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Az the opening to-day prices advanced slightly. in
sympathy with "A rise In the Liverpool market both for
futures and spots. TIE trading was quiet and mainly
local. and after the hrst transactions prices ruled
ST ady. the fluctuations ieing confined within n very
narrow range. Shorts covered. the Offering were
light. some unfavorable crop ndvicrs were received.
ana predictions OF rains and hurricanes on the Allan.
Tie coast also contributed to strengthen the tone, The
receipts at the ports and the Interior towns were some
what smaller today. but the estimate fr Houston
tomorrow is almost double last years receipts,
Navasota- Tex, wired "Woyms have done no harm
In This section. The top crop Is an average one, but
II promises more II the fall is a Ia e one Rome,
Ga. sept. Is, writes: Quality Of our receipts Is ex.
ceIlent and staple very good-a most iecid q i'm.
prov"nent over last year. Weather has cout nurd
hot and dry. Cotton opening very rapidly. Picking
has Deem delayed somewhat. consequently there Ia o
so0i deal OF open cotton In the fields. Heavy rain.
TALL at this jurcture would probably cause more In
jury than benefit. lowering quality OF receipts
CoFfEE-kio on the spot was dun. but nrm; No.
!. Iisc. sales. 500 bags MAracAibo; $50 bags Central
American. and 100 bags SAMANTHA ON private terms
The future trading Is n a fpliOwE.
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Glertions aud an crtina9.


A RAILWNl 90
The Annual Meeting OF the stockhoIdrrs - u, : =
t,SiA anu western RIA way Company viii lr ~
the principal onice OF the COMPANY Ia tt lt \
nSanoke; virginia. on Thursday the lluhdN
tooeL. levI' at l2 O'Clock noon. for the cons, .i' n
Of the annual report. the election OF pirr. i.I, a1
anr trSnSaction OF such other bushes. a. may ,cL,
come oefore the meeting for a tlun. inrlIa.u- no
election OF independent auditors to niiit rr n.s,
snn accounts OF the Company At the clos" - the .' Al
year, Inc stock transfer books W n hr r.n-,. '''
close OF business ON saturday September s5tD. -,
18th. 1917. ~
4. J. HRAPHILLS ssoTstGE1.
Roanoke. Va. September lst 1891 .
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Real Estnte Auetiou Sales.

At the Broadway salesroom yesterday Strong q
ireland sold No. 1908 Hoe avenue. near Charlotte
place. two-stofy frame dwelling. lot aox1OO Tore
closure, to the plaintiff. Carl Rosenbaum. for $4,000.
Peter +. Meyer 4 Co. sold No. 63l West Thirtieth
street, near Tenth avenue, three story brick tenemens
house, lot Slx3l.B fore closure, to John J. Duffy for
o.. 900; also No. 2SO8 Second avenue. near llSth
street. nve.story brick tenement house, lot SIxso,
foreclosure, to the plaintiff, william kingsland' Tor
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Throo and . Half Years for . Breohlyn Coun.
terreIter.
Judge Tenny of tho United States Court in
Brooklyn sentenced William wegeril yesterday
to three and one-half years imprisonment for
counterfeiting. The prisoner tainted when sen.
tenco was pronounced.
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F1NANcILL AND ooMMERo1Ah

Kew York stock EzohAags-saiss 0spt. %.
UNITED STATES AND sTATE BONDS dy O.. oooG).
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dividends aud gnterrst.

NEW YORK AND HARLEM RAILROAD NJ.
~ PANf. -lREASURERS OFFICE. SEW NukN.
Sept. Z. 1897 The board OF Directors have tht- dAy
declared a dividend of TWO PER ENT on IN, lr"
ferred aud common stock. PAYABLE at thu orlcc u tie
company ON the list A OF OCTOBER urAt, 10
$40 kholdcrs OF record at 3 o'clock A. NJ ya no
10Th day OF September. 1897. nj which time the 'fsns.
Ter hooks VIII be closed. to he reopencd at 10 u,,TE
A. h. on the I'd DAY OF October. lSp;
L, V, ". KoSSITER Trrnsurrr.
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li0 NEW YORK Sept. .. '~w-.-
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF TWO PER 'fNh
mas been thls day declared 10y the Board uf IrU-i -
payable ottober | 1897. to stock uldcr- uf r."Ti
cioslnS OF the transfer buoks al . ! Nn
October /.
EDWARD o. STANLEY. Trca,.r-s
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Bariey-waas stronger. New feeding, 31ac., cost and
freight to Bnraioi~ sop@ssiac, cost and freight to
Was .tesdier; state, As@, 400, no. . western, ooc;,
but arm. Sales &C. 1000 bush. No. y mixed at 8bhc.,
and on private terms free on board anoat for export.
No. 2mixed, in elevator, 84iec. Futures advanced ho,
Future sales 10000 bush, a. follows;
Last
september. 49,. 49,. 80. 94la 99s
S SsssSS.r: SsS SSsS$$ s$iS
oats-Spot was Lo. TO iac. higher. Sales GAL, 900
bush, including 10000 heavy white on private
terms for export. No. 2 white, 5000 at 27kG2Tac.
No. lido. 5000 at 2elo@ees4c.; No. 9 white clipped.
sse.i No; 3 do, 27c.i No; 2 mixed. 24hci No. sdo,
2tc., rejected mixed, 99iac.; DO. white. 1000 at
26i9c.; No. 2 mixed, delivered. 5000 at 25lso.I
track mixed. 2AloG2bo.; do. white, 100000 at 27@
mono.
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ROCK ISLAND AND TAIIfIo
hLlLWAN tONPANI,

Sept. "Hi. l~"F
A dividend OF one dollar per share viii nr pad 10
Nemoer Lat next tothe shareholders Of this c..i r' .
STOCK registered ON the closing Of the Trau-frT b ~
IN. Transfer books viii hr clos, Il on tho LIT 10y u
october. and reOpened ON the I'm day ur u... m
tne1 W.. PURIFY, Trru-atrH
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Available cash balance,
including gold reserve. sel8 48s.a 1874 selb, 7eb, oss

IHc1UNThE gold reserve s9l6,46S.384 S2lb. 70b, o98
Money in London i4dle y cent. Rates Of dis
count in omen market for both short and three
months bills. 2ls u cent. Amount OF bull.
lion Withdrawn from the Bank Of England
on balance to-day. S325.O0O. Paris advices quote
y frcnts. at lob francs 22io confines. Ex-
change on London 20 francs 20 cen,imes.
,Sncyer 4 Co. remind holders OF Central Pacific
Railroad Company first mortgage gold bonds
that thoy may present their bonds for extension,
trce or charge, on or before Oct. 80. under the
pondholders' agreement OF Aug. IA between
the depositing bondholdcrs and tho bankers.
Clarence H.. Wildes & Co. offer a limited
amount OF Michigan Railroad stock and recon-.
memo u TO investors In view OF approaching
reminding operations and increased earnings.
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange to-
day were us follows:
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Government bonds steady at unchanged quo
tatlons. Railway and other bonds strong. The
features were Brooklyn Wharf and Ware
house 5s; Brooklyn Elevated lsts. I; r. BurlIng-
general 4las, Chicago Terminal Ists. t. r, Do
troit Gas DO. Kansas Pacific ~consols, I. r., N. Y,
trail general b. Reading general Il. Texas Pa.
The courier., 1897-04-10
STORIES In PASSING.

Market square is quiet now. The
restless crowd has gone with the setting
sun. Farmers have left for home
Stock buyers have driven off their pu;-
chased cattle. The lrsty voice OF the
auctioneer is heard no longer. Only
the movers wagons remain, camped for
the night. Before cne of them a family
is seated about smothering ire eating
supper. Their forms are shadowed dark
against the white OF the wagon cover.
Over on the far side OF the square man
with light is moving uneven'y, search
ing the ground for small things that
might have been lost i'm the crowd-a
knife. a pipe, pocketbook, perhaps
with something in it. The light plays
fi:fully in the night breezes. Now and
then the silence is broken by a horse
reighing or showing the hay in the
boxes at the wagons end. A mother is
sin, ing a low hush-song ID her sleeping
child. That is all that remains of the
busy day and presently that has also
ceased.
The courier., 1897-04-10

shot winds do not blow the empty Iews
in the Lincoln churches will be filed
by comfortable. complacent citizens who
owe the world nothing but guoi will
and are willing TO let part OF the result
Of their own labor go to help the church
and the poor.
The sweeping republican victory OF
Tuesday is the beginning of
the end OF pDp rule 10 the
state. General disgust with the
populist legislature had as much to do
with the unanimity OF the verdict as
anything. "We will not have them TO
rule over u.s. Another factor, always
to be respected aud counted upon is the
magnificent organization OF the republi-
can party in this city. The leaders
know what they can count upon and
every man does his duty when the time
comes and before. Dissatisfaction with
the conduct OF city affairs is
general and deserved, but the
alternative of Tuesday was not so
promising as the nominees of the party
which has, to be sure, been tired and
found wanting but which is still
potential of much good. Mayor Graham
now has two years. unaffected by the
drawbacks which the conci iatory nee
essities OF a first term demand. With
in the limits OF the Few charter he can
clean up the city, can discharge
supernumerary and Inefficient en-
plo, es, if there are any, without regard
10 their votes or those they
claim to control, he can in
many ways economize and show that he
appreciates Tuesdays overwhelming
display OF confidence in him and the
republican party. The reform of the
party itself by itself will be much
more effective and lasting than any
effected 10y means of the un-
tried ignorant crew male up of the
disaffects1 of various parties, without
creed, polity or means of accomplishing
purposes, however commendable-a mob
unwashed, dissatisfied and in some cases
violent, but never to be trusted with
the direction of affairs, and tte present
governor and expiring legislature are
the strongest proofs Of this statement.
The courier., 1897-04-10

This is s'ory they used to tell on a
certain Jew clothier il Lincoln many
years past. but it was so long ago it will
bear repeating now
The Jew clothier had engaged a new
clerk and was explaining the price
marks.
"Von stroke is der toller mark, like
dis. Won stroke und Won dot ist Won
toller. Won stroke und two dots is two
tollers. Won stroke und three dots list
three tollers. Das list der way. Now,
leaf you NIT der store Won moment
And the old man went down The street
for few minutes. Then he returned
and inquired Of the new salesman:
The courier., 1897-04-10

"Vas you sell? Anydipgs!"
"Yee," was the reply OF the clerk. "a
pair OF pants for fourteen dollars.
"Vourteen tollersr' exclaimed the old
man in amazement at the price. "Vour-
teen tollers! Vourteen tol ers!" And then
Frightening suddenly as he thought of
the price marks, "Well, dank Got for the
fii.sI''
The courier., 1897-04-10

She was about my own age-a dark
haired, brown-eyed little girl who came
to our house with her mother on a visit.
We were friends from the first-fell in
love with each other i'm childish way.
| cared for none OF the other girls and
she had never known another boy ex-
cept her brother, We talked OF hat
We would do when grown. l was to be a
banker or a railway conductor I'VE
hadn't decided which was the biggest
and make lot OF money and then marry
her. AMI she was to have all the
dresses in the world and sing in the
choir.
Finally she had to 60. We went down
to the big forked apple tree to say good
bye. We cried just a little bnt it was
soon over. She gave me her brass ring
and | gave her my best "aggie' marble
which was the biggest sacrifice l
could make then. And We both said We
would wait for each other and never
forget.
l wond r If she is still waiting. 10 me
she is just the shadow Of memory.
Even her name has gone.
My parents say such a child was
never at our home.
The courier., 1897-04-10

than il he had sat down in sticky fly
paper.
Burney Cox never visited the office
again. He took to reading the papers
after that down at Winstead's barber
shop around the corner.
The courier., 1897-04-10

Mrs. Cumso-Jack, dear, what do you
think Of the idea that food can be in
troduced into the stomach by means of
the cathode ray?
Mr.. Cumso-Well, l think that would
be the ideal light luncheon.
The courier., 1897-04-10

He was a university student who had
been caught in the Armory porch by the
storm and feared to risk his tan shoes
and light suit in the wet
The wind swept by, switching the
trees TO the ground and filing the air
with broken boughs. shingles and bits
OF rubbish. A piece OF the Armory
cornice as large as a flag stone was
loosened by the wind. 1t tottered back
and forth, tugged at the mortar, and
then cropped over the edge. 1t glazed
the wall in its descent, knocking of little
chips Of brick and rock, and fell full
upon the steps below. The force was
so great that every stone of the ap-
proach was broken in pieces.
The heavy blocks of cornice had
missed the young man by about three
inches. He did not realize, of course,
his danger until the stone mashed at
his feet, and rolled down the steps to-
ward the fence.
Thank God.' he said aloud as he
started back against the door, which
was probably the first tins the young
man had thanked God for anything for
years.
In her reading as a child she had
come across the term poetic license"
and asked her elder brother what it
meant. In apparent good faith he told
her that poetic license" was a per-
init to screw the English language out
OF all shape, to use words and phrases as
nobody else in the world would do. He
said it was much like saloon license
or license to keep dog. 1t had to be
procured from the proper authorities
and whenever an author wanted his
poems published, he had to show his
certificate to demonstrate his legal
right to such language. She could not
exactly follow her brothers learned ex.
PLANTATION, but believing him TO know
all things as children are apt to do, ac-
cepted it with implicit faith.
A year or so later the term came up
in her sch Dol work and in response to
the question Of its meaning gave the
definition she had learned of her
brother-and Of course, with humiliat.
ing consequences. But she learned two
things-the true meaning of poetic
license" and the fact that all young men
OF certain age are natural liars.
HARRY GRAVES SHEDn
The courier., 1897-04-10

Best ,n. Cincinnati, End Chicago. a
well as the isolated individuals scattered
about the country protest vigorously
against the reinpos ton of the Nc
kinley bill tax. Artists are the only
true socialists. The products OF genius
are not competitive Every new ex-
press,on OF the beaut al helps the
musician. the painter. the sculptor, the
actor who is ende ~ Dring enbody his
own revelation. IL the mu ians were
prevented by prohibi'ive tariff from
playir the vo Ks of foreign composers,
how much less music there would be in
the country and how much musicians
would lose in money from the de-
crease in musical interest OF a
clientele now aroused into remunera-
tive interest by hearing the compost
tions OF Mozart. Beethoven. Chopin and
others. In order to like good music it
is necessary to hear it and hear it often.
In order 10 know a chrome from a work
of art it is essential to be familiar with
good pictures. A tax upon, works OF art
is a blow to education, to the creative in
stinct which is stronger in America than
in any other nation of the world and
which under present conditions is enabl
ing Americans to take an increasing pro
portion OF the prizes in the Paris salon
and is putting manufactured articles on
the same grade with the European pro-
duct. The great difference in style and
excellence OF tie exhibits of American
manufacturers at the Philadelphia
exposition and the Worlds fair
was directly due to the fact
that at the Centennial, manufact-
urers for the first time saw their
product side by side with articles of
European make the beauty and finish OF
which was due, first to the patterns
drawn by artists and second to the
work OF skilled artizans. Immediately
thereafter the manufacturers sent to
Europe for skilled foremen who have
taught American workers in silver and
gold, in woods and wool, how to treat
their materials. The Centennial first
opened the eyes OF the people OF
this country TO the wickedness and
futiIty of a protective tariff
especially upon manufactured articles
" hose value depends upon colors. shape
and decoration rather than in the origi-
nal value OF the material they are made OF.
Az the Columbian exposition it was the
turn OF the European manufacturers TO
be surprised and fascinated with Ameri-
can carpets. draperies, dry goods, glass
ware. chinaware and furniture. The
improvement was due entirely to the
late appreciation by the manufacturers
that only artists could change their
product from very bad TO good.
In consideration of these things which
our own history has proven, those who
think that the buyers OF foreign pictures
are rampering themselves with luxu-
ries for which they should be taxed.
should consider that tie poor artist in
this country n.e Is the work which he
can not cross the ocean to see and that
the man ufacturer needs the ar.ist. A
reimposition of the tax on works of art
Injuries manufacturer and artizan alike
an6 olly short sighted policy will i'm
pose it.
Adversely long continued does not
soften the heart or make humanitarians
out OF hard fisied richmen. Hereditary
i'll health, unsanitary surroundings and
The courier., 1897-04-10

New Yorker-We are having a re-
vival OF Julius Caesar.
Philadelphian-Is he dead?
The courier., 1897-04-10

Poets wife-The wolf is gnawing at
the 6oor.
Poet-Let him eat it. We can't.
The courier., 1897-04-10

The old town clock above the library
was evidently "out among EN- again
last night. This morning it had lost all
track of itself and was ambling along
several laps behind the city whistles.
just before noon the poor thing struck
two and then tried to square matters by
pounding out thirteen at quarter to
one. Later in the day it attempted
another joke on the public. On one Of
the faces the hands pointed to half past
four while the remaining sides regis
tered thirty seven minutes past six. By
AMI by the hands got to playing tag
around the dials. and finally with loud,
buzzing whirl inside collapsed altogether
and all the hands slid down to the six
notch. The poor old thing, completely
worn out, dropped off to sleep away the
effects of it. little gayety.
Barney Cox was so close-fsted that
men on the street said he held every
nickle SO long and Sd hard that when it
left his hand a deat could be plainly
eesn in the coin. and | believe they said
the truth. For we were running the
Call in those days and Ba'nsy was the
pest Of the office. He never subscribed
for paper but made the Office which at
that time comprised the editorial, COM
posing AMI business rooms in one) his
bureau of daily information. He read
everything in sight-magazines, ex-
changes, and copy on the cases. every
thing except cold type-that is. he did
this until We made few changes in the
office, brought the cases over near the
windows and moved the press and inn
posing stone TO the opposite side OF the
room. After that change Barney ceased
TO trouble us and It happened this way
He came in as usual about half past
one, glanced over the pile Ut papers on
the desk. ran over some OF the dead
copy, and then took up fresh proof oi
the paper just off the press. He backed
over TO his accustomed bench by the
wall and read the paper through. Then
he attempted to rise. But he strangely
stuck fast. He wrenched aud pulled and
finally broke loose. He had forgotten
the ch hinge, had overlooked the fact
that his usual bench was over by the
door. Instead he had squatted down
upon the ink stone, which was covere J
with its heavy. spongy black mlss OF
color His trousers seat and coat tails
n,xa drol In lel,hlx II vas UarSa
The courier., 1897-04-10

Adversely long continued does not
soften the heart or make humanitarians
out OF hard fisted richmen. Hereditary
i'll health, unsanitary surroundings and
lifelong poverty make men suspicious
ard unsympathetic. There are many
instances of shipwrecked sailors or of
ice hound arctic explorers who in tenn
perate cline with food and water
enough b, ar deserved reputation for
fair dealing, who threatened by starva-
ton, kill and steal as they have op-
portunity. The long continued hard
times are responsible for much wicked
nees The sun ard the raia OF the last
few weeks are assisting TO bring about
a revival similar in effect to Mr.. Moodyis
labors. By this time next year, if the
sun shines and the rains fall and the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-12
STOCKED WITH STOLEN GOODS.
Tom Sweet and His Partner Arrested
at TatemviIIe.

Tom Sweet and His Partner Arrested
at TatemviIIe.
Quantities of goods have been carried
away from the wholesale grocery house
of S. Guckenheimer & Sons, and an in
vesugation by Detective Wetherhorn has
revealed that the stealing was probably
committee by Tom Sweet colored, for
eight years a trusted employe of the firm.
Some days since a man was seen leaving
the store from a back window, carrying a
bundle. The matter was reported to Mr.
A. s. Guckenheimer, and Detective Weth-
erhOrn was employed TO investigate the
matter. Suspicious pointed to Sweet, who
lives near Tatemville. He has a relative
named Walter Simon, running a grocery
store about four miles out, the style of the
firm being Sweet & Simon"
Mr.. Guckenheimer went before Justice
Naughtin and obtained two search war
rants, and officers Kiley and Lilienthal
proceeded to Sweets house and the store
of Sweet & Simon, for the purpose of in
vestigating. While several suspicious ar
ticles were found in the house, which was
first searched yet the tale was not fully
told until the officers reached the store
There numbers of articles were found
which appeared to have been stolen, in
view of the denial that they were bought
of Guckenheimer & Sons. The things re-
covered consisted of tobacco, chewing
gum, fancy soaps, castor oil, baking pow
der and preserves, and were all brands
sold exclusively by Guckenheimer The
statement that they were purchased from
other houses, which do not handle such
brands, threw a suspicious light on the
case.
When the things were found by the Of
ficers, Mr.. GuckenheimeT at once obtained
a warrant charging Sweet with larceny
and another charging Simon with receiv-
ing stolen property In default of bond both
were committed to jail. 1t is thought
Sweet was supplying the store with goods
carried away in this manner. No one at the
store suspected him, and indeed when ar
rested, he had among his effects. a small
book in which were a number of dimes col
lected for missionary purposes. He was an
active church member and doubtless was
tempted by the liberties around him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-12
CUMBERLAND SOUND REMOVED.
The Work Transferred From Capt.
Gillette to Col. Benyuard.


Some speculation was INDUCED IN yester-
day as to why the government work at
Cumberland sound, leading 20 the Fernan-
dina harbor, was removed from the ter
ritory under Capt. C. Z. Gillette, station
ed in Savannah. and transferred to that Of
Col. w. II. H. Benyuard, station at st.
Augustine, who has charge of all the gov
eminent works in Florida under the war
department.
Capt. Gillette, when asked about the
matter yesterday, said that he had recelv-
ed instructions few days before to turn
all matters in connection with CumDer-
land sound over to Col. Benyuard, and that
he mad done so, sending to him all the pa
pers and records in connection with that
work, which have heretofore been kept in
the Savannah office.
When asked what reason there was for
the change in the work, Capt. Gillette said
he did no tknow. He had merely received
the order which gave no reason, and the
transfer was made at once in accordance
with it.
The project for constructing jetties in
Cumberland sound was one for which
ABOUT $4,000 was appropriated, or rather
was set apart in the river and harbor bill,
10 be appropriated from year to year in
the sundry civil bill. The Atlantic Con-
tract in cbergo s,,,1i ~ t,nro otoiit
Oct g 1907 go ,,Pt1-f,,r ~ -, 49,
unon II sinoa - +iy,a NJ r,n,aI, is
available now for that work, and there will
been Daeea5 ~ ,,t7 -.
theIess tbat m - -,-o,,1d 90 ~, 80
uall,- %
II il said .bo4 a.. ,,o.,,1o 7-,-,, 4,,oro
were envo,,s 20 - So. -, 20 ~
and nushed 70 oor,r1e,io1 1bo 1,,ari, of
mo AtIarti. ,-.. -, -. -