BT WILfalAlS H. BuKNARD.
WILMiNUTUA. IS. C.
SATFRUa JlOKKIlsG, JUXE 22.
DOH'T WANT TO TOUCH IT.
The recent meeting of the Na
tional Association of Manufacturers
at Detroit in which an almost unan
imous demand for tariff reduction
was made has stirred up those man
ufacturers who .still want protec
tion. .There was a special meeting
of the Manufacturers' Club of Phil
adelphia last Wednesday night to
give expression to their views on
the action taken, by the National
Association of Manufacturers in
declaring for reciprocity and for a
reduction of the tariff where pro
tection was no longer "necessary,
and for the appointment of a com
mittee to promote legislation to
provide for this. The Philadelphia
Club wasi apprehensive that this
would leSd to the opening of the
tariff question all along the line,
and to the imperilling of the Ding
ley tariff and the principle of pro
tection, to which the Republican
party has fully committed itself.
This club doesn't want the
tariff touched and insists . that
reciDrocitv is the onlv step that
- - f
should be taken in the mat
. ter of the tariff. This would
still give the protected manufactur
ers control of the home market, of
which they have, both under the
McKinley and Dingley tariffs, had a
monopoly. They adopted some
resolutions which had been pre
viously prepared by the Board of
Directors, the substance of which is
thus given- by the Philadelphia
Record? '
"They recite that the present pros-
neritv of the country is directly trace
able to the protective system; that
' the popular vote has made the pro
tective principle no longer a mooted
question and that the Manufacturers'
Club deprecates any attempt to revive
tariff aeitation. It is also declared
that if the Industrial Commission, now
investuratine the subject, should deem
an alteration of any part of the tariff
schedules necessary it should be re
vised by a non-partisan tariff com
mission.
The last resolution declares "that
in adhering: to the principle of reci
procity as originally formulated in the
Republican platform of 1900. to wit
'We favor the associated policy of
reciprocity so directed as to open our
markets on favorable terms for what
we do not ourselves produce, in re
turn for free foreign markets, and as
expressed in existing laws operating
through the tariff, which provide for
concessions on articles not produced
by ourselves in exchange for like con
cessions on our domestic products,
having; in view the preservation of the
integrity of our home markets, we
have a valuable means for the exten
sion of our world trade without injury
to-our industries.
This is almost comical. What kind
of a reciprocity would it be that
gave favorable consideration to the
things which we do not produce but
takes none of the burdens off things
which we do produce ? How many
things are there for which the people
of this country have use which we
do not produce ? There are some
things of which we do not produce
a sufficiency now of which we will
prodnce all we' want for consumption
in the near future. There is scarely
an article on the . tariff list which we
cannot produce, and of which we
will not produce more than we do now
so that the reciprocity which these
protectionists favor would, so far as
benefitting the American people and
. American trade goes, amount to be
but little.
But these gentlemen who so dread
losing their grip on the home
market don't want the tariff touch
ed lest it r educe'' the protection they
have and make it possible for for
eign goods to come into this market
to compete with the goods they
make. Any reciprocity scheme
which fails to do that will be a
worthless fraud, not worth the time
spent in drafting it and the paper it
is written on. It will be practically
worthless because it will necessarily
be confined to a limited number of
articles, and these of a kind of
' which the American people import
little and it will also be practically
confined to the nations with which
we have the least trade, leaving those
with which we have the most
trade where they are now. It
will be a discrimination, too, as
. we remarked a few days ag
in discussing this question, against
the nations with which we have the.
rakfdywfiftrff are on a free trade
or low tariff basis. Admitting our'
products free of tariff duty or at low
rates what have they to offer inTe
turn foi the favors shown their
goods? They cannot meet a reduc
tion of tariff on their goods by a
similar reduction ion our. goods
. shipped to their ports, for there is in
the case of England, for instance,
no tariff to reduce. . England is our
best customer on the other side of
the sea1, so that England could not
come into the reciprocity scheme
at all. '
These manufacturers are actuated
by the same selfishness now Which
inspired them when these v tariff
measures were under consideration,
a fact of .which they were reminded
by Congressman Robert Adams, who
was present at the meeting and by
invitation made some remarks, in
the course of which he said:
"We are reaching out. to the East,
why do not the manufacturers of . the
United States - put forth efforts to get
the trade South. America! 5: The touch
between our legislator .-and our bus-;
, iness men and manufacturers' is not
so close as it should be. Whatever
difference have arisen between-them
and the men engaged in the drafting
of legislation of treaties have been due
to a lack OLjpracucal lniormautn.
When the tariff is in danger you rush
down to Washington, and we nave
too much information. That is jou
don't come there as American citizens,
but to press a particular interest.
-There is much in this. They
wail for protection and plead
against any reduction of their tariff
that would lessen the monopoly of
the home market while in the coun
tries South of us are fifty millions
of people who would give them a
market for millions of dollars worth
of goods if they made half the effort
to get to them that they do to the
illusive East. The animus and
the selfishness which inspire the
protected manufacturers is tersely
told in the last reproving sentence
of this extract, when he told them
that they acted not like American
citizens, desiring the welfare and
prosperity of their country, but went
to Washington to promote their own
particular interests, regardless of
the result this might have on other
interests or on the prosperity of
the country at large. Protection
is essentially selfish and selfish
ness cannot be patriotic.
BO PETROLEUM, NO SUGAR.
The differential duty imposed by
Secretary Gage on Russian petro
leum has elicited the information
from the Bussian Prime Minister
that no Bussian petroleum is ex
ported to this country. The differ
entiai duty recently imposed on
Italian sugar has also elicited the
information that no Italian sugar is
exported to this country. Assuming
that this is so, and that the Secre
tary of the Treasury Knows, or
should have known, how much of
these things we import, doesn't it
look like a lack of good judgment
to impose differential duties on
goods that we don6t import to off
set the export bounties the Bussian
and Italian Governments are alleged
to pay on exported petroleum and
sugar? It seems to us that there
would have been more business in it
to have selected something which we
do import in' considerable quantity,
and if that couldn't be found, let
the matter go along and try to get
even in some more effective way
Imposing duties on things we do
not import puts nothing into the
Treasury, but injures trade and pro
vokes tariff wars by which we be
come the greatest losers.
In discussing our tariff, our ex
port trade, and these differential
duties some of the European papers
take the position that a tariff which
enables American manufacturers to
ship their goods to foreign markets
and sell them for less than they say
they can afford to sell at home,
operates practically as an export
bounty and therefore this country
does, in a dififajgnt way precisely
what the export bounty Govern
ments do, and what this Govern
ment objects to and tries to offset
by differential duties. This is a logi
cal contention. The protective tariff
is simply a bounty to the manufac
turer, or producer of the protected
articles.
MOUNTAINS OF IT.
In commenting upon the sugges
tion of The Stab that the South
ern Railroad Company, which owns
and operates the Cherokee branch,
utilize the marble of that section
in erecting buildings along its lines,
and thus help to bring this stone to
public notice, the Raleigh Post says:
"We copy from our friend, the Wil
mington Stab, a second reference to
the valuable marble formations of
Cherokee county, and desire to em
phasiie its excellent suggestion that
the Southern Railroad use these mar
bles m the buildings which that great
system may have occasion to erect at
many points along its lines. The
Southern could render that section of
the State no greater service just now
than to bring into public view, by
sucn use, me vaiuaoie marbles upon
which its rails are laid for miles, f
"The truth is, we fear, that hia
stone is neglected on account ow its
very abundance and cheaness.
Above the railroad track, aloig the
JNaninaaaia river, one dynamse car
trldare would blow off tons urfm tons
of the finest marble, but as exnlo
siyes are never tolerated, a hi If dozen
iron weages couia oe usea, ana in
few hours prize off a traintoad. The
road runs by and under a solid wall
of beautiful stone for several miles,
until the grades rise above it, when
the track for miles is laid uoon it.
This gives some idea of its accessibility
and availability. If the Southern
would initiate the movement, we have
no doubt that within a few years an
immense business .would develop,
greatly to the advantage of the road
as well as the section. ,
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xnere are a nail dozen or so
companies in'thlar State" engaged in
quarrying and shipping granite and
sandstone, much, doubtless the
larger part, of which is shipped out
of the State. These companies,
judging from the shipments they
make and the large-number of men
they employ, must be doing a pay
ing business. One of the iuarriesTpLIOT's draBtore
Which does a VfiTV lftro-A Knoinoio ia .m"m
which does a very large business ia
near Mount Airy, and the road
over which its granite is transport
ed runs within a short distance of
a little mountain of marble which
has never been utilized in anyway
that we know of excepted being
burned for lime. It has the ap
pearance of a beautiful and durable
building stone. That deposit is
within a couple of hours by rail
from Greensboro. If it were that
close to one of our Northern towns
it would, be worth a mint of money.
It is said that a New Orleans
policeman who owns . 100 acres of
land near the gushers in ' the Beau
mont, Texas, oil field,1 has f had his
$1,000,000 offer raised to $1,500,000,
but he is fiolding out, for $2,000,000
amLstill holding on to his billet.. r
CURRENT COMMENT.
One great lesson the citizens
can learn from the strike is the nec
essity of diversifying, the industries
in this city. Instead of having one
or two great industries, mere saoum
be a hundred smaller industries1
Newport News Herald, Bern.
The window glass makers
have given another n&riff lift to the
. . . . mi.
prices or ineir commodity. iub
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necessities oi the wnoie ooay oi me
people in thiB window glass tax are
made the opportunity ana occasion
Ifor legalized extortion at the hands
of a very few. The stalwart protec
tionists would tax sunlight if they
could, but as that is impracticable
they approach as nearly aa possible
to a sun tax by a tax on window
glass. Philadelphia Record, Dem.
It is quite probable mat the
San J ican News is the first foreign-
American news-paper to give an en
tirely safe interpretation of the su
preme court s recent insular de
cisions. It says.- "We are and sre
not a part of f he United States. Wo
are and are not a foreign country.
We are and are not citizens of the
United States. Wegureandare not
to have our money back. The tariff
is and is not void. The constitution
does and does not extend and its
limitations do and do not apply."
Atlanta Journal, Dem,
r "Bussia," says Engineering,
"seems to stand to-day where
America stood half a century ago,
on the threshold of an industrial
prosperity and development, which
must soon awe the world by its rapid
and stupendous growth." And M.
de Witte, it will be noted, appears
to be disposed to help its cause
along by adopting American protec
tive tariff methods. Success to
them. The best way to test them is
to apply them generally and enforce
them thoroughly. Charleston News
and Courier, Bern.
TWINKLINGS.
The average Chinaman doesn't
feel that he needs Christianity. He
has excellent teachings of his own
which he doesn't follow. Puck.
The Candid Suburbanite "I
suppose people around here raise their
own vegetables I" "Some do; others
merely plant them." Puck.
One Phase of Her Difficulties:
"Pa, what is a grass widow?" "A
grass widow, Johnnie, is a lady who
has to run her own lawn mower."
Chicago Record-Herald.
" Our Necks in Peril: "The
latest trust seems to have us by the
throat worse than ever." "What is
it?" "A $30,000,000 collar trust."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
No Disappointment: Isn't
your new house taking longer to
build than, you expected? Oh, no.
I've only spent twice as much on it,
so far, as I anticipated Detroit Free
Press.
Quick Action "I got quick
action on my garden . seedp," said
Gumso, . "They came up next day."
"How do you account for such rapid
germination?" asked Cawker. ''My
next door neighbors' hens did it with
their little scratchers." Detroit, Free
Press.
Might be worse: Practical
Father (augriljf "I am told that that
youDg man who comes to see you
writes poetry." Daughter "Yes,
father, he does." "Huh ! Publishes it.
too, I suppose?" "No. No one will
print it." "Then there's some hope
for him." New York Weekly.
Breaking the Becord "I see
that it costs $82 to fire a single shot
from a 16 inch rifled gun."' "Is that
all? It cost me a cool $1,000 for a
single shot from a four inch revolver."
"What did you shoot?" "My neigh
bor's fancy Jersey cow." Cleveland
Plain Dealer. $
"Don't you think that a man
who participates in politics ought to
have some sort of qualification beyond
that of mere citizenship aa it is now
defined?" "WelL" answered Senator
Sorghum, after giving the question the
thought that its gravity demanded.
"of course he ought to be able to
count money." Washington Star.
"Exchange "You owe this
country -nearly everything you pos
seas in literature." remarked the
Englishman. "Yes," answered the
American business- man; but by the
time our capitalists get through, you
may owe us enough for locomotives
and other things to more than offset
the account" Washington Star.
Those Dangerous School
ma'ams: Do you remember that
schoolma'am . that I was so much
mashed on when we went to school
together down at the Forks? Yep.
Where is she now? "I left her at my
home half an hour ago. Then you
married her, after all? Not much I
didn't. She married my youngest
boy. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Doubtful Compliment: Rose
I heard some one pay you a com
pliment yesterday, Marie. Did you
really. Rose? Uh! what was it! Rose
Oh, they called you pretty. Marie
Honest? Tell me just what they said.
Rose Well, we were talking about
your-wanting the leading role in our
amateur play, and some one remarked,
"3e's a pretty one for such a part as
that!" Philadelphia Evening Bui
letin
Cold Steel or Death.
"There is but one small . chance to
save your life and that is through an
operation." was the awful prospect set
before Mrs. I. B. Hunt.of Xiime Bidee.
W , by her dooior mfiwvtdnly trying
to cure ner or a ingntful case of stom
ach trouble and yellow jaundice. He
didn't count on the marvellous power
of Electric Butters to cure Stomach
and Liver troubles, but she heard of it,
took seven bottles, was wholly cured,
avoided surgeon's knife, now weighs
more and feels better than ever. It's
positively guaranteed to cure Stomach,
Liver and Kidney troubles and never
d isappoints. Price 50 cents cents at R.
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ForOTerFiitr Tui
Mrs. Wmsxo w's Soothing Bykup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lion of mothers for their children
while teething with 1 perfect success.
It soothes the child,-soften the gums,
and allays all pain; cures wind colic,
and is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
It will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Sold by druggists in
every part of the world. " Twenty-five
cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for
"Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup,"
and take no other kind. . r
As vaccination prevents smallpox, and qui
nine chills and fevers, so TEETHiNA prevents
and counteract the effects of the summer's
heat, much dreaded by mothers with small
children, TEXTHINA. relieves the many trou
ble Incident to teething' and the . hot summers,
and no mother Is excusable for not giving' It, for
It costs only ss cento at' druggists; or mall 2S
cents to O. J. Moffett. M. V.. St. Louis. Mo.
Banthe
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Mia Kiwi tog Haw Always Bougg :
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
; Lumberton Robesonian: There
will be six capital cases for trial at the
coming term of the Superior Court.
These made necessary the special term
which has been called. - " -;
Wadesboro Messenger-Intelli
gence: Mr. James larlton Kiiifa a
hornrd anale in the field of his father,
Mr. Davis. Tarlton, time miles from
town, a few days. ago. .This particu .
lar snake carried its horn on its tail
ar d made a noise like a rattle snake.
High Point Enterprise: . 'The
Carolina Spoke and and Bending Com
pany, in which Mr. JY El wood Cox. of
this place, ia interested, has been in
corporated by the Secretary of Stat.
The authorized capital is $100,000, di
vided into 1,000 shares of $100 each.
- Tarboro iSouthener: The recent
publication in the Southerner that
Capt E. E. Knight had sold here three
cabbages weighing nine pounds per
head has brought out other cabbage
raisers. A. A. Nichols, says that he
has had one or more fifteen pounders.
But ' N. B. Dawson easily goes to tbe
head of the cabbage class. He has
raised many weighing fourteen
pounds and one that just balanced the
scales at 22J.
Lexington Bispatch: Benbow
Hedrick, aged about 18 years, was
drowned in Abbott's creek last Thurs
day evening about 1 o'clock. Mr.
Hedrick, in company with two other
young men, were swimming at what
is known as the "Rocks," about two
miles from town. He was not a good
swimmer and got in water over his
head. He became frightened and
drowned in the presence of four, peo
ple'. His companions did what they
could to rescue him, but were unsuo
cessful. His body was recovered
about half an hour after he sank.
Mount Airy Neiosi The
of oats will be large this year.
crop
Heavy rains throughout this section
during the past week. The farmers are
somewhat uneasy about their wheat
fearing too much wet weather.
The reporter says he is informed that
another furniture company will pro
bably be organized in this place in a
short time. The capital stock will per
haps be $30,000. The creeks Sun
day afternoon, after much heavy rain,
spread out in the bottoms in great
sheets, doing much harm to growing
crops and playing havoc with the
beautilul bottom land on Lo veil's
creek and the Ararat river. Truly,
the farmers on water coursef in this
county have been great sufferers since
they pitched their crops.
. Dunn Banner: A man named
Stephen Faircloth living in or near
Benson, six miles from here, was
beaten, last Friday night by Bud
Hodge, John Draughon and . John
Musselwhite, and died Saturday fol
lowing. It seems that these men were
drinking and were out for sport and
mischief. They went to this man
Faircloth's house after midnight and
went in, the door not being locked,
and tried to .get his daughter up to
dance with them, in fact, they arroused
the whole family. Mr. Faircloth asked
them. to behave themselves and get
out, but instead of this they got a gun
and beat him unmercifully, causing
his death the next day. Mrs. Fair
cloth also received a blow from one of
the murderers. They were arrested
and placed in Johnson county jail to
await the acon of the court Mr.
J. J. Wilson lost all of his blood
hounds several weeks ago. He has
recently bought two more,, one of
them said to be the finest in the 8tate.
He is only six months old and has run
down seven criminals within the last
six months who are now in the peni
tentiary. SHE HAS A NEW VALISE.
Why
Sbe Ilongbt'It and Why. Also.
She Will Not Lend It.
A Portland woman tells this story,
which may have n moral:
Several years ago tier -husband made
her a present of a traveling bag made
of black Russia leather, handsomely
mounted and strong and serviceable.
She had had it only a few days when
the sister-in-law of her boarding mis
tress borrowed it to take with her to
the White mountains. It looked so
much nicer than her own was her
apology. It had only been returned
a few days when a friend who was
going to take a little Journey up
among the hills of Oxford county beg
ged the loan of it, and again It was
taken down from "the upper shelf."
Then another friend was to make a
visit of a few weeks In Montreal.
Could she take It? She could and did.
By this time tbe new look had van
ished, and still its owner bad had no
occasion to carry It.
One evening a favorite cousin called.
He was captain of & brig which was
to sail for the coast of Africa the next
day, but he himself was going on a
steamer via England. Did his cousin
have a valise she wouldn't need for
six months or so? Reluctantly the
traveling bag was produced, and that
was the last time the lady saw it for
two years, when it reached her by the
hand of a sailor from the brig. But it'
was in such ' a battered and forlorn
condition that she consigned it to the
waste barrel. '
In the meantime she had bought a
new valise, which sbe declined to' lend.
Lewlston (Me.) Journal.
Tfconffhtfnl Little Wife.
Young Wife Mjt dear, there is a
gentleman waiting in tbe other room.
He wants to speak to you.
He Do you know him?
She You must forgive me. darling,
but- of late you have bwi troubled
wltba cough, besides, you take so lit
tle care of yourself, and oh. If you
only knew how anxious I am about
yoiu Suppose I were to lose you. love."
(She bursts Into, sobbing and throws
herself on his brrast.)
He-Come,.my dear, silly child, do be
calm, do be calm. Poople don't die
of a 'slight cold, - Still, if ft will pacify'
you, show the doctor In. Who is it?
Dr. Pallot eh?
She It Isn't a doctor. It is it is
a life Insurance agent!
Slam's Weight and Meaaurea.
In Slam the liquid-measure used is
derived from a cocoanut shell which
is capable of holding 830 tamarind
seeds, and 20 of these units equal the
capacity of a wooden .bucket In dry
measure, 830 - tamarind seeds make
one "k'anahn," and 25 "k'anahn"make
one "sat," or bamboo basket; 80 "sat"
make om? "kwien," ! or cart' This is
an example of the primitive origin of
most units of weights and moasures.
'- A. Msniter Dvli Vlab
. Destroying its victim, is a type of
Constipation. Th& power of this mur
derous malady is felt on organs and
nerves and muscles and brain. There's
no health till it's overcome. But Dr.
King's New Life Pills are a safe and
certain - cure. Best in the world for
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels.
Only 25 cents -at B ; B. Bxlukt's
drug storer. - ' :.: - . - f
--T-- arBaw "tian . n
. 11 F OR, WEAK tVOMEM.'
PEOBINGr THE CLAIMS
HOW STREET RAILROADS . MEET DE-
MANDS FOR DAMAGES.
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Mlnate Examinations Had to Guard.
: Acaliit F rand Generally a Com
promise Result a) Instead of a Learal
'.Complication. . . -:
There is no more striking example of.
flae and logical system than the claim
department of a great street railroad cor
poration. Indeed it would be system
run. mad were it not forvthe fact that
every link in the long chain of events
which binds an accident to a settlement
is, on the one hand, a safeguard to the
company against fraud and, on the other.'
an assurance to the honest claimant that
his case is receiving a careful and search-'
ing investigation.
The number and variety of the de
mands for damages made upon a Btreet
railroad corporation are surprising, but
no matter how trivial or how serious a
complaint may be all are treated exactly
alike and all are subject to the same rou
tine, whether it be Giuseppe Caponsao
chi, whose pushcart has lost a wheel, or
the banker who has been thrown from
his carriage. -
The claim department of one of the.
largest street railroad corporations in the
country employs 70 men. Last year those .
70 men investigated nearly 20,000 claims
and paid damages amounting to $700,000
an average of $83 a claim. The claim,
department has to contend with" every;
sort of fraud, and it is partly to stamp
fraud, as fraud that an intricate system
has been built up. -
Two cases illustrating the desire of the
general public to "do" a railroad corpora
tion came up recently not 1,000 miles
from New York. A servant girl fr
stuttered so badly that she couldn't Wn-;
nounce a visitor's name without, getting
tangled asked a street railroad company,
for damages. She said that a car started
suddenly and threw her to the pavement
When she recovered from the shock she
found that she had an impediment in her
speech. It was proved to the satisfaction
of every one except the girl and her law
yer that she had stuttered ever since she
began to talk.
In another instance a man who assert
ed that he had been permanently injured
in a collision sued the company for $25,
000 damages. Two days before the trial
the company's attorney invited him to
compromise for $4,500. ,He declined.
When the case came to trial, the judge
dismissed it on the victim's own testi
mony. These instances may be excep
tions. If they are exceptions they prove
a rule which points to the necessity for
a careful and systematic investigation by
.the claim department of every claim pre
sented. It is interesting to trace the various
steps which lead up to a settlement Sup
pose a trolley car runs into a truck driv
en by Jon Doe of 100 East One Hnn
dreth street. A wheel is knocked off the
truck and John Doe hits the pavement
with his head. The conductor and the
motorman immediately jump from the
car. Allowing John Doe to shift for. him
self, they get the -names and addresses of
as many witnesses of the accident as pos
sible. When they finish their run, they
fill out blanks, which are kept at each
depot.
Certain questions on each blank must'
be answered for example, the number
of the car, the number of passengers
aboard at the time ofjhe accident, wheth
er night or day, whether an inspector was
present,, the policeman present and his
number andeo on at some length. It is
always difficult to induce witnesses to
give their names, and they are likely to
hide behind fictitious names or the names
of friends, a practice, which' sometimes
leads to unpleasant complications.
The reports made by the motorman and
eonductor, with the names of the witness
es, are immediately referred to the cen
tral office, where the case is turned over
to the chief investigator. He sends his
subordinates out to ee the witnesses. In
as many cases as fossible signed state
ments of the circumstances of the acci
dent are obtained. The reportsaof the
investigators and the wagon buiRer are
handed over to a force of typewriters,
who transcribe the written statements,
and collocate them as "Case No. 18,000"
Or whatever number it may happen to be.
The doctor who attended John Doe sends
to the company a statement of the ex
tent of his patient's injtiries, and the
company's physician calls up the doctor
on the telephone to get his professional
opinion on Mr. Doe's case. Then "No.
18,000" goes to a reader.
The duty of the reader is to examine
carefully the papers in the case as put
before him in the form of the reports
from the investigating department. He
is supposed to separate the salient points
from the mass of detail. He must report
the number of witnesses seen, howt many
favor the company and how many favor
the truck and John Doe and whether in
his judgment the company is liable. Then
he turns over the case to the claim ad
juster. Dp to this point the investigation
may have occupied two days or two
weeks. ' .
The claim adjuster is a lawyer, with a
lawyer's insight into human nature and
a lawyers appreciation of the power of
Mammon. He decides at just what'
price the company should settle and sends
his men out to see John Doe and the
pwner of the truck. If these last are
wise, they will sign receipts and accept
what the company sends. If they aren't,
the case will go -to the courts. The price
set by the claim adjuster is likely to be
final, and discretion is generally the bet
ter partof valor. "
This, in brief, is the process through
which each of perhaps 20,000 claims must
go. So thoroughly is the work done that
no claimant ever receives excessive dam
ages. He gets what he desvea and not
a cent more. New York KL&il and Ex
press. Uncle Sam and Foreign Naviea.
The collection of photographs from life
of forei.cn naval vessels in the possession
of the office of naval intelligence is prob
ably not excelled by any similar collec
tion in the world. Through our naval
representatives abroad this department
has been steadily gathering information
in this form for many years past, and it
is not too much to say that, with the in
formation in store here, the navy depart
ment can t&form itself at once of the ex
act force of any nation at any designated
point of the globe. The information re
lates to personnel and material and ' is
in the main exact and official. Boston
Globe.
Klnsr Humbert's Pine Trees.
King Humbert took great pride in his
pine grove and one day, arriving unex
pectedly, found a forester preparing to
cut down a tre.
"What are you about?" asked the
king. -- "
"This pine Is growing too tall, your
majesty." .
"Would you like it if 1 ojrdered your
feet to be cut off because you are taller
tiian your fellows?"
The hint was enough and the tree left
unmolested. London Telegraph-
A Russell Anecdote. '
Lord Bussell onee presided at a din
ner given for Sir Henry Irving on his
return from America. While the din
ner, was In progress Lord Russell sug
gested to ComynsCarr that he pro
pose Sir Henry's health. "I can't make
8p6ecb.es, you know," he said. "
Sir Henry gently replied, VI Beard
you make a fine speech before" the Par
pell commission." , ...
To which the pungent irishman.' an
swered, "Oh, yes, but then-Iad somer
thing to talk about!" ? :
. ; Fixed It. -. - -
Mamma Now, Freddy, mind what J
say. T I don't want you to go over into
the next garden to play with " that
Binks boyf He's very rude.
Freddy (heard a few. minutes after:
ward calling over , the wall) L .sayi;
Binks, ma. says' I'm not to go in your
garden - because you're , rude, , but you
come Into my .garden I ain't rude.
The Kin i Yob Haw Alvrays aaghf:
' I Baantl
. A ILesral nibble."
; "There is a story .".the doctor saloV
of a! man who was sued for debt not
"long ago. The case went against him,
and the court'gave judgment for $300.
His" lawyer told him he would have to
pay IV as he was au unmarried man.
He hustled out : and in a f tw hours
came back with a wife and a plea in
due form that he needed his salary for
the support of his family. He got off
free."
. l don't believe that was constitu
tional," said the "professor after a mo-;
menfs reflection.
"Whynotri
"Because It was annex post facto."
Chicago Tribune. -
What She Wanted to Know.
. "My dear child, you really should not
eat your pudding so quickly."
"Why not mamma?" .,
"Because it Is dangerous. I once
knew a little boy about your age who
was eating pudding so quickly that he
died before he had finished it"
"And what did they do with the rest
Df his pudding, mamma?" Exchange. .
WHOLESALE PfilCES COHREIT.
ranrocant
Wholesale Prices eeneraUy. In making np
small orders hhzhftr nrlces have to De enaraea.
BAGK3INO ,
2 1 Jute.. S
. Standard
Burlaps Q v
WESTERN 8MOK3B- ,a,,- ,a
Hams V - li
Shoulders ... ... 10 O 11
DEY SALTED -
Sides ...... f0 9
- Shoulders 8& " 9
BABKElS Spirits Turpentine-
Second-hand, each... 1 35 O 1 40-
Second-hand machine...... & l
Kev Nev York each -. t J 50
Se City, a.-.cb '50
Wilmington a 7 00 3 50
Northwro U 00
BTJTTEH-
North Carolina 9 20 O 25
Northern 25 O 30-
rvtim w A T.
Per bushel, tn sacks 60 O
VlTtrtnla Mas.1 60 Cs
OOTTON TIE V bundle 1 10 O 1 25
CANDLES -
perm 18 Q r?
Adamantine 8 11
.- triirir'iiVR". v
Laffuyra....... U 9
aio a O u
Sheeting, 4-4, yard O SM
Yarns. p bunch or 5 s . . . o to
FISH
-Mackerel, No. 1, barrel. . . 23 oo O 80 oo
Mackerel, No. 1, $ half-bbl. 11 00 15 oo
Mackerel, No. 2, barrel... 16 00 & 18 00
Mackerel, No. 2 half-bbl.. 8 00 9 00
Mackerel. No. 8, barrel... 13 00 14 00
Mullets, barrel ........... 4 60 4 75
Mullets, Vpork barrel...... 8 00 9 00
N. O. Boe Herring, V keg.. I 00 8 86
Dry Cod, J ............... 6 10
"Extta 4 6 5 4 60
fXOT7B V
Low grade; 8 00 8 25
Choice 8 25 8 60
Straight ,.,.. 3 50 375
First Patent 4 25 4 60
GLUE B 9 10
GRAIN bushel-
Oora,from store, bsrs White 6S$0 65
Mixed Corn 62 6?
Car-load, In bgs White... 60
Oate. from store 38 40
Oats, Bust Proof 426 45
Cow Peas.... 90 O no
HIDES
Green salted 4 O 5
Dry flint , 10 11
Drvaalt 9 10
HAY V loo as
No 1 Timothy 95 O 1 00
Bice Straw... 40 O 60
Eastern 90 95
Western 90 95
North Blver O 90
HOOP IRON, f 2?4 3
CHEESE V
Northern Factory 13 15
Dalrv Cream... 1&4 '14
Half cream 10 12tf
LiBD.
Northern 7KO 994
Norm uarouna o iu
LIME, barrel 1 15 1 25
LUMBER (city sawed) f H ft
Ship Stuff, resawed 18 oo 20 00
Rough edge Plank 15 00 16 00
west India cargoes, accord
- ing to quality..... IS 00 18 00
Dressed Flooring, seasoned. 18 00 22 00
Scantling and Board, com'n 14 00 15 00
MOLASSES. 9 gallon
Bar badoes, in hogshead. r. . , 26
Bar badoes, in barrels 28
Porto Bico, in hogsheads.... 9 31
Porto Rico, In barrels 29 S3
Sugar House, In hogsheads, 18 14
Sugar Hoase, In barrels.... u 15
Syrup, In barrels..... 15 26
NAILS, 9 keg, Cut, 60d basis. . . 2 45
PORK. 9 barrel
CltvMees..... 18 CO
Bump 17 00
Prime 16 50
HOPE, V ft 11 22
SALT, 9 sack. Alum 1 25
Liverpool... 96 l 10
American. 95 1 05
On 125 9 Sacks 66 70
BUGAB, 9 Standard Gran'd e 6
Standard A.... 5J4
wnueisxtrau bb& a
Extra C, Golden............. 4& 4
C Yellow 4 4
SOAP, 9 Northern 3)4 4
STAVES, 9 M-w. o. barrel. ... 6 00 14 09
B. O. Hogshead. O 10 00
TIMBER, M feet 8hlpplng.. 8 00 8 00
Common mill 4 oo 5 oo
Fan- mill 5 oo 6 60
Prime mill .. . 6 60 7 60
Extra mill. 8 0) 8 60
SHINGLES, N.C. Cypress sawed
9 M 6x24 heart 425 500
" Sap 3 00 8 25
SxSO.Heart 2 25 2 60
8ap I 60 1 75
WHISKEY. 9 gallon Northern 1 00 o a 10
MARINE DIRECTORY.
X-lat of saols IB the ! of xv -imvtOH,
- June 22, 1901.
S'JHOONEBS
Jno F Kranz, 520 tons, Donald, J A
Springer & Co.
Nokomis, 245 toes. Sawyer, J T Riley
&Oo.
Fred B Balano, 224 tons, Bryant,
George Harriss, Son & Co.
E F Northam, 318 tons, Penndell,
George Harriss, Son & Co.
Sylvia C Hall, 347 tons, Falkenburg,
George Harriss, Son & Co.
O O Lane, 387 tons, Kelly, George
Harriss', Son & Co.
Gem, 489 tons, Gray, George Harriss,
Son & Co. -
James Slater, 266 tons, Peaterson,
George Harriss, Son & Co.
Jas C Clifford, 856 tons, Sharpley,
. George Harriss, Son & Co.
B I Hazard, 872 tons, DeB.uhr, George
Harriss, Son & Co.
. STEAMSHlPb.
Tolgorm (Br), 1,676 tons, Grindley.
" Heide & C-.
BARQUES.
Albatross, 491 tons,-Rasmussen, Heide
&Co.
BY RIVER AND RAIL.
Receipts of Naval Stores and Cotton
Yesterday.
W. & W. Railroad -19 barrels
crude turpentine,
W. C. & A. Railroad 2 casks
spirits turpentine, 65 barrels rosin. 22
barrels tar, ;60 barrels crude turpen
tine. ;k ,
C C. Railroad J.4 casks spirits tnr
penine, 20 barrels crude turpentine.
A. & Y. Railroad -12 casks spirits
turpentine.
.W. & N. Railroad 6 casks spirits
turpentine, 66 barrels rosin.
S. : S. Saginaw 11 bales cotton.
x Steamer A. P. Hurt 2 casks spirits
turpentine, 8 barrels tar, - 8 barrels
crude turpentine.
' Steamer A. J. Johnson 3 bales cot
ton, 30 casks crude turpentine, 50 bar
rels rosin. 1 -
Steamer W. T. Daggett 125 barrels
rosin, 5 barrels tar.
: Schooner Leah 5 casks spirits tur
pentine, 37 barrels rosin.
Larking' Flat IB -barrels crude tur
pentine. .. : ...
; Total 14 . bales cotton, 71 casks
spirits turpentine, 343 barrels rosin.
85 barrels tar. 152 barrels crude tur
pentine. .... "v- '-,.' ' !- -C
CAUYAE.r::iev
In either sex in 43 boors. - - - -
-ft is nperioc to Copait, Cobeh, or to Jo.
pom, ana free from all baa smell ar oUiav
SANTAL'MIDY
fOMMKRCTAl
W 1LMINUTON MABK Sit.
rQuoted officially at the closing by the Produce ;
STAR OFFICE, June 21;
8PIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing
doing. ; . y: '
ROSIN Market firm at ubc per par
rel bid for. strained and $1.00 per bar
rel bid for good strained.
TAU Market firm at S1.CU per DDI
of 28a lbs.
- CRUDE V1TURPENTIN& Market
firm at $L2S per barrel for hard, $2.20
for dip. and for virgin. :
Quotations same day . last year
Spirits turpentine quiet at 43X4e;
rosin steady at $1.051.10; tar quiet at
$1.40; crude turpentine steady at $1.60
2.60.
; RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine ...... . . 71
Rosin r. ............. . . 343
Tar .... 35
Crude turpentine. .............. 152
Receipts same day last year 184
casks spirits turpentine 320 bbls
rosin. 28 bbls tar, 66 bbls crude tur
pentine.
cotton.
Market firm on a basis of 7c per
pound for middline. Quotations:
Ordinary 5 716ctstt
Good ordinary ...... 6 1116 " "
Low middling..... ..7 7-16 " "
Middling.... 1 " "
Good middling 8 1 16 " "
Same day last year middling noth
in fir dome
Receipts 14 bales : same day last
year, .
r Corrected Begularly by Wilmington Produce
Commission Merchants, prices representing
those paid for produce consigned to Commis
sion jaercnanis.j
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
- PEANUTS North Carolina, quiet.
Prime, 70c; extra prime, 75c per
bushel of 28 pounds; fancy, 80c.
Virginia Prime 50c; extra prime.
65c: fancy. 60c. Spanish. 75c.
CORN Firm, 62 to 65c per bushel
for white.
N. C. BACON Steady ; hams 12 to
13c per pound; shoulders, 8 to 10c;
sides, 8 to 10c.
EGGS Firm at 12 to 12J4C per
dozen.
CHICKENS-Dull. Grown, 22 to
30c; springs, 1020c.
TURKEYS Live, dull at 9 to 10c;
dressed, 10 to 12c.
BEESWAX Firm at 25c.
TALLOW Firm at 5V6c per
pound.
SWEET POTATOES--Firm at 75c,
FINANCIAL MARKETS.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
New York. June 21. Money on
call firm at 35 per cent, last
loan 4 J and ruling rate 4 per cent ;
prime mercantile paper 3J4J4 per
cent. Sterling exchange easier at an
advance, with actual business m bank
ers' bills at 488 for demand and at
485485jl for 60 days. Posted rates
486 and 489. Commercial bills 484
4581. Silver certificates nominally
60. Bar silver 59 X. Mexican dollars
47. Government bonds steady State
bonds inactive. Railroad bonds strong,
U. S. refunding 2's, registered, 10 6 z
U. S. refunding 2 s, coupon, 107; U. S.
2's, reg'd, ; U. 8. S's, reg'd, 108 ; do.
coupon. 1083: U. 8. 4's, new reg'd.
138; do. coupon, 138&;U. S. 4's. old
refi-'d, 112K;do. coupon, 113J4 ; U. 8.
5's, reg'd, 108; do. coupon, 1085;
Southern Railway 5's 1193. Stocks
Baltimore & Ohio 109; Chesapeake &
Ohio 49.1 ; Manhattan L 124 it ; N. Y
Central 157&; Reading 47 X; do 1st
pref'd 79H: do- 2nd pret'd 57j; St.
Paul 179 Hi do. pref'd, 191: Southern
R'way 33 Ji; do. prefd 87.?$; Amalga
mated Copper 125 ; American Tobacco
13SX; People's Gas 11934; Sugar
U3X; T. C. & Iron 70H: U 8.
Leather 14; do pref'd, 79H; Wes'
ern Union 94M: U. S. Steel 48; do
preferred, 98; Mexican National ;
standard Oil 770a780.
Baltimore, June21. Seaboard Air
Line, ' common, 30M305; do pre
f erred. 53M(&53. Bonds 4Ts 85
asked.
NAVAL STORES MARKETS
Bv Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Ubw York, June 21. Rosin steady.
Spirits turpentine steady.
Charleston, June 21. Spirits tur
pentine firm at 34 c; sales 50 casks.
Rosin firm; sales 200 barrels; C,
$1 00; D. $1 05; E, $1 10; F, $115;
G, $1 20; H, $1 35; I, $1 45; K, $1 70;
M, $2 20; N, $2 50; W G, $2 80; W W,
$315. '
Savannah, June 21. Spirits turpen
tine quiet and steady; receipts 1,538
casks; sales 452 casks; exports 215
casks. Rosin firm. Quote: A, B, C,
$1 01; D, $1 15; E, $1 20; F, $1 25; G,
$1 30; H, $1 45; I, $1 60; K, $1 85; M,
$2 55; N, $2 65; W. G, $2 95; W W,
$3 30. Receipts 3,324 barrels; sales
1,585 barrels; exports 3,229 barrels.
COTTON MARKETS.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
New York, June ?1. While suc
cessful at the start, to-day, the bull
forces in cotton met with something
of a set back later and at times showed
many evidences of nervousness, ow
ing to the lack of response by the
market to legitimate influences. Tbe
opening was steady with prices un
changed to 5 points higher and during
the first few minutes indications point
ed to still further gains. Liverpool was
fully one point higher than expected
and news from spinning districts prov
ed to be radically bullish. But a turn
in the. character of foreign news and
the appearance of selling orders in
July turned the scale against the mar
ket and prices slowly eased off. Liver
pool eventually stiffened upon fine
Manchester accounts and a large de
mand for spot cotton in all European
markets. This caused prices here to
work back to the opening. But early
m the afternoon fresh liquidation of
July long stuff, some of which, ap
gave room holders cause for alarm
and general selling set in. This
movement carried July off to
8.25, August 7.75, and October to 7.36.
arouna wmcn good Duymg . came in
and led to a turn of shorts , for' cover.
A forecast for continued dry and very
hot weather over the Southwest
strengthened bull sentiment and
prompted investment, buy ing : for out
side account. Spot cotton holders in
(he Souti were reported to be most
arbitrary in their views and refused to
sea except at substantial advances.
The market . was finally quiet and
steady with prices net one point higher
to four points lower.
r Nw YofiK, June 2L -Cotton quiet;
middling uplands 8 9-16c
,. The cotton futures market closed
steady: June .28, July 8.33, August
7.80, September 7.48, October 7.40, No
vember 7.37. December 7.39. Jtnnv
7.42, February 7-42, Marcu75.
spot cotton closed quiet and 116c
lower: middling unlanda 8 9-1 e? mid-
dlinggulf 8 13 16c; sales 650 bales.
', Net receipts 354 bales ; cross receipts
1,917 bales; exports to Great Britain
1,643 bales; exports to the Continent
baiesstock 14M35 bales.
1 Total to-day Net receipts 7,277
bales : exports to Great - Bri ui n ' . i a. a i o
bales ; eiporU to France 4 1,915 bales ;
exports to the Continent 1,251: bales;
balesi stock 4l4v813 bales.,
: Consolidated Net r receipts 50,004
bales; -exports to Great Britain 24,419
bales: exports to France 1.915 bales:
exports to the Continent 5,630 bales.
fcTotai since September IstNet re
eeipta 7,195,765 bales; export to Great
Britair 2 .fiso
Oontumn 2,700,
,i4R t:.,.bs
xxrui ai K
8Mc net
receipts iY
""n urni at
bales; Philadelnhi
i. Daui
net receints k
at 7 19
aet :
"k-l.Xw'
wwpu, 6771ftTD
1,460 oofes;
A)e la.j"
rcuemLS v
bales
8c, net
receipts
nrm at 8
r
r
bales.
PRODUCE MARKET:
"-' june 21 in.
and 5c to 10c lowiu f10"
Minnesota patents ? sn, .D K
$3 403 50. Wheat-SD8oti
2 red 76Hc; options K
8entmhA -roar- .7. Closed
3, 32c; optonsL?
the other markets. Lard eVj
ern steamed $8 85- rfiJrKer!
tinent i9 on- nZbu
Coffee-SpotMoeasyToT
6c; mUd quiet; CordoVa g Jif
Sugar Raw flaw. '2
cemrifueal MIli
quiet. Tallow steady iiS
Cheese firm. fan fH
Eggs quiet; State and'pennS
1313c. Potatoes Zl
180 pounds. 2 9o '' 1
extra. 'per bamTWoS' e5
8t.ladyi fancy hand-picked 43
other domestics 4X4&c. Cab
steady; Norfolk, per barrel.2
per barrel crate 50c$l 25. S
to Liverpool-Cotton by steam
Cotton seed oil steady
in barrels nominal; pritte mm
yellow 38c; off summer yellow 3f
" iuw; prime winter
low 41c; prime meal $24 nnaosnn
Chicago, June 21.-Jnder prostj
showed extreme weakness todav
September delivery closingiic Ion
September corn closed A
tember oats ic. lower and pro!
Chicago. June 21. nnah rt, ,.J
70c: No. 3 spring 64X67c- nJ
red 66M68c. Corn-No 2 ill
?zoc; Wo. 2 while 3
30X ; No. 3 white 2729c Rv,
7sv4. itiess pork
barrel, $14 62H14 65. Lard, uer
ms, f 8 B58 bla Short rib sidei lod
o auoo au. vrv salted shoulde!
boxed, $7 007 2bxSho!l clear k
boxed, $8 358 40 Whiskey-d
tmers' hnished goods, pei galld
The leading futures ranged as n
is no utrcuuig, uiiicai, lowest a
closing: Wheat No 2 June 68
68X, 66, 66c; July 68Jg68, 68
67, 67c; September 6768, 68 66
66c. Corn No. 2 June -, - '
42c; July 4343, 43M&43
49 7Z AVlLrhAln. aonL. iv
44, 44, 4343, 43K44c:XI
cember 41, 41, 40', 40c. 0i
27cVei,nber 26M, 26, 26
26Mc; May 29, 29, 28, 28
28c. Pork, per bbl-Juiy $14 62)
14 65, 14 14 65; Beptember $15 C
15 00, 14 80. 14 S5 Lard, per 100 !
July $8 70, 8 70, 8 S5, 8 60; Septet
ber $8 77. 8 77'z, 8 62, 8 65; Oct
her 8 7S. 8 75. 8 fi2U. 8 62'. Shn
ribs, per 100 lbs July $810. 81
8Q2, 8 02; September $8 17j
8 20, 8 12X, 8 12.
im m
FOREIGN MARKET.
CahiH ni the Hprninf "Wi-
Liverpool. June21.4P. M.-Coitod
Soot fair demand, prices 1 16d hiehe
American middling fair 5 3 16d: cod
middling 4 IS lHd: middling 411161
low middling 4,15-32d; good ordinal!
4 7 32d: ordinarv 3 31-32d. The sal
of the day were 10,0G0 bales, of whic
500 bales were for speculation andei
nort ar.d included 9.300 bales Ame!
r
iftan. Receints none.
Futures ooened auiet and clMel
fitpailv? American middling (I. ni
.Turin d S7 R4H VinvAi-! June and Jul
4 36 64d seller; July and August 4 34
Rifftii SK-fiirl hiisftr- August and
tArnhnii i M RiH hnver: Seotemi
A 9Q.filfl collar-. fMnhpr iff O. C.) 4 13
raa rtniroi.. rvtnW and Novembei
4 10 64a4 11 64d seller: Novembei
and December 4 8-64d value; Decern
ber and January 4 9 64d value; Jao
uarv and February 4 8-644 9 64
seller.
MA RINK
ARRIVED.
Schr Jno P Kranz, 520 tons, Donald,'
Jir f!fl.
HOW ui&, o a. upnus" v,
Clyde steamship Saginaw,
Georgetown.. SC, H G Small Done f
THE ISrS TO
NERVES ANFSTEENGH
It is not mascie so mucn as tne nerves
hgpV nf mnila whlfih SbOW OH
strength and power of endurance. . ado
the Btufly with able Pbvslcian? f2 j
is how to keep the nerves In J. j
health ana fitted tor the strata of ewj I
-d iMna Hftftdache of every OT? I
nerve weaKnew. uBDinidT8-
Terentunpleasant feelings :and Q
tZ Urtnfl to nerve waste and nervt
- - o "Tiantallv in women -"J
SwaiSST But how can all th.s m
mn1 nna will aSKT HOW
broked constitution oe
- and nerve strength and
health be secured. .Just":0 J
remember: potannuw "-j 8j
uoomo " Vwi.I N. It 18 amivHi
la taete. quick in action bmTe
wearied nerves tingle Action J
stronger and faculty tne or'B
nnn ever i at a AAll 1L.
50 cent: or ent W
Ti.- f!r,nton Chemical
Riltlniore.
TO AST ADDRESS ON ?
Wall 1,0
New Goods in
and to arrive.
!, Rice, Grits,1
Sugar, Coffee
Canned Goo,
Molasses
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