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'flu- Mlccftfe ta jOfTOiN MILL MEN IN SECRET LUNrcKcNLc. For tbe Po'P0" ' D,,ca",, lBe $,t"' Hob iod Tsklog Sme Concerte Ac Ilea Oallook Ntl Eoconrsrlsf. v uy tcicrwpH to tne Morning Bur. CBABVTTij. N. 0., Sept. 7. Hosiery ranufacturert, representing 285, L of the 400,000 spindles engaged In that line of goods in the South, held bit t0 ba n P040 .ret conference here to day. They ITm two lesslonf, lasting the greater n.rt of tbe day, and after adjourn ment it was given out that there waa nothine for tbe public In the proceed inci tbat several resolution! had been nasied and the situation discussed, but bs It'CUred irom muj ut ius twenty four niea u iduuiwi ui tun ninluiioas looked to the fixing of the Tri. t figure between fire and ten oou iiisto the. case of yarn. Samuel Arrtcr,of Atlanta, was chosen chair m',.., aad J. F. Taylor, of Ktnston, ,civutry. The principal feature of the po, niiiif to those on the outside la the reticence of those concerned, which la quit:; unusual. Mr. Taylor, the sec retary, said the meeting waa entirely Informal and had no connection what ever with any organization. It waa etlU'd by six or eight prominent spin ners, who along with many othera re alized the necessity of j concerted ac tion and took upon themselves the re ipoustbllity of calling the meeting. Top meeting, said Mr. Taylor, was for tbe purpose of discussing the situa tion and getting on a better working bisisr The outlook, be said. Is more favorable, if the present cotton crop can be kept out of the hands of the peculators. If the crop should prove to bo more than 11,000,000 bale;, the ipluneri believe the speculators will hardly b? able to manipulate it. One or tne mosi prominent men at tending the meeting la It. 8. Rein hardt, of LIccolnton, president of the American Cotton Manufacturers As locution. Mr. Reinhardt does not tee lajlblng particularly encouraging in the outlook, and thinks it la "up to" the spinners to do someming ior tneir bent fit. "Yarns continue to aell at low prices," he said, "and cotton fr.lls to decline, despite the fact that the leason for lower prices has arrived." "Won't the price decline when the crop begins to come In!" asked the re porter. "I; ought to, but it doesn't," replied Mr. JWnhardt. From interviews with various spin ners who are attending the meeting, the r-oorter learned that the curtail ment of production since May would aggregate 25 per cent, of the Bouthern iplodles running on hosiery yarns. folored uooas Manufacturers. Atlanta, Oa ,8eptember 7. About 40of the prominent colored cotton goods manufacturers of tbe South met here to-dty and organized under the name of tbe rjouthern Colored Cotton Goods Weavers' Association. F. O. Morlng, of Raleigh, N. O., was elected presi dent, and a committee was selected further to perfect the organization and to Lotify all manufacturers of this line of goods of the action of the meeting. Tiie co.ntniUee includes J.' A . Smith, of Besiemer C tr, N. C.; O. W. John son, of Charlotte. N. C. ; and B. 8. Ribfrtsjn, Darlington, N. C. foe discussion at the meeting to-day ii suaimed up practically in tbe fol low nsr resolution which was adopted unmijnously : "Resolved, That this mealing rec ommecds to the members of this asso ciation that final action be taken at an sojourned meeting to be held at Char iot, N. C, October 5tb, binding its members not to place goods on memo rL.Jutn or to guarantee prices to cus-tom'-r?, ard that fulfilment of all con ' tract be rigidly enforced. We also . recommend tbat action be taken on frr gbt allowances, which have grown to bi excessive." sout $20,000,000 of invested capi ta: ore represented In tbe new organ- CROPS IN NORTH CAROLINA. Ouiljuk (or Cotton la Net More Paver able -Top Crop Will be Very Light. Hlcklnj Has Commenced.' Toe Crop Ba'.letla for the week end lot; Monday, September 5, aaya: Ueavy and frequent rains fell dur ing thn week in the southwestern part of the Stale, eapeclally in Olevelaid, Hi idersoo, Lincoln and other adjoin ing cauntlei; elsewhere it was gener ally clear till Friday or Saturday. in presence or sunshine and warm wither proved very favorable for fsrm work, particular!? for saving cim fodder; this work is being push ed rapidly in all sections of the .-State and is Dearlug completion in a number of localities. There are a number of co uplatnts of barren and overgrown com stalks; but tbe crop as i Whole nrnm!t In hit m ertnd Toe outlook for .- the cot ton crop is not more favorable than js-t week; the bolls continue to drop In m lections and the lop crop will be vir; I'i; lit. Picking has commenced In l e astern half of the State, and sef-ral bales have already been placed on i'n market. Tobacco culling and e-"ig lain full progress in the ex- trpois north central cnuntlM. where hd crop l generally fair, although be- io average; elsewhero curing Is pr.cUcally over. ; Sweet potatoes, aa a rule, are good. Turnips, rutabagas and the second srop of Irish potatoes " up in all sections, except in the extreme west, and appear to look pro miiog. The general outlook for pea Jots is quite favorable; there are very jew complaints of damaged fields, and the general reports show tbat the crop fair and will be slightly below av enge. DANVILLE LYN8HERS - teatenced lo Pay a Floe of $50 and Serve One Day la Jail. B Teierpn to cm Homing Star. Dasmuc, Va, Sept. 7. W. T. Nirri,, Wicker Armes. Dan H. Tal ler, Bud P. Prullt, George C. Mills, R J. Ljrach and Whit Meyers were coutictui to day In the Corporation Uurt of being participants In the mob w"et an attempt was made several ?-ek apo to lynch the negro Bob B"', charged with murder, and eonfintU u the city Jail. The men ero gentei,cr(j to pay a fine J" 150 and to serve a lem of one day a Tne men were recently con victed by the mayor's oourl und the JMI sememe, fixed ai 60 days. The case waa appealed to a higher court, lue men were marched out of the courtroom to the prison and will erve the tlnr.e They were placed in Jhe lamt jali Uh the negro they at tempted to lynch. I- GiffleWell, good-bvr old an. I'm off to Japan. Spinka whut are you going to Japan for ? filo Going to start a magazine, of course There'll be big money sell ng space to military writers alter lhe war.-Philadelphia Bulletin. RUSSIAN TROOPS LEAVING iilUKDEN. SSMMHUBlMiailHBiM The Main Army Reported Push ing Northward hi the Direc- rectionol Harbin.. JAPANESE STILL PURSUINQ. No News from Fori Arthur The Critical Stage for Kiropatkla Believed to Have Passed-Japs eiplnred Stores, Etcv at UaoYaic , Br Cable to the Morning Btar. There Is no newa from the Far East, either from Russian or Japanese sources. For the world watchers of the great tragedy the curtain has been dropped, and all is conjecture. Not even an expression of opinion eomea from Japanese sources, but from St. Petersburg it is indicated that the au thorities are confident the critical stage for the Russian retreat is passed and that Kuropalkin la no longer In dan ger of losing any part' of his forces to the pursuing Japanese. The Russian commander has arrived at Mukden and It is given out In St. Petersburg that the bulk of hla army is now near there, while a dispatch from Mukden to the Associated Press, filed Tuesday, saya the main Russian army is push ing northward and evacuating that place. It la Indicated that the Japanese are still harassing the Russian rear. ' Farther than this nothing Is known. An absolute news silence prevails. The Battle of Llao Yanf. Tokjo, Sept. 7, 8 P. M. The general staff baa not yet made public any de tails of the battle of Llao Yang. The people are still celebrating the victory, but there Is considerable speculation over the official alienee regarding General Kurokl's movements aince Sunday. It Is reported that the Japanese, not withstanding the ravages of fire, cap tured vast accumulations of Russian stores and ammunition at Llao Yang. Tbe report that Llent. Teraouchi, son of Lieut. Gen. Teraouchi, minister of war, was killed in the fighting be fore Llao Yang la denied to-day. battle dole Oo. Paris, Sept. . The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo De Paris aays: A great battle Is going on before Mukden. The First and Seventeeth corps are engaged against General KurokL . General Kuropalkin with the bulk of bla troops is moving toward Tiel- Ing. Knsslaos Evicaalli g Makden . Mckdet, 8epf. 6. (Delayed in tran amission) Part of the Russian army which la coming to Mukden by wagon road. Is in danger of being cut off. All day and night Monday tbe Japanese on the hills on the east road shelled the Russian troops. In one. Instance the Japanese infantry at-' tacked a large force of Russian in fantry and artillery which had taken to the hills, running parallel to the Japanese, in protecting the. flank of tbe retreating army. Troops, tuns and transports are pouring into Mukden by train and road. Considerable transport was left behind. The roads are In a frightful state, owing to the beavy ralna Monday. The main Ruasian army pushing northward Is evaluating Makden. Army Near Makdea. St. PETiEsaroaa, Bept 7, 5:85 P. M. The bulk of the Russian Manchurian army la near Mukden, where it now appears- General Kuropatkin has been since Monday. Hla troops, it ia under stood, are not entering the city but are taking up prepared positions around Mukden. While there is no specific information on thla point the general staff believes that onlv a amall rear guard is in the neighborhood of Yen tal. No farther fighting of importance ia expected south or. Mukden. The cm leal stage is regarded a ahavtng passed and the announcement was made this afternoon that the War Office will no longer give out two bulletins each day. FACTS FROM FRANCE. - In Paris all trolley wires are under ground. . For shooting at a flight of carrier pigeons "and killing two n Fjrench "sportsman" has been fined $30. A society for the prehistoric study of Franco has been founded at Paris, with M. Emlle Riviere as first presi dent A shall eating contest took place In a Paris restaurant a few days ago between two boulevardlers. The vic tor swallowed 243 snails. Seventeen horses were required to draw an enormous cannon Intended for coast defense from Bonrges to Havre. The gun weighs over seven teen tons. The latest story of hypnotism comes from Tarls. A man entered a jewel er's store and asked for a diamond ring. While slipping It on his finger lie is alleged to have hypnotized the clerk, who was not able to speak till ten' minutes after tbe thief had left the place. SHORT STORIES. Less than 7 per cent of the power used in manufacturing plants in the United States is electric. Our wholo foreign trade last year, exports and Imports, was close to $2, COO.000,000, the largest ever known. The United States sold $193,000,000 worth of breadstuffs abroad last year,v an increase of $0,000,000 over the best previous year. The war department estimate of the rhlllpplne Islands population is 6,070, 574. Of this number about 650,000 are members of wild tribes. Plans have been approved by the secretary of agriculture for the con struction of three new laboratory buildings for the department at Wash ington at n cost of $1,500,000. Sven Ileding has furnished addition al evidence of the Chinese invention of paper. On his recent Journeys he found Chinese paper that dates back to the second half of the third century after Christ. A Wealth of FoBtoflBeea. The town of Ossipee, in Carroll coun ty, N. H., has nlno postofflces viz, West Ossipee, Ossipee Valley, Moul tonville, Centerville, Center Ossipee, Water Village,. Ossipee, Granite and Lelgb ton's Corners. The town of Wakefield, in the same county, also has nine postofflces viz, Province Lake, North Wakefield, "Woodman, East Wakefield, Wakefield, Sanborn ville, Horns Mills, South ' Wakefield and Union. ' OASTpniA. Bean tbe rfind You Hae Always t , . 1 m- - Z ' . COSTLY OEM LOSTr Mrs. Pembroke Janes Met With Mis. fortaae at Mrs. tleimaa Oelrlcka' White Ball, New York. Nzw York, Sept. 7. A special dla patch from Newport aays : "A sense Uonal echo of the 'white ball' iflven by Mrs. Hermann Oelrlcka last month that a valuable jewel waa loat there. The affair has been kept a secret, but friends of Mrs. Oelrlcha divulged It by consulting detectives. "It was Mrs. Pembroke Jones who lost the jewel a-diamond from a mag nificent lace pin, and reported Ao bs valued at $300,000. The exact value of the missing diamond is not disclos ed, but it Is said to be one of the larg est on the necklace. It was not missed by Mrs. Jones until after the cotillion, which waa led by Harry Lehr and Mrs. W. K.Vanderbilt, Jr. "Mrs. Jones quickly looked about the ball room, and with her husband searched each spot she remembered having been in.iut the diamond waa nowhere to bs found. Mrs. Jonea confided tbe aecret to Mrs. Oelrlchs. Finally a number of the guests learn ed of the loss and the searching be came general. In the morning every place was thoroughly searched In vain. "The diamond Is now among thoae which Mr.- J. Stewart Barney, Mra. Willie E. Carter, Mra. John R. Drexel and others lost here recently. "Mrs. Jones has said little or noth ing abont the missing gem. She has had the gown abe wore at tbe ball searched, but nothing has yet devel oped to give the slightest clue to the whereabouia of the magnificent dia mond. "The necklace was considered one of the handsomest worn at the ball, and ao far as can be learned, It was worn there for the first time. Accord ing to report, a fae-simile of the neck lace, which waa made by Tiffany, la on exhibition at the St. Louis Fair.." SHORT STORIES. One American pencil company alone manufactures 1,200 different patterns and styles in pencils. Tbe nearest approach of man to the north pole was 238 miles. No man has stood within 772 miles of the south pole. Water Engineer Alfred M. Quick of Baltimore estimates that 50,000,000 gallons of water were thrown upon the flames during the recent great fire in that city. The original stock of the 2,000 rein deer now in Alaska cost the govern ment $13.00 each in Siberia, cost $32 a head to date, and are worth to sell $50 to $75 each. In the last century the price of whalebone has risen from $125 to $15, 000 a ton. So rare is whalebone, ac cording to men of the trade, that at the present time four tons represent the world's supply. ( The new Hamburg steamers that are being built for the South American service will have a playroom for chil dren and on deck arbors like those used in German gardens, which it is expected-will be particularly appreci ated by- the passengers in tropical re gions. PLAYS AND PLAYERS. Isadore Rush is still the lively young widow, Lady Holyrood, in "Florodora." H. Reeves-Smith, who has been ap pearing with Robert Hilliard in "That Man and I," is soon to begin a starring toftr. William Farnum, who was seen in the title role of "Ben-Hur," has been engaged as leading man for a summer stock company in Buffalo. Otis Harlan, the comedian who won a wide popularity in "A Teas Steer" and other Hoyt plays, has secured "The Idol's Eye" and "The, Ameer." time. Rejane, it is definitely settled, will open her American tour next No vember in New York. The French actress will be seen in her entire repertory- Ethel Barrymore Is to make her Lon don appearance next May in Hurbert Ilenry Davles' play, "Cynthia." Elsie De Wolfe tried the play in New York, but could not make it profitable. Robert B. Mantell has declined a "flattering" offer to play In England next season. Ills plans for next year include revivals of "Othello" and "Hamlet" and the production of a new romantic drama. WORLD'S FAIR NOTES. The mining companies of Mexico will make an extensive display, ex celling that of any other country, the United States alone excepted. Idaho will make a big exhibit of tin ore. Important discoveries of this met al, so rare in America, were made re cently near Salmon City, Ida. Antivlvisectlon advocates are pre paring to make an exhibit at the In stigation of MIbs Calla Harcourt and Judge E. L. Spence, secretary of the International Antivlvisectlon society. A 90,000 pound steel safe has been installed in the Mines and Metallurgy building. It will be a repository tor the precious gems, ingots, gold bricks and bars and other valuable metals ex hibited In that building. Separate quarters will be provided in the Indian reservation for Geronlmo and Chief Joseph, the two most noted Indian chiefs now alive. Both have led warriors against the United States, and both are actually prisoners, but ere accorded much freedom. At Raleigh, three ladles, one of whom waa Miss Ida Creek, were passing the corner of Jones and McDowell - streets shortly after. 9 o'clock Saturday night, when a negro dashed in between two of the ladles and grabbed for the nana- satchel purse of. Miss Ida Cheek. She resisted and the satchel fell to the ground. The negro, however, snatched a bundle of merchandise which she had and made off with it along McDowell street. The ladies screamed, as also did some children near at hand, the cry being "Catch him; catch him." The negro turned off at Jones street with a crowd In fnll cry after him. Messrs. King and Howell kept up the chase, but the negro got away from them in the neighborhood of Oakwood cem etery. They say that several times as they were running him he turned and pointed a pistol at them. Fearmi Odds Acalnst Him. Bed-ridden, alone and destitute. Such, in brief, was the condition of an old soldier by tne name or J. j. Havens, or Versailles, u. For. years he waa troubled with kidney disease, and neither doctors nor medicines gave him relief. At length he tried Electric Bitters, it put him on his feet in short order, and now he testi fies: "I'm on tbe road to complete recovery." Best on earth for Liver and Kidney troubles, and all forma of Stomach and Bowel complaints. Only 50c. Guaranteed by B. R. BEL LAMY, druggist. t NEGRO LYNCHED BY A FRENZIED MOB; Jail at Huntsville, Ala.; Setoa Fire and Prisoner and His Guards Smoked Out. WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER. Mob Estimated at Over 2,000 Held the Fire Department at Bay With dans. Militia Ordered Oaf, Bat Were 1 Powerless fanfessrba. t Bt Telegraph to the Xorctaz Btar. Bibmihgham, Ala,, Sept 7. Act ing Governor Cunningham has or dered a company of soldiers to Hants vllle to protect the negro Maples, who was arrested to-day, charged with the murder of John Waldrop, an .old peddler. 8lnce the arrest of the negro there has been a feeling of unrest among the people of Huntsville, and open talk of lynching baa been Indulged in, many violent threata being made against tbe prisoner. Governor Cunningham haa given orders mat tne negro's lire be pro tected at all hazards. The company of militia left Birmingham to-night at 11 o'clock. It is believed that the object or the crime waa robbery, as the body of the old peddler was found near the road with hla pocketa rifled, $300 having been taken from him. Maples waa arrested to-day and at the time waa spending money freely. Is Is asserted that blood atains were found on his clothes. HUOT8TH.UC, ala., SepL 7. After setting fire to the jail and smoking out the prisoner, while the fire de partment waa held at bay with guns and the aberlff, his deputies and the soldiers outwitted, a mob estimated at over 3,000 persona lynched Horace Maples, the negro accused of murder ing John Waldrop, by stringing him to a tree on the court houae lawn. The crowd began to gather thla af ternoon and to-night. The sheriff and his deputies plucklly stood their guard, but they were powerless before the mob and the fire. The local mili tary company was called out, but they' were out wit lea oy tne men who con ceived the Idea of smoking out the prisoner At 12:05 o'clock the Jail was fired in the back part, burning fiercely, and a dense smoke spreading through the upper stories and cells ol the build ing. The fire department waa not lowed to approach within a block of tbe scene and waa driven away with ballets. The crowd on the outside would allow nobody to en ter or come out until the person of Horace Maples waa surrendered to the crowd. The sheriff and his guards would not give in, but in some manner the negro got through a window and jumped from the build ing into. the crowd. He was chased down and a rope thrown around bla neck and he was jaulled up Ao tbe county court nouae. There was an Immense crowd on the lawn. While Maplea was confessing his crime and Impli cating a white man and two more negroes, John EL Wallace, Jr., and Solicitor Earle Pettus ; delivered Impassioned addresses trying to dis suade the mob. They were hooted down in turn, but finally when Solici tor Pettus called on all who were, in favor of the law taking lta course to hold up their bands, about half In the big crowd of several thousand did so. There wss cheering for a moment, but the men with the rope pulled the negro away, threw the end of the rope over a limb and drew him up. he negro was dead in a few momenta. During the attack on the jai), United Statea District Judge Bhol- by issued an order for tbe United States deputy marshal to protect Uni ted Stales prisoners in the burning building and obtain tbe namea of all parties engaged in endangering the prisoners' lives. EDITORIAL. FLINGS. An orator in tbe Rcrmnn relcbstag has been lauding AmeSwl push. He should be shown a sample of Amerl--can pull if he wants to get enthusias ticChicago Tribune. Alas, what's liter'y fame? Here are the London pipers Interviewing Wil liam Dean Howells and describing him as a dapper little man with perfectly creased trousers. Boston nerald. Some of tbe members of congress are home taking care of their fences, oth ers are looking after their defenses, and others are getting ready to expiate their offenses. Colby (Kan.) Press. It is not Improbable that future na val wars may be fought out with tor pedo boats, torpedo boat destroyers and destroyers of torpedo boat de stroyers, and so on. Chicago Tribune. It is feared that the renunciation of polygamy by the Mormons Is some thing similar to tbe evacuation of Man churia by tbe Russians, which never occurred except In theory. Washing ton Star. GERMAN GLEANINGS. Germany's chief exports to her Afri can colonies consist in. spirituous liq uors. . In 20 per cent of the marriages in i the German empire last year the bride .'was older than the groom. ' - Attempts at canning beef profitably in Germany have not proved success ful, chiefly because of the high cost of the raw material. So many Germans have turned in ventors that seventy-two technical clerks are needed In the patent jofllce of the empire. Las! year there 'were about 29,000 applications for patents. Industrial Snbmarlne. , The submarine lias at last been adapted to the purposes of pacific In dustry. The author of this interesting achievement is, appropriately enough, a minister of Religion, the Abbe Raonl of Tunis. Ills submarine Is a diving boat of small dimensions, worked by three strong screws and manipulated from within. It is Intended to be used for tbe purposes of tbe pearl and sponge fisheries and for exploring tbe ocean's bed. Recently n descent was made to a depth of forty-one yards in the gulf of Goletta, and the little craft gave a very good account of itself. An Asheville dispatch on Mon day says: Another shooting occurred during the labor day events at xtiver- side park, Joe Sudderth, a well known white man ox this city, Bnooung as another man three times. Mr. Sud derth, it is said, found the man in company with Mrs.' Sudderth and forthwith began to snoot, .none oi the shots took effect. When Sud derth began to shoot the man picked up several rocks and began throw ing them, hitting Sudderth on the leg. Sudderth waived examination and gave bond. CONVERSION - tOrlginali: v My wife te a rsllgio.is woman and takes gi eat- Interest In Ler church. A new minister was recently Installed; ahd I. wan obliged to Invite him to the house, ... My;,wlfe, beng. aware that I was. prejudiced against the cloth, beg ged me to bo careful as to my remarks. I only half promised. I found the parson a very different sort of man from what I had supposed on athlete, a fluent talker, and his in tellectual endowments were vouched for by a peculiar looking, old fashioned watch key, the badge of the Phi Beta Kappa, an "honor" college society. I made up my mind I should like him If he would throw out from his theol ogy those Bible stories which I have long: considered myths. To find out about this I flung Jonah and the whale at him, but he dodged. Then I tried him on Lot's wife and the pillar of salt, and he ducked. At last I, poked blm with Daniel in tbe lions' den. Thla time he concluded to face the music. ' "Yes," he aald, I believe all these stories, especially, the first one' you have mentioned, because I have been through a similar personal experience. When I left college my father sent me on a sea voyage. He Wanted me to see pr . jthlng of the devil I was to fight, so Tjp"put me on a ship whose crew was about as fighting,' swearing a set as I ever met From the day we sailed tbe weutherwas atorxnyv and w(pass- ed from one gale into another till we struck a regular hurricane. The crew ere blasphemously superstitious. t "So great was their prejudice against clergymen that they really got an Idea I was the cause of all their troubles, When the. storm was at the worst, I saw - them coming . aft and making straight for me. 'Parson,' said the spokesman, "we're sorry to trouble you, but you're bringin' this here stress o weather on us, and we're under the painful necessity o lookln out for our selves and the. ship.' Every man bore a hand. I was lifted over the gunwale and tossed Into the sea. I hadn't been In the water a minute before I saw a shiny something moving toward me, and I knew it was a shark. "Now that my story may not seem impossible, I'll put in here that I was while at colleger the right tackle of our university football team and an ex pert swimmer. Sharks are lumbering things, and it doesn't require much agility to get ahead of them. This one leisurely turned over on his side to take me in. I watched till he opened bis Jaws and had one on each side of me, when like a flash I made a quick turn, planted my foot on his lower row of teeth and braced both hands on his upper Jaw. Then I had him wedg ed." The minister paused, and I gave a gasp. He proceeded: "The sailors were looking over the ship's side and saw the whole thing. Of course the shark was bound to drown with his jaws pried open, and it wasn't long before he was dead as a doornail. Then I threw myself on my back, gave a shove with my feet and sailed away from him. Sailors are quick to appre ciate any getting the better of a shark, and nearly every man on the ship threw me a line. But I refused to come aboard until they had apologized for their rough treatment and had prom ised me tbat I should be permitted to hold service every day during the rest of the voyage. They promised, and I was pulled on deck. The captain offer ed me a stiff glass of grog, which I ac cepted; for -I needed it. You see, the water was very cold, and the mus cular effort had been considerable. "That episode was the means of the conversion of the whole crew, from master to cabin boy. The weather moderated at once, and I held services every day, two hours morning and aft ernoon, with psalm singing in the even ing. I found them skmgularly unbeliev ing, especially' as to the miracles re corded in the Bible, and confined my self principally to their explanation. I tn verted the crew to a belief in every miracle Ux the gospel, though one burly fellow held out so long that I was obliged- to give him a good thrashing be fore! could convince him. ' "I: have told you the story to show you .that there is no accounting for how the divine purpose may be carried out .We do not know but that I was placed on that very ship, thrown over board by the men and given the strength to save myself that the unholy crew might be converted." "Parson," I said, "the manifestation is quite enough to convert a whole city, be It wicked as Nineveh, and I confess myself convinced. I am sure that you must have been given divine strength." "No," said the parson. "My strength was only that vouchsafed me by Moth er Nature." . "It was divine," I insisted. "If you have gloves ready I will con vince you that it was but natural." Angered at his domineering tone be sides, I was very proud of my skill at boxing I led the way to an upper room, where I kept my athletic para phernalla. We each put on a pair of gloves; but, though I was in the best of practice, he soon hammered me into confusion, then knocked me down and sat, on me. " "Po you believe?" e; asked. ."$ belteve that you're as big a sparrer r'a?:Jlrfx Let me up, and I promise you ill' be at your cnurcn every Sunday morning hereafter. I am convinced of every ' miracle In the Bible and any theological dogmas you may advance.' He permitted me to rise, and we shook hands and finished the evening over toddy and a cigar. I have been a regu lar attendant at his church ever since, and he and I are bosom friends. WLLIS BRISTOL GREENE. . Never Surrender. There Is no defeat Don't admit it for. a moment Never surrender. When the last second comes, make the last thought hopeful, the last breath brave. The man or creed that tells you it Is too late speaks, hopelessly and in ig norance of the great mystery, for we are the great mystery, fragments of a fate, a future, not within our compre hension, beyond the speculation of the thing that dies. Schoolmaster. Ftttimar. "I beg your pardon, doctor," said the toast master after the dinner was over. ?for Introducing you inadvertently prof essor " "That's all right," replied the prin cipal .speaker of the occasion. .. "The title fits me better than 'doctor does. I profess to be a doctor, but I get mighty Bttle practice." . Getting Out of It. Mrs. Unappy (after the quarrel) When we Vere married you said yon'd be willing to follow me to the end of the world, and now Mr. Unappy Now I desire to call your attention to the fact that the world has no ends. It is round. When one meets the tipping problem face to face he understands what la meant by the saw "All things come to him who waita." New Orleans Times- Democrat FLASH SCENES IN A LIFE lOrlglr.aL In the far (vest the sun wasrlslng. On a road a spicjc and span 'wagon with n white canvas cover pulled by four sleek horses was Jogging along, the outfit glistening in the morning rays, presenting a prosperous appear- 'ance unusual to that region. Henry Hawkins, pioneer, . drove, and within tho wagon his wife and their two little children were sleeping soundly. Haw kins, who had a roving disposition, having become dissatisfied with his humdrum business in the east had sold out put the money into a "schoon er," horses, harness and general outfit and was going to "rush" for a new . home In a region that was about to be opened to squatters. Reaching the boundary, he found a crowd of people waiting to take advan tage of the same opportunity, which was to occur the next day. Hawkins made the effort with the rest but he was unfamiliar with the process, and they all got ahead of him. When he arrived at the best locations, the land was taken up, and he moved jn to the next best There he entered: a claim and squatted. , The sun stood at noon over anotner scene. It was a region unrecognized by the government and was conse quently called No Man's Land. Haw kins' wagon, paint worn and rickety, was pulled along by three lean horses over ' a dusty road, and, as before, iXa-rrkKB dro-ro. H hadtIredof try ing to wrest a living from his unpro ductive farm, had pulled up stakes and was going to find a new home in" No Man's Land. He. did not find a home to suit him. Since the government did not recog nize the existence of No Man's Land, there was no law there, and the set tlers concluded to govern themselves. Hawkins, being the only man unoccu pied, was appointed sheriff. One day in trying to arrest a refractory citizen Hawkins killed him. It was an unfor tunate event for the sheriff. The man who was killed had friends, and Haw kins was made to feel, then enmity. He concluded to move on. For yeitrs the Hawkins family hovered on the borders of those re gions that were about to be opened up, ready to make a run for a home. But Hawkins either never succeeded in finding one or if he did did not keep It Thy lived in the wagon and camp ed by the roadside. Tbe wagon was now old. It had never been repainted, but it had been patched. The horses were used up. tbe canvas cover waa rotten. . The wheels were held tefgether by old pieces of telegraph wire, tho harness by bits of rope. Hawkins with his broken down team was known everywhere, and he had acquired the name of "the mover." The Hawkinses were lean and hungry looking. The sun was setting over the moun tains. Two prospectors passing down a dirt road saw a schooner, one wheel of which had given way and let down a corner of the wagon. This had ef-' fected a complete wreck. A man stood looking at it mournfully. A woman and two children were crying beside a smoldering fire by the roadside. "Do you know who that Is?" said one of the prospectors to the other. "That's Hawkins, 'the mover.' Reckon he's stranded at last Hello, Hawkins! What are you doing here?" "Going to lay out a graveyard and settle," was the mournful reply. As he spoke the sun went down be hind the mountains. Five years passed. One morning a horseman was riding on a road wind ing upward. A mechanic, with a bag of tools slung over his shoulder, was coming down. Just above a cloud of smoke hung over a pocket in the moun tain. "To the president's house?" asked the horseman, pointing ahead. "Yes; up there where you see the smoke." "Has the new pump arrived?" "Yes; this morning." The .horseman rode on, but beforo coming to the smoke turned asldo to a roomy and comfortable looking dwell ing 6et In the center of well adorned grounds. Dismounting at the gateway, he went up to the house. Of the serv ant who came to the door he asked: "Ia the -president at home or over there? pointing. "He's Just going over, sir. He'll be down in a minute." . The president came down, and the stranger said to him: ; "I'm Inglcsldeeent jqt to put in the new pump." ; : r5 "Ah, glad to see you. We'll go right over." . Mr. Ingleslde was Invited to take up his quarters -at, the house, and that evening while tho two sat smoking to gether he asked the president how he came to select the name given his mine. "Mines," replied the president are the result of luck In most cases, and often- their names are derived from some Incident leading to their discov ery. During my early residence in the west I lived In a wagon. One night my vs agop.- collapsed right over there In .the pocket A man came along and askfcd what I was doing there. Com pletely discouraged, I replied that I was going to lay out a graveyard and settle. Half an hour afterward I picked up a piece of quartz with so much gold In it tbat even I, Inexperi enced in such matters as I then was, saw It was a rich nugget That find led to the mine, and I called it the 'Grave yard mine.' The day I struck the nug get I was Hawkins, the mover;' now I am Henry nawklns, president of the Graveyard mine." P. A. MITCHEL. A Bofa Wild Bide for Life. With familv around expecting him to die, ana a aon name ior uie eignt tMn miles to ret Dr. Kine'a New Dis -a m ... m m . t A. covery for Consumption, Coughs and Golds. W. H. Brown, or ijeesviue, Ind., endured death's agonies from asthma; nut this wonaeriui meaicme cave instant relief and soon cured him.- He writes: I now sleep aouna lv every night." Like marvelous eurea of Consumption. Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds and Grip prove ita matchless merit for all Throat and Luna? troubles, guar anteed bottles 50c and $L00. Trial bottles free, at B. B. Bellamy s drug store. T For Over Sixty Tear. Mrs. Wlnlow'a ru .thin fly rap has been nsed for over 60 years by mil lions of mothers for tneir cni'.dren whle tilling. .b prfci mccs. Itl soothe the child, softens the gums, aleays all pain, curts wind co ilc, and is the best rem'dy for Lirmcee. n win relieve the pnor t-ule sufferer Immedi ately. Sold by Druttists in every part or tbe world. Twenty ne tenia bo tla Be sure and ask for "Mra. WlraloM's Soothing Syrup," d uke no other kind. Welt until October lat to buv furni ture. Geo. O. Gaylord will open up the Wk store formerly r.ccnpled by N. F. Parker with a big line of furni ture and toys. t RAID BY BUR0URS. Safes Blswi Opea la YadklavDIe, M. C , aid Over $&,0M Takes. Br Telegraph to th Horning BUr. Charlotte, N. O., Bept 7. Bur glars j made a raid on Yadkin vllle, Yadkin county, IT.'. O., last night. They blew open the safe of County Treasurer J. A. Logan, In his store, and secured between $8,000 and $10, 000. The safe In the postoffice was also blown ope p. Postmaster Mackie reports that over $110' was stolen. The burglars secured tools from a black smith shop In the town. County Treasurer Logan oaTers a reward of $3,000 for the capture of the burglars ana money. PRODUCE MARKETS. Bv TelBsrraDn to the Hornina Btar. naw Yob. 8ent. 7. Flour showed belter inquiry, but sales were light Bye flour steady. Wheat Spot irreg ular; No. 2 red $1 lift f. o. b. afloat. Options closed MQl-Kc net higher: September closed $1 11; December closed $1 lOXc: May closed $110K. Corn Spot steady; No. 3 69a. Op tions closed active and easy :8eptember closed 59Hc: December closed 57c. Oats Spot easy ;mixed, 86Q33 Dba, Zi S5Uc Peanuts Market was dull; fancy hand-picked 66Jrfc; other domestic SQoXc. Cabbages steady; Long Island.per hundred, $1 503 50; per barrel crate 5075c Freights to Liverpool Cotton, by steamer, 18c. Potatoes Market was quoted steady; Long Island, In bulk, per 180 ft,, $150 163;Jersey and .Southern $125 1 40: Jersey sweets $2 008 50. Butter steady; State dairy, common to extra, 1318c: creamery, common to extra 13lc uneese steady; state, full cream, large colored fancy 8 He; small fancy white 8K- Eggs steady; Western fancy 2131Hc: Southern 1618jc. j Pork quiet. Lard firm; Western steam $7 65; refined steady. BIca steady. Molasses firm. Tallow dull.8ugar Raw firm; refined steady. Colton seed was very firm on a good general demand with a fair trade. Prices were: Prime crude, f.o.b. mills 23c ;prime summer yellow 2929X; off summer yellow nominal ; prime white S233c; prime winter yellow S233c. Chicago. September 7. An Im proved demand for flour in Minneapo lis was one of the principal causes of the firm wheat market here to-day. At the close December wheat was up lt5- Corn showed a gain of lc Oats were off a quarter. Provisions were 2Jc higher to 7Ja lower. Chicago, Sept. 7. Cash prices: Flour Market steady. Wheat No. 2 spring $1 101 15; No. 3 spring $1 07 1 11 ; No. 2 red $1 06MO1 07. Corn No. 2 54c; No. 2 yellow 55c. Oats No. 2 31H ;No. 2 white 33 34; No. 3 white SlKS3Xc Bye-No. 2 70 X. Mess pork, per bbL, $10 8010 90. Lard, per 100 Its. $7 02 7 05. Short rib sides, loose, $7 257 35. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, no market report Short clear sides, boxed, $8 25 8 50. Whiskey Basis of high wines, Tbe leading futures ranged as fol lows opening, highest, lowest and closing: Wheat No. 2 September, old, 1 06, 1 07X, 1 06, 1 06c; do.new, 103M104X, 1 04X. 1 08, 1 04. December $1 061 C6, 1 07, 1 06K1 06& 1 06X; May $1 08 109,1 09, 1 081 08, 109 109J4. Corn September 53X53, 54, 53J$. 53c; December 51M. oZM, M&aSltf, 51c;May 49, 50X, 5050Kc Oats No. 2 September 31J, 31, 31M31tf, 3132C; De- cember 3333, 33 JS, 32, ixc;oiay 35. S5, S535H SSc. Mesa pork, per bbl September $10 ?7. 10 82K. 10 77,10 80; October $10 90, 1100, 10 87, 10 92X: January $12 50, 12 60, 12 50, 12 55. Lard, per 100 fts Sep tember $7 00; October $7 07& 7 15, 7 07K, 7 10; January $7 10, 7 17, 7 10, 7 17. Short ribs, per 100 lbs September $7 25. 7 25, 7 20, 7 20; Octo ber $7 82X. 7 85. 7 27, 7 30; Janu ary $5 57. 6 6 57X. 6 57. NEW YORK COFFEE FUTURES. Nw York, Sept. 7. Coffee Spot Bio firm; No. 7 invoice 84c; mild quiet; Cordova 1013c. The market for coffee futurea opened steady at an advance of 5 points. The close waa steady at a net advance of 1015 points. Sales 62,000 bags. FOREIGN MARKETS. Ry Cable to the Momlna-Btar. Liverpool. Sept. 7. Cotton: Spot, moderate demand : nricea 10012 points higher; American middling iair e.oaa; good middling 6.72d; middling 6.60d; low middling 6.44d; good ordinary 6.22d: ordinary 5.98d. Theiales of the day were 8,000 bales, of which 300 bales were for speculation and export ; and Included 6,900 bales American. Receipts none. Futures oprurd easy and cloaea steady; American middling (goc): September 6.98d; September and Oc tober 5. 69d; October and November 5.61d: November and December 5.68d; December and January 5.56d; Jan uary and February 5.54d; February and March e.54d: March and April 5.64d; April and May5.55d; May and June 5.55d. NAVAL STORES MARKETS. Bv Telegraph to tbe Moraine Btar. tfaw York, Bept. 7. Bosln steady; Strained common to gcod $2 80. Spirits turpentine steady. Oharlestob. 8ept. 7 Spirits tur pentine firm at 52 Vc: sales casks. Bosln firm; sale barrels; A. U, J $2 40; D, $2 45; E, $2 50; F, $2 55; G, $260; H,$2 65; L $3 22K;K,$3 27; M, $3 85 & It, -$4 SWJa ; w,t 07 ; WW,$4 77. Bavambah. Sent. 7. Spirits turpen tine was steady at 52&c; receipts 480 casks; sales 870 casks; exports 1,392 casks. Bosln waa firm; receipts 1,205 barrels ;sales 1,411 barrels ;exports 4,066 barrels: A, B, O, V BO; u, vs oa, ffi, $2 60; F, $2 65; G. $3 70: Q, $3 70; I, 13 30; K, 3 75: M, $4 05; N, $4 So; W Q. U 65: w w, $4 90X . Cotton and Naval Stores. MONTHLY STATEMENT. RECEIPTS. For month of August, 1904. Spirits. Rosin. Tar. 8,582 18,347 1,894 RECEIPTS. For month of August, 1903. Spirits. Rosin. Tar. 2,593 6,780 1,846 Cotton. 187 Crude. 4,048 Cotton. 82S Crude. 3,468 EXPORTS. For month of August, 1904. Cotton. Spirits. Rosin. Tar. Crude 69 1,V58 1.88J 1,785 I , .... 5, 93 Dimsttc Foreign 69 1,958 7,773 1,785 For montb or August, 1903. Cotton. Spirits. Rosin. Tar. Crude. Doatestlc. . 11 79 2,875 2,676 87 Foreign . 11 2,379 2,875 2,67 87 STOCKS. Aabore and Afloat September 1, 1904. Ashore. AJloat. Total. Cotton 55 .... . 55 Spirits 1,228 , 19 1,247 Bosln. 32,741 .... 32,741 Tar..... 8,650 .... 3,650 Crude.. 406 .... . 406 STOCKS. AAbore and Afloat September l, 1903. Cotton. Spirit. Rosin. Tar. crude. SM ' 1,166 80,568 S,t 812 COMMERCIAL. WILMINGTON MAEKET. (Quoted officially at tbe closing by the Chamber of OommeroeJ 8TAR OFFICE, September 7. SPIRITS" TURPENTINE Market steady at B3c per gallon. BOSIN Nothing doing. TAB Market firm at $1.50 per bar rel of 880 pounds. CRUDE TURPENTINE Market firm at $8.25 per barrel for hard, $3.75 for dip, $3.75 for virgin. Quotations same day last year Spirits turpentine nothing dolny; rosin bid at $L701.75; tar firm at $1.65; crude turpentine firm at $1.75 3.70. , RECEIPTS. Spirits turpentine. . 50 Bosin..fc.... 73 Tar.. ...J.:... .J........ 2 Crude turpentine. - 85 Beceints same dav last vetar S5 casks spirits turpentine, 42 barrels rosin, 49 barrels tar, 41 barrels crude turpentine. - COTTON. - Market nominal. Same day last year, market steady at 11.850 for middling. Receipts 351 bales; same day last year, 865. (Corrected Regularly by Wilmington Produce UommlBslon Merchants, prices representing those paid for produce consigned to Commis sion Merchant 1 COUNTRY PRODUCE. PEANUTS North Carolina, firm. Prime, $L80; extra prime, $L35;fan- pouid. lmeVo7 $1.10. OORN-Firm; 60 65c per bushel for white. N. a BACON Steady; hams 14 15c per pound; shoulders, 11c; aides, 12c. EGGS Firm at 20c per dozen. CHICKENS Firm. Grown, 80 85c; springs, 1220c. BEESWAX Firm at 227& TALLOW Firm at 56c per pound. ,' SWEET POTATOES Firm at 90 $1.00 per bushel. BEEF CATTLE Firm at 24c per pound. MARINE. ARRIVED Schr Lillian Woodruff, 288 tonr, Perkins, New York, O D Maffitt Clyde steamer Carlo, Bunnell, Georgetown, BO, HG Bmallbonea. British steamer Oongdon, 1,734 tons, , Huelvs, Spain, Alexander Sprunt & 8on. British steamer City of Gloucester, . 1,500 tons, Milburn, Savannah, Alex ander Sprunt & Son. Stmr Tar Heel, Bradahaw, Fayetle ville, S M King. Stmr City of Fayetteville, Bobeson, Fayettevllle, Jno 8 McEachern. Clyde steamer Navahoe, Devereux, Georgetown, S C, H G Small bones. CLEARED. Swedish barque Trlentalls, Lind, London, Helde & Co. Bchr Phillip M Brooks, Banders, New York, C D Maffitt. Schr Sylvia O Hall, Miller, George ton, S 0, O D Maffitt. Clyde steamer Carib, Bunnell, New York, H G Smallbones. Stmr Tar Heel, Bradshaw, Fayette ville, 8 M King. . Clyde steamer Navahoe, Devereux, New York, H G Smallbones. "Stmr City of Fayetteville, Bobeson, Fayettevllle, Jno a Hcuachern. EXPORTS. . COASTWISE. New York Bchr Phillip M Brooks, 274,138 feet lumber; cargo by Cape Fear Lumber Co; vessel by O D Maf fitt. FOREIGN. ' London Swedish barque Trien talis, 6,425 barrels rosin, valued at $16,063; cargo by S P Shotter uo; vessel by ueiae cc uo. COTTON MARKETS. if f slnaraou to tne atornina Btar iiNsiw Vnnt. Rent. 7. Cotton was steady at 11.25c, net receipts p oaies; gross receipts 7,719 bales ;stock! bales. Spot cotton closed steady and 15 points higher; middling uplanda 11.25; middling gulf 11.50c; sales 780 bales. Cotton futures market closed steady: September 10.70, October 10.87, No vember 10.43, December 10.47, January 10.40, February 10.62, March 10.66, April 10.58, May iu.vu. 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