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BUN'S REVIEW of the year. THI ;\II or THU VARIOUS tries disiusseid. . ot ,rn " " , " 1 Trade Ha* Been Dull-War „ t liinn Cheeked Demand for Cot iioo.li— Stuck* Pretty Well ( ~r nn ed 1 1* After Galveston !>*■- However— A Doom In Mill ,11, ling *■. the South - Closing M-nr f Century a Remarkably satisfactory One to Planters. V, York. Dec. 31.—Dun’s Review, In ;i ' summary reviewing the business of p,,. your just closed, will say regarding r-, leading markets: renditions In iron and steel during 1909 „, r0 much more sound than In the pre ,|nl, years when speculation was rife a '.,l prices inflated far beyond the bonds 0 f reason. Statistics of the weekly capacity of fi ; nl ,ees in blast show that the highest ; ir.t on record was reached Feb. 1. while t(u , r p was little diminution during the | rxt few moniis. But, with the collapse 0 f speculation during the spring and realisation of the fact that operations had j,,rii overdone there came a steady re du tion in output. From 296 furnaces in blast on Feb. t. there followed a continual shutting down until but 201 were in operation on Nov. 1, and the weekly production decreased go 7!0 tons. Even at this rapid rate of declining output, stocks accumulated with startling rapidity and on Oct. 1 the ,„ p was reached at 670.331 tons. Business Htions were satisfactory, however, and ,i, main! expanded, while exports of flnish , ,i products grew very heavy when prices reached a level that made competition possible with Britisl: and German produc ers. In two months, ending Dec. 1, fur nace stocks of pig iron decreased 113.893 tons, and the tone was so much improved that many idle furnaces resumed. Manufactured articles have moved along similar linos. Quotations of iron and steel products at the beginning of the year were little below the level prevailing thirteen years previous, and the fall was almost uninterrupted until October, when the av i iago was but 63.68 per cent, of the fig ure prevailing Jan. 1, 18S7. The year 1900 opened with favorable con ditions prevailing in nearly every branch oi iito dry goods trade. The home demand continued good for tin first three months and then fell away, until by June the market had lapsed into pronounced dull ness, and from a steady upward course in prices began to gradually decline again. The arrest of buying was remarkable. In woolen goods stocks began to accumu late again and their course up to the close of the year has shown pronounced weakness in both men's wear fabrics and dress goods, with the result that the gain in prices made last year and in the early part of this has been lost in many direc-, tions, and where any retained at all is of limited extent. A sudden demand from China for heavy brown cottons in May, the first purchase made for that market in several months, was unfortunately checked by the outbreak of the Boxer rising, and since then there has been an entire sus pension of buying for that country. In September another stimulus was given to cotton goods by the iopid advance in raw material, which followed the Galveston disaster and short crop predictions. Prices assumed their upward course, and the market ruled strong again until the end of October, when there was another lull in the demand. .Stocks had, however, bun well cleaned up as a rule, and al though some of the staple lines have eased off slightly, a fairly steady tone has since prevailed. The prosperous condition of the cotton goods trade last year and the early part of this has had a marked effect upon the cotton industry in. the South, reviv ing the boom in mill building which pre vious depression hail checked. . A num ber of new mills have been added, and many more are in course of erection. It is probable that when the year's statis tics are compiled they will show the ad dition of nearly 1.000.0C0 spindles to the productive capacity of the South. After advancing from 18.01 cents as Ihe average of 100 grades of wool reported by Choates * Bros., on May 1, to 24.70. in December, 3899. it was only natural that the year 1900 should witness severe reac tion and return to a more normal level. The decline was gradual, and the year closed about 22 per cent, below the top point touched twelve months previous. The dosing year of the century was a remarkably satisfactory one for farmers and planters, notwithstanding the fact that some sections harvested smaller crops than in preceding years. While the South produced less cotton than in two previous record-breaking seasons, prices were the highest iruten years, and the net profits made on plantations were enorm ous. Spring wheat states lost much grain, but Kansas and other large winter-wheat growers made trig crops, and the average price was high. In fact, the cereals were ail abnormally advanced until there oc curred a natural loss ill exports, so that Russian ports were able to secure much foreign trade, the i had belonged to Ameri can producers. Corn was put up to with in a fraction of 30 cents here, and specu lative manipulation forced the Chicago price still higher. These operations had a naturally deleterious effect on exporta tion. and foreign surplus countries reap "l much of the benefit from excessively inflated domestic markets. >1 It. M'KIM.F.Y INTERVIP3VVF.iI. 11l presses Hope 'Mint I ujteil States ■ml Great Britain tiny t'oattnne 5n Amity Durinu New Century. I.ondon, Jan. I.—Th* Washington cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph wires an interview with President McKinley, in the course of which he expressed a wish that the United States and Great Britain might continue in amity during the new century. Mr. McKinley, according to the correspondent said he hoped for the acceptance of the amended Hay-Faunee fote treaty and expected to see the Nic araguan ounal commenced thoroughly in ills second term of office. FOB EXPOSITION EXHIBITS. Georgia State foul mission Organizes for Its Work. Atlanta, De< 31.—At a meeting of the Georgia State Commission for the Pan- American Exposition at Buffalo and the Charleston Exposition, held to-day. Spe cial Commissioner W. A. Hemphill was elected chairman; Commissioner ot Agri culture O. It Stevens Jtecrotary, and State Geologi- executive officer. Work on the preparation of the exhibits for the two expositions will begin at once. 9* 11, Barrett Nats Willi Alton Hall run il. Chicago, lee. 31—Official announce ment was m de to-day by President Fel ton of the Alton Railroad that J. H. Bar tett lias beei appointed general superin tendent, vice Willis E. Gray, resigned. Mr. Barrett ins been lately general su perintendent of the Southern Railway. Physician I,uses Both Leu*. San Anton o, Tex.. Dec. 31—Dr. John B. Adams, i. well-known physician at Callam. Ala was run over by a street ear to-night and lost both legs. There is little chance for his Tecovery. AUDITOR LAWSHE'S REPORT. Secretary Boot Recommend* to President Not to Comply AVlth the Ilncoti Hesnlution. Washington, Dec. 31—There Is likely to be some delay on ihe part of the execu tive in complying with the terms of a res olution introduced by Senator Bacon, and adopted on the 19th insl., directing the Secretary of War to Transmit to the Sen ate the report of Abraham Lawshe, auditor of Cuba, giving in detail the re sult of his investigations, made under di rection of the War Department, into the receipts and expenditures of the Cuban funds. Secretary Root has transmitted the re port to President McKinley with a state ment of his opinion that its publication at this lime -would be “incompatible with public interests." Several criminal pros ecutions are under way as a result of the discoveries made by Auditor Lawshe in connection wiih the administration of Cu ban affairs, and the Secretary of War re gards it as inadvisable to publish to the world the data upon which these proceed ings are based, pending their judicial de termination. The situation raises an ex tremely interesting question, which is left for the settlement of the President. The Senate In unqualified terms “di rects" the Secretary of War to transmit the Lawshe report to that body, and the Seerettyy has referred the matter to the President with a statement that he does not think the resolution should be com plied with at the present time, on the ground that such action would be preju dicial to the public interests. THE OLD TAMPA SUIT. Hockley Helm Again File Salt top INiMMeMMion of 01<l faoverninent It enervtitlo n. 'Tampa, Fla., Deo. 31— Suit was tiled here this morning by the Hockley heirs for possession of old government res ervation, valued now at more than $300,- 000. This property has been fought for in all the courts in this state and the United States Circuit Court and has been twice passed upon by the Secretary of the Interior at Washington. This fight has covered a period of twenty years and was settled in favor of the persons now in possession. To-day the Hockley heirs entered anew suit. Parties to the suit, some twenty of thema are scattered throughout New York rirglnia and Cal ifornia. They claim that the original grant was to their grandparents and they are the rightful heirs. A Arm of Wash ington and Richmond attorneys brings the suit. THE HEAI t’OIIT IIACKIIEN. They Organize and Agree Upon a Schedule of Prices. Beaufort, S. C., Dec. 31—The haekmen of this place have formed an association and agreed upon a fixed schedule of rates. W. W. Green Is president, P. S. Sanders, secretary of the Beaufort Hackman’s Union, as the new organization is termed. The rates fixed upon are as follows: To Rort Royal and return, $1.50; to Paulsen's / and return. $1.30; to Vlrginia-Carolina Chemical Company's factory at Baldwin’s and return, $1.20; to Coosaw and return, sl. and the rate fixed upon between the Beaufort Railroad depot and town will be 25 cents each way for single passen gers and 25 cents additional each way for each trunk carried. SHOT IN THE MOUTH. One of Carolina's “Old Time"’ Gentle men in a Difficulty. Columbia. S. C., Dec. 31. —Allen Deas, one of the “old time” gentlemen of Cam den, was shot in the mouth in a duel across the counter of a store to-night, with W. D. Goodale, a clerk. The young man had a difficulty with a young son of Deas. The latter went to chastise Good ole with a stick, but shooting commenced in the store. The seriousness of the wound is not known. The Crescent Cotton Mill of Rockhill. that has been in the hands of a receiver for some time, was sold to Cashier Co hen of the Charleston Savings Bank to day for $44,600. THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. Sub-Committee Meets to Put It In Shape for Full Committee. Washington, Dec. 31—A sub-committee of the House Committee on Rivers and Harbors met to-day for the purpose of putting in shape the river and harbor bill for presentation to the full Committee, which will meet next Wednesday to take up the hill. Chairman Eurton hopes that one meeting of the committee will be suf ficient, and he expects to have the bill prepared for presentation to the House on Thursday. He will then ask to have it considered Friday and Saturday. S. G. DESSAUER INDICTED. Chicago Grand Jury Charges Hlw With Forgery. Chicago, Dec. 31—The grand Jury to day returned an indictment against S. George Dessauer, who left the city sev eral months ago under a charge of hav ing sold a number of bogus bonds of the Northwestern Gaslight and Coke Com pany of Evanston, to Warren H. Baker. The charge against Dessauer in to-day’s Indictment was forgery and he is alleged to have forged the names of William M. and John S. Van Norwlck. bankers at Batavia, to a note for $5,000. Detective Roche went to New Orleans to-night to get Dessauer, who is being held in that city, and who has admitted his identity. Trnffie Resumed nt Scranton. Scranton, Pa., Dec. 31—Traffic was re sumed on all the lines of the Scranton Railway Company to-da.v in accordance with last night’s compromise agreement, giving the employes an increase in wages. About 300 laborers were required to re move the <fhi-true tions which strikers' sympatnlzers had placed on the tracks all over the county. Tinnsport Grant Arrive* from Ma nila. San Frnneisco, Dec. 31—The transport Grant arrived to-day after a run of fifty days, nine hours from Manila. There were four deaths during the voyage. The Compliment* of the Season. Paris. Jan. I—Emperor Nicholas and President Loubet exchanged New Year telegrams with wishes for the prosperity of the friendly and allied nations. Relief for the Gentler Sex ••Mother’s Friend” is a special friend during the nine trying months before childbirth. It is a simple liniment of marvelous power, and, by its relaxation of the muscles, allays all nervousness, re- 'O*' lEKL lieves distressing headaches, cramps and nausea. ”n \ y ■ By It Is a blessing In a bottle, robbing J confinement of all its pain. / 7 “ Mother’s Friend * is sold by all responsible dniggte tff I .OO per / M / bottle. If It c*nn<* be hot*, we will send (t by express prcpeiu *y* w*/ where in the United States upon receipt of price. Mr THK Bit A OFII 1.1 l KKGULATOH CO., Atlanta. G*. “ We publish s book on •• Motherhood” ihet every one ot the gentler tez one /- iw een here meiled free upon request, , *7 THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. JANUARY 1. 1901. THE INTERSTATE GOES, TOO. Atlanta'* I.**t Bui ding and Bonn Association Placed In Hand* of n Receiver. Atlanta, Dec. 31—The Interstate Build ing and Loan Association, the last of the corporations of the kind in Atlanta, was placed in the hands of a receiver to-day by Judge Don A. Pardee in the United States Circuit Court. W. H. Scott was appointed receiver on t'.ie application of J. William Flynn and A. B. Heywood, Jr., of Richland county. South Carolina. Flynn has $3,500 Invested in the concern and Heywood S6OO. The petitioners allege that the scheme of the building and loan association has practically failed, and that while the as sets do not Indicate insolvency,there is no reasonable hope that the stock can bo matured during a reasonable time. The bill asks that the assets be collected and distributed among the stockholders pro rata. The bill states that the assets consist of $74,3t0 real estate loans; $12,000 In stock loans; real Estate taken in payment of debt, $27,800; taxes paid for borrowers, sl,- 100; premiums In arrears. $20,700. The liabilities consist of $92,500, of which $29,000 is credited to borrowing stock and $63,000 to investment stock; cash on hand and in bank. $3,700. II is further alleged that advance pay ments of $421 have been made and there are bills payable amounting to $2,500. The apparent profits are $31,000. There has been no charge of misman agement. but these stockholders are dis satisfied with the manner in which the business has been run. KAISER BREAKS HECORD. Will Minor l,eail lu Six-Day Bicycle Race. Boston. Dec. 31—Bobbie Walthour of Atlanta, the seventy-three-hour champion, led the field of fourteen riders at the end of the first day of the six days' racing at Park Square Garden to-night. Right on his heels are seven other men. riding just as steady as he. The track proved to be a little risky, although the falls to-day did not prove serious to the men. Pumice stone on the boards was the chief cause of the trou ble. The riding of Stinson, Gougoltz. "Walthour and Downey was the feature. Eoston, Dee. 31—The 100-mile record in the six-day bicycle race here was broken by Kaser in four hours, twenty-seven minutes, twenty-one and three-fifth seconds. The previous record was held by Charles W. Miller of four hours, forty four minutes. Kaser in the lead com pleted the 150th mile in six hours, flfty three'minutes, twenty-two and two-fifths seconds. The tenth-hour score and day’s finish figures were as follows: “Walthour, 2.10.3; Stinson, 210.3; Gou glotz. 210.3; Kaser, 210.3; McLean, 210.3; McEaehern, 210.3; Downey. 210.3; Fischer, 210.3; Fredericks. 2.10.2; Babcock. 209.6; Ryser, 200.2; Muller, 200.2; Accuotrier, 182.7; Dubois, 125.4. WITH DANTING AND PRAYERS. Hon- Augusta Saw the Old Year Out and the Nen- In. Augusta, Dec. 31.—At St. Patrick's Churyh and in Sacked Heart Church the new year and century were ushered in with appropriate services In the presence of large audiences. Two squares away, in Odd Fellows' Hall and in Miller Walk er Hall, two large parties t of young people danced the old century .out and the new one in. James Stratford resigned from the po lice force to-night to accept the office of special bailiff to Solicitor General Joseph S. Reynolds, who begins his term of office with the new year. John M. Barnes, United States marshal, has been named by Judge Speer as re ceiver for Mrs. S. A. McCormack of this city, who has been put into bankruptcy by her creditors. Grigsby Sibley to-day filed a petition to go into voluntary bankruptcy. The schedule of assets foots up $691, while the liabilities go o $35,000. A number of witnesses testified to-day. before. Justice of the Peace 8. B. Vaughan in the contest of C. S. Sta’.naker against Bev. Wall, recently elected magistrate, that the election was not held in the mag istrate's office, as required by law. and that there were only two freeholders, in stead of three. OBSERVED IN CHARLESTON. Services Held Last Night In All Churches of the Old City. Charleston, S. C.. Dec. 31.—The end of the old century and the beginning of the new was marked by impressive services In all of the churches in Charleston. Masses were said in all the Catholic churches at midnight. The Episcopalians united in solemn services at the Church of the Holy Communion, and watch-night services were held by the Methodists at Trinity and Bethel. The musical pro grammes at many of the churches were elaborate and beautiful. It waa 2 o'clock this morning before some of these ser vices were concluded. LOOKS SQUALLY IN ZBNEZUBLA. Government Ignoring Prote*l* of Washington In Asphalt Matter. Curacao, Island of Curacao, Dec. 31, via Haytien Cable—The diplomatic contro versy over the rival asphalt interests in Venezuela is approaching an acute stage. The Venezuelan government ignores the protests of Washington against the semi official conspiracy to deprive the New York and Bermudas Company illegally of the Bermudas Asphalt Lake. Francis B. Loomis, United States minister at Car acas, is striving for a peaceful solution of the difficulty. The financial situation of the ctountry is excellent. A PERUVIAN CRITIC. F.l Coiumerelo of I.lmu Reviews World's Progress. Lima, Peru, Dec. 31, via Galveston—El Commerclo, in'a twelve-page edition this evening, reviews the world's progress dur ing the nineteenth century. It highly ap plauds the political, social, industrial, sci entific and educational development of the United States and is enthusiastic 111 its praise of leading mcrican citizens. "One blot only disfigures this great , ountry, destined to be ti. world's arbi trator Iji the twentieth century," says the reviewer, “it is the monstrosity sarcas tically called ‘lynch law,' which has had 2,000 illustrations the last ten years.” SCARLET FEVER AT WAYCHOSS. Full Particular* Received of Death of T. H. Carmichael. WaycrosK. Ga.. Dee. 31—'Thcyc was a watch meeting service ot Trinity : Church to-night, conducted by the pas- j tor, Rev. J. M. Glenn. Several cases of scarlet fever are re ported In Waycroas, and efforts are being made to stamp out the disease. D. B. Sweat and wife, and little son, Dandy, are victims to the fever. Mr. Sweat is some better, but the others are very sick. Particulars of the sad death of Mr. T. B. Carmichael, which occurred near Ma nor recently, have Just been received in W.iycross. it seems that the unfortunate man had taken dinner with his parents at Mr. Fiveash’s home, five miles from Ma nor. He left there at 2 o'clock in the af ternoon for ht home to shoot birds, pass ing Mr. K. S. Henderson's place, about 7 o'clock, en route o his mill. Mr. Carmi chael seemed to be in a very hilarious* condition. He was singing and shouting at the top of his voice, while the speed of his steed reminded on-lookers of Tam O'Shanrer's wild ride from the witches. Carmichael did not remain at the mill long when he started helter skelter for his father's home, about one mile away. Two hun dred yards from D. C. Carmichael's house the road forked, with a pine stump three feet high in Ihe center. The horse want ed to go to the right-hand side, but his rider reined him on the left. The ani mal was going almost with the speed of the wind and his right fore-foot struck the stump with force sufficient to knock the hoof off. This threw the horse to the ground, breaking ills neck and killing him instantly. The rider, in addition to having his neck broken, was badly mash ed otherwise. He was nlso dead when as sistance arrived. Carmichael was 33 years old. He leaves a wife and four children THE HIUHARDSON Ml RDF.R. Sennalloual Evidence Affecting, the Widow of the Deceased llronulit Out at Inquest. St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 31—The revolver used In the murder of Millionaire Mer chant Frank Richardson at Savannah. Mo., on Christmas evening, has been found and the detectives were busy to day endeavoring to establish the owner ship of the weapon. If this is done, then the murderer will probably have been discovered. Bessie Phillips, the domestic of the Richardson home, was the principal witness of to-day's session of the cor oner's inquest. She mysteriously disap peared from the home on the night of the murder and the officers searched the northern part of the state until they found her. Her evidence to-day was sensational. She testified that George Crowley and Stuart Fife, both business partners of the dead man. had been frequent visitors at the Richardson home to see Mrs. Richardson during the absence of her husband. She said she had seen Crowley and Mrs. Richardson enter u bedroom and lock the door. H. E. Tatum, a sweetheart of the do mestic, testified to seeing the same thing. They had been eavesdropping on several occasions. John D. Richardson, general manager of the Biscuit Trust, with head quarters in Chicago, heard the evidence to-day, and pronounced his belief of the sensational atatements against his sister in-law. Adjournment of the hearing was taken until next Monday, at which time It is expected Mrs. Richardson will be Hide to testify. She Is very ill at present. DIAMONDS IN NEW MEXICO. Western Minina lies Flocking, to Otero County. El Paso, Tex., Dec. 31—A recent dis covery of diamonds in the volcanic hills near Capitan, Otero county, New Mexico, has created Intense excitement among mining men there and in this city. The discovery fwas made by J. J. Blow, gen eral manager of the Linderman Coal Com pany, who picked up four gems in an ant heap, where they had been brought to the surface and deposited by the large red insects. He took them to a jeweler, who pronounced them genuine diamonds of the first water. Blow then dug into the ant hill and at a depth of twelve feet uncovered a bed of the precious stones. Prospectors are flocking to the Capitan district. BI BBER WAR IN PROSPECT. * Troll Will Reduce Price* in Orrier to Control Market , Chicago. Dec. 31—Wide-open warfare In the rubber footwear" trade will begin all over the United States before the close of the present week. The United States Rubber Company will reduce prices Jan. 3, and it is the popularly expressed be lief in the trade that the cuts will be 23 or 25 per cent. The object is to force the Independent manufacturers of rubbers to conform to the selling prices adopted by the trust, or force them to the wall. The capacity of the outsiders is 83 par cent, of that of the combination. THE JAIL QUARANTINED. Mr*. Nation, flic Saloon Smasher, May Have to Stay Some Time. Wichita, Kan.. Dec. 31—The jail of this county, in which federal prisoners are also kept, was quarantined to-day for smallpox. The Prohibitionists alleged that the quarantine was put on by pres sure of saloon interests as an extra pun ishment of Mrs. Nation, the saloon smasher, who Is confined there, but this is denied. No prisoners will he allowed to enter or leave the Jail and the federal and district courts, which would be open next Monday, are compelled to postpone all trials until April. MODUS VIVENDI EXPIRES. Right of the French In Newfound land Iti Hie Ralance. St. John's, Newfoundland, Dec. 31—The French shore modus vivendl will expire at midnight and the colonial cabinet has not yet received an intimation from the imperial government regarding the inten tions of the latter with respect to re newal. It is supposed that the French government will move in the matter with in a few days and endeavor to force Mr. Chamberlain's hand. Poatal Telegraph Company'* New Su per In tend eat. Chicago, Dec. Sl—Leandcr D. Parker, general superintendent of the Postal Tele graph Company, has resigned, and E. J. Nally. assistant general superintendent, has been appointed to the office. Union Bridge Worker* to Strlkr, Pittsburg. Dec. 31—To-morrow morning 1.000 union brHgo-workers of Pittsburg and vicinity will strike to enforce a de mand for an advance In wages from 27 cents an hour for an eight-hour day to s3* cents an hour for a nine-hour day . j New Order of “Friend*” Organizing. Indianapolis. Dec. 81—The Home Friend* lias been organized from the remains of the Chosen Friend*. David Pander of San Antonio. Tex., was made vice coun cillor. —Every street letter box in Fremont. O, was broken open and rifled one night last week, the thieves aecurlng some money, many checks and a lot ot let- J ters. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DIE. Roth Burned to Death, Hie Acci dent Being Involved In Myntery. Pittsburg, Dec l . 31— Mrs. Charlotte Brown and her daughter Lillie, aged 22 years, were burned to death at their home in Alleghany to-day. There Is con siderable mystery about the origin of the fire, one story being to the effect that the daughter, afier quarreling with her mother, deliberately set fire to the cloth ing of both. A neighbor said Mrs Brown told her that Lillie did the deed because she had heen angry with her since Christmas. The hospital authorities, however, say that be fore Mrs. Brown died she said her daugh ter was set afire by the explosion of a lamp, and in going to her assistance, she (Mrs. Brown) was also enveloped in flames. St. Lonls Centennial. St. Louis, Dec. 31—At the meeting of the Louisiana Purchase Centennial Joint committees to-night, the total subscrip tions for the evening for the $5,000,000 ex ceeded $350,000. bringing up the total sub scribed to nearly $4,600,000, with a very large proportion of the remaining $400,009 actually promised. Wn* n Survivor of Perry's Expedi tion. Oakland, Cal., Dec. 31— Henry S. East ham. one of the few survivors of Com modore Perry's expedition that opened the Japanese ports many years ago. died to-day at his home In Berkely. To I’rpvtnt Cheaper tins. Chicago, Dec. 31.—The People's Gas Light and Coke Company to-day applied to the United States Circuit Court to re strain the city of Chicago from enforc ing the 75-cents gas ordinance which is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 2. THEY ABE SLAVES TO THE DRIG. Negroes Addicted to Cocaine—How They Take It and How It Acts on Them. From the Kansas City Star. "Please. Mistah, give me 10 cents wuf of snuff; dat whtte snuff wot mammy uses.” A little negro boy stood on tiptoes in a North End drug store and tried to get his chin on the counter Then he reached up his right hand, but his fingers in his mouth and took out two nickels which he deposited on the counter. This little boy Is a regular pairen of the drug store. He makes known his wants in the same words every day, and often visits the store several times during the day. ac cording to the state of mammy's finances. Before the boy has ceased speaking the druggist takes a bottle labeled “cocaine”’ from the shelf. The drug is In i rystallzed form, having the appearance of a fine, while powder. From three to five grains are men-uired out. wrapped in a piece of paper and banded to ihe boy. Mammy is waiting eagerly for her son's return. She lays the end of her finger on the w-hlte powder and the few small crystals that cling to the dusky finger are used in the same manner as snuff. There may not be enough fuel in the house to make fire the morning find j no washings in sight tor the rest of the week, but those things do not trouble her when she has her "snuff.” All serious thoughts of the future are crowded out by dreams of peace and plenty. Other mammies send ether little boys cn similar errands. Little boys them selves, after wondering at the effect of the drug on mammy's spirits, learn to use it. and the number of men and women, old end young, white and black, in Kan sas City, who fail under the subtle power of cocaine is growing at a startling rate, according to the statements of North End druggists. The continual increase in the price of the drug will not restrict it* use, neither will ordinances passed by the city govern ment have any effect, the druggists say. The city licenses the sale of drugs anil cannot pass laws to prevent it. Nothing short of a stringent state law will, in the opinion of some dealers, dlscburage the use of cocaine, and some even doubt whether legislation will prove effective. The cocaine habit is growing through out the South and West. In the South ern states it is the negroes who are most ly addicted to its use. New Orleans and other large cities in the South have found it necessary to pass laws for the suppres sion of the cocaine truffle. In New Or leans negroes make a business of peddling the drug in the streets, and similar con ditions will prevail In Kansas City soon If restrlcllons of some kind are not adopt ed. Negroes have been know-n here to buy a dollar's worth at a time and resell it in small quantities at a good profit, but ihe practice has not become general. The apothecaries have discouraged the system by refusing to sell In large quantities. Then again, the slaves of the drug can buy It In small quantities at the stores much cheaper. The druggist would welcome legislation against the traffic in cocaine. "There is little, if any, profit in It," said one on West Fifth street. “I do not like to sell It, but if I don’t, the users will get It somewhere else." The growing use of cocaine is causing morphine to be,tome, literally, a drug on tile market. Cocaine has a peculiar ef fect that morphine does not produce. It not only soothe* pain, but causes entire forgetfulness of mental troubles, which give way to a feeling of complacency and amiability with life In general. This ef fect is only temporary and is followed by greater depression of spirits than the vic tim of the cbcaine habit experienced be fore taking the drug. Deprived of the drug, Its slaves become wretched. They will sell their clothes from their backs and even steal to obtajn It. "1 have had them come to me without money,” said a druggist, "and cry uni beg for a little of the white r iwder ” From three to five grain* of cocaine costs 10 cents. The wholesale p r D e re cently went from $5 to $7 an ounce. Ne groes who are addicted to It spend nearly everything they make for cocaine. Thoe in the advanced stages of the habit will use from $2 to $3 worth a day. When il takes a dollar's worth to satisfy them they are classed as “fiends." The mo t common method of using the drug is In the form of snuff. Many have their faces disfigured from the frequent application of the drug to the nostrils. The snuff acts as a powerful irritant sometimes on sensi tive membranes. To overcome this effect some of the cocaine slaves mix It with boracic acid, which is a counter-irritant and prevents disfiguration. The end also serves to Increase the bulk of the "white stuff,” as it is railed. Another form In which cocaine is used Is in large, black gummy sphere*. A hall of cocaine In fhis form costs from $lO to sl2 and the victim cuts off a piece and eats it to satisfy his cravings. As the year* roll on, the craving Ijecome* stronger; It takes more to satisfy (he needs of the wreck(d physique and the de mands on the cocaine supply in the North end drug r tores increase. The subtle and (giwerful poison is steathlly and peral.P ently extending ;he circle of Its Influence and daily adding to the number of its slaves. SICILY’S TUNNY FISHERY. Hon tlie Ilia Kl*h Are tansht and Kepi Captive Till the tanner* Are Heady. From the Ivondon Standard. "The Favignana tunnertes are formed of two long arm* of net moored on shore; the one to the west consisting of u 'coda' or tall, Is formed of a net which, starting from the shore In a northerly direction for about 2,500 metres, Joins the so-called 'iunny island,' where the actual capture ] In the vast retail establishments of large cities, many women are employed as saleswomen. Men formerly held the positions that women now hold, and while women's organism is less strong than men’s, they are expected to do the same work. Their duties compel them to be on their feet from morning to night, and many of them, in a short time, contract those distressing complaints called “female diseases.” Then occur irregularities, suppressed or painful menstru ation, weakness, indigestion, leucorrhoea, general debility, and nervous prostration. They are beset with such symptoms as dizziness, faint ness, lassitude, excitability, irritability, nervousness, sleep lessness, melancholy, “all-gone’’and “ want-to-be-left-alone” feelings, blues, and hopelessness. In such cases there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkhain’s Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles. The following letters prove this. They also prove the value of Mrs. Pinkham’s advice. “ Dicar Mrs. Pinkiiam :—I take pleasure in writing you a few lines thanking- you for your advice. 1 did just as you told me in taking your medicine, and owe my life to you. You are like a mother to your sex. I was awfully sick, was all run down and felt sick all over. I looked like a person brought out of the grave. My face was as white as the driven snow. I was always tired after doing a little work and would have to sit down. 1 was troubled terribly with headaches and my appetite was not good; also, troubled with shortness of breath something awful for about a month. I could not go up one flight of stairs without being tired and having to stop to get my breath. 1 was feeling just as miserable as could be. I took two bottles of Lydia E. Pinkliuin’t* Vegetable Compound and cannot express my thanks to you for what your medicine has done for me.”—MISS M. F., 35 Devon St., Grove Hall, Uoxbury, Boston, Mass. “ i Can Work Every Day in the Week Now.” “I)rar Mrs. Pinkham : — I write this letter for you to publish for the benefit of poor, suffering women. Lydia E. Pinkiiam's Vegetable Compound has done me a great deal of good. I have taken three bottles and feel like anew woman. When i began the use of your medi cine 1 was hardly aide to be up ; could not do half a day's work. I ached from head to foot, was almost crazy, had those bearing-down pains, and stomach was out of order. Now all of these troubles have left me and I can work every day in the week and not feel tired.”—MßS. JENNIE FREEMAN, 403 Pennsylvania Ave., Lima, Ohio. $ satis tr Ann Owing to the fact that me skeptical S 3P*H ai 1 r* ©Mg til people have from time to time questioned Ke*. H kRIUK Stfei 39 n3iU thcjieuumrneMof the testimonial letter* ft S3 U$ H w- are constantly publishing, we have I| X X I | deposited with the National City Rank, of Lynn, Mass $5 ,000, I P* 1 w y y H I I which will he paid to any person who can show that the above £L,Qf wLdP testimonials arc not genuine, or were published before obtaining tile writers’ special permission.—Lvdja L. Panemam Medicine Cos. u of the fish takes place. the island onward it is called the ‘coda aka,' or up per tail, and stretches parallel to and al most us a prolongation of the former, be ing slightly to the cast for about 2,000 metres, always in a northerly direction, and terminating in three sides of a square called a 'camplie.' The second wall or arm, called a 'costa,' 'is also a net which starts from the shore, but further to the east than ihe 'coda,' and stretches in ti northeasterly direction; Ihis arm is about 2.700 meires in length, and ends, like the ‘coda alta,’ In the 'enmptie,' its obje t be ing to prolong the natural coast line. These two arms circumscribe the expanse of voter in wh'ich the tunny are moving before entering the tunnery, and serve to indicate the direction they art to follow. "The nets are from 30 to 40 metres high according to the depth of water, and they are hpld in position by a special system of mooring lines. A large hawser, called a 'sommo,' kept afiont by bundles of cork, Is maintained In |*,s tlon by anchors place I at state Intervals; to this hawser the net is attached by means of vertical lines, called 'modellari,' and the whole kept in u vertical position by another hawser at the bottom, called the 'piomlro,' whl, h is weighted with large pieces of stone. Thus the wall of net can lie trained in any rp . qulred position, offering an obstruction to the passage of the fish, which do not seek to pierce It, but follow the lines traced out by the obstacle. “The tunny ecmlng from the West meet the so-called 'coda alia.’ or 'costa.' and are guldnl by these nets until they sttike against the ‘coda,’ skirting which they enter into the tunnery proper, 'which is divided into several chambers, both on the east and west sides, each having a special name; these chamber* are closed or opined by raising or lowering net cov eting* lo apertures in their sides. Boats lire constantly on the watch lo give prompt notice of the eninince of any tun ny, und when these are passing the watchmen op n the aperture* of the va rious chambers one by one, and thus en close the lih In tlie Inner chambers, and In like manner finally oblige them to en ter the last, the chamber of death, or •ceppo.' as II Is called at Favignnna. Th's lutter, unlike the other compartments, wiiici) are formed of wide un i relatively fragile netting, and cniy extend round (he sides. Is made of clow and b ivy hemp netting, lighter toward the wist, the lot tom also being part of the same net which is held in position by strong haw sers and largt bun Iks of cork, known as vagnazzl.' "The fish often enter the preliminary chambers ot night unkonwn to the watch ers by simply gideg through the meshes of the netting, as they an attracted by the others already inside, and once to gethi r they rarely cane out again, as May and June Is their breeding season, and they willingly rein tin enclosed within narrow limbs. Once the fish are gathered in the penultimate chamber, everything Is got ready for the 'inaUatiza,' or haul, u pontoon or hurge the lens'll of the western side of the 'coppo' is brought over, and closes that side of the death chamber by drawing the top of the net over the gunwale, and ihe' sides are ulso similarly closed by a number of smaller boats, thus forming a rectangle; when this Is done the fish are u I leaved to pis* Into the final chamber, and another pon toon tak“s up u position on the eastern sale, pa-ra'lel to ant upp site tilt forme one; In this letter loniu n re' .11 t'e men who haul up the net, 'lu-s obliging (he fish to iso toward the western or I • bicker and stronger part of the net, which is allowed to pass over the pon- j toon as It Is hauled along, and finally j falls back to Us criminal position astern of the eastern barge. “As the rectangle of boats gradually be- j comes more and more restricted, the llsh 'j are brought to the surface by the rising ; net. and ihelr portentloua leaps and strug gles cover and hide the spectator with spray and form, which changes quickly from white to crimson as the Iron hooks, on the end of short poles, are thrust into b the llsh. when they come within reach of f ] the men stationed on the western barge. ■! Oenerally six men. armed with long and 1 short polos, art? employed in holding each f] tunny on ijoard. Occasionally, when the llsh Is of exceptional dimensions, say, , weighing 150 kilos, It Is no easy mattt?r to haul the creature on board. When the catch is complete, the boats loaded with , the llsh are towed to the factory, where j the tunny are drawn up an Inclined plane f to the sheds by being hooked through the | eye ami are then ranged alongside one 1 another, their heads severed from their bodies and the Intestines, roe and milt removed and Immediately placed in brine. Kaoh headless fish Is then hung by the tail for about eight hours, when they are ; cut up and boiled In copper vats, after which the cooked pieces are tinned and covered with olive oil, when the whole operation Is complete. The production of preserved tunny In Sicily Is no longer the remunerative business Is used to be pre vious to the keen competition which It now has to sustain with Sitain and Port ugal.” Tobacco nml the Snlilirr. PTom the Liondon Chronicle. A discussion has lieen taking place on the use of tobacco hy the soldier In the Held. One side of the argument holds that tobacco smoking Is detrimental to ‘ good shooting, and It Is added that at Bisley the best shots are “almost Inva riably non-smoki r*.’’ This latter allega- „ tu.n is ttenuously denied by the oppos- H lug comp, and It would be Interesting to obtain reliable evidence on this point,! apart from mere assertion. The old argu- fj merit is also revived that smoking, by drying the throat, encourages drinking, j To this conclusion is opposed the t.-eg- 1 nant fact that a very large proportion of total abstainers enjoy their pipe. A • writer who has !h*< n through many carft pdgns und whose eXircrlence Is, there- | fi re, worth recording, s[k*hks warmly of J the value of tobacco ,n cases In which U soldiers suffer from sleeplessness, whlia M be adds that, as an aid to the digestion 'jj of often fairly Indigestible food the pipe ,1 1 1 Invaluable. Aga.n, It is stated that, i] so far from drying the mouth, the fumes jI of tobacco are rivognlied by soldiers as'" a-sistirg to quench the sense of thirst. I if appose it will always lie so In this mat- IJ ter of tobacco smoking and its pros andfl I ans To rny mind. It Is a relative question ij at best. Tie “one man’s meat another* man’s poison’’ Idea contain* a grave phy- j slologicol ruth. To the majority of mod-* crate snioki rs, X believe tobacco Is a stda- fj live not without Its uses In this age Jf 1 hurry and scurry. —A balloon fitted with automatic- In- I suuments was sent up recently In Paris 1 and 'ii in• - down safely. The instruments * bowed that It had risen to 58,M0 feet, 5 or over ten and a half miles. At that I hlshl ihe temi>erature outside the bal- 1 looi. was It- degrees below sera, 5