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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-03

further step of which was made today,
leaves the future of the money market
still unpromising from the stock opera
tors points of view.
Dealings in bonds have been ON a
moderate scale and price movements
have been in sympathy with the stocks
Of the same companies.
United States 2's and new As adj
vanced u, the 3's Is and the old As
and IS "A in the bid price.
Total sales of stocks today were.
227,500 shares, including: Northern Pa
cifc, 1910; Southern Pacific, S,457;
American Tobacco, 1900; Leather, TO-
$40.
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FOR SALE.

An established business in a prosper
GUS city in Eastern North Carolina.
The business has been actively push
ed for sixteen years, and it has always
paid one hundred cents on the dollar.
and made money for its owner.
1t can be increased to 100000 an
nually with little effort.
The store is $50 feet long, two floors.
and warehouse and annex.
A good opportunity for the right man.
The trade is both wholesale and retail.
Business already established with good
will can be turned over intact Cause
of party being DESTROYS to SELL failure of
health. The stock consists Of dry goods,
shoes, notions, clothing and millinery,
&c.
For further information apply to Fidel-
ity, care News and Observer, Raleigh,
n. G..
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The Mothers Lament.

q what would Rudyard and Roosevelt
say if they knew about my boy?
When he comes home at night there's no
sign OF fight to fill my heart with
joy.
His nose is not smashed his cheek is not
gashed, and his eyes are not black
and blue,
And it fills me with dread when / think
what I've read from those Strenuous,
Stalky Two!
o Kipling and Teddy! why doesn't he
heed to the prospects laid down by
you?
Why doesn't he glare, why doesn't he
swear, as a youngster of pluck would
do?
My heart is still when | ask for the kill
and he hasn't thing to show
For | know that fame and an honored
name can never be his below.
Louise Brewsters King in Life.
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STOCKS SLUGGISH
AND DR|F TING
The Bank Statement Caused
Some Realizing.
AND PRICES FELL AWAY
THE CLOSING WAS DULL BUT
DISTINCTLY EASY.
sugar. AND GLUCOSE WERE s'RoNG
The Cause Was tEe Reported Plan For Cen.
solicitation and Absorption of Competitors.
There Were Evidences of Strength
in Some IndustriaIs.

New York, Dec. 2-The cotton mar
ket opened steady with prices three to
four points higher ON demand from
shorts and leading lengs. BGllish senti-
ment thrived OH firm English cables,
claims from the South that spot cotton
was he'd at still higher prices and on
assurance i'm the Shape Of official figures
that cotton was not coming into sight
in the volume expected. The half holi-
day and Sunday adjournment interval
served as caution against too confident
trading by outsiders and comparatively
few orders We're received from them
through the usual channels. Wall
street lmloaded small amounts all the
forenoon this cotton being eagerly pick
ed up by belated shorts and the foreign
contingent.
The market for futures closed barely
steady with prices net four to thirteen
points lower.
NEw YORK.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

INV yoRx. Dec. 2.--s r. NJ Money on call
steady at per cent: laat loan at per cent
Prime mercantile paper ~ as per cenG. Hter-
ling exchange steady, with actual business In
bankers bills at S486 af86 u for demand, and ut
S4.8l as4.Sl Ia for sixty days. Ponted rates
81 .32a4.82 IL and 467. Commercial bills S4.S0k.
Silver certificates 58Ma59K. Bar silver so
Mexican dollars AN. Government bonds strong
State bonds inactive. Railroad be n1s firm.
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RALEIGH COTTON .
OTHER COTTON MARKETS..

Galveston, us, IL, 1913 bales.
Norfolk, steady, 7l-2, 2s06 oaies.
Baltimore, nominal, IN 49, haIss.
Boston, quiet, I3-l6s 728 bales.
Wilmington, steady, * 2,709 bales.
Philadelphia, quiet, 9, III bales.
Savannah, steady, 5-16 i2,S3s. pales.
New Orleans. quiet, IL, 0'099 bales.
Mobile, steady, 3s, col. bales
Memphis, firm, 7slc, 1855 bales.
Augusta, quiet, III -2, I,723 baIFs.
Charleston, firm, IN LIP bales.
Cincinnati, quiet, TX, 3,S07 bales
Louisville, quiet, 7 5-8, - bales
st. Louis, steady, IL, 1911 bales
Houston, fteRdy, 77-l6 1884 bales.
New York, quiet, IN 49i bales.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Dec. ,. Wheat was steady
early but weakened on poor demand
from outside, closing 1@a3sc under YES
terday. Corn, influenced by the wheat
market, closed shade under. Oats
closed shade higher and provisions
5Gt11ae up, the latter supported by n
good demand and light holding sup
ply.
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LIVERPOOL, December 2.--4 P. N.-Spot cot
ton. good business done. prices 1-t6d higher;
4 I7-3sd; middling ls-I6d; low middling y
SD; good ordinary 1-assd; ordinary 27-S2d.
The sales of the day we're 8.Uou bsiss, OF which
SEQ were for speculation and export, and in
cluded $50 American; receipts lie, COO bales. i'm
c nding $3.50 American.
futures opened and closed steady at the adj
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HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bile
iousnessy indigestion, Headache.
Easy to take. easy 70 operate 25c.
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NMW YoRK.
New York, Dec. 2.--Cotaon futures opense
steady at the advances.
Futures closed steady.
LTVERpOOL,

spot cotton closed quiet l-lo lower; mid
ding uplands 81; middling gulf s. sale:
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OHToaoo, December !.
cash quotatIons WONG aa folIowe:


Flour easy; winter patents $340a8.t0; do.
straights s3.00aa20; do clear $2.90a3.lO; spring
specials $3.50; spring patents 49, 2Oaa so; spring
straights Sl.70as.00. bakers sl9Oa2.EO. Wheat
MOI, spring -; No. spring 5Sa6l; No. q red
23a23 Ia. No. Q, white -; No. white s0va
30.. Rye--No. y, 40 Ia. Barley-No. 2. 81 liza
~ l-2Flax-seed-No. /. 81 SO. Prime Timothy
Lard, per 100 lbs, Sas0a5.0 5. Short rib sides,
loose, VI SOab.15; dry-salteu shoulders boxed,
AaSl-2. Short clear sides. boxed, S5.I5ao.20.
Wbislsey s1.2S l-2.
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NEW YORK

NHw York, December 2.--FIour steady; vim
ter patents So. So: do. straIgbt s3.l0a35O;
Minnesota patents 3.75aa.t0; do bakers ss.a0a
$2.30a2.40.
Rye -four dull; good to fair y3.lOas.25.
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CHARLES M. STEIFF,

Warerooms, North Liberty street.
Factory, Back of East Lafayette ave
nue., Aiken and Lanvale streets, Balti-
more, Maryland.
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
SUPPLIES FOR BOERS.

Heavy shipments Said to Have Boon
Made From Now Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 29.-The British
consul here is authority for the story
that New Orleans has been one of the
chief ports used by Boer agents in se-
curing supplies foo use in the Trans
vaal and that British ships have been
used largely in their shipment. Corn,
it seems, has been one of the principal
staples bought for the purpose and has
been shipped from this port without
creating either comment or suspicion.
The British authorities, however, ap-
pear to have been possessed of more or
less information on the subject for
some time, but have been powerless to
stop the shipments. The plan, the
British cousul says, has been to ship
the grain and other supplies from New
Orleans to Rotterdam and there to re-
ship to ports from which the Transvaal
could be reached.
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
Formidable Earthworl1s Being
Raised Immediately in Front
= s..:5 y. s"5 =s* of Methuen.
Enemy Also Being Reinforced.
y. Made 9 Reconnaissance and
:. .> Drew. Fire. ::cs. )
Gatacre Trying to Reopen Com
-. y munication " With lndewge =.
T> ''*'r' 49, COllieries. .+> sHa w.

= LONDON, Dec. 2S.-The war office
has received, the following dispatch
from Cape Town, dated Dec. 96: A.:
'"There is no change in the situation.
Methuen reports that the enemy's force
has increased and has engaged in en-.
trenching 3119 miles from his outlying
piokets. ~
A1ethuen reconnoitered with two
squadrons Of mounted infantry, for two
miles along the line and drew the fire
of four guns and two Vickers machine
guns. -Four horses were hit.
''The queens Christmas message was
received with enthusiasm.
"Gatacre is endeavoring to reopen
communication with the Indewe COL
ieries."
GIBRALTAR, Dec. 28.-The British
steamer Dunottar Castle, having on
board Lord Roberts of Kandahar, COM
mander-in:chief of the British forces in
South Africa. arrived here Tuesday
evening. General Sir H. Kitchener,
who came from Egypt to join General
Roberts as his chief of staff, EN- mbarked
on board the Dunottar Castle and the
vessel sailed for Cape Town.
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
TO ENTERTAIN DEMOCRATS.

Big Fight on for the National Conven.
r. . tion Next Year. r4A2.ssrs%y -:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-There prom
ises to be a lively contest between New
York, Kansas City, Chicago and St.
Louis for the next Democratic nationa
convention. Committees on ways and
means have been appointed in the cities
mentioned and already the members Of
the Democratic national committee
have been flooded with literature call
ing attention to the special claims Of
each. New York has thus far put up
the most tempting bid and New York.
ers are even now claiming enough votes
pledged to give them the convention:
Their principal argument, besides their
money and hotel accommodations, is
that New York is pivotal state and
that the holding of the national con
vention there would help the Demo.
cratic ticket.
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
IOWANS TO RAISE RICE.

Syndicate Has Options on a Large Area
of Texas Lands.
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. s5.-An Iowa syn-
dicate headed by D. B. Hurd and A. H.
McVey has secured options on 1,40s
acres Of rice lands in Jefferson counte
for which they have agreed to pay
$l85, 900. The same parties have also
secured 80 day option on another
tract, which makes the total transac-
ton amount to the purchase of ID, 264
acres, to cost them 1926, 900. The "a
tlemen act as trustees for a syndicate
now being organized III Iowa to 20 into
the rice business on large scale. This
syndicate is projected with a paid up
capital Of S500,000, and in addition to
raising the rice, it is to be cleaned and
graded on the farm. The plan has
progressed so far that the trustees say
the options on the land was necessary
to the completion of organization.
Farmers from Iowa are to be brought
to Texas to do the work and they viii
be stockholders. Certified checks have
been deposited for 5 per cent of the
purchase money.
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28

America. He wants to interest him,
and it seems almost impossible to in
terest William in anything. He doesn't
like America; think it's the beer"
II didn't like their beer myself" adj
mitted Kenyon.
''Well, shall arrange a meeting be-
tween you and William, and then you
can talk it over. IlSnow father would
be pleased if he became interested in
forming mining company, or in any
thing, in fact" ~ ...=-E
After Edith Longworth left him, Ken
yon waited where he, was for some time
hoping Wentworth would come along,
so that he might tell him of their possi-
BILE new partner; but the young man did
not appear. At'last Kenyon rose and
began to search for him. He passed
along the deck, but found no trace OF
his friend. He looked for a moment
into the smolling-room, but ut'Wentworth
was not there. He went downstairs to
the saloon, but his search below was
equally fruitless. Coming up on deck
again he saw Miss Brewster, Sitting
alone reading a paper-covered novel.
"Have you seen my friend Went
worth?" he asked the young woman.
She laid tho book, open-faced, upon
her lap, and looked quickly up at Ken
yon before answering: ~ !;
II saw him not very long ago, but
l don't know where he is now. Per-
haps you will find him in his state
room; in fact, think it more than like
ster resumed her reading.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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BARK FOUNDERS.
Twelve Mon Lost Durins the HurrIcsns
S,t Sat urday,

oe saturday. q l#
NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 2S. The big
johnson line steamer Noranmore has
arrived here from Liverpool after one
one Of the most tempestuous passages
on record. Captain Richardson, her
commander, reported having seen an
unknown bark founder at sea with her
crew Of l2 Elen.5 Il
The hurricane which swept the coast
last Saturday struck the Noranmore at
sea at night. The waves rolled over
her almost continuously and would,
Captain Richardson says, have swamped
an ordinary ship. Soon after the storm
arose the J. Noranmore overhauled a
strange bark which was
: gxs y On the Point Of Foundering, s.
Several lights were burning aboard her
and 10 men, believed from their ges-
lures to be foreigners, were seen rum
ming about her decks, which were
awash. A boats crew in one OF the
Noranmore's boats was put over the
side and the men pulled for the bark.
The boat was swamped almost imme-
dlately. The men, who wore life jack
cts, were picked up by a second boat,
which was. however, compelled to re-
turn to the Noranmore. While the
rescue Of these men was being effected
the bark disappeared in the darkness
and Captain Richardson says that be-
yond doubt she and her crew went
down. Search made after day broke
revealed no sign of her.
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TRYING TO AGREE,

"estorn Passenger AssoeistioD and Out
side Companies In Conference.
CHICAGO, Dec. ec.26.-General passenger
agents of all lines in the Western Pae:
senger association and the four outside
roads, the Wisconsin Central, Great
Western, Minneapolis and St. Louis.
and Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
met here to settle, if possible, tho
Chicago-St. Paul rate difficulties, and
to reach an agreement on the division
of business, the chief stumbling block
in the way Of the afiliation of the out
side lines with the passenger associs-
ton: 1t is considered probable that
this object will have been accomplished
before the meeting adjourns, as the
Wisconsin Central, which heretofore
has steadfastly refused to Join the as
sociation, has announced its Willingness
to come in with the other roads, pro-
vided it is given fair proportion of tie
business. No serious trouble is antioi-
pated in reaching an agreement On this
question.
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NO ONE CAN TELL.
Beveridce snys Statements ss Go 0uAyss
Strength Are All Gusssss.

Boverldce snya Statements 10 Co 0unyss
Strength Arc All Gusssss.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. %. Senator Bev.
eridge has made the following state
ment concerning Senator Quay:
The talk about Quay not having
votes enough to seat him is nonsense;
so are the claims that he has euopg |,
votes to seat him. Nobody knows lust
what the situation is. Nobody knows,
for example, how shall vote. Iknow
that many other senators are exactly in
the same situation. The whole matter
is pure question of constitutional CON
struction. All this talk about corrupt
elections, ETC., has nothing to do with
the case, Quay is not claiming there
was an, election. He is claiming
through an appointment by the gov.
ernor. u The question is whether or not
the governor had constitutional right
to appoint him. Ihave not had time
yet to give! that question i the special
study which its immense Importance
demands When have done so, !
shall know how Ishall vote.~ That
consideration, and that alone. will de.
termine the matter. This is also the
case with q great number OF other sen.
atOrs"
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
Transcript Of Evidence Before
the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
10 Be Sent to the Attorney Gem
a eral, Following Request
Of Shippers.
Hope For Injunction Restraining
Railroads From Raising
m t4~. Da4oa
Isl %%>s>-- a. - 1,'DpsA' ii sts ttg~

WAsHlNGToN, Dec. 28. The inter
state commerce commission has decides
to comply with the request of tho ship
pers Of freight to transmit to the at
torney general of the United States q
transcript of evidence taken before the
commission last week, on the increase
in the classification of freight by the
official classification committee. The
shippers in their petition urged that the
testimony showed a violation of the
Sherman anti trust act. Their desire IS
that the attorney general shall ta1p
action by injunction or otherwise to
restrain the railroads from putting tho
classification into effect on Jan. 1,
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
ATTACK ON SUBIG.

American Garrison Surprised by Fill.
pinos Under Generai Santa Ana.
MANILA, Dec. %. 8.-General Santa
Ana, with a force of insurgents esti-
mated at 800, attacked the garrison at
Subig. A body of marines were sent
from Olongapoto reinforce the garrison
and the Filipinos were driven back,
several being killed. There were no
casualties on the American side.
A company of the Forty-sixth volun-
teer infantry, together with contin-
gent OF marines, have been sent from
Manila to reinforce the Subig garrison
still farther
The attack was wholly unexpected,
as it had been thought that there were
no Filipino troops in the vicinity of
Subig. Extraordinary precautions will
be taken to prevent recurrence of the
SURPRISE
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
ONE MORE BOSTON FAILURE.

Big brokerage Firm Of Edward G..
Hodges 4 Go. Goes to tho Wall.
Boston, Dec. 29.-Edward G. Hodges
q Co., bankers and brokers of SO State
street, have suspended business. The
grim is one of the largest in the city.
Its dealings have been. principally in
municipal bonds.
The firm is a member of the Boston
and New York Stock exchanges and
Chicago board Of trade.
Mr.. Hodges said that the trouble was
caused by the refusal of the Boston
banks to give the firm credit on United
States mining shares
1--WE have 5000 shares of that stock
on hand" said Mr.. Hodges, ''and when
the banks refused to accept it as COL
lateral, there was no course for US but
to protect our creditors"
g. G. Dickson, Of the law firm of
Dickson & Knowles. has been named
as assignee. :.
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
KNOW NOTHING ABOUT 1T.

Hibernians Not Interested in tho Ru.
mored Invasion of Canada.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-John r. Heating.
national president of the Ancient Order
of Hlbernians, declares that he knows
nothing of the rumored invasion of
Canada by four columns of Irishmen.
':There are many enthusiastic Irish
men who would be willing to attack
Canada, now that England's attention
is concentrated in South Africa" said
Mr.. Keating, *'but to my mind think
the present moment requires active and
substantial aid to the Beers. shall
Call meeting Of the national directors
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians at
once. The directors will probably meet
in Washington Or Pittsburg and the
question of assessment will be settled ~
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
THE TIMES OPPOSES IT.

low se;znrs Of na,sro. RaS "
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-The Times, in a
special article discussing the interna-
tional law in relation to Boer supplies
from Delagoa Bay, says:
"Were we to adopt, either with or
without the consent of Portugal, the
drastic measures which are SO easily
suggested in some quarters we might
find ourselves suddenly confronted with
international complications far more
serious and injurious to the successful
termination of the South African war
than the evils for which we seek an
abatement"
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS,

The main building of the trust tan
merry at Merrill, Wis.,, has burned.
The condition of Congressman G. A.
Boutelle Of Maine is understood to be-
serious.
Jurors in the Molineaux case com.
plain of being constantly shadowed by
detectives.
The strike of French miners in the
st. Etienne district has spread to the
Loire district.
Professor Elliott Coues of Washing
ton, the world famed ornithologist and
scientist, is dead. -:::x-...
An operation for cancer of the stom.
ach has been performed on Roland
Reed, the actor. His condition is very
serious. !. .::.,;.j 5., ,.'t.:
The consolidation Of the sanitary
enameling interests of the country,
known as the '..bathtub'' combination,
has just been completed. ~--' ,,es. .et
Fire did damage to the amount of
5000, 600 to the dry goods establishment
Of George Dewald & Co. and the Kaae
crockery store at Fort Wayne, Ind.
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
THREE LEADING QUESTIONS.
Mr. Bryan Has No Intention Of Abandon-
ing Any Of Them. :-T

Mr.. Bryan Has No Intention OF Abandon.
ing Any of Them. -..4
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 28.-W. j. Bry.
ans attention was called to dispatch
from Washington stating that he had
written Congressman Daily Of New
Jersey that he would make several
speeches in the East, discussing trusts
and imperialism, and he was asked as
to whether the report indicated an in
tention of abandoning the silver ques-
tion. He replied: ',H:>.:
congressman Daily has probably
been misquoted. Iexpect to make sew
eral speeches in the East, bat expect
to discuss the money question along
with other questions. There are three
questions now prominently before the
people: The money question, the trust
question and the Philippine, question.
Whenever I make political speech
discuss all three questions.' i:
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
WILL CHARTER A SHIP.

Phi! adelphin to Send Hospital Corps
to the Transvaal.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28.-The North
American says:
Philadelphia will send hospital
corps with surgeons and nurses to the
Transvaal. Subscriptions will be So
icited and large pro-Boer meeting
will be held at the Academy Of Music
shortly. Business men and leading cit
izens have been interested in the move.
ment, committee has been appointed
to take charge Of subscriptions and a
chartered steamer will be started on it's
mission from this port just as soon as it
can be fitted out.
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
TWAS A HOT FIGHT.

Battle in Which Logan Was Killed One
of tho Worst on Luzon.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s8.-Mail adyices
have reached the war department ir
regard to the crushing defeat admin
istered by Wheaton's brigade to the in.
surgents near San Jacinto, early il;
November, in which engagement Major
John A. Logan, Jr., lost his life. Ac
cording to the correspondents, it was
one Of the sharpest engagements Of the
war, resulting in the death Of more in
surgents than any other fight since the
beginning Of the instruction. !
the battle ragged for two hours, and
at its conclusion, " dead Filipinos were
found in the trenches. It is estimated
that over 100 insurgents were killed in
the fight. Twenty-nine prisoners and
100 rifles were captured. -
The Princeton union., 1899-12-28
HELD AS "A RESERVE,

Eight Thousand European Troops Now
at Pretoria. +*&ii*-s
LONDON, Dec. 28.-The Cape Town
correspondent of The Daily News, tele.
graphing Wednesday, Dec. 20, says:
''Lord Methuen, I understand, in.
tends to remain at Modder River about
three weeks longer. ~#I
"From Boer sources, hitherto sin.
gularly we'll informed, I learn that
there are 5000 European officers and
men skilled in modern military tactics,
particularly artillery, now in Pretoria,
as reserve. r.~~ z&J.
"Our administrative official in til
Cape service, who has just returned
from official relieving duty in the
Dutch district, says tho news Of the
British reverses has been received with
great joy, even in localities where there
is no open revolt"