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The Conservative, 1900-10-25
FROM A PARTICU-
LAR TO A GENERAL.

OTOhoT huu Iuo
looting legions of Tammany Hall,
raised his corn-husking and calloused
hands and related the report of his own
prosperity as farmer and proceeded to
show that the report was a gross ex-
aggeration. "If'' he said. II am sam
pie of what is going on on the farm 1
have some idea of what is taking place
there"
The farmers who "farm the farmers"
are well represented by the fake farmer
Bryan. He plows with his tongue, fer
tilizes with oratory and reaps with self
contradictory prophecy. His "First
Battle was the fruit of 1895 and he
garnered his dollars from the fools who
followed his fallacies. The CoNsERvA-
TIVE agrees with Col. Bryan when he
remarks: "If am sample of what is
going on on the farm, have some idea
of what is taking place there" And he
might have added that also the photo
graphic artist must have the same "idea"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-07
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Feb G.-The stock mar
ket retained its general characteristics
today of strength and breadth. A large
outside interest was manifest, and the
professional operators who bought at the
lower level were busy i'm bidding UP the
prices of their holdings and III feeding
the new demand to take their profits; but
while selling stocks from the one hand
to realize ON the rise they were taking
on new holdings of different stocks with
the other. Apparently the confidence
that stocks which have not yet shared
i'm the advance. could be induced to move
upward was unimpaired and the holdings
of the large financial interests which
have taken hold Of the market We're
broadened and extended. The duration
of this kind Of upward movement does
not always depend strictly ON the contin-
uance of the public demand for stocks
There is a constant process of unloading
by compact and we'll organized financial
interests into the hands Of scattered and
unskiled spectators, who have not the
same experience and adroitness in pro
tecting their holdings, nor the same re-
sources for maintaining them.
The progress of q bull movement al
of holdings from strong to weak hands
and leaves the market vulnerable to at
tack by bear operators who are able to
force selling by offering down prices and
uncovel'ing margins. Even today at
tempts by bear operators We're in evil
dence to force declines, but the general
demand for stocks continued so good and
the large holdings are still in such strong
hands that the market resisted bear as
saults and presented a hard and unyield-
ing surface, even at points where reallZ-
ing was going on. Yesterdays strength
in National Steel gave way to realizing
today and the Metal group of stocks was
without any conspicuous leadership.
Norfolk and Western was also sold to
take profits all day, after an opening rise
of a point. but refused to yield below
last nights level. Tennessee Coal and
Iron was forced down at one time }%t
points The bears conferred their attack
on American Sugar and had that stock
down at one time to 1882.
Rumors that the rehneres were to shut
down and Over-production to be worked
off at a loss, figured in the manipulation.
But in the meantime aggressive buying
movements developed in the trunk lines
led by Pennsylvania, in the coalers led
by Reading first preferred on the decision
to pay a dividend and in the Changers
and Westerns led by St. Paul and Atchl-
son, both common and preferred. The Bal
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-07
CURE SICK HEADACHE.
Auction Sale Of Land,

By virtue of power conferred upon ME
by certain mortgage executed by Bel
McCullers and duly recorded in Registry
of Wake county in Book No. 124 al
Page 365, will offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash at the court
house door in the city of Raleigh, \. c.,
on Wednesday, February Z, 1900, at II
o'clock M, a tract of land situate in
NahA- county IN ST. Marys t"Wr>hil
about seven miles southeast from Raj
eigh and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake on the north edge
of the road leading from Raleigh to Bat
ties Bridge the southwest corner, thence
north 21a degrees east 1o2 80 poles to
a stake in Caswell Powel's line, thenca
with the same east 81 poles to red OAK
thence south l degree west 124 40 poles
to a stake in the old dover line. thence
east ~ poles to a stake on the branch,
thence up the various courses Of said
branch about SO poles to a road thence
westwardly along the road 112 poles to
the beginning, containing one hundred
and eight acres DOS acres save and ex-
cent from the above tract fifty acres on
the south side of said tract heretofore
CONCEDED to James Holder.
B. f. MONTAGUE, Mortgage.
Raleigh. n. c.. Jan. 1. 1900.
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tmore and Ohio's also after pause Oh
a day to digest profit taking, renewed the
advance The progress towards extern
sion of holdings by the great railway syS
tens Of lesser and competing systems
had much to do with the strength OF
PENNSYLVANIA and other lines supposed
to be in process of absorption. The com
ing advance in the tidewater freight rates
on bitunlinous coal was also an element.
In the outside market there was an ad-
vance of over 80 points to J4o III the
price of Standard Oil ON the declaration
Of a dividend of twenty per cent for the
quarterly period. Last years dividends
were six, twelve. FIVE and ten per cent
respectively for the four quarters. There
was also activity and strength in ANAL
gamated Copper. The closing of the mar
ket was active and strong at about the
top.
The bond market showed increased ac
tivity and general strength. Total sales
(rar value) 1892, 900.
United States 3s advanced Is and new
Is a in the bid price.
The total sales Of stocks were $4,000
shares, including: Atchison, 1858; Atchi-
son preferred, 1850; Baltimore and
ANSNi>
Island, 1850; Louisville and Nashville,
$3.50; Manhattan Elevated. 1880; Mis-
souri, Pacific, 1890; New York Central
1861; Norfolk and Western, 6O,S1O:
Norfolk and Western preferred. 7,113;
Northern Pacific, 10,920; New York On
tario and Western, 17,472; Pennsylvania
so, 40; Philadelphia and Reading first
preferred 1870; st. Paul, 1880; South
ern Pacific, 29.550; Southern Railway
preferred, $3.50; Union Pacific. 3S,Soo;
Union Pacific preferred, 9.965; American
Steel Hoop. 9,4S5; American Steel and
Wire, 25,G6O; American Tin Plate, $40;
American Tobacco, 41,370; Anaconda
Mining, 5,135; Brooklyn Rapid Transit
1850; Colorado Fuel and Iron. 1900:
Continental Tobacco, S,310; Federal
Steel, IA, $50: National Steel, 22,5O0; Peo-
PIES Gas Light and Coke Company. D.
425: American Sugar, 140,S55; Tennessee
Coal and Iron, 1920; United States
Leather, 10,930; Republic Iron and Steel,
1925.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-07
NAVAL STORES.

CHARLESTON. .. O.. February 6.-Turpentine
firm at So; sales
Rosip, firm; receipts =; sale. =; exports -.
Quote b, y, D, S.35: e, ~ so; F, u.35; G, l.40
n, $l.70; l. $3.50 K, sl.90: M, $2.i5; N, Sass
VIC, S3.05; WV, S355
SAVANNAH. Ga. Febr. o. Turpentine firm at
"A; receipts l52; sales "a; exports lIo.
Rosin firm: receipts 1897; sales 2,4O7 barrels
exports $500.
Quote A. B, c, D, sl.s5; E, s'.t0: r, sI.45; g,
100; II, S.Sj; l, S2A5; &, 81 10; NJ, &S5; N,
2.75; w G., $3.50; WV, $685..
zSwuAINsroN, N. c., February 6 -TrrnA' tine
firm at SO l-2a5t: receipts IS casks; sales.
Rosin firm at s1.35aI.' receipts s97.
Crude turpentine firm at sos as 20; receipts
barrels.
Tar firm at $780, receipts t2s barrels.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-07
COTTON SHOOTS UP
LIKE 4 ME- EOR
Net Rise of From Fifteen to
Twenty-Seven Points.
AND THE CLOSE WAS FIRM
\ HEAVY BUSINESS BETWEEN
LONGS AND SHORTS.
SOUTHERN SPOT MARKET STRONGER
To This Liverpool Responded Promptly Along
the Future Schedule and Advanced Also
on Spot, Showing The Greatest
fctvty of Recent Times.

New York, Feb. 6.-The demand for
staple cottons shows no changes to any
material extent from yesterday in any
description. The strength of raw cotton
is improving, the undertone and the mar
ket generally is somewhat tirmer in brown
and gray goods. Bleached cottons firm.
Coarse colored cottons strong. Prints
steady. Ginghams in all grades well sit
natetl. Print cloths firm, but business
quiet Mems wear woolens quieter after
recent activity, but tone OF the market
strong throughout.
COTTON.
New York, Feb. 6.-There was great
excitement in the cotton market today
and fluctuations took range of twenty
four points. There was a heavy inter-
change of business between the longs
and the shorts which kept the score of the
market active all day. The character of
the business showed a broadening inter-
est, including heavy buying orders from
England and the continent; renewed buy
ing by the South, n good demand from
spinning districts, from Wall street. and
freq the West. The selling was by par
ties who felt inclined to take profits. The
market opened steady at an advance
Of from one to five points and the adj
vance was promptly increased to from
fifteen to twenty eight points on the clos
ing figures of yesterday. The more dl-
rect bullish influence was the renewed
leading strength shown by the spot mar
kets in the South which was promptly
responded to by an advance of 41aGtI-64d
at Liverpool along the future schedule,
while the English market for spot cotton
showed the greatest activity of recent
times at further advance of 1-32d. Prl-
waite cables at the same time reflected
much concern respecting the question of
new crop acreage. The close was ti1m
at a net rise of from fifteen to twenty
seven points.
VIEW YORK
Ss~ vark Feb Cotton futures opeoeo
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-07

*Daily.
Mos 4OS and 402-"The atlanta Specials"
Solid Vestibuled Train of Pullman Sleepers
and coaches between Washinston and Atlanta,
also Pullman sleepers between Portsmouth and
ms ii and SO "The s. A. L. Exoress," Solid
Train. coaches and Pullman Sleepers between
Portsmouth and Atlanta
Roth trains make immediate connections at
Atlanta for Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans,
Texas, California, Mexico, Chattanooga, Nash
vile, Memphis, Macon, Florida.
For tickets, sleepers, ETC., apply to
Fl. S. LIZARD, T. P. A,
z. 2. SMITH, C. I. A.
Marlborough House, Raleigh, n. Q.
r. St. John, Vice-Pres. and General
Manager.
Fl. w. b. Glover, Traffic MaHgr
v. T. McBse. General Snpt
L. S. Alien Gen. Pass'r Agent.
General Offices, Portsmouth, Va.
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GRAIN AN DPROyISIONS.

Chicago, H., Feb. 6.-The increased
movement in the Northwest and the alb
sence of shipping demand were the ruling
factors in a weak wheat market today
May closing asM PC. under yesterday.
Corn closed shade down AMI oats UNI
changed. Provisions at the close were
51121Ac improved from yesterdays final
figures.
OHroAeo February g.
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing
WHEAT
Feb s5a s5x SIS So
May. F.. CIR G673s 67S 61f 67S
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-07
NEW YORK MONEY.

Nav YORK, Feb. 6.-8 P. M Money on call
easy at 2a2 IL per CEN, last loan at per cent.
Prlin mercantile paper 4a5 per cent. sterling
exchange easier, with actual business in bank
ers bills at S4.Si. for demand. and at $4.84k
for sixty days. Posted rates $4.8504.sSH. Com
mercial bills 1888 l-2.G4.St Silver certificates
So l. la59 I'D. Bar silver 81 ga Mexican dollars
n ID Government bonds strong. state bonds
W ak Railroad bonds strong,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-07
EW YOR

Se~s vssk, Feb Cotton slitnres opeoeo
steady at the advance.
Fy1trre, cl sed firm.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-07

OTHER COTTON MARKETS.

Galveston, ct: ady, 8; 1913 bales.
Norfolk, firm, q is: 3,U79 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, sA; - 5alsa.
Boston, steady, 8 5-l6; H5 bales.
Wilmington, firm, tx; 905 bales
Philadelphia, firm, 8 Ills; 50 bales.
Savannah, fir N. 1916; 3, IL bales.
New Orleans firm, 1-S; 1856 bales.
Mobile, firm, z 3; 2,068 bales.
Memphis, ktiady, ~ s76 bales.
Augusta, quiet and stea y, Is; sos bales.
Charleston, quiet, steady, 3-i6; 2,S46 baiee.
Cincinnati, firm, 7-S, Aus bales
Louisville, g eady, SIS; - bales.
st. Louis, firm, s; zoo bales
Houston, steady, 8; 1864 bales.
New York, steady, 87-l6; ~ bales.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-07

Spot cotton closed steady; middling uplands
8 7-l6 middIing golf H. 3; sales - bales.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. February 6.-1 p W.-Spot cot
ton, fair demsnd, prices 1-52d: higher; Amer
can middling faig -l6d; good mlddllng 47-Sd;
middling 13- cd; 'ow middling U-l6d; good
ordinary lad: ordinary 5-1dd
The sales of the day were 15,vou bales, OF which
J. 90 we're for speculation and export, aud in
Guided 1850 American. Receipts 5000 bales, in
Guiding $500 American
Futures openedfirm and closed irregulsr and
unsettle at the advance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-07

HOOD'S PILLS cure Liver Ills, Eli"
,ousness, Indigestion, Headacne.
Easy to take. easy tt o;,erate. 2Scs
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-08-16

together with cards at the club, re-
turning at the wee, small hours.
1--WE women sat at home alone Sat
urday evenings half the winter one
of the Deserted Hens explained, when
a happy thought came to one of us.
We would meet. have cards and sup
per ourselves. The first meeting was
held at my home. The ladies ordered
carriage to come for them at one
o'clock. The men were not to be in
formed of our plans, but | mentioned
to my husband incidentally that eX-
pected few ladies for cards that spe-
cial evening. Quite to my surprise he
came home just as we were having
supper. He grasped the situation at
once, and thought he had rare joke
on the men he had left behind him at
the club. Every Saturday evening
since then those men have come trail
ing in at II o'clock"
SO the Deserted Hens, as they saw
fit to call themselves before they took
matters into their own hands, are no
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-08-16

budge-an occurrence at almost every
crossing-its head is bandaged and it
is led around and around for long
time, so as to induce it to forget all
about the ferryboat.
At last it is led to the edge and
urged to jump. which it will by no
means do. Then the drivers twist it's
tail, put a stick behind it as lever,
and get six men at each end of the
stick, while six more tug at ropes
which are attached to the animals
horns.
After a struggle, often lasting half
an hour, and frequently after pro-
longed and cruel beatings, the poor
beasts are all on board, where the
more eXcitable prance about among
and over the human passengers.
Next comes the moving of the heavy
cart, which must be dragged on to
the ferryboat by the strength of a
small army of men.
On the farther bank another eXcit-
ing struggle occurs. The exit of the
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-08-16
DYNAMITERS ARRESTED.
Four Men Under Arrest at st. Louis
for Dynamiting st. Louis Tran
sit Company Property.

st. Louis, Aug. 13.-Maurice Bren-
nan, Fred +. Northway, James
Schawrtz and James Finnesey, former
employees of the ST. Louis Transit Co.,
are under arrest on the charge of
dynamiting the conduit of the Olive
street cable line on Maryland avenue
between Taylor and Euclid evenues,
at II o'clock Saturday night.
Brennan and Northway have con-
fessed, and have implicated Schwartz
and Finnesey.
Schwartz denies that he took any
part in the dynamiting, but admits
that he was with the other two men
just before and just after the eXplo-
sion occurred.
The police authorities, as well as
the Transit company officials. claim
that the men under arrest are the ring
leaders of the clique of dynamitards
that have been operating intermit-
tently since the beginning of the
strike.
Thirty pounds of dynamite, 80 feet
of fuse and several decorating caps
used in the explosion of dynamite
were found in the house of one of the
men under arrest, and he admits that
the stuff was for use in blowing up
the property of the Transit company.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-08-16
Mother and Babe Persisted.

Louisville, KY, Aug. 11.-William
Rothenberger, tenant on the Glen
view stock farm nine miles from tho
city, came to town with three of his
children, leaving his wife with their
baby and young boy at home. The
boy went to the fields 10 work. When
looking back he saw the house in
flames. The alarm was given, but
when neighbors arrived the house was
mass of flames. The charred re-
mains of Mrs. Rothenberger and tho
babe were found
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-08-16
JUDGES FOR HORSE SHOW.
some Prominent People Asked 10
Take Part In LOuisviIIe's Great
Coming Event.

Louisville, KY, Aug. 1.-THE foi-
lowing persons have been asked to
act as judges at the Louisville horse
show this fall:
Gen. Nelson A. Miles. L. S. A., and
W. Stanton Elliott, New York, cav.
airy, walk, trot and canter saddle
horses.
William c. Whitney and George b,
Hume, New York, harness horses.
\. j. Cassatt, Philadelphia, john f.
Madden, Lexington, Ky, and Joseph
j. Eakin, New Yeork, thorough.
breds.
Mortimer lowering, ponies.
Arthur Chichester, Bryn Mawr, Pa,
hunters, jumpers and polo ponies.
Jacob Perkins. Cleveland, o., and
Col. Shelby Il. HARRISON, Lexington,
Nv, roadster.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-08-16
KENTUCKY FLASHES.
DIFFICULT FOR THE JURY.
Powers Trial Have D>aIt
In Perjury.

Georgetown, KY, Aug. 1.-THE de-
Tense in the case of Caleb Powers.
GX-secretary of state, charged with
being an accessory before the fact IN
the Goebel assassination rested the
testimony for that side at 9 o'clock.
The prosecution introduced several
witnesses in rebuttal and have a mum.
Der of others who will be intro
duced.
The jury will be taken to Frank.
fort either Monday or Tuesday to
view the scene of the tragedy. The
jury when it comes to consideriny
the evidence will not have to decide
the question of which side has deal:
in perjury, but which side has been
burdened with the largest amount o.
that product, it being concluded that
perjury has been INDUCED in in large
quantities by somebody for the las;
few days during which contradiction
and Impeachment was the leading
factor and which will possibly keen
up till the close of the trial.
EX-Gov. Brown, leading counsel for
the defense, said that i'm his opinion
the state had utterly failed to make
out a case against Powers and that
the jury would be compelled to bring
in a verdict of acquittal. There are
few who believe the trial will result
in conviction but a majority of PEG.
pie anticipate a hung jury. The law.
gers for the defense insist they are
entitled to conviction but do not
anticipate the jury's verdict by Civ.
ing out any statement
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-08-16
UNITED STATES WILLING.
Ready to Negotiate, Through Ii
Hung Chang for Restoration
of Peaceful Relations.
CHINA MUST MEET CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
a Sufficient Body of the Relief Force
Must be Permitted to Enter Pc
kiln, UnmVlested, to Escort the
Foreign Ministers and Residents
Dack TO Tien Tsin.

Washington, Aug. 13.-The depart
ment of.state has made public the re-
ply of the United States government
TO Minister Wu's communication, de-
livered Sunday morning, notifying the
department of the appointment of
Earl Ii Hung Chang as envoy pleni-
potentiary to negotiate with the
powers. This reply was sent to Minis
ter WI at five o'clock Sunday after
noon and is as follows:
Touching the imperial edict of Au-
gust Sth, appointing Ii Hung Chang
envoy plenipotentiary to conduct ne
gotiations, on the part of China, with
the powers, and the request for a ces-
sation of hostilities, pending negotia-
tions, presented to Mr.. Adee by Min
lister WI on the 18th of August, 1900.
1.-The government of the United
States learned with satisfaction of
the appointment of Earl Ii Hung as
envoy plenipotentiary to conduct ne
gotiations with the powers and will,
on its part, enter upon such negotia-
tions with desire to continue the
friendly relations so long existing be-
tween the two countries.
A ScIf-EvIdent Proposition.
at is evident that there can be no
general negotiation between China
and the powers so long as the minis
ters of the powers and the persons
under their protection remain in their
present position of restraint and dan
ger, and that the powers can not
cease their efforts for the delivery of
those representatives to which they
are constrained by the highest con-
sideration of national honor, except
under an arrangement adequate to
accomplish u peaceable deliverance.
4 Condition Precedent.
eve are ready to enter into an
agreement between the powers and
the Chinese government for cessa-
ton of hostile demonstrations on con-
dition that a sufficient body of the
forces composing the relief eXpedi-
ton shall be permitted to enter
Pekin unmolested and to escort the
foreign ministers and residents back
to Ticn Tsin, this movement being
provided for and secured by such ar
engagements and dispositions of troops
as shall he considered satisfactory by
the generals commanding the forces
composing the relief expedition.
"ALNEY A. ADEE,
Acting Secretary.
department of State, Washington,
Aug. II. 1900"
The Reply Forwarded.
The text of this reply to the over
lures communicated by Minister WI
was telegraphed Sunday night to the
representatives of the United States
for communication to the govern
ments of the powers cooperating in
the relief movement.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-08-16
WILL PROCEED TO TAKU.
Nagnsnki-Men VIII Pro-
coed to Taku.

Washington, Aug. 13.-The war de-
partment has received the following
from Gen. Barry:
"Nagasald, Aug. 12.-Adjutant Gem
eral, Washington: Transport Sum-
ner arrived this port on the 10th. No
casualties occurred Health of COM
mand excellent. Will proceed to Taku
on Indiana. BARRY"
also will take aboard siege guns and
The Sumner carried a battalion of
the Fifteenth infantry. The Indiana
alos will take aboard siege guns and
Maxim field guns, which Gen. Chat
fee has requested, and which Gen.
Macarthur sent from Manila. 1t will
take about three days for the Indiana
to reach Taku.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-08-16
A CHINESE FERRY.
In Crossing Much Trouble and Free
quent Accidents Are En-
counteYed.

Ferries in China are numerous, and
so are the heavy carts to be ferried.
The spectacle of crossing is full of
surprises, says Rev. Arthur II. Smith
in "Village Life in China" TO get one
of the clumsy carts down the steep
and shelving incline TO the river re-
quires considerable engineering skill,
and accidents are not infrequent.
When the edge of the ferry is reached
the whole team must be unhitched,
and each animal got on board as best
it can be.
Some animals make no trouble, and
will give a mighty bound, landing
somewhere or everywhere, to the inn
minent peril of any passengers on
board. When an animal refuses to