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18 A TEXAS WONDER. _____ ‘ flair* Great Discovery. On* email bottle of Hall a Great Dis covery cures all k.oney and bladder troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes. ®em;nal emissions, weak and lame ba~ke. rheumatism and all Irregularities of the kidneys and bjalder In both men and Women, ates b adder troubles in chil dren. If not sold by your druggist will be sent by mail on receipt of 11. One ■mall bottle is two months’ treatment, and will cure any case above menr: ned. I>r. E. W. Ha P O. Box 625. St. Louis Mo. Send for te/tl fnonials. gold by all .iruggiets and Solo mons Ccw, Savannah. Ga. Read This. Covington. Ga . July 22. 189*. , This is to certify that I have used Dr. Hall's Great Dls -*ry f-r Rheumatism. Kidney and Bladder Troubles, and wi.i Bay it is far superior to anything I have ever used for the above complaint. Very respectful, v, H I. HORTON. Ex-Marshal. IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. KEWS AND VIEWS OF THE DAY IN TWO STATES. Mr. Vf v rick Rrn ppo I tiled Referee in Bankruptcy l.Jnhouse lilorrn Down nt < raw ford—'Judge R. F. Cock Died at *cnoia Vegroe* Hurt N <nr %fhen* Will Recover. Marriage* In Florida—Jacksonville Board of Health Organized - Ca eava Plant at Sanford Being Im prored. The three negroes. William Cheatham. Cicero Dunlap and Alex Smith, who were blown up by an explosion cf dynami'e rear Athens, will recover. They will be disfigured for life-. Cheatham may lose both of his hands, which are frightfully mangled. Ginhonse Blown Down. The gin house of \V. T. Rutledge, at Crawford, was blown down Thursday in e heavy gale of wind. The building was demolished and a team ad wagon were crushed underneath it. There were three or four men in the building when it began to fall, but they managed to scram ble out in time. Griffin District. The annual conference of the Griffin district of the Methodist Church conven ed at Thomas on Wednesday right, the presiding elder, Rev. J. S. Bryant, pre siding. The opening sermon was preached by Rev. G. W. Farr, of Milner, Ga., from tne text: “Oh, K.ng Agrippa! I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision." B. F. Cock Dead. Judge B F. Cock, an old and highly re spected citizen of Senoia, died Wednes day, after a short illness. Judge Cock was born in Burke county, Georgia, Aug. 2*J, 1812, and was in his 88th year at the time of his death. He came from a prom inent South Carolina family, his grand father having b*.en Governor of chat etate. Judge Cock was. until a few years 1*65.1, a prosperous planter, but owing to advanced age he disposed of his real es tate holdings and moved to Senoia. He* leaves five children. n*feree Myrick. Atlanta Constitution: Shelby Myrick of Savannah, is being congratulated by his f r end® on his reappointment a? 4 referee in bankruptcy for one of the southern dis tricts of Georgia, which comprise*? nine counties. The appointment of Shelby Myrick was made by Judge Emory Speer, sf the Federal Court, and the appoint ment comes <.s an indorsement of his •work as referee for the last two years. Shelby Myrick is a graduate of the acad emic end law departments of the state university and is one of the moat prom ising young attorney® of Chatham county. FLORIDA. On Wednesday, at 5 p. m.., Mr. W. F. Wells and Miss Gussle Thompson were married by the Rev. D. C. Andress. The eeremony took piare at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Thompson at Cadillac. Campaign* af One Month. Orlando Sentlr.eJ-Reporter: Some day this country will grow wise enough to tut presidential campaigns down to a •ingle month, which, In these times of electricity, would be quiie enough for the Issues to be placed before every voter. Petteys-tliller. At the residence of the bride's mother, rear Longwood. at 5 o'clock p. m., on Wednesday, Rev. G. W. Hardaway mar riel Mr. Joe H. Per’eys of St. Petersburg and Miss Mamie Lou Miller of Longwood. Immediately after the marriage the bride •nd groom left by the Plant System for <*t. Petersburg, where they expect to re side. Busy at Palm Beach. Work on the Inn and cottages owned by Mr. H M. Flagler, at Palm Reach, is progressing very satisfactorily, and the contractor*. Messrs. J. A. McGuire and J. A. McDonald, are pushing everything forward as= rapidly as possible. Mr. Mc- Donald is building anew wing to the Inn, and has it covered: and Mr. McGuire is erecting four large residences, three of them having been covered. The Race for the Capital. The Ocala Banner says that "Ocala Is going to have the capital if it takes every foot of real estate and every dollar of personal property within her lncorpora'- ed limits to get it. She is going broke or win. The arguments and the odds are all In her favor." The race, with Jack sonville, St. Augustine, Tallahassee and Ocala already In the field, with other places to hear from, promises to be very interesting. Improving the Plant. The Planters' Manufacturing Company of Sanford ore making extensive im provements at their works. The ma chinery for the fall end winter grinding l:t being put in thorough order. A hotel for the accommodation of the men is now being constructed. Mr. Monahan of Waltham, Mass., is factory superintend ent President Frank G. Perkins is giv ing his personal supervision to the work. The cassava planted by ihe company on Us various farms Is coming up finely. Will Have THitht Vessels. The Peninsular and Occidental Steam ship Company, the name under which the allied Plant and Flager steamship proper ties will be operated, will have a fleet of eight vessels. The steamships will carry freight and passengers between Tampa, Key West and Havana, Miami, Key West and Havana and Miami and Nassau. The new company will practically control the carrying trade between Florida and points In the West Indi s, the division In the past having been between the Plant and Flagler Interest!, which have now been consolidated. Organised the Board. The Jacksonville Board of Health, whose membership was named by the Board of Bond Trustees on March 28 and was shortly thereafter confirmed by the City Council, iu formally prgaoUed oa : Thursday aTtemoon. The ceremony of admir.:-tenr.g the oath of office to Dr J. C L’Er.gh Maj. J H. Durkee and Cap:. W. M Davidson followed immediately the a of the same gentlemen as the Board of Public Works, and the orgar. zarion of the board followed by t;.e choice of Dr. L'Hne.e as chairman. A. V. AND \V. TO ALBANY. in Innnnnccmpnt That the Railroad Will Extend. Vald'sta, Ga. July 24. —It announced here upon very good authority that the Atlantic. ValJosta and Western road ts to be extended to Albany in a very short whi e One of the leading officials in the road made the statement y-sterda y. *r.l the fact that the Atlantic. Vaidosta and Western has purchased a fourth interest in the terminal company at Jacksonville to aid color *o th* statement It is said here that the r ai will be built to Pavo and that it v. ii the?* use the PideO-k read to Albany, that road having hc-en recent !y busit. It is sail that a deal has a ready br.*n made far the Pidcock road, though this is only a rumor. An extension from here to Pavo to tap the P.d’ > k read would make al most at. air line to Albany from this city, and would open some of the best territory n South Georgia I is said that this ext r-i n would have be n ma le seme time agy but the officials of the road thought best to wait until the boom prices for material were brok-n. The rumor about a clejio: h re fer the Plant System was also revived yester day and the new depot is to be built sion. General Superintendent I>nham sta f *d a few days fjgo to parti*s here tha‘ work upoi. it w uid begin soon, bit did not say when. It is thought that the fore** of men now at work at Ousley station will be brought here, as the Plant Sys tem has a good deal of work here in c n ne tion with the new depot. The force is now engaged in cutting down a sharp grad* this side of Ousley s’ation and in fill ng in a slump this side of the river. The present depot is too small for the heavy business of the r ad, and the of fi ialg have recogn z-d for several y<*ars that othtr artangements would have to be made. The selection of a site for the new depot has been the barrier in the way of its erec in for some time. Mrs. Tom Jones, a lady well known here, died of typheid fever yesterday, after an illness of three weeks. A husband and * ght children survive her. The remains were rarr.ed to Cat Creek for burial this mornin". The Baptist deacons met last night and agreed to and dilate their new’ church the first Sunday in October. Dr. Broughton of Atlanta will be invited to preach the didlcatory sermon and to remain here a week or so conducting a series of meet ings It is understood that he has prom ised to accept the invitation. ELECTION IN COLQUITT. 1 County Officer* f ho*en in the Demo cratic Primary. Moultrie, Ga., July 14.—The Democratic primary for county and legislative officers resulted in the nomination of J. B. Nor man, Jr., for senator; Robert L. Shipp for representative, R. G. Clark for clerk, David Murphy for sheriff, S. G. Gregory for ordinary, J. L. Haitsfkld for tax col lector. J- J- Wilkes for receiver, J. G. Cul pepper for treasurer, and \V. B. Dukes, C. E. Holmes, J. S. Harrell, M. M. Blan ton and TOm Sober for county commis sioners. There was considerable interest manifested and about 1,600 votes cast. The , most exciting contest was for representa tive and sheriff. Mr. Norman, the nomine** for senator, has represented the county both in the House and Senate, and is a man of large interest in the county. Mr. Shipp is a prominent young lawyer, a member of the law firm of Pearsall & Shipp. an<i is the first professional man to go to the Legis lature from this county. The Tifton. Thomasville and Gulf Rail way is neoring completion to Thomasville, and the first regular schedule train v ill run on July 20. Work on the Moultrie Cotton Mill is be ing rapidly pushed and it is the intention of the management to have it in opera tion this fall. The election for an issue of $25,000 of county bonds, which was to have been held this week, was not held on account of an error in the advertisement. One will be held as soon as it can be iegallly called. A contract for three new brick stores has been closed, including a Masonic ball. These stores and the hall will be in front of Central Hotel. The Georgia Northern Railway is push ing its work towards Albany, and it is the hope of the management to complete it this fall. The excessive rains for the past two or three weeks have damaged the crops of the county nearly 50 per cent., the esti mate of the most conservative farmers. AM.UBD AT Tin :I It FOUTI'IHE. Valdosta Citizens Were Surprised Upon Gelling the Fair. Valdosta,' Ga., July 14.— I The news that Valdosta had secured the state fair for this year almost startled the citizens here, even those who know the town stood a good showing for It. Officials of the State Agricultural Society were here some weeks ago looking over the exposi tion grounds and examining into the abil ity of A a Most a to pull off Ihe show and entertain the crowds that would come. A strong effort is going lo be made to make It ihe best exhibit of agricultural products ever seen In the stale. Lowndes county will probably be in ihe race for one of the premiums on the agricultural display, and her display will be a fine one. The exposition company ex|>ect to erect several more large buildings at the ex|>o sltlon grounds, and work upon the elec tric railroad is progressing finely. Sev eral of the largest buildings in the city are to bo turned Into hotels, and Valdosta Is going to entertain the crowds royally. Valdosth will not he satisfied unless the fair is Ihe most brilliant success ever won by a state fair and the citizens are going to work from Monday morning to make it such. , The heavy rain# through this section during (he past week have greatly dam aged crops. In the flat lands It is believed the crops are hardly worth working, while in all sections U is reported that there are hlg losses. A considerable wind and hail storm passed through the northern part of tlie county this week, and corn and other crops were badly beaten up by it. A Sure Cure for Indigestion and Oyspspsla. The stomach is the laboratory of the body. Keep it in order and disease can not exist. Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy In creases the appetite, assimilates the food, aids digestion and positively cures all stomach and bowel troubles arising from a weak and disordered digestion. It never fails, as thousands testify. Lured After Years of Suffering. Mr. W. H. Clark of Atlanta, Ga., says; "I suffered severely with dyspepsia for 35 years, but Ihsnks to Tyner's Dyspep sia Remedy It has entirely cured me and I am well again. It Is the bese medicine on earth.” Price 50 cents per large bottle. For sale by druggists. Six bottles for $2.50, or sent by express on receipt of price by TYNER'S PYBPEPSIA REMEDY CO., 10744 8. Forsyth at., Atlanta. Ga. Send 5c lo pay ooseage lor a sample bottles THE MOKNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JULY 15. 1900. SISTER: READ MY FREE OFFER ®Wiss Words to Sufferers From a Woman of Botre Dame. Ind. I will ai:. tree ot u; rtl.iy, this Hgq. Treat meat *t r®etoot aoJ the history of my#®r® cae to any lady suffering lna female trouble. Ym car. cure yourself at home without the aid cf any physician. It will coat yow nothing to g-ire treatment a trial, and i! you decide to continue it will only coat you about twelve centa a veek. It wi;i tx>t interfere aitfc your work or oocnpauna. 1 have nothing tc sell. Tell other sufferers cut— that is all I ask. It cures all, young cr old. 6#* If you feel a tearing-down sensation, sense of impending evil. pais in the back or bowels, creeping fo&uig up the spine, a desire to cry frequently, hot hashes, wearincm®, frequent desire to urinate, or if you have Leucorrhea Whites', Displacement or Falling nt the Womb, Profuse, Scanty or Painful Periods, Turnon or Growths, addrece MRS. M. SUMMERS, NOTRE DAME, IXD., U. S. A., lor the Frei Treat me n t and Full Information. Thoeunds besides myself hare cured themse ves with it. I &end it in plain wrappers. TO MOTHERS OP D AL’OffTCRS I will explain a simple Home Treatment which speedily and effec:. ua.'.y cures Lmcarrhea, Green Sickness and Painful r Irrtgv.iar Menstruation in young ladies. It v ~: save you anxiety and expense ar_d sive yotr daughter the humiliation of explaining trz troubles to others. Plumpness arid health always result from its use. V berrvcrr yon live I can refer vac to well-known ladies J your own state or cosnty wfc-> know and wiU gladly tell any sufferer that this Home Treatment really cures sll diseased conditions of our dr Icate ter.alt -garnsm, th roughly rtrewgthens relaxrd muscles end ligaments which cause div c' ; tc*:a?r J t. md pwkr * - a* r hi* offer will not be made again. Address iTRS.M.SUMMERS,Box 438, Notre Dame,lnd.,U.S.A WELL REPRESENTED IN CHINA. SIDNEY HERBERT SPEAKS WELL OF COL. A. S. DAGGETT. Reilly’* Battery, \l*o Ordered to Chino, I* One of the Crack Organi zation*—Col. Maxwell I* Not Given Hl* Proper Title—Both Texan anil Georgia Were* Correct—( apt. Fnl -1 (grant's Poem—Other Military Mat* ter*. Fine Cret Villa Maitland, Fla., July 14. —lt is a matter for congratulation that Col. Aaron S. Daggett of the Fourteenth United Siat'-s Ii fantry ha- been ®cnT to China, as he is not only a brave and ex perienced soldier, but one that is firm and discreet in his dealings with communities in which he may be assigned to duty. He is a native of Maine and entered the regular army as captain of the Sixteenth Infantry in IS#J, having risen in the volun teer service from a lieutenant in IS6I to be lieutenant colonel and brevei brigadier general in 1865. He was made brevet ma jor and lieutenant colonel for gallant con duct in Virginia and brevet colonel and brigadier general for gallant, and meritor ious servi es during the war. Alter the surrender Gen. Daggett was on duty in the South as captain in the Second In fantry and won a fine reputation as a clear-headed soldier by refusing to allow himself or his soldiers to be used for po litical reconstruction purposes. He was on several occasions reported to the war department, but always proved that he bad acted within the line of duty. He is a prudent and safe commander and will prove the right man in the right place in China. lUilly’s battery of the Fifth Artillery, also ordered to China, is well known in Savannah and Atlanta, and is a crack cor jis in every respect. Capt. Henry J. Rdilly is a native of Ireland and entered the regiment as a private in 1864, and by good conduct and meritorious service, he has passed every grade as a non-commis sioned and a commissioned officer up to his present rank of captain. He won his first commission after only two years in the ranks, and his record since has Vroen equally complimentary. And it is well to note, in this connection, the good results of promotion from th* - * ranks to a commission for really meritorious sol diers. Under this rule our army has been wonderfully improved and now presents a remarkably high standard of excellence. Within the past few’ years the sons of generals and colonels and prominent statesmen have enlisted in the regular army and won their way, as Reilly did, to a commission. Under tlie new law’ that gives senators a cadet at West Point there will be fewer promotions from the ranks after a few’ years. In my last letter 1 referred to the great work done by LafayaUo Post. Cl. A. II of New York, under Commander Allan C. Bakewell, in distributing United States flags over in Cuba. Porto Rico, the Sand wich Inlands, and the Philippines. I might, ’also, have spoken of the noble work here at* home, in the same direc-* tion. being done by the Youth’s Com pun ion of Boston, Mass. As the managers of this splendid boys’ and girls’ weekly pa per, blow no trumpets and keep their Dimes from the public, few people are aware of the immense work they have done and are still doing for our public schools, nil over the kind, and for the pu pils. Having been called upon officially to make addresses at the raising of several flags given public schools in Orange coun ty, and also to present patriotic pictures to these schools, I have comp to be famil iar with the grand movement carried on solely by the Youth’s Companion. And now it has added anew feature to work, that of giving prize banners to one hundred schools along the Seaboard Air Line Railway, making the best improve ment in school house grounds, etc. In this connection a magnificent mounted silk fl:u%-the Stars and Stripes—is to be presented to the National Education! As sociation at Charleston this week, by the Youth’s Companion. I desire to protest against the seeming ly persistent manner in which newspapers refer to Col. D. 13. Maxwell, general man ager of the Florida Central and Penin sular division of the Seaboard Railway System, as Capt. Maxwell. While it is true that he held that rank in the Con federate army, lie has been a bone-fide colonel half a dozen times since. When in uniform and in good health Col. Max well resembles Gen. John B. Gordon In his fine martial appearance. He has of ten served on <he Governor’s staff and is to-day a colonel on the staff of Maj. Gen. Law, commander of the Florida, Di vision of Confederate Veterans. Col. Maxwell has several times earned his title and it should he freely bestowed upon him in newspaper articles. I remember well how’ Gen. William Mcßae of Atlanta was one day referred to as Mcßae, while the same paper spoke of “Col.” S , a mere youthful lawyer, who was never even a corporal. One day in Macon he late “Col.” John B. Gorman, whom everybody knew, entered a store and was saluted all around as “colonel.” when suddenly on old fellow jumped up and grabbed his hand and exclaimed, “Why, Sergt. Gor man, how do you do? I haven’t seen vou since we left the army together.” The bystanders smiled a broad smile over the new title. It Is gratifying to note that two vexed questions recently sprung have finally been settled. Texas troops claimed to haye led Gen. I,oe "to the rear” In the hour of danger, but the claim was con tested by other troops from Georgia. It seems now that both claims arc good. Texans led him to the 1 rear on May 6.ami Geoigians on May 12, the hitter event. In which Gen. J. B. Gordon figured, has boon Immortalized In a spirited lyric. "The linn of the Twelfth of May," by Capt. Robert Fa 1 liga.ii 1. soldier, Jurist and ora tor. The other vexed question, as to who got the first United Confederate Veterans Cross, the gift of the Daughters of the Confederacy, has been scaled In favor of Judge Alexander M. Erwin of Athens, in stead of Gen. Samuel G. French of Pensa cola, Fla. Mrs. Erwin first suggested the cross Idea, and the Athens chapter order ed the first installment of the crosses. Very properly, when they came to hand, num ber one was assigned to Mrs. Erwin's hus band, who &as a true and tried Confeder ate soldier—a kinsman of Gens. Howell and Thomas R. R. Cobb. A talented young Georgia editor errs In stating that Gen. Joe Wheeler Is "the lust of the great cavalry generals of the wir between the states.” He evidently over looks tbt fact that Lieut. Gen. .Wade Hampton was a “great cavalry genera'..“ and that the same can be said of Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh (“Our Fitz") Lee. both of whom held important cavalry commands at the close of the war. It is true, how ever. that with Hampton and Lee he is the iu.-t of the great cavalry commanders of he Confederate army. Alas! How tne gaiiant cavaliers of that bloody strife have “dismounted” into the silence of the grave. The dashing Stuart and Mor gan and Young and Anderson and Allen and other gallant comrades have “passed ov. r the river.” That Wheeler was * truly “areat cavalry general” admits of no doubt, as Gen. R. E. Lee and Gen. Jo seph E. Johnston settled that question be fore they died. My claim that he is modest and has been dutiful and patriotic is brought out by an extract from a letter now lying before me from the late Maj. Gen. Lafayette Me Laws, who says: “Gen. Joe Wheeler, our cavalry leader, was, 1 think, t ike him all in all, the most able and reliable cavalry leader w*e had in the Confederacy. He always did his duty, and cared not to make cavalry raids just to get his name in the newspapers, but went straight to do as he was ordered. He car tied no brazen trumpet to blow whenever he moved to announce to the world that Wheeler was there.” The advocates of peace are not always fair in their quotations. An example is seen in the frequent publication by the editor of Our Dumb Animals, who op poses all wars, of Washington’s declara tion against war: “My first wish is to see this plague to mankind banished from the earth, and the sons and daughters of this world employed in more pleasing and in nocent amusements than in preparing im plements and exercising them for the de struction of mankind.” This is a very proper wish for any lover of peace and concord, but it does not follow’ that Wash ington, the famous warrior, w r as a be liever in the modern farce of arbitration —that the Pen is mightier than the Sword to settle international disputes. In his lost message to Congress, Dec. 7, 1796, this is w’hat he had to say about establishing a national military academy: “However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never to be without an adequate stock of military knowledge for emergencies. Th© first would impair the energy’ of its character, and both would endanger its safety, or expose it to greater evils, when wat , could not be avoided. Besides that, war might not often depend upon its own k choice. In proportion as the observance of pacific maxims might exempt it a na tion from the necessity of practicing the ! rules of the military art. ought to be its care in preserving and transmitting, by proper establishments, the true knowl edge of that art. * * • This, therefore, ought to be a serious care of evlry gov ernment.” “Were half the power that fills the world with terror; Were half the w-eaith bestowed on camps and courts Given to redeem the human mind from er ror, There were no need of arsenals and forts.” This is another sample of the sophistry of peace edrocates. What have all the peace societies, the ministers of the gos pel of peace, and humane men and women the world over been doing the past cen turies to “redeem the human mind from error?” Certainly, they must have accom plished something in that direction. And yet forts and arsenals have multiplied and camps and courts have flourished the world over. This is true simply because the notions of the earth have not been willing to arbitrate their differences and settle their disputes, os a general rule, ex cept by the sword. “In time of peace pre pare for war” is the motto of every na tion. Not because the people are blood thirsty or lack Christian virtues, but be cause self-preservation requires the fort and the arsenal and the camp and the sol dier. War is never desired and peace is alwayl welcomed by any Christian people. Gqv. McSweeney of South Carolina, in welcoming the National Educational Asso ciation to Charleston, is reported as using the following language: “The soldier is abroad even in this day of civilization and enlightenment. There are those who claim that it is odr duty to carry civiliza tion and Christianity to the heathen, even though we have to open the way wjth leaden bullets. It seems that we are aliout on the verge of another war. It may be Hi” hand of providence to carry our civil ize tion to the uttermost parts of the tio'th. We have with us,, however, in. other personage more important in main taining our civilizaiion than the soldier— the school master.” Now I beg to differ with the Governor a) to the teacher being "more Important” than the soldier, "eitner in preparing the "ay for" or "maintainingour civilization." Where, r ask, would our Pilgrim Fathers have been with schoolmasters end no sol diers? What would Oglethorpe have ac complished in Georgia without soldiers first and schoolmasters later on? Take Gov. Mi'Sweeney's own state, and see which class, schoolmasters or soldiers, gave (o that struggling colony the A Ivill la.lion’ that has become the light ofl the world and the proud boast of our ex panding republic. No man honors the professional teacher more than the writer, himself, once an educator, but who had to become a soldier to save the life of ihe Nation. The blessing of God rests uprrn every church and school house, but the smile of the Almighty also falls upon the fort and the arsenal, and on the soldier, as on the teacher and the preacher. In alt the history of the world. It is the fort and the arsenal, and the soldier that figure in the work of opening up the way for. and then "malntalng our civilization," find giving full protection to the teacher and the preacher. Sidney Herbert. P. P. P., a wonderful medicine; It gives an appetite; it invigorates and strength ens. P, P, p. cures rheumatism and oil pains In the side, back and shoulders, knees, hips, wrists and Joints, p. p. p cures syphilis in all tls various stages, old ulcers, sores and kidney complain! P P. P- cures cßtarrah, eczema, erysipelas all skin diseases and mercurial poisoning’ P P- P. cures dyspepsia, chronic female complaints and hroken-down constitution and loss of manhood. P. P, P. m e best blood purifier of the age, has’made more permanent cures than all other blood rem edies. Lippman Bros,, sole proprietors, Savannah, Ga.—ad W. F. HAMILTON, Artesian Well Contractor, OCALA. FLA. Am prepared to drill welia up to any depth. We use first-class machinery, can JatUfacttoal ,£iorl B9Us * lu,r *nte* SLUMP IN COTTON FUTURES. jily A\n vir.isr oi-tioas o off' 40 POINTS EACH. One Canse of the Deeline More Fa vorable New. From the Crop Country—New* From China Also Hail a Dampening; Effect—Local Trade Investigating the Condition of the Crop in Georgia Naval Stores Firm Local and Tele graphic Markets. Morning News Offer. July 14. The feature of the markets to-day was the slump in the Xew York futures mar ket. which went off during the early hours from 12 to 40 points. It may be said that the surprise to some was almost equal to the biow- that killed father. July and August each lost 40 points. The cause was given as favorable news from the crop country, and ah overthrowing of long cotton, which carried pr.ees down ward at a terrific pace. The long crowd were not encouraged by the news ''rom China, which tended the more to precipi tate liquidation on their part. While trad ing was at its liveliest stage it was re ported room shorts quietly took profits. It is reported the trade look for weaker Liverpool advices on Monday, and iris in connection with tne prospect for even better news from the- crop belt may put longs to further flight. August holders were greatly disquieted to-day, it is re ported. and stampeded the room with of ferings. Much local at- r.rion is being directed at present to the condition of the crop in Georgia, but nothing of a definite nature has yet been re ive i. Information is be ing obtained from a number of sources, and it is likely that within the next few davs enough w-.1l be at hand to form some idea of what the loss was by the recen,t rains. There does not seem to be any doubt among the local trade that there has been considerable loss to the crop. The naval stores market continues in strong position. The closing was firm for both spirits and rosin, to-day. The spirits market was firm at 4* l , cents, with a good demand, and the outlook favorable for further advances. Rosins were firm r.nd unchanged. The following resume of the different markets will show- the tone and quotations at the closing to-day; COTTON. The cotton market closed quiet and st ady to-day. with a light business do ing. The:e were receipts for the day of ">39 bales. There was a slump in the fu tures market, but it was not generally respor.dfd to in the spot markets of the S ,uth. Considerable attention is being gi\-en by the local trade just now lo the condition of th- cotton crop in Georgia, but nothing definite has yet been heard. It will require seme time to get reports from all sections, bcii them down, and form an id a of the condition of the crc p It is believed, how ver, that considerable damage has been done. The following were the official spot quo tations at tile close of the market at the Cotton Exchange to-day: | This .] Last I day. | year. Good middling in 1-16 6% Middling |9% |5% Low middling '$y 2 j 4% Good ordinary [9 14^ Market quiet and steady; sales Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks. Receipts this day Receipts this day last year G Receipts this day year before last.. 95 Receipts since Sept. 1, 1599 1.068,573 Same time last year 1,081,150 Stock on hand this day 17.557 Same day last year 8.5C0 Receipts and Stocks at the Ports. Receipts this day 2,080 This day r last > r ear 1.838 This day year before last 976 Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1899. .6,409.731 Same time last year 8,273.077 Same time year before last 8,305 A4l Stock at the ports to-day 155.685 Stock same day' last year 423,105 Daily Movements at Other Ports— Galveston—Quiet; middling, 9 5 ,; net re ceipts, 11; gross, 11; stpck, 8.257. New Orleans—Easy; middling, 10 3-16; net receipis. 1,214; gross, 1,214} sales, 1,100- stock, 63,849. Mobile—Nominal; middling, 9%; stock 4,394. Charleston—Quiet: middling, 9*4: net re ceipts, 737; gross, 737; stock, 4.085. Wilmington—Nothing doing; stock, 1,809. Norfolk—Quiet; middling. 10 1-16; net re ceipts, 178; gross, 178; Sales, 6; stock, 5,528. Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 10%; slock, 3,878. New- York—Quiet; middling, 10; net re ceipts. none; gross, 347; stock. 41,891. Boston—Quiet; middling, 10%; net re ceipts, none; gross, 433. Philadelphia—Dull: middling, 10%; net receipts, 1; gross, 568; stock, 2,571. Daily- Movements at Interior Towns— Augusta—Quiet; middling, 9%; net re ceipts, 11; gross, 11; stock, 2,421. Memphis—Steady; middling, 9*4; net re ceipts, 10; gross, 10; stock, 15,463. St. Louis—Quiet; middling, 9%; net re ceipts, none; gross, 415; stock. 25,937. Cincinnati—Quiet; middling, 9%: net re ceipts, 180; gross, ISO; sales, 200; stoak, 8,657. Houston—Quie-t; middling, net re ceipts, 8; gross, 8; stock. 3,193. Louisville—Firm; middling, 10. Exports of Cotton This Day- New Orleans—To Great Britain, 2,549; continent, 1,250; coastwise, 250. Charleston—Coastwise, 1,082. Total foreign exports from all ports this day—To Great Britain, 2,549; to the con tinent, 1,250, Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1599 --To Great Britain, 2,214,591; to France, 693,029. to the continent, 2,652,112. (OTTOS FI TI DES. Slamprilo liy llullw llrini;* n Slump of 12'ij -lo Point*. New York. July 14. —The cotton market opened steady at at decline of three to seven points, following: a severe break in the English market. Immediately after the call the market developed weakness of its own under generally bearish advices from the crop country. The official weather chart indicated warm showers in nearly every portion of the cotton territory, which private dispatches said was timely and would greatly benefit the crop. On the decline, Liverpool and continental operators were liberal sellers of the Au gust contract, which easily led the rest of the list in the downward course. The South sold the distant months, room shorts quietly gathered- in profits, while longs sold out, having become tired of the unsatisfactory tactics of the mar ket. Trading was fairly active for a Sat urday half holiday, though new' specula tion, especially for outside account, did not come to light. The bulls were dis quieted by the gloomy political outlook in China. The market cloned steady with prices net 12 to 40 points lower, having broken at the close under a bull stampede and heavy bear hammering. The fears of holders were based upon expected weak cables Monday and favor able weather predictions. August longs were panic-stricken and dumped over great blocks of old long stuff. There was a slight reaction at the very finish. FLUCTUATIONS I.\ FUTURES. New York, July 14 —Cotton futures op n ed steady and closed steadier. Prices as f Hows: | Open.; High.) Low. | Clou. January' T..7.("8.2f/ | B.2*'‘f 8.12 ~| 8.17 February —i 8.26 b | 8.28 ; 8.18 | 8.19 March j 8.29 b J 8.29 j 8.20 j 8.21 tApril j 8.16 j .... { .... | 8.34 May | 8-34 8.34 8.27 June i July ...J*... 9.tab 9.50 9.55 9.56 August .....•! 9.45 9.45 9.<13 | 9.12 September .. 8.80 8.8 ) 8.6 ) 8.64 Ooicber 8.46 8.46 8.29 8.33 November ... 8.29 8.23 | 8.15 8.19 D cember ... 8.2 1 8.27 8.13 8.16 January closed 13 points off: February 13 off; March 13 off; April 12 off; May 12 eft; July 40 off: August 40 off: September 2. eff; October 17 off; November 14 off; Dec<mber 14 eff. Liverpool. July 14. 1 p. m.— Cotton: Spot, small business; prices lower; American rti:ddl:ng. fair, 6 S-lSd: good middling, 61- 2;: mi', ding. 5 27-32d; low middling, 5 23-32:1; good ordinary, 5 19-32d; ordinary, 5 13-32d. The sales of the day were 3.000 bales, of which 3<o were for speculation and export, and included 2,600 American. Receipts. 1,200 bales, all American. Cotton futures opened easy and clos—j unsettle!: American middling, low mid dling clause: July, 5.40^i5.41 td sellers; July- August, 5.23fi5.34d value; August-Septem ber. 5.14-fis.lsd sellers; September-October, 4 ofrS-i.nod buyers: Ontober-November, 4.46 -04.47,1 value; November-Deeember, 4.40d December-January. 4.37d sellers; January-Februarv, 4.34@4.35d; April-May, 4.31d; Mav-June. 4.30d. New Orleans, July 14.—Cotton futures steady. July 10.1<Y??11.0C*:January 8.0058.01 August .. 9.43<S 9.44 February .. .S.Ol-SS.OS S-me'ber 8.58-8 8.59 March 8.02-68.04 er ; 16 ; .7 April 8.04168.06 N'ove’ber B.ol® 5.02 May 8.06@5.08 December B.oo® 8.01 COTTON LETTERS. New- York. July 14. —Murphy & Cos. say: Cotton advices from Liverpool to-day, coupled with satisfactory w-eather over the belt this week and poor outlook for goods market, caused liquidaing sales, hence the decline of 35 points for August and 15 to 10 points for later positions, at which there was a fair demand to cover sales. Continued favorable weather over the belt is likely to cause a bearish feel ing in new crop deliveries around present prices. New York, July 14.—Hubbard Bros. & Cos. say: A break in the Liverpool mar ket on the better weather advices con tained in the Chronicle report, together with the grave news from China, caused a weak opennig. The pressure to liqui date open contracts was increased by the rains in Texas, coming at a time when they were beneficial. This liquidation was continued until the August position had dropped 50 points from yesterday's close, when the Liverpool arbitrage transactions rallied prices some 10 points from the low est. Judging from the reports of the Chronicle and the predictions of the gov ernment, the weather has been very fav orable for the crop during the past week, which may lead to a sharp decline in Liverpool on Monday. Our local tradp were buyers on the decline, expecting the weakness abroad would not be as sharp as expected. The spot market was quiet, at He decline. August closed at 9.12 c; steadier.. NAVAL STORES. Saturday, July 14. Spirits Turpentine—The turpentine mar ket showed great strength to-day, clos ing firm at 44*40, an advance of 14c above the previous day. At the advance there was apparently a good demand, and the prospect for a still stronger detfland was believed by factors *o be In store for the trade. In some quarters It is predicted that the price of turpentine will climb un til it reaches a record-breaking figure. The advatufs made during the past week in dicate that a decided upward tendency has been established, and that the predic tion may come true. The day’s receipts were 1.976, sales 399 and 1 the exports 3,111. The opening sales were 245 casks, and the closing 154 casks, at 4414 c the prevailing price for the date. Rosins—The rosin marke* closed firm and unchanged. There was a fair de mand, and business was in fair volume, considering the fact the early closing rule was observed. At the recent advances the market seems to be in about as strong position as the turpentine market. The maintenance of present values seems probable in view' of the unfavorable con dition of things on farms, where it is found impossible to provide sufficient la bor to carry on the work satisfactorily. The day’s receipts were 3.764. sales 2,227 and the exports 6.244. The following were the quotations: A, B. C $1 39 I SI D 1 30 K 1 70 E 1 33 M 200 F 14<) N 230 G 1 43 W. G 243 H 1 50 W. W 270 Receipts Saturday— . Spirits. Rosin. Central Railroad 129 191 5., F. & W. Rv 1,149 2,0:2 F. C. &P. Rv 347 733 G orgia and Alabama Ry 287 674 Flat 39 61 Schoooner Henry Everett 25 80 Shipments Saturday— Spirits. Rosin. Italian hark Ferrucio S., Rot terdam 2,575 Swed. bark Medea, Anger 6.450 Ge.r. bark Marie, Hamburg —2.710 3,501 Central Railroad week, various. 202 724 5.. F. & W. R. R 199 2,0.9 Naval Stores Statement— Spirits. Rosin. Stock on hand April 1 2.197 112, 01 Receipts to-day 1,976 3,764 Received previously 129.24 ! 247,9)5 Total 133,419 391,175 Shipments to-day 3,111 6,‘:44 Shipments since April 1 101,985 276,810 Total since April 1 108.096 283,084 Stock on hand to-day 25,323 111,091 Same day last year 19.763 119 333 Charleston, July 14.—Turpentine mar ket firm at 43; sales none, Roein firm, unchanged; sales none. Wilmington, N. C.. July 14.—Spirits tur pentine firm at 4204@43 I ,ic; receipts, 96. Rosin firm at $1.2031.25; receipts, ltd. Crude turpentine quiet at $1.60 and 2.60; receipts, 136. Tar steady at 31-40; receipts, 10. FINANCIAL. MONEY—The demand keeps fairly up with the supplv. FOREIGN EXCHANGE-Market is steady. The commercial demand, $5.85%; sixty days, $4.6814; ninety days, s4.B2'*; francs. Paris and Havre, sixty days, 3 20; Swiss, sixty days, 5.21'; marks, sixty days, 9414; ninety days, 94. DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Steady; hanks are buying at par and selling as follows: Amount to and Including $lO, 10 cents; $lO to $25, 15 cents; $25 10 SSO, 20 cents; S3O to SIOO, 25 cents; S2OO to SSOO, H premium; SSOO to SI,OOO, .66 premium; SI,OOO and over buying at 1-16 discount and selling at 1-16 premium. SECURITIES—The tone of market is dull and quotations are nominal. S locks. Bid. Ask, Augustn and Savannah R. R lio in Atlanta & West Point 125 124 do 6 p. c. certlfs 105 106 Augusta Factory 83 90 Citizens Bank 12s 130 Chatham Bank no ill Chatham R. E. &I. Cos., A 54 57 <io do R oo?4 66% Eagle & Phoenix Mfg. Cos 103 105 Edison Electric Ilium 101 k* Enterprise Mfg. Cos 101 103 Germania Bank 129 ];to Georgia & Alabama 27 29 Georgia Railroad, common 2)8 210 Granitevllle Mfg. Cos. jgj 170 J. P. King Mfg. Cos 107 Langley Mfg. Cos 120 123 Merchants National Bank no 111 National Bank of Savannah ...,147 ISI Oglethorpe Savings A Trua no lit People s Savings & Loan 102 104 Southwestern Railroad Cos 110 ill Savannah Gaslight Cos 2434 25V6 Southern Bank 153 Savannah Bank & Trusl 118 119 Sibley Mfg. Go , Auguata 88 93 Savannah Br Awing 95 mo Honda. Bid. Char.. Col. & Aug. Ist 3s, 1900. ...107 ~, Atlanta city, 4V4s, 1922 u 0 ... Augusta city. 4s, 1927 , fi; do 4tsS. 1925 pp) ~ do 7s, 1903 10 if® do 6s. 1913 in i,s Ala. Mid. ss, ind'd, 1925, M. & N\ jg 1( .„ Augusta Factory, 6 per cent., 1915.109 uq Brunswick & Western 4s, 1938.... so "j C. K. It. & Banking.collateral ss. 92 q 2 C. of G. Ist ss, 59-year gold, 1945. " M F- & A 117 i*g C. of Ga. con. ss. 1945. M. & N..t 91 93 C. of Ua. Ist incomes, 1945 43 do 2nd incomes, 1945 H . j., do 3d incomes, 1915 5 C. of G. (M. G. & A. Div.) ss, 1947, J. & J 95 9^ C. of Ga. Ist incomes, 1945 13 jl C. of G. (Eatonton Branch), 5s 1926, J. &D. 97 9g City & Surburban R. R. Ist 7s. .109% nmx Columbus city, ss, 1909 log 4,77 Charleston city, 4s. ,945 10! 403 Eagle & Phenix Mills 6s, 1928...108 io Edison Electric Illuminating 6s. 104 105 Enterprise Mfg. 6s, 1903 101 190 Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910 114 1151- G. S. & F., 1945, J. & J 109 no Georgia & Alabama Ist os, 1945....104 106 do consolidated ss, 1915 95 96 1947. J. & J 95 96 Georgia State 3Us, 1930, J. & J... 106 107 do 3', 2 5, 1915. M. & N 105 106 do 4%5, 1915 1171,4 ugix Macon city 6s, 1910, J. & J 117 ng do 4V6s, 1926. Jan. quar 107 109 Ocean Steamship 3s, 1926 104 xg Savannah city, ss, quar. October. 1913 111 iia do r.s, quar., August, 1909 111*4 1!2'4 South Carolina State 4V4s, 1933...117 ug Sibley Mfg. Cos. ss, 1903 102 103 South Bound 5s 96 97 S., F. &- W. gen. rnt'ge 6s, 1934..123 124 do do Ist as, gold, 1934 110,4 1:944 do (St. Johns Div.) Ist 4s. 1934.. 94 ” 9*; WEEKLY B.YYK STATEMENT. New York, July 14.—The statement of the associated banks for the week end ing to-day shows the following changes: Surplus reserve, increase. $1,370,925; loans, decrease, $1,654,900; specie, increase! $4,386,700; legal tenders, increase, $394.30'; deposits, increase, $1,610,300; circulation! increase, $286,800. The banks now hold $19,960,125 in ex cess of the 25 per cent, legal require ment. New York, July 14.—Money on call nom inal; prime mercantile paper, 3*4@4V4 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankers’ bills, at $4.86*;@4.86‘4 for demand and at $4.84,4, for sixty days; posted rates, $1.8.5 and com mercial bills, $4.83i’554.83' 5 . Silver certifi cates, 61%(g62*ic; bar silver, 61%c; Mexi can dollars. 49'4c. State bonds inactive; railroad bonds irregular; government bonds bonds steady. STOCKS AND BONDS. The Day's Session Wn* Another of Dullness*. New York. July 14.—The sole Interest at taching ta to-day’s stock market was as an example of dullness. In that respect it was a true index of the speculative con dition. which is one of entire uncertainty and lack of conviction. Even the professional traders who have constituted themselves the champions of certain stocks during the week were not in evidence and only small trades between the regular frequenters of the floor were made at onv time. Offerings to sell made unduly large inroads on prices, because no one stood ready to buy, and any de mand so buy caused a rapid advance, be cause ro one was on hand to sell. Most of the hoard members were out. of town for a holiday, confident that nothing that could occur would induce any sudden ac tivity to develop. Some desultory efforts were made to advance Union Pacific by making bids for the next dividend on a specified number of shares at a higher figure than the prevailing dividend rate. But these efforts secured little attention. The market was as a whole lower than last night when the hank statement ap peared. There was some light buying to cover shorts, but the large increase in re serves and in the surplus attracted even less attention than did last week’s unex pected decrease. There was no explanation of the larse gain in cash and it was generally accept ed as the working of the average system in the rectification of last -week's unwar ranted show of a loss. The sterling ex change market was nominal, as usual on a Saturday, but the posted rates for de mand' sterling .was advanced He in re sponse to the rise in London discounts. It is pretty certain that these develop ments foreshadow an advance in the Bank of England minimum discount rate and export of gold from New' York next week. New York money lenders are anxious to place Call loans on easy terms, but the stiffer rates demanded for longer* periods reflects a feeling of uncertainty over the future, which is doubtless due to the ex traordinary conditions of the international exchanges. It is evident that the uncer tainty in the stock market is almost as great and outside of the professional op erations referred to. there is little inter est in the market. With the reduction of the short interest and the taking of profits the market has been reactionary during the latter part of the week. Bonds have been very little traded in in spite of the ease of money, and prices have changed little in either direction. United States refunding 2s when issued, and the 5s advanced \i and the old 4s 4 in the bid price. The total sales of stocks to-day were 76,100 shares, including Atchison preferred. 5.775; Burlington and Quincy, 6,200; Mis souri Pacific, 5,000; Union Pacific, 12,970. New York Stock List. Atchison 254%; Union Pac 55# do pref 68%! do pref 74 Balt. & Ohio ... 74% Wabash 64, Can. Pac SS ; !4: do pref 18% Can. Son 48 |W. & X,. E 8# Ches. & Oslo .. 27-%: do 2d pref .... 23% C. Gt. W 11 i Wise. Cen 14 Chi., B. & Q. ..124 |Third Avenue ..199 Chi., I. & 1,. .. 22 1 4['Adams Ex 118 do pref 56 | American 15.! Chi. & E. X. .. 95 (United States .. 45 Chi. & Nw. ...158 | Wells Fargo ..122 0., R. I. & P... 106 lAm. Cot. Oil .. 3414 C. C. C. &■ SI. j do pref 88 Douis 58 (Am. Malting .... 3# Col. Sou 64,41 do pref I' l do Ist pref .. 41% Am. S. & R. .. 36- 1 * do 2d pref .... 16%' do pref 86% t)el. & Hud. ...llt%(Am. Spirits .... 1 D. h. & \V. ..176 ( do pref 17 Den. & R. G. .. 17% Am. Steel Hoop. 19# do pref 6554! do pref 68% Erie lf>VAm. Steel & W. 32# do Ist pref 32V4 1 do pref 79# Gt. N. pref ...152%'Am. Tin Plate. 26 Hooking Coal .. 134., <jo pref 75 Hocking V. ... 34VjlAm. Tobacco •• 92 Illinois Cen. ..117%! do pref 135 lona Cen 19 (Ana. -Min. Cos. . 39% do pref 47 IBrook. R. T... 53’* K. C„ P. & G.. 16 'Col. F. & 1 35 1,. E. &’ W. ..28 |Cont. Tob 24# do pref 90 j do pref 77 * I.ake Shore 210 (Federal Steel .. 32 L. & N 72%' do pref 15 Manhattan D. .. 87#! Gen. Elec 130 Met. St. Ry. ..150#,Glucose Sugar • 51 Mex. Cen 126,1 do pref 1*" M. & Bt. 1,. ... 64>*jlnt#rn. Paper .. 22'4 do pref 91 | do pref 94 Missouri Par. .. 51 |LaClede Gas .... 74 Mobile & Ohio .. 37 'Natl. Biscuit .. 2*’ M. K. &. T. .. 10\4| do pref s ’ do pref 31>4|Natl. Dead 1® N. J. Cen 126% do pref ** N. Y. Cen 129%. Natl. Steel .... Nor. & West. . 33848 do pref * do pref 77VN. Y. A. North. Fac 49#| North Am I®’‘ do pref 70Vi;PecIflc Coast 50 Ont. & Weat. .. 19%! do Ist pref •••• 53 Ore., Ry. * N.. 42 j do 2d pref .... do pref 76 (Pacino Mall .•••*** Pennsylvania . .127%!People’s Gae .••98 * Rending 17 |Pressed Steel C. 4- do let pref ... 59 | do pref do 2d pref .... 28>4|Pull. Pal. Car..lßl Rio G. W 59#[Stand. R. & T._