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New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers, 1419 F st, members New York
stock exchange. Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade.
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M'cUM|lBEk ( FOR CANAL
Addresses the Senate in Sup
80 ~
port. !. Of the Treaty.
SUPPORTS PRESIDENT
soi y
cREDENTIALs Or. MIR. RAYNER
PRESENTED.
House Resumes Debate on the Connell-
Howell Case-Interest in Mr..
shiras' Speech.
SUPPORTS PRESIDENT

Chaplain Hale referred to the oriental
war In his prayer at the opening of the
Senate today in the following language
BE with the rulers of this world, with
those who are at war with each other, that
they may know the peace of God: with all
people. with all rulers, that they may enter
or seek to enter into the kingdom of love.
of purity, of peace; that Thy kingdom may
come and that Thy will may be DONE"
Secretary Taft was for time a visitor to
the Senate chamber. He occupied u seat on
the republican side of the hall. where he
was visited by many OF the senators.
Mr.. McCumber on the Canal.
After the conclusion of routine business
Mr.. McCumber addressed the Senate on
the Panama canal question. He spoke In
support of the treaty. and laid especial
stress upon the requirements of the Spooner
act, which. he said. made it incumbent upon
the President to secure a canal route at
Panama If possible, He contended that
there had been no, time when the President
could have turned to the Nicaragua route.
He also declared that the President could
not have done less than recognize the in
dependence of Panama after the revolt,
because there was no other government
there with which to deal. He construed
the treaty of 1916 as IAN implied grant to
ouiiu u CdHdA d line lStn1nuS OF fdnaIna.
Mr.. McCumber said that the canal treaty
is hundred fold more advantageous than
the Colombian treaty and he drew the con-
eiuslon that the PRESIDENT would have been
inexcusabie il he fad failed to take adj
vantage of this most advantageous oppor-
tunity to secure an isthmian canal
When Mr. McCumber concluded, Mr.. Nc
Coinas presented the credentials of his sue
cessor, lsador Raynef, a senator from
Maryland, and after these had been read
the Senate at Lao pm. went into executive
session.
Ready to Vote on the Treaty.
The Senate went. into executive session at
2 O'Clock and resumed consideration Of the
treaty. A further. reading of secret execu-
tive documents that have been sent to the
Senate was called for and several of these
documents were read
In general way the Senate is ready to
vote on the treaty. There is a good ma
5ority for ratification whenever the vote can
be taken. ifIe *
Practically the only obstacle to voting on
the treaty at this time is that offered by
Senator Morgan. who has prepared re-
marks on amendments to the treaty that
were adopted by the committee on foreign
relations and later were withdrawn by that
committee. These amendments relate to
the sanitation of Panama and Colon. as
well as to the harbor rights of the United
States. These speeches by Senator Nor
gan are not long, but until they have been
delivered the voting on the treaty cannot
proceed. 'i-' ''
If the Senate is in session until a late
hour this afternoon Mr. Morgan may. at
least. begin hfs speech on these amend
ments. + s-'fih y -
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No Change Reported at Harrisburg.

HARRISBURG, Pa, February loo
cal Weather Observer Domain said this
morning that there has been no change
in the conditions Of the Susquehanna
river between Harrisburg and Sunbury
The big gorge at Sunbury still holds. and
Mr.. Domain says the situation in that To-
cality is serious. All the lowlands along
the river from Bloomsbury to Wilkesbarre
are flooded.
The gorge that formed at Nanticoke
last night is intact, and there are no
signs of the ice going out. The river In
this city is running full of ice, but no
damage has been done and there has been
no abnormally high water.
A message was received today from the
commissioners of Columbia county an
nouncing that the bridge at Berwick had
been torn away by the ice. and asking
what they should do. Governor Penny
packer ordered the commissioners to burn
the bridge to prevent it from doing dam
age to other bridges when the ice started
to move.
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It is believed that one result of the Balti-
more fire will be increased business for the
fire insurance companies, especially as 1t
seems probable that the losses. as far as
covered by Insurance. heavy as they are
viii be promptly paid. The value Of pro-
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Highest Since 1875 at York.

YORK, Pa, February 10.-The highest
water since 1879 prevails in the Susquehan-
ma river today. At York Haven the county
bridge to Wisler's Island has been destroy
ed The equipment of Kerbaugh & CO.,
Pennsylvania railroad contractors, at New
Holland has been carried away. The flood
is due to a series of ice gorges. which have
caused back water. Below WeightsVille
the ice remains intact Above that place
night
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FLOODS THREATEN TOWNS.
River Higher Than for
Many Years-Much Damage Done.

LANCASTER, Pa, February 1O-Back
water from the gorge which extends from
McCalIs Ferry to cambridge, on the Sus
auehanna river, covered the tracks of the
Pennsylvania railroad at cambridge this
morning to the depth of three feet. Five
freight trains are stalled on the flooded
tracks, with the water up to the cab floors.
One of them is wrecked. The water Is
slowly receding. after having reached the
record mark made in the flood of June. 1889
The water is still in the station of the
Pennsylvania railroad. and the situation as
a whole is regarded as the most serious that
has ever confronted that town. The main
body of the gorge from Marietta south re-
mains unchanged, and it is evident from
the condition along that stretch that there
is a channel of sufficient size beneath the
gorge to carry off the present flow.
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Verdict for the Claimant.

Twenty persons were injured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
CHIEF JUSTICE CLARK's WORK.
Complete Compilation of State Laws
From 1865 to 1891.

Chief Justice Walter Clark, who
can find the time to do more things
we'll than any man now living in the
United States, has just completed the
preparation of complete compila-
ton of the laws of the State from
1865 to 1871 inclusive. The work
will be published in two volumes and
will be known as Volumes 23 and "a
Of the State Records
1t is planned, however, to print an
extra number of copies which will be
offered to sale to the legal profeS-
sion and others who may be interested.
1t is Also highly probable that the
next Legislature will be asked to pass
"a bill to make the contents of the vo-
umes prima facie evidence in the
courts of the State.
The laws that will be included in
the two volumes have heretofore been
scattered throughout a dozen or more
old and rare books and. in the many
instances have never before been
printed. Aside from their historical
value, many of them will prove of
the greatest interest to the practicing
lawyer, especially in matters relating
to the large tracts of land in the
Eastern part of the State. All the
public laws of the period named are
acts some three per cent are not to be
found, the only copies, if in existence
at all, doubtless reposing somewhere
in the muSty records of the colonies
in the British Museum in London.
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SENT BACK TO JAIL.
ResaIt of Habeas Corpus Proceedings
in WhislSey Selling Case.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
Goldsboro, N. c., July 15.-Habeas
corpus proceedings involving an i'm
portant decision in the matter of
bringing whiskey to Goldsboro, were
held before Judge w. r.. Allen, at
Chambers, in the court house in this
city today.
The case in question was that of
William Merrill, who was charged
with bringing a quantity of whiskey
from Pikeville to this city and deliv-
ering it to a negro woman, who runs
restaurant. Merrill bought the
whiskey and paid for it in Pikeville.
Judge Allen was to determine the
question as to whether or not the
place of delivery is considered the
place of sale in the eyes of the law.
AT the trial the negro had also sold
liquor himself to a white man by the
name of Price. Able counsel were
employed on both sides and the mat
ter was argued at length. After due
consideration Judge Allen declined to
discharge Merrill, and remanded him
to the charge of the sheriff.
Lizzie Reid, colored, was also be-
fore the mayor yesterday. charged
with selling whiskey. She was con
victed on conclusive evidence and
bound over to court under bond.
which she gave and was released.
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AN INSURANCE FRAUD.
4 Warming Against The Phoenix I'm
derwriter OF New York.

Insurance Commissioner Young says
the State is being flooded with c1rcu-
lars Offering insurance upon almost
any terms in the Phoenix Underwrit-
ers of New York, and that he has re-
ceiVed a number of inquiries in re-
gard to the character OF the COM
pany. The Commissioner desires to
call attention of the citizens of the
State to the fact that it will not pay
to take out insurance in any compa-
ny that is not licensed to do business
in this State Under our law their
policies are not collectable and with
a large majority of such companies
cannot be collected under any circum-
stances as the companies are entirely
without financial standing or assets.
Commissioner Young says that in
regard to the Phoenix Underwriters
he trusts that no citizen of the State
will be deceived into sending them
money. The promoter of this COM
pany, Mr.. Jesse l.. Rogers, Jr, has
over to court by the United States au-
thorities for using the United States
mails to obtain money fraudulently
He is also being prosecuted by the
New York Insurance Department Mr..
Rogers claims that his alleged insur-
ance company has been organized in
the Indian Territory with a $1,000, 900
capital and that 81 600 has been paid
in. This is the best showing he can
make and should satisfy any one who
doubts the facts that this concern is
worthless.
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FOR THE FINAL STRUGGLE.


Greensboro, N c., July LIT is
nip and tuck between the prohlbltlon
and high license saloon forces mere,
as to who can do the most writing
in the newspapers, though in the man
ter of speech making. the prohibition
lists have the othef Slue uedu "
rights
At West Market Street church yes
terday afternoon the "Women's Anti
Saloon League" held it's second public
campaign meeting. Short speeches
were made by many of the ladies ana
Rev. Dr. III. w. Battle. of the Baptst
church, and Rev. Dr. E. w. smith, OF
the PRESBYTERIAN church, made set
but enthusiastic prohibition addresses.
At this meeting it was agreed to drill
all the Sunday schooi boys of all the
churches on Saturday afternoon pre-
paratory to their marching in a body
through the streets on election day.
over a thousand badges were distribu-
ted to the various organizers of tho
election boy and girl parade forces
to be distributed by them to the chill
dren for marching purpose next Tues
day A proposition to have children.
sing temperance carols on election
day was suggested and approved. Ar
rangemeRts We're also made to ar
range for booths near the polls for
refreshments and lookouts to have al,
alI-Qdy prayer meeting duu loF Lld
usual tolling of church bells every
hour in the day on the day of elec-
ton.
Last night there We're three differ
ent rallies at which many women and
children were present. and prohibition
was preached by Hon. A. M. Scales
City Attorney and Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee OF
Guilford county; F. p. Hobgood, cap
taiY
Wharton, of the Southern Loan and
Trust company; T. A. Huner, Mr.. Sam
Brown, Michael Schenck. J. M. Hen
dirk and DR.. j. w. Long. The preach
ers speaking We're Drs. e. w. Smith
II. w. Battle and w. w. White.
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THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
Tickets on Sale Now for the Greatest
of Concerts.

The season tickets for the musical
festival concerts will be placed on sale
at Kings drug store this morning at
8 o'clock. These will be two of the
greatest concerts ever given in this
section of the country, and 1T is eX-
ccted that great number Of visitors
from other parts of the State will be
IL attendance.
The preparation of the choral and
orchestral vorks is progressing rapid
ly and everything will be in readiness
for the first concert on the 2Sth. The
artists are the best that can be secured
and are as fine singers as have ever
sung in the State.
The festival forces includes:
The Summer School festival chorus,
200 voices.
The Summer School festival orches-
ira, 20 musicians.
Piano and organ and the following
sCloists: Mrs. Theo. Van YORK, So
prano; Miss Bessie Bonsall, contralto;
Mir. William Harper, BaSso; Miss
Charlotte Kendall Hull, viOlinist;
Misses Adelia V. Macarthur, Chelian
Fixley, Elizabeth Futrell, accompan-
ist.
Mr. w. A. White, director of or
Chestra.
Mr. Wade r. Brown, conductor and
director of the festival.
The season ticket will be sold for
the reduced price of $1.00 until July
IS. From July g to the 21st tickets
for either concert can be purchased at
the same rate, seventy-five cents. At
ter July 21st all seats for either con-
cert will be $1.00.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
TRADE SQU|NTS
AT CROPS, DOzES
-- tatl
1t is Waiting a Fuller
Forecast.
BEsTRIDEN BY MEAT
Or Rather the Lack of 1t Threatened
by the Packers Strike, the Busi-
ness Charger Begins to
HobbIe Under the.
Weight.
(By the Associated Press,)

New York, July -Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
Diverse movements in trade indus
try and speculation give an irregular
appearance to the general business
situation. Distributive trade and in
dustry is still quiet and even dull.
awaiting clearer views of the crop
outturn. Damage to the winter wheat
crop by heavy rains is admitted,
though alleged to be exaggerated. Dis
organization in the meat slaughterihg
industry has followed a strike which,
if not settled, as now seems likely.
contains most power for evil. All
meat prices have been advanced and
cattle shipments checked. Railway
gross earnings for the fiscal year Will
show an increase over the best pre-
vious years, but net results are less
clearly defined, with the question
whether an increase or decrease Will
be shown still in doubt. The general
undertone is one OF confidence, good
results being looked for by the busi-
ness world from an expected large VOL
ume of fall trade. Viewed geograph-
icaIly. the South seems easily to have
the best outlook, the cotton crop hay-
ing progressed so far with little or
no drawbacks, except the original
lateness of the spring. The outlook
is for an immense cotton crop.
The Southern peach crop this year
has been enormous and has sold at
good prices.
Rather more has been reported do
ing in some kinds of cotton goods this
week, some heavy export orders be-
Mig reported at very low prices, but
against this was a report that Fail
River manufacturers would make a
further reduction in wages. The cot
ton goods side of the market has un-
uuestionably been much improved.
Business failure in the United States
for the week number 203 against 17S
in the like week in 1903.
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docket began with the case OF SetzeH
and Russell VS.. A. A. Deal. This ia
a suit on a note and has been to
the Supreme court and a new trial.
granted.
The liquor cases were finished yes1
terdav evening One of the defend
ants was sent to the chain-gang for
four months and one for six months
Another one, a cripple, VINO is sup
ported by the county, was requrea
TO give a 5000 bond to appear at every
criminal term of court for year ana
show that he has sold no more llquor:
If during that time or afterwards, no
sells any more the solicitor can nave
him arrested and sentenced in two
other cases in which he has been
found guilty.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
HANDS BOUND BY
JUDGE BRADFORD
Injunction in Northern
Securities Case.
IT'S DEFEAT FOR HILL
The Injunction Restraints Proposed
Pro Rata Distribution Of Assets
of Securities Company But Does
Not Touch Main Points
at Issue.
(B the Associated Press.)

Trenton, NJ j., July 15.-Judge
Bradford today granted a preliminary
injunction in the suit brought by
Edward II. Hartman, WinsloW Pierce
and others to restrain the proposed
pro-rata distribution of assets of the
Northern Securities Company. This
is a defeat for the Hill interests.
The opinion is fifty typewriter
pages in length. The litigation turned
largely on the question as to the title
of the Northern Pacific stock which
E. II. Hartman and WinsIows Pierce
put into the combination and which
amounted to about 100000. The
contention of the Northern Securities
Company was that the stock had be-
come the absolute property of that
company and that it was perfectly
legal for the Northern Securities Com
pany to carry out the pro-rata plan
of distribution upon which the COM
pany had agreed. Hartman contend
ed that by reason of the corporation
being declared illegal by the United
States Supreme Court title had not
passed from Hartman and Pierce and
in consequence they were entitled to
the particular stock they had put into
the combination and which involved
control of the Northern Pacific Com
pany.
The decision of Judge Bradford
does not dispose of the main points
at issue in the case which were Wheth-
er or not Hartman and Pierce should
have returned to them the stock of
the Northern Pacific Company which
they put into the Northern Securities
Company, or whether they should,
have distributed them the stock of
both the Northern Pacific and the,
Great Northern companies on tho
pro-rata basis provided for by the di-
rectors of the Northern Securities
Company.
Judge Bradford devotes most of hi9
opinion to the discussion of a legal
question as to whether he should
grant a preliminary injunction and he
takes the position that as long az
there is any doubt III the case and NO
injury can come to the complainants
preliminary injunction should be
granted. He says further that the
failure to grant a preliminary injunc-
ton would permit the distribution of
stock in the Northern Pacific Com
pany to which Hartman and Pierce
claim title and put the complainant1
in a position where they would not be
able to secure relief to which they
would be entitled should the case be-
decided in their favor on final hear
ing.
New York, July 15.-Representa-
tives of j. p. Morgan and Company
and of e. II. Hartman said they die
not care to discuss the decision until
their attorneys had read it in full. IT
was said at Mr. Morgan's office, how
ever, that an appeal would be taken,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
NEXT At MOREHEAD
The Pharmacists Adjourn
After the Election
of Officers.
Especial to News and observer.)

Asheville, n. c., July 15.-The
North Carolina Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation adjourned this afternoon to
meet next year at Morehead City, on
June %. The following officers We're
elected for the ensuing year.
President-G. w. Grantham, OF
Dunn.
Presidents. r. Hood, OF
Smithfield; c. B. Miller, of Goldsboro
and C. r. Thomas. of Thomasville.
Secretary-P. w. Vaughan, of Dur
ham.
Treasurer-A. j. Cooke, of Fayette-
vile. a.
Executive Committee-G. L. Woo
ten. of Hickory; E. w. o. Hanlon, OF
Winston; Fl. A. Pfaffiin, of Asheville,
and j. M. Scott, of Charlotte.
Members of State Board of Phar-
macy-W. w. Horn, of Fayetteville.
Local Secretary Pharmaceutical AS
sociation-F. S. Duffy, of New Bern.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
MAY HOLD MAY TERMS HERE.
Judge Pritchard Urges the Advantages
of AsheyilIe on the Court OF Ap-
pealS.
(special to News and Observer.


Asheville, N. c., July 15.--Judgc j.
.C. Pritchard returned yesterday from
Richmond, where he sat with the
Court of Appeals. Judge Pritchard
brought back with him a bit of intel
ligence which will be heard with gem
uine pleasure by Asheville people. 1t
is to the effect that the Court of APP
peals is seriously contemplating the
idea of holding its May terms in Ashe-
Vile. Judge Pritchard urged upon
his associates the manifest advantages
of this city as a place for holding its
Nav terms, and his views met with
ready adoption. The only considera
ton that caused some of the judges to
hesitate was the fear that the accom-
mediation here would not be adequate
until the government building is i'm
proved and enlarged.
A very large number of lawyers at
tend these sessions of the court and
n small, inadequate court room would
leave an unfavorable impression upon
these gentlemen. In fact, they might
complain. Realizing that this objec-
ton is not without foundation it is
likely that Judge Pritchard will cause
these matters to be brought to the at
tention of the Congressional commit
fee that has the Asheville public
building bill under consideration.
1t will be seen at once that these
considerations will greatly aid the ad-
vocates of the new building, for should
the idea once become fixed in the
rlinds of members of the committee
that the Court Of Appeals wishes to
,nent here. it is hardly conceivable
that these members would longer hes
toto favorably to report the bill car
wing the appropriation. According to
law the court must hold its sessions in
Richmonu. but there is precedent for
adiourning to meet elsewhere. The
court once held several sessions in
~ I'll
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"YES, WE WILL WIN"
Mr.. Joseph Il. Taylor is Enthusiastic
Over Democratic Prospects.

"It's the greatest ticket that has
ever been nominated. and the greatest
convention ever held said Mr..
Joseph f. Tayloe. of Washington, one
of the North Carolina delegates from
the First District to the National Con-
vention who reached the city from
st. Louis yesterday having taken in
the Worlds Fair since the convention
closed.
''If we can't win with this ticket
we can never win. All wings of the
party are united and there are no
factions now. I've talked to men
from twenty States since the nomina-
ton and the enthusiasm is intense, for
the Democracy sees success ahead OF
it, and it is going to catch UP with it
and make it ours. The next presi-
dent will be Alton Brooks Parker, OF
every sign don't fail"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16

livestock squadron now off the Japa-
nese coast is the cruiser Ogatyr, as the
repairs to that vessel were known
some time ago to have been nearly
completed.
With the approaching departure of
the Baltis Squadron for the Far East
extra precautions are being taken to
prevent the publication of news of the
movements or the conditions of the
Russian ships. The newspapers are
strictly forbidden to mention their
names, and even foreign news dis
patches referring to the Russian YES
sells are not passed by the censor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
Hester's Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Orleans, La, July 15.-Secre-
tary Hester's statement of the worlds
visible supply of cotton as made to-
day shows the visible to be 1,S16,669
against 1,941, 1853 last week and 1903
S76 last year. OF this total the Amer
lean cotton is SS1 ,669, against 979,-
963 last week and 965,S76 last year,
and of all other kinds including
Egypt, Brazil. India, ETC., $4,000,
against 962, 900 last week and $4,000
last year. OF this. the worlds visi-
BILE supply of cotton, there is now
afoat and in Great Britain and Con-
tinental Europe, 1,041, 900, against
1,057, 900 last year, in Egypt $4,000,
against $4,000 last year: in India
$4,000 against SIT. 600 last year, and
in the United States 22S,000, against
252.000 last year.
Bremen stock reduced 5000 bales
hv Gre