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Columbus city. I*. 1W *....106 107
Charleston clly 4*. 1945 101 101
ft l’hen-x Mill* 4*. 92*....k 207
i .lison Electric Illuminating (*..101 105
Enterprise Mfr Cos ll 102 104
Georgia Railroad •. I®lo 114 UlVi
U 8. & F.. 1045. J * J ...11l 112
Georgia A Alabama Ut to. IMS . .104 lot
Georgia alote $%•. 1180. 2. 4k J... 104 171
do 3%*. IMS. M * N. 104 144
do 4%5. 1915 117 IIS
Macon city *. I*lo J. A J 1W 11*
do 4%#. 1994. Jn. par 1W 1*
O .ao Steamship sa. 1924 100 l'U
haiannal! city s*. quar. October
mi lioviiim
do sa. quar Nov., 1909 110 111
South Carolina atate 4%5, 1953 .114 111
Sibley Mfg Cos. la. 1901 101 XU
South Kooiml 5- 90 lhi
H F. ft vv yen ml>, la. 1934 123 HI
do do lat s*. Hold. 1934 UOH 112%
do St John Dlv. lat 4* 1934 .. . M 96
Tlie Week’* Hank t Irarlnai.
New York. Sept. 14—The total lank
e> arlng* at the principal elite* of the
rlilted State* for lit. week ended Sept
l.t w-re t1.32x.M5.1K. a decrcaae of 22.3 per
iml a compared with the corresponding
w.ek of laat year. t tut side of New York
clly the total olearing- were $'*.*6,333,121
a decrease of 3 9 per cent
\. w York. Wc|d 14 - Money on coll easy
t 1%1i1% per cent. I’rim* mercantile pa
i cr, 44i5% per cent. Sterling exchange
...irdlcr with actual bualn**# in banker*’
hill* t $1 ■% for demand and nt |l *t%
for *lxty ilaye; poaled rate* MMMM'a
,nd s4V7%ft4K* Commercatl hill*. II
q 4 nt. Silver certificate*. CV i’*3V . Har
*liver. 62%c Mexican dollar*, 43%c. Gov
. rnment bond* *4rong. *ia*e bond* Inac
tive. and railroad bond* Irregular.
STOCKS ASH HO NOS.
Stock Market Take* on a More Oe
i-ldrii Tone.
New York. Sept 14 —The atock market
took on a much more decided tone to-day.
Indication* of liquidation gathered force
in the late dealing* when the professlon
■ 1 trader* fell upon the mark-1 ami ot
tered price* down all around the room
lhiy met with considerable aoccea* in
i ringing out offering* at the decline, and
when they covered on a moderate scale,
the tallies were so feeble that they re
l)i wed tha attack, making the cloae of the
market quite active and easy.
The coaler* were the most notable suf
ferers. though not on tha largest vol
ume of selling In the list. New Jersey
central fell 2% points, and Lackawanna
and Hearting first preferred tost over a
point each Rut the weakness was quite
*n*rul and well distributed through the
list, railroad* and Industrials suffering
alike. Sugar enjoyed a period of strength
hut i-losel a point below last night. The
steei stocks were generally heavy, and a
ii imher of fhem wer*- off u point or over
Growing uneasiness over thi effects of
the coal miners' strike, amt fears of hlgh
■ i money rale* romhlned to cause the
• action Wall street has Indulged a
unfortabla u*-umptlon that the dispute
with the anthracite coal miners wa* to
be settled before the curtailment of pro
motion proceed* far. but to-day's news
that miner*, whose supply of powder was
• xhausted. were laying <town Ihelr tools
without buying fresh supplies dispelled
much of the optimistic feeling.
The financial work! seamed to nwak*
generally to-day to the realization that
'l* cautious conservatism dismayed by
Hie world's great bank* was warranted
by foiaknowh-dg- The official*’ armuunc*.
ment of the aubscrlpilon by New York
bunker* to the Herman treasury hotel l
su* of 90.<i00,0uu mark*. (s2b.o9>,U)t)), em
phasized the uneasiness over the effe-t
<>l this new demand upon the money mar
ket. The forecast* of tb'- weekly took
■tlement show that the hanks have lost
ill* sub-treasury since las! Friday. Jl.-
X- Estimates of the currency move
ment to the interior are confessedly con
i' ral .but the known movements of
money by express, according to state,
ment# by the banks themselves. Indicate
that over $3,0u0,09) ha* gone out. This in
d >te ea total loss pi ca*h by the liank*
of about 96.nf10.iP0 Thl* rapkl rate of Id -
r. id upon the available bank reserve pre
c'l'ltated the selling of stocks. Possibly
i reaction In the cotton market was
s o responsible for throwing some securi
ties upon the market
The bond market did not share in the
lat- activity of Mocks, and continued
practically dormant. Total aales, par
talue. 9k.vi.onn.
1 nited Hlates 9s advanced %, and the
- % per cent. In the bid price.
The total sales of slocks 10-slay were
IFeSOn shares. Including Atchison prefer
n I. 9.370; llurllngton. 0.100; Ml.-ourl Pa
' I lie. 7.250; Heading first preferred, 9.73n;
hi I’a-al, 6.U00. Union I'arlflc. 4.210; Steel
and Wire. 6.635; Krooklyn. 9,650; Profit*-'*
'ls*. 15.620; Sugar. 4.93).
New York Stock Ust.
Alchtson 27% Union Pac 29%
Alchlson pfd .. 49’. do do pfil .... 7.Wj
14 i Ito. ft Ohio .. w.th.ish h%
Fun. Jackie .... An do pfd ffli
Fun. Southern . 49 jw. & L. K s%
Fhesa ft Ohio .. 27% do do 2nd pfd . 23S
C hicago O W .. in** W’lt*. Con 13%
F , e ft Q ..(.121 Third Ave 110
F . I. ft I. 22% Adams Ex 124
C. Ift L pfd .67 Am Ex 133
c & B. 1 W% U. S. Ex 45
c. ft N W ....Wot* W. Fargo Ex .122
0.. It. I. ft P ..loft*, Amer. C. O ....22%
F O. C. ft 81. Lot | ilo do pfd .... Wi
OW. Houlhem .. 4 Amer. Malt 4%
Fol. 8 lt pfd ..41 j do do pfd .... 23'*
do do 2nd pfd. 13% Ant 8 ft It .... 31%
liiO ft Hud ....110 | do do pfd .... 59%
D . LAW ...,172V Am Spirits 1%
D. A B O .... Is%, do do pfd .... 17
1> ft R. O pfd . 67 ' Am. 8. II 19
Erie U do do pfd .... 45%
do Ist pfd .... 321* Am H ft W ... 35%
Urest N. pfd ..152% do do pfd .... 74%
Hock Coal 13% Am T 1* 27%
Hock. VaJ S3 | do do pf.l .... *Ol,
Illinois Cen ...114% Am Tota.-oo ... 92%
lowa Cm MH! do do pfd .124
lowa Cen pfd .43 Ana Min. Cos .. 44%
L E A W 36%>R R T ’3%
do pfd #3% Ctol F. ft I .... 55
Lake Shore ....309 icon Tobacco ....
U ft N 72 do do pfd 77
Man. L 99%,Fed. Steel 31%
Met St By ....151% do do |ifd‘ .... *sl
Max. Cen .... 11% |tjcn Elec 139%
Minn ft Bt L.. 54 (llucoae 8 50
do do pfd .... 92%: do do pfd .... 94%
M pac 50% Ini Fapor 19%
31 ft O 30 do do pfd .... 01%
M . HAT .... 9% Laclede Oas .... 73
do do pfd .... 29% Nat. Bis 32%
N. J Cen 129 do do pfd .... 54
N Y. Cen 129% Nat. Laud 17’.
V ft W 34 | do do pfd t ... 90
do do pfd .... 75 I Nat. Steel 25
N Pac 51%; do do f*fd 53%
do do pfd .... 71 |N Y A 11 127
Ont ft W .... 20% North Am *lt%
O By. ft Nuv .. 42 ;pac. Coast 54%
do do pfd .... 76 do do let pfd M
Penn. 127% do do 2nd pfd . 41%
Heading K\ l’a. Mall 9n
do lat pfd .... 5t% I'. tii.- .. 99%
do 2nd pfd ... 25 I’. Sue Car ~ -'
Hlo O W 54 do do pfd .. . 71%
do do pfd ... 90 (pull. P. C lftl
fit U ft 8 F . % S It ft T 5
do do let pfd ■47 Sugar IB -
do do 2nd pfd. 33% q 0 pfd 116
9t L South ... 11% Tenn C ft 1 .
do do pfd .... 24%!U. 8 Leather .. 10%
St Paul 111% do do pfd .... *%
do pfd 173%;U. 8. Rubber ... 9
fit P ft O II" do do pfd .... 92
South. Pac 32%'West. U 19%
South. Ball .... 11% R. I. ft 8 It
do do pfd .... 53%’ do do pfil 56%
T. ft P 14%: P. C. C. ft St. L 54
Bonds
0 8 ref.2s rag.lo4 N Y. C. lsts ..!*%
do cou 104% N. J. C. gen. ss. 122%
do Xs. rag .. 109% M • O. off. ... 94%
do 3s. cou. ...109% N n - I*" I’ 'C*H
iio new 4s.reg 134 I do do 4*' !'>4%
do sew 4e.c0u.134 l?f. Y . C. ft St
do old 4s. reg 114% L 4# 197
do Old 4*. cou 115%'N ft W. con. 4s. 97%
do sa, reg. ..113% Ore. Nav. l*ts ..109
* sa, cou. ..U>%| do do 4# W*%
MURPHY & CO., INC..
Board of Tiade Building. Savannah
Private leased wires direct to New York,
Chicago and New Orleans.
t OTTON', STOt'KN AND UIIII3.
New York oltl--e, No. 41 Broadway,
ffflce* In principal clue* Throughout the
South. Wrke for our Marker Manual and
book containing Instruction* for trader*
r> of 3 45* . 122 Ore 8 Line 6m 127%
Aloh gen 4* .101% ore fi I. con ia.114
do adjt 4* .... 45%Head. Ucn. 4s .. 57%
C. of O con. 5s arU ti. W. Ist* .. 94
do lt Inc 43 gt. L ft l r . M
do 211-1 tic l->% .on }. .. 112%
Can So. 2nd* ..1".%m L. ft B. K.
C. ft O. 4%* . 9*% gen 4s 124%
do do 5s IJou, ;jt. F. con* 143%
C. ft N cot; Tu.lt'j rtt C. ft I’
do do fi. F. | Ist* 117%
Pel' 5s 139% do do 5* 119%
Chi. Term 4* .. 92% ,So Pa. 4 74%
Col. So. I* 11% t*o. Kv .'• ■ Ida',
I>. ft fl. O. Ist* 102% 8 Hope ft T. 4*. 67
do do 4s t% r. ft I*. Is4a 113
Krlc <en 4, 49 | do do 2nd* .. .. 53
F. W. ft D. cf In. Pu 4* 106%
1"* j,. 73 Wabash lets .. ..117%
vien Elec. 5s ..119 do 2nd* 103
I. ft N.Uni ts. 99'wWiuit Shore 4* . .113
Mo. K. A T. Wts Can. Is!" >1 .
2nd* ft!% Va. Centuries .. 49%
do do 4s 91 |
New York 8 pi 14 -Standard Oil. sJ7'<|
539.
HISCI2LLANBOIS IIAIIKIiTI.
Note -These quotalions are revised
dally, snd are kept a* near ua porwlote In
accord with the prevailing wholesale
price* Official quotation* arc not use-1
When they disagree with tba prices whole
saler* ask
touutry and Northern Produce.
POULTRY—The market la steady Quo.
tatlons: Broilers. #i36c; |>er pair; half
grown. ta'iiMe; three-fouiehs grown, 55 i
40c; hen*. 45|j75c; rooster*. 4UuVv.. ducks,
SON/fa* ; geese. 73c',141.00.
9Xllsß—Steady at 147r17e
BUTTER—Tne tone of The market M
steady. Quotations: Conking, 30c; extra
dairies. 21i122; Elgin*, gilt edge, 221g23c;
extra Elgin*. ?4%Q25c.
CHEESE—Market firm; ‘fancy full
cream cheese. 13c for 20 to 22-pound
average 2*fi3o-pound average. 12%c.
ONIONS—YeIIow, In barrel*, 12.50. crate*
II .00.
Early Vegetables.
IRISH POTATOES-Northern. *2 00
sack
FARBAOE-6>47%e per head.
Rreadetnlle, liny and Grain.
FLOUR Market steady; patent. 44 60;
straight. It 9o: fancy. 14 IS; family. *3 V.
MEAl*—Pearl, per barrel. e,TS; per aack.
•1.30: city meai ptr *ak. helled. 3139*r
1.25, water ground. 41.25. city grit*,
sack*. 3125. pearl grit*, iludnuts’. per
Barrel. 32 45. per aack. 3122%. U ndry
brand*. 313581.39 sack.
COHN—Morket firm, white. Job lot*.
45c. carload lots. 20. mixed corn. Job lota
42<-; carload lot*. 59c.
BlCE—Market itradv. demand fair;
fancy head, 4c; fnney. 4%e.
Prim* 5
Good 4%4%
Fair 4 4*4%
Common 3%
OATH—No 2 mixed, carload, 33%; Job
lot* 35c; whlta clipped. S9i, Job; S7c car*.
BRAN—Job lots. 96c: carload lota.
40c
HAT—Market steady: No. 1. timothy,
16c lob; 90 car*; No. 2. 40c Job: 95 earn.
Bacou. llama and Lard.
BAFON—Market firm: I). 8 C. R side*.
S’iiK . I) 8, b*diles, 9%h9% (Eastern.;
I>. 8 bellies. 9%d*%r (Western); .-mokel
C It. side* 9%c
HAMS—Sugar cured, 12%<113%c.
LARDe-Pure, In tier- e*. 4%ttA%c; In 40-
liound tins and 9rt-pouud tub*. 4%uX%
compound. In tlerres, 4%c; 3b-pound tin*
and XO-potind tub*. 6%c.
•ngar and Coffee.
SUGAR—
Fut loaf 653 Diamond A 4.23
Crushed 653 I'onfectloner*' A.6.23
Powdered * IWWhlte Extra C. .6.94
XXXX, pow and . IMlExtra C 5.94
Granulated 6.43 Golden C 5.74
Cubea 6 64 Yellow* 5.6*
Mould A 6.65|
COFFEE-
Mochu 35c (Prime. No. 3 .. .U%c
Java 14c iGoo-l. No 4 ... U%c
I’eaberry 14%c Fair. No * 11 o
Fancy No I—l3%ci Ordinary. No. 6 10%-
Cholce, No. 2 ll%c|Fornmon. No. 7.10 c
llaruaari and Uuldtug Nupplle*
LIMI‘S, CALCIUM. PLASTER AND
CEMENT—Alabama and Georgia lime tn
fair demanie and st-lr al 90 cenis a tarrel;
(pecial calcined plasiet. 11.00 per barrel;
hair. 4(15c Bosedal* cement. H.kMI.R;
carload lota, apeclai: Portland cement, re
tail. $2 25; carload lots. 12 9X02 20
LU3IBER F O. B VfcWHEUS SAVAN
NAH- Minimum. yard alaea. $lO 60417190;
car al 1.-. 112 iOtt 13.00, different sizes. sl4 9)
tilsOi. ship stock. sl6ttoit 14.0 U: sawn tim.
iviDilLsi). hewn tie*. 25®3c.
OIL— ilnrket steady; demand fair; sig
nal. 46t5i>c. Weal Virginia bla.k. 9ul2c;
lard. tic. nealsfool. Nt7oc. machinery. 19
j,„ , llneeu-l oil. raw. 67%c; tailed. 75c,
kirosene. pritne whin., 12c; water whit*
13c; Pratt s a-Ural. 14; deodorized tove
gasoline, drum*. UVsc. empty oil barrels,
delivered. Sic.
SIIOT-Drop. $1 50; B. D. and large, sl7s;
chilled. $1.75.
IRON- Market very *tedv; Swede. 5%c.
NAlLB—Cut. $2.40 bae; wire. $2.95 ban*
BARBED WIRE—S 3.69 per 100 pound*,
(traighl good*. 3(j3oc; *ug*r house mu
l**ses. 154|2f1'-.
OUN POWDER—Per keg. Austin rrack
abot. $400; half keg-. $2.25. qimrter keg*.
$1 25; champion ducking, quarter kegs.
62 25; Dupont and Hazard smokeless, halt
kegs, $1135; quarter kegs. $5 75; 1 po ind
canisters. $1 uO. lets 25 per cent.; Troiadorf
smokeless powder. 1-pound cant, $1 00. 19-
pound cans. 90c pound.
Krnlts and .Nats.
APPLES— Early Northern variety, $2.25$
2.75.
BANANAS—SI.2StI 50 bunch.
PINEAPPLES—Eztra Urge Abbaksn
Cayennes. $3 5n per standard crate; small
Beil Spanish s.’ 9<s2 .
LEslONß—Market stoaily at $4 YStiiOft.
(■in'. fANUTS 43 25(i3.5n per inn
’’TB—Almond*. Tarragon*. 14c; Ivtcas,
i, walnuts. Fiench. IJc; Naples. 12c; pe
, .ms, 12c; Brazils. 7c; filbert*. 13c; a to-re
ed nut*. 60-pound and 25-4>ouiid boxes, 11-
PEANUTS— Ample stock, fair demand;
market firm; fancy hand-picked. Virginia,
per pound. 4%c; hand-picked. Virginia, ex
tras, 4c; N. C *eed iwanuts. 4c.
, Dried and Evaporated Fruits.
APPLES— Evaporated. 7%4*tk.; sun-dried,
s’-, Id’s'
PEA' 'HEB—Evaporated, pealed, 14%c;
unreal- and. 9V;V$c
PEARS— Evaporated. 9c
APRICOTff— Evaporated. \o pound;
nectarine.-, 10c
RAISINS—L. L. $300; Imperial cabinets.
(2 21. loo*,-. W-riund 4-oze*. *tf*%c pound.
Crtltau ItaggluK and Tie*.
BAOGING- Market flrm: Jute. J%-
pountf, 9%r: large lota 9%c; email lota,
Npound. 6%W9c; 1%-p.und. saa
Island bagging. 12%c.
TIER- Standard. 45-pound, arrow, larg*
lot*. $1 4<): *mall lot*. sl.lO.
salt. Hide* and Waal.
SALT— Demand t* talr and the market
steady, csr.oart lota, 19-pound burlao
sacks. 44c; 100-pound cotton sack. 4.V;
llfl-tmun-l burlap sacks, 4*V: 110-pound
cotton ear k- 49%c; pound l.urlap aa. k*.
16c; U6-pound cotton sack. Me. 209-pound
burlap sack*. 16c.
HlDES— Market firm; dry flint. ls%c;
dry salt. Il%c; green *alted. 4c.
WOOL— Nominal; prime Georgia, free
ef sand burrs and bln. k wool. 19. . black.
I4c; burry, 10c. Wax, 26c; tallow. I%c.
l>**r skins. Me.
HIItCU.A4EOtI.
EuaH—Mackerel, half-barrels, No. 3,
DSO No 2. $4 9), No 3. $6 50; kits. No. L
il*)' No 2. 1135; No J. 96c. Codfish,
•-pound bricks. 9%c; 2-pound bricks. 9c.
Smoked bemng*. per box. 29c. Dutch her
nna m •'- N 10; new mullats. hall
bsrreto. $3 59.
BYIII’Pv Market quiet: Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 39099 c; aelltng at
s2gssc. sugar house at toßtou, scUlng at
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1000.
HONEY—Fair demand; urimed, la bar
rein, MPi>c Kallon.
High wine b.itn. $1,26.
OfIMR I'llliiliftM !"•.
CX)TTON Snvanntih to Doe ton, per
cwi.. ; t4> New Yrk. per rwt , Dr;
to rtnkukiphU. per bale, SI; Dtiuoior*.
II
FOREIGN PlßKCT—Hremen. MHm>v
(Oct. ttc). Llver|Hot. 65; Hambuiii. &6c;
'• n>4. imc; Btfivtiona, 7oc. Manchester.
55c, Havre. .
FOREIGN INniniy’T-IJverpool. oc.
Mmirhciter, #iv rtomlntl; Hamburg. <SOc;
lUvrc Hr; Genoa. Dr; H< vo end St.
I’T raburg, 76c; Antwerp, 0^
LPMUriI —Tt\ *.t rrelthte dull; t-
Ilaltlmor** am) eniitwnn). U bO to J*> 00 per
M . )n< ludiug PortUnd
LI XI PER By .Steum-Bavennah to Bal
timore tv00; to P It R or B A O. docks.
Sa 50; to Philadelphia. tt**c per rwt , (4
I ha. to foot); to New York. S> 00 pei M
64.76 to dock, llgblercd to Dosloit to dock.
Is 00.
NAVAL srroREB —The market flrm;
m<\)iuin Mine vc.**ael line in-Cork (or
orders. 3% t l i-er Lirrtl of 310 pounds, nnd
6 pi’r 'ent. pr!ni.g- Spirit*. In Nf |er
♦* puUone rrße. and 5 per cent, prlmac*
Urr veeaeL. rosin, kt. eplrlte. 4s 3*l
Btcom. lie pr 100 on rosin;
on eplrlte. flaviniiah to Bouton, and
on roaln and *6c on spirit* o New York
gvi %iv rKovmo.Yg. etc.
Now Y rk. Bept 14 Flour firmer again
with tnl<le prt<*#* rulM i fdilOo. and de
mand on a fairly active wale Winter pat
ents s.l TOtut-iO; Minnesota patents. 61 15if
4.P*. Rye flour quiet
Com in* a: llrm. yellow WceLrn. 88c.
Rye firm
Harley quiet. Harley mnlt dull.
Wheat, t*pot steady; No. t red, 82\ic; op
tions had quite u etrong opening on hlgh
er cable** an<l m*>re rains In Northwest,
after which, by re.ison of active realism*
dlftapftolntm* nt ov r the |o -al export trade
and heavy offering* In Chicago, deidtfied
eharidy, closing unite weik at un'hatK
ed prices. March dosed Ma,v.
Beptemh*r, October, Dccem
l>er. HJSc
Porn. s|>ot steady; No. 2, ♦Wue; option
nun k t wa high- r at first on firmness
almiad. but subsequently holding to the
break In wheat, nnd prospe* t* of larger
re’elpt‘. clos<) ea*y at \ advance oft
tbpiernlnr to ’a** rise on leceml>er; May
clos. and. 41V*c. September, 4*V*. HecemtH r.
4114 c.
<fts, sjot firm. No. 2. 2Tc. options neg
lected, hut nominally steady.
Heef quiet; cut meats quiet.
Lard steady.
Pork firm
Ch‘4u strong; large white, 10!$llc;
small white. lu%c.
Tallow quiet.
Petroleum dull.
Rosin steady
Tu|pcntlne quiet. 38 , ’^C• ,^, •
Rice firm
Eggs steady; state and Pennsylvania.
17<|2"c; Westertt regular taicklng.
Potatoes quiet; Jerseys, 61 os&l 80; New
York. 11 ai4ji lyuig Island. 61 50® 1 73;
J< ra v sweets. 6. 2M|2.75.
Peanuts steady; fancy handpicked. 40
444 c; oth r dorm-stlc. 2
< 'ahlfag- s quiet; Long Island per 100. H 5)
Ci2.2f*. cotton by fvm to Liverpool, 40c.
Coffee, spot Rio quiet; No 7 invoice,
S& g c. mild quiet; Cordova. *\*il4< Futures
op in I steady st un> hanged prices and
showed a stead> undertone notwlthstand
tug Euro;** an aily cables and un
satisfactory Brsxlllan advices, btit letter
closing Havte caused coveting here on
which prices advanced F2h points, help
-4.1 by firmer Hid.cation* In spot coffee in
the afternoon; clos-d flrm. 10 to 15 points
n. t high, r Total sales 18.500 bags includ
ing e|*tember. 7.20#7 23c; December. 7 30
January. 7.49 c.
Bnear raw firm; fair refining *'*<'• rtn
tnfngal 46-Mat. sc; mola* sugar. 4c;
rrtin.'l flrm.
COTTOV BF.KD OIL.
New York. Sept 14-Cotton seed oil wa*
quiet, the decline In lard product* check
mg both local and European demand
Prime crude barrels nominal; prime *um
mer yellow. 36034%c *pt>L off summer yel
low. 35%c; prime winter yellow. SOU-BO
prime white. 39040 c; prime meal. $24.
IHICAtiO M4BKKT*.
Chicago. Sept. 14-Lack of export de
■nand was the dominating Influence In
wheat to-day, cau-dng a decline of He In
Corn x * c lower. oihl
a shade lower. Frovislons declined 7H* to
Tba leading futures ranged a* follows:
Ol* rung Highest Lowest. Closing
Wheal No. 2
a, ,u 75% 3 75
O-t ' 70070% 74% 75% 75%t176%
Xoc 74%1tT7 77% 74%076% 74%
Corn No 2-
Sept. ... 4 B, pgr, 41 40% 4<*%
(K-t !9%059% 39% 39% 39 ,
Sox 36% 27 34%536% 34%036^
Oats No. 2
Sept ....21% 21%02!% 21% 3IH
Oct .. 22 22t122% 21% H%
Nov 22% E*. 3% E%
Meat Pork. Per Barrel-
Oct. 11l 42% sll > *>' w
Jan. .11 32% 11 32% 11 35 “
Lard, Per 100 pounds—
Oct . 6 77% 6 77% 6 72% 9 71%
Nov. . 6 7:. 6 75 6 72% 4 72%
Jan , 655 4 57% 656 655
Short Rita, Ter KM Pounda
ge pt. . 7 45 7 45 7 40 7 40
Oct. . 7 27% 7so 7 22% 7 22%
Jan. . 4 02% < 02% 697 % 600
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady; No. 3 spring wheat. 757 c; No
2 red. 77%c: No. 2 earn. 41%4!%c; No. 2
yellow. 41%t41%c; No. 2 nave, 21%W22%c.
No 2 white. 21%c; No. 3 white. 24(424%-'.
No 2 rye, 62c: /t°°d feeding barley. 3Off
39%.-; fair to choice molting 444f4!>-'; No.
1 flax seed. $1 50; No 1 Northwestern.
$1.61; prime timothy seed. $4 10U4.30; me*#
pork. IHI tatrel. sll ft)®ll 46; lard. |r 19)
pcun-le. Pi 72%4.75; short ribs slda*.
(loos. >. r 4UD7.59: dry *tltd shoulder*
(boxed). *'J'-flto%c; short dear side*, (tax
ed). $7 t> gs.(s; whisky, baai* of high
wines. $1.24; clover, contract grade, $3 75.
t Delicious Smoke.
The Hetbert Spencer Is an elegant cigar
and 1* truly a delightful enjoyment to
Inhale the tumea of thl* fin* tobacco; II
la evhilaraling and deltctoua.
See that the name of Herbert Spencer
1* on every wrapper of every cigar, with
out which none are genuine.
The Herbert Spencer cigar* are only
•old by the box of 5u Concha* al $2.60. and
Prrftiios. $4.50 *i IJfgmian Bros., wjtola
•ale druggix*. Barnard and Congress
street*, ot thl* city.-*d.
"Orsyt'orl Is ■ family medicine with
us." said a prominent bustne* man yes
terday "My wile take* ti, and 1 notice
ah- l enjoying b‘ter health than for
yeara. The children keep well by taking
It. '
Grayb ard may be ohialn-d at all drug
■tores or write to u< for H Re-pet* Drug
CO., eola pri p* Bvrvnnah. Ga -ad
JOHN C. BUTLER,
paifitp otU toil ni|n4l4
r^Bdd.m
(tvs Wall
Cement*. Lime n*M*r and
Agent foe Atavtln* CVM Water Paint.
m congraa* nrvvt waot. and 12 Bt Jutton
•treat. WOOL
Nl
If n
J J
■fl
1
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Southern Railway.
Train. Arrive and Depart Savannah an 10 Ih Mrridun Tim* One Hour Bktwrt
, , Than 04 ly Tima.
Bcltadul.a In Effect 8u nday. June 14 iwft
READ DOWN') TO til E KAHT '|| READ UP
No 54 | K *4 [j ' fMoT* i fio.ti
U Aquii ii 20nu. Lv • unab Ai
I Ij (Euiirn Tune.)
4 Bpm; 4 34am Ar Blank vllle Lt 3 <(km; 1 Titan.
4 <k>r*m; I 10am,,Ar CutuuibL Lvi| I 25 mi 11 35>m
4 lopii f 46am Ar t'haelutte Lv * luaiu
11 44pm]i2 23i-m Ar . .... ...Or-anaboro L*v{j 7 19pm| 6 4AiBl
itOam . . . A* Norfolk Lv . 9 9Uf*u
11 61am 1 JSpm Ai ". Dan vtlle Lv|| 6 49pm 4 Mm
* , n , A: UV ii --i.it i.\ . : Uptn -i ii*'
i 40*ni FSpm Ar Ljrn hburg I.v . ..i n •
4 Earn 6 33pm Ar < Imrlftt I*vtl4a Lvi| : i*i-m 12 6ipm
7 35an> 9 40pm Ar Washington Lvijll t6*in 9'*>p*B
9 16am U linn, Ar falllmore L\ 22am 9 ITpm
11 15am; 2 (akin, Ar i)a>lelphta l.v 3 (nan 4 tpm
3 flßpm, (23am Ar New York Lv ’.3 HVrm 3 26|im
Jl gqm 3 OOtan. At U..#ion l,vj| 6 9cpm|lo 10am
Nvr *4 TO THE MOST II AND wwif. I, No
|| (Eaaiarn Tuna.)
4 90am Lv - ol jinl iu Lvj| 1 X*ra
9 90am Lv Bfoi lat>>>urs Lv| 4 !6pm
12 lupm Lv Asheville l.vil 3 lll*n
o2pm Ar Hot Bvirtnga Lv 1146 am
7 30pm 'Ar Kaoxvfll* L 4 kra
4 lAan. Ar Ix-.| ,gi.m L' 10 40pm
f 45am Ar Cincinnati l.v 5 00.-m
7(oam Ar Iti-avtll I.V| 7 46t>m
6o|>m;Ar HI Lout* Lv|| t o*an>
All trains arrive and dcfwrt from tha l‘l*nt Hy.tem Ktailoo.
THROUGH CAB SERVICE. ETC
TRAINS 33 AND 34 DAILY. NEW YOR K AND FLORIDA EXPRESS VaaU
buled limited trabia. with Pullman Drawing Room 81-p4ng Caia b-tw-m Savan
nah and New York. Connects at \Va*hliigton with Cos ion mi Expr*-* for Iftmton
Pullman 81- eptng Car* b>twecn Charlotte and Richmond and CharkMta and Nor
folk Dining Car* serve all meal* tmtwsen fiavannah and Washington.
TRAINS 35 AND 36 DAILY. THE UNITED STATES FAST MAIL Veatlboled
limited trains, carrying Pullman Drawing Hoorn Sleeping Car* betwean Savannah
and New York Dining Cora *rve all meal* between Havannah ami Wa*hln. ten
Also Pullman Drawing Room Ble-pn g Cara twtwecn fiavanoah and cTnciunatl.
through A.hevlll* and ‘Tha Land of tba Sky "
For complete Information *■ to rates, acltedule*. etc., apply to
O. GROOVER Ticket Agent. Plant System Station
JAMES FREEMAN. C. P and T. A. 141 Bull .treat. Talephonaa-Uell. 450;
Gavrgla. 450
8 H HARDWICK A*ltnt Gen.ral Paaenger Agent. Atlanta. G.
MARINE INTEI.I.IGENt E.
Matter* of lalerest to Shipping Men
Generally.
Petty thieving I* being frequently re
ported along the river front lately. Sev
eral vetM-al* have been hoarded by wharf
thieve* during the pa*l few day*, and
arthles lx longing to the crew taken. In
about all case* the Invader* have man
aged lo twain.
The British steamahlp Axmlneter clear
ed lor Barcelona y**terday with a cargo
of 6,100 bale* of cotton, valued at 33.1i.44- 1
Thl* 1* the first vessel to clear with cot
ton at the Custom House thl* season.
Two Urge cargoes of lumber will leave
Boston for South America the first fair
chance In the barks Harrison O. Johnson.
Capt. Bergman, and ths Benjamin F
Hunt, Jr, Capt. Soria. Both vewsel* hove
cleared at the Custom House, the former
for Rosario, with 796.444 feet of pine and
spruce, and th<- latter for Bueno* Ayres,
with t0*.709 feet of pine, oak, walnut and
white wood.
Sebastian, Fla . Sept. 14 -Tug boat Three
Friends arrived here thl* morning and
pulled schooner Mary E Mor.e oft and
now has her In tow for Fertiandina.
I’uasrager* by Steamships.
Passenger* by steamship City of Birm
ingham. New York for Savannah. Sept.
11—W Warner. Jr . and wife. Flor n e
Warner. Annie Warner. Ml.* E J Nu
gent. J R McKean, O. M Norton. T M
Weir. Mr Finney, J. E. Finney. C, A
Lewi*. Mr A J. lo'hwald and two itill
dren. M Lehwald. I. M. Frank, C. II
Courley. Hmlle fichwarta. C. P Hay, 14
Lehwald. Dr. C. A Fox. C. F Rtltson.
A Morse. Mrs L Gaines. W. Norton. J
Mooden, Mr. Elbail. W. la-npett.
4nv.iin.tt Aluianae.
Sun risen at 6:44 a. m and sets at 4:05
p m.
High water at Tybee to-day nt 123)0 a
to and 12:35 p. m High water at Savan
nah one hour later.
Phases of the Moon for keplember.
D. It 31.
First quarter 2 1 56 morn
Full moon 5 11 4 eve.
Last quarter 15 2 67 eve.
New moon 3* I 57 eve.
Moon IVrtgee, sth; Moon Apogee, 234
ARRIVAL* AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.
Steamship Treasury (Rr), Davies, Barry.
-Mini# ft Cos.
Veaaeta flearevi Yeeterday.
Steamship Axmlnster (Rr), Bpink. Bar
celona.— Strachan ft Cos.
Schooner Annie T. Bailey, Findlay, Phil
adelphia.
Schooner Bahama (Br). Anderson. Vic
toria Cove. Canada, near Quebec.—Master.
Y'eaaela Went to 9ea-
Bark Sonora (Nor). Telofsen. SharPj
ness
Schooner Wm. H Swan. Davidson. Ual
tlmore.
ahlpplna tlrmi.rsslt.
Port Tampa. Fla.. B*pt. 14.-Arrlved.
Austrian steamer Lacroma. Cerclcb. New
York.
Sailed. Norwegian steamer Verlla*. Has
museen, Havana.
Carrabelle. Fla . Bepf 14—Cleared,
•chooner John R. Bergen (American).
Smith. Nets York
Baltimore. Sept 14 —Arrived, steamer
Alleghany. Savannah.
Sunderland, Sept 12 -Sailed, Cyc4e. Ba
vxniMih.
Fernandlna. Fla . Sept 14 -Cleared,
■teamei Hetty (Au*t). Blelch. Trieste, vto
Baltimore
Hailed. choonr Maggie G. Hart. Welt.
New York
New Orleans. I-*.. Sept 14 —Cleared
steamer Iberia (Nor). Jakobten. Celb*;
Adrla (Nor). Baemuawen. Port Antonia
Charleston. 8 C . Sept. 14 —Arrived.
•teamcr Oaktond* (Br). Granger. iv>m
ran; tug North American and lender L>t
tls. Philadelphia for Galveston, put in fvr
coal.
Mobile. Ala . Sept. 14—Arrived, steam
er U*k (Br). Murry, from Puerto Cortes,
schooner Lt*sl H Partstck, Meyers. Ha
vana
Cleared, steamer Ardenroto (Br). Smith,
for Havana, steamer Kepeir,* (Nor), Dan
lelsen. Puerto Cor teg.
Key West, Fla. Sept. 14—Arrived,
•learners Ms scot to. Whlta. Port Tampa,
and sailed for Havana; culttra McLnne
Haynold*. Port Tmia. Algonquin. Willy.
Wilmington; tug Dauntless. Floyd Ha
vana. with schooner H Frank Neally In
tow; schooner* A F Merrill, Lowe,
Boiusko. Dr Lvke*. Poztler. Havana
K!eetw<-od Sept 14 —Ballad, steamer
Yestor. Savannah.
9 poise*.
Norwegian hark Gazette, from Tampico
to Falmouth.
Nallre to Marlaer*.
Pilot chart* and all hydrographic Infor
mation will ta furnished master* of ves
sel* free of eharge In United States hy
drographic office In Custom House. C*p
tslna are reqilMted to call at the olfic*.
Repon* of wreck* and derelict* received
for transmission to tba Navy Depart
-989$
Foreign Exports.
Per British *team*hlp Axmlnster, for
R.ircel.ata-fl.Wn talcs cotton, value 3335.-
44ft—Cargo various.
Per British schooner Bahama, for Vic
toria Cove, near Quebec -I,Oto pieces yel
low pine lumber, ne at-urlng :’.49 feet,
value 32.134.—Carg0 by Cha*. 8. Hlrsch ft
Cos.
f'nnalwlae Esports.
Per schooner Annin T. Bailey, for Phila
delphia—333.2l4 feet yellow pile.- lumber
Cargo by John A. Calhoun.
YK99151.* IN I’lißT,
fiteamahlpa.
Axmlnster (Hr). 1.231 tons. Spink: ckl for
Barcelona
Howlek Hall (Br). 2.374 tons, Kllvert; Idg
fur Bremen—Strachan ft Cos
Roxbv (Br) 1.964 tons* Shield*; Idg for
Bremen and Hamburg- A, F Churchill
Imaiim (Brl. 2.7<*; tons, Pentarlhy; big
eotlrat—Strachan ft Cos.
Bre kfleld (Br). into ions, Jeffela; Idg
cotton—Mini* ft Cos.
Darlitiabai (Br) 1.62i (on*. Work. Idg
for Liverpool Strachan ft Cos.
lathnon (Hr). 2.294 tons. Gardner; Idg for
Bremen.—Minis ft Cos.
Treasury (Br). Rats. Davies; Idg. for
Genoa —3l Inis ft Cos,
Ursula Bright (Br). 2.114 tons. Goods; Idg
for Bremen —Wilder A Cos.
Msseonomo tHr *. 2.734 tons, Mann. Idg
for Bremen —W. W. Wilson.
Nhlps.
Germanic (Nor) 1.269 ton*, Sunde. Idg
n. .—Dahl ft Cos.
flsrlti.
Zefiro (Ital), 544 ton*. Paturxo; Id. n a.—
Straiban A Cos.
Anna lOer), 1.257 ton*, Oilman*; to Id. n.
■ —Strachan ft Cos. .
Carl Huattatl (Nor). 449 tone, Olsen; to Id
n. *.—Dahl ft Cos.
Bussell (Nor), 407 ion*. Hansen; Idg n
s.—ll* nry Juchter
Crown (Nor), 629 ton*. Ileberg; to Id. n
a —Master
Lizzie Curry (Br). 494 tons. Landry; Idg
lumber for Qu<l -.—Master.
Rrlga.
Zenit (Aust). 344 lons, Benlcb; to Id. n *.—
Straehan ft Cos.
Hsrkrallnri.
Ramona (Br), 494 tona, Trelegven, cl*, for
—Master.
firkooner*.
Oscar C. Schmidt 467 ton*. Prteraon; Idg
lumtw-r —C. W Howard ft Cos.
Harriet C. K*rlln, 456 ton*. Steelman;
Ida. lumtar-~Ma*ter
Severn 4Or). 403 Von*. Kerr; lo Id. n. *—
Master.
Annie T. Bulley, 390 ton*. Findlay; Idg
lumle r Master
Julia A Truhae. 392 ton*, Albertson; Idg
lumtier—Master.
T W. Dunn, 435 ton*, Bond; Idg. lumber—
Master.
Tho*. L. James. 374 ton*. Farnham; Idg
lumber—Blaster,
Bahama (Br). 321 ton*, Anderson; Idg
lumber—Master. ,
At t| iiNrflntlnr,
Si hooner John It. Penrose ami hark lat -
tona.
FLAOIR ItAYAUB* CHINA
ailllions of t e test in Is t arrled Off by
* the nuhonle Pail
From the I’hlladclphia Record.
Hlaghaa. Clilna. Aug. 20-The most
terrible arourgu of modern lime* la the
bubonic plague. It wa* first calbsl the
Hong Kong plague, bemuse II attrarted
the attention of the world first l>y It* ap
pearance tn the British colony of flong
Kong. But It did not originate llwre.
It tame from the mainland, where It h*d
been raging for many month* The prov
ince of whbh Canton Is tne capita! may
claim the distinction of giving birth lo
thla winged dragon that la >preadtng It*
black rb tdow over all Aala and threatens
the whole world. It lagan early In Hit*
decade It waa carried from llong Kong
to Bombay In a shipload of tin- live or
lx year* ago. In spite of the moat vig
orous effort* of the Indian government,
the latest report* Indicate a death rule
In India from thin one cause of not l'-f- ■
than 6.000 per week. Il I- probable that
the unrepnrted ease* would raise thla fig--
ure lo an average of l.iif) a day.
Few Quarantine Heaulntlon*.
But thl* fearful mortality I* stmll In
comparison with wltal I* going on In
Chin.i. Here, there are no quarantine reg
tilattona, except ala few open porta, atid
even there they are very Imtwrfectly , ar
rled out. Thera are no sanitary officers;
no money I* expended by the government
to prevent the spread of the disease.
The only effort made by the mandarin*
to fight the plague I* an occasional visit
to an Idol temple to |>ray to Hie evil spirit
and make an offering to sppeaai hit
wiath And *0 It has been creeping up
the China coset. spreading drvaelallon
In Its track. It reached Hlnghuu City In
the summer of U 96 Not leaa than 1,570
died within *tx week*, out ol a popula
tion of perhaps sixty thousand filuce
then the condition In Hinghua I* typical
of all the Southern roast of China Tha
mortality ha# been terrible
The plague move* about from village t<
vtllag- 1' goner illy lost* for übout two
month.- In a place. It tag In* in a light
form that yields readily to prompt and
skilful treatment, If there I* any one to
administer It. But the dlsvuec Increases
tn violence and become# mure fatal, then
Plant System.
of Railways.
Train* Operosed by 90th Meridian TI me—On* Hour Slower Tlt*n City Ttmw.
118, it n, ~h Nunh and' South. , a,34 ■-i IH i 111
4 4ip, .ua,l2 Ilk- a tta . *3a Lv* . “.Savannah.Ar|, l 46a 7 w i i-pti lu^iFiffp
X. 16a U Wa, 4 I9p 10 Jta, 4 s*., A r . Charlraton .. Lv||ll Op 5 iftai 5 Ittp! 1 41* ll
1 4 23.. | 7 26) Ar .... Rich mural .. Lv 9 06ai 6
I M#‘ai U9Di ,Ar ..Washington... Lv tJO-iillCp.
1 1 * *.,| 1 00-vAr Baltimore ... I.vi 2 s&al t 4Cp
1 1® *5-> Ibua.Ar .... Philatlelphla.. Lv| 12 9up 11 J3pj
I I I 16p 7 00. Ar ... New York.... Lv|| 9 26pi • iftwj
■ i * 30pj . I On;. Ar Boston Lv, 1 (Op lluOni,
:• 133 35 ,63 M I [IS .- -a 22 lf~
i UN’ 336 - . 06a 6 Jftaj 2 1 w(TLv Hftvagnah ... Arli 1 g.,'.2 IW|I2 VOptU .V**|lo 15
* ®6pj 5 tip lo 501 7 55a, 4. a Ar . . Wa>cro**.... l.v 10 3i>p 9 p 9 kii 9 30uj 7 ft*
12 M-i; 9 U|. . lip; t Iftpj I 15|- Ar Tnftmavllle . l.v : *0,.( T top! Ila! IW|l3|
10 JOp 7 e.*p I.’ wk> 9 ,'6.t| X) • ,Ar ... Ja- k>onv|llg.. Lv| * 30;- * i*n 5 due 7 30*; 5 Oil
|W >P, 3 ip|l2 2p 13 02p; Ar I’alalkn ... l.v .- 40|i| 6 OOpj 4 O&a 4 fl6a ...
I 3 toft, 5 40pi I j[Ar Sanford Lviju €6p 1 1 00a 1 49ft ....*•
I I | 1 20p 2 39|- Ar ...Ualn**vll|e .. l.v . .1 2 40pj
I I I * I4p I tip Ar Coala .... Lv | I l 40, -...
1 10 50p Hi ip Ar .81. Petersburg., l.v | 6 00a,
I J b’a 10 OOt-dfl 00p|10 OOpilAr T*mt>* . I.v 7 00a! 7 to| 75p tp ..
I hto|lo 30p|t0 30p 10 99p Ar ... Port Tampa Lvl| 4 16a| 9 X6a| 7 OOp 7 40p....~
j | 1 19*j 1 10a j I lub Ar ... I’uiMb Garda . Lv | 4 J6p 4 16p .. aMn
• I ! -110 45a 10 46a Ar . St Ail gusllne. l.v 6 >)p| | J9p| |. ...^
I & WM* 3 liti 3" p 5 7<-a| l.y ... HftVantuh ... LvMIO 15a U 19a !!7.7. ;..'.".7..|....._
.| 4 45|> 4 Isaj 4 60p 6 49a ]Ar Jrsttp l.v; * Xst 19 Snp | I
I * 45p| 7 10oj 4 26p 4 06a! Ar .... Brun awlek Lv 6 40a| 3 dtp| j |....
NORTH. WEBT AN D SOUTHWEST
16 | 53 || Via Jc up || 14 , 36 15 | 35 |jVl* Munigurn* ry.fi 14 | 74
S“V 5 :ua l.v Savannah Ar ,lo la 12 llto i 6 69v ni< Lv Haiannah Ar 10 lia| I toa
4 45p| 6 40..,,Ar ...Jaaup., Lv | 9 loa io 40p 4 10. 9 2tlp Ar M'lg mery Lv 7 tap,ll 25ft
I 00a, 1 !5p ,Ar Macon Lv 1 00a, IWP 7 lOp! 6 V>* Ar Nashv'lle Lvl! 4u 2 lift
4 SO*) 9 60;- Ar.. Atlanta Lv 10 tip,l2 l<d> t b*a II SSp Ar Luulnvdl* Lv 1 H',i 91*
9 45*: * 40p Ar Oh* nuoga Lv 4 (Lpl 4 4.a J 04ft| 4 06p Ar Cm- Innatl Lv ;U nop I*•
I 9np! 7 • Ar lovulsvllle l.v 7 45a{ 7 4%p T 30a| 7 14t Ar 84. loul Lv , I (ftp lit
7 30p 745 Ar Ctncl.Niatl Lv 6 3aj 7 i*k> | | fL ft N )
794 * OOp lAr 81 la>uia Lv * ISpf I to* f 9ta| Ar 8t lomla Lv I I OOp
7 1m! 6 UN' Ar Chtcaga .Lvt 6 top) y uop j | (M A O.)
5 4-ia tUp (Lv.. Atlanta ArniO Mp II Sna 4 tost 9 tip! Ar Chlengv. f.vH 7 nnp 1 rap
I top! 7 Un Ar Mempbns Lv' 6 kin' 4 top
4 45a! 710 Ar KnnaaaCllyLv | 4 Wpi AP 4 13pl 3* !Ar.. Mobile ..Lv||U ilpjU 20*
• land unmarked ttaliia# dally. ® 40pi 7 40*!(Ar N Orlnane Lv , &s*> . tip
t Dally except Sunday. | t u jua,,Lv aevannah ArhtO 15*|13 10*
(Sun,lay only j j 45. 13 JOp Ar • Tlflon .. Lv|l 3 16*1 6R*
Through Pullman Sleeping TVr tferrlee I ti* 2 !0p Ar.. Albany Lv 'll Ota 3 tip
to North East and W l *** and lo Florid* I 6 30p Ar Colitmbu* Lv‘! ... 10 uu*
tuaarvlluiis made at Port 'lamp* with ilrsmrr* fur Key W eat aad
llsvaaa. I.ravlug Port Tampa Moadaya, Tharadaya aad Oatardaya •(
8100 p. in
J. II Polhemua, T P A.; E A Armand . city Tkt Agt . Do 8010 Hotel. Pbuaa OL
B. W. WRBNN. Paasenger Tra file Manager, Savannah. Ua
McDOi\OUGH 1 BALLANTYNE, T
Iron Founders, Machinists,
btfttg.miiba. Wallet osadiaea, manata aturere of Slutluo
•> aaj i-anakle Rftgdia**, tvnieai and tap Miwiit cJ _ ■ .uiLja*
ir MlUa, 50.,, Mill aad Pan*, aka (flag. 4'alieye, eta. ‘
TELEPHONE NO. 123. " V
It gradually die* out, the later .'ate* be
ing like tha first.
No Medical llemefly.
With tha t hin* e tha fatalities are enor
mous. They know little of mvdlclne and
nothing of Riinltatlon often Hie lrk are
left to themselvce. and the relatives tiro
for their live*. I recently heard of a
•mall village In which there were more
than one hundred cases, alt fatal except
two. It Is very common for from 10 to 20
per cent of the population of a village to
die within a few weeks. In n village of
lee* than 70 Inhabitant*, more than 40
have dl*t) recently.
In n region on thl* coast, the end of
the Btughol penliumla. It la eaitmatud that
within the past two year*, out of a prob
able population of 3u.t*i. not lee* than
onvi-third of the people have died. Tier**
are no tall94lc* taken by the govarnmvn'
from which to report accurately or even
approximately as to the number of
th-aib*. hut after much inquiry during fre
quent tours In all direction* over thl*
Hliiglma prefecture, with a protabla po|>-
ulailon of $.091.9*1. 1 think the death rain
annually from thl* one rauae for the pa*t
two yeara rop* * l il y cannot be lose than
from 7. to 9 per cent., or at least 140.9*)
a year
la*** Virulent In the North.
What has been said of Hinghua may
tie sold of thl* whole coast south of here
and north a* fr as F*iorhow, only It has
not been 00 long continued In the north
Lost summer It wa* very violent and fa
tal In Mnnehurta. beginning at the port
of Newchuang. Ite**nl adilce* say that
It ha* now spread Into the Interior, and
I* 1 oproting the experience of Bombs Chi
na In the extreme north It Is Inevitable
that this scourge will spread all over
China. Thor* t no effort upon the part
of the government to prevent It
The bubonic plague t* a child of filth
To kill It. Ha mother must first ho dis
posed of. To do thl* the mandarin* are
not Intelligently lining a lngl* linger,
nor will they during this generation They
could not If they would, and moat of them
would not If they could. Tht* vast mias
ma swamp will not be drained and tloan*-
*d utile** lh Western I’owrrs do It. And
Who can doubt for a moment that the
present situation I* a wrlou* monaca to
•II Christendom? The plague I* a whip
of small cord* In tha honda of God to
make filthy humanity clean up.
% It iissinns He4*rl VA Ith It*
Already aeverol Russian# have died of
Gils disease In Manchuria, and many na
tive employe* on the Ml her kin Ilailrtanl
have died, while many more have quit
wotk and fled, thit* seriously hindering the
work of construction. This gives Russia a
far tatter rxcuse for seizing that provtnc*.
than those It ha* had for inking the step*
already taken toward completely Russian
izing that vast Mice of the Celeatlal Km
-1 When 4h* time come*. America should
have a share In thl# hou#o cleaning. How
can she shirk the responsibility with the
Philippine* ilmosl aa near this Fuhhien
coast at Cub* lie* to Florida; and with the
Hawell Islamto half way aero** the
Pacific containing ten* of thousand* of
Chinese, and constant communl-aslon
with China; *nd with tb- tmrmn.* and
rapidly growing traffic of 1 '•j'" 0
<•< **posing our country to the conta
gion more than any .alt*' .
Every motive of duty 10 ourselves and
to humanity *e*m* to point to America
having an Imporlan* part to perform ti
, h *. future of tha A-tollc continent a* w* II
a* of tho Island* that fringe It* <■**•
Rarer Thing* lo Hal.
From the Phttodrlphla Record.
Octopus I* largely eaten m tha I*l* of
J< P'rlc arid, a rntrpontnl of lyddtte. I*
used to adulterate beer.
Hedgehog, b.ke.l Pi a clay ovon. I* a
dish any epicure might envy.
The Icelander rata dried fish *nd butter
Jurt * we eat breftd and hulirr.
A China** drink I* made of lamb* flesh,
bruised with tire, and fermented
Sherry owe* It* pecullat taste to aul
phate of lime, two and a half ppunda of
which ar* a<kled to ob 1.99) pound* of
r*|*es
A penny will buy 20 time* * much
nourishment In the shape of oatmcul a*
In the form of beef.
Bleat has been preserved In a frozen
■cite for 30 yar, and found perfectly
ratable nt the end of that time.
Tha sterlet, caught In Siberian rivers,
compete* *Bh the Pompano, from the Gulf
ol Mexico, as the moat delirious fleh in
the world ,
A company ha tarn formed to supply
tlx- English markat with reindeer venison
Telemarken. In Norway. Is Ito headquait
er* It has • head of 2.400 deer.
Vermouth Is made of white wine*, fla
vored with red Peruvian tark. rhubarb,
orange peel. Ills roat. veronica, centaury,
cinnamon elder flower*, germander, and
sugar Truly a wonderful compound
In MaurHlit* they make tea of the leave*
of an orchid In Petit they drink mile,
a tea made from a native specie* of holly.
The Aby*slnUn* make ■ tea from tho
leave* of cthi editlls, which ha* strong,
stimulating qualities.
01$
B'YPO. y
Rchedulea Effective Sept 10. IS*.
Train* arrive at and depart from
Central Station. H'wt linud, foot of
iJbartv street
*>th MnrldUn Tlroa—One hour slower than
tlljr lima.
**• Arrlva *
Savannah: Havannah:
(Augusta, Macon. AiianU.j
• 41am|t'ovltlgton. M llcdgevtlle,B Oman
(■ rnj all Intermedia!# point si
|Aiiau.la Ma. on Atlanta I
Alhani. Montgomery, Co-|
** OQpm lumlnia. Illmiinirhiiin Am |t ODattt
jeftcue, Kufaula and Troy.|
** wpm| I >ovcr Accommodation r? tiara
f* utpaaj Ouyton Dinner Train. |f bpai
‘Daily. tKirtpl Sunday
BETWEEN savannah and* ttbeb.
7!lh meridian or Savannah rll|r lima
LEAVE SAVANNAH.
Monday only ,21 a ro Dally excapl
Monday : a m Daily S:00 p. m.
LEAVE TYHEK
Monday only 711 a ro. Dolly except
Monday 10 u ro I ally 1p m
iad at i>Tinlnal lOinta
ntllli all trains Northwest. West and
Southwest. f
Sleeping cars on nlsht trnlna between
Savannah and Auauata, Macon, Atlanta
ond Itlrmlnaham.
Parlor car* on day trains between Ba
vann.lh. Mar oti and Atlanta.
Kor complete Information, ocvh (doles.
r"t" and connection*, apply lo
w. O BREWER, t'lly Ticket and Pass,
rnirer Agent. 107 Bull street,
or
W. It. McINTYRM, Depot Ttefcet A rant.
X C. ItAII.K. <leneral I'awrnyrr Anstit
E. H. HINTON. Traffic Manager.
1 HEO D. KI.INK, Orti. Superintend eat,
Havannah. Oa.
fflgftTilMSH lIMITEH
Double Daily Service
Th* short line lo Norfolk. Washington.
Ualitmnro, Philadelphia, New York sad
the h_i<
H rwiwi Rw"w
v ® a y* nn *h. s. A.X Ry.U Kpmfil itpm
Ar Columbia, 8 A. L H> tpm Mam
Ar Raleigh. 8 A. L Ry 11 Ppm 11 Mem
Ar Durham, 8. A L Ry : T Juamj 4 tpm
Ar Petersburg.* 8 Ale Ry 4 Ham 4 Upm
Ar R|. htnoiwl. s A L. |t> i item t> 40pm
Ar Washington, Penna... II 45um| BOpm
Ar Baltimore Penna. .... 10 (gamll! Kpm
Ar Philadelphia, Penna... 11 Ppm! 3 Mara
Ar New York Penna 1 Klpat t llane
No 44 ' tioW
I-v Savannah. 8. A L Ry.U UpoafU ktpiii
Ar Poristnoulh, B.A.L Hy; 7 Oram; S Mpm
Hteamera leave KorfofE dully, escapi
Hunday. for Baltimore. Philadelphia and
New York, and dally for Washington.
lot ila
and New Orleans, leaving Savannah at
7 a. m.. arriving at Montgomery 7:9
p. m , at which poltit rloaa connection It
made with pie L. A N R. R.. arriving
at Mobile SO6 a. m. and New Orlaana
7 40 a. m
The short line to Fernand in a, Jacliaon
vllle. Tnmiu and other Flotldm points.
| No V [ Noth’
Lv Savannah,' I7X. L. Hyl (Him I I Wpai
Ar Fernandlna. HAI. Hy Uam! I Hpm
Ar Jackaonvllle, HAL. It y loam 1 7 40pm
Ar Tampa. HA 1. Ry. 5 ttpmj lam
Magnificent Pullman buffet sleeping cor
service to Washington, Balltmoro, Phila
delphia and New York; aloo to Jackoott
vtllc and Tampa.
flirting ears from Savannah to Hamlet,
and Richmond to New York.
Buffet parlor cara Savannah to Mont
gomery.
For additional Information apply to
Ticket Office, Bull and Bryan streets.
Phone 3*.
1,000,000 HIDES WANTED.
DRY FLINT* UH
DtlT HALTED lllie
OKCEN HALTED Mto
D. KIRKLAND,
Successor © R. Kirkland.
<l7 to 4Q 81. Julian street, west.
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