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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-08
Daniel Hogan,
The corner Broughton and Barnard sts.

schrs Carrie E. Look, Veazie, Boston;
Dove (Br). Esdale, Martinique; Viola Rep
pard. Danton, Boston.
Sailed schr Job H. Jackson. Spraguc,
New York.
Punta Gorda. Fla, March 7.-Arriveo,
sehr William ]. Lermond, Hopper, Tam
pico.
Apalachicola, Fla, March 7.-Entered,
schr Nellie Morse, Goldwaite, st. Pierre.
Cleared and sailed, banks Herbert Black,
Blanchard, Buenos Ayres; Brazilian CNor),
Telefsen, East Hartlepool.
Pensacola, Fla, March 7.-Arriveo,
steamers Tergeste (AuS, Sutloro, New
York; Pendarves (Br), Eustice,. Las Pal
mas; barks Lazzaro QtaD, Benvenuto,
Singapore; Marciani QtaD, Bozzo, Genoa
Martnti QtaD Shiappacasse, Genoa; Ri
alto (Ger), Hopper, Port Natal; Michele
QtaD, Cacace, Barbados.
Sailed, schr Elsie A. Bayles, Benson,
Mobile.
New York March ARRIVED steamer
Comanche, Jacksonville.
Sailed, steamer Iroquois, Charleston ana
Jacksonville.
Hamburg, March 5.-Sailed, steame,
Delmatia, Charleston.
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bales domestics, 62S packages merchandise,
5S barrels rosin 80 cars lumber, l car
meal, car -four. II cars coal, car wood.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad, March 10 bales cotton, "a
barrels rosin, 532 casks spirits 13 cars
phosphate, q cars merchandise 70 cars
vegetables, cars cabbages, 2 cars stone,
car tobacco, 8 cars meal, car sausages,
l car bananas l car celery, II cars fer
tilizers, cars grits, 10 cars wood, / car
OIL IA cars lumber, 6 cars ties, cars
clay. cars brick. 1 car lettuce, l car
coal.
Per Georgia and Alabam Railway March
80 bales cotton. 1,150 barrels rosin. 100
casks spirits turpentine, % cars lumber,
Il cars merchandise. / car whisky, / car
malt, car flour, / car hay, l car corn, /
car meat. car oats.
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steamer Pnssengerr.

Per steamship Tallahassee from New
York-Dr. A. w. Tracy, D. f. Broderlck,
Mrs. E. p. Bernent. f. S. Wetmore, Mrs.
A. I. Sanford, W. c. Cullen. Rev. T. w.
Broderick, w. II. Halsey, wife and sol.,
ID. j. Downey, Miss Lizzie Robertson, A.
S. Reiman, J. McDermott, H. j. Leader.
Per steamship City of Birmingham for
New York-Mrs. j. Doran, w. Horner and
wife, w. A. Harris C. b. Vannest, Mr..
Newton. G. Manard and wife, Robert
Hansmann and friend. l.. b. Tuttle.
Per steamship ltasca from Baltimore
]. F. Tapscott w. r. Molinoro, MIR. Ar
thur l.. Shreve and wife, Harriet Ward.
Charles Darling, j. Sussman, Charles
Ward, John Weldon, Annie Riley, Lilly
Riley, Thomas Riley.
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MERCHANTS AND MINERS
co.
RATES OF PASSAGE.

TO NEW YORK-Steatner and rail-.
Cabin, limited days, $780, Cabin m
limited 5000. Excursion limited q
months, SS2 Second class, limited i DAYS
$1475
TO N-Steamer-Cabin, limited a
days, $22 Excursion, limited months, $50
Second class, limited days ST.
TO WASHINGTON-Stea and rail-
Cabin, unlimited, $16.20. Second class,
limited 5 days, $11.20.
TO PHILADELPHIA-Ste and rau
Cabin, unlimited, $3.50. Excursion, linn
tied months, 5000. Second class limi-
ted days, $3.50
TO PHILADELPHIA Steamer-Cabin.
unlimited, $17. Second class. limited
days, $1L50.
TO BALTTMORE-Cabin limit DAYS.
SIS. Excursion, limited months $25 In
termediate, limit days, $3.50 uterine
date, excursion, limited months So
Steerage, limit 8 days, So
The steamships of this company are APP
pointed to sail from Savannah to Baltl-
more as follows standard time):
ITASCA, Capt. James, WEDNESDAY.
March 9, at 500 p. m.
ESSEX, Capt: Bilups, SATURDAY.
March u, at 900 p. m.
ALLEGHANY, Capt. Nickerson, WE'D
NESDAY, March 16 at 1:OO p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUEsDAE
and FRIDAY.
]. ]. CARoLAN, Agent,
Savannah. Ga,
W. F. TURNER, G. p. A.
A. D. STEBBINS, A. T. NJ.
J. c. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore, Md.
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OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market easy; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds: Boston. per bale 81 %.
New York, per bale S1.0O: Philadelnhia
per bale. $1.00; Baltimore. per bale. 81 90
Direct-Barcelona, 53c; RevaI, 4Sc; Bren-
en-, DOC; Trieste 55c; Venice, Soc; Naples.
CSC; Hamburg, 43c. Via New York-I.fvor.
pool, 40c; Bremen, 45c; Amsterdam. 45c
Hamburg, 4Sc; Havre, 45c; Reval. 5Sc; Ge-
noa, 55c.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are firm AT
or less nominal. The rates from this ana
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at 81. 0O03
40 for a range-including Baltimore and
Portland. Me. Railroad ties, base "A feet.
to- Baltimore, 12c; 10 Philadelphia. ISc: TO
Now York. 1315c. Timber rates. 50cTsf 90
higher than lumber rates, To the West
Indies and windward, nominal; to Rosario.
S12. 00913 90: to Buenos Ayres and Monte
video, $40 .00d11 90; to Rio Janeiro, $l4 90:
to Spanish and Mediterranean ports $11. 30
gil 80; to United Kingdom, for orders,
nominal for lumber, "a SIS standard.
BY Steam-To New York, s. 90: to Phil
adelphia, via New York, S.. so; to Boston.
$500, via New York; TO Baltimore $500.
Naval Stores-The market is steady:
medium sized vessels Cork for orders
Is Cd for barrels of $40 pounds, and SC
primage; spirits, As; larger, 11aG3d; Genoa,
rosin, Is Sd; Adri3tic, Is Cd; Brazil soc for
barrels of $50 pounds; Java, 3s Cd; River
Platte, ne; Australia, IS Sd. Coastwise-
Steam, l0c per leo pounds on rosin; 90c on
spirits 20 Boston and size on rosin, and
soc on spirits to New York.
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vessels Cleared Yesterday.

steamship City of Macon Savage, Bos-
ton-Ocean Steamship Company
Steamship Hindoustan Obj, Flaws,
Bremen and Hamburg-W Wilder & Co.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
vessels Arrived Yesterday.

Steamship Gate City, Googins. New
york-rOcean Steamship Company.
Steamship Itasca, James, BALTIMORE.
j. Carolan. Agent.
Barkentine Hattie G. Dixon, Southland
st. Johns, L. I.--Master.
Steamer Clifton, Strobhar, Beaufort
George H. Beach. Manager
Steamer Dorette. Chadwick, Button.
and returned-J. H. Judkins.
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Foreign Exports.

Per British steamship Hindoustan Cor
Bremen-4,65O bales cotton, valued at $685.
9s5. For Hamburg. $50 bales cotton. val
ued az S22,092; $50 bales llnters, valued AT
A,675; l,Sl91a tons phosphate rock, valued
at $4,000; 50 barrels cotton seed oil. valued
at $500, and 1850 sacks cotton seed meal
valued at 50 $50
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grown. 10000 per pair; full-grown fowls.
b5@65c per pair.
Fish-MackepeI half barrel, No. ], 50 50:
No. 2, 81. so; No. g. $500; kits, No. 1, 81 25;
No. 2, 81 90; No. g. 95c. Goldfish, 1-pound
bricks. 6Isc; 2-pound bricks. &c. Smoked
herring, per box, zoe; Dutch herring in
kegs, 81 %; new muet half-barrel 50 50.
Syrup-Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup buying At 1SG20c; selling at 2OQ
22lse; sugar house at 19192c; Cuba straight
goods, 23I30c; sugar house molasses, 10
@20c.
Salt-Demand is fair and the market
steady; carload lots f. O. b., Liverpool,
2o0-pound sacks. SIC; job lots, 65@90c; com
mon fine salt, 125-pound, in burlap sacks.
carload lots, CSC: common fine salt, 49,
pound, in cotton sacks carload lots, S9c.
Hides, Wool, Etc.-Hides-The market
firm; dry flint l572c dry salt l312c; green
sailed, SIZE. Nool-tirm; prime Georgia,
free of sand, buFrs and black wool, lsc;
blacks. Ice; bury, 7Q10c;. Wax, 24c. Tai
low. &c. Deer skins. 15c.
Oils-Market steady demand fair; sig
mai, 45050c; West Virginia black, 9Ql2c;
lard. 4Sa55c; neatsfoot 60diI5c; machinery.
d51l25c; iinseed raw, 46c; boiled 4So; kero-
sene, prime white. Sc; water white, &c;
nre-proof, 1Oc; deodorized stove gasoline,
barrels, size
Gun Powder-Per key. $500; half key.
S225; quarter keg, $l.25; Champion duck
tng, quarter Mex, S-'-0i AuSlu' DuPoht
and Hazard, smokeless. half kegs, SIPS;
quarter kegs, $50; 1-pound canisters, $L0O;
less 25 per cent.
Shot-Drop. SIPS; B. B. and large, $50;
chilled, S1.55.
Iron-Market very steady; Swede, 40
41kc; refined, $1.55 base.
Nails-Cut, $3.50 base; wire, $50 base
Advanced national list of extras, adopted
Dec. !, 1896.
Dry Goods-The market is firm demand
brisk; prints, 315d5c; Georgia brown shirt
ings, &c; p, &c; IA brown sheetings, 40
SC; white osnaburgs, &c; checks, 4Q5c;
brown drillings 51aQ61zc.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement-Ala-
bama and Georgia line in fair demand
and selling at 75c per barrel, bulk and car
load lot, special; calcined plaster $3.50
per barrel; hair, 4Q5c; Rosedale cement
$1.100120; carload lots special; Portland
cement, retail 500; carload lots, $500.
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shinping Memornndn.

Charleston. S. c., March 7-Arrived.
steamers Progressist (Br), Pinkham, Liv-
erpool; schr Warner Moore. Crockett, Nor
folk; torpedo boat Winslow, NorfolR.
bound Key West
Manchester March 6-Arrived, steamer
Castleventry (Br), Charleston.
Eernandina, Fla, March 7.--Arriyed,
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Proposed Ocean Steamship Line Be
tween savannah and Philadelphia
The Alpha to Run on the Inside
Route to BeaufOrt-steamer Cas-
teIIian Prince TOyved Into Charles
ton in Distress.
The freight committee of the Trades
League of Philadelphia, which, since the
Steamship Company of the Philadelphia,
Savannah service, has been investigating
the prospects of establishing a new line,
has submitted report to the league, which
is in the nature of an exhaustive prospec-
tus of a proposed line between Philadef-
phia and Charleston and Savannah. AS
a result of their examinations the COM
ing with two fast freight steamers could
make gross earnings of $S24,0OO which, ar
ter allowing estimated expenses of $26S,
651, would leave net earnings of $55 ,S49(
these calculations being based upon a sup
posed capital of $4,000.
The report of the committee says, in
part: at may be stated, without hesita-
securing sufficient freight to fill the ships
north bound the greater part of the year,
and remunerative freights could be had
at all times, and that from Savannah
alone During the first five months OF
1897, without any representation in the
South, and in spite of the fact that the
Philadelphia line was not permitted to
handle any freight that could be diverted
| 10 the New York line, the north bound
Ey..
al the rate of 5000 tons per year. Charles
ton could surely be counted on for enough
to bring the average up to 5000 per
month, or at the rate of 72,O00 tons per
year"
The steamer Alpha will leave this MORN
ing for Beaufort in command of Capt. H.
A. Sirobhar. She will take the place OF
the Clifton, which will be laid up for re-
pairs about three weeks. The Alpha win
go to Beaufort through the inside route
during the commission, and stop at all or
the way landings between Savannah and
Beaufort.
The Austrian steamship Kimon, Capt.
Saba, from Huelva Spain, arrived at
Wilmington, N c., Sunday with a cargo
of pyrites. The steamer got aground in
| the Cape Fear river Saturday, but was
pulled off on the high tide Sunday MORN
ing. After discharging her cargo she will
proceed to Savannah to load cotton for
Genoa, Barcelona; Venice and Trieste.
The British steamship Ethelred, Capt
Israel from Philadelphia, bound for Port
Antonio, arrived at Charleston, S. c., yes
terday with the British steamship Cas-
| lillian Prince in tow, from New York
| bound for New Orleans, with propeller
gone.
The steamer w. S. Cook arrived yester-
| day from Augusta and way landings with
| $50 bales factory sweepings, 100 bales do
mestics, S6 bales of cotton and a lot of
| miscellaneous merchandise.
The revenue cutter Colfax which has
/ been in this harbor for the past week
| left yesterday on a cruise. The Boutwell,
| was moored at a wharf opposite East
Broad street yesterday.
Norfolk, Va, March 7.-GulPs Shoals
Life Saving station, twenty-five miles out
of Hatteras reports a small vessel bot
| tom up at sea about three miles northeast
! of the station. II is apparently a fishins
smack. Her name could not be seen. and
nothing is known of her crew.
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Coastwise Exports.

Per steamship City of Birmingham for
New York-l,0l6 barrels upland cotton, II
barrels domestics, 200 barrels COTTON seed
oil 80 barrels rosin, 275 barrels turpentine,
81 6SS feet lumber. Is bundles hides, 10 bar
rels pitch, S5 barrels fish, 2 refrigerators
Strawberries, So boxes fruit, SO barrels
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Phnses of tho Moon for Morch

Full moon, sth; 8 hours, 20 minutes
morning; last quarter, 18th, l hour As
minutes morning; new moon, 22d, hours
81 minutes morning; first quarter, S0th, /
hour 40 minutes. morning; moon in apogee
LIST and 2Sth; moon in perigree, 14th.
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vegetables, 355 crates vegetables, 100 tons
pig iron. II bales sweepings, 2 cars SASH
and doors, l47 cases canned goods, 65
cases cigars, 800 bundles palms, 3l3 pack
ages general merchandise.
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NesseIs Went to Sea Yerterdnx.

Steamship CITY of Birmingham, !
York.
Bark Sunniva (Nor). Nycopplng.
Bark Waimea (NoD, Gefe.
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Ocean Steamship Co
FOR
Network, Boston
AND
THE EAST.

Unsurpassed cabin accommodates.
All the comforts of a modern he.H,
Electric lights. Unexcelled tabIa 1r,oIos.-
include meals and berth aboard shin
Passenger Fares From Savannah
TO NEW YoRK-cabin, $40: Exours,o.
Storage, So VA
TO BoSToN-cabln S22; Excprs,or coo.
age, S11.75. "-"' H'eet-
~ PHILADELPHIA (vla New York;.
Capin, S22; Excursion, S35; Intermediates
~: Excursion ST: steerage, sl2.
Ahe express steamships of this linz -.
appolnted to sail from Savannah Centra1
VV'n' meridian time, as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Cant Rura
MONDAY. March 7. at 700 a. m. .
GATE CITY, Capt. Googins. T1TEsnAv
March s, at 500 D. m. i
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins. FR1nAv
March II. a. m. l.
KANSAS CITY, Can't. Fisher SAr,,n
DAY. March II, p. m. ~
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Cant nona..
MONDAY, March IA, 70 noon.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM Cant p,,.u
TUESDAY, March Is, D. m.
GATE CITY, Capt. Googins, FRIDAY
March Is, p. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, sATr7P.
DAY, March 10. 8 p. mr.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, MONDAY
March q. D. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daqqott
WEDNESDAY, March %, p. m.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON DIRECT
CITY OF MACON, Capt SAVAGE
THURSDAY, March TO- at 700 n m
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Teu,;.
THURSDAY. March II, at 400 D m ~
CITY OF MACON, Capt SAVAGE
THURSDAY, March "a at 700 D. m
CFIATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis
THURSDAY, March 81, at 200 o. m
Steamers leave New York for Savannah
S p. m. daily except Sundays, and Boston
for Savannah Wednesdays at u noon
w. G. Brewer, Ticket Agent, 80 Bull ar
Savannah, Ga.
e. W. Smith, Cont Frt. Agt., Saw. Ga
r. G. Trezevant. Agt.. Savannah. Ca
q. H. Hinton. Traffic Manager.
Jno M. Egan. Vice President.
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The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
IL m 18th meridian time


spector of the Third district gives notice
that black spar buoy, numbered l. has
been established on Tuises rock in the
Mystic river, Connecticut, about % feet
E. of the shoal spot, in IL feet at low
water, and on the following bearing: Outer
end of quay wharf, SEAS; middle of draw
bridge NNE.
Philadelphia, March 5.-The lighthouse
inspector of the Fourth district gives no.
tice thai two spar buoys, painted black
and white, perpendicular stripes, have
neen placed to mark the upper and lower
extremities of a narrow cut over Duck
Creek flats, Delaware river, having 26 feet
of water at low tide Bearing, ETC., are
as follows:
Duck Creek Cut (south end)-Bombay
Hook lighthouse, SW by w "a w; Ship
John shoal lighthouse, SEAS; Cohansey
lighthouse. STE by EYE. Depth of water,
% feet at low tide.
Duck Creek Cut (north end)-Bombay
Hook lighthouse saw; ship John shoal
lighthouse, Sc g. 16S; Cohansey lighthouse,
E, Is e. Depth of water, '26 feet at
low tide.
Notice is also given that the sea or outer
buoy of Great Egg Harbor Inlet, New Jer-
sey has been replaced in a new position,
the bearings of which are as follows
Feck's Beach life saving station, w by SAS;
Ocean City Life Saving station, WNW
Great Egg Life Saving station N by Z.
Depth of water. q feet at low tide.
Notice is also given that gas lighted
buoy, red, No. 26, removed from it's sta
ton, Goose Island fiat. Delaware river, for
the winter season, has been replaceds
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Savannah Almanac.
sun rises at s.21 and sets at sos.

High water at Tybee to-day 7:S7 a. m
and 1855 p. m. High water at Savannah
one hour later.
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Per Central of Georgia Railway, March
7.-1,S9o bales cotton, So tons pig iron, 40
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PAINE, MURPHY & CO.,

-B 70 y z X -
Orders Executed over Our Private Wires
COTTON, STOCKS, GRAIN g. PROVISIONS
For Cash or on Margins.
Local Securities bought and sold
Telephone $50
Board OF Trade Building. jackson Building
Savannah Ga. Atlanta. Ga.
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Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of YES
sells free of charge in United States hy-
geographic Office in custom house. Cap
tains are requested to cali at the office
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the navy department
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IN RIBBONS
NECK RUCHINGS
AND FANCY PLEATlNGS
Are also r,and,. Car r,,ri.... -ha...-.
HANDKERCHIEFS
FOR THE LADIES.

Plain, Linen and Embroidered goods
Excellent qualities for little money.
We will be glad to see you
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Unsurpassed cabin Accommodate
All the comforts of a modern bo,a,
Electric lights. Unexcelled tabIa r,a E.sL
include meals and berth aboard sbin S'A0'a
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The steamer Alpha will leave this morn
ing for Beaufort in command of Capt II
A. Strobhar. She will take the place o
the Clifton, which will be laid up for re
pairs about three weeks. The Alpha will
go to Beaufort through the inside route
during the commission, and stop at all o.
the way landings between Savannah ant
Beaufort.
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Norfolk, Va, March 7.-GulPs Shoals
Life Saving station, twenty-five miles out
of Hatteras, reports a small vessel bot
tom up at sea about three miles northeast
of the station. II is apparently a fishing
smack. Her name could not be seen. and
nothing is known of her crew.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-29
NEW S OF OHIO.
Gathered by Telegraph From All
Parts of the State.
A Sensational Ranort.

Columbus, Oct. 25.-A report filed
with the state board of charities Mon
day severely criticses the manage
ment of the Pickaway county chill
dren's home and infirmary. One child
was locked in a room for four days,
without bed or food. The superin-
tendent of the infirmary threatened to
throw the investigating board out,
the Investigators charge. 1t is recon-
mended that matron with human
heart be secured, and that the in
firmary cease to be used as place for
entertainment.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-29
DOMESTIC,

Henry Goldbach and his wife and
daughter and his sister, Creelia Gold
bach, died at Trenton, N. j., from eat
ing toadstools, mistaking them for
mushrooms.
Joseph OFT was hanged at Granite
Falls, Mimi, for wife murder.
President Mckinley assured the Illi-
nois Manufacturers association at a
meeting in Chicago that the plea to
have all ports in Cuba, Puerto Rico
and the Philippines open to free entry
of American products would receive
consideration.
Patrick Rasch and John C. Rice, Ia
borers, while employed in repairing
the roof of fouI story house at Bos-
ton, became engaged in quarrel, and
both were killed by falling off the roof
to the ground.
At Florence, Col, the ten-year-old
son of William Leolin was frozen to
death and the father may also die
from the cold.
Fire destroyed the plants of the
Lighting d Railway company and the
t. h. Scott Lumber company in Mer-
rill, Wis, the loss being $4,000.
Al the closing session in Indianap-
oils of the National Prison association
r. W. McClaughry, of Joliet, ILL.,, was
elected president.
On the Pacific Short Line road four
trains were stalled by snow near Os-
mond. Neb.
AT Neigh, Neb.. the doors of the
First national bank were closed with
liabilities of $1Os,O00.
At Prescott. Mich. Donald B. Nc
Donald aged 9s years, was married to
Mrs. Maggie o'Regan. aged 81.
The end is announced of the Indian
war at Leech Lake, MINI.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-29
THE WEST HAS MOVED.
Montana Man in New York Objects to
Former Geographical Class
aiflcation.

"We of the east" said New York man.
do not appreciate how the country has
spread, as result of the war with Spain, as
our fellow.ctizens in the west appreciate
1t. l was in the office of my hotel, near the
counter, when new arrival wrote bis name
and town and said he wanted front room
with private bath. My business keeps me
on the alert for. people who live beyond the
mississippi, and as soon as l could do so
with .propriety l looked at the register and
saw that the new arrival was from Helena.
Mont: Then | made my advances by ask
ing him how business was in the west At
that he flared and asked:
How do you know where I am from
what makes you think | am from the west p
II explained that had looked at the req
lister, and in order to appease any suspicion
on his part that / had gold brick to dis
pose OF handed him my card and apolo-
gized, for when you have done that to a
western man he is yours.
tested. "e''' Ne pi'-
You are from Montana?' p asked,
That's what; but you don't call Mon.
tana the west, / reckon he replied. with
combination of southern and western ac-
cent.
81 said as mildly as could that it was so
classified in the geography knew and so re-
garded by people in the east.
Not since the war; he replied.
For moment I did not know where 1
"a9 a. ,buI ne ChIne 10 my rellef:
reckon you know we've recently took
the Sandwich islands in out of the wet ?"
II acquiesced with proper American pride.
Il reckon you know about that other is
land, Luzon. or whatever they call it? That's
Just as good as ours as long as Dewey's
there
81 followed him in his enthusiasm, for It
was infectious, and / assented.
We'll, them he asserted as clincher.
If you want to know now business is in the
west, you had better call up Honolulu or
Manila. Strikes me, if there was no mis-
take made by Dewev-and I don't think
there was-that Helena, Mont, comes pref
ty nigh being in the middle of the United
states as they lay at the present writing.'"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-10-29
Free Homes I'm Western Florida

There are about 100000 acres of Gov.
ernment land in Northwest Florida, subject
to homestead entry, and about half as much
again of railroad lands for sale at very low
of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and
Mr.. K. j. Wemyss, General Land Commits
sioner, Pensacola, will be glad to write you
all about them. If you wish to go down
and look at them, the Louisville & Nash.
vile Railroad provides the way and the.
opportunity on the first and third Tues
day of each month, with excursions at only
50 over one fare, for round-trip tickets
Write Mr.. c. p Atmore, General Passen-,
ger Agent, Louisville. KY. for particulars.