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CHAPTER xvII.-continued.


Morris stood few steps back of
Jessie and devoured her with MS eyes.
He noted the soft folds of her hair.
the rounded curves of her neck, ana
as one spell-bound watched her deft
fingers as they glided over the surface
of the sketch book.
with little sigh of disappointment
JESSIE dropped the folio on her lap
Not in months had she drawn with
less skill. What could be the matter?
She felt oppressed and under some ma
lien influence. Instinctively she
turned and looked squarely into the
ardent ewes and eager face of Arthur
Morriso With an involuntary cry of
surprise. fear and vexation, she sprang
to her feet, the sketch book falling to
the floor.
"Why. Miss Carden!" exclaimed
Morris, with stimulated astonishment.
Really this is an unexpected pleas
ure. | am delighted to meet you. Per
nit me" And he picked up the
sketch book. bowed, and extended his
hand.
In these brief seconds Jessie had
regained her self-possession. Yea
have surprised me, Mr.. Norris" she
said quietly, ignoring his proffered
hand. You must be aware that this
is not public reception room. We
can talk without disturbing any one in
the lobby"
A minute later they were in the
comparatively deserted cutter hall.
You have no right to follow me
here or to annoy me by your atten-
tions." said Jessie Garden, confront
ing him with flashing eyes. He FUN
bled nervously at his watch charm.
1T was purely accidental. assure
you" he stammered.
Your arrival was announced in the
Berlin papers" said Jessie. coldly. Il
learned this morning that you bribed
my servants. and realized that an in
terview with you was inevitable, but
did not think you would presume
to intrude your presence during my
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HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED.
Sensational Reports Of Slaughter Of
Japs at Port Arthur.

Che Foo, Aug ia battle of huge
proportions ragged around Port Arthur
August 14th and 18th and 1t was re-
sumed August 18th.
The Japanese, 1t is reported, sacri-
feed $4,000 more men but gained
important advantages in the matter OF
position.
The above news was brought here in
junks. one of which. having on board
three Russians. concealed In the bag
gage of Chinese to escape from the
Japanese, left Port Arthur last night
and was blown rapidly to Che Foo by
gale.
The main force OF the attack was
directed against the left wing and re-
suited in the capture of Pigeon Bay
positions and some Of the forts at Lao
Tshan.
At Palunchang the Japanese hastily
mounted guns which did excellent ser
vice In aiding the storming OF the right
wing, where the Japanese are said to
have captured two forts of minor value
mounting eight four-inch guns. two
siege guns and six quick-llring guns.
The position that the Japanese occu-
py on Lao Tshan peninsula is not
clear. but numerous reports from Chi
nese sources aver that the Japanese
have been seen in force in that sec
tion. Apparently a crushing attack.
originating in Louisa bay. swept
through the Pigeon bay positions into
the peninsula. In the doing of which
majority of the lives of the expedition
were sacrificed.
On the night OF the 18th the battle
lulled somewhat. when the Japanese
sent the terms of surrender to Lieu
tenant General Stoessel.
The terms provided that the garri-
son should march out with the honors
OF war and Join General Kuropatkin:
that all civilians be brought to a place
designated by the Japanese admiral;
that the Russian warships in the har-
Dor, numbering seven. namely: the
battleships Retvlzan. Sevastopol. Po-
bieda. Perseviet. Poltava. and the arm
ored cruiser Bayan. the protected
cruiser Pallada, and twelve or more
torpedo boat destroyers and four gun
boats. be surrendered to the Japanese.
Lieutenant General Stoessel Is al
legged to have received the terms with
a burst of wonderful profanity. his
habitual taciturnity deserving him.
He strobe the floor until he became
calmer and then remarked that If tho
japanese proposition was a joke. 1t
was in bad taste.
General Stoessel's treatment of tho
Japanese major was courteous. but his
reply was prompt and characteristic.
The Japanese major then asked for
three days truce in which to bury
the dead. This was refused.
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Great Eire in British Columbia.

wellington, B. c.. Aug. 20.-The
terminus of the Esquimalt G. Northern
railway is in great danger of being
wiped out by fires which surround it.
Already much property. including the
city school house of eight rooms. has
gone. Owing to the dense smoke 1t is
impossible to penetrate to the lower
end of the town, but 1t is known that
the church, rectory and several large
residence are in the greatest danger.
The railway employees are fighting the
flames, four locomotives hauling
water.
The fire is drifting toward the Ham
llton Powder works and the greatest
anxiety is felt. as a strong wind is
driving the flames in that direction.
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Made His own Answer.

William H. Crane. before his de-
parture for Europe told the follow
ing:
"In submitting story to a certain
magazine a disappointed literary as
pirant requested that in the event of
his manuscript being found unavail-
able he be favored with the reason.
In week the manuscript was return
ed, and on the customary printed slip
accompanying it was written:
Dear Sir-The superscription to
your MS. seems to us to best express
our reasons for refusal. Resp. yours.
THE EDITOR
Opening the manuscript to the
title page, the puzzled aspirant read
his own handwriting:
"."His Own Great Sim" And
1900 words New York Times.
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Sues the Standard Oil.

Trenton, N. j., Aug. 2O.-George Rice
of Marietta. Ohio. commenced suit in
the United States Circuit Court to-day
for s3.OOO.00O damages against the
Standard >Oil Company for the alleged
running of his oil business.
Rice charges that the Standard OIL
Company compelled railroads to charge
his customers exorbitant freight rates;
that the company opened grocery
stores to break down his competition
and in other ways succeeded in taking
from him 1000 customers.
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DENVER CHOSEN
GRAND ARMY WILL COME WEST
Good Chance for Next Years Eneamp-
ment.-GeneraI Blackmar Elect
ed Commander.


Boston, Aug 19.-Gen. William W.
Blackmar of this city was elected com
mander-in-chief of the G. A. X. by ac-
clamation at the closing session oil the
national encampment yesterday and
Denver was selected as the place for
the encampment Of 1905. The other
national officers elected were:
Senior vice commander-in-chiei. Johh
r. King. Washington, d. c.; junior
vice commander, George w. Patten-
Chattanooga; surgeon general, Dr.
Warren r. King. indianapolis; chap
lain-in-chief, Rev. ]. ii. Bradford.
Washington.
Later General Blackmar made the
following appointments:
Adiutant general, John Il. Gilman,
Massachusetts; quartermaster general
Charles ]. Burrows. New Jersey; as
sistant quartermaster and CUSTODIAN
of the records, ]. II. Holcomb, Pennsyl-
vania; assistant adjutant general, y.
b. Stilllngs. Massachusetts.
Resolutions were passed declaring
that any notifications of the voting
franchise should be along lines of In
telligence and fitness, and not along
lines of race and color" and disapprov-
Ing of the admission of Sons OF vet
Grams to secret G. A. r. meetings.
A resolution regarding the proposed
fraternal convention of the survivors or
the Union and Confederate armies was
laid on the table.
Mrs. Mary #. Hager of Chicago was
elected national president of the Ladies
of the G.. A. r.
In the afternoon the Grand Army
delegates made a pilgrimage to Lex
ington and Concord in automobiles.
Last night the Woman's Relief Corps
held a campfire.
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Employees Of Elevated May Strike.

New York. Aug. 20.-More than
/ 900 conductors and guards of the
elevated railroads of Manhattan and
the Bronx which is under lease and is
being operated by the 1nterborough
Rapid Transit Company, met here late
to-day and voted on strike action as
a result OF an alleged breach of an
agreement between the members of
the amalgamated association of street
and railway employees and the officials
of the Interborough company.
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Statesboro. Ca. Aug. 19.-The de-
velopments in the situation here. fol-
lowing the burning of the negroes.
Reed and Cato. Tuesday, show to-day
only a repetition OF yesterdays events.
excepting that no killings have been
reported from the country distIits.
Two pegroes. man and a woman.
were whipped near Register. ten
miles from here. II is reported also
that several others received lashings
at other localities. Many negroes have
left and 1t is reported that n scarcity
of labor in the fields is sure to follow.
az the cotton picking season is at
hand.
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chance for Man with Brains.

Cash for brains Is still the cry. The
Queensland government find that the
prickly pear, a kind Of cactus, has
proved so vigorous weed that $25. 900
has been offered for sure means Of
eradicating it.
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trivial gains and losses mixed was the
net result for the day. with the clos
ing heavy.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales
(par value) $3,690,000.
u. S. bonds were unchanged on
call.
Total sales today 100000 shares. in
Guiding Atchison 1900; G. and o., g.
goo; st. Paul 1900; Delaware and
Hudson $500; Erie 23,500; Louisville
and Nashville 500; Metropolitan Sc
curities 5000; Metropolitan Railway
$4,000; Missouri Pacific 39,100; Mis-
souri,. Kansas ana Texas 1900 Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas preferred =
700: Norfolk and Western 5000:
Pennsylvania 28,300; Reading 1O5.200;
Rock Island 1860; st. Louis and San
Francisco second preferred 5000;
Southern Pacific 23,100: Southern
Railway $500; Texas and Pacific s.
700; Union Pacific 23.100: Copper So
000 American Sugar 1890; Republic
Steel preferred 5000; Tennessee Coal
27,100; u. s. Steel $4,000; u. S. Steel
preferred $4,000
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Stocks and Bends.

New York, Oct. 10.-There was put
a sluggish response to an accunlula-
ton of various factors faVofapie -
values of securities in todays market.
rhe indIstrials and especially the IRON
and steel stocks were lifted out OF lniS
indifference during the course Oh inc
day, but the railroad stocks made put
little Roadway. The United states Steci
stocks made good resistance to the
heaviness in the market and when
the preferred advanced to the highest
price on the present movement the
other iron and steel industrialS fol-
lowed to a higher level. Amalgamated
conner responded to the reports of
the active and growing demand for
conner both for SPOT and for future
delivery. Reading was lifted on q
reiteration of gossip of a coming divi-
dend on the common stock, which
received no authoritative sanction.
Some OF the Southwesterns were firm
on account of the general expectation
that the governments estimate of corn
conditions ON october LIST, to be pub
lished after the close of the market
would dissipate the impression of some
late official estimates of the extent
of the damage by frosts in the past
months. Rather ragged showing OF
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THE CABLES SING
IN A HIGHER KEY
So Prices-voices Here
Get Heady.
BULLS In FINE TRIM
Prices Shot Up About Twenty-One to
Twenty-Five, and Under Slight
Bearish Pressure Later Clos
ed Fourteen to Fifteen
Net Higher.
CBy the Associated Press.)

New York, Oct 10.-It was Il fairly
prices ruling generally firm. The open
ing was firm at an advance of to II
points in response to better cables
man expected.
Private cables aScribed the advance
in Liverpooi to lighter Southern Of
ferings and continued prosperous
trade conditions. The reports of
smaller offerings tended to color the
private reports from the South con-
corning the disposition of planters to
hold cotton for higher prices.
Trading during the early session
was quiet and seemed to be largely
professional in character but as the
session progressed and prices con-
tinued to work higher. outside bust
ness improved somewhat with wire
and commission houses with South
ern connections goods buyers. Helped
by this the bulls Did aggreSSlVely and
toward the middle of the afternoon
caught stop orders with the result that
prices shot up about p to y points
above Saturdays finals. Toward the
close realizing by room longs ana
some pressure from bearish sources
let the market off slightly but the
market was steady at net advance
of IA to Is points.
Sales were estimated at 100000
bales.
Receipts at the ports today 6S.71S
bales. against 73,775 last week and
49,646 last year. For the week 400
900. against S97,S69 last week and
229.519 last year. Today's receipts at
New Orleans 1921 bales. against H.
1876 last year and at Houston 1858
bales, against 13 900 last year.
New york. Oct. 1O-Cotton spot quiet.
10 POINTS higher, middling uplands 1920.
middlng gulf 1880, sales 2,S0j bales.
Futures opened firm and closed steady
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Ware s. L. eland'S
Cotton 1. otter

Raleigh, N. c., Oct. 10.-The market
acted very we'll today There was no
reason why the close on Saturday
should have been as low as it was.
Whcn the shorts tried to get the cot
ton back the price went to 1896 for
January, or five points over the high
point of last week. There was a great
deal of cotton bought quietly and
this prevented much of an advance.
1t will not take much OF an advance
now to start some of the larger shorts
and this will have the same effect
on prices that the covering at 10 1-2c
did. For some time to come we don t
care to bull cotton after sharp rise
of half a cent or more. For this rea-
son we would not advise the same
policy on an advance of 10 LIE that
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SPECIAL. RATES VIA SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY, TO RAIL-
EIGH, n. c.. ACCOUNT
NORTH CAROLINA
STATE FAIR.

The Seaboard Air Line Railway an
nounces that on account of the North
Carolina state Agricultural Fair, to
be held in Raleigh, October nth 2nd,
thew will have on sale tickets at spe-
cial rate of one fare, plus fifty cents
for the round trip, this including one
admission to the Fair Grounds. These
tickets will be on sale October 14th to
21st, inclusive and for trains arriving
in Raleigh before noon of October
22nd. 1904. with final return limit
of October oath, continuous passage in
each direction. There will also be on
sale special reduced rates for brass
bands military companies, etc, when
in uniform. These tickets will be
sold from all points in Virginia and
North Carolina.
For further information apply to
your nearest Seaboard agent.
G.. Fl. GATTIS,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Raleigh, N. G.
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Special Train Between Union Depot
and Fair Grounds.

On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, there will be special trains
operated between Union Depot and
the Fair Grounds, trains leaving the
station every thirty minutes. On
Thursday, the twentieth, this train will
be operated with train leaving Union
Depot every twenty minutes. The
fare from Union Station to the Fair
Grounds will be ten cents each way.
This is the quickest and most COM
Portable way to reach the grounds.
All Of the above trains. with the ex-
ception of the one between Union
Station and the Fair Grounds, will be
run only on Wednesday and Thursday,
October 10Th and goth, respectively.
For any additional information call
on or write your nearest agent, or
c. II. GATTIS. T. P. A.,
Raleigh, N. G.
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New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans. DC. 10.-SDot cotton
fairly active at full prices; sales o.
$50 bales. including 1850 to arrive
Quotations Use higher.
Futures opened steady at an ad-
vance of Z to 13 points, Liverpool
being better than expected. me
weather map was UNUSUALLY good
showing that fine picking weather pre-
walls generally throughout the belt
and the predictions for tomorrow moi
cate that favorable weather Will con-
tinue The movement is decidedly
bearish. receipts at ports being 5000
against 9,744 last year. Notwithstand-
ing the bearish features. prices
throughout the session remained well
above Saturdays finals. December
onened points UP at 1909. sold uD to
1918, declined to 1905 and finally
recovered to 1913. The closing was
steady net gains Il TO IA points.
New Orleans, Oct 10, Cotton futures
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was in every sense the part of wis
dom at Zoe and below Then every
thlng led traders to buy on every de-
cline and stick to their cotton. There
was bound to be a change when hold
ers could sell at a good profit. But
around 10 1-2c there will be a diff
ierent situation, even should a scare
OF shorts run prices higher. There
VIII be actual cotton for sale over
~ Lee. On a sharp advance new
sentiment is likely to grow cautious
we would wait for another break be-
fore buying
WARE & I,EIIAND.
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New York Money.

New York, Oct 10, p; m.-Money on can can
closing 2 offered 2, time ae loans ans
steady, 80 days a@H, 80 days sA93,, 81 six
months 3pa3A, prime mere tl,e map9r 1iSgS,
IN bankers bills at 1910 G!S5.3o for demand
md 1T 4s3 lo02o. for 80 Gay, Ills poster osal
rates 4s4aooh com'nercai 1ins 49, ts1eii9 %y
bonds -. Railroad bOnd..........
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Naval Stores.

" lrnington, Oct. d. Turpenune steady, 5!'4'
receipts - casks.
Rosin ,2.4j, receipts l91 hbls.
Tar steady, i.vj, receipts 0l bbls.
Crude steady, 2.25G93. GG93.o0, receipts IS oois
Charleston, oct, 10, Turpentine firm 81 SALES
49,. quote A, b, G, 2.55 d 2;"o' Il 50 80
F2.75, q 2S1, II $50, | 2.9o, IL o''U
no. y Ass, WIG 465, WV l.92.
Savannah, Oct l0-Turpentine quiet On
.aceiDts 2OL sales 2s7, exports 2ot9.
3osin-fir,n, receipts 9-6, sales Los, export
81. oa L
.6In,. f2.i5@ q 2709......., 21.ta@
2Sl@ w K 3.65, NJ i.l7>a 371a. VIC toi
WV, 100.
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turn today in the price of wheat. An
other potent influence was reported
shortage in the Roumanian wheat
crop. AT the close December wheat
was up IL to 5-Sc.; May showed a
gain of 1-4c. Corn is off 34c. Oats
are down IL to 5-Sc. Provisions are
down ID to 81 1-2c.
lOpening. Highest. Lowest Closing
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VALUABLE STATISTICS.
labie Showing Age Limit for the FIN
pioyment OF Children in Factories.

Fable Showing Age Limit for the l1In-
pioyment of Children in Factories.
The following is furnished, on re-
Quest, by the United States Bureau o.
Labor, Department of Commerce ana
Labor and is up to date:
Alabama-TWe Ten II depend
eEt or having dependent parents.
Arkansas-TWelve. Fen ii depend
ent or having dependent parents; four
teen if illiterate.
California-TWelve.
ColOrado-Fourteen.
COnnecticut-Fo
1llinois-Fourteen
Indiana-Fourteen.
Kentucky-Fourteen.
Louisiana--Boys, twelve; girls, four
teen.
Main-Twelve.
Maryland-Fourtecn unless depend
cnt or having dependent parents.
Massa huSetts-Fourteen.
Michigan-Fourteen.
MinnesOta--Fourteen.
Missouri-FOurteen.
ehraska-Fourteen; ten during va
cation.
New Hampshire Fourteen; twelve
during vacation.
New Jersey-Fourteen.
New York-Fourteen
North Carolina-TWelve.
North Dakota--Fourteen; twelve
during vacation.
Ohio-Fourteen
Oregon-Fourteen.
Observation-Disclosures
Rhode IsIand-Thirteen; twelve
curing vacation.
South Carolina-Eleven, unless de-
pendent or having dependent parents;
Twelve after May /, 1905.
South DakCta-Fourteen, except
during vacation.
nnessce-Fourtee
Texas-TWelvc.
Vermont-Ten.
Observation-Disclosures.
hington-Fourteen twelve II
dependent or having dependent par
Cnts.
West Virginia-Twelve.
Wisconsia---Fourtcen
Foreign Countries.
Austria-Twelve.
Bel yium-TWeiVe.
France-Thirtcen
Denmark-Ten.
France-Thirteen
Germany Thirteen.
Great Britain Eleven.
Italy-Twelve.
ManitOba-SlXteen.
observation-disclosures
New South Wales-Fourteen: tnir-
teen by permission of the minister.
New Zealand-FOurteen.
Norway-TWelve
Ontario-Fourteen.
Quebec-Boys, twelve; girls, four
teen.
enSland-Fou"tecn.
Ieussia-TWelvc.
South Observation-Disclosures.
Spain-Ten.
Sweden-TWelVe.
Switzerland-Fourt
Victoria-Thirteen.
In Oklahoma it is n n:sdemeanor
TO employ children under fourteen In
a factory more than ten hours a day,
and in Porto Rico it is punishable TO
work children under sixteen in fac
tory more than six hours in twenty
four,
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Other Cotton siarkety.
Dry GOncS

New York, Oct. 10.-In the dry
goods market buying is still moderate
but the opinion is growing more gen
cral that an Improvement is bound
to be realized in the not far distant
future, owing to the large curta;lment
of production, taken in conjunction
with the unusually large business
which has been done for export. More
interest is shown in the latter section
and prices generally are firm.
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Raleigh Spot Cotton Market.

Receipts yesterday. III bales.
Prices yesterday 9 rs to 10c.
Receipts year ago yesterday, 4b
bales.
Prices year ago yesterday. 8 316 TIC
9 slice.
Receipts this season. BITS bales.
Receipts same period last year. g.
213 bales.
The quotations by grades yesterday
were strict good middling. 9 15-16:
good middlinE. 8 13-16c.; strict mid
ding, . 11-16c.; middlinG. 9-16 to
8 5-Sc.
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s. A. L.. STOCKS and Bonds.

Baltimore, Oct 10, =. A. L.. common l549l6,
preferred, 32$4 @53.
Bonds-4s.........
a. c. l.. common i.35@ls6, preferred.
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Liverpool.

Liverpool, Oct. 10, p. m.-Cotton spo,
good business, prices points higher
American middling fair, 69S good middling
ordinary, 5.2O, ordinary 90. The sales of thu
DAY 5000 bales of which 500 were for specu
lation and export and included 1000 Amer-
can. Receipts %, 400 bales, including all
American.
Futures opened easy and closed steady.
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SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE VIA SEA-
BOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY,
ACCOUNT NORTH CARO-
LIMA STATE FAIR.

The Seaboard Air Line Railway an
nounces that on account ofthe annual
North Carolina State Fair that they
will operate special trains on dates
and schedules enumerated below, to
Raleigh.
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Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Oct. 10.-Excellent foreign
demand for flour caused an upward