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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
New Appointments for Democratic
Speakers.

Chairman Simmons has made the
following. appointments:
Hon. Locke Craig:
Ashpole.\ Robson county. October
10, at II o'clock.
Hon. John S. Henderson:
Mt Julia Academy, october II.
Sherrilfs Ford. Catawba county,
October Is. (Rally.)
Newton. October Is. at night.
Col Solomon Gallert's appointment
at Canton. Haywood county. on Octo-
Der IL has been withdrawn to avoid
a conflict with the Congressional can
didates.
Hon. w. d. Turner's appointment
at YoungsVille on October DIST at
night has been withdrawn account
of a protracted meeting in progress
There at that time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
Meeting of the Daughters of the
COnfedcracy.
(Special to News and ObserverD

Especial to News and Observer
Kittreil, n. c.. Oct. 10, 1904.-The
c. G. Blacknall Chapter L. ID. G. held
a most interesting meeting this after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Ira
G.. Hunt where it was entertained
with that genuine ana eloquent old
time Southern hospitality so fast be-
coming a lost art, but of which Mrs.
Hunt Ga sister of Mr.. r. B. Raney)
is mistress. Among the papers read
was one on Sherman's march through
the South, by Miss Jean StanhoDe
Wood considered one of the best and
most vivid ever read before the chap
ter. Miss Minnie Stone was elected
delegate to the State convention at
GOldsbOrO.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
FACE KNOCKED OFF.
Tub Weighing 200 Pounds Fell on Him
i'm Bottom of We'll. He Walked
Into the Doctors Office I'm
assisted. His Face Re
sembIing Nothing HUI
man but the Ewes.
man but the Eyes.
Especial to News ana Observer.)

Especial to News ana Observer
Jonesboro, N. c., Oct. TO- 1904
This morning while at work in a
we'll just south of town, an old col
ored man by name of William Pal
mer. was fatally injured by a large
tub of mud falling from the top of
the we'll upon him. He was looking
up as the tub was about to reach the
top. when the rope broke letting the
tub and it's contents, probably weigh
ing a couple of hundred pounds fall
hack on him. The edge of the tub
struck him just on the upper part
of the nose completely tearing 1t from
his face, and his mouth and laws
were knocked completely off with the
exception of the threads of skin which
held the Jaws to his face. He was
put in a buggy and brought here as
quickly as possible for meilcal at
tention. and he got out of the buggy
and walked into the physicians once
ma ssisted. with no face that reSem-
bIed human except the eyes. III
Monroe was summoned at once from
Sanford to assist DR.. Snlpes IN dress-
ing the wound. but they state there
is no hopes for recovery, and the
face was in such a shape that 1t was
almost impossible to do anything with
| If He can eat or drink nothing I'M
! less it be inserted by means OF a
| tube People turned away from MIN
deathly sick. while many refused 10
even go near where ne ldY' Ih0llS
| old people state that it was the most
CHASTITY sight they had ever seen
Palmer was an Industrious hard work
| ing negro. and has always been a
| trustv one in all his dealings with the
people around here, but it is probable
| that he will not live longer than a
| day or so in such a condition.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11

Throw away calomel and other
drastic purgatives. Laxo, the liquid
vegetable compound does the work
quicker better and more gently.
Good drug stores sell it. The price
is % cents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
0. JE. Pierce & Co.'S Cotton Letter,

(By Private Wire from C W Lee & Col
 NEW YORK. March l5.-The market is very peculiar one and it's a very hard one to read. It looks as though prices had reached a point where there was more for sale than demand could take care of The movement Is very small but for some reason the buying is not what would like to see
 The feature to-day was an explained demand for cotton here and an equally serious weak ness in Liverpool. At one time the foreign market simply broke away and looked as though 1t would break badly. Then in an in- stant prices shot up into the air and closed better than yesterday. IL may be that the de- cline meant nothing. There is short inter- est in the South and every effort is being
 made to keep prices down. The selling abroad
 broke the market, caught stop loss orders and then the buying came in to hold the price. Here in New York there was a good setback to about IS. 10 and then prices ral- lied sharply There a general impreS. l sion that the break would help things in the end unless carried too far. But the break | did not appear like the previous one and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
NALL STREET. REVIEW
A MODERATE AND WELL sUs'
 TANNED DEMAND.
As Result, There Was sunstan- tial Advance in Pricss Throug- out the List-Feverisn
 Tone Lacking.

New York. March 15.-There was mod @ eFate and a well sustained uemaho TOT stccks today which resulted m z SUD siantial sta advance in prices tnrosgnout ns @ lne ist. Business was not larger tnaM yes terday, while the delivery of. the Worth. ern Securities decision in progress. put tooays market was entirely Iacklng IT .ne Ieverish tone and the erratiC nuc- : tuati0ns which characteriZed yesteruay market. The buying was somewhat m termitent. but there no taking oacksets. The general conviction that this Duylns came from a short interest wnlcn Was counted on a decline following the North ern Securities decision to buy stocks at pront There was no evidence today or any pressure to sell on account Of the cecision ana the bears upon perceivmg short contracts. They felt only moder- ate onertngs and were obliged 10 oio prices up considerably before they were able to supply their needs. The North- ern securities case was stiil the polnt on which the market hinged. It Is evil dent that aside from the embarrassment Incident to a redistribution of securities tne financial community has materially modlned It's feeling of value Of the North ern Securities device since the period when It's mere mention was sufficient to conJure up buoyant activity in the stock market Another important influence up- on the sentiment of operators was the as snrance conveyed in Attorney General
 
 5does not intend to run amuck." This was accepted as an intimation to DOW sers undoubtedly secured to the executive ana believed to be applicable to many other important corporations will not be pushed for the present, at least. Stocks of corporations which have been pointed as vulnerable under proceedings based on the case determined were conspicu- ous in today's upward movement. North ern Securities itself and securities of tine companies immediately affected were strong and gave a sympathetic tone to the rest of the market. An improved tone in foreign markets helped, the ad- vance until the London market reacted on the adverse vote to the Government in Parliament. There was some disposi- ton to assume a vote against a strike by the soft coal miners who were voting on a referendum today. The statement of the full exports for February did not sufficiently offset the unfavorable show. ing or agricultural experts for the period to give much satisfaction. The payment by the sub-treasury of s1.753, 900 on ac- count of Japanese gold deposited at San francisco was met by the report that further shipments were likely to be made to South America. A rush of belated shorts to cover, who had waited iff hopes of reaction, made the closing strOng and active at about the top prices of the day. The Paclfics. Fries and Penn sylvania group showed gains of 2 points and upwards. The bond market was firm and more active in sympathy with the strength Of Burlington joint fours and U. s. Steel second 5s Total sales par value N,7O,00O. U. s. bonds were un- changed on call.
 New York Stock Iisk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO. March I5.-An unusually active demand for cash wheat buoyed up speculative prices to-day and caused strong finish May wheat showed net gain of $ and July I1kfp
 l&' Corn iS up #. oats b lower and provi sions unchanged to Sc lower.
 Bearish sentiment peIvaded wheat at the opening the cause being lower Liverpool cables and liberal Northwest receipts mi tal quotations on May were off A@M at 96A to 9bss and July down 4m% to 1smAs at 9lb to 9l%. In the absence of any ma terial support the market developed greater weakness. May declining to e5H and July to 9o%. On the slump there was good buyinr of July from an influential quarter The de- mand was so persistent that prices finally yielded and started upward Shorts cove. c 1 freely on the bulge and there was also a good commission house demand. The advancing tendency was coipcilent. with an unusually strong cash demand and frmness in outside markets Reports of remarkable scarcity of cash wheat and of the strenuous efforts millers were making to get material for grain were pronounced factors. One of the reports was to the effect that St. Louls had sod POO, 900 bushels of wheat to go to Minne- apolis. As the session drew near the end of ferings were hard to find In view of this condition and the active demand closing prices Clearances equaled 45. 100 bushels PrI- mary receipts were 596, 900 bushels. against 453 100 year ago. Bradstreet's worlds vis- ible showed a decrease of 5oo.ooo bushels. Iiinneapolis. Duluth and Chicago reSarted 443 cars. against 3l6 last week and 2Io year ago.
 Heavy SelunB or Juty corn charactertZed trading and in consequence the market ruled weak. The disposition to sell was largely the result of lower cables and weakness in wheat. good demaJid, however, soon de- velopcd for May with of the principal bull traders the leading buyer. firm tone be- came manifest and as the session advanced the frmness turned to strength. The improved tone in wheat was late factor The close was strong and practically at the top. May opened AQ9s lower at 53h to 53&, sold be- tween 52ls and 54%. and closed at 54%. July ranged between and 52h and closed ut 52IS Receipts, 2o6 cars. 6 contract,
 The action of other grains was largely the dominating influence In trading in oats There was considerable, selling of May early. result ing In q weak tone. Later the market be- came flrmer in sympathy with wheat and corn. The close was steady at small decline After opening AgAc lower at 4oS to Il May ranged between 4ohl4oA and 4l and closed at A. July closed Ac lower at 39q39h, Re ceipts, 29 cars.
 The weakness in grains brought out selling orders in provisions early. For time the market showed some weakness, but with the advance in wheat and corn better demand developed. The close on May pork was Q shade lowyer at IA COG 4.o2h; May lard unchanged at 725. and ribs Sc lower at 7.2eA
 Estimated receipts tomorrow; Wheat. 5; corn, no; oats lI5; hogs. S7,ooo head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
LAX EDUCATION IN RUSSIA.
Although Schools Are Numerous the
 Percentage of Illiteracy is Large.

Percentage or 1lLteracy IS AarSe' New York Tribune.
 lIliteracy in Russia is far greater than in any other of the so-called enlightened nations of Europe. In the Czar's do- minion there are about S5,0O0 elementary schools, the total cost of their mainten- .ance sbeing 59.0O2,O00 rubles, or about S27. .OO0 O0O Of this amount the zemstvos, or provincial assemblies, which contain representatives of the peasantry, con tribute 23 per cent. and they exist and operate in less than half the provinces of the empire. The imperial treasury contributes 20 per cent and the rest Is made up by appropriations of the rural and municipal governments and by gifts, beouests and other incidental contribu- tions. There are 4,5OO,0e0 pupils in all the schools, only a quarter of them be- ing girls.
 Of the female population of the Empire only one in fifty-four appears as pu- nil. of the males about one in twenty In thousands of instances children have t1 walk from eight to twelve miles day in going to and from school and the school term coincides with the coldest and severest weather. Half the army re- cruits are illiterate. Twenty years ago only one in five could Fead and write, The greatest cnaoS preNdlIS III the CUT trol and management of these element ary schools and they come under the direction of nine different departments. Some are secular and some religious. but none are equipped as they should be and as they might be under more effi- cient administration, though there Is not money enough available from public or private sources to carry on the business as 1t ought to be carried on.
 Friends of popular education-and they include every enlightened person in the empire-ask that the Government con tribute half of the entire educational fund and are laboring in that direction with little present encouragement. the country having too much on its hands just now to give the matter the attention 1t needs and deserves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
MARKETS FOR FUTURES
DECLINING TENDENCY FOL-
 LOWS THE CALL.
Selling Soon Exhausted and Then the Disposition Was,.to Advance Close Shows Mixed Re-
 suits for the Day.

New York, March 15.-The cotton mar ket opened weak at decline Of 15 to 2l points on the old and { to 10 points on the new crop months under liquidation and room selling attracted by the diSap- ponting cables and indications of rather a large movement, while there was Still more, or less talk of an unsatisfactory spot demand. Before the declining ten dency was checked May had sold down to 16.qS and July to l6.10 with the active months generally from 12 to 2T points lower. the new crop positions showing relative firmness In the absence of ag- gressfve liquidation. The early selling however. appeared to exhaust the liquida- tion Of the weak long interest and when the light Houston estimate was received prices rallied 6 few points After this the market, while more or less irregular, showed an advancing tendency. It look ed as if the room had oversold on the early break and when shorts attempted to cover but little cotton was offering. Estimates for ton1orrow's receipts at Gal weston and New Orleans were heavy and the interior movement overran both ex- pectations and last years figures. In spite of these facts. however. and the reactionary tendency at New Orleans. the market continued to advance and in the middle of the afternoon had sold up to 6.41 for May and 16.44 for July with March. which attracted very little busi- ness, fiuctuating around 16.lo. This rep resented net advance of from , to ' points on the active months, but just be- fore the close realizing eased the market off a few points from the best and the final toneew barely steady with the old crop positions to points lover while the new crop was unchanged' points higher Sales were estimated at 500,00O bales. The local bull leader. while re- ported to be a buyer on tho early break seemed to be taking no very active part in the trading and New Orleans was ap- parentiy operating both ways. As Il whole the market showed little feature. Trading beyond a brief interval at the opening when wire houses were sellers seemed to be mostly local and for pro- fessioral account. Public operations seem to be curtailed by the already high level of prices in connection with con- tinued reports of a poor short demand and continued light exports although in respect to spot demand reports reaching the market are very conflicting, The of ficial spot markets as reported from the South were generally quiet and un- changed to 1-Sc lower. Receipts of cot ton at the ports today. 11.z6i. against H. 4l9 last week and 19,S17 last year. For the week 55,000 bales, against 5l.2SJ last week and SI,724 last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16

on the strength of the improvement in Liver pool late in the day more than overbalanced the short selling that was going on and for a time prices were well sustained. In the trad ing May first lost points at i6.o6. advanced to 6.35 and finally declined to l6. 26; July first lost 24 points at I6.54. advanced to i6.S4 and finally declined to 1878. The market closed quiet. Net losses were March to July each 3 points: August ': September, 6; October, 3, and November unchanged. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
Daily Cotton Market.

NEW YORK March l5-cotton dull; mid ding, l6.45; gross receipts. 5.359: stock %, ,s7s; exports to continent. 1904 Total to-day: Net receipts tI2s4; exports Con tinent, l,e94; Japan. 50; stock. 595. 527. Consolidated: Net receipts. 29 924: exports Great Britain, ,5l3; France. I72; continent, 4.4o9; Japan, 50; Mexico. 50. Total since September Net receipts. 6,553 oo3: Great Britain. l,ss6.44s; France GAY. Io2. conti- nent' 2'2Ss'os3; Japan, 49,97I Mexico, a.
 NEW ORLEANS. March ls-cotton uuie, and easy; sales. 900. Ordinary. I3 III6; good ordinary, IS; low middling. I5ss; mid aling, l6 good middling, I6 5-i6: middIing fair, le Il-Ie Receipts. $500; stock, s63.-
 GALVESTON.-Quiet; middling IS I5-I6: sales. l45; receipts, 4.3e9; stock, 45.776
 MOBILE.-Quiet; mddling iu... sales, 500; receipts 37; stock, e.322
 6AVANNAH.-Dull middling, I5%; receipts 529; stock, 53,I36.
 ; CHARLESToN.-Firm: middling, t5%: re- eeipts. 7o9; stock. 7.2I3.
 WILMlNGTON.-Dull; middling s so; re- eelpts, 94; stock. 3e67
 NoRFOLK.-Receipts, l.5oo; stock, II.o5o
 BALTIMoRE.-Nominal middling Ie 50 t; stock. 2.234.
 BoSTON.-Quiet middling. Ie.35: net re- eeipts. 3oI; gross. .746.
 PHILAD ADELPHIA.-Steady: mIddlInp Ie 70. receipts, AS: stock. 2,24e.
 ST. LOUIS.-Steady; middling l5&; sales. IS; receipts. 7,s55; stock, 2l.95e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
Kanses City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY. March hl5.-Cattle-Receipts |. 300. including 500 soutAerns: market steady to strong Export and dressed beef steers fed steers 4o64. 60; stockers and feeders 256D4 40; Southern steers. 3.25@4. 35
 Southern cows. 2 3oQ3 .25; native cows. 2. .3t 93.6o; native heifers. 3.5oG4.25; bulls, 2.5(
 Hogs-Receipts. 5000. Market 5@ios higher. Top. $50; bulk of sales. 5.2095 AS
 heavy. 5.4o45. 50; packers, 5.3o@5. .45; pig, and lights. 4. 3o@5. 3o
 Sheep-Receipts, g. 300. Steady to strong Native lambs, 5.ooa5.75; Western lambs 4 eoas .en: fed ewes. 3.75m4. 3o; yearlings
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
New York Coffee and Sugar.

NEW YORK. March i5.-Coffee steady. Fu- lures steady at unchanged prices to de- cline of points under light offerings follow ing rather easy European cables and larger Santos receipts than expected. but later turned steadier on a moderate demand from scattering sources and at one time was net 5lI0 points higher. Later. however, offer ings increased somewhat and while the mar ket was finally steady. prices net unchanged to points higher. Sales. 26. 900 bags. May, 5 4o@5 50: July. 5,65@5.75: September. g. 9506 %: October, 6lo; November, 6iS; January, 6.35. Sugar raw firm: fair refn- ing. B. centrifugal. 96 test, 3h. Molasses sugar, 2A. Refined firm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
New Orleans Cotton

NEW ORLEANS, March I5.-Spot cotton very quiet, caused by the spot decline in Iiv- 'erpool and the unsettled condition of futures locally. Sales, 800 bales. Quotations un- changed
 Futures opened l5924 points lower The lower opening attributed to the dsap- pointing Liverpool cables which reported wide declines in both spots and futures Later in the day futures in Liverpool advanced and the American market followed the recovery. The profit taking by shorts who sold yester- day together with heavy buying by longs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16


 NEW ORLEANS, March I5.-Cleared: Strs. Dagfin, Nor. olsen. Clenfuegos; Telefon, Nor. Holm. Mobile
 PORT EADS.-Arrved Strs Banan. NoP., Monsen, Havana; Excelsior, Wlthey. New York Custodian. Br.. Brown, Liverpool; Paranagua, Fr., Santos via Rio de Janiero; Norheim. Nor. Bergen, via Shields; tug Hig- gins, Port Arthur: schr Nicholas Mexican ports Sailed: Strs Leuctra, Br., Grant, Antwerp; Daghn. Nor. Olsen. Cienfuegos; yacht Clementina. Br., Phillips, Galveston, SAVANNAH.-Saied Str. Vera. Br., Lem nett, Bremen.
 NEW YoRK-sailed: Kaiser Wilhelm IT.. Bremen Lombardia. Naples; Urania, Liver pool.
 for Liverpool. MALINHEA.-Passed: Bavarian, St. John. N B.. for Liverpool
 NAPLES.-Sailed: Palatia, New York. GENOA.-Arrived; Sicilia, New York MOBILE.-Arrived: Strs. Ernesto, Sp., Or machea, New Orleans Hlda Horn, Ger Brugigan, St. Thomas; schr. Doris M. Pickup, Er, Roop Havana. Cleared: Str. Olsen. Nor, Progresso.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
New York Erv Goods.

NEW YORK, March i5.-The dry goods market continues on the same dead level or which it has been moving for a long time Buyers are not interested except in small lot; except for immediate delivery and little evi- dence of concessions by the sellers come tc light The outlook is for continued conser- vatsm and for maintenance of the present quotations. which are likely to be irmer with a curtaiment of production
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
St. Louis Provisinns.

ST. LOUIS. March I5.-Flour. dull and un- changed. Whiskey steady 1 .32h.
 Pork unchanged. jobbing. Az
 Lard unchanged; prime steam, 6.77M. Bacon steady; boxed extra shorts 8. 2h; clear ribs. S.25; short clear, S.37h.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
Caldwell. Ward 6 Co.'S Market Letter

MONTGOMERY. March I5.-Liverpool cables were poor this morning with spots 22 lower rms was considered poor, as Liverpool was cue only down. Port receipts to-day esti- mated at 10000 against l,4oo last week and 800 last year. General commerce dry goods report few buyers Operations for the future on most liberal scale. Believe in more curtailment hy manufacturers. There is a less bullish feeling in Liverpool on account of stocks accumulating. and it is thought there was some selling in futures for account of the United States. Our markets opened of at decline of 20 to 25 points, but new buying orders advanced the market around last nights closing prices. The New Or leans bull leaders were active buyers and forced prices up, but prices again eHsed of. There is nothing doinA in spots with decline Of A. New York estimated the weeks in sight at 5000, against l5l ,ooo last year: ooo To us 1t looks like these figures will be under the actual figures when posted We do not feel confident of a higher market to- day, but satisfactorily the market Is strong and prices high
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16

those holding contracts did not sell very many This leaves the short interest to buy back at higher price. If the larger interests con- tinue their attitude and receipts increase de- cidedly prices will be higher in the end Con- siderable cotton is pointed this way accord ing to 4feuorts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16

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