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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
NEW ORLEANS COTTON, June 15.-rhe co

NEW ORLEANS COTTON, June 15-The cot
ton market was again irregular and excited
at to-day's opening, and there was stiff ad-
operations in Liverpool snd the receipt of I'M
favorable crop news from the belt. July adj
vanced to 1866; August. Ii to 1886: Sep
tember Is to 11.74c October. 10 to 1O.34c. and
December: % to 1o.1oc. Locally trading was the
crop outlook. Rain fell where it was not needed
and warmer weather is wanted.
NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR, June Is.
Sugar. raw steady; fair refining 3Mc: centrif-
ugal 90 test. 3 1926; molasses sugar. 2 29-32c;
refined. steady; crushed 5.45; powdered, 4.95c;
graduated. 1850. Coffee. quiet; No. Z Rio,
SIC. Molasses, firm; New Orleans, 31@40c. IS
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GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

London special: The latest reliable grain crop
estimates indicate that Russia will have SCI
rious shortage. the French yield will be abb;
normally bad, English crops greatly damaged and
that the German crop yield Will be 10 to Is per
cent below the average. The injury Is due to
recent incessant rains and floods.
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SIOUX CITY LIVE sTc- June 15.-Receipts
Cattle, LOO; hogs, 40
Hogs-1Oc lower. Sales: g. 215 lbs, $3.50;
e. $50 lbs, $3.50; 62, 500 lbs. Sc.
Cattle-Stockars steady; killers lower. Sales:
II beeves, 1900 lbs. $3.50; II beeves. 1,2s0 lbs.
81. 3d. Il bseves LA $40 lbs, $4oo; cows, 200 600
lbs. 81; ii stockers 800 lbs. 1913; 8 stoekers.
$50 lbs. $40; - stockers, 1.o2o lbs, 400;
yearlings, 4so lbs, So; II yearlings GAO lbs,
1885, q yearlings, $50 lbs $40.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, June 15.-Butter, easy;
Eggs, steady. at mark, cases included, 1871 a
14Ac. Cheese, new; steady; twins. 1oke;
daisies, lie; Young americas n a@lahe Live
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS, June 15.-Reef,
quiet. Pork steady Lard, dull; prime western
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model school"
ITO some school that amt model, guess, to
learn reading, writing and figures.
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PUTS AND CALLS
CASH SALES REPORTED TO-DAY.

Puts-September wheat, Tx @71Hc.
Calls-September wheat, 12A @12Sc.
Curb-September wheat, 72@72hc.
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THE DAYS RESULTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

cars, with 10 of contract grade.
The close was steady, July being hc higher
at 4S%c.
Closes Corn. June, 4S3sc: July, 4SMc; Sep
tember ATS @4sc; December, 461ac; May, 46M
Cash corn, No. 2, ASH @4ec; No. s. 4s@4sAc
Oats opened steady, with July shade higher
at 3sAc but free selling on the favorable
weather conditions caused a decline, July
selling off to 3SAc The volume Of trading was
light and the market featureless. Local re-
ce1pts were 1874 cars.
The fnlloxine Ayas the rnnne Of nrices:
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NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER, June l5.--
Copper and lead, quiet and unchanged.
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PEORIA WHISKY, June 15-Whisky on the
basis Of $1.30.
IN NEW QUARTERS

ST. LOUIS LEAD, June 15.-Lead-Dull
s4.12h @415. spelter-Dull, S5.5O@5.6O.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE June

NEW YORK PRODUCE, June 15.-Butter, re-
ceipts, Ops pkgs; market unsettled: state
common to choice, 1s@21c. Eggs, receipts, r.
1s9 pkgs; market setady; state and Pennsylvania
extras, 1Skc; state and Pennsylvania frsts
1871 @17c; western extras, 181ac; western
seconds to- frsts, 15@17c
Cheese, firm; receipts, 7,243 pkgs small white
and colored, 1oAc; large colored, 1910; large
white, 1880.
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CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAINS, June
IlaSVcash s northwest est. Si.1o; Southwest, $i.o7
al .OS September, $11O@.
Timothy, June. 1915; clover, June, $11.50;
barley, cash, 47@l56c. ages
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GLANDS UP"
Chicago Tribune.


''When 1t comes to n debate, did you ever hear
of fellow that could hold a candle to Reef
ling?"
"Only one-a fellow who held a dark Lantern
to him night and talked him to a standstiu
with just two Words
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, 4Iune lo.-WheaC-Spot.
steady; No 2 red western winter, 6s Adj No: 1
northern spring, 6s I'd; No. / California, 6s Sd
futures, quiet; July, 6s 3%d; September, 6s 2hd.
Corn--Spot American, new firm. IS Id; Ameri-
can mixed, old, quiet, IS I'd; futures, quiet;
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HARD LUCK.
Chicago News.
Mrs ORiley-Th' top av tn nornin' to yes,
Mrs. McNutty. An how is yer ould man this
foin mornin'?
Mrs McNu1ty-Shure an it's terrible bad he
do be, Mrs. O'Riley. Sorra bite can he ate
except phwat he drinks.
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN, June 15.-wbeat-

er; No 2 red cash elevator, nominal; July
7s%c; September 1890; No. 2 hard, nominal
5Corn-Higher; No. 2 cash, nominal; July, 4S5sci
September. 47% @471ac. Oats-Lower; No..
cash, nominal; uly, 381ac; September, SO 1sc; No
white nominal.
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GENERAL PRODUCE
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS OF THE MINNEAl
OILS PRODUCE EXCHANGE.

Monday, June 15-Extra creamery but
ter firm; packing stock, frm Strictly
fresh eggs, firm. Fancy country dressed
veal firm. Poultry, weak.
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Hides, Pelts, Wool, Etc.

Hides, Pelts, Wool, Etc.
Green sailed steer hides ........... s
Green sailed heavy hides.......
Green sailed light hides .............S
Green frozen, 1c per ID less.
Green sailed calf. 8 to Is lbs. ........11A ~
Green Green s sa1tsd zeal kip. s::i
Green sailed horse or mule hides.
large 1910 2.1o
Green sailed horse mule hides
medium Neutrality-suspicious.. $50 LIS
Green sailed horse mule hides,
Dry flint Montana, Oregon. Washing
ton and Idaho butchers hides, fat. .16
Montana bulls and fallen hides. IL
Dry flint Minnesota, Dakota, Wtscon-
sin and similar ...................10 010h
Green salted pelts, large to SMALL.
Dry flint calf skins. .................16 614
Dry flint territorial pelts, per b....1o oil
IalloW, In cakes ,............... 5PsM SO
IalloW. IN barrels, ................ o4 6g 3A
GfeaSe, sllgnt Asa Ss4
Wool, medium, unwashed IA y 6l1.1a
WOOL me, unWasneu $500, - 42Xt
teathers, goose 40 04o
Feathers, duck 4tI
Feathers, turkey 21a9
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Total sales, 6s1, 400 shares.
aEx-diyidend.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04
"salf- f-Ignition Of Cotton. .

Washington, February 27.-Accord-
ing to a report to the State department
vessels loaded with cotton are fre-
quently reported as having fire aboard,
caused by the self-ignition of cotton
Experts have come to the conclusion
that cotton, being Of the same COM
position as wood, cannot Of itself be-
come ignited.
One of the highest Courts of Prussia
recently decided upon an important
case of this nature by declaring that
there was no such thing as self-igni-
ton. Experts from Bremen and Ham
burg we're asked to submit their opini-
ons also. The Breslua Courts decision
was: Self-ignitlon of cotton is entire
ly out of the question, according to
the universally acknowledged opinion
of men Of science and experience 1t
is peculiarly of cotton that it may
conceal combustible matter within it
for week and longer, as was seen in
this very case, for several bales of cot
ton that were saved from the fire and
lay in a pond for some time during the
following winter burst into flames late
in the following spring without any
cause, as was proved by competent
witnesses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04
SENATOR HoAR ON The SOUTH.
An Extract of His Chicago Speech
That Touches Race Conditions.
Washington Post, February 27.

Washington Post, February 27.
A portion of Senator Hoar's speech
the other day before the Union League
Club, of Chicago, that was overlooked
in the telegraphic report East, touch
es in interesting fashion on race condi-
tons in tie South. Coming from
Massachusetts man, highly honored
by the country, the following words
have unusual significance:
1'I know how sensitive our Southern
friends are on this matter Of social
equality and panionship, and |
think | might say fairly and properly
and that perhaps I have right to
say it-that it is not wise for the peo-
pie of the North to undertake to deal
rashly or even to Judge hastily of
feeling so deeply implanted in their
bosoms.
Time, the great reconciliator, will
reconcile them to that if in the nature
of things and in the nature of man
they ought to be reconciled to it. And
if in the nature of things and in the
nature of man time does lot reconcile
them, it will be sign that they ought
net to be reconciied to it: and that
some other mode of life for them must
be devised.
Now, my friends, having said what
I thought to say on this question, per-
haps may be INDUCED in adding that,
although my life politically and per-
sonally has been a life of almost con-
stant strife with the leaders of the
Southern people, yet as grow older
have learned not only to respect and
esteem, but to love the great qualities
which belong to my fellow-ctiZens of
the Southern States. They are noble
race. We may we'll take pattern from
them in some of the great virtues
which make up the strength as they
make the glories of the free States.
Their love of home; their chivalrous
respect for women; their courage;
their delicate sense Of nonor, their
constancy, which can abide by an
opinion or a purpose or an interest for
their States through adversity and
through prosperity, through the years
and through the generations, are
things by which the people of the more
mercurial North may take a lesson.
And there is another thing-covetous-
ness. corruption, the low temptation
of money has not yet found any place
in our Southern politics.
Now, my friends, we cannot afford
to live, we don't wish to live, and we
do not live. in a state of arrangement
from a people who possess these quail
ties. They are friends of ours: born
of our borning: flesh of cur flesh,
blood Of our blood, and whatever may
be the temporary error, of any South
ern State, |, for one, if l have right
to speak for Massachusetts, say to her.
Entreat me not to leave thee nor to
return from following after thee. For
where thou goest | will go. and where
thou stayest | will stay also. And thy
people shall be my people, and thy
God my God. -
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HUBBARD'S COTTON LETTER.
What is Said of the Status of
the Cotton Market and Crop.

New York, Feb. 27.-Our market
opened With sales of March at 9.99-
l0c. and after selling at 1904 ruled at
10. at l p. m. Liverpool refused to
follow the advance here yesterday af-
ternoon, the reason given by the cable
gram being the interruption to tele-
graphic service in Europe by severe
storm. Here the market has shown
disposition to ease under outside
liquidation though supported and raj
lied by the bull party bidding for TO-
600 bales when at the weakest. The
weather throughout the south has been
the worst during this month on record,
and yet the movement promises to
reach 100000 bales. Commission
houses have advised caution as Euro
pean spinners show disposition to buy
Indian cotton instead of American
cotton when possible at these prices.
Local operators believe the concentrat-
ed long interest has not liquidated
their interests and they mean to act on
the bull side. The market advanced
in the afternoon on the large decrease
in the visible as compared with last
year and was supported on the close by
the pool. The spot market was steady
and unchanged.
Hubbard Bros. & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04
AATE.MOR1EM STATEMENT
OF FOSTER.
He Tells of the Tragedy and All
the Surrounding Circumstances.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Spartanburg, Feb. 29.-The remains
of Edward L. Foster were quietly laid
to eternal rest in the churchyard of
Mt Zion church this morning. The
attendance on the funeral was large
The service were conducted by Rev.
J. L. QUITS. The deceased made two
ante-mortem statements-one of these,
was made the afternoon helwas shot,
Feb. oath. The following is the copy
of the second statement made before
he died, and was delivered to B. B.
Bishop, magistrate at Inman, on the
morning of Feb. 27, about eight hours
prior to Fosters death:
State of South Carolina-County of
SparJanhurg.
|, Ed. L. Foster, believing that I
am going to die from my present
wounds, and that there is no hope for
my recovery, do make this my dying
declaration:
One evening in the spelling class [
missed one word, and Mr.. Pitts gave
me out another word and / misunder-
stood it, and the next evening he ask
ed me why / had not stayed in as he
had instructed me to he having told
me to stay in that evening" and that
evening Tuesday he told me to stay
in. He also kept in Fred Ballinger,
and he (Mr. Pitts sent them to the
other room. He then called me up in
front of the rostrum and told me he
woud have to whip me. He brought
two hickorys from the rostrum with
him and laid one Of them down and
told me that he would have to whip
me. He gave me three licks and l
grabbed hold of the hickory. He
Pitts then run hand into his hip
pocket and pulled pistol and poked
it towards my face. l then grabbed
the pistol with one hand and his
pitts hair with my other hand. l
knocked the pistol down toward my
feet and it fired. got weak and
then fell back on the rostrum. He
Pitts jumped up and down two or
three times and said he hated it aw-
fully and be Pitts said, "Just as l
expected, you were all on me-
About the time the pistol fired l
heard the boys push open the door be-
tween the two school rooms. Pitts
then said he was going On to give up.
Don't know what he did with the pis
toll. He did not point the pistol to-
ward me any more. He jumped up
and down. There was no plot to
whip Mr.. Pitts. The day he kept
Fred Ballenger in, when Fred told
me that Mr.. Pitts was going to whip
me, I told him he would not.
Edd L. Foster.
Signed before me Feb. q, 1903, be-
tween 2 and 3 a. m.
B. B. Bishop,
Magistrate.
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WITHDRAW CRUM'S NOMINA-
TION
School Discipline in South Caro-
lima.

Reuben Pitts, principal of a high
school located about fifteen miles from
spartanburg, S. c., is in Jail for
shooting one OF his pupils. His story
is that he was trying to discipline one
of the big boys, when three OF the
lads companions rushed to his assist
ance. The teacher drew pistol to
hold the boys at bay, but one of them
knocked the pistol down, causing it
to explode. Tne ball entered the boys
abdomen, INJECTING a fatal wound. The
most curious part of the story is that
the teacher claims that it was neces-
sary for him to tote pistol in the
school room, because be was physical
ly unable to cope with the larger boys,
and was compelled to carry the weapon
for his own protection.
That beats the old times, when the
teacher was a tyrant and enforced his
rigid rules by Injurious application of
the hickory. We knew this teacher
we'll. We have seen him thrash the
boys until great welps were raised
upon them. We have seen him beat
them in the hand with a paddle. We
have seen him throw them down and
choke them. We have seen him throw
books at the heads Of the boys. But
the teacher with gun is something
new. South Carolina again gives US a
startler. It is a wonderful State and
no accomplishment is too wonderful
for the South Carolinian Teaching
school with gun! That is new to us.
Richmond Times.
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REs1ER's COTTON STATEMENT.
Showing the Entire Movement of
the Crop Throughout the United
States and Canada.

New Orleans, Feb. 27.-Secretary
Hester's weekly cotton statement IS
sued today shows for the ~ days OF
February an increase over last year Of
l06, 600 and an increase over the same
period year before last of $4,000.
For the 180 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead
of the same days last year l16, O0o,
and ahead Of the same time year be-
fore last 657, 600.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 165, ea2,
against 1872, 40 for the same seven
days last year and 156, 255 year before
last.
The movement since Sept. 1 shows
receipts at all United States ports to
be 5, 674, 256 against 6, 439, 132 last year
overland across the Mississippi, Ohio
and Potomac rivers to northern mills
and Canada S45, ,335 against S73, 22o last
year; interior stocks in excess OF those
held at the close of the commercial
year $50, $50 against 369, 457 last year !;
southern mill takings L, 184, 800 against
!, 1,056, 943 last year.
The total movement since Sept. l is
1854, e81 against s, 73S, S56 last year
and S, 1917, $50 year before last.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 1853, 635 against 14l, 377 last year,
making the total thua far for the sea-
son 5,066, 53l against 5,1o2, 976 last
The total takings of American mills
north and south and Canada
thus far for the season have been
2, s23, ,019 against 2, 703, 431 last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 20
leading southern interior centres have
decreased during the week 95, ,71S bales
against a decrease during the cor
responding period last season of So, 233.
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop the
supply to date is 9,069, 755. against
9,09s, ,546 for the same period last
year.
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DUN's WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
Domestic and Foreign Trade are
Fully Equal TO Those of Same
Month Last Year.

New York, Feb. Pr. G. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade tomor-
row will say Milder weather not only
accelerated the demand for many lines
of merchandise, but relieved the pres
sure for fuel which threatened to be
come a serious matter. and Incidental
ly efforts to reduce the freight con-
gestion. With no other retarding
feature than the holiday, business
fully maintains its gratifying position.
Returns of both domestic and foreign
trade are fully equal to those of the
same month last year, and in many
cases there are marked gains. The
people are consuming on scale never
before equalled as evidenced by the
enormous distribution and continual
inquiries for prompt shipment. Firm
ly held quotations also bear testimony
to the fact that. demand is often
greater than supply.
Increased interest has. been display
ed by purchasers of all products of
iron and steel, giving decidedly
irmer tone to the market and In many
instances quotations have advanced.
One of the definite changes was a rise
of 8 ton in wire products which
was not surprise, new ore schedule
averaging over % cents ton higher.
This makes every step of the process
more expensive to the independent
producers.
Few additional advances have occur
red in quotations of cotton goods. the
developments of the weak being chiefly
in the direction of establishing the
market on the higher basis that was
suggested by earlier spasmodic ad-
vances. There is more conservatism
on the part of buyers.
Failures this week numbered I'll in
the United States against 2l5 last
wear
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WILL Be NO VOTE ON GRUM.
Too Few Republican Senators
Who Vote as They Think.
Profound Effect of Senator Tillman's
Speech in the North.

Washington, March. h.-Senators Till
man and Clay, who have charge of the
Senatorial forces opposing the confirm
alton of DR.. ". D. Crum, colored, to
be collector of the port of Charleston,
have decided to prevent vote on the
nomination, which means that the
President will be called upon to make
good his threat that he would reap
point Crum if the Senate failed to act
upon the adverse report Of the COM
merce committee.
THE PARTISAN Lash
has been applied so vigorously on the
Republican side of the chamber that a
direct vote would probably result in
the confirmation of Crum. Many Re-
publican's privately express their e-r
gret that the President has made the
Cium case party issue, but they can
not, from political standpoint, afford
to antagonize the President in this
matter, owing to the large colored vote
in nearly all of the doubtful States.
Senators Tillman and Clay have can
vassed the situation very carefully,
and but few Republicans can be found
who are willing to jump the party
traces.
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES
the opposition propose to let the Presi-
dent decide if it will pay him to dis
regard an adverse report of the COM
mite on commerce and the personal
knowledge, derived from conversation
with the Republican leaders of the
Senate, that the appointment of Crum
is unwise and injurious. The recent
SPEECH OF SENATOR TILLMAN
on the race problem is perhaps the
ablest and most temperate deliverance
he has made since he became Sen
ator. It made decided impression
upon Republican Senators, who were
given view of the Southern situation
at closer range than ever before.
Senator Tillman disappointed his
enemies and confounded his timid
friends by his powerful and convincing
review of the race conditions, not only
in the South, but throughout the
North.
Within the past few days Senator
Tillman's mail has contained over
TWO THOUSAND LETTERS,
principally from Northern and Western
correspondents, requesting a copy of
his speech in full. As soon as it is
revised hundreds of thousands of copies
will be circulated all ever the North
and West, as campaign document.
Since the delivery of the Tillman
speech several Republican Senators
have been to the President and urged
him to
WITHDRAW CRUM's NoM1NA-
TION
on the strength of an adverse report
by majority Of the committee on
commerce.
The President emphatically refuses
to act upon the suggestion, and de-
mands that unless Senators 90 on re-
cord, for or against the confirmation
of Cram, he will carry out his de-
clared intention to reappoint the col
ored doctor Immediately upon the ad-
iournment of Congress. and
Courier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-04
A Remarkable Case.

One of the most remarkable cases of a
cold. deep-seated or the lungs, causing
pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude L.
Fenner. Marion, Ind, who was entirely
cu.ed by the use of One Minute Cough
Cure. She says The coughing and
straining so weakened me that run down
in weight from I4s to 80 pounds. l tried
a number of remedies to no avail until |
used One Minute Cough Cure. -Four bot
ties of this wonderful remedy cured me
entirely of the cough, strengthened my
lungs and restored me TO my normal
weight, health and strength" j. S. Hugh