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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-07
ANVIL DRIVEN INTO HIS SKULL.
Florida Man UndergOcs IA Remark
able Experiment Before students.


From the New York Herald.
Chicago, March 4.-Harry Beno. 20 years
Old, a native of Pensacola, Fla, his
father an Egyptian and his mother an
English woman, unable to comprehend
pain, insensible to heat or cold without
physical feeling, taste or smell, occupied
an operating chair in the Cook County
Hospital to-day and allowed one of the
surgeons to drive a bradawl three-quar-
teTs of an inch long into the top of his
skull, and declared to $50 students and pro-
fessors that he experienced nothing but a
slight Earring from the blows of the ham
mer. To make the test more convincing
he then tied an ordinary chair to the
awl and allowed it to swing gently to and
fro to show how firmly affixed was the
awl.
Embedded in the top of his skull is the
end of an awl a quarter of an inch long,
which had been broken in experiments,
To remove this was the object for which
he came before the clinic
When the physician in charge learned of
the mans popularity he allowed Baker, a
friend of the patient, assisted by the lat
ter, to drive another awl into the skull. 1t
went in deep, yet the man gave no sign
the hammer handle with which the awl
was driven in.
The experiment with the chair was even
more trying, and before it was done many
women were compelled TO leave the room
Beno knotted a handkerchief about the
rung of chair and tied the other corner
of the cloth about the awl. Then bowling
his head he swung the chair about with
out loOsening the anvil, which was solid
in the bone He then submitted to the
doctor, and asked to have the awl ard the
point of the one which was imbedded re.
moved The removal of the whole IN.
both hands on the part of the surgeon.
Beno's scalp was then shaved, display
ing in a space an inch square at leas
four holes where avis had been driver
in. The surgeon probed about, and finally
located the end of the awl. The end was
in so deep that 1t could not be tightly
grapsed BY the instrument the surgeon
was using, and he commenced 10 probe
for it again.
Go right lin deep" urged the patient
Keep it up. Il doesn't hurt me any
and it certainly amuses the spectators -
There was a crowd present In the am.
| ated a sensation.
GO after it, doctor" he urged. go af.
ter ii like man digging coal"
| And the physician went after 1t. but
vas finally forced to give up the Job, a.
the steel was so firmly imbedded he could
not extract it.
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commenced iast week, had been abaa-
doned on account of the wet condition OF
the lands.
The hrmness was still further increased
by indications of an abrupt falling off in
the movement. SIN another element of
hrmness was the statement from Wash
ington to the effect that the Ohio river
was rising. On this account the market
mad q generally firm undertone through
out the session. Pront-taking however,
became feature in the afternoon. and
the market eased off little forecasts
pointed TO improved weather conditions i'm
the South, and there were contradictory
rumors ahoat regarding Neilps crop po-
sition; some being TO the effect that he
has not reduced his estimate and that he
has no intention of doing So Local preju-
diee in the afternoon took a somewhat
bearish turn, but neither longs nor shorts
had positive convictions and u became a
Wedge market The market was finally
quiet and steady 2 to 8 points net higher.
New YORK, March 6,noon.-Cotton futures
opened steady; March 6S5c: April 6 Sic;
May 6.SSc; June, 6.Slc; July 6.S3c; August,
6S2c; September 6.1sc; October. g. 19c; No
6. 20c.
p. m.-Futures closed quiet and steady:
March, 6.3ic; April 6.Slc May. 6. Ssc; June.
o'SOc; July. 6.S2c; August, g. SIC; September.
6.l7c; October, 6.i6c; November, {. 14c; De-
cember. Sic; January, 6.2Oc
New Orleans, March 6-Cotton futures.
steady; March, 5.9SG5.96c: April. 5.95d5 96c ;
May, o9Sd5.99c; June, 6.01d6OSc; July, sos
@6'0lc; August, 5.9sd599c; September, 5s7
QJ.SSc; October, 5.S7a5.SSc: November, SIS
Qo.Sgc; December 6.S9@5.9lc.
New York, March 6.-Hubbard Bros &.
co. say of cotton: Manchester was the
active buyer in Liverpool to-day, replac-
ing the contracts which was sold on the
previous advance. as the movement does
not increase rapidly enough to suit their
IDEAS of what the crop should be. Again
the suggestion that Mr.. Nenl would re-
duce his crop estimate leads them TO con-
slider where else they can obtain such de-
sirable cotton as In Liverpool. as il can
not De found here, there remains no other
market from which they can draw. except
Liverpool, and we expect they viii con.
tinue to buy the daily consumption re-
serving their surplus stock contingencies.
so long as this market keeps above q
parity with Liverpool. Our stock will
naturally increase and Il is conservatively
estimated that the contract stock will pass
over 100000 bales, while the entry stock
Ia estimated to reach 175000 bales Judg-
ing from the Shipments now In sight.
Liverpool bought here at the opening as
their market had advanced more rapidly
than ours. This demand was met by a
constant liquidation for Wall street ac-
counts, which finally caused the market
to become quiet, though with a steady
undertone with better weather the Interior
movement shows a natural Increase"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-07
JEFFERsON's SISTER DEAD.
Cancer Carries on Mrs. jackson mt
Her Home in New York.
From the New York Press.

New York, March S-Mrs. Cornelia
Connie jackson, the only sister of Mr..
Joseph Jefferson, died at her home in this
city early this morning, after an illness
of five weeks, with cancer of the stomach
She was g. years old.
Mrs. JAckson's death removed still an
of the "palmy days" of the stage and
leaves Mr.. Jefferson as the last of that
generation Of the family. She made her
debut as an actress at a very early age,
and was first seen in this city at the old
National Theater, in Chatham street, in
1859. when she played Little Pickle" at
a benefit given for her brother. She made
hit at once and soon sprang into promi-
hence.
During her younger days she was best
known as an ingenue, and she created
many parts OF that character One of her
best roles was Ariel in THE Tempest"
She was an intimate friend of Edwin
Booth and of all the famous actors Of
her time. and had frequently played with
them.
For the last fifteen years Mrs. Jackson
had played only one part-that of THY
SlOWboy, IN Inc CTlchet on lhe Hearth, .
in which she last appeared with Mr.. 10
seph Jefferson about year and a half
ago.
Last season Mr.. Jefferson did not play
"rhe Cricket on Che Hearth" so Mrs.
Jackson did not accompany him on his
tour but she had made all her plans to
90 out with him again next month
Mr. Jefferson, who Is now at Palm
Beach, Fla. was notified by telegraph Of
his sisters death. Mrs. Jackson's only
son. Mr.. Charles ]. Jackson. well-known
young actor, was with mis- mother when
she died.
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Nh W. F. Sumner of Jacksonville died
/" 'nai city on Saturday. He was one of
uldt eitys most prominent business men
anu deyout member of the First Ban
list Church. zap
me annual meeting of the Florida State
IIeSs Association will be held at St
petersburg, commencing on Tuesday
march - 1t is anticipated that there
WIFI be large attendance.
negro by the name of Veal was in
Jured' perhaps fatally, at Little Bros
Phosphate mines, near Gainesville. recent
~ ne was run over by a dump car, and
MS oody trlghtfully crushed.
A man in Tallahassee, who has care
Iully canvassed the situation. saws that of
1He incoming legislature 80 members are
pieused TO Senator Pasco q to Taliferro
anu 10 10 Call 1t takes 81 votes to elect.
mere is some probability of Gainesville
having brush factory this summer. The
company which is now operating a palmet-
70 mattress fiber factory in Gulf Ham
plant. '"o'oiS u IT'S
Gainesville Sun: On the whole, Congress
has treated Florida very well. our SEN
ators and representatives have worked
ndia LOT the interests of their constituents
anu thelr efforts have been literally re-
Sponded to.
a. L. Plnkoson, as sound and well as
"hen he left Gainesville a week or two
80, mas returned there. He denies posi-
that ne was killed, and stated that
u,i NOT Know he was dead until he ar
leu nome. He is at a loss to account
,or tne report TO the effect that he had
Inc people of Harvey, near TAMPA. held
"eii-attended meeting Saturday to pro-
test against the reconstruction Of the dan,
~ JI,,,,ne consumers Company, over the
ltnlsporo river, which was recently de-
,ioyed by dynamite. Committees were
sPpointed to work up the opposition to the
pan for rebuilding.
On Wednesday of last week. while Pat
eison OF Madison accidentally shot and
Hllled himself while out duck hunting with
ooirpahloh. The deceased was a men,
a. ~ .ile 6adsden Guards, having joined
at .he beginning of hostillties with Spain.
ana remained a member until the com.
pany was mustered out.
w. H. Towles of Barlow has lust pur-
chased James E. Hendry's entire stock of
oeeves' numbering some 1.5oO head The
oatIIe are to be delivered to Mr. Towles
bs ruilla hassa as soon as they can be
Diousht IN from the pasture. Mr.. Towles
L.. mp .hein TO Cuba, where he has a
large tract of land to pasture them.
me suwannee river is higher now than
II mas been for several years. At Barnes
~ mas overlooked It's banks. and Cant.
oarhes says IL has come nearly up 10 his
house. The captain has many valuable
same nsntng cocks, which he was com
peiieo 10 move on account of the water
kept. 'ou 'He'n
4here is strong hope that most of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-07
GEORGIA.

Atlanta now claims a population OF IA
Mi according to a recent census.
Bsshlnski of Macon has bought the
famous Wigwam Hotel at Indian Springs
for so. 900. He will open May l. The deal
created considerable surprise.
MIR. T. L. Farmer of Fort Gaines has
been appointed inspector of fertilizers for
the district comprising the counties of
CLAY. Early, Decatur, Miller and Quttman.
Another case of smallpox has developed
q few miles east of Pelham. The wife of
the negro who first brought the disease
20 that neighborhood, now has smallpox,
and il is probable that the children of this
couple will also have the disease.
Mr.. z. T. Pate of Arab and Miss Lillian
Durham of Ashburn, Worth county, were
married Thursday evening, Rev. J. j. Hy-
man officiating. The groom and several
friends drove down and returned imme-
diately after the ceremony. A few Ash
burn friends were at the marriage.
Cupid Reddng, the negro who was
carried 10 Macon several weeks ago and
who was identified as being the man who
assaulted Mrs. Maroney, near Leesburg,
and who was reported to have been lynch
3D. is in Bibb county jail and from all ap-
pearauces is in as good health as he was
when he left Redding has proven an alibi
on the more serious charge, but will be
tried in Macon for larceny.
Rome Tribune: News reached Rome
Yesterday morning of a fatal shooting
near Lyerly on the Chattanooga. Rome
and Southern Railroad. 1t seems that Jim
Bowen shot Turner Whitehead at a min
ing camp three miles from Lyerly. The
exact cause of the difficulty which re-
suited in the shooting could not be learn
ed Bowen was arrested and taken to
Summerville to jail Il is said White
head viii die.
Douglas Breeze: On returning from
BroX,on last Saturday we passed a two
mule team in the middle of Twenty-mlle
creek, the wagon heavily loaded with gu
ano, stalled and couldn't move a bulge
The distressed negro who was driving was
doing all he could to extricate himself
from the difficulty but he had run against
a stump, the water was nearly touching
the guano in the wagon and he was in
bad fix. The ford ought to be made pas
sable or a bridge built as soon as possible
A heavy rain and wind storm swept over
Home Saturday night about O'Clock. The
storms approach had been presaged for
TWO days past by warm, sultry weather
Lle atmosphere. was heavily charged with
oectreity, and the lightning was incessant
ana OF weird splendor. During the storm
hShthins stroke burned out an arma-
lure at the power house, and the cars
stolped. Every arc light in the city was
eAihsulshed also, and Rome lay in dark
ness the rest of the night. 1t began to
turn cold Immediately after the rain ceas-
north. 'iii NV
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-07

Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange-The market Il weak.
The following are the Savannah quota
tions Commercial demand $lg6h; sixty
days, $4833s; ninety days, "a .S21k; francs,
Paris and Havre, sixty days, sci; Swiss.
sixty days 5.26; marks, sixty days, "a 9-16.
Domestic Exchange Steady; banks are
buying at par and selling as follows:
Amounts up TO s25. 10 cents: s25 to $50. Is
cents; so to $780, 20 cents 500 10 $500. a
per cent premium; $500 to 81 900, at X per
cent. premium; $1,000 and over, 81 per ST.
900.
securities-The market is again quiet,
ard duh
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
S1z per cent. bonds Of 1890 11S bid, 116 ask
ed; Georgia Slk per cent, due 1915, 112
bid, asked; Georgia Az per cent. bonds,
1916 1924 bid, 1923 asked; Georgia per
cent, due 1920. 1870 bid, 121 asked; South
Carolina AVS, lis bid, 11G asked
City Bonds-Atlanta Az per cent, 1923,
1O6 bid asked; Augusta 3lks, 1923, 1917
bid, 1O2 asked; Augusta 4l6s, 1925, 107 bid.
1OS asked Augusta z per cent, III bid, 112
asked; Augusta per cent, Ill bid, 113
asked; Columbus per cent, i07 bid, 10s
asked; Macon per cent, lie bid. - asked !;
Macon AIS, 1926, 105 bid, asked; Savan-
nah per cent. quarterly April coupons
112ib bid, 113 asked; Savannah 5 per cent
quarterly May coupons, 112i2 bid, 113 ask
ed; Charleston As, 101A bid, l02l3 asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds,
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WITH HIS FACE ON FIRE.
The Application of Water Only In
tensifed the Flames.
From the Philadelphia Times.


The physicians at the Cooper Hospital,
in Camden, were called upon yesterday af-
ternoon to treat one of the most peculiar
cases on the records of the hospital. The
case was one of a man slowly burning
with a fire which water only intensified.
Frank Goff an engineer on the Amboy
division of the Pennsylvania Railroad was
the patient. Golf is 81 years old and re-
sides at $50 Trenton avenue, Camden. Tn
addition to being an engineer, he is also
something of a chemist and rents a little
shop near his home where he mixes many
mysterious compounds.
Yesterday afternoon he was stirring
phosphorus IN a small pewter bowl pre-
paratory to putting i'm other ingredients
which go 20 make a kind of lamp-lghter
that he recently invented. Another man,
who is to become COTS partner in the
business of manufacturing the lamp
lighters, was standing nearby. Golf was
leaning over the bowl intent upon his
work
Suddenly there was flash and the
sticky phosphorus flew over Goffs hands
and face. Efforts to wash 1t off proved
futile, causing it to smoke all the more.
Golf put on his hat and started out TO
find a physician. He stopped at the house
of a doctor on Sixth street, where his
smoking autonomy weli-nigh frightened
the servant girl into Mysteries. The doc
tor was not in and the burning man walk
ed to the Cooper Hospital
DR.. Mathemy was called to treat the
case. After he had recovered from his
surprise at the appearance of the patient
he managed to ascertain the cause of the
trouble and to treat II accordingly, pre-
pairing a little permanganate of potash
which effectually extinguished the fire.
Fortunately, Goff's eyes were not in
tured and it is believed that he will be
able to go to his work in a week or so.
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SAVANNAH. GA. TUESDAY. MARCH Z, $780,
COTTON MARKET HIGHER.
LOCAL SPOTS ADVASCED 1-IO CENT
ON ALL GRADES.

Futures at an Advnnce-SpIrits Tur-
pen.tine Firm at a. Cents-ROsin
Firm and Unchanged-Other Mar
kets steady.
Savannah March 6.--An advance OF lie
cent IN the value OF cotton was the fea-
ture in the leading markets to-day. Liver
pool and New York showed disposition to
advance the market, and Mr. Neilrs lower
estimate of the crop helped 20 as
sist values. while buying or
ders from the South forced prices upward.
Spirits turpentine was firm at A cents
with good demand. The rosin market re-
manned firm and unchanged with fair
request. The wholesale markets were
steady with a fair movement The follow
ing resume of the different markets will
show the tone and quotations at the close
to-day.
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WINDMILL RUNS THIS FARM.
Inventive IOwan Proves to His Wife
That He Is Not Lazy.

webster City, Ia, March ain order
to satisfy his wife, who had accused him
of being OF no use around the house,
Emanuel stotely. farmer living near
here, has 80 arranged the windmill near
his home that it will rock the baby's era
die, run the sewing machine, do the
churning, mix flour for bread, feed the
chickens. sweep the floors, start the fires
in the morning. kick the dog out of the
house when necessary, and do several
other things. When he began to connect
with the windmill the crank of a talking
machine. into which he had sung the lat
est songs, and to rig up an attachment
whereby the windmill was to get break
fast every morning. Mrs. Stotely object
ed, saying her poor. dear husband had
worked hard enough"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-07
DRY GOODS.

New York, March 6--Actual business In
cotton fabrics to-day has been moderate.
as sellers continue to turn many orders
down coming 20 hand. Tendency of
prices in printed goods still upward Ad-
vances of A0hc reported in some lines
of percales. salnes. etc. Brown Sheet
ings and drills against buyers. Print
cloths and other gray goods are very firm.
but business of only moderate extent. COT
ton warp cashmere dress goods further
advanced. Other dress goods without
change.
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HE WAS THE VICTIM.
Device TO subdue Burglars subdues
It's Inventor.
From the Philadelphia Press.


New York. March 3.-Mr. Daniel Clan
ders rugged a steel bar over the only en-
trance to his apartments, at No. II Union
Square. II was his thought, as he adjust
ed the eghteen-pOund bar so that IL would
drop at night upon the head of any in
truding burglar, that It would be far more
effective than an alarm or a Calling gun.
Then he closed his door and set the
spring. Later, he decided 10 go out and
get a Welsh rarebit. He forgot about
the bar-but II was there, with -all It's
eighteen pounds. He opened his door,
and the bar. with a clang of JOY, drop
ped with a dull thud
So did Mr.. Chambers.
Some hours later the physicians at Belle
vue took twelve stitches In his scalp;
likewise they repaired his shoulder.
In all the papers Of this city to-mor-
row may appear this ad:
FREE-One 1s-pound polished steel bar
will be given to the first person who calls
at No, Il Union Square.
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wealth represented by these people will ag-
gregate $4,000 900.
A number of valuable lots have lately
been bought, and many palatal homes will
be built here during The summer. Every
thing indicates a busy summer.
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rhomasvlIIe,s Timely TopIcs.

Thomasville, Ca, March 6.-Postmaster
Rike. Of this city, says January broke the
record for the largest receipts at the post
office here.
Freight Agent ]. 3. Chisholm of the
Plant System, at this point. says more
freight was handled here during Febru-
ary than in any preceding month
Everybody agrees that there are more
people in Thomasville now than ever be-
fore at one time in its history, and the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-07
GEORCIA AND o
" o FLORIDA.

seeding orange trees around Gabrielle are
not seriously injured. A twenty-five-acre
grove, on Lake Cordeia belonging TO
David Stricken of York, Pa, is now COM
ing out nicely, and there will probably DO
a small crop of oranges the coming season.
Fire and lake protection have been of
great benefit to this grove. Even some
grape fruit trees have escaped serious in
iurV
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-07
COTTON.

The general market throughout the
country was better to-day. Liverpool and
New York showed signs Of Improvement
and buyers in the South were in the mar
ket, which had an influence on the trade.
The local market was firm and the de-
mand fairly good. At the Cotton Exchange
the market was advanced 1-16 cents on
all grades The sales 14S bales for the day.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange TODAY:
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NAVAL sTOuEs.

Spirits Turpentine-The market remained
unchanged. There was a good demand and
the offerings were easily disposed of at
the market price AT the Board Of Trade
at the first call the market was bulletined
firm at A cents with sales of rs casks. AZ
the last cali the market closed fwm at a
cents with sales OF 81 casks.
Rosin-Tilere was no change In the quo
tations to-day. There was a fair demand
for The offerings, but the reported sales
were light AT the Board of Trade at the
first call the market was builetned firm
and unchanged with no sales. At the last
call il was unchanged with sales of 800
barrels. The following were the quotations.
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Charleston, s. G., March 6.-TurpentIne
market firm az 44c; sales, none. Rosln
steady and unchanged; sales, none.
Wilmington, N. c., March 6.-spirlts
turpentine, firm at 431zN44c; receipts. %
casks. Rosin, firm at Csc and sl.9O. re-
ceipts. 253. Crude turpentine. firm az a 25
and $40; receipts, rs. Tar, firm al 81 90:
receipts 1882.
New York, March 6.--Rosin, steady at
$l.S0; Turpentine, firm at 481kc,
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FLORIDA.

Mr. W. P. Sumner Of Jacksonville died
IN that city on Saturday. He was one of
ol@' elty most prominent business men,
list Church. Dap