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SEMI-WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Spot Cotton Market
Atlanta. zteady. 7%e.
New Orleans, steady. Bc.
Maw York, steady. «%c.
Liverpool. steady. 4 19-3? d.
Charleston steady. 7%c.
Motile, normal. 7%c.
Savannah, quirt. * 13-16 c.
Augusta, dull. 7%C-
Wlhnlngton. firm. Sc.
St. Louts, quiet. 1 18-We.
Cincinnati. quiet. B%c.
Norfolk, steady, fie.
Oalvrston. quiet. • I-18e.
Baltimore, normal. B%c.
Boston, quiet. B%c.
PhUadelitbla. quiet. s%c.
Memphis, quiet. 7%c.
New York. Cotton.
NEW YORK. Sept. 85.—Cotton futures open
ed steady with prices unchanged to 3 points
Maher in response to slightly better JAverpool
cables than expected, but almost tmmediatcly
turned weak under room selling for both ac
counts preasure from the south and absence
of supporting orders from any quarter. This
•ell Ing carried October off to 7.58 and January
to 7-64 around, which price the more conserva
tive bears covered. During the first hour
trade was very light, but later shorts were
free buyers of October. Receipts continued
very light and crop reports were extremely
bullish. At U o’clock the market showed
steadier under tone on demand for some
•borts.
Spot cotton dull and easy with middling up
lands quoted S 8-16; middling gulf. 8 1-16.
NEW YORK Ct/TTOJt.
The following were the closing Quotations oa
the floor of the exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling. B%c.
Open High Low Salo Bld
~ tn T.a r.« 4 7 * 7 «
Ln 12 :2 ?:g
?:S kS | :«
November - - 1* 7 » 7 » 7 «
December .. .. T-«* 2-*0 • c 7C 7 0
XKW ORLKANfI COTTON.
The following were the dosing bids oa the
floor of the exchange:
Tone, steady.
January ... ... ... ... •••
February ... ...
March ... 7 “
April - - 7 “
May * ... I E
September
October ... ... ... ... ... 7-»
November M . —• ••
December ... ... 7S ®
COMPARATIVE PORT R®^RIFTS.
vwjuub jgn ]n »_o 1900-1 1901-1
Galveston . 1X384 6.M8 7.W4 9.523
klg ».JM XMg M
Mobile ... ... ... ... 7w I.W ss
Savannah ... .... C 856 » 5 -«4
Charleston ... ... •••• 3,344 3.144 3,111
Wilmington » *.882 *•«< »•»« —™
Norfolk .... ........4.668 I.™ 3,547 580
Boston ... ... m 8 in 73 1.006 • 8
Philadelphia ... .. 91 » 710
Total at all points .4X530 80,961 50,411 "26.000
ESTIMATED COTTON RECEIPTS.
Houston expects tomorrow 10.5 ft) to IX3W
bales, against 8.162 bales last year.
New Orleans expects tomorrow 2.060 to 5.000
behw. against 15,461 bales last. year.
IJVERPOOI COTTON.
B Thr r tdlo*wtM quotatfoas tS
January and February .. I.U 4.14
February and March - 4.15 {■ «
April and May • * If
August and September * " <■«
September and October 6 88 4.21
October and November 4.18 6-17
November and December 4.16 6.15
December and January 6.15 4.16
Murphy & Co.'s Cotton Lgtttr.
NEW YORK. Sept. 85.-Prices tn the early
cotton market showed no change and the
volume of business was light. Similar con
ditions prevailed tn thq foreign markets.
Weather news moncpoßxea attention. The
temperature this morning In the cotton belt
was quite moderate and sufficiently so to help
the crop where help is possible. On the
ether hand the trade are bearing tn mind that
frost will soon be due and that It would be
Sheer folly to attempt the market at the
present **»-» A low temperature prevailed
•n> -Kansas thia morning and anything like
cold weather on outskirts of the cotton belt
suffices to produce a scare at this season
of the year. The south appeared as a seller
during the morning, causing prices to weaken
4 to 5 points. European buying arrested the
decline. The port receipts were 86.000.
against 50.000 The government forecast was
for cooler weather tn the southwest Liver
pool was unchanged. The statistical situ
ation presents some interesting features and
on the whole there is much to encourage
friends of cotton at the present time. The
price for middling cotton is about 2%c below
last year, the corresponding date. The re
ceipts have been thus far for the new crop
but ».<*». against 383.008. New York stocks
are 6M86 leas than last year. The consoli
dated stocks are 6.000 bales leas than last
year. Liverpool stocks of Americans are but
slightly ahead of last year and mills are
carrying but small supply. Eastern and
southern mills in many instances have allow
ed stocks to run down to a small point Ex
ports of yarns and cloths from the United
Kingdom have been showing a marked de
crease all of which should help the price of
cotton.
C. P. ElHs & Co.’s Cotton Letter.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 35.—Liverpool
changes were unimportant. Cables reported a
paucity of offering but a meagre demand.
From the continent opinions were expressed
that so soon as a steadier feeling developed
the demand would show an Improvement. On
this side values have receded five to seven
points under a moderate amount of liquidation,
which coming upon a market absolutely de
void of speculative support exercised mors
than its natural effect.
Receipts continue comparatively small, which
can In part be attributed to the disposition
on the part of the Interior to hold, encouraged
by the very moderate crop ideas tn circula
tion. but the cause of the light movement Is.
perhaps, to be found In the absolute stagnation
of foreign buying, which Is tn striking con
trast to the enormous purchases effected at
this period a year ago.
Sellers are not aggressive. fearing over
night changes In the weather, without which,
in the near future, prices will probably recede
to a level ntrtseary to attract more trade
buying, as the apathy of speculation leaves
the market entirely dependent upon this fac
tor tor support.
Money and Bonds.
NEW YORK, Sept. C.-Money on call nom
inal at 8%04 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper s©< per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual business
tn bankers' bills at 34.86%04 86% for demand
and at 84.8304.83% for sixty days; posted
rates. 34-«%0484 and 84 9604 86%.
Commercial Mito. 84 82%04 83%
Silver certificates unquoted.
Bar silver. 58%c.
Mexican dollars. «%c.
Government bonds weak: refunding !» reg..
166%: coup.. Mfi; 3a reg. and coup.. 106%; new
4s reg. and coup.. 1»S. old 4s reg . 113; coup.,
113; Js reg. and coup.. UM.
Grain and Provision*.
CHICAGO. Sept. 35 —Wheat opened very
dull and under more liberal receipts and in
different cables December starting at 38% O
T'Ma. but with no outside business it eased off
to 36%. Local receipts were » cars and the
northwest reported 681 cars December corn
opened dull and a shade lower on the report
that damage to the crop by frost was not
general There was some local selling at the
start which brought the price down to 38*»c.
but some small commission house buying
steadied the market. Receipts were 13C cars.
On a report of export demand December
wheat sold to ?6%c. but In a continued bull
market reacted and touched bottom at the
Moae. %o%c lower, at 7«%076%c.
Corn felt some Influence but was generally
- dull. December closing %c lower, at 58%068%c.
Oats opened dull with an easier feeling In
sympathy with corn, December a shade down
at 34%4».W- - Receipts were S 3 cars.
Prov-eiow were quiet. January pork pene.l
3*4at. lower at 81X80 to 81X23% and sold to
January lard opened B%c down at
89l5S*v and sold to 83.5. January ribs opened
a shade lower unchanged at 8X6008.0% to
* 63%.
Chicago Quotation*
tTHEAT— Open High Low CVwa
Hept 68% 66% 68% 68%
Dee?. 76% 18% 70% 70%
May 76 76% 73% 73%
rrmx—
flept 57% 57% 57% 87%
J%e’.. a 53 58% 55%
Mar «0% 60% 60 60
OATfI-
F-Pt 86% 35 36% 36%
lue 86% 58% M% M%
Mny..v 38% 36% 38% 38%
PORK-
Rept.. •••• ...... .... 16.80
O-t 15.65 13.66 16.80 16. »i
J«a M. 16 IXB7 IXB3 IXO2
IARD-
flrpt.. .... .... ...... .. 8.83
Ort S.gT ?.« 3.77 3.77
Jga 3.58 fi.33 3.35 3.33
PIDES-
Oct XJ3 835 l»> 8.80
Jan I* id KS X 33
Chicago Close Quotations.
CmC.MbX. flepi a- Wheat
xt%c: October. 68%6«%c: December. 70%0
7<Xc: Mar. 73%c.
Corn—September, 57%c; October, 57%c; May,
Mav. 88%c.
Pork —September, 816.80: October. 316.80; Jan
uary. 81X68; May. 31X18.
Lard—September. 39.88; November, 8’ 68; De
cember. 89.65; January. 39.35; May. 39.37.
Ribs—September. 38.85; October, 38.80; Janu
ary. 3X35; May. 38.82.
Chicago Cash Quotation*.
CHICAGO, Sept. 25.—Wheat. No. 2 red. 7<R
«71; No. 3 red. 68%07O; No. 3 hard, winter.
%07O; No. 3 red. winter, 69®«9%; No. 1
northern spring. 70071%; No. 3 northern spring.
66070%; No. 3 spring. 66069.
rorn-No. 8. 58%; No. 3. 58058%.
Oats-No. 8. 86%©37; No. X 86%.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
Following are Uie quotations tn the Liverpool
December *® 7 %4. aS 7%d.
-
New York Produce Market.
NEW .YORK. Sept. 85 —Butter— Receipts,
6.156 packages; firm; dairy, 1608O%c; cream
err imi22c.
Cheese—Receipts, 3.938 packages; firm: fancy
large colored. 9%c; do., white. »>69%c
Egga-Recelpta X 674 packages; finner. west
ern candled. 30%©31c; uncandled,l6ol9c_
Sugar—Steady; fair refining, 3%c, centri- ;
fugal 96 test. 6%c; refined, quiet; crushed, t
33.75; powdered. K 33; granulated, L-BS.
Coffee —Steadier; No. 7, Rio, 5%c.
Molasses—Steady.
Bt. Loul* Quotation*.
ST. LOUTS. Sept. 85 —Wheat—No- 8
cash and September. 70%; December. 71%; May.
8 September. 68%; De-'
N^ B> £ 37%; September. 87%; De
cember. 87%; Mav. 60; No. 3 white, 39%.
Port—Firm: fobbing. 31X
Lard—lower. 39.60.
Lead-Dull. 6.87%035.
weak: offered at S 3 92%.
Poultry weak; chickens, 7; springs. 7%, tur
keys, 7%; young. 7; du cks. 6; geese. 6
Butter firm: creamery. 1X32; dairy, 13017.
Eggs, steady. IX
Kan*a* City Quotation*.
KANSAS CITY. December,
hr
white. 61: nominal.
Oats—No. 2 white, 38%. <
Wool Quotation*.
ST. LOUIS. Sent. 25.—W00l steady; western
and territory medium, 16016%c; fine, 11015%c;
coarse. 13015 c.
Naval Store*.
SAVANNAH. Sept. 85.—Spirits turpentine
firm. 33%033%; sales, 797. Rosin firm, W W
33.55, W* <3 33.20. N 32.80, M 33.30, K 31-80, I
31 H 31.25. G SLIS, F 311®. E 31-05. D SLOO.
C B A SLOO; sales, 1.303. Receipts. Spirits,
907; rosin, 3.194.
Live Stock Market.
CHICAGO. Sept. 85.—Cattle— Receipts 23,000.
Including 1.850 Texans. XSOO westerns; slow,
steady; good to prime steers. W.20@«.50; poor
to medium. 34.000X00; Stockers and Iced/ra,
33 5004.45; cowa 31.5004.60; canners. 31.5003.80.
buHTSI.BOO4.«; calves. » 75; Texas fed
steers. 83 4504.00; western * s - 7 ’® 4 ®°-_
Hogs—Receipts today, 88.060; tomorrow
85 000; left over. 7.1 M; 5010 c lower; mixed and
butchers. 3X700785; good to choice heavy
M 9007.20: rough heavy. 8X5006.80; light, 36.75
07.00; bulk of sales, 3XK06.95.
Sheep—Receipts. 8,000; sheep steady; land’’-
10015 c lower; good to choice wethers, 33.600
X9O; fair to choice mixed. 33 3003.60; western
• 33 2508.75; native lambs, 33.0004.90;
western lambs, 83 7504.60.
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 25—Cattle— Receipts.
18,000. Including 2,000 Texans; steady to 10c
lower; native beef steers. 85.W06.80; Texas
and Indian steers, 38.800 3.85; Texss covm.
tt.100380; native cows and heifers, 82 6006.00.
SoeXers and feeders. 82 6504.45; bulls, 82.30©
CM; calves. 83.0005.25.
Hogs—Receipts. 10.000; 5c lower; bulk of
sales. 36.7507.00; heavy. 87.OO0..1O; packers,
8X8007.00; mixed. 8X7007.00; light. 8X350X96;
5 ’5.000? marts? shade lower;
ers and feeders, 81 5003.25.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 25.—Hogs slow, lower;
butchers and shippers. 57.1507.32%c; common.
14. WC*- 50-
Cattle steady: fair to good shippers, 84.600-
5.25; common. 81.660175.
Sheep lower. 312503. Kr
Lambs weak, lower. 82. SO 4 66.
Beil Bro*.' Fruit and Produce Letter.
ATLANTA. Sept 26.—The outlook la very
much more encouraging for the sale of fruits
and produce and the demand is ven' much
Improved for the past week. Eggs are ex
tremely scarce and are finding ready sale to
day at 18c per dosen. Hena moving readily
at 30c each; friers 15c to 25c each, owing to
sise and poultry was never scarcer at any
season of the year than it Is at present.
The market is very bare on cabbage and all
receipts are disposed of readily at paying
prices. It will require at least another week
for our market to clean up on Irish potatoes
and we hope then for a good steady demand
at regular prices.
Well cured onions of good sise are a very
scarce article and bringing fancy prices.
Sweet potatoes are being Überally supplied
by home truckers and selling at 50c per
bushel.
Tomatoes are rarely to be seen on the mar
ket and have advanced at least 25 per cent.
Receipts of celery are normal and well
bleached stock finding ready sale. The ship
per should guard against shipping unbleached
stock. .
Bell peppers have taken on new life and
have advanced 25c per crate.
Pineapples are a very scarce article and
liberal shipments will meet with ready sale
and fancy prices.
Green apples are In liberal supply but tak
ing quaUty Into consideration they are bring
ing extremely good prices.
Keifer pears for preserving have advanced
10c to 15c per bushel and the demand Is
enormous.
Ths favorable weather we are now having is
causing a heavy demand for everything han
dled in a commission house and receipts being
light, high prices are the order of the day.
Sugar and Coffee Quotation*.
NEW YORK. Sept. 25 —Standard granulated,
86 35 Coffee, Jobbing. 6%c; Invoice. 5%c.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 85.—Standard granu
lated, 85.25; ne granulated same as standard
ATLANTA. Sept. 25—Standard granulated.
3%c. Boasted coffee—Arbuckle 100-lb. caseq
31X86; Lfon. 100-lb. cases. 810 8L
ATLANTA MARKETS.
Cotton.
ATLANTA, Sept. 35.-Middllng cotton quiet
at 7%c.
Vegetable*.
Cabbage. Virginia green. 1%@1%c; pineapples,
crate of 2 to 3 dosen. 8250; tomatoes, 50c.
Cotton Seed Product.
Cotton seed oil quiet, 30c per gal; cottoa
seed. MO per ton f. o. U station; cotton seed
mral. 322 per ton; cotton seed hulls, bulk.
BXW per ton; bale hulls. 88.50 per ton.
Country Proauce.
Butter. Georgia Jersey. 20©22%c; Tennes
see Jersey. 20022%c; Tennessee choice, 130
14c; sweet potatoes. 50060 c; Irish po>
tatoes, new, 88.2508.50 barrel: onions, bushel.
81.10; honey, new crop, strained. 607 c; comb,
607 c; white peas 82.00 bushel; mixed peas.
81 2501.50 bushel; stock peas, 31-2301.50 bushel;
eggs. 18c.
Fruit.
Lemons, choice, demand slow, 32.75; fancy, 83;
bananas, straight, per bunch 81.25; culls,
9Ocoßi 00 per bunch: prunes. SCfic; cucrania,
Sotts; peaches. 31-1001-40 crate; pie peaches,
8-)b . 82.50 crate- table. 2-!b.. 82 60; 3-lb., 33.58;
raisins. 820008.56; apples. 83.2503.50: pears,
81.7502.00 barrel; pineapples. 82.50 crate.
Groceries.
Coffee—Fancy. 10%c; low grades. 8010 c; Ar
buckle masted, 810.60: Lion. 110.80. Sugar—Cut
loaf. 7%e; cubes. <%c; powdered. 6%c; granu
lated. New York. 85-00; New Orleans. *5.50;
exttw 6c; refined yellow, 5%c; New
Orleans v.arified. 505%c. Candy—Assort
ed stick, per box. 707%c; per barrel. 6%0
7c. Matches—2oos. 81.1002.00; 60s. 45056 c, owing
to brand. Soda—Box. 33.45; keg. 8202%c. Rice-
Fancy bead. 9%c; head. 7%c. Starch—Pearl,3%e;
lump. 4%c. Cheese—Fancy full cream. 12%013c;
full cream, 12%c.
Powder—Rifle. 84 per keg: drop shot. 81.60.
Fl*Ti.
Pompano. 10c: Spanish mackerel. 8c; tro<%
salt water. 6c; blue fish. 4c; snapper, 6%07e;
trout, fresh water. <%*7c: bream, bo salei
mixed fish dull; mullet. 86.50 per barrel. Mar
ket dull.
Live Poultry.
Fries, large 22023 c each; small, medium,
15018 c; geese, no sale; cocks. 15017%c;
guineas, each. 15c; hens. 28030 c; demand good.
California Fruit.
Peaches. 81 1001.25; pears. 32.7508.25; Tokay
grapes, 820002.23.
Bagging and Tie*.
8% lb. per yard. 7%c%: 2 lb. per yard. 7%e: 1%
lb. per yard. 6%c. Ties. 45 lb. steel arrow,
yer bundle, 31 35.
Flour and Grain.
I’kMs vlise; flour- Fancy Diamond pat-
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1901.
ent. 84.75; first patent, 34.65; straight. 83.90; ex
tra fancy. 83.80; fancy, 83-50; choice family,
83.25: family. 83.15; spring wheat flour, first
patent, 84.75; bran, large sacks, 31-05; small
sacks. 81.06; corn meal, plain, 78c; bolted,
72c; grits, 84.10; bags, Hudnuts. 82.00;
corn, choice white, 81c; No. 2 white, 80c: No. 2
mixed, 79c; Texas rust proof oats, 70c;
white oats. Me. No. 2 mixed. 50c;
hay, timothy. No. 1 large bales, 81.10: small
hales. 81.00; No. 2. 90c: Georgia rye. 81-10; Ten
nessee rye, 8100; barley, 86c; amber and orange
cane seed, good demand. 81.4501.50; victor feed.
81.25 per 100 pounds
Cracker*.
Standard soda. 7c; milk, 7%e: XXX cream.
B%c; lemon cream. 9c: cornhills. 8c; assorted
penny cakes. 8c; assorted Jumbles, 10c: lunch
milk. 7%c; XXX soda, 6%c; XXV ginger snaps,
6%c: pearl oyster. 7c; excelsior. 7%c.
Feathsr*.
Geese feathers, new, white, 60055 c per Ib.:
old geese feathers. 15c; duck and geese mixed,
307> lO<-.; duck feathers, pure white. 35040 c lb.;
duck, colored. 25c lb.: chicken. 10c.
Snuff.
Rkllroad mills. l-tt> Jars. 47%c: 1 os. Macca
boy, 85-70 gross; 1 1-3 os. Maccaboy. 89.60 gross;
* ox Sweet Scotch. 85.40 gross: 1 2-3 os. Sweet
Scotch. 89.25 gross; Lorlllard. lib. Jars, 47%c;
extra fresh Scotch, per case I gross. 1 2-3 os..
8X00; extra fresh Scotch, per case, 6 dozen. 1
ox. 3*00; Ralph’s Scotch, per case. 8 dosen. 2
ox. 82.90; Ralph's Scotch, per case. 6 dozen, 1
2-3 ox. 85 19: Bruton’s Scotch, per case. 6 dox.
1 os.. 82.75; Bruton’s Scotch, per casa. * dosen.
1 2-3 ox. 84.80.
Meat, Lard ano Hams.
Reg. R., B%c: half ribs,. 9c; rib B„ 9%©9%c;
fat B, B%c: lard, best. 12%e: 2d. ll%c; breakfast
bacon. 13015 c; hams. 12014 c, according w
brand and average C«l. H. 9%010c.
Lime, Cement and Plaster.
Ltme, per bushel, 40c: per barrel, 65c: bulk..
40e; Louisville cement, paper sacks. 81.35: Om
aha plaster, per barrel. 82 25; Buena Vista.
Thx., plaster, 820 per ton; Portland cement,
foreign. S 3 per barrel: American. S 3 ver barrel.
Hide*, Skins and Old Metals.
Hides—Green stilted hides. No. 1. 40 Tbs. and
up. B%c: No. 2. 40 lbs. and up, 7%c; No. 1, un
der 40 !b«., 6%c; No. 2. under 40 lbs., 6c; No. 1
and No- 2 dry flint hides, all weights. 13c; No.
1 and No. 2 dry salt hides, all weights, lie:
green and salted shearlings. Jsc each; green
salted lambs. 35045 c each; green salted sheep.
45075 c each; green salted goats. 25c each; gfeen
salted horse hides, 82.00 each; green salted mule
hides, $2.00 each.
Tallow—ln cakes, 6c; In barrels and tubs,
4%c.
Baaswax. 24c>
Old Metals—Heavq red brass, 11c; heavy yel
low brass, 8c; light brass, 6c; copper. 13c; light
copper. 11c; bottoms, 10c; sine, 2%c.
Scrap Iron—Mixed scrap. 89; stoves and pots.
8* per gross tea.
Woodenware.
Two-hoop pine palls, per dozen. 81.40; 3-hoop
pine palls, per dozen. 81-66; 3-hoop brass bound
pallx while cedar. 82.76 ; 3-hoop brass bound
Klls. red cedar, 36.00; shoe brushes. 86c to 84:
»mi, from 82.25 to 83.00; clothes pins, per box
of 5 gross, 75c; washboards, from 85c to 83.00:
pine tubs. 8 In nest, per nest. 82.40; galvanized
tubs, 4 in nest, per nest. 82.40; bread trays,
from 82-00 to 84.50 per dozen; wood-rim selves
per dozen, 90c; nx handles. 60c to 81.25 per
dozen; No. 1 chimneys, per case of 6 dozen,
83; No. 2 lamp chimneys, per case of 0 dozen,
SI; No. 1 pearl top chimneys per case of 0
ozen. 84.20; No. 2 pearl top chimneys, per case
of 6 dozen, 85-40.
MAY HAvf TO~BORRbw.
British Government May Be Compelled
to Again Seek a Loan of Funds.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23—In financial cir
cles the opinion is growing that there
will have to be further borrowing by the
British government as the result of the
continued fighting in South Africa, says
the London correspondent of The Tribune.
The only relief to the drain upon the re
sources of the nation is the money which
is expected to be realised by the sale of
farms belonging to those Irreconcilable
Boers who have left their wives and chil
dren to the care of Lord Kitchener. This
relief can only be very trifling, however,
and it is hardily likely to have any ap
preciable effect.
Commencing on the military situation
the correspondent says:
The newspapers are clamoring for ener
getic prosecution of the struggle and are
pleased to be able to print Lord Kitchen
er’s announcement of the capture of
Koch's commando and the Carolina com
mando.
These British successes are regarded as
some compensation for the reverses re
ported last week. General Louis Botha has
now lost a large number of his cattle, and
he may find it necessary to alter consider
ably his plans. Kretzinger endeavored to
imitate the example set him by Smuts
of cutting his way through the British
lines; he failed, but Lovat's scouts suf
fered severely in keeping him south of
the Oi-ange river. The apparently inex
haustible supply of ammunition which the
Boers have at their command is the sub
ject of considerable talk among stock ex
change men. Doubtless the stores import
ed before the war have not yet been en
tirely used up or captured, but private
advices point to a possible leakage at
Capetown and other points.
A serious state of things prevails in
Cape Colony from the Orange river to the
sea. It is in a condition of open or incip
ient rebellion. A letter from an Express
correspondent at Capetown tells of pillag
ing commandoes wandering free from'se
rious Interference, of farms deserted by
their rebel prospectors, of armored trains
that have been forced to patrol the lines
as far south as Paarlor Worcester and of
the strengthening of the defenses at Cape
town itself. For the first time it is now
known in this country that Sheepers suc
ceeded in capturing the Loyal delegates on
their return to their homes in Oudisckron,
welcoming the duke of Cornwall at Cape
town. Lord Kitchener’s message clears
up the mystery as to the location of the
waterworks mentioned in recent dis
patches. reporting the capture of two guns
by the Boers. It was generally understood
that it was the Pretoria waterworks re
ferred to, but It is now clear that it was
the Bloom fontein waterworks from which
the guns and escort started.
It is a singular coindence that the bat
tery which lost a gun near the water
works In the fight of March 31, 1900, should
lose two more within 15 miles of that place
18 months later.
TARGET FOR~LIVE RATS.
NEW YORK. Sept. 23.—According to the
story told here by a Venexuelan who
reached New York a few days ago. Gen
eral Jose Manuel Hernandez, the head of
the conservative party in Venezuela, and
who is a political prisoner, is undergoing
treatment even worse than that of Drey
fus in Devil’s Island. His political and
military strength was recently shown,
says The Tribune, in the organization of
a revolutionary movement on the frontier
under the leadership of General Rangel
Garblras. This uprising, which President
Castro called a "Colombian invasion,”
was in reality a Hernandez movement, it
is said.
"Immediately following this," said one
of Hernandes's former fellow-prisoners
now here, "began the systematic attacks
on General Hernandez, which his friends
fear will end the veteran’s career. The
first move was to transfer him to the
darkest dungeon in the foul smelling old
fort. A huge ball was fastened to his
ankle. He Is held In communicado—that Is,
no one is allowed to see him. nor is he
permitted to communicate with the out
side world. He is even denied the usual
exercise about the prison yards. His
keepers take fiendish delight in throwing
large llvb rats, spiders and other vermin
into his dungeon, particularly when he
sleeps. The rations allowed General Her
nandez are only half those required by a
man of his physique.”
Nicholas Hernandez, who Ilves in New
York, is a son of General Hernandez. He
says that this statement of the situation
is confirmed by reports reaching him from
otner sources. General Hernandez visited
New York a few years ago.
REVOLUTION OUTBREAK
REVIEWED BY DETAIL.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-A Bocas del
Toro’s correspondent of The Journal and
Advertiser gives the following on the out
break of the Colombian revolution in that
section:
When we first heard of the revolution
ists in this neighborhood, two months ago,
they were about 100 miles down the coast
at a place called Cocle, where they tried
to persuade the master of a fruit steamer
calling there for cargo that they could
mako better use of the steamer than he
could. He managed to keep his ship and
get to sea with a half cargo. There were
then about sixty or eighty of them at
that point.
This episode caused the government to
send a squad of about 25 soldiers to occu-
py tho town of Bocas del Toro, and that
put It under martial, law.
About August 15th we learned that a
force of fifty rebels had occupied a place
called Sunset Point, fifteen miles down the
lagoon, and looted the Chinese shops
there. This brought another reinforce
ment of a company of sixty men from
Panama. A few days later the Insurgents
took possession of Old Bank, situated ,
about a mile and a half from here, across
the channel, and an Intervening island.
Careening Cay.
From there they sent word Into the
town to surrender It peacefully and save
bloodshed, as they had no desire to hurt
any one, but they were bound to have the
town.
The authorities did not surrender, but
sent to Panama for reinforcements, which
arrived on Sunday, September Ist.
On Monday, September 2d, there was
nothing done, except to look over the
ground and tell of the great things that
were going to be done tomorrow, for this
is the land of "Manana” (tomorrow.)
On Tuesday, September 3d, the govern
ment forces pressed into use' several gaso
line launches from about the harbor and
a small sloop. With one of the launches
towing the sloop they took a greater part
of tho troops from the town and went
forth with a multitude of blue flags, as if
bound for battle, but they only occupied
San Juan point, on .Sansy Cay, where the
hospital of the United Fruit company is
situated. The conservatives or "blues” are
tho present incumbents in office, while
the liberals or “reds” are the outs.
When the enemy perceived that most
of the forces had been brought away
from the town they thought it was a good
time to make a flank movement, so they
loaded the Ola with their soldiers and
started to land them on the beach of
Shallow Bay, above the town.
This was seen by the colonel command
ing at Nansy Cay, who started four
launches with the sloop loaded with men
to intercept them. As soon as they got
within range there was a brisk inter
change of shots, the blues doing their best
to cripple the Ola so that she could not
proceed. She seemed to suffer severely,
for she circled about and put in for shore
again, closely followed by the other boats.
Ono of the latter lost her Jamaican en
gineer by a stray bullet, and two men
were wounded slightly.
They followed the Ola to within 100
yards of the shore. Here the fire from her
friends on the shore became rather warm,
and the commander of the flotilla made
his great mistake in not landing and
rushing the trenches, but It seems that
the sight of the dead ’.engineer and the
two wounded men was- too much blood,
so they withdrew to the safe view point
of tho hospital and resumed their waste
of cartridges at a 2,000 yards range, with
nothing in sight but a few small houses
and thatched huts to shoot at.
WHATTHEGOVERNORS SAID.
Warm Corre«pondence Between North
and South Carolina and Georgia.
Governor Candler, of Georgia, Is now in
correspondence with the executive de
partments of two states regarding affairs
that are proving of Interest both here and
in the effected commonwealths.
The first correspondence is with Gov
ernor Aycock, of North Carolina, who
has asked for extradition papers for
Sheriff Lovingood and Deputy Sheriff
Finley, of Fannin county. So far extra
dition papers have been refused and un
less the governor of North Carolina
shows Governor Candler that the two
officers are guilty they will be allowed to
continue their duties in Fannin county.
Not many weeks ago, it appears. Bert
Henry, of Fannin county, was indicted
by the grand jury. Learning that the
officers of the law were after him he es
caped across the border of Tennessee.
Extradition papers were secured from
Governor McMillin, of Tennessee, but
when that state was entered the prey had
again escaped, fleeing this time to Mur
phy. N. C.
Going to Murphy the Georgia officers
f?und Henry and at their reguest he. was
taken ihto custody, the intention being
to return to Georgia and secure extradi
tion papers. Henry,' it’ls said, announced
that he was willing tooreturn to Georgia
without extradition and was brought;
back to Fannin county by the officers.
He gave bond and returned immediate
ly to Murphy, where he swore out war
rants for the arrest of Sheriff Lovin
good and Deputy Sheriff Finley, charging
them with kidnaping.
Governor Aycock, of North Carolina,
has made demand upon Governor Cand
ler, of Georgia, for‘extradition papers
and the correspondence is now in pro
gress, the governor of Georgia declaring
that he will not surrender his officer*
until-he is convinced of their guilt.
The other correspondence relates to
Concha Balaguer, who Is said to be In
sane and who has been sent by the au-<
thorttles of Georgia and South Carolina
to that state and this for several times.
Several days ago there came from the
executive office of Governor McSweeney,
of South Carolina, a letter to the gov
ernor of Georgia, in which the South Car
olinian stated that he saw no reason why
an insane woman that belonged to Geor
gia should be sent to South Carolina.
The letter states that South Carolina con
sidered this an infringement upon her
hospitality, but that South Carolina could
doubtless take care of Cocha Balaguer,
as that state was already caring for a
number of Georgia’s Insane.
Governor Candler replied, referring to
the communication from South Carolina
as a "remarkable letter” and stating that
he presumed that it was sent without the
knowledge of Governor McSweeney.
Yesterday a reply was received from
Governor McSweeney, in which he stated
that the letter had been written by his
order. He did not consider it a “remark
able letter.” Governor McSweeney stated
that he had Instructed the superintendent
of the Insane asylum at Columbia to pre
pare a list of the Georgia inmates for the
benefit of the governor of Georgia.
Governor Candler will not reply until
he has received this list.
KILLED MAN FOR 40 CENTS.
After Losing, Negro Demand* Money
Baek and When Refused, Shoot*.
PENSACOLA, Fla., Sept. 23.—Eugene
Stokes, colored, was committed to the
county jail yesterday without bail on a
charge of murder. He will be held to
await the action of the next grand jury,
which will be called together In Novem
ber.
Stokes had a preliminary hearing be
fore Justice Levy Friuay evening at Cot
tage Hill, in the northern part of this
county, and tho evidence was very much
against him. It was shown that he had
shot down, without any provocation, a
negro named William Clark at Molino,
Fla., some two weeks ago.
The negroes at that place had given a
dance, and the usual row and fight oc
curred. A game of cards had been in
progress, and Stokes had lost. A young
negro had won the limited supply of
btokes’ shekels, and the prqwess of the
young negro had angered Stokes, who de
manded that his money be returned. It
was only 81.40, and 31 was returned. The
remaining 40 cents was also demanded,
and when It was refused the fatal shots
were fired by Stokes, who, together with
several other? now in the county jail, are
very good candidates for the gallows.
There are fifteen alleged murderers in the
county jail here awaiting trial.
First Snow Fall* in Montana.
The first snow of the season is falling
today at Havre, Montana.
It is caused by the areas of low baro
metric pressure that are central in that
section of the country. There is one just
to the north and one to the south. The
high barometer over the northern portion
of the great lakes has something to do
with the first snow.
Locally there has been little change in
the weather conditions with the exception
of a slight tendency to warmer, There ia
no promise of any change in the weather,
although it may be several degree*
warmer.
BAD WEATHEfI HAS
HURT THE CROPS
COTTON AND CORN HAVE BEEN
DAMAGED BY HIGH WINDS
AND RAIN.
The weather bulletin for the week end
ing Monday says: t
The distinctive features of the weather
during the past week were the heavy
rams, and in some sections high winds of
the 17th and the - very low temperature
which followed and lasted throughout the
remainder of the week. These conditions
proved rather detrimental to the best in
terests of the farmer. The rains and
winds greatly damaged cotton in many
sections, discoloring the staple and blow
ing it out of the boll. Picking has been
resumed and is being pushed as rapidly
as possible with the limited labor availa
ble In many counties; there is still some
complaint of rust and rot. Late corn on
low lands has also suffered considerably
from overflows. Peas, cane, potatoes and
gardens are doing nicely. The rains were
very beneficial to turnips which were be
ginning to show the ill effects of dry
weather. Some oats and rye have been
sown and in some sections considerable
land has been broken for wheat. Pas
tures are excellent and stock is in very
good condition. Light frosts occurred in
some of the northern counties on the Dtn
and 20th,/but no damage was done.
NORTHERN SECTION.
Bartow: Good rains greatly benefited
turnips and sweet potatoes; fall plowing
progressing rapidly and oats being siwn;
cotton and corn injured slightly by recent
heavy rains. .
Catoosa: Cloudy with runs early In
week followed by cold and clear wsathcr;
some cotton picked late in weak.
Chattooga: Plenty of rain early part cf
week; cotton maturing fast and picking
being rushed; cotton and corn short.
Cherokee: Cotton openi.%r rapidlv, some
damage by heavy rain •>( 17th; much cot
ton picked during week but crop is short
er than . was anticipate !, potatMe r.nl
trrnips doing well.
DeKalb: Corn on bottom land injured
by heavy rains; too much rain for cotton
causing cracked bolls and rot.
Fannin: Nice clear weather most of the
week; all crops improved.
Franklin: The heavy rains first of w'-ek
damaged cotton considerably; the cold
weather following has also retarded ma
turing and opening; cane and turnips ex
cellent.
Gilmer: The cold weather following the
rains has retarded the growth of late
crops; light frost 21st but no damage;
peas turning out very well but are late,
Gordon; Heavy rains first of week stain
ed cotton badly, picking is now general;
very little plowing done as yet.
Habersham: Corn a little above aver
age an drying out nicely; much hay saved
latter part of week; weather cool.
Hall: Cotton damaged somewhat by
heavy rains; ginning season fairly open
ed; good stands of turnips; no oats sown;
too much rain for peas; potatoes and pas
tures excellent;. ‘ - i
Lincoln: Much corn, hay and cotton
flooded early part of week; open cotton
badly stained and beaten out by rain and
winds.
Madison: Cotton badly discolored and
damaged by heavy’rains early in week;
drop will be very short.
Paulding: Peas, potatoes and turnips do
ing nicely: some rye sown; very little
cotton picked, it is three weeks late and
not opening fast; there will be little or
no top crop.
Rabun: Large quantities of hay saved;
cane and sweet potatoes extra fine; corn
damaged by recent heavy rains.
Waiker: First of week wet ans rainy
preventing out-of-door work; sowing of
MU oats and preMj-lng for wheat in pro
gress.
Whitfield: Corn crop will be about the
average; an unusual amount of hay Is
beiqg saved; light frost on 19th.
Wilkes: Cotton a little better than last
year; corn no£ so good; peas, gardens,
potatoes and pastures excellent; cotton
considerably injured by recent rains, some
picked and sold.
MIDDLE SECTION.
Baldwin: The heavy rains early part of
week damaged all bottom land crops;
much cotton beaten out and badly stain
ed; some plowing for fall seeding being
done.
Carroll: The good rain of the 17th will
prove beneficial to all fall crops; cotton
very spotted, general complaint of dam
age from rust.
Columbia: The heavy rains and high
winds greatly damaged open cotton, but
stopped. premature opening; the crop will
not be up to the average.
Douglas: Heavy rains first of week in
jured cotton considerably; the present out
look is not so encouraging.
Eflingham: Cotton has failed during the
past two weeks; tho plants have shed
most of their leaves; rice, sweet potatoes
and sugar cane very good; hay crop very
fine.
Emanuel: The recent rains will help
fall crops; cotton opening very rapidly
and being picked as fast as possible. .
Haralson: Cold most of week after
heavy rains first two days; cotton not so
good as was expected; an unusual quan
tity of fine hay has been saved in fine
Condition.
Jefferson: Excessive rains during first
two days retarded all farm work; cotton
injured by rain; weather cold.
McDuffie: The storm first of week in
jured cotton, cane, peas and late corn;
large quantities of hay are being saved.
Macon: The heaviest rain of the season
fell on the night of the 17th, doing great
damage to open cotton and hay; all other
crops and gardens are doing very nicely.
Marlon: Recent heavy rains were very
damaging to crops; since ginning com
menced it Is found that cotton Is turning
out very poorly; not much lint; cane and
potatoes good.
Meriwether: The heavy rains of the 17th
did some damage to cotton and greatly
retarded picking: peas and potatoes doing
exceptionally well.
Monroe: Heavy rains delayed cotton
picking early part of week and caused
it to open less rapidly; cotton will be
shorter than expected a few weeks ago;
minor crops good.
Montgomery: Cotton nearly all picked
out in this section; sweet potatoes and
cane doing nicely.
Richmond: Cotton rusting and hay bad
ly damaged by the heavy rains of the
17th and 18th.
Screven: The recent rains caused con
siderable cotton to sprout In tjolls; crop
will be much shorter than expected; peas
potatoes, cane and turnips doing nicely.
Washington: Cotton opening rapidly,
was considerably damaged by recent
heavy rains; peas, potatoes and cane very
good; corn not up to the average.
Wilkinson: A very unfavorable week for
work; the rains have left the ground too
soft and wet to gather crops; the rains
early In the week did much damage, car
rying off fences, etc.
Brooks: Open cotton stained badly by re
cent rains, crop about made; cane, pota
toes and gardens doing well.
Clay: Severe wind and rain storm from
noon of 17th to the morning of 18th, dur
ing which much cotton was blown out
and the open staple stained in the bolls;
other crops doing well.
Calhoun: The heavy rain on the 17th
seriously injured cotton.
Coffee: Weather favorable to all crops
most of week; cotton opening slowly; la
bor exceedingly scarce.
Colouitt: Heavy rain on 17th accompa
nied by high winds greatly damaged cot
ton and other crops; very little cotton
picked during week; some rye sown; cane
and potatoes good.
Decatur: The recent rain and wind
storm greatly injured cotton, much of
which was blown out of the boll: pota
toes. cano and groundpeas doing nicely;
gardeps looking well.
Dooly: Heavy rains have damaged cat-
ton and carried away some fencing and
damaged many bridges; some timber
blown down.
Early: Corn crop light; the recent rains
have damaged cotton; on account of scar
city of labor much of it could not be
picked out in time; corn and pbtatoes
poor; peas good.
Grtehe: Cotton picking retarded - by too
much .rain; very little cotton yet mar
keted.
Mitchell: About three-fourths of short
cotton picked, long cotton owning very
slowly, the crop will be very short.
Stewart: The recent rains did much
damage to cotton, destroying it complete
ly dn many lowland fields; much corn
that was shocked was swept away.'
Telfair: Cotton about half picked and
some is being marketed; cane and pota
toes are doing well.
Thomas: Heavy rain and high winds on
17th did much damage to cotton; hay sav
ing in progress; cane and potatoes doing
well; fall gardens being planted.
J. B. MARBURY. Section Director.
CHILD ~MAKESTONG JOURNEY.
Little Arabel Holland Came From
River Junction, Fla.
With -disappointment written on even’
line of her face and crying as though
her heart would break, Arahel Holland,
eight year old daughter of Mrs. Sallle
Holland, of 19 Houston street, was given
into the custody of Patrolman Holt at
the union depot by the conductor of a Sea
board Air Line train on which the little
one had traveled from River Junction,
Fla., alone.
Arabel had expected her mother to meet
her at the train but a diligent search by
the officer was made and failed’ to re
veal the whereabouts of the mother, and
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LITTLE ARABEL HOLLAND.
Arabel was sent to police headquarters
where the matron took her in charge and
attempted to console her for the loss of
her mother.
The little one was naturally very much
frightened at her surroundings and told
to the officers a very disconnected story
of her past life and also of her present
trip. She knew the name of her mother
and also that she came from Marianna.
Fla., but did not know Mrs. Holland’s
address in Atlanta.
Monday morning • Journal represen
tative'informed Mrs. Holland of the ar
rival of her daughter «no a few momenta
later mother and daughter were clasped
in each other’s arms, crying and weeping
for joy.
From Mrs. Holland it was learned that
she had been ill with pneumonia for the
past week and unable to leave her room.
She had expected her daughter but had
instructed her grandmother to telegraph
her of the* time of the departure of the
little one. As she did not receive a mes
sage to this effect the little one was not
looked for.
Arabel. the little one who traveled so
long a distance alone, is elgnt years old
and very pretty. She has light curly hair,
and dark blue yees. The little one is
very intelligent and astonished the offi
cers at headquarters by the manner in
which she answered the many questions
asked her.
WILL GIVE SOUVENIRS.
First Crude Cartridges Made For Use
at Beginning of War.
MACON, Sept. 23.—The veterans who
come here during the state reunion will
be given souvenirs of rare value. A large
number of the first crude cartridges made
for use during the beginning of the war
will be presented to them. These are paper
shells, and were manufactured in the old
building at the Southern depot formerly
used as the Door of Hope. They were made
for the shotguns that were substituted for
rifles in the beginning of the war. Thick
brown paper, 'the best that could be had
at the time, was used for wads.
It was decided recently to have cavalry
men bring up the rear of the big parade
during the reunion and Captain Warren
Mosely was put in charge of this feature
of the reunion. So far he has heard from
more than a hundred old cavalrymen who
say they want a place for themselves and
their horses.in the parade. No one has yet
been found who will be able to ride the
horse used by him during the war, but
some of them have all of their other
equipment and they will make a pictur
esque appearance.
SOUTH SHOIAD ERECT SHAFT.
Mississippi Press Endorses Journal
Plan to Build McKinley Monument.
JACKSON, Miss., Sept 23.—The idea ad
vanced by The Journal that the south
should build a monument to the memory
of the late president has been the subject
of a great deal of discussion by the press
and public speakers and one and all with
out exception have favored the idea.
Major J. J. Hood, a brave Confederate
soldier, in his speech yesterday, paid a
beautiful tribute to the memory of Pres
ident McKinley and endorsed the idea
that the. south build a monument to the
great peacemaker, and that the north
build a monument to the south’s great
peacemaker, the late Justice L. Q. C.
Lamar, of Mississippi.
The subjection advanced has been taken
up by the press of the state, and they have
given it their endorsement. Justice La
mar’s history is that of Mississippi, but he
came to this state from Georgia, where
he was born and where he died.
joelhurtTells out.
“No Consolidation of Properties But a
Harmony of Interests.”
The deal by which Joel Hurt and his
associates sell their majority holdings in
the Atlanta Railway and Power company
to T. Jefferson Cooledge and Gordon Ab
bott, representing the Old Colony Trust
Co. of Boston; General John Gill, of the
Mercantile Trust and Deposit company of
Baltimore, and the New York Security and
Trust company, has been concluded.
It is announced from Baltimore that
there will be no consolidation, “but each
will for the present be operated separate
ly on its merits.”
It is also announced that antagonism
between the two properties will cease.
ANNUAL MEETING
OF COMMISSIONERS'
COMMISSIONER STEVENS WILL
LEAVE FOR LITTLE ROCK,
ARK., NEXT WEEK.
Commissioner O. B. Stevens, of the
state agriculture department, will leave
Atlanta on October sth for Little Rock,
to attend the annual convention of the
Association of Commissioners of Agri
culture. which meets in that city on Oc
tober 8, 9 and 10.
The convention promises to be one of
the m<?st important the association has
ever held. This is the fourth annual
convention and will be attended by many
western farmers and stock raisers who
are Interested in subjects common to ag
ricultural pursuits.
The program for the convention con
tains addresses from the commissioners
of agriculture of the different southern
states, and also from several prominent
officials of the United States department
of agriculture. . ' ■ > i
At the close of the convention each
year, a volume containing the proceedings
of the association in the previous con
vention is issued. These books are wide
ly circulated and form valuable additions
to aH agricultural libraries.
The convention will be elegantly enter
tained by the people of Little Rock, and
preparations have been made to make the
visit of the distinguished representatives a
pleasant one. • . . _ j .
The president of the organization is
Frank Mill, the commissioner of agricul
ture of Arkansas.
The resignation of Mr. Royal Daniel, of
Atlanta, who has been secretary of the
organization of the association, will be
tendered. Mr. Daniel was chosen as the
first secretary of the association and has
faithfully and efficiently attended to the
duties of the office. His resignation will
be tendered on account of the fact that he
is unable to give the duties of the place
the sufficient time required sot them.
Mr. Daniel will be unable to attend the
convention this jear.
S. L. Patterson, present commissioner of
agriculture of North Carolina, will likely
be elected president of thfe ‘organisation
during the next
Commissioner Stevens of Georgia was
the first president of the association.
WILL DESTROY 10,000 MAPS.
New Map Ha* County of Berrien In the
Wrong Flace.
Ten thousand maps of the state of Geor
gia, showing tn brilliant red lines the con
gressional districts of the state, will be
destroyed by the department of agricul
ture.'
The cause of the annihilation of the
maps is the misplacing of the eounty of
Berrien, lying in the southern part of the
state.
.The agricultural department, in the
preparation of their new book, on the re
sources at Georgia, has embodied in It a
map showing the congressional districts
of the state. A shipment of the maps ar
rived a short time ago. Commissioner
Stevens displayed some of them on a re
cent visit he made to south Georgia, and
one of the maps came under the eye of \
Congressman W. G. Brantley, of the Elev
enth district. •
Immediately tho congressman noticed
that one of his count.es, according to the
red lines, had been divorced from him and
given to the second district, represented
by Congressman Griggs.
Congressman Brantley did not know of
any movement by which the county of
Berrien had been taken from him, so he
immediately asked for information from
the department of agriculture conc<rnli%fa4
it, anu upon investigation the department
discovered that the red line had been
wrongly drawn.
Rand. McNally & Co., of Chicago, who
printed the. maps, were notified, and the
result was that they have agreed to de
stroy the plato giving the wrong division
between the lines and to print a new lot
of maps, correcting the mistake.
The maps are very handsome publica
tions, and have attracted much attention
wherever they have been seen.
They will be a valuable addition to the
book which the department is now pre
paring.
LOST LIFE IN CHICAGO FIRE.
Several Are Fatally Injured in Flame*
That Wrecked Big Oil Plant.
CHICAGO. Sept. 24.—One fireman wa*
killed and several others seriously injur
ed while fighting a fire here early today
that damaged the oil and varnish plant of
Freund Brother*, at 3140 South Cansd
street, to the extent of 860.000. The dead;
CHARLES L. COREY, caught in debris
of falling wall; - died on way to Mercy
hospital.
Fatally hurt;
Henry D. O’Holleran. driver engine com
pany No. 59. back broken by failing wall;
removed to Mercy hospital; will die.
Seriously Injured:
Pipeman Donohue, engine company No.
8, buried in debris and dragged out un
conscious.
James Hickey, engine company ' 59,
struck by flying bricks. •
Pipeman Lyons, engine company No. 8.
head and shoulders bruised by flying
bricks.
Patrick Murray, engine company 59,
struck by debris. • '
Chief Musham, in command, was also
badly hurt on the legs by flying brick, but
remained in command.
The fire started by explosions among
the highly inflammable stock stored in the
plant. As the flames gathered headway
more explosions followed which in turn
wrecked the roof and west and south
walls, burying the firemen.
GILMAN e’sTATEJS’iNSOLVENT.
Administrators Have Made Application
That It Be Declared So By Court.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn., Sept. 25.—The
Bridgeport Trust company, administrators
of the estate of the late George F. Gilman,
through its attorneys, has filed an appli
cation in the probate court seeking to
have tho estate declared insolvent. The
action is taken in view of the vast accu
mulation of claims against the estate of
tho deceased tea merchant, of which one
filed by George Smith for 8265,000 and an
other by Miss Katherine Kupfer for
815,0(0 are samples. There are some 500
items in tho Smith claim.
The petition of the'administrators will
come to a hearing shortly, but no oppo
sition is expected, since the course taken,
entailing the subsequent appointment of
commissioners to inquire into the whole
matter of claims against the estate will
simplify the situation and hasten a set
tlement. x
The action just instituted in the state
court dees not effect the suit brought by
Mrs. Helen Potts Hall in the United
States district court for possession of the
entire estate.
ASYLUM~BURNS.~
Nebraska Insane Asylum Sanitarium
Destroyed and Three Missing.
NORFOLK. Neb., Sept. 23.-The state
insane asylum and adjacent buildings,
eight in number, have been destroyed by
fire which started at 5 a. m. Six hundred
patients were in the institutions at the
time, three of whom are missing and pos
sibly have been burned to death. Loss is
almost total. The patients are now quar
tered in an open field and are guarded
by local authorities until they can be
sent to the Lincoln and. Hastings asy
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