Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-03
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NEWS 1T Ter.
Is Smooth S,V ii Scheme un-
earthed;by Postal Authorities i 3 ] !!
81 sal $500. -. 4
\ An AGENT; ARRESTED
ARRESTED.
II. ii. n rs 9, VINO Innsi re en- showing
0T5B,osis' OF senutirniiy Ems rnved'
si ocIs. Ia Jaii = nrn ers Holding s,ls
THOR Cotton aaatcrtni Pro:sros
K OF RaieiS u N a,y IL abroad.

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Raleigh, N. c., Oct. 2.-One of the
srnoothest swindlng schemes unearthed
4 in many a day came to light here yes
y terdny when a United States postal de-
5tective.Y MIR. Fulton, called in the Sec
rotary OF States Office to find If q char
f;ter had ever been granted a concern
known as the Alaska IIlondyke 1m-
= proyement Company, with supposed
S capital stock of $500, 000 and hundreds
\ of claims in the land OF snow and gold,
E every one OF Which was an oldorado.
d The records do not show that North
& Carolina has ever fathered the Alaska
q ISlondyke Company, and Mr.. b. IL.
G Morse, who has been showing off blocks
Aof beautifully engraved stock In IL con-
/ Germ that hath no LEGAL habitation and
a name" will have, or rather has, q
warm controversy with an unfeeling
department that charges him with
using the mails for fraudulent purposes.
And while the department Is leisurely
: investigating MIR. Morse is left In
Iwearylng suspense in the Jail in Kan
sas City.
When Inspector Fulton arrived,
though the Secretary of State was sure
mo such corporation as the Alaska
klondyke Improvement Company had
been chartered in this State the re-
,SAstts were searched. No trace could
abe Y6und. The men in the sq!leme reps
resented s that the corporation had its
Headquarters in Wilmington N. c., and
after ascertaining that t'iif,e was no
such corporation here as named Mr..
Fulton left for Wilmington to see If
John Mitchell. the alleged president,
and John r.. Morrison, the alleged sec
Jetary. could be found. The postal nu
thorities already feel sure that they
have q clear case against Morse. but
the matter will he looked into fully.
HOLDING THEIR COTTON.
That the farmers arc holding their
cotton for higher prices is plainly
shown by the receipts here for the
month of September.
~ Last year, during September. 1861
; bales of cotton were received on this
market This year. for September, the
receipts were Only 2,$T1 bales. a fall
= ing off of 7S3 bales: and this, too, when
cotton So2ened much easier and much
therefore, ready for market eatliel~ than
{ q year ago, Also the price of cotton
this year is TA as against cents la.t
Year.
BUILDING A CITY.
Not in the history of many years has
the building industry in Raleigh dis
played so gratifying an aspect during
1898 and 1899 Building has been active
throughout the past year and, notwith-
standing the difficulty which has been
experienced in obtaining material.
architects and contractors have been
ui!uSuttiSf pu''-. - ne ilutilDcf Oh per-
mits for now buildings shows an in
crease almost every month and Mt no
time since the crisis in '93 has the re-
cord shown more satisfactorily.
THE NEW RAILROAD.
i Mr.. r. NJ. II. McKennan. q civil en-
Eineer OF Chase City, Va, arrived here
yestGrdny morning and will to- morrow
begin tho preliminary work for the
survey OF the Raleigh and Eestern
railway. which enterprise is backed by
leading Raleigh and Durham capital