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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

The following are the Savannah Board
OF Trade quotations:
Bacon-Market is steady; smoked clear
sides. csc; dry sailed clear sides, sac; bel
lies, SIC; sugar cured hams. 9ka1OIac.
Lard-Market firm; pure, in tierces. exc
Sl-pound tins, 65sc; compound, in tierces
s9sc; 50-pound tins. 55sc
Butter-Fancy fresh Elgins, DC: fancy
June. No. !, Elgin, 19e; limitations, 1sc;
dairy. lie.
Cheese-Market firm; fancy, full-cream
cheese. l01zc; 2O-pound average, 11hc.
Flour-Market steady: patent, $3.50.
straight, A15; fancy, $3.50; family, S3.65.
corn-Market steady; white, job lots.
56c; carload lots, SIC; mixed corn, Job lots
55c; carload lots 53c
Oats-carload lots, 42c; job lots, dc
Texas rust proof oats. job lots. 4Sc.
Southern seed rye, $l.1O
Bran--Job lots, size; carload lots, S2Isc.
Hay-Market steady; Western job lots,
TIC: carload lots, 72lzc; Eastern. 72lAc;
Job lots. 67lzc.
Meal-Pearl. per barrel. $3.50; per sack.
Sl.l5; city meal, per sack, boted. Sl07ib:
water ground. S.l0; pearl grits, per bar
rel. 1895; per sack, si.20.
Sugar-Equality Prlces-Savannah ouo-
tatlons; Powdered, $500; standard granu-
lated, 5.1sc: cubes, $500; confectioners' A.
5.o5c white extra c, 474c; extra c, Age;
golden c. 4.43c; yellow, 4.S0c.
Coffee-Dull; Mocha, 96c; Java. 26lkc;
Peaberry. PIC; standard No. /, 1OIkc: No.
?. lokc; No 9. Toe; No. 4. 9lzc; No 3, Sc;
No. s, SIC; No Z. Sc.
Cabbage-Sd9c per head; crates, s. so.
Onions-S2. 80; crates. 9Oc.
Potatoes, lrish-Sacks. 81 90; crates, soc.
demonstrated steady; $3.50 box
Dried Fruits-Apples evaporated, &c:
common, 5djlzc
Apples-Barrel. s4.25a4.75; for reds and
So. 50Gl4. 90 for russets.
oranges-Florida, $500; California navaIs.
80. 00lI3. 80.
Nuts-Almonds, Terragona. 1Sc; Ivicas.
l2c; walnuts, French, loo; Naples, lie: ne
cans, Sc; Brazils &c; filberis. 1Oc assorted
nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes, 1Oc.
Raisins-L. L.. Sl.65; lz-box, 500; loose.
eO-pound boxes, 6lsc per pound.
Peanuts-Ample stock. fair demand; mar
ket steady; fancy hand-picked Virginia.
per pound, 4$tc; hand-picked. per pound
3Ac.
Eggs-Market strong; supply scant: quo
tations, 30d35c.
Poultry-Steady; in fair demand; half
grown, S914Oc per pair; three-quarters
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firm; dry flint 14c; dry salt 12c; green
salted, nc. Wool nominal; prime Geor-
gia. free Of sand. burrs and black wool
Ice blacks. lic; bury, SlilOc Wax, 24c.
Tallow, DC Deer skins, 15c.
Oh-Market steady; demand fair; signal
45QJ0c. West Virginia black, 9dl2c: lara.
Sc. NeatsfoOt. eO075c. machinery. l6az5c
linseed. raw. 47c; boiled. soc; kerosene,
prime white, Zoe; water white. lie: Pratt's
astral 12c; deodorized stove gasoline, bar
rels. l3lzc; in drums, Ike
Gun Powder-Per keg. 500; half key.
1925; quarter keg. $l.25: Champion duck.
ing. quarter keg, S2.25: Austin, Dupont,
and Hazard smokeless, half kegs. 81 %;
quarter kegs, 1913; 1-pound canisters, 500;
less p per cent.
shot-Drop, $50; B B. and large, $175;
chilled, 1856.
Iron-Market very steady; Swede, 45zc;
refined, SLIGO base.
Nails-Cut, $l.s0 base wire, $40 base.
Advanced national list Of extras adopted
Dec. l. 1896.
Lime, Calcined, Plaster and Cemeut.-Al-
ALBANIA and Georgia lime in fair demand
and sell al 75c per barrel. bulk and car
load lot. special; calcined plaster, $50 per
barrel; hair 4d5c; Rosedaie cement. SLIGO
1.2O; carload lots, special; Portland cement,
retail, 500. carload lots. 500.
Lumber F. 0. 3. Prlces-M Minimum yard
sizes, $3.50; car sills 5000; difficult sizes.
Sll0cQl200; ship stock, $l5.O0Gl6.50: sawn
erossties. 1875; hewn crossties. 2sc per
tie. Market quiet and steady.
Baggng-Jute, 2h-pound, 7lkqsc; 3
pound, TIC; lA-pound, sac; sea island.
SIC
Cotton Ties-standard Arrow Steel, IS
pounds Sarge lots, soc; small lots, soc.
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GRAM, pRovIsIoNs. ETc.

grown. iOdt5Oc per pair; full-grown fowls,
5O060c per pair.
Fish-MackereS, half-barrel, No ], IS. 80:
No 2, 800; No. 3. $500; kits No ], 81 %:
no. 2 N.0O; No. 3. Soc Goldfish. 1-pound
bricks, 6l5c; 2-pound bricks, &c. Smoked
herring, per box, lie; Dutch herring. in
Kegs N.lO; new mullet, half barrel. IS 80.
Syrnp-Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ldai syrup buying at 13@l5c selling at 10
zOc' sugar house at 19@22c; Cuba straight
goods 2S4SOc; sugar house molasses. 15Gi
Soc.
Salt-Demand is fair and the market
htaoyi carload lots, I. o. b., Liverpool. 200
pound sacks, CSC; job lots. 75a96c. com
mon line salt, l25-pound. in burlap sacks
carload lots, 4lac; common fine salt no.
pound burlap sacks carload lots. 3sibc.
common fine salt, 1OO-pound buriap sacks
S6c Same In cotton sacks, &c higher
Hides, Wool, Ete.-IIides-Th market
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Per steamship City of Macon for Boston.
Feb. 2S-2 POS bales upland cotton. 5 bbls
rosin oil, 50 bales domestics, 100 bbFs soap
stock, 1886 bbls rosin, Jos bbls turpentine. n
bales sweepings, 400 sacks cotton seed meal
60 boxes fruit 50 boxes vegetables. 176 tons
pig iron. IS bbls tallow. bbls starch. e2l
slaves, % cases eggs, los pkgs mdse.
Per steamship City of Birmingham for
New York, Feb. 2S,--1,351 bales upland cot
ton 800 bales sea island cotton s19 pkgs
domestics, 1850 bbls oil. 2eO bbls tur-
pentine l76.946 feet lumber. q cases cigars,
30 cases eggs, "a bbls pitch, 1S6 cases G d
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

The concluding volume OF Sir Robert
Peers Memoirs, just published, give some
interesting giimpses of Queen Viotoria's
life. During her early difficulties with
the cabinet in the '40's about the house
hold appointments. che Duchess of GIou-
cester asked her one day whether she DID
not feel nervous. mo, not at ALL" re-
piled the young Queen; but" she added
sit was a nervous thing TO propose 10
Prince Albert" WHAT Did you propose
TO him?" asked the Duchess. ITO be SIRE
1 did He would never have presumed
to take such liberty as to propose 60 the
queen Of England" replied Victoria.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

what happens then. lie is arrested, and II
you can find jury that has never formed
or expressed an opinion, and is incapable
of doing either, he may be tried. The man
is defended by able counsel All the safe.
guards of the law are thrown about him.
If he is convicted under the general laws
he is sentenced for a certain term in the
penitentiary, where he is now, under our
humane system, very nicely taken care
OF, and after he has served three, or four,
or five,or six years, he gets his release and
goes out, and goes into his business again.
and we go through the same rounds. paw
ing the bills all the while. You know per
fectly well that We could better afford to
take all these people, who are, as saw.
limited in number, and board them for nfe
at the Denison Hotel at IS a day. and
make money at it. That would be an econ
omic stroke for U.S.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


Steamship Tallahassee, Askins. New
York.-Ocean Steamship Company.
Schooner Viola Reppard, Dupton, Mar
w. Howard & Co.
Schooner Jennie Greenbank, Frisbee,
Philadelphia.-C. w. Howard & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01
Regents at RAILROADS.

Per Central of Georgia Railway, Feb. IS.
$50 bales cotton, $50 tons pig iron. 25 bales
sweepings 1H pkgs mdse 40 bales domes-
tics. 529 bbls rosin, % bbls spirits, 10 cars
lumber, car scrap iron, car p h products,
l car hams, l car lard. 2 cars wood, car
meal, ] car flour, cars oats, car pouI-
try.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway. Feb.
2S.-25 bales cotton, SS7 bbTs rosin. II casks
spirits, cars mdse, 80 cars lumber, cars
oats, cars -four.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

The new snip Erskine NJ. Phelps one of
the SewaH fleet, recently built at Bath,
has arrived al San Francisco. 1853 days out
from Baltimore. She lost the wager made
with the ship Marion ChRcott, which sailed
from Baltimore about The same time as the
Phelps, but arrived at Seattle some days
ahead of her. Bad weather. the captain OF
the Phelps says. Is responsible for the slow
passage of his ship
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

Steamship Gate city, Googins, Boston,
Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship Hindouston (BD, Flaws, Liv-
erpool-Georgia Export and Import Com
pany.
Bark Mirzapore GNor), johnson, Gutu-
jewski-Dahl & Andersen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

Work continues on the wrecked Mer-
chants and Miners steamer Fairfax. on
Sow and Pigs. coast Of Massachusetts,
Forty-two bales of cotton and forty pack
ages OF merchandise were recovered last
week oy divers. Hardly third Of the cargo
has been taken out. The wreckers hope to
float the Fairfax in the early spring.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01
Foreign EXPORTS.

Per British steamship Hindouston for
Liverpool-400 bales cotton. 1000 bbls cotton
seed oil, 252 barrels soap stock; 49, lS sacks
cotton seed meal; boxes furniture, 1892
sacks cotton seed; 10 bundles sugar cane,
1871 .1SS feet lumber. 479 tons pig iron.
Per Norwegian bark Mirzapore, for Gu
tujewski-7 500 barrels rosin. valued at Sl9,-
100.-Cargo by S. p. Shotter Company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

Last quarters, ith 10 hours and 2S min
utes. evening; new moon. 18th, 2 hours and
II minutes. evening; first quarter 18th 8
hours and Is minutes. evening; fun moon,
9th. hour and 10 minutes, morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

tdsn quotations were as lOlOWS' Flour,
moderate demand and steadier. No. yell
low corn, 3694c; No. > spring wheat, 69Q72c:
No. spring wheat, 65Q7lc; No. red, 74c (;
No. 2 corn. S6i4c: No ? oats. 272ac: No. >
white, 3Oh G3lci No. 3 white, 291QS04c; No.
rye, SIC; No. barley, 42d52c; No. ] fax
seed, $1.14d1.lSla; prime Timothy seed,
$2.i5; mess pork per bbl, SO 20G9 25 lard.
per 100 lbs, S5.20a5. 22ls short ribs sides
tloose), 81 506t4. 20; dry sailed shoulders
(boxed). h4G4asc: short clear sides (boxedD.
"a. $500. O5; whisky. dlstillers' finished goods,
per gal, 81 &c. Clover contract $6.lO.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

Steamship City Of Macon. Boston
Steamship City of Birmingham, New
York.
U. S. transport Sedgewick Cienfuegos
Bark Cosmo (NoT, Hamburg.
Bark Blandina P. (AusD, Trieste.
Bark Zefro QtaD, Vlgo.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

goods, 321 boxes fruit 2S7 pkgs vegetables,
245 tons pig iron, Isl sacks starch, so bales
moss, Dbl oysters, 4 pl<gs terrapn, 1856
pkgs mdse
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Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at $50 and sets at $40.

High water at Tybee to-day at 1901 a.
m. and 1929 p. m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01
Arrived mt Quarantine.


Bark Angelina PorO, Loureilo, Rio jan
GIRO
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

The New Version.-M axim-Only the
good die young, you know.
Brattle-Oh. no. Only the young die
good. North American.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

Passengers by steamship Nacoochee. Sa-
vannah for New York, Feb. 27.-Miss L. G.
Hun, Mrs. Good, Miss +. L. Good, Chas.
r. Shaver, E. Putzei. Rev. Jas. V. Hussie,
S. A. Bixby. II. ]. Phillips. l.. c. Beckel,
Mrs. L. c. Beckel, Antonio Mungo, James
Wall W. II. Sherwood. w. Castle.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of ships and
Shipping.

The schooners Jennie Greenbank from
Philadelphia, arrived yesterday with car
90 Of plaster. consigned to Bond. Harrison
&, Co.
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Central or sOth Meridian Time.

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No & p m p
No 49, oca point a m p
Pullman
jacksonville
Pullman
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consisting
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Passengers by steamship City of Biz
minEham, for New York. Feb. 2S.-Wm. W.
Burdette, wife and son, Messrs Anderson
Halst, Blake and Young, Rev. John ].
Dowuey. J. Thompson, y. NJ. Bearse, Mrs
A. NJ. Spooner. ]. P. Gillette, H. G. Bar
ker, Il. +. McCarsmand, H. S. Capron and
wife. l.. q. Stallwood. DR.. W. NJ. Carson,
Adoph T. Haug. A. G. Coicord. Max Ros-
enberg, James +. Cannon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

Passengers by steamship City of Macon,
Savannah for Boston, Feb. sc. F. Pad
dock, j. F. Bryan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

Lv. Savannah 7::30 p.
M, carrying through
Pullman sleeper, Sa-
vannah TO Atlanta
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GRAIN. PRovIsIoNs. Erc

New York, Feb. 2S-FIour. steady b,,t
inactive. Rye -four. dull. Buokvbes1
Hour, steady. Corn meal, firm. RYE Arm
no, 2 of53Q6Sc. Barley, inactive Barley
Wheat spot, firm. No > red. s6i.e,s7lzc.
options opened steady and by reason of
Hght offerings, Gpprehensions over The
crop outlook, fairly large ciearances and
hrm cables advanced moderately during
the day; export trade was fairly active
whRe foreign houses operated on both
sides; the close was firm, 2sdIbc net ad-
vance; March closed, size; May closed
lSl4c; July closed, 76ssc
Corn spot, firm; No ?. 45G46c; options
mad firm undertone on smaller receipts
than expected, higher cables. covering and
the rise in wheat; closed firm and &c net
higher; May closed, 41a4c; July 421kc.
oats, spot. firm at S5c; options were dun
Beef, steady. Cut meats steady Lard
steady; Western steamed, $685. February
$3.50 nominal; refined, steady. Pork, easy;
mess, 9.00G975. Butter, steady: Western
creamery. l6d21c; Western factory. PA
l45sc Elgins. Gle; imitation creamery 1872
nlSc; state dairy, 13Q20c. Cheese. very
Grm; large white, 10A@11c
Eggs, weak; state and Pennsylvania. 261
26Tci Western fresh 26c; Southern, 25d26c
Potatoes, sieadier; New York, 81 25d2. 90;
Long Island, $l.5OQ225; sweets, Jersey.
Sl.75@2.75. Petroleum, easy; refined. New
York, $780, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
$3.50; Philadelphia. in bulk, $3.50 Rice,
firm. Cabbage, steady at S3OOd9. 90 per 100
Cotton seed oil, about steady and moder-
ately active in a domestic way; prime
crude. 201a02lc; butter grades. 29G91c. Cof-
fee. options opened barely steady I'M
changed TO points lower; closed steady at
points lower; sales ll,750 bags, including
april. 5.35c; May 540c; spot. Rio easter;
No. T. invoice, SIC; No. Z. jobbing sac;
mild quiet; Cordova. sa14c. Sugar. raw,
steady; fair refining, 37sc; centrifugals,
96-test, 49sc; refined, steady.
Chicago. Feb. 2S.--Uneasiness regarding
the growing crop, and better demand
from abroad strengthened wheat to-day,
and May closed 9sGt16c higher Corn rose
sc and oats AG%sc. Pork, lard and ribs lost
2iAQ5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01

Leaves Savannah ID
7:25 a. m, carrying I
magnificent buffet
Par.or Cor.
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Plant System.

sOth Meridian Time-One Hour Slower Than City Time
TINS CARD. READ Up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
WOOD TO BE 1T.
Reported in Cuba That He Will Be
Colonial Secretary.

Havana. June 29.-Within the last few
weeks the newspapers of the island, with
a few exceptions, have shown remark
able change of front regarding the pres
ent governors of the provinces. The
papers of Havana were formerly very
anita gonistic to Major General Ludlow.
Now most of them have nothing but
praise for his administration of the city.
The Matanzas papers assert that their
province has one of the best of the mill
itdry governors in General wilson. Inc
only fault they can find in him is that
when his watch was stolen he had
train searched in the effort to find 1t.
The press of Santa Clara regrets the
departure Of Gen. Bates. Buerto Pr1n-
cipe Journals have frequently given full
credit to Gen. Carpenter; and, as for
Santiago. the merits of Gen. Leonard
Wood are the faVorite theme of the
local press there. Major General Lee
continues to be, as he always has been,
very popular with Cubans of all classes;
while there are very few who fail to
recognize in Governor General Brooke
one whom they call a very safe man
to do business with and an administra-
tor having the real interests of Cuba
at heart"
Thirty widows of Cubans killed during
the war; who have been living in the
former Spanish cavalry barracks, were
recently ordered to move in order to
allow the work of repair to go on. They
addressed a petition to Gen. Ludlow
asking him to authorize them to occupy
some other building, of which there are
has not yet answered their request, but
the local papers urge the mayor and the
other city officials to use their influence
with the military governor with a view
of providing shelter for these women
who have no homes. The city asylums
are already full of women living on gov
eminent ratiOnS
According to advices from Artemisa
on the return theer from Havana of
Major Jose AcOsta, of the Cuban army
with a considerable quantity of money
the rural guards arrested him on charge
of completely in the recent safe robbery
at Mariel AcOsta, who was rather
prominent before the war, is a relative
of Gen. BaldomeroX Acosta, chief of po-
lice at Marianao.
The local papers asesrt that Major
General Leonard Wood has been offered
by President Mckinley a position in the
cabinet as the head of the proposed new
department of colonies, in the event of
congress authorizing the department. In
the meantime, they say, he has been re-
quested by the president to return to
Santiago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
SELL MARLBOROUGH GEMS.
Finest Private Collection of It's Kind
in Europe Is offered.

London, June 29.-The sale of the cele-
brated Marlborough collection of gems
and intaglios, formed by the third duke,
and reputed to be the finest private col
lection in Europe began today at Chris
ties The collection comprises 700 lots,
which were sold en- bloc in 1875 to the
late David BrOwnlow for 337, 000 1t
consists not only of gems separately
collected by the Duke of Marlborough,
but includes gems collected by the Earl
of Arundel in the time of Charles 1.
and also the collection of the second
Earl Of Bessborough, both of great i'm
pOrtance.
This afternoon experts and dealers
from every capital of Europe, and
agents of all the national museums are
present, though it is reported that the
British museum is unable to take
prominent part in the bidding, owing to
the refusal of the treasury to supply
the necessary funds.
AS usual, the sale began with the less
important lots, and the initial prices,
therefore, We're not sensational, the first
important lot being a fine cameo head
of Medusa, which brought $3.50, consid-
cred by experts a good price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
PIGS RAISED BY HAND.
An Invention of the Director of the
State Agricultural Station
at Geneva.

Geneva, N. Y, June 29.-Dr. Whitman
H. Jordan, director of the state agri-
cultural experiment station in this city
has invented a contrivance by means
of which young pigs can dispense with
the services of a mother Immediately
after birth.
A registered Duroc sow gave birth to
a litter of pigs at the station last Fri
day. The mother was taken violently
i'll and was unable to Suckle her off
spring after the first day. A small tank
was made which had a sufficient num-
Der of outlets at the bottom and six
inches above the floor to allot one to
each pig. A small tube of galvanized
iron, covered with cork was inserted in
each of the outlets. An ordinary nurse
bottle rubber nipple was attached to
the outer end of each tube. One pig al
a time was introduced to the impro-
vised nurse, to which they all quickly
became attached. When the well-filled
nurse is placed in the pen the pigs greet
it with squeals of delight, and appear
to have the same affection for it they
would have for a more animated moth
err. DR.. Jordan says that. as far he
knows, this is the first attempt to raise
a whole litter of pigs by hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
QUARTET OF GIRLS BORN.
Their Mother is but 16 Years Old and
Weighs Only 10 Pounds.

Laporte. Ind, June 29.-Mrs. James
Platt, of Union Mills, this county, gave
birth to four daughters last evening.
Three have since died, but the fourth
will probably live. This is undoubtedly
the first time that a quartet has been
ushered into the world in Laporte coun-
ty, and probably the first time in north
ern Indiana. A careful investigation of
medical records and inquiry among
medical men in this city fails to bring
to light a similar instance-the birth of
four females at one time.
Accounts of very rare occurrences of
the birth of four, five, and in one case
six, children at a time were found but
in every instance the number consisted
of both males and females. The occur
renee is made more interesting by the
fact that the mother is but 16 years old
and weighs only ITO pounds. The father
of the quartet is a laborer about 80
years old and weighs but little more
than his wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
POOR MANS BIG BANK.
Growth of Postal Savings Business Ir
London.

London, June 29.-The laying by the
Prince of Wales of the foundation stone
of the new poStOffice savings bank
building in KenSington draws attention
to the Importance of that national insti-
tuition, which has developed so rapidly
The huge present building in the city
had proved too small, so it became nee
essary to move into suburbs. The new
building stands on five acres of ground
and will accommodate 1000 clerks. The
5000, 600 depositors of this poor man S
bank" four-fifths of whom belong to
the working classes, have balances
amounting to e123, 100000, which ex-
ceeds the whole capital of all the joint
stock or 'rich mems banks in the
united kingdom.
Although the present high price of
consols makes the postoffce savings
bank cost the nation trif1e yearly, yet
if its funds could be invested in other
stock than consols the loss would be
converted into profit. 1t is hoped here
that parliament will allow this, so as
not to discourage thrift by the threat
ened reduction in the interest on the
savings Of small depositors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-29
FIGHT WITH HIGHBINDERS
Deputy Sheriff Badly Wounded at
Jan Jose.

San Jose, Cal, June 29.-In a battle
with highbinders in Chinatown at mid
night, Deputy Sheriff V. L. Bache was
shot in the side and badly wounded. A
bullet entered his right side and passed
out at the back, but did not penetrate
the abdominal cavity.
Sheriff Langfold received word that
six highbinders were coming from San
Francisco to kill Lee On Poon, presi-
dent of the Hip Sing Tonge and with
several deputies, was on the watch,
when a gang of Chinese appeared and
opened fire, which was returned by the
officers. Deputy Bache was hit at the
first volIey and it is thought that one
of the Chinese was killed, but his body
has not been found. Four of the high
binders were arrested.