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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

The market rallied about &c. a pound
from the lowest before the close, which
was quite steady At the low price there
was loss of about $3.50 bale from yes
terday.
Many Explanations Are Made.
All sorts of explanations were made
for the suspension One of the reasons
given was that the New Orleans bull
party had sold cotton while Su1ly was
bulling it in the confidence that they were
supporting him. Another was that Sully's S
following in the market had sold their
long cotton without advising with him.
From the well-informed sources came a
denial that there was any treachery from
New Orleans. cotton operator with
New Orleans connections said that the
bull party there was still bullish on cot
ton. Another report came from one of
the six or seven best known cotton oper-
ators In this country, and was that the
bear party had made a deliberate and
well-planned attack to overwhelm Sully
and had succeeded.
The bears. according to this authority,
had figured out the weakness of Suly's
position, due to immense holdings of spot
and contract cotton, and to his operations
on the Liverpool market and planned an
attack on the market that would carry 1T
down just far enough to make IL impos-
sible for Sully to meet his margin calls,
knowing that his failure would send the
market so much lower that they could
cover at figures that would enable them
to recoup No definite idea of Sully's COM
mitment In the cotton market could be got
from the other houses in the cotton mar
ket One estimate was that he was ''long"
300 900 bales Of May cotton alone. A good
majority stated that he did not believe
that Sully was long of more than one
half this amount, but another estimate
said to be placed conservatively was 100000
bales.
The losses by Sully's failure in case he
cannot settle, 1t was stated today, would
be divided UP among nearly all the brok-
fcontinued on Second Paqe1
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HENRY WILLIAMS PAYS
PENALTY FOR CRIMES

after assaulting Mrs. Shields, cit her
throat. He then struck Mildred, the s.
year-old daughter of the couple over
the head with hatchet and robbed the
house. After his capture he was taken to
Richmond for safe keeping and during
his trial was guarded by eighteen COM
panies of state militia
He confessed to the Shields crime end
also confessed to having murdered a
woman in Ohio and another in Pennsyl-
vania Shortly before being hanged he
confessed that he had committed num-
erous assaults on women but had always
escaped The capture, trial and execution
of Williams cost the state $4,000.
however shut himself in his private Of
flee and would not be seen. Shortly after
8 o'clock Sully went into conference with
his counsel. and later, Edwin Hadley,
Jr., of Providence, r. l., one of the MEM
bers of the firm, sent out message by
his secretary, which read;
mo statement of any kind or descrip-
tion Mr.. Sully directs me to say, will
be given out from this office today.
Positively statement will be ready early
Saturday morning"
viii Pay Debts in Full.
Mr.. Hadey was later quoted as saying
that the firm would pay its debts in full
and the suspension was due to the impos-
sbility of meeting demands for large
sums of money although these amounts
were due the Sully firm from European
sources, sums that the quick slump in the
market made payable too quick for them
to be able to meet.
Mr. Sully left his office at o'clock
The following table shows the opening,
highest, lowest and closing price of the
principal cotton options today, as COM
pared with yesterday, the low prices hav-
ing been made in the last hour this after
noon. showing the extent of the break:
Opening. .......
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ST RuCk BY NINE.

: st. Petersburg, March 1s-Con- =
; cerning the loss of the armored 4
, cruiser Boyarin at Port Arthur, a 4
, private letter received here says 4
, that the vessel was struck by float Z
; ing mine dropped by the Japanese. I
; Naval engineers are preparing to 4
; raise the Boyarin, though 1t is con- I
; sidered doubtful that she will be fit 4
; for fighting service. as II Is feared 4
; that the tremendous concussion sus- 4
, tanned from the explosion of the 4
, floating mine has more than likely 4
; strained the frames 4
. 4
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been done them in the reports emanating
from New York to the effect that certain
interests had been unloading on Sully. 1t
is now firmly believed that no great long
interest existed that did unload on Sully,
and that local longs were not bound un-
der any sort of an agreement TO support
Sully or the long side. On the other hand,
1t is now generally believed that the heavy
selling that has been seen lately In the
market, the source of which puzzled near. i.
ly everyone. came from Sully himself
who was trying to rid himself of his load
of cotton without disaster.
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Fight is Given Up and Noni-
nation Confirmed
ACTION WAS AGREED UPON
Senator Hanna's Removal From the
Capital Made II Evident That
the Fight Against Gen.
Wood Was Lost.

Washington March 1S-By the action
of the senate in executive session to-
day. General Leonard Wood became a
major general taking the rank from Au-
gust 8, 1903. the day President Roose-
welt made the promotion. The contest
against his confirmation has been a not
able one beginning November 16, 1908
soon after congress convened in special
session, and continuing the present ses-
sion until today, when by a vote of 45
to 16 the nomination was confirmed. The
late Senator Hanna was recognized as the
leader of the forces opposed to General
" ood and had 1t not been for his death
before the disposition of the case. 1t is
conceded that the vote would have been
much closer. 1t has not been believed at
any time since the contest opened. how
ever, that the fight against conhrma-
tion would be successful
Only Two Republicans.
Some republican members of the sen.
ate, placing their confidence in the judg.
ment of Senator Hanna, would have stood
by him in his opposition to the promo
tion of General Wood but when death
removed Senator Hanna from the conflict,
only two republicans remained in opposi-
tlon. Those were Senators Scott and Kit
tredge Five democratic senator's voted
with the majority In confirmation. They
We're Senators Cockrel Pettus Patter-
son, Clarke of Arkansas, and Dubois
The negative vote on the confirmation was
as follows: Bacon, Berry, Blackburn.
Clarke of Montana, culberson, Gibson,
Latimer McCreary, McLaurin. Mallory
Martin, Money, Newlands. Simmons ali
democrats and Kittredge and Scott, re-
publicans.
The vote on the nomination was reached
about O'Clock When the senate Ia
journed last night ii was agreed that
Senator Foraker should speak today i'm
defense of General Wood and Senator
Alger should make a brief speech along
the same line Senator Teller was slated
for To- address in opposition to Wood
and Sena Jr Alger, with few remarks.
was expected to close the contest against
confirmation.
Admitted Contest Was Lost.
When the senate convened today, Sena-
tor Foraker was approached by the op-
ponents of General Wood 1t was admitted
thet that the contest against confirma-
tion was lost, and there was nothing to
he gained by carrying the case over to-
day. An agreement, therefore, was
reached whereby no more speeches were
made.
Dependent upon the confirmation Of
General Wood were 167 promotions for
other army officers. These include twenty
colonels, promoted to brigadier generals
on the retired, and one brigadier on the
active list, and officers ranking from
colonels down to second lieutenants. All
of these nominations. as well as that OF
General Wood were sent to the senate at
the beginning of the special sess in
November and lapsed when that saion
closed They were sent to the senate I'M
mediately at the beginning of the regular
session. They will now be confirme With
out opposition.
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HiccoueHs FOUR DAYS.

LaPorte. Ind, March 1s.-Edward
s. Caldwell. wealthy farmer. died :
here today after four days OF con-
tinuous hiccoughing.
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The market rallied about &c. pound
from the lowest before the close, which
was quite steady. At the low price there
was loss of about $3.50 bale from yes
ferdau
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Paris March 1s.-The Petit Parlsienne
ST. Petersburg correspondent cables as
follows:
Il learn from a reliable source,that the
Russian Vladfvostock squadron has left
port. The officials absolutely refuse to
discuss the destination of the squadron
Seventy-two hours have passed since the
ships left Vladivostock''
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HesteF ISSUES statement.
Under resolution Of the boa
tors Of the cotton exchange. &c
day, the failure of Daniel j.
Co. having been posted within
of today's closing, settlements u
rules must be made on the averae
morrow's (Saturday's quotations.
This was regarded as another II
turn in the situation. and the opini
freely expressed that prices wouls
strong recoveries tomorrow, an
Sully would be able to pay dol
dollar on his obligations.
Locally traders say that an Unjust
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J Be Your Own Boss !:
ononeaaoa0ae eaeaoaeae

Be#your own boss. The time when
the farmer was the laughing stock Of
tie city dude is past. Today the
agricnlturists Of the country are
acknowledged to be its bone and
slnew. Not only is this true. but she
man who does not own portion Of
land is becoming more dependent
upon the land owner every day. Ere
long the landless man will be far
more at the mercy of the land
owner than the laboring man is at
the mercy Of the capitalist. True.
the power may nsyer be SO harshly
used, but it must be evident to any
mind that when one class of people
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at Pelican Point, as this will natur-
ally be the means of reaching the ter
ritory to be open from this city. Here
the prospective settler will find every
convenience and comfort necessary
not only for his stay while inyesti-
eating the land, but for the making
of his future home
The reg istration begins August 9Th
and closes August goth. During this
time all prospective settlers must le-
gister at the land Office in this city
and he should by all means, select his
location. All reg istrations must be
in person, except that honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors may re-
gister by agent. On August gath the
allotments commence and continue at
the rate Of fifty per day fer sixty days
The price of the land is $3.50 per
acre, 81. SO Of which is payable upon
reg istration the balance is payable in
annual payments of fifty cents per
acre until the balance is paid. The
settler may commute at the expiration
of fourteen months, if he SO desires,
by paying the fun price.
Quarters in this section no more
valuable than on the re reservation are
selling at 500 per acre, and those on
the reservation will be worth as much
within six months after the fling.
l. -, - -
The North Dakota Chautauqua is
directly across the lake from the re-
servation, and there, for three weeks
every summer is conducted one of the
best assemblies in the country. In
fact, it has become one of the most
popular summer resorts of the north
west. The homesteader is thus
placed within easy reach of one of the
most elevating and cultured institu.
| tions in the country, place where he
can spend a few weeks in recreation
land improvement with little more
|expense than living ut home. There
is certainly no more desirable place
| for the making of a home and the
rearing of a family than on one Of
i the valuable quarters of the Devils
1 Lake Indian reservation.
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Opening Of
The Reservation

Washington, June 8. The presi-
dent has signed the proclamation
opening for settlement the Devils Lake
reservation. Reg stration will begin
Aug. at Devils Lake. and will begin
Aug. 90. The drawings will close
Ang. "a at Devils Lake It is pro-
vided that the entries must be mad
at the Devils Lake landofice begin
ming at 8 o'clock a. M. Sept. s, to.
proceed ut the rats Of fifty per day
for sixty days, after the expiration Of
which period any land remaining un-
entered will be subject to homestead
entry on payment Of 81. so pei acre.
as provided by act Of congress. Only
qualified nomesteaders will be low
ed8to participate in the drawing and
all persons must register for them
selves except honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors, who will be On
titled to make D homes, cad entry.
These may register by agent, but the
q agent cannot represent more than one
such soldier or sailor. ]. ha entryinen
must be required TO pay for the ..and
at the rate Of ~. so per acre, 81. so to
be paid when entry is made and the
remainder il annual installments Of
80 cents per acre until paid. The
proclamation reserves 1850 acres fol
the Fort rotten school. rs acres fol
the Grey Nuns department Of said
school, 800 acres for the meadow Of
both said shoots, seven acres reserved
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yanced financially, who can hope to
own even that small quantity. In
the newer states, land is cheaper, hut
it is only matter of very few
years until the demand will SO adj
vance prices that the newer sections
will command the same high prices
the old ones do. There are, however,
a few CLEANS of light for the man
seek ing resting place where he may
be the owner of the soil. not subject
to the commands Of his landlord to
quit tire face CT the earth, and the
opening of the rich lands over which
the Indians have roamed for years, is
one of them. Here the poor man can
secure home for himself and give to
his posterity at least the right to live.
The man who has the fortune to take
advantage of this opportunity, will
te the prosperous one in the near
future, IA. a
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become the owners Of the surface of
the land, the other class who are not
owners, will depend upon the farmer
for the very privilege of living.
Modified industries Throughout the
country may modify this condition
somewhat, but the general principal
remains nevertheless. For the last
half a century the great tracts of free
government lands throughout the west
has made this question one of small
consequence But now that the great
domain Of the government is becom
ing 9 thing Of the Tast, the question
Of acquiring land, especially to the
man of limited means is a serious
one. Take, as an illustration, the
older of the western states, where
Hand cannot be purchased for less
than 300 per acre, qnarter section
farm means an Investment of $4,000
land the purchaser must be we'll adj
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DEVILS
RESERV TON.
What It Is And How Reached


ern line, and the Northern Pacific,
forming the southwestern line and
as the roads, both of which are trunk
lines, now pass within very few
miles of the reservation lines, it is
easy to see that the settler who is
fortunate enough to secure quarter
section in the reservation, will not
have to spend lang, weary years. in
anxious and uncertain waiting for a
railroad which may never come even,
but is at once possessed of all the adj
vantages that railroad affords, and
to the man who markets his crop,
this is worth as much in very few
years as the cost of the land in this
reservation. Nor is this all. The
average homesteader is compelled to
go far back from railroads. from
towns, from all the conveniences of
modern life, and isolate himself and
family for years on farm which
when the country becomes settled,
and when railroads and towns are
bnilt, will be valuable. But this
often requires years. Not SO here.
The Devils Lake Indian reservation
is surrounded by at leas ten cities
and villages ranging in population
from three hundred to three thousand
The prosperous and thriving farms
have cr.wded to its very borders, and
only the stern policy of the United
States government has prevented it
from being covered with the same
progressive prosperity that surrounds
it. Immediately it is opened, the
lands will take the same value Of
those surrounding IT.. and the LONE.
steader will DO the owner of a farm
worth twenty dollars per acre, which
costs hi N four and half dollars.
There never was such an opportunity
for homes offered by the government
The United States land office Befnf
located il this city, naturally al
prospective settlers on the reservation
will come to this city, and it is fort
innate that The city has direct com,
munication with the reservation BY
means of the bridge across the lake
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as
a P ofessiOrl


What shall. the young men Of the
future do, was question recently
discussed BY one Of the greatest stu
dents Of social economics before a
graduating class In one IF the large
colleges Usually on such occasions,
young people are directed to the fields
Of science or art OF literature, or to-
some one Of the 50 called learned pro /
fessions or to commercial pursuits.
Not 30 in this instance. The lecturer
declared that the future Of the young
men Of snis country lay IN the agri-
cultural pursuits, Not only did he
point 70 the fact that some OF the
west is flied with men who have made
completeness in agricultural pursuits,
land that agriculture mas become as
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-06-24

ing little or no effort was made to
introduce sheep. When the Germans
and Russians began settling in this
5secJion they at once introduced sheep
ihusbandry and made it q success.
To-day we have more than half a
million sheep in this state. $3.50.
A droughty spell, a few days Of hot
windssa hail storm, cala1nitiss thai
will some shines happen to the farmer
OF any land, may undo he labor of a
season and send want to the farmer
who is dependent on the result of a
single farm product. How differer
is the situatio =, under IA like vista
ton, Of the mixed farmer who, in
the event of the failure Of one crop,
has another yielding good returns.
The rapid increase Of fine stock in
this state and the tendency to i'm
prove the rades by importing high
bred animals is very noticeable OF
the past few years and the numerous
her Is OF Herefords. P oiled Angus,
Short horns, Holsteins and Jerseys bear
evidence to the fact that the farme,
apprec GATES the value Of breeding high
|classed ock. Let the stock growers
devote but one iota of The labor and
expense to the care of their stock tha
Fig expen ded by the farmers Of Iowa
Illinois. Ohio OF other eastern states
and the raising Of horses. cattle sheel
and hogs in North Dakota become
the safest and most profitable invest
ment in the world
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!

When the President affixed his
signature to the proclamation author
izing the sale of lands in the Devils
Lake Indian reservation, the final act
was done which opened to the people
one of the most valuable tracts of
land left unsettled in the United
States. It provided for the settle
ment of territory, while small,
valuable beyond any other Indian
reservation in the entire country
because it is territory not only pos
ssessing one of the richest soils to be
found in the west, but because it is
in the very center of one of the Oldest
settled and most substantial sections
of North Dakota. So much has been
said Of the great advantages of the
territory, that they are familiar to
our readers, but not SO, possibly, to
any who desire to secure locations in
the opening in August. OF the five
hundled and fifty quarters open for
entry, there is not worthless one,
nor one which will not make a de-
(sirable home for the lucky home
steader. The soil is rich loan
with clay subsoil, and while the
land, Of course has never been cul.
ltivated, the native grass grows in
Isuch luxuriant quantities that it is nc
Iconjecture to say the soil is produc.
tive in the very highest degree, FOL
the native grass does not GROW or
poor soils It is, therefore, an idea
territory for either agricultural Of
grazing purposes. It lies on tbe
southern shore Of Devils Lake, the
great inlan nd sea of North Dakota, an6
rebounds with cushing springs d
Ipure cold water, something that ii
mot often found in prairle country
The Sheyenne river on the south
tafords q beautiful combination o
lake. prairie and flowing river that
| is seldom found, and one certainly
| mot available for free MONIES on gov.
fernment lands. The reservation lie.
| in an angle formed BY the Grea'
Northern railroad forming the north
l. r. Z
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5 STOCK RAISING
5 N.NORIH DAKOTA,

While the principal lind nstrY Of
North Dakota is the tillage Of the SOIL.
the live stock interests are rapidly as.
Stunning a rank Of equal Importance
with respect to the amount of capital
/ invested and the revenue derived
therefrom.
The immense yield Of the gain
crops Of this state have been heralded
far an wide and deserved ". too yet
one must not lose sight Of the fact
that the live stock interest have COM
tributed a large share in building up
the present wealth and prosperity.
It is with feeling of great salts
faction that one observes the rapid
enlarg msnt Of live stock industry
There is no disput:ng the fact tina
there is no state in the union better
adapted for stock raising either on a
large or small scale than North Da-
kota. Nowhere in the world do the
native grasses grow with more luxur-
lance and richness than in North Da-
kota and the crop is q never Isiling
one. The prairie is covered every
where with a luxuriant growth of
grass equal for grazing and hay to the
tame varieties of the eastern states.
These native grasses cure to hay upon
the ground and stock will fatten on
the prairie almost as RAPIDLY as they
80 - -.
do in the east feeding on grain.
There never has been a time in the
history OF North Dakota that tht
prairie did not furnish an abundan'
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supply Of fodder for stock. The dry-
or the season the better the quality
of the native grasses is the universal
verdict of all experienced stockmen.
81 What is known as the Dakota
Range includes all that portion west
Of the Missouri river and is the Sec
ton given over to the large. ranches,
while the terriIory east Of the Mis-
souri, river is especially adapted to
stock ranches on a somewhat smaller;
scale though there are a few large
ranches in the western portion Of this
state east Of the Missouri.
With an abunda nee of good hay
that can be cut aud stack ed at cost
Of 81. 50 to 81. 90 per ton, it costs very
little for a farmer to keel small
herd Of mich cows and the growing
interest among farmers in stock rails.
ing and their appreciation OF the pro-
fits to be derived from herd Of cows
has led to the ostab ishment of a large
number of creaneries and cheese fac
tories throughout that section OF the
northwest.
It is not many years ago that there
were literally no fiocks of sheep in
that section Of the country. It is true
the state was not settled as it is to-
! day, but there Were a number Of
counties along the eastern portion
that we're we'll settled, and although
the uniform weather and dry winter
atm osphere were known to be favor.
able to sheep raising and woul grow