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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-24

TO Madison, Wis, to see if he can locate
any of the relatives of the capiain 10
whom the sword belonged
Macon Telegraph: Nearly all of the
prominent lumber men of the state we're
in secret session at the Brown house at
macon Monday. Among those pres
ent were Martin Amorous of
Flheopolis, D. c. Bacon of Ba-
conton, S. j. Hill of Cordele. II. p.
smart of Savannah, A. G. Smart of At
lanta, J. w. BiVins of Cordele. Joseph
Z. Blvlns of Cordele, T. Is. Cabanlss of
forsyth. j. w. Oglesby of Quitman
came up in the afternoon after the meet
II g had adjourned. The lumbermen would
not tell what they met for, but it seems
TO be almost certain that the object of the
meeting was TO advance the price of lum-
Der ana to get all lumbermen to agree to
put the price up At present Georgia vel
low pine lumber is bringing only 50 per
thousand, whereas spruce pine, which is
much inferior, brings S15 The price of
yellow pine few years ago was SIS per
thousand but it went down to 81, and
Eas only recently been raised to SO. Now
the lumbermen want the price still further
advanced, and it is understood that this
was the object Of the meeting, although
nothing positive could De learned The
cost OF providing lumber is said to be
greater now than ever before, on account
OF the growing scarity of the timber,
winch has to be hauled, in many instances,
a number Of miles Instead of being found
llght around the mills, as formerly.
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LEADING MARKETS HIGHER.
AN ADVANCE or I-IG CENT ON SPOT
COTTON.

MiddIinG Quoted at I1-IG Cents.
The Demand GOOd-Spirits Turpen-
tine Firm al BIB Cents BID for the
0Rerings-RoSin Firm and I'm
changed, With an Advancing Ten
dency ON Some Observation-Disclosures
Markets Steudy.
Savannah. Feb. 23.-The markets opened
firm after the holiday, and the demand in
all departments was good. Cotton advanc-
ed 1-l6c on all grades, but the offerings
were light, and transactions small. Spirits
turpentine was frm at S3c bid for the o:;er-
ings. The rosin market was firm, with
fairly large sales at a part advance on G
grade. The wholesale markets were
steady and unchanged
There was a report published IN to day s
Northern papers to the effect that the
American Sugar Refinery Company mt1nd
making sweeping reductions in refined
sugar. A telegram received by a prom
inent local broker from the company stat
ed that the report Is absolutely false,Aand
that the market is steady with an excel
lent demand.
The following resume of the different
markets, both local and Geographic, will
show the tone and the quotations at the
close to-day;
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ponds upon the Popullsts and the Prohibi-
tionists to elect him Governor. 1t is not
probable that either party will give him
solid vote.
Brunswick Times: Sam Jones knows a
good advertisement. He'll get enough noto-
riety out of the Gubernatorial campaign TO
pack his meetings and fill his contribution
box for years to come.
Cordee Sentinel: Sam Jones will never
be Governor of Georgia but he will make
a warm race with the boys and give them
plenty to do. If Sam is in earnest there is
fun ahead to say the least of it.
Telfair Enterprise: The best thing to be
done in the Gubernatorial premises, is to
nominate the Hon. Henry G. Turner He's
all right.
The Macon Telegraph thinks Mr.. Ber-
ner should aspire to the position of rail-
road commissioner if he really desires to
control the roads
Valdosta Times: Sam Jones platform of
"pen up the broncos and turn out the
thoroughbreds is good. And the Rev.
Samuel was looking beyond tire state of
Georgia when he said it.
Dousias Breeze: When we see such men
as Henry G. Turner taking no part in the
affairs of the state we are almost per-
suaded say ding politics any how. The
smAilfry are in the majority and appear
invincible.
Mr.. Gambler is a member of the Baptist
Church.
Atlanta Journal; 1t may be taken for
granted that If Mr.. Jones enters the GU
bernatorial campaign at all 1t will not be
as an aspirant for the Democratic nomna-
ton. He has often asserted his independ-
ence of that organization, has frequently
OPPOSED Its regularly nominated candi-
dates and it's proclaimed principles. Mr..
Jones, if he comes into the race at all
then, will enter it on his own platform and
not on that of any party, he will be his
own candidate and not the candidate of
any organization.
Macon News: Sam Jones says Allen D.
Gambler is one of the biggest and best men
God ever put in Georgia. And Sam never
liked ltttle man or a mean man In his
life.
Macon Telegraph: Sam Jones seems TO
be the center rush in the game and two
or three tackles besides. Some of his
jokes will be regarded as rather grim.
Columbus Enquirer Sun: In another
column is published the announcement, or
| whatever else it may be called, of Rev
| Sam Jones' We can only say of it that
| ii is disappointment. Not a disappoint-
| ment because he does not come squarely
| out as a candidate for Governor, but be-
cause of the substance of the communiCa-
ton. Ii may be lack of appreciation
of true wit and humor, but to our minds
| the effort is one of the weakest attempts
to "be funny" and one of the most dis
mai failures that we have ever seen in
| print. The high opinion entertained Of
J Mr. Jones only makes this volume of buff
! foonery that he has thrust upon the peo-
pie the less acceptable.
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PAGES 9 TO 10.

markets in the country remained closed
yesterday. Our market following the Liv-
erpool gain of 2-6i TO 3-64d on futures, with
spot sales aggregating 1900 bales, at an
advance of 1-6id. opened firm. at an adj
vance of 9012 points. Following the call
there was a stin further advance of TO
3 points, after which the feeling was cas-
Ter. as the result of disposition to real
ize The afternoon market was without
particular feature, with the close quiet at
a net gain of 7aS points,
New York, Feb. %, q. m.-Cotton flu
lures closed quiet; sales. 19S,SO0 bales; Feb
ruary, soc; March. cole; April. 60ic;
May, 6.0sc; June, 6.1lc July, Clio; August.
617c September. 6.i6c; October, 615c No
vember, else December. 61Sc.
New Orleans La, Feb 23.--Cotton flu
lures barely steady; sales. 81 100; Febru-
airy nominal; March, 5.59d56lc; April, 5.64
as 66c; May, 5.7Oa5 Tie: June 5.75G5 76c;
July, 5.7905.S0c August. 5.s2d5 SIC; Sep
TENDER 5.S4d5. Soc: october, 5.S5d5. SIC; No
vember, 5S56t5 SIC; December, 5.SSG5. SOC.
New York. Feb 23-Riordan & Co say
OF cotton: ITO the surprise of the trade.
the Liverpool cotton market developed
considerable activity over our holiday and
prices there were four sixty-fourths high
er than on Monday, when this market
opened to-day. The advance there was at
tr.buted to an improved political outlook in
Europe and to scarcity of offerings from
the South. The rise caught the shorts nap
ping and they were liberal buyers at the
opening here at an advance of from TO Il
points.
After the opening, commission houses
We're free sellers to liqudate and prices
eased, May opened at 6.12c, advanced to
6.l3c, declined slowly to 6,Osc, and closed
at that figure. with the tone of The market
quiet.
The movement is somewhat more mod
crate and the Southern markets are firm.
! The stubbornness OF the market Is gain
ing cotton many friends. The uncertainty
concerning the outcome of the Maine dis
| aster continues to unsettle confidence"
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RICE.
Money-Market steady.

Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange.-The market Is
steady. The following are the net Savan-
nah quotations: Commercial demand.
As52s; sixty days, s4.S2Es; ninety days,
StSlh; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty
days, 5.22A; Swiss, sixty DAYS 5241h.
marks, sixty days, 943s.
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at par and selling as follows: Ju
to S25 1Oc premium; $25 TO $50 15c premium.
$50 to 500. zoe premium; 500 to 81 900 u
per cent. premium. 81. 900 and over, 81 per
$1,000 ~
securities-Inactive and very dun. Buv-
ers and sellers well apart
Stocks and Bonds.-State Bonds C;eor-
eia 3lh per cent bonds OF 1885, 1917 hid
asked; Georgia 81 per cent. due 1915. -oa
bid - asked; Georgia az per cent bonds.
1915, III bid, 11S asked; Georgia 4 per cent
due 1925, 1i2 bid. asked; South Carolina
AS, 1903 bid 1O9 asked
city Bonds-Atlanta Z per cent, 10s bid
- asked; Augusta as, ly-y 102 bid. Jat
asked; Augusta Z per cent, 105 bid. 1oe
asked; Augusta 6 per cent. 107 IA 100
asked Columbus per cent, 10SIs bid s05iL
asked; Macon per cent. IFS bid. III asS
ed Macon AIS. 1926 JOB bid, 1O5 asked; Sa-
vannah 5 per cent quarterly April con-
pons 1l0Ib bid, 111A asked; Savannah & per
cent, quarterly May coupons, 40 bid.
1lG9s asked Charleston.4s. % bid, 95 asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds
per cent. interest coupons. III bid, 1iS
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent gold bonds, due
1924, 10Sls bid, 109ia asked Cen
trail Railroad and Banking Company coli
lateral IS, 81 bid. Sl1s asked; Central &c
Georgia Railway first mortgage SIS, So
year gold bonds. JIG bid, III asked; Central
Of Georgia Railway first consolidated
mortgage IS. 81 bid. 90 asked; Central
Of Georgia Railway first preferred incomes.
Al bid. AZ asked; Central of Georgia
Railway second preferred incomes, 10 bid.
IA asked; Central of Georgia Railway
third preferred incomes, bid. 7ss asked:
Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910, ia bid, 115 aslSeds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-24
DRY GOODS.

New York, Feb. 2S.-The outlook In tina
dry goods market is very bright to-day.
Operators In both the first hand and job
biug markets are kept busy looking after
visiting buyers. who are now here in
large numbers. Mail orders i'm all lines
were reported excellent. The day was one
calculated TO put sellers in the best OF
humor, and in the main II did so. The
price situation in all lines of cotton goods.
particularly in staple cottons, Is a very
strong one.
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POLITICS IN GEORGIA.
sam Jones and Berner Now the
Theme of the Editorials

Tar.otton New Era: Georgia is bound 70
have good Governor, whether Atkinson
or GAMBLER, Berner or Garrard wins. They
are good men, as every one admits.
Thomasville Times Enterprise: When
Bob Berner planted himself on an ann
railroad and anti-corporation platform II
- thought that he took the wind out of AT
kinsons sails.
Rome Tribune: Rev Sam Jones failed TO
cav whether his candidacy was subject TO
nomination by the Democratic party. we
take it that he mems to run as an inde-
pendent. .-....o.,,. a.
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits TurpentIne-The demand contin-
ued strong and there were sales made of
nearly all of the offerings. At the Board
of Trade, at the first call, the market MAS
bulleuned firm al 33c, with sales OF III
casks. At the last call the market closed
firm at 33c bid, with no sales reported
Rosin--There was a good demand for
rosin to-day, and the tone of the market
was firm. At the first call, at the Board
of Trade, the market was bulletined firm
and unchanged, with sales of 800 barrels
reported AT the last call the market clos
ed firm. with a part advance of &c on @
grade; others unchanged The reported
sales were 1853, at the following quota
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-24

Mr.. Justice Brewer tells some curious
coincidents concerning the members OF the
United States Supreme Court The judges
are seated on the bench on either side Of
the Chief Justice, in the order of the date
OF their appointments the senior at the
right. the second at the left and 20 so.
Before the retirement of Justice Field, on
the right of the Chief Justice were seated
the three colors. Justices Gray, Brown and
White. None of the associates who sat
on the right Of the Chief Justice had chill
dren Every associate who sat upon the
left had large family and all but Judge
Peckham had grandchildren.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-24
A BLAZE AT WAYCRoss.
One Residence Burned and Six Others
sIIghtIy Affected.

Waycross, Ga, Feb 22.-The residence
Of j. D. Weed caught fire early this morn
ing, and was totally destroyed 1t was
just nearing completion. A negro was en-
ployed TO stay there last night and keep
fire in the fire place Of a room just plas-
tered, and II is probable that he built too
large fire and fell asleep about day
break. Or. T. $. Paine's new house on
the same block was scorched on. one side.
The sparks were blown across several
blocks, catching fire on the roofs of four
or FIVE more residences. The fire compan-
les did prompt work, and prevented any
considerable damage outside Of the origi-
nal fire. Mr.. Weeds house was insured
for $500 The other houses were insured.
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Total since April /. 1897. .2ss,28l 1.O77 ,osg

Stock on hand ms day go. B,4U3 1S4, 10
Stock same day last year, 1885 2sS,s0O
Receipts same day last year. 11S 1900
Charleston, S. c.. Feb 23.-Turpentine
firm at &c; sales none. Rosin, firm and
unchanged; sales. none.
Wilmington, Feb. 23.-Spirits turpentine
firm at S2A033c. Rosin firm at 81. 201i. 25.
Crude turpentine firm at 81. 5oa2.00. Tar
steady.
New York, Feb 23.-Rosin steady, 81. 42lz.
Spirits turpentine firm, 351kc.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-29
TEXAS POLITICAL MATTERS
Psuols, Panuin, Kaufman and Erath
Said to Be for Wynne.
WAS EXPECTED BY THE SAVERS MEN
vxnne Manager IL Very Confident
over the Result-Dee County
Instructed for Sayers.

na,,as. Texas. May 2S.--The indications
.,r,sht are that Colonel Wynne has car
IA Kaufman, Pamela, Fannin and Erath
.ounties at today's primaries. All are as
rod as conceded by the Sayers forces.
The results were expected by Colonel
rcster. who has made solemn promise
q nut a crimp in the wynne boom in Ellis
county next Saturday.
Fort Worth, Texas, May &c. r. Bow
IN. manager wynne headquarters. said to
rbs Post reporter today:
nprimary elections and conventions are
ss,d today in four large counties, namely
rsrin. Kaufman. Erath and Pamela, be-
saes a number of smaller counties. II
! co,onel Wynne carries as many of those
.cmnties as ii is now believed he will carry,
NJ will be the next governor. OF Texas
,nformation was received this morning
,rnrn kaufman county stating that the pri-
nories we're going for Colonel Wynne
ssveral letters were received from Fan
in this morning confirming the statement
made frequently that the county has beer
conceded to Wynne. Favorable reports
vsre in fact, received this morning from
ri contested points except Gillespie coun-
4. which is now conceded to Savers"
late this afternoon Mr. Bowlin received
wire that Cooke would instruct FOL
Wypne.
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A Mistake Corrected.

To the Editor of The Post.
Chicago. May 26.--Dear Sir: In your is
sue of May 81, 1898, appears long list OF
corporations said to be delinquent In the
payment of franchise taxes. In the lis,
occurs the name of this company The fol
lowing is a copy Of telegram which
sent this morning to acting secretary OF
state of Texas. who signs the statement
published In your paper:
John II. Cullom. Acting Secretary Of
State, Austin Texas.
Chicago May 26 lS9S.-This company's
check $50 sent last March %, is before me
paid and Endorsed J. w. Madden, secretary
of state Why is this company reportdu
delinquent? j. A. Stoidard.
"Vice President"
Answer to the above just received a
follows:
Northwestern Life Assurance compan,
reported delinquent by mistake. Have
rectifed error. Have written you today,
-, W. Madden, Secretary OF State"
Kindly publish this statement and telc
grams in Justice to this company, as thu
company has been much injured by sucl
publication. Very trniy yours,
J. A. Stoddard.
Vice President and General Manager.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-29
A WOMAN SECRETARY
p Running Things at Republics
Han IL n n, m r. ara nnllna

z Running Things at Republican
Headquarters, Dallas.
Dallas, Texas, May 2s.-Miss Reba Fay,
|ho has had absolute charge Of Republican
(ats Chairman e. H. r. Green's Dallas
aAdquarters and all the correspondence
PnseQuent thereon since April l, when
aior o'Leary was promoted from politi-
secretary to be postmaster OF Dallas,
the recipient of many fattering letters
em republicans over the State. So far
y known Miss Fay's is the only in
nee Of the kind in the Union where the
AIRS OF State political organization are
ected by feminine hands. There have
% instances where women ruled men
ruled parties, but this time a woman
running things without male assistance
presence. Chairman Green has just
arned to the State after an absence Of
weeks and found things running so
my that he Immediately proceeded to
kpoft for Il weeks tarpon fishing. In
ne does not know one-half as much
" the organization of which he Is the
as does Miss Fay and is content to
aer look after it. Miss Fay is of dem
w Stock but says it matters little
I'd with.
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distance to me in establlshlng my IN.

slstance to me In establishing my IN
nocence. have not single regro..
! mover wayer for moment when NY
mind Is made up.
am unrelenting in the pursuance OF
any object and never let up until /
finish. When l do thing consider
every phase OF the case. and II called
10 account for my actions | am pre-
pared TO accept the situation With Ms
little complaining AS possible, face the
new foo and have my banner OF salts
faction" unfurled to the breeze until It
and | sink into everlasting oblivion.
This is all have to ray. One by
one as you journey past the valley ot
death you will find that in this sworn
death statement. that have not lied.
Respectfully. w, D. Burt.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me on
this 9th day OF May, A. ID. 1898.
tseai. John W. Hornsby.
Clerk County Court, Travis County
Texas,
Additional: Rumors have come To
my hearing questioning the feasibility
OF some one else having written or com.
posed the article that ] was pieased
10 have published on last Sunday.
viii say that no living human pc
ing ever knew ope word or nea az
,inpe NM w myseIf requested the
paner Of Mr.. Hughes on Friday morn
INC ana wrote said article Friday even
ing and night. Also sent word TO inc
reporter of my desire to see him ana
delivered the manuscript TO Asher
smoot on Sunday evening at $780, :,
never require assistance,
can not accomplish anything u must
20 undone. w ~.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-29
A TEXAS GUNNER.
Did Good Work ut Bomba rdment Of
sun Juan,


sun Juan.
Fort Worth, Texas. May rs. Thomas
Sandidge OF this city has just received .
letter from his 17-year- son. Robert
Sandldgc. who Is chief gunner OF s-inch
gun on the battleship Indiana. With .,dmp-
sons squadron. The letter was written at
Hayti. shortly after the bombardment Of
San Juan. Through the courtesy OF tap-
tain Taylor Of the Indiana, young Sann.ige
was permitted to write his mother oi the
engagement. The letter was carried TO
Key West BY dispatch boat. wuers !. Wa
mailed TO this city. Young Sandidge tsss
he had the honor Of firing th+ gun II at
struck MORO castle. The first shot AZ the
castle was fired by the Iowa, but II fell
short, when Sandidgc succeeded IN puttlng
a solid six-inch ball through MORO coaile.
the shot tearing Its way through and mite
ting a large stone building the other slde.
Sandidge writes that the sea was rough ana
tho vessel was surging fearfully. but he
succeeded In getting In the only shot that
hit Moro castle He closed his letter with
the statement that the heet would leave st
once for Santiago dc Cuba In the hope Of
bottling up the Spanish squadron. and he
was confident II they found the Spaniards
they would totally annihilate them. SAIL
they had been searching for the spanlardA,
but that they kept out Of their way Ike
drove OF wolves.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-29
Vice President and General Mana
A RcmnrknhIe MINI.

Glen Rose, Texas, May 25.--Died, Ma,
%, Dan Bradshaw: born In Louisiana. Au-
gust is, 1885; graduated at Baylor univer-
sity In law; practiced law ten yeass en-.
listed in Confederate service with Terrell.
Rangers In 1862; passed through the wal
to return home crippled with rheumatism
contracted in service; he occupied HI, bed
the past thirty-three years, all joints hay
ing ossifled or cicatriced SO as to lccome
immovabe, In which condition he taught
school three years. He was n giant intel
lectually. a monument OF patience. a strict
member of the Baptist church. His deal
ings marked the soul OF honor and by
economy he leaves nice little fortune 10
be divided among his friends, his church
and public school.
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Preparing for the shriner..

Dallas. Texas, May 27.-The members of
Hella Temple, and mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, are fast perfecting arrangements
for the meeting of the imperial council Of
tho order In this city June Is, IA. and u.s.
Anywhere from 1900 to 1000 Shrners are
expected TO attend and an abnormally heat
ed temperature in this ancient municipality
is expected Mobiles John G.. Hunter. Geo.
H. Green and Joe Swope have charge Of
the arrangements. A pleasant feature OF
the big meeting will be the excursion
given. after the business Is over, to the
principal cities OF the State.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-29
BURT'S LAST STATEMENT.
Swore He Did Not Murder His Wife
and Children.
SAYS He KILLED THE MAN WHO DID
And Utterly Destroyed Every ves-
tige of His Body and Also Proofs
of His Own Innocence.

Austin, Texas, May 2s.--The following
Is the text OF Burt's last statement. handet
iy him yesterday to City Editor smoot o
the Statesman before ascending the scat
fold, with the Injunction that no one shouli
be permitted TO see 1t and that Its con
tents should be revealed to the representa-
tive OF no other paper before its appear
ance in tho Statesman:
To Whom 1t May Interest.
Austin. Texas. May 81, 1893. Real
izing that before noon OF this day that
viii be hung by the neck until / am
dead. and that ere this Is given TO the
public that ! viii be dead, desire to
say very few words. A deliberate
lie In the face OF such death is I'M
pardonable either on earth. in hell or
heaven. Where go | soon shall know.
But now and forever / solemnly swpa-
that my own hand did not kill my
darling wife and sweet little Lucille
and Elenor | swear that ! did not
know that they were to be murdered.
swear that was not an accessory or in
any way connected with their murder.
But ! also solemnly swear that knew
before l left Austin who was guilty.
And further, that in my rage no other
sesged me.
Again. my firm belief Ia that ere an
other dies. who is now unknown 10 me,
will acknowledge that he was the
schemer and originated this plan Of
revenge on me. knowing that l would
be accused. rather than taking my own
life as satisfaction TO him.
solemnly swear that he who slew
my loved ones IL now dead and has
f1,. 80 nd Ihs,t
I was his slayer. and With my own eyes
saw vengeance no full and complete.
and that every bone and ligature VI bis
carcass was absolutely destroyed.
Again. that no thought OF allowing
lawful Justice was ever for moment
considered by me-
And my desire for vengeance. the hui
man fend he made Of me has never for
second regretted my action. am
glad Of II.
And in my haste and rage destroyed
everything that would have been Of A.