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BRADSTREET’S
Weekly Review of Trade Reports
a Better Demand for Staples.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS BUSY.
Low Temperature Has Retarded th;
Growih of Cotton and Corn In Texas,
and in Kentucky the Leaf Tobacco Crop
Will Be Short.
Bradstreet's Review for the past
week says:
Favorable business features include
the continued decline of water in Hood¬
ed districts of the Mississippi river val¬
ley in a portion of which planting
has begun, better demand for staples
at Baltimore. St. Louis, Omaha, Mil¬
waukee, St. Paul and Sioux Fa’ls, larg¬
er sales of iron ore to western furnaces
and a revival of activity amoDg coun¬
try merchants in some central western
States. Favorable trade features In¬
clude the further decline of prices for
Bessemer pig iron and steel b’Uets,
with production of pig iron in excess
of consumption and the prospects fa¬
vorable for blowing out a number of
stacks. Cool weather west has check¬
ed the retail trade and complaints are
received from wholesale dealers in
shoes, clothing and dry goods. Low
temperature has retarded the growth
of cotton and corn in Texas and in
Kentucky the leaf tobacco crop will
be short The lake trade outlook is not
satisfactory, the movement of build¬
ing materials is slow, mercantile col¬
lections show no improvement and the
spring trade in general continues dis¬
appointing.
Exports of wheat from both coasts
of tlie United States and Canada this
week (flour included) amount to 1,-
790,322 bushels as compared with 1,-
555,000 bushels last week, 1,882.000
bushels in the week a year ago, 2,805,
000 bushels two years ago, 2,815,000
bushels three years ago, and as com
trasted with 2,712,000 bushels in the
like week of 1893.
Exports of Indian corn amount to
3,127,781 bushels in this week, com¬
pared with 3,657,000 bushels last week,
1,811,000 bushels in the week a year
ago, 933,000 bushels two years ago,
730,000 bushels three years ago and as
contrasted with 1,046,000 bushels in
the like week of 1893.
The total number of business fail¬
ures throughout the United States this
apt vaj-v materially^ from
what may be regarded as the average
In recent years for a corresponding
period, amounting to 228 against 244
last week, 267 in the week one year
ago, 224 in the week in 1895 and 198
in 1894 and 219 in 1893.
There are 39 business failures re¬
ported from the Dominion of Canada
this week, compared witui 31 last week,
38 in the week one year ago, 27 two
years ago aud 30 in the like week of
1894.
NEW INDUSTRIES.
flic Progress in the South During the
Past Week.
Among the most important new in¬
dustries for the past week the Chatta¬
nooga Tradesman reports the follow¬
ing: The Peninsula Brick Company,
capital 50,000, Wheeling, W. Va.; the
Columbia Compress and Warehouse
Company, capital 100,000, Shreveport,
I>a.; electric light plants at Owensville,
Ky„ and Palestine, Tex.; a large roller
flouring mill at Coddle, N. C.; a $25,000
eottom seed oil mill and fertilizer fac¬
tory at GrilJin, Ga., and the Wortham
Cotton Oil Mill Company, capital $25,
000, at Wortham, Tex. A sugar mill
will be built near Plaquemine, La.; a
$200,000 cotton mill at Port Arthur,
Tex.; the Acme Box Company, capital
$50,000 has been chartered at Wheel¬
ing, IV. Va., and other woodworking
plants will be established at W,nn
Springs, Ala., and Elizabeth aDd Sun
ford, N. C.
HUNT FOR AN ISLAND.
Wli! Be Claimed for Uncle Sam it These
Voyagers are Successful.
The schooner Louisa D. cleared at
the custom house in San Francisco the
other day for a cruise to New Baldayo
Island. Her trip promises to be a long
and romantic one and before she comes
back her crow expects that the Ameri
can flag will be floating over a little
coral reef close to tlxe equator that no
aian or nation has claimed. New Bal¬
<hiyo is the name given to the island,
but so far the most accurate location
that can be given for it is that it is iu
the North Pacific ocean. The island ,s
said to be covered with an enormous
deiKisit of guano and for nearly fifty
years numerous vessels have started
out in search of it, blit they have al
ways retumed without being able to
give its location.
MACEO’S betrayer
To Be Loaded With Chains and Confined
in a Dungeon.
The unenviable and dangerous pre¬
dicament in which Dr. Zertucha, the
betrayer of the Cuban General Maceo,
found himself a few weeks ago was re¬
lated in the Mail and Express at the
time. It was then told how Zertucha
stood between two fires, He was
obliged to keep himself concealed lest
the Cubans should kill him for his
perfidy, and lie was in constant fear
that the Spaniards, who despised him
after using him, would have him se¬
cretly assassinated, or else transport¬
ed to Africa as a life prisoner.
Cable dispatches now announce that
Zertucha has been arrested and con¬
veyed to Havana under a close guard,
and placed in the military prison in the
Cabanas fortress, whence he is to l>e
sent to the Spanish penal settlement on
Chafarinas Island, off the coast of Af¬
rica.
EXPECT PROSPERITY.
In View of It Texas Railroads Will Spend
Millions.
A telegram from Austin. Tex., says:
According to the testimony adduced
before the Railroad Commissioner in
the investigation which has just clos¬
ed. the railroads of Texas expect in the
very near future to make improve¬
ments, the aggregate cost of which,
taking their own statements and fig¬
ures, will be about $4,(MX),000. If these
statements are true and there is no
reason to doubt them, .he roads evi¬
dently anticipate an early era of pros¬
perity In this State, and propose to
help good times along by expending
large sums of money, which will be
scattered among the people.
A MURDERER’S CONFESSION.
Committed Murders at Jacksonville, Fla.,
Savannah, Ga., and Indianapolis.
A special to the Indianapolis News
from Michigan City, Ind., says: Ilenry
Jones, colored, a convict of the Indiana
State prison, was hanged in the prison
shortly after midnight for tne murder
of a fellow prisoner named Thomas,
who testified against him in his trial
which resulted in his last sentence to
prison. Jones confessed to hav’ng com¬
mitted murders at Jacksonville, Fla.,
Savannah, Ga., Indianapolis and the
one for which he was hanged. He
was a desperate character, having
made throe attempts during bis impris¬
onment to kill guards and convicts.
TURKEY’S TERMS.
Accortfmg ‘ai Tilts 'keyc?. Qwv 8uitan
Wants the Earth.
It is reported iu Vienna that Turkey’s
terms of peace with Greece include
payment of an indemnity of 300,000
pounds ($15,000,000), a rearrangement
of the Greek frontier, the annulling of
the treaties favoring the Greeks, the
cession of the Greek fleet to Turkey
aud a settlement of the Cretan ques¬
tions.
A Large Attendance.
The attendance at the Tennessee
Centennial Exposition Saturday up to
2 p. m. was larger than on any since
the opening. This being public school
day, several thousand children were
present, and for their entertainment
there was a programme of music and
addresses by W. L. Harris, L. L. D.,
United States Commissioner of Educa¬
tion; Prof. Oscar L. Troggs, of the
Chicago University, and F. Hopkinson
Smith, of New York.
In addition there were day fire works
and the lttle ones were highly pleased.
Robert H. Martin, formerly Treasur¬
er of the Columbian University, of
Washington, was arrested last Friday
and taken to tho police court on charg¬
es of embezzling funds of the institu¬
tion. Tne complaint was mane ny
President Whitman, of the University,
and Trustees Woodward and Green.
The defalcation is placed at $20,850.
Martin was released on $5,000 security.
The Exchange Bank, of Atkinson,
Neb., State Treasurer Bartley’s bank,
has been taken in charge by State
Bank Examiner Coad. The bank’s last
statement shows assets and liabilities
amounting to $117,400 and $110,900 re¬
spectively. Deposits of $58,100 were in
the name of .T. S. Bartley, which
amount, however, was not set forth in
the statement.
Gladstone at 87 is only one of a
series of grand old men abroad. Pope
Leo XIII. is 8G; Verdi, 82 ; Bismarck,
82 ; Crispi and Buskin, 77; Herbert
Spencer, 76; Prince Hohenlohe, 75;
Max Mnller and Li Hnng Chang, 73;
the Marauis of Dnfferin. 70.
It is proposed in Finland to abolish
the press censorship, on the ground
that it is needless, and often fosters
hypocrisy and deception.
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Down in Georgia, over fifty years ago, a marvelous medicine was discovered. It was wliat
is now known as P. P. P., ( Lippman's Great Remedy), and its fame and reputation has lx-en
growing with the years. shoulders, , ,, hack and , joints, . . ,
For Rheumatism, Blood Poisoning, Pain in the side, wvmts, equalled.
Dyspepsia Malaria, Scrofula, and all Iilood and Skin Diseases, it has never Been
Pain is subjugated, Health Renewed, Appetite restored and sleepless nights banished by
its wonderful influence. should ... always take .
p p_ p is a wonderful tonic and strengthened \\c«k women
p p_ p. it builds them up. It has the universal commendation of medical men throughout the
the country, because we publish the formula on every bottle, and one trial will convince
most skeptical .Hat it is a genuine health restorer.
! r<c_ad The Truth And Be Convinced.
A Wonderful Cure.
I was a marivt to muscular rheumatism for thirty
years; tried nil medicines and doctors with no per¬
manent relief I ^as advised to take P. P. P., and
beiore I had finished two bottles my pain subsided
so I was able t> work. I feel better than I have for
years, aud am confident of a complete Ncwuauville, recovery. Fla.
J. S. DUPRISS,
Testimony from the Mayor.
I sufTcred with Rheumatism for fifteen years, tried
a’.l the so-call d specifics, bottle of but P. P- to P., no aud purpose. I ftel like My
grandson got tnc a a
mcw man. WILDER, of Albany.
W. II. Mayor
From Two Well-known Physicians.
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•we prescribe a greatmauy cases an ex-
The d>ove letters are taken from ma»iy received by us. P. P. P. , {Lippman's
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P. P. P. begins its work by purifying the blood, which is the source of all life,
and does tuft cease until a perfect ntire cure is effected..
The mortifying eruptions that . gurc the complexion, the tired feeling appetite, that pre¬
vents thorough accomplishments of l..c daily tasks, sleepless nights, loss of
irritability of disposition, all mean a derangement of the system consequent from
impure blood, which can and will be cured by P. P. P.
p_ "the p_ p_ ( Lippman’s Great Remedy ), is conceded by physicians and the people
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LIPPMAN BROS sou Lippman Block, SAVANNAH, GA.
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THE ENGLISH ARE MAD
Because the Senate ^Rejected the Arbi*
tration Treaty.
The London afternoon papers are bit.
ter at the refection of the arbitration
treaty by the United States Senate.
The St. James Gtizette publishes a
long article headed ‘ Free Trade and
Brotherly Love,” In which It says:
“Great Britain has removed every
hamiiering tariff and thousands of
square miles of American territory,
scores of her cities and millions of her
citizens thrive by virtue of tho Bn
gllsb market aione. Yet the Senate
committee has just >iled up the most
vexatious, harassing and Impenetrable
wall of tariffs any nation ever formed
against another, while the Senate It¬
self has decided against a permanent
machinery for the peaceable settle¬
ment of the disputes. The much-abus¬
ed diplomats were ndvised that the
treaty would be accented, but the poli¬
ticians preferred to listen to the coun¬
sels of an ex-convict ind sworn enemy
of Kngland, wlio, having taken tho
oath of allegiance to .he Queen, spends
his vacation in Washington advising
the Senators to hope and work patient¬
ly for an opportunity to twist the Brit¬
ish lion’s tail. We rejoice at the new
Canadian preferential tariff for many
reasons, not the least of which is that
it restores to us a w< ipou with which
to fight our rivals in (lie future. Free
imiwrts at any prici deprived us of
that weapon.”
REQUIEM IASS
At Notre Dame for the Diiad ot the Recznt
Paris Bazaar Horror.
A requiem mass for iae repose of
the souls of the victims of the recent
fire at the charity 1-lzaar was eele
brated at noon Sat unlay in the cathe¬
dral of Notre Dame. The interior of
the building was heavily draped with
black, relieved by silver embroideries
and the main door wav draptsl with a
huge pall singled with sflver, edged
with ermine and raised on cither side
by silver loops. Above the door were
escutcheons with the Initials “R. F."
ccllcnt thinfr* We handle about one dozen bottles,*
week. riedmont, S. C.
Drs. J. M. > T. RICHARDSON,
riot Springs Surpassed.
A bottle of P. P. P.. has done me more good Ark. than
three months’ treatment nt the Hot Springs,
J AMISS M. NISWTON, Aberdeen, Drown Co., O.
Pimpie^, Sores and Eruptions Cured.
I take great pleasure in testifying to the efficient
qualities of tlie popular medicine for skin diseases
known as p. P. P. disagreeable I suffered for eruption several years yvith face,
on unsightly and on my
A fter taking three bottles iu accordance wi ith direC'
tious, 1 am eutirely cured.
Capt. J. D. JOHNSTON,
Savannah, Ga. of Johnston & Co.
BURYING THE VICTIHS.
Twenty Funerals In Paris Last Friday.—
Deepest Sympathy Displayed.
Twenty victims of the Raris (Ire at
the charity bazaar on the Rue Jean
Goujon were burled Friday, The
churches where the funeral ceremonies
took place and the routes traversed by
the corteges were thronged with peo¬
ple. The crowds displayed the deei>
est sympathy for the relatives of the
Victims.
With the exception of Socialist news¬
papers, the whole press associates It¬
self with the profound sorrow which
has overtaken the upper classes of
French society.
The papers point out that the ques¬
tion of the responsibilty for the fearful
lire at the charity bazaar must be fix¬
ed. They reproach the prefecture of
police for not having taken proper pre¬
cautions.
The Government has ordered all the
subsidized theaters to be closed until
Saturday us a mark of respect for the
dead.
The report that the Countess Caste]
lane, formerly Miss Anna Gould, was
among the missing. Is pure Invention.
The Gastellaues were not even iu the
vicinity of the fire.
Only five bodies now remain uniden¬
tified.
The remains of the Duchesse d’Alen
con were placed iu a eotlln Thursday
afternoon in the presence of Fritter
Louis and Prince Ferdinand of Jin
varia, Huron Lambert and Colonel dr
Percival, who signed their names and
stalled the coffin. The Due de Ven
dome, son of the deceased Duchesse,
was also present.
Only One Yerr
A special from Washington, On..
says: Boh Gannon, a penitentiary
guard, was found guilty Saturday,in
Wilkes Superior Court of voluntary
manslaughter and sentenced to iine
year in the penitentiary or to pay a
fine of $oOO, for whipping a negro con¬
vict to death.
The convict, Frank McCrary, was
over *itt years of age, and the crime
was a most brutal one. Cannon was
defended by Hon. Thomas E. Watson.
WARRANTS SWORN OUT.
Result of Investigation of Dispensary Offi¬
cials' Conduct.
A telegram from Columbia, S. O.,
snys: L. J. Williams, member of the
State Board of Control, swore out war¬
rants against S. J. Scruggs, Chief Clerk
of the dispensary ami Col. John T.
this ton, excommissioner of tlm dispen¬
sary. This is the result of liiveetlga
tiona by the Attorney-General, the tes¬
timony showing that Scruggs had tak¬
en from a trunk which was seized by
constables four boxes of cigars and
Several cans of peaches. Judge Sim
ontou declared the seizure Illegal, ami
when the owner demanded his trunk
anil contents they were gone. CaHton
got a few cigars, some oranges and a
pair of shoes out of the trunk, but
after the whole matter was vent'latod
he paid for them.
The warrants will be served to-mor¬
row morning.
Scruggs was dismissed as chief
derk to-nlglit.
REPORTED CONI IRMAT.ON
01 Rumored Negotiations for Settlement
of the Cuban Question.
A special from Havana says: Your
correspondent Is able upon high au¬
thority to confirm the recent Washing¬
ton reports as lo negotiations pend¬
ing there between Secretary of State
Sherman aud Dupuy de Dome, and Es¬
trada Raima, looking to a peaceful so¬
lution, by purchase or otherwise, of the
Cuban question.
The story s the topic of conversa¬
tion in all the clubs.
KIDiario de La Marina, the reform¬
ist organ bore, in a leader sounds an
ominous note of warning by intimating
Unit the so-called reforms that Premier
Panovas lias offend to the Island will
be little more than a farce should Cu¬
ba be left to pay the cost of the war.
Spain must pay It, El Diario declares,
otherwise, the paper adds, she cannot
hope to keep the colony and continue
to monopolize it s trade.
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