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The age-herald., 1897-11-09
Dry Qooda.

New York, Nov. 8.-There Is a con- tinued weakness in the dry goods mar ket, the reactions noted on Saturday by the agents for American prints being de- cidedly in line with th= general market It is likely that other reductions will follow in the near future. The business in all lines of cotton goods is very slim, including print goods. Dealers, both |ocal and throughout the country. report a very light business, and rsstailers are still suffering from delayed winter weather in rearly all seasonable lines. Woolens and worst'ed goods are without change, and there is still a lack of in- clination to go ahsad with business for the year until the present condition of the wool market becomes less vaoilla ting in it's character. In staple cottons the presence of only a few buy-rs in the market made today's trading very dull locally as mail orders were small. In coarse, coi6red cottons the market is very dull, with quotations unchanged and stocks still rather hstavy in most quarters. In pdLnt cloths the market continues dull.
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Cotton Letter.

New York, Nov. S.--Again today the cotton market was weak and new low records for the year was established. Liverpool was discouraging that market declining one and one-half sixty-fourths, and the opening here was two to SIX points down. Although prices steadied a little after the opening, there was at no time any show of good strength ana values deelined slowly but surely throughout the day. Heavy rec =dpts and weakness in the south were th+ causes for the decline Free long liquidation was the result January opened at 5.6S, advanced to 570, declined to 5.63 and closed at 5.64, with ths tone of the mar ket steady. What few bulls there are in- s1st that although receipts are heavy, they do not indicate a yield to justify these prices. Operators g 5neraliy hold an opposite opinion. We agree With the bulls. RIORDAN x CO'-
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e the latest quotations on iron.
Grain Letter

Chicago, Nov 8.--Wealxness was the principal feature in wheat today. The December option opened at 921s493, as compared with Saturdays closing price Of 94. Northwest receipts were large. This was predicted Saturday. Local re- ceipts were I'll cars of wheat for the day, which overran the estimates. There were general rains throughout the west. Liverpool cables were disappoint- ing, and advices from the European mar kets showed declines. The weakness abroad was attributed to the good pros poets of the Argentine crop. Selling was general at the opening, stop-loss orders being prominent May sold well below the put price, and showed fully as much weakness as the nearere futures, opening 1h@1$c lower at 90ss, and declining to 90H. December sold at 925s. Trading became slow as the session progressed, and under a little covering December rallied to 927s. The worlds shipments were 8,977, 900 bushels and a visible in- crease of about 100000 bushels was looked for After noon December wheat sold as low as 9214 but some support was offered, and a reaction to 27s occurred by 1 o'clock, although the feeling was easy as the increase of 2,0SS, 900 bushels in the visible was more than anticipated. Steadiness, however, ruled up to the close. H. H. SMITH & co.
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Chicago Change

Chicago,x Nov. S.-The sharp break at Liverpool caused an opening decline of 1011ae in wheat today. The market did not stray far from those figures, De- cember showing 11sc decrease at the close. A heavy visible increase was a bearish factor. Other grain and provi- sions markets were firm corn and oats. advancing 1sc each, while provisions, closed unchanged to 714c higher ,
 The leading futures ranged as follows?
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Cash quotations:. Flour easy, 5@1Oc.

Cash quotations:. Flour easy, 5@1Oe- lower No. spring wheat, S6@S7c; No. spring wheat, s9@SSc; No. red, 94c; No. corn, 26Ac; No. oats, 200; No. 2 white f. o. b., 231a@24c; No. white f. O. b., 22k@23Ac; No. 2 rye, 47Ac; No. 9 barley f. O. b., 22@23c; No. 1 f1axseed, S.05@1.07; prime timothy seed, s265; mess pork, per bbl, $765@77O; lard, per 100 lbs, $4.9O; short ribs sides, loose, $40 @4.95; dry salted shoulders, boxed, 4%@ Dc; short clear sides, boxed, 4%@4Mc; whiskey, dlstillers' finished goods, per gal, S.1S; Sugars, cut loaf, granulated. standard A, unchanged. No. yellow corn, 26Ac; cheese quiet, 12@20c; eggs firm, fresh, 17c.
 On the produce exchange today the butter market was firm; creameries, 15@ 23c; dairies, 12@2Oc.
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Markets by ]. Telegraph. :.

 Western Union, 6,555: Chicago Great Wesseria. 11.45O.
 Monzy on call easy at 1902 per cent; last loan, per cent; closed 11k@2 per cent.
 Prime mercantile papers. sa4041s per cent.
 Sterling exchange easier, with actual business in bankers bills-at s4s5@4.s5ss for demand and at $4S2&@4.S22i for sixty days.
 Posted rate, $4SS1s04s6Is.
 Commercial biHs, s4.S1A.
 Silver ceftif'cates 574z@59c.
 Bar silver, 577sc
 Mexican dollars, 44&c.
 Cove inment bonds weaker.
 State bonds dull. Railroad bonds weaker.
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New Orleans Cotton Market

Nv Orleans, Nov. S.-Cotton futures st.ady; sales 4O,6OO bales. November, 5.S1; December, 5.25@5.26; January, 5.S0@ 5.91; February, 5.95@5.36; March, 5.4O@ 5.41; April 545@5.56; May, 5.50@5.51; June, 5.55@5.56.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

The week in the local market has been very gratifying to wholesalers, jotioeIs and retailers. With the coming or coiu weather new life was inbued m all branches of t1ad= locally. ard as tlLfne on the several lines of railroad mas opened LID, country orisrs have come III plentifuliy. Merchants in Morris avenue are very much encouraged. Jobbers are instructing their consignors to ship, and in consequence a eopious supply of everything is in hand.
 The eotton market continues to thrive, and Birmingham Is rapidly forging to the front as not only an iron, but cot ton market. ..
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Chicago Live Stock

Chicago, Nov S.-Trading in cattle was slow during the morning but be- came fairly animated later, with prices ruling barely steady to 10 cents lower. strictly prime cattle were not offered very freely. Prices ruled as follows: Good to. extra steers, s4.60@5.25 com moner grades, $3.S5@455; stockers\ and feeders, $2.90@4.5O; bulls, cows and heif- CTS, $2@4.50; calves, good, $6.25@7; Tex ans, $3.40@3.9O; westerns, $3.40@4.25. The bulk of the sales were at $440@49O.
 Prices ruled strong for hogs at ansad- vance of 5c. on last weeks closing prices. The greater part of the hogs closed the scales at sS.55@370, coarse heavy packers selling at $3.40@350 and the best bacon lots at $3.75@3.SO; choice hogs of different weights sold close together and pigs sold chiefly at $3.40@365. The ay- craze quality was fairly good. The late market was weak, packers" selling a little lower.
 There was a good demand for sheen and lambs and a stronger market. Sheep were wanted at $2.5O@3 for the poorest to $4.40@4.50 for prime natives, while west ern range fiockls changed owners at $3@ 435. Lambs sold actively at $4@5.75 for poor to prime lots, feeders paying SAYS @4.90 for lambs and $3.S5@4 for sheep.
 Receipts: Cattle, 19,5O0; hogs, S6,Oo0; sheep, 15000.
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L.ncal staple Groceries

Local StupIe UFOCFfIts Flour-Best patent, s5.50@ss. Straight-s475; extra family. $4.2o. -Granulated, $5.10; Y. C., $4.6O. Coffee-Rio, green, s@191sc; Arbuckle, Lowering and Lyon's packages, $11.6O. Lard--Basis, Sc. Clear Rid Sides-$5@$520. Molasses-C= C=ntrif., 15Q25c; sugarhouse, 2O135c.
 Riee-51z@6c.
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New York Cotton Market.

New York, Nov. S.-The cotton market opened at loss of 1@4 points, and be- fore the day was over it showed an ad- ditional loss of 5@7 points. January contracts sold down ito 5.62, this being the lowest figure in over two years and within a third of a cent of the lowest price in the history of cotton statistics. The weakness of the market was di- rectly the result of predictions of over whelming receipts at interior points as well as deluge of cotton at the ports tomorrow. In addition to this pressure, the English cotton market closed at a net loss of 11aQ2 points, while reports from manufacturing circles in New England were also unsatisfactory. Orders from the south were for selling cotton and H. quidation became very g. neral, including active selling for English accounts. There was not so much selling by the shorts themselves, lower prices fntimi- dating them to Some extent and causing the more prudent to cover. The mar ket closed easy at net loss of S@9 points. Total sales 17590O bales.
 Cotton quiet; middling 5Tc; net re- ceipts, none; gross, 12003; exports to Great Britain, 967; forwarded, 4.625; sales, 1,192; spinners, 192; stock (actuaD, 75.- 457 bales.
 Total today: Net receipts, 6S,079; ex- poras to Great Britain, S,469; to the con- tinent, 45, 56S; stock, 793,S03.
 Consolidated: Met receipts, 34,S3S; ex- ports to Great Britain, 14.1S2; to- France, 5,70o; to the continent, 74,40s
 Total since Sept. 1: Net receipts, D. 624,Os1 exports to Great Britain, 776,S1S; to France, 225, ,464; to the continent, 6OS,- 050.
 Cotton options opened steady st tte de- clins: salss, 6,600 bales. January, 5.69; February, 575; March, 5.7s; AiSd. 5.91; May, 5S7; June, 5.s2; July, 5.s6; <.ts ast, 600; November. 56S; December. 5.s3
 Futures closed easy sales, 175,900 bales. January. 5.64; February 5.6S; March, 572: April, 5.76; May, 5.S1i June. 9.S6; July. 5.sO; August, 6.93; Nowemben 5.5sI December, 5.59.
 Spot cotton closed steady nIadddlng uplands, 5%c; middlng gulf, 6Bci sales. 1,192 bales.
 I,iverpool Cotton Market.
 Liverpool, Nov. 8.--4 p. m.-Spot cot ton, good demand; se1lslts of6erdng freely. Prices unchanged. American middling, 31hd. The sales of the day were 12,00O bales. of which 1000 were for speculation and export and included il. 200 American. Receipts, 5000, including 7,600 American
 Ftrtures opened moderately easy and closed easy. Noverber. 310@3.11d sellers; November and December 8.oS@3.09d buyers, December and January, s08@ 3.o9d sellers, January and February. 3.os@30 09d se7lers1 February and March, s.O9d buyers, March and April, s1Od sellers; ApnS1 ana May, B11d buyersj May and June, 9.12@313 ee1Iers, June and July. 3130s.14d sellersj July ana August, 3.14@3.15 sellersJ Aueust ana $ ctembel', 315d buyers. ILL
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St. Louis.

 St. Louis, Nov. S.-FNlour quiet and dull, but unchanged.
 Wheat lower, No. ?, cash, elevator, 961kc bid; track, 97@971ac; No. 2 hard, cash, s5A@secI December. e7%c, May, 9Sa4 @93zsc. Corn, spot, strongerI NO. 3 mixed, cash, 24azc bid; December, 24zsc, May, 277sc.
 Oats. spot, higher; No. mixed, cash, elevator, 27c bidj track, 2O@201sc; De- cember. 200 bid; May. 2zc; No. 2 white, 221ac.
 Bran steady; sacked, east track, 4sc; do, track this side, 4S@5Oc. Butter steady; creamery, 1992fc dairy, 12@20c.
 Eggs. steady, 14c. Pork, steady standard mess jobbing, $S.25@8.50.
 Lard, steadyI prime steam, s415; choice. s4l22k.
 Bacon, boxed lots, extra short clear $5.371kj ribs, $5.621s, shorts, $5.S71a. Dry salt meats, boxed shoulders, $5.25; extra short clear. S5; ribs. s5.121s; shorts, s5.25.
 The Iron Market. |. Hrmiughan1. Nov. 2-The following
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Fruits and Produce Butter-Freg5h country. 15Q17c; cook ingo 12Q14c Jersey, 2OG25. Eggs, 14c. Poultry-Hens. 25c; fries, 15@2oc; ducks 15@3Gc; gesse, 30c. Potatoea-In.sh, 75@S0c Der bush l; sweet, per barrel, $1.50@s1.75. Applas-$1.75@$2.50. Lemons-$3@$3.50 per box. Corn-Yellow, 41c; white, 42c Meal-S0c psr sack. Hay-Choice Timothy. s15; No. 1, sl4; No. 2 $1S.
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Stock Letter

New York. Nov S.-The stock market opened from F to per cent. higher to- day and looked quite strong owing to highsr cables and some good advice from the outside. but the bears at once took charge of affairs and seemed for while to run the market as they chose Rock Island developed some strength on the opening, but afterwkaEds became weak on heavy selling by the shorts to S11s, a net decline of 114 per cent. Sugar, Rock Island and Manhattan suffered se- varely. Sugar opened at 133 and sold up to 133ss, then selling as low as 129, but rallied some near the close and closed up to 1301z. The balance of the list showed weakness in sympathy. In the second hour liquidation set in, which fairly revived Fridays decline The close was strong, and the market looks like it may be higher tomorrow.
 H. H. SMITH & co.
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Why not vote that @5OO. % piano to your wife as a Christ mas present. See conditions n sixth page.
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IS.csI Cotton Market Cotton-Steady; middllng 52sc recelpts fair; demand good.
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CENTRAL lE GA. RAILWAY CN.

For further information as to schedules. rates. etc, call on, or write to s. Jacobs. Commercial Agent, Jack W. Johnson, U. Theo. D. Kline, General Superintendent
 T. e. Halle General Passenger Agent.
 Savannah, Ga.
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prrIJ.MAN CAR sERyIcE

Train No. 3S, leaving birmngham at 5:55 a. m, carries Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars between Birmingham and Atlanta, uniting at Atlanta with and forming a part of the Washington and Southwestern Vestibule Limited, running solid between Atlanta and New York, thus making no change bc. tween Birmingham and New York.
 Nos. 5s and 36 carry Pullman sleeping bound.
 Additional information as to schedules rates, sleeping car reservation. etc.. cheer. fully furnished upon application to office of travelling passenger agent. No. North Twentieth street, Rirmlngham. Ala; tcle- phone S46.
 J. M Culp. Traffic Manager, Washington. Y W. r H.. Green, General Superintendent, Washington, D. C.
 w. A. Turk, G. P. A.. Washington, D. c.
 c. A. Benscoter. A. G. P. A., Chatta-
 J. F. Billubs. T. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
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nrmiugham. N0v. a-The following
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NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
 COMPANY.
 Effective Oct. 26. 1897. South Bound. North Bound. 9:1o amt..... Sheffield .....Ar 5:45 pm 1O.O7 amiLv.. Russellville Ar 4:45 pm 1:05 pm EAr..... Jasper .....Lv lbs pm 500 pm Ar. B'ham, K. c. ..Lv 7:38 am
 N. R. ADRIANCE, , Superintendent and Train Master.
 O. K. CAMERON,
 Master of Trains
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-02

just about TO graduate from the academy.
He was known as a bully, with dare devil
procNvities, but the boys generally regard
ed him as lacking in moral courage. In
deed. those of his own age looked upon
him as a coward. I knew him personally
for more than two years.
After leaving Wytheville, 1 followed his
career through some of our schoolmates
At the beginning of the war Crawford
Joined the Wytheville Grays, Company A.
Fourth Virginia Regiment which became
the First brigade of Stonewall Jackson s
division. This was about February, 1861
l went into the war in the Thirty
Virginia Regiment, Company A, attached
to Gen. W. b. Taliaferro's brigade, which
was part of the same division. About
March II, 1862, memorable because the con-
script act went into effect at that time, 1
learned through comrades that Crawford
had deserted on the battlefield at Bull
Run. 1t was asserted on good authority
that he had on various occasions acted
dishonorably. He afterwards returned to
his former home at Wytheville, but things
became so hot there for him that he left
Virginia and went north.
For a time l lost sight of him. The
next 1 heard of him he was in Egypt. 1
think Sergt. Holiday is in error in saving
he first Joined the Turkish army. My in
formation was that he was with the khe-
dives army, which he joined about the
time that a number OF other ex-confed-
crates went to Egypt for the same purpose.
In Egypt he first distinguished himself
as a fighter and attracted the attention OF
the Sultan of Turkey. Some time during
the seventies Crawford left the service of
the khedive and Joined the army of the
sultan.
This much with regard to his career
was sent back to Virginia of ex-confeder-
ates who were with him in Egypt. There
/ lost sight of him though l am pretty
well assured with Sergt. Holiday of Pitts
burg that Crawford and Osman Pasha
are Identical. Crawford came of good
family and married an excellent Virginia
lady. so l understand. After going to the
orient. however, so the story goes, he be-
came intensely oriental-harem and ALL
Sergt. Holidays statement with regard
to Crawford's career at West Point and in
the federal army are substantially as 1
had heard them previously"
of his career in the federal army Sergt
Holiday said:
In 1868 he was authorized TO raise A
regiment Of artillery ana succeeded in or
ganizing tive batteries. In 1864 Col. Craw-
ford, as he was then called, was dismis sed
from the service on a charge of appropri-
ating government property to his own
use. He then went TO Mexico where ne
obtained a commission in the Mexican
army. Crawford continued In the Mexi-
can army and then became wealthy
through his interest in some mines. When
peace was restored Crawford resigned his
commission and went to New Jersey.
where he purchased an estate, but soon
grew tired of leading such a quiet life.
His next step was to join the Turkish
army, where he rapidly rose to the front
and won great distinction at the battle
Of Plevna In the Russo-Turkish war"
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FIRST A SOUTHERN SOLDIER.
OsMAN PAsHA FOUGHT IN STONE
WALL JACKsON's DIVISION.

An ex-COnfedeTnte, who Lives Near
savannah. Went to school with
Crawford. as He Was Then Known.
Was Under the Same Command
with Him-Crawford Deserted Mt
BuH Run and Went to the Federal
Army-Lcft 1t in Disgrace and
Joined the Army of the khediN q.
The Sultan Took n Fancy to Him,
and He Is Now a Great Turkish
General.
Is the famous Turkish general, Osman
Pasha, of southern birth, dashing dare
devil who left the army in disgrace in
1864?
Police Sergeant John Holiday of Pitts
burg in an interview which was published
in the Morning News few days ago, says
that he was, and that he was born in
East Tennessee sixty-three years ago. Hol-
liday claims to have followed his career,
and to be positive that Osman Pasha is
none other than Col. Crawford Of the
First Tennessee Artillery.
A Morning News representative yester-
day found an ex-confederate soldier, a
veteran of the famous StonewaH brigade,
who says that Sergt. Holiday of Pitts
burg is correct with regard to Osman
Pasha's being a southern man. but incor-
rect with regard to the place Of his birth
The Morning News informant is prac-
ticing physician, who lives within fifty
miles Of Savannah. He said:
Il knew Crawford well. Charles L. was
his name. He was born and raised in
Wytheville, Wythe county, Virginia, some
sixty miles from Bristol. In 1857, when 1
was about u years old, my father removed
to Wytheville. and 1 entered school there
Charley Crawford, as he was then known,
was eight or ten years my senior, and was
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A Chinese Policy

Being written backwards, and therefore
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IS guaranteed, and is in plain black and
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put pick up your policy and see for your
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JUST as you determine to apply them
Ihere Is plenty of so-called cheap insur-
ance being offered, but a short yardstick
doesn't cheaper the cloth, and you may
nnd out in after years, to your sorrow,
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You can get speciment policy, showing
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AGENT IRRELEVANT IN CHARGE.
Ocean Steamship COmpany's Change
I'm Forces in Eject.

In accordance with the action taken some
time ago by the directors of the Central
of Georgia railway and the Ocean Steam
ship Company, Mr.. ]. NJ. Barnard, Jr., re-
tired yesterday from the position Of gen.
eral agent and the other changes indicated
in the circular issued last week took eff
feet.
The plan aimed at by the changes is the
consolidation, to as great an extent as pos
sible, of the work of the Ocean Steamship
Company with that of the Central rail-
road. Capt. II. NJ. Branch retired from
the position, which he held
for long time on the wharf,
on April 16. His force of clerks re-
tired at the same time. The work of his
departments was transferred to the office
of Mr.. r. G. Irrelevant who was made
agent for the steamship company as wen
as the railroad.
The other changes were then assigned to
take place May l, and yesterday, in pur-
suance Of the general circular order Of
Vice president Egan, they were
made. Tickets for the steamship
company were on sale yesterday at the
Bull street ticket Office of the Central
The transfer Of the tickets and office fur
niture was made in the morning, Mr. f.
5. Wood, the retiring ticket agent for the
ocean SLcdiloiAp CoAlpdhSs dooLAli6s MI
w. G. Brewer who has also been made
city ticket agent for the steamship com
pany.
Employees who have heretofore reported
to Mr.. Barnard Will in future report to Mr..
Egan. Statements and accounts required
by the accounting department will be made
TO Mr.. II. A. Dunn, auditor of the Central.
The office Of President II. NJ. Conner Will
remain at the bank building on Bay street,
for the present at least as viii also that
of the treasurer, Capt. T. M. Cunningham.
The contracting freight agent, Mr.. e. w.
Smiths Office, viii also remain at the bank
building, where all informal ton regarding
freight and its booking can be obtained
and bills of lading on northbound ship
ments signed.
AS a result Of these changes a number
of clerks lost their positions, but 1t Is
understood that several have already Sc
cured places elsewhere.
The bank building where the general
offices nave been, presented a compare
lively deserted appearance yesterday. 1t
is possible that the whole building will
not be retained for the offices of those
above named as remaining there. A part
of the building may be let or it may be
that other quarters will be eventually Sc
lected for the offices of the president and
treasurer and contracting agent.
Mr. Il. T. Nichols, the Plant system
agent a the Ocean Steamship COmpany's
wharves, still remains there, with his
force of clerks II was said that the bill
ing for the Plant system would be done
by the Centrars force of clerks after the
change, but Mr.. Nichols retirement with
his clerks has not yet been ordered.