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means of determining just how cold 1t
really was. The danger of the cold is that
1t makes one sleep. and once this drowsl-
ness gets the better of you 1t will surely
result fatally. We had to beat one another
with sticks and other weapons In order
to fight the sleepiness off. When you first
have this cold. sleepy sensation something
blue seems to be revolving in the eye.
After this attack, however, one becomes
acclimated, and never again feels the cold
to any extent. We could throw off our
furs and run about the same as school
boys at play. The glare of the ice Is terri
BILE, and after a few years in Alaska ones
eyes are never strong again.
''As far north as you go you find ducks
flying one day we shot one of the birds
while he was flying in a southery direc-
ton Upon opening its craw, we found it
to contain peculiar kind of grain. It
was neither corn nor oats. but must sure
ly have come from some warm climate.
We puzzled over the matter for quite a
while, and many OF the party were led
to believe that there was a warm spot
somewhere in the far north.
The natives have most peculiar Gus
toms. Their mode Of salutaton is to
jump at one another with both feet, and
in this manner attempt to throw their
friend. If they succeed, there is much
merriment among the onlookers. They
are all happy and jolly. The Tink,ets
have a religion and marriage ceremony.
These latter functions are most interest
ing. The women buy the men and vittu-
ally run the race. AT the wedding feast
there is a beverage served something on
the order of liquor, which is made from
roots and herbs. 1t has a bad effect on
the guests, and there is scarcely we'd
ding but that several people are killed.
But then this custom was in vogue years
ago, and may have been wiped out by
now.
capt. Ketchum and myself were the
only members Of the flag expedition who
started from Washington the rest of the
men having been picked up on the Pacific
coast 1t took us eight weeks to make
the journey from San Francisco to Sitka.
but the steamer stopped at several PAGES
en- route. The Yukon river is rich in sal
mon, and the canning industry pays many
millions into the treasury of the United
States.
There Is one custom of the natives
which ] forgot to mention, and that is the
idea they have that property Is a common
possession They would steal almost eV-
erything we had i'm camp. The only means
by which our valuable papers were pre-
served was by placing them In a coffin
shaped box. The native know a coffin
and are very superstitious about molest-
ing the dead. This old box coffin was
brought back to Washington, but has long
been DESTROYED" 4"
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the the city at the close of the afternoon ses-

the city at the close of the afternoon ses-
sion.
Politics tonight cast a ripple of discord
over the convention. The disturbing ee-
ment crept in through what was consid-
eded an injudicious reference made this
morning IN President Browns address, in
which the president inferred that low car
ifs and free trade" were a decided injury
TO the country's business. Remarks Of
TINS character did not take well with sey-
eral OF the delegates of the democratic
faith They said nothing about the mat
ter during the day sessions. but shortly
aIter the evening session had begun the
loiIoWihg resolution was offered by Dele
gate e. L. Peek of Jackson:
Whereas the United States League of
BulIdlng and Loan Associations is organ
lzed Tor the mutual benefit of all and 1t
Delng our object here to assist by our
acts the further growth of such associa-
uons IN our land, where so many differ
ences OF opinion exist in relation TO re-
hglon and politics. Therefore,
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
league tnat all matters relating to either
religion or politics be eliminated from
consideration, either in debate or in pa
pers which may be read, and that the sec
retary is hereby requested not to print
anything whatever Of a political or sec
tarian nature as part of the PROCEEDINGS
of this league"
Ihere was warm debate over motion
to refer the resolution to the committee
on resolutions.
President Brown finally ruled that the
secretary could not properly be authorized
10 cut matter from the papers read. He
had allowed the discussion to continue be-
cause he supposed the resolution was aim
ed at the remarks he himself had made.
motion to table the resolution then
prevailed, and the discussion thereon was
ordered expurged from the records, which
closed the incident.
Papers were read tonight as follows:
Building and Loan Associations of Kan
sas,' by c. S. Hartough of Leavenworth
The Reserve or Contingent Fund" by
Joseph r Hanst of Philadelphia, presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania league.
What Local Building Associations Have
Done for Philadelphia, by Joseph X.
Kamble of Philadelphia.
The Home by William H. Page Of
Haverhill. Mass.
Opposition to Local Building Assoca-
ttons, by J. W. Sutton of Sault Ste Ma
RE, Mich
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over his shoulders. the folds thereof being
SO disposed as TO present an exceedingly
picturesque effect Looking in the direc-
ton of the sea, NJ. DE Jesseps Will be rep
resented pointing with one hand to the en-
trance of the caSal and holding a plan
thereof with the other
Additional interest attaches to the cree
ton of this statue from the fact that 1t
is the first recognition OF this sort Of the
indefatigable genius of the great French
man. 1t seemed for time that even his
death could not smooth away the rough
ness of the public mind caused by the
Panama canal scandal Although 1t never
was shown that De Lesseps was himself
implicated I'm the gigantic thefts that are
sprlnkled through the history of the
scheme, much odium necessarily attached
TO him, and the blackness Of the cloud
that settled over all whose names were
mentioned i'm connection with the Panama
project seemed to have forever shrouded
him In its gloom.
Finally, however genius seems to have
triumphed over scandal, and the name of
De Lesseps promises to be made immortal
as one of the benefactors of mankind.
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PEACHES GETTING FEWER.
The EIberta Has Been the Growers
Only salvation.

OhiE SUlNatIOm.
Shipments of peaches to Savannah have
begun to fall short For the last week
the change has been perceptible and next
week the quantity received is expected to
be small.
The season at it's best has been bad, the
yield being not more than % per cent. Of
a good crop. The Elberta variety has been
the best that has appeared and has been
the salvation of the crop from what might
have been a total failure. Their quality
has not been at all bad. and in quantity the
Elberta somewhat exceeded the early ex-
pectations of growers.
With the advance of. the season and the
continuance of weather conditions bene-
fetal to the fruit, the hopes of the Elberta
growers kept pace with the rapid growth
of the rosy-cheeked fruit, and at it's gath
ering. it was found to be greater in guam
tity than the early indications had war
ranted the growers to expect.
The earlier varieties of the peach were
almost worthless, and the same may be
said of the cling stone varieties that fol-
low the Elbertas.
Nothing much is expected Of the press
peaches. The Elbertas now on the market
bring very good prices. The carriers of
six baskets bring 81 and $2.25.
Georgia grapes Of the Concord, Niagara
and Delaware varieties, have been In the
Pears also are TO be seen in quantities.
They are of the lie Conte variety. and
come largely from Florida and South
Georgia.
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A MONUMENT TO DE LEssEPs.
It VIII Guard the Entrance of ,he
Suez Canal.
FROM the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
At last Ferdinand De Lesseps is TO have
a memorial. 1t win take the form Of a
statue. and will guard the entrance Of the
Suez canal, the one great project which he
originated and pushed to a successful con-
clusion. SO inseparably has DC Lesseps'
name been connected with the Panama
canal scheme that most people have for
gotten that he first achieved fame by rea-
son Of his connection with the suez canal.
The idea OF tho DE Lesseps statue origl-
mated with Prince d'Arenberg, an oid-time
friend Of the late promoter. He has in
duced the Suez Canal Company to set
aside a liberal sum to defray the expense
OF the proposed statue and the erection
thereof A very satisfactory model has
been produced by NJ. Fremiet, the sculptor,
who has already begun the enlargement
of his work. lie hopes to complete his
task within the course Of tho coming two
years.
NJ Fremiet makes public the statement
that as the banks Of the Suez canal al its
beginning are the property OF Englishmcn
who would, no doubt, be opposed to this
glOrihcatiOn Of "a Fronchman, 70 has been
decided thai the monument shall rise from
the sea which 10 about thirty feet In depth
at this spot. There Will, therefore, be a
nrm ana tOlid bdse or granite, which, as
the bed is sandy, must be very broad
This platform OF granite, which will
be- entirely surrounded by the water, VIII
De reared the hight OF twenty-five feet
above rs levcl, and viii also be OF six
square meters az the top. on this viii
rest The pedestal OF the statue. In lts
turn the pedestal viii be- twenty-five feet
IN altitude. and the statue itself within a
few Inches OF the same hight, while the
pedestal which will be composed Of gran.
lie quarried and prepared Ia Brittany,
France. viii be- conveyed IN sailing ves-
sci to Port Said. The statue Will consist
OF several pieces In bronze which have
been made IN France. These VIII ON ar
rival be- All ready 10 place IN position.
AZ the base OF the statue will be an inn
meuse medallion containing the portraits
Of the khedivcs who ENCOURAGED the
piercing OF the isthmus. Each will be
nearly six feet IN size. ana the mcdalilona
Will be environod by large wreaths OF lau.
rel. each leaf OF which viii be about one
and half feet In hight N. De Leascps
Will be- represented IN the garments OF
modern civilization. but the presaic ap.
pearance OF these will be relieved by a
sort Of burn0us with big sleeves thrown
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CITY BREVITIEs.

& cake walk will be given at Hotel Ty-
bee tonight, and will be followed by a
ball.
Eddie McWirams. colored. was arrest
ed yesterday by Detective Barrett on the
charge OF larceny
The steamer Alpha will make an excur-
sion to Fort Pulaski and around the bell
buoy this afternoon, leaving the city at 3
o'clock.
The Georgia company OF the Uniform
Rank. knights Of Pythas enjoyed a wa
termelon cutting last night at the X. of p.
hall. The lieutenant OF the company. Mr..
y. ID. Miltier. rendered the compliment
TO his brother Sir knights.
Albert Sutherland, a workman at the
new fortihcations on Tybee Island, Is sup
posed 10 have been lost In the squall which
swept over Catalogue sound day before
yesterday. Sutherland was fishing In m
open boat and is supposed 20 have been
carried out TO sea.
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Timed His prinIsr netter.

A minister In the Highlands OF Scotland
found one Of his parlshoners intoxicated.
says the London Daily News. The next
day he called 10 reproye him for Il. 1T
Is very wrong to get drunk" said the min
ister.
81 ken that" said the man. but then
dnnna drink as meikle as you do"
"What-how 81 that2'
"Why-ginit please ye, dinna ye aye q
g.ass o. whisky with water after di1ner7'
why. yes. Jlmmy-merely 10 aid dges-
tion"
And dinna ye take a glass Of toddy ev-
cry night before gang 20 bed?"
ITO be auro-just 20 help me 10 sleep"
"Wcel-thats Jest fourteen glasses a
week, an about sixty a month. ] only
get paid once n month, an then n ia take
sixty glasses Il wad make me dead for a
week. now ye see the only difference ~
~ time Il better than / do"
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MEXICO'S CHEAP MONEY.

Exchange Advanced to 125 Per Cent.
by SiIver's slump.
City of Mexico, July 2S.-Exchange ad-
vanced to-day to 122 and 125 per cent. pre-
MUM. Bankers believe there will be
better price for silver soon, but there is
a growing sentiment that silver will have
to wait some months before circumstances
shape themselves so as to materially aid
it, Importers will be compelled to bring
in goods with the grea test caution for the
time as they do not dare risk ordering
largely with prospects that the exchange
may grow even worse against them. 1t
is believed that the situation will inme-
diately stimulate home manufacturing and
lead also to a rapid expansion of tropical
agriculture, the products of which COM
mand gold prices abroad
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TALLAHASSEE TOPICS.
Naval Militia Officers Ordered to
Meet mt Jacksonville.


Meet Mt Jacksonville.
Tallahassee, Fla, July 2S-Sweet pota-
toes are coming into market. They are
very fine, and readily sell for 81 a bushel
Twenty-Five large alligators were killed
in Munson lake last night by Robert Levy.
He kills them for the hides. He uses a
dark lantern to "shine" their eyes, and
then shoots them with a Winchester rifle.
Dave Turner, negro. who recently es-
capped from the state convict camps, has
been captured here by Deputy Sheriff
Hopkins.
By order of Adjt. Gen. Patrick Houston
the commissioned officers of the four di-
visions of naval militia, will meet at
Jacksonville on Monday, Aug. ?. for the
purpose of electing battalion officers, in
stead of at their respective headquarters
on July 80, as previously directed.
The gold fever is rapidly spreading here,
but their are no apprehensions that il will
become epidemic a present. The time of
departure for Alaska is set for next
spring.
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PARAGRAPHS FROM PHOENIX.
Railroad Spur to lie Extended-Nevv
Saw Mil Probable.

Phoenix, Fla, July 2S.-H L. Babbit is
repairing and extending the Live Oak
Phosphate Company's railroad spur out 10
his flint rock mine. Mr.. Babbit is mining
rock for the Brunswick jetties.
II. Wade OF Fayetteville, n. c., a mem
Der Of the firm Of d. NJ. Flynn & CO.. was
out last week. looking for a location and
arranging for moving his saw mill here.
This firm has recently purchased 1900
acres more OF timber land. making total
Of m.Oo0 acres Of fine timber land they own
in Levy county.
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PREACHER KILLS A DESPOILER.
He Kills His Uncle For Running His
15-Year Old Daughter.

st. Louis Mo-. July ga special to the
Republic from Tuscoa, H., says: John
Hurst a well known Baptist preacher,
came to Tuscola this morning and placed
himself in the hands of Sheriff Bagley,
saying he had emptied two loads of shot
into his uncle, Mason Caldwell. He says
Caldwell ruined his daughter, Madeline,
10 years old"
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SIX INDIANS KILLED.

Bad Wreck on thc Central Pacific
Road i'm Nevada.
Reno, New. July 2S.-One of the worst
wrecks in the history of the Central Pa
cifc railroad occurred at 9:4S o'clock this
morning on Twenty-five-mile HILL about
six miles west of Reno. The engine was
overturned and thrown to one side of the
track. The track and roadbed are lit
tered with debris of baggage, express and
mail cars reduced to kindling wood. OF
fifteen Indians, who were riding on the
blind baggage, six were killed and nearly
all the remainder were more or less in
jured. Several others were hurt. The
wreck was caused, probably, by the rails
spreading.
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TRAIN wREcK on A TREsTLE.
Displacement of "A RAN the Cause of
the Accident.

Louisville, Ky, July 2s-At a late hour
tonight it is learned from good authority
that a passenger wreck has occurred on
the ST. Louis Air Line near the Indiana
and Illinois line. The wreck was caused
by the displacement of a rail on a trestie.
The engine and three cars jumped the
track. owing to the very isolated situa-
tion Of the wreck particulars are hard to
obtain, but It is reported that no one was
killed. A wrecking train has left New AL
bany for the scene of the wreck.
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TOBACCO HIDDEN IN LOGS.
Maine Lumber Company Plays Al
Sharp Trick in Cuba

Sharp Trick in Cuba.
Havana, July 2S.-An examination by
custom house officials of eight of the con-
signment of 155 logs which reached here
on Sunday last, on the steamer Seguar-
anca, and which were deposited in the
custody of the police at the TalIapiedra
wharf, shows them to have been packed
with fine sumatra leaf tobacco. If the
remainder of the logs contain an amount
of tobacco proportionate to that found in
those already examined il is estimated
that the total shipment of tobacco will
reach 1900 kilos. The logs, it is said, were
The morning news., 1897-07-29
MURRAY PEnsoNA NoN GaArA.
Greater Republic Of Central Amcri-
ca Rejects Our Minister.

Managua. Nicaragua. July 2s.-The diet
Of the Greater Republic Of Central Amer
Tea. has declared Capt W. l.. Murray Of
san Francisco, who was recently appoint
ca United states minister to Costa Rica.
Nicaragua and Salvador, persona non
grata. rI
The morning news., 1897-07-29
NEGREssEs IN A FIGHT.
One OF Them Cut and stabbed In
several Places.

Douglas, Ca, July 2s.-Two colored wo-
men at Ashleys, two and a half miles from
Douglas, had a scrap this morning. which
resulted IN one OF them being very dan
gcrously cut ana stabbed IN several places
=. l.. Vicker. a prominent Douglas
merchant. who went 10 Nashville ten days
ago 10 take In the exposition, Is very ~
fn that city
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--Jack-she used 70 be an old name Of
yours did she not7
Arthur-Yes but that was when 1 had
money TO burn.-Puck
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RESOURCES.

RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts. $3.50. .6gS 66
Oyerdrafts, secured and unse-
cured .................,........... III 81
United States bonds to secure
circulation ......................... $1,000 90
Premiums on United States
pohuS .................... $3.50 90
Stocks, securities, etc ........... 1850 90
Furniture and fixtures .......... 1854 90
Other real estate and mort
cages owned Observation-Disclosures. 1894 80
Due from national banks mot
reserve agents) Observation-Disclosures. 36.g69 81
Due from state banks and
bankers Observation-Disclosures. 2S,697 SO
Due from approved reserve
agents ............................. 22,4iO %
Checks and other cash items...... 500 90
Notes of other national banks. 1900 90
Fractional paper currency, nick
els and cents ................~.... 632 90
Lawful Money Reserve in. Bank. viz;
Specie .S39,746
Legal tender notes.. 15O0O- 54746 90
Redemption fund with United
States treasurer 6 per cent.
circulation) ...................... 2.25O 90
1O'al '''.''''''' .SolZ, ,95l 81
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LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in............... $3.50. 600 %
Surplus fund ,........,............. l25,OO0 90
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid ......,........... 39,S42 6S
National bank notes outstanding. A. i95 90
Due to other national banks.... S6,2Ol So
Due to state banks and bank
ers ......................... IS 626 65
Dividends unpaid ..............,.... 492 %
Individual deposits subject to
check ............................. 244214 7S
Demand certificates of deposit. IA %
Certified checks ................... 43i 30
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STATE OF CHATHAM l. F. d.
es o my ledge andb eief
Subscribed to s day
Count ia
Directors
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charities, its justice, mercy and hui
manity, slowly but surely is coming
to dominion, and we ought to thank
God and take courage that we are
permitted to see some of the signs of
these things in our own day.
Thank God for the wise statesman
ship that has made these things pos
sible-the noble patriotism that has
so je alously guarded the interests OF
our country, and with such far-reach-
ing vision has linked together the
great English-speaking nations. and
thank God for the public conscience
which will sanction the decree and
make war impossible between nations
which speak the same language and
are heirs of the same traditions. Out
of this example will come peaceto all
the nations, and industry will be
BILE ssed, humanity will be glorifed,
and Gods kingdom be advanced.
So moves the world and SO comes
to triumph the all-conquering law
and life of Christ. Hasten the day
when peace shall everywhere abide
and the nations shall cease to learn
the arts of war.
WORCESTER, MASS.
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NATIONAL HONOR AND ARBITRA-
TI0N.
BY ALMoN GUNNIsoN, DID.

THERE is hopeful national patriot
ism which is solicitous for national
welfare, and puts the national honor
above mere material considerations.
II nations are to maintain their
strength, they must protect their citi-
zens and be jealous of all aggressions.
1t is a grand thing to have heroic pa
tience that can receive injuries and
feel that he wrongs himself who does
a wrong, and he is most insulted who
gives an insult. But no man or ma
tion ought to lose the capacity of
moral indignation A good natured
indifference that suffers insult and
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EDITORIAL BRIEFS.
BY PRESIDENT I. M. ATWOOD. D. D.

OvERsTATEMENT is a form of mis-
statement. In the result it is the same.
The man who lies habitually is not be-
lieved by anyone and what he says is
treated as if it had not been said. The
man who habitually exaggerates is only
less contemplate and he is not less dis
trusted. What he says carries no weight.
The truth is too tame for him. but the
truth is what the world wants. EXag
geration is vice, and common vice.
1t is pathetic to see man growing old
in the habit. rehearsing his overworked
phrases, exhibiting his tattered opinions,
and publishing in the same old vehe
ment way his intellectual bankruptcy.
Behold him, young man, and beware!
"A fact of curious psychological in
terest is brought out by the sales of
book and art collectors. Those editions
of any classic-Homer, Horace. Vergil,
Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, Milton
of the most painstaking scholarship, and
which are, therefore. intrinsically most
valuable, sell for far less than an older
faulty edition, or than an edition both
imperfect and dilapidated which was
once the property of some famous man.
At the recent Sewall sale in New York
beautiful and perfect editions of Spen.
Ger, Waller. Walpole, Vergil. Voltaire
and Shakespeare, brought less than half
as much as a single volume of any one of
them in which Walter Scott or Robert
Burns had made an annexation.
DIR. Van Dykes Gospel for an Age
of Doubt" is some degrees less than
satisfactory to an anonymous reviewer
in the New York Times, whom higher
critic would convict of being of nearly
that age himself. All positive affirma-
tions and appeals to men to choose a
Saviour or way of life appear to the
reviewer unwarranted. because the
question OF mans ability to choose is
not yet settled. 1t requires "a fairly
thorough knowledge of the theories of
heredity and (of) evolution" to even
have a mind on the subject. Fancy
then, the earnest Christian, who has
made the good choice and knows that
he has made it. and knows the benefits
of it, sitting on log and waiting for evo-
luton and heredity to clear up the ques-
tion whether he can do any good thing
for himself or for his fellow men!
is it not the disposition of many "in-
tellectual" people in our time to give
themselves the benefit of the doubt,
that explains their moral stolidity9
Whether there be any God, other than
impersonal energy; whether there is,
when you get down to it" any such dis
tinction as the traditional one between
right and wrong; whether man has any
such power as that of choice; whether
it is more than superstition to believe
in future life, are questions which the
study of evolution and heredity has left
in a state of great uncertainty. 1t may
be, then, that we are having all our la
Dor for our pains. Can philosopher do
better than cit on log and wait? This
is where you will find the civilized saw
age in multitude. Like his earlier kins-
man he is paralyzed by ignorance.