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“THE HEN” IS NOW THE
UNCROWNED QUEEN.
“Errs to Pick, Fki; to Roll nnd
Err* to Kntthr Slogan.
The hen is queen, especially at Eas
tertide, and the erstwhile "Bird of
Liberty," known as the great "Ameri
can Eagle,” has for awhile flown to
parts unknown.
These are times indeed, when the
Juvenile mind turns to eggs, which
rival the rainbow in their colors.
Eggs to roll, eggs to pick, and finally,
after all, eggs to eat is the slogan of
this festine holiday.
The present season sees the product
of the hen in steady demand. Whole
salers are quoting the “fruit" at from
16 to IT per dozen, and the market as
“steady."
There is also a good demand for
the emblem of Easter, and the receipts
on the Savannah market aggregate
about seventy-five to 100 cases a day.
A well known wholesale grocer said
yesterday:
“The Easter celebration always has
a tendency to increase the demand
for eegs from 40 to .TO per cent. This
year is no exception to the rule, but
happily the market is capable of sup
plying all demands, and there will be
few if any left on next Tuesday.
"I do not,” he said, "anticipate any
rise in eggs on account of the exces
sive demand, but look for prices to
remain as they are to-day, which is
about the same price they were bring
ing at this time last year.”
RICE MEN SAY THAT
OUTLOOK IS GLOOMY.
One to the ( nprolltahle Sen.oii .Inwt
Passed.
"The rice outlook is gloomy,” said
a well-known rice man to a Morning
News reporter yesterday.
“In the first place,” he said, "the
acreage will not be over 65 per cent,
of I hat planted last year.
"This condition is brought about by
the fact that this year's crop was re
markably short, owing to Ihe rainy
weather in the early spring, and cool
nights in the harvesting season."
Rice men report that the weather
conditions are extremely good for all
fields contiguous to Savannah, which
includes the Savannah, Ogeechee, Al
tamaha and Satilla rivers.
The planters are said to be using
the very hest seed, and are looking
after the cultivat'on of the product
with renewed interest, notwithstanding
the unprofitable crop of last season.
Some little rice has already been plant
ed. and it is safe to say that some
800 acres are now under cultivation.
About 8,000 acres were planted last
year.
EXCHANGES TOOkIhoLiDAY.
Both the Cotton Exchange and
Board of Trade were closed yesterday,
on account of Good Friday. The bulls
and bears will take another holiday
to-day, but the naval stores men will
continue to do business at the old
stand.
SEA ISLAND. I
There was practically nothing doing
In the sea island situation during the
week just passed, and quotations were
unchanged. The spinners are still
holding off. and are buying no cot
ton. There was a decrease of 10,818
bales to domestic mills and 15,954 bales
to Great Britain, as compared with
last year.
The total crop in sight to date Is 72,-
638 bales, as against 98,906 bales last
year.
Prices about as follows:
Fancy Floridas 28
Extra choice Floridas 37
Choice Floridas 25 @26
Fancy Georgias 27
Extra choice Georgias 25 @26
Choice Georgias 24 @25
Extra fine Ga.'s and F1a'5...23V4
Fine Ga.'s an.! Fla.'s Nominal
Sea island report week ending April 1:
1904. 1903.
Receipts gross 51 471
Receipts net 51 471
Sales 179 3.921
Shipments 955 1,578
Stock 11.911 13,308
Receipts since Sept. 1. gr 05548,933 72.553
Receipts since Sept. 1, net. 47,449 70,469
Domestic, via N. Y 105 1,553
Inland 850
To Havre, via New York 25
Total 955 1.578
Charleston, S. C., April 1. —Sea is
land cotton, receipts, none; sales, none;
exports, none; stock, 63.
DRY GOODS EXCHANGED.
New York, April 1. —The dry goods
market has shown little change and
the outlook for continued apathy is
general. "Certain concessions are re
ported, but no increase in activity is
reported as a consequence Buyers
have been very few in number during
the last two or three days and the
weather has been a further handicap to
favorable business. Curtailment Is still
going and this it is generally believed
will do much to relieve the situation.
KAVAI STORES.
Charleston, S. C„ April I.—Turpen
tine and rosin, nominal.
Wilmington, N. C., April I.—Naval
stores market closed to-day. Receipts
were:
Spirits turpentine, 6 casks; rosin, 293
barrels; tar 95 barrels; crude turpen
tine. 26.
LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKET.
The following are the Savannah Cot
ton Exchange quotations:
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE—Buying at
50c discount, selling up to $25.00, 10c;
$25 to SSO, 15c; SSO to SIOO, 20c; SIOO to
S2OO, 25c; S2OO to S3OO, 30c; S3OO to SIOO,
35c; S4OO to SSOO, 40c; SSOO to S6OO, 15c;
over S6OO at the rate of 75c per SI,OOO
premium.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Market
weak. Commercial demand, sterling,
$4.64.25; sixty days, $1.80.75; ninety
days, $4.79.25; French, 5.22%; Belgian,
5.23; marks, sixty days, 94 3-16;
ninety days, 93%.
Unnk Stocks.
Bid. Asked.
Citizens Bank 150 151
Chatham Bank 77 78
Commercial Bank 106
Chatham R. E. and I. Cos. .. 53 53%
Germania Bank 147% 148%
Southern Bank 180 185
Merchants National Bank.. 105 106
The National Bank of 5av..165 170
Oglethorpe Sav. and Trust.. 125
•People's Savings and Loan .102% 103%
Savannah Bank and Trust.. 130 132
Savannah Trust 102 103
“Plus dividend.
itailrouils nnd Iniluat rlnla.
Bid.Askcd.
Augusta and Savannah ....113 113%
Atlanta and West Point ....153
do 6 per cent, certif 106 103
Central Ice 95 100
Chat, and Gulf stocks 109 130
Georgia Telephone and Tele
graph 85 R
Georgia Brewery 92% 100
Macon Ry. and L. pref 76 77
do common 21 25
Georgia Railroad common ..249
Planters’ Rice Mill 90 95%
Propeller Towboat 95 100
Savannah Elec, preferred ... 85 90
Savannah Elec, common .... 14 15
Savannah Hotel Company ... 65 68
Southwestern 112% 113%
Southern Railway preferred.. 85 86
do do common 22 22%
Savarnah Brewing 103 105
Savannah Cotton Exchange.. 60 65
Honh*.
Chat, and Gulf R. R. 5 per
cent. Ist mortgage 102V* IP3V4
C. of Ga. con. ss, 1945. M.
and N * 10554 106V*
C. of Ga. Ist incomes 67 70
do do 2nd incomes 29V4 30
do do 3rd Incomes 18 2 ; J
C. of Ga. (M. G. and A.
Div.) 5s 105 106
G. S. and F. 5s 112
Georgia State 3V4S, 1930 106 110
do 3V>S, 1915 M. and N 103>* 104'j
do 4t*s, 1915 113V* 114V*
Macon Ky. and L. bonds ... 89 90
Jacksonville Electric 5s 90 92V*
Ocean Steamship ss, 1926 ...108 110
Savannah city ss, 1913 10SV* 109V*
Savannah city ss, 1909 104 104%
S. A. L. common 9% 10!j
do do preferred 17 17‘*
Savannah Elec. Cos. 5s 90 92
Middle Ga. and Atlantic ....105 106
i Eatoinon 105 106
RANK CLEARINGS.
New York, April 1. —The following
table compiled by Bradstreet shows
the bank clearings at a number of the
principal cities for the week ended
March 31, with the percentage of in
crease and decrease as compared with
the corresponding week last year.
Sixty-three other cities are included in
the totals:
New York $1,069,574,572 dec. 28.4
Chi. ago 162.237,158 dec. 2.6
Boston 106,172,279 dec. 19.1
Philadelphia 95.066,208 dec. 18.4
St. Louis 47,135,395 inc. 4.7
Pittsburg 35,551,765 dec. 31.9
San Francisco.... 25,670,300 dec. 19.4
Baltimore 20.164.301 dec. 2.0
Cincinnati 20,987,800 dec. 4.5
Kansas City 19.080,778 inc. 3.0
New Orleans .... 19.085,478 Inc. 49.1
Louisville 8.869,476 dec. 23.2
Memphis 3.302,413 dec. 16.8
Richmond 3,809,729 inc. 10.7
Washington 2,446,084 dec. 39.8
Savannah 2.461,490 dec. 26.1
Fort Worth 2,180,080 dec. 34.1
Atlanta 2,461,712 inc. 22.8
Nashville 2,054,517 dec. 22.8
Norfolk 1.651,975 inc. 13.3
Augusta, Ga 1,065,248 dec. 29.7
Birmingham 1,242,249 dec. 14.2
Knoxville 1,023,412 inc. 25.8
Little Rock 808,011 dec. 2.4
Macon 1,135.000 inc. 40.8
Chattanooga 692,867 inc. 29.3
Jacksonville, Fla. 731,137 inc. 116.9
Galveston 7,378,000 dec. 11.5
Charleston, S. C.. 910,965 dc. 12.1 i
Totals U. S 1,798,479.978 dec. 22.0
Outside N. Y 728,905,226 dec. 10.1
Totals Canada .. 40,425,323 dec. 23.7
MONEY MARKET.
New York, April I.—Money on call,
nominal no loans Prime mercantile
paper, 4V4@5. Sterling exchange, nomi
nal, with actual business In bankers
bills at $4.87.30@4.87.35 for demand and
at $4.84.75@4.84.85 for sixty day bills.
Posted rates, $4.85@4.85V4 and $4.88.
Commercial bills, $4.84V4@4.84%.
SAVANNAH’S CURRENT MARKETS
Note—These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
in accord with :he prevailing whole
sale prices. Official quotations are not
used when they disagree with the
prices wholesalers ask.
POULTRY—Market, good demand;
springers, 40@45c per pair; three
quarter grown, 55@65c; hens, BO@9oc.
EGGS—l6@l7c; steady.
BUTTER —The tone of the market is
firm. Quotations: Extra Elgins, 60
tubs, 26@27c: choice Elgins, 24@25c;
renovated butter. 20c.
CHEESE—Market firm; fancy, full
cream cheese, 22@25-pound, 13c; 30 to
35-pound, 12%c.
WHITE PEA BEANS—S2.SO bushel.
POTATOES—S3.OS.
ONlONS—Native, barrels, $4.50.
TURNIPS—S2.2S.
CRANBERRIES Cape Cod, $2.75
box.
llreadatuff. Hay and Grain
FLOUR—Patent, $5.90; straights,
$5.60; fancy, $5.50; family, spring
wheat, best patent, $6.55.
MEAL—Pearl, per barrel, $3.25; per
sack, $1.37%; Pierce's wnter ground,
$1.40; city grits, per sack, $1.40; Peari
grits, Hudnut's, per barrel, $3.25; per
sack, $1.45; Savannah Milling Com
pany, meal, $1.32%.
Grain Markets.
QUANTITIES— Jobs. Cars.
No. 2 white corn 73 70
Mixed corn 72 69
OATS—
No. 2 white clipped 61 58
No. 2 mixed 57 54
Texas rust proof oats,
bright 71 68
BRAN—
Pure wheat bran $1.25 $1.20
Mixed bran 1.25 1.17 Vi
Cracked corn 1.35 1.28%
HAY—
No. 1 timothy 1.00 92%
No. 2 timothy 90 85
RlCE—Market steady; demand good;
fancy head, 6c; fancy, 5%c.
Good -'5 @5Vi
Fair 4%@4%
Common 3%®4
Fruits nml Nnts.
APPLES—S4.7S@S.OO; choice, $4.00.
BANANAS—SI.SO® 2.00.
ORANGES —Florida, $2.76@3.00; Cal
ifornia navel, $3.00 a box.
LEMONS—New Massinas, $3.00@3.25.
MALAGA GRAPES Heavyweight,
$5,004(6.00 per keg; mediums, $4.25®
4.50 per box.
PRUNES —20s to 30s, 13c; 30s to 40s,
10c; 40s to 50s, 8c; 50s to 60s, 7%c; 60s
to 70s, 6%c; 70s to 80s, 6c; 80s to 90s,
5%c; 90s to 100s, 4%c.
PEANUTS—AmpIe stock, fair de
mand; market firm; fancy hand-pick
ed Virginias. 6%c; N. C. peanuts, 6%c;
ex. Virginias, 5%c.
NUTS—Almonds, Terragona, 14%c;
Ivicas, 13%; walnuts, French, 12%c;
Naples, 14%c; pecans, 10c; Brazils,
9%c; filberts, 11c; assorted nuts, 50-
pounds and 25-pound boxes. 12c.
Dried nnd Kvupornted Fruit*.
APPLES— Evaporated, 7%c; sundried
5%c.
APRlCOTS—Evaporated, fancy, 13c;
choice, 10%c.
RAISINS —L. L. 2-Crown, $1.85; 3-
Crown, $2.00: 4-Crown clusters, $2.75;
loose muscatells. 8c; 1-pound seeded.
10-liC; imperial cabinets, $3.00 per box.
PEACHES— Evaporated, peeled, 16c;
unpeeled, B%c.
PEARS—Evaporated, 10%c.
CITRON—A. S. drum, 14%c; fancy
Corsican, in 10-pound boxes, 14%c.
CURRANTS—BarreIs. 7c.
augur.
Cut loaf 5.87
Cubes 5.42
XXXX powdered 5.32
‘Fine granulated 5.17
Confectioners' A 5.02
White Extra C 4.82
Golden C 4.62
Coffee.
Java 24 c
Mocha 23%e
Peaberry 13 c
Fancy No. 1 12 c
Choice No. 2 11 c
Prime No. 2 10 c
Good No. 4 9%c
Fair No. 5 9 c
Ordinary No. 6 B%c
Common No. 7 8 c
SALT —Car lots, 100 pounds burlap
sacks. 36c; 100-pound cotton sacks, 38c;
125-pound burlap sacks. 45c; 125-pound
cotton sacks. 47c; 150-pound burlap
sacks, 54c.
DEMERE £, HAMMOND, Brokers,
Phones 1505 Office No. 24 Bryan street, East.
COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Direct Private Wires to Leading Exchanges.
LOCAL SECURITIES A SPECIALTY.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, APRIL 2. 1904.
Hayward, X/iok: Sc Cos.,
COTTON, STOCKS, BONDS.
GRAIN, PROVISIONS AND COFFEE.
New York Correspondents,
.1. 11. PARKER A CO.
Chicago 4 orrcs|(undents:
BARTI-FTT, FRAZIER A
CARRINGTON.
New Orleans Correspondents:
HOME OFFICE.
BOTH TELEPHONES 530.
With our Private Wires to New Yoi k, New Orleans and Chicago, we
can execute all orders on the several exchanges with unequalled dispatch.
,1. 31. McCORD, Manage r, 104 Bay St.. East, Savannah, Ga
TRADE IS A BIT OFF.
Wlint Dun A Co.'s Review Says ot
tile Condition.,
New York, April I.—R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade to-morrow
will sav:
Much deferred Easter business was
transacted during the last few days,
and some sections report satisfactory
results, but at many points the
weather is not yet normal, and, on
the whole, the season's trade thus far
compares unfavorably with last year's
volume.
Manufacturing returns continue con
flicting. iron and steel plants are gain
ing ground, footwear exhibiting the
natural reaction from an unprecedent
ed production in 1903, while textile mills
have much idle machinery and little
forward business to encourage opera
tion. Lumber and building materials
are In better demand, although floods
at the West and labor troubles at the
East retarded structural work to some
extent.
At Baltimore the general situation is
satisfactory, despite the fact that re
building of the devastated district is
hampered by efforts to secure It gisla
tive enactments regarding the ar
rangement of streets. Transportation
is still interrupted by scarcity of cars,
although in the coke region there is
less congestion and railway earnings
thus far reported for March are but
1.2 per cent, smaller than last year.
Agricultural prospects are unchang
ed, better weather conditions at some
points being offset by less favorable
news from other regions, and the price
situation is extremely irregular. Sell
ers of cotton have counted on a liberal
supplementary business, owing to small
initial purchases, but thus far buyers
have been able to confine operations
within narrow limits. Insofar as any
change is perceptible In the market,
the tone Is slightly weaker, and lit
tle forward business is reported. Trade
in woolens continues dull.
Commercial failures this week are
208, against 173 the corresponding week
last year.
HlDES—Market, firm; dry flint,
14c; dry salted, 12c; green salted,
6%c
WOOL—Firm; prime Georgia, free
of sand burrs and black wool, nomi
nal at 21c; black. 18c; burry, 10@12c;
wax, 26c; tallow. 4c: deer skin, 24c.
Hardware and liuilding Supplies.
LIME, CALCIUM PLASTER AND
CEMENT—Alabama and Georgia lime
in fair demand and sell at 85@90c a
barrel: special calcmed plaster, $1.50®
1.65 per barrel; hair, 4@sc: Rosedale
cement, $1.20@1.25; carload lots, spe
cial. Portland cement, retail, $2.65;
carload lots, $2.00@2.40.
LUMBER—Market firm. Quotations:
Sawn ties, per M feet, $10.50@I1; hewn
ties (7x9x8%), 42c each; hewn ties
(6xß), 28c; switch ties, $11.50; mini
mum. easy size yard stock. $12@14; car
sills, $14@16; ship stock. $22.
Oil.
Perfection Signal Oil 42 c
Pratt’s Astral 17 c
Aladdin Security 16 c
Water White 16 c
Standard white 15%c
D. S. Gasoline 16%c
D. S. gasoline in drums 14%c
86 degree gasoline in drums 19 c
SHOT —Drop, $1.60; B. B. and large,
$1.75; chilled. $1.85.
IRON—Market firm; refined, $2.25;
Swede. sc.
NAILS—Cut, $2.50; base wire, $2.40
base.
BARBED WIRE—S3.IS per 100
pounds.
GUNPOWDER—Per keg, Austin
crack shot. $1.50; half keg, $2.50; quar
ter keg, $1.40; champion ducking,
quarter keg, $2.25; Austin smokeless,
half kegs, $3.45; quarter, $3.40; three
pound, $2.10; one pound, 75c; less 30
per cent, on smokeless.
Cotton IJauKing nnd Tie*.
BAGGING—Market firm; 1% pound.
7%@8%c; sea island bagging. 9%®10c.
TlES—Standard 45-inch arrow, large
lots, $1.03@1.10; small lots. $1.15.
TWINE—Per pound, or hank, 14®
15c.
HAMS —Sugar cured, 13%®14%C; pic
nics. 7%e.
D. S. butts 6%
D. S. plates 7%
Western heavy bellies 8%
Eastern light bellies 8%
Eastern medium bellies 8%
Eastern heavy bellies 8%
D. S. C. R. sides 8%
Smoked C. R. sides 8%
LARD —Pure, in tierces, B%c; 50-
pound tins and 80-pound tubs, B%c;
compound. In t'erces, 7%c: 50-pound
tins and 80-pound tubs. 7%c.
Mt nee lln neon*.
FlSH—Mackerel, half-barrels, No. 1,
$10.00; No. 2, $8.50; No. 3. SS.OO; kits,
No. 1, $1.40; No. 2. $1.30; No. 3. $1.10;
codfish, 1-pound bricks, 6c; 2-pound
bricks, 5%c; smoked herrings, per box.
19®20c; Dutch herrings, in kegs, $1.10;
new mullets, half barrels. $4.00.
SYRUP—Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 22@23c; sell
ing at 26®27c; sugar house at 16%@
18c.
HIGH WlNES—Basis. $1.28.
HONEY —Fair demand; strained. In
barrels. 45c gallon.
Dll Yon Feel Tired t
This is the time of year when nine
people out of ten feel broken down.
They feel tired after walking a block.
No appetite—peevish. It is worth a
great deal to be relieved of these ail
ments. And there is no sense in hav
ing them if they can be relieved. Now,
Graybeard is specially recommended in
these cases. It tones up the system.
Gives you an appetite. Relieves the ail
ment.
Graybeard is found at all drug stores,
$1 a bottle. 6 for $5. Graybeard Pills—
little treasures —25 cents.—ad.
Atlantic Coast Line gives benefit of
a short line mileage detachments be
tween Savannah and Augusta, 132
miles.—ad.
W. S. DAFFIN,
COTTON BROKER,
839 Gravler Street, Now Orleans, I,a.
Member New Orleans Cotton Ex
change. Savannah Cotton Exchange.
Special attention given to the execu
tion of contracts for future delivery.
Spinners orders carefully executed.
MEMBERS:
New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New Orleans Future Brokers As’n.
New York Cotton Exchange.
New York Col Tee Exchange,
Chit ago Board of Trade.
Associate Member Liverpool Cotton
Association.
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
TAKING FIHST STEPS.
A called meeting of the stockholders
of the Macon Fair Association has been
issued for next Friday night, to hear
the report from the committee of five
appointed in February last to make
an examination of the association’s
properly. Preliminary arrangements
for the fair of next Octobee have al
ready commenced, the exhibition to be
in conjunction with the State Agricul
tural Society.
TOOK FRENCH LEAVE.
Macon Telegraph: Four inmates, all
boys, of the Georgia Industrial Home,
have taken French leave and disap
peared entirely. They are Ines Thomp
son. wearing knee pants, florid com
plexion, blonde hair and very stout;
Alex Nabors, very cross-eyed, brown
hair and florid complexion; Sidney
Holder, sparely built, sandy hair,
prominent front teeth, and Iverson Me-
Ginnes, who has a dark complexion. It
was stated by Dr. Mumford that all
of them wore overalls when they xeft
the institution.
HANK KEPT AT WHIGIIAM.
Daniel R. Johnson, a merchant of
Whigham, has filed a petition in the
United States Bankruptcy Court tt
Macon, for voluntary bankruptcy. Tne
petition shows that Mr. Johnson has
liabilities amounting to $2,322.49, with
total assets amounting to $1,200.
SMOKED TOO MICH; BLIND.
Arthur M. Baker, one of the most
popular young business men in Troup
county, has gone to Atlanta, to have
his eyes treated. For the past week
he has felt that his eyes were growing
weaker, but Wednesday morning on
awakening his sight was totally ob
scured. The cause of his temporary
blindness is supposed to be the result
of smoking, as he is a constant smoker.
His services In the Philippines may
have affected the optics.
SI ES FOK SjCI.n.OOO.
A suit has been filed by Rufus
Hughes of Brunswick, against th?
Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad
Company for $25,000, for injuries re
ceived on the Brunswick and Bir
mingham in an accident several
months ago.
FLORIDA.'
IN AN EASTER DRESS.
The Miami News has appeared In a
handsome Easter dress. The edition
exploits interestingly the advantages
of Miami and Us section.
POLICEMAN DISAPPEARS.
Tampa Herald; D. J. Woodard,
formerly a member of the local police
force, left the city recently suddenly
and without giving notice of his in
tention of resigning and departing, ex
cept by sending his badge and other
implements of office to the police sta
tion by a friend. Woodard, it is
90,000 People
being
vantages. Here are a few: To sleep like an infant, undisturbed.
To awaken in the morning fresh like the flowers.
To feel kindly towards all mankind. Cheerful, hopeful, happy. That’s how a
Specimen lives.
Would you like to be a Specimen? Are you willing to invest so much as SI.OO to feel
about foo per cent better than you do? .
It’s easy if you trv—lmpossible unless you try.
. J h 7 h 1S not ° ne So , u l°i the 7*°° Wh ° are not s P ecimens > who would not be vastly
improved by a course of Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic. y
A trace of malaria in one’s blood reduces the vitality and elasticity about one half.
1 coo 000 germs P tlme ’ Under favorable conditions, be multiplied into
indlcated by lack of P inkness in the skin, might produce headaches in
sTWwjKU'ffse i “'* doy “ * **• —” “*
No" .it the beginning of Spring is the time to eradicate every trace of Malaria kill
every Grip Germ and stimulate a sluggish Liver. Use Johnson’sTon'c Use nothing'else!
Yours truly, A- a, CIRADEAU.
understood, left for the Everglades, go
ing south in a boat purchased by him
self. and has not been heard from re
cently, as a resuit of which uneasiness
is felt for him at police headquarters.
Woodard, who will be remembered as
the officer who shot himself accidental
ly several months ago, Is said to have
had several thousand dollars with hint
when he left.
HI RGLARS AT I.AWTEY,
When the clerk of the F. A. Fisher’s
Company store at Lawtey opened the
place Wednesday, he found that the
safe had been blown open, the large
outer door lying on the ground in frag
ments, while the Inside door was en
tirely destroyed. The combination of
the inside vault seemed to have been
to much for the burglars’ skill, how
ever. The burglars then apparently
left the store and went back into D.
R. Edward's office, but before they be
gan operation on his safe, they must
have got scared; for they left their
tools lying beside the safe. No signs
were visible of their having even tried
the lock. All they got was S4O, which
had been left In the cash drawer.
TO LAI Nf If THE FLORIDA.
This morning at the Merrill-Stevens
ship yards at Jacksonville, the steel
hull of the dredge Florida will be
launched. She Is 131 feet in length,
and has a 28-foot beam. She will be
completed about Aug. 1, and will be
turned over to the government. The
Florida is being built for use on all of
the rivers of the state.
THE 31 AILS TO DEFRAUD.
Tampa Morning Tribune: I. E.
Harding of Brooksville, was before
Commissioner H. L. Crane yesterday
for a hearing on the charge of using
the mails for fraudulent purposes. Ow
ing to the absence of District Attorney
Stripling and several witnesses, the
preliminary hearing was continued to
Saturday. Harding's scheme, accord
ing to the government authorities, was
an extensive one, involving the solicit
ing of subscriptions for a people's
bank, to be located at Fort Payne, Ala.,
with SIOO,OOO capital.
FACTS ABOUT JAPAN.
Japan with her 40,000,000 population
has 4,302,623 pupils in her elimentary
schools, or ninety-one in every thou
sand; while Russia, with 130,000,000
population, has only 4,193,594, or thirty
two in every thousand. Similar dis
proportion in favor of Japan applies to
secondary schools and universities.
Japan has 4,852 postoffices, equal to
one postoffice for each 9,700 people;
Russia has only 6,029, or one for each
21.500 people.
Japan bought of us last year $21,-
000,000 worth of goods, while Russia
was our customer for only $17,000,000.
Japan has a commercial marine of
734.413 tons, against Russia’s 633,822
tons. That is, 100,591 tons more for
83,000,000 less people.
Japan has about the same area as
Montana, with more than half as many
people as there are in the whole
United States.
Japan raises sufficient agricultural
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products to feed her own people and
leave a good quantity for export.
Japan had a foreign commerce In
1896 of $115,000,000, while in 1903 It was
$313,000,000, more than 100 per cent, in
crease in seven years.
Japan has gold, silver, copper, lead,
tin and mercury In abundance, besides
coal and iron.
Japan has every kind of manufac
turing—cotton goods, telescopes, mi
croscopes, watches, knives, spoons,
electric machinery, matches, clocks,
woolen goods and a host of other lines.
In 1870 manufacturing in Japan was
almost nil: now- she has over 8,000 fac
tories of various kinds.
Japan has railroads gridironing the
empire, electrip light plants in nearly
all the cities, and telegraph lines all
over the country.
Japan did not have a single battle
ship in 1895, while now she has six of
the first-class and many war vessels
of inferior classes.
Japan has facilities for making
everything necessary for the construc
tion and equipment of railroads ex
cept locomotives.
Japan runs her railroads with native
labor entirely, from the general sup
erintendent down, including the train
dispatchers.
Japan has over 3,000 miles of rail
way and 1,500 miles of telegraph lines
in operation. Twenty-five years ago
not a mile of this system existed.
Japan is mining over 2,000 tons of
coal per day, nearly 1,000,000 tons
yearly, and the supply is of fine qual
ity, apparently inexhaustible. Twen
ty-five years ago the out-put was only
300 tons per day.
Japan has 201 cotton mills, with
887,000 spindles. Including cotton
growing, this industry employs 1,000,-
000 people. The average cotton pro
duction is 300 pounds to the acre,
against 250 pounds in our Southern
states.
Japan does weaving in 664,408
dwellings or establishments, contain
ing 924,123 looms and employing 1,-
042,866 persons. The weaving is done
in cotton, silk, and silk and cotton
mixed.
Japan has 573,000 men in its regular
army, besides an Immense number in
the reserves and militia.
Japan has pluck, energy, thrift, in
dustry, loyaity, ambition, and is the
coming power in the Orient.
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Extraordinary
Southern Railway,
Special Rates for
Special Occasions
During Summer
Season, 1904.
We will sell reduced rate tickets
for the following special occasion*
during the summer of 1004, in adp.
tion to regular summer excursion ti- k!
ets to summer resorts and for oth r
occasions to be announced later, , ln( j
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TO BUFFALO, N. Y.,
AND RETURN.
International Convention Y si
C. A., May 11-15, 1904. Tickets
on sale May 8, 9 and 10. good to
return leaving Buffalo until May
23, 1904. One fare plus fifty (50)
cents for the round trip.
TO NASHVILLE, TENS.,
AND RETURN.
Annual meeting Southern Bap.
tist Convention and Auxiliary
Societies. May 12,-18, 1904. Ons
fare plus twenty-five (25) cent*
for the round trip. Tickets on
sale May 10, 11 and 12, good to
return ten (10) days from date
of sale. By deposit of tickets
with agent at Nashvilge and pay
ment of 50 cents tickets may be
extended for return passage un.
til June 6, 1904.
TO CARTHAGE, MO.,
AND RETURN.
Annual meeting German Bap
tist Brethren, May 19-27, 1904
One fare plus fifty (50) cents
for the round trip. Tickets on
sale May 18 to 24 Inclusive, good
to return until May 30, 1904
By deposit of tickets with agent
at Carthage tickets may be made
good to return until June 30,
TO KNOXVILLE. TENN.,
AND RETURN.
Summer School, June 2 8-Aug. 5,
1 904. One fare plus twenty-five
(25) cents for the round trip.
Tickets on sale June 26, 27 and
28. July 5,6, 11, 12. 18 and 25
good to return fifteen days from
date of sale. By deposit of tick
ets with agent at Knoxville and
payment of 50 cents final re
turn limit may be extended until
Sept. 30, 1904.
TO ATHENS. GA.,
AND RETURN.
Summer Scnool. July 5-Aug. 6,
1 904. One fare plus twenty-five
(25) cents for the round trip.
Tickets on sale July 2,3, 4, ll
and 18, good to return 15 days
from date of sale. By deposit
of tickets with agent at Athens
and payment of 50 cents return
limit of tickets may be extended
until Sept. 30, 1904.
TO DETROIT. MICH.
AND RETURN.
Baptist Young People’s Union
of America, International Con
vention, July 7-10, T 904. One
fare plus 50 cents for the round
trip. Tickets on sale Julv 5, 6
and 7. Final return limit Julv
12, 1904. By deposit of tickets
with agent at Detroit and pay
ment of 50 cents return limit
may be extended until Aug. 13
1904.
TO ATLANTIC CITY, N.
AND RETURN.
Imperial Council Ancient Arabic
Order, Nobles of the Mvstic
Shrine, July 13-15, 1904. One
fare plus SI.OO for the round
trip. Tickets on sale July 10
and 11, good to return July 23.
1904. By deposit of tickets with
agent at Atlantic City and pay
ment of fee of 50 cents return
limit may be extended until
Aug. 3, 1904.
TO LOUISVILLE. KT,
AND RETURN.
Biennial Conclave Knights of
Pythias, Aug. 16-20, 1904. One
fare plus twenty-five (25) cents
for round trip. Tickets on sale
Aug. 12, 13, 14 and 15, good to
return until Aug. 25, 1904. By
deposit of tickets with agent at
Louisville and payment of 50
cents return limit may be ex
tended until Sept. 15, 1904.
TO ST. LOUIS, MO.,
AND RETURN.
World’s Fair, April 80 to Deo.
1, 1904. Special low round trip
rates will be announced later.
TO SEASHORE RESORTS:
Virgina Beach, Old Point Com
fort, etc. Summer Excursion
rates to be announced later.
TO MOUNTAIN RESORTS:
Lake Toxaway, “Sapphire Coun
try.” Asheville, “Land of the
Sky,” Country nnd Virgina
Mountain resorts. Summer Ex
cursion rates will be announced
later.
The SOUTHERN RAILWAY Is the
best way. Superior passenger accom
modations. Best coaches.. Most con
venient through sleeping car service
nnd the best dining car service in tbs
world.
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