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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-30
Mr. James A. Egerton, who Remembers
The Old Roman, Describes Him.
Henderson Gold Leaf.)

Henderson Gold Leaf)
Capt. o. X. Smith, Of Henderson, who
is interesting himself in the matter OF
having statues OF the two most eminent
North Carolinians placed in the capital
at Washington in the spaces set apart
for that purpose according to act of Con-
gress OF 1858, thinks that of all others
Nat Macon and Zeb Vance are the men
10 select. And in this he finds plenty
others to agree with him.
Desiring to learn something Of the
personal appearance of Mr.. Macon as he
looked to one who knew him, Capt.
Smith wrote to the venerable Mr.. James
A. Bgerton, late of Warren county, but
now living in Raleigh, and asked him to
give his recollections of that very re-
markable man. To this request Mr..
Egerton promptly replied and from his
letter we are permitted to make the fol-
lowing extract:
My memory OF Mr.. Macon to-day is as
indelibly fixed in my mind as though I
had seen him last week or last year, but
| may fail to give you of him just what
you desire. Could we meet so as for me
to answer all questions you might ask Of
Mr.. Macon, no doubt but you could be
better satisfied than from any thing |
may here say. However, l will do for
you the best l can. Mr.. Macon in statue
was just about that of myself-say 3
feet 10 inches; shoulders and breast lit
tie more full than mine-but by no
means showing corpulency. He stood
perfectly erect--countenance always
well gathered and under his perfect con-
trol--never given to loose language or
| anecdotes. | have no recollection Of ever
hearing him give way to loud laughing Or
story telling. Always, very particular
| inquiring after the health. etc, OF his
friends and neighbors when entering
company. He was the fullest hald-head
man OF all my acquaintances, having on
| ly patch Of hair about as wide as your
| two fingers, passing along from ear 10
ear. His face was neither long nor con-
tracted and cramped. Forehead full
nose neither small nor unusually large
crooked or Roman Mouth about that Of
| common men, neither small nor large;
| face full and well developed, always
fronting you well when in conversation.
Now as to features here ] fail to con.
vey as they are this day in my mind
and can give you no better guide than
refer YOU to the late Rev. Junius T.
| Moore, who / always thought had the
! most striking favor of Mr.. Macon of al
my acquaintances: and Major Alfred
Aston came next in my mind.
/ guess you could find photograph oi
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-30
HER AUTOGRAPH BOOK.

She gave him her book to write in
Her autograph book of blue
And she said: Write it straight, now,
Tommy,
And something nice and true"
Stifhy and squarely he wrote a line
For his queen with the eyes of blue
Proudly, and signed, Tommy
Maggie, love you true"
\ youth came from college
A student grave and wise
He looked at the little old autograph
book;
He looked at her true blue eyes.
And he scrawled, with cynical smiling,
In the old, old book OF blue.
OF the folly of love and signed it,
Lnomas Reginald Hugh"
A man came from his labors,
Learned in the school OF years,
Gazed at the little blue book, and dream
ed,
Then he looked and saw her smiling,
With tears in her eyes of blue,
And he wrote and signed, Tommy
Maggie, l love You true"
London Daily Mail
A little -four by any other name would
no doubt smell as wheat.
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MACON.
A Relative Recalls incidents In His Old Age--Hs Personal
Appearance.

Mr.. Moore with Mr.. A. S. Webb or B.
|. Powell, OF Henderson, each OF whom
married daughter of Mr.. Moore. II
you could get n picture of him you would
come nearer having Mr.. MacOn's face
and feature than any or all can convey
with my pen.
Yours very truly,
JAS. A. EGERTON.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-30

The Bold, Fearless and Continuous
Vigilance the News and Observer
Makes it a Disturber to Those Who
Want the Present Black and Tan
Government Continued in North Caro-
lina-Their Reflection is a Compliment.
Laurinburg, n. c., Jan. 2S 1898.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-30

There were no crimps about getting
in to see Mr.. st. John any more than
there is in getting to see Henry Clews or
G. p. Huntington, whom ! had, in the
course OF work, to interview some years
ago. But Mr.. ST. John was not the
man / expected to see for / thought |
had seen him before, and
this misunderstanding brought forth
a rather peculiar colloquy as follows:
MIR. st. John, have You not shaved
off your whiskers since | saw you last?'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-30

A little flour by any other name would
no doubt smell as wheat.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-30
NATHANIEL MACON.

IIO w tINIJ i > JUN.
Wilson, n. c., Jan. a, 1898.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10

building at Miami will be erected imme-
dlateiy' and work commenced clearing the
lands.
James Wilson, a negro who hunts in
the hammocks around Levy Lake. recent
ly found gun, hunting coat, hat and
hunting bag in the hammock on the north
side of the lake
The case of w. P. Lawrence VS.. the city
OF Tampa for damages of $4,000 was be-
gun in the Circuit Court at Tampa Tues
day. Dr. Lawrence was injured some
Tune ago by defective sidewalk
j. j. Pippey of Pensacola is now organ
izing a company to go to Labrador on a
gold mining expedition He has secured
a vessel for the trip and several citizens
nave already volunteered to accompany
him.
The idea of planting velvet beans to i'm
prove the lands and fertilize the orange
groves is taking with a great MANY peo-
pie IN Lake county, and a large crop of
these beans will be planted in that county
this spring.
George Washingtons birthday will be
celebrated at Belleair this year with a
bicycle race meet The international rid
ers who participated in the last meet are
still at Belleair and will enter for the
races on Feb. %.
The annual meeting of the State Board
of Health, which was to have been held
at Jacksonville Tuesday, was adjourned
until next Tuesday, the 18th. in conse-
quence of the absence of two of the men,
bers of the board.
The Florida Brewing Company will start
one of its two mammoth machines for the
manufacture of ice in about two weeks
This company ships keg beer regularly to
Key West, St Petersburg. jacksonville
Fernandina, Ocala, Orlando, etc
John Fabyan estimates that he will shin
l,2OO boxes of oranges from his Eldorado
groves and 1900 boxes of oranges from
his grove in South Leesburg, next fall.
and winter. He bases his estimate on the
present condition of his trees which are in
bloom. These groves were not injured
even slightly by this winters cold.
The Board of Commissioners of Sum-
ter county met Tuesday in regular ses-
sion. Among other matters attended to.
they awarded the contract for the cree
ton of two cottages on the Poor Farm"
Ihey also passed a resolution to purchase
and donate eighty acres of land to the
Soldiers Home, which Phares Bell is en-
deaVoring to have established near Sum-
terville, for the benefit of the Union SOL
diers. The land is to be purchased and
donated. when the home has been estab-
lshed by Congress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10

at the ports. while liberal, were offset in
a good measure by con tinued liberal clear
ances of cotton and by indications of ac
tivity for some time TO come on the part
of spinners of Great Britain and the con-
tinent In competition with American spin
ners for spot supplies. Recent advices
from Fall River were of an encouraging
character, Indicating decided firmness and
activity. Liverpool was a heavy buyer.
Reports from Southern spot markets were
quite as favorable as anything hereto
fore received. The local spot market
closed quiet, prices 3-16c higher. Middling
uplands quoted 614c. and middling gulf,
61sc. Sales, 500 bales for delivery on ac-
count
New York, Feb O. p. m.-Cotton flu
lures closed firm; sales $4,000 bales; Feb
ruary, sole; March, 6.04c; April, 60Sc:
May, 6.12c; June, 6.15c; July, else; Au-
gust, 6.21c; September, 62Oc; October,
6.21c; November, 6.22c.
New Orleans, La, Feb. 9.-Cotton flu
lures barely steady; sales 7S,1OO bales;
February nominal; March, 5.61@562c;
April 566Gi5.67c; May, 571@572c; June,
5.76d577c; July, 5.S1Q5S2c; August, $3.50
5.S6c; September, 5.SSQ5.90c; October, 500
5.93c.
New York Feb. 9-Riordan & Co. say of
cotton to-day: "There was a wild scram-
bic for cotton to-day and prices bounded
upward. The continent, Liverpool, New
Orleans and the short Interest all bought
heavily. There were free liquidations, but
all offerings were vigorously absorbed.
Liverpool was rather tame this morning
prices there being but slightly higher. The
spot business, however, was very large.
Our market opened shade higher, and for
a moment after the opening. hesitated but
buying orders gradually accumulated and
prices shot upward amid considerable ex-
element The bulls were eated and very
aggressive. Receipts were full, but this
feature has long since ceased TO attract
interest. Southern markets were again
firm and higher. May opened al 597c de-
clined to $3.50, advanced to 6.0Sc, eased to
colo, rose again to 6.14c, and closed at
6.11G6. 12c, with the tone of the market
firm 1t looks like bull market, and, al
though we do not believe In it, we advise
caution in selling. A wave of speculative
buying could very easily infuse a further
sharp advance. whether 1t were justified by
the situation or not
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COTTON MOVING UPWARD.
MIDDLING ) GIG CENT FOR SPOTS
IN THE LOCAL MARKET.

A Good Demand But Offerings Light.
Prices Advanced Is Cent Yesterday.
Spirits Turpentine Market Took "A
Drop of q Cents--ROsin Firm and
Unchanged, but Sales Made at
Higher Prices-WhoIesaIeM Markets
steady and Unchanged.
Savannah, Feb. 9.--Another squirt, and
a very material one in the futures markets
strengthened the spot cotton market,
which advanced 1sc on the closing call.
There was very little Offering at the adj
vance. The spirits turpentine market took
drop to S2s4 cents, a decline of &c since
yesterday. Rosin was firm and unchang-
ed, but it was reported that sales were be-
ing made at higher prices for the lower
grades. The wholesale markets were
STEADY and generally unchanged.
The following resume of different mar
kets, both local and Geographic, will show
the tone and the quotations at the close to-
day:
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MIscELLANEous MARKErs.

The following are the Savannah Board
of Trade quotations:
Bacon-The market is steady. Smoked
clear sides sac; dry sailed clear rib
sides, eAc; bellies, exc; sugar cured hams.
9lkc.
Lard-Market firm: pure. In tierces. SIC:
50-pound tins, exc; compound In tierces
4lkc; 50-pound tins. 4s4c.
Butter-Market steady; fair demand; Co
shen, 16lD171zc; gilt edge 22a23c: creamery
2Sa24c; fancy Elgins, 25Q27c.
Cheese-Market firm; fancy fun cream
cheese, 1lGi11sc; 20-pound average, MO
12c.
Flour-Firm; patents. $50; straights.
$40; fancy. $4.s6; family. $3.50
Corn-Market steady; white, job lots.
5Oc carload lots 43c; mixed corn, lob lots.
49c; carload lots, 47c.
Oats-Carload lots, &c; job lots, SOC.
Texas rust proof, job lots, 45c
Southern seed rye, s1.10.
Rice--Job lots. fair. 41sG4ssc; good. 4EQ
&c; prime, 5G5Ac.
Bran-Job lots 90c; carload lots &c
Hay-Market steady; Western, Job lots.
SOC; carload lots, 75c.
Meal-PearL per barrel, 49, Is; per sack.
95c; city meal, per sack bolted, e0c;
city meal. water ground, Csc; pearl grits
per barrel. $3.50; per sack, $1.05.
Coffee-Steady; Mocha, 26c; Java, PC:
Peaberry, lie; standard No. ]. lac; No. 2.
13c; No. 3, 121kc; No 4, 111kc;. No s. 1O1sc:
No. 8, SIC; No. Z, Stac.
Sugar-Equality Prices--Savannah quo
tations: Powdered, 5.62c; standard gran
ulated, 5.s3c cubes. see; confectioners'
A. 5.30c: white extra C. Assoc: extra q.
4.74c; golden G, 4.55c; yellows. 44sc Tone
firm.
cabbage-Natlve, barrels. per head.
e@7c; crates, Si.75.
cnions-crates, $l.oo: barrels, $275; large
Spanish, S1.65 crate.
Potatoes--Trish. $275.
Apples-$4 0aG4.25
Oranges-Florida, $3.50d375.
Lemons-Market quiet: 1IessIna, new
per box, $3Q043.25,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10
FIRE BUGS.
when They Do Their Criminal
Work,


Editor Morning News: In your issue of
the Sth, 1 saw an article on 1.-THE Incen-
diary" signed by 1.-THE Imbecle' in
which he stated that the cry of incendiary
may work serious evil to the community
submitting suggestions and queries for
consideration.
He says the dead hours of the night are
the time when such work is done. This
may be true of persons who burn their
own property, but in the case of the fire.
bug 1 am prepared to show it is not the
case.
l think if 1.-The ImbeciIe" had made a
study of the frebugs he would agree that
early hours of the evening are those al
ways chosen His chances are so much
better to escape detection than later, as
any one hurrying through the street in
the middle of the night is looked upon
with more suspicion than one in the ear
lier part of the evening, when people are
astir.
We have also to look at the places chos-
en-. These are always where hay or other
highly inhammable materials are kept.
have known of irebugs being arrested af-
ter succession of such fire and 1t was
shown that they We're connected with
each previous fire, each one having been
started in a livery stable, or place where
hay was stored
Another reason why the situation should
be considered in a serious light is that
every one may be on the lookout for the
scoundrels One Who Knows.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10
FLORIDA.


me spiritualists are in session al the
lamp ground near Lake Helen.
mere are no shrimp in the Gulf waters
al tampa, Cedar Key or Key West.
Inc people of Orlando are to vote on
WE question of putting in electric lights.
fine bicycle track and the buildings
vi The fair at Lakeland next month are
'eary completed
O7de City has had larger number of
suffers this season than in any previous
"sson of her history
The Halifax River Yacht club is 10
ul'e gala day on Feb. IS. and regatta
'er the Daytona ten-mle course.
inc fourteenth annual session of the
'rida Chautauqua, at De Funiak
'P'nss, win commence on the 18th inst
Ine Florida State Sunday School Asso-
"'uon Will convene in Gainesville April
ana continue in session for two days.
Al Mayo the lst inst. the Paul Hatch
anp Confederate Veterans, was organ
a' NJ. J. Bryan was chosen comman-
Inc Unitedn 'stotes experiment station
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10
DRY GOODs.

New York, Feb. 9.--Dry goods are on
about the same basis, they have been re-
Gently The market is universally firm,
but it is not lively market. Cotton
goods are firm In staple lines the market
is subject to irregular conditions. Brown
goods are subject TO q pretty good demand
of small proportions for domestic consump-
ton. The call for export goods continues
limited, and sales for foreign consumption
are both small and infrequent Print
cloths show continued firmness, with bids
for extras at 3-16c. which can be salts
fed only occasionally. Odd goods are in
steady request, with no sales OF conse-
quence. There is a fairly active market
for all grades But the strength of sellers
admits of only intermittent sales Prints
are firm and reported 10 be subject of gem
orally satisfactory orders. Staples are
more active than heretofore, and faneies
for spring fully as lively as In the pre-
ceding weeks. Ginghams are firm and may
be advanced in some quarters IN the near
future.
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RICE.
FINANCIAL.
Money-Market steady.

Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange The market ia
strong. The following are net Savanna n
quotations.: Commercial demand, S4.s42t ;
sixty days, A.S21z; ninety days, 81. S1ib
francs. Paris and Havre, sixty days,
5.22ia Swiss. sixty days, SIS; marks, sixty
days, 94sk
Domestic Exchange--Steady; banks are
buying at par and selling as fol-
lows: Up to SIS, 10c, premium
$25 to $50. 15c premium; $50 to 500, zoe pre-
mium $500 to 81 600 * per cent. premium :
81 90 and over. 81 per $1,000.
Securities-Dull and irregular
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
3la per cent. bonds of 1880, 1O7 bid.
asked; Georgia 315 per cent, due 1915, 1O6
bid, - asked; Georgia, AZ per cent. bonds.
1915, III bid, lis asked; Georgia per
cent, due 1926, 112 bid, asked south
Carolina AIS. los bid, 100 asked.
City Bonds--Auanta per cent, 10s bid.
asked; Augusta 4i3s. 1926 1904 bid. 1Ol
asked; Augusta Z per cent, 1OS bid. iO7
asked; Augusta per cent. 107 bid. los ask
ed; Columbus s per cent. 1924 bid, 1851
asked; Macon per cent. 1151k bid, III ask
ed; Macons 4ias, 1926, 104 bid. 100 asked; Sa-
vannah 5, per cent, quarterly April cou-
pons, 1lOis bid. 11114 asked; Savannah s per
cent, quarterly May coupons 1lOih
bid III asked Charleston As. % bid, IS
asked.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-There was a drop of
Ac gallon in the price of spirits turpen-
tine The squirt in the price during the
past few days did not last long. Just
as soon as there was a little stock to Of
fer the value promptly declined. At the
Board of Trade at the first call to-day, the
market was bulletined firm at S215c bid
with no sales reported. AT the last call
the market closed firm at 32Ac, with sales
of GO casks.
Rosin-There were no sales reported at
the Board of Trade to-day, but 1t was un-
derstood that sales were made at an ad-
vance on the low grades. At the Board
of Trade at the first and last calls the
market was bulletined firm and unchang-
ed with no sales. The following were the
ntaiinnS.
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-rhe late Mary cowden Clarke for the

THE late Mary Cowden Clarke for the
last fifty years Of her life never permitted
an change in the style OF her dress, and
Invariably wore the picturesque and old
fashioned gowns which We're m vogue 10
Inc late '4Os. These were always made
of the richest silks and satins and opened
in front to display q dainty underskirt,
bounced with fine old Honiton lace She
adhered also to the eld-fashioned caps
with q big rosette Of ribbon just above the
forehead. and tied under The chin, SO wei
beloved by our grandmothers. Her man
ners were also quite OF the oid SCHOOL,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10
JESSUP NEWS JOTTINGS.
Machine Company to Erect Build
ings-A New Baptist Church.

fngs-A New Baptist Church.
Jesup, Ga, Feb. 9.-The Jesup Machine
and Foundry Manufacturing Company is
putting the material on the site for the
buildings. The machinery will arrive in
a few days and work will be pushed as
rapidly as possible until the plant is COM
pleted.
Steps have been taken to build new
Baptist Church at this place. 1t will be
a brick building and located nearer the
center of town than the present one is.
Wilkins & Co. will commence in a few
days to build an additional store room to
their present place of business.
The holiness tent meeting is still going
on. having passed into the third week.
Hundreds of people crowd the tent every
day. 1t is estimated that over 100 people
have professed holiness during the services
here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10
CALLED HIM IAN OLD GRAY CROW"
A. Britisher's View of MIR. ROurlSe's
American Eagle.

Steamship Forest Holme, Savannah
Editor Morning News: 1 notice in your
paper some zine writing" regarding the
alleged theft of an old gray crow called
by it's proprietor an American eagle" l
thing that even an American viii have the
Justice to allow that though one British
sailor showed himself more than match
for the so-called American eagle, II would
take a considerable number of American
sailors to master the British lion Trust
ing that as lover of fair play. you will
have the courtesy to insert this
Britisher.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10

Stock on hand this day -. 3427S 1S1.117
Stock same day last year.. 1885 $685.
Receipts same day last year 255 2 cno
Charleston. S. C., Feb. 9.-Turpentine
market firm at S2c: sales none. Rosln
firm unchanged; sales none.
Wilmington, Feb. 9.-Sprlts turpentipe.
nothing doing, unchanged. Rosin firm.
81 2Oql.25. Crude turpentine quiet, at 81 40
also. Tar steady. 95c.
New York, Feb. 9.-Rosin steady at
AGk. Turpentine quiet at 34Q34Ac.
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