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The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
COTTON LETTERS.

New York. July 16.-Murphy & Co say:
The decline in Liverpool of 1-Sd on spots.
6-64d on near and Aid on far months.
coupled with continued good weather
over the belt for development of cotton,
caused a further decline here this morn
ing of to 10 points on rather general
selling, the buying being confined 90 COW
ering high-priced sales 10 secure profits.
Recent rain has been beneficial, particu-
larly in Texas. Crop prospects have been
improving steadily this month.
New York, July 16.-Hubbard Bros. &
Co. say: Liquidation continued during
the morning, the new crop feeling the
weight of the selling on the rains which
fell over Texas during Saturday and
Sunday. Receipts at the ports are heavy,
representing the interior sales for ship
ment to Liverpool and che movement 10
deliver on July contracts at New Or
leans. 1t is thought that the shipments
from St. Louis are going 10 that market,
though the ability of holders TO obtain
higher prices there for their cotton than
they can from spinners or exporters. The
weekly government report is expected to
report a continued improvement in the
crop conditions. Our local trade expect
a reaction from the sharp liquidation
which has occurred and look for bet
ter Liverpool tomorrow. Late cables re-
port market was supported at the close
to influence ours. The trade, however,
expect better market there tomorrow
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
THE WILD HONEY CROP.
Texas bees Busy and the Flowers
Euxuriant.

Correspondence of the Chicago Record.
The wild honey crop in Texas this year
will exceed all previous yields in the mem
DRY of those who are interested in that
industry. The bounuful spring rains
caused the broad praries of West and
Southwest Texas to become carpeted with
fragrant wild flowers. and the bees re-
yelled in their honeyed sweetness for
protracted period. There are large num-
her of professional bee hunters" in this
part of Texas, and they are looking for
ward to a season of unusual prosperity
from the sale of wild honey. There are
scores of rivers and small streams in the
country west of her Small caves and
dark recesses formed by shelving rock
abound along these waterways. They are
the natural hives of the wild bees, and
take the place Of the hollow tree trunks
of me forest regions OF the northern coun-
try These caverns are used year after
year by bc es. and in many instances they
have been found to be literally filled with
homer Capt l.. p. SEEKER of Austin.
quartermaster of the Texas Rangers, spent
many years roaming over West Texas
an officer of a ranger company. He is one
of The most expert bee hunters IN the
state.
There are many bee caves along The
Fecos and Devils rivers" he said. MY
ranger company was never without honey.
We were on scouting expeditions almost
constantly. but were never too busy to
rob bee cave of its honey. 1t is wonder-
full how much honey these bees will store
in some OF these caves. I have taken out
as much as seven barrels OF pure honey
from one cave. 1t is a compare lively easy
matter TO discover bee cave. My usua
method is TO so to a spring or water hole
which is ftequented by bees and place a
small quar- lily Of sugar and nolasscs ia
a pan. This sweetness soon attracts tho
visiting bees. and after they have loaded
UP they rise straight into the air to a
hight Of probably ten feet and then make
a Decline for their hive. On bright,
clear day the black form OF the bee can be
followed for quite distance I then take
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
NAVAL STORES.

Monday, July Is
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Whi there
were a few sales during the early hours
to-day on lower basis than the closing,
on Saturday, it appeared there were only
a few factors inclined to do business on a
lower scale, and the result was a stiffen
ing toward the closing, which was firm
at 44A cents. The opening was firm at a
and 44i4, with sales of $50 casks report
ed at this call, and the closing firm a Az.
with further sales of $50 casks reported at
this price. There is apparently a good
demand and the chances are favorable
for the maintenance of prices. The days
receipts were S37 casks, sales 400, and the
exports 2,31.
ROSINS-The market for rosns re-
mains firm and unchanged, with a good
demand for the offerings. The outlook for
resins is as bright 1t Is for spirits tur-
penline. 1t seems possible that there may
be some decrease in the expected produc-
ton for the season, which will aid in the
maintenance of present prices. The days
receipts were 3.172, sales 1879, and the ex-
ports 1856. The following were the quo
tations:
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
Conscience Hurts Him.

''In addition TO the horror of the wreck
and the suffering of the victims. there
IS added the great regret something like
remorse, that I did not go out into the
storm and flag the doomed train"
That is what Farmer j. o. Allen is re-
ported to have said the other day. He
lives three hundred yards below the Camp
creek culvert, into which Southern train
No. plunged that fateful Saturday
night, carrying 20 frightful death more
than thirty persons.
Mr.. Allen says the culvert had been
cracked for months to his certain knowl-
edge. His attention was first called to
what he says was the dangerous condition
of the place by Rev. William Bledsoe, a
Baptist minister living in McDonough
and owning the land on both sides of the
culvert.
when I looked out of my back window
Saturday night at dark" says MIR. Allen,
"the water was everywhere over the bot
tom. Ii looked like n sea. You could hear
the roar of the water plainly II began
raining in torrents at o'clock Saturday
afternoon and was stll pouring when
went 90 bed at o'clock. I was restless
and uneasy. I knew the culvert was dan
gerous and ! kept thinking about the
passenger train.
ct looked for a lantern, but there was
none in the house. If torch would have
burned in that fearful storm l would
have lighted il and started out"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
The RivnI Ports.

Tampa Daily Times: Our Pensacola
friends have been Dragging a good deal
about the thirty feet of water on their
bar, and how they could accommodate
the navies of the world in their harbor.
But we are deeply panied to notice that
these blessings don't do them much good
When the Hoilander line steamships went
there the other day 10 get naval stores
they had to lie out and lighter-just the
same as they do in Tampa. There is
difference, however, in the causes operat-
ing az the two ports. In Tampa the
lighters are used because the water is
not deep enough for the vessels to come
up to the docks In Pensacola the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad owns ell the
docks at which there is deep water, and
1t viii not allow the Holander line to
use them. So it would seem that tna
deep water at Pensacola does not belong
to the people but 10 the Louisville ana
Nashville Railroad. The money appro-
priated by the government and the work
done on the harbor of Pensacola-pa!d
for out Of the treasury-was for the ok
elusive hehoof of the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad and NOT for the benefit OF
the people and their commerce
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
Melon Crop Poor.

This years melon crop of Southwest
Georgia, it is reported, is practically a
thing OF the past. There may be a few
melons shipped in the next few days, but
the crop of 1900 has been the smallest
known in years. At the outset high prices
were received and the prospect bright.
but the heavy rains and hot sun worked
together great damage 10 the melons.
Before shipments had been in progress
two weeks the grade of melons dropped
off at an astonishing rate. and were unfit
for shipping. The growers were very
much discouraged at this state of affairs
and have stopped shipping. as the prices
received for the poor melons will hardly
pay the freight charges. What is true Of
the melons is also true of canteloupes.
The season has been a bad one and the
change for the worse came within the
last few days
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
COTTON FUTURES OFF AGAIN.
CONDITIONS JUST NOW COMBINE
AGAINST THE BULLS.

A Decline of 36S Points Caused by
Weak Liverpool Advices, Favcra-
BILE Crop News, md Discouraging
News From China-The Trade
Looked for Reaction After satur-
days SIump-NavaI stores Remain
Firm-TurpentIne Firm at Az
Cents Local and TeIegraphic
Markets.
Morning News Office, July Is.
The belief that the heavy slump in the
futures market on Saturday would be fol-
lowed by a reaction to-day, turned on,
no. to De well founded. Instead OF a re-
action the market started down hill a,
the opening, and while there were a few
pauses for wind on the way down, it
didn't stop until considerable losses were
scored, the closing being at a loss of and
points. Al one time 1t looked very much
like the decline was 20 carry prices off
sharply. From every quarter the bull
crowd was handicapped Weak Liverpool
ca bles came in the place of the expected
improved tone of advices from that mar
ket, and the news from the crop belt was
in keeping with its favorable character
for the past few days. Then there was
nothing encouraging in the China news.
which to many indicates an interrupted
cotton fabric trade for some time TO come.
Some think it will require time to get
things Strengthened out even were quiet
promptly restored there.
The naval stores market continues
strong. Spirits turpentine closed firm ut
444 cents, with the demand good, and all
indications favorable for the maintenance
of values. Resins closed firm and I'M
changed, with a good demand prevailing
for the offerings. 1t does not seem THAI
there will be any over production this
season, and the effect OF this imparts
strength to the situation. Besides there
is al present a good demand for stuff
both for foreign and domestic account
which is also factor in holding prices
up The opinion is that further gains
viii be scored before the present upward
tendency reaches its limit. The whole
sale markets were steady and unchanged
The produce market was quiet. The fol-
lowing resume of the different markets
will show the tone and quotations at the
closing to-day:
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
GOLD TO BE SHIPPED TO PARIS.

New York, July 16.-It is current report
in foreign exchange circles to-day that
gold to the amount of several million dol
lars will be shipped TO Paris on the French
liner leaving this port next Thursday.
New York, July 16.-Money on call easy,
11z01@ per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per. 534G412 per cent. Sterling exchange
firm. with actual business in bankers bills
at Si.S7Q4S71s for demand, and at 81 $40
4.S414 for sixty days. Posted rates, s4&9
4.8712. Commercial bills, $4.s32sa4S35s Bar
silver, 611sc. Silver certificates, 61l.9
62Ac Mexican dollars, 4S1sc. Government
bonds strong state bonds inactive; rail.
road bonds irregular
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
STOCKS AID RnNns.

New York July 16.-The depression
caused on foreign exchanges by the sin
lister reports from China. had no effect
in the local market. and indeed did not
hurt the American securities in the for
eign markets. Good advances were es-
tablished in London for Union Pacific
and for Baltimore and Ohio, before the
opening here. and interna tional houses
bought freely in this market of those
and other stocks. The total purchases
for London account in this market were
estimated a 10000 shares.
The movement in the Union Pacific was
the handspring of this market all day.
and Baltimore and Ohio was also an ac-
tive feature. The movement in these
stocks was primarily based on the esti-
mates for the years earnings now made
up.
Another influence in the market was the
copious downfall of rains in the corn belt
The amount of speculation which has
been based on supposed damage TO the
corn crop. was made obvious by the VIC
lent break in the price of corn and the
rarid advance in the stocks of corn car
ryiug railroads This helped the Union
Pacific movement, and that stock rose an
extreme 27s. Other gains ran from to
194 for the corn Changers. Burlington be-
ing conspicuous, Rock Island was held
Dack by sympathy with the weakness in
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. which was
target for the bears all day, and which
lost 12s net.
Missouri Pacific broke badly in the lale
dealings on disappointment. that no ac-
ton on the dividend was taken at a meet
ing of the directors held to-day. The eX-
treme decline was rs. and coupled with
the weakness in Brooklyn Transit, and the
disposition to take profits, reactions OF
about point were caused in number
of stocks. The closing was heavy a. Inc
reaction. Outside of the Changers and
the Pacifics and -continentals gener-
ally, the market continued dull and mar
row. An early advance in Sugar was due
to the rise in the price of the refined pro-
duct and there was some late strength IN
the steel stocks on reports of new orders
being placed for iron products,
The further advance in sterling e1-
change and the admission by alton.
al houses that they expected to ship soln
this week seemed to be without erect
either on the stock market or the money
market
The bond market continued dull and
prices moved both ways. Total sales par
value 1890. 600.
United States refuuding 2's, when -
sued, old As. the SIS and 3's registered a1-
vsnced u; IS coupon q. and new As Is IN
the bid price.
The total sales of stocks to-day wels
sG5.3O0 shares including Atchison prefer
red, 24,5o0; Baltimore and Ohio, 1880; Cni-
cago, Burlington and Quincy, 1850; chr
cago. Rock Island and Pacific, 1925; MS
souri, Pacific, $50; Northern Pacific, -
700: Pennsylvania, 1880; ST. Paul, 7,Soa;
Union Pacific, 1890: do preferred l5lQo'
Brooklyn Transit, Ss975; Sugar S475.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
Results of Election.

The County Democratic Executive Com
miuee met Friday at Madison. OF the
Court House and canvassed the returns
of the primary election, held last Tues
day. The result was as follows: For
the House of Representatives. Thomas J.
Redding. Greenville; and J. Ellis Blanton
West Farm; county judge, James p. Mar
tin; clerk, Thomas q. Martin; sheriff, Eu
gene S. Armstrong; tax assessor, r. ].
Patterson; tax collector. Samuel J. Eli
sen; treasurer, T. w. Dale; superintend-
ent of public instruction, T. A. Hughes.
County Commissioners-W II. Dial, Jr .
n. W. Mcdonald, W r. Williams, Lee
J. Porter and Washington Sutley Mem
bers of the School Board, J c. Horne, w.
J. BlantOn and w. NJ. Goodman; sur
veyor, J. L. Leslie; justices of the peace,
First District, r. 7. Moseley; Second Dis
trict. c. c. Horton; Third District, G.. q.
Haven; Fourth District, J. G. Plant;
Fifth District, W. D. Griffin; sixth Dis
trict. John f. NAYS; Seventh District.
c. j. Wolfe; Eighth District, George
Blair; Ninth District; J. Z. Cochran; and
Twelfth, w II. Phillips.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
COTTON FUTURES.
Market A2nin Goes on Under I'm
favorable Conditions,

New York, July 16-Early events on the
Cotton Exchange were exciting and thor
oughly disheartening to the bull forces
which suffered so severely In Saturdays
selling movement. Nearly all the infu-
ences bearing upon the market were again
against price improvements. In view of the
heavy decline and enormous unloading on
that day. the bulls looked for natural
reaction this morning. But the cables
were weak, the crop news good and the
weather reports nearly all that could be
desired. Moreover, the China news was
such 10 prevent fresh investment buy
ing for outside account. With Liverpool
futures down So 10 6ia points and spot cot
ton off IL. our market opened easy, with
July points higher and later deliveries
to points lower. There was a slight
further decline Immediately after the call.
and then a brief period of hesitation fol-
lowed by a sharp rise in keeping with
turn in the tendency OF prices abroad
But before midday the market had devel-
oped fresh weakness and under heavy sell
ing for both accounts, dropped rapidly
to the lowest level OF the morning, O net
decline Of TO 10 points. Europe sold large
amounts OF summer month cotton here
and tho South sold the new crop positions
Predictions that to-morrow's government
crop report and weather statement would
be most decided bearish argument help
ed TO weaken sentiment in bull quarters.
The short-time policy Of Fall River mills
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
FINANCIAL.

MONEY-The demand keeps fairly up
with the supply.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-Marke ~
steady. The commercial demand, s.. S5ss:
sixty days, 1881; ninety days. A.s2I,:
francs. Paris and Havre. sky days,
5.2o Swiss, sixty days, 5.21M marks,
sixty days 941s; ninety days, a.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady.
banks are buying at par and selling as
follows: Amount to and including SO,
10 cents; so to $25, is cents; $25 to $50 20
cents; $50 to 800, rs cents; $500 to $500
Il premium; $500 90 $1,000. So premium
$1,000 and over buying at lie discount
and selling at lis premium.
SECURITIES-The tone of market IL
dull and quotations are nominal.
Stocks.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
Released the Pigeons.

The homing pigeons. about fifty in num-
Der. sent to Mr.. Thomas Grier, of the
Southern Express Company, at Macon
by the Baltimore Flying Club were
released at the North Macon bridge
Saturday morning at 4:40 o'clock, and the
entire flock rose skyward and began the
circle before making their start for their
homes. This was the second lot of pigeons
that have been sent to Mr.. Grier by this
club to be released for a long flight home,
and many -wageFs are made eli the result
OF the race. Every pigeon had its own
er's name attached to an aluminium band
around its neck
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
The Pench Crnn.

Mr.. r. A. Mixson. travelling freight
agent of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, said, after having just returned
from a trip through the peach-growing
country south of Macon:
Il am satisfied, after a careful and
thorough investigation. that the railroads
will ship much less than so per cent. of
of their estimates. Some roads that ex-
pected 10 ship $50 cars will not get TWEEN
ty-fve. Others will do somewhat better
but one-half is a liberal estimate. 1t is a
pity to see the fruit growers in their dis
appointment am satisfied the shipping
season will end next (this) week"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17

up the pan of sweetness and follow the
dirtction taken by the bee until l reach
a point where l desire to make another
test. then set the pan down again. and
in short time it is visited by the Indus
trious little insect. When it again takes
its flight l follow its course, and keep this
up until I track the bees into their hive.
1t Is a comparatively easy thing to rob
a bee cave. The honey commands a good
price in the markets of the country and
immense quantities of it are sold annual
~"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS AND VIEWS OF THE DAY IN
TWO STATES.

Farmer Allen Is stirred by Remorse
In the Thought That He Might
Have Prevented the Camp Creek
Disaster-sOuthwest Georgia Mel
on Crop POor-Another View of the
Peach CrOp-PigeOns Released at
MacOn-AIbnny's Confederate Mon
ument-The Election AIT Madison.
The Confederate monument to be erected
in Albany next fall will be located at the
intersection of Pine and Jackson streets.
The ballot boxes were opened last week
and the greatest number of votes were
cast for the intersection of the two streets
mentioned.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17

was regarded as but a temporary relief
for the congested cloth situation at home,
while Southern mills reported a super
abundance of raw material and manufac-
tured goods with few orders. During the
early afternoon the market was specu-
latively fiat and featureless. The late
phases were not specially interesting and
prices varied scarcely 5 points
The dose was steady, with prices to s
net lower.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel. cures diabetes,
seminal emissions, weak and lame backs.
rheumatism and all Irregularities Of tbs
kidneys and bladder in both men and
women, regulates bladder troubles in chill
dren. If not sold b. your druggist viii
be sent by mail on receipt of 81. One
small bottle is two months treatment.
and will cure any case above mentioned.
DR.. Z. ". Hall, sole manufacturer. P. o.
Box go. St. Louis. Mo. Send for test-
monials. Sold by all druggists and Solo
mons Co, Savannah. Ga
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
Death of n Veteran.

Robert sharpton. an aged and highly
esteemed Confederate veteran of Atlanta,
died Saturday at his home on Auburn ave
nue.. He attended the big reunion at
Louisville. where he contracted severe
cold Coming home. he was forced TO go
to bed. He was member Of the Forty
second Georgia, and his death was large
ly due to the effects of advanced years.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
COTTON.

Nothing of interest developed in the
cotton market to-day. which was quiet
and steady at previous prices. The de-
mand for SPOT cotton was light, and no
business of consequence was reported.
The days receipts showed some improve
ment being 1862 bales. The receipts so
far this season have been 1,070,224 against
1.0S1, l66 last year. The stock to-day is
1910, against 1855 last year.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
DRY GOODS.

New York, July 1.-THE market for dry
goods shows no material change to-day.
1t is excessively hot here and spot bust
ness suffers on that account, but mail
orders are up to the average. Brown cot
tons dull at previous prices. Bleached I'M
changed In price. Prints in moderate re-
quest White goods steady. No change in
wooden goods division.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17

.6S; Palestine. 10; Corpus Christi .O2;
Blanco, 20; Beeville. "a; Weatherford,
i.S4; BRENNAN, 10; Waco. 40: Columbia
trace; Tyler, 20; Corsicana 26; Temple,
rs; Cuero, 20; Sherman, 10; Dallas, POP;
San Marcus, 10; Dublin, 10; Luling, la;
Hearne, "a; Longview, 10; Henrietta, .3s;
Lampasas As; Houston, trace
Heavy Rains-Dallas, Tex, 2.02; Dublin.
Tex, 1.7o Luling, Tex, la Russellville,
Ark. 2.1O.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
FLORIDA.

Frank Williams, convicted at the spring
term Of the Circuit Court for the murder
OF Bryan Denham paid the forfeit of his
life at Apalachicola Friday in the pres
ence of 1000 people who assembled at the
jailyard TO witness the execution.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17
The Thirticth Georgia.

The annual reunion of the Thirtieth
Georgia will be held on the battIefields
The reunion was to have been held at
Tanners Church. in Clayton county. The
change in the place of holding the reunion
was made at the request of the survivors
Of che regiment who desired to visit At
lanta, and take part in the reunion of
the Blue and the Grey
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17

Per steamship Kansas City, for New
York-209 bales upland cotton. 1Oi bales
sweepings, 429 bales domestics, 300 barrels
rice, 1883 barrels rosin 39l barrels tur.
pentine. l72.2ss feet lumber $50 barrels
cotton seed oil, ST sacks clay. SO cases
cigars l,26s barrels fruit, 49, crates fruit
12s tons pig iron, 210 bales fiber 70 bales
tobacco. 10 bales sponge, 50 barrels rosin
oil, 100 barrels lampblack, ISL packages
merchandise.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17

Dist. Averages.
No. - - =
sta-lMax.1 Min. Raiq
Central Stations. tons Tenn. Tern fall

Remarks Showers in all districts ex-
cept Wilmington. Charleston and Atlanta
general over and heavy al points in Tex
as. Although temperatures show slight
chanses' general upward tendency is
shown
Observations taken at the SINE mo-
ment of time at all stations, July is. 10
p. m, 18th meridian time
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-17

under it's old title, the Jacksonville Gun
club. and the resignation of DR.. W. 7.
s Vincent was accepted. officers were
elected as follows: President. Col. c. +.
Long; vice president. Church Anderson;
secretary and treasurer, B. w Sperry;
captain, B. w. Sperry.