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18 A TEXAS WONDER. Hall** Great Diaeorery. One small bottle of Hall's Great Dis covery cures all kidney and Madder troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes, pemlnal emissions, weak and lame backs, rheumatism and all irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and women, regulates bladder troubles in chil dren. If not sold by your druggist will be eent my mall on receipt of 11. One email bottle is two months' treatment, and will cure any case above mentioned. Dr. E. W. Hall, sole manufacturer, P. O. Box 629, S. Louis. Mo Send for testi monials. Sold by all druggists and Solo mons Cos., Savannah, Ga. Rend This. Dr. E. W. Hall. St. Louis, Mo.: Dear Elr—Please ship me three dozen Hall’s G.eat Discovery by first express. I have o!d over one gross. It give* perfect sat isfaction. and I recommend it to my customers. Yours truly, • H. C. GROVES. Prop Anti-Monopoly Drug Store. Ocala. Fla., Dec. 13. • IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. SEWS AND VIEWS OF THE DAY IN TWO STATES. Wilcox'. Primary Rrtorn* Were Stolen—Georgia's Fund for Famine Eaffprrr*—Prominent Cou|>lc In the Divorce Court—floating at Worth. Two More New Hale.—Mr. llarr'a Contest l.ee County lion Wet. Tnte Hn<l Two Wivri. It has just been discovered that all of the returns of Tuesday's primary In Wil cox county have been stolen from the County Court House vault at Abbeville. The community is thoroughly aroused. Bomo Fine Cotton. Mcßae Twin City News: Mr. R. B. Cooper, who is farming with F. E. Mc- Rae in town, has some of the best cotton perhaps in the county, considering age. He has thirteen acres, and If no accident happens, he will get a bale to the acre. His cotton is the African limbless, and ' is as full as it can be—many stalks bend ing over with their load of fruit. The en tire crop is clean, and shows that it never lacked for work. Mr. Cooper is a first class farmer. His corn is very fine also. Two More Halm. Albany Herald: Albany received two more bales of cotton this morning. They were brought in by Deal Jackson, the en terprising negro farmer of West Dougher ty, who made Albany the first-bale town of Georgia, on July 28, just six days ago. The two bales were carried to the ware house of Messrs. A. W. Muse & Cos., where they have been offered for sale. At last reports they had not been bought by any of the local cotton merchants, though they will probably be disposed of some time this afternoon. Offices In Moultrie. Moultrie Observer: The Georgia Northern Railroad’s main offices are now In Moultrie. They occupy the new' build ing on South Broad street, out beyond the Baptist Church. This building was erect ed by Contractor Marian and was designed for a residence, but has very easily been transferred into a neat and very conve nient suite of offices. The large safe, the mammoth books and all the appurte nances came up Tuesday. The offices of the president and general passenger and freight agent have been here for some time. The superintendent, general man ager and auditor now' have headquarters here. Moultrie is glad to welcome this valuable addition to her business strength Famine Fund In Grorringr. The Georgia fund for the India famine sufferers has now passed the two thou sand dollar mark. Georgia is nobly doing liar hare in the relief work. An effort will be made at once to organize the other Southern States as has been done in this ctate. In the past few’ weeks Georgians have given over 32,000 and, from the in terest manifested in the movement, much more will be given In the rear future. The children s fund continues to grow’. These little ones, nurtured in their Georgia homes of plenty, have opened their hearts to the pleadings of the starving children across the seas. Gov. Northen is grati fied at the continued increase in the funds end hopes even greater interest may be manifested in the work. She AYant* Total Divorce. Suit for divorce has been brought by Mrs. Lizzie Lemon against her husband, Jesse I* Demon, of Acworth, Ga., which is in the northern part of Cobb county, where the parties are now living, and where they have lived for a number of years. The petition states that they were married in 2880. and that six children have been b orn to them. Cruel treatment, in toxication and infidelity are the grounds upon which she asks a total divorce from tier husband, alleging that he inherited from hi* father’s estate ten years ago about $1)0,000; that sirrte July, 1898, has been constantly under the influence of whisky; that he has been unkind, cruel and unfaithful to his wife, neglecting his wife and family, and paying )arge sums of money to a woman. A schedule of the property belonging to Mr. Lemon is at tached set ting up that the estate is worth nearly $75,000, of which amount, Mrs. Jjemon states, she owns only about S2OO worth of household property. Mrs. Lem on, in her application, asks that she be totally divorced; that she have temporary and permanent alimony, counsel fees and asks the custody of her children. Mr. Lemon is one of the most prominent and influential citizens of Cobb county, and owns a large and valuable property inter ests in and near Acworth, Ga. Shot by Doctor. Cordele Sentinel: Last Monday after noon, Just as the southbound Georgia Southern and Florida train arrived at Worth, about 3 o'clocfc p. m., everything was excitement. Dr. C. W. Johnston, a young practicing physician of that town, bad Just shot Mr. Pete Domer, the su perintendent of the Enterprise Lumber Company. Accounts differed somewhat as to how the shooting occurred, but the facts in the main are about as follows: Both parties were in the commissary of the Enterprise Lumber Company, when Mr. Domer proceeded to thrash the doctor for gome remarks he had hoard that the lat ter had made about his family. The fight bad Just begun when the doctor, who was a much smaller man. pulled a pistol and fired upon his antagonist, the bullet en tering the right chest, passing through the lungs, stopping just back of the shoulder. Mr Domer, after being shot, threw Dr. Johnston upon the floor, and with his fist, bruised him up considerably. All the parties who witnessed the shoot ing directed their attention to getting doc tors and aiding the man w’ho was shot to bis house, while the young man who did the shooting left the crowd, went to his office, got his shotgun and left the place on foot. A few minutes later a telephone message to Dakota secured the blood bounds of Greer Bros., and in thirty min ute* were on the track of the fugitive, who was caught about eight miles away. He was landed in Worth Jail. At last ac counts Mr. Dorner was resting well. FLORIDA. The building on th Flagler property at Weit Palm Beach la progressing sat isfactorily. Something over ten thouaand dollars was the amount of the pay roll laet week. More them (10,001) turned loose (a a small town bi-weekly baa a tendency fa enliven things somewhat in a business way. The foundation for the Flagler ! mansion to be erected on the southwest corner of the hotel grounds is being laid; $2.50.000 i to be the cost of the structure. The design is said to be unique for this country, being Spanish in style. It will be on a scale of grandeur unequaled by any private residence in the South. Spnrkmfln'N Committee. It is reported that Congressman S. M. Sparkman will appoint as the member of the Congressional Executive Committee from Hillsboro county. Hon. W. 13. Hen derson, and that this gentleman will again be made chairman of the Executive Com mittee. Coi. Henderson has served in this capacity several times, and is well known to the people all over the district, ns well as ail over the state. He is a political wheelhorse. When the congres sional convention met nt Tallahassee it carried out the time-honored custom, and allowed Congressman Sparkman to name his own committee. !Vot Working for Jacksonville. Orlando Sentinel-Reporter: A number of our citizens are receiving letters from the Jacksonville Capital Removal Committee, a king' that they fake an interest in the matter in favor of Jacksonville. The re plies bting sent indicate that our pope still remember the state convention and Jacksonville’s part therein. As one corres pondent put it, "Orange county will prob ably take as much Interest in the capital removal to Jacksonville as Duval county’s delegation did in Judge Beggs’ candi dacy." Another returned the letter with the following indorsement: "Respectfully •submitted to Duval county's delegation. Orange county has rot forgotten their a - in the late state convention." Mr. niirr*' Contest. Jacksonville Metropolis: The Democrats of Florida will await with much interest the result of the controversy over the ’ right of J. M. Barrs to be a city attor ney and rational elector both at the same time. Barrs has generally succeeded in landing on his feet in contests in th<? city, but this is the first time he has ever taken issue with a r*al, live chairman of a national committee. Of course, Barrs will net in der any o rcumstance cake any rDk. He only wants to convince Chair man Jones that he. (Jones) is not as well posted on certain lines as a certain city attorney in a progressive Southern city. If Barrs is knocked out, however, he will be just as enthusiastic for Bryan, and whether lie is an elector or not, he in tends to do much active work for the national ticket. Two Mrs. Tote*. It has been discovered that Herbert Tate, the Pensacola man who commit ted suieid in Malden, Mass., last Tues day, had two living wives, one a Miss Mary Bell, who now’ lives with relatives in Pensacola, and the other a woman to whom Tate was married at Bainbrldge, Ga.. some three years ago. The Massa chusetts wife, the one who was with Tate at the time of his death, left Boston for some Southern point last Friday, and if Pensacola was her objective point, should have reached her destination by Monday or Tuesday, at the latest. It has become known that Mr. Tate’e life was insured for $20,000, but in whose favor is a mas ter of conjecture. Immediately after his tragic death a search of the effects of the deceased failed to bring either the insurance policy or will to light. Mrs. Tate "No. 2” Is said to have secured possession of both documents and started southward. Hear After the Negroes. The colored population of Lincoln City, a suburb of Starke, are in a terrible state of excitement over the fact that a large black bear is running rampant through that neighborhood. The bear has made several attacks on people lately. Last Saturday night as Andrew Elbert, colored, was going home he came across the bear in a dense swamp near his place. The animal chased him to his door and came very near catching him just as he jump ed through the door. He ran into his house and secured his revolver, but by the time he had returned the bear had departed. Sunday night the bear came into another colored man’s yard and chased his children in- the house, killing a large dog that was in the yard. Several other parties have seen the animal and describe it as being the largest bear that was ever seen here. The colord people are afraid to step outside of their doors at night, and won’t think of coming to town through the swamp. I.ee County Is “Wet.” Fort Myers Press: The large majority for selling liquors in yesterday’s election assures a majority in the county for that ticket. The vote cast in Fort Myers yes terday (Thursday) was 99. Of these €3 voted "wet." 21 "dry,” and 15 tickets were thrown out for being improperly marked. This gives a majority for the "wet" tick et that cannot be overcome in the county, in fact it is likely the majority will be increased. Buckingham .the banner "dry” precinct in former elections, tied with a vote of 7 to 7 yesterday. Two years ago this precinct voted 17 "dry," and 2 "wet.” Frank Hendry arrived from Estero this morning and reports the vote there 2 "wet," others not caring to vote. New rrospect gives a solid "wet” vote of 7. The four precincts heard from give a majority for the "wet" ticket of 51. At Pun.ta Ressa no election was held. De naud and Alva are “dry" precincts, while the Allen Place, Sanibel and Marco are "wet" precincts, so that the majority for the "wet" ticket in the county will likely rea h 60. I,FAIO\B AS MEDICINE. They regulate the liver, stomach, bowel*, kidneys and blood as prepared by Dr. H. Mozley, in his Lemon Elixir, a pleasant lemon drink. It cures biliousness, consti pation, indigestion, headache, appendici tis, malaria, kidney diseases, fevers, chills, heart feailure, nervous prostration and all other diseases caused by a tor pid or diseased liver and kidneys. It is an established fact that lemons, when combined properly with other liver tonics, produce the most desirable results upon the stomach, liver, bowels, kidneys and blood. Sold by druggists. 50c and $1 bottles. REV’. JOHN P. SANDERS WRITE*! Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga.: I have been relieved of a trouble which greatly endangered my life, by using Mosley's Lemon Elixir. My doctor declared my only relief to be the knife, my trouble being appendicitis. I have been perma nently cured and am now a well man. I am a preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, located in the town of Verbena, Ala. My brother, Rev. E. K. Cowan, recommended the Lemon Elixir to me. Ship me a half dozen large bot tles C. O. D. MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR. Cured me of a long-standing case of chills and fever by using two bodies. J. C. STANLEY, Engineer E. T.. Va. & Ga. R. r. mozley** lemon elixir. Cured me of a cose of heart disease and indigestion of four years’ standing. I tried a dozen different medicines. None but Lemon Elixir done me any good. TULES DIEHL. Corner Habersham and St. Thomas St*., Savannah, Ga. v MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR. I fully indorse it for nervou* prostra tion. headache, indigestion and constipn tion, having used it with most satisfac tory results, after all other remedies had failed. J. W. ROLLO. ~ End, Atlanta, Ga. THE MORNING NEWS: SDN DAY, AUGUST 5. 190 Q. MILITARY CHAT AND GOSSIP. OLD SOLDIERS WHO LONGED FOR A REUNITED COUNTRY. ; Copy Of LMt Order Valueless Except a. n Hello—The Oglethorpe Infantry Another '*La*t'' War Relic—fien. Joe Wheeler’* First Service—Gen. Alexander'* Medal. Enil.tmenl of Segroen-Territory of Ariion*-' The Confederate Flair. Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla., Aug. 4—Thinking to-day of the brave Southern heroes of the Cuban and Porto Rican cam paign. and in the latter campaigns of the Philippines and China, in nearly all of which many lost their lives wearing the blue and upholding the ‘‘Old Flag,” my thoughts also went back to the eloquent words of Doniel Webster, the expressed wish that his eyes when closing in death might behold an undivided, indestructible union of states. Ah! what an inspiring view would to-day be presented to his pa triotic gaze. And that grand old educator, Prof. Charles Davies ("Old Tush"), for almost a quarter of a century the honored professor of mathematics at West Point Military Academy, expressed a similar desire. “When my eyes,” he said, at a reunion of graduates, "shall behold for the last time the fading light on the mountain tops of the highlands of the Hudson, next to the hope of a better life, would be the consciousness, that union, fraternity, peace and mutual regard had reached the heart and would regulate the life of every graduate of this institution.” What a thrill of emotion would gladden the heart of this grand old patriot and scholar if to-day he couid revisit West Point and, looking over our recent volun teer military roster, see the names of Gens. Joseph Wheeler, Fitz I.ee and Thomas L. Rosser among the wearers of the blue, and learn that Gen. Wheeler had been restored to the regular army. And on the army roster he could see such old and once familiar names as Robert H. Anderson, Fiiz Lee, Joseph Wheeler and other®, sons of fathers whom he once Instructed in the military academy. Truly, can it be said the day Prof. Davies so earnestly prayed for, so far as the gradu ates of West Point are concerned, has dawned in full-orbed glory. God be prais ed for a consummation so devoutly to be wished. A young man in Southwest Georgia writes me to ask If I know where he could sell a copy of the last order issued by Gen. Dee at Appomattox, but incloses no stamp (a common fault) for a reply. I will say. therefore, that the order pos sesses no money value, hut should be kept as a family relic. As his father, a senior captain, commended the regiment, this order came to (him. Granting that it was a copy of Gen. I.ee's last order, it had to pass through other hands to reach the young man's father, conseequently, it was no doubt a duplicate copy of an order that went to many other com mands. If not valued by the soldier's family as a relic, it could hardly find a purchaser. I am somewhat surprised that so learned a man ae Gen. John W. DePeyster of the noted New York DePeysters, should nt tills* late day, come out and oppose the theory that the earth revolves on its axis. Some years ago I was associated Intimately with the General as a writer for military publications, and came to re gard him as a man of uncommon mental powers and a ripe student of the sciences up well as military and civil history. But in these days of cranks and startltngisms, to be found in all grades of society, noth ing ought to surprise us. A former citizen and active member of the Oglethorpe Dight Infantry of Savan nah, takes me to task for calling the Ogle thorpe Infantry of Augusta a "Dight” Infantry. He says "any school boy ought to know" better. Well, that depends upon whether the school boy lives in Au gusta or Savannah. As I located the company in the former city it certainly could not he credited to the latter. Then it did "light" service when it marched up the Sand Hills and captured the Arsenal, without firing a single gun, so it was then realiy the Oglethorpe (Dight) Infantry. And now comes Mr. M. Meyerson, the Jacksonville J-wrier, with another "last” war relic—a shell t said to be the last shot fired in the late Spanish-American war. Now we shall have anew controversy about who fired the last shot, and when and where It was fired. This shot Is said to have been sent faith from the U. S. S. Mangrove (light house tender. I think) on Aug. 14, 1898, and aimed at the Span ish gunboat Hernan Cortez, then near Coyharieri. Island of Cuba. Now let the other "last” shot men be heard from. A recent biographer of Gen. Joe Wheeler, says "his first service was un der Old Glory at Fort Union. Mexico,” and that "he resigned his commission in March, 1*61.” Now, the General's old army record is very brief. He graduated num ber nineteen in the class of 1859, and be came brevet second lieutenant of dragoons and was assigned to duty at the cavalry school for practice at Carlisle. Pa. In June, 1860, he was transferred to the Mounted RifPm n, and In September fol lowing. was made a full seecnd lieuten ant. Th< n came a leave of absence, during which, April 22, 1861, he resigned to enter the Confederate service. This Is the of ficial record without any stuffing or fril e. The presentation of a gold medal to Gen. E. Porter Alexander by President Zelaya of Nicaragua, for his valuable services as an arbitrator in the boundary dispute be tween that country and Costa Rica, is a tribute justly deserved by one of West Point's most meritorious graduates. Ire having graduated number three in a class of thirty-eight. In 1857. into the corps of engineers. When the Civil War begun he was assistant engineer to Gen. James B. McPherson (killed in battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864.), who had graduated at the head of the class of 1853. They were in charge of coast defenses in San Francisco harbor, and so deeply was Gen. McPherson attached to Gen. Alexander that he begged of him to stay in the army as a non-com batant and he would have him assigned to duty where he would not be called Into the field to fight his Southern people. But Gen. Alexander was made of different stufr. and he promptly resigned on May I. 1861, came home to Georgia and entered the Confederate service. Although well deserving of and capable of filling the highest ranks in the service, he confined himself to the Important position of chief of artillery In Dongstreet's Corps with the lesser rank of brigadier general. A correspondent seems to doubt my statement that President Davis favored en listing negroes in the Confederate army as soldiers. It is true that in the earlier part of the war he was not favorable to such a step, but later on he changed his views, and on Feb. 21, 1860, he wrote as follows to HOll. John Forsythe, editor of the Mobile. Ala., Register: "The article enclosed from the Register and Advertiser is a substantial expression of my own views on the subject of employing for the defense of our country all able-bodied men we have, without distinction of color. It is now becoming daily more evident to all reflecting persons that we are reduced to choosing whether the negroes shall fight for us or against us and that all argu ments as to the positive advantages or dis advantages of employing them are beside the question, which is simply one of rela tive advantage between having their fight ing element In our ranks or in those of our enemy. On the other topic suggested by you. making use of this subject as an nid for negotiation*, you will appreciate the obligation of reticence Imposed on me in those matters, and I can only say that I perceive no discordance In the views you express from what wise policy would dic tate." But the final decision in regard to the use of negroes as soldiers came too late and was never put into actual prac tice. Earlier in the war some of the heat general* were in favor of It, but were overruled by the higher powers—military and civil. Cap*. Robert D. Rodgers, formerly of Saniersvilie. but now of Atlanta, the his torian of the United Confederate Veierans of that city, contributes to the press an In:reating article, showing how the Con federate states organizer) the territory of Arizona, In which one John B. Baylor of Virginia, was a prominent actor. Now the official Confederate records show that it was not until Jan. 24, 1865, that Baylor, then in Richmond, Va., tendered his ser vices to Secretary of War J. A. Seddon, in a somewhat lengthy epistle, in which he says: "Impressed with the importance of placing in the army, every man capa ble of bearing arms, and of recruiting our forces from any source where recruits can be had, and believing it to be the duty O- those who advocated secession and war, to prove their faith by their works, I would most respectfully ask that I may be allowed to enter the Army of the Con federate States, with such rank as tire President may think proper to confer. I would prefer as the field for my opera tions, Arizona and New Mexico, where 1 feel assure*] troops In considerable num bers may be raised. In my opinion the surest and speediest means for recruiting in those territories would be to organize a force in the spring and make a sudden move upon Arizona, and occupy it." He expected then to get Southern men from the mines as recruits for the Confederate army. A Savannah reader of these articles, and one who takes a deep Interest in promot ing historical research and accuracy in Confederate and other war histories, sends rfre a clipping from a newspaper about the changes in the original Confed erate flag It is substantially correct, and worthy of preservation In historical scrap books. After the first battle, Bull Run, or Manassas, as some prefer to call It, changes were made in flags, names and uniforms. The Second Maine Infantry went Into battle wearing gray uniforms, and, consequently, got badly mixed with the Confederates, which resulted in the immediate discarding of gray uniforms on the part of Union troops. So, too, the Confederate flag and “Old Glory" got mix ed up and mistaken for each other. This suggested state colors, but as few states responded, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston called for designs for a Confederate battleflag. One was chosen from Gen. Beauregard’s designs, which was changed only in shape by Gen. Johnston, beind made square in stead of oblong. Lieutenant General W, D. Cabell of Tex as. commander of the United Confederate Veterans of that region, then a major and chief quartermaster, was put in charge of the manufacture and distribu tion c-f thise flags to the various com mands in the Army of the Potomac. And here was another change that had to be made. When Gen. George B. McClellan organized the Union Army of the Poto mac, the Confederates changed theirs to Army of Northern Virginia. Change is w-rltten in order of nature and stamped upon all rarthly things. "Old Glory" passed through some changes before it became the “standard sheet" so eloquent ly immortalized by the poet Drake, as the "Flag of the free hearts' hope and heme, By angel hands to Valor given.” The original Bars and Stripes flag was adopted by 4he Provisional Confederate Congress in session at Montgomery, Ala., on March 4, 1861, and at 3 o'clock on that afternoon it was given to the breeze above the then Confederate Capitol in that city. The next flag made of this design is claim ed to have been first floated in the breeze from the armory of the Floyd Rifles, at Macon, Ga., under command of gallant Capt. Thomas Hardeman. His noble wife, full of patriotic zeal, sat up all night and made the flag from a tele graphic report of its design sent from Montgomery late the day before, and at daylighe the company turned out and flung it to the breeze, giving it the usual salute. Not long after the Rifles and the Volunteers marched under this flag on the soil of Virginia, as part of the fa mous Second Georgia battalion, command ed by Maj. Thomas Hardeman, being the first Southern troops to reach that state and Join the Virginians in defending their homes and their firesides. Georgia is seldom far behind in coming forward in any crisis. Sidney Herbert. USED CHILD AS BAIT. 1,1 Hie Girl Attracted Eagle and Her Father Killed It. From the New York Journal. Hartford, Conn., Aug. 2.—lt was the good old drama of Wjlliam Tell enacted once again, in the peaceful valley of the Connecticut. But the "Tyrant Gesslier" of this modern instance was a wicked old bald eagle, and the crossbow of the William Tell was an up-to-date rifle In the hands of a man who knows how to shoot and has the courage of his skill. F. H. Woodworth, who lives at Wilson station, Just over the city line, is a great hand with rod and gun. His 9-year-old daughter. Helen, is his inseparable com panion. She is abotu as good at fishing as her father, but cannot equal him as a hunter. The two went fishing yesterday and Mr. Woodworth had his gun along as usual. “There had been talk of a big bald eagle about for some lime," he said. "I wanted to be prepared if he favored us with a call.” "I saw the big bird first,” said Helen, proudly. "Papa and I was on our way to the river when I said to papa: ‘Oh, what is that?' Then I saw it was a bird. I just said: ‘What a darn big bird.’ It made a big shadow T on the field. “ ‘You go out there in the field and I will shoot It.’ said papa, and he pushed me out all alone. I was scared, but I did not cry. I knew papa would shoot the bird before it could hurt me. He never misses. "I was so seared I sat right down on some poison ivy. I saw it swooping down. Then it settled down on a branch and looked at me over its shoulders—so. “My! what a look it gave me. Then it spread its wings again. And Just then papa shot. I could see the feathers fly out of the neck. But he was still spread ing his wings, and I shouted to papa to shoot again. 'He's going to fly away,’ I said. So papa fired again and struck the eagle in the wing, and he did not fly, but fell down. "Papa and I ran up to where he lay, and papa poked him with his gun, for he was afraid ihe bird might be playing ’possum and would hurt me with his wings. But it was quite dead." "No; I had no fear,” said William Tell Woodworth with a smile. "I Just sent the gal out for a bait, while I hid In the brush end popped nim. I had no doubt about hitting him. All I was afraid of was that he might get near and claw her before he died. That’s why I put a seebnd bul let in his wing. The one in the neck was sufficient. It's what I aimed at." The eagle measures six feet three inches from tip to tip. It is the largest seen in this port of the country In many years. Mr. Woodworth has sent the carcass to this city to be mounted. —A Memphis (Term.) court recently granted a divorce to Pauline Krumpner from Joseph Krumpner. The terms of the decree are most peculiar. The home ef fects are granted to the wife, but one room of the house is left to the husband. The furnishings of (his room are to be removed by the wife, and the husband, af ter having secured oiher furnishings, will remain In the same home with the spouse from whom he has been divorced, but hav ing no communication with her. The cus tody of a child also goes to Mr*. Krump ner. YV. FT HAMILTON, Artesian Well Contractor, OCA-DA, FDA. Am prepared to drill walls up to any depth, we use first-claae meohlnery, can do work on share notlo* Sod guarantee satisfaction. DROP IN THE COTTON MARKET A DECLINE OF % CENT OX ADD GRADES REPORTED. The Drop* a Response to the Down ward Tendency of the Fntnre* Market—Fair Sales Reported for the Day—Spirits Turpentine Firm nt AO Cents—Roelus Firm and Un changed Local and Telegraphic Markets. Morning News Office, Aug. 4. The cotton market went off % cent to day In response to the big losses in the fu tures market during the past two weeks. The closing in the futures market to-day was net unchanged ,to 11 points lower, which is the continuation of a tendency which has prevailed for several days past. It teems there is very little encouraging news from the consuming centers at pr.w ent, and this added to the fact that numer ous bearish advices are coming from the crop belt to strengthen the bearish ele ment. At the decline In the local market sales of 113 bales were reported. Spirtis turpentine closed firm at 40 cents, with a fair demand for the offerings. It Is not understood that factors are very anxious to put stuff on the open market, as the price Is Just at a point which It is claimed makes it to the interest of pro ducers to fill contracts. The rosin mar ket was firm and unchanged. In the pro duce line efforts were made to unload per ishable stuff, which it was not desired to carry over to Monday. The wholesale markets were steady and In the main un changed. The following resume of the different markets will show the tone and quotations at the close to-day: COTTON. The cotton market went off 44 cent to day in response to the big falling off in the futures market, which has been drop ping off for the past tw-o weeks. Sales of 113 bales wefe reported. The day's re ceipts were 41 bales, against 230 last year. The demand for cotton is still reported to be light. The following were the official spot quo tations at the close of the market at the Cotton Exchange to-day: | This I Last | day. | year. Good middling |9 13-166% _ Middling \9% |5% Dow middling [9% {4% Good ordinary |B% |4% Market quiet; sales. 113. Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks— Receipts this day 41 Receipts this day last yea.r 230 This day year before last 5 Receipts since Sept. 1, 1899 1,081.624 Same time last year 1,082,824 Exports, continent 6,377 Stock on hand this day 9,187 Same day last year 7,348 Receipts and Stocks at the Ports— Receipts this day 612 Receipts this day last year 678 Receipts this day year before last.. 287 Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1899 6,491.477 Same time last year 8.312,043 Same time year before last 8 8,618,204 Stock at all ports to-day 100.237 Stock same day last year 357,817 Daily Movements at Other Ports— Galveston—Dull; middling, 9(4? net re ceipts, 4; gross, 4; stock, 4,993. New Orleans—Nominal; middling, 9%; net receipts, 193; gross, 239; stock, 39,515. Mobile—Nothing doing; net receipts, 47; gross, 47; stock, 4,243. Charleston—Quiet; middling, 9%; stock, 2,285. Wtlmlngton-Nothing doing; stock. 3,275. Norfolk—Quiet; middling, 9%; net re ceipts, 135; gross, iSg; sales, 2; stock, 3,367. Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 9%; stock, 2,967. New York—Quiet; middling, 9%; stock, 25,877. Boston—Quiet; middling, 9%; net receipts, 92; gross, 1.131. Philadelphia—Quiet; middling, 9%; stock, 21,321. Daily Movements at Interior Towns— Augusta—Quiet; middling, 9%; net re ceipts, 3; gross. 3; sales, 72; stock, 748. Memphis—Steady; middling, 9 9-16: net receipts, 52; gross, 52; sales, 150; stock 8.765. St. Douis—Dull; middling, 9 9-16: net re ceipts, 35; gross, 120; sales, 39; stock, 16,675. Cincinnati—Dull; middling, 9%; stock, 7,989. Houston—Quiet; middling, 9% net re ceipts. 68; gross, 68; stock, 909. Louisville—Firm; middling, 9%. Exports of cotton this day— New Orleans—To Great Britain, 4,509; to the continent, 635; coastwise, 198. Mobile—Coastwise, 47. Savannah—To the continent, 6,377. Charleston—Coastwise, 37. Norfolk—Coastwise, 200. New- York—To Grert Britain, 1,432. Total foreign exports from all ports this day: To Great Britain, 5,932; to the conti nent, 6.742. Total fo-eign exports since Sept. 1, 1899: To Great Britain, 2,!U5,253; to France, 693,- 876; to the continent, 2,694,611. COTTON FUTURES. Market Closed Steady Xe# Unchang ed to 11 Points Lower. New York, Aug. 4.—Tire market for cotton futures opened steady with Au gust one joint higher'and later deliver ies 1 to 3 points lower, and immediateiy showed emphatic weakness under ag gressive selling by the bear forces In con junction with active liquidation of local and foreign holdings. Throughout Ihe forenoon the market was feverishly ac tive, with the general undertone steady. There was occasional flurries of profit taking. causing upward spurts In values. But In the main brills showed upward spurts In values. But In the main bulls showed a lack of courage and organiza tion. All the regulation Influences on the bear side of late were still extant, while in addition to this hacking, shorts had a very tine crop and wtather statement by the Chronicle, and nothing in the way cf bull news of any sort from the other side of ihe ocean. The speculative public and the room trade were the leading sellers most cf the forenoon. The near months continued to show relative weakness. The market olesed steady with prices net un charged to 11 points lower. FLUCTUATIONS IN FUTURES. New York, Aug. 4.—Cotton future* open ed steady and closed steady at the de cline. Prices as follows: |Open. |Hlgh. [Dow." |Closed January | 7.95 [ 7.95 | 7.86~j~7.87 February ~..| 7.96 [ 7.96 | 7.90 j 7.89 March | 7.99 j 7.99 | 7.93 | 791 April | .... | .... | .... | 794 May | 8.01 | 8.02 | 8.00 | 7.97 June | .... | .... j .... | 7.99 July I•••• I•••• I•••• | .... August | 8.47 b | 8.54 | 8.50 | 8.52 September ~| 8 28b I 8.28 | 8.13 j 8.20 October | B.OS | 8.09 j 7.99 j 8.(0 November ...| 7.97 b | 7.93 | 7.96 j 7.90 December ~..| 7.95 | 7.98 j 7.86 j 7.86 Holiday In Liverpool. Live-pool, Aug. 4 —To-day is a holiday on the Cotton Exchange. New Orleans, Aug. 4.—Cotton futures steady. August 8 0658,68 | January ....7.6*87.67 September 6.0288.01 I February ..7.68(87.70 October ~..7.74®7.7S | March 7.73®7.73 November .7.1*97.68 j April 7.7*87 77 December . ,7.4@7.65 j May 7.7707.79 COTTON LETTERS. Uew York, Aug. 4.—Hubbard Bro*. A To the Mountains. % In the nick of time. Just when you are yawn ing and feeling tired out and broken down, a bottle of Graybeard is better than a trip to the mountains. Are you constipated? Take Graybeard Pills. Little treasures. 25c the box. Respess Drag Cos„ Proprietors. Cos. eay: D T nder the Influence of good crop accounts our market slowly declined, clos ing barely steady at the lowest point of the day. August was the strongest posi tion, as the recent tenders had fallen into the hands of exporters, and the proba bilities are that a large portion of the contracts will be exported. Liverpool was closed for the annual midsummer bank holiday and will not open until Tuesday. There is no Improvement in the demand for cotton goods, the opening of the fall trade being slow, owing to the conserva tism of the retail houses throughout the country. Under these conditions specula tion will pot be attracted to cotton until there is a change in the crop outlook. Shorts have been the best buyers and the largest portion of their interest has been closed. DRY GOOD*. New York, Aug. 4.—Spot business In dry goods to-day has been dull In all depart ments, but in wide sheetings and prints there has been more doing on mail orders. Bleached cottons are quiet, but steady. Brown goods and coarse colored cottons are quiet. Prints and ginghams steady. Moderate demand for woolen goods. Cot ton yarns steady, but demand moderate. Woolen and worsted yarns barely steady. Print cloths quiet, but firm. NAVAL STORES. Saturday. Aug. 4. SPIRITS TURPENTINE.— The turpen tine market opened firm to-day at 40 cents, and closed firm and unchanged. At the opening at the Board of Trade there were reported sales of 523 casks, and at the closing call further sales of 290 casks. It was understood the demand was fair. Trading closed as usual at 2 o’clock, it being Saturday. The day’s receipts were I, sales 813, and the exports 3,718. ROSINS.—The rosin market closed firm and unchanged to-day. Sales of 931 bar rels were reported at the opening call, and these constituted the day's official business. The day's receipts were 3,889, sales 931, and the exports 8,485. The fol lowing were the quotations. A, B, C $1 35 I *1 €5 D 1 35 K 1 75 E 1 40 M 1 85 F 1 45 N 2 15 G 1 50 W G 2 30 H 1 55 W W 2 00 Naval Stores Statement. Spirits. Rosin. Stock April 1. 1900 2,197 142,506 Receipts to-day 1,881 3,889 Receipts previously 161,607 319,069 Total since April 1 165,685 465,454 Exports to-day 3,718 8,485 Exports previously 132,746 372.475 Exports since April 1 136,464 380,960 Stock on hand to-day 29,221 84.194 Same day last year 23,293 121,115 Charleston. S. C.. Aug. 4.—Turpentine market steady at 40%c; sales, none. Rosin firm, sales none, unchanged. Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 4.—Spirits tur pentine nothing doing; receipts 124. Rosin firm, $1.20@1.25; receipts 401. Crude tur pentine quiet, $1.5082.50; receipts 171. Tar steady, $1.40; receipts 60. New Orleans, Aug. 4.—Receipts: Rosin. 258 barrels; turpentine, 67; exports, Liver pool, rosin, 1,000 barrels. FINANCIAL. MONEY—The demand keeps fairly up with the supoly. FOREIGN EXCHANGE—Market Is steady. The commercial demand, $5.85%; sixty days. $4.83%; ninety days, $4.82%; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5.20. Swiss, sixty days, 5.21%; marks, sixty days. 94%; ninety days, 94c. DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady; banks are buying at 1-16 discount and sell ing as follows: $25 and under, 10c; $25 to SSO, 15c; SSO to SIOO, 20c; SIOO to S2OO, 25c; SSOO to SI,COO, .65 premium; SI,OOO and over at 1-16 premium. SECURITIES—ScarceIy anjghlng doing. Quotations are generally nominal. Stocks. Bid. Ask. Augusta and Savannah R. R lio ill Atlanta and West Point 125 126 do 6 per cent, certificates 105 106 Augusta Factory 84 88 Citizens Bank 128 130 Chatham Bank 110 111 Chatham R. E. AI. Cos., A 66 57 do do B 55% 56% Eagle and Phoenix Mfg. Cos 105 Edison Electric Ilium 104 106 Enterprise Mfg. Cos 100 102 Germania Bank 129 130 Georgia A Alabama 25 27 Georgia Railroad, common 210 213 Granltevllte Mfg. Cos 160 165 J. P. King Mfg. Cos 102 104 Langley Mfg. Cos 120 125 Merchants National Bank 112 113 National Bank of Savannah 147 151 Oglethorpe Savings and Trust..llo 111 People's Savings and Doan 100 105 Southwestern Railroad Cos. 109 110 Savannah Gas Light Cos 24 25 Southern Bank 155 158 Savannah Bank and Trust 118 119 Sibley Mfg. Cos., Augusta 85 90 Savannah Brewing 95 100 Bonds. Bid. Ask. Char., Cos). A Aug Ist ss, 1900....10* 108 Atlanta city 4s, 1922 HO 111 Agusta city, 4s, 1927 104 106 do 4%5, 1926 110 111 do 7s, 1908 105 106 do 6. 1913 117 11S Al*. Mid. ss. ind'd. 1923, M. A N 98 100 Augusts Factory, 6 per cent., 1916.109 110 Brunswick and Western 4s. 1918 ..90 82 C. R. R. & Banking collateral 6a 92 93 C. of G. Ist ss. 60-year gold, 1946 F. A A 117 IIS C. of G. con. 6s, 1946, M. A N 91 92 C. of Ga. Ist incomes, 1915 44 45 do 2d Incomes, 1945 ” 53 do 3d Incomes, 1943 ” g j C. of G. (M. G. & A. Div.) ss, 1947, J. A J C. of G. (Eaton Branch), ss, 1926. J- & D 96 96 City & Suburban R. R. Ist 75....109% nmc Columbus city, ss. 1909 jog Charleston city 4s, 1945 "303 102 Eagle & Phenix Mills 6s. 1923 ."Jog 109 Edison Electric Illuminating 65.. 104 105 Enterprise Mfg. 6s, 1903 101 102 Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910 H 4 115:4 G. S. & F. 1945, J. & J jjg Georgia & Alabama Ist ss, 1945 ..104 log do consolidated ss, 1915 % do do 1947, J. A J 95 qg Georgia state 3%*, 1930, J. A J. log 107 do 3%5, 1915, M. & N i M la g do 4%5, 1915 117 U ustc Macon city 6s, 1910, J. & J ug jjg do 4)4*. 1926, Jan. par 7(77 109 Ocean Steamship ss, 1926 10s 104 Savannah city ss, quar. October do ss, quar, August, 1909 '..111% 112% South Carolina state 4%5, 1933 ..ug ug’ Sibley Mfg. Cos. 6s, 1903 , 'ioi 102 South Bound 5 93 9X S., F. & W. gen. mt'ge, 6s, 1934!]123 lit do do Ist ss, gold, 1934 no% ugit do St. John Div. Ist 4s. 1934 94 9g’ WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT. New York. Aug. 4.—The weekly bank statement shows the following changes: Surplus reserve. Increase, *1,608,900; leans Increase $2,596,200; specie. Increase, 12,198,- 9)0; legal tender Increase, $1,C80,200 de posits, Increase, $6,640,803; circulation In crease, $1,357,700. The banks now hold $29,144,875 In excess of the requirements of the 25 per cent rule. New York, Aug. 4—Close: Money on call steady, 1% per cent. Prime mercantile pa per 4@5 per cent. Sterling exchange firm with actual business in bankers bills $1.88@4.88% for demand, and at $4.84@1.8.% for sixty days. Posted rates *4.85 and $4.88%@4.89. Commercial bills. $4.8354.83%. Bar silver, 60%c. Silver certlficatesT 61%®’ £2%c. Mexican dollars, 48%c. Government bonds steady. State bonds inactive. Rail road bonds steady. STOCKS AND BONDS. The Scanty Offerings Made the Tone Firm. New York, Aug. 4. nothing important In to-day's dealing In stocks. The tone Vas firm, owing to the scanty offerings of stocks, but the efforts to arouse any speculative enthusiasm wer* quite futile outside of a moderate demand for the iron and steel shares, which gen erally advanced from 1 to 1%, the latts* figure representing the extreme gain by Tennessee Coal. The motive of the movement was the encouraging opinion expressed by the commercial reviews of the week on the condition in the iron 'trade. The report of yellow fever in Florida caused heavi ness in one or two Southern railroad lines, and Brooklyn Rapid Transit was affected by reports of labor disaffection. Sags* continued on Its course toward reoovssr. and the upward movement in Union Pa cific wns continued, the other trans-con tinental railrpads showing some sympa thy. The list yielded somewhat on the bank statement, but nothing like Import ant liquidation, was in evidence. The closing was dull and rather heavy, with, the steel industrials and a few other spe cialties showing the only notable net changes. The growth in banking reserve* was less than expected, and the loan ex pansion made increased reserve require ments, so that the increase in surplus failed to do more than anticipated. The reserve item of the banks was of addi tional Importance from the fact that the American subscriptions to the new Brit ish war loan are seen to insure an out ward movement of gold. Interested bank ers estimated that the demand for gold to export on this account may amount to from $16,000,000 to $15,000,000. The exchange market was nominal to day,e hut posted rates were advanced %r. Dullness in bonds Is even more marked than in stocks, the average volume of dealings being considerably less than half those at this time last year. United States refunding 2s, when issued, have declined 1 and the 3s, old 4s and 5?. % per cent, in the bid price on call. Total stock sales 40-day were 911* shares, Including Atchison preferred, 10,- 525; Union Pacific, 11,785; Sugar, 10,880. New York Stock List. Atchison 26%JU. Pacific 60 | do pref 70%j do do pref .... 76'il B. & Ohio 74%|Wabash 6> Can. Paclflo .... 87%i do pref 18'. Can. South .... 48%|Wheel. & D. E. 8% C & Ohio 27% 1 do do pref 23% Chi. Gt. West.. 10%jWls. Central ..13 C. B. & Q 126%: Third Avenue ~HW Chi., Ind. A L. 23> : |Adams Ex 125 do do pref .... 51 |Am. Ex 154 Chi. *E. 111... 95 |IT. S. Express... 45 Chi. & Northw.lsß |W.-F. Ex 123 C., R. I. A P... 107 |Am. Cot. 0i1.... 33% C. C. C. A St. L. 58%! do do pref .... **% Col. South 6 [Am. Malting .... S’* do do Ist pref. 40%| do do pref do do 2nd pref. 16 |Am. S. AR— 36% Del. A Hudson.ll2 | do do pref .... 88 D„ L. A W 176 |Am. Spirit* Vi Den. A R. O ... 18%l do do pref .... 17 do do pref .... 67 iAm. Steel Hoop. 19% Erie 16%' do do pref .... 67% do Ist pref ... Gt. North, pref.ls2 | do do pref .... 73% Hook. Coni ....13% Am. Tin Piste. 22% Hock. Valley ... 34 I do do pref .... 77% 111. Central ....116%!Am. Tobacco .. *3 lowa Central ... 19 do do pref do do pref .... 44 !Ana. Min. C 0... 46% K. C., p. A0... 15%|Brook. R. Tran. 67%