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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-16
lOpening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Cash ouotations were as follows I:

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady: winter patents, S4.30; straights
Spring rH specials $40; spring patents $4,000 4o
wheat. No 2 spring, So; No 3, 4..@; No.
red. SAL; corn, No. 2,45h.. No. yellow,
AZ oats, No. S7qSs NO white No; w III e
lev .4oaa2 fair to choicen1alting, 46@5S; flax
seed, No. /. SO; No. l northwestern. l;04h
prime timothy seed, S2} mess PORK per DOL,
ribs sides (loose), 6.l2@6.37; dry salted shoul-
ders (boxedl, 775@.S7; short clear sizes isl.,
(boxed) 862@675 whiskey, basis of high
NEW YORK PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK, Jan. l5-Flour-quet; winIer
patents S425@4.5o; Minnesota patents 1850
Rye four-quiet; fair to good s3.SO@3'4o;
choice to fancy s29093.2.
Corn-meal steady; yellow western s29O.
Rye-nom.; No. 2 western 6S.
Enthusiastically; feeding 4219; mailing ~.
Wheat-irreg, No. 2, 95@; May, 9l14; july
go Esornospot quiet; No. 2, 81: May, SAX; Sep
tember, -; November, -; December
R Rass- IF family 90: mess 5000
$50; beef hams 29.50922. 90: packet lO.5C@I:
Cut meats-steady; picked bellies 74@7A.
picked shoulders 51I96; pickledhams, 1870
Iard-steady; western steamed 40; refined
quiet: continent 7.25 compound $4,000.
POrk-steady; family 15.00@l5 10; short clear
l3.500l6.00, mess l4.50gio.zo.
Tallow-quiet cityper package 5H,' country
5A@A. ooa
Turpentine-eas 66L@67:
Rice-steady; domestic, fair to extra, 1865,
assees@steady New Orleans, open kettle,
good to choice, 3l@37.
Coffee-spot, Rio quiet, No invoice rs,
mild firm, cordova 81a9l3.
Sugar-raw, steady; falr rennlng 70; H1olas-
sas 25s, refined, quiet.
Butter-frm; extra creamery 2i., state dairy
Cheese-steady; state full cream small col
ored l20. white fall made, 10H.
Eees-ouet: state and Pennsylvania Sig. -.
Potatoes-Long Island 2.25920l, new South
ern, .@..., Jersey sweets l.50Cg3.5o. ,,la.
Peanuts-steady; fancy hand-plcKeo, f4@9'
Cabbaoewsfeady: domestic per 100 s59l0
Freight to Liverpool l2@
Cotton seed oil was dull but steady; prime
crude f o, b. mills 5000, prime summer yel-
row 81 a.. off summer yellow, prime Wnote
10: prime winter yellow ~, prime meal 2'.VU9
27.50 nominal.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 15-Flour quiet: winter
patents. "a 5O64 rs. spring satents S46594.sO.
Wheat easy; S9@e91S, Southern wheat by
Corrnysteaaddy; spot @5ok, Southern white
corn 44(l5l....
Oats-steady; No. white 169.
Rye-frm; No. 2, bl... ,ooo
Butter-frm; fancy imitation 1920, fancy,
creamery @26.
Eggs-frm; fresh 2I@2S.
Cheese firm: III, large li40. :, !,
Sugar-steady; fine and coarse granulatea
1861.
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS.

GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago, Jan. 15.-Renewed fear of war
pulled up both grain and provisions TO-
day. May wheat closed at an advance OF
81. corn S-S and oats rs to 1c. Provisions
gained to II 1-2c.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK. Jan. Is, Up. m.-Money on call
easy ut u Q214: closing l1%@ time money
no 60 days, I14t01a: 80 days, 4I@A six moths
4(d ~; prime mercantile paper 5@5L; sterling
exch. weak with actual business IN bankers
bills at 4S5G09iS1e0, for demand, and at 4So. o
for 60 day bills. posted rates 48304So
commercial bills 1925 bar silver &c., Mexican
dollars i5H
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NAVAL. STORES.

WILMINGToN, Jan. 10 -Turpentlne noth-
esq; receipts 81 casks.
Rosin-I1rm at 220 receipts go bbls.
Tar-firm, I.S0; receipts l52 bbls.
Crude-firm, 2.25@3 S093.S0; receipts lol par
rels.
CHARLESTON, Jan. l5-Turpentlne STEADY
inal 6315, receipts 49,. sales exports.
Quote A, b, c, 40;D, 240 e. 265; F, go: G, POO;
HISS: /, 290; X, 2.95; NJ 3.o5; N, 3l5; VIC, 3d.
WV, 800.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 15-Turpentine steady;
6l1a: receipts GO sales co. exports
Rosin firm; receipts 1856 sales 1878 exports
Quote A, B, C, 260;D, go; E,275 F,2S0; G.
2.75: III, 2.95; l. 800; x, o.; NJ, 3l5; N. 3.25 We
$50; WV, 4.00
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SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

Short Line to pricipal cities OF the
South and Southwest. Florida, Cuba, Tex
as, California and Mexico. also North
and Northwest, Washington, Baltimore
Philadelphia, New York, Boston Cincin-
matt, Chicago, indianapolis, St. Louis,
Memphis and Kansas City.
Trains leave Raleigh as follows:
No. so. NORTHBOUND.
1920 a. m.-"sEABOARD EXPRESS
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Rchmou'
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia.
New York. Boston and all poinu
North, Northeast and Northwest.
No. SO.
400 A. NJ. "sEABoARD LOCAL
MAIL" For all points from Raleigh
to Portsmouth, Norlina to Richmond.
connected at Henderson for Oxfor..
and Weldon with A. G. L.; at Ports
mouth-Norfolk with all steamers fer
points North and Northeast.
No. &C..
1885 A. NJ. "SEABOARD MAIL" FOR
Richmond. Washington, Baltimore
PHILADELPHIA, New York and Boston.
Connects at Richmond with c. and O.
for Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis;
at washington Will ISHuSy 4N
and b. and o. for all points
Nc. 81. soUTHBoUND.
Ais a. m.-"SEABOARD EXPRESS"
For Charlotte, Atlanta, Columbia.
Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville,
st. Augustine, Tampa and all points
South and Southwest.
No. Al.
400 D. m.-sEABoARD LOCAL MAIL
For Charlotte, Atlanta and all ioca.
points. Connects at Atlanta for al
points South and Southwest.
No. 81.
Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Atlanta,
Columbia, Charleston. Savannah.
Jacksonville, Tampa and all points
South and Southwest.
Tickets on sale to all points. Pullman
berths reserved.
Uptown Ticket-Office
Marlborough House Building.
C. II. GATTIs, c. A. and P. A.
Phones Iii. Naien' ~ u
Z.P. SMITH. 7. P. A.
Raleigh, N. G.
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TIE NEWS AND OBSERVER SATURDAY MORNING. JAN 49,

all interior towns, 462 500; stock at all
interior towns same time last year, 49,
400; stock at Liverpool same time last
year, GIG, ooO stock of American afioat
for Great Britain same time last year,
249, 900.
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s. A. L. sruUKs AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 15-Seaboard Air Line
common, $3.50 -. preferred i5I@lG.
Bonds-4's 66la6.
Atlantic Coast Line common lO6z@I07 -; pref
erred ...... No sales.
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LIGHT RECEIPTS
YET THE OUTLOOK
January Closes Steady
Twenty-three Higher.
OTHER MONTHS ARE UP
They Show an Advance of Twelve to
Twenty-one Points. Another Day
of lnconsequentiaI Results
in Stock Prices. Grains
pseo
OTHER MONTHS ARE UP
Rise.
(By the Associated Press.I

New York. Jan 15.-Buying of. dry
goods has been of moderate proportions,
but the disposition of buyers is to place
orders little more freely to meet i'm
mediate requirements. The outlook for in
creased buying is bright, although sellers
show no disposition to make concessions
under any circumstances. Jobbers are
shipping considerable merchandise, but
store trade is still slow
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, Jan. 15.-The cotton market
opened firm at an advance OF 12@2l points
following higher Liverpool cables than ex-
pected and the outlook for continued light
receipts which prompted both covering by
yesterdays late sellers and some fresh
buying for long account. The advance,
however, as has been the case recently,
seemed to attract quite heavy liquidation
and almost at once the market developed
a downward tendency that continued UNI
til the active months had been depressed
to net gain of only about EOS points.
At this level brokers with New Orleans
connections executed light buying orders
and the market began to do better, selling
up to about the highest point so far for
the day just before the noon hour There
was, however, very little demand from
outside sources and the local contingent
by moderate scalping trades soon brought
about another downturn that carried
prices back to nearly the previous low
point Following this the market con-
tinued more or less irregular, but turned
quite firm and more active toward the
close on what appeared to be New Orleans
and Philadelphia buying. The market was
finally steady with January net 90 points
higher. and the other months at an adj
vance of 1901 points. Sales were esti-
mated at 300, 900 bales.
Receipts at the ports today 23,S34 bales,
against 32,S5O last week and "a, 47S last
year For the week 100000 bales, against
2S7,770 last week, and 225,476 last year.
Today's receipts at New Orleans were
1876 bales, against S,744 last year, and
at Houston 5,45S, against 7,416 last year.
NEW YORK. Jan. Is Cotton spot closed
quiet 20 points lower. middling upland, 1890
gulf ii 05: sales S25 bales.
Futures firm and closed strong
Open Close High Low
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English spinners are paying advanced
prices and are asking for shipments. The
American mills are in need and have to
meet this competition from abroad. The
spot market has an advancing tendency.
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futures opened easy and closed cary.
THE RALEIGH COTTON MARKET

Receipts yesterday ;. :. 81 bales
Prices yesterday :. ;. 13 1904 1-16
Receipts same date last year "a bales
Prices same date last year S1-2GS SIS
Receipts this week 220 bales
Receipts same week last Year al bales
receipts to date. ;. ;. 11,5ee bales
ceipts last year to date = Il, i63 bales
steady demand for spot cotton has
the price above fourteen cents.
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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. I5-Cotton futures
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, ran. Is. 4 p. m.-Cotton spot
mod bus. y..cas lo9 points higher.
American middlng fair, 7.66; good mddling
ordinary, 50; ordinary, ia. The sales Of the
day were 1000 bales, of which 800 were for
speculation and export and included {, 700 Am
erican. Receipts 1000 bales, including 500
American.
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Brought into sight thus
far for season ........ 1924 1881
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-05
DOINGS AT THE
OIL WELL,
The Drill Has not Been Running
] For Several Days.

There is not much news to
report from the oil field this
week as everything down there
is quiet and the one drill being
operated in WINFIELD well No.
il not running, having been
standing. idle for several days.
Everybody connected with the
well has shut up tight as clam
and nothing can be learned. but
it is rumored that the piping gol
crooked and fastened IN the vel
and work was stopped till :
swedeed can be shipped here
with which to straighten it,
Another report is to the effecl
that the management has found
that the drill is near oil and 9
gusher is near at hand and the
drill was stopped till the knowing
ones could arrange things. SO =,
to make = haul when the gusher
arrives. How much truth there
is in these rumors remains to be
found out, but it is a fact tina,
the drill is not running and ha.
not been for several days.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-05
Boston Instead Of Selma.

The accident last week in which
the sawyer was killed happened
at the Boston mill on Little Ri
yer instead of at the Selma mill.
An eye witness says the saw was
not running lat the time of the
accident but the carriage lever
was thrown accidentIy and the
.enrriaee ran the sawyer against
the saw. He died instantly. He
came from Texas = few days
before the accident and had been
at work at this mill only two
hourU when IA Was 6llod
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-05

News From Ward Three.
NJ. II MoN..ch6or f.cr, ~

MIR. II. McNaughtOn from the
lower end of ward three was q
visitor to town Tuesday and
called at this Office. He said
that farming operations are mov-
ing along slowly in that section,
the cold spring detrimental to the
growth of young crops. Consid-
erable cotton has been planted
there and much commercial fer
tilizer used. If seasons hit right
good crops will be made yet, but
prospects are MT bright now.
He told US of = young man in
that section who tried to steal a
girl and got a bullet through his
hat. He had to run under the
house to keep from being shot
at again.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-05
Goldonna Oil Well.

From a special in the Shreve-
port Times it is learned that
work has started on an oil we'll
near Goldonna on land belonging
to President Buchanan Of the
Louisiana & Arkansas Railroad.
A contract has been made fOf 4
we'll 1,500 fest deep unless Z
strike is made before that depth
Is reached. This new well u
fifteen miles west Of Winfield on
Saline bayou.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-05
Mississippi is Solving the
Negro Problem.
PUTTING THEM TO WORK
New. Vagrancy Law Becoming
Effective Has Salutary Effect :
On Loaflng Negroes.
A special from Mississippi.

A SPECIAL from Mississippi,
dated last Friday, says:
The Wells vagrancy law, ore
of the most stringent measurers
ever enacted by the Mississippi
legislature, went into effect to-
day, and has caused a lively stir.
among the colored population.
There are more negroes actually
employed and hunting work in
Mississippi to-day than ever be-
fore in the States history.
Thousands of idle darkies who
have been loafing around in the
towns for many months, living
on the scraps carried away from
white peoples kitchens, have
shaken the dust of the towns
from their feet and are gone To
the cotton fields in search of
employment.
In communities where the
scarcity of labor has been bitterly
complained of for many months
there are now hundreds of negsoes
offering to accept employment,
and the officers of, the law are
congratulating themselves over
the very salutary effect the law
has had even before any attempts
are made for its enforcement,
and they predict much greater
results yet to come after a few
ldlers, losfers- and chronic va
grants are made to feel the far
reaching and most radical effect
of the new measure.
A most commendable, feature
of the new law is the fact that it
provides for the punishment and
suspension from duty of the
officer who fails to enforce its
provisions within his jurisdiction.
The law is broad and compre-
hensive, covering all classes of
undesirable persons such as are
usually found in every commu-
nifty, and including not only the.
customary type of vagrants, but
persons who have no visible
means of support, gamblers,
women of ill-repute, illicit dealers
in liquor, persons who are able to
work, and do not work. but hire
tout their minor children. men
who abandon wife or family, etc.
In nearly every county in the
state the authorities have publi,--
" declared their intention to
make . most vigorous enforce
ment of the Wells vagraucy law,
carrying out its provisions to the
very letter, and if this is done in
some communities it will bring
about . condition of affairs much
to be desired. The stir it has
already caused has been highly
4 beneficial, for it has caused many
jpersons who have not earned an
honest livelihood for many years
| to go to work for living.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-05
Was Not Arrested.

In connection with the mystic
rious killing Of one of the M
gent boys at Rochelle, it was
published that Bob Pentacost had
been arrested charged with. the
deed. But it now developes that
Pentaeost has never been arrested
and IS not even suspicioned,
Frie<ds q the young man make
chs statement in order to correct
The false report.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-05

A new schedule went into effect
on the L: s. A. Sunday, the
passenger train leaving from
Jena Sunday morning and arrIv-
ing at WINFIELD at $40 o'clock.
The schedule as now arranged
gives WINFIELD q little better
service, the train arriving here u
3:02 in the evening and leaving a
at e:4g ia the morning.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-05
4 NEGRO SHOT
NEAR DODSON.
Almost Another Curly Dill
Episode.

There came near being another
Curly Dill episode at Dodson
Saturday night. A negro named
IS. A. Williams was killed OUT
right and further excitement and
probably devilment averted.
Williams was 4 school teacher
and had been visiting the negroes
in and near Dodson. and had had
considerable to, do with the esca-
pade Of Curly Dill, at least to
the extent that he wrote Dill Z
letter approving the shooting Of
Marshal Patterson. After Dill's
break Williams was taken up and
instructed % leave Dodson and
stay away from there, But Sat.
urday 10 went back therc and
was taken charge of and
being carried out about . mile
from town to be given : dose Of
strap oil. He refused to be car
rieil farther when they reached !
point aboot three quarters of.a
mile fruan town and made fight.
He shot : man named Barney
Gilbert through the leg and ran.
The crowd opened fire on him
and bic him With six pistol bullets
ia tho body And blew one side
Of bis head on with . shot gun.
He vas found next morning and
: coroner's inquest held, but
blame could not be placed on
any one. Tho dead negro had .
sife IL Elston where he had
lived until some months agoSand
Il Is also sald thet be had former
u held the position IS principal
4 : 6olsced high school Il Bon
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-05
Another Addition t0Winn-
fields Enterprises.
THE DALT0N-cLARk co.
Will Locate Their Finishing
Plant at WINFIELD Instead
Of Some Other Place.

For the past two weeks num-
Der OF the more progressive
business men of this city have
been quietly at work trying to
secure for Winfield the large
finishing plant of the Dalton
Clark Stave Company Of Tenn
essee, the same company now
operating a stave factory ut this
place and another one at or near
Newport in this parish. The
company had already purchased
a site at Monroe for the plant,
but after coming to this place
and looking into the matter of
freight rates and the abundant .
of timber in this section they were
willing to listen to propositions
from this place. Our men went
to work and have been successful'
in securing the location of the
plant, deeds to the site having
been passed Monday and an
order for shipping the machinery
already sent in.
It required considerable hus-
Ting to get this enterprise. an
exhorbitant price being asked for
the only desirable location, but
after several trades 10 real estate
and cash subscriptions from our
merchants and professional men
the site was secured and an
agreement entered into for the
erection Of the plant. It will be
located besitle the stavc factory
now in operation, along the line
Of the L. & A. Railroad ea ct Of
the Arkansas Southern and VAL
ley roads. Il will be equipped
for finishing slaves Of al kinds
and preparing them for cooper
age use, the making Of barrels,
kegs, ETC., and will employ con-
siderable skilled labor, more
than .. saw mill or an ordinary
stave or boiling factory. The
pay roll Of the company will be
between $4,000 and $1,000 per
month, most of which will be
spent with the merchants of the
town, the company not running
commissary as . great many Of
such concerns do.
The only requirement of the
company outside : site for theifl
plant is that their labor be pro-
tected 60 long = il Is within the
bounds Of reason, and on this
point they have had assurances
from practically I'll The people Of
The town and arc certain 70 have
the cooperation Of III n main
tanning order and peace With any
kind Of labor they may choose to|
employ 30 long - tho laborers
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-05
Items Of Interest in Short
Paragraphs.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Things Personal and Otherwise
Caught on the Fly in Social
and Business Circles.

Prof. HI. NJ. Micheal of Verda
was here Tuesday.
Mrs. J. H. Crawford is quite
sick this week.
DR.. A. P. Collins of the second
ward was here this week.
Mr.. J. II. Gentry of Royal was
here first of the week.
Mr.. &. w. Bartley of Tunica
gave us call Saturday.
Mrs. G. Fl. Sutton is among
the very sick Of the town now.
See the new jewelry at Perdue's.
Ali the best all the time.
Mr.. j. N. Ferguson of Atlanta
was among last Fridays visitors
to town.
Mr.. B. II. Stovall of Dodson
was : business visitor to this city
: last Friday.
Mr.. w. n. Dunn, police juror
elect from the second ward, was
here Tuesday.
Mr.. J. B. Boyett Of Beech was
in town Saturday and gave this
Office ! call.
Mr.. J. B. Durham of the Alon-
20 community was among the
visitors to town Tuesday.
Sheriff J. N. Mcdowell of
jackson parish was among the
visitors here yesterday.
Mr.. n. J. Duty, Who proposes
70 put il I foundry 1t 5his place,
was here lirst Of the week arrang-
ing for : location for the plant.
Mr.. W. W. Kavanaugh and
party from Jonesboro passed
through here ! few days ago to
aud from Saline bayou where
they went on fishing expedition.
Marshal ]. L. Patterson Of
DNlscn was here Tuesday, having
sufficiently recovered from the
shooting DO got at the hands Of
tlle negro Curly Dill to be able to
get about.
Mr: Aielius Smith Of Dodson
was among The first Of the week
visitors % town. Mr.. d. H.
Gatlin AZ George getown came up
ou the 4. = 4. passenger Mon
day on the Wy . verda.
Mr. g. G. Hardy Of Shrcye-
port u II town seeing frien4ls
otter = ehssncs Of two years.
ia csme % Doslson on ! visit to
relstlyes and came down to So
how or Town i getting along;
SsSss " - = d 4 ass-sx - - - 4 s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-28
IMMENSE CROWDS
 VIEW THE INDIAN
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE EXAM. ]; MED THE WOUNDS INFLICTED
 BY A PoLicEMAN--ouEsTioNS | AskED AND ANSWERED.

Immense crowds, impeiled by morbid cu- ,r,osatv viewed the wounds of "Heep Much Cigar Smoker as the Indian stood in the temporary hospital at Second avenue ana Nineteenth street yesterday. with plac- ard telling how he was shot through the abdomen in desperate fight with po- 1iceman In the early hours or yesterday morning. the time when the red men make their attacks, according to the ancient Ird,an fighters who sdll remain around tho city
 The shooting has attracted more at- fentton than any similar affair In the history of Birmingham. Several questions have arisen as result of the shooting, and 1t might be well to answer them.
 .How did the Indian get there?" He Mad retired from his stand on the corner, and was in the alley resting after his years of labor.
 .sWhy didn't the policeman know he was there?' The policeman has only been on that beat for day or two, having been transferred from Buzzard's Roost. He had not been through the alley and seen the Indian before.
 was the policeman really in earnest, or was 1t a joke. or an advertising scheme?' He certainly was in earnest and thought the figure. the outlines of which he could only indistinctly see, was a negro burglar trying to escape detection
 twas 1t dark in the alley?' It was and 4fe policeman could scarcely see his hand before his face
 The Indian will hardly die.
 Not less than 10000 viewed the Indian and investigated the wound.