davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

the superstition that the large rate of loan
expansion had been checked proved err
roneous. Chiefly by reason of the addi-
tional loans of $11 O35, 800, the surplus re-
serves are further depleted to the extent
of 1887 125. There can be no doubt that
bankers are influenced in their liberality
in extending credits by the possibility of
currency imitation authorized by the pend
ing financial bill Sufficient attention has
been Gained to the fact that the bill au-
thorizes an extension of bank note circu-
lation TO the amount Of the par value
of bonds at present deposited 90 secure CIR
culat,on, which would be a 10 per cent.
increase. But not so much attention has
been given 20 the fact that bonds at pres
eut deposited to secure circulation amount
90 only $685.. $50, 49, while the national bank
capital amounts to S596, 100000 vNich fixes
the limits of the bank note circulation
permitted. The refunding plan provides
for the issue of now bonds to the amount
Of the present premium on outstanding
bonds, which win be available for deposit
to secure additional circulation
The additional profit afforded on circu-
nation by the new provisions, il is believed,
will invite bank note expansion TO the
limit authorized, unless the premium on
the new bonds become excessive.
Business in bonds has been on a some
what diminishing scale in an irregular
maj net L nc lliAhSt AOi SONtt iittlNilt uNutH
has been unusually active al rising prices.
on account of the tendency of the refund
ing measure.
United States IS advanced g. the IS =,
the Is 9. and the old As ana IS * per cent.
in the bid price.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
22S 100 shares including Atcmscn preferred.
S.2lO; Burlington, 6,070; Norfolk and West
ern, $500; Reading first preferred $50;
American Steel and Wire, 5.GiS. American
Tobacco. S.Si5; Brooklyn Rapid Transit,
1915; Gas, 7777; Tennessee Coal and Iron,
$500; Leather, $40.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
New York Stock List.

Tennessee Coal and Iron,
40.
orl< Stock List.
2O9s r. & Pacific. 16
62sslU. Pacific ...... 493s
6lssI do do pref .... 76
9S Wabash ....... 6ss
ASH do pref ...,.... 20ls
2SIal Wheel. & L. E.. 1Ols
1879 do do 2nd pref. 271a
% Wis. Central -. 10
1893 Adams Elk ......115
90 Am. Express ..146
934s,U. S. Express. q. AZ
IS Nv. F. Elk .......123
O6ls Am. Cot. Oil ... 33ia
SIS, do do pref 49,. 81
~ Am. Mailing =. 524
42I2 do do pref zee. 2ll4
151s! Am. S. & r &C.. 1925
Is do do pref .... 500
SJIAj Am. Spirits ..... 21a
1855 do do pref .... II
7l%l Am. Steel Hoop. AZ
123sl do do pref 49,. 81
.. "a, Am. Steel & w. SIS
81 do do pref 49,. so
1853 Am. Tin Plate. 31%
SO do do pref go. 81
12% Am. Tobacco .1O71s
1881 do do pref ....1S5h
1872 Ana. Min. Co. o.. 43ls
12s5lBrook. r. T .... 695s
Els Col. F. & I...... 4S
"a iCon. Tobacco :. 81
"a do do pref .... ot7e
S1sst Fed. Steel ...... 527s
9534l do do pref So. 70
73A Gen. -Elec .......126
11MlGlucose Sugar 501s
SO do do pref 49,. 9SA
81 Int'nl Paper -. 221s
40 do do pref 49,. 6734
Al Laclede Gas 80. 70
1914 Nat. Biscuit -. 363s
o-79l do do pref -. 80
16H Nat. Lead ...... 241s
80 do do pref ....104
S21liNat. Steel ....... 1864
743s' do do pref go. y5
Isl N. Y. A. Prake.12O
IA N. American -. 14ll
237sl p. Coast ....... 4912
~ 10 do LIST pref. %
rs do do End pref. 60
333sl Pacific Mail 80. 36I5
1SA Peoples Gas e. 9Sls
593s P. Steel Car 49,. 5S;s
2934l do do pref 80. IS
4S15l Pull. Pal. Car. 1877
80 IS. Rope & t.. 71s
103sf Sugar Ill
6S do pref ........1l2
3412 Tenn. c. & Iron. 92Ss
y U. S. Leather. 1878
29s4 do do pref 80. IA
211a U. S. Rubber. 3212
II do do pref 80. %
10 wv. Union ...... Sos
1881 r. Iron & Steel. 22Y
123sl do do pref 80. 67la
57l4 P. C. C. & st. L. 70
Bonds.
O8 Mo-, K. & T.
092i ends ..... an. 6516
0934 Mo, K. e. T. As. 9Oa4
35 M. e. o. As ...... S6Is
30 ". Y. C. lists .11OA
16 IN. j. c. gen.5s.123
Is N. c. IS ........127
IA ~. C. as ......... 1O5
ID No. Pa. IS ...... 661s
IS No. Pa. As ...... 1881
Y. C. & st.
S21sl l.. IS 49,. los
O95s IN. & w. con.4s. 951s
1894 N. & w. gen.6s.1SO
3SA ore. Nav. lists no
91aI ore. Nav. As ..1O1
9S4 lOre. s. L. IS .1271s
19l5IOre. S. L. con.
411s SIS 80. .... ..11Sik
Read. gen. As .. So
20 Rio G. w. lists. 9714
921a st. L. e. Ir. NJ.
S31a con. 5s D.. .111h
St. l.. & S. f.
0312l gen. Is =. ..... .121
p. cons. -. 1914
st. p, c. & Pa.
011al lists So. .......120
7094 ST. p, c. e. Pa.
IS .... e.. ..... .120ts
7l12 So. Ry. IS 10TH
16 SO. Pa. As ...... S3s4
IS. Rope & T.
w 6s 49,. e. .. 70
T. new set. 3s =. IS
o. IT. & Pa. lists. ia
10 n. & Pa. ends. =. 521z
Tn. Pa. 4s 1913
Il Wabash lists .1lGss
1872 Wabash 2nds =. 80
West Shore As ..11Slk
Y Wis. Cen. As -. 90lI
O6 Va. Centuries =. 50
98% Va. Deferred -. Q
ID. 24.-Standard Oil, 5SS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

Charleston, S. c., Feb, A.-Turpentine,
market firm at 5Sc; sales. none. Rosin,
firm; sales. none; b, c, D, E, $1.45; F. $3.50;
G, $l.6O; H. $l.S5; l, $2.O0; x, $2.15; NJ. $50;
~ $3.50; window glass. $S.25; w ", $40
Wilmington, N. c., FEB. 24.-Spirits tur-
peutine firm; 5sla@54c; receipts, II casks.
Rosin firm; $l.45a150; receipts, 767 bar
rels.
Crude turpentine firm; S2.OOq3 %; re-
ceipts none.
Tar firm; $50; receipts, 2s3 barrels.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

The market for sea island cotton closed
i1rm There were sales of 912 bags for
the week ending Friday against sales of
2.278 bags for the corresponding week last
year. The receipts were 1911 bags, against
100 for the same week last year. The fol-
lowing were the quotations at the closing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

Don't get let-down now. It's the right
sort Of weather and the season-but
there's no need of feeling bad. Graybear1
will put you right. II builds you up ami
sends you through spring whizzing and
feeling superb.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

Graybeard pills are the finest little fel
lows you ever took. 25c.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

New York Office, No. 81 Broadway.
Offices in principal cities thro ,gtlout the
South. Write for our Market Manual and
book containing instructions for traders
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
MURPHY & CO. ING.

Board of Trade Building, Savannah.
Private leased wires direct to New York,
Chicago and New Orleans.
su,nrlxS AVN
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

IpOUT, sPUT'
demand; prices 1-16d higher; American
middling fair, lid good middlng, SID;
middliug. 3-16d: low middling, Lied;
good ordinary. 47sd; ordinary. 11-16d The
sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which
500 were for speculation and export, and
included 500 American. Receipts q, leo
bales, all American.
Futures opened and closed firm at the
advance; American middling, low middling
clause; February. 506d. value; February
March. 5.O3d, value March-April, 500d,
buyers; April-May, 46O@4.61d, sellers;
May-June, 457d, buyers; JuneJuly, 45i@
455d. buyers; July-August, 452@4.5Sd, sell
ers; August-Septembe 446d447d sellers;
September October, 4.26d buyers; October
November, 4.16d. sellers; November-De-
cember 410M4.11d.
New ORLEANS Feb 24-Cottnn fntures
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
SERVICE TO THE MEMORY OF MISS ANNIE
NJ. HOFFMAN, HELD IN HER
OLD SCHOOL,

memorial service to the memory OF Miss Annie
School No. So. No. 125 West Fifty fourth-st washed
last week by the Female Grammar School Prin-
cipals' Association. II attended by the members
OF the Board OF Educat ton. BOARD OF School Super
intendents. district inspectors. ex-Commtseionevs Of
Education. inspectors. former trustees n large
number OF teachers from all the city and the
girls OF the department. The exercises were pre-
following named Memorial Committee OF the Fe-
male Grammar School Principals Association:
Miss Elizabeth Cavannah School No Il Aurania
D. Secord. principal Of School No Il and Kath-
crime D Blake. principal OF School No. s. This
committee by direction OF the association had
selected beautifully designed work Of art entitled
THE Forum Of Rome" as a memorial from them
TO the school. to which attached a bronze plate
with this inscription: Miss Annie NJ. IIoffmann
Principal Grammar School No. 90. lS7G-1ao0" The
memorial Is by feet. and made perma nent
fixture back of the principals platform
Henry Schmitt presided and opened the exercises
with appropriate address
Miss Mary Maclay. president Of the Female
Grammar School Principals Association presented
Board Of Inspectors. responded for the school and
Assistant Superintendent Thomas s. O'Brcn for
the Board of Superintendents The exercises were
interspersed with solos and choruses r. members
of the school.
The teachers and pupils of the school propose to
erect bronze tablet TO the memory OF Miss H0f-
mann on one of the walls of the assembly room Of
the school
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
THE COTNTRY'S MINERAL WEALTH.
VALUE IN THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR OVER
1876, .oO0-GREAT ACTIVITY AND
HIGHER VALUES.

Washington. Nov. 24-Dr. David T Day, Chief Of
the Division of Mining and Mineral Resources OF
the United States Geological Survey. has just COM
pleted the annual summary of the mineral produc-
OF United States from 1880 10 1899 inclusive
The total value of all the minerals produced in the
last calendar year amounted TO SS76O0S e46 against
S69 $50 80 in 1882 an increase OF S27Sl 2 or prac-
tically 40 per This increase was the most
notable in the history Of the mineral Industry the
previous largest increase being from 1894 to 1895
when the value advanced about IS per cent The
production from 1890 1898 has exceeded $500
in every year except two. the panic years OF 1898
and 1894 The average yearly production from 1890
to 1855. inclusive. S6lS,2S651O. making the pro-
ducon IN 1899 S357. 1856 5s per cent In excess
Of the average for that period. The greatest in
crease in 1899 in the value OF the pig iron
product which increased s245l72 654 about 10
per cent over 1885 The enormous increase was due
10 the phenomenal demand and high prices. The
increase in coal production added s4S 900 or
nearly 60,o0000o pounds in quantity and over s42-
0o000 in value, the ruling prices being higher than
for a number OF years past.
Crude petroleum advanced nearly so 300 000 or
about 46 per cent. due principally to advanced
prices. the production increasing less than per
cent The value Of the natural gas consumed in
sSS3 Is placed at little over se00po000 against
charged.
Al n increase Of about 10 per cent or from s64-
$500 IN 1898 to 81 400 in 1899 is shown gold
production. The production of silver showed a
cent but increased over 50 @ m ,n per
r 10 !tsioS short tons valued at $l3 81 go
The It, totai value of the metallic products in 1899
me metac ts products increased 27 per cent to :447
value Of the nomesd m prouSys 90 @ has 5hs
the metallic, but in 1899 the metallic was greater
the relative values Between 1888 ana 1889 occurred
IMP Tnprecedented % activity and advanced values. the
the mining Industry in lSH.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
T. S. MONITOR NEVADA LAUNCHED.
MISS ROCTELLE STARTS HER TOWARD THU
WATER WITH THE BLOW OF
SILVER HATCHET-

Bath, Me. Nov. A-The United States monitor
Nevada. in tonnage the largest Government vessel
ever built by the Bath Iron Works was launched
to-day The proceeding witnessed by a large
number of spectators The launching took place
just after l o'clock The vessel was released and
started down the ways in a novel manner by Miss
Annie c. Boutele. youngest daughter OF Congress-
man Charles a. Boutelle. who named her. The
hull. held IN place till the last moment by a
ful adjustment OF the snoring and strong CABLE
was set free by severing the rope az the proper
moment. Miss BouteIIe used silver hatchet pro-
vided by the builders
Miss Boutelle occupied platform forward OF tha
bow of the monitor At signal she cut the rope
and the monitor started down the ways she
dashed bottle of American champagne across the
bow and named the vesse, the Nevada y luncheon
served TO the guests after the launching by
the Bath Iron Works officials. The Nevada Is
OF four sister ships under construction in
American yards. She is single tu-ret monitor.
designed expressly for harbor defence. The d.
mensons follows: Length. 30 feet: BEAM %
feet; draught. u feet inches, displacement. 1924
tons. Her contract speed j. required be u.5
knots. Her batteries will consist Of Finch
three 6-pounders and four 1-poUnders.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
HARD WORK FOR CONGRESS
THE APPROACHING SESSION WILL BE
UNUSUALLY IMPORTANT-PRO-
GRAMME FOR THE OPEN
ING WEEK.
ING WEEK.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

washington Nov. pa considerable number
~ members of Congress have already arrived
here and are getting ready for the work of the
session. which opens on Monday. December 3.
II is agreed on all sides that the number and
magnitude OF the ques lions which TO come
IN will give TO this session unusual prominence.
Questions Of revenue, of Army reorganization, Of
commerce and navigation, Of the construction Of
treaties and Of National power the American
continent. OF the maintenance of the power Of
the National Government in distant posses
sons-these are of the vital matters to be
considered and determined 1t will also be ex-
representation in Congress of the various States
under the new census. The session is only three
months IN length, not counting the usual holiday
recess The great supply bills necessary to he
enacted in order that the expenses Of govern
rnent shall be betrayed, with their increasing
burden OF work, alone sufficient to take up
dispensable that discussion shall be brief and
action prompt
In the first week Of the session II is probable
that no important measure besides the Oleo-
margarine bill will be disposed of in the House
The first day will be consumed entirely, except
sage Tuesday will be occupied. usual, with
matters on the Speakers table reference or
which will take some time Parts or the mes
sage will be referred TO the special committees
concerned. Thursday and most of the remainder
Of the week will be used the Oleomargarine
bin which is the special order. The Committee
on Rules will probably report an order for the
consideration in the following week of the bill
now being framed by the Ways and Means
Committee for the reduction Of war taxes
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
THE K4IsER's MUsT4CHEs.

From The London News.
The German Emperor is tired OF the shape Of his
own mustaches- For TOO many years the ends OF
them have turned up like the horns of angry
bull. He has this crescent his upper lip
in photographs caricatures. oil paintings. stamps,
medals and coins. He has been able the
loyalty of his subjects by the unanimity with
which the younger ones set themselves 70 emulate
their Kaiser He has pro itated BARRIERS and in
troduced a and i'll sounding word into the
language of the toilet For the last or
three years every young German who was not an
Anarchist a HohenZOlern mustaChe. We
can many of Us, remember Napoleon HIS charac-
teristic little imoerial. and how all French
men Immediately adopted II and Anthony TrOlloDe
called of his characters M De "a Barbe de
PEmpereur.'' appropriate recognition OF its
popularity. Even Englishmen succumbed TO the
prevailing fashion. and wore for a time what thew
called, not. indeed. imperial but a goatee. The
Kaiser's conquests have however. been limited 10
the Fatherland. European OUtlanders have held
aloof. and the Hohenzollern mustaches have not
crossed the frontier. And now have lost our
opportunity forever. The Kaiser has not. indeed
issued an edict on the matter. But he has done
something in its results quite autOcratic Ha
has UNFINISHED the curly ends OF his 1nustache
brushed that upturned decoration straight out and
shown himself TO his subjects with a new face
After this we may expect fresh issue from the
mint Berlin -
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
TIE NAVY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
PATROL DUTY AMONG THE ISLANDS ITS CHIEF
OCCUPATION.

washington, Nov. 24-In report to the Navy
Department dated Cavite October 15. Rear-Admiral
Kempn, senior squadron commander OF the Asiatic
fleet, tells of the disposition at that time OF the
many American vessels under his command. He
says that the gInboat Villalobos had returned to
CaVite with Captain Devereaux Shields and the
company OF the 9th Infantry captured by the in
surgents in Martinique Twelve hundred soldiers
secured the island. Admiral Kempf says, and COM
PEELED the insurgents to surrender the prisoners
The gunboat General Alava sailed on October u
for Subig and Salomague. The gunboat Basco ar
rived at Cavite October II with report con-
cerning the circumstances attending the recovery
Of the bodies of Naval Cadet Wood and Gray. the
rnachinist, who killed on the Urdaneta in the
Oriana River. She reported some insurgent ac-
tivity ashore on the north side Of Manila Bay
Reports from vessels around Leyte, Bohol and
Sanaar indicate considerable activity among the
insurgents. The gunboats Curious and Bennng-
ton had sailed with expedition against Btnan-
Bennington Castine Concord. Isla de Cuba, lsa
de Luzon, Manila, Basco. Arayat, Calao. Leyte,
Manileno, Samar, Urdaneta. Panay and ParaGua
were doing patrol duty throughout the Islands All
the naval patrol stations in the archipelago nave
distinctive letters. 1t Is apparent from the state
Tnent contained in the report Of the disposlnon OF
gunboats that the coast Of Zamboanga. large
is being closely patrolled the Isla de Luzon. the
Manila the Callao and the Maneno soon to be
relieved by the Calamianes) being assigned to that
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
CAPOTE CHOSEN PRESIDENT
CUBAN CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
EFFECTS PERMANENT ORGANIZA-
TION-REPUBLICANs DEFEAT
NATIONALISTS
NATIONALISTS
TRY cAPLE TO THE TR1BUsEl

Havana, Nov. 24-The Constitutional Conven-
ton to-day adopted the report of the Com
mittee on Rules and effected a permanent
organization. Mendez Capote. who was se,-
retary of State in General Brooke's Ca bine+
was elected president by a vote of II to II
This is a victory for the Republicans over the
Nationalists, Government party. The vote
was a surprise to the Nationalists who sup
ported Eduardo Tamayo. the candidate of the
Independents of Santiago.
Senior Capote received enthusiastic greet
ing when he took the platform Senior Llorente
gates on their selection. and proposed cheers for
the convention which represented free Cuba.
Senior Capote said every delegate must work
faithfully to adopt constitution. and he had no
doubt of success. Ruis Rivera and Sehor Llor-
ente were elected vice presidents, and Seniors
Zayas and Villeundes secretaries.
Ruis Rivera introduced a resolution of thanks
to General Lee, who. he said always had been
a loyal and consistent friend of Cuba. and had
helped to feed the starving while the Cubans
were fghting for independence. He invited
General Lee to visit Cuba again when inde-
rendence Is obtained.
Senor Llorente said Cuba in q better
dition now. although the situation was some
what mixed. than when Spain governed the
island.
The convention will appoint committees to-
morrow.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
CAPTAIN GODDARD ENCOURAGED.
HE WILL SEEK TO INTEREST OTHERS IN
SURPRISING POLICY SHOPS

Captain F Norton Goddard talked interestingly
last night about his energetic crusade against
policy shops in this city
l became interested in the question in 1897" he
began. and for the last year l have hammered
away at these law!ess rascals. Unaided by the
police. 1t was trying and thankless task. Soon.
however, the newspa pers aroused in the people
interest that brought quick results. l caused
police captain TO be disgraced by a thirty days
suspension without pay. Then came further
rests and fines were imposed upon the policy men.
But now imprisonmeEts have been substituted for
fines, and last week West Side policy
sentenced to year in the penitentiary. To pay
$50 was almost dix ersion for them. but year in
a striped jacket teaches them lasting lessons The
ring Is frightened and my attorney. Charles r
BIaney and propose to give them good cause TO
become more frightened still. Six cases will soon
be tried. and further arrests and convictions will
follow.
Captain Goddard has in view the formation Of
society to eXterminate the policy shops. He spoke
quietly and with TO hoasting, and received the
impression that he Will live up TO his past reputa-
ton exponent of purity Of civic life He said:
Il shall call for the assistance of number OF
Influential citizens 10 help me II is rather 100 eX
pensive for alone. work has enlarged so and
lawyers must be Iaid. Witnesses must be found
TO corroborate the evidence of detectives The
society needs no officers or building, and need not
exist longer than two | think co-oprrat tiOn
Will mean success in this instance
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
SENSIBLE TEMPERANCE.
A Word to Temperance Ladies.

It is universally admitted that temperance
women work for their cause with a desire to
drink causes an immense amount of misery in
human life, and the temperance movement is n
effort TO replace this misery with happiness,
peace. and comfort.
Many temperance women make the mistake
Of going at the subject hammer and tongs and
proposing to force people TO believe their way
II is far better to exercise broad charity and
take the position that ones own peace of mind
and happiness not only Of the Individual but of
the family and friends depends upon sensible
habits of life
A very much greater foe to human happiness
than whshey exists. and Ii will startle many
honest temperance worker when the name of
that foe is given. II IS spelled Coffee. Il
don't believe it, gome ardent temperance work
or says. who is really slave herself to the
coffee cup.
Cast your thought among your sick friends
nervous, irritable, broken down women whose
homes are anything but peaceful homes because
or the irritation sid friction brought about by
their physical and mental condition. In ninety
FIVE causes out Of hundred the nervousness
irritability, dyspepsia, kidney trouble, female
troubles, and various diseases which such peo-
PIE are subject to. come directly from broken
down nervous system, brought about by the
daily use OF coffee. Careful chemical analysis
proves this statement TO be absolutely true, and
personal experiment will prove the same to any
one who cares 10 make X.
You may have few friends who are made
miserable by whiskey, but you have scores OF
friends whose lives are made miserable well
rs the lives OF their families. by the use of
Coffee Hard to believe, isn't II? Many of the
most profound truths are not accepted by hu-
Lnanity when first brought to humanty's atten-
uon, but they truths. nevertheless.
Try for yourself. reader. Leave off coffee alto
gether and start in with Postum Food Coffee
which can be obtained at any 1rst-class grocery
store. You will find within ten days im
proVemcnt in the sum total of happiness for
yourself and for your friends about you Life
VIII take on new aspect: strength. vigor. and
vitality xiii begin TO come back for your use
You can do things that you have heretofore been
unequal TO. You can accomplish something in
THIS world, and you can quietly and without
become efficient
tecuring to humanity that peace. content, and
&&Doiness that we are all seedRK.