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JT TUSKEGEE WASHINGTON SPEAKS NEGRO NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE CELEBRATED ITS SARY YESTERDAY. —t TUSKEGEE. Al*-. February 19—The Uth session of the Tuskegee negro con ference assembled at Tuskegee Normal, and Industrial Institute today Booker T. Washington will preside at all the meet | Mki, \ / At the opening session Principal Wa*h- Wigton said: •Those of you who have read the pa pers within the last few months well know that a movement is gradually maturing under the leadership of the Southern Ed ucational society, .which has is mind the broadening, deepening and extension of education to al! classes of people through out the south in away that has never been true before. It is most encouraging to note that the time has come when northern people and southern people can co-operate tn the uplifting of ail classes who need assistance, mutual forbearance, and correct understanding of tlje problems have been the greatest needs during the •last * years. The time has gone when the mere passing of words in censure between one section of the country and the other will accomplish any good results for eith er race. The time is also passed when any good result can be brought to bear by the mere condemnation of one race by the other. “As an indication of the progress the race is making in some of the more essen tial things of life. It is interesting to note that at this, thg Uth annual session of the Tuskegee Negro conference, we will be able to hav> the discussion almost wholly on> the partgjf those who have actually bought and paid for their homes and have no mortgage or any incumbrance resting them. Ten years ago this would have been an impossible thing. As far as there - is time for It, we are going to have those who have paid for thetr homes, tell in a simple, straightforward manner the strug gle that they have gone through to secure these homes in order that the lessons may serve to encourage these who are yet without property of their own. “It is with a race as with an Individual, the place to begin to make improvement is right where It la Too many of us expect to buy homes, to cease mortgaging crops, to build school houses and prolong the school term, and have a better moral and religious atmosphere in our communities next year, or at some future time. We want to begin to do these things right now. Or we expect to wait until we move .into some other state, or perhaps go north. ,or to Africa, but I nave noted that the man who cannot buy a home and save money and educate his children in the south seldom decs it anywhere. If we can not improve our condition here I dp not believe that there are many spots on the earth where we can do so. “The prosperity and usefulness of any race in a large measure depends upon the ownership and proper cultivation of the soil; especially is this true in the earlier stages of the progress of the race. There is an opportunity open in the south for every black man to purchase a farm and an independent, living upon that farm. Agriculture will give the race the founda whifh to buibl and .prepays-it self for more important things. “Throughout the south the youth of our race should be constantly reminded that we have the occupations that relate to agriculture, mechanics and all domestic 1 ' employments practically tn our hands. We will hold onto these occupations just tn proportion as we as a race learn to put brains, skill and dignity into them. The minute we fall to keep pace with the progress of ths world in regard to these occupations, that minute we will begin to lose* our hold upon these employments and others from a distance will come in and lake our places. Our youth should be taught that there Is no disgrace in any form or manual labor, but that there is disgrace tn all forms of tndleness and in failure te perform tn the best manner every task, no matter how seemingly unimportant it is. '"There is something in human nature that always makes one man respect an other who possesses property, intelligence and strong Christian character. There is nothing In politics or in any other avenue of life that can begin to compare in im poAance just now to the negro's securing a home and becoming a taxpayer and ed \ ucating his children into all the important occupations that • are about his doors. I would ten'times over rather see a young man of any race graduate from college and go <«>t and start a dairy farm and truck garden or a poultry yard, and there by grow Independent and wealthy than to see him start out by depending-upon the exigencies of political office, for in-' stance, for his future. "The most lasting and potent perfection that the negro can have tn any part of the country is for him to become the most *sefu> man in his community.” AMERICAN NOVELTIES FLOOD FOREIGN MARTS WASHINGTON'. Feb. IS—The important document entitled "Review of the Foreign Commerce of the United States In 1901." showing the pace at which thia country daring the last calendar year gained in the supremacy in trade in world's market, ha* been made public by Freder ick Emery, chief of the bureau of foreign commerce of the state department. It is stated that the commercial reports of our diplomatic and consular officers last year record continued growth in the sales of many manufacturers from the United States, and the increase of the general concern throughout Europe as the possible results of our Industrial competi tion Although the figures of odr exports compiled by the treasury department show an actual filling off in the total value of manufactured goods sent abroad, it <s stated, there seems to be a steady and un interrupted spread in the popularity of what may be termed’ American "novel s ties’*' all over Europe. By the word ••nov elties" is meant not only labor-saving im plements and machinery which are strange to most Europeans, but a great variety of articles of merchandise, all of which possesses distinguished points of excellence and relative cheapness, new to Eufope. which commend them to purchas ers there in preference to similar articles of home manufacture. In other words, while the aggregate of our exports of manufactured goods has shrunken, the variety of sales in Europe are being extended and the territory upon which they are encroaching is being con stantly enlarged. A sinking example of this is in Aus tria-H*tgary. where Imports from the United States are increasing rapidly. That country originated the idea of a European combination against America in trade and the hostility of the industrial classes is most pronounced. The United States again heads the list of countries selling to Germany and is causing the economists of that nation much concern. Indeed, it is pointed out this same concern is felt in France. Great Britain. Belgium. SvuLaer . land and the other highly developed man ufacturing countries of Europe. It is WOMAN FATALLY WOUNDED BY FOOTPAD ON STREET SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. IT.—At a late hour last night Annie Anderson, a Swed ish girl, employed as a domestic at 201 Ashbury street, was shot and probaoly fatally wounded by a masked footpad, who has made his escape and is still at large. • ' The young womaft lies at the receiving hospital In a critical condition. , She says that she alighted from a Hava street car at the corner of Ash bury street and had proceeded only a short distance on the latter thoroughfore when she was stopped by a masked man who demanded her purse. She became terrified and attempted to run when the footpad pressed a revolver against her and fired. INJURIES OFJ.C. BRYAN ARE BY NO MEANS SEVERE J. C. Bryan, of Marshallville. Ga., re ceived an electric shock at the federal prison Sunday. He is said to have been turning on the electric lights and received the shock while he was at the switch board. Bryan is on the night watch un der Captain Petty. It was immediately before he left duty Sunday morning, at S o’clock that the accident occurred. fc - Captaln Petty stated next morning that Bryan was hurt very little, and that his injuries were by no means as severe as had been reported. HO announced that Bryan was disobeying orders when he touched the switch, as he was not expect ed to have anything to do with the lights and had been instructed to leave them alone. OIMMMEV MAKERS IN ALABAMA IN ONE TOWN THE PROFITS PAY ALL THE EXPENSES OF CITY GOVERNMENT. * MONTGOMERY. Ala.. Feb. 18.—The question of dispensaries for the sale of malt and spirituous liquors • will most probably become a very live one In the approaching campaign in Alabama. Whether the issue will be local or general is the only matter of doubt. Unless there should appear in the field as a guberna torial aspirant some strong dispensary ad vocate. the issue, will probably be local. Strong advocates assert that Dr. R. M. Cunningham, of Jefferson, for mer president of the state senate, or Hon. Frank 8. Moody, of Tuscaloosa, a promi nent banker, could-win the gubernatorial nomination of the Democratic party on the dispensary issue. It was through the concerted action of these two gentlemen three years ago. while members of- the state senate, that a general dispensary bill was passed through the upper house, and carrying the fight Into the lower braiich. It required very strong parlia mentary tactics to defeat the measure. After thia fight Senators Cunningham and Moody did not return to the senate, and another fight for a general dispensa ry bill has not been attempted. In the meantime two legislatures have author ised the establishment of dispensaries in a number of towns, and wherever estab lished they have proven most satisfactory to the public and great money-makers for the municipalities. It has been the cus tom to devote the proceeds or profits of these dispensaries to the general and school funds of the towns in which they aiw established, wit la the result th£t such towns now have a very low rate of mu nicipal taxation. In West Blocton, where a dispensary was established one year ago, no municipal tax is levied, the dis pensary furnishing sufficient funds to pay the expenses of the government and to build a small system of waterworks. Dothan has had a dispensary for four years, and durisg that time has received in profits sufficient funds to build a hand some public school house at a cost of $25,000, and to construct a system of sew erage at a cost of $15,000. Liberal appro priations were also made for the support of the school. It, seems that Tuscaloosa, where a dis pensary was established V>nly the first of the present year, will break all records as a money-maker. Figuring on the basis of the January business of the Tuscaloo sa dispensary, its profits for the year will reach $25,000. Before the establishment of the dispensary five saloons did business in Tuscaloosa, and it la said that the dispen sary sold less than the former average of the salodns by one-fourth. Drunkenness on the streets Is not so common, and the town has become one of the most orderly in the state. The arrests for January. 1902, were 41 less than for the corresponding month of 1901. y Dispensaries have been established in the following towns in this state: Ashford, Clayton, Columbia, Camp Hill. Camden, Columbiana, Dothan. Edwardville, Head land, Hurtsboro, Florence, Athens, La fayette. Loretta. Marlon, Oneanta, Lu verne. Seale, Tuskegee, Troy, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia. West Blocton, Uniontown, Roanoke, Wedowee. It is expected that many Alabama towns will be clamoring before the next legisla ture for the establishment of dispensaries. shown to be a fact that we are now sup plying European nations with goods which for years have been distinctives of the countries themselves and which we used to import from them. We export silk to France, tin plate to Wales, cottons to England and our California fruit It mak ing such headway in Spain as to provoke the query in a Spanish newspaper: “Shall we live to see American oranges on the Valencia market itself?’’ In Belgium more American goods are being consumed than ever before. The falling off in American exports is attributed, not to the goods being in less favor, but to business depression In Eu rope. affecting the purchasing power. The elimination of Hawaii and Porto Rico from the list of countries to which w« export, also is a factor.. The treasury figures show that during the calendar year there was a falling off of H 2.565.196 compared with the previous year, manufacturers falling off $46,262 912, but being offset by a gain of agricultural exports of J 35.591.077. Mr. Emory says it Is evident that "the American invasion of Europe'* has ceas ed for the time being to be of that sweep ing character that distinguished it at first as an economic phenomena. He recalls what was said in the review a year ago, the danger of more strenuous European competition, the upe of new processes and our own models of macninery, but he says that Europe has not made any sen sible progress In that direction. As to re strictive legislation, pending measures in Europe might be abandoned, says the re view. if the United States modifies its tariff policy and permitted more imports from Europe. As factors making in our favor, the review points to alleged ob struction by British labor winch increases our trade opportunities; to the combina tion of labor and capital here as shown at the recent conferences of employers and employes in New York and to the fact that our competitive energy is so far but partly' developed. On the whole. Mr. Emory finds that we we have hardly more than entered upon a novitiate in fitting ourselves for inter national competition, and he notes with encouragement the growth of popular in terest in the value of foreign trade and well directed efforts for THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1902. * Sf MI-WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Spot Cotton Market Atlanta, quiet. B%c. * New Orleans, steady, 8 3-16 c. New York, steady, 8 13-18 c. Liverpool, steady. 4 11-Mc. Charleston, firm, B%c. Mobile, normal, B%c. ‘ Augusta, steady. 8 9-16 c. • Savannah, steady. 8 5-16 c. Cincinnati, steady, 8 5-16 c. Wilmington, flrm. 814 c. Bt. I/tuila. quiet, 8 5-18 c. ■*■ Norfolk, steady. B%c. Galveston, quiet. 8 5-16 c. Baltimore, steady. B%c. Boston.' steady. 8 13-Mc. Philadelphia, steady, 9 l-16c. Memphis, quiet, B%C. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—The cotton market opened steady with prices unchanged to 5 points lower and soon after the call sold oft ranMiy under active selling by yesterday's late buyers and by bear leaders. Weakness In Liverpool and very large port receipts gave the bears the advantage. But around '8.51 for May and 8.48 for July strong buying came to the front and checked further declines despite • further weakness in Liverpool. Messages from the leading southern markets gave no indica tion of a change in the undertone of spot ttotton. Wall street and the south bought quite freely on the New York market on the decline. Private cables stated that arbltage houses were selling in Liverpool against pur chases in New York. Late in the morning the market rallied sharply on bull support and a scare of room shorts, but toward midday settled back again under selling profits by outside longs. At noon prices were net 607 points lower with the tone steady. Spot cotton steady to firm: middling uplands quoted 8 13-16 c. middling gulf 9 l-16c. NEW YORK COTTON. The following were the ruling prices on the exchange today: Tone, very steady middlings, 8 13-18 c .steady. x Last Close Open. High. Low. Sale. Bld. February 8.58 March 847 8.87 8.60 8.61 8.60 April ..8.59 6.61 8.59 8.81 8.60 May .. .IM* 8.56 8.50 8.50 8.60 June.. .. .. .. -.8.49 8.52 8.49 8.89 8.48 July 1 51 8.(2 8.48 8.49 8.48 Anguat.. .. .. ~B.M 8.81 8.27 8.27 8.27 September 7.95 7.95 7.95 7.95 7.93 October 8.70 7.84 7.80 7.82 7.82 NEW ORLEANS COTTON. The following were the closing quotations on the floor of the stock exchange today. Tone, Tone, steady. February 8.12 March 8.14 April 8.20 - } May 8.27 June ... 8.33 July 8.38 August . e ... 8.22 LIVERPOOL COTTON. By Private Wire to Murphy & Co. , Following were the ruling quotations on the exchange today: Tone, steady; sales, 7,000; middlings, 4 11-16 d. Opening Close January and February .. 4.40 4.39 February and March .... 4.38 4.38 March and April 4.38 4.37 April and May 4.38 4.37 May and June 4.38 4.37 June and July 4.38 4.37 July and August 4.38 4.37 August and September .. 4.33 4.32 September and October...;, 4.23 .... COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS. 1893-9 1899-0 1900-1 1901-2 Galveston 4.309 6.357 3.995 6.490 New Orleans 5,056 4,413 7,733 13,385 Mobile 761 814 150 1,146 Savannah 1,580 9,436 2,356 2,882 Charleston.. 534 1,177 147 764 Wilmington. t 852 180 271 Norfolk.. .. .. v, L 097 778 673 8,703 New York.. 221 2,867 Boston .. 497 891 859 1,008 Philadelphia.. 1.727 175 517 Tota.lt at all ports. .18,784 31,531 19,141 *42,003 ■Estimated. Estimated Cotton Receipts. Houston expects tomorrow 7,300 to 7,900 bales, against 4.449 bales last year. New Orleans ex pects tomorrow 5,000 to 6,000 bales, against 2,844 bales last year. Semi-Weekly Receipts. Receipts, 83,824 bales, Against 42,338 bales last year. » Shipments 63,449 bales, against 45,953 bales last year. Stock 477,511 bales, against 547,946 bales last year. . . Murphy A Co.’s Cotton Letter. NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—There was a softening of the market during the early proceedings, which was not satisfactory to the more per sistent bulls. A decline of five points oc curred with a good deal of pressure to unload, due to the apparent reluctance of Liverpool to follow New York, as she has been doing for soma weeks and also to tie receipts at ports, estimated At 42.000. against, 19,000 last year. Again there were Texas reports of decreased receipts at an early date. General selling was tn progress the first hour and*new buyers ap peared with less promptness than usual on re cent good breaks. More decided weakness fol lowed a big estimate for Houston for tomorrow. Cables were a shade above yesterday. The re sult of the decline here will undoubtedly be the appearance of fresh outside support. The bull ranks are gradually being reinforced and the old bulls cannot be shaken out or scared by any report of a big movement either at the ports or Interior terns. Exhaustion talk is the order es the day and reports now refer fre quently to the small unsold stocks at many leading centers, which in many cases is less than a third of the entire stock in warehouses. Not a few people are here who are as con fident today that the crop will not exceed the bureau figures over 306,000 as they were when the figures appeared on December 3d. Never has such decided conviction of a moderate crop been known in the face of heavy receipts day after day and week after week as has been the case this season. Evidence of decreased acreage in the Atlantic states Is multiplying and this must strengthen the bull position. However, It Is too early to figure on the next crop, the chances are, as usual, the acreage will be increased. Grain and Provision*. CHICAGO. Feb. 19.—May wheat opened %o%c to %®%c lower, st 78% to 78c. on lower cables, which together \th the good weather for winter crops and the liberal northwestern receipts induced some early selling. Trade was in the hands of the local crowd as it has been-for some weeks past. Commission houses bought a little and California advices were Strong on a good continental demand. May sold to 7t%©18%c and slipped back to 78c— then again regained the higher figure. Busi ness was very quiet. Local receipts were 22 cars, none of con tract grade; Minneapolis and Duluth reported 254 cars, making a total for the three points of 276 cars, against 281 cars a year ago. This day last week was a holiday. wheat had a weak turn when May sold to 77%c. but covering put matters back to the routine price again and May closed steady He down, at 78Hfi78Wi. Corn felt bearish at the start. May opened %©%c to a shade lower, at 61% to 61 %c, on lower cables and commission house selling that looked as if It were for the southwest. There was no early improvement In the cash de mand but 'offerings west were small, whereas prediction* yesterday were for a- decidedly freer movement. May sold up to last night’s close, 61H041HC, and later eased to 81%c. Re ceipts ware 84. ears. May corn sold off at q*e time to 60%c, but with wheat revived again and closed steady, a shade loWer, at 81 %c. Oats had a purely sympathetic market early, following after the lead of corn. May opened % to %©%c lower, at 43% to 43%043%c, And hovered Around the higher figure. Trade was almost at a standstill early. Receipts were 70 cars. -«•■. » , GrSlh weakness arm sofne commission house selling together with a dull trade eased pro visions. Hog receipts were light and Influ enced better prices at, the yards, but in the pit the tone wai weak. May pork opened 7%c to 5c down, at 815 82 to 815.85, and sold down to 815.75. later recovering 5c of the loss. May lard opened unchanged to 2%c higher, at 8.47% to $9.42%. and May ribs 2%c lower, at 47%. and declined to $8.42%©8.45. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS. The following were th* ruling prices tn the exehsnge today: WHEAT— Open High Low Close February 75% May 7«% 78% 77% 78% July 78% 78% 78% 78% ' CORN— M&t... «1% «1% 80% «1% July.. 41 81% 60% 61% OAT»- February 42% May - 43% 43% 43% 43% July 36% 36% 36% 36% »ORK- Fenruary .-•• ..... 15.52 May 15 82 15.85 15.70 15.77 July 15.92 15.92 15.85 15.87 LARD— • February ... 9-20 May.. 9.42 9.42 9.37 9.40 July 8.57 8.67 8.47 8.52 HIDES— February 8.37 May 8.47 8.47 8.42 8.45 Jtliyl. .. .. *• •• 8.57 8.57 8.52 8.52 Chicago Close Quotation*. CHICAGO, Feb. I*.—Wheat—February. 75%c; May, 78Uc: July. 7«%©78%c; September, <7%c. Corn-February, 59c; May, 61%c; July, 61%c; December 48c. Oats— February. 42%c; May, 43%c; July,3B%c; September, 31%e. pork—February, 815.52; May, $15.57; July, $15.97%. lArJ-February. 83.52; May, $3.4009.42%; July, 89.52%: September, $9.62%. Ribs— February, 88.35; May, $8.47; July, 88.52% @>8.55; September, $8.62%c. Flax—Cash northwest, 81.72%; southern, $1.67%; May, 8172%®1.74. Chicago Cash Quotations. CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—Wheat—No. 2, red, 85 @B6c; No. 3, red, 80083 c: No. 2, hard, winter, 764178 c; No. 3, 75®77%c: No. 1, northern spring, 77®79c; No. 2, northern spring, 75@78c; No. 3, spring, 70075 c. Corn—No. 3. 58%®59c. Oats-No. 2, 43%®43%c; No. 3, 43%c. , RECEIPTS AT CHICAGO. Wheat—Today, 22 cars; estimated tomorrow, 25 cars. Corn— Today, 84 cars; estimated tomorrow, 75 cars. Oats—Today, 70 cars; estimated, tomorrow, 80 cars. Hogs—Today, 40,000 head; estimated tomorrow, 3S,'X» head. LIVERPOOL GRAIN. Ry Private Wire to Murphy & Co. The following were the ruling quotations tn th* exchange today: WHEAT— Opening. Close. May V ~ 6s 2%d 6s 2%d CORN— May 5s 2 d 5s l%d Murphy & Co.’s Grain Letter.’ CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—The wheat market opened about steady this morning and eased oft slightly, rallied fractionally, showing rather limited interest in the future market. Buying was not aggressive but there seems to be a good deal of confidence on account of the export business of the past four days. This has been the principal news feature of the market. Cropwise there is but little to say. Foreign, conditions are reasonably satisfactory, although there Is some complaint in parts of Europe and a good deal of complaint from India. Western conditions are unchanged, the crop still being under the snow, and today’s weather map showed some snow in the south west, with seasonable weather all through the country. Kansas reports are favorable with fairly good promise for the crop. The trade in corn was again fairly active at a little lower range of prices. Fear of larger movement of corn from the country, In view of the present small demand for corn has been a factor for several days in the mar ket. There is still no export Interest In corn, the only demand being tor domestic distribu tion. Provisions—There was a moderately active trade In hog products with prices lower on the good movement of live hogs, although live hog prices were slightly higher at the stock yards. The movement Is fairly good and quality Improved over the fall condition and demand for product is not very energetic. Prime on the Grain Crop. From The Dally Stockholder. The winter wheat crop is today very largely covered with snow. Up to this date the month of February has not proved to be a very trying month upon the crop. We generally have in February more or less mild weather ' accompanied by freezing and thawing. The present snowfall, however, is not of very great depth, measuring only from three to five Inches. South of the Ohio river and in some portions of Kansas snow ir all gone. Up to this date we have not had the usual number of damage reports. We have now before us .for the next six weeks all kinds and sorts of weather and these surroundings will test very severely the actual condition of the growing crop. We must not forget that the winter wheat for 1902 was sown late, got a very poor start and went into winter quarters in only fair condition. It has been exposed nearly all the time since the first of December, IMI, until very recently. Conditions are practically normal, nothing to fret about or worry and verv little to exult over. Its final outcome de pends more than usual on plenty of moisture and a mild spring. The point at the present time which. Is at tracting so much attention both in the grain world and the railroad world. Is the very small receipts of grain of all kinds. We have had nothing this winter, in fact on the contrary we have had everything to majee good receipts. With the" exception of corn there is go manner of doubt or controversy but that the stuff is either in the country or has found its way into consumption in much larger quantities than has been given credit for. How long this state of things will continue is past finding out. The only plaus able explanation today Is that farmers are In suclv fine financial condition that they have made up their minds %s to what they think their stuff Is worth. Irrespective of outside In fluences or situations. .It will baa little less than six weeks before farmers will all be at their spring work, ana If receipts are now small, what will they“be then, and continue to be for the next ninety days ensuing? B. T. K. PRIME. Naval Store*. SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 19.—Tarpentlne firm, 42; sales, 163. Rosin firm; W W, 83.85; W G, 88.«<»; N, $3.25; M. 82.75; K, 82 35; I. 81.75; H, 1L52%; G, 81.47%; F. 8140; E. $1.35; D, C. B. A, $1.30; sales, 4,509. Receipts spirits 274; rosin, 2,049. New York Produce Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Butter—Receipts, 7,433 packages; flrm; state dairy’, 20®28c; state creamery, 22®30c; June creamery, 17@25c; reno vated, 15%©23%c; factory. 15©21c. Cheese—Receipts 8,588 bags; firm; state full creams, small and early made fancy colored, 12c; do white, 12c; large Sarly made colored, 10%©llc; do white, 10%®Uc. Eggs—Receipts 2,077; quiet and easier; west ern at market, 35c; southern at market. 36%c. Sugar—Raw firm; ‘fair refilling, 3%c; centri fugal 96 test, 3%c; molasses sugar, 2%c. Re fined firm; crushed, 85.30; powdered, (4-90; granulated. 84.90. Coffee—Dull; No. 7 Rio, 5%c. Molasses—Firm; New Orleans, 84®41c. St. Loui* Quotation*. ST. LQUIS, Feb. 19.—Wheat—Steady; No. 2. red, cash, elevator, 84%c; track, 85®85%c; May, 83%®S4c: July, 78%c; No, 2, hard, 7«@Boc. Corn—Easier: No. 3, cash, 60%c; track, 61% @62c; MaK 61%c; July, 62%®62%c. Oats—Easier; No. 2, cash, 45c; track, 45%® 46c; May, 44%c; July, 36%c; No. 2, white, 47%®48c. Rye—Steady, 62c. ■» Pork—Lower; jobbing, $15.15, old; $15.20, new. Lard—Lower, 89.15. Lead—Steady, 84. |6. Spelter—Lower, 83.92%. Poultry—Steady; chlckenb, 8c: turkeys, 10% @ll%c; ducks, 10c; geese. s@&%c. Butter—Firm; creamery, 23®30%c; dairy, 19©24c. Eggs—Lower, 31c. Wool Quotation*. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 19.—W00l firm; territory and western medium, 16@18c;'fine, 15@17c; coarse, 12916 c. Kansas City Quotation*. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 19 —Wheat—May, 85%c; July, 74%c; cash, No. 2. hard, 75®75%c; No. 2, red. 85%c; No. 2. spring, 74c. Corn—May. 61%c; September, 59%c; ca*h, No. 2, mixed. 60%@>61c; No. 2. white, 65®860. Oats—No. 2. white, 46%®47e. Live Stock Market. CHICAGO. Feb. 19.—Cattle—Receipts 18,000, Including 500 Texans; active, strong; good to prime steers. 86.50®7.t>5; poor to medium, 84.00® 6.70; stockers and feeders, 82.25@4.75; cows. 81.25Q5.45; heifers. 82.50@>5.50; canners, 81-25® 2.25; bulls, |2.50@4.90; calves, 82.50@7.25; Texas fed steers, 84.25®5.75. Hogs—Receipts today. 40,000; tomorrow. 68,000; left over, 4,951; strong; mixed and butchers, 85. 50@6.25: good to choice heavy, 86.20@6.37%; rough heavy. 85.85©6.15; light, 85.50®5.85, bulk of sales, 85 90®6.20. Sheep—Receipts 20,000; steady; lambs steady to 10c lower; good to choice wethers. 84.75@5.25; fair to cholqe mixed. 83.85@4.60; western sheep, 84.50®6.00; native lambs, $3.75®6.50; western lambs. $5.25@6.40. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19.—Cattle—Receipts, 2,500, including 1,700 Texans; steady; beef steers. 85.50@6.30; stockers and feeders. 82.60® 4.70; cows and heifers, 32.00®5.50; Texas steers, high er, 83.20@5.25; cows and heifers, 82.50@3.95. Hogs—Receipts. 6.600; market steady; pigs and lights. 85.70©5.90: packers, |5.8j®5.90; butchers. s6.lo®*. 85. Sheep—Receipts, 1,000; market steady; na tives, 84-50©5.50; lambs, 85.50®6.75. Sugar and Coffee Quotation*. NEW YORK. Feb. 19.—Standard granulated, 14 80. Coffee—Jobbing. 6%c; Invoice, 5%c. NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 19.—Standard granu lated. $4 70; nne grarfulated, same as standard ATLANTA, Feb. 19.—Standard granulated, 85.00. Roasted coffee—Arbuckle, 100-lb. casts, 810.80; Lion, IW-lb. ca**s. 810.80. ATLANTA MARKETS. Cotton. ATLANTA, Feb. 19.—Middling cotton quiet •t 8 5-16 c. Meat, Lard and Ham*. Reg. R., 9%c; half ribs. 9%c; rib 8.. 9%®10c; fat 8.. 9c; lard, best, ll%c; 2d, 10%q; break* , fast bacon. 13® 15c; hams, 12®14c. according t* ‘ brand and average’ Cal. »1.. B®9c. Cotton Seed Products. | Cotton seed oil steady. 33%®34c per gallon; cotton seed, 817 per ton ff. o. b. station: cotton seed meul. $24 per ton; cotton seed hulls, bulk. $6.00 per ton? bale hull*. 87.50 ner ton. Country Produce. Butter—Georgia Jer**' ?B®2oc; Tennessee Jersey, 13@20c; Tennessee choice. 12%®14c; sweet potatoes, yams, BO®9oc per bushel; white, 60®70c per bushel; Irish potatoes, 8110® 1.15 per bushel; onions, barrels, $4 50®5.00. 8175 ©1.90 per bushel: honey, new *rop strained 7@Bc per pound; comb, bright 9®loc per pound; white peas, 81.75©2.(W per bushel; stock peas, $1.10®1.30 per bushel; eggs, fresh, 22@23c; cold storage. 15 to 16c. Nutfl. Mixed nuts. 12%c; Brazil nuts. 16®17c; Eng lish walnuts, Nc. 1, 12%c: No. 2, 9%®16c; North Carolina peanuts, 4%c; hand-picked Vir ginia. 4%c; extra fancy 13®14c; pecans. U®l2%c- Seed Potatoes. Aroostook Co., Maine, seed potatoes, 11-pk. sacks. Bliss Triumph, 83.50; Goodrich, $3.30, Rose. 83.30; Peerless. 83.30. Poultry and Game. Hens. 32®33c each; fries, large, 22®24c; me -dium, 17%©20c; small. 15c; coeks, 15017%c; guineas. 15c; geese, full feathered, 50c; ducks, puddle. 22%c; Pekin ducks, 27%®30c; turkey* live, 12@13c per pound; quqil. 12%c each; wild ducks, 25®S5c each; wild turkeys, 12%c pH pound: dressed rabbits, 12@12%c each; dressed turkeys. 15®16c; dressed fries, 16c; dressed hens, 12%%Hc; dressed ducks, 12%®15c; live opossums, 2 S3sc each; dressed opossums, 10© 11c per pound. Bagging and Ties. 2%-lb., per yard, 7%c 2-lb.. per yard. 7c; 1%- lb.. per yard, 6%c.- Ties. 45-lb„ steel arrow, per bundle, sl.lO. Vegetables. Cabbage, New York. l%@2c per pound. Florida. 2%®3c per pound; tomatoes. 82-00; egg plants, 81-2501.50 per dozen; celery. Kalamazoo, 50©60c per dozen; lettuce, |1.50®2.00 per drum; green beans, $4.0004.50. Fish ana «-,y»ters. Pompano, 15c;. Spanish mackerel, 10c; trout, salt water, 7c; trout, fresh water, 7%c; blue fish, 6c; snapper, 7%c; bream, sc: mixed fish. 4c; Grouper, 4®sc; mullet, $6.50©7.00 per bar rel; market g’un*d. • • Oysters—Extra select, 81-15 per gallon; selects. 81.00 per gallon; stews, 75@80c per gallon. Fruit. Florida oranges. 83.0003.50 per box; grape fruit $4 0006.00 per box: lemons, choice, de mand good, $3.50 per box; fancy apples, 85.0* 55.60 P«r barrel: pineapples, 8250; tnanas, straight pe» bunch. 81-2501.50; eulls, 75c @ 81-00 per bunch; prunes, s@6c per pound; currants. 8® 10c per pound; pie peaches, 3 lb. 82.50 per crate: table 2 lb.. 82-50 ; 3 leb.. 83.50; raisins, 81 50® 1.60 per box; cranberries, $8.0009.00 per barrel Flour ana Grain. Pure winter wheat flour—Fancy Diamond patent. 85.25; first patent, >»4.85 l , straight, 84.35; extra fancy. 54-05; fancy. 83.85; choice family, 83 25; family, 83 25; spring wneat flour, first patent, 85-00; bran, large sacks, 81-25; small sacks, 81.25; corn meal, plain. 83c; bolted, 75c- grits, 83.01; bags, Hudnuts, 82-00. Com mixed, 85c; white, 87c; Texas rust proof oats. 75c- white oats, 62c; No. 2 mixed, 59c; hay. timothy. No. 1. large bales. 81.10: small bales. 8100; No. 2,90 c; Georgia tye. 81-10; Tennessee rye. 81.00; barter- 61 00; victor feed. $1.60 per 100 pounds. , . . Groceries. Coffee— Fancy, 10%c; low grades, 7®loc; Ar buckle roasted. $10.80; Lion. SIO.BO. Sugar—Cut loaf, 7%c; cubes, 6%c; powaered. «%c; granu ls»«d New York, $5.05; New Orleans. $5.00; extra C, 4%c; refined yelloW, sc; New Orleans clarified. 4%®scW Candy-Assorted stick, pet box. 5%c; per barrel. 5%c. Matches—2ooe, 8110©2.00; 6s, 45@55c, owing to brand. Soda— Box. $3.45; keg, 2®2%c. Rice—Fancy head. sc; head, 7c. Starch—Pearl, 3%c; lump, sc. Cheese—Fancy full cream, 12%®13c; full cream, 12%c. . t ~ „ Powder—Rifle, $4 p*r keg; drop shot. $1.60 Snuff. , Railroad mills. 1-lb. Jars, 47%c; 1 oz. Macca boy $5.70 gross; one ounce bottle, $6.00 per gross; 1 2-3 ounce Maccaboy, $9.50 gross; lo*. Sweet Scotch, $5.40 gross; 1 2-3 o*. Sweet Scotch. $9.25 gross; Lori Hard’s 1-lb. Jar*. 47%c; extra fresh Scotch, per case 1 gross. 1 2-3 oz., 88.00; extra fresh Scotch, per case 8 dozen, 1 os $6.00; Ralph’s Scotch, per case, * dozen, 1 o«7 $2.90; Rolph’s Scotch, per case, 6 dozen, 1 2-8 oz., $5.10; Bruton’s Scotch, per case, «dozen, 1 oz., $2.75: Bruton's Scotch, per case. < dozen, 1 2-3 oz., $4.80. Crackers. Standard soda, 7c; milk, 7%c: XXX cream. 7%c; lemon cream. 9c; cornhills. 8c; assorted penny cakes, 8c; assorted Jumbles, 10c; lunch milk, 7%c; XXX soda, B%c; XXX ginger •naps, B%c; pearl-oyster 7c; excelsior. 7%c. Feathers. • Geese feathers, new,- white, 55®60c per lb.: old geese feathers, 15025 c; duck and geese mixed, 30040 c; duck feathers, pure whits, 350 40c lb.: duck. colo*«d. 25c lb.: chicken. 10c- Hides, Skins and Old Metals. Hide*—Greer salted hides. No. .1, 40 lb*., and up, 8c; No. 2, 40 lbs. and up. 7c: No. L un der 10 lbs., 7c; No. 2. under 40 lbs., 8c; No. 1 and No. 2, dry flint hides, all weights, 18c: No. 1 and No. 2 dry salt hides, all weights, tic; green and salted shearlings, 25c each: green salted lambs, 35®46c each; green salted sheep, 46075 c each; green salted goat*. 250 each: green salted horse hides, $2.00 each: green salted mule hides, $2.00 each; colts and pncles, SI.OO each. Tallow—ln cakes, sc; in barrels and tubs, 4c. Beeswax, 25c. - Old Metal—Heavy red brass, 11c; heavy yel low brass; 8c; light brass, 6c: copper, 13c; light copper. IBs; bottorss, 10c; zinc, 2%c. Scrap Iron—Mixed scrap. $9; stove* andoota, $8 per gross tor..' . Woodenwar*. Twc-hoop pine galls, per dozen, $1.40; t-hoon pine palls, ner doren, $1.55; 8-hoen brass bound palls, whwfte eeda.-, $2.75; 3-hoop brass bound pails, red cedar. $6.00; shoe brushes, 85c to $4; brooms, from $2.25 to $3.00; clothes pins, per box of 5 gross; 75c; washboards, from 85c to 83.00; pine tub.s 8 in nest, r>er nest. $2.40; gal vanized tubs, 4 tn neet, per nest, $2.40; bread trays, from $2.00 to $4.50 per doze*; wood-rim sieves, tier dozen, 90c: axe handle*; 60c to $1.25 per dozen; No. 1 chimneys, per case of 8 dozen, $2.00; No. 2 lamp chimneys, per case of 8 dozen, $3.00; No. 1 pearl top chimneys, per case of 8 dozen, $4.20; No. 2 pearl top chimneys, per ease of 6 dozen, $5.40. TENNESSEE CENTRAL BUYS NASHVILLE & KNOXVILLE R. R. Link of 110 Mile* Essential to the Tennessee Central System is Purchased. ______ / NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 20.—The sale of the Nashville and Knoxville railroad to the Tennessee Central has been con summated, according to a telegram just received from President Shepley, of the Union Trust company, of St. Louis. The message says that a payment of $600,000 was made yesterday, and that all the Nashville and Knoxville securities have passed into the hands of Tennessee Central trustees. The Nashviile and Knoxville runs from Monterey to Lebanon, a distance of 110 miles, and is the essential link in the pro posed Tennessee Central system. ice block’fallsand’ INJURES CLAWSON MORGAN • Clawson Morgan, while directing the loading of an ice car on the tracks of the Western and Atlantic railroad Tues day afternoon, was painfully injured by one of the great blocks falling on him. For a short time he was unconscious, •physicians found that he had a rib bro ken and a dislocated shoulder. He was removed to his home on Bailey street and his speedy recovery is expected. NEGROES ARE ARRESTED FOR STEALING MEAT Policemen Camp and Cooper have three negroes at police station, all charged with larceny from >.ae house. /Two of them were arrested Tuesday nigljt and the third this morning. John Robinson and Lon Jackson are charged with stealing meat from the store of Herrin & Little, while Jim McAfee is said to have stolen from the Enterprise Sausage Company. They will all be carried before the recorder to be bound over to the state court. ENGINEEfTcdNLEYJMPROVING FROM RECENT OPERATION Guy H. Conley, an engineer on the Southern railroad, is at St. Joseph’s in firmary recovering from an operation for appendicitis, which was-- perfopned last Saturday. This is the 1 second time he has had to undergo such an operation. and it is thought that this second attack is due to the shock he received in leaping from an engine January 12, just in time to escape being killed in a headend colli sion near Oostanaula. • JUDGES GO ON OUTING IN LAND OF FLOWERS Judge Hamilton McWhorter. Judge Wil liam T. Newman and their families left Atlanta last night for a week or ten days’ fishing on the west coast of Florida. Homosassa. Tampa and other points will be visited. The party will travel in Judge McWhorter's private car. Child Badly Burned. Lillie Carter, a negro child, caught fire yesterday while .playing near the grate and was bpdly burned about the fdee, neck, arms and shoulders. The ambu lance was called and she was removed to the Grady hospital. Her injuries are se rous and she may die. WOMAN IS FATALLY BURNED NEAR ROME ROME, Ga., Feb. 17.—Estelle who was fatally burned Saturday afternoon six miles from Rome, was an inmate of 'the county alms house. The woman’s death is expected at any time. J. C. Lawe rente and the woman were on their way to Rome from Trion. They stopped in an old houMe and made a fire- Estelle Swan’s clothes caught fire and she was horribly burned. Lawerence claims the woman is his wife and that her clothing caught from the grate. The woman alleges she is not Lawerence’s wife and he set the house on fire. The couple lived together for some months at Lindale last year. Lawerence is in jail. His story is believed and it is thought he will be liberated shortly. -Both parties worked in cotton mills.* 808 KELLYTnOTED FENIAN, PENNILESS AND VERY ILL NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-“ Bob“ Kelly once a noted Fenian, and who is said to have served nine years for shooting James Talbot, an English government employe, in Dublin, has been admitted to Bellevue, where he applied for aid. Kelly, who is 65 years old, said he was without funds or friends/ Former Governor Not a Candidate. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 17.—Formei Governor Joseph F. Johnston enters * strong denial to the story, now being widely printed, that he is a candidate for another term as governor, and then fio control the legislature and succeed Senator Pettus. MwffirciTT PREi TO STORM SNOW, FAST FALLING, COVERS CITY TO A DEPTH OF SIX INCHES. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—The worst snow storm that has come to New York In three years began late last night, and the weather department at Washington pre dicted that it would continue during the next 28 or 36 hours. Traffic was generally tied up and busi ness men who started if or their respective offices were from one t* two hoprs late. The storm an hour after it started had all the marks of the blizzard of 15 years ago. It was accompanied by a howling gale out of the north, and, according to tho weather bureau reports, covered an area from along the New England coast to the Interior of New York state. The Brooklyn residents and the com muters suffered the worst. Dozens of line* operated by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company were completely tied up for hours. In New York the Bronx surface rail roads were delayed. In some parts of the city during the early hours cars almost .butting into each other, stretched for a mile or more and waited five or ten min utes before they could resume their creeping journeys. Philadelphia in Grasp of Blizzard. PHILADELPHIA, Feb< 17.—The heav iest snow storm of the season began here at midnight and still prevails at 9 o’clock this morning, with no indications of ceas ing. A high wind prevails and the snow has drifted badly, Interfering with trolley and steam railroad traffic. The storm grows worse each succeeding hour. Through trains on all branches of the Pennsylvania railroad and Philadel phia and Reading are one to three hours late, and suburban street car traffic is almost at a standstill. The wind has in creased and the storm has all the appear ances of a general blizzard. A four-mast ed schooner is'ashore 12 miles below the Delaware breakwater. The Indian river life savers have gone to her assistance. Connecticut Swept by Violent Storm. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 17.—The most severe snow storm of the season, approaching nearly all proportions of a blizzard, has been raging in Connecticut since early this morning. The weather observer reports it to be the edge of * disturbance w(iich was central out at sea. At 8 o’clock the wind was from the north, blowing 35 miles an hour. Railroad trains were delayed by the drifting snow and street cars were stalled In many in stances. ' / Dangerous Fire While Storm I* On. MANCHESTER. Conn., Feb. 17.—Dur ing the severe gale and snow storm this morning the cracker factory of Frank Goetzin, North Manchester, was destroyed by fire. A house connected with the fac tory and a large coal shed were also burned, the total loss being $75,000. New Jersey Coast in Grasp of Storm. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., f*b. 17.-This city has not experienced such a severe Storm as that which is n*w sweeping along the New Jersey coast for several hours. The telegraph and telephone ser vices are almost completely paralyzed and railroad traffic is seriously Interfered with. The storm broke over the city Shortly before midnight and the wind, which early last evening had been blowing kt about twenty miles an hour, increased to thirty-five miles at 8 o’clock this morn ing and at noon had reached a velocity of forty miles. Trains are from one to four hours .late. The life saving service patrol wires along the coast have been interrupted all morn ing and it is Impossible to learn if any vessels have been driven ashore between the Delaware breakwater and Barnegat. The storm seems to be increasing in fury and the city will be cut off from the outside world unless there Is a change for the better within the next few hours. SLEEPYTREASURER ROBBED BY WOMAN MACON, Feb. 18.—Ed Evans was the happiest negro in Georgia yesterday. He (s the treasurer for a Crawford county turial association and had come to Macon to deposit $l2O for his society. Before he reached the bank he reached a comfort able boarding house kept by negroes. When he sat before the fire and gazed into the burning coals, enjoying city life, he went to sleep. When he awoke his wad was gone. The negro woman who got it was captured in Atlanta. On her person sll4 of it was found. This was restored to the sleepy-headed treasurer, who promises tb learn a lesson from this experience in the world of finance. APRIL 15 IS NAMED AS GEORGIA DAY BY CANDLER Governor Candler issued a nroclamation Monday setting aside April 15th as Georgia day at the Charleston exposition. The governor received a letter from J. C. Hemphill, of Charleston, chief of the bureau of publicity, askitig him to name a day, and in accordance with the request selected April 15th. In the proclamation Governor Candler takes occasion to praise the exposition and urge as' many Georgians as possible to attend the Charleston show. Mrs. Sangster’s Advice to an Engaged Girl. x ’’l am engaged to be married. Ought I to tell my fiance, who does not suspect It, that I have been engaged before this, and that the engagement was broken by mutual consent?” Certainly, you should tell your fiance. Do not begin wedded life with a secret.—February Ladles’ Home Journal. VALET OF RICE TESTIFIES ON CLERK TO MURDERED MILLION- AIRE CONTINUES ON THE STAND IN THE PAT- RICK TRIAL. NEW YORK. Feb. 19.—Charles F. Jones continued his testimony in the trial of Al bert T. Patrick, accused of the murder of William M. Rice. Jones was Rice’s valet and clerk. In his testimony yesterday Jones referred to an affidavit which he said was shown him by Patrick, which purported to be signed by Rice. Assistant District Attorney Osborne called upon the defense to produce the affidavit. Mr. Moore, counsel for the defense, pro tested that the action of the prosecution was improper, and Recorder Goff sustain ed the defense. The assistant district at torney was urging a reversal of this de cision when the recorder adjourned court, and he resumed his argument today. At the close of Mr. Osborne’s plea the re corder ruled that tho prosecution might present secondary evidence of the exist ence of the affidavit. The examination of Jones was then re sumed. He was asked to tell what was the consents of the affidavit shown him by Patrick. He said it was a paper swear ing off Rice’s personal taxes in New York on the ground rtiat he was-a resident of Texas. Patrick asked what Jones received, and on learning that it. was S6O a month, replied that he, Jones, was worth twice that much. Then, said the witness, Patrick showed him a form of a will. Patrick said he would help Jones to read law and would help make a smflrt man of him. The witness said he did npt believe this. The form of the will sub mitted by Patrick, said Jones, purported to leave all the property tof William M. Rice to Albert T. Patrick. “I asked Patrick what he was going to do with it,” Jones said. “He told me if I' would typewrite it he would see about the signing of the witnesses, i said T would, help him. I wrote it for him. The defend- 1 ant took it away. He said it would not do and he would have it rewritten at hla office. Patrick asked if Mr. Rice had made any other will, and I told him yes. I said I had seen it and knew where it was kept. I got it for him—the will of 1896. He said he did not think it right for Mr. Rice to leave so little of his property for his rela tives and so much to charity. I agreed > with him. Patrick told me we ought to get the same witnesses to the new will that had signed the will of 1896—Palmer and Wetherbee. of Swanson's bank. “He said all the heirs under the 1896' will would get more under the new will. I told Patrick he was taking too ffiuch for himself and that he would never get such a will probated. Patrick said: ’Nonseijee. all the relatives get more than in the 1896 will and they will all employ lawyers to get my will probated.’ ” Replying to questions by Mr. Osborne, the witness said the will of 1900 was sub mitted to him in a dozen different forms before It finally took its present propor-; tions. He and Patrick talked over -differ ent Items In it and sometimes they would change them. “Mr. Patrick said he would give me anything I wanted,” the witness said, “to help this thing through. I objected to be ing a witness to the will end to having to swear to the signature but I agreed to help get the will probated. It was decided • that I should not be a beneficiary because the heirs might make a claim of undue liriluence. One of the forms of the will did make made me the beneficiary in stead of Patrick. He wanted to get the’ 1596 witnesses for the # will. Wetherbee, called on Mr. Rice to get some money to' take up a mortgage on Texas property. “He was not successful and J thought ft a good chance to get hold of him as a witness while he was suffering from hla disappointment. I called upon Pat- 1 rick on the telephone and told him abouj it. Patrick suggested that I call on Mr. William Wetherbee and sound'him. I called on Wetherbee and told him that Mr Rice woke up ’dopy’ at times grid that on such occasions I could get him to sign anything. I said if he would get a will made naming himself as executor I could get it signed.” “What did Wetherbae say,” asked Dis trict Attorney Osborne. “He aaid it would be like cutting off his own head. He said that he would like to be the executor of a big estate liksf Mr. Rice’s, but that he would not go into such a scheme as/that. “Did you Patrick about that in terview?” _ “Yes, and he told me not to bother with Wether bee any more. He saiu he could get one witness and I would have to ba the other. I objected that I could not be a witness and a beneficiary, but he said that difficulty could be gotten over. A few days later, some time in January, 1 1900, He told me David L. Short and Mor ris Meyer would serve as witnesses.” isalisbUrylends home TO POOR IRISH PEOPLE kfw YORK Feb. 17.—The Irish Industrie* * S «£uti™U extremely fortunate In having obtained Lord Salisbury’s of his private residence in Arlington street tor It- St Patricks day sale, says a London spe cial to the Tribune. The prime rnlnister has made a personal sacrifice td-the extent of giv ing up his entire house for the benefit of poor Irish peasants on March 17, TWO ARE ARRESTED FOR ROBBING MAILS CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. Is.—Tha division office of postoffice inspectors here has been adVised of the arrest of William Griffin and Lizzie Alqscander, at Augusta. Ga., charged with robbing the mails of valuable letters. ■ - Mr*. W. E. Martin, Jr., Die* in Macon. MACON. Ga.. Feb. 19.—Mrs. W. E. Mar tin. Jr., nee Emily Camefe, die 4 suddenly this morning from acute indigestion. Her husband was at Fort Gaines hunting and had no" knowledge of her illness. Mrs. Martin was a niece of Captain W. W. Carnes, of Memphis, and was one. of Ma con’s most lovable women. She- had many friends throughout the state. Bars and Stripe* to Be Soldier*’ Flag. HANOVER. Prussia. Feb. 17.—A court martial today condemned Herr Falken hagen, aii officer of the army reserve, to six years imprisonment tn a fortress for killing Landrath Von Bennigsen in a duel, January 16th, in the emperojjs hunting park at Springs, as the resulfof a quar rel growing out of the conduct of th* wife o?Herr Von Bennigsen. WHHW I i ! TiT I 1 l-M W** * GIANT FROM GEORGIA ♦ © GUEST OF PARLIAMENT. ♦ ♦ ♦ © LONDON, Feb. 17.—A sensation ♦ was caused in parliament today by + >|> the appearance of an American vis- 4* © itor from Georgia named J. F. ♦ + Skinner, who stands 7 feet 7 Inches ♦, + high. +■ © Sir Howard Vincent, M. P.. es- ♦ © corted the giant through both + 4> houses. ♦ 7
