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,n" : TRIAL OF MULINcUA UN . ;. I l(jegeg for rrosecniiQH lesuiy ad i Expert Who Lost Hit Notci of For BT teieerapn to tta Morning star, we York, October; 23. Dr. A .. ug toiler " u . nuum y'liession oflhe Molineax trial. OTtness admitted be wm present M an inert for the prosecutioajmd had re JVed up hi" time $1,960. s Asked by ,,,8, Governor Black If theie facta L tnvtniDg to do with the low of bla since the last trial and hia lna 5 tt'to remember what waa aald by Srnnpers and Oornlab. Dr. Potter th At .t Jid be could not account for the . lots fhii notei. After Police Captain George Mc ninikr had identified exhibita of hand i'ritme and told of hia eubmUtlng Ln to expert, Joseph K. Koch, the Lper of the letter-box place, aaid that 5, June, 189S, he reoeired a letter rtaed Roland B. Molineux, askinaj to cost of a prirate letter-box. He ,Dt a circular containing his rules yd terms 10 moiineux in XNewarx. iter, a juuuk uaiuo u uii piacc j business and hired a letter-box. Pie man gave mm tne name or II. Cornish Cornish who waa standing in the tody of the court room, stood up. "li that the man who hired the let ter bos?" asked Mr. Osborne. "It is ml " "Uiq iDis aeienaHDi aire s leuer . . ti i ni i tat irom your -uuveraur oiacs Mked. "No." Charles D. Allen, a chemist in the color house or tl. uonstant cc uo , tu called. He aaid Molineux had use of the laboratory. "Did you write this letter!" asked Mr Osborne, showing witness a paper ,nd envelope. "I did. I wrote it and ligoed it and mailed it at Mr. Moli neui's request. My initials appear under his name." i The letter was offered in eridence ifierMr. Osborne had explained that It was the letter Koch received asking for the magazine "Studio" and to which he renlied bv enclosing his cir cular, giving among other things the terms for private letter-boxes. Et-Qovernor Black objected to the idmission of the letter and Justice ambart reserved his decison. William J. Kinsley, the Uandwrlt- n? emert. identified some 01 Molln- eux's writing and declared that the so- called Harpster letter, written to urea. Sterns & Uo., in JJetroit, waa written by the same nana. j. . i . it? . . t 1.11 Mr. usoorne oixerea me jeiier in evidence, and ex Governor Black ob- jicted on tne grounds tnat 11 is incom petent under the ruling of the Court 01 appeals, anu iuw ii tenua ia con nect and accuse the defendant of a crime other than for which he is on trial. Justice Liambert overruled the objection, and the letter ; was read to the jury. , Kinsley testified that in his opinion Holio'euz wrote this and also three other;, giving the address 1260 Broad- tay, signed ' LI. UornisQ" and asking !orimpies or patent medicines. -All were admitted in evidence de- iplte tbe objection of counsel. Am on tne letters identmea oy Kinsley were several of the so-called Birneit letters. Justice Lambert ad nitted them as standard of handwrit ing . Rudolph Heilers testified that at the request of Molineux he wrote to Fred- nick Stearns & Uo-, or Uetrott a sking about Ilarpster. t "Did Molineux say to you." "Harp Her is the same low down vile kind as Cornish I" ''Yes sir.' The trial will be resumed to-morrow aoroiog. THE IRISH NATIONALISTS. Eiclitneot lo Moose of Commons Created bj O'Brien Questioner the Premier Regarding Roosevelt's Letter. By Cable to tbe Morning Btar. Losdon, Oct. 22. William O'Brien treated a great deal of excitement moo? his fellow Nationalists in the Souse of Commons to-day by ques toning; Premier Balfour regarding President Roosevelt's letter to the con notion of the United Irish League at Boston, Mas?. Mr. O'Brien asked the Premier if he had observed that Mr. Broserelt sent a letter, and whether in tie of future friendly relations be tween tbe United Statea and Great Britain he could make any announce sent that this country was not indis- pxtd to learn wisdom regarding Irish affairs from the head of a great d friendly nation. The Speaker promptly ruled the question out of or der, to the evident chagrin of tbe Na- woa!i8tr. whose excitement then increased as Mr. O'Brien continued to Press his point He urged that this let terof the President was an internation tl fact of the first importance to the fu w. of Great Britain and that it would ot be a friendly thing to the head of a ("at nation that his letter should be treated as if ih House ot Commons Vasdisnoaed U, nno an insult to the caiei sreretary fur Ireland and his re BOYables., Tbe Sneaker mai . ined his ruling. Ind Mr. fYRninyi I m tA tn mnva am ad. I V A-r 1 1 V. 11 II iCU IV LU .VMM " loumment of the House' to discuss tbe BaU'.r, but the Speaker ruled that it Was not a matlnr rf daflnitA imnnr- tance Thus fnUH M- rVRrlan aaid ne Hoped it would h nnd in America kUSl American Ii n.ll T.I.K nnnml. 1. W1 A. .M VfW.' t 9rZ was "other lively though me aiscussion in the House of Com moni to-day on the subject ofgrant m day for a debate on the state of Ireland:' UolirMtaiwfiZl ipmung. Biipffatinns or alt- I courtesy and a considerable increase the ili-feelinar prevailing.. The Lib "l leader, 8ir Henry Campbell Ban- uan, again supported Patrick VBrien'a request for a day. . Mr. Balfour explained that he could n'y give a day at Sir Henry's request i the understanding that tbe motion "u( me rorm of a vote or censure on government, and that it waa aup P'ted by the opposition as a whole. '.a Liberal leader, however, dis- ;inea soy such intention. He re- .gd to identify himself with the Na- .The discussion concluded with Wll- O'Brien exclaiming : ...If we are not alven a day we will Hi nna William Hooper Young, who la ac- of the murder of Mrs. Anna fpWwr, was arraigned before Judge rmg yesterday to olead to the in- 'tmi.nt of murder in the first degree. . the advice of his counsel. William '- Short, tha mImkh AiA nnt TiWd nd Judee Cowing ordered that a plea Pi not aiitii. t, a Mr SPB " aWSil Van Ara Taklac r ben VOU talra n.- , m A.i m.111 nic because the formula la plainly .Tr",oa.evepJ ?ttle, showing that it W i:tL ,ro na quinine ln a taste- aurrri ra ima - v v., no pay, price, TAHHANY HALL, i The Occasion Was the Rnfifi. i i w,,wu U1 wciuuwraut State Ticket. QROVER CLEVELAND'S LETTER Hill Spoke at Length oa tbe Trusts and Revision of tbe Tariff A Banquet Followed at Manhattan CInb to " Democratic Candidates. Br Teiecnnb to tn Xorniiut star. xmkw xobk, October 22. For the first time ln ten years, David Bennett Hill, former. Governor and former United Btates Senatqr from the State or new York, spoke to-night in .Tam many HalL The occasion waa the rat ification of the Democratic State ticket. Former President Grover Cleveland aent a letter expressing his regret that a prior engagement prevented his at tending tne meeting. Uthera who sooke were GharlM N Bulger, candidate for Lieutenant Gov ernor; John B. Stanchfieldand Martin W. Littleton, Prior to the meeting there was a d- rade, reviewed at the Manhattan Club by Bird a. Coler and other candidates on the Democratic State ticket. Mr. Coler had been tendered a reception at tne eiub. wnere ne made a speech after dining with Mr. Hill-and other mem bers. At the Tammany Hall eatherinc vjongressman ucuiemen read ex- president (Jleveland's letter, which was received with much enthusiasm and loud cheering. It was as follows : Cleveland's Letter. "To Charles F. Murnhr. Esa. Mv uearoir: i regret tnat mv ene-ace- menta will not permit an acceptance of your invitation to attend the Demo cratic meeting to be held in Tammany tiau on tne ma instant, "It ia most irratifvinsr to learn from the terms of your note that the De mocracy of the city of New York f ullv appreciate how vitally the underlying principles or our party are involved in tne pending canvass, and also to know of the determination that thev ahall not be forgotten in its campaign enons. "The great Democratic, organization of the city of New Yorx is so impor tant a factor in controlling the result of party endeavor in the broadest fields that no campaign 'in which it engages can be considered sufficiently local to free it from the responsibility of its in fluence upon party prospects everv- wnere and at an times. "This responsibility has been well met in the present campaign by the selection of trustworthy candidates. by intelligent party work and by tbe sensible efforts to secure harmonious Democratic action. I sincerely hope that, as a result. the Democracy of the city of New York will again demonstrate its in vincibility at home; that Democratic good government and economical ad ministration will be restored to the people of the State and that Demo cratic hope and confidence will be re vived and stimulated far beyond tbe limits of the city and State. "Hoping that your meeting will be abundantly successful and most use ful in the cause. I am. "Yours, very truly. "Geovkb Cleveland." Mr. Hill, who reached the hall prior to the reading ot Mr. Cleveland's let ter, waa received with great applause. r. Hill's Speech. "I make no apology for my appear ance here to night," said Mr Hill, "be cause none is needed. You will recall what I ssid at the opening of the Til- den Club in this city some months ago, when I declared that in this cam paign 1 should know no menos or enemies except the friends and ene miea of the Democratic party. Be- gardless- of past differences, which never related to party poucy. I extend the right hand of fellowship . to every Democrat in this grand old organization or in any other organization loyally sup porting Democratic candidates and principles.' Referring to the tariff on coal. M Hill charged Senator Piatt with dodg ing the vote in Congress on the ques tion or imposing a tamr on antnracue coal. President Roosevelt, he said. had declined to express an opinion as to whether the existing tariff should be removed. "The neon e " said Mr. HIII, "are waiting for him to act. The selection of arbitrators to adjust a labor strike is a mere temporary relier, but tne ques tion whether there shall be hereafter a tariff tax upon anthracite coal Is a per manent and lasting Question. Mr. Hill sooke at consiaeraoie length on the questions of trusts and revision of the tariff and bitterly ar raigned Republican extravagance - in State affairs. After Mr.-Coler and his associates on the ticket had reviewed the parade from the balcony of the Manhattan Club, a banquet was served, at which Justice Truax presided, and during which the following letter from ex- President Cleveland was read: "Hon John Truax, President Man hattan Club. Mv Dear Sir: I wish it waa possible for me to attend to-mor- rnw evening the reception to be given bv the Manhattan Ulub to tne demo cratic candidates for State officers in thA canvass now pending. "Thoneh no longer a citizen or iMew York, I cannot lose my interest in her welfare1, nor rorget tne nonors wmcu tin nemocracv has conferred on me. "It is gratifying to know mat tne Manhattan Club, as of old. is ready to sivA itm encouragement and am to ihnu vhn itsnd In the nresent cam- niiirn aa representatives or a unitea nMr ind leaden in the Democratic P?otS.t against neglect of the people'. mrc. rrnnino- that the result will demon- airata that the Dolitical sentiment oi the people of the State of IMew xorx is still in favor of aafe and conserva tive Democracy and is prepared to support its candidates, I am " x ours, very truiy, "Grovke Clkveland." Pllaat Piles! Piles! Dr Williams' Indian Pile Ointment is prepared to cure Piles and DOJB3 IT in ahort order. Eaav to apply, every Ivn imaranteed. 50c and $L00. All druegisU or by malL Wiixiamb M'f nn meyeland. Ohio. Bold by J. O. Bheppard. Jr.; ' Kaleigh News and Observer: An old woman, named Baker, was killed bv the train near Marshall, Madison county, Tuesday morning. She was walking on tbe track, and supposedly didn't hear the train. A party of twelve railroad men xrom Michigan are in iNewbern investigat ing the situation in regard to the rail road from Newborn to Pamlico coun ty, An Incendiary set fire to the gin bouse on the farm oi uoi. uryan Grimes, at Grimesland, Pitt county, Tuesday night. Bloodhounds were se cured from Greenville and they track ed the incendiary, coming ana going to the water, where the trail waa lost. The engine to the gin house and six teen bales of cotton were lost. Total AT COAL MINES. uivuo ttcic turucu Away wnen lhev Annl fori ... - "rru, the Collieries. THEIR PLACES WERE FILLED. company Officials Maintain They Will Not Discriminate-President Mitchell Preparlnt the Case for Presen- tatloa to the ommlaslon. By Telegrapn to tne Horning Btar. Wilkksbaree, Pa., Oct. 22. Thou sands of men began work to-day re pairing the mines and placing the collieries in condition for the general resumption of coal mining, which will take place throughout the anthra cite region to-morrow. Those men who are directly engaged in cutting and handling coal will not, under the decision of the convention, return to the mines until to-morrow. While there were thousands of men who were able to again begin earning their daily bread to-morrow, there were hundreds who were disappointed wnen mey applied to tne superin tendents ef the collieries where thev were iormeny emoioved. Thev were principally ateam men. engineer?. firemen and pump-runners,-, who struck on June"2d for an eight hour day and also to help the miners win tneir battle. These men wanted their old places back, but in many instances tne company omciais refused to dis charge those who stood by them dur ing the strike. There were many in the Wyoming valley, however, who were fortunate enough to find employ ment. The company officials main tain they will not discriminate against union or non-union men and that work win oe given an men wnen there are vacancies. Although the strike is over the path oi tne non-union workmen is still a thorny one. They are disliked by tbe unionists, and it is expected tbe rela tions between them will not beimorov ed when they getlinto the mines to gether. , Reports were received here to day that scores of the non-union men have given up their positions and are leaving the region.) President Mitchell to-day began the work of preparing the miners side of the case for presentation to the arbi tration commission. He will be the leading representative of the workmen before the tribunal, and will gather around him such experts in anthracite mining as will be necessary to prop erly present his case to the commis sion. He said to day he did not know when he would make his first appear ance before the commission. Rapid progress is being made bv all the coal companies in the anthracite region toward a general resumption of coal mining. The suspension offi cially ends at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning, but the quantity of coal that win be mined this week will not be great. It is not believed twenty-five per cent, of the normal production will be reached until sometime next week. There are a number of mines that will not be in condition for opera tion .for several monthsand there are others that will not be ready for the men under two or three weeks. The day was devoted to a general inspec tion at most collieries to see what is needed in the way of repairs before the men can cut coal. The troops in this region have not yet received orders to. leave for home and none is expected now until after the collieries get well started. There has been no trouble ln this region be yond a few fights, the result of pay day among non-union men. THE DANISH WEST INDIES. Landsthinr Failed to Ratify tbe Treaty for the Cession of the Islands to the United States. Br Telegraph to tbe Morning Btar Copenhagen. Oct. 22. The Lands- thing to day rejected tbe second read ing of the bill providing for the ratifi cation of the treaty between Denmark and the United States in regard to the cession of the Danish West Indies" to the latter country. The vote stood 32 to 32 a tie. The announcement caus ed the greatest excitement in the house and demonstrations on the part of the snectatora. . The predominant sentiment through . . a . . . out Denmark is undoubtedly pro-sale and the rejection of the treaty is at tributed chiefly to a domestic political effort to embarrass the government and bring about the resignation of the ministry. The question of the sale of tbe islands may not remain dead for any length of time. The inability of the Uigsdag to agree on a poucy ior bettering the conditions of the islands is expected to be a factor in again forc ing the sale question to an issue. The cabinet held a meeting imme diately after the rejection of the bill and the ministers unanimously agreed that the action of the Landsthing did not necsssitate their resignation. Favetteville Observer: W. A. Pltewarr. Esq.. chairman of the Har nett county Democratic ibxecuuve nommittee.wasin the city on Tuesday. He reports Harnett ail right politically as well aa otherwise, and would give a irood Democratic majority. Isaac Bain, the venerable sexton of St. John's Episcopal tjnurcn, waa temniy gorea hv a hull earlv Tuesday morning. A irreat eaah. six or eight inches long, was cut in his goin. He-was removed to the Cochran annex of the Marsh- Hlghamlth hospital, where It was found necessary to perform a very serious operation which Pie stood very nicely, though weak irom tne snocar. John Gary, sentenced to serve 12 months on the county roads, at the last term of the court, for larceny from Drs. Patterson &Judd, made a bold and auccessful dash for liberty mon- dav afternoon. The force of convicts were being brought from their work on the Bockfish road over. Massey's hill to the jail for the night and had reached the court house, when, under the cover ,of the growing darkness, Gary succeeded in getting away. In tome way he managed to free himself of the leg shackles. Deputy sheriffs, guards and special officers were out all night searching for him, but could find no clue to hia whereabouts. Sne Didn't Wear a Mask. But her beauty was completely hid den by sores, blotches and pimples till she used Bucklen'a Arnica Salve. Then thev vanished, aa will all Eruptions, Fever Sores, Boils, Ulcers, Carbuncles and Felons from its use. Infallible f nuts Corns. Burns. Scalds and Piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at H R. BelIaamt's drug store. t tr-i Si T O 371. X -A. 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Enunciation of a Principle That If Ac cepted Would Seriously Restrict American Rights Abroad. i Bv Telegrapn to tne Morning star. Washington, Oct. 22, An intima tion has been received here that King Oscar of Sweden, who is acting as the arbitrator of the issues between the United States, Germany and Great Britain, growing out of the rebellion of 1899, will decide that the facts pre sented to him in the briefs of counsel which have been pending for nearly a year, warrant him in proceeding to as sess the damages sustained by foreign residents of Samoa as a result of the landing of combined force of Ameri can and British sailors and marines, and the destruction of property inci dent to the ensuing fight with the rebel?. By the terms of the treaty under which the thr e pawers agreed to submit these claims to arbitration. the arbitrator was first to declare whether' or not the Americans and British were at all liable for damages, and if so, then he waa to determine the amount of that liability. He has, it is understood, concluded to decide the first question in the affirmative. The next step is to fix the amount of the damage, and this must be done by King Oscar upon the basis of the facts now to be presented by the representa tives or the governments concerned. The German claims are far larger than the others, amounting to $103,918, while the American claims ara $77,605 and the British only $6,285. Tbe Principle Objectionable. It is not the amount of money in volved in this approaching decision of the arbitrator that concerns the gov ernment of tbe United Btates, but rather the i enunciation of a principle which, .if accepted as a precedent, would be most unpalatable and would so seriously restrict the assertion or American rights in foreign countries In case of revolution or rioting jeop ardizing the lives and property of our citizens, that it would amount to the total withdrawal or protection. This can never be admitted, and so it may be positively stated that while the United States government will accept the arbitration loyally : and pay any damages assessed against it, it will utterly refuse to be bound by such a principle i or to recognize it as establishing a precedent. Other wise the United States government could be held liable for enormous dam ages in cases where it lands troops upon tbe isthmus of Panama resulting in a collision with rioters or rebels, even though the government is sol emnly bound by treaty to preserve free traffic across the isthmus. The United States could not land marines in any of the West Indian or Central and South American porta in any emergen cy without risking liability for heavy damages. A These considerations will lead to the declination to recognize the decision as a precedent and inci dentally to the submission of the next similar case to The Hague Tribunal in the hope of another and different de cision, t Old Soldier's Experience. M. M. Austin, a civil war veteran. of Winchester. Tnd.. S writes: "My wife was sick a long time in spite of good, doctor's treatment, but was wholly cured by Dr. King's New Life Pills, which worked wonders for her health." Thev always do. Try tnem. Only 25 cents at R. R. Bellamy's drugstore. - j t Vor ur.r SfXtr Mas. Winslow's Soothing Stbup has heen used for over sixty 7 ears by mil lions of mothers for their children while tAethlnp with nerfect auccess. Tt 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 bv druggists In every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle, lie sure ana asx ior Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Svrun." and take no other kind. Nasal CATARRH In all Its stages there should be cleanliness. Ely's Cream Balm leanses, soothes and heals the diseases' membrane. It cores catarrh and drives away a cold in the head quickly. Cream Balm Is placed Into the nostrils, spreads over the membrane and is absorbed. Belief is im mediate and a core follows. It is not drying does not produce sneezing. Large Sice, 60 cents at Drng- ffists or by mail ; Trial Size, 10 cents by mail. ELY BROTHERS, 66 Warren Street, New York. POLITICS and- CORNELIA By Elizabeth A. Hyde Copyright, 1902, by tbe S. S. McClnre Company ;A man in my position," he said pompously, "is called upon to do many disagreeable things." . : - r Cornelia subdued a laugh behind heat) an. How funny he was! Cornelia had a provoking sense of humor and waa always seeing Jokes where none .was Intended, j ' , She moved her rocker farther into the Shadow and looked down on the man in the foil glare of the street lamp. He bad bis profile turned at just the right angle, as usual. It was a hand some profile, and Cornelia was so, used to It that when, on one occasion, he 'failed to nresfm it Attwt.-v eha nalrcul jhlm, with one of her slow, Inscrutable smiles, to do bo. "He did not see the sarcasm beneath her fun, and his in sufferable conceit 'was undoubtedly flattered. . i " 'Disagreeable things? " she said lightly. "Why, what are they? Tell ine about them.' I ' "Well, there's choosing among clerks for promotion, for one thing, and dis missing them; when you can't keep them, for another widows and moth ers who come weeping Into your office and faint on your sofa and have to be taken home in cabs." "Oh, dear, how sad! Do yon have to say who Is to go? It must be. very hard." . , i . .. "It is. There are other things that are just bores, like recommendations, for example. Hardly a day; passes but some young fellow asks me for a letter to bis chief or a senator or representa tive. Of course it's easy enough to dic tate a few fines of stuff Just to satisfy him, but it's a bore to have him come, especially when he comes again be cause the letter was no good." "But aren't the letters any good?" asked Cornelia in real surprise. "I thought you had such oh, such won derful influence now. ; I. thought any letter of yours would get any one any thing." i The man looked up with a grim smile. "Oh, of course I can get anything 1 "really want," he said. "I've fixed sev eral men from my state very comforta bly, but these others are Just boys, Miss Cornelia, looking out for a soft snap.- we men can t be bothered with recommending kids" "Weren't you ever a kid yourself, Mr. Stokes?" i was on . Cornelia's lips, but she checked them in time. She was thinking of one kid in particular who like these others was looking for a soft snap. At least, he had told Cor nelia it was a soft snap because it meant $4,500 a year to him and some thing more precious besides, but there was hard work in it, and he knew it. Cornelia knew all about it. When "the kid" had asked her to' marry him it was not because she admired his clas sic profile (even she could hardly call It that), and instead of blaming herself and fate she had found that life had suddenly become grander, sweeter and better worth the living. She wished she could ask this man to help him, to give him tbe letter the commissioner required and which she knew the boy was going to request.- That hateful red tape! The commissioner had said, "Yes, undoubtedly young Beale is the man for the place, but how are we to give it to him; when he seems to have no political backing at all, whereas that fellow Morris, who hasn't the sense he was bor.n with, has the whole, senate or near It?" i "The kids don't understand the tricks of the trade, you see," the man went on. "They think a letter's a letter and go oft grinning, expecting to be ln the cabinet in four years and president in eight. They're too soft to know that nine out of ten letters are shams and not worth the paper they're written on." Cornelia felt a distinct hatred of this man who could speak so cruelly. How she detested him for saying "kids I" Sho wished he would go. . "How do you manage with the re cipients of the letters?" she asked, to make conversation. 1 "Don't they honor all from the Hon. Gilbert Stokes?" "No." he replied. "They all know the little finishing touch that makes it Important If we mean what we say and really want a fellow to get a Job, we pin a visiting card to the top of the letter. If there's no card, it means no Job. Simple, Isn't It? When the let ters go by hand, the boys think if s a little dodge to prevent forgery or some thing of that sort, and we never have any trouble." r Cornelia's throat tightened. "I I don't see how ypu can do that," she said stiffly. ! "But but I suppose" with a swift change of tone-i"you can't help it, of course. And how do you do it?" "Ifs not much of a story," he said, and it was not, but Cornelia listened with breathless Interest and was glad that he wandered on from one topic to another, requiring only monosyllabic replies from her. She sat In the grate ful shadow above him, her cheeks burning and her usually quiet hands furling and unfurling her fan. When he rose to go,; she said good night with unwonted cordiality and watched him as he strode down the street past the merry doorstep parties out of sight But long after the last noisy group had dispersed she still sat there thinking. The boy came dp stairs two steps at a time and nearly knocked Cornelia over at the top. "Ifs come, dear!" he cried, catching her in his arms to steady them both. "So .you can order your trousseau at snce. Ifs a sure thing now. Thatf el low Stokes has sent me a fine 'letter. Isn't he a brick?" The quick ) color flew to Cornelia's cheeks. ! "Oh," she said, ''you got my note? I'm so glad, dear. May I see the let ter?" She took It with trembling fingers nd read it through. It was addressed to the commissioner and asked ln courteous and well chosen phrases that the writer's ; esteemed young friend, Geoffrey Beale, be appointed to the po sition he sought The letter was spot less and correct in every detail, but there was no sign of a card either on the letter or ln the envelope, the lat ter containing only Geoffrey's letter of transmittal. "Will you let i me show It to mother, dear?" the girl asked, refolding It "She will like to see it of course. It isfine, Isn't it?" she rattled on. "Just what you needed. It is so kind of Mr, Stokes. I will be back ln a minute or two." , - She found her mother and read the precious page to her; then, running noiselessly, on the soft carpets, she .went to her own room. Hastily select ing a visiting card from tbe tray on her desk, she pinned It to .the letter For iiaGtrippe and In fluenza uso CHENEY'S EXPECTORANT. For sale by J. C. Shep&rd. ana erased t"ua -envelope. Her heart was beating wildly, and her fluttering bands, could hardly hold the letter. She stood nn instant undecided, then dropped on l.cr kneos beside tbe bed. Dear God," ehe whispered, "don't let it be- wicked please don't let it be wicked, dear God! 1 don't mean it to be. and it is the only war." She knelt a moment with bowed bead, then went quietly down stairs. Mother thinks it is lovely, dear," she -said. "See! 1 have closed it for you, with all my lore and best wishes for its success. Won't, that give t it luck?" They went out together and posted it In the evening the man came again. "A queer thing happened yesterday," he said. "You remember our talk last week about writing letters-of introduc tion? Well, I wFote one yesterday for that young fellow' Beale you know him, I believe and my man failed to put the card in. I want Beale to get the place. He's a really capable man. found the card on tbe desk after the mail had gone out, I wrote to the com missioner at once. It will be all right of course, but I wonder how often that sort of thing happens." Cornelia gripped the arms of her chair tightly and stared straight ahead Of her into the darkness. The man studied her face. "That was that is so kind of you, Mr. Stokes," she said gently. "Geof freyI mean Mr. Beale will be very grateful. We have been so so anxious for him to succeed." The man smiled primly. Then he said "Good night! sind went down the street slowly,' us it' Ut was not Muite sure of the way. Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treatment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agreeably aromatic. It is received through the nostrils, cleanses apd heals the whole surface over which it diffuses itself. A remedy for Nasal Catarrh which is drying or exciting to the diseased membrane should mot be used. Cream Balm ia recognized as a specific. Price 50 cents at druggists or by mail. A cold in the head immedi ately disappears when Cream Balm is used. Ely Brothers, 66 Warren Street, New York t PRODUCE MARKETS. By Telegranb to tbe Morning Bta-. OH10A6O, October 22. Cash prices1: Flour steady. Wheat- No. 2 spring 71 ; No. S spring 6871c; No. 2 red 68i 71 Wc. Corn No. 2 56c : No. 2 yellow . Oat No. 2 28c; No. 2 white 34& 36H. No. 3 white 3032Jfc. Mess pork, per barrel. $16 901700. Lard, 100 lbs , $10 72X10 75. -Short rib sides, loose, (11 2011 40. Dry salted shoulder?, boxed, 9 75 10 00. Short clear aider, boxed,$12 0012 25. Whiskey Basis of high wines, $1 82. The leading futures ranged aa fol lowsopening, highest, lowest and closing : Wheat No. 2 October 70V 70; December 72tf72M, 72&. 72X, 72M72H; May 733t-73, 74,73. 73Hc. Corn No. 2 October 56, 56, 55, &bc; uecemoer 4a5U4, 5U, 4H$, 5050Hc; May 4213, 43 42, 43X43Mc. Oats No. 2 October, new, 31,31,30, 31X; December, new, 3131M, 31M31X, 31, 31Kc; May 31&, 32, 31, 3232$e. Mess pork, per bbl-October S16 90, 16 90, 16 90, 16 90; January $15 50, 15 72, 15 50, 15 67X; May $14 65, 14. 80, 14 65, 14 77. Lard, per 100 fhs October $10 7 0, 10 70, 10 70, 10 70; November $10 15, 10 25, 10 15, 10 20; January 18 95, 9 10, 8 95, 9 05; May $3 35, 8 45, 8 85, 8 40. Short ribs, per 100 lbs Oc tober $11 60. 11 60, 11 50, 11 50; Jan uary $8 15, 8 27, 8 15, 8 27; May $7 75, 7 82 H, 7 75, 7 80. COTTON MARKETS By Telegrami to the Morning Btat Nam Yoox. Oct. 22. Cotton quiet at 8.70c; net receipts 256 bales; gross receipts 6,491 bales; stock 40,996 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet; middling Uplands 8.70c; middling gulf 8.95c; sales 800 bales. WHOLESALE PRICES CURBEIT. r The lonowinz a notations reDreeent Wholesale Prices enerallv. in making no small orders higher nrloes have to be charged. Tne anotations are aiwavs riven as accurately as possible, bnt tne 8t.uk wllTnot be responsible tor any variations from tbe actual market price of the articles anot4 BAoanra s Jute ., 6HQ Standard O BnrlaDB 6 O .7 162 14 10 .9 9 75 1 85 1 85 1 85 1 85 T 00 14 00 WESTERN BMOKEB- Hams f a i2)o Biaesy s . Shoulders 10 8 9 DRY SALTED Bides B 9 60 Shoulders S 9 o o o o o o o BARRELS 8 plrlta Turpentine eecona-nana, eacn i ss Second-hand machine New New York, each New City, each 1 35 BBICK8 Wilmington p M Northern 6 60 9 00 25 22 75 BUTTER Nortn Carolina Northern a o o o o o o o o o o S2MI OOBNMKAL per ousnei. in sacks Vlnrlnla Meal OOTTON TlEa v bundle DANDLES t sperm Adamantine 18 8 11 7 85 11 I COFFEE - agnyra..... ...... ........ Rio.v: uuaustraius Sheeting, 4-4, V yard. ....... Tarns. V bunch of S s .... FI8H- MackereL No. l, f barrel... S3 00 Mackerel, No. l, half -bbl. 11 00 Mackerel, No. 8, barrel... 16 00 Mackerel, No. 8 hall-bbl. . 8 00 Mackerel! No. S, barrel... 18 00 Mallets, barrel 8 75 Mullets, vpork barrel...... 7 50 N. a Roe Herring, p keg.. 8 SO Dry Ood,js i ....... .M..,,, 6 H Extra 4 as FLOOR Low graae , s so Choice 875 Straight) ; 4 85 FlretPatent GLUE ys 8 BRAIN f bushel - oorn,rromstore,02a White Mixed Corn Oats, from store (mixed).. Oats, Rust Proof OowFeas.... HIDES-V a Sreen salted.. Dry flint........ Dry salt HAY 100 fts No l Timothy Bice straw N. O. Crop HOOP IRON, B CHEESE V 1 Northern Factory Dairy dream Half cream LARD. V B- Nortnern North Carolina. LIME. barrel BOPK. V barrel OltvMess.... Bump Prime......... BOPK, D SALT, V sack. Alum.. Liverpool American.. ........ .......... On001 V bags...,, BUQAB, atanaafd Qran'd Standard A White Extra C... Extra O, Golden... O Yellow LUMBER (city sawed) m ft 1 10 14 134 1 10 S18 60 18 50 11 45 Bnlp BtuiCresawea......... 18 oo Rough edge Plank 16 00 west India cargoes, accord ing to quality.. is 00 Dressed Flooring, seasoned. 18 00 Scantling and Board, com 'n 14 00 MOLASSES. gallon Barbadoes, ln hogshead.. .. , Barbadoea, ln barrels. ...... Porto Bloo, In hogsheads.... so Porto Bloo, In barrels SO ' Bugar House, ln hogsheads, is Sugar Boaee, In barrels.... 14 Byrou, In barrels...., 17 RAILS. V keg. Cut, EOd basis... 8 40 SOAP, V B Northern... 8TAVES, 9 M W.O. barrel.... B. O. Hogshead. HX6EB, SJ M feet-Shlpplng.. 8 00 O oommonmiu two rair mui Prime mill Extra mill... BHIN8LES, N O. Cypress sawed M 6x84 heart Sap 6xS03eart. Sap WHI8KKT. V gallon northern COMMERCIAL WILMINGTON HARK K P f r Quoted officially at the ciosingibyhe Chamber . ot Oonunerce.1 STAB OFFICE, October 16. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market steady at 62&e per gallon. KOSIN Market steady at $1.20 per barrel for strained and $1.25 per barrel for good strained. TAB Market firm at $1.40 per bar rel of 280 lbs. ' CRUDE TURPENTINE Market firm at $1.75 per barrel for hard, $2.90 for dip. Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine nothing doing; rosin firm at 95c$L00; tar steady at. $1.35; crude turpentine quiet at $1.00 2.00. . RECEIPTS. Spirits turpentine............... 79 Rosin 211 Tar 129 Crude turpentine 70 Receipts same day last year 70 casks spirits turpentine, 356 barrels rosin, 168 barrels tar, 10 barrels crude turpentine. . COTTON. Market firm on a basis of 8c per pound for middling. Quotations: Ordinary..... 5 cts. lb Grood ordinary 1 tt ii ii it Low middling....... 7 MiddlingTr?! bX Grood middling 8 5-16 " Same day last year, market quiet at 8ko for middling. Receipts 3,471 bales: same day last year, 2,849. Corrected Regularly by Wilmington Produce Commission Merchants, prices representing those paid for produce consigned to Commis sion Merchants 1 COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina, firm. Prime, 85c; extra prime, 90c; fancy, 95c, per bushel of twenty-eight pounds. Virginia Prime,' 80c; extra prime, 85c; fancy, 90c. Spanish (new), 6575C CORN Firm; 7075c per bushel for white. N. O. BACON Steady : hams 1S& 1 16c per pound; shoulders, 1012.tfc; sines, iunc. EGGS Firm at 1718c per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown, 80 85c; springs, 12 $4 25c. TUKKKY8 Firm at lOo for live. BEESWAX Firm at 25c. TALLOW Firm at 556tfc per pound. dWEET POTATOES Dull at 600 per bushel. Quoted officially at the closing by the Chamber of commerce.! STAR OFFICE, October 17. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market I firm at 53fe per gallon. KOSIN Market steady at $1.20 per barrel for strained and $1.25 per bar rel for good strained. TAR Market firm at $1.40 per bar rel of 280 pounds. CRUDE TURPENTINE Market firm at $1.75 per barrel for hard, $3.00 for dip. Quotations same day last year- Spirits turpentine nothing doing; rosin firm at 95c $1.00; tar steady at $1.35; crude turpentine quiet at $1.00 2.UU. RECEIPTS. Spirits turpentine , 117 Rosin 430 Tar . f 167 Crude turpentine 66 tteceipts same day last year 56 casks spirits turpentine, 190 barrels rosin, 312 barrels tar, 122 barrels crude turpentine. COTTON. Market firm on a basis of 8c per pound for middling, (Quotations Ordinary 5 Good ordinary .... . . 7 CtS. $ Tb wmiddling 7M " " Qddling 8V. " I Good middling 8 5-16 " 44 - Same day last year, market quiet at i 8&c for middling. Receipts 2,053 bales; same day last year, 3,693. 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, 85c; extra prime, 90c; fancy, 95c, per bushel of twenty-eight pounds. Virginia Prime, 80c; extra prime, 85c; fancy, 90c. Spanish (new), 6575c. CORN Firm. 70t75o ner bushel for white. N. C. BACON Steady : ' hams 15 16c per pound; shoulders, 10125c; sides, 10llc. EGGS 'Firm at 1718c per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown. 30 35c; springs, 12tf 25c. TURKEYS Firm at 10c for live. BEESWAX Firm at 25c. TALLOW Firm at 546tfc per pound. SWEET POTATOES Dull at 60c per bushel. (Quoted officially at the closing ot the Chamber 4 nnmmavAA T 9 va wvaiuuvi voij . STAB OFFICE, October 18. ' SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing doing. BOSDI Market steady at $1.20 per barrel for strained and $1.25 per barrel i for good strained. TAR Market firm at $1.40 per bar rel of 280 pounds. CRUDE TURPENTINE Market firm at $1.75 per barrel for hard, $3.00 for dip. Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine nothing doing; rosin firm at 95c$l.00; tar steady at $1.35; crude turpentine quiet at $1.00 2.00. RECEIPTS. Spirit .sturpentlne 135 Rosin. 307 Tar. 95 Crude turpentine 42 Receipts same day last year 19 casks spirits turpentine, 40 barrels rosin, 118 barrels tar, 95 barrels crude turpentine. OOTTON. Market firm on a basis of 8tfc per pound for middling. Quotations: Ordinary 52 cts. ' lb uood ordinary. lyw Low middling 7 Middling 8)4 tl Good middling 8 5-16 " " Same day last year, market quiet at 8Xc for middling. Receipts 1,668 bales; same day last year, 4,516. x Corrected Regularly by Wilmington Produce Commission Merchants, prices representing those paid for produce consigned to Commis sion mercnaniB.j COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina, firm, Prime, 85c; extra prime, 90c; fancy. 95c. per bushel of twentv-eient pounds. Virginia Prime 80c; extra prime, 85c; fancy, 90c. Spanish (new), 6075C. CORN Firm: 7075e per bushel for white. N. O. BACON Steady : Hams 15 16c per pound; shoulders, 1012c; aides, 10llc. EGGS Firm at 1718c per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown, SO 35c; springs, 1225c TURKEYS Firm at 10c for live. BEESWAX Firm at 25c. TALLOW Firm at 55"0i6tfc per pound. SWEET POTATOES Dull at 60o per bushel. " Quoted officially at the closing by the Chamber of OommerceJ STAR OFFICE, October 20. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing I doing. ROSIN Market steady at $L20 per barrel for strained and $1.25 per barrel tor good strained. TAR Market firm at $1.40 per bar- irelof 280 lbs. CRUDE TURPENTINE Market . firm at $1.75 per barrel for hard, $3.00 for dip. v . Quotations same day last year" Spirits turpentine nothing doing; rosin firm at 95c$1.00; tar steady at $1.35; crude turpentine quiet at $1.00 2.00. - . : ' BKOEIPTB. Spirits turpentine 77 Rosin................ 552 Tar.... S3 Crude turpentine 191' Receipts same day last year 77 casks spirits turpentine, 135 barrels , rosin, 436 barrels tar, 65 barrels crude turpentine. OOTTON. Market firm on a basis of 8 Ho per, pound for middling. Quotations: Ordinary...... 5tf cts. 0 - Good ordinary...... 7 " l Low middling.;.... 7M Middling............ 8 " " Goodnuddling 8 6-16 " " Same day last year, market quiet at 8X for middling. Receipts 4,586 bales; same day last year, 3,488. 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, 85c; extra prime, 90c; fancy, 95c, per bushel of twenty-eight pounds. Virginia Prime, 80c; extra prime, 85c ; fancy, 90c Spanish (new), 6575c. , CORN Firm; 7075c per bushel for white. ? N. C. BACON Steady ; hams 15 16c per pound; shoulders, 1012jko; sides, 10l-lc. EGGS Firm at 1718o per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown, 30 35c: springs, 12K25c. TURKEYS Firm at 10c for live. BEESWAX Firm at 25c. TALLOW Firm at 56tfo per pound. SWEET POTATOES-Dull at 60c per bushel. TQnoted officially at the closing by the Chamber of Commerce.! STAB OFFICE, October 21. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing doing. .ROSIN Market steady at $1.20 per barrel'for strained and $1.25 per barrel for good strained. TAR Market firm at $1.40 per bar rel of 280 pounds. CRUDE TURPENTINE Market firm at $1.75 per barrel for hard, $3.00 for dip. Quotations same-day last year Spirits turpentine nothing doing; rosin firm at 95c $1.00; tar steady at $1.35; crude turpentine quiet at $1.00 2.00. RECEIPTS. Spirits turpentine.............. 37 . Rosin 67 Tar ....... 81 Crude turpentine. . . ... . . . . ..... . 85 Receipts same day last year 20 casks v spirits turpentine. 15 barrels rosin, 61 barrels tar, 14 barrels crude turpentine. OOTTON. Market firm on a basis of 8Jc per pound for middling. Quotations: Ordinary. 5 cts. $ lb Good ordinary 7H " Tt Low middling. 7M " " Middling.... ....... 82 " Good middling...... 8 6-16 " " Same day last year, market firm at 7c for middling. Receipts 1,694 bales; same day last year, 5,444. aaa ' ft 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. 85c: extra prime, 90c; fancy, 95c, per bushel of twenty-eight pounds. Virginia Prime, 80c; extra prime, 85c; fancy, 90c. Spanish (new), 65 7 5c. CORN Firm, 7075c per bushel for white. N. O. BACON Steady; hams 15 16c per pound; shoulders, 1012ic; sides, 10llc. EGGS Firm at 1718c per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown, 30 35c; springs, 12 25c. TURKEYS Firm at 10c for live. BEESWAX Firm at 25c. TALLOW Firm at 56c per pound. ' SWEET POTATOES-Dull at 60c per bushel. Quoted officially at the closing by the Chamber of Commerce.! STAB OFFICE, October 22. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing doing. ROSIN Market steady at $1.20 per barrel for strained and $1.25 per barrel for good strained. TAR Market firm at $1.40 per bar rel of 280 pounds. CRUDE TURPENTINE Market firm at $1.75 per barrel for hard, $3.00 for dip. Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine nothing doing; rosin firm at 95c$1.00; tar steady at $1.35; crude turpentine quiet at $1.00 2.00. RECEIPTS. Spirits turpentine 50 Rosin T. 73 Tar 159 Crude turpentine 72 Receipts same day last year 20 casks spirits turpentine, 36 barrels rosin, 121 barrels tar, 62 barrels crude turpentine. OOTTON. Market firm on a basis of 8c per pound for middling. Quotations: Ordinary 1 cts. lb Good ordinary 7 " r' Low middling..... 7 ... " " Middling 8 " " Goodnuddling 8 5-16 " " Same day last year, market firm at 7&c for middling. Receipts L589 bales; same day last year, 3,812. Corrected Regularly by Wilmington Produce Commission Merchants, prices representing those paid for produce consigned to Commis sion Merchants. I COUNTRY PRODUCE. , PEANUTS North Carolina, firm. Prime, 85c; extra prime, 90c; fancy, 95c, per bushel of twenty-eight pounds. Virginia Prime, 80c; extra prime, 85c; fancy, 90c Spanish (new), 6575c. CORN Firm; 7075e per bushel for white. N. O. BACON Steady; hams 15 16c per pound; shoulders, 1012Kc; sides, 10llc. EGGS Firm at 1718o per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown, 80 35c; springs, 1225c. TURKEYS Firm at 10c for live. BEESWAX Firm at 25c. TALLOW Firm at 6X6tfc ptr pound. - SWEET POTATOES Dull at 60c per bushel. NAVAL STORES MARKETS. Bv Telegraph to the; Morning Btar. NmwYobx, Oct. 22. Rosdn firm. Spirits turpentine steady. Charleston, Oct 22. Spirits tur pontine and rosin unchanged. Savannah, Oct. 22, Spirits turpen tine was steady at 62je; receipts 658 casks; sales 240 casks; exports 408 casks. Rosin firm; receipts 2,606 bar rels; sales 6,152 barrels; exports 2,558 barrels. Quote: A, B, O, D, $1 82X, E, $1 87K; F,$l 47X; G, $1 67 :H,$1 75; I, $2 00; K $2 60; M, $3 00; N, $3 50; WO. $3 76; WW, U 16. A world's record was made at the Memphis trotting track yesterday In the first race, a free for all pace to wagon, with amateur drivers. "Edith W." won both heats, each be ing paced in 2:05 8-4. ! HI Iff V t II If I I'l satuth $3,000 with no Insurance.