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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-02-01
HsavY Less by Fire.

Norfolk, VA. Special. - Almost q
score OF Buildings we're destroyed or
seriously damaged by the fire which
started in c. II. Nash's ice warehouse
on Queen street, Portsmouth, early
Sunday morning. The loss Is placed
in the neigh5orhood of $4,000. But
for the heroic work OF go United
states marines. sent by Admiral Har-
rington from the navy yard with a yard
fire engine. together with assistance
rendered by Norfolk engine company
the entire business section of the CITY
would have been swept away. The
fire started at 100 o'clock. and was
not controlled until O'Clock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
Stocks and Bonds.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE stock mar
ket struggled against the severe
atringency n the money market today
and escaped without serious damage
10 values After the period of great
est weakness in the morning in fact
there were general recoveries under
the influence of the sky rocket ad-
vance in Tennessee Coal and upward
movements in other special stocks.
Money on call was quoted as high as
2S per cent, thus rising above the
PREVIOUS maximum foI the year
touched last month. Today'S high
rate in fact has not been equalled be-
lore since October, 1902. Losses at
the extreme low level of the day were
not excessive in any sotcks. 1t was
notable also that they were quite
uniform between / and 2 points.
Where the losses ran beyond the av-
erage The were not found in the
tocks. which have been subject TO
he greatest speculative activity in
the immediate past. In fact, these
shares We're conspicuously exempt in
the unfavorable effect of the very
high rates for money. The string
ency in the call money market in
duced decided stiffness in the time
money market. The sterling ex
change rate also fell to below 4S5,
is lower lld1 tIS punt lCdCuSu
during the last imports of gold. This
led to keen expectation of gold en-
fragments, but no engagement was
lnade. Confidence that the Secretary
Of the Treasury would be moved to
take some measure of relief for the
money market, had much to do with
the late rally in stocks. Tennessee
Coal was especially affected by the
conflicting reports that control had
been secured of the company in the
omen market, which reports were not
admitted by present controlling inter-
ests. These contradictions fostered
the belief in possible severe contest
in the open market for the balance
Of control. with the possibility that
the deliveries of short stock already
made might precipitate corner;
Kansas City Southern preferred, re-
sponded to rumors of a dividend and
other stocks with identical controlling
interests were affected in sympathy
Amalgamated Copper showed resist
ance throughout and was prominent
in the strong rally at the close. The
whole market closed strong and with
the earlier losses were most unlVer-
sally charged to varying gains.
Bonds were heavy. Total SAFES,
par value. $2.155, 900.
United States new As registered,
declined IL and do coupon "a p. c.
on call.
Total sales were 1,19S.300 shares
| stocks, including Copper 1850; Cot
! ton Oil 500: Smelling $1,000; Sugar
| 500; A. c. L. 500; Brooklyn Rapid
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
MORTGAGE.

Under and by virtue of the powers
contained in a deed of mortgage made
by w. f. Black and wife, recorded in
Book 173, page 532. Register of Deeds
office for Wake County, and by request
of the administrator of said w. +.
Black, we will on
Saturday, December 80, 1905,
at IL O'Clock M, at the door of the
Court House of Wake County, in Raj
eigh, n. c., expose to sale to the high
est bidder, at public auction for cash,
a tract of land lying and being in st.
Mary's Township, Wake County. N. G.,
adjoining the lands of Silas Holloman,
Sidney Bagwell, Ezekiel Creech, Eli
Dupree, and others, being the lands
conveyed to w. A. Wyatt by David
Lewis. administrator of Bathshuba
Pool, r. H. Pool, and Ethelbut Pool.
(see Book IA, Register of Deeds office
for Wake County,, and also conveyed
to said Myatt by II. N. Parker, admin
istrator of II. c. Parker lBook "A,
uage $50, and by said Wyatt conveyed
to w. S. Black by deed recorded in
Book "A. at page 81, said Register of
Deeds office for Wake County and by
way Of devise from said w. S. Black
to said w f. Black, containing one
hundred and twenty-four 024) acres
more or less
Terms, Cash.
TRUSTEES OF REX HOSPITAL,
by r. H. BATTLE, Pres.
r. II. GRAY. Sec.
November %. 1905. tbs
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COTTON LANGU|D,
PRICES FALLING
But Sentiment is Fever
ish and Unsettled.
EYES ON THE GINNERS
Expectation of Less BulIish Report
Yesterday The Dominating Factor
in the Situation. Cotton De.
cIines Five to Ten Points.
Break in Wheat.
EYES ON THE GINNERS
CBv the Associated Press


New York, Dec. 7.-Buying in the
cry goods market today was more OF
ess restricted. but the market re-
tanned all it's characteristics of firm
ress and prices continued to trend up
ward. Operations were for imme-
Cliate needs and little speculation was
apparent The attitude of buyers
was one of resistance except on spot
goods.
New York Cotton.
New York, Dec. THE cotton
market was less active today, sales
being estimated at about 100000 bales
and sentiment seemed very fever.sh
and unsettled, with considerable sell
ing for both accounts in expectation
oI less bullish ginner's report BY the
Ltnsus bureau tomorrow. The close
was barely steady at net decline of
rive to ten points.
The market opened weak at a de-
cline of to Is points in response
to over cables and reports from Liv-
erpool to the effect that spinners We're
refusing to follow the advance. Some
advances from Fall River also stated
that mill men regarded the proposed
15c. for cotton prohibitiye. After IN
Creasing the loss Il little on the more
active positions, however, the market
rallied on a renewal of Wall Street
bull support, and persistent buying
through WIRE and commission houses
and in the cary afternoon sold at
this level ahont to 3 points net hign-
er. At this level realizing again be-
came the feature and the market dur
I.es me Idtc session sagged off to APP
pr ~imately the overnight figures.
Receipts of cotton at the ports t.
das oo,v,o odles, against 54,o76 las
week and 42,85S last year. For the
week (estimatede 100000 bales,
aga nst 521, 442 last week and 385,15f
last year. Today's receipts at New.
Orleans 1920 ba'.s. against 14,9i1
last year and al Houston 1928 bales
against II, 900 last year
Me- York Dec. Spot closed quiet
Mddng uplands i2.t0: niiddling gulf IL g..
sales z. 500 bales. Cotton futures opened weak
and closed barely steady
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New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans. Dec. 7.-Spot cotton
steady. Sales 1850 bales. including
900 to arrive. Delivered on contracts.
100. Quotations advanced 1 lie,
Middling, IL Is. Futures opened 4
to 6 points down on unfavorabie New
York Soon after the first call prices
improved a few points, but thereafter
eased off gradually. the market finally
closing steady. the net losses being 8
to points. The ginners (Which
should not be confused with the gov
eminent review) which makes n re-
port of cotton ginned to December L.
further stated that 8S per cent. of the
crop had been ginned and that 80 per
cent had been picked. The leading
and conservative bulls were not in the
least disappointed az tho Association
as they had prognosticated 100000
a week 90. But tho census bureau
which reports on the same tomorrow
will settle all doubts in the minds of
tho trade generally as the confidence
in this bureau is very great.
New Orleans. Dec Cotton futures closed
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baltimore Provision Market.

Baltimore Dec. Flour firner. winter
patents 4.30d4S0 spring patents 4.45@490.
Wheat tirmer, spot contract 86i2Gss spot
No. red western S8g8SA. Southern by sample
70l18J
Corn firmer. spot new SiA@38. Southern
white 4l05i.
Oats frmer No mixed IS.
Rye steady; No. western 71a@78.
Butter steady. fancy limitation 21@ts. do
creamery 2S926. do ladle, 1903 store packed
iS@i6.
Eggs, firm. %.
Cheese. steady. large IA. medium IL; small
A..
Sugar. steady course granulated SO. fine
$40
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| Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady winter patent 40Oe4 20; straights
| 3809410. spring patents 420G 900; StraightS
a60@3,O; bakers 2.2S4a3O; wheat No;
Si@S8; No. 3. S1g8i No. 2 red SSA@8oia
corn No ?. ash; No 2 Yellow ~, Oats No., No: =
rye No. q 67l5 good feeding barley 37937Ia,
fair to choice mailing 42@l9: No. l flax seec
81; No. Northwestern. 1857; timothy seed
B. 30: mess pork per bbl i3250,i3.37: lard per 100
los. 7.4S@7. az; short ribs QooSe) 7.0o@7t2; dry
Salted shoulders tboxed ...,....; short clear
sides (boxedl 7ll6p7k5: whiskey, basis of high
| grade wines. 80: clover contract grade 1900
1885.
New York Provisions.
New York Dec. Flour steady, winter
patents i2OQ4 SIS, Minnesota patents 4.6SgS0O;
do bakers 5000. 90. stcaights 2SI9S; So oo u.
choice 80 fancy 46OQl90
Buckwbeat flour quiet. 2.Ood220
Buckwheat dul. g.
Corn meal steady. fine white aud yellow
coarse i2'. a at
rye nominal No 2 Western S
Barley dull feeding 3sls. mailing; 4sa6i
., Wheat irrsgp az No red sSN' do May
Corn easy. No l. So Jan Ss58 May Sis
Dec. S.
Oats steady mixed 36E.
Beefsteady, family li.SOai2.SO; packet 10O9
1880 mess 9.00@lO.5O: Beef hams 20.5O@20O;
Cut meats easy picked bellies Ss4Gl0.
Lard firm. Western steamed I7ogL7S.
refined quiet. continent 7.95. compound SG e,
Pork steady family 1850, short clear lS.UO
"a H. 90. mess Is. 00Gi5.7S.
TalIow steady. e per pkg) ga country ass
RoSin quiet. strained common to good BIS.
Turpentine dull. 64;1@65
Rice steady. domestic fair to extra 3h2td6.
Molasses steady. New Orleans 30@SS. good to
choice 29(d3S.
Coffee spot RIO steady. No Invoice 8is.
mild qaiet. corlova 9sagi2@1
Sugar raw firm. fair refining. 3. centrifugal
95-test' 8 9-i6. molasses sugar IN. refined
steady. confec'rs ASS, mold A. sos. cut loaf
$40 crushed $40 powdered $50, granulated
40. cubes 4.95.
Butter strong. creamery common to extra
1924. state dairy 1908. western factory 1929
Cheese quiet. large colored white Sept.
1874. do late made average best 1ltD}4. Skins
Eggs steady nearby fancy selected 3SG4O
Southern 1000.
Potatoes steady. state and foreign per bag
.906Dl.i0 Southern sweets so al 90 per bb
Peanuts easy. facy hand-picked 4t29M other
domestic AMOS
Cabbage steady. foreign 1925 per ton. small
domestic 1908
Cotton by steam to Liverpool 25@....
Cotton seed oil firm aud higher.
f. o. b. mills 2o023. prime summer yellow
2949i2 prime white. 1892. prime winter gel
low 5ld3l
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
Salisbury n. G. Dec In orde

Salisbury, n c., Dec. Tn order
to protect the health of the citizens
of Rowan, living between this city and
the Yadkin river Grant creek. which
is one of the outfalls from salisbury
is to be thoroughly drained and the
stagnant water along the line OF the
stream disposed of The action is Ia
ken upon the advice of the board of
health and instructions from The coun-
ty commissioners. The undertaking IS
a large one and will require consid-
cradle work on the bed of the stream
for a stretch of five miles.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
sale of Valuable City Property.


BY authority of a judgment Of the
Superior Court for Wake, en-
tered at October term, 1905, in an
action entitled w. A. MCGOWAN and
wife VS.. p. w MCGOWAN and others,
the undersigned commissioners will,
on Monday, January 1st, 1905, at IL
o'clock m. at the Court House door
Of Wake County, Raleigh, N. c., sell
to the highest bidder at public auc-
ton for cash that valuable city prop
erty. known as the MCGOWAN proper
ty, near the Academy of Music, 'front.'
ing Sc feet and 5 inches on South
Salisbury street and running back
west in rectangular shape 1876 feet,
bounded on the north by the lot Of
I. A. Bragassa and wife, on the east
by said Salisbury street, on the south
by the livery stable lot of ]. r.
Holder and on the west by the lot Of
C. h. Edwards and Others Sale made
for division and between tenants in
common. Said lot will be sub-divided
and sold by the commissioners and
then sold as a whole, the commits
sioners reporting to the court the
highest price thus obtained.
C. M. BUSBEE,
w. N. JONES,
11-19-t. d. q. Commissioners.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
Notice!

The directors of the North Carolina
Railroad Company are called to meet
at the Benbow Hotel in Greensboro,
~ c.. at 1 P. M. Thursday the 4th
day of January, 1906 for the purpose
of declaring an annual dividend pay
able to the stockholders of record. and
transacting such other business as may
come before them, This December
1st, 1905.
H. G. CHATHAM. President.
BY A. H. ELLER, Sec'y and Treas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
New York Money.

New York. Dec. money on call firm
and higher toes per cent; rulin- rate o.:
closing bid g. offered at g. time money
firm: 60 days 7. 80 days s. six months B.,
prime mercantile paper Sh0S34, sterling
exchange weak with actual business in bank
ers bills at 484 95d ass 90 for demand and at
4Sl 0OCa482. 05 for 60 day bills. posted rates 1880
483Lz6748615fd467 commercial bills 4SiSSG "A
432ia. bar silver 6358. Mexican dollars 1874.
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Co., z vic T ~gT1

SOUTHERN RY. TRAINS leaving
Raleigh S:45 d. M, and Durham 1000
a. M, arrives Greensboro 11.59 a. M,
and Lynchburg 1857 p. M; connects
with C. & o., leaving Lynchburg 4:IO
y. M. daily (wiIl wait 80 minutes for
connection, If passengers are reported)
and arrives Va. Hot Springs 1910 p.
$50 D. M, st. Louis 62S y. m.
Parlor Car Lynchburg to Clifton
Forge.
Pullman Sleeping Cars Clifton Forge
to Cincinnati, Louisville. Chicago ana
ST. Louis, connecting at these cities for
all points in Northwest, West and
Southwest.
S. A. l.. TRAIN, leaving Raleigh IL:
So a. M, daily, and Durham 1890 q.
m, except Sunday, arrives Richmond,
Ass p. M, and connects with c. &, o.,
leaving 1900 p. m, with Pullman
Sleeping Car to Cincinnati and Cincin-
natl to Chicago and St Louis.
For Rates, Tickets Pullman, Reser-
vations and detailed information, ap-
ply to your ticket agent, or address
w. Q. Warthen, ID. p. A., G. q 0. Ry.
Richmond, Va.
II. w. FULLER. G. p. A.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08

Transit 43.600; Chesapeake and Ohio
1000; Kansas City Southern 23,400:
Louisville and Nashville 5000; Lead
$500: Norfolk and Western LOO:
Norfolk and Western. preferred 100;
Pennsylvania $4,000; Reading $500;
Rock Island 40,400; Southern Pa
cific 10.400: T. G.. L. $4,000; Union
Pacific S41O0: United States Steel
44.20O; Virginia Carolina Chemical
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
At LESS THAN TEN
MILLION BALES
The Figures of. the Gin
ners' are 9,623,OOO.
THIS Is ESTIMATED
Up to the First of This Month 1896
600 Bales Have Been Ginned.
Every Postoffice in the Cotton
Belt Has Been Heard
From.
THIS IS ESTIMATED
CBy the Associated Press

Dallas, Texas Dee THE follow
ing is the cotton crop report OF the
National Ginners' Association which
was given out at II o'clock today,
Reports sent to US from the whole
cotton belt, every postoffice repre-
scented, indicates a total crop Of 1923
900 bales, with S,S46,000 bales ginned
up to December /. The crop thus far
picked is 92.4 per cent and IS pei
cent has been ginned.
The report by States is as follows:
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New Orleans. Dec. Cotton futures closed
steady.
Liverpool.

Liverpool. Dec. Cotton. spot in fair
demand.
Pieces points lower American mid
ding fair $50 good middling $50 middling
6.3s. low middling 6.22. good ordinary 60o or.
binary SIS The sales today were H. Vu Dales, OF
which 1000 were for speculationa and export ana
included 1900 American Receipts. bales
Futures opened quiet and steady ana
closed firm.
anrifs flf
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y. T. BLACKWELL, Secretary.
j. A. TAYLOR, President.
Hieh Point. n. c.. Dec. 6.-ThrouSh
Lieutenant Ward Eehe!man the boaru
Of county commissioners have appro-
rr.1ted $50 FOR the High Point
R.fcc.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
The Second Club

VIII be filled inside of two weeks.
to take one hundred New Scale $4OO
Ludden & Bates Pianos at 1887 cash
or $2S7 on payments of SO cash and
So monthly 6 per cent. nteresD.
II you join the Club and buy
your PIANO OH our CO.
operative plan you save $113.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Dec. Liquidation of an
enormous line of wheat by leading
holder caused a break today of near
ly 1c. per bushel in the price of May
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08

delivery. The market closed weak at
almost the lowest point of the day,
final quotations on May being off Use.
Corn was up 1-Sc. Oats were prac-
tically unchanged. Provisions show
ed a gain of sc.
Opening. Highest! Lowest. Closing.
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Raleigh Spot Cotton.

Receipts Yesterday :. :. .219 bales.
Prices yesterday :. IL 1916 to 12c.
Receipts year ago.. SIS bales.
Prices that date :. :. Z IL to 5-8c.
Receipts TO date :. 1855 bales.
Last year same date :. 9.109 bales.
Quotations by grades Strict good
middling. 2 cents; good middling.
II 1915 cents; strict middling, II rs
cents; middling IL 1916 cents.
Other Cotton Markets.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08


Savannah. Dec 7-Turpentine dull. STA
sales 100, receipts 40 shipments SIS.
Rosin. firm, sales 1888. receipts 1893.
shipments, 2932.
Fl 800; l. 3.12h; K. 1914; M. 3.37/.; n. AIS VIC.
SEQ; w w. SIS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
The Raleigh Banking and Trust
Company
Corner Fayetteville and Hargett Streets
Round Ste rs Bank1

Corner
General Bankin be to
that
of Trust IN a
n
in All
and should
NJ Johnson N
A. II
Snfnr Ii e, Norris Harden
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington Dec. 7-Turpentine steady,
6t receipts 81 casks.
Rosin steady receipts 200 bbls.
Tar firm, 80. receipts 81.
Crude firm, g. so, 4O014. 90. receipts 80.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08

S. A. Il. Stocks and Bonds.
Baltimorce. Dec. Is a. l.. common
do preferred..........
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Port. Tone. Middling. Receipts
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-12
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The world bestows it's big prizes.
both in money and honors, but for
one thing. And that is initiative.
What is initiative? I'll tell you: 1t
is doing the right thing without be-
ing told. But next to doing the thing
without being told is to dc it when
you are told once. That. Is to say,
carry the message to Garcia. There
are those who never do a thing I'M
til they are told twice; such get no
honors and small pay. Next, there
are those who do the right thing on
ly when necessity kicks them from
behind, and these get Indifference
instead of honors, and a p~ittance for
pay. This kind spends most Of it's
time polishing a bench with a hard
luck story. Then, still lower down
in the scale than this. we have the
fellow who will not do the right thing
even when some one goes along to
show him how and stays to see that
he doe it; he is always out of a job,
and receives the contempt he de
serves, unless he has a rich pa in
which case Destiny patiently awaits
aroun the corner with a stuffed
club. To which class do you belong?
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Lucius Dills landed in this country
in June, 1885, and life has never
been the same since his arrival. He
was bred in Old Kentucky, and is
a connoisseur in art and a dabbler
in literature as well as a lover of
good horse and a judge of what the
Indians call conversation water,
though he has not tasted any of the
real article since he left the blue
grass region. He is a good story
teller, and has a large fund of remin-
i%scences stored up in a memory illu-
mined by a lively humor and habit
of accurate observation. Farmer,
lawyer, cowboy, newspaper man, fine
horse breeder, civil engineer gen
uine old timer brought up to date.
and always ready for any combina-
ton Of circumstances that may Tag
he train of destiny.
Mr.. Dills was born at Cynthiana,
Kentucky, July T., 1858. He moved to
Texas il 1875, locating in the Pan
handle in 1882. He pitched his tent,
Or unrolled his blanket, in Lincoln
county, New Mexico. in 1885. He
had practiced law for ten years in
Texas, holding office part of the
time.-and to show hat he vas q
honest lawyer (the noblest work of
God, and In the opinion of some peo-
pie. the scarcest) he freely admits
that he came to New Mexico to rus
tie cattle, but as he worked on salary
and as nobody Knew who the stray
cattle belonged to In those days, |
branding a maverick" was consid-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-12
The Roswell Register, which pub.

The Roswell Register, which pub
fishes about thirty lines of original
matter per week, thinks the present
city administration does not deserve
any credit for the building Of side
walks and making other improve
ments In the city of Roswell. About
how long does the Register think it
would take the people to volunteer
to build cement walks in a city the
size of Roswell If there were not
men in charge of the administration
to pass ordinances and see that they
were enforced. A city without an
intelligent directing force at the
head would worry along without side
walks or street crossings.