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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
FLORIDA.

The recent cold at Brownville has killed
all tender vegetables. At least $4,000 has
been lost in that immediate neighborhood.
The reward for the apprehension and
conviction Of the Tampa dam blowers has
now reached 81. 500 The $1,000 offered by
the Board of Trade was augmented by sou
from the City Council.
The affair of the coming week at De-
Land Will be the foot bah game between
the town and university teams. The lat
ter has been strengthened by the addition
of two powerful men, and an interesting
game is anticipated.
Gabrielle correspondent says the
groves that have been wen cared for since
the freeze are doing finely. This seasons
crop in the vicinity of Gee Hammock is
about 1900 boxes, a large proportion of
which have been already shipped at prices
ranging from $3.50 to $2.75 on the tree.
Vegetables have not suffered any from
the late frosts at Gulf Hammock. Farmers
are all through grinding cane, and are
pleased with the output, which Is about
seven barrels per acre without any fertil-
izer. Everybody is busy. planting oats
which always gives a liberal return in
Cuff Hammock.
The Georgia and Alabama Railroad will
hereafter be represented in Jacksonville
with an office, and A. r. Maxwell as COM
mercial agent. Mr.. Maxwell was formerly
connected with the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St Louis Railroad in Jacksonville,
and is well acquainted with the business
houses of the city.
In the book of estimates submitted to
Congress by the Secretary Of the Treas
urY, the sum of $4,000 is recommended for
the maintenance and improvement Of the
Caloosahatchee river. This is an increase
of $1,000 over the appropriations made in
past years. The sum of % 600 is also rec
commended for Charlotte Harbor and Peace
creek. For Key West 100000 is recon.
mended.
Jasper (Fla) special 10 the Morning
News says: There has been wonderful
improvement In the condition of the farm
ers In this section. Many Of them have
lifted the mortgages and can in a very
short time be able 10 go on a cash basis,
which will be infinitely better for both
farmers and merchants Jas
perltes visited Savannah 10 pay their re-
tpecis 10 President Mckinley"
Tampa has a firm that Is growing to-
bacco under cover and as usual Il claims
20 be the only firm in existence doing such
a thing The covering is said 60 stand ten
feet from the ground and forms an ample
protection from rain and wind which
would otherwise injufc abe young plants.
AZ - claimed the culture can b. carried on
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
GEORGIA and o
~ o FLORIDA.

economically, the cost to the producer be-
ing only about cents per pound
These statistics of fernando county will
prove of interest: Area, $50 square miles.
or S32 800 acres Population in 1895. 2.9i0.
Number of public schools in 1885. %. Chill
dren of school age in 1895, 693 of which 474
are white, and PIG colored. School lands
unsold, about 1900 acres. Land returned
Tor taxes, 277S5S acres. Horses and mules,
599; cattle, S,9S5; sheep, GA; hogs 2,O5l.
Number of postofhces in county, Z.
c. T. McCrmmons of Miami has closed
a contract with George L. Babcock TO
furnish him with 5000 cords of four
foot wood, to be shipped to Cuba. This
IS the first opening of the Cuban trade
through the port of Miami. Mr.. Babcock
has large contract to supply the troops
IN Cuba with wood. This is only a begin
ming. Mr.. Babcock has been spending
some time at Miami looking into the pos
slbllIty of opening a profitable trade be-
tween that port and Cuba
Prof c. b. Moore and party of PhiIadel-
phia, who left Palatka in November in the
steamer Alligator for the headwaters OF
the St. Johns for the purpose of digging
lhdlan mounds for relics, returned Friday
their trip being unsuccessful, as the water
was too low to admit the steamer into
Lake Washington Mr.. Moore and party
left Saturday for Philadelphia, where they
viii remain until after the holidays, when
they will go to Mobile and explore the
CUR coast in the steamer Gopher, which
is waiting for them there.
The managers of the ST. Cloud sugar
plantation at Kissimmee have finished har-
vesting the cane crop and are well pleas
ed with the result. The output this sea-
son Will be probably between 10000 and
10000 pounds of sugar, which has been
made with less expense and shorter time
IN harvesting than in previous years. Ar
rahgements have been made 10 increase
the acreage for next season $50 acres or
more. and for this purpose between 300
and 400 tons of cane was saved for plant
ing, which otherwise would have been
made into sugar this season.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
Making Money for Gov. Foster.

In 1880 Mr.. Brce was lawyer in Co
lumbus. O. He had brains, ability and
an aptitude for his profession, but he
lacked one important factor, without
which the most Profound iurist in the
universe can not hope to sueceed-he had
no clients. Besides this, he was woefully
perplexed because there was mortgage
on his mothers house, and, as there had
been default IN the payment of interest,
foreclosure was imminent The holder of
the mortgage was then Governor, Char
ley" Foster and he did not seem disposed
TO grant any further time for the settle
ment of the aTrearage. Mr.. BTice could
not raise money enough to meet the claim,
although the lien was for the compare
lively Insignificant sum of $1,000, and he
made personal appeal 10 the Governor.
Il can not see the roof sold over my
mothers head" he said to Foster, land
unless 1 can get some business that will
bring me a return, you win sacrifice the
property. 1 want you to give me some of
your legal interests to look after. Any
thing at all. l must have some thing"
Il am very sorry, Brice,' replied the
Governor, but I have nothing at all just
now that ] can throw in your way. I'll
tell you what I'll do. though. l want
some one to go to New York for me and
attend to some matters in Wa1 street. If
you want to go, ana VIII 90 eNdctiy as you
are told, / will give you $500. Now that
is the very best l have to offer. Mean
time the foreclosure of the mortgage may
be held in allegiance. All l want is that
/ shall be obeyed implicitly. Do you IN
dersland?"
OF course, Lawyer Brice jumped at the
chance, and overioyed he was 70 get it.
The next day he packed his grip and was
soon flying eastward. AT that time there
was a deal in progress, which was pre-
liminaTy to the great Hooking Valley deal,
and In this Gov. Foster was interested.
He told Mr.. Brice just what he wanted
done, and warned him against being led
off by the apparent inconsistency of the
instructions and acting in opposition there
10. He was careful to impress this on the
ambassadors mind at the last moment.
when the train was moving off.
BrIce. however. saw that 10 carry out
instructions would mean loss to his en-
ployer, and he acted contrary to instruc-
tons. This made the Governor angry,
but his anger was Modified when Brce
returned to Columbus and showed $4,000
he had made. For his trouble he received
half Then he made another lucky invest
ment in East Tennessee. Hooking Valley.
Richmond Terminal, and then the Mick
el-Dlate"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
STORIES ABOUT BRlCE.
Selling the NicI<el-PIate.
From the New York Journal.


The Nickel-plate road, which Mr. Brico
began TO build in 1880. had been protected
since 1859, and partly graded II was Mr.
Brice's idea to extend il so that il should
parallel the Lake Shore. When Mr.. W.
II. Vanderbilt refused TO buy it from him,
saying: 81 can purchase it cheaper at
foreclosure" Mr.. Brice went to Jay Gould
and asked him TO so over the line in an
observation car and pose as an intend
ing customer. Before the Gould train had
reached Chicago Mr.. Vanderbilt had
bought control from Mr.. Brice An init
mate friend of the ex-senator said that
Mr. Gould received 100000 for this serv-
ice. The agreement between Gould and
Brice was that Gould should neither admit
nor deny any statement that was circu-
tied as to his intentions toward the Nick
el-plate.
When the Vanderbilt representatives. met
Mr. Brice and his friends at the office of
the Farmers Loan and Trust Company
to take over the stock, Mr. Brice sud
denly said: LAS I understood it, you We're
to take all my stock at the price l named
and all that of my friends"
Certainly not" replied the Vanderbilts
I'VE only want control
Mr.. Brice thereupon gathered all his
share certificates into a tin box 'If you
won't buy my friends stock at the same
figure you pay for NINE this deal is OFF"
and~he started for the door. The Wander
bits agents ran after him, and, bringing
him back, consented 10 his terms.
Gen. Sam Thomas, the partner of Mr.
Brice was as white as sheet while this
was going on, as the deal meant millions
to them, and any interference with II
would entail enormous losses on both, Az
terward Mr.. Brice said TO the general:
Il should think an old poker-player like
you would know a bluff when he saw ii.
1t is said that Mr.. Brice made two or three
millions out of the Nickel-plate deal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
The Most Extravngant millionaire
From the New York World.

The life of Calvin Stewart Brice was
most extraordinary. II was wonderful in
achievement and in method. He died in
the prime of life, and he was known as the
happiest millionaire in America. He had a
genuine and wholesome JOY in living. de-
light in his achievements He had never
known an important failure. He had al
ways succeeded. At the time of his death
he was engaged upon the greatest enter
prise of his lfe--the Chinese railroad syn
dicate-by which he expected to double his
fortune.
Mr. Brice violated every established rule
for getting rich. and died worth 100000.
He was. perhaps, the most eXtravagant
millionaire in America in his living. He
cared not a whit for the pennies and dol
lars Only the thousands ana millions ap-
pealed TO him
In reviewing his career It would seem
that he made Il a principle never TO neg
lect an opportunity for helping a friend or
furnishing an enemy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
FRIENDS WITH MANKIND.
Animals in the Yellowstone Park
Now Have No Fear.

w" w II eur
From the Troy Times.
The slaughter of birds has almost en-
tirely removed one of the delightful ac-
compartments of life in the rural east
the music of the feathered songsters.
Apropos of this, it may be said that one
of the most pleasant features of the drive
through the Yellowstone National Park is
the apparent intimacy between man and
the animal and bird life in the park
Thanks to the wise and stringent regula-
boundaries.
"The result" says an English tourist
sis positively charming Hundreds of lit
tie chipmunks. with their gaudy striped
backs, scampered impudently about or
peered at the passing coach from the road
side The squirrel did not bolt for the
nearest tree. but nodded a welcome All
bird life treated US likewise. Even the
lordly eagle lowered near and the wild
turkey stalked unconcernedly through the
rank grass We were fortunate enough to
see a fine specimen of the wolf tribe. He
stood, a beautiful creature, and watched
US out of sight. showing only curiosity.
not fear. Another time We perceived
doe and fawn grazing by the road No,
until we were within a few feet ala they
seek the shelter of the woods, yet not 70
fy. They simply moved aside. Here at
least mankind was regarded as a friend
one who could be- trusted. The only ami
NAL who ran away was brown bear. He
turned tail az the sight Of "A coaching par
a. set "a was quite a common thing for
bears 10 approach close 20 The hotels az
evening 70 feed on the refuse thrown out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
MARKETS UNCHANGED.
LIGHT RANSACTIONS REPORTED
IN THE LEADING DEPARTMENTS.

Cotton Futures Lower and the Local
Market Quiet and Easy and Tn
chRnged-Spirits Turpentine Firm
at 80 Cents GalIOn-Rosin Market
Firm and Unchnngcd-WhOhc sRIe
Markets steady.
savannah, Dec. 19.-The reported trans
actions IN the leading departments We're
light to-day. Cotton futures were at a
decline and the demand in the local mar
ket was slow with the tone quiet and easy.
The spirits turpentine market remained
firm with a good demand at 40 cents. and
rosins were firm and unchanged. Other
markets remained steady with a fairly
active movements. The following re-
sumo of the different markets will show
The tone and the quotations at the close
to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
GEORGIA.

There is more complaint of tramps and
beggars roaming over the country around
Swainsboro now than ever before in the
recollection of the people there
Americus cotton receipts are climbing
towards the $4,000 mark and will reach it
by Dec. 81. Already more than $1,000 bales
have been received there this season.
The Americas local market is now beau
tifuily supplied with Baldwin apples of
finest quality, though the price, 60 cents
per peck, is a little higher than hereto.
fore.
Americas Times Recorder: quite a
number of citizens assembled at the Cen
trail depot Friday, thinking that President
Mckinley would pass through, en- route
10 Savannah. But he didn't.
1t is reported that both the white and
colored prisoners in jail at Swainsboro en-
Geavored to break out Monday night. On
account of the combination locks on the
cell doors they were not successful.
swainsboro News: Messrs. Joe Moring
and Tom Parish are studying hard and
waiting for some law to be enacted by
which they can be admitted to the bar,
as such a statute does not now exist.
Thomasvile's liquor dealers are not los
ing any time in closing out their stock.
They have only a few days left in which
TO close out and at the present rate very
little will be left on hand when the drst
day of January arrives.
Mrs. Budwell, who went to Augusta Sat
urday from Johnston, S. c., to attend to
Tho inn I'D
the misfortune to either lose or have her
Notebook stolen. which had neat sum
i'm It in cash. besides valuable papers 10
The amount of $1,000 So far, the matter
is unexplained. The purse contained over
500 in cash besides two checks OF de-
post issued by the Johnston, Is. c., BANK
one check of deposit was for $500 ana
the other was for $500.
Deputy Interpal Revenue Collector T. j.
Meadows and Deputy Marshal Dismukes
made a raid on a dstillery in Wilcox
county last Tuesday and made big cap
ture The still was one of the largest IN
this section of the country, being OF ABOUT
200 gallons capacity. They also took pos
session of about eight barrels OF WHISKY
which was in stock on THURSDAY tne
same officers captured two stllls IN Ml'ch-
Ell county, one OF which was in full opera
prietor, L. j. Hardy, was arrested
The disappearance of Chief of Police
Sbronshire continues to be the all absorb
ing topic of public interest in Rome.
thopsand and one reports and rumors were
ahoat Saturday. Every man had new
idea 60 present or a new rumor to start
Oh the rounds. The fact remains, now
ever. that Chief Shropshire has not re
turned and if he has communicated with
any man in Rome that person has Kept
the matter and his identity under cover.
Even his most intimate friends ana up
holders who had sturdily maintained that
he would return began to weaken Wheh
the incoming trains did not bring the
chief The finance committee of the Coun-
Gil who are investigating Shropshires al
fairs, have not yet found any new eVl-
dence of shortage as yet. 1t is SAID, now
ever, that several men have reported that
Shropshire owed them borrowed money.
These sums range from S. to Sl25.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
Day GOODa.

New York, Dec. 19.-The market for
bleached cottons is strong In tone win
a fair demand. Some makes, GA sauare I'm
tone We're in good demand. There were
quiet advances In wide sheetlngs of to
~ per cent. Brown cottons very firm In
heavy weights, with good sales Fine yarn
goods firm, but demand quieter. Print
cloths quiet but prices maintained. Prints
IN good request and firm. Ginghams show
average demand at full prices Wooden
goods unchanged In all respects Cotton
hosiery dun, but underwear selling well
for spring on recorders at previous nr,ces
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20

Il was an after-dnner relaxation for the
guests to watch them feeding. They
marched and disputed the choicest mors-
els, for the most part Indifferent to the
company. Only when we became inquisi-
tive and approached too near did they
retire; and these animals were perfectly
free and unfettered in their movements.
II may read like a fairy tale, but it is
solid facts"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
Did Not waste words.
From The New York World

He had marvellous insight and his mind
was like a steel strap. He was not a
wastcr Of words. Ills talk was epigram-
matte. and he was extremely witty. He
wrote admirably He was extremely care
fol In what he wrote. weighing every
word
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20

Columbus dispatch in Chicago Tribune.
The Hon. Charles Foster. In a long IN
lefyiew, told many things " Interest about
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
NAVAL sTonEs.

Spirits Turpentine-The market re-
manned firm and unchanged with a good
demand for the very light offerings. Al
me Board Of Trade the market was bull
letined firm al 40 cents with reported
sales Of % casks. At the last call. the
market closed firm at 40 cents, with fur
Their sales of 297 casks.
Rosin-There was no change In the mar
ket to-day. The demand was fair and
the reported sales aggregated 1885 bar
rels. Az the first cali the sales were 92O
and at the close they were 3G5 bales. The
nmOlA lL0ns wore as fnllnus.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20

AT a late dinner at he Mansion House
three foreign consuls were present 20
whom the Lord Mayer wished to do honor
by drinking their health. lie accordingly
directed the tOast-proclaimer 10 announce
"ihe health Of the three present consuls."
THE toast-nfoclaimer. however. miataking
the words. rose ana announced. "rhe Lord
Mayor drinks the health Of the three per
cent. consolgg -Tlt-Dits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
PAGES o TO 10.
FINANCIAL.

New York. Dec. 19.-Rosin steady. Tur-
penune firm at 421ba4sc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20

Galveston-Steady; middling 5lk net re-
ceipts, 2s,O9S; gross, 2SO0S; stock 1881 SS1.
New Oreans-Quiet; mldding, 81; net
receipts, 1887; gross, 1887; sales, 700;
stock, 467979
Mobile-Quiet; middlng, S-16; net re-
ceipts, S,S4S; gross, 3,S4S; sales, 500; stock,
1894
Charleston-steady; middlng, 50; net
receipts 1,575; gross, 1575; stock, 1854.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 57s net re-
ceipts, 1,7O5; gross. LOS; stock, 1858
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, 7-16; net re-
ceipts, 4,51l; gross, ASH; sales. 2l9; stock,
$780,
Baltmore-Nominal middllng, 5al
gross receipts. 2, 10l stock, 20,042
New York-Quiet; middling, 5 1916; net
receipts, 1876; gross. 1856; sales. 100; stock,
92,177.
Boston-Quiet; middlng, 5 1916; net re-
ceipts, 2,45S; gross, $500.
Philadelphia-Firm; middllng, 6 1-16; net
receipts, 45l; gross, 451; stock, 6963.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Alphabetically; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts, 1868; gross, 1858; sales, 59l; stock,
1920
Memphis-Easy; midding. 57s; net re-
ceipis, 7047; gross, 1921; sales, 1000; stock,
$50 PSF.
ST. Louis-Quiet; middling. 57s; net re-
ceipts, 1,475; gross. 72S7; sales, So; stock.
1928.
CincInnatl-steady; middling. GIG; net
receipts, 1856; gross, 1856; stock, 13,4l2.
Houston-Qulet; middling. 51z; net re-
ceipts, Is, 5S6; gross, 1885, sales, 1856; stock,
POP 2O2.
Louisville-steady; middins, 5h.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To the continent, 1924
New Orleans-To France, 17,100; coast
wise, 1O4
Moble-Coastwise 1905.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 903.
Charleston-To Great Britain, 5,oS2;
coastwise, 2,26.
Wilmington--To the continent, 9,O45;
coastwise, 600
Norfolk-Coastwise, 4,S72.
New York-To Great Britain, $780,;
France. 1.104.
Phledelphia-To Great Britain, SAL
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain, 1909; 20 France,
1920; 90 the continent 1906
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain. 2s.451; 70
France, 1850; TO the continent, 1866
Total foreign exports since Sept ]. 1893
To Great Britain. ], s33 ass; to France, al, .
OPP; to the continent, 1,343.7s0.
Liverpool Dec. 10. 4 p. m.--Cotton, spot.
fair demand; prices 1920 lower; American
middlng, fair. S3sd; good middling, 9-32d;
middiing 33-32d; low middling, 25-32d ;
good ordinary 1920; ordinary. 1920.
The sales Of the day were 1000 bales, of
which ] 900 bales were FOR speculation and
export, and included $500 bales Amerl-
can. Receipts 1906 bales including 100
bales American.
Futures opened quiet. with moderate
demand and closed steady; American mid
ding low midding clause December 3Oi
Gi302d soilers; December-January, 2OiM
goa sellers; January-Fe bruary 30203.03d
sellers. February March, 3.g3d buyers;
March-April, 3Oid buyers; April May, 305d
buyers. Iay-June. 3.05d buyers; Junc-July.
s.07d sellers. Juiy-August 3O708osd buy
crs. August-SeptcmDer. 3gsd value. Sep
tomber- october. 3.0sd buyers; Octobof-No-
yembsr, 3.0sd buyers.
New York, Dec. i9.-The friends Of cot
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
COTTON.

There was a decline in the futures mar
ket to-day on account of the on-support
of Liverpool. The local market remain
ed unchanged with the tone weaker. The
total sales reported were 357 bales. AT
the FIRST call at the Cotton Exchange
the market was bulletlned quiet and un-
changed with no sales reported. At The
second call it was quiet and easy with
sales OF 500 bales. At the last call the
market closed quiet and unchanged with
sales Of 80 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close OF the market at che
COTTON IVVChanOa today.
The times., 1898-05-26
THURSDAY. MAY 26, 1898.
Coming. Father wiIIinm.

IN spite OF frequent denials in official
circles. The Times has insisted for days
that the President had made up his
mind to call for more volunteers. Yes
1erday he justified our prediction and
asked the country for seventy-five
thousand additional fighting men. His
action in this respect viii be heartily
applauded.
We have seen the disadvantage of
unpreparedness for emergencies. The
Regular Army ought TO have been
largely increased months ago. If il had
been, Gen. Miles could have landed
forty or fifty thousand men as soon
as war had been declared and, with the
assistance Of the Navy, taken Havana
IN a week A whole month has bsen
used up in mobiilzing the regulars and
licking the first volunteer contingent
into something like effective shape. BY
the time the present military force of
the country is in condition to take the
field. it viii be seen-indeed it is already
reallzed-that it will not be large
enough for the extended and scattered
operations which it now seems certain
that our armies will be called upon tc
undertake.
Instead of a division of ten thousand
men. as at first thought adequate, we
known now that something like thirty
or thirty-five thousand men will be re-
quired TO occupy the Philippine archi-
pelago. Another body of almost. If not
quite equal size. viii be necessary Il
garrison Porto Rico, while il is poss. BILE
that we may have to throw a hundred
thousand or more into Cuba In addi-
ticn to those several necessities, it must
not be forgotten that our coast and har-
dor defenses will demand a consider
able army 10 man and 10 support them
against possible landing parties.
Considering all these things we do not
think that an army OF two hundred and
seyenty-eight thousand men will be any
greater than the occasion viii justify,
by the time the volunteers under this
second call can be recruited, armed
equipped and drilled. Mr Mckinley, in
our opinion. has done the right thing
al the right time.