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METHOD OF CULTURE THAT
FINDS MUCH FAVOR.
PROVES VERY PROFITABLE
Value of the Leaf Increased Nearly
Three Times by the New Process
Complete Demonstration Made in
Connecticut, but Expenses Are
Heavy.

ST. Louis Observation-Disclosures
tents of an enormous size will rise
this spring over the tobacco district
of Connecticut, causing the quiet
country land TO resemble a colossal
circus. Under the white tents
Sumatra leaf tobacco will be grown,
and this leaf will he SO much finer
than the sort raised in the open field
that it will fetch 6S cents a pound,
whereas the other fetches but 20
cents.
Ariel Nicholson OF Tariffville,
Conn, inaugurated the idea of tobacco
growing under cover. When, last
year, at a cost Of $3.50 an acre, he
tented eighteen acres of his best
tobacco land with cheese cloth, the
tobacco farmers of the country
laughed at him; they said he was
wasting a good deal OF money. But
when Mr.. Nicholson produced under
his cheese cloth a crop of Sumatra
leaf that far eXcelled in quality any
tobacco that had ever been grown in
the United States before, the farmers
gave him an ovation. The secretary
of agriculture, Mr.. Wilson, came all
the way from Washington to study
and to praise the new departure.
Companies for this novel sort of to-
bacco culture were formed and incor-
poratei. Strong efforts were made
towards buying up Of the best tobacco
lands of Connecticut and Massachu-
sets. The value of these lands went
up amazingly. Business doomed in an
unprecedented way.
Mr.. Nicholson got his idea from NJ.
l.. Floyd, an expert of the govern
ment bureau of soils. Mr.. Floyd some
years ago, conducted in a small way
series of experiments in tobacco
growing under tents. He made these
experiments in Florida, and they
were most successful Some of his
tenr-grown Sumatra leaf he exhibited
at the Paris exposition, and ii was
adjudged better tobacco than that
raised in Sumatra itself Mr. Flovd's
tobacco got an award two points
higher than the real Sumatra got.
This was an unheard-of thing. and
naturally it created among tobacco
men a great deal of talk.
Some Of the talk came 10 the ears
al Mr. Nicholson He was raiser
of Sumatra leaf. He decided that If II
was we'll to raise this leaf under tents
in Florida 1t would be we'll to raise II
under tents in Connecticut also. He
went to a number of tobacco growers
in his neighborhood and asked them
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-25

commerce and labor July and con-
solidated with the bureau of statistics.
The reports of agents indicate that
if the treaty is defeated the states of
Panama and Cacua, which occupy the
isthmus of Panama, will secede and
organize an Independent republic. In
these two states sentiment in favor of
the canal is almost unanimous, but it
is feared that the opposition else
where in the country is so strong that
the treaty will be defeated President
Marroquin is heartily in sympathy
with those who desire the treaty to be
ratified. He is hampered however,
by the strong sentiment that prevails
outside of the isthmus, and even
among his own ministry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-25
LABOR.

militia of Arizona were called out to
prevent rioting by striking miners.
! Three thousand striking Milwaukee
tanners appealed to Gov. La Toilette
to settle their dispute. Nine hours
work Is asked.
| A boycott of the Santa Fee railroad
is asked of ticket agents by the Order
Of Railroad Telegrapers. Discrimina-
ton against the employees who struck
in 1900, is charged. The routing of
passengers by other lines is urged.
All the large Chicago hotels are
partly tied up by an employees strike.
The kitchen and dining room help quit
in some hostelries.
In New York Samuel j. Parks, the
walking delegate of the House-smiths'
and Bridgemen's union, who is under
criminal charges, mas been renomi-
mated for his office.
All attorney for the Chicago unions
defed Judge Holdom, who fined six
teen union pickets $40 each for violat-
ing his injunction, and said the order
would have no effect.
Five Chicago unions will try to
force the striking cooks and walters
to accept arhit alton and avoid dis
ruption. Aid was refused them by
other trades. Cafes opened with non
union help.
Clark e. Carr in an address at
Galesburg, ILL.,, warned Chicago
strikers against trying to starve
citizens into accepting unreasonable
demands. A limit of patience may
be reached
Niels Poulson, founder of the
Eiecla iron works, declared that iron
work made twenty years ago cannon
he reproduced because of the apa-
thetic condition to which the unions
have reduced it's workmen.
An anthracite coal miners strike
is shown by delegates speeches at a
favored unless the operators live up
to the arbitration commissions de-
cision. The entire dispute was re-
ferred to miners committee.
The Chicago stoclyards arbitration
board, composed of Revs. w. M.
Lawrence, e. A. Kelley, and Myron w.
Haynes, was criticised by Methodist
ministers for demanding $1,000 each
for settling the engineers wage dis
pute.
Chicago hotel keepers scored on the
strikers by securing over 800 non
union employees from other cities.
The attempt to cut off supplies failed.
The union is believed to have made a
serious mistake in refusing arbitration
with John Mitchell as an odd member
of the board.
At Groton, Conn, the Eastern Ship
building company posted notice that
the works would be closed Indefinitely.
This action comes after the mass meet
ing of the workmen when it was de-
cided to strike If the company per-
sisted in its refusal to grant nine
day at ten hours pay. Work on the
steamships Dakota and Minnesota,
building for the Pacific trade, is sus-
pended.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, May 2S.-The stock market
developed acute weakness again today.
There was not a surprise in view OF the
hating and doubtful movements which
greeted yesterdays attempt to put up
prices. There was evidence this morning
also of pressure to sell stock which en-
couraged the professional bears to make
a bold attack on the market Presenting
on the urgent necessities OF sundry hold
ers of securities the bears offered down
prices bIiskly and succeeded IN Wlplng out
margins on speculative holdings and dis
lodging stop loss orders, which had evl
IDENTIFY been freely placed all through The
market slightly below the existing price
level. The large selling which spread
pretty generally through the list was as
little accounted for by any news deyei-
opment as that of last week and OF Mon
day 1t was evident that the tall IN
prices was itself the motive for large
Fart of the selling and the manoueVers
of the bears conducted materially TO the
fall in prices This was made clear by
the substantial rally in the last three
quarters of an hour when the covering
brought shorts TO take their profits on
the same day caused recoveries of from
to points in the principal active stocks
A notable center of disturbance for the
whole market was Amalgamated Copper
It's decline was shared in by copper Sc
curities all over the world and a vio
lent slump In the price of the metal in
London gave color to the suspicion, which
has recently found expression, that the
metal market was under manipulation for
a rise to assist in speculation in COP
per securities. When the concentrated
selling was detected the bears joined freely
and attacked the stock fiercely. Rock Is
land was under severe pressure all day
and the professional bears were confident
in the supposition that large accounts in
the stock were in a vulnerable position
The heavy selling of Union Pacific and its
lack of support caused bad impression.
The, same was true of the abandonment
of st. Paul and Pennsylvania to the vics-
STUDIES Of the market. The very strong
tone of foreign exchange gave animation
that further exports of gold are likely
Rock Island bonds were heavily sold. The
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Tarrant e. Kings
Cotton Letter.

(Special to News and Observer
New York Nav 2S.-The feature in the
cotton market today was the widening
of the difference between July and August
contracts which indicates that the people
who are in control of July are hedging
to certain extent by selling August. In
the meantime, the new crop options show
remarkable strength, although it would
seem that in view oil we un1ayorable crop
reports. the short selnng that has been
going on for so long, should have about
run its course.
A prominent commercial paper IN pub
fishing reports from the correspondents
in the street daily, and the unfavorable
conditions of the crop far out weight the
favorable. Reseeding has been necessary
three times over in some sections, and it
is stated that the quality of the seed Is
very inferior.
The weather has been unseasonably
cold and the season averages 80 days
late. These conditions taken in conjunc-
ton with the present price OF spot cot
ten, and the existing scarcity, would indi-
cate that the Southern spot markets viii
not decline before November, SO that DC.
tober and December contracts now are
at about 2 per cent discount under what
spot cotton will probably be in October,
and this is attracting investment buying
of the very best class.
TARRANT & KING,
6S Broad Street.
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members of the General Assembly and
State officers, shall be entitled to register
and vote in this election; and the provl-
sions OF said State Election Law respect
ing the qualifications of electors for regis
tration and voting, and the provisions OF
said law regulating the conducting Of said
elections, shall govern in this election.
Section g. There shall be one ballot box
at each election precinct, labeled as fol-
lows: Getty Extension" and those fa-
yoring the extension OF the city limits
shall vote a printed or written ballot with
the words "For Extension" and those OPP
posed to the extension of the city limits
will vote similar ballot with the words
against Extension" The polls at each
precinct, on the day Of election, shall be
opened at sunrise and closed at sunset.
At the close of said polls. the registrar
and Judges Of election shall count the
ballots cast in said election and shall
record the number of qualified voters reg
istered and the number of votes cast for
and against city extension, on blanks, and
shall sign same; they shall appoint one
of their number to attend the meeting OK
the board Of canvassers and shall deliver
to him the returns made out and signed
by them; the members so appointed to
bring in the returns, shall meet at II
O'Clock M. on June goth, 1903. in the
Mayors office ana shall constitute the
Board Of City Uanvasscrs; they shall, after
duly organizing according to law, open,
canvass and judicially determine the vote
cast in said election and shall declare the
result Of said election they shall REGARD
the vote. canvassed and determined by
them, on duplicate blanks, one Of which
they will deliver to the city clerk, and
the other they shall cause to be posted
in front Of the city hall.
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Cammann e. Cos.
Cotton Letter.
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial to News ana Observer
New York, May 2S.-Llyerpool seem to
balk at any further advance for the move
ment and shows a disposition to sell the
winter months at the high prices estab-
lished. The end of the May deal holds out
prospect Of dulIness until July gets close
enough to stir up thoughts OF what may
happen on July delivery days still a
month off. Even the near approach of
the first bureau report OF the season oil
the announcement Of the appearance OF
boil weeyel in central Texas failed to give
prices the strength they lacked. The
truth is, the prices for new crops are now
cent higher than month ago, and while
conditions are far from idea or even salts
factory, the situation is undoubtedly inn
proving under the influence of warm
weather Under such circumstances there
is reason to believe the rumors that big
interests which went long at much lower
prices have recently been taking profits,
and it is even limited that after bureau day
they may be found short OF late months
and prepared to ride the mdown. So much
has been said about the very bad report
that must be forthcoming on June 4th
that considerable long interest has been
attracted to the late months. Any disap
pointment therefore would likely cause
substantial reaction.
CAMMANN & CO.,
Cotton Dept,
Per II. f. M'LROY.
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Cash Quotatlons were as follows
flour steady, winter patents s3 SO; straights
h2O0340; clears s33'aS6 ~ o ,spnns speclaIs
81 1908 &C: bakers $40 a. 40
Wheat NO 2 sprlng 1903 No 3. 7a079: No.
red, IS @77a; Corn go. 49h; iNo
5AQ3S; aye No. 2. 10. NO white goo
;er.iins barie, 3s6Ai3 fair to choices mating 40
954 No; at1 N.lo No J northwestern ives IN. l la
I7.aS1E.9 90 4; per Lard, lou lbs ss2n @tS 80
,horl ribs sideI looIe. 90 2o0939 Dr. Z
n.rsd IS aouldsrs tb2ssdl g. Os91s nv short clear
sides, bowed, S75GS.S7n; Whissey basis high
.rade wine -. over, eontrac' or de II .50G75.
New rk. May 20 -Four dull out steady
winter atears 8 7.0D4: Min 9 sota paten 40
L3O Mi boxer - 2004.40.
Rye nour dull; ir TO good 2.e019.21; CHI ice
Buckwn-A flour dull 81. 9o12l IT,
Corn cal steady tpi~ w4ater SLO6
I've let; No 2, Ne tern 59h State :.
Barley dull; fe-o II: ma al nj
,1r u mat ste ldy; stern 650s6
wheat dull: No. 2, rcd. S7A Closing
Mays7H: July tx; segteL Der % 4 -.
IS; Jul July s. 80. SCI september 5Ils
its spot do / No Z. ayA May Al.
seel caste famny sll0SglSOO; Se ,os eso =
Cut meats dall; clicked bellies sglOh
o, Il .ders s094; picked hams nhDlz
Lard dull. WESTERN steamed $40 r rs1ss
'ork ca ier family l9t0;n mort clear iSa
a O. .; III zig 250lo.75.
T How quiet; city per package Oh; country
5h0s% :. ,d a. N
--a-pentinv quiet; at 52K03.
Rice. firm. domestic, fair TO extra ~
Japan 4z05s o-, o;,.n ka,,,e
God to cho &c. 3l1if.
Coffee spot Kin quiet, No. Invoice 5B
mild steady; cordovs 7A0R
auosr-raw quiet: lar refining 3-l6 mol
a es 3; reAued uusettle;
SGttsr steady; extra creamery -; osS'e asi'i
cheese irreg; state full cream small col
oren liz whit ). fall ma 'e. w
Eggs unsettlep Sta and PenrsylV"niS l'QD
80 ,o otnera Sc dy state and western $50;
his. / sTno.l2 south Jersey sweess eLG 20
long Island l.750212; new Southern @Oo0
peanuts steady; fancy aand-Picked 4h04h
isabbagrs steady; Long Isl nd southern
err charles on =. Norfolk l2oGl %; %,
Freights idy rp 1ol' ,ole'," - .Ie 1".'i -
prime CT de T. o. +. mills Oi0D3oh prime
summ.r yellow 42145. OF summer Je 40"
3803S1 prime white sB1i7, prime winter Vebo"
I6d47 prime meal e27.OOl121 80 nom.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS
BALrIMoaE. May % Flour da j J,
Winter patents aoo0i spdng patents s at%@ss
Southern wueAI BIZ sample $685. ,,,>1as,
Con duI; spot aud May 5SAO5i
Southern ~hit. corn 474W53A
Rye dull; Nc. . 56h; No western
Butter firm and lower; iaacy Imitation lS0al
fancy croAmsrS z4l35I.
Chee.4 steady I24Qi3; large small 2A0lS
Sugar firmi Dno 1na COARSE granuiases oV'n
fiBe 5.01n.
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bond market otherwise was irregular
Total sales (par value) s., $50 900.
u. S. bonds were all unchanged on the
last call.
Total sales of stocks today were SS4 500
shares, including Atchison 1860; Balti-
more and Ohio 30,550; Canadian Pacific
80 ,731; Chesapeake and Ohio $40; Erie
Is, 100; Erie first preferred $3.50; Louisville
and Nashville 1870; Manhattan 6,205
Mexican Central 5000; National Railroad
of Mexico 6,O70; Missouri Pacific 30,4O0;
New York Central 5,110; Norfolk and Wes-
tern 1850; Ontario and Western 5,120;
Pennsylvania 1882 Reading 24,600; St.
Paul u $500; Southern Pacific 29.S50;
Southern Railway $500; Southern Rail
way preferred $50; Union Pacific a.,
100: Copper 90,105; Brooklyn Transit Is,
100; Sugar 1885; Tennessee Coal and
Iron 3.70O; United States Leather 32,150;
u. S. steel "a, 500; U. S. steel preferred
5000; Rock Island 1885.
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Barbee g. Co.'S
Cotton Letter
Especial to News and Observer

(SpCcIdA To News ana OBSciNcTtJ
New York, May 2S.-New crop months
we're little easier today After the short
interest had bought October up to go
last night, there was less demand tol
that month today, and the tone indicated
the general disposition of holders to take
profits on any advance and the indisposi-
ton of those who sold previously TO re-
purchase at the present high level. The
general strength of the new crop months
is directly attributed to the anticipation
of rather poor government report on
Wednesday next. 1t is very doubtful,
however, whether the showing viii create
sufficient speculation in the fall months
to take care Of the cotton that will be
thrown on the market as soon as the
figures are issued. The showing is not
likely to be less favorable than the ma
jority expect. The average operator looks
Tor anywhere from ten to fifteen points
below last years figures. Since sentiment
has crystallzed around these figures the
report may possibly be better than Is
looked for and even in the event OF a
poor showing there is nothing in the sit
uation at the present time to induce free
tuying of the new crop months on basis
of 91k cents. July and August ruled very
firm and we would not sell these months
short. The market was very quiet today,
as compared with last weeks activity,
everyone being interested in the DISPOSE
ton of the holders of spot cotton to main
tain their short interest in July. Until
some change of front is presented by
those owning the actual cotton VIC are not
disposed to advise purchases in this mar
ket.
Cotton futures today ranged as fol
lows:
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N.v.r. sTOREg.

WrLMrNeTor. N. c. May % Turpentint
nothing doing ST: receipts 20 casks.
Rosin i'm: 81 90; receipts ~,
Crude. quiet at SG.0OD5' EoV5 50i receipts
1913 barrels.
Tar rirm at s1.65; receipts 3D.
CHARLrsroN. s. C.May 28, Spirits tur.
pentine steady; 4sn; receipts -; sale,
exports
Rosin nominal receipts sales go; ex-
JOrts .....
Quote A, B. C,i.6o: D. s1.6s e, sI.65; \
10. q, is! n. 2.35; L, 800: X. 3.C0 NJ
5. 10; N, 2.1o: VIC. 3l5; WV, 3.5s.
SAvANSAH, IA May Is Turpentihes2 2: nj
~; receipts .O4. sates so: exports 1875
RosIn firm; receipts 1870 sales 1.6i6
Quote 4. B. C.1 20; D. G. 81 IS; F.
81 rs d. $3.50; III, s2.5U; | sos: n. $40;
NJ, 1920; N. 50 rs; VIC S3.as; WV SIS
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW York. May 2s D. m monav on
call ca y; 2MSh; time money f.rm
80 days 4. On days e. six months A. a. A.
Prime mercan lie paper 41Gean As.ri-
Ing exchange strong. actui bushes In
DAnksr 'ids Al 49, 6nlo80l for dem sn
~ 10 for 20 day bits. fOsted rates 485 H6h4Soh
Commercial pllis a.sIk0Dh t5ar silver 53Mex
lc1u ~: Government bonds steady: Rala-
road tohd lriel lar.
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IF you ARE LOOKING

without sugar, buy Borden's Peerless
Brand Evaporated Cream. 1t is not only
perfect food for infants, but its delici-
Gus flavor and richness makes 1t superior
to raw cream for cereals, coffee, tea,
chocolate and general household cooking.
Prepared By Borden's Condensed Milk
Company. $50.
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NE WORLEANs COTTON.

New Orleans, May 2S.-In the spot cot
ton market today there was a good inquiry
by continental buyers but the firmness
of factors who continue to demand full
board figures has retarded the movement
Quotations unchanged.
Futures were dull. The chief feature of
the market was its quiet attitude. At
the opening hour prices were from / to 5
points lower. The fluctuations were num-
erous. but narrow. July sold down to p
1910 and up to 12.45; August down to
11.SS and up to 1877 September down
1926 and up to 1927; October down 10
945 and up to 95S; November down 931
and up to 9.37 and December down to
1926 and up TO 9.39 The market was weak
at the close, the list showing losses OH
the day compared with yesterdays closing
price of five points each on May and June,
four on July and ten to twelve points on
the other months.
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.EABOARD
Am LINE RAILw2Y

Short Line to principal cities OF thu
South and Southwest. Florida, Cuba
Texas, California and Mexico, also North
and Northwest, Washington, Baltimore
PhiIadelphia, New York, Boston. Ctncin-
natl, Chicago, Indianapolis. st. Louis
Memphis and Kansas City.
Trains leave Raleigh az follows:
No. 81. NORTHBOUND.
1:25 a. m. "SEABOARD EXPRESS"
Norfolk Portsmouth, Richmond, Washing
ton, Baltimore Philadelphia, New York,
Boston and all points North, Northeast and
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No. So.
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For ALL POINTS from Raleigh 30 Ports.
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Henderson for Oxford and Weld on with
O. L.; at Portsmouth Norfolk with Ak
STEAMERS Cor points North and Northeast
No. sc.
1850 A. NJ. "sEABoARD NAIL" FOR
Richmond, Washington. Baltimore Phlla-
delphia, New York and Boston Connects
at Richmond with O. 0. for Cdnclnnatls
Chicago and st. Louis; at Washington with
Pennsylvania and B. 3 0. for all points.
No. 81. soUTHBOUND.
400 a. m.-"SEABOARD EXPRESS"
For Charlotte Atlanta, Columbis, Charles
ton, savannah, Jacksonville, st. Augustine
Tampa and ell points south and Southwest.
No. Al.
400 D. m.-sEABoARD LOCAL NAIL
For Charlotte, Atlanta and all local points.
Connects at Atlanta for all points soWtA
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No. ~.
1880 D. m.-sEABOARD MAIL" for
Southern Pines, Pinehurgt, Atlanta, Column
bia Charleston, Savannah. JacksonViues
Tampa and all points South and SouthWes~
Tickets on sale to all poinSs. Pullman
berths reserved. Tickets delivered and bag
gage checked from Hotel and Residences
without extra charge at
Uptown Ticket Office
YsrbsrOush House Building.
C. H. Gattis, c. T. and P. A.
Phones 1T. Raleigh. n 4
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3. 4. I. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE. May % -Seaboard Air Line
common c4H: preferred AZ.
Bonds as. 6l3s.
Atlantic Coast Line. common. ic6H; pre-
ferred ......
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RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.

Raleigh. N. c.. May 28
Receipts. past week, 10 bales; price,
IL "a TO lie.