davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW York August 17.3 p. M.-Money on call
firm at 1-2a2 IL per cent: last loan at IL per
cent. Prime mercantile paper 314a4 per cent
Sterling exchange easier, with actual business
in bankers bills at $4.854@4.S5k for demand,
and at $i.S34a4.8f for sixty days Posted
rates 81 81 1-2G4 IS and 4.86G4.S6 IL. CONNER
ciai bills 1885,. Silver certificates 584a59 1-2
Bar silver 595S. Mexican dollars as GOV
eminent bonds steady. State bonds dull
Railroad bonds firm.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18
LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
GRAIN ANR PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Ills, August 17.-Corn was
the leader to-day. Holders of the
coarse grain unloadcd on "A large scale.
\ loss of III followed. The unloading
was the result Of "A bcarish crop report
Wheat was weak in sympathy. Seprem
Der closed Il lower and December lost
3sc. Oats declined a to &c Pork is
down 71ac, lard 121Ac and ribs ~ to ~
CHICAGO, August II.
Opening. Closing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18
WHEAT

Cash quOtatlOns were aus iOIIOWs:
Flour steady; winter patents S3.65a3.75; spring
special brands $500; Minnesota hard Sf30a4 50
soft patents S4.20a4.30 hard straghts A.1Oa
lis; soft straights $4l5a3.90. Wheat-No 2
spring 49,; No. spring 67a72; No. red 704{a7I a..
Corn-No. 2, 32h. Oats-No. No. 2, II;
No O. white 25a26; No. 3, white 2Ia25. RYE
No 2, 43 1-2a44. BarleyNo 2, 37a45. Flax seed
49,. Prime Timothy seed $3.50. Mess pork,
per Dbl, 1895. Lard, per 1OO., S515a527l Short
rib sides, loose, $505a5.35; dry-salted should
ers, boxed, 4'6a4#. Short clear sides, boxed,
S. .60a5.70. Whiskey, 49,.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18

lne Durham Sun says the faculty of
Trinity High School has been increased
and now consists of j. i. Bivins, head
master. w. X. Boyd, f. 5. Aldridge, 7.
Y. Anderson and ID. w. Newsom. The
first four of these young men are grad
yates of Trinity College, and all of
them are teachers of experience.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18
PUT HoBsoN AS A DEMOCRAT!

Cor. Charlotte Observer
If the Hon. Richmond Pearson will
put his nephew. Richmond Pearson Hob
son to canvass his district for HIM he
will win on any ticket.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18

The Republicans and Populists of
the ,Davic-Iredcll- Senatorial dis
trict haye fused and nominated $. a.
Lawrance. Populist, and A. c. Sharpe.
Republican. They both live in Ircdell
county,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.

Galveston, quiet, So, 395 bales.
Norfolk, quiet, So, 81 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, Ga, - bales.
Boston, steady, 6, s bales.
Wilmington, dull, 1-2, bale.
Philadelphia, dull, 61S, 1l3 bales.
Saw innah, easy, 5 9-16, 81 bales.
New Orleans, easy, 5 GIG, $50 bales.
Mobile, nominal, So, bales.
Memphis quiet, 5 GIG, Is bales.
Augusta, quiet, 8, % bales.
Charleston, quiet,h- bales.
Cincinnati, quiet, 6, 215 bales.
Louisville, quiet, 525, - bales.
st. Louis, easy, GIG, bales.
Houston, quiet, 5s6 825 bales.
New York, easy, 52s, - bales.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18
.nts s4.5oa4. SIS: Minnesota bakers $40.

ents S450a4.s5; Minnesota bakers $340
! RIVE flour steady at S2.40d290
Corn meal easy; yellow western IA city IS
Rye easy; No. 2, 44a44 IL; September As 1-2
Barley easy; feeding, new 33a34; mailing 45J5
AIS
! Barley malt dull; western 60.
Flax seed dull at 81.
Wheat SPOT easy; No. 2 red 77zs; on
tions, September closed 695S December closed
% Corn Ger, spot weak: No. 2, 87as; options, May
357i september CLOSE" ''-'' "'i ''oSS'
Oats, spot weak; No. 2, 27'i; options, septem-
Beef steady; family 1Oas11; extra mess $3.50;
beef hams S2l .5Oa22; packet S10al0.5O city extra
India mess Sl5aSl6
Cut meats steady; picked bellies 66a7 10;
picked shoulders 4al IL; picked hams liza
Lard duh; western steamed closed .$5.42 1-2
5.45 city ; September S5Al ~, nominal; re-
fined stead; to continent S5.S0;South America
S6.15.
Pork inactive; mess $4,000 1000; short clear
S1l.50a13.50; family $4,000 1880.
Butter steady; western creamery Ia l-2Gl9;
do factory Half; Elgins 10; imitation creamery
13a16: State dairy 1917.
Cheese quiet large white =; do. small -;
large colored 7iaa7 e; do. small ~; light skins
64G6 IL; part skins 5aa5 IL; full Skins 2a2 =.
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania IA 1-2G
Is 10; western fresh IA IL.
Potatoes steady: Jerseys S.50d175; Long
Island $175d2. sweets, yellow, S30Oa4.OO;
reds S1.75a2.25.
Cotton seed oil quiet; prime crude nominal;
o b mills 16d17; prime yellow u 1-2 on
summer yellow 23d23 1-2.
Petroleum dull.
Rosn steady; strained, common to good, $1.35
Turpentine quiet at 28Aa29h.
Rice steady; fairto extra 5]6a64.
MOlaSscs steady,
Cabbage steady; Long Island S2O0a3.0O.
Freights dull; cotton by steam I'D; grain by
steam I'd.
Coffee-Optons, August $5.5Oa555; September
S555a5 So; October - spot Rio, quiet; No. Z
invoice 4 No. 7, jobbing ga; mild firm; Cor
Sugar, raw firm; fair refining 81; centritu-
gal, 96-test, Al; refined firm; crushed 51s; gran
uated SIS; cubes 5'a.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18

Why does the rolling stone gather so
many moss-coycred anecdotes?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18

Why is it that people who assume the
most usually know the least?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18
BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Md, August 17.-Flour quiet
western super $2.5Oa2,75; do. extra S2.9Oa3 % ;
o. family $3.5Oa4O0; spring wheat straight
Wheat weak, lower; spot 76a76 3; August
"a 1-2a743{; September 71Aa7l 1-2; December 69
a69lI; steamer No. red -; Southern wheat by
sample 72d77; do. on grade -.
Corn dull and lower; spot 36 12a36I; August
36d36l{; September 80 la36; steamer mixed -;
southern white corn 37a3S; yellow -.
Oats firm; No. white western, ola, 3O LA
81 ID; new 2Sa29; No. mixed -.
Rye Quiet No. nearby IS; No. west
ern so
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18

Why does a mudhole possess such an
attraction for the wheel of an amateur
cyclist?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18
Spot cotton closed easy; middling uplands
So; middling gulf g.; sales 2,46I bales.
NEW ORLEANS.
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, August Ia p. M.-Spot cotton,
firm demand, prices fayoring buyers; American
middling 81 SD.
The sales of the day were 10, 900 bales, of which
500 were for speculation and export, and in
cluded 9,400 American; receipts 5000 bales in
Guiding $500 American.
Futures opened easy with moderate de-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18
COTTON.

New York, August 17.-Cotton opened
at decline of to Z points. and con
tlnued more or less unsettled throughout
the session under steady liquidation by
tlred longs and some selling for new
short accounts following the weakness
Shown by Liverpool. Notwithstanding
our advance of yesterday afternoon.
Continued generally favorable crop ac-
counts added to the selling movement,
the advices from Arkansas, Texas, Mis-
slsslppi, Alabama and the Carolinas
ranging very high, although not without
the mixed and unfavorable reports usual
and to be expected at this season. There
was little or no outside speculative sup
port. The bears hammered the market
to an extent, but as a class they showed
considerable caution i'll selling at cur
rent low prices, and after SO large Il
break as occurred to-day. At the weak
est interval the market showed n loss
of II to II points sThe market closed
steady at a net decline of 10 to Il points.
NEW YORK
New York, August 17-Cotton futures opened
steady at the decline.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, August 17-Flour quiet and
easy; winter patents S3.S5a425; Minnesota pat
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18
A. & N. C. RAILROAD

Condensed Schedule in Effect August
10, 1898.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-18
Action of the c., B. & Q. in
Advancing a Dividend
ON STOCK TO 6 PER CENT
ANNOUNCEMENT MET BY FIrRI-
Gus SPECULATION.
IN THAT AND ALL OTHER CHANGERS
And the Price Of Burlington Was Carried
Fully Three Points Over the Previous
High Level ofthe Movement

New York, August 17.-Thcrc is no
change in the dry goods situation to-day.
! he demand for goods along the regular
lines, in both cottons and woolens. is
slow There is a fair showing of mail
orders, but i'll general trading has not
been of particularly encouraging char
actcr.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-13

The indications are that England will
have to devise some measures of protect
ing her home industries SO many ma
tions have barred her out by protective
barriers that, while encouraging home
industry for the home markets, have also
enabled them to make dumping ground
OF Er0land, as England formerly made
sf them, beating out her own artisans.
The conspicuous example of this is, of
course, that Of American iron and steel.
The markets Of the world" are no
longer open to British free trade On
the contrary, her own home market is
invaded by American and German pro-
ductions, and British manufacturers are
awakened with start to the result OF
the insidious process Of twelve years
which has turned the tide of trade
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-13
1T Is NOT OBLIGATORY.

washington, Jan. 13.-Inquiries are
reaching the treasury department in
large numbers as IN whether the secre-
tary's order calling in Sl00 silver certifi-
Gates in consequence of the discovery Of
a new and dangerous counterfeit of this
note is compulsory on all holders re-
ply in each case has been sent TO the ef-
feet that the order was issued in the in
terest of the people who otherwise IA Int
Incur serious losses. There is however.
no obligation on the part OF anyone 10
surrender any notes of this character.
but in view Of the fact that suspicion
has been cast upon the entire Issue of
these notes which operates TO impede
their usefulness as a circulating medium
1t was thought 10 be TO the material ad-
vantage of all concerned to stop their
future issue and TO asT all holders TO
send them i'm for redemption ia other
denominations.
Another misapprehension which seems
TO be more or less general is that In cor
sequence of the secretarys action the
currency is being contracted. The
treasury officials state that the circulo-
ton Is not contracted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-13
NOT FIAT MONEY"

Whatever may be the disabilities OF the
eresnbsck, the argument that 1t is fiat
money overreaches itself.
Fiat money Is money that has neither
intrinsic value or does not carry prom
ise to pay in money Of iotrinsio value.
The green back, of cou,se considered
purely rs a piece OF paper, has no ex-
change value, but, ou the other hand, II
is the governments promise to pay, aud
as the government always mas redeemed
it IN gold IL Is accepted ss gold every
wheio. Ihs green back bears no deolara-
tion that 1t is dollar, but that 1t is q
promise to pay a dollar.
The ereenbaoks have been redeemed on
demand In gold by the government since
January l, 1879 They were not thus re-
deemed between 1862 and 1879, but they
were not fiat currency" even then. for
the government had promised that 1t
would redeem them as soon as IL was
able to do so. AS soon as IL was able IL
kept the promise. 1t is keeping 1t to-
day and will continue TO do so.
The greonback is not doubtful piece
of currency to the people, but only to the
government. IL IL were fiat money the
government would be absolutely free
from bother about 1t and only the pso-
pie would DO likoly to EN- Embarrassment
through its depreciation. But the gov
ernment assumes responsibility for the
ereenback and backs up tho value it
places upon It, lt Is Indeed such good
money for the people that they are not
ready to accept the plea OF possible em
barrassment to the government as o rsa-
son for doing away with it,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-13
DEATH NOTICES.

BRIGGs-In Oaklawn, 18th inst, Rev. William
A. Briggs.
FUNERAL :. rvices nj Os,lawn Baptist Church
Saturday, 18th inst, at u. N. Relatives and
friends invited 60 be present Burial At con.
yeniencc OF the family.
Friends take " O5 train from Providence
CoHEN-In this city, 18th inst. Antonis wife
uf Jacob Cohen. -
Euuernl from her late residence, l63 Plain
street, Friday, 1ith inst, ut 30 y. m. Rela-
tiyes and friends are invited To attend.
FAY-In this city. i2th INST. A. Horace Fay.
aged - years.
Funernf services Friday, ,llth inst st 9 y. m.
from his late residence. No. 249 Blackstone
street. Relatives and friends are invited to
attend.
MILf.s-In this city, 12th inst. at the resi-.
dence of her son james III. Mills, No. lS Zen.
ncr svcnue, Mary r., widow Of Daniel Mills.
aged " years.
RtfTu-In Fast Providence. l3th inst, John
Jacob Ruth ayCd : yUsr-.
Notice ~ funeral sh-resit r..
STIII.WTfI,-Tn Ia ihi, city suddenly i2th inst,
kliart HaileV ION of Frank n hud kauny
= Sulwsil sVei yesfs.
fuucftl ffum his larerts tt-lteuCr, -
south Angell -trUrt. lriday. tAh Inst, Rt y
O'Clock krlsti,es aud friends invited Eur
ial rriYats.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-13
THE STAGE KISS.
1t Had to BE Given Even at the Risk
Of Bloodshed.

1t was o home talent show and we sat
patiently waiting for tbe unexpected TO
happen. The unexpected always happens
with home talent show, and an i'm
ner mountain village is not proof agains this
long accepted stage fact, We strangers from
the unregenerate east who were there in the
mountains for our healrh's sake felt assured,
therefore, of an experience before the night
should be over.
1t was 1.-The Mikado" which was to be nre.
sentei, tattered and torn by its transit from
first-class theaters in the east TO the town hall
OF Teton city We had heard Nunti-Poo as he
had sung about being thing of shreds and
patches we had heard Ko Kos announcement
of his theories and ideas. and were getting
along fairly well In our listening when the
kissing song was reached. Then Red Pete Bar
ker. who was singing Nanki- Poo, advanced to
the footligbts.
'Ladies and gentlemen" the tenor ger
began, 'this is mighty poor place in the
show 10 interrupt the proceedings 20 make u
speech, but as certain things are about TO hap.
pen, think it is only fair that you be put ON.
have heard that Holy Moses Perkins, who il
known and generally hailed and greeted as
the eventual husband OF Miss Betty Hoyler,
nounced to all concerned that IL follow out
the directions of the book Of this play and in
sist on kissing the lady there win be five
different kinds Of trouble. | hereby announce
that am going to begin kissing the young
lady in about three minutes and shall keep
right on kissing her through the whole
blamed song, and further announce that
sbsl do that kissing in full view Of the audi.
"a
to know that have secreted in these long and
flowing robes two first rate six shooters right
ready for business. I am also armed with the
fact that Holy Moses Perkins Is sitting i'm seat
No. l61. which Is In plain view from the stage
As the scene which Is about to be presented
Is n cross between a delicious love song and
homicide, and as l shall caress the young
woman with one eye on her beauteous charms
and the other on seat No. l6s hope you will
overlook any little shortcomings in the affair.
| hate 10 mention such low. coarse things
but the gun which shall use first is a self
cocker and has been recently oiled. Thanking
you for your kind attention the show will
now go on" We listened to the rendition ~
the kiss kiss song with great interest sspec.
tally those who were in range OF seat No. l67.
Nothing happened. however, Mr.. Perkins re.
naming statuesquey mute. But when the
applause continued on its demand for an EN-
core Mr.. Barker appeared once more at the
stage fro MT:
Thank YOU" he said, "for this vindicaiion
but II you want some moro OF u | am com.
PEELED to say you can't have IL. l respect Nj.
Perkins claims on tho premises Thank You
one and oil and especially air. Perkins who
has this night sacrificed his feelings for the adj.
vancemont OF art Tho show will now pro.
ceed."
We then leaned back and listened respectful.
iy while Pooh Bah told about his troubles
and his expectations. Chicago Record
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-13
A FINE SPECTACLE IN STORE.

China's collapse will mean not merely
the effacement Of realm "Anoienter'--
TO quote MIR. Mitiin--"thsn the memory
Of things F" not merely that page OF his
tory has been turned. not merely that
geography has been given another twist,
10 will mean that at this end of the oen-
tury the world is rot figuratively but
actuasss passing into smother age. China
" the archaic preserved.
It's antiquity T. lost ia the bsgnlficsucs
~ myth. There l. no nation with rast
a. remote. between The nrst Chiuese
Quest OF Heaven AMI Coofucius urriod
existed which ~ hvlieSrd 20 have exc,e le,i
tw" million wears That surely r,pre-
sents what Mr.. >winhurns catalogued ~
the Beginning ~ Time. In sges ls.s
hyrothsticsi AMI ut anterior to the
seIui.isbulous dsys In which the topless
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-13

Mr.. Cannon, in his reply, was az sar-
castle as his adversary. 1t was easy
to scold, he said. How praiseworthy
that practice was was another question.
In the old days common scpids were
ducked at the town pump. This was
the third time that Mr.. DE Almond had
attacked him on the score of this SOL
diers' home. lie explained that In the
last congress the committee on mill
tary affairs had unanimously reported
I'm favor of establishing a new home at
Danville. There was great necessity
for It, IA $1,000 soldiers were sleeping
in corridors. cellars and attics. Mr..
Cannon asserted that there were enough
old soldiers inmates of poorhouses TO
fill the new home. The personal side OF
the attack made by Mr.. DE Almond was
hardly worth reply. During his 20
years service OH the appropriation COM
mittee. I'm charge. as he has been. OF a.p-
propriatlons covering millions In every
part OF the country. this was the only
time any intimation had ever been
made that he had a personal interest
In an appropriation.
Mr. DE Almond said: THE home at
panville. located by virtue OF the gen
tleman's position as chairman Of the
appropriation committee and by the sup
preston OF debate in This house. was.
Will not say legislative outrage. but
enough OF a legislative performance
and acquisition at thst time. III $780,
COO had been asked at that time ,here
would have been such = scene VI treas
ury loO,ins as would have left Dsnytlle.
the beautiful city q the plains entirely
without r soldiers hoine Nr cannon"
h. said had abused his position 90
hep The people 81 DsnNille who were
Interested in town lots and when such
things arc t.lt allowed 10 60 uncom-
mented upon. he terms criticism scold-
ms. He refeN TO HE record Does
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-13

We do not hear so much Of agitation for
the adoption Of the metric system Of
weights aud measures In this country, rs
we die say dozen or fifteen years ago.
But, perhaps, meantime the country has
been developing sentiment that will
take more kindly than then to a national
law substituting that system and while
the present Congress may not take action,
IL will have bill for consideration before
1t rs the last Congress did, and one OF
these days the metric system is bound to
come in all probability, because time ana
experience only serve to demonstrate It's
advantages.
Only three important nations today do
not permit the uss OF the metric system.
They are Russia. Denmark and Japan.
In tho United States its use is permissive
aud many progressive establishments in
Guiding, so we believe, the Brown a.
Sharpe works in Providence, use 1t almost
exclusively. We believe, TOO, 1t has long
been In use In Cramps great shipyard
and the idea expressed a dozen years ago
that though the artisans fused the
metric system, they thought in feet and
inches, probably has ceased. with ous-
tom, to prevail. In Great Britain and
Turkey it is also permissive. In Ger
many Italy, Spain, France, Hungary,
Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Nor
way and sweden, Servia, Peru and
Venezuela the metric system is BY law
obligatory.
The history of the attempts to secure
uniformity Of weights and measures In
this country is interesting Washington
spoke In his first message to Congress of
the great necessity for uniformity in
the currency and weights and measures
and the matter was referred to jefferson,
then secretary of state, who submitted
report to Congress on the subject.
While this report was under considera-
tion the National Assembly OF France
took steps In reference to adopting the
metric system, and this fact induced the
committee to postpone any alteration in
the measures thon In use. Washington
renewed his recommendation to tho sec
ond Congress anu a committee reported
in favor of one OF Jefferson's plans.
Nothing resulted. and the matter was
not taken up again until after the war
of 1919, when. In compliance with an
urgent recommendation from President
Madison, q bill was introduced. But as
before, no legislation resulted, and SO the
measures lawful In Great Britain during
our colonial period still remained In custo-
mary use in this country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-13
WTUCEET RIVER.

Pawtucketites insist that the Pawtuck-
ct river Is the Pswtuckct river and not
the Seekonk--and never shall bel The
Business Mems Association OF our neigh
boring city has recently declared over its
sign and seal that Pawtucket river IL is.
The association is to be commended for
Its local loyalty.
The situation IL, however previously
embarrassing. Except in Pawtucket the
Pawtucket river Is not pawtucketitcs
claim that Roger Williams named Ia, and
that it isa theft To call lt the Seekonk
river after town In foreign state that Is
now nowhere near it put separated fruIn
its borders by the stretch OF salubrious
country known as East Providence. Now,
IL Is the plain duty of the loyal pawtuck.
etites .tot impress their resolution IN the
matter ot he name ON the world nj large
and the geographic. They ought To have
done this before. INT it Is never ton late
IL mend Ihe United SlAtea geological
surveyors. who in cohneotidn with the
state authorities prepared the last oflici al
atlas. persisted M calling it Ssekonk.
though We do nut recsll that protest
was mado 80 the time.
No loyal pawtnoketlte. however. will
admit that be knows what you are talk
ing about n you sfeak Of the seekouk
river