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i V.,) - V5 IP VOL. XII. NO. 298. WILMINGTON, X. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1899, PRICE 5 CENTS. Pi. (or J: TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. The house passes the currency bill. The Boer artillery cause General French to change hia position. .The speaker of the house announces the committees of that body. The work of exhuming: the bodies of . the Maine victims buried at Havana has begun. The first part of the annual report of the state commissioner of labor is made public. V The secretary of the treasury will increase the cash deposits in the na ' tional bank depositories. The free silver republicans in "Wash ington hold a conference and issue an address on the currency bill. It is reported at Manila that Lieuten ant Gilmore and the prisoners with him have been reLeased by our troops. In the case of Jefferson, indicted for . the murder of Barnes, the defense raises a new point in the supreme court The New York Produce Exchange Trust Company and Henry Allen & Co.. bankers and brokers, of New York, suspend. Joseph Squire & Co., of Bos- ton, make an assignment. The Charles A. Vogeler Company, druggists, of Bal timore, also makes an assignment. A banquet is given in London for the hospital ship fund (the Maine) which netted $10,000. The Maine sails Saturday. Two men are arrested- in Raleigh charged with entering residences and stealing overcoats. Some persons say 'they are from Wilmington. Senator Bacon introduces a resolu-.- tion in the senate, declaring it the in- tenuon oi mis government noi to per manently hold the Philippines. The federal supreme court upholds the Georgia public school authorities in the petition for injunction by the, negroes of Richmond county. Lieutenant Brumby, Admiral Dew ey's flag lieutenant, died .in Washing ton Sunday evening. His remains will be taken to Atlanta for burial. The" British forces in South Africa are to be .commanded by Lord RolTerts ("Our Bobs"), with Lord Kitchener as chief of staff. General Roberts will sail Saturday. When your joints are stiff and your muscles sore from cold or rheumatism, when you slip and sprain a joint, strain your side or bruise yourself, Pain Killer will take out the soreness and fix you right 'in' a jiffy. Always have it with you, and use it freely. Avoid substitutes, tlierfe is but one Pain-Kill-er, Perry Davis.' Price 25c and 50c. LABOR COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Part as to Farm Products and Labor Made Public. (Special to the Messenger.)" Raleigh, N. C, December 18. The first part of t!he annual report of Com missioner of Labor Lacy was made public. tonJghJt. It refers to farming. Reports from ithe best farmers in the various counties show tihat the cost of the produotion of crops is: Cotton, bale of 500 pounds, $24.36; wheat per bustoel, 61 cents; oats 29 cents, corn 41 cents, tobacco per 100 pounds $6.91. Selling prices are: Wheat 78 cents, corn 54, oats 39, totoacc?a $7.71, cotton $34.37. Farm QaJborera wag'es average: Men, per raontih. $8.91; women, $5.27; chjidren, $3.58; rations and (houses bring this to $15.36 for men. Over three-fourths of the farmers making reports favor eorru pu'lsby education. Returns show that in eleven counties tihere is no railway . The case of Jefferson, c'huarged with murdering Captain Barnes at Wilson wi'H be argued in 'the supreme court to miorirow. There is a new point in the case, this 'being as to wlhether proof of the crying dec laration of Barnes to hia ' little son, who was in the buggy with him . w'nen ithe fatal shot was fired, is com petemt evidence. The attorney general wall put it on ithe ground of motive, Evidence was given by a newspaper reporter ito whom Jefflerson made full confession 'here to newspaper reporters. Eugene 'S. Martin arrived to take tes timony in the Carolina Central ferti lizer freight rate case. I"ro of Charge. And adult suffering from a cold set tled on the breast, bronchitis, throat or lung' troubles of any nature, who will call at R. R. Bellamy's, will be presented with a sample bottle of Boschee's German Syrup, free of charge. Only one bottle given to one person, and none to children without order from parents. No throat or lung remedy ever had such a sale as Boschee's German Syrup in all parts of the civilized world. Twenty years ago million of bottles were given away, and your - druggists will tell you its success was iiiarvelous. It is really the only Throat and Lung remedy generally endorsed by physicians. One 75 cent bottle will cure or prove its value. Sold by deal ers in all civilized countries. Funeral Sunday Afternoon. Rev. Hay Watson Smith - conducted the funeral of the late Miss Maria C. Latta from the First Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon at 3 oclock. There was a very large attendance, and numerous floral tributes which at tested the high esteem in which the deceased was held. ' The pall bearers were: Honorary, Colonel Walker Tay lor and Mr, W. M. Cumming; active, , Colonel Roger Mooore and Messrs. R. W. liicks, J. R. Turrentine. Jr., W. E. Perdew, W. H. Howell and Aubrey Walsh. ... .i.. In the Church Parlors Tonight. The Woman's Missionary Cociety of the First Presbyterian church will be in the parlors of the church this eve ning from 5 to 10 o'clock for the pur pose of selling fancy work, etc., for Christmas presents, and serving re freshments, the proceeds to benefit the missionary fund. Captain DeRosset's Return. Captain A. L. DeRosset has returned from New Yorkt where he went several weeks ago to take the Pasteur treat ment. -He expresses himself as. thor 1 oughly pleased with the treatment, which he says makes him an immune for seven years. The wound on his hand, though healing, is still a little , painful. In speaking of his stay at the insti tute Captain DeRosset said yesterday that when he arrived and for probably six days thereafter he was the only patient, but that later eighteen, all bitten by rabid dogs, came from Buf falo, N. Y. , Campbell Encampment Officers. -At a regular meeting of Campbell Encampment No. 1, L O. O. F., held last night, the following officers were elected for the. ensuing term: C. P. E. F. Johnson. H. P. A. W. Allen. S. W. J. T. King. J. W. W. B. Clark. Secretary W. H. Howell. " Treasurer N. Jacobi. Trustees B. J. Jacobs, L. l. Boon HsO. Craig. sThese officers, with the appointive of ficers, will be installed by District Deputy Grand Patriarch L. L. Boon on the first Monday nighty in January. was nearly dead with dyspepsia, tried doctors, visited mineral springs, and grew worse. I used Kodol Dyspep sia Cure. That cured me." It digests V what you at. Cures indigestion, sour N stomach, heartburn and all forms of ALMOST A MONEY PANIC. A DAY OF GREAT EXCITEMENT ON NEW ; YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. A TRUST COMPANY SUSPENDS. A Banking: and Stock Broker Firm Also Closes Its Doors Wild Rumors In Circulation Stocks Thrown Ovir at Any Price Call Money Soars The Suspended Trust Company a Sub scriber to the Seaboard Air Line Syndicate A Statement. New York, December 18. Panic con ditions developed on the stock exchange this "afternoon, with the "imperative need of money developed by the vio lent contraction In - values. Stocks were being thrown over without the slightest regard to the price they would bring and at distressing sacri fice of values. No end to the helpless ness of the situation seemed in sight, when, in the last half hour of the mar ket some $10,000,000 was offered on the stock exchange by the concerted ac tion of the clearing house banks to force the rate arbitrarily down to 6 per cent., without regard to the distracted bidding at higher rates which was be ing done by other brokers for distress ed operators. The. collapse in the money rate check ed the decline and drove the bears to cover. Te recoveries produced by their urgent bidding were almost as violent as the declines had been, but the losses were by no means entirely retrieved. Large offerings of stocks continued at the rally, and at some points of the list prices broke anew before the close, making the closing exceedingly irregu lar and unsettled. The excitement con tinued to the end, with sentiment look ing forward anxiously for the develop ments of another day. The seriousness of the crisis has call ed forth the best efforts of powerful and conservative financial interests, who are busy concerting measures to tide over the money difficulties, which beset the stock market, and which, by reason of their extent and the import ance of the interests involved, .threaten to affect the country's business inter ests, unless obstacles are opposed. So far as actual news was concerned today, there was a suspension by a newly organized trust company, and by a firm of bankers and brokers who have "figured as trading In stocks to an extent to some importance. Neither event in itself would have been suffi cient to precipitate a crisis. But they were supplemented-with a whole crop of wild and incoherent rumors, which spared no interest, however powerful, long established and hitherto free from' suspicion it may have been. One would think from the tone of some of the gossip that was flying about' by telephone, telegraph and by messenger boy or by whispers and even by shout ings in the lobbies of the stock ex change, that the whole 'financial fa-, brie had been undermined and was about to tumble in ruins. Yet the day closed with two failures above men tioned as the sum total of disaster, so far as admitted insolvency, was con cerned. The reason for the widespread effect upon sentiment of the trust company's suspension was that it was one of a large number of institutions recently formed on similar lines' and which have thriven upon the multiplying of securi ties incident to the industrial combina tions which have been a feature for the past year. The securities of these combinations as a class have - been in disfavor in Wall street for many weeks past and in fact ever since the head long Inflation in their prices and sub sequent collapse last spring. Some of the least fortunate of the new combi nations have been affiliated with the trust company which closed its doors today. The incident caused a feeling of distrust with regard to the whole class of industrial securities, as is suf ficiently evident from the wide breaches made in the values : of this class of securities ,in the day's trading. SUSPENSION OF PRODUCE EX CHANGE TRUST COMPANY. The Produce Exchange Trust Com pany, of this city, closed its doors to day. A notice upon the door says that the company suspended payment, pend ing a readjustment of its affairs. A statement of the company's condi tion at the close of business Saturday last shows assets $11,719,500, including syndicate loans of $4,423,500, demand loans $685,000, cash on hand $118,000, cash in Western national bank $533,000, cash in National City bank $100,000, cash in First national bank, of Jersey City, $100,000, cash in Standard bank $269,000. The Produce Exchange Trust Com pany was organized a couple of years ago, with a capital of $2,500,000 and had a reported surplus and undivided profits at this time of over $2,000,000. Its business was chiefly .with mer chants, tradesmen -and corporations in its immediate vicinity, and it was also supposed to do some of the banking business of the Standard Oil Company. It had been designated by the banking department of the state as a legal de pository for state moneys and munici pal moneys, as well as of the funds of the savings banks and state banks. The officers of the company are: President, Turner A. Beall; vice presi dents, Edwin Gould, Thomas A. Mc Intyre and S. D. Scudder; . secretary and treasurer, S. L. Chamberlain; as sistant secretary - and treasurer, Wil liam Laws. The officers of the company declined to see -anybody or give anything for publication beyond this supplementary statement that was posted on the doors some time after 11 o'clock: "The immediate cause of the sus pension of the company is its inability to convert its securities into Cash in time to meet the sudden and abnormal demand made upon it." ". STATEMENT OF EXAMINING COM MITTEE. The special committee appointed to examine the affairs of the com pany organized by electing Edwin-Gould chairman. The com mittee was in session all the after noon and the early part of the evening. The results of the committee's delib erations is given in the appended statement: " , . "The special committee, consisting of Messrs. Gould, Bidwell, Maher, Brain erd and Armstrong, appointed by the board of directors of the Produce Ex change Company to look after its as sets and affairs, have examined the condition of the bank as fully as the limited time at its disposal has per mitted. The committee is well assur ed, as a result of such examination, that every depositor will be paid in full, and that a large surplus will re main for the stockholders. The diffi culties of the company are. the result of the locking up of an undue propor tion of its funds in loans not immedi ately realizable and which it is be lieved will eventually realize a very large percentage of the amount loaned.. The committee is endeavoring to ef fect arrangements for the early - pay ment of the depositors and also ex pects to issue a fuller statement at a latter date." A SUBSCRIBER TO THE SEABOARD AIR LINE SYNDICATE. Baltimore, December. 18. -J. William Middendorf, of the firm of Middendorf, Oliver & Co.; and H. Irvine Keyser, of this city, are directors in 'the Pro duce Exchange Trust . Company, of New York, as is also J. Skelton Wil liams, of Richmond, Va.f who is pres ident of the Seaboaifd Air Line Rail road Company. Mr. Middendorf, speak ing of the failure, the news of the failure is most unwel come, but it will not be so far-reach ing as some people suppose. The af fairs of the concern were recently in vestigated by an expert and found to be in good condition; hence, I believe the suspension has been brought about by the unsatisfactory state of the mon ey market. The company was inter ested as a subscriber to the syndicate formed for the financing of the pro posed reorganizing of the Seaboard Air Line, but Its suspension will in no way impede the progress of that reor ganization, which is now practically an accomplished fact." , . SUSPENSION OF HENRY AL LEN & CO. New York, December 18. The sus pension of the firm of Henry Allen & Co., bankers and brokers, was today announced on the stock exchange. The suspension is attributed to the failure of some of its customers to respond to calls for additional margins made ne cessary by recent declines. The; house has been known as a trader on 'rather an extensive scale. OTHER FAILURES. Boston, December 18. Joseph Squire & Co., 39 North street, assigned today to G. W. Fiske & Co., produce commis sion merchants. Mr. Fiske said that no statement of the firm's condition could be made at this time, but that its lia bilities were very small. The assign ment was made as a protective meas ure. Baltimore, December 18. The Charles A. Vogeler Company, druggists, con sisting of Christian Devries and his wife, formerly Mrs. Minnie A. Voge ler, have made a general assignment for the benefit of their creditors. Hen ry S. Dulaney, who has been for many years the general manager of the company, is the assignee. No state ment of assets and liabilities has been made. - SLUMP IN COTTON AND STOCKS. The Bears Have Full Swing in the Ex changes. (Special to The Messenger.) New York, December 18. Fully 1,000, 000 bales of cotton were sold here today arid prices at one time were 30 points lower, closing; steady at a decline of 24 points for the day. The severe decline was due to a semi-panic in Wall street, with two failures in that ctuarter; heavy Wall street selling, and enforced general liquidation, partly on stop or ders. Of course the bears seized the opportunity to raid the market. To wards the close heavy covering of shorts and supporting orders' from Wall street caused a rally. . Liverpool dropped 4 to 4 points, closing quiet. , Spot prices there were 1-32& lower, with sales of 8,000 bales. Manchester was reported quiet. Spot cotton declined 3-16d at New York, 14c at Augusta, c at New Orleans and St. Louis and l-16c at Savannah, Norfolk and Baltimore, and the sales were everywhere light. Here there were only 158 'bales sold and in New Orleans 1,000. . - Port receipts were 36,390 bales. against 42,672 a week ao, 72,888 last year, 66,595 in 1897, and 68,275 In 1896 The New Orleans estimate for tomor row was only 9,500 to 10,500 bales. against 11,497 a week ago and 31,227 last year. The Houston estimate was 17,500 to 18,500, against 20,483 a week ago and 31,209 last year. Exports were pretty liberal. - Reports from some parts of Texas are that 95 per cent, of the cotton is sola Receipts at most of the interior towns today were light, Memphis got only 4,300 bales, against 5,700 a week ago and 7,000 last year; Selma 197, against 785 a week ago and 613 last year; Co lumbus, Ga., 145, against 309 last week and 857 last year; Atlanta 489, against 749 last week and l,12o last year; Vicks- burg, however, received 554 against . 241 last week and 564 last year. Ooelikar Ala., reports: "Farmers in the country hold less cotton than usual and that present holders of cotton are well backed and the banks have plenty of money and are very eager and will ing to hold cotton. The December plan taition1 movement is moderate. The last pickings are marketed-" The government Texas report for No vember, just issued, says: "The crop is light, except in a few places, and, as. a whole, is considerably below an average." This will explain why dis patches are received every rkow and then from some parts of Texas, report ing that receipts are larger than last years. Texas, , as a whole, is far be hind. last year, if we accept the vast majority of the reports, private and of ficial. The liquidation today has undoubted ly been very severe, ,but in the end will be beneficial for the market. It eliminates a great deal of weak Ion cotton and tonighit this cotton is in stronger hands. There may be further liquidation and with it a further de cline. but. ultimate!", unless all the in dications are deceptive the upward movement will be resumed. It would be unreasonable, however, to expect anything of this kind at once. Coffee advanced points and would have gone higher, but for the finan cial flurry in Wall street, as receipts at Rrio were only 7,000 and at Santos 16,000, while Rio rose 325 reis, Santos 100, Havre 4 to franc and Hamburg pfennig. The warehouse deliveries were 17,623 bags. The visible supply is gradually decreasing and is now, only 1,170,857, 1 or bpt 40,000 more than a year ago. The undertone was unmis takably firm, though any very decided improvement may be checked for the time being by the depression at the stock exchange. A violent break in prices in stocks was due to the serious situation .in South Africa, depression in London, the failure of the Produce Exchange Trust Company and. Henry Allen & Co., and vague rumors of other embarrass ments impending, which proved to be without foundation. Of course the whole situation was rendered more try ing by the continued stringency in money, which, a a matter' af fact, is the underlying cause of the failures and the liquidation. At one lime the rate ran up to 186 per cent, per annum. British consols fell 1, dropping below par for the first time in many years. Furthermore, there is a general im pression that further gold exports will be made, though sterling exchange was ysc lower on signt bills today. The clearing house banks, however, agreed to let their customers have money at 6 per cent., and this had a more or less bracing effect. London sold about 50,000 shares. Keen brokers sold early, but in the later business bought and in two days they are un derstood to have purchased over 100,000 shares of various stocks.- There was other good buying at. the decline. The total sales for 'the day were nearly 1,500,000 shares. It is believed that Secretary Gage will do something to relieve the money market. -Yours truly, S MUNN, SON & CO. Sneak Thieves Arrested. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh', N. C, December 18. Two young white men giving their names as Charles and Frank Williams and claim ing to be brother?, are in jail here, charged with burgiarv. They -opened doors, entered hallways of residences at night and : stole five overcoats and four ladies' capes. ; One of ihem when arrested was asleep with Captain BUI Day's overcoat-on. The men give Whit aker as their home. They have worked in a cotton , mill here. Some persons say they are from Wilmington. Mrs. R. Churchill, Berlin, Vt., says: "Our baby was covered with running sores. De Witt's Witch Hazel .Salve cured her." A specific for piles amd skin diseases. Beware of weftbless counterfeits. B. R. Bellamy. ELEVEN DEMOCRATS VOTE WITH THE SOLID REPUBLICANS - - ON THE CURRENCY BILL NO AMENDMENTS ENTERTAINED. A Proposition to Recommit With In structions to Report a Free Silver Bill Declared Out of Order-rTwo Res olutions on Filipino Independence Introduced in the 'Senate Senator Morgan Calls Up and Discusses His Anti-Trust Resolution. - SENATE. , Washington, December 18. What the senate may accomplish in the way of legislation for the Philippines during the present session is problematical, but that the question . will be thor oughlydiscussed - i '; indicated., - by the number of resolutions bearing upon it being introduced. In opposition to the retention by ithe United States of the Philippine islands, two resolutions were introduced todaV, one by Sena tor Tillman, of South Carolina, and the other by Senator Bacon, of Georgia. While they differ in phraseology, their intent practically is the same to yield the islands to a government to be established by the Filipinos them selves. Bath senators' gave notice of their intention to address the senate on their respective resolutions. Senator Tillman offered a resolution reciting some clauses of the declara tion of independence, declaring that under the constitution the federal gov ernment has no power to rule over co lonial dependencies, but is restricted in its operations to states as integral parts of the union and to territories intended for future states, and declar ing, further, that the expansion of our commerce has not been, and cannot be, dependent upon the adoption of a poli cy of imperialism, and maintaining further, "that we are opposed to the retention of the Philippine islands by the TJnited States, and that it is our purpose to consent to the Independence of the Filipinos' as soon as a stable government shall be established by them; and toward the prompt estab lishment of such government, we pledge our friendly -assistance." Senator Tillman asked that the reso lution lie on the table, as he desired to address the senate upon it. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, called up hia resolution "to prohibit combina tions between ' corporations to control inter-state commerce and transporta tion" and addressed the senate upon it . He dealt, in 'the beginning, wih the legal aspect of trusts, and the dif Acuity of reaching them by the enact ments of state legislatures or of con gress. He regarded the evils called trusts as all included in the combina tions of persons to control trade. What an Individual "could accomplish in trade was regarded as legitimate, but when great corporations were aggregated to gether to control any given branch of trade or commerce or transportation, it became evident that the rights of the people were likely to be infringed. It had for years been a serious problem before the law-making power to con trol these combinations, and upon ths solution or that problem would, in his opinion, depend much for the people. . Senator Morgan declared that all the advantages which had been gained by the trusts had been obtained at the expense of the people, and particular ly of labor, and "I desire to know," he said, "whether this congress will re spond to the almost despairing demand of the people for relief." The senate went into executive ses sion at 2:20 o'clock p. m. and at 3:05 o'clock adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late Representative Green, of Nebraska, hsion.sg HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The currency bill, which -was debat ed all last week, was passed today by the house by a vote of 190 to 150. It had the united support of every re publican in the house and of eleven democrats Messers. Clayton, Driggs, Fitzgerald," Levy, Ruppert, Scudder, Underhill and Wilson, of New York; Mr. McAleer, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Denny, of Maryland, and Mr. Thayer, of Massachusetts. AH the other dem ocrats voted against the measure or were paired, except Mr. John Walter Smith, governor-elect from Maryland; Mr. Stalling, of Alabama, and General Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama. Mr. Stallings, of Alabama, has not been present in the house this session, owing to the illness and one of his col leagues announced that if present he would have voted in the negative. Gen eral Wheeler is serving in the Philip pines. Mr. Smith is, therefore, the only member of the house who did not go on record upon the bill today. When the speaker announced the result of the vote, the republicans cheered lus tuy. That was the only demonstra tion in connection with the vote. Neither a motion to recommit nor an offer of a substitute was in order by the terms of the special rule under which the house was operating. Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee, asked if it was in order " to recommit, with in structions to report back a free coin age bill. - "It is not," replied the speaker. The bill was then read' a third time and placed upon its final passage. "I demand the yeas and nays," said Mr. Overstreet, in charge of the bill. Members rose on both sides en masse to second the demand. Evident ly a sufficient number," said the speaker. "The clerk will call the roll." The roll call was followed with great Interest. There were no demonstra tions when the democrats away from the majority of their party voted In the affirmative. The clerk called the names of the democrats, who declined to respond, twice on each roll call. Ev ery -republican voted for the bill. Messrs. Catchings, of Mississippi; Campbell, of Montana; Broussard, Robertson and Davey, of Louisiana, were paired against the bill. After the vote the speaker rather unexpectedly announced the commit tee selections and the reading of the lists was followed with Intense eager ness by the members whose opportuni ties for distinction depend so largely upon their committee assignments. The only incident in connection with the reading of the lists was Mr. Bailey's interrogatory of the speaker as to whether General Wheeler's name had been placed upon the committee on ways and means. Speaker Henderson responded in the negative. A vacancy has -been left on this committee for General Wheeler. " The announcement of thejieath of the late Representative Bland, of Mis souri, which occurred last summer, was made by Mr. Dearmond, of Missouri, and the house, at 1:05 o'clock, out of respect to his memory, adjourned until tomorrow. A NICARAGUAN CANAL BILL. Washington, December 18. Senator Sullivan, of Mississippi, today intro duced a bill authorizing the acquisi tion, of the right of way for'the' con struction of the Nicaragua canal by the government of the United States and giving power to the president to negotiate , with Great Britain for the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. - .' - It takes but a minute to overcome tickling In the throat and to stop a sough by the uss of One Minute Cough Cure. This remedy quickly cures all forms of throat and lung troubles. Harmless and pleasant to take. It prsvents consumption. A famous spe cific for grippe and Its after effects. R. II. Bellamy. ENGLAND 18 AWAKENING TO NECESSITY OF A MORE POWERFUL ARMY IN SOUTH AFRICA. HER FORCES TO BE DOUBLED. She Will Soon Have One Hundred and Forty Thousand Men in the Field. General Lord Roberts Placed In Com mand, With General Kitchener as His Chief of Staff No Important News from the Seat of War Battle of Tascela River Described. (Special to The Baltimore Sun.) London, December 17. The British government is at last fully awake to 2m the necessity of . a vigorous campaign in South Africa. There is no doubt that even the cabi net i up to last Saturday underestimat ed the Boer defensive strength. As a result of the cabinet meeting on that day, when the successive reverses of Generals Gatacre, Methuen and Buller were carefully considered, the following important measures were decided upon. which were announced tonight for the first time: Field Marshal Lord Roberts has been appointed commander-in-chief in South Africa. Lord Kitchenor. nf lfVior-tm, i. be Roberts' chief of staff. lae whole of the reserve not yet incorporated will h naiioi ti, Seventh division, now mobilizing, will proceed at once to South Africa. Rein forcements of artillery, including three howitzer batteries. Will flisn ha Oflnf out. General Buller is an a local mounted corps in South Africa, A considerable mounted force from England will be sent. Nine battalions: of militia, in addition to three which have alreadv voluntrort -aim h o.i,. - j ... aias ed to volunteer for foreign service. A pei;ia.i jprce or volunteer regiments Will be formed for Smith a ftr, vice. Offers of mounted men from the coiomes wm be accepted. xnese measures should give the Brit ish forces in South Afrira snnnn r. men. On the way there oj. emDarKation are the FiXta and Sixth divisions, about 9nn.m , . w " ALXUXae, while the total of men under arms in ooutn Arrica, including Cape, Natal and local forces, may be placed at 75, 000, deducting losses. Thus the British strength in the field is to be almost doubled. "BOBS," THE SOLDIERS' IDOL. Field Marshal T-nr-r? ok has been appointed to the chief com mand of the British forces in South Africa, is a man whom all England iiuBis. me soiaiers love him and speak of him familiarly as "Bobs." He received his first commission as second lieutenant in .the Bengal artil- w . ooi' servea with distinction throusrhout the Tnrtian m,.Hnn paign and received the Victoria Cross for personal bravery in the field in 1858. (By Associated Press.) London, December 19. A correspond- v. .uic iaiijr mala xeuegrapning from Frere camp, Natall Deceirtber 15th and descrfbttng the Tuc-pnai riv Hatti co,.. "The Boers In great force occupied w6t cmreuwen - position, com maoaine the rivfw nn about 800 yards from its further side General Hart's 'brigade, on the left, firtet attempt, a (crossing under a murderous Nonvip'rfifvnut - & HID 111C. The 'Royal Dublin fusileers, the Roya'l iiiiMoiujiner iusneers; the Kings Own SeottMi borderers and the Connaught ratlK'erS OrOSSfed With nirurk -o , , . h-r (UlU Uil- flinching gallantry, out the position on vmcr jsme was round uctieffly un'ten able. "The British suffered 'heavily from ai itchto ilulu ui artMiery ana shrapnel while their own artillery was very bad ly mauled. They were therefore, oblig ed to re-oross the river. "On the righ, general Hilyard's 'bri gade, displaying equal herofsm, suc ceeded In enifce-riTuc fh vm son, tout the Sixth (battery encountered a (murderous fire and was compelled to retire, leavine sum -amA wagons on the vettdL This brigade was Kit rv.na 1.1 m m i tvisu vuugea to xauu oacK. ade arfso failed ..tia take possession of noairgwn ma, as was intended, and me enure lorce retired on omeviey General Oerv was iin (vmmami London, Deoemlber 19. A.diispatch to tne ijjaiuy jviaaa rrom 'Namipoort, Cape Colon V. Ifiltej(i 'Denprmibor Ifctfi cava' 'The Boers 'broug'bt a ibig gun "to bear on the British near Vaar kop. The British pfieces were too small to reach the enemy, aind after an intermittent artillery duel, General French with drew under shell fire, but without losses, to Arundel." SterksttToomi, Cape Colony, Thursday, December 14. General Gataore has is sued a procaamatiion forbidding all per sona living on 'farms to move abouit the distifliet or to visit Sifcarkstroom, except: on Saturdays and Uhen only wlith rcaeses. un der paita of summary arrest. It is understood that the proclamation is directed partly to the prevents on of the conveyance of news resraddne British movements. t A COURT SENSATION. A Physician on Trial for Mal-Practlce Shot by Brother of a Victim. 'the Post-Dispatch trom Dallas, Texas, says-: The trtafl olf Dr. S. M. Jenkins, charged wfith murder and abortion, caime to a sudden and tragic end today. wlhen-Hugh Wheat, 28 years old, a brother of Mary Wheat, one of the doctor's aMeged vkrtlimis, shot and mor tally wounded rtflna defendant In a crowded court room. Court had just convened. The sibate i'nlroducect as the first wiltraesa Hugh Wheat, who .waHced Into . fhe court room wltth his hat cms, dame up to the railling where tlhe defendant sat, pulled a (pistol anidl shlolt . Dr. Jenkins in the hack, the hall passing near the spinal columns, inflicting what ifa 'believed to he a marital wound. (When Wheat fired he droppted the fpMoi and' rain toward the door. John HaJMigiara, bOther-Hi-law of Jenkins, gra'bbed it upland fired at Wheat, missing! hftan. Wheat . and 'HaJMpgani were arrested, "but the latter was;released on bonds elf $5,000. DeWitt's Little Early Risers purify the blood, clean the liver, Invigorate the system. Famous little pills for con stipation amd livar troubles.- It. R. Bellamy. Thanks of Comrress to Schley. Washington, December 18. Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota, today in troduced a joint resolution, tendering to Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley and to the officers and men under his command the thanks of congress "for highly distinguished conduct in con flict with the enemy, as displayed by him in the destruction of the Spanish fleet off the harbor of Santiago de Cuba,- July 3, 1898." The resolution was referred to the committee on na val affairs. . . "One Minute Cought Curs is ths best remedy, I ever used for coughs and solds. , It Is unequalled for whooplag cough. Children all like It," writes H. N. Williams, Gentryville, Ind. - Never fails. It is ths only harmless remedy that gives Immediate . results. -Cures coughs, colds, hoarseness, croup, pneu monia, bronchitis and all throat ad lun -troubles. - Its early use prevents coxvumptLozc R. R Bellamy. LOCKJAW HAS DEVELOPED. Little Child Injured While Rolling a Hoop Not Expected to Live. An especially sad case of which a Messenger representative was told yesterday is that of Master Nash Landin, the 6-year-old son of Mr. T. P. Landin, on South Fifth street, who was roling a hoop a few days ago and stuck it in the side of his neck. Oint ments were applied and it Is thought the wound healed too soon, as severe inflammation has since set in, causing the child to take lockjaw, from which his death was hourly expected last night. Toys, Games. Dolls. Blocks. Pictures. are among the holiday goods sold by The C. W. Polvogf Co. SPECIAL NOTICES. HOLLY. WE HAVE FOR CHRIST- mas Holly, Mistletoe, Bamboo, Red Berries, Ferns, Palms and other Plants. Also Christmas trees, Roses and Carnations. MRS. H. REHDER. dec 19, 2t- ALL THE YOUNG LADIES INTER- ested in the german to be giyen by the same, on Xmas night, will please mett at Miss Harlow's, corner Third and Market, on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30. dec 19 It YOUR PIANO, THAT HAD SUCH A sweet, sympathetic tone, is now harsh and discordant. You loved and cared for it then and it responded with sweetness; but through forgetfulness and neglect its soul has departed. A magic touch may restore ltN Scien tific treatment certainly will benefit it. JOHN G. RUSSELL, 413 Orange Street. Bell 'Phone 189. . -- dec 17, 2t CHRISTMAS GIFTS ! ! OLUMBIA PHONOGRAPHS AT HAS. M. WHITLOCK'S. FOR SALE OR RENT HOUSE north east corner Sixth and Orange. Pos session given January 1st. Apply on premises or address J. C. NIEMYER, 118 Firewood Ave., Raleigh, N. C, dec 12, lw NOTICE. MY HOLIDAY GOODS are in now. Oranges, Apples, Grape, Nuts, C Nuts, Figs, Raisins, Prunes and a nice line of fancy candy. My prices are right if given a chance. A. S. WINSTEAD. dec 10. . EVERYTHING TO BE Sold ' at Lowest Prices. China Glassware. and Holiday Goods of every description to be sold at lowest figures from now on until everything is closed out. You can save monew. Do not make any mis take in finding Watson's China Store, No. 11 Market street, between Front and Water streets, directly opposite Goodman's Dry Goods store. Look out for the sign, "Watson's China Emporium." dec 10, 2w FOR SALE. TWO BOILERS. TWO engines, cotton gin and press, extra, shafting, etc Can be seen at our yard. .THE WORTH CO. nqv 15 FOR RENT STORE NO. 25 Marked Street. Apply to D. O'CONNOR, Real Estate Agent. nov 28, tf WANTED. PERMANENT and Tran- sent Boarders. Also furnished rooms for rent. Best location in the city, corner Third and Market streets. Ap ply to MRS. A. A, NATHAN. dec i, lm FOR RENT. A TEN Room House. All im THagV Provemente and nicely furnished. Apply to D O'CONNOR. Real Bstats Agent. dec 2. tf FRTilSW CiTi OTTMH nPAHif A-NTT-k Rye Flour, Seed Rye, Wheat, and all Kinos mixea reea lor Horses and Cat tle at JNO. S. McEACHERN, 211 xaarKet street. Pnonee 92. oct 15 FOR RENT Dwfrllinra Stores, Offices and Halls. FOR SALE Dwellings, wtores, vacant Lots OfLSh ftr timA nairmAnfa Cash advanced on Improved City Prop erty. Apply to D. O'Connor, Real Ec tate Agent, Wilmington. N. C." D WE HATE OUR FULL LINE OF O..0..O..0..0..O..0..0..0..0..0..0..0. CHRISTMAS CANDY AND FRUITS for our out of town friends. WEDNESDAY Will Have Another Car of Fruit for city friends. OUR PRICES : Mixed Nuts, J Oe lb Apples, - 10c doz Bananas, - 20c doz Pears, - - 30c doz Dates, - - 10c lb Fruit Cake, 25c lb Candy, 5c to $1 lb Cocoanuts, 5c eetah Grated, - - 10c qt :U9 Market Street. 1 Paacc Bakery WE HAVE GoodThiiig PUSH ITJVKSNG. patrons with the BEST COAL on the market, high grade quality, at interior graaes eisewnere. TRY IT TO-DAY AND YOU WILL J. A. SPRINGER & GO. MEN AND BOYS' ..: - Illl - OORS ARE THE BEST FITTING, EVER OFFERED READY TO WEAR. They hava4he JNew Wide, Sloping Should Lers, Straight Hanlnh'gHSkistk and as the length of Over Coats matter oi lnaiviaual taste, we have cut them Short, Medium and Long. rOur Stock is a Large the NEW NOVELTIES. , We Stand Behind Them with a Guarantee that insures SATISFACTION OR FISHBLAI MASONIC TEMPXE STORES. A. D, BROWN'S Holiday Gifts and Christinas Presents - OF0R OLD AND YOUNG, BIG AND LITTLE.O HANDKERCHIEFS. NECKWEAR , FANCY HAND PAINTED TOILET SETS, INDIVIDUAL. PIECES OF HAND PAINTED CHINA. TOILET AR TICLES, GLOVES, HOSIERY, DOWN PILLOWS AND COMFORTS, PIN CUSHIONS, FANCY LINENS, JAPANESE AXMINSTER AND SMYRNA RUGS, SCREENS. Jackets. Capes and Furs JACKETS AND CAPES WILL BE SOLD AT SACRIFICING PRICES. THE FURS CONSISTS OF MANY REAL ARTICLES. Carpets, Mattings and Art Squares, Blankets and Comforts. Men's, Ladies and Childrens' Underwear. ONE LOT OF MEN'S SHIRTS, FORMER PRICE 75c, NOW 35cT THE BEST THING EVER "PUT ON THIS MARKET. BOY'S FLEECED LINEB UNDERWEAR, 25c A GARMENT. v- AGENT FOR "HER MAJESTY" AND "AMERICAN LADY" CORSETS. ALSO BUTTERICK'S PATTERNS. MONEY SAVED IS MONEY MADE. REMEMBER THIS WHEN YOU BUY YOUR NEXT GROCERIES. COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH THE PRICES YOU HAVE BEEN PAYING, WILL SELL UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR CAS. 1 quart best Vermount Maple Syrup In glass bottles 30 1 pint of same Syrup ..' 17 1 ithree pound can of grated Pine apple .......... 15 2 large packages of Hecker's Oat meal or Oat Flakes '. 25 Hecker's Prepared Buckwheat, IY2 and 3 pound packages 1016 Freh mountain Buckwheat 04 18 lbs. Granulated Sugar $1.00 .A.. 3D. W Bell 'Phone 173. dec, 16, fri, tus, thrs, sun Dress 'Goods, Silks, Millinery. Fancy Goods, Etc. 55VISIT-S ' THE JOHMSON DRY GOODS CO., 111 ;market street - . , . where ' " THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK IN THE CITY IS SHOWH. WE GUARANTEE OUR GOODS AND GUARANTEE OUR PRICES. The Johnson Dry Goods Co 111 Eetrls.t Street. N. B. SOME FEW CLOAKS LEFT WHICH WE ARE SELLING AT $2.. 60 CASH. VALUES FROM 5.00 TO $10.00. - . PUSHED IT away into popular favor long ago by supplying our patrons with the 1 II THAT COULD BE SECURED. That is, we serve our well-screened and of prices that you pay for SORE WANT IT TO MORROW OVER COATS! lill - llll - .: MOST GRACEFUL GARMENTS this season is pul'alj One. and Contains all YOUR HONEY BACK. GLOTRWG CO., Sweet Cooking Butter ' M Fine Preserves,- per pound ........ ft Seeded Raisins, 2 packages ........ 22 lbs. Lighit "C" Sugar tfJS Very best Butter, worth 35c Ml Best Cranberry Sauce per p9d ft Cleaned. Currants, per pound .... ft Gold Band, Reliable and , Indkte Hams, per pound only ft All goods guaranteed or mosey wtX be refunded. Give us a trial. . No. 113 South Front Street. O. ' 1 V
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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