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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
NEW YORK MONEY

Few York, Mac. 5, l p. ,m.-NToney on call
10 n 1902, closing NO, offeref ~ time
IN ney steady; ~ days 33; 30 days, $40
sterling exch. strongwith actual bus. in bank
ers' bills at 4o6 40, for dem. and at 4S3 80
"a 80 for 80 day bills, posted rates 4.8415n
Mexican dollars 49, Gov. bonds Railroad
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
LOSSES SHOW Up
At THE OPENING
Little Aggression and
Rally Comes Soon.
GRAIN GROWS WEAKER
An interruption of the Long-Standine
Drought in Kansas and Oklahoma.
Expectation of Northern Sc
curities Case Decision
Affects Stocks.
(By the Associated Press

New York. March SIN dry goods the
week ends in very dull condition and
the majority of buyers are not willing to
admit they are likely to increase their
activity in the near future The posi-
tion of sellers is very firm one The
fact that stocks in second hands are in a
satisfactory condition is considered a
bullish factor.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York March 5-The cotton mark
ct opened steady at decline of points
to an advance of one point. the losses
being due to liquidation and some room
selling encouraged by lower cables and a
disappointing decrease in American
visible supply There was, however, little
aggressive pressure and after little
further decline on the active months, the
market was rallied by renewal of bull
support, advancing to a level about four
to nine points over yesterdays close
after which it ruled rather irregular and
with trading quiet. The small estimates
for the days receipts and the light move
ment expected at Houston for Monday,
were factors in the recovery.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
were 1000 bales. against 1904 last week,
and 20, 800 last year For the week $4,000
bales. against 1889 last week and al ,613
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans were 2,16S bales, against $500 last
year and at Houston 1881 bales against
$3.50 last year.
NEW YORK. Mar. 5-Cotton epot CLOSED
dull, -. points higher, middI ng uplands
1873, gulf 1880: sales. u bales.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
NEW ORLEANS, Mar $50 ton futur.s
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL Mar. 5, p. m.-Cotton snot
american middling fair, 3D. good midanns
SAP, middling, So low middling, a.24; good
ordinary, el6 ordinary, 7,96. The sales of the
day were 5000 bales, of which 500 were for
speculation and EXPORT and included 5lG0 Am
erican. Receipts II COO bales, including 1920
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19
CHAPTER ".

aKx REASON FOR DECIDING TO PER.
 Before relating the adventures which befell me on the occasion of hny personating the dead councillor at the meeting of the syndicate, I ought, perhaps, to state the reasons which sed me to decide to be present.
 Those who have done me the honor of following my narrative thus far may not unnaturally conclude that I am a professional detective. Tn that, however, they will be mistaken. I do not know that I am a professional anything, unless 1t be a professional failure. Being possessed of some pri- sate means, I am in the fortunate po- eition of being able to choose my oc- cnpation, and, as matter of fact, have, as they say in America, sam pled' several professions. As an Irish man, not, hope. without an Irishman's versatility, 1 found something to in- terest me in each. But my dislike to what is called shop made it difficult for me to settle down definitely to any one pursuit
 The moody, run-in-a-circIe shop chatter of the second-rate musician, who shambles yearnful and morose at your side; the insistent, assertive "shop" jabber of tfird-rate actors who stalk the Strand, their hard, lined faces and bold eyes proclaiming them mem- bers of ''the profession" as they ar- rogantly style their art; the inconse- nuent caclxle of literary Eats homes" or the shamelessness of the self-adver- tssing scribbler, touting, bagmanlike, for reviews-all this I found and find a1lsufferable. But, taking one thing with another--and since some amount GG "shop" there appears to be Tn every professional seems to mo that the craft of letters has, or should have a toIerably wide lookout" The sthop" of literature is, or ought to be, the world. It is because life is more fascinating than literature, that liter Sxuxe is so fascinating profession. The man of letters is before all things a student of life. Hence he is never without resource. for all life interests Strn, He never loses the sense oi wonder. He can fold his hands de- youtlys and with bowed head repeat
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19

quite possible, but I submit that to discuss the principles of the novelist's art is very different from discussing the price per thousand words and the per sonality of the artist
 I contend that the qualities of mind which are necessary for the construc- tion of successful story are not very different from those which are re- quired for the planning of success ful crime. The novelist makes rough draft of his story, just as the criminal maps out his lines of action, and both fill In details and fit them to- Ngether in similar way The novelist has, on the first blush of it, the easier ' task, for he has only himself and his own characters to manage, whereas the criminal has other people to reckon with; but am not sure that the novel; ist does not find his imaginary charac- ters quite as difficult to deal with as the criminal finds his actual folks. And the novelist Is no less liable to discover himself "in corner" by req son of some unexpected development than Is his fellow artist; and both are apt to court failure by neglecting to take probabilities into account, or by overlooking some unexpected and i'm portant factor.
 Fortunately for the welfare of so- ciety, the average perpetrator of a crime is as wanting in originality as is the average perpetrator of book; and if crimes were reviewed" in the same way as stories, critic might "slate" the two offenses in almost iden- ttcal words. For the commonplace misdoer only commonplace methods of detection are necessary. But for the more unusual criminal more unu- sua1 methods are requiredb
 And if my theory holds good, a novel, ist-other things being equal--is by no means badly equipped as crimi- | nal-catcher.
 | He Is, to begin with, we'll informed and observant, and he has--if his suc- cesses have not been entirely mere tricious-considerab knowledge of character. He Is a psychologist, and, I given certain constitutional tendencies l in conjunction with certain circum- stances, can predict with tolerable | precision the logical results. He has, If capable novelist, the artists power of entering into the lives of other peo- pie, or creeping, so to speak, into the criminals brain. He can put himself into the criminals place, see as the criminal sees, feel as the criminal feels, think as the criminal thinks. and con- sequently can determine with consider able accuracy the criminals probable
 line of action. He can detect the weak point in chain of evidence just as l quickly as he can detect the weak point in the probabilities of story;
 and he has the inventive and imagina- l tive qualities which are so necessary l for the construction and the following l out of theory that may account for
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19
HEAT KILLS TYPHOID GERM.
Bacillus Is Also Sensitive to Long Exposure to Cold-Rapidly De-
 stroyed by Sunlight.

Recent experiments upon the vital- ity of the typhoid germs show that this organism is rapidly destroyed by heat or cold.
 Rapidly, however. does not mean in stantly at freezing temperature, as the typhoid germ may survive when frozen in ice for a considerable length of time, although the number of liv- ing organisms is rapidly diminished, They are much more sensitive to heat An exposure of about five minutes at a temperature from 176 to 1855 Fahren- heit is destructive. This figure is a little higher than is usually assigned for this germ.
 Typhoid germs are also rapidly de- stroyed by sunlight, an exposure of 30 minutes to one hour being sufficient to sterilize culture when spread in 3 thin layer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19
CITY OF MADRID IN cos. There Was Plenty of Excitement Fur nished to Foreigners in
 Those Times.

On the pretext that disturbance was imminent, Narvaez, the queens favorite minister, would shoot down unoffending Madridlenos in the streets like rabbits, and the plaster lions be- fore the congreso would become lit tie more battered, says the Fort nightly Review
 On April 10, 1865. what was subse- quently known as "the massacre of San Daniel took place, on the occa- sion of the students of the university having dared to ask leave to serenade popular rector who had been turned out of office, as they considered, un- justly.
 Some idea of the ordinary excite ments of Madrid life at that time we numerable affairs. our old majordomo quietly informed us that during the shooting in the street, Gonzales Bravo --the hated lieutenant of Narvaez-- had been afraid that the people were going to win, and he had had hid- ing place made in the wall of his din- ing-room during the night, covered by large bureau.
 Our fiat happened to be the next above that occupied by Bravo, and the windows looked into small patio" commanding view of these opera tions.
 It seems the old butler had spent the whole night in watching, and ex- pressed the keenest regret that the disturbance had been, as usual, put down by unlimited shooting, and he had lost the opportunity, for which he had been holding. of handing the minister over to the mob.
 "They would have torn him limb from limb" he remarked, as he was quietly serving the wine at our dinner table.
 As the catastrophe would have taken place under our very eyes, we were constrained to rejoice that Gonzales Bravo had escaped that time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19

an otherwise unaccountable crime.
 Tn saying all this am. of course, presupposing that the story-writer in question is man of proved ability, and am crediting him with capabili- ties to the possession of which should no more think myself of lay ing claim than should to the laure- ateship. But by dint of a peculiarly dogged determination, unwillingness to admit myself beaten, some luck, and perhaps little natural capacity, had been successful in one or two similar ventures; and, on the princi- pie that every private soldier carries in his knapsack possible fleld-mar- shaPs baton, saw no reason why l should not enter the lists.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19
The Morning After

a heavy and rich meal will be unattended by discomfort or sickness if, before going to bed, you will take
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19

beard which yoe., no doubt, have in inc bag see in the rack behind you. SO that you can assume or discard your disguise at moments notice, instead of having to get yourself up,' as the rest of the councillors have to"
 Councillor Number One' evidently included thought reading among his accomplishments, for, as if in reply to my self-communings he nodded pleas antly and said:
 Quite so. You are remarking, no Goubt, upon the fact that, except for the absence of the beard, my personal appearance very nearly resembles the disguise you are yourself wearing You haven't seen me in deshabille be- fore, have you? But before we dis cuss that subject have question or two to ask you. I'll trouble you to sit up, still keeping your hands above your head And be careful how you move, as it would be highly unpleasant for you were this revolver to go off, as 1t certainly will, if you try any hanky- panky with me-"
 rose to sitting posture, with up- held hands, as bidden. Had my head been fastened to my body with gummed paper I could not have moved more gingerly, for the revolver barrel never budged an inch, but clung 1eech-lilSe to my forehead while I shifted.
 "And now" said Number One, polite ly, "I'll trouble you, sir, to tell me who you are"
 T am Councillor Number seven," I said
 That's lie!' he replied, calmly. You ought to be Councillor Number Seven, but who the devil you are, and how you come to be here and in that disguise, don't know and can't think. If, as seems likely, you are detective who has found out something, and you meant attending the meeting tonight, and plan taking us in our own trap, it is possible that you know enough of me to understand that I'm not a man to be played with. Tell me who you are, how you came to get that dis guise, and where the real Number Seven is, and I'll spare your life, under certain conditions. But you must be quick about 1t. and make a clean breast of 1t with no trickery, or, by God! man, I'll scatter your brain pan for you. No, it's no use your trying to look outside to see where we are, and if there will be a stoppage soon. 1 got in at Stepney, and the station we have just left is Upminster. So the train won't stop any more this side of Ben fleet. Out with 1t, man, unless you want your brains outside your head in- stead of in it. Who are your
 Councillor Number Seven,' I pro- tested stoutly, seeing no way out of 1t but to lie.
 You're not. That game won't do for me. Now do as bid you or it will be the worse for you. First of all, re- move your hat Now unlock the beard and take it off, tod That's right, keep your hands up still. Now turn your face this way, to the light, and let's have a look at you, but move carefully, for the trigger of this revolver is hung as light as watch balance. No, I'm hanged if I know you Come, you are quite young man, whoever you are, and it's pity to throw away your life out of sheer obstinacy. I'd rather spare you than shoot you, especially as want to know who's blown on us. When you are dead meat what good will 1t do you whether we are nabbed or not? Once more. who are youH'
 Councillor N.srter Severn I rel peated, d.
 (To Be Continued.)
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19
Cicaretta Butts.

The burning cigarette end carelcssly tossed aside set afire the light dress of a girl In Boston street car, she narrow ly escaped cremation. The careless smoker is getting to be quite as danger ous an element in society as the didn't know-it-was-loaded joker or the boat, rocking idiot s'' oso hn'orica.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19
Copyright. 1899. by Herbert s. Stone & Co.

after Robert Louis Stevenson that General Thanksgiving that breathes a more childlike spirit of true and jay ous gratitude to the God and Giver of all than any Doxology:
 "The world is so full of number of
 things
 I think we should all be as happy as
 kings"
 had drifted into. rather than seri- ously adopted, the profession of au- thorship, but was at all times ready to lay aside my pen for any enter prise that promised adventure; and here was adventure ready to hand, and calling for me to make the most of what it afforded. To play the spy upon such scoundrels, to "confound
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19

AKY REASON FOR DECIDING TO PER. sONATE THE DEAD COUNCILLOR.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19

their Rnavish tricks,o and to be the means ultimately of bringing them to justice, offered sport in plenty for my money, and would, moreover, give me an opportunity of putting to the test g long-cherished theory of mine. This theory is that story-writer who has attained some proficiency in his art is in possession of several of the qualities that go to make a good de- tective. That I shall be accused by some persons of talking the very .shop" which profess to dislike is
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19
BeeCflar11'S
 Pills

Sold Everywhere. In boxes 1oc. and 25c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19
Rornao Oil Wells.

There are now between 50 and 60 pe- troleum wells in the northeast portion of the Island of Borneo, with a total daily producticn cf eco tons of oil.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19
TIME TABLE.
HIGHLAND DIVISION.

Trains leave Meadow street station for Boston, Hartford and way stations at 700 and 8:3S a. m.; 12:3S, 3:15, S:07 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta ton from Boston. Hartford and way stations at So5. 11:40 a. m.: 1:45, 6:20 and 7:3S p. m
 Trains leave Meadow street station Tor New York, Poughkeepsie, Dan- bury and way stations at SIS "a. m.; and 1:50 and 6:24 D. m
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta ton from New York, Poughkeepsie, Danbury and way stations at 8:S6 a. m.; 12:34 and 8:04 p. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Meadow street station at s:8O, lO:O5 a. m.; 200. 5:O5 and 700 p. m.
 Arrive at Meadow street station at 9:5O. 11:30 a. m.; 4:50, 6:50 and $50
 NAUGATUCK DIVISION
 Trains leave Bank street station for New York, Bridgeport. New Haven and other places south at 6:35, 7:55, 1O:52 a. m.; 1:14, 800, 4:35, CHS and 500 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from New York, Bridgeport, New Hav- en and way stations at 7:15, 8:25, 9:O5, lO:58 a. m.; HIS, 3:45, 5:20, 6:3O. 6:53, 8:4S p. m; 12:39 a. m.
 Trains leave Bank street station for Winsted and way stations at S:26 1O:59 a. m.; 1:19, 3:46 5:21 (Waterville only) 6:53 and S:4S p. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from Winsted and way stations at 6:35 7:55, 10:52 a. m; 1:14, 304, 5:47 (Wa, terville) 6:15 D. m.
 Trains leave Bank street station for Watertown and way stations at f:45, 8:30 11:03 a. m.; 1:22, $50, 5:1O. 6:12, 6:5S, 8:53 and 11:30' p. m
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from WAtertown and way stations at GAO. TAT, 1o:+2 a. m.; 100, 2:56, 4:3o. 5:52, 6:45, 7:45, 11:16 p. ID.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Bank street station for Now York, Bridgeport and New Haven at 7:O5, $50 Bridgeport, New Haven and way stations only) a. m.; 1:O5, 5:1O and 500 D. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station from New York, Bridgeport and New Ha ven at 9:53 n; 12:50, 7:52, 10:05 m Leave Bank street station for Water. town and way stations at 9:5S a. n. and SO3 D. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station from Watertown and way stations at 6:5a a. m. and 4:58 p. m.
 MERIDEN BRANCH.
 Trains leave Dublin street station for Middletown and way stations ai 9:21 a. m and 6:15 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street sta. ton from Nliddletown and way sta lions at 7:5O a. ID. and 3:5S p. m.
 Trains leave Dublin street station for New Haven by way of Cheshire al l TOO, 10:50 a. m.; APO D. m.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street sta. tion from New Haven by way of Cheshire at 9:2O a. m.; 2:35, 7:45 D. m SUNDAY TRAINS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19
MERIDEN BRANCH.
SUNDAY TRAINS.

Leave Dublin street station for New Haven by way of Cheshire at 7:5O, HOO a. m.; 5;50 p. m.
 Arrive at Dublin street station from New Haven by way of Cheshire at 7:45, $50 a. m.; 3:45, $50 p. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-05
BAD YEAR FOR DUCKS.
Water Fowl Shooting on the Chesa-
peake Not What It Used to Be.

From Country Life in America
In 1888, the year of the great blizzard.
the mighty northwest storm of March -
fairly blew. the water out of the broad
shallow estuaries of Chesapeake bay, and
the fierce cold that came with it froze the
naked mud of the bottom-the garden soil
of the juicy grasses that have made the
Chesapeake redhead and canvasback ducks
known to connoisseurs of the world. When
the tides came bFck they raised bodily this
frozen floor of the river, tearing I'D tea
grass and tape grass by the roots This
ruined the feed over many square miles of
the choicest duck pastures in America
In the very next year another conyuIsion
of nature, the disc strous flood bore down
the Susquehanna river unprecedented mass
es of earth and debris, that covered what
feed was left and about completed the de-
struction The year after the blizzard the
ducks appeared in normal numbers, but
found not what they came for and the
Chesapeake shooting has never fully re-
covered from these two disasters. The wise
ones of the ducling waters have figured it
out that after year or two only young
birds were left. and these did not even
know the way to the Maryland pastures
1t was a curious sight. in the early nine
ties, and later, too, when stray bodies of
migratory ducks reached the favorite coyes.
alghted with confidence and appetite and
after thirty seconds of fruitless diving, lit
out from those waters as II they We're boil
Ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-05
Illicit Trade in Hudson Bay.

From the World Today.
The pursuit of the whale has always been
the chief of the fisheries carried on in Hud-
bay, and this principally in the north
The more northern rivers TEEN with salmon.
cod are abundant, and the seal and the
porpoise fisheries, when properly carried
on. Will be very profitable; but 1t is the
whale that has chiefly attracted attention,
and on the Atlantic coast the northern part
of Hudson bay has long offered the most
successful field for whaling operations The
whalers generally winter at Marble Island
Most of them have combined trading with
whaling. and for many years they have
carried on an extensive trade in furs and
ivory with the Eskimo In too many cases
rum and whisky form the chief articles of
barter. The trade is. of course. Illicit and
as the region Is without port of entry no
revenue is derived from the whalers by
the Canadian government, even when the
goods bartered are of necessary or sery-
iceable character. During the past summer
a thoroughly equipped steamer was dis
patched oy the government, which will win
ter at or somewhere near Marble Island
Though the objects of the expedition have
not been made public, 1t is known that
among them Is the restriction within proper
bounds of the trade with the natives and
the establishment of at least one port OF
must clear. In addition to competent
staff OF naturalists and other scientists II
carries a detachment of the Northwest
Mounted Police whose commander has
been authorized to enforce the regulations
already In existence or which will be for
mulated by those In charge OF the expe-
dition-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-05
VALUABLE RINGS RECOVERED.
Loss of Representative
Marshall EXPLAINED bY an Arrest.

The four rings valued at ST COO recently
taken from the apartments of Representa-
tive Thomas F. Marshall of North Dakota
have been recovered and George boyd,
young colored man, son of respectable pa
rents who live at 1872 X street northwest
is in custody, charged with the theft. He
was arrested in Baltimore. yesterday, while
attempting to pawn one of the rings. De-
tective Horne went to that city last night
and the accused man, it is said. admitted
to him that he had robbed the apartments
of Representative Marshall In Stoneleigh
Court. Boyd was employed IN the building
and the day the rings disappeared he acci-
dentally got possession of the key to the
apartments of the North Dakota represen-
tauVe Detectives connected with Capt
Boardmans staff investigated the esse
Ihey were satisfied that the theft had been
committed by some person who was EN-
ployed in the building, but were unable to
fGsten 1t upon any particular one
A Few days ago Boyd went to Baltimore
and obtained a loan of $40 on one of the
rings and returned home. Thea he caliei
on the police and complained that he had
been robbed of $3.50 by a colo ed paro
player The piano player was arrested by
precinct Detective Clifford Grant of the
first precinct and Boyd was called upon 10
Identity him. He called at the police sta
ton and remained there more than two
hours 10 see the detective. 1t is thought he
-'NNN t4A-SS VI SNOltIl rings IN DIS pocket
at that time. He failed to Identity the
plano player and the latter was rele sed.
This morning the piano player called at
the station to discuss his arrest and to saw
that he thought Boyd should be huu,iIia "a
in the manner that he (the player had
peen served He did not then know Of
BOYD S arrest and when told that the lat
Ter was IN custody he was greatly plea sed
Shortly after Boyd Complained that ha
had been robbed Detectives Horne, Warren.
Parham and o Brien endeavo.ed 10 find
him TO question him about the theft OF the
rings Ihey knew he had been employed
In Stoneleigh Court and that he mad loot
his position, but they We're not able IA
md him. When he attempted to obtain a
second loan from a Baltimore firm yester-
cay ne was arrested by Detective Pohler
and relieved of the rings