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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01
ON THE COTTON MARKE.
Speculation Very Active and R1nctua-
tions Were Erratfc.

New York. December 3s.-0DAeu--
lation in cotton was resumed On An
exceedingly active scale today and
trade sentiment seemed 10 IeO ner-
vous and unsettled than On yesterday.
From the very clang sf tAe gong
fluctuations we're wildly errattc Ca.
bles were perhaps a shade better
than looked for just before sAs local
opening. but afterwards Weakened
and the outlook was for heavy re-
ceipts.
First prices were sevea points
higher to 8 points lower and fosiow-
ing the call ruled very erratie, Nay.
for instance, opened at 1916. a net
loss Of Eve points. sold mp to t11e
on the call, then broke TO 1870. re-
covered slightly but within the nKse
half hour sold back to 1885. q net
loss OF "a points, while the ether
months showed equally wide changes
with ths general tendency downward
az a result OF heavy liquidation ana
rumors that the bulls were enload-
ing.
At the lowest level of the nsynfux.
March sold at 1929: May at 1s.le ana
July at 1874. this being q net leoe
Of s5 to 40 points and decline ek.
about s4-S5 a bale from the best
prices of yesterday. Just abeut mid
day the bulls quickly renewed their
tactics and began bidding agyres-
sively. while the room crowd that had
been helping to sell the market down
turned to cover and a perfect torrent
of buying came in. with prices rally
ing to about the best point Of the
morning or just about even with last
nights close. This was succeeded ~
another down turn OF several points
and early afternoon showed Losses OF
9 to IL on all points on the active
months
During the late trading. fuctua-
tons were less violent, but the mar-
ket showed a distinct downward ten
dency under Liquidation that accom-
panied unsetfling rItmors regarding
the far eastern sftuation- The market
closed weak at a net decline Or - to
4s points Sales were esffma4ed az
100000 bales
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01
Hundreds Perish in a
Theatre Fire
THE DEATH LIST

y 7.45 p. NJ. Coroner Teger Re-
norted 1885 Dead by Actual Count.
Thrilling Stories OF the Work OF
Rescue and the Recovery Of the
Dead-Ihis is Reckoned as the Sec
o,d Greatest Calamity That Ever
Occurred I'm Chicago-The Iroquois
Theatre, Used for the First T1me'
was Packed With n Matinee Au-
dience Watching the Production OIL
"RIue Beard" When i'm the Sec
ond Act of the Play, the Fire Broke
Ont i'm the Flies of the Stage, Pre-
s,mably from Defect I'm the Elec-
trical Display-In an Instant the
Draperies and FIimsy Stage Set
tinss had Burst Into Flames-Ihe
Actors and Actresses Ran Wildly
About the Stage as the Audience
Fought and JaInneu itS ""J
the Front-In Short Time the
Interior of the Theatre was Appar-
emily o Mass of Flame, and Smoke
Was Issuing I'm Clouds from the
Front of the House-A FriShtfui
Panic Ensued-The Loss OF Lie
WIS Greatest at the Foot OF the
stairways from the Upper. Bal
c,onfes-At that Point the Bodies
of the Persons Who Sought to Flee
from the Flames Were Piled Fully
Twelve Feet Deep-The Bodies
Were Taken Out as Rapidly as the
Men Gould Enter the Smoke-Fiiled
Corridor and Grasp Their Awful
Load-At 4:45 p. NJ. the Fire Was
Out.
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New York. December sA-xS &c
meeting Of the directors of tAs ssa-
board Air Line today J. skeases Un-
naIns resigned the Office q Preuadem
Of the company and Vice Pr>aaert
Barr was elected President .saa osnsrai
Manager. Mr.. Williams was electsa
chairman OF the board OF direstsru.
Mr.. Williams expressed aesare 10 n
relieved Of the active managenent IN
order to give more Of his tims 70 his
banking interest and persoasa aHairs.
1t was therefore decided to amend the
bylaws and to establish the sA1ce Of
chairman Of the board, to which hs was
then elected
J. NJ Middendorf was noml.ated. INT
declined reelection as second viss pres
ident and the Office was there1ore not
filed.
The following members OF the boordj
were elected to be members ot rha ex-l
ecutive comtttee: T. F. Ryan. r. r.
Coolride. Jr, T. J. Blair. ]. 8. Williams.
j. b. Dennis. B. T. Yoakum anA b. d.
Warfield.
Other officers were elected az esllows:
N. S. Meldrim. Vice President ana
Treasurer; D. G. Portecus, oesrsoasy
and T. w. Roby comptroller.
Ar. Barr's succession to he nresi-
dency was expected some monGhs ago
In spite Of repeated deniais from oDcia;
quarters. His selection was urged BY
the interests which more recently baA
came dominant in the Seaboarl sys5
TEN.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01
General Woodruff To Do Duty In
North Caroatna.

Washington. December se.--Af the
reques. OF the Governor - North
Carolina. Brigadier General Carte A..
Woodruff, q. s. A. retired. hzD Been
ordered TO report % the GcvenOr g
Raleigh for duty with the erDnnixed
militia OF the State Of Norfh Caro-
lima for a period Of four yeafD un-
less sooner relieved This detail -
made under the provifons a. The
Dick militia bin and while aeTvfnG
under IL General WoodruG win ye-
ceive the full pay and a1lDWanees -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01
J. Shelton Williams Re-
signs as President
Of $ 8
BARR ELECTED

The Resignation Was TeaAwes e :
Meeting OF the Direceosu Uesa =
New York-Mr. wInfnn ~
Made Chairman or tho Dsora q
Dtrcctors-Vice Presideno Dass.
Whose Election was UrssG - a.
New Interests. Becomes - Heua
Of the Seaboarti Systcm.
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te.nt,aaee .. F,a,h Pase.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07

world. However shamefully the Pan anna Republic was born and however shamefully our connection with 1t, it was born and is now recognized by us and by the other civilized nations of the world as an existing international entity, an independent government on the sur face of the earth. In other words it, too, is a accomplished fact With it, as the only power having sovereignty and ownership. we were compelled to negoti- ate a treaty for the acquisition of a strip of land to be used for the construc- tion of the Panama canal, if we were going to acquire it at all.
 Entering into a treaty with the Re- public of Panama in order to acquire the untold benefit of a trans-isthmian canal no more smirches Us with the shame of the manner in its setting up a mush- room republic than entering into an ex- tradition treaty with Russa-Austra or Russian would besmirch with the shame of the partition of Poland.
 Above all, and in conclusion, a good democratic administration will ponder and practice the simple preceps of Jefferson's first inaugural address. It is the political sermon on the mount for democratic re- publicans.
 Gentlemen, it is in the power of no man CT party to assure success. It is in the power of the humblest to deserve it, God grant that we may have 1t. Let us by the character of our platform and the character of our candidate deserve it. Let us erect a standard to which all good men may repair, with the injunction.
 Gentlemen, l declare this convention ready for business
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MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.

A special, meeting of the stockholders of Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company is hereby called by the board of directors of the company to be held In the office of the company at Birmingham. Ala. on the first day of August 1904, at 10 o'clock. to consider the form of the gener- al mortgage 4A per cent bonds to be is- sued by this company, and the form of the mortgage to secure the same; the making and issuing of such bonds of an authorized issue not to exceed S10. 900, 900 par value. and the execution and delivery of such mortgage to secure said bonds, and to consider the provisions, grants and Limitations to be contained in said mort gage including the method of refunding. redeeming or retiring the bonds secured by mortgage now liens on the property of this company, the payment of commis- sions. and the sale of certain portions of the bonds for corporate purposes of the company, all as may be be approved by the board of directors. and such other matters as may become before the meet ing.
 By order of the board of directors.
 7-1-s1-t J. P. ROSS. Secretary.
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FLETCHER WINS
 HANDSOME TROPHY
BlRMINcHAM's CRACK SHOT GOV FRS HIMSELF WITH GLORY IN TOURNEY GIVEN BY THE MEM PHls GUN cLUs.

Memphis. July 6-(special)7Johnny Fletcher. Birmingham's crack shot cover ed himself with glory in the three day tourney given by the Memphis Gun elun' finished with the shooting this afternoon. Although confronted with unfaYoraple climatic conditions and part of the time forced to shoot in the rain Fletcher fin ished the three day programme with sec ond high gun and the respectable aver age of 557, winning permanent possession of handsome silver cup.
 He was beaten only three targets by Ward of Indian Territory. who averaged 560 In the annual contest for possession of the Scimitar cup Fletcher defeated Mercer of Shreveport after Mercer had tied him. In the first shoot off Mercer and Fletcher broke 24 targets each but in the next 25 target race Fletcher broke 2S to his opponents 22. The condition of the cup are that the winner must win it twice before becoming owner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
RABBIs ELECT OFFICERS.
A. B. Lesser of Cincinnati Is Elected
 President of Orthodox Body.

New York, July 6-The Association Of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States, which has been in session here for sew eral days, today elected Rabbi A. B. Les ser of Cincinnati president; Rabbi Gins burg of Rochester, N. Y, treasurer, and Rabbi Israelite of Chelsea, Mass, secre- tary.
 The convention passed resolutions of re- gret at the death of Dr. Thomas Hertzi, leader of the Zionist movement. and at the conclusion of the days session the rabbis marched in body to the syna- gogue of the Congregation Anse Suvulk. where memorial services were held un- der the direction of Rabbi Ridwos, ox Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
SPECIAL LOW RATES VIA SOUTH
 ERIN RAILWAY

Eureka and Hot Springs. Ark. and re- turn. One fare plus s2 round trip Tickets sold only on Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week during the months of June July, August and September, limited sixty days for return.
 St. Louis and return. account worlds 8 fair. Season tickets, sixty-day tickets and flfteen-day tickets are sold daily. On Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week during month of June, coach excursion tickets will be sold to St. Louis at less than the one-way standard rate, limited ten days for return.
 Atlantic City. N. J.-One first-class fara nlrs S round trip. account Imperial Conn oil Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of inc Mystic Shrine. Tickets on sale July m and Il, limited to July 23 1904
 J. N HARRISON.
 District Passenger Agent R. E. CREAGH.
 Travelling Passenger Agent,
 Birmingham, Ala
 s-11-t1
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own destiny in accordance with their race traits, tendencies and capabilities.
 The democracy, in my opinion. believes that the white men will have trouble enough to maintain in it's full integrity the white mans civilization in all parts of his own country, and 1t is neither his duty nor his right to superimpose his civilization by force upon the brown man in the brown mans country. A democratic President such as he whom we shall nomi- nate, will devote himself to the faithful execution of the laws of the United States as they are written without executive construction or usurpation whether under the pretext of necessity or under the pre- text of superior wisdom, and will leave to the legislative branch of the govern ment the duty of making and unmaking and amending laws.
 democratic administration once in power will put an end. as far as it can be done and quickly as possible, to all existing iniquitous special interests It will reduce the revenues of the general government to a sum adequate to the needs of economical and constitutional ad- ninistration, plus a safe working margin for contingencies which cannot be fore seen. It will speak out enthusiastically against the republican policy of starting home development in order to feed the school boys appetite for national prestige and mere display of strength It will bring about the upnuilding of q merchant ma rine and bring it about without new or additional taxation upon the people and without bounties from the public treas prv simply by a recurrence to those laws which were in force when we had a nner- chant marine of which every American citizen was proud,
 Rights of Labor Recognized.
 Under a democratic administration, the rights of labor will be recognized as mo less vested" no less sacred" no less ..inalienable' than the rights of capital, and both will be dealth with justly and impartially. according to their rights. The democratic party will not hypocritic- ally pretend to sympathize with those who desire, or with those who would not by all lawful and cons titutional means pre- vent the Africanizaton or Mongolization of any state or community within the hounds of the American republic Panama Canal.
 Under the treaty with the Republic of Panama, which was renederd possible only by democratic votes in the senate of the United States, votes difficult for dem ocrats to cast because of the manner in which the mushroom republic was usher ed into the world-the democracy when Rentrusted with the power will construct Ahe Panamal canal speedily, honestly and economically. thereby giving to our peo- pIe> >what democrats have aldays contend- ed Mr-a great inter-oceanic canal. flrn- ishinS<ehorter and cheaper lines of trans portaticR and better and less trammeled trade re tions With the peoples of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
l5.OO and 1850 Suits
 9.9()

The sale of Suits at Nine Ninety continues. It has withstood the slams and bangs of our old friend and war-horse 'Competition' ad- mirab1y Now, this sale is marvellous. Take our word for it and buy i'll confidence or ex- anime and find out for yourself The results are the same The revelations are startling in either. 9.90 The least you can buy is a SIS suit-the most, $16.5O one.
 Clearance. And in time of clearance our memory is wonderfully convenient-we forget all about costs. Losing fast and quickly like gamblers at Monte Carlo-paying you to take stock -pluses off our hands.
 Regular Saks Suits. At normal prices the value is crowded full.
 Blues, Blacks, Fancies.
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Underwear. The prices have hit the toboggan.
 The reductions are gen eral, embracing the entire stock. Cotton, Lisle, Silk. Buy and save not less than 25 per cent.
 The bargains come pat, just when Mir. Sol begins to simmer hottest.
 Open Meshes, Linen Meshes, Thin Balbrig- gans, Gauzes and Lace woven Lisles.
 Look at them in the windows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
E. M. Earle @ Son
eLouNr SPRINGS HOTEL.
Of Earle's Hotel, New York. Established 1S46.

Open all the year. Recommended by all physicians for all diseases of the stomach, liver and kidneys and q power- ful alteration tonic. First-class hotel &C., commodations. Own dairy and livery sta- ble, hot sulphur baths bowling alley. ten- his, croquet, pool and billiards. Rates per day, $2; $9.50 to $12.5o per week.
 BIOUNT SPRINGS co
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 zoo Grades l.35 2.5O Grades l.65

0GradaS 6S grim O. De m the tp have hn
 5quaiis sat th esa yLx than a b bg tt things
 broad y losing iron n don some mar Il gull d DyouH ain LousSa aug pt way Il Hh n bh not this lay y1ssa asmusnap o gm gugngu supply
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
THE FIRST STEP

Toward recovering your health is made when you commence taking Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It re- stores the stomach to a normal coudi- tion. corrects the liver, promotes bowel regularity and induces restfill sleep. Doctors endorse and reconi- mend it. It always cures Vomiting, Bloating, Headache, Dyspepsia, IndI- gestion, Dizziness, Cramps and MaIa- ria, Fever and Ague. Try one bottle and be convinced of its value.
 HOSTETTER'S
 STOMACH BITTERS.
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Architects to Contractors and eenery

 of 
  s require s to make   Brandh of n
  sloss Central
 
 CAROLINA PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
WEST VIRGINIA,

WEST VIRGINIA, (The FOLD WHITE" Suphur), open June 22 Famous for It's sulphur baths Mod ern improvements, with private baths. Or chestra. Terms. $15 to $25 week. $50 to $90 per month.
 All tickets for St. Louis Exposition. via c. & 0. Ky, have stop-over privileges at White Sulphur. Write for booklet. Ad- dress GEO. A. MILLS. JR., Mgr, Green brier White Sulphur Springs. w. Va.
 5-15-39t -su- -tu-thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
4.OOKnOX Straw Hats
 at l.79.

asta of o dingy yellow Yo we beer nintn 0 a week o andy he ads Today Sailors and all other Even Knox s % Knox hats l79 p ditto 800 s qualities Il rice from2
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THE ATLANTIC HOTEL and COTTAGES

Moreheau Sfty, NoTtn Caroiihd' Open June list. Dancing, bathing, fish
 Ing, sailing. Most popular resort on Att 1antic Coast. Hotel greatly improved. Rooms single or ensuite. Largest ball. room in South Write for booklet, etc A. J. COOKE, Mgr, Morehead City. N. c.
 17-2m-tu-thu-su.
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LoRlNG SPRINGS, Mentone, Ala. Lookout mountain, 250O feet altitude. Chalybeate and freestone water, fishing. boating. bathing, driving, ten-pins. and other amusements Terms reasonable.
 CHARLES A. IORING. Prop.
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Prices are upside dow qualities, also 1.79. In fact,
 Any style, all styles remarkable, rather.
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Special through trains leave East Lake at lO.3O, To. 45 and II o'clock every night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07

old Time Music Tonight at Stones
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
The Great Shirt Sale Starts.

Time for swallowing losses h grimace or a frown. Proof of t1 have been hit and hurt.
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"A democratic administration will find in our treatment of Cuba an example of American courage and magnanimity. ap eample to be initiated as soon as 1t can he wisely and safely done in the Philip pines. ultimately leaving them, and giving them the promise now thus to leave them free and Independent to work out their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-06
TENNIS p1AYrRs AT NORFOLK.
Washingtonia,,J Participate In Wiz
ginia Tour1ansnt-0 Games Today.


Neutrality-suspicious. Participate In vir-
ginia Tonrzansnt-0 Games Today.
Special Diapatch d, Tns Evening Star.
NORFOLK. ves June 6.-Msmbers OF the
Bachelor Club and ut. Pleasant Tennis
Club OF Wasi1inat0n arrived here this morn
ing for thefopeniag OF tho Virginia cham
pionship tennis Tournament on the grounds
of the Norfolk Country Club this after
noon. The weather IL ideal for tennis to-
day and the grounds are In first-class order.
The winner OF this tournament In singles
viii have to playoJ. c. Davidson Of WASH
ington. last years champion in singles. and
the winners in doubles will have to play
Davidson and DR.. .Glazebrook OF Washing
ton. who won these events last year.
The lead off today In Championship sin
giles Is as follows: DR.. L. w. Glazebrook.
Charles Karr. Washington. plays H. p.
Hammond, Newport News: Wash Reed
plays H. F. Allen, New York; 8. r. Meal
lister Washington, plays c. l. Mc1ntosh; G.
G. H. Meakin plays B. B. v. Lyon Of Johns
Hopkins University; C.. A. Neff plays
Franklin Geoghan Washington: DR.. c. D.
keliam plays DR.. Tucker Smith; M. A.
Ageiasto plays c. Van Bamman OF New
port News: c. Mel Tunstan plays H. G..
whitehead; 7. s. Garnett. jr.. plays @. M.
Meredith: r. w. Tomlin plays Richard
Armstrong; q. A. Bisset Of Newport News
plays ]. g. Taylor; A. M. Agelasto. Jr..
plays w. II. Taylor, jr.; Miss Connie Evans
of the Hermitage Golf Club. Richmond,
plays Miss Jeanette CAN'T of the Crescent
Tennis Club. Norfolk; Miss c. B. Nicely of
chicago plays the winner Of the above
match: Miss Marie Werner Of the Bache-
Tors Tennis Club. Washington, d. c., plays
Mrs. Wilmington Hardy Of the Country Club,
Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-06
CALL FOR REPORT.
Alleged Delay in Prosecution Of a
Case


Upon recommendation of Commissioner
Btddle the Commissioners today called upon
the corporation counsel for statement as
to the delay in prosecuting a case against
V. Baldwin Johnson for the alleged Illegal
maintenance of stable adjoining prem
ises No. 1903 18th street northwest.
The matter was called to the attention of
Col. Biddle in a communication from Snow
den Ashford. building inspector. who for
warded complaint Of Mrs. M. E. Warder,
who resides at 1905 18th street. Mrs. War
de: stated that fuel shed or frame struc-
ture adjoining her premises had recently
been converted into q stable for horses and
mules used in hauling COAL
Mr.. Ashford stated that he believed this
maintenance of stable was in violation
of section ZAP of the building regulations.
and by his directions Assistant Inspector
Connor applied to Mr.. Pugh, prosecuting
attorney for the District, for a warrant
against Mr.. Johnson for maintaining sta
BILE without having obtained permit or
the consent Of the neighbors.
Mr.. Ashford stated that Attorney Pugh
retained the papers and opinion of COrpOr-
alton Counsel Duvall to the effect that Mr..
Johnson could be prosecuted under section
142 Of the building regulations. but that
Mr.. Pugh declined to issue the warrant
without further consideration of the case.
The building inspector suggested that, as
Mr.. Johnson is about two months late In
complying with the orders of his office, the
Commissioners take necessary action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-06
showdry Bosses Snake Story.

From the Upper Burma Gazette.
II should like to bring to notice of public
through widely scattered columns of your
valuable journal peradventure that over
took my personality whilst taking noctur-
nal ORGANIZATIONS on the West Moat road
in order to caution fellow citizens against
simultaneous danger. Whilst vending my
way along abovesaid thoroughfare in the
evening Of the 22d ultimo, and pursuing a
course as crow flies toward my humble
domicile, 1 was suddenly and instantane.
ously confronted with monstrous kissing
and much COMPOUNDED in immediate vicin-
IT first remained Soto voce' and then
applying close scrutiny of my double optics
to spot whence proceeded above said dis
turbance was much Mortified and temper
aneously paralyzed to 10 and behold a
mighty enormous reptile of Cobra-de-Capel-
10 making fronting attack. My pedal ap-
pendages being only clothed in wooden SAN
dals, l thereupon Immediately took to
neither Inns and beat hasty retreat Gas
stated In war telegrams) or In other words
made rapid retrograde movement by loco
motion of lower shanks though personally
much courageous.
IT should like to Indignantly question
what are newiy-selected city fathers cogit-
ing that they should not take commensu-
rate steps to relegate such carnivorous AMI
mails to limbo of oblivion and insure safety
of pedestrians and foot pads? Please
answer me this inscrutable question fa-
nous sir.
Praying for welfare and increase OF fl
iai bond am most obedient sir. your ever
obedient servant.
BABU cHowDRY BOSE.
IN. B.--If this epistle is consigned to
waste paper basket and no notice taken Of
my humble complaint. I shall memoriate In
other papers"