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SENTENCED
2 BURGLARS

Joseph Hail was sentenced By SUI
pefior Judge Tallman this morning
10 two years and six months ~ tho
psuitenfiary for attempted burglary.
Han was recently convicted Of try
Ing % break into second hand
store on Washington street
James Rogers, who was found
guilty Of attempted burglary by n
superior court jury yesterday. after
acting az his own lawyer. WAS sen
fenced By Judge Taliman this af-
teruoon 20 three years ln the penis
Tertiary.
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NO PLACE FOR BOYS

X. Sturgeon, who conducts bill
lard and pool room in "a basement
near First avenue south and Wash
ington street, was arreatde this
morning by Patrolman John Hun On
"A charge OF allowing minors 20 come
into his pool room. There Is a city
ordinance and a state Laws = gainst
It. and Huff says that Sturgeon =
principal trade comes from mere
boys.
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nv serIpns News A...n.l

PARIS, March 15.-The Echo dt
Paris correspondent at 81. Peters
burg says that an official report
has been received from Port Arthur
TO the effect that Admiral Togo $
fleet, which disappeared shortly
after tho naval engagement last
Thursday was again sighted on the
horizon early yesterday morning.
steaming toward Port Arthur. but
that before approaching within
menacing distance the squadron put
about and stood out TO sea, disap-
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vLAD|v0STOK SQUADRON
SEEN OFF KOREAN COAST


alongside Russian al
Jap shell exploded and men,
shell
The day the bomharent
OF a
after the nght The town meantime
which the OF the
the japanese not
the OF
the There
arriving to
but
and Czarevch hopeless
when they left the Russian of
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AUBURN JioGIED
Especial 70 The Starl

AUBURN. March f7.-1he earth
trembied and shook here last night.
beginning at s 20 The vibrations
were from north to south and the
duration about twenty seconds. The
buildings all over town Wohhled and
many thought they were tumbltnK.
~ violent were the shocks. This
was much more pronounced than the
former seismic disturbances some
months ago.
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CYCLONE
IN TEXAS

FORT WORTH, Tex, March IL
A destructive cyclone swept over
and nearly destroyed the town OF
Heyland. about % miles northeast oe
here. Last night Scores Of houses
and other buildings were razed No
lives are reported lost. though tho
damage TO property Will beg rcat.
All telegraph and telephone wires
are down.
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AT PORT ANGELES
Especial 20 The 6tayl

IUII ANNEIsEN. MnFCh III
uiost decided earthquake shock MAS
feH here az SIS o'clock last night
The vibrations were three or four
Ia number aud pronounced enough
10 SHAKE buildings 90 their founda-
tionn rhs shock apparently tfav-
eicd from north TO south and veaa
perhaps twelve seconds IN duration
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They SAW TOGO

pearing rapidly toward the east
ward.
The Interpretation placed on these
movements OF the japanese fleet
here Is that Admiral Togo was pre-
pairing TO return TO another bonn
hardment OF Port Arthur. hut that
he was intercepted by dispatches
from Toxic conveying the Informal
ton that the Vladivostok squadron
had been sighted and that he had
been ordered TO give chase. and thu
attack on Port Arthur was tempo-
rarily abandoned.
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BELLiNoHAm FELT 1T
especial 10 The Starl

BELLINGHAM. March IA die.
tlnct shock OF earthquake was felt
all over Belliugham about S 20
O'Clock last rieht. The shock lasted
nearly a minute and many houses
were shaken. No damage Was re-
ported.
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diatrly 10 stiil harder shock.
which lasted longer than the first
People IN the business portion 81
scared and fearing for their iives
The oscillation seemed 10 pass from
southv eat TO northeast Thla Is
the first earthquake shock 20 be felt
here since the severe one IN 1893.
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PANIC AT EVERETT
lSpeclal "a Thn afarl

EVERETT. Wash. March IA
severe earthquake shock WAS felt
here at s. 20 last night. The Labor
temple ratified 80 lively that the
trades council n ijourned 20 inveati.
gate the cause. The Weyerhauser
Mill shut down, the crew thinking
the heavy MACHINERY had broken
Tho second shock threw the work
men into a panic and 200 Of them
dashed from the buildings yelling
with fright
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WILL CONFER

Prosecuting Attorney Scott ana
Coroner Hoye will hold a conferences
this afternoon regarding the filing of,
informations IN the Terrence OBrief
case. The child WAS killed by an ex-,
ploslon 81 giant powder in an e1cz-,
walton Contractor G. J. Erickson -
making on Second avenue north. g.
s. Duncan. his powder man. has
been held responsible with EricksouT
for the boys death.
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NORTH YAKIMA. March t7.-Three
distinct earthquake shocks we're felt
In this city last night At s % o'clock.
and many people rushed from their
homes In panic. fearing that the
houses would tumble about their
heads. No particular damage vas
done although lamps and bric-a.hrae
tumbled from shelves and tables. A
duii rumbilnR like distant thunder
was also heard Tho ahockn lasted
only few seconds
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PORTLAND ESCAPED
Especial 10 The Start

PORTLAND. ore. March 1.-THE
earthquake shock felt at different
points IN Western Washington was
not felt here or AZ any point south
Of the Columbia river 80 far as can
be aRccrtnined.
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SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
FRIGHTENED SEATTLE PEOPLE

81. J. A. Moore. OF the Wash
ington hotel, Was interviewed
this morning about the bis shake
up,
we had all the pleasures 81 a
sea voyage. without putting Ia
nVa. sAld he, You know the biE
hotel ou the him has a very broad
foundation ana II nolidiy built. 80
We didnt suffer any cracked
plaster or ratiiinE. n just came
iu biE fluctuations. like tho roll
inE 81 ship on the ocean. and a
] good heavy rumble liyensd the
thing Up. There were three ss-
risa OF thcHe fluctuations. each
dying away like tho after ripple
81 a biK wave. and We ali felt Ike
&c were on route for fan t'fan-
! cisco aboard the capital city. At
her top most speed uf eight knots
! an hour some ~ aH were lust
thinking about getting Hea-hieh Or
stArtius a game ~ pinochir, when
mo thiuE stopped aud the deiu-
sion Was over
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The disturbance lasted but a few
seconds. but Il was 81 sufficient
violence to give dwellings and busl-
ness blocks a severe shaking up.
Windows ratified aud In some cases
disha8 were broken.
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FINS WHO FIT II

not few thousand families realized
more than ever. that they knew all
The time that their homes we're not
safe structures IN which 10 reside.
There we're 10 casualties reports 4
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SEVERE AT BoTHELL
Especial 20 The s.ar1

HoTHELt- March IA severe
earthquake shogk vas felt here At
90 last night buildings rocked.
doors weru thrown open and articles
on shelves IN tho stores shifted and
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VICTORIA GOT IT
(gnertat 20 The 24ar1

VICTORIA. d. G. March t7.--At
Sis last night n sharp earthquake
shock was felt here. Clocks were
stopped and other slight damage
was done.
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FIRST IN TWELVE YEARS
EEE-I

sNOfIoMIsH. March 17.2snoho-
mish experienced two very severe
earthquake shocks last night. The
first came at ss21 and lasted about
two seconds, followed almost iinmo-
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The Elusive Russian Fleet Rounded Port
Lazareff Yesterday --- Admiral Togo
Ordered TO Give Chase

TOXIC, March Whst 10 believed 10 be
Captain ReitEenssn's squadron and golfers.
Admiral Togo has been given orders deseh
Port LaEaH tho north
and that vicinity that the Vladvook
Togo will the "A
joining the Port Arthur fleet Admiral Makarof
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SHOOK rHE CAPITAL
(spseisl 60 The stsrl

OILY MptA. March IA severe
earthquake shock wan experienced
In this city az stgg o'clock last night
The disturbance was apparently
from east 20 west.
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ELLENsBURO. wash. March IL
a siight trembling 81 the earth IN an
easterly and westerly direction was
felt here at about SD last night A
low rumbling noise accompanied the
iudiHtlnct shocks. which we're three
IN number and IN quick succession.
The disturbance lasted about ten Sec
ouda
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Immediately after the shock The at
mosphere. which had bsen close.
cleared. and before 10 o'clpek rain Was
falling as merriiy as ever.
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n @ ( las 8. hts enyu-
from AN the boundary
o. m pu
te II the many whe the shocks II nd
question Mount % wa n euu usursun .onshsn
- south
% Il nnAmn rwa uaysed
% o. ne street h morning hat nte hadts nafang heHpah-
Ia = R a m o r earth ia ~
10 %
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AT PORT TOWNSEND
fE-.a#.F - - e..

PoRf TOWNSEND. March IL
This city MAS visited b. an earth
quake about s 80 o'clock last night
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ratified. II was the most severe
ever experienced at this place.
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The steamship Olympia, one Of thd
three vessel recently purchased byyi
the Northwestern Commercial COM.
pauy from the Northern Pacific
Steamship company. was yesterday
formally taken over by her new.
owners. and 81 now Ia this port.
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THEY OBJECT

The county commissioners arc,
hearing today the objections % the
residents OF the Chatauqua and
Quartermastsr Harbor school dis
tfieta. on Vaahon island. 10 the pro-
posed annexation OF the north end OF
the combined districts 10 the Vashons
school district
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WHAT AN EXPERT SAYS

Charles Gordon OF the
state University. taken uVcy
and gives his opinion that the motion Of the
northwest Judgment
patches and
sesnograph measuring
recording earthquake
The fact that the In localities
than others Gordon aims the
o earths
Where the surface aiuviai
ely effectively
and hardly be though rocky
short distance removed shock be
property.
The night
=
deep DR. Gordon the
city . u center
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MANY RUSSIANS
LOST THEIR LIVES

SHANGHAI March 7Three steamers Brand Argo
and ssad chartered by the Rus
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300; Southern Railway, 1000; Union Pa
cific, $500; Amalgamated Copper, 200;
Sugar, 500; Brooklyn Transit, lo.5Vo;
United States Steel preferred, 10000.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, March 5.-The stock market
e5Elo hpCsr the influence Of The threat
OF a Northern Securities decision Monday
and lost most of the small gains which
had been established by the slow and la
borious hardening movement of the
whole OF the week up to today The mar
kct closed easy and at declines runniag to
p2lht in number of the prominent
stocks The volume of liquidation was
unliEportant and indicated nothing more
than traders positions in the market, bus
Tie lmpelllng motive was clear enough
and was corroborated by the weakness OF
Northern Securities itself on the curb
The bank statement was without any in
huehce. The increase in cash was s!ight-
ly less than expected but the fact that
there was an increase at all is evidence of
the continued tendency towards conres-
ton OF reserves. The loan expansion was
viewed with ejuanimity in view of the
condition OF reserves, notwithstanding
that the loan item establishes a new bigh
record again, with an aggregate for the
clearing house banks within $50 900 of a
round billion OF dollars. This IS sup
posed to reflect renewed corporation Dor
rowing. including the So 900 900 taken nv
New York Central and the same amdunt
by the burlington. Railroads reporting
gross earnings for the fourth week in
February show some increases over the
similar period of last year. but the addi-
tional day in February of this year which
figures in the showing distorts the com
parison.
Foreign influences were against tho
q l<nf GnnSolc l.
l'cord i'll London TODAY.
Total sales of bonds today were $94O 900
! fpar value.)
The bond market has shared the apathy
and sluggfshness of the stock market.
United States new As COUPON aud The
old As advanced Il per cent. on the cal
! during the week
Total sales of stocks today were 137 400
shares, including Atchison, $500; st. Paul
! 100; Pennsylvania. 81 900; Rock Island
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SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.

By virtue of judgment of the Superior
Court of Wake county, North Carolina,
made and entered at the February term
1894 of said court in the case OF E. B.
Ba, bee and c. B. Barbee, trustees CT G.
r Afford and his wife Texanna O.. Al,
ford VS.. Sanders Battle and his wife
cla,ab Rattle, I will offer for sale at
nublic out-crv. TO the highest bidder,
for cash at the court house door, said
county in the city of Raleigh. N. c.,
On Monday. 18th day of April 1904, at
II O'Clock M, the following described
tracts of land viz;
Isl tract Situated in Buckfforn town.
.tip. said county and State and adjoip.
ing The lands of Samuel Norris, Margaret
Hamilton and others and more fully
described in a deed from Samuel Noliis
and Wife 10 Sanders Battle, containing
ltbirt,, acres. excepting therefrom fifteen
acres sold to Richard T. Wilson.
| End tract. Situated IN Buckhorn town
shin said county aud State, adjoining
tho lands Of + H. Collins, w. H. overly
and others beginning at an ash on the
banks of Carys Greek, running down the
meende,s of said creek. 49 poles to a
stake. thence south 10 w 20 poles to a
stake tbence east As poles to a stake,
thence north "a poles to the beginning,
cort sir;ng 1sM acres, more or less.
WM. b. JONES, Commissioner.
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Ware a. LeIand'S
Cotton Letter

Raleigh, n. c. March 5th, 1904
There was a change in the morning mar
ket. While Liverpool was lower by
about 16 American points, and in some
options IS points. the local price went
up after the opening. That is, the same
buying Of May started the advance IN
that option and other months rloyed up
il, sympathy. 1t looks very much as
though the large operator in this market
had entered on a campaign on the bull
side and finding the market narrow and
No general buying had been compelled
to concentrate holdings in May 1t will
be a comparatively simple thing to re
peat last years operation in that month.
Then May was advanced about q. on
the buying for control. If the same
interests desire TO buy again this spring
nc-hing that can now be seen can pre-
vent an advance. For this reason we
cont care to have any dealings IN May
W. would avoid trading in May on either
side. AS far as the general position goes,
the market is not healthy. 1t wants
a break and is prevented. II held here
FreXL week when receipts are light, there
nay be more business and an advance.
1t is one man market here and not
encouraging TO buyers at the moment.
Estimated receipts for Monday at Gal
WESTON 1850 against 1882 last year,
Houston LOO against 4074, and New Or
leans 4,S00 against 1896
After the close of our market the curb
market advanced 4 20 points.
WARE & LELAND.
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s. A. L. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALlIAokE, Mar. 5--oeaboaru Air Line
common;g 4G10Ia preferred ib7s9l7M.
Bond5-4'e -. 20.
Atlantic Co st Line CO nmon 10 "a II, pr
erred .......
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Opening. Highest Closing. Lowest.
Cash OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as totfows =

Cash quotations. were as follows:
Floqr-steady, winter patent 5000 eo5 70 70
.traights 420@ 450:bakeIn s.50@3.s0;wheat, N,
| 2 spring 9299e, No 8, 50 Q97; No. red
gi19@iGo5s; corn, No 2,5t14, No. 2 yel b3t
| i26Ij1d: rye, No. z, 72G, good feeding bar
ley, s9a4i; fair to choice mating, 1896 fla,
seed, No. !, LOSE; No; northwestern. i.l4N
A l20li.25, lard per l0Otb., 7,15@72j: shor
rbs sides (locse), 70O@5.25,; dry salted shoul
ders (boxe d. % short ba esar IF SID sid
gra de wines, rs; clover contract grade, 1916
NEW YORK PROVISIONS
NEW YORK, Mar -Flour-steady, white
patents s52Oa5.o: Minnesota patents so,250
l6i. do bakers L2015l0
Rye flour quiet, TAR To good S4.sOd 90
choice 10 fancy S4:6O@4 3
BucBwheat fOurweak; s2OO@2.lO.
Corn-Ineal steady; yellow, western SIl21
kiln dried 20613.30.
hSe dun, No. 2wesiern 92ss.
Barley easy; feeding so. mailing 55@65
Wheat firm, No. ed,l0f@; May l0l; july
Jorn-spot arm, No. 2, nom; May, 5sss; Jul.
81. Aug. 57s4Dzs, Sc pt. 57k2.
Oats-oull, No. 2, 500.
Realistically; family I'll; 5Oad2.5r mess 5000
40: city extra India mes, packe,
l05Q@l.130, beef hams 2050@22G0:
Cut meats teady ;pickled bellies 71z@sL4
picked shouldersb4; picked hams, l0Gil
15dTu-7SltdtH. WeStGTl slCdIucu
steady; continent 100. compound, 67stG7.
Pork st ady; family lb.004i6.5J; short Gle a
= 0pDl6 10, mess 10 509lB00
Tall ,w-quiel city (S5A per package, conntr!
.(05 q.
RosinEquiet, strained com. to good 2.70@ :
Turpenrine-tirm 6215@63.
Rice.-steady; domestic, fair to extra. 31a451a,
Molasses-nrm New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice. 3l@37
Coffee-sr"t Rio steady No invoice
Sugar-...w firm, fair rein 23s, cen
trifugal s6 test -. molasses sugar, 2A@
refined firm, confec. A 4.40, mould 4
100 cut loaf so crushed 555 powdered 4.55
Enthusiastically; Long lsland3.W@35O Jersey!
3C02.2j, Jersey sweets l.oo@L state and
western sacks 2.75@2S5
Peanuts--frm: fancy hand-picked, @5T
other domestic 31406%.
Cabbage-hrm; domestic per ton 25OOQ $500
per 100 5dl0.
Butter-st lady. extra fresh creamery25 stats
dairy l402 factory l21amt5
Cheese steady: state full cream fancy s'ds
colored Sept; y, late made 1917; do white L.
Eggs steady, state and Penn. nearby
crude (. o. b. mills 32>a9s5, prime summer yer
low 3%H off sum. yellow nom, prime white
4l1a@; prime winter yellow il1a@.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
baltimore, Mar 5-Flour easier, winter
patents 500 ~. spring patents, sozo@5.6O.
Wheat hrmer and -, spot contract
l0,14@, do 2red western l05L9s4. MarchlUita1
Conduit: spoi and Mar 52H 94,
Southern White 1902.
Oats steady, No2 white $50.
Rye-frm, No. 2, aGS5, uptown, ex. clevta. OF
69G70. 1880
Butter-hrm fancy imitation go, fancy
creamery 279, fancy ladle @l7.
Eggs-firm. i9@.
!heese-steady, small l2@T for Sept and
early Oct. l0H@ll Nov, Small l29I for Jept
Sugar steady; fine and coarse granuialed
1864.
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS.

New York, March 5.-The statement of
averages of the clearing house banks OF
this city for the week shows:
Loans 1898 ,91S, 400, increase 80, 100000; de-
posts 81 ,O4O. 500, 500; increase s12,673, 400;
circula ton s39 1863, 800. decrease $1,049, 500;
legal tenders SIC. S99. 400, decrease 1879, 200;
specie s219 192, 400 increase 700; re-
serve 5000. 1901, 500. increase 1851, 500; re-
serve required $3.50, 14S, 450. increased 49,
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nres opened auiet and closed har,lvsteadv
RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET.

PflCes IoWered an eighth from The top
prices yesterday, though they held to the
closing figures. The ruling prices of the
day were 16Ss@15A cents. Spot holds
strong despite fluctuations in futures. In
Liverpool the spot market is very strong
and unless long interests push cot ton on
the market an advance is possible under
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NAVAL STORES.
SAOAtI1Us
WILMINGTON, Mar. 5-Turpentine

WILMINGTON. Mar 5-Turpentine steady
50: receipts % casks.
Rosin-...... at 2.60 receipts l6d bbls.
Tar--firm, ]. 10; receipts 1856 bbls.
Crude-frID, 2.25@4.G0 Gi.00; receipts Is bar
rels.
CHARLESTON, Mar. -Turpentine nom
receipts 49,. sales ...exports
RoSn-nOm.
SAVANNAH, Mar. 5-Turpentine firm
%: rnoeipts 20. sales $685. exports 533.
Rosin firm, receipts oGi, sales So exp TT
l555.
Quote A, B, C, j, 2.45@; e, $50 F, 255; g.
$780, g, 2.60 l, 2 S5 K, 3.25; M, $50; N. 3.35: VIC
81: w ". @5.75.
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Among the Railroads.

We understand that work will com
mercc in very short time on the ex-
tension of the Aberdeen and Rockfish
Railroad to Hope Mills on the Coast
Lnc-Aberdecn Telegram.
Shippers and the public at large arc
deeply interested in the official announce
ment made, at the headquarters of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway of
the formation of a close traffic alliance
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railway.
''The Air Line Dispatch will be the
name of the new allrail freight line thus
formed between the South and East and
Middle West. The connection between
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans March 5.-Spot cotton
was in good demand but factors were ask
ing higher prices which buyers as a rule
refused to pay, consequently the move
ment was small
Futures were steady at the opening and
prices { points lower to 2 points higher
In the trading the market sold off a few
points but the general trend of prices was
upward. The fluctuat ions though fire.
quent were narrow. The market closed
firm at about the highest figures of the
day. Net gains were: March to July IL
ale points and 3@4 points on the more
distant positions.
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the Seaboard at Richmond and the Balti-
more and Ohio at Washington will be
made over the rails of the Richmond.
fredericksburg and Potomac and the
Washington Southern Railway systems
Both these lines are parties to the agree
ment.
The Cape Fear Lumber company. of
Wilmington, is arranging to complete a
morrow gauge road from the old Richard
son crossing OF the w. and c., TO Clark.
ton. According to the statement of their
agent p H. Kornegay, it will be com
plcted in from four to six weeks. when
the rolling stock will be in action
Whitev!lle News
Berry the colored porter on the Coast
Lie train from Fayetteville to BENEFITS
vile got into a difficulty with Capt.
York of the same road at the latter
place Friday night We understand the
negro was drunk and eMccA dingly in
sUlting and in the fracas struck Capt
York several hard blows with a lantern
which he carried. The negro was prompt
ly discharged by Capt. Campbell. but
beat his way back to Maxtown' the same
night Saturday morning the chief of
pchce of this place was instructed by
the police of Bennettsville TO arrest and
hold the negro until an officer could be
sent for the law breaker but in some
mysterious way under the influence OF a
lawyer whom the man engaged at this
place, he was turned loose and has not
stree been apprehendcd,-Maxt Scot
fish Chief.
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16S,s5O; re-surplus $29, 94S, $50, decrease
s., zoe, $50; less United States deposits
S39, 727, $50, decreased s2113,O25.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, March 5.--An interruption OF
the long standing drouth in Kansas and
Oklahoma caused wheat to weaken today
May closing sc. off. July nc. to Csc.
May corn closed 1sc. to &c higher. Oats
unchanged. Provisions up Is to zoe.