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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market firm; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds: Boston per bale, 1925;
New York, per bale. $100; Philadelphia
per bale $1.00; Baltimore, per bale S1.00
Direct-Barcelona. &C., Genoa, 5Sc; Reval
60c; Bremen, ACC Liverpool 45c; Havre
soc. Via New York - Liverpool, soc
Bremen, 5Oc Amsterdam. GOO; Ham
burg, 53c st. Petersburg 65c; Manchester
Goo; Havre, soc; Gothenberg, G5c.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are firm at
ruling rates. Foreign business Is more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $4,000
40 for range-including Baltimore and
Portland, Me Railroad ties, base A feet
to Baltimore, 12c; to Philadelphia, 13c; to
New York 131sc Timber rates, 5OcG1$l 90
higher than lumber rates. To the West
Indies and Windward, nominal; to Rosa
rio, $12.O0d1300; to Buenos Ayres and Mon
tevideo, $10.0@11.O0; TO Rio Janeiro, $14.O0;
to Spanish and Mediterranean ports, $1130
G11.50; to United Kingdom for orders,
nominal for lumber, pounds 5s standard
By Steam-To New York, $500; TO Phil
adelphia via New York, $3.50; to Boston,
$500, via New York; to Baltimore, $500.
Naval Stores-By Sail-The market Is
firm. Medium sized, Cork for orders, are
as follows: Rosin, rs lloyd for barrels of
80 pounds, and per cent. primage; spir-
it's, As 11ad; Genoa, rosin, IS 3d@3s Cd;
Adriatic, rs 6dd2s Sd; South American.
rosin, soc per barrel of $50 pounds Coast
wise-Steam--To Boston, 10c per 100 pounds
on rosin, SOC on spirits; to New York,
rosin, SEC per 100 pounds; spirits, soc.
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COTTON DOWN AGAIN.
,,on1ING BACK TO 5A CENTS 4
POUND.

-, MARKET Quiet at the Decline and
sa,es Very Light-Spirits Turpen-
.in. SIN on a Boom aud Reached
.,.a GaIIOn-ROsin Firm and I'm
hanged With Fair Demand.
Wholesale Markets Fairly Active
and steady-MarINets by Tele-
graph.
e,,suuah. oct. 2-The advance of lie
ant yesterday was lost to-day ana the
.r<.t closed quiet with very light trans
..iors. The greatest interest was shown
in tbe spirits turpentine market, the price
.t.r,. 10 81 cents a gallon, with good de-
r5 for The offerings. The rosin market
firm and unchanged. There was
,-,f movement in the general wholesale
..,rtments with the tone of the markets
a,s,dv The following resume of the differ
~, markets, local and by telegraph, will
sn5v the lone and quotations at the close
.o-IlE.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
WON A WIRE WITH CHEWING GUN.
A New York Mans Proposal Finds an
Acceptance In Montreal.
From the Montreal Herald.

Orleans avenue Maissoneuve, and the
surrounding neighborhood are busy dis
cussing a pretty little romance In real
life which reached a contamination last
evening when Philip Anderson of 372 West
One Hundred and Fourteenth street and
Marie Mitchenesse, an employe of the
Hochelaga cotton mills, were united in
marriage.
IL is a pretty story Months ago Marie
bought O package of chewing gum. She
says she does not make a practice of
chewing, but on this occasion she bought
some gum for a friend and opened the
package just to take out one square for
herself.
on the tissue paper next to the gum
were the words: "Will you please write to
Philip Anderson, 372 West Hath street,
New York? ! will answer"
Miss Mitchenesse consulted the lady
with whom she boarded, and they agreed
that it would be only joke, and no harm
would come of It, She wrote little note
saying IL was she who had received the
package with the request sAnd she
wound up with Now what do you want?'
There was a business ring TO the letter,
and Mr.. Anderson rather liked it, He re-
piled that he was a young man with
fairly good position in a chewing gum
factory; that he would like to continue
the correspondence, and, II agreeable to
Miss Mitchenesse, would be pleased TO re-
ceiVe her photograph.
Miss Mitchenesse was still business-hke
when she wrote: ''send me yours first and
then l will send you mine" The photo
graph was received by return mail, and
then the lady sent hers off They were
both pleased OF the exchange.
The letters grew in number and their
tone gradually changed. From Dear
Miss" IL got to "Dear Miss Mitchenesse"
TO my Dear Miss Mitchenesse," TO Dear
~. ~ vi
est" and at last the young man took his
summer vaca ton, and In August he land
ed in Montreal.
Evidently the two were satisfied with
each other Just what was said is not, OF
course, for publication, but there are tell
tale facts which make it appear that the
young man asked her TO name the happy
day. He went away at peace with all the
world. and yesterday morning he came
back TO claim his bride II was a quiet
little wedding. There were no presents
Of gold or silver--or checks. II was just
wedding
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

The following are the Savannah Board
of Trade quotations.
Bacon-The market is firm. Smoked
clear sides, &c; dry sailed clear rib sides,
SIC; bellies, 7c; sugar cured hams. lOatc.
Lard-Market firm; pure in tierces, &c;
50-pound tins, 6hc; compound in tierces,
SIC; 50-pound tins, 51lsc.
Butter-Market steady, fair demand; Co
shen. 1OG15c; gilt edge, 17Qlsc; creamery,
1715d1S1ac; fancy Elgins, 20t2lI5c.
Cheese-Market firm; fancy full cream
cheese, 1Oc; 2O-pound average. 1OlzGi1c.
Fish-Mackerel, half barre, No. /, $50:
No. 2, $3.50; No 3. 500; kits No. /, si.25;
No. 2, $1.O0; No. g. CSC. Goldfish, 1-pound
bricks, 615c; 2-pound bricks, &C. Smoked
herring. per box, zoe; Dutch herring, in
kegs, $3.50; new mullet, half-barrels, So.
Salt-Demand Is fair. and the market
steady; carload lots f. 0. b., Liverpool.
200-pound sacks, SIC; Job lots. CSC; 1861
pound burlap sacks. SIC; ditto. 125-pound
fine, &c.
Rice--Job LOTS fair, 4lzQissc; good. 4Nc
d5c; prime, 505%c.
Coffee-Steady; Mocha, &c. Java, &c;
Peaberry. lie; standard No. /, l4c: No. 2,
13c; No. g. l256c No. 4, l11Sc; No S, lOhc;
No. 8. 95ze; No. 7. SIZE.
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DRY GOODS.

New York, Oct. 2.-The dry goods mar
ket closed without feature locally. There
is no strengthening of the market for cot
ton goods, and print cloths have slumped
materially Woollen goods maintain their
position undisturbed by the general trend
of the market, although 1t is doubtful
whether in some divisions such as dress
goods, dealers will be able to secure the
expected advances for spring goods. Sta
pie cottons remain in quiet request with
out change in any line. Prints are fairly
well maintained at current rates. Print
cloths are reported quiet at 21a, the sale
yesterday afternoon at Fall River at that
figure, having decidedly weakening effect
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RICE.
FINANCIAL.
Money-Market steady.


Foreign Exchange-The market is
dull. but steady The follow
ing are net Savannah quota
tons: Commercial demand, 81 S2%
sixty days, $4SO1a: ninety days, S47915;
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days. 5. 241s:
Swiss, sixty days, 526; marks, sixty days,
"a 1-16,
Domestic xchange-Steady; banks are
buving at BIG per cent. discount and sell
ing as follows: Up to $25, 10c premium:
sos to $50. 15c premium $50 to 800, zoe pre-
MUM; $500 to $1,000 at par, and $1,000 and
upwards at 1-16c discount.
Securities-The market is quiet but vet
MANY securities are changing hauds
stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
90 per cent bonds of 1880, 1O4 bid. -
asked: Georgia 315 per cent, due 1915 1O4
bid, 1O5 asked Georgia Az per cent,
bonds. 1915, 116 bid, III asked Georgia
4.per cent, due 1926, 11l15 bid, 1121s asked;
South Carolina AIS, los bid. 100 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta peh cent, 1881 bid,
1041S asked; Augusta Az, 1925, 1887 bid, 1041b
asked; Augusta per cent, 10S bid, 100
asked; Augusta G per cent, 10S bid, 10
asked; Columbus ) per cent, 1872 bid, 1919
asked; Macon per cent, 114is bid, 116
asked Macon ~ 1926 104 bid, los ask
ed: Savannah per cent. quarterly Octo-
her coupons, 40 bid. - asked; Savannah
4 per cent. quarterly November coupons,
1l0 bid 11Olk asked; Charleston As "a bid,
IS asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
6 per cent. interest coupons, 1874 bid. 114i5
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent. gold bonds,
due 1884 1867 bid, 1914 asked and interest;
Augusta Southern. first &c, 1924 SO bid 100
asked Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany collateral IS, 95 bid. 96 asked; Central
OF Georgia railway first mortgage IS, So
year gold bonds. ia bid, lis asked Cen
trail OF Georgia railway first consolidated
mortgage IS. So bid, 50 asked; Central of
Georgia railway FIRST preferred incomes,
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-Again the strong de-
mand forced an advance to SIC to-day, the
highest figure reached since the boom in
the spirits turpentine market commenced.
At the Board of Trade at the first cali
the market was bulletined firm at 3034 d31c,
with sales of sos casks. At the last call
it was firm at sic, with sales of 100 casks.
Rosin-The market was firm and I'M
changed, with a fair demand for the Of
ferings. At the opening of the market at
the Board of Trade the reported sales were
1,093 barrels. There were no sales report
ed at the close. The quotations were as
fo11ovVs
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Cash quotations were as follows; Flour
easy; winter patents. $470@475; stralghts,
81 60q47O; spring specials, $3.50; spring
patents "a S0a5 90; straights. $4,000 60;
bakers, 50 1904 90; No. spring wheat,
s55sc No. spring wheat 77dS5c; No.
red, 932sc; No. 2 corn, Hha27%c; No. 2
oats Ice: No. white, Z. o. b., 2llRm22%c;
No 3 white, f. o. b., 21M22c; No. rye,
4p5c No. 2 barley, nominal; No. 3, T. o.
b.. 29d40c; No T. f. o. b.. 2S4S3c; No.
fax seed, 9id96e; prime timothy seed
50. 621b; mess pork per barrel, So 05nS Joe
lard. per 100 pounds, $i.47l404. 50; short rit
sides. loose, 81. S5Q5 20; dry sailed shout
ders. boxed 5GD5Ac; short clear sides, box
ed 5hn52ae whisky, dlstllers' finished
goods per gallon, S.22
Cincinnati Oct. 2.--Flour quiet. Wheat
easy; No red. Ole. Corn steady; No.
mixed, SO1ac. Oats firm; No mixed, 2lq
Hhc. Rye firm; No. 2, 47c. Provisions
steady. Whisky steady at $3.50.
st. Louis, Oct 2-Flour unchanged,
Wheat, spot, dull, depressed and lower;
No. 2, red cash elevator, 9514c; track, $50
961hc; No. 2, hard cash, S81aMS4c; December,
955sc asked; May 50. Corn, spot. easy; NO.
2. cash, 26c bid; December, 26Ac asked;
May, S02sc asked. oats, spot, easier; No.
q cash elevator, 191sc bid; track. 20G201zc;
No 2, white, 22lf221kc; December, 1870 bid;
May. 229sc bid Bran firm, higher; sacked,
country points, 46a461ae; east track, 47c.
Whisky 1920 Pork steady; standard mess,
iobbing, $3.50 Lard higher; prime steam
ed, 4.37lsc Bacon, extra short clear and
ribs. 6hc; shorts, 612c. Dry sailed meats,
boxed, shoulders, extra short clear, and
ribs. SIC; shorts, sac.
Baltimore, Md, Oct. 2.-Flour quiet and
unchanged Wheat duh and lower; spot,
92A 1929scy December, 9314G9314c; steamer
No. 2 red, S74GDS719c, southern wheat quiet.
Corn weak; spot, Slk@3l9sc; December,
new or old, 32@c; steamer mixed, 29l2@
295sc, southern white corn S77sc; yellow,
371k6I87$sc Oats firm; No. white, 2619N
&c. Rye dull and lower; No. 2 western.
Sic. Hay firm; choice timothy, $4,000
1850.
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time of it for two weeks. Prices have de-
clined simply because more people wanted
to sell than 10 buy, or sellers We're more
anxious than buyers. No favorable Incl
dent served to check the decline.
August statements all showed enormous
increases in net earnings. The resignation
of conservative Spanish ministers and the
likelihood OF a liberal succession was ac-
cepted as tending to ameliorate the rela-
tions between Spain and the United States
concerning Cuba But the market sold of
sharply on announcement Of these events.
To-day's sharp advances have gone far
TO reduce the net declines for the week,
and in some cases have wiped them out
entirely. The whole character of the
speculation showed a marked change, the
trading on the advance being animated,
and the shorts covering heavily. The
week has shown a subsistence of the fears
of money stringency, notW thstdndng a
sudden rise in the call loan rate on Friday
of per cent. This was clearly under
stood to be due to temporary demand for
the necessities of the first October settle
ments. Bank clearings of al the cities
in the United States show "a decrease
, from last week of over 3 per cent. though
the Increase of last year is sull q per
cent, but compared with an increase last
week of over 81 per cent. The market for
sterling exchange has steadily declined
since Monday and gold imports are belieV-
ed to be again imminent. The weakness
of exchange Is due to offerings of cotton
bills. In estimating the probable dimen-
sions of gold imports the low price for cot
ton must be considered which, compared
with last years prices, will make a diff
ference of many millions in the balances
due from abroad on cotton exports. I'm
ports of general merchandise and dry
goods at New York for the week show an
increase of 81, $50. 1854 over last week, while
the increase of this weeks exports from
New York, over last week. was only about
$4,000. In consequence of to-days rally
in prices, net declines in very few stan
dard railroad stocks reach points on the
week and some show gains. Northern
Pacific preferred and Pittsburg. Cincinnati
Chicago and St. Louis stocks be-
ing conspicuous in the latter class.
Bonds have been much less active than
of late and have resisted the decline bet
ter than stocks, net declines being small
and some issues showing gains. Total
sales $40 100000 United States bonds are
Is to u higher.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 300. :
700 shares, including Atchson preferred.
3,SO9; Chesapeake and Ohio 1856. Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy ZIP, Erie new
l2OOO, Louisville and Nashville S430 Man
haitian L $780, Missouri Pacific 6.745. New
York Central, 1851. Northern Pacific pre-
ferred 1S,17S, Reading S.4O0. Rock Island
lOOiS, st. Paul II, 1875, St Paul and Omaha
1880 Southern railway preferred 1880
Union Pacific 13,050 Chicago Gas IL. $50
Sugar 1850 Tennessee Coai and iron
Western 4 900 - -
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For BIufftOn and Beaufort, S, C,

of Whitaker street at 3 p. m. for Button
daily except Sundays and THURSDAYS
Wednesdays trips extended to Beaufort.
leaving Button Thursdays at a. m. Re-
turning same day.
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FOR BLUFFT0N AND BEAUFORT

Steamer Clifton leaves from foot Bull
street Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at
10 a, M, city time.
II. S. WESTCoTT, Agent.
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AlectIlc IghtS. UneXcelled table. Tickets
include meals and berth aboard ship.
Passenger Fares From Savannah
TO NEW YORK.
Cabin, $40; Excursion 1872; intermediate.
$o' Excursion, $A; Storage, $40.
TO BOSTON.
direct Ships)
Cabin, $22; Excursion, $36; intermediate,
Sl7; Excursion, $2s; Steerage $11.75.
TO PHILADELPHIA.
Via New York;
Cabin. $22; Excursion, $685. intermediate.
$l7; Excursion $27; Steerage, SIP.
The express steamships of this line are
appointed to sail from Savannah, Central
@Oth) meridian time. as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daggett.
MONDAY. oct. 4, 1870 D. m.
GATE CITY, Capt. Googns. TUESDAY.
Oct 3, p m.
LA GRANDE DUCHESsE, Capt Hanlon,
WEDNESDAY, Oct g. 4 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins. FRIDAY.
Oct. s. p. m.
KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher. sATUR-
DAY. Oct. o, D. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, MONDAY,
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett.
TUESDAY, Oct. 12 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg,
WEDNESDAY, Oct 10. il a. m.
LA GRANDE DUCHESSE Capt. Hanlon,
FRIDAY. Oct IS, 7:9O D.. m.
TALLAHASSEE. Capt. Askins. sATUR-
DAY, Oct. 16. at s D. m.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON DIRECT.
CITY OF MACON. Capt Savage, WE'D
NESDAY, Oct. 6, p. m.
CHAT'FAHOOCHEE. Capt Lewis, MON
DAY, Oct II, p. m.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage, SAT-
URDAY, oct. 16. p. m.
CHATFAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis.
THURSDAY. Oct 81, 8 p. M
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, TUES
DAY, Oct. &c. p. m
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt Lewis SAT-
URDAY, Oct. 30 1890 p. M
w. G. BREWER, Ticket Agent, 80 Bull
street, Savannah. Ga.
f. w. SMITH, Cont Frt. Agt, savan.
nah, Ga.
R. G. IRRELEVANT, Agent, Savannah.
e. Fl. HINTON. Traffic Manager.
JNO. M. EGAN, Vice President.
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barely steady, at unchanged prices to 8
points decline; closed quiet, at net points
higher TO points lower; sales, $3.50 bags,
including October, at $500; December,
SOC; spot coffee, Rio dull; No. Z, In
voice, 7c No. T. jobbing. 7lac; mild steady;
CordoVa, l01Rd16isc. Sugar, raw, nominal;
fair refining, 39sc; centrifugal, 96-test,
15-16c; refined steady; mould A, 52sc;
standard A, SC; confectiouers A, sc; cut
loaf, 5sic; crushed, Sac powdered, S9sc;
graduated, 5sc; cubes 53sc.
Chicago, IL. Oct 1.-The bears ran the
wheat market to-day in spite of the help
the bulls received from the drought. Paris
was unaccountably very weak and this
encouraged the selling, which resulted IN
a decline of st@7sc in December. Corn
was firm and advanced is@hc. oats were
unchanged at the close. and provisions
2lhc lower to 21aQ5c lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
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Total since April I, 1897. III,

Stock on hand this day ...... 40, 101 1913, 265
Stock same day last year.. 81 500 POP. 5S4
Receipts same day last year. 1852 2,S26
Charleston, S. c., Oct. 2-Turpentiue
market firm at soc; sales, none. Rosin
firm sales, none.
Wilmington, N. c.. Oct 2.-Sprits tur-
pentine firm at S013@31c; receipts, "a. Rosin
firm at $1.1O91.1 Is; receipts. 1903. Crude tur-
pentine steady at $1.S0, $3.50 and s1.9O; re-
ceipts, So. Tar firm a $1.25; receipts, 40.
New York. Oct. 2.-Rosin steady; strain
ed, common to good, $1.4OQ1.45. Turpen-
tine firm, at S2%Q3S4c.
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THE CHATHAM BANK.
SAVANNAH, GA.

Transacts general banking
business, maintains a liberal saw
ings department.
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
"a speciality.
Having n large number of interior
correspondents, we can handle coll
IectiOns at very reasonable rates.
Correspondence solicited.
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Ocean Steamship Co.
FOR
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AND
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-02-04
RmE coLoREp BAprlsTso Of vi

.t1)iIE COLORED BAPrlSTS Of vi
Il nta have been holding a series
OF revival meetings for some weeks
past, and report large number OF
conversions. On last Sabbath some
thing near score OF young people
were immersed In the creek above the
mill near Luster Foreman's house.
There was about Eve inches Of ice on
the hole which 1t was necessary to cut
In order to reach the water No pret-
tier baptlsmal exercises were ever
witnessed In this city. The ofilciat-
ing minister was arrayed in a baptis-
NAL robe, and assisted in the water by
Alb Burlington, performed the rite as
fast as the candidates could be brought
forward. The exercises were inter
spC Crsed with prayer and song, and re-
sponslve scripture quotations that
were well rendered and impressive.
At the waters edge we're gathered
about one hundred colored people Of
every age and kind, with quite a
sprinkling OF whites and Indians, aud
they sang as only that music-lovlng
race can sing, the deep rich bass Of
the men mingled with the fine So
prano OF the women and maidens
almost raised the blue dome OF heaven.
And the prayers were worthy Of old
Isaiah himself. These Cody colored
people may be enthusiasts, and some
Of them may have an lnordinate ape
tlIe for Chicken but there are several
hundred whites in this city that
would do well to emulate them in re-
ligious matters at least.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-02-04

Chioora, Pa, "Hcrald:'' Richard
Vensel reports one minute cough cure
the greatest success Of medical science.
lie told us that it cured his whole
family Of terrible coughs and colds;
after all other socalled cures had
failed entirely. Mr.. Vensel said 1t as
sisted his children through a very bad
siege Of measels. One minute cough
cure makes expectOratlOn very easy
and rapid. y. Shanahan. 8
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-02-04

NUDGE SPRINGER'S coaHt con.
" vened here on Tuesday morning
with the usual ooterie of court ofii-
cials, lawyers and lltlgants. The fore.
noon OF the first day was consumed In
empanneling the grand and petit ju-
rles and In instructing the former and
the afternoon In hearing motions and
sitting trials, etc, and getting ready
for the work OF the term. The Judge
announced that criminal business
would occupy the time OF the court
till Monday:the 10Th instant; then the
civil docket viii be taken up and will
occupy the attentien of the court un-
Oil March 22nd, after which criminal
business will again be resumed. The
docket is a lengthy one, aud. all the
time the court can possibly give 1t
will not be sufficient TO dispose OF all
the cases pressing for trial. A large
number OF criminal cases are being
continued.