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CAUSED BY THE FIRE. The Skidby’s Mate Thought Himself Responsible for the Salvage Claim And Out His Throat With a Razor. Said to Have Tried to Prevent the Tug From Putting Its Hose Aboard, for Which Salvage Was Claimed—Brood ing Over This is Believed to Have Brought on Partial Insanity—Hooper Was an Englishman and Lived Near Southampton. George W. Hooper, chief mate of the British steamship Skidby, consigned to Messrs. Richardson & Barnard, and now in port loading with cotton, attempted suicide yesterday morning about 8:40 and It seems likely that his attempt will o’clock by cutting his throat with a razor, prove succcessful. Hooper was In his room leaning against the bunk when Mr. James Cope passed the door just before breakfast time. The razor was noticed lying near by, but little attention was paid to It. Within two or three minutes after that time Capt. John Strachan of the Skidby and several others sat down to- breakfast. Capt. Strachan Instructed the steward to ask the mate if he would have some breakfast. The steward went to Hooper’s room, and In a minute returned to the dining room, say ing: “My God, the mate’s cut his throat.” The mate was found lying on the floor in a pool of blood. The razor with which he had cut himself was found near at hand. He had evidently Intended to do the work well, as the gash was three or four inches In length and was a deep one. Dr. J. G. Kellar was hurriedly sum moned, and afterwards Dr. C. N. Brandt. Everything was done fdr the wounded man, and his wounds were dressed In the best manner possible, but both physicians agreed, that it was impossible for him to live, as he had cut into his wind pipe, and some of the veins and arteries pt the throat. Hooper was, to all appearances, resting easy last night, but one of the physicians stated that he might live an hour and might live twelve hours. If he lives until this morning it was thought there might be some chance for him, though a slight one. Hooper's reason for committing suicide was a peculiar one. On the night of the lire on the Skidby, In which her cargo was so badly damaged, one of the tugs of the Propellor Towboat Company came along side and insisted on putting her hose aboard. Hooper, it is said, leslsted this action on the part of the tug, but it seems to no purpose. The company claimed sal vage, and the vessel had to pay* a large sum to the owners of the tug. Hooper, it seems, had this fact on his mind and was brooding over the belief that he was re sponsible for this loss. In fact, he made this statement in substance in a letter he left, stating, in effect, why he had tried to kill himself. Brooding over his trouble, together with excessive work which he has had since the fire, is thought to have caused a partial de ruwmfflt Os his mind. whlch Ud him to i attempt to take his life Cipt. StrachAh attributes It to these facts, and knows of ■ no reason for his act unless it was a par tial derangement of his mind, resulting from the causes stated. Hooper was about 32 years of age, over six feet in hight, and was an excellent physical specimen. He was considered one of the best men aboard the ship, and had been in its service as chief mate about fourteen months. He lives at Shirley, near Southampton, England, where he has a wife and a widowed mother. An evidence of the cause that his failure to prevent tb.e tug from coming aboard had something to do with his action is found in what he wrote after cutting him self. He was unable to speak and could only communicate by writing. In one sen tence he asked If there was any chance ,for him. He. seemed to be anxious to re cover from his wound. When he saw signs of despair among those around him he wrote: “Save me, captain. Save me this time.” To the physician who attended him he wrote: “H?ive me, doctor; give me another chance. Give me a revolver.” This was taken as an indication of the fact that he wanted an other chance to keep the tug away from the vessel, his mind wandering back to - the night of the fire. Tn an other sentence he asked the physician to give him chloroform, and all during the day he seemed to be suffering intensely. In answer to a question as to whether he wanted to send any word to his wife, he did not reply. Capt. Strachan says he has always found him one of the best of I men and sn excellent sailor, and that he has never found occasion to speak a cross ’ word to him. He regretted very deeply ; that the mate had attempted to take his own life. JOCKEY HOLMES CAUGHT. Likely to Serv* Moro Time for Hia Third Escape. Joe Simmons returned from Jacksonville last night with Jockey Holmes, the no toriouh escaped convict, from camp No. ■ 1. Holmes escaped from the camp April 4 of this year. Sheriff Ronan has been : watching hfs movements and recently re ceived information that Holmes was in Jacksonville. He notified the authorities, and receiving news of his arrest, he sent Simmons down yesterday morning to bring him back. Holmes is now in jail and will be sent back to the convict camp, but It is a question as to how long he will stay there. Holmes was sent to the gang something over a year ago for larceny, and this was his third escape while serving this sen tence. It seems to be a habit with him, and his sentences now. which amount to nearly three years, will certainly be in creased by his last escapade. For his flrat escape twelve months were added to his sentence. He escaped again and got twelve months more, and he will be given a hearing for his third offense probably next Saturday. It is likely that he will get more time on his list. The last time Holmes made his escape b» feigning sick ness. He was allowed to remain at the camp, instead of going out to work with the other prisoners, and while the guard’s back was turned, succeeded in breaking his chnfh and running off to the woods. ■ He was Seen afterwards and was chased by Detective Morgan with some hounds. I but he succeeded in eluding the officers. , It is likely’a closer guard will be kept : on him when he returns to his labors. Liberty County Items. Mclntosh. Ga., Nov. 28.—Revs. C. C. Carson and E. W. Way, pastors of Flem- i ingtoti and Walthourville churches, tn i Liberty county, assisted in the ordination and Installation of the Rev. Mr. Gilmore i in Brunswick on last Sabbath. Rev. James Stncey, D. D., of Newnan, <«*.. is visiting his sister, Mrs. M. E Quarterman. The naw county commissioners re cently appointed by the grand jury are ac ceptable to the people. SHOT IN A PAWN SHOP. A Negro With Stolen Goods Shows Fight, but Is Captured. James Demere, colored, is at the bar racks with a bullet in his hip. Some time Saturday the room of Dan Rome, an old colored man, living at the corner of Broughton street lane and Habersham street, was entered by means of false keys and robbed of some clothing and a pin. The old man reported his loss at the police barracks at once. The detectives were satisfied that the thief would attempt to pawn the goods before night, and ac cordingly notified the pawnbrokers of the robbery, giving them a description of the stolen goods. About 11 o’clock a little negro boy entered Kaskel’s pawn shop at Jefferson and Congress streets with the articles described by the detectives, and said he had been sent then* to pawn them. The pawnbroker asked him who sent him, and the boy replied that a negro man, who was waiting outside, had sent him in. He was told to tell the man to come in, which he did. The negro came in and Haskell seized him and told him that he must consider himself under arrest for having stolen goods in his possession. The negro made a desperate fight to escape, but Mr. Has kel held on to him nobly. The negro was about to escape, when Israel Levy, a clerk in the shop, shot him with a pistol, the ball striking him in the hip. This cooled him down, and Detective Morgan arrived about that time and placing him under arrest, sent him to the tjarracks. He gave his name at the barracks as James Demere. As he was not seriously hurt, he was not sent to a hospital. The action of Pawnbroker Kaskel in arrest ing the negro at risk of bodily injury to himself Is very commendable. neveHnswers rumors. Vice President Haines of the S., F. & W. > Deals Only in Facts. He Says Mr. Plant Will Probably Have a New Steamship Built, But That no Anxiety About the Cuban Fast Mail Contracts Has Anything to do With It—He Declined to Discuss the Ru mored Purchase of the Florida South ern—The Meeting To-day and the An nual Tour Over the Plant System. The Plant System officials are on their regular annual tour of the system, for the purpose of making inspections where they are deemed necessary, and of hold ing the annual stockholders’ meetings of the roads which compose the system. The Plant system is one of those close corporations about which people on the outside know little, and those on the in side are seldom inclined to say much. No body knows anything about what the company is going to do until it is done, and very often then there is a doubt about it, though rumor has a say, and generally persists in it until the truth finally comes to light. Col. H. 9. Haines, the vice presi dent of the system, was asked yesterday about a number of these rumors as to what the company contemplated doing in one connection and another. ”1 never pay any attention to rumors,” Col. Haines replied, “and when I am asked about them, I never say whether they are true or untrue.” Col. Haines was asked about the talk that the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. | Lou la con tom plates purchasing the At lanta and Florida railroad, building to Ma con and connecting with the Plant sys tem over the Georgia Southern and Flor ida. "We have a double daily connection with the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis now,” he replied. “This was begun yes terday. The connection is made by the use of the Georgia Southern and Flor ida, with Which connections are made at Tifton, the Central from Macon to Atlanta and the Western and Atlantic to Chatta nooga. As to the purchase of the Atlanta and Florida by that line I know nothing. I suppose any one could buy it, however, for a few dollars.” It has been stated that the Florida Cen tral and Peninsular railroad has bought the Sanford and St. Petersburg, commonly known as the Orange Belt, and that it con templated going into- St. Petersburg over this route. It was further stated that this line Intended to put on a line of steamers from that point to Key West and Havana after establishing which it would bid foi the Cuban fast mails. Col. Haines, when asked about this matter, said: "I don’t know that this is worrying Mr. Plant to any extent. If it is, he has not given any signs that such was the case. In the first place, the Florida Cen tral and Peninsular has got to buy the Sanford and St. Petersburg, then build a new railroad, build docks at St. Peters burg, get the steamships, and, lastly, it must wait until our contract with the gov ernment expires, which will be about two ! years. These contracts are made for four I years each time, and the present contract ! has two years yet to run. I don’t think ! the Florida Central and Peninsular has I taken the first necessary step this di- I rectlon which I have mentioned, j know nothing definite about it, however.” “In this connection, it has been stated that Mr. Plant was about to give an order for a new ship. Does he intend to put this on the line between Tampa and Ha ; vana?” was asked. “Mr. Plant probably will build a new ! ship in the near future. It will be a fine, large ship, but there will be plenty of use I for it, and plenty of places to put it, especially as the system has four regular i lines to supply. It is possible that it may ' run between Tampa and Cuba. It has i not been settled yet who will build it.” “Is the report that the company has purchased the Florida Southern true?” Col. Haines was asked. "As I said, I never deny oi| affirm a ru mor.” was Col. Haines’ reply. “The Flor ida Southern railroad is like the others, and if anybody wants to- buy it, 1 suppose he can do so by paying the price asked. I won’t discuss that situation, however. Possibly we may be trading for it now. We have had a traffic arrangement) with the road for years. We bought their road north of Gainesville some time ago, and that is the way we got into Gainesville.” And that’s about all that can be learned from the Plant officials with regard to their contemplated movements. When the deals have been made and become matters of record, they don’t mind talking about them, but when the system has anything in view those who know what it is and what is going to be done, are quite reti cent both in word and action. When the Plant system purchases the Flordia Southern railroad and begins to operate it. it will probably be known definitely what its intentions are with regard to that ; line. Cutts to ba Re-ilected. Americus. Ga., Nov. 28.—1 n the demo | cratic primary to-day Col. Cutts for mayor I has a plurality over Roney and Williams of 42. For aiderman J. W. Guerry, J. F. Bolton and J. E. Cameron are nomi- i nated. For clerk and treasurer the pres ent incumbent, H. S. Davis had no oppo sition. In the Grip of the Law. Tallahassee. Fla., Nov. 28—Sheriff Pearce has succeeded in locating Will James, with several aliases, who was wanted in Camden county, Georgia, for killing Granville Thomas ‘tn 1892. Dep- i uty Charles Hopkins has gone to Tampa for the purpose of taking James to Georgia. THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1894. S„ F. & W. ANNUAL MEETING. A 4 Pei Cent. Dividend Declared From Last Year’s Earnings. The Old Board of Directors and Officers Re-elected and the Usual Form Gone Through With—The Earnings and Ex penses of the Road for 1894 as Com pared With 1893 Shows an Increase Both in Gross and Surplus—The Party of Magnates Left the City at 12:30 for Brunswick, Where the Meeting of the Brunswick and Western Stockholders Will bs Held, The stockholders of the Savannah, Flor ida and Western railway held their annual meeting yesterday in the office of Superin tendent R. G. Fleming. The reports of the regular officers of the road were read and the usual routine business of the meeting transacted. Those present at the meeting were President H. B. Plant, Vice Presi dent H. S. Haines, Vice President and General Counsel R. G. Erwin, of the Plant system, Messrs. H. M. Flagler, D. F. Jack, J. Moultrie Lee, Col. C. D. Owens, and Secretary R. B. Smith. The stockholders re-elected the old board of directors as follows: Messrs. H. B. Plant, H. M. Flagler, H. S. Haines, M. K. Jesup, B. F. Newcomer, J. H. Estill and R. G. Erwin. The report of the treasurer, Mr. J. Moul trie Lee, showed the following earnings, expenses and surplus for the year with which is given for comparison a state ment of the earnings of the year before: 1894. 1893. Gross earnings $3,798,771.06 $3,719,926.75 Operating expenses. 2,533,676.84 2,466,169.55 Surplus earnings.... 1,265,094.22 1,253,757.20 It will be seen from the foregoing state ment that the gross and surplus earnings for 1894 are larger than for the preceding year. The gross earnings for 1894 are about SBO,OOO larger than for 1893, but the surplus earnings for 1894 are only about $12,000 more, than for 1893, the reason for which will be seen in the heavier operat ing expenses for the year just closed. Out of the surplus earnings for 1894, amounting to $1,265,094.22, provision was made for the payment of all the fixed charges and taxes on the property after which a balance of $443,894.11 was left. From this sum a dividend on the capital stock of 4 per cent, was declared leaving a balance of $67,378.11, which was carried to the surplus fund. There was no special business outside of the routine matters. WANTED A JOB FOR HER LOVER. A Young Woman’s Appealing Letter to the Mayor. If all the queer letters received at the mayor’s office were bound together it would make an interesting scrap book. The mayor is the source to which all the distressed, unfortunate, and especially everybody out of a job look to for help. A communication was received last week addressed to "Mayor Macdonoghal.” The writer had presumably been studying ancient Celtic and concluded that this was the proper manner of spelling the mayor’s name. The writer, a young lady stated, at some length, that she was the only support of her mother and two sisters, and that she had to work very hard. She Anally came to the point by saying that she was engaged to be married. Her young man was out of a job, however, and was now in the country, she said, looking for work. She earnestly appealed to the mayor to appoint her lover a member of the police force or the fire department, in which case she said they would get mar ried and she would then not have to work so hard ahd would be able to take care of her mother and sisters. Such an appeal should have moved the stoniest of hearts, but the mayor coldly and unfeelingly replied that there were no vacancies In the police and fire depart ments at present and that the young man would have to file hls application and take his chances along with other applicants. It is safe to predict that Mayor McDonough will not get the vote of this young lady’s sweetheart next January, not if she has any influence with him, and she probably has. A COTTON BUYER’S TRADE-MARK. He Used the Initials of His Fiancee’s Name. The party of Philadelphia cotton buyers now at the De Soto is as lively and jolly a crowd as can be met with anywhere. Mr. John E. Wlddall is one of the heaviest buyers in the party, and is also the source of much of its life and gaiety. He is one of the largest buyers of the Philadelphia market. He is a bachelor now, but ex pects to become a benedict soon. He has adopted the device of distinguishing all the cotton purchased by him with the initials of his sweetheart's name. The other members of the party were mysti fied for sometime at seeing all of Mr. Wid dall’s cotton marked with the letters “V. P. D.,” but they understood when he ex plained that these were the initial letters of his intended’s name, and that he had adopted them as a trademark. 81-METALLIO LEAGUE. A Preamble and Resolutions Adopted at St. Louia. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 28.—At to-day’s ses sion of the bi-metallic league the following preamble and resolution were adopted: Whereas, It is an Indisputable fact that the monetary revolution inaugurated in 1873, by changing the money standard from •gold and silver to gold alone, has resulted in twenty years, in doubling the value of money and reducing the general level of prices 50 per cent. Therefore this con ference calls upon the advocates of mon etery reform everywhere to make mon etary reform the paramount issue, and to vote for no candidate who is not in favor of the free coinage of both gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, as it existed in this country from the foundation of the gov ernment and for indefinite ages through out of the civilized world until 1873. Ameri cans must act for America, independently of what other nations may do or may not do; and to this end we urge the organiza tion of stiver leagues throughout the en tire country, the members of which shall pledge themselves to do all in their power to carry out these principles; and that the mining and agricultural states unite in close compact and subordinating all other issues and all party considerations to this one purpose, work together to secure this all-important reform. Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to take this movement in charge, with power to call a convention when the time has come for further action. The gold standard cannot be maintained by issuing bonds and borrowing gold, and we denounce the issue of bonds in times , of peace as not only without authority of I law, but utterly indefensible as public pol icy; and we Call upon congress to imme diately put a stop to this lawless and reck less use of the public credit. What Is i needed now is a standard money to pay debts and taxes with, and not more prom ' ises to pay gold. We denounce also the proposed policy ; of relegating to banking institutions or ! ganized for private gain the right to issue and regulate the paper currency of the J country, a sovereign power which the gen | era! government alone should exercise. THE NEW PILOT BOAT HEKE. The Vessel Given an Ovation on Her Arrival in Port. The new steam pilot boat John H. Estill arrived In port yesterday morning, having made the trip from Newport) News in 39 hours. The steamer was given an ova tion by the tugs and other shipping in the river by a blowing of whistles and running up of flags. Everything saluted her. Flags were displayed from the busi ness houses all along the river front, and the wharves were lined with people to see the new boat. The Estill had all her col ors displayed and made a handsome ap pearance. In fact, the boat is the hand somest of its kind ever seen in these waters. The general comment was that she was more like a private yacht than a pilot boat. The Estill is not an ordinary pilot boat, however. She is probably the finest pi lot boat on the Atlantic coast. Her build ers say that there have only been three constructed like her, and as she is the last one built and profits by the experi ence gained in building the other two, her owners have every reason to claim that she is the finest boat of the kind afloat. The Estill was brought down from New port News by Capt. W. J. Thompson and Capt. Thomas M. Fleetwood of the Sa vannah Pilots’ Association. Capt. Thomp son was in charge as master and Capt. Capt. Fleetwood as pilot. The crew in cluded all told eight men besides Capts. Thompson and Fleetwood. Capt. Thomp son’s wife and daughter were also aboard. The steamer left Newport News early Sunday morning and passed out Cape Henry at 9:30 o’clock. She arrived at Ty bee at 1:30 o’clock yesterday morning, and lay to until after daybreak, when she came up the river. She had fair weather on the trip down, with the exception of some rough weather off Hatteras. The average speed made was from 12 to 12% knots an hour. The Estill was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com pany. The work was begun in July and the boat was launched in September. The time since then has been occupied in put ting in the machinery and finishing .up the vessel. She is 130 feet in length, 23 feet beam and 10% feet draft. Her hull is of iron and her gross tonnage is 243.72 tons and net tonnage 121.861. She has two cab ins and three staterooms, with 24 berths. She has two engines, one compound con densing engine, cylinder 20x38-inch and 28- inch stroke of piston. The boiler is 11 feet in length and 13 feet 6 inches in di ameter of steel. She is allowed a steam pressure of 125 pounds. She has two life boats and is provided with all the equip ments of a seagoing boat. She is li censed to navigate the waters and tribu taries of the Atlantic coast. She is pro vided with steam steering gear and is steam heated. As a pilot boat the Estill is way ahead of the times. She is prepared to do towage and wrecking, and it is very likely that her abilities in this line will prove of con siderable advantage. She is handsomely fitted up, and the pilots were generally complimented yesterday upon their taslte and also their good fortune at being able to cruise in such a fine boat. The Estill was the general center of interest along the river front and hundreds of people visited her, all of whom spoke in admiring terms of her handsome appearance and evident fitness for the work for which she is intended.' The full set of colors displayed yes terday was presented to the boat by Col. J. H. Estill, as was also a complete outfit of china. The china is marked with a handsome marine design, with the initials of the vessel’s name upon a ship’s pennant. A handsome barom eter which hangs in the pilot’s room was presented to the boat by the Virginia Pilots Association before leaving New port News. Mr. J. A. Williams, the head engineer of the Newport News Ship building and Dry Dock Company, ac companied the Estill on her trip to Sa vannah. The boat cost complete about $46,000, the contract with the builders, being, for $44,- 600, and many little additions having been made that were not called for in the con tract. The Savannah pilots and every body interested in Savannah’s shipping interests can now congratulate themselves upon having one of the finest pilot boats afloat. INTERNAL REVENUE. A Synopsis of the Report of Commis sioner Mill-r. Washington, Nov. 28. The report of Hon. Joseph S. Miller of West Virginia, commissioner of internal revenue, though almost exclusively made up of tables, and devoid of specific recommendations, ex cept as to some routine matters connected with the enforcement of the oleomarger ine law, presents some figures of genral interest. Discussing the effect of the new tariff law on the revenue derived from distilled spirits, the commissioner says: “Under the provisions of the act of Aug. 28, 1894, the tax on distilled spirits was increased from 90 cents to sl.lO per gallon, and the bonded period was extended from three years to eight years. Although this act did not become a law until Aug. 28, it was evident, at least as early as June, 1894, that the tax on distilled spirits would be increased. This fact explains the great increase in the tax paid on withdrawals of distilled spirits during July and August, 1894, and the decrease of such withdrawals during September, 1894. The heavy with drawals made during June, July, and August, 1894, had the effect of overstock ing the market with tax-paid spirits, caus ing a falling off in the tax-paid withdraw < als during October and November. 1894. ! These known facts indicate that although I the rate of tax on distilled spirits was i materially increased by the act named, ! this act may not have the effect of pro i portlonately increasing the revenue dur ! ing the year ending June 30, 1895.” The commissioner estimates that there I are now over 181,250,000 gallons of dis tilled spirits tn bond, or in the hands of wholesale and retail dealers. Speaking of the now repealed sugar bounty, the commissioner states that there was an increase of over 60,000 acres in the lands and 66 per cent, in the pro duction beet sugar. Os sorghum sugar, which produced only in Kansas, the output was 882,567 : pounds in 1894, and the maple sugar pro- , duced by registered growers under the i ; bounty law increased from 3,981,000 pounds ' to over 7,630,000 pounds. There was $241,- ! 182.95 of bounty due and unpaid when the repealing clause of the new law went into ; effect. The greater part of this was due \ on maple sugar. Without making any direct reference to the income tax. Commissioner Miller es timates that the total receipts from all sources of internal revenue for the cur rent fiscal year will amount to $171,000,000. ; His estimate for the last fiscal year was $150,000,000, but the receipts, he regrets i to say, on account of the financial de ; pression, fell short of the estimate by $2,831,000. , Hinesville Candidates. Hinesville, Ga., Nov. 28,—At a mass meeting of citizens Dr. A. J. Hendry was unanimously nominated for mayor, and C. W. Hendry, J. D. Marlow, J. B. Fraser, J. M. Caswell and T. S. Layton for coun cilmen; S. B. Brewton, for recorder, and T. J. Mattox, for marshal. The elec tion will take place Dec. IL COTTON DECLINED ~ AGAIN. The Controlling Markets Several Points Lower Than Yesterday. Spots Influenced by the Decline and Prices Went Down—A Quiet Demand in the Local Market—Spirits Turpen tine in Good Demand at the Current Price—Rosin Rather Quiet, With Prices Unchanged—The General Mar kets Steady. Savannah, Nov. 28.—There was no en couragement from New York or Liver pool to-day, futures having declined at both markets. Local spots succumbed to the fall in the controlling markets and lost %c on the day. There was but little demand and the market was quiet. In the naval stores market, spirits turpen tine was in good demand, the receipts being freely taken at the current price. Rosin was quiet and unchanged. The general markets were steady, with a fair business doing. The following resume of the different markets will show the tone and the quo tations for the day: COTTON. The local market was sluggish and de clining. There was but little demand, and prices went off %c in all grades. On ’Change at the first call the market was bulletined steady, with no sale§. At the second call, at 1 o’clock p. m., it was l-16c off, with sales of 3 bales. At the last call, at 4 o’clock p. m., it closed steady at a further decline of l-16c, with sales of 250 bales. The following were the official spot quotations at the close of the market at the Cotton Exchange to-day: Good middling 5 9-16 Middling ~ 5 5-16 Low middling 5 1-16 Good ordinary ..4 13-16 Market steady; sales, 253. Sea Islands—The market was steady and unchanged. The last sales reported were on a basis of the following quotations: Choice .......15 Extra fine 13% Fine .. 12@12% Medium fine .; 11% Charleston, S. C., Nov. 28.—Sea Island Cotton—Quote medium fine islands, 17© 18c; fine islands, 24c; extra fine islands, 28@35c. Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks: Receipts this day... 5,241 Same day last year 8,706 Receipts since Sept. 1, 1894.............537,201 Same time last year 548,881 Exports continent this day 450 Exports coastwise this day 5,568 Stock on hand this day 130’240 Same day last year 139,633 Receipts and Stocks at the Ports— Receipts this day 50,840 This day last week 48,869 Receipts past five days... 242,791 Same time last year 207,56,1 Total receipts since Sept. 1,1894....3,561,541 Same time last year 13,872,756 Stock at the ports to-day 1,141,172 Stock same day last year 1,108,297 Receipts This Week Last Year— Saturday 53,588 Wednesday....3B,4Bs Monday 56,064 Thursday 44,189 Tuesday 59,426 Friday 46,230 Daily Movement at Other Ports— Galveston—Firm; middling, 5%; net re ceipts, 15,019; gross, 15,019; sales, 2,622; stock, 251,323. New Orleans—Quiet; middling, 5 7-16; net receipts, 13,107; gross, 14,527; sales, 7,000; stock, 381,712. Mobile—Quiet; middling, 5%; net re ceipts, 3,490; gross, 3,490; sales, 500; stock, 25,220. Charleston —Firm; middling, 5 7-16 bid; net receipts, 3,622; gross, 3,622; sales, ; stock, 88,707. Wilmington—Steady; middling, 5%; net receipts, 2,545; gross 2,545; sales, ; stock, 38,058. Norfolk—Quiet; middling, 5 7-16; net re ceipts, 6,316; gross, 6,316; sales, 980; stock, 65,455. Baltimore —Nominal; middling, 5%; net receipts, none; gross, 229; sales, none; stock, 20,446. New York—Dull and easy; middling, 515-16; net receipts, none; gross, 8,416; sales, 104, all spinners; stock, 91,730. Boston—Quiet;- middling, 6; net re ceipts, none; gross, 5,218. Philadelphia—Firm; middling, 6%; net receipts, 727; gross, —; sales, none; stock, 10,241. Daily Movement at Interior Towns- Augusta—Steady ;middling, 5 7-16; net re ceipts, 1,680; gross, 1,680; sales, 445 stock, 23,009. Memphis—Steady; middling, 5 7-16; net receipts, 4,657; gross, 4,978; sales, 3,200; stock, 107,639. St. Louis —Steady; middling, 5%; net re ceipts, 2,009; gross, 10,138; sales, 100; stock, 40,265. Cincinnati—Firm; middling, 5%; net re ceipts, 3,309; gross, 3,309; sales, none; stock 13 25*4 Houston—Steady; middling, 5%; net re ceipts, 9,675; gross, 9,675; sales, 385; stock, 72,050. Atlanta—Very weak; middling, 5 5-16; net receipts, 1,798 bales. Exports of Cotton this Day- Galveston—To the continent, 5,736; coast wise, 3,856. New Orleans—To Great Britain, 8,590; France, T 7.653; continent, 8,240. Mobile—Coastwise, 2,886. Savannah To the continent, 450; coastwise, 5,568. Charleston To the continent, 6,883; coastwise, 36. . , Norfolk —Coastwise, 3,171. • New York—To Great Britain, 2,146; con tinent, 1,227; forwarded, 5,272. Boston —To Great Britain, 1,245. Total foreign exports from all ports to day—To Great Britain, 11,981; to France, 17,653; to the continent, 22,536. Total foreign Exports from all ports thus far this week—To Great Britain, 69,810; to France, 28,448; to the continent, 60.161. Total foreign exports since Sept. 1,1894 To Great Britain, 1,012,702; to France, 285,- 884; to the continent, 850,783. Liverpool, Nov. 28, noon.—Cotton—Fair business done; prices easier; American middling 3 7-32 d; sales 10,000 bales; Amer ican 9.100 bales; speculation and export 1,000 bales; receipts 16,000 bales, American 14,600 bales. Futures opened easy; demand Futures—American middling, low mid dling clause: December and January, 3.06, also 3.07; January and February, 3.07, also 3.08; February and March, 3.10; March and April, 3.12, also 3.11; April and May; 3.13; May and June, 3.16, also 3.14; June and July, 3.16; July and August. 3.18. Futures quiet at the decline. Tenders at to-day’s clearings none. 4 p. m.—Cotton, Vmerican middling fair, 3 25-32 d; good middling, 3 11-32 d; middling. 3 3-16 d; low middling, 3 l-32d; good ordi nary, 2 29-32 d; ordinary, 2 23-32 d. Futpres—American middling, low mid dling clause: November, 3.07, sellers; No vember and December, 3.07; December and January. 3.07, sellers; January and Feb ruary, 3.07@3.08; February and March, 3.09, sellers; March and April, 3.10©3.11; April and May, 3.13. sellers; May and June, 3.13© 3.14; June and July, 3.15©3.16; July and Au gust. 3.17, sellers. Futures closed steady. Manchester. Nov. 28.—The Guardian, in its commercial article, says: “Seller are firm, owing to the advance in the price of cotton in Liverpool. There has been a fair sprinkling of offers from some di ! rections, often, however, at prices lower I than those paid last week. Selling has I therefore been difficult. Eastern offers have been discouraged by the weakness of exchange and the sudden drop in the price of silver. It is thought possible that there may be a further decline in the rate of exchange. The sales of yarns have been poor. Spinners have asked an advance in prices in sympathy with the rise in cot ton, but it has only been paid by buyers needing supplies.” New York, Nov. 28.—Cotton futures opened steady, as follows: December, 5.73; January, 5.79; February, 5.80; March, 5.92; April. 5.98; May. 6.03. New Orleans, Nov. 23.—Cotton futures closed steady, with sales of 91,700 bales, as follows: December, 5.36; January, 5.40; February. 5.45; March, 5.51; April, 5.56; May, 5.61; June, 5.67; July, 5.73; August, I 5,78. I New York. Nov. 28.—The Sun’s review of to-day's cotton market says: “Cotton de clined 12 to 13 points and closed barely steady. The sales were 269,000 bales. New Orleans declined 10 points. Spot cotton here was l-16c lower and also in New Orleans. New York sold 104 bales for spinning. New Orleans sold 7.000 and Memphis 3,200 bales. The ports receipts thus far this week are 242,891 bales against 237,239 bales for the same time last week. Liverpool declined 4 points for futures and l-32d on the spot, with sales of 10,000 bales. Manchester was weak. Silver was declining, partly owing to rumors, it is said, in connection with Japan and the war Indemnity it is likely to demand of China. The semi-weekly receipts at thirteen towns as reported from New Orleans were 135,000 bales against 112,000 bales in the big crop year. The total re ceipts at the ports this week are esti mated at 350,000 bales against 347,034 bales last week and 292,894 bales last year. The New Orleans receipts for to-morrow were estimated at 15,000 bales against 12,698 bales last week and 18,551 bales last year. The amount coming into sight this week is estimated at 470,000 bales against 402,000 bales for the same week in 1891, the 9,000,- 000 year. Mississippi offers spot cotton, it is stated, at a decline of %c, and Ala bama at a decline of %c. Local and south ern liquidation, together with liberal port and interior receipts and a decline in Liv erpool, caused lower prices here on New York to-day.” New York, Nov. 28.—Riordan & Co. say of cotton to-day: ‘‘A moderate break in Liverpool and fresh indications that the receipts this week will be .very large caused a selling movement here to-day under which prices opened somewhat lower than yesterday’s closing, and then broke about 10 points further, closing barely steady at the lowest of the day. January opened at 5.79 and closed at 5.69 bid. The selling was mainly the liquidation of long contracts. We have now reacted nearly 25 points from the highest. If Liverpool responds to our de cline prices may be lower on Friday, but in that case we advise buying for a rise. Those who sold cotton to-day under the impression that the advance is over may have to pay dearly for their mistake.” NAVAL STORES. Spirits Turpentine—The market opened and closed firm, with sales of 1,211 casks reported at the Board of Trade, at the first call, and none at the closing. The quotation was 25c for regulars. Rosin—The market was rather quiet, and unchanged in prices. The sales, reported at the Board of Trade, at the first call, were 763 barrels, and none at the closing of the market. The following were the official quotations: A, B, C $1 00 I .....$2 00 D 1 05 K 2 30 E 115 M 255 F 1 20 N 2 70 G 1i........ 1 35 W W 3 10 H Mtl 160 W G 290 Naval Stores Statement- Spirits. Rosin. Stock on hand April 1 11,634 109,977 Received yesterday 803 3,868 Received previously ...230,827 686,780 Total 243,264 800,625 Exported to-day 848 2,528 Exported previously .....210,038 688,120 Total .210,886 690,648 Stock on hand and on ship- board to-day . 32,370 134,808 Stock same day last year 15,402 135,298 Receipts same day last year.. 999 3,803 Charleston, S. C., Nov. 28.—Turpentine firm; 25c; receipts, 13 casks. Rosin, good strained, firm, $1.00@1.05; receipts, 186 bar rels. Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 28. Rosin quiet, but steady; strained, 97%c; good do, $1.02%. Spirits turpentine firm at 24%c; receipts, 101 casks. Tar quiet at 95c. Crude turpentine firm; hard, $1.10; soft, $1.50; virgin, $1.70. New York. Nov. 28.—Rosin, quiet, steady; strained, common to good, $1.30@1.35. Turpentine, dull, steady at 27@28c. FINANCIAL. Savannah, Nov. 28.—Money is steady. Domestic Exchange—The tone of the market is steady. Banks are buying at 1-16 per cent, discount and selling at 1-16 to % per cent, premium. Foreign Exchange—The market is firm. The following are net Savannah quotations: Commercial demand, $4.86%; sixty days, $4.85*4; ninety days, $4.84%; francs, Paris and Harve, sixty days, $5.19%; Swiss, sixty days, $5.20%; marks, sixty days, 95. Securities of Central system are dull; Southwestern stubbornly held. State Bonds—Georgia, 4% per cent. 1915, 114 bid, 115 asked; Georgia 7 per cent. 1896, 104% bld, 105% asked; Georgia 3% per cent, long dates, 98% bid, 99% asked. City Bonds—New Savannah 5 per cent, quarterly January coupons, 105% bid, 106 asked; new Savannah 5 per cent. Febru ary coupons, 105% bid, 105% asked. Railroad Bonds—Central Railroad and Banking Company collateral, gold ss, 88 bid, 95 asked; Central consolidated mort gage 7 per cent, coupons, January and July maturity, 1898, 118% bid, asked; Sa vannah and Western railroad 5 per cent, trust certificates. bid, 56 asked; Sa vannah, Americus and Montgomery 6 per cent.. 48 bid, 50 asked; Georgia railroad 6 per cent. 1910, 108% bid, 110 asked; Georgia Southern and Florida, first mortgage 6 per cent., 86 bid, 88 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage 6 per cent., indorsed by Central railroad, 105 bid, asked; Augusta and Knoxville first*mort gage 7 per cent., 103 bld, 104% asked; Ocean Steamship 5 per cent., due 1920, 97% bid, 98% asked; Columbus and Rome first mortgage bonds, Indorsed by Central railroad, bld, 43 asked; Columbus and Western, 6 per cent., guaranteed, 110 bld.- asked; City and Suburban railway first mortgage 7 per cent. bld, 85 asked;. Savannah and Atlantic 5 per cent., in dorsed, bld, 31 asked; Electric railway first mortgage 6s. bid, 60 asked; South Georgia and Florida first mortgage 7 per cent., 106 bid, asked; South Georgia and Florida second mortgage, 105 bid, asked; Alabama Midland, bid. 90 asked; Brunswick and Western 4s, guar-, anteed, 74 asked. Railroad Stbcks—Central common, 15 bld, 17% asked; Augusta and Savannah 7 per cent., guaranteed, bid, 84 asked; Geor gia common, 152 bid, asked; South* western 7 per cent., guaranteed, includ ing order for div., bid, 73 asked; Cen tral 6 per cent, certificates, with order for defaulted interest, bid, 24% asked; At lanta and West Point railroad stock, 85 bid, 87 asked; Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent, certificates, 93 bid, 94 asked- Bank Stocks, Etc.—Southern Bank of the State of Georgia, 163 bid, 165 asked; Merchants’ National Bank, 92 bid, 93 asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Com pany, bid, 102% asked; National Bank of Savannah, 130 bid, 131 asked; Oglethorpe Savings adn Trust Company, 98 bid, 99 asked; Citizens’ Bank, 101 bid, 102 asked; Chatham Real Estate and Improvement Company, 52 bid, 52% asked; Germania Bank, 101 bid, 102% asked; Chatham Bank 48% bid, 49% asked; Savannah Construction Company, 73% bid, 75 asked; Title Guaran tee and Loan Company, 77 bid, 79 asked. MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS. Bacon—The market is steady. Smoked clear sides, B%c; dry salted clear rib sides, 7%c; long clear, 7%c; bellies, 7%c; sugar cured hams, ll%c. Lard—Market firm; "pure in tierces, B%c; 50-pound tins, B%c; compound, in tierces, 6c; in 50-pound tins, 6%c. Butter Market steady; fair demand; Goschen, 20c; gilt edge, 24c; creamery, 25c; Elgin, 27c. Cheese—Market dull; 10%@12%c; fancy, full cream cheese, 13@13%c; 20-pound av erage. 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-pound bricks, 6%c; 2-pound bricks, 6c. Smoked herrings, per box; 20c. Dutch herring, in kegs, SI.OO- new mullet, half barrel, $3.75. Salt—The demand is fair and the market steady. Carload lots, f. o. b., Liverpool, 200-pound sacks, 55c; Virginia, 125-pound burlap sacks, 35c; ditto, 125-pound cotton sacks, 38c; smaller lots higher. Syrup—Florida and Georgia new, 35c: market quiet for sugar house at 30@40c; I Cuba straight goods, 23@30c; sugar house i molasses, 15@20c. Tobacco—Market quiet and steady ; Smo king, domestic, 22@60c; chewing, common, sound, 24@27c; fair, 23@35c; good, 36@48c; bright, 60@65c; fine fancy, 65®80c; extra fine, $1.00@1.15; bright navies, 25@45c. Flour—Market quiet; extra, $1.35; fam ily, $3.00; fancy, $3.45; patent, $3.65; I straight, $3.40. Corn—Market is steady. White corn, job lots, 67c; carload lots. 64c. Mixed corn, job lots, 65c; carload lots, 62c. Oats—Market firm. Mixed, job lots, 46c; carload lots, 43c; Texas rust proof, 55c. Rye—Southern seed, $1.60. Bran—Job lots, 95c; carload lots, 90c. Hay—Market steady. Western, job lots, 90c; carload lots, 85c. Meal—Pearl, per barrel, $3.25; per saek, $1.35: city meal, per sack, $1.20. Pearl grits, per barrel, $3.25; per sack, $1.45; city grits, per sack, $1.30. Coffee—The market Is dull. Mocha, 28c; Java, 27c; Peaberry, 22c; fancy, or stand ard, No. 1,21 c; choice or standard No. 2, 20%c; prime or standard. No. 3. 19%c; good or standard No. 4,19 c; fair or standard ■ No. 5,18 c; ordinary or standard No. 6, 17c; common or standard No. 7,16 c. Sugars—Market dull and lower. Cut loaf, I sc; crushed, sc; powdered, 4%c; XXXX powdered, sc; standard granulated, 4%c; cubes, 4%c; mould A, 4%c; diamond A, 4%c; • confectioners, 4%c; white extra C, 4%c; extra C, 3%c; golden C, 3%c; yellow 3%c. Liquors—Market firm. High wine basis, $1.23; whisky, per gallon, rectified, 100 proof, $1.35@1.75; choice grades, $1.50@2.50; straight, $1.45@3.50; blended, $2.00@4.50. Wines—Domestic, port, sherry, catawba, low grades, 60@85c; fine grades, $1.00@1.50; California, light, muscatel and angelica, $1.35@1.75; lower proofs in proportion. Gins 1c per gallon higher. Rum 2c higher. Apples—Northern, steady, $2.75@3.00 bar rel. Oranges—Florida, $1.50@1.75. Lemons—Market firm; per box, $2.50@2.75. Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated, I's%@ 16c; common, 9%@10c. Nuts—Almonds, Tarragonia, 17%@18c; Ivicas, 15%@16c; walnuts, French, "12%c; Naples, 14c; pecans, 12%c; Brazils, 9c; filberts, 10c; assorted nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes. 10@llc per pound. Peanuts—Ample stock; demand fair; market steady; fancy hand-picked Vir ginia, per pound, 4%c; hand picked, per pound, 3%c; small hand picked, per pound, 3%c. Cabbage—Northern, B@9c head. Onions—Crates, $1.00; barrels, $2.50. Potatoes—lrish, New York, barrels. $2.50; sacks, $2.25. Nails—Market steady; base GOd, $1.20 : 50d. $1.30; 40d, $1.45; 30d, $1.45; 12d, $1.65; 20d 1.55; lOd, $1.70; Bd, $1.80; 6d, $1.95; 4d, $2 10: sd, $2.10; 3d, $2.40; fine, $2.80. Finishing, 12d $1.85; lOd, $1.95; Bd, $2.10: 6d, $2.30; sd, $2 45- 4d, $2.65. Wire nails, $1.65 base. Sh<^Tn F1 £ m: . d ™P to B ’ sl ’ 2s; B a nd lar ger, $1.50; buck, $1.50. Iron—Market very steady; Swede, 4%@ sc; refined, $1.90 base. ** Oils—Market steady; demand fair- Sig nal, 45@50c; West Virginia, black, 9®l2e: lard, 65@80c; kerosene, %c; neatsfootf 60® 85; machinery, 20@30c; linseed, raw 58 c boiled, 61c; mineral seal, 16c; homeliaht’ 13c; guardian, 11c. ’ Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement- Alabama and Georgia lime in fair demand and selling at 85c per barrel, bulk and car load lots special; calcined plaster $1 60 per barrel; hair, 4@sc. Rosedale cement $1.30@1.40; carload lots special. Portland cement, retail, $2.40; carload lots, $2 10 Lumber—Demand, both foreign and’do mestic, is quiet. Ordinary sizes, $11.50(8) 12.50; difficult sizes, $13.00@18.00; flooring boards, $15.00@22.00; ship stuffs, $16.50®25 00’ sawn ties, $10.00@10.50. Hides, Wool, Etc.—Hides—The market is steady; good demand; receipts, none dry flint, 4%c; dry salt, 2%c. Wool, nom inal; prime Georgia, free of sand, burrs and black wools, 14%c; blacks, ll%c; bur ry, 7@loc. Wax, 22c. Tallow, 4c. Deer skins, fine r 20c; salted, 15c. Poultry—Steady; fair demand; grown fowls, per pair, 50%60c; %-grown, 35@45%c; grown, 20@30c; ducks, 65@75c. Eggs—Market steady; fully supplied; country, per dozen, 19@20c. Bagging and Ties—The market firm; jute bagging, 2%-pound, 7%c; 2-pound, 7%c; 1%-pound, 6%c: quotations are for job lots; small lots higher; sea island bag ging, 9%@10%c. Iron ties, large lots, 85c; smaller lots, 90@51.00. Dry Goods—The market is quiet; demand light. Prints, 4@sc; Georgia brown shirt ings, %, 3%c; % do, 4c; 4-4 brown sheeting, sc; white osnaburgs, 6%@7c; checks, 3%@ 5%c; brown drillings, 5@6%c. OCEAN FREIGHTS. Cotton—By Steam—Market firm. Rates quoted are per 100 pounds: Direct, Bre men, 47c; Barcelona, 55c; Genoa, 50c; Liv erpool, 45c; Havre, 52c; Havre, via New York, 60c; Reval, via New York, 66c; Am steardam, via New York, 50c; Antwerp, via New York, 47c; Genoa, via New York, 53c; Hamburg, via New York, 47c; Bqston, per bale, $1.25; New York, per bale, $1.00; Philadelphia, per bale, $1.00; Baltimore, $1.0(1 Lumber—By Sail—Freights are quiet at ruling rates. Foreign business is more or less nominal. The rates from this and nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4.00® 5.00 for a range including Baltimore and Portland, Me. Railroad ties, basis, 44 feet, 14c. Timber rates, 50c@$1.00 higher than lumber rates. To the West Indies and Windward, nominal; to Rosario, $12.00 @13.00; Buenos Ayres or Montevideo, SIO.OO @11.00; to Rio Janerio, $14.00; to Spanish and Mediterranean ports, $11.30@11.50; to United Kingdom for orders, nominal for lumber, £4 5s standard. By Steam—To New York, $7.00; to Phil adelphia, $7.00; to Boston, $8.00; to Balti more, $5.00. Naval Stores—By Sail—The market is very dull, with no demand for either spot vessels or vessels to arrive. Large Cork for orders are placed at 2s 4%d@3s 7%d; small sized, 2s 3d and 4s. South America, rosin, 70c per barrel of 280 pounds. Coast wise—steam—to Boston, 11c per 100 pounds on rosin, 90e on spirits; to New- York, rosin, B%c per 100 pounds, spirits, 85c; to Philadelphia, rosin, 7%c per 100 pounds, spirits, 80c; to Baltimore, rosin, 7%c per 100 pounds, spirits. 70c. CONGRESS. The Greater Part of the Day Spent on the Resolutions. St. Louis, Mo., Nov., 28.—The trans- Mississippi congress spent the greater part of the day considering in committee the mass of resolutions that had been offered. At 2:30 o’clock the resolutions that had passed the committee’s scrutiny were reported and adopted in block. Among them were the following: Approv ing the appropriations for approving riv ers, and asking their enlargement, with re newed work for the betterment of the Mississippi jetty system on the Gulf of Mexico; requesting legislation for gov ernment aid for the Nicaragua canal and interior canals connecting the great lakes with the Atlantic ocean; approving Sec retary Herbert’s action in purchasing all supplies for the navy in America; recom mending legislation to enlarge trade re lations with the West Indies and South America; authorizing the chairman to appoint a committee of five to meet with the forthcoming conference of industrial bodies to discuss tariff and commercial questions; recommending to the United States congress the repeal of all laws re stricting the coinage and. use of silver, and urging the passage of a law requiring free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1; asking the attention pf the in terstate commission to the unjust rail way tariff that forces the farmer to raise from four to six bales of cotton to get one to the European market. The committee favored the resolution, asking for a bounty on exported agricul tural products, but recommended that it be referred to the next congress, which was done. There was no debate until Congressman Bryan’s silver resolutions were reached. This called forth a minority report by ex-Gov? Stanard of Missouri, who,wanted the congress to ask for an international commission on the subject. The debate was spirited and called forth the best men on both sides. Gov. Stanard cau tioned the congress against hasty action and urged delay. He recognized that sil ver always had been and should now be legal money, but said this ' antry could not alone make it so. He w-as surpassed in his opposition to free silver by Hon. George E. E. Leigh ton of St, Louis, who demanded the single gold standard. Congressman Bryan supported his reso lution eloquently. F. Shafroth of Colo rado, Gov. Pence of New Mexico, L. Black of Washington, Gov. Waite of Col orado and others followed their leader in favor of free silver. The result was never uncertain, and the minority report was defeated by 164 to 72. The main business of the congress seem ed to have been accomplished and the rest of the resolutions were rushed through. A WHITE MAN 7 TO HANG. Tom Allen Convicted of Murder in Bibb County Superior Court. Macon, Ga., Nov. 28.—At 9:30 o’clock to night the jury in the case of the state vs. Tom Allen, charged with the murder of Charles Carr last October, brought in a verdict of guilty without recommenda tion to mercy. The trial lasted two days and the case went to the jury to-night at 7 o'clock. Alien received the verdict without any show- cf emotion. With the exception of Tom Woolfolk, Allen is the first white man to receive such a verdict in Bibb county since the war. Allen killed Carr in cold blood last October in Cas sidy's bar room. Carr had only been in the city four days, had bought an interest in the bar and was tending bar for the second time. The verdict was in accord ance with the expectations of the peo ple. Sentence has not been passed yet. 5