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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-20
Cash quotations were as follows:

Cash questions were as follows:
Flour-duli and easy winter patent 400 LOO:
$50, s,raights 4.i0t9l o0 spr,ng patents 1.:aE@
4.60, spring patents ID. straights $500
4.lO, bakers 2sjas.30, wheat MOI spr ng 92@so,
No. S6a96, No. 2 red. I05@l06, corn No 2
No. white o.. No. 8 white 42@i41a
rye No. 2 76d.., cd feeding btr.ty $1,000,
fair to choice mailing 4i@1s', flax seed No.
seed sO5, mess pork per bhl ll0'.@ll.l0, lard
pr l00tb 6.20a625, short ribs sides
ilooseJ IS. 2506.S7x, dry salted shoulders boxed)
......... short clear sides (boxed) 625@6.S0,
whskey basis of high wines LIS, clover con-
tract grade 1875.
New York Provisions.
NEW YORK, May 10 -Flour hrm winter
patents s5.l0@5.I5: Minnesota patents $5.i0@
5.Ss. do bakers 4e00f.20:
Rye -four steady, fair to good s3.90@i.l5,
choice 10 fancy S4l5@f 80
Corn-meal steady yellow western Sl.0S@l.lo
kiln dried 3 00G13. 10.
Rye-dull No. western 20
Barley-quiet feeding 40 mailing 55@65
Wheat strong No.2 red. nom May, 500; July
9s6; September, Si3s Dec. SiE
Corn-spot firm, No. 2, nom; May, sos, July
OatsHsteady. Mixed I6@. May No. 2, I5.
BeefZ9uiet family s95O@lO5o; mess Sola
$500; city extra 90 India INDIA, zines mes, packel
Cut meats-dull picked bellies, 6A@7
-. picked shoulders 61a; picked hams. 9GiG
Lard-dul western steamed 6.sj, refined
barely steady continent 6.95;compound, $50
Pork-sdutl family 1900; short cios.i
l3.n0@liC0, mess l2.75@13,2l
TalIow.qniet; city 20 (per package),
Rosin-frm strained conn., to good 2.95G3.60
Turpentine-quIet 1880.
Rice-quiet domestic, fair to extra, 31495H,
japan nominal
Molasses-firm New Orleans. open kettle
good to choice, 3l@D37
Coffee-spot Rio steady No 7 invoice 67s
IN n2r
sugar-raw firm fair rein Sas GEN.
trifugal IS test 81 molasses sugar
~ refined hrm, confec; A. 40,
mould 5.25 cut loaf $50, crushed $50, pow
dered 90 granulatedi90 cubes 5.15,
Butter steady extra fresh creamery .O9M state
dairyl34l9
Cheese -irreg old state large and small made
l09101a: new state small colorcd 40 small
E.ggs-ouiet state and Penn nearby 20G2l
Southern trSts l}6lli.
Potatoes-easy Lew South'n 3.0OGI5O, Long
Islant ........, state aud western sacks 2.50q
3.25, Jersey sweets 2506o4 co,
Peanuts steady. fancy hand-picked 149
Cabbage-easy, southern bbl-crate I,C0dl.50
Cotton by steam to Liverpool l2F
Cotton seed oil was st amer in tone,
crude (. o. b. mills 200. prime summer yell
low 21@2s, off sum. yellow nom prime white
b prime winter yellow $40,
Baltimore Provisions.
BALTIMORE. May 19-Flour quiet winter
patents 1905 %, spring patents. $iS5@5.i5.
Wheat-str ing spot contract l0S0 no red
western 1n,(e, May 1859, Southern by
sample 9Sdl0S.
Corn frmer snot May 531za u Southern white
551sG0561$. A pril 5214@osS.
Oats-fitmer, No white 47K@B
Rye-very duIl No. 2, 7Sd 70, uptown, no. 27S@
Butter-steady. fancy imitauon lS0nl} fancy
creamery 2l@l22, fancy ladle log l6,pAcked l29li
Eggs--steady l7@.
Cheese steady large S15@A, medium $500
small So az new 10000.
Sugar -s,eady; fine and coarse graduated
800. fine $50
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-20
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The firm of Jones & Powell is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. Mr..
j. a. Jones assumes all liabilities, and
money due the firm will be paid to
him.
April %, 1904.
j. A. JONES.
A. NJ. POWELL.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-20

Liverpool.

Liverpool, May 49, p. m-Cotton spot
linn demand prices points lower
american middling fair, : 80, good middling,
7I6 middling 1888, low middlng ..2f good
ordinary, no ordinary 80. The sales of the
day 5000, bales of which 200 were for specu-
latfon and export and included 1900 Ameli-
can. Receipts 1900 bales including ......
American.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-20
Spot Cotton Market

slight continuance of export business
is reported.
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Other Cotton Markets.
Dry Goods.

New York, May 19.-The dry goods
market is without change. The con-
vention of dry goods jobbers is still in
session and this withdraws number
of buyers from the market. Only a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-20
Worlds Fair Rates
Seaboard Air Line RAILWAY
TO ST. LOUIS. MO-. AND RETURN.

of the Seaboard Air Line
in c. D.
N c.. & tickets St Louis
a. all stations
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Good to leave up
rs.
including
15-DA
mencng April 25 and continuing during the Exposition
tickets will be sold at
ncud
ing ten o "a
Special oN rates or iitary n
between
and
furthern cheerfully
furnish
SMITH, 7. p. a, C. II GATTIS. C. p. T. A.
N Raleigh ~ c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-22
ia Off of Any and All Shirt Waists


sell prize be aduec from ear and
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Glove Orders!
Shipment of New Leather Goods

The goods t1at appeals 20 The m3 toritY Of
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Choice new styles SILK Fabric Belts In as
sorted patterns. nicely made good trim
minga. ornaments and mountnga. all sizes,
black and oolorsi worth 800. at..... SOC
Opera Bags, Dolly Warden styles. gilt frames
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terms and SNOWY effects, suitable Tor an ae-
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Just in Time Tor ChristIna9 and Jus
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Bags-uew styles. assorted skins fine frames,
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foreign and domestic shapes. beautiful In
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Fresh Picture News Tomorrow

The greatest OF all Picture sales starting to-
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Fine Ho Ilday Gift Novelties

kinds
o practical satisfactory, such CUT Boxes
Smoking Mani
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You can choose from our entire stock Of
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ranging in price from $3.50 TO SEQ each.
Your choice tomorrow while they last at
eaon.. ..'.'.',. ......... ........ : SO
Iales final
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Fridays Special Prices will Interest
Y on.

Hand Painted China Parlor Lamps decorated
with roses. pink globe, gilt TA m
fount and foot; extra spec M Nj
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10000 New Stocks just Received

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Read
spangled Work Collars. Embroidered Turn
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worth zoe at........ $500. .......... SDc
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Iahota Spsneled Stock Collars. Lace stock
Collars Stocks with Bows and with Catfali
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as.Offment d FI0e NcgaWUaF eVer
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Beautiful style IN choice New Seckwear. Cir
cular Cape Collars In spangle aud lace. silk
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tailor made Seckwear In variety Of styles.
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Doe. ar sttftts -ss.ssssa nc
Glove Boxes Ieatherefte covered. wood box
paper lined. well made. worth s0c. at. 25e
Comb and Brush Sets. ia nicely decorated box
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Handkerchief Box. Japan wleserwork. cellu-
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GRATED. worth 7sc. at ...s.........s .... 39o
Glove or Han dkerchof Box, omhosssd de-
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worth 81 90 at ....s..s......# t.....s!5 0c
Smokers Set wood cigar holder. ash receiver
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DO Your Trousers Suit You?

10 they bag at the knees2 Do they set we
new Are they the proper width? Do
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Books for Christmas Presents


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Manicure set leatherctfe ease. lined. fine wood
handled goods. fittings. worth $3.50, at
5000. .............. ............. 81 .9S
cigar Rack. with ash receiver, matehholder.
compartment for six cigars. nicely ornament
cd. worth $50 at ..........,....... 81 10
Shaving Set. f. nice decorated case, white
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ror In top. worth $3.50, az ......... S1.75
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with good MATERIAL worth $3.50, at So. %
Smokers Set on tripod table. made Of best
hard wood. compartments for cigars. ash
trays match holders. nickel ornaments and
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Only TWO more BUYING DAYS I'M CHRIS mas

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world q and mnng
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buying careful cooperation Of employees working earnestly
Don't Forget When You Start Out to Select Your
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Americas Best Makes
OF SllverWare
Are All Represented in Our Always
Busy Silver Ware Department
For Friday We Name 4
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finish OH
extra special for Friday. per doa
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extra special FOR Friday .s-.-...
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richly euEra we'd. consists OF ciEar mug
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and tray na
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Benedict silver Plate Co t-piuco TEA set. quad
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Benedict silver Plate Co Cake Baskets quad
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Holman silver Plate Co Tern Dishes quahruple
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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16
J. N. MCPhee'S New JOB.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. McPhee have
gone to Portland to remain during
the winter. On his recent trip east
It was decided that no work should
he done on the Golden Wizard until
spring, except to survey the property
for patent, for which he has nj anged.
Among be- stock holders In this com.
pay are the manufacturers Of u pro-
prietary article known as Rocky
Mountain Tea," which has large
sale throughout the east. They have
appointed Mr.. McPhee their Pacific
coast agent. lie will open an otilre
In Portland aud will put in the
winter introducing the goods.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16
DRIf TING AT The I.X.l.
AT 3OO.FOOT LEVEL

Manager Fred Il. Kelly OF the |.
\. l.. mine, who has been spending a
day or two In the city on business,
states that he has now reached the
800 isvel with his main shaft aud has
commenced drifting on the ore vein.
The shaft has been In ore all the
way down from the 200 level, where
they struck the splendid ore u few
weeks ago.
What will develop with the drifting
Ia hard to predict, but It 1, expected
that within sixty feet the main ore
shoot will be tapped. for which Mr..
Kelly has been driving. Marvellous
riches may be opened and all who are
acquainted with the property believe
that II will prove to be wonder.
Mr.. Kelly will start tho mill on
the 18th OF the month, and begin the
shipping of concentrates.
The hidden Treasure mine, adjoin.
Ing the ]. y. l.. and belonging to the
company, will be operated through the
|. X. l.. shaft aud drifts, IN II has
heen demonstrated that the two
veins are coming together In one ore
shoot, which can be tapped on the
300 level by a short cross cut, which
will bs undertaken IN suon as the
main |. X. l.. ledge has been cut by
the drift now being run. - Democrat.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16
Why THE JAPS
Want MUOkEN

A correspondent writing from
Mukdeu gives the true version Of
the reason why the Japs want TO
gain possession Of that territory. He
says:
''To judge by the foreign papers We
are getting here. public opinion
abroad knows nothing OF the real
Importance Of Mukden TO the Japs
and Its value to various Russian
general, aud high officials "a
business proposition. AZ u matter
OF TACT the possession Of Mukden
will go far toward replenishing tho
gold reserve In the M,kado's Golfers.
"For here, In the suburb Of
Neekuan. without the great wall and
the jurisdiction Of the Chinese Vice
roy, are the vast works where Alexieif
aud other Muscovites hav. the gold
ore, taken out Ut Korean soil, ground
up, refined aud made into yellow
boys for use I'm Paris and Monte
Carlo.
1.-The Japs were too hot after
AlexieH aud his successors to remove
even part Of the treasure, though Tor
time they loaded military trains
returning tn tho Western frontier
with the precious dirt and quartz.
Yet again the Jap's surprising alacrity
spoiled their calculations. Their
lightning movements made II impera
tive to rush troops to Manchuria ut
In unheard Of pace--there was no
tame for private enterprises, even
those of the vioeroy and other
greatest men.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16

The supreme court OF Utah handed
down a deciscion last week that Is
Of the utmost Importance to the
mining interests OF that and other
states. According to the deciscion
the construction and operation of
roads and tramwsys for the devrlor-
msut Ut mines Ia public use. and
the statute which gives the right to
condemn such property by right OF
eminent domain is declared to be
constitutional. The opinion handed
down says, among other things,
that the construction and ope ration
of irriRatiuR bitches In Utah has
been held to be public use; there
fore. "sinoe the miuiug ind,utry IL
second In Importance only to that OF
irrigation" and "since 1t is OF vital
Importance to the people that the
coal ~ we'll as the other hidden re-
sources of the state be opened up aud
developed aud that the mining in-
dsutry In general, which has been
the soruce Of 30 much wealth to the
people of this aud other western
states. be conducted on the same ex-
tensive scale In the future that hns
characterized Its operations 10 the
past" II is therefore the public
policy of the state to encourage the
people to open up apd exploit the
mines with which the state ab0unds,
aud thereby not only give to tha
state the wealth which will enable
other indsutriss to be created, but
furnish thousands of lsbOrers with
rsmunerative employ ment. Mining
World.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16
G0LC0NDA WILL BE SOLD
AT PUBLIC AUCTION JAN. 4

j. A. Howard returned home to.
day tfter an absence Of a couple of
weeks. Wherever else he may have
been during that time, he was In
Pendleto early this week, attend
ing the meeting of the stock holders
OF the Golconda Mining company.
When asked as to the result OF that
conference, he declined to be inter
viewed; stating that he would prefer
that the information be obtained
from "headquarters;" az II the re-
porter was not then endesvoring to
secure It from headquarters. lie
was firm, however, in his refusal to
talk about the matter, so The Miner
called into service It's wireless
telegraph operators and communicated
whit other authoritative sources.
An authentic report from Pendle-
ton states that the stock holders met
there November 8 ana adjourned
until the next day, when they
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16
Famous Blue Gravel Mine.

Some figures regarding the famous
Blue Gravel mine at Sn,artsville
were published In the Marysvilie
Appeal on July 81. 1867: ""This
claim contains upward of 10 acres,
averaging 100 feet from surface to
bedrock. Upward Of $1,000, 900
have been taken from II, though 1t
was not opened until March, 1864.
1t occupied nine years Of incessant
labor. aud the expenditure of upward
of 800, 900 to open 1t. II has four
miles of sluicss. three feet wide aud
four feet deep, In which three tons
of quicksilver are distributed to
eaten the gold. One hundred and
twenty i've thousand pounds OF gun
powder are annually expended In
blowing up aud breaking the cement
where II is too hard for the hydraulic
to wash. The water used In washing
costs s25, 600 per annum."
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16
DIAL ON FOR SALE
OE THE EARLE GROUP

A deal IL pending for the sale of
the Earle group Of mines, adjoining
the Morning. In the Greenhurns, to n
Wisconsin syndicate. A bond for u
deed has beon signed by John aud
Morris Sullivan, owners of tho
property, aud u Hrst payment is du.
on December ID. Morris Sullivan
came In from the mine yesterday
To vote for Parker. He confirmed the
news of the pending deal. 1--WE
have bonded the Earle group," hs
said, land believe that the ssIs will
bs cOnsummstsd.
The Earl consists ut six claims
Oh q Oss vein about !, 800 feet from
the snd iins Of the Morning. A T.
foot tunnel hss sntsrsd u good ore
body. Where the Morning ledge In
tersects the Earle = big pay shoot IL
confidently expected. A force OF men
IL now driving toMard this point.
The recent sale OF controlling
Interest In the stock Uf ths Lucy.
anotl or contiguous property. to u
wealthy milwaukee company WAS
ohrOnicled In this paper.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16

authorized the president Of the com
pany to offer all Of its property for
sale at public auction. In front Of
the court house In Pendl ,ton January
4, 1905, at > o'clock p. IN.
The proposition submitted by
Alexander PrussinR, OF Chicago, was
rejected. at the first meeting. held on
the eighth instant, for the reason
that the time required to Gerry out
the plan would be too long.
1t is understood that a committee Of
the stock holders will be prepared
to bid In the property, aud that the
plan to sell Ia merely for the pur'
pose of making title and to reorganize
in the shortest time possible, IA some
OF the larger creditors are said to
have refused to grant an extension Of
time.
by the proposed plan IL Is hoped
to have the mine In operation by
February 1 to 10.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16
Revival Of Mining Camps.

The history OF mining camps, like
that of nations, repeats itself very
often. The recent announcement
that the once famous Tipt0p silver
district. near Castle crsssk, in
suothern Ysvapsi county, Arizona.
is about to tecome q gold producer
occasions no surprise. For twenty
years the miners of Colorado mined
up Clear creek to the top OF the
divide for silver. and there discover
ing gold, mined back Tor gold.
Lssdvilie, at 6rst q gold placer
camp. now . producer Of gold. silver,
lead and zinc. Butte City, Montana.
was originally silver camp.
Eureka. Nevada, once great silver
lead camp. 10 now producing gold,
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16

lost considerable money in speculat-
ing aud one reverse following after
another was more than his mind
could stand, aud he became mentally
deranged. fle will be examined
some time today aud disposition
made Of his case by the county
judge. The sympathy Of the entire
community Ia extended to his family
In their misfortune. Herald.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16

and 20 the list might be continued at
length. but the localities aud In.
stances mentioned are merely in
dicative Of the changes which time
aud opportunities bring. The poor
low grade mine Of today becomes the
profitable producer Of tomorrow, be-
cause of the changed conidtions, In.
crease in knowledge aud Improvement
In methods. - Mining and Scientific
Press,
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16

Captain Alexander, special agent
Of The Interior department, passed
through town on the afternoon train,
from the J"hn Day country to his
headquarters ut La Grande. lie
had been to the Black Butte to In.
vestigste some reported illegal lien
land filings In that district, aud
learned thah the report WAS true In
two ways. Some parties had made
6lings on mineral lands, aud others
we're cutting timber from govern
ment lands for mining proposes.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16

q. j. Allen, Of ths Monumental.
passed through Sumpter today on
his way to Portland lie says he
has installed the pump aud hoist
that arrived here two weeks since. A
station was cut In the lower tunnel,
1850 feet from its mouth aud at Z
vertical depth of 500 feet, aud the
mschine placed ut that point. IL IN
Of small capacity. but sufficient to
sink winze 200 feet, which will be
rushe0 to early completion. That
will give total depth OF TOO feet.
which will demonstrsts what the
owners are sndssvoriu9 to ascertain.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-11-16
6. R. Aldrln Goes Crazy.

g. X. Aidrin, prominent mining
man who has for several years been
operating In the Grsenhorn district,
Was taken to the county jail by
Sheriff Brown at an early hour this
morning and charge OF insanity Was
placed against him. Mr.. Aldrin was
st one time financially fixed, but