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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-04

national life. This time II is not the
prajries Of Illinois, but the prairies OF
Kansas, that will give the nation Q
great man. Trial in the school OF ad'
yersity has made him intensely human.
Another great Kentuckian Will honor
the state of his adoption, and like LIN
coin will pass on into higher fields OF
usefulness.
Hoch Is the Man Called.
81 say this without any disparage-
ment of Judge Dale, who is a man OF
character and ability, and would make
a good governor, but Hoch is the man
who has been called and his mission
has but only begun.
The men on the fusion state, con-
gressional, district and local tickets
stand in a little different attitude to
the old-time Populist than the heads
of the tickets, and consequently men
who do not care to make complete
CnanSe Will support tueui.
"Imake this statement so that I may
he understood and to relieve myself Of
the embarrassment of party classifca-
ton, when we have no party orsaniza-
ton in the state, and are only on a
pocket ballot, and really placed in an
attitude of apologiZing for our exist
ence. l gave freely of my time and
money in the past to aid the Popullst
organization in Kansas. l led forlorn
hopes when there was no possibility OF
success, to impress as much as posi-
BILE on the minds of the people the
questions that then presented them
selves. / have no apologies to make
for my attitude then, or now, and take
as much pride in being an independent
voter, as did in fighting Grover Cleve-
land and his bond issue.
Free men are the hope of the ma
ton. The way to be free is to do right,
and the ultimate Judgment of good
men of all parties will approve your
conduct. The past has no letters to
bind the present. The future will take
care of itself. Respectfully,
JOHN MADDEN"
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FOR ROOSEVELT AND HocH.
Col. Ed C. Little Returns to the Re-
publican Fold and Writes a Letter.

Col. Ed C. Little Returns to the Re-
publican Fold and Writes Letter.
Colonel. Ed c. Little, Of Abilene,
private secretary OF Governor Leedy,
and one of the most prominent fusion
leaders of the 1896 and 1900 cam
paigns, will take the stump for Roose-
welt and Hoch. Recently Chairman
Stubs of the Republican state COM
mittee invited Col. Little to take part
in the Republican campaign. The
colonel accepted. His letter 10
Stubs follows:
Dear SIR
In reply TO your kind and cordial
Invitation to participate in your
speaking campaign: Although l am
quite busy just at present I shall be
very glad to do what can to contrib
ute to the success of Roosevelt and
Hoch, and do hereby accept your in
vitation.
President Roosevelt has taken so
firm a stand against grafters and
boodlers that he deserves to be re-
elected, that other public officials
may be encouraged to go and do like
wise. He has made common honesty
an issue OF the campaign. His partic-
ipation in the settlement of the an
thracite coal strike was, l think, the
first occasion of Importance in which
a great official has taken so definite
a stand as the friend Of the laboring
man and Of that vast number who are
hardly registered with either organic
ed labor or organized capital. Per
haps no greater compliment can be
paid him than to call attention to the
difference between his attitude to-
ward the strikes that have occurred
within the last few months and that
Of Grover Cleveland under somewhat
similar circumstances.
President Roosevelfs treatment OF
the old soldier who has reached ad-
vanced years was such a. they had q
right to expect from him and had q
right to expect from this country long
ago. Ths vigorous prosecution Of
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the Merger case has demonstrated
that he is not the property OF the
great corporations. The fact that he


that he Is not the property OF the
great corporations. The fact that he
has selected stenographer as
chairman of his campaign committee
and declined to even attempt to raise
a great campaign fund with which TO
debauch the public conscience Of the
country, is very good evidence that
he does not intend to put himself I'M
der financial Obligations to those who
donate such funds and that he will
be an unbiased servant of the people
who elect him. While | do not pre-
tend to agree with everything that
Roosevelt has said and done, l do
think he always. aims to do right and
hits the bulls eye about as often as
anybody know.
Ed Hoch has been a neighbor OF
mine for wears. have long been his
friend and / hope he will receive the
great majority OF which merits entitle
him. / think he is just as good a
man as Roosevelt, clean, honorable
and able. cannot see how the state
could have a better man for governor
than Ed Hoch. AS long as the Re-
publican party dominates men IKE
Hoch and Bailey, and LaFollette of
Wisconsin, Van SAINT Of Minnesota,
Cummins of Iowa and Deneen of Hi
nois, the people will not lack cham
pions to support Theodore Roosevelt
in his fight for integrity in public life,
against any improper domination of
interests in public affairs
and for the highest ideals of the great
party of Abraham Lincoln.
have the honor to remain,
Very sincerely yours,
JN.p E. c. LITTLE.
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BRIEP BUT STRENUOUS.
RAPID FIRE ALL ALONG THE
LINE FOR THE NEXT FOUR
WEEKS.
Chairman Stubs Has Plans Laid for
an 10000 Majority-Demooratio
Managers are Discouraged-Pop-
ulist Committee Doing Nothing.

The hard work In which every
Republican is expected to buckle
down was reserved for the last four
weeks Of this campaign. Chairman
Stubs does not believe in long,
drawnout campaigns, and in this re-
spect the state committee is in per-
feet accord with his views. The COM
mittee bent its energies in September
to organization. Now, with plans
well in hand, the committee is ready
to make a campaign for the $4,000 ma
jority which so many conservative
politicians believe will be the record
of the Republican party in November.
The plans include meetings in
every voting precinct, rallies in the
towns, the formation of Roosevelt
and Hoch clubs, the distribution OF
literature and the lining up OF the
first voters. This work will be pushed
with vigor. Reports at state headquar-
ers are that the local managers al
ready are putting in their best ticks
in the directions indicated. The
state committee has more than 200
speakers for service between now
and the election. While most of
them are Kansas men, some are ora
tors of national repute. Among them
are Secretary Wilson, Senator Mason,
Senator Beveridge, John L. Griffith
of Indiana and Speaker "Joe" Can
Lon.
The contrast between the activity
of the Republican committee and the
lack of it on the part of the Demo
cratic committee is marked. Without
spirit, without hope and without
funds, the Democratic committee sits
grand, gloomy and peculiar" with
its hands folded, waiting for election
day, when the agony will be over.
When Judge Dale's health permits,
he has spurts of energy, but he is
about the only man heard from. He
has taken the management Of his
campaign into his own hands, so the
committee doesn't have to bother
with him, further than to give his
speaking dates to the newspapers
once a week.
The Populist committee has not
done anything since II issued the
manifesto ripping Parker. The man
fcsto suited the Populists very well,
for no true Populist can stand Parker,
but il made the Democrats sore. Dem
ccrats say that the document was a
cue for a lot Of Populists to vote for
Roosevelt
The Watson Populists are active in
and they will have some
meetings this month Mr.. Watson
uade a date for Topeka, but had to
cancel it on account Of sickness.
The Socialists and Prohibitionists
have state committees, but are not
making much Of a campaign. The
Socialists expect to hold few meet
InG late this month.
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St. Louis and Return S7.25 Sept.
Oct. and Nov.

Daily except Fridays and Saturdays.
Coach excursion tickets good to leave
St. Louis seven days from date OF
sale not to exceed Dec 5th, 1904.
These tickets hOnored On all regular
trains in coach or chair cars This
is your opportunity go now.
q. NJ Erhard. Agt. A T & s z
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NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.

The apathy around Democratic
stateo headquarters has been consid-
erably relieved since John S. Parks.
candidate for lieutenant governor,
paid his campaign assessment
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F. w. Bev;ngton, chairman Of the
Republican committee of Jewell
county, was visitor at state head
quarters this week. Mr.. Bennington
says that Jewell county will raiss
more corn and give a bigger Repubi
can majority this year than ever be-
fore in its history. The "triune
forces" have no organization in the
county, and little is doing toward
campaign.
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And now it is said that Judge Dale
Is of the opinion that the Democrats
sold him a gold brick when they gave
him the nomination. The ante-con-
vention enthusiasm for Democratic
success was not prolonged to the en-
tent where the Democrats with any
money would spend it to assist their
candidate in his fight for election.
Now that he has it, the nomination
does not glitter like it did before the
convention and Judge Dale would
gladly turn the job over to any one
of the dozen patriots who were
clamoring to be sacrificed before the
convention met.
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Owing to scarcity Of speakers on
the Democratic side, State Chairman
Sapp will fill few dates. Mr.. Sapp
has a pass, and can make trips into
the counties where there is need Of
Democratic oratory without expense
to the committee.
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The trend of public sentiment is
generally shown by the betting bar
ometer. No matter how enthusiastic
a man may be for his party, he will
seldom chance his money on the re-
suit of an election unless he feels
that he has good chance to win.
The betting fraternity Of Topeka is
already beginning to look for oppor-
tunities to make money out Of the
coming election. The Democrat who
has money to spend betting on the
result can find plenty Of chances to
place it in the capital city. Those who
do not bet will contend that betting
is no argument, but it shows which
way the majority Of the men with
money to spend in this way believe
the election will go. Some Of the
bets already offered are:
Five to 1. any amount that Parker
will not carry Kansas.
$1,000 to $3.50 that Dale will not be
elected.
$1,000 even money, that ne Demo
crat will be elected to a state office.
AS the election approaches the odds
offered by the sports will undoubtedl,
grow better and the Democrat who
desires to increase his capital would
- --an - watch the betting market
In Topeka tAMllLLII.
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Those New York chorus girls who
have declared themselves for Judge
Parker say they are going to cam
paign for him. They will have the adj
vantage of the average Kansas Dem
ocrat in that they will make a good
appearance ON the stump.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-23
Cotton Gossip.

Mr.. Theodore II. Price the widely
known cotton man whose daring spec
ulations last year sent cotton up to
seventeen cents, is in North Carolina,
and at Charlotte talked freely. He is
thus quoted by the Observer of that
town:
'Bulling cotton a present reminds
ne of Disraelis description of a sec
end marriage as a triumph of hope
over experience" ] wish it to be UNI
derstood that | do not trade in cotton
either as means of glory or of ar
tistic satisfaction. My purpose is pri-
mal'ily to make money. but / do not
believe that purpose would be sub
served by a misleading statement of
facts, or faulty logic in deductions
from those facts. The maxim that
honesty is the best policy is as appli-
cable to cotton speculation as to every
thing else, and while | know it is a
general assumption that a Spectator
must, in some way, get the public at
q disadvantage, my own experience is
that my reputation and fortune vary
III direct relation to the accuracy and
suundness of my economic provision
and statement. The greatest service
the economist can render is the pre-
sentation of the truth, and | should
be poor friend to the South or any
ether community, if | did otherwise.
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5rLL|NG COTTON
HAND OVER FIST
The Close at the Lowest
and Barely Steady.
PRICES LONG TUMBLE
The Net Decline Was TWenty-Seven to
Thirty Points. Delay in Harvest
inq in Argentina Caused
Strength in Wheat at
Chicago.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

New York, Nov. 22.-The cotton
market was much more active as a
result chieny of liquidation following
the first installment Of the ginners'
report which was published at mid
day and was followed by a sharp
break in prices The opening was
steady at a decline of 6 to points
in response to lower cables than ex-
pccted, and continued. reports of free
spot offerings in the South. There
was considerable covering at the de-
cline. and while the undertone of the
market during the forenoon showed
nervousness, prices underwent little
further change until after the census
renort was published. This covered
the amount of cotton ginned up to
November IA from the production OF
105 counties in Georgia, and showed
1,2447i1 bales, against 1895 for
the same time last year Offerings
following the report became very ac-
tive. The South was a big seller and
liquidation was further accelerated by
reports Of further declines in the
Southern spot markets. AS prices
worked down stop loss orders on the
short side were uncovered, and ii
seemed that only the active coverings
of the big short interests prevented
actual decentralization. AS it was the
market was exceedingly unsettled and
very heavy. The close was barely
steady and at the lowest point ot the
day or net decline of q to 80 points
Sales were estimated at 100000 bales
Estimated receipts of cotton at the
ports today $4,000 bales, against 49,
lac last week and 1885 last year
For the week $4,000 bales, against
3S1,0S6 last week and 1858 last
wear. Today's receipts at New Or
leans 31347 bales, against 29165 last
wear and at Houston 20.S03 bales,
igainst $4,000 bales last year
New York. Nov. 22-Cotton spot quiet
middling gulf Jol sales 81 bales
Futures Openej easy and rs, sleadv.
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New York, Nov 22.-The first in
stalnent of the ginners' returns pub
lished to-day, reports that there were
ginned in 105 counties in the State OF
Georgia u to the 4th Nov. 1,246,997
running bales, as against 1855 last
year Counting round bales as half
bales, 105 counties in the State OIL
Georgia have ginned up to the 14th OF
Nov. 1,244,741 bales as against 1888
1896 last year. However this report
may be viewed it cannot but be re-
garded AS intensely bearsh. The in
crease over last year is 5S.9 per cent.
Applying this avera"e to the entire
belt it would indicate that there Will
have been ginned up to the 14th Nov
.10.S29,295 bales, as against 6,S15,164
last ear Last year 1911 per cent Of
the crop had been ginned by the l4th
of Nov If the same proportion has
been ginned this year, the indicated
crop upon the last of tO-days census
applied to the whole belt is l4,S95,0OO
bales. If so per cent. of the crop mas
this wear been ginned up to the 14th
of Nov, the indicated crop is approx
mately 13,50O,000 bales. To-day's re-
turns are, however, exclusively from
the State of Georgia and include lO5
counties in that State. According to
the census returns of last year, there
are altogether 131 cotton producing
counties in the State of Georgia. PROD
ably the largest counties have not
been heard from but applying the aV-
erage of to-day's report to the entire
State, we find that if 105 counties had
ginned up to the 14th of Nov. 1,244,
TAI bales, then in the same period
131 counties will have ginned 1,55Z,-
$50 bales. The total Georgia crop
last year according to the census was
1904, 900, of which 74.8 per cent. had
been ginned by the 14th of Nov. If
this year 80 per cent has been ginned
by that date and this so per cent. is
1,552,963. then the total Georgia crop
is 1912 bales. or approximately
0,03O over last year In the face of
such showing l anticipate that there
will not be few to deny the probabil-
ity of a crop of 100000, and many
to admit the possibility of a crop of
5000 600.
(Sgned) THEO. II. PRICE.
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Figures have been submitted to
show that in North Carolina cotton
farming is profitable even at 3-4
cents per pound for the staple. II
profitable on this basis in North
Carolina, how much more must it be
III the Southwest, where fertilizers are
not a factor in the cost of production
ana where the yield per acre of infer
ililZed land is double that of the At
idnt'c States? 1 have confidence to
GeleVe that the intelligence of the
couth will be equal to this Opportuni-
W and that if cotton can be profit
AMY grown and sold at Z "a cents.
II VIII be grown in increasing guam
Wy as long as this price is obtainable.
certainly the weight of evidence
lIlulcates crop of Il, 100000 or over
Inc acreage is the largest on record ;
the reports of condition throughout
the season are on a par with the best
ever issued; the movement, despite the
holding of cotton, is the largest on re
cord 100000 bales ahead of last
year, $4,000 over 1898 and 1852, 00G
over 1891 the previous record years.
The demand for bagging has exhaust.
ed the supply, and the quantity 9inned
UP to October 18th is 100000 more
than on the 1S92-'03 crop of 10.760,-
900. A comparison with the Novem-
DEL IilON \iICilI VI IdSI year SHOWS u
the middle of the month q loss OF
5 600 bales which may by the end of
the month be increased to 100000
bales, and on this fact alone it seems
to me the bulls rely for a resurrec-
ton last years wild and irrationa'
speculation. They forget that last
years November movement was prac-
tically up to the record of 1897 and
1898, as a result of the two-cent ad-
vance in price. and that this year the
reverse conditions prevail. They for
get that during the months of Novem-
Der and December small receipts of
t@nest reflect a small demand. and not
q small crop, and frequently arc coin
c'dent With declining prices; and final
lily, they must ignore the most unani-
nous reports ever received from the
most trustworthy observers in the
South as to the unprecedented size
of this crop.
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State Agent

stocks came out freely from all quart
ers of the room and prices broke rath-
er precipiJately. The special move
ments in Atchison and Louisville and
Nashville were based on corn and cot
ton crop prospects. There was some
accumulation of Reading, but its ear
ly advance was fractional. There
was enormous absorption, both OF
United States Steel, preferred and OF
the sinking fund bonds and the OPP
eratons were attributed in large de-
gree to the operations of a pool. Colo
RADIO Ruel was the only one Of the
Independent steel stocks to show mark
ed sympathy Later a decline over
came the whole market and wiped
out the gains in strong spots. There
were no further engagements of gold
for export, but the foreign exchange
market continued firm. Last prices
we're only slightly above the lowest
and the closing tone was weak at
losses generally of between 1 and 2
points.
Bonds weakened at some points in
sympathy with stocks. Total sales
(par value) $9,5S5,000.
United States new As advanced 3-S
on call.
Total sales stocks today 1,371.500
shares including Atchison $500;
Baltimore and Ohio 14,5O0; Canadian
Pacific $500; Chesapeake and Ohio
$500; Chicago and Great Western 25,-
700: st. Paul 1880: Chicago Ter
minal and Transit, preferred, 1900;
Erie 43,300; Louisville and Nashville
1880; Mani. tan $500: Metropolitan
Railway 500: Missouri Pacific H.
900; Norfolk and Western 4700: Nor
folk and Western. preferred LOO;
Ontario and Western $500; Pennsyl-
vania 4S.100; Reading III, Rock
Island $4,000; Rock Island, preferred,
900: Southern Pacific $500; South
ern Railway 26,600; Southern Rail-
way, preferred, 400: Union Pacific
112.200; Wabash, preferred, 500;
Mexican Central 1890; Copper 1907
500; Locomotive 800: Smelling 25,
800; Sugar Refining $4,000; Brooklyn
Transit $4,000; dorado Fuel 47,20o;
Corn Products 5000; Pressed Steel
Car 800; Tennessee Coal 5.7G0;
Leather 10000; Steel 69,600: Steel,
preferred, $1,000; Westinghouse Elec-
trio 5000.
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North Carolina, Wake County. In the
Superior Court, J. e. Latham &
Company, VS.. Juanita Cotton Mills,
Notice TO the creditors OF the Juanita
Cotton Mills
In pursuance of an order of the
Superior Court of Wake County n,
G., entered at the october term, 1904,
of said court, in the case or ). H.
Mills Of al all the creditors Of the
Juanita Cotton Mills are hereby noti.
fed and required to file their claims,
duly verified, with us in the city OF
Raleigh, n. c.. on or before the 18th
day of December, 19O4' so that tne
and passed upon.
CLAUDE B. BARBER,
Receivers IF the Juanita Cotton Mills
Raleigh, N. c., october 81, 1904.
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Stocks and Bonds.

New York, Nov. 22.-The opening
dealings in the stock market this
morning gave every evidence of re-
newal of a strong upward movement.
Prices were generally higher and the
volume OF activity was considerably
above that for several days past 1t
was evident that advantage was taken
of the higher level of prices to mark
ct stocks. This has so frequently
been the action of the market through
the recent period of its advance that
not much apprehension was caused.
especially as new points of strength
were developed and large buying or
ders passed from one to another The
fact that only one or two stocks were
strong at time aroused the sus-
picion that the market WIS being sup
ported for the purpose of realizing
when the rate for call loans fur
% four per cent in the afternoon
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New YORK Provisions.

New foF@ 'rOVi13UIls-
New York Nov. D. Flour dull, winter
do bakers, $1,000 4 ~. straighls 5l0G6.5o.
Rye flour dull fair to good l.oO@4.70
choice 10 fancy '.i5@ so.
Puckwheat -four steady 20o@2l6.
Corn meal quiet, yenow western ll3@ l5
kiln dried 3n003.l0.
Rye nominal, No. western, TO-
Barley steady, feeding t612. mailing 55061
Wheat firm, No. red, l.9%, May lllH,
Co Corn steady, No. 25A, May 5lH. December
Oats steady, mixed 341aa3515, =, e., Sept.
Beef siehuy, family l0.oUC@ll.o0, packet 1000
@llG0 city extla india. mess l4.5O@ 1900,
Cut meats steady pickledbellies SHd So
ckled shoulders IN, picked hams S12a 10
Lard steady, western steamed $50 Nov. J.. O
No. nom renned steady continent ''to'
PORK steady. family l5.CO@l5.5O, short clear
lJ.75aIo 70, mess l2.2o0lS25
Tallow steady ts2 per pkg, 9h@country
Rosin steady, strained common to good
Turpentine steady, 5S1565i.
Rice steady, domestic fair to extra 21a6l6H
Japan nom.
Molasses firm, New Orleans open kettle
good to choice 320G36.
Coffee spot Rio quiet, NOT invoice Ss mild
stea ~, cordova i5al3.
Sugar raw firm, tar refining 3-'6, centrifn-
gal 20 test ;-l6, molasses sugar SO %,
refined firm, confectioner's a, 30, mold A
$50 cut loaf ais, crushed 10. powdered $50,
granulated 5.45. CUBES D 20.
Butter firm. creamery common 10 extra
l5Od 25N, state dairy 14G23 western factoryll.
Eggs firm state and Penn. nearby
fancy selec.ed white 32@33, Southern 20@2S,
interiors
Cheese firm state, full cream small col
ored fancy ~, small white fancy; M.
Potatoes eady. Long Island l.7od2.0l. state
and western l.40alt0 Jersey Sweets 200s3 70.
Peanut, quiet, fancy hand-picked j@h, other
domestic 3@614
Cabbage firm, per bb. .506.75.
Cotton t,y steam TO Liverpool l06l5G.
Cotton seed oil market was easy.
crude f. o. b. mills 20, prime summer yellow
2G54627, off summer yellow nominal, prime
white 3O15003l prime winter yellow 301aG3i.