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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-10
Ware e. Eeland's
Cotton letter.

Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 9.-In view of
che exceptionally high figures received
rom Washington last Friday, the mar
ket this week has ruled steadler than
many anticipated. Upon the receipt
oi the monthly report showing con-
Glllon of over S4 December sold as
low as 1925 and it was not until this
i,norllhg that the market sold again In
the tWenties. During the greater por
ton of the week December had ruled
between 1926 and 1856, selling at one
time as high as 1868 and as low as
IV.zo during the early trading today.
mere mas been great deal OF short
cotton covered this week and senti-
ment has not been sufficiently conf
Gent IN either side of the market to
result IN important price changes.
AS compared with the situation at
nine and half cents there are unques-
tionably fewer inducements to play
the long side. At 1-2 cents the mar
ket was over-short and the trade was
racing the normal deterioration during
August, as well as the annual boil
WeeVll scare. 1t was an open question
whether the short interest could stand
bad crop accounts without getting
frightened and running. There Was
every inducement to play the side of
higher prices and those who did make
IHOHcy. NOW Tie market Is nearly d
cent a pound higher a large short in
tereSt has covered and more cotton is
moving every day. Until there is an
abundance of cotton from the new
crop to give short sellers some protec-
ton there is likely to be frequent and
sharp upturns, due simply to the fact
that the stock of cotton is still very
small.
Damage reports from Texas helped
to this end, and until the movement
becomes very heavy it is not likely that
there will be anything to make an
open break in prices. But the condi-
ton in other parts of the cotton belt
is regarded as so favorable that il
will be more difficult to bring about
any great advance in prices after the
new crop becomes available in large
quantities. The condition of the dry
goods trade is too poor to give much
help from aggressive buying by spin
ners. The question of frost has stir to
be decided and this is so important
that shorts vii lbe found buying ac-
lively on any break and waiting for
one Of the frequent advances upon
which to resell their cotton
Under the conditions surrounding
the market we are likely to see a good
scalping trade without radical change
in prices fro ten cents or ten and a
half cents until after danger of frost
is past.
WARE & LELAND.
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New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans. Sept. Spot cotton
in good demand. but lower to sell.
BUYERS demand concessions, but most
factors refuse to grant. Sales 1000,
including 1890 to arrive. Quotations
Lice. lower.
Futures opened easier. prices be-
ing 5 to points down. Both LlV-
erDool and New York We're easier.
The behring's in the local market ex-
ceeded the demand and prices, grad
ually declined until they were well
below Yesterdays closing figures. In
spite of the fact that the weather
man has been favorable for some
time past crop reports continued as
alarming as ever. Reports from
Texas and Mississippi were particu-
Iarlv bad and told of. great damage
nv the boil weevil and boil worms ny
rust and shedding. In the tradins
October opened five points lower to
1917 and finally declined to lo.o6
the market closed easy with mel
losses of IA to 16 points.
New Orleans, Sept. 8, Cotton FUTURES
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HAMMERED DOWN
BY WALL STREET
A Net Loss of Eleven to
Fourteen Points.
CLOSE BARELY STEADY
A Tropical Storm Has Some Influence
& on the Market, But it is Transient
and the End is Almost at
the Lowest of the
Day.
CLOSE BARELY STEADY
(By the Associated Press

New York, Sept. 9.-The cotton
market opened easy at unchanged
prices to a decline of seven points in
response to lower English cables
generally favorable weather adyicas
and increasing receipts Trading
was moderately active during the
early session. Liverpool continued
easy after the local opening and sent
selling orders to this side. leading to
the suggestion that the active cover
ing noted in that market on the
previous day had greatly cleared up
the speculative situation in relation
to September contracts and The Ge-
layed shipments from this side. AT
first the market here showed more or
less irregularity and as prices drop
ped back to about thirty points the
high point of yesterday there was a
fair demand from the scalpers on
the reacting theory. Wall Street
kept hammering the market and with
hardly reaction of more than five
or six points the list worked steadily
downward until in the afternoon it
showed a net loss of about 1 to II
points. Later there was rally of 6
that a tropical storm that has been
working up from the West Indies
having reached Florida. and it was
likely to spread over the entire east
ern belt. This stimulated demand
only for n moment. however. and the
market was finally barely steady at
a net loss of II to IA points or
nearly the lowest of the session.
Sales were estimated at 10000
bales, or little better than yesterday.
Full exports were reported. but re-
ceipts also ran full and the large into
sight for the week had some in
fuence on the decline of the early
afternoon.
Receipts at the ports today 27,S17,
against 14.193 last week and 9,51O
last year. For the week 1872, 600
bales, against 77.80S last week and
36,752 last year. TOday's receipts at
New Orleans 2.3S9 bales. against ABB
last year and at Houston 9,347 bales,
against 3,115 last year.
New York, Sept. 9-Cotton spot quiet,
% points lower m d5en go "a upiands loo
Futures Opened easy and closed steady.
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States bonds were unchanged on call.
Total sales OF the stocks today
were 973,400 shares, including
Atchison 5000; Baltimore and Ohio
1900; Chesapeake and Ohio 1920;
Chicago and Great Western 9,4O0; ST.
Paul 1920; Delaware and Hudson
$500: Erie $4,000; Erie. first pre-
ferred, 0,S00; Erie, second preferred
6, 500; Louisville and Nashville 1,400;
Metropolitan Securities 25,200; Met
ropolitan Railway $1,000; Missouri
Pacific 1880; New York Central
5000; Norfolk and Western 4,800;
Pennsylvania $4,000; Reading 49,
800: Rock Island $4,000; Southern
Pacific $4,000; Southern Railway
$4,000; Southern Railway, preferred,
400; Union Pacific $4,000; Mexican
Central 1900; Copper $4,000;
Smelling and Refining $500; Brook
lyn Transit 1900; Consolidated Gas
10000; Pacific Mail $500.
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington, Sept. 8, Turpentine firm, 531z
receipts , casks.
Rosn firm, 90, receipts ii9 bbls
Tar trm, 80, rec ips 80 bbls.
Crude firm, A.5@3. 7o@3.75, receipts l3l bbls.
Charleston, Sept. Q, Turpentise firm So sales
Quote A, b, C, z.40 d 2.io, Il .@l.50....
F2.55; G. 200 Fl 2.oj, ! 3.22K, X 3.271a@,
M 3o5, N 241a, VIC 4.o7H, WV i.b7A@.
Savannah, Sept 9-Tnrpentine firm, 521a,
receipts Al. sales col, exports 90.
Rosn-firm, receipts 2,3l6, sales 2,252, exports
800.
Quote A, E, C, 25Od-., d 2.57la0.-., 4
$3.50 X SO, Mi1212, n As. VIC I.o7H,
WV, 4.91h
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Special Low Rates to Baltimore. Md.
Account Convention Fraternal Or
der of Eagles.

Rates from principal points:
Raleigh, $10.75, all rail, 1910 Bay
Line; Durham, $10.45. all rail, $9.7o
Bay Line; Charlotte, $14.20, all raj
$12.70 Bay Line
Rates from other points In same
proportion
Tickets on sale September 10-11-12
Final limit September 18th.
Tickets can be extended until Sep
TENDER 25th.
For further information call on,
c. II. GATTIS. r. p. A. Raleigh.
H. A. MORRISON, C. p. & T. A.,
Raleigh N, c.
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New York Money.

New York, Sept. g. p. m.Noney !. call
easys4 al. high -, low -. ruling rate last on
loan - closing "a. offered |, time money
steady, 60 days 2GDh, so days 21a6034 SIN
months s1112dA, prime mcrct.e paper 9M@i
in bankers bills at 4S7 05 q 49,. 10 for demand,
and at 4SICU@50 for TO day Ills, posted
rares 4.S5Z@48S commercial bills 4SI14m,..,
bar silver 567s, Mexican dollars 4514, Gov.
bonds ........ Railroad bond.......
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Other COTTON Markets.
Dry Goods.

New York, Sept. 19.-In dry goods
buying has not shown any material
Increase ana buyers are proceedipg
very cautiously. Some slight price
changes have occurred but the fea-
ture of the day has been the an
nouncement of price Of Ave cents on
Amoskeag staple ginghams.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MAN TO

manage branch office for a large
manufacturing concern. salary $12
per month and commissions. Appli,
cant must furnish good references
and $3.50 to $1,000 cash. Address.
Manager, 323 w. 18th St., Chicago.
8-28-4t sat
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Grain and Provisions

Chicago, Sept. Clearing that the
government crop bulletin to be is
sued tomorrow would not confirm in
entirely the numerous recent damage
reorts, many traders disposed of their
holdings of wheat today AS a re-
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s. A. L. Stocks and Bonds.

Baltimore, Sept. 9, S. A. l.. common lIN@
preferred, 2ls1@Z2.
Bonds--4s....
A. c. L. common l2l1a@i22, preferred 49,
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suit prices had a lower tendency. Final
quotations on December wheat how
ever were exactly at Yesterdays clos
ing figures. Corn was off &c; oats
were down 3-S to Lee. Provisions
closed practically unchanged.
lOpeuine.l HigneSi.f I.oweslc Closing
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steady.
Liverpool.
Omen f,loso High Low

Open CIOsC HlTn low
Liverpool, Sept. ., p. Motion spo,
american middling fair, I0l, good middlng;
6s, mddling 6.7o, low mdd d $50 good ,'d
ordinary, 634 ordinary $40 Tie sales OF inc
iatiion and export and included $500 Ameri-
can. Receipts 5000 bales including 49,.
American.
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New York Provisions.

New York, Sept. 0, Flour quiet, winter
patents .21a6;5O Minnesota patents 3S 80 o.3o
do bakers, Sl.001.421. strtightS 47o@4.W
Rye flour firm, fair to good 42oDl.5o,
choice to fancy 4.l5@4.50.
Corn meal steady, yellow western llo@ll2.
kiln dried 3.0003l0.
Rye nom, No western, 20.
Barley firm, feeding as mailing 55@65.
Wheat firm, No. 2 red, ll314, elevator
May IL, July September ll3h Dec
Corn st'gay, No. 2 50, July September
q Oats dull, mixed a5K@sjH, h@p
Beef steady, family 10. 50a1lOo. Mmess $50
900: packet s.o0@lO;, beef hams "A 0oo.25. 30,
Cut meats steady. picked bellies Atd' /,
lckled shoulders Se,7A, picked hams lO9li
Lard firm, western steamed 40. June :.
No. quiet, refined steady, continent 7.'o,
PORK irreg, family 15.0o@l5.51, short clear
l350015 81, mess l3.250l3.75.
Tallow quiet, city (s2 per pkg, 400 country
II Rosin dull strained common to cool
.. hS6D275
Turpentine quiet, 56957%.
Rice steady, domestic fair to extra 1890
: Molasses steady. New Orleans open kettle
good to choice 3lG37.
Coffee spot Rio 81 eady, No. invoice SA, mild
quiet, cordova l0G;3
Sugar raw firm. fair refining 3as centrifu-
gal SO test 47-l6 o., moasses sugar . z
refined Stfafy con1ectlonerS n, DIV Hoiu y
5 10 cut loaf 5,:j. crushed $50. powdered 5.3o,
GRADUATED 523. cubes D Of.
Buttar steady. creamery com. TO extra 1919
stale darv ll(dl7. western factory ll@l3M.
Eggs firmer state and Penn. nearby
fancy selected white 266g25, Southern l6@iS12,
interiors i3GDI4.
Cheese steady state, full cream
large, white fancy; SAa SO, small colored
fancy s1%d, fair TO goodS.
Potatoes steady, Long Island 1.i0Gl.62. Jersey
and Southern l.37@l.50, South Sweets -.V
M2.50.
Peanuts steady, fancy hand-pcked ol4@, other
domestic 3d6H.
Cabbage stea iy, Long Island and Jersey
20DG2.2i, bb. or crate o0G.75
Cotton by steam to Liverpool lSct0.
Cotton seed oil market was firm
crude I. O. h. mills 23Gp, prime summer yellow
2g1aGo, off summer yellow nominal, prime,
white 22MGlf3 prime winter yellow 32lnM33.
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Cash quotations were as follows:

Cash quotations Were as follows:
Flour was firm steady, winter patent
5.lO@5.2O, raights 4.5n@5 10, spr'ng
patents 5;2o@59o, straigghts 4.So@5,9
No. 3 ll0@li2. No. cred, l0s11s(9lU97s, corn No.2
54A; No. , yellow a412@, oats No: 2 $500
No. 2 white SA@34, No. white 3l54932l2,
rye No. 2 .70%, good feeding barley 37@3s,
fair TO choice mating 4l@5l, flax seed No; !
1872, No. northwestern 127H, prime timothy ~
seed 2.900... mess pork per Dbl lN9oG! l.OO
(loose) 7.25@735, dry sailed shoul. lboxed)
100000. short clear sides (boxed) S;t21aG'S.2o,
whiskey basis of high wines LIS, clover con-
tract grade LOO II. 80.
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Report of the Condition Of
National Bank OF Raleigh
At Raleigh. in the State of North I
Carolina. at the close of Bust
ness, September &, 1904.

BcSS, SSptSulDSF V, IoVt'
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts =. ..$423,140.92
Overdrafts, secured and
unsecured :. =. =. 13,115.66
u. S. bonds to secure cir
cuation 5O,0OO.oO
Bonds, securities. etc. . 14,090.50
Banking house, furniture,
:, and fixtures 49,. 28.661.7S
Due from National Banks
(not reserve agents) =. S6,144.64
and bankers 17,722S4
agents :. 75,O25.99
items 2,67714
banks 13,323.00
Fractional paper currency,
nicl<es and cents :. 2,f92lZ
Specie 26,077.00
Legal-tender notes =. 100000
Redemption fund with u. S.
Treasurer Go per cent of
circulation =. 100000
Due from L. S. Treasurer,
other than per cent re-
demption fund :. 1,754.74
Total ..$774,O26.3S
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $225, 10000
surplus fund :. 100000
Undivided profits. less eX-
pcnses and taxes paid 12,934Ob
National Bank notes out
standing -. 39,25O.OO
Due to other National
Banks o,o4f'Vo
Due to State Banks and
bankers ooA'Vo
Individual deposits subject
to check 3Io,Ooo.9o
Cashiers checks outstand-
ing :. =. 11,816.1S
Total .$774,026.33
State of North Carolina,
County of Wake, SIS:
I. f. II. Briggs, cashier of the above
named bank do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best of nv knowledge and belief.
f. H.. BRIGGS, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9Th day of September 1904.
JAS. O. LITCHFORD,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
CHAS. II. BELVIN,
CHAS T.. JOHNSON,
JAMES A. BRIGGS,
C. NJ. iBUSBEE.
Directors.
Safe Deposit Boxes for rent in Fire
and Burglar Proof Vault.
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Baltimore Provisions.

Baltimore, Sept. Floor qnict, winter
patents ) IOa6.50, spring patents 5.s0@r.l5.
Wheat steady, spot contract l0l@iOM do
red western i.0,1a04. August .......,, South
ern by sample oi@s02
Corn firm, spot aaa6O, August 5s1aG
Southern white corn 5S@6l
Oats steady, No. white 35K@.., No.
mixed 1904
Rye cas-
Butter nrm, unchanged. fancy imitation
17@lS do creamery 20e2 do ladle l4@lo;
store racked I00l2.
Eggs steady, hanged 2l@.
Cheese firm, unchanged, large 9H@lO;me-
dunn a140s59, small 90SA.
Sugar strong, coarse granulated GAO, fine 5.io.
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J. It. PULLEN, President.
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Designated Depository of the State
Wake and the North Carolina Railroad.
NO INTEREST PAID
New business wanted. Out OF tow
receive prompt attention.
Safe Deposit Boxes inside OF our
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At the close of business September 6. 1904
(.TTS &c
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-12
The Hsrdine=s Of Trees.

Ar expert nurseryinan says the hard
mess or nonhardiness of trees depends
largely upon where the seeds from
which the trees in question sprang came
from. Satisfactory results are seldom
experienced by planting seed obtain
ed from the sunny south, say. By plant
ing seeds generally farther north, how
ever, trees may be at length hardened
and acclimated until a seed from such
a tree my be reasonably expected to
thrive and mature its fruits.
Trees. like people. acquire their hab-
its from the climate in which they live
The northern tree knows instinctiveiv
when the time has come TO ripen its
fruits The southern tree follows the
same instinct. being. in no hurry, as
there is little likelihood of real cold
With transplantings farther north its
habit changes,
The great trouble with most people is
that they want to jump tree from
south to north at one move. This same
idea is evident il the attempt to bring
various fruit trees from Russia to the
northern United States.
Apples and plums from the land OF
the great white car have taken kindly
to the below zero conditions of the gen
tie Dakotas.-Philadelph Record.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-12
Queer Korean Ways.

The women of the commonalty are
yoluble and vixenish and ever ready to
slap handful of stars into the eyes
of husband or into those of timid
and shrinking tourist should the oc-
casion arise. The women of the upper
class are vigorously excluded from mas
culine eyes, and a hearty vote of thanks
is due the committee who fathered this
unwritten law. The dainty little Jap
anese musmee, lettering along in san
dals or on wooden geta, is a genuine
relief to the eye after view Of the I'M
comely Korean woman.
Until Korean boys are married and
acquire the pseudo dignity of the top
knot their hair is worn girl fashion in
twin plaits down their backs. So much
do they resemble girls that it is some
times difficult to determine the sex, and
one is oftentimes uncommonly srHpris-
ed to observe what he is positive are
two girls sprawling and viciously fight
ing in a Korean street.-Outing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-12
A Strange Pirate Story.

In the museum at Kingston, Jamai-
ca, there are some tattered ships pa
perS, brown with age and salt water,
and a small tin canister. These articles
attest the truth OF the strangest pirate
story ever told.
In s1799 the crew of the Nancy brig
were apparently honest traders, but
did some piracy now and then on the
side. One day they found it necessary
to go into Kingston for supplies. Be
fore doing so they naturally removed
all traces Of their buccaneering trade.
Among other things they threw over
board this tin canister stuffed with pa
pers taken from ships they had sunk,
with comments written on the margin
by the pirate captain.
Later in the day a British frigate was
becalmed near the spot, and the sailors
spent their leisure catching sharks.
Presently they hauled up a big fellow,
cut him open and found the tin case
with the papers inside. These were
taken to the captain, who as soon as Il
breeze sprung up sailed into Kingston
harbor, found the Nancy brig there and
had the crew tried. convicted and
hanged in chains at Port Royal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-12
Tobacco Smoke and the Blood.

Two OF three mouthfuls of tobacco
smoke from a cigarette We're shaken up
with few drops of blood diluted with
water in bottle. Almost Immediately
the blood assumed the pink color char
acteristic of blood containing monoxide
gas, and further observations with the
spectroscOpe confirmed the presence in
the blood of carbon monoxide. Similar
ly few mouthfuls Of smoke from q
pipe and cigar were tried, and the re-
suits were even more marked. In this
experiment we have some explanation
in particular of the evil effects of ciga-
rette smoking, for it is chiefly cigarette
smoke that is inhaled, an indulgence by
which the poisonous carbon monoxide
is introduced directly into the blood.
This effect of tobacco smoke upon the
blood appears to us to be of consider
able signifcance.-London Lancet.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-12
West Point. Origin.

The operations of the troops engaged
In the war Of the Revolution directed
attention to the romantic and COM
handing heights of West Point, and
within few years after the close of
the contest. through the influence of
surviving officers of the Continental
army it pleased President Washington
to ltsclude i'll his message to congress
Q493) recommendation for the es-
adjustment of a military academy
here
The act creating the academy did not
pass until the year 1902, and then only
as means of giving countenance to
the work Of George Barren, who had
the year before established a private
school for cadets at the Point 1t re-
Quired the stimulus of q second war
with the mother country to overcome
the deep rooted prejudice OF the rural
legislators against an institution which
they believed would become Il nursery
of aristocrats, and it was. therefore, not
until 1912 that the Military academy
became a part of the army establish
ment.-Frank III. Taylor in Four Track
News
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-12

A man. asked the clerk of Il big hotel
in Fifth avenue if a person whom he
named was staying in the house. The
clerk said he was, but he was not in at
that moment. = Il had never seen the
person for whom l had inquired" said
the man who tells this story Il had
never had description of him. I had
formed no idea as to what manner of
man he is, as we often do in such cases.
took seat in the corridor, intending
to ask the clerk again later on. 1 read
newspaper for half hour and start
ed to the clerks desk to repeat my in
quiry when | bumped into an indi-
vidual by accident. We both apologize
ed. In second 1 said to him, Are you
not Mr.. -? [ don't know what i'm
PEELED me to make the inquiry, but as
quickly as had asked him as quickly
did he reply that he was Mr.. -, the
very person whom I wished to see I
suppose Conan Doyle might explain 1t,
but hanged if | can."-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-12
Christmas Tree Legend.

There is legend in Germany that
when Eve plucked the fatal apple i'm
mediately the leaves Of the tree shriv-
eled into needle points and it's bright
green turned dark. 1t changed it's ma
ture and became the evergreen, in ali
seasons preaching the story of mans
fall. Only on Christmas does it bloom
brightly with lights and become beauti
full with love gifts-the curse is turned
into blessing at the coming of the
Christ Child, and we have our Christ
mas tree.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-12
NOT A LEE HAS BEEN LOST
Nor Single Person Dangerously Hurt
Millions in Safes.

Baltimore. Feb 9-Not a single life
has been lost, and not Il human be-
ing has been even dangerously in
jured. The hospital lists consist of
minor burns with the exception of ia
cob InglefritZ, Il fireman from York.
Pa. He has a fractured leg and is
badly burned
While there were no casualties to
speak Of the great army of fire fight
ers performed many daring feats in
their desperate attempt to stay the
flames. Many times they were driven
out of close and hot places just as
walls came topping down. The last
large building to fall Il prey to the
flames down along Jones Falls, nearly
caught five men. They were on the
roof when a warning shout went up.
They found their way to a tin gutter,
where one by one they hung on,
stretched out their arms and grasped
a telegraph pole which was planted
close to the structure. They slid down
and had not reached the ground when
the roof fell IN with roar This was
only one instance.
AS the financial district is included
in the burned territory there is untold
wealth hidden in the blistering and
warped vaults of banks and safe de-
post companies. Experts who have
given them as close examination as
possible express the belief that the
contents are safe.
AS 4 result of an examination of the
new custom house building it is al
most certain that the entire structure
must be torn down and rebuilt, so
great is the injury found to have been
done by the fire to the granite and
steel walls of the building. 1t has so
far cost S350,O00.
1t is the general agreement that the
service given by the telegraph compa-
MES has probably not been equalled
and certainly never surpassed in such
an emergency.