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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-22
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CONGRATULATIONS
THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF COTTON FABRICS FOR SPRl

Goods prices and people helped Look at the variety
examine the styles test the materials Bright and fresh and
good as new dollars Just struck from the mint Want
you to take sufficient interest for the sake of your pocket
book to and satisfy yourself thai there has been no
such great opportunity of recent occurrence.
Use your judgment entirely Youare the one to say
whether you will buy not you things you like and
more than you want tell your nelghbos 1t may be doing
them favor. \.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-22
Fancy Ribbons, Choice Effects
Many COlOrS.

Liberty Satin and Taffeta Standard
Silk Ribbons, full line of colors, White,
Cream. Blue. Pink. Niger, Coquelieot,
Cardinal, Mais. Turquoise, Violet, Euri-
dice Argent, Matlot, Beige and Black,
3. 4. and 5 inches wide. at rs, 80 and
Csc
Satin and eros Grain Ribbons at half
price. Buy what you want now. you'll
not get them later at anything near these
prices.
Numbers 5, z, o. IL. 16, 22, 40.
so, SO-214c, Be. &c, sc, &c. &c, &c,
10c, lie.
Fancy Corded Neck Ribbons. Lace and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-22
At These Prices as Long as They Last,

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One double 121ac yard 10
MADRAS
IL
one Csc. ....... Is
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Checked
Twoca 10c
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one Bleaching
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-22

WIuG ....-..,..ssss .. a - p
6-inch Taffeta Sash Ribbons .2Sc.
Ladies Silk Skirts.
The Advance Styles for Spring, attrac-
tive, stylish and serviceable.
Taffeta and Peau de Sole Dress Skirts.
Few Wooden Walking Skirts at the usual
low prices you have grown to expect
here.
Taffeta Skirt with Circular and gradu-
ated Flounces, three, four and five rows
of Liberty Silk Pleatings, $3.50 $40
and ............ ............,....$12 UP.
Peau de Sole Skirts, with Drop Skirt
Duchess Lace Inserting. Circular and
Graduated Flounce, $14OO, $1,000
and commune. .............$L S.O0 up.
The new Gray Walking Skirts, Stitched
and Corded Flounces, $3.50 and $500
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-22
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-12-02
Raising More Revenue.

PROFESSIONALLY the greatest of all
the matters to come before the Leg
islature will be that of raising
money, getting more taxes. Some
persons have thought there would be
an issue of bonds to meet, among
other things, the $325,OOO deficit
which has resulted last year and this
year from the big appropriations
made in 1901 and the failure of the
new revenue law to raise enough
money to meet them. The Legisla-
ture expected great things from that
revenue act, but the performance by
no manner of means equaled the
promise.
To-day your correspondent spe-
cially interviewed State Auditor
Dixon, who for two years has closely
studied this important question of
how, in a proper way, to raise an
ample sum by taxation, and asked
him what he would in his report to
the Legislature urge it to do in this
matter. He replied:
II will earnestly recommend a
State tax on all ~bar-rooms, dispense
ries, whiskey distilleries and rectify-
ing establishments. Tennessee gets
$215,OO0 annually from this source,
and Virginia $4,000. You ask me
how much North Carolina gets.
Why, only $4,000. That is about all
we receive. You know there will be
a new and increased assessment of
railroad property next year. There
will also then be a reasSessment of
all real estate. The new tax will
therefore be levied on a general re-
assessment. All improvements made
on property are to be added to this
re-assessment, so you will readily see
there will be a considerable increase
of the tax lists."-Raleigh Cor.
Charlotte Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-12-02

TEN all over Meckenburg, was high
ly important. 1t means much in the
way of facilitating the reading of
fresh newspapers and thus in the
spread of intelligence. Like the tel
ephone, it puts the county in touch
with the centers of population and
relieves country life of it's only
drawback that is worth considering,
the only drawback that renders it
less desirable than town life-loneli-
ness, It has been suggested that
some of the ~by-routes in this county
will suffer for the lack of this great
adjunct of modern life by reason of
the lack of bridges over considerable
streams, but the County Commits
sioners will doubtless look after and
relieve this trouble.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-12-02
Joyner's Majority, 67,631 Clark's,
62,435.

The official vote for State Super
intendent shows that Joyner (Dem.)
received 135,38O votes; Long (Rep.)
$500. Joyner's majority, 1881.
For Corporation Commissioner
(omitting the vote of Forsyth, miss
ing), Beddingfeld (Dem.), 1882;
Abbott (Rep.), 67,474. Beddingfeld's
majority, 65,868. For Chief Justice
Judge Clark, Democratic candidate,
received 1879 votes, while Judge
Hill, Republican, candidate, received
7O,3O4, giving Clark a majority of
62,435.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-12-02
STATE NEWS
FROM CURRITUcK TO CHEROKEE.
Items of Interest Cleaned From Our Cor
respondents and Exchanges.

~ ,
has been called to the pastorate of
the First Presbyterian Church, of
Raleigh.
Durham Sun: Mr.. Fl. A. Reams,
on the Dist of November, had from
his garden, from a second planting,
snap-beans, butter-beans, cucumbers
and tomatoes. This is something re-
markable for this time of the year.
Statesville Mascot: This has been
a remarkable fall. The cotton in
the fields around Statesville is still
blooming, the roses are full of buds
and blooms, and the grass is spring
ing up almost as it does in spring
time.
Raleigh News and Observer: The
organization of the Oak City Ware
house and Investment Company, of
Raleigh, which is organized with a
capital of $4,000 to promote the to-
bacco interests of Raleigh, has been
completed.
Greenville Reflector: Friday Mr..
Allen Warren, of Riverside Muir
series, brought us three pears that
are of the second crop this year m
his orchard. The variety is War
ren's Ever-bearing Leconte, and they
are well developed and of excellent
flavor.
Landmark: Judge Fred. Moore did
a wise and proper thing in removing
the Wilcox case from Pasquotank
County. It is as plain as anything
could be that the feeling there is so
strong against Wilcox that a fair
and impartial trial in his case was
entirely out of the question.
Congressman Pou has received a
communication from Hon. A. W.
Machen, superintendent of free de-
livery, in which he states that, owing
to the fact that the appropriation
for rural free delivery service is
exhausted, no additional routes will
be ordered in operation before the
first day of February.
News and Observer: Some time
ago it was announced that Mr. @. G.
Latta, of this city, would enter suit
for damages against the company in
New York by whose electric street
car he was so badly hurt some
months ago. This has been done,
the damages asked being 100000, the
suit being brought in the United
States Circuits Court in New York
City.
Jonesboro dispatch, 9th: The
most high-handed and successful
piece of robbery in the history of
Moore County was perpetrated here
this morning about 1 o'clock, when
two professional safe-crackers dyna-
mited the safe of Watson & God
frey, stole $4,000 in money and
$4,000 in North Carolina bonds, and
made their escape. The robbery was
not discovered until about daylight,
when bloodhounds were put upon
the track and trailed the parties to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-12-02

inform physicians living out of the
city that a female patient can be
treated free of charge in the Memo
rial cot. Full particulars can be OBJ
tanned by writing to Mrs. Lawrence,
Rex Hospital, or to Mrs. Walter A.
Montgomery, Raleigh. Many pa
tlents have been successfully treated
in. this cot, and it is the desire of
the ladies that it shall never remain
u~noccupied. Everything is furnished
entirely free of charge.
On Thanksgiving night RaIeigh's
annual intercollegiate debate was
held at the Academy of Music be-
tween representatives of Richmond
College and Wake Forest College.
The question for debate was: Gre
SOLVED, That American honor de-
mands that we grant independence
to the Philippine Islands" Rich
mond had the affirmative, it's de-
baters being Lane Lacy and John ".
Kinchelso, while the champions of
the negative for Wake Forest were
F. j. Sherwood and James Royal.
The cup was awarded to Richmond
College.
Raleigh Cor. Messenger: So rapid
ly has the work of building the main
building at the Methodist Orphan
age here been pushed that the brick
work will be completed by the end
of this month. 1t is a large and in
spring building.-It is learned
that the increase of the school fund
from fines this year is something
like $4,000. It is also said that a
number of towns do not impose any
fines, and thus the schools do not
get money which they ought to re-
There is certainly an in
e In reading in the country as
well as in cities and towns. The
rural free delivery and the rural
school free library are prime causes.
In fact, the increase in reading in
the country is no doubt more than
in the towns. The Raney Library
has unquestionably stimulated read
ing in Raleigh.
S~tatesville Landmark: The case of
E. L. Utley, the young man of wealth
and prominent family who, while
drunk, on the 25th of October, killed
T. B. Hollingsworth, night clerk in
the hotel at Fayetteville, was called
for trial in Cumberland Superior
Court this week, but was postponed
on motion of the defendants coun-
sci, who announced that the defense
would be insanity, and that they de-
sired to summon witnesses from
Florida to testify. Of course, Utlev
was doubtless crazy drunk, but that
should not save him from the fate
he desmerves. The killing was ap-
parently without ~provocation, and
the blood of the murdered man cries
from the ground. Men who get
crazy drunk and commit crimes are
not excusable in law or common
sense. Our Supreme Court has said
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-12-02

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nrove disastrous to the business
prosperity of the country.
DTHREE NEW STARS FOR THE FLAG
There were many important mat
tors left in committee and In confer
epce when Congress adjourned last
simmer and they will, of course, take
precedence over new legislation. The
FIRST measure to demand the atten-
ton of the Senate will be the Com
ribus Statehood Bill" which will be
reported December 3rd, and will be-
come the unfinished business on the
tenth day of the session. There is
already a large lobby in Washington
TO further the interests of this meas
ure and Senator Beveridge and other
members of the Senate Territorial
Committee are touring the Terrific
ries preparatory IL bringing in their
report. The big as passed by the
House and referred to the Senate
Committee, confers Statehood on
Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico,
but there is a considerable faction
which favors the annexation of In
dian Territory to Oklahoma Terri
tory. and the admission of the whole
as one State. This faction is likely
to make itself heard in the Senate
and prolong the debate.
SEVERAL LEFT OVER BILLS
Another important measure passed
by the House and left in a Senate
committee is the immigration Bill,
which places certain restrictions on
foreign immigration. The bill has
many jealous advocates who believe
the future of the United States is
menSced by the influx of immigra-
ton from lower Europe and they will
press it's passage. On the other
hand. there are in Washington
strong Hobbies representing the
steamship interests and those of GER
tain railroads whose connections
with Canadian lines afford them con-
siderable profit, who will use every
effort to defeat the proposed restric-
ton.
In House committees were left the
Ship Subsidy Bill, the Fowler Cur
rency Bill, the Lacey Public Land
Bill, and a number of others, none
of which can be>speedily disposed of.
In conference is the Anti-Anarchy
Bill which must necessarily take
some time unless the conferees ar
rive at a prompt agreement which is
regarded as improbable. In addition
to the important measures mention
ed there are fourteen regular appro-
priation bills, likely to involve ap-
proximately $780, OO,O 900, with per-
haps several urgency deficiency bills,
50 that it will be seen Congress will
have little time to spare.
Cuban reciprocity has not been re-
terred to for the reason hat there
Is still considerable doubt of the pos
Slbllity of e~ffecting a treaty for sub
mission to the Senate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-12-02

. Gods response to the fears of man
Is always Fear not."-Abbott.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-29
THE RICE MARKET.

The market is not active, but there
is noticeable improvement in the de-
mand over previous week. The trade
are felicitating themselves on gradual
but sure depletion of old stocks, which
clears the way for free operations in
new, when offerings of such become
widensd out in quantity and assort-
ment.
Adyices from producing sections are
in the main favorable. On the Allan
tic coast every energy is being given
to harvest; but little will be threshed
until after the crop has been gath
cred and placed where 1t will be secure
from damage or loss by September
storms. Quality, in some sections, is
reported up 70 the high class stan
dard Of years ago. At New Orleans
the market offers only a fair assort-
mont; receipts OF rough have been free.
but millers claim too small margin be-
tween prices OF rough and cleaned,
hence quite a large quantity OF rough
has been stored. The movement OF
cleaned was larger than same period
past two seasons, but less than last
week.
In Southwest Louisiana complaint Is
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-29
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Aug. 2S.-There was a
considerable further contraction of ac-
tivity in the stock market to-day and
the animation which has been shown
on the previous days of the week was
lacking.
The speculative disappointment
caused by yesterdays reduction OF the
dividend on Reading first preferred
and the anxiety over continued deple-
ton of banking reserves through the
interior demand for currency were re-
sponsible for the pause in the specula-
tive activity. 1t was apparent that
some sharp losses were incurred by the
plunging in Reading yesterday before
the dividend reduction was announced
and In Atchison on the day before,
previous to the report of the shrink
age in July net earnings. There was
some further selling in these stocks
to-day and Illinois Central reacted
sharply from yesterdays show OF
strength After the pressure to sell
by Disguised holders on margin had
ceased, prices were pushed up here
and there with a rather sustaining eff
feet on the rest Of the market. No
stocks of the first grade were con-
cerned IN this movement, which WIS
confined TO minor railroad stocks and
10 some rarely active specialtiee. no.
tably the gas stocks and the express
stocks. Talk Of consolidation accom-
panied the advance IN both cases.
sloss Sheffield Steeis strong rise was
unexplained The Toledo, 81. Louis
and Western fHtOckE. the Wisconsin
Central issues and the -. Joseph and
Grand Island stocks enjoyed the benz
EFT 81 the revival Of old ruinOra 81
absorption BY stronger interests. Col
Orad0 Fuels early break on the proc
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-29
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKEr.

New Orleans, Aug. 2S.-With August
contracts selling at S.25c and factors
asking 8.62h for spot cotton, there
was small inducement for buyers to
operate freely. Quotations unchanged.
In the market for contract there
was decidedly less activity than yes
terday. However. trading was quite
brisk in September, October, December,
ard January. The action was unremit-
ting and large, comprising in great
part the execution of orders from the
Southern interior, but embodying also
a fair share of trading for New York
account and no little floor work on
quick turns for small profits. The bears
had all the best of the day however,
and kept the bu1ls pretty we'll on the
run. At one time, shortly after the
opening, the local bulls, materially as
sisted, by their New York brethren,
managed to effect a recovery of a few
points, but they soon lost their want
age grounds and thereafter while
numerous slight upward fluctuations
were noted, the trend was toward a
distinctly lower level. On the opening
call August dropped II points, Septem,
Der s, and 3 to points on the other
positions. Immediately after the call
August was forced down 10 points adj
ditional, while the other months aftel
recovering and moving up to IL
points, on Wall streets prediction of
10 as the bureaus probable estimat,
of the August condition, fell away to
the extent of 10 to II points. Thereaf-
ter prices fiuctuated rapidly, and at
the close showed net losses of 26
points on August, and 1S to IA points
on the other months.
New Orleans, Aug. 2S-Cotton flu
lures barely steady. August, 8.25;
September, S19@8.2 20; October, Sill;
November, S.O7@8.0S; December, S.O7;
January, s.OS@s.os; February. $3.50
$40; March, S.09@S.10.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-29
h. 6 B. Beer Coz. COTTON Letter.

New Orleans, Aug. 28.-Liverpool adj
vices were discouraging, consequently
our market opened to II points low
er on near, and to 4 on late, but
subsequently advanced to on fresh
buying predicted on bullish August
crop report issued to-day by the New
York Journal of Commerce. Later in
the session, however, it was ascertain
ed that rains were general in the VAL
ley and Atlantic states and that the
drought was broken in every state
with the exception of Texas, Arkansas
and Louisiana. This naturally brought
out sellers, causing a break of Is to
16 points from the top, making the
net loss &c points on August and 13 to
IA points on the other months. The
New York Journal of Commerce makes
the general average of August condi-
ton II per cent as compared to 702
last year and 1915 last month, or a de-
crease of S.6 points during the past
month. These figures were practically
corroborated by a leading New York
operator. who makes the August con-
dition 705 per cent. The bureau last
year made the August condition ia
per cent, or a drop of 5.S points from
that of July this year. The July bu
reau was S1.9 per cent, and it is ex-
pected that the August condition will
be around II. AS foreshadowed by the
New York Journal of Commerce and
private parties. While these figures
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-29
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, Aug. 2S.-The cotton mar
ket opened weak with prices 5 to 10
points lower under vigorous selling of
long cotton by the commission houses
and some of the more daring bear
operators, all brought on by reports
OF light to soaking rains over impor-
tant sections of the central and east
ern belts. A forecast for continued
precipitation tonight and tomorrow
over this country, and possibly over
the northern portion of the western
belt with very disappointing Liver
pool cables, helped to weigh down the
early market. Not long after the call,
however, Wall street bid the whole
llst up with rush, the near months
NOT stopping until net advance of 3
TO points was recorder, while the dis
tant months worked nearly up to the
final bids of yesterday. There We're
frequent sharp fluctuations during the
balance of the session. but the gem
eral tendency was downward under
persistent selling by commission house
longs and absence of public buying,
Which heretofore has been an impor-
tant factor. The late fall bulletins
gave more general extensive rains than
the earlier reports had indicated and
the private wires stated that this
moisture would greatly benefit the
parched crop. Near the close Eu-
rope the South and smaller longs
sold, bull leaders gave some sup
port, but made little attempt to rally
prices August dropped from S.67c to
S.40c in the absence of strong sup
port. The close was steady with
prices net s to % points lower. Total
sales estimated at 100000 bales, or less
than half the business reported yes
terday.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-29
TRADE and FINANCE
.rroN MARI<EScs DROP SHARPLY
W. on HEAVY REALIZING.
cl1IIRES SHOW BIG LOSSES.
RELIEVED BULLS HAVE LET
,, MARKET co FOR GOOD, 4
HOWEVER.

Da,ief Is That the Indifferent
4 corrse of Prices, and the Losses
-. 10 Give the Machinery n
I'm Due Course Another Up
SDurt Is Anticipated-Tur-
.,,a Firm at 45c-ROsins Firm
I'D in Demnnd-Local and Tele-
raohic Markets.
The Morning News Office,
Thursday, Aug. g.
rso cotton market was apparently
nowad to take its own course to-day,
h,oh means that the bears go full
-, and run prices down sharply.
~ 49, closing shows losses at New York
g 70 % points, and at New Orleans
" % points on August and 10 to IA on
Otsor months. The buying demand
O ''as weak at the closing, with the mar
~ presenting an unpromising out
look.
THAT a bull boom has been launched
.hore seems to be no doubt in the
Kinds of the better market judges,
and they look for further develop
,,onts before many days. In. fact,
come said they would not be surpris-
81 To see an opening bulge tomorrow
ord start the country upon another
sneu of bullish enthusiasm. Old
orborisms fitted conditions, such as
"tbe darkest hour is just before the
dawn" and the market is only Catch
ing ITS breath for another upward
haul Whatever the general belief
NAV have been 1t was not apparent
that any of the bullish ardor that de-
veloped locally from the recent rise
had subsidized. Confidence is expressed
IN the future course of prices, at least
for the present, for the average per-
son holds that once 1t is attempted to
boost prices the market must be held
thoroughly in hand, while the process
is being carried out. The bull "syndi-
cate" no doubt worked prices up about
as high as was desired for the pres
ent. and to-day's action was probably
allowed with their thorough approval
Locally it is not believed that Mr..
Price and his friends will let the cot
ton market get away from them until
their plans have been carried. out.
The turpentine market opened firm
lot 44Ac. and closed firm at 45c, with
the demand good. Resins closed firm
lat the advance, with the demand good.
Resume of the markets as follows: