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8 A TEXAS WONDER. Hall's Cirfnt Discovery. One email bottle of Hall’s Great Dis covery cures all kidney and bladder troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes, seminal emissions, weak and lame l acks, rheumatism and all IrrrgulaTitles 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 mall on receipt of sl. One small bottle is two months’ treatment, and will cure any case above mentioned. Dr. E. W. Hall, sole manufacturer, P. O. Box 6 2, St. Louis. Mo. Send for testi monials. Sold by all druggists and Solo mons Cos., Savannah, Ga. Rend Thi*. 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 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. NEWS AXD VIEWS OF THE DAY IX TWO STATES. Spalding County Prohibitionist?* Won in the Court Content—\>ro Thanked Gov. Candler in a Pray er—Virions Ball Killed a Horse. Escaped Convict Killed—Congress irtun Spark*man’ll !\etv Committee. Alleged Cool Weather in Florida. Democrats* of Nassau County. R. L. Darden, the negro Baptist preach er who was convicted of perjury in Mari etta, Tuesday, was on Thursday morning, sentenced to a term of five years in the penitentiary. Darden is n well informed and highly edit uted negro and a great deal of interest is shown in his case by the negroes there. He is wanted in Rome on a serious charge, and when his time is up will be carried there to face the charge against him. \cr*lict in Vaughn Case. The case of the two minor children of Thomas Vaughn. Against the Western and Atlantic Railroad, has just ended at Ring gold in a verdict in their favor of $7,000. The jury was out but a very short time. Ir will he remembered that Fireman Vaughn was killed at the water tank near Ringgold.' His widow brought th case In court, but ehe died recently, and the two children took the place of their moth er in the suit. Grocer* Are Former*. An Atlanta wholesale house is trying an experiment on the Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad which is being watch ed with a great deal of interest. It owns about 3,000 acret* of land under cultivation, with a view to supplying from it all of the canned goods it need** in the grocery business. The firm is growing raspber ries. strawberries, peaches, pears, apples, vegetables of all kinds, and a great many other things, which it expects to can right on the ground. It is an industry worth watching. Killed Fugitive Convict. While resisting arrest Wednesday after noon late. Boston Frederick, a desperate negro, escaped from the chaingang, at Fairburn, several weeks ago. tvas killed by the deputy sheriff of Campbell coun 1/ and a posse near that place. Frederick was indicted by the grand jury last year for arson, the charge being that he was implicated in the burning of Palmetto. The hill was quashed, hut he was sent up for carrying concealed weapons. His presence in the county was known and an effort was made to arrest him. He level ed a gun on the officer and posse and was fired upon and instantly killed. Both Will Be ilimunl. The State Frison Commission on Thurs day refused to recommend to life sentence James L. Baker of Atlanta, and Dillard Herndon of Wilkes, both of whom were under sentence of death for murder. At torneys for lx>th men were pleading for recommendations ell morning. The action of the commission leaves- the men with out the shadow 7 of hope unless the Gov ernor interferes in their behalf, and ns it is not Gov. Candler's custom to make rec ommendation against the decisions of the commission, it is likely that both the men will be hanged on the date named by the courts. Neighbor'll Ball Wnn Virion*. Americus Times-Recorder: A farmer living two or three miles from Americus had an excdtling experience with a bull yesterday. The animal belonged to a neighbor, and was being carried to the home of “the farmer of the first part,” who rode a fine horse and led the bull by a rope. Ere the procession had gone a great distance his bullship charged upon the horse and gored the* animal to death ere the rider could come to the rescue. In order that England's trade mark might gore no more horses, the borrower of the bull roped him to a tree and dehorned him with a hand saw. the operation sub duing the bull, but failing to revive the horse* Prohibitionists Won. Griffin Call: Ordinary J. A. Drewry is the happiest man in Spalding county and well he can afford to be, for ho has gained a decided victory in his rulings on the prohibilion contest case. When court wns called to order this morning Judge W. M. Beck pleaded for the demurrer of Ordin ary Drewry. his being the closing argu ment. At the completion of 4lie argu ments Judge Reagan quietly, though em phatically, announced that he would ms tln the demurrer tiled by the ordinary and dismissed the case. He said the or dinary was correct in throwing out the votes. The decision of Judge Reagan caused a ripple of both joy and dlssarls faotlon among the throng in the court room, hut all was soon quiet again, and other cases on the calendar were called. 11 Is understood that the antl-prohlbition- Iftts will carry the case to the Supreme Court for final settlement. Convention of Fiddlers. Gainesville Eagle: The Fiddlers' Con vention will be held at Sliver Shoals, five miles from Brown’s Bridge, on Saturday, the ISth insf. The judges to award the prises are F. T. Davie, A. R. Smith, R. E. Holland, M. B. McAfee, Ed Korby,' Severe Martin, Phil Simmons and A. C. Bell. There will be a prize for the best dld-fashloned fiddler, a prize for the best up-to-date fiddler, a prize for the second best old-fashioned fiddler, a prize for the second up-to-date fiddler. There will be a badge for every fiddler who will bring his fiddle. We want every tiddler to come with his fiddle. The Richardson brothers will be on hand with their band and fur nish music for the occasion and show at night Hon. George IBell will address the crowd at 11 o'clock and everybody Is Invited lo come and bring well-filled bas kets and enjoy themselves. The best of order will be observed. Thanked lllm in a Prnjer. Among the callers upon Gov. Candler Wednesday wa* Thomas Screen, a col ored man from Macon, who was on his way to Boston. He presented to the Gov ernor a number of letters from prominent citizens of Macon testifying as to hie good standing among the people with whom he lived, and asked the Governor If he would be kind enough to give him one, based upon the letters given him by his Macon ! friends. The Governor consented to do I so and wrote for Screen a strong letter |or recommendation, stating that while he was not personally acquainted with the bearer, he would vouch for him upon the character of the letters that he held from his friends In Macon. Screen seemed to be deeply grateful to Gov. Candler, and before leaving asked the chief executive if he would permit him to express his ihanks in a short prayer. The Governor willingly consented, and Screen offered up a short but fervent prayer, calling upon the Ruler of all things to guide, protect and bless the chief executive of the state through all of his trials, during his ad ministration of public affairs, follow him in after life and reward him in the world to come. When he had concluded he again thanked the Governor for his cour teous attention and withdrew to leave on his trip to Boston. floridaT Pa’atka Advertiser. lalatka doesn’t need to form a Capital Removal Association, but an organization which had for its ob ject the removal of the hyacinths that choke the bay and render navigation al most impossible witji small craft, would be hal ed with delight by the people. Ordered to Chinn. Cap*. B. S. Nieumann, who received notice of his assignment to China, was on Wednesday detached from the Pensacola navy yard, where he has been in charge of the marine corps at that point. He will be accompanied to China by his wife, and they left Thursday for their far-away new home. They will sail from San Francisco about Aug. 15, together with 500 marine*. Mayor of Fort Myers. The municipal election held at Fort Myers Tuesday resulted in the election cf John C. JelYcott. mayor, and Charles Hadley, marshal. At the election held on Aug. 1, for or against the sale of whisky, etc., the county went we: by a fairly good majority. Never, perhaps, before was so little interest manifested there in the wet and dry election, and the- smallest vote was cast in the history of the coun ty. *. Florida I* Fortnnnte. Gainesville Sun: The weather in Florida at present is all that one could desire. The days are rot too hot and the nights are simply grand, being cool enough to admit of one sleeping under cover. tA great many Floridians make a s rious mistake in leaving this state at this time of the yt-ar, as it is far more pleasant here than at many of the s>-called summer resorts, where a pt r. on is compelled to sit in the shade and hire seme one to fan them to keep cool. Xn***ia County Demorrney. The Democratic Executive Committee of Nassau county met at Fernandina Wednesday evening and organized perma nently by elrcting W. W. Farmer as chairman, and G. L. Raltzeli as secre tary. 'The rules governing the old com mittee as to proxies, permitting only one committeeman to hold a proxy, were adopted; also the rule requesting the Gov e:nor to make appointments only on the recommendation of the Executive Com mittee. The secretary was instructed to request the State Executive Committee to change the date of the meeting for the speakers to be held at Fernandina, from Sept. 8 to Sept. 11. Sparkman** Committee. Congressman Spark men has appointed his district committee as follows: W. B. Henderson, Tampa, chairman; P. G. Wall. Tampa, secretary; C. B. Parkhill, Escam bia county; H. B. Gaskins, Calhoun; C. E. Herrick, Citrus; Z. King, De Soto; S. A. Floyd, Franklin; Thomas Mitchell. Gadsden; W. S. Jennings, Hernando; John Neel. Holmes; J. Walter Kehoe, Jackson; James S. Denham, Jefferson; F. A. Hen dry, Lee; Fred T. Meyers, Leon; W. H. Anderson, Levy; J. E. Roberts, Liberty; R. F. Willis, Manatee; T. A. Sweeting, Monroe; H. C. Griffin, Pasco; W. A. Rey nolds, Polk; George A. Creary, Santa Rosa; S. H. Peacock, Taylor; N. R. Wal ker, Wakulla; J. L. Reeves, Walton; D. L. Jones, Washington. Want One Mkr Rrnnner. Tampa Times: The Times heartily in dorses the suggestion made by a corres pondent In to-day’s issue that Dr. J. Y. Porter, at present state h a Ith officer, be employed by the city of Tampa as health officer. No matter what salary he might demand, the people could well afford to pay it. The losses sustained through the p esen; rcare ah no would ray him a princely salary for many years. Savannah was some time ago confronted by a sit uation somewhat similar, and that city employed the noted expert, Dr. W. F. Brunner, who w as then located at Havana as agent of the marine hospital service. Ho is paid a handsome salary, hut the Times is informed that the people of that city unanimously regard him as the best investment that they have ever made. With Brunner on guard they feel abso lutely saft—and so would the people of Tampa with Dr. Porter located here in similar capacity. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Saturday and Sunday: Georgia. North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia: Generally fair Saturday and Sunday; light to fresh southwesterly winds. Eastern Florida: Fair in northern local rains In southern portion Saturday and Sunday; light to fresh southeasterly winds. Western Florida and Alabama: Gener ally fair Saturday and Sunday; light to fresh southerly winds. Yesterday's weather at Savannah- Max. temperature. 1:00 p. m.... 96 degrees Min. temperature, 6:00 a. m.... TO degrees Mean temperature 86 degrees Normal temperature 81 degrees Excess of temperature 5 degrees Aecutn. excess since Aug 1.... 16 degrees Actum, deficiency since Jan. 1..167. degrees Rainfall o Indies Normal 26 inches Deficiency since Aug. 1 2.07 inches Deficiency since Jan. 1 3.38 inches River Report.—The height of the Savan- VARICOCELE AND STRICTURE. elusive Method. Cured Without Operation or I’nin by a New and Ei- A Dr Hathaway years ago discarded the ol<l-tlme method of B&Fa „ fL treating chronic diseases— iho.~e still in use by other speo ,%M&. PL lalista—and by scientific research he has discovered these ,t new methods which have given him the world-wide reputa- SRy v? ffUbt tlon which he enjoys to-day and the result of which. In In % •'- varlbillty of cure, has brought lo him a practice larger " . '‘JSS'i-’ than that of any other ten specialists In the country com- Dr. Hathaway, by a method entirely his own, cures Strlc lure and Varicocele without any operation or pain or loss of fiflfepLvSV i-t"'’ Ail. % time from business. This treatment was invented by Dr. (Hathaway, and there is positively no other treatment in use '.Tfx' .it t Which will cure without aid ol the knife or some painful TTyv \ operation. I Newton Hathaway Mlj BLOOD TOiaOtNING in all Its different stages Is cured with absolute certainty by Dr. Hathaway’s treatment with out salivation or any other 111 effects. The cures performed by him are radical, speedy, permanent. Dr. Hathaway also treats, with theaame guarantee of success, Loss of Manly Vigor, and other chronic diseases of men, including all Kidney and Urinary and Sexual disorders. • Dr. Hathaway's New Rlxty-four-page Book. Treating fully of ell the disenses which he treats srd telling of his method, together with a great deal of valuable information which will help any one to examine his own condition, will be aent FREE on application, as will alto carefully prepared self, examination blanks. Consultation and advice free at office or by mall. J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D. Dr. Hathaway A Cos., . Houra-9 to 12 m„ 2 to 5 and 7 to __ - _ . _ . _ 9p. m. Sundays 10 a. m. to Ip. m. 2T>A Bryan street, Savannah, Qa. THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, AUGUST 11,1900. An Expensive “Tip * is the one which you cut off and throw away every time that you smoke a Five Cent cigar. There is nearly as much labor in making this end as all the rest of the cigar, and yet every man who buys a cigar cuts it off and throws it away. You get all you pay for when you smoke Old V lrgima Cheroots Three hundred million Old Virginia Cheroots smoked this year. Ask your own dealer. Price, 3 for 5 cents. 7 nah river at Augusta, at 8 a. m. (75th meridian time) yesterday, was 6.9 feet, a fall of 0.1 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. 10, 1900: Stations of ;Mox.l Min.jKata Savannah district. |Tem.|Tem.| fall Alnpaha, Ga., clear j 96 j 70 | .15 Albany, clear | 102 | 71 j .74 Americus, clear j 99 | 72 | .00 Bainbridge, clear | 95 ; 71 | .05 Eastman, clear j 98 | 71 j .00 Fort Gaines, clear j 97 j 69 j .15 •Gainesville, Fla-, clear.,| 95 | 75 ) .00 Miyen, Ga., clear j 101 | 71 | .00 Quitman, clear j 96 j 68 | .00 Savannah, clear j 99 | 76 j .00 Thomasville, clear | 97 | 70 | .21 Waycross, clear ] 100 ) 70 j .05 Special Texas Rainfall Reports—San Marcus, .50 inch; Palestine, trace; Temple, trace; Corpus Christ!, .50; Galveston, .26; Beeville, 2.00; Beaumont, 1.54; Ballinger, .02; Blanco, trace; Brenham, .24; Colum bia, .82; Cuero. .10; Houston, 1.10; Hunts ville, trace; Kerrville, .28; Lampasas, .(81; Luling, .20. Heavy Rains—Beeville, Tex., 2.00 Inches; Beaumont, Tex., 1.54. •Received too late for telegraphic aver ages. !,U!st. Averages. No. | 1 j Br.a- Max.l Min.lßaU Central Stations. (Hons Tern.|Tera.| fall. Atlanta ........ | 93“| 70~).00 August J 11 j 98 j 74 | .00 Charleston j 5 j 98 j 74 j .00 Galveston | 30 | 88 | 72 | .28 Little Rock | 12 | 94 | 6S j T Memphis | 13 | 9> | 72 | .00 Mobile i 8 | 91 ( 70 | .00 Montgomery j 8 j j 70 .22 New Orleans | 13 J 90 j 08 j .01 Savannah | 12 | 98 | 71 | .11 Vicksburg j 10 92 j 6* | .00 Wilmington | 10 j 98 ) 74 ) .00 Remarks—Very high temperatures have been recorded over the Atlantic districts with showers in the Galveston. Little Rock. Savannah. New Orlears and Mont gomery districts. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations, Aug. 10, 1900, 8 p. m., 75th meridian time. Name? of Stations. | T | *V |Raln. Boston, pt. cloudy | 80 ! 10 | .28 New York City, clear ..| 88 j 14 j .00 Philadelphia, clear j S3 | 8 | .00 Washington City, clear ..| 83 j L j .00 Norfolk, clear | 88 | 8 | .00 Hat terns, clear j 84 j 10 | .00 Wilmington, clear | 82 j 3 j .00 Charlotte, pt. cloudy ...,| 90 [ L j .<*o Raleigh, pt. cloudy | 92 | C | .00 Charleston, clear | 84 j 8 j .Of) Atlanta, pt. cloudy j 90 \ L | .00 Augusta, pt. cloudy | 90 j L j .00 Savannah, clear | 82 | L j .00 Jacksonville, clear j 82 1 3 j .00 Jupiter, clear j 80 | 3 j .00 Key West, clear j 82 | 10 I .12 Tampa, cloudy | 80 1 L j .00 Mobile, clear | 84 | 3 j .00 Montgomery, cloudy j 84 j 8 j .00 Vicksburg, pt. cloudy ...| 83 j L j .00 New Orleans, pt. cloudy) 82 | 3 j .00 Galveston, cloudy j 78 | 3 j .43 Corpus Christ!, raining ~| 82 j 3 | .03 Palestine, cloudy j 78 J 3 j .02 Memphis, clear | 90 j L j .Oil Cincinnati, clear ,j 90 | L j .00 Pittsburg, cloudy j 90 j L j .00 Buffalo, clear | 78 ! 22 j .00 Detroit, clear j 83 j 10 j .0*) Chicago, clear j 88 ) 18 j .00 Marquette, pt. cloudy ) 78 { 8 | .00 St. Paul, clear j 83 ! 10 j .00 Davenport, clear | 90 j L | .00 St. Louis, clear | 88 ) 12 | .00 Kansas Ciiy, clear j 88 j 12 j .00 Oklahoma, clear | 84 | 12 | .00 Dodge City, pt. cloudy ..| 84 j 22 j .00 North Platte, clear j 90 j 8 j .00 T. for temperoture; V. for velocity. H. B. Boyer, Weather Bureau. WANTS TO WED MRS. CARTER. Kate Clnxton'n I!u*bnml I* Trying to Got n Divorce. From the Philadelphia Record. New York. Aug. B.—Charles Stevenson, the actor, arrived from England to-day to ask his wife, Kate Claxton, to consent to a divorce, so that he may marry Mrs. Lcsflie Carter, for whom he has been lead ing man for two seasons. Miss Cone, sis ter of Mrs. Claxton-Slevenson, states that her sister received a letter from Steven son a fortnight ago containing the re quest. According to Miss* Cone, Stevenson, in the leliter stated -that he had found his affinity in Mrs. Carter, and it would be useless for him to conceal the fact. He pointed out that for some 'time the mar ital relations between them had been purely technical; that it was nothing more than a legal 'tie and Irksome to both. He wound up by requesting her to begin pro ceedings. REVIEW OF THE MARKETS. GENERAL CONDITION OF TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK. The Government Cotton Crop Report Attract* Attention, Though the Lo cal Trade Attach Little Impor tance to It—The Naval Store* liar* Let Not Very Active Ja*t Now. Local and Telegraphic Market*. Morning News Office, Aug. 10. The feature of the day in the local mar kets was the receipt of the government cotton crop report, which places the con dition of the crop to Aug. 1 at 76.0, against 75.8 on July 1. Few of the local trade were able to reconcile the report w-ith the fact that favorable weather has prevailed throughout the belt during the past month, and yet less than 2 per cent, improvement is shown. by the govern ment. The department’s report shows the av erage condition of cotton Aug. 1 to be 76.0 as compared with 75.8 July 1, 1900, 84.0 Aug. 1, 1899 ; 91.2 Aug. 1, 1898, and 85.3 the mean of August averages for the last ten years. The impairment of the condi tion is due mainly to the drought and lack of cultivation. There are some sections where heavy and continuous rains have wrought serious injury. The average by states is as follows; Virginia. 77; North Carolina, 80; South Carolina, 74; Georgia, 77; Florida, 74; Ala bama. 67; Mississippi, 60; Louisiana, 77; Texas. 83; Arkansas, 83; Tennessee, 77; Missouri, 84; Oklahoma, 80; Indian Terri tory, 91. The area of planted cotton abandoned is somewhat less than gener ally reported. While the official tone of both branches of the naval stores market is firm, it may be said there is a quiet undertone, and that the demand for both spirits and rosin is not what factors would like to have it. The price of spirits turpentine yielded during the week, the price on In at Friday being 40e and to-day 39* ic. On Monday rosins went up 5c on M; on Tuesday another advance 5e on I. K and N, while on Thursday D and below went up sc, B 10c, F 10c, G 30c and H. 10c. Grades N and window glass went off 5c same day. In speaking of the quiet markets a large buyer said to-day it was due to a. lack of foreign demand, due to ihe fact that a slump in foreign markets makes it pos sible to buy there cheaper than here. He said there are ample offerings of foreign and domestic freight room, and that the only thing detrimental in this respect is the stiffening in rates, which also make* consumers backward about taking just now. As previously stated. August receipts of bofh turpentine and rosins will have much lo do with the price and the general con dition of the market. The month is near ly half gone, and the receipts so fnr have shown up very full. In fact, there does not seem to be much doubt hut the cal culations of buyers showing that the re ccipts for August would probably be large, judging from ihe large receipts for July, which exceeded by 10 per cent, of the re ceipts for any previous July, will come true. The receipts of turpentine the past week were 10,027 casks, against 7,273 last year. The week’s receipts of rosins were 7.673. against 2,855 las* year. Advices from the country confirm th*> belief that August receipts will be large, and that the chances are favorable for a daily increase as the month progresses. The weather has been good for harvest ing. Throughout the belt rhe hot wave which now prevails has helped to keep the gum flowing, and producers have had all the hands they could engage at work in the forests. It is said that the present dullness In the lumber trade has helped naval stores producers to some extent in getting labor, since many hands engaged about saw mills and forests have been released. What few were turned loose were quickly taken by producers, whose demands for labor will not be filled this season, no matter how many men are thrown our of employment. The wholesale markets were steady. The following resume of the different markets will show their tone and quota tions and condition during the week: COTTON. The cotton market went off V 4 c during the week, but has since ruled nominal, with no change of consequence in the sit uation. It is not thought there will be any business until after the opening of the new season. The week’s receipts were only in fair volume. 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 9-16 6 3-16 Middling ;9% jo 11-16 Low middling |9 |4 15-16 Good ordinary )4 5-16 Market nominal; sales, 0. Savannah Receipt**, Exports and Stocks. Received this day 1,325 Received same day lost year 19 Same day year before last 12 Received past week Received same week last year.... 492 Received same week year before.. 236 Received since Sept. 1, 1899 1,068,149 Received same time last year 1,063,266 Exports Same Time Last Year— To Great Britain 53.071 To France 32,236 To the continent 491.908 Total foreign 577,616 Total coastwise 442,155 Totol exerts 1,019,670 Stock on hand this day 7.788 on hand same day Inst year 7,777 Receipts and Stocks at All Ports— Receipts this day 2.199 This day last year j. 158 Receipts past week 4.411 Same days last year g.ioo Total receipts since 3ept. 1, 1809.. .3.495,370 Same time last year 8.322.297 flame time year before last 8,621,826 Stock at a’.l ports to-day 98,513 Stock same day lost year 315,703 SEA ISLAND COTTON. The receipts were no bag*, against 2 ts*t year. The sales were 87, against 2 last yewr * Charleston, S. C., Aug. 10.—Sea Island Market—Receipts, none; exports, none; I sales, none; stock, 403 bags; quotations j omitted. Daily Movements at Other Ports— Galveston—Steady; middling. 9; r.et re ceipts, 76; gross. 73; sales, 316; stock. 2,943. • New Orleans—Firm; middling, 9 11-16; net ! receipts, 126; gross, 126; sales, 550; stock, i 32,406. Mobile—Nothing doing; stock. 4,251. Charleston—Quiet> middling, 9Vs; stock, 2.005. Wilmington—Nothing doing; net receipts, ; 3; gross, 3; stock, 3.030. Norfolk—Quiet; middling, OL; stock, 1,244. Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 9 13-16; j stock. 2,846. New York—Quiet and steady; middling, 10; gross. 629; sales, 552; stock, 38,609. Boston—Quiet; middling, 9 13-16; net re ceipts, 59; gross, 283. Philadelphia—Firm; middling, 10*4; net receipts, 41; gross. 41; stock, 2,173. Newport News—Net receipts, 569; gross, 569; stock, 412. Daily Movements at Interior Towns— Augusta—Quiet; middling. 9%; net re ceipts, 89; gross, 89; stock, 809. Memphis—Dull; middling, 9V£; net re ceipts, 12; gross, 786; sales, 125; stock, 8,960. St. Louis—Steady; middling, 9V&; net re ceipts, 2; gross, 2; sales, 750; stock, 15,599. Cincinnati—Quiet; middling, 9 1 / £; net re ceipts, 29; gross, 29; stock, 8,017. Houston—Quiet; middling, 8%; net re ceipts, 77; gross, 77; sales, 22; stock, 941. Louisville—Weekly, firm; middling, 9%; net receipts, 10; gross, 10; stock, 188. Exports of Cotton This Day— Galveston—To Great Britain, 1,485; con tinent, 143. New Orleans—Coastwise, 35. Wilmington—Coastwise, 256. Norfolk—Coastwise, 1,063. Baltimore—Continent, 346. New York—To Great Britain, 301. Newport News—To Great Britain. 1,407. Total foreign exports from all ports this day: To Great Britain, 3,193; to the con tinent, 489. Total foreign exports from all ports thus far this week: To Great Britain, 23,786; to the continent, 12,715. Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1899: To Great Britain. 2.323.147; to France, 699,- 876; to the continent, 2,700,584. COTTON FUTURES. New Y r ork, Aug. 10.—After opening steady with prices unchanged to 4 points lower the cotton market became sensa tionally active and developed most posi tive strength. The fact that the local con tingent had for some time been operating on the theory of favorable crop conditions, leading to heavy accumulation of short accounts, put the market In shape for the crop report announced on ’change at 12 o’clock to-dav. The excitement that fol lowed the official statement was intense and exceptional. Prices leaped 5 and 10 points between transactions. The immedi ate effect of the report was to advance the market points. The advance from the lowest prices to the highest prices of the day was a matter of 24©29 points. Shorts were wild and there was an in- I>our of buying orders, which contributed to the day’s usual total of business, esti mated at the close to a million bales. There were numerous intervals of violent reaction under selling to secure profits; hut the undertone of the market remained very firm, the trading having an eye to the possibility of a Liverpool scare to morrow. Included in to-day's business was a larger per centage of bull specula tion than has been seen here for a long time past. Even the professional contin gent changed their tactics and operated for higher prices. The market was finally very steady in tone at a net advance of points. New England spinners who have of late been rather pessimistic in their talk, were buying the more remote new crop deliveries*. FLUCTUATIONS IN FUTURES. New* York, Aug. 10.—Cotton futures opened steady and closed very eteady. Prices as follows: (Open. High. )Low. [Close. January ‘ | 8.10 j 8.35 ~j 8.06 f 8.31~ February ...| B.llb j .... j .... | 8.33 March | 8.14 | 8.40 ; 8.14 | 8.35 April j 8.16 j 8.40 ) 8.16 j 8.37 May 8.19 | 8.45 j 8.17 j 8.40 June | 8.41 | 8.44 | 8.43 j .... July ! •••• ! •••• I•••• I•••• August | 8.90 b I 9.23 j 8.95 | 9.15 Sup IP tuber ...| 8.10 j 8.68 | 8.39 j 8.63 October j 8.20 | 8.49 | 8.20 | 8.46 November ...| B.llb j 8.36 | 8.09 | 8.34 December ...7| 8.C9 j 8.34 j 8.06 j 8.30 Liverpool. Aug. 10, 4 p. m—Cotton, spot, small business; prices lower: American middling fair, 6 l-32d; good midtiling, 5%d; middling, 5 19-32d; low middling, 5 15-32d; good ordinary, 5 11-33d; ordinary, 5 5-32d. The soles of the. day were 3,000 bales, of which 2,700 were American, none for spec ulation and export. Receipts 3,000 bales, including 2,800 bales American, Futures opened quiet and closed steady; American middling, low middling clause; August, 5 22-64d, value; August-Septem ber, 5 (H715.03d, buyers; September-October, 4.50(g'4.51d, buyers; Octobcr-November, 4.394/4.40d, buyers; November-December, 4.314(4.35d, buyers; December-January, 4 314/4.32d, buyers; January-February, 4.30d, sellers; February-Mareh. 4.28®4.29d, buy ers; Mareh-April, 4.27@4.28d, buyers; April- Muy, 4.27d, value. New Orleans, Aug. 10.—Cotton futures closed very steady. August 9.6s7(9.7ojfannary 8.10@8.11 September ..B.s2@3.s3|February ...8.12®8.14 October 8.194*8.20 March 8.14(7/8.16 November . .B.o"®S,lliApril 8.1668.1S December ..8.09 |May 8.18(58.20 COTTON HITTERS. New York, Aug. 10.—Murphy A Cos. say: Cotton ruled quiet during the fore noon. ttnd advanced about 25 points around noon on the bureau report of 76. condition to Aug. 1, against 75.8, previous month, and 81. Aug. 1, 1899. As private advices since July 1. reported steady im provement in condition of the growing crop, the trade expected 82 to 84, which | ueemed reasonable. August is a critical month for coiton, drought last year cul the crop down one million bales, and made the total about 9,250,000 bales. According to private advices, the crop now points to about ten millions, but this is mere guesswork, as it is entirely too curly to make any estimate. We look for strong Liverpool to-morrow as they have been leading the bull moyement. Galveston wires; “Rain causing anxie ty Southwest Texas and receipts curtail ed by same." New York. Aug. 10.—Hubbard Bros. & Cos. say: From Washington came the surprise of Ihe year in a bureau report of 76 against 75.8 last season. For the past five weeks the government, the Chronicle and the vast majority of the private re ports indicated continuous improvement in the condition of the crop. On the pub lication of the report, Ihe marked quickly jumped some twenty points on the cov ering of the remaining short interest, and some buying for a further advance. The trade cannot reconcile <he condition in the reports issued by the government, and though feeling this report may bring out side buying, are not certain in their eon vietion of a small crop. The report is ex pected (to attract decided buying in Liv erpool to-morrow. WEEKLY COTTON REPORTS. Comparative cotton statement for the week ending Aug. 10, 1900, and Aug n 1899. 1899-00. 1898-99. Net receipts at the IT. S. ports for the week 4.411 8,100 Total receipts 6,495.376 8,319465 Exports for the week 36.510 19,45’ Total exports lo date 5,723,607 7,120]94s j Stotks at U. B. ports 98,513 345.703 j \V. F. HAMILTON^ Artesian Well Contractor, OCALA. FLA. Am prepared to drill welle up to an* depth. We use nrtt-claee machinery, can do work on saorl notice and guarantee eatlsfactlon. Stocks at Interior towns.. 39.958 215.662 Stocks at Liverpool 315.000 1,016.000 Stocks of American afloat for Great Britain 50.000 12,000 Comparative statement of net receipts at ail the ports during the week ending Friday evening. Aug. 10, 1900, and during the same week last year: ! 1899-00.| 1898-99. Galve(on | 194; 469 New Orleans j 1.038 j 1,775 Mobile | Soj 118 Savannah | 1,566 : 492 Charleston j 5 21 Wilmington | 11] 2 Norfolk j 4441 1.397 Baltimore j | 2,069 New York j 337| 161 Boston | 151 j 88 Philadelphia | 41] 188 Pensacola ] | 50) Newport News | 569; Total y ..\ 4,411 j 8.100 Comparative statement of net receipts at all the ports from Sept. 1, 1899, to Friday evening, Aug. 10, 1900, and from Sapt. 1, 1898. to Friday. Aug. 11, 1899: “Receipts Since” Sept. 1— ] 1899-00 1898-99. Galveston 11,709733812,297,536 New Orleans |1,859.145;2,209,951 Mobile I 208,019 ! 260,691 Savannah |1,080,122j1.081,472 Charleston j 262,426 j 371,D9 Wilmington | 278.913| 292,494 Norfolk | 407.684 ' 686.230 Baltimore | 98.744; 64,457 Now York j 120.500; 152.256 Boston | 118.9511 316,606 Philadelphia | 49,079 | 51.463 Port Royal j j 20,865 Pensacola | 129.3021 224,410 Brunswick I 92.405; 250,499 Newport News | 19.9201 22,483 Port Arthur | 68,029| 19,765 I I Total 16,502,577,8,322,297 Stock of cotton at all ports Aug. 10, 1900. and on the same day of the week last year. Ports. 1899-00. 1898-99. New Orleans 32,406 135,586 Mobile 4,251 5.494 Galveston 2.913 7,501 Savannah 7.788 6,285 Charleston 2,005 5.763 Wilmington 3.030 9,173 Norfolk 1.244 24.781 New Y'ork 35.609 138,271 Other ports 6.236 12,546 Total 98,513 345.703 WORLD'S VISIBLE SUPPLY. New Orleans, Aug. 10.—Secretary Hes ter's statement of the world's supply of cotton shows the total visible supply is 1.278,427, against 2.836.226 last year. Of ’this the total of American cotton is 768.427, against 2,115.226 last year, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil. India, etc., 510,000. against 721,000 last year. The total world's visible supply of cotton shows a decrease compared with last year of 1.557,799. Of the world's visible supply as above there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and Continental Europe 798,000 baies, against 1.744.000 last year; in Egypt 50.000, against 60,000 last year: in India, 276.000. against 447.000 last year; and In the United States 154,000, against 575,000 last year. DRY GOODS. New York, Aug. 10.—Very high temper ature has checked spot business. Store trade light although large arrival of buy j ers, during the past few days. Fully aver age mail orders business. Brown sheet ings and drills dull and easy. No change in bleached cottons or wide sheetings. Frints in fair demand and steady; ging hams quiet and unchanged; linens in mod erate request at previous prices, Burlaps scarce and tending upwards. NAVAL STORES. Friday, Aug. 10, 1900. SPIRITS TURPENTINE—The market for turpentine opened Arm at 39% cents to day. and closed firm. There were opening sales of 250 casks, which was the official business for the day. The day’s receipts were 1,399, sales 250, and the exports 200. The week’s receipts of turpentine were 10,027. against 7.273 last year, and the ex ports 7,672, against 2,855 last year. The exports went to New York. 798; to Balti more, 2; to the interior, 443; to London, 3,275; and to Liverpool, 3,155. ROSINS—The rosin market closed firm. N went off 5 cents. H, 5; G, 10; and C be low 5. These declines were at the clos ing coll, wher there were reported sales of 525 barrels. The day's receipts were 5.028, sails 525, and the exports 3.319. The receipts of rosins were 25,268, against 24,048 lasi year, and the exports 19,263, against 24.541 last year. The ex ports went to New York, 2,421; to Phila delphia, 592; to Baltimore, 7,405; to Inte rior, 285; to London, 1,200; to Rotterdam. 4,350; to Buenos Ayres, 2,550. Quotations—At the close of the market to-day the following quotations were bul letined at the Board of Trade: Spirits Turpentine—Firm at 39%c, with sales of 250 casks. Rosins firm; sales 525. A, B, C SI 35 I si "0 D 140 K i so E 1 50 01 j M) p 1 55 N 2 10 G 1 50 W G 2 ”5 H 1 60 W W 2 60 Same week last year— Spirits Turpentine—Firm at 48c bid; sales, no casks. Rosin—Firm; sales, , barrels. A, B, C SI 00 I $1 30 D 1 00 K J 50 E 1 05 M so F 1 10 N 2 2) G 1 20 W G 2 35 H 125 W IV 2 60 Receipt* Pant Week. |Sp|rits.[ Rosin. Receipts past week | 10.027 ! 25,268 Same week last year | 7,273 ] 24[04>, Exports past week [ 7,673 j 19]253 Same week last year ...,| 2,8551 24,541 Movement- New York I 7981 2.421 Philadelphia | | 950 Baltimore | 2| 7,405 Interior | 443; 955 koodoo I 3,275] 1.300 Rotterdam | | 4359 Buonott Ayres j ; 2.550 Liverpool | 3.155) Total exports | 7,673| 19,263 Receipt* and Stock*. Receipts, shipments and stocks from April 1, 1899, to date, and to the corre sponding date last year: 1899-1900. Spirits. Rosin. Stock on hand April 1, 1900... 2,197 142.506 Received this week 10.027 25 268 Received previously 161.607 319]059 Total 173.831 486,833 Exports— Foreign 104,319 201.018 New York 16,214 55,392 Coastwise and Interior 19.886 132.328 Total 140.419 391.738 Stock on hand this dny 33,412 95.09 J 1898-1900 Slock on hand April 1, 1R99... 3,596 111,396 Received this week 7,273 21]048 Received previously 161.522 292/>OB Total 172.491 528.062 Exports— Foreign jon.ssi 219.187 New York 20,726 79.267 Coastwise and Interior 18,212 112.111 Total 145,629 410,566 Stock on hand 26.762 117,587 Charleston, S. C„ Aug. 10.—Turpentine market nominal; nothing doing; quota tions omitted. Rosin firm: sales none un changed. ■**- Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 10.—Spirits t pentine steady, 3S@39c; receipts 225 T ~ Rosin Arm, SI 20(g$l 25; receipts C 26. Crude turpentine dull, $140(68141 ceipts 126. ’ New Orleans, Aug. 10.—Receipts. R os „ 87 barrels; turpentine, 88. Exports none. Carrabelle, Fla., Aug. 10.—Following ar the total shipments of rosin and tine from this port since July. 1899: To Foreign Ports—Rosin, 28.640 barrel.- spirits turpentine, 3,575 barrels. To domestic porte, 22,650. FINANCIAL. MONEY—'The demand keeps fairly with the supnly. The bank clearing for the week en.iin, Friday, were $2,697,612.51, against $1 sp 919.73, for the corresponding period i u '" year. „ -■ Clearings by Days— ’ ‘ Saturday $ 614.539 < Wednesday 312.758 a Thursday •>si7tla and Total 69" fiv * FOREIGN EXCHANGE—Market | steady. The commercial demand, $535.* sixty days. $4.8314; ninety days, Rg.,* - francs, Paris and Havre, sixty jays' 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, I0c; s>s 101=4' 15c; SSO to SIOO, 20c; SIOO to J2OO SSOO to SI,OOO, .65 premium; SI,OOO and over at 1-16 premium. SECURITIES—The market la inactive with nominal quotations. Stoeks. Bid. Ask Augusta and Savannah R. R u 0 Atlanta and West Point 125 jjj do 6 per cent, certificates 105 jjj Augusta Factory 34 Citizens Bank 128 130 Chatham Bank no m Chatham R. E. & I. Cos., A 59 57 do do B 55% 3 Eagle and Phoenix Mfg. Cos 105 Edison Electric Ilium 104 Enterprise Mfg. Cos 100 102 Germania Bank 129 139 Georgia & Alabama 95 27 Georgia Railroad, common 210 213 Granilevilie Mfg. Cos 160 165 J. P. King Mfg. Cos 102 104 Langley Mfg. Cos 120 125 Merchants Notional Bank no 112 National Bank of Savannah 145 150 Oglethorpe Savings and Trust 109 111 People's Saving and Loan 98 103 Southwestern Railroad Cos 109 no Savannah Gas Light Cos 24 25 Southern Bank 155 158 Savannah Bonk and Trust 115 116 Sibley Mfg. Cos., Augusta 85 90 Savannah Brewing 95 100 Uoiuls, Bid. Ask. Char., Col. & Aug. Ist ss, 1900 106 108 Atlanta city 4s, 1922 no 111 Agusta city, 4s, 1927 101 105 do 4%5, 1925 110 111 do 7s, 1908 105 106 do 6s, 1913 117 118 Ala. Mid. os, ind'd. 1928, M. & N. 98 100 Augusta Factory, 6 percent., 1915.109 110 Brunswick and Western 4s, 1938 ..80 82 C. R. R. & Banking collateral os. 92 93 C. of G. Ist ss, 50-year gold, 1945 F. & A 117 118 C. of G. coil. 6, 1945, M. & N 91 92 C. of Ga. Ist incomes, 1945 44 45 do 2d incomes, 1945 12 12% do 3d incomes, 1945 6 7 C. of G. (M. G. & A. Div.) os, 1947, J. & J 94 95 C. of G. (Eaton Branch), ss, 1926. J. & D 95 96 City & Suburban R. R. Ist 7s 109% 110% Columbus city, ss, 1909 106 107 Charleston city 4s, 1945 101 102 Eagle & Phenix Mills 6s, 1928 108 109 Edison Electric Illuminating 6s. .KM 105 Enterprise Mfg. 6s. 1903 101 102 Georgia Railroad 6s. 1910 114 115% G. S. & F. 1945, J. & J 109 110 Georgia & Alabama Ist ss, 1945 ..104 106 do consolidated ss, 1915 95 96 do do 1917, J. & J 95 96 Georgia slate 3%5, 1930, J. & J...1Q6 107 do 3%5, 1915. M. & N 104 106 do 4%5. 1915 117% 118% Macon city 6s. 1910, J. & J 118 120 do 4%5, 1926, Jail, par 107 109 Ocean Steamship ss, 1926 103 104 Savannah city ss, quar. October 1913 11l 112 do ss, quar. August, 1919 111% 112% South Carolina state 4%5. 1933 ..116 118 Sibley Mfg. Cos. 6s, 1903 101 102 South Bound 5s 96 57 S.. F. & W. gen. mt'ge, 6s, 1934. .123 121 do do Ist ss, gold, 1934 110% 112% do St. John Div. Ist 4s. 1934 94 96 THE BANK CLEARINGS. New York, Aug. 10.—The local hank clearings at the principal cities of the United Stales for the week ending Aug. S, were $1,271,409,458, a decrease as com* pared with Che corresponding week of last year of 16.2 per cent. Out of the city of New York the total clearings were $567,936,541, a decrease of 6.4 per cent. New York. Aug. 10.—Money on call steady, nt 1% per cent.; last loan, 1% per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 4@5 pr cent. Sterling exchange easier, with ac tuol business in bankers' bills, a* $4.87%®) 4.87% for demand, and at $4.84 for sixty days; posted rates, $4.85@4.85% and $4.39. Commercial bills, $4.83%@8.83%. Silver certificates, 61%®62%c; bar stiver, 60%c; Mexican dollars, 48%c. Government bonds weak; state bonds inactive; railroad bonds irregular. STOCKS AND BONDS. New York. Aug. 10—Yesterday's dead level of stagnation in stock’ was slightly relieved by one or two features in to day's market. The streng'h in special cases had a sympathetic effect in the nar row general market and earlier weakn-ss was overcome, but the advance generally stopp.d short at about last night’s level. The exception was Sugar, which ruled above last night’s level all day on opera tions by recent bull managers In the stock. There was no news to explain the market but the stock became fairly active in the latteY part of the day and rose 2% over last nigiit's, at which price it closed. Brooklyn Transit was inclined to ad* vance. There was continued buying Chicago and Ncr.hwestern after a slight preliminary ri action, the stock rising !% over last night, while the preferred gain id 1% over the lest sale on a single trans action. The buying orders in the stock are said to be for investment account, bastd on the financial strengih exhibited by the company in its annual statement. Efforts were made to check the down ward movement in National Lead pr*' ferred, by the usual denials of yesterday * rumors that a bond issue is imminent, but the stock slumped badly In the last hour, falling an extreme 4% points, while the common stock dropped 1 from th* b st. St. Paul was soli down a sharp fraction in the morning on the large de crease in gross earnings reported for the first week in August. The stock recovered and was unchanged at the close. The engagements of gold for export to* morrow.whh It amounted to $3,2.'0,000 seem ed to lie without effect on the sentiment, perhaps because the amount will not fig ure in to-morrow's bark statement. The exports were du? to the advance in the Bank of England's price for gold bars and American Eagles, which made shipment* feasible In spite of fractional decline In sterling exchange. Ncn • of the engag'- ments was due to syndicate operations for pa>m nt of the British bond subscription*. The outward movement of gold for tbs week Is thus brought to over $3.C00,(1>, only $5,300,000 of which will figure In th bank statement. There was noth!’g of Importance In the bond market. Total sales par value $5&,- 000. U. S. refunding 2s, the 3s and old and new 4s declined %, ar.d 5s % In the bid price. The total sales of stock to-day were 1(9.900 shares. Including Atchison prefac ed, 7,C00; Burlington, 5,450; St. Paul, 6,®; Brooklyn, 7.165; Sugar 33,610.