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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-23
COTTON FUTURES,

New York. March 22.-The cotton mar
ket turned sharply upwards to-day, after
poor start The volume of business was
more satisfactory though far smaller than
she average of past few weeks. lnHu-
creed by bearish cables, clear weather
map and generally favorable crop ac-
counts from the Southwest, the market
opened steady. 3 to points lower on near
ana points lower to ] higher on far
months. Local liquidation and scarcity
Of buyers were supplementary influences
I'm depressing the market during the first
haf-hour. Then came a rapid and de-
cided advance on energetic foreign buy
ing of the far months, and assumed gen
ctal change in support of later cables
from Liverpool Local shorts took fright
and soon good buying orders were coming
in from the South and Wall street. Be
fore the upward movement had been
checked. prices had reached a level 10
points above the opening, and for the rest
OF the day the market held well up to
these figures on room support and promise
of a buliish showing of statistics to-inor-
row. The port movement was smaller
than expected, but offsetting this feature
was the more liberal showing at the in
terror receiving points than anticipated.
reports that crop preparations were
backward. and that the acreage was not
turning out so large as predicted In Jan
uary, were the causes given for the scare
OF shorts In Liverpool. on the rise here
the investment public sold the present
crop for profit and bought the far months
"sht Closed steady, to 10 points higher
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REACTION IN R0SlN MARKET.
ALMOST A RECOVERY OF LOSSES
BY GENERAL ADVANCE.

Grades L and Below and PaIes Adj
vance Cents-Fair Demand Pre-
wills at the Advance-COttOn Quiet
and Unchanged, with Fairly Good
Advices From the Outside Local
and TeIegraphic Markets.
Morning News Office, March 22-The
rosin market again furnished the feature
# to-day's business by its reaction. which
caused a recovery of nearly the entire of
Wednesdays losses. Grades II and be-
low and pales were marked up 5 cents
at the opening. AT the advance a fair de-
mand prevailed, though business was by
no means as brisk as it was on Wednes-
day. when prices went off The cotton
market closed quiet and unchanged
outside advices were more encouraging
than they were the day previous, New
York showing some Improvement in both
lone and quotations 1t is evident that
the market is waiting for factor of
some sort to move it. Things have been
at a standstiu for several days past so
that it will not be surprising to the trade
if there is an early sharp movement in
prices, one way or the other The whole
sale markets were steady and active,
with no quotable changes reported The
following resume of the different markets
will show the tone and quotations at the
close to-day.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Bacon-Market is steady; smoked clear
sides, INC dry sailed clear sides, TIC; bel
lies 7%c; sugar-cured hams. IAa12lzc.
Lard-Market firm; pure. in tierces, TIC;
60-pound tins, TIC; compound, in tierces,
eye; 50-pound tins, 674c
Cheese-Market firm: fancy full cream
cheese, 14c for 25-pound average.
Flour-Market steady; patent, $4.25;
straight, $500; fancy, $S.e5; family. $40.
Corn-Market steady; white, job lots,
56c; carload lots SIC; mixed corn, job lots,
55c carload lots. 50.
Oats-No. mixed carload, 36c; job lots.
37lf38c; white, 39c, carload; 40c, job lots;
white. clipped. (37 to AZ pounds. SsGD42c.
Texas rust proof oats, Job lots, 4oc; car
load, Ale.
Southern seed rye, s1.15.
Bran-Job lots. 95c: carload lots. 00c.
Hay--Market steady; Western, Job lots,
971kc; carload lots, 92hc; Eastern. none in
market.
High wine basis. sl.2s1s gallon.
Meal-Pearl per barrel, $2.45; per sack,
s1.15 city meal, per sack, boiled, s1.05;
water ground. $l.0S pearl grist, Hud-
nuts, per barrel. 81 60; per sack, 81. 20.
Sugar-Equality Prices-Savannah quo
tations: Cut loaf. 5.7Sc; crushed, 5.7Sc;
powdered, 5.4sc; xxx powdered, 5.5Sc;
standard granulated A, 5.3Sc; cubes, 5.53c:
mould A, 563c; diamond A, 5.3sc; confec-
toners A. 5.lSc; white extra G, 4.93c; ex-
ira c. 4.sSc; golden c, 4.7Sc yellow, 4e3c.
Coffee-Firm: Mocha, 26c; Java. 26c; Pea
berry, 13iac standard No l. lie; No. 2,
HE; No 3, 11Ac; No. 4. 11c No. 5, 10lkc;
No. g. CSC; No. Z, 9lsc.
Onions-White. $L25d1.50 crate; $3.75dL00
barrel; red 81 65nl rs per barrel-sack; yell
low, $l.s5Gt2.OO.
Potatoes-Nortnern. firm at $2.0Od215
Parsnips. Carrots and Beets-s25OQ275
per barrel.
Peas-Back- sls5M2M per bushel.
Potatoes-Northern. firm at 500.
Beans-Nayy or peas, s2.50q275 per
bushel.
Bananas-St .25Gl2. %.
Lemons-Market firm az S300a325 box.
Oranges-Florlda. none; California seed
ing, 81. Is; California navels, $300g3.50
Cocoanuts-Market steady: s2.75Q3.O0 per
100.
Apples-Red varieties. S4.5Od5.O0 per bar
rel; russets Si.0064.50
Dried Fruts-Apples. evaporated, Slk1
&c; n-dried SIC.
Nuts-Aimonds. Tarragona, Ice; Ivicas,
16c: wslnuts, French 12c; Naples lie; pc
cans, 12c; Brazils, &c; filberts 13c; assort-
ed nuts. 50-pound and 25-pound boxes, loo.
Raisins-L L., 500; imperial cabinets.
s22S; loose, 5o-pound boxes. sQs1kc pound.
cordnued on Sixth Page.
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FINANCIAL.
Money-The supply Is ample.
EOreiqr MARKET u

Money-The supply is ample
Foreign Exchange weak The
following are the Savannah quotations.
Commercial, demand, $4S35s; sixty days
$4SO2s; ninety days $4.799s; francs. Paris
and Havre, sixty days, 5.2SJ: Swiss, six
ty days, 5.2; marks, sixty days SO 3-32;
ninety days, 1924.
Domestic Exchauge-Steady; banks are
buying at 70 per 81, 900 discount, and SELL
ing as follows: Amounts to and including
S25. 10 cents premium; $25 to $50, IS Genes !;
500 to $780, % cents; 500 to $500, X pre-
MUM; 5000 to $1,000, 70 cents; 81, 900 and
over, rs cents per $1,000
Securties-Our local market is apnar-
emily bare Of securities. 1t would appear
as If an advance will occur all along the
line. Southwestern stock is strong, Jos
being bid.
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COTTON.

The cotton market closed unchanged
again to-day. The tone was quiet and she
reported sales rs bales. New York show
ed some Improvement, but outside of this
nothing came from the trading centers of
an encouraging nature. The interior
stocks are said to be dwindling consider
ably, and this is evidenced by the falling
off of receipts. The receipts to-day were
1886 bales, and for this season 999 sos bales
against 1,10S,791 last year. The stock is
1872 ,OS3 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange TODAY:
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my GOODS.

New York. March 22.-The attendance
90 buvers to-day has been limited. and
snot business slow at first hands An
az erage demand otherwise. Locai Jooolng
49, o,iet No change in prices at first
ho,,ds but tone Of market for brown cot
ron goods for forward delivery barely as
steady as before. In print cloth yarn
goods some outsiders are open for business
1ndar Fail river quotations. Bleached
cottons unchanged in price with average
demand. Coarse coiored cottons strong.
Prints and ginghams unchanged. COTTON
ii,,ngs arm Hosiery and underwear
oriet but advance in knitting yarns gives
strength 90 the market.
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Spirits Turpentine-Steadya at So cents;
sales. 100 casks.
Only limited business was done in the
turpentine market to-day. At the OPEN
ing sales of 100 casks were reported at
% cents, but it was currently reported
that stuff could be bought for less. some
said spirits could be bought for 521s cents
The receipts to-day were go casks, sales
100 casks, and the exports none.
Rosins-Ffrm; sales, 1893 barrels
The movement of the rosin market again
furnished the local feature. At the OPEN
ing there was a reaction which caused
prices 10 nearly recover Wednesday s
losses. Grades H. and below advanced D
cents, while pales, including grades n
window glass and water white. also went
up cents. At the advance there was
only fair demand. The receipts were
1851 barrels, sales 1893 barrels, and the
exports none. The following were the
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Iralns arrive at Savannah from North
m From Northwest-No So, a. m. FIR
reh-No "a, 12:N p. m; No Sc. IL 80 p. m.
Tampa
Trains 50 and Sc carry Pullman Bufret
Jacksonville.
For fun information apply to
F. v PETERSON, T. PA,
w. P. SCRUGGS. p. & T. A..
ID. c. ALLEN, C. T. A., Bull end Liberty
w. r. MCINTYRE, D. T. A. West Broad
A. o. MACDONELL. G. p. A. L. A. SH
Trains leave from Trr'or Oo~s0t corner
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do pref ....... 90 do pref ........ s.
Missouri Pac. 47A LaClede Gas ="
Mobile &. Ohio. 4734 Natl. Biscuit 1874
M, X. e. t.. II do pref ....'.'' "
DO pref .... 33zs Natl Lead $50. "a
NJ l. Cen.....1 16 do pref .,...,..lu5
N Y. Cen. ....lSoB Natl. steel -.''. 4S7s
Nor. & West. S7h do pref :..'.'' "
do nref ..... THAN. Y A. B.....135
North Pac. .... 561A North. Am. So. 15h
do nref .... 755s Pacific Coast -. 5ll4
ont. & West. 2414 do Isl PREF 80 o1
ore nv a. NJ. AZ do ID pref So. 81
A. nref -. rs Pacific Mail 56A
t,onnsvlvanla 1874 Peoples Gas ..1O0ia
Reading ANN. lSA fresseu oteei - SsA
~ 2d nrof $500. 1914 Pull Pal. Car. 1882
Pic q w. 49,. y5Iz Stand. r. & T.. ~
40 nref . 90 Sugar ............lVo4
@, e. y 1O9z do pref .......1llR
40 1st nref :. 7OIhl Tenn. c. e. l.. %i@
do 81 pref 49,. 3sh U. S. Leather l3%
81. l.. Sw...... ne do PREF - s ,S4
do pref ........ 5tA U. .. hupDei - OK
Az nrcf ..174 Western Union. S5i2
& .1O7ihiR. I. e. ST.. "
Sou. Pac. ...... 4O1sl DO PREF - 90. W
s,on nv. ..... Hap. c. c. & st.
do nref ........ sos Louis .......... 6S
Tex. e. Pac..... lI@s
Bonds.
U. S. Is, refund La. new CON 4s'lW
inc .105 l.. e. N. uni. As. 99A
do q, reg.....l0l NJ. & o. 4s..... s5R
do Ss' reg.....1lO NJ K. & T. ends 65ls
do 3s. cOu...-]1o DO do as .,.... wv
do new As. rg 1341zlN. Y. Cen. 1sts.110
do new As, cou. 13414 IN. j. c. gen. 5s.12l
do old Is. rgl16 N. C. IS ........lH
do old As. cou117 do do lists Jog
do rs. reg....115 ". Pacific Ss 1855
do S., cou LIB IN. Y. c. & st.
d. OF c. IS, '65s ll9 l.. as .......'.l O8A
Atch gen. As. .10i7slN. & w. con. As 1917
do adj. A.. Sih do do gen. 6s.lS2
c. South. ends. 1867 Ore. Nav. lists ..lOS
col. South As. 1914 do do As .......1O4h
G. & o. 41as..... 9h lore. s. Line 6s.127A
do do So ....1l97s do do con. So 1874
c. e. ~ con. 7s1H Read. gen. 4s.. S6
do do S. F. IN. G.. w. 1sts100h
deb S. .......12l iS Pacific 4s.... S3lA
c. Of G. As ..... 81 St l.. /. NJ.
do ist inc.... 35lA con. IS .......1l2B
do End inc. 10Ast. L. & S. ~
Chi. Ter. 4s..... 81 gen. 6s ......,.l2O
S. Pacific As 80. s3lzst =. cons 169l5
d. g. r. G.. 1sts108hst p, c. & p
do do As .,..., ostsl lists .ll91a
e. T. V. & G. do do 5s .....lH
lists ...........102ik IS. Railway IS. 1908
Erie gen. As -. 7SsB Rope & T. 6s. 6s
f. w. & d. c. Zen. new set. Ss IS
1st ............. II IT, & p. lsts.....l14A
Gen. Elec. IS ..1l6 do do 2nds..... So
@. II. e. S.A 6s109 H. 2. As ........106
% do ends ..10s Wabash lists ...1i6l5
H. & r. c. S.. .110h do ends .......i00
do do con 6s1lO Nv. Shore As ....l13is
Ia. Cen. lsts...1l5 WIS Cen. lists. 9O5s
X. c. L. * G. va. Centuries 500
7sts .......... 717s do deferred 80.
New York, March 22.-standard Oil.
'2'Q527
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COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Poultry-The market is steady. Quota
lions: Half-grown, 30a35c per pair; three
quarters grown, 4O@45c per pair; full
grown fowls Chens) 55d6Oc per pair; roos-
tiers, 40c per pair; turkeys, $1.2jd250 per
pair; geese, 75cqSl.00 per pair; ducks, Coo
per pair.
Eggs-The market is firm at 12izG13c.
Butter-The tone of the market is
steady Quotations: Extra diaries. Ac:
fancy Junes. 26c: extra Elgins, &c.
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Liverpool, March 2.-Cotton; spot, talr
demand, prices, 3-32d lower; American
middling fair, 23-S2d; good mid1ling,
17-S2d; middling, 15-S2d; low middling,
11-32d; good ordinary, SGD; ordinary
S1-32d. The sales of the day were 12,0O)
bales, of which 500 were for speculation
and export and included 1880 American
Receipts, 1890 bales, all American
Futures opened quiet and closed firm
American middling, l. m c.: March, SPA
G5.25d, buyers; MarchApril, 522d buy
ers; Apri-May, 5.1SG5 19d, buyers; May
June, 5.16d, sellers; June-July 513d5.l4d
buyers; Juy-August, Sid, buyers; Au-
September, SOD, sellers; September
October 442d, sellers; October November
432d, sellers; NovemberD December, 4.27d,
buyers; January-February, 425d, buy
ers; January February, 4.23a4 25d, value.
New Orleans, March 22.-Cotton futures
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and East-NO. 30, a. III, NO oo' ~ p
prn Florida points, Brunswick and Ia
sIeenins Cars between Columbia and
Sleeping Cars between Columbia and
Bull and Bryan streets. opposite PULASKI
and Screven Hotels
streets opposite De Soto Hotel.
and Liberty streets.
IPMAN, A. G. p. A. Jacksonville-
woet broad and Liberty streets
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The sea island cotton market closed
firm. Only small lot remains in factors
hands, and this is being held at fancy
prices. The receipts past week were $50
bags, last year 290; sales 534 bags last
year $50. Prices as follows:
Fancy FlOridaS .............-........2
Extra choice Floridas $4,000
Choice Floridas .....................191
Fancy GeorgiaS .....................20
Extra choice Georgias ...........19h
Choice Georgias .....................19
Extra fine GeOrgiaS ................l9
Daily Movements at Other Ports
ston-Steady; middling, 95s; net re-
ceipts, 1903; gross, 1909 stock, 5000.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 9ss; net
receipts, 1886; gross, 1886; sales, $50; stock,
6,3lS.
Mobile-Nominal; middling. 91a; net re-
ceipts, 8; gross. 3; stock, 1854
Charleston-F'irm; middling, 9la; net re-
ceipts, 100; gross. LOO; stock. 27,S59.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 9l2; net re-
ceipts, 1874; gross, 1874; stock, 1914.
Norfolk-Nominal; middling, 913-16; net
receipts. 1853; gross 763; sales, 4; stock,
So, 4S9
Baltimore-Nominal; midding, 915-16;
gross receipts, S45; stock, 1892
New York-Quiet; middling. 97s; net re-
ceipts, 400; gross, 3,026; stock, 10000
Boston-Steady; middling, 97s; net re-
ceipts. 1855; gross, 49S.
Observation-Disclosures middlng, 10ls; net
receipts, 256; gross 256; stock, 1873.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet and steady; middling,
9ll-16; net receipts, 1905; gross, l,O95;
sales, p; stock, %. 46S
Memphis-Steady; mddlins, 7-l6; net
receipts, 637; gross 1,027; sales, $50; stock,
Is, S33
St Louis-Quet; mddling, 97-16; net re-
ceipts, l; gross, 1,26S; stock, 69,S54.
Cincinnati-Firm; middling, 95s; net re-
ceipts, 1863; gross, 1859; seles, 50; stock,
1851.
Houston-Quiet; middlug, 9 9-16; net re-
ceipts, l ,l40; gross l 40; stock, 54,361.
Lonisville-F'irm middling. 9$.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Observation-Disclosures 343
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 1855;
continent, 1,1O2; coastwise, 1900
Moble-Coas wise, 99S
Wilmington-To the continent, $780,
Norfolk-Coastwise, III.
New York-To Great Britain, So;
France 1,277; continent, 1,150
Total foreign exports from all ports
this day-To Great Britain $3.50; to
France 1,277; to the continent, 12,052.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain, 43,5ll;
TO France. 250i6; to the continent 46;S22.
Total foreign exports since Sept /, 1889
To Great Britain, 1,7900l2 to France,
617 2i6; to the continent, ,997,373
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MURPHY & CO, INC,

Board of Trade Building, Savannah
Private leased wires direct to 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 ana
book containing instructions for traders
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43. $50; Burlington, 1880; Rock Island, d.
$50; Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago and
st. Louis $3.50; Louisville and Nashville,
10, 1886; Manhattan $3.50; Metropolitan. 49,
9S3; Missouri Pacific. 1850; New York
Central. 10,150; Norfolk and Western H.
63S; Northern Pacific, 1850: Northern Pa
cific preferred, 6,120; Ontario and West
ern, 1900; Pennsylvania, 50169; Reading
first preferred, 1000; St Paul, 1s,477;
Southern Pacific, SO575; Southern Rail
way, 3S.415; Southern Railway preferred.
II, $50; Union Pacific. 1,140; Union Pacific
preferred, 10 1GO Wheeling and Lake Erie,
second preferred. 10427; Third Avenue,
q Ats; American Steel and Wire, 1850;
American Tobacco. 100; Brooklyn Rapid
Transit, 2s762 Colorado Fuel and Iron,
10, $50: Continental Tobacco 5,0s5: Federal
Steel, 1875; National Steel. 600: Peoples
Gas, 1910; Sugar. 53.075; Leather, 1876
New York Stock List
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Market, quiet; sales, Is.
Savannah Receipts. Exports and Stocks

Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks.
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. 1896
Receipts this day last year ....... 1921
Receipts this day year before last. 974
Receipts since Sept. l, 1899. ....... 999 $50
Same time last year ................1,0O S, 79l
same time year before last..........1,111 IL, 022
Stock on hand this day .............. 132,OS3
Same day last year ................... 37,S63
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports.
Receipts this day .................... 10S6S
This day last year ................... ASP
This day year before last ........ 13,4O4
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1899. "a, S31, 1875
Same time last year .................7471 ,959
Same time year before last .......7 SOB, 40
Stock at the ports to-day .......... SAG, 1870
Stock same day last year .......... 791, $50
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New York, March 22.-Cotton futures
opened steady at the decline and closed
steady Prices as follows:
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NAVAL STORES.

Rough Rice-None Offering; season over.
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Charleston, S. c., March 22.-Turpentine
market firm, at sac; sales, none.
Rosin firm; unchanged; sales, none.
Wilmington, March 22.-Spirits turpetI-
tine steady, 521kG53c; receipts, IS Rosin
steady, unchanged; receipts, 80. Crude
turpentine quiet, unchanged; receipts, I.
Tar steady, 81 20; receipts 81.
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SERVICE
nj
New York Connects Washington with Colonial
Dining N Washing
Savann
i n the world
etc.ep
c. A, street
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Sea Island Cotton.

The sea island cotton market closed
firm Only small lot remains in factors
hands, and this is being held at fancy
prices The receipts past week were $50
bags, last year, 29O sales 334 bags, last
year $50. Prices as follows:
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Plant System.

Trains Operated Meridian II income Hour slower Th
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Georgia Syrup.
Black Eye Peas.
Pigeon Peas,
Seed Peas.
Seed Peanuts.

-FOT sHIt ny
A. ENRICH & BRO,
Wholesale Grocers and Liquor Dealers.
Ill. 113. 115 Bay street. west.
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Il. 3. a 80 P. 8. g and 10.
81 and q connect at Way
cross with Parlor Car ar
irving Townsville 40 n
M; connects at Jaxviils
for Gaineville and Ocala-
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corsinued on Sixth Page.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-12
WHITE HOLDS OUT.
His Ammunition Is Low and the Stu
alton Desperate.

His Ammunition Is Low and the Stu
alton Desperate.
London, Jan. 10.--General White
still holds out, or did so so hours ago,
when the Beers, ousted from their foot
hold inside the works, suspended their
assault at nightfall. England has
taken heart.
The situation, however, Is worse,
The beleagured force must have ex-
pended large amounts of ammunition
which cannot be replenished, and must
have lost number of officers and
men, which is counterbalanced, so far
as the garrison is concerned, by the
greater loss of the Beers.
General White still needs relief, and
the difficulties confronting General
Butler are as great as before. The for
mer's unadorned sentences, as read AND
reread, suggest eloquently the peril In
which the town was for IA houls, and
how barely able his 5000 men were to
keep from being overcome.
The chief concern for General White
is in respect OF ammunition. Sixty
eight days ago, at the beginning of the
siege. his small ammunition was
vaguely described as plenty" Hii
artillery then had 300 rounds per gun
Some of the batteries have been in ac
tion frequently since then, and all were
probably engaged last Saturday. Hi
stock of shells consequently, must b.
low, and this will make it difficult fol
General White to cooperate In move
ment by General Butler.
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MAKES ONES FLESH CREEP.
wholesale Cannibalism in tho Congo
Free State.


New York, Jan. 8.-A special to the
Times from Nashville, Tenn, says: The
Southern Presbyterian board of mis-
sions in this city received letters today
from Rev. u. Q. Vass, and Rev. H. p.
Hawkins, missionaries of the church
stationed at Luebe, Congo Free State,
Africa, giving accounts Of the burning
of ID villages and the killing Of 90 or
more natives by state troops. They
report that some of the victims were
eaten by cannibals, and that the bodies
of all who were slain were mutilated,
their heads having been cut off.
Mr.. Vass was formerly of Newbern,
N. c., and has been engaged in mis-
sion work ut Luebe since February l8,
1899. Mr.. Hawkins was formerly at
vicksburg, Miss. Mr.. Vass states that
tidings of raiding by the Zappo Zaps in
the Bena Kamba country having
reached them, and the work OF the mis-
sionaries being threatened, the Rev.
Mr.. Sheppard was sent to make an in
vestigation. He went to the Zappo
Zaps' camp and found that IA villages
had been destroyed by fire and plumb
cred. He saw AZ bodies lying around
the camp. From three bodies the flesh
had been carved and eaten. The chic!
said that 80 or 90 had been killed and
five persons eaten by his people.
Mr.. Sheppard saw 81 right hands cut
off and frying over a slow fire in order
to be afterward taken back to the state
officers. Sixty women prisoners were
confined In pen, and 16 had already
been sent away prisoners. 1t is said
the raid was ordered because the people
could not pay the exorbitant tribute
demanded by the state. The mission
aries say that they reported the matter
to the proper officials, and demanded
the withdrawal of the troops, and that
the chief instituted counter prosecu'
tion on account Of the charges made
The missionaries further say the Zappc
Zaps are a tribe kept by the state fol
Its protection. They are sent out tc
collect rubber, ivory. slaves and goats
as tribute from the people, and car
then plunder, burn and kill for theil
own amusement and gain. The mis-
sionaries say they are collecting evi'
dence about the massacre, and will
send it to Bona and to Europe. Mr.
Vass says:
"The whole country is pillaged ant
not village left standing. The people
are in the bush. Tonight in radius
of about rs miles there are possibly
$4,000 people sleeping in the bush, un
sheltered and weary, in the midst o.
a rainy season. The state Is terrol
to every one."