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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09
DEAD or IN A TRANCE.
Strange Condition of "a Man Supposed
to Have Died of Heart Disease.

Odum, Ca. Feb. Son last Sunday one
week ago Isham Moody was supposed to
have died of heart troubles. He had been
out to his barns seeing after the Transfers
feeding his stock, and on his return took
a seat in the piazza. In a few minutes he
went to his room and laid down on bed
and in a few seconds more was from all
appearances, dead.
1t was thought by all of his family that
he was dead. The necessary arrangements
were made for the interment of the body,
but on examination, the second day it was
found that there were no signs of decay,
and also that the natural color was yet
in the face. He has no pulse that can be
discovered and is cold, but not as cold as
is usual in a corpse. Quite number of
his friends and relations have visited the
family and all seem to think him dead, yet
there is not evidence to satisfy the mind of
his family, sufficient to have him put in
a vault. It is supposed by some that the
circulation of blood from his heart has not
totally ceased, but Is so feeble that life
is hard to detect. He appears to be more
in trance than anything else. His family
say they will not bury him unless more
conclusive evidence of being dead appears.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09
TITUSVILLE TOPICS.
Very Little Damage Done by the
COld-River Traffic Brisk.

Titusville, Fla, Feb. S.-Tne blizzard of
Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday of
last week has come and gone, and all re-
ports from the country, the vegetable
growing sections, are to the effect that the
damage was very light. In all low places
beans and tomatoes were killed, but what
was planted on high, dry land escaped
unhurt. Tuesday night was the coolest,
when the mercury dropped to So degrees,
but the brisk winds blowing from the
north kept the frost from falling The
dispatches of the weather bureau. fore
casting the temperature, were rather start
ling; but the orange and pineapple grow
ers are now all serene as the cold did
not even hurt the new tender growth and
bloom ON the trees. The pineapple grow
ers were feeling a little blue after the
cold spell of Jan. and 3, but now find the
damage was nominal, and are looking for
an average crop of the luscious fruit for
the coming season.
The steamers of the l. r. & b. j. N.
Co., from Titusville to Palm Beach, are
doing a live business since the tourist
season opened. These boats are elegantly
furnished and run on the most picturesque
route on this continent The Indian river
is long known as the Rhine of the So1th,
and the most romantic water course IN the
Land of Flowers so the traveller from
the frozen regions of the North, VINO does
not avail himself of a sail on the broad
placid waters of this beautiful stream,
meandering by palaual villas, surrounded
by their evergreen orange groves and
spacious pineapple plantations, as well as
through immense forests of mangroVe
trees fails to see the natural scenery and
charm of these sub-tropical regions.
The citizens of Brevard and Dade counties
feel very indignant about the parsimonious
conduct of the light house board, for their
hardness in re-establishing the beacon
lights on Indian river. Our represen tatiVes
in Congress. were instructed ito press this
fmatter on the board, but it seems the de-
partment is deaf to all appeals. The old
piles, without any lights on them, are con-
slant sources of danger 10 steamers,
yachts, and all kinds Of sailing craft.
Hon. David S. Hutchinson, gentleman
of leisure, from Trenton, N. j., has just
finished building novel craft. The boat is
constructed partly on the plan of the duck
boats so numerously used in the harbor of
Canton. China. The mast is set in the cen
ter of the house, which is square, with a
derrick and crank at the end for~the pur-
pose of hosting the sail. Mr. Hutchinson is
an ardent sportsman, and will use the pc
culiar ship for duck hunting on the Indian
and Bana rivers.
j. G. Bast left last evening with his
launch for Courtenay, where he goes to
manage the Royal Buckhounds Hunt Club
for the season. This club is composed
of gentlemen of prominence and wealth,
and is the most aristocratic associate OF
it's kind on the east coast of Florida.
The Florida Railroad Commission is an
nounced to hold session in Titusville
next Thursday This will give shippers
an opportunity to lodge their complaints.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09

action was almost entirely due to liquida-
ton. This disposition was confined almost
entirely to the weaker class of longs who
were anxious to secure profits.
New York. Feb. 8, 4 p. m.-Cotton flu
lures closed steady; February, 5.S4c;
March, 5.SSc; April, 591c; May, 5.S5c; June,
5.99c; July, 6.02c; August 6.05c; Septem-
Der, colo; October, 6.05c; November 6.O7c.
New Orleans, Feb. Section futures
steady; sales 44,40o; February. nominal;
March, 5.45G57c; April 5.5OQ5.5lc; May,
5.56d5.57c; June. 5.616l5.62c; July, 566d5.67c;
August. 5.70q5.71c; September. 57Sd5. 75c
October. 5.76Q5.7Sc.
New York, Feb. S.--Riordan g. Co say OF
cotton: although cotton prices show nc
change at the close to-day the market
was quite active and interesting. Liverpool
started Off splendidly this morning. The
spot sales there were very large at Lice
advance and prices were two and one hall
sixty-fourths higher. This report affected
our market favorably. and the opening
here was four to seven points up. The H.
quotation, however, was very heavy, and in
spite of large buying for Liverpool snd tC
cover short prices both here and I'm Liver.
pool, began to give way Immediately after
the opening, and the undertone OF the mar.
lSet was easy throughout the day. The
whole advance was lost. Receipts at the
ports were large and the seml-weeGly
movement at the interior towns was very
heavy. May opened at cole: declined with
moderate reactions 20 5.9c, and closed al
595c to 5.96c with the tone of the mar.
ket steady. The southern markets continue
to show firm and unbroken front. Re
ports from them indicate that buyers are
eager Sentiment is decidedly more fay or
able to cotton, but we are not inclined to
favor purchases"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09
DRY GOODS.

New York, Feb. S.-Unchanged condi-
tons were the rule in the dry goods mar
ket. The usual scarcity of mail orders
characterized the day. The price tone re-
mains firm, but there is no giving in on
the part of the buyers who are present in
only limited numbers. In woolens, both in
mems wear fabrics and in dress goods, the
market is firm and fairly active. Re
orders have been frequent and of moder-
ately good size. New goods have, on the
whole, been well taken up by buyers, with
prospects exceedingly bright for heavier
buying in the near future. In cotton
goods the tone of the market is firm with
out feature of the moment in any grade.
Print cloths quiet and unchanged Prints
are unchanged in detail. The market for
staples is firm and shows more activity
than heretofore.
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RICE.
FINANCIAL.
Money--Market steady.

Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange The market is
strong. The following are net Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, S4s42t
sixty days, $4.S212; ninety days, "a BIZ;
francs Paris and Havre, sixty days,
SPA; Swiss. sixty days, SIS; marks sixty
days, e43z.
Domestic Exchange-Steady banks are
buying at par and selling as fol-
lows: Up to $25, 10c, premium
MUM; $500 to $1,000, u per cent. premium;
90 and over. 81 per $1,000.
Securities-Quiet and steady; fair invest
ment demand.
Stocks and Bcnds-State Bonds-Georgia
slk per cent bonds of 1890. 1Os bid, los
asked Georgia 315 per cent, due 1915 1O5
bid, 107 asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds,
1915, 116 bid, III asked: Georgia per
cent due 1926. 10 bid, 112 asked; South
Carolina 4lRs 1OS bid, 100 asked.
City Bonds-AtIanta Z per cent, 103 bid,
1914 asked; Augusta AIS 1925, 1924 bid, 104
asked; Augusta per cent, 106 bid, 107
asked; Augusta per cent, 107 bid, 1903 ask
ed; Columbus 5 per cent, 103h bid, 1854
asked; Macon per cent. 1854 bid, III ask
ed; Macons AVS. 1926, 104 bid. 105 asked; Sa-
vannah per cent, quarterly April cou-
pons, 110k bid. Ill asked; Savannah 5 per
cent, quarterly May coupons, 11O11
bid 110A asked; Charleston As, % bid, 50
asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah. Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent. interest coupons. III bid 11S
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage. per cent. gold bonds, due
1924, 1851 bid, 1922 asked Augusta Southern
first IS, 1924. - bid, 81 asked; Central Rail-
road and Banking Company collateral IS.
911s bid, 90 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way first mortgage IS, 50syear gold bonds,
11s bid. 119 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way first consolidated mortgage 5s.9la bid,
92ik asked Central of Georgia Railway first
preferred incomes, AZ bid, 43 asked Cen
trail of Georgia Railway second preferred
incomes 13A bid, l41k asked; Central Of
1Conffnua0 an Tanfh paeel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09
A Famous Fish Pond.

Waycross, Ca, Feb. THE Dame mill
nond in Clinch county is emptied every
spring for. the purpose of catching fish. A
thousand or two people from Clinch and
adjacent counties attend The next drain
ing will be on the first Friday and Satur-
day in March The pond is located about
nine miles south of Dupont.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09

Waycross. Ca, Feb. 7--Tha-J Johnson e.
Youman's Ice factory will be in operztion
after March !, and may be started a week
before. The plant VIII have 7-ton capac-
ity. The capacity of the Satila Manufac-
turing Companys plant is 7-tons also. The
competition win greatly reduce the price of
ice in Waycross.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09
A Trio for Tax Collector

Waycross, Ca. Feb. 7-There are now
three candidates in the field for tax col
lector of Ware county, as follows: r. NJ.
I,anier, incumbent: r. H. Crawley and j.
T. Strickland. The two former live in way
cross and the latter is a turpentine opera
tor at Harty, about thirteen miles west of
WaVcross.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09
MISUNDERSTANDING. :

"A MISUNDERSTANDING. = Bridget 10
cross-eyed clerk)-An' hov yez any irish
eggs, sor?
Clerk-Plenty. lust look this way
ma am.
Bridget Qoftily)- Shure. an OPn not
look thot way II Oh nlyer hoy any
Judge.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09

| Receipts same day last year 426 5,794
Charleston, S. c.. Feb. S.-Turpentine
market firm at &c bid; sales, none Rosin
firm. unchanged: sales none.
Wilmington, Feb. S.-Spirits of turpen-
tine steady at 321an33c Rosin, firm, al 81 20
@d25 Crude turpentine nothing doing. Tar
firm, 95c.
New York, Feb S-Rosin steady at
$1.42ls. Spirits turpentine steady at
3414G35c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine.-There was not such
a strong demand for spirits as during the
past few days. The reported receipts were
above the average for a few days past,
and buyers left the market open for the
small domestic shippers to buy. At the
first call, at the Board of Trade, the mar
ket was bulletined firm, at 3319c, with
sales of IA casks. At the last call, the
market closed steady and unchanged, with
no sales.
Rosin.-There was no change in the quo
tations. A fair demand for all grades
and reported sales of 2,S17 barrels is the
history of the days business. At the
Board of Trade, at the first call, the mar
ket was unchanged, with sales of 1856 bar
rels. At the last CALL IL closed firm and
unchanged, with further sales of 1852 bar
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09
COTTON.

The strength in the local cotton market
continued to-day and an advance of Is cent
in oil grades took place. There was good
demand but holders offered but very little,
expecting that better prices will be offered
in a short time. At the Cotton Exchange,
at the first call, the market was bulletined
firm at an advance of 1-16 cent, with sales
of 47S bales. At the second call, the market
was firm, with another advance of 1-16
cent, with sales of So bales. At the last
call, the market closed firm and unchang-
ed with no sales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
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lcontinued on Tenth ECO
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-08

done.
The Hlawatha World throws a bou-
quot at Charley Lobdell by suggesting
his nomination for Congressman-at-
large.
Grant Gaines has sold the Abilene
Monitor to Shadiger Bros. and j. G.
Gault. 1t will continue as a POpulist
paper.
Dickinson county Democrat State del
egates were instructed to demand one
place on the State ticket or oppose
| fusion.
An EmpOria preacher, who is a pro-
fessor at the College of Emporia, has
been arrested for riding his wheel on the
sidewalk.
Charley LObdell says that the fight in
Shawnee county was really between
Mulvane and Sterne, and that the latter
is now walking.
The Shawnee delegation to the Hutch
insOn convention will sleep in tourist
cars on account of the shortage in hotel
accommodations.
Intimations come from southeast Kan
sas that s. w. Baxter will be urged as a
candidate for State chairman of the
POpulist committee.
Secretary COburn announces that he
will buy no tickets and get no passes for
delegates. None of the others will spend
money that way either.
Charley Lands shot most Of his Co
burn ammunition at long range, and
the local fellows gave the Osborne del
! egatiOn to John Seaton.
There is no evidence that the with
drawal of A. II. McGee from the Repub-
liCan race for State Auditor has made
any change in the situation.
]. M. Freeman, a well-tO-do farmer
I who is 70 years of age, has been sent to
the penltentiary for two and a half years
for receiving stolen property.
Judge s. r. Peters has been appointed
postmaster at Newton. Peters would
rather be dray horse in Memphis than
be detached from the pay roll.
George Johnson, of the Sedan Lance
must he a popular fellow at home. He
is on the delegation to both the Con-
gressiOnal and State POpulist conven-
| tiOns.
The grand old man" business in con-
nectiOn with Dick Blues candidacy for
Ongressman-at-large has broken out in
the Pleasanton Observer. 1t is tiresome,
at best.
While the delegates were not in
struCted, 1t is believed that Montgomery
county will vote soldily for Governor
Leedy's denomination in the State con-
ventiOn.
1t Is announced that the railroads
will issue no transportation to State
delegates this year. Why they should
have begun the practice is not easily
understood.
Col. Fl. M. Green got the Congress
siOnal delegation from Douglass county
to the POpulist Congressional conven+
tion. The State delegates are for Gov
ernOr Leedy.
Since the Hutchinson News has begun
the publication of POpulist speeches Of
1896 its readers are talking about the
evidence of returning sanity on the part
of the editor.
WyandOttes delegation TO the POpu-
list Congressional convention is in
structed for Congressman Peters. Sim
liar instructions were given to the
Miami delegates.
Lyon county Democrats in convention
roasted the Emporia Democrat for Op-
posing fusion and declared by resOlu-
tion that it did not represent the DEM
OCrats Of that county.
The Emporia Republican thinks that
the city council is inconsistent II gave
twenty-year franchise to foreign tel
ephOne company which has not invested
dollar there, and refused to give
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-08
BY J. VI. MoRPHY.
CONVENTIONS.


POPULIsT'
state--TOpeka, June 10.
Congregational district 0lathe, June 81
REPUBLICAN.
CongresslOnaI-Blxth district, BelOIt, June 10.
JudiClal-'FWenty second dist, Hlawatha, July u
DEMOCRAT.
Btate--AtchlsOn June l6.
OnRrssslOnnlJrhrd district, Chanute -.
Judclal-Twenty-thlr district, WaKeeny, June ~
Fusion has been arranged in Cherokee
county.
Jim Chlsham has secured the AtchlsOn
pOstOfiice.
Harvest has begun in the vicinity Of
Independence.
II will be Mccormick against Reeder
in the Sixth district.
County Attorney Schumacher, Of But
ler county, wants to be a major.
Neosho county Republicans are for
Funston for Governor
The consolidated barb wire factory at
Lawrence is being enlarged.
Miami Populist delegates are in
structed for Governor Leedy.
Lit Crum heads the Republican State
delegation from Labette county.
The postofice and several stores at
Raymond were robbed last week
The proposition to vote bonds for a
city hall at Pittsburg did not carry.
The Missouri river was very high last
week. AS usual, 1t is causing trouble.
Thomas county POpulists favor the
denomination of the entire State ticket.
Senator Householder presided over
the Cherokee county Populist Conven-
tiOn.
The Osborne POpulist delegation has
been instructed for Harry Gray for Con-
gress.
Leavenworth Democrats have in
dorsed Il. II. Murphy for Secretary Of
State.
The musical Jubilee at Hutchinson
was the best and most successful one
yet held
Brown county has not had a district
Judge who has resided therein for forty
one years.
Eugene VOLTS boom for Lieutenant
Governor is joke, according to Fred
Vandegrift.
The Jackson county POpulist delegates
TO the State convention are for Gov
ernor Leedy.
Ex-Auditor Van b. Prather heads the
Populist State delegation from Wyan-
dotte county.
seaton is popular, says the AtChison
Globe. because the people are tired OF
elocutiOnists,
Whoop TOmlinson says that either
SeatOn or Hood would poll more Dem
ocrat votes than Leedy
Pittsburg' electric light and gas plant
has been sold at Sheriff's sale to the
Pittsburg National Bank.
Jack Schall, who has been employed
on the Hiawatha World for ten years
has leased the Troy Chief.
Rawlins county Populists resolved
that resubmission would forever settle
the liquor question in Kansas.
Major Hood says that he favors the
enforcement OF all law That Is just
what Morrill, said four years ago.
Lincoln county Populists favor tbs
denomination of the entire State ticket
and also of Congressman Mccormick.
Mrs. J. NJ Antrim, who is the owner
OF hotel at Fulton, has been convicted
OF selling whisky and sentenced to jail
The Republicans Of Marshall and Ne,
maha counties have indorsed W. ]. Bal
ley, Leland's man, for Congressman-at
large.
Webb McNall says that the fellows
have got to go ahead and finish the 1885,
count and tell him what the majority
against him was before he will make
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-08

POPULIsT
Btate-JTOpeka, June 10.
ngresslonRl-secOnd district Olathe, June 81
REPUBLICAN.
ConRresslOnal-Bxth district, BelOIt June TO-
JudICal-tFwenty second dist, Hiawatha July IA
DEMOCRAT
State--AtchsOn, June IL.
COngFessiOnhl--,rhlrdd district, Chanute, --.
Judiclal-Twenty-thrd district, WAkeeny, June ~
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-13
DEADLY COAL GAS.
One Person Dead and TWO Others Have
Very Narrow Escape at Leominster.

Leominster, Feb. 12.-That three per-
sons in this town are not lying dead at
the present time, the result Of asphyxia-
ton, is little short of a miracle. As it
is they came so near deaths door, that
they have no desire to meet a similar
disaster. When Dominick Murphy re-
tired, last night, he left fresh fire in
a stove adjoining the room which is oc-
cupied by himself and his wife as sleep
ing apartments. Mr.. Murphy's mother
also slept in a room adjoining the
kitchen. During the latter part of the
night, Mrs Murphy was awakened, by
hearing groans coming from her moth
er-in-laW's room. On arriving at the
room, she found the old lady sitting up
in bed, and apparently suffering a great
deal. Mrs. Murphy herself then began
to feel strangely, and attempted to re-
turn to her room, and fell in an uncon-
scious condition across the bed.
This awakened the husband, who
reused himself to see what the matter
was He found the same condition of
affairs existing in his mothers room as
did his wife, and returned to the kitch-
en- to summon help from the tenement
above, when he was overcome and
sank to the floor.
Meanwhile Mrs. p. j. Dyer was
awakened and hurried to the apart
ments below, only to find three persons
unconscious, With rare presence of
mind, she threw open the doors and
dragged MIR. Murphy to the piazza Two
doctors were hastily summoned and, on
their arrival. Mrs. Murphy Sr., was
dead The others received medical at
tendance and today are as well as could
be expected, considering the experience
they passed through. The dead woman
was about 55 years old, and leaves two
sons and a daughter.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-13
AT c. H., MoULToN's.
Big Firm Will Remain Here-Klondke and
Riding Boot speclaIties.


BrookfeId. Feb. 12.-The cutting and
stitching departments at the c. H. Moul-
ton factory are shut down and will re-
main so until the account of stock has
been taken. This will not be done until
all of the other departments have fin
ished what work there is ahead of them.
Two new styles of boots are being made
in the factory, a Klondike boot and a
fine driving boot The Klondike boots
are made in four lengths of leg and
seven feet Of leather are used in their
makeup. They are made to lace over
the instep which is protected with a
double waterproof gussett. These are
ordered to go to Oregon. The riding
boot is made in the long leg style, COM
ing above the knee, having laced out
sides and double waterproof gussetts.
These take more leather than the Klon-
dixie boots They are shipped to Texas
and localities inhabited by cowboys and
riders. Charles F. Prouty made the
patterns and has also made over some
of the fine shoe patterns to accord with
the prevailing styles. Now that suffi-
cient amount has been raised to assist
the stockholders Of the factory to pay
interest and insurance, the firm of G. n.
Moulton & Co. will continue to occupy
the factory for another nVe years. The
firm is contemplating charging the eel
lar for store purposes and rearranging
the freeing room.
TOWN NOT DEAD.
George w. Doane, a real estate agent
of New York city, has been in town the
past few days. A reporter of the Spy
asked him if the report that Brookfeld
was dead was so, and ne said he would
not allow them to draw their last
breath He has the sale Of the unoc-
cupied G. H. Burt factory, and gives en-
couragement that he can sell 1t. He also
has charge of several farms in this
vicinity offered for sale.
VARIOUS NEWS NOTES.
A front window in w. A. Forest &
Co.'S dry goods store was broken today
by some mischievous boys throwing
snow balls The boys have promised to
have the window replaced, and avoid
further trouble.
Miss Annie Barnard, assistant teacher
at the Brockfield high school, is visiting
classmates at Wellesley.
Miss Maude Eaton has been engaged
to assist Miss Made Hays of Worcester
as teacher in the Over-the-River school.