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The morning news., 1899-03-13
Pbases OF the Moon for March.

Last quarter, 4th, 10 hours and IS min
ues evening; new moon, 1lth, hours and
"A minutes, evening; first quarter, 18th, 8
hours and 40 minutes, evening; fun moon,
9th. hour and 40 minutes, morning.
The morning news., 1899-03-13
Ships.

Landseer ader Ger, 1.84S tons, De Harde Lon
don; sid Jan. 3. 'ue' Aoii-
sid Jan. o. -'ie'iie"
,. fowey; sid Jan. 81. 9' Do'iii'iico'
won won. 'Gerl. LISP tons, Bremers, New
The morning news., 1899-03-13
VESSELS BOUND FOR SAVANNAH.
Steamships.


i'ussian o. Prince (Br), 2.1O2 tons, Jeffrevs.
disoh, al darmouth Roads, Feb. 10, machinery !,
March 4. nd'
The morning news., 1899-03-13
v,BINE INTELLIGENcE.
and General News of ships and
Shippfug.

,nd General News of Ships and
shipping.
>-,~uegian bark Birgltte arrived at
mine yesterday III command of the
r,nt Gregersen died in the hospital
H n-oambuco on Feb. 4. The vessel sail
4 .,n that port on Feb. 10
t,rous bark-the Maryland-began
,.. .oaI Friday at Baltimore for Porto
sha was formerly the Spanish bark
4 ". y Roses, the first prize of the war
"a while trying to enter Havana
cargo of dried beef. When sold
\ .,overnment she was purchased by
\ rEsnrv Brown, president of the Amer
Tow,ug Company, who named her
,t9ryland of Baltimore, ana placed
rnder the American nag she was
frsr vessel to enter Havana Wnen
Y tio.l-ade was raised. While there Mr..
- and a business partner and the
pp"o,,,n of the bark died of yellow fever.
.4,sr the beef was sold the vessel was
,1,1rht to Baltimore for conversion INTO
.o9l barge, and was purchased by the
,,'rebants Coal Company. They nave
,oy - her to interests in Porto Rico
.s', win make a barge of the vessel.
psssencers by steamship Kansas City
,,,,o New York, March @10.-Mrs. K. G.
aqipos. w. S. Hackett, H. A. Arnold, j.
+ scbley. Jr., ]. S. Cristo, Y. R. Hollister
mi wife. Miss NJ. F.. Wortlen. De
8,rr w. Wagner, w. Reeves and wife,
I n. Phillips, Lieut., l.. H. Rand, H.
nav Cooke. wife, daughter and maid,
P. Thompson, Sam Milstein.
The morning news., 1899-03-13
savannah Almanac.
.nn rises at SOS and sets at $50.

High water at Tybee to-day at S;44 a. m.
and 9.04 p. m. High water at Savannah
one hour later.
The morning news., 1899-03-13
River Steamers Departed.
Shipping Memoranda.

Steamer Clifton, Strange, Beaufort
George U. Beach, Manager.
The morning news., 1899-03-13

According to the foregoing. Bombay ap-
pears to show an increase compared with
last year in the weeks receipts Of 81 900
bales. Exports from all India ports re-
cord gain of 5000 bales during the week
ard since Sept. show an excess Of $4,000
ba les
The morning news., 1899-03-13

Lv. Savannah 1880 p.
M, carrying through
Pullman sleeper, IA
vannah 10 Atlanta
The morning news., 1899-03-13
JOHN 6. BUTLER
DEALER IN

DEALER IN
Paints. Oils and Glass, Sash Doors, Blinds
and Builders Supplies Plain and Decora.
tive Wall Paper, Foreign and Domestic
Cenents, Lime Plaster and Hair. Sole
Agents for Abestine Cold Water Paint
% Congress street, west, and 10 ST. Julian
street west.
The morning news., 1899-03-13

Total visible supply .....4, 4,5S4, SO1 4,2S6,S9
The imports into continental ports the
past week has been 10000 bales.
The above figures indicate an increase
in the cotton in sight to date of 297 9O4
bales as compared with the same date of
1S9S a gain of 929 ,4SS bales over the corre-
sponding date of -S97, and an excess of
SS4 S71 bales over 1896.
India Cotton Movement From all Ports
The receipts of cotton at Bombay and the
shipments from all India ports for the
week ending March 9, and for the season
from Sept. / to March for three years
have been as follows:
The morning news., 1899-03-13

Leaves Savannah Ut
TBS a. m, carrying
magnificent buffet
Par.or Car.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
TURKS PREPARE FOR WAR
Thousands of the suItan's Soldiers
Are Being Concentrated
in Macedonia.

London, April An connection will.
the collision between the Bulgarian
and Turkish frontier guards at Kozyl-
Agob Il correspondent at Macedonia
writes the Pail Mall Gazette:
Grave consequences cannot be de-
ferred much longer. The whole prov
incc is armed and matters are rapidly
drifting into open revolution. People
are drilling for the coming struggle.
The country is virtually in Il state of
siege. Turkish troops have been pour
ing into the most disturbed districts.
concentration being chiefly in the
north. Reinforcements are arriving
daily. Detachments guard the Orien-
tai railway from Salonica to the Ser
Wan border. Garrison towns are
packed with soldiers. There is a wide
spread impression throughout the
land that momentous events are inn
pending. The Ottomans are prepar-
ing in grim, deadly earnest because
they are convinced Bulgaria is at the
bottom of the troubles in Macedonia
and will actively support the expected
rising, encouraged by Russian inf,-
cnce. 1t is estimated 100000 men arc
under arms for he repression of the
rebellion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
WET SEASON IS NOT
so BAD As PAINTED
The American Troops at Manila
Did Not Seem to Mind It
Last Summer.
SMALL INCREASE IN SICK RATE
Men Stood Knee.Deep in Rain and
Mud "a Hours at a Stretch,
but Withstood 1t surprts-
ingly Well.

Washington, April 5.-War depart
ment officials look upon the approach
Of the wet season in the Philippines as
likely to be an important, if not con-
elusive, factor in determining the
character of the military movements
during the next six months. This
period of rains and storms is no new
and untried danger, for the United
States troops were in the trenches
around Manila through much of the
worst part of the wet season last sum-
mer. Major Simpson, chief of the bu-,
reau Of military information, then on
the staff of General Greene, learned
from experience how far this wet sea-
son affected the health and comfort
Of the men and retarded military OPP
srations. Generally speaking, he says,
the men were up to their knees in
mud and water during July and Au-
gust, when our trenches were drawn
around Manila. But while great per-
sonal Inconvenience, it does not cause
any material increase i'm the sick rate.
About the worst feature was that the
stretches of quagmire made it next to-.
impossible to execute military move
ments on u large scale.
The wet season does not begin as q
rule until June, so it is about two
months before it's effects will he seri-
Dusty felt. April and May generally
come under the head of the hot sea-
son, which just precedes the drench-
ing rains beginning in June.
Last summer the first expedition of
United States troops landed about
July 1, and by that time the wet sea-
son was we'll under way. The men
were sent into trenches for twenty
four hours and then relieved. In this
way two regiments would be moved
up every morning, and for that day
and night would stand in the knee
leep rain and mud. But it would have
cen difficult, if not impossible, to
nave kept the troops exposed to such
conditions for any extended time. The
Aston battery was one of the bodies
serving during part of the rainy sea-
son. Captain March, one of the officers
Of the battery, here recently, speaking
Il the sick rate during the wet season,
said it was kept down to per cent.
Mis- is considered very low, even un-
Ter favorable circumstances, and is
taken to offset some of the serious re-
ports as to the effect of the wet sea-
fon. The low sick rate is in part at
tributed to the strict sanitation en-
Joined upon the American forces. Ma
Iaria and typhoid abounds, so our
troops were made to drink boiled wa
ter. Major Simpson says that at no
time did malaria or typhoid assume an
epidemic form.
The general belief is that Otis will
complete his campaign before the wet
season opens, and contine his efforts
inter that to holding the ground al
ready won, keeping up communica-
lion, protecting his TANKS and waiting
for the dry season to give him another
period of active operations.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
Postmastcrs and Pensions.

Washington. April 4.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Iowa: original-Charles Pringle, Cler-
mont, S.. Additional-Anson Beers. Nora
Springs. Sc to IS. Restoration and Increase
Increase-Snowden McBurney, Humboldt,
IS to SIP; James Gill; Ollie, IS to $40. Re-
issue-Edwin Moon, Glenwood, $14. Wild
ows-Nancy T.. Graves. Villisca, $12;l
Rachel j. j. Conner, Avoca, IS; Rhoda'
Neal. Dexter, $12.
South Dakota: Observation-Disclosures Tur-
geon, Saint Onge, S12 Observation-Disclosures
G. Schmidt, Aberdeen, $l2.
Hiawatha. s12 to s17; Richard M. Timmons,
Omaha, SIS to sl4. Widows-Rachel G,
Cole. Brownville. $12; Mary c. Adams,
Pierce, IS.
Postmasters have been appointed as fol-
lows:
South Dakota-Chandler Charles Mix
county, Elmer A. Benedict, vice ]. G,
Lloyd. removed.
Nebraska-Hanover. Gage county. John
Hopke, vice L. Lambert, resigned; Ro-
meyn, Phelps county, Eta L. Frank vice
G. A. Moore resigned: Tonic, Holt county,
Joseph Thramer vice A. Rothlenter, rec
moved.
The following postoffices have been dis
continued:
Iowa-springer, Mitchell county: mail
will go to Toeterville.
Nebraska-Bushnell Kimball county,
mail to go to Pine Bluff; Sherman, Brown.
county; mail to go to Sprinview.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
GOVERNOR SHAW AT SIOUX CITY
Makes the Principsl Address az
College Day Rally

Makes the Principsl Address az
College Day Rally.
Sioux City April 6.-"Collegc day was
succeeded by such college night as must
have made Morningsidc wonder if the
evening may not be quite as promising rs
the dawn. The rally at the Grand opera
house, planned to give expression of
Sioux citys interest in the great e,lucu-
tional enterprise which means 50 much
To her best temporal welfare, WAS so ire
mendous Il success chat even its promoters
Were astounded. and the hundreds WI,
We're unable to secure admission are of
course disappointed.
Before the hour fixed for the exercises
to begin the lower floor and balcony OF the
opera house We're packed. Everywhere
We're TO be seen badges displaying the
orange and blue of Morningside college,
and the decorations of the house were a
combination of these and national colors
Clubs and societies identified with the
Women $ Morningside College association
We're represented in the boxes and in dis
tinctive groups in the orchestra circle. ON
the stage We're officers and members of
thc Sioux City Commercial association.
and prominent citizens generally. In the
enter sat Governor Leslie Nj. Shaw chief
executive of the state whose emnence
n the Methodist Episcopal church the
special patron of Morninssilc college.
made ii doubly appropriate that he should
be 50 picuousy identified with this
particular movement which has been in
augurated in behalf of the edticationa.
interests of this northwestern quarter OF
b. IN
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
WRECK OF THE cHILkAT.
Four Passengers and Six of Tn.
Crew Drowned

Crew Drowned.
Eureka, Cal, April 6.-rhe steamer
Chllkat with SIN passengers and /,
crew OF thirteen, capsizcd on the bar
yesterday as she was leaving the har-
Dor on her trip to San Francisco. -Four
passengers and six of the crew were
drowned. the other nine persons escap-
ing with the aid of crews from the life
saving station and the steamer North
Fork
The steamer was almost over the
par, having blown three whistles To
indicate the fact and turned toward
the south when Il breaker struck her
beam. and she Immediately capsized
The steamer North Fork, also bound
for San Francisco, had preceded her To
sea. and seeing the accident sent back
her two boats ana succeeded in rcscu-
ing the following:
William lakewood. chief engineer.
Clyde Iightacr first assistant cnei,
neer.
William Grip. fireman.
5. c. l'ohall, steward.
William Black, seaman.
Howard Smith. a passenger from
Scotia
The life saving crew started out i'm
mediately. but before they could reach
the wreck Il man and two women
rushed across the spit and, throwing a
line. succeeded in bringing three men
ashore. Peter Hanson. tircman: Peter
johnson. first mate: w. C. Masrr pas,
scngcr.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
COAL TRADE SITUATION.
Improvement in Both Anthracite
and Bituminous Business.

and Bituminous Business.
New York, April A. Discussing the
coal trade situation and outlook, Fred.
erick Il. Saward, editor of the Coal
Trade journal and a veteran authority
ON all matters pertaining to the coal
industry, says:
'.There is an improvement in the an.
thracitc trade due to cold weather and
d revival of prosperity that has enabled
people to buy more. Generally the
btuminous business is good. In the
case of anthracite this is attributed to
the reasons already mentioned, while
the satisfactory condition of the btu
minous trade results from a greater
prevailing activity in manufact turing
consequent upon the return of pros
perity.
The coal outlook for the year is
excellent in every department. More
coal is required by our manufacture
ers, and the better conditions in the
railroad business are making it neces-
sary for railroads to supply their loco
motives with more coal also. Railroads
are the large users of bituminous coal,
and when they are hauling plenty of
freight it means SO much the better
for the producer of bituminous coal.
"Opening of navigation on the lakes
will be of benefit to the trade because
he cold weather in the west has re-
duced the stocks on hand much below
The usual quantity at this time of the
year, creating an immediate demand
for about 100000 tons of anthracite
more than is usually carried at this
season. And the increased demand
for oituminons coal from all sources
will also to a large extent be filled by
means of lake vessels"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
KILLED BY A SHERIFF.
Clyde MattoN, n Notorious Charat
ter, Shot i'm NewIlirk, q. Il.

NcwkirlS. O. r., April 6. Clyde Mat
toN was shot and killed today by the
sheriff of Kay county, near here.
Nation last night killed Lincoln
Swinney, a ranchnan. in a saloon fight
at Ponca and escaped. In 1891 he
killed negro in Oklahoma, for which
he was sentenced To death. His moth
er, Mrs. S. w. Hatch. spent a fortune
to save him. succeeding in having
President Cleveland commute his sem
tence to life imprisonment. and last
year She was instrumental in securing
lis pardon by Mckinley, appealing ia
him i'm person.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
VALUE OF SAMOAN ISLANDS.
Statement Issued by the Treasury
Burenu of Statistics.

Washington, April 1.-The people
productions and commercial and stra-
tegic Importance of the Samoan is
lands are discussed in publication
just issued by the treasury bureau of
statistics. The islands lie in an al
most direct line between San Francis
co and Australia and slightly south of
the direct steamship line connecting
the Philippines with the proposed
Panama or Nicaraguan interoceanic
canals. Their special Importance,
therefore, it is stated, lies more in
their position as coaling and repair
stations on these great highways of
commerce rather than in their direct
commercial value, their population
being small and their imports and ex-
ports of comparatively little import
ancc.
The group consists of ten inhabited
and two uninhabited islands, with an
area of LOO square miles and an ag-
gregate population, according to latest
estimates, of 10000 people, of which
something over 200 are British SUBJ
jects, 125 Germans, % Americans, IS
French and % of other nationaiities,
while the remainder are natives of the
lNIicSlitll race. u ne DllK OF lne pop
ulation is located in the three islands
of upolou, Savaii and Tutuila; the
number in lipolou being 10000, in Sa-
vail 1880 and i'm Tntuila, which con-
tains he harbor of Pago Pago, coded
to the United States i'm 1873 for naval
station, 1900. The islands are of vol
canic origin, but fertile, producing CO.
coanuts, cotton, sugar and coffee; the
most important, however, being CO.
coanuts, from which the "copra" of
commerce is obtained by drying the
kernel of the cocoanut. The exporta-
ton of copra from the islands i'm 1896
amounted to 12,165.9o9 pounds, valued
at S231,372. A considerable proportion
of this was exported to the United
States, and larger proportion to Ger
many, whose citizens control its com
merce through Il trading company
which has long been established
there.
In 1896 the imports were s3O4,1 5o, of
which 1852 came from the United
States, S49,so2 from Germany. Sl7,s57
from the Australasian colonies, S7.043
from Great Britain and S21,9O4 from
other countries. The exports in 1896
were $263,047, of which $231,372 was
copra.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
NEARLY 100 CHINESE KILLED.
"Details Of the Recent Clash Will
Russians at Talienwan.

Victoria. b. G.. April ). according
TO mail adviccs brought from The orr
rnt by the steamer Empress of Japan,
~ Chinese were killed and 1a3 wound
cd by Russian soldiers i'm the recent
riot at Talienwan. China. a Russian
Interpreter was killed by the Chinese.
The bark Port adelaide was wrecked
on coral bank in Allen strait i'm the
Strait Settlements. Two boats crews
we're lost.
The plague is still raging in For
mosa. The total number of deaths
since january / was 232
An attempt was recently made to as.
4assinate IIoshi-Toru. formerly Japan
ese minister to the United States. The
Village of Nabon was burned March II
and seventy lives were lost.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
WIRES ALL OVER CUBA.
Signal Service Completes Military
TcIeoraph system

Telegraph System.
Washington, April 6. The signal
service is congratulating itself over
the final completion of the military
telegraph system OF Cuba. The work
of construction, begun al Playa del
Este at The landing of Skaters eNpe-
iltion, has been pushed With vigor
under the management OF Colonel
Dunwoody. the chief signal service of
licer of the department of Cuba. Cen
aral Greedy, the chief signal officer, is
now at Havana. and yesterday he ca
bled the war department as follows:
Havana, April a. The Overland
military line TO Santiago was complet-
ed at l0:3o this morning. The system
of military telegraph lines in Cuba is
practically perfected. there now being
in operation nine lines crossing the
island from north 10 south and one
trunk line running through the center
of the island from Pinar del Rio. at the
extreme western end, and through
Havana and Santiago TO Baracoa. at
The extreme eastern end.
General Brooke can now reach over
his own lines every important town
and every military command i'm Cuba,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
Dcs Moines Union Station.

Des Moines, Ia, April 5.-The new
Des MONIES union station. built by the
Des Moines Union Terminal railway
at a cost of Sl5o,ooO. was formally
opened last evening with a big BAN
quet under the auspices of the com
mefcial exchange. Three hundred
prominent citizens sat down to che
tables, Resolutions were passed osk-
ing ali the roads entering the city To
use the depot and naming committee
to work to that end. Four roads now
use the depot. Its train sheds are AIS
rect long, the depot itself being $50
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
sPREckELs TAKES REVENGE.
Causes Stock of Frisco Gas Con

Causes Stock of Frisco Gas Com
pany to Decrease $1,O2O,OOO.
San Francisco, Cal, April 5.-The
stock of the San Francisco Gas and
Electric company has decreased in
value S1,O20,OO0 in four days as a reg
suit of the plans of Claus Spreckels to
form an opposition company.
AT club recently Spreckels COM
planned to President Crockett, of San
Francisco, about the use of soft coal
at the company's plant and the conse.
quent smoke. Crockett said sharply:
Don't talk shop at the club" Spreclc
els made an angry retort and day OF
two afterward filed articles of incor.
poration of the Independent Gas and
Electric company, capitalized at $10,.
100000. spreckels declares he will cut
rates in two.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
GRAIN MARKETS.
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, April 4.-cash quotations were
as follows:
Flour-Dull and unchanged.
Whcat-No. 2 spring, 7o!kM72c; No. 8
spring, 666i 70lac; No. 2 red, 74dI75lac.
Corn-No. 2, 35Ac; No. 2 yellow, 35kc.
Oats--No. 2, 2114MI271ac; No. 2 white 300
31c; No. 3 white 29l2430Nc.
Rye-No. 2, 53l2c.
Barley-No. 2, 37M47c.
>, Flax Sl, seed-No. !, A.2lk; northwestern,
Timothy seed-Prime, s2.35.
Glover seed.Contract grade, s5.65.
s5.25M5271a; short rib sides, $4.45a4 IS; dry
sailed shoulders. s4.S71a@4.5O; short clear
sides $6.O5M510
Whisky-Distillers' finished goods, per
Butter-Firm; creamery. 14a21c; dairy.
111aM1Sc.
Cheese-Steady; creams. 1lls@12hc.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
Anti-Saloon League.

Des Moines. Ia, April 5.-The first
meeting of the state convention of the
Anti-saloon league was held here last
evening with about sevcnty-live dele
gates present. Two hundred are en-
pected here for today's meeting and
there will be a warm discussion of the
crusade already commenced against
the salons of this city as a prelimi-
nary to the state fight.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
RELIEF FOR ALASKA MINERS.
Acting Secretary OF War Mcilkle
John Takes Action.

Washington. April G.Acting Score.
tary of War MeilSlejohn has received
information that miners ON Copper
river are i'm Il starving condition.. nj.
though Captains Abercrombic and
Glenn have full instructions 10 send re.
lief TO amy who may be suffering along
the route of their expeditions 10 Cop.
per river and Cooks inlet. MIR. Meillle,
john has sent further instructions by
telegraph to Captain Abercrombie to
take medical and other supplies td
Copper river and make every effort tc
assist the miners reported destitute
and suffering.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
'FRIsco's IMPORTS GROWING.
Customs Collector Asks for Twenty
Additional Insnectora.

San Francisco, CAL, April 5.-Thd
Examiner says: During the past few
months there has been an unprece-
dented increase in the volume of ex-
ports and imports at San Francisco.
The business of the custom house has
reached such magnitude that the
present force of employees is wholly
inadequate, and Collector jackson has
petitioned the TREASURY department to
at once appoint twenty additional GUS
toms inspectors. During the last
month many vessels from foreign
ports We're delayed in discharging car
goes because the custom house had not
sufficient men to perform the work
required by the United States import
laws. I
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
Chicago.

Chicago, April $3.50 a. m.-Hogs
Receipts, $4,000. Market strong to
sc higher. Heavy, SO so@3.95; mixed,
So 7O@3. 921.; light, $3.65@3.s71s;
rough heavy, So. G0HG3. 10.
Cattle-Receipts, 1900. Market is
steady.
Receipts, $1,000. Market is
steady.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
Opera Singer Insane,

San Francisco, April 4.-Miss Lilly
Post, opera singer. has been adj
judged insane and taken to the asy-
lum at Agnews. She is SO violent that
the attendants were compelled to bind
her limbs in order keep her fro1a
harmiug hArself,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

A curious volume has been present.
ed to the Chelsea public library. 1t is
burmese book. written, or rather
engraved-7as no ink is used--wth a
STYLUS upon some 300 strips of dried
palm leaves. The palm leaves are held
together by two pieces Of wood. and
the edges of the whole are decorated
in gold and vermilion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

a San Francisco friend of Admiral
Dewey. who sent him an account of
Hohson's oscnlatory experience and
the dire prophecies for Dewey's fate
upon returning. received this answer
from the admiral: "l'le clippings
you send do not seem possible The
threats you make persuade me TO re-
main forever i'm Manila"