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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-23
OCEAN FREIGHTs

Cotton-Market easy; rates quoted arc
per 100 pounds: Boston, per bale. 81 o.
New York. per bale, 81 .0O PhlIadelnhia
per bale, 500; Baltimore. per bale s. 90
Direct-Bafcelona.5 3c; Reval 4Sc: Breno-
en-, 40c; Trieste SOC; Venice SOC; Naplee
soc; Hamburg, 4Sc Via New York-Iivcr.
poo, 40c Bremen. 45c; Amsterdam. 15c
Hamburg, 43c; Havre, 45c; Reval, SIC: Ge-
noa, SOC.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are firm at
ruling rates. Foreign business is moro
or less nominal. The rates from this ana
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at 81 .009
4.50 for range-including Baltimore and
Portland. Me. Railroad ties. base A feet
to Baltimore. 12c; to Philadelphia l3c: to
New York, 13hc. Timber rates. 50c6s1 90
higher than lumber rates. To the West
Indies, and windward, nominal; to Rosarios
$l2. O0@lS. 90; to Buenos Ayres and Monte
video, $40 00a11 90: to Rio Janeiro, sl4.OC:
TO Spanish end Mediterranean ports. 81. 30
oil. so; TO United Kingdom, for orders
nominal for lumber. "a SIS standard.
BY Steam-To New York So 90; 10 Phil
adelphia. via New York, So 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, IS 10l5d for barrels of
80 pounds. and per cent. primage; spir-
its, As I'D; Genoa, rosin IS 3d03s Cd: Adj
riatic, 2s 6dQ2s Sd; South American, ros-
in. soc per barrel Of 2S0 pounds Coast
wise, Steam-To Boston, 10c per 100
pounds on rosin. soc on SPIRITS TO New
York rosin, SEC per 100 pounds; spirits,
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LETTERS THAT KILLED.
Notable Instances In Political His
tory of Mistakes by Ready Writers

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
KILLED by a Letter is the significant
heading of a Havana newspaper over an
article telling of ex-Minister de Lome's
fan This legend would be an appropriate
epitaph over the political graves of many
public men. The rivalry between Hamn-
ton, the leader de factor of the Federalist
party, and Adams, the leader de jure, in
cited Hamiltons letter during the cam
paign of 1900, arra.gnsng Adams, which
was one of the causes of the rupture and
overthrow of that party and the triumph
of Jefferson and the Democracy. Hamil-
tons letters attacking Burr were the
cause of the duel in which Hamilton lost
his life. Jeffersons letter to his old
neighbor, Mazzei in 1896, in which, by
pretty plain Implication. he traduced
Washington and other men whom Gle
American people honored. kept Jefferson
denying and explaining for many years
his historic letter to Van Buren, on this
subject having been written shortly before
his death ana twenty-eight years after
the Mazzei epistle was penned. The pres
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MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION co.
RATES OF pAssACE.

TO NEW YORK-Steamer and rail-
Cabin, limited days. $780, Cabin. un-
limited, S20.30. Excursion. limited q
months, S32 Second class. limited 4 DAYS.
$1475.
TO BOSTON-Stea mer-Cabin limited .
days, S22. Excursion, limited 6 months. $3s
Second class, limited days ST.
TO WASHINGTON-Stea and rail-
Cabin, unlimited. $l6.20 Second class
limited 5 days. $11.20
To- PHILADELPHIA-Ste and rail
Cabin, unlimited. $17S0 Excursion linn
tied 6 months, $500. Second class. liml-
ted 4 days. $3.50
TO PHILADELPHIA-St eamer-Ca bin,
unlimited, ST. Second class. limited 4
days, SLIGO
TO BALTIMoRE-CabIn limit 8 days,
S15 Excursion. limited months, s25 In.
termediate limit days. $3.50 Interme-
date, excursion, limited months. So
Steerage, limit days, $40.
The steamships of this company are APP
pointed to sail from Savannah to Baltl-
more as follows STANDARD tine);
ALI.EGHANY, Capt. Nickerson, WE'D
NESDAY Feb. %, at p, m.
ITAsCA, Capt. James, SATURDAY, Feb.
&c, at 900 p. m.
ESSEX. Capt. Billups, WEDNESDAY,
March 2, at p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAI
and FRIDAY.
J. ]. CARoLAN, Agent.
Savannah. Ga
w f. TURNER. G. P. A.
A. D. STEBBINS. A. T. N.
J. c. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices. Baltimore. Md
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HOLIDAY MARKETS.
THE EXCHANGE CLOSED ON WASH
INGTON'S BIRTHDAY.

The Wholesale Departments Quiet
and StendS-Business Entirely
Suspended in the AfternOOn-fle-
port of the Liverpool Cotton MAR
I<et Received.
Savannah, Feb 22.-The day was gener-
ally observed as a holiday. The Cotton
Exchange and Board of Trade were closed
an observance of the birthday OF Washing
ton. The wholesale houses were open for
business in the morning, but closed about
midday. The exchanges throughout the
country were closed and no reports were
received by telegraph. The Liverpool Cot
ton Exchange sent out the usual market
report.
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COTTON.

Liverpool, Feb 22.-Cotton. spot, fair
and prices frmer; American middling,
3 11-32d; sales II 600 bales, of which 500 were
for speculation and export, and included
$500 American; receipts, $4,000 bales, in
GLIDING a. $50 American.
Futures opened quiet with a moderate
demand and closed steady; American mid
ding, low middling clause, February, 800
@3.2ld sellers; February March, 3.20@3.21d
sellers; March-April. 3.2Od3 I'D sellers
April-May, S.2OQ3.2ld buyers; May-June
S.2ld sellers; June-July, 3.2ld32 2d sellers
July-August, 323d sellers; August-Septem-
Der. 3.22d value; September October. 1920
3.2Sd sellers; October-November, 3.2263. 23d
sellers; November-D December, 3.22d3. I'D
sellers.
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M1scELLANnous MAnKErs.

The following are the Savannah Board
of Trade quotations:
Bacon-The market is steaty. Smoked
clear sides, 62ac; dry sailed clear rib
sides. 6i4c; bellies, csc; sugar cured hams,
91s@10c.
Lard-Market firm; pure, in tierces, sac;
50-pound tins, SIC; compound, in tierces
&c; E-poupd tins. 4sic.
Butter-Market steady; fair demand; Co
shen, l6gil7Ac; gilt edge, 22Q23c; creamery.
zSa24c; fancy Elgins, 25q27c.
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Passenger Fares From Savanna
TO NEW YoRK-Cabin, $40; Excursion
$50; Intermediate. SIS; Excursion, s24:
Steerage, $40.
TO BosTON-cabin. E22; Excursion, $3s;
intermediate. $l7: Excursion. SIS: Steer
age. 3ll.75.
TO PHILADELPHIA VIa New Yo.N-
Cabin, $22; Excursion. s35; Intermediate
N1; Excursion. S27; Steerage. sl2
The express steamships of this line are
appointed TO sail from Savannah, Contra
VOth) meridian time. as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt Daggett,
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 49, at 1880 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Burg.
FRIDAY, Feb. %, at 400 p. m.
GATE CITY, Capt Googins. SATURDAY.
Feb, 70, at $50 p m.
TALLAHASSEE Capt Askins, MON
DAY, Feb 2s, at 100 p. m
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, TUESDAY.
March l, at 200 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt Daggett,
FRIDAY, March 4, at 400 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMING HAM, Capt. Burg,
MONDAY, March 7, at 1900 a. m.
GATE CITY. Capt. Googins, TUESDAY.
March 8, at 800 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, FRIDAY.
March Il. a. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher. sATUR-
DAY, March u, p. m.
SAVANNAH To BOSTON DIRECT.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage. WE'D
NESDAY Feb. %. a 500 a. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE Capt Lewis
THURSDAY. March 8, at 400 D. m
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage
THURSDAY. March 10, at 100 D. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE Capt Lewis
THURSDAY, March II. at AGO D. m
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage
THURSDAY, March "a, at 700 D. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt Lewis.
THURSDAY, March 81. at 200 p. m.
Steamers leave New York for Savannah
6 p. IN. daily except Sundays, and Boston
for Savannah Wednesdays at u noon.
w. G. Brewer, Ticket Agent. 80 Bull st..
Savannah. Ga.
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z. II. Hinton. Traffic Manager
Jno. M, Egan. Vice President
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The Parson-An to tink 90 de New
Jerusalem wifi de streets paved wifi gold
The Deacon-An' yit dere amt de same
rush dere as dey is TO de Klondlke. Puck.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
COUNTESS vEsPuccl.
The Last Descendant Of the Discoverer
of America.

In an article on the Florentine cen
tenaries of 1898, writer for the Ma
zione says: There lives in Florence the
last descendant of the great navigator,
the Signora America Vespucci. To find
her residence was obliged to cross the
Piazza Cavour, and traverse the Via
Vittorio Emanuele almost as far as
Montughi, where I ascended the stair
way Of very new palazzina bearing
the number rs.
I made inquiries and then rang the
bell of the righthand apartment on the
second floor where I was told lived the
Contessa Talon, or the Signora America
Vespucci. The door was opened by the
lady herself, and my on inquiry, Does
the Contessa Vespucci Talon live here?'
she begged me to enter, and we passed
through a small entrance hall into
salottino on the left.
She was a lady of medium stature,
dressed in black of an elegant simplic-
ity, with black hair, slightly sprinkled
with silver, very large, expressive, dark
eyes, and a creole tint Of complexion,
bearing traces still of great beauty, and
the manners of una gran signora.
'You, Signora Contessa, are de-
scendant of the celebrated navigator
"I ann the last one," she replied. Look
at the portrait of my ancestor and look
at me-" I saw on the wall large por-
trait in oil of Amerigo Vespucci, the
profile was identical, the same curve of
the forehead the line of the nose, the
same expression of the penetrating
black eyes. A truly astonishing resem-
blance.
sIs the portrait authentic?"
ic tba aODU Of tba original
possessed by the family, which has dis
appeared. like so many other things of
our house."
"And you have no documents, me-
moirs?"
"No; the family papers all passed to
my brother, the last male descendant,
who died in 1876, in the country near
Florence. He left no children. l was
in London, and all his papers were ire
parably lost"
"Your ancestors were Florentine pa
tricians?"
"Oh, yes; they are inscribed in the Lii
bro d'cro, and also of silver. My father
was a court gentleman of the Queen of
Etruria and cavalier of Santo Stefano.
He had a high position in the Tuscan
ministry of war under Leopold II. Here
is his portrait in the uniform Of court
gentleman" And the contessa showed
me miniature of the Cavalier Vespuc-
ci Consider how the family physiog-
nomy has been preserved without
CHANGE she insisted. Mote my
fathers resemblance to Amerigo Come
into the dining room and 1 will show
you other portraits which confirm what
/ say"
She was right from the walls of this
room looked down five figures of gentle
men and ladies who all bore to a
marked degree the indelible stamp of
the family. On one side a large picture
reached the ceiling; the genealogical
tree. The trunk rose from the piazza
of Peretola, and the branches spread
on all sides laden with fruits of gold,
bearing one name. The disk of Amer
igo had no name, but his miniature in
stead. Near it, supported by a branch,
was a coat-of-arms. l questioned the
lady, who replied:
THE escutcheon indicates Giantonio
Vespucci gonfalonier Of the republic,
ambassador to King Louis XI, and to
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
iust exactlv how 70 paint Them .

just exactly how to paint them
Lady Milais' sisters, Mrs. Stibbard
and Mrs. Card, often sat to Sir John,
Mrs. Stibbard's bright, attractive face
being requisitioned for that happy in
spiration of his Charley is my darling
She is also one of the ladies in the fore
ground of Apple blossoms Miss Julia
Ryan was the principal figure in The
prescribed royalist,' and the niece of Mr..
w. Thomas, the founder of the Graphic
now Madame Francisco de Paula), is
the original OF Cherry ripe Cinderella
is as we may readily imagine, the por-
trait of an exceptionally pretty girl who
has since developed into lovely
woman. Mrs. Walter Warren is the
daughter of Blackstone, the actor, and
in her own young days herself trod the
boards Of the St James Theatre. Mil
lais saw her there, and he was so
charmed with her that he Immediately
wrote and asked Mrs Blackstone to al
low her little daughter to sit to him.
The. .Buckstones were then living at Nor
wood and Sir John Millais at Kensing-
ton, but she went every day for five or
six weeks and sat on the little stool,
with her red cap and blue dress, while
the artist immortalized her face. She
had, of course, to discard shoes ana
stockings, but her kind host made her
PAUSE
TO have some lunch. He himself rarely
took anything save cup of soup, while
working, but one day, when she was en-
loving some particular delicious pudding
which the maid had brought with her
luncheon, he dropped his palette and
brushes, and, coming beside her, he took
the spoon out of her hand and swallowed
a large mouthful There, I couldn't re-
sist that he said Mrs. Warren also sat
for Caller herrin, and for Sweetest
eyes were ever seem Sir John always
retained very warm feeling for this
little model, and when she was married
he sent a present and begged her to
come and see him. Still the same little
Cinderellar he exclaimed, when she
went to Palace Gate.
"In that greatest of his pre-Raphael-
ite works, Isabella Mrs. Henry Hodg-
kinson, Sir Johns half-brothers Wlte
is the heroine Of the poem. There are, OF
course, many other ladies living who
have been handed down to posterity as
Millais' models, but it is Impossible TO
mention them ll."-New York Mail and
EXPRESS.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06

Pope Sixtus W "And you have no other
| family records?' l asked. Il have two
other small pictures if they could be
| called records. They are in my bedroom,
| if you care to see them. But pray, do not
regard the room; my surroundings are
SO modestr' The contessa had before al
| luded to her humble establishment. 1t is
| true there were only a few rooms, all
small, but while there was no appear
ance of luxury, everything was orderly,
and in good taste, from the blue velvet
armchairs to the rugs ON the floors, and
| the knicknaclzs her and there. From the
| face, bearing, education, and title of the
| lady, as well as the soignee aspect OF all
the rooms, there rose a vision of her in
other times and places. Surely, l
thought, she has a past, from which
some great misfortune has separated
her.
The two small pictures (quadrettD
proved to be two antique engrav1ngs on
copper. framed in black.
read beneath:
"Pier Soderim, and Amerigo Vespucci
reading the Divina Commedla in the
presence of their Master Antonio Yes
pucci, frate of San Marco, and uncle OF
Amerigo."
And the other: "Bartholomeo Giocon-
do presenting Amerigo Vespucci to
Enanuelo, king of Portugal"
I had noticed in talking with the con-
tessa, a slight foreign accent
"Have you been much in foreign coun-
tries. Contessa?" Yes, from my child
hood, and l was married in France. !"
| pardon the indiscretion-but your hus-
band has been dead a long time?' Her
face saddened. Eyes; a long time, sa
I replied, after pause. MY husband
was the Vicomte Talon. He was a
young officer of Hussars, whom l mar
ried when a girl. He fought in the
Crimea, and the campaign Of Italy; at
Solferino he was mortally wounded,
which later caused his death. There are
| his decorations"
On the wall l saw several frames, and
under them three medals and A cava-
liers cross. had been too indiscreet
1 felt, so I bowed low and took my leave.
Later I learned that Vicomte Talon
was very celebrated under the second
empire, living In grand style at Paris,
with a stable Of forty horses, and often
winner of the grand prix. The vi
comtesse Talon was one OF the most
splendid ladies of the time. AS she
| had no children, her husbands estate
passed to his family, and she was left
| in very straitened circumstances. A
small pension was later assigned her by
the Spanish @ government, in memory
of her illustrious ancestor.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
AUSTRALIAN MANNERS.

Every Australian colony, however
strong it's aspirations to political inde-
pendence, says e. L. Godkin in the
March Atlantic, is influenced in what
may be called it's manners by the mother
country. Australia began its political life
with as close an approach to an aristoc-
racy as a new country can make, in the
shape of the ''squatters, most of them
capitalists or scions of good families
from England. These men obtained very
large grants of land from the govern
ment for sheep farming, which they
managed in the beginning with convicts
whom they hired from the state and
whom they were permitted to fog in
case of nisbehavior Their life in short,
was very nearly that of the old cotton
planter in the south, with the "patri-
archal'' element wanting. The first work
of the new democracy was to overthrow
them, and take their large tracts of land
away from them. But it did not succeed,
and has not succeeded, in preventing the
formation of an upper class of the Eng
lish gentleman type. This is what the
successful Australian still strives to be.
He does not become "a man of the peo-
Pile" in our sense, and does not boast of
his humble origin and early struggles
as much as our millionaire is apt to do.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
ALAsKA CHANGED HIS TUNE

The photographers expedition, engaged
in the work of taking a series OF pictures
of the interesting sights and scenes Of
stumbled upon many, curious things. Most
of these have been pictured with htelike
accuracy and occupy places OF honor in
our series of Alaskan photographs. Here
is a good one they found at Skaguay. 1t
is not especially curious; 1t is simply a
trite illustration, neatly told in verse by a
contributor to the Skaguay News:
"Oh, he preached it from the housetops,
and he whispered it by stealth;
He wrote whole miles of stuff against the
awful curse of wealth.
He shouted for the poor man, and he called
the rich man down,
He roasted every king and queen Who
dared to wear crown;
He hollered for rebellion, and he said he'd
head band
To exterminate the millionaires, to sweep
them from the land.
He yelled against monopolies, took shots at
every trust;
And sWore he'd he an anarchist to grind
them in the dust.
He stormed. he fumed and ranted, till he
made the rich men vince;
But coming here and finding gold, he hasn't
shouted since"
The series of Alaskan and Klondike
country photographs now being issued by
the Spy show many interesting views of
Skaguay, both at low and high tide; also
the trail leading off over the white pass
away. Also several interesting views of
it's younger but more lively sister, Dyea.
are given. Leaving Dyea, the expedition
followed the river to the head of naviga-
tion photographing Klondikers en- route,
towing their precious burdens up the mar
row, shallow stream, and afterward, still
more interesting photographs are given Of
these same seekers for treasure, as they
climb the approach to the summit OF Chill
Scot pass; again. showing them camped
at Sheep Camp. The most striking of all
the pictures is one showing a group of
miners and packers after they have passed
the point on the trail where horses can be
used. Here these daring people are pic
tured in the act of climbing the As degree
incline of Chilkoot, each with q great bur-
den strapped upon a pair Of bruised and
tired shoulders.
The entire series is now being issued
weekly, complete in six numbers, including
large colored map of the United States,
British Columbia and Alaska in No. L.
The public may secure the series at %
cents for each part. A nominal charge.
however, OF only 10 cents will be required
from our subscribers for each number
Full particulars regarding these Klondike
photographs will appear in on advertising
columns.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06
IDEAS FOR SALE.
Fron Sketch.)

'To Comic Artists, Journalists. Etc
Advertiser supplies jokes, funny ideas
suggestions for articles, stories, etc
Write c., -, London, w. G."
The foregoing announcement caught
the writer's eye as he was glancing
down the advertisement columns Of a
big daily, and, his curiosity aroused, he
sought out the advertiser.
"Just startedr exclaimed Mr.. c., a
grave-looking man of about 40, in re-
sponse to a leading question. BLESS
you! I've been suggesting for over 10
years I don't find it necessary to ad-
vertise often, however. Among my regu-
lar clients are nearly dozen comic art
ists-not the big black and white men,
you know, but those of the rank and
file who do series Of ludicrous sketches
for the cheaper comic weeklies. l
couldn't draw a pitchfork myself, to
save my life; but I'm rather fruitful in
ideas, and those who can draw are glad
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-06

to buy them from me. Terms? Well,
those all depend upon the quality Of a
suggestion But now I've sold an
idea, which has worked out into a series
of six sketches, for a shilling; but, in
such case, the suggestion hasn't been
very novel or brilliant A really good
idea or joke commands anything from
ten shillings to guinea.
''But don't run away with the notion
that comic artists are my only custom
ers. If you like, I can supply you with
half dozen rafting good subjects for
light articles. or, If short story writing
is in your line I've a selection of first
rate plots, sensational or humorous
Several well-known authors and jour
nalists are on my books. and stories and
articles which have resulted from sug-
gestions of mine have appeared in the
best magazines and reviews. / only
wish l could work out my own ideas,
that's all
swell, goodbye. You don't happen
to require anything in my line, l sup
pose? I've capital notion, now, for
a." But the writer vanished-his fat
note book teens with ideas of his own.