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AFTER TWENTY-ONE YEARS A Lot of Money Stolen from the Southern Bank Found in France. It Was in the Lining of a Pair of Old Shoes Worn by Allan G. Jones, a De faulting Book-keeper and Clerk Who Did the Bank for Over 880,000 by the Use of New York Exchange—ln formation With Regard to the Find Sent Here from France and a Series of Interrogatories to Be Taken. The news comes from Paris of the dis covery the’-e of a lot of money which is, in all probability, the rightful property of the Southern Bank of this city, and steps are being taken which may lead to its re • covery. Os this, however, the bank’s officers are somewhat doubtful. The report, which has been confirmed by official advices, brings up the story of what was at first the mysterious disap pearance of Allan G. Jones, general book keeper of the Southern bank, Feb. 21, 1873, but which was soon after accounted for when it was discovered that a large amount of the bank’s funds had disap peared with him. the money being ob tained through a well laid plan and an effective scheme. The information with regard to the find came from Paris in the form of an official document addressed through the French consul at this port to the judge of the superior court, and it was by Judge Falligant turned over to the officers of the Southern Bank. With the informa tion in the document which came from the French judiciary came a notice or re quest that an examination be held, or a series of interrogatories taken here, with a view to determining all the facts in connection with these funds, perhaps for the purpose of establishing whether there is any criminality attaching to the parties in whose hands they have been found, as well as to determine who is the rightful owner of the property. BANK OFFICIALS RETICENT. The officials of the bank refused to say anything with regard to the information they had received beyond the fact that a series of interrogatories was to be taken, when the facts in connection with the paper received will probably be made known. This will probably be done through the channels of the superior court. None of those through whose hands the papers have passed would give any information with regard to what they contained. The story of the case, how ever, is obtained from other sources in so far as the disappearance of Jones and his fate is concerned. Allan Gilmer Jones was a native of Bangor, Me., and came to Savannah from Augusta about 1871, with high recom mendations. He was in the employ of the Southern Bank of Savannah as gen eral bookkeeper for about two years. He was looked upon during that time as a man of the highest integrity, and no sus picion was ever attached to his name. Even after he disappeared it was not be lieved that he had done anything wrong until it was discovered that the bank was out a large amount. THE WAY JONES WENT. Feb. 21,1873, he left Savannah with his wife, ostensibly for Charleston on busi ness. Nothing whatever was thought about the matter until two weeks later. Tuesday, March 4, 1873, there was an ac count of his disappearance published in the Morning News. It stated that he had left Savannah for Charleston with his wife Friday, Feb. 21; that on reach ing that city he left his wife at a hotel and proceeded on the Northeastern road to a point about 150 miles from Charles ton with the intention of going from there to a place, in the country ten miles distant from the railroad to settle up some business with his brother, that since that time nothing had been heard from him, and much anxiety was experienced by his friends with regard to his safety. It, went on to state that the high reputation which Mr. Jones enjoyed in the community did not countenance the impression of any thing unworthy in connection with his disappearance. It was believed that in terruption to travel, caused by freshets, or sickness, or some accident, was re sponsible for his disappearance, and his account at the bank was said to be cor rect. . DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT. The next day there was published a abort item stating nothing had been heard from him, and on March 6, 1878, the Morning News stated that it regretted its impressions with regard to Jones previously stated had been erroneous, and that while in Savannah he had long been concocting a scheme of villainy. His po sition gave him control of sight exchanges on New York, and ho filed out several blank checks in his favor, signed by the cashier, and marked the ~tubs cancelled. After leaving ins wif& »n Charleston he went to New York, drew the money In person and left for nobody knows where. The extent of the defah ation was esti mated at from $63,000 to $65,000, but the statement was authorized at the time by the hoard of directors of the bank that it would not go over $20,000, and that the re serve fund was more than sufficient to cover the loss. Jones, it seems, aspired to the, dignity of a warden in one of the churches here and for a long time figured in a religious role. Rev. J. C. Stanley of his church went to South Carolina and made a search for the missing man before the story of the defalcation became known. It seems that this defalcation resulted in a sort of a mania and several others small in amount were discovered close upon it. THE BANK GOT LEFT. It was afterwards explained that Jones had gone to Kissam & Co. and asked to be allowed to overdraw his account.Ywhich was refused for business reasons. He then drew the money through drafts on the Park National Bank, but as the sig nature of the cashier on the original checks was found to lie genuine, the Southern Bank suffered the loss. The officials of the bank were very much distressed when Joms first disap peared, because they thought some acci dent had happened to him. He was a great favorite with every one in the city who knew him, and spent money freely in entertaining. Nothing was heard of Jones until some limo later,.whenja party from this city saw him in Paris, and recognized him in • spite of bis changed appearance by the aristocratic way in which he carried his cigar in his mouth , and puffed the smoke skyward, i The Southern Bank was immediately ad- | vised of the whereabouts of the forger and they gave orders to have him ar- ! rested, but he heard that the police were I after him and tied across the border into . Belgium, where the police captured him. : He cut his throat and was sent to the jail hospital of St. Quentin Paris. One day ■ be flung himself out of the window and ■ was picked up dead on the stones below. TUB WAY JONES LOOKS NOW. A few days ago the report came by wire from Paris that the judiciary of st. Quentin was engaged in investigating a most extraordinary affair. After giving the account of the attempted suicide of Jones, whom, by the way, it says, was employed in a New York bank, it states: “His clothes, which were much the worse for wear, were destroyed, but one of the nurses saved the upper leathers of his boots, which were in fairly good con dition. For twenty-one years they lay in a cupboard, where they were found by a man named Mannechet, employed in the hospital, who asked leave to take them. It was granted, and he carried them off, little imagining that he had secured a valuable prize, but such was the case. They were lined with papers wliicluproved to be scrip, and Mannechet. who is a mili tant socialist, commissioned one of his political friends to negotiate the bonds in London. The man recently returned with the money, and the authorities, having got wind of the matter, are seeking to discover what has become of it. It is believed, however, that the bank has advices that some of the money has been recovered, though the officers of that bank seem to look on the efforts of the French government as an attempt to get at Xhe criminality, if there be any, of those who got hold of the money. The case is a decidedly peculiar one and the information received from the French government will be awaited with interest when it is brought out by the inquiry which will probably be instituted at the request or that country. for sendTncTadletters. A Serious Charge Against Dr. Holland of Statesboro. A Savannah Lady Charges Him With Sending Her Indecent Letters Through the Mails—She Thinks He Had a Purpose in It—Dr. Holland Under Arrest in Savannah—Fost offica Inspector Bulla Thinks the Charge is True—Dr. Holland Promi nent in His Section. Postofflce Inspector Bulla has another case of obscene letter writing, and one which promises to be fully as sensational as the similar one which was recently given a preliminary hearing here. The party who is charged with this offence is Dr. M. M. Holland of States boro, a leading physician and one of the most prominent citizens of Bulloch county. Dr. Holland is charged with sending letters of a most indecent sharacter through the mails, addressed to ladies of good character. His prominence in his section makes the case of considerable interest, and his arrest on such a charge caused a great sensation in Statesboro. For some time a married lady, now re siding in Savannah, but formerly of Bul loch county, has been receiving letters reflecting seriously upon her character and charging her with most flagrantly immoral conduct. A young lady of States boro has also been receiving similar let ters. TRACED BY BULLA. The matter was placed in the hands of Inspector Bulla for investigation. Sus picion pointed to Dr. Holland. It was found t£at the indecent letters received by tho two ladies were in the same handwriting, from the same writer, and specimens of Dr. Holland's handwriting which were secured by the inspector compared so nearly with that of the letters that tho inspector was con vinced that Dr. Holland was tho guilty party. There were circumstances which confirmed him in this belief. Dr. Holland was arrested and brought down to Savan nah. A preliminary examination of the case was begun before United States Commis sioner Isaac Beckett Thursday afternoon, and was continued until this morning. The inspector introduced in evidence the letters which Dr. Holland is charged with writing, and also specimens of hand writing which Dr. Holland acknowledges as his. THE HANDWRITING DID IT. The close similarity in tho handwriting was very evident, but still there were differences which the inspector stated he thought to be due to the fact that the obscene letters were written with the lett hand, as tho writing had a cramped appearance. The hearing was continued until further evidence can be introduced. The authorship of the letters is posi tively denied by Dr. Holland. Dr. Hol land is a man of family, possesses considerable property and has never been credited with being a monomaniac upon the line indicated by the letter. The manner in which suspicion came to attach to him is said to be as follows: The mar ried lady who received the indocent let ters charged Dr. Holland some time ago with making indecent and insulting pro posals while attending her as her physi cian. and a suit for damages was entered against him on these grounds. The theory of the prosecution is that Dr. Holland wrote these letters for the purpose of leading the husband to believe that his wife was unfaithful to him, and thus breaking up the damage suit. Dr. Holland is in the hands of United States Marshal Leverett, and is stopping at the Pulaski. MB.'BUCKNER’S DEATH. The Body Takon to Sparta Last Night * for Intorment. Mr. William A. Buckner, deputy mar shal of the United State# court, died at his home on Bolton street Thursday morning at 11:20 o’clock from an attack of meningitis, with which be has been suffering for two weeks or more. Mr. Buckner was taken sick nearly three weeks ago, it being supjiosed that he caught malarial fever while on some errand in the swamp country, where he was called by the duties oi his office. This developed into meningitis, and for the last two or three days of his illness he was expected to die momentarily. Mr. Buckner was a man of about 46 years. of age. He came to Savannah from Sparta, Ga., in April, 1898, and has since served here as deputy marshal of the federal court. His genial and affable nature and pleasant disposition won friends for him on all sides, and the news of his illness and death were heard with general sorrow. Mr. Buckner leaves a wife and three sons. He was a cousin of Mr. Estes E. Buckner of this city. The body was taken up to Macon on the Central train last night, from where it will be carried to Sparta for interment. CHARGEDWITH FORGERY. Barkeeper Gray Lent Nine Dollars on a 350 Forged Check. Frank Quinley was arrested yesterday by Policeman Jernigan on a charge of forgery preferred by William Gray, a barkeeper at Harris and East Broad streets. Gray charged that Quinley gave him a SSO-cbeck purporting to be signed by a man named Smart in Jacksonville, and on this check he let him have $5 in cash, as well as a lot of goods to the value of about $4 The check wr s sent on for col- I lection, but was protested and payment I refused. It was reported that the check ■ was a forgery. Quinley was taken before ' Justice Elsinger. the intention of the prosecutor being to swear out a warrant. But after a conference, in which Quin- I ley's wife took part, a settlement of the ease was agreed on. and no warrant was I issued. It is understood that Quinley ad mitted having signed the name to the check, but he said he did it while under the influence of liquor, and was not fully aware of what he was doing. THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK:) MONDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1894. i LITTLE LOSS BY THE BLOW. Savannah Gets off With Almost No Damage at All. The Rice Planters and the Railroads About the Only Sufferers—Very Lit tle Damage Anywhere on the Coast. The Quarantine Station All Right and the shipping Uninjured—Three Steamers Overdue, but no Appre hension Felt for Their Safety. The storm has entirely gotten away from Savannah. At 8 o’clock Thursday night it was central near Wilmington, N C., with the prospect of curving to the northeast. Its intensity “was greatly de creased, its energy having been largely expended yesterday in producing heavy rains. Looking over the field after the passage of the storm the damage is found to be very slight indeed. In fact, when the long continuance of the storm and its threatened severity are considered the damage is hardly worth mentioning. The Tybee railroad has suffered some damage, but it is nothing compared with that of the August storm of 1893. The rice planters are jubilant over their fortunate escape. THE RAILROADS LITTLE DAMAGED. The railroads got off light. The Flor ida Central and Peninsular train serv ice was knocked out somewhat yesterday by two bad washouts, one near Jackson ville and the other near Everett. There was a regular cloudburst almost along the coast north of Jacksonville. The wash outs were soon repaired, however, and the north-bound passenger trains got in last night several factors late. There were no breaks in the line north of Savannah, and the South Bound trains arrived on time. No freights were run yesterday, but it is expected that everything will be moving on time by daylignt this morning. I LITTLE DAMAGE AT THE RESORTS. The few residents of Tybee who re mained on Tybee during the storm did not suffer much except from the incon venience of being shut up all .day. The wind blew a heavy gale on the island, reaching eighty-eight miles an hour and blowing eighty-four miles for a consider able length of time. The windmill at the . point was the only thing on the island that was blown down. Other property ’ down there is believed, however, to have been considerably damaged, but to what i extent is not knowq. ( THE TYBEE ROAD’S DAMAGE. ( The Tybee railroad is probably the worst damaged of any of the properties in the neighborhood of the city. When the trio was made to Lazaretto bridge Wednesday afternoon it could be seen ; that between the ten mile post and the , bridge the track was being badly washed in many places. Tne tide was not at that time at its hight, but even then the waves were beating furiously against the slight embankment upon which the track is laid. The Tybee railroad at this point is entirely exposed, and it is esti mated that the damage will amount to from $1,500 to SI,BOO. OVER HALF A MILE GONE. A total of about 3,500 feet of track is washed up or moved out of place between the 10-mile post and the 15-mile post. Between the 10-mile post and the city there is practically no damage, and from the 15-mile post to the end of the line the track is not believed to be damaged, though covered with sand. On Tybee Island, between the 14 and the 15-mile post, there are two places of SOO feet each where the material nas been washed away from under the track. Be tween the Lazaretto bridge and the 14-mile post there are six small washouts, averaging about fif teen feet in length each. On McQueen’s Island there are one or two small wash outs betwen the 12 and 13-mile posts. The most serious damage is between the 11 and 12-mile posts. Commencing at ttfe twelve mile post coming towards the city the track is washed away for a distance of 1,800 feet, and carried out into the marsh, a distance of about 200 feet from the roadbed at the farthest point. The track is not turned or twisted, however, and can easily be brought back into posi tion. LESS DAMAGE THAN FIRST BELIEVED. Much interest has been manifested in the rice crop and its condition since the storm, as it seemed that it was most liable of all properties to serious damage. The rice men feel much relieved, how ever. now that the storm has passed, and. hits done very much less damage than was thought probable, when considered that this is the most inopportune time for an attack of wind and rain upon the crop. News was brought to the city yester day by the planters who went to look af ter their crops across the river pn the South Carolina side, that there had been no serious breaks in any of the banks at any of the plantations along the Savan nah river, and hence the fields were not flooded to any extent. The tide at some places just topped the banks, but very little water was let into any of the fields. The damage to the crop from other sources, however, is estimated at about 10 per cent. The late rice was, in some places, whipped down by the force of the wind, and unless all the water can be taken off it, some of it will likely rot os sprout. The rice that was about to be cut was badly tangled up in many places, and much of it is down in the water. SUES FOR $6,000. Allen Haya Fixes That as the Pries of an Arm Which was Amputated. Allen Hays, colored, filed suit in the city court against the Florida Central and Peninsular railroad yesterday, through Mr. William Pease for $6,000. for the loss of an arm while he was in the service of that road as a switchman. Hays was hurt while doing some work in the Florida Central and Peninsular yard here Sept. 17. While jumping from a train to change a switch he was struck by the frame work of the switch, knocked under the engine and his left arm so badly crushed that it had to be amputated between the elbow and the shoulder. He holds that the company was negligent in that the engine was run ning too fast, and he assesses the damage at $6,000. Hays was taken at the time to the Georgia Infirmary, where his wounds were attended. KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED. Mrs. Annie Brown Loses Her Pocket book on Broughton Street- Mrs. Annie Brown, who keeps a board ing house at No. 9 Broughton street, was knocked down and robbed of her pocket book last night. Mrs. Brown was return ing from the market about 10:20 o’clock accompanied bj’ a lady friend. She had her pocketbook containing $3.50 in her hand. When on Broughton street between Houston and East Broad some one came up behind her and grabbed the pocket book, at the same time demanding that sfce give it up. She resisted, but was knocked down and the pocketbook wrenched from her hand. The thief, a heavy built. black negro, escaped by running into Foley’s alley at the foot of St. Julian street. Mrs. Brown gave the alarm at once and Policeman Smith who was passing on Broughton street was notified of the robbery, but the thief had made good his escape. Mrs. Brown called at the barracks and gave the detectives an account of the robbery. TAKING IN THE WORLD. A Couple of Savannah Boys Go to Charleston for That Purpose. Detective Hanley was notified Thursday night by the chief of police of Charleston of the arrest of two Savannah boys in that city, who had run away from their homes here. The names of the boys are Edward Rogers and Ernest Cobb, one 14 and the other 15 years old. Rogers stated that his parents lived on Third street, but they could not be located. Cobb gave his residence to the Charleston police as No. 229 Waldburg street. When inquiry was made at the house it was found that his grandmother lived there. She was not aware that her grandson was out of the city until so informed by the police. His parents, she said, lived south of the city in Louisville. The boys are supposed to have left home for the purpose of see ing something of the world. FELLED WITH FfISH PLATE Officer Baughan Assaulted and Shoots His Assailant. Dan Ealy Beats the Policeman Over the Head With a Chunk of Iron and Gets a Bullet in Return That May End His Life—The Physicians Pro nounce the Negro’s Wound Fatal. Mounted Officer “Dick’’ Baughan had an affray with a negro desperado on Bol ton street, east of the Savannah, Florida and Western railway depot, Friday night, that resulted very seriously, both for the officer and the negro. The negro was shot and may die,the*while officer is badly beaten up about the head with a piece of iron. The negro’s name is Dan Eady. He is said to be a desperate character and is charged with having cut another negro very seriously the day before. He was beating his wife about 7 o’clock Saturday night when Officer Baughan, who was on duty in the neighborhood, was called upon by a party living in the neighborhood to arrest him. ATTACKED THE OFFICER. The house which the negro was in is just across the railroad from the Coast Line depot. When told to consider him self under arrest Eady apparently yielded, throwing the officer off his guard. He had an iron fishplate concealed in his hand, and before the officer could anticipate his move, Eady struck him across the head with it twice, bringing him to the ground. One blow made an ugly wound in the right temple, while the other made a fearful gash across the forehead, laying the skin open to the bone. The blows would have paralyzed many a man, but Officer Baughan has a well-de served reputation as one of the pluckiest men or. the force, and he did not allow himself to succumb to the blows. The negro had started to run, but quickly jumping to his feet Baughan began firing after him and continued to pursue and fire for some distance. He fired all the six shots in his pistol and the negro did not fall until the last shot was fired. He was then some forty feet distant from the officer. IN A CROWD OF NEGROES. Baughan was in terrible pain, but man aged to hold up until assistance reached him. Several of the employes of the Coast Line railroad, who heard the shots and the whistle of the officer signaling for assisstance, armed themselves with revolvers and hurried to him. They found him surrounded by an excited crowd of negroes, but he was in np.dan ger. The sympathies of the negroes were all with the officer. Eady, it seems, had been terrorizing the neigh boorhood for several days, and the negroes all seemed glad that he was shot. A telephone message was sent to the police barracks from the Coast Line office. The first report sent in was that several men had been shot, and that a policeman bad been shot all to pieces. It* happened that Sergeant Baughan was on duty at the office at the time. He did not know then that it was his brother that had been hurt. He im mediately sent a squad of mounted men armed with shotguns. Sergeant Linng also went out with the police ambulance. The excitement in the neighborhood was no greater than was natural under the circumstances and the police had no trouble in handling the crowd. THE WOUNDED MAN’S CHANCES. Officer Baughan and Eady were brought to the barracks together. It was seen that Eady’s wound was serious, and Dr. M. T. Davis was called to attend him. The doctor sent him to the Georgia in firmary. He said that Eady would prob ably die. The ball entered his back near the backbone and penetrated the spleen, coming out in the front part of the abdo men. Dr. R. G. Norton was at the barracks attending to a negro who had been wounded in a fight and was called upon to attend to Officer Baughan. He found that the latter’s injuries were very severe and very painful, but not likely to prove fatal. Baughan was covered with blood from his wounds when he arrived at the barracks. Four sutures were taken to close the gash on the forehead. Officer Baughan's family is out of the city and he was taken to the bouse of his brother, Sergt. H. W. Baughan, on Wald burg street. His injuries will very likely connne him to the house for several days. Baughan is one of the best men of the force, and when Eady attempted to do him up he tackled the wrong man. OLD BOREAL ON THE OCEAN. Several Wrecks Reported by a Steamer From the South. New York, Sept. 29.—The steamer El Rio, which arrived from New Orlean this morning, reports stormy weather on the passage. On Sept. 26 she saw ‘a schooner ashore near Tennessee reef, and also a large foreign steamer ashore four miles northeast of Alligator reef. She was two masted, fore and aft rig. and had a painted stack of dark buff with a black top. He also saw four miles north of j Cary’s Fort a largo vessel well upon a I reef lying on her beam end with all her masts gone and her yards lying across her deck. On Sept. 28, lat. 36* 15’ long. 74° 25’, he passed a schooner hove to with the loss of her fore top mast and jib boom. A SCHOONER STRANDED. Washington. Sept. 29.—Because tele graph wires all along the Atlantic coast were prostrated by the recent storm the life saving service has been unable to learn of marine disasters until to-dav. This telegram reached here from South port. N. C., this morning: “The schooner E. A. Beasley of Camden. N. J., from Charleston, S. C., to Baltimore. Md., with a crew of seven and a cargo of phos phate rock, stranded on Frying Pan shoals at 5 o’clock Friday morning, five miles south by west from Southport station. All were saved by the surf boat.” y - . ■ ■ An Informer Held for Trial. Memphis, Tenn , Sept. 29.—W. E. Mc- Daniel. the informer of the Gorin. Mo., train robbery, has been held to the grand jury in 81,500 bonds, upon the charge of conspiring to rob a train. He pleaded not guilty, but failed to secure a bonds man. M. Marinoni. the principal proprietor of the famous Parisian newspaper. Le Petit Jourl nal. which has a circulation of nearly 1.250,- <>oo copies a dav. commenced life as a factory lad. LOWEST PRICE EVER KNOWN October and November Cotton Futures Selling Below 6 Cents. The Lowest Prices Ever Recorded in the History of the Cotton Trade—Lo cal Spots Declined Again—Southern Markets Dull and Declining—Naval Stores in Good Demand at Advanc ing Prices. Savannah. Sept. 29.—The features of the lo cal markets were the continued decline in the cotton market, and the advance in naval stores. Other markets were steady, with the usual business doing. On the New York Stock Exchange the in dustrials were the features of the day. American Sugar and Chicago Gas figured for 42,200 shares. Sugar was weak, and Gas was firm. Wheat advanced to %o for futures. Cash wheat was in good demand, and Me higher. Corn followed wheat for an advance Ic. Provisions were strong, with a lively trading. Prices were higher. Riordan & Co.’s review of the cotton mar ket, published below, tells the tale of the con tinueji decline in the market. There is no en couragement to offer for higher prices and no one knows when the bottom will be reached. The following resume of the different mar kets will show the tone and the quotations at the close to-day. Cotton. < Another decline was recorded in the cotton market to-day. At the Cotton Exchange at the first call, the market opened easy and un changed with sales of 546 bales reported. At the midday call, there was a decline of l-16c in all grades, with sales of 354 bales. At the last call, the market closed easy and un changed with sales of 543 bales. The total sales for the day were 1,443 bales. The fol lowing were the quotations at the close: Middling fair ..Nominal Good middling ....5 1516 Middling... 5 11-16 Low middling ..5 5-16 Good ordinary ....5 — re ' BB W •5* g || £ -I* €• gg • Ig, : 2.Q.8 « tx * 3 o • ’S op* B SK : 2e. '■ 208 - Q « & : o’ < o re ® g g- : S: : :■S v o £t3 • G"- • <«s • F* B 1 B f» a : : : : r: ~ ® a * ; ....... « a P - a ■_ B “ 5 I I ft* ® 2 ® .-I.- X fs g* § g £r£: M JdS £ § g iQ; § £ m ’ r B --_« - - S § 5 siijS Si ft g g o cn tn ~ j o . >— 2 CO bS O | X P* 00 O* © Q< I B 3 8 81888 ft ® DAILY COTTON MOVEMENT AT U. S. PORTS. Tone. Price. Rec. Sales, stock. Galveston... Easy 5% 9,538 1,372 73,744 N. Orleans. . Quiet 5 11-16 12,426 3,275 64,109 Mobile Easy 5£ 2,556 400 9,489 Savannah.... Easy 5 11-16 7,210 1,443 87 243 Charleston . Weak b 1-16 1,953 1,783 42,609 Wilxn’gton.. Quiet 5 13-16 974 .... 19,818 Norfolk Weak 6 1,174 346 7,871 Baltimore.. Nom’l 6% 10,119 New York.... Quiet 6 5-16 .... 270 783'58 Boston Quieten Philad’a Dnil .... 300 .... 4,670 Various*. 1,050 .... Total Sept. 29, ’94 37,281 8,889 398,830 ♦West Eqlnt 600, Brunswick 350, Newport News ICO. • Receipts this day last year... ......... 34,315 Receipts for 1 day this week 37,281 Receipts 1 day same week last year... 34,315 Total net receipts since Sept. 1 , 503,894 Stocks at all ports this dav last year.. 434.283 DAILY MOVEMENT OF COTTON AT INTERIOR. Tone. Price. Rec. Sales. Stock. Augusta Steady b-%-% 1 019 658 7.038 Memphis Steady s’x 1,422 1,000 9,039 St. Louis ..Quiet b;i 107 1,300 8.920 Cincinnati .... Quiet 6j< :08 .... 5 871 Houston Easy 5’4 11,703 372 28,527 Louisville... Steady C% .... .... Atlanta... Dull 5% 975 EXPORTS OF COTTON THIS DAY. Gr. Brit Fr’nce. Cont. C’st Galveston.. 8.514 .... .... New Orleans 1 018 5:2 Charleston 2,432 Brunswick 350 .... Norfolk iso. New York. 1,075 ... 2,900 .... Boston 567 ... .... Philadelphia 100 ... .... ’’’’ Total 1.742 8 514 4,298 ~3J54 Total exp’ts thus far this week . 1,742 8,514 4,298 3,154 Total exports since Sept. 1, '94: To Great Britain 106 902 lo France 27,259 To the continent 63.342 Liverpool, Sept. 29, noon.—Cotton—Demand moderate: prices easier; American middling, 3 9-16 d; sales. 10,000 bales; American. 8.800 bales; speculation and export, 1,000 bales; receipts. 4.v00 bales; American, 2.800 bales Futures opened quiet at the decline; demand moderate. Futures—American middling fair, low mid ling clause: September, 3 27-64 d: September and October. 3 24-64 d; October and Novemoer. 3 22-64 d; November and December, 3 22-64 d, also 3 23-61 d; December and January, 8 23-64 d. also 3 24-6 id; January and February, 3 25-64 d, also 3 26-6 id; February and March 326 64d; March and April, 3 28-64 d, also 529-64 d; April and May. 3 30C4d: Mav and June, 331 64d. Tenders 8,900 bales new dock ets. 4 p. m.—Cotton, American middling fair, 3 15 16d; good middling, 3%d; middling. 3 17- 32d: low middling, 3 716 d; good ordinary, 3 5 16d: ordinary. .>v,d. Futures—American middling fair, low mid dling clause: September, d; Sep- tember and October. 3 2£-04@3 23-64: October and November, 3 21-64 d, value; November and December, 3 21-644613 22-64 d; December and January, 322 64d. sellers: January and February, 3 23-64@3 24-6ld: February and March, 3 2>-64d bid; March and April, a 27-640, sellers; April and May. 3 May and June, 3 3j-64d, sellers. Futures closed barely steady. New York, Sept. 29, noon.—Cotton futures opened weax at the decline, as follows: Sep temter, c; October. 5 9?c; November, 6 ouc; I December, 6t6c; January, 6 lie; February, 6 17c: March, 6 23c. New York, Sept. 29, 4p. m.—Cotton futures closed steady, with sales of bales, as follows: September c; October, 5 Vsc; , November, 5 «7c; December, 6 v3c; January, i 6tßc: February, o 14c; March, 6 20e; April, 6 26c; May 6 31c; June 6 38c. New Orleans, Sent. 29.—Cotton futures closed steady, with sales of 41.5U0 bales, as follows: September c, October 5 6bc, November o 6>c. December 5 71c. Jan uary 5 74c, February .> 79c, March 5 Bic. April 5 90c, May 5 £6c, June 6 02c. July 6 09c. New York. Sept. 29.—The total visible supply of cotton for the world is 2.017.892 bales, of which 1,667.702 bales are American, against 2.229,997 and 1.822.797 bales, respect ively. last year. Receipts this week at all interior towns 150,403 bales. Receipts from Slantations bales. Crop in sight 608,647 ales. The detailed statement of the visible supply of cotton as compiled by the Chronicle will be published to morrow. New Vork. Sept. 29.—The Sun's cotton re view say: “Cotton declined 9to 11 points and closed steady. Sales 85.900 bales. Liverpool declined l-35d on the spot and Ito 2 1 * points for future delivery, closing barely stsady, with spot sales of 10,000 bales. New Orleans declined 7 to 9 points, then rallied slightly on October. Spot cotton here was %c lower; middling upland 6 5-16 c; sales 270 bales for spinning. Estimated receipts at New Orleans on Monday are 14.0J0 tales to 15 000 bales against 14.456 bales last Monday, and 7.881 bales last year. Receipts at ports during the coming week are estimated at 260.000 bales against 200.594 bales during the past week, and 220,759 bales for the same week last year, and 298.252 bales for the corre sponding week in lf9l. One firm said: “Prices here have declined more, than many have looked for. Still the impres sion is made that absence of out sidespeculation. a free crop movement will cause a further decline unless bad weather at the south sets in or an early frost overtakes the crop, lhe present prospects for the crop are generally favorable. To-day’s features: Renewed depression in Liverpool. Pressure to sell from the south and a good crop move ment, together with long liquidation, resulted in another decline here.” New York, Sept. 29.-- Riordan & Co. say of cotton today: “The disheartening decline in cotton continues. To-day’s prices, both here and abroad.were the lowest ever known. Another break in Liverpool this morning was followed by a fresh liquidation of long cotton here. January opened eight points lower at 6.11, declined to 6.09, rallied to 6.12. and again weakened in the last half hour, clos ing at 6.08®6.09 with the tone steady. The cause of the extraor- dinary weakness is the utter atsence of buying power. The south seems to be pressing cotton for sale with greater eager ness as prices go down. Spinners, of course, do not care to buy upon a falling market any more than will supply their Immediate wants, and the glut of cotton is consequently offered for future delivery. There is no such speculation, as in past seasons has always given a certain measure of supnort to prices, and. hence, with literal receipts and big crop predictions, cotton seems to sink with out any resistance worth mentioning. What is to be the end? Those whose opinion is entitled to respect, believe that the decline has already more than discounted a big crop. They think that cotton is now near a price which will induce capital to take hold of it as an investment. Whenever that shall occur the smaller speculators will be quick to fol low. and we are likely to see an advance even more rapid than the decline of the last fort night. But until cotton enlists that kind of support the price may continue to sag.” Naval Stores. Spirits Turpentire—There was an increased inquiry in the market, and prices .were fair and advancing. At the Board of Trade at the first call, at 11 o'clock, the market opened firm, with part sales at 2554 c and 26c; amount ing to 700 casks. At the close.the marketwas posted firm at 26c for regulars, with sales of , 200 casks. Rosin—The market was firm and the de mand was good. There was an advance of 2%c on G and below. At the Board of Trade at both calls the market was posted firm. The sales for the day were 4,691 barrels. The following were the quotations: A, B C.and I $1 70 I D 81 05@l 0754 K 1 90 ! E 1 10@l 1254 M... 205 F 1 15® 1 1754 N . . 2 35 G 1 40@l 4254 W. G 2 50 H 1 55 W. W..... 2 75 The following were the quotations for the corresponding date last year: A. B, C and D, 95c; E, 81.00; F, 81.05; G, 81.10; H, $1.20; I. 81.40; K, 81.90; M. 82.25: N. $2.75; window glass, $3.05; water white, $3.30. NAVAL STORES STATEMENT >. Spirits. Rosin. Stock on hand April 1 11,634 109,977 Received yesterday 695 3,171 Received previously 132,993 519,810 Total 195,322 632,958 Exported to-day * . 1,312 5408 Exported previ0u51y.......... 138.167 513,618 Total.". 139,479 518,726 Stock on hand and on ship- board to-day 55,843 104,232 Stock same day last year 26;319 152.013 Receipts same day last year.. 1,342 2,851 Price spirits turpentine same day last year 2554 c New York, Sept. 29. —Rosin market dull and firm; strained, common to good, $1 20@l 25. Turpentine quiet but steady a 28%@2354c. Charleston Sept. 29. Spirits turpentine firm at 25%c; receipts 1 cask. Rosin—good strained firm at $1 00; receipts. 33 barrels. Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 29.—Rosin firm; strained, 85c: good strained, 90c. Spirits turpentine steady, 2554 c; receipts, 81 casks. Tar was firm at $1 15. Crude turpentine steady; hard $1 00; soft $1 60; virgin, 81 90 Rice. The market is active and firm. The sales for the past week were 472 barrels. The quo tations at the Board of Trade are as follows: Common 3%@4c Fair ? 4(§w%c Good ~..4%fe4%c Prime s@s'%c Head 5%.@60 Small job lots higher. Rough—soc to $1.25 per bushel. Financial. Savannah, Sept. 27.—Money is steady and in good demand. Domestic Exchange—The tone of the mar ket is steady. Banks are buying at 3-16 per cent, discount and selling at par on amounts up to SSOO and at l-16c per cent, discount on amounts over SSOO. Foreign Exchange—The market is steady. The following are net Savannah, quotations: Sterling, commercial demand, $4 84%; sixty davs, $4 84; ninety days, $1 83%; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, $5 21%; Swiss, sixty days, $5 2254; marks, sixty days, 94 13-16. Securities—The market is steady, with a fair inquiry at quotations. State Bonds—Georgia 454 per cent. 1915, 11254 bid, asked; Georgia 7 per cent. 1896. 104% bid, asked; Georgia 354 per ent c, long dates. 98% bid, 99 asked. City Bonds—New Savannah 5 per cent, quarterly October coupons 105% bid, asked; new Savannah 5 per cent. November coupons. 10554 bld. asked. Railroad Bonds—Central Railroad and Banking Company collateral, gold ns, 88 bid. —asked: Central consolidated mortgage 7 per cent, coupons January and July maturity, 1898, 117 bid.—asked; Savannah and West ern railroad 5 per cent. trust certificates, 50 bid, asked; Savannah. Americus and Montgomery 6 per cent. 49 bid, —asked; Georgia railroad 6 per cent. 1910. 107 bid. asked; Georgia Southern and Florida first mortgage 6 per cent.. 83 bid, asked: Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage 6 per cent, indorsed by Central railroad,loo old, asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mort gage 7 per cent., 99 bid, asked: Ocean Steamship 5 per cent., due in 1920, 96 bid, 97 asked: Columbus and Romo first mortgage bonds, indorsed by Central railroad, bid. 81 asked: Columbus and Western 6 per cents guaranteed. 99 bid, asked; City and Sub, urban railway first mortgage 7 per cent., bid, 85 asked: Savannah and Atlantic 5 per cent., indorsed, bid, 31 asked; Electric rail way first mortgage 6s, bid, asked: South Georgia and Florida first mortgage 7 per cent., 103 bid, asked; South Georgip. and Florida second mortgage, 10554 bid. asked: Alabama Midlands. 88 bid, 90 asked. Railroad Stocks—Central common, bid, 17 asked; Augusta and Savannah 7 per cent., guaranteed, 83 bld. 8454 asked; Georgia com mon, 150 bid, asked: Southwestern 7 per cent, guaranteed, including or der for div.. 71 bid. 71’4 asked; Central 6 per cent, certificates, with order for de faulted interest. 23 bid. 25 asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 80 bid. asked; Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent, certificates. 92 bid, 93 asked. Bank Stocks, Etc. —Southern Bank of the State of Georgia, 164 bid, — asked; Mer chants’ National Bank, 92 bid, asked: Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 102 bid, 103 asked: National Bank of Savannah, 13054 bid. 132 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Company. 98 bid, 100 asked: Citizens’ Bank. 10054 bid, 101 asked: Chatham Real Estate and Improvement Company, 50 bid. 51 ai kod; Germania Bank. 101v4 bid. 102 asked; Chatham Bank. 48 bid. 4854 asked: Savan nah Construction Company, 70 bid, 75 asked; Title Guarantee and Company, 75 bid —asked Miscellaneous Markets. Bacon—The market is strong. Smoked clear rib sides, 9qc: dry salted clear rib sides, 8 s c; long clear, B%c; bellies, 9*4c; sugar cured hams, 1354 c. Lard- Market firm: pure, in tierces, 10c; 50® tins, 10%c; compound, in tierces, 7%c; in 60 lb tins. 754c* Butter—Market steady; fair demand: Gosh en, 20c; gilt edge, 24c; creamery, 25c; Elgin, 27c. Cheese—Market dull; 1054@1254c: fancy full cream cheese. 13®1354c: 201 b average. Fish—Mackerel, half barrel, No. 1, $8 50; No. .2. $7 50; No. 3, $6 00. Kits, No. 1, $1 25; No. 2. $1 00; No. 3,95 c. Codfish. 1-® bricks, 654 c; 2-ib bricks, 6c. Smoked herrings, per box. 20c. Dutch herring, in- kegs, $1 00; new mullet, half barrel. $3 75. Salt —The demand is fair and market steady. Carload lots, f. o. b., Liverpool, 200 pound sacks, 58c; Virginia, 125 pound burlan sacks. 38c; ditto, 125 pound cotton sacks, 41c; smaller lots higher. Syrup—Florida and Georgia, new 35c; market quiet for sugar house at Cuba straight goods, 28®30c; sugar house molasses, 15®20c. Tobacco —Market quiet and steady. Smok ing. domestic, 22®00c; chewing, common sound, 24®27c; fair. 28@35c: good. .36®48c; bright. 60®65c; fine fancy, 65@80c; extra tine, $1 00®l 15; bright navies, 25®45c. Flour—Market quiet. Extra. ?l 35; family, $3 00; fancy. $3 45; patent, $3 65; straight, 83 40. Corn—Market is strong and advancing. White com, job lots, 77c; carload lots. 74c. Mixed corn, job lots, 74c; carload lots. 71c. Oats—Markqj firm. Mixed, job lots, 47c; carload lots, 44c; Texas rust proof. 55c Bran—Job lots, 9754 c: carload lots, Hay—Market steady. Western, job lots, 09c: carload lots, 85c. Meal—Pearl, per barrel. $3 75; per sack, $1 75; city meal, per sack, 31 45. Pearl grits, per barrel. $3 85; per sack, $1 80; city grits, per sack. $1 55. Coffee—The market i» dull. Mocha, 28c; t j Java, 2754 c: Peaberry,22s4c; fancy or standard I No. 1.2154 c; choice or standard No. 2,21 c; prime or standard No. 3,20 c; good orstan ' dard No. 4,1954 c: fair or standard No. 5,18540; i ordinary or standard No. 6, 17%c; common oir standard No 7. lr>J4c. Sugars—Market dull and lower. Cut loaf, 5%c; crushed, 5%c; powdered. 5%c; XXXX powdered. 5%c; standard granulated, 4%0; cubes, 5%c; mould A, sc; diamond A, sc: confectioners, 4%c; white extra C, 454 c; extra C, 4%c; golden C, 4%c: yellow's, 4c. Liquors—Market firm. High wine basis, 133; whisky, per gallon, rectified, 100 proof, $1 35®1 75; choice grades, 81 50@2 50: straight, 81 45®3 50; blended, $2 00® 1 50. Wines—Do mestic, port, sherry, catawba, low grades, 60@85c; fine grades, 81 00® t 50; California, light, muscatel and angelica, $1 35@1 75: lower proofs in proportion. Gins 1c per gal lon higher. Rum 2c higher. Apples—Northern, steady, $2.75®3 25 bar rel. Lemons —Market firm: per box, $2.75. Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated, 1554@16c; common, 9*4@loc. Nuts Aldmonds, Tarragona, 1754@18c; Ivicas, 15‘4@16c; walnuts, French, 1254 c; Na> pies, 14c; pecans, 1254 c; Brazils, 9c; filberts, 10c: assorted nuts, 501 b and 251 b boxes, 12@130 per pound. Peanuts—Ample stock: demand fair; mar ket steady; fancy hand-picked Virginia, $ lb, sc; hand-picked, ib, 4c; small hand picked, $ lb. 4c. Cabbage—Northern, B®9c head. Onions—Crates, $1.25; barrels, $2.75. Potatoes—lrish, New York, bbls, $2.25® 2 75; western. 82 25. Nails—Market steady; base 60d. $1 10; 50d, 81 20; 40d, $1 35; 30d, $1 35; 12d. $1 55; 20d, 81 45; lOd, $1 60; Bd, $1 70; 6d, $1 85; 4d.52 00; 5d,8200; 3d, $2 30 ; 3d, fine, $2 70. Finishing, 12d, $1 75; lOd, $1 85: Bd, $2 00 ; 6d, $2 20; sd, $2 35;4d. $2 55. Wire nails $1 55\case. Shot—Firm, drop to B, 81 25; B and larger. 81 SJ; buck, 81 50. Iron—Market very steady. Swede, 454@5c; refined, $1 90 base. Oils—Market steady, demand fair. Signal, 45® 50c; West Virginia, black, 9@l2c; lard, 65@.80c; kerosene, 54c; neatsfoot, 60@85c: ma chinery, 20@30c; linseed, raw, 53c; boiled, 56c; mineral seal, 16c; homelight, 13c: gardian, 11c. ’ Lime. Calcined Plaster and Cement—Ala] bama and Georgia lime in fair demand and selling at 85c per barrel, bulk and carload 1 lots special; calcined plaster $1 60 per bar -1 rel; hair 4@sc. Rosendale cement, $1 30® 1 40; > carload lots, special; Portland cement, retail, 1 $2 40; carload lots, $2 10. 1 Lumber—Demand, doth foreign and do -1 mestic, is quiet. Mills generally full of quick work, owing to lost time on account of con tinuedrains. We quote: easy sizes. $lO 00; ordinary sizes. sll 00®14 00; difficult sizes, sl3 03@18 00; flooring boards, sl4 50®22; ship stuffs, sl6 50@25 00. Hides, Wool. Etc. —Hides —The market is steady; good demand; receipts none; dry flint 454 c; dry salt. 2‘.4c: butcher salted 2j4c; green, salted, 354 c. Wool, steady: prime Georgia, ffee of sand, burry and black wools, 14540; blacks. 1154 c; burry. 7@loc. Wax, 22c. Tallow, 4c. Deerskins, flint, 20c: salted. 51c. Poultry steady; fair demand; grown fowls, 3F pair, 50® 60c; % grown, 35@15c; grown, 20® 30c; ducks, 65@75c. Eggs—Market steady; fully supplied: country, £ dozen, 16®17c. Bagging and Ties The market firm; Jute bagging, 254®. 8c; 2®, 7%c; 1%J6, 7c, quotations are for job lots; small lots, higher; sea island bagging, 12®13c. Iron Ties —Large lots. 85c; smaller lots, 90c@$l 00. Dry Goods—The market is quiet, demand light. Prints 4@sc; Georgia brown shirt ing, 3-4, 354 c; 7-8 do., 4c.; 4-4 brown sheeting, sc: white osnaburgs, 6%®7c; checks 3*/4@5%c; brown drilling, 5@6540. BALL PLAYEBS TO HOLD OFF. They Hope to Get Big Salaries From the New Association. Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 29.—The Boston piasters were to-day in receipt of their checks for salary in full for the season of 1894. Accompanying the checks were notices from the owners of the Boston club notifying each player under contract that his services would be required next year, and that he would be held to that clause which provides that the club shall have an option on the player’s services for the coming year at the same terms agreed upon in the contract for 1894. When the members of the Boston outfit read these notices they smiled ami intimated broadly that they would “sea about that lateron.”lt is asserted that the erstwhile champions do not intend sign ing with the league club for some time to ’come.They areof the opinion that the new national association means business and that it will pay them to hold off for some time. A secret conference was held at the Monongahela House to-day attended by Manager Seelee, A. C. Bunckenberger and T. H. Murnane. All the informa tion obtainable was that matters pertain ing to the new national association were discussed. TUT PLATE MILLS CLOSE. Every Plant in the Country Idle Except One. Pittsburg, Sept. 29.—T0-day every tin plate plant in the United States, with possibly one exception, will be closed down, throwing several thousand men idle, until the wage dispute is settled. The Morewood Tin Plate Manufacturing Company of Elizabeth. N. J., is the excep tion, and it will suspend to-day if the work on hand can be completed. All the mills in this part of the country have closed, the last being the big plant of the United States Iron and Tin Plate Company, at Demmler Station, which suspended yesterday. To day a notice was posted, notifying the men that the shut down is due to the re duction in the tariff. Under the new rate, the manufacturers assert that rollers, the highest paid men, will earn $6 per day and over, ahd all other skilled hands will earn 80 per cent, more than the same class of workers in the British mills. The wages of the cheap labor, the manufacturers say, will not be disturbed by the new scale. FALL BIVER’S IDLE MILLS. The Conference of the Manufacturer* and Spinners Fruitless. Fall River, Mass., Sept. 29.—The con ference between the manufacturers’ com mittee and representatives of the spin ners’ union, held this morning, was not productive of results. The employer* offered to open the mills next week un der the reduction and give the spinners an opportunity to test the market for thirty days. If it held firm they could then ask for a restoration of wages and the factories be compelled to comply with the request. Secretary Howard argued that conditions had changed and that the corporations should start under the old schedule. Cotton was quoted at 6X cents and cloth was selling at 2 15-18 cents. The margin admitted of a profit. The manufacturers were positive that there was no strength in the market and. that prices would drop to 2)4 cents if ope rations were resumed. They would make no concessions. The spinners stated that they would not accept a cut down, and there the matter stands. □The members of the weavers’ associa tion met this morning and voted not to return to work. BANKHEAD RENOMINATED. The Returns From the Congressional Primary Canvassed. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 29.—A special to the Age-Herald from Tuscaloosa, Ala., says: “Pursuant to a resolution of the democratic congressional convention re cently held at Guin, the executive committee of the Sixth congres sional district met here to-day and canvassed the returns of the primary election held on Sept. 22. The vote was practically unanimous for Hon. J. N. Bankhead, and he was declared the nom inee. “Hon. Charles F. Crisp of Georgia, Hon. R. A. Clarke of Mobile, Hon. J. M. Allen of Mississippi and other distin guished speakers were invited to address the people of the district during the cam paign.”* 5