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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28
FINANCIAL.

The bank c!earngs during the past week
were $3.2S5,2H.l5 against SS131, 1878 during
the corresponding week last year, and 81
073 .ss0.93 during the same week In 1897.
Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange ~ The market 90
steady The following are the savannah
quotations: Commercial, demand "a az.
sixty days, $i.Si]z; ninety days. 81 Slas
francs, Paris ana Havre, sixty days & az
SWISS, sixty days, 5.29h; marks, slxry
days, 50 1916.
Domestic Exchange-Steady banks are
buying at par ana selling as follows.
Amounts up to $25, 10 cents; SIS 10 "a tx
cents; $50 to 500, 20 cents; 500 10 500 V
per cent premium; $3.50 to $1,000 at X peT
cent. premium; 81 900 and over, 81 per 81
600.
sccurities-The demand Is not so urgent
for investments, but offerings are light.
stocks ard Bonds-State bOnds-C;eorgla
sis per cent. bonds Of 1890, 10 bid. III ask
ed Georgia 31z per cent, due 1915, iOs
bid, asked; Georgia AZ per cent bonds.
1915. 12l bid l22 asked; Georgia per cent
due 1920, JIG bid, l19 asked South Carolina
AIS, 1l5 bid, 1l6 asked.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28
Movement Into sight.

New Orleans. Jan. H.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New orleans Cotton Ex-
change statement shows decrease in the
movement into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year of
$1,000 an increase over the same days
year before last Of 5000.
The amount brought into sight for the
twenty-seven days of January is 9s5.77O.
against 1,1sl, 662 last year.
The total movement for the 1f9 DAYS
from Sept. ] to date is 1886 ,2O6, against
s,47S,195 last year and 1922, 1906 year before
last.
The movement since Sept. shows re-
cepts at ali United States ports 6G37. 05i
against 6.528 0S2 last year; interior stocks
in excess OF those held al the close Of the
commercial year 510,228. against 5l7. 1872 last
year; Southern mill takings, G0s,629,
against 59s,7OS last year.
Foreign exports for the week. 178.751
against 14O,5l5 last year. making the total
thus far for the season 51O0,3lO, against
ASH, 25s last year.
The total takings Of American mills.
North and South, and Canada, thus far
for the season have been 2,1S0, 1871. against
.264 last year.
Stocks at the Seaboard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior centers
have decreased during the week Gs. ABB
bales, against a decrease during the cor
responding period last season OF Al, 925. and
are now 1884 smaller than at this date
in 1898.
Includlng stocks left over at ports and
interior towns. from last crop. and the
number OF bales brought into sight thus
far for the new crop, the supply to date
is S963.772, against 8,594,7l9 for the same
period last year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28

ply of cotton shows q decrease for the
week Just closed Of 79S5l bales, against
decrease of 60.5ll last year. ana an in
crease of 55,66l la 1885
The total visible rs 5.O25,1Sl. against 5,
lo5,OS5 last week and 4.4l7.429 last year.
OF this the total Of American cotton is
4.f7l,lSi, against 4Sl6,035 last week. and
22l,i29 last year And of all other kinds,
Including Egypt Brazil India, etc, 25l,OO0,
against $4,000 last week. and 22600O last
year.
Note-The actual reduction in the visible
supply, compared with last weeks totals,
is 79,S5l, in total of which 7l,S5l is Ameri-
can. These totals include Memphis stock
correction, which should have been made
previous 60 this week. so that the net re-
duction for the week proper is 55026, OF
which 50O26 is American
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28

Stock on hand ...........,... 40G08 195 073
Wilmington, n. c., Jan. 27.-spirits tnr-
pentlne firm at 4lQ4lizc; receipts, 40 casks
Resin, firm at soc and 95c: receipts, 1910
barrels. Crude turpeniine. firm at $is5
and $40; receipts, none. Tar, steady at
S1l0; receipts. 43l.
New York. Jan. 27.-Rosin steady /:
strained. common 10 good, $l.35. Turpen-
tine steady at 43lzQl4c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28

Liverpool, Jan. g7.-Following are the
weekly cotton statistics: Sales. total. &c.
900; sales, American, 81 600; trade takngs
$4,000; actual export. 5000; import, total
$4,000; import, American, $4,000: stock,
total l,15,000; stock, American. 1,599,O00;
atloat total 2SS,000; aloat, American, 2S5,-
600; sales for speculation, $500; purchases
for export $500
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28

The following were the quotations for
the corresponding date last year. Spirits
turpentine firm. at SIC bid. Rosin firm; A,
b, c, 100; D, $l.20; f, $1.25, +, $L25; G.,
S1.35; II, $50; $40; K, $3.50; NJ, $3.50; N,
$500; w G., 500; w w, $255
Receipts and Exports-The total receipts
for the past week were 1.729 casks spirits
turpentine and q, 1906 barrels rosin. The
exports were 400 casks spirits turpentine
and 81 500 barrels Tosin. moving as follows;
TO New York. 1926 casks spirits turpentlne
and ! ,405 barrels rosln; to Philadelphia, %
casks spirits turpentine and 159 barrels
rosn; to Baltimore, casks spirits tur-
pentine and 1,26s barrels rosiu to Bos-
ton, 80 casks spirits turpentine and 4i6
barrels rosln; to London. 5.425 barrels
rosin; to Garston Dock, S06 casks spirits
turpentine and $3.50 barrels rosn; to Per-
nambuco, $500 barrels rosin to Parabyha,
1900 barrels rosln to Copenhagen, %
casks spirits turpentne and 5000 barrels
rosu; to the interior. 19 casks spirits tur-
pentine and 676 barrels rosin.
Receipts, shipments and stocks from
April /, 1898. to date. and TO the corre-
spending date last year:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28

-Author-I am troubled with insomnia
I lie awake at night hour after hour think
ing about my literary work.
His Friend-How very foolish Of youl
why don't you get up and read portions Of
it?-Tit-Bits
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28
worlds visible supply

New Orleans, Jan. H.-secretary Hes
ters statement Of the worlds visible sup
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28
WEEKLY COTTON REpnnrs.

Comparative cotton statement for the
week ending Jan. q, 1899, and Jan %, 1899
1899. 1895
Net receipts at all U. S.
ports this week........... 1865, 400 212.S23
Total receipts ..............6,6l1, S61 6,516 7S7
Exports for the week.. ia 053 223 466
Total exports TO date. g. O75.448 4,525, 739
Stocks at u. S. ports.....1,O S0 9iS 1859 1877
Stocks at interior towns. 604S75 5sl. AS
Stocks at Liverpool. .1,715,0O0 1,014 600
Stocks of American float
for Great Britain........ 235 900 SAG COO
Comparative statement of net receipts
during the week ending Friday evening
Jan. q, 1893, and for the same week last
year:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28

SIOUX Oh HaHU Same uaY last year. Lis, i3I
Charleston, S. c., Jan. 27.-Turpentine
market quiet; 41clasked; sales none. Resin
steady; unchanged; sales none.
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Comparative statement of net receipts at
all the ports from Sept. /. 1898, to Friday
evening, Jan. q, 1899, and from Sept. /.
1897, to Friday, Jan. %, 1898:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

PROVIDENCE OPERA HoUsE-"The
charlatan."
KEITHs NEW THEATRE-continu-
Gus performance.
OLYMPIc-"Finnigan 40o."
MISUNDERSTANDING and Barton's
Big Gaiety company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
DEMURRER 0vERRULEO.
Case Growing Out Of ths Death Of Waller lemleux
viii Be TrIed by a Iury.

The appellate court has decided that
Amedee Lemieux, administrator on the
estate of Walter Lemieux, can go to
jury in suit brought against Abby A.
Darling and Reuben G.. Randall of
Woonsocket. 1t was stated in the plain
tins declaration that Walter Lemreux.
five-year-old lad while playing on
lot used as a play ground by children
in Woonsocket, fell into an uncovered
well and was drowned. Counsel for the
defendants filed demurrer. The suit
was to recover 500, 900.
The language Of the rescript handed
down today was as follows: LAS the
first count in the declaration alleges
that plaintiffs intestate at the time of
the happening of the accident in ques-
tion was upon the defendants prem
Uses with the knowledge and consent
and by the invitation OF the defendants
this count is clearly good. And as the
demurrer is to the declaration as a
whole. we are not therefore called upon
at this time to decide as to the suffi-
cheney of the other counts"
''Thc demurrer is overruled and the
case certified to the common pleas di
vision for further proceedings"
McFee e. Greene are attorneys for the
plaintiff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28

strength of the religious sentiment OF
it's people is shown by the number and
prosperity of it's churches. The Cum
berland Presbyterian church, where the
league writer's and artists attended re-
vival services, would be regarded as
model house of worship in any town or
city in New England In regard TO the
educational opportunities afforded coll
ored children in West Point. IL should
be added that the Mary Holmes Semi
nary was located here. This institution
for the industrial education of colored
girls was widely known and occupied
n handsome 1000 building until the
latter was recently destroyed by fire.
IL is to be rebuilt, however. by north.
ern Presbyterians, under whose aus
pices the school was established
The citizens of West Point are very
proud OF their water supply and the
health Of their city at all seasons. The
public water supply is furnished by two
artesian wells, one $40 and the other
$40 feet deep and there are two storage
basins of a joint capacity of 100000 gall
Ions. These wells yield magnificent wa
ter. and IL Is attained at a very low
cost. The electric light plant is also
used for pumping the water when nee
essary, and the annual cost OF both the
water supply and the electric street
lighting is but $4,000. West Point peo-
pie have the enterprise and the re-
sources 10 develop into what Mississippi
greatly needs--a large city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
Claimed Husband Attacked Her and Used
Weapon In SeIf-Defencs.
MAN HAD BEEN DRINKING HEAVILY.
Made Trouble During Night and This Morning
Became Violent Widow Placed Under Arrest
by Police Said 10 &c Kndhsarisd.

Sharon, Mass. April 2s.-John p,
Ross, of this place was shot and killed
by his wife Mary T.. Ross in the course
of quarrel at their home this morning.
Mrs. Ross was taken into custody at
once. She admitted the shooting, claim
ing that she acted in self-defense, as her
husband was choking her at the time.
Ross was so years of age and his wife
40. They had been married about year.
The family lived in a tenement in the
Morse block. The other occupants of
the building were startled at about
breakfast time by the sound Of revol-
yer shot in the Ross apartments. Twf
or three persons hurried towards the
door of the room whence came the
sound but before they reached IL Mrs.
Ross stepped out. she told the neigh
bors that her husband had attacked her
and had choked her almost into insensi-
bility when she managed 10 get hold of
the revolver and fired to save her life.
The police were notified at once.
They found Mrs. Ross waiting for them.
She told them the same story. They
placed her under arrest and she was
taken TO the town lookup.
The woman claimed that her husband
had been drinking heavily, and that he
was always quarrelsome when intoXi-
Gated. This testimony the neighbors
substantiated. Mrs. Ross stated that
all last night her husband was in an
ugly mood and several times he made
attempts to beat her. She took much
time in pacitying him before any harm
was done. but this morning he renewed
the trouble and sezing his wife choked
her. II was at this point, Mrs. Ross
claimed, fearing that he would take her
life she discharged the revolver of
which she had taken possession TO de-
fend herself. She claimed that she had
no intention of killing the man, but
merely wished to escape from his grasp.
The police have learned that Ross came
from Nova Scotia and that Mrs. Ross
halls from Maine. She has the reputa-
tion of being Of a kind hearted, faithful
and hardworking woman, who has done
her best to perform her duty towards
her husband.
The instrument used was n four
chamber, 81 calibre revolver. The shot
was fired at close range, the victims
shirt having been burned by the blaze
from the powder. The bullet entered
the centre of the breast five inches be-
low the neck. Medical Examiner Faxon
viewed the body and will hold an au-
topsy. Mrs. Ross will be brought be-
fore the district court tomorrow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
WITHOUT AUTHORITY.
Canadian Officials Who Stopped American Convoys
Had no Right 10 % So.

Skaguay. April n, via Seattle. April
2s.-It is understood that the Canadian
government has instructed it's collector
10 see that all American conveys are
allowed TO proceed TO Log Cabin. as for
merly. IL is further stated that the
Canadian officials, in stopping conveys
at the summit acted without author
ity. Snowslides are now OF frequent
occurrence on White Pass and the Yu-
kon river.
Reports from the Porcuplne district
give an instance Of American retalia-
tion of Canadians. Several members of
the mounted police located claims and
took the full 20 acres.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28

lation has had but little stimulus to-
ward industrial development. Since the
Mobile and Ohio railroad has begun its
great work of affording the people OF
this region access into the markets OF
the world there has been a disposition
to build cotton mills beside the fields
where the raw product is grown and to
secure other manufacturing industries
as we'll.
The city OF West Point is a progress
sive community and was glad to well
come the representatives of the New
England Newspaper league. The recep-
tion committee comprised Messrs. WI
ley A. Bell. w. G.. White, j. w. Keyes,
Il. G. kinshorough, j. II. ,Brinker, ;. l..
Hearn. j. III. McCorG, Isham Evans, j.
A. Crawford. j. R. Kennedy. j. j. Nc
Clellan. l.. T. Carlisle. II. $. Morrow.
S. s. Morrow and Capt +. NJ. Abbott
of Abbott Miss. This committee and
Mayor Jordan had arranged for
meeting in the court house TO afford
the league representatives a public
welcome and there the visitors found
large audience assembled. while music
was furnished by an orchestra which
included several OF the students OF the
Southern Female college. After the
speeches OF welcome and the responses
by some OF the Northern newspaper
men, the league representatives were
escorted TO the Southern Female col
lege. The students at this widely known
educational institution are drawn from
no less than fourteen states and form
an assemblage OF as cultured. winsome
and handsome young ladies as can be
seen anywhere North or South. Miss
Rose Foster. daughter OF Governor Fos-
ter OF louisiana. cleverly rendered n
humorous recitation and the students
entertained the visitors by drill and
marches. As an evidence that section
alism II deceased in the South n may
be remarked that these lovely South
ern girls marched TO the strains OF
Marching Through Georgia" The
fathers OF many once fought through
Georgia, and wore the gray. too.
The visiting newspaper men were
driven all over town and into the sur
rounding country and were much Inn
pressed with the fertility Of the region
and its opportunities for commercial
Advancement.
The population Is about 5000 and
West Point has grown very rapidly IN
recent years. It's Inhabitants are ex-
ponents OF the best type OF Mississippi
people, and there is not n state I'm the
Union where the population attains n
higher average IN natural capacity and
moral worth than In this common
wealth West Point is located in the
midst or a sandy plain about four miles
square. around which are some of the
finest prairie and creek bottom farming
lands In East Mississippi. section
which for generations has been famous
for the abundance Of its crops. N ls
not dependent solely upon agriculture
for prosperity. however. IL already has
several ranufac,urnlc plants and has
great timber resources.
The public schools are very creditable
Institutions and here ae at other points
visited by league representatives, the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28

colored youth is given as good educa-
tional opportunities as the whites. 1t
is a very moral community and the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
TROUBLE OVER A CORPSE.
Remains Of Thomas Coonsy CIamsd by His Sister
and by His Widow.

Thomas Cooney died an Wednesday
evening at the home or his sister, Mrs.
Patrick Murray, on Erastus street, al
though he had wife and eight chill
dren, three OF whom are married living
in Central Falls. A few years ago Mr..
Cooney separated from his family and
went TO live with his sister. He return
ed to his family for a time, but not TO
remain with them very long. Recently
he had an attack of illness which dis
abled him. He rallied. but a few days
ago was again Frustrated and this ILL
ness resulted fatally.
Mrs. Murray at once proceeded TO
make arrangements for the funeral 10
occur al her home, and. it is said. that
invitations 10 attend the funeral were
extended TO the family OF the deceased.
Yesterday. however. an undertaken
from Central Falls appeared st the
home OF the sister I'm Olneyvile 10 take
the body 10 the home OF the family I'm
Central Falls. He had n permit FOR
burial. and so did the Olneyville under
taker. who had been engaged by the
sister. Then there was "A controversy.
and VI became so protracted that n call
was sent 20 the Sixth police station for
an officer
Patrolman Miller was sent. but there
was nothing I'm the discussion 20 call
for police interference. and tho Olney-
Vile undertaken closed the room where
the body WAS and refused 90 surrender
a. Lawyers were consulted. The rep
resentatives of the wife and children
were informed by attorneys that no ac-
ton could he taken 90 get possess on
Of the body except ny presenting the
matter 90 the supreme court and that
two days would be required 10 obtain
a decision there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
HEARTY WELCOME TO
WEST POINT, r1ISS.
New England Newspaper League
Entertained by the Business rlen.
City's Fine Water Supply.

(Staff Correspondence OF the News.)
West Point. Miss, April 23.-The trip
from Meridian to this flourlshing little
city was through one of the most ia
vored agricultural regions in the world.
The famous black prairie soil belt of
Mississippi was included in the terri
tory traversed and on either hand could
be viewed land OF unsurpassed fertility.
The great crops raised in this vicinity
made It's old time planters among the
wealthiest agriculturists in the country
and TO this day farming here has al
ways been so profitable that the popu-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
OFFICERS MEET TO
DISCUSS MILITIA LAW.
No Decision Arrived at, but Commit
tee Will flake a Final Report
in Ten Days.

The committee OF militia affairs APP
pointed to draft a new militia law met
at brigade headquarters last evening,
and discussed the best methods TO be
adopted The committee Will meet
again in ten days, each member with a
section of the law ready and then a
formal discussion of the whole will take
place.
The members of this committee are:
Brig.-Gen. Hiram Kendall, command
ing the brigade OF Rhode Island militia;
Col. Charles w. Abbot Jr., late COM
manding First regiment Rhode Island
United States volunteers, and United
States armw officer detailed with II. /.
militia: Lieut.-Col. Charles a. Stearns,
assistant judge advocate general; Maj.
A. a. Barker late OF the First regi-
ment, Rhode Island United States vol
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28

unteers, and late colonel commanding
the Newport Artillery company; Maj.
Frank NJ. Lally, commanding First bat
TALON. Second regiment OF infantry, b.
II. /. NJ. Maj. Charles III. Ledward,
commanding Second battalion, First
regiment of infantry, b. r. i. NJ; Maj.
George S. Tingley, commanding First
battalion OF cavalry, B. II. /. NJ: Capt.
Henry Woleott, commanding First Ma
chine Gun battery, Ii. X. /. NJ; Lieut..
George ii. Eiswald. commanding Divi-
sion 8. Naval battalion. All were pres
ent last night except Lieut.-Col
Stearns. Brig. Gen. Kendall is the
chairman of the committee.
Roughly estimated the new law is in
tended 10 provide for the establishment
OF about 1900 or 1400 men, including one
regiment OF II companies. one battery
of heavy artillery, two batteries, two
troops OF cavalry. one hospital corps,
one small signal corps.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
THE WEATHER

Fsh Tonight and Saturday wlh Brisk Winds From
The Southeast
Washington. April 2s.-Fair tonight
and Saturday; brisk southeast winds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
leslrunlifa Fire al flilshurp.

Pittsburg. April 2s.-Fjre this morn
ing at Market street and Third avenue
destroyed J. J. Welden's seven-story
grocery and the Novelty Candy works.
a number OF adjoining buildings were
damaged. The losses were: James j.
welden. stock $4,000. building 100000:
Novelty Candy company. building and
stock 10000; Conkel a Co, stock si2.-
600 building $4,000.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
Slepson Held Fof Murders.

Maiden. Mo-. April 2S.-The coroner's
Jury which has been holding an inquest
over the remains OF Mrs. Jane Tetta-
ton and her four children who were
murdered Tuesday night. found ver-
dict that they came to their deaths
by wounds inflicted by weapons I'm the
hands ~ 7. ". Tettaton" The accused
Is "A stepson OF the murdered woman.
lie was removed To St Louis for safe
keeping.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
STATE or RHODE ISLAND.
House Of RepresentatIves.

House OF Representatives.
Providence. April 2S. 1899.
The Committee on the judiciary Of
the House OF Representatives will hear
all persons interested I'm the bill en-
titled AN act TO establish a Board cf
Police Commissioners for the city OF
Providence" at the state House, I'm
House Chamber. On Tuesday May 2,
1899. upon the rising Of the house
WM. w. BLODGETT.
Chairman.
ARTHUR A. RHODES.
Clerk SO weybosset Street.
ap2sst
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-12-19
p. H. Walters

Many of the Star readers in
Ocala and the southern part of
the county remember Mr.. P. H.
Walters, for a number of years
a resident Of Belleview, then of
st. Petersburg, and, shortly af-
ter our army took possession of
Porto Rico, he went over there as
a Baptist missionary and labored
zealously and effectively among
the soldiers until the last of Octo-
Der, when his failing health COM
PEELED him to rellnqnsh his work
and return to his family at St.
Petersburg, where he has since
been confined to his bed, and,
from latest advices from there,
his life Is dispaired Of.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-12-19
F. C & P SPECIAL RATES

Holiday Rates-A rate of one
fare for the round trip will be ef-
fective to all points IN Florida on
December %, 23, "a and 25, and
December 80 and 81 and January
|, with return limit January 4,
1900. TO points outside of Flor
ida. rate of one and one third
fare, same dates and limit.
Memphis, Tenn.-On account
of Southern Educational AssocIa-
ton, Will sell on Dec. 25 and &c
round trip tickets, plus 81, for
one fare, with final limit Jan. 8
Tallahassee, Fla.-On account
of annual meeting state teach
ers' associ ltlon, will sell tickets
to Tallahassee and return for
$4.6O on December 25, 26 and p,
with final limit to January L.