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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-22
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. Oct. 21.-The traders in
stocks were unable to induce any notice
able movement in prices during the two
hours of trading. Bears were inclined to
attack the Industrial Specialties when
it became evident that the bulls were
not III an aggressive mood. Sales for
short account were in evidence in the
Specialties some of which dropped off a
point or over. Realizing was also mani
fest III Pullman and New York Central,
but the decline in prices brought out no
large offerings, and the bears had gen
orally covered their contracts before the
bank statement appeared, bringing prices
back to about last nights level. A nomi-
nal increase in the surplus reserve was
seized upon by the bulls to rush up the
price of Sugar in an attempt to induce q
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VALUABLE HOUSE AND LOT ON
N. BLOUNT ST. FOR SALE.

By virtue of authority conferred by four GER
tain deeds, dated February 18th, 1888, registered
in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Wake
county, N. o., in Book 10l, at page $40: and
February 18th, 1898, registered in said office in
Book l2s, at page 38l; and December 80th, 1895,
registered in said office in Book 1879, at page 19S
and December S0th, 1895, regiitered in said office
in Book 1873, at page 1875, respectively, we will
on Wednesday, October 25th, 1899, sell at public
cutlery to the highest bidder for cash 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 a part OF
lot No. $50 in the plan (Shatfer,s mapl OF SAID
city, and adjoining the lots OF r.. II. Gray and
VIM. Russ, and bounded by line as follows:
Beginning at point on the east side OF said
Sorth Blount street, said point being 90 feet
south from the southeast corner of the intersec-
ton of Blount and Peace streets in said city,
runs thence east 2l0 feet, thence south 65 feet,
thence west 20 feet to Blount street, thence
north along Blount street 65 feet to the begin
ming Time of sale II o'clock m, Place of sale
county court house door, Raleigh. N. @. This
september 18th. 1888.
r. H. Gray and @. III. Belvin, trustees of e. M.
Harrison under the will of h. S. Harrison, de-
ceased, mortgages, and executors ana trustee
of e. M Harrison under the will of b. s. Harri-
son, deceased, mortgage.
JAS. N. WILLIAMSON,
Assignee of Mortgagee,
WILLIAM II. WILLIAMSON, Trustee.
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HAVEN & STOUT'S COTTON LET
TER.

New York, October 21-(Special.) y
This has been another week of active
trading in cotton contracts. After the
Government crop report was issttad OH
the 10th inst, the market failed 10 adj
vance in spite of the very low condi-
ton which it indicated This resulted
in the sale Of considerable speculative
holdings to secure profits, and in addi-
ton not little short selling was in
dulged in. Under such pressure the
quotation for the January option was
carried below cents. but ut the decline
large investment orders came into the
market. The receipts in comparison with
previous years continue to be very light,
and this is regarded as proof that the
crop will be only moderate i'll size.
The demand for spot cotton, both for
export and for domestic spinners, cos
tinues to be active Buyers are taking
all offerings at full quotations. The
small port and interior receipts for the
last week serve as an argument not only
that the crop is light, but that planters
know this and are holding for higher
figures, as they are in a great many in
stances perfectly able to do. owing to
the generally improved economic condi-
tAOi thlOuSAout tHt SOulH. he ulNPF-
sihcation of the crops which was en-
forced by the former low prices for
cotton has also proved to be an intu-
ence in this connection.
Another factor in the cotton situation
which must not be neglected is that
the dry weather, while cutting the crop
short, has resulted in the production of
generally higher grade than last year.
So far the proportion of low grade cot
ton that has come to the market is
comparatively small. Cotton buyers
therefore will not be able to secure low
grades for delivery on contracts. as
they did last year. A frost or bad
weather could now only lower the grade
of the unpicked part of the crop This.
however, would be a bullish argument.
and in fact it may be concluded that
any destruction would only reduce the
aggregate yield below the worlds con
sumptive requirements.
While demand for spot cotton contin-
nes active and cotton goods keep rising.
we can see no other course than to ad-
wise purchases of options on all recess
sionS.
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different parts of the United States,
besides long continued Use of the same
waters at home. Other of my patients
and friends are now using the same with
best results. | cordially recommend it
to all suffering from similar diseases
Very respectfully yours,
THOMAS S. POWELL, NJ. D.
Pres. Southern Medical College, Allan
Ia, Ga.
The Harris Lithia Water is, in my
opinion, unexcelled for those ailments
requiring the salts it contains.
THEO. LAMB, VI. D.,
Professor Diseases of Chest and Prin-
ciples of Medicine, Medical Department
ciples of Medicine, Medical Department
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Ills, Oct. 21.-Wheat got be-
low the zoe. mark for December today,
establishing new low record for this
option. Liquidation induced by steadily
increasing stocks in connection with an
apathetic foreign demand caused the re-
duction in price. December closed with
loss of rs to ". Corn and oats We're
relatively strong and closed a shade high
err. Provisions ruled steady and closed
u trihe up all around.
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DON'T Try to Make Money
But Watch Others Do 1t.
and Dream About it Yourself.
Have you $25 to invest7

Have you $25 to invest2
Will you invest it?
If you have and will, write US for par
ticulars.
Fortunes are made from small capital
nj speculation in stocks and grain.
Now is the time to make money.
Write us for particulars or for any
information on the market. Reference
furnished.
SOUTHERN INVESTMENT CO.,
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RALEIGH COTTON
RALRIea. N. c., October .
NEW YORK MONEY.

apo S"uk Oct 2l.--s p. M Money On call
steady at per ceaG: last loan at per cent.
,rimo mercantile paper 4 l-2a5 IL per cent.
sterling exchange easier, with actual business
q bankers bills at $4.87a4.SI& for demand,
md at s4.Ssa4.S3k for sixty days. Posted
ial bills 81 81 ID. SILVER certificates 5Sa59 Bar
silver IS. Mexican dollars AZ. Government
1onds tirmer. State bonds inactive. Railroad
'on0e irregular.
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STOCKS INCREASING FAST
no CHANGES OF NOTE IN COT
TON MARKET
GREATER EASE IN MONEY PUzzLING
Nothing in the Bank Statement to Encourage
an Expectation of Easier Money. Mar
ket for Bonds has Broadened
During the Week.

New York, Oct 21.-An advance in
the price of regular print cloths to
21sc., and in other original committee
goods to corresponding basis was the
chief feature Of today's market. Wide
odds are in good request, and strong but
not quotably higher. demand for brown
cottons moderate at full prices. Bleach
ed cottons show advances very generally
maintained. several leading lines placed
ut value only. Wide sheetings advancing.
No stocks ON hand of any moment.
Denims scarce and against buyers.
Ticks and other coarse coored cOttons
strongly held Prints unchanged Cot
ton yarns strong, but demand quicter
than of late. sWorsted and wooden
yarns in good demand and very firm.
COTTON
New York, Oct. 21.-The cotton mark
ct opened steady with prices three points
lower to two points higher, and after
settling to level within point or so
of last nights close showed insignificant
changes throughout the forepart of the
session. Unfavorable cables and an ex-
ceptionally light movement fought for
supremacy as the dominating influence
in the minds of the local trade, but suisse
quent developments were Indicative Of a
confusion of ideas with room operators
more friendly to policy of contraction
than expansion of commitments. There
were few orders presented from outside
sources and speculation hung fire most
of the session. Crop data was quite IA
vorable but more than offset by ad-
yancing spot quotations and strong cloth
markets.
The market for futures closed steady
with prices net unchanged to two points
higher.
NEW YORK.
New York. Oct. Election futures opened
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NOTICE.

Durham and Northern Railway Com
pany.
Portsmouth, Va. Oct. 9Th, 1902
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Durham and North.
ern Railway Company will he held at
the office of the company in l;aIeigh, y.
o., on Thursday November 9th, 1899,
at IL o'clock. m.
j. NJ. SHERWOOD.
Secretary.
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,.IvRse0 H. Octo' err 2l.-4 p. M.--Spot cotton
quiet, prices steady; Anne rican middling 3i-22.
he saies " Lne gay were 1000 naies, OF which
90 were 'Ar speculation and export, and in
uded g. o. American; reoeipts lO,2oO bales,
all Anne lean
fut"res opened qui and closed steady at
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-22

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and politics is all the business some mer
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NEW YORK
New York, Oct. Election futures open'
cfa
LIVERPOOL.

Spot cotton closed quiet; middling uplands
~ middliug gulf IN; sales 1900 bales.
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NEW ORLEANS.
Nnw onLnANs, L., oct. 2l.--oottoo iutuyes
OTHER COTTON MARKETe.

,4alveston. steady, z lilo, 1889 bales.
Norfolk, firm, l-i6, 3,40j oRtes.
Baltimo -e, nominal, ~, - bales.
Boston, quiet, ~, 2s9 ales.
Wilmington, firm, III, 2,7a4 bales.
Philadelphia, quiet, ~ AIS bales.
Savannah, firm, 6 l3-l6, 2, l48 bales
New Orleans, quiet, 81, 1882 ba'eE.
Mobile, steady, d ID Is, COZ bales.
Memphis steady, 7, 5,3i2 bales
Augusta, steady, LID, J, 81 balts
Charleston, firm, 6 10 10, 1903 oE'es
Cincinnati, stead, IA, Y oSles
Louisville, steady, T,a, - bahs
st. Louie, steady, z lie, 1880 bales.
Gonston. quiet, Lie, 7,3oo O&les.
New YOI L, quiet, u, III bales.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-22
RALE1aH srooK MARKRT.

Corrected daily by Grimes a Vass.
RALEIeH, n. o., October 81.
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c. H. NORTON
Builder s Contractor
DURHAM, N. c.

Cotton factories, residence, churches,
business buildings and all classes of
heavy and fancy building.
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Z. ST. JOHN,
Vice-p resident.

Read what the noted DR.. Thomas >.
Powell has to say for Harris Lithia
Water.
Mr.. ]. Il. Harris.
Dear Sir: / have found the use of the
water from your Lithia Spring in South
Carolina so efficacious in the case of a
young lady patient of mine. who has
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all its different attendants. that | want
TO add my testimonial to the many you
already have. The patient | refer to
has used the water freely at home for
scarcely a month now. with more bene-
fetal results than from months spent
at the different noted lithia springs in
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
An Advance on Calumpit.

MANILA, April 25.-General MacAr-
thurs division left Malolos yesterday
and apparently intended to besiege
Calumpit.
Before daylight the Fourth cavalry
with three guns belonging to the Utah
battery, the Nebraska regiment and
the Iowa regiment, under General Hale,
were proceeding in the direction of
Kuinchau, where the Bagbag (Tibabag)
river is forbade, but commanded by
trenches.
General Hale at o'clock in the after
noon had crossed the Bagbag and had
reached a position a quarter of a mile
from Calumpit, thus commanding the
ford.
Prisoners captured by General Hale's
troops say Aguinaldo, General Luna
and the Filipino staff are at Calumpit
with a great force of Filipino troops.
Generals Macarthur and Wheaton,
with the Montana regiment, advanced
to the left of the railroad, and the Kan
sas regiment moved forward to the
right, north of Malolos.
They had with them a long supply
train, with two armed cars in front,
carrying two Cuttings and Colt rapid
fire guns and the FOUNDER which did
such execution at the capture of Ma
lolos.
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WASHINGTON.

The Warner Granite Co. is shipping
large quantities of rough stone to New
York State and the West, and have
employed new foreman who is dis
posed to push things and be ready to
fill all orders promptly.
The Foster house is undergoing re-
pairs, and will be occupied by Louis
Potwin and wife.
Mr.. Ira and Miss Lucy Calef, who
have been for several months in Chi
cago, are expected home next week.
John Calef has sold his feed bust
ness to G. H. Johanesson.
George Huntington expects to leave
for Lebanon the last of this week to
commence operations on the business
block which is to be built for Mr.. Kib-
ling.
G. E. Emery has purchased tract
of land of Mrs L. p. Barron, which is
eligibly situated for building lots.
The little boys and girls of the town
had party at the Town Hall Saturday,
afternoon.
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MONTPELIER.

Washington County court is still in
session. The past four weeks has been
occupied trying criminal cases and
many an evil doer has received the
just reward for his or her crime.
The streets are getting dry and the
street sprinkler is being used on the
Main street.
Hon. T. j. Deavitt, the long time
pension agent, has been debarred from
practising before the department of
the interior in consequence of an open
letter he sent to members of congress
last winter censuring the administra-
ton and the commissioner of pensions
for the dilatory manner in which that
department was managed and advis-
ing veterans to unite in the next presi-
Dental election and support a candi-
date that would take action on their
claims for pension in this generation.
The indications are that Montpelier
will see the busiest season it has seen
for many years. There are several
large business blocks to be built and
others to be remodeled besides several
nice dwellings to be erected and a new
county Jail, etc, etc.
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COGHLAN'S lNDISCRETION.
Germany Takes Formal Notice of the
SIur on the Kaiser.

Slur the Kaiser.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The sec
rotary of the navy has received no re-
ply to his message, directed to Captain
Coghlan of the cruiser Raleigh, inquir-
ing if the press reports of that officers
recent remarks at the Union league din
ner in New York were correct. On this
reply will depend the most serious con-
sequences for Captain Coghlan, and the
navy department is able to make nc
definite statement in the matter until he
is heard from.
ambassador Won Holleben visited the
state department yesterday morning
and called the attention of this govern
ment, through Secretary Hay to the in
discretion of Captain Coghlan, COM
mander of the Raleigh, in poking fun
at the German emperor. 1t was at once
reported that Secretary Hay had made
an apology, but this is not the fact.
What Mr.. Hay did do was to tell the
German ambassador that as Captain
Coghans speech and the recitation Of
the doggerel "Hoch, der kaiser!' had
taken place at private dinner in a
private house this government could
not hold itself automatically RESPONSE
BILE Steps had been taken, Secretary
Hay said, by the navy department to
obtain Captain Coghlan's version of the
affair with view undoubtedly to TAX
ing such official action as might seem
proper, but under the circumstances
and with it's present knowledge the
state department did not consider the
incident as justifying a diplomatic con-
trOVarSV
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RICHARD j. oGLEsBY DEAD.
Four Times Elected Governor of H.
linois-Served In the Civil War.

/
1inois-Served In the Civil War.
| SPRINGFIELD, Ills, April 25-Ex-
! Governor Richard J. Oglesby died sud-
denly at his residence in Elkhart yes
terday.
General Oglesby was born in Oldham
county, KY, July 25, 1924 His parents
were of Scottish extraction. In 1886 he
was taken by his uncle, Willis Oglesby,
to Decatur, Ills, and in that city grew
to manhood. First he was a farmer
three years, and then he returned to
Kentucky and learned the carpenters
trade. At the age of 10 he returned to a
farm in Illinois. In the campaign Of
1910 he sided with Lincoln. In 1874 Mr.
Oglesby began the study of law at
Springfield, and upon his admission to
the bar located in Moultrie county,
where he practiced until the Mexican
war broke out, in 1885, when he enlisted
as a volunteer.
At the close of the war he returned
to Decatur, and in 1847 drove overland
to California in search Of gold. Return
ing, he was prominent in the campaign
of 1852. He was nominated state sena-
tor and elected. He was placed in COM
mand of federal troops at Cairo and
Birds Point in 1861 and served through
out the war. In 1864 he was elected
governor of Illinois and served two
terms. In 1872 he was again elected gov
ernor and made United States senator
at the following meeting of the legis-
lature. His fourth election as governor
was in 1884. After this term he retired
to private life.
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A Growing Navy.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The com
pletion within few months of two
great battleships, the Kearsarge and
the Kentucky, serves to call attention
to the remarkable rate at which the
American navy is growing at the pres
ent time Except among naval officers
who watch this progress few persons
realize that 4S warships are now under
construction for the United States, in
volving expenditures under existing
contracts aggregating 1913, 336,60O for
hulls and machinery alone. These YES
sells when equipped ready for sea will
have cost over $5O,000,0 900. Eight of them
are first class seagOing battleships as
good as any afioat, without taking into
account the superiority of the gunners,
machinists and officers to man them.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
ACREAT TRADE YEAR
Past Twelve Months Show
Enormous Export Trade.
IMPORTS SMALLEST IN MANY YEARS
For Every Dollars Worth of Foreign
Goods Received Two Dollars
Worth of Our Products
Went Abroad.

WASHINGTON, April 24-The fisca
year of 1898 was the banner year of the
foreign trade of the United States, oul
exports being the largest ever recorded
for a like period and our imports ex-
ceptionally small According to a com.
prehensive report just prepared by Mr.
Frank H. Hitchcock, chief of the sec
ton of foreign markets of the agricul-
tural department, the total value OF
our domestic exports reached the enor.
nous sum of 1920, 291, 913, exceeding the
record breaking figures of the preceding
year by SITS, 1884, 80. On the other hand
the imports during 1898 were the small
est since 1885, their value being $685.
O49,654, decline of $148, $50 758 from the
figures of 1897. Broadly stated, for ev-
cry dollars worth of foreign merchan-
disc brought into the United States 81
worth of our products found a market
abroad. Our domestic exports, as COM
pared with our imports, showed an ex
cess of 1854, PAP, 259, or more than twice
the excess for 1897, which was the lar
gest previously reported.
An interesting fact developed by the
report of Mr.. Hitchcock is the increase
in the exports of agricultural products,
being 1898 per cent of the total, or $685.
507, 942, a gain of nearly rs per cent over
1897 Exports of this class also show
greater gain proportionately than non
agricultural exports. Our purchases of
foreign agricultural products in 1898
amounted to only 1914 291, 796, as COM
pared with $4O0,S71, 46S in 1897, a de-
crease of $50, 579,672 or about % per
cent.
The value of the American farm prod
uce sent abroad during 1898 was much
more than double that of our agrioultu-
raj imports, the excess Of the former
over the latter amounting to $544,216, 146.
In 1897 the excess on the side of the
agricultural exports was only $685. $685.,
725 and in the years Immediately pre-
ceding still smaller.
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VIENNA, April 21.-The Neue Freie
Presse asserts that the estate left by
the late Baroness Maurice de Hirsch de
Gereuth. who died April 1, has been
valued at $125, 900 ,000 of which 100000
600 will be expended in carrying on the
various charities founded or fostered
by the baron and baroness. The Hirsch
foundation in New York receives 81, 200, :
900 and the institute at Montreal one
tenth of that amount.
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New Reformatory Managers.

ALBANY, April Ex-Governor ROose-
welt has selected three new managers
for the New York State reformatory at
Elmira. They are Thomas Sturgis of
New York city, Ansley Wilcox of Buffa-
10 and Henry G. Danforth of Rochester.
They succeed Matthias H. Arnot and
William H. Peters of Elmira and Sena-
tor Charles T. Willis of Tyrone. Gov
ernor Roosevelt said he had not reap
pointed the present managers because
he wanted the board representative of
the whole state and did not want them
all to come from the vicinity of Elmira.
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New Treaty With Mexico.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The presi-
dent will in a few days issue procla-
nation giving effect to the new extra
dition treaty between the United States
and Mexico President Diaz taking sim
liar action in Mexico. The Mexican en-
bassy has been advised that the treaty
was ratified by the Mexican senate on
April ~ last and already has been rat
flied by the United States senate, so
that it will become effective as soon as
proclaimed by the presidents of the two
cOuntr ieS