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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-27
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, July 2G.-There was no in
dlcatlon OF any change in speculative con-
dltlons when the stock market opened this
morning. The dullness and sIuggisbness
were unrelieved An effort was made tn
lnaugurate an upward movement ba sed
On show of strength in the United
States Steel stocks which were marked
up something over point each The
demand was attributed TO the London ac-
count and Was said to be due to-, a re-
port there that the dispute underlying
the strike was in course of adjustment
This report could not be confirmed in
New York. The upward movement in the
general list therefore proved abortive and
was checked before it had proceeded as
far even as yesterdays limited move
ment. The hardening tendency of the
London money market was watched with
some jealousy, as the future course from
this center has an important bearing on
the future of speculation here. The con-
tinuancc of deposits at the Sub-Trea sury
for transfer to the Interior shows the il
lusivcness of hopes INDUCED by some
SPECTATORS that the usual interior demand
upon New York for currency to move the
crops will be missing this year, owing con
jointly to the short crop Of corn and the
usually large reserves, held at this time
by interior banks, Much interest alta ches
to the further consideration whether for
eign money oenters will be able to spare
gold II New York make demands upon
them when the crop export movement be-
gins. This weeks report of the great
banks abroad gives promise that they
VIII. Yesterdays Bank of England state
ment showing percentage of reserve
lifted to above so, was supplemented to-
day by the Imperial Bank of Germany
statement, showing substantial recupera-
tion of the already strong position of
that institution. The Bank of France also
holds an unprecedentedly heavy reserve of
gold. But industrial conditions in Ger
many and Russia are such as to necessi-
tate extraordinary strength in banking
reserves. A rise in the London money
rate would be another deterrent influence
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upon any movement of gold to New YORK.
1t liz to be remembered that since the
outbreak Of the South African war anu
the cutting Oft of the gold supply from
the mines, the normal autumn flow Oh
gold from London to New York has been
cut off, with consequent strihgency OF
money In New York. Relief for New YORK
from that source this fall is therefore
rrch,cmateal, Notwithstanding the pres
eht strength of foreign banks. Today's
market was practically stagnant for long
intervals and its only important feature
was the firmness of the United States
Steel stocks which was fairly well-main-
tanned TO the close, though at some re-
ceGsion from the top price.
The railroad bond market was as DUH
and sluggish as that of stocks Totai
sales (par value) $4,000.
United States refunding rs and new
is advanced a on the last call.
The total sales of stocks today were
900 shares including the following;
Atchison, $1,000; Atchison preferred, o.
900; Canadian Pacific, $500; Erie, 1900;
Nj. o. p, 10,500; Ontario and Western, o.
100; Pennsylvania, $500; Reading, 14,3Oo;
Southern Pacific, 27,300; Southern Rail
way 5000; Union Pacific, 3S,6oO United
States Steel, $4,000; United States steel
preferred, $4,000.
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CONFUSED BY WILD
JUMPS N COTTON
July Was at One lime Down
Forty Points.
A LEAP OF TWENTY-FIVE
Issuance Of 10000 August Notices De
moralizes Local Holders.
GENERAL EFFORT MADE 70 DlsGoRGE
A GENERAL EFFORT MADE 70 DlsGoRGt
With October at 7.25 The Market R, ceivps Sur
port Closing Steady 2 to II Points
Lower. u. S. Steel Firm in
Stagnart Market.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, July 26.-The market has
again been quiet in all lines OF cotton
goods, but both staple and fancy varieties
show prices steadily maintained here
Print cloths were dull but unchanged De-
mand for mems wear woolens and worsted
for spring liberal Linens are firm but
only limited demand reported. Bur
laps in limited request and prices favor
buyers,
COTTON.
New York, July 26--The cotton market
started weak in tone with prices I'M
changed to IL points lower and was excl
ted and very irregular much of the ses-
sion. Throughout the forenoon the room
contingent was feverish and frequently
changed it's attitude, being dominated by
confusing movements in the near months
The latter options were sensationally
weak, with July down 40 points under
sheer absence of support Of any charac-
ter. later advancing rs points in a single
Jump. The issuance of some 5000
August notices demoralized local holders
OF the new crop options and general
effort was made to disgorge. This sell
Ing with the only demand covering by pit
ohoits, uepIeSScu TIE market DaQly. AT
low points a net decline of 8 to 40 points
was apparent. English cables were sur
prisingly weak while more rain reports
came from the central and western belts.
Not until October had dropped to 725
was there support of any account de-
veloped. This came in mid afternoon and
continued pretty much to the close. Prices
we're very sensitive to the change in
the order of operations and rapidly adj
vanced Speculation for the day as a
whole was the largest in many weeks,
estimated by some at 100000 to 800, 900
bales. The South bought here freely on
the upturn and the West figured as a
moderate purchaser of January in the
last half hour. The close was steady
with prices net to II points lower.
NEW YORK
NEW YORK, July % Cotton futures opened
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QUOTATIONS OF COTTON YARNS

New York, July 23.--No 1851 and ISL
warps at 13E; No. 14s-1 warps at 134 q
IA; No 16s-1 warps at 141s; No 20s-1
warps at Is: No. 22s-1 warps at Is; No
2es-1 warps at 151s; No IS to los bunch
yarn at 121sM13; No. Us at 80; No. 14s-1
at lSb; No. 16s-1 at IA; No. POSI- at Is;
NO 22s-1 at 151s; No. 26s-1 at 15h@16;
NO $50 ply soft yarn at 131a No. 1852
ply soft yarn at IA; No. $50 ply hard at
lSul3h; No. 1852 ply hard at 1919; No.
lZs-2 ply hard at 1917 No ASP ply at
u; NO 1852 ply at 141s; No. 20s-2 ply at
10; No. 24s-2 ply at 151ax1s; No. 2ss-2
ply at Is; No. 30s-2 ply yarn at 1S1k@17;
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No. 1852 ply at 221s@23; No. 40s-2 ply at
221s@23: No. Ss-3,4 and 5 ply at Is; No.
20s-2 ply chain warps, at 151a; No. 24sa
ply chain warps at 16k@17, No. 26s-2 ply
chain warps at II; No. 30s-2 ply chain
warps at 17H@1Sh; No. 1888 ply hard
twist at 141a; No. 20s-3 ply hard twist ut
10; No. 26s-3 ply hard twist at t6.
Market firm. fair demand
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NEW YORK MONEY

NEW YORK, Jdsy % a p. IN. Money on call
sea ~ NJ 2G2H pei cent; last loan "a per cent
lilng rate pr cent. prime mercantile
p tper at 41aGo per cent Sterling exchange
s.eady, with actual business in ban>ers bills at
ON 1i-- demand and at 4sfAGaIS41s for 60
DAYS Posted rates 1856 and 488n 1oa,~
iherciai bills 4S4lt4.S4H Silver certificates
J. ,muaily Bar silver 5s9s. Mexican uotlars
it~ctise; railroad bonds irregular
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NAVAL STORES

WILMINGTON, n. G., July 2e. Turpentipe
nothing doing at 33l152h receipts So
Rosin firm at 95c@Sl,00; receipts 1870
Crude turpentine quiet at Sl0o02OO; receipts
III barrels.
Tar nrm at S1.40; receipts l2c.
CHARLESTON, s. c., July g. Turneptine
steady at Bay receipts SAFES exports
RoSin firm; receipts sales exports
Quote: A, Il, C,Sl; ID, SL03; r., Al. TO- r.. Al Is.
G, $40: H. Sl.35; |, sl.45 Sl.7O: Nj, 20: s.
$3.50; VIC $3.50; w W, 1915.
SAVANNAH Ga, July 20. Turpentiue firm at
at 32A; receipts l76; sales 10: exports 300
Rosin quiet, receipts 1851; sales =; cY-
ports 1900.
Qnote A, Il, C, si.'5; d, sl.ao; f. M.5. Il
sl.S0; G, Sl.35 H. 81 40; /. 1855; X. SIe0 NJ.
IL 30; n, 40; G. $500: w, 1890
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VALUABLE DRUG STORE FOR SALE.


Under the terms of a certain mortgage
executed by A. S. McGeachy to the Chris
tian Drug Co., on November Sth, 1900 re-
corded in the Registers office Of Wake
county, in book 1853, at page Gas, and also
under the terms Of an agreement made
between said parties executed on July
10th, 1901, the undersigned will sell at
public cutlery at the drug store of said
A. S. McGeachy, No. 1913 Fayetteville St.,
in the city of Raleigh, N. c., at - o'clock
M, on Wednesday, August 9TH, 1901, the
entire stock of said drug store, consist
ing of all bottles, medicines, prescriptions,
books, soda fountain, showcase, furniture
and fixtures, together with the good will
OF said business.
Terms of sales: Cash.
CHRISTIAN DRUG CO.,
by PERRIN BUSBEE. Attorney.
ALSO VALUABLE SODA FOUNTAIN
FOR SALE.
At the above sale, on Wednesday,
August 7th, 1901, at said No. 1873 Fayette-
vile street, Raleigh, N. G., the UNDER
signed will offer at public outcry, an Onyx
and Fancy Top Esquimo Soda Fountain
with twelve three quart syrup cases, three
draught tubes, two ten gallon steel foun-
tains, one copper drainer, being a No. 80
fountain manufactured by James w. Tufts
and originally sold at $1,100. Fountain is
in perfect condition; used about two years.
Terms of sale Cash.
AMERICAN SODA FOUNTAIN CO..
by Battle e. Mordecai, Attorneys.
CHRISTIAN DRUG CO.,
by Perrin Busbee, Attorney.
Further particulars can be had by APP
plication to Perrin Bushee, 30S Fayette-
vile street. Raleigh, N. C.
July II, 1901. x1EEsa9WW
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, July 26.-The weather map to-
day was favorable to wheat but hardly
promising for corn and, in consequence
the former CLOSED X cent lower, while
the coarse cereal finished at Is cent
higher. Oats closed * cent and provisions
21e to 17h cents depressed.
Leading futures ranged AS follows:
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NEW YORK, July % Cotton futures opened
WAL

SpOt cotton Closed Steady; middI ng upIands
shs; middling gulf 81 sales Il3O bales
LIVERPOOL
IS LIVERPOOL, July 26. 2 P. NJ Spot cotton
moderate business. American miduling fair
47-i6d: good middling 4ll-l6d: miduling = i6d
low mddling 4 7-32d; good ordiniry 3-l2d
ordinary 3 3-IGd.
The sales OF the day were 1000 bales Of which
SO were for srecuiation and export, and incnd
l. : American.
Futures 'pened quiet and steady und closed
Seyerfh
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Fine new upright Knabe piano for sale
at closing prices. Don't wait but wire
if you want it,
JOHN B. WRIGHT,
Greensboro. n. ..
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arm at Al. 40: receipts 10
sEABoARp STOCKS AND noNns

BALTIsoRE, July 26 Seaboari All Lin
c ,mhoh 25G211a: preferred 4sbglS4
Bends As S50S2ss.
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NORFoLk PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK Va July % Peanuts quiet: fancy.
AZ st ictly prime, 21a0b25s prime 2d,l: com
mon, low grades l4UIA marhinp nirked
hGD2 Spanish zoe per bushel
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BLOOD POISON'S BLIGHT.

eradica
gradually
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Uptown Ticket Office,
Marlboro House Building.

C. II. GATTIS, c. I. and P. a,
Bell. Raleigh and Interstate Phones III
II. S. LIZARD, r. P. A., Raleigh. N. c.
r. n. l.. BUNCH, Gen. Pass. Agent
Portsmouth,. Va
JAS. NJ BARR, First Vice President and
General Manager.
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
RALEIGH COTTON

RALEIGH. n. c., july %
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lopENrsa.I HIGHEST LOWEST. / CLOSING

ding futures ranged as follows
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-06
CRYSTAL GAZING aOR
"SCRYING. ;"

Before entering into details of
the pictures and the manner OF
seeing them, it may be we'll to
glance at the testimony of tradi-
ton. We are told that old time
"scryers' used prayers, incanta-
tons, fumigations and appeals to
spirits or gods. All this, except
in so far as it may have excited
the Imagination, was, we are told,
mere surplusage. Nothing is
needed but a crystal ball or even
large magnifying glass against
a black, Background. Probably any
clear deep, glass of water,
a blob of ink, or a mirror, would
suffice for the experiment, always
granting that he who does the
scrying can ''scry." At least
this is my conclusion, after a Pc
rusal of several papers on crystal
vision. But the topic needs deep
er research among original au-
thorities, which I have not at
hand just now.
One classical writer mentions
the use of water in wells, mirrors
and mirrors in conjunction with
wells.
A mathematician of note, but a
rogue withal, fell in with an
other rogue and the latter became
his 'scryer." How he. got his
crystal is not known; he called it a
gift Of the angels and surrounded
it with objects of devotion. His
visions were separated from each
other by "a ball or cloud of
smoke" and this report agrees
with modern "scryers'' report.
Many writer's allege that this
smoky, or milky aspect Of the
crystal, before a picture appears
in it's deeps, is a hypnotic effect,
but if this is true in some cases,
is it true in all? Can the ''scryer"
see the reflection in one part of
the glass, and at the same time
the picture in another part? Is
there no trance or sleep or con-
fusion of the ordinary senses?
This is an open question, and I
would take much pleasure in
reading any article on this subject
from The MIRROR contributors.
DoCILE.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-06

news, and it is this that is dis
played in huge type on the front
page. A news item of very little
significance, with tinge of sensa-
ton about it, is seized upon by
the yellow journal, elaborated and
exaggerated and strung out in
long columns, simply because it
makes good reading, from a sensa-
tional standpoint.
The chief requisite of writer
on a yellow journal is the ability
to draw on his imagination to sup
ply that which will make good
reading from a sensational stand
point.
The writer hereof does not know
Leo, knows nothing of the diff
Guilty which was the cause of his
Imprisonment here, and hopes he
may say. nothing that could offend
him or any other person. But,
though Leo or any other man in
this institution may have been
convicted on the merest techni-
cality in law, and on the most
trivial charge, if the alleged offense
or crime had been committed near
the home Of yellow journal, and
said paper had been without more
sensational news at that particular
time, his case would, in all prob
ability, have been depicted in a
whole column, or several columns
of the most exaggerated stuff, un-
der huge headlines, and perhaps
under some horrible illustration,
regardless of facts or of the injury
inflicted upon it's victim, when q
dozen lines of facts would have
covered the case.
The writer is an admirer of art,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-06
More About Yellow
Journals.

Leo's defense of "yellow" jour
nalism in The MIRROR of May
c23rd seems very absurd to me.
TO begin with, Leo asserts that
the fact of a ''yellow'' journal hav-
ing a circulation of 100000 goes
to show the drift Of popular
opinion. I cannot see wherein a
large circulation of a yellow or
sensational publication indicates
the drift Of popular opinion. The
most filthy publication in exist
,ence or imaginable, might have a
circulation Of ten millions, from
the mere fact that it appealed to
the curiosity or baser passions;
but this would be no indication of
the opinions of it's readers.
Leo lays great stress on the fact
that yellow" journals are intensely
systematic In the manner In which
they display news, placing the
most important news on the front
page in huge black type or scare
heads to catch the eye, etc., etc.
Now every first class newspaper
is systematic, and displays the
most important news on its front
page, classifying all news, other
matter, advertisements, etc., sys-
scientifically. Leo says he believes
the masses want pictures-good
ones, and plenty of them, and
that all classes like to have the
news illustrated. With the "yel-
low" journal anything that is at
all sensational is the all important
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-06
An Honest Farmer
SWindled.

One day late in the autumn I
boarded Milwaukee express COM
ing west. At the next station an
old farmer and his young bride
got aboard and occupied the seat
directly opposite mine. The
bride evidently was very tired, so
was the old farmer. They had
walked fourteen miles from their
country home to the station. The
bride soon fell asleep on her hus-
bands arm, he following suit soon
after.
About an hour passed in peace.
Then in comes the newsboy with
his celebrated cracker jacks"
and shouting at the top of his
voice: "Cracker-jacks,' five cents
package. Each and every pack
age contains prize; stock-farm,
gold mine, a bicycle, fower-mill,
and other articles too numerous
to mention" Just then the old
farmer and his young bride woke
up, thinking that some democratic
spell binder was at work. He
hailed the newsboy and purchased
ten packages of his celebrated
cracker-jacks, and when he had
them all open, his bride asked:
"Did you get a prize dear" No
darling, the newsboy in the bag
gage car ahead has evidently
played us swindle."
STRABO.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-06

{. / y 1. -
and pictures generally; be enjoys
the humorous pages Of the illus
trated papers but the yellow
journals go altogether too far. A
sensation of considerable impor-
lance may occur, and it may make
good story, but it does not neces-
sarily follow that this sensation is
the most important news item of
publication. Though somewhat
out of place, and I beg pardon for
the presumption, I feel constrained
to assert here that as very gen.
eral rule a mans caliber, mentally
or Intellectually, may be deter
mined by the class of literature he
reads.
Now let us look at one or two Of
the progressive, up-to-date, me-
thodical newspapers, about which
there is nothing yellow" For
example, the Chicago Record and
the Chicago Times-Herald, both
Of which, as our editor asserted in
an editorial recently, possessed
numerous, distinctive, individual
features. Neither of these papers
ever resorted to scare-heads, or
deliberately exaggerated sensa-
ton in any way, so far as is known.
Politically, though it's owner,
Victor E. Lawson, was and is a
democrat, the Record was so in
tensely conservative, that no
preference whatever was shown
for either political party, while the
Times-Herald was a Republican
paper. The Record was a young
paper, one of the youngest of the
great dailies, but it has been con-
coded by newspaper men and
other able authorities, that the
Chicago Record was one of the
greatest if not the greatest news
paper in this or any other country,
with the Chicago Times-Herald
close second. These two great
dailies consolidated few weeks
since, and today it may be safely
asserted that the Chicago Record
Herald stands head and shoulders
above any other newspaper in the
world.
In conclusion [ wish to say that
the exaggerations, misstatements
and illustrations of yellow
journals have ruined many an in
nocent man, and broken the hearts
of thousands of mothers, wives,
sisters and sweethearts. Am I
right?- B.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-06

What at one time was mere
fpastime seems to have gained a
fine hold upon some very learned
and serious persons: l allude to
.Crystal Vision" which is, per-
haps, the most harmless and GER
tainly the most pleasing OF all
modern dealings in the occult.
Indeed there seems to be nothing
occult in the matter, though there
is good deal to interest the
psychologist and to amuse the curl
GUS. Two questions arise: First,
by what virtue do some people
see pictures if they gaze into a
crystal ball? Next, why does not
everyone who tries see these or
similar pictures? Our ancestors
solved these problems in their
invariable way: s"The pictures
are displayed by spirits, or our
ghostly foe. They are seen by
his servants only, or, if unde-
niably innocent child sees them,
then that only proves the artful-
ness of the fend." 1t is manifest
that these solutions are supersti-
tious and out of date.
But what does modern science
say? Perhaps many scientific
gentlemen will simply deny the
fact: Nobody sees anything,
nobody series, as DR.. Dee called
the process, all is mere mendacious
assertion" Now, apart from the
tradition Of many centuries, the
signed and published evidence of
sane land even learned observers
prevents me from taking this ex-
'tremely sceptical position. More
over, having been present where a
<'scryer," or crystal-gazer, whose
evidence [ cannot possibly regard
as other than veracious, was de-
scribing the pictures as they
arose, 1 am obliged to believe
some people really are impressed
with the idea they do behold these
tableaux. At the same time, they
are decidedly not hypnotized or
entranced, but in all respects are
enjoying their everyday con-
seriousness. They can examine
the pictures through a microscope
and can conduct an ordinary con-
versation.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-06
ner: Sir, you called me a

Fumer: Sir, you called me q
fraud!
Choleric: And you, sir, called
me liar!
Fumer: It might be a good
idea for us to get together and
open a seaside boarding house. -
Philadelphia North American.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-06

Then send five cents for sample
copy of the "Humorist," in st.
Louis, Mo. You will become a
subscriber if you read one. Ad-
dress: "Humorist," st. Louis, Mo-,
enclosing five cents.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-06-06

"When you married me you said
you were well off,"
II was, but I did not know it. .
Vanity.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-05

At the first meeting Of the subscribers
to the Honolulu Home for Incurables
held at the rooms OF Me3srs. Bishop
& Co, on August Goth, the charter for
the institution granted by the govern
ment was accepted, and the following
trustees were elected:
Messrs. A. Young and T. c. Davies
to serve for three years.
Messrs. j. II. Atherton and ]. p
Cooke, to serve for two years.
Messrs. w. o. Smith and S. e. Da-
mon, to serve for one year.
And at the first meeting of the trus-
tees, held at the office of Mr.. w. o,
Smith, on the Goth instant, the following
officers were elected to serve for the
current year:
Mr.. A. Young, President.
Mr.. j. b. Atherton, First Vice Presl-
dent.
Mr.. w. o. Smith, Second Vice Presl-
dent.
Mr. IT. G. Davies. Seer AIRY.
Mr.. s. e. Damon, Treasurer.
Mr. j. p. Cooke Auditor.
Subscriptions to the endowment and
building funds of the institution are
still solicited, In order to complete the
establishment of the institution in a
thoroughly satisfactory manner, and
such subscriptions may be handed to
the treasurer, Mr.. S. r. Damon, at the
Bank of Messrs Bishop & Co.
T. Give DAVIES. Secretary.
Honolulu. H. T., August 81, 1901.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-05
Olaa Assessments.

The 18th, 18th, and 18th. assessments
of so cents each are now bearing inter-
est at the rate of 1 per cent per month.
The seventeenth assessment of 2R
per cent or so cents per share ) been
called to be due and payable September
20. 1901.
The eighteenth assessment of 2R per
cent or 80 cents per share has been
called to be ue and payable October
81, 1901.
The nineteenth assessment of 21a per
cent or so cents per share has been
called to be due and payable November
20. 1901.
Interest will be charged on assess
ments unpaid ten Q0) days after the
same are due, at the rate Of one per
cent per Month from the date on which
such assessments are due.
The above assessments will be pay
able at the office of the 3. F. Dilling-
ham Company Limited, Stangenwald
Building.
ELMER E. PAXTON,
Treasurer Olaa Sugar Company, Linn
tied.
Honolulu, T. H. July 20, 1901.