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ANNOUNCEMENT.

Samuel Will John ann unces that he will be a candidate for the office of one of the judges of the Tenth Judicial circuit
 subject to the action of the democratic party. i-zf-el
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Money on Call,

} New York. August S.-Money on call very easy; highest 1 per cent: lowest B per cent; ruling rate 1 per cent; last loan
 1 per cent; closed B per cent; offered at
 per cent; time loans easy and very dull;
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seaboars Air Line.

Baltimore, August S.-Seaboard Air common, 10610A; do. preferred 1S@1S1k; Atlantic Coast Line common, 117611S.
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Proposals for Distribution of Acts,
 Journals, Etc.

Department of State,
 Montgomery, Ala, August 1. 1904. Sealed proposals will be received in this office until 12 o'clock noon on August 2O. 1oo4 for distribution of the reports of the supreme court, journals, laws and reports of the departments of the state for two years, beginning October l, 1904. The maximum price for such distribution is fixed at F cents per pound for reports of the supreme court, acts, journals. laws and reports of the departments. Persons making proposals must be gov orned bv section 1878 of the code as to bond and other provisions.
 Bids received after the time above specified will not be considered. The right to reject any and all bids Is reserved.
 No deviation whatever Will De maoe from the foregoing.
 E. R. MDAVID, s1-10t Secretary of State.
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s6.sez,76s.s4

w. p. c. HARD J. H. WOODWARD, vlce-President. w. w. CRAWFORD, Cashier.
 DiRECTORS-T. T. Hillman, B. A. H. Woodward, William M. Walker, Jemlson, Erskine Ramsay, w. H. H j. H. Barr, w. p. c. Harding.
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No. 1 foundry, northern, s14a14.50; No. 2, do do, s13.75@14 No. do Southern, and No. do do soft, $1350g13.75.
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Steady; middlirg, 1O1h; sales 20; receipts, 5S; stock 33S0.
 Mobile-Nominal; midding, 10; receipts, g. stock, Al.
 Savannah-Quiet; middling, 1Oss; re- ceipts, 517; stock, 11976.
 charleston-Nominal; stock, 521.
 ilmington-Nominal; receipts, H. stock, 120.
 Norfolk-Receipts, 50. stock, 2O5. Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 112; stock, GAS.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, o.45: receipts, 291.
 Philadelphia-steady; middling, 1O9O; stock, S29.
 st. Louis-Quiet; middling, 109s; sales, 26; stock. 9488.
 Memphis-closed steady and unchanged; middling. 1oh; receipts. 1sh shipments, none; sales, none; stock, 11.6O1
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virqinia.caroIina Chemical Company.

New York August s.--Virginia- Carolina Chemical company common closed 2SB; do. preferred closed 103&4.
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Local Staple Groceries. Sugar-Granulated. bc: I. C.. 4izc. Flour-Fancy patent ss; half patent, s5.e5.
 cOffee-Green. shG1sAc: Arbuclis's Meat-Dry salted ribs 9ssc; dry salted rib bellies 9%c hams, fancy, 1S1aci med dium, 121ac; extra clears 9Ae; bacon bell lies, nAc.
 Lard-Leaf, 79sc. Compound Lard-Snownake. 6hc. Molasses-CentrifuEal 159s5c; -ugaI house. 4oc; Georgia cane. sSc. Beans-Navy, S2.65 per bushsI; Lima. Go pound.
 Pearl Grits--s2 pounds, s1.s6.
 Feed Stuff. Meal-Bolted, SLY. Hay-Per ton, timothy, No. 1. ST; clover mixed s1550. oats-Feed. 45c; No 1. 4sc; No. 9 white, 53c.
 corn-Mixed, csc; white 7lc. Cotton Seec Meal--Per ton. feed s2l; prime, $24.
 Fruit and Produce. Corrected daily by c. Y. Bell & Co.,, 2els
 Morris avenue) Lemons-Per box extra choice S3. 25n5 5O. Bananas-Per bunch, 754$l25 Apples-New apples, per barrel, 75c to s1.00.
 Peaches-Si crates. 75c to s125 Grapes-Baskets, 20 to 25c. Virginia cabbage per pound, 11ac. Eggs-16d17c Peanuts-Fancy, per pound, TIC; No. 2, 61ac.
 Potatoes-New Irish potatoes, per bush- 75985c
 Sweet Potatoes-$2.00 to $25O. Onions-Per pound 2c Cantaloupe-Crate,5 50Q75c. Watermelons-5al5c. Butter Renovated. 1Sa2oc: creamery. z3@2ie; country, fresh, 121sQ15c. Poultry-IIens 25c; large, 30ei broilers, 19ib@15c; flyers, 15925c; ducks, 2O425c.
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BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC R. R.

Read Down. Read Up. No 1. No. 3. No. ?. No. ( am. pm. am. pm. 7:2O $500 Lv. .Ta1ladega. Ar 10:19 7:4s S:55 S:52 Lv. .Pep City. Lv $50 6:3l 9:5s l0.05 Ar. .Bir gham. .LY c;10 5:15 Close connections made at Talladega with Eastern of Alaoama to Pyriton. Trains Nos 97 and 9S daily. All others daily except Sunday.
 j. r. FLEETWOOD. c. P. A. John C. Solev General Manager.
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Loveman & Co.'s Market Letter.

New Orleans. August S.-Market exper- fenced an advance of 23 points for De- cember contracts today, the improvement being due to excessive rains in nearly all sections of the belt since Saturday. Reports of boil weevils and weevll be- coming more numerous and more destruc- tive throughout Texas were also instru- mental in influencing values to a higher level. Liverpool was not encouraging at our opening and at one time 3 points down on futures and points lower for spots. Sales 5000 bales, but prices soon re- covered their loss, closing points above Saturdays closing America having ca bled unfavorable crop accounts to the English market. Weather map showed the continuance of unsettled weather in all sections of the belt. especially in the cen tral and eastern districts. Official records of precipitation showed torrential rains in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and in South Carolina.
 While scattered showers were reported from states more westward. The trade was hoping for return of fair weather with opening of the new week, but in- stead had to face conditions that will undoubtedly do serious damage if they last for any length of time. which is made possible by another official forecast for local rains throughout the belt tonight or Tuesday. According to advices received at the bureau of the New Orleans Picayune in Jackson. Mss rains of the past week have caused deterioration to extent of 10 to 20 per cent in that state. From other neighboring states are received complaints of too much moisture, or rust. of plant going to weed and of many fields becom- ing grassy for want of cultivation. while Texas is suffering more than ever from ravages by insects.
 An unfavorable weekly crop bulletin is expected tomorrow our advices by private wire from all sections of the belt today reporting deterioration during past week. Spots here were in fair request at prices firmer than Saturday; sales TOO; $50 to ar rive Middling 10aa.
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The Coffee Market.

New York, August S.-Spot Rio frm; No. invoice TAG; mild firm; Cordova, 91k113c.
 Futures opened steady at an advance of points and following the call showed considerable activity and firmness of bull ish Brazilian cables concerning the size of the present and prospective crop, while buying was also encouraged by the firm ness of European and primary markets. Demand seemed to improve as the ses- sion progressed, the firmness having at tracted fresh buying orders from com mission houses with cotton exchange con nections, and in the afternoon prices reached an advance of 10 to 15 points. Later prices eased off slightly under re- alizing, closing steady at an advance or 10 points. Sales, 14,250 bags. September, 6.S0d6.49; October, 6.45d6.5; December. 6.60Q6.7D; January. 6.75; March, 6.so@7 %; April, TOO; May. 7.1067. 20; July, 7.25a7 .S5.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure oa passenger trains at the union stations Birmingham; Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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LeIshman 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

New York. August s.--The cotton mar ket opened firm and with the list show ing good advance over the close. The demand came from the shorts, induced by the reports of excessive moisture in Georgia, Alabama and too much rain in the Atlantic states It was thought the damp condition of the ground would re- tart the movement. In the central and western states. however, the weather was all that could be desired. The strike at Fall River shows no signs of being settled and this is already beginning to have it's effect on the dry gods trade. The demand for cotton goods has fallen off greatly during the past week and with spinners continuing their policy of procrastination it is difficult to see what incentive there is to purchase cotton at the prevailing prices
 That the present price of cotton are high, compared to the bumper yield pre- dicted, is beyond the question of doubt and we think 1t Is only a question of short time when the trade and the coun- try In general will begin to realize that with crop of over 12,00.000 bales in sight a price of 9% for new cotton crop de- liveries Is out of proportion to the law of supply and demand. The only demand for cotton at present is from the shorts, and no other buying can be detected. We look for materially lower prices in the cotton market this week and advise sales at present prices.
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Dry coods Market.

ary 5 5.23d January February 5.22d; Febru- ary-Maroh 5.22d: March-April 5.22d.
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$6,ss7.76s.os

ING, PRESIDENT.
 ]. H. BARR, Vice-President. A. R. FORSYTH, Assistant Cashier. F. Moore, E. N. Tutwiler, w. s. Brown, F. D. Nabers, .. H. Motion, Robert asslneer, Walker Percy, F. M. Jackson,
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The Metal Market.

New York. August s.-Tin was lower in London, spot at e121 17s Cd and futures f122 Is 6d. Locally. lower at $26. 70426. 90.
 Copper unchanged in London. Locally, copper quiet. Lake. s12. .5od12 .75; electro lytic. H2. .50q12.75; casting, $12. .250l12. 50.
 Lead quiet and unchanged here at s4. .2OG 4.25; and lower in London at R11 5s.
 Spelter unchanged at e22 in London arid at s4.s5d4.95 locally
 Iron unchanged, 51s Sd in Glasgaw, and 4ss Sd in Middlesboro. Locally. unchanged.
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ge make the pest c.-.s in town. Aka Herald Engraving Company.
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RESOURCES.

REsc URGES. Loans and Discounts. ga, ,647 ,zsz.17 Oyerd-afts 421.45 U. s. Bonds and Premiums 363, 3,5oo.o0 Other Stocks and Bonds. 7s,3o0.0o Real Estate, Old Bank Building. .. ... ..... 56,ooo.oo
 CASH. In Vault. ....S 739, 9,554.53 With Banks. 2,002,250.34 With U $. Treasurer 100000
 2,75B, ,7e4.s2
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LIABILITIES.

LIAE ILIIIES. Capital Stock .S 5oO,OOO.O1 Surplus an P-ofts. 233,212.zy Circulation .. 3oo,oOo.oo
 DEPOSITS. lnvidiual S5,173, ,566.69 Bank ........ o4e,Scs.2o united Sts tes 50,000.00
 - 5,s64,556.R5
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
OUR TRADE IN MANCHURIA.
Consul Miller Sends to the Government
u Most Interesting Report.
(By the Associated Press. }

Washington. May pa long and
interesting report upon American
trade in Manchuria has just been re-
ceiyed at the State Department from
United States Consul General Henry
3. Miller at New Chwang, China.
Mr.. Miller says it is mistake to
attribute the growth of Manchurian
trade to the building of the Russian
railway as the bulk of the produce is
hauled in carts which compete with
the railroads in a haul of 400 miles or
more at is erroneous to think that
the United States has monopoly of
the Manchurian trade or that there
is no successful competitor, says the
consul las there are four active
sources of competition each striving
for a stronger hold on the trade, and
the contest is so close that the Varia-
tons in the value between gold and
silver have a determining influence
thereon" The product of the hand
looms of China, known as Nankeens,
made from the yarns produced in the
various cotton mills of Chint from
both native and foreign cotton is the
strongest competitor.
Mr.. Miller adds that the growth in
the trade of the United States cotton
goods in Manchuria represents the
greatest expansion of United States
trade in the Orient, and the year 1908
proves to have been the largest in it's
history There is reason to believe
that considerable more than is shown
came into this country through the
ports of Dalny and Port Arthur and
the schedule of imports forwarded by
Mr.. Miller to the department shows
that the United States has almost the
entire foreign trade in cotton cloth
passing through New ChWang.
One other great competitor to the
unknown quantity is the competition
of Russian cotton goods. 'Inprints,
says Mr. Miller, II have reason to
think it is considerable, and in North
ern Manchuria,. with Hardin as a CEN
ter, 1 am told by the manager of the
Russo Chinese bank that Russian
drills and sheetings are driving out the
United States goods. These Russian
goods come into the country via Dali
ny, Port Arthur and Vladivostock
without duty, and we have no means
of ascertaining their value.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
ITS FACE IS SET
AGAINST DIVORCE
Northern and Cumber-
land Bodies Speak
GROUNDS SCRiPTURAL
Those Thus Divorced May be Remar-
ried by PRESBYTERIAN Pastors, But for
Those Divorced for Other Reas-
ons This Must Not
be Done.
(By the Associated Press.)

Buffalo, N. Y, May 23.-By vote
of 262 to 244 the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian church of the Uni
ted States wiped out that part of the
report of the special committee on
marriage and divorce which advised
Presbyterian ministers TO refuse to
marry any person whose marriage is
forbidden by the church of which that
person is a member. The committee
had formulated this provision to help
promote the work of the inter-church
conference on marriage and divorce,
which takes in-thirteen denominations,
but this action of the assembly, it was
declared tonight, might prove a set
back to the conference.
The remainder of the report was
adopted. 1t enjoins all ministers un-
der the assembly's authority to re-
fuse to marry divorced persons save
those who have been divorced on
grounds recognized as scriptural
The report of the committee on mis-
appointment of DR. Henry Mcclellan as
field secretary and the expenditure of
100000 in the work of the coming
year.
kilograms were received and read
amidst great enthusiasm from the as
semblies of the Cumberland Presby
terrain church at Dallas and the Pres
byterian church of the United States
at Mobile, rejoicing in the probable
union of all three bodies
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The Southern Church.
fBv. the Associated Press.)

Mobile. Ala. May 23.-The General
Assembly of the Presbyterian church
in the United States began their fourth
DAVIS session. with prayer by the Rev.
w. B. Arrowwood, of South Caro-
lima.
Moderator Neel announced the fol-
lowing committee to consider all over
lures from the churches of other Cal
whistle creeds:
DR.. w. E. Boggs. Jacksonville, Fla,
chairman; DR.. J. S. Lyons, Kentucky;
DIR. J. H. McNeely. Tennessee; DR.. t.
b. -nglish, Virginia; DR.. j. ID. Leslie,
Texas: DR.. A. w. Mister. Arkansas:
DIR. j. Y. Farr, Georgia; DR.. G. G.
Windbridge. Louisiana; DR.. W. NJ
Langley, Missouri: DR.. b. w. Kilgore,
North Carolina; Elder f. P. Glass, Ala
bama; Elder j. c. Scott, South Caro-
lima: Elder S. M. Shelton Mississippi
The report of the ad interim COM
nlittee of vacancies and ministers with
out charge appointed by the last as
sembly in response to an overture
from the Presbytery of Green Brier,
Va, was read and referred.
An overtures from the Presbytery OF
Brazos, Texas, for special provisions to
be made for working a Japanese colo
ny located in Texas was also referred
The matter of selecting a place for
the next week of the assembly was
made the order of the day for tomor-
rows meeting.
After much discussion the report OF
the Committee on Commissions was
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THE SMUGGLING OF OPIUM.
Three Men Arrested and $4,000
Worth of Crude Opium Seized.
(By the Associated Press. }

Washington, May 23.-Chief Wilkie
of the Secret Service today gave out
the following statement:
Secret Service agents detailed at the
request of Assistant Secretary Arm
strong have been investigating the sus-
pected smuggling of opium between
Seattle and Portland. After three
months work under the direction of
operative Frank Burke, who was spe
cially detailed for this service from
the New York service the investigation
closed at midnight Sunday last with
the seizure of $4,000 worth of crude
opium and the arrest of S. b. Stevens
alias futile, w. S. Gree and ALFRED
Larsen all of Seattle. Stevens who
is said to be wealthy, is charged with
being the principal in the enterprise
which has been conducted successful
ly, it is said, for several years. His
methods, it is stated, We're unique, i'll
that he never allowed himself to be
directly connected with the handling
of the contraba opium. Chinese
merchants at Victoria imported the
opium from China, delivered it to
agents of Stevens. who it is said, plac-
ed it aboard a fast launch owned by
him and it was landed during the
night at a point near Seattle. lie had
two skeleton pianos, ana Two large
iron safes into which the opium was
hacked the pianos were then boxed
and the safes covered with burlap and
the entire consignment hipped by
freigh to four fictitious persons at
Portland, where the distributors got
possession of the opium, which was
marketed by them When eptied the
pianos were re-1shipped to Seattle to
be similarly used again.
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no REGULATE POOL ROOMS.
oac;cion by the Supreme Court of the
State of Louisiana.
lRy the Associated Press

Nav orleans, May 23.-The Su-
nrane court today, through Justice
Monroe rendered a decision having
Az important bearing on the pool
1oom situation. The court held that
= Is within the province of the NUM-
Qualities in Louisiana to regulate
nool rooms by combining their opera
tiCns ~ certain prescribed localltles'
even though this prescription causes
TIA nool rooms to perish from lack Of
snnnnrt. The municipalities are act
ing undar authority under All act or
Tho legislature, which gives them the
nownr to regulate pool rooms. The
civ of Shreveport confined the oper
atoms of the pool rooms to the Tend
erloln district end the Supreme court
sustains it's right to do this.
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FOR DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
The Arrangements at St. Louis are
Now Almost Complete.
lBx the Associated Press.)

st. Louis. May 23.-The sub-com-
mittee of the Democratic National
committee today almost completed ar
rangements for the National conven-
ton which will meet in st. Louis on
July 6 and adjourned to meet again
on Wednesday June Is, in ST. Louis.
The disposition of tickets for 0,450
seats that will be available in the con-
vention hall for delegates, alternates,
press reporters and the general public
was taken care of and other matters
were arranged.
A resolution was adopted provid-
ing that all applications for press
tickets from newspapers to the Dem
ocratic National convention shall be
made by and in the name of the pub
fishers and managing editors of the
newspapers and must be filed with
Charles III. Mann, press gallery House
of Representatives, Washington, d. c.,
on or before June s, Applications for
press tickets from persons other than
those indicated above will not be re-
cogniZed."
A total of 702 seats will be provided
for press workers. OF that number
352 seats are for correspondents or
local newspaper workers. These will
have tables. The remaining $50 seats
seats will be reserved for representa-
tives of the weekly press and publish
ers who do not send Geographic mat
ter, but write news letters. Each
member of the NATIONAL committee has
been allotted ten tickets and each del
egate three.
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THE DIVORCE QUESTION.
Committee Urges Action Against the
Growing Evil.
(By Associated Press

Dallas, Tex, May 23.-Only one SEES
sion was held today by the General AS
sembly of the Cumberland Presbyteri-
an Church that being the forenoon
gathering at which one of the most i'm
portant events was the decision to
hold the next annual general assem-
bly, at Fresno, California. This was
accomplished after nearly two hours
of speech-making on the part of those
favoring different cities. Decatur,
illinois, and Columbus, o., were in the
race, but were beaten on the first bal
lot
The invitation of the Fresno Cum
berland PresbyterianS was presented
by the Rev. Duncan Wallace, of that
place in a lengthy speech, in which
he promised free entertainment to all
delegates, and his invitation was re-
inforced by city and county officials,
besides a personal letter from Govern
or George Pardee, of California. The
devotional services of the morning
were led by Rev. l.. w. Binkley of
Tennessee. Reports as follows were
made and properly referred:
Educational commission, temper
ance committee, historical society,
evangelistic work and Pan-Presbyte-
rian alliance. None of these were read
in full with the exception of that on
temperance
Rey. j. w. Laughlin, pastor of the
First Cumberland Presbyterian church,
Chicago, reported 10 the Assembly for
the inter-Church Conference, of which
he was the Cumberland member, on
the subject of marriage relations and
divorce. The committee on this mat
ter has been working for two years.
The report urges the necessity of &C
ton checking the tendencies to facile
and frequent divorce.
The report is signed by sixteen di-
vines of as many churcnes, the Right
Rev Bishop William c. Doane, of Al
bany, N. Y, being chairman of the
committee.
Petitions of three presbyteries
against the proposed church union,
were deferred, owing to the fact that
the debate opens tomorrow on that
topic.
Mrs. w. B. Preston, Of this city,
conveyed greetings from the woman's
board of missions, giving a brief re-
port of the annual convention of that
body held last week in Chicago. She
reported that the synods of Tennessee,
Missouri and Texas were the highest
in this matter. Moderator Settle re-
spOnded.
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DROWNED IN TANK OF OIL.
Two Men Met a FrightHul Death il
Texas
(By Associated Press.)

Port Arthur, rex, Nay 23-Wil-
liam Richard, of New York city, and
Fred Traham, of Guerdan, La, were
accidentally drowned il a tank of oil
at the Gulf Refining C5mpany's plant
today
Richard, who was working in one of
the agitators, became dizzy andtop-
pied over. He succeeded in clutching
small pipe and swinging to it, Ira
ham witnessed ne accident and went
to Richards assistance, but the gas
overcame him and he fell into the
tank. Richard was soon rendered I'M
conscious and dropped in.
The tanks were large. of several
thousand barrels capacity, and it was
necessary to draw off all the oil to re-
cover the bodies.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25

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