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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05
Cotton Has Touched the Highest Price
in Twenty.Six Years.
OPTIONS PASSED l7.CENT MARK
One After Another High Records Have
Been Broken on the Exchange
The End Not Yet in Sight.

New York, Special. The specula-
ton in the cotton market carried May
and July cotton options above II cents
a pound on the local market Monday
for the first timei 20 years.
Cotton has not passed II cents a
pound in New York since 1875, when
II went to 171s. 1t touched 1878 in 1874;
21ss in 1873, and 273s in 1879, the year
of wild speculation whken the crop as
against 4,347,000 bales in the previous
season turned out only 2,974,O0O bales.
The high price of war times, when the
South was blockaded, was $l,90 per
pound, in 1864.
The rise on the days market was
scored in spite of heavier receipts and
the failure OF the Southern spot mar
kets. save New Orleans, to advance.
There was the same wild and over
burdened market here as on Saturday.
Brokers despaired Of executing their
orders according to book. There was
intense confusion and an enormous
volume of trading.
The market opened excited and high
err. Notwithstanding the sensational
advances of Saturday, Liverpool again
cabled higher prices than were ex-
pected and the opening here was strong
at an advance of 6 to 20 points, car
rying July through the 17-cent mark
and making new high records for the
season. Following the call the market
advanced still further, though IN a
somewhat irregular fashion.
Notwithstanding the heavier re-
ceipts indicated for tomorrow, the
market after reacting to within few
points of the opening figures was raj
lied again, chiefly as a result OF ag-
gressive buying by New Orleans, and
was soon selling at figure higher
than before the reaction.
Trading was active on the second
advance. including continued buying
for the account Of spot people, VINO
were believed to be covering hedges,
and for public accounts. The close was
firm at nearly the best with the more
active months Al to 81 points higher.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05
To Settle With Creditors.

Kansas City, Special.-Grant G.. Gal
lett, the former cattle plunger, who
fed to Mexico three years ago, has
made a definite move to settle with
his creditors, whom he owes an aggre-
gate sum estimated at $1,500,000. Local
creditors have received a draft from
Gillet for a sum sufficient to pay the
expenses of committee to go to Mex
leo and inspect his mining holdings,
from the development of which he
hopes to pay his debts. The commit
tee will start for Mexico about Feb
ruary Is.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05
Bishop Churton Dead.

Miami, Fla, Special Mail advices
from Nassau, Bahamas, announce the
drowning there last week Of Right Rev.
Fl. N. Churton, D. D., bishop of Neg
sau. The bishop was making a visit
to Ragged Island, one of the outer
islands. In attempting to go out to
his yacht, the Message of Peace, the
small boat was swamped and he was
drowned. The body was not recovered.
As soon as the news reached Nassau
the bell of the cathedral was tolled and
flags generally were half-masted.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05
Madame Nordica Gets Divorce.

New York, Special.-Madame Nordi-
ca, the prima donna, who in private
life is Mrs. Lillian M. Doeme, was
granted an interlocutory decree of di-
vorce by Justice Bischoff, in the SUI
preme Court. Justice Bischoffs decree
was granted on the report of VIM. T.
Turner, the referee who was appointed
by the Supreme Court to take the ties.
timony in the suit. All the papers in
the case except the decree were sealet
up by order of the court. The decree
stats the referee had found Zoltal
Doeme, the defendant, and well-known
tenor guilty of adultery No provision
is made for any alimony for Madame
NOrdica.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05
Murder and Outrage in Roanoke,
Virginia
MOTHER AND CHILD ARE KILLED
Young Business Man Goes Home to
Find HIS Wife and Child In Pool
of Blood.

Roanoke Va, Special-When George
Shields, a we'll known young business
man, reached his home in the heart OK
the city at the luncheon hour Saturday
he found his three-year-old daughter
Mildren lying in pool of blood on the
reception hall floor with two ugly
wounds on the head.
Following blood stains from the din
ing room to an upstairs chamber he
found his wife lying in a pool Of blood
on a clothes closet floor, with her
throat cut from ear to ear and her head
horribly hacked. Mrs. Shields manag-
ed to gasp, "A large black negro man
came through the kitchen and attacked
me in the dining room"
Besides this there is no clue to the
criminal. Mrs. Shields had been out
ragged after which her assailant dealt
her several blows on the head with
hatctchet, fracturing the skull, dragged
her up stairs where he cut her throat
with a razor and threw her into the
closet, fastening the door on the out
side The girl was struck to hush her
cries The dining room floor was COW
cred with blood and showed there had
been a terrible struggle. The doctors
entertain but slight hopes for the re-
covery of either the mother or the
child.
Ever since the discovery Of the trag
edy a large crowd Of citizens has boen
in the vicInity of the city jail watching
to see If the officers carry any one into
the building. At o'clock Saturday
night the crowd numbered more than
1000 men. Mayor Cutchin has ordered
Capt. Francis, of the Roanoke Blues
military company, to assemble his men
as a precautionary measure.
By order of the mayor all the sa-
looms were closed at o'clock.
While Judge John Woods, of the
Corporation Court, was pleading from
the jail steps with the crowd in the
streets to preserve order, some one in
the crowd hurled beer bottle at him.
The missile barely missed it's wark. At
II o'clock the crowd had dispursed.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05

that Russia's preparations should keep
pace with those of her diplomatic ad-
versary. The feverish activity OF Ja-
pan during the last few weeks natur-
ally increased the distrust OF her ultl-
mate intentions, and the Russian au-
thorities have been pushing their pre-
cautionary measures with more vlgor.
It is understood that six or seven mil
itary trains daily have been going east
over the Siberian road.
The authorities now feel that the sit
uation is secure should Japan reject
Russia's proposition.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05
A CT Pension Department.

Richmond, Va, Special.-The pen
sion department of the Atlantic Coast
Line. which was the subject of reso-
luton passed at meeting of the stock
holders of the company held in this
civ last November, was established,
with headquarters in Wilmington, n.
G. 1t will be conducted by board OF
pensions, which is now composed OF Dr.
G.. G. Thomas, J. S. Chambers, K. 3.
Smith E. B. Peasants and H. Z.
Prince.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05
Effort to Introduce Negro Labor.

Pittsburg, Pa, Special.-Fires in
the Spang Chalfant Company Mills
in Etna, where a strike had been on
for several weeks, were lighted last
night, and an effort will be made to
start the plant in full in the morning
under a guard of coal and iron police.
The strikers now number 200 and they
claim an effort is being made to in
troduce negro labor into the plant.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05
Odds and Ends.

1t is claimed that Richmond Pear
son Hobson is ineligible to Congress
sional nomination, because he is not a
registered voter, and has not paid his
pr tax
1t is usually the other mans gnat at
which we strain and our own camel
we swallow.
Good works is not the price of a
ticket to Heaven, but the proof of the
right to enter there. So. 6.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05
------------
800 Reward. 800.

learn that there is at least one drended dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
itsstages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now knownto
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being q con.
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally acting directly the blood and mu-
coussurfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The propretors have SO mu oh faithln
itscurative powers that they offer Ono Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
Take HALLS Family Pills for constitution.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05
Sharps and Flats.

"a wide-open town is simply the
modern worlds rendering of Christ's
phrase, "the broad gate"
1t is strange that all rejoice when we
begin the sorrows of earth and weep
when we begin the joys of Heaven.
Christianity is an argument for the
miraculous instead of the miraculous
being an argument for Charity.
Doing good to men is the best way
of singing GLORY to God" So. 6.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05

Nancy Ellis relleNe
and cure it.
H. B. McCarver,
of POI Cherry St.,
Portland, Ore, in
spector Of freight
for the Trans-Con-
tinental Co., says:
II used Doan's Kid
ney Pills for back
ache and 9th er
symptoms of kid
ney trouble which
had annoyed me for
months. I think a
cold was response
BILE for the whole
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05

trouble. It seemed to settle in my Kid
neys. Doan's Kidney Pills rooted it
out. 1t is several months since l used
them, and up to date there has been no
recurrence of the trouble"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents per box. Eos
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05

The Island of Cypress, in the Med
iterranean, will soon have a railroad
from coast to coast. The amount Of
100000 francs has been appropriated
for its construction.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
as a cough cure.-J. W. O'BRIEN, 1872 Third
Avenue, NJ, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6, 1900.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05
CONSTANT ACHING.

Back aches all the time. Spells your
appetite, Wearies the body, worries the
mind. Kidneys cause it all and Doan's
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05

1t is impossible for woman to preserve
q secret so it will keep.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES color Silk,
Wool and Cotton at one boiling.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-05
H H E;ADAIC,

my father had been sufferer from sick headache
for the last twenty-five years and never found any
relief until he began taking your Cascarets. Since
he has begun taking Cascarets he has never had
the headache. They have entirely cured him.
Cascarets do what you recommend them to do. I
will give you the privilege Of using his name"
EN-. Dickson 1120 Resner St., indianapolis Ind.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
Herr Most Leaves ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS-On the promise that he
would leave the city Herr" Johann
Most, the New York anarchist, who
was arrested Tuesday night, was re-
leased, His arrest followed the break.
ing up of two meetings at which he
was to have spoken on anarchy. No
charge was made against him and he
was held for the chief, When Chief
of Police Kelly had Most brought be.
fore him he was asked if he would
leave the city if released. On an,
swering in the affirmative the police
gave Most his liberty
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
END or THE FAIR
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPosl.
TON COMES TO A CLOSE.
is A HOLIDAY IN SAINT LOUIS
Final Day Designated as Francis Day
in Honor Of the President--With Il
Farewell" the Lights Go Out and
the Show is over.

ST. LOUISA brief but impressive
ceremony held at the base of the
Louisiana Purchase monument con
Guided the Worlds fair at midnight.
President ID. K. Francis. accompanied
by "A number of the officials of the
exposition, congregated in the i'm
promptu rostrum.
With words, Farewell, long fare
well to your greatness" President
Francis touched small lever and in
stantly the illumination throughout
the grounds was at an end.
The stupendous and magnificent eX-
position whose tendrils OF interest
have extended into every portion of
the civilized world and even into
aboriginal recesses, bringing within
The gates of st. Louis millions Of Wis
itors from throughout the entire
world, has run its course and now
passes into history as probably hav-
ing comprised the most representative
collection of resources of the world
ever assembled.
From the inception of project to
hold an exposition to fttingly com
memorate the Tooth anniversary of
the purchase of the Louisiana terri
tory, until the portals We're thrown
open and the world was invited to
| enter and enjoy the completed exhibit
ton of the worlds life, occupied Il
period of seven years. The duration
of the exposition has been seven
months and during that time nothing
has occurred to throw Il dampening
effect into the interest or to detract
from the exposition in any way. The
best order has been maintained
throughout; there have been few
fires, but all were of small moment
with the exception of the destruction
Of the house of Hoo Hoo and the
partial destruction of the Missouri
building recently. The former was
Immediately rebuilt. No loss of life
has occurred during the exposition
from accident. st. Louis has prefer
red it's most gracious hospitality to
the world and it has been accepted
Throngs of visitors have poured In to
attend the exposition with the eXpec-
tation of being pleased and satisfied
They have departed amazed and graft
fed The opinion has been expressed
ct all times. on all sides, and without
reserve, that the Louisiana Purchase
exposition has been success Con
gratuatory messages were received
in large numbers from all parts o.
the country and from abroad, convey
ing Fluctuations upon the success o.
the exposition.
The man probably most prominently
known in connection with the World
fair is the president, David II. Franci:
and it was fitting that the final day
should be designated as FRANCIS
day" in his honor.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
NEARLY 100000 ATTEND.
ST. Louis Exposition Visited by Multi
tudes During Its Career.

ST. LOUlS-While it will be impos-
sible to obtain the actual receipts
and expenditures of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition company before
the middle Of December Secretary
Walter b. Stevens of the Worlds fair
made the following statement to the
Associated Press Thursday night:
Prom reports that have been sub
mitted OF the admissions to the
grounds up to o'clock tonight, we
estimate that the attendance on Fran
els day will be few thousands in
excess of 100000, and that the attend.
ance for the exposition period will
be in the neighborhood of 1S,S00,00
In round numbers, the exposition
company has expended $22 100000
since the inception of the Worlds fair
project, and the expenditures of the
several states and territories have
reached total of 100000. The re-
ceipts since the opening day, April
30, have amounted to about 100000
900, consisting of admissions and con
cession royalties,
In addition to these receipts We're
the funds, amounting to about $12-
100000, raised by subscription and
appropriation, to build the exposition.
while ii is impossible to state eX-
actly the financial condition of the
exposition company on this, the clos
ing day, 1t can be authoritatively an
nounced that all debts against the
company have been paid with the eX'
ception of few currents accounts
such as salaries, etc, and these will
it is thought, consume nearly all the
surplus, so that there will only be a
very small amount left for the stock
holders.
From the amount of royalties col
lected by the exposition company il
is estimated that the concessionaire,
ON the Pike and other parts of the
grounds have taken in at least $40,
600 900"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08

DECIDES SUGAR RATE CASE.
Federal Court of California Upholds
Contention of Railroads.

SAN FRANCISCO-Unite States
Circuit Judge w. w. Morrow has hand
ed down a decision in the case of the
interstate commerce commission
against the Southern Pacific company,
the receivers of the Union Pacific Rail
way company and the Union Pacific
Railroad company in favor of the rail
roads.
The point at issue was the right of
the commerce commission to declare
unjust rate on sugar from San Fran
cisco to Kearney, Neb., as compared
with the lower rate though to Omaha,
Neb. The court found that the rate
established by the defendant compa-
MES was not unjust; that the commits.
sion has no right to legislate and that
the Union Pacific Railroad company
could not be bound by the order of the
commission anyway, it not being a
party to the original suit.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
COCkRELL HAS HIS CHOICE.
Positions offered to the Missourian by
President Roosevelt.

WASHINGTON--Senator Cockrell
of Missouri who arrived in Washing
ton Tuesday night from his home, call
ed Wednesday on President Roosevelt
and had an extended conference with
him. 1t was the first time the presi-
dent and Senator Cockrell had met
since the election. When it became
evident that the result Of the election
in Missouri would result in the re.
trement from the senate Of Mr.. Cock
rell the president let it he understood
that he would offer to him federal
appointment commensurate with his
ability, knowledge of public affairs,
wide experience and high character.
At the conference Wednesday the
president informed Senator CocRrell
that he would appoint him as a mem
Der of either the isthmian canal COM
mission or of the interstate commerce
commission as the senator might elect.
Senator Cockrell did not indicate to
the president what he might do re-
garding the proffer and said to his
friends after the conference that he
would not announce his decision, per
haps for several weeks, as it was
not necessary that he should do SO
Immediately.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
ENTER INTO A TREATY.
Secret Compact of Chile and Bolivia
Made Public.

WdQe PUBIC.
WASHINGTON-T secret treaty
recently signed at Santiago. Chile, be-
tween the Bolivian minister at that
capital. Senior Alberto Guiterres, and
the Chilean minister of foreign rela-
tons, Senior Emilio Bello, in which the
emperor of Germany is named as ar
bitrator of any difficulty arising in
the execution of the convention, pro
vided in substance:
First-Bolivia abandons her preten-
sion to the Pacific port and recognizes
Chile's right to the province of Auto
fagasta.
Second-Chile assumes the debts of
Bolivia as recognized in article . OF
the treaty of 1895.
Third-Chile appropriates 100000
for the construction of railrads in
Bolivia. She herself is to construct
the line from africa to La Paz, al
ready in operation as far as Tacna,
to which she gives a guarantee up
to 100000 Chilean a year for the
construction of three other railroads.
The Bolivian section of the line shall
become the property of Bolivia in
twenty years, but Chilean products
shall enjoy preferential rebates over
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
Roosevelt Did Not Say It.

WASHINGTON-lt was authorita-
lively stated at the White House that
the president has no recollection of a
visit from John Beattie, the represent
alive of the Master Painters and Dec
orators association, who, at the con
vention of the Citizens Industrial al
lance in New York declared that the
president had Endorsed a proposition
to put on labor unions the responsible
ity for paralyzing business by lock
outs. 1t was announced the president
did not make the remark attributed
to him by Mr. Beattie.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK SHOW.
Iowa Agricultural College Captures
Many Prizes.

CHlCAGO-Monday was practically
the opening day al the live stock
show, and when it closed in the even
ing over 1900 people had passed
through the gate. Iowa Agricultural
college carried off the greatest num-
her of prizes. 1t took first prize with
the fat Hereford calf General Man
ager," first prize in the yearling Here
ford grade and in the swine depart
ment it carried off the first prizes in
the Berkshire, Chester White and
Yorkshire departments.
Canadian exhibitors had walka'
way in the sheep department, winning
in nearly every class.
In the horse department, only three
classes were passed upon, Durham,
Fletcher & Coleman of Wayne, ILL.,,
winning both first prizes in the Per-
cheron class, while the Pabst Brew
ing company of Milwaukee won the
first prize against all the big stock
yards establishments for siX-horse en-
tries.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
Pure Seed Special Train.

ST, PAUL-The Chicago & North
western is planning pure seed
special train" which will traverse the
company's line in South Dakota, Min.
nesota and other states this winter,
The company will run a special train
carrying Profs, Wilson and Wheeler
of the South Dakota Agricultural
school, A. o, Johnson and NJ. F. Gree
ley over its various lines, with stops
at every village and way station, The
grain experts will conduct brief lee
lures and disseminate information to
farmers who call at the train
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
The Wabash is the Only Line Landing
You at the Worlds Fair,

Rround trip rates from Omaha are
as follows: $3.50 sold daily except
Friday and Saturday, good days,
$3.50 sold daily, good Is days. The
Wabash is the only line that lands
passengers at the main entrance of the
Worlds Fair grounds. Also the only
line that can check your baggage to
the Worlds Fair station. Think what
saving of time, annoyance and ex-
ira car fare.
All agents can sell you through
ticket and route you over the Wabash.
Very low rates to many points South,
Southeast For beautiful Worlds Fair
folder anu all information call at 1901
Farnam St. or address Harry F.
Moores, Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept. Wab.
r. r., Omaha, Neb.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
ENJolNs TIE TAXES.
Burlington and Union Pacific File Pc.
tition in the Federal Court.

tition in the Federal Court.
OMAHA The Union Pacific Raii
way company, through its attorney,
John NJ Baldwin and the Chicago,
Burlington d Quincy and b. & M.
Railway companies. through their at.
toney, j. Il. Kelly. appeared before
Judge W. r. Munger in the United
States circuit court Wednesday even.
ing and secured a temporary restrain
ing order against the county treasu.
rers of the different counties of the
state Of Ncbrasle through which their
respective roads run, from attempting
in any way or manner to collect the
taxes levied against the complainant
roads or from enforcing any Of the
terms of any tax warrant which may
now or hereafter be placed in their
hands.
Judge Munger granted the tempo.
rary order and the hearing Is set for
Monday or Tuesday, December 26 or
u, 1904,
The petition accompanying the APP
plication made by the Union Pacific Is
OF seVenty-four printed pages.
The haste in seeking the restrain
ing order is owing to the fact that
under the new revenue law of Ne
braska the taxes of railway corpora
tons become due and delinquent on
December /, and the tax collecting
officials Of the respective counties are
authorized under the law to levy upon
any funds that may be in the hands
of any agent of the respective com
panes to apply upon the delinquent
taxes, or that may thereafter come
into their hands so long as the taxes
remain unsatisfied Hence, as these
corporation taxes become due on and
after Wednesday. the railroads had to
hurry and get the restraining order
granted.