1.00 per barrel for hard, $1.90 for dip, and for virgin. . (Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine steady at S534c; rosin, firm at $L201.25; tar quiet at $1.40; crude turpentine nominal at $L202.20. RECEIPTS. Spirits turpentine 136 Rosin 612 Tar 353 Crude turpentine 122 Receipts same day last year 119 casks, spirits turpentine, 240 bbls rosing 38 bbls tar, 205 bbls crude tur pentine. COTTON. Market dull on a basis of 8c per pound for middling. Quotations : Ordinary 6 9-16 cts. ft 5 9-16 cts. 6 15-16 " 7 9-16 " 8 tood ordinary . . . Low middling . . . Middling Good middling 8 5-16 " " Same day last year middling noth ing doing. Receipts 39 bales; same day last year, 6. Corrected Regularly by Wilmington Produce Commission Merchants, prices representing those paid for produce consigned to Commis sion Merchants.! COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina, firm. Prime, 70c; extra prime, 75c per bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 80c. Virginia Prime, 50c; extra prime, 55c; fancy, 60c. Spanish, 75c. CORN Firm; 75 to 77c per bushel for white. N. C. BACON Steady ; hams 13 to 14c per pound; shoulders, 11 to 12c; sides, 11 to 12c. EGGS Firm at 16H17c per dozen. CHIOKENB Firm. Grown, 22 to 25c; springs, 10 to 20c. TURKEYS Nothing doing. BEESWAX Firm at 26c. TALLOW Firm at 56tfc per pound. SWEET POTATOES Nothing do ing. TQuoted officially at the closing by the Produce jiixcnaDKe.j STAR OFFICE, August 24. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market steady at 33c per gallon for machine made casks and 33Xc per gallon for country cft8ks ROSIN Market firm at 95c per bar rel for strained and $1.00 per barrel for good strained. TAR Market steady at $1.35 per bbl of 280 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market quiet at $1.00 per barrel for hard, $1.80 for dip and for virgin. Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine steady at 3534c; rosin firm at $1.20 1.25; tar quiet at $1.40; crude turpentine nominal at $1.202 20. RECEIPTS. Spirits turpentine 86 Rosin 139 Tar 96 Crude turpentine 94 Receipts same day last year 78 casks spirits turpentine, 316. bbls rosin, 19 bbls tar, 305 bbls crude tur pentine. COTTON. Market dull on a basis of 8c per pound for middling. (Quotations Ordinary.. 5 Good ordinary. , 6 Low middling. . 7 Middling 8 9-16 cts fib 15-16 9-16 5-16 ftt it Good middling 8 Same day last year middling noth ing doing. Receipts bales; same day last year, 6. rOorrected Regularly by Wilmington Produce commission mercnants, prices representing those paid for produce consigned to Comnus- biuu men;niuiis.j COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina, firm. Primer 70c; extra prime, 75c per bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 80c Virginia Prime, 50c; extra prime, 55c; fancy. 60c. Spanish, 75c CORN Firm; 75 to 77c per bushel for white. N. C. BACON Steady ; hams 13 to 14c per pound; shoulders, 11 to 12c; sides, 11 to 12c. EGGS Firm at 16 17c per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown, 22 to 25c; springs, 1020c TURKEYS Nothing doing. BEESWAX Firm at 26c 5 6 4tt 4 TALLOW Firm at 5Ji6Jic par pound. SWEET POTATOES Nothing doing. rQuoted officially at the closing by tbe Produce Exchange.1 STAR OFFICE. August 26. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market firm at 33c per gallon bid for ma chine made casks and 32Hc per gallon bid for country casks. ROSIN Market steady at 95e ner barrel for strained and $1.00 per barrel for good strained. -TAB Market steady at $1.35 ner bbl : of 280 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market quiet at $1.00 per barrel for hard, $1 80 for dip, and for virgin. - uuotaUona same day last year- Spirits turpentine steady at 8534fc; rosin steady at fl.20Ol.25; tar steady at $1.40: crude turpentine auiet at. $1.202.20. SKcncms. Spirits turpentine 35 Rosin..., 103 Tar. 261 Crude turpentine. 105 Receipts same day last year 164 casks spirits turnentine. E29 bhla rosin, 74 bbls tar, 70 bbls crude tur pentine. - COTTOH. Market dull on a basis of 8a mr pound for middling. Quotations: Ordinary.... 5 9-16 cts $ lb Good ordinary ...... 6 15-16 " Low middling. . ..... 7 9-16 " " Middling............ 8 " " rf-t J Mil! r mr .A It ..' uroou mjuoiing a o-io Same day last year middling noth ing doing. ueceipts 2 bales; same day last year, 130. r Corrected Regularly by Wilmington Produce Commission Merchants, prices representing those paid for produce consigned to Commis sion Merchants.! COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina, firm. Prime, 70c; extra prime, 75c per bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 80c. Virginia Prime 50c; extra prime. 65c; fancy, 60c Spanish, 75c. CORN Firm, 75 to 77c per bushel for white. N. C. BACON Steady ; hams 13 to 14c per pound: shoulders. 11 to 12c: sides, 11 to 12c. . KGrGS Firm at 16&16.H c per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown. 22 to 25c; springs, 1020c. TUBKEY8 Nothing doing. BEESWAX Firm at 26c. TALLOW Firm at 5K6c per pound. SWEET POTATOES-Nothing do ing. TQuoted officially at the closing ot the Produce Bxcbange.1 STAB OFFICE. August 27. SPIBTTS TURPENTINE Market firm at 33)c per gallon for machine made casks; nothing doing in coun try made casks. ROSIN Market firm at 95c per bar rel for strained and $1.00 per barrel for good strained. TArt Market steady at S1.35 per bbl of 280 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE. Market ?uiet at $1.00 per barrel for hard, $1.80 or dip and for virgin." uuotations same day last year Spirits turpentine nothing doing; rosin nothing doing; tar quiet at $L40; crude turpentine dull at $1.20 2.20. RECEIPTS. Spirits turpentine. 76 Kosin 510 Tar 207 Crude turpentine 70 Receipts same day last year 65 casks spirits turpentine, 54 bbls rosin, 44 bbls tar, 73 bbls crude tur- I pontine. COTTON. Market dull on a basis of 8c per pound for middling. Ordinary Quotations: 5 9-16 cts lb Good ordinary 6 15-16 Low middling 7 9-16 " " Middling 8 " " Good middling 8 5-16 " " Same day last year middling noth ing doing. Receipts 11 bales; same day last year, 197. Corrected Regularly by Wilmington Produce Commission Merchants, prices representing those paid for produce consigned to Commts sion Merchants.! COUNTRY PRODUCE. . PEANUTS North Carolina, firm. Prime, 70r, extra prime, 75c per bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 80c. Virginia Prime, 50c; extra prime, 55c; fancy, 60c. Spanish, 75c. CORN Firm; 75 to 77c per bushel for white N. C. BACON Steady; hams 13 to 14c per pound; shoulders, 11 to 12c; sides, 11 to 12c EGGS Firm at 1616c per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown, 22 to 25c; springs, 1020c. TURKEYS Nothing doing. . BEESWAX Firm at 26c TALLOW Firm at 56c per pound. SWEET POTATOES Nothing do ing. Quoted officially at the closing by the Produce Exchange.! STAR OFFICE. August 28. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market steady at 33 c per gallon for ma chine made casks; nothing doing in com n tiy CrfusltBs ROSLN Market firm at 95c per bar rel for strained and $1.00 per barrel for good strained. TAR Market steady at $1.35 per bbl of 280 lbs. - CRUDE TURPENTINE Market ?uiet at $1.00 per barrel tor hard, $1.80 or dip and for virgin. Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine nothing doing; rosin nothing doing; tar quiet at $1.40; crude turpentine dull at $1.20 2.20. . RECEIPTS. Spirits turpentine . . . 54 Rosin 137 Tar.... 128 Crude turpentine 36 Receipts same day last year 173 casks spirits turpentine, 476 bbls rosin, 57 bbls tar, 121 bbls crude tur pentine. COTTON. Market dull on a basis of 8c per pound for middling. Quotations: Ordinary. 5 9-16 cts. lb Good ordinary 6 15-16 " 44 Low middling T 9-16 " " Middling.... 8 " Good middling...... 8 5-16 " " Same day last year middling noth ing doing. Receipts 00 bales; same day last year, 271. Corrected Regularly by Wilmington Produce Commission Merchants, prices representing those paid for produce consigned to Commis sion Merchants. COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina, firm. Prime 70c; extra prime,. 75c per bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 80c Virginia Prime, 50c; extra prime, 55c; fancy, 60c Bpanisn, 7oc CORN Firm: 75 to 77c per bushel for white N. C. BACON Steady; hams 13 to 14c per pound; shoulders, 11 to 12c; sides, 11 to 12c EGGS Firm at 1616c Ir dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown, 22 to 25c; springs. 1020c TURKEYS Nothing doing. BEESWAX Firm at 26c TALLOW Firm at lXtc per pound. bwis;is.x trJi.A.Jii stowing ao-ing. NAVAL STORES MARKETS. By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. New York, Aug. 28. Rosin quiet. Spirits turpentine steady. Charleston, Aug. 28. Spirits tur pentine Nothing doing; quotations omitted. Rosin firm and unchanged. Sayannah, Aug.28. Spirits turpen tine quiet at S3Ke; receipts 1,125 casks; sales 955 casks; exports casks. Rosin steady; receipts 3,383 barrels; tales 2,602 barrels; exports 2,555 bar rels. Prices unchanged. f-v..v.;-y ;,j It; It mn mm. mi f r1 'f-A' St- w m m mm t.T. 'hi it mil i 1' m i ' 'V.'i'U? i !'.'; i- i t.. . 4 ffei ' PI mm mm Ik t'Af mm 'mt it v WW, rL-'iii'-' v m 10 I)1 r,S . I: m m 1'W m .ii' - Vfr 'l ' ; "I
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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