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GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Aug. 11.-Flour. market was
weak and nominally 5410c lower to sell.
winter patents, $3.S56l4.25 Minnesota pat
ents. s4lO6l4 As. Rye -four steady; fair to
good, $30Ga3. 20.
Corn Arm; yellow Western, SIC.
- Rye firm; No. 2 Western, 5612c Barley
quiet. Barley malt dull.
Wheat, spot. weak; No. 2 red, SIC; closed
weak at 407sc net decline; spot closed
SOAc; December, sac.
Corn, spot. No. 3 1850; options lower,
owing to talk of rain in Southwest; easier
cables and general unloading; closed weak
at 12k@11ac net lower; May closed 41sc;
September, 431sc; December, 407sc.
Oats, spot. easy; No. 2, &c; options weak
and lower with corn.
Beef dull; family, $105Oa12OO; mess, 5000
1880; beef hams, $40 00l2100. cut meats
steady; picked bellies, SA@812c; do Shout
ders, 6lhq624c; do hams, 1oa10Ad.
Lard easy; Western steamed, 800; re-
fined easier; continent, S.2O; South
America, $40; compound, 6AQ6asc
Pork quiet; family, S1450a15.50; short
clear. $lS.OCgg15ls; mess, $12.75q1S.5o.
Butter tirmer; creamery, 17Q2012c; state
dairy, 16Q191ac.
Cheese frrner; large white. 1Oc; small
white, 1019c.
Eggs quiet; state and Pennsylvania, 14Q
lie; Western, 1lG1312c.
Potatoes steady; Southern, $l25Gf.75.
Tallow quiet; city, 7-16c; country, 41RQ
4%4c
Petroleum quiet refined New York, sos;
Philadelphia and Baltimore, $500; do in
bulk, s5.45.
Rosin quiet, strained, common to good
S1.55Ql6e.
Turpentlne quiet. 42q421zc.
Rice firm; domestic, fair to extra, 4Bq
61zc.
Peanuts steady, unchanged.
Cabbage quiet, unchanged.
Cotton by steam TO Liverpool Csc.
Coffee, spot Rio quiet No. Z invoice,
9JAc; mild quiet; Cordova, nominal. Flu
lures opened steady 5@1O points decline
and ruled generally weak under liquida-
ton following Disappointing cables, larger
receipts at Rio and Santos, increasing
American visible supply, an absence of
speculative support and continued apathy
of spot buyers. Closed steady 5d15 points
net lower Total sales 11,O0o bags, includ-
ing August, s775 September, SS5; Novem-
Der, $500,
Sugar, raw, firm; fancy refining, 4Ac;
centrifugal. 96-test. 47sc molasses sugar,
4;lt4 Lice; refined Arm; standard A, $500;
confectoners' A, $500; mould A, 635c; cut
loaf. 65Oc; crushed, $500; powdered, 6.0c;
granuated, 6.10c; cubes, 6,25c.
New York, Aug. n.-Cotton seed oil dull;
prime yellow, S5c.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
Pigeons of Pekin.

The Washington Star calls attention TO
the possibility that remains, after the in
corruption of other sources of communlca-
ton with the Chinese capital, OF getting
news from that center OF universal inter-
est by means of carrier pigeons. Eliza
r. Scldmor, in her work on the far east
entitled. China, the Long-Lived En-
plre," throws q great deal Of light on the
trained pigeon service Of Pekn, which
is described as perhaps the most perfect
In the world. In Pekin the trainer pig
cons are used for every imaginable SER
voce that under ordinary circumstances
would be intrusted to the messenger boy
Fastened beneath the tail feathers of each
pigeon ID a whistle made OF thinnest banl-
boo or OF little gourds scraped 10 the
thinness OF paper. AS the bird flies these
tiny organ pipes" emit weird melody.
Every morning and afternoon" Miss
Scidmor writes. the vault OF the Pekin
sky is swept with the sweet, sad notes of
scores OF pigeon whistles as the carrier
birds wing their way across the walls
with bankers messages and quotations of
silver sales-a stock report aud a ticker
service older than the telegraph and au-
ports as old as time" Ii is the surmise
Of the Washington Star that these pig
cons have undoubtedly been trained for
longer flights and that II would have been
easy for some one within the walls Of the
sacred city to have dispatched q message
in this way to notify the world Of the
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12

New Orleans. Aug. li.--Cleared steam
ers Alliance. (Nor. Olsen. Ceiba Europe
(Br). Painter. Hamburg. via Newport
News; Hispania (Swed), Frockberg, Port
Limon; Cage Largi (3r), Denton, London
Jos Oteri. Msrill Ceiba; Banes CNor)
Tronstad. Puerto Cortez; FL Paso, Boyd.
New York.
Port Eads, Aug. 1i.-Arrived. steamship
Astronomer (Br). Coutz. Liverpool; MI
midia Ger. Bruhn. Hamburg; Ostrar
(Br). Mckay, Newport, England.
Sailed, steamship Whitney, Staples. Ha-
vana.
Madeira, Aug. 1i.-sailed. Administer,
Pomaron, for Savannah.
Apalachicola. Fla, Aug. 11.-Cleared,
schooner Nellie w. Hewlett, Mumford.
Fan River, Mass.
Fernandina. Fla, Aug. 1f.-Arrived
steamer Mount Oswald (Br), Brown
Charleston: schooner NJ. V. d. Chase,
Barton, Philadelphia; Helen Montague
Adams New York.
Georgetown, s. c., Aug. 1i.-Arrived
10th, schooner William Linthicum. Bran
mock, Baltimore.
Charleston. $. c., Aug. 1l.-Cleared
schooner Annie c. Grace, Smith, Barren
Island
Sailed, schooners Emma c. Knowles,
Rodgers. Eiizabethpos, N. H.; James
Davidson, Jansen. New London.
Jacksonville, Fla, Aug u.-Entered
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do IS. reg. ...112%lN. & W. con.4s s7Y
do IS, cou. ..1l23s Ore Nav. lists .1O9
d, of C. 3 e5s .122 do do As .. 1921
Atch. gen. As .101 Ore. S. L. Is ..l25s.
do adjt. As -. "a do do con. 5s .112
c. of G. con.5s.. % Read. Gen. As =. s7sz
do 1st inc. -. Al R. G. w. lists $50
do End inc. -. 12l1St. L. & Ir. NJ.
Can So. 2nds .lOS con. 5s go. =. HOY
C. o. AIS :. 99AIst. L. & S. F.
DO do IS .... .116AI gen. 6s ........l22
:. g. NV. con.7s139 st. P. cons .167
:. & Nv. s. F. st. P, c. g. p
Deb. 5s .......122 lists .. ....1l7
Chi Term. As :. 9215lSt. p. c. & P
Col So. As 49,. S212 5s ...... ......l1SX
o. g. r. G. lsts.102 $50. Pa As ...... 7Ss5
do DO As ...... IS $50. Ry. 5s 49, 1857
Erie Gen. As =. 6S S Rope & T. 6s. 6S
F. W. & D. C. =. & Pa. lists ..1llI3
lists -. 711S 90 do ends -. 55
Gen. Flee IS ..1l5h I'm. Pa. Is .....1O5h
Iowa Cen. lists lib Wabash lists ...11611
K c., T. q e. do 2nds =. .10i
lists ..... ..... SO West Shore As 1l2
L. & N. Uni.4s sS1s Wis. Cen. lists =. SS1k
Mo, K. & T. Va. Centuries . SOY
New York, Aug. 11.-Standard Oil, 5S4@
-qe
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PASSENGER Fares from Savannah.

TO NEW YORK-FIRST CABIN $40:
FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP, $32; IN
TERMEDlATE CABIN. SIS; INFERNO
DATE CABIN ROUND TRIP. s2i
STEERAGE $40.
TO BOSTON - FIRST CABIN, s22
FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP, Ss6 IN
TERMEDIATE CABIN, SIT: INFERNO
date CABIN ROUND TRIP. $3.50
STEERAGE, 81 75
The express steamships of this line are
appointed to sail from Savannah, Central
Goth) meridian time. as follows:
SAVANNAH 10 NEW YORK.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Burg
MONDAY. Aug. 10. 700 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins. TUES
DAY. Aug. Il. 7;sO p, m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt Daggett,
THURSDAY, Aug. I6. 9:OG a. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt Smith, SATUR-
DAY, Aug. IS. HOO p. m.
KANSAS CITY. Capt Fisher. MONDAY.
Aug. 20. 100 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg,
TUESDAY, Aug. q. 200 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE. Capt. Askins. THURS
DAY. Aug. %. $3.50 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett,
SATURDAY, Aug. rs. 500 D. m.
NAcOOCHEE. Capt. Smith. MONDAY.
Aug. q, $50 p. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher. TUES
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Burg.
THURSDAY. Aug. 3d. 800 a. m.
NEW YORK TO BOSTON.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage. MON
DAY, Aug. 10. 1900 noon.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage. FRI
DAY, Aug. II, 1900 noon.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage. WE'D
NESDAY, Aug. 20, 1900 noon.
CITY OF MACON. Capt Savage, MON
DAY, Aug. q, 1900 noon.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage, FRI
DAY. Aug. 81, 1900 noon.
This company reserves the right to
change les sailings without notice and
without liability or accountability there
for.
saiIings New York for Savannah daily
except Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays,
W. @. BREWER. City Ticket and Pass
enger Agent. l07 Bull street, Savannah,
e. W. SMITH. Contracting Freight
Agent. Savannah, Ca.
X. q. IRRELEVANT, agent. Savannah,
WALTER HAWKINS. General Agent
Traffic Dept, pa w. Bay street. Jack
e. IT, HINTON. Tranic Manager. sa-
vannah. Ga.
p. r. LIE FEvRE. Superintendent, New
pier 25 North River. New York. N y
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Capt Francis Martin Of 1850 First
street. Detroit. the oldest American naval
officer alive, has jus4 celebrated his one
hundredth birthday. He was second lieu
tenant six years before Admiral Dewey
was born. He entered The government
service In 1891 and has been In II ever
since. getting his first commission from
Andrew Jackson. month before attain
ing his majority he witnessed the fun
ersi of Napoleon Bonaparte. che vessel on
which he was serving having put into 81
Helena for water
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12

phia, per bale, 500; to Baltimore, per
bale. 500; via New York-Bremen, 50c;
Genoa, 4Sc; Liverpool, 40c; Reval, coo; di-
rect Bremen, 42c.
LUMBER-By Sail-Freights dull; TO
Baltimore and eastward, $3.50 to $500 per
NJ, including Portland.
LUMBER-By Steam-Savannah to Bal
tinore, $3.50; to Philadelphia, $500; to
New York $500; to dock, $6.75; lightered-
10 Boston, to dock, $500.
NAVAL STORES-The market is firm;
medium size vessels. Rosin-Cork for or
ders, IS per barrel of 80 pounds and 5
per cent prinage. Spirits, As Sd per 40 gal
Ions gross and per cent. primage. Larger
vessels, rosin, Is Cd; spirits, As. Steam. lie
per 100 pounds on rosin; 2113c on spirits,
Savannah to Boston, and 9Hc on rosin
and 19c on spirits to New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12

Per steamship Kansas city for New
York. Aug. 11.-2s bales upland cotton,
2l5 bales sea island cotton 293 packages
domestics and yarns. 1866 barrels rice. 3
barrels rosin oil. 2i0 barrels spirits tur-
pentine, 2i6,40s feet lumber. SO. bundles
hides. 1S cases cigars. 765 barrels cotton
seed oil. 343 barrels fruit, 70 boxes fruit.
1876 barrels lamp black, $50 boxes tobacco,
% tons pig iron, 2o3 packages mdse, / car
pipe. bales sweepings, barrels rosln,
100 barrels pitch.
Per steamship 1tasca for Baltimore -
3,275 barrels rosin, 81 ,73O feet lumber II
tons pig iron, rs barrels rosin OIL 495 sacks
clay. 81 packages mdse s6 packages do
mestics and yarns. 175 bales hides. ia
bales wool, 60 bales moss rs cases canned
goods. .Ag
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western. sl.35; prime timothy seed, s.. 2O9
49, mess pork. per barrel, $11eOa11. 65;
lard per 100 pounds. $6.671zQ6.7O; short ribs
sides Qoose), $7oOd7.SO; dry sailed shout
ders (boxed, 624Q7c; short clear sides
(boxeO S.55Q765: whisky. basis of high
wines S.2S1e; sugars. cut loaf unchanged
clover contract grade, $40. The butter
market steady; creameries, 15d20c; dali
ries, 14917c; cheese dun at s%dl1c: eggs
firm, fresh at 12c
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
CHICAGO MARKETS.

Chicago Aug. 11.-Grain markets follow
ed the lead of corn to-day. That market
was given a solar pleXus blow by the gov
eminent crop report, which was much
more favora BILE than expected, and closed
al a net decline of 115c. Wheat %c low
er. chiefly through sympathy and oats
sac lower Provisions closed 5qi2hac lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12

actual condition of the European residents.
II is matter of speculation. of course,
how far the official service OF the empire
could utilize this source OF communion
tlon. II is feared, inasmuch as st was
not tried. that the Boxers may have de-
stroyed the pigeons, an act which would
be deeply deplored by all who are ac-
quainted with this remarkable feature of
Pelsin life and custom. 1t Is to be hoped,
indeed, thst the carrier pigeons have sur
vived
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Vessels Went to sen.

Steamship Kansas City, Fisher, New
York.
Steamship Itasca. Digs, Baltimore.
Schooner Margaret A. May, Jarvis,
Philadelphia.
Schooner Humarock, Campbell, New
York
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
Phases of the Moon for August.
AND DEPARTURES.


Steamship Clematis (Belg). Leenaers,
Newcastle-on-Tyne. Agency Antwerp
Naval Stores Company.
Steamship Allegheny, Bilups. Balti-
more j. j. Carolan, agent.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

FIsH-Mackerel, half-barrels, No. !,
50 20: No. 2, $500; No. 3, $3.50; kits. No. /.
$780, No. 2, Sis; No. 8. SIC. Goldfish.
l-pound bricks. 6hc; 2-pound bricks, &c.
Smoked herrings, per box, zoe. Dutch her
ring. In kegs, S.10; new mullets' half
barrels. $3.50.
sYRUP-Market quiet: Georgia ana
Florida syrup. buying at zsqSci seinns q.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12

Passengers by steamship Kansas Gifts
Tor New York. Aug. u.--R. II. Holcomb
ana wife, Miss Ida Mantel, zrs. j. l..
Gordon, Miss NJ. Phillips, Miss b. o'con-
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Savannah Almanac

Sun rises at 5:22 a. M, and sets at 6:47
p. m.
High water at Tybee to-day al 1874 a.
m. and $40 p. m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12

nor, Mrs. NJ. V. Nichols, Miss Inez Snow,
Miss E. F. Waddell, Mrs. l.. V. Evans,
Mrs. Claud Roberts, Miss Sadie Hermes,
Miss Agnes Black, Miss Sarah Black,
Miss NJ. w. Wilsheve, w. j. Julian j.
w. Spain, Judge Hammond and wife, A.
j. Hermes and wife, Beirne Gordon, w.
Ct. Morell. Miss Mamie Moore, Miss Fan
ME Lane. Miss Maude Moore, j. w.
Glover, w. r. Hendricks, j. G. Moore,
Miss N. E. Quinlan, Miss Annie Lee
Quinlan, Fred Hitler and wife, E. T. Jer-
vey, Jr., and wife. Miss I. Sykes, Master
Hitler, Miss India Turner, Miss Marie
Spain, S. S. Marsh, j. c. Manning, W. u.
McCollum and wife, J. T. Brantley, VIII
liam Elbrick. Mrs. C. H. Taylor. Miss
Jones, J. Marx, Mr.. DeGautard. DR.. Hen
ming, Robert Garry, Aug Ulman. C. Lo-
pei, John T. Tye and daughter. r. e.
Richards. C. W. Mccall, Charles Partee
James Butler, H. B. Lewis Mr.. Rosolio,
Judge S. K. Atkinson and wife, w. h.
Goodrich F. M. Smearinger, j. w
Hughes, j. Massenburg, J. Schosch, Gates
Wlaxelbaum, Mrs. c.. H. Taylor, Miss
Maria Stevens. Miss Mary Lord, Miss
Iser Mrs Fredberg DR.. Hall. DR.. c. E.
Estes, C. S. Mccoy, r. B. Shuman, Miss
Alma Z. Johnson. Miss Rita Roth. Miss
Booth, Miss Hardy, W. c. Jackson, Mai
Campbell, Mrs. w. H. Allen, Miss Clara
wright, w. E. fdTmentef Wlie ana cnliu
Mrs j. l.. Henry. Carl Baty, Mrs w. A.
Baty and son, Mr.. Danceforth and wife,
F. NJ. Digger and wife, Misses Dance
forth, Mrs. J. T. Pearce, Mrs. George
Pearce, Charles Carter and wife, Mrs.
McIlhenny, Mrs. o. c. Harral, Walter
Brown, c. d. Kline, Mr. Hardaway, Miss
Alice Lahey, Miss Murhead. j. A. Ga
lima, wife and child, Sam Weakly and
wife, A. Speirs, Z. p. Lewis and wife.
Mr.. Broadhurst, wife and children, Miss
Dillon Miss NJ. Cohen. M. Herman, j.
Murphy. H. Greensboro. Jacob Hepncr,
F. Croker and wife, Albert Croker H
T. Powell, j. H. Baird, M. Hale, c. IT.
Felt. Prof. John Gibson. j. II. Purvis
c. II. Taylor, F. NJ. Kirby John w.
Hughes, J. Lewis, F. d. Grubbs, C. II.
Feagn.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
MURPHY & CO., INC,

Board of Trade Building, Savannah.
Private leased wires direct 10 New York,
Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.
New York Office No. 81 Broadway.
Offices in principal cities throughout the
South. Write for our Market Manual and
book containing instructions for traders.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
Notice TO Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of ves-
sells free of charge In United States hy-
geographic office in Custom House Cap
tains are requested to call at the office
Reports Of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the Navy Department
Baltimore, Nd, Aug 11.-Notice is given
by the Lighthouse Board of the following
changes In the buoyage of the Fifth
Lighthouse District.
James River, Va.-Newport News lower
anchorage buoy, a white spar; Newport
News middle anchorage buoy, a white
spar, and Newport News upper anchor-
age buoy, a white spar, were discontinued
July 80 1900. Goodies Rock, No. 81,
black spar, which was found out OF po-
sition, was replaced July %.
Coan River, Na.-Coan river gas buoy
black, No. g. which marks the entrance
to Coan river, was reported extinguished
on Aug. 4. 1t will be replaced by new
buoy as soon as practicable, OF which
due notice viii be given.
Baltimore Harbor, Md.-Wreck buoy,
marking the wreck of the schooner Alex
ander Wiley. red and black horizontally
striped SPAR which was placed in IS feet
of water below Fort Carroll, was dis
continued Aug. 1, the wreck having been
removed
Norfolk, Va, Aug 11.-Notice has been
given that, on or about Sept. l. light yes
sci No. SO. will be placed on
Diamond shoals station. about six and
three-quarter miles east southeast from
the easterly point of the outer Diamond
shoal, and about fifteen miles southeast
from Cape Hatteras lighthouse. and light
vessel No. II, now marking that
station, will be withdrawn Light vessel
No. SO VIII show lights and sound
a fog signal. having the same character
istics as that of the latter vessel, ami
her general appearance will be the same
as No. II.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12

Passengers by steamship Itasca sailing
for Baltimore yesterday.-R. II. Smith,
S Fl. Rochchild, W. E. Adams, C. Wool
ford l.. M. Pate, ]. B. Willis, Mrs. NJ.
Langdon, Master Langdon, Rachael
Crayton, s. Laupheimer, Mrs. j. C. Ven
tress, Miss Ventress, Miss l.. Bitch,
Mrs. S. r. Johnson, Miss NJ. Shackle-
ford, J. C. Jones. ]. w. OIiff, j. q.
Bitch, J. Birnbaum, w. D. Simkins, q.
Brown, s. A. Copper, W. r. Davis, ].
e. Gutman. J. e. Harris. Mrs. J. T..
Harris. r. G.. Fleming, R. G. Fleming
r. F. Browder. Miss l.. Cane, 7. A.
Richardson, Master Ferrindina.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12

Passengers arrived last night by steam
ship Allegheny from Baltimore.-H. Her
zog, A. S. Anderson, Master l.. Haynes
NJ. D. Gardner, Mrs. A. S. Anderson. J.
r. Ames, Mrs. NJ. Saleseryor Mrs.
Haynes, II. Kinney.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

coTTON--savannah 10 Boston, per
bale. CSC; 70 New York, zoe; to Pniiaoei-
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Sg w! w! !!y
Ocean Steamship Go.
FOR
Network, Boston
AND
THE EAST.

Unsurpassed cabin accommodations. All
the comforts of a modern hotel Electric
lights. Unexcelled table. Tickets include
meals and berths aboard ship.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-12

SeabOard Air
Line Railway
NORTH AND EAST.
& FLORIDA POINTS q

operate One city
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witt key Westnn
Mondays. Thursday. ana saturday. az
H. Polhemns + p Al Ph0nos
Manager savann Ga
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Augusta. Macon, Month
lgomery Atlanta, Athens
/ " OVpm Columbus, Birmingham lse 00auu
Americas. Eufaula and
Troy.
Douglas Island news., 1900-07-18
THE MEXICAN BOARDING HOUSE.

| THE MEXICAN BOARDING HOUSE
 Last Monday, just at noon, we walk cd into Steward I.ynchs office at the Mexican boarding house. The men from tue mines and mills were rapidly filing into the dining room and the Jap walters were rushing about as if their very lives depended upon the celerity of their movements
 In very few minutes the diners be- gan to come out again and turning to MT. Lynch we asked if they had had their dinner so soon. He replied, that on an average only 8 minutes was the time required for the men to eat.
 While they have full hours time at noon, yet they hurry through their meals in seeming disregard of the con- sequences to their stomachs.
 Mr. A. K. Smith soon came walking out with a satisfied look on his face that denotes a good appetite, we'll satisfied.
 Col Jno. Moore smiled as he passed, and made some remarks in a humorous vein.
 Mr. Davis started out briskly but stopped and chatted a moment, and then hurried on to the Mexican mine
 About this time there was a crash in the kitchen, followed by another and another, until we thought there was not a dish left whole in the establishment. Steward Lynch assured us, however, that nothing was broken; it was only the Japs clearing the tables and wash ing the dishes. The ware is all of the heaviest kind and does not break easi- ly. But our nerves were set on edge by the performance and we started down the track to the Mexican stamp mill to rest our ears.
Douglas Island news., 1900-07-18
AN ALASKA GARDEN.

Much has been written and said for and against the possibilities of agricuI- ture in Alaska. Some have even gone so far as to contend that the climate and soil make it impossible to culti- vate successfully the most common vegetables. It has remained, however, for the home,makers, and not the ex- perimental stations, to exhibit con- vincing proof that with proper care a great variety of plants thrive excel Iently. MT. Joe Edmunds, of this city, has garden which does this and more. Last year he had the stumps removed from the ground and this year he has a garden that any one might be proud to own. Any who are still skeptical on the subject should visit MT. Edmunds' crardpD
Douglas Island news., 1900-07-18
CARD OF THANKS.

The Ladies League take pleasure in returning to Capt. Martin and his men a vote of thanks for their courteous and gentlemanly treatment of them the day of their excursion to the gla- ciers. Very respectfully,
 May r. Cole, president; Kate E.. LaughIin, secretary, and members of Ladies League.
 Douglas, July 10th, 1900
Douglas Island news., 1900-07-18
A NEW MARKET.

Messrs. w. H. McBlaine and William Noland this morning opened up meat market on Third street, opposite the Douglas Pharmacy, to be known as the Peoples Market. Mir. McBlaine has re- sided on Douglas Island for about four years during which time he has made many friends. He has had considera- bIe experience in the business which he now takes up and he and his part ner, Noland, who has lived in Alaska about two years, will no doubt be sue cessful.
Douglas Island news., 1900-07-18
THE 24O-STAMP MIL.

We visited the 24O-stamp mill at Treadwell last Monday afternoon. Mir. Mackay, superintendent of construc- tion, was there, busily engaged in giv- ing some instructions to the workmen. When he was at liberty we approached him and asked him how things were going.
 "Very welI," said he: "That was a fine rain we had yesterday. The Three Hundred mill started up again last night with an abundance of water"
 "How are you getting on with the 240?" was asked.
 "All right. We have 8Ostamps in po- sition now and will soon have 12O. We will start up number of the stamps about the 2Oth of the month"
 "You have lots of work to do yet"
 "Yes. It would have been less work to build two new mills than to repair this old one."
 The rain-so welcome to the mill men had begun to fall again and after try ing Intellectually to borrow Mr. Mac kay's umbrella, we came away.
Douglas Island news., 1900-07-18

Last Friday Mrs. George, MT. George and Tush-ha-da, natives, became in- volved in drunken fight, during which MT. George received three knife wounds in his scalp. They were arrested by Indian Policeman Howard and taken before Judge Bach, who found them guilty of assault and sentenced them each to 25 days confinement in the Ju- neau jail.
Douglas Island news., 1900-07-18

Those who remember how slow and tedious Alaska travel was only few years ago can all the more appreciate the change that is rapidly taking place. Last Wednesday morning lady who lives at White Horse boarded the train at that place and Thursday morning she arrived in Douglas City. The jour ney was made by rail from White Horse to Caribou Crossing, across Lake Ben- nett by steamer to the city of Bennett, from thence by rail to SlSagway, and by steamer to Douglas.
Douglas Island news., 1900-07-18

Jack Bertram is back among the boys again, and not day passes with out getting many hearty shakes. He went to Washington along with his wife about three months ago, that Mrs. Der tram might have the benefit of a change of climate, being in delicate health. He reports Mrs. Bertram much i'm proved.
Douglas Island news., 1900-07-18

The following ladies and gentlemen had a splendid little picnic in the Sil- yer Bow Basin on the 12th inst: Mrs. Ben Swift, Miss MacAvoy, the Misses Bonino and Miss Anna Donaghey. The sterner element was composed of Ben Swift, Wm. D. Davis, James Kirwan, Frank S. She'll, Jack Rane, Geo. Swift, John McNeil.