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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-17
MEMORANDA.

Georgetown, S. c., Dec. 16-Arrived,
steamer South Portland, Dickman, New
York. - ~. Gu
N eTSSsrlaston. Dec. 1s.-Arrived. steamer
rslaV-are. Nicholson, Philadelphia; steam
- Loeb Maree (Br), Allison, Delaware
b, sailed. schrs Warwick. Penny. New
york. George r. CongdOn, Bayless, New
York. Mary Curtis, Maker, Port Royal I;
Bertha d. Nickerson, Tatner, Kingston,
Kew West. Dec. 15.-Entered, schs Cham
non Peacon: Irene CARROLL, Charlotte
Hsrbor: revenue cutter McFane, Wiley,
tampa: tug boat Clyde, Pent; schr Fear
less IBID, Kemp, Nassau.
Cleared steamer Mascotte, Tampa.
View York, Dec. 14-Arrived, schrs Caro-
line Han. Mason, Jacksonville; j. b. Hol-
5en Haskell, jacksonville; Blanche Hop
fins. Woodland, Fernandina; Aloha, Skol-
sed Darien; Maggie G.. Hart. Carlisle,
! BARREN. Susie H. Davidson, Bowen, Sa-
tia river; Lucie Wheatley, Pigott,
charleston: GeOrgetta Lawrence, Row
isnd Charleston: Eva A. Danenhower,
Johnson Charleston; Florence Shay, Ed
" Cleared. steamer silverdale CBr), James,
Sailed, schr Willie L. Newton. Fernan-
Boston. Dec. 15.-Arrived, sehrs Frank
". Howe, Brunswick; Josephine Ellicott,
Port Royal.
Sailed. schr Viola Reppard. Brunswick.
Baltimore, Dee. H.-Arrived, schrs John
r. SOuther, thompson, Ashepoo, d. H.
Rivers. Colcord. Charleston; David Baird,
Booze, Charleston; Isabella Gill, Collision,
Fernandna.
Brunswick, Ga, Dec. 14-Cleared, steamer
Lord Lansdowne QBr), Fausset, Liverpool;
bark Adele (Sw), Person. Rotterdam
Fzrnandina, Dec. 14.-Sailed, bark Glen
aften CBr), Mundy, Port Spain.
ri
rella tNor), Heffermehl, Savannah.
Antwerp Dec. 12.-Sailed, steamer Iris
Belgl. Smit Savannah.
Garston, Dec. 14-Arrived, bark Killy
Norl. Fredricksen, Brunswick.
Genoa. Dec. 11.-Arrived, steamers Kath-
een BID, Duncan, Savannah; 18th, Sand
hin (B), Williams, New Orleans.
Bremen, Dec. H.-Arrived, steamer Su-
e. C3D Higginbotham, Charleston.
Santa Cruz Teneriffe, Dec 5.-Arrived,
schr Vamoose (Br). Ryder. Fernandna.
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WISHED NOT IN VAIN.
DR.. Graves Prayed for the Ruin and
Death of John H. Conrad.
From the Chicago Times.

IEOil lilt 0iiNd6b AiAiSHs
John H. Conrad. the once wealthy min
ing man of Helena, Mont, whose sui
eide is reported from Los Angeles, Cal,
is not unknown in this city. AS the pros
ecuting witness in the trial of DR.. t.
Thatcher Graves of Providence. r. l.,
he was a keenly-scanned figure in the
lobby of the Grand Pacific hotel. where
he always stayed, and his powerful build,
heavy black mustache and stolid teci-
turnity served to increase the mystery
which thousands of people had linked to
the mining mans personality.
Conrad's last visit TO Chicago was made
under circumstances which were readily
recalled at the hotel last night and en-
phasized by the fact that 1. A. Stephens,
who as district attorney of Arapahoe
county, Colorado, prosecuted the murderer
of Mrs Barnaby, was stopping in the
house last week. AT that time Conrad paid
frequent visits to the Great Northern ho-
tel, where his wife was domiciled, and
every effort was made by their attorneys
to reconcile the pair, they having sepaTat-
ed shortly after the conclusion of the
Graves trial. The fortunes of the family
had then dwindled appreciably, and Con-
rad felt his wife's estrangement most
keenly, as she was the financial support
of many of his extensive enterprises in
the west.
Thousands of people in Colorado. Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island were never
convinced of DR.. Graves guilt, and the
suicide of Mrs. Barnaby's son-in-law al
most exactly twelve months after that of
the man he spent 100000 to send to the
gallows will be regarded as little else
than an example of fates memorable
laws.
On the second tier in the Denver jail DR..
T. Thatcher Graves was talking to the
writer after he had been brought from the
penitentiary on en- order of the supreme
court directing a new trial. He had been
admitted to $4,000 bail, but had taken his
place in jail in order, as his lawyers an
nounced to force an earlier date for his
second trial.s Whatever may be the out
come of this" he said, raising his worn
hand above his head as if conjuring the
powers supreme. II want to say this to
you: / hope that this man who has perse-
cuted me, even to the edge of the scat
field, may come to the same misery and
death which he has tried to force upon
me. ! do not say this maliciously, for l
have been in prison long enough TO have
such feelings driven out of me. l may
now be under the shadow of the rope, but
l am innocent, and this man who boosted
that he had millions to hang me with well
knows it." A few months later, on the
day on which the county commissioners
voted to spend a large amount Of money
in another trial and upon which the date
for that trial was fixed, DR.. Graves was
found dead in his cell. He had taken NOR
phine.
Witnesses in big criminal cases seem to
be fated. Not long ago in this city days
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in evening dress and were escorted to
the carriages in waiting. After a long
ride they were brought before a brill
liantly lighted doorway and shown into
the banquet room, where there was a
large company OF gentlemen. all very
correct and dignided. and most of them
wearing the English pattern of side
whiskers known as the fire escape"
Mr.. COrbett and Mr.. Brady We're the
guests of honor. The greatest considera-
ton was shown them. In the speeches
Mr. Corbett was called "our guest OF
honor the worlds conqurer," and
the great champion" Mr.. Corbett and
Mr.. Brady made speeches. in which they
returned thanks and eulogized the En-
gish. An address of welcome. letter on
veilum, was presented to the champion
boxer, who began to feel himself over
After the speeches were over, and as
climax to all other honors the two
Americans were asked to step upstairs
and enroll their names in the life mem
bership book. Accompanied by all the
gentlemen with the aristocratic wills
kers, they marched upstairs and signed
their names to a book which was Ia
beled Life Membership of the London
Walters Club
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JAPS ARE VERY COCKY.
Steamship Captains Admit That the
Little Fellows Own the Earth.
From Naur Vo-rr

AAttAe FELLOWS own the Earth.
From a New York Exchange.
The steamships Energin and strathIe-
Won, from China and Japan. anchored in
the lower bay this morning. Both ships
left Yokohama on Sept. and stopped at
Shanghai, Fooehow and Singapore.
Capt Cormick OF the strathlevon and
Capt. Saw Of the Eenergin were seen at
the custom house this afternoon. They
both said that they had not seen much
lighting, but that in the different ports
where they had anchored they had lots
of chance to observe the feeling between
the two countries.
Why" said Capt. CormiclS, when asked
about the feeling in Japan, you never
saw country have such a large bump Of
self esteem as Japan has recently de-
veloped.
They are very fond OF calling them
selves the England Of the east One
japanese gentleman whom met in Yoko-
hama was talking to me about the future
of Japan, and he got down a map and
pointed out to me the fact that Japan was
in the same relative position to Asia that
England is to Europe, and then he said
'Japan's influence may be felt throughout
Asia as England is throughout Europe.
And then England has some interest in
Asia. Possibly we may have some In Eu-
rope. no one can tell And that Jap was
educated in France" said the captain.
IN tell you what" he continued, IF
Japan conquers China, as she most GER
tainly viii, the United States or England
will have TO give Japan a real good whip
ping before there will be any living on
the same earth with her.
Another Jap whom met was very con-
I hot Anxr l.a haa
| greatest nation on the earth. He was a
passenger on my ship and was going from
| Yokohama to Hokodate, and one night
when we were standing on deck together
asked him who would win the war.
"'Why, Japan. of course, he answered.
"'What viii Japan do after the WARP
asked. oh, said he. there is a country OF
gold to the south. Japan may want that.
! He meant Australia, and so I asked him
what England would be doing while Japan
| took Australia. I dontt think Japan cares
what England would do he answered, and
| had to run off and look hard at the com
pass for fear of laughing in his face.
THE Chinese are not saying as much
as they were the last time 1 visited their
ports. They are divided into two factions
one in favor of old Ii Hung and the
other very much opposed to him.
Il think though" said the captain
I that he has done as well as could be ex-
pected with the stuff that was at his com
| mand. l saw Chinese regiment over
there, and 1t was the funniest thing L ever
saw.
THE soldiers all looked like living skele.
! tons, and they were armed with sniker.
| snees, spears and old fint-lock muskets.
THE armor they had on was of very
cheap tin that l could have made hole
! in with toothpick."
Both captains are OF the opinion that the
war will be ended in a short time, and
/ that it will be an overwhelming defeat
for China.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-17
SWALLOWED By A SHARK.
The Steamship Capac's Lost Papers
Found in the Stomach of a Man-eater.
From the New Yorl, Sun


Secretary /. H. Shearman of the New
York and Pacific Steamship Company has
received a letter from NJ. p. Grace & Co.
of London. describing curious incident.
At Terre de Cap Dessaintes. Guadalupe,
in the West Indies. a shark was killed
recently, and when it was cut open there
were found in its stomach package of
inventories, invoices and other documents
originally placed in the hands of the pur-
ser of the steamship Capac of the New
York and Pacific line. which sailed south
ward from this port on her maiden voyage
on Nov. 10, 1898. The letter is dated Nov.
p, 1894, and reads:
I'VE beg to hand you herewith a copy
of a letter received from the London
board of trade. The bundle of papers
therein referred to are simply a number
of tally notes which were tied up by the
supercargo, and which he supposed were
lost overheard. They are dated at differ
ent dates but are all of them in October
or November, 1898. We shall be glad if
you should try to ascertain from the Off
Ger of the Capac the approximate date
this bundle was lost overheard; and we
have to-day written to the board of trade,
asking them if they can find out the date
interesting to know how long the bundle
had been in the stomach Of the shark. The
papers are very slightly discolored, and
the writing and printing upon them are
perfectly legible The packet is about
nine inches by three inches"
FL The Capac was built in Sunderland, and
was sent over here in 1898 to be used by
Grace & Co in the Pacific trade Her first
voyage was an exciting one, as she mar
rowly escaped being burned on her return
journey from the Pacific with a cargo of
nitrate. In the South Atlantic the coal
in her bunkers took fire Fortunately a
belt of three feet of coal which remained
unconsumed separated the flames from the
inhammable nitrate. Otherwise the YES
sci must have been lost, as the only thing
which separated the coal from the cargo
was a thin wooden partition. So imminent
was the danger at one time that the cap
tain had the boats all manned and pro-
visioned in case the crew should be COM
PEELED to abandon the ship. However,
with some difficulty she managed to make
Rio de Janeiro, where the fire was extin-
guished. The ship suffered little or no
damage.
As the papers which were lost on the
voyage and found in the sharks belly were
duplicates and of no particular value, little
attention was paid to their disappearance.
1t may be that they were lost in the ex-
element attending the fire. When they
were taken from the shark the authorities
of the French government took charge of
them, and transmitted them TO Mr.. Cecil
Trevor of the London board of trade, who,
in turn, sent them TO NJ. p. Gray & Co.
The firm intends to keep the papers in a
glass case at their London Office, with a
description of the circumstances ap-
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ONE WEAKNESS OF SPECTATORS.
Board OF Trade Men Who Habituelly
Consult the Clairvoyant.
Ernm the Chicapn Tribune

ANAA NAt AhAAahu AlADuMts
Board Of trade men are pretty hard
headed individuals. who. as a rule. CON
Germ themselves too much with visible sup
plies and other tangible things to think
much about invisible spirits. Most people
would, therefore, be surprised il they knew
what large number of SPECTATORS pat
ronize clalrvoyants. mediums. astrologers
and fortune tellers. Several prominent
and successful dealers never fail. il Is said
to consult "A medium before going on the
board, and their almost uniform good luck
in their trades is sufficient to justify the
practice, to themselves at least.
One medium. who has been peering into
the future here for twenty years at so
much per peer, and the bulk of whose
patronage. from the standpoint of fnan-
cial returns, comes from spectators on
the board, has amassed a snug fortune for
herself, and lives in style on fashionable
street on the West Side.
The story is told by one man. one OF her
regular visitors. who. on the strength Of
| alarming conditions in Europe and the
prospect of war went into combination
which made heavy purchases of pork
! They had captured most of that COM
modify in sight. On the morning OF the
day on which the financial sqeeze was to
be given TO the shorts one of the leading
spirits in the enterprise called on this
medium. The mediums familiar is sup
posed to be the immortal part of an Indian
chief who used to roam all over Chicago
before Chicago was here. On this occa-
sion he seemed TO be in a good deal OF
trouble or the medium did, which was
of course the same thing, and after a num-
Der Of oracular utterances, for the most
part unintelligible, she said, speaking with
the voice of the departed chief
ugh! Meat no good, greasy; let IL go"
This was repeated several times and
without calculating his remark in any way
the spirit of the red man departed. The
medium, who, like all true mediums, was
unable 10 remember out of a trance any
thing she had said in Il, could throw no
light. The more the Spectator thought
about it the more he inclined to the belief
that the old chief had reference to his pork
deal. He was not at all of the opinion
that his friend seemed to express, however
and was disposed to go on with the deal.
on the way back to his Office he met an
intimate business associate who told him
that he had what he considered reliable
information to the effect that several Of
the other members of the syndicate were
getting alarmed and had given instruc-
lions TO their brokers to unload at the first
favorable opportunity The Spectator
came to the conclusion that the indian
knew his business, and quietly disposed Of
his holdings. The other people unloaded
as per programme, but not until pork had
taken a heavy drop, and not until he had
got rid of his and made a handsome profit.
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BOOK NOTICES.

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Sqbra CNor), 562 tons. Knudsen, Garston
Dock, sid Oct. 16
Kragero Nor, 59S tons. Monsen. New
castle, sid Oct. 49,
Telefon Nor), 1135 tons, Petersen, at Liv-
Navigatore dtaD, go tons, Gamboni. Cape
Gaia, sid Nov. H.
Cassandra Ger, 6sS tons. Slehr, Rio ia
metro. Sept. q via Sapelo.
i90l OK, n (Nor), $50 TONS at Liverpool
Guiseppi GtaD, 9S4 tons, Lauro, Hamburg,
sid Nov
Gig9T lBp, 485 tons, McNutt. whitehaven.
Demetra (Ger), 429 tons, schramm, Downs,
sid Nov. 16.
Teresa-lo-Vico QtaD. s6s tons. Hui, sid
AaIoplina DAM, = tons. Aalbarg, sid
R gGIetf Br), 1850 tons, Andersen. at
Marie Ger, 1918 tons, wurthmann
Stockholm, sid Nov. q.
Fg ri5 lNorl, sos tons, Shanke, Liverpool,
francesca r. QtaD. Califano. Girgenti
N 2e qtaD, 725 tons. olivari. Dublin, sid
Martiinin GtaD, 1923 tons, Maggiolo, Rot
pISerdam, sid Nov. "a.
Teanody (Nor), 452 tons, Nielsen, Fleet
wood, sid Nov. 26
's si9 1 (Ger), COS tons, Rottgers, Hull,
F crit; (Nor). s7s tons, Hansen, Liver
pool Sid Dec /.
ITHF esns Nor2, 1862 tons. Jensen,
's eiS IA (Nor), 647 tons, Petersen, London,
cyphrian (Nor), $50 tons, Hansen, Rotter-
raam; sid Dec. II.
fi s{aella (Norl, 956 tons. Hefformehl. Am
ocean CNor) 453 tons Richardson Lon
cuQn, sid Dec. IS.
09 oil Nor), 795 tons, Bic, Rotterdam,
cSd Nov. II.
singapore Ger. 922 tons. voss. Hamburg,
ls SSa olivari QtaD, SOC tons, schiaffino,
ToSLn5aerpness, sid Nov. II.
'Tre e ms (Nor), 556 TONS Jensen, Hav-
N PT9o4 Syerre (Nor), 474 tons. Larsen.
eJWood, sid Dec g.
ia ,swl 494 tons, Kastmann, Dublin,
Sf 495sN qrl, SCI tons. Christensen. at
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And Tbeir Whiskers Crew.

Corbett's European tour was not en-
tirely devoid of interest, says the New
York Evening Telegram. One evening
in London, as the performance was about
to close, Corbett and his manager, Will
liam A. Brady, were called upon be-
hind the scenes by a number of distin-
auished looking Englishmen, clothed in
dignity and correct evening attire One
of them, as spokesman, asked If Mr.
Corbett and Mr.. Brady would do them
the honor to join them at supper after
the performance was over.
Mr.. Brady at once shrewdly suspected
that the gentlemen represented the no.
bility-at least, they were men of i'm
portance. He and Mr.. Corbett accepted
the invitation. They attired themselves
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-17

were spent in reading. during the second
Coughlin trial. the evidence OF men who
had died. Now both the important wit
nesses in the Barnaby case are gone
both by their own hand. Conrad inilu-
enced the jury by what he said: Graves by
what he could not say. The bad mem
DRY or the latter decided the verdict
The Barnaby case will stand as one OF
the famous murder stories Of the east and
west
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LIST OF VESSELS.
Up, Cleared and Sailed for This Port
STEAMSHIPS.

Wakefield BD. 1870 tons. Wade. Genoa,
due Dec. %.
Jeanara BD. 2l79 tons. Mclaughlin, Liv-
erpool sid Dec s.
Donau Ger. 1771 tons, Siegel, at Phila-
delphia Dec. /.
Condo Witredo (Sp), 1885 tons, Andraco,
HAVANA Due Dec 25.
Collingham CBr) 1910 tons, Martin, Las
Palmas, sid Dec. s. Due Dec. p.
Arapahoe (Br), 3134 tons, Simpson, Cardiff,
SID Nov p.
Iris CBelg), 1882 tons. Smit. Antwerp. sid
Dec p
Aeolus (Br). 1915 tons, Brackenburg. Gil
braltar Nov. p, via Delaware Break
water, Due. Dec 20.
Ross-shire (Br), 1862 tons, Stuart, at Bos-
ton. Due Dec. Is.
Slyerdale Br), III tons, James, New
York. cid Dec. -
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Visible supply Of Cotton

.s Inc Visible Supply OF Cotton to Dec. IA.
- 11aae up BY cable and telegraph is
d iollows. The continental stocks. as
~. 81 a. those Tor Great Britain and the
sslOst, are this weeks returns and con-
brought down TO Thursday Evening. Bnf
~ - make the totals the complete figures
-. Dee u, We add the item Of exports
I'm me. me united States, including in il
the exports of Friday only:
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Iotdi visible supply. A 3y9,032 4,30S.697
Middling upland, Liverpool, 1894, 3-32d. !;
1898, 5-l6d
The import into continental ports the
past week have been $4,000 bales
The above figures indicate an increase
in the cotton in sight to-day of 80 1856 bales
as compared with the same date of 1898;
an increase of 12l, 593 bales over the CORE
spending date of 1892 and a decrease of
40.065 bales from 1891.
India Cotton Movement From All Ports
The receipts and shipments of cotton
at Bombay have been as follows for the
week and year, bringing the figures down
to Dec 49,
Bombay Receipts and Shipments for
-Four Years
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-17

Florence Marryat, who is a confirmed
spiritualist, is meeting some royal spooks
at seances. On one occasion the Duke of
Clarence appeared, whereupon Miss Mar
rvat exclaimed: why it is the Duke of
Clarence" whereupon the illustrious de-
ceased replied mo. not that! Call me
Eddy" Miss Marryat then asked why
she was thus favored Because you wept
for me- was the answer. But half
the nation wept for you" objected the
lady. Yes, perhaps So replied the duke,
'sbut vou-you are not one who weeps for
erybody''-"which is quite true" added
Miss Florence.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Pilot charts and all photographic in
vessels free Of charge in United States
photographic Office in custom house
Captains are requested to call at the
Office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the navy department.
For additional shipping news see other
rafn-nue
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SAILED YESTERDAY.

schooner N. Luella Wood. Baltimore.
Schooner Waltham, Boston.