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]. }. Boushall, Manager, Raleigh, N. C.

ACCOMPANIED by rumors OF still other
offerings to come after January list. Ru-
mors were revived Of a Rock Island re-
funding Westinghouse Electric relapsed
suddenly on the announcement of note
issues to the extent of $2,000,000 to pro-
vide partly for railroad purchase and
the deposit of Chicago and Alton, prefer
red stock, with authority to sell offered
another prospect of new security issues
The New York Central requirements for
terminal changes comes up easily for con
sideration in such a condition OF sentl-
ment. The movement of gold hither Is
still uninterrupted, a small engagement
having been effected in London today,
while San Francisco RENTED to New
York over a million OF gold received from
Asia.
Bonds were active and firm. Total
sales par value) $2,995,000
United States old As coupon advanced
Il and the new As registered declined Il
per cent on call.
Total sales were $4,000 shares, includ-
ing Atchison 30,9S5; Baltimore and Ohio
1858; Chesapeake and Ohio 1,750; Erie
2O,3eO Louisville and Nashville 600;
Manhattan 1890 Missouri Pacific 1910;
Norfolk and Western 92O; Ontario and
Western 1895; Pennsylvania 69,4O6;
Reading 3,15O; Rock Island 10000; st.
Paul 30100; Southern Pacific 63,4OO;
Southern Railway $3.50; Southern Rail-
way, preferred, 1910; Texas and Pacific
$780, Union Pacific 35,O45; Wabash pre-
ferred. 1900; Copper 1852; American
Sugar Refining 1905; Brooklyn Rapid
Transit 27,170; Tennessee Coal and Iron
9,575; United States Steel 1925; United
States Steel. preferred, 101. 400
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LAND SALE.

By virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court of Wake County, will sell by auc-
ton, for cash, at 10 o'clock a. M, on the
22nd day of January, 1904. at Reddicks
Store, nine miles north of Raleigh, that
portion of the ]. A. and Mary Honeycutt
land known as s'The Webster Place" con-
tanning ITO acres. This tract adjoins the
lands of Shaw, Reddish, Walton and
others, and lies directly on the new road
that has been ordered, which will shorten
the distance from Raleigh to the northern
part of the county some mile and a half
or two miles and will be the principal
northern road to Raleigh. This tract con-
tains a two story dwelling nearly new
and is divided into tenable land and wood
land. and has mcuh wood and some fine
timber on it. ]. H. FLEMING,
12-23-t. d. s. Commissioner.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

Z w ONLEAN0 COl lOAN
New Orleans, Dec 29.-The spot cotton
market was quiet, buyers and sellers con-
tinue apart as to. prices. Sales 1890 bales,
including 800 bales to arrive and 900 t. o. b.
terms; delivered on contracts 400. Quo
tations unchanged.
Futures opened steady with prices to
II points lower. Liverpool cables were
disappointing to the long side as only
slight advances were shown. Private adj
vices from the English market were bear
ish; heavy American selling was reported
with a general desire to hquidate. This
induced free liquidation in the local
market Fresh buying time and again
sent prices well up to the closing level
of yesterday, but each time prices went
ZIP q fresh squirt of liquidation would fol-
low. This caused rapid fluctuations.
Prominent bulls were heavy buyers OF
March around 14.25. Soon after the open
ing March declined 10 points to 14.24, re-
covered to 1870 and fell to 14.23. SINH
lar fluctuations occurred In other posi-
tions. Fifteen minutes before IL O'Clock
the market took an apparently irresistible
downward turn, which carried prices
down until May had lost IS points or
1915 per bale. In the trading January
to 1887, declined to 1928 and recovered
to 13.41 March opened at 1928, sold UP
to 1870. declined to 1870 and recovered
to 1890; May opened at 1459, sold up to
1857. declined to 1891 and recovered to
14.1s, and July opened at 14.7S, sold up
to 1886. declined to 14.03 and recovered
to 1892. The downward movement ere
ated panic and hundreds OF longs threw
their holdings overheard. Prominent
bulls came to the support of the market
at the decline, bidding for large BLOCKS
forcing prices up 10 to 2? points.
The landslide is said to have resulted
from a report that the meeting of the
English spinners had decided t0 run then
mills on half time This report. however
was not confirmed Aside from this weak
thread, no trader could give any goot
reason for the break in prices. TIL
market closed fairly steady, the net losse
on the day being 40 to "a points.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23-Cotton future
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SORT OF ST. WTUS
DANCE MARKET
Cotton Hops Like a Bug
in Hot Ashes.
FINALLY 1T is STEADY
The Net Decline is Forty-one to Fifty
three Points. Take ii All in All
Such a Market Has
Never Before Been
Seen.
Seem.
CIV the Associated Press.)

New York. Dec. 29.-Market conditions
in dry goods have changed little today
although further advances have been
quietly made and additional changes are
anticipated. In fact the revision OF
price schedules is constantly in progress
and although buyers are not inclined 10
increase their commitments all orders
taken are at asking prices. Jobbers con-
tinue to have a satisfactory trade on spe-
cial bargains in clearance sales.
NEW YORK COTTON
New York, Dec. 2s-Opening weak at
an advance OF point to decline OF II
points the cotton market today ruled
sensatonally active with fluctuations tina
for rapidity. violence, breadth and irres
ularity, have not been witnessed before
the recollections of the trade. Cables 1t
first were steady, but later eased IF
under what was described as American
selling, and after the local opening prces
for the first few minutes ruled very weak
under liquidation, showing at the end of
the first fifteen or twenty minutes net
losses of about 20 to % points. Following
this the local leaders started buying and
prices advanced to about the final fig
ures of the previous night. This was to-
ward the beginning of the second hour,
and during the balance Of the morning
fluctuations, while very irregular showed
q downward tendency until shortly after
midday they were at about the lowest
Point so far for the session with March
seling around 1891; May 400 and July
14.09. The market had rather steady
look around this level when suddenly
there came such outburst of selling as
has rarely been seen. In less than no
liIne prices were tumbling.
July sold down from 1856 to 1880 IL
two sales, while March reached 1886 and
May 13.43 these being net declines of
little over three-quarters of cent. Al
most at once however, the big bulls
started buying so the room executed
right about face and within thirty min
utes from the beginning of the break
prices had recovered nearly half cent
of the loss The market tanned down
somewhat and prices moved irregularly
The close was steady at a net decline of
Il to 90 points. Sales were estimated at
1,5CO goo bales.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
.O26 bales. against 1861 last week and
54.52S last year For the week 100000
bales. against 301 ,511 last week and 2o4,-
2l6.-last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans were 22O77 bales. against 1928
last year. and at Houston 15,412 bales,
against 1884 last year.
NEW YORK, Dec. 80 Cotton spot closed
Quiet 40 points lower, middling upland, IL ~
gulf 1885; sales 1854 bales.
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THE WRIGHT FAMILY-ANY PERSON
having knowledge of whereabouts OF
descendants of William Wright. born IN
1851. will confer favor and may benent
themselves by writing and giving such
information to A. B. c.. care News ana
Observer. Raleigh, N. G.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour ste idy; winter patents, S4a; stralgn nn
spring specials sI.2o; spring patents Az;
wheat, No. spring, 81; No 3, go; No.
red, ai@ corn No: 24gT 10 No 90 Se wn pW,
a .aSsS. rye. No. 2, 52A good feeding bar
lev. "a H.: fair to choice;malting, 1895; FAX
seq, No. /, .9S; No. northwestern. l;0 h
prime timothy seed, 290 o6 mess porhe g. Sr short
ribs sides (Ioose), SIS 06.37; dry salted shout
ders boSed 7o@SSi short 6asi eiea Of high
trade wines, l27; clover, contract grade. LID
NEW YORK PROVISIONS.
NEW York, Dec 29-Flour-quiet; winter
patents s4.O0@4.35; Minnesota patents $4,000
4.75. 49,, 90 osaa.ao.
choice to fancy x2;;0O@3I5
Buckwheat fiour-dull; s2.2O@2S5. 900,
Corn-meal steady; yellow western va!
S Wheat-hrm, No. ?, ssI May, s1s; Sep
TENDER, S54; December, 9lN. u ,o7<. Cor.
temuer, 5zas;; November, 80; December ozza.
Oats-hrmer No. 2, 42h. o GOA
Beef-ste dy; family $l0OO@iIU;; ~ lH ie, o'ooS
$50: beef hams y. 5c@l22.U0; packet l0.5o@di.
Cut meats-quiet; picked bellies 7s4goH.
picked shoulders 1906; picked MANS, IogIs.
Lard-steady; western steamed, I.a,; rehheo
quiet; continent 7.4) compound 6H96La..
PorR-steady; family l52o@l5.5O; short clear
10 GOA $780, mess 12.7o9l35O.
Tallow--quiet; city per package ~, country
Ro1sinEfirm; strained common to good 2.55@.
Turpentine-easy, 6O@60H. ,<ae,<
Rice-steady; domestic, fair to extra,4A@o1a'
Satisfactorily New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice, 3l@3S. -,<
Coffee-spot Rio quiet, No invoice 1%s,
mild firm, cordova SA@l3.
Sugar-raw, steady; fair refining TO; moias-
se3 ~. refined, steady.
Rutter-tirin: extra creamery 3d., state dairy
5000. , al,
Cheese--steady; state full cream small COL
ored l2vD, white fall made, l2U. o-a
Eggs-firrn; state and Pennsylvania So.
Potatoes-Long Island 2.l2@2.3, new SCUM
ern @..., Jersey sweets l.5O@35O. n<ar
Peanuts-steady; fancy hand-picKeo' f4e''
oV ENTHUSIASTICALLY; domestic per 100 5000.
| Freight to Liverpool l2e .,,,,
Cotton seed oil was dull but STEADY; prlIns
| crude {. o. b. mills 5000, prime Summer yer
| mw ~ o. off summer yellow, prime " nv y, "
| it prime winter yellow AZ, prime meal |''oos
| 27.5J nominal.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
R.IrruoRE Dec. 2)-Flour quiet; white
patenIs 81 35Sl4 ~, spring satents $4.6oD4.W
Wheat-firm; SS@oSH, Southern wheat pI
sample 740SS@ c., ,rh,,
Corn-frm; spot 5o9.-., Southern whit
oatsNsfeady; No. white Az.
Butter-firm; fancy imitation lS@2o, fancy
creamery @23.
Eggs-firm: fresh 33@....
| Cheese-firIn; llM, large 1iM@.
Sugar-steady; fine and coarse granuiate'
| le6,1.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, Dec. %, Up. m.-Noney on call
nom at 4...@7; closing i..@ tine money
easy 60 days, 6: so days, $500. six moths
5@L; prime mercantile pape to; sternng
exch. nominal; with actualbussinss inbankers
bills at ass. 8O@4S4 10, for demand, anoat 4Sl.l0
for 60 day bills, posted raes 4i@4S5..;
commercial bills 1907, bar silver ssh, Mexican
dollars 1871
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THE NATIONAL BANK OF RALEIGH
Raleigh, N. c., Dec. II, 1908.
The annual meeting of the shareholders
of this bank for the election OF directors,
and for the transaction of such other
business as may come before it, will be
held in their banking house at II NJ,
Tuesday, January 18th, 1904.
F. H. BRIGGS. Casleir.
12-18--tf.
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NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrative of
the estate of ]. Ludlow Skinner, notice Is
hereby given to all persons having claims
against his estate e present the same to
the undersigned within the time required
by law, or notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery.
oCTAvIA W. SKINNER, Admx.
October 26, 1903.
1N~67-1 aw 4 wks
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Am ,ran middljne fair, 7.76; good mddling:
ECO: Kidding, :. 0; low Iniddling, 7.4i: good
Ordinry, 7.3i: ordinary, III. The sales of the
day iere 800 bales, Of which 200 were for
spec ,ation and xyori and included 1900 Am.
erica. Receipts 5000 bales, including 1900
Ameican. ,,
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Dec 29.-Tne TACT that millers
were buying May wheat at Minneapolis
offset various bearish factors IN wheat TO-
day Closing prices were steady with
May shade lower. Corn closed Ac'
lower Oats off Isc. Provisions to loc.
lower.
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8. A. L. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 29-Seaboard Air Line
common, ll1atG.. preferred 22@23.
Bonds-Ps 7l...@.
Atlantic Coast Line common lO7K@ 49,; pref.
erred 9S% No sales.
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NAVAL STORES.

NAVAL STORES.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 29-Turpentine moth
500; receipts casks.
Rosin-firm at 220 receipts 63 bbls.
Tar-firm, / so; receipts SO bbls.
Crude-frm, 2.25C03. S0@3.SO; receipts 1856 bar
rels.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 20 -Turpentine steady
inal 5515, receipts 49,. sales exports
Quote A, Il, c. 2l5;D, 2l5 e. 2.l5; +, 2.5; G, 220:
2.25; l, $50; X, 2.7U; NJ, $50; N, 800; VIC, 3lj
WV, $40.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 29-Turpentine steady;
561l; receipts 49,. sales DIS, exports -.
Rosin firm; receipts "a sales 1913 expert
quote A, r, G, 2.25;D, 2.25; f, 2.25 F, 2.25 q,
236; Fl, 235; !, 255 X, $50; NJ, 2S0; n. ESQ; VIC,
1856: WV, $50.
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TO CURE A COLD IN one DAY
Take Laxative Brono Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money ii 1t fails
to cure. e. ". Groves signature is on
each box. Csc.
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RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET.

Receipts Same week IaSC ytaT.. 10 Uft1c5'
There is practically no cotton on the
local market. owing to the holiday sea-
son; yet the price stays right up at the
top notch.
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What PROTECTION Means

On G. the Burwen
with the Aetna
Policy
$e76 the first term OF ten expired
at the
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Raleigh @Cape Fear
RAILROAD co.

Effective 1904 A. NJ, Sunday, August
30, 1908.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Having qualified as administrator OF
Emily Jane Stokes, deceased, l hereby
notify all persons having claims against
her estate to present the same, in writing,
to me on or before December 1, 1904, or
this notice will be plead in bar of their
recovery. All persons owing said estate are
notified to make prompt payment to me.
A. Y. MORGAN,
McCullers, N. G.
nacemher 1909. IA w-4w
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Original Rate, Without a New Examinat

this policy respectively 1893 and 1903 without rate
been for foyy at an apnua $1,000
OTHER COMPANIES FOLLOW. -.
paid death claims TINS
State riug the ten
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. %, p. m.-Cotton spot
linn dem p,.ces Ia points higher.
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Opening. Highest. Low ..st. CLOSING.
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circle. Miss Knox inherits her moth
er's affability and gracious manner,
that have made her justly popular, and
also her fathers studiousness. She
spends much of her time with her old
friends in Pittsburg and contemplated
q trip around the world this winter,
which had to be abandoned on account
of delicate health.
But while the young folks have en-
joyed themselves the past winter the
older people have been tired out Mrs.
Roosevelt has fallen victim to the
excessive social demands placed upon
the first lady of the land by official
precedent and her own desire to make
the White House the most hospitable
In the national capital. She is under
orders forrest and cancel her imme-
diate social engagements.
Though none of the other ladies of
the cabinet circle has yet had to give
up her participation in the official
functions of the season, several have
been very much fatigued by the great
length of the state receptions at the
White House. 1t seems not improbable
that they VIZ profit by the experience
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beauty Of its buds, with the presidents
fair young daughter foremost in the
ranks. Set as it were, OH u pedestal
before the world, Miss Roosevelt has
had an arduous duty TO perform and
has not fallen short of what was ex-
pected of her. Indeed it is much to her
credit that, young and inexperienced as
she is, she has most graciously filed
her role as leader Of the young set.
The social pathway OF the debutante
is by no means one of ease, especially
when, as has been the case this win
ter, there has been an unceasing round
of gayety. To be a favorite the fair
debutante must not only look pretty
and smile sweetly, but must be versed
in the arts of worldly wisdom and even
be able on occasion to discuss politics.
Since her introduction to society last
winter at the lar"e ball that was
given to her and the first to be held in
the White House in decade Miss
Roosevelt has been budding into at
tractive young womanhood, and as she
gains in health she has developed in
beauty. Ill.,.
Last year her gowns were such as
are suitable to debutantes, simple and
dainty mousselines This year she
seems to have graduated from the SIM
pie frock to the more elaborate toilet
Of the society belle, and gauzes. heavi-
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placed on n proporti0nate basis. Que
bee is always TO have sixty-five men,
bers in the house of commons, and the
other provinces receive number bear
ing the same relation to their individ.
ual population as sixty-five bears TO the
population OF Quebec. According to the
census of 1901, the maritime provinces
have declined relatively in population,
while Manitoba, British Columbia and
the Northwest Territories have largely
increased. Consequently it is proposed
to give the west several additional
members and TO reduce the representa-
ton of the maritime provinces.
This has raised storm of protest
from the latter provinces. which de-
mand that, rather than reduce the
number of their representatives, 1t
would be preferable TO amend the Brit
ish North American act by increasing
the representation of Quebec.
This will hardly be done, however,
and the question will doubtless provoke
a great deal of heated discussion. 1t is
likely that in the end the maritime
provinces will lose some of their rep
resenta ton
Railroad matters will occupy a large
proportion of the time of parliament.
The project of the Grand Trunk for
transcontinental line will be fully dis
cussed when the company's request for
assistance comes up. There is a grow
ing sentiment in Canada against grant
ing either cash or land subsidies to
railroads.
1t is not certain that the government
will initiate any great change in the
tariff. The tendency in this matter is
rather to lower than raise rates. The
Conservative opposition, however, is
strongly demanding increases in the
tariff which will effectually meet the
existing United States tariff Indeed
from present indications our friends
across the border will make things
lively in, Ottawa during the coming
spring and summer. .s..~
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HOUSE
Great Year For Buds at
IL. the CapltaI-0!der Ladies
S Succumb to Social Pres cy
sure =. =. =. =. =. =.

output are Miss Du Boies of the army
and navy circle, also friend of Miss
Alice; Miss Mason, daughter of Sena-
tor Mason of Illinois. and Miss Cal
deron, daughter of the Peruvian min
lister. The recent debut of the latter
was marked by tea at the legation,
thus establishing a precedent among
Spanish speaking countries, since il
was the first TO follow the American
custom of bringing out n debutante
and Miss Calderon made her bow TO
society just as any American girl
would have done.
Miss Crosby is quite a belle in the
navy set. and the list il further swelled
by Miss Carolyn Hun. Miss Diane
Morgan Hill. Miss Caroline Postel-
waite, Miss Annie McCauley and Miss
Florence Field, stepdaughter of Thom-
as Nelson Page.
Miss Hildegarde McKenna, one OF
the recent debutantes of the supreme
court circle, is the third daughter OF
Associate Justice McKenna. She Is
one of the bellies of the capital, n strik.
ing type, with chestnut brown hair
and blue eyes and fair skin. she Is
piquant and vivacious. and. although
pleasure loving and greatly sought
after in society. like her sisters. she
turns to the more serious subjects OF
life and is a devout church member
and prominent in many of the leading
charities under the auspices of the Ro-
man Catholic church.
Still another Is Miss Rehekah Page
Knox. daughter of the attorney gen
eral. Like her mother Miss Knox holds
an enviable place in popularity at
Washington. she is petite and dark and
one of the most beautifully gowned
young women of the official circle
Though Indifferent to the attractions Of
general society, she is extremely fond
Of sociabilities in her own immediate
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" pailletted in silver, and velvets seem
to suit her 1.-the and graceful figure.
One Of Miss ROOsevelt's greatest
charms is her vivacity. She is also
very quick at repartee. and it goes
without saying that she is one OF the
most sought after young women In
society at the capital.
& Among the most prominent OF the
seasons buds is Miss Pansy Bloomer,
one of Miss Roosevelt's most intimate
friends. Both are accomplished horse
women and greatly interested in all
things athletic. Another of the fair
coterie is Miss Anne Ewing Cockreii'
daughter OF the senator from Missouri.
Miss Cockrell has spent several years
abroad in the completion of her educa'
ton and, like her older sister, Marion,
who was married a few days ago to
Edison Gallaudet, is very fair to look
upon.
Others on the list Of this winters
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AraDahoes and the KiOWas.

For the last ten years Major Lille
and Mr.. Nicodemus have been at work
getting into a single herd all the buff
falo In the world, but the task is now
practically completed, and the major
has single herd consisting of 365 ami
mails. All Of these will be brought to
the east, where they will be in easy
touch with the markets of New York
and Chicago In getting this herd to-
gether Major Lille has recently bought
the famous Goodnight" herd in Texas
and the Alvoid herd in Montana. The
only animals of the race now to be
found outside of this herd are in the
parks Of New York, Chicago, San
Francisco, Yellowstone and Cincinnati.
In removing his stock from the west
to the shores Of Lake Michigan Major
Lille states that the move is purely a
business one. The plains of the west
are no longer fit place for the home
of the valued herd. Every year
scourge Of Texas fever sweeps up from
the south. and several times in the last
few years the herd has been almost
wiped out. Even at the present time
the animals are being guarded to pre-
vent the return of the fever. Besides
this fact the Indians have become trou-
olesome. and band of soldiers is alto
gether insufficient to defend the ami
mails against the Onslaughts of the In
dians. The annual buffalo feast is one
Of the established customs of the In
iians, and they would willingly face
full army Of soldiers rather than let a
year pass without observing the feast.
Buffalo meat has never been a COM
mercial product in this section of the
world, but in the last few years the
meat Of the animal has become a fad
In the ultrafashionable society, and
fancy prices have been offered for even
small quantities Of the meat During
the holiday season Major Lille shipped
score of butchered buffalo to New
York, and for them he received more
han So a pound.