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RUSSEI'S PROSPERITY.
Robert r. Porter Greatly Impressed by tho
Empires Resources and Prospects.

ST. PETEEsBU re. May 81 Robert L. Porter.
who has been pursuing economic investiRa-
tons in Europe. left here for Berlin to-day.
Ho is fully satisfied with his visit to Russia.
He was greatly impressed with Moscow aud
St. Petersburg. and. in fact. with the whole
country. He considers the opportunities Tor
energy here are boundless.
During his stay in ST. Petersburg. Mr., Porter
had several interviews with NJ do Witte. the
man who Is the greatest power in Russia to-
day. NJ. de Witte is the Minister Of Finance
and practically the Prime Minister Of Russia.
He has Il tremendous grasp OF financial ques-
tons. and to his sagncty are largely due tho
progress and prosperity Of the Russian En-
pire He has established Russia on a sound
financial basis and is capable of steering her
to the position to which her great mineral and
agricultural resources entitle her. Mr.. Por-
ter says that the idea that the Rus
sian Government wants money is ridiculous
and should be contradictei. The Russian
Government has all the money it wants. Rus
sian enterprise can use money. but that is al
together another thing. Especially is this the
case in tho Russian railway enterprise which
II now stimulated by the Government The
English newspapers are cndpayoring to create
the idea that leissia is hard w and must come
to the London market for money. There il no
truth in this. Russian credit is good. Russian
enterprises sale and the future Of Russia. under
the present sound financial and enlightened
political policy. secure.
Mr.. Porter has gathered considerable data
for work on economic Russia. 1t is under
stood that NJ. de Witte and Prince Hilkoff. the
Minister of Public Works and Railways. ex-
pressed themselves gratited at Mr.. Porter's
purpose and have offered every assistance; in
fact. all official sources of Information have
been placed at Mr.. Porter's DISPOSAL NJ Tri-
onitzkoy. President Of the Statistical Council.
and NJ. Peter ?. Semenov. the foremost statis-
tcian OF Russia. who is now preparing work
OF twenty two volumes on the resources OF the
empire. have offered to aid Mr.. Porter in every
way by placing material at his disposal.
Before leaving st. Petersburg Mr. Porter
had several consultations with Ambassador
Charlemagne Tower in relation to the advisa-
bility Of transferring part Of the American
exhibit at Paris to St Petersburg or Moscow
The Russian Government would be glad to
have this done and will aid in any way to
accomplish Il.
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city would not allow any performance on
the Sabbath the singers went to Carmel sun
day evenings and gave sacred concerts in q
echoohouse. The name did not fully describe
the shCw. because it was very naughty. with
nothing sacred about II except the name. The
thing " the kiHd. liked Il. filling the echoo-
house every Sunday night greatly to the dis
ing that town taxes we're due. and feeling that
the people should JyIt their money to a better
use. stopped the show by prohibiting the sing.
ers the use OF the schoolhouse At the close Of
the last performance the manager made little
speech saving:
Much to my regret. brethren and sisters.
am compelled to inform you that we can no
longer praise God by singing sacred melodies
in this echoolhouse After Tonight there will
he no more sacred concerns in Carmel" He
paused to check his swelling emotions and
then added No. not another damned one.
since then Carmel mas been known as tho
wick eldest town in Maine. though Levant may
wrest the title away from simpsons town II FL
der Higgins insists upon holding out against
the will OF John White.
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GREED or THE blue CRAB.
Scene mt Feeding Time In One of tho Aqua
rinnI'a balanced TankA.

For greed no little child could compare with
little blue crab seen in a balanced tank at the
Aquarium little bit OF a crab. maybe an inch
and n quarter long The small creatures In
this tank wero fed on clans chopped up very
fine and given to them on the end OF rod It
was hot day, and tho wator In the tank was
80 degrees or thercabouts. but this little crab
was nevera bit languid, II nipppd on with one
OF its ptnccr claws to the biggest fragment OF
reaching, out moanwhIo with the other
nlnrer claw for another piece and getting
that AMI tuckinR It into its mouth, too
and then reaching on both sides for moro
q the fragments floating near the bottom.
whether Intentionally or not. II spiked some
Of these little pieces on the sharp point
Of some OF Its smaller claws or legs and 40
could get them TO convey them to Its mouth,
It's legs IA lrly trrm bled under II as II reached
out with them. and with Its pincer claws ms
well, as 1t danced to the right and to the left In
pursuit OF the rolling, floating Fragments, and
all the time II kept stufnR these things IA
last as IL could seize upon them with both
right ana LETT claws. into its already over
stuffed mouth.
Another little blue crab in the tank. ono
sma Ter still, this on" being perhaps an inch
long, now cam" hus'liug around the bend in
th" bottom Of the tank b. whore the food had
h"rn shaken down in the water. The bigger
Gran stood the newcomer OF Tor moment
with one ~ IL big pincer claws. while IL con
tinnrd to gather UP food with the other. And
turned awav from their tank that hereafter As
the very type OF greed he should carry In his
little blue crab
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No man With soul can stand upon the edge Of

the cliff on Parliament Hill. day or night. with
out feeling u thrill OF delight, SO wondrously
beautiful I. the scene. To be SURE, things
Wright. The whine OF the distant saw
mill and the song ~ the passing trolley
shadows, where tho famous Lovers Walk winds
among the shrubs. we can hear the soft voices
and the low musical laugh OF lovers that arc
etroing there. But ever above II all we hear
the ceaseless roar OF the mighty river az it
sucks through the narrows and plunges over
the rocks--the deathless song OF the Chaudiere.
We read in that interesting book. canada
and Its Capital" that Wright OF Woburn
view the situation OF the country"
Well. | don't blame him. But what saving
OF time and trousers he might have worked by
simply selecting one tall tree climbing to the
top and staying up there ninety-nine times!
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CURIOUS FEATURES OF LIFE.
A Heated Washington Woman Rode Homo
In an Ice Wagon.

From tie Washington Post.
II you had happened to be near one Of the largest
apartment houses in the northwest quarter OF tho
town At about clock on Wednesday afternoon you
might have seen strange sight. for gayly painted
ice wagon numbered up 10 the door and the iceman
handed out. not cake of ice, but real live woman
and pretty woman at that. Great was the aston.
ishment of everybody who saw. hut the woman her.
self wasn't in the slightest degree embarrassed She
had been hurrying all over the town since morning.
making ready to 90 away for the summer. and when
at last she stepped into small shop in side street
to attend to the very last errand her list she
beginning 70 be dizzy. and her head ached with the
terrific heat till she the very verge OF col
lapse. Tho shopkeeper suggested calling carriage.
but she WAS afraid TO wait just at that moment An
ice wagon drew up to the curb. and the woman
we'll. moment later she was sitting borrowed
stool between two blocks OF ice in that wagon She
simply had herself delivered at her own door. and
she firmly believes that II she had waited for car
rage she'd have succumbcd to the heat. Tho ice
wagon. she says and she doesn't forget 70 add. her
own common sense. saved her life.
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The Queer Origin of n Damage Suit.

From u, k,mphis Commercial App,dt.
NEw ORLEANS. June Mrs. FRANCOIS Franc iniques
q well.to-do widow, who is highly respected in the
French quarter. was made the defendant to-day in
suit the like of which has never before been recorded
In Louisiana court She was sued by EAptista Melun
for 81 500, that sum being claimed as damages for
slap in the face dealt petitioner by defendant during
the progress Of bali given by the orpheon Fran
caise. Melun's petition recites that while he was
acting IS the Chairman II tho Floor Committee no
was set upon by Mrs, Franc.niIues and his face was
violently slapped by her without cause or provoca-
ton. The assault wgs made reads the petition
"in tho presence Of u large number Of persons.
causing petitioner great humiliation" He Assesses
the humiliation at 81, 300
Ars. Franciniques stated this afternoon that she
slapped Melun because he laughed when her
daughter fell. She wiz hRht tho case.
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Mon Hurt in a Strange Collision.


Al bi1b last evening peculiar motor accident &C.
Cured st. Clair street at the corner Of Johns
street In Glenville. George Beall Of IL Becker ave-
nue. wasa passenger on the Panesville car which
passed about that time. Tom Brooks colored. liv.
ing at 40 Quebec street was standing beside the
track. Az the passed him Beall In some uuac-
countAble manner fell from the and the men
collided with great force.
Both men rendered unconscious by the How
and when picked up they found 10 be seriously
injured The injured meu taken to the st.
Clair Hospital. There it was found that Beall's in
juries liable to prove fatal. Two of the ribs en-
hs right side had been broken. he had received a
cash In his face and internal injuries. At the hos.
pital it was stated that his back had also been
broken. Books received gashes the right eye
aud the right cheek and his right shoulder WAS
disloc
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FROM We NoAhrtte BdNHSf.
UNION CITY. June s.-"tncle Dick Compton pre-
scented 70 the editor Of the Ksnon Argus u curiosity
in the way OF egg The egg assured eight inches
in circumference. contained two yolks. two whites.
and another egg as large ordinary hens egg.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-21
BALTIMORE.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Sept. 20.-This was 1 day
of violent fluctuations and geat specllla-
tive excitement upon the stock eXsnmge.
The movement of prices was 80 fever
ish and uncertain that the ,lIs0psiI on
among professional operators was gene
raj to close up accounts with the Cay.
As Il consequence let changes are as
tonishingly small considering tie wide
vibration during the day. Iii only a
few instances do they exceed fractions
and though the majority of stocks are
lower, there is Il fair sprinkling Of gains.
There was a time in the morning whnl
a long list Of specialties had aivant ed
between ~ and 3 points and G1ring The
afternoon they fell very generally 10 as
much below last nights level. \ range
af between and points was tIaversed
during the day by 4 number of Indus
trials stocks. The railroad stocks did
not move nearly 50 widely as 4 :dle but
an extreme range of between rs and
AZ was traversed ~ some. The index
of the market all day was Brooklyn
Rapid Transit, the dealings in which
were ON an enormous scale. 1t adj
vanced 234 after the opening, fell III,
to new low level at 7515 and then re
S3H and closing ut the high level of the
morning The whole market followed IN
its wake in a general way, though It's
erratic fluctuations We're impossible to
follow at all times. The market was
a gigantic speculative contest through
out.
There was large selling Through com
mission houses and the flood OF InGus-
trials poured upon the market was said
to be due to the calling of some large
loans in which these stocks li,:urcd as
collateral and which had to be sold to
liquidate the loans. United States Mill
ing, which sold yesterday at 56, sold
today at "A, after first selling at %, an
extreme decline of 81 points. The pre-
ferred stock after selling yesterday at
70, sold today at 80, decline of %
points. The closing quotations for these
stocks were, for the common 20 to %
and for the preferred 40 to 80.
There was NO important development
today in the money situation. Foreign
exchange was somewhat easier more
notably so ON Paris and Berlin than
on London. At this time last year when
New York surplus reserves had fallen
below $5,000,000 gold began promptly
to come in from Europe Previous to
last September we had already imported
over $100,000,000 of gold on balance
while thus far this year the excess of
exports of gold on balance has been
nearly $3,000,000. Although the excess
of merchandise exports for eight months
of this year is nearly S75,OOO,00O less
than last year. the unliquidated trade
balance III our favor thus far this year
is therefore over $29,00O,O00 greater
than for the same period last year.
Nevertheless with call money ruling
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at per cent in New York, sterling ex-
change is still IL cent in the pound
ABOVE the level at which gold imports
began last year.
bonds weakened in sympathy with
STOCKS, but the movement was not wide.
I0Lai sales (par yalue) $1,J12,000.
United States bonds were unchanged
in bid quotations.
- Inc total sales of stocks were 915,-
loo shares, including: Atchison pre-
ferred' 3l,450; Chicago Great Western,
wv, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.
3l'ooO; Chicago Rock Island and Paci-
ne lS,flO; Delaware Lack. and Yves
tern, 9,94I; Louisville ana Nashville.
lu'o5o; Manhattan Elevated, 40,SlO;
Metropolitan Street Railway, 1885;
Missouri Pacific, 10,71o; New York
Central S,4O0; Northern Pacific, $3.50;
New York, Ontario and Western, 9.225:
PENNSYLVANIA, 5,310: Philadelphia and
heading first preferred, 1920; Chicago.
milwaukee, and st. Paul. 1890: South
efn Pacific 26,125; Southern Railway
preferred, 1850; Union Pacific, 6,760;
Ihlon Pacific preferred, 1870; American
steer and Wire. 10000: American To
Iacco, 55,150: Brooklyn Rapid Transit,
-oo, 10; Colorado Fuel and Iron, 1850;
continental Tobacco, 1860; Federal
Steel, 24T20; Federal Steel preferred,
lO'22o; Peoples Gas Light and Coke
Company, 44,165; American Sugar, 90
92o; Tennessee Coal and Iron, 1920.
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HOUSE AND LOT on
n. BLOUNT ST. FOR SALE.

By virtue of authority conferred by four cer--
tain deeds, dated February 18th, 1883, registered
in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Wake
county, N. g., in Book l0l, at page 800 and
February path, 1898, registered in said office in
Book ia, at page 3St; and December Goth, 1895,
registered in said Office in Book 1885, at page 1888;
and December SOth 1895, regilteredi in said office
in Book 1S9, at page 1875, respectively, we will
on Wednesday, October 18th, 1899, sell at public
outcry to the highest bidder for cash n certain
house and lot situated on the east side of North
Blount between Peace and Polk streets, in the
city of Raleigh, N. c., said lot being part OF
lot No. $50 in the plan (Shaffer's map) of said
city, and adjoining the lots OF r. T. Gray and
WIN. Russ, and bounded by a line as follows:
Beginning at point on the east side of said
north Blount street, ssid point being 65 feet
south from the southeast corner of the intersec-
tion of Blount and Peace streets in said city,
runs thence east 2l0 feet, thence south % feet,
thence west 2 0 feet to Blount street, thence
north along Blount street 65 feet to the begio-
ming. Time of sale IL O'Clock M Place of sale
county court house door, Raleigh, N. G. This
september 18TH 1899.
r. r. Gray and @. II, Kelvin, trustees OF e. M.
Harrison under the will of b. s. Harrison, de-
ceased, mortgages, and execute = and trustee
of r. M Harrison under the will of b. s. Harri-
son, deceased, mortgage e.
JAS. n. WILLIAMSON,
Assignee of Mortgage,
WILLIAM III. WILLIAMSON, Trustee.
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IMPORTANT SALE.

= 4f
Under and In pursuance OF judgment of the
Superior court of Wake county, duly rendered
at April term, 1885, in the action of John Ward
ct al VS.. The North Carolina Car Company ct al,
and under the provisions of a deed of trust exc
cuted April /, 1897, by said North Carolina Car
Company to the undersigned Trustees, and reg.
wake county in Book 143, page 729. the under
signed will expose to pub ic sale on MONDAY,
AUGUST z, 1899, at u O'Clock M, at the County
Court house door in the city Of Raleigh, all
that tract or parcel of land, on which the works
of the North Carolina Car Company. are now
located. situated in the county of Wake and
State of North Carolina, just beyond the north.
ern boundary OF the city of Raleigh. bounded
and described as follows: Beginning on frank
lin Place street at the southwest corner of the
Klueppelbnrg lot and running with his line
north degrees west, 208 1-2 feet to his conner:
thence with his line and the line of Vass' 'ot
southl80 l2 degrees, cast $50 feet to Steinmetx's
grees, east 387 feet TO w. Turks line; thence
with sale line north S5.l-2 degrees, west 343h
feet to tao right of way OF the Raleigh q Castor
Railroad Company; thence southwardly Win
said right u way $50 feet; thence north "a IL
degrees east 1877 feet with .he lines of Cole and
Neumeyer's lots thence north degrees, east
II feet. thence north "a 1-2 feet, east with Neu
meyers line l24 IL feet; thence north degrees
east with Undertakes and Heilig's lines 2l5
feet; thence north 81 degrees, east with Franklin
Place street 1l8 feet to the beginning, contain
ing six and 39-100 acres, more or ieas, together
with all privileges and appurtenances thereto
appertaining or belonging, and all the buildings
and structures, improvements and fixtures OF
said land. and all engines, boilers and every
other kind of machinery on said land or in said
buildings and all and singular the corporate
rights and franchises of said North Carolins
Car Company.
Terms Of sale: cash. G. II. BELVIN,
r. G. SMITH,
Trustees and Commissioners
June 49, S99 tbs
The above sale is postponed by consent of all
parties until Monday, October I'd, 1893, at II
O'Clock m at the county court house door,
Raleigh, N. q.
G. III. BELVIN,
E. @. SMITH,
Trustees and Commissioners.
August g. 1892
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A FEyER|SH DAY
ON THE EXCHANGE
Fluctuations Violent but Net
Changes Small.
RAPID TRANSIT THE HUB
AROUND. THIS OTHER STOCKS
REvOLVED ALL DAY.
A FLOOD OF INDUS TRIALS OFFERED
Due to Calling Some Large Loans in Which
They Figured as Collateral and had
TO be Sold to Liquidate
the Loans,
AROUND THIS OTHER STOCKS
REVOLVED ALL DAY.
A FLOOD OF INDUS 1RIALS OFFERED

New York, Sept. 20.-Demand for sta
pie cottons fully up to the average.
Brown sheetings and drills strong and
scarce ,Denims advancing. Other coarse
colored cottons against buyers. Prints
quiet for fancies. Staples generally sell
ing WELL prices unchanged. WOODEN
and worsted dress goods iirn. Silk
fabrics firm. Jobbers are doing Il good
general business.
COTTON:
New York, Sept 20.-Bull supremacy
asserted itself at the opening this morn
ing and dominated the cotton market
practically up to the closing moment.
Liverpool cables were bullish. Futures
there advanced 3 to 315 points, while
spot cotton jumped to 3 1920 for mid
ding ON heavy demand for Manchester
and the Continent, the latter having
grown out of bad crop news and small
crop talk from this side.
Shorts here were not slow in oLsorb-
ing all offerings on the call. The re-
suit was u firm opening with prices 1
to points higher. This gain was :a,er
supplemented by a rise or > to q poinls
and all through the session TO market
displayed inherent SIRE lg'h and great
activity. The sudden stilTening of the
market brought in a snail avalancl c
of investment orders, Wall Street lead
ing in this class of business.
The South, which has ig 1red in sn
important way of late as Il buyer, 1e-
doubled its efforts along this line Il 4,
in addition to hedging against uversales
in spot cotton, bought larg Fly COR in
vestment account as well.
Shorts We're additionally discontinued
by the news that continued rains were
delaying picking i'll the Eastern belt.
while in the Western division the tenn
perature has further dropped. The
fact that receipts at the ports, as well
as at interior towns We're dwindling,
engendered bullish sentiment in invest
ment circles and added to the conf
dence of longs.
There were periods of protit.aking in
the afternoon, but the market generally
showed well sustained Strelgth. The
close was firm at a net gain Of 10 to II
points.
NEW YORK.
New York Sept. 2o.-Cotton fLt uts opened
rrnffl
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, ". O., Sept 2O.-Turpentine
steady at 46 1-2a47; receipts 73.
Rosin firm at 90a95; receipts 232
Crude turpentine very firm at $I.35, $3.50 and
$3.50; receipts IS.
Tar firm at S1.30; receipts 1913 barrels.
CHARLESTON, s. o., Sept 20.-Turpentine
firm at As; sales - casks.
Rosin firm; sales - barrels. Quote: B, @,
d. 80; e, 80; F, 90; G., $l.05; 81, $I.l0; l,
sl.15 K, S1.20; M, $3.50; N $l.s5; &, SIPS; W W.
ESQ.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept. 20.-Turpentina firm
at AZ; sales pa; receipts 939; exports 2,O15.
Rosin firm; sales LAB; recelpCs 3, 1876; exports
d. $40; H, 1885, l. S1:40; x, S1.40; M, S1.76; N,
81 20: W e, $2.55; w W. $3.50.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YoRK, Sept. 20.--3 P. M.--Money on call
firm at Ga7l-7 per cent; last loan at G
oer cent. Prime mercantile paper 4ha5 l-2 per
cent. Sterling exchange easier, with actual
business in bankers bills at A.85k 04.85X for
1emand. and at .S2H for sixty days.
aosted rates S4.83a4.8; III and 1886 l. a4.87.
Commercial bills 81 8lA. Silver certificate
59059M. Bar silver So 1916. Mexican dollars
71-2 Government bonds steady. state DO ads
inactive, Railroad bonds easier.
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CRAM AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Sept. 20.-Wheat speculation
showed considerable revival today. The
market ruled dull early in the session,
but gradually gathered strength and
closed at an advance of Mc for Septem-
Der aud 1ac for December. Corn closed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-21

ST suffered with piles eleven years be-
fore using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve;
now my health is fully restored. Con
rad STANCE, Pierz, MINI. A soothing,
healing PREPARATION of standard merit;
beware of worthless counterfeits. Bob
bitt- Wynne Drug Co., w. II. King &
Co., Adams s. Moye, VIM. Simpson,
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Machine Business.

We are still ON hand with full line Of
engine boilers, saw and grist mills, traal
cars. the celebrated Champion Reapers
and Mowers and brick making ma
chimes.
Repairing done Promptly.
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