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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29
Last Prices Four to Fourteen
Points Lower.
The REALIZING Is HEAVY
Small exp,ris, Disappointing Liverpool Cables
and Dull Spot MaIk4is---LiiiIe Stirring
in the Stock marke.---NeW York
Public Utilities Weaker.
Public Utilities Weaker.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, April 2S.-Jobbers repor
little Improvement in dry goods as The
result of improved weather conditions
but confidently predict that with then
continuance increased trade Will be
realized. Little assistance is received
from the export trade, but the price sit
uation is unchanged in spite of the fact
that good many contracts are commenc-
ir. to run out
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, April 2S.--The cotton mar
ket opened steady with prices to 5
points higher on the near positions and
points lower on the late positions, the
advancing tendency of the near months
being continued owing to speculation by
the pool, while the latter positions were
influenced by the rather Disappointing
Liverpool cables, larger receipts for the
day and more favorable private crop re-
ports. Speculation was fairly active, but
the market did not display the excitement
which had been thought likely to attend
the issuance of May notices. About 90
600 of these were estimated to have been
put out and as had been anticipated they
were promptly stopped by certain spot in
terests who arc quartered at Philadel-
phia. For the first few minutes however,
during which time prices had been ad-
vanced point or so further on the active
options with May and July selling within
about points of the highest of the sea-
son and August surprising the previous
high price by one point, 1t became evil
dent that more or less realizing was in
progress. with the clique said to be sell
ing moderately, though later it was re-
ported buyer of August. The decline was
accelerated by good weather map for
the day. small export movement, dull
spot markets and port receipts which
reached 14,72S bales against 1900 bales
last year. and under these influences the
selling movement became more general
Notwithstanding the rather less favorable
weekly report of the weather bureau.
Just before the close prices received a
fresh downward impetus as a result of re-
ported rains in western sections. where
the crop has been under the influence of
dry weather The close was barely
steady net to IA points lower at prac-
tically the lowest of the day. Total sales
futures estimated at 2500OO bales.
WV YORK April 8 otton spot closed
dull; points high m ddling uplands
40 rs: middlin2 gulf ITO sales laes
Futures opened steady
lotion futures closed barely steady.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29
NAVAL STORES.

wrLurxaroN, N C. Apr. s-Turpentine
morning doing 49H; receipts casks
Cmde. ,nIiet atSl. DOCS. 5oG13 rs; receipts
p barrels.
Tar rirm at 81. IS; receipts IL
CHARLESTON, &. C., Apr. % Spirits tur-
oeutine nominal DO. receipts -; sales
Rosin nominal receipts o.; sales go; ex-
ports
Quote Al CHS; D, si.7s; E. N.75; I
so. g. I.ss! II. rs; /, p: h. 90; NJ
500; n. sos: VIC, 3.l5; Wv, D.
SAvANNAH, Ga. Apr IS Turpentihe firm,
10; receipts ,s63, sales 2b7: exports ) q.
itosin fra. rece 4,@'' ss4les 100;
exports 7U7.
Quote A. B. CD, s1H'; F, 81 &C.;
G.. sIg5; II, s2.o5 l.ss < $500
NJ s3ls; n Sc. O; VIC $685.; WV S3..4o
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29
SPECIAL TRAIN TO MAY CARNIVAL,

The Seaboard Air Line in order to &C
commodatc its patrons north Of Raleigh,
will operate special trains from Weldon
to Raleigh on May 9Th and 7th
Leaving Weldon at 7 a. m. arriving at
Raleigh 1890 a. m. Returning leave Raj
eigh at 10 p. M, after the fire works
and illuminated parades are all over,
This is the greatest carnival ever pro-
duced in the South, and the rate only is
one fare for the round trip.
See your agent for further information
II. S. Lizard, r. 2. A.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YoRK. APP. p p. m-money on
call easy, "a IA per cent. closing 2. time
money steady; co days Az. 90 DAYS "A
ak months ~. Prime mercantile paper a
SHALL sterling exchange steady with actual
bushes III DANGERS is at 40. 60flfS7 60 for
demand and ASIA 1850 for 20 day biils. Posted
ia ests5GJtHoH. Commercial bills 4.S4hG
4S4%: Bar silver Sass: Mexican dollars
~; government bonds firm RaIIroad Iond'
irreguler,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29
Cotton futures closed barely steady
Open.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans. April 2S.-The spot cot
ton market continues very firm and fac
tors refuse to sell unless full prices are
offered. Quotations unchanged. Futures
opened up points and after the opening
call gained a point or two more. The
trading was light and nervous condition
kept prices fiuctuating. Soon after the
second call a downward movement set in
which continued to the close when the list
showed net losses on the day of to s
points.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29

Csc. May corn was &c lower, July was
down 3-S TO z, with May oats unchanged
and July is to 1-4c higher. Provisions
weer decidedly weak, the July products
closing from 1715 to 421Ac lower.
Lending futures ranged As foIlows;
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29

The most troublesome factors in rails
ing children are Coughs, Colds, Group
and Whooping Cough. Anyways Group
Syrup is the only safe and certain cure
for these Ills. Try 1t and help baby to
pull through the spring months. rs
cents at Hicks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago. April 3S--The wheat market
was rather quiet today and heavy hqui-
dation late in the day caused weak
close, May being 1-4c lower and July off
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29
OTHER COTTON MARKETS
S. A. L. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE. Apr a. Seaboard Air Line
common So: preferred 42M.
Bonds -. ~.
Atlantic Coast Line. commonf2J; pre-
ferred 49,.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29
Futures today ranged as follows:

The market closed steady.
BARBEE G. co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29
sEw ORLEANS. La April % Cotton futures
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL April 2s-4p. M. - 90, ton-Sro O,
on OF 4G15 poinIs higher 'America" middli' q
fair Cd: good lcdling $40; ,niC ding <
good Urinary Sis dinan S.0o. The sales
for speculation and eN"orr. end inciudeu
ZOO American. Receipts 5000 including
400 Am eri an.
FUTURES upensu steady aud closed firm.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-29
SPOT COTTON.

Raleigh. N. c., April 90. 1908.
Receipts for week 81 bales. Total to
date ASP. Price-9% TO 10.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
EREAks oE FoRTuNE.

Il was but a short time ago that
Hugh Tevis. widower with one child
and one Of the richest men of Califor-
mia. married a beautiful girl from Col
orado. Ordinarily the event would
not have been of Importance. but con-
siderable interest was excited from
the fact that the lady In the case had
been engaged to a young man living
in Denver. and when she got close TO
the Tevis millions. proceeded to grab
them, this OF course necessitated the
throwing over of the Denver man,
who alighted with thud that shook
his little social world. The happy
couple went 20 Japan. and while there
the groom cast shadow over the
honeymoo by dying a few months
after this melancholy event, the
widow gave birth to a son. To com.
pllcate the situation further. the little
daughter. issue OF the first marriage
was claimed by death. The question
then arose was as to where the Tevis
millions should go. Tho court has de.
cided that they must so 10 the widow,
that the posthumous child Is absolute
~ without rights. although the natur-
al heir OF the mother.
This leaves the widow about as
young and fair as ever and with an
immense fortune. earned by a brief
association with the man who had
possessed II. II shows that this field
of speculation is not without great
promise. Perhaps the young widow
had been won through love alone and
this certainly would be 10 her credit,
but many OF the women who unite
themselves with gold do not permit
the element OF love 20 enter into the
transaction Such person would
have an equal chance 70 make the ar
fair pay dividends Freaks OF for
tune are peculiar
Tevis had piled up a competency
and passed a portion OF II TO HIS son
who thus was relieved Of the necessi-
ty OF plling up anything. A stranger
appears. wins the Affection OF the SON.
and all his vast wealth passes to her
There Is not the slightest occasion to
replne over the matter. The Teyis
fortune In new hands will do the
world as much good, and perhaps
more as under the old regime.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
A SLOW CAMPAIGN.

The Journal does not wish 10 criti.
else any of the campaign managers,
but So far the Hermann campaign.
that is TO be concluded with a special
election a few weeks hence. has been
a slow and dragging affair
The oregonian does not print Mr..
Hermann's speeches.
This is true as To both parties. but
especially So OF the Republicans in
Marion county That there should
have been disappointment here over
the result OF the Eugene convention
was but natural.
The papers do not announce the
schedule Of Hermanns meetings.
But the Marion county Republicans
owe Il to themselves. II they wish to
retain standing and influence in the
party of Oregon 10 not show the
white feather. II they wish 10 have
any future organization
The Marion county central commit.
tee has not held meeting
They divided on Furnish and on
Geer To split and cause the defeat
% Hermann might not hurt the party
In the state or nation, but there would
not be enough political derrieks on
this side Of paradise 20 lift a Marion
county politician out OF obsourl,y for
years 20 come.
To defeat Hermann means a split
on national issues, split with the
federal administration at a eruclcal
time for Oregon. a split that would
hunt Salem aud the Willamette valley
land the development Of che whole
state.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
THERE MUST BE REASONABLE
RATES

In The final adjustment OF the cleo
trio light rates for this city there must
be conciliation and consideration Of
both sides.
But there is no Inconsistency In
lower rates. reasonable rates and
greater earning power for the plant
A corporation. Ike a labor union, or
any business. must adopt reasonable
conditions to do the largest business
The postal card rates that were sent
up 10 Salem from the Portland man
agement about a year ago were based
on the wrong principle the principle
Of reducing service and raising rates.
Thousands Of electric lights went
ont. and the earnings Of the company
went to minimum. and now they are
forced to sell out
Those rates were advanced from
100 TO 500 per cent without notice, on
the principal that II two-thirds quit
taking light the remaining one-third
would pay just as much.
There was no consideration of the
right OF the public 10 have a reason
able rate. That is the first right OF
the people under any public service
franchise.
What kind OF advisers and what pc
cullar brand OF Intelligence possessed
the Portland managers?
All will admit that the late Mr.. Wal
lace, In building up the Salem Water
Co. plant, used good Judgment In i'm
proving the service and lowering the
ratios.
The new proprietor Of the Salon
Light. Traction 4 Power Co. has IN,
same problem before him aud he must
seek 10 solve IL along the same mod
ern and progressive lines II he would
succeed.
Ho Is entitled TO fair trial In thi'
direction. and with an honest eifor
and square dealing with our people
his plant can be made popular ano
valuable to himself and 10 the com
munity
There is no other way for public
service franchises TO exist under pri
yate ownership In the long ruin, but by
the highest standard OF excellence II
service, and at reasonable rates L
the consumer
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
Heart
Beat So Violently.
Its Movement,
c ould b e S e Q n
Through Clothing.
DIR. Miles Heart Cure
Cured Me.

No matter what's the matter with your
heart, Il will pay you 10 try DT. Miles Heart
Cure. II IS great heart aud blood tonic
thai cures by removing the cause. Try il for
a short time and you will hnd that you arc
no longer short OF breath after brief eKeuion;
that YOU can sleep in any position with com
tort and without the dread OF smothering
spells, II removes the symptoms and cures
the disease. Il strengthens the hearts
action, ennches the blood and improves the
circulation, II has cured heart disease Wheu
AL else failed. L has brought relief when
death seemed nigh.
Since taking a number OF bottles of DR.
Miles Heart Cure during the past year my
health Is better than for many years. no
longer experience any trouble from lying on
my let1 side, which disagreeabls symptoms
used 10 bother me greatly. The frequent
spells OF palpiiation and huttering that | was
Al that time subject 10 were most alarming
Al times my heart would beat 80 vi0lsntly
that the movement vas noticeable thT0ugh
my clothing. Doctors said my heart Was
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pains through and intke region OF my heart
l think DR.. Miles Heart Cure a great medk
cine and have always been able 10 secure
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All druggists sell and guarantee 6Ist bot
lie Dr. Miles Remedies. Send for tree book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases Address
Dr. Niles Medical Co, EikhAEt, lad.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
THE READY LETTER WRITER.

(Tacoma Ledger
Golfers Weekly offered a prize for
the best letter" and the person who
simulated girlishness and addressed
mlssive to her daddy has walked
away with the cake. or whatever the
prize was. The supposltitious writer
could give an oil well points on
gushing. She could hand Yellow
stone Park geyser cards and spades
aud win out In the game OF course
standpipe at a packing house hre
would not be in il with her for a min
ute.
A casual glance at the prize letter
reveals that the grille was much In
love with her daddy indicating on her
part a proper frame OF mind. Some
Reggie had come along and stolen her
heart away, or, at least, made a grab
at IL. She lacked the nerve 10 tell
the old man about this by word OF
mouth, but had locked herself in her
room with her Joy and her stationery
designing 20 break the ice for Reggie,
so the family dog might be tied. This
letter was TO be tucked under the old
mans door so that he would get Il in
the morning. the inspection naturally
driving on the memory Of any Incl
dental nightmare.
The mistake came in when daddy
gave the letter to the press, Had he
honOred the confidence bestowed on
him by his daughter and merely told
Reggie to stop smoking cigrettes and
IL would be all right, there would have
been no harm done. When a girl gets
silly streak and seeks relief by un
loading upon the author of her being
II he is a nice author. the world will
never know This particular prize
winning beauty wanted the old mans
consent. but she did not ask him q
so 10 the extreme of actually utterinf
H. No lie was 10 be spared this
pain. All he had TO do was 10 place q
rose by the girlie's plate In the morn
ing. In the absence OF the rose she
would know it was all on with Reg
gle and have 20 get ready to elope
This. OF course, is partially inference
She failed to get Il all into the letter
but a sensible reader takes a sQuini
between the lines.
"Ah. put the rose there In the
mornins. daddy. f" concludes the gusheI
aud II he knew his business be put Il
there. lie put whole bunch there
lie took the bush up by the roots and
put Il there. too.
And we would Ike 10 know whethel
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
Don't try cheap cough medicines. Get
the best, pay the price. Ayers Cherry
PectoraI. 90 years of cures. Ian st:.li:: s::.
THe LAW ANo JOURNALISM.

A few years ago lawyer, banker
and a newspaper man went TO run
newspaper in the capital Of the state
OF Idaho
After a trial the lawyer resumes the
practice of law, the newspaper man
sells out to the banker and comes back
to Oregon.
Both the lawyer and the newspaper
man showed their good sense in max
ing the change. and after awhile the
banker will go to banking.
The newspaper makes larger drafts
on resources and ingenuity than eth
or the law or banking.
The wise newspaper man sees that
TO be the case, and resolves to train
his son up to become a druggist. or a
sawmill hand.
The lawyer gets a fee on one side
of the case or the other. while the
newspaper man must champion popu'
lar causes free gratis.
Every man or woman who has prop
erty must az some time or another
hire a lawyer-retain one. we should
have said.
After the lawyers and the courts
and the legislature have failed to get
people what thcy want they some.
times go to a newspaper for help.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07

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DANGER TO THE RIVER FRONT.

DANGER TO THE RIVER FRONT.
There IL danger OF resting in too
much security over the condition Of
the Salem water front
one OF the United States engineers
declares there is no immediate danger
Of injury TO the harbor.
Some Salem business men seem to
be Indifferent. and rest in easy assur
ance about the great depth and ca.
pacity Of our natural harbor
The recent survey OF the harbor Sc
cured by the Greater Salem CONNER
cial Club shows that the gravel bar Is
travelling toward the bridge at the rate
OF about 100 feet per annum.
II does not fall into the province OF
the United States board Of engineers
to suggest dangers or make requests
for improvements and protection Of
the river and harbor at any city.
The duty deyolyes on the CONNER
cial club TO present this danger to
the war department through the Or
egon delegation.
The commercial club should at once
have a map made based ON the United
States surveys. showing the peril To
the harbor from extending the gravel
bar nothward at the present rate.
Wing dams and reyetment work are
needed for mil, above the city. on
the west bank Dredging and open
ing OF new channel are needed ON
the bar itself Protection by dredging
Is already In our reach
An appropriation OF fifty or one
hundred thousand dollars should be
secured with an order for a compre
hensiye survey looking 10 complete
protection OF the water front
To secure this. active work must b,
carried on with our Oregon delegation
as the next congress may not pass q
river and harbors bill. aud then th'
provision for the survey must be an
nexed as rider TO an appropriation
bill.
After the survey Is ordered favor
able report OF the war department Il
necessary before an appropriation car
be secured
An this will take several years q
accomplish. and there Is no time Il
be lost In getting about IL, When 4
ls too late TO remedy a bad matte
plenty of wise men will be ready will
their Il told you 80 long ago" Bu
the prudent man acts before there q
real danger of a serious loss and det
riment 20 the community,
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07

The Republican organizations have
not been aroused to action.
DO Marion county Republicans wish
to shoulder this responsibility of dis
rupting their party and injuring the
whole state? They win not do It, and
should act at once to prevent such a
calamity.
The Republican clubs have not been
asked TO organize.
The county central committee and
the three Republican clubs of this
city and the country Republicans
should get into working organization
at once. and never rest until they have
done their full duty. and ensured vic
tory.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
DE-. ]. f. Cook

Has the conclusion that all profession the h,
side OF the vegetable failure your system
without pure blood. viii only vitality in ua !
kingdom Poisonous doctors knives nor nm,
lightning will lay foundation f.
of disease Those poisons go your kill the u
and create tumors consumpO
bone diseases bear in mind medicine
poisonous tonic stimuant temporary which y
poisonous drugs results or %
blame the medicine takes effect up the M
disease in the system expect cured in iv
your been long time coming and =
long get system 1t will take months Or n
build a body This is people
derstand They being humbugged His medIc m
posed OF Natures requires wb
mails get sick they help herbs for ey han
snct people have make study Of
study with Cook Do not get this life
and too worry Of this world
DR.. Cook Cures All Kinds of DiSeaS
30l Liberty Street. Salem. Oregon
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07

Baseball games will probably be
given at the state fair grounds It win
take the grand stand 20 hold the peo,
pie Il the salem team should carry
on the pennant
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
oeT the uMBRELLA READY.

The fruit crops and others that are
well along toward maturity, and sell
ing at continued fair prices viii make
this part OF the Lords vineyard the
most prosperous part OF the globe
There Is nothing 10 dread, but indus
trial and political upheayals, hut they
are sure TO come. and everybody bet
ter get the old umbrella In repair AL
though Il may not he needed for a
year or two,
Salem viii have new boundaries oc'
t0ber LIST. There viii be some chance
OF making public improvements. II
conservative policies prevail Let ey-
cry one get good hold Of their trous.
ersupporters and be prepared 10 push
this town ahead along progressive
and solid lines.
Salem weatherod the other depres.
sion In the nineties, and, with wise
policies. need never feel the next de,
preston. " there be one.