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flit S&eeMa too SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS. Oeoersl assembly lo Coavese la Mobile. Dclef lies arilTlni-lmportast Boil oeii to Cooildered. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. Mobile, Ala.. May 18. The 44th General Assembly of the Southern Presbjterisn Church will convene at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning In tbe Government Street Presbyterian church and will be called to order by Moderator Rev. A. O. Hopkins, of Charleston, W. Va., who was chap lain of Stonewall Jackson'a brigade durintr the civil war. The first business after the assembly called to order will be tbe election and induction into office of the new moderator, for which several proml D,.t members of the assembly are mentioned. This will be followed by election of temporary clerks, business details of sections and the re port, of committees. Probably the mmt limportant business to come up wi I be tbe status of the North ern and Southern branches of the church. Several synods have sent in overtures asking that a com miti.D be named to confer with a similar committee from the North ern branch for the purpose of a complete coalition and the obliteration of ail dissenalona. It is asserted that one of two courses will be pursued by the assembly. A committee of tbe conference will either be appointed or tbe entire matter will be deferred for a year. It is understood that each propo rtion has a large following. There re about 160 delegates now In the city and to-night assembly prayers were held in the Jackson Street Pres byterian church. Dr. W. A. Alexan der, stated clerk, is here and began the examination of credential! to night. ATTEMPT TO KILL THE CZAR. Plot to Attack Emperor With Bomb at i Parade in St. Petersburg De tected and Thwarted. By Cable to the Morning BUr. Bkkslatj, Prussia, May 18. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Breilau ZMtung" reports that the authorities detected and thwarted a plot;to attack the Emperor with a bomb during the Spring parade in St. Pe tersburg May 10th. Tbe Emperor always reviews the parade on horse back, taking a position before and slightly to one side of the pavilion from which the Empress and the grand auchesies view tbe pageant. Just after the Emperor arrived on the parade. May 10th, it was noticed that Miss Merezhevsky, daughter of a leading Psychiatrist and privy Coun sellor Professor Merezhevsky who oc cupied one of the loges nearest the pavilion, was nervous and excited. Risking a scandal should their sus picions prove to be unfounded, the authorities ordered her arrest, which was effected unobtrusively. A search diiclosed a skilfully constructed bomb concealed in ber clothing. Tbe girt did not deny her intention of hurling the missile at the Emperor, but re futed to give any other information. Miti Merezhevsky has been an at tendant at the counts In the Women's UotTtnity. It Is rumored that she baa been hanged, and her aged father is completely prostrated. JEALOUS WITHOUT CAUSE. Yooor Married Mao Killed His Wife aad committed salclde. Ml Telegraph to the Morning Star. Belle Vernon, Pa, May 18. Je.l ous without cause, Clyde Robin so-, 21 years old, to-day shot and in str t.tly killed his 19 year old wife, am) turning the weapon upon himself put a bullet Into his brain. He died wiinout regaining consciousness. There was uo witness but the couple's two mot if s' old daughter, who was nurs ing when the first shot was fired. That the child is now alive is ,a miracle. In falling the mother plunged down a flight of stairs with tbe baby beneath her. Robinson fell across his wife's body, but when the child was reteued from its position it had not even a scratch. The couple bad a stormy married life. $40,000 FOUSD. Hoardloga of so Eccentric Old Woman Who Died in New Orleans. By Telegraph to the Morning BUr. New Orleans, May 18. Attorneys for the heirs of Mrs. Amelie Noquez, an eccentric old widow who died about two weeks ago, broke open an old safe la her late borne to-day, under order of the court. In the safe they found gold, silver and currency amounting to more than forty thou sand dollars. Mrs. Noquez had lived s simple life and had been hoarding the money for many years. Elizabeth City Economist: In conversation with a gentleman yesterday who is somewhat inter ested in the road, he very frankly said that he considered what the Suffolk & Carolina was doing wonld soon make them a competitor with the Seaboard for through travel. The idea he suggested was a line of boats from here connecting with some point across the sound and giving a thorough service from New York and all points north to Wil mington and all points south. The Seaboard has been handling all of this traffic but the steamboat ser vices they offer takes passengers ' around Ilatteras which is objected to very much by tonrists on ac count of the rough waters that are always encountered. By running a . line of boats from here across the sound it wonld not be necessary to encounter this rough strip and be sides would give a more direct and quicker line from tke north. Raleigh Times:. The making " a judicial district out of Wake county and keeping a judge here all the time is a good suggestion. Let this be kept in mind till the Legis uture moots. We have not the wast doubt but the act will ith little or no opposition. pass Salisbury Sun: Mr. Hearst has Settlflri nil dnnhf an In hla lntATl. . ' V W M W V Ma w ataavw 'tons in the rtominor ntmnalim bv wnonncing his purpose to support mention. It is now up to Mr. Bryan Know What Tu Arm Taking Ttai.7Kn Uk Orove's Tasteless Cklll on nlLQW the formula la plainly printed naJnrr)ttl,h0WlnK 11 1 simply Iron Hi S,L ,ue 10 tasteless form. Mo Care, Ho JAPS MARCHING ON NEW CflWANG. Evacuation of the Place by the Russians Nearly Completed and everything Quiet. THE U. S. ASIATIC SQUADRON Expected Soon at CbeFoo Qalet at Port ArlfanrJapsnese Forces Heir Mak oca Heary Bslss Impede the Mllltsry Movements. Bt Cable to the Horning: Star. Tientsin, May 18. Lloyd's scent at New Chwang has telegraphed un der Tuesday's date, as follows: "The Japanese division which landed atEalChln May 16 lb, under heavy firing of the Japanese men-of-war, is marching toward New Chwang. Evacuation by the Russians has been nearly completed. The Japanese are expected to arrive shortly. All is qalet at New Chwang, and shipping shows iavoraoie progress. The U. I, Iqnadron. Che Foo. Mar 18. A cable has been received here from Admiral Cooper, In command of the U. 8. Asiatic squadron, announcing that he expects to arrive at Che Foo soon with his squadron. Oen. Kuropstkia's Purpose. Bt. PETEBSBUBO.May 18. Confirm ing Intimations that it Is General Euro patkln's purpose to avoid a decisive combat with the Japanese at the pres ent stage of the war thratatement was made by the general staff to-day that the commander-in-chief is making preparations to fall back on Mukden and then on Harbin. While the superior numbers of the enemy compel a retirement, it does not follow that General Kuropatkln will not strike a stinging blow should a strategical mistake be made which will enable him to throw a atronger army upon one of the advancing col umns of his antagonist. Military Movements Impeded. Lio Yang, May 17. (delayed in transmission) Heavy rains and snow which has fallen on the mountains seriously impede the military move ments. The roads In some places are almost impassable, and may have led to the reported falling back oi the Japanese on the roads leading here from Lieng-Hong-Uneng and Blu-ren. In consequence of the rain loosen ing the permanent way north of Muk den the rails spread at the station of Bhuamandzy, causing a wreck in which thirty persons were killed. mostly the families of railroad em ployes on their way north. Bslleoss for Port Arts nr. Bt. Petersburg. May 18. 3:30 P.M. The Admiralty received to-day an offi cial dispatch from Admiral Wittaoef t, believed to have been dated from fort Arthur May 14th, reporting that there has been no fighting afloat since the telee-ranh line was cut. the Japanese ships not having attacked. Everything was well with the Russian squadron. The dispatch was gratifying to tbe authorities, not only for the news it contained, but because Its receipt estab lished tbe fact that wnue tneteiegrapn line is severed a system of communica tion by means of Chinese runners has been satisfactorily Inaugurated. One of tbe reasons for the desperate efforts of the Russians to get to Port Arthur what la officially called an ammunition train" Has been reveal ed by information which leaked out to-day. There was. little neea, it ap pears for morel ammunition, great quantities being stored in the fortress, but General Stoeasel was exceedingly anxious to be provided with balloons. Before the war Russian authorities loaded on a vessel a complete balloon equipment for Manchuria, but it was captured by the Japanese, who will use it perhaps in their operations against Port Arthur. "If tbe Japanese try to drift balloons over Port Arthur and drop explosives on the fortress," said an officer to-day. "ths world will bear or tbe first Dame in the air." . Rai8iaos Driven Uut. London. Mav 19. The "Daily Tele graph's New Chwang correspondent, under date of May 18tb, says: After driving out l,ruu uusaians and destroying the railway the Japa nese re embarked from KalChau, tbe combined fleet heading southward. ''The Russians re-entered New Chwang with 1,000 infantry and two batteries of artillery, but all prepara tions are made for a hasty evacua tion." Che Foo, May 19, noon. The war ships reported to have been sunk off Port Arthur are the battleships Shl klshlma and the armored cruiser Asams. The atory is not believed here, but tbe Russians who brought the lows insist that it is true. Paris, May 19. The St. Petersburg correspondent of "Tbe Matin" says that official advices have been received to the effect that the Japanese have occupied New Chwang. Profit of a Blockade Runner, Hobart Taslia during bis adventurous career look part In the American civil war under tlie name of Captain Rob erts as a blockade runner. He had an oxt-itlng time, and many of his escapes were truly marvelous, as described in hi book, "Never Caught.', According to his statement, forty ships were cap tured out of sixty-six that left England and New York to run the blockade during the war. Some Idea of tbe prof its may bo formed from the fact that. women's stays bought In England for 13 pence sold lu Wilmington, one-of the principal blockade running ports, for 12 fchillliiKS. and cotton bought at two pence a pound in Wilmington sold for half a crown a pound. The number of ships raptured does not give an ade quate Idea of the loss sustained, as many were burned, sunk or run ashore to prevent them from falling into the bands of the cruisers. Chambers Jour nal. TeasMr. Sloman is such an excitable individual, so effervescent, as it were. Jess I should think you'd be the last person In the world tn rail him "effervescent." Tess Why? Jess I notice you haven't ( molinrt htm "twin " sncceeded in making him rtr- Philadelphia Press. IT Olrl Qf nnrlnrrl Grove's Tasteless Ghill Tonic has stood Lhe Lesb 25ears. Average annua! sales over One and a Half Rlillion bottles. Does Lhis record of merit appeal bo you ? No Cure, No Pay. 50c. . . . . v-t-1. - n.t,..r ArCBOVES BLACK ROOT LIVER. PILLS. MJiaOaCq WIU every THE DEADLOCK UNBROKEN. More Fruitless Ballotlag by the IHIaols lepabllcm Uoveatloa Yates Keeps In tbe Lead. Bj Telegraph to tne Morning Star. Springfield, Ilu, May 18. Tbe Republican State Convention spent another day In 'fruitless balloting and there is not the least Indication of a break In the deadlock anywhere along tbe iior. Lawienco Y. 8berman'a followers to day continued to vote with De neen, but the Cook county delegate developed no additional strength and his nomination was no nearer con summation when tbe convention re cessed to-night than It was last night. Governor Yates' followers remained firm to-day, and cemented their agree ment to atand by the governor to the end, at a meeting where the gov ernor made a speech Intimating that he would be willing to have the guber natorial proposition referred to a prinary eleetion to be held on the same day throughout the Btate. Nine ballots were taken to-day and the last one did not show any material change, Governor Yates maintaining his lead. The convention will meet sgain to-morrow. WARM WIRELETS. A joint session of both bouses of the Louisiana General Assembly elected M. J. Foster to succeed himself In the U. 8. Senate, his present term expiring- In 1907. An imperial Chinese edict volun tarily Issued yesterday opens to the commerce of the world the ports of wei-BM-un and Unou-Tsun, on tbe Shan-Tung peninsula. ' Lewis Wr Lyons, convicted at New Orleans of the murder Tf District At torney J. Ward Guerley, was sen tenced yesterday to be executed. Lyon's attorneys will appeal. The South Carolina Democratic State Convention yesterday elected as delegates at large to the St. Louis contention. Senator B. R. Tillman, Governor V. iX Hey ward, Mayor R.G. Bhett, of Charleston, and State Chair man Wllie Jones, of Columbia. Bishop Kieley. of the Catholic dio cese of Georgia, has mailed to each one of tne churches in his jurisdiction a letter directing that under the recent order oi tne Pope, the use of female voices in Catholic choirs should cease. The change must be effective by Jan. 1, 1905. The London "News' " correinon- dence at Baka, Caucasia, reports a se rious fight between Armenians and Turkish troops at Chelcusan, In the district of Mush. The Turks lost 186 killed and wounded, while the Arme nians had their leader and many others killed. At the annual meeting of the Geor gia Saw Mill Association, covering South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, reports were received showing an en couraging condition of business. A committee was appointed to look Into, and take action on the Florida car equipment law. A RTlewer'a Protest. We get accustomed to tbe pleasant little ways of novelists and are some times inclined to overlook minor sole cisms when we remember that they are all part of a praiseworthy effort to please. But just now we feel called on to protest against a prevalent practice that tends to get on the reviewer's nerves. The danger of using such phrases as "Such things might happen In a novel, but not In real life," or "As they say. in novels" should, one wonld think, be sufficiently apparent to writ ers of fiction. "If this were a novel,'' remarks an Ingenious writer, "so and so might have occurred, but In a narra tive of plain fact," etc. This sort of thing has, of course, tb sole result of reminding the reader that be is reading a novel, and If he has been beguiled by the author into losing himself for a mo ment the effect Is at once dispelled. Suppose Hamlet bad taken the oppor tunity to remark to his mother In the closet scene, "After all, this is only a play, you know!" But the person who wrote under tbe name of Shakespeare practiced the art that hides art (some say the artist also), and be was far too wary to remind bis audiences that he was imposing on their credulity. Lon don Post Gardening For an Invalid. Several years ago I found myself too much of an Invalid to be out In the gar den sowing seeds and with no one at my service who in my opinion could be trusted to do it for me. A summer without flowers was too dreary a pros pect to be contemplated. I secured a half dozen wooden boxes about the size of common soap boxes and bad them sawed so that they were each four inches deep. These boxes were so small that when filled with soil they could be easily lifted about I had the boxes filled with soil from the garden, and now Imagine my comfort as I sat at a table sowing my seeds! There were no cramped limbs and ach Jng back, as was usually tbe case when I had sowed my seeds In the seed bed. I bad that year as fine a display of an nuals as I ever had when the seeds were sown in the garden, in spite of the fact that the weather did not get warm enough for it to be prudent for jin invalid to sit on the ground to transplant tkpm until between June 9 and 1C Country Life In America. Boar Huntlns In Brittany. Boar hunting in Brittany is full of exciting incidents, and the boars sel dom die unavenged, for, though they are beset by mounted hunters and peasantry on foot armed with guns, the llfeblood of many a hound is drawn before the savage old tusker yields up his life. His dungerous powers of of fense ceaso only With his last gasp. Though the grip of the bulldog, the yelping of thehounds, the din of horna nnd the cries of the beaters may force him from his lair to seek refuge in flight, that withdrawal may be set down rather to prudence and disgust than to fear. When at last he is brought to bay, with his back against a rock or n tree trunk, he is ready to defy a host. Met in a narrow alley of the forest neither man nor horse can withstand the avalanche of his onset. Not infre quently the hunter who loves his hounds will feci but little triumph even in the death of many boars if, having begun the season with a large pack, he ends it with n miserable rem nant having left all his best and brav est dogs on the field of battle. 22JZZSmmm'mmmmmBX!. REPUBLICANS IN STATE CONVENTION Every County in State of North Carolina Represented at the Greensboro Gathering. A FULL TICKET NOMINATED. State Chairman Rollins Arrslfsed the Democratic State Admlolstrstloi The Race Qaestloa Declared Settled-Sessstloo Sprasg. By Telegraph to the Homing Star. Raleigh.N.O., May 18. The Repub lican convention met at Greensboro, N. C, at noon to-day, with every county represented. C. P. Frszler, In his address of welcome, evoked ap plause by declaring that "we need two great parties In the South, composed of men of the same race dominated by the best men of each." State Chairman Rollins spoke briefly, arraigning the Democratic administra tion of the Btate for extravagance and incompetence and concluding by ex claiming amid a roar of applause, "Rip Van Winkle politics Is a thing of the past In North Carolina, for tbe race question has been settled and ef forts to revive It for partisan purposes will be universally condemned." : After the selection of committees the convention sdjourned until 3 o'clock P. M. The State Ticket. A full State ticket waa nominated by the Republicans at Greensboro to night, as follows: Governor Charles J. Harris, of Jsckson county. Lieutenant Governor Isaao M. Meekins, of Pat quo tank. Attorney General W. H. Yar borough, of Franklin. Secretary of State J. J. Jenkins, of Chatham. Treasurer O. O. Bailey, of Davie. Auditor Frank Llnney, of Wa tauga. Superintendent Public Instruction O. P. Frazler, of Guilford. Corporation Commissioner D. H. Abbott, of Pamlico. Commissioner of Agriculture W. R. Dixon, of Craven. Labor Commissioner J. Y. Ham brick, of Cleveland. Judges Supreme Court Robt. M. Douglas, Guilford; W. . A. Mont gomery, Warren. Delegates to National Convention Thomaa 8. Rollins, E. & Blsckburn, E. O. Duncan, B. F. Mebane. The nominee for' governor Is a wealthy leather manufacturer and miner. A Sensation Sprang Tbe report of tbe committee on resolutions strongly endorsed the ad ministration of President Roosevelt and pledges the StAte organization to efforts for his re-election. Thomas A. Rollins waa unanimous ly re elected 8tate chairman. Nearly all the nominations were msde by ac clamation. The sensation of the convention was sprung when National Committeeman W. a O'B. Robinson, of Goldsboro, leaped to his feet to protest against the section of the report by tbe commit tee on resolutions condemning tbe Walts liquor law, crying "God forbid the paths to bar robms sbould be made more open than now," atd also pro testing against the impeachment of Governor Aycock's character as an honest man, saying tbat aside from his partisanship there was not a more high-minded man living. Hisses, loud cat calls and a storm of dlsspproval cut the speaker short. Salisbury Sun: News has been received here of a serious difficulty in which George Murphy, of this city, now of Anderson, S. C, was Involved last week. A special to the Columbia State from Anderson says that Murphy protested with a friend who was enticing his employer, then in an intoxicated condition, to a gambling dive. Words followed, when the man assaulted Murphy and he cut him with a small pocket knife, inflicting dangerous wounds. The injured party is improving and Murphy was released on a small bond. Lumberton Argus: We are In formed that, some fiendish wretch went to the hog pen of Mr. Jud Moore,in North Lumberton suburbs, Saturday night and killed three or fonr hogs, leaving only one alive. There is no suspicion as to who did it. The hogs had been knocked In the head. The loss is heavy on the young man, as they were fine hogs. The A. M. Shrago Company, of Goldsboro, was incorporated at Raleigh on Tuesday. The business of the corporation will be to manu facture all kinds of cotton and woollen goods, boots, shoes, valises, trunks, harness, etc. The amount of capital paid in is 125,000, with the privilege of increasing it to 100,000. A St. Louis judge has deci ded that the young woman's father hes a right to go downstairs after 11 o'clock and interrupt the pro ceedings, either by force or other wise. He evidently thinks he can be re-elected without the boy votes. Chicago Record-Herald. William Tell was about to shoot the apple from the youth's head. "It's a satisfaction to know," he chuckled, "that there won't be any smokeless powder investigation con nected with this bit of target prac tice." Cleveland leader. Edna The Literary Club met with me yesterday afternoon. Alma la that so? What did you have to eat? Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. r ISaae Tonne Acalsi. "One of Dr. King's New Life Pills each night for two weeks has put me in my 'teens' again," writes D. H. Tur ner, of Dempseytown, Pa. They are tbe best in the world for Liver, Stom ach and Bowels. Purely vegetable. Never gripe. Only 25c, at R. R. Bkl lamt's drag itore. f I WHEN THE V TIDE TURNED Bjr 'MARiC AVARY Copyright, 1S02, by McCIum's Newspaper ' Syndicate. The fresh sea breeze gave Acton Davis a saucy "good morning" as be sauntered cut on the porch.' It blew Betty Fagan'a yellow curia anrlole wise round her face. She looked up Joy ously. "Lazybones, are you here at last?" she cried merrily. "I have been wait ing for you for ever so long." Davis sat down beside her on the step and looked at her with good hu mored tolerance as he said lightly, "What do you want this morning, child?" The girl detected the superiority In his tone. A flush rose to her cheeks, and her voice had a plaintive ring as she said, "Children are so unreasonable and want bo many things, don't they?" Then, with swift return to her former bantering: "These are my commands; so read, mark, learn and inwardly di gest, as the prayer book puts It, I want you to promise to take me to Hazard rocks this afternoon." A shade fell on the man's face. She went on hastily: "I've wanted to go all summer, and now summer Is almost over. You promised you would take me if I was very, very good, and, oh, it will be so lovely to scramble along tbe shore and find long strands of strange seaweed and come upon un expected pools full of Jelly and 'star fish! Please take me. I will be good." Her eyes were shining and her cheeks pink with excitement as she bent to ward him pleadingly. The man hesitated as If fearful of paining her by a refusal. He seemed solely intent in watching the white en ps in their mad race for the shore. Then he said brusquely: "No, I won't take you. I ought never to have prom ised, and so I take It back. Yon are quite too foolhardy to venture in so dangerous a place. You would be sure to fall on those treacherous, slimy rocks, and then there would be tbe devil to pay. If the tide should catch us, there would be no hope." Betty's chin quivered like a child's, and the tears were shining through ber long lashes. Davis, felt swift compunction for bis hasty words. "I honestly don't think It's safe to take you, Betty, or I would. Promise to forget about it, and we will go for a sail on the Petrel or anywhere else at your pleasure. Come, show me thut you can be a reasonable little girl." Betty might not have resented his fatherly tone if a gay voice had not rung out behind her: "Whnt are you two fighting about, as usual? Give me an explanation." And she laughed rather maliciously. It was Mrs. Neville, the source of Betty's heartaches for the last weeks. The girl rose impetuously. "I have nothing to explain," she said Icily. "Mr. Davis ' can tell you what he pleases. It is nothing to me." Davis looked after her with a frown of nunoyance. It was really unpardon able for Betty to behave so rudely. She was too old for such childishness. It was quite true tbat they had quar reled almost constantly for tbe last weeks; he forgot that It was only since Mrs. Neville had appeared at the hotel. The young widow sank back In a rocking chair with a little laugh. She looked unusually pretty this morning, and as the man looked at her admiring ly his frown faded. The f uU blown rose was certainly more satisfying than the thorny bud. Mrs. Neville met his glance by a well executed droop of her lashes. "Tell me all tibout it," she commanded play fully. "Betty wanted me to take her to Hazard rocks," Davis explained. "And I would not take ber because it Is so dangerous a trip." Mrs. Neville was all Interest. The Hazard rocks! She had heard about them. Did people ever go there? And was it all very romantic and exciting? A look of daring flashed across her face. She bent forward and gazed straight into his eyes. "Will you take roe there?" she asked softly. Perhaps It was the glamour of ber dark eyes, the intoxication of ber warm breath on his cheek. Tbe man grew white. His voice was low and tense as he answered, "Yes; I will take you." Betty did not appear at lunch. Again Davis felt the strange pang of com punction as he missed her laughing chatter. He did not know that Mrs. Neville bad met ber In tbe ball and ex plained that, though the Hazard rocks were much too dangerous a place for children, it was quite permissible for grownups, and Acton bad promised to take ber. The girl had drawn herself up to all the slim height of her eighteen years and turned away without a word. Nor did be guess that when the two strolled away an hour later a pair of blue eyes watched them from behind the half shut blinds, while slow tears rolled down tbe pale cheeks. The rest of tbe guests shortly depart ed for an afternoon's salt So present ly Betty crept down, a forlorn little figure. As the afternoon waned, bring ing no signs of the two, a vague fear began to take possession of ber. The tide had begun to turn. Could it be that they had failed to notice it? She recalled Acton's words with a thrill of fear, "If the tide should catch us, there would be no hope." Mr. Acton Davis was not enjoying his afternoon. The two had scrambled along the foot of the cliffs until they reached tbe half submerged pile of rocks fccni-ing the name of Hazard; The man was gazing at the sea. He could not forget the glint of tears in Betty's eyes. . He turned suddenly to his companion with a reckless resolve to make the best of the matter. Something In the languorous depths of the dark eyes seemed to fire his blood. With a swift movement he caught ber to him. But as his lips met hers a wave of re pulsion, sudden as unexpiamable, made him start back. As be did so he heard the splash of water. A tiny wave was breaking a his very feet. The tide had risen. With a cry of horror he sprang to a higher point of rock and looked des perately toward the path over which they bad come.- The waves were lick ing hungrily at the base of the cliff. Above the rock towered dark and trackless. They were caught in a deathtrap. But he would not give up hope. Some fisher boat might be near. Again and again he sent his voice ringing out over the tossing waters. As the last echoes died away he seemed to hear a faint answering hal loo. Again his cry for help rang 'out; again came the nearlng answer. A boat shot from behind the point. A single figure struggled with tbe oars. It was a girl Betty. It Beemed an eternity before she ground the keel on the sand and be had lifted In the almost unconscious figure of his companion. Then the two set to work at the oars. Many time they had rowed for a prize, but ihi3 was a struggle with "death: "The'ttue was rising higher and storm clond3 wore gathering. If they could' win past the point to the quiet waters of the bay, all would be well. If not Mrs. Ne Jle huddled in a heap in the stern watched their des perate efforts with fear dilated eyes. One great pull, another, and they shot Into the bay. They were saved! As Betty ceased to feel the fierce current tugging at her oars she fell forward nervelessly. She awoke to the dash of waters on her temples. The boat was drifting near the landing and Acton was pil lowing her head on his arm. "I dared not stop rowing before, dear," hev was saying humbly. ( As he read the heaven of love In her violet eyes he drew her close and whispered, "You saved my life, my brave little girl, and I did not deserve It, for I have behaved like a brute." She put up one little hand, blistered and bleeding from her cruel exertions, and tried to stop his words. "It is all right now," she said weakly. There was a smile of perfect content on ber face. They had both . forgotten Mrs. Ne ville, but she still huddled in the stern and looked longingly at the shore, too white and shaken to think of love or lovers. COTTON MARKETS. Bv leiacnum to tbe Kornlna star -New York, May 18. The cotton market opened steady at unchanged prices to a decline of four points on the old crop, while the new crop posi tions sustained by rather unfavorable early weather reports owing to low temperatures In portions of the belt, were unchanged to fonr ooints hleher. The Initial declines on tbe old crop were unaer liquidation, but almost immediately after the call the whole market showed firmness with Julv selling up to IS. 47 on local buying, tea oy a nouse wltb Liverpool and German connections, while a local spot house with New England connec tions was also an active buyer of the later positions. When an advance of four to eight points over last night's finals had been established, however, the market turned'easler. Liverpool cables, which bad been about right on the New York closing of the previous dsy, turned easier also and New Orleans showed a marked tendency toward a lower level. There was considerable selling here, be lieved to be for the account of a leading Philadelphia interest under hedges between this market and Liverpool, and this started prices downward. Boon stop orders were reached and a wave of selling came in tbat was led by new Orleans and tbat sent prices into new low ground. July around 13.20 attracted some support, but New Orleans continued selling, and the sews of tbe break spreading through tbe country brought in fresh selling orders from commission house clients, and with hsrdly a pause July sold dowo to 13.10, a decline or tblrty- nve points from tbe highest point of the morning and of over half a cent from the hlght point of the week. The decline was accompanied by no little excitement and trading was much more active than for weeks past. To wards tne close, room covering rallied prices a few points and July closed around 13. SL The final tone was steady, but it was evident that tbe undercurrent was very nervous and unsettled, with the rally restricted by apprehensions as to tbe effect of the break on Liverpool to-morrow. Re ceipts continue very light and the weather map Indications during tbe day were hardly favorable. On the other band exports continue light. Bales for the day estimated at 500,000. naies. Nw yobk. May 18. Cotton was quiet at 13.40c, net receipts bales; gross receipts 533 bales; stock bales. Spot cotton closed qulel at 25 points lower: middling uplands il3. 40c: mid- dlin gulf 13.65c: sales 200 bales. Cotton futures market closed stead v: May 13.01, June 13.10, July 13.21, Avgust 12.86, September 11.62, Octo ber 1L17, November 11.07, Dece mber 11 06, January 11.07. Total to-day, at all seaports Net re ceipts 5,603 bales; exports to Great Britain 1,384 bales; exports to France bales; exports to the Continent ' bales: exports to Japan bales : exports to Mexico bales; stock 820,043 bales. Consolidated, at all seaports Net receipts 14,551 bales; exports to Great Britain 15,919 bales; exports to France bales; exports to the Continent 9,611 bales; exports to Jspan 150 bales; exports to Mexico bales. Total since (September 1st. at all seaports Net receipts 6,950,824 bales; exports to Great Britain 2,323,237 bales ; exports to France 670,334 bales ;exports to the continent 2,463,850 bales; ex ports to Japan 41,936 bales; exports to Mexico ?5,62l bales. May 18. Galveston, firm at 13jfc, net receipts 905 bales; Norfolk, nom inal at, net receipts 375 bales; Bal timore, nominal at 14.00c, net receipts bales; . Boston, dull at 13.65c, net receipts bales; Wilmington, nominal, net receipts bales; Phila delphia, quiet at 13.65, net receipts bales; Savannah, easy at lSXc, net receipts 425 bales; New Orleans, quiet at lSlfc, net receipts 5,860' bales; Mobile, nominal at 18 Vc, net receipts 36 bales; Memphis, quiet at 13c, net receipts 359 bales; Augusta, nomi nal at , net recelptsl40 bales -.Charleston, nominal, net receipts bales. "Mrs. Chellus looks bad, doesn't she?" "Yes, and no won der. She's been awake every night for a week past." "Theiaea! What was the matter?" "She discovered about a week ago that her husband talks in his sleep, and, of course, slur had to listen." Philadelphia Ledger. "I am strongly inclined to think that your husband has appendicitis," said the physician. "That's just like him," answered Mrs. Cumrox. He always waits till anything has pretty near gone out of style before he decides to get it." Washington Star. The Big Four in the Presi dential equation are New York, New Jersey, Connectiout and In diana. These are all for Parker. Why Bhould Democrats in other States hesitate to fall in line when these four present such an accept able man? Macon Telegraph. A. lift XblBC. . It Is said that nothing is sure except death atd taxes, but that is not alto gether true. Dr. King's New Discov ery for Consumption is a sure cure for all lung and throat troubles. Thou sands can testify to tbat Mrs. a B. Van Metre, of Bbjepherdtown, W. Va., say: "I had a severe case of bron chitis and for a jear tried evert thing I ht-ard of, but got no relief. One bot tle of Dr. King's New Discovery then cur d me absolutely." It's infallible for Group, Whooping Oougb, Grip, Pnmmonia and Consumption. Try It. It's guaranteed by R. B. Bxllaut, druggist. Trial bottles free. Regular sises SOe and 11.00. t PRODUCE' MARKETS. Bv Telegram u i&9 Korolnit 8ur Nw Yon. May 18. Flour was s'eady. Bye flour steady. Wheat Spot firm; No. 2 red nominal. Options opened steady and after a short reac tion turned strong on the bullish cash situation and a firmer Northwest, clos ing He net higher. Tbe sales Included : May closed 95c; July dosed 91e; September closed 83c; December closed 83c Corn 8pot firm; No. 3 nominal. Options were more active, eloslnar e net higher: May 60c; July 63Jgc; September closed 52ftc Oatc Bpot firm; mixed,26Q32 pounds, 46c; Laid steady ;Western steam $6 85; refined steady. Pork slow. Tallow steady. Butter steady; extra cream er? 20Xc ; Btate dairy 18Q19o. Cheese Irr. gular; old Bute, large and small, fall made, lOQIOXc; new Bute, small colored, 7e; small white 6 7c. Eggs were firm; State and Pennsylvania nearby, average fineat,20 21c; Southern firsts c PeanuU steady; fancy hand-picked 5 tfc; other domestic 8M6Mc Cabbages easy; Southern, per barrel crate, f 1 002 00. FreighU to Liverpool-Cotton by steam 12c. Bugar Raw firm; fair refining 3Kc;centrifngal,96 test, 8Xc; molasses sugar SHe; refined firm. Bice steady. PoUtoes easy; Southern, . 13 75 5 00; Jersey sweeu $2 50Q4 00; Btate and Western sacks S2 50Q3 25. Molasses firm. Cotton seed oil Out side of a steadier feeling for spot, the market was steady: Prime crude,f.o.b, mills 20c; prime summer yellow 27 27c; off summer yellow nominal; prime white 82c; prime winter yellow 32c. Chicago, May 18. The famished appearance of elevator bins caused May wheat to make a net advance of If e a bushel. While the gain was re garded as significant trading in the May delivery was extremely small. The July option closed about where it did the dsy before. Corn is up is. Oals and provisions show little change. imCAOO. May 18. Cash prices: Flour easy. Wheat No. 2 spring 9296e; No. 3 spring 8696c; No. 2 red $1 03 1 06. Corn No. 3 49 49 ; No. 2 yellow corn 52Xf3?. Oats No. 2 c; No. 2 white c; No. 3 white 4244Xc Bye No. 2, 73c. Mess pork, per bbL, $11 25 11 30. Lard, per 100 fbi. $6 37 6 40. Short rib sides, loose, 6 25 6 37X. Dry salted shoulders, boxed,no report Bhort clear sides, boxed, $6 25 6 50. Whiskey Basis of high wines. $128. The leading futures r a need && fol lowsopening, highest, lowest and closing: Wheat No. 3 May 95tf, 96, 953, 96jc; Julv, old, 87X87, 88, 87M87, 87c; Jo.,new, 8686X, 88, 86K. 86 He; September, old, 81H. 81K81?g, 81X, 81c; do. new 80 80X, 80, 79, 80Xc Corn No. 2 May 47, 47, 463, 47 July 47H 47, 4848X, 47M47H. 48c .Septem ber 47, 4747, 46. 470. Oats No. 2 May 41K41X. 4194. 41 K. 41V : July S8MS8X,88H,S7,S8Hc; Sep tember SUX3U?t SOMt 30, ovC Mess pork, per bbl July $11 35, 11 40. 11 30, 1137; September $11 52X, 11 60, 11 62X. 11 57. Lard, per 100 IDS July 16 4734. 6 50. 6 45. 6 50: September $6 62, 6 65, 6 62 tf, 6 65. Short ribs, per 100 Bs July $6 45. 6 52 J4, 6 45, 6 50; Septembtr $6 60, 6 67X, 6 60, 6 65. NEW YORK COFFEE FUTURES. Nkw Yobe. Mav 18. Coffee Soot Rio steady; No. 7 invoice 7c; mild quiet; Cordova 1013c. Tbe msrket for coffee futures opened s'.eadv at a decline of 5 points under moderate liquidation. On a light demand tbe market sold off to a net loss of 510 points. Later there was a partial rally and the msrket was finally steady and net unchanged to 10 points lower. Sales 63,000 bags. FINANCIAL MARKETS. Bv TelesrsDli: to the Morning Star. Nsvw York, May 18. Money on call was easy at 2 per cent; clos ing bid IX per cent; offered at 3 per cent; time loans firm; sixty days 3 per cent; ninety days 3 per cent; six months 4 per cent Prime mercantile paper 3X&4 per cent Sterling exchange firm; actual busi ness in bankers' bills at 486.90486.95 for demand and at 485 for sixty-day bills. Posted rates 486 and 488. Commercial bills 484X484. Bar silver 55&. Mexican dollars quoted 44X. U. a refunding 3's, registered, 104; U. B. refunding 3's, coupon, 104; U. B. S's. reg'd, 105&; do. cou pon,105X; U. & 4's, new, reg'd, 1S3X; U. B. 4's, new, coupon, 182. ; U. B. 4's, old, reg'd, 106&; do. coupons, 106; Atlantic Coast Line 4's 95; Louisville ot Wash vine, unified 4's. 100 ; Southern Railway, S's. 115 Stocks: Baltimore & Ohio prefd 90K; Chesapeake & Ohio 29H; Manhat tan L 142 New York Central 114; Beading 41; do. 1st prefd, 77; do. 2nd prefd 69 ; Southern Bail way 20 K ; do prefd 82; Amalga mated Coppei 49; People's Gas 95; Tennessee Coal and Iron 82Mi U. 8. Leather 6tf; U. S. Leather, preferred. 78; Western Union 86; U. & Steel 8 ; do. preferred 63 ; Mexican Central 7M; Virginia Caro lina Chemical, 27; sales shares; do. preferred, closed 100; sales shares. Standard Oil 620. Baltimore, Md., May 18. Seaboard Air Line, common, 89; da pre ferred, 1617;do. bonds, fours,; Atlantic Coast Line, common, 107M 108; do. preferred. . FOREtt MARKETS. BrlCable to tbe Morning BUr. Liverpool, May 18. Cotton: Spot, moderate demand ; prices 20 to 20 points lower; American middling fair 7.64d; rood middling 7.60d; middling 7.42d; ow middling 7.28d: good ordinary 7.141; ordinary 6.94d. The sales of the day were 6,000 bales, of which 300 bales were for speculation and export and included 5,800 bales American. Receipts 2,000 bales, including 1,700 bales American. Futures opened easy and closed quiet; American middling (g o c): May 7.25d; May and June 7.20d; June and July 7.15d: July and Au gust 7.11d; August and September 6.88d; 3eptembef and October 6.84d; October and November 6.C8d; No vember and December o.OOd ; Decem ber and January 5.97d; January and February 5.96d. NAVAL STORES MARKETS. Bv Telegraph to the Morning BUr. 'Naw YORK, May 18. Rosin firm. Strained common to good $3 953 00. Spirits turpentine dulL Charlsstok, May 18. Spirits tur pentine firm at 53 xc: sales casks. Rosin fi m: ute balsr A.B, C $2 50; D, 9 50. K, S3 60, F, $3 65; O, 2 70; EL, 13 75 . L, $3 90; K, $3 OO; M, $310; N, $3 25; W G, $3 40; W W. $3 70. BaVAsnsAB. May 18.-8plrits turpen tine was firm at 64c; receipts 790 casks; sales 431 casks; exports 60 casks. Rosin was firm ; receipts 1,933 barrels; sales barrels; exports 513 barrels. Quote: A, B, O, $3 65; D, $3 65; E, $3 70; F, $3 75; G, $3 80; H, $3 85; I, $3 00; K, $3 15; M. $3 30; N. S3 80: W . S3 60: w w S3 80. ,ST Buitb Sigutu of Tlw Kind Yos Haw Always Bought CUMMEKHa WILMINGTON MARKET (Quoted offlolally at the dosing by tne Chamber vi uviumsroe.! 8TAR OFFICE, May 18. SPIRITS TTTRPTTTCTTW" if ..li - - 4i as ess savv dull at 63c per gallon. JSUB1N JNotblng doing. TAR Market firm at Kl.on , h... rel of 280 pounds. CRUDE TURPENTINlc Mlrat firm at $3.35 per barrel for hard, $4.00 ior oip, size ror virgin. Quotation urn rfatr lat trnar Bpirits turpentine firm at 47c; rosin nothing doing; tar firm at LM; crude turpentine firmat$3.CV, oo.o. Mffltpmi Spirits turpentine 39 Rosin... .,. ,-7-, 84 Tar. ... we Crude turpentine . 67 Receipts same day last year 36 casks spirits turpentine, 116 barrels nwm, 40 oarreis tar, 91 barrels crude turpentine. COTTON. Market nominal. Same day last year, nothing doing. Receipts bales; same day last year, & (Oorrected Regularly by Wilmington Produce Commission Merchants, prices representing tpoeepaid for proauos consigned to Oommls- ' slon Merchants 1 OOUHTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina, firm. Prime, $1.15; extra prime, $1.17tf; fancy, $1.20, per bushel of twenty-eight Bounds. ViifnU .Prim f: I OR. .. prime, $1.07 ; fancy, $1.10. " Spanish, CORN Firm; 6065c per bushel for white. 1 N. a BACON Steady; hams 13 15c per pound; shoulders, 12c; sides, 12Xc . EGGS Dull at 1516o per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown, 85 4Sg; springs. 3030c. TURKEYS Firm at 13tf13c for live. BEESWAX Firm at 2536c. TALLOW, Firm at 56tfc per pound. SWEET POTATOES Winn at 9f)a $1.00 per bushel. BEEF CATTLE Firm at 34c per pound. . MARINE. ARRIVED. Schooner Alms, 140 tons, Mitchell, New York, C D Maffitt. Clyde steamer Carib, Chichester, Georgetown, SjO, H G Bmallbones. Schooner Roamer. Marine. New River points, O D Maffitt. Steamer Duplin, Berry, Northeast river points, to master. BUndard Oil tug Astral, towing barge No 58, Erlcksen, Philadelphia, Standard Oil Co. Stmr Tar Heel, Bradshaw, Fayette ville, S M King. Stmr A P Hurt, Robeson, Fayette ville, Jno S McEachern. CLEARED. Clyde steamer Carib, Chichester, New York. H G Bmallbones. Standard Oil tug Astral, towing barge No 58. Erlcksen. Charleston. Standard Oil Co. Stmr Tar Heel, Bradshaw, FayetCe ville, S M King. Stmr A P Hurt, Robeson, Fsyette vllle, Jno B McEachern. MARINE DIRECTORY. LUt or Vessels In the port of WI1 tug son, if. 0.1 Ray 10. SCHOONERS. Alms, 140 tons, Mitchell,- O D Maffitt. Elsie A Bayles, 252 tons, Benson, O D Maffitt. Foster Rice, (Br) 179 tons, Brlnton, C D Maffitt. BRIGS. Ohio, (Br) 324 tons, Cogswell, O D Maffitt. by River and kail. Receipts si ttavsl Iteres and Cotton Tsstsrday. O. C. Railroad 8 barrels tar, 3 bar rels c ude turpentine. W. & W. Railroad 11 barrels crude turpentine. W. O. ft A. Railroad 8 casks spirits turpentine, 80 barrels rosin, 23 barrels tar, 47 barrels crude turpentine. A. & Y. IRallroad 17 casks spirits turpentine, 60 barrels rosin, 110 barrels tar. W. & N. Railroad 14 casks spirits turpentine, "4 barrels rosin, 7 barrels crude turpentine. Total 89 casks splriU turpentine, 94 oarreis roam, xoo oarreis tar, o oarreis crude turpentine. At Angler on Tuesday in a shooting affray between Will Flow ers and Tom Massey, both negroes, Massey was killed. Flowers made his escape. The cause of the shoot ing is unknown. TBI CLEANSING AND HEAUNQ OUBIS FOB CATARRH CATARRH l?'s Cream Bali Easv and pleasant to use. uoniams no ia Jurlons drat. It is quickly Boroea. Gives Belief at once. It Opens and Cleanses the Nasal Passages Allays inflammation. COLD 'N HEAD Heals and Protects the Membrane. Restores the Senses of Taste and Smell. .Large size, 50 cents at Druggists or by mall; Trttl ilze, lO.cts bymau. ELY BBOTHEBS, 58 Warren street. New York. decl7tr thsattn CAN WE INTEREST YOlT IN A HCOC IMPROVED tuOOBCM SAW MILL? WITH TMC HEACOCK-KlNa VARIABLE FUD WORKS IT CANT BS BEAT. Write "The Machinery People" for prices W. H. GIBBES Sk CO. COLUMBIA. . C. M9INSS. aOILKMS. COTTON SUNS. tms stasis pesTASu SMisatt naomim 1 aprsiwiy.' RICE. All grades at lowest prices. We have a large stock on hand and can interest you. HALL & PEAR8ALL, IftOOBPOBATED. aprlOU ab-I 1 1 I 1 I
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