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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-08
OCEAN FREIGHTS.

Cotton - Savannah to Boston. rer
bale, Sl.25; to New York. per bale,
s1.O0; to Philadelphia. per bale. $1.0; TO
Baltimore, per bale, $l.OO; via New York
Bremen, Soc; Genoa. sc; Liverpool. i5c;
Reval, zoe; direct, Bremen. 49c BARGE
Iona, Coo; Genoa SIC; Liverpool. 4Oc:
Havre, 4Ic; Reval via Bremen. Coo
Trieste, soc; Venice, 63c; Naples Gle
Lumber-By Sall-Freight strong. Sa-
vannah to Baltimore, per NJ, $3.50; to Phil
adelphia, 800; to New York. $3.50; to Bos-
ton and Portland, $780, crosstes, A feet
base, to Baltimore pc; 20 Philadelphia,
pc; to New York, &c
By Steam-Lumber-Sa to Balu-
more, $3.50; to Philadelphia. $500; to New
York. $500; to dock. $s75; lightered-to
Boston, to dock. $500.
Naval Stores-The market is firm: me-
dunn size vessels. Rosin-Cork for orders.
Ss per barrel Of 80 pounds and per cent.
primage. Spirits, As 30 per 40 gallons
gross and per cent. primage. Larger
vessels, rosin. Is Sd; spirits, As. Steam, lOc
per 100 pounds on resin; 9Oc on spirits
Savannah to Boston, and SI5c or rosin
and soc on spirits to New York.
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Shipping Memoranda.

Pensacola, Fla, March ARRIVED,
steamer SturtOn (BD, Trewen, Sabine
Pass for coal; ship Dharwar; (Swed) Lun-
drall, Hull; brig ELY Ger, Mas, Rio de
Janeiro.
sailed-Steamshlp Cairnmoor (Br), Hun
ter, OpoTto; Pearth (I3r), Mackenzie, Man
chester.
CIeared-BarlS Margaretha Nor), Law
son, Cherbourg; steamship Ursula Bright
(Br), Coode, Tampico.
Brunswick, Ga. March ARRIVED
steamers Dromore (Br), Phelan, Liverpool
Car.b, lngIaham, Boston via Charleston
schooner Congo Br), McKinnon, st.
Johns N. +.
Arrived 5th-Steamer Rio Grande, Az
cry, New York; barks Melchiorre QtaD,
De Angels, Conakry. Africa; Holden
(Nor), Andersen. Pernambuco; brig Leo
nora, Monroe, New Haven.
Sailed 5th-Stesmers Avonmore CBr),
Jeffreys, Liverpool; Carib, Ingraham, Bos-
ton and Charleston.
Darien. Ga. March 5.-Arrived ship
Noreg (NoD, Bj0rnsen. Liverpool; schoon-
err Millville. Smith. Philadelphia.
Key West. Fla, March Arrived,
steamers Olivotte, Smith, Havana; and
sailed for Port Tampa cruiser Texas, New
Orleans; tug Chids, Sagua la Grande.
Sailed-Transport Sedgwick, Havana.
schooner Azelda, Jennett, Bonacco.
steamer Hebe (Nor). Pedersen Havana.
Sailel--Steamer Gladestry (BD. Law
son. Manchester; schooner Margaret b.
Roper, Crammer, New York
jacksonville. Fla. March 7-Entered
schooners Florence Leland. SpOfford, New
London; Isaiah X Stetson. Trask, Point
a-Pitre; barkentine Lotus (Rus). Onna,
Para. Brazil; steamer George w. Clyde,
Chichester Boston.
Cleared STANDARD OIL barge No S.
Erickson, New York; steamship Iroquois,
kemble, New York.
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Schooner William II. Sumner. 543 tons,
Brunswick to New York ties, &c.
Fernandina to Hamburg, chartered
steamship, 1,473 tons, phosphate, 2ls. 3d.
April 25.
Schooners chartered for lumber, Bruins
wick to New York, 81 ties Brunswick TO
New York, &c; Jacksonville to New York
lumber, 81.
Steamship Winchester (Br), Drew, from
Pensacola. pd. Cape Spartel, 5th.
Bark Martinin QtaD, Fresco, arrived
Genoa, %.
Schooner Raymond T. Maull, Smith, for
Jacksonville, cid. Philadelphia 5th.
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ties, barrels opened oysters. IS barrels
turpentine, 43 boxes fruit, &c crates vege-
tables, 9S pkgs mdse.
Per steamship La Grande Duchesse for
New Y ork-350 bales upland cotton. $50
bales sea island cotton. 1Sl bales domes-
tics, 200 barrels cotton seed oil. 1H bales
sweepin gs. l0l0a feet lumber, 119 sacks
rice. At iakgs eggs. 60 barrels FISH, 50 boxes
fruit, 235 barrels vegetables, Sc crates veg
etables 120 tons pig iron. SO cases cigars,
10 barrels lampblack, SO sacks CLAIMS, 50
pkgs mdSe.
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STATISTICS OF THE PORT.
February Arrivals and Tonnage.
Vessels and Their Rigs

The Morning News gives to-day the to-
tai nu 1ber of vessels arriving at this port
during tie last month with the rigs, ma
tionaity and net tonnage The number
does not include the arrivals at quaran-
tine or Tybee but only those vessels which
have arrived at the wharves, and have dis
charged caIgoes, or are in ballast or load
ing. 1t does not include river or inland
coast steamers. nor does it include YES
sells under 100 tons The arrivals, with
the rigs and nationality, are as follows:
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Trains arrive at savannah from North
m. From Northwest-No. 30, a. M FIR
rien-No. 81. 1927 p. m; No. SO, 1850 p. m
Tampa.
Trains IS and So carry Pullman Buffet
Jacksonville
For fun information apply to
F. V. PETERSON, T. p. A,
W. p SCRUGGS. p. & T. A,
D. C. ALLEN. c. T. A, Bull end Liberty
w r. MCINTYRE D t "A, West Broa 9
A. O. MACDONELL. C. P. A, L. A. 5
Trains leave from Union Depot. corn n
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Per British steamship Yestor for Man
chester--53S sacks cotton seed, $l,llS; 1.12'
tons Florida phosphate, SLIGO; 10 barrels
gumthus $40; 800 barrels rosin, S,H2.s9
$50 bales cotton. S225 1874: 1GG4 bales sea
island cotton. $40, 2SS. Cargo various.
Per Italian bark Annina for Marseilles-
2725 barrels cotton seed oil, $532s0. 63.-
Cargo by Southern Cotton Oil Company.
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50-pound tins, TIC; compound, In uerces'
else; 50-pound tins, csc.
Cheese Market firm: fancy fun cream
cheese. lac for &-pound average .,o-.
Flour-Market steady; patent A'25i
straight 500; fancy $@oo; fanny $''iV.
Corn-Market steady; white. JOB ,o1S'
b6c; carload lots, 54c; mixed corn 9oo los
5jci carload lots. 5Sc.
Oats-Carioad lots "9c, Jop d''9. aus
Texas rust proof oats jon Iots' 500 ca
load dc
southern seed rye. SLID.
Bran-Job lots $LWi carload lois' '2c
Hay-Market steady Western, Jop lo'.,
92iac; carload lots, Sti2c' Eastern 'oi-e ia
market.
High wine basis, Sl.23'2 sallon.
Meal-PearL per barrel 9z,io per sag on
Sl.t; city meal per sack, bolted' 9l'V9'
war ground, SLO7; pearl Srst HUI
NUS, per barrel y lJi per sack M.V
Susar-Equaiity PIices-SAVanhsh quo
tauons, CUT loaI. 9.o6ci IUsHe"'
powdered, 5.5Sc; ANAA poWdered' o. ,o
standard sranuIated A. '1Sci GUIDES o'o'o'
mould A, o.'5c' diamond A 9'5oc, COii.l
TONERS. A. o-2Sc. Whlte extra 9. oVai On
ira c. $3.50; golden G. 4o$e' yellow, 4.151'
CoHee--t lrn' Mocha pc Java, -oc, } ga
perry, I5tac' Standard NO j. &C. NO, =
lls2c; No. d ne NO T. Ilc' NO o. lo'20'
NO o. VIC NO g. 'i2c, -.o,
Onlohs-W mite %I-o4l'9e craze S9.'of' w
barrel; RED, @.G per parfel-saeh' yer
low $lSo4Z9. .,.oo>.,,-
Potatoes-Noftherh' hIm AT 9-'Vo5' "a, -.
Pafshlps, carrots dud beels-S-9'll-'''
per barrel
Peas-Black-eyed, A.So4- % per Dusilel.
Beans-Navy or peas, $2Ot4zzo per
pushel.
Bananas--$L03Hl50
Lemons-Market hTm OF " f2n5W poA.
Cranses-Florlda' $2.-'4@V'' aceor ing ~.
10 quality. California seeding go can
fornia naveis. 2.S@5.25.
Cocoanuts-Market steady $Z''5a@w per
100.
Appies-Red ware ues $f.9o per paiIeL
Dried Fruits-Apples' eVaporated Saloc'
common tqf3c-
Nuts-AIhond' ldrIaSoHd' I'c' tVioa9'
Ioc' "alhuts' french &C. NdPies' - pe
cans, loo, hIdzhS' 10, - 100 as9Cl'
Cd nuts oo-pouha ana -'-pouna DoAeS, lVc'
40 I'aisil's-l' L. w, lhIPel idI ~
Sz1oi loose' @-lounu Jokes o1o'2C p'uii'i'
''Hliseu 80 iai {t e.ll,,n
market hrm' fancy hah9-picke1' NHslnid'
per per pound 412c' hahu-plche' virginia
49, ~ =. s'atg go So peaIiutS' - o.,
- oa az - I o.
60 NJ NJ q; 99,oV' ~ -
- :, So c ~ ., 9'I, $780,
t,a. ~, - p,,t,t - ~
L N 11H.F oil l.sarsf "a
SIIO, ne" '('Ii -
,aa s,-r,,, h,,1,i,g a. SSq9ec. sniing a. ION
aue y w. Duy ms az 10, az ~
Str etrat,b. qoods 98aSo-,. sugar bonee e mo.
Saas ~ SS'9' -'@' wv 9'9''
r., M. ,7,,,ar7. a,r,f,o1 q, tar
IL eo;7e5, go1Ion -
Sal, Dsnoa5a - fair or7 tho ,,,o,1,o,
etsady. rarIoad ,ots 1aa'no,,nd hnrJan
,I,-' "a. 1oo - 1T, 49,, 49, 7o-
,,ound bnrlon saclls az. 19y-rg,,rd 81
ton sacEs L.. So1-ronnd burIsn s,c15s
s5c
t4taas Wool r,tc Hides -rrbia ,,,,r1,at
Arm drv Amt 80. drv salt IL. eraer
eaitad e. Wooi norojnaI. nrirne 60
sia fraa ~ sond b,rrs and tiacl, 80
S1c, h1ack 1sc, bnyrv 1o9519c W. S5n.
+aIiou- A. No. Sti,s, 9eo wa ~
OSl"warl,at steodv. deroapd fair. SIGNAL
A5S55ac. yvest virgiDio b1aolr oTt15o. Ia
co.. re,tssoot co... r,,,Ctire, 60,
ijnseed oil raw 5se. hotIed e1c. kero-sns
nrinoe white 19c y,ator White 1tc. pTatt,s
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and East-No 80, . a. M No. 80, z'oI p.
nm Florida points, Brunswick and Da-
Sleeping Cars between Columbia and
Sleeping Cars between Columbia and
Bull and Bryan streets, opposite Pulaski
and ScreVen Hotels.
streets. opposite De Soto Hotel.
and Liberty streets.
IPNAN, A. G. p. A, Jacksonville.
West Broad and Liberty streets
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Huelva, Feb. 20.
Schooner Isabella Gil, Collision, Newport
News, 9Th.
Schooner oscar c. Schmidt, Peterson.
cleared Philadelphia 9Th.
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New moon. list, hours and % minutes.
morning: FIRST quarter, Sth. II hours and
~ minutes, evening; full moon, 18th. >
hours and Il minutes, morning; last quar-
ing; 10Th. hours 80 minutes, eyen-
ing.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of Sims
and shipping.

The schooner Julia A. Trubee Capt.
Albertson. lost seaman who fell from
aloft shortly after vessel put out on her
recent trip down from Now York In his
fan it was supposed the man suffered Sc
we're internal injuries, but as be recover
ed consciousness shortly afterwards, hopes
were entertained for his recovery. 1t Turn
ed out that his injuries were moro serious
than at first thought, however. and he
died from their effects. He was buried at
sea. On arriving Capt. Albertson report
cd the mans death to the vessels agents.
Howard Co. who had such steps taken
as the law requires in such cases.
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NesseIs CIenred Yesterdnr.

Steamship Yestor BD. Kerr, Manehes-
ter A. +. Churchill.
Bark Annina QtaD, Scala, Marseilles.-
Strachan q Co.
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FreightS and Charters.

Schooner Gertrude L. Trundy. lumber,
Savannah to Baltimore or Newport News
private terms.
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Vessel Property Transferred.

Schooner Edward J Berwind. l-lOO, >
b. Marts, Jr, of Baltimore, to James w
Brooks, of Baltimore City, 81.
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sailed for savannah.

Steamship Yestor (BD, Kerr, Manches
ter.
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The tug Neptune arrived from Dar.cn
yesterday towing a raft containing about
100000 feet of lumber The lumber was tax.
en- TO one of the tramp steamers. It will
be distributed between three vessels now
in port.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

Vessels Arrived Yesterday.
Schooner James C. Pendleton, Dunn.
Philadelphia. Master.
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Turpentine quiet 55laq56c.
Rice steady
Cabbage steady; Long Island, $i.C0a6.o)
per 100.
Freights to Liverpool quiet.
Coffee options opened steady ana UNI
changed; ruled moderately active ard firm
on cables. moderate receipts at Rio and
Santos. less pressure in the spot de
partment and some local disposition to
cover. General speculation on the whole
was slack The market closed steady with
prices unchanged to 10 points net higher.
Total sales 1850 bags including Marcn
at s 95c: May at 6.95c; July, S.95c; spot Rio
nominal; No. invoice $3.50 nominal; do
jobbing, S7sc; mild market quiet; Cordova
S1zdl4c.
Sugar raw quiet and steady: fair refin-
ing l3-16c; centrifugal, 95-test, 9-l5c;
molasses sugar. BIC; san Domingo sugar
at Slice refined irregular.
New York. March Cotton seed oil
sim very quiet. with weakness apparent
as result of local selling pressure and
scarcity of buyers. Prime crude barrels
SSla03ic; prime summer yellow. S6lsc; off
summer yellow. nominal; butter grades
3sa39c, nominal; prime winter yellow, 500
Zoe prime white, 39qDc; prime meal,
$24.00
Chicago, March 7.-Wheat during the
first half of the session to-day was steady,
helped largely by higher cables. but yield
ed later on the lack OF speculative de-
mand and closed barely steady, May sc
under yesterday. May corn closed shade
higher ord May oats sc lower. Provis-
ions at the close were easy and practical
ly unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
Wheat No, p
March ela4 g 64h 64l2
May .66is s6lsa66A e55s 655sa653l
July .....667s SIS 661aG669s 669s
Corn No .
May ... ...65' ass $50 s. So ASS
July .....35A 55i4 35A BOA
sept 80. .357s s575 355sG852i 857sQ35A
Oats No. .
May .....23ls 23l2 259s Z57s
Mess pork, per barrel
May $50 65 $40 6-1a $40 60 $40 go
July .. 10 70 10 721a 10 10 65
Lard, per 100 pounds
july 49,. 97l5 97ls 595 5 97l5
Short ribs, per 100 pounds
july july -. 81 5SA SIS IS
Cash quotations We're as follows Flour,
steady. No. spring wheat6lG6Si4c; No.
/ , red, 6S069c. No. corn, Sac; No. white
corn, 3ilse No. oats. 231aa235sc No
white 26isd26iac; No. white, 2514a26c. No.
| 2 rye, 55tsc. No. > barley, 37d40c. No.
! / faxseed, 81 60. Prime timothy seed, $2.45.
Mess pork, per barrel, $9.671aq1062la. Lard
| per 100 pounds. s572Q5.7712. Short ribs
sides loose. $5.70G5.95c. Dry salted shout
| ders boxed 6kM6hc. Short clear sides,
| boxed. s5.95G60j Whisky, dishllers fin
ished goods, per gallon, 1924. Sugars, cut
loaf. 605c: graduated, 549c.
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ConnlMise Exports.

| Per steamship Tallahassee for Boston
lam bales upland cotton. l5S bales doTnes-
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savannah Almanac.

= Sun rises at 6:2l a. m. and sets at COS
q. m.
High water at Tybee to-day at ] O5 a.
m. and 1888 D. m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later.
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All depart Station.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE ETC


0
81
$ o N the world
epplyto
G.
C. p. A, street
RANDALL CLIFTON District Passe Bu
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The Dutch ship Europe has made good
run from Bavaria to the Delaware Break
water. She was Jos days out. having
left Bavaria, Nov 16. The record Is SAID
by old mariners to be one of the best to
their knowledge for years.
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Arrived From savannah.
Steamship Florence Pile (Br), Reed,
Bremen 9Th.
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For Sale.

OLD NEWSPAPERS, 200 for 25 cents at
Business ONCE Morning News.
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Passengers per steamship Essex for
Baltimore.-M. j. Kavanaugh. l.. d.
Cleveland. \. j. Serr, Chas. j. Hesse,
John Hoen
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Maguifce tbuf paror cars on Transit and
AT GUY IFR wnhS State spoo&a
with Souther
r any oil o
w P A
F. V ?. A Blu an
a Gene Agent
CECIL GARRETT an General Manager
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Plant System.

BY Meridian city Tima.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
A syndicated Presidency.

The republican press of the country
vigorously attacked Mr.. Olney for say
ing that the reelection of Mr.. McKin-
ley twill mean that the Amer lean peo-
pie sanction a syndicsted presidency
Mr. Olney not alone made the assertion,
but defined what he meant in these
words:
A syndicated Presidency-a Presi
dency got for the Republican party by
the money of combination of capita
lists intent upon securing national legis-
lation in aid of their particular inter.
ests.
This fact may not change the votes
Of many republicans, because their de-
sire for party success is stronger than
all other political considerations. The
fact, however, remains and cannot be
washed away or wiped out. The mer
who are attending Mark Hanna't
luncheons, and contributing their mil
lions to secure the reelection of Mr.
Mckinley, are not paying their none.
out OF disinterested love for republican
success. No one believes any suct
thing as that They are paying TO
what they believe Mark Hanna will be
able to deliver if Mr.. Mckinley is KEEP
in power.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
Notice of Amendments to Articles Of
Incorporation of the Manchester
& Oneida Railway Company.

Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of
August. 1900. at duly and regularly called meet
Ing of the stock holders OF the Ma chester
y Oneida Railway Company. held At their Of
flee in the lily of Manchester. Iowa. the articles
OF Incorporation of said Railway Company were
duly and legally amended as follows:
Article Five 10y of said articles OF incorp0ra-
tlOn, reading in words and figures following,
This corporation shall commence business as
soon as the secretary of The state of Iowa issues
to II certificate OF Incorporation in accordance
with the provisions of Sections 1910 and 1914 OF
thereafter with right OF renewal, was amended
| by inserting after The word Code and before
| the word "and'' in said Article Five The words,
| "and after Ten Thousand $i0,l0O Dollirs of the
capital stock is subscribed for.'
And Article Z ght Isl of said articles OF incor-,
poratlon, reading in words and figures following.
1.-The Indebtedness of this corporation shall not
amended BY adding at the end Of said Article
and after the word stock the following, to wits
except that the Board of Directors. oisaid ON
| pany shall have power to issue bonds to be Sc
cured by mortgage on the properly and fran
chlses OF said Company to an amount not 10 ex-
| coed Sixteen Thousand $4,000 Dollars per
mile Of single track, standard pauge railroad in
| the Code of Iowa."
l And notice Is also given that said amendments
| to said articles of incorporation have been Gully
| filed and recorded In the Office OF the recorder
| OF ~ eds OF Delaware county, Iowa, and In the
office OF the secretary of the state of Iowa, and
| that the certificate required in such cases has
been ,n. duly issued by said secretary Of state.
ration this l4th day of September, 1900.
/ b. W. JEWELL, L, NJ CARR.
| Secretary, President,
LIS. 3S4w
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
TRAIN ROBBERS AT WORK.
doid-Ups Take Place in The States Of n
= L. j. IL

hold-Ups Take Place in the States Of Me-
hrnslsn and idaho.
IiIcoln, Neb.. Sept. 24.-.Four
masked men held up the express car
on tie st. Louis-portland train of the
Burlington early i'll the morning at the
village of Wcodlawn. a few miles
northwest OF Lincoln. The men COM
,aa,;dcd the express messenger to open
the local safe for them and allow them
TO go through 1t. The through safe,
which the messenger could not open
and which contained large sum Of
money. was not molested. The rob-
hers secured very small sum from
TIE local safe. After going through
the safe the men left the express car
and scattered. The train left Lincoln
shortly after midnight and it is sup
posed the robbers boarded 1t at this
place. Detectives left for the scene
Immediately. Both the express and
RAILROAD companies will offer rewards.
Spokane. Wash, Sept. 24-Single-
handed, masked robber held up the
wess-bound passenger train on the
Northern Pacific ut o'clock in the
morning. and succeeded in getting
away with about $500 in cash, several
watches ard quantity of jewelry.
The robbery occurred after the train
left Athal Ida. and the lone robbcr
left the train at Rathdrum.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
REPLY TO rn1NcE CHING.
His and LIS Authority Acknowledged
Response to the Car.

His and LIS Authority Acknowledged
Response to the Car.
The next note replied to was from
Minister WI. who Informed the state
department OF the receipt by him Of a
dispatch from Prince Ching announc-
ing that 81 have received an imperial
edict appointing me envoy plenipoten-
tiary with full discretionary powers,
jill conjunction with Grand Secretary
Ii Hung Chang, to negotiate peace.
Please inform the secretary Of state
and request that, iii view of the long
friendly relations [eXisting between
the two countriesl instructions. be tele-
graphed to the United Statesl minis
ter ut Picking to open negotiations in a
harmonious way at an early date to
the interest and qualification e all
concerned"
Our reply to this is very brief, but
will please LII Hung Chang: "The gov
eminent of the United States accepts
the plenipotentiary authority of Earl
Ii Hung Chang and Prince Ching az
prima facie sufficient for the prelimin.
AIRY negotiations looking toward the re.
turn of the imperial Chinese govern
ment and to the resumption of Its au-
thority at Picking. and toward the ne
COLLATION. OF n complete settlement by
the duly appointed plentpotentiaries of
the powers and of China. To these
ends. the United States minlser In Pc
King will be authorized to enter into
relations with Earl Ii and Prince
Ching as the immediate representa-
lives of the Chinese emperor"
Then comes n communication from
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26
IOWA STATE COLUMN.
Telegraphic Matters of Interest to Gu,
Own People.
Happenings Throughout the stetc Re
corded for the BENEFIT of the Rcaa-
ers of This Paper.

Davenport, Ia, SEPT 2l.-M G..
Lee, the aged and wealthy manufac-
turer, managing until recently the
largest factories of the Lee Broom
company Mt Davenport and Lincoln.
Neb., was declared sane in the dis
trict court. His children had asked
the court to appoint Il guardian over
him for fear the brethren in Christ"
the sect to which he belongs, would
get control of his fortune.
The testimony showed that Lee had
his wife baptized in IL river full OF
floating ice; that it is against his
religious principles to vote; that he
considered his relatives children of
the devil' because they We're not
Brethren in Christ" and that he had
figured the second coming of Chris,
would occur in 1901. Judge Wolfe
held that no showing had been made
of incapacity to manage business Ut
fairs
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-26


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