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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
.crtyE TRADING ~ COTTON FU-
TURES MARKETS.

The Next News bearing ON the MAR
vet WIN he NeiII's Estimate of the
cotton Crop. which May Guess o..
MuIion BnIes-stocks weak aud
u~actionnry-Turpe Firm NJ
m Cent.-aosins Firm aud Tn
changed-Loeat and Telcgraphic
Markets.
The Morning News ONCE
Thursday. Nov. =.
Thu cotton futures market developed
,,neWed activity on buying at the opening
today. ana for a time ranged upward at
. r,p.d gait. scoring az the best a net
cain OF II and Il points above the close
al I,st night The closing was steady
vt,b prices l point higher to 8 points
lover The next news Of importance
witch Is being anticipated with much in
,srest IN the street. Is the prospective
,rop estimate by Neil. II is currently
believed that this will guess the crop TO
Do about nine and three-qusrter million
bales. though II IS not known what may
i,ye influenced Mr.. Neilrs conclusions
since be- last gave out a guess.
The stock market was again reaction
nry with many OF the leading issues
showing early declines. which were later
followed 10y recoveries and in some in
stances gains above yesterdays closing.
Tho market ruled very Irregular TO say
o.. ..l.a and was SO confused that y
wa. dMcult TO form any correct idea Of
WIN, ,ac price movement meant. The
Ic,u. 0.uungent was by no means settled
whether was a wholesome reaction or
OBJ. .-.uuinE OF the decline which must
come sooner or later. Weakness was
plain .r The Steeiers and Pacifics. though
r..Ht..ss We're made which showed re-
nttfan.e resisting power Chesapeake
AND ohio which has moved slowly. wns
taken lu hand and showed M "a points
sugar and 81. Paul closed up.
The turpentine market closed firm a,
q cents which was understood 10 be the
ruling price after tho closing. Enor.s
were made 10 hammer the market. but Il
was not understood they were successful
Resins closed firm and unchanged. The
following resume OF the markets viii
show the lone and quotations az the clos
irg today:
Local and General Markets.
"otton-Firm. unchanged
Stoeks-Weak. reactionary.
Mo1ey-Can steady. 59l per cent.
Turpe nuue-Firm. $50
Eosius-Firm. unchanged.
Corn-Closing izc higher.
Wheat-Duh. unchanged.
Oats Closing &c higher.
Prov lt.ous-A shade 10 "a. lower
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pc tendency In the sea island cotton
iD't during the past week was for
,er prices Business was on a moderate
- with no apparent great desire from
4"Arter TO take cotton. The receipts
~. shrinkage against last year. The
y. Afe about oue-third what they were
depending week last year
'.e about as follows.
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NhafAtetoh. =, {. nov. = II vi itcntlut,
arm, $50 rosin. hrm. unchanged.
Wilmington, y c., Nov. 22.-Spirits tur-
penuno steady. unchanged, receipts %.
Rosln steady. 81 2l1i25: receipts $50.
Crude turpentine firm 40Q2 - receipts
i2. Tar steady, N.55. receipts 81.
New Orleans. Nov. 22-Recelpts: Resin
rs. exports 20 Liverpool co barrels tur-
pentine.
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Connections az Port Tampa with Pen
intular ana Occidental steamers leaving
for Key West and Havana Mondays.
Thursdays and Saturdays. o 100 =. m.
Can ~ Ticket Onices for further infor-
nation
J. n. POLHEMUs. T. = A..
WARD CLARK. CITY Ticket Agent.
he Soto Hotel Phone -
" W wRENN. Passenger frame Man
aEcr Savannah. Ca
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RAIsINS-L l.. 8. 10. imperial cabinets.
s275. loose 50-pound boxes Sc pound
PEACHES VapoTated. pealed. l'i4c.
unpealcd. 3,Hac.
PEARS Evaporated. Sa.c
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MURPHY & CO., INC.

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Private leased wires direct 60 New York.
Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.
New York once. No. 81 broadway.
onlees In principal cities Throughout che
south. Write for our Market Manual and
book containing instructions for traders
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OATs-No. mixed. carload S3iSc; job
lots. s5nSsc: white clipped cars, Ssc: job.
s0c
BRAN-Job loss. &c. carload lots 90.
HAY-Market steady. No. timothy.
Soc; job. CSC: No. ? soc jolt; sc. cars
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nreadstun. nay and Grain.

FLOUR-Market steady. patent. N.50:
straight. s. -; fancy. D15. family. $50
MEAL=-Pearl. per barrel. 40; per sack,
81 q: city meal per sack. bolted. u.i2izm
u.i5: water ground sl.i5pi.iTil. city grits.
sacks. %. pearl grits Hudnuts. per bar
rel. f275. per sack. N2sA. eundry
brands. Si.iTiaai2o sack.
COMMANDED Arm. white, Job lots. &C:
carload lots. sc: mixed corn. Job lots. &c.
carload lots. Soc.
RICE-Market steady: demand good:
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note-Theso quotations are revised
daily. and arc kept as near as possible IN
accord with the prevailing wholesale
prices. OhiciaI quotations are not used
when they disagree with the prices whole.
salerF ask
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PoULTRY-The market Is steady. Quo
tatlons. Broilers. 30da5c per pair. half
grown. $3.50. three-fourths grown. s54
eOc: hens. 65d75c. ROSTERS. i0d5Oc. ducks
50a75c. geese. T5cafioo
EGGs-Fresh candled. &c; cold storage.
1890.
BUTTER-The tone OF the market -
nrm Quotations: Western creamery. f9N
a4lkc New York state dairy, i9I23c. extra
Elgins. 25n26c.
CHEESE Market Arm. fancy full
cream cheese. i3i4c for 20 10 22-pound
average. gSq3O-pound averages. i3c.
Early Vegetables.
IRISH POTAToES-Norther $50
sack
CABBAGE-5d7c per head
ONIONS-Yellow. In barrels. t10o.
crates, Soc. red $50.
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Continued on Sixth Pags.l
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System

Trains operated by soth meridian time.
one hour slower than city time.
In effect oct !. lsoo
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The short line 90 Fernandina. jackson.
vile. Tampa and other Florida points.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13

Rev. Mr.. MACKAY.-The scandal
in which Rev. T. J. MacKsy, the New.
port News preacher. police commission.
er, has figured, has reached another
stage. He has now rendered bis resig
nation as pastor Of the Second Baptist
Church, and it has b,en accepted.
A. their meeting yesterday the Minis
ters' Association of hat city again took
up the matter of Rev. Mr.. MscKay's
proposed suit against the persons whom
he charges with slandeIing him. The
association adopted resolution pledg-
ing it's financial support, to the extern,
OF securing lawyer for him, express y
stipulating, however, "that the sssocis
ton does not undertake to pronounce
upon his guilt or innocence, ard that
We do this for the sake of Ohris.'s cause,
which We represent and love. We
have no desire to shield an unworthy
representative of the cross, but we are
deeply anxious to know the truth"
The resolu ion was passed un 40 imous.
y at full N citing Of the association.
Mr.. Mckay has cloimed that he did
not press the suit because he had no
money with which to do 80.
A divorce suit is now pending in
which the preacher is named 40 cores
pendent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13
THE NORFOLK OUrBAGES.

last night a mass meeting Of reputable
colored men was held in Norfolk for the pur-
pose Of consi6 ering measures to prevent a
repetition of the crimes committed there re-
Gently by irresponsible and vicious negroee.
The epidemic of crime is attributed to me-.
groes who have recently gone to Norfolk
During the riots at Wilmington at least two
thousand negroes went t, Norfolk and re-
manned. They are OF a dangerous class, and
being strangers the police have been unable
to keep track Of them.
At 2;3O o'clock yesterday afternoon ne.
gro entered the residence of Mr.. Pelot, q Nor.
folk and Wester Railway employee. in
Brown avenue, Brsmbletop, and assaulted
and beat Miss Pelot Of Baltimore, who is the
gu sst of her brothers family. Miss Peiot
was upstairs with her sister in. law, and,
hearing noise on the first floor, went down
to investigate. she discovered q negro ran
sackipg trunk. Upon seeing Miss Pelot the
negro asked for som stbng to eat. Miss Pelot
screamed and the brute attacked her, beating
her terribly. Her head was badly cut and
she was otherwise bruised. Her screams at
tracted neigbbors and, hearing their sp-
proach the negro ran out by the rear door
aud made good his escape.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13
TALK OF MEDIATION.

President Kruger's appeal. though
the consuls at Pretoria, for the inter
vention not only of the great powers,
but also of the governments Of Bel.
GUM, Holland and Switzerland, is at.
tracing worldwide attention. The
British ambassador had a conference
with Secretary Hay in Washington.
President Mckinley is now said to be
taking q part in the negotiations for
peace between Presidents Kruger and
Steyn, of the Boer republics, and Lord
Salisbury, the Rritish premier, A form.
al appeal to Great Britain to cease hos
tilities has been made through him by
the Boer Presidents and, 1t IL reported
In Washington, has been forwarded to
the British government, This move
ment, it is stated, has not yet reached
the stage Of active mediation, but may
do 30 later, At present the United
States government is believed to be
merely the channel Of communication
between the hostile governments, max.
ing no representations on it's own &C.
count.
The situation is regarded as full of
possibilities. 1t is said in Washington
that Germany. France and Russia stand
ready to make representations to Great
Britain 10 the interest of peace as soon
as they are assured that the United
States is using its good offices.
On the contrary, q dispatch from
DurbaD, Natal, states that Germany
has declined to interfere in the war. A
statement 10 the Novoe Vremya, q St.
Petersburg newspaper, frequently in.
spired by the Cars government, init
mating that ether powers will inter-
vene as soon az the United States acts,
is regarded as significant.
As stated yesterday. Arthur J. Bal.
four. goverDment leader in the House
of Commons, has promised an early
statement to that body on the subj ct
Of Bri. ish peace terms. 1t is reported
10 London that these terms are uncon.
oitional surrender by the Boer repub-
lies and declaration that they will re-
fuse to consider any proffer OF interven-
ton on the part of any foreign power.
Such conditions are not regarded as
likely to be accepted by the Boer'. The
developments OF the next few days, it
i, said, may tend to straigh!en out the
tsngle. The British government, &C.
cordiDg to some reports, might be will.
ing to listen to mediation by the United
States, if not by any other power.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The British war losn OF l5O.OOO,OOO
haa baen subscyibed 20 times over.

| The British war loan of $50. 900, 900
has been subscribed 20 times over.
Daniel Smith, the aged farmer OF
Wolfsville, Frederick county, Nd, has
been released from Jail, as no trace OF
poison could be found 10 his wife's
body.
1t is said that large shipyard, which
Is destined to become one Of the finest
10 the country, is about 10 be establish.
ed on the shores of the Connecticut
river.
The American Snuff Company was
incorporated yesterday with an author.
lied capital stock of $25, 900, 600. The
company is to absorb the leading snuff
industries of the country.
The Board of Health In San Francis
co decided that the death OF the China.
map, which occurred under suspicious
circumstances q few days ago, was caus'
ed by the bubonic plague.
Cardinal L. di Canossa. bishop Of
Verona, Italy, Is dead. He was the
oldest member of the Sacred College,
and was Austria's candidate in the con-
clave which elected Pope Leo.
Senator Foraker met with such Wig
orous opposition to his Puerto Ricsn
bill in the Senate yesterday that he
threatened to drop the measure and
substitute one therefor giving the island
o territorial government, free trade and
all.
Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie
Company have filed in Pittsburg an an.
swer to the suit OF a. c. Frick. The
answer states that the estimate for
1900 ia uncertain. Frick invested
nothing, it is said, and drew q big sala
~. He now has IS, 900 900.
The House yesterday evening passed
the urgept deficiency bill reported last
week. The bill carries total Of g..
439 $50, more than two-thrds Of which
is for the Navy Department and the
Government Printing Office. In con
nection with the latter item Mr., Rich
ardson called attention to the bill he
had introduced to reRnlate.the product
OF the paper trust. The advance In the
price of paper was one OF the causes OF
the deficiency appropriation asked for.
Mr.. Steele inquired how tariff of 50
per ton could be utilized to raise the
price from $40 to $50 q ton, but the
question was not answered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13

AS THE Anglo-SaxoD, though It is the
most conglomerate race in the world, Ii
called, presumes to be superior in CIV
ilizstion, humanity and Christianity to
all others. the appeal to the British
government, not only from the Boers
but from many other nations, for ces'
cation of hostilities and a surcease Of
slaughter and havoc in South Africa,
and of grief and sorrow in England and
her colonies, should, If that presump'
ton have any foundation. be sufficient
to make that appeal effective. The
Beers went to far of country in the
wilderness, in order to be free, and
because, after centuries. they found
there gold and diamonds, Is certainly nc
Christian or humanitarian reason why
they should be deprived of their fret
dom; though. apparently at least, many
Christians think it is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13

THE FACT that Congressman
Young, the democratic representative
from the Norfolk district of this State
was ousted from bis seat yesterday by
the brute force OF the republican major
ity In the q. 8. House of Represents
tiyes. as stated in the Gazette OF that
day, though he was legally elected
should add great strength to the sug'
gestion that if the next House be dem
ocratic, as il now expected, every re-
publican contestee in that body be de-
prived OF his seat. no matter how
slight the grounds may be, as sucn q
course seems to be the only way by
which the republicans of the House
when they have a majority, can be
estopped from depriving their fairly
elected democratic colleagues OF thell
seats. Two wrongs, of course, do moi
make right, but. it is just as true, thai
the devil, to be subdued, must bt
fought with fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13
TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 1a 1900.

EVIDENTLY VIRGINIA republicans
are not 10 the best repute with many o.
the more reputable republican Con
pressmen from the North, for last
Saturday Mr.. Hull, chairman Of
the republican congressional cam
psign committee, scored them round
10 90 the floor of the House
Of Representatives, and yesterday, by
public order of the republican Speaker
one of them though now hailiog from
New York, was expelled from the floor
Of the House, and only avoided the H.
dignity of the execution of that order,
BY jumping through a window OF the
cloakroom; and soon thereafter, though
there is q large republican majority IN
the House, resolution declaring a
democratic contestee from Virginia en-.
titled to the seat he held, was only de-
fsated by bare three msjority. 1t is
plsip to bs seen that many of the more
reputable people Of the North entertain
the same opinion of Southern republ''
cans that Mr.. John Wise did before he
became one OF them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13
THE WAR IN AFRICA.

Lord Roberts is making rapid progress
10 bis advance on Bloemfontein. His
army covered 10 miles yesterday march.
ing from Aasvogel kop to Venter's vlei,
but twelve miles from the Free State
capital. Twelve thousand Beers were
strongly posted on the main road to
Bloemfontein, but Lord Roberts took
another route by way OF Ksal spruit
aud passed south of them unopposed.
The report is confirmed that the
Boer prisoners at Simonstown, near
Oapetowp, sought to escape by means
of tunnel. They had excavated %
yards With tin dishes and cups when
the plot was discovered.
General Cronje expressed to the
United States consul at Capetown his
satisfaction with the British treatment.
General Gatacre was within q mile
of Bethulie bridge Sunday and the
Boers we're holding the opposite bank.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FORCATARRH
THAT CONTAIN MERCURY

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smeIl and completely dersnge the whole sys.
tenn vixen entering it through tho mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable physi.
clans, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you viii possibly derive from
them. Halls Catsrrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & o., Toledo, O., contains
no m reury and is taken intensity, acting
directly upon the Hood and m 1cous surfaces
of the system. in buylng Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure to get the genuine 1t IL taken
internally, and Is made in Toledo, Ohio, by
F. J. Cheney & co.
Testim ,nisls FREQ.
sold by druggists. Price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13
FROM WASHINGTON


Washington, March Is
Secretary Hay carried to the cabinet
meeting today the dispatch received
from President Kruger of the Transvaal
republic and President Steyn of the
Orange Free State, which ask this gov
eminent to act as intermediary to the
end of bringing to an end the South
African war. Neither OF the official
communication will be made public
until an answer has been received from
Ambassador Choate at London that
they have been presented to Lord
Salisbury, and they may, even then, be
held in secret. The only information
that has leaked out is that two messages
have been received and that, IN suing
for peace, they stipulate that the indt &.
pendence of the republics must be guar.
anteed. The Transvsal matter was the
sole topics discussed at the cabinet
meeting today. The hope was express
ed by several of the members that Great
Britain would not object to the prefer
of mediation on the part of this couu-
try. II her Majesty's government will
consent to any power acting az media
tor this, OF all others, be selected.
The resolution of Senator Allen calling
anon the State Department for light on
the Trsnsvaal matter was also discussed
and Secretary Hay will send to the
Senate all the documents bearing on
the question that have reached his de-.
psrtment.
Secretary Hay said at IL O'Clock this
morning that he had not yet received .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13

DEATH ENDS HIS TRIP.-A MESSAGE
was received at Hsrrisonburg. from the
proprietor OF the Belmont Hotel. Basic
City, yesterday, stating hat James H
Drummond had died there at Am.
that the hotel bad $3.50 of his money
and asking what disposition should b,
made of the body, Mrs. Drummond di.
rected that the remains be sent 10 Sber.
sndoah City.
Drummond was arrested 10 WASH.
ington Sunday night, week ago. he
creditors from HarrisonLurg. He rs.
turned there the next day. settled A
number of bills, and eft Wednesday
presumably to ,et Mrs. Louise Gre.
ham, formerly Ada Tumore, VITO.
said, was with him until few hours
before his death, when she took train
west.
Until few weeks ago Drup,mopd
ran profitable livery business 10 Hsr.
risonburg, but left town ia COMPANY. it
wss said, with Mrs. Graham. He had
been drinking heavily since. Whether
be took drugs to sober up or with sui.
cidal intent, or whether he died nstu.
raj death, /, as yet only surmise.
Mrs. Drummond broke down CON.
pletely when informed OF her hu bands
tragic death.
Drummond was a native of east Vr.
ginls. but for eighteen years prior 70
going to Harrisonburg Was 10 cuisines.
at ElktoD. He leaves no children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13
LEWIS IN COURT AGAIN Char

LEWIS IN COURT AGAIN Char =
4. Lewis, the one-time wealthy steam
boat owner and oyster dealer, was 81
rsigned before the County Cont
st Heathsville, yesterday, lTet
and convicted of two cases o.
arson and attempt to poison .
horse. 1t will be remembered I0s'
Lewis at the last term of The ctu''
which was in session twelve days, S's
tried, convicte d and sentenced to ale'n
of eight years for arson ard yesteFdsy
q compromise verdict was reached ID
the remaining chsrges-ibe prl'olt,
found guilty, and the punishment hA,u
at seven years 10 the peniteni ory, mar
ing total OF fifteen year. Il hsd o' .+
reported that Lewis would plead gu.y
yesterday when brought before '1e
court, but the spectators were eIea'y
surprised when be pleaded not Ru"s
to ell the indictments. The court pr,
nounced the senteT ce today.
prisoner did not seem at all concern
as to bis fate, and appeared IN 'ae "'''
of humOr and spirits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13
The Situation in South Africa.

London, March 13.-General Roberts
reports to the War Department from
Vontervleit that his cavalry forces arc
10 front of Bloemfontein. His dispatch
dated March ID and timed $40 a. ~,
is as follows: II directed Gen. French,
If he had time before dark to seize the
railway station at Bloemfontein and
thus secure the rolling stock. At mid
night / received a report from him that
after considerable opposition he had
been able to occupy two hills close to
the rsilway which commanded Bloom
fontein. A brother of President Steyn
has been captured. The telegraph
line leading northward is cut and the
railway broken up. am now starting
with the Third cavalry brigade and
mounted infantry to reinforce the cav
airy division. The rest of the force fol-
lows as quickly as possible"
practically certain that late today
or early tomorrow the British troops
will enter the Free State capital which
has been one ofRobers's detectives siuce
he started bis campaign. Peace talk is
gathering great Roadway but there is
no tangible evidence that suspension
of hostilies is really in sight. The Eng
lish press and people insist on the com.
plete submission of the Beers and the
expectation Is that the governm ent will
demand such submission. Important
developments regarding the peace over
lures of Kruger and Steyn are expected
today.
Stormberg, March l2.-Rsenforce.
ments are being sent to General Gaia
Gre to enable him 10 take the wagon
bridge over the Orange river at Bethu-
lie. Gatacre's losses through the Beers
cannonading from the north bank of the
river have been, so far, only two wound
ed.
London, March 10 "A dispatch from
Mafeking dated March 8, says the sui.
ferings OF the women aud children are
terrible. Women are dyine daily. The
native population Is starving. The only
food In the town is horse flesh and breed
made from horse forage. All the water
Is parasitically contaminated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13

As PREVIOUSLY announced in the
Gazette. the republicans have deter
mined to lay 20 duty upon the pre- d.
ucts of this country shipped to Porto
Rico. but to impose high tariff upon
the products of Porto Rico striped to
the ports of the United States. The
manufactures of the North are shipped
to Porto Rico, and sugar. rum and to-
bscco are shipped from Porto Rico
here. But, ever since the war between
the States, this government has been
conducted on the idea that this coun-
try is the North, and that the interests
OF the latter, and they alone, must be
protected and provided for.