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PRITCHARD GETS THE PLUM. SENATORIAL ELECTION IN NjORTH CAROLINA DECIDED. Middle of the Road Men H ftve Tri umphed Over Marlon Bijtler and III* Forces—The Result of Elec tion* For Senator* in Other State* Declared—Kansas Deserts Peffer, But Cnnnot Chose Hi a Successor. South Dakota and UtaJi Still Fight ing; Over Their Rfivril Candidate*. Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 20.—The vote for senator on joint ballot to-day resulted as follows: Pritchard, reix, 88; Thompson, pop., 43; Doughton, de*n., 33. Pritchard’s majority of the vote cast, 12; majority of the entire membership ol the legislature, 3. J The following - statement was issued to day by Senator Pritchard: "This victory means that the middle-of the road populistD are in the saddle. It means that Col. Skinner is not only the leader of the populist party in North Caro lina, but by his able management of his interest he has demonstrated the fact that he will rank in the future as the leader Os the populist caucus. He has ob served every pledge that hi:s party made to the republican party two years ago, and in so doing; he has not required a sin gle pledge from me or any other republi can, and without any sacrifice of the silver cause, bec/xuse he knows I occupy the same position now I did two years ago.” Albany. N. Y., Jan. 20.—Both houses of the legislature met in Joint session in the assembly chamber shortly before noon to day, and elected Thomam C. Platt of Os wego, Tioga county, as Tlnlted States een . ator to succeed David FJ. Hill. Mr. Platt received 147 votes; Mr. Hill 42 democratic votes, anti Henry George, 4 democratic votes. Chester S. Lord, managing editor of the New York Sun, was chosen a regent of the university In place r/f, William L. Bostwick, deceased. Hartford, Conn/, Jan. 20.—Both houses of the legislature in joint convention this noon passed a resolution unanimously de claring Orville IJ. Piatt of Meridian, e.ected United Staes senator for six years from March 4, 1897. Topeka, Kan., Jan. 20.—A caucus of the populist members of the legislature was held last night; to nominate a successor to United States Senator Peffer; There wore ten candidate)*. Peffer led at the start, but his vote grew less on efvery ballot un tie! on the Fourteenth he xyas forsaken en tirely. Twenty-four balldls were taken up to the time otf adjournment. The vote on the last ballot stood: L. P. King, president pro tem of Senate, 35; W. A. Harris, formerly coh,gressman-at-large, now state senator, 33: Hd Or. Little, ex-con sul to Cairo and private secretary to Gov. Leedy, 20; scattering, 11. Indianapolis, Ind./ Jan. 20.—At noon to day both houses »f the Indiana legisla ture met in joint session and took the llnal vote for senator. A. total vote of 149 was cast, of w hich ' Charles W. Fairbanks, rep., received 85; Daniel W. Voorhees, dem.. 58, and Leroy Templeton, pop., 6. Fairbanks was declared elected to the United States Senate for six years to suc ceed Voorhees, and made a speech accept ... Ing the honor. BisrnLrck, N. D., Jan. 20.—Hansbrough was formally declared re-elected United Stat mi senator tn joint session of the leg islature to-day. Pferre, S. D., Jan. 20.—At the joint ses isloil of the South Dakota legislature to day the vote for United States senator wart: Kyle. 33; Loucks. 14; Goodykontz, 6; Plowman, 11; Weeks, 3; Kellar, 2; Palmer, 1; Bower, 1; Pickier, rep., 53. The joint session dissolved to meet at noon to-mor r®’*. ffhe stiver forces will caucus to-night. i.Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 20.—Two hal lo ts were taken in joint session to-day, bat no election resulted. ~ The vote wan: Thacher, 21; Henderson, IP; Rawlins,, 16. The four populist mem bers voted for Lawrence, and the three republican members for Goodwin, Little Rock. Ark., Jan. 20.—Both houses n let In joint session to-day to officially de ci lare the result of yesterday’s balloting t or United States senator, with the fol h >wing result: James K. Jones, 114; J. It. 13 overeign. 9; Gen. Powell Clayton, 10. Mr. J ones was. therefore, elected. Denver, Col., Jan. 20.—A joint session of t he two houses of the legislature held at n oon to-day elected Henry M. Teller to « ucceed himself as United States senator. 1 "he vote was: Teller. 93: Judge Allen, s’ Jitter the vote was taken Senator Teller appeared before the joint session and ac «i opted the honor in an elaborate speech, in ♦I ho course of which he discussed national u ffalrs. Springfield, TH., Jan. 20—William E. Ma rt on was elected United States senator in i olnt session of the legislature to-day. The Vote was: Mason. 126; Altgeld, 77, divided « s follows: Senate. Mason, 37; Altgeld, 1 I; House. Mason, 88; Altgeld, 84. The joint session adopted unanimously n resolution introduced by Senator David ’t . Littler eulogising and indorsing Shelby ft t. Cullom tor a cabinet position. Jefferson City. Mo.. Jan. 20,-Both b ranches of the legislature met in joint »» ssslon at noon to-day and George Gra il am Vest of Sedalia was formally elected U * represent Missouri in the United States 8 enate. Senator Vest was nominated by if he democrats; Richard C. Kerens by the r epublicans and O.1). Jones by the popu- I Sts. The assembly then declared Senator 1 *aat elected. Concord, N. H., Jan. 20.—The legislature I a Joint session to-day declared the elec t lon of Dr. Jacob H. Gallinger as United S tates senator to succeed himself. Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 30.—1 n joint aes « ’on of the legislature to-day it was an ti ounced by Lieuu Gov. Lyon that irf the fl enste the vote for United States senator y eaterday was for Penrose 42; for Biack. R. and in the House for Penrose IfiS: » lack, 33; Wanamaker, 1. He then »n --n ounced that Mr. Penrose had been chosen ti» succeed Senator Catnerou and stgned || ts certificate. Salem. Ore., Jan. 31—All attempts to Is cal the differences between the Rour;i and Mitchell factions in the assembly to- i •lay proved fruitless. The House met this «y.enlng and adjourned till to-morrow for ; It est of a quorum, There appears to bo ’ I* > prospect of reconciliation to-morrow. I a I though it is hinted that a back-down on 1 tlie part of the Mitchell faction is not Im- i p> obable. Topeka. Kaa.. Jan. 38.—Ex -Congressman Wfl’iajn A. Harris was nominated United ’ sta tea senator to succeed William A. IVs- | ter by the populist caucus to-night on tbs • eleventh bollot. Peffer was practically out of the race long before the final bal lot. It was the second meeting of the cau cus. Last night twenty-four ballots were taken, and at the time of adjournment Harris was a close second, with State Senator King and Ed Little well up. John W. Breidenthal’s friends returned to him again to-night, and he again cut a figure in the contest. King led on the opening ballot, but Harris took the lead on the next ballot and was not again headed. Gradually his votes grew, until on the thirty-fourth ballot he received 57, several more than the necessary majority. The race had nar rowed down to Harris and King by this time. King had 32 votes on the last bal lot W. A. Harris at one time was congress man-at-large from Kansas, and at pres ent he is a state senator. He is an ex confederate soldier and a “silk stocking” farmer. Olympia, Wash, Jan. 20.—Three ballots for United States senator were taken in joint session of the Washington legisla ture to-day, with no choice, and with but little change from yesterday. Squire did not show his expected strength, securing only two votes. , Judge Turner, free silver republican, made a gain of three, drawing one vote from the populists and-two from the dem ocrats. His managers claim to-night that many votes will flock to Turner to-mor row., Cline, pop., acquired two additional votes on the second ballot, which resulted as follows: Baker, 5; Cline, 15; Davis, 9; Daniels, 12; Denny, 26; Squire, 2;’ Turner, 21; Winsor, 9; scattering, 10. From present indications, a deadlock is almost certain. Pierre, S. D., Jan. 20.—The populist cau cus to-night again failed to make a choice of a candidate for United States senator. The eighth and last ballot resulted: Kyle, 21; Loucks, 21; Plowman, 10; Goodyknotz, 11; Crlll, 11. Boise, Ida., Jan. 20.—The populists In the state legislature switched again to day, and cast their votes for a new sena torial candidate, J. W. Ballentine, who re ceived twenty-six votes in each of two ballots. Dubois received twenty-six in both. J. C. Rogers, populist, received thir teen votes on the first ballot cast by the democrats, and on the second they left Rogers and went to Lewis, pop., who got fourteen votes. It is claimed to-night that R. Z. John son, democratic candidate, will withdraw in favor of Dubois. THE MIDDLE IN DELAWARE. Kenney Gets His Certificate and Goes to Fifflit For His Seat. Wilmington, Del., Jan. 20.—Richard R. Kenny’s certificate of election as United States senator was signed by the speakers and clerks of the legislature and by Gov. Tunnell this afternoon. Mr. Kenney will go to Washington in the morning and present his claims for the seat now claimed by Mr. Dupont. The Addlcks, or “rump” general as sembly held two sessions to-day, at the first of which Mr. Addlcks was declared United States senator. Late this after noon the body adjourned sine die, after having listened to the reading of a ’ong manifesto, which was adopted, reviewing the political situation in the state. An appeal Is made to congress to see that the constitutional guarantee of a re publican form of government for each state is made a fact. In conclusion the manifesto declares "That the last general election in this state was fraudulently determined by the state boards of canvass, and that men claiming seats in both houses of congress bear credentials made invalid by fraud, and in behalf of the people of the state, we petition for a recount under the direc tion and supervision of a commission ap pointed by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the United States of the votes cast at the last general election in Delaware. BOARD OF TRADE BANQUET. New York’s BtiMiness Men Endorse the Arbitration Treaty. New York, Jan. 20.—The members of the New York Board of Trade and Transporta tion gathered about the banquetting board in the Hotel Waldorf this evening for their annual dinner. The principal table contained a row of notable guests. President Darwin R. James could not be present, and Vice Pres ident William H. Parsons presided and acted as toastmaster. With Mr. Parsons at the table were Con rad N. Jordan, Postmaster Dayton, Gen. C. H. T. Collis, Gen. Simon B. Buckner, Henry Watterson, Lieut. Gov. Woodruff, Collector Kilbreth, Superintendent of Pub lic Works Aldridge, Rev. Dr. Madison C. Peters and Isldor Straus. Mr. Parsons made the opening address. When Mr. Parsons concluded, Mr. F. B. Thurber arose and moved that a vote be taken by those present on the arbitration treaty. Some one seconded the motion, and Mr. Parsons said: “AH those in fa vor of the arbitration treaty will rise.” Every man in the room jumped to his feet. Mr. Parsons then introduced Mr. Wat terson, who spoke to the toast, “When Uncle Sam Was Young.” Lieut. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff re sponded to the toast, “The Prospective Benefits to Trade and Transportation, Incident to the Creation of the Greater New York.” The Postal Service—the Adjunct of Trade and Commerce, was responded to by Postmaster Dayton. Rev. Dr. Madison C. Peters responded to the toast, “Immigration.” Gen. Simon B. Buckner spoke to the toast, "Patriotism, Country and Party.” A TEXAS TOWN BADLY BIICiED, Waxahatchie Suffers a Hundred Thousand Dollar Fire. Dallas, Tex.. Jan. 30.—News comes from Waxahatchle, about twenty miles south of Dallas, that a big Are started there this morning, and at noon the entire west side of the public square had been destroyed. Telephone and telegraph wires are burn ed. and wire communication cut off, but it is known that the loss will reach, if it does not exceed SIOO,OOO. PORTLAND IS THREATENED. The Grand River Very High and Dammed With Ice—Warm Weath er Feared. Portland, Mich., Jan. 30.—The water in the Grand river is now higher than at any time since the gorge was formed. No daqiage has yet been done except to slop the running of the mills. The river is jammed with lee for a long distance up and for a mile below. If the present cold weather continues the water will gradually subside uptown. Should the weather turn warm, or rain come, Port land will have a serious time. Sparring Match Squelched. Montreal. Jan. 30— The Slavin-Hall sparring exhibition, which had been bill ed to take place at Sohmer park to-night,, was declared off in consequence of a pro hibitory order issued by the mayor. THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY, JANUARY 21. 1897, THE MAD JUSTICE OF A MOS. THREE NEGROES MURDERERS OF THE COTTON FAMILY LYNCHED. The Event Anticipated by the People of the Surrounding Country and Hundreds Witnessed the Fury of the Mob—Two of the Prisoners Taken to the Scene of Their Das tardly Crime—They Stop and Fight Each Other on the Way—The Crime Confessed—Shot to Death by Their Own Reqnest. Amite City, La., Jan. 20.—Yesterday evening, when it became known that John Johnson and Arch Joiner, charged with the Cotton family murders, would be lynched, small groups of strangers from every section of this and adjoining par ishes commenced to come in and hold low conversations on the street corners. The night was a most miserable one, raining and gloomy. About 9 o’clock there were perhaps 250 people on the streets, when suddenly some 150 men on horses galloped up to the Jail, and, having found the deputy, who had charge, forced him to open the jail door and also open the steel cages, and they took from the cages John Johnson, Arch Joiner and Gus Williams, the latter a negro charged with murdering his wife, last summer, near Independence. The crowd of men were very quiet and made no hostile demonstrations other than to get the three negroes. After pro curing their men, they had a short con sultation, and decided to hang Gus Will iams to an oak tree near a negro church on the outer edge of the town. A rope was quickly adjusted over a large limb, and one end around Williams’ neck. Williams was made to get on a horse, and the horse, struck with a whip, jumped from under Williams. His neck was not broken, and some men caught hold of his body and jerked him down. Williams disposed of, the crowd started on the long march to John Cotton’s house, where the murders were committed. John son and Joiner walked a mile or so, when a wagon was procured and they rode the rest of the way. The distance traveled was twelve miles, through a heavy rain. There were nearly 200 in the crowd dur ing the march. Joiner prayed a great deal, but Johnson did not seem to mind his fate, remaining quiet most of the way. After a ride of four hours, the Cotton residence was reached and all dismounted. Joiner made a break for liberty, but was captured before he had gone very far. Joiner and Johnson desired to fight, and they were permitted to, after which they were taken into the house, separated and efforts to get a confession from them were made. Johnson stuck to his former statements, that Arch J/ilner was the man who did the deeds. Joiner stoutly maintained his in nocence for awhile, but, when finally brought face to face with Johnson, con fessed that he killed Mrs. John Cotton, Miss Agnes Miller and Miss Lizzie Miller. A discussion then arose as to the best way to dispose of the two self-confessed murderers. Some were in favor of burn ing them, and fires were made for that purpose, and some say Johnston was ac tually pushed in the fire and burnt. Cool er Judgment prevailed, and It was finally decided to hang them, which was done, and their bodies riddled with bullets. It was Arch Joiner’s earnest request that he be shot to death, and this was finally determined upon, as was the mode of death which was to be meted out to John son, but at the last moment, after the fire nad been started, it was urged that both be hung, as Gus Williams had been, and they were taken a quarter of a mile from the Cotton residence and executed, as above stated. it£,They both implicated two other negroes, ’nut said ndlhing about a white man. All is now quiet. FIRE IN BELLEVUE COLLEGE. The Big Hospital Was in Danger, But Escaped—Damages $20,000. New York, Jan. 20.—Bellevue Hospital Medical College, in the grounds of Belle vue hospital, was gutted by fire this morn- Mng. The patients in the hospital were taken from their cots, dressed and gath ered in the corridor. None of tliem, how ever, had to leave the building. The fire was discovered shortly before 8 o’clock. The flames were confined to the college, and did not touch the hospital. Shortly after the fire was discovered there was an explosion In the burning building, caused, it is supposed, by some Chemicals that were stored on the third floor. The flames made very rapid head way, and soon the interior of the building was gutted. The fourth floor was used as a dissecting room, where there were probably thirty bodies laid out for dis section. The damage to the building art<i contents is estimated at about $20,000. It is thought that the fire was due to a defective elec tric light wire. A WELL-KNOWN SPORT. ••Lucky” Baldwin Cleared of Legal Crime—The Court Suggests the Moral Law. San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 20.—Judge Stack of the superior court rendered his decision in the case of Lillian Ashley, who sued E. J. Baldwin, the well-known turf man, for $75,000 damages for betrayal, this morning, giving judgment for the defend ant. This ends one of the most sensational cases ever tried in the state. Miss Ashley was born in Tunbridge, Vt.. in 1868, and first met “Lucky” Baldwin during a visit to Boston in 1888. A friend ship followed, Baldwin frequently meet ing the girl while at the east and finally he brought her to California. After a time he grew tired of her, and she being left'with an infant and no means of sup port. began a suit for damages. During the trial of the case Emma Ash ley, a sister of the plaintiff, half-crazed by privation and brooding over her sis ter’s troubles, drew a revolver in court and flrM point blank at Baldwin, narrow ly missing him. She was acquitted by a jury of the charge of assault to murder. Judge Stack in his decision scores both the plain:iff ana the defendant. He says Baldwin is without a shred of honor, de based and immoral, and. although he is undoubtedly the father of Miss Ashley’s child and bound by all the lairs of mo lality to provide for it, he is not legally bound to do so. owing to the conduct of Miss Ashley prior to her marrying Bald win, as proven at the trial. THE BRIBE MISCARRIED. An HHnoin Man Sends a Judge SIOO and Im Sent to Jail. Chicago. 111.. Jan. 28.—Charles H. Rath man, the billiard hall proprietor, was sentenced to jail for sixty days to-day by i Judge Freeman for sending his honor SIOO, and his case will be taken before the grand jury. The judge sentenced him for contempt of court in sending a letter as well as the money, which the judge said was sent to bribe the court In Rathman’s forth coming divorce suit, brought by his wife. C ° TT °N MOVES UPWARD. THE LOCAL MARKET ADVANCED 1-lOc FOR SPOTS. Futures About 5 Points Hig 4 her For the Day—Spirits Turpentine Mar ket Ruiet, But Quoted Firm, With Sales of 100 Casks-Pale Rosin De clined—Other Grades Firm and Un changed Wholesale Markets Steady—Markets f»y Telegraph. Savannah, Jan. 20.—The cotton market was firmer to-day, and local spots advanc ed l-16c on all grades. The demand was good, and the sales amounted to 1,961 bales. The spirits turpentine market was quiet, though sales of 100 casks were re ported at the close at 25%c. Pale rosins were lower, with others unchanged. The wholesale markets were quiet and steady. The ’fallowing resume of the different markets will show the tone and the quo tations at the close to-day: COTTON. Futures closed 4 to 5 points above yes terday, with sales of 105,500 bales at New York. The rise stimulated the local mar ket, and spots advanced l-16c. The de mand was good and the sales for the day aggregated 1,961' bales. At the Cotton Ex change, at the first call, the market was bulletined quiet and steady at Monday’s closing figures, with sales of 671 bales. At the second call it was bulletined steady at an advance of l-16c on all grades, with sales of 1,182 bales. At the last call, the market closed steady and unchanged, with sales of 108 bales. The following were the official spot quo tations, at the close of the market, at the Cotton Exchange to-day: Good middling 1-16 Middling • •<> 13-16 Low middling 6 9-16 Good ordinary 6 5-16 Market steady; sales 1,961. Sea Island Cotton—The market was quiet and unchanged, as follows: Extra choice Floridas ...15%@16 Choice Floridas .....14%@15 Extra fine Floridas 14 Fancy Georgias ..13% Extra choice Georgias 11%@12 Choice Georgias 11 @ll% Extra fine Georgias 10 @lO% Fine Georgias 9% Medium fine Georgias 9 Common Georgias .-.i 8 Savannah receipts, exports and stocks— Receipts this day 2,024 Receipts this day last year 2,644 Receipts this day year before last .. 2 469 Receipts since Sept. 1, 1896 666,036 Same time last year 566,183 Same time year before last 748,038 Exports, coastwise, this day 2,029 Stock on hand this day 87,656 Same day last year 83,263 Receipts and Stocks at the Ports— Receipts this day 18,627 This day last week ...... 20,574 This day last year 18,872 This day year before last 38,009 Receipts last five days 98,698 Same days last year 75,175 Same days year before last 144,299 Total receipts since Sept. 1, ’96....5,329,136 ■Same time last year 3,844,826 Same time year before last 5,845,951 Stocks at the ports to-day 1,086,676 Stock same day last year 980,132 Receipts This Week Last Year— Saturday 13,332 Wednesday ....18,872 Monday 18,278 Thursday ......17,054 Tuesday 24,693 Friday 17,763 Daily Movement at Other Ports— Galveston—Quiet; middling, 6%; net re ceipts, 3,353; sales, 201; stock, 146,198. New Orleans—Firm; middling, 6 15-16; net. receipts, 7,768; gross, 7,834; sales, 5,000; stock. 396,150. _ Mobile—Quiet; miuaiing; 907; sales. 600; stock, 37,246. Charleston—Firm; middling, 6%; net re ceipts, 492; stock, 31,915. Wilmington—Steady; middling, 6%; net receipts, 961; stock, 13,981. Norfolk—Quiet; middling, 6%; net re ceipts, 850; sales, 304; stock, 36,583. Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 7%; gross receipts, 652; stock, 28,019. New York—Quiet and steady; middling, 7 5-16; net receipts, none; gross, 3,274; sales, 779; spinners, 55; stock, 291,190. Boston—Steady; middling, 7%; net re ceipts, 1,448; gross, 3,031. Philadelphia—Very quiet; middling, 7 9-16; net receipts. 5; stock, 8,639. Dally Movement at Interior Towns- Augusta—Steady; middling, 7 1-16; net receipts, 437/ gross, 630; sales, 382; stock, 49,772. Memphis—Steady; middling, 6%; net re ceipts, 665; gross, 1,134; sales, 3,200; stock, 163,127. St. Louis—Firm; middling, 6 15-16; net re ceipts, 382; gross, 2,045; sales, 430; stock, 55,348. Cincinnati—Quiet; middling, 7; net re ceipts, 1,009: stock, 4,859. Houston—Steady; middling, 6%; net re ceipts. 4,272; sales, 540; stock, 49,255. Louisville—Quiet; middling, 6%. Exports of Cotton This Day— New York—Forwarded, 789. Total foreign exports from all ports this day: To Great Britain, 300; to France, 10,450; to the continent, 7,435. Total foreign exports from all ports thus far this week: To Great Britain, 51,727; to France, 26,441; to the continent, 34,429. Total foreign exports since Sept, 1, 1896: To Great Britain, 2,170,730; to France, 489,- 495; to the continent, 1,258,898. Liverpool, Jan. 20, 12:30 p. m.—Cotton, demand fair; prices firm; American middling, 3 sales, 10,000 bales, Amer ican, 9,100; speculation and export, 500; re ceipts, 16,000, American, 15,900; futures opened quiet; demand moderate; Janu ary, 3.58@3.57d; January-February, 3.58@ 3.57@3.58d; February-March, March-April, April-May, 3.58 d; May-June, 3.59@3.60d; June-July, 3.60@3.59@3.60d; July-August, 3.60@3.61d; August-September. 3.58 d; fu tures quiet; tenders at to-day’s cleatings, 6,300 bales, new dqckets. 12:45 p. m.—American spot grades, l-32d higher; American middling, fair, 4 13-32 d; good middling, 4 3-33 d; middling, 3 31-32 d; low middling, 3 27-32 d; good ordinary, 3 23-32 d; ordinary, 3 17-32 d. ’ 4 p. m.—January, 3.60 d sellers; January February, February-March, March-April, 3.59 d sellers; April-May, 3.59@3.60d sellers; May-June, 3.60 d value; June-July, 3.60@ 3.61 d value; July-August, 3.61 d value; Au gust-September, 3.59@3.60d sellers; Sep tember-October, 3.54 d sellers; October-No vember, 3.50 d value; futures closed barely steady. New York. Jan. 20, noon.—Cotton futures opened steady; January, 6.96 c; February, 6.99 c; March. 7.06 c; April, 7.11 c; May, 7.19 c; June, 7.25 c; July. 7.28 c. New York, Jan. 3).—Cotton futures clos ed .steady; sales, 105,500; January, 7.01 c; February, 7.03 c; March, 7.(»c; April, 7.15 c; May. 7.22 c; June, 7.27 c; July, 7.32 c; August, 7.33 c; September. 7.10 c; October and No vember. 6.92 c. New Orleans. La., Jan. 20.—Cotton fu tures steady; sales, 43,700 bales; January, 6.78 c; February, 6.81 c; March, 6.89e; April, 6.96 c; May. 7.01 c; June, 7.07 c; July, 7.12 c; August. 7.02 c; September, 6.79 c; October, 6.69 c. New York. Jan. 30.—Riordan & Co. say: “Cotton was rather quiet to-day, the fluct uation being within a range of only 4 points and resulting in a slight hardening in val ues. both here and in Liverpool. Receipts were light and the bullish feeling is in creasing somewhat. The improvement in prices would probably have been more considerable, but for the continuous of ferings of long cotton, the holders of which were tired waiting and eager to ac cept any profit. March opened at 7.96 c, advanced to 7.10 c and closed at 7.<8@7.10c, with the tone steady. The volume of the receipts, day by day. will determine wheth er cotton will continue to fluctuate in the near future about present prices or go higher. It may be that our friends will find it to their interest to scalp profits whenever the market shows strength and buy again on reactions, but we believe that the crop has been over-estimated lately and that it will not be long before the trade finds it out. If we are right we shall have a materially higher market.” DRY GOODS. New York, Jan. 20.—Interest in the dry goods market has to-day been largely cen tered in bleached cottons, owing to the general reduction in the prices of leading makes of 4-4 grades. The declines are, as a rule, %c per yard. In other directions the market has shown no material change in conditions. Business is still somewhat better than a week ago. For spring cot ton fabrics orders have been of about an average extent. The advance yesterday of 1 l-16c in regular print cloths has at tracted considerable attention, but there is no disposition to regard the gain as permanent. naval stores. Spirits Turpentine—The market present ed a very quiet appearance after the holi day. At the Board of Trade, at the first call,, the market was bulletined dull at 25%c, with no sales. Although there was no disposition on the part of exporters to pay the quotation, the prices were main tained later in the day by sales of 100 casks at 25%c, at which price the market closed, with the tone firm. Rosin—The only change in the market since Monday was a decline of 5c a bar rel on water white and window glass. Other grades remained firm and unchang ed. There was a fair demand, and at the first call at the Board of Trade the re ported sales were 1,438; at the last call the sales were 1,132 barrels. The follow ing were the quotations at the Board of Trade, the tone being firm: A, B, C $1 50 I $1 85 D 1 50 K 1 90 E 155 M 1 90 F 1 55 N 1 90 G 160 W G 1 95 H 1 70 W W 2 15 Naval Stores Statement— Spirits. Rosin. Stock on hand April 1, 1896.. 5,319 134,978 Received this day 951 9,765 Received previously 315,561 1,021,478 Total 321,831 1,166,221 Exports this day 1,045 12,263 Exports previously 286,974 875,401 Total since April 1, 1896..288,019 887,664 Stock on hand this day .... 33,812 278,557 Stock same day last year. 19,171 234,105 Receipts same day last year. 250 3,572 Charleston, S. C., Jan. 20.—Turpentine, market dull; nothing doing. Rosin firm; sales none. Wilmington, Jan. 20.—Rosin firm; strain ed, $1.45; good strained, $1.50. Turpen tine quiet; machine, 25%c; irregular, 25c. Tar steady, at 90c. Crude turpentine firm; hard, $1.30; soft, not quoted; virgin, SI.BO. New York, Jan. 20.—Rosin steady; strain ed, common to good, $1.70@1.7Z%. Turpen tine quiet, 27%@28c. RICE. Common Nominal Fair 3%@3% Good 4 @4W Prime 4%@4% Rough, 60c to $1 per bushel. FINANCIAL. Money—The market is easy. Foreign Exchange—Market steady. The following are net Savannah quota tions: Commercial demand, $4.86%; sixty days, $4.83%; ninety days, $4.82%; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5,21; Swiss, Sixty days, 5.22%; marks, sixty days, 94%. Domestic Exchange—Steady. Banks are buying at % per cent, discount and selling Up D'M 10c jnreipiqqi; $.25 to premium; SSO to $l6O, 20c premium; SIOO to S2OO, 25c premium; S2OO and over at par. Securities—The market is quiet, with the exception of Brush Electric Light stock, which has a declining tendency. Stocks and Bonds—State Bonds—Georgia 3% per cent, bonds of 1930, 101% bid, 102% asked; Georgia 3% per cent., due 1915, 101 bid, 102 asked; Georgia 4% per cent, bonds, 1915, 113% bid, 114% asked; Georgia 4 per cent., due 1926, 110 bid, 111 asked; South Carolina, 4%5, 106 bid, 107 asked. City Bonds—Atlanta 7 per cent., 104 bid, 105 asked; Augusta 4%5, 1925, 103 bid, 104 asked; Augusta 7 per cent., 112 bid, 113 asked; Augusta 6 per cent., 110 bid, 111 asked; Columbus 5 per cent., 102 bid, 103 asked; Macon 6 per cent., 114% bid, 115 asked; Savannah 5 per cent, quarterly April coupons, 107% bid, 106 asked; Savan nah 5 per cent., quarterly February, cou pons, 908% bid, 108% asked; Charleston 4s, 91 bid, 96 asked. Railroad Bonds—Savannah, Florida and Western railroad general mortgage bonds, 6 per cent, interest coupons, 112% bid, 114 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage, consolidated 7 per cent, coupons, January and July maturity, 1897, 100 bld, 100% ask ed; Central Railroad and Banking Com pany collateral gold ss, 95 bid, 97 asked; Central of Georgia Railway first mortgage sff, 50-year gold bonds, 110 bid, 112 asked; Central of Georgia Railway first consoli dated mortgage ss, 91 bld. 92 asked; Cen tral of Georgia Railway first preferred incomes, 28 bid, 29 asked; Central of Georgia Railway second preferred in incomes, 10% bid, 12% asked; Central of Georgia Railway third preferred incomes, 6 bid, 7 asked; Georgia railroad 6s, 1910, 107 bid, 109 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first ss, 106 bid, 107 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second mortgage 7s, 113 bld, 116 asked; Georgia Southern and Florida, new ss, 93 bld, 94% asked; South Georgia and Florida first mortgage 7s, 104 bid, 105 asked; South Georgia and Florida second mortgage 7s, 102 bld, 104 asked; Ocean Steamship 5 per cent, bonds, 1926, 101 bid, 102 asked; City and Suburban railroad first mortgage 7 per cent, bonds, 80 bid, 85 asked; Ala bama Midland 5 per cent, indorsed, 87 bld, 90 asked; Brunswick and Western 4s, bid, 70 asked; South Bound railroad ss, 70 bid 73 asked; Southern Railway ss, 90 bid, 91 asked; Georgia and Alabama first pre ferred ss, 98% bid, 100 asked; Georgia and Alabama first consols, 80 bid, 81 asked. Railroad Stocks—Augusta and Savan nah, 92% bid, 93% asked, ex-div, Georgia common, 160 bid, 163 asked; Southwestern. 91 bid. 92% asked,- ex-div; Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 100 bid, 101 asked; At lanta and West Point 6 per cent, certifi cates, 98 bid, 99 asked; Savannah Con struction Company, TO bld. 74 asked. Gas Stocks—Savannah Gas Light stock, 21 bid. 21% asked, ex-div.; Electric Light & Power Company, 66 bid, 67 asked, ex-div. Bank Stocks. Etc.—Citizens Bank. 10$ bid, 108% asked, ex-div.; Chatham Bank, 45 bid, 46% asked, ex-div.; Germania Bank. 106 bid, 107 asked, ex-div.; Mer chants National Bank. 92% bid, 93% asked ex-div.; National Bank of Savannah, 126 bid, 127 asked, ex-div.; Oglethorpe Sav ings and Trust Company. 100 bid, 101 asked, ex-div.; Southern Bank of the State of Georgia. bid, 168 asked; ex-div.; Savannah Bank and Trust Compa ny, 100 bid, 101 asked, ex-div.; Chatham Real Estate and Improvement Company, A, 52% bid, asked; B, 50% bld, 51 asked, ex-div.; People's Savings and Loan Com yany, 92 bid, 93 asked. Factory Bonds —Augusta Factory, 6s, 100 bid. 102 asked; Sibley Factory 6s, 100 bid, 101 asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, 102 bid. 103 asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufactur ing Company, 6 per cent, bonds, 40 bid, 50 asked. Factory Stocks—Savannah Cotton Fac tory, bid, 50 asked; Augusta Factory, 82 bid, 83 asked, ex-div.; Graniteville Fac tory, 145 bid, 151 asked: Langley Factory, 106 bid, 107 asked; Enterprise Factory, common, 99 bid, 102 asked; J. R. King Manufacturing Company, 108 bid, 104 ask- I ed; Sibley Manufacturing Company, 96 bid, ] IN A NUTSHELL. Schloss Bros. & Co., manufacturers of clothing at Baltimore, who' are interested in our business, telegraphed us a week ago that they would give us the preference of selecting what we wanted be fore they closed out their winter stock. The goods were offered at 60 cents on the dollar. Our Mr. D. B. Falk went to Baltimore by the first train, and selected an excellent line of desirable suits—all this season’s styles, new, fresh goods and fashion able fabrics. These suits have arrived and we are allowing our customers the advantage of our purchase, : THIS WAY: ! Suits worth $ 8.00 to SIO.OO at..., $4.98 ! Suits worth 10.00 to 12.00 at 5.87 i Suits worth 12.00 to 15.00 at 7.98 ! Suits worth 15.00 to 20.00 at 9,95 ! Trousers worth $2.50 at 1.48 J Trousers worth 4.00 at - * 2.18 ! Trousers worth 5.00 at .... 2.38 J Overcoats worth 10.00 at .'...........4,98 ! Orders by mail promptly filled and quality and J prices guaranteed. FALK CLOTHING CO., 123 Broughton Street west. 98 asked; Savannah Brewing Company, 92 bid, 95 asked. MISCELLANEOUS M4KKETS. Bacon—Tho market is steady. Smoked clear side, 5%c; dry salted clear rib sides. sc; long clear, none; bellies, sc; sugar cured hams, Lard—Market steady; pure, in tierces, sc; 50-pound tins, s&c; compound, in tierces, 4%c; in 50-pound tins, 4%c. Butter—Market lower, fair demand; Go shen 15@17c; gilt edge, creamery, Cneese—Market firm; fancy full cream cheese, ll@l2«4>c; 20-pound average, liy 2 @l3c; fancy Elgins, 24%©26c. 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 herring, per box, 20c; Dutch herring, in kegs, $1.60. New mullet, half-barrels, $3.50. Salt—Demand is fair, and the market steady; carload lots, f. o. b.. Liverpool, 200-pound sacks, 48c; Virginia, 125-pound burlap sacks, 32c; ditto, 125-pound cotton sacks. 35c; smaller lots, higher. Syrup—Market quiet; Georgia and Flor ida syrup buying at 22c; selling at 23@25c; sugar house at 18©32c; Cuba straight goods, sugar house molasses, 15© 20c. Tobacco—Market quiet and steady; smoking, domestics. 22@60c; chewing, com mon, sound, 24@27c; fair, 23@35c; good, 36 @4Bc; bright, 60©65c; fine fancy, 65080 c. Sugar—Equality Prices—Savannah Quo tations —Cut loaf, 5.18 c; crushed, 5.18 c; powdered 4.80 c; XXXX powdered, 4,93 c; ' ard granuiafe?. J. mould A, 4.80 c; diamond A. 4.55 c; confec tioners’ A, 4.43 c; white extra C, 4.05 c; ex tra C, 3.93 c; golden C, 3.87 c; yellows, 8.74 c. Tone firm. Coffee—Mocha and Java, 27%c; Peaberry, 20%c; standard No. 1,17 c; No. 2,16 c; No. 3,15 c; No. 4,14 c; No. 5,13 c; No. 6,12 c; No. 7,11 c. Flour—Very strong; patents. $5.50; straights, $5.25; fancy, $5.10; family, $4.60. Corn—Market is steady; white corn, Job lots, 44c; carload lots, 41c; mixed corn, job lots, 43c; carload, 40c; cracked corn, job lots, 85c sack. Oats—Carload lots, 32c; job lots, 35c. Oats—Texas rust proof, job lots, 55c. Bran—Job lots, 85c; carload lots, 75c. Hay—Market steady; western, job lot*, 85c; carload lots, 75c. Meal—Pearl, per barrel, $2.20; per sack, 95c; city meal, per sack, 85c; pearl grits, per barrel, $2.30; per sack, $1.00; city grits, per sack, 95c. Lemons—Market quiet; new crop Messi na, per box, $2.7503.00. Pineapples—Cases, $4.0004.50; half cases, $2.2502.50. Oranges—Florida, $3.75@4.00 per box; Im ported oranges, $2.7503.00. Apples—sl.7so2.oo barrels. Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated, common, 7@Bc. f Raisins—L. L., $1.75; % box, >1.10; loose, 50-pound boxes, 6%c pound. Oils—Market steady; demand fair; sig nal, 45050 c; West Virginia, black, 9@l2c; lard, 58@65c; neatsfoot, 60©85c; machinery, 20030 c; linseed, raw, 35c; boiled, 37c; kero sene, Georgia test, 10c; water white. 11c; fire proof, 12c; guardian, 11c; deodorized, stove gasoline, 13c. Lime Calcined Plaster and Cement- Alabama and Georgia lime in fair de mand and selling at 85c per barrel, bulk and carload lots special; calcined plaster, $1.60 per barrel; hair, 4@sc; Rosedale ce ment, $1.3004.40; carload lots, special; Portland cement, retail, $2.40; carload lots, $2.10. Cabbage—Barrels, 7e; barrel crates, $2.00 ©2.25. Nuts—Almonds, Tarragona, 16c; Ivicas, 14c; walnuts, French; 11c; Naples, 1214 c; pecans, 10c; Brazils, 6c; filberts, 10c; as sorted nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes, 9*4©loc; cocoanuts, $3.75 per 100. Peanuts—Ample stock; fair demand; market steady; fancy hand-picked, Vir ginia, per ,r 'ound, 4*4c; hand-picked, per pound, «c; small hand-picked, per pound, 4c. Onions—Crates, $1.25; barrels, $3.50. Potatoes—lrish, SI.BO barrel; sacks, $1.75. Seed Potatoes—Virginia second crop, $3.25; Houlton Early Rose, $2.75 bbl. Shot—Firm; drop to B, $1.20; B to larger, $1.45; bulk, $1.45. Iron—Market very steady; Swede, 4%@ 6c; refined, $1.70 base. Nails—Cut, $1.90 base; wire, $2,111 base. Advance national list of extras, adopted Dec. 1. 1896. Gun Powder—Per keg, $4.00; half keg, $2.25; quarter keg, $1.20. Champion duck ing, quarter keg, $2.25. Austin, Dupont and Hazard, smokeless, half kegs. 58.45; quarter kegs, $4.30; 3-pound canister, $2.10; 1-pound canister, 75c. Less 20 to 10 per cent. off. Lumber—Demand, both foreign and do mestic, is firm. Ordinary sizes, SII,OOO 12.00; difficult sizes, $13.00018.00; flooring, boards, $15.000 22.00; ship stuff, $16.50020.00; sawn ties, SIO.OO. Poultry—Steady, fair demand; spring chickens. 25c per pair; half-grown to three-quarters grown, 30c to 35c pair; full-grown fowls. 50c per pair. Eggs—Market fully supplied; candied, per dozen. 15c; country, 2c less. Hides, Wool, Etc.—Hides—Tne market firm; dry flint, 10%01’c; dry salt, 9c; green salted, s&c. Wool—nominal; prime Geor gia, free of sand burraand Diack wool, 13c; blacks. He; ‘burry, Bc. Wax, 25c. Tal low, 2c. Deer skins, 15c. , Bagging and Ties—The market is quiet; Jute bagging, 2%-pound. 6%c; 2-pound, 6c; quotations are for job lots, small lots higher; sea island bagging, 7%@ 8c; Standard Arrow ties, steel, 45 pounds, large lots. 75c; small lots, 90c. Dry Goods—The market Is steady; de- mand brisk; prints, 4@sc; Georgia brown shirtings, 4, 3%c; %, 4%c; 4-4 brown sheet ings, 5%c; white, osnaburgs, 7@7Uc* checks, 4@sc; brown drillings, s@6&c. ’ OCEAN FREIGHTS. Cotton—Market firm; rates quoted are per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale, $1.25; New York, per bale, $1.00; Philadelphia, per bale, $1.00; Baltimore, per bale, SI.OO - Liverpool, via New York, 40c; Bremen’ via New York, 45c; Antwerp, via New York, 50c; Havre, via New York, 53c; Am sterdam, via New York, 53c; Genoa, via New York, 55c; Reval, via New York, 63c; Hamburg, via New York, 50c. Direct: Bremen, 38c; Barcelona, 48c; Genoa, 48c; Liverpool, 35c. Lumber—By Sall—Freights are steady at ruling rates. Foreign business is more or less nominal. The rates from this and nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4.00 04.50 for a range including Baltimore and Portland, Me. Railroad ties, base 44 feet, 16c. Timber rates, 50c©$1.00 higher thap lumber rates. To the West Indies and windward, nominal; to Rosario, $12.00@ 13.00; Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, SIO.OO @11.00; to Rio Janeiro, $14.00; to Spanish and Mediterranean ports, $11.30011.50; to United Kingdom for orders, nominal for lumber, 4-pound 5s standard. By Steam—To New York, $7.00; to Phila delphia, $7.00; to Boston, $8.00; to Balti more $5.00. Naval Stores—By Sall—The market is firm. Large-sized, Cork for orders, ar» as follows: Rosin, 2s 6d; for barrels of 810 pounds and 5 per cent, primage; spirits,, 3s 9d; Genoa, rosin, 2s 3d©2s 6d; Adriatic, 2s 6d^2a-MUBout^ ®c~ barrel of 280 pound#. Coastwise—Steam— To Boston, 11c per 100 pounds on rosin, 90a on spirits; to New York, rosin, B%c per IOC pounds. WILL ASK JUSTICE FULLER. Salisbury Consent* to Venezuela Naming a Representative For Ar. bltratlon. London, Jan. 20.—The Daily Chronicle will publish to-morrow a dispatch from its Washington correspondent, saying that Lord Salisbury has removed the last obstacle to the "signing of the Venezuelan treaty by consenting that the Venezue lan government shall nominate one of the members of the board of arbitration. It is agreed that the member nominated by Venezuela shall be an American, and Venezuela will ask Chief Justice Fuller to serve as her representative. JUSTICE SHIRAS STILL SICK. His Illness Prevents the Hearings of Several Very Important Cases. Washington, Jan. 20.—The Senate to-day confirmed the nomination of John C. Jones, postmaster at Titusville, Fla. • Owing to the illness of Mr. Justice Shi ras of the supreme court, who Is con fined to his home by an attack of the grip, several cases which had been set for ai - gument this week have been postponed until- he recovers, as it is essential that they shall be heard by a full bench. Two of them are interstate commerce cases from Alabama, involving the practical ex istence of the statute uniir which the commission is w Diking. SWINDLERS ON A BIG SCALE. Peters Pleads Guilty and Is Sen tenced to Six and a Half Years. New York, Jan. 20.—Walter B. Peters, who was arrested in Chicago and sent here to answer to a charge of forgery, pleaded guilty in the general sessions court to-day and was sentenced to six and a half years’ imprisonment. Peters was in a combination with W. H. Conners, Otto B. Thomas and “Kid" Smith, to Issue bogus bank drafts and cashier’s checks. A number of these were scattered throughout this state, as well as in the west, and it Is believed they reaped several thousand dollars by swind ling people. A WARRANT FOR M’KNIGHT. President Os the German Bank Had Violated the Banking Laws. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 20.—National Bank Examiner James Escott, this afternoon, swore out a warrant for the arrest of James M. McKnight, president of the German National Bank, which was clos ed Monday by order of Controller Eckles. The warrant charges a violation of the national banking laws. Mr. McKnight was also president of the Germania Trust and Safety Vault Company, for which a receiver was ap pointed to-day. LEXOW’S RESOLUTION PASSED. New York’s Senate Agrees to Have “Trusts” Investigated. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 20.—The Senate to day passed Senator Lexow’s resolution, providing for the appointment of a com mittee of three senators and four assem blymen to investigate trusts and report remedial legislation. The resolution now goes to the assembly for concurrence. 5
