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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14
dull and lower: patents, $50
THE TRADE ~ CHICAGO.

cac's sP 10 sS,: and re %a' Hc cn dy
at Dos cents opened at S5 sold between ana ~.
rtce was mos, affected 10y large receipts Primary re
Selp,s $4,000 bushels against lSaSO" bushes
Mnnspos duluth and snSa n s "a
crsrancrs we're not very large 10000 bushels There
700 ooo bushels The American Visible ineIeased $1,000
sgsc TN oG. acrss Ss g S bushels The world
visible supply to will probably Increase 3Oooo
bushels PAIL. e RI NJ, wa" SS on so much York put It's
export business finally at :. loads InSfe was prnSCs
was helped by London cables which reported ocus,s IN
me @ and sa the S Ss. ha ns By S bull
it looked n IT put out line In the mornins esPe'Iins
@.s ssI %siN The market
puts" Charters here we're li5@ s bushels can, :,
closed just @' w6re did on Sa!uray DecsmisT opened
and Oh" :.tG at s cents May sold at ai and ss.
closed a. 31 cents sellers Re,ep,s Were ns -o Sas
bushels: charters $4,000 bushels Cables were I'D
sScF aiSo vs'O bushels. ncrSassd cc bushels:
There was dig trsde good deal Q, ooverins by pro
nsdsrabs agaaon The mpGs,, corn non nod Ss
nnG the wall Street bulls
Oats arm-hrmer than ANYTHING else on the
they closed a rlne better than they did saturday.
Nay sold at 3 ana .o1 v an. .S SsfS at
Seahoard cearances $4,000 bushels The visible IN
6nshSs Charters We're lasooc bushels. The incident in
the pit very free selling OF December by Counseman
Proysions opened dSmorazea on the yellow fever new;
recovered prices somewhat saturday, De
closed at s. - There some open selling ~ lard by
freely swift and the English houses bought Hogs were
on the curb puts. on wheat closed e?S.
calls. eSI, cents puts December 81.
cents; calls" a2s cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14
OTHER MARKErs-BY TELEGRAPH.

East Rnnao Sept. i3.--Cate--Recslpts 80 cars; IN
Canadian stock MatHt' unsr'''', an"
rangoI from dull and slightly lower Tor YAK steers ui
non LOT. To strong and slightly higher i0r Goh -nllhs
and heifer lots. stookers ana seae's Nre i
sal supply and slow " sale, with good to choice Seady
bit others Cuie Choice finished. smooth iat expnlt
elects ooqS5 10: medium n heavy StNcs ,oS
coarse ouch g 7G<. choice smooth lat h-lfers ~ I"y
90 nixed butchers stock 5" sgsasii a 80 "a
cows 80 75dSi TO- export bulls 50 .'4St' oxen 81 -"9
GtTSa5 common to fair slsnS23; good 70 fancy sptins
ere x45as5O Veals and calyes-Prime to extra veais
81 IN 81 Il: heavy fed s3aSi 80 logs-Recepts, ~
cars market SLOW iOqi6c lower all around Good y"
choice Workers. - i0G$ 90 llgnt lotheIs - 'ou 81
mixed packers grades 2Sqs+ 49, msdiuW wsigh!s
pi9sVcommon to good. s8gs4 40 sheep and lambs Re"
re'nnts o. cars including 10 cars OF Canadian stock
lambs OQI5c lower and slow OF sale sheep SCARCE ana
arn, Lambs yearngs choice u prime. 81 JoaN ,0 fair
70 sra s. 5oss 90 culs 81 25Gs5. sheep, choice to
selected wetherf. 81 25as+ so mixed. tGs+ ~: cus
60 2jS "a -: export sheep. 81 1884
Chicago l3-in cattle few extra prime steers
sold "a well time last week string OF -
hoce steers good holiday beeyes selling TO s. So but
God 70 choice beef went big Toe lower saesmen
Sn,,nr tina, decline OF good en- usi quality TO
Sl.h rlain haif native cattle many Of which
pastures aid lack II
sch thin native hard to sci! to-day 100
nc decline favoring the Western cattle
Zines close last week Texns cattle
80 sold AZ 81 lOdsI 10 for steers. Native sold
makns about as good prices late last week. and a
saU suppy veal calves went at good strong prices
best making around &c. In hogs shippers nlied
urgent orders At only 50c decline but the bulk the
sefl hogs Toe lower and packers bought
on the late Oc decline from last weeks late
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EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKETS

Liverpool Sept. b. 3A5 p. m;-Exchanse--c,ss,.,
Wheat-No red Western winter dun al ss No -!
Northern spring dull at ss I'd Corn-Americsn m,n4
spot new. quiet At 81 3'.d: do old quiet at IL Iuss!
September. nominal; October quiet 3s 3td WI
quiet at Is AID Flour-st Louis fancy winter stesSs y
los Cd Hops a. London Coast steady Ssess
SIS 9d. Pork-Prme mess. fine Western nrm Al -
prime mess. medium Western, firm at 48s al Rs.sss
Cumberland cut, Is TO 20 ~ firm 33s Cd short rh =
10 % ~ firm 33s. long clear middes light as ~
m steady 3ts: long clear miidlss heavy 10 Ia a.
steady at Sos o. clear bellies - to l! NJ S7s shoulder
square IL to II N. dull at 29s Lard-Spot dull AZ 81.
,'heese-American finest white and colored steady a, -
Taow-Prme city firm at ISIS. Cotonseed oll-tayerrst
refined steady at les I'd Turpentine-Spirits arm A. =
Cd Rosin-Common steady at Is Ii7d. The import. ~ ~
wheat into Lverpool-From Atlantic ports, So go ou.s
from other ports 5000 quarters. The lmports
corn-From Atlantic ports 20. 700 quarters '"
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on balance to-day. an mn

balance to-day, f121O0O ~
p. m.-The market for American securities 49,.
somewhat at the opening. but later weakened a ~
York selling The tone was and demsrA ~
Consos for MONEY III I-e for the account iii%: =.
trail. il2A: Louisville. s3; Mexican Central new -
New York Central 1854; Erie 1874. Pennsyivsn,s
Reading lsk Erie FIRST preferred. as Mexican rI,s4
2ok Money. ,sG% per cent. The o. Discount !. 4.
open market for short bills H. for three month"; ~
. per cent wa
Paris sep, 10. m-Three per cent ren,.a -.
francs 27i2 centimes for the account: exchange -
don Is francs 20ia confines for checks v" 1n-
Berlin Sept. i3.-Exchange on London 20 m.,.. =.
pfenninRs for checks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14

CoFrFT-The increase IN outside speculative interest
xrStcb many Of the had believed would put in
SSxsd 10 naterialize The market opened quiet. with
,rices unchanged points lower under light hqulda
fon following unsatisfactory cables from European
tsfs ana lack outside Buying checked by
Sernoon renewed selling caused weak undertone, with
sbs market finally barely steady, with quotations un-
hsneed 10 net OF 10 points. Sales on the call
90 bags; UP ~ <750 bags and for the entire
- Attention throughout the session. on the street spot
cse WAS more active with undertone. All grades
raziian coffee advanced &c. which puts quotations
On The basis OF No Rio invoice lots and &c higher
aaoat at &c good jobbing business was reported in
Erezilan grades but only the usual handto mouth de
wand for the mild grades. Brazilian receipts were
cniv moderate reaching 1900 bags while deliveries from
hut - so7 bags Brazilian receipts from July 20 Sep
sember IL nearly 100000 hays larger than or the
.srne time wear ago Coeridge arrived In New
york to-day 6si5 bags. which Increased the stock
at this point 436 s23 hays The former amount "
Guides % Oi5 bags Rio and 500 bags Bahia. Steans
Pellona cleared Rio Saturday win ls.UfO bags, ana
steamer Button from Bahia September with 900 bags
Quotations for mid coffee as follows: Maracalp,
Common to COED. 9q9i.e; GOOD Cucuta 1919 Ia
savaniaS Bucararnanga iSiaq15lsc; Bogota l5qls.t
Mexican-Codova i0ia g15.c; OaHaca lOtglt<c Centia
Acknowledgement ordinary. S%g 1876; fair TO good
l49l7c: prime choioe i1is02oc East lnda-lnteri9f
23aoii1c fancy 2iaSoc lava 2l@25c. Angostura. ~
l2c Mocha iszai9c. Total warehouse deliveries In the
United 81. i2S including S21 bags
from against total OF Ss G5S bags the previous
and 693+ bags last year Receipts AL no oI ue
week bags against l4 900 bags the previous
week and 5000 bags year ago Receipts at Ssntos
cc8 week, 900 bags last year, 1850
bags Shipments United states Of Rio coffee 4@O)
bags: Europe $4,000 bags Santos 10 the United states
NIL and Europe. $1,000 bags. Victoria shipped no
ofsa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14

Rio-cotton market firm: No. Rio. $3.50; exchange.
TIA receipts. cleared for the United states.
1000 baes for Europe 5000 bags stock 40
"" GRxiN-wHEAT-Ai OF the grain markets. and par
>cosrIy wheat retreated lower level OF prlces to-
Ncst OF the news wheat OF a bearish char
setcr The only steadness OF any note during the day
In hour. when scalpers VINO had put
0v Mort rnes earlier the day induced TO cover
Nv The uplfts in and provisions There was also
csy prices were 2 below Saturday wsh hna quotations
nor pronounced during the early part OF the session.
Wben me market inhuanced by declining prices
hrnsa foreign selling orders and an increase OF
sss 600 bush visible supply LIQUIDATION including
seiiing orders the Northwest. was rsiuIt me
amount on passage. at nrst reported cooe% nusn
than last week corrected 20 an increase
nn0 oT husb Not being ofcialiy announced how
ever but few Of the trade aware OF the change
ana n failed TO have effect its Importance suggested
some Of the private cables contained rurors OF damage
by in the Argentine french msIxe" S s.ass
,on,s less on Hour The Liverpool decline was NO I'd
ecns sp" not vary large although engagements
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SOUTHERN COTTON MARKET.

Galveston Sept i3.Cotton steady: middling, Csc low
mddng 67c good ordinary 6isc; receipts. II 2s bales
exports the Continent. 800 bales. sales. las bales
spinners. 81 bales; stock. 81 Ia bales.
Savannah Sept. l3.-toton quiet; middling. Che: low
mddng &c. receipts Glib bales; exports coastwise
1905 bales: sales i.ls5 bales stock 30 $50 bales
Norfolk, Sept. i3--Cotton nominal: mddng 6'sc; low
midng 6i,c good ordinary. IL l8c receipts 40 bales
exports coastwise 1856 bales sales W bales STOCK LODI
bales 80
Augusta. Sept l3-Cotton steady: mding G,,a
II isc low middling Sage 7-l6c; receipts 3 i1t
bales: gross sia5; shipments. l'24 sales Loo bales
stock. 1855 bales. ,.
New orleans Sept. is-couon irregular mstdng
3-isc low middiing. e=c good ordinary o3.Ioc net
receipts i2G bales gross 56e exports coastwise lH
saies. 2lj0: stock. 2o,'"I.
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The range OF contract prices follows:

Foreign ua-kets-Santos-CoTe Arm; good average
santos 1850 receipts $1,000 bags: stock 9SsoOo bags
Hamburg-Coffes market opened = pfennIng nigner'
closed unchanged .9s pfenning net figure sales. IL
600 bags Havrc-Coffee market opened steady. 'sqt
Sysnc ADVANCE; at - m unchanged; al p steady;
closed quiet advance OF hgA franc total sales
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14

s1c. No G. 4s.c No 4ssc No 4tc; 20 go 20 H.
10 AZ: No II. i3lc % - 49, w TO- W
ooc. No 4, &c: No l6 3"4H.
80 -, rxCuASGE REPORTS-The Wool Exchange
WOOL, ~; - - domestic sales for the week at the
Me- seaboard markets as follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14

FIOTR AND MEAIr-There was moro OF 'ST "tIN.'Vss
in the hour market TODAY resulting from ne decline
grain Prices quoted shade lower. cheny on luP
sradss spring patents quoted. s. 5ds3 N1; wInter
srairhs i 4Ods5 O.: winter patents g %gS.h5 sprns
ceers No winter. 81 9OQSj W. eNIIa
40 winter 81 35as8 30 grade 81 S3a$l Go .pI
NJ al Quiet sales 200 bhls 81 35nS3 d.. tptH
MEAIl-pu quoted kiln dried. s. @aS2 o. as 70 nrsno
&c. 795-5C | FT,ED-Flrm; 40 90 and 81 ~. win
ier IN hulk 65i4a7aisc spring bulk. 67sa7o;: loe n
tidi,r mil -c feed G2 9a5c: city feed. 700 I'c
honiny chop zoe: oil meal s22as2S so; screenings 3oa
in huiy
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FRENCH LINE.
NONPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSFORMATIONS

" pIREcT. LINE To HAvEE-PARls. FRANCE
LA BRFTAGNE. Ripe. ........ SIT. sept. - 10 Az
IA GAsCoGNE Baudelon. ..... sat. sept. =. 10
Rats Of passage frst class 90 Paris Sa ss
UPWARDS by al steamers except Ia T1Irsine. EclgiS
rnllvav Tar. 20 Pans and landing charges ParlN az
scat is extra during summer season. Second e!aS
A. FORGET. General Asen.. Bowling Green. y. T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14

=. DvrKrIsrMENTs and subscriptions Tor Ihs I.nssJ
a rece,ed at their Uptown once No i.,2 s.tsssrtis
door north Of 3lstst. until O'clock p ~ rerual
~ rereiysd al the following branch ofses ~
once rates until 2'elock D M. Wa 20 sth-sys
and isth-st: il2 coluuhusays. near IVES, Is; W.
West i2d-st.. nea- 6th-av. ~ EsS r.,n s,,hS;
I'd ave between 10th and .7,h ,ts 90 90 go
ss4 2ic seesser;.s 22s Beeese "a: Il
w.terdan-ave 400 West s2d-.t: t+s East "a nav.
Fast lsth-st. $50 9th-sye: $751; ash-ave LIZ So =.
ave- 100 sth-ave: 1919 2d-avs. 7na sth "a RI
Harlem once.: 2o,i sd,avs nsm .,v:es fsh -
an ayes; $50 West i<tthst Al the Broohiys
Tuton-st: 726 Fuiton-sG
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS

London sept is-Gold is quoted at Buenos Ayres to
day at iol So Lisbon. 46i, at Rome. lOo.22 The
amount Of bullion Withdrawn from the Bank OF England
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C1yAYNAH LINE. soum nd Southwest

- From Pier a. N. r. p NJ. MONDAY .ues~
wednesday, Fridays and saturday, dteet s.wv,oA
S...,aI Il .. all connection Tor points pey1sSSs
low sates 10 Augusta. Macon Atlanta Moh"
uL.r Nav Orleans CHAT. Nashville. etc .... =
ch.ts include meals and superior accom- moo "a
and freight rates apply Gen.
e,e'p... or ~ ST G HAMMOND. AE.. n. sprinsv
MI n "" RpYAN Jr.. @ r. A. 3if Rroaa~ay ~ -
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HAVANA RAILROAD.

i rur SEA ROUTE TO san FRANCISCO
Is,htius Tor all West 'osst Poro
N'""'''N Mexico Central end South America
c.,a-ars SAIL from pier foot Wcsf eth s. y -
.D,e,S,sr S.nt ~ roon FINANCE. sept, 30 nv
FOR 'a''S "'F'' JOHN MUIR Traffc Msnsse.
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CooK,s ROUND THE WORLD TOURS viii

~ leave the Pacific Coas, for SIX months tour g
~, N ard Nov -. Fall Party Palestine sept =
Sec sescTiptiVe programme. THos. COOK SON. ~
4 1 ROADWAY. y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14
WHITE STAR LINE.

Teuonic Sept IS. noon Teutonic. 800. Oct -. nos
pri,annic. sept. - noon Britannia. Oct. 30 nccz
Majestic sept % noon Majestic .....oct y roo
40 COTTON CARRIED BY PASSENGER sTEAMEnS
Pier No. IS North Rive. Once. Broadway " T.
II. MAITLAND KERsT.Y Agent
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mo VENEZUELA.

steamers Of TIE RED "p' LINE under mnnsn n
tract wiz IN, r'rited states Government are A's
70 sal, from Robert pier. BROOKLYN. ,,,, cur>ess
For Ia Guayra for Caracas Puerto espc"''
49, " and Maracaiho. Via curacao Al. .
SIS VFNEZi'E Ella ...... "Wednesday. september - I .
So PHILADELPHIA SATURDAY. sep, cn,ose, i D
SS CARACAS ......... iu'slny, -
go BOl'LToN. BLISS e. pNLLETT,.
Genera Managers. No. fs5 Fr'rt NJ
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STEAMSHIP LINES

NJ FOR TENAS. so NATt0IsTNA, UEOKliIA NM
nrrtcurvt.L SIX DAYS VOYAGE Br SEA.
TO e;AIVTSroN TENAs. Thence by rail TO MExy!WS
cry hNp POINTS IN MEXICO. and 70 pENvEE
CoinRtDO SPRINGS SALT LAKE CITY hS
san FRANCISCO ard all california Winter Rss ,,,,xs
10 opiDN-VIA PORT ROYAL ;. G. AND BRVsS
'i''"'' WICK. GA -- -
ro ,,cEsoNyrIL,E 81. ANGt Sr1NE. TAMPA. ~
sIp tTciir and ROtND TRl. Tickets issusd (, ~
,o;nt, IN Texas Co'orado ran Aiizo1s calfcrna VIZ
co. vS,l, 70, our 90 page Pocket Guild mailed tre,
4 IL MALLORY & Co CEN Ats. rlrr ~ y u, -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-07
THE MARKETS QUIET.
TRANSACTIONS LIGHT IN ALL LEAD
ING DEPARTMENTS.

Spirits Turpentine Market Opened at
3Ols Cents. But Closed at 3O9s Cents
Rfd-ROsin Market Firm With Mod
crate Sales Reported and G Grade
at Cents DecIine-The Cotton
Market quiet and Unchanged With
No Sales of SpOts-Other Markets
steady.
Savannah, Dec. 6--The reported trans
actions in the leadings departments of
trade we're very light to-day The spirits
tdrpent!ne opened at S012c, with sales OF
43S casks, but closed at S3sc bid. Rosin
was in moderate demand, with light sales
reported. G grade dropped sc a barrel at
the close, while other grades were I'M
changed from Saturdays closing. The
snot cotton market was quiet and un,
changed, with no sales reported. F. o.
3. sales reported at the Cotton Exchange
were 200 bales. The wholesale markets
were steady and generally unchanged
The following resume of the different mar
kets will show the tone and the quotations
al he close to-day:
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

The following are the Savannah Board
of Trade quotations:
clear sides, SIC; dry sailed clear rib sides,
SIC; hellies, Csc; sugar cured hams. 9Ac
Lard-Market firm; pure iii tierces, SIC;
4$sc; 5O-pound tins, 45sc.
Butter-Market steady. fair demand; Co
Cheese-Market firm: fancy full cream
cheese, 11Q14c; @-pound average. 111a@
Flour-Firm Patents, $40; straights,
$500; fancy, $3.50; clear, $4.OS; family, SAID
Corn-Market steady, white job lots, 4Sc I;
carload lots, 46c; mixed corn. job lots, 47c;
oatsNcarioad lots s4c, job lots, 86c.
Texas rust proof, job lots, 45c.
Southern seed rye, 81. 10.
Bran-Job lots, S5c; carload lots, SOC.
Hay-Market steady; western, job lots,
MeaiIPeari' per barrel, $2.1O; per sack.
$1.OO; city meal. per sack, bolted, soc; city
barrel saSo; f per sack, OO pearl sr''S' per
Coffee-Steady; Mocha. 26c; Java, &c;
Poeaherrys 17c; STANDARD No, No; l. l4c; No. 2.
No No. 6. exc; 10. I, SIC. -1E'' -'O' o -072o'
Sugar-Equality Prlces-Savannah Quo
taSgns RoWdsbed c ssandaEd grSnI
5.05c white extra C, Isle; extra c, 4.75c;
golden c, 4.5Oc Tone firm.
Cabbage-Northern, barrels, per head.
onions-Crates. 81 90; barrels. $3.50. Large
Spanish, H.65 crate.
Potatoes-Irish, 81. 50Q2.75.
oranngeg~Fiorida, ss.75@4.OO.
Lemonsi,.dMarkeatt quiet; Meesina. new
Dried Fruit-Apples, evaporated. 1Oc;
Nuts-Ainonds.;, Tarasona, I2c; Ivieas.
pecans 1Oc BraZls, TIC; hlberts. Toe; as
Sorted Sorted nuts. 50-pound ana 25-pound boxes,
1Ogg ssS. e9e0Inusi ssS Reg 49, OO loose
PeanHts~Ample stock; fair demand;
GINA, per pound. 43hc; hand-picked, per
Eggs-Market firm candled. per dozen.
Pouitry-steady; fair demand half
srS Swn 4ssSSe ps fuisro%n foS%is ssS
YV' Frssn-Mackerel, half barrel No. /, IS 3D.;
No. 2, $50; No. g $50; kits, No. !, S.25;
N9 @ No 3 S' brc Gd se ssBS oked
herring, per box, zoe; Dutch herring. in
kegs, H.25; new mullet, half barrel, g, so.
ds syTn bn1n qaea seg se aRa Fo2
@3Oc sugar house at 199S2c; Cuba straight
goods, 23qS0c; sugar house molasses, $50
zoe.
Salt-Demand is fair, and the market
steady; carload lots, T. O.. b., Liverpool,
200-pound sacks, SIC; job lots, $4,000; COM
mon fine salt, 125-pound, In burlap sacks,
carload lots, 36c; common fine salt 1876
pound in cotton sacks, carload lots, 39c.
Hides. Wool .-.Hides--The market
sailed, &c, Wool-Firm; prime Georgia.
free OF sand, burrs and black wool, 1Sc;
blacks, Ice; bury 619c. Wax, 22c. Tall
low, &c. Deer skins. 15c.
Oiis-Market steady; demand, fair; sig
nal 45050c; West Virginia black, 9d12c;
lard 4S155c; neatsfoot, 60I75c; machinery,
sene, prime white, Sc; water white, &c;
fre-proof, 10c; deodorlzed stove gasoline,
barrels, Sikc.
Gun Powder--Per keg, "a 90; half key.
2.25; quarter keg, ST. % Champion duck
ing, quarter keg. s2.25. Austin, Dupont
and Hazard; smokeless, half kegs, 81 Is;
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-07
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION CO.
RATES OF PASSAGE.

TO NEW YORK-iSteamer and rail-
Cabin. limited A days, $3.50. Cabin I'M
limited. 5000. Excursion, limited &
months, $32. Second class. limited DAYS,
$14.75.
TO N-SteameT-Cabin. limited &
days $22. Excursion limited months. $96.
Second class, limited days, ST.
TO WASHINGTON-St and rail-
Cabin. unlimited $500. Second class.
limited days. $l12O
TO PHIL4ADELPHIA-St and rail-
Cabin, unlimited. $3.50. Excursion. Linn
tied months $780, Second class. limi-
ted days $3.50
TO PHILADELPHIA Steamer-Cabin.
unlimited, $l7. Second class, limited i
days, $11.50.
TO BALTIMORE-Cab cabin, SIS Excursion
limited months. SIS. Second class $40.
The steamships of this company are an
pointed to sail from Savannah TO Balti
more as follows STANDARD tIme):
ESSEX, Capt. Billups WEDNESDAY
Dec. 8. at $3.50 p. m.
BERKSHIRE. Capt. Kirwan, sATUR-
DAY, Dec. II, at p. m.
ITASCA. Capt. James, WEDNESDAY.
Dec. 15 10 a. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY
}. J. CAROLAN, Agent,
Savannah. Ca
A. ID. STEBBINS, A. T. M,
J. c. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore, Md.
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the general chapter that convenes tri-an-
nuaiiy. They expressed themselves pleas
ed with the progress and discipline OF the
Benedictine colony in Florida.
Late Thursday evening Alfred Peacock.
a merchant of Cocoanut Grove. took from
his pocket a dynamite cap. and, holding
Il between the finger and thumb of his
lett hand. tie tried to scratch match up
on H. resulting finally in the explosion of
the cap, shatterlng the little finger of his
left hand. Amputation was necessary.
Harry Flood a bicyclist, on seeing the
blood streaming from the wounded hand
tainted, but was restored to conscious
ness. His speech also left him. and from
that time he has been unable to artiCulate
a word.
That the near future will see most of
the remaining federal offices in Florida
filled Is said to be a certainty. National
Committeeman Long has had several con-
ferences with the President during the
past two weeks. and 1t is understood that
number of places have been decided up
on. though just what they are Is as yet a
strictly guarded secret. There are several
postoffices pending. among them that at
Monticello-held up pending the arrival
in the city of Senator Pasco. whose home
town it is, ana whose wishes will be con-
suited In the appointment. Ii Is believed
however. that some bigger plums than
postofiices will soon fall.
The present idea of the jettes a the bar
at the mouth of the St. Johns river was
projected by Col. Q. A. Gilmore, and sub
mitted by him to the chief of engineers on
June 30, 1879. Work was not begun, how
ever, until several years later. BY the plans
and specifications submitted by Col Gil
more, 1t was expected that a mid-channel
of faa 10,
the ocean, at mean low water. could be
secured the estimated cost of the work
being N,300,000 There has been appro-
PIRATE up to date $16OO, 900, and the work
is not near completion, but those in touch
with the progress made and the circum-
stances surrounding the efforts of con-
tractors TO accomplish this result claim
that If the government had put the work
on the list of continuous appropriations, IL
would have gone on uninterruptedly and
much better results would have been Sc
cured and at less cost
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-07

Waycross, Ga, Dec. 6.--Memorial SER
vices were held yesterday afternoon at the
knights of Pythias hail by Waycross
Lodge, No. 1863. Brotherhood Protective
Order Elks. There were no deaths amongst
the membership of the local lodge during
the past year and Esteemed Lecturer
Knight f.. A. Pound eulogized the dead
of other lodges and thanked the Almighty
for sparing all the members of the Way
cross lodge. Mr.. Pounds address was
comprehensive and instructive Miss Sue
Wideman was organist. There was an
appropriate song by Quartette Rppard,
Toomer Sharpe and Caldwell. BY re.
quest w. w. Sharpe sang a piece entitled
THE Old Sexton" Rev. J. f. Milbank,
rector of Grace church. acted as chap
lain of the meeting. A number of friends
of the lodge were present by invitation.