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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-19
FLORIDA.

The steam launch building at Jackson
Vile for the revenue cutter Boutwell, is
nearly completed, and will be ready for
use next week
The United States training ship Salmon
p. Chase, attached to the internal reve-
nue. service, which is now a Port Tampa,
has decided to make the waters of Tampa
Bay its headquarters for the winter.
Letters patent have been issued for the
incorporation Of the Gulf Supply Co. Of
Carrabelle, with a capital of $4,000. The
company viii conduct a general mercan-
tile business. The incorporators are A. T.
Swartz. A. d. Thompson, II. r. Rider and
z. r. l.. Moore.
An immense bunch Of oranges Is on ex-
hibition in the office of the Hotel Alca-
gar at st. Augustine. II was picked on
Dec. IS, 1896. from La Grange grove. in
BreVard county. There are nineteen
oranges on the bunch. which weigh fully
twenty-five pounds.
r. w. Wilkes whose strangling of his
mistress. Mrs. Revemah Caroway. in a
mt OF jealous rage, Is practically admitted
by the plea of insanity as a defense was
arraigned for trial in the circuit court
at jacksonville Thursday. The case was
Sun in progress yesterday.
A corps OF United States engineers IL
now down on Egmont Key making an
accurate survey OF the channel to Tampa
Bay harbor. The engineers will be en-
gagged all the winter pushing the work
from the mouth Of Tampa Bay up as far
as Port Tampa, and possibly all over the
harbor.
E. J. Chambley. a negro desperate. was
arrested ar Weef Pain, 81 M
by Marshal Ross, partly for being dr,,ri,
and disorderly. During the night he at
tempted to burn a hole through the CITY
prison and escape, but the FIRE got beyond
MS control, and he had TO veil for ne.
slstance. which, luckily for him, arrived
In time.
The bicycle dealers Of st. Augustine
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have formed a protective league to be
known as the St. Augustine Bicycle Deal
ers' Protective Association. 1t is the OBJ
ject Of the association to insure the per-
petuation Of harmony in their circle, to
protect one another against thieves, and
to form and strictly observe a uniform
scale of fees for rentals and costs for
repairs and instructions.
A tramp printer was arrested at Ocala
Thursday night for having INDUCED too
freely III whisky When searched 81, 200
were found on his person. He says ne
is a high-art job printer, has Travelled
all over The world, and was the first to
discover that the back of the head of the
female cast on the silver dollar is
likeness of the head of the British lion,
which cut an English engraver designed.
Col Benyaurd. in charge of the United
States. engineering works in that district,
opened bids in his office al Jacksonville
Thursday for the supplying of stone for
the construction of the st. Johns river
jetty work The contract was awarded
to Capt X. G. Ross, whose bid was $780,
Co., There were eight bids in all. The
contract will be submitted to the war
department at Washington for ratifca-
ton.
Barlow special to Jacksonville Times
Union; 'FineIlestine & Lozier. who have
been doing a big business in Barlow for
some months, as well as having a number
OF stores at other places, made a bill of
sale, some ten days ago, to Fincklestine
d Co. Bradstreets and Dun's agents wiz
ed their agencies at once of the transfer
and after the lapse of several days Attor-
ney Logan began receiving claims against
the firm to collect, but as he had trouble
and delay in getting a bond wired an at
tachment could not be made at once. The
new proprietors. getting wind of the af-
fair, began selling their goods for any
thing they could get. The house was
packed with people, and so excited be-
came the proprietor that when asked the
price of an article his reply was: IT don't
know; give me some money" One man
bought eight suits of fine clothes for S15.
Another started out through the dense
crowd with all he could carry. The man
cried: Say, mister, won't you give me a
little something for those?" ''Nitp, said
the man, I'm in a hurry" Some waited
on themselves and for all they could car
ry. Nothing went for over 20 per cent of
its real value. At noon the sheriff closed
the doors; but had the doors remained
open until night the entire stock would
have disappeared Claims received so far
amount 10 $500, with others to follow ;,
Il. Il. Saunders & Co. have received a
telegram from Capt Andrew Lind of the
fishing schooner Edwin Booth of Pensa-
cola, dated at Port Eads, stating that the
vessel was lost in the Gulf six DAYS ago
Five OF the crew reached Port Eads with
him, but three others went down with the
wreck $50
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PLUNGERs STRIKE PITFALLS.
Only Two FavOrites Win Mt New Or
leans

leans.
New Orleans, Dec. ia good many more
turfmen got in here to-day from the north.
including Abe Levy of Chicago and w. H.
Cheppin of Louisville. The crowd was a
large one. fully 1900. and the racing very
spirited with heavy betting. Favorites
were only twice successful and the public
lost well to the ring. In the second the
favorite, Miss Verne and AL Lone ran the
entire route to a false start and never fig
ured in the subsequent race. Summaries
follow:
First Race-Selling, six fur.ongs. Dam
ocles, 1O6, A. Barrett, 4 to 10, won by a
length, with Bryan, 1O5 Caywood, to 1,
second by a length, and Sobriquet, SO, 200
TO l, third. Time 1:15&. Pelleas, Anna
Mayes and Romance also ran.
Second Race-For 2-year-olds, selling,
five furlongs. Sharon, 1O8, Scherrer, to
!, won by length, with Gold Top 1OS, VIII
hite, II to l, second by a neck, and Juanita,
Jos, ". Turner, 80 to /, third. Time 1:02jb
Sugar Cane, Fred Graft, Ethel Farrell,
Plaudita, Cavalry, Sanguine, Augustine,
Brescia, Al Lone and Miss Verne also Ean
Third Race-Selling, mile and twenty
yards. Seabrooke, 9S, c. Reiff, to s. won
by head, with Cotton King, IS, White
20 to l, second by three lengths, and Dor
othy Ill 50, Hlrsch, 3 to l, third. Time
l:44l2. Judge Sfeadman, Volma, Bizarre
Alto June, May Ashby.~ Pirate and Trixie
also ran.
Fourth Race-Handicap, six furlongs
Clymena, 1O1, Hirsch, 10 to l, won, by a
length, with Scribe, lO6, Scherrer to 5,
second, by three lengths, and Hill Billy,
lC9, Vandusen, 10 to !, third. Time 115ls
Viscount, Jack Hayes and Cannonade also
ran.
Fifth Race-Selling, six furlongs. Den
yer, 1O4, Morse, 10 to l, won, by three
lengths, with Princess Rose, l04 German,
20 to l, second, by head. and Tom Sayre
lo4, Warren, to l, third. Time 1:16lb
Longbrook, Gomor, Pisa, Gluck, Come
Away, Roslyn and Darien also ram
Sixth Race-Selling. six furlongs. Mo-
loch l04, Turbivile to /, won, by head.
with Senator Morrell, 107, Caywood, 10 to
g. second, by five lengths, and Elano,
1O4, Ross, to 1, third. Time 1:15A. Miss
Clark. Little Billy, Buckmore, Billy Jor-
dan, Necedah, Ruth and Whit also ran.
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THE MEANEsT MAN.
His Ex-wife Is Suing Him for Breach
of Promise.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Frederick Hibberly, wealthy farmer
living near Terre Haute, Ind, is probably
the only man who was ever sued for
breach of promise by the woman to whom
he was paying almony This unique ex-
perienee has come to Mr.. Hibberly be-
cause he is of frugal. not to say penuri-
Gus, turn of mind. He married, a year
and half ago, a widow named Sykes. She
was much younger than he, and soon chill
ed his affections by making almost daily
demands for food, and by intimating with
some frankness that old gowns OCCASION
ally need replacing with new ones. The
evidences of ineompatibility of temper be-
came so marked in a few months that Mrs
Hibberly decided to please her husband for
once by suing for divorce. This she OBJ
tanned, but he was not pleased at all by
the fact that with it she obtained a mod
est allowance in the shape of alimony FL
nally the agony of paying this became so
great that Mr.. Hibberly courted his ex-wife
over again, and by making lavish promises
in regard to daily bread and weekly meat,
again won her coy consent. Then he fell
to weighing present alimony against flu
ture living expenses, and the result was
that he refused, ultimately, to weld to-
gether the broken matrimonial chain SO
the widow has sued for $4,000 damages,
and she has letters that make it almost
certain she will get the money
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cess. Resolutions were offered by Hon
Moses Wright. -A'i''
one clause read: I'VE condemn the
so-cailed conservatism of Grover Cleve-
anu "a upon the ground that the urgency
OF the hour demands action" IL
per moved to strike this out. as a. MO-
not necessary to the sense OF the n,nat
ing. A spirited debate arose. The r,ans
ment was put to a vote and lost
me engagement of Miss Birdie ttoy.
Oh TINS city to Frank Gilreath, a vonn,
newspaper man of Cartersville. is aus
W w. li,ceu; me marriage will occur next
bride. "Ole OF the
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MOORE BAKER MARRIED AGAIN.
The Man Who killed the Murderers
of His Wife and Child.
From the New York Times.


New Brunswick N. j., Dec. 16-Moore
Baker, the young farmer of Franklin
Park, who on March !. 1894, killed two
negroes after they had killed his wife
and child. has been married at Philadel-
phia, to Mary Burton. daughter OF tho
late John Burton, a lawyer
Baker took quick vengeance on the muir
derers of his wife and child. They entered
his house to rob It, Each carried an ak.
While in the room where Baker, his wife,
and child, were asleep, Mrs. Baker awak-
ened. She started up just in time to see
one OF the negroes split open the head OF
the child, which was fretting. Then the
negro aimed blow at her as she sank
screaming I'm the bed. The blow cleft
her skull. Baker sprang up and grapplsd
with the man who had killed his wife and
child. The other negro fed. Baker over
powered the man he grappled with, and
wrested the AK from him.
AS the negro turned TO flee Baker sent
the ak through his skull. The second ne-
gro had run into another room from
which there was no exit. except through
hall. Baker mounted guard al The
door or this room with a double-barreled
gun, and as the negro went past olew
his brains out.
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LIFE AMONG THE ROMANS.
Taxes Rolling in-Sweeping Changes
in County Officers.

in County Officers.
Rome, Ca, Dec. 1S.-The Southern rail-
way has paid into East Rome, North Rome
and Floyd county 5000 in taxes. The
Massachusetts mills at Lindale have paid
a like amount for county taxes.
The newly elected board of county COM
mssioners met In caucus to-day and
made some sweeping changes in the coun-
ty officers. DR.. T. M. Shaw was elected
county physician in place OF DR.. ID. n
Mccall. n. G.. Hackney will be the new
superintendent OF the chain-gang in place
Of Crawford Moore. MIR. Moore has had
the position several years and built
many miles of magnificent roadways
which have made Floyd county. famons
throughout the union. Amos Iandrum
will be la charge of the poor mouse A.
place OF .. +. Earl The board reduced
salaries more than half
=, ne mass meeting to express sympathy
Tor the cubans to-day was a rouslnF s,c.
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"A new safety gas burner is made Of n
metal having great expansive and contrac-
tive properties. The gas is turned on in The
regular way and a small screw is turned
which admits a small flow OF gas tbropeb
the burner. The gas is lighted, ana the heat
expands the metal and automatically opens
valve permitting full flow Of gas The
gas can be turned or in the ordinary wav
, Sus ~ ~ blown out the metal contracts clos.
very small quantity admitted az ne
screw valve. ~ the
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Wrlghtsyille, Ca. Dec ia difficulty
occurred at frolic on Wednesday night
between two brothers named Webb and Al
ROMEO Wood aud Thomas Mixson. all young
men the next day, Thursday. the par
ties All met and the difficulty was renew
81. resulting Ia the killing OF one OF the
WeDbs ana serious wounding Of the other.
who may die.
fhe other parties are now IN the hands
Of the sheriff, awaiting on Investigation
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Periodical Tickets.

that he has become a source of inter-
national amusement. The idea of a south
ern politician going all the way to Ohio
to find specimens of election frauds is
funny enough to put q cheerful smile on
the cheek of Pharaoh's mummy.
Mary Ann is a sad wag.
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TO PHILADELEIA
MERCHANTS AND MERS
TRANSFORMATIONS.
RATES OF PASSAGE

TO NEW YORK-Steamer sIp,,
Cabin, limited days, 1880: Calm nIlr-
tied, 5000 Excursion, So, 90. soorS
class, $14.75, 'V' ''Olu
TO BOSTON-Steamer and RaiIyob,r
unlimited, $22.OO; second class lited !
days, $500. iiAeu
40 BoSToN-Steamer-Cabin. lmtes
~ days, 5000; excursion, $500: Acond.
class. limited 10 days, $500 'N''4'
IO WASHINGTON-S AZ RAFT.
Cabin, $500 second-class, Sl1. 20
TO PHILADELPHIA ana
Rail-Cabin, $3.50; second-clasg' 2n
TO LPHIA-Stea me- Cabin
$500; second-class, $11.5O N'
TO BALTIMoRE-Cabin, $3.50 excur.
sion, $26.O0i second-class, $1,000.
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STATE LIBRARIAN MILLEDGE.
Testimonials That He Has Made an
Efficient Official.

Efficient OaiciaI.
Editor Of Morning News: hold that
when an officer applies for reappointment.
he should be first satisfied that he has
faithfully discharged the duties Of his office
to the satisfaction of those with whom he
has to deal. Feeling that 1 have con-
scientiously striven to discharge my duty
in the position Of state librarian have
asked at the hands of the supreme court.
under whose control / have managed the
library, a letter of approval, which they
have kindly granted me, and which is all
that 1 could wish in the way of an en-
dorsement from them; and l am asking
the further endorsement of all, who will be
glad to see me retained in this position.
Under the direction Of the supreme court
/ have had the management of this library
for eight years. As to its condition now,
and the rank 1t takes among the libraries
Of the south, l beg leave to refer to the
certificates given below by Mr. j. r.
Churchill Of the Law Book house Of Gala
CHAN & Co., Chicago and by Mr.. William
Wait of the law book house of Banks
Bros, New York.
As this is high testimony to the result of
my work in this office, / will esteem II a
great kindness If city and county papers
throughout Georgia, whether they desire
my appointment or not, as a matter of
justice and fair play will republish this ar
ucle. John Milledge,
State Librarian.
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BUTLER AND WATSON.
The Eminent PopuIists Exchange
Pointed Compliments.
From Senator Butler's Paper.

FROM senator buLer > HApeF.
And now it is announced that Hon.
Thomas E. Watson win contest the seat
of Black, from the Tenth Georgia dis
trict We have strained ourselves right
much to be loyal to Watson since his nom
nation for the vice presidency, but our
strength is now exhausted, and we give
up the job of loyalty to him.
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From NIr. Watson,s Paner.

Gen. Jacob S. Coxey announces his
withdrawal from the peoples party.
Now, If Butler would only go.
% .
And the said Mary Ann Butler has gone
all the way to the state of Ohio to hunt
up election frauds.
II Mary Ann doesn't mind he will find
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r. G. Dun & Co. will say tomorrow, in
their weekly review of trade: "Cuban re-
ports, unusual closeness of money in Ger
many and the decision that there will be
no action on the tariff at this session, have
not really changed the situation, but have
been talked about as if they might change
it. The holiday trade is generally large,
though at some points more confined to
cheap goods than usual, and the influence
of an increase in the working force is felt
in other ways. But until the New Year,
the only material changes expected are
such as prepare for a large business next
year. In the iron and steel industry, these
appear of the utmost Importance.
Exports of cotton are naturally stimu-
lated by lower prices and with forced
liquidation of important speculative OPP
eFationsi cotton has declined to 7.12 cents,
recovering to 7.19 cents. July 10 the price
was 7.06 cents. Short crop stories raised
it to S.G cents Sept. 10, and it has now
gone back about to the starting point.
Receipts from plantations continue heavy,
while commercial stocks here and abroad
are only about as large as a year ago.
when the movement had been 1,1O0,0OJ
bales less. The demand for goods in this
country falls below the increased produc-
ton and the market is weak in tone, with
the prices of some of jobbers' bleached
goods sharply reduced.
"Speculation in wool has halted.
1.-THE control of the mountain iron
Messabi NINE has been leased for fifty
years, or purchased by the Carnegie inter-
est from J. ID. Rockefeller, the ore to be
shipped by his new steamship line on the
lakes and by the new railway which the
Carnegie Company is building to Lake
Erie. This, with the erection of sixteen
new open-hearth furnaces, making thirty
six, insures enormous increase of pro-
duct at extreme low cost and will affect
all combinations in steel products or in
ore. The billet pool has practically dis
solved and sales are reported at SIG to
ST. the contracts to supply consumers
through most or the whole of next year.
The beam pool has revived and restored
the price to $1.55, buF nails and steel bars
are shade lower. The rail association
has been in session, and our Philadelphia
dispatch states that rails are sold at $25,
against SIS, long maintained. Bessemer
pig and gray-forge are a shade lower at
Pittsburg. Virginia and Alabama iron are
offered % cents lower at the east, and
with so much uncertainty regarding great
changes in progress, very little Is done in
finished products and generally at conces-
sions. sale of $4,000 pounds lake cop
per is reported at 111z cents. Coke pro-
duetion Is increasing, with contracts re-
ported at $1.50.
Failures for the week have been 3S7
in the United States, against ST. last year,
and Al in Canada, against 80 last year."
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tah,.,s
All druggists refund the money II If fail.
to cure. 25c.-ad " idlls
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best please you and wish you every sue
cess. William Wait,
Representing Banks & Bros. Law Book
Publishers
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BUSINESS NOT YET BOOMING.
CHEAP GOODS MOST IN DEMAND E3
HOLIDAY SHOPPERS.

The Downward Tendency of Prices
Z c0ntinues-COuBtry Merchants in
the south Probably Affected by
the Decline in the Price of4COtton.
Cuban Reports, CIOseness of Money
iniGermnny and Failure to Act on
4 the .TariG Factors in the Situation.
I New York, Dec. 1S.-Bradstreet's to-mor-
rowi will say: wholesale trade continues
. Of smaller volume than expected, prac-
tieally the only activity in wholesale lines
being in groceries, candies, fruits and nuts.
The weather has interfered with season.
able business, which at many centers is
smaller than in preceding years, in that a
larger proportion of purchases are of a
cheap grade of goods. There is a decrease
In demand at Atlanta and Seattle, but at
Nashville. Sioux Falls, Savannah and
Jacksonville, jobbing lines announce an in
crease in demand. At almost all other
points general trade remains quiet and
unchanged. with retailers of holiday goods
experiencing the only activity.
The downward tendency of prices
pointed out fortnight ago is continued.
This includes quotations for hides, which
caused boot and shoe jobbers to restrict
purchases, anticipating cuts in prices for
shoes; steel billets with drop of So a ton,
owing to the dissolution of the pool steel
billets with drop of 1925 on the failure
of the combination, and Bessemer pig iron,
owing to the general tendency of iron and
steel. Cotton, too, is lower on confidence
in a larger crop than expected; print cloths.
as product of that staple, and because of
the large stock of the same; anthracite
coal, Indian corn, oats and petroleum.
Steady or practically unchanged quota
tions are reported for pork lard, coffee
and sugar. Wheat and rosin are higher.
AT the south the decline in the price of
raw cotton may affect country merchants
who are still carrying that staple. An in
creased wheat acreage is reported from
California.
Total bank clearings for the week have
not changed materially, increasing only
about 2 per cent compared with last week.
When contrasted with the corresponding
period last year this weeks toal shows
falling off of per cent.
There are 359 business failures reported
throughout the United States this week.
twenty-five fewer than last week and
ty-six less than in the corresponding week
one year ago."
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The steamships of this company are ak
pointed to sail from Savannah for Bait
more as follows STANDARD time):
BERKSHIRE. Capt. Kirwan, sATUR
DAY, Dec.-19, p. m. f
WIN. LAWRENCE, Capt. Peters, WE'D
NEsDAY, Dec. %. 500 p. m.
D: H. MILLER, Capt. Billups, sATUR.
DAY, Dec. 26, 1920 p. m. Eli
And from Baltimore every TUEsDA,
and FRIDAY.
J. ]. CAkOLAN, Agent
Savannah, ia.
W. F. TURNER, G. P. A..
A. D. STEVENS, A. I. "
J. c. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager 4
General Offices, Baltimore, Nc.
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FOR BEAUFORT AND BLUFFTON

vannah for Beaufort, Port Royal Naval
Station and way landings at 10 a. m. Sun sun
days, Tuesdays and Thursdays, returning
next day. -.
Steamer STAR will leave Bluffton dsly
Except Sunday at a. m; returni..lSsS'
leave Savannah at 8 p. m. Telephone e'''
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We have presents for everybody-Old People, Mid
dle-aged People, Young People, Well People, Sick People,
Strong People, Weak People, White People, Coored Peo-
pie and every other kind of people, matter what
ter OF the globe they FROM have something that
will please them and will please you buy for them both
in quality and price.
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Atlanta, Ca, Dee. 16, 1S96-Col. John
Milledge, Librarian State Library Of Geor-
gia. Dear Sir: 1t gives me pleasure to ex-
press to you in this way. my appreciation
OF your work as librarian Of the Georgia
state library.
There are two things that are especially
noticeable about your library: one the
most excellent arrangement Of the vol
umcs 50 that they may be found and con-
suited at a moments expenditure OF time,
and the other the unusual Judgment you
have displayed In the selection OF the most
valuable reference works and the absence
Of the great quantity OF trash that us
ually cumbers such libraries.
Everything about the conduct OF the
library Is In keeping with the above and
your management strikes me az being
most excellent / sincerely hope that the
executive power OF the state Will appre-
clate your efficiency. as long acquaintance
with the duties " your Office has rendered
YOU 100 valuable In your position 10 be re-
placed by an untried person, no matter
now estlmable may b. their personal char
aeief. u seems 10 me that the state could
vice.
You may use this Ia any way that may
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The undersigned agent OF Messrs. Callag-
han & Co, the largest law book publish
ers in the United States, being familiar
with all the state libraries in the south
east of the Mississippi river, unhesitating-
ly pronounces the Georgia state library
the best equipped and the best kept up law
library in the section above named. The
system and arrangement of the books.
which requires exceptional executive abil-
lily, is most admirably carried out under
the supervision of the present efficient
state librarian, Col. John Milledge
John Russell Churchill.
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Bicycle in the Country for SIS,

with -inch wheels
they to Don't
overlook
1t istbe