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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-09

TENDER, 7.1Oc; October, e.s6c; November
6.IIc; December. 6s0c.
New York, Sept, 8, 4 p. MIXTURES clos
ca steady; sales, 1900; January, 6.Slc;
teoruary, 6.S9c; March. 6.sSc; April, 6.91c;
May, 6.94c; September, 7.02c; October, oslo;
November, 6.75c; December. SIZE
New Orleans, La. Sept Section flu
lures steady; sales, 10000 bales; Septem-
Der o.6'q6.7Oc; October 6.4Sd6. 49c; No
NemDer, 6.49q6. SOC; December, 6.5O66. sic:
January, 6.54q6.55c; February, 6.57d6. 59c;
March, 6.6lQ6.62c; April 6.64G6 66c
New York, Sept. S.-Riordan & Co. say
OF cotton: The cotton market was dun
again to-day. The south was Offering cot
ton freely, and this depressed the near
month, but the general list esta blished
trlnlnS net advance. Liverpool started
OH well this morning, advancing LTD
put lost it before the close Our mar
ket opened 1 points higher and then de-
cined points on the whole list and II
points on September. in sympathy with
the pressure from the SOUTH Heavy buy
ing by one prominent concern and some
good buying by commission brokers con-
suIned the offerings, however and part
OF the loss was recovered. The selling of
September against cotton to be shipped
mere was the weak feature of the day, and
IN the face of 1t the market held we'll
January opened at 6.84c, declined to 67Sc,
advanced to 6S3c and closed al oslo to
6S2c, with the tone of the market steady
We do not expect much pressure to sell
before the bureau report on Friday The
general opinion is that the report will not
be favorable"
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DRY GOODS

New York, Sept. S.-The dry goods mar
ket is firm to-day, in both cottons and
woolens. The trading is lighter this week
and there is an absence of hurry orders.
The recorder business is beginning to take
the place of direct orders. Jobbers contin-
ue to find store trading heavy, the buyers
is being present in large numbers, due to
merchants association excursion. In staple
cottons the tone continues firm. The sales
are of fair average caliber in all lines of
brown goods for domestic use. Although
prices are well sustained, sellers are not
pressing for higher prices at present be-
ing content to register as heavy sales as
possible, with already advanced rates now
prevailing.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MARKErs.

Bacon-The market is firm. Smoked
clear sides, nc; dry sailed clear rib sides.
&c; bellies, TIC; sugar-cured hams. 1OAc
Lard-Market firm; pure, in tierces, 6Mc;
5O-pound tins, csc; compound, in tierces,
SIC; 50-pound tins, 5l9c
Butter-Market steady, fair demand; Co.
shen, 14@15c gilt edge. 1701Sc; creamery,
1714Q1S1sc; fancy Elgins, 20Q2115c.
Cheese-Market firm; fancy full cream
cheese, 1Oc; 2O-pound average, 1015911c
Fish-Mackerel, half-barrel, No. /, $3.50;
No. 2, 81 so; No. 3, $500; kits, No. /, 81. rs;
No. 2, $1.00; No. 3, 95c. Goldfish, 1-pound
bricks. 611c; 2-pound bricks, &c Smoked
herring, per box, zoe; Dutch herring, in
kegs, 81. 60; new mullet, half-barrels, SO.
Salt-Demand is fair and the market
steady; car load lots, f. O. b.. Liverpool,
20O-pound sacks, SIC; job lots 65c; 1876
pound burlap sacks S4c; ditto, 125-pound,
fine, &c.
Coffee-steady; Mocha. 26c; Java, &c;
Peaberry, lie; Standard No. l, 14c; No.
2, 13c; No 8, PIC; No. 4, 11kc; No. 5,
1910; No. 6. 9i1c; No. 7, SIC.
Sugar-Equality Prices-Savaanah Quo
tations; Powdered 549c; standard granu-
lated, 524c; cubes Sac; confechoners' A,
5.12c; white extra c, 493; golden c. 4 62c
Tone firm and higher
Flour-Firm and advancing; patents
$50; straights, $3.50; fancy, $5.15; family,
4s5.
Oats-Carload lots gle; job lots, 33c.
Texas Rust proof, job lots Oc
Bran-Job lots, SIC; car load lots, 75c
Hay-Market steady; western, job lots,
soc; carload lots, Toe.
Meal-PeaTl, per barrel, $3.50; per sack.
s105; city meal, per sack, $1.00; pearl grits,
per barrel $3.50; per sack. 81 .171A.
Corn-Market hrm and advancing;
white job lots soc; carload lots, 4Sc; mixed
corn job lots, 49c; carload, 47c; crack
ed corn JOB lots. S5c sack.
demonstrated quiet: new crop Mes
sIna, per box, s.. 75d4.O0.
Oranges-Messina oranges, nominal, $3.50
62.75.
Dried Frult-Apples, evaporated, &c;
common, 4AG5c.
Raisins-L. L.. si.75: 1z-box. lilo; loose,
60-pound boxes, &c per pound.
Oils-Market steady: demand fair; sig
nal, 456D50c; West Virginia black, 96D12c;
lard, 53065c; neatsfoot. 60dS5c; machinery
20d30c; linseed, raw 35c; boiled, &c; kero-
sene, Georgia-test, &c; water white sun
light, 10c; fire-proof, lie; deodorized, stove
gasolene, SIC.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement-Ala-
bama and Georgia lime in fair demand
and selling at Soc per barrel, bulk and
carload lot special; calcined plaster, SLIGO
per barrel: bair, 4d5c; Rosedale cement,
sl.30q4.40; carload lots special; Portland
cement. retail. $40; car load lots. 500.
Cabbage-Northern, barrels, per head.
sGsc.
Nuts-Almonds, Taragona, 12c; Ivlcas
10lac; walnuts. French 1Oc; Naples, lie; pc
cans, 10c: Brazils. &c; hlberts, 10c; assert
ed nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes, 91a1
10c; cocoanuts, 1918 per 100.
Peanuts-Ample stock; fair demand;
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GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Sept. S.-Flour firm and fair
ly active; Minnesota patent, s.. 1905 win
ter patents, $535@5.65. Rye -four steady.
Corn meal quiet; yellow western, TIC; city,
75c. Rye steady; No 2, 5Sc. Barley firm;
feeding, SO1sc; barley malt quiet; western,
55@67c.
Wheat spot active; No. red, S1.O5 adoat;
No. 2. hard $1.0l12 delivered; options OPEN
ed firm and advanced or higher cables,
sold off under realizing, recovered on
heavy export business but reacted again
under liberal offerings and closed only 80
61@c net higher: country red, May, $1.O014Gc
1.0l; closed, $1005s: September, $1.02AlD
1.0S il-l6 closed, S1.02A; December, 99zsc0t
$1.OGsl, closed $1.OO5s.
Corn, spot steady; No. 2, 365sc elevator;
37Iac afoat; options opened firm on bad
crop reports, but weakened under general
unloading and light export demand; closing
half cent, net lower; September, $500
30 l5-l6c closed 369sc; October closed, 31kc;
December, 3S3sM39c, closed, 3S3sc. Oats spot
firmer; No. 2, 2440241ac; options dull, but
steady at Nc net advance; September clos
ed 24c; December closed, 25%c. Hay dun
Hops quiet Hides firm Leather firm. Wool
strong. Beef irms family, $9.00a1O50. Cut
meats steady picked bellies, 7lad81ac do
shoulders, SIC; do hams, S1zMS6sc. Lard
dull; western steamed, boo; October, 5.1Oc
nominal; gefned steady; continent, 5.5Oc
South American, 5.1jc; compound
4$sM5lsc. Pork quiet Butter steady. Cotton
seed oil firm, 2Sft29c. Molasses firm.
COffee-Options opened steady at I'M
changed prices. Closed firm with prices I'M
changed to ; points net advance; sales
1850 bags. including September, 5.S5c; De-
cember 6.2Od6.25c; January, 6.3506. soc:
March, 6.5Oc; spot coffee, Rio, quiet Cor
dova, 10lsWl6hc; sales, 500 bags Rio, s
points better than No. Z. at 6s4c Sugar
raw firm; fair refining, 3%c: centrifugal, 90
test, 37sc sales; 5000 bags centrifugal. g.
test, S7sc from store; refined firm, 9sc. Rice,
firm.
Chicago, Sept S.--Wheat closed to-day
at decline of nc In December, the active
future. Decline was due 70 short sell
ing and realizing, and was in the face Of
a very urgent export demand. Corn was
weak at about half cent decline. the pre-
dicted break IN the long disastrous
drought injecting some ginger into the
bears. Oats declined re, pork zoe, and
ribs. 5u7lAc. LarJ was only shade
lower.
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INCREASED SALES OF COTTON.
MOTHER DECLINE OF Lie CENT
ON ALL GRADES.

1iveIiest Day in the Market Since
Inst Spring-SeVeraI Steamers Now
Reudy to BE Loaded With Cotton.
The stock Daily Increasing-Spir-
~ Turpcntine Firm at IS Cents
Eor ReguIars-A Decline of Cents
nm Some Grades of Rosin-Other
Markets steady and Unchanged.
savannah, Sept. S.-The cotton market
,~-sented an old-time appearance to-day.
T5sre was a lively business done just be-
fore the close at a decline on the open
ING prices. The receipts were 1856 bales
and the reported sales were 1892 bales.
The stock has increased to 1924 bales
Several steamers have arrived and will
commence loading cotton in few days.
The demand for spirits turpentine was
fairly active; after opening at 2734c BID,
# sold for 2Sc at the close of the market.
Bosin dropped sc on G, l. K and M grades,
v,ith good demand after the decline. The
Qbolesale markets were steady and I'M
changed. The following resume of tho
different markets will show the tone and
tbe quotations at the close to-day:
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market steady; fancy hand-picked Virgin
pound, &c
Applies-$2 75dS.O0.
Onions-Crates. SIPS; barrels, $S.c.
Potatoes-Irish. S2.75Q3.O0.
Shot-Firm. drop to Il, S1.30; b to larger
sl.55; bulk $L55.
Iron-Market very steady; Swede, 41@n
Sc; refined, $1.5O base
Nails-Cut, $50 base: wire $1.75 base
Advanced national list OF extras, adopted,
Dec. 1, 1896.
Gun Powder-Per key. $500; half key
$2.25; quarter key $1.2O. Champion duck
ing, quarter keg 1925. Austin, Dupont
and Hazard, smokeless, half kegs, $S45:
quarter kegs, %.2O; S-pound canister. 81 10;
l-pound canister, 75c. Less 20 TO 10 per
cent off.
Lumber-Demand. both foreign and do
nestle, is firm; ordinary sizes, $40. 50Dl1 90;
difficult sizes, $1ZO0d14NO; flooring
boards, $l5.Oogl7OO ship stuff. $14.5Og1S.OO;
sawn ties. $3.50.
Poultry-Steady; fair demand half
grown, 25G3Oc per pair; three-quarters
grown. S5@4Oc pair; fun-grown fowls. 5oS
Doc per pair
Eggs-Market firm: candled. per dozen.
15d16; country, &c less.
Syrup-Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup buying at 22i50(25c: selling at Is
Q3Oc; sugar house at 19d32c; Cuba straight
goods, 23q30c; sugar house molasses. $50
20c.
Tobacco-Market quiet and steady;
smoking, domestic, 22d60c; chewing COM
mon, sound, 24d27c; fair. 2SG35c; good, SEC
Hides, Woods, Etc. -Hides-The market
firm; dry flint, he; dry salt, lie; green
sailed, &c. Wool-Frm; prime Georgia,
free of sand burrs and black wool, isc;
blacks, Ice; bury, case. Wax, lie. Tai
low, &c. Deer skins, 15c
Bagging and Ties-The market "a
steady: Jute bagging. 2A-pound, 7g7hc; Q
pound, 6lAq624c; 1&-pound. 696Ac; quota
tons are for job lots; small lots higher;
sea island baggng, S6Shc; standard Ar
row ties, steel 40 pounds, large lots, soc;
small lots, SOC.
Dry Goods-The market is firm; demand
brisk; prints. 31aq5e; Georgia brown shirt
ings, 3$tc; Is, 4c; A brown sheetings, $40
4Ac; white osnaburgs, 6%c; checks 4Gf5c;
brown drillings, 51bD61hc
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RICE.


Money-Good demand at per cent
Foreign EXchange-The market is firm.
The following are net Savannah quota
tons: Commercial. demand, $4.S47s; sixty
days, $4.S27; ninety days, $4S2b; francs,
Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5215s; Swiss
sixty days, $3.50; marks, sixty days. "a 9-16.
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at Is per cent. discount and SELL
ing as follows: Up to $25, 10c premium;
$25 to $50, 15c premium; $50 to 500, zoe
premium; $500 and upwards, at par.
Securities-Security market is steady to
firm, with limited offerings.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
So per cent. bonds of 1880, 1O315 bid, -
asked; Georgia 315 per cent, due 1915. 1O31h
bid, - asked; Georgia AZ per cent.
bonds, 1915, 116A bid 117A asked; Georgia
A per cent, due 1926, 1111a bid, 1121a asked.
South Carolina AIS, 1OS bid, 100 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, 1903 bid.
1919 asked; Augusta Az, 1926 1922 bid, 1O4Ib
asked; Augusta per cent. 1OS bid 100
asked; Augusta 6 per cent, 10S bid 40
asked; Columbus 5 per cent, 1921 bid, 104
asked; Macon 6 per cent, Hay bid, 116
asked; Macon 4l5s, 1926, 1882 bid, 1O4 asked;
Savannah per cent, quarterly October
coupons. 109% bid, asked; Savannah
per cent, quarterly November coupons.
1898 bid, asked; Charleston As, 9S15 bid,
941a asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds
per cent. interest coupons, 1131a bid, 1141h
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent. gold bonds,
due 1884, 1851 bid 106 asked. and interest;
Augusta Southern, first IS, 1924, 95 bid 100
asked; Central Railroad aud
Banking Company collateral 5s,
94Ib bid 95lk asked; Central
of Georgia railway first mortgage 5s, so
year gold bonds, ia bid, lis asked; Cen
trail of Georgia railway first consolidated
mortgage IS, 941a bid, 951a asked; Central of
Georgia railway first preferred incomes
S9lb bid 4Oib asked; Central of Georgia
railway, second preferred incomes, IA
bid, Is asked; Central of Georgia railway
third preferred incomes, bid, Sib asked
Georgia railroad 6s. 1910, 113 bid, ia asked;
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first S.
1861 bid asked; Charlotte, Columbia
ana Augusta second mortgage Is, III bid,
10 asked; Georgia Southern and Florida
new 5s, 80 bid, 100 asked; South Georgia e.
Florida first mortgage Is. 1929 bid 1924
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage U.s. 1902 bld 1903 asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent. bonds, 1926, 10f bid
105 asked City and Suburban railroad first
mortgage per cent. bonds. 80 bid, 50 ask
ed: Alabama Midland per cent. Endorsed,
IS bid, 80 asked; Brunswick and Western
As, IS bid, 20 asked; South Bound railroad
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Stock on hand this day.. 3S,24S 1874, 4O6
Stock same day last year,. 4O,O69 1S9, SG2
Receipts same day last year. 1921 2,5O9
Charleston, S. c., Sept. S.-Turpentine
market firm. 271ac; sales none. Rosn firm;
sales none; A. B, $1.1O; C, D. $1.15; e, $1.2O;
F, $.25; G, $1.SO; H, $1.4O; 1. K $145; M,
$1.5O; N, S1.7O w G, $1.95; w w, 50 20.
Wilmington, N. c., Sept. S.-Spirits tur-
pentine firm, 27s4c, and 2714c; receipts, 143
casks Rosin firm, $1.15d1.20; receipts, 52S
barrels. Crude turpentine firm $1.3O, 81 80,
$1.90; receipts. 80 barrels. Tar firm, $1.1O re-
ceipts, It's barrels.
New York, Sept. S.-Rosin steady; strain
ed common to good. 81. 45Q150. Spirits tur-
pentine firm, 30KG31c.
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THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER Q. 1884,


IS Shortest lane TO Tampa" "a Miles
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT 10. 1897.
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-There was no ex.
element in the spirits market The re.
ported sales were light, but the entire Of
ferings were easily disposed of at the
closing quotation. At the Board of Trade,
at the first call. the market was bulle-
tined firm at 2774c bid. At the last call
it was firm at CSC, with sales of 100 casks.
Rosin-Yesterday's weak undertone de-
veloped into decline in the price of rosin
to-day. There was a good demand at
the declining prices and the market closed
firm, with large sales.
At the Board of Trade at the first cali
the sales were 3,429 barrels, with quota
tons at part decline of &c In G, 1. X and
M grades. At the last call the reported
sales were TO barrels at the fun decline
on those grades, with the following firm
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los; prime timothy seed, $40; mess porl
per barrel, SS60as.65c; lard, per leo pounds.
$40; short ribs sides Qoose), S5OO@5. 20;
dry sailed shoulders (boxed) 51b0t5s.t. e.
short clear sides (boxed), 5kdf6c; whisky.
distillers' finished goods, per gallon, 81 o.
Cincinnati, o.. Sept. S.-Flour quiet.
Wheat in fair demand No. red. 95ikc.
Corn firm; No. mixed. &c Oats in good
demand; No. mixed zoe Rye firm; No.
2, Soc Lard steady, 462kc. Bulk meats
firm, 6.l0c. Whisky dull, 1921.
dun. $1.2l.
Sc. Louis, Mo-, Sept s.-Flour quiet.
Wheat. spot higher: No. 2 red cash ele-
vator, 99c, track 99c9SI .0e;sSo. hard cash.
'92492lac track; September, 9Satc bid: De-
CONTINUED on sixth Pnre-
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Continued on Sixth Page.
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In Effect Sept. 3. 1897.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-15
THE BIRTH OF LIBERTY.

of June
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VALUE OF THE SHIPYARD.

"Rebullding of the navy is the most i'm
portant National enterprise of the genera
tton," declares Lewis Nixon in the June
number of the North american Review and
he makes rather substantial showing in
support of the proposition. The title of
the article by Mr.. Nixon is "The Military
Value of the Shipyard," and it is repIete
with facts of deep interest, which we OF
the Pacific Coast, as well as our cousins
on the Atlantic side of the Nation, must
thoroughly appreciate. Since President
Arthur's time, fifteen years ago, Sill, ,O0O,-
OOO has been appropriated for naval re-
hablitation, and Mr.. Nixon asserts that
no similar expenditure in the history of
the Government has produced such graft.
tying results or met so pressing a need.
The expenditure has not only founded
new navy; sit has also stimulated deveI-
opnent of our industrial resources par.
ticularly in the production of steel, which
all agree would have been impossible ua-
der ordinary commercial conditions" 1t
is shown that when the ships were first
authorized the country had no facilities
for making heavy steel forgings for ma
chinery or for armor and that turrets for
one and shafts for several of the early
cruisers were purchased abroad. To-day
the forging facilities of this country are
equal 10 those of any other country in the
world.
This" says Mr.. Nixon, "forms an ele-
ment OF National defense and guarantee
OF National Independence hardly second
in Importance TO the new fleet itself"
The naval rank of the United States
(the sixth among naval powers) is not vet
suitab e to her general rank among the
nations, nor are our naval resources 'ade-
quate 10 the effective protection of our
extended coast lines, which front two
oceans, under geographical conditions for
bidding easy or prompt cooperation be-
tween them by water, ana, therefore, re-
quire two sc parate defensive naval forces
each able to protect its own coast"
This has been the argument of the press
and of the representative men on TIE
Pacific Slope for years. Mr.. Nixon fur
nishes a brief history of naval reconstruc-
ton down to where it practically stopped
when the Congress which adjourned
March 4. 1897. failed to make provision for
the further increase of the navy. The
effect of this sudden and unexpe end
of policy hitherto universally popular
was instantly felt by the industry most
directly invoived-tnat of American shin
building at large. In 1888 we had a few
struggling shipyards, eking out a pre-
carious existence; in 1897 we have shin
yards in the highest state of organization
and equipment. capable of the erandest
achievements, yet nearly destitute of
occupation ano almost bereft of en-
couragement.
The example of Great Britain, in meet
ing new conditions, is cited, and the
writer finds that British shipbuilding has
built the British empire as we see it to-
day, and now maintains its integrity.
She is supreme in military and CONNER
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,ial sense, carrying seven-tenths of all the

cial sense, carrying seven-tenths of all the
worlds commerce.
In our own case" says Mr.. Nixon.
1.-THE manifest destiny of future progress
points with rigid finger 10 the sea. II we
do not progress in that direction We must
stand still. For the time to come. if ex-
listing conditions are perpetuated, our lot
will be little better than that of producing
cargoes for British ships to carry and OF
earning money 10 pay British traffic
tolls"
We have no fear that the present Ma
tional administration will copy the ex-
ample of the last Democratic Congress, as
regards the navy. any more than it is imi-
tating the Democratic free-trade policy.
The Nation will soon be provided with a
sufficient revenue and the new navy will
be advanced along with other great Ma
tioDal enterprises, and the shipy ards will
soon feel the wonderful impetus that will
extend likewise to every branch and de-
partment of commerce, industry and
trade.
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carnival will commence with Highland
aud other games, including water polo,
sword dances, climbing the creased pole
boys of the British mercantile navy will
be in evidence and will sing the following
characteristic chanties: Banks of the
Sacramento "a Long Time Ago."
BLOW the Man Down." Roll the Cotton
Down" and "Ranzo."
AT 2 O'clock the literary exercises will
take place In the Chutes Pavilion. Tn ese
Will include an opening address by Will
liam Greer Harrison; the singing, by q
choir $50 strong, OF Victoria" an anthem
written by George A. Adam and set to
music bv II. J. Stewart; an Grafton by
General W. H. L. Barnes, an ode recited
by its author, Daniel OConnell, and the
American and English national anthems.
In the evening there are TO be elaborate
fireworks and a grand bali. The decora-
tions will be most elaborate. Sydney Child
ley, the scenic artist, has PAINTED a set
piece to cover an area OF 1000 square feet.
The design includes q massive medallion
OF the Queen and a very picturesque view
of Windsor Castle-the latter to be offset
| with calcium effects.
On Sunday grand TIE Deum ser vice at
tended by Consul-General Warbur:on and
consular officials, will be held at the
! Metropolitan Tenn pie. The festival will
conclude with a banquet on Monday at
! the Palace Hotel, at VIII .ch gentlemen OF
all nations will be most heartily well
coined. 1t will be presided over by the
British ConsuiGeneral and attended by
Governor Budd, Mayor PA Aelan, General
Barnes and many other prominent cltI-
zens. A large stringed orchestra and
selected quartet will lend harmony to the
brilliant gathering.
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DEATH OF AN OLD HOMER

The demise of Hiram Tubbs at Oakland
on Sunday removes one more of the
sturdy old pioneers who contributed so
largely, by virtue of their wisdom, fore
sight, energy and enterprise, 10 build up
this Western country. His name was
familiar 10 all the old-timers and the
business world knew him well for two
score years. He not only took advantage
of opportunities, he made opportunities
for himself, and in his success, through
persistent effort, there is a good example
for our young men of to-day.
Arriving at this port in 1853, be became
engaged in the shipchandlery business,
but he saw possibilities in another line.
and before twelvemonth had passed he
was back again in his native Now Eng
land. whence he brought out machinery
and began here the manufacture OF cord
age Flint, Peabody & Co. were inter-
ested IN the cordage works for twenty
years, when Tubbs acquired the sole pro-
prle etorship. The Tubbs Cordage Com.
pany has immense works, employ
ing several hundred people. When
fortune had blessed him with an abund-
ance of means, Hiram Tuhbs built mag
nlhcent hotel IN the city across the bav
and there entertained his pioneer friends
right royalty. Miners and merchants of
the early days of the Golden State were
assured OF rare good treatment at the
Tubbs Hotel, which had become famous
when a few years ago it was swept away
by fire.
Last April the old gentleman retired
from active business, transferring his cord
q na I'M - ~ se h.,k
of approaching dissolution were then
apparent. He was in his seventy-third
year, when the final summons came. 1t
Will not be long till we shall see the last
OF the hoDored men who, in 49 and the
early SOS. laid the foundation of CaIifor-
MAS present greatness, and with the
passage of each the public will feel new
sense of loss.