2 ACTIVE DEMAND AND HIGH PRICES The Textile Market Excep tionally Bare of Stocks. RAW WOOL ADVANCING CEREALS ON THE WHOLE DULL AND EX INTERESTING. COTTON STRONG ON IMPROVED DEMAND Iron and Steel Ore Seasonably Quiet After a Year of Unexampled Activity. Coke Production is on an Enorm ous Scale. New York, Nov. 24. —Jiradstreet’s to morrow will say: A striking Illustration of t'he mwlorly iusr s-fwjigtti of t.ht' general buesinvsis sit uation is furnished this week by the course of ijwiiins. Almost wvthioul ex ception values of staples reamt.u firm nt previous quatatwn's or manifest a still further pronounced. l tendency upward. This, too, has oeeitrml in fate of a rather smaller distribution!, in the ordin itry trade channels thitn has been noted in recent weeks. So far its autumn and winter trade is concerned t'he complaint of unseasonably mild weather restrict ing: retail distribution is repeated from many cities, (but rising superior to this and to the questionably smaller disitri htitiou at first Shawls is the accentuated strength of textiles, hut particularly cot ton goods, which reflect some added strength of the raw product due to small er receipts and better foreign advices, but in larger measure alstr portray live influence of active demand coming on a market exceptionally bare of stocks, -v further advance in print cloths, a feat ure this week, has brought the quotation for standard grades wp to three cents, si point not touched for four years past. Knw wool is higher on uie week at all markets on active demand, shared >in by the manufactured material, for which a good fall demand has been experienced and an which further price advances are expected. Ttbe American • mairket. for wool is still claimed to bo the dbeapest in the world. The dullness in heavy Win ter goods produced by the i (resent warm weather has not as yet served to impair confidence its wholesale lines. Cereals remain on the whole dull and uninteresting, and price fluctuations are within an exceptionally morrow range, wMi quotations ruling about what they were one year ago. Copper is strong on a perceptibly im proved demand, chiefly in electric lines. Coffee has advanced, partly on the fear of# interruption of shipments by quarantine restrictions and also because of reduced receipts at Brasilian ports, coupled with stronger European ad vices. Iron and steel are seasonably quiet after a year of unexampled- activity, but the price changes recorded serve to im part an appearance rather of irregularity than of weakness, some makes of steel, particularly plates and sheets, being lower, while Bessemer Pig Iron is higher on the week. Authorities in the trade consider prospects of maintenance of present conditions of price and demand during 190 b as quite favorable. A fea ture of the market is the presence of what might be termed supporting orders, which will be forthcoming at small re cessions. Despite prophecies of checked export trade, a large foreign order fur mils is reported placed this week. Coke production is on an unexampled s77 bushels, against 4,540,007 bushels lust week, 5,- 824.72(5 bushels in the corresponding week of 1898, 5,4(55,153 bushels in 1897. 3.753.098 bushels in 1890 and 2,4(50.390 bushels in 1895. Since July Ist. this Dr. C. F. B. Burchmore, House Physician of the Suffolk Dispensary, Boston, writes: “There is no question regard ing the remarkable curative value of Warner’s Safe Cure. I have watched very carefully the results of this great remedy upon patients afflicted with any of the many diseases of the kid neys and urinary organs. From the benefit derived, I feel it is most assuredly a specific of great • value.” season the exports of wheat aggregate 85.408.540 bushels, against 89.124,083 bushels lasi year and 101,438,079 bush els in 1897-98. Corn exports for the week aggregate 4.149.528 bushels, against 4,003.718 bushels last week, 3,993,840 bushels In this week a year ago, 2,809,705 bushels in 1897. 2.920.802 bushels in 1890 and 1.820.898 bushels in 1895. Since July Ist this season corn exports aggregate 92.22t5.488 bushels, against 00,822.702 bushels during the same lvoriod a year ago and 59.540.115 bushels in 1897-98. Business failures in the United States tend to increase slightly, as usual, at this period, and number 202 for the week as compared with 199 last week, 182 in this week a year ago. 288 in 1897. 290 in 1890 and 288 in 1895. Business failures in the Dominion of Canada for the week number 88 ns compared with 19 last week. 27 in this week a year ago, 34 in 189(5, and ,»2 in 1895. Hester’s Gotton Statement. New Orleans. Li., Nov. 24. Secreta ry Hester's statement of the world s visible supply of cotton shows an increase for the week just closed of 1 18,50.• bait's against am increase of 271,925 bales last year. The total visible is 4,042,039 bales against 3,892,474 bailes last week (and 4,039.959 bales last year. Os this the total of American cotton is 3,480,089 bait's against 3,850,474 bales last w**ok and 4,110.959 hales last year and of all kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 550,000 bales against 527,000 bales last week and 529,000 hales last year. T'he total world’s visible supply of cot ton shows an increase compared with last week of 144,505 bait's, a decrease compared with last year of 597,920 bales. Secretary Hester’s weekly statement shows a decrease in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round fig ures 138,000 halt's and in decrease tinnier tin* saint' days year before last of 182,- (NH> bales. For the 85 days of the season flint 'nave elapsed the aggregate is behind the 85 days of last year 981.000 bales ami behind the same days year before last of 082,000 bales. Tbe total invovememt for the 85 days fn>m September Ist to date is 4,173,(579 bales against 5,154,190 bait's last year. The movement since September Ist shows receipts nt all United States ports 2,797,944 bales against 3,984.502 last year. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac Rivers to Northern mills and Canada 514,830 bales against 324,012 bales last year; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 477.388 bales against 540,111 bales last year and •Southern mill takings 383,511 'bales against 349,511 bales last year. Foreign exports for the week have lteen 129,389 bait's against 312,230 bales last'year, making tile total thus far the season 1,778,003 bah s against 2,570,8 1 5 bait's last year. The total takings of American mills North and South and Canada thus far for the season have been 1,228,399 bales against 984,-u3 bales last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine Southern interior towns have in creased during the week 97.180 hales against an increase during the corespotul ing period last season of 116,008 bales. lndlnding stocks left over at ports anti interior towns from the last crop and the number of halt's brought into sight, thus far for the new crop the supply to date is 4,792.077 bales against 5,421,702 bales for the same period last year. Another Juror Secured. New Yoflt. Nov. 24.—The trial of Ro land B. Molineux still drags its slow length along before Recorder Goff. Today the ninth day of tlu* trial was singularly devoid of interest, both ses sions of the court being occupied with the usual weary grind of the examination of talesmen, not an incident of import ance occurring to enliven the proceed ings. One more juror was secured late in the day. however. He is James Hynes, an undertaker ami an old sol dier. thus putting in the jury box seven of the twelve jurors. Southern Iron Works Organized. Tampa. Fla., Nov. 24.—The Southern Iron Works was organized here yester day by D. W. Shea, J. A. M. Gmble and Ernest K roller. The company owns a plant, but will greatly enlarge it and make it the leading marine machinery concern on the Gulf coast. Several lo comotives, novelties in their way, are to be built by the new company. The average girl never turns up her nose at the man who knows enough to turn down the gas. THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 25, 1899. PROCEEDINGS OF TOE CONFERENCE Committee to Try Charges Againstßev. J. A, Green. REV. DR. TIGER T SPEAKS CALL <>!•’ ( N DERG RAD FATES IS COMPLETED. TRANSFERS TO AND FROM CONFERENCE A Large Numbar of Preachers Report. Address by President of the Sunday School Convention. Sermon by Rev, Mr. Huggins. Concord, N. (’., Nov. 24.—-(Special.) The call of undergraduates was com pleted in the Conference today. A com mittee was appointed to try charges against Rev. J. A. Green. Dr. J. H. McFarren was transferred to (his con ference. Drs. Byrd anil Chreitzburg will la' transferred aiway. A large number of preachers reported. l)r. Tigert spoke this morning on his work and tonight on the Elpworth League. Dr. Long, President North Carolina Sunday School Convention, addressed the Conference. Rev. T. W. Mansfield was located at his request. Rev. Mr. Huggins preach ed this afternoon. REV. T. W. MANBFIELD S CASE. •Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 24.—At (the Western north Carolina Conference at Concord, today, the chief item of inter est was the discussion on the ease of Rev. T. W. Mansfield, lie did not go to this appointment on the Bivinsville car euit after the hist conference, because, lie staid, the circuit paid only $175 a year and he could not live on that. No action was taken. Dr. Me Perrin, of the Louisville, Ky., Conference, was trans ferred to this conference. The Epworth league anniversary was held tonight and was addressed by Dr. Tigert. REV. E. A. SHELL RESIGNS. Thus Ending Disturbance in Epworth League Over His Official Conduct. Cincinnati. Ohio, Nov. 24. —The Bp worth League disturbance over the offi cial conduct of its secretary, the Rev. Edwin A. Schell. D. D.. was suddenly terminated today by his own act in tendering his resignation to the board of control. This was done after the board, with but one dissenting vote, hail adopt ed the i t port of a committee in these words: “We find the Epworth League (o be in a slate of unrest by reason of the agitation over the official conduct of General Secretary Edwin A.,Schell, I). I>. This unrest seems to lie due in part to the misconception of action of the hoard of control at its meeting at In dianapolis, caused by the reading into its statement of a serious official wrong, a moral judgment which it did not ex press and hatl no authority to express, and in part to arrangements and criti cisms based upon flying rumors of irre sponsible parties, unsupported by proper evidence, whose currency has been fit ted to mislead arid defeat rather than promote the ends of truth and justice.” Regarding himself vindicated by this declaration. Dr. Schell tendered his res ignation and it was accepted with re gret. and with an expression of admira tion for his “meekness of spirit, energy, resourcefulness and marked ability." Fitzsimmons’ Hand Crushed. Janesville, Win.. Nov. 24. —Bob Fitz simmons met with a serious accident here yesterday, which may seriously a tract his fighting career. lie was entering the Hotel Myers by the front door. The door is a heavy oak and has a strong spring to keep it closed. He reached out behind him. thinking to close the door, when it closed on his hand with a crunch. IK* gave a yeffi and bystanders rushed to pull the door open. Several gui-sts at the house who stood Ivy when the hand was extricated art* certain the bones be tween the wrist joint and knockles were broken. It bled profusely. The ex chanrpioin was taken to Dr. King, asud no one was allowed in the doctor's office while the band was Iwiug bandaged. Eitzsiimnkms was aibomt the city nearly all day with his bandaged hand. Mem bers ol’ his company are reticent as to the extent of the damage to lids hand. Cyclist’s Collar Bone Broken. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 24. —John ■Lawson, the '"Terrible Swede,” did not ride in tin* 48-hour bicycle race at Con vention Hall today, and the chances art* that 'he will not. Ik* able to take part in the coming New York grind. It develop ed that his collar borne had been broken in his fall yesterday. (He was at the track and offered to go ahead and do liis best, but as lie could use only the left 'hand in steering his wheel, the man agement decided upon his withdrawal. ’Seven riders got away at 10:43 today, with (Miller slightly in the lead. The score at 9:80 tonight at tlm eaid of the 24th hour follows: Miller, Julius and Gus Lawson each 485 miles. 1 lap; Repine 485 miles; Wal ler 484 miles, 11 laps; Lingefelder 483 milt's, 7 laps; Niedeiilidfer 875 miles, 2 lapw. A $300,000 Fire. Detroit. Nov. 24.—The two upper floors of A. Krolik nod Company’s wholesale dry goods stores were completely burned out tonight; the Rower four stories were flooded by water, anti the adjoining wholesale dry goods house of Strong, Lee ami Company was also badly dam aged. making a total loss of approximate ly $300,000, partly covered by insurance. The fire is supposed to have lieen caus ed by crossed electric light wires. The flirt of today will be the old inaid of tomorrow. SPANISH WAR VETERANS A Split in the Organization; a Rival Body Formed. Washington. Nov. 24.—A split has oc curred in tin* organization of the Span ish War Veteran* and a rival body was formed today to be known as the Span ish-American War Veterans. Last week iht' original organization held a pro tracted meeting in this city and per fected its constitution and by-laws, ami nt ihat time there were rumors of an impending split, hut. nothing was made public officially about it. Today's meet ing was held in response to an urgent call of Adjutant General IA Her, who gives tin* following as the reason for tin' split: “General dissatisfaction—and an at tetnpt to place the organization in the hands of tin- Ohio representatives, mak ing it appear as a move for political purposes, and the recent action of the committee who were in the minority as suming the privilege of eliminating amt vacating offices created by tin 1 national convention; making several appointive offices, ami a move to control the asso ciation generally anti remove the head quarters to Ohio. Those who were present today art' men who have made national reputations and art* here to maUt* the association a success and not. use. it for selfish motives.” The new organization makes all those who served in the regular or volunteer army, navy or marine corps during the Spunish-Amerienn War and those now serving in the present Philippine War eligible to membership provided they can show an honorable discharge, A con stitution and by-laws were adopted anti the units of organization are to l>e local camps, departments and a national as sociation. A resolution was adopted, de claring it to lie the sense of the body that Admiral George Dewey be “placed at its head and authorizing the Adjutant General to convey to the Admiral the information of his unanimous selection as Commander-in-Chief and that he be earnestly requested to accept the office.” The names of those present at the meeting are withheld ami also the num ber present are withheld by General Lil ler. The officers chosen are as follows: Conunander-in-l’liief—Admiral a list of which can be seen upon application to the undersigned or their attorneys. A. L. AND J. D. DAVIS, Trustees of L. Woodlief. ARGO & SNOW, Attorneys. This November 7th, 1899. NOW READY FOR 1900. GET THE IiEST. Turner s N. C. Almanac FOR THE i V oo. This “Old Reliable,’’ “State Standard” Almanac is mw ready for delivery to Merchmts, Druggists, Postmasters and Peddleis who sell it throughout the btate. 4-g”Ttie Almanac for 1990 has been greatly enlarged and improved, and is the rcrst rapid Srlhog publication on the market. Cards printed on tne whole back of outside page FREE to m:reh auts and others. W. ite for prices aud special rates.