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Sea Island Cotton.

Charleston. S. c.. December 2o-The sea
bags. sales Az bags. stock 2. 946 bags. Quo
tatons unchanged.
Savannah. December 2e-Sea island cotton:
Receipts ASST, exports 4.37l. sales 2.o37.
,
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The Liverpool Grain Market.

Liverpool, December 3o-Wheat. Spot stea-
d.: No | California 6s 2ifdQ6s 3D.; No. red
western winter 5s Iod: No. | northern spring
80 I'D; futures quiet; March 5s l Id; May 5s
Iossd.
Corn Spot firm; American mixed IS SID:
futures steady: January IS SD; February IS
sgd; March 3s Sad.
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Hunter Kills His Own Child.

Charleston. $. c.. December 2S.-willlam
Sachael an Orangeburg county farmer
while hunting on Tuesday afternoon near
St Matthews. accidentally shot and killed
his only child. a boy eight years old.
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generally have given the governor gener-
al great credit for the other Ave appoint
ments and from a Cuban point of view
the cabinet Is considered a strong one.
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40: packers s4.2oq4.a5: butchers 81 $50
4 442H.
sheep receipts 900. Market slow and steady:
native muttons S3S5G4. SO; lambs 81 35q5 IS;
culls and bucks So. 5og4: stockers 50 5oa
275.
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Atlanta. December 30.-Clear sides ribs.
boxed s.: half ribs 6; rib bellies 6ta;
ice-cured bellies sac Sugar cured hams
11qlSI2: California Sc; breakfast baon
107sIl2c. Lard, best quality, 7lac. second
quals;y. 7g694c: compound SC.
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Loans increas -. =. =. =. 49,. 373. 500
Surplus reserve Increase. ....S $4,000
Specie decrease -. -. ...... :. :. 466. 200
Legal tenders increase. -. !, 10000
Deposits decreas..... =. 80. ...... 349 800
Circulation increase ....... 45.8O0
The banks now hold sII.i6e.o74 in excess
of the legal re Iuirements.
New York. December 3o.-The New York
Financiar says:
''The statement OF the New York clearing
house banks for the week ending December
Both shows n further gain of S764, 600 in sur
plus reserve, the total now standing at S -
I69, 075. As was the case during the previous
week all the cash gained by the banks went
to swell excess reserve. since deposit require
nents were lessened by the shrinkage In that
item. The statement IS favorable and indi-
Gates that the influx of funds from the interior
in the past six days has been quite as heavy
as had been estimated. The loss of gold TO
Europe by Saturday : steamer does not count
in the current exhibit. but the exports of a
week ago figure to the full extent. The outward
fow therefore. has been almost made up
by subsequent receipts. and the gain in legal
tenders represents the surplus shipments from
the interior. The banks have maintained their
position far as cash is concerned, but they
have added little to their loaning capacity II
the experience of January last year is critic
rfon, however, receipts for the next few weeks
may be expected from domestic centers with
the differences THAT whereas last winter the
New York banks retained all the money that
was forwarded them. they must now provide for
the demands that Europe is making for Amer
ican gold. Still the present ARRANGEMENTS with
the treasury are such that there win be no
further drain of domestic funds into govern
ment's vaults operation that takes money
out of more effectively than golc ex-
ports. The continuance of the present eX-
pert movement is important, in that IL de-
teimines the extent to which the banks here
can expand their loans. and above that the
rates which they viii obtain on them. As the
same factors incident to the transfer OF funds
which mark the January period in the United
States ara operative abroad. conservative bank
figuring that the return flow of money
from various Centers into the great foreign
banks VIII tend 20 make rates easier abroad
and effct exchange questions to the point of
stopping exports of gold from New York. If
this is the case. the banks here VIII probably
recuperate their resources, or at least they VIII
he in "a position to expand their commitments.
As II Is. loans are now almost stationary.
while deposits are being reduced No
looks. however. for the burst of expansion that
marked the opening of the great rise in specu-
lative prices in January last"
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This Ia a
LEVEL,

'tN0t n Makeshiff.S
Bostrom's Improved Farm
Level Is the very best one made,
and we have hundreds OF in
dorsements to prove il. Price
$500 each. Send for descrip-
tive circular. j. NJ. ALEXANDER
n Co., 3-5 ;. Broad St., Atlanta,
Ga.
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Men can be cured privately and pcsi-
lively at home of all weakness and dis
ease. Write for new free book. DIR. j.
n. Hathaway. 22ia Il South Broad street.
Atlanta, Ga.
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BRIEF TIPS BY TELEGRAPH.
Seal Herds Diminishing Along the
Alaskan Coast.

Washington. December 27.-A.tention 20
the Rering sea controversy between the
United States and Great Britain has been
renewed by the report of John VI. Morton,
United States agent on the Seal Islands,
which saws the seal herds have diminish
ed % per cent within the last year. bear
ing out the United States claim that the
herds were being so diminished by poach
ing and pelaeic sealing that the animal
would become extinct at a very early day.
The British government has acted on
the agreement and treaties for the parti
ton OF Samoa and has Withdrawn the
supervisory authority which IL has exer-
cised OF late years I'm common with Ger
many and the United States. This prob
ably accounts for the recent report from
Samoa that the German flag had been
raised as the withdrawal Of British IN
fiuence leaves the Germans practically
having Withdrawn It's sphere of influence
to Tutuila.
Smallpox among the Indians of the IN
dian Territory and other reservations has
become so serious that congress. immedi-
ately after reconvening. VIII be asked for
an appropriation OF $4,000. with which 10
stamp out the epidemic. In Indian Ter
ritory Agent Wright has employed physi-
clans 60 attend to the quarantine sta
tons.
Admiral Schleys flagship. the Chicago,
has arrived at Buenos Ayres and viii re-
main there until further orders.
The senate elections committee will
take up the Quay case soon after the
close OF the holiday recess and members
hope to have IL disposed of In the senate
during the month of January. The cleo
tlons committee VIII take up the Clark
ease January 9Th. when counsel will be
heard followed by the examination OF
witnesses. which probably will occupy
considerable time.
The interlorf department has decided
that The Dawes commission IS required to
transmit with their rolls the applications
and papers OF applicants applying in per-
son before them before enrolment as
members of the five civilized tribes and
applicants rejected are TO be SO advised.
Heretofore the papers have not been iiled.
only oral statements being taken.
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The largest gun works in the world are
in Essen
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The largest state is Texas
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NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
Outflow of Gold Made Up by Subse-
uuent Receipts.

w York, December 30.-The weekly bank
.ment shows the following changes:
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Admiral Schley's flagship. the Chicago,
has arrived at Buenos Ayres and VIII re-
main there until further orders.
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Total Receipts at U. S. Ports.

New York. December 29.-The following are
he total net receipts of cotton at all ports since
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SARGE PLUNK.ETT.
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Comparative Cotton Statement.

New Yock. December 2o.-The following is
he comparative cotton statement for the week
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PlUnk6ft' SL8tt6r

At last, at last, when age has como
And laid Its chill upon us,
We find the sweetest comfort from
The scenes that time has spun us;
Ills then we retrospect the way
And lind that lifes completeness
ls built upon us day by day
Its bitter and fits sweetness;
what would / give. and. reader. you,
lf time could backward flow
And scenes restore and Joys renew
That now SO well we known
That now We know, but never knew
TIL time had onward spun us.
To catch the Icy breeze that blew
The grip of age upon us?
Arizona republican., 1900-08-24
,. PHOENIX AND DENVER
Relations That Should Exist In Rocky
 Mountain Cities.

copy of the Denver Republican was received here yesterday. containing an editorial in reference to suggestions made by S. P. Clark during his recent visit there. The comment is timely, should be given consideration in both cities, and is as follows:
 IS. P. Clark of Phoenix, Arizona, has made a suggestion worth considering in regard to cooperation between his city and Denver as health and pleasure resorts. His theory is that with prop CT adjustment of railroad rates per sons seeking a warm, dry climate in winter and a cool and invigorating one in summer would be enabled to spsnd part of the year in Phoenix and the remainder in Denver or some other place in Colorado.
 Phoenix has an ideal winter climate, but in summer many residents take
Arizona republican., 1900-08-24
SIGNS
Trade Is Not Only Good But
 Prospects Better
There Never Was Before Such a Large Army of Buyers In New York at This Season of the Year.

New York. Aug. 23.-(SpeciaD.-Ou foreign trade continues to show emin- entely satisfactory tendencies. In July our exports of merchandise amounted to S100, 413, ,501, probably the largest July exports on record. They were $5, ,5O0 900 larger than last year and $21 9OO,OO larger than in July, 1898. Our imports in July were also large. $63, ,5S6, ,253 indi- eating a free consumption of foreign luXuries and raw materials. The eX- cess of exports over imports during the month amounted to $36SII.000, com pared with $34 SPA, GOO the same time last year. This steady continuance of large trade balances is something phenome- nal and could not have been antici- pated even two or three years ago.
 The export of manufactured products is likely to continue. It seems reas 1n4bla to expect that we shall be able to main tain our new position as a credi or nation for some time to come. if not indefinitely. Europe certainly cannot decrease her purchases of American food products to any considerable eX- tent; and there being little prospect of our again importing many of the ar
 ticles We have displaced, We seem to nave entered al peIlOu OI COHblIutu Id vorable trade balances. Lower prices here would only stimulate exports ana check imports, so there is little chance of business depression changing the current. This great alteration in our relations with Europe has been quietly proceeding for months and years; it is not new; it is only when some striking , transaction occurs, such as the placing of of bonds in this market, that the change is really appreciated. That transaction was the natural sequence of condi- tions which have been in force for two or three years, and which, as they seem
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ness and betterment. The security market has been dull, but its great underlying strength has been demon strated in several instances. Investors are beginning to realize that the read justment of prices of iron manufac- turcs, cotton and woolen goods. and other finished products has begun to bring about increased demand and greater activity in trade circles As unmistakable evidence of this, it is stated that never before has the army of buyers in New York been so large at this season of the year, a conservative estimate placing the number at not less than 4,G00. This is an indubitable indi- cation of a full and brisk fall and win ter trade. And not only are domestic buyers here in force, but many more than at any previous time are here from abroad. The demand for Ameri- can manufactures in all lines, as noted above is rapidly increasing abroad, and places us in an enviable position. Aside from this the eXportation of coal prom ises to add largely to our revenues be- fore many months elapse, in cOnse- quence of the increasing difficulty of obtaining it from the Welsh mines.
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destined to continue will work still greater changes in our financial ma chinery. They will gradually strength en that ascendancy of New Yorl- in the money markets of the world which has been ambitiously looked lorwart: to.
 In spite of midsummer dullness the market has displayed unusual strength This was due chiefly to strong inside support. easy money improvement in the Chinese situation, good railroad earnings. satisfactory crop reports i'm ports in general, improving trade pres poets and increasing public confidence. With the return of absentees from their vacations. the propsects are for a more active and stronger market. Consider able discrimination. however. will be necessary in the purchase of stocks, much more than a year ago. A few of the best class of industrials, especially the iron and steel issues, may afford a fair chance of profit; but the more conservative operators will select the securities of railroads which are making good records in earnings; and speculative interest is likely to be chiefly centered upon the new dividend payers. The market has thus far ig- nored the large gold shipments. for the reason that We have plenty of gold 70 spare for EurOpe's needs. More may follow, but there is no prospect yet of the movement causing disturbance here. Before many weeks the supplies from South Africa, which have been shut off since last October, will begin to find their way to London. and so modify the drain upon the United States. When crop demands and trade activity reach their climax, money ra S will probably harden, especially as bank reserves are not particularly strong; and any sharp advance in the International stocks might easily stim- ulate foreign selling in this market, fo. Europe has been seizing all such Op- portunities to pay her debts here. These however are not factors to be feared; they are simply conditions that will bear watching for their influence upon any bull campaign that may develop,
 The closing week has developed sev- eral factors that work toward cheerful-
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flight to greater attitudes and cooler To- calities. Some of them go to South ern California, where conditions are but little improved. They would like to come to Colorado, but until recently railroad rates were prohibitive.
 For Denver it would be good policy to look with favor upon every sugges- fiOn of this sort coming from residents of the Rocky Mountain cities. It's aim should be to place itself in touch with all parts of the Rocky Mountains, and to that class Phoenix may be said to belong, although it is about 200 miles west of the main range. Phoenix, Fl Paso, Albuquerque, santa Fe, Chey- enne, Salt Lake, Ogden, Boise City and Helena, in addition to Colorado cities, should all look to Denver as the center of the mountain country. This is en- phatically the largest place between the Missouri valley and San Francisco, and to it every one interested in matters affecting the welfare of the arid region should turn as to leader and a capi- tai.
 Upon the action of Denver men the establishment of this relation depends They would do well 10 stretch out a helping hand wherever there is need of assistance, and it is in their power to render it. For instance, in the effort of Arizona and New Mexico to obtain statehood Denver should assist. There should be cooperation in all attempts to secure better railroad rates between Rocky Mountain points. No general convention in a Rocky Mountain city should be neglected. Delegates from this city should attend. and those from other places should be impressed with it's desire to promote the welfare of the whole or any part of the arid re- zion. Atlanta is the center of a part of the south. Chicago occupies a simi- lar position to the lake region. Boston to New England and San Francisco to the Pacific coast. It is reasonable to claim a like place for Denver in the Rocky Mountains"
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TROUBLESOME BOERS.

Pretoria, Aug. 23.-Lord Kitchener has narrowed the circle round General De Wet and Mir. Steyn by driving them from one of their flank positions and occupying it against them.
 Small parties of Boers are infiicting damage and harassing us on all sides. Owing to the withdrawal of our garri- sons at Springs they have reoccupied that place, an important coal center on the east Rand.
 They have seized the railway rolling stock and threatened to destroy the coal mines, the supply from which is necessary fer working the railway. A regiment has gone to retake the place
 The wooded district south of Johan- nesburg is infested with small parties of Boers.
 The demeanor of numbers of persons in Johannesburg is disquieting. Some connect their attitude with the~faet that wher the conspiratcSs in the rs < cent plot were arrested the sum of e25,OOO which was found in their pos session was returned to them when they were deported.
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SWORN IRREcoNcILABLEs.

Pretoria. Aug. 23.-It is reported that the Boer government at Macha iorp is offering money bounties for fighting men, and attempting to establish paid force of sworn irreconcilables
 Four big guns have been buried by the Free State ,troops. Mir. Steyn wishes to escape into Portugese terri tory but is being prevented by Chris tian De Wet.
 In yesterdays skirmishing Ian Ham, ilton had seven casualties. all slightly wounded. The Boers continue to retire, breaking up into small c9mmandoes.
 Some of our scouts met a force of Boers at Doorriepoort. robbine a kraal and were fired upon from the house They returned the fire and the enemy evacuated the house. which was burned.
 Women are applying for protection against Kaffirs. who are threatening the unprotected homes of surr-ndering burghers.
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THE JAPANESE JOB.

Washington, Aug. 23.-The Japanese legation today received the following advices from the foreign office at Tokio. dated August 23:
 The commander of the Japanese fleet at Taku transmitted by telegraph on the 21st the following report from Pekin: The Japanese regiment. which had been detailed early on the 18th for the purpose of protecting the imperial palace, had hard fighting all day. but they could not bring it to a decisive is sue, as they refraIned from firing on the palace. On the following day, how ever, they took it's principal gate and now the city is almost entirely cleared of the enemy.
 '''The imperial family and ministers of state left for Sian Flu six days ago. escorted by 5000 troops under Tung Fun Shiang'"
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UNIERSALIST MEETING.

Rome City. Ind. Aug. 2S.-The annual summer conference of Universalists opened here today under the direction of the Rev. Mir. Crissley. of IndianapO- lls, manager for the executive board. The attendance is unusually large and includes visitors from many parts of Ohio. Indiana, Illinois. Michigan and Wisconsin. The time dntl next Thurs day, when the convention proper be- gins its sessions. will be occupied with ministerial conferences. devotional days. and meetings devoted to the in terests of the Sunday schools and the Y.P.CU. Among the prominent speak CTS to be heard are the Rev. J. s. Cook, superintendent of churches for Illinois; Rev G. L. Perrin, of Boston: Rev. J. s. Cantweu. of Chicago and w. w. Curry. of Washington.
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A.M.E. CONFERENCE.

Fon Du Lac, Wis, Aug. %. - The national conference of the colored Methodists will hold its sessions in this city during the next few days. Dele gates have already arrived from nearly every state in the union, where the col ored Methodists have organizations. Bishop Walters of Toledo is the pre- siding officer and a number of other well known ci.ufehmen of the colored race will be heard during the week. Elaborate preparations are making for the reception and banquet to be given in honor of the visitors tomorrow night. Bishop Walters will preside and addres-
 ses of welcome will be delivered by Mayor Hoskins and by the pastors of all of the leading churches of the city.
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RACE TROUBLES IN GEORGIA.

Jesup, Ga, Aug. 23.-Liberty City. two stations below Jesup and in a re- mote southeastern portion of the state. is being patrolled by hundreds of armed men. two troops of cavalry, the Liberty Independents and Liberty Guards, while men are sending away their women and children to escape the troubles that are expected to break out afresh tonight after twelve hours cessation.
 It is another of those race troubles that grew out of the killing of a white man by irresponsible negroes in a sec tion where the blacks outnumber the whites three to one, and. as usual. the effect on the innocent, both white and negro, is fearful.
 The burning of stores at Liberty City and Waterville and an attempt to wreck a Plant System passenger train by negroes, who believed Sheriff Lyons posse was on board.
 Sheriff Lyons returned to Jesup yes terday with his wounded assistants.
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HOW IF WAS DONE.

Pekin. Aug. 15, via Che Foo, Aug. 2. The Americans preached three gates before the imperial palace and occu- pied the approaches to the east wall. Captain Reilly battery F. of the Fltth United States artillery and five prlvates were killed and sixteen wounded. Dur ing the afternoon the Americans re- turned to the camp, pending confer ence between the generals. Thereup- on the Russians occupied the ap- breaches to the palace.
 The Pei Tang cathedral, north of the city. which was garrisoned by thirty French and ten Italian blue jackets, and which had no communication with other foreigners during the progress of the siege, has been relieved by Japanese and British.
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THE AMERICAN LEAD
Followed By the Powers In Denying Ii Hung Chang's Request For Peace Negotiations With a Gov ernment Which Cannot Be Located.-Who Got Into Pekin First?

Washington. Aug. 23.-An important development in the Chinese situation today was the decision of the govern ment not to send any more troops to China. All the troops now at sea. amounting to about 4,000. toge ther with those under orders. for services in the far east which have not sailed, amount Manila. These troops will sail on the same route and upon touching a. Naga- saki will go to Manila. unless there are developments in China not now expect ed, which will make their presence in that country necessary.
 Secretary Root said today that no more troops were being sent to China, because they were not needed. With the arrival at Taku of the Hancock and troops she carried, General Chaffee will have 5000 available men. which is deemed sufficient.
 It was stated at the department that the encouraging condition in China was the main reason why the orders of to- day regarding the troops were issued A dispatch was received from General Chaffee today, dated Pekin, August Is. NiCHt al SLdllcc ulO nOl IeDOII IOEllleT fighting in Pekin and for that reason the Washington officials feel assured that hostile demonstrations in the Chinese capital have ceased. Dis patches related largely to the trans portation conditions and stated that the railroad between Taku and Pekin could not be used at the present time.
 The United States has taken the lead in replying to China that there will b.' no temporiZing negotiations and thefe is very reason to believe the powers will be united in this same policy. The answer of the United States was quick ly followed today by similar action on the part of Germany. the Berlin for eign office delivering to the Chinese minister an answer refusing to enter into negotiations on the ground that there was no evidence that Ii Hung Chang's credentials gave him sufficient power to act and that nothing short of complete authority from the responsible rulers of China, the emperor and em- prLss dowager. could be regarded as sufficient