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MURDERED WHILE ASLEEP.
MILTON J. SWEIGART SHOT
THROUGH THE HEART BY
HIS WIFE. »
She Was Under the Impression That
He Tried to Her—'rhe Coro-
ner's Jury Finds n. Verdict of Mur
der—The Woman Probably Insane.
Several Efforts Were Made to Get
Her to the Asylum—Her Husband'
Objected to Her Being; Taken Away
From Him—Mrs. Sweigfart Better
Known as Kate Barnwell.
"Mrs Milton J. Sweigart, who is better
known as Kate Barnwell, shot and killed
her husband. Milton J. Sweigart, yester
day morning about 3 o’clock while he was -
tn bed asleep.
Mrs. Swelgart is said to be Insane, and
it Is almost impossible to account for her
cash act on any other theory. The ball
entered at the left side and went straight
to the heart, killing Swelgart almost in
itantly.
He went home about 7 o’clock the night
before as usual, and it seems that Mrs.
Swelgart complained that he had been
trying to poison her. He took the com
plaints quietly and said nothing, knowing
what was her state of mind. She, how
ever, was somewhat angered over the
Imaginary wrong. They retired to their
'room in the house at 14% Harris street,
where they lived, about 9 o’clock and went
to bed.
A few minutes before 3 o’clock in the
morning Mrs. W. F. Lamon, Mrs. Swe’.g
art’s daughter by her former marriage,
heard a pistol shot, but thought it came
from the colored hall next door where a
dance was in progress. Pretty soon, how
ever, she heard Mrs. Swelgart shouting
from the top of the stairs, and Jesse Barn
well, Mrs. Swetgart’s son, heard the noise
about the same time. Together with Mr.
V F. Lamon they made an investigation.
As the other occupants of the house came
out of the room and saw her at the top of
the stairs, they heard her cry out several
times to Mr. Lamon;
“Willie, Willie, Swag's shot.”
Mrs. Lamon and Jesse then went up
stairs, followed by Lamon, and went into
Sweigart’S room. As they entered the
room Mrs. Swelgart came in and took
something off the bureau. Her son made
some ramark about a pistol which caused
Lamon to run down stairs as he saw Mrs.
Swelgart come out of the room with a
pistol In her hand. She went out into the
yard Where it is presumed she made away
with the pistol, as so far it has not been
found. The matter was reported at the
barracks by her son, Jesse, and Policemen
O’Keefe and Mendel were detailed to the
scene of the shooting.
Meantime, Lamon thought of sending
for the ambulance for the purpose of
sending Swelgart to tho hospital, as when
he went to the door of the room he heard
him gasping, but a Mrs. Bird, who lives
next door, and who was attracted by the
excitement, came In, and after a short
investigation soon found he was dead.
,Th is policeman arrested Mrs. Swelgart,
W. F. Lamon and Jesse Barnwell. The
latter two men were released, however,
after making their statements at. the bar
racks, and Mrs. Sweigart was detained,
the matter was reported to Coroner
a . nd & * ur s was summoned. At
11:8f) the jury met at the house at No.
Harris street and began an investigation
into the case.
Dr. M. X. Corbin was the first witness
He was called to see Mrs. Swel
“H* Wt! March IS, when he found her in
an exceedingly nervous condition. She
told him her daughter and everybody else
was against her. One of her daughters,
she said, recently asked her to go with
her to see. an old lady, which she did, and
while there asked for some water The
water was given her and she immediately
jumped up from her chair, declaring that
she had been poisoned, and that this was
only a ruse ot her daughter’s tq take, her
to that place and poison her. She made
several complaints, but Dr. Corhjn found
nothing abnormal in her condition. He
said there was no doubt that she was
mentally wrong, and should have been
sent to the asylum.
Jesse Barnwell, who is a son of Mrs.
Bweigart, or Mrs. Kate Barnwell, as her
name was, before ahe married Sweigart,
a lad of seventeen years, was the next
witness. He stated that he. heard some
one crying out In the hall about 3 o’clock
in the morning, though he had not heard
the pistol shot. Mrs. Sweigart asked for
a light. Her son carried one upstairs and
set it on the bureau, after which Mrs
sweigart came running into the room and
picked something up from the bureau and
ran out of the room. His brother-in-law
ana his sister, he said, both told hlhi to
go for a doctor, but he did not know where
to go, so he went to the barracks and re
ported the matter there. Two policemen
were detailed to the house, he said, and
they took him, bls brother-in-law and
Mrs. Sweigart to the barracks.
Early in the night. young Barnwell said,
Mrs. Sweigart made the charge that her
husband had tried to poison her with a
dose of salts. The two went up to bed
about 9 o’clock. Mr. Sweigart, he stated,
raid no attention to her charges, and was
perfectly mild and peaceable, but she was
apparently mad with him on account of
her belief that he wanted to poison her
Mrs. W. F. Lamon. Mrs. Kate Barn
welFs daughter, say/t she was up just
before the shooting took place, walking
around the room with h£r child. She
heard some one movihg around upstairs
but paid no attention to It. Just us she
got back to bed she heard a pistol shot
But thought it came from a hall next door
where a dance was going on. Following
the shot, however, she heard Mrs. Swei
gart come out in the hall, and cry out and
moan, and then call to Mr. Lamon, her
husband, two or three times. Mrs. Lamon
called her husband to get up and go to
see what was tho matter. By the time
he got out in the hall Mrs. Swelgart was
*» °£ and She said
to him VA lUle, Swag s shot.”
Lamon then went up stairs and as he
approached the room door he heard
Swelgart groaning faintly Mrs Swei*
gart went to the bureau, and young Barn
well. who was In the room, said something
about a. pistol, which caused Lamon to
run down stains. Mrs. Swelgart went
down stairs with the pistol and out into
the back yard. The pistol was Mr. Swei
gart a, and as he generally kept It locked
up, Mr*, Lamon was at a loss to account
for the manner in which his wife got hold
of it. After Mrs Sweigart returned from
the back yard, where she evidently made
gome disposition of the pistol, Lamon
caught her and held her. until the police
man arrived. She would not tel! what she
hnd done with the pistol. Mrs. Lamon
stated that her mother had hot been in
her right mind for some time, and that
several months ago Dr. Falligant had pro
nounced her Insane. She has made an at
tempt several times to kill herself but
when she wag entirely rational she al
ways spoke well of Mr. Swelgart
Mrs. George Pickett, a sister of the
woman, stated that she had known for
some time that her sister was not In her
right mind, and she Went to Dr Corbin
to see what to do about It. Dr Corbin
she said, gave her a letter io the ordinary’
■Which she took to «he office and left it
an his desk, but it was afterwinds handed
back to her with tho statement that it
was of no value as a certificate She
knew nothing about the shootiriw, of
course, but said she did everythiniKsho
could to hat* her sister flared | n ‘» n
asylum or some place whore she , OU H
la properly taken care of.
The jury, after hearing this evidence
found a verdict as follows: "That Milton
Swelgart earns to his death from a gun
shot wound, and that saKl wound was
lufilcted front a pistol tn the hands or
hl» wife, Mrs. Kale Swelgart. Wt the
jury ivniMer It murder ” ’ ]
An investigation by tnc coroner showed '
that the ball had entered Swetgart’s left
•Ids just below he nipple lind went i
straight to th* heart. Sweigart was lying
on his back when found, just as he had ;
been sleeping He uttered no sound after
he **s shot only rnoanlnx faint!-.
There aeems to be little doubt Ihat the
woman who did tho shooting Is men’aUv
unbalanced. She has persisted in a claim j
that about a year ago she fed Swelgart
ground glass on some eggs, and at that
time, so convinced was she that he was
going to die as the result of it, that she
carried him to a physician, who could
find nothing whatever the matter with
him.
This, however, has been preying on her
mind for some time and she has continued
to say to those about her that "Swag,” as
she called him, was full of glass, ana that
he was going to die. She has exhibited
other traits of insanity In trying to throw
herself out of windows, and In shouting
and crying whenever she was suffering
under any imaginary ill.
When seen at the barracks yesterday,
she was smoking a pipe, which she laid
aside for a moment, and in talking she
seemed somewhat rational. When asked
why she was there, she replied that she
knew nothing except what they told her.
hen told thdt she had killed her hus
band, she wrung her hands, crying: “O,
my God. O, my poor child.” She said she
did not. believe that she had shot her hus
band. and she could not be induced to say
anything about it.
Several physicians, who have attended
her, pronounced her of unsound mind.
Mrs. Pickett, her sister, did get a note
from Dr. Corbin’s office to Judge Ferrill,
but as a certificate it was not worth any
thing, as it was signed by Dr. M. X. Cor
bin per F., and did not answer legally as
a. doctor’s certificate. Judge Ferrill told
her she would have to get a certificate
signed by the physician himself before he
could do anything, or she might take an
other course and swear out a lunacy war
rant, in which case Mrs. Swelgart would
be » en l to Jail, and taken good care of
until she could be comfortably provided
for at the asylum. Mrs. Pickett did not
want to have her sent to jail, so she said
£^. oul d get a physician’s certificate,
but this, it seems, she neglected to do.
Ln the meantime, however, while watting
for one to come, Judge Ferrill wrote to
Dr. T. O. Powell at the state insanq asy
lum and asked if Mrs. Sweigart could be
sent there to be taken care of and treated.
Dr Fowell replied that the asylum was
crowded and he could at that time make
no provision for Mrs. Sweigart.
Mrs. Sweigart was formerly a Mrs.
Barnwell. Barnwell, however, died ten or
twelve-years ago, after which she kept
a boarding house, and then a bar at Bay
and Habersham streets. Swelgart was to
an extent interested in this place, but it
failed after being kept open about a year.
It was about two years ago that Sweigart
married her at a time when she was ap
parently suffering with consumption. They
have since lived together very peaceably
except such times as her mind would give
way, and she would become somewhat
violent. The anger and quarelling then
was all on her part. Sweigart did not
want to rend her to the asylum, and re
peatadly stated to Lamon that he would
pay him all the money he could make If
he would keep her there at his house and
take care of her. Mrs. Barnwell had four
daughters, three of whom are married and
one son. Jesse Barnwell.
Sweigart came to this city from Phila
delphia some years ago. His parents live
at Oxford, Pa., and they were telegraphed
last night by Undertaker Henderson, to
whom the body was turned over by the
Typographical Union, to know what dis
position should be made of the body. Af
ter working at various places at his trade,
that of a printer for some time, he went to
Washington about two months ago to en
deavor to secure emoloyment there. Fall
ing, however, he returned south and has
since been with the Evening Bulletin as
foreman.
Telegrams were sent both to Sweigart’s
sister at Lancaster, Pa., and to his father,
J. Sweigart, at Oxford, Pa., by Under
taker Henderson, who has charge of the
body, but up to a late hour last night no
reply had been received. If no word with
regard to what disposition they desire
made of the body is received this morning,
the funeral will take place at 6 o’clock
this afternoon from Mr. Henderson’s es
tablishment.
IN MEMORY OF THE HEROES.
The memory of the confederate dead was
appropriately honored In Savannah yester
day. Notwithstanding the late spring
there seemed to be no lack of flowers for
the soldiers graves, and if a single grave
was neglected It was because its location
was unknown.
Through the efforts of the ladle’s 6f
the Veterans’ Auxiliary every grave of
the 600 in the soldiers’ lot at Laurel Grove
had a laurel" wreath at the head and a
bunch of flowers. The numerous graves
in the private lots were also decorated,
many of them very beautifully. The
monument to those who fell at Gettys
burg was tastefully decorated.
The number of people who visited Laurel
Grove In the afternoon was unusually
large and at the same time there was a
very large crowd In attendance upon the
exercises at the monument. The Ogle
thorpe Light Infantry met at the armory
of the First regiment at 3 o’clock and
marched *at 3:15, fifty strong, headed by
the First regiment band. The Oglethorpes
marched down to the Guards’ armory
on Bull street, where the Guards had Just
formed on the street to receive them.
The Guards were out 221 strong, under
comand of Col. Garrard. All the captains
were in command. The Guards were
in service uniform and made a splendid
showing. Company A had the credit of
the largest attendance, having sixty men
in line.
The decoration of the monument was
very tasteful indeed, being hung about
with anchors, crosses and wreaths, with
palms and potted plants. On the north
side hung two confederate flags, the
stars and bars and the "bonnie blue flag.”
The decoration was the work of the la
dies committee, assisted by Veterans J.
Gardner and W. B. Puder.
The sneaker was Introduced by Hon.
Robert Falllgant. Judge Falligant was
very happy in his introduction. He said:
Comrades of the Confederate Veterans’
Mr. Barrow’s speech was of Just the
right length, neither too short, nor too
long. He was in good voice and made
himself easily heard by the large crowd.
The line taken in his address was very
favorably commented upon and the ad
dress was frequently punctuated with ap
plause.
At the conclusion of the address the vet
erans tiled around and Inside of the rail
ing about the monument, where they
handed the wreaths which they carried
to the committee of ladies, the veterans’
committee assisting in placing them upon
Nnd around the monument. Twelve little
girls tn white, who occupied places on the
bank of the monument, formed a very
pretty picture, and they also assisted in
placing the wreaths. After this work
was complete prayer was delivered by the
chaplain. Rev. L. C. Vass. D. D. “Taps”
was sounded on the cornet by Private C.
C. Dupont of Company A of the Guards.
This concluded the ceremonies.
The veterans filed out of the inclosure
and drew up in line west of the monu
ment, while the escort passed in review.
The Guards and Oglethorpes exchanged
salutes and the latter then accompanied
the former to the armory of the First
regiment. The Guards then returned to
their armory where the parade was dis
missed. The parade was intended in part
as a celebration of the ninety-third anni
versary of the Guards, and was very suc
cessful. being the largest parade ever
made by the corps.
Th© Branch lot at Laurel Grove was
remarkable for its beautiful decoration.
The graves of Lieut. Branch, who was
killed at the first battle of Manassas, and
his brother. Banford W. Branch, who died
more recently, were bordered with Easter
lilies, with a confederate flag worked out
In violets and carnations on each grave.
The grave of their devoted mother, who
died last year, was also decorated.
The ladies were assisted In their work
of decorating th© graves by Veterans
Piider and H. M. Branch.
A REFORM WAV® AT Hl NTINGTON.
The Town <o be Dry and Sunday Bine
Law* to be Enforced.
Huntingdon. W. Va., April 27.—Twenty
four saloons in this city will have to
doss up shop next Tuesday night, as the
council has refused to grant licenses and
tht* morning Mayor Neal Issued Instruc
tions to the chief of police that after
Ma> l all business houses must be closed
Sunday, Including barber stoops, bath
houses, restaurants, meat and confection
ery shops *nd such like, and ail labor
shall be prohibited, including the sale or
delivery of newspapers. Ice or milk. Drug
stores can only nil prescriptions.
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1895.
W. G WOODFIN BADLY CUT.
HIS INJURIES VERY SERIOUS, BUT
NOT LIKELY TO PROVE FATAL.
The Wounds Inflicted by a Sharp In
strument Wielded by Edward
Moyle—The Quarrel the Result of
Mr. Moyle’s Actions With Regard
to a Small Account—Mr. Woodfin
Liable to Lose His Left Ear—Mr.
Moyle in Jail Without Bond.
Mr. William G. Woodfin, deputy clerk
of the city court was badly cut yesterday
afternoon by Mr. Edward Moyle, the
trunk manufacturer and dealer at 118%
Broughton street. The affray was the
result of a dispute with regard to an
account, and as a consequence Mr. Wood
fin is now confined to his room with
several severe gashes on his neck and
head.
There were no direct witnesses to the
encounter, which occurred in Mr. Moyle's
place of business, about fifteen feet from
the front door. Edmund C. Marin, a
young man about 18 years old, who is
employed by Mr. Moyle, was in the rear
of the store at the time and some dis
tance from where the encounter took
place. He saw the scuffle from that dis
tance, but could tell nothing about what
led up to it.
Mr. Marin said that Mr. Woodfin came
into the store between 3:30 and 4 o’clock.
He was working in the rear, and paid
no attention to what was going on until
he heard some loud talking. Looking
toward the front of the store, he saw
Mr. Woodfin, he says, reaching over the
counter for Mr. Moyle, who was standing
behind it, and then he saw Mr. Moyle
strike at Mr. Woodfin several times with
some instrument in his hand, but what
it was he did not know.
Mr. Marin then rushed to the front part
of the store and seeing how badly Mr.
Woodfin was cut he told them to stop the
fighting. As he came up, he said, and
after the cutting had been done, Mr.
Woodfin picked up a stand on which were
a number of dog collars as if to strike Mr.
Moyle, .but he did not do so, and placing
it back on the counter he started out for
a drug store. Mr. Moyle went with Mr.
Woodfin to Rowlinski’s at Broughton and
Drayton streets, where he left him and
returned to his store.
This is as much as could be learned di
rectly with regard to the difficulty. Mr.
Moyle, who was at the jail, absolutely re
fused to have anything to say with re
gard to it, and Mr. Woodfin’s condition
was such last night that his physicians
would not allow him to be seen. The
facts were learned, however, from others
with whom Mr. Woodfin and Mr. Moyle
talked.
It seems that Mr. Moyle had an ac
count amounting to $4 against Mr. Wood
fin, about which there was some dispute.
Yesterday morning, it is stated, Mr.
Moyle spoke to Mrs. Woodfin as she was
passing his store and asked her when the
bill was going to be paid. She replied that
it should be taken to Mr. Woodfin. After
dinner, Mr. Woodfin went to Mr. Moyle
to find out why he had acted as he did
about the matter, and it is said gave him
to understand very plainly that he did
not lilse such conduct on his part.
Mr. Moyle was behind his counter, on
which stood a glass show case. One word
led to another, until as a result of the
encounter Mr. Moyle picked up either a
hatchet or a leather cleaver and cut at
Mr. Woodfin three separate times, two of
the blows striking him.
One es the blows first struck his left
ear, almost severing it, leaving it hanging
by only a small fragment of skin, and
then glancing down it cut a heavy gasn
under the ear from the back of the head
around the neck. 'This gash, It was after
on the head, making a severe cut about
the forehead. The blood flowed freely and
fell upon, the floor all the way from the
point where the difficulty occurred to the
door. Mr. Woodfin, it is stated, then re
marked :
"Well, you have about done me up.”
"You had better go for a doctor,” is said
to have been Mr. Moyle’s reply.
Mr. Woodfin then walked out of the
store and to Rowlinski’s drug store, fol
lowed by Mr. Moyle, who stated as he
reached the store: "I've brought you a
patient.”
Mr. Rowlinski advised Mr. Woodfin to
sceK a surgeon at once. Mr. Woodfin
went at once to Dr. Harris's office, at
South Broad and Drayton, where he had
his wounds dressed, after which he went
home, where he was visited also by Dr.
Waring. The flow of bloow was stopped,
and everything possible done to make
him comfortable. Last night he was rest
ing easy, and though hi© condition was
considered dangerous at first, there is
little doubt about his recovery, provided
no complications set in as a result of the
wounds.
It could not be learned definitely whether
Mr. Woodfin made any direct attack on
Mr. Moyle, or just what took place at the
time. Mr. Marin stated that he raw Mr.
Woodfin reach across the counter at Mr.
Moyle, strike at him and then catoh hold
of him, after which Mr. Movie's blows
were struck. It appeared that Mr. Woodfin
had leaned forward over the counter tn an
attempt to get at Mr. Moyle, as one of the
curved glasses In the show case was bro
ken in. Mr. Moyle, too, stated to Justice
Patterson that Mr. Woodfin had struck
him with his fist in the face, in evidence
of which he exhibited a bruise or scratch
I on the left cheek.
The matter was soon reported at the
court house, and Detective Morgan was
sent out to investigate it. After seeing
Mr. Woodfin and findingout who had don©
the cutting, he went to Mr. Moyle’s store.
"You’ve come after me, have you?” Mr.
Moyle said.
"Ye>s," was Detective Morgan’s reply.
Mr. Moyle then put on his coat and
went with the detective to the office of
Solicitor General Fraser. It seems that
Mr. Moyle was in his shirt sleeves at the
: time of the difficulty, and as Detective
l Morgan states, there was considerable
blood upon them.
"What was the trouble?” asked the so
licitor general.
"It was a quarrel over an account,"
■ was Mr. Moyle's reply, and he seemed
I averse to saying anything more about
I the matter.
Detective Morgan swore out a war
rant in Justice Patterson’s office, charging
Mr. Moyle with assault with intent to
murder. and he was committed to jai:.
Drs. Harris and Waring stated yesterday
afternoon That Mr. vvooonn - i-oiian.
: was somewhat dangerous, and they would
: not advise that Mr. Moyle be released on
I bond for the present. He was conse-
I quently detained at the jail during the
' night.
Detective Morgan went back to the store
■ to search for the Instrument with which
J th© cutting was done. The blood had been
washed up from the floor, but the instru
ment ww not to be located with any cer
tainty. He finally found a leather cleaver
which appeared to be about the only in
’ strument with which such gashes could
I have been made that was anywhere around
I the place. There were several leather
knives tn the back part of the store, but
none of them had blood upon them. Neith
er did the leather cutter have blood upon
it. but it best fitted the description given
of the instrument with which the cuts
were made and it was taken. Other re
ports were to the effect that the cutting
had been done with an lee hatchet.
Mr. Woodfin was resting easy at a late
hour, apd the physicians say that, while
his cuts are very bad, there is no danger
of their proving fatal. They say. how
ever. that it is very likely he will lose his
left ear entirely, it having been very nearly
severed from the head. Many of Mr
Woodfin's friends called at the residence
at Abereorn and Taylor streets to Inquire
■ about his condition. They expressed their
regrets at the unfortunate result of the
occurrence.
A Railroad on the Block.
Mobile. April 27.—The .Mobile and Blr-
I mingham railroad extending from Mobile
to Marlon Junction, Ala., was sold here
to-day at public outcry and bid in by
T. G. Rush, representing the bondhold
ers. for 1500.00). There was no other b'd
der. The plan of reorganisation has al-
I ready been effected, and the road will be
I re-railed and otherwise improved as soon
j as possible after July 1.
VETERANS AND THEIR GUESTS.
Chatham, Bryan nnrt Liberty Associ
ations Meet.
The annual meeting of the Confederate
Veterans’ Association was held at noon
in the Knights of Pythias hall. There
was a large attendane of the veterans,
many veterans from neighboring counties
being present. The president, Maj. G. M.
Ryals, presided. Among the more prom
inent veterans present were Gen. La
fayette McLaws, Gen. A. R. Lawton, Gen.
P. McGlashan, Hon. Rufus E. Lester,
Hon. William D. Harden and others. The
business of the meeting, the election of
officers, was quickly transacted, the offi
cers who were nominated at the last meet
ing being elected without opposition
Gen. McLaws casting the ballot. The offi
cers are as follows:
President—Maj. G. M. Ryals.
First Vice President—Hon. William D.
Harden.
Second Vice President Capt. J. D.
Johnston.
Third Vice President—Gen. P. McGlash
an.
Recording Secretary—H. S. Dreese.
Assistant Recording Secretary—J. F.
Kollock.
Treasurer—John S. Haines.
Adjutant—Joseph P. White.
Sergenat-at-Arms—William C. Work
man.
Veteran C ement Saussy chairman of the
committee to which was referred the
question of the association uniting with
the United Confederate Veterans, request
ed more time in which to consider the
matter. Mr. Saussy said that he had dis
covered some things about the rules of the
United Confederate Veterans which he did
not approve, one being a provision allow
ing a relative of a veteran to become an
associate member. The committee was
granted more time.
The business of the meeting having been
disposed there were calls uporrCal. Lester
for a speech. The veterans insisted upon
hearing from the congressman and he was
compelled to respond. Col. Lester's re
marks were brief and appropriate. The
subject of his address was the confederate
soldier and the place which he occupies in
history. Not only the south and the north
but the world, he said, recognizes the
chivalrlc valor and the heroic devotion to
principle which characterized the confed
erate soldier. They recognize the fact that
he has been true to his principles in ad
versity and that he is as true to them to
day as in the days of ‘6l to '65.
"In order to mark out our paths for the
future.” he said, “we must look back to
these men for lessons of honor, patriotism
and devotion to principle. The name of
confederate soldier, wherever it goes, is
recognized as a passport and password of
true manhood.”
The veterans showed their appreciation
of Col. Lester’s address by their liberal
applause.
Col. J. H. Estill was called for and
made a short talk. “I am no believer,”
he said, "in the so-called new south.
There never was a better type of civili
zation than that which existed from Vir
ginia to Texas in 1861. The southern peo
ple are the Americans of Americans and
ex-confederates of to-day are representa
tives of an American army. Not an army
largely made up of foreigners and blacks
fighting for pay, but defenders of Amer
icans principles as handed down by the
forefathers of the republic. I believe In
the old south. All progress and develop
ment which has taken place since the
late war has been the work of southern
men, and the future of the south depends
upon the continued efforts of confederate
soldiers and their descendants.
Col. Estill’s remarks struck a respon
sive chord in the hearts of the veterans
and they interrupted him frequently with
applause.
President Ryals announced that he was
ready to entertain a motion to adjourn,
which was uut and carried. Before ad
journment bound copies containing the
printed adresses which have been deliv
ered before the association during the
past year were distributed among the
veterans. The book alsp contains the an
nual memorial addresses delivered in Sa
vannah by Gen. Wade Hampton. Rev. S.
Vt Faj-.
The Bryan Count.v confederate veterans
association held its annual meeting in the
same hall at 1 o’clock. There were nine
teen present at the meeting, though there
were a number nwre in the qfty. A letter
was read from the president Maj. William
Letford, regretting his inability to be pres
ent, due to ill heilth. Mr. T. C. Morgan
the first vice president, presided. The fol
lowing offlc.ers were elected to serve for
the ensuing two rears:
President—L. M. Lanier.
First Vice President—W. H. Strickland.
Second Vice President—L. F. Cox.
Secretary and Treasurer—H. L. Hamil
ton.
Mr. Hamilton made a spirited talk, call
ing upon the members to take a more ac
tive interest in the work of the associa
tion and to Infuse some vitality into tt. "I
have traveled through the north,” sad Mr
Hamilton, "and have met with the Grand
Army of the Republic in its gatherings,
and I found that everywhere the confed
erate soldier is regarded with respect and
that he is held in esteem by the veterans
of the union army. There are not many of
us left and our numbers are fast decreas
ing. It is our duty to ourselves and our
children to meet together as often as we
can and to keep alive the memories of
1861 to ’65.”
The visiting veterans were taken in hand
by the local committee an<J escorted to the
gun room of the Chatham Artillary where
a lunch had been prepared for them. The
visitors expressed their hearty apprecia
tion of their kind treatment by their Sa
vannah brethren.
A NEW PAPER FOR CHICAGO.
Prominent Democrat* at the. Back of
the Movement.
Chicago, 111., April 27.—A number of
prominent democrats met at the headquar
ters of the democratic state central com
mittee in the Palmer house this afternoon
and took steps to push to completion the
project to start a party organ in Chi
cago. The chairman, J. G. Goodrich, ap
pointed a committee of ways and means
to report not later than May 11 what
progress has been made in getting sub
scriptions of stock.
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A RUSH FOR ROSIN.
GOOD DEMAND FOR OFFERINGS AT
A decline ON LOW GRADES.
Spirits Turpentine l-2e Lower, But
the Demand Lively—Cotton Firm
and Unchanged, With Small Offer
ings—The General Market* Quiet
and Without Change in Prices.
Savannah, April 27.—The principal feat
ures in the leading markets to-day were
the decline and spirited buying in rosin
and the request for spirits turpentine at
a decline of %c. Cotton was firm, but
there was very little offering. The whole
sale markets were quiet and steady. The
following resume of the different markets
will show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
COTTON.
There was no change in the situation
of the local market. It opened the same
as it closed last Thursday night, and con
tinued unchanged during the day. The
sharp fluctuations in the futures market
had no material effect on spots. Very
little was offered and there were no sales
reported until the close, when small lots
were available, amounting to about 400
bales. On ’Change, the market opened
and closed firm and unchanged. Sales of
422 bales were reported at the last call.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
cotton exchange to-day:
Good Middling 6%
Middling 6%
Low Middling 6 1-16
Good Ordinary 5 11-16
Ordinary o 3-16
Market, firm; sales, 422 bales.
Middling same time last year, 7%c.
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks—
Receipts this day 525
Same day last year 658
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1894 914,964
Same time last year ~..926,160
Exports, coastwise, this day 3,191
Stock on .hand this day 33,939
Same day last year 43,529
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports—
Receipts this day 9,447
This day last week 6,334
This day last year 3,935
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1894....7,645.732
Same time last year 5,680,628
Stock at the ports to-day 700,229
Stock same day last year 630,428
Daily Movement at Other Ports—
Galveston—Firm; middling, 6%; net re
ceipts, 697; sales, none; stock, 48,843.
New Orleans—Firm; middling, 6%; net
receipts, 5,037; gross, 5,278; sales, 3,750;
stock, 253,812.
Mobile—Quiet; middling, 6%; net re
ceipts, 11; sales,-50; stock, 15,703.
Charleston-Firm; middling, 6%; net re
ceipts, 211; stock, 3,394.
Wilmington—Steady: middling, 6%; net
receipts, 58; stock, 17,819.
Norfolk—Quiet; middling, 6 7-16; net re
ceipts, 395; sales, 65; stock, 29,877.
Baltimore—Firm; middling, 6%; stock,
18,865.
New York—Quiet; middling, 6 15-16; gross
4,152; sales, 71, all spinners; stock, 229,886.
Boston—Quiet; middling, 6 15-16; net re
ceipts, 1,405.
Philadelphia—Steady; middling, 7 3-16;
net receipts, 790; stock, 14,464.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns-
Augusta—Quiet; middling, 6%; net re
ceipts, 61; sales, 94; stock, 15,168.
Memphis—Steady; middling, 6%; net re
ceipts, 94; sales, 3,100; stock, 32,669.
St. Louis —Steady; middling, 6%; net re
ceipts, 229; gross, 820; sales, 115; stock, 44,-
150.
Cincinnati—Quiet; middling, 6%; net re
ceipts, 293; stock, 11,695.
Houston—Quiet and steady; middling,
6 5-16; net receipts, 1,219; sales, 120; stock,
13 287.
Exports of Cotton This Day-
Galveston—To Great Britain,' 4,149;
France, 1,723.
New Orleans—To Great Britain, 20,155;
coastwise, 3,389.
Mobile—Coastwise, 8.
Savannah—Coastwise, 3,191.
Charleston—Continent, 1,354; coastwise,
1,009.
W’lfeSs&’te ». .»r
--warded, 1,498.
Boston—To Great Britain, 2,963. fM
Philadelphia—To the Continent, 200.
Total foreign exports from all ports to
day and thus far this week: To Great
Britain, 27,267; to France, 1,723; to the con
tinent, 1,659.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1894:
To Great Britain, 3,105,527; to France,
712,55a; to the continent, 2,190,306.
Liverpool, April 27, noon.—Cotton—De
mand fair, at firm prices; American mid
dling. 3 21-32 d; sales, 12,000 bales; Ameri
can, 9,700 bales; speculation and export,
1,000 bales; receipts, 2,000 bales; American,
none.
Futures opened firm; demand moderate.
American middling, low middling clause,
May-June, 3.40&3.41; June-July, 3.41; July-
August, 3.42®53.43@3.42; August-September,
3.44@3.43; September-October, 3.40@3.44;
October-November. 3.46; November-De
cember, 3.48@>3.47@3.46; December-January,
3.49@-3.48. Futures were quiet.
, Ip. m.—Cotton—American middling, 3 21-
32d.
Futures—April, 3.38; April-May, 3.38,
value; May-June, 3.38, buyers; June-July,
3.39@3.40, buyers; July-August, 3.41, sell
ers; August-September, 3.42, buyers; Sep
tember-October, 3.43@’3.44, sellers; October-
November, 3.44@3.45; November-December,
3.45@3.46, value; December-January, 3.46@
3.47, buyers; January-February, 3.48, sell
ers. Futures closed quiet.
New York, April 27,—Cotton futures
opened steady; April, 6.70 c; May, 6.78 c;
June, 6.72 c; July, 6.76 c; August, 6.82 c; Sep
tember, 6.84 c; October, 6.89 c; November,
6.92 c; December, 6.98 c; January, 7.02 c; Feb
ruary, 6.06 c; May, 6.11 c.
New York, April 27.—Cotton futures
closed firm; sales, 98,200 bale«; April, 6.96 c;
i May, 6.87 c; June, 6.79 c; July, 6.84 c; August,
i 6.88 c; September, 6.90 c; October, 6.95 c; No
! vember, 6.99 c; December, 7.03 c; January,
! 7.i)Bc; February, 7.13 c; March, 7.18 c.
New Orleans, April 27.—Cotton futures,
! steady; sales, 47,100 bales; April, 6.27 c;
May, 6.37 c; June, 6.44 c; July, 6.51 c; August,
6.57 c; September, 6.59 c; October, 6.61 c; No
i vember, 6.64 c; December, 6.68 c; January,
I 6.74 c.
New York, April 27.—The total visible
supply of cotton for the world is 4.175,466
bales, of which 3,863,266 bales are American,
against 3,847,240 bales and 3,225,140 bales re
spectively last year. The receipts of cot
ton this week at all interior towns is
37,9® bales. Receipts from the plantations
43,833 bales. Crop in sight 9,376,985 bales.
Portland, April 26.—Weekly receipts, 250;
I exports coastwise, 250; stock, none.
Eufaula, April 26.—Weekly receipts,
none; shipments, 24; stock, corrected,
• 1,173.
New York, April 27.—Riordan & Co.
: say of cotton: "We had an active and
somewhat exciting speculation in cotton
during the past week, with the general
tendency towards higher prices. The Liv
erpool report to-day was rather disap
pointing, and our opening was at a de
cline of a few points. August selling on
the call at 6.32 c. For awhile the temper
of the market was hesitating, but Ger
man houses, which have long been ar
rayed on the bear side, began to buy heav
ily and prices hardened. August ad
■ vanced to 6.90 c. Realizing sales in the
’ final trading caused a slight recession,
but the close was firm, with 6.88 c bid
for August. We can see nothing In the
situation to change the bullish views
which we have held for the past month.
The present outlook is certainly for a
cotton crop much smaller than the last,
i The decreased acreage, a large reduction
In the use of fertilizers, and a late start
would render another monster crop out
of the question, even if the season should
be as unusually favorable as the last one.
On the other hand, the signs of reviving
prosperity are now too decided and gen
eral to be ignored. We shall probably
have a bull year in cotton and in al
most everything else. We think there is
very little risk in holding cotton for
those who are prepared to margin mod
erate reactions, and upon all such reac
tions we advise buying.”
NAVAL STORES. ~
Spirits Turpentine. The prevailing
i weakness was demonstrated by a decline
of %c since the closing last Thursday.
There was a good demand at the decline
i and the sales amounted to about 2 000
j casks. At the Board of Trade at the first
I call the market was bulletined firm at
i 27%c for regulars, with sales of 416 casks.
At the last call it was bulletined firm
and unchanged, with sales of LIT* casks.
Rosin.—Lower grades succumbed to the
pressure of the buyers to-day. Opening
at uncharged prices, the market soon
slumped 5c on the lower grades and buv
tng began in earnest. The sales amounted
to about 5,000 barrels. At the Board of
Trade at the first call the market was
bulletined firm for pales and steady for
the lower grades, with sales of 625 bar
rels. At the last call it was bulletined
firm at 5c off of the lower grades, the
sales being 3,968 barrels. The following
were the quotations at the close at the
Board of Trade:
ABC $1 00 I $1 90
D 1 15 K 2 10
E 1 25 M 245
F. 1 45 N 2 50
G 1 55 W G 260
H 1 80 W W 2 75
Naval Stores Statement-
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock on hand April 1, 1895 .... 2,421 89,280
Received to-day 2,021 4,497
Received previously 15,149 46,182
Total a ...19,591 139,959
Exports to-day 2,303 24,084
Exports previously 9,540 52,488
Total 11,843 76.572
Stock on hand and on ship-
board this day 7,748 63,387
Stock same day last year ....14,101 113,807
Receipts same day last year . 858 2,169
Charleston, S. C„ April 27.—Turpentine
firm; 27%c bid; held at 28c; receipts, 17
casks. Rosin, good strained, firm; sl.oo@
1.15; receipts, 91 barrels.
Wilmington, N. C., April 27.—Rosin firm;
strained, $1.15; good strained. $1.20. Spirits
turpentine steady at 27%c. Tar steady at
$1.05. Crude turpentine quiet; hard, $1.20;
soft, $1.90; virgin, $2.25.
Receipts turpentine. 80 casks.
New York, April 27.—Rosin quiet; steady;
strained, common to good, $1.50@1.52U.
Turpentine dull; steady; 31@31%c.
RICE.
The market was steady. Sales for past
two weeks, 575 barrels. The following
quotations were posted at the Board of
Trade:
Clean Rice—
Common, 3@3%c per pound; fair, 3%@
3%c; good, 4@4%c; prime, 4%c; choice,
head, 4%@5c.
FINANCIAL.
Money is steady, with fair demand.
Domestic Exchange—The tone of the
market is steady. Banks are buying at par
»e n AA Selllns at P er cent- premium up to
$5,000; over $5,000 at SI.OO per SI,OOO.
Foreign Exchange—Market firm. The
fol.owing are net Savannah quotations:
£ o J?J ner< ' lal demand, $4.88%, sixty days,
$4.87%; ninety days, $4.86%; continentals,
steady; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty
days, $5.18%; Swiss, sixty days, $5.20;
marks, sixty days, 95 3-16.
Securities—The market is steady.
State Bonds—Georgia, 4% per cent., 1915
114% bid, 115% asked; Georgia 7 per cent.,
1896, 104 bid, 105 asked; Georgia 3%. per
cent., long dates, 102 bid, 103 asked.
City Bonds—New Savannah 5 per cent,
July coupons, 106 bid, asked; New Sa
vannah, 5 per cent. May coupons, 106%
bid, asked.
Railroad Bonds—Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral, gold ss, 90
bid, 95 asked; Central consolidated mort
gage 7 per cent, coupons, January and
July maturity, 122 bid, asked; Savan
nah and Western railroad 5 per cent, trust
certificates, 53 bid, 54 asked; Savannah,
Americus and Montgomery 6 per cent., 53
bid, 54 asked; Georgia railroad 6 per cent.,
1910, bid, 110 asked: Georgia Southern
and Florida first mortgage 6 per cent., 85
bid, 87 asked: Montgomery and Eufaula
first mortgage 6 per cent.. Indorsed by
Central railroad, 101% bid, 103 asked; Au
gusta and Knoxville first mortgage 7 per
cent., 98 bid, 101 asked; Ocean Steamship
5 per cent., due 1920, 97% bld, 98% asked;
Columbus and Rome first mortgage bonds,
indorsed by Central railroad, bld, 43
asked; Columbus and Western 6 per cent.,
guaranteed, 111 bid, 112 asked; City and Su
burban railway first mortgage 7 per cent.,
bid, 84 asked; Savannah and Atlantic 5
per cent., indorsed, 15 bid, 25 asked; Elec
tric railway first mortgage 6b, 43 bid. 50
asked; South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage 7 per cent., 109 bld, 110 asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mort
gage, 108 bld, 109 asked; Alabama Midland.
bld, 91 asked; Brunswick and Western
4s, guaranteed, 72 asked.
Railroad Stocks—Central common, 11%
bid, 12% asked; Augusta and Savannah 7
per cent., guaranteed, 77 bid, 81 asked;
Georgia, common, 137 bid, 159 asked; South
western 7 per cent., guaranteed, including
prdor for div. 79%«ekod; Central 6
per cent, certificates, with order for de
faulted interest 16% bld, 17% asked; Atlanta
and West Point railroad stock, 93 bid, 94
asked; Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent,
certificates, 95 bid, 96 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc—Citizens Bank, 103
bid, 104 asked; Chatham Bank, 46% bid, 47%
asked: Germania Bank. 103 bld, 104
asked; Merchants National Bank, 98% bld,
160 asked; National Bank of Savannah, 133
bid asked, Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company 99% bid 101 asked; Southern Bank
of the State of Georgia, 164 bid, 165 asked;
Savannah Bank ana Trust Company, 105
bld, 106 asked; Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement Company, 52% bid, 53% asked;
Savannah Construction Company, 74% bid,
75% asked; Title Guarantee and Loan Com
pany, 80 bld, asked; Brush Electric
Light and Power Company, 55% bld, 56%
asked; Savannah Gas Light Co,, 20 bid, 21
asked. ,
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Bacon—The market Is steady. Smoked
clear sides, 7%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, 7%c;
50-pound tins, B%c; compound, in tierces,
6c; in 50-pound tins, 6%c.
Butter Market steady; fair demand;
Goshen, 13c; gilt edge, 20c; creamery, 21c;
Elgin, 24c.
Cheese —Markert: dull; 8%@12c; fancy,
full cream cheese, 10@12c; 20-pound aver
age.
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, m
kegs. SI.OO. New mullet, half barrels, $3.50.
Salt—Demand is fair and the market
steady; carload lots, f. o. b., Liverpool,
200-pound sacks, 49c; Vlrglna, 125-pouna
burlap sacks, 33c; ditto, 125-pound cotton
sacks, 36c; smaller lots, higher.
Syrup— Market auiet; Georgia aJid Flor
ida syrup, buying at 22c and selling at
22@25c; sugar house at 18(5.32 c; Cuba,
straight goods, 23@30c; sugar house mo
lasses, 15@20c.
Tobacco—Market quiet and steady;
smoking domestic, 22@60c; chewing, com
mon, sound, 24@27c; fair, 23@35c; good,
48c; bright, 60@65c; fine fancy, 65$ 80c; ex
tra fine, $1.00@1.15; bright navies, 25@45c.
Flour—Market strong and advancing;
fancy, $3.50; patent. $3,90; straight, $3.6F
Corn—Market is steady; white corn, job
lots, 67c; carload lots, 64c; mixed corn,
none.
Oats—Market advancing; mixed job lots,
46c; carload lots, 43c.
Bran—Job lots, $1.00; carload lots, 92%c.
Hay—Market steady; western job lota,
90c; carload lots, 85c.
Meal—Pearl, per barrel, $3.15; per sack,
$1.40; city meal per sack, $1.30; pearl grits,
per barrel, $3.25; per sack, $1.50; city grits,
per sack, $1.40.
Coffee—Market dull; Mocha, 29%c; Java,
29c; peaberry, 22%c; fancy or standard.
No, 1,21 c; choice, or standard, No. 2,
20%c; prime or standard. No. 3,
20c; good or standard. No. 4,19 c; fair
or standard, No. 5,18 c; ordinary or stand
ard, No. 6,17 c: common or standard. No.
7,16 c.
Sugars Market firm; cut loaf, sc;
crushed, sc; powdered, 4%c; XXXX pow
dered, sc; standard granulated, 4%c;
cubes, 4%c; mould A, 4%c; diamond A,
4%c; confectioners, 4%c; white extra C,
3%c; extra C, 3%c; golden C, 3%c; yellow,
Liquors—Market firm. High wine ba
sis, $1.21; whisky, per gallon, rectified, 100
proof, $1.35@1.75; choice grades, $1.50@2.(»;
straight, $1.45@3.50; blended, 12.00@4.00.
Wines—Domestic, port, sherry, catkw
ba, low grades, 60@85c; fine grades, sl.oo®
1.50; California, light, muscatel and aa
gellca $1.35®’!.T0; lower proofs in propor
tion. Gins, 1c per gallon higher. Rum, 2c
Apples—Northern, steady; $4.50@5.00 per
barrel.
Oranges—Messina, $2.75@3.00.
Lemons—Market quiet; per box, $2.75.
Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated, B%@
10c; common, 7®Bc.
Nuts—Almonds, Tarragona. 16c; Ivacas,
14c; walnuts, French, 11c; Naples, 12%c;
pecans, 10c; Brazils, 6c; filberts, 10c; as
sorted nuts, 50-pouna and 25-pound, 10@12c
per pound.
Peanuts —Ample stock, fair demand:
market steady; fancy hand-picked Vir
ginia, per pound, 4%c; hand-picked, per
pound, 3%c; small hand-picked per pound,
” Cabbage—Scarce, J 2.7553.00 per crate.
Onions—Crates, $1.25; barrels, $3.25.
Potatoes—lrish, New York, barrels, $2.75;
sacks, $2.50.
Nalls—Market steady; base, 60d, $1.00;
50d, $1.10; 40d, $1.25; 30d, $1.25; 20d, $1.35; lOd,
$1,60; Bd, 11.60; 6d, $1.75; 4d, $1.90; 3d. $2.20;
fine, $2.60. Finishing, 12d, $1.60; lOd, |L7S;
Bd, $1.90; 6d, $2.10; sd, $2.25; 4d, $2.45. Wire
nails, $1.40 base.
Shot—Firm; drop to B, $1.15; B and lar
ger, $1.40; buck,’ $1.40.
Iron—Market v6ry steady; Swede, 4%®
sc; refined, $1.79 base.
Gun Powder—Per keg, $3.25. •
Oils—Market steady; demand fair; Sig
nal, 45@50e; West Virginia, black, 9@l2c;
lard, 65@70c; neatsfoot, 60@85c; machin
ery, 20@30c; linseed, raw, 59c; boiled, 61c;
kerosene, Georgia test, 11c; water white,
12%c; Fire-proof, 13c; Guardian, 13%c.
Limo, Calcined Plaster and Cement-
Alabama and Georgia lime in fair demand
and selling at 85c per barrel, bulk and
carload lots special; calcined plaster,
$1.60 per barrel; hair, 4(a sc; Rosedale ce
ment, $1.30@1.40; carload lots special; Port
land cement, retail, $2.40; carload lots,
$2.10.
Lumber—Demand both foreign and do
mestic, is firm. Ordinary sizes, sll.oo®
12.00; difficult sizes, $13.00@18.00; flooring
boards, $15.00@22.00; ship stuffs, $16.50®
20.00: sawn ties, SIO.OO.
Hides, Wool, Etc.—Hides.—The market
is active; good demand; receipts scant;
dry flint, B%c; dry salt, 6%c; dry butcher,
6%c; green salted, 4%c. Wool nominal:
prime Georgia, free of sand, burrs and
black wool, 12c; blacks, 9c; burry. 7@9c.
Wax, 25c. Tallow, 4c. Deer skins, fine, 20c;
salted, 15c.
Poultry—Steady: fair demand: grown
fowls, per pair, 55@65c; % grown, 40@45c.
Eggs—Market firmer; country, per doz
en, 12@13c.
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 bagging,
9%@10%c. Iron ties, large lots, 85c; small
er lots, 90@51.00.
Dry Goods—The market is quiet; de
mand light. Prints, 3@sc; Georgia brown
shirtings, %, 3%c; % do, 3%c; 4-4 brown
sheeting. 4%c; white osnaourgs, 6@Bc;
checks, 3%@5c; brown drillings, 5@6%c.
OCEAN FREIGHTS.
Cotton—Market quiet. Rates quoted are
per 190 pounds. Direct—Barcelona,
40c; Genoa, 40c; Reval, 42c;
Havre, via New York, 43c; Liverpool, via
Boston, 30c; Amsterdam, via New York.
40c; Antwerp, via New York, 40c; Genoa,
via New York, 46c; Hamburg, via New
York, 39c; Reval, via New Y’ork, 53c; Na
ples, via New York, 53c; Trieste, via New
York, 57c; Venice, via New York, 60c; Bos
ton, per bale, $1.25; New York, per bale,
$1.00; Philadelphia, per bale, $1,00; Balti
more, per bale, SI.OO.
Lumber—By Sail—Freights are quiet at
ruling rates. Foreign business Is more or
less nominal. The rates rrom this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4.00®
5.00 for a range including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad t’es. basis, 44
fect,l4c. Timber rates,soc@sl.oo 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 Janeiro, $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
quiet. Large-sized. Cork for orders are
placed at 2s 4%d@3s 7%d, small-sized, 2s
fid and 4s. Genoa, 2s-3d@3s-6d; Adriatic,
3s-6d@3s-9d. South America, rosin, 65c per
barrel of 280 pounds. Coastwise—Steam
—To Boston, 11c per 100 pounds on rosin,
90c on spirits; to New York, rosin, B%c
per 100 pounds, spirits, 85c; to Philadel
phia, rosin, 7%c per 100 pounds, spirits,
80c; to Baltimore, rosin, 7%c per 100
pounds, spirits, 70c.
Bl RTH DA/ Y~qFODD~FELLO WS.
The seventy-sixth anniversary of Odd
Fellowship in America was celebrated
last night, with appropriate exercises at
Odd Fellows hall.
The large hall, as well as the galleries
and supper room, was filled with the mem
bers and friends of the order. The scene
from the stage was a picturesque one.
Upon the stage were Mayor Myers, Col.
J. H. Estill, past grand of DeKalb Lodge
No. 9; A. N. Manucy, deputy grand mas
ter of Georgia; John S. Tyson, grand
treasurer; Rev. L. C. Vass, grand chap
lain; John Nicholson, Jr., Oglethorpe No. 1,
Jtobert M. Hitch of Live Oak No. 3, J. R.
Saussy, .DeKalb No. 9; E. R. McKethan,
Golden Rule No. 12, and others.
Past Grand John F. Glatigny of Live
Oak Lodge No. 3, chairman of the com
mittee, presided.
The exercises opened with prayer by the
Grand Chaplain Rev. Dr. Vass.
The anniversary proclamation was read
by Grand Treasurer Tyson.
The opening address, on ‘‘Practical Odd
fellowship,” was by Mr. John Nicholson,
Jr., of Oglethorpe lodge. Mr. NioholSon’a
address was well received, being replete
with interesting statistics showing the
vast amount of good done by the order
and illustrating its practical workings.
Robert M. Hitch, Esq., of Live Oak lodge
spoke on “Odd Fellowship and its Effect
Upon Young Men.’* ’
Past Grand J. R. Saussy of DeKalb No.
9 made a very pleasing and witty speech,
his subject being the three links of the
ages—past, present and future.
“Odd Fellowship and True Citizenship**
was responded to by E. R. McKethan of
Golden Rule Lodge. Mr. McKethan spoke
of the citizenship which made possible
this government, and has brought it to
its present proud position as a nation.
This, he said, was the result of the true
citizenship which founded and supported
the government. He called attentio<n to
the conditions which threaten this citi
zenship and said:
“While we have grown from 2,000,000 to
62,000,000 people, t'he two and the 62 do not
represent the same class. In 1776 almost
every man was a land owner and but 3%
per cent, lived in cities; now few, com
paratively, are land owners, while 30 per
cent, live in cities. Then every man was
more or less independent, but now the
wealth of our country is being drained
from the masses into the hands of a few.
Then every man was in truth a king, first
able to govern himself, hence able to gov
ern others; but now ’tis not so—hunger
votes —bread and meat vote, and he gets
the most votes, who furnishes the most
bread and the most meat.
The concluding address was made by
Deputy Grand Master A. N. Manucy.
His subject was “What Odd Fellowship
Has Done for Woman.” Mr. Manucy .
was Introduced as “the next Grand Mas
ter of Georgia,” the mention of which was
received with applause.
The remarks of the various speakers
were interspersed with vocal and instru
mental music.
CHARLESTON’S CAMPAIGN.
Democratic Clubs Organised in Each
of the Twenty-four Wards.
Charleston, S. C., April 27.—The prelim
inary skirmish in the approaching munici
pal campaign here ended to-night, with
the organization of the twenty-four
Democratic Ward Clubs. The first demo
cratic primary will be held on May
3, for delegates to a convention which will
lay out the plans for conducting the elec
tion, which does not occur until Decem
ber next. The campaign promises to be
close and exciting. The candidates for
the mayoralty are Aiderman George W.
WUllams, Jr., reformer; G. W. Eagan,
regular; J. M. Seignious, regular; J. Ad
ger Smyth, regular; James F. Redding, /
regular, and possibly one or two more to
hear from. Mayor Ficken does not seem
to be in the race for re-election, although
he may possibly be brought out later.
SCHWEINFURTHS IN THE SOUP.
He Is Convicted of Adultery and His
Heaven to Be Broken Up.
Rockford, 111., April 27.—Rev. Schwem
furth was found guilty of adultery by the
grand jury to-day after three days' in
vestigation, and in default of SI,OOO bond
was confined in the county jail. Officers
and deputies, accompanied by draymen,
have gone to Schweinfurth’s heaven south
j of the city to levy on his personal prop
i erty to satisfy a judgment of $50,000 re
| cently secured against Schwe’.nfurth tn
Chicago by George W. Coudrey for alien-
I ation of the affections of the latter’a
wife. This will probably break up
Schweinfurth’s heaven, which he has con
| ducted for so so many year*
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