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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrator of
the estate of Samuel d. Rice, notice is
hereby given to all parties indebted to
the estate of the deceased to come for
ward and make payment. All parties
holding claims against the deceased are
hereby notified to present same on or
before January goth, 1903, or this notice
will be plead in bar of recovery.
ANDREW d. RICE,
Administrator.
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WE WILL BOND YOU

The United States Fidelity and Guar
anty Co. Home Office, Baltimore, Md.
Paid up capital $1,5OO,OOO Surety Bonds.
Fidelity contract judicial. Judicial Bonds
executed without delay. Burglary Insur-
ance. Banks, Stores, Residences In
sured against Burglary and Theft. Cor
respondence solicited.
WILLIAM B. JONES,
General Agent, Raleigh, N. c.
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NEW YORK MONEY

Ng,r DIRK March 22.-l m.-Money on call
firm at pei cent; closing, id and asked
per cent; last loan at :. per cent; rullng
rate per cent. Prime mercantile paper 40
per cent Sterling exchange steady with actu'
business in DANGERS bills at 487H fer de-
mand and ct AS for 90 days. Posted rates
4S6 AMI 4.sSM. Commercial bills S4A q
Assn. Bar silver 81 Mexican dollars 1914
Railroad bonds steady; silver certificates -.
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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENTS.

New York. March 22.-The statement
of the associated banks for the week end
ing today shows:
Loans s912, 1858, 100, decrease $7,7770O0i
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STOCKS.

SEABOARD STOCKS AND EONDS.
BALTIMORE March % -Seaboard Air Line
comUlon 2i40?4&; preferred 44AO4h.
R1Dds-4's Sias0s5.
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NcRFoLK. Va, March 22.-Peanuts duil; OLD
stock and machine picked 2402h.
New-fancy 8G921s; strictly prime 8; PRIZE 2M
Q2Z Spanish, 12h.
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BEAR|SH ADv|CES
SEND COTTON DOWN
Lower Cables, Heavy Port
RECEIPTS, Big Estimates.
A BAD TUMBLE IN GRAIN
May Wheat Loses One end Half,
May Corn Over Two.
MAY OATS ONE AND A HALF CENT LOWER
Much Activity in the Stock Market is Congested
in a Few Securities. St. Paul Was
the Fayorite Demand For
Union Pacific,
A BAD TUMBLE IN GRAIN
May Wheat Loses One end a Half
May Corn Over Two.
MAY OATS ONE AND A HALF CENT LOWER
Union Pacific,
CBy the Associated Press.)

New York. March 22.-The week closes
with a general quiet demand in the
muarket, but the tone continue fully as
strong as before in cotton goods.
Print cloths are quet but strong. Fall
River sold about 900 pieces this week
nearly all irregular goods. Cotton yarns
are in fair demand. Stock yarns selling
al previous prices, but contracts tend up
linen yarns.
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RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Raleigh, ~ c., March 22.-The price of
spot cotton in the local market here to-
day was to 9H, the same as on yes
terday. The receipts were very light,
only 16 bales.
Receipts today. ................ )6 bales
Prices today .,........ 1894
Receipts this day last year ........... I6 ba.es.
Price this day last year. ............ 7%0sA
Receipts this season. 9,6i3 bales
receipts last season to this date ..... 1857
OTHER COTTON MARKETS
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Spot Gotten closed quiet; middling uplands
8; middllng gulf "a sales 100 bales.
LIVERPOOL
LIvERPe OF. March 22-4 p. M.-Spot cotton
limi ed dems nd prices were egsier:. miduiing
ia l7-32d; good middling l2-l6d; middling
1880; low middling 23-32d good ordin Try
1890, ordinary ll-32d.
The sale. of the Gay were 5000 bales, OF whct
500 were 10. speculation and export, and incluC-
ed 600 American. Receipts 81 2J0 bales, ~
GLIDING %. 100 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed steady.
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BONDS.

U.S,Ref. Us reR..10 | Mex. Cen. 4s... 80
s. s. Ref pa con lo9K do 1st fnc... 33H
u S'3sreg ...,,1OSA MINI. g 81 Il 4slo514
coup ......"109A M. K. d T. 49,. 99Is
u. s. new 4'sreg l39 2nd's...... s2K
coup .......139A n. I. &. lists. .1o3A
u. S. old as reg.111 do gen 3 1-2.1Osh
coup ....112 " j. G. gen. 5's.140
U. s. SIS reg....1o6 NO rae Es'''''' Aoogs
coup. loo s,'''''''I'' -
Atch' sn Gen. 4's.1O5B NJ @. W'coh' = s'AooIs
adj 40 oA Reading gen. as 99H
palt g n no 1o4H StL& Mton SIS 1917
do a,-o,s OK StL&S FRen4s 9sA
do conv a.. 1o7h St.L S'wes u.s.. 99h
Cav O. III 1oe do 2's ........ S0B
~ .o,> S.A.&A.Pass as 91h
1st incomes. 78A G. p~t,vovs,s ,o1M
- " ~ - .s> T. 81 p. 1sts..,.. .12Ok
- ., "a > 10 Sc o4'' T,St Law. As. IS
~" p, % VI . Union Pac. as. 1857
C ~ 8 o or gen 81 =" do. cow. 4s.1o6B
c., r. l. & p. 4's.112K - 90 49,
1857 ga M, d 7sK
Chicago Ter as. SO Wa cnoraAs ia
Colo. So 4s..... 94A w Aa oe
ID &. Rio g. 1o3A 10, 40 coH
e. prior lien as 100 Moh,lo q n 20 90
Erie Gen 4s..... S7A ~ - n 49,, CO 80
F.W &.D.C.1sts .113 :. So inonnoos GOV
Hook. V. 4 1-2's .10sA I'D incomes "a
H. N. uni As ..102A Con TOb.. as. 66A
RALEIGH STOCK MARKET.
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,PEsrNs. lHleBEsT. LOWEST. CLOSING
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Chicago, Jan. 18.-wHEAT-Trade in the
grain pits opened today with the old time
but trade was very light early in the ses-
sion. The bullish factors We're improved
continued reports of damage to winter
wheat from the dry weather. There was
Kansas City reported one-fourth of the
entire winter winter wheat crop ruined May May
sos a 8015c, and huctuated between those
figures and S05sc. Shorts were the prin-
buyers
An improved demand short covering and
a general better feeling sent May wheat
up to a strong close, 94a7sc higher, at Sic
CORN-There was very little corn for
fiuence of the wheat advance and the
strong cable list, started May. corn AQ1sc
up at 64u64Ac- Later, on the advance
commission houses began offerings freely.
May. however, felt firm and sold to $40
ceipts " were light. at 81 cars II: . ''euA'
Corn felt the influence of the late wheat
scarcity of offerings May advanced and
closed strong and 1Q11sc higher, at 64a4Q
OATS-The early demand in oats was
not urgent but on a scarcity of offerings
opened strong, May ssa5sc up, at 451z@
sac. There was an improved demand aft
Receipts were 1872 cars.
VISIONS-Provisions were dull at
the opening but with an improved tone.
Prices for hogs at the yards were better,
and this influence, together with the grain
pork opened 21kG5c up, at $17.o712a17. TO-
and advanced to s1715; May lard I'M
changed to 216c higher, at So 7215G9.75, and
May ribs a shade higher, at $s.671a, and
WHEAT~Cash: No. red, s4Mas5%c;
No. 3 red. S0a4 aS4Ac: No. 2 hard winter,
T14dS0s4c; No. hard winter, 75a4 @7994c
northern spring, 7644@7Sa4c; No. spring,
GoRNENo. 8, 6O15aeoAc.
OATS-No. 2. 46@461kc; No. 3, 451A@46c-
FLAX : Cash: Northwestern, $1es;
RYE-Jan. 66c; May, GAG
BARLEY-CaSh: 5SG65c
TIMOTHY-March, S. go.
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WE will pay, any honest man $s5 per
month to take orders for the greatest
portrait concern in the United States;
your salary will be guaranteed and posi-
ton permanent. Dept &c. Worlds Art,
Chicago.
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GOV. FRANCIS HEDGES.
Tries to Still the Storm Which He
Raised at Home.

Washington, Jan Sex Governor
Francis, in response to a request from
the Associated Press. made the follow
ing statement regarding reports that the
Louisiana Purchase exposition would be
postponed from 1908 to 1904:
Il was much surprised to learn that
a statement had been printed to the
effect that had virtually admitted that
the fair would be postponed from 1903
to 1904 1 have never advocated nor
contemplated such action. On behalf
of the local company desire to say that
it can be ready for the exposition in
1908, and will be ready. When some
newspaper men asked me today if the
fair would be postponed, and 1 made 4
negative reply, was asked if we could
not prepare a better fair Tor 1914 than
for 1903. I can not say why this state
ment should be construed as an adj
mission that the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position would be postponed from the
date fixed by congress and announced
by the president in his proclamation in
viting foreign countries to participate.
Some of the European governments
have sent replies declining, and one OBJ
ject OF my visit to Washington is to ask
the state department and the admins
tration to bring additional pressure
upon such governments to reconsider
their conclusion. If, however, they re-
fuse to do so it would not mean that
St. Louis would not have exhibits from
those countries, our commissioners
would make appeals to manufacturers
more of the foreign countries have given
as reasons for their declination that
they have not time in which to pre-
pare. Whether the governments so de-
Ginning would participate in the event of
a postponement has not been ascer-
tanned.
If" continued Governor Francis, 1.-The
state department or the administra ton
or congress should desire this fair post
poned in order to give foreign countries
q longer time in which to prepare, =
have no doubt the local corporation
would readily accede to such wishes"
DO you expect that such a contin-
gency will arise?" the governor was
asked.
mo, do not expect it, but firmly be-
Ieve that everything will be in readi-
ness and the fair will open on time"
st. Louis, No, Jan. 1S.-The' following
resolutions have been unanimously
adopted at a meeting of the executive
committee of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition company, to set at rest state
ments coming from Washington to the
to be postponed from 1908 until 1904:
Whereas. The public press has agi-
tated the question of poStponement of
the Louisiana Purchase exposition:
Resolved, That under the act of con-
gress and under every plan of the board
of directors and executive committee,
the exposition will open and close in the
year 1907
It is well and generally understood
that President Francis the board of di-
rectors and the executive committee are
working harmoniOusly and energetically
1or the opening of the fair in 1908.
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the opening, but the majority of stocks
showed fractional gains. Pacific Mail was
up a point on the favorable committee re-
port on the ship subsidy bill and North
west preferred dropped ~ points.
The market was animated in contrast
with the recent trading. Buying orders
We're numerous enough to advance various
stocks sharply, but the greatest demand
centered in the coalerS. While the de-
mand in this group was limited to sharp
fractions, their upward trend diffused a
strengthening effect elsewhere. Industrial
ing than the active railroad stocks, gains
of to ~ points being scored by Metropol-
itan Street Railway. b. r. T.. Console
dated Gas, Glucose, Chicago Terminal pre-
ferred, Continental Tobacco preferred and
Wheeling and Lake Erie first preferred.
Lake Erie and Western rose 2 points and
ROCK Island and Northwestern point.
The preferred stock of the last mentioned
rallied points. Chicago, indianapolis and
Louisville lost point and Sugar, after
selling at 124A, reacted to 1894. Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy unassented stock
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy unas
scented stock was bid up to 207 without
bringing out any stock. Westinghouse
Electric rose about points and American
Tobacco Is points. Traders began taking
profits before the bank statement APP
peared. That publication showed all the
expected gains in cash, but did not attract
generally receded to below last night. The
loss in Peoples Gas and Sugar extended to
1ss points. st. Louis and San Francisco
IA points and in Union Pacific. Manhat-
tan, New York Central, st. Louis and San
Francisco first and second preferred and
point The closing was active and easy at
about the lowest.
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Al THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

There's only one way to live, and
that's accordin' to the Scripter''-Squire
Bartlett.
Way Down East with the same
quaint characters, the same wholesome
atmosphere, the same truths and all the
ingredients which made its first ap-
pearance here last season such a sue
cess was at the Crawford last night in
the hands of a thoroughly capable COM
pany.
The reputation of Way Down East
as a play has long since been establish
ed. The only question which is asked
to determine the merit of the perform
ance is the competency of the company.
The company which presented the rural
drama last NIGHT, and which will be
seen at the Crawford this afternoon ana
tonight. is we'll up to the Brady stan
dard Several members of the cast were
here with the company touring the west
last season. John E. Brennan, who was
the hit of the play last season, is still
playing Hi Holler." Julia Hanchett,
who is such a loving, sweet faced Mrs.
Bartlett" is still with the company.
Layola O'Conner still plays Martha
''Rube Whipple'' of the play and is still
singing "An bound round with a wooden
string"
The most difficult part in the play,
that of Anna Moore" is taken by
Grace Hopkins in a creditable manner.
Charles Reigel is not quite the same
Squire Bartlett" was Robert
Fischer but ReigePs Interpretation was
David Bartlett" the lover, and Robert
Gaillard was a capital villain in the
part of "Lennox Sanderson." John c.
Hickey as Seth Holcomb" with his
long life bitters and rheumatic leg was
equal to the requirements of the char
acter and also to the amount of pie
which had to be disposed of. Wallace
Owen was a good Professor Sterling"
The sum total of the figuring the in
dividuaI characters of the play is that
they are all good and that the perform
ance is excellent.
The play was well staged. The seem
cry is carried for each of the four acts
The first act showing a New England
river valley is realistic and pleasing.
The third act showing the kitchen and
through the window the snow storm is
so realistic that the audience imagined
that door was open between the the
alter and some ice factory.
Way Down East" next to Richard
Golden's "Old Jed Prouty'' and James
a. Herne's Shore Acres, is the best
New England play since the launching
of 1.-The Old Homestead With the ex-
ception of the dialect of a few of the
characters the stage folk of the piece
are al true living pictures of characters
to be found east of the north York state
line
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RULES GIVEN OUT.
lnnes COrnet Contest to Be Con-
trOlled by Committee.
Everything Ready For Openin g
of Exposition.

The Innes booth at the Midwinter ex-
position that opens at the Auditorium
Monday will probably be the most pop
uIar place, and will undoubtedly be con-
stantly surrounded by a throng of ard
ent admirers of various cornet players
of both local and state reputation.
The voting contest to determine to
whom shall be given the Conn gold cor
net offered by Innes to the most popular
cornetist in Kansas. to be decided by
vote at the MidWinter exposition, has
grown to prodigious proportions.
A large number of cornet soloists have
determined to try to win the cornet,
and have had cards printed announcing
their candidacy in the contest. They
are electioneering and are conducting
campaign such as would do credit to a
man running for the office Of mayor.
Arthur Kane, commissioner of amuse-
ments of the exposition, today an
nounced the rules that will govern the
voting contest. They are:
Rule 1. Any cornetist residing in
Kansas shall be eligible to enter the
Rule 2. There shall be no charge for
voting.
Rule 3. Each paid admission to the
exposition shall entitle the person ad-
mitted to one ballot
Rule 4. Not more than one ballot
shall be deposited by voter each time
he enters the exposition building.
Rule O. The Kansas cornetiSt recelV-
ing the greatest number of votes dur
mig the ten days of the exposition shall
be entitled to receive the Conn Gold
sCornet given by Innes and his band
Rule InfractionS of rules Nos. or
5, after warning, shall bar offending
candidates. r. l. THOMAS.
L. L. KIENE.
J. P. FRITTS.
Committee.
The cornet will be presented to the
winner of the contest at the Times con-
cert at the auditorium by Bandmaster
Innes on Tuesday night, February A.
Everything will be in readiness for
the opening of the exposition at one
o'clock Monday" declared R. S. Brig
ham, manager of the Midwinter expoSi-
ton today.
A wonderful change has been wrought
in the appearance of the big hall at the
auditorium. In the past week nearly a
hundred people have been constantly at
work in the erection of the booths. the
displays and the decorations, and the
public is invited to the best exposition
of this kind Topeka has ever offered.
The management of the exposition
has not allowed expense to stand in the
way of any feature that would all to
the attractiveness of the show, and hun
dreds of dollars have been appropriated
for the various entertainments features,
and for the decoration both with cleo
tricity and the draperies on the interior
walls.
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To CUT OFF A DAY
Trip Across the Atlantic by
Ocean Steamer
To Be Made in Four Days by
New Line.
BY TURBINE ENGINES.
Company Is Organized and Plans
Are Completed.
Nails to Cross in Three Days
and Seven Hours.

New York Jan. 1S.-To clip from "a
to SO hours from the record time for
crossing the Atlantic is the promise of
the New York and European Steamship
company, a new transatlantic steam
ship line, which offers assurance of a
speedy fulfillment of its pledge, says the
Tribune.
This company, which has already APP
piled fer pier privileges in this city and
formulated the larger part of Its plans
expects by the substitution of the tur-
bine engine for that now in use to Sc
cure a constant speed of 80 knots an
hour in its new boats Such speed
will mean that passengers can be car
ried from this country to Europe liz a
little more than four days. The success
that has attended the use of the turbine
engine in Europe and especially the re-
Inarkabie speed that has been secured
thereby has naturally raised the question
as to its adaptability for transatlantic
steamers.
In this city a strong company has
been organized and plans have been
pretty well completed for this new line
To cut off a day in the time of cross
ing the Atlantic will mean to bring
enormous profits to the steamship COM
pany which succeeds in doing it. Fast
mails, not only of this country, but
those which are beginning to pass
through from Australia and the fair
east, will naturally fall to the steamship
company that can handle them quickest.
Delivered at Queenstown these mails
could, according to the plans of the New
York and European company, be car
ried in three days and seven hours, a
reduction of two days from the present
time. OF the Importance and value of
the turbine engine, Prof R. H Thurston
recently spoke at length before the So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers.
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class A tourney will tax my skill. I
have confidence in my ability to make
a good showing at least. 1 have begun
practice already. and will be in good
trim when my first game is called
Sigourney is said to equal Wilson P.
Foss, who holds the challenge emblem,
which he will be called upon to defend
at the conclusion of the tournament.
The other entries to date are: c. f.
Conklin. of Chicago, class A champion
of 1901; Charles S. Schmitt, of Boston,
champion of New England DR.. L. l..
Mial, of New York, winner of three
prizes in the class A tournament of 1901;
John H Hendrick, of New York. form
erly amateur billiard champion of Con-
necticut; DR.. A 3. Miller, of New York,
one of the best amateurs in the city,
and Charles Threshie. of Boston.
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BEWARE OLD BILLS.
soiled Paper Money Prolific Source
of Disease.

Columbus, o., Jan. 1S.-The state and
local boards of health before conclud-
ing their annual session, adopted a res
olution declaring against the continued
use of paper money after it has become
Soiled from constant handling. The
matter was brought before the conven-
ton by DR.. Thomas Clarke of Mas
sillon. He said that the paper currency
of the country, after it has been in use
long enough to become dirty, is one of
the most prolific sources of disease, and
one of the most dangerous carriers of
bacilh in existence As soon as bill
becomes Soiled sufficiently to form hid
ing places for germ life it should be
promptly recalled by the government
and a new bill issued in it's stead. The
officials of the association will recon-
mend this action to the treasury de-
Dartment.
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AGENTS to handle as side line the best
check book in the market, no competitor;
sells at sight; our agents have made a
success with this book. Samples on ap-
plication Those calling on harness and
hardware trade preferred Clinton Check
Hook Co. Clinton, Wis.
AGENTS-To handle our high grade per-
fumes; our plan wins; large profits:
Mo.
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BAKER PULLS THROUGH.
Father and Son on Federal Bench in
Indiana.

Washington, Jan1S.@The senate COM
mittee on judiciary today agreed to re-
port favorably the nomination of Fran
els E. Baker of Indiana to be circuit
Judge in the south circuit The opposl-
ton to Judge Bakers confirmation was
withdrawn, but the circumstances con-
nected with his case were discussed at
some length. There was especial refer
ence to the fact that his father is dis
trict judge in the Indiana district and
the point was made that with the son
occupying the circuit bench, it might
fall to his lot to review his fathers de-
cisions. There was however, a general
expression to the fact that [he promi-
hence of a mans father should not be
allowed to stand as a bar to his own
preferment. 1t was suggested also that
in such cases Judge Bakers own deli
cacy could be depended upon to find the
proper solution of the problem. This
view was accepted and the decision IA
vorably to report the nomination was
not opposed.
Among other nominal tons which the
judiciary committee decided to report
favorab1y, We're those of Fletcher NJ
Doan and Richard E. Sloan to be as
sistant justices of the supreme court of
the territory of Arizona