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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04

Some Points for InyestOr-Eyery-
thing Goes to Show that System
Will Prove Far Superior to Wire
Telegraph Lines

In the history of all Industrial en-
terprisess two classes stand out most
prominent in their abiding success;
TRANSPORTATION and communication be-
tween centers of population and
nations.
Sometime in his life every indivii-
ual must make use OF a means of
transportation and communication.
the great majority OF the worlds pop
ulatfon must do so continually, DAY
in and day out.
Did YOU ever know of the failure of
a wire telegraph or cable company:
Do you know of one such concern to-
day which is not paying handsome div
idends?
The cost Of wireless equipment at a
conservative estimate. based on COM
mercial installations already in use.
is less thar o~ne-twentieth Of the cost
OF wire telegraph lines. and one-fif-
teenth of the cost OF cable lines. I;
is also estimated hat ten years use
of wire or cable line will cost as much,
in maintenance and repairs abe orig
inal amount expended n OBSTRUCTION.
From actual statistics wire and cable
lines are useless 20 per cent. of the
time by reason OF floods, storms, broker,
connections. etc, whereas no stress of
wind Or weather interferes with wire
less telegraphy-using the all pervad-
ing ether as a basis OF transmission, il
more nearly approaches the %invincibla
than any art known to civilization.
1t Is unreasonable, then, to Presume
hat wireless telegraph company, send
ing it's messages in less time and with
less trouble must pay in dividends
from 20 to 40 times as much as will
telegraph or cable companies, when
the cost Of maintenance and operation
of Il wireless plant is merely nominal,
in comparison.
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DAILY COTTON MARKET.

Galveston quiet at 10 1-16c; net re-
.ceipts 2S,172 bales.
Norfolk; net receipts 5,O65 bales.
Baltimore nominal at 1905.
Boston steady at 1850; net receipts
so bales.
Wilmington steady at 9.75; net le-
.ceipts SIPS bales.
Philadelphia steady at 1915; net ie-
.ceipts 80 bales.
Savannah easy at 9Ac; net receipts
|15.459 bales.
New Orleans easy at Ice; net r.
!ceipts 1854 bales.
Mobile steady at 9 &c; net receipts
3 .564 bales.
Memphis steady at 10Bc; net receipts
l.775 bales.
Augusta quiet at 9 13-16c; net re-
ceipts 4,S77 bales.
Charleston quiet at 9Ac; net receipts
b, 1924 bales.
Cincinnati; net receipts 2S9 bales.
Louisville firm at 10Ac.
st. Louis firm at 10kc; net recei1ts
lie bales.
| Houston easy at 9 15-16c; net receipts
f16. 919 bales.
! New York, Oct. 1.-Cotton quiet at
l0.50; gross receipts 2,609 bales; sales
loo bales: stock 1881 bales.
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RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.

New York, Oct. Total today at all
lseaports;-Net receipts 1852 bales;
exports to Great Britain 1888 bales:
Iexports to France 1852 bales; exports
to the continent 5S,s14 bales; stock
1912, 041 bales.
Consolidated at all seaports-net re-
Iceipts 1852 bales; exports to Great
britain S4,S33 bales; exports to France
Is, 652 bales; exports to the continent
IS, 914 bales.
Total since September 1st at all sea
lports-Net receipts 1,137, COS bales; e K
Iports to Great Britain 440,6 3S bales;
lports to France 3d. 36 bales; exports &c
1.-THE continent 2S3,121 bales; ex ports f
Japan $3.50 bales; exports to Mexic7
II. 500 bales.
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NAVAL STORES MARKETS.

New York, Oct. L.-Turpentine quiet
at 55h456. Rosin dull; strained, COM
mon to good, $3.50.
Savannah, Oct 1.-Turpentine quies
at 52Z; receipts 39S casks; sales 142
casks; exports 80 casks. RosIn quiet
TO firm; receipts 2,309 barrels; sales 7s7
barrels; exports 2,641 barrels. Quote:
A B c. s2.45; d. $3.50: z. SIS; F. s2-s):
G, $2-s5: Fl, $40: /. 800; K, 1915; II,
$4.15: n. $40; w G. $40: W w.s5-0).
Charleston. Oct. 1-1Turpentine moth
ing doing. Rosin nothing.
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WILMINGTON Markets
Saturday, Oct.


COTTON-Steady at 9.75.
Receipts Of cotton todayS.12S bales.
Receipts same day last year-7,721
bales.
Receipts of the season to date-5s,ls 7
bales.
Receipts of last season to same date
IS 1872 bales.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE-
Nothing doing.
ROSIN-Nothing doing.
TAR-Firm at $50.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-T1rm. hard
I$2-25: dip $3.50: virgin $50.
RECEIPTS TO-DAY.
4 casks spirits ~turpentine:
142 barrels rosin;
IL barrels tar:
50 barrels crude t~urpentine.
lRECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR.
AZ casks spirits turpentine;
199 barrels rosin:
102 barrels tar:
LIP barrels crude turpentine.
IA barrels crude turpentine.
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CLOSING OF COTTON.

New York, Oct. Fixtures closed
October 9.S6; November 9.92; Dc
9.SS: January 1906; February
lola; March 1924; April 1880; May TO-
Sc.
Spot cotton closed quiet, 10 points de-
cline: middling uplands 1880; middliag
gulf IS: sales 100 bales.
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THE MONEY MARKET.

New York. Oct Money on call
nominal; no loans. Time loans steady
sixty days } per cent: ninety days ~
per cent: six months 81. per cent. IL
per cent Prime mercantile papsr
~ per cent Sterling exchange
weak with actual business in bankers
bills at [.ss.io to sIs5-S for demand md
at A-s2-5o TO $3.50 for sixty day bills.
Posted rates $i.s4 TO $i.s4A and s4Ss
to $.s. Commercial bills $4.SsL ID
A.S3. Bar silver SIS. Mexican dollars
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cluded 3.Ie0 American. Receipts 5.ie1
bale. all American.
Futures opened quiet and closed
easy. American middlin c.. o. c. de-
tober $50: October and November SIS.
November and December 5A: Deccn.-
Der and January sf3: January and
February $40: February and March s.
-: March and April 5a4; April aud
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PEANUTSjNorth Carolina sl.159S1.-
20: Virginia 90Qs1.10.
BEESWAX-25 to 27h.
CORN-67N to 20.
CORN MEAL-S4 to IS.
EGGS-1S to 20.
CHBCKENS-Hens. 80 to So; spring
l2h to 25 cents.
BEEF to 3 cents.
N. c.. Bacon-Hams (old) 15c; Shout
ders IL to 12c; sides II to 11kc.
SWEET POTATOES-75@S0.
SHINGLES-Per 1000: 6-inch sap
81. 90: 5-inch hearts $500; 6-inch saps
81. 90; 6-inch hearts $500.
TIMBER
Per AZ Extra milling. $7.50@S.5o
Mill prime ..$7.0O@7.50
Mill fair $6.50@7.00
Common mill .$5IO005 &c
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PRODUCE.

SAUT-Prices car load lots-100 lbs
C. F. Sec: 200 lbs .. F. Tic: 200 lbs F F
50 cents.
DRY SALTED SIDES-S Il 81.
BUTTER-27 to 3Gc.
COFFEE+SA to lie.
FLOUR-Straights $500; second pat
ents $50 to $3.50; full $3.50 to $50.
MOLASSES-S. House "a: New Or
.ans Brishts % to %: Porto Rico 20:
aba IS.
SUGAR-Granulated Sis; w. C. x.
No. 5. 1870: No. Z. $3.50; No. 9. s4.Io:
No. II. s4.65.
LARD-CTferce Basis) Pure ST cents.
Compound 6Z.
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Fayetteville Observer: Everything
has Gained down since the coaven-
ton. all partisanship has been laid
aside, and the Democrats OF al.
shades Of opinion are united with one
idea-to elect the Democratic ticket
by a great majority.
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will Carry Big Stock of Furniture.

Mr.. Geo o. Gaylord will, in the near
future, open up a big stock of furni-
ture in the store formerly occupied by
N. F. Parker. The present store Of
Mr Gaylord and the furniture store
will be connected by large archways
and a cash railway system is to be US
ed Mr.. Gaylord is getting in his fur-
niture.
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OF COTTON.

New York, Oct. 1--Receipts of cotton
lat the ports today 71,502 bales against
SO, 345 last week and 47,344 last year.
For the week $50. 900 bales against 43S.-
l317 last week and 305, AIS last yea To-
days receipts at e Orleans 9.75s
bales, against 5,937 last year n at
Houston 1919 bales against 1883 last
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THE LIVERPOOL MARKET.

Liverpool, Oct. Ii p. Motion
Spot in increased demand; prices 8
points lower; American middling fair
at 6.02; good middling 5.sS; middlias
STA: low middling 5-fS; good ordinary
s.24: ordinary 500. The sales Of u.s
day were 5000 bales of which 200 Were
for speculation and export and In
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L~aurinburg Exchange: The first
deposit in the Scotland County sav-
ings ank was made by a colored
woman, who deposited $50. This
speaks we'll for colored popula-
ton, many OF whom are thrifty. re-
spectacle and law abiding people.
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: The democrats can count on the cleo
toral vote OF Illinois. Dowie is going to
stump the state fer Mr.. Roosevelt.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.
Quotations on local securities fur
.nished by Hugh HacRae & Co.
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Careful mothers with a wholesome
horror of pneumonia are not letting
Senator Fairbanks kiss any of their
babies.-Atlanta Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
HEAVY FINE FOR
w. AUGUST HEINZE
Sentenced To- Pay $4,000 For De-
flying order OF the
Court.

Butte. Mont. March Civ. August
IIcinze. the Montana copper mdGnate;
y. l.. Frank. superintendent Of the
Johnstown Mining company. and J. II.
Trcrisc. superintendent of the Rarus
mine. HeinZe properties. have bee n
found guilty Of COntmpt Of court in the
United States court entering the
Michael Davitt lode claim and extract
in- therefrom valua ble ore on what is
known rs tho EnnarGite vein.
Heinze was fined $4,000. while
Frank snd Trerise were fined S1.OC0
each, the fines to he paid by IL o'clock
this morning or the defendants TO lie
taken to Helena in custody of the
United States marshal and confined
until the fines arc paid The Judgment
applies only to the first count against
the defendants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
TRANSFER OF TITLE TO
CANAL MAY NOW BE MADE
KING AND QUEEN
IN COPENHA6EN
Attending a Family Gathering-Giv-
en- a Warm We'll
come.

Copenhagen, March 31.-Kiug Ec-
ward ana Queen Alexandra arrived
here to attend 4 family gathering Oh
the occasion OF King Christians SG;h
birthday. They were received at tic
railway station by all the members
of the royal family, the cabinet min
listers, diplomatic corps and civil ara
military authorities.
After their majeSties had inspected
the guard-of-hunOr and the authorities
had been presented. the royal party
entered carriages, King Edward and
King Christian occupying the first and
Queen Alexandra and Crown Prince
Frederick and Crown Princess Louisa
the second. They drove to the pal
ace, enthusiastically greeted by great
crowds of people lining the route.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
BRYAN REsENTs A STATEMENT
But Is Told to Sit Down by the Judge on
the Bench.


But Is Told to Sit Down by the Judge on
the Bench.
\ sensational incident occurred when
! StOddard in the course of his argu-
ment declared that the sealed letter
| did not express the truth and did not
represent the sentiments of Bennett.
Bryan. who had entered the court room
a short time before, jumped to his feet
Immediately and started to speak, but
was interrupted by Stoddard, who said
with great emphasis that Bryan was
hiding behind Il subterfuge in this i'm
pOrtant matter" and that it was about
time Bryan said something.
StOddard referred to certain letters
which are said to have passed between
Bryan and Bennett, but while Bryan
was still trying to get an opportunity
TO speak the court ruled that all let
ters mentioned was inadmissible at
this time. Bryan insisted on being
heard, however, saying: Your honor.
Judge Stoddard has made "A statement
that is contrary to Il fact and 1 wish
to repudiate it. 1t must be stated
right
1hC CONAl ANitiitts MI III dus
should think that you ought to know
that when the court has made a ruling
you cannot go and break 1t. Please sit
down" Bryan thereupon seated him
self. and Judge StOddard was allowed
an objection. The letters referred to
are said to contain an announcement
of theintention of Bennett to withdraw
the letter he had already written in
which he had expressed a wish that
Bryan should have $50, 900 from his es-
tate.
Attorney Newton, one of Bryan's
counsel, argued for the admission Of
the sealed letter" as evidence. He
contended that Bennett certainly in
tended that the sum Of $50, 900 should
go TO Bryan. should Mr. Bryan re-
fuse it, he said. Mr. Bennett in
tended that the money should be di-
yided for educational and charitable
purposes"
After Newton bad concluded Judge
StoGdard replied briefly He said that
for some unaccountable reason New
ton wished to eulOgize Bryan and tried
to impress the court with the fact that
Bryan did not want the money for his
own financial aid. I'm the letter." said
Judge StOddard, 1--WE find that the gift
is to Mr.. Bryan or to his heirs if-they
survive him Just what kind Of char
ity Mr. Bryan is in favor Of, whether
it is that which begins at home. / am
not sure"
When the arguments were over
Judge eager adjourned court for the
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
Removes Am ObstaoIes.
FLOODS BREAKING
RECORDS IN SOUTH
Black River in Missouri is High
and Deaths Are
Reported.

Evansville, Ind, March 31.-The
HaZleton fill ON the Evansville & Terre
Haute railroad was washed away this
morning, closing traffic between Ev-
ansyille and Nincennes. The fill was
constructed at cost of 100000 af-
ter many years work.
Piedmont, Mo, March 31.-Blaclc
river has steadily risen during the past
week until it has reached twenty-five
feet, which is five feet higher than any
previous record. The country is inun-
dated for miles, farm houses have been
fioated from their foundations, thou
sands of feet of lumber have been de-
strOyed by the large areas of forests
devastated, and except by wire this
town is completely isolated. 1t is re-
ported that Rodney Malloy and his
wife, and James Mangan, his hired
man, living four miles from here, have
been drowned. The MalIOy home has
been washed away.
a wave six feet high struck freight
train near Leeper, threw the train and
engine from the track and almost
drowned the crew before they could
swim to safety. The village of AIilb
Spring is flooded. Many of the in
habitants arc living on their housetopS
and others succeeded in escaping to
the hills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
CONGRESSMAN CLAY ASSAILS
PERRY HEATH BEFORE THE HOUSE

pay 80 cents. Nor would ne conccue,
he added, as Scott suggested, that this
had been done because the 16-cent ink
was not adapted to- the purposes to
which it was put. He urged an IN
vestigation Gs the only method of de-
termining the truth of the charges
made. The president, BristOw ana
Conrad and Bonaparte had all said
that Heath should he investigated. and
he thought they should be taken at
their word.
If FEistOw's charges against Heath
were not true they constituted a mall
cious and gross slander, and Heath
should have the right 10 defend himself
against them. In conclusion Clay said
that any party in power was liable
to fall into errors of administration,
and that amy party should seek an ex-
animation into its affairs.
Scott said it never had been his
purpose TO believe a man guilty mtn
he had proven, to be; although Heath
might be all that the senator from
Georgia had charged against him. He
read from statement by Beach, at
torney for the District of Colombia. to
the effect that all Of the evidence was
before the grand jury and that it was
regarded as insufficient to warrant the
Indictment of Heath.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
DEMANDS TAXES
BE MADE LARGER
Unusual Procedure by New York
Woman, Who is Accom-
modated.

New Ycrh. March 31.-Ali records
Of the tax department in Greater New
York have been lrckcn by woman
whose name WIS not Hllfe public. She
accomplished this by appearing be-
fore Commissioner E:ady and protest
ing that her assessment was too small.
The official, after recovering from Ills
astonishmcnt. raised The amount from
So, ,OCO to $4,000. making a difference
Of $40 in the levy.
For several days the commissioners
have been busy listening TO complaints
of persons who reside elsewhere and
wished to swear off the tax here on
personal property. Therefore the Off
cials were completely taken back by
the wOman's unique request, and en-
deavored to secure her photograph for
the department records.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
HARRIS WAS TOO STRENUOUS
Orders His wIfe's Father to Climb a Tree
and Gets Cut Up
Whole Lot.

Danville. H.. March 81. - After n
quarrel with his father-in-law. James
l. Brown. at Grape Greek, Walter Har-
ris ordered the aged man TO climb n
tree. The father-in-law refused. and
the manner in which he evaded the or
deal is likely To cost Harris his lie
According to persons who witnessed
the quarrel Harris led his wife's par
ent up TO the tree and commanded him
10 shin up" Brown refused. Har-
ris. il is asserted, bombarded him with
stones.
Some of the stones struck Brown
as he lodged behind the tree. En-
ragged. he drew a clasp knife and at
tackled his Son-in-law. When the men
Were separated il was found that Har>-
ris was bleeding from deep knife cuts
in his neck. He was removed uncon-
scious> to his home. and physicians who
examined him say that he cannot re-
cover
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
Russian Paper Desires
to CheCkmate
America.
OUR POLICY ALARMS
Lu11 in Reports of Fight
ing at the
Front.

st. Petersburg, March 81. - The
NOvOe Vrcmya has executed a face
about strongly supporting the idea of
Il Russo-British understanding, in an
editorial entitled The Blindness of
England" in which the paper argues
that the success of Japan would be
more injurious to Great Britain than
to amy other European nation, ard
points TO the J'Bited States as the COM
mon rival of both. 1t describes Japan
as America $ sharp shooter, and says:
Remember what nation, i'll the person
of the commander of one of its men-
of-war at Chemulpo, refused to join in
the collective protest of the other for
eiGn commanders before the Japanese
destroyed the Variag and the KorietZ.
Remember whose flag alone among all
did not take on board the crews of our
perishing ships. To the honor of Eng
land, the ally of Japan, it was not her
representative. but the commander of
an American ship.
Would Make the Pacific Our Pond.
1.-THE Americans wish to convert the
Pacific into an American Mediterran-
can. Would that be to the advantage
of England? Does England not I'M
derstand III her blind policy and hatred
toward Russia that she is turning this
ocean into an American MeGGterran-
can? Sooner eor later the European
countries will recognize that America
is their mutual enemy. Why should
not Russia and England, in view Of
their possessions outside of Europe,
combine?
Russia Does Not Want India.
'SOme one will 90 England a great
service by warning her of the ecOnOmI-
cal Sedan which will be effected by
the japanese and Americans. Russian
and English interests do not clash.
Russia does not want India, but only
access to the open sea from NlGdivos-
tok and Port Arthur"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
ONCE MORE THE NEGRO QUESTION
Bay State Criticised for Mob Law and Mis-
cengenatiOn.

Bay State Criticised for Mob Law and Mis-
cengenatiOn.
Washington, March 31.-During the
session of the house Bartlett of Georgia
embraced an opportunity to reply TO a
cising the south in relation to the ne
gro question. Bartlett declared that
Massachusetts was not free from the
charge of disregard of the law. He
cited an instance where a mob in Ma
rion, Mass, in 1902. had tarred ard
feathered man and woman. and he
said, the perpetrators of the Outra &c
had been acquitted and marched
through the streets as heroes
He read from statistics of Mpssa-
chuSetts showing the number of dis
graceful marriages of white with ne
groeS in the city of Boston. If these
facts are true, Bartlett said, THE teach
ings of the gentleman from Massachu-
Sctts and those who believe as he does
are coming, like chickens, home to
roost." He did not believe. he de-
clared. that the people of Massachu-
sets entertained nor re-echoed the SEN
timents of Gillett.
Gillett, replying, said he believed
that the Caucasian race as a whole is
vastly superior TO the colored race,
but he said he did not believe it foA
lowed that every white man is superior
to every colored man. He declared
that he denounced such incidents as
had been cited in assachusetts, as
he had those occurring in the south.
Hs asserted. however. that the fire.
Quency of such occurrences in the south
stimulates similar occurrences all over
the country.
The subject was further discussed
by CrumpacSer of Indiana. Mob law,
he declared Is not sectional. Il con
feSs,' he said, that the record of the
last twenty-five years Will show that
my own state has had its full share
of these disGTaceful exhibitions of lack
OF control on the part OF the people"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS


United States Flag Flying Again at New
Chwang-NO More Fighting.
London, March 31.-The latest news
from the Far East says nothing of any
more fighting, but gives u few more
details Of recent engagements. An in
teresting fact from New Chwang is
that the Russians, in view of vigor-
Gus protest from the United States
consul there, have decided to permit
the flying of the United States flag
OH buildings belonging to United States
citizens. The British flag Will also be
unmOlested.
The Russians continue to allege that
the Japanese had forty killed at the
battle of ChOng-Ju-which is identical
with the fight reported yesterday by
the Japs as having taken place at
''TyrOnjyu' -Sand that their wound
ed were more numerous. On the 9th
er hand the japanese official report
gives five Japs killed, one being n lieu
tenant. and captain and twelve 9th
ers wounded. The Japs agree pretty
well with the Russian official report
as to the casualties on the Russian
side.
Admiral Togo's official report of the
sixth attack on Port Arthur does not
differ materially from the one printed
III these dispatches. except that it
would appear that the JapS were part
~ successful in blocking Port Arthur.
the channel between the sUnken ships
being very narrow. The ships seem
20 have been taken right into the chan
mel before they We're sunk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
GIRL IN ST louis UNABLE
TO IDENTIFY HERSELF

st. Louis, March 31-A girl of about
IS years of age is being detained at
the emergency hospital because she is
unable to remember anything about
herself beyond the facts that her name
is either Annie Won Kresse or Rene
Won Kresse, and that she was born liz
New York. She was picked up while
wandering around the streets and
could not tell the officer where her
home has been or anything about her
self.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
IOWA LEGISLATURE KILLS
PRIMARY ELECTION LAW

Des Moihes. Ia, March 81. - The
state senate has Killed the CrossIey
primary election law by a vote of -
to 10. The bill had been heralded as
the most important piece of legislation
to come before the present session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
Decision of French Court
Removes Last
Obstacle.
COLOMBIA LOSES CASE
Company Thus Rem
dered Free to Sell
Rights.

Paris. March 31.-The first civil tri-
bunal Of the Seine today decided the
case of the republic of Colombia
against the Panama Canal company
in favor of defendants.
The decision holds the complaint of
Colombia is not receivable and con-
demns the plaintiffs to pay the costs
Of action.
Removes All Obstacles.
This decision has the effect of re-
moving all legal obstacles in the way
of the transfer of the canal conces-
sion from the company to the United
States.