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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-26
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH


New York. December 13.-Money on
EcaIl at 8 to 10 GER cent. closing offered
lat 6 per cent. Time money easy; sixty
land ninety days and six months six per
cent Prime mercantile ape S per
cent. Sterling exchange Arm with ac-
itual business in bankers bills at $4-66-625
for demand and at &l.S3 70 tl.63.116 Tor
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Hearing of South Dakot Salt SET
for APRIL 18th.

WASHINGTON. December 22.-The Unit
ed States supreme court today set the
case of South Dakota VS. North Carroll
ma. involving the validity OF railroad
bonds Guaranteed by the latter state,
for hearing on April 18th next
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Same day last year-'Ac.
NAVAL. STORE S.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Firm SIC.
ROSIN-Flrm at s1.S5Qsi.Ac.
TAR-Firm at s1.60.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Ffrm; hard
s1.75; virgin $500.
Prices same day last y~esr-Spirits
turpentine nothing doug: rosIn Csc and
81. 90; tar, s1.35: crude tu-pen,ine sl.Oe
and $40 &.
Receipts today-15 casks spirits tur-
|pentine, 17S barrels rosin, $50 barrels
tar. 100 barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts same day last year-20 casks
~turpentine, 129 barrels rosin, 80
barrels tar, 70 barrels crude turpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-Prices car o lots zoos Liv-
erpcoi nc: F F Table IS TO sl.ls: 1905
Liverpool rec; 10f F F y fine &c: DOCS
American 75c: 100 c extra ACC; $50
American CSC: 200 Rock Cattle s1.4o.
DRY sALTED SIDES-ehQ1eh.
BUTTER-29Q31.
C0FFEE-S to lie.
FLOUR-straights ss.S5Gs3.s5; 2nd
patents s3.s09s4.oO; full s4250$4.50.
MOLASSES-S. House &c: New Or
Jeans Brights 23425c: 70 - Rico Shc'
Cuba 2sc.
sUGAR-Granulated $500: w. x. g.
NO. s, s4.65- No. z, $40; No. {, $4.45; No.
IN, s4.35.
LARD-CTierce Basis, Pure 11hc;
compound 9lsc.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina 7e6Sn;
Virginia 60@7e; Spanish 71GSa
/ CORN-s0 to 81.
CORN MEAL-5s16e.
n. c. BACON-Hams 15c: shoulders
ll?1c; sides 12hc.
EGGS-22c.
TURKEYS-12c per pound
CHICKENS-Hens 25G9 .; ROSTERS 2.
tG30c: spring 1oG20.
! PORK-Sc per pound.
SHINGLES-Per I,oot; 5-inch saDs
50. 90: 5-inch hearts, $3.50: s-inch saDs
81. 90: s-inch hearts $500
| TIMBER:-
Per Ii feet-Extra milling. .S7J0e@f.5 so
Mill prime
all IdIf SoSAo.or
lCommon mill ..$4.00Q4.50
inferior to ordinary -.-...-....s3.5e04.o0
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Sentences to Deeth In E~feesrfo
Chair.

New York December 11-Thomas
Tobin was today sentenced to die In the
electric chair during the week bexi1n1
February 9th. ;a09. for the
Captain James b Craft
4. I. In Septenhnx
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s4sah: commercial tits s4s2h tn as2S.
har silver 4Sh. Mexican dollars IS.
government bonds steady: railroad
bonds Irregular.
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Heal AID rot. re- te Men iIraIse. kestn o
{ a. sem. ~ = '. md Sm " we ~ 20
e7' at Druggists or by mail: Trial lie Ioc
by mall
~ aHnrHI rs. ~ Warren II Nv >ors
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ra.e
AMI
"a ~ %
CATARRH
Hy's Cream Balm.

tasy and pl-a~s" -
Use Coma rs 10 L..
furious drus
u l. quickly xv-or n~-
siIv-r Relief AZ .'nse
q II Gees 80
The Nasal Passage
.liay> ln ham o. alto
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sodiiiC ooy ioSt ySoA
NAVAL ST ICES.
| SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Firm 50.
dong.
~ROSIN-SteadJ at s1.35 to s1.4o.
TAR-Firm at s1.60.
CRUDE TVRpENTINE-Firm: hard
s1.75: virgin $500.
Prices sanI- law last yea - Spirits
~turpentine nothing do ,.s: iosin CSC
and s1.00, tar S1.35. crude tuTpentinf
81. 90 and 5000.
Receipts today-46 casks spirits tur-
p%entine. IS barrels rosin, LOAF barrels
tar, 1S1 barrels tulpentine.
Receipts sam, day last yedr-1l casks
spirits turpentine, 447 barrels rosin, 1n6
barrels tar. So barrels crue turpentlnc.
COUNTRY PRODUCE
SALT-Prices car load ,ots- zoos Liv-
Liverpool roc: 100 F F L fire PIC: 200 s
American 75c: 100 c extra 4Oc: $50
American CSC: 200 Rock Cattle sl.49.
DRY SALTED SIDES-9IG l0h.
BUTTER-29Q31.
tf'ft': r. g. &c.
NOTWITHSTANDING ss.e5@s: IS: End
patents SO. GOA 81. 90; all S4.21@s4 so.
leans Brishts 2362o, Porto Rico 80;
Cuba %.
SUGAR -Granulated $500. w. C. X.
No. 5, 4.65; No. 7. $500. No. s. $4.45; No
III, s4.35.
LARD-(Tie--> Basis) Pure 11hc.
compound 81.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina 7O9SO:
Virginia 6o@O old: Go new: Spanish
70@75.
CORN-sOmS2
CORN MEAL-5S060.
EGGS-22c.
TURKEYS-12c per pound.
CHICKENS-Hens 25335. ROSTERS 25
IQ30c; spring 1O@20c.
PORk-Sc per pound.
n. c. BACON-Hams lie: shoulders
l2kc; sides 12hc.
SHINGLES-Per 1.00C. 5-inch sabs
$500: 5-inch hearts. $3.50; s-1nch saps
$50: 6-inch hearts $500
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Extra milling. S7.0G@7 Sc
Mill prime 49,. ........ ....-.so.O0Q6.o
Mill fair .$4.5OQc.5t
inferior to culinary ........ s3.5804 on
Tuesday. December %.
Receipts Of cotton today-4,59 bales.
Receipts same day last year-2.159
Ibalas.
This seasons receipts to date-263, 497
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to-
liay at the exchange:
COTTON-Firm.
iOIOllioIy ia
GOOD Ordinary ................. rs
Low Middling IA
Middling SA
Good Middling ................. 8 15-le
Same day last year-iAC.
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WILMINGTON Markets.
Monday, December %.

Receipts Of CO ton today-l,916 bales.
Receipts same day last year-S9S
bales.
This seasons receipts to date-25S.9 900
bales.
The quotations posted at I o'clock to-
lay at the exchange:
roTTNN- us--
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- - - s. - -
- - 1p - 80 -
. BOWSER'S
g
FROSTY
, - O. 81 g. -
go SO - So 50
copyright. 1902. by c. e. Lewis.J

a GR. EOWSER had got hold of
VfH another notion" Mrs. Bow
Avn ser felt sure Of 1t even be-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-05
HOUSTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1902.
y PAGES TODAY.
THE Desporlsm OF THE DOLLAR.

It is striking fact that the democrats are referring
and 10 the fathers OF this country every day
and the republicans less and less. Washington is not
ottener named in q republican speech than Numa, and
the Revolutionary gets about much mention
the Punc war Patrick Henry If he is thought of at
all is thought OF a sort OF Catne who disturbed the
state. Give me liberty give death is a sent-
not likely be regarded with favor by the
ers Of trusts Write the word money in place of the
word liberty" and have the maxim rcmodeled up
to date Talking inconsderatey about liberty the trust
party believes is demagogc and likely disturb the
people.
Now, is it not strange thing that our fathers
fought against king and have fight in a battle
OF ballots, against the trust ring account Of the
same thing? The Revolutionary war and the contest
just beginning against the trusts have the cause
and that cause is money George III taxed us without
representation and without consent, He wrongly
took our money from Morgan Rockefeller ana the
trust magnates doing the same thing in a far sub.
tier way and on far gigantic scale, BY combina-
tons which continue to increase they control OF
production in line of industry after another and fix
prices to suit themselves. We pay for article not
fair price but what the trusts choose to charge u.s.
Domestic competition is crushed out and foreign com
petition is kept by the tariff The republican party
is maintained by tbe trusts so that nothing will be
done, that laws will be passed against them
which will revive domestic competition and so that the
tariff keeping out foreign competition will he main
tanned Thus The people are crushed between the upper
and the neither milestone
But, as with our fathers who followed Washington
from Long Island to Yorktown the main question is
not question of money, but OF liberty The coioniss
could have afforded 20 the to George H. We
might be able to continue to exist although not SO com
fortaoly, with the trusts 1ourshng. But TO let the
king overseas in England reach down into the Amer
can coonists pocket and help himself although he
only did II moderately and took little at time was
felt to be monstrous outrage So to let the trust mag
nate in his revolving chair in Wall street. New York
reach down into the American citizens pocket and help
himself although he should only do IT moderately and
should only take little at time (as a matter of fact
he takes a great deaD is felt to be a monstrous out
rage.
This is why the despotism of the dollar will be de-
feated and the trusts will be overthrow at the next
elections The American people devoted to lib
erty as their fathers and will refuse pay tribute to
the trusts just their fathers refused to pay tribute
to a king
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-05
THE MAN AND THE ISSUE.

The Hon. William G, Whitney of New York is
quoted in interview as saying that the demo
cratic party is without man and an issue Mr. Whit
noy was in President Cevelands cabinet but he has
been out Of politics for years. devotng himself to his
rich to be enabled to retire from business to Eds
pleasures, chief among which is the turf. Mr. Whit
neys remark If he Is quoted correctly shows how very
much out OF touch he is with political conditions at the
present time
1t Is true that the democratic party has no man In
its ranks who stands out as the inevitable candidate
for the presidency in 1904 But this is not a sign Of
weakness in the party. as Mr. Whneys remark would
imply. Rather is 1t sign of strength The issue Mr.
Whitney TO the contrary Notwithstanding is defined
There are many democrats of presidential caliber
That democrat will be chosen as the presidential nomi
nee of the party who during the next two years Will
do the most TO champion the great Issue This ought
to be great inspiration for the democratic leaders as
the issue is such to make it certain as II is nos
sble to predict the result of any election two years In
advance that the democrats will win.
The issue of the tarfnurtured trusts which Is tho
main issue is not new The colonial policy of
the republicans is new issue. II has sprung up since
1898 1t is not the main issue because IL concerns
mainly foreign people and because IL ia an offshoo,
of the trusts spirit of greed long employed In exnlot
ing the people at home and now beginning to exploit
other peoples abroad, For years the trusts have been
fastening their hold upon this country They have
grown until their exactions have become unbearah,e
The concentration of wealth produced by the trust
has alarmed the most conservative thinkers One per
cent Of tho people own so cent OF the wealth
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-05
SOME LEADING EDITORIALS.
EXPANSION OF THE ROCK ISLAND.
(From the Kansas City Starr

While too little is known OF the plans the Rock Island
rcorganzers their conclusive discussion one or
two general tendencies may be noted The the
nous watering OF stock The circular letter the stock
holders published this morning offers in exchange every
500 share OF common stock $500 in per gold bonds
$40 IN preferred stock and $too stock In other
words the offers OF $40 every
OF $Goo worth OF stock.
Whatever the reason for the reorganization plan may
whether to enable the present retain
smaller outlay of capital make possible consolidation
schemest made feasible by the large earning capacity Of
the Rock Island Its earnings present sufficient
allow it pay dividends the waered stock But this
time OF extraordinary prosperity in which the railroads
sharing their earnings show. How long it will con-
tnue IS The reorganization scheme pledges the
company to the limit its time OF excep
uonal earnings When the reaction imitation Of
capital will tell 1t is easy conceive circumstances arts
ing that would eliminate the dividends new common
stock In its excessive capitalization the Rock only
following the example many other big corporations that
have issued stock against the full earning capacity OF the bust
in of exceptional prosperity, no matter how
common the practice he be REGARDED as danger
Gus to financial stability in fact the common the more
dangerous
Another point be noticed in connection with the re-
organization is the tendency Of railroads to COM
bne into few groups The reaching the Rock Island
for the Frisco in line with the tendency of the times II
be predicted that eventually these great groups will CON
soldae thereby practically removing railroad competition
Just at present however the tendency sharpes
OF competition between the groups Each esents the
attempt OF another to encroach its territory The recent
maneuverng for connection to the Atlantic by the Missouri
Pacific aroused antagonism part OF the peDnsv
vania and the New York Central The DEVELOPMENT NJ he
Rock Island by its taking the BURLINGTON Cedar
Rapids and Northern has stirred up the Morgan Hill interests
to active competition A further extension of the system
may be expected to lead to competition scale
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-05

they all are with few exceptionssha take the stump curing
the coming Campaign remains uncontradeted Suggestions
from president TO holding office under Nun usually
nave the force OF orders Unless sickness or sudden pres
sure Of important public business shall prevent an tne mem
oers OF the cabinet with the exception OF the postmaster gen
graz ana the secretary OF the interior viii give dreeuy 70
inc pubic an account of their stewardship u does NOT mat
ier SO much that the two officers mentioned are 70 remain
silent he departments whose affairs they administer nave
not been the subject of political criticism There nothing
connection with them explain defend Nehe OF inc
carlnet ocers in question has carried out great po
Meh mas attracted favorable uuavorabc popular at
non IL IS well that the other cabinet officers are to take the
stump 70 instruct the people The voters without distinction
OF party VIII be glad to hear distinguished men tax ABOUT
he important subjects they especially familiar with
VIII De peculiar pleasure hear what Secretary hay can
say with popriety about the noble riunph OF American d.
pomacy 1t viii be gratifying listen 10 the attorney gen
explaining at greater length than customary IN an OF
nc report his plan of campaign against the trusts ana what
ne hopes to accomplish So much has been said and con
as 70 army matters in the Philippines and elsewhere that the
pubic VIII be much pleased bear Secretary Root fully
into the subject Of his administration There questions
connected with the OF the department
concerning which Secretary Shaw speak authortavey
and nstruetvey People who will read report OF the
secretary OF the treasury will listen to the important in
formation 1t contains when given in a speech
In recent years it has NOT been customary for cabinet Off
GERS to take an active speaking part ofear campaigns
AT an earlier day they did The good and
Is well that it is TO be revived The people always listen
with interest to what the the head OF the great de
partments OF the have to concerning their
management OF departmental afarshat is Of the peoples
affairs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-05
The Mayors Veto.

Philadelphia Medical Journal
Mayor Ashbridge OF Philadelphia has had the grace and
judgment to veto the bill for the purchase the Cannon
Ball farm II safe say that his honor has never per-
formed public act that has received such wide approval
AS announced i'll last issue, have had the pro-
posed site inspected by highly competent sauitaau
order that ourselves well readers might have
reliable basis of judgment than that afforded by po
ca critics and opponents of the present administration
In the first place, DR. Leffmanns report good exam
pie of what such report should be 1t is dspassionate
of the conditions of the proposed site he
them 1t suggests every physician (ahough its author
nowhere expresses such inenon the grave question
Are counclmen safe be entrusted with such
without the advice of experts Is there any guarantee I'M
less they seek advisers that they will do in
the future than they have done in the past?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-05

against calling for sympathetic strike by the bitumnous
miners The article referred represents MI Mtche as
attacking the problem OF capital and labor from his point
view in novel aud busnesslke manner In too muen OF
history labor disputes the employers have felt that they
dealing with irresponsible organizations VINO couo mo-
be compelled to carry out their engagements the peanence
OF which was therefore but poorly assured Mr. Mcnehs
idea change this He would have labor sold as COM
modify the purchaser OF which should know what ne is re-
ceivng and for how long he depend on holding H.
attain this MIR Mitchell seeks make contracts between ms
association of miners operators and then to see that
on the part of the men, these contracts invariably kept
The wage earners he holds stand ION honor as no
law compel the enforcement OF the contracts when ey
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-05
Want oIney to Speak.
Washinpton Post.

w Washington Post.
There is something significant in the way in which the
democratic managers forcing exAuoncy General Oney
to the front,
Ii will be remembered that when in New York recently
Mr. Bryan took occasion speak in the highest Mr.
Oney possible democratic candidate for the presidency
and he repeated his commentator while in Boston Word
now comes from Chicago that Chairman Cable OF the demo-
cratic executive campaign committee very anxious get
Mr. Olney take the stump the democrats between
and election day II know OF no better before the
country the issues, said Mr. Gable in interview lie
added however that the had been brought Mr.
Oney attention did he know whether MIR Oney would
participate in the campaign.
Mr. Cable that the committee expects send
many speakers, but thar the distribution of literature
will be quite much feature in previous campaigns He
that Senator Pattersons speech upon the and SEN
aor Hoar speech the Philippines will be given wide
circulation any two documents to be put III print
The tariff, continued Mr.. Cable lis much priuc
pal any question before the country OF course
trust question is important and closely linked
to the tariff that the hand in hand We advocate the
removal of all duty rust-made articles"
Mr. Gable says that the democrats will try get Boure
Cochran also to the stump bur adds that the repub
lican committee will be better equipped financially to send
speakers all over the country
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-05
The Coal Operators.


The coal operators reported saying that they
have the settlement of the coal question in their
hands, and that they going settle it in their own way
There has been extraordinary obstnacy both sides or
production would not have stopped long has The
coal mine direction very likely in the above state
the that hold longer than the men
employed the recuperaon readily after strike
for obtain higher prices for its coal proportion
the strike holds We have already that there
talk of $40 per being asked But who pays this extra
price, The public who neither coal mine propreors nor
coal mine operatives and in that public poor people and mid
ding interest people feel the the burden of this extra
expense The coal strike is misfortune which sense OF
what needed for public safety and regard for public well
fare should be actively concerned TO bring end
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-05
RESUME OR ARBITRATE.
(From the Philadelnhin rimes \


There are three parties to the controversy in the anthra
public has maintained impartial attitude between the two
active contestants but its interests more important than
the interests of either of them 1t time that these interests
should receive considerations
The corporations which have entrusted the direction of
their business TO Mr. Baer chartered for the mining and
transportation of coal They the entire SUNNY NJ an
haeite and none be obtained except from them They
nave no more right to refuse supply the public with the
tuel that is necessary all industrial activity than The
way companies would have stop the transportation Of mas
sensers because nconveent to them TO run their
trains. ~ ~" 49,
1t worse than foolish for these companies 70 assume
that hey nave no responsibility the public The public
must nave coal and is their business to supply IL II n not
uenied that they could at resume mining II tev would
consent to an arbitration of their differences with the miners
resumption heretore is not impossible If thew will NOT do
hs helr refusal be justified only by rcsnpg work In
aehanee OF the miners union They have not tried This
ihey nave simply sat down wait by their idle miners
now long do they expect thus hold up the industries Of the
community and tax the consumers OF coal1
1t may he said that the attempt TO resume vort would
brg about disorder That the business of the miners
SANITATION II il is able restrain its members from,
ong and TO win its fight by lawful and peaceul means
hen the operators will be justified disreRanc and call
ing on the civil authorities for protection Either the
panes can operate their mines without the union or ,he can
not II they can, is their duty TO do So II thew car not
let them acknowledge the fact honestly and agree A HE al
ustmen that might better have been made before be STRIFE
began The commonwealth has some rights in this matter
'hat can no longer be disregarded with impunty
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-05

Of this country, and this per grows richer and
the remaining 80 per cent grows poorer.
This is the great issue the tarfnurtured trusts,
the injustice Of special privileges the evils of monopoly
and unrestricted combinations the tariff that protects
the trust magnae and leaves unprotected and defense
less all other American citizens The old democratic
slogan of Equal rights" defines the issue Mr. Whit
ney is wrong The democrats have issue. When
the time comes they will have the man, too.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-05
secretary shaw,s common Sense.
New York Herald.

The host OF Americans getting home from Europe
pleasantly impressed by the increased intelligence and
courtesy displayed by the customs officials,
satisfaction is given by the ruling Of Secre
ary Shaw that the $500 worth OF belongings that each pas
senger permitted to bring III free need necessarily con-
sst of personal wearing apparel.
The annoyance by the Interpretation Of the
inolerahle persons who had picked up in their
els few rhng curos for friends being treated
as ii they smuggers Under the sense rpes
Mr. Shaw American land without being made
to feel that he is guilty of crime in coming home