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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-06-18
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er's cramp."
That's all right too. He dictates
his stories. "-Chicago Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-06-18

Prison Visitor-Nonsense! How can
you lay your present misfortune to the
unlucky number 1872
Bigamist-Sure! l married thirteen
wives, and de last one had me pinched.
New York American.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-26

Rossiter's Chicago publishing house has in press novel by our townsman, Charles H. Day, the well known writer. It Is in cloth and paper editions The title is Actress and Clerks, Story of Stage and Store" It has thirty illus trations. The same firm has accepted two more of MT. Days tales, which they will shortly produce in uniform style with the above.
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lon the stock exchange, and was assum- ed to be for investment account, After an irregular opening prices for num- Der of active issues, chiefly Amalgamat- ed Copper, Sugar and Pacific Mail took a decided drop, the result, it seemed, of market manipulation. ReeoYeries were quite general by noon, a number of speeialties participating in the improve ment. Save for some moments of hes itation, the market held strong through out the afternoon. Little increase of commission business was reported until the final hour. when western houses came in and sought the general list. The steel issues and stocks of similar independent companies registered fur. ther gains and closing prices in this group were in many instances the best of the day. The most marked exception to the general rise was Union Pacific, which was under pressure all day and made net fractional decline. Trans actions in the steel shares, which made net gains of 1 3-8 O 4 1-4 per cent. for the common and preferred, respective ly, aggregated almost one-third of the days total operations. The steel bonds led also in the bond market, several huge blocks changing hands. Their net advance was S-4 per cent. The minor steel and iron stocks advanced l to 3 per cent. Like gains were made by the coal shares. Elsewhere in the active list material gains on the day were scored by Illinois Central, Great North ern pf., Erie seconds and Great Vest ern debentures.
 Government bonds were unchanged on call. Total sales par value, aggre- gated $1O, TAO, 900.
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Consolidated stock Excha

Consolidated Stock Exchange. Reported over private wire by John Ell. kins & Co. "A Broadway, New York New Haven office, $40 Chapel street Norman A. Tanner, Manager.
 Open. High. Low. Close
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NEIV YORK STOCK MARKET

Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations On the New York Stock Exchange. reported by Prince & Whitely. Bankers and Brokers. 52 Broadway. New York. and 15 Center street. New Haven, Conn,
 Open. High. Low. Close.
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CIosI,,g Pricea

The following are the closing prices reported by Prince 6 Whitely. Bankers and Brokers. 25 Brosdway. New York, and l5 Center streer. New Haven. Conn;
 Bid. Asked.
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Chicago Market.
Cotton Market.

New York, Nov. 25. Reported by Dick Bros. & Co. members of New York Stock and Cotton Ex- changes. Branch office. No. 1s Center Street, New Haven, Conn:
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LOCAL STOCK INNOVATIONS.

Furnished by Kimberly, Root & Day. Bankers and Brokers. 1ss Orange Street.
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THE NBH PUBLICATIONS.

Ccontinued from Ninth Page.)
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1continued on Twelfth Page3

Nasal catarrh quickly yields to treat ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agreeably aromatic. It is received through the nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole surface over which it diffus- es itself. A remedy for nasal catarrr which is drying or exciting to the dis eased membrane should not be used. Cream Balm is recognized as a speci-
 1c. Price 50 cents at druggists or by mail, A cold in the head immediately disappears when Cream Balm is used. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren street, New York.
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Eiua1ttia1.
YEsTERDAT,S STOCK MARKET

-A i.
 United States Steel Leader in Strong
 Display.
 New York, Nov. 25.-The maintenance of the minimum discount rate by the Bank of England, the lack of apprehen- sion was to the demand money market here and evidence of steady improve ment in industrial circles were among the contributing factors to to-day's strong and active stock market Unit ed States Steel issues were the leaders, the preferred and common shares to- gether with the sinking fund bonds moving to new high records for the present movement. The continued ab- sorption of these bonds at the higher level was in excess of, $7,000,00O, which was believed to break all records for days dealings in any individual bond
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-26

of the early days of Connecticut. It is entitled Wordsworth; or, The Charter Oak and claims to be founded on a bundle of old papers found in a chest in the old Wordsworth Inn. There is a great deal of interesting information in it, which would be more valuable if the line between fact and fiction was more clearly defined. The oak in which the charter of the colony was hidden had long been tree of note among the In- dians"
 The New York Sun says:
 * Two books dealing with the famous Charter Oak reach us together. One is by that proved lover of Connecticut, IVY. H. Gocher, and is chiefly historical and antiquarian. It is called '.Wads- worth, or the Charter Oak.' Though the author chooses to mix fancy with fact in the chapters called Memories 2 the other papers are purely historical and deal in attractive fashion with the Charter Oak, Charles HIS Royal Oak, the Connecticut Charter, the story of it's hiding and the relics of Joseph Wadsworth. It embraces everything relating to as romantic an episode as our history can show. The book is dedicated to The Wooden Nutmeg, the Symbol of the Land of Steady Habits, ? and has many appropriate illustra- tions.'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
STUDENTS AND POLICE IN RIOT.
Sharp Clash Between Bosten Tech.
Students and Police Reserves.
Eight Participants Seriously Injured.

Boston, Mass, November 3.-At least
% persons were injured during a clash
between students of the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology and police re-
serves shortly after midnight. OF the
number twenty were students. Most
of the injuries consisted OF scalp
wounds and body bruises. -Four stu
dents and four officers were so seriously
injured as to necessitate their removal
to hospitals.
The trouble occurred on the steps
of Rogers Hall, one OF the technology
buildings. The police had determined
10 keep the students from the steps
of the building and when the college
men made rush up the steps they
were met by the officers with drawn
clubs, and 2 free fight ensued. The
officers used their clubs freely and soon
many of the college men were bleeding
from wounds on the face and head.
Hundreds Of students hurried TO the
support of their fellows and the police
in turn summoned assistance. with the
result that soon $50 officers were engag-
ed with four times as many students.
1t was half an hour before the police
were masters of the situation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
NEW CABLES IN OPERATION.
Weather Bureau Service Between Nor
folk and Hatteras Being Inn
proved

Norfolk. Va, November 2.-The
weather bureaus cable from Sas's
Head 10 Manetoe. Roanoke Island.
North Carolina, opened at half past
six this evening. The first message
vas greeting from the Aanetoe cham
Der Of commerce 10 the Chief OF the
weather bureau In washington.
The laying OF the cable is in line
with the extensive improvements. the
government has undertaken in the ser
vice between Norfolk and Hatteras.
Ten thousand oilars was appointed for
the purpose Of lettering the coast COM
munication. and the entire line Is be-
ing rebuilt. The new cable is four
and one-half miles long and with It's
opening the weather bureau will move
its station from Manetoe 10 Kitty
Hawk.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
TON OF DYNAMITE EXpLODEs.
One Person Probably Killeds Nearly
Forty Others Injured and Great
Damage Done to Property.

Mount Vernon, \. Y, November e
The explosion of over a ton of dyna-
mite under the Bond street bridge here
at o'clock today shook the city and
the surrounding country within ra-
dius of five miles, probably killed at
least one person and injured nearly
forty others, two OF whom may die.
The man supposed to have been killed
was an Italian in charge Of the dyna-
mite. He was seen at his post of duty
just before the explosion and no trace
of him has since been found.
There were 1900 pounds of dynamite
stored at the side of a deep rock cut,
which was used for blasting a path for
additional tracks. The explosion tore
a hole in the ground eighty feet deep,
that is now full of water from hidden
spring. wrecked the Bond street bridge
over the railway tracks and broke all
the windows within a quarter of
mile. The force of the explosion, as is
usual, was downward, but the upheaval
along the sides of the cut hurled large
stones for blocks. Many houses were
shifted from their foundations, walls
were stripped of plaster and furniture
was splintered.
Most of the persons injured were
caught by falling ceilings and walls IN
the houses nearby. Stoves in stores
and dwellings were overturned and
many fires were started, but in each
case the flames were quickly extin-
guished
Chief of Police Foley at once arrest
ed William r. Ryan, foreman OF the
gang of workmen, employed on the
blasting operations. and many witness
| es are now held while an investigation
is being made into the cause of the ex-
plosion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
THE NORTH SEA INCIDENT.
Commission OF Five VIII Decide What
Awards Are to be Made-United
States Naval Officer Will be Asked
to Sit on the Commission.

st. Petersburg, November 2.-2 p. IN.
The Associated Press can authorita-
lively announce that the basis for the
British-Russian agreement to submit
the North sea incident to a commission
insures an amicable settlement without
sequel. The understanding is COM
plete 1t is now regarded as almost
certain that the commission will sit in
Paris and be composed OF five naval
officers, one Russian and one British
each power to choose another member
and the four to select a fifth. Russia
has practically named Admiral Kama.
kof and Great Britain Admiral Sir
Cyprian bridge, although the latter
selection is not absolutely settled.
Great Britain expressed her intention
OF asking that q United States naval
officer sit on the commission, where
upon Russia announced that she would
select a French officer. There is a
strong intimation that Great Britain
will invite Admiral Dewey to be one
of the commissioners.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04

pices of the Westside Parker Indepen-
dent Club.
Judge Parker arrived at Carnegie
Hall al 9:45 and was most heartily re-
ceived. Amid burst Of patriotic mu-
sic and to the waving Of banners and
handkerchiefs and shouts of his name.
Judge Parker bowed his acknowledge
ments He was cheered for ten min
utes, while he waited TO speak.
Paying & tribute 20 the independent
voter, Judge Parker said that II elect
ed he would be President of no party
but OF all the people. He then took up
the issues of the campaign, dwelling on
the protective tariff and the monopo-
lies arising therefrcn.
Judge Parker was frequently inter
rupted with applause. He made only a
few attemts to emphasize his remarks
and none at oratorical display. He
concluded at 10:15 and after shaking
hands with a number of those on the
platform left for the Democratic Club.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
PROMISE OF REIIIEF'.
Jews With American Passports Will
be Better Treated in Russia than
Heretofore.

Washington, November 2.-The state
from the American embassy at ST.
Petersburg which warrants it in the
assumption that the Russian govern
ment will soon agree to recognize pass
ports of American Jews traveling-in
Russia. Harsh and oppressive discrim-
nations against American Hebrews
who have visited Russia or have sought
to. have furnished the basis for d
vast amount of diplomatic correSpon-
dence between Russia and the United
States during the past twenty years.
Up to the present time the United
States has been unable to secure any
alienation of the vigorous measures
to which American Hebrew citizens
were subjected when they desired to
visit the dominions of the Car. A few
weeks ago the President again directed
the department of State to present the
matter most earnestly to the Russian
government, and in obedience to his
directions forceful instructions wert:
sent to the American ambassador at
mediately before Count Lamsdorff
According to information which came
to Washington today, Count 1amsdorff
has informed the American ambassador
in st. Petersburg that a special COM
mission has been instituted by supreme
order, under the direction of the minis
try of the interior, for the purpose of
a general revision of the passport reg
ulations now in force.
The Russian foreign Office has a rep
resentative on this commission and
Count Lamsdorff promises that the
wishes of this government as set forth
by the president in the foregoing ex-
tract from the instructions to our AM
bassador will be promptly presented
with favorable and satisfactory repre-
Sentations
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
RUSSIAN OFFICERS IN PARIS.
Three Connected With the Squadron
that Fired on the British TrawlerS.
They Decline to Make Statement.

Paris, November 2.-Three officers OF
the Russian squadron, Captain Clado
and Lieutenants Otto and Ellis, who
are the principal Russian witnesses In
the North sea incident, arrived here
today from Vigo and went Immediately
TO the Russian embassy, where they
held a lengthy, confidential conference.
After the conference the officers left
for St. Petersburg. declining to make
any public statement relative to the az
fair until the report is delivered in St
Petersburg However, it can be stated
that their visit more than ever salts
.ies the Russian authorities that the
presence of two Japanese torpedo boats
was positive fact, eye-witness-s
maintaining that their Identification
was unquestionable-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
NEW RAILROAD COMPANY.
Virginia and Southwestern Railwa,
Company Chartered i'm Virginia.

Richmond, Va, November 2.-The
state corporation commission today
granted n charter to the Virginia and
Southeastern Railway Company. The
capital stock is placed al from s1,0O0,-
600 to Sl0,OGO,OG0. The main Office CT the
company is at Bristol, Tenn.
The promoters OF the enterprise are
said 10 be interested with John -.
Rockefeller and other coal, iron and oil
men and have unlimited capital.
It is understood that the new road
is TO connect at some point in the
southwestern part Of the state with
the Tidewater railroad, chartered by
the commission sometime ago. The di
rectors named in the charter are:
Oliver Fl. Payne, New York; Grant
Schley, New York; Walter Ferguson,
Stamford, Conn; Henry K. McMarg,
Stamford. Conn; John B. Newton. J.
Bewley and ID. d. Hull, Jr., Bristol,
Jr., Bristol, Va.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04

Hull, England. Nov. s-"Thas
George Henry Smith and william Leg
gett were at about 1880 a IN. On Octo-
Der %. while out fishing with travis,
aboard the British steam trawlar
Crane. with board of trade marks ex-
hibited and regulation lights burning.
killed by shots fired without warning
or provocation from certain Russian
war vessels at a distance about a qua--
ter of mile"
This is the text Of the jury's verdict
at the coroner's inquest on the fish
ermen victims Of the North Sea TRACE
dy. At the request OF the British gov
ernment represented by the Earl of
Dysart, solicitor OF the treasury. this
| conservative award was rendered By
the first court of inquiry preceding the
| sessions OF the international tribunal.
The government asked the jury not 10
| find a verdict Of wilful murder on
manslaughter because "deEcate nexo-
| tiations are going on which should not
| be made more difficult; and they opgh,
| not to let any one think they had pre-
| JUDGED the case before having heari
| both sides"
In consequence the jury simply sc;
| forth the facts proved by the evidence
/ OF physicians, experts ON explosives
| and the trawlers themselves.
| The testimony consisted of medical
| evidence, by which it was proved
| that the death Of Smith and Leggett
| was the result of shell and machine
guns; then an expert Identified frag-
| ments of shells by private marks
| which he said were undoubtedly Rus
| sian. and the stories OF captains and
| mates OF the trawlers. These -reIated
| that while they were engaged in their
| regular work, the ships of the Baltic
fleet in two squadrops emerged from
| the haze and throwing the glare OF
| their search lights on the Game Cock
feet, without warning and disregard
ing flare green lights. the fisherman's
signal and though within actual speak
ing distance OF one vessel. commenced
first not realizing the danger, enjoyed.
thinking It was sham fight. The fir
1 ing lasted for half an hour.
| To each OF these witnesses was put
the vital question regarding the pres
| ence of a foreign vessel or torpedo
| boat. Each with equal positiveness de-
MED that at any time preceding or dur
i ing the firing was any japanese.
/ British, or any foreign vessel seen by
| them or the accompanying fishing feet
1t was also stated that there were Nd
japanese among the crews and that
| none OF the trawlers carried arms OF
| any description
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Davis, after their house was turned
over, foated upon the stream OF water
on their bed to the railroad junction. a
distance of 500 yards. The man lodged
upon a heap OF rubbish and walked out
without scratch.
The Winston aldermen met this
morning and made arrangements to
bury the dead and care for the injured.
The Winston reservoir was built in
1881 by a company composed OF sixty
citizens. Ten years ago it and the en-
tire plant were sold 10 the city. Soon
thereafter ten feet were added to the
height of the reservoir. which was full
of water when the collapse came. The
city has just had a large standpipe
completed. 1t is full OF water and the
town Is prepared TO supply every de-
mand.
Despite the early hour, the news OF
the disaster spread over the city in an
incredibly short space of time, and
within thirty minutes, between 500 and
1000 people surrounded the spot. An
hour later the entire city was aroused
and excited. Before the extent of the
damage was known, and while it was
the Peoples family were the only ones
who had lost their lives, cries of dis
tress were heard farther down the
street
The thousands of gallons of water
that flowed from the reservoir formed
a pond in the vicinity and it was
thought that several people might have
been drowned in this. The city coun-
| ell met and decided to drain the pond
in order to recover any bodies that
might lie beneath the water.
The reservoir was situated about five
blocks from the center of the business
district of the city and was surrounded
by number of residences and several
small stores. 1t is understood that
the structure had been condemned, but
the city authorities had failed to re-
move it,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
RESERVOIR AT WINSTON BREAKS
CAUSING LOSS OF nine LIVES

Charlotte. N. c.. November "A
reservoir of the municipal water works.
located near the center of Winston. NJ
G., broke at o'clock this morning,
causing the loss OF nine lives and the
injury Of four or five persons. The
dead are:
Mrs. Martin Peoples.
Mrs. vosler.
Mrs. John Poe, and 12-year-old
daughter.
Mrs. Southern.
John Southern.
Miss Octavia Bailey, aged 20.
lucille Malone, colored.
Carolina Martin, colored.
The injured:
Martin v. Peoples, both legs broken.
Walter Peoples, injury to back.
Gilley Jordan, slightly bruised.
These are at the hospital.
ID. L. Payne, a travelling man, of
Greensboro, may recover, though his
condition prevents his removal to the
hospital now.
The north side of the reservoir, which
is thirty feet high, tumbled over, fall
ing upon the home and barn of Martin
V. Peoples. There were about 500. 900
gallons Of water in the reservoir, and
the mad stream rushed northeast to the
Southern Railway cut, and thence to
iBelos pOind, a distance of a half 4
mile. -Four tenement houses were
washed several hundred yards. D. L.
Payne. injured, said he was awakened
by the crash and thought he was being
swallowed by an earthquake. 'I cannot
describe my experience while 1 was
floating on the mad rushing stream of
water said Mr.. Payne after his re-
movai to house near the place where
he was found.
There were several miraculous escapes
A colored man and his wife, named
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
Parker Makes Two
Speeches and Attends
Big Reception.
CAMPAIGN PLANS

For Today Include a Hurried Tour
of Connecticut, With Stops at
Bridgeport, New Haven and Hart
ford-One of the Most Cordial
Greetings Yet Given the Candidate
Was that Extended at Cooper Un-
ion, Where He Addressed a Large
Meeting Under the Auspices of the
German-American Parker Union
A Hearty Reception Was Also Given
Judge Parker at Carnegie Hall
Where He Made a Speech Later i'm
the Evening.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
FATE OF PORT ARTHUR.
FORTRESS CANNOT HOLD OUT
MUCH LONGER.
The Limit of Human Endurance Has
Been Reached-GIoomy Reports
are Received Concerning Conditions
in the Besieged Fortress-Week OF
Continuous Fighting OF Dcsper-
ate Nature.

Toxic, Nov. 2, a. m.-The officia.
reports of the Port Arthur operations
since August l form a recital of almost
continuous fighting of a desperate ma
ture. The Russians first struggled des-
perdtely to block every japanese ad-
vance and then met the concentrated
artillery fire of the japanese. with it's
KIND. Latterly, since the Japanese be-
gan running parallels and traverses
ana extending mines, the Russians
have been constantly making sorties.
They rushed into the japanese trenches
and engaged in furious struggles with
the engineers and pioneers.
With desperate courage the japanese
continued to close. upon the fortress,
progressing stage by stage. The Jap
anese infantry never failed to respond
when asked to make an assault on al
most imp oSsible positions and when the
troops gained foothold they generally
held it with unflinching determination
October 18th the Japanese captured
some Russian prisoners who said the
fate of Port Arthur was near at end,
that the food supplies were insuf-
ficient and that the Russian ibattalions
were greatly reduced numerically. They
added that General StoeSSel was offer
ing rewards in money and medals for
four hundred volunteers to make a
sortie and destroy the Japanese guns
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-04
Chain-Gans Overseers Acquitted or
Murder.

Charleston. S. C.. November "a
special TO the News and Courier from
Edgeneld. s. c.. says:
G. p. Sawyer and NJ. X. Prince. the
two chain gang oyerseers charged
with whipping 10 death Wade Hart
ley, were acquitted here this after
nooz. the Jury remaining out about
ten minutes. The state failed to prove
that the deceased came to q violent
death or that the defendants did him
any violence