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The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

lice busy with variations Of the coupon
swiudlc.
where this originated or In what form
II was frst used does not appear In the
main n Is worked IN this way: A concern
advor.ises 10 give some valuable conces-
sion or merchandise for a few eents-or
even for nothing-and publishes the adj
vertisement widely. A person booking for
something for nothing--somethina which
4 hard 70 hnd-is sent a letter In reply
incIosinR a number Of coupons in book
sometimes three. sometimes as high as
Ave or ten. Ho r. 90 pay. perhaps. 8 cents
for the coupons. Bach 0f these he u 90
sell to a friend for. say 90 cents and
when he has sold all three and sent the
money to the Arm he receives the goods
The latter ara usually Of such "A sort that
a profit Of several hundred per cent ~
made from them. The coupons which are
sold BY the first purchaser entitie each OF
his friends 20 another book OF coupons,
which they can cell in similar manner.
thus getting their own money back and
another package Of the goods. In the end
the proprietors when they have sent out
a sufficient number OF coupons. ana re-
turns begin 90 slack up. disappear with
out resieeming outstanding liabilities.
This swindie bobbed up IN Chicago nos
long ago as a method OF buying street
car tickets A concern advertised 10 sell
street car tickets on any line m the rate
OF about s. worth for - cents. II was
done by coupons. Immediately some ono
else got on 20 the scheme and started IN
the business. and In a few weeks there
we're many Of the chains formed. Then
complaint was made TO che police. and
on investigation by detectives sent out
by Capt Colleran the concerns were shut
down. Driven out Of she ticket business,
however, they did not abandon their
plan, but began working In other neids.
they substituted gloves for tickets and
offered articles worth $50 for about a
nickel Detectives Early and Thompson
have been assigned to this form Of swim
die. and spend the greater part OF their
time ferreting out the many forms In
which It n found
The matrimonial agency swindie IL as
old as the Oldest but has bobbed up
anew lately with great vigor. ADVERTISE
meHtE. inserted IN papers all over tho
country, coll attention to the statement
that a young woman with a big fortune
u looking for a nice. agreeable husband.
The young men who want 10 try for the
Job write 20 an address IN New York. or
ST. Louis, OF Chicaeo-the concern seems
10 have several oflices-and gets reply
asking for % cents IN stamps 20 poy posi-
age on description OF the damsel and
a chance AZ the lottcry for her hand
when he has anted tho amount he II
again asked 20 contribute 81 for mem
bershlp IN the matrimonial club which Is
exploiting the damsei And when he has
done shis he finds that some one else has
captured the maiAen and left him noih-
Ing but the sell. The device Is an old one,
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12
shipping Memoranda.

Fernandina. Fla. Apt. ii.-Arrived.
Steam yacht Sweetheart. Bennett, Wyck-
pod. II. !.
sailed. steamer Roehampton Br). Gil
christ. ssettin, Germany
Port Tampa. Fla. Sept ii.-Arrived,
steamer Mascotte, White, Havana via
Key West.
ceorgatown. s. c.. Sept ii.--ssilel.
schooner william Linghicum, Brannock.
Baltimore.
baltimore. Sept f1.-Arrived, fiasca.
Savannah. sailed. u. II. Miller. Savannah.
81 Vincent. Aug. A.-saiied. Carlisle,
Pensacola.
KEY West Fla. Sept. ii.-Arrived
steamer whitney. Staples. View Orleans.
schooner Daisy Fariin, Fariin, New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

Charleston. 5. G.. Sept n.-Arrived.
steamer Navahoe. johnson, Boston via
New York. proceeded 10 Jacksonville.
sailed. schooner Georgetta Lawrence.
Anderson New York.
New Orleans. Sept. ii.-Clcared. steam
ship Proteus. Gaver. New York. II Monte.
Parker. New York: knight Bachelor,
BrD. Pain. Cape Town: Hram( Norl.
Petersen. Bmehekts: SouthEate. (Br).
Thompson. Antwerp. vss Sesfolk.
Port Eads Sept. u.-Arrivod. iberia
(Nor). Jacobsen. Celia: Montezuma. (Br),
owen. Table Bay. Africa: Beverly. CBr),
Israel. Port 1Amon: III Norte. Gardner,
New York: Suldal (NorD. Eliingseu. Gel
ha: Traveller O3r). fremont. Liverpool
schooner Santo Oteri. Nickcrson. Ruatan.
Sailed. steamer Ei Rio Mason. New
York: Usstein, (Nor) Aarsvoid Puerto
Cortez; Breiford CNorl. Knudsen. Ceiba
inishhowen Head CBr). Sufern, Belfast.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

but Il y perennial. ana just now is being
worked hard.
Il don't believe I ever saw swindlers
harder up for schemes" said Capt COL
leran. chief Of Chicago's detective force.
when asked what new games the sharp
ers are playing on the unsuspectlng pub
lie. There seems 20 be y dearth or anil
icy 10 devise swindles. and they are all
sticking 90 two or three old games. That
coupon swindie. which n being worked
60 death. q the only reeanably new
thing they have got. They ought to
know by this time that Il IL simply nuts
60 us 10 run down an old game like that"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

Per steamship city Of Augusta for New
York-l.a7 bales upland cotton. Oh bales
sea island cotton. 152 bales domestics. 400
barrels cotton seed oil. TS7 barrels rosin
iis barrels turpentinc. 2zsaa1 feet lumbe-.
2 turtles. boxes fruit. II oeses cigars, s
crates vegetables. bales sweeplncs
100 boxes corn soap. i62 packages merchan-
disc.
Per steamship Allegheny for Baltimore
-s29 bales upland cotton. 2,75s barrels
70 sin. i5tga5 feet lumber. 70 tons pig iron.
30 sacks clay. 96 packages merchandise.
i23 packages domestics and yarn. u bales
hides end WOOL . cnses palmetto fiber.
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swINDLERs LACK IDEAS.


EAtt VIZ tHt2aho AftunNt-
n be true that there Is nothing new
under tho sun. IL Is not the fault Of the
hosts Of men and women who make their
living BY the exercise OF their wits and
the lack OF exercise Of wits Of other PEG
pie. Devotins their talent 10 tine inven-
ton and oontrivance Of swindllng devices.
they succeed az least In proving that the
ancieuss had many Of these. for they pro
duce with wonderful ease schemes that
are new 20 the Chicago police and 70 those
OF other cities. And when they have
found q scheme that can be worked sue
cessgully "a becomes for the nonce the
lad" Of their kind. and IL used By many
in states as widely divergent as Maine
and California.
Al present there Il a somewhat slack
time among the sWindicrs In the big
cities. Confidence men have gone West
with The fakirs. Those who have been
left behind. however. are keeping The po-
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

uarket Not Well supplied with De-
@irnbIe stock.

within a few days the local receipts Of
bananas will probably increase very ma
terially The demand is only fairly we'll
supplied just now with the quality OF fruit
desired. Most OF the receipts have been
medium stock The prevailing prices are
about 81 .asai 80 per bunch.
Speaking Of the New York market.
which supplies this market. the Fruit
Trade Journal. dated san inst. says:
..Oniy three cafgocs o. bananas arrived
.hgs week. bringing about k."o punches
ali told. Prices ranged from Il 70 SIS on
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12
Five Generations OF One Family.

FROM the san Francisco Examiner.
Heading Mount Tamalplas Parlor OF Ma
tive sons OF san Rafael In the great Cali
fornia semi-centsnnial parade win be one
OF the most interesting families Ia tho
state. There VIII be i've native daughters.
representing i've generations OF the
Briones family Of Bolinas. They will oc-
cupy a coach drawn by eight white hors-
- and the carriage will be driven by
one OF the oldest native sons In the state.
n. G. Crane. who Is also a member OF thu
family. Mrs. Gregoria Bri0nes win be
most prominent IN that carriage. She IL a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and she ac-
knowiedRes los years Of life. With her
will be her dauHhteF. Mrs. Frank Messa.
who is % years OF age. and a great-grand-
mother. Mrs Samuel Clark. who II a
grandmother. and a daughter OF Mrs.
Messa. vii loccupy seat In the carriage
and with her win be her daughter and
her daughters baby.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12
Notice 60 Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters OF yea
sells free OF charge in United States hy-
geographic ONCE IN Custom House. Cap
tains are requested 90 call az the office.
Reports OF wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission TO the Navy Depart
ment
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

large sizes. Is 60 sc on seconds. t5 10 SAC
ON thirds The demand Is light on account
q the great quantity OF peaches ana 9TH
er domestic fruits in the market.
Next week four steamers are due
Steamship Capt Bennett from Jamaica
on Monday. Alcue. from Port Limon and
Aspinwall from Colon on Tuesday. and
Banan from Jamaica on Wednesday"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

New York. Sept. 1i.-Cotton seed oil was
firm and higher again. checking demand.
Prime crude barrels nominal: prime sum-
mer yellow, 3s spot; on summer yellow.
s5H2iAc: prime winter yellow. i0spilc
prime white. S9a4oc: prime meal. s26
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


Steamship Naooochee. Smith, New York
Ocean Steamship Company.
steamship Ursula Bright. tBr). Goode
bermuda Wilder a Co.
Steamship Labuan (Br). Gardner. Man
chester Georgia Export ana Import Com
pany.
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CHICAGO Markets.

Chicago. Sept ii.-Hoavy export sales
were mainly Instrumental IN a bulge Ia
wheat to-day, October closing iihHliAc
over yesterday. Cora closed &C and oats
Ease hisehr. Provisions closed but
slightly changed
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening Highest Lowest. c losing.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

a. do prf 49,. % Pull Pal. Car Isl
81 l.. a s. r.. 9is s. Rope 4. =. 81
do do ist prf. 81 Sugar =. .....iiai.
do DO End prf Sjis do prf. =. ......lI7
St l. Sw. 80. n7t 4. G. & Iron... 6s7s
do 40 prf go. 90. L. S. Leather =. iia
St Paul .........iit do do prf. .. :. 70i.
do do prf ....f7S u. 5. Rubber %. %
81 p. a ON. ..ii0 do Dc prf =. =. %
50. ia. -. ..... as4s West. Union 49,. s9s.
So. Ry. =. 49,. n5sR l. s. $. ...... i2a
do do prf. :. :. 5g7s DO do prf .... 5gs.
T. & Pa. ........ i4isP. c. c. a. StL. "a
Bonds
L. S. ref. % general IS LIB {
reg. ...... ...i05. y. Pacific 3s.. 65is
do coup ......ioii4 do a. ........l04is
l. g 3s. reg. ..i09iz y. y, Chic.
do 3s. coup. .iO9k ST. Louis Is. .lW
% new A.. reg.i3i y. q W. con. A.. s55s
do new q oregon Nav.
coup. .... ....iSi lists .......... ..i09
do old IS. reg iiiaa do a. ...... ..l02A
do old is o. g. l. Gs..... .i26't
coup .... ......iiSa. do consol lisa
do s.. reg. lib Reading Gen. Is. s.
do do coup. ..il3 Rio g. ". lists. asa
u. OF c. 3 65s....l22 -. l.. 4 /. NJ
Atch. gen. a. ..l0i4 consol 81 ......ii2A
do adjust g.. s5A. 81. l.. & San r.
can Sou. 2nchs. i06ik general 6s.....i23ts
C. g. o. Sis. ssia So. Puui con. ..i6sM
do - ..........1iss4 -. Paul. Chic.
c. & n. con. Ts.ii0 a. Pacific ists.ils
do $. +. do IS ..........ii9
Deb. S.. lib sou Pacific 4s.. 7S&
chic. Term. IS. % Southern Ry. b.. loss
Col Sou. 4s... - s. II. aud T. 6s.. 6lia
y. &. r. g. lists i02Aa Tex. 4 =. lists. .ii2ia
do q .......... - do ENDS ........ S.
Erie general Is. 6ssa Union Pacific A. .lo5A
Fl W. a d. G. Wabash lists ....liTis
LIST .... ........ 7fia. DO ends ......iO2is
Gen Electric IS ii9 West Shore As. .li2is
Iowa Cent lists .ii3 Wis. Cent. lists. Eik
l.. q N. unified Va. Centuries. 1915
a. ........ 80. 1914 NJ. q o. S.. $40
n X. q T. r.. of Ca. con IS. sSis
ends. 80. 80. 81 do lst inc.
do As. ........ % Odd ...... 80. @
y. Y. c. is,s...ies,s DO End inc o. iiis
y j. Central
New York. sept. ii.-standard oil 5ssG
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

"A peach grower near Georgetown.
Del. protected his trees from the depre-
dations OF fruit thieves this summer BY
conspiciously displaying this legend on
signs nailed 60 the fence surrounding tho
orchard. "Cnutionl This Fence IN Sur
mounted BY q Live Electric wirer Tho
wire could b. seen on cop 81 the fence.
strung on glass inaulators and no one at
tempted 60 NEEDLE with Il. hue now that
he has marketed his crop the owner OF
the orchard admits that Il was a dun
my
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

Galveston missing
Remarks.-Very light scattered show
ers over the Little Rock, New Orleans
and Vicksburg districts Temperatures
continue about stationary.
Observations taken at the same mo-
ment OF time at all stations. Sept. II. 1870.
o. m, 18th meridian time:
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12
MARINE INTELLIGENoE
Matters of Interest Go shipping Men
Generally.


The schooner Maud II. Dudley CAPT.
Oliver, bound for Philadelphia. went TO
sea yesterday. The Dudley is the nrst OF
the lumber laden vessels delayed BY the
unfavorable weather. 20 leave port II b.
understood the others will proceed out
to-day.
The schooner T. W. Dunn was shifted
10 the Georgia Lumber Company's
wharves yesterday where she Will take
on a cargo OF lumber.
The Norwegian bark venezueh. from
ship Island to Brake. Is a total loss near
Turtle Harbor. Fla. The British bark
South America. from Santa. Alex, Is a
total lose on French Reef. Both crows are
safe.
Steamship Allegheny. Capt Foster. ten
miles southwest of Frying Pan hghtship.
passed harkeniine Jennie Sweeney Of Phil
adelphia. al well. Wished TO be reported
The following special rules and reguia-
lions have been promulgated by che
United States Marine Hospital Service
and approved by the Secretary OF the
Treasury for the guidance OF vessels en-
gagged IN the fruit trade between foreign
ports suspected OF being infected with
yellow fever and ports Of tho United
States:
None OF the crew shall he allowed 20 so
on land except the captain.
No one from the shore shall visit the
boat. exceTs the quarantine officers. Gus
toms officers and agent OF the company
which charters the ship
Iaha.raV.s svHa may - faLrF, on fha
ship for loading purposes must have all
their baggage disinfected before boarding
the vessel. and must have no intercourse
with che shore subsequent 10 their entry
upon the vessel until their final discharge
therefrom.
No intercourse is 10 be allowed with
persons on shore except as provided above.
No vessel in the harbor shall lie at any
wharf. except as provided IN special cases,
but must be anchored In the river or har-
Dor In midstream. and lighters, having
been loaded by natives ashore, may be
ualoaded on 10 the snip By the laborers
whose clothing has been disinfecteG
The ship. II going up a river or harbor
Tot fruit shall not be allowed TO bring any
passengers down the river on their re-
turn.
Special attention should be paid to the
sanitary condition and history OF paesen-
gers arriving directly or indirectly from
the Pacific coast towns of Central Amer
lea.
All outgoing vessels must be provided
with bill of health, IN accordance with
the law, and IN addition thereto certid-
Gates In duplicate. signed BY the medical
officer attached to the consulate. and Civ
ing the name Of the ship. her master
the number OF crew and a list OF passen-
gers. their sanitary condition and their
ultimate destination In the United states,
and stating the health conditions OF the
port aud surrounding country. OF the ship
and her crew, with any other pertinens
information. This certificate shall be at
iached TO the bill OF health and a dup.l-
cate TO the duplicate bill OF health.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

New York Office. No. 81 broadway.
ofiees Ia principal cities throughout the
south Write for our Market Manual and
Book containing instructions for traders.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

Cash quotations were AZ follows: Flour
steady No 3 spring wheat, 72N7fc No. ?
red. 7sc: No. corn. f0Nafic. No. yell
tow. 4oi.ane: No oats. 22a2zitc; No. ?
white 2iisGz5c. No. white 23iA025hc;
No. 2 rye. size. Good feeding barley, ssh
ssi5c: fair choice mailing. fsisHiac; No.
flax seed. Sits. No. Northwestern. N.fsis;
prime timothy seed. NL2o4Si.35; Mess pork.
per barrel. Sii.f5dsil0: lard, per 100
hounds. S. S5dGS7i5; short ribs sides.
aoose). s7.50ds7so; dry salted shoulders.
fhoxedl. esse:asssc: short clear sides. box
ea1 AZ a5ass0s. whisky, basis OF high
wines H.@. sugar. cut loaf unchanged;
clover. contract erode. se.Bd$9.eo
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

WooIs-NominaI; prime Georgia. free
OF sand burrs and black wool. ia; black.
iec; bury, l0c. Wax. &c; tallOw, sse.
Deer skins. DC.
MISCELLANEOUS
FfsH-Mackerei. half-barrela. No.
$3.50; No. ., $500: No. ,. $50: Kits. No i.
u.o; No. ?. N2; No. g. sc Goldfish.
pound bricks. ti4c; 2-pound bricks. &c.
Smoked hcrrings, per box. 20c. Dutch her
rims. Ia kegs. N.l0; new mullets, half
barrels. $3.50.
SYRUP-Market quiet: Georgia and
Florida syrup. buying az 2s69oc: ceiling al
s1aS5c. sugar house at i0ai5c; selling al
HONEI-Fair demand. strained, IN bar
rels. 55G60c gallon.
High wine basis. tiB.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

River Report-rhe hight OF the savan-
nan river az Augusta, az 3 a. IN 75th me
ridian time) yesterday. was So feet. a rise
OF % foot during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Cotton region bulletin. savannah. Ga
for the twenty-four hours ending az
a m. 18th meridian time, sept n. lsoo;
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

Passengers by Steamship Naooochee
from New York yeeterday--G. A. Kilmer
and wife. W. r. Gerding J. u. Killombg.
Mrs. r. +. Kelly. Miss r. Kelly. Miss $.
Ellis. Mrs. 5. r. Kelso. Mrs. A. r. Gerd-
Ing. +. Silsbee. n. L. Kelso. J. Shoan.
+. A. Saper. Miss Kate Grant. H. n.
Pace. G. r. Westmoreiand. J. c. West
moreland w NJ. Davis, Mrs A. L. Wes-
bury, w. l.. Turner and wife. Miss s
soadin Mrs. Mcclellan. Mrs. Fitzgerald
and three children. c, Phillips J. W.
Preston. Miss Candu. c. s. Rathbone. J.
w Martin. c. r. Erick and wife. Miss
Washington, Mrs. Davis and two children
j. c. Porterfield, f. w Stay, n. h. Hen
dcrson. n. n. Curtis. r. Brown AMI
mother. MrF. A. w. Merry and two child
ren. Mrs. =. O Frye. g. l.. Gsrmany.
Mrs. Garmany, II. w. Hudson, Miss C.
Holmes. Airs. A. f. Kenan. Miss Gum
field. T. r. Fetcalf. NJ Ketchum. G.
Shropshire. {. Coart. Chas. Russell D. j.
Dunv. Prof. b. Nichols and wife. Miss
@. y. DaEgett. c. H. Roth. B seligman
Irs. Blumenthal and three children. and
fourteen steerage
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

Sun rises at $40 a. M. and sets at 500
2. IN.
High water az Tybee to-day al 90 a
m. and 1911 y. m High water at Sa-
vannah one hour later.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note.-These quotations are revised
daily. and are kept as near 40 possible In
accord with the prevailing wholesale
prices. ofiicial quotations are not used
when they disagree with the prices whole.
Eaiers ask.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

Passengers by Steamship City or Au-
gus,a Cor New York yesteriay-Charies
Green. y. =. Hancock. Henry Hurley
William Petry. and wife. Mrs. Ed West
colt. n. r. Fisher Martin Marugg and
wife. G. r. Diiimsn. Aias Jennie /.
Evans W +. Cody and wife. Mrs. Sta
Piles. Miss F. Staples. James Staples wa.
liam Staples. Mrs. T. 3 Lewis Miss Paul
Inc Lewis. Miss Endheld Joiner. Rev II.
W. Wells W. r. Webster Mrs A. r.
Marmelstcin. Mrs. p. W. Haslam, Mrs.
w. r. Gibson. r. r. Barnes. Caps j. r.
West. Mrs. NJ. $. Herman. +. c. Guthrie.
Mrs J. a. Conover. Miss CoDOver. J. G.
Alvarez. C. NJ. Alvarez. Mrs. j. A. III
wards. Miss y. HOgarth, Rev. Robt r.
Kennedy. Miss NJ. Kennedy. Miss Stella
Kennedy. Miss N. Blake. Mr.. Barnes.
Passengers by Steamship Allegheny for
Baltimore-Frcd ". smith. MIN. F. II.
Smith. n. l.. spengier. Chas r. Graham,
Mrs. c. r. Graham. Miss Lucille siicer,
Mrs. NJ. J. Murphy, MIR John j. Murphy.
Mrs. John. d. Twiggs. Miss Jennie May.
George Whitaker. J. Gumbold.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

Board Of Trade Building. Savannah.
Private leased wires direct 20 New York
Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON sTnCIs AN rnAra
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12
Plant System.
of Railways.

Tralns opsra.sa " sOth Msrlalan n ms--ons Hol
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

The schooner T. W. Dunn was shifted
TO the Georgia Lumber COmpsny's
wharves yesterday where she Will take
on a cargo OF lumber.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

The Norwegian bark venezueh, from
ship Island TO Brake. Is a total loss near
Turtle Harbor Fla. Tho British bark
South America. from Santa. Alex, Is a
total loss on French Reef. Both crows are
safe.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

Galveston. Corpus Christ and Paiesiin,
missing.
H. b. Boyer.
Local Forecast Oficial
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

N, No rain at Abilene; other stations miss
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Wednesday AMI Thursday
Goorgia: Fair continued warm wednes-
Gay and Thursday: fresh southeriy winds.
Eastern Florida: Partly cloudy wednos-
day and Thursday with showers ia south
ern portions; warmer Wednesday Ia ex-
s'eme southern portion; sresh asstefly
winds
YeaterdaN,a Mcnfher a. aarnnnnh
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

BACON-AIarket firm: d. S. c. n. sides.
S7kasc; ID. s. bellies. sas0sis Eastern;
D. 5. bellies si449lsc Cwestern): smoked
c. X. sides sisc.
HAMS-sugar cured. 12iz0isikc.
LARD-Pure, In tierces. SzaSi4c; IN 90
pound tins and so-pound tubs. SiR0SAc;
compound IN tierces 654c; 50-pound tins
and SO-pound tubs. Gssc.
sugar and Conee.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12
country ana Northern Produce.

IUILIN1 -IHF UHITNtE u EEEHuY. quo
tations: Brollers. 90a25c; per pair. half
grown. l5n50c three fourths grown. 55a
SOC: hens. C5G75c: roosters. 40ab0c; ducks.
50a75c: geese 75c0Si0o.
EGGS-Steady at isGi7c.
BUTTER-Tne tone OF the market y
steady. Quotations: Cooking. Doc: extra
diaries. 2iG22. Elgins. gilt edge, 22a23c:
extra Eigins, 2ii4a25c.
ESE-Mnrket firm: fancy full
cream cheese. isc for % TO s2-pound
average 2sa0-pound average. i2sic
ONIONs-Yellow. in barrels. s. 80: crates
e ~
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

Steamship Alleghany. Cant. Foster, ten
miles southwest OF Frying Pan hghtship.
passed harkeniine Jennie Sweeney Of Phil
adelphia. all well. Wished TO b. reported
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-09
MILLION AND A HALF LOSS.
Fire Destroyed the Greater Part Of Four
Blocks of Retail stores in st. Louis
Tho Chief Sufferers.

st. Louis, Feb. 6.-Fifteen hundred
thousand dollars worth of property
went up in smoke in ST. Louis YES
terday. The greater part of four
blocks of buildings and their con-
tents, between Third and Sixth
streets, Franklin avenue and Morgan
street, are a mass of charred and
blackened ruins. An important bust
ness section of the city has been
wiped out by the flame breath of the
''fire king" An heroic fireman met
untimely death in the fearless dis
charge of duty. What only two days
ago was center of business activity
is now a scene of desolation. Among
the chief sufferers by the fire are
Penny & Gentles, Famous, Schaper
Bros. d. Crawford & Co.'S ware
house, The Peoples, A. Nasse, whole
sale grocer; Schisler-Corneli. Seed
Company, Krenning Glass Company,
Johnson Bros drug store, Bassett's
plumbing establishment, McLain &
Alcorn Commission company, Derr
Bros, Mueller-Block Commission
company. Nelson Distilling company,
Diehl's dental parlos, Hake & Sons
Commission company, George A. Ben
ton, produce; Bauer Flour company,
Shaw & Richmond, produce; Fred
Pohlman's saloon, and several others
firms whose losses were light in
comparison.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-09
CARNEGIE'S LIBERAL OFFER.
RumOred That He Promises 81 ,OOO, 900
to the Democratic Campaign II Anti
Expansion La Made the Issue.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Andrew Car
negie has informed democratic SEN
ators that if anti-imperialism is
treated as leading issue he will
make a larger contribution to the
democratic campaign fund than he
ever did to the republican national
committee. By common report Mr..
Carnegie was the largest individual
contributor in several presidential
campaigns. The democratic mana
gers expect to get from him not less
than $1,OO0.OOO. According to SEN
ator, Mr.. Carnegie made to him the
statement that he had offered to re-
pay the $2O,OOO,OO0 which the United
States gave Spain if this government
would abandon the Philippines.