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8 A TEXAS WONDER. Hall** Great Discovery. One small bottle of Hall’s Great Dis covery cures all kidney and Madder troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes, seminal emissions, week 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 sent my mail on receipt of $1 One small bottle is two months’ treatment, and will cure any case above mentioned. Dr. E. W. Hall, sole irianufacturor, P. O. Box 629, Si. Louis. Mo. Send for testi monials. Sold by ali druggists and Solo mons Cos., Savannah, Ga. Read Till*. Dr. E W. Hall, St. Louis. Mo.: Dear Sir—-Please ship me three dozen Hall’s Great Discovery by first express. I have sold over one gross It gives 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. NEWS ANI) VIEWS OF THE DAY I* TWO STATES. Two Negro Women Murdered nt Wet Point—A Mnrder in Henry County—Dir*. Dixon Talks of tlio Murder of Her llusbnnl—Thomas vllle** Qunrantiue Many I&JW* Shipped From Welborn. Fla.—Tam pa Merchantn Organized Buck! Property Sold. The 109th edition of the Georgia reports will probably be ready for root). Li brarian Brown rays he has been informed by the printers that the book will be out by the 20th. Are Joint Candidate*. Hon. E. P. Price of Floyd and Hon. J. H. Williford of Fayette county have combined forces and are joint candidates for doorkeepers in the House of Represen tatives of the Georgia Legislature. Mr. Price has represented Floyd in the. Legis lature and made a good record lor two sessions as assistant doorkeeper. Both of the aspirants are popular, and will make formidable candidates. Two Women Killed. At 7 o’clock -Sunday Carrie and Mena Huguley, colored women and sisters, were shot through the head nt West Point. It is thought Ed Scott, a negro boy about 18 years of age. is the murderer. He was seen running across the river bridge with a smoking pistol in his hand. The shots caused great excitement, and on going to their house, the people found the two women in the agonita of death. Both were shot In the eyes, the balls penetrat ing their brains. Chief of Police Reed has sent after bloodhounds, snd when they arrive the murderer will probably be run down. Thomavtlle** floor* Shot. Thomasvllle Times-Enterprise: Mayor Hopkins received a number of telegrams yesterday from Plant System officials, asking if refugees from Tampa would be allowed to stop there. The Mayor called a meeting of the City Council and laid the matter before them. The Council decided that it would not be prudent to allow the citizens of Tampo, which place Is now infected with yellow fever, to come here. While there would be little danger of its spreading here, in fact none, yet, if Thom asville opened her doors to these refugees, Montgomery, Savannah and other places would no doubt promptly quarantine against this place. This latter fact, more than any fear of the fever, was the prin cipal argument against the admission of Tampa people in Thomasvllle. Minos Not Abandoned. Oglethorpe Echo: That operations or preparations for operation have ceased at the Morgan mines has created the im pression that the company that was re cently prospecting therein have abandoned the idea of taking charge of and reopen ing them. This is not the casa The purpose of what work was done by the company was to obtain fair samples of ore from the mine. These were obtained and are being tested. They have gone far enough with the test to find that while there is plenty of gold in the ore there is, as has always been known, an exces sive amount of baser metals and tests are being made to ascertain the best processes to adopt to separate these from the gold. The result of these tests will determine the future course of the cbmpany as to the mines. Mr*. Dixon Talk* of Crime. Macon Telegraph: Mrs. Sarah Dixon, who, with Jere Walden, Is charged with the murder of Mrs. Dixon’s husband, in Johnson county, is the only white woman in Bibb county’s jail, and hardly a day passes but that the jailer is besieged with applications from people nnxiou* to see her and talk with her. Mrs. Dixon is in good spirits and talks cheerfully to all visitors who approach her. She said yes terday that she lived in hopes if she should die in despair. A reporter asked her yes terday what she thought of Jere Walden’s crazy freaks a few days ego, and she re plied with a sarcastic smile: “I don’t think nothing about it. I know he ain't crazy.” When asked if she had yet em ployed a lawyer, she said she had not. and that she had no means to employ one. She has three brothers in Johnson county, and one of them has written her that he will see about getting a lawyer to defend her, but as yet nothing definite has been done about it. Murder fn Henry County. According: to information received by the Macon News, Jack Gray, a well-known young white man of Henry county, and a member of one of the most prominent fam ilies in that county, was found dead by the tdde of the railroad track early Sunday morning with his back broken and other marks of violence about his person. It was thought at tirst that Gray had been killed by a train on the Southern Road, but the coroner’s inquest developed the fact that he had been, killed by some ne groes with whom he was gambling in the woods, and that they had carried his body a considerable distance to the railroad track and placed it there to give the im pression that he had been run over by a train. The jury, after a most thorough investigation, under the directions of the coroner, F. B. Pritchett, said that in their opinion the murder was committed by Ben and Henry Laws, father and son, and that in their opinion the same was murder. The negroes hnve been arrested and are in Jail. Gray was under the Influence of liquor at the time he was killed. He was addicted to drink, but when sober was a high-minded young man. FLORIDA. The Populists of Sumter county will hole) a mass meeting in Sumlerville Saturday, Aug. 11, to consider what political course to pursue. CandldHtc for Solicitor. Tampa Herald: It is understood among his numerous friends that Judge F. M. Slroor.ton will be a candidate at the November primaries for the nomination lor solicitor of the County Criminal Court. Should he determine to be a Candidate he will be chosen without question. Sold tinny Kates, Welborn Correspondence Suwannee Democrat. It la estimated that IQ.OQQ dozen egpp were shipped from this place last year, which were worth about $1,200 io the seJlers. This Is a good showing for fo small a place. There is money in eggs ind chickens. Who says there is not? Delinquent Tax Payer*. Key West Inter-Ocean: An examination of the oki city tax books, chows that tha money owing the city by delinquent tax payers amounts to something over $119.- <KK>. This is a peculiar state of affairs. Key West caves a great deal of money, and it is strange that former officials ever al lowed such an amount of arrears. Merchant* Organize. The merchants of Tampa and Ybor City have formed on organization for mutual protection. The movement to form the or ganization has been on foot for the past week, and at a recent meeting seventy five merchants were placed on the mem- rolls. The men who are forming the organization say that the clerks, the clgarmakers, and all the other respec tive classes of citizenry have formed unions for their own betterment, and that they nave come to the conclusion that it would be well for them to form a union, in their own Interests. The principal pur pose of the merchant* association is to protect themselves against deadbeats. They hove employed a regular attorney, and they propose to establish a list of credit for their own protection. Ilnoki Property Sold. The L. Bucki & Son saw mill property, in the eastern suburb of Jacksonville, was sold Monday morning at public outcry. It was bought by Horatio Blsbee, one of the well known attorneys in the long-pending suit of the Atlantic Lumber Company vs. L. Bucki & Son Lumber Company and vice versa. Col. Bishee, os attorney for C. L. Bucki, end in his own behalf, made □ statement as to the proceedings under which the sale was brought, and R. H. Liggett, for the Atlantic Lumber Com pany, read a protest for his clients in regard to the sale. This, however, Iwid no no effect on. W. H. Baker, special mas ter. and he proceeded to sell, and Col. Blsbee became the purchaser at $2,500. The United States Court suit under which the property was sold was that of Hora tio Bisbee vs. Adoiph Slrauss, trustee for Mrs. Frederica Bucki, and the L. Bucki & Son Lumber Company and others. The entire ten acres of land and the mill, ma chinery, buildings, wharves, etc., now be long to Col. Bisbee. A “NEW HEAVEN.’* Dr. Newton Describes and a Little Girl Sees One. The New York World summarizes the following as ihe most striking features of the “new immortality” as described by Rev. R. Heber Newton: Death is the true resurrection. No other resurrection is conceivable. He who dies awakens Into consciousness the same being as of old. The threads of the old existence are not cut at the touch of death. Death ushers us into no foreign world. All that is essential to human life here will be found there. The activities of our being on earth will be the activities of our being in heaven. The occupations of earth must shadow and type the occupations of heaven. In higher and nobler forms we must go on doing there what we are doing here. Death makes no break in the continuity of character. A man Is the same here and hereafter. The wise man before death will be wise after death. There will be fools over there as here. The selfish man before death will remain the same selfish man after death. The fingers that have been busy hand ling the croupier of our American Monte Carlo, which faces Trinity Church, can not turn at an hour’s notice to playing harps In the New Jerusalem. Little Girl's Vision. From the New York World. Bridgeport, Aug. 5.-Sophie Fowler, the 12-year-old daughter of Mark Fowler, of Milford, failed to come down to break fast last Monday. Mrs. Fowler found Sophie unconscious in bed. There was every indication of death, but Dr. A. L. Tuttle said the girl was in a trance. The physician tried every method to restore the child but could not. He left instruc tions to watch for the slightest change in the girl s condition, but none came un til yesterday afternoon, when Sophie awoke just os though from a natural sleep. Mrs. Fowler said nothing to her about her long sleep, but curiously waited to see what her daughter would do. She arose, dressed and said: “I must hurry or I will be late to school. But what a strange dream I had!” she added. Then Mrs. Fowler told her daughter she had been asleep since Monday. The child could scarcely believe it, hut told of a strange vision she had seen of heaven. The girl is perfectly healthy, and has had to relate her dream many times to callers, some of whom believe she is inspired. Sophie says she seemed to have been flying through space for almost a day, and then she found herself among peo ple who were strangers to her but who welcomed her cordially. “I don’t want to say that what I saw was heaven, for it was different from what I have thought heavqa was like. Still, there seemed to he mucm happiness there, and I did no’t see one person who looked tired or poor. “But my Idea of heaven before this was that everything was d&zzllngly splendid and that every one was dressed in white. The place I have been in was not much different from this world except that everything—the people and the trees and the birds—seemed to be nearer per fection. Why, there were colored dresses there, and Just as many kinds of styles as here, only everybody wore good clothes and none poor ones. “There was one time when I heard the most beautiful music. I wish I could remember more distinctly about that, for that *was the only thing that seemed greatly different from this world. Every body seemed to he singing at this great service. Every one came to this service. There did not set m <o be any other church or house of worship to go to. “Strange as it may seem, no one slept there nt all. And I did not grow sleepy at all. What impressed me most was not that everything was so different there but that everything I did see was so like what we call nearest to perfection here.” oi r hues PRom cE ntutMMto.otm. Their Remnrknhlr Annual Proilnet. Recent Growth of the Industry, From the New York Sun. "When the story of the twelfth census j is fully tcld it will show in an Interest ing way the astonishing development of the apiarian industry In the United States,” said Prof. 1. O. Howard, chief of the Bureau of Entomology and known all over the country ns Uncle Sam’s "bug man." "Ree culture Is practically a develop ment of the last forty years,” he contin ued. “although isolated individuals were engag'd In the work long before that time. The importance of the Industry at the present day is not generally realized. There are more than 200,001 persons en gaged in the culture cf bes In tha United W, F. HAMILTON, Artesian Well Contractor, OCAIaA, t LA. Am prepared to drill w.iis up to any depth. We uae flrat-clash machinery, can do work on abort notlai autl guarantees satlaf action. THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8,1900. 64 Pages of Solid Facts lor Men Free. Anew edition ton Hathaway’s m famous book, ‘'Manliness, Vlg Dr. Lars Ran- Room’s foremost speeiai ists says: be in the hands J.Newton Hathaway,M.D. of every man, Longest Established of every woman any Specialist in the and every boy,” South. has just been issued. A copy of this little book will bq sent free, postpand, in plain wrapper to any one suffering from Loss of Manly Vigor, Varicocele, Stric ture, Specific . Blood Poisoning Weak Back. Rheumatism, Kidney or Urinary Complaints, or any form of Chronic Disease, if he is a regular reader of this paper. -Send name and adress and mention this paper. J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D., Dr. Hathaway & Cos., 25A Bryan street. Savannah. Ga. Office hours: 9 to 12 m , 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m Sundays 10 a. m. to Ip. m. Slates alone, and the present census will show the present annual value of apiarian products to be in excess of $20,000,000. There are 110 ap arian societies. Eight journals of some magnitude are devoted to the industry. Fiftern steam power fac tories and a very large number of small factories are engaged in the production of supplies for the bee industry. Mr. Ben ton. our bre expert, estimates chat the present existing flora of the United States could undoubtedly support with the same average profit ten times the number of colonies of bees it now supports. Think what that means. An industry of $201,000.- 000 a year supporting 3,000,000 healthy, happy workers. "This branch of agricultural industry does not impoverish the soil In the least, but, on the contrary, results in better S;ed and fruit crops. The total money gain to the country from the prosecution of the bee culture would undoubtedly be placed at several times $20,000,000 annually were we only able to estimate in dollars and cents the result of the work of bees In cross fertilizing the blossoms of fruit crops. “The demand for American honey is In creasing. England is our chief buyer. Ships sail every summer from San Fran cisco and San Diego. and from New York .and Philadelphia, carrying cargoes of honey to the Old World. The United States produces more honey than any other nation. In this country the finest honey is gathered from hives where white c’over end bars wood are accessible. In quantity it falls below that made from golden rod and buckwheat blossoms. From New* York, Pennsylvania and Vermont comee the greatest quantity of comb hon ey, while Arizona and California furnish most of the extracted or liquid honey. “Once the possibilities of the American apiary are thoroughly understood, many of the thousands barely existing In the strenuous life of the great cities will turn to bee culture, w’hich well repays the in telligent and careful w'orker.” THE GENEROSITY OF A GAMBLER. He Paid the Funeral Expenses of a Pensioner Twice >ln One Week. Ctoorge E. Phelan in the New York Sun. Thomas Jefferson Adams Chambers, the heavy better of the Metropolitan billarl room in San Francisco in 1854, like all generous men. was very often imposed upon by people, who were under great obligations to him and were continually scheming to take advantage of his good nature. A man named Cooper, a clerk in the banking house of Adams & Cos, ap pealed to him to make good a large sum of money that he had lost playing faro, and for which he was liable to be im prisoned. Chambers paid the money, and Cooper being unable, or possibly not try ing. to get another position, became a “pensioner” of Chambers, never failing to call for his reguiar stipend, which was cheerfully given him until Chambers dis covered that Cooper gambled the money away and neglected to pay any honest debts that he could possibly avoid pay ing. The next time he called Chambers snid to him: “Cooper. I believe you will play faro as long as you live and can get the money to play with and I will not give you any more, but go around to the International hotel, get a room and board and tell Charley Elite to send me the bill every week and I will pay it, but do not ask me for money as long as you live.” Chambers received the board hills regularly, and paid them promptly for some weeks. One day a man who seemed to be In great sorrow called! on him and said: “Mr. Chambers, your friend Cooper died last night. It was with him at the time. Before he died he told me to cali on you and see if you would he kind enough to pay the expenses of his funeral. I have been to an undertaker, and And it will cost about sloo.*' Chambers said: “Certainly, here la the money; if that is not enough let me know'.’’ In about half an hour he stopped at the bar of the Bella I’nion, and hear ing a familiar voice in the direction of the gambling room walked in Just in time to hear Cooper say to the dealer. “Give me a stack of reds,” and to see him hand in the same SIOO which Chambers had given to his sorrowful friend a short time before. He hal not noticed Cham bers. who was close to him and said: “Cooper. I told you that you would play faro as long as you lived and coujd get money, but I did not expect to see you, now that you are dead, play away your funeral expenses.” Cooper walked out of the place and his body was found floating In the bay a few days after. Chambers sent word to Mr. Grey, the undertaker, to take charge of the body, and have it buried in Done Mountain Cemetery. As he paid the hill he said: “I have paid a great many un dertakers' hills, hut I never paid for bury ing a man twice in the same week. I wonder if any one will see that I am buried decently if I die broke.” Chambers watt horn in Kentucky, and it would he difficult to find one more gen erous or a truer friend than he. HnMlinnd and Wife Parted By n HnT. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. St. Louis, Mo.. July 20.—A pet white rat has played a prominent part in the short married life of Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Fry, and was in the main responsible for the sudden disappearance of the wife. Now the husband calmly asserts that if his wife will not return on his account she will return to get her pet. Meanwhile the po lice are searching for the missing woman. “If she will not come back for my sake, then she will return for the sake of her white rat, and I will not let it out of my sight.” Such is the explanation of Fry for his steadfast refusal to leave the house. If he leaves the room the rat goes along in his pocket. He has secured the nick name among his* fellow hoarders at 802 Pine street of “Hatty.” The room on the third floor from which the woman disa|- peared last Friday Is being watched zeal ously by the husband. The marriage of the couple several months ago was the culmination of a love romance. Everything went well till the white rat came between them. The hus band's aversion to the pet led to differ ences. and then she left home. —His Time Would Come —Rupert—You speak slightingly of my affection now. but de time will come when you will laud me to de skies Angeline—An* when'll dat be? Rupert—When you marry some poor slob and begin giving him a earache about de fancy guys you might have married If vou hadn’t been so foolish.—Puck. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Wednesday and Thurs day: Georgia and South Carolina: Generally fair and continued warm Wednesday and Thursday: light to fresh southerly winds. Eastern and Western Florida: Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday; light to fresh northeasterly winds. Yesterday’s Weather at Savannah— Maximum temperature 1:10 p.m. 88 degrees Minimum temperature 5:3> am. 69 degrees Mean temperature 78 degrees Normal temperature 81 degrees Deficiency of temperature 3 degrees Accumulated excess since Aug. 1 2 degrees Accumulated deficiency since Jan. 1 181 degrees Rainfall oo inch Normal 23 Inch Deficiency since Aug. 1 1.31 Inch Deficiency since Jan. 1 4.62 Inches River Report— hight of the Savan nah river at Augusta, at 8 a. m. <7sth meridian time) yesterday, was 7.0 feet, a fall of 0.3 foot during the preceding twenty-four hours. Cotton region bulletin. Savannah. Ga., for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 a. m, 75th meridian time, Aug. 7, 1900: Stations of |Max.| Min.|Kaia Savannah district. |Tem.|Tem.| fall Alapaha, Ga., clear | SS j 64 | .00 Albany, clear | 93 j 69 | .00 Americus. clear | 90 | 67 | .00 Bainbridge, clear I 89 j 67 | .00 Eastman, clear j 89 | 66 | .00 Fort Gaines, clear j 89 j 68 | .00 Gainesville, J?la„ clear ~| 88 j 70 | .00 Millen. Ga,, clear j 90 | 65 | .00 Quitman, clear j 88 | 64 | .00 Savannah, clear | 87 j 69 j .00 ThomasvlHe, clear | 90 | 67 | .00 Waycrosg, clear | 93 | 67 | .00 Special Texas Rn inf a U~Reports—Pales tine, .84; Lampasas, .13; Galveston, .30; Longview, .36; Corpus Christl, trace; Sherman. .26; Corsicana, 2.20; Tyler, .60; Beaumont. 1.04; Weatherford, .04; Bren ham, trace; Columbia, trace; Dallas, .14; Hearne, .24; Houston, trace. Heavy Rains—Corsicana, Tex., 2.20; Mellville. La., 1.50. I jDlst. Averages. | No. | 1 1 1 9ta-!Max l Mtn.|Rala Central Stations. |tlons;Tam.|Tero.| fall. Atlanta ..17.T7TT7T7T7[~"il j SO I 8 I .txT Augusta | n | 90 | 68 | .00 Charleston | 5 | 88 | 68 | .00 Galveston .j 30 | 90 j 72 j .20 Little Rock | 11 | 92 | 70 | .06 Memphis | 16 | 92 | 70 | .02 Mobile | 8 | 90 | 70 | T Montgomery | 8 | 90 | 68 | .00 New Orleans | 15 j 84 | 70 | .46 Savannah | 12 j 89 | 67 | .00 Vicksburg .... | 11 | 88 j 70 j .22 Wilmington j 10 | 90 | 68 | .00 Remarks—Cooler over the - New Orteans distric* and slightly warmer over North Carolina. Showers have occurred over the western half of the belt. Observations taken at the name moment of time at all stations, Aug. 7, 1900, 8 p. m., 75th meridian time. Names of Stations. | T | * V j Halt). Boston, cloudy |~6B | L fTcS*" New York city, clear |7B| 16 | .00 Philadelphia, raining | 92 I L I T Washington city, pt cldy | 88 | 6 | .00 Norfolk, clear j 88 j L | .00 Hatleraa, clear | 80 | 12 | .00 Wilmington, clear | 80 | 6 | .00 Charlotte, clear | 88 | L j .00 Raleigh, clear | 90 | L j .to Charleston, clear | 80 | 6 | .00 Atlanta, clear | 86 | L .00 Augusta, clear | 84 | I, | .01 Savannah, clear | 80 j L | .00 Jacksonville, clear j 80 j L | .00 Jupiter, clear | 80 | 12 j .00 Key West, cloudy | 80 | 14 | .01 Tampa, clear | 80 | 6 j .CO Mobile, clear | 82 | 10 | .00 Montgomery, partly cldy | 86 | L | .no Vicksburg, clear j 84 | L | .00 New Orleans, partly cldy | 82 | 8 | .34 Galveston, cloudy j 80 | 10 j .28 Corpus Christ!, ptly cldy j 84 | 18 | .CO Palestine, cloudy j 74 | 8 |I.UB Memphis, clear | 86 | 8 | .00 Cincinnati, clear | 88 | L | .03 Pittsburg, partly cloudy | 88 | L | .00 Buffalo, cloudy j 76 | 10 j T Detroit, clear | 84 | 10 | .00 Chicago, clear | 88 | 20 | .10 Marquette, cloudy | 74 | 10 | .06 St. Paul, partly cloudy „| 88 | L | T Davenport, clear ) 90 | 6 ) .00 St. Louis, partly cloudy | 86 j 8 | .00 Kansas City, cloudy | 86 | L | .00 Oklahoma, cloudy j 74 | 10 | .20 Dodge City, clear j 83 | 20 | .0.) North Platte, cloudy | 76 j L j .60 T. for temperature; V. for velocity. H. B. Boyer. Weather Bureau. No Such Thing as China. From the Nineteenth Century Review. We are accustomed to speak of “China” and “the Chinese people” as if they were distinct entities. This is an error at the bottom of many’ of our mistakes and con fusions. We may use the word China as a convenient expression to connote a cer tain vast portion of the earth’s surface, but in no more exact sense. What fig ures as China on the map is a number of districts ofter separated from each other and from the centre by immense distances, differing widely in climate, resources and configuration, inhabited by people ot large ly varying race, temperament, habit, re ligion and language. The Mohammedans, of whom there are 30.000,000, regard the Buddhists as irre ligious foreigners. “The inhabitants of the central and northern provinces.” says Mr. Keane, “scarcely regard those of the ex treme southeast districts as fellow coun trymen at all.” A native of Shanghai was heard to say, “There were seven Chinamen and two Cantonese.” A man from Tien Tsin and a man from Canton can no more talk to each other than can a Frenchman and a Dutchman. Moreover, there exists between them a virulent race hatred. I lost the best Chinese servant I ever had because, being from the north, nothing would induce him to accompany me in the south of China where his speech would have betrayed him. “Cantonese vel ly had man. master.” he said to me: “I go home.” This curious inter-hatred is conspicuous where Chinese froth different pans of China meet together, as, for ex ample. in Bangkok, or on the plantations in Malaya or the Dutch Indies. Savage faction fights are of constunt occurrence. Consequently it is easy to raise a force of Chinese in one place to fight Chinese in another. It is because there is no such thing as “Chirm" that the military caste of the Manchus, comparatively infinitesimal in numbers, have been able, to impose their rule upon the enormous masses of Chinese. Thus It Is unwise to predicate anything of China as a whole, or to believe that wh.it suits one part will necessarily suit anoth er. Over the heterogeneous and conflicting masses of China there has never been any effective central control, and what control there has. been has steadily grown weaker. The "Vermilion pencil” makes a faint mark In the south, while in the southwest and extreme northwest It has little but an academic Influence, and on the Thibetan borders none at all. “Respect this!” ap pended to every Imperial rescript in the Pekin Gazette Is as far from aciuallty as the “Oyez" ot the usher with us. or *he challenge of the Queen’s champion at the coronation. There Is. therefore, not ’he slightest possibility of the establishment by Chinese authority of a national army, or navy, or civil service. And the corrup tion which is the fatal curse of China Is directly due to the fact that there is not and cannot be any central authority to ex ercise control over local officials, or. In the absence of this, to pay them. The Chinese people, in the language of physics, is a mechanical mixture and not a chemical compound, and therefore it ts Irresponsive to the action of any single reagent, and incapable of exhibiting any qommon prop erty. TUESDAYS MARKETS QUIET. TIUPEWTHF. OPENS FIRM AT 30’$ CENTS AND CLOSES QIIET. The Government Summary of the Cotton Crop Shown Improved Con dition* in Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana—Texan Crop Not So Good—lioninn Firm and I nrhnng ed—Cotton Quid anil rneiianged. Local anil Telegraphic Markets. Morning News Office, Aug. 7. The feature of the local markets to-day, so far as the interest went, was the re ceipt of the government cotlon crop re port. The summary showed more prom ising conditions in. Georgia, Florida and Louisiana than was looked for, for the reason shedding, rust and premature opening had been complained of. The crop in Texas was reported no* to be do ing so well. Elsewhere it was reported to be progressing fairly well. The local market closed quiet and unchanged, with no transactions reported. The turpentine market closed quiet a* 39’4 cents, with no sales reported at the closing call. Transactions of 173 casks at the opening, when the market was firm a* 39(4, constituted the day’s business. It was understood buyers bid 3914 and 39 af ter the closing, with a fair hope of getting concessions Cos some extent. The rosin market closed firm and unchanged, with a good demand for the offerings. The wholesale markets closed steady. 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 un changed to-day. No transactions were re ported. The day’s rectlpts were 2S bales, against none the same day last year. Nothing of Interest developed during ths day. The trade was considerably interes 1 - ed in the government crop report, which turned out to be a rather bearish docu ment. The following were the official spot quo tations at the close of the market at the Cotton Exchange to-day: | This | Last | day. | year. Good middling ’ Middling |9-v s |ssg Low middling (9(4 |4% Good ordinary |Bi |4'4 Savannah Receipts. Exports and Stocks: Receipts this day 28 Receipts this day last year This day year before last 207 Receipts since Sept. 1, 1899 1.081,701 Same time lost year 1,033.051 Exports, coastwise fSO Stock on hand this day 7.92 T Same day last year 7,578 Receipts and Stocks at the Ports— Receipts this clay 183 Receipts this day last year 1,601 Receipts this day year b-fore last. 770 Total receip’s since Sept. 1, 1899. .6.492,172 Seme time last year 8,315,927 Same time year b. fore last 8,619.261 Stock at all ports to-day 98,936 Stock same day last year 353,162 Daily Movements at Other Ports— Galveston—Easy; middling, 8%; net re ceipts, 9; gross, 9; sales, 439; stock, 4,793. New Orleans—Quiet; middling. 914; net receipts, 2; gross, 2; sales. 50; 5t0ck.*37.767. Mobile—Nothing doing; net receipts, 2; grass, 2; stock, 4.251. Charleston—Quiet; middling, 9%; stock, 2,000. Wilmington—Nothing doing; net receipts, 8; gross, 8; stock, 3,283. Norfolk—Nominal; middling, 914; net re ceipts, 134; gross. 134; sales, 104; stock, 3,231. Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 9%; gross 375; stock, 3,592. New York—Quiet; middling, 9 11-16; gross. 738; sales, 5.974; stock, 25,904. Boston—Quiet: middling, 9%; gross, 641. Philadelphia—Firm; middling, 9 15-16; stock, 2,132. Dally Movements at Interior Towns— Augusta—Quiet; middling. 9%; net re ceipts, 131; gross, 131; sales, 71; stock, 724. Memphis—Dull; middling, 914; net re ceipts, 10; gross, 10; stock, 8,740. St. Louis—Dull; middling, 914; net re ceipts. 14; gross, 16; stock, 16,465. Cincinnati—Dull; middling. 9(4; net re ceipts. 9; gross, 9; stock, 7.998. Houston—Quiet: middling, 874; net re ceipts. 7; gross, 7; stock, 922. Louisville—Firm; middling, 974. Exports of cotton this day.— Galveston—To Great Britain, 234. New Orleans—Continent, 2,104. Savannah—Coastwise, 350. New York—To Great Britain, 2,216; con tinent, 2,372. Boston—To Great Britain, 5,848. Total foreign exports from all ports this day: To Great Britain, 8,298 to the conti nent . 4,476. Total foreign exports from all ports thus far this week: To Great Britain, 15,- 728; to the continent, 11,259. Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1899: To Great Britain, 2,315,089; to France, 699,- 876; to the continent, 2.699.128. COTTON FUTURES. "** Market Finally Steady With Prices I p Oliia Point*. New York, Aug. 7.—The market for cot ton futures started barely steady in tone with prices 1 to 3 points higher on near months and 2 to 4 points lower on far months. Bear supremacy soon asserted itself after the call and under fairly active selling for both accounts prices crumbled quite sharply. The late cables from abroad were unfriendly, nearly all Infor mation from the cotton territory was opti mistic concerning the crop development, while from consuming centers the news was pcssimisilc in the extreme. By mid day the uneasiness of shorts began to show plainly, while before 1 p. m. smaller bears were in full retreat. The official crop summary from Washington proved to be quite a surprise in that' it showed more promising conditions in Georgia. Florida and Louisiana than expected, where nhed ding, rust and premature opening were complained of. The crop in Texas was reported two to three weeks late, with rank growth, shedding and insect damage reported in the southern portion of the state. Elsewhere the crop was reported generally improved. The effect of this news upon the market was instantaneous, though fully half an hour passed before the buying movement reached its hight. Price® advanced rapidly and extensively with the winter months showing the strength. Against 7.99 c in the morning. October advanced to 8.17 c before a reac tion set in. January advanced from 7.85 c to 8.05 c. At the best figures of the day the? market showed a net rise of 11 to 14 |>oins. Europe bought on the call, sold later In the morning, then once more became buyer late in the day. The South and room trqde sold during the forenon. but subse quently turned for cover. Wire houses were active buyers on the upturn. The marker was finally steady, with prices 9@ 12 points higher. FLUCTUATIONS! IN FITCHES. New York, *Aug. 7.—Cotton futures opened barely steady and closed steady. Prices os follows: jOpen. (High |Low\ [Close! January ..!! 7.89 | 8.05 | 7.53 j~ 8.C4t0 February 8.02 | 8.05 | 7.97 | 8.00 March | 7.95 j 8.10 j 7.91 | 8.07 April | 7.96 | 8 13 I 7.96 ! 8.12 May 1 7.98 | 8.14 7.97 | 8.14 June | .... | .... | .... | 8.16 July | .... | .... | .... | .... August 8.63 i 8.73 ] 8.57 ! 870 September ...j 8.26 | 8.37 | 8.18 | 8.35 October j 8.01 | 8.17 ( 7.99 8.16 November ...| 7.92 | 8.07 | 7.88 | 8.06 December ...| 7.89 j 8.05 j 7.85 | 8.68 Liverpool, Aug. 7. 4 p. spot, dull buisness; prices favor buyers. Amer ican middling. 5 7-16d. The soles of ihe day were 4,006 bales, none for speculation and export, including 3,400 bales Ameri can. Receipts, 9,000 bales, including 2,300 American. Futures opened quiet and closed barely steady. American middling, low middling clause, August, 5.09g0,10d; August-Scp tember, 4.58d buyers; September-October, 4.407)4.41(1 buyers; October-November, 4.31 @4.32d buyers; November-December, 4.26@ 4.27d value; December-January, 4.24d sell ers; January-February. 4.22d buyers; Feb ruaryfMaroh, 4.20Ti4-21d buyers: March- April. 4.19@4.20d buyers; April-May, 4.19d sellers. New Orleans, Aug. 7.—Cotton futures closed steady. lugust 5.90(g8.92| January .. ..7.83@7.84 September ,8.21@8.23| February ...7. 85*17.86 October ~..7.91@7.921March 7.85@7.90 November ,7.83@7.85jApr1 7.90Q7.92 December ~7.81@7.82;May 7.92®7.94 COTTON LETTERS. New York, Aug. 7—Hubbard Bros. & Cos say; Liverpool was the weak market to-day, declining sharply on the nearby positions then on the distant deliveries. Our own market showed much steadiness at the decline, the local trad© absorbing the offerings from the South on the be lief that a reaction was due In Liverpool to-morrow. For this reaction they bought all morning, and when the bureau report was read it was interpreted as worse than expected. A sharp rally then occurr ed with the Southwest prominent as buy ers, on which the local traders realised on their morning’s purchases. Private ad vices continue to be more favorable than those received through the government sources. A sharp reaction Is expected in Liverpool to-morrow. New York, Aug. 7.—Murphy & Cos. say: Cotton in Liverpool unchanged on spots, sales only 4,001 bales. Futures closed 4 to 5 lower than last Friday. The early news from Liverpool was regarded fairly good by local operators, hence this mar ket opened steady about 3 points lower, with Liverpool and some shorts buying, but Liverpool weakening after our mar ket opened and weather being favorable, caused some of yesterdays’ buyers to sell. Pr.ces became steady toward noon on some scattered buying. There Is an ab sence of crop news to-day, but the gener al impression is that the plant Is doing well The weekly government report is sued at noon was rather unfavorable and caused a sharp rally. The market is heav ily oversold and any efforts of shorts to cover will lift prices still further. Cotton since noon has ruled active and firmer, owing to shorts covering and some fresh buying, influenced by the weekly government crop report being regarded as unfavorable. It says crop Improved in the Carolines', but general condition less promisirg In Georgia, Florida and Louis iana. Complaints of rust shedding and premature opening being numerous. In Texas the crop is from 2 to 3 weeks late, complaints of rank growth, shedding and ravages of Insects are revived from the southern part cf the state. Tlie Government Report. Washington, Aug. 7.—Cotton is improv ed and while an improvement Is reported from the Caroiinas, the general conditions of the crcp in Georgia, Florida and Louis iana is less promising, complaints of rust, shedding and premature opening being numerous in Texas. The erop is from l two to three weeks late. Its condition in Northern portion being promising while complaints of rank growth, shedding and ravages of Insects are revived fiom south ern part of the state. DRY GOODS. ' New York, Aug. 7.—Demand for dry goods of an average extent. Bleached muslins and wide sheetings in moderate demand, prices steady. Brown sheetings and drills slow and irregular, with ten dency In favor of buyers. Other coarse colored cottons inactive, prices irregular. Prints in fair demand, prices steady. Ging hams quiet, limited business. Print cloths quiet at steady prices. Silks irregular in both staple lines and fancies. naval stores. Tuesday, Aug. 7. SPIRITS TURPENTINE—The turpen tine market closed quiet to-day at 39*4 cents, with little business doing. There were opening sales of 173 casks reported at the price, which constituted the day’s official business. It was understood that a bid of 39Vi and another for 39 cents were left with the factors after the closing. According to its usual acceptation posting the market quiet is construed by buyers as an invitation for business on a lower basis than the market price, and for this reason they have hopes of getting conces sions. It remains to be seen how factors view conditions. The day's receipts were 2,434, safes, 173, and the exports 3.227. ROSINS—The rosin market closed firm and unchanged, with good de mand reported for the offerings. While there were no official sales reported at the Board of Trade, It is understood the offerings were about all taken. The day’s receipts were 6,146. sales none, and the exports 229. The following were the quotations: A. B, C $1 35 .1 Ji 65 D 1 35 K 175 E 1 40 M 190 F 1 N 2 15 G 1 51) W G 230 H 1 55 W W 2 60 Naval Stores Statement- Spirits. Rosin. Stock April 1, 1900 2,197 142,506 Receipts to-day 2,434 0140 Receipts previously 164,738 326,658, Total since April 1 169,369 475,310 Exports to-day 3,227 229 Exports previously 136,760 385,169 Exports since April 1 139,987 385,39§ Stock on hand to-day 29,382 89,912 Same day last year 25,623 123,209 Charleston, S. C„ Aug. 7.—Turpentine market nominal; nothing doing; quota tions omitted. Rosin Arm; sales, none; unchanged. Wilmington. N. C., Aug. 7.—Spirits tur pentine, machine made easks dull at 39c; country casks flat and nothirg doing; re ceipts 111. Rosin firm. $1.20 and $1.25; receipts. 31. Crude turpenilne easy $1.40 for hard; re ceipts 76. Tar steady, $1.40; receipts , r B. New Orleans. Aug. 7—Receipts: Rosin 323 barrels: turjen'lne 181. Exports, rosin 2to, Havana. 1 £ m FINANCIAL. MONEY—The demand keeps fairly up with the supply. FOREIGN EXCHANGE—Market Is steady. The commercial demand, $6 85<y sixty days, $4.83)4; ninety days, $4 82)4; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5.20. Swiss, sixty days, 5.2174; marks! sixty days, 94)4; ninety days, 94c. DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady; hanks are buying at 1-16 discount and sell-’ lug as follows: $25 and under, 10c: $25 tosso. 15c; SSO to SIOO, 20c; SIOO to S2OO, 23c; SSOO to $1,(00. .65 premium; SI,OOO and over at 1-16 premium. SECURITIES—The market is inactive, with nominal quotations. Stocks. Bid. Ask. Augusta and Savannah R. R no uj Atlanta and West Point 135 326 do 6 per cent, certificates 105 106 Augusta Factory 34 33 Clllxena Bank 128 130 Chatham Bank no jjj Chatham R. E. &I. Cos., A 56 J 7 do do B 55% 66)4 Eagle and Phoenix M#g Cos 105 Edison Electric Ilium 104 103 Enterprise Mfg. Cos 100 102 Germania Bank 129 120 ‘Georgia ft Alabama 25 37 Georgia Railroad, common 210 21$ GranltevlUe Mfg. Cos 160 165 J. P. King Mfg. Cos 102 Langley Mfg. Cos 120 125 Merchants Notional Bonk no m National Bank of Savannah 145 Oglethorpe Savings and Trust 109 jjj People’s Saving and Loan 99 y () Southwestern Railroad Cos. 109 jjd Savannah Gas Light Cos 24 25 Southern Bank 155 Savannah Bonk and Trust 115 pg Sibley Mfg. Cos., Augusta 85 90 Savannah Brewing 95 jqq Banda. Bid. AsP Char., Col. & Aug. Ist ss. 1900. ...106 XOS Atlanta city 4s, 1922 no m Agusta city, 4s, 1927 104 193 do 4(45, 1925 no ] U do 7s, 1903 jog do 6s. 1913 117 'l3 Ala. Mid. ss. lnd’d. 1928, M. & N. 98 100 Augusta Factory, 6 percent., 1915.109 jij Brunswick and Western 4s. 1938 .80 82 C. R. R. & Banking collateral ss. 92 93 C. of G. Ist ss. 50-year gold. 1945 F- * A llg C. of G. con. ss, 1945. M. & N 91 93 C. of Ga Ist incomes. 1945 44 43 do 2d incomes. 1945 12 jj,, do 3d Incomes, 1943 g 7* C. of G. (M. G. & A. Div.) ss, 1947, J. & J 94 95 C, of G. (Eaton Branch), ss, 1926. J - & D 95 96 City & Suburban R. R. Ist 75... .10916 u< Columbus city, ss, 1909 joe 107 Charleston city 4s, 1945 101 103 Eagle & Phenlx Mills 6s, 1928 ...108 109 Edison Electric Illuminating 6s .104 105 Enterprise Mfg. 6s, 1903 101 102 Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910 U 4 pj - G. S. &F. 1945, J. & J .109 n0 3 Georgia & Alabama Ist ss, 1945 ..104 106 do consolidated ss, 1915 95 do do 1947, J. & J jy. Georgia state 3Vfcs, 1930, J. & J... 106 107 do do 4Hs, 1915 n 7^/ Macon city 6s, 1910, J. & J ng do 4145. 1926, Jan. par pj; Ocean Steamship ss, 1926 103 Savannah city os, quar. October 1913 11l 112 do ss, quar, August, 1909 tl ,L, South Carolina state 4%5, 1933 ..116 ljg Sibley Mfg. Cos. 6s, 1903 101 192 South Bound 5s 90 8.. F. & W. gen. mt'ge, 6s, 1934. .123 lj| do do Ist ss, gold, 1934 un do St. John Div. Ist 4s. 1934. .. 94 95 New York. Aug. 7.—Money on call easy at 114 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4®S per cent. ‘Sterling exchange easier, with actual business In bankers' bills ec $4.88(4 for demand and $4.84(4 for sixty days. Posted rates, $4.85@4.85(4, and $4 89. Commercial bills. $4.834®4.83%. Silver cer tificates, 61(4@62 1 4c. Barstlver, 61V g c. Mex ican dollars, 4814 c. Government bondn weak: state bonds inactive; railroad bonds irregular. STOCKS AND BQNDS. Disposition to Arvnit for New* Pre vails in the Market. New York, Aug. 7.—The recent disposi tion to refrain from operating in stocks and to await a clearer development of the prospect was reinforced to-day by the extreme heat which reached a level inducing prostrations on the floor of the exchange. With the exception of the oc casional execution of orders in a few stocks where special causes were at work the list was almost wholly neglected. During the clay some considerable de clines were established, but when tha room traders came to close up their con tracts the losses in large part were wipel out. The most conspicuous individual movement was in Unitd Spates Rubber, which jumped from the early low point not long before the close. Punishment was visited as a result upon the short in terest which rushed to cover, making a show of animation in stocks. Northern Pacific's large increase in earnings for the fourth week in July brought realising end the Grangers were heavy on the weather bureau’s weekly crop report, showing need of rain in the corn belt. The Steel stocks sagged on the further reduction in the price of iron warrants. Some of the recently inactive stocks show eel wide declines, including Chicago Grea* Western, Lake 'Erie and Western, lowa ( entral and the local traction stocks. Some of the early selling was based on the beginning of the gold export move ment. Engagements amounted to only about $2,500,000, whereas the estimates yesterday pointed to $4 000,000 or upwards. Reports from London were that the Bank of England was row giving special facili ties to attract gold from New York. Oth erwise it is not probable that gold would have gone out at to-dey's figure for ster ling The rate for demand sterling fell nack a fraction as a result of sales of bills against gold exports. It is announc ed, however, that more gold will go out Thursday. To-day's shipments are sup posed to have been to cover the required deposit of 5 per cent, accompanying ap plications for the British war loan. continues to accumulate in New erk cn payments by the sub-trvasury to the banks of drafts en account of gold deposited at Pacific points. The banks have gained from the sub-treasury since Friday $2,682,093 on this account. The money market is therefore little affected by the gold exports The Lend n money market must make provision this week hot on,.y for £2.5 O.OOft for the deposit with subscriptions to the new war loan, but must provide also a £2,500.000 installment on the former loan. Whether the Bank of England can avoid an increase in its dis count rate this week is a matter of in terested conjecture in its influence on the future gold movement. Bonds were dull and irregular. Total sales par value $626,000. U. S. 5s declined 14 in the hid price. Total sales of stock to-dav were 134.4N* shares, Including Atchison preferred 7,515: Baltimore and Ohio. 6.550; St. Paul 6,221: Union Pacific, 14,215: Brooklyn Rapid Trnslt, 8,830; Sugar. 18,780. New York Siock List. Atchison 26541 Union Pacific ... 69%f do pref 70141 do pref 75)*i B - & 0 74)41 Wabash 6)4 Can. Pacific .... 871* do pref 18 Can. Southern... 4814|W. ft L. E 854 c - * 0 271.) do 2d pref 23)4 C. Gt. W 10 7 /4iWis. Central .... 13 C. t P. & Q 126V4 Third Avenue.. 109 C.. I. ft L 21)i| Adams Express 125 do pref 31 {American Ex... 155 C. & E. 11l 95 |United States Ex 45 C. & N. W 15714! Wells Fargo Ex 123 C., R. I. & P... 105% | Am. Cotton Oil 3314 C. C. C. & St. L. 08)41 do pref 88*4 Col. Southern .. *4|Am. Malting .... 8% do Ist pref .... 42 j do pref 19*4 do 2d pref .... 16 |Am. Srn. ft R... 36*4 Del. & Hudson 112 | do pref 88)4 D. , L. & W 176 | American Spirits 114 D. & R. G 18)4; do pref 17 < lo Pref 67 1 Am. Steel Hoop 18 Fp l , ‘ 10841 do pref G 6 do Ist pref .... 32)4|Am. Steel & W. 33)4 O. North, pref 152 | do pref 73V* Hocking Coal ... 13)4;Am. Tin Plate .. 23 Hocking Valley 34 j’ do pref 76 Illinois Central U674|Am. Tobacco .... 93 lowa Central ... 19 | do pref 128 do pref 44 | Anaconda M. Cos. 4474 K. C.. P. & Gulf 15)4| Brooklyn R- T.. L. E. ft W 26)4|C01. Fuel ft Iron 3594 do pref 92 | Cont. Tobacco .. Lake Shore .... 209 | do pref 76)4 L. & N 71)4| Federal Steel .. 33)4 Manhattan L.. 90k, do pref *5)4 Met. St. Ry. ... 153)4'Gen. Electric .. 130*4 Mex. Central .... ll4|Glucose Sugar .. 53)4 Minn, ft St. L... 56 j do pref 99)4 do pref 23*41 Inter. Paper .... 22)4 Mo. Pacific...... 59)4! do pref ® Mobile ft Ohio.. 88 [Laclede Gas 74 M , K. ft T 9*4! National Biscuit 31 do pref 30)4 i do pref 86 N. J. Central.. 129)4|Na<iona! Lead .. 19 N. Y. Central.. 12S’sj do pref 96 Norfolk ft W. .. 34)4'Notional Steel .. 24 do pref 77 j do pref W Northern Pacific 51)IIN. Y. Air Brake 131 do pref 71)4.North American. 15 Om. ft Western 20%’ pacific Coaat 52 Ore. Ry. * Nav. 42 | do let pref 86 do pref 76 | do 2d pref 62 Pennsylvania.. 128*41 Pacific Mall .... B*4 Reading 163J'People> Oes .... ®H4 do Ist pref .... 68)41 Pressed Steel Car tt