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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-25
RICE MARKET.

There has been a good demand for rice
since the new year opened, with a hard
ening tendency. The better grades and
lower grades have advanced nc to Nc per
pound, while the medium kinds have firm
ly held their own. There Is a strong be-
lief that strictly prime and fancy rice Will
further advance, owing to their scarcity
Quotations are:
Prime ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Az d4iA
Good ......... ......... ...........,....4 az
Fair ............... ....................3IzG 3A
Common ........ ......... ............ "a @2h
Rough Rice-Tde water. Coo to soc per
bushel; upland iOc 10 soc per bushel.
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steady a. 2hM3z per cent, the last loan
was at 3 per cent, prime mercantile paper,
4kM51z per cent. Sterling exchange firm,
with actual business IA bankers bills, ae
Sfa for demand. ard al $LSl for sixty
days; posted rates. SISl1a14S5 and $LS7Ik
@ASs; commercial bills, si.S3n4.S3ik. SILVER
certificates -9h@G0l2c; bar silver. 599ic:
Mex can dollars 47Ac. Government bonds
weak; railroad bonds irregular; state
bonds strong.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
New York. Jan. A.--Price on the Stock
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-25
Charleston Quotations.


Rough-In good demand.
Saies-2.O36 sacks at Sl35a325.
Clean-Steady.
, Sales-3s9 barrels at IA milhc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-25
AUSTIN II. MYRES,
60 Broadway. New York City.
ST0CKS-B BONDS WHEAT

Member N. Y. consol. Stock Exchange.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-25
COTTON.

With the exception of a decline of lie
cent in middling al the closing the mar
ket was steady and unchanged to-day.
The receipts were nearly 1000 bales more
than they were the same day last year.
While sales have been rather good for
several days past. 1t is stated the demand
is not now so brisk, and that It may be
there will be a suspense. There is some
uncertainty about the turn things may
take in the Transvaal, and for this reason
most of the outside markets are in wait
ing attitude, pending developments that
will give the markets an impulse
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29
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| Repented at Leisure. ! :
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BERTHA M. CLAY.
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If she consents al all. she sill agree
for Thursday"
He wrote on a slip OF paper;
u want to see you so particularly,
Ethel my dear love, that | am obliged
to ask you 10 come out for few min
utes this evening DO not be later than
nine. and come TO the lime-groye
shall be waiting for you there DO not
refuse, sweet, for my future life de-
ponds upon the Yes or No that you
may say to me tonight
He contriyed TO place that in her
hand, and, when she smiled, he knew
that she had consented She would
rather have died than smiled had she
known what would come OF that even
ing's meeting
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29
PREHISTORIC GOLD MINING IN
RHODESIA.

When / went into the Geelong
ancient Slopes (Which are left intact
spent considerable time fossicking
about at depth. | was happy, in turn
!ng over the debris, in coming upon
TWO granite balls, bearing evidences OF
having been used as hammers. almost
exactly round and about the size of Two
hands elenched, In parts the ancient
slopes were very narrow and one had
70 penetrate to cavities (stopes) Of not
more than two or three feet from roof
TO foot-wall In other parts the stones
were quite cayernous In the latter the
wall was frequently alcove in charac-
ter, smooth, and in parts still black
from smoke, and amongst the debris
were remains of charcoal Ii is believed
tand can quite credit the theory that
the procedure of the ancients was 70
light fires in the Slopes. and then
when the gold-bearing rock cooled to
use granite hammers to break down
the ore TO 80 further, the chipped-of
gold-bearing rock would probably be
put into native baskets and carried TO
the surface. / found occasionally On
the top of kopjes, or little hills. where
there were large masses of hard rock
patches OF indentatioRs in Nat areas o.,
rock, just as though mortars had beea
sunk into the rock Beside the pots
were numerous slight elongated TO-
donations. It would seem from other
rock implements of grinding charsc
ter that the indentations were made in
the process Of grinding the rock fakes
into a powder, after the rock, roughly
broken out into Slopes, had been brog-
en- up small.
In nearly all cases, mines are near
pools or streams. and frequently BY
the sides OF these bodies of water are
found rock pots somewhat similar to
those found on the kopjes We t@h
imagine that the powder was deposited
IN these rock pots, flushed with water
the sand driven OF, and the gold sink
ing to the bottom. was eventually coli
lected-R. r MADISON in Enginsarins
Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29
Is steyn Deposed?


Washington, March 1.-two meas
ures of national Importance and many
of slightly lesser interest were passed
by the senate The legislative, eXecu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill,
carrying more than s25 900, 900, was
passed without debate. The measure
providing for the appointment Of
commission TO adjudicate and settle
the claims of people of the United
States growing out Of the war with
Spain was also passed without opposi-
ton. For a brief time the Porto Rico
government and tariff measure was
under consideration Senator Foraker
rep, Ohio, in charge OF the biz, sub
mitted some committee amendments.
A few were agreed to- but the import
ant ones are still pending.
A free trade amendment
to the bill was offered by
Senator Beverage rep, Ind.). 4 bill
was passed to provide for the construc-
ton of revenue cutter for use on st.
Mary's river, Michigan, and appropri-
ating $4,000 therefor. The senate
agreed TO the request of the house for
conference on the bill appropriating
81 o95, goo for Porto Rico, and Senators
Allison, Hale and Cockrell were APP
pointed conferees Senator Foraker
called upon the Porto Rican tariff
bill for the purpose Of perfecting the
bin as far as possible The amend
ment agreed to eliminate entirely sec
ion 3 OF the original senate bill. In
serted in lieu thereof was the follow
ing. "rhe commissioners of naviga
ton shall make such regulations, sub
ject to the approval OF the secretary Of
the treasury, as they shall deem expe-
dent for the naturalization Of all YES
sells owned by the inhabitants OF Porto
Rico on April II, 1899 and which con
tlnued TO be so owned up to the date
Of such naturalization, and for the
admission of the same to all benefits
OF the coasting trade of the United
states. And the coast'ng trade be-
tween the United States and Porto Ri
go Sldi ~ ftSHitteu Win tue FibNl-
sions OF law applicable to such trade
between any two great coasting dis
trlcts.
Washington. March 10 The house
refused 20 concur in the senate
amendments to the Porto Rican
relief bin. The democrats supported
the motion To concur on the ground
that it would avoid further
delay in extending relief to
the inhabitants OF the island
but the republicans stood firmly be-
hind Chairman Cannon in his demand
thar the house should insist upon its
original provision TO appropriate not
only the money collected on Porto Ri
can goods up 20 January list but all
subsequent monies collected or 70 be
collected Mr. Lorimer trep. IllA in
trodueed a joint resolution for a sur
yey Of the channels Of the upper llli-
ua.s river and the lower nes PLANES
river. with view 20 extension q nav
ieatlon from the Illinois river and
Lake Michigan. in connection at Lock
port with the sanitary canal construct
a hy the city q Chicago
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29

Washington. March 20.-The discus
sion of the Porto Rico government and
tariff bill was resumed in the senate,
Senator Morgan (den., Ala presenting
a speech dealing with some of the con-
stitutional phases of the measure. He
maintained that, as the treaty of Paris
was the supreme law OF the land, ii
was impossible for the United States 10
abandon either Porto Rico or the Phil
ippines He held, also that the con-
stitution extended, to a certain extent
at least, over acquired territory and
that the inhabitants of Porto Rico
We're citizens of the United States Re-
ferring to Cuba, Senator Morgan said:
That treaty requires us to occupy the
island. We cannot abandon Cuba
without disgrace and without violat-
ing our pledged faith to Spain.
Nor can we abandon Porto Rico or the
Philippines without inviting anarchy
and internecine war. The abandon
ment Of the islands being impossible,
the inhabitants of Porto Rico ought
TO be given as full citizenship as any
native Inhabitants OF the country an
nexed heretofore | believe If Porto
Rico is a foreign country we cannot
pass Laws 20 be enforced there Con-
corning the tax laws OF Porto Rico,
Senator Morgan maintained that con-
gress should provide laws that should
be uniform throughout the United
States and Porto Rico In conclusion
he said no bounds to our territory we're
set By the constitution and no limits
were set TO our expansion.
Washington March 20.--The house
entered upon consideration Of
the Loud bill to restrict the
character of publications entitled to
pound rates as second-class mail mat
ter. The bill has been before congress
several years Mr., Loud defended the bill
in a long speech. Other speakers were
Messrs. H. c. Smith (Mich) in favor
OF the bill; Messrs Little (Ark.), Fell
(Col), Henry Miss, Stokes Is. c.,
and Brown tOhio) in op-
position TO it. Before the
bill was taken up Mr. Sulzer (dem., y.
N) delivered denunciation of the adj
ADMINISTRATION in connection with the
resolution of inquiry calling upon the
war department for information as to
what Notifications Great Britain was
erecting on the Canadian border. The
committee on military affairs sub
mitted the reply Of Adjutant General
secret but that Great Britain was
erecting no works which threatened
our rights.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29
CHAPTER XIV
Ethel's Temptation

The stars were cleaning in the
depths Of a dark blue sky, she night
wind was sweet with the breath Of
odorous blossoms, the dew thick upon
the grass and the flowers; a great calm
and silence seemed 20 lie like bless
ing over the earth. the lime-trees were
family stirred by the night wind, the
leaves rustled and sighed
Ehtel walked quickly and quietly
down to the lime-groye She found
some little difficulty In leaving the
house unobseryed, but she had accom-
plishcd it; and, with Helen Dlgby be-
lievjng her safe in her own room, she
was walking with rapid steps to meet
Laurie Nugent
She knew perfectly well that she was
not doing right; in the long, sad after
years she never tried to excuse herself;
but there was some comfort to her in
the thought that she was deliberately
disobeying Helen Digby
If my father could see me now, she
thought to herself, he would say it
would have been better to leave me
alone If he had trusted me | would
not have done this"
Bitter cruel, unjust thoughts against
her fathers chosen wife came over her
as she walked In the silence of the
sweet summer night to keep her ap-
pointment, There was no seat under
the fragrant lines ana Laurie Nugent
as soon as he saw Ethel, FASTENED for
ward, and took both her hands in his.
My darling he said, how good Of
you to come ! knew that was ask
ing the greatest possible favor. /
hardly dared 70 hope that YOU would
grant il"
There was no answering light OF joy
in her face She smiled gently. as one
who was simply pleased
You wanted me particularly so /
could not refuse to come. But / must
not stay Tell me quickly what it is
Laurie.
She hesitated before utterng the
name hlt he had prayed so hard that
She would use II. that she made the
effort
He kissed her white hands as he
thanke her and then she raised her
eyes /, his face
WI It is IT, Laurie? I must not
stay
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29
RELIEF OF BELEAGURED CITY
NOW SEEMS DISTANT.
;Ol PLUMER DELAYED
COL
Both Roberts and Buffers Forces Still
Resting Preparatory to Taking Up
the March on Pretoria Rumor
That President Steyn Has Been
Deposed

London March 24-Lord Roberts
main army continues waiting at Bloom
fontein The sentimental interest in
the fate of Mafeking is intensified with
Col. Plumer's forced retirement TO
Crocodile pools where he was two
months ago Relief from the north
now dwindles to an improbability.
Lord Methuen is skirmlshng with the
beers at Warrenton. l67 miles away
Although seemingly in force sufficient
TO do pretty much as he likes he has
not advanced these five days II is
hoped that his military administration
has a pleasant surprise in preparation
for the Britishers by raising the siege
with strong column OF cavalry and
artillery detouring to Mafeking. while
Commandant Synman is drawn off
TO engage Col. Plumer Gen. French's
cavalry and mounted infantry accord
ing to rumor is somewhere east of
Bloemfontein. This suggests more
boer bad news as Command
ant divers commando, with
~fN'N "NSc-iS - Afppt Ntu Oil LHb
Basutolaud frontier toiling northward
toward Kroonstadt, via Ladybrand
This enormous wagon train is sup
posed to be moving % miles a day
Gen. French's cavalry posts stretch
from Bloemfontein eastward to the
mountains. Gen Butler has not yet
moved in Natal The eighth division
will go direct to Boemfontein Lord
Roberts effective force at the the front
In ten days hence viii be 10000 men,
making an easy possibility of moving
eastward, forcing the beers 10 evacu-
ate the Biggarsburg range anu joining
hands with Gen Butler before continu-
ing the promenade to Pretoria
Is Steyn Deposed2
Springfontein. March "a 1t is re-
ported here that President Steyn has
been dep0sed from the presidency and
that the public affairs of the Free State
are being administered by a commit ee
at KroCnstad
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29

Washington, March % Almost the
entire session OF the senate was spent
IN the discussion OF the conference re-
port of the Porto Rico appropriation
hill. Democratic senators manifested
a disposition to criucise the restora-
ton OF the house provision covering
future collections Of revenue profess
ing to find in this action a desire to
continue the Dingley tariff Speeches
were made on these lines BY Senator's
Bacon. Cockrell Jones (Ark), Berry
and Allen. Republicans met the taupt
with the proposition to take a vote i'm
medately upon the house Porto Rico
tariff bill Senator Pettus put an end
to the proceedings by calling for the
regular order of business Senator
Allison then attempted to secure an
agreement to vote upon the acceptance
of the conference report of the a9pro-
priatlon bin Senator Tillman object
ed and the matter went over. The
senate then went into executive ses-
$50" "iAN "H'h tiif tNpIo were re-
opened Senator Foraker ATTEMPTED to
proceed with consideration of the
Porto Rico government bill The point
Of no quorum was raised and the sen
ate adjourned
Washington March q. After a
spirited discussion OF over three DAYS.
the Loud bill relating 10 second class
mail matter was rec0mmitted by the
house 20 the committee on postofHees.
rhe majority in favor OF the motion TO
recommit was SO decisive that IL is re-
garded as unlikely the measure will
appear again during the present con-
gress. Mr. Loud said after the vote
was announced that this was the third
time and out 50 far as he WIS con-
eerned Mr. Moody rep Mass.) closed
the general debate 10 support of the
bin he carefully aualyzed its prcyi-
s.ous, presenting arguments in favor
az each provision Ills argument was
the bl. would save the government an
enormous sum ot money per auuum.
VITA the money which The govern
msut had lost On second class mail
matter during the past ten wears. Mr..
Moody declared Ii could have c5u-
s.ruetea the Isthml3u canal or a fleet
81 modern bltHsshlns Nr Cowher1
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29

Washington, March "a. For soo,
minutes surprise, bordering almo..
on CONSERVATION in some Quarters ma
created by the request of Senator 70,
aker, that the Porto Rican eoyar,
ment bill be recommitted to the po-.o
Rican committee The request nrsc,.
itated a lively colloquy but it enaiI,
was developed that the bill Senate,
FORAKER wanted recommitted was A..
government measure now on the Gale,
dar However, Foaker plainly ina,
Gated that it was his purpose TO sepa.
rate the bills and press the Porto Ric,n
tarlff measure to an early vote his IA
sire being to have the vote taken No,
later than next Thursday A measpr.
was passed providing for the appoint.
ment by the president of a commits.
sion to investigate the trade and conn
meree Of the orient with the view n
extension OF American commerce.
washington, March 24.-After a brisf
and spirited debate the house took tbs
last congressional step in compleunv
me Porto Rico relief bill agreeing 10
the conference report by vote OF l25
TO s. The bill turns over to the presi.
dent for the use of Porto Rico abou,
s2,O0O,Oo0 of the customs receipts eal.
lected on Porto Rican goods up to Jan
last, and such amounts as may here.
after accrue until otherwise provided
by law The debate lasted but an
hour but in this time the whole range
OF the Porto Rican legislation was die.
cussed An important bill, passed dur.
ing the day, approprlates $4,000 for
designs for suitable memorial IN
washington to Ulysses S. Grant. this
being the first step in a movement 10
secure an arch similar to the arch Of
triumph IN Paris, commemorative the
ll'ustrions soldier and statesman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29

tdem., MOI, speaking in support OF tts
bill said every official who had inyes,,
gated the subject had given hls aapror
al to the measure. He held IN In ~,
view of the house a copy of The yslya,
Hand, or the Life of Injun Dick. nam.
bound, which he said was entitIad :,
second class rates, while cloth bonr3
copy OF Rob Roy which he purcbaso.
for five cents could not be sent as 81.
ond class matter The argpuon.
elected much applause. After tbo
adoption OF several amendments raIa,
ing chiefly to classes of educatl,oa,
matter TO be admitted to second Ala.
rating, Mr.. Moon moved to recor,,,,.
the measure TO the postofice commi,tn.
without instructions. The motion ,,a
vailed on yea and nay vote Of 1tS -
81.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29

Recently public man who had b. %
the subject Of a cutting cartoon ton-
planned to Senator Hanna. sayins De-
felt inclined to sue the paper for }-'-
600 damages. 4 wish you would sa.4
the Ohia senator, for il you can Sc.
S25.O00 for that picture it viii insure
my getting about $4,000 900 for az tar
cartoons that have been printed ao1-.
me"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29
CONTINUED.

"a
pers to be taken into one Of the pretty
little arbors that were dotted over the
grounds He had been dreaming of
Ethel all night thinking Of her ever
since the morning sun had begun to
shine. and he felt unable and unwilling
10 speak 10 others until he had looked
upon her He knew that she would be
ont soon on these warm, beautiful
days the visitors at the hotel cared lit
tie for being within doors.
he opened the paper-there was bnt
little news. once or twice he laid it
down. for between him and the printed
page the face Of Ethel Gordon seemed
TO float
How she has bewtched met he
said to himself
lie laid the paper aside, and then
took II up again Suddenly the smile
died from his lips. and a ivid pallor,
not pleasant to behold, came over his
face There was a small paragraph of
FIVE or six lines which seemed to fas-
cinate him lie read and re-read it.
Ut cannot be true" he said TO him.
self. 1T was a ruse to satisfy people.
OF course the police must say some
thing. or the public would lose all faith
in them. II cannot be true They
know nothing about 1t !"
He laid the paper down again, but
the hands that raised the cup to his lips
trembled so that he could hardly hold
&c.
Good Heaven. II II should be true,"
be cried And / am wasting time herel
J ought to leave this very day, this
very hour; butt cannot would just
as soon die as leave my love / must
take her with me
There was no more quiet reading for
him that morning Il seemed TO him
that he had hardly time to think The
ladies came out, and Miss Digby sent
20 him FOR the Times lt was strange
how he hcsjtated about giving It to
her His face flushed, and then grew
pale
i cannot tear IL out he said They
might think IL strange How foolish
ami What can they know OK it,
Vet, after a time when ne saw the
paper open in Ethels hand, he rose
from his seat with a suppressed cry,
but with an effort he again controlled
himself, and then walked away from
the spot Lady Station meeting him
sometime afterwari said
You do not look we'll rhi- morning.
Mr. Nugent
He murmured few words She saw
how his lips tremhled and she passed
on. while Laurie Nugent sought the
silent depth Of the wood there to think
At bis ease he seated himself on the
grass
In The FIRST place, he unused. SIS lt
true2 10 not believe il. II there be
only -he least foundation for such
rumor, ought TO fly at once without
an hours delay Can go9 Can
leave tho girl ! love better than my
li'c' A thousand times no. cannot
leave her II ! go. she must go with
me And how can that De accom-
pHshede"
Ihe old doubt returned to him. aid
she really love him or was II graHAaA
vanity aud love of uleo Never mind.
i Mastered little 10 him tie loved her.
and every desire of his heart was CEN
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29

The Coolie-Hello XIII; whlt q"
you crying about?
XIII Ny mother-in-law Is dead 2l3
J am heartbroken.
The CoolieO on. come of You Re o@
as sorry as you look-sour taii s''"
you away New York Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29

Washington, March During the
debate in the house upon the Loud bill
relating TO second class mail matter
there was sharp exchange between
Mr.. Mcpherson Cep., La and Mr.
l1entz tdem.. Ohio over a charge made
by the former that the latter was an
attorney of the lobby which was fight
ing the bill Otherwise the debate
was without incident Both friends
and opponents OF the measure express
the belief that the vote viii be- close
Mr.. Loud has agreed TO accept two
one to increase the mum
Der OF sample copies which newspapers
can send out at second class rates
from 800 to 1000; the other TO limit the
provision requiring newspapers to sep
arate their mail 10 those having in ex-
cess 5000 circulation. The speakers
We're Messrs. Brownell (Ohio). Grlggs
tGa.), Mcpherson QaJ. Burke TEX.
Bingham Pa), Heatwole Mimi
and Latimer (S c. in favor OF the
bill, and Messrs. Moon (rennJ. Lentz
lohiol, Nandiyer (Mol Suodgrass
tTenn.l. Cochran MOO and Neville
tNeb) against it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29

The London King says Ell Mrs. 5e-
bert wife OF General J1Ghert tha
when she vas in Amsterdam r.
wears ago friend took her 70 sse
fine collection o. pewter in the f--'1s
museum Mrs Jouberts oniy CON RE-.
vas Good 20 make bullets Of