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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17
GEORCIA zND o
~ o FLORIDA.

The Oldest house in America is in St.
Augustine. II was built in 1864 by the
monks of the Order of st. Francis and the
whole of the solid structure is composed
of coquina, a combination of sea shells
and mortar, which is almost indestructi-
bic. When Francis Drake sacked and
burned the town this was the only house
left in the trail of destruction. 1t has
been purchased by the well known anti
quarian, ]. w. Henderson, who will make
it his winter residence.
A great deal of interest has been arous-
ed among the guests of the hotel over
the opeaing of the Tampa Bay Hotel eX-
position. This is the only pleasure resort
house in the South maintaining each year
a permanent exhibit that far surpasses
any state exhibit made a any of the great
expositions of note. The mineral exhibit
is one of such wide scope that it is aston
ishing to many who do not know that the
mineral resources of the state are so var
led One of the pleasing features of the
exposition is the arrangement of the eX-
hibit and the tasteful decorations. Large
paintings of all the heroes of the late
Spanish-American war, naval and mill
tary, adorn the walls of the building.
At the Florida Methodist Episcopal con-
ference now in session at Gainesville Revs.
A. f. Householder presiding elder of the
Tallahassee district; l.. w. Moore, presid-
ing elder of the Live Oak district j. G.
Sale. presiding elder of the Gainesville dis
trict; c. A. Saunders, presiding elder of
the Jacksonville district; r. w Tomhes
of the Orlando district Charles A. Full
wood of the Tampa district reported these
districts in good condition. Revs. A. john
son, j. c. Ley, J. F. Waters, W. F. Shu-
maker. e. Wilson, j. l.. Rogers E. f.
Gates. w. H. Parker had their churches
passed. and their names referred to the
committee on conference relations for SUI
perannuation.
The schooner Montana sailed from Port
Tampa Wednesday carrying considera-
bic mixed cargo The vessel had on board
cows. hogs. sheep, calves, goats, chick
ems and dogs. They We're all bound for
Cuba. They were shipped by a Tampa
firm to some Cuban, who desires to stock
a place. The schooner is large one, and
was well loaded
AT West Palm Beach on Tuesday Ben
Moore and Smokey Joe were the deten-
dants in the two murder cases, the former
charged with killing VIII Darby, and the
latter with killing Charles Sawyer The
| iuries in both cases brought in verdicts OF
| guilty. and Judge Jones passed the Lie
| sentence upon both.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS.
CONDITION OF GENERAL TRADE
DURING THE PAST WEEK.

Bank CIearings show an Increase
over the Corresponding Week
Last Year-COntinual Advance in
Spirits Turpentine MarLet-Rosin
Lower ON Common Grades-COttOn
Market Remained Unchanged.
other Markets Fairly Active.
Savannah. Dec 16.-The general markets
during the past week were fairly active.
The volume of business as shown by the
bank clearngs was 10000 over the
amount during the corresponding week
last year Spirits turpentlne was in strong
request and the price advanced 3 cents on
the week. There was part decline of
) cents on low grade resins. Cotton re-
mained unchanged, with "a bullish feeling
in the market. Sugar declined. Meats
were lower and lard higher Other mar
kets were fairly active and steady. The
following resume OF the different markets
will show the tone and quotations at the
close to-day:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17

New Orleans Dec. 16--Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans cotton eN-
change statement shows a decrease In the
movement into sight compared with the
seven days ending thls date last year In
round figures 10000, an increase over the
same days year before last of 1900.
The total movement for the 107 days from
Sept ! to date Is 6.6sl,S9i against 6,S83,SlS
last year and 5,G3i eS5 year before last.
The movement since Sept. !, shows re-
eeipts at all United States ports $780, s6.
against 4Sl4.12 last year and interior
stocks IN excess of those held at the close
of the commercial year 596.9ss against 565.-
ga last year; Southern mill talkings, 435,64S,
against AIS, 862 last yeaR.
Foreign exports for the week have been
275.01i, against 255759 last year, making
the total thus far for the season, 3,555, sos
against 3,2i0. 204 last year
Stocks az the seaboard and the % lead
ing Southern interior centers have increas-
ed during the week, 29S,999 bales Against
au increase during the corresponding pc
Rod last season of 362l1.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight thus
far for the new crop the supply TO date is
6,952, 400, against 6,499,S72 for the same pc
Rod last year.
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FLORIDA.

Mr.. j. p. Taliaferro of Jacksonville will
doubtless be the leading candidate for the
next United States senatorshlp from Flor
ida. The name of Hon. S M Sparkman
has been frequently mentioned in this con-
nection. also.
Hon. G. p. Healy of VoIusla Is an
nounced as a candidate for the speaker
ship of the next House of Representatives.
The Major" is a thorouRh-going business
man. and has had much experience in leg
islative affairs.
For selling branded cherries under the
guise of kidney cure" Charles Bellany,
young white man OF Marion county, was
convicted in the United States Court at
Jacksonville of selling liquor without a
government license and sentenced accord
ingy.
The dead body of b. f. Trowell of Tam
pa formerly clerk in the quartermas-
ier's department Fourth Army Corps, was
found near Orange park in Jacksonville
"a few days ago There were no sign OF
idul play. and death appeared TO have
been due to natural causes.
Reports from every part Of the state
indicate that The orange crop has not
been injured In any way by the recent
cold snaps, and the crop this year will be-
twice the size OF that of last. II is esti.
mated, however that II viii be about
twenty years before another 5,00D000 boa
crop comes along.
Capt Jim Mckay OF Hillsboro county
formerly United states marshal for Tho
sonihern district Of Florida. ls on his way
90 Havana 10 assume che responsible posi-.
Ton of transportation agent for the United
states. under the direction of ana subject
no The orders OF Brig Gen. q. F.. Hum.
tnfey' chief quarleimaalcr TOR the island
~ Cuba.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17
UNCLE SANS NEW SCALES.
win Record weight OF Heavy Gun
as wen as n Pound of Sugar.
From the Washington Times.


Every body is perhaps aware that the
large scales upon which entire freight cars
with their loads OF many tons are weighed
are considered immense, but with all Their
immensely it seems that they are meager
in the eyes of Uncle Sam. who has gone
all the railroad masnates in the country
one point better by installing at the navy
yard in this city one of the largest scales
| in the country.
This machine can outweigh the largest
railroad weighing machines fifty tons, ami
when IL is considered that its result must
be accurate TO the weight of a pound, while
railroad scales are considered good If they
approach anywhere near ffty pounds of
being correct, il is TO he marveled at the
advances that have been made in scale
manufacture In recent years.
AT a hurried glance they are not unlike
the ordinary platform or hay scales. Closer
Investigation reveals the fact that they
| are forty-eight feet long and twelve feet
| wide and hat they rest upon a cement
| base built upon .og piles. The ground IS
| somewhat low. and Il was necessary to
utilize the services Of piIe-drivers to secure
a stable foundation, which is one of the
requisites of an accurate Weighing ma
chine The cast was about 81 200
the counterpoise Of the machine 90 a re-
porter the superintendent of the yards and
docks picked up a half brick which was
lying on the ground nearby and tossed it
on the huge platform Of the machine.
He then consulted The long brass lever
in the reading box along the side OF the
scales and found that the record OF the
brick was just a pound.
Turning to the reporter. he said that tho
machine is so sensitive that IL can weigh
anything from a pound Of sugar to tlio
Of l3-iuch naval guns, and weigh them &c.
curate.y, though il viii probably exc out
q long existence at the famous gunshop
/ without having the chance to weigh an
/ ounce Of the former. The capacity OF the
4 new scales Is $50 tons, or double the ca
/ pacty OF tho Old scales. which have tust
/ been replaced by the new ones. A l3-inch
| gun weighs about ffty-hve tons. and /,
may be readily seen that the new scales
can weigh two Of the monsters. reclining
on a forty-eight-f0ot car truck, ana no,
/ tax rs capacity 60 any great extent. An
| the big guns Of nc new navy will bo
weighed upon these colossal scales.
I
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpeutne-There was a very
strong demand for the light receipts dur
ing the past week. The market advanced
daily under the urgent request for the Of
ferings The price paid az the close to-
day was 40 cents gallon, being an adj
vance Of cents a gallon since last FRI
day.
At the Board OF Trade to-day the mar
ket at the first call was bulletined firm al
sqih cents. with sales Of 80 casks. At the
last call II closed firm at 40 cents, with
sales OF 400 casks. u was reported that
.OO0 casks were sold al the quotation after
The closing OF the official market. The re-
celpts to-day we're ,229 casks.
Posin-There were fluctuations Of cents
during The week on low grades Of rosin.
Thore vas a good demand ard The daily
receipts were SAID 10 have been absorbed
az tho market quotations. AZ tne Gloss
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Georgin's CoIored Methodists.

Darlen. Ca, Dec. l5.-Thc morning ses-
sion was given 10 speeches and The APP
nointmeut Of \ committee TO draft and
present 10 the conference resolutions on
Rishop Turner's work IN South Africa for
indorsement The editor OF the African
Methodist Episcopal Review. Prof. Keal-
ing In addressing the conference, spoke
hopofully of'lhe future Of the negro. Mrs.
sarah Duncan, general superintendent Of
me Womans Home ana Foreign Mission
1rv Society. was introduced. DR. Downs,
on being introduced. made few remarks.
Nrs w @ shelton. state superintendent
OF the Woman's Home ana foreisn ME-
riouary society. was heartily received AZ
nieht there was q rally Tor the cause OF
missions, ana addresses b. able speakers.
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WILL CULTIVATE TOBACCO.
The Experiment Has Proven Quite
Success at VidaIia.

vldala. Ga, Dee. 16.-Messrs. S. b.
Meadows. G. N. Mathews and Arthur
Macon will embark in the tobacco raising
business another year. They have secured
tie services Of Mr. c. c. Robertson, an
exper:enced tobacco farmer Of North Car
olina. to superintend the culture and cur
inc of the tobacco. Mr.. Robertson thinks
This section is well adapted to this crop
and is encouraging our people very much
in this line. If these men are successlu
~ this venture. a larger acreage will be
planted in the future.
Mr.. G. w. Culpepper of Washington
county has purchased the j. f. Dix prop
ertv here. and will be a resident OF our
town in the near future.
Mr.. Jerry Branuy and two other farmers IS
tbIs section. They are well pleased with
the swiregrass" country, and VIII locate
If thew succeed in making purchase.
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nay GoODS.

New York Dec. l6.-Prlnt cloths have
advanced to 295c for regulars; 3Sls-inch, 81
squares, have sold at Shc, and S9-lnch,
IS by ", at Shc per yard. Clifton and
Glendale brown drills have advanced isc.
Merrimac. Columbia Chambrays, Brazil
ian and Tartan reds and indigo blues have
advanced iAc The tone of the cotton
goods market was quite strong ana the
demand well maintained despite the
higher prices and stocks in first hands.
small for this season. Advances IN wide
sheetings are expected. Atlantic Aka brown
sheetings have advanced Pr per cent In
the wooden goods division there are 70
new features. The demand was moder-
ately met.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17

New Orleans, Dec. 16.-Secretary Hes
ters statement of the worlds visible sup
ply Of cotton shows an increase for the
week just closed of 1870 bales, against
an increase of 2i5,s53 last year.
The total visible is 4502, 70S against 4,705. :
ABS last week, and 4O72,062 last year. OF
this the total Of American cotton Is 4,677, =
7Os, against 4, 486, 43s last week. and 3,8il ,062
last year and Of all other kinds, including
Egypt Brazil, India, etc, 225,0O0, against
219 900 last week and 231,000 last year.
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DILLON A CANDIDATE.
burglars Enter the Residence of L.
4. Dreycr.

brownsville, Ga Dec 15.-James w
,,uion has been announced as candi-
date for Mayor Of Thomasville. The e.ec-
ron takes place in January.
rho residence of L. A. Dreyer in this
ott,, was entered yesterday in broad day
Iigbt while the family was out, and a
large quantity of clothing and other ar
ticIes stolen from the room Of Mr.. Dreyer
and his wife
/ w. Lilly Of this city and Miss Mamie
Conneu of Metcalfe were married yester-
dav at the home of the brides parents
rev. A. c. Cowart officiating.
Tourists for the winter are arriving on
every train coming TO Thomasvil.e. The
outlook is good for big season.
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LIrcrnooI cotton statistics.

Liverpool. Dec. 16-Folowing are the
weekly cotton statistics: Sales. total.
CT 600; sales, American 81 600; trade taxi
ings, ST. 600; actual export, 5000; import,
total, $4,000; import, American. ll2,000;
stock. total, 1,15S, 600; stock, American,
.O59, 900; afioat total, $4,000; anoat. Amer
lean. 372,OO0; sales, for speculation, 2l,20O;
purchases for export, $500.
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Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from ell sources for the past week
were 32.9H bales upland and , ,i46 bales sea
island, against 55,l62 bales upland and
3.7t6 bales sea island for the same week
last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows. Per Central Railway, 28,469 bales
pcr Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
road. G2Sl bales; per Charleston and Sh~
vann. h Railway, 1923 bales per South
Round Railroad, O95 bales; per Florida
Conpnl ard Pennsular. JOi bales. per
Ceolgia aud Alabaml Railroad, 1.Sii h1lts.
Ter s. annah rive steamers. 10 bales;
lcr carts, 43 bales; per Beaufort steamers,
bales.
Exports The exports for the past week
were 70.5Ci bales upland and 2,lGl bales sea
island. moving as follows: To New York,
522g bales upland and LII bales sea Is
land; 10 Baltimore, 4.lS6 bales upland; 60
Boston. 5.l0S bales upland. and 40 bales sea
island; 10 Bremen, 40,4l1 bales upland; 20
Hamburg. SEQ bales upland TO Genoa S,2o0
bales upland; to Barcelona, i2l5; TO Oporto
> bales upland.
Stucbs-The stocks on hand and on ship
board to-day were 1O472S bales upland and
- aS3 bales sea island against 1870. -, bales
upland. aud 1869 bales sea island at the
corresponding time lost year.
Sea Island C0tton--There Wasa brighter
feeling IN the long staple market during
the past week The demand was quite
strong and prices advanced about p cent.
Der pound The reported sales were $3.50
bales The market closed firm at the fol-
1nv.fYtcr ouaf a fippa.
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PAGES o 10 10.

Every one Is either bullish on. the Inn
provement in trade or on the lighter
movement, so that there are few sellers.
The market is expected to close higher
and Liverpool to be better tomorrow.
During the afternoon the market became
quiet and then easier under slow liquida-
ers feel the bad weather in the South will
sustain prices, but they did not buy freely
after noon"
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The receipts for the past week were
. li6 bales, against 3,746 bales for the same
week last year
Exports during the week were 2.l61 bales
moving as follows: 420 bales 20 Liver
poo,; PSI bales to Manchester; 100 bales to
Havro, and 1860 bales to Northern ports
for domestic consumption.
Exports for the same week last year.
3,507 bales.
The total receipts from Sept. 10 date
amount 10 81. es3 bales, against 40,509 bales
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. l TO date
have been 2l.343 bales. moving as follows:
TO Great Biltain 1929 bales: 10 France,
1871 bales; to the continent, 800 bales; to
Northern ports for domestic consumption
1859 bales
The total exports for the same period
last wear were 2O,2l3 bales.
stock on hand ard on shipboard to-day
were 1888 bales, against 26,699 bales this
Charleston. s. c., Dec. 16.-sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week,
ass bales; exports, 60 bales; sales, 253 bales;
stocks, 1853 bales.
Ouotations-M Medium fine, iSc; fine, zoe;
fullv fine 22d25c; extra fine 400JJc.
rho total receipts since Sept. !. 1898,
have been 1859 bales against 1876 bales
for ,he same time last year. The exports
since Sept. /, 1898, have been l,75O bales.
against l,76S bales for the same time last
year
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Received this Gay .................'.''. 4zvo
Received same day last 2ear......... 1924
Received same day year before last 6519
Received past week .................... 1881
Received same week last year....... 592OS
Received same week IN 1885 ........... 4lVls
Peceipts since Sept !. 1S9S.............7i51 7S
Recelpts same time last year.........76l, BIG
Exports this day. contnent........... 10 OIL
Exports this day coastwise. ......... 4,283
rxports this week. coastwlse......... 16, 1893
Exports past week continent ........ 5J.925
Total exports past week .............. q 665
Exports Since Sept. !, 1885
To Great Britain ...................... 42,2O7
TO France Observation-Disclosures. B,16i
TO the continent .......................3 29, 53s
Total foreign So
Total coastwise ..-...-,.......,...'.....20o 49,
Total exports 800, 10
Exports Same Time Last Year
| To Great Britain ....,........,......... 47.627
| 70 France ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Z,13s
TO the continent .s3.
Total foreign ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .402.2ls
| Total coastWise ......,..........,.......2l7
Total exports .Z2'
| stock on hand this day .....,..........l21,11 III
stock on band same day last year. l57. AZ
Receipts and Stocks az the Ports
This day last week ........,......... GlcG'
| This day last year .......a......,.... C2fsi
| This day year before last ............ $3.50
receipts past week ....."...,,....... 32g8E
Same week iast year .,...........,.... at90G
same week year before last ......... a3i ~;
Total receipts since Sept. ], lsgs....5, ,7s'
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WEEKLY COTTON REPORTS.
Comparative statement OF net receipts
at all the ports during the week ending
Friday evening. Dec. 16 1888, and during
the same week last year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17

-Penolope-"Irs DREADFUL Papa wants
me % marry O man have never seen"
Perdita-Thats nothing Ny father
wants me 90 marry a man 4 have SEEN"
HARLEM Lao
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COTTON.

The local market remained unchanged
in quotations throughout the past week.
There was a fair demand, but the offer
iues were light, as there was a feeling
that prices would advance. The daily
sales were light. To-day the reported
sales were only y bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tatons at the close OF the market at che
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17

Stock Of cotton at all ports Dec. 16.
1898, and on the same day Of the week last
year:
r,c.I- 1Q0e 1907
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15
Country and Town.

u T many OF the state camps in
! the East complaint Is loud over
the severity of the test to which
recruits are put. under the medical ex-
animation tina is the necessary pre-
Jude to service in the army. The ak
in these eastern camps is that the
medical men max the examination
needlessly severe. The result is. on
the figures thus far ascertained. that
the reflections are from fifteen to fifty
per cent. on account Of physical dis
ability.
Reports from several of the camps
say that most of those who are re-
jected are young men from the cities.
against whom low vitality" Is
charged. II that is the fact. It will
surprise those whose memories run
back TO the days OF the civil war; II is
one of the accepted truths inherited
from that war that the city boys made
more hardy soldiers, on the average,
than the recruits from the country.
That was the testimony of men who
had most to do with the soldiers who
made up the army hat served during
rebellion days. Medical authority de-
clared that the city recruits adapted
themselves more easily than their
country cousins to the change from
place to place. to enforced irregularl-
ties in diet and to the hardships usual
in the life of a soldier. Their previous
life had been a better preparation for
this: their hours more irregular; their
sleep shorter: their a~daptability to new
conditions greater.
The public will not easily be con-
WINGED that within thirty odd years a
social or physical revolution has been
wrought which gives the city boys the
worst of Il under a medical examina-
ton for fitness in military service. In
any event the large percentage of re-
Jections we have named seems to show
that some Of the doctors are working
needlessly hard to earn their money.
II is believed that the tests applied at
Camp Smith in this state were normal:
the percentage OF reflections was small.
This state certainly recruited a regt-
ment of hardy men yet. II the testi-
money furnished by III civil war Is
anything to go by. the city boys out OF
stores and offices in the East can match
them in the endurance of the h%ardships
of life I'm camp.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15
Waiting in Camp Smith.

IF this morning gives promise of fair
weather, the special trains an
ounces to run from this city and
from Butte will carry crowds of visi-
tors to Camp Smith. The soldiers ct
rendezvous there are probably a little
the worse off for last weeks ~drenching
rains, yet the camp will doubtless be
presentable. All last week the Iegi-
ment awaited the order for its trans
fer to the coast. That order has not
yet been received, although all ac-
counts agree in saying that the gov
is doing its utmost to hurry
off to Manila the regiments that are
destined for service there.
1t is apparent that the department
at Washington is impressed With the
necessity for sending an ample quota
of men for the relief of the Dewey
squadron. More than once the govern
ment has increased the limit il lad
marked as the total OF troops that
would be required in order to maintain
a military establishment at Ma 1ila.
One of yesterdays bulletins announced
that volunteers from Dakota, Ne
braska, Colorado and other states have
received orders to be prepared for the
Journey to the Philippines.
OF course. II Sampson has the coed
fortune to meet the Spanish fleet he
is in quest Of and II he wipes 1t out-as
he surely will-the urgency respecting
Manila will be less. because Spain will
hardly send the remnant Of her ravy
SO far away from home. Meanwhile,
however, the government at Washing
ton evidently has Dewey's situation al
ways in mind.