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JT TUSKEGEE
WASHINGTON
SPEAKS
NEGRO NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL
INSTITUTE CELEBRATED ITS
SARY YESTERDAY.
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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. ♦
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