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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-10-23

The American manufacturer has lost
no opportunity at the worlds fair in
Paris. and in numbers is far in excess
of any other foreign nation. There
are 6,564 American exhibitors, num-
bering ten times more than Great
Britain. three times more than Ger
many and four times more than Rus
sia. Our exhibits cover nearly eight
acres
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-10-23

Even the president of the United
States cannot declare war until he is
authorized so to do by congress. Yet
miners or mineowners can at any time
precipitate industrial war. The time
Is coming when they will not be per-
mitted to do SO. Compulsory arbitra-
ton will make strikes unnecessary.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-10-23
INTERESTING ARMY
HEALTH STATISTICS

Washington. Oct. 19.-The report of
Surgeon General Sternberg. U. s. A.,
states that the force of the medical de-
partment contains 1872 officers
a report from the chief surgeon of
the Philippines. dated August -, 1900
is given. showing percentage of S47
sick for the command. the total
strength of the army in the Philippines
at that time being 60,554. The sick
were divided as follows:
Sick in quarters. 1.261: sick in regi-
mental hospitals, LILO; sick in military
hospitals in department. 1.241: sick in
Mania hospitals. 1.50S; total sick, 8, 129.
The surgeon general thinks that in
time of peace, and doing only garrison
duty, the sick rate of the army in the
Philippine islands would be no higher
than 1t ordinarily is in the southern
United States.
As to the controverted subject of in
sanity. the report says:
In the army, regulars and voun-
teers. during the calendar years 1898
and 1888. there was reported on the
month reports of sick and wounded
''4I cases of insanity and 2O2 of these
cases, or 5S.2 per cent, were committed
to the government hospital for the in
sane. One hundred and thirty-five
'"seS' Ut oo.i per cent. OF the commit
ments. recovered in an average period
of 80 months, thirteen We're improved
six died and forty-eight remained un-
improved. Ninety-siX of the 347 cases
were reported on the monthly reports
of troops serving in the Pacific islands.
and thirty-two of these. or 1913 per
cent. were sent to the government hos
pital for the insane. Seventeen cases.
or Dbl per cent. of those committed
recovered in an average period of 3.6
months, two were improved. two died
anG eleven remained not improved"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-10-23

The solemn look on the fathers face
when he gives his daughter away at
the marriage altar is amusing when
one recalls how anxious he was to get
rid Of her the past ten years.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-10-23

When patronizing a Boston hotel
don't forget that culinary symposi-
um" on the bill of fare means hash.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-10-23

The Union Pacific cutoff between
Green river and Bryan has been com.
pleted and trains are now running.
The last outfit of contractors has been
transferred 10 other work on Sherman
NIL. The cutoff reduces the mileage
and number of steep grades.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-10-23

That burglar who held up Chinese
laundryman and received pail OF hot
starch in reply was probably the most
stuck up" criminal in the city for
time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-10-23

lady writer says that it must
have been woman who invented the
alphabet. for had 1t been man he
would have begun with the letter I.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-10-23

Joseph N. Wilder was severely stab
bed in the left lung, on the 11tE inst.
by AL. Watts at the Allen house In
Cripple Creek.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-08

the expansion of the currency, opiai"h IS acrf d
that additional note issues will 9 maze 81 tnre
up to the par value of bonds at present "a de
post to secure circulation which IS ShShty over
S240, coo. The ten per cent increase mus
indicated will be S24 OGO,CC0
As to the extent beyond this 20 which tic eX-
panson is likely TO proceed, aii - c'm''
the opinion is exceedingly varied.
On the present national bank capitalization,
which amounts to 5000 100000, inrIhc% noae
issue is permissible under the law OF 80" j'''"Oc
bur the total amount of the hoiis to be convert
ed end which available 70 secure r't7iatlon
is nearly $40, COG coo and the al1ltlonIl capital
Which may be embarked in rational tttks IN
small cities under the law makes nosslble a iuf
bank capital is increased. But this poaslmlty
is purely theoretical. The inofH the Question Is
cary asscd of the possible etfeccs Il lie cl1la-
t. y. Of the law the more IL rs per:nlFel t'&I
indi ances may arise to taxing cut Af{:tloaii
- ulation. In the first l'llte 'E2 constant aa
nc2 in the price of clvHrl'1 mt bonls lay
eqt III. the margin which would leave proht IN
ci", ; at. - and the abil y f i'.e anks t.
keeo rhcir notes in circIi ;io1 > ~ ql@sl on
They cannot be counted in the lawful money
reserve required by law and at the SAME time
they swell the deposit liabilities of the banks.
In consequence, unless an active demand eA,
lists for the use OF currency IN hand-to-hahu
transactions, the banks would derive no advan-
tage from keeping the notes in their vaults and
would send them in for redemption as last as
received. On the other hand, even if the notes
keep in circulation there is the question of
ders thus facilitating gold exports
Lastly, there is the question of delay in the
preparation of the new bonds from purely me-
chancal difficulties; delay which may last
several months since there is no power in the
Treasury Department to anticipate the opera
ton of the law by preparing bonds in advance.
With the doubt thus involved of the amount of
relief to be afforded TO the money market by the
operation of the law, and of the time when
the relief will be available, transactions on tn
stock exchange much curtailed.
CO, rf no n bonds TODAY
tributed to capital made available for reinvest-
ment by ire recent large selling of government
bonds. Prices were generally well sustained.
Total sales (par value) $l,735,OG
Unitd States old As and SIS advanced Y and nc
the 3s a in the bid price; new As declined 12;
The total sales of stock today 100000
shares including the following: burlington, -
405; Atchison preferred, 1850; Manhattan, o.
10; Pennsylvania, 5,145; st. Paul, 1910; South
ern Pacific 5 100; American Steel Hoop, $500;
American Steel and Wire, 1850; American 10 10
bacco, 1920; Brooklyn Rapid Transit, S,s2o;
Continental Tobacco, 1885; Federal Steel 6,'oo;
Peoples Gas, 26645; American Sugar, 49,493
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BALTIMORE.
PRICE, MCCORMICK & CO.'S LETTER
Acceptance of Current Prices For
Cotton Advised.

New York, March THE cotton mark
ct closed weak today, in view of which,
the following may not be regarded as
without interest: On Wednesday, the
18th of August, 1889, August contracts in
New York, which represent the price of
middling cotton sold at $50. Yesterday,
the 9th of March, nearly seven months
later, March contracts, which represent
the basis of middling prices sold at 9.63,
making a net advance on less than 7
months, of about 40 points. The ex-
IRENE variation in any previous year
since 1874, according to Shepperson's Cot
ton Facts, has been 161-c. in 1875, $3.50
in 1878, 41ac. in 1879, 3 slice. in 1892,
8 13-16c in 1895. 1t will thus be seen
that that seasons pendulation as COM
pared with any previous season for the
past % years had only been once exceed
ed and then only by about 40 points. In
most previous cases the extremes have
resulted from the secondary effect on an
anticipated damage to a succeeding crop.
In no case has the readjustment of the
relation between the demand and supply
for any one crop led to such an extreme
fluctuation as we have had this year, as
a result of the shortage of the crop OF
1899-1900. In our opinion the advance in
the market has been exaggerated great
ly because of the bad distribution of
this crop. Mr.. Neills prediction of H.
GOO 900 bales made early in the season
led Europe to believe that our supplies
could be secured at moderate prices, and
from nearly the commencement of that
year until few weeks ago, foreign con-
sumers insisted upon maintaining this
position
The result was a very small stock in
Liverpool and very large short interest
there in the shape of contracts or I'M
covered requirements of spinnerS. Du-
ring the past week, however, Europe has
recognized the perilousness of her posi-
ton and has bought persistently and in
sistently until the position is almost re-
versed. Bankers report to us that the
offerings of bills against cotton exports
within the past 10 days have increased
very largely, and demand on exchange has
fallen from $4.S77s to $4.S4A in conse-
quence.
Imports Of gold in the near future
seem not improbable. Competent autho-
rites estimate that amount of eX-
change so sold within the past 10 days,
is not far from $50, 900 900 which, at pres
ent prices for cotton would represent an
export shipment of nearly POO, 900 bales.
Our cable advices indicate that hand in
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hand with this buying on the part of
consumers, there has developed an
enormous speculation in cotton futures,
in which many spinners have partici-
pated, and we are led to believe that the
result is a very dangerous speculative po-
sition in Europe. In the meantime the
New York market has broken sharply.
having declined from the top price for
August contracts some Sc points. Con-
sentative holders of cotton during the
past two days have marketed very large
portion of their holdings. These sales
have, for the most part, passed either to
new speculative buyers, whose judgment
is not so much to be relied upon or have
met the wants of shorts In either case
the demand thus supplied technically
considered, is an clement of weakness,
rather than of strength. short interest
on an advancing market is admittedly
explosive in the direction of higher prices
until it is covered A long interest ere
ated at high prices Will be found to be
held by very nervous buyers whose en-
tire hope of profits rests in the expecta-
ton that the market will reach to the
previous high level, and Who when it
fails to do so will be spiritless sellers.
Those who have bought cotton upon the
reiterated prediction that it would go to
g pence in Liverpool, and II cents in
New York, will, if they recall past his
tory, probably find that such predictions
are always current at the top If the
ability to recognize the top of any spec
ulative market were universal that top
would never be reached. The whole ma
chinery of speculation is devised to an
tcipate the future, and in our opinion,
in both Europe and America it has
abundantly discounted it already by, as
stated at the commencement of this
circular pendulation in price which has
never been equalled on any single crop,
and has only once been exceeded under
any conditions in the past % years. For
these reasons we continue to believe that
purchases of cotton at present prices are
unwise, that sales will probably show
profit, and that those who own articles
either specuatively or as consumers,
will consult their own best interests by
the acceptance of current prices.
(Signed.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-08
SALE OF LAND.

BY virtue of an order of the Superior court
of Wake county in Special Proceedings, entitled
Mrs Dora Brewer VS.. Lulu McGehee and others,
1900, at the court house door in the city of
Raleigh at u o'clock IN. expose to public sale
to the highest bidder the following described
tract of land
Lot No. in the division of the McGehee
lands which was drawn by W. H. McGehee, now
deceased, and is sold for partition among his
heirs. Said land is located in Houses Creek
township, Wake county, and is bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning at a stake, northeast corner
of lot No. l; thence south sc degrees, east 3
chains to a stake; thence south degrees, west
$3.50 chains to stake; thence north SO degrees
west chains to a stake; thence north 40 degrees
east $3.50 chains to the beginning containing 80
acres Terms of sale cash.
This March 5th, 1900.
MRS DORA BREWER,
Commissioner.
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SHARP BREAK IN
COTTON PRICES
Ascribed to a Heavily Over
bought Market.
LIVERPOOL BROKE ALSO
THIS LARGELY DUE TO CONTINENT
tai SELLING.
LIQUIDATION HERE ON A HUGE SCALE
Later Comes Partial Recovery on Pause in the
Selling Pressure, But Selling Was Re-
newed, Closing Prices Showing
Decline of q to "a Points.
LIVERPOOL BROKE ALSO
THIS LARGELY DUE TO CONTINEN
tai SELLING.
LIQUIDATION HERE ON A HUGE SCALE

New York March THE spot market has
shown about the usual amount of business pass
ing in staple cotton goods but there has been
little demand for forward deliveries. The tone
continues strong, but no further advance in
prices has been made today. Next upward
movement of importance looked for in bleached
cottons. Fancy prints are quiet but steady.
Staples in fair demand with firm tone No
change in ginghams. Print cloths unchanged.
Regulars idle Wide odds fair demand. Wooden
and worsed dress goods for fall selling fairly
in fances Tone generally firm. Silks are quiet
without material change.
COTTON
New York. March There was sharp break
in cotton prices today. This was ascribed to a
heavily overbought market with the long inter-
at the opening Generalization followed Today
the Liverpool market broke 1Oa1112 points on
the future list and 532d spot cotton.
Private cables said that this break was large
" due to Continental selling The Liverpool
situation was reported to have been largely
relieved by recent covering, but the result of
the foreign news as whole the cause of
a break OF 10d27 points on the opening call
enormous scale. For time the market con-
tinued very weak and irregular. Then there was
pause in the selling pressure, but not until
the decline had reached nearly 12c. on the sum
mer positions, as compared with the highest price
OF the previous day. The reaction from the
lowest OF the morning amounted to 5M19 points
which there was considerable covering and
also some pretty good buying by people who
felt that the decline had been too rapid But
the later phases of the market again reflected
a weak public sentiment; there renewed
selling for the purpose of liquidation and the
afternoon market, was for the most part, I'M
settled.
Closed barely steady at a net decline ofl2@34
points
NEW YOKK
NEW YORK. March cotton futures opened
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NAVAL STORES.

Charleston, S. c., March 7-Turpentne firm at
SO: sales -.
Rosin firm: receipts -: sales -; exports -.
Quote: b. c. ID. 1925: f., Sl30; +, Sl.25 6. 40;
II, $40 l. Sls0: X. $780, NJ -. Is; y, 1925; VIC,
S3.05; WV 1855
Savannah, Ga, March 7-Turpentine firm at "a;
receipts l47; sales =: exports 49,
Rosin quiet; unchanged: receipts 1881: sales
-; exports 942
Quote: a, b, G, ID, sl.35; +. Sl.45 f, sl.45; G,
Sl.55; IL, SlS5; |, S2.05; X, $40; NJ, - 25; n.
1915; VIC $3.50; WV, 1866.
Wilmington, n c., March Turpentine steady
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RALEIGH PRODUCE.
Corrected Daily nv l.. II Adams e Son \
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, March rs p. M.-Money on call
steady at s2l31a per cent; last loan pei
cent Prime mercantile paper 41a051a per cent.
Sterling exchange weak with actual business in
bankers bills at $4.852a4.85B for demand and al
"a S21s for sixty days Posted rates S4s3G94.84
and 4 S7Gl4871a. Commercial bills S4821s. Sill
Mexican dollars 473l. Government bonds rregu-
lar: State bonds irregular. Railroad bonds firmer
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York March 7.-Professional bear opera
TORS s,spended their campaign for ecline in the
stock market today. The bull contingent on the
other hand were hampered by the continually
increasing closer conditions in the money market
and hv fhe determined indifference vi the out
side public In consequence dealings on the eX-
change approached the point OF stagnattn, and
the movement of prices was entirely without
significance.
Attention among money lenders ant tacitalists
we'll as among stock operators IS devoted TO
the probable effects OF the Currency BIZ wren IL
shall become operative. AS 10 the volume oil
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-08
NOTICE.

Having qualified as the administrators
of the late e. B. Roberts, l hereby mott
fy all persons holding claims against his
estate to present them Within twelve
months from this date, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
MARTHA S. ROBERTS,
Administrators of e. B. noberts, Decd.
SHEPHERD q SHEPHERD,
Attorneys for the Administrative
Feb. 14th, 1900. once w-6-w.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals for the erection in Rocking
ham, n c., of the Manufacturers Building
will be received by the undersigned until p.
M, Thursday, March 18th, 1900 when they will
be opened by the directors. Building to be
44xlG0, two story brick 10 offices and hall on
first floor, 8 rooms on second floor, and specii-
cations may be seen in office of the architects,
Messrs Hook and Sawyer, Charlotte, N c., or
the undersigned in Rockingham, n G.. Directors
reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
r. A. JOHNSON, Chairman.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-08
AUCTION SALE OF MULES
HORSES, &C., &c.


By virtue of power conferred upon me
by one certain lien bond executed by
Moses NJ. Perry and recorded in Registry
Wake county in book No. 16O at page
30 as well as by a certain mortgage re-
corded i'm Registry aforesaid in book No.
l57, page 445, and by the request of sad
NJ. NJ. Perry, l will offer for sale TO tie
highest bidder for cash at the stables OF
said NJ NJ Perry on East Martin street,
in the city of Raleigh on Friday, Marca
9. 1900, at II o'clock a. m, the follow
ing described lot of Mules, Horses. NJ.
e., to wit: Ten head of young mules,
one sorrel mare 6 years old, one par
of bay horses and 6 years old each,
one black mare 10 years old, one BUCK
skin pony 10 years old, one bay pony
& years old, one black mare mule II
years old. eleven head of beef cattle,
one lot of hogs, one lot vehicles. har-
ness &c. one lot of farming implements
and one lot of butchers tools and fix
lures.
r. f. MONTAGUE,
Mortgagee and Attorney
Raleigh. n. c., March 3, 1900.
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at o3Rao4; receipts casks: sales
hoSln duh at 81 .35al 10: receipts 226.
barrels.
Tar firm at 1920; receipts $40 barrels.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-08

ONE AGENCY IN EVERY TOWN TO SELL
our famous made to measure tailoring, large
wooden samples; attractive advertising matter
everything necessary to carry on a profitable
business absolutely free; every inducement Of
fered good hustlers. Huntington Tailoring Co,
Ineer, Chicago. f-ot cod.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

chicago, H., March Wheat, during the
nrst nan of the session today steady; helped
by british cables, but yielded later TO the lack
OF speculative demand and closed barely steady.
Nay 3sc. under yesterday. May corn closed
shade higher and May oats 1sc. lower.
Provisions at the close were easy and prices
unchanged.
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It's always the fellow with the sand
who wins the girl with the rocks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-08

uplands 95sc: middling gulf csc; sales 81 bales.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, March IA p. M.-Spot cotton.
good business done: prices 5-32d lower; American
middling fair sad; good middling 9-l6d;
middling sgd; low midding sgd; good ordinary
g. l6d: ordinary sd.
The sales of the day 1900 bales of which
900 for speculation and export, and in
cluded / 800 American. Receipts 1900 bales, in
Is 200 American.
Futures opened and closed steady at the decline.
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PRICE, MCCORMICK & CO.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-08
r. f. MONTAGUE

Mortgagee and Attorney.
Raleigh. y. c., March 3, 1900.
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NEW YORK.

New YORK, March cotton futures opened
weak
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-08
LIV ERPOOL.

SpOI COTIUII CIUstu VVIFV ,-IU IU"tI IIIU,IIII-
uplands 95sc middling gulf 97sc; sales 30 bales.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-09-07

WHEN Stanley made his first campaign, two
years ago, he went about the state telling what
he would do if elected governor. Among other
things, he said he would remain in his office,
where the people of the state would find him at
tending to business. He failed to do any OF
the things he said he would do. And now, he
is telling what he will do if reelected. Having
failed so completely in keeping his first prom
Uses, the people have no faith in the promises
he is making. John w. Breidentha is not
telling what he will do if elected governor, but
the people know he will do his whole duty,
and that is all they ask of him. Breidenthal
will be elected, and he will be the governor,
and will not turn the business of the executive
Office over to his private secretary.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-09-07
A FAILURE.

Asa providence, Mckinley & Company are
complete failure. Their watering pot was not
big enough to hold enough of water, and Mes
arm was not long enough to reach over all our
territory, and the consequence is that the Da-
kotas got no water and the rest of the country
did not get water enough. 1t will be seen, later
on, that his state policy is like his providence.
The state policy is as full OF defects as tramp's
garments is full OF holes. Also, lot of filth
and vermin will be discovered There will be
more rotten brought to light than rotten beef,
and more steals than the Cuban postoffice steal.
All this might reasonably have been expected.
A campaign of Doodle and deception will always
bear fruit after its kind. ga corrupt tree can
not bring forth good fruit"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-09-07
years ago.

EX-SENATOR PETER will compaign for Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt this year, as, it is an
nounced, will also Marion Butler, now chair
man of the Populist national committee. They
were both rooted out of the Populst party and
thrown over board by the Democrats.-lnde-
pendence Star and Kansan
Mr.. PETER will campaign for Mckinley and
Roosevelt but Mr.. Butler denies that he Will 90
so. On the contrary, he says he was for Bly,
an in 'o6, and is for Bryan now. He says,
though, that he was not for Stevenson in '92,
and is not for him now. Mr.. PETER was not
"rooted out of the Popuist party" but Left ut
Of his own accord. because he was not re-elect-
ed to the United States Senate. Senator But
Ter was not "rooted OUT" either-he is still in
the Populist party.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-09-07

HENRY ALLEN, Governor SANKEY'S private
secretary, "edits" Joe Bristow's paper the
Ottawa Herald. The other day, Henry sent to
his paper an item to the effect that Ben c. Rich,
who was chief clerk of the "Dunsmore house,
had left the Populist party and joined the Re-
publicans. Evidently, Henry has some CON-
munication with the spirits, for Ben Rich has
been dead about three years. Maybe. when
Ben died. he went to that warm country we
hear about, and became lonesome, and wanted
to ssjoin the crowd"-just for company-so
went over to the Republicans. But, seriously,
if you will take the trouble to look over the
Republicans list of choppers, you will find
the names of many who have "passed over'
wears AGO.