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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-03
Comparative Cotton Statement.


New York, Sept. 2.-For the week
ending Friday, September 2, 1904 Net
receipts at all U. S. ports during week
same week last year 5,496; total re-
ceipts since September 1st 22,S62; total
receipts to same date last year 4,334;
exports for the week 41,286; exports
for same week last year 5,149; total
exports since September 1st 23,352;
total exports same date last year A.
395; stock at all United States ports
100, ,293; stock at all United States
ports same time last year 14S,020;
stock at all inteAior towns 55,711;
stock at all interior towns same time
last year 6,S77; stock at Liverpool
same time last year 234 900; stock of
American afloat for Great Britain same
time last year 10000.
New York, Sept. 2.-The following
statistics on the movement of cotton
for the week ending September End
We're compiled by the New York Cot
ton Exchange.
Weekly movement
This yr Last y'r.
Port receipts. ;. .22,S51 4,250
Overland to mills and
Canada. SS5 AIS
Southern mill takings
(estimated) 1000 5000
Gain of stock at in
terror towns. ... LOSS
Brought into sight
for the week :. ..24,736 1859
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-03
Latimer Speaks in New York.
NV the Associated Press. J

New York, Sept. 1.-Senator Latl-
mer, of South Carolina, who spoke at
the opening of the Democratic cam
paign in Bridgeport, Conn, last night,
addressed a noon-day meeting IN
Broadway today. He has gone TO
South Carolina for a few days, but
will return soon to speak in New
York, an appointment having been
made for him at Fredonia on Septem-
Der 9th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-03
Advance of Japanese Center.
(By the Associated Press ,

(By the Associated Press.)
Toxic, Sept. 2.-3 d. m.-The chief
OF star OF the center japanese army,
General Nodzu. telegraphing early
this morning, reported that the Japa-
nese center was continuing to advance
today, with the object of taking a line
from Shinchiyen to Liao Yang and ef-
fecting reJunction with the Japanese
left, commanded by General Oku.
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their danger a terrific explosion oc-
Cured. The blazing oil was thrown
all over the house and their escape
was cut off. The bodies were recoy-
cred after the fire was Subdued.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-03
Standing of Southern League.
Games Yesterday.
(By the Associated Press.)

AT Birmingham r. II. E.
Birmingham / 2 2 0 0 0 0 SIS 13
Atlanta . 0 0 O 0 0 0 00-1 l
Batteries: Pylant and Matthews;
Hardy, Rucker and Clarke.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-03
State Election Board.

The State Board of Elections will
be in session today, the meeting be-
ing called by Chairman Wilson G..
Lamb, of Williamson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-03
Kuropatkin Leans ON His Left.

(By the Associated Press.)
Toxic, Sept. 2.-10:30 a. m.-The
fighting at Liao Yang was continued
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On the Diamond.
Standing of American League.
Games Yesterday.

(By the Associated Press.)
At WASHINGTON r. II. F.
% 0 0 0 20 2 00 % 6 !
Chicago ....2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-5 II 2
Batteries: Jacobsen and Kittredge;
Patterson and Mcfarland.
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Standing of National League.
Games Yesterday.

(By the Associated Press.)
AT Chicago r. H. e.
Chicago 20 0 22OOO *-4 0
st. Louis ....0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-1 6 3
Batteries: Briggs and Killing; Tay-
lor and Grady.
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r. III. E.

At Pittsburg- r. Fl. T..
Pittsburg 20 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 So
Brooklyn 80 0 o 01 0 0 0 0-1 10
Batteries Robertson and Phelps
Jones and Ritter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-03
BY NEGRO LABOR
Durham Hosiery Mill Tries
an Experiment.
To Operate Negroes Because, 1t is
Claimed, Suffciency of White
Help is Not Obtain
able.
Especial to News and Observer.

Durham, N. c., Sept. 2.-The Dur
ham Hosiery Mill is trying the expert
ment of working colored help. mill
has been fitted up with several ma
Chimes the old furniture factory being
occupied and negroes are doing the
work. The experimental mill began
work yesterday. If successful this will
be the only hosiery mill in the United
States in which colored help will do
all the work.
1t is contemplated by the manage
ment that if the experiment proved sue
cessful that $50 machines will be in
stalled in the colored cotton mill and
manufacture about two thousand doz-
en- hose per day. For the present,
however, only limited number of ma
chimes will be used.
This step was taken by the hosiery
mill because, it is claimed. that ii
is almost impossible to get white help,
at least all that is needed. The large
mill of this company is pushed to its
utmost to fill orders and finally the
colored help idea was sprung.
Mr.. Julian S. Carr, Jr., is president
of the Durham Hosiery Mill and he
hopes in time to make the colored
mill as large as the old one.
Rev. A. p. Barbee, who has been
pastor of the Christian church for
three years, has been called and ac-
cepted the pastorate for another year.
He rendered his resignation a month
ago but has yielded to the demands of
his congregation and will remain with
the church another year.
young man by the name of Oscar
Tilley, nineteen-yearso of-age, died at
his home in the northern part of this
county yesterday afternoon can
Ger of the head caused his death. The
funeral and burial took place this af-
ternoon.
The government has started a new
rural route from Durham, the first
trip being made yesterday. This
makes six routes that now lead out
from here
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-03
The Superior Court.

Yesterday afternoon and all day to-
day the Superior court was monopo-
lied by the trial of the case of the
State against Haywood Townsend. He
is charged with secretly assaulting
Robert Robertson. Both parties are
colored.
Robertson is a non-union mason
and he claims that Haywood Town
send, union mason, first warned him
to join the union and then shot him
He SWore on the stand that he saw
and recognized Townsend as the man
who fired the shot that wounded him
on a dark night last May Robert
son was shot from the rear and
wounded in the leg.
Townsend relies on establishing an
alibi. There are ten lawyers in the
case, six prosecuting and four defend
ing the negro. Something over twenty
five witnesses have been summoned
and many examined
The grand jury has made a sweep
ing investigation of the whiskey busi-
ness. Quite a large number of wit
neses have been summoned and ex-
amined relative to the Illicit sale of
whiskey in Durham.
Yesterday afternoon a mild sensa-
ton was caused by the grand jury
causing the arrest of Walter King a
white man, on the charge of perjury.
He was locked up, but a short while
afterward released on a two thousand
dollar bond. 1t is charged that King
furnished in the mayors court evil
dence that caused the mayor to send
Arthur Leigh over to court. When he
was called before the grand jury he
changed his statement and his arrest
followed This case is now on docket
and will be tried at this term of court
if it can be reached.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-03
South Atlantic League.

At Savannah r. H. e.
Savannah % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 3 0
Charleston 20 001 20 0 0-1 3
Batteries; Thatcher and Roth;
Murray and Smith.
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Ar MODtgooarv-

AT Montgomery r. H. E.
Nashville II 0 01 0 0 % 5
Montgomery 0 2 / 0 0 0 0 ST z 6
Batteries: Pitt and Accorsini: Hale
and Manners
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A. Boston r. H. e.
Boston % O--4 10
Cleveland 30 % 1 0 0 o 0 2-3
Batteries: Dineen and Criger;
Bernhard and Buelow.
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r. H. E.
At New OYrk-

At New oYrk- r. II. E.
Detroit ...02 2 DO s. 6 3
New York 49,. s 0 0 4 0 0--12 II 2
Batteries: Killian and Drill: Orth,
Clarkson and Kleinow. (Called on
account of rain.)
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AT Jacksonville r. III. E.
Jacksonville 2 0 2 1 6 *-14 13 4
Augusta 30 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 l. 8 6
Batteries: Suggs, Robinson and
Curran; Mclaughlin and Dunlap.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-03
THE CASE CONTINUED.

United States SAL S1.2 $40 7S.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31

Our special offer to send The Progressive Far
mer to any address from now till January 1, 1905,
for only so cents, holds good only till June 10th,
and will be withdrawn after that date. And now,
kind reader, haven't you some friends and neigh
bors who ought to take advantage of this offer
during the next ten days? If SO, do not delay,
but see them at once. You will help them by
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are one of those who haven't yet forwarded a club
of any kind, please consider this a special appeal
and let us hear from you at once.
We have now passed the 1000 mark in number
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and the 1,700 mark in net gain in circulation, but
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And if you have not done your part toward get
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See your neighbor this week.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31
LAND PLASTER.

Occasionally inquiries come to us regarding
land plaster and its effect on fertilizers, manure
and compost. Land plaster is calcium sulphate.
1t is usually white or gray in color, the value de-
pending on the amount of actual calcium sulphate
present. The color is not a sure Indication of
purity. In the manufacture of acid phosphate
by the use of ground phosphate rock and sulphu-
ric acid, the greater portion of the lime is taken
from the phosphate of lime and concerted by the
sulphuric acid into calcium sulphate or land plas-
ter. Average acid phosphate will contain 40 to
so per cent of this material. A ton of fertilizer
of general composition will contain one thousand
pounds of acid phosphate along with one thousand
pounds of other materials furnishing potash and
of our fertilizers of average composition there
are present 90 to 25 per cent of land plaster. 1t
does not affect the quality of the fertilizer be-
cause of any action that it has on any of the ma
terials present. Land plaster has long been used
in stables to improve the quality of the manure be-
cause of its power to prevent the escape of am
monia. 1t is also used in compost for the same
purpose. 1t is valuable in this regard, but not
nearly as much as it generally supposed. It is not
part of stable manure which is lost on standing
and heating, as acid phosphate. Where the price
of land plaster is considerable, it does not pay, in
my judgment, to purchase it merely for use in
stables or in compost, acid phosphate being a
more serviceable material for this purpose. Of
course, where the plaster is needed and would be
applied to other crops, it could be employed in
this way to advantage. B.. W. KILGORE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31
THE COTTON

Latham, Alexander & Co., New York, have just
received reports from all the cotton growing
States as to the increase in acreage this year over
last. Every State reports some increase, the totals
showing a gain of from 28,907, 200 acres last year
to 81, 248,5 $50 this year, the increase thus appear
ing to be 7H2 per cent. The North Carolina and
Virginia increase is put at Is per cent, Tennessee
16 per cent, South Carolina and Georgia each Z
per cent. The reports received at the State Agri-
cultural Department, we understand, show an in
crease for North Carolina of nearly 90 per cent.
This is chiefly due to the large number of tobacco
farmers in the East who have turned from the
weed to the feecy staple by reason of the cut in
prices by the American Tobacco Company last
fall.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

The dilatory tactics of Fabius gave occasion
in his own camp to suspicion of want of courage.
But when his friends reported these things to the
dictator, persuading him that to avoid the general
obloquy, he should engage the enemy, his answer
was: "I should be more faint-hearted than they
make me, if through fear of idle reproaches, I
should abandon my own convictions. It is NO
inglorious thing to have fear for the safety of
our country, but to be turned from ones course
by mems opinions, by blame, and by misrepresen-
tation, shows a man unfit to hold an Office such as
this, which, by such conduct, he makes the slave
of those whose errors it is his business to con-
rol."-From Plutarch's Sketch of Fabius.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31

Sometime ago we offered two cash prizes-one
of $40 to the sender of the largest number of
subscribers under our special 5o-cent subscription
offer, and one of SIS to the sender of the largest
amount in new subscriptions (prior to May 1st),
exclusive of the 5O-cent offer. The first prize was
won by Mr.. S. @. Goodwin, r. F. D. No. i, Fayette-
vile, N. G., and the second prize by Mr.. Jno. r.
Griffin, Edenton, N. G. Checks have been sent
them in payment of these prizes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-31
The Cost of Living.

Thete is no question that more deeply affects
the head of the family than the cost of living. It
affects the farmer least because the cost of living
comes mainly off his farm, but it is a vital ques-
ton to the wage Garner and the employer the
world over. It lies at the bottom of all strikes.
It enters into the cost of everything the farmer
buys outside his farm, and it is well, therefore,
for every man to keep posted as well as possible
on this subject.
Few persons realize the variation in the cost
of living in the last forty-three years. In order
to determine this, Dun's have prepared what is
called Duns Index Number, covering mannhun-
dred articles at their wholesale prices during the
last forty years. The price of each one OF fhese
articles is separately multiplied by the annual per
capita consumption as determined by census and
other official reports, statistics of imports, rec
ords of production, etc. In the nature of things
they cannot be exact, but by using the same ratios
for all dates it is possible to make the compare
son.
Dun's Index Number for 1850 was $121.63,
which means that at that time if each inhabitant
had purchased a years supply of all the necessi-
ties of life the cost would have been $121.63 per
capita. In 1884, it would have required $312.73
to buy the same articles in the same quantities.
This, of course, was due to the Civil War, with
drawing millions of men from employment, lay
ing waste vast areas of productive country, and
the depreciation Of currency. The cost gradually
decreased until it appeared at about $95 in the
early COS; that is, the same articles that would
have cost $121.63 in 1860 and $312.73 in 1864
could have been bought in 1890 or 1891 at about
$4,000.
Beginning with the panic of 1893, when, it is
estimated by one of the labor leaders, that three
millions men were thrown out of employment, the
cost of the same articles in the same quantities
fell in 1897 to $72.45. There was that much
less of purchasing power, hence the prices fell.
When business revived the cost of living increased
because there was more demand and by May /,
1902, it would have required 1929 "a to have pur-
chased these same articles In the same quantities.
This was due to a great extent to the advance In
the price of food stuffs, the result of the drouth
of 1901. There has been a slight fall during the
past year and it would seem as though the cost
of living had about reached it's maximum and a
fall may be expected unless there should be a
failure in the crop this year.-Wallace's Farmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-12
SECRETARY TAFT's OUTING.
Report Of Surgical Operation is De-
MED.

Secretary Taft was a very busy man at
the War Department today seeing visitors
ana clearing up various official matters in
anticipation of his outing at the camp of
Mr.. Frederick B. Potter of New York in
the Adirondacks. Secretary Taft is very
much improved in health today, and was
aple to accomplish a vast amount of hard
work without fatigue. He will leave here
TINS afternoon for New York, where he will
JOIN the other members of the camping
party, including Solicitor General Hoyt.
Mr. c. H. Kelsey and Judge H. C. Hollis
yer. Inc start for the mountains will be
mace tomorrow morning. The Secretary
expects TO be gone ten days or two weeks.
ana VIII past most of the time resting while
ms companions are engaged in hunting and
fishing. ~
sensational story was published this
morning TO the effect that Secretary Taft
hao undergone an operation for the re-
noVai OF a growth In his nostrils resulting
from tonsilitis, and, as result, that his
heao is wrapped in bandages and that he
Will be unable to leave his room for sew
eral days, necessitating an abandonment of
ms proposed trip to the Adirondacks, In
contradiction of these statements it VS.
stated at the department that the Secre-
tary is much better than he has been for
several days, that he has no baudages ON
his head, that he worked all day at the
department, and that he will leave here
this afternoon for the Adrondacks as
originally planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-12
AGAINST THE B. AND O.
Held Guilty Of Unlawful Discrimina.
ton by the Interstate Commission.

The interstate commerce commission to-
day In an opinion by Chairman Knapp an
nounced Its decision In the case of the
Glade Coal Company of Meyersdale, Pa,
against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company rhe points of the decision are
as follows:
Defendants refusal to furnish cars to
complainants between February rs and
March 26 ON the Deal sidestraok at Meyers
dale and the side track OF the Savage Fire
Brick Company at keystone junction, while
furnishing and offering to furnish cars to
complainants competitorskat ether points
under the circumstances AfscIosed by the
evidence and described In the findings, was
undue and unlawful discrkmination against
complainants, for which deey are entitled 10
reparation.
Making certain chargegxfor the transpor-
tatton of coal shipped in carloads when the
coal Is loaded by tipple. and exacting a
higher charge when II b. loaded In some
other way, and for that reason, is not JUS
titled by the difference In nost to the carrier
between different methedA of I0a ding, or by
other facts appearing i'm this case, and rem
ders the higher rates thus made unreason-
able and unduly discriminatory. first, as
against complainants and second. as
against all other shippers of coal except
those who load by tpple, and constitutes
violation OF sections l and of the act 10
regulate commerce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-12
A BRIroN WAS KILLED.
The British Ambassador Directs At
tention to a Casualty at Telluride.


The British government has In a way be-
come involved in the great labor troubles in
Colorado. That government makes 1t a
point to look out after the humblest British
subject, so when 1t happened that in the
labor troubles at Telluride, Launcelot Cob
ltns. a Briton and a non-union miner was
killed by strikers. as it was alleged, the
nearest British consul. at Denver started
an investigation and reported the case to
the British embassy here. Sir Henry Nor
timer Durand, finding that one of the al
legations was that the man was killed for
lack of proper protection by the authorities,
called the attention of the State Depart
ment to the matter. The department in turn
forwarded the ambassadors note to the
governor of Colorado and the latter has
now explained that owing to the existence
Of martial law in Telluride county, 1t is
not possible to make the legal investigation
required to develop satisfactory answer to
the British note.
1t is expected that further proceedings will
be taken when the labor trouble in Colo
RADIO are at an end, and II 1t should appear
that the British complaint is well founded,
an application will be made to Congress
next session by the State Department for
suitable indemnity for the killing of Col
Inns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-12

Sl,SoO; August Donath of Pennsylvania,
Miss Eta Stone of Kansas and William Y.
Swiggert of Virginia, clerks at 81 400 to
Sl,dU; Newton DeForest of Kansas, John
Grinstead of Iowa ana Austin s. Gilbert of
Indiana, clerks at S1,21O, to 81, 400; Milford
NJ Brewer OF Arkansas, clerk at 81. 200, to
special examiner, at Sl,3Oo: Julian b.
Woodson OF Virginia, Frank s. Becker of
Wisconsin and Charles II. Bowker of Vir-
glnia, clerks at $1030. to 81 200. Resgna-
tion: James I. McClenahan of North Caro-
lima, clerk, at $l,2OO
fatent ofi1ce-Appointnents: Mrs Flor
ence u Qufmby of North Carolina laborer
tciassihed), at $3.50; Kenneth d. McRae of
New Jersey. messenger boy at $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-12
ALLOWED TO SAIL.
American Vessel Had Been Detained by
Chinese at Shanghai.

Several days ago the Chinese government
through Mr.. Conger gave notice that 1t
could not permit a ship belonging to the
American Trading Company to sail from
Shanghai for its branch in Yokohama,
carrying tin plate and tea lead, on the
ground that it would be violation of neu-
trality, as the articles were declared con-
traband The State Department instructed
Mr. Conger to enter a vigorous protest.
pointing out that neither tin plate nor
tea lead appeared In the list of articles
described as contraband by the proclama-
tions of Russia and Japan. The minister
cabled the State Department today that
the protest had been effective and that the
ship will be allowed to sail.