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Hon. fA hicIiEk6 Of Il. LAW Alvey,
tGhief Justice OF the Court Of Appeals, D. c..
JAMES SCHoULER, IL. D..
Lecturer on Bailments Domestic Relations, Wills
and Administrations
EUGENE CARUsI. LII. D..
- instructor of the Senior and Junior Glasses, and
Professor Of the Law Of Real Property, Contracts,
Negotiable 5adKs% and Eqgiy
Associate Instructor of the Senior and Junior
Classes. and Professor Of Common Law and Equity
HENRY Z. DAVIS, A. NJ, L.. NJ,
,-.< O.: s.. District Attorney,
Professor of Evidence, Corporations and Const.
futionni Law. and Lecturer upon the History Of
,.,., Hon. CHARLES C. COLE.
District Of ColunbiaI:
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ch fsiIf: On eo SS1e Es lay cR Ria p1ees
Official Reporter Court of Appeals Of DISTRICT.
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BIG FIRE IN MANu.A.
lncendfary Blaze Destroys Mauv
Public buildings On Tuesday,

Pubic buildings On Tuesday.
A dispatch from Manila. Philippine Is
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the gendarmes' quarters. the public library.
the museum. the Offices of the department
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ANDREW r. MONTAGUE Ph. D.. IL. D.. Dean.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-09
orwEW OF THE MARKETS.
,oN OF GENERAL TRADE
Oo'D n,RING THE PAST WEEK.

4.oD Market a Little Brighter
inc - the Past Few Days-Spir'ts
ntine in Strong Demand at
advance of sc-P"le hosihs
But the Common Grades
anced-The Hardware Trade
staerabIy ImprOved-A Fair
,,a,ement in Groceries ana FFO-
s-other Markets steady.
-onrab. Jan. s.-The general markets
w. ,sa nast week were fairly active es-
10 ' in hardware and groceries. The
p'''s market was depressed early in the
CO. GOV, and prices declined, but later light
WITS at the ports influenced buying ana
rev. '- r,arket became steady and slightly
Wv r,nrsd There was a steady demand
.o,.al stores, the features of the week
i ~, an advance of &c on spirits turpen-
w. decline on pale rosin and an ad-
Wv. '.aoe on the common grades. Other lines
,.ra generally steady and unchanged. The
..novlng resume of the different markets
atn show the tone and quotations at the
close to-day.
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WEEKLY CoTToN REPORTs.

Movement at the Ports
New York-Net receipts, $3.50; gross, Is.
576: exports to Great Britain, S,Sl4;
France. /, 1862; continent, 1855; forwarded
6266; sales, 2357S; spinners, IFS.
Pensacola-Net and gross, 1881; exports
to Great Britain, 1881.
Newport News-Net and gross, 1870; 'x-
ports to Great Britain, 949; stock, lH6.
Boston-Net receipts, 7,456; gross, 49,
S51; exports to Great Britain, 774l.
Texas City-Net and gross, 467; exports,
coastwise, 1880
Port Royal-Net and gross, o'0Io' eApol VI
to Great Britain, 5,573 e.
New Orleans-Net. 5S,O42; gross, eo5'O'S;
exports to Great Britain, 29SS4; continent
81. 7G4; coastwise, 1882; sales, 22'15o; SPIN
Mobile-Net and gross, 9.73S; exports to
Great Britain, 1907; continent o'5OV;
coastwise, 5,OS4; sales, 1900.
Phnadelphia-Net and gross z'SS4i OK
ports to Great Britain, 55l.
Charleston-Net and gross, 1906; exports
to the continent, 4,35l; coastwise, 4'd9-;
Wilmington-Net and gross, 2,7OS; ex-
ports, coastwise. $50; sales, l5S, all SPIN
ners. ., zoo. 49,
ports to Great Britain, D,6iZ; cohtlneu o. T.
i2 0s2; exports coastwise, 1880; sales 5'hl'
Baltimore-Net, -6,Oe7; gross, 1884; ex-
ports to France, 200; continent sSoi
coastwise, $500. -.
Norfolz-Net and gross, 1887; exports
70 Great Britain. 1854; continent ZSo1'
coastwise, IS $780, sales, l,26l
Savannah - Net, and gross I''o'Si eA-
norris 10 the continent, 1856; coastwise'
is, i2l; sales, 4,i3O.
Movement at Interior Towns
Memphis--Net. 5,l9S; gross, sl69; snip
mcnts. q 060 sales, 1920
I.ouisville-Net and gross 1O' shipments
| 81; sales 90; stock. 49,
Little Pock-Net and gross, A9-; snip
mcnts. 80, stock, 9.2G.
Nlcks5ure-Net and gross wv snip
mcnts. 25Gi stock, 2ii93.
Augus,a-.Net 392, gross, 1857 ship
mcnts, 5,3iI; sales, 2,3l9.
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Liverpool Jan. 8-Weekly cotton sta
tistics: Total sales of the week, $1,000
bales, American, $1,000; trade taking, in
GLIDING forwarded from ship side, 72,OOO
actual export. 5000; total import, 149OOO.
American, $4,000: total stock, 1,071 go
American, $4,000; total ahoat. 5000,
American, 373, 600; spectators took 300; ex
porters took 800.
New Orleans, Jan. 8.-Crop statement
from Sept. l. 1896 to Jan. g. 1897 inclusive:
42S bales last year, 1851, 2S bales year be-
fore last and 4.S6474S bales for the same
time in 1894; overland to mills and Can
ada 577, SCI bales, against ,76l bales last
year, 774254 bales year before last and
602 49S bales for the same time in 1894
interior stocks in excess of Sept. l, 405 1852
bales, against 512 293 bales last year, 1884, :
S04 bales year before last and 361, 739 bales
for the same time in 1894; southern mill
takings. net, 425,049 bales, against 407 800
bales last year, 392,3 1867 bales year before
last and 3lS, 313 bales for the same time in
1884, crop brought into sight during the
100 days to date, 6,527, 80 bales, against
5,125.41l bales last year, 1924 SCI bales year
before last and 5,677, 29S bales for the same
time in 1894; crop brought into sight for
the week. III, 032 bales, against 15S, 500
bales for the seven days ending Jan. 5
last year. 2l2375 bales year before last,
and l6S, 5i3 bales for the same time in 1894;
CrOD brought into sight Tor the nrSt eight
DAYS of January, 1897, 1914 ST bales against
1Si 1911 bales last year, 246,9SS bales year
before last and 21l,206 bales for the same
time in 1884,
New Orleans, Jan. S.-Secretary Hester
has Just issued a statement Analysing the
movement of the cotton crop for the first
four months of the present season. from
Sept TO Dec. 81, inclusive, compared with
the three previous years. He shows that
the actual delivery of cotton from the
state of Texas has been 1674,98S bales,
against 1858 ga last year and 2,32S,1H the
year before the last. The amount brought
into sight, which includes interior towns,
stocks in excess of Sept. /, as shown by
railroad returns IN each of the three
groups of states, has been 1,7O0l 1S bales
in Texas. 2,Oi9.675 bales in other Gulf
states and 2,5s2, 40 bales in the Atlantic
states, an increase in Texas, compared
with last year. of 279, 101 bales; a decrease
under year before last of 1884 bales, and
an increase over 1893 OF l65 20i bales; an
Increase IN other Gulf states Of ass, SS4 bales
over year before last and 56l,572 bales over
1909 an Increase IN the Atlantic states Of
e15 o3O bales over last year, $40 bales over
fbe year before last and 1887 bales over
1892 After Dec 81 the movement in sight
In three groups in the past three years
was as follows;
sTexas--I.ast year. 535. Je5 bales; year be-
fore last, s62 0l6 bales, and IN year before
the latter, 56,1B bales.
Other Cuff States-Last year, 605,96l
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-The receipts for the
week were Light, which caused a spirited
demand for the offerings, and at the OPEN
ing of the market for the new year, on
Monday the price was advanced Ac to
SIC, with sales of the days receipts
On Tuesday the price rose to 251ac, followed
by another advance to 25Ac on Wednes-
day. Thursday and to-day the market
remained firm at 25S4c.
Rosin=There was a steady business
done in rosin during the pass week. At
the opening of the market Monday pale
grades were depressed but the prices Ie-
manned unchanged. On Tuesday water
white dropped sc, and on Wednesday, the
entire lines of pales declined &c a bar
rel, and common grades advanced DC. On
Thursday there was a steady demand At
unchanged prices. To-day the market
opened firm. with water white at $2.o5,
window glass at 1920 and N at $500, with
others unchanged. The sales were 1855
barrels. At the close there were sales Of
1,407 reported, with an advance of 2Rc
on G and a decline of &c on water white,
loo on window glass and sc on N.
Quotations-At the close of the market
to-day the following quotations were bull
,etined at the Board of Trade:
Spirits turpentine frm 2594c for regu-
lars.
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bales year before last. 997, 1872 bales, and
the year before the latter, 6Sl.Sl7 bales.
Atlantic States-Last year. LOSS, 900 bales 8;
year before last, 1,046, l40 bales, and in the
year before the latter. SIC. 262 bales.
The three groups, as above set forth,
consist first of Texas, including Indian
Territory; second. of other Gulf states.
embracing Arkansas and Louisiana, and
bird Atlantic states. embracing North
Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia, Flori-
la, Alabama and Virginia. The decrease
the amount brought into sight in Tex
rs, compared with the year before last,
he 1901, 600 bale crop, is $4,000 bales great
+ than the total decrease of the amount
brought into sight for the entire cotton
lelt The in sight for the other Gulf
,ates, Atlantic states, exceeding the big
rop year, and being greater for those sec
ions than any corresponding four months
on record.
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for Great Britain ....... $4,000 5O,VV
Comparative statement of net receipts
all the port from Sept. l, 1896, to Friday
evening, Jan. s, 1897, and from Sept.
1895, to Friday. Jan. 10, 1896.
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DRY GooDs.

New York, Jan. s.-There have been in
LEGATIONS to-day in the dry goods market
IF an improvement in demand in various
quarters, some agents reporting that for
he first time during several weeks past
heir orders are such to encourage them IN
hopes of a substantial expansion in bust
ness shortly. In the jobbing trade spring
wash fabrics in printed and woven pat
erned lines and spring prints are being
distributed moderately well, whilst at
irst hands business is quiet, pending the
reorder demand. Wooden goods of all
transactions are quiet and without mate
rial change.
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THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, JANUARY O. 1897

Cincinnati-Net and gross, lO,S0S; ship
ments, 1888; spinners, so; sales S25.
Columbia-Net and gross, AS; shipments
474.
st. Louis-Net. 1908; gross. 1885,; ship
ments, lilo.
Montgomery-Net and gross, 49S; ship
ments, l.74S; sales. liza; stock, 1897, 26,'Oo'
1885, 81 25S.
Houston-Net and gross, 27,7OS; ship
ments, 1850; sales, 1876.
Natchez-Net and gross, $50; shipments,
1854; sales, 1,lS1; stock. 1852.
Athens-Net and gross, 81; shipments
467; spinners. 26O; sales. 727; stock. s,4Oo.
Atlanta-Net and gross, 800; shipments
1897; stock 1873
Selma-Net and gross, 1,619; shipments.
2,55S; stock, 1897, $50; 1896, Sis.
Newberry-Net and gross, l25; ship
shipments, 20; stock, 1000.
Eufaula-Net and gross. 154; shipments
1889; spinners. IA: sales, 20S; stock, 1888.
Columbus-Net and gross, $50; ship
ments. l,l99; sales, 1,l99; stock, 1897, 14'2lS
1896, 1874
Albany-Net and gross, 172; shipments
464; stock, 5.451.
Nashvilie-Net and gross, 27S; shipments
217; spinners, 90; sales, 267; stock, 1897 lOl
1896, zoos.
Macon-Net and gross. 491; shipments
526; stock, 1897, 9.707; 1896, S,5sS.
Charleston-Net and gross, 27; ship
ments. 237; stock, 100
Brenham-Net and gross, 6S5; shipments
1000; stock, 4,6S2.
Danas-Net and gross. PIP; shipments
1884; stock, 10S1.
Helena-Net and gross, 347; shipments
2,067; stock, II 500.
Raleigh-Net and gross, 2S5; shipments.
46S; stock, 800
Rome-Net and gross, 1879; shipments
545; stock, 4,427
Shreveport.-Net and gross LILO; ship
ments, 3,424; sales, 2023; stock, 26,174.
Yazoo City-Net and gross, 29S; ship
ments, 1252; stock, 1885
Greenwood-Net and gross, 10; snip
ments, 125; sales, 125; stock, 30.
Meridian-Net and gross, 465; shipments.
700; stock. 2265,
Comparative cotton statement for th'
week ending Jan. s, 1897, and Jan. 10, 1886
1897. 1896.
Net receipts at all U. S.
ports for this week 80. 1858 14O,6S
Total receipts .5,0SS,OSl S,643,ot
Exports for the week -. 167,9OO llO,H
Total exports to date ....3,5SO,6I6 2,2I2'O5'
Stocks at U. S. ports. .1,2S,9Sl l,O6I,S ~
Stocks at interior towns. 53l,5OO 5l9,lU
Stocks at Liverpool .......1,Wl.OO l,lO,0O
Stocks OF American afloat
for Great Britain ....... SS,OOO 0O,VV
Comparative statement of net receipts
all the port from Sept. l, 1896, to FRIDAY
evening. Jan. 8, 1897, and from Sept.
1895, to Friday, Jan. 10, 1896.
Receipts Since Sept. l. 1871 1880
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The following were the quotations for
the corresponding date last year: Spirits
turpentine, 2S1ac bid. Resin, pales, nominal;
others firm; A, B, c, $1.15; d, $125; e, $l.S5;
F, $780, G, S1.50; H, S165; 1, $1-7O; K, $1.90;
NJ, $2.15; N, 500; w G, $3.50; w w, S9.15.
Receipts and Exports-The total receipts
for the past week were 3.4S2 casks spirits
turpentine and 1924 barrels rosin. The
exports were 3,844 casks spirits turpentine
and 1882 barrels rosin, moving as fol-
lows: To New York 356 casks spirits tur-
pentine and 1853 barrels rosin; to Baltl-
more, 7N barrels rosin; to Boston, 1924
casks spirits turpentine and 794 barrels
rosin; to Philadelphia, 80 casks spirits tur-
pentine and 1,032 barrels rosin; to Har-
burg, $500 barrels rosin; to Bremerhaven.
l,500 barrels rosin; to Liverpool, 3. 1913 casks
spirits turpentine and 500 barrels rosin; to
Bristol 3,608 barrels rosin; to Montevideo,
1926 barrels rosin; to AMER for orders,
$500 barrels rosin.
Naval Stores Statement
Receipts, shipments and stocks from
April l. 1896, to date, and to Jan 10, 1896:
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otUVh OF HdHu uIIu Vl oIIIP-
board to-day ................ H,3n 2li,S1
Charleston, Jan. S.-Turpentine, market
firm at Aisci sales, none. Rosin, firm;
sales, none.
Wilmington, N. c., Jan. s.--Rosin firm;
strained, $LlO; good strained, $l.45. Tur-
pentine duh; machine 25Ne; irregular,
254c. Tar steady; $l.O0. Crude turpentinc
firm; hard $40: soft, $3.50; virgin, $3.50.
New York, Jan. S.-Rosin, steady;
strained. common TO good, Si.7ON1 .72lk.
Turpentine. quiet at 27lzQ2Silc.
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GEORGIA AND ALABAMA RAILWAY.

SAVANNAH SHORT LINE.
Passenger Schedules Effective 1896
Montgomery
Operated Columbus.
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FINANCIAL.

CONTINUED on Third Page.)
Sharp County record., 1897-10-08

and again, to test him, insisted
that he should take the oath of
allegiance and join the Southern
forces.
"We will give you a 6 o o d
place." he said, "aid We will
promote you right along
But the Colonel was met always
by the same quick and indignant
response:
"No sir! no sir! Ican't n'tbetray
my country! can't desert my
country! fight under the Stars
and Stripes! I'm Union man,
| ami"
Here was a little hero indeed.
No bearded man could have
given more patriotic answer.
The Federal officer who gave
these facts, Colonel Ellington of
Memphis, Tennessee, could not
recall the name of the brave little
Union soldier, but stated the
opinion that he was still living
somewhere in the West. 1t would
be very interesting to hear from
him.-Annah Robinson Watson,
in Little Men and Women.
Sharp County record., 1897-10-08
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OVERCOME BY GAS.
A Young Man Loses His Life in
Saving Another.

Saturday morning James Har-
rison living near Antioch sent his
son into well to clean it prepar-
atory for blasting. While at
work he was overcome by gases
and fell unconscious. A young
man named Burkett at once de-
scended to the rescue and sue
ceeded in tying a rope around
Harrison's body which was rapid
ly drawn to the surface, Burk-
ett then became unconscious and
before he could be rescued died.
DR.. Smith, though fullp realizing
his danger, heroically descended
into the we'll after Burkett's s
body and efforts were made in
vain to restore life.
Harrison was still alive atnoon
Saturday, since then we have not
been able to hear from him. The
occurance cast a gloom oyer the
neighborhood. He gave his life
to save another and thus was
another hero added to the list
Searcy Beacon.