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AN ELEGANT SUMMER RESI-.
DENCE FOR SALE.

Desiring to move to the city l offer for
sale my place near Raleigh. 1t contains
abont one hundred and sixty acres, on
which is a small one story dwelling
house of six rooms, carriage house.
barns, stables, etc., an elegant new two
story dwelling house OF ten rooms. wit,
water-clOsets and other modern improve
ments. This is the prettiest place In
Wake county. Delightful in summer.
comfortable in winter and within three
miles Of the Capitol over macadamized
road. Terms easz. Title perfect.
SPIER WHITAKER, :.
Under a mortgage made the Sth day
of July, 1891, by Spier Whitaker and
his wife TO r. S. Pullen. we will on tho
18th day Of October, 1897, at the court
house door, at public auction for cash.
sell tract Of land situated In the county
Of Wake, in Swift Greek township, near
the city of Raleigh, and accurately de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at a stake
on the east side Of Fayetteville road
abount three miles from Raleigh. being
the northeast corner of the tract Of land.
and formerly owned by r. G. Badger:
running thence with the line OF said tract
\. S312 degrees w. 225 poles to a steak
in the line Of a tract of land formerly
owned by n. ]. Whitaker, now deceased,
which stake is 4211a poles north of said
Whitakers southwest corner, a postoak,
thence N. AZ e. 1854 poles to a stake,
thence with g. Fl. Shows and Bedsoe's
line S. 1914 e. 23S poles to Fayette-
vile road, thence along same S. 10A de-
grees W. ia poles to the beginning,
containing 1894 acres more or less.
JOHN t. PULLEN,
j. s. WYNNE,
CHAS. FL. BELVIN,
Executors e. s. PULLEN, Deceased.
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DRY GOODS.
NEW YoaA.

NEW ToaK. Sept. 10 Futures opeued
quiet and steady; sa4es - bales.
Futures closed steady; sales lis, 200 ba es.
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NOTICE.

The following property having been
seized for violation of the internal rev.
enue laws:
key corn whisky from Joe Lee. 3
barrels Of corn whisky from q. s. Baines.
8 gallons from J. III. Siles, one barrel
from J. d. Carroll, kegs from B. J.
Robinson, 10 kegs corn whisky seized
at Southern Express office in Durham.
N. @.
Any person claiming any interest In
any of the said property must file claim
before me at my office In Raleigh, N.
c., within thirty days from date of This
notice, and show cause why said proper.
ty shall not be forfeited to the United
States.
F. M. SIMMONS.
Collector Fourth Dist. n. q.
Aug. 1, 1897. u lstsNQuYIm
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wheat tariff were the bulhsh features,
the reaction being caused by realizing
sales. Corn declined 14d3sc and oats 1sc.
Provisions closed 5M2212c lower on the
renewed yellow fever scare in the South.
CHICAGO, Sept 10.
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LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, Ill.,, Sept. 1O.-September
wheat sold at dollar today. December
came within &c of that figure at one
time, but declined before the close to
Csc, an advance of Nc since yesterday.
September closed at 9S1ac. Strong for
eign markets, seaboard engagements
and rumors Of a reduction in the French
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW York, September I0.-Money on call
easy at lxa2 per cent; last loan at IN per
cent, closed at 1KQ2 per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 3%a4. per cent. sterllng ex-
change weak, with actual business in
bankers pills at e5xa4 e6 tor demand, and
4.83ba4.s3A for sixty days Posted rates 4.S4h
a4.s5t ana 4861 (G467h. Commercial bills,
4.S21a4s2R. silver certificates 53a5i Bar sill
ysr 81. Mexican dollars 42H. Government
bonds strong. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds strong.
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Sale Of Valuable Land.

f power of sale contain ed In
eAds, executed by G. K. J. Good
win, or Wake ,untv. ". c., to Mrs Emily
W, McVea, OF said county and Stata, on the
9th day OF March. 1895, registered In the Reg
listers office of Wake county, In book SO. page
bS2, anu g. r. j. Good win, of Wake comfy
N. c., to Rev Bennett Smedes, of said county
and state, on the 18th day of January, 1880.
registered In the Registers Office of Wake
county, n. e., In book l0t, page ISL, I will
sell at public cutlery, to the highest bidder
for cash. at the court house door of Wake
county, Raleigh, N. c., on the 10Th day of
september, 1897: at one o'clock, p. r., the
following described lands, to wit: A tract OF
land of t2O acres more or less, in swift Greek
township. Wake county, N g., adjoining the
lands of the late W g Upch2rch. ". j
King; W. Il. J. Good yin. Christopher Wood
ard. and the late Donald Campbell being the
land conveyed to the said c. e J Goodwin
In several parcels, to-wit T. H. Briggs and
wife by deed July 6th, 1881, registered in Reg.
,ster's once of Wake county, N, c., book IS,
ISL. res 'red in Register of Deeds offce OF
Wake ~Lnty. book 81, page 58l, Winny
,hoson aud Others. by deed of March 25th.
iSsl, registered Ia Register of Deed, office OF
'hurch, Com'r etc, by deed OF March 2lst.
1881. reg istered in Register of Deeds ONCE
Wake county, book 81, page 34. w. J King
tered in register of Deeds Office OF Wake
county, book %, page 639, w. ] King and
wife, by deed of july l7th 1885, registered in
Registered Deeds office of Wake county. book
-, page 5S3, billiard Ha milton and wife, by
ter of Deeds office of Wake county. NO.
BOOK Of, page 5i6. aud w. G.. Strona ch and
wife, by deed OF April l7th. 1885, registered in
REGISTER OF Deeds office, Wake county, N.
aug2O-tds
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PROSPERITY.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 70, 1897.
thoughtful Americans are satisfied that
conditions have rarely been so promising for
the return of prosperity.
We have passed through a long period of
depression Lilo idation has run its course.
Railroad earnings steadily improve Our
crops are large. There is recognized de-
hc1ency in the crops of Europe. We will be
called upon to make enormous exports of
wheat, corn and cotton. Foreign exchange
has dropped sharply.
For weeks traders have declared that re-
action was due The market declined from
one to three points this week, but promptly
recovered
The political situation is such that nothing
adverse to the currency can be done for three
years.
In the great period of revival from 1879 TO
1881. when money was dearer, securities sold
much higher
We believe in the destiny of the American
people. We believe in the future.
Good Sc aurtios are purchase on all reac-
TONS
Accounts carried on most favorable terms.
CORRESPONDENCE solicited.
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OTHER coTToN MARKETS.

OlhGA LOIION MAIN EIG.
Galveston. steady, 6,e62 bales
Norfolk, QuieE. ca, 29j bales.
baltimore. nominal, TX. OIL oales.
Boston, quiet. IN, bales.
Wflm.ngton, firm 6 IL l6, 1,l46 bales.
philadeiphis, quiet, TN. = bales.
Savannah. quiet, 6X, 1898 bales.
New Orleans, easy, oH, 1893 bales.
Mobile, quiet g li-lj, AL bales.
Memphis, easy, 7, 260 bales
Augusta, nrm, ll-I6, ,455 bales
Charleston, st ady, 9 I'd, e5 bales.
Cincinnati, quiet, ~, 4! bales.
Louisville, q Iiet, ~. bales.
st. Louis, steady, 7, 6 bales.
Houston, steady, 10 ID, 1l,1Oi bales.
New Yorg, steady, II, - bales.
RALEIGR COTTON MARKET.
saALEIGH, N. c., September 10
New cotton 81 a68. Receipts A5 bales.
RALEIGH PRODUCE MARKET.
Good spring chickens. .,............. I219i5
Eggs ....s.s.......... .'-,..''.''.''''' ~ VDA~
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THE ST. PAUL DIVIDEND
THE GOOD INFLUENCE Of II1lS
MANIFEST IN LONDON.
GRAIN MOVEMENT HELPED CHANGERS
Government Cotton Report Followed by Short
Covering, tie Market Closing With
Slight Net Ga!n--Wheat Again
Dollar, but Went Off.

New York, Sept 1O.-The long looked
port was received today promptly at II
m. AS is usual on the day the monthly
report if issued, but little business was
done throughout the forenoon. After
opening steady at unchanged prices to
a decline of 1 point, the market sagged
off 203 points, following unsatisfactory
Liverpool cables and lack of the local,
as well as outside, support. At noon the
crop condition was officially announced
as 7S3. or sc points under the August
condition There was n scramble of
shorts to cover Immediately, and for fif-
teen minutes trading was very heavy
Prices advanced 4d6 points before a
brea thing spell was taken. New Orleans
and foreign representatives were the
principal sellers on the bulge. The Janu-
airy option monopolized the larger part
of the attention. The market continued
to improve throughout the afternoon I'M
til just before the close, when a slight
reactions followed, selling for profits. AT
the best point of the day prices showed
gain of 10013 points on the active OPP
tons. The market closed steady at a net
gain of 3QS points.
DRY GOODS.
New York, Sept. 10.-The dry goods
market shows no change from the weeks
run of business. The market is rela-
lively 9uieter than was the case last
week. Both in cotton and wooden goods
the tone has remained firm, whatever
the irregularities of the demand at first
hands. With jobbers the demand is well
sustained. Staple cottons are in steady
demand, though the trading is not by
any means heavy. Print cloths are firm
at 25s cents. Prints continue the feat
ure of the market. Both in fancies and
staple the recorders are quite heavy and
advances are still looked forward to.
Woolen goods show no change.
NEW YOaA.
NEW Toag. Sept. 10 Futures opeued
quiet and steady; sales - bales.
Futures closed steady: safes Is. 200 ha es.
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and advanced Union Pacific rs. Burling
l. ton, although it closed q under the best,
shows a net gain of over 4 point, and
Rock Island did as well. Omaha ad.
vanced at one time nearly points and its
allied line, Northwest, 2l2, falling back
somewhat at the close. BurlingtOn's
crossing the par line was greeted with en-
Ithusiasm.
In the southwestern group Kansas and
Texas preferred led with an extreme adj
vance of 2112 and a net gain of rs. In the
Vanderbilt group, &C. and st. L. gained
rs and the others less amounts, except
Chesapeake and Ohio, which continued
Exceptionally heavy. The large earnings
reported and in prospect from the enor-
nous movement of grain had to do with
the strength of all these stocks. The coal
ers all showed weakness during most of
the day on account of the disappointing
dullnes which continues in the anthracite
trade. This encouraged some short sell
ing and sharp rise of 21la points in New
York Central in the afternoon indicated
the distress of the shorts and rallied the
other coalers. The heaviness in Louisville
was probably due to recurrence of APP
Iprehension over yellow fever possibilities.
The total sales of stocks today were
100000 shares, including AtchisOn pre-
ferred, 2O,125; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy. 60.S20; Chesapeake and Ohio, s.
100; c., c.. c. and st. L., 500; Erie
new. 13,O25; Louisville and Nashville,
10000; Manhattan L, 3O,350; Missouri
Pacific, $500; Missouri, Kansas and
Texas preferred, 22,455; New Jersey Cen
trail. $500; New York Central, 11,1OO;
Northern Pacific preferred, 1920;
Northwestern, $500; Reading, 11,420;
Rock Island, $500; st. Paul, $4,000; ST..
Paul and Omaha, II, 100; Southern Rail
way. 6,400; Southern Railway preferred,
22.725: Union Pacific, 27,015; Western
and Lake Erie, 100; American Spirits,
6.1OO; American Tobacco. 1920; Bay
State Gas. 1900; Chicago Gas, 6,460;
Lead, $500; Sugar. 14,62O; Tennessee
Coal and Iron, $500; United States
Leather preferred. $500: Western Union,
800; Chicago Great Western, 500.
In the bond market the features were
the Central of Georgia incomes, the first
advancing 67s points, and reacting Is,
and the seconds advancing 211a and react
ing III. Total sales, $4,130O00.
LONDON MARKET.
New York, Sept. 10-The Evening
Posts financial London cablegram is as
follows:
The better aspect of the money mar
ket helped all the stock markets today.
Rates for settlement purposes promise
to be moderate. Canadian Railway
showed a sharp rise. Grand Trunk qua
ranteed was especially strong.
Americans fuctuated during the day,
but the net result is that prices are
higher, Milwaukee and st. Paul leading.
These latter touched 1882 at one time.
AT 4:30 the price was 104k.
In Berlin the market was firmer and in
Paris it was steady to firm.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 10.-iG0 z. M.-Spot cot
ton in moderate demand, prices steady;
American middling ~.
sales OF the DAY were 10, 600 bales, of which
500 were for speculation and export, and
included $500 American; receipts bales,
- American.
Futures opened quiet but steady with
moderate demand aud closed quiet.
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OpOt CIUsbu
TX, middl q = gulf IN: sales go oales.
PORT RECEIPTS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all ports
since Seq mber /, 1884, Galveston, 4. 800:
New Orleans, 1891; Mobile, 2 4sl: Savannah,
20,53s; Charleston, 6.S q; Wilmington, 6,3,i |;
Norfolk lz36: Baltimore, 20; New York, 1884,;
Boston, s3S; Newport News, =: Philadelphia,
$50; West Point, -; Brunswick, -; Texas
1l5sS6.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-18
PIC Eating Snake.

Farmers in the vicinity. of Lock
Springs, Mo, were greatly harassed for
several weeks through depredations
on their chickens and pigs. and the
mystery was not solved until Newton
McCrary started ON the trail of what
appeared to be a monster snake.
He Travelled n distance of two miles.
when he came to the banks of the
Grand river, where it appeared the rep
tile entered the water. a search of the
vicinity later on rewarded McCrary for
his persistence. Apparently asleep aft
er having dispatched several full grown
chickens. lay Il reptile of such mon
strous proportions that the man was
transhxed with fear. His courage re-
turning McCrary sent charge OF
buckshot into the head of the reptile
and precipitately fled.
The contortlons of the snake as II
dashed its tail and body against the
ground and trees added to the fears OF
the now thoroughly terrified man,
Summoning the assistance of neighbors,
McCrary cautiously led back an armei
party, when, to his satisfaction. the life
OF the reptile was found 10 be extinct.
1t measured 10 feet, and the body was
as large as an ordinary stovep.pe. The
species Of the reptile is not known. al
though IL looks very much like py-
thon. Early in the spring it was seen
several miles further UP the Grand
river. but reports of the terrified spec
tators We're not generally credited.
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MRS. CROKER AND HER HOME LIFE.

Mrs Richard Croker is probably one
of the happiest women in New York
She is happy because she is a rich and
handsome woman with very devoted
husband. She Is n thoroughly educated
woman, with a large experience of the
world. but while he has seemingly
grown with each year more Indifferent
to public opinion. she has increased in
sensitiveness. 1t is unlikely that she
has grumbled at her fate. 1t would
not be human nature for n woman to
quarrel with the source of such wealth
and power as has come to her husband,
and of course she has never questioned
his methods, but it Is still true that
she has felt keenly the pain of the re-
proaches, the slurs and incessant po-
litical strife which Tammany leader
ship Involves.
She Is sensitive. and, though she sell
dom speaks of 1t even to her intimate
friends, Mrs. Croker feels that the close
! association of herself and her sons
with Tammany Hall is a bar to the
kind of life and associations which she
wishes for herself and for them. She is
now rich woman. in the prime of life
with boys in college, like the sons OF
other rich New Workers. ana she feels
therefore nothing but JOY at the
thought of relinquishing the unhappy
social place to which she was elevated
by her husbands position.
/ Mrs Croker superintenis personally
the education OF her sons. not by help
/ ing them in their studies, for those are
/ pursued at school, but by deciding
where they shall be educated and fixing
/ their allowance. II Is superhuous to
point out that she has multitude OF
interests claiming attention. and has
/ grown to be very different person
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Critical Analysis Of a
Great Politician,
The Personality Of Croker and What He
Has Accomplished His Turbulent
Career From Unknown Poverty
TO Riches and Power,

Richard Croker OF New York city
occupies today position which may
be fairly called unique in political his
tory. No other man-certainly none
other since government by the consent
of the governed came into being-ever
came back to his own city after an alb
senoe and silence Of three years and
resumed his place as leader Of party
without word OF public explanation.
None other ever resigned his leadership
on the eve of a crushing and II certain
defeat, only to resume 1t on the eve Of
an overwhelming triumph. None other
ever retired under so heavy n load of
obloquy as he and Tammany Hail were
under in 1894 and returned to find that
the vast majority of the same commu-
organization We're glad of the oppor-
tunity to express full confidence in his
party and, inferentially at least, in
him.
Three years ago Richard Croker's res
ignatlon from practical politics was
the subject of sneers from his enemies
and apprehensive doubt on the part of
his friends. 1t was felt. even by those
who knew that his plea of III health
was truthful, that he had in some sort
retreated under fire. That he would
ever return seemed doubtful. That he
would return to marshal the undivided
forces of Tammany Hall in a magnif-
cent victory would have been called
an idle dream. Yet this is exactly
what he has done, and the fruits OF that
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repeated for some years past Proba-
bly, his worst enemy does not believe
this charge today,
Secondly, he is charged with personal
responsibility for what the enemies of
Tammany Hall declare to be the prev
alent, corruption of that party. Proba-
bly, he would not deny his responsible
ty, and Tammany's enemies will never
cease to charge corruption on the party.
ON this charge, therefore. Mr.. Croker
is probably willing to stand or fall with
his party.
Thirdly. 1t is alleged that Mr.. Croker
has enriched himself corruptly. This
charge has been so often and SO boldly
made that most of his enemies believe
1t. His own answer to Il, however. Is
that no man can point to single dol
lar dishonorably acquired. So long as
the charge is a general one. of course,
only n general reply is possible.
Once only was a specific charge made.
1t was before an investigating commit
tee from Albany. Croker was then in
Germany, and his physician forbade his
coming back. saying that his life would
be the forfeit. Nevertheless, he came
and appeared before the committee in
person. Nothing ever came of that
charge. and, as matter of fact, Mr..
Croker is not wealthy man.
He can fairly be credited with cour-
age. self reliance. GOODNESS, excellent
judgment and an intimate knowledge
of New York. and these apparently
have made him what lie Is. Moreover,
he is considered lucky.
Such is the man under whose leader
ship the last political battle was fought.
How much of the credit of the victory
belongs to him is n subject of con-
troversy. His detractors point out the
facts that Tammany's enemies were
divided and that New York was hearth
ly sick of the reform administration"
of the last three years. and they de-
clare that his party would have won
without him. His admirers, on the 9TH
err hand, point to the unsettled and
| divided condition of Tammany before
his return and declare that under no
| other leadership could there have been
| such n harmonious and vigorous cam
paien as was made and that without II
the victory would have been doubtful
to say the least. Nothing succeeds
however, like success. and there is no
| possibility of dlsputing the influence
| this quiet. telf contained man has in
| some way acquired.
DAVID A. CURTIS.
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THE RISE OF RICHARD CROKER,

acter Well on the election day said
to John Kelly: What shall we do?
OBrien is out with his gang playing his
tricks His gang are the most violent
criminals and rudians in all Rev York.
They are smashing ballot boxes and
terrorizing the citizens. 1t viii be a hard
day
Never you mind. said Kelly. what
we have got to do Is simply so right on.
We are right, and all these outrageous
things that O'Brlen and his gang are
doing must Just he met as best we can.
You go straight down TO the worst dis
trlct. where he IS carrying on. and ex-
postulate with him. So" said Mr..
Croker, although II was not a pleasant
task l made my way down to the poll
ing station wherc oBren was at that
moment carrying on to no end. He had
taken complete charge of the ballot
boxes, and no man on the other side
was allowed to vote, while for Hewitt
the 'repeaters' wcrc being voted all the
time. You never saw such scene of
violence and disorder. l went straight
up to OBren with few of my men
behind me, and began to expostulate
with him. O'Brien. ! said. you ought
to be ashamed of yourself. This kind
Of thing is a disgrace to the city He
was very excited and very violent. and
the more / expostulated with him the
more outrageous he became. But was
not afraid of him or his ruffians. and
went an pointing out earnestly the out
rage he was committing upon the law
when suddenly ] heard shot fired be-
hind me l looked round, and there
was one of O'Brien's men on the ground
with a shot through him. dead or dying.
There was Immediately great hubbub.
ana Instantly. as / was the foremost
representative of the other side. they
declared that 1t was | who had killed
the man O'Brien and his gang accused
me Of shooting him. and when the po-
lice came was handed over to them
under arrest on charge of murder. /
was as innocent as II babe unborn At
the very moment the shot was fired [
was pleading for the majesty of the
law. and expostulating in the name OF
order and good government against the
abominable violence to which OBrlen
and his criminals We're subjecting the
citizens. As for shooting the man. he
was shot behind my back nor was |
aware Of his existence until / saw him
! lying on the ground with q shot in him
But the opportunity wns too good to he
/ lost They thought they had me. had
| been in the lead against O'Brien. and
the chance was too good to be lost"
Had you a weapon?" Mr. Stead
asked.
NO, sir" said he. II never carried
a weapon in my life other than my two
hands"
Then who was It that killed hlm?"
"a man." said he, IA friend of mine
who had followed me into the polling
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that II had a leader until by imper-
ceptblc growth 1t came to be recog-
nlzcd that there was one Of the thirty
odd members whose advice was always
the best. From that moment Richard
Cookers leadership was undisputed.
Whether or not he asplred to 1t when
he made the suggestion. it is certain
that dissension could have been avoided
In no other way, and his own prefer
ment was the direct result of his hav-
ing saved his party from disruption.
Richard Croker has been accused of
three things. leaving out the many
charges which every public man expects
and which do not in fact affect his
standing or his character as politi-
cal leader.
First, he has been denounced MS
murderer. think the facts as I have
stated them are generally accepted. and
| have not heard or seen the charge