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Reported Fighting at Kimberlex

London, Oct. 15.-The Cape Town corre-
spondent of the Morning Leader, tele-
graphing Sunday night. says: at is re-
ported that fighting began at Kimberley
this morning. The railway has been cut
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viljoen Moves on Dannauser,

London, Oct 15.--A special dispatch
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the Transvaal flag has been hoisted over
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For the Refugees.

London, Oct 1.-THE Prince and
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relief of South African refugees.
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Newcastle Taken,
London,

London, Oct. 16.-The Daily Mails Glen
coe correspondent, under date of Sunday,
says:
Forces under Commandant Niljoen,
from Spitzkap, occupied Newcastle Satur-
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-18
CRAM. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Aug. 17.-Flour hrmer and
fairly active; winter patents, $370a3. 80.
Rye -four hrmer. good TO fair. S290n3.10.
Corn meal steady. Rye easy: No. West
ern, 59l4c Barley steady, 37lzG3Sc. Barley
malt dun.
Wheat. spot, firm; No. Q red. 7sikc: op-
tons opened strong al &c advance on
higher cables and unfaVorable Indian
crop news. Their subsequent strength
was caused by less promising spring
wheat crop news and renewed export ac-
tiyity, with a final reaction due to late
realizing, closed steady. 9sqlzc net high
er: September. 7s7sc; December. 79Ac
Corn. spot. firm; No. 2. 3sksc: options
opened firm al nc advance with wheat
and was sustained later By a good export
trade and large ciearances; closed steady,
hQizc net advance; December. 341sc.
Oats. spot. steady; No 3 2gizc; options
slow. Hay firm. Hops quiet Butter
steady: Western creamery, l702lc; state
dairy l40lgzc. Cheese quiet; large white,
9Mc Eggs steady: state and Pennsyl-
yanla. 170i6c, Western. liNl5c.
Potatoes quiet: fair 10 prime G.D0i.7J:
fancy. gzOoQzZ5. Southern. N.5J12.50. cab
bage steady; LING Island. D.gOu400 per
20. coffee. options opened steady a. I'M
changed prices and moved ~ points on
covering. There was practically no invest
meut demand au1 speculation Waa dull.
Cableg we're ludlnerent snd local spot in.
q1iry Was vcry si8ck. clOted steadY uu-
changed. sales lzD0 b8gr. Including seD-
fembsr. $50. DfoeDDer. Wy, February,
GV. Mann. $50, sDOt oo0ee RIO dull
nn1 nominal mild gulcf about steady
fIaar. fsW. hiRhef. fair refining. g. Gene
fnfuGa4 as-teef. Nle, mo.aHafr sugar. w.,
refined aIm ana fairy aglfe,
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OCEAN FREIGHTs

Cotton-Market nominal; prices quoted
are per 100 pounds; Boston, per baie
$l.25; New York. per ba.e. slOO: Phlladel.
phia' per bale, $lOo; Baltimore. per bale,
$1.00.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights fairly active
Baltimore. $475c; Philadelphia, $500. New
York, $3.50; Boston and Portland. s.. 75lls Oo.
crossties. A feet base, to Baltimore. 49,.
90 Philadelphia, l51zc; to New York. l,c
BY Steam-Lumber-To Baltimore, &c 90.
TO New York, $500; to dock. $6.75; light.
ered-To Boston to dock. 500.
Naval Stores-The market Is quiet. me-
dunn size vessels Rosin-Cork for orders
Is Sd per barrel of 80 pounds and
per cent. primage. Spirits, A.. Larger YES
sels rosin, q Cd: spirits, 81 &c. steam
12c per 100 pounds on rosin. 800 on spirits
to Boston and l0c on rosin, and SOC on
spirits to New York.
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lot; special ca,cined plaster, 81 so per bar
rel; hair, 4d5c; Rosedale cement. 81 100
40. car load lots, special Portland
cement retail, 81 20. carload lots. 81 o.
Lumber. F. o. b., Vessel Savannah
Minimum yard sizes, $12 soak. 90; car stills
$13 509l5. 90; difficult sizes, SIG 0)a25. 90. ablp
stock, SIS U0n30 90; sawn ties, $40 5OG11 90
hewn ties, 33c25c.
Cotton Bagglng-Market steady-Jute.
2A-pound 7c' 2-pound. 6lsc; 1A-pound. s1hc:
sea island bagging, SIC.
Cotton Ties-Standard 45-pound arrow
large lots, $125; small lots, sl.S5.
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New York, Aug. H.-Muskmelons orc
s,iil largely inferior and dragging at 10"
,.ricee Fancy would exceed quotations
WatermeIons are a shade frmer
Muskmelons. Hackensack nutmeg; per
barrel 75cQgi %. Monmouth county Jenny
IND per barrel. J0cU{lO. DO SEED Wo
10. south Jersey Gem ana Jenny LihH
~. r,slo 4gmOc; Maryland, RockyfOrd
"a Inferior. ZJ040c. do Emerald Gefn
sll,elo. 90 Gem and Jenny Lind, per two
hs.ket carrier. 4gQSoc Watermel0us
8sry.and and Jergey per carload, NJ y
lttOO0. .arge. per- hundred. tlsWulbO'i
email 20 medium N.gyllZo0; N.rglnin.
large. 81 OWli0g. small 70 MEDIUM. WV
avon
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MARKETS UNCHANGED.
DEPARTMENTS STEADY
AND FAIRLY ACTIVE.

shirts Turpentine Firm at 49la
copts-ROsin Firm and Unchanged.
cotton &c Lower Than Quotations
q. SeII-Other Markets steady.
ssrannah. Aug. T7.-There was no spe-
ciel feature in the leading markets to-
dav. Spirits remained firm and in strong
,sr,and at 49l5c. Resin was firm and UNI
hanged. Cotton was quoted 14c lower 20
sch The wholesale markets were steady.
The following resume of the different mar
,ets viii show the quotations and tone at
the close to-day:
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COTTON WEAK.
7 he Market Tame Throughout the
DaN and at a Decline.

New York, Aug. 17.-The cotton mar
ket was less active to-day The first cali
developed weak feeling, with prices
points higher to points lower. Later the
general market showed a general decline
Of 5a5 points, liquidation being the cause,
following unsatisfactory cables and lack
Of outside speculative support. The mar
ket rallied partially later on unsatsfac-
tory weather conditions in the cotton belt,
DC being feared that insufficient rain had
fallen The fact that the weather in
Texas continues very hot as well as in
other parts of the Southwest, added to
the apprehensions of the bear contingent,
10 connection with the fact that no rains
are indicated by the government forecasts.
During the afternoon the market was
comparatively tame, but generally quite
steady. There was some selling during
the after part of the session for short
account on the theory that the higher
prices ruling for cotton would stimulate
an early movement of the new crop and
mat the influence of receipts would be TO
Keep spot buyers from anticipating their
wants TO any great extent, thus leading to
sock accumulations. An element in the
confidence of the bull is the favorable con-
oitlon of the cotton goods market, and
we outlook for an exceptional consumption
OF cotton. The market was finally steady
at a net gain of 1 to points.
New York, Aug. H. noon.-COtton futures
opened easy August $3.50; September,
'o-c; October. Sic; November, SIZE; De
sember, j.7Sc January, 5S2c February,
o.soc' March, 5S7c April 592c; May $3.50.
p. m.-Cotton futures closed STEADY;
august. 5.55c; September. 55lc; October
..'3c' November. 5.77c: December. 5S}c;
January. 5.S7c; February, 591c; March,
aS4c; April, 5.97c; May colo; June G05c.
New Orleans, Aug 1T-Cotton futures
,Iosed quiet; August, 5.45c bid; September,
l-42 BE; October, 5.4fd545c; November.
''te4Jl9c; December 5.5205 sac: January
.g'1o'oSc; February, 5.6lM563c; March 5GJ
f2o'c; April, 5G905T1c; May. $500 Use.
New YORK, Aug. 17.-Hubbard Bros &
% say ol cotton: Liverpool closed
steady at points decline from YESTERDAY.
WIN good buying by Manchester and CON
unentai spinncrs who absorbed The offer
iusa from the South made 4ast evening
ne opening here was marked by a shafp
"Vuldauon, which was met by Llvorpoal
"uNIhg ana the market became steady. bur
l"ietef ana better tnan the close. our
',1al trade looked FOR a reaction after the
."'ip decline Of che past few dava. ans
we're encouraged by the steady iore -
'nn foreign markets.
on l-itht showers are again rrDorld from
l'AaH ana DO he0vy rainfall S1m any
.f 'ihhent station There hos been como
lhenl buying On these prices. but tbe
''-4e' o. hii. AeiAs circular IL san ;Ac
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DRY CoODS.

New York, Aug l7.-Good demand for
staple cottons. Heavy brown sheetlngs and
crilis strong with upward tendency in
prices Print cloths Irregular gray goods
nIm with hardening tendency. Bleached
coltons growing quite scarce and harden
ing. No change in other directions. Mems
wear wooden and worsted fabrics in good
demand and firm.
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Chicago Aug. 17-srong cables and
a big cash demand kept wheat on the ROAD
toward higher prices to-day and caused
an advance Of VIC in the leading futures.
Corn and oats sympathized, corn CLOSING
No higher and oats a shade higher. Pro-
visions advanced 21z471zc.
The leading futures range as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
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do Is ...........112 IVA. Centuries e. IS
Ia. Cent. lists 10 do Deferred e.
K.C..P. & G.1sts u lCol. So. As ..... S5A
La. new con. 4s.1O6 NJ. & Q. "a ...... S6!s
L. & n. uni. As. 991si c. Of G. 5s ...... 81
NJ. X. & r. DDS. 6S1l do LIST inc. 80. Az
do do As ...... 1914 do ID inc. 900. Z
n Y. c.. lists lip
New York. Aug. 17.-Standard Oil closed
46l0467. ex-dividend.
New York Aug. T.-Money on call was
steady at 21kd3 per cent,
the last loan was at pa
per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
4laa5 per cent Sterling exchange steady,
with actual business in bankers bills at
$780, 04 86l3 for demand, and at SLS2S4 %
ass for sixty days Posted rates, SS3l2a
asa and $4.S7d4S7Iz. Commercial bills,
S4S2d482la Silver certificates. 60l446ll2c,
Bar silver, 60ssc. Mexican dollars, 4Sc.
Government bonds strorg; state bonds in
active; railroad bonds irregular
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cash quotations were as follows. y, iCu' > ,
erro ~ No. spring wheat, 681za7ol4c; No. 2
REQ. No white 23l4c; No. white,
55it1,a1ihc; No. 2 rye, SIC; No. barley, 54g
~. No naxseed $l.O21a; North"eSs Urn
81 .o2a1 %. prime timothy seeG' 40 ror ieo
poaH, ~ &, 1OGt5.22lz Short ribs sides
poa'e1 "a oc6r5 l5 Dry sailed shoulaelis
tt ioO9 SslG5Ac. Short clear sides (poNe az
.Dy - co Vnlskv. distilers' finished
-. "a "a Butter Arm. creamery l04zDc'
49, i2Gf7c. Cheese firm, 91EgiOc. Eggs
Arm. freeh, l2izc
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All Trans except Nos % - 30
No 81 Jacksonville Up
q, AM Jc ksonvn
Mar
Tampa andS Sanford
irony
cksonVI
nd son
o Washn
an
IL p m az
Leave Havana
y Port Tampa "a
E. A ARMAND Ticket
H. Agent
v
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STOCKS ACTIVE.
The Most Of the Trailing Done In
the Railroad List.

New York. Aug i7.-The stock market
showed greatly increased activity and
strength to-day. Tho strength was some
what better d.nused uag has recently
o..n th, .l.r. Dut tlc acayieft dem lnd
nas stM cl9dnod 20 a am4I number of
stock. Th. majority OF zoe lndlstriais
a.rc ustess aGd heavy The was notably
FAC case E.ia tac ron aHd ateei at0cEs,
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-The market remained
nrm at 49l2c, with good demand. The
situation remained unchanged. At the
hrst CAL at the Board of Trade the mar
ket was bulletined at 1870, with sales of
81 casks, At the last call the market
closed firm al 49lsc, with further sales of
20 casks
Rosin-The quotations remained I'M
changed with the tone firm. The re-
ported sales We're 81 barrels. The follow
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dominant factor. The close was quiet. but
steady. Traders expect reaction an
Liverpool tomorrow, but ali will depend
on the rain in Texas"
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I
Florida points Brunswick and Da
No So from Denmark and local pAn"
e. m
andC
Greensboro and Norfolk
Information
JR. T.
c. p T A
D. Z. A.
A. WestB roada
A o G. A. L. A A C. A,
Ira 'front.'
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-gimsOH- Wllie. where % you gee thai
black eye7 "Irs aii right pop. I've snly
Desn elgAlzing ibe DOy next d9or. Life.
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10 ,tlN, A ttlll@ Otl Ill e.
ore and Ohio. 1860;
80: Burlington. 6.Gl0:
Vile. 23.720; Manhat-
Central, 1920; Nor
.eferred. 6,325; North
ennsylvania, $50; St.
stern preferred, 5000;
.thern Pacific, $3.50;
.726 Southern Pacific
Union Pacific, 9.735;
Wire, 6,10Q; American
)klyn Rapid Transit,
obacco. 1855; Cont
rred, $50: Sugar, TO-
md Iron, $3.50; United
Stock List.
So. Ry. pref e. 5i3sl
Tex. & Pacific q. p 4
Union Pacific &c. AS
0U. Pac. pref .... ia
Wabash ......... 73I
Wabash pref -. 227sl
w. & L. E. &c.. 1914
W. e l.. e. "a I
pref ........... 243t
Wis. Central 80. 16
Adams Ex. ......113
Am. Express III
United States o.. 50
Wells Fargo .....12S
Am. Cot. Oil -. 415s
A. Cot. Oil pref. 93I2
Am. Mating ... 1914
Am. Mailing
pref ............ 81
Am. Smelling &
Refining ........ Az
Am. Smelt. & K.
pref ............ 81
Am. Spirits ... 5ss
Am. Spirits pref. %
Am. Steel Hoop. IS
Am. Steel Hoop
pref ............ 81
Am. S. & Wire. 585s
"a. S. & Wire
pref ............. 30
Am. Tin Plate 421s
Am. Tin Plate
pref ............. SS12
Am. Tobacco ...12234
Am. Tob. pref ..142
Anaconda M. Co. 57l4
Brook. r. r. Ill
Col. f. & Iron. 521S
Cont. Tobacco e.. 4S15
Cont. Tobacco
pref ............. 972s
Federal Steel &C.. 59l4
Fed. Steel pref. SlA
Gen. Electric ...124
Glucose Sugar .. 6424
Glu. Sugar pref.11O
int. Paper ..... 40
Init. Paper pref. IS
ILaClede Gas =. 57l4
Nat. Biscuit .... 471a
Nat. Bis. pref .1Ol15
National Lead !. 32Is
Nat. Lead pref. 113
National Steel e. 56l4
Nat. Steel pref 81
~. Y. Air Brake.l91
Nor. American 12ss
Pacific Coast -. Az
Pac. c. 1st pref. Sc
p. c. ID pref e. 63l4
Pacific Mail .... 47l4
Peoples Gas ...1207s
Pressed Steel c. 50
Pressed Steel c.
pref ............ S914
Pull. Pal. Car ..157l5
S. r. & T. ..... 81
Sugar ........... 1884
Sugar pref ......120
Tenn. c. & /. =. 9OIs
~. S. Leather q. 1914
u. S. l.. pref -. az
u. s. Rubber .. 4glz
II. S. r. pref ...1l51s
West. Union .... SS8s
2. c. c. & st. L. IS
nds.
MIC. gen. 5s..12lIs
n. Carolina Is ..128
do As ...........1 0f
No. Pac. lists lib
do IS ........... 669t
do As ...........l0 3js
N.Y.C. & StL4s.1O7Il
y. & W. con. IS. IS
do gen. Is s135
ore. Nav. lsfs..il2Ia
do IS ...........10l1a
. O Short Line 81 100
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Central Of Georgia Railway.
Schedules Effective Aug Il, 1899
90th Meridian Time.
DEPARTURES

schedules Effective Aug. H. 1899
90th Meridian Time
DEPARTURES
Lv. Savannah
Daily for Macon and Atlanta. S:45 A. NJ
Daily eX Sunday for Augusta. S:45 A. M
sunday only for AuEusta........ $50 2. NJ.
Daily for Augusta, Macon.
Montgomery. Atlanta, Attn
ems, Columbus and Birming-
nam ......,........ ............ 900 p. NJ
Daily ex. Sunday for Dover. 500 p. M
Dally eX. Sunday for Guyton. 200 p. NJ.
ARRIVALS
Ar. savannah
Daily from Macon and Atlanta. 500 p. NJ
Daily eX. Sunday from Augusta 500 p. NJ.
sunday only from Augusta ..... 1925 A. M
Dally from Augusta. Macon,
Montgomery, Atlanta Attn
ems, Columbus and Blrming-
- nam .'-.......... ........-..... s 90 A. NJ
Daiiy ex. Sunday from Dover. 7:4s A. M
Dally ex. Sunday from Guyton.. $50 p. NJ
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TYBEE.
10Th meridian or Savannah city time
WEEK DAYS-Leave Savannah, 1905 a
m, $50 p. m, 5:25 p. m. 7:45 D. m Re
turning leave Tybee 500 a. m. il 10 a. m
6.25 p. m. 1890 y. IN.
Sundays-Leave Savannah. 7:30 a. m.
10 a. M, 1905 p m. 3:35 p. m, 5:25 n. n,
7:45 p. m. Returning leave Tybee 500 a
M liz a. m, 100 p. M, $50 p. m, SOS D.
m, 10 90 p. M.
Connections made at terminal points with
al trains Northwest, West and Southwest
Sleeping cars on night trains between
Savannah and Augusta, Macon, Atlanta
and Birmingham
Parlor cars on day trains between sa
Vannah and Atlanta.
For further information and for sched-
ules to all points beyond our line apply TO
W. G. BREWER. City Ticket and Pass
enger Agent. 107 Bull street
J. c. HALLE, General Passenger Agent.
L. II. HINTON, Traffic Manager
THEO. d. KLINE, Gen. Superintendent
JOHN NJ. EGAN. Vice President,
Savannah, Ga.
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Plant System.
TIME CARD
In Effect JuIX "a lSql

Trains Meraa eos city
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The bond market die
increa sed activity of $
were small and mixed
value. $1,947O0O. United
pom advanced a and t
price.
The total sales to-day
including Atchison, 13
ferred, 36,l26; BaltimoI
Central Pacific, 1850;
Louisville and Nashvi
ion, 8, 400; New York {
folk and Western pref
err Pacific, 1883; Pen
Louis and Southweste
ST. Paul, $50; South
Southern Railway, SIP
preferred, %, 1850; Tn
American Steel and w
Tobacco, $3.50; Brook
$3.50; Continental Tot
mental Tobacco PREFER
1872; Tennessee Coal AM
States Leather, 30,297.
hT.rsr Noplr =
Ne" ! ON oil : :
AtciliSoil '.'':''' - - ~
A "A u p' Il - ~ =
p. q -. ;..'''''' 90 oc's -
IAN I Facillc .-'' % 20 y y
an, 9ou'ilerh &c 9ozs w W
IN, - aGiiio '' S S97s w "
~ ~, 4" Cii ~ ' ~ ~ " "
~ u r. w. " $50 ,a ~ "
IN IN - S ~ los az NJ
~ Ch, a." L. - az A
III L. q
cd ~ 2 :, -, 1 ~ n n
~ q y ~ f., H. 80 20 eye " "
IN Si,i' % wv % TO- ip5 A
C = y, r. ~ p = CO * '4 59l2 a a
49, -, 80 % ~ L. ~ ~
90 Ci 9oe GI.,ll =. '7s a a
- - 2ou'iiei Il A.
Ca - l'S So, -, ~
81 81 So''iiei Il ,7,l
~ "a % . -, - q, az
Dei q H1u9 81 10 20, a
Dei n n q i o172
- - o q ~ " 80, ~ "a "A
- - n '" "a e. 1 10 "A
~ ie -, ,..' ,,r.e 5 30 =
e. -. ' -. ~ 81 ' 90, SS q
~, -fol pr plSl '''l9o
I I1IN t,a Ia " d,z2 a
Tlock G ' ail9y 80 ,- ~ a
~, I'm G al 'l1f ~
la. Cent. pref. 5Sl5iA
X. c.. p. & G., y
l.. E. & w. 49,. q IA
LIE. & w. pref. SOK / A
Lake Shore .2O1I5 A
& N. ~ 1884, b
Manhat. l.. ....116AiC.
Met. st. Ry. ...2O5 lC
Mex. Central =. 151IiC,
Mimi. & St. L.. 70
MINI. & st. l.. If
pref .......... 4G15 F
Mo. Pacific 49,. 4S5slG
M. & Ohio ..... 45siG
NJ, X. & T. ... PIG
NJ. K. & T. in
pref ............ 39il In
N. ]. Central LIS IL
N. Y. Central ...1Ss3s \
N. & West. -. % N
N. & W. pref .. 71sllN
". Pacific ... 53I5iN
N. Pacific pref. 1874 N
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TAR AN FEATHERS.
II Is No Joke, But Most Horrible
and Cruel Usage.

IL Is No Joke, But n Most Horrible
and Cruel Usage.
From the New Orleans Democrat.
Tar and feathers strike most people as
rather a humorous treatment for an Of
fender" said a Mississippi planter chat
ting over old times in one of the hotel cor
ridors the other evening. when we say
a fellow ought to be tarred and feathered
folk laugh and regard il as more or less
of a joke. To my mind the term has
different significance. 1 happened to wit
ness an application of tar and feathers
years ago, and l learned then and there
what an indescribably horrible thing it is.
1T was shortly after the war; and the
man was a vicious mulatto, who had
small cane patch near our town. He had
eXasperated the community more than
once, and finally, when he was caught
dead 20 rights stealing hogs, it was de
cided to give him coat of tar and feath-
ers. and run him out of the country,
rather than go to the trouble of sending
him 10 Jail. The job was done after dark,
and l went along to see the fun. The mu-
latto was taken into the woods stripped
and a couple of buckets of LIQUID tar
poured over his head and back Then
the contents of an old-fashoned pillow
were shaken out over him. He made no
resistance for he was afraid of being
lynched, but the feathers somehow didn't
stick very well. However, he was well
daubed with tar, and in that condition
was ordered co march. He wandered
away dazed, and two days later was
found in a fence corner, crazy with fever
The tar had run into his eyes and blinded
him, and the stuff on his body set up an
Inflammation that resulted in blood pois-
oning. l won't harrow you with details.
but he died in great agony in about a
week. IL was utterly impossible to get
the tar off, although everything was
tried. Since then a very gruesome picture
has always risen before my minds eye
whenever | hear the term mentioned. Tar
ring and feathering is a mighty serious
thing when you get down to grim reality.
l doubt whether anybody ever came out
of tho ordeal alive"
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stick 10 ones memory. / can remember
v-rv wcI The crowd tina. waited al the
first piace We stopD-l Tl. people were
terribly excited Thtv wanted those pa
Ders faster tr.u J could give Them out
There were so many waiting thar could
not serve chem an uv Oh. time The train
pulled OCT ID gave nae another ilea.
I1iscd tho price TO 10 CENTS when W. reach
cd the next place. and / sold them as
fasi as / couIp al that. got rid Of some
1undrcae of DIpers at the first three or
four PAGES. Further on several men Of
lered ME Is cents and they were so eager
that J made the nearly fatal mistake Of
getting down among them Well, you
never saw such q mob They knocked me
aaOuC shamefuiIy. and ] had to hght my
way lack 70 the train in time 10 get on
before 10 pulled out Then it grew worse
us We went further on. for you see, the
DAY was ADVANCING ana more people were
up to hear thc news and the thought that
the tram might pun out at any moment
always made them lrazy to be waited on.
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when We pulled into Port Huron two
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

Give this boy all the papers {;
he wants on credit w. Il. 5. /:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

"He never said word; he never even
looked up He simply reached for a
blank sheet Of paper and wrote.