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do do 2nd prf. 23*-t do prf 117
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do do prf 3*%|U. 8 Leather .. 11%
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do do prf 17* |U. 8 Rubber ... 29
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C. A O. 4V,*.... 99>, 84. Puul con ..I(W%
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C. A N con 7>.14u | A Pacific 1*1*.114
do 8. F. 1 do 9* 119
neb. Re 119 |Sou. I'aclAc 4a.. 71%
Cl*4c. Term. 4*.. 92 (Southern Ry. Se. .lo**.
Col. Sou 4s— KJ S R. and T. 6* . 67%
I. A R O. I*l* 102VTea A P. i*t*..ll2>,
do 4* 9s do 2nd* 65
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Ft W. A D. C 'Wabash Ist* ...117’,
Ist T%| do 2nda M 2%
Men. Klecerlc 5*119 ! West Shore 4a 112 V,
lowa Canl. lets.ll3 jwi* Cent lsts. 97%
U A N. unlflel |Va. Centurlw.... 59%
4* 19% M A. 4e *4',
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X J. Central
New York, Sept 11 —Standard Oil S39ft
639.
MIKELUnoi’I MARKET*.
Note—There quotations are revised
dally, and are kepi a* near ne possible In
accord with the prevailing wholesale
prices. Official quotation* are net u*ed
when they disagree with the prices whole
talers ask
Country and Northern I’rndace.
POULTRY—The market Is steady. Quo.
tatlons: Broiler*. I04(J&C: per pair; half
grown. 45ftJ0c; three-fourth* grown. &5S
6Or; hens. SSft7sr; rooster*. 40860 c; duck*.
soft76c; geese. Hc011.04 .
BGGS—Steady at lM?l7c
BUTTER—Tn* tot*o of the market I*
c.endy. Quotations: Cooking. 2>V; extra
dairies. 21f|22; Klgln*. gilt edge, 22ft2*c;
extra Klgln*, 24%26r.
CHEESE—Market firm; fancy full
cream chee*e. 19c for 2# to 32-pound
average. ?*ft.lo-i>ound average, 12*,e
ONIONS—YeIIow. In barrels, 12.50; crates
r
Early Vegetable*.
IRISH POTATOES—Northern, Eo*
sack
CABBAOE--%417%c per head.
Breadstuff*. May aad Grata.
FLOUR-Market steady; patent. 14 0;
straight, *.; fancy. MIR; family. 13.x.',
MEAL-Pearl, per barrel. 12.75; per tack.
*130; city meal, per sack, bolted. |i 3wf
IX. water ground. 41 25: city grits,
sacks. 41.25; pearl grits. Hudnut#’. per
parr,). 425: per sack. 4112 V,; sundry
brands. 41.45 ft 130 sack.
CORN-Market firm, white. Job lot*.
Rsc; carload lot*. 42c: mixed corn. Job lot*.
42c; carload lot*. 69c.
RlCE—Market atendv. demand fair;
fancy head. c; fancy. 6%c.
Prime S
Mood t'vrru.
Fair 4 424%
Common 3%
OATS—No 2 mixed, carload, S3',; Job
lots. 36c: white clipped, 34c. Job; J7c cars.
BRAN—Job lots, 96c; Carload lots.
90C.
HAT—Market •toady: No. 1. timothy,
18c job; to cere: No. t. We Job: B care
llucou. limn* am! Lard.
BACON—Market firm; D. S C R skies.
IVtttr; B. B helllea, 9%% (Kadern.:
D 8 hellle*. 9%-,tf%o (Western); smoked
C K able* %c.
HAMS-Sugar cured. 12%4112%c.
LARl>—Pure. In tierces. 8%03%c; In SO
- Una and 90-pound tub*. 3%ft',r;
compound. In tierce*. %c; 60-pound tins
end 90-pound tub*. %c.
Sugar anil Cnftee.
SUGAR—
Cut loaf 6.43 Diamond A 6.34
Crushed 6.43 1 Confectioners’ A.6.21
Powdered 4.s.3:White Extra C.. 6 99
XXXX. pow and ..4*tExtra C 6.44
Granulated IMJ Golden C 5.7*
Cube* 6 5* Yellows 5.
Mould A .Mj
COFFEE—
Mo ha Me (Prime, No. 3 . .114 c
Java Me (flood. No 4 „..U4c
Peaberry 144cjPalr, No. .11 e
Fancy No. 1...,124c| Ordinary, No. 6.104 c
Cholce. No. 2 . 11%C|( 'nmmnn. No. 7 10 c
and iluldiu* Suppllm
1,1 MU. CALCIUM. PLASTER AND
CEMENT—Alabama ar.d Georgia lime in
fair demand and self at *6 cents a barrel;
special calcined plaster. ll.U) per barrel;
tialr. 44j5c Rosedule cement. *1.39913b;
carload lota, special; Portland cement, re
tail. $t 2J; carload lots. $2.0092.10.
U'MIIEH F. O. B VESSELS SAVAN
NAH- Minimum. yard sties. $lO 50911 00;
car alii*. tll.iolil3.Co. different size*. *l4oo
'u ISO', all Ip stock, sl6. OOP It. 00; sawn Has,
$6 PffiA.SU; hewn Ilea 35933 c.
OIL- Market alaady; demand fair; sig
nal, 4Wi6> Weal Virginia black. Kiltc;
lard. Me: naalafool. 60970 c: machinery. It
925 c; linseed oil, raw. 674 c; boiled. 75c;
kerosene, prime white* 11c; water white,
lie; Pratt's astral. 14; deodorised etova
gasoline, drums, llVac; empty oil barrel*,
delivered. BSc.
SHOT- Drop. *1.60; U. E. and large. $1 7;
chilled. *1.75.
IRON Market very steadv; Swede, 340.
NAILS—Cut. $2.60 base; wire, $236 base.
BARBED WIRE—*36O per 100 pounds
Straight goods, 3930 c; sugar house mo
lasses 154130 c.
GUN POWDER—Per keg. Austin crack
•hot. $4 00; half kegs. *3.25; quarter kegs.
sl-25; champion ducking, quarter kega.
$2 25; Dupont and Huaard smokeless, half
kegs, $1135; qiiarter kegs. $5.75; 1-ponnd
ranlsters. $100; less 25 tear cant.; Troladorf
smokeless powder, 1-pounfl cans. SI.OO, 10-
pound cans. 90c pound
Emils and Kata.
APPLES-Early Northern variety $2259
MO.
bananas—sl.2s9l.so bunch.
PINEAPPLES— Extra large Ahhakas
Cayennes, $3.50 per standard crate; small
Red Spanish $2 01*93.50.
DEMONS Market steady at $4 60
COCOANUTS—S3. 50 per 100.
NUTS—Almond#. Tarragona, He: Ivtcas,
Ifc; walnuts. French. 12c; Naples. 12c; pe
cans. 12c; Hraalls. 7c; filberts. 13c; assort
ed nuts. 50-pound and 25-pound boxes, 12c.
PEANUTS—AmpIe atock. fair demand;
market Orm; fancy hand-picked, Virginia,
per pound. 44c. hand-picked. Virginia, ex
tras. 4c, N. C. seed peanuts. 4c.
urlrtl and Evaporated t rulls.
APPLES—Evaporated, T4r; sun-dried.
s>t9c
PEACHES—Evaporated. pealed, 164 c;
unpeaied, *49*c
PEARS— Evaporated. 2c
A PltlOOTS—Evaporated, *%c pound;
nactartne-. lor
RAISINS—L. L.. *2 00; Imperial cabinets,
$2 25: loose. 50-pound boxes. 8964* pound.
Cation llngglsg and Ties'.
BAGGINO—Market firm; lute. 214-
pound. %c: large lota. H 0; small lout,
2-pound. S%9*c; IVpound. *%94c; ■
Island bagging, 124 c
TlES—Standard. 46-ponnd. arrow, large
lots. $1 40; small lots. *1.60
■alt, lltdea sad Wool.
SALT— Demand is fair and the market
steady; cam, a 2 lota. 104-pound burlao
sacks. 44c; !0-fiound cot.on sack. 45c;
110-pound burlap sacks, 44*$c; 110-pound
i.aton sacks. 44c; 225-pouud burlsp aacka.
55c; 12Vpound cotton sack, sc; 3-pound
burlap sacks. Me.
HlDES—Markeg firm: dry flint, l*4c;
drjr salt, 114 c; green salted, 4c.
MURPHY & CO., INC..
Board of Trade Building. Savannah.
Private leased wire* direct to New York,
Chicago and New Orleans.
t’OTTUV, ITUt k* .4 Ml Git AIN.
New York office. No. 41 Broadway,
omcea In principal cities throughout the
South. Write for our Market Manual and
book containing instruction* for trader*.
WOOL— Nominal; prims Georgia, free
of sand burr* and black wool. IN-- black
14c; burry. 10c Wax. 26c. fallow. 4%c!
Beer akin*. IDc.
MIftCBLLAhKIU v
FIBII-Mackerel. half-barrels. No. L
49 60; No 2 , 48 00: No. L *460. kits. No. L
41.49; No. 2. 4145; No. S. Uc. CodOab.
’.-pound brick*, 3%c: 2-pound bricks. 4c.
Smoked herrings, per box. 3oc Butch her
ring. In keg*. 41.10; new mullets, half
barrel*. S3 50
SYRUP—Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida eyrup, buying at 2WiSUe, selling at
43ft36c; sugar house at lUftlßc; selling at
HONEY—Fair demand, strained. In bar
rel* 66ftride gallon.
High wine basis, 41.29.
OCEAN Fit EIGHTS.
COTTON —Savannah to Boeton. per
cal.. 25c; to New York, per rat., 90c;
to Philadelphia, per bale. 41; Baltimore]
11.
FOREIGN DlßECT—Bremen. 6W4Oe
(Oct. 65c); Llvt rpool. 65; Hamburg. 55c;
Genoa, 46c; Barcelona, 70c; Manchester,
v. ll:ivre. 3n<\
FOREIGN INDIRECT -Liverpool. 40c.
Manchester. >' nominal; Hamtiurg. 40c:
Havre 73c; Genoa. 70-; Kevnl and St.
Petersburg. 75c; Antwerp. AH'.
LUMBER —Rv B.|t Frelahta dull; to
Baltimore and eastward. 44 3*> tu 46 00 per
M . Including Portland.
LUMBER—By Steam -Savannah to Bal
timore. 4600; to P. it R or R * O. dock*.
45.50; to PhlladelpMa. 16%c per cat., (4
lb* to foot); to Nw York, J* on per M.
46 75 to dock, lightered to Boston to dock,
|8 00
NAVAL STORKS.—The market la firm;
medium sixe vessels Rowln—Cork for
orders. 3* and per barrel of 310 pound*, nnd'
5 per rent primage. Spirit*. 4* 8d per
to gallon* gme*. and g per rent prim ace
Large vessel*, roeln, 3a: spirit* t* 3.1
'Steam. 11c per F0 pound* on rosin: 21%
oi spirit*. Savannah to Boston, and 9%c
on rosin and Ur on aplrlt* in New York.
GR list. PROVialONff. ETC.
New York. Bept. 11.— Flottr market wa*
Arm and higher on spring patent*, but
othrrwl** unchanged
Rye flour quin. Corn meal firm: yel
ow Western. **C. Ry* firmer; No. 2
Western. 5*%0.
Barley Arm; feeding, 12tH5c. Barley
malt dull.
Wheat, spot Arm: No 2 red. *l%c. Op
tion* opened Arm nnd gathered strength
a* the .lav progressed, with short active
huyert. cable* very stead y*nd export de
mand n ptxwnlnent afternoon factor of
bullishness Closed strong st T *ftl%r net
advance March closed at xt\c; May.
X(Sc; Soptrmber, *o*,c; October. Wje; De
cember. *2%c. *
Corn. No 2. 44'.,c. Option market was
generally Arm all day on export demand,
strength abroad, the rise in wheat !e* Im
portant receipts and covering. closed
Arm and MTVtc net higher. May closed
at 4t%c; September closed at 46%c; De
cember 41S<’.
Otits, spot. Arm: No. 2. 25e Option*
were steady but quite featureless.
B*ef quiet. Cut meats steady.
laird ArrAer: Western steamed. 47 30
nominal. September closest at 47.30 nomi
nal; reflned firmer, continent. 47.50.
Fork Arm. meat, 412 60ft 13.00.
Tallow weak.
Petroleum quiet.
Ho*ln steady.
Tur|>entlne Atm. 39ft39%e.
Rice Arm.
Coffee *pot Hlo, steady: No. 7 Invoice,
**fcc; mild market steady. The market for
coffee futures opened steady, with De
cember 5 point* higher and other position*
unchanged; then ruled dill aid easier un
der local pressure, declining 10 to 20 point*.
Brazil cable* being unsatisfactory and spot
buyer* holding aloof, while warehouse
deliveries fell off and there wa* no public
specula live support. The market cloa-d
quiet with price* 10 to 15 |>otnt* net lower.
Total sales were 14.501* bags. Including
September at 730fi7.*Se; October. 7.35 c;
December. 7 65ft7 70c.
Sugar, raw. strong. Fair reflnlng. 4%c;
centrifugal. 96-test. sc.
Molasses sugar. 4;>eAned Arm.
Butler steady; creamery, 17821 c; state
dairy, 14%tt2Uc.
Cheese Arm; large white. 10%c; small
white. 10%ft10%c
Eggs steady; Mate and Pennsylvania. 17
uIP ; Western regular packing, at mark,
llvtl7c.
Potatoes quiet; Jersey#, 41.25 ft 1.75; Long
Island. 41.50®1.75; Jersey sweets. 43 27-8
3.50 /
Peanut* Heady; fancy hand-picked. 4%
ti%c; other domesGea. 3%84c.
Cabbage quiet; Long Island, per 100. 42 O’
4*2 Ml
Cotton by steam to Liverpool. 40c.
COTTON SEED 4>ll„
New York. Sept. 11.—Cotton seed oil was
firm and higher again, checking demand.
Prime crude barrels nominal: prime sum
mer yellow. 26 spot; off summer yellow,
.iStiSS'yc: prime winter yel ow. tOfirgle;
prime white. 3#940c; prime me.il. *26.
CHICAGO W4HKKT4.
Chicago. Sept. 11.—Heavy export sales
were mainly Instrumental In a lnil. ; e In
wheat to-day. October closing li4hll%c
over yesterday. Corn closed He and oats
Ukko liltrhr. Provisions closed but
slightly changid.
The leading fuiures ranged as follows;
Opening lllgliesi. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat No. 2
Sept 734974 71% 73% 744674%
Oct 744974% 754. 74'. 75'.075%
Nov 7449 75 7* 7414 751*676
Corn No 3
Sept 40% 404 4014 44
Sepi 354659 % S*% 32 6304
NOV 36493*% 36% 36% 36%93*%
Oats No i-
Sep-. 214 21%ff21 T 4 21% 21%
Oct 21% 2214 21% 2
Nov 224 22% 22 224
Mess pork, per barrel— "
Sept *ll 374
Oct. ... *ll 5R $1165 $114714 $11474
Jan 11 4D 11 15 11 15 11 $74
laird, per HP pounds—
Sept. 6 $74
Oct 6 974 6 <lO 6 *5 6 274
Jan 6 65 6 674 < 65 6 13
Short Ribs, per U> pounds—
Sapt 7 624 7 65 7 60 7 60
Oct 7 45 7 15 7 40 7 to
Jail. ..... 600 606 6 00 *024
Cash quotation* wrre as follows: Flour
steady. No. 3 pring wheat. 73974 c; No. 3
red. 76e, No. 2 corn. 40%t|41r, No. 2 yel
low. 404ff41i ; No. 2 oats, 22&22%r; No. 2
white. 244925 c; No. 2 while. 24*J4c:
No. 2 rye. 514 c. Good feeding hnrley, MS'
I4c; fair choice malting. 4*4fNr: No. 1
flax seed. $1 4*. No. 1 Northwesiern. $1,404;
prime timothy seed. *4 20*4.SS; Mess pork,
per barrel. *11.4547*11 50; lard, per !<
pounds. $6 AMI*. $74: short ribs sides,
(loose), *7 50667*0; dry salted shoulders,
(boxed). *%c:fl*%c: ahorl clear sides, box
ed), *7Mts6 Whisky, basis of high
wines. *l3*. Sugar, cut loaf. unchanged;
clover, contract grade. SO.EOOSS.*O.
ItBCRIFT* OF BANANAS.
Market Not Malt Supplied With lie.
alrable slock.
Within a few day* the local receipts of
bananas will probably Increase very ma
terially. The demand la only fairly well
supplied Just now with the quality of fruit
desired. Most of the receipts have been
medium a'oek The prevailing prices are
about *1.541 M per hunch
St eaklng of the New York market,
which *upp'l r e tb* market, the Fruit
Trade Journal, dated sth Inst . says:
"Only thrte cargoes of bananas arrived
mis week, bringing about **.(*> bunches
oil told. Price* ranged from $1 tp IU ( on
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 1000.
large fixes. T> to 90c on second*. 46 to 60c
on thirds. The demand I* light on account
of the great quantity of peaches and oth
er domestic fruits In the market.
"Next Week lour eteamer* are due:
die.unship Capt. Bennett from Jamaica
on Moi day. Al<nc, from Port lJmon and
Aspmwall from Colon on Tuesday, and
iianan from Jamaica on Wednesday."
MtRIVK INTELLIGENCE.
Matters of Interest to Mblpplog Men
Genernlly.
The schooner Mau<l 11. Dudley. Capt
Oliver, Ikiuiml for Phllatk Iphla. went to
*ea yesletday. The Dudley |* the Arst of
the lumber laden vcimrls tlelajeil by the
unfavorable weather, to |cnvc port. It 6s
understood the others will proceed out
to-day.
I _______
The schooner T W. Dunn was shifted
to the Georgia I.umber Companv'a
wharves yesterday, where she wUI take
on a cargo ot lumber.
The Norwegian bark Vettexueh, from
Ship Island to Broke, I* a total In** near
Turtle Harbor, Fla. The British twrk
South Amencn. from Manta. Mex., In a
I total ioaa on French Keel. Both clews are
safe.
Btenmshlp Alleghany, Cap! Foster, ten
mile* southwest of Frying Pan lightship,
loosed tsirkenttne Jennie Mweeney of Phil
adelphia, all well. Wished lo be reported.
The following epeclal rule* and regtiia
tlnns have been promulgated by the
I'nited Btate* Minna llocpli il Service
and aptiroveil by the Me.retary of the
Treasury for the guidance of vessel* en
gages! In the fruit trade between forrlga
porta *u#peiSs>sl of being Infeeted w'th
yellow fever ansi ports of the United
Mtates:
None of the crew shall be allowed lo go
on land except the captain.
- No one from the shore shall visit the
boat, sxcept the quarantine officer*, cus
tsHn* officer* and agent <4 the company
ahlch charters the ship.
Alt lahorcrw who may be taken on the
ship for loading purposes must have all
their baggage disinfected betsvre boarding
the vessel, and must have no Intercourse
with the shore subisaspient to their entry
upon the vessel until ihelr Anal discharge
therefrom.
No Intercourse I* to be alloaresl with
persons on shore except a* provided above.
No vessel in the harbor shall lie at any
wnarf, except as provided in special casea,
but must Lw anchored In the river or har
bor In mUkstream. and lighters, having
been 4<wh-l by natives ashore, may be
unloaded on to the snip bv the laborers
wnose clothing ha* been disinfected
The ship, tf going up a river or harbor
for fruit, shall not be allowed to bring any
passenger* down the river on their re
turn.
Bperoal atien'lon should be paid to th*
sanitary condition and history of passen
gers arriving directly or Indirectly from
the Pacific coast towns of Central Amer
ica.
All outgoing versela must be provkled
with a bill of health. In accordance with
the law. and In addition thereto certlA
cates In ilurdlcate. signed by the medical
officer attached to the consulate, and giv
ing the name of the ship, her master
the number of crew and a list of passen
ger*. tneir sanitary condition and their
ultimate destination In the United States,
and stating the nealth condition* of the
port and sutroundlntr country, of the shift
and her crew, with any other pertinent
Information. This certtttrate shall be at
tached to the bill of health and a dupli
cate to the duplicate bid of health.
I'asseaaera hy tHeaßlshtps.
Passenger# by Mteamshlp Naroochce
from New York yesterday—O. A Kilmer
and wife, W. F. Gerdlng. J. B Klllotnhy.
Mr* K F. Kelly. Miss F Kelly. Ml** 8
Ellis. Mrs 8 R. Kelso. Mrs A F. Gerd
lng. F. Bilsbee, N. L. Kelso. J. Rhoan
F. A. Baper Ml** Kate Orant. H H.
Face. C. it. Westmoreiand. J. C. Weit
morclond. W. M. Davis. Mrs A. L. Wes
bury. W. L. Turner and wife. Miss 8
Muudln. Mr*. McLellau, Mrs Fltxgerald
ind three children. C. Phillip*. J. W.
Preston. Mis* f'indu. C. ft Rsthbone. J.
W. Marini, C. R. Erick and wife. Miss
Washington. Mrs. Davis and two children
Is C. Porterfield, E W Btay, N B. Hen
derson, N. N. Purtls. R Brown and
mother. Mrs. A. H Merry and two ehlld.
ren. Mrs. 11. O Frye, G I. Garmany.
Mr*. Garmany, H. W. Hudsott Mis* C.
Holme*. Mr*. A E. Kman. Mlse Gum-
Aeld. T. F. Fetcalf, M. Ketehum. C.
Bhoi>*hlre. C. Ottirt, t'has Russell. D J.
Duffv. Prof. U Nichols and wife. Miss
G. B. Daggett. C. H Roth. B Mellgman.
airs. Blumemhal and three chlktren, and
fourteen steerage.
Passenger* by Hteamshlp CMy of Au
gusta for New York yeatenlay—Charles
Green, B 41. Hancock. Henry Hurley.
Wtlltam Petry. and wife, Mr*. Bit West
cott. H F. Fisher. Martin Marugg ami
wife. G. F. Dlttman, Mias Jrnnle !-.
Evan*. W. F. Cody and wife. Mr*. Sta
ple*. Mis* F. Staple* James Staple*. Wil
liam Staple*. Mrs. T. 8 Lewis. Miss Paul
ine Lewie. Mlsa Kndttcld Joiner. Rev. H.
W. Well*. W. P. 3Vebstr. Mr* A F.
MarmelstHn. Mr* K. W. Haslsm. Mrs.
W. T Jllbson. R. F Borne*. Capt. J. T.
West. Mrs. 31. 8. Herman, F. C. Guthrie.
Mrs J. A. Conover, Mis* Conover, J. G.
Alvnreg. C. M Alvare*. Mrs. J. A. Ed
wards. Miss N. Hogarth, Rev. Robt. F
Kennedy. Mlsa 31. Kennedy. Miss Btella
Kennedy, Mlsa M Blake. 31 r. J lames.
Passengrrs by Rieamshlp Alleghany for
Baltimore —Fred 11 Bmlth, Mrs F. H.
Smith. N. I*. Spongier. Cha*. F Graham.
31r*. C. F' Grab tm 3ll*s Lucille Sllcer,
3lrs. 31. J. 3lurphy. 3!r John J Murphy,
Mrs. John. D. Twlgg*. Mlsa Jennie May.
George Whitaker. J. Gumhokl.
Savanuah lltunnae.
Sun rites at 5.42 a m , and nets at 6:09
p m.
High water at Tybee to-day al 9:19 .
m. and 10:11 p. m High water at Sa
vannah one hour Inter.
Phqsea of the Moon for September.
. D. H. M.
First quarter 2 1 54 morn.
Full moon 4 11 4 eve.
Last quarter 15 3 47 eve.
New moon 23 1 67 eve
Moon Perigee, 9th; Moon Apogee, 23d.
ARRIVAL* AND DEPARTURE*.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.
Steamship Nn--oorhee. Bmlth. New York.
—Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship Ursula Bright, (Br). Goode.
Bermuda —Milder ft Cos.
Steamship Labuan (Hr,). Gardner, Man
chester —Georgia Export and Import Com
pany.
Vessels Weat to ffea.
Steamship City of Augusta, Daggett.
Nsw York
Steamship Alleghany, Foater. Balti
more
Schooner Maud H. Dudley, Oliver. Bath.
• ablpplna Memoranda.
Fernanitlna, Fla. tftpt 11.-Arrived,
steam yacht Sweetheart, Bennett. Wyck
pod. R. 1.
Sailed, steamer Roehampton (flr,). Gil
christ. Stettin. Germany.
port Tampa. Fla. Sept. 11—Arrived.
Steamer Maseotte, White. Havana vM
Key West.
Georgetown. S. C., Sept. 11.—Sailed,
schooner William Unthicum. llrannock.
Baltimore.
Baltimore. Sept 11,—Arrived. Itasca.
Savannah; sailed. D. 11 Miller. Savannah.
fh 3'lncent. Aug. 2.-®alled. Carlisle.
Pen** cola
Key West. Fl*.. Sept. 11.-Arrived
steamer Whitney. Staple*. Wew Orlean*:
schooner Daisy Farlln, Farlin, New York,
Southern Railway.
Train* Arrive and Depart Savannah on ■th Meridian Tuna One Hour B.owtr
Than (T ty Tima.
Schedules In Effect Bu nday. June hi, lift
rbaddOWUm ~~ Y 6 tTTe east ~ ~ j| 'RSad C^F
tfoit I No hitt *, tiiir
J || (Centra I Tima.) ||
U 2upm u JjamhL* Savannah Art 6 Jffaml 4 Jp*a
| j (katiern Time.)
4 21pm[ t 39am Ar Uleak villa Lv I OOamj I 7fi*n
4 (ftptn) 4 10ain Ar Columbia Lv 1 J6aro,U team
9 IU|II 9 46aid Ar Charlotte Lv 9 66pm. 4 10am
U t4|*ni 12 3pm Ar otvaoboro lo 7 lopni| 6 Aim
• W"ni A* . N>r f. * ... L\, .. . isitii
I! : r-v.ori a. Danville Lv i 40|itn 4m
* OD.m iT'Xiau Ar !T77...7...r. ....Ricn mond Lv|tl3 tlpnijll iffpm
1 Mam 2 c.pm |Ar Lynchburg ! '.. Lv 3 62i>m 3 Bain
4 Ban; 6 35ptnjiAr Chau oi teavtlle Lv < 2 <J4i>aa II 6<pm
7 16em; I Urpm. Ar Washington Lv jll I6.uu 9 M. as
9 16amil 35|On Ar r ililmore Lv 4 22am I ttpiu
11 Mam 2 66.1 mAr I twlclphla Lv 3 Warn 4 (ftpm
2 3pm 6 23am Ar ew York Lv |lt Warn 3 26t>m
_ *H>ni 3 uOptn Ai Don lon Lv j 6 Oiptn 10 lObin
No M TO THE NORT It AND WEST. | No M
(Central Time.) ll___
U hull Lv ..7Z77... Mab Aril 6 Mam
U (Eaaiarr. Time.)
4 him (Lv calumhla Lv]| l >sam
9iOam:Lv Spailahburg Let 16pm
12 19pm Lv Aabevllia Lvj| * 4Mai
4 OlptnijAr Hot Spring* l-> 11 them
7 AH on Ar Knoxville Lvj * 6 m
6 19am Ar Lexington Lv' 16 90pm
7 45am Ar ctnglnnall. L I 9hp*n
7 50.atn Ar 1 ouavile Lvl 7 46pm
yupm;|Ar st Lauie l v * otam
All trains arrive and depart from the Plant Byalem Station.
THROI'OH CAIt SERVICE. ETC.
TRAINS AND M DAILY, NEW fOR K AND FLORIDA EXPRBBB VaeU
buled limited irelne, with Pullman Drawing Rauni Sleeiftig Cara between S-vaix
ftah and New York Connecia at Washington with Colonial Express for Ibatnn.
1 illimu 81.-q.irg Cat* I* tween 'hiro'l* ami lu. i tm.ml n.l i hal.o'# eii Nor
folk Dining Cert serve s || meals boiwagn Savannnh and Washington.
TRAINS 36 AND M DAILY. THE UNITED STATES FAST MAIL Veatlbuloft
limned trains, carrying Pullman Drawing Room Bleeping Cara between Savannnh
and New 3'ork Dining Cere serve all meals between Savannah and Waahlngtaß
Also Pullman Drawing Room Sloping Care between Savannah and Cincinnati,
(hropgh Asheville and "The Land of the Sky.”
For complete Informed.n a* lo rale*, aehedulea. eto.. apply to
O. OROOY’ER Ticket Agent. Plant System Hi s'lon
JAMES FREEMAN. C. P and T. A. 141 Bull street. Telephone*—Bell. 9M;
Georgia 350
s H HARDWICK Assistant General Passenger Agent. Atlanta. Ga.
Charleston. 8 C.. Sept. 11.—Arrived,
stramer Navahoe. Johnson. Boston via
New 3*ork. proceeded to Jacksonville
Salle.l. *r hooper Gcorgetla Lawrence.
Amb-rnon. New 3’ork.
New Orleans. Se(. 11 —Cleared, steam
ship Proteus. Gaver, New 3’ork, El Monte.
Parker. New York; Knight Bachelor,
tßr.l. I*aln. Cape Town; lllraml Nor.i.
Perlereen, Blueflekie; Sosilhirate, (Br),
Tbntiipeon. Antwerp, via Norfolk.
Port Eads. Sept. It.—Arrived. Iberia
(Nor ), Jacobsen. Celtw; Monteiuma. (Br ),
Liwen, Table Bay. Africa; Beverly. Iflr.).
Israel, port Umon; El Norte. Oardntr,
New York; Suldal iN’or i. Elllngsen. Cel
ha; Traveller (Br I. Tretnont. Liverpool;
schooner Santo Olerl. Nickerson, Rualan.
Sailed, steamer El Rio. 61a son. New
3'ork; Utsteln, (Nor), Aqrsvold. Puerto
Cortex; Ilrclford (Nor ). Knudsen. Ceiha;
Inlahhowrn Heed (Br.). Suffem. Belfast.
\nllce In Mariners.
Pilot charts and ell hydrographic Infor
mation will he furnished masters of ves
sels free of charge In United States hy
drographic office In CUalom Houae. Cap
tatna are requested to call at th* office.
Reports of wreck* and derelicts received
for transmission to the Navy Depart
ment.
Coastwise Export*.
Per steamship City of Augusta for New
York—l.9o7 bales upland cotton, 977 hal'*
*ca island cotton. 152 bales domestic*. 4*>
trrele option seed oil. 7C7 barrels rosin,
114 barrel* turpentine. 225.957 feet lumber
2 turtles. 2 boxes fruit, 17 veae* cigars. 3
crate* vegetables. 3 bales sweeping*
ton boxes corn soap, 1C packages merchan
dise.
Per steamship Alleghany for Raltlmore
—934 hales upland cotton. 2.766 barrels
resin. 154.97i feci lumber. 79 tons pig iron.
7fft sack* clay, 9M package* merchandise,
12a packages domestic* and yarn. 72 hales
hides und wool. 23 twee* palmetto fiber.
BEWARE OF PhIACHK* 19 PARIS.
The tmerlren Traveling Man’s Cost*
ly “Treat.”
From the New York Times.
He Is not so very young, neither Is he
without experience In the way# of the
world. He has been more or less of a
rounder, and the putrhe* of gray above
hi* temple* Indicate that he la no longer
a boy. The fact that he Is a successful
buyer for one of the largest retail house*
In th* city ought to he evidence that he
Is not without both shrewdness and ca
per lenre.
After some ten or a dogen trips abroad
In the Interest of hi* business, his friend*
say that he ought to have known better.
Rut that only add* test to the telling of
the story and they have told it often
enough to necessitates hi* paying for a
good many ’•rounds” since his return
from Pari* n few days ago. For he ad
mit*. a little sorrowfully, perhaps, that
It’s "on him ”
It happened one hot night less than a
month ago He had knocked off work
early In the afternon. spent a couple
of hours at the exposition, and later
dropped Into an empty chair at one of
the many sidewalk cafes In the gay
French etty.
It may have been an accident, or It
may have been by design, that hi* chair
wa* In close proximity to two occupied
by a couple of demure looking girt*, of
Knglleh aspect. It Is certain, al least,
that they spoke F:ngll*h, whatever their
nationality. He say* that he was lonely;
the demure one* seemed similarly de
pressed Shy glance* were followed bv
symp Ithet as a matter o^
a, conversation ensued. It was the
most harmless thing In the world. So.
too. wa* hi* Invitation to them to par
take of some refreshment.
"We’re Just waiting for papa.” lisped
one of girls, nnd the other said thal
they couldn't think of accepting euch
courtesy from n stranger.
He Instate,!; they rrslsdd. Ihn eon
seeled.
"I'm not the least little Ml hungrv"
said demure 3ll*s One. "Nellher am 1.”
echoed bashful 311#* Two.
A waller wa* at Ihelr elbows
"What will you haver* asked (he gal
lant New York man. and when one of
them said she thought a peach would he
about all she could eat. the other agreed
that II would he ”*o nice."
And the man congratulated himself on
the modesty of their demand*. He had
yet to learn a thing or two about the cost
of fruit# tn Part* He Iwhsted that, they
must have sandwiches, too. and a mo
ment later the waiter served the order
Six luscious peaches rspowd on the plite.
Each of (he girl* took ons Their appe
tite* were truly small, but while they
munched sandwiches they playfully toyed
with the remaining four peaches. In fact,
they pierced them with ihelr forks and
gouged them with ihelr knives. The fruit
was a complete wreck.
Then one of 'he maidens remembered
papa and suggeeted thal they o look for
him. With pretty bows and thanks galore
they left, Just a* the waiter presented Ihe
bill When the New York man cast hi* eye
over the paper he read something like
this:
Three sandwich** at * franc
each 4 franc*
Six peaches at 2tt franc* each.. 120 franc*
He paid the hill. 425 40. and ha* been
wondering ever alnce If fruit farming for
th* Fart* market will not pay hatter than
hi* hualnsas Since M* return he lias
learned that Demure girl* In Part* some
times draw commlssloft* for gouging
peaches, a hit over-ripe, to pleace Amer
icana who are more than a Ml green.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Wexlnesday and Thursday:
Georgia: Fair, one)nurd warm Wednes
day ami Thursday; fresh southetiy wind*
Eaetern Florid* Partly cloudy 33’odnea
day and Thursday. with shower* In south
ern ponliais; warmer \\ ednesday In ex -
Item.-, southern portion; fresh easterly
wind#.
Yesterday'# Weather at Savannah-
Maximum tempi rature.l:46 pm. 99 degrees
Minimum temperature. 3 a m... 74 degrees
31ean temperature M degree*
Noimal temperature 76 degree*
Excess of trmiierature 6 degrees
Accumulated excess since
***o* 1 26 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
. Jaß 1 degrees
Rainfall ........ .00 Inch
Norm l Inch
Excess Since Sept 1 14 inch
Deficiency since Jan. I 3 9i> Inches
Hlver Report—The bight of the Savan
nah river al Augusta, at * a m (75th me
ridian i!nv i yesterday, was 5.6 feel, a rise
of O.J foot during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Cotton region bulletin. Savannah. OaT,
for the twenty-four hours ending at 3
* m , 75th meridian time, Sept 11, iwt:
Station* of |Max Min. tt.7l
Savannah district IT*nx|T*m.( fall
Alapaha. Ga. clear ...... to j 'f7 jf
Albany, dear m , 7h 1 no
A meric us, clear 41 ,7 '( U
11.1 In bridge, clear ......... 90 70 .00
Kastman, clear 90 tig 00
Fort Gaines, clear 93 go ; .00
Gainesville. Fla., clear ... 36 ; 71 .00
Mtllen. Ga , char 96 66 .on
Quitman, char J| : 66 , 00
Savannah, clear 31 j 74 !
Thomaevllle. clear |94 iff { .no
33 tyetoss, clear . 10 j 71 | .49
No rain at Abilene; other stations miss
ing.
IjZMst. Averages
No. | 1 1
■ta-'Msx 'Min Hals
Central Station* |llona Tem.iTsra j fait
Atlanta .". I 13~ '
II ! 92 .<
Charleston j 4 x* t m
Little Rock .....j 12 go 74 .OS
Memphis jl 92 70 O)
Montgomery j 9 97 j7O j <jq
Now Orleans j 14 : 92 ' 72 1 3
Savannah jl2 91 t® to
Vicksburg 11 j 92 33 : .01
Wilmington jlO, 94 33 110
Galveston mlerlng
Remark*.—Very light .scattered show
ers over the Little Rock, New Orleans
and Vicksburg districts. Temperature*
continue about stationary.
observations taken at the same m<>-
mmt of time at all stations, Sept. 11. 19.9).
9 p m,, 76th mcr.dlan time:
Name* of Stations. j T | V |RaM
Boston, cloudy f 49 | L j .ftf*
New York city, clear ....( 73 j 14 00
Philadelphia, clear { Mil: .Ou
Washington city, clear ...| 93 j 3 | .(0
Norfolk, clear jl2 12 | .0)
Hattera*. clear j Ml | 14 | .'0
Wilmington, clear 73 j g .uo
Charlotte, char j 92 ; 1 |.
Raleigh, clear 32 3j 00
Charleston, clear | lo | 1 j .Ml
Allan:*, dear .....| 91 L | .00
Augusta, clear 32 j L | .00
Savannah, dear | 90 I L ft)
JarkaonvH’*, clear ( 10 j 3 | .00
Jupiter, char | *0 ; | .t
Key West, raining I 72 | L |2.M
Tampa, cloudy'' 94 | * ) T
Motile, clear j 94 j t j .00
Montgomery, clear .......| 93 | L | 00
Vicksburg, char j 93 . L j .Of)
New Orleans, dear [ m s j (si
Memphis, dear *6 10 .00
Cincinnati, clear j *3 j 14 j .00
Plttaburg. clear j 33 3 | .00
fluff*! I, dear | 94 | M | T
D'trolt, pt. cloudy ; 34 1 j .(ft
Chicago, raining j 70 33 ; .01
Marquette, cloudy I 00 j II jl.ff3
St Paul, cloudy jO2 3 j .03
Davenport, clear j 03 | 14 | T
Si. Loul*. clear [34 12 1(
Kansas City, clear j 78 1 0 | .00
Oklahoma, pt. cloudy ...j 64 1 4 j .00
Dodge City, pt. el'dy ....j 73 | L j .00
North Platte, cloudy |o9j L j .00
Galveston, Corpu* ChirsOl and Palestine
missing.
H. B. Boysr.
Local Forecast Official.
90191)1.(9(9 LACK limit.
l onpnn Game nnd the Matrimonial
Agency Are Favorite Traps how.
From Ihe Chicago Trlhune.
If Abe true that there Is nothing new
under |hn sun. It Is not the fault of Ihe
boat* of men and women who make their
living by the exercise of their wit* and
the lack of exercise of wits of 01 her p*o
pie. Devoting (heir talent hi the inven
tion and contrivance of swindling devices,
they succeed at least In proving that the
ancient* had many of these, for they pro
duce with wonderful ease scheme* thal
are new to the Chicago police and lo those
of other dtlea. And when they have
found a scheme that can be worked suc
cessfully It become* for Ihe nonce th*
"ini" of their kind, and is used hy many
In states as widely divergent as Maine
and California.
At present there Is a somewhat alack
time among the swindler* In the hlg
elites. ConAdenc* men have gone West
with the fakir*. Those who have been
left behind, however, are keepin* the po-
Plant System.
of Railways.
Trains npersist! by goth Meridian Tl me—On# Hour Blower Tnan City Tima
_ ItfcMD Di MN K cm* A.x . , BKB OK __
•'* *l| lv 73 |, North and South. 1 ,U "’5 , 111
. .
U Mail! 6mo 4 igp (o ftftssj 6hi Ar ...charleston .. Lvijtl 16p 5 69* 4 lop 7 41* 3Wp
j > 7*Sj j 7 3p |Ar ... Richmond .. Lv 3 (Mo!
I 7 01a; 11 JU| Ar ..Washington... Lv|| 4 A3* 1 I 07p —*
j ■ *ft 1 o.i,:Ar ... Balllmore.... Lvj| 2 650| 1 -
iMKaj Ik> Ar ... PhlladtOphia . Lv 111 IKp’ll Bp
1 7 Oou;jAr ....New York. .. Lv|| 9 26pj 4Ka
, Alp; 4 40|. jAr Boston Lv! I Obp Ulftnl -—~
1: ‘ M . L , 63 23 ‘ tTmth . * 1 It .32 ’l6
.Swp ,A' lisa 4 29a1 4 1 o,j 1-v .....Havannah .. Ar|i 1 4ffn 12 lua|>2 p,ll 6#ajlo Da
* *6|>| 6 ts|: 10 60*1 7 ,I.x. 3,# Ar . Waxrruos.... Lv |IO tup 11 iop, 0 661 9 30a| 7 •<#
13 60*1 9 20p| 3 Ispj f 16i j I I6p| Ar .. ThOmaavlll* ... Lv' 7 tWp| 7 <op| i 4oa 4 *6* 3Ka
dtp. 7 4t|p 12 aim tf 36a, 3 a |Ar ....JackeanviUo.. Lvji 3 30;* 4 top; 9Wa 7 30a 6 Ida
j 4 Kua, 6 Wp j Ar Sanford Lv: 12 Up 100* 1 Wa ....
• 1 | 3 Sop, 2 Siip Ar ...Gainesville.... I.v : Pip
j | 110 (Opjw 6(p ,Ar .81. Pelsrshurg.. Lv!|
.......j 7 kls 10 OOrxjlo 00p!10 00t>|jAr Tampa Lvjl 7 000 7 40a, 7 Sip 7 36p ....
• I • I 110 43ai10 46* !Ar 8t Augustin* Lv ' 4 90|* 6 IBp| ...
;.i.T.TI 00p| l Lin IMfe iksiLv ....ffavannah.Lv||l lio U U>#|.'...'.. -
I • 46p 6 I6a| 4 50p (M Ar Jesup LV 3 > 10 4>| -
...| I Xp| 7 loa| 6 26p; 3 06i| Ar Brun awlek. . Lv|| 6 lOa| 3 06p| |
NORTH. WEST AN D SOUTHWEST
U,62 i, Via Jesup. j, T 15 , m Uvim Monlgoen n 73
6 tq., 6 JOa i.y Savannah Ar |IO IN* 12 I'M 1 6 OOp 9 Oim Lv Houmnah Ar ,30 Lsa| I lOa
6 46pl t 40a ,Ar .. Jsnup,. Lv|l 9 90*|10 I*o 9 in, Ar M’tg mery Lv ' 7 45p 11 25a
4 00*1 1 lSp Ar Mecun Lv 1 OMi 2 30p 7 I4p{ C Me'iAr N*#hvi|t Lvtl 9 Oua 19*
I 30*| 9 (Dpi Ar Atlanta Lv 10 45p 13 05p I 30* 19 25p| Ar Lanilevllle l.v 2 65a 9 Ik*
6 46a, 9 46n :Ar Cha ttooga Lv o6|>| 3 45a T* 4' pAr C4nclnn*ll Lv II (ftp 6 46p
7 IN. 7 13a |Ar lexulsvllle Lv 7 46* 7 4Np 7 30*| 7 Mp Ar 81. !*>ula Lv 1 66pj I 210
T >n. . 46a Ar ClncUOiatl Lv 9 30al 7 '•*> 1 (L * N.J
I 94a 4 40p.|Ar. 81 Loula Lv 9 lSpj 3 on* 7 13*1 |Ar Rr. Lnula Lv loop
1 16a 1 6 IflpiiAr Chicago Lv 3 Mp! 9 OOp ! | 4)44 g o.)
6 40a, 4^UmiLv.'. Atlanta Ar; 10 SApjll 30a •9vi9 19p|Ar Chlessv* T-v Uhi lift
4 06pj 7 16a, Ar itemphna Lvj I km 3mp
9 46* 7 10# Ar KansasCUyLvi 3 Mpj 9 45p 4 I2p| 9 06a||Ar.. Mobil# ..Lvl|U 49p|U 39a
• (am) untnaiaed traine) daily. ® ®op! 7 40* Ar N Orleans Lvf; , 56.1 7 46p
J extept Sunday. 4 Mt , „ juhuLv rtavminah An 10 16a 13 to*
(Sunday only 1 45a l 1 *op:!Ar.. Tlflon .. Lv| 2 13a ( X>p
Through Pullman Bleeping ffaf tier vice I 46a I I Of' Ar.. Albany Lv It Ola I 43p
in North F’.ast and West and lo Florida | 6 BOpiiAr Columbus Lv| ... 10 00a
ConNeefloMs stair at Pori Taiupa nllh steamers for Hey West and
Havana. Lravlag Port Tampa Mondays, Thursdays end Matordays OS
((■(MI p. m
J. H. Polhcmua. T P A.; E A. Armand . City Tkt Agt.. Deßoto llotsl. Phono 7k
B W. WRKNN, Passenger Tra the Manager, Savannah. Ga
McDOi\OUGH & BALLANTYNE,
Iron Founders, Machinists.
klookamuho. *** etnecr. ot listioe. I
oer mod renskU Kowi.voo. Veetlool lap If
Lr. Mill,, Mill and Pons. Ska fllog. Potior*, oto. K. 1
TELEPHONE NO. (23.
Double Daily Service
The short line to Norfolk. Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and
the tag.
| Ho 44 j No. tf
Lv Aavannah. S. A. tTßyfil 33pm ll 50pm
Ar Columhl*. 8. A. L. Ry! 4 **pmj 4 36>im
Ar Raleigh. SAL. Ky jit 37pmfll 60am
Ar Durham. 8 A. L. Ry ) 7 9'am 4 ldiwn
Ar Petersburg. S A L.Hy! 4 Uitn 4 33pm
Ar Richmond. 9 A. L Ryj 316 am 6 4ipm
Ar Washington. Penns.,.| 9 46iuni 9 klpm
Ar Baltimore pennn ;i0 06am;l. 26pm
Ar Philadelphia Penns 111 27pm 2 Mam
Ar New York Penna j 3 u., ...
No 44 No 66
Lv Savannah. A. A. 1. RylU ifprniil 69pm
Ar Portsmouth. S A.L.Hy; 7 (Worn; 6 60pm
Steamers leave Norfolk* dally, except
Sunday, for Raltlmore, Philadelphia and
Nd York, and dally for Washington.
The short line i , Montgomery Mobil*
and .New Orleans, leaving Savannah at
19 a. m. arriving at Montgomery 7:40
p. m . at which point close connection Is
made with the L. ft N. R. R . arriving
at Mobile 41* a. tn. and New Orleans
7:40 a. m _
Yfce short ifneTto Jaeitaon
vllle, Tampa and other Florida point*.
j No n | Mo-
Hr KVmmK. * A L TAr HKS * tovm
Ar Fernandlna, B.A.L.Ry *35 m 9 06pm
Ar Jacksonville. 8 A l-.lty 9 10am 7 40iim
Ar Tampa, I, A. L. Ry... 6 Mpm 4 loam
MiignlAcent I'lillman buffet sleeping car
■ervlc* to Washington. Baltimore, Phila
delphia and New York; alao to Jackson
ville and Tampa.
Dining cars from Savannah to Hamlet,
and Richmond to New York.
Buffet purlor car# Savannah to Mont
gomery
For additional Information apply to
Ticket Office. Bull and Bryan atroela
Phone 29 •
Me* busy with variation# of the "coupon"
swindle
Where Oil* originated, or In what form
H w* Arst used, doe* not appear. In the
main It Is worjtcd In this way : A concern
adverfloes to give some valuable conces
sion or merchandise for a f* w cerMs—or
even for nothing—ami publish*# the #l
-verllsement widely. A person looking for
something for nothing-something which
Is hard to ftnd-l# sent a tetter in r*t*ly
ln< Inning a number of coupons In a hook
-sometime# three, eometlmes a* high aa
Ave or ten. He 1* to poy, perhaiw. 6 cents
for Ihe coupon# Bach of th##* he la to
aril to a friend for. nay 60 cent*, and
when he ha# sold all three ami neat the
money to the Arm he receive* th# good*.
The latter are usually of *urh a sort that
a prraAt of several hundred per cent l#
made from them. The coupons which are
sold by th* Aral purchaser entitle each of
his friends to another book of coupon*,
which they can sell tn similar manner,
thus getting their own money hoik and
another package of the goods. In th# end
the profi*tor, when they have lent out
a wifflclent number of coupon*, and re
turn* begin to alack up. dlxappe.tr with
out fcdeemtnff outstanding ItabMßle*.
This swindle l toll bed up in Chicago not
long ago a* a method of buying street
car ticket*. A concern advertised to sell
atret car tickets on tiny line at the rato
of about 13 worth for 5 cants. it wa*
don* by coupon*. Immediately someone
else got on to the scheme and started In
the business, and tn a few w-eks there
were many of the chains formed. Then
complaint wa* made to the police, and
oti Investigation by detective# sent out
by Capt. Colleran the concern* were shut
down. Driven out of the ticket business,
however, they did not abandon their
plan, but began working In other Aeld*.
They aubatbuted glove# for tickets and
offered artlele* worth 11.60 for about a
nickel. Detectives Early and Thompson
have been assigned to this form of sorin
dlr, and *pend the greaeer part of thetr
time ferreting our th* many form* In
which It 1* found.
The matrimonial agency swindle l* as
old aa th* oldest, but ha* bobbed up
anew lately with great vigor Advertlae
menta. Inserted In papers all over thft
country, call ateentlon to the statement
that a young woman with a big fortune
la looking for a nice, agreeable husband.
Th* young men who Want to try for the
job writ* to an address In New York, or
St Loul*. or Chicago—the concern seem*
to have several offices—and get* a reply
asking for 26 cent* In stamp* to pay poa*-
age on a description of the damsel and
a chance at the lottery for her hand.
When h* has anted the amount he la
again asked to contribute (5 for mem
bership In th# matrimonial club which la
exploiting th* damsel. And when he has
done ehls he And# that some on>- else has
captured th* maiden and left him noth
ing but th* sell. The device la an aid one.
ifvca J
Schedule# Effective Sept. 10. I*.
Trains arrive at and depart from
Central Station. Wat Broad, foot of
Liberty street
10th Meridian Time—On# hour slower than
city time.
le*** Arrive
Savannah: Savannah:
I August a. Macon," Attar taj ~
•I 45am,Covington. MllkdgavltlejW OOpta
land nil Intermediate points;
! Augusta. Macon. Atlanta.l ’
Athena. Montgomery, Co-]
•* Mpm luinhuu. Birmingham, Am -|*6 oom
Jerlcus, Kufeula and Troy.|
N_<oP*n| Dover Accommodation. ifTfiaiin
•* *opm| Ouyton Dtnnar Train |H ftopra
•Dally 'tF.xcrpt Sunday.
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TVBED.
7Sth meridian or Savannah city lima.
LEAVE SAVANNAH
Monday only *35 a m Dally except
Monday 9:30 n. m Dally 3 or) p m.
LKAVE TYHEK
Monday only 7:15 a m Dally except
Monday 1036 a. m. Dally 6:30 p. a.
Connection* tnnd' al terminal point*
with all trains N'orthweai. West and
Southwest. |
Steeping rare on night trains between
Sevannah and Augusta, Macon, Atlanta
and Itlrmlngham.
Parlor car* on day trains between Ba
vannah. Macon and AtMnta.
For completa Information, e- vhrdulee,
ratee add connection*. apply to
W. HRSIWBH, City Ticket and Poea
enger Agent. 107 Hull street,
or
W R McINTYRE. Depot Ticket Agent.
J. C. HAILE.'. General Paeeenger Agent.
E. H. IIINTON. Traffic Managers*
THBO. D. KLINE, Gen. Sutwrlntendent,
Savannah. Os.
1,000,000 HIDES WANTED.
DRY FLINT*
DRY SALTED llMo
GREEN SALTED 14a
D. KIRKLAND,
Successor to R. Kirkland.
617 to HI git. Julian street, weal.
hut It h perennial, and Just now I* being
worked hard.
"I don't believe I ever saw swindlers
harder up for achetnee.” sold Copt. CoL
lerun. chief of Chlcago'e detective force,
when askeil wh*l new games the sharp*
ere are playing on the unsuspecting pub
lie. There seems to he a dearth of ahtl
t*v to devise swindles, and they are all
sticking to two or three old game*. That
coupon swindle, which Is being worked
to death, la the only reaanably new
thing they have got They ought to
know by this time that It Is simply nuts
to us to run <lown an old game llku that.*'
Five (Irseratloss nf One Family.
From the Ban Francl-cn Examiner.
Heading Mount Tsmnlpla* Parlor of Na
tive Hone of Main Rafael In the great Cali
fornia eeml-ccntennlel parade will be one
of the most Interesting famllte* In the
■late. There will be live native daughters,
representing live generations of the
Brlnne* family of Hollnae. They will oc
cupy • coach drawn by eight white horo
ee and the carriage will be driven by
one of the oldest native sons In the state,
H. C. Crane, who Is also • member of the
family. Mrs. Oregorla Briones will be
most prominent In that carriage. She la a
great-great-grandmother and she ac
knowledge* to* year* of life. With her
will he her daughter. Mrs Frank Meaea,
who la (0 years of age. and a great-grand
mother Mr*. Samuel Clark, who !• a
grandmother, and a daughter of Mrs.
Me*a. wll loccupy a ee*t in the carriage
end with her will be her daughter and
her daughter'# baby.
—A peech grower near Georgetown,
Dei., protected hi* trees from the <4epre
•tatlone of fruit thieves this summer by
consplctouaiy displacing tbte legend on
signs nailed *0 the fence surrounkng 'he
orchard: "Caution! This Fence 1# Sur
mounted by n Live Electrk- Wire!" The
wire could he seen on top of the fence,
strung on glass insulators end no one at- ,
tempted to meddle with tt, hug now that
he has marketed hi* crop the owner of
the orchard admits that It wo* a "dum
my.”
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