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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-08
THE CASE OF CAPT. CARTER.
Asserted That His Counsel Has Had
the Papers.
From the New York Times.


the Papers.
From the New York Times.
Washington, Oct. 5.-A report probably
true was heard at the war department
to-day that Secretary Alger has recover
ed the papers in the case of Capt. o. M.
Carter, which are understood 10 have
been for weeks in possession of the coun-
sci of Capt Carter, in New York, and that
the President will soon act in the mat
ter. II the case has reached the President
it is assumed that Secretary Alger has APP
proved the verdict of the court martial
and sent the matter to the President for
his action. If he had disapproved of the
verdict to the extent that the penalty
of dismissal from the army was TO be set
aside, the President might nave been re-
lieved of a painful duty.
Judge Advocate Gen. Lieber spent six
weeks in reviewing the case, attending to
nothing else during that time. He sent it,
just & il stood, to Secretary Alger, who
put il in his safe, declaring that he had not
time 10 attend TO it when it was received
Since that time il has been heard Of as
being in the possession of eminent coun-
seI' in New York aud that counsel, it is
asserted, was the counsel for the accused
man.
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iEnn4lH-ai1a
u - iWT
FINANCIAL.
Money-Market steady.

Money-Market steady.
The bank clearings during the past week
were So, $50, 259 49, against S3,90766703 during
the same week last year, and S3,776,9S2. 40
during the same week year before last.
Foreign Exchange-The market Is
easy The following are the net Savan-
nah quotations: Commercial, demand,
"a s2s4; sixty days, $4.s0A; ninety days.
4.79; francs, Paris and Havre sixty
DAYS. 5.26as; Swiss sixty days. 5.2s7s;
marks, sixty days. SO 1916
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
huvinc at 3-16 per cent discount, and SELL
ing as follows. Amounts up to $25, 10 cents.
s95 10 $50 Is cents; $50 to $780, 20 cents. 5000
or over at par; 1000 and over at liza
ner cent discount.
securities-Quiet and extremely SLUGGISH
very few sales being effected; quotations
rather nominal
stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-f.aor-
30 az per cent. bonds of 1890 1O7 bid 1oeik
sskcd: Georgia 3lz per cent, due 1915 1o5
VA 1O6 asked; Georgia AZ per cent bonds
aont que 1920, ia bid, 115 asked: So,,th
Carolina 4Ias, Ill bid. 112 asked.
CIV Bonds-Atlanta. AZ per cent 1000
zoe hid 49, asked; Augusta, 41ks 1995 ~,
VA 10S asked; Augusta, per cent 10
bid III asked; Augusta 8 per cent III Ma
"a egked; Columbus, per cent 10s h.S'
az asked. Macon per cent Tx Ma 10
asked. Macon AVS, 1896, 105 bid. 1Os asi,a AZ
gavannah per cent, quarterly Octos
her coupons, 1111A bid. 112 asked. saxas,
nah Der cent, quarterly NoveYnbsr 90,
uons. iillk bid, 1l2 asked; Charleston a.
IS bid, Sc asked
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds
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DRY GOODS.

New York, Oct. 7-Outside of the print
cloth situation no detail of the dry goods
market aroused more than passing atten-
ton. The sale of about $500 pieces of
extras at FAN River at 1915 cents was
not altogether unexpected, but It was dis
printing 10 Operators in the market Sell
ers Of print cloths had held out for a
long time against bids at this figure.
but were at last compelled to succumb
10 the pressure exerted by buyers. In the
local market the demand for cotton goods
has been on an unlimited scale.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-08

Liverpool, Oct. 7.-Following are the
weekly cotton statistics. Sales, total,
81 $50; American, 1900; trade takings.
$1,000; actual export, 300; import total,
5000; import, American, 1900; stock, to-
tai, 1858 Oo0 stock American $4,000; afoat,
total, 1850 ahoat, American 1856 900; sales
for speculation, 1900; purchases for OK
port 800
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worId,n vinIhIe sunnlr.

New Orleans, Oct. 7-Secretary Hester's
statement of the worlds visible supply Of
cotton shows an increase for the week
just closed Of 222 SIG bales, against an in
crease of 2lS926 last year. The total visi-
bic Is 22Sl.649 bales, against 1.95s,S33 last
week and 1,6T,S47 last year. or this, the
total of American cotton is 2005.649 bales,
against ,S33 last week and l.515,Sl7 last
year and of all other kinds. including
Egypt, Brazil, India etc. 10000, against
179. ZOO last week and 10000 last year.
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perceptible purr. After passing near the
ground they seemed to mount up high in
the air to the southwark until they We're
lost in the distance. They continued pass
ing until within a half hour of sunset, when
1t seemed they had all passed.
II is supposed that the butterflies are
swarm driven out of Colorado by the for
est fires.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-08

-Maude: / see you with Charley Tom
minis good deal. I begin to think you
like him better than your soldier boy.
Fred.
Carrie Charley IS nicer one way. He Is
so good. you know He writes all my
letters 60 Fred. That's something Freddy
never did used to have to write them
myself.--Boston Transcript.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-08

sanford is now a dry town. Both sa-
looms closed their doors on Oct 1. A
's''0oh Tor license was presented to the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-08

Charleston, S. c.. oct. 7.-Tufpenttpe
market firm at 27lkc; sales. none. Rosin
quiet unchanged sales, none.
Wilmington, N. c., Oct 7--Spirlts tur-
pentine firm; 29% @3Ohc; receipts, 65 casks
Rosin. nothing doing; unchanged; re-
ccipts, 253 barrels. Crude turpentine firm:
S.15 $40 aud S170; receipts II barrels.
Tar steady; $.15; receipts. 2i6 barrels.
New York. Oct. 7.-Rosin steady at
&.N1a. Turpentine firm at 33t5c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-08
WEEKLY CoTToN REPORTS.

Comparative cotton statement for the
week ending oct. Z. 1893 and Oct. g. 1897:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-08

for Great Britain ........ $4,000 10000
Comparative statement of net receipts
at all the ports for the week ending Fri
day evening, oct. I. 1898. and for the same
week last year:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-08


The receipts for the past week were ,629
bales, against ,632 bales for the same
week last year.
Exports during the week were los bales,
moving as follows: 1870 bales to Liverpool
and 25 bales to Northern ports for domes-
tic consumption.
Exports for the same week last year
191 bales.
The total receipts from Sept. to date
amount to SIP bales, against 1923 bales
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. / so date
have been 1880 bales. moving as follows:
To Great Britain, SIG bales; to Northern
ports for domestic consumption, 814 bales.
The total exports for The same period
last year were J 057 bales.
Stock on hama and on shipboard to-day
were 1916 bales, against s,683 bales this
day last year.
Charleston, S. c., oct. 7.-sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week. III
bales: exports, 81; sales q 20 bales.
stocks, 1896 bales.
neutrality-suspicious. fine, 15d16c; fine,
1712G1Sc; fully fine, 19d2cc. .r
The total receipts since Sept l. 1898, have
been 191 bales, against 392 bales for the
same time last year. The exports since
Sept. /, 1898, have been 2l7 bales, against
20 bales fol- the same time last year
l.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13

Mrs. Stevens Is acting the mother in
Way Down East" at the Manhattan,
and doing it well enough 10 justify ad-
miration for the actors Of that earlier
school
Plunket Greene who sings several hun
dred sOrgs from memory. has a peculiar
r.asOn for never singing from note. His
audiences have often noticed that he
seems afflicted with nervousness, and
wondered that so experienced n sin
ger should show so much trepidatiOn.
This nervous affection Is due 20 an acct
nt he met with when a boy. While
skating he fell and struck the back Of his
head ou the ice His nerves have never
recovered from the shock. Were he to
STAG from notes the tremor Of his hands
would cause the muoic TO shake so that
tho effect OF his fine singing would be
sadly marred.
Actors have CONF cnsation I'm rlpening.
like good wine. with age We have
watched John Drew for j. years without
wearying Of him. Ten years ago Ada
Rohan played THE Country Girl" and
she plays it still with undmnished APP
plause. Age cannot stale nor custom
wither Sarah Rernhardts infinite var
iety But the poor vaudeyiller knows
that however prosperous ne may be to-
! day. tomorrow he will fall into oblivion.
f'UHt'lifiN l ne lH fNlAlhhdilf fitNfnAf~
orng TO find some new preteXt 10 hold
himself in attention. lie must try all
sorts % devices 10 keep his admirers from
deserving him. LOie Fuller was nine-days
wonder. Chevalier Frigon and Guilbert
on their first visit the talk Of the
TOWN were neglected on their return
Hillary Bell in New York Press.
Two new companies will be on the
road next season. They will be launched
by Milton Aborn & Co The opera COM
pany will have Milton Aborn. Of the Bos-
ton Lyric opera Company, as stage man
ager and comedian The dramatic COM
panys repertoire will include Held by
the Enemy" Jim the Pcnman." "rril-
by" Hazel Kirke" "Esmeralda,'
Master and Man and 1.-The Octoroon"
The success Of the Waite Opera COM
pany was due TO Aborn, who was stage
manager and comedian during its first
season.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13

playing OF The Star Spangled Ban
ner" caused the audience 10 rise and
sing the chorus with wild enthusiasm.
In India the religious drama Is the
chief educator OF the people The two
great plays have been presented every
day for more than 1000 years. There
is no box office, no programme, no sal
airy.
Oyrano de Bergerac" the most ire
mondous success that has been recorded
in Paris in very many years, has been
purchased for the United States by Rich
ard Mansfield and for England by Sir
Henry Irving.
When she first Joined Days COM
panv Ada Rehan stood in the wings
while the centre Of the stage was re-
splendantly filled by Catharine Lewis
At present Miss Rehan is the leading
lady and Miss Lewis supports her
Verdfs latest composition, 'Stabet
Mater for chorus and orchestra, a
PRAYER TO the Virgin" for four female
voices. and a ''Te Deum" for chorus and
orchestra. will be performed for the first
time during Holy Week at the Paris
Grand Opera
How would you like TO sleep in about
60 different hotels. good, bad and indii-
ferent, I'm six months. eat as many ar
ferent kinds of board ditto in ditto
time. and travel several thousands miles
PLAYING sometimes weeks of one-night
stands? And yet some people are stage
struck?-Pittsburg Evening Post.
We shall not be embarrassed with
too many foreign attractions next sea-
SON. at all events. The only stars now
booked for tours I'm this country during
the winter OF 1883 are Olga Neither
sole and Il. S. Willard, neither Of whom
can be looked upOn as novelty There
Is a bare possibility that Sarah Bern
hardt may come over for three months
tour. beginning about January !.
Modjeska Is quoted as saying this bit
OF sense about the attack on benefits
THE actress as "a rune. has little money
and no time TO give to charity. but she
can lend her talents now and then with
out harm 10 herself or any one else. IL
they can appear twice a day as they
do in vaudeville. what they do for char
ity won't hurt them. Besides. in some
countries actors are taxed heavily Here
they are not taxed at all They ought
to give something for the public that
does SO much Tor them,
Sir Squire Bancroft. now In New York
speaks OF the FIRST performance OF "Our
American Cousin" which he witnessed
here thirty-nire years ago. with Edward
s. Sothern. Joseph jefferson Laura
Keene. Edwin varrey and Sara Stevens
in the cast. Mr.. Vary is not the only
one OF these actors now before the public.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13
GEN. R. {. LEE.
President Il. Bargamin Andrews 10
Lecture Monday Night.

President Z. Benjamin Andrews, OF
Brown University. will deliver a lecture
at the Academy Of Music tomorrow
night at SID o'clock on General Robert
Il. Lee. This will probably be the most
interesting and instructive event of the
Lyceum Course.
The lecture. which has been delivered
in many parts of The country, is thus de-
scrbcd by the Augusta (Ga.) Herald:
Bursts OF applause continually inter-
rupted the lecturer, which testified not
only To the reverence FOR the subject by
the large and cultured audience, but 10
the appreciation of the source from
which the welcome thoughts were heard.
IN a fOrcible. direct and mastery
way, which proved him 10 be not only
the scholar and deep thinker, but the
clear sighted historian, DIR. Andrews pre-
scented view after view OF Lees life, until
the whole stood out In all It's glorious
radiance With a no less sklltul hand
me painted I'm the background OF battles
and camps. giving the heroic figure It's
proper setting without taking away any
of lis mstre in this way throwing some
valuable side lights on the history OF the
war. which could not fail 10 be OF inesti-
mable value TO those Interested In the
every detail Of the way the battle was
fought. This lecture cannot fail through
out the whole South 10 contain the letters
which spell success"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13

ing.
London Is to have Hoyts Stranger
In New York.
Liliputian Franz Ebert is to marry
Midget Elsie Lau
The Hawthorne Sisters will return TO
America next month.
Fanny Davenport once played Car
lire IN the BLACK Crook"
Lillian Burkhart smokes a pipe IN
the Lady of the Rowan Tree"
Whitney has purchased an opera called
Papa Chrysanthsmum."
Eddie Toy will start next season in
new farce adapted from the French.
The author Of "Wha happened 10
Jones' has written "Ths Last Chapter"
In April eight Of the 10 theatres in
Philadelphia will have stock companies.
Al Candy will produce next season a
comedy called "WhO Killed Cog RObin?'
Katherine Germaine submitted TO a
surgical operation in New Yorl, the
other day.
Wilson Barratt's repertoire in Australia
includes "Nirginius' and THE "Manx-
man."
Augustn Daily will produce the
queen Of the Ballet a piece by the
author OF "1i92"
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman
threaten 10 play SAAloth anu foitb at
q matinee IN New York.
The programme for Nellie Farren's
benefit ON March II will include Mon
ey" Much Ado About Nothing and
Trial by Jury"
The new play by Bronson Howard
and Charles Klein IS a comedy of Wash
ington manners Of to-day. with dra-
matte background.
Next season Nordica will appear with
Jean de Rezke in Tristan and Isolde"
This will be the official end Of the now
historic squabble between the two emil
ncnt artists.
Judith Bsrolde will star under Frank
Perley's management next season. Per
ley who will have four big enterprises
next season. used 20 be press agent for
the Philadelphia Dime Museum.
on Monday night az the Four
teonth Street Theatre. new York the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13

TUESDAY AND WEDNEsDAY-"The
Real Widow Brown"
FRIDAY AND SATURADY-Louis
James.
o. Q. Scammans' company in "The Real
Widow Brown Is the first attraction Of
the week at the Academy. opening on
Tuesday night and continuing with two
performances on Wednesday.
''rhe Real Widow Brown" created a
great sensation when first produced
abroad and has met with Unprecedented
success In this country whore it sprang
into instantaneous popularity. The wild
ow is a charming impersonation OF her
class The mistakes and complications
which arise from another endcavoring TO
lli her position arc ludicrous in the cX-
IRENE. The entiro comedy Is fun Of clean
wholesome fun. nothing suggestive or
ties neat and of nigh oder Of merit,
and the company mas occn carefully Sc
iocted By the management
Louis James comes to the Academy on
Friday and Saturday next with his new
play ~ Cavalier Of France" which has
been endorsed by the press and public
alike as the greatest success which this
admirable actor has ever had The play
Is pictorial-romantic drama of the
sixteenth century on the order of the
Prisoner of Zcnda" and Under the Red
Robe" and by some critics has been
pronounced a better play than either Of
these two great successes. IL is from the
pen OF Espy Williams, Of New Orleans,
the wcll-knOwn litterateur and news
paper man
The play was partly suggested by W.
Harrison Ainsworth's novel "Crichton."
Several OF the incidents OF the novel are
worked into the plot. but the play is
IN no sense a dramatizaton. The scene
is laid in the court of Henry Ill, OF
France. in 1885. tnat troublous period
from which Dumas stirring stories and
Weynan's interesting works have been
largely drawn.
a Cavalier Of France deals with the
fortunes Of a loyal, fearless gentleman.
whose love IL as strong as mis- arm and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13

whose hate Is as noble as his bravery.
He is In love with a girl whose birth is
unknown, the ward Of the intriguing
, and unprincipled Catherine de Medici.
The daughter of the queen Mother"
Marguerite de Nalois. Queen OF Navarro,
loves him. and the King looks with long
ing eyes on his sweetheart. The queen
mother tries to disgrace the hero that
she may enlist his services 10 kill the
King, that her younger son. Due d'Anjou
may ascend the throne. She accuses
him OF theft and convicts him or false
evidence. lie saves the King life and.
by striking strategy. convinces the ruler
that be IS true. The wicked queen moth
er and her revengeful daughter. Margeu-
erite are banished. The hero is rewarded
with q dukedom and his sweetheart.
who has remained true throughout The
sweetheart is found 10 be OF noble birth
and the curtain falls on the happiness
of al who deserve II, as curtains should
fall
Mr.. James has a character which fits
his splendid romantic qualities admir-
ably. while the play Is strong from
dramatic standpoint and well written in
detail. "A Cavalier OF France will be
presented Friday evening and the bill
for the matinee Saturday will be Julius
Caesar. 'Spartacus, Mr.. James sue
cess of last season viii be presented that
night. Each play will be deliberately
mounted and the excellent supporting
company includes Messre Barry John
ston. Collin Kemper. W. A. Lincoln.
Norman IA. Hackett. Frank Peters and
the Misses Lorettl Wells Mary Emerson
and Alphie Hendricks-James.
The distinguished artistic Miss Margaret
Mather viii shortly apear al the Aca-
DENY OF Music IN a gorgeous production
81 Shakespeare delightful comedy.
"Cymbeline." which achieved n phenom-
enaliy successful run az Wallack's Thea
tire. New York last spring. The company
supporting Miss Mather this season is
said 20 be stronger than she has ever
had heretofore. The announcement is
made by the management that something
like $4,000 was expended on the product
ion before the curtain rose on the initial
performances This may seem like an
exaggeration OF the facts. but several
OF the leading critics dwell strongly On
that subject and unanimously givs cre-
dence % the statement.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN.
Spring Meeting Of the Deep Run
Hunt Club
PROMISES SOME FINE SPORT
The Ravenwood Stable--Cheswick at
Wyndover Farm--SaIe of Wine Cup.
UeimdaI at Builfield-Names
For Foals of 90.

Heretofore efforts OF that well-knOwn
and very popular organization the Deep
Bun HINT club have been limited 10
race meetings of a single day, held dur
ing each spring and fall for several years
mast. but encouraged by the bright out
look ahead, and being provided with
liberal guarantee fund, the Board or
Directors OF the club met recently ana
determined TO hold a meeting OF two
days in April next
Finishing touches Will be put upon the
mile track OF the grounds Of the club. and
with one of the best steeple-chase courses
OF the South: every portion OF which Is
I'm full view OF the grand-stand, this
meeting, which follows That at the Ben
nines track at washington. d. c., viii
furnish higher class sport than has been
witnessed here for years. win a large
and cOntantly increasing membership,
made up Of men of sterling worth ana
prominence in business ana soclal circles,
the personnel Of the CLUB IS strong ana
at &c meetings q large gathering OF
the fashionable element Of Richmond and
other cities is always seen. Located III
section. probably. the most highly i'm
proved and certainly one OF the most
heautiful I'm the South, the grounds OF the
Deem Runt Hunt Club are attractive AZ
all seasons. and especially so in the
spring. The intervening dag was ar
ranged I'm order to accumulate owners
wro wished to enter and start the same
horses on both days of the meeting. The
race programme follows:
THURSDAY, APRIL 18th.
Hacks and Hunters'-Half mile fat
race-For hack and hunters owned by
members of the Deep Run Hunt club.
Gentlemen riders. Weight lN pounds;
,borouehbreds. f55 pounds. Four 10 start.
Purse. $50. Of which sS5 10 the winner and
SIS to the second. Entrance fee, y 30.
Deep Run Hunt Club Challenge Cup-'
Steeplechase about two and half miles
For horses that shall have been owned
and hunted regularly by meInher OF the
club. with the Deep Run Hrnt CluD
hounds previous to March !, 1875. Gentle
men riders. Weight, $50 pounds. Purse
Challenge Cup, and so ADDED, OF NHlcn
s3j TO the winner $23 10 the second anu
So to the third. No entrance Zee
Maiden Plate.-Five furlong fiat race
for rnaidens. three-year-olds and upwards
bred in Virginia. Gentlemen riders. -Four
IN start. Three-year-olds 10 carry l4O
mounds: four-year-olds. 1H pounds; nve-
vear-olds and aged. 156 pounds. Purse
slO0. OF which SO 10 the winner. and 10
10 the second Entrance fee, s..
Commonwealth club Stakes.-Steeple-
chase. about two and three-quarters
miles.-Open TO all horses. Gentlemen
riders. Weight. 80 pounds. -Four 10
start. Purse. S225. Of which $50 TO the
winner, so to the second, and 50 TO the
third. Entrance fee, s..
Chantily Purss.-One mile fat race
Ooen 10 all horses. Weight for age. Jock
eys up. Four TO start. Purse $780, Of
which SIS to the winner, and SIS 10 the
second. Entrance fee, s..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13

The Virginia Trust Company acts as
executor. administrator. guardian, re-
ceiver. trustee for estates corporations
or individuals.
All accidents anduncertainties incident
70 trusts. etc. as administered by indi-
viduals. are altogether removed, when
the company IS appointed 20 handle the
trust fund. The corporation trustee ont
lives the trust. The inefiiciency and care
lessness of individual trustees may wreck
valuable estates. Wills receipted and
kent without charge.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13
NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPE-
CIAI

In addition 20 the double daily service
OF the Atlantic Coast Line the famous
New York and lJrida Special. composed
exclusively of pullman Sleeping, Dining,
Library and Observation cars. heated ~
steam and lighted by electricity. Will De
put i'm service. leaving Richmond at 10
i. VI. on January 18th. and will run daily
except Sunday, arriving at Charleston
7.45 4. NJ. Savannah Y;0l A. NJ, Jack
sonville l:l0 +. ", and 81. Augustine go
l.. NJ.
North-bound train will arrive Richmond
daily except Monday al 500 4. VI. NO
extra charge made On TINS tram except
regular Pullman fare. ..
e. S. CAMPBELL.
Division Passenger Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13
LAUNCHING OF BATrLESHfPS
"KENTUCKYm AND "kE,ARSAGE."
MARCH 9TH.

The Q. & O. Railway Will run 4 Spe
cial Fast Train from Richmond 10 tho
Launching. leaving Richmond A. NJ.
March 18th, arriving at Newport News
Gas A. NJ, at ONE DOLLAR for the
round "trip, good going and returning
on the Special Trains only.
Returning the special will leave New
port News at 5:l5 p. NJ. and arrive in
Richmond at p. NJ.