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8 A TEXAS WONDER. Hall's (areal Dlarovery. On* mai! bottl© of Hair* Great re covery cur** nil kidney and Madder troubles. r<mov*s gravel, <*ur©* diabelea eaminal f-mUaloni, rank an I l ime hacks, rhcumadim atul all lrrfuUrltki of the kidney* an) bladder in both m* and women, regulate* bladd< r trouble* In chil dren If n k eolti iiv vur Irueeiet will I** tent my mail ©n receipt of I* •mill bottle |* two months* in.itnvnt and rill cure any ca*** above mentioned l>r E \V IUII. -ole manufacturer. I*. O. Box 6_> s. Louis Mo Send for t©**l moniai* bo! J by all (IrugjliU and Solo mon* Cos. Savanna)*. Ga. R ©ml Tkla. Dr E TV Hall, 0t lr tii. Mo.: Dear fir—pl-as.* hl|> me three do*en Hall’* Oie m I) evrry hv flrd ©xpr©*- I have •■> <! o\ - r one iron It |ive perfect eat tsfactb n and I r*c >mm°nd It to my customers. Tours truly, H C a ROVE*. Prop Atitl-Moropol) Dru* Store. Onk 9m, Deo. 2S IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. MC%%* AM) VlEtt* OK THE DAT 1% T\\ O MTATISS. irm rlni* 4. ©Minis Mwrli foltas—€*©•- frrence of lo be Held nl Uni > nn>i*sru IMalnealetl Ilia \e*k Trial Drill a tided for n Haplet—€ •- tan In .lark*n lll** *nd>lnu Municipal (io% ••rnniriK—\ Trouble nt I'ruaarnlu—• 'lorida'a I olorrd Mnaona-llnn tlna Hear*. VtalnUrktpr© Demoer it Southwest Oenr- i *.. will r e times of a-ovnlerful proipet Ity thla fall and winter uni* s the bo:tor> drofsr out of the cotton m.irket. Out feimerr ai© learning’ the U -- n *f dlv* t rifled fiirmlnK. aitd (hair cotton lrln*H In purpiun money to prnvKk* eomforu arnl luxuries for tn© home. Jnrtiiiinn for the (rnnlr. The delegate- from Otne. Warren and Taliaferro t th- senatorial convention aM mhl* and at Cr iwf*rd* llle Tuesday, and nominat'd Jr J C Jarntffan. of War ren. a* th© liemocratle caudldat* for the K*n*t© It is uiidrrtood that M.iJ. M<* (•reisor of Warren, will, as an ln*l**|end ent, oppoe** Dr Jarnlftatu Dunn on Indrprnilrnti. Ka*tm.tn Times-Journil: Mr. Georg* M William* of Telfair county, his in fiounce*l himself an independent candi date for La&urtature against Hon. D F the Democratic nominee. Th* voter* of that county will do themselves honor by overwhelming!' defeating Mr Williams He h.* no claim whwtever on the people of the county and has for* IHt#s| by hit* present a<eion the political confidence of his felloe men He should be forever hurled l>eneath on avalan he of ballots. f'ttnfercnrr of Mrurors. The negro conference, which It to be held In Macon n S*pl. 1!7 ami >. iwvler the atiiuk*© of the Southern Afro-Amer ican Council, will. It Is claimed, lie one of the most import int negro gatherings that has ever occurred In th South Coming, as it does, just in the midst of the street fair. It will he very largely at tended. and the topics to he dlscuse'd and the prominence of the orators will give It notoriety throughout the entire coun try. The programme for the conference has been sent out through the country. N**ur*#* llriiinnil n Trlnl. A committ*<r of the h it co!or*<l rltl- Moi of Ic<- county w|tori on Juntlrr M<* Brld# and Sheriff Martin \\><in outlay, and demanded the Immediate trial of the col ored rarest wh> It con-rim and in jail at Ic*hurr. and was j laol there laat vr.|| ty Air. I P. Cook*-. Jtic:;ice Me* Kirltle ha* I* en Irvin* to communicate with Judjft* Littlejohn, hut ha* h*n un able to locate either him or Bollcttor Hooper. Kvr> t>itic will be done to bring about an immediate trial. t nndtdntea Are Out. There In a full supply of candidate* in the field to till the vacancy In the office of ordinary of Jefferson county, caused by the d‘ath of Judg A. H Wooten. It Is rumored that tin re will b * still mor- Those tbai ha\ announced are T. F. Caulk, who ran In the May primary and was defeated ly Jud* - Wooten; J. J Whlahnm M II ll* pkln*. B b Cars well. K I* Hole and Capt W W Rhodes The roniest promises to be very popular and can <ommaud a good vote. MU \eck IMftlursteil. Tom Hawks, colored, a pieen*er on the escurah-n naln fn m Montgomery to Atlanta hat! a serious accident Tuesday night about thre* mile 4 h*‘hw West Point, by Jump r-c from Ihe train on th*- Wcrtern of Alabama Hnllr ad. while It hit turning aLut fifty mlbs an hour, ami larliny <>n hie h* nd In mud forty bet from ihe 1 racks— dHlocat Inn hh neck It was reported to |>eputy Sheriff J, H l’ate that Tom was running a pock et blind tlg*r on the train, and before the deputy could rrak - th** arr-st Tom m* le for the rear of th*- train and leaped fr n> the platform with above result* He Is expected to It % • llrlniglna In t otton Itnplilljr. Amwlcmi Ttmea-Hccorder: rot ton I* beina rushed to market us fass nw the farmers can get it picked out. ami *0 loo* a* the price remains .il*>ut 9 cents, far mers seem and ejiosed to sell. vpiot.itU** * for spots were 1 shade better ycetenla. tlan on toe diy previous, the better *rude* hrlneiiiK IIH c*nts. while 9 cents w- past for 11 great deal of the stapt* More than as) hah* were handled at the warehouse* yesterday, thl* online the aver age daily receipt* here thk* week. It will come with .1 rush Friday an 1 8a urdav. win n the dally receipts will easi ly exceed &0Q or Gum bales. FLORIDA. There was quite an exi-itement In Terra Ola on Monday. caused by the catching of ■ large eh.irk weighing about seven hundred pound*. Il Ivan quite a curiosity to those who had never aeon one. Judge F. M Slmonlon hoe announce I hie candidacy for the nomination tor *o- II Itor of the Couniy Criminal Court of Record of Hillsborough county Judge Slmonton, it le etild. le eminently qualified for the |Mtlion. and he enter. Ihe eon. te.t under meet auspicious etrcbmataucce. Fr Presidential Kleeter. Falnk.i Advertiser: The Btate Demo cratle Executive Committee on Friday appointed S. J Hllburn ae preeldentlul electot, vice J. M. Berra. resigned In order for Mr Hllburn to accept the high honor II woe neeee.ary for him lo resign Ihe chairmanship of the Hoard of Couniy Commissioners, rind also Circuit Court Commieetoner. which Important puaUlons he hae efficiently and aattafuctorlly held for some time. Waler Hyacinths. Tampa Tribune Prealdent A. C Moore of the City Connell, elate# that, on a trip on the Hillsborough river yeaterday, he noticed a number of water hyacinth* In the stream The growth i. email a* yet, but aeccn, to be spreudlng rapidly. Mr Mooie luattewe mat a man In a bear) could pick up the present growth In a !dny. and that It would he wise for the County Commissioners to have this done. Nrriisnlfri I shin I alior At rtie late meeting of (he City Coun cil of lVnstcoia. a *onimlttee from lh< lOolr.il Trade* Council went before •) I body and requested that ell city printing and all city w ork he done by union la inn th- printing to bear the union label **•• I l.dior to be connned #o nine iiotir* |>©r l' all over ::mr- to be ju.d double time Both requests were uri.mimously grant-l Every mwntmr of tn© Council • mpfet oignnlaed workmen in different brush** ; Of business, and the eflk lal action cull only substantiate thetr faith and support of union lalior and principles. UtMihlaji ( It) Uinriamrnt. Hon. Corlos Trelles. chairman of the Board of Aldermen of Mantansas, Cuba, and the Cuban commissioner to the Carls Kxpoeition, is In Ja©k*nnvllir. with sev eral other Cuban municipal officers, studying municipal government. The l*arly ha- leen In sc viral cities, and (h m* mlers an making deep and exhausted study of the government of cities, mu nicipal ownership, public utilities aril oth**r questions. Trelles is one of the most progressive young men In Cuba. Mayor Bowden gave him much Informa tion about Jacksonville and Trelles had photographs made of the waterworks, parks and other public places. ( olnred Matanaa of Flnrltln. Ocala was full of colored people Tur>- \ day. The crowd was variously estimated at from S.noo to 3.500 people. The rail roads carried In most of them, the Flor ida ('• rural and Peninsular l.tidu. the Plant Xyst*m to l.W"), while the rematmler Inf the crowd went In private convey- I anres The gathering was brought alKul I through the • fforts *f the leaders In the Masonic oriler. principally John H. Dick inson, grand master of the Masonic order of th** m n*-. a l.irg* *• ‘Mon of which un represented on this memorable occasion, •he object being lo dedicate • monument to the memory of Rev Samuel H Cole- j man. late grand master of th** order anti [ who lost Ids Ilf** some eighteen months ago In a railroad wreck near Drifton. Fla. \nd \n" n Divorce. Or an do fpar: About three weeks .ia*> Ed E Hale, a r©*wlent of Tampa, en •l* avor* I t< have h l ' It-yer-oM cousin. Miry Hale, mirry him. At flt*t she r* fii !•* * I A few* days later Hah* went l procured a license for hb* marriage to tils rou In. He then caused the noth •* of his license to marry to he seen by n Tampa new M|ioi*er man. and a notice cf the ceremony as having been performs*! was published Hah* then Informed the girl of the publication, and told her that for tae sake of her good name n tn ir rtage was now compulsory. Miss Hah* u*ce*led to HD wishes *nd the ceremonv was performed The girl soon afterward Inform*.l h**r mother of the tran-a tlon who deckled at once that. Iteing so cioet v related, a sen.ration was Imperative; . the mother and daughter left suddenly and quietly for Cednr Keys. Divorce pr- Cfeitlngs have been Instituted in . Tampa court, close kinship being th© main claim. Nos for More Hear Hunts. Orlando ftfar: In the section south of Orlan*!©, some twenty-five miles distant the block bears are destroying many hog'-, and doing mischief generally. There seems to be • greater number of heirs n* thie time than In over o decade. The farmers, cattlemen and swine herders down thdre are often seen hunting for •ruin and they are usually successful In killing one or more Th© Orlando b©ar hunters have had bad luck In their hunts ♦ his summer, on account of the haovy tains ond the swollen creeks, swamps and low lands. If they had no such difficul ties to meet with In Osceola county. It wonbl be vdi enough to take few hunts •Inwn there Black leare ore getting to be too numerous nnd troublesome down her** for the god of the pe*>|de and n few hunters from Orlando could possibly iid the country of bmln. to s\ nothing of the quantlti*-* <f hear meat which would *e brought home by cur hurwers. F. A. I-ewter recently killed o tv‘r down In that section, and he brought home about fifty pounds of the steak. > Trouble nt Penancoln. Don McLellnn, correspondent of an At lanta paper, whs severely reprimanded to day by Mayor Hilliard of Pensscnia for having sent to his paper a sensational dispatch to (he effect that, owing to pro tests made by whites against negroes holding i picnic In one of the city squares, n race riot was threatened In Pensacola next Monday. Labor Day The Mayor, as *he representative of while and negro eft liens, telegraphed to the paper that tae report was absolutely false and with out foundation There is no friction be tween the races Through misunder standing as (o what I* was fo he used for. Chairman Turner of the City Board of Public Works, granted the negro Knights of Labor the use of Malaga Square. Later It was found that they Intended to fence the square In and give a picnic there. wlh field sports. er., charging gate admission. Cl 11 tens then protested against this use of n public square, and t*u* Board of Public Works withdrew the permit. The negroes quigt ly accepted the verdict, and secured an other place for their picnic. As evi dence that there Is no friction between the races, the white and negro labor unions will unite in a street parade Mon day. DI KIJ THK IITVIsR 1% (TBI. I)lpnlf 8f < ermtn < !•••’• Mn( lie Jett|e! li) tlt* 4 ole. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. Cuba atiil cllntr* to the code duello a* the arbiter of all disputed. *nd the du#-l In Cuba hae for year* been one of the moot iplld Institutions of that very unstable country. It Is one. too. whlrh will die the hardest death under anew govern ment. :* It figures prominently in every phnH 1 of social .td business life. A Cuban must know how to fenee anil to fence well. It Is one of the chief point* In his education, ami from four to six hours a day are sj*ent In practice with the foil* On the shelves of thr Havana book stores a large number of pamphlets can always he found netting forth the advan tages of the “code of honor." the etiquette to be observed In a meeting ami ihf proper weapon* '<o le used. The sword, saber Ntil pistol are the recognised arms and there are few, if any. of the young bloods *>f Havana and other large cities of the Isl and who are not ex|ert with all three. In the t'nion Club at Havana sword and pis tol practice are the leading diversions and nearly all the prominent newspaper nun have records as duellei#. I'ollttea ami love affals are the chief causes of quarrel. The front of the Hotel Inglaterra is a noted rendegvous for aris tocratic men of leisure, who spend th*lr •pare time in looking for a chance to cross •word*. Quarrels uf the Opera House. Another place equally prolific in produc ing duel* Is th entrance to the Taron Theater. m ihe Prador. during the opera se.ison The ladle* |ms* from their car riages over a long strip of carpet, which is laid from the street to the marble steps, and on each side of this the young men congregate and watt for a glance or W. K HAMILTON, Artesian Well Contractor, OCALA. FLA. Am prepared to drill well* up to any depth. W* use flrst-e-htes ma.htneiy. ran do work on zhort notice and guaranis* satisfaction THE MOHNINIi NEWS: SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 1. 1900. VARICOCELE AND STRICTURE. elnalve Method. Jj a red Mlthonl Operation or I'ala l) a *©w and K*- - HM- discarded the old-time meth**l f 1 treating chronic* disease*" those stilt In usb by other spec dk m i* 4 - • ■ ifl r* *ear- ).#• ta severed thrsa c r. M met *-ls "h a ) ive given him the world wids reputa* 1 k tk>n whk a h he enjoys to-day and the result of which. In !n- L, W vsrlbAllty >f ur* has brought to him s practice larger tf ; i ..a **f hi) oth* r ten specialists l' the country *<n- BJL f I>r. Hathawa' by n method entirely his own. cures Btri©- mu* .*i.d V > • sic >c an) . ; -r, r >t, ..r ; ln *r !•***• " f T' m/ / tlnie fr*im business. This treatment was invented by Dr. J* Hathaway, and there is i<>sßlveiy ih other treatment In use ” ** which will cure without aid of the knife or some painful * {operation. J N.wlonHlhw#j,M.D. HI. POIBONIN.I In *ll It* *l*.* I* with • < rtalnty by Ir. Hathaway** tr***m. tit wtln out aallvatlon or any olhi-r 111 t Th* cur* prrform.d by him nr* radical. .[>..dv, [icmmnrnl I>r. Hathaway il*o lr*i* with ih* an m* Bnarant** of *ucc*. Ix>* or Manly VlK'.r. and oih*r chronic <lt**a**a of men, Including all Kidney and Urinary and Sexual disorders. Hr. Hathaway’* *" *l*ty-for-pK* Nook. -irrntlna fully of nil Ih* .11-***i* whk-h h*rr*t*nd Icllln* of hi* malhol. towth*r Willi I rr.nl d.n.l or valuable Inform.. 1 too which will h*lp any on* lo *xmln hi* ..r.llil. r will *nt UH EE on ..[.plication, a* will alto < aiefully prtpnrid *lf pxnmli ailon blank*. Commit iik.n iind advlc* fr** at ofttc* or by mall. J. ISKWTOh HATHAWAY. •t. ... ... OfTlc* Hour*—9 In 12 m Ito B and 7to Hr. Hathaway A to.. 9 p m Bunda} . f , 0 „ m to j p m 25A Pry ii. r.-e* Ha' •niiah • • a smiie. Scarcely an op. is night pa -~ that car*!-* are not exchanged, and many brides have been won at the point of ih. . word one young s*o|©ty man laying bw as many as s**vd of his rival*- No a tempt Is made to keep a duel secret ° n the tontmry. It is usually attended by all the friends of the combatants. On** of the most fumou rha’Victer** In Fill a is Augustin (Vrviinn'F, aptly c ill* *l the ‘'Modern Pyrano.” Slid In ufp*araMce h* Is the typical chevalier of fiction, *vr vain** I* hlk)ui £1 >*iir* old, *llm ami graceful. He has a hand of Iron and n wrist of steel, dark hair, restless black eyes and a small mustache It Is stst-d tii.i* he U uti*rly lmi©rvlous t* emotion, and has never la*rn seen to smile. A tu mor w*nt in elr- ulatlon not many yur.** ago that a young Cut>an t auty a is! h*-lr* ess had committed suicide because eh© had become Infatuatevl with (Vrvantesand falletl to gain Ids love, hut he is rarely seen at social fuitctkMis. preferring the gaming tbl-s and the demi-monde to * tamer. If more re -la-c table. x I stance. Ihn Augustin has tnlrty-hvc duels to his credit, and ha/* been wounded only twice. When Pin!, the celebrated French fencer, was In Havana. h* w* defeated tw.i by *’c>\ in’*... whom h declared to Ik* more expert with the rapier than any other man against whom he had (tied his skill. Cervantes' principal pus time Is looking for trouble.and h Is usually very succoj *- fill In this line. No one ever knows at w hat he will t ike offense. This makes him i dangerous companion, and consequently he has few Intimates. To differ from him in opinion means a meeting behind the fortifications of Cabanaw To accidentally j©m.v him In a crowd D like.' to termi nate ih* awkward unfortunate's existe nce. Although he op idy declare© his dis belief in woman's virtues, he Is ever rea ly to defend it when questioned by another, and the fair* r sex *an safely place the righting of their wrongs In Ids efficient hands. One *tory that Is- told of him Is Ihnt one night, when escorting a fair danseiise from the stage door of the ihenter lo her ear-, rlaxe. a Spanish officer Handing near made eon"- remark nloul the lady's {•erson il charm.-. Accustomed to such no tice. Ihe rlane. r paid no n't. niton to the ap. aker Cervantee put hi* companion In her carrlagi. etiulßil a moment at th* door, and then ietum-<1 to w hero the Spaniard ve talking with 111* friend and without a w< r-1 handed him hi* card. "Hut an nctre**." remonstrated the chal. icngc.i man, "enjoys being complimented. I hud no Intention of lrsultlng her" "Acre** or not." replied Cervantee, "In sult or complim* at haa ncthlt g to do with 11. The iadv wa with tn*" 1 (impelleil 11. I'iulif. To r.fu* the challenge wt u’d have been sneered at by all u an act of cowardice. The two rpa Ire 1 Instantly h conven ient place, after |> ocuring the weapon* at the nearest club, and Cervantes ran the Spaniard thr. ugh the h. dy. told the dead man * frier d* lo dispose of him aa they like I and rpenl Ihe remainder of th.* right at a Miliar tarty The afTalr wa* publl-h (I hy all the newspapers the following day. but no forth-r steps were taken In the matter It Is hard to conjecture what this mod ern hero of romance or ihls lawhreak**r. W'ldchevsr you choose, will .lo with Cuba under the laws of ihe United Htat.s. I.ut probably when Ids favorite occupation is gone he will either seek new fields In wflch to rxerc s' hi* prowess or toke himself out of this uninteresting life In some peculiar and plc-ur s.|iie way. which Will eff* dually and characteristically close his rare.-r There Is a i.ractleal and material sld- to Cervantes' career. He hns wrl'ten a bock on his duels The llrst part was published six or seven year* ngc and the second i art. containing an a-c tint of the .!u Is fought by him since sat 4ls about to ariwnr With valor an.l skill Cervantes combines coolness .net serenity, shell makes hltn a formidable t pponent. Alread ti n IPooke has called upon the courts t> more strictly enforce the law, which was much lei lenient under Slanl~h dominion, ev n when one of 'ho contestant* was kill'd l.awyer* ore among th" cl If oTindere In Havana. In*, cad of apis'ilit g to the courts, an appeal lo aims Is frequently made, and even the prfsident of th- supreme court. Honor Gonzales etc M* tvlox e. a man of dlapaiaalona te lemp-r and circumspect conduct. Is u duelist of seme renown. CANAL I'RIHI’BIT* AT PANAMA. Mlll Inie* Worth f Coally Material linlnw l<> Waste Along the 1.1 ne. eCi)rre*s|v>n.i('m-e- of the New York Time*,) 1 think It Is sate lo any that one-third of the work on tlee e\nal Is done. About 18 miles of the equal have been finished. Eleven mile* near Colon have been done, and with a little dredging of Ihe debris washed In there by the Cleagres river, the ditch will be ready for use. There are seven m 1 ,es of the route where no work has been done, tend then there are six mile— at Ihe I’.tnama boy stele, where Ihe excavation his been two-thtrele- finished. The new canal company pays Bft cents u day In rllver tnhout S3 <.*iel* In Ainerl.'iin money) lo Jamaie negro l.elserers. They are Ihe best worker* the company can get. They resist the deadly fevers of Ihe Isthmus and are fairly Industrious. The wanton, pitiful waste of millions of dollars by the I)e l.e-sseps Canal Com pany I* In evidence from Colon tformer- Iv Aspinw.ill. after the late William If Ar-plnwall. tin Pacific Mall steamship magnate) lo Panama bay. Thf route of the canal Is 4*l ml>* southwest from Co lon, and almost every mile of the way Is the scene of rotting and rusting ma chinery. worth million* The ruin of the waste of several millions of dollars mny tie seen In Colon alone. The fin- mansions there of M. Be Lesseps himself and of his tnee sons have been decaying for years. They arc disintegrating montine ms of hu man folly. The windows are hurst out In some' places, the woes! is falling away, and Ihe paint has nearly all |>valed off. anel Ihe plaster In the log salons and ban quet halls, where the most extravagant feasts used let lee h-t<l at night. Is drop ping The magnlfteent offices of the canul company there are elllapklatsd. and the opera house, music l halls and bail room* are sinking Into ruin In the hot. miasma atmosphere of the Isthmus There art four enormous dreelge* close to tht bay shore and fast In the mud. Each cost ovet 120,880. Thousand* of cubic feet of cut granite fejr damming purposes at th* Chattree river were dumped In the mud of Colon hay, and have tie veer been touch ed. It was brought there from Franc*. Scows and steam crafts which must have - <*st a fortune are now s> rotten that they arc useless. A:<rg th© shore are over l.flOD Iron ©*f W'heel* lying In the mud. where they wera placed when landed from English eh!|s In ixv*. and close at hand are the now rust ed and worthies* parts of steam engine* and locomotives a rioxm years ago they and th© car wheels were ordered by somo eontrai'tor for us on the canal, and were never liken any nearer the canal than Co lon hrl*>r. The contractors who grew enormously rich In a few years from their contract* with the old Panama Canal Company sold millions of dollars* worth of machinery that coull never be used. Why, the shovel contract alon© to a Sheffield (England) syndicate made over clear profit each for several men In one year In th© work yards and In the abandoned shops of th© old ©anay com pany on© may *©e dosan of powerful loco* motive*, once coating over $15,000 each, now rusted and useless, a mile of construction or gravel car-, hug© derricks. 60 feet high, and st**l cranes, drums, and stacks of parts of machinery lying everywhere in stupendous hut disheartening array. In the Interior of th© Isthmus, along th© route of th© canal, ©very mile la the earn© seen© of rolling disintegrating, rusting material. It a©©ma Incredible, but from Colon to Panama City there are at least .VMI miles of steel rails lying In the soft earth and among th** rank vegetation. These rails were not only used In (he con* structlon of a miln track ami a tangle of sMlngs and spurs, for the carrying of sup pile* and material to th© RUXH men one© employed on the canal, but they were bought In far greater quantities than were needed. Hteel rails from England are piled a yard high In som© spot#, just as they were abandoned when th© Panama collapse came. Near Oallenie stattou there are eleven gr*at scoops, seven cranes (bull? in Enlgnnd). two Belgian derrick* and spools of over half a mil© of the fin est steel cables, all sinking deeper ami deeper In th** soft, yielding earth. Non© of these has ever been used, ami today thla property, vrhlch cost the French fully $300,000, Is practically worthless. On© great cans© of the financial disaster which bore D© Ij© seeps to his grave, caused France to how her head In sham**, ami scattered dis tress In thousands of homes, was that there was too much plant—more machin ery than could be used. No. I have Ittil© faith In the future of the Panama canal. Personally. I believe the great ditch can never be finished for lef*s than $300,000.0m more. No one can have an adequate Idea until he has seen It thoroughly what a stupendous problem the canal Is. with Its controllng of the Fila gree. the rating away of the Culebra mountain (ov©r l.fitif) feet high) and th© checking of inflow* of mud Into the arti ficial harbor where th© western mouth of Ihe canal Is to be. No engineer down there believe* that It will ever be finished M. Mange has never talked heartily to m© on th© subject of finishing Ih© canal work* and I j*©© that the m©n in charge of the work wonder what day they will have or ders from Paris to quit work. For six months It has seemed to nw . the work on Oh* canal had progressed with two things In view—on© to have th© Colombian gov ernment assures! that ih© concession was being kept In god faith, are) the other to show th© company’s inspectors and exam iners from Paris that th© money wan br ing economically and wisely spent In th© canal construction. Not on© of the en gineers on the canal ever spoke to me san* gulnely of the (lira* when the wtlvrwsy would he open. A few ahrugged their shoulder* and looked pictures of Ignorance whenever I asked them If they believer th© Panama canal would ccvr be opened for use. IV THE. I,AMI OF THE OPAL. Trsi rlrn Met nt the Train* by Peon* Offe-rliix the Items f..r Kale. From the New York Mall and Express. Speaking about opals," remarkeel a well-known Insurance man of the borough of Brooklyn, allhough not a wore! had been said about opals, "a friend of mine, one of Ihe Storey hoys, of Baldwins, L. 1., has Just returned fr-_m a trip through Mexico with a ealchelful of the Jewels. I've been through tha; miserable country myself, and while Ihe peona around quer etaro are a laxy lot and ai>pnrently 100 poor fo buy a square meal, yet I've seen them dig down Into the pockets of Ihelr ecru-colored linen trousers and bring out m handful of bright sclemlltailng stones which were worth anywhere from £5 cent* lo 823 apiece. "queretam is one of the moat Interest ing cities In old Mexico At one lime It was eiutir all Important place, but Just at present It has fallen from lt high estate and Its Inhabitants de|>end almost entirely U|H>n Ihe products of the opa! mines for a living. There are house** enough In the city to accommodate Uat.ouu people eom fortiilgy. hut 1 doubt if a census would show much more than a quarter of that numlser of rwWefltl. "Just back of the city Is Hill of the Bells, on ihe gently sloping side of which ate three plain granite slabs stuck upright 111 the ground. These three atones maik Ihe -pots In which Maximilian and two of his guerilla were ext-cuted, after the Re publicans had driven Ihe French army out of the country and defeated the ini.a-ii.ii forces. "As the train steams up to the station It Is surrounded hy e rowels of poorly dressed persons and merchunts. In some what better unite. Every blessed one of tlmti has anywhere Hem a half dozen lo a bagful of otaLs lo ta.ll. They ctow.i around the people alighting from the cars with Importunities lo buy pretty much af ter toe fashion In which the Yankee cab man insists that you ride In hts vehicle. "You can buy a small. Imperfect stone for as little as 25 cents, and a really tine oped. we.l cut and filled with flashing lire, may be had for floor 115. But If you wish to get really good stoma It I* best to go to a reliable dealer up In the city There urc any number of them there, and In a.most any shop there Is a large assortment from which 'O select. "The people down there ate not troubled by belief in the euperstltlon that opal* are unlucky. On the contrary, opals are the best of luck for them. If It wasn't for Ihe opal mines the people In that particular scceion of Mexico would be in danger of going without breakfast, dinner or eupper ir.sny a day. "Now, Jet me ask you In all serlous nes*. do you think that a satchelful of cpala In the village will queer the Haiti wins ball club In the contest for the South Side pennant! Not If we give the opals to ihe players, eh! Well, I'll suggest that to my friend Storey." REVIEW OF THE MARKETS. ccxditiox or uku:nal tnadr Ul Hl9(i THF. I’MT A KICK. The ( loar of Ihr dillun Year Rrtaa* a xatlafartory Bhowlna—llaak Cloarina* Ahon a Half a Million larrranr Ovrr l.aat Vrar-•t|.lrll* Tnriimilnr € loar* at Hid aail Mr Ankrd—llualn* Firm aad Ia - ,'banard—Loral anti Trlrarapklt- Markata. MorninK News Ofllro, Aug. SI. Th< < lo*. of the cotton year under the mint uuriMcioua circumatance*. YVhtle Havannuh'* (tro,* receipt* were 1,081.1 M. nsutnat 1,10!.4£t lu*t year, and Ihe nt l,i*x,n7. agalnal 1.089,(10 lan year, which "hows n decreaae for this year, a* com pared with last. II i* neverlhele** true that the ahowlnc aurparnes all others In the per cent, of Increase. The ahortnice tn thla year's crop, which la estimated to be anywhere from 9.100,0 t to 9.500.000 baler, attain*! 11.189,200 la*4 year, accounts for the volume nhowln* up lena than that of laat year. Last year's movement of cotton was the larseit In the htatory of American commerce. The trade wa gen erally satisfied with the season's show ing. and feel sure It will compare fav orably with that of any other eotion-re celvln* port. The sales of cotton for Ihe season just closed were 83.5*2 bales, which does not Include the large f. o. b, business transacted. I'or the week end ing to-day the sales were 1.372 bales. The bank clearings for the week show an Increase over the same week last year of about a half-million dollars. The clearings were *2.8*7.943.A5. against 12.351.- 795.51 for the corresponding week lasi year. General attention Is being attracted to Ihe downward tendency In the turpentine market, which has dropped far below the point It was exi—cted Ii would go. Much conjecture Is going the rounds, and the tenor of the talk la that the market has not yet reached bottom. That ihls belief Is fairly well-founded npi—ars from the fart declines have followed closely, and conditions do not seem to have Improved, so far ns support for Ihe market Is con cerned. The hope was expressed on ln*4 Friday that the price would probably not go much below 36c, ul which the market seemed tlrm. The downward tendency so firmly established, however, ho* had the effect of causing buyers to hesitate about entering the market, and this backward ness on thetr part, together with the light domestic demand, has helped to send the price lower. With the object of giving the present tendency full sweep, domestic consumers have for several days past been supplying only their urgent need*, helping a* little as possible to contribute to a recuperative demand. Exporters also steered shy of Ihe market, nr.d on two days of the week were not to he aeen on the street at all. It will be seen, there for. that market conditions were helped largely In depressing prices by the con stant hammering of buyers. Tn* main hope for a rally is In the pros pective demand from domestic sources. If this springs up It will enable factors to dispose of any accumulation*, and there by Impart strength to the situation. Without a dem.tisl from this or some other source It Is very probahle other de clines will follow, and that the losses will go far beyond present expectations. In discussing the situation factors arc free to say they believe a demand and not a lessening In the receipts will be the force to check <he decline. This August has been one of the ipost remarkaKe 1 nthe history of the trade, the weather having been admirable for harvesting True, operators have been handicapped by a lack of farm labor, hut still receipts run far beyond expectations. There doe* not seem to be any Improve ment In condition* to-day. The price I* 34’,'* bid and XV asked The market Is quiet, hut firm. Factor* believe the price Is low enough, but they have a tight be fore them to convince buyers of this. Until they do the demand may continue on the "hand-eo-mouth" order. The same story applies to the rosin mar ket for 4he week a declining tendency and small demand. The market showed some strength during th* early days, but Inter there were declines, which have been followed by others, causing the closing to be under last week * closing Factor* were slow to make concessions, and In some case* did not do so except when they hod the privilege of disposing of a round lot a* one time. Otherwise they held firmly. The following resume of the different markets will show the tone and quota tions at the closing to-day: COTTON. The coftdn market closed quiet and un ohanxed to-day with a moderate business reported It was the .Wins of the official y.nr, and the trade was considerably In- Irrested In the showing Savanrah made In her Increase of receipts. As compared with last year, the receipts are off. title to the smaller crop. Hut presuming the crop will turn out to he 9.250,0fX> hales, the port will show a fine gain over last year. What business was done during the day was on a basis of about Wrc to 9 7-16 c for good middling f. o. b. The sales for the week were 1.372. The following were the official spot quo. latlona at the elose of the market at the Cotton Exchange to-day: j To!s ta*t | day. | year. (Used middling \*% “ |5 T ANARUS% Middling 9 IS l.ow middling j 15 (rood ordinary | ;4V* 'Market quiet; tales. 411 Meeelpts Past Week. I Up-! Pen Receipts of Cotton— ! land rs'ld Receipts past week ! 7.061’ 20 Ha me week last year I 9. tint 23 Particular* of Receipts— Central of Georgia ; 3.803 it 8.. F. and W. Hallway | 1.496 6 Georgia and Alabama .393 Charleston and Savannah ana River steamers j 237 Mouth Bound j 3l<! F C. and P ! it; Exports— Exports past week | 5,311; 6i) Same week last year j 2.147 Movement— To New York j 5.046 sft To Baltimore I a, Inland steamer., Augusta I 35 . Stock on hand and ships 7.401 i.tjtj Bume day last year 18.2*1; 97 SEA BUSH COTTO*. The receipts were 14 bags, against 16 last year. The sales were *l. agtilnst 0 laai year. ~!99-flft, 39-99 this week i £ ej Exports |>ast week j 50 Domestic | 50 Receipts this season ‘72.236,63.413 Exports this season 170.658:59.339 To Liverpool ; 4.9U0 4 919 Manchester 128.277• Havre 2.175 2.491 Ht JNtteraburg j 100 Bremen j 952 500 Domestic 34.225 51,610 Stock on hand j I.MS 97 Charleston. 8 C.. Au*. 31 —Sea Island co ttn: Receipt# none, exports coastwise. 61. sales. 35; S'ock. 34 Savannah Receipts Exports and Slocks: Received this day 1.021 Received same day last year 2.540 Marne day year before last 1.34* Received past week 7/SI Received same week last year .... 12.2X1 Received same week year before. 3.841 Received sine- Hept. 1. It# I.dI.SM Received same time last year 1.101,454 Export* Hast Week- Exports this sdy, coastwise Exports past week coastwise 5.228 Interior mills 73 Exports past week, continent .... None Exports past week. France None Extents past week. Orest Britain. None Total export* past week 5.M1 Export* Since Sept 1. 1899 To Great Britain 181,(74 To Franc# 39.22* To the continent 808.779 Total foreign 727.041 Total coastwise 371.310 Total export* 1.(88.391 Km**is Same Time* East Year— To Great Britain None To France None To the continent None Totl foreign None Total coastwise 3.584 Total export# 3.388 Slock on hand this day 9.1&2 Stock on hand same day last year 18.578 Receipt* and Stocks at All Porto— Receipt* Ihls day 5.904 This day last year 9.822 Thla day year before last (.659 Receipts past week 24.273 Same days lasi year (5.270 Tctal recelpis since Sept 1. 1899—6.537.353 Same time last year 8.575.4X1 Same time year before lasi 8.768.3(0 Stock at all port# to-day 85.582 Stock same day last year 172.120 Dally Movement* at Other Porta— Gal test on—Easy; middling, 94; net re ceipts. 1,154. gross. 1.154; sales. (12; stock. 3,(34. New Orleans—Steady: middling. 9: net receipts. 2.828; gross. 3.789; sales. 7V. stock. 34 714 Mobile—Nomina I; middling. BV,; net re ceipt*. 232. groaa. 232; sale*. 250; stork. 4,528. Charleston—Firm; middling. P,: net re ceipts, 331; gross. 331; sales. 100; slock. 1789. Wilmington—Nothing doing; net te celpts. Ill; grass. Ill; stock. 3.094 Norfolk—Steady; middling. 98.; net re ceipts, 3)1: gross, 301; sale*. 3; stock. 3.227. Baltimore—Nominal; middling. : gross receipts. 225; stock. stt). New York—Dull; middling. 9S; gross re ceipts 188. aales. 4.215; stock. 22.(37. Boston—Dull; middling. 9**. Philadelphia—Firm: middling. 9V. net receipts, 24; gross. 239. stock. I.oß*. Dally Movement* at Interior Tosms— Augusta—Quiet ami steady; middling. 9',; net receipt*. (04; gross. d>t. aales, 411; stock. 3.421. Memphis—Steady; middling. 9 7-18; net receipts, 29; gross. 29. sales, 25; stork. 7.- 890. St Louts—Dull; middling, 9 9-l; stock 8.803. Cincinnati—Dull; middling, 9H; stock. 7.979. Houston—Quiet; middling. 9t: net re ceipts. 1.373; gross. 1.373; sales. 19. stock. 1,915. Louisville (Weekly)—Firm: middling. 9H net receipts. 27; gross. 27; stock. 136 Exports of cotton this day— OUveston—To Great Britain. 4.085 Now Orleans-To France. 1.500; coast wise. 252. Mobile—Coas’w se. 3* Baltimore—To Great Britain. 30; coast -I,l^o. New York—To the continent. 1.073. Newport News—To Great Britain. 415 Total foieign exports from all ports this day To Gi eat Britain. 4.470, to France. 1,500; to the cent nent. 1.073 Total fcr.lgn exports from all port* thus far this week To Great Britain. 7.401; to France. 2.366. to the continent. 3 429 Total foreign exports since Sept 1, 1899; To Great Britain, 2 384 s*l; to France. 702,631; to the continent, 2.712.155. New York. Aug. 31 -pot cotton closed dull; middling uplands, 9A(c; middling Gulf. 974 c; sale*, t. 285 Charleston, 8 C.. Aug 31.—Cotton Arm. middling, B!%c. sale* 100 bele*. ( OTTOA' FI TCHES Close Steady nt nn Advance of 1 to n Beeline of 2 Point*. New York. Aug. 31.—The cotton market opened 185 point* higher on strong ca ble*. but ruled exceptionally quiet with subsequent variation* generally confined to a narrow range The exception was September. which inherited eperlsl strength from the August deal and ad vanced It points, subsequently losing three points of this gnin. The undertone of the general market was weak, owing to n high average of crop news, and an ai mevt entire absence of public speculation. Most of the local contingents hod al ready evened up their Interest* In antici pation of the cloetng of the exchange Saturday nod Monday, making a three day*' interval for further developments at Liverpool, or In the way of crop reveres*. The August corner at Liverpool having fin ished at an aetvanc* of 21 -AVj22-<Md. Increas ed the anxiety of the short Interest a* being possibly n forecast of the contin uation of bull tactic* in September, to which the exceptionally low slock amt the small receipts of new cotton, with high freight rate* and ecarre tonnage lend Ihelr assistance. The latest crop la te lllgence was particularly bearish, and the market closed barely steady at a net advance of 1 point to decline of J points, September excepted advancing 11 |<otnta. FLI CTt'ATIOSg l!tj FI TANARUS! RES. New York. Aug 31—Cotton futures opened steady and closed dull. Prices as follows: Open High. Low. Close January *.42 5.44 *.S7 A St February M3 KM KM March MS K 45 M 2 K 39 April 9.48 b g.io May MS 9 4fi 9.40 9.41 June (.44 8.4 IL4J 9.41 July August 9.(Wa 900 September 8.95 8.77 8.85 8.74 October 8.57 8.5* 8.51 8.51 November 8.45 8.45 B.M 8 39 December .8.41 8.48 8.87 8 M Liverpool. Aug 81. 4 p. m.—Cotton, spot, unsettled; prices unchanged; American middling. 5 23-32.1, The sales of Ihe day were 2,tno bales, of which 2m were for speculation and export, and Included 1.400 American: receipts, none. Futures opened quiet and closed fever ish; American middling, low middling clause Beptember 5.28 el value; geptem her-Octfiber. 5.1 sellers. October-. Nove mber. 4 51f14.52d buyers; Novemher-Decem her. 4.4.V1 sellers; IVecemher-January. 4.42d sellers; January-Febrtmry. 4.40d sellers: February-Mnrch. 4 38d sellers; Mareh- April. 4.37d sellsrs: April May, 4 38d sell er*; May-June, 4.3 M buyers. New Orleans Aug. 31.—Cotton future* e o*ed easy; Feptemler, 8 B,'.iffß.7e; Octo ber. 8.7804.28 c: November. 8.1708 18c; De cember. 8.1808 17-’: January. 8 1708 18c; Februory. 8.1908 21c; March. 8 2108.23 - April, 8 ;WS ?sc. May, 8.‘.08 2c; Jan uary. 8.2708.28 c. COTTON LETTERS. New York. Aug. 31.—Murphy A Cos. say : Cotton advice* from Liverpool, particu larly for near positions, wsre quite fav orable this morning, and coupled with buying opiers from that quarter, caused quite a sharp ndvonce here In the early momhe. Some slight rains were had In (he Carolina* and Memphis districts. After Ihe flrsi half hour the market be came very dull There Is not much dis position to make new engagements pend- Ing the holidays Allhough we believe the recent rains have benefited the crop, the fear of the weekly bureau report on the 4th. and monthly report on the 10th, will probably have the effect that bull* anticipate The New Orleans crowd con tinue bullish. New York, Aug 81— Hubbard Brow. A Cos say: In Liverpool Ihe August corner culminated at the highest price of th* year Slid Large aenderw. amounting to to mo hale*, were made on th* laat day. With the surfesa of thl* comer the Bep- tember position In that market advat sharply, with the entire closing feven,7 Our market opened steady. Kept, mb*- 4| one time being 13 point* higher than ~. tenlay. and January 5 point*. From ty, point a slow decline set In from Iw , rfc attain* on the approaching holidays 4 the tain In the Eastern cotton tisi>, Outside speculation was not attracted b] the State Commission's estimate of crop. No desire to anticipate a de shown by the trade, notwithstanding t-, improving tendency of private crop r . ports. WEEKLY" CYITTOA IIEPORTs Comparative cotton statement York. Aug 31. fer the e k ending, Erl. day. Aug 31. Net receipts at all United States ports .luring week yj Net receipts at all United States ports during same week last Y*r Total receipt# to this date (.537.3) Total receipt* same date last year M.. Export* for the week jj !9 Exports for the same week last year r 04 Total expert* to this date 5.7 c n Total exports same dot* last year 7,181 •( Slock at all United BiaUa port*., x pj Stock at all United States ports same time last year 369^ Block at all Interior town* # cj Stock at all Interior towns same time last year jj9 .j? Stock at Liverpool Btook at Liverpool same time last year Stock of American afloat for Great Britain fi.jjj Stock of American art at for Gr at Britain aame time laat year Comparative * atement of net reclpt* at all the port*, from Sept. l. to Friday evening. Aug 31. 19nt. ar..| ( r m Sept I. 1898 to Friday. Sept 1. iko Receipts alnco Sept. 1. j 1499a, U9-.JJ, Galveston 1.71(1.363 ,(. New Orleans 1 8(7.899 p, Mobile | M 8.528 Savannah !l.t*t*.tM<7 2.id Charleston 266.491 Wilmlngtun j 381.552 jy Norfolk j 4!2.0.t Baltimore ~..| loi.ilk New York | 119.315 Boston | 118.891 m t’hlladelphla j 49 4St Port Royal | 49.7’ Pensacola | 130.242 I.JM Brunswick j 92,495 Newport New* ; 19.923 Port Arthur j (area Total '.7“ ;6.537.363 9C3 Btock of cotton at all ports Friday. Auk 31. 1900, and on the same day of the week lasi year. Ports— 11899-99 ‘1896-99. New Orleans j 34.714 126.44 Mobile ] 4.529 s.:w Galveston | 3.514 24.6<l ■Savannah | 9,13; [-331 Charleston 1 2.7* 9,315 Wilmington | 3,o*t ia.e'4 Norfolk | 3.277 15 141 New York | 32.637 150 67. Other ports | l.stv; 7.5 t Total 77. f 85,362 349.W6 World's Y Islble 1 kopply. New Orleans. Aug 31.—8#>cret;iry Hes ter's statement of the world's visible sup ply of cotton shows the total visible sup ply to be 1,917,227. against 1.112.313 .net week, and 2,607.945 last year Of this th* total of American cotton Is 569.277. against 621.313 last week, and 1,972.945 last rear, and of all other kinds. Including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc.. 478.091). agst-ist (31 •> last week, and 6X5.000 lost year Of the world's visible supply there 1* now afloat and held In Great Britain and Continental Europe 612.000 bales, against 1.533.000 laat year; In Egypt. 40.*'. against 42.0(8); In India, 363,000, against 405.00*. ar.4 In the United States 132.000. against 628- 000. DRY GOODS MARKET. General Demand Male! In All Lines of Fnbrlrt. New York. Aug 31—To-day’s dry goods market has not presented any new fea tures. The general demand has been quiet In all lines of cotton goods, with out material change In prices Print cloths inactive and unchanged Linens quiet at previous price*. Burlaps firm, supplies llmMed. NATAL STORES. Friday. Aug 31. SPIRITS TURPENTINE—The turpen. tine market opened firm to-day at JP, cents, with sale# of 65 casks reported. The cKaung Was 31V, cents bid and 36 asked. Factors are not disposed to do buoiiu-r* on the present basis, and wilt probably hold out as long as there Is any show of winning the tight. If la hoped that a de mand will develop from some source sufh otent to support the market until leseened receipt* or some other recuperative o.*- dltlon comes to the rescue. Buyers are confirmed In the belief that prices are su ing lower, and for this reason remain out of the market. The current ImprMo M to-day was that the market was firm but quiet. The adya receipt* were 1.332. sal's *5. and the export* none. The receipts of tisrpenllm- during the week were 5.813. against tjk# last year, and the exports 4.X56. against 6.7*) li* year. The exports went to New lort 302. Interior 647. and Rotetrdam 3 909. ROSINS—The rosin market closet llrm and unchanged to-day, with a f® ,r mand prevailing. Sale* at the opening of 1.729 were reported. The week brought some decline*, ami the closing I* below the prevailing price# on last Friday. T >• day’s receipt* were 4.236. sale# 1.72*. and the export* 5,702. The receipt* of roatn for the week er 23.305. against 33..108 last year, and the ex pert* l*.**;. against 14.349 last Tha export# went to Now York 4.222. l , hba , ‘ i phis 3*9. Baltimore 3.066. interior I.9ST. KiS ■erdam 3.W0. and Harburg 4.90' Quotations—At the close of *ne m#r' 10-day the following quotation* were •"!- letlnrst at the Board of Trade Spirit* Turpeixilna—Firm l 3V- w * and 35.- asked, with a.ile* of Id caes* Rosin firm; sale* 1.729 A. R. C SI 36 1 1 a , H J M £ G 1 R) W O Same Week Last Year— Hplrlt* Turpentine—Firm at 4|Vc; sa 1.0*) casks Rosin—Firm; sales, 2.715 barrel*. A. B. C S N> 1 4 o D 95 K ’ " F, 95 N 1 * F 1 X) N • G 1 10 W O - * H 1 20 W W : w Rffrlplß Past Weak. jißplrli* ! R , ' ,,n Receipt* fast wek * *l* Same week last year B.BOS Export* past week 4*3* I'-* Same week last year 6.790 Movement— i New York *, 4 Philadelphia | I Baltimore j I , Interior 647 '■*' Rotterdam | 39>9 • 1 ” Harburg | I 4 ** Total | 4.858; D * Receipt* and Slock*. Receipts, shipments and stock# fre* l April 1. 1999. to date, and to the eorre spending dale of laat year: • 1900-1901. Spirit#. Roaljh Stock April 1. 1900 3.197 Reeetved this week *.*lß BJJ Received previously 190,194 ToUl 291,2*1 861.948