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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
FLORIDA'S CAPITAL CITY.
Statistics of the State PrisOn-NO
Auction Sale of COnvicts.

Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 1.-THE number
of convicts in the state prison at the be-
ginning of the present year was 6S7, an
increase of 81 for 1897 There were 262
convicts received during the past year
and 253 discharged, were pardoned, 81
died, / was sent to the insane asylum, 4
were killed in attempting to escape, and
A escaped, of which IL were recaptured.
OF the present inmates 81 are white men,
/ white woman, q colored women and 574
coored men.
In this connection. Ii may not be out of
order to deny the press dispatches recent
ly wired all over the country to the effect
that over 400 convicts were auctioned off
at West Palm Beach on Jan. Z. There is
not a word of truth in the dispatch. There
was not convict within 300 miles of
Palm Beach on the date named, and there
never was a convict sold or auctioned in
the state of Florida When a person slam
ders a single man, he is amenable to law,
and may be punished. In this instance a
man ISLANDERS an entire state. Could not
the efficient state attorney for that cir
cult. Hon. James d. Beggs, discover this
slanderer and make an example of him?
The January term of the Supreme Court
of Florida was opened Tuesday with full
bench.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
FLORIDA.

Pensacola imported from Spain 4,791 1895
pounds of pyrites the last month.
Wild turkeys are numerous on Hatchet
creek, five or six miles northeast of
Gainesville.
Judge j. w. White of the Third Judi
cial Circuit Court, is recovering from his
long Illness.
M. L. Burnett of Suwannee county is
making arrangements to plant forty acres
in watermelons this year.
The Osceola County Sunday School Con-
vention will meet in annual session in
Kissimmee on Sunday, Jan. 16.
The machinery for NJ Metz's new steam
laundry at Orlando is in place, and the
plant is almost ready for business.
T. Rufus Hodges, recently proprietor Of
the Gulf Coaster of Cedar Key, has pur-
chased the Florida Weekly Advocate.
Henry Caldwell, the escaped convict,
who took the clothing from white tramp
in suwannee county last week, has been
captured
John r. Scott, the colored alderman of
il
Objdah Adams, has been released On
$1,000 bail pending his second trlal.
In the case of Louis sweetwine and Ella
Sweetwine against the Jacksonville Street
Railroad Company for damages the jury
brought in a verdict Tuesday for $500
]. p. S. Houstouh, son of Adjt. Gen.
Houstoun. and Miss Annie L. Collins
daughter of ex-Treasurer COINS, We're
married on Jan. 5 at the brides father
residence, near Dunedin.
The trousers and cap of A. b. Curtis
who was drowned at New Berlin on
Christmas eve, have been found at May
nort. having been washed up on the
beach. The body has not been tounu' ana
probably never will be.
It is now definitely understood that the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
cotton cron of 1soa-07.

There was posted at the Cotton FIX
change yesterday the tabuated estimate
of the cotton crop OF the United States
for the season of 1851 prepared by the
agricultural department. The total crop
Is estimated at S,532,705 bales. Of which
S.4 1877 bales were upland cotton and lOi,-
1858 bales sea island cotton. In the esti-
mate no deduction is made OF the amount
of cotton held in interior towns and
plantations Sept. /. 1886.
The estimate of the crop by states Is as
follows: Alabama, 833.7S9 bales; Arkan-
sas, 6O56fS bales: Florida, 1870 bales;
Georgia, 1893 $40 bales; Indian territory,
81 ,705 bales; Kansas, 81 bales; Kentucky
404 bales; louisiana SCI $50 bales; Missis-
sippi, 1201 900 bales; Missouri. "a. 1i9 bales;
North Carolina, 1856 bales; oklahoma
35.25i bales; South Carolina. 996.463 bales;
Tennessee, 256,75l bales; Texas, 2l22,70l
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
MARKETS GENERALLY QUIET.
TRANSACTIONS LIGHT IN THE
LEADING DEPARTMENTS.

The Greatest Activity Displayed in
the RoSin Market Which Wns
Firm and Unchanged-Spirits Tur-
pentine Firm at 81 Cents with
Light sales RepOrted-COttOn Mar
ket Quiet and Unchanged-other
Markets steady.
Savannah, Jan. 12.-The reported trans
actions in the leading markets to-day
were light, although rosin showed some
activity and the sales were fairly large
The spirits turpentine market was firm al
80 cents, with a good demand. but the re-
ported sales were limited. The cotton mar
ket was quiet and unchanged, with sales
of 4S4 spots. The job sales were 1875 bales
The market for bran advanced cents
Other markets were steady and un-
changed
The following resume of the different
markets. both local and Geographic, will
show the tone and the quotations at the
close to-day:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
RICE.
FINANCIAL.
AIoney--Market steady.

Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange The market IS
steady The following are net Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, stSf1k:
sixty days, %Sl5s; ninety days. $4.S0s{
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5.2sl
Swiss, sixty days, 5.265s; marks, sixty
days. 94h.
Domestic Exchange--Steady; banks are
buying at Is per cent. discount and SELL
ing as follows: Up to sos, l0c premium:
SIS to $50. 15c premium; $50 to si00, Zoe pre-
MUM $500 and upward al par.
Securities-There Is a fair business doing.
but no animation to the market
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-GeorcIa
sia per cent. bonds of $780, 106 bid. los
asked; Georgia 3lA per cent, due 1915. 105
bid, 107 asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds
1915. ZIG BID III asked; Georgia per
cent, due 1926, 10 bid, liz asked; South
Carolina AS. los bid, 100 asked.
City Bonds--Atlanta per cent. 10s bid.
lQt asked; Augusta 41hs. 1925. 1924 bsd. 1ni
asked; Augusta per cent. 106 hid. iol
asked; Augusta per cent, 107 bid, 108 ask.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
USING KANGAROO TENDONs.
Device to Prevent the Knee From
Stinening While Broken Bones
Are Knitting.

Are NHItthhEs
San francisco, Jan. 10.-Oakland sur
geons purpose to use kangaroo tendons
to tie up the fractured bones of Isaac
Timmins feg, in order that he may use
his knee while the bones are knitting to-
gether. Timmins is painter, and this is
the second time he has broken bone Of
his left leg in the same place. ''To reset
the fracture and place the limb in plas-
ter cast until the bone knits would de-
stroy the use of the knee joint" said DR..
Stratton. 1.-THE knee had already become
somewhat stiff from the first setting. We
have decided to make an incision ip the
leg at the point of the fracture of the
bone, and will bore holes in the broken
bones. Through the holes we will draw
kangaroo tendons. and they will hold the
bones together until they knit, without
the use of plaster cast about the knee.
This will enable the knee to be bent
each day while the bone is knitting.
Kangaroo tendon is as strong as silver
wire. It is taken from the tail of the
kangaroo, and being animal in it's nature
1t is absorbed, and the leg does not have
to be again cut open, as is necessary
when silver wire is used"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13

bales; Utah, 1913 bales; Virginia, 11,5S9
bales
The following number of bales were
bought by mills in the states named
South Carolina. 297,7S2; North Carolina
2i5, 1T; Georgia. 227,83l; Alabama, 6S,61S;
Arkansas, 1859; Kentucky, A,2l4; Louisl-
ana. 1892; Mississippi, 1888; Missouri,
2.435; Tennessee, 30746; Texas, l24yS; Nir-
ginia. 39.4O5 Total bought by mills $751;
991 bales.
AS will be seen, the states OF Georgia.
South Carolina and North Carolina lead
all other states in the number OF bales
taken By mills.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
OPEN.

Received previously .........2s5,sSS s7s.slr
Total ............ ....,......SoO,01s 1,155, s9s
Exports to-day ..................... 11,425
Exports previously .......255,S 1865 93l, $50
Total since April /. 1897. .25S.ss5 saG.5l5
Stock on hand this day.. 44,e4e 2O8.9S0
Stock same day last year. 34.484 275,232
Receipts same day last year 592 1906
Charleston, S. c., Jan. 12-Turpentine
market firm al 31lac: sales none. Rosin
firm; sales none; unchanged.
Wilmington, N. c., Jan. i2.-Spirits tur-
pentine quiet; 32@321kc. Rosin firm; S1.15
CLIO. Crude turpentine steady: $1.40a190-
Tar firm; $115.
New York, Jan. 12.-Sprits turpentine
steady at S41zc. Rosin ready at 81 40.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
DRY GOODS.

New York, Jan. 12.--The dry goods mar
ket. with It's dull conditions, was rem
dered more strilSingly quiet to-day by the
dismal weather conditions, which kept
local and nearby buyers at their own
rIaces of business. AZ such times the
present weather seems 10 be a mere agent
In deciding amount Of business transact
ed during the day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Columbus Cotton Mill to BE Run by
r,Ioctricity-A Negro Fatally In
tured by a Train at ThOmSOn-bOy
Horribly wounded by the Acciden-
toI Discharge of Gun Near
.suarks-Brovne Fencibles of Co
1umbus Sworn in as Special Pc
lice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
NAVAL sToREg.

Spirits Turpentine-There was no change
In the situation of the market to-day.
There was a good demand for spirits at
the current prices, and all available Offer
ings we're taken at that price. At the first
call at the Board OF Trade the market
was bulietned firm at 80 cents, with sales
of % casks. AZ the last call the market
was bulletined firm and unchanged. with
no sales.
Rosin-The good demand continued for
the offerings and the quotations were un-
changed AT the first call at the Board
of Trade the market was bulletlned firm
ana unchanged. with sales Of 4,25S bar
rels. At the last call IT was bulletined
firm and unchanged with no sales. The
following were the quotations.:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
Negro Thief in Limbo.

Jesup, Ca, Jan. 12.-Charies Nell, the
negro wanted at Everett City for robbing
q passenger of his valise and overcoat q
day or two ago, was captured here this
morning about daylight.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-07-06

1893. His opponents for the guberna-
toriaI nomination were Captain Sam
R. VanASant of Winona and Judge L.
W. COLLINS of the supreme court. The
three,men were we'll matched in popu.
tarity, ability and all that goes to make
a good1oandidate, and the
Fight Has Been WaGed Vigorously,
at times with some heat and yet with
good feeling and with the absence of
bitter personalities.
Up to the meeting of the convention
1t was anybody's plum, but the first
ballot disclosed the real strength of the
contestants. Eustis with 529 votes.
was more than 100 in the lead of Van
SAINT with 401, and Collins, with 248,
being still in the running but rather
winded. The second ballot showed a
slight gain for Eustis, but before the
vote was announced a break occurred
that resulted in his nomination by &C
Clamation.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-07-06

Ramsey; Third, Joseph Undet1saks ,oirrt..
sted; Fourth, ". 8. Dwinnen, Hennepirg
Fitch, e. v. Cpllester. Wassea; Stxth
George Kpudson, Watonwaps Seventh
a. D.. Wi1hams Morrison. Eighth, W.
Z. Harrington, Mcleod; Ninth, w. ".
Smith, Nicollet; Tenth, IS. -Swsningseny
Mower; Eleventh, Clark Carhart, Lake;
Twelfth, K. T. Young; Swift Thirteenth,
James CowSn, Nobles' Fourteenth, L. G.
SimSns, Red Lake; Fifteenth, B. c. Bas-
rett, Hubbard; Sixteenth, A. B. Mathews,
Wilkln; Seventeenth, e. D. Draper, Fari-
bault; Eighteenth, Fl. +. Plumper of
AnOka.
ResOlutions--First district, George Fl.
Sullivan, Washington county; Second,
A. r. McGill, Ramsey; Third, D. Sin
clair, Winona; Fourth, S. r. Thayer,
Hennepin; Fifth, w. A. Sperry, Steele;
Sixth, l.. p. Hunt, Blue Earth: Seventh,
c. S. Mitchell, Douglas; Eighth, Ed
Huepper, Stbley; Ninth, julius Block,
Nicollet; Tenth, A. D. Gray, Fillmore;
Eleventh, l. d. Willcuts St. Louis;
Twelfth, A. E. Rice, KandiyeAi; Thit-
tsenth, Bort Miller, Rock; Fourteenth,
D. c. LightbolErne, Norman; Fifteenth,
John 7. Frater, Grow Wing; Sixteenth,
Ed Jones, stevens; Seventeenth, II. u.
Shanks, Martin; Eighteenth, A. n.
Dare, SherhurRe.
Permanent OrganiEation-Firstd district,
John Zelch, Washington county; Second,
A. r. Kiefer, Ramsey; : o. B.
Gould, WinOna: Fourth, : Snyder,
Hennepin; Fifth, l. S. PeoN, Dodge;
Sixth, j. W. Anderson, Blue Earth;
Seventh, w L. Niemsn, Benton; Eighth,
c. D. Mccarthy, lie suSur; Ninth, G. J.
w. Andrews, Nicollet; Tenth, A. c.
Wedge, Freebornj Eleventh, John Pen.
guilty, St Louis; Twelfth, Sam Lewis
son, Yellow Medicine; Thirteenth, o. 0.
Holman, Murray; Fourteenth, Ed A.
Johnson Kittsen; Fifteenth, r. F. c.
utis, Wadena; Sixteenth; j. B. Hodson,
Grant; Seventeenth, A. NJ. sperTy, Jack
son; Eighteenth, w. D. Mcdonald,
Wright
A recess was then taken until
o'clock.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-07-06
CUsH DAVIS ENDORSED.
Declared to Be the ChSiGe 81 MiAn asSsa
Republicans for asaAtsF.

Declared to BE the ChsISe 81 MiAnssSta
| Republicans for ssaatsr.
| It was 2:18 when Chairman Lee
I called the convention to order for the
second session. The committee on
credentials, through Its chairman, 3. L
Denny, reported that there wers ne
contests and presented the list Of dele
gates. The temporary organization
was made permanent. after Mr.. Street.,
one of the tbres secretaries, had with.
drawn his n&1ne.
AS soon as the permanent organiza-
ton had been perfected ". II. Grim.
shaw Of Minneapolis got the floor, an
nouncing that he wished to present q
| resolution in support of United States
| Senator Cushman Z. Davis, whose
name called forth great burst of APP
plause. The resolutions were as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The Republican state central
committee in calling this convention ex-
tended an invitation to the Republicans
Of the state to here express the choice Of
the party for United States senator for
the term commencing March 4, 1899. In
compliance with the invitation thus ex-
tended, therefore,
Be it Resolved, That we express anew
our confidence in the distinguished 8biE-
lty, high character and invaluable public
services of the Hon. Cushman K. Davis,
the senior senator from this state. During
his entire congressional career he has re-
fected honor upon the state and nation.
The matchless skill and Judgment which
he has shown in dealing with the difficult
problems which now confront the nation,
have challenged the admiration of men of
all parties and give him an established
position in the front rank Of American
statesmen.
Believing the highest interests of the
state and nation would be subserved by
his reelection to the national senate, we,
the representatives of the Republican
party of the State of Minnesota, in con-
vention assembled, hereby present him to
the incoming legislature as the only can
didate of the Republican party of this
state for United States senator, and to the
end that the people of the state may be
fully informed as to the position of the
Republican party on this question, the
committee on resolutions is hereby in
structed to incorporate this declaration in
the platform of the party to be adopted by
this convention.
The resolutions were then adopted
and the chairman was in
struoted to telegraph them to Senator
Davis.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-07-06
nORRIS REJOICES.

Though the nomination OF Judge
Calvin l.. Brown as associate justice
of the supreme court has seemed like
a foregone conclusion for several
weeks, still Judge Browns friends
reioiced when all doubts were settled
and their favorite was named for the
desired place on the state ticket.
His nomination was a recognition OF
his judicial merit by his large num-
Der of friends throughout the state
Of those who have labored to ac-
complish this result, thanks are due
to none more than to Senator z. D..
Jones. He devoted not only his own
time to Judge Browns interest but
enlisted the energies of his friends as
we'll.
Judge Brown will without doubt
be elected, but is hoped that his
elevation to the supreme bench will
not cause him to change his place of
residence from Morris.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-07-06
Conditions Favorable.

The crop prospect at present is the
most favorable it has been for many
years. In all but the northern part of
the county there has been an abund-
ance of rain, yet not too much. If no
more rain falls now, the growth will
be strong, without being rank. No
rust or chinch bugs or pests of any
kind have yet appeared, Corn, too
is doing very we'll. There is more
corn planted in Stevens county this
year than there ever has been before
and is said to look as we'll as that in
the warmer southern part of the state.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-07-06

the 400 true men who stood by me
through thick and thin to-day. There
was only one trouble, | did not have
soldiers enough.
81, too, like Mr.. Eustis, thought
two years ago that | heard the voice
of the people calling me, and |
thought that | heard it again this
year, but it was mistake. 1t was
| Mr.. Eustis that heard the voice.
but we are all republicans, and
| no republican will carry the flag fur
ther into the enemy'scamp the com
ing fall than will, unless he has bet
ter ability to'do SO. This is repub-
lican year-a year of glorious sun
shine and already the warming glow
of returning prosperity assures us a
return of that social and business
condition which in the past has served
to make this country the greatest on
the face of the earth, and it's people
the greatest nation in the world. The
sunshine of republican plenty is on
our state-the bright, golden sun
shine that fills all our hearts with
happiness ana Dlus US love one an
other,
Il congratulate Mr.. Eustis on theI
great victory that awaits him at the
polls next November. And to the end
that it may be made as nearly unani-
nous as possible, let us all go home
and if we have any hatchets let us
bury them deep, SO that they may not
be brought forth again This morn
ing, before the convention was called
to order, the Blue Earth and Man
kato delegations came to my head
quarters and we buried the Ratchet
and we will come up from the first
district 10000 to help keep it buried.
Il am proud to be republican. Ii
would rather meet defeat in this room
than go to victory in the party of the
enemy. 1 have followed the party
ever since l was boy, and when the
people said it should not reign, | left |
the schoolroon for the tented field |
and have followed it ever since. |
II have been taking account of my |
political assets, and don't believe
have anything left but my postofice
address. If you want me IN the COM
ng fight, all you have to do is to adj
lress me at Winona. I shall go home
o my family, to rest and quiet, while
Mr.. Eustis assumes the burdens of |
he campaign and of Office. The hap
bier man l."
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-07-06
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.

| William f. Lee of Long Prairie Pre-
sided Over the Convention.
ST. PAUL, July AT 1911 o'clock,
after the delegates to the Republican
state conven ton had been alternately
entertained for half an hour by Min.
neapolis and st. Paul band stationed
at opposite sides of the big barnlike
auditorium. Eli S. Warner, chairman
of the state committee, called the con-
vention to order and introduced Rev.
G. E. Soper, pastor of the Plymouth
Congregational church of st. Paul, who
formally opened the convention with
prayer. The crowded hall indicated
that very few of the l, 178 delegates were
not in their seats and before the formal
opening Of the convention the enthu.
siasm of the crowd found vent in re-
peated bursts of applause at the fire.
quent patriotic airs
Hon. o. D. Kinney of St. Louis
nominated Ex-Speaker w. E. Lee of
Todd county for tenn porary chairman,
the nomination being formally seconded
by Hon. Fred B. Snyder of Hennepin
county, and informally seconded from
all parts of the hail. The choice was
made unanimously with rousing cheers,
Mr.. Lee returned thanks for the honor
and said he took it that he was chosen
to preside, and not to make a speech.
He then called for nominations for Sec
y tary. The names of w. f. Street of
Beltrami, j. Frank Dean of Owatonna,
and Ora ]. Parker of LIE Sueur, were
and all were chosen. The
chair was authorized to appoint COM |
mittees of eighteen, one from each ju-
dicial district, on credentials, resolu. |
tions and permanent organization.
Henry Feig of Kandiyohi, was chosen
as reading clerk, and through him the
com fnittaas HvAra nnnnnnnad
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-07-06
TERRITORIAL EXTENSION

I The story used to be told the ex-
act circumstances Of which we have
forgotten-that to banquet given
in Paris a few years since several
Americans we're invited. After the
toasting had begun, the speeches pro
ceeded with no unusual interest until
some one called for a toast to the
United States of America, and an
American was called on to proposeit
After aorid effort the Yankee CON
cluded with this climax. "Then here's
to the United States, bounded on the
north by the Dominion of Canada, on
the south by the Gulf of Mexico, on
the east by the Atlantic and on the
west by the Pacific ocean" This was
all very good, but it did not suit the
taste of another American present,
who was gifted with more of the pro-
verbal Yankee 'bigness." He, there
fore, proposed another toast, whichin
view of our recent colonial conquests
is quite applicable: there's to the
United States, bounded on the north
by the north pole, on the south by the
south pole, on the east by the rising
sun and on the west by the setting
SUM-"
This was roundly applauded but
the third American, with still more
extensive ideas of his country s
granduer, proposed the third toast,
concluding: "Here, then, to the Uni
ted States OF America, bounded on
the north by the aurora borealis, on
the south by the procession of the
on the east by primeval
chaos, and on the west by the day of
judgement"
This spirit Of bigness is character
istic of the American people. 1t is |
rife in the land to-day and has found |
in the desire for territorial |
We believe that this |
country is not adapted by it's form of |
government to pursue vigorous for
eign policy, but inasmuch as the pos
session of colonies now seems newt |
able, there is no advantage to be
gained by any American prophesying
failure. The extravaganza illustrat-
ID in the story told above is laugh
able but the illnatured whining which |
We notice in many of our exchanges
S evidence of nothing but bad di-
;estion.
However, if the United States must !
% into international politics, let its
deal be higher than that of the land
double-faced and deceitful h
diplomacy of the old world. l.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-07-06
The cRYs of 'Clough machine" al

The cRYs of ''Clough machine, " and
estate machine" undoubtedly had
much to do with the outcome of the
state convention. Now let all good
citizens attend the primaries and help
keep the conduct of state politics
pure. There must be a state organ
ization, but unless that organization
is constantly reminded of it's respon-
sibility to the people, it is as sure to
become a machine" as that water
will run down hill.