PRESIDENT ISSUES
HIS PROCLAMATION
v.
Appointing a Day cf National Thanks-
giving.
NOVEMBER 27TH IS THE DAY Shi
The President Calls Upon All the
People to Return Thanks ; for the
Bounty of the Year.
Washington, . Special. President
URoosevelt has issued his proclamation
-designating Thursday, November 27,
;as a day of thanksgiving. The procla
mation is as follows: - I
"According to the yearly custom of
-our people, it falls upon the President
-at this season to appoint a day of fes
tivity and thanksgiving to God. Over a
- century and a quarter has passed since
this country took its place among the
nations of the earth, and during that
-time we have had, on the whole; more
to be thankful for than has fallen to
the lot of any other people. Generation
after generation has grown to' man
hood and passed away. Each has had
to bear its peculiar burden, each to
face its special crisis, and each ha
Imown years of grim trial .when, the
-country, was menaced by malice domes-
tie or foreign levy, when the hand of
the Lord was heavy upon it in drouth
or pestilence, when in bodily distress
and anguish of soul it paid the penalty
-of folly and a fro ward heart.
"Nevertheless, decade by I decade we
Iiave struggled onward and upward;
" ve now . abundantly enjoy f material
wellbeing, and under the favor of the
.IostHlgh we are striving earnestly to
achieve moral and spiritual uplifting.
'Th$ year that has just closed has been
-one of peace and of overflowing plenty.
I or this we render heartfelt and sol
emn thanks to the Giver of Good; and
'we seek to praise Him not by words
only, but by deeds, by the way In
which we do our duty to ourselves and
to our fellow men. j
"Now therefore, I, Theodore Roose
velt, President of the United States, do
hereby designate as a day of general
thanksgiving, Thursday, the 27th of the
coming November, ana ao recommend
that, throughout -the land the people
cease from their ordinary occupations
and in their several homes and places
of worship render thanks s unto Alr;
mighty God for the; manifold blessings
of the past year." V
Evidence Not Valid.
New York, Special. The prosecution
in the Molineux case rested Wednesday
after the defense had. secured an im
portant advantage in the decision by
Justice Lambert that the reading' of
the testimony given at the first trial
by Mamie Melando and Detective Far
;rell, both of whom are beyond the juris
diction of the court, was inadmissable.
Miss Melando-was the first witness at
fhe first trial to connect Molineux with
"the blue crescent paper and Farrell tes
tified that he saw Molineux in Newark
with a small package the- day the bot-
tle-holder was bought in that city.
"Now that your honor has ruled,'
ex-Governor Black said, "I. want .to say
that neither I nor any of the counsel
defending have done anything, procur
ed anything or know of anything done
to keep witnesses from the ; State of
New Jersey or elsewhere, from coming
here to give testimony. I have not!
dodged any Issue, I have made the fight
against that evidence strictly . within
my legal rights as counsel for the de
-f ense." , -;VH -'-v.
"I cannot quite see the relevancy of
'those remarks," said District Attorney.
Jerome In reply. 'Therehave been no
: proclamations and no charges."
The greater part of the session was
I devoted to the examination of Daniel
T. Ames, - a handwriting expert,- 'Who,
like an those Who have preceded him,
"testified that one. hand wrote the pol
: son package address, the Barnet and
'Cornish letters and letters admittedly
written by Molineux. The presentation
of the case for the defense Is expected
to occupy not more than two davs and
: interest centers in the question whether
; Molineux will testify in his .own be
man. ' :
Big: Glue Company.
T-onfon, N. J... Special: The - Glue
Lon.- , Sof Jersey City was incor-
"POratb wHh a pa nlf a! : nf $fi .
"00,000 'Vided into $2,000,OQO bearing
Per fftnt nimiilattira DvManilQ inH
4.000,000 common stock. The com
Pany is to manufacture gluet or any
ffcle:3 in which glue enters as a pato.
John F. Charlton, of New -York, jfnd
-uura p. Tully, cf Jersey City. I
THE HARKETS.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
The future market opened 3 to 5
points lower than at Friday's close.
The opening loss was followed by a bit
of brisk buying that spent some of its
courage and the market fluctuated
with the tendency toward a "lower level
and prices were only stubbornly sus
tained through the influence of New
XT- i- A-1 1 . .. ..
x vji iv o actuuae. At tne close the board
showed net losses of lpoint' on No
vember, 4 on December, 2 on January
nnu o points on each of jthe other
months compared .with Friday's clos
ing figures.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES;
Cotton futures onened steadv: No
vember 8.25:. December 8.39: laniiarv
8.48; March 8.24; May 8.25; June 8.25;
July S.24; August 8.15, . .
Futures closed easvf Novemhpr r 29
December S.40; January 8.48; February
b.za: Marcti S.M; April 8.28; May 8.26;
Juno 8.25; July 8.25; August 8.14.
spot .closed dull: middliric unlanda
8.60; middling gulf 8.85. Sales,- 9,700.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
Flour steady winter extra S2.S0 to
$3.00; winter clear, $3.20 to $3.30.
Wheat weak: snot and November
74;to 74 1-8; December 74 7-8 to 75:
Southern by sample 66 to 74.
Lorn weak; new or old November 53
asked; "Southern white corn 65 to 68.
Ots firm; No. 2 white 36 to 36. ,
CHARLOTTE PRODUCE MARKET,
Onions .V. ... $ 75(5)$1 00
Chickens spring .. .. ... 15 22
Hens per head . . . . .. . . . 28 30
Eggs .. .. .. 18
Beeswax ... 20 22
Turkeys .. .. ..... ... .. 10 12
Corn .. ........ .. . ... 8S 90
Ducks .... " 20 22
Wheat .... . . . . ... . . . . 60 90
Wheat seed .. ... . .... .. 1 10
Oats ..." .. ..' 80 85
Peas .... ..1 65 1 75
Rye .... .... .. .... ..' 1 00
Sherlings .... . . 8 ,
Sides .... ... . .. .... .... 9 10
Skins calf ............ r. 40(5) 50
Hides dry salt .... .... 10 '.'
Tallow unrendered V .... 2 2
v The Canal Treaty.' ;
. WashingtQnrSpecial. With the re-
turn of Secretary Hay to Washington,
the Colombian minister may resume
negotiations for a canal treaty which
have" been interrupted by complica
tions arising out of the situation on
the isthmus. The legation has been
expecting special dispatches from
Bogota containing special Instructions
"for Mr. Conchas on some of the deli
cate points. But the arrival of these
need not necessarily be awaited, it was
indicated at the legation, as the ad
vices which -have recently been re
ceived by the minister have forecasted
that the situation has been clearing so
as to nermit-of a resumption of ne
gotiations. The belief of some of the
officiate here is that if the matter is
expedited, a treaty for the construe-,
tlon of the canal -can be completed by
contracting parties within 30 days,'
thus enabling the President to senu
it to the Senate early in the rooming
short session. Senor" Conchas' instruc
tions are ample and complete to en
able him 'to proceed with the negotia
tions arid the understanding that they
will be resumed almost immediately.
Another Volcano, In Eruption.
Wnnhinfftno SneciaL United States
Minister Hunter at Guatemala, reports
thn T)p,nartment of State by cable to--
day that on the afternoon of October 24
San tamaria volcano, wnere me eann
quake occurred in April suddenly bc
cabe active --'andY emitted immense vol
umes of ashes andflames, accompanied
by violent eannquaKes auu luimc.
loud , and intermittent subterranean
sounds: t The eruption : contined 48
hours and then : subsided. No loss of
life is reported, yet several plantations
at the base of the volcano are reporter,
to.have been ruined by the eruption.
Duel to Be Fought.
.fans, xauie. uo owVwf
the Marquis do Dion and M. Gerault
Richards,- of The Petite Republique,
met and agreed on the conditions of a
duel to be fought. The place, and hour
of the - encounter, have not yet been
deciaea upon. . . ,
-S9nraavni Sum 80UB i
.uodrai few aaom jo si
' am ,uaA3Jd 411 W Jioo
Sasoadxa ub?W
S cn smaas suonunOD ire pwi f
Y'nun 'dn daon o, I
BIG CASH BALANCE.
Greatest Amount of Money On Halid
In Country's History
VERY GOOD TREASURY SHOWING
Ail; Large Denominations Becoming
Gold Ccrtlf fcates and the Smallest
I Silver Certificates.
Washington, Special. Elias' H. Rob
erts, Treasurer of the United States, in
opening his annual report, says that
the magnitude of the . available cash
balance and the unprecedented hold
ings of gross gold are the striking fea
tures of the condition of the Treasury
at the close of the fiscal year 1902. The
available cash balance in the Treas
ury July 1, 1902, was the largest net
balance in our history. It amounted to
362,187,361. The gold reserve is counted
in as it is available for, the redemption
of legal tender notes Nearly one-half
of the available cash balance was in
gold ccn and certificates, $103,801,290
over and above. the gold reserve of
$150,0000,000 and by October it became
$136)124,771. As measure of the finan
cial strength of the;government the re-
)6rt says the fact deserves mention; By
October 1, 1902, the available cash bal
ance, exclusive of ,fthe reserve, .was
$221,263,394;- and owing to the largo
measur'es . f or the Belief of the money :
market was reduced by November 1.
to; $220,621,870. Of this sum $145,885,012
was in national banks. To the total
stock of money in the country an addi
tion of $130,138,841 was made during
the fiscal year. Of this $657,699,517 was
in gold coin and bullion. National bank
notes received an increment of $2,851,
589. - vv,,,-,L..; : v :' , : ; , . ;'. ; , : ..
-The gold coin and bullion October 1
exceeded all othet kinds of money, ex
cluding national bank notes, by $200,
368,433. In five years, the ratio of gold
ih the country has run up from 36.52 to
16.45 to the 100. The growth in the vol
ume of money in circulation during the
year was $74,048,049 carrying the per
capita from 27.98 to 28.43. The element
of! gold coin arid gold certificates was
the largest part and the increase reach
ed $61,966,174, and advanced from 40.30
per cent, of the total to, 41.31 per cent,
inj silver of all denominations, includ
ing, certificates, there was an increase
of; $25,226,146, of which $6,486,014 was
in: subsidiary coin. The- reduction in
Treasury notes of $17,677,800 is due to
their' withdrawal. :
" The advance in circulation in .the
volume of gold; including certificates
within 12 years by the large sum. of
$433,703,516, is the measure of the
great strength of our circiilation. The
addition during the past fiscal yean was
$61,966,174. The increase in the future
can hardly be less than $50,000,000 to
$60,000,000 a year. The mines, the re
port says, are thus confirming the gold
standard steadily and invincibly and it
adds:
f f For the . immediate present, and
doubtless for a few years at least, the
inflow of gold will be in such j; large
measures as to lift the volume of cur
rency to the highest level of all needs
Of. business. Our currency keeps more
than equal pace with the population
On June 27 , the gold certificates out
standing for the first time exceeded in
volume the United States notes and
were $347,179,089. By November 1, they
were $567,078,569.!
i 1-The gold in .the Treasury keeps in
active circulation as currency the cer
tificates issued against it and more
over $346.658,016in: United States notes
arid $30,000,000 in Treasury notes, or
over $140,000,000 more than its own
value.. The question may well be con
sidered whether the United States
notes may snot properly be turned by
Congress into gold certificates. They
have much that quality already, and
the change could be gradually made as
the supply of the yellow metal takes
on greater proportions. The demands
of .the people for notes of small denom
inations have surprised the closest stu
dents of the currency. In 1890, there
were 37,065,880 pieces of government
paper issued of the average value of
$6.61. In 1902, the issue was 116,697,-
874, and the average value was $4. The
facilities for production ..have ; been
often increased arid now seem to be suf
ficient for present requirements..
L 4The act of March 14, 1900, makes
it the duty of the Secretary: of the
Treasury to maintain the party of
value On all forms of money issued or
coined by the United States with the
gold standard and fixed by . that law
This parity is now easily maintained
arid all kinds' of government money
are exchangeable with' each. The flow
of gold permitting the free issue of
gold certificates of $29 and upwards' is
I the key to this maintenance of parity
and interchangeability of' all kinds of
government money. On the other hand.
smau Denominations, including silver
coin are constantly in demand for the
myriad transactions of retail trade and
ine current uses of rural communitle
as well as for pay rolls in furnaces and
factories and harvest field." Th
Treasury ,in recent years, continues the
report, nas had much more clamor for
silver and small notes than for gold. It
is now aDundantly able to meet all
calls for every kind of money for its
own obligations for red
legitimate transfers. As a result of the
movements which have been noted nnr
.paper currency is gaining in simplicity.
orttuuany an large denominations are
becoming gold certificates, and the
smaner saver certificates, while in
time all $10 will be United ; States
notes.;
Separate Street Cars, i
New Orleans, Special.The State
law requiring he street car companies
to provide separate accommodations
for. whites and blacks went into effect
Tuesday . and is being enforced with
difficulty. The company has reserved
the rear seats for necro naiaen erers
and placed , screens in the cars, but
since tne recent strike the decrease in
the number of cars operated is so
great that all of them are arpnprallv
crowaca to tne guards.
Sunday Work.
Norfolk, Special. For the first time
since the Spanish war, work was con
tinued all of Sunday at v the Norfolk
oavy yapd; in order to put the battle
ship Texas in commission immediate
ly. The flag was raised over the ves
sel this afternoon and she is ready for
sea.. The Texas will sail for Southern
waters. The gun-boat Bancroft has al
ready sailed and the Detroit put in for
coal and ammunition, as did also the
Cincinnati.1 The Prairie has arrived in
Hampton Roads and is being coaled.
She has 300 marines on board!
Fire at Newberne. j
Newbern, N. C.,- Special. Fire broke
out Friday, night in the; TrentLumber
Mills, owned by Thompson Bros., of
Philadelphia. The mill is situated, on
Trent river, close to the business sec
tion of the city, and had the wind been
in a southwest direction undoubtedly
half the business section would have
tieeh swept away. "The entire dry .kiln?
and 250,000 feet of lumber was con
sumed. The 'loss is estimated at $20,-
000, with no insurance. The work cf the
firemen In saving pier No. 1, of the At
lantic & North Carolina Railroad, was
a masterly piece of work. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
: Thanked the Mechanics.
Washington. Special. AfWr 'break-.
fasting at the White House , Friday
morning, President Roosevelt informal
ly received the mechanics and laborers
who have been engaged upon the man
sion. The President stood " upon the
front porch of the White House and
greeted the workmen as thtfjr passtd,
having a pleasant word and smile for
each. He thanked them as a body for
having' facilitate by their work the
completion of tne repairs to tne man-
. mm .j m. ' -'
alon; tnercoy cnapung mm to occupy
it. .r :::..
Another Scandal.
London, By Cable. A tremendous
sensation was caused here by! state
ments that another scandal of the Os
car Wilde type was about to become
public property. It is asserted that the
man whose name is connected with the
affair, and who is a peer, has fled the
country, but there is reason to believe
that he is at present lying ill at n
English watering place. A report of
this affair found its way into print m
guarded language Sunday morning, but
every effort will be expended ; to pre
vent-the further publicity.
Death of Noted Landscape Engineer.
Philadelphia, Pa., Special .Chas. II.
Miller, a landscape " engineer; ; of na
tlonal reputation, died Sunday at his
home here, after a protracted; illness.
He was 73 years old. Mr. Miller was
born in England and came . to this
country in 1858. He resided three years
in South Carolina and then came to
this city. During the centennial cele
bration, in this city, Mr. Miller was (n
charge1 of the horticultural exhibit and
designed the famous sunken garden ir
Fairmont -Park. At the time jot htf
death he was consulting landscape cz
gineer of Fairmont Park. . i
V . .American Shipbuilding.
During the fiscal year ended with
Tune, 1,657 vessels, of 473,981 gross
tons, were launched in the 1 United
States, as compared with 1,709 vessels,
cf 48D?61G tons, in 19D1; ;The decrease
is in sailing vessels," canalboats,
barges, etc. . - . ' . . . i - . l
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iilET AWFUL DEATH,
Prominent Mill Man Is Killed By r.
' l&ll. -
PRESIDENT OF PACOLET IS- DEAD.
Captain John H. Montgomery, Whifo
I Inspecting a New Warehouse, , Fell.
Sixteen Feet, With Fatal Results.
Spartanburg, S. C, SpecfaL News
has been received here of the death
of Capt. John H. Montgomery, iu
Gainesville, Ga., sthe result of a falIN
Captain Montgomery was president of
the Spartan Mills, in this city, ; the
Gainesville, Ga., Cotton Mills, and the
Pacolet Manufacturing J Company,, of
Pacolet, S. C. Capt. Montgomery was
regarded as one of the most success
ful mill operators of the South.
oavannan, ua., special. a special
to The Morning News, from Gaines
ville, Ga.; says: Capt John; H. Mont .
fl 1 n t a ' m
fell a distance of lfe feet in one of the "
new warehouses being . erected in the
Pacolet Mill, No. 4, Friday; morning
and sustained injuries from -which
he died. His skull was broken and he"
sustained internal injuries. Dr.
Downey, of this city, Drs. Westmore
land and Nicholson, of Atlanta, and
his family physician, of Spartanburg
S. C, were immediately summoned, ;
but could not save his life, h
" Capt. Montgomery was perhaps the
largest cotton manufacturer in the
Pacolet and: Gainesville Cotton Mills,
capitalized at $1,500,000, he was alsor
president of the three Pacolet Mills, of
South Carolina, and a stockholder arid
director in several more. I I
; Negro Alderman Shot.. ;
St. Augustie, Fia., Special.-r Alder
man John Panino. one of the colored
' representatives of the ' fourth" ward.
was snot at a meeting or ; tae city
council, late Friday, night. The bullet
was flred by City -Marshal Charles
Benet, who officiated as sergeant-at-arxns
at the council meeting. The
clerk had reached the stage 'of the
nrnrpfvlinca nf rfad1n-3r 'np.t.ltinns. Onet"
was from the marshal, asking that the
I council appropriate the sum of $69 for
four uniforms for the police. After it
nad Deen-reaa, Alderman fapmo rose
and objected to the amount asked for 1
utners spoKe on tne supject, ana .tnea
UTn oV a 1 Tlnrtof o air a A normiooion 4n o Al
dress the council, -which was granted
by Alderman MqBride, who was. pre
nfn&. TTa -was !n terra ntiftd .'hv Alder
man Papino, and becoming - enraged'
fired at him. The affair created a great
sensation. The official will recover;.
Pmn mm L A L-' -
Memphis, . Special. A special to The
Scimitar from Winne, Ark., says:
taary, Sophie and May Gibson, aged
17, 12 and 10 years, respectively,
daughters of Thomas Gibson, a pros
perous negro farmer, were killed and
one of them was the victim of a
criminal' assault at their home near
here yesterday. The murders occurred
while Gibson, the father, 'was avray
from home attending a circus lea vine
tne tnree gins aiuue iu mc uouac.
Upon his return hie found the bodie3
of two of the girls with their-heads
crushed, .while the body of the third
lay in the yard terribly mutilated.
The' girls had been subjected to'j-the
most atrocious Indignities; . Posses,
composed of both blacks and whites.
. m k m l I - mm n f
were formed and David Cross, an old
negro, was aiTested. Cross denied all
knowledge of the crime but finally con
fessed that he had witnessed the kill-
Jng arid said that a negro named John
son was the guilty man. '
, - Killed By tils Wife.
v JOplin, MO.,' - special. xv. -3, aauuiii,
a real estate dealer of Carthage, was
shot and killed by his wife Mrs. Ran
dall had sued for divorce several days
ago and when they met in a lawyer's
office' a quarrel ensued. Randall -drew
a knife and attempted to st?b his. wifo
Vn4- Vifm firo timPO ATrS
WUCU SUC- 3UUI. V ' J '
Randall was arrested. The Randalls are
Dromirient.' ' '