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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-31

S.20dS I'D sellers; September-O October, 8. 90d
sellers; October November, S.19dS. god: No.
vember-D December, Sd9d buyers; December
January, 3l9d buyers; January February,
3.l9d buyers
New York, March 30.-The feature OF
transactions in cotton futures to-day was
the covering of short accounts and In
crease In the volume of speculative or
ders. On the start the market developed
firm undertone In response to a more
satisfactory character of Liverpool ca
bles than looked for and every indication
that port and interior receipts would fall
below early estimates. Prices moved up
two or three points on the first call and
continued to advance throughout the fore
noon on general covering and quite ac-
tive Liverpool buying. Advlces from Wash
ington were much the best yet received
indicating that a peaceful solution of the
Cuban question was now in sight.
A rumor that Spain had shown a will
ingness to accept $500, 100000 for Cuba was
in circulation early In the afternoon, Civ
ing shorts quite a scare, and on this de-
mand prices sharply advanced. Offerings
throughout the session were limited repre-
senting In a great measure profit taking
on purchases made at recent low figures.
The fact that receipts at both interior
towns and the ports have fallen below
the figures of 1896 and that exports from
day to day recently have nearly doubled
the receipts, figured in the advance. The
close was steady at net gain of to II
points.
New York. March 30. noon.-Cotton flu
lures opened quiet and firm: sales, 2,7OO
bales; March, 5.SSc; April, 5.SSc; May. s. sc;
June, $3.50; July. $3.50; August colo: Sep
TENDER, 6.00c. October, 5.97c: November
$3.50; December. 6O0c; January, cole.
New York, March so. p. m.--Cotton fu-
lures closed steady; sales. $500 bales;
March, 5-96c; April $3.50; May, colo; June
6.0Sc July, 6.05c; August 6.0Sc September
6.o7c; October, e.o5c; November, 6.O6c; De-
oember, 607c; January, 6.O9c.
New Orleans, La, March s0.-cotton
futures, steady; sales. $500 bales; March.
nominal; April. 55sc bid; May, 5.64Q5 65c;
June, 5.66@S.67c; July. 5.7Oq5.7lc; August,
570@571c; September, 5,72Q573c; October,
5.70G572c November, 5.70G5.72c; Deem
Der, 5.73Q5.75c; January 5.75g5.77c.
New York, March SO-Riordan g. Co.
say of cotton to-day: ION light trading,
cotton prices scored a sharp advance to-
day. The rise was due to short covering,
buying for Liverpool account and lack
of any selling pressure II was, to a
large extent, in sympathy with sharp
bulge in stocks. There was nothing def
mite in the political news, but the general
feeling was that more hopeful of peace
full outcome of the trouble with Spain, on
what this feeling was based, II Is hard "a
see. Liverpool advanced one-han sixty
fourth this morning, and our market open.
ed points higher After the opening, Il
gradually improved throughout the entire
day. Receipts were comparatively moder-
ate, and the Southern markets were high.
err. August opened at cole, advanced TO
6.o9c, and closed at 60Sc to 6.09c, with the
tone of the market steady. We do not
think 1t probable that the advance will be
silI aimed 2,
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CROP PROSPECTS AT GAMBLER.
Serious Injury Threatened BY the
PrOtrncted Draught.

Gambler, Fla, March 3O-We are suffer-
ing here from a protracted drought,
which, if not soon broken, will become
very serious. Vegetables are suffering
greatly, especially beans and cucumbers
Cabbage are well headed up, and ready TO
ship, but prices are very low and but lit
tie is being cut. Most all corn is planted
and up, but needing rain ba,?ly. Our farm
ers will plant but little cotton this year,
as the extreme low prices make it un-
profitable.
Orange trees are coming out nicely, and
in the Lake Weir section there viii be
fair crop of fruit. Growers are now busy
cultfvating and fertilizing their groves,
and while some are inclined to abandon
their groves, the number is small. and the
faith of nearly all the people in this in
dustry is still as great as ever and they
hope TO yet see the beautiful orange groves
once more the pride and glory of Florida.
j. C. Benjamin of this place has located
at New Albany, Miss, and will engage IL
peach culture there.
r. A. Springstead will return shortly to
his old home at Gregory, Mich. These
gentlemen are the only ones to leave us on
account of the freeze last winter.
w. P. Richie of Beaver Falls, Pa, has
purchased the grove and residence Of The
late DIR. Croker, and will come next win
ter to permanently reside here.
In these stirring times, the Morning
News is eagerly looked for as its reports
upon the present critical situa ton are
considered reliable and conservative.
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Politics in Genrrin.

Maj. r. 7. Fouche has made public his
announcement for the state Senate from
the Forty-second district. Mai. Fouche
has represented Floyd county in the leg
islature several terms.
Augusta Chronicles: The Atlanta Jour-
nal having found fault with all the guber-
material candidates the Savannah Morning
News suggested that the Journal was hard
to please, and asked how the president of
the Journal (Hon. Hoke SMITH would suit
that paper for Governor The Journal re-
plies that its president has had enough of
official life, but if the president of the
Morning News, Col. Es6ll, would announce
for Governor 1t would give him active sup
port. This is the retort courteous.
John d. Gum of Cuthbert Is being urg-
ed by the citizens of Shellman and vicin-
ity as well as by other citizens in other
sections of the county, to make the race
for representative.
Macon Evening News: If we must have
a joint debate, If nothing but a joint de-
bate will do Messrs. Berner and Atkinson
and their supporters, then, by all means,
let's have it-and let it be between the
gentlemen who are most anxious for it, In
other words, let Messrs. Atkinson and Ber-
ner arrange to meet each other on the
stump. The people will give them a re-
spectfh hearing, and, if their estimate of
Col Gamblers mistake is correct, they
will profit by it in exact proportion to the
number of joint debates they INDUCED in
between themselves.
The call for a meeting of the Gambler
Campaign Club of Columbus has the
names of 625 members attached to it.
Amercus Recorder: Hon. Allen d.
Gamblers initiative speech in Rome Sat-
urday was in its every sentence worthy of
the honest, strong, and able man from
which it emauated. 1t was in every sense
the speech of a fearless Democrat.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETs.

The following are the Savannah Board
of Trade quotations:
Bacon-The market Is steady. Smoked
clear sides, 6s4c; dry sailed clear rib sides,
6l4c: bellies, 6ilc; sugar cured hams, 10c
Lard-Market hrm; pure. IN tierces. csc:
5O-pound tins csc; compound, In tierces,
4lko; 50-pound tins. 4slc
Butter-Marixet steady; fair demand; Co
shen, 16Gl17lac; gilt edge, Probe; creamery,
23li2ic fancy Eigins. 25m27c.
Cheese-Market firm; fancy full cream
cheese. ilQi1izc; 2O-pound average. l1sz@
12c.
Flour-F'irm; patents, $40; straights.
S 90; fancy. S4.S5; family. $40.
Corn--Market steady; white, job lots,
SIC; carload lots. f9c; mixed corn. job lots.
zee: carload lots, 4Sc.
Oats-carioad lots. ESQ., job lots, 40c.
Texas rust proof, job lots. 45c.
Southern seed rye. 81 TO-
Rice-Job lots. fair. 4lsa4ssc; good. 40
SC; prime, 515ssc
Bran-Job lots. 90c; carload lots. s5c
Hay--Market steady; Western, Job lots,
soc: carload lots, 75c.
Meal-Pearl. per barrel. s2.25: per sack.
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FLORIDA.


Last week 1.7l9,OoO feet of lumber were
Shipped from Fernandina.
Dr. ]. o. Donough of Tampa died Mon
nay He was a leading dentist and well
Known In many sections of Florida. He
Vas a man of considerable means, and has
,1Aeu great interest in many colonization
pans for Florida.
lhe turpentine business in Calhoun
county is good. There are six farms do
ms business in that county. ]. f. Coch-
."n 70, who located there about Christ
las nave cut fifteen crops-a crop of ten
eelousand and five hundred boxes-and the
How is good.
Inc citizens of Willlston held meeting
'e" nights ago for the purpose of taking
Steps to prevent the sale Of cider or any
tener intoxicant inside of the limits of the
D"n' They propose to boycott any one
no shal sell It. The petition is signed
~ nearly every man in the town
Constable d. M Limbaugh Of Willis
ION made flying trip to Blackshear a few
nays ago. and took back to willistou Rev
~ ,'' Campbell "A Campbelitc preacher.
,, 'inpDeIl was formerly a watch repairer,
a 9 went away with a number of watches
ht horse owned by other parties. Hence
N'9 arrest Campbell Is white.
A horrible accident occurred about three
u'ies north of Corinth Monday. Three
niue negro children were playing with en-
ga shotgun. when the gun went off. The
"nole load of bird-shot struck one of the
tt"llren, Emma Berry just where one
.llgn joins the body. almost severing tie
tue from the other. The child is still alive
''' VIII hardly recover.
STATE Health officer Porter says the
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New York. March S0.-The dry goods
market is still In an unsettled condition.
The war talk and unsatisfactory sales Of
cotton goods having demoralized 1t to no
small degree. Buyers in the market are
few and mail orders are not heavy, al
though there has been some Improvement
since the early part of the week. Jobbers
report a light week so far, with little or
no store trading and unsatisfactory re-
suits from direct mail orders or sales
mems efforts In most departments Col
lections continue fair. The domestic de-
mand for staple cotton goods is univer-
sally poor. Export goods are also quiet,
although there are continEed deliveries on
previous orders for China. and other east
ern markets. The steady demand, how
ever, comes from South American ports.
Print cloths are bid for at cents for ex-
tras, but manufacturers will not sell.
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PRINCE LEOPOLD IN GEORGIA.
The Belgian Visitor Leaves Jelxyl
Island For st. Augustine.

Brunswick, Ga, March S0.-Prince Leo
pold OF Belgium and party composed Of
Lieut. Col. Junzboluth, DR.. Melis, and the
Belgian minister at Washington, N. Njoos-
ten. have been spending a few days on
Jekyl Island They left yesterday morn
ing for St Augustine, Fla, and will also
visit Palm Beach. He is accepting no
private invitations, but came to Jekyl as
a guest Of the club on the card of Robert
w. de Forest The Prince Will write a
book on his return home and tell what he
thinks OF America. IIe is next in line to
the throne now occupied by his uncle, and
is a hearty specimen of manhood.
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-There was a good
demand for the offerings and 1t was cur
rently reported that the sales aggregated
the amount of the receipts. At the first
cali at the Board of Trade, the market
was bulletined firm at 80 cents, with sales
of 1888 casks AT the last call the market
closed firm at 30 cents, with further sales
of 50 casks
Rosin--Downward was the course Of
prices In the rosin market to-day. All
grades, excepting window glass and /, sus-
tanned a loss. At the first call at the
Board of Trade the reported sales were PSI
barrels the only change in the quotations
being 10 cents decline on water white. At
the last call the reported sales were 1854,
at declines of 10 cents on N, M. and K; 5
cents on II and G; a part decline OF cents
on F, 5 cents on e. and Is cents on d and
below. The following were the quotations
at the close at the Board of Trade:
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board will build a sea-going vessel for &c
use in the place of the Germ. which has
been condemned as unfit for the service
When asked when the boat would be built
ne SAID work on 1t would not begin until
fhe warlike situation should have cleared
up as the board did not know just what
10 do under the circumstances.
An encounter occurred between EXPO
lice Sergeant George Brantly and ex-Fire-
man Jack shean at Tampa Monday. in
Whlch one was severely cut and the other
was shot The affair occurred In the
kiondike saloon, at the corner of Four
tenth street and Eighth avenue. The
TWO men got into a friendly bout. and i,e-
gan boxing i'm the rotunda of the place,
when one of them finally got mad, and a
difficulty ensued
The long drought at Fort Meade coatin-
ues unbroken. Truck planted on high. 10
rous soils is suffering much. The acreage
IN irish potatoes exceeds all former years,
out the yield may fall below. Corn
planting is pretty we'll finished. with a
good stand, and, where the land was well
broken, is tiding over the drought with re-
markable vigor. The setting of tobacco
plants where irrigation is used is going
rapidly ahead, with fiourishing seed beds,
and no lack of plants.
Jacksonville Times Union: Messrs. Nc
Neil. Morse and Davis, the bar pilots, who
were induced 10 go to Savannah on a
fake dispatch returned home last Satur-
day night, says the Fernandina Mirror.
The so-called joke now appears to be on
the other side, as the navy department has
taken the matter in hand and will investi-
gate the charge made against the practi-
cal jokers. Some of the pilots are now on
the lookout for a United States marshal
with warrant for their arrest.
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rIor,da,s Militia.

Tallahassee, Fla, March 30.--G. j. Reg
lister was to-day commissioned second lieu
tenant OF the Jasper Blues
Four new enlistments are reported for
the Leesburg Rifles.
The Assistant Secretary Of the Navy has
requested Adjt. Gen. Houstoun to report
names. dimensions. conditions. etc, Of
steamers at Florida ports suitable for
emergency gunboats. and whether their
crews can be secured for service
Controller Reynolds has ruled that land
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Fable Contributed TO the Criterion by
H. w. Phelps,

A Fable Contributed to the Criterion by
H. w. Phelps.
An ordinary man went to a famous hyp-
notist.
MY story is short, and old" he said.
For ten years each minute has brought
its pang of love unsatisfied. Over all my
life hangs the deadening influence of that
thwarted hope. l am resolved to be rid
of it. Now use your skill"
Il also am man." answered the hypno-
tst. "Listenl To relieve you from your
hurt I must wipe from your memory each
thrilling word and sacred confidence OF the
past No longer may your mind com
mand the picture of those nights when
moonlight lay like a blessing upon the
waters, as hand in hand you walked upon
a golden shore.
mo longer shall the flavor of those days,
when the sun rode forth to music. touch
the palate of your recollection.
Your heart. that once leaped like a lion
at the touch of a small smooth hand. and
sent the red flood surging.to your finger
tips shall tick away the measure Of your
days as calmly as the dusty time-piece in
the corner of farmers kitchen.
'The soul-wrlnging pleasure of music
and witchery of flowers odor shall be
yours no more
"Godw screamed the man. you fiendg'
and he was gone,
II have lost patient" said the hypno-
fist. but have shown a fool his folly"
And he sighed as ne filliped the ashes
from his cigarette.
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IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS of THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

1,roops in the Civil War-ArtiIlery
Company to Be Organized at Rome.
Negro Killed by a Trnin-Camilla's
First Shipment of Cattle to the
west-Fight on AtIanta's Liquor
Ordinance.
GEORGIA
The fruit prospects in Randolph county
were never better. The fruit growers are
expecting an immense yield.
Atlanta is being flooded with counterfeit
silver dollars which are unusually good
limitations of the genuine article.
Ata meeting of the Floyd Rifles of Ma
ron held Monday night, Blanton Winship
was elected captain of the company.
Prattsburg farmers have the best stand
of corn for years, and are
now planting cotton, which
is much ahead of usual time.
The northbound vestibule, passing Blu
ford at o'clock Monday afternoon
Knocked from the track and instantly kill
ed negro man named Crayton Hardy.
George c. Williams, formerly of Eufau-
Ia. Ala, has located in shellman and will
begin the publication of a newspaper at
once the name of which will be The
Shellman Observer.
movement has been inaugurated at
Rome looking to the organization of an
artillery company. 1t will bear the name
of the old Cherokee battery, which was
famous during the late war.
The Bib Building and Loan association.
of Macon. went into the hands of receiver
some years ago and It's affairs have drag
red all this time. 1t will now be wound
up and taken out of the court perman-
entity.
Jim Lindsey, a negro who recently es-
capped from the Muscogee coun-
y chain-gang. was recaptured
bv the police at Columbus
Tuesday. He tried to escape from the off
GERS by climbing up chimney, but got
wedged in.
Postmaster ]. l. Blackman of Hamilton
was robbed Monday night of about $500.
Some one forced the front door of his
drug store open, where also the postoffice
is kept, and blew the safe open and stole
the money and registered matter to the
aThount of $500.
pow AtAihsoil mas appoiiieeo nay La
Las OF Troup county special commissioner
to survey the dividing line between Heard
and Coweta counties. 1t seems that some
question has been raised with reference
to the exact location of the line, which
grew out of giving in a certain lot of land
for taxation
Tho r,o,.,, 80 ,ai,;no ros.ou % al .ba
Inc "orh oi making roster OF All the
troops furnished by Georgia in the war be-
tween 49,. s.atas III, ..o.o, oo.,,,,o,,oo ~
EXPENSE 10 he horne Nv the counties ~
the state, and the committee TO do the
work shall be appointed by the ordinaries.
The act. under which this work shall be
done was passed at the last session of the
legislature
rrho e.. sh...4 10 roo - -
" wv iieau y oou'e
10 Dougnerty q Loyelady, OF Indian Ter
ritory, was made by Laird & Wade from
Camilla Monday The shipment made a
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Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange-The market is steady.
The following are the net Savannah quo
taaons: Commercial demand, 1881;
sixty DAYS. s4SOil; ninety days, si79;
francs. Paris and Havre, sixty days
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Only That. what was that the news
boys were yelling about second explo-
sion2''
1T was nothing but an exploded the
ory.v-Indianapolls Journal.
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entered under the homestead law is sub
Ject to taxation from the date of final
proof. whether patent has been issued or
moi
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Charleston. s. c.. March S0.-Turpentine
market dull. nothing doing. Rosin firm,
unchanged sales none.
wilmington, N. c., March S0.-Turpen-,
tine firm at 291k93Oc; receipts, As casks.
Rosin, firm at s1.20a125; receipts. 172.
Crude turpentine. firm at sl.50G2OO; re-
ceipts, 6. Tar, steady at soc; receipts. 49,
New York, March 30--Rosin steady at
si.42ls. Turpentne firm at S3lzc.
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Daily Movements at Other Ports
calveston-Steady middling, 1l-16; net
receipts, 1.74S, gross 1.74S, sales, COS; stock,
SC, 92S.
New Orleans-Firm: middling. S 9-16; net
receipts, 6,76, gross, 6'776; sales 1900; stock.
$50, 225.
Mobile-steady; middiing, 5ss; net re-
ceipts, 2S1, gross, Isl; sales, LOCO; stock,
% 9ss
CharIeston-Ste middling. 5 9-1s; net
receipts. 724, gross, IA; sales, $50; stock,
% .34.
Wilmin gton-Flrm; middling, ~ net re-
ceipts, 252, gross, 252; stock, 1880.
Norfollk--Firm; middling, 1876; net re-
ceipts, s02, gross, sO2; sales, se; stock, 1905
Baltimore-Nominal; middling. 6; gross
receipts, $40; stock, 30,SS6.
New York-Quiet; mddling, 6 S-16; net
receipts, 2S9, gross, $685. sales, 700; stock,
191. S2.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 6@; net re-
ceipts 1,O6S gross, 5,2Oi
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling. 7-1s; net
receipts, IS, gross, So; stock, 11,S07.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm; midling. 57s net re-
ceipts, 205 gross, 200; sales. $50; stock,
AZ. 164.
Memphis-steady; middIing, 5sk; net re-
ceipts, 1892, gross, 1852; sales, 2,75o; stock,
$40.
st. Louis-steady: middling, 57s; net re-
ceipts. 1874; gross, 3TS; sales, LOB; stock,
64,533.
clncinnati-steady: mlddling. 81; net re-
ceipts, s.1s7, gross S,1S7; sales, 100; stock
1122a.
Houston-steady; maodling, 57s net re-
ceipts. .S73. gross, 1885, sales, q; stock.
1895.
Iouisviile-steady; middling. 511-1e
Erxnarfs of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To the continent, 2o,770;
coastwise, 1853.
Mobiie--Coastwise 2.
vannah-Coastwise, 1,641.
Charleston-C oastwse. $40.
Norfolk-To the continent, 700; coast
wise, 20.
New York-To Great Britain, S407; to
France. 1,495; to the continent, 4Ol1; for
warded, 3,973
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 3.407; to France,
i .495; to the continent. Ssl45.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 1898; to
France, 1.495; to the continent S0cSA
Total foreign exports since Sept. /. 1897:
To Great Britain 2.S7i 296; 20 France, 726,
412; TO the continent, 24S2,4o3.
Liverpool March 80. 4 D. m-cotton.
spot good demand and fair business
done; prices steady; American middlirg,
ed; The sales of the day were 1900 bales,
OF which 400 bales were for Speculation
and export, and included 1890 bales
American. Receipts, 5000 bales. including
200 bales American.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand. and closed firm; American ra1-
ding, low middling clause. March 320d
buyers; March-April, S20d buyers, April
May 320d buyers; May-June, 31Od2. Gid
sellers; June-July. 32oQ3.2id buyers. July
August. Sid sellers; Augustrseptember,