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IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
KEWfI AND VIEWS OF THE DAY IT
TWO STATES.
Vrk of tho Creamery at Sparta.
Saflold for the I.eslalatnrr—Ours,
ft on of Smith’s Cltlsenshlp—Tlftoo
Wftßtr a Irw County—l'onnff Man
Drounod at Pensacola Freight
Train Wrroknd-Toung JaoUion
■rllle Man la Trouble—Other Florl
da N'evra.
Swalnsboro Wlregrasa Blade: This of
fice Is Infested with no less than 100,-
000.000.00C.000,000 flies, and double that num
ber of gnats, and there Is no dogs here,
either—that Is, very often—once in awhile
one stops in awhile.
Creamery at Sparta.
The creamery opened up at Sparta last
week. It received 600 pounds of milk the
flrat day. made thirty pounds of rich but
ter and sold It all right In Sparta, and
oauld have sold more If they had had it.
This shows what such enterprises can do
from tho start.
Will Be Ileappolnted.
It Is said that Capt. C. T. Furlow of
the treasury department, will be reap
pointed by the treasurer-elect, R. E.
Park of Macon. In fact, it seems that
there has been an understanding to that
effect. Mr. Furlow has been connected
for a long while with the treasury de
partment as assistant' treasurer, and is
regarded aa one of the most capable men
fn ohe mate for the position.
An Ex-!*opuf!flt.
Bulloch Herald: There Is talk of offer
ing Col. F. H, Saffold of Swalnsboro, the
Democratic nomination for the Legisla
ture. He recently washed hla hands of
the Populist party by declining their nom
ination for attorney general of the state,
and If fee was now nominated by the
Democrats It would do a great deal to
wards blotting out Populism in Emanuel
county.
Terr County Wanted.
Tlfton Gazette: Anew county, ten or
fifteen miles square, with Tlfton as the
•enter, would be one of the wealthiest
and most prosperous In the state, out
•Me those embracing the large cities. Its
citizen* could attend to their legal busi
ness without Inconvenience or loss of
time, and the people of other sections
pf the county would not have to pay a
•hare of the expenses of the litigation
pf this district.
Marietta Chautnuqea.
Everything la now In readiness for the
Marietta Chautauqua. The tent has a
seating capacity of 2,600 people, and it Is
hoped by the management to have it filled
oaoh day. Already the visitors are arriv
ing and many others are speaking In ad
vance for board. Wednesday, July 4, is
expected to be a big day. Gen. John B.
Gordon will deliver his lecture, "The Last
Days of the Confederacy,” and deliver
crosses of honor to Confederate veterans,
which will make this day of special Inter
est to all Confederate veterans.
Taming tlie Babies.
Washington Reporter: ‘'Burwell Green.”
“Lucy Simpson,” "Motto Smith,” "Sallie
Sanders,” "Ben Irvin,” "Julia Weems,”
•'Sam Brooks,” "Cornelia Pope," “George
Lyndon,” “Mary Cooper" and other well
known names have been given some, of
the Wilkes county babies In the past two
weeks. It happened in this way: One
of the census enumerators, as he went
his rounds, would come across infants
from a week to a month old, with no
name. Some name had to appear to his
Hat, so he named them as he came across
them, as above, according to the sex.
Thus It will be seen that a good name,
like kind words, can never die.
Question of Cltlsenslilp.
Vienna Progress: Prof. G. W. Smith Is
having a hard time proving his citlzen
ehip. He has been elected county school
commissioner of Houston, but he has been
teaching In Dooly, and made the mistake
of voting In the ITnadllla town election,
which gave his opponent a plea that Prof.
Smith was a citizen of Dooly and not of
Houston. Smith has evidence from Bibb
county that polltax has been charged
arainst him up there for every year since
he taught there in 1894. Dooly Is also
holding pooltax against him, but he
olatms that he was a citizen of Houston
all the while, and paid polltax there. He
was elected by the Houston school hoard
three to one, his opponent appealing the
case to the Slate School Commissioner.
Prof. Smith has moved back <o Hous
ton, and will become eligible within six
months, and will probably be elected anew
If he cannot oust his opponent before.
Dniunice From Heavy Rains.
Th heaviest rain that has been seen
•round Senoia In a long: time fell last
Monday afternoon. For an hour and
half the rain came down In blinding tor
rents In a very few- minutes after the
rain began the ditches at the sides of the
■treat* were overflow- in* like rivers.
Bnough rain had fallen there already to
retard the progress of farm work ami the
growth of crops, and rhe flood w-hich
came on Monday, has done positive dam
age not only to growing orops, but to
grain, which has been cut and left In
•hocks in the field. News has just reach
there from Rawls’ mill, a few miles south
of town, that, as a result of Monday’s
rain, the mill dam was broken and such
• deluge of water turned loose that the
bottom lands below were overflowed and
much damage done. Mr. Otto Hutchinson,
• successful farmer, whose oat field was
In the path of the overflow, had 500 shocks
of oats washed away. The c*Us were
grown on rich bottom land ond were very
heavy. Each of the 500 shocks w-ould
hove yielded a bushel. They were wash
ed completely away, and the lO6S is to
tal.
FLORIDA.
The southbound freight train on the
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
was derailed at Orange avenue, about a
mile south of Ocala, Wednesday morning,
•nd five freight cars roWed over the bank
or piled across the track, including Iho
tender. The engineer, by promptly open
ing his throttle, pulled away from the
tender and escaped.
Animonln Tnnk Exploded.
An ammonia tnnk exploded at the
factory at (Sanford Wednesday, letting
loose 200 gallons of ammonia. A. C.
Doudney, president of the Sanford Ice
Company, and Tracey Lewis, chief engin
eer. had a narrow- escape. All vegetation
whdeh the ammonia reached close, to the
factory was covered with frost. The dam
•** *re being repaired. As the factory
has two aeparate machines, the supply of
Ice was not Interfered with.
In Jail for .Harder.
Dave Powell, one of the seven negroes
who. on May 19, murdered W. B. Moore,
of Grovetown, Ga., at a turpentine camp
near Mollno, Fla., was taken before Judge
Boykin Jones of Pensacola Thursday, for
a preliminary hearing. He waivix! exam
ination and was remanded to Jail with
out bond, charged with murder. The re
taining six negroe* were examined aorne
time aince, and are confined in Jail on tho
charge of murder.
Should Be Clark.
Tampa Tribune; The new Executive
committee selected at the State Conven
tion should unanimously elect Hon. Frank
Clark of Duval Ita chairman. Mr. Clark
has developed, during the past few months,
( n *° ((*• f**l leader ot Democratic senti
ment in this state. He has always been
one of the hardest workers for Ihe succeee
of the party, and his long-continued and
earnest efforts are Jußt now winning the
HEBjihas ever been known In the Hj
IgSI hi story of modern reme- jl
MBasfier taking the first dose,
jpßjyou notice the return of
flHSjthe old vim, snap and PM
jjyjicoupled as lost forever, HP
Hi while a continual, judici (ft
Ijpp ous use causes an improve- JR
IJR merit both satisfactory and tm
I ’saves i
Bar-Hen ! not n patent medi- §8
PJI dne. but 1 prepared direct from 3KM
the formula of Kltner K. Barton Ajfm
M I) Clpv;land’ mokt erninen’
KBi •poolaliit. b Hla mer O. Ben
pjfl son. Fh. r>., B- S For nervous Jfi
prontration, ov*-rvr* rk. nervous Hfc
1 DOCTOR I
debility or excessive use of S3*
<piuro liquor nr tobac-o. it po- Ei
ralß titively cannot be excelled. One Zvjfc
box will work wonder*. §n ijfej
HR 1 übonld perfect cure 50 ots i msk
RjW e boxes for l-VSO liar-Hei
is sold by all live drugglits. or
will be mailed, sealed, ujpoi JPgr ‘
Wkm renal pt of price. Address brs Erh
"Hi Henson, U>. Bar - BenßjjMfr
p IBILLS &
recognition they merit. Let it be Chair
man Frank Clark. He deserves it.
Railroad Men \rreated.
Warrants have been sworn out in the
County Court or Tampa, for R. T. Rich
ard. George M. ’Morris. J. R. Hatfield,
G. S. Hatfield and M R. Atkinson, em
ployes of the Florida Central and Penin
sular Railroad Company, charging them
with trespass. The warrants were sworn
out by Gunby & Gibbons, representing L.
W. Carew, the basis of the charge being
that the railroad people were extending
their track over Mrs. Carew’s river front
property in the Garrison, or old Fort
Brooke reservation without her permis
sion. A hearing of the cases was sot for
next Monday morning. Bonds were given
in all the cases.
Voting Man In Tronble.
Jacksonville Times-Union and Citizen:
C. W. Carson-, who is better known as
“Kit” Parson, o clerk in the office of the
Clyde Steamship Company in this c!rv.
was arrested Thursday night by Consta
ble Thames, on a warrant sworn out by
F. M. Ironmonger. Jr., who charged the
prisoner with embezzling $385 from the
Clyde Steamship Company. The bond
was fixed by Justice Wright at $7 (V>. but
as the prisoner was not able to give it.
h* went to the county be re
mained until 2 o’clock yesterday after
noon. at which time he waa taken before
Justice Wright for a preliminary hearing.
After taking into consideration the nature
of the testimony, Justice Wright commit
ted ihe defendant to the county jail In
default of S7OO bond, to await ihe action
or the Criminal Court, before which he
will be called for a hearing next week.
A oung Man Drowned.
Robert C. Jr., son of the port
nbysician nt Pensacola, was drowned
Thursday evening while bathing in the
surf at 'Santa Rosa Island. The young
man left the city with a party of society
people, numbering about twenty-five, in
whi/h were his mother and sister. Soon
after getting into the breakers Mr. White
ventured too far from the shore, was
caught in the strong undertow and was
never seen again. His mother and sister
were helpless witnesses of the accident.
The drowning occurred at the life-saving
station. There is no crew there at pres
ent, the government not deeming it neces
sary to maintain one between June and
August of every year. - This surf bathing
party make regular trips to the station
every Thursday afternoon. The drowned
man was president of the club He was
one of the most popular young men in
Pensacola.
Commissioners’ Convention.
Jacksonville Metropolis; The movement
Inaugurated here Tuesday and Wednesday
to have a convention of County Commis
sioners of Florida is one which should
meet with general approbation. It Is no
frolio or political affair, but one of vital
Interest to every property owner In the
state. The prime object is concert of ac
tion In assessing taxes and to equalize
the same; to assess everything covered
by the law and not a part, ns is the case
at present, and make property owners
pay only their just proftortlon. which will
make the levy lighter and result In more
revenue being collected. Every Board of
County Commissioners should be repre.
sented at the meeting next February Be
sides the above, what is necessary In the
way of legislation can be agreed upon and
enacted at the session of the Legislature
next year.
NEW SMELTING WORKS.
Profitable Enterprise In llenrt nr
(■old Section.
Gainesville, Ga.. June 23—The Colorado
and Georgia Smelting Company has hrok
en ground for their smelting plant and the
railroad will put in' sidings at once so that
the work of erecting the smeller can pro
ceed without delay. This smelting enter
prise will be one of a most substantial un
dertaking In a large mineral section
where an abundance of gold ore exists
that may be termed properly pay ore,
while at some distance In several other
sections high grade ore can be, and to
some extent, has already been secured.
The advanced price for treasury sto-k
of this company Is sufficient proof that
ready Investors have recognized that
this smelter will be an excellent paying
enler prise.
Slay of Execution.
Beaufort. S. C., June 23.—Official no
tice has been served on the sheriff of
Beaufort county by Solicitor Townsend,
of the Second Judicial Circuit, staying the
execution of George Thomas, sentenced to
be hanged next Friday. A feeling of In
dignation, at this delay of Justice, per
vade* the community. The negro enjoyed
a fair legal trial.
W. F. HAMILTON,"""
Artesian Well Contractor,
OCALA, fla.
Am prepared to drill wells up to any
depth. We usa first-class machinery, caa
do work on short uotlos and guarantaa
satisfaction. .
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 1900.
CORBIN’S PLACE IN THE ARMY.
WILL TOT SUCCEED GET. MILES OT
LATTER'S RETIREMENT.
Stephen Crane as a Correspondent.
The Gennlne and Bo*ns Belle
Boyd—Some Incidents In the Ca
reer. of the Latter—Fort Polnskl
and Itn Cost—Ollier Matters of Gen
eral Interest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland. Fla., June
23—The suggestion that Maj. Gen. H. C.
Corbin will succeed Lieut. Gen. Nelson
.A. Miles, on his retirement, as the ranking
officer, is not w'ell founded. Gen. Cor
bin is a staff officer and will succeed
nobody, being now at tho head of his
staff department.
When the Confederate States army was
organized, President Davis set aside the
staff rank of Brig. Gen. Joseph E. John
ston, who had been quartermaster gen
eral of the United States army and gave
ranking commissions to Cols. Lee and
Cooper, the latter being made the rank
ing full general and adjutant general of
the Confederate army.
Staff rank often shows valor in the
field, but more frequently long and faith
ful service at the department headquar
ters. Brig. Gen. Adolphus W. Greeley
of the signal service, for example, would
hardly be considered worth mentioning
in connection with the brigadier generals
commanding troops in the field.
While all the newspaper men write in
a kindly spirit of commendation of the
late Stephen Crane, some of them seem
to underrate his merits as a war corre
spondent. During the Spanish-American
War I saw much of this gifted young
journalist and.learned to value his excel
lent traits of character very highly. He
was brave, unselfish and laborious, not
always regarding his own feeble healch
when the comfort of others less favor
ably situated was at stake. What he
lacked in brilliancy as a war correspond
ent be more than made up in his unsel
fish devotion to the “Old Flag," and the
brave men who were defending It on for
eign soil. A brave, suffering spirit, he
is now f at rest, and only kind words and
sympathetic tears* will embalm his mem
ory and keep his record fresh in the
hearts that loved him.
It is a gratifying fact that while one
inharmonious voice was raised against
“the darned Yankees” at the Louisville
(Ky.) Confederate reunion. a gal
lant Confederate soldier. Col. Har
ry Weissinger of that city was
way down among the Maine “Yanks”
delivering memorial addresses for th°
Grand Army posts at Belfast and Sears
port and making patriotic speeches at
other places, notably Portland. Me.’,
where he had a great ovation paid him.
The Searsport post passed some very en
thusiastic resolutions of thanks <o Col.
Weissinger, and predicted a rich liar
vest of fraternity and good will between
the veteran soldiers of the North and
the veteran soldiers of the South on ac
count of his visit.
The amrouncernent of the death of Belle
Boyd was very brief and failed to men
tion that she was the genuine and not the
bogus Belle Boyd. 1 knew the genuine
Belle in her early days of prosperity, and
popularity, before adversity and other]
misfortunes had clouded her eventful ca- ]
reer. The bogus Belle appeared on the
carpet Fome twenty yearn ago, as u lee-
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* CINQuE • FOIL MAPLC .
The Result of an Insect’s Sting on Various Plants.
turer, end became a "holy- terror,” to edi
tors, and hotel keepers, who questioned
her Identity. She went armed, 1 and on one
occasion, chased (Maj. Ht. Clair Abrams,
then an Atlanta editor, Into a refuge of
safety, at the point of her revolver. Not
long after I had occasion io expose her,
as a base fraud, and she tried to use her
revolver on me, but I made short work of
her. Still, by such tactics, she managed
to keep in the lecture field for several
yearn before ehe disappeared from public
view. The genuine Belle Boyd was at one
time a very high-spirited woman, hut not
notorious like her bogus namesake. As
old age and misfortunes came ‘upon her,
she lost much of her former bold and dar
ing spirit of nd venture, nnd became le<*
an boject of “Hero Worship,” because of
her thrilling adventures as a Confederate
apv.
When It is remembered that Oeorße
Washington, called the “Father of His
Country," died holding the rank of lieu
tenant general, and that Winded Scott,
after a life time service in defense of that
country, died h iding only the brevet rank
of lleutem nt general, the recent- promo
t'on of Nelson A. Milos to be lieutenant
general s em- to smack somewhat of a
suspltdrus crmhlnatlon. Then the rase of
Adjutant Gtn>ral Corbin appears to have
been in the same eomblnatlrn. Old I-oren
zo Thomas served from 1823, when he
graduated from West Point, until after
the Civil War, and .vet ns adjutant general
during that critical period he was re
warded simply with the rank of hr g idt.r
general and brevet major general. Per
haps the senators who figured In these
recent suspicious promotions might be
able to explain what Influence the prlvl
lege of appointing a son, or other rela
tive or friend to a life position In the
army, via West Point Military Academy,
had over their votes to make possible
these promotions, so unjust to more mer
itorious officers Uninterested people view
the whole transaction as a questionable
affair that reflects no credit upon the par
ties to II on either s'de.
The dedication on May 25, this year, of
a granite monument on the battlefl-ld ot
Antietam. where he fell. In honor of Maj
Gen. Joseph K. F. Mansfield, United
Stales army, was a most Impressive cere
mony In which the citizens of Middletown,
Conn., his old home, took an active part]
The Savannah people of fifty years ego
knew this ellstlngnlshtxl officer ve-y well,
for his martial llgure was a familiar one
on Ihe streets of Ihe Forest City from
1810 to 1846, when he became chief engin
eer of Ma.l. Gen. Zachary Taylor's armv
In the NR-xlcan War. Ex-Gov. Coffin of
Connecticut, In his dedicatory address,
thus refers to Gen. Mansfield's work 1n
Savannah: “He was for some twenty
years engaged as engineer In bulldlns for
tifications. mainly along the Atlantic
coast, and was englncer ln-chlcf In bu'ld-
ing Fort Pulaski, at Savannah, Ga-a
defensive work which at that time was
considered one of the best eve/ construct
ed—a model of its kind. But he wearied
of the dull and quiet work of construciin?
fortifications and longed for active ser
vice in the field. The opening of the Mex
ican War brought the opportunity he de
sired, and he went with Gen. Taylor to
the scene or coming hostilities.”
Gen. Mansfield was assigned to this long
term of important engineering because he
had graduated from West Point Military
Academy in 1822, the second cadet in a
class of forty members. And it is a
remarkable fact that* the head of the
class—Cadet George Dutton—who died in
1857 —and Cadet Charles G. Smith, who
was third—who died while on duty at Fort
Moultrie, in Charleston harbor, in Is 27
were also from Connecticut. Gen. Mans
field supervised the Savannah river im
provements, the works in Charleston har
bor, repairs on the sea wall at St. Au
gustine, inland navigation between St.
Marys and St. Johns rivers and improve
ments of Brunswick harbor.. Thus early’
was he an important factor in river, har
bor and coast defenses of the three states
of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida,
but the greatest of all his works was Fort
Pulaski. Gen. Mansfield’s son, Col. Sam
uel M. Mansfield, U. S. A., is in charge
of the harbor improvements of Boston,
Mass., while a member of the famous
Carter court-martial in Savannah, a year
or more ago, lie visited old Fort Pulaski
and viewed with interest the superior
work of his father a half century ago.
My old friend. Gen. William T. Sherman,
in 1882, gave me the following official
items in regard to Fort Pulaski, whith
may prove of interest in this connection.
The work of construction was begun in
1829 and is not yet finished. The last ap
propriation for construction purposes was
made in 1858, but since the Civil War
there have been various appropriations by
Congress for repairing damages and for
desired modern improvements in the forr.
Originally, it was a pentagonal work, with
two tiers of guns; one in casemate, and
one en barbette. The gorge (bastioned)
was covered by an earthen demi- une.
The fort was designed to mount fifty-one
guns and four flank howitzers in casemate,
and fifty-three guns en barbette of main
work. Up to 1882 tho government had
spent on this fort $1,135,359.00.
Long after the Antietam monument
shall have fallen into decay under the cor
roding touch of time, this grim old fort,
guarding the beautiful and ancient city of
Savannah, will stand as an enduring mo;i
ument to the early genius and the
heroism of one of the noblest Christian
gentlemen and accomplished soldiers ever
graduated from West Point Military* A' ad
emy.* He was one of my dearest friends
in peace and war, and I therefore suggest
that in naming her new squares Savannah
could not do better than embalm his mem
ory in a “Mansfield Squan His long
years of valuable and faithful service on
iier river and coast entitled him to some
such recogn : tion at her hands*.
Sidney Herbert.
MAGIC FBI IT.
Eccentric? Growth Caused by the
fit lug of a Wasp.
Thoee who keep their eyes open when
in the fields and woods will not infre
quently find growths resembling magic,
fruits, appearing in many cases to be the
natural product of the tree or bush or
weed on which they are found.
Look into a cedar tree and behold on
the tw'igs artichokes are suspended; the
oak is bearing liny apples as well aft
acorns; the cinque foil has become a rival
to the strawberry, while on the tips of
the cordate willow minute pineapples ore
flourishing.
These mimic fruits are known as galls,
and the magician that produces then?
is the cynips, a family of wasplike in
sects that lay their eggs In the leaves,
stems or buds of vegetation. The sting
of the insect causes the vegetable tissue
to enlarge so as to form a home for the
larva and give them sustenance while at
taining their growth.
The sting of any particular cynips al
ways produces tho same kind of gall, and
os many as thirty different kinds may
sometimes be found on a single oak
trea
DROPSY FROM COFFEE.
Peuple Reglnnlng to Learn About
the Urng.
"Coffee treated me so badly that I want
to tell people about it, and If you can use
my letter. I will be gla'd. I am not a very
good scholar, but wont to write a few
lines, and If I don't write a good letter,
1 am at least honest in my statements.
"1 am 45 years old, and drank coffee all
my life, up until New Year's. I have felt
bad for years, and did not know what
ailed me. I thought I had the dropsy and
heart disease. Sometimes 1 would have
to press my hand against my he>alr, I
would be In such pain, and I got so I
could hardly do my work. My head would
feel heavy and dizzy, and many a time I
have got so blind I would Just have to
drop down or else 1 would have fallen.
"I felt had all over. My feet would
swell and hurt me. and I am confident If
I had continued drinking coffee I wouldn't
have been able by this time to do any
thing. A friend of mine asked me to try
Postum FooJ Coffee and stop drinking
regular coffee. I tiled the Postum. but It
was some days before I got hold of the
right way to make it. My heart disease
and dropsy disappeared and I got entirely
well.
"There Is much In making It. That la,
It has to be boiled longer than ordinary
coffee, but when I got It made good. It was
fine, and now 1 wouldn't have eoflfc>e In my
house at all. 1 am sure the Postum Food
Coffee saved my life, and I am perfectly
well. Oh. how much I would like to ee
Postum In every home. I can't praise It
enough. I send you here the namee of
about twenty people that have been helped
by leaving off coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee. (Then follows a list of names
and addresses.) Hoping this will be of
benefit to someone, J remain, yours
truly.” Mrs. Onla Slpult, 808 E. 6th at., B
Des Moines, la.
COTTON FUTURES ON A BOOM.
CONDITIONS AGAIN FAVOR AN UP
WARD TIB
The August Option at One Time
Reaches O Cents—Wet Weather In
the Cotton Belt the Main Factor
Behind, the Market—Wheat Con
tinues Upward Turpentine Ad
vances % Cent—Rosins Firm and
Unchanged *
Morning News Office, June 23 —The ad
vances in the cotton futures market con
tinues. being supported by buying orders
from abroad and the continued wet weath
er in the cotton belt. July closed yester
day at 8.96 c, opened to-day at 8.97 c and
closed at 9.12 c. August closed yesterday
at 8.77 c, opened to-day at 8.74 c, and after
going above nine cents at one time, closed
at 8.90 c. Considerable activity waa re
ported at the trading centers, much of
which was on the part of shorts in their
efforts to cover. They seem to be suffer
ing within the effects of the rain with
out. Savannah, Galveston and Cincin
nati are the lowest spot markets, being
nine cents for basis middling, while Phil
adelphia and Houston are the highest at
9% cents.
Wheat continued upward, and showed
material gains over the closing on yester
day. July wheat gained 474 cents, clos
ing at 83 cents. It is reported the price
later went to 89. The factors behind the
market continue to be the strong Liver
pool advices and the damage to the crop
by drought in the Northwest.
The turpentine market opened firm at
42 cents, and later advanced Vi-cent on a
spurt in the demand. The opening sales
were 332 casks, and the closing 324, the
market being marked up on the latter.
The rosin market remained firm and un
changed. with a fair demand for the offer
ings. The wholesale markets were in
the main unchanged. The early closing
rule was observed, and nearly all business
closed at 2 o'clock. The following resume
of the different markets will show the
tone and quotations at the closing to-day:
COTTON.
The cotton market showed some
strength to-day in response to the ad
vances in the New futures market.
Continued reports of heavy rains through
out the cotton country imparted strength
to the cotton market, and prices bounded
upward from he opening, the closing be
ing at a considerable gain. Local atten
tion was directed more to the movement
of futures than to local spots. The local
market was marked up 74c on good mid
dling and 3-16 con basis middling. No de
mand- prevails for the staple, which
leaves the local situation uninteresting.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
| This 1 Last
! day. | year.
Good middling ;9’'s ! G l *
Middling 9 • |5%
Low middling 8% 4 7
Good ordinary |B7* j4 J 4
Market steady: sales, 23.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stock-
Receipts this day 23
Receipts this day last year 157
Receipts this day year before last.. 81
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1899—'.—1,060,439
Same time last year 1,076.044
Stock on hand this day 15,889
Same day last year 20,945
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports—
Receipts this day 706
This day last year .3.486
This day year before last 3,017
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1899...6,538,060
Same time last year 8,224.065
Same time year before last 8,551,970
Stock at the forts to-day 373,890
Stock same day last year 199,662
Daily Movements at Other Ports.
Galveston—Firm: middling, 9c; sales.
185; stock. 13,870.
New Orleans—Firm; middling, 9%c; net
receipts. 115; gross receipts, 115; /ales, 900;
stock. 70.724.
Mobile—Nominal; net receipts, 1; gross
receipts, 1; stock, 5483. >
Charleston—Nominal; net receipts, 121,
stock. 4,495.
Wilmington—Nothing doing: stock. 2.279.
Norfolk—Steady; middling, 974 c; net re
ceipts, 47; gross receipts, 47; sales, 57;
stock. 7,931.
Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 9%c;
gross receipts. 550; stock. 6.746.
New* York—Quiet; middling. 974 c; net
receipt®. 515; gross receipts, 515; sales, 4,-
700; stock, 67.157.
Boston—Quiet; middling. 9 5-16 c; net re
ceipts. 1; gross receipts, 1.
Philadelphia—Firm; middling, 9%c;
stock, 4,285.
Dally Movements at Interior Towns.
Augusta—Quiet; middling. 974 c; stock,
5,618.
middling, 9 3-16 c; net
receipts. 11; gross receipts, 11; eales, 200;
stock. 28.938.’
St. Lou is—Steady; gross receipts, 632;
stock, 36.726.
Cincinnati—Quiet; middling. 9c; net re
ce'pts, 175; gross receipts, 175; sales, 200;
stock, 9,408.
Houston—Quiet; middling, 894 c; net re
ceipts, 24; gross receipts, 24; sales, 85;
stock. 8.995.
Louisville—Firm; middling, 9V4c.
Exports of Cotton This Day-
Boston—To Great Britain, 37.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 37.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1899:
To Great Britain. 2,179.696; to France, 689.-
026; to the continent. 2,611,846.
COTTON' FUTURES,
Nine .Cents for Angast Ihe Price
Thnt Increased Offerings,
New York, June 23.—The market for
cotton futures opened steady In tone,
with prices 1 point higher to 4 points
lower, later being In sympathy wih un
friendly closing Liverpool cables, a less
bullish Chronicle review than looked for
and war news from China. Far from
encouraging bear speculation, however,
the decline was used by local shorts as
an opportunity to cover. Soon crop dis
aster reports were pouring In from near
ly every section of the belt, while the
West and South fairly flooded the mar
ket with buying orders. Prices advanced
25 points in a less number of minutes
before this demand showed the least sign
of abating. Wall street and other out
side interests were heavy purchasers of
new crop options! Shorts were panic
stricken and in wild stampede, making
frantic efforts o cover. Holders steadily
gained confidence and could be Induced <0
sell freely only around the top prices.
"Nine cents for August" brought out sev
eral large blocks, which the market ab
sorbed speedily.
New York, June 23.—Cotton futures
opened steady, and closed steady. Prices
as follows:
_ | Open.| High.| Low“ |Close.
January | *O4 | 8.33 | 8,04 | 8.2S -
February ...,| 8.08 j 8.29 ! 8.18 I 8.08
March | 8.11 | 9.33 | 8.11 | 8.31
April ] 8.13 b | .... | .... | 8.33
'May | .... | .... | 8.38
Juiwj 9.15 | .... | .... I 9 10
July 8.97 | 9.21 j 895 ] 9.12
August 8.74 | 9.01 | 8.76 | 890
September ... 8.38 | 8.61 | 8.36 854
October 8.19 | 846 j 8.19 | 840
November ...I 8.20 | 8.29 | 8.02 | 8 26
%'j 802 J 8 29 | 8.02 | 8.24
Liverpool, June 23 Cotton: Small Imsi
nesiF; prices higher; American middling,
fair, 5 11-16d; good middling, 5 13-32d'
middling, s*/,d; low middling, S*4d; good
ordinary, sd; ordinary, 4 13-32d. The sales
ofdhe day were 6,000 bales, of which 500
were for speculation nnd export, and In
cluded 5,000 bales American; receipts
5,000, Including 4,100 American
Future* closed steady; American mid
dling, low middling clause; June, 510d
buyers: June-July, 5.07d buyers; July-Au
gust, 5.04d sellers; August-September 4 mm
buyer*; September-October, 4.43®-4 44d tell
ers; October-November, 4.33ff4.34d sellers;
November-December, buyers;
December-January, buyers;
January-February, 4.24d sellers; Febru
ary-March, 4.23<&4.24d buyers; March-
April, 4.23@4.24d buyers.
'New Orleans, June 23. —Cotton futures
closed firm.
June (bid).9.42 November ..8.07@5.08
July 9.47f&9.so|December ...8.07@8.08
August January —8.07@8.08
September .8.45<&8.4b; February ...8.09^8.11
October ....8.16fti8.171 March 8.12(^8.14
COTTON LETTERS.
New York, June 23.—Hubbard Bros. &
Cos. say: Another exciting session based
on the covering of the outside short inter
est on the rains east of the Mississippi,
especially in the Mississippi va ley. Euro
pean advices were disappointing in their
tenor, showing the influence of the east
ern question tin the Manchester market.
Our market opened steedy a thade lower
than the close, but rushed up quickly cn
the receipt of the weather map. showing
rains. Tnis buying v.as apparently large
ly covering previous sales with the long
interest taking profits and this proving
just be fere the close causal a sharp reac
tion. We are having a weather market
with wild fluctuaions depending entirely
upon the probabil tks of further rains.
Should tbs w'ealher become favorable the
market is without the support of a short
interest. On the oiher hand, if rains con
tinue the trr.de may he attracted to buy
for a further advance. As this conditl n
is not a question of judgment but of Jain
or no rain, the probabilities are it will be
wa chfd closely.
(New York. June 23.-Murphy & Cos. :
Liverpool advanced l-l€d on spots (51-40).
sales 6,000 bales. Futures opened 4 to 5 up
and closod 4-H4d above last night on old,
and 2 l-2-64d above last night on new crop
menths. This was about as expected and
our market opened unchanged t) 2 down,
but on wild buying to cover sales imme
diately af-er ihe call, ow'.ng to the ra ns
over the belt, the market advanced about
$2 points. Som* new buying wa- also at
tracted by bad emp accounts. This was
later followed by heavy rraliz ng on Aug
ust’. with a drop in that menth of 20 punt*
- other months sympathetically affVoted.
The maiket has inen very active and er
ratic during the session and unless cl* ar_
ing weather is in evidence before the op< n
ing Monday, we expect sensational ad
vance in new crop options.
DRY GOODS.
New York. June 23.—The we<*k
with the dry goods market still dull In
all directions. There are no orders for
staple cotton, except for small quantities,
and prices are irregular. Print e?oths
still idle, and prices not tested. In prints
Pacific mournings reduced to 474 c and
twilled draperies to 5Hr per yard. Ging
hams steady in demand and price. Cot
ton yarns most unsettled, demand poor
and prices so irregular as to be practical
ly unquotable. Woolen and worsted yarns
dull and easy to buy.
NAVAL STORES.
Saturday, June 23.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE— I Tho market
for turpentine opened firm to-day at 42
cents, with the indications for an improve
ment before the closing. This improve
ment came by an advance of 74 cvnt
the closing call, the price being marked
up on sales of 324 casks at this price.
Continued reports of unfavorable weather
from the naval stores territory* doubtless
had its effect in sirengthening the market.
It seems probable that work is to be
greatly interfered with before the present
rough weather breaks. The effect is being
felt by a falling off in the receipts. A con
siderable lessening in the receipts is look
ed for as a result of the rains. The trans
actions to-day were 332 casks at the open
ing at 42 cents, and 324 at the closing at
42’ 2 cents.
ROSINS—There was no cQiange to-day in
the rosin market, which closed firm. The
demand is fairly good, and the transac
tions for the day satisfactory considering
the fact Ihe early closing rule was. ob
served. The opening sales of 850 barrels
constituted the day’s business. The fol
lowing were the quotations:
A, B, C $1 15 I A $1 55
D l 15 K .; 1 65
E 1 20 M l 80
F 1 -’5 N 2 15
G 1 35 W G 2 30
H 1 43 W W 250
Naval Stores Statement-
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock on band April 1 2.197 142,5G6
Receipts to-day 1,541 2!938
Received previously 99,438 19X555
Total 103,176 333,009
Shipments to-day r,26 1*615
Shipments since April 1 76,3-19 219,097
Total since April 1 78,875 220,712
Stock on hand to-day 26.301 115*297
Same day’ last year 24.485 120,506
Charleston. S. C.. June 23.—Turpentine
market nominal, nothing doing; quotations
omitted. Rosin firm, unchanged; tsales
none.' ,
Wilmington. N. C.. June 23. Spirits tur
pentine. nothing doing; receipts. Ill) casks.
Rosin steady at sl.6sff 1.10: receipt.*?. 23.
Crude turpentine quiet at $1.69@1G0; re
ceipts, 88. Tar steady at 1.40; receipts, 30.
FINANCIAL,.
MONEY—The demand keeps fairly up
with ihe supply
FOREIGN EXCHANGE—Marked Is
steady. The commercial demand, $4.86%;
sixty days, $4.81; ninety days, $4.43:
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty davs]
6.23%; Swiss, sixty days, 5.23%; marks]
sixty days. 94 5-16; ninety days, 93 15-16
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady;
banks are buying at par. and selling aa
follows: Amounts to nnd Including
125. 10 cents premium; 125 to 150, 15 cents;
1100 to 1200, 25 cents; 1200 <o 11,000. 54
premium; over 11,000, 11 per thousand.
SECURITIES—The market is fairly
steady, but dull and Inactive. Quota ions
Inclined to be nominal.
Stacks.
HJJ.TXW'" - ’ Eld. Asked.
Augusta and Savannah R. R ill 112
Atlanta & West Point 135 126
do 6p. c. certirs 106 i.g
Auguela Factory 90
Citizens Bank 131
Chatham Bank m 112V4
Chatham rt. E. Al. Cos., A 51 68 2
do do B 66 57
Eagle & Phenlx Mfg. Cos 103 106
Edison Electric Ilium 104 jgg
Enterprise Mfg. Cos 100 103
Germania Bank 131 733
Georgia & Alabama 29 30
Georgia Railroad, common 210 211
Granltevllle Mfg. Cos 165 170
J. P. King Mfg Cos 106 107
Langley Mf* Cos ui M
Merchants National Dank 112 113
National Bank of Savannah ..,.150 155
Oglethorpe Savings & Trust ...112 113
People's Savings & Loan 104 105
Southwestern Railroad Cos ill 112
Savannah Gas Light 2454 2654
Southern Bank 138 160
Savannah Bank A Trust 121 122
Sibley Mfg. Cos., Augusta 90 95
Savannah Brewing 100 102
Bunas.
_. Bid. Asked.
Char., Col. A Aug Ist 6s. 1909..106 107
Atlanta city, 454*. 1922 m m
.Augusta city, 4s. 1*27 10$ 106
do 4545. 1925 in 112
do 7s, 1903 107 109
do 6s, 19i3 ng jig
Ala. Mid 6s, lnd'd. 1928, M. A N..100 101
Augusta Fsctory, 6 per cent.,1915.110 ill
Brunswick A Western 4s. 19383 84
C. It. R. A Banking, collateral 5s 9254 9313,
C. of G. Ist ss, 60-year gold, 1915 19
F. & A jig 418
C. of Ga. con. s's, 1945, M. & n]] 90 91
C. of Ga. Ist incomes, 1945 41 42
do 2nd incomes, 1945 44 42
do 3rd incomes, 1945 ]] 5 6
C. of G. (M. G. & A. Dlv) 55,1917
J. & 3 gg
C. of G. (Eatonton Branch), 6s
1926, J. & J g 8
City A Suburban R. R. Ist 75..10954 lioK.
Columbus Cly Gs. 1909 jog 108 ’
Charleston City 4s. 1945 102 103
Eagle & Phenlx Mills 6s, 1928 ...10s 109
Edison Electric Illuminating 6s. 104 106
Enterprise Mfg. 6s, 1903 101 11,2
Georgia Railroad 6s. 1910 413
G. 8. & F. 1943. J. & J 449 444
Geoiga & Alabama Ist 6s. 1945 .105 107
do consolidated ss. 1916 96 98
Georgia state Js4s, 1930, J. A J.. 106 107
do 354. 1915, M, A N 104 log
do 4545. 1915 11854 11914
Macon city 6s, 1910. J. & J 44s 119 ’
do 454*. 1926, Jan. quar 408 rq
Ocean Steamship ss. 1926 10674
Savannah city os. quar. July,
IM* '....112 113
do os. quar., August, iyu9 11274
South Carolina state 4745, 1933 117V* 119
Sibley Mfg. Cos. ss, 1903 102 103
South Bound s*s 97T£ 9874
S., F. & W. gen. mt’ge 6a, 1934...123 124
do 00 Ist ss, gold. 1934 liOTfc ll^
Ho Johua Lav.! ++* fid*... ** •
WEEKLY' BANK. STATEMENT.
New York, June 23.—The weekly bank
sia<erfient shows the following changes:
Surplus reserves decreased $1,971,900;
loans, increase, $25,900; specie decrease,
$1,991,9C0; legal tenders decrease, $1,176,900;
deposits decrease, $4,787,600; circulation
increase, $66,500.
The banks now bold 526,850 in ex
cess of the requirements of the 25 per
cent. rule.
New York, 23.—Money on call nominal;
prime mercantile paper, 374®474 P er cent -
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers* bills, at $4.867404.86*4
for demand, and ar $4.84@4.847i for sixty
davs; j>osted rates, $4.8574 and $4.88; com
mercial bills, $4.83741?-4.83V*. Silver certifi
cates, GO'aGlc; bar silver, 605*c; Mexican
dollars. 47%c. State bonds inactive; rail
road bonds irregular; government bonds
steady.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Session of the Exchange Feverish
and Exciting.
New York. June 23.—The Saturday short
session of the Stock Exchange was a fe
verish and exciting one, under the domi
nation of much the same influences as for
some days past. The holiday in London
left he New York sock market without
its accustomed guide to the speculative
sentiment of the outside world, with the
u ,; ual result that professional ro m trad
ers were,at sea for a t me after the open
ing.
The srntifrent observable for some time
pas among the professionals, that the
market w s oversold and was due for a
rally, was in evidence at t opening and
was re 11 forced by s me obvious nervoua
ne-s on the part of shorts. The latter ele
menr covered fre*iy in Northern Pacific,
and ’there was a firm tendency in Ruga*,
the t 11; k lin- s ard Reading first preferr
ed. winch served as points of resistance
to weakness. But the continued demorali
/.ation in Brooklyn Rapid Transit upaet
the confidence of the bull element, and
stocks be?an o come on the market in
large volume before the end of the first
hour. Northern Pacific was curried down
over a point from the high 1 vcl after the
op r.ing Extreme weakne s did not be
come general the trunk lines holding
comparatively* firm, and shorts covered in
anticipation o* the bank statement.
JPhe excited advance in wheat here was
an influence in the break in srocks. The
market had become quiet and steady
wh‘n th * bank statement appeared and
gave a shock to sentiment by thf* large
d'cT-os shown in cash reserves. Esti
mates based on the official rep rts of snb
treasury operations and statements of the
movement of ctirr n: y by* express to and
from the interior furnished by the hank*
themselves had foreshadowed a gain ir
cash by the banks, after allowing for tha
gcH exported during the week of a mil
-1 on dollars or over. Wall street is mys
t fiel as to the source of the drain which
has depleted the cash resources of tho
clearing house institutions to the extent
cf $3 3CB 800.
The ciily* p’ausible explanation which
suggest; - , itself is that the decrease repre
sents some provision made by the banks
to meet the requirement for the wi h
drawal of <'.<oo,ooo cf government deposits
called for Monday. The demand for time*
money* during the week indicated some
oxpansi n of or-.fits. The -iiift'ng of loan*
au. c 'd in this wa* may have had more to
do than has h-nn suspected with the
weakness in he stock market.
The late break in the market on tho
bank statement carried some prominent
railroad anc* industrial stocks from 1 to
2 points Ix-dow last night’s level. National
SteM lost 3; Northwestern. 2fi. and Brook
lyn ! ransit. 4 \ Except for a few ralli*
on covering by room shorts the market
closed weak.
The bend market has moved irregularly
towards a lower plane of prices.
United R ates new 4s have declined 7s,
and^ he old 4.. ihe 5s and the refunding
2s. jgWi, n issued. 74 in th hid price.
To-day’s to al stock sales were 343 109
shares. Including the following: Atchison
preferred, 13 250; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 16.250; Missouri Pacific, 6 2’o*
Nor;hern Pacific. 32,830; Sr. Paul! 10,87.'!
Un on Pacific, 5.170; American Tobacco!
6/6); Brooklyn Tian<;t, 54,730; People’s
Gas 8,500; Sugar. 12.800.
Nhw Yoi k Stock Fxist.
Atchison 24 |T. & Pa. ]*%
do pr* 1 69541Un. Pa 48 , 4
T ANARUS; & 0 THi Un. Pa. prf 70%
* an - ha 50- Wabash 6%
•'an- *•’<> 48> 3 |Wabash prf . 17
C- & 0 24!-'W. &L. E 7T4
£• 0 w W , W. & L. E. 2nd
C., B A Q 121 V prf 24
C., In!. AL... IS Wis.' Cen 13%
C., Ind. & L. |Third Avenue ..110
P* t 50 Adams Ex 117
C. & E, 111. ... 97%; Am. Ex 150
C. & Nit 15J United States ... 45
C., R. I. A P. 103%' Wells Fargo ...120
C C.C.& St. L. 55% Am. Cot. Oil ... 30
G ol - So OCI do do prf. ... 89%
Cos!. So. Ist prf. 41 | Am. Malting 254
Col Sa. 2nd prf 16 Am. Malt. prf.. 19
11 A H. BO*,; Am. Smelt. & R. 36*4
D , L. & W. ..173%| do do prf. ... 85%
l). A R. G 16 Am, Spirits .. .. 2*4
V A R. G. prf. 65 Am. Spirits prf. 17
Erie 10% Am. S. H 17
Erie Ist prf. ... 31 Am. S. H. prf .66
G- N. Irf 146*4'Am. S. &W. 29%
Hock. Coal ll’tj Am. S A W
Hock. Val 33% prf ] 65%
Iu - Gen 110*.a Am. Tin Plate . 18
lowa t en 175* Am. T. P. prf. 71
la. Cm. prf. .. 43 |Am. Tob *3*
K. P. AG. 15' Am. Tob prf. ..129
L. 10. A W 28 Ana. Min. Cos. .. 3851
1., 'lO. A W. prf. 92 18. R. T 51
Lake Shore ....20:%C F. A Iron ..33%
J- A N 73% Con. Tob 22
Man - f 8454:C0n. Tob. prf... 75%
Met. St. Ry. . .144 Fed. Steel 29*4
Mex. Cen 11% Fed. Steel prf... 63'4
M. & St. L 4554 (b n. Electric ...127%
51 & St. L. prf. 87 Glucose Sugar .. 4654
5(0- l’a. 4'.% Glucose S. prf.. 96
M - * 0 36 lnt'n’l Paper ... 2154
M.. K. A T 9% Int’n'l I>. prf. .. 63%
M. K. A T. prf. 29'4 Laclede Gas 67
N. J. C 122%'Nat. Bis 28
N. Y. C 1.!6%. Nat. It's. prf. .. 79%
& IV 31 I Nat. Lead 18%
N. &W. prf. .. 75 Va>. Lead prf. .96
No. Pa 4854!Nut. Steel 20%
No. Pa prf. .. 70'4'Nat. Steel prf. .81
Ont. A W. 1854'N. Y. A. B 127
Or . It A N. .42 INO. Am. ... 1451
Ore. It. AN. I Pa. Coast .' 49
Prf 76 j Pa. C. Ist prf.. 82
Pennsylvania ..126V Pa. V. 2nd [rf 58%
Reading' 10 |Ta. Mall .. ..... 2*
Read Ist prf. .. 67 | People’s Gas ... 91%
Read. 2nd prf.. 27*41 P. S. Car 43
R- G. W 55 |P. S. C. prf. .. 71
R. G. W. prf. .. 87% Full. Pal. Car .176
St. L. & R. F. .. 9 |S. Rope & T. .. 4%
St. L A 9. F. | Sugar 112%
Ist Pff C6s4'Sugar prf 114
St. L. A 9. F. IT. C. & Iron ... 63%
2nd prf 3I%|TT. S Leather . 8
St. L. Sw 9 I ’.S. Leather prf. 65*4
St. L. Sw. prf.. 21*1! 17. s. Rubber ... 25
St- Paul 109% (J.E> Rubber prf. 93
St. P. prf 170%; West. Un 78%
S'. P. A Om. ..117*4 It. I. A S 9
80. Pa 31% do prf 50
So. Ry. - 10% P. C.C. & St. L. 58
So. Ry. prf 49*4
Bonds.
U. S. 2s rf. reg.lo2%]L. AN. IT 45...100%|
do coup 103%! M. K. & T. 2nd*. 66
U. 8. 2s, reg... .100 | do 4s 89
do 3s, reg 100 |M. & O. 4s 86%
do 3s, coup... .10# IN. V. C. Isis 118%
do new 4s, r0g.134%| N. J. C. gen. 58.122
do new 4s, oou.l3t*4|No. Pac. 3s 66%
do old 4s, reg.. 114 do Is 103%
do old 4s, coup. 115 IN. Y. C. & 84. L.
do ss, reg 113 j 4s 106%
do ss, coup. ...113 IN. A W. con. 45.. 95%
Dls. of C. 3 655..123 |Ore. Nav, 1et5...109
Atch. gen. 4s 100%! do 4s 101
do adj. 4s 825410. S. L. 6s 127%
C. of Ga. con. ss. 90%| do consols 5* 113%
do Ist Inc 40 j Read. Gen. 4s ... 87%
do 2nd Inc. ... 11 )R. G. w. lats . 99%
Can. So. 2nds...lo6VSt. L. & Ir. M
C. A 9. 454s 99 | consol 6s ~.,,...110%