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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-23
COTTON.

The business of the week was quiet, all
though the sales were larger than the
previous week The market renamed
quiet and dull and unchanged up to to-day,
when Lice decline was recorded The
market was quiet with sales of bales
The following We're the official spot quo
tauons, at the close of the market at
The Cotton Exchange to-day:
G9oq mlddhng .........................7 1916
n tuIIIIS .'.'..............-.l ll-l6
Low mlddIiuS ..........................7
Market quiet; sales, s; for the week, 462s.
sltl 4g uolloo 10 sldI7o9J 9UL-sldIaoed
We're 1924 bales upland and SO bags sea
island, against 5000 bales upland and il
bags sea island last year.
Inc particulars of the receipts have
been as follows: Per Central railroad 7Sg
nales upland; per Savannah, Florida and
western railway, 1,l07 bales upland; per
charleston and Savannah railroad, 294
gales upland; per Florida Central and
Ieninsular Y bales upland; per South
Bound railroad, 81 bales upland: per Geor-
Sla ana Alabama railroad, % bales up
Note-The receipts above include SO bags
sea island per various railroads.
hXports-The exports for the past week
We're 1884 bales upland and 439 bags sea
island, moving as follows: To Raitimore
80 bales upland and 100 bags sea island:
70 New York, 713 bales upland and Isl
iIasS sea island; to Boston, 1,Ol1 bales uo-
qua ana Y bags sea island; to Philadei-
Ina 50 bales upland; to Barcelona 1850
o@ieS upland; to Venice, 200 bales uDla1d
Stocks-The stocks on hand and on shin
y 9C 05st to-day were 15,142 bales upland anC,
IKE IKE bags sea island against % 2S9 bales
r rp.anu ana o26 bags sea island ct the cor.
IgSponding time last year.
- island Cotton-Prices were higher
~ ~, me market was quiet and Irregular
traeIors were firm with their holdings. as
ne ne 9lIering stock was limited The de-
TTlana' on the other hand, was moderate
a ere was not much desirable cotton
If Ing, and buyers only took advanta oe
6eason Is about at a close, the mills have
iitsIn Iully supplied, ana there is verv
re ~. stock left on hand. The sales for
Of w week were zoo bags made on a basis
~ tne following quotations.:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-23
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS.
CONDITION OF HE GENERAL.
TRADE DURING LAST WEEK.

A Fair business Done in the Leading
Departments OF Trade-Co tton Re-
mained Dull. But With some
Transactions-Spiri TurDentfne
Advanced Sc With a Coed Trade.
Resin Firm and in Good Demand.
Wholesale Departments Fairly
Active.
savannah, May 22.-Trade resumed its
usual condition. after the May week fes-
t.yities, and business was fairly active
lu the general departments. The cotton
market was quiet, though there were in
creased sales over the previous week.
The offerings were light. Spirits turpen-
the was in good demand, at 1sc higher
shan at the close of the previous week
Resin advanced on the low grades. and
pales were in better demand than for
some time past. The security market
was quiet. Collections were moderate
The lumber trade was active. several yes
sells being loaded with cargoes for north
ern ports. The following resume of the
different markets VIII show the tone and
l.e quotations at the close to-day:
NAVAL STORES.
for the receipts advanced the price 1sc to
q &c early in the week. This price ruled
firm throughout and the sales amounted
% about the daily offerings. The re-
capts were large and business was con-
s..erably increased over the previous
week While the price is low, the factors
and producers realize that the supply IS
large ana increasing, and they sell at the
quotation without hesitancy. The general
opinion is that there is but little chance
OF an advance in the near future.
Rosin-Pale grades of rosin, which have
been in slow request for a long time,
were IN better demand during the past
week. and water white sold a an advance
on several days. The low grades ad-
vanced 2lac early in the week, and the
d mand for the entire line continued
strong. There was a further advance Of
2iec IN low grades to-day, and sc advance
ou water white. The sales for the week
We're heavy, absorbing nearly all of the
offerings. The position OF the market APP
pcared TO be satisfactory to sellers and
buyers alike, and the business moved
with a satisfactory steadiness.
QuOtatOns-At the close of the market
Thursday night the following quotations
were bulletined at the Board of Trade:
Spirits turpentine, firm, 24lsc for regu-
lars.
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OLD NEWSPAPERS. 200 for % cents, a.
Business Office Morning New1.
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NOTE-"Daily except Sunday.
--Sunday only.
The advocate., 1896-12-23
Against a Constitutional Convention.
WOrden, Kas.

EDITOR ADvOCATE:-It seems to-
me that education on the prohibitory
question is now In season. The liquor
and saloon forces are forever at work
with money and other insidious meth
DDS to gain control Of the State and
wipe out the prOhibitsry law. We
must be alive to the danger that threat
ems u.s.. The Populist party, which is
now In control of Kansas, is under q
fire of criticism. Our future will de.
pend on our leading POpulist papers
and the action Of the Legislature this
winter. 1t is being said that the Pop
ullst Legislature will advocate a con-
stitutionsl convention. This is Great
ing a widespread storm of indignation
and alarm In this locality, and that,
too, among the best men in the Popu-
list ranks. A call for a constitutional
convention is believed by many to be
another drive by the saloon influence
to get chance, through that channel,
to strike down our prohibitory law.
I believe that call for a constitu.
tionsl convention by the Legislature
this winter would cost our party the
control of Kansas and will lose It the
confidence of the best element In the
State. am a Populist and l glorifed
in the great victory this fall, but I
hope our party will not confirm, by any
act, the criticism and alarm that is
going the rounds at this time. Our
enemies are glosting over the fact that
our own people are already disposed
to criticise any attempt in the above
line. am not an slsrmist, but the
occasion for alarm is here and the crit
icism and fate of our party is at stake.
A. M. LINGO.
Glenloch, Kas.
The advocate., 1896-12-23

convention whether soon or distsnt)
perhaps a clause can be incorporated
making q homestead absolutely inal-
lensbIe during life for any purpose
or in any way whatsoever. But that
can be left for the present.
AS there are many who believe In
the single land tax, perhaps it would
be possible to allow counties, or even
townships, try that system, If a major.
ity Of their citizens 80 decide. The
State constitution can hardly be said
to prevent this, If the tax is made uni
form. 1t Is certainly worth trying, and
the "locsl option" Of leaving it to a
vote of citizens of township, county,
or even city would be best.
There is yet much land belonging to
the State and more that counties have
bought at tax sales. This should
never again become private property.
It Is better that our citizens rent land
of the State and pay rent to the Vsri-
GUS schools from the humble common
school to the magnificent State Unit
Verslty, rather than rent the same land
from some foreign lord or Eastern
millionaire, both Of whom will spend
that rent in Europe or elsewhere, but
never in Kansas or to advance her
children. J.C. RUPPENTHAL, JR.
The advocate., 1896-12-23
An IOwan's View Of the Situation.
Glenloch, Kas.

EDITOR ADvOCATE:-You Kansas
people, in the midst of your rejoicing,
can't be expected to know just how
people feel who were on the losing
side on both State and National issues
in the late campaign. Here In Iowa
We have gotten somewhat over the
effect of our first disappointment. We
think we have reason to feel proud,
because we certainly did put up the
cleanest and most vigorous fight that
the monopoly party of this State ever
had to engage in. We polled heavier
vote than we were ever before able to
obtain; yet we were beaten by plu-
rality of over 10000, and we have the
still unanswered conundrum, "Where
did all the votes come fromV"
At first the Vietors made themselves
extremely offensive by their arrogance
and insolence. But now, seeing that
the loudly. advertised prosperity that
was to come like sunburst has as yet
failed to msterislze, there Is q less
than balf.sstisied air, q troubled,
gloomy look, an avoidance of the sub
ject which reminds one Of a crowd
coming away from q fake show. In
short, they look very gloomy for
q victorious crowd. And from
The advocate., 1896-12-23

system should be reformed. The man
who has q mortgage on his farm pays
the increased interest and the taxes on
It, the mortgage being also taxes in the
hands of the mortgage. The effect is
the mortgagOr must pay double taxes.
The farm only should be taxed, and
the tai should be paid by both owner
and mortgage in proportion to the In
terest each may have therein. To IL.
lustrate: A buys q farm from B for
$4,000, and pays $1,000 down. The
tax on the farm is $50. Under such
circumstances A should pay $40 of the
tax and B 800. Our present mode of
assessment has been a crying shame
for years. JOHN CHASER.
WOrden, Kas.
The advocate., 1896-12-23
Is 1t Intrinsic Value or Legal valueG


EDITOR ADvoCATE:-A few morn
ings ago q group of gentlemen were
gathered In the pOstoffiCe in this city,
AS Is usual In such cases, they repre-
sented different political parties, and
the conversation turned on the all
absorbing money question. One side
contended that money material must
have an intrinsic value, and that, as
gold had that kind of value, there
fore it was best fitted for money uses,
or for the standard Of value.
The word intrinsic was used so often
that your correspondent was impelled
to investigate as to what is the best
definition Of the term. Webster's In.
ternstiOnal Dictionary defines the
word as follows: "InWard; internal;
hence, true; genuine; real; essential;
inherent; not merely apparent or aCcl-
dental; opposed to extrlnSic," etc. We
fad that the word Is derived from q
Latin term meaning inwsrd--on the
inside, within, etc.
The query will naturally arise In the
mind of the thoughtful person, Is 1t
an "lntrinsic" property or quality that
impsrts to gold the "vslue" which
now sets upon itP Is there any exact,
natural measure Of worth, excellence
or utility inherent" in, naturally per.
tanning to, inseparsbly attached to, or
inslienable from, gold, that we should
attribute to it ''lntrinsic" VslueP Is
1t not rather an exchange value; or,
more accurately speaking, q legal
VslueH The'Encyclopedis Britannica,
Vol. l6, page 485, informs US that
"Gold bullion for coinage [in England
Is supplied to the mints almost en-.
tirely by the Bank of England, the
bank being bound By lao to purchase
at the rate of So lis Cd an ounce any
gold bullion OF the legal standard
which the public may bring fJr sale. y
Here is q legal enactment by which q
stable market is provided for gold
bullion, making huctustton in value
impossible. In connection with this
England has another law under the
operation of which the owner of bul
lion may, If he choose, have his bullion
coined "free of any charge for loss OF
manufacture" (ssme Volume). In other
words, England has both "free coin
age" and a purchase law. This,
with the coinage laws Of other nations
insures q stable value to gold the
world over. The reason is obvious,
No one viii part with 1t to any person
The advocate., 1896-12-23
Taxation Law Revision.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-A great many
recommendation are being made
for new laws to be adopted
by the incoming Legislature bnt
l think that our old laws need
overhaulIng Arst. Our VIllainous tax
The advocate., 1896-12-23

government, OK through Che process OF
having 1t coined.
Now, then, reasoning from analogy,
is it not plain that If from any cause
this great government of ours should
enact a law by which it became the
duty of some department to receive
and pay for at given price all the
fire clay Of q certain quality that
should be offered, It would at once fix
a market price for that material which
every man who wished to use any of it
In his business would have to psyP If
true In one case, Is 1t not true In any
case, even In the case Of silverP
The advocates of bimetslIlsm do not
deny that gold may have intrinsic
value. They do, however, question mans
ability to say that that intrinsicslity
has been so nicely determined that
25.8 grains, nine-tenths pure, is worth
100 cents every day In the year.
One can understand how pure air,
sunshine and the different natural
qualities which 60 to sustain life have
intrinsic value. That Is all the value
attached to sunshine and sirl Thank
God, they have no exchange or COM
merGisl or, If you please, legal value
Their qualities of blessings are inher-
ent-"W within themselves; and in the
case of these elements we are sbso.
lutely safe in contending that what
makes them able to bless mankind is
their real, intrinsic value.
ALI this talk about intrinsic value In
money Is but Vspor. Not the gold Of
nation makes. it great, but the pa
triOtism, sturdy honesty and integrity
of it's citizenship. That race of men
and women that has the courage and
intelligence to grspple with the forces
of nature and turn them into such
channels as will cause farms, factories,
hamlets and cities, schools and
churches, to spring into existence will
build the greatest Of nations; and when
such people, speaking through the rep
resentstives to whom 1t has delegated
the function of government, sends
forth It's fiat, whether 1t be in relation
to q financial policy or some other
question, that decree will stand as
long as brave hearts and strong arms
can support 1t.
But some one will say, If all you say
Is true, why do you spend 80 much
time on the question: Simply this:
If we show that 1t Is not intrinsicality
that causes gold to have a steady value,
1t then devolVes upon the monOmetsl-
list to either show that 1t Is not legal
enactment that gives 1t its stability or
he must sgree with US, or at least con-
cSde us the victory in the contest.
If the history of finance shows that
legal enactment impsrts to gold its
stability, we then contend that legal
enactment by a great people can do the
same for silver; and there being too
small an amount of gold in the world
with which to conduct its commercial
transactions, we claim the right to de-
msnd that our constituted authorities
exercise their power and give to silver
its old relation by the side of gold.
When this is done, we will still need
more money, and we demand that our
constituted authorities "coin" our own
credit and not delegate the note emit
ting power to private corporations,
The advocate., 1896-12-23
CORRESPONDENCE.
Land Legislation.

no wild or injurious legislation would
be enacted at Topeka this winter, No
Popullst doubts this, but surely we
may hope that your pledges and sssur-
anCes Of wise and safe legislation shall
not prove to mean simply dO,nothlng
policy and fear to enact wholesome,
needed laws simply because they are
unusual.
The members of the Peoples party
believe In the triple reform In land,
transportation and finance. Our RrSt
Legislature dover house) In 1891 passed
that wise act known Ss the "slien land
law" Lately 1t has been asssiled by
lawyers ss never having legally passed
the Legislature. If there be such
question In the minds Of jurists, you
will do well to re.ensct that law and
see that it applies fully to alien cor
porations as well as alien individuals.
It is true that 1t Is little worse for an
Irish lord to own q county In Kansas,
than for a New York corporation to
do so. But 1t is supposable that moth
ing will be done In reference to the
latter lest we lose our reputation for
conservatism.
The numerous transfers of Kansas
land during the boom period and again
since then under foreclosure, Sheriff's
sales, tax sales, etc., will cause endless
litigation as time goes by IL we adhere
to the present system Of transfers.
The adoption Of the TQrrens system,
which has proved satisfactory In many
years trial In Australasia, would
greatly simplify matters, chespen
transfers and do away with the present
cumbersome abstracts of title which
cost much, are very liable to be defeC.
tive and are more and more costly as
the chain of title lengthens. The sb-
stractors of title would be out Of job,
but their loss would be the general
publlC's gain. The Torrens system
was adopted In Illinois a year or two
ago, but was lately pronounced uncOn-
stitutionsl by the State Supreme court
because 1t gives to the Land Registrar
judicial powers. This difficulty can
perhaps be obviated In our law.
The glaring injustice to thousands
Of citizens by the deficiency iudg.
ments" In the foreclosure Of mort.
cages and sale of the mortgsged lots
and farms must forclbly strike each of
you. Property has deprecated greatly
since the boom days when great loans
were made on town and farm property.
There Is no semblsnce Of justice in
making all this loss by depreciation
fall on the debtor as 1t now does. II
may be said that very often the cred
itor has Lost greatly because the land
or lot under the hammer will not bring
more than q fraction of the amount OF
the original loan, saying nothing about
interest, etc. But let 1t not be forgot
ten that the debtor, too, has lost, and
lost enough because he has lost his
property-his farm, or lot, and home
which too often means all that he has
There is no good reason for loading
him with judgment for the balance
When landed property is sold under
mortgage let that fully and entirely
release the judgm ent debtor or mort
gagor. Do not hang over his head 6
judgment that threatens him every
hnu Of he lIfa and nffnra q nrannInrr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-26
HOTEL REGULATIONS.

The following amusing hotel rules and
regulations for the observance of CONNER
cial travellers We quote from The Sample
Case
Guests are required not to speak to the
dumb-waiter.
Guests wishing to get up without being
called can have self-rising flour for sup
per.
The hotel is surrounded by beautiful
cemetery. Hearses to hire, % cents a
day.
Guest wishing to do a little driving will
find hammer and nails in the closet
If your room gets to warm open the WIN
dow and see the fire escape.
If you are fond of athletics and like good
jumping. lift the mattress and see the
bed spring.
If your lamp goes out. take feather
out of the pillow; that's light enough for
any room.
Any one troubled with night mare will
find a halter on the bedpost.
Don't worry about paying your bill; the
house is supported by the foundation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-26

fidence," Luke. xii. 20: 1l.i5. Sunday
school; q p. M, Junior Christian Endeavor;
$50 p. m, Senior Christian Endeavor;
1.3O p. M, Christmas exercises OF the Sun
day, school. Emma Pitts music will be
used.
Grace Lutheran church, corner Madison
avenue and Mulberry street-Rev Foster
L. Gift pastor. Services at 1890 a. m.
and at $50 p. m. Christmas sermon and
music In the morning. Evening theme,
The Interpreters House" of the series
on "Pilgrim's Progress"
First Church of Christ, (ScientisD, 5l9
Adams avenue-Sunday service, 1880 a.
m. Experience meeting Friday evening
at o'clock. All welcome. Seats free.
First Baptist church, Scranton street
Rev. s. +. Mathews, pastor. Subject for
Sabbath morning. The Prince of Peace
subject for Sabbath evening, Good It'd
p. m, DR.. Beddoe, superintendent; young
peoples prayer meeting, 6 p. m; leader,
Rose Phillips.
The Second Presbyterian church-Rev.
Charles +. Robinson. d, D.. pastor. Ser
vices 1880 a. m. and 7.3o p. m. The pastor
VIII preah in the morning a tive-minute
sermon to the children on "The Shep-
herds" followed by u sermon on I'M
manuel" In the evening the beautiful
will be rendered by Mr.. Chance. the quar-
tette and full chorus.
Trinity Lutheran church. Adams ave-
nue., corner Mulberry street-Rev Edwin
Lunn Miller, pastor. Sunday after Christ
mas. The holy communion will be cele-
brated at the morning service. 1920
O'Clock. The service of public confession
and absolution begins at 10 o'clock, Even
ing service. 7.30 o'clock.
Washburn Street Presbyterian church
Rev. John p. Moffat, pastor. Services at
1890 a. IN. and 7.20 p. M; Bible school at
II m; Senior Christian Endeavor, $50 p.
m. The pastor will preach in the morn
ing on Good Tidngs of Great JOY" and
In the evening on God Was in Christ
Reconciling the World to Himself" Spe-
cial musical services both morning and
evening. announced elsewhere in this pa
per. All cordially invited. Christmas Of
fering at each service.
Howard Place African Methodist Epis-
copal church-Rev. II. A. Grant, b. D.,
pastor. 1890 a. M, subject for sermon,
Holy Songs from the Psalter;" 2.3O, SUM-
day school; p. m, Christian Endeavor;
s p m, subject for sermon, Christ, the
Mighty to Save from Sim"
Grace Reformed Episcopal church. Wy
oming avenue, below Mulberry street
Divine worship 1890 u. m. and 7.30 p. m;
Sabbath school at IL M; Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor, $50 p. m.
Seats all free. Strangers always well
come. Preaching by the pastor at both
services. Morning, "Christian Service"
John, xiii, "a; evening, AN Exposition OF
Revelation" Union Bible class ana
watch meeting on Thursday evening be-
ginning at 10 o'clock
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-26
WILKES.BARRE HAS THE FEVER.
Bicycle Tournament to BE Conducted
in Ninth Regiment ArmOry.

Arrangements have been completed
for a bicycle tournament in the Ninth
Regiment armory, Wilkes Barre on
January II and r. says the Wilkes
Barre News Dealer. Tim Hurst and
Pat Powers were in town on Thursday
and made partial arrangements for the
holding of the tournament. A tempo
rary track will be constructed. 1t will
he egg shaped and the erds will be
very much, inclined. There will
be one, two, ten twenty and fifty-mile
handicap and straightaway races and
probably five or twelve hour contest.
The main feature will be two-day
contest in which Joe Rice. the popular
Wilkes Barre brownie, the pet of the
late six-day race and champion of
America, will take part. Teddy Hale.
the champion of the world, will also
be among the contestants.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-26
Central Railroad of New Jersev

Anthracite coal used exclusively, insur.
ing cleanliness and comfort.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT NOV. Is, 1886
Trains leave Scranton for Pittston.
Wilkes-Barre, etc., at $50. 9.l5, Il. 30 a. m.
1246, 200. 3.O5. 500. ITO p. m. Sundays 500
a. M, 1.O0, 2.15. 7.10 p. m.
For Atlantic City, $50 a. m.
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth,
$40 (express) a. m. 2.45 express with Buf:
fet parlor carl, 3.05 (express) D. m. Sun.
day, 2.15 p. m. Train leaving l245 D. m.
arrives at Philadelphia, Reading Terms
inal, 522 p. m. and New York 800 D. m.
For Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethles
hem, Easton and Philadelphia, $50 a, m.
12.45, 3.05. 500 Except Philadelphia) p. m.
Sunday, 2.15 p m.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove. etc.. at
$50 q. m. and 1245 p. m.
For Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg,
via Allentown. $50 n. m, 12.45. 500 p. m.
Sunday, 2.l5 p. m.
For Pottsville. $40 a. m. 1245 D. m,
Returning. leave New York, foot Of Lib
erty street, North River at $40 (eXpress)
u. m, 1.10. 1.3O. AIS express with Buffet
parlor carl p. m. Sunday, 4.30 a. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal,
9.0C a. m, 200 and 4.30 p. m. Sunday. 62i
q. m.
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rates may be had on application in ads
vance to the ticket agent at the station.
H. p. BALDWIN,
Gen. Pass. Agt.