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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
Hester's Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Orleans, March 25.-Secretary
Hesters weekly cotton statement issued
today shows for the twenty-five days of
March decrease under last year of 49,
900 and decrease under the same period
year before last of $4,000.
For the six months and twenty-five
days of the season that have elapsed the
aggregate Is behind the same days of last
year 269,OOO and behind the same days
year before last $4,000.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been ,965 bales,
against 12O,434 for the same seven days
last year. and 132,41S year before last
The movement since September first
shows receipts at all United States ports
TO be $685., 442, against 6,95S,37S last year.
Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and
Potomac Rivers to Northern mills and
Canada S42,743, against 929,9SO last year
Stocks in excess of those held at the close
of the commercial year 258, 461, against
l6O,13S last year; Southern mills takings
1867 900, against 1,345, $50 last year.
The total movements since September
1st is 9,125,646, against 8 1894 456 last year.
Foreign exports for the week have been
66,305 against 145,1S2 last year, making
the total thus far for the season S ,165. 12l.
against 5.704,703 last year.
The total takings of American mills.
/ North, South and Canada thus far for the
season have been 3,2S9, 013, against 3.154,-
S29 lest year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 90 lead
ing Southern interior centers have de-
creased during the week 34,320 bales.
against decrease during the correspond
ing period last season of 10000.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight thus
iar from the new crop, the supply to date
IS 9,29o ,445, against 9,6O9,53O for the same
period last year.
Secretary Hester's statement of the
world visible supply of cotton issued to-
day shows the total visible to be 3,235. SO3.
against 3, 2s1,OS5 last week, 1905, O5S last
year. vi this the total of American cot
ton Is 2,l72.SO3, against 2,24S, OBS last week.
and 2,3a5,05S last year, and of all other
Kinds, including Egypt Brazil India, etc..
l,ob3,ooO, against 1,033,0C0 last 4yeek and
100000 last year.
OF the worlds visible supply of cotton
as above there is now afioat and held in
great Britain and continental Eurona
1,725,OOO. against 100000 last wear. in
Egypt 100000. against $4,000 last year.
in India 426.ooo, against 100 900 last wear.
and in the United States S55, 900. against
743,O Oo.
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NOTICE TO THE CREDITORS AND
CLAIMANTS OF THE ELLINGTON
LUMBER COMPANY

The undersigned, having been appointed
permanent receivers of The Ellington
Lumber Company, hereby gives notice in
pursuance Of the order of the court for
all creditors and claimants of The Lii
lington Lumber Company to present to
him at the Commercial and Farmers
Bank, in the city of Raleigh, n. ", all
their claims against the said The Lilling-
ton Lumber Company and to submit proof
to him OF the same on or before the 23rd
day of April, 1904, upon, pain that all
creditors and claimants failing to so pre-
SEM their claims within said time shall
be forever barred from participating in
the distribution of the assets of the said
corporation.
The undersigned will, on the 9th day
OF April, exhibit to all creditors and
claimants, who desire to see the same, a
full and complete list of all creditors and
claimants who have SO presented their
claims and the amount ascertained by him
to be due on each of said claims, and
will file a list of the same on said day
in the office of the clerk of the Superior
court of Wake county. Any creditor or
claimant shall have leave during the
April term of Wake Superior court to file
exceptions to the report of the said re-
ce:ver as to his own claim or to the claim
of any other person against the defend
ant, The Ellington Lumber Company,
said exceptions to be passed upon accord
ing to law. 80 ass sAsaS
The undersigned also gives notice that
at an early day he will offer to sell at
the town of Ellington N. c., all the
mules, live stock, ETC., belonging to the
defendant, and will also sell. either at
Ellington or at the place of business OF
the defendant near Ellington, all other
properties of the defendant, and due no.
tice of the time and place of said sales
will hereafter be given.
Persons. desiring a lumber plant we'll
located, on a new railroad, and almost
new, should investigate this property.
This, the 10th day of March, 1904
HERBERT w. JACKSON,
Permanent Receiver,
Raleigh, N. G.
PoU G FULLER. Attorneys.
Raleigh, N. G.
S-11-1w-30t
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LAND SALE.

BY virtue of deed of mortgage exc
cuted on the 7th day of January, 1900,
by X. o. Pool, and registered in book 157
at page 1903, in the office of the Register
of Deeds in and for Wake County. / will
expose fer sale on Monday, the 25th day
of April, 1904, at public auction for cash
at the Court House door in Raleigh, the
following described real property:
Beginning at Baugh's corner on
branch, thence with line North one de-
gree East 23.10 chains to a stake; thence
East six degrees and fifty chains to
stake-Baugh's corner-Hampton's line:
thence East eighteen degrees and 95 chains
to G.. w. Partin's corner: thence with
said Partin's line nearly South 81 degrees
and 20 chains to stake-Will Duuns
line; thence West 10 degrees and chains
to a persimmon tree at the head of the
gully and branch IL degrees and 80 chains
to the beginning, containing fifty-seven
acres more or less, and lying in St. Mat
thews township.
Terms cash. title perfect.
b b. BUFFALOE, Mortgage.
HARRIS & HARRIS,
Attorneys of Mortgage.
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In the six day bicycle races the pace
tells terribly at the end Man after
man falls out exhausted. The victor
wabbles YEARLY over the line. In the
business race it's the same. Man after
man drops out exhausted. The success
full man is often dyspeptic, unable to
enjoy success. When the stomach is
diseased there is not enough nutrition
assimilated to sustain the body and re-
pair the daily waste of tissues. The
result is weakness, tending to collapse.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition. It
enables the perfect assimilation of food
by which the body is built up with
sound, healthy flesh.
~I have taken one bottle of Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion and
liver complaint writes Mr.. c. NJ Wilson of
Yadkin College, Davidson Co.. N c. shave
had no bad spells since commenced taking
your medicine-in fact, have not felt like the
same man. Before took the Golden Medical
Discovery / could not eat anything without
awful distress but now I can eat anything
summer our baby was teething and was so poor
ne was almost skeleton. We gave him your
Golden Medical Discovery and now he is as
healthy and we'll as any child will speak
good word for your medicine whenever I have
an opportunity
DR.. Pierce's Pellees cure sick headache.
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BULLET ANDP POISON
James N. Peoples Of 'Siler
City Commits Suicide.
Cause Unknown.

Especial to News and Observer
siler City, N. c., March 25.-Mr. June
N. Peoples. one of our most respected cit
liens, shot himself yesterday morning al
ter having taken an ounce of laudanum.
After finishing his breakfast and before
going to his room, where the deed was
done, he said that he had not slept any
scarcely during the night and that he was
going back to his room and sleep until
noon.
The evidence is that after going to his
room he drank an ounce OF Jaudanum
and then shot himself with a pistol
through his right temple, causing his
death instantly. He was not found UNI
til about IL o'clock. There is no known
cause for his action and our people are
greatly astonished at such deed. He
was about fifty-two years old and leaves
two children, one boy and one girl. HIS
wife died about nine years ag).
He was a member of the firm of Web
ster, Peoples & Co.. and Of Hadley Peo-
pies Manufacturing Company of this place.
He was an energetic business man and
our people greatly deplore his death
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THE RED TAPE ROT.
Postoffice Department, Its
FriIIs About Big "R'
and Little "R'
Especial to News and observer)

Especial to News and Observer
Washington. D. c., March 25.-The ex-
tent to which red tape prevails in the gov
eminent department here is well illus
trated by the case of the Haw River post
mastership.
When it became necessary to remove j.
w. Bason, who has held the office for
several years, the citizens and patrons of
the office recommended S. A. Vest and
state Chairman Rollins endorsed the re-
commentator and the papers were duly
forwarded here. They passed through va
rious hands and received endorsement
from each and today reached the appoint
ment clerk.
Then, for the first time it was discover
Ell that the name OF the office was spelled
"Hawriver' instead of "Haw River"
Now the papers must go back and make
their trip again to the appointment clerk
after the little "R" is changed to a big
one. Department officials think this ought
not to consume more than two days.
F. L. MERRITT.
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Comparative Cotton Statement.
inv the Assoc;ated Press

(By the Associated Press)
New York, March 25.-For the week end
ing Friday, March Is, net receipts at all
U. S. ports during week, 63,430; net re-
ceipts at all u. S. ports same week last
year, $4,000; total receipts since Septem-
Der 1st, 6,652,514; total receipts to same
date last year. 6,97S,02O; exports for the
week, 64,581; exports for same week last
year, 150;523; total exports since Septem-
Der LIST, 5,O71, $40; total exports same date
last year, $3.50, 039; stock at all United
States ports, SAT ,030; stock at all U. S.
ports ssame time last year, 49O,992;; stock
at all interior towns, 2S3,023; stock at all
interior towns same time last year, 49,
624; stock at Liverpool same time last
year, zoo, 900 stock of American afioat for
Great Britain same time last year. 1877 900.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
WAKE FOREST GREAT ENROLMENT
Dr.. GorreIIs lecture.--commencemen
Orators--.BasebaII Schedule.
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Especial to News and Observer)
Wake Forest, N. c., March 25.-Dr. ].
Hendren Gorrell, professor of modern
languages, delivered last night in the fac
ulty course an illuminating lecture on
"Honore de Balzac" 1t was a serious
study of Balzac the man and the writer,
his works, influence, and literary posi-
ton. One felt clear that this marvellous
Frenchman was certainly the greatest
novelist, If not in fact the greatest writer
of all time DIR. Gorrells own distinct
literary gift never showed to better adj
vantage than in this delightful lecture.
The following representatives of the
graduating class have been elected by
the faculty to make orations at COM
inencement:
Euzelian: John William Whisnant of
Catawba, William Wright Barnes of Will
son, Reuben Dwight Marsh of Union
Philomathesian.- r. Fleming,
lr., of Pitt David Henry Bland Of Pen
der, Thomas Allen of Marion. S. c.
The baseball team is allowed five work
Ing days off. The following schedule of
games involves the loss of only two be-
cause so many of them are to be played
on the home grounds: Oak Ridge, at
Wake Forest, March 25 and &c; South
Carolina College. at Columbia, April and
z: Furman, at Charlotte April a. SYRIA
cuse, at Wake Forest, April 6; Trinity. at
Durham. April 3; A. and NJ, at Raleigh,
April II; st. Adams, at Wake Forest,
April p; Trinity, at Wake Forest. April
il; Randolph Macon, at Wake Forest,
April Is; A. and NJ, at Wake Forest,
April 16; Trinity, at Raleigh, April 81;
Guilford, at Wake Forest, May 6; A and
NJ, at Raleigh, May 8; Wofford, at Wake
Forest, May Is. By order of the trustees
member of the faculty will attend the
team at all away-from-home games
The college catalogue is in the hands
of the printer. 1t will show 327 STUDENT,
the highest enrolment i'm the history of
the college
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MINERS SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Result OF Fiction Between Union and
Non-Union Men.
(By the Associated Press.)

Dayton, o., March 25.-A train load of
miners last night from the mines of Day
ton Coal and Iron Company was fired on
and four or five men wounded. The at
lacking party was concealed in the rocks
and bushes and it was impossible to de-
termine how many were in the crowd. The
assailants used shotguns and Winchesters.
The volley was returned by the officers
on the train with the result of wounding
one of the assailants. The attack grew
out of friction between union and non-un-
ion men, because the latter have refused
to join in strike that has been pending
several months.
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GUlLFORD DEFEATS MEBANE.
The Score Was Three to Two in
Favor of the Visitors.
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Especial to News and Observer
Mebane, n. c., March 25.-Bingham and
Guiford College played a beautiful ten
inning game here today. in which Gull
ford was victorious, but only by very
small margin.
Neither team scored until the seventh
inning when Bingham wade one run.
Features of the game were the splendid
support Gulford gave their pitcher. The
pitching of Howard for Bingham and a
home run by LeGrand in the ninth in
ming. Howard struck out eleven men
and only allowed four clean hits.
Score by innings: r II f
Bingham :. 20 0 O 0 0 / 0 % 10
Guilford -. 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ID 4 /
Batteries: Fo. Bingham Howard and
LeGrand; for Guilford-Johnson and
Doak.
Time of game 1925. Umpire, Mr.. Can
non.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
NOTICE TO BUILDERS AND CON-
TRACTORS.
Clinton, Sampson County, N. c.
III Fayetteville Street.,
RALEIGH, N. G..

Clinton, Sampson County, N. c.
March 7th, 1904.
The Board OF County Commissioners of
Sampson county, N. c. will receive sealed
proposals for the building of county
court house in its entirety, ready tor oc-
cupancy as per plans P-96 A, nod on file
in the office of the architect, B. F. Smith
Fireproof Construction Company, Room
SOB, Pope Building, Washington, d. c.,
and also on file in the office of the Regis
ter of Deeds, Mr.. r. A. Ingram, Clinton,
Sampson County, N. c. Bids will be re-
ceived up to IL o'clock noon on Wednes,
day. the goth day of April, 1904. Each bid
will be accompanied by certified check
in the sum of $1,000 made payable to the
Board of County Commissioners The con-
tarctor will be required to give bond in
the sum of seventv-five per cent. of the
gross amount of The contract. Address,
MR.. r. A. INGRAM,
Register of Deeds Clinton, Sampson Coun-
tv. N. G.
3-10--4wks.
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ANOTHER VICTIM OF WHlsKEY.
Man Found Dead in His Wagon From
Drinking Too Much.
Especial to News and Observer J

North Wilkesboro, N. c., March 25.-
A man by the name of Mitchell from
Alexander county, died in his wagon yes
terday evening. He came here to buy
a load of produce, was drinking and was
seer; to go to the wagon yard and get into
his wagon. Sometime afterwards some one
passing through the wagon yard saw him
lying in his wagon, and thinking he was
dead called policeman, who went and
examined him, found him warm but not
bl eathing, and the doctors could not re-
vive him. The impression seems to be
that it was heart failure brought about
BY drinking. There was can with some
liquor in it in his wagon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
Total Net Receipts Of Cotton.
(Bv the Associated Press.l

New York, March 25.-The following
are the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September list: Galveston,
2,242,2SS: New Orleans, 1905 Mobile,
1884, SOP; Savannah, 1914, 391; Charleston,
150,2S3: Wilmington, 319,S69; Norfolk,
$40; Baltimore, 24,143; New York,
S3,432; Boston. 1884; Newport News, H.
900; Philadelphia, 1885; Brunswick, 3d.
IS6; Fernandina, 1850; Pensacola, IL, AT;
Fort Arthur, 55,466; Port Townsend, &c.
oe.; San Francisco. 1854: Portland, Ore,
LOCO; Ell Paso, LOO: Eagle Pass. Il, $3.50;
Laredo, 1887. Total 6,652,514 bales.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
HENDERsON's CHIEF POLICE DEAD
A Brave Officers Sudden Death is a
Shock to the Community.

Especial to The News and Observer
Henderson, N. c.. March 25.-Mr
james H. Malone, chief of the police OF
Henderson, died suddenly of heart fail
IRE at MS home here, at 1915 O'Clock
today.
He was one of the bravest and most
efhcient officers the town has ever had
was highly esteemed here and his
death is shock to the entire commu-
nifty He had been sick about two
weeks, but was not considered seriously
i'll
He leaves devoted wife and large
family OF children and grand children.
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SHOT AT RATs--.HIT HIMSELF.
Mr.. W. [. HeIIeman Of Holly Springs
May Lose Both Eyes.

Especial to The News and Observer
Holly Springs N. c.. March 25.-While
trying to shoot some rats in his barn,
Mr.. W. L. Hoileman. prominent far
r,er living three miles south of Holly
Strings. accidentally shot himself Wed.
Eesday night.
The shot passed through one jaw and a
rart of the nose and lodged against the
opposite cheek bone Mr. Holleman may
recover, but will loose one or probably
both eyes. Dr.. B. S. Utley has charge
of the patient.
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Looking After Timber Interests.

Especial to News and Obsarver.)
Wilkesboro, N. c., March 25.-Messrs.
Cobb, from Pennsylvania, are here look
ing after some timber interest they have
in the western part of the county They
have 10000 acres in tris. N.atauga and
Caldwell counties.
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Rockefeller at Southern Pines.
buckingham nnglo-Saxon. }

They say our Standard Oil friend %
John d. Rockefeller, spent the past
season at Southern Pines. He walked
up from the depot, Juggling his grip.
stopped ut 4 second-class hotel--never
TIRED a waiter while he was there
spent two hours hunting for golf bali
he lost to save paying Is cents for it.
This is in striking contrast with some of
the natives who ant worth nary red
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-26
How Raeford Grows.
(Raeford Chronicle.l

For the season of 1901 and 1902, there
was one thousand bales of cotton market
ed here, two thousand bales for the sea-
son 1902 and 1868, three thousand for
the season 1905 and 1904. With a good
crop season this year, the next season
will see five thousand bales sod, ON this
market.
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/ am sure that my Remedy will give
perfect satisfaction in every case where q
TONIC, ALTERNATIVE. PURIFIER OF
THE BLOOD, or. NERVINE is needed.
do not believe it's equal can be found for
nervous prostration, and when one ID
rundown" it will certainly build up and
restore to perfect health. l used to dl.
rect il half dozen bottles of my Remedy
be taken and no benefit felt TO stop it,
that it was useless to try more, but I
have met with a great many chronic
cases, where no perceptible benefit was
felt on the first half dozen bottles, and
its continued Use effected q cure.
In chronic cases of long standing, where
any of my Remedy is needed at all the
use OF dozen bottles is necessary, and
i'll many cases more. Some take half
dozen bottles and more before feeling
any benefit; great many tell me- ~ |
have felt better from the first dose
report benefit on second or third
II will cure INDIGESTION and st,
troubles. 1t will counterfeit b.
POISON. In such cases give win
every Is or 20 minutes until the effe
felt in the head.
] most urgently recommend the Rel
to every one suffering from any tro
that comes from impure, Impoverished 81
poisoned blood, or for a run down
TEN.
The use of the Wash is of the utm
Importance to be used in connection W
the Remedy, in cases where there is
external trouble, Inflammation ulcel
tion, or itching humor.
For further information, apply to
MRS. JOE PERSON,
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Home Susgeons all Right.
Wilson Times1

Mr.. A. W. Parker, who was first oper-
atea on at the Sanatoriums here for ap-
rendicifis and then went to John Hop
lzins for treatment, was advised to return
here and let Moore, Anderson and Dickin-
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10! ,id, Congesied llvar

1S primary cause OF disease. One hott,o :.
DrakeS Palmetto Wine cures. A trial I ho.. vi
free. Drake Formula Company. Chica@n oostie
Many fool man expresses his WILING.
ness to die for a woman who wouldn,t
even take in washing for him.
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son treat him, the doctors there telling
him that the operation wos most skill
fully done. Mr.. Parker did so and is
getting along all right with his wound
made by the operation nearly healed.
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Movements Of Cotton.
INV tbe Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
New York, March 25.-The following
statistics on the movement of cotton for
the week Guiding Friday, March 25th, were
compiled by the New York Cotton Ex-
change:
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Brought into sight thus
far FOR season -. s,2o6,477 s,491, 900
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-13
NEW PLAY HOUSE NEEDED

It seems hardly necessary to go over
the old argument for the need of a
first class theater building in Grand
Rapids. For the most part our needs
are too we'll known to need stating
afresh. Certain conditions however,
have arisen recently which make the
old argument more pertinent. Con-
ditions which are the same, that they
renew the old, make new arguments.
We are at present more actively
than ever before, trying to induce
people to come to Grand Rapids to
dwell here permanently. To this end
we are exploiting our advantages,
devoting our energy, expending little
money. But yet while it is true that
men seeking prof liable sites for
factories may be induced to establish
their institutions in Grand Rapids, it
is op the other hand quite true that
it will be clinching argument if it
can be shown as we'll, that Grand
Rapids is aS pleasant as profitable, a
lively town, a place as delightful for a
home as for factory, city alive as
much to the needs of hours Of recrea-
tion as to hours of toll.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-13
THEIR CHRISTMAS SALE

The ladies Of St. Katherine's Guild
are not only strong body of women,
but they are energetic and awake tO
any enterprise, ami when they are
joined by St. Agnes Guild, they form
a body whose every effort means
success. Their sale at the Candy
Kitchen last Friday and Saturday
was an entire success and the ladies
were very much pleased over the ex.
cellent results. They had spent much
time in preparing for this sale and
were we'll rewarded for their trouble,
Nearly everything they had was sold
out and they are truly thankful fol
the liberal patronage that they
received. This Christmas sale was
managed by Mrs. [. P. Witter and it
was certainly credit to her and to
the several committees that she ap.
pointed, but the st. Agnes Guild com.
posed OF girls from 10 to "A years old
did their full share and were deserv-
ing of much credit. They occupied
one counter with their many useful
and fancy articles manufactured by
themselves under the Instructions OF
Mrs. Marion Ramsey. Miss Mildred
MacKinnon had charge of the sale
at this counter. These girls have
held a meeting every Saturday after
noon for weeks preparing for this sale
and they were we'll rewarded Tor their
untiring efforts.