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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
Found "A suicides body.

Detroit, Mich, July 2'.-Two bays to-
day found the body Of Francis M. Coles.
of Columbus, o., in vacant lot on Wood
ward avenue, with bullet fired by him
self in his head.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
Hon. T.. u. Chittendcn Dead.

burlington. VT, July 22-Hon. L. f.
ntts nden, register OF the treasury dur
s the Lincoln administration, died here
'o'uay' He was Il years old,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
PROMINENT MAN MURDERED.
Alex DoneIson shot Down by an I'm
known Assassin.

Nashville, Tenn, July 22.-Near the
Confederate Soldiers Home at the Herm-
itage last night, Alex Donelson, one of the
best known men in Davidson county, was
assassiiated by some unknown person.
Donelson was en-route homeS and was
going through a lane when he was shot
and killed Persons at the Soldiers Home
heard the shots, and going to the lane
found Donaldsons dead body.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23

Headache,
Biliousness,
Constipation,
Indigestion
and
Dyspepsia
mean that your
S { o m a Oh is
weak. IL needs
the Bitters to
strengthen and
G ] @ a n 5 @ ~.
Don't expert
ment with So
called rene
dies. Insist up
on having the
genuine.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
Scotch and Irish Whistles.

We are agents for the most celebrated Scotch and
Irish whiskies imported direct from the diseries of
Scotland and Ireland.
These Scotch WHISTLES the blend of the finest
Highland whiskey matured many years in wood before
bottled The expert Analyst describes this Scotch wh
o. v H, selected Old Waited Highland whiskey from
Glasgow Scotland The latest novelty in Scotch whiskey
distilled by Rutherford of Leth Scotland and called
Scotch Cherry Whiskey and very paatabe indeed. We
agets for the famous old Irish whske imported
by us from Wheeler, Belfast Ireland.
LTPPMA AN Bros.
Agents for Scotch and Irish Distlleries
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23

One OF the most successful of these ma
tive agents is man named Sarat Chan
dra Das, a member OF the Educational
Department. at Calcutta, who, thanks 10
his knowledge of the Tibetan language
and to his friendship with one OF the
Lamas, whom he met at some Bud
dhist shrine In Northern India, was able
not only TO enter the metropolitan prov
ince Of Lhassa, but even 10 penetrate the
,,Holy City itself, and to pay his respects
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08

Southern trade advices remain good, but
retail business at Eastern markets is
still reported backward. In the larger
lines of trade new features are not nu-
merous. Textiles are quiet and rather
dull, with agents pending the opening of
the spring season Wool and woolens
are still quiet. Cotton is irregular, and
the market is at a balance pending the
publication of the next government re-
port, which, however, is expected to ap-
propriate 900 bales. The high cost of
raw cotton has not as yet been equaled
by the advance in manufactured goods.
A hopeful feature this week, however,
was the taking of a large lot of brown
cottons for export to China. The higher
trend of values in November has been
duplicated in the first week of December,
and cereals, long backward in this re-
spect have led the advance, which has
not been steadily maintained.
Snow and wet weather are helping re-
tail trade In shoes and rubbers in North
ern markets. A better report comes from
the flour milling industry, but the ed
mand is hardly what was expected.
Sugar is higher for raws, but the REIN
ing branch presents the old appearance
of irregularity, and another price war is
foreShadowed.
Wheat, including -four shipments for
the week, aggregate 1885,. 159 bushels,
against 2,497,SS0 last week; 5133,3 31 in the
corresponding week of 1885, 1858 952 in
1898, 1896 159 in 1897 and APP, rs in 1886
From July l to date this season wheat
exports are 81. 231, l26 bushels, against a.
S0l,27S last season, and 103, AS 1874 in 1898 49,
Corn exports for the week aggregate
5,Sn,30 bushels, against 4,S91, $50 last
week; 3,N5,699 bushels " this week a
year ago, 1885, in 1898, 3.125554 i'll 1897,
and 3,5A,2SS in 1896 From July I to
date this season corn exports are so, O52,-
96S bushels, against 100. 49,. 7O1 last sea-
son, and 69935,2S5 in 1S9S-99.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08

The house also appears to have been fur
nisned at the cost of the pu1Ic In De-
eember of 1899 and January of 1900 sew
eral bills We're paid to New York and
Washington firms by Rathbone, one ag-
gregating 1925, another $36S, one of 1888.
one $l2l and another s., 1856 The last bill
includes 240 entries and covers many
articles Of domestic use, such as cloths,
ScarIs, toilet articles, cuspidors cham
payne and other wine glasses. tableware.
kitchen utensils, bedsteads, bedroom sets
ped clothing, etc. There Were also MANY
disalloWances on account of office furnt-
ture purchases, and in some cases por-
ions OF the payments are found to have
oecn legitimate and others not so. In one
case shirts, collars and cuffs were
charged to the government.
All the payments made to R. H. Cowan
d CO., OF Muncie, Ind, for printing and
stationery, aggregating several thousand
ooilars, are found to have been flIegiti-
mate Mr.. Nicely seems to have bonpb+
several hundred dollars worth of nbo-
togfaphs at government expense. and also
a great deal Of stationery outside of that
order from the Muncie firm, but these
items are all pronounced Legitimate
ihe auditor recommends the disal1ow-
ance of $22S1 spent for repairs on the Do
partment building, and also deposit of
$l2,00O enormously credited to Ratb-
BONE
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
FIVE MILLIONS SHORTAGE
shown by the Annual PostoGice De-
DSartlnent Fiscal Report.


WASHINGTON, Dec. THE renort of
the third assistant postfaster general
SHOWS that the total receipts from all
sources of postal revenue duriag the wear
amounted to $102, 354, $50, while the expfn1
Itures reached $107, 40, 267 Tie valIe Of
the total number of pieces of stamped
paper issued to poStmasters was S37. GS7. =
III, net increase over the Issues Of The
previous year Of 81, 536, LII.
The report says that most Of the abuses
of the second class of mail matter have
been eliminated or curtailed, but urges
legislation on ''bok Serials premiums
for subscriptions, and the return OF un-
sold matter to news agents. 1t is also
asked that congress be urged to pass an
act consolidating the third and fourth
classes of mail matter. Recommendation
IS made that the sum Of $40 900 be apDro-
priated for the Issuance free to the pub
lie of pamphlet containing postal in
formation for reference.
The report comments upon the success
i've number of articles registered free by
the executive departments, ana says the
abuse of the registered mail in this re-
spect will continue until congress acts
in the matter. 1t Is said that could the
amount paid as indemnity Tor lost regis
tered first-class domestic mail be raised
maay letters now passed in The ordinary
man would be gathered into the regis
tered mails. An indemnity fund not ex-
ceeding $4,000 is estimated to be sufficient
for this purpose.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
ENENIE Of THE POWERS
GERMAN STATEMENT OF REASONS
FOR THE GENERAL
AGREEMENT
MATTER IS NOW UP TO CHINA
Fears Expressed That the Chinese
Court Party. Will Resist En-
fOrcement of the Com
ditiOns.

BERLIN, Dec. with reference to
the news conveyed from London that an
agreement. had been reached at Pekin.
a high official of the German foreign Of
ice, who is empowered to speak in the
name of Count Won Buelow, imperial
chancellor, said this evening:
THE report is correct, but there are
still some minor points unsettled It
was clear from the first that the note
formulated by the foreign ENJOYS in Pc
kin would not be accepted, inasmuch as
the United States disaVoWed Mr. Conger
Immediately, and Russia raised some
formal objections.
Now all are agreed, and the note is
acceptable to the United States. There
should be no eXultation, as if the other
powers had bowed to the will of one
nation. All were free to take whatever
course they chose and they chose in the
interest of peace and harmony They
altered the note to meet the views of the
United States. 1t is to be hoped that
the fact that Germany has gone so far
in complying with the wishes of the
United States will meet with recognition
in America"
Referring to the question of punish
ment, the official in question pointed
out that Germany still insists upon "the
severest admissible punis hment" as the
note puts it.
eve shall now see,'' he said, whether
the Chinese authorities will meet this
requirement. Germany is not without
fear that the Chinese government will
still offer resistance"
The press this evening accepts the new.
turn of affairs without emotion. The
Lokal Anzeiger even approves it, saying
that sit will now be easier to reach an
agreement with the Chinese court
Before the budget committee today the
imperial chancellor, Count Won Buelow,
asking for an indemnity for the dis
patch of the expedition to China, as well
as the expenditure thereof, declared the
troops sent to China would certainly be
disbanded as soon as the work there is
accomplished, as a legal basis neither
existed nor would be created for their
permanent embodiment
After Baron Won Reichthofen, the Sec
rotary for foreign affairs has announced
that the treaty with China would not,
presumably, impose on German the obi
cation of maintaining guards in the
province Of Pe-Chi-Li, but merely grant
the right of maintaining guards, the
committee adopted the motion for an
indemnity.
The Pekin crespondent of the Deutsche
Zeitung writes that several German ma
rine officers discovered Sir Claude Mac
Donald, former British miniter at Pekin,
and Lady Macdonald personally super
intending coolies, who We're carrying off
treasures from the Chinese imperial pal
ace to the British legation building.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
GOBBLING THE ISLANDS.
New Zealand Takes Many Under the
british Flag.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Consul Gen~
eral Bray, at Melbourne, Australia, has
forwarded to the state department, in
formation concerning the extension OF
the boundaries Of New Zealand, the am
nexation of the Cook and Savage groups
of islands in the Pacific, and indicating
the contemplated action of the New
Zealand government in establishing self
government in the PHI islands. When
the latter plan has been effected, the
consul states that an effort will be made
by New Zealand to annex the Fills also.
This move, however, he says, is being
opposed by the ether colonies and es-
picially by the citizens of Sydney, n. S.
w, who fear that if the islands are an
neXed, the tariffs would greatly regard
the commerce now existing between the
colonies and Fiji
New Zealand,s plan, it is said, is to es-
tablish a federation which shall embrace
herself, Fiji, Tonga and the Cook and
Savage groups 1t was hoped originally,
to include Samoa, which recently has
fallen to the United States ard Germany.
The allotment of the principal Islands
in the Pacific is now practically conf
plete and notable prepondeTous of
British possessions appears. Germany,
France, Holland and the United States
are represented, but their territories
Ieckaned together compare Insignificant
ly with those Of England.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
CHESTERFIELD PRESIDED.
But Independence Mine stocIshoId-
ers Were InpoIite Nevertheless.

But Independence Mine Stockholm
erS Were ImDoIite Nevertheless.
LONDON, Dec. IA meeting of per-
sons interested in the Stratton's Inde-
pendence mine today attracted an inn
mese attendance of shareholders, who
passed a vote of no confidence in the
board Of directors, after enc of the
stormiest city meetings on record
The whole meeting was disorderIv. The
directors We're Missed and booted, and the
words 'scandalous" and "disgraceful"
and accusations of fraud were hurled
broacast.
Tie Earl of Chesterfield, who presided,
read cablegram from John Hays Ham
nond, the American engineer asking him
10 announce to the meeting that Mr.
Hammod's connection with the mine
mine dated from after the shortage of
ore reserves was discovered. His lord
ship proceeded to say that cable mes
sage received from State Geologist Rick
ard, of Colorado, dated Oct 20, conve Sef
the first intimation o serious misrepre-
sensations on the part Of the Old man
agement in regard to the value of ores.
This was not published because it was
vague and incomplete, but had the d.
rectors had any conception Of the fore
shadoWed discrepancy of SO G00,G00, as
shown in the subsequent report of Mr.
Hammond, dated Nov. q they would
certainly have made Mr.. Ricard's state
inent public.
Mr.. Ricard made a personal explana-
ton at the meeting, and q long and ami
mated discussion, marked by wild dis
order and much excavations, followed.
Chaos resigned, amidst which the great
mass of shareholders left. Lord Cheter-
field then declared the report carried,
though the meeting. had peviously voted
to postpone its consideration for two
months.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08

and coppered, $S,975,OOO; or two at $780,
e ~ oo6 each &C Without sheathing, one for
$500 600. OR two at So, 600 each. The
same bid also Is made for two more
same conditions, under the act of 1900.
The preceding bidders, Moran & Bros
and the Newport News company, made
similar propositions.
John Dialogue & Son, Camden. N. j..
one unsheathed, So, 900; and under the
act of 1900 at the same price
Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works.
San Francisco, one without sheathing,
$4,075 GOO -.
Cramp & Sons, one sheathed and cop
Newport News company, one sheatned
and coppered, $S,5sS,o00; one unsheathcd
So, $40 600 1
Fore River works one for 50, $50, oOO
or two for 49, Boa, goo each, all sheathed
and coppered. Without sheathing, one for
So, 49O0 two for laos, Geo each A bid
also is submitted for two more at the
same prices under the act of 1900
and coppered, $4,000; one without
sheathing, SO, 100000; another at the same
figure under the act of 1900
Bath Iron Works, one sheathed and
New York Ship Building company, one
sheathed and coppered, S4,200000, or two
at $4,175,0O0 each; without sheathing, one
for $4,100,00O, or two for $4,07500O each.
This firm offers to reduce the time limit
of completion six months.
Moran Bros & Co., Seattle, Wash.
one sheathed and coppered. So, S65 600, or
two at So, 900 each; without sheathing
one for $3,697,OOO, Or two for So $50, 90
each. Bids also are made for two more
at the same price under the act of 1900.
This firm also offers to reduce the time
limit about six months.
Union Iron Works, one unsheathed.
S. 600.
A naval board will consider the bids
and report upon them. The act of con-
gress limits the cost of cruisers to $780,
600 each, and of battleships to $4,25a,000
for the, sheathed and $4,0O0,00o for the
unsheathed.
Secretary Long expressed himself as
pleased with the result SO far as he
could judge from the nasty reading of
the bids. He felt that on the whole the
latter We're very liberal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
WEEK N FINANCE.
Speculative Activity less Brisk in
WALL Street.

Speculative Activity less Brisk in
WALL Street.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Bradstreets
financial review tomorrow will say:
During the past week there has been a
further slackening Of speculative actiV-
ity at New York The public is no long
er buying stocks with vigor and while
advances have been scored in various
parts of the railroad share list they
seem TO be the result of support by large
interests or manipulation by bull pools.
The professional element has also con-
tinued to exhibit more or less inclination
to work Oh the bear side, although so far
as railroad stocks are concerned, the i'm
preston produced by their attempts to
depress prices has been comparatively
small. In the il Gustrials, however, de-
Ginning tendencies have been more pro-
nCuaCed. The fact that the directors
OF the American Sugar company, instead
Of increasing the dividend on that stock
to 2 pea cent quarterly, as was antici-
pated. kept the rate at ia per cent, re-
suited in a sharp break in that important
security, and later on there was a nota-
BILE decline in Tennessee Coal, which also
had an effect upon the market at large.
American Stc4I ana Wire has been the
object Of great deal Of attention on ac-
count Of the reports which are circu-
lated of dissensi0ns in its management
and the announcement that a stock eX-
change house has asked for proxies for
use at the coming annual meeting, the
purpose being TO effect a change in the
management. Statements that the iron
and steel grades, While in sound condi
ton, are by nc means booming, have q
tendency to create caution, not only rel
atiye 10 industrials. but the railroad list
as well, and Offset to q considerable ex-
tent the continuance of good earnings
by nearly all the leading systems. Ru-
morS of deals and combinations are still
heard, and support is given to many
different groups Of railroad stocks on
this basis. 1t may also be noted that
while speculative buying is Of small pro-
portions the investment demand for
bonds and diYidend-paying stock of the
best class is On a large scale. The
scarcity of high grade bond issues is
noteworthy and has led to a marked de-
mand for securities of what may be
termed the second rank. The January
disbursements for dividends and inter-
est will undoubtedly be the largest in
the history OF the United States, and
the demand for securities III which to
reinvest q considerable portion of the
fund thus released is being to a
certain extent anticipated and dis
counted.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
THE WOOL MARKET.
Good Average Trade Doing at I'm
CHANGED Prices.

BOSTON, Dec. THE Commercial Bull
letin viii say Of the wool market in to-
morrow's issue: The usual quiet of De-
cember has settled on the wool trade
The business is a good average and at
current rates. Foreign markets are
stronger. The advance in Australia of
10 per cent since the opening has en-
couraged holders here. Up to date Amer
lean purchasers in Australia are out
12,000 bales. The affair of firms recently
estimated are looking better, and there
is strong probability that the Stott
mills, whose affairs were involved by the
failure of w. l. Strong & Co., will not
go into bankruptcy
The sales for the week. 3,37S,OoO pounds
domestic and $4,000 pounds foreign, a
total Of 3,755,o00 pounds for this week,
against q total of 1886, coo pounds last
week, ard q total of 1921, 900 pounds the
corresponding week last year
The receipts to date show decrease
of 3O2,553 bales domestic, an increase of
o., 453 bales foreign. against last year.
The sales to date show a decrease of
1882 ECO pounds domestic, and 80, 536, 800
pounds foreign.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
Business onnortun1tiea

On the line of the Chicago Great West
ern Ry. ia Illinois. Iowa, Minnesota and
Missouri. First-elass openings ia grow
ing towns for all kinds of business and
for manufacturing. Our list includes To-
cations for Blacksmiths, Doctors, Dress
makers, Furniture. Grain and Live Stock
Buyers, General Merchandise Hardware,
cries and Canning Factories. Write fully
in regard TO your requirements SO thai
we may advise you intelligently. Ad-
dress w. J. Reed Industrial Agent, G. C
w. Ry., Gel Endicott Big, St Paul, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
VICTIMIZED MANY.
Police Looking for 81. c. Bartlett"
"Get Rich Quick, Sehemer.

Police Looking for 50. c. Bartlett. !"
"Get Rich Quick" sehemer.
CHICAGO, Dec. THE authorities are
looking for one y. c. Bartlett, who mas
oeen endeaForing to get Up a blind pool
for the purpose Of inducing people to send
him from 500 to 81, 600 to be Invested in
stocks for ks benefit. In order to give his
scheme standing he scattered broadcast
over the country within the last week or
ten days a very seductive confidential
letter" printed on what purported to be
a letter head Of Bartlett, Frasier & Co.
Of this city. The circular did not guaran-
tee any stated profits, but conveyed the
Information that Bartlett' expected "to
do better than hefetofo: e, when he paid
60 per cent divident.' 1t is believed that
quite. a number of people have been
caught by this get rich quick'' scheme.
The authorities have located the office of
Bartlett in one of the large buildings.
but have thus far been unable to arrest
him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
Supplies for the PhiIinpines.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Quartermas ter
General Ludlngton has arranged TO have
the transport Thomas, now at San Fran
cisco, make an extra trip to the Phil
ippines for the purpose of carrying
large supply of military stores needed by
the troops in the archipelago. She will
start for Manila on the 18th inst The
transport Logan will leave for Manila on
her regular trip On the 18th inst.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
BRASS MANUFACTURERS.
Columbus Convention Elects officers
and AdiouFns.

officers have Haen eiecte7 nv the Nafions5i
Association of Manufacturers of Water,
Steam and Brass Goods:
Observation-Disclosures F. Bleisch, Column
bus, O.
First Vice President-George E. Cop
pins, Boston.
Second Vice Presidential. f. Hoelscher,
Chicago.
Secretary. II. Calviledge. Milua ulee.
Treasurer-W. T. Doyle, Milwaukee
The association adjourned to meet in
New York on Feb. IA, 1901.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
QUtErER TONE PREVAILS,

Says Hrads9reet's, ia Many Lines,
Especially ia Eastern Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow viii say: There is a quieter tone
and reduced volume of business doing
at wholesale ia many lines, but this is
rot unusual at this season and is partly
balanced by a larger interest in retail
aud holiday distribution. Weather condf-
tons are still a drawback to the trade in
winter-weight goods, but Il is notable
that a better report comes from the
Northwest than for some weeks past.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
NIGH UNTO DEATH.
Physicians viii Again Operate on
Actor Roland Reed.

I y stcItEhS J" III Again Uperafe On
Actor Roland Reed
NEW YORK, Dee. 7-Roland Reed. the
actor, is again i'll in St Luke's hospital.
He will again undergo an operation for
the stomach trouble brought on by an
acute attack Of appendicitis a year Or
more ago.
Mr. Reed is very iii, and The family.
according to the statement made at the
hospital, despair of his recovery. He will
be operated upon as soon as possible
Mr. Reed returned from Chicago some
few weeks ago and went directly to St.
Luke's hospital, where he underwent two
operations. He was only discharged from
that institution about three weeks aog.
This operation, it is said, is final resort.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
Bank CIearfncs.

NEW YORK, Dee. THE following
table, compiled by Bradstreets, shows
the bank clearings at the principal cities
for the week ended Dec. 6, with the per-
centage Of increase and decrease, as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
wear.