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Slightly lower cables, an Increasing number OF firm,
orer' rrol Brazil and the Ann that All III.
hsntoS ships. except the j. W. TAYLOR, will /. re-
ltaSeh fr!m QuAraniine had slinr what depr.,sins
,neot Tho decline Vas ANAL. however as ware
mouse n"hyeres OF late Lave Leon liberal in spite ~
tho l-t'nion " tho Santos steamers and tks NJ ~.
itseirts tn'day vorc snail ''
M lNS.-nn A. hisner on tho spot but January
toh do~n 20 Sa4.2" closing with sellers At tbn,
pri'e hut the best hid S3l Lon Ton advanced e.
closing 81 Ella los, on the spot. Copper va .dnii
and unchanged London hrInsr at ff2 los On H.
tro., and Ell for future delivery. Iron weak AMI
Quotation. riVen below are nominsi. Steel hhs
fallen at Pittsburg this week e8 a ton. EnriisS
markets dni aud decidedly lower; Glasgow sss
Tsr, ioi".s GS%npsT lake spo SO BSsiioo:
pig tin spot sac .6Ssab6o; tin plates, % AZ: If.
LEAD, s4.0b9s5.Ih; speltcr spot % SOASt 10: NJ :
northern, 22c. Slie; No. 4 northern oIr MSoc,
pig iron warrants No. 2 nominal.
. NAVAL STORES. --bpirits OF turpentins bIahil..
Couh0u TO good strained rosin $40
PRovi,oss-Pork was Arm at sg.75aSlo 80 for
mes. Lard was .tronvsri spot s5.77E Reaned
rhoniier., 7c.; do bellies 81 oiHe'; hams ~. o.
Dressed hogs $1,000. Talow. 4Ia5c, Chirsve
Dec, 10 Tho advance In provisions under n v"rS
general demand Influenced by tho Light hoe nsnys
inent - compared with last rear P,ek.rs .ota
lAihor freely AMI there was considerable nrnG, 49,
ing by longs but the market closed arm at abont ion
prices o"' up
suaAR. Ray was steady aud unchanged; % t..,
thc hnneh was In moderate demand md stesdr
INC American snEar Itenping Co. Withdrew conces.
zion. of i'iS on grade Nos to and Arbuckie BROS
CHICAGO Dec. l3.-These were today's pricsa.
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TIC trp!ble WITH cotton was trio LACK Of speculation
ana mel quotation by tired and d,sgusteu rulls The
London news al mt var and NnAurtswas lesS faynra
b. r"nsols YER lower AMI the S-w Ynrh stock E.
cb'Agc vas ARain dtpre.s I'D. on the Othr- hand
Lyrrp o! vas h.'Ecr Anl the re pts ttfe Ur,s
were smaller. no. OILY .. Cnmpsgol " III Last 80 ar
anu lTt' but also. and what II NOR to IL, uIint
Nth 'ast week an: 1879, Galveston received oniv
b"'4 hAless1'ir-t lth&i week 20 and 1851 . lIst
yeA.. The total exports this season moreover Gre
lhn.ooo le'st than for thn same time ia.t year no
den 1t to Great Britain 10 sfOOUO bales which iii,
PULLS think means that LarcAs hirss s'ncks nst bs
pIrtty low. NnEerthelczs prices recctet on small
liquidation and Ia ~ any very aggressive sup.
marrow trading market for time. Prices rallied Al
one uns to.ug o"ihg y hehi r,ceini' At ~ ports
Orl"ans morrow. hut soon apsod in to the forn,,r
dcprtS sion. THOUGH toward tho close wall ,tI..,
Il urli March with some freedom. '''
CIR ri, on III spot Wa uuiet at Sac for No.
7. Sales o! 90" hEts Santos Nos = 10 y al dc
also a.ooo hsrcaibo. Rio rcceipfs 1000; s,nto,
$4,000. Rio deciicd ~ rri- no eIch,nrN Al
Nanred 1924: SANTOS was quiet and unrh.nvsd,
HAvro and n mburg AZ lower. American Esrs
hon'e deliveries s.'+I bags. Transactions in futures
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az Wall Street.
New York. october IL. 1929.
To.the Holders of tho
First Mortgage Four Per Cent.
Gold Bonds
OF THE
PITTSBURGH & WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY
DATED July 1. 1880,

Referring to our notice ~ December ~. rsas
-, have to announce tina. holders OF moro thAn so
70, cent in snount OF tho Flr't Mortgage Four
Ter Cent. Gold Bonds NJ tho Pittsburgh anil West
,rn Railway Companr have deposited these bonds
With us in accordance Nth tho terms OF said
notice
Nc hsy. further ~ announce that VIC have rnsts
arrangement, with tho REORGANIZATION Managers
81 tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
whereby. In case they issue any Plan OF RcorSau.
fston OF the Pittsburgh AMI Western RAILWAY
Company prior 10 December -, lsp'. they under
take To give all our dcpositors whose bonds shall
not have hsen sold To them tbr cash IS stati in tie
rot parsgr,ph an option for at least thirty lays
after such Plan i.srel I, tax par and INTEREST," Ia
cash. or to have their bonds included in thu Plan
TIE basis Of now securities. Th,y ala, a:rss that A.
the sIpira',ou Of such option, they will purrh~s
from US for cash At par aud accrnsd interest mn N
the time Of delivery all bonds hold by NJ In resps,.
OF which tho option to .ake nov securities shall MT
b.ve been exercised. agreeing I, sell them such
bonds. II no Plan shall have b.en issued BY that
date the foregoing arrangements will continue In
force thereafter until said re ORGANIZATION Managers
terminate the same by notice to u'
Rany holder of our receipts or certificates, rather
than await suoh Plan desire. and shall oect IN sell
lis bonds for cash th,rebv losing hs right Of sls'
ton TO taIe either cash securities after ts'u.
anc- OF the Plsn). said ReurgsuiLat Mana Isrs
further agree that NJ hnv time prior To Dece nbsr
-. 1902 sud sso thereafter until notice from them
to us. such holder may present his receipt or osrtf
cate at our once for proper annexation Of snnh cleo
ton thereon. and that. at the expiration OF thirty
days from the date OF such annexation. he shall
receive par and acerusd interest in cash therefor ~
our once upon surrender Of his receipt certificate
properly endorsed.
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Transiet' = geperal banking business. Allow
INTEREST ON DAILY BALANCES. ,ph,.c,
to check through the New York CLEARINGHOUSE or
"a! abls at sight and issues Certificates or p,no.,,
bearing interest
es'snst'd by the Banking Deps-tmen mt Al . I.s,,
Dspo''tsry for Savings Banks, Court and rrnt
Funds.
Aoh trustee Of Railroad aud other mortgages;
aFo a. Transfer A,snt aud Registrar OF .,,et a, .or
poratons. and as ris-Al Asent. for cuj.,,na co..
poraton' Also acts a. Executor Admini.tr,,or
Trustee. Guardian. and Committee OF Eststs. and al
Depository under Reorganization and Escrow Agra.
men,s
Takes full charge I.,l and Persona, F.,.,..
wills MAJ be deposited aud will be safely kent fire..
OF charge.
Safe Deposit Vaults at Both ofncos.
OrFIrkRS,
CHARLES r. BARNET T'reud,r..
fREDk L.. ELhRfDGE, let Zee. Pr,,id.,t
JOSePH 7. BROWN. :ad rIe..Ir,nde,t
AkFRED n. xACLAY. S,e'y d Trea,
thhpk GORE KfS0. Aa. S,e'y q Asst Tr,ss
wv. b. RAINFALL. rrvH One,r.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
jos. 3. A,eredeA. jam H. Breain. A,Sr,S NAi,.
Marry B. Hof'n'. LTo~nrrd Burden. On ar,., r. Fiirt
Jaess Hav'. Hon. e. r. Loco. amsi l.. Rs,S,y
CAnri" r. Barney. Henry r. Dinock Charlie, 7. coo.'
A. f"er Ho1iN. CAari,s r. Jd.'on. John kooe,
Henry W. 7. kfh. frtdk C. Bourw,. He-ru1 koyoan
Andrep H. Sands. CLdVrrnc, P,rkSns I,rry c. B,rlin
c"drS' ". Could Frederick l.. EdridJs.
LONDON CORRESPONDENT,
THE MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL DISTRICT
BANKING CO.. Limited.
Messrs, Melville Fieku & Co., Limited.
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COMMERCIAL.

WEDNESDAY,. Dec 13-GRAIN-w hcat-srot
was 1rm with sales OF 10000 BUSH. besides
10000 In Chicago. No. 2 red. In elevator.
December price. No. hard Duluth Go. over
May. Futures advanced Nc. to &c. with sales
OF 7l5 600 M follows.
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elections aud itltrtiaas.

THE ANNUAL ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS %
the AMERICAN COAL COMPANY
OF Aiegsny Count, Mar anl,
Of Now YORK on THURSDAY, THE 2STH DAY
] o'clock p. N
The trArsfer books will be closed DrCEMREI
18th AZ o'clock p, VI and roope Ied oil the Aoru.
GEORGE n BOwLBY.
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Anru'A shipped tn. day VIA bales Mcmphi. . sai
hAoG 81 Lonis. 53y1 bales: .ni Houston s.bt
bales New Cr!ohn. futures closed Z n 1ints lower
Iannhry, lille March, ,.I7c. NAw YORK. futuIcs
declined : to points recovered this. and thea re.
actd G'nrinS 30 points lower for the day and
4 follow: - '''''' 'a'oH'
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.,Sexs Reoe4<
w. TRUST Co'<1
1St Firth Ave-.
Branch once, 90 Broadway

New York, December IL. 1890.
The Board Of Directors have this DAY declared n
ssmi'snruAl dividsnd of THREE AND osE.HALP
PER CENT. from net earnings on the capital stock
Of this Company, payable JAa'y ist 1900 70 stock.
holders OF record Of Dec, 10, 1899 Transfer books
will close December 10, 1899. a p ~. and reopen
JAn'y ,. 1900.
ALRRED l. MACIAY aaor.t.z
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PiItshur.h p. NJ ',rnb 7 ina Isrn.
A quarterly dividend az ONE ASO THREE.
QUARTERS 40 PER E>T, VII D. lai ON tho
rrefcrrsa stocS OF tms 90 yahy Jam ay lhta.
meas December i.ih 49,. CHICKS viii lie m,iirt
frotl the ONCE ~ the company IT," transfer bolfs
will close At three r. VI. Da,r,uber isth 1897. aud
reopen at ten o clock A. NJ. J,uu,rr 10Th 1890.
W. a. TAClI'ETrE T,rasurrr.
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.h'g ''''''...'.... ''... ....' osN oeN
T Ts,s ,, IN wheat S.i1s to hss.. caSS:s
sossS y Eut,Ge q. British Is,srs. in
in furops.n S politics. ss "acrn e.~s .maii ro
c,ipts and some foret,n buying The NorthS estrrp
rec p,, we're e.g cars ag,inst a2n week ago .nd
and ala l's; year Consols dropped ~. The Eng
an n GRIP I, tmst.d At ~ $4,000 bush ag' ms,
Pans Is osSmo fh S"' wssSr W.s below
zero In the rahot,.. TIL ILLINOIS winter VIII, a.
c,,,niltion i. 70 per cent LondSn sdvsrced "a
Chicago sold 10000 bush. for export A builish
Of Ts war and 6aT Sr g" eiS 1867 sa.S
IN wssth.r IN Argentine was reported better thi.
up in sympathy with wheat New Sots ra"sip',
were 90 600 bush. and exports 2Os.2ss. Chit ago
r' fss ,ns. 1900 ard .Sr Js r
I'M C Nay * ~. .%I
features The good export demand and The liberal
clesrancs. Liverpool advanced Nd Cold weather
. @ 10 ss ,s.ps Sn, is:T orc
pected until something ofhcial In announced in 70.
"a s,Gs h were T not be n ,as Tho
very striking features but the receipts ,rs moderate
ana M snppiF G9p"r.veiy ieh facts which
TLorr-ws, steady. but quie,. Sales; 5000 bbl..
exports. a.0Si hhis ana - ~" .srt., wintsr
4, al, ssl;' !sug.,anc; g ..s,,.so Ne sIr.
$40 patents. IS. nosssf6. sprtnr in bb.: Ci,,rs
.2gossaIo strairht,. So. 25ssa so; psient. 81 zoo
s2;oossa.2s; grain. GHe. sSGc.. c. t. T. New York
&c, Gppr,.n .spSt cotton wss inlet and unchanged
upi,nds i ii.IecI Guii is.iaS. som,harn .p't
n arhsts were coner-ly qp!et .c,y aud unchanged
S Sss oTls r ,oid 300 gemrh' 200 and Asu.t,
sales u 900 iaics. Futurc, advsnccd IN to 2
p" me- c!csins gmrt but steady. M.nchcsier re.
TO day was as follows.
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THE AMERICAN Steel. AND WIRE coz
OF NEW JEKSEE.

No. II Bwsy. y. y. DecenlhHr \. 1hH,
Ala meeting VI tn" BOARD NJ Directors. held tlis
day. a au,rtcriy dividend OF ONE AND ThREp
QUARTERS PEI EENr, upon the Preferred Sorf
OF this Company. payabl' January =, 1900 was dc-
clhred PAYABLE To the Stn kho r. u record at tho
close OF business upon necrmhe- u. l-rH
For the purpose ~ p'"iug The sgil bend. no
transfer hooks q: the Preferred stock OF the Com.
pany will d" closed upon December 10. lspi ana
rcopened Lnnnarv L IIpO
= PkNTERSDS Asatsta,t Sacrr,arv.
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NOTICE OF REAL, ESTATE AUCTION
TO occur each day are printed In TEE MORNING
BUN. This will meet one OF your reoulremants
II you aretntsrestsd In Real Rotate. ADJ,
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bush !nprsded. s9be. for whit and 2ee SOC. for
aic.; Nc. 3. 3olc. rye was dull at $50. for No. q
western G. I. :, buAai' Chicago cio,c With nerem.
Der sic. ask d. Barley was steady Mailing. ttB tSc
feed. 4otA ne; both 4. {. ufalo Ocean frei-h,s
ddspvsed. Liverpool 2.sd.: Autuerp. ID: Cork,
100000 bnsh., mostly al the ouports No. 2. 8y-o
in elevator; DO, rs over CHICAGO May o. b. Part
OF the bu-irc's above reported WAS done last night
Futures I'd snced y 10 NC. with sales OF $4,000
hnEh. fnllIua.
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'0''"' =. E pNffER.oN A..l.tant secrctary.
wEsTERN uNIoN rELEiNAP l c.MnNNY

SEw YurE. lie ciubcr 18th. ISrp.
DIVIDEND No. no.
The Board ~ Directors have 70 trnl quarterly
dividend Of ONE AND ONE. QUARTER PER Gen i,
upon tho CAPITAL sturA o. lhs company, ptvabls q
tho once OF the Trslr on AMI l,t'r thr tl'h i,v
OF January next 10 shareholders ~ record - HE
close OF the transfer books tdc Goth LAY u lo-
eeuh'r. irs..
The transfer hooks III he closed Al 2 o'clock %
the afternoon Of I,c ihber G Inst, aud rcup nd
on tho morning o! January I'd Ucy'.
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1iridrnas and Snterest.

AND UNION STOCK YARDS COMPANY.
The Board q Directors have this, dy, declared
q quarterly dividend Of orc aud half peg
cent; OIL the Preferred stock and a souli.annula
dividend u four per cont. on the Common stock
OF the Company, payable at the office Of tho
Company, No. 90 Wall street, New York city. tho
I'd day o: JRnua-r, 1000. 70 stockholders " rec
ord 81 the Glove u tie transfer books Thursday,
Dec. IL. 1SHp. At 3 O'Clock y. NJ. Ira Isfer booSl
will reopen on January g. 1900
WILLIAM e. LANE. Treasurer.
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At nss.tnG ~ the Do, ! ot Trustees OF tbs
Colonial IrMsi comrnn' held Dee, inter i2th, iNna.
q dividend Of FIVE Ca PER C..Sr. from 80
earnings II the company Cor The ~ 'utLs "a u g
December 3lst lSir WAS 'csrs !. Pr able January
I'd. 1900. Transfer books wi. close Dec lnber c0l.
1899,
EDMUND l.. JUpSON.
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dturs: s2tss5e 900 Ar %: essSs ss Of receipts
The ofIlcial count OF the cash In the Treasury
to-day compared with that Of Yesterday shows:
Dee 10. Dee. ~.
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Ew YORK DeCcmpr' II, 1901
. The annual msetil q II the stockhOl lurs D. thiS
COMPANY for the election OF Directors Tor the ,n.u.
Ing year and OF Inspector OF Election Z r 1901 WI
be held on Tuesday. JAnuAry -. 1900 ~ tn .ic "
York, "
Polls open from , N. to o'clpckP.M
The Transfer Books will to cln ed this day "a
opened January 10, 1900
joan |, WATERBURY,, President,
AN ELECTION OF twcn,y Msna,cr, of tn, :, '
n YORK lnshtutnn for thu Bind aul ~ thr
inspectors 81 Election will be- hnlda, ire I.lt t1lt
b!th 81 and WI Ay.. at o'clOc 'hn a,;r non II
WetnesdAy. Dec. 20. 1870 FREDEIICk AU0Us-
avs ScAERAkRHoRN. Secretary.
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HAVANA CoMMEnCIAL CoMPA>,


NO. TT S n ME ps emnsT IL, lSH'
quart Ty dividend OF on" per cent. on the ca pie
tai stock Of this Company has BE- declared ayahs
81 his once on and after Tuesday, January III.
1900 The transfer books will be closed on FRIDAY.
December 9Th, o. O'Clock r. NJ, and will he r..
opened on Wednesday, JAnnar" 3d At 10 O'Clock
A. N. D. " MCWIIIILNs Treasurer
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THE COMMERCIAL CAnLE C0MTASY..

INV YORK, December D. 1897,
Dividend No 47.-Thc Board Of DIR rtprs have dc-
FER cent and bonus ~ one por cent, pNyahl" JON
mary , 1900, to stoekholiers Of record on Dee mhN
-, lsaA The transfer books will he closed Deceu-
Der ~ 1899. to January 2. MOO inclusive.
r. G, FLAT. Treasurer.
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PATENTS.

PLANTS
plant erectod fully equipped with machinery ut Bs
m vi ~ this material
uinnt will within thu vicinity OF Now York ono
with earning capacity equal tho one al Barbsrc
The morning news., 1899-01-17
LINDSAY & MORGAN

could move the snake struck and buried
both fangs deep in his leg. The bicycst
instantly sprang toward the snake and
before it could recoil again had trampled
it to death. With death in horrible form
almost certain, young Harris sat down
an instant. He had no whisky, and the
nearest help was five miles away. He
thought rapidly and with feverish haste
put his plan into operation. Taking his
bicycle pump, he applied the tube to the
wounds and succeeded in sucking every
bit of the virus out of his Ieg. After
recovering from his fright young Harris
remounted his wheel and rode back into
town. He brought with him the ratter,
which is five feet four inches long and has
fourteen rattles. The snake is now in ex-
hibition in DR.. Guthrie's drug store"
The "copy-reader' evidently caught the
flaw in the story and held the dispatch.
knowing a bicyle pump forced air instead
of creating a suction. Half an hour later
came a second hurry dispatch, reading:
Winchester, o.. March 9.-(SpeciaD.-
Correction to Winchester snake story: In
sert after taking his bicycle pump ne
reversed the Valves
Down below the long record of his per-
formances and an endless string of stories
is a sort of obituary. written when the
Liar passed away. The note was evident
ly written by admirer of the artistic
in lying. 1t reads:
THE Winchester Liar died as he had
lived. He sent down the story of his own
death and asked US to hold it and add ii
to his space after he died and send check
TO widow. He wrote he had been out in
the mountains below town looking for
deposit of gold on the farm of Eli Swiss
helm, and, while returning on horseback,
the animal became frightened at a bear
which sDrang out of a thicket and ran
away. He, the Liar, was caught in the
limb of a tree a la Absalom and hung in
the tree for two hours. He was discoY-
cred by farmer who carried him to his
house, where he died within a short time.
We held the story for two months, and,
when he finally died with consumption,
we printed the story out of reverence TO
his memory, and sent a large check to the
widow, only to find out he was never
married"
The morning news., 1899-01-17

trust you viii keep this phenomenon
among you. Tne secretaries of his church,
whom l KNOW are great workers, and one
of the mos successful and famous men
in the y. NJ. C. A. history was an Episco-
paian. Keep your curiosity by all means
The spiritual work Of The Y. NJ. G. A.
was taken up. Before the association Sc
cured such a foothoid in this country, the
doctor sad there was no place anywhere
for the boy OF from II to 60 especially the
age, he said. when the young man does
not know what to do with his hands and
his feet. Just here he diverged long
enough from his topic 90 put in a lutte
time in the entertainment of the audience
with jokes on the ministers who sat be
hind him. His banter seemed TO make ITS
impression on the m nisterial dignity,
though the clorgymen Joined with the au-
dience in the mirth that was created by
the speakers sai}ies.
DR.. Noursc is an advocate OF women be-
ing allowed place in the y. NJ. c. A.
work He does not propose to have them
join, but he does believe that il would be
good plan for them 10 be allowed the
privileges Of the gymnasium They are
allowed TO practice in the afternoons in
other cities, Under the direction of fe-
male physical instructress. and ! believe
the same opportunity should be allowed
for the ladies and for the association
The study Of branches that viii inn
prove was recommended and particularly
the doctor commended the study of Span
ish, saying that young men with a knowl-
edge of the tongue viii be needed in Cuba
His position regarding the attitude the
United states should take with regard to
the island was unmistak9 BILE He said
this country has wrought a work of hu-
manity in Cuba under the blessing Of God
and that berehts TO the United States
should follow We need the island, he
said, and should have it. He told of the
fertility OF its soil, the variety and mag
nihcenee of its products and the wealth
of its resources and said these were all
the very things that need American pluck
and American enterprise to foster and de-
Yeiop.
The physical work came in for a share
of the doctors praise and he advised its
continuance and that the members devote
themselves to the care and improvement
Of their bodies
DR.. Nourse closed his address with
stories of his work during the summer at
Camp Alger and told of the good that
was accomplished in the army by the
NJ. c. A. Rev. DR.. James Y. Fair pas
tor of the Independent Presbyterian
Church. dismissed the congregation with
a benediction.
The morning news., 1899-01-17
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. Ed Elkan of Atlanta is among the
arrivals registered at the Screven House.
Mr.. ]. E. Rountree was registered at the
Pulaski House yesterday from Midwife.
Mr. G. A. Folks was registered yester-
day at the Screven House from Waycross.
Mr.. J. A. Miller of Waycross was among
the visitors who spent yesterday in the
city.
Mr. John Lane and son of Valdosta were
among the guests registered yesterday at
the De Soto.
Mr.. and Mrs s. b. Parker of McRae
were among the visitors who spent yester-
day in the city.
Mr.. II. A. Mathews of Fort Valley was
in the city yesterday, stopping at the
Screven House.
Mr.. c. T. Pritchard of Bluffton was
among the arrivals registered yesterday
at the Screven House
Mr.. w E. Clark. commercial tourist
of Macon, was among the arrivals regis
tered yesterday at the Pulaski House.
Mr.. George w. Hubbel of Macon was
among the visitors who spent yesterday in
the city, a guest of the Pulaski House.
Mrs Frank P. Harold of Amerlcus. ac-
eompanying Mr.. Uriah b. Harold, was in
the city yesterday, a guest of the De
Soto.
Mai. G. W. Ruthers, depot commissary
officer returned yesterday after several
days absence in Washington and Balti-
more on business
Mr. William Litterer, prominent citi-
zen and ex-Mayor of Nashville, is in the
city, stopping at the De Soto. Mr.. Litter
er viii remain over few days and will
then go to Florida, where he purposes
spending some time.
Mr.. j. II. FAN of Nashville, vice presi-
dent of the Savannah, Thunderbolt aud
Isle of Hope Railway, is in the city. Mr..
Fail says his visit has no particular sig
nidcance, as he is merely down in the
routine of his business He will remain
several days among his friends in Savan-
nah.
Mr. Merrill r. Galloway of Macon
Judge John Ross and Mr.. Monroe G. Og
den were in the city yesterday to appear
before Judge Emory Speer Mr.. Gallo
way is receiver for the Houston Fertilizer
and Guano Company; Judge Ross is re-
ceiver's attorney and Mr.. Ogden Is the
attorney of the plaintiffs, who brought
the action against the concern. The gen
tlemen concluded their business and left
last night for Macon.
The morning news., 1899-01-17

The highest type of machinery is required
to make the journey on time.
At times various schemes have been pro-
posed for stemming the current or under
tow from the North sea and the North
Atlantic ocean around the British Isles
The Isles act as dam to the water, which
sweeping southwark by a mighty under
tow. is caught by them only TO break and
sweep through the channel with incredi-
bic rapidity.
Many of the schemes have been almost
unique, notably one advanced by a Danish
civil engineer for building a breakwater
north Of Wa4es. This. which was 90 ex-
tend for many hundred feet into the water,
was to be constructed south from Den
mark and north from Wales leaving a
small open space through which boats
could sal. This, the engineer claimed,
would have tendency to allow less wat
er to sweep through the channel, and
would thus calm the tide. Other schemes
of breakwater have been proposed the
most extravagant of which was the filling
in of the channel by means of mud scows,
so that instead of being a deep passage.
it would be in places very shallow.
Modern engineering has become such a
highly developed science that nothing
seems impossible to it, and 1t is thought
that some engineering genius viii have
a remedy by which the English channel
can be made calm.
Prominent engineers in this country
shake their heads at the suggestion and
say "Impossiblep' but English engineers
are more sanguine.
At present one OF the features of the
channel IS the lfe-saving service, which
IS the strongest in Europe.