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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-18
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, April 1.-THE cotton market
opened steady at unchanged prices to an
advance Of points under somewhat bet
ter cables than due and rather disar-
pointing estimates for the days receipts.
The expectation was for a bearish into
sight movement for the week, however,
and the weather reported over the South
continued very favorable for crop prep
aratiOns so that after further adj
vance of about to points the market
turned easier and thereafter while show
ing some irregularity as a result of con-
tinued clique control ruled generally
easy though quiet with prices fuctuating
within IL point range. The close was
steady at a net loss of Z points to an
advance of 2 points, the gains being on
the late options which were affected by
covering just before the close. Port re-
ceipts were 1850 bales, against 1881
bales last year, but this lost force as
an influence in view of the heavy in
sight movement which reached lis, s96
bales. against zoos bales for the same
week last year. Another factor in the
decline was the continued reports Of un-
satisfactory conditions in the dry goods
trade.
Nrw YORK. April II Cotton spot clio I
quiet 70 points higher middling nplands
10 40 adding gulf .o5 sales 45taos.
Futures opened .tesdy
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BONDS FOR SALE.

The County Commissioners of Alamance
County, N. c., viii on the first Monday
in May, 1903, accept bids for the sale of
fifty thousand dollars worth of Alamance
county bonds, which are authorized to
be issued by the last session Of the Gen
.cral Assembly of North Carolina These
bonds bear interest at per cent per an
mum and are due and payable thirty years
after the date of issue. Alamance coun-
ty has a population of 2.400 and taxable
property to the amount Of six millions of
dollars. These are the first and only
bonds issued by this county and will sell
at a good premium. No better invest
ment can be made by persons desiring to
buy guilt edge bonds. Address w. III.
Carroll, Esq, County Attorney, Burling-
ton. N. c. !
4-10-1St.
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
NAVAL STORES.

WILSISGToN. N. C. Apr II -Turoantine
nothine dolog 49~; receipts II casks.
ROstn firm at 81 90; receipts s.
~ barrels.
Tar rrnl at sI.6S; receipts li6
rentine nominal Ass. REGENTS -: sales
exports
Rosin nonius receipts sales -. ex-
ports .....
Quote A. r. C.l.ss; ID. SITS; L. sss; =
10. q. ]. -! II, 81; |, 2.7s; X .9e; NJ
SOS; n, BIS VIC. BIS; WV. 4.4O
SAvAssAH' ia Apr ~ Turpentihe steady
10 re"elnts ~ sales ASS: exports ass
Rosin dull; receipts i..I9. safes /:
experts -.
tauote A. h. c. Es1.es; f. S,,oo
q. s2oS; ~, s.. 40; I,.sS; n. $500;
NJ. s3.IS: n. s3.:s; VIC 1885; WV So SO
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW York. Apr, II p. m-mouey on
on call steady; j04; per cent; closing
AZ time money steady ;0SA 90 days
percent; 90 days q. six months
-. percent. Prime mercantile paper
SxM5A per cent sterling exchange firm
with actual bushes in bankers bills at
1856 9ts6fS7 for dsinsn and at s3.65G9iS3 10 for
60 day bills Posted IA es 484H0iS7h; Com
merciai bills S3~ Bar silver 49A; Mexican
dollars 80: Government bonds Steadier;
Ranroad ioni4 steady;
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-18

The most troublesome factors In rails
Ing children are Coughs, Colds, Group
and Whooplng Cough. Anyways Croup
Syrup Is the only safe and certain cure
for these ills. Try it and help baby to
pull through the spring months. "a
cents at Hicks.
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July sc. higher May corn was up 149
&c and oats were 1g1ls better. Pro-
visions closed firm, July products being
from shade 20 7hd10c higher.
Leading futures ranged as toliowa.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago, April 17.-Quietness prevailed
on the Ps.fd of Trade today. but both
the grain and provision prices were firm
May wheat closing shade higher, with
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S. A. l.. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE. Apr IL Seaboard Air Line
common c3B: preferred 40.
Bouds as. so.
Atlantic Coast Line. common,12S; pre-
ferred ......
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A VIOLENT SLUMP
IN METROPOL|TANS
This Wiped Out a Consider
able Advance.
THE DECLINE is CHECKED
And Some Conspicuous Stocks Rise Again A.
mast to the Top Level Of The Day
in the Final Hour Of
Trading.
THE DECLINE is CHECKED

New York, April 17.-Weather condi-
tons have tended to the betterment of
slse dryIgoods market conditions but.
comparatively few buyers are in town and
mail advices do not bring large orders.
Prices remain unchanged, margins of
profit being claimed as too small to pres
emit
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u W " VItIIVU NN u
otton futures closed steady,
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

New Orleans, La, April d7--Cotto1
was very quiet today. Quotations reduc-
ed lilo.
The future market was quiet and the
trading was light and confined almost
entirely to professionals. At the open
ing prices were to 3 points higher than
yesterdays closing This was caused by
Unexpectedly good Liverpool cables which
opened futures down only one point at
the opening in spite of the easier feel
ing in the American markets yesterday.
Soon after the opening under influence of
New York prices eased off a few points,
the board at the close showing net losses
of 4 points on May and June, on July,
August was even, while the new crop po-
sitions gained / point each.
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NEW ORLEANS. LA. April II Cotton futures
LIVEIlPOOII

LIVERPOOL April f7-4p. m.-Cooton- Spot
in fair demand, prices points lower;
American mid Mug fair s. SO; good middlug
S.SS:niddling a.. good ordinary 10; or
nary 4.9S. The sales Of the day were
8 o - bales. OF wnicn 500 were fors &C.
ulatiOn land export, and included 900 Am
erican. Receipts $4,000 bales ncludlng
200 American
Failures opened quiet aud steady and
clos. Al c1tipt
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RALEIGH COTTON.
The receipts of cotton on the Raleigh
market were very small yesterday and
there was no change in the quotations.
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BONDS.

Man, goldcOn. II OK
Mex. Cen. u.s.. Is
do LIST Inc. 24A
Minn. q St.L az go
NJ K. & T. a.. coz
= 2nd's...,.. so
N. (. G. ists.....
do gen 3 I-2'. 9oA
N J. G. gen. 5's..130
No. Pac. 4s......Io2H
p" as. ~
N, &. W.con. az. 90
Reading gen. as 81
st L e. | Mton 5's1I1H
st. Il. &S FgenA's 964
St.L. S'wes u.s.. %
do 2's ........ 70
S.A. &A.Pass AZ e2K
So. Pac. Es...... S3N
So. Railway 5's..1IsH
I. & 2. lists. .11o
T. st. Law. As. ~
Union Pac. as. II 2H
do COW. 4's.1o2
Wabash lists. Hoy
" ends ........105
do. Deb. B. =. 72H
Wesr Shore q g. .109M
W j. l., e. a.. Ola
Wis. Cen. as. Of
Mobile Il G. as. 90
Con. Toh.. 4's... OH
Col. #, don SIS E. sSh
K, l., Us o.. -. ssh
Penn COW. 3's.. 97&
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T. s.Ref 2's reR..Io6A
). 8. Ref. rs cou 1904
Il. 9,3'sreg .....1o7M
3" coup ........ioSM
q. 8. new as reg 134a
+" coup ........137A
g. 8. old As reg.1tlA
p" coup ......111H
y. 8. Sc reg.
p" COUP. ...,103N
Atch'sn Gen. As 100
= " adj As. 90
Bait. b 0. as. 100
do 3 f-2's. 81
do cow. 4's..103
Can. So. 2Dds....lo5A
c. of g. SIS. 1914
" 1st incomes. rs
+" I'd incomes 36
9. & o. Ah's.... 1o4H
G. Il A } FPS. 75A
c.. b. IL Q. "a. s1B
CM&StP gen 4s11o
G. & N. con 7's..132h
G.. Il. |. IL p. 4's.105
CCC&SLgen4s. 99A
Chicago Ter as. 81
Colo. So. 4's..... eSN
D q. Rio G.4's... 9sn
E. prior lien as. 9sh
Erie Gen as. -. S4B
F.W. q. ists .I08h
Hook. v. ana e,tohh
l.. Il N. uni. as ..1o1
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07
lPubl. Jan. z, IA, 21]
Order FIR Hearing Petition for De.
termination of Descent of Land
I and Notice OF Application.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, a.
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court: .t
Special term, Jan. 3, 19O3
deceased. "1A'' ~ "''
On reading and filing the petition of Benia.
MIN r. hmg, OF Mower county, MINI. repre-
sentlng, among other things, that William n
Fay, who resided last prior to his death in the
to the l4th day of February, 1887, died testate
seized OF an estate of inheritance in Certain
lands In The county of Mower, state Of Mime.
sofa, which said lands are described in said
petition, and that more that five years have
elapsed since the death of said f!WiUiam N.
Fay, DECEASED, and that administration has
not been granted or had of said estate of said
deceased n' this state, and praying that the de-
scent OF said lands described IN said petition be
Dy TINS court determined, and said lands as
signed to such Iersons as are entitled thereto by
law. :. !: O.. :. ~
Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered that said
petition be heard al term. of this court to be
held at the probate Office, in the court house
in the city of Austin, in said county of Mower
state OF Minnesota, on Monday, the second day
OF february, A. d., 1908, at ten O'Clock a. m,
1t is further ordered, that notice thereof be
given to the heirs of said deceased, and: to ali
persons Interested, by publishing this order
once IN each week, for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing, in the MowEH
COUNTY TRANSCRIPT a weekly newspaper print
ed and published at the city of Austin in said
county.
Dated at Austin, Minnesota, this third day o1
January, A. D. 1903 4
BY the Court: s. S. WASHBURN,
loealJ Judge of Probate
Publ. JAN 7. H. 21,)
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07
Monday, Jan. 5.

The strike of 1900 rubber workers
at Chicago has ended.
Pierre Lafitte, leader of the French
Positivists, died in Paris Sunday.
Charles Childs, pioneer resident of
Nebraska, died at Omaha Sunday,
aged eighty-seven years.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of busi-
ness Dec. 81, 1902, the debt less cash
in the treasury, amounted to $947,-
164,679. .. I'LL 49,.
A syndicate of New York interests
has been formed for the purpose of buy
ing the Brockville, Westport and Sault
Ste. Marie railroad in Canada.
The disturbances in the interior of
China are spreading. Five Thousand
troops have been sent to suppress the
disorders in the province of Chekiang.
\. Cornelius Vanderbilt is so far on
the road to recovery from his recent at
tack of typhoid fever .tnat he is max
ing plans for cruise in foreign waters
next month. = .%t.s i
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07
Order + Hearing Petition Il for Z De. be-
termf1!a alton OF Descent OF Land
and Notice Of Application.
STATE Of A1nNEso'T1A.,= !. I

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Coahty Of Mower-ss ..s$
IS In ProbaSe Court
q Special 4rm, January 3, 1908. ss5
~ the otter OF the estate Of Philo S. Beers,
II On readi9g and fling the petition Of Benia.
min y. KING of Mower coun ty, Mimi. renresent.
ing, among other things, that Phlo s. Beers
Who res1ced last prior to his death at
Cneshlre. the county OF New Haven, state
q $Connec9cut, on the seventeenth day Of
November 1871, died intestate, seized OF an
estate OF in certain lands in the coun-
are descE4ed in said petition. and that more
than five Wars have elapsed since the death of
SAID PhlloS. Beers, deceased: and that }adminis-
ttatlon hashot been granted or had of said estate
oI sa1d 9e4eased in this state, and praying
that the d8cent OF said lands described in said
PetiClon pePy this court determined and said
thereto by INV. 80 " =" ~
Now. thesefore; it is hereby ordered that said
PeI5tlon Of pesrd at term of this court to be
@ Melo az t PROBATE office, in the court house, in
Sne clty ,Ha Austln, in said county of Mower,
esaSe OF Mlfnes0ta, on Monday, the second day
VI - reDrruaH, q. y, l9O3, at ten o'clock a.. IN.
II Is fur4er ordered, that notice thereof be
given to tta heirs of said deceased: and to ali
persons lnArested by publishing this order once
IN eaeh Wedk for three successive weeks prior to
SAID day offearing, in the MOWER County, TEAM.
SCRIPT, Weekly newspaper printed and D ub-
llshed at tde city of Austin, in said county. -,
dated Dated aa austin, Sdds, Minn., this third day of
By the Court: S, S, wASHRTRN.
4oed1J Judge of Probate.
- ,lPubl. JAM z, H. gil
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07
HAS CLAIMS OF HER OWN.
Venezuela Will Ask Damages for De-
struction of Ships.

Caracas, Jan. 6.-President Castro
authorizes the following statement:
"If the allies had from the beginning
wanted to take proper way to secure
the debts they pretended to be owing
them they ought to have taken. pos
session of the customs. In this way
commerce would have been saved the
harm occasioned by the blockade,
which is leading to mo end and doing
good to nobody. The customs at Ciu-
dad Bolivar alone are more than sufi-
cient to pay these foreign claims
Instead Of taking this course the
allies have by their action placed Vene.
Zuela in position to make counter
claims many times exceeding such
debts as may be supposed to be justly
owing these nations. Such compensa-
tion as Venezuela will demand for the
seizure Of its fleet, the destruction Of
our ships, 100000 bolivars ($193,OOO)
worth Of merchandise appropriated and
for damages estimated at a greater
sum than the total value Of these
claims, will several times exceed the
1,736,0o0 bolivars I$S35, ,O4S) the allies
expect to collect" 52,
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07
DELAYED BY BAD WEATHER.
Connecting the Honolulu End Of the
Cd. Pacific Cable - $50

Honolulu, Jan. 3.-The laying of the
first section of the Pacific cable which
will connect the United States with it's
1nsular possessions was completed at
$40 Thursday night, when the two
ends were brought together in Molokai
channel near the point of landing at
the beautiful private park of Sans
Souci beach, five miles east of the city
of Honolulu.
With the shore end landed some
days ago there still remained span
of almost two score of miles to be
closed between the buoyed deep sea
end in Molokai channel and the heavy
beach line half mile out from shore.
The closing of this gap proved task
that taxed the patience as well as the
ingenuity of the Silvertown's staff.
Five days elapsed, the most of which
was spent in awaiting the favor of the
wind and sea, before their labors were
completed and the first signal flashed
along the entire length of 1000 and
more miles. ST.
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07
Tuesday, Jan. 6.

James M. Pyott, one Of Chicago's
pioneer builders and iron manufacture
ers, is dead. ....Ss &s *$s
M. q. G. Flower, a pioneer resident
Of Minnesota, is dead at st. Paul, aged
eighty-eight years. #zsi
Brigadier General Ell Long Of Plain
field, n. y, is dead. He served in the
Civil war and was twice brevetted for
gallantry. :: .s .,,1
Senator Lodge has introduced q bill
suspending fore period Of ninety days
the duties on coal imported into the
United States.
a. a. Sifert, q prominent business
man Of Eddyville Ia, was found in the
rear of his resid dence# frozen to death.
He had been i'll. Nj. 5ss
Governor Durbin Of Indiana has noti.
Il fed the city officials Of Muncie that
prize fights in the guise Of boxing ex-
hibitions will not be tolerated
Just as he resumed his. seat at the
inclusion Of q speech accepting the
presidency Of the Woonsocket (R. IS
board Of aldermen Emmanuel Z. Sim
mons expired in his chair.
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07
Order for Hearing Proof of Will.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Movers

STATE OF MINNESOTA, -.
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court,
Special term, December 1s, 1902
In the matter of the estate of William
DuIhmann, deceased. d. {.
whereas, an instrument in writing purport-
liam Durhmann, deceased, late of said county,,
mas aI been delivered to this court; -
.: And whereas, Henry Weber Jr: has fled
herewith his petition, representing among
other things that said William Durhmann died
ino il said county, on the third day Of December,
1907 testate, and that said petitioner is the sole
executor named in said last will and testament
and praying that the said Instrument may be
mentary be to him issued thereon; "a s,e%.s5. III
1t is ordered, that the proofs Of said instru-
m9ent, me and the said petition be heard before
this conrt, at the probate office in said county,
On On Monday, the 10Th day Of January, A. D; 1903,
at three O'Clock in the afternoon, when all per-
sons interested may appear for or contest the
And it is further ordered, that notice of the
persons interested. by publishing this order
once IN each week Tor three successive weeks
prior to said day Of hearing, in the MOWER
C9uN9Y TRANSCRIPT weekly newspaper print.
ed and published at the city of Austin in said
county. ,tSz .s =:a.s<5 .ssts 'ess z2e e
Dated at. Austin, Mimi, the 18th day Of
I By the Court S. s. WASHBURN,
# [Seall Judge of Probate. 4
[Publ. Dec. "a, 81, Jan. II SSs
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07
Order for Hearing Petition for De-
termination OF Descent of Land
all d Notice of Application.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss.
1~ D~1hnko T~-k

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court.
Special term January 8, 1908.
In the matter of the estate of Martha W.
Matthias, deceased. H. y,
On reading and filing the petition of Benja-
min F. King of Mower county, Mimi, represent
1m9g; mg; among other things, that Martha ".
Matthias. who resided last prior to her death,
at the city of Rochester, in the county Of
torain, state Of OHIO, prior to the fourteenth
day of April, 1894, died intestate- seized Of an
estate OF inheritance in certain lands in the
county OF Mower, state of Minnesota which
said lands are described in said petition and
that more than five years have elapsed since the
death OF said Martha w. Matthias, deceased,
and that administration has not been granted
or had of said estate of said deceased in this
state, and praying that the descent of said
determined, and said lands assigned to such
persons as are entitled thereto by law.
Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered that said
petition be heard at term of this court to be
held at the probate Office in the court house.
IN the city OF Austin, in said coonty of Mower,
state of Minnesota, on Monday, the second day
OF February, A. D. 1903, at ten o'clock a. IN.
1t IS further ordered, that notice thereof ba
given to the heirs of said deceased, and to all
persons Interested. by publishing this order
once IN each week for three successive weeks
COUNTY TRANSCRIPT. weekly newspaper
printed and published at the city of Austin in
said county.
Dated at Austin, Minnesota, the third day of
January, A. D. 1903.
BY the Court S. S. WAsHBURN,
Seal.J r. Judge of Probate
Publ. Jan. z, ID, eli,
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Sagasta Was Premier During the War
With America.

With America.
PrOxedes Mateo Sagasta was born at
TOrrecilla De Cameros, in the province
Of Logrono, on July "a, 1927. He be.
gan life as civil engineer, but at the
age of twenty~seven drifted into poll.
tics. Spain's history during the last
half century has been a stormy one,
with brief intervals of sunshine, and
Senor Sagasta had a hand in most of
the exciting events. He took a prom
inent part in the insurrection of 1856,
and when that affair miscarried he had
to flee the country. He took refuge in
France, but when general amnesty
was announced he returned to his ma
tive country and threw himself into
journalism. He became editor of La
iberia, the principal organ of the Prog
resist party, and soon began to exer-
else considerable power. He took part
in the insurrection of June, 1885,. It
was a dismal failure, however, and the
future prime minister was again COM
PEELED to flee to France. He did not
return to Spain until after the fall Of
Queen Isabella II.
Under the Republican regime OF
1874 he was in office as foreign and
home secretary and as premier, The
"coup" which restored the Bourbons
to the throne sent Sagasta into brief
retirement. Upon the death of the
king in 1886 and the retirement of the
entire Conservative government, Sa.
gasta found himself at the head Of af-
fairs and successfully combatted the
clamOrs of the Republicans. who
shrieked for universal suffrage. It was
in this period that he invested his
party with that Democratic characte,
which is now more marked than ever.
Taking the premiership on the as.
sassination of Canovas, Sagasta held ii
during the greater part of the war with
America, adding much to his reputa-
tiOn as statesman.
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07
Saturday, Jan. 3.


Isaac S. George, eighty-four years
old, f1nancier and banker, died at his
home in Baltimore Friday.
Eleven children have been .aban-
doned in Chicago during the past
week. OF these, four were infants.
Crown Prince Frederick William of
Germany has accepted an invitation of
the czar to visit his majesty at St.
Petersburg in the middle of January
The Dutch steamer Dordrecht,. from
Pensacola Dec. % for Bremen, has ar
rived at Hamilton, Bermuda, in dis
tress. The cargo in the fore hold is
on fire.
Partial returns from the consular
districts indicate that Germany's ex-
ports to the United States increased
in 1902 by about $5,000,000 over those
of 1901.
Thomas MACPHERSON, one of the
Oldest shipbuilders in this country,
who had hand in building the cup
winning yacht America half century
ago, is dead at his home in Williams
burg, N. Y .,.
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07
RECOMMENDS CITY OWNERSHIP,
Brooklyn Grand Jury Says Conditions
Are lntolerable. s455s

New York, Jan. 1.-The Kings coun-
ty grand jury made presentment
during the day on traction facilities
In Brooklyn, recommending that steps
be taken to annul the charters Of the
constituent companies Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company and that the
city acquire and operate the surface
and elevated lines. The presentment
declares that the present conditions
are intolerable and says the officials
OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit com
pany had admitted they could cure the
evils but were unwilling to do SO. The
jury expresses the opinion that the
roads could be operated at profit On On
a Scent fare basis. 2.. ss