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The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, June 7-Absolute stagnation
characterized he stock market to-day.
by comparison with y, st rday the tone
wss finn. but that was only because the
bears someU hist oXer.eXtended the COM
miiments on the short side yesterday 1t
was e~idart that Il c late sall ng yester-
day was based non The expectation that
llirg by Lend n this morning would Of
fer an opp rtunitv to get lack stocks at
lower level. 10. don did. in fact. sell
stocks here on a moderate scale. but the
denand fro m the shorts was sufficient TO
Greene the decline and 10 make some
shcw Of str Myth In the market
The bulls attempted to stimulate the
movement by bidding up the coalers on
vague talk of further comprehensive
traffic agreements. This pr 1ved ineffective
and tie market relarsod 10 about last
lights level. and never got far away
from it again In either direction. New
York AirJBrake wos rushed upward 1919
poiais on talk OF absoipt on ~ the West
i1ghouse Con parry. II saved a point net
ain. In Sugar there Was a demand from
On uneasy short interest which had been
over extenCed during he decline of the
last few days snl the stock gained over
q point net. The losning rates on stocks
disclosed the exist nee cf quite a large
outstanding short interest well distribut-
"a trough the list In The entire lack OF
snimati. n IN specua i've spirit. the pro-
sessional traders are dlsinolined to fur
thar commi ments en- the short side. There
was no further eviitnce to-day Of the
selling through commission houses which
was called outside liquidation yesterday.
The incidents of the day. taken in them
selves. indicated declining values for Sc
curitics. but these incidents had been an
ticipated and therefore the movement Of
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08

sHoT-Drop, si.cO; Il B and large. 1856:
chilled 81 So
IRON-Marke. very steady: Swede, $40
&c base; refined. &c base.
NA1LS--Cut. 500 base; wire, Sc 80 base.
BAkBEB WIRE-&I.5O per 100 pounds.
fruits ana .uts.
BANANAS-$1. 25Q2. p.
HES-SiX- basket carriers, 75cGS2 %
per carrier.
LEMONs-Market strong and advano-
ing. at $i.501475
ORANGES California see lings, $1,000
40,
NUTS-Almonds. Tarrngona, 1ec: Ivlcas.
iec; walnuts French 12c; Naples, re; Pc
cans 12c; Brazils, 7c: filbertA t8es assorc-
ed nuts. 50-pound and 25-pound boxes. 10c.
PEANUTS-Amule stock. fair Jemano:
market Arm; fancy hand-Dicked, Virginia.
per pound. TIC; haud-picked. Virginia
ls.qsc N. c. seed peanuts &c
RAIsINS-L. L.. 81; imperial cabinets.
s2.Z5: loose, 50-pound boxes. S0Sl5c pound.
Dricd ana EInUOratcd Fruits.
APPLEs-Eyaro.ated, 74@Sc; un-drifd
ehc.
unpeaed. 9laQlOc.
PEARS-Evaporated. l2t$c.
APRICOTS-Evaporaicd l5c pound; nee
tarines, lol2c.
salt, Hides ana WOOL.
SALT-Demand is fair ana the market
steady. ce~ioad :ols. 1CO-pound burlap
sacks, Ac. 100 pound cotton sacks. 45c;
I95-pound bGrlap sacks Size; l25-pound
rotton sacks. 55Ec 2oO-pound burlap sacks.
S5c
HIDES-Market firm; dry flint, l4ihc:
dry salt, PFC: green sailed, 6l4c.
WOOL-Nominal. prime Georgia, FREQ
Of SAND, burfs and black wool PIC. black.
iSc; bury lOql2c. Wax. 2jc; tallow, &c.
Deer skins. 20c
Cotton tagging ana Ties.
BAGC TNG-Market frm; jute. 2A-
pound 9Ac large lots. 9i2c small lots;
2-pound aAQ9c. IL pound, SA4SHc: sea
islard baaginc, l21ec
TIES-Standnrd. i5-pound, arrow. large
lots. 81 20. smell lots $40.
55sSreIlnueous.
FISH-Afackerel half-barrels. No, 1.
$3.50; no. .. 800; No 3. $500; kits. No. /,
SIPS: No 2 SlOO; No 3, SOC. Goldfish.
l-pound bricks. 6i4c; 2-pound bricks. &c.
Smoked herring. per box. lie. Dutch her
ring. in kegs, $ll0; new mules. half-bar-
rel. $3.50
sgpUP-Market quiet: Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 2sQ3Oc; selling az
22d3jc; sugar house at l0Ql5c: selling at
straight goods. 23gS0c; sugar house mo-
lasses. l5020c.
HONEY-Fair demand; strained, in bar.
rels. 55dG0c gallon.
High wine basis. sl.25hd1.25ls.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08
COTTON LETTERS.

New York, June Hubbard Bros.
Co. say: Liverpool did not respond 10 tie
Improvement here yesterday with the VIZ
or expected by the trade. Our opening
showed continued liquidation for out
side account. These sales were abs2ro q
for arbitrage brokers. causing the market
to return TO last evenings quotations on
the old crop. The market remained duli
and quiet at the reaction, according 10 the
Chronicle The increase in the acreage
this season is 9.76 per cent, ana me
crop is later than last season, especlal y
i'm Texas. Clear warm weather Is repo tsd
from the Southwest, with showers In IN :
Atlantic States. After the reop nlnS q
Manchester on Monday the markets ale
expected to assume d more natural Phase
New York. June murphy 20. say
Cotton in Liverpool advanced l-S2d on
spots. rniddling 2S-32d; sales, 5000 bales.
Futures opened l to points higher
weakened to slightly under yesterday
close. but ended 1-64d above yesterday on
old and unchanged on new crops, These
advices were regarded unfavorable' when
with an absence of further rains in IeXas
and the Chronicle estimating an increase
i'm the cotton acreage this season OF S74
per cent. caused some selling by longs, but
on complaints of too much rain in Mem
phis and portions of Mississippi a great
demand developed both for shorts ana long
account. which caused a recovery Inc
quotations at this writing are ABOVE yes
terdav's close with tone quiet. We con-
strue the Chronicles report as buItsh ana
should cause our market TO DO better.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08

prices was discounted. The Iron stocks
were rather firm on the supposition that
the cut in prices has brought step near
er the resumption of the expected buying
demand Many alai mist ports were cur
relt concerning the Nor hwe stern wheat
crop. The continued heaviness Of foreign
stock markets on account Of the comph-
GATORS in China had a sympathetic eff
feet here The Hing of stocks for Lon
don was sufficient to cause fractional
advance in cable transfers in London.
The wee ky statements of the foreign
government banks disclosed a conserVa-
tive policy still in force. The Bank or
England returns show only $600,Oo in
loans repaid to the bank in spite Of the
Disbursement of government deposits to
the amount OF over s. OC0 COO and pre-
vaiing private rate of discount well be-
low the bank tate. AS the eank is sun
losing Id for export. the governors re-
Trained from reducing the rate of dis
unit. The Bank of France has resumed
its policy of both note ard lean contrac-
ticn. which was interrupt last week,
and in spite of a gain in gold of $2,72O,-
0)c, it has decreased its note circulation
over S25, 100000, and co 7tracted its out
standing leans over s4S co., C0. In Berlin
there were forced sales of mining shares,
and a reflection of the same policy OF re-
trenchment. In New York on the con-
trary money continues in very light de-
mand, and increas ng sup sly. The bond
arket was quiet and irregular. Total
sales par value $l,5S00 900.
All United States bonds declined 4 per
cent. in the bid price ccpt the IS.
Total sales of stocks to-day were 1885,
101 shares, including: Atchison, 5,495; do
Preferred IS $50; Missouri Pacific, 1890
Northern Pacific, $780, Pennsylvania, o.
SO: St Paul, 1855; Union Pacific, 9742
American Tobacco $50 Brooklyn Tran
sit 10 1876; Sugar, 16,4s0.
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TURrENTINE AGAIN DROPS.
THE CLOSING FIRM AT A DROP OF
u CENT A GALLON.

Rour Grades of Rosin Advance and
abe HLnrket Closes Firm-Cotton
FutarGs Six Points Higher TO Four
PoIIsts Net Lower-Estimate of In
creTse'a Acreage Imparts a DecIin-
ing Tendency-LOcal and TeIe-
graiehis Markets.
Morning News Office, June THE fea-
ture OF the markets to-day was the de-
cline il, spirits turpentine, and the advance
i'm four grades of rosin. 1t begins to look
like turpeatine will drop considerably be-
fore tfse bottom is struck, judging from
the drop IF y cent to-day, which was
contrary 10 the expectations of many of
the trade. Grades H. 1. K and NJ or ros-
ms advanced five cents, at which the
market WAS bulletined firm. While busl-
ness wis in moderate volume, the demand
was r6eortued fairly good.
The 'aottsn market dropped a cent on
all grades The New York futures mar
ket slinwid weakness owing to the
Chroniane's acreage estimate, which shows
an incieasss of 9,76 per cent to A,6 900
acres. This tended TO impart a weakness
under svhich prices declined some. The
wholesale markets were steady and active.
with MIA Juotable changes. The minor
marketr vEpre steady with a fair demand
prevailing. The following resume of the
different markets will show the tone and
quotations at the closing to-day;
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08
ocEAN rrfEIHTs.

OTTON-Savannah TO Boston, ne,
bale. 81 %; 10 New York. per bale, 81 %:
TO Philadelphia. per bale, Sl.oO: 10 Balti.
more. per baie, 500; via New York
Bremen, 50c: Genoa. Soc; Liverpool, 4Jc:
Reva. zoe direct Bremen. 42c.
LUMRER-By Saii-Freight strong. ga.
vannah 10 Baltimore, per NJ. $5.75; to Phil.
adclphia SCO0; TO New York. s67J: 10
Boston and Portland. 81 0od7. rs: to Ha.
vona, $40; 10 st. Jonn. ". b.. 81. 90: cross
Ties. a feet base, 10 Baltimore, i5c; to
Philadelphia. lie; TO New York. iSc.
BY STEAM-Lumber-fSa Savannah to Bal
t.more, $3.50; to Philadelphia, IS 90; to New
York, $500; 10 dock 1915; Iightered--tc
Boston, TO dock. $S.25.
l. NAVAL SToRES-The market is firm
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THE RICE MARK EFT.

Penorts about the new crop are not er
encoiIraring. Certain limited sections n
Carolina and Louisiana are doing fnely'
but I'm the main. contrary conditions have
beeen experienced and a late harvest may
be expected. Proposed legislauoo in L9ui =
lana TO regulate and control tie sale
rental and distribution Of water t-r me
purpose OF irriga ion, if taken s.r-ously'
NAV result in a greatly reduced Outcome.
II wound seem most unfortunate if by
roas son of the uncertainty the yield Is 10
be curtailed. especially in view Of added
markets in newly acquired territory,
and the high average range OF values
thereby assured for erything-"sood.
had and indifferent'-the coming sc 'son.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08
NAVAL STORES.

Thursday. June T.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-The price Of
turpentine again declined, the closing pc
tna arm, al a. cents. O decline of Y cent
below Wednesdays closing. Transactions
of go casks were reported al the opening
At This price. which constituted the official
business for the day The demand was
reported to b fairly good for urpenune
hnth for foreign and domestic shipment
To what extent the declines viii go is
more doubtful than ever. II will no. be
surprising 10 many If The market drops
The receipts to-day we're $780, sales 200,
and the exports A,ll3.
RoSINs-The feature Of the naval stores
market to-day was The advance of hve
certs at the opening on gredes II, !, Is, NJ
The market was posted firm at the ad-
vance. and the demand kept business
moving along moderately we'll The re
ceiots were 4,O54. sales 1885 and the ex-
ports none. The following were the quo
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08
my GOODS.

New York. June 7.-Business is still very
quiet in all departments in dry goods.
some houses report slight improvement
in the general demand, but no orders OF
any volume are coming forward lh7
price situation is without change. Mesl
Sellers are meeting buyers readily at cur
rent quotations in both staple and fancy
lines of cotton and wooden goo1s. Pr mt
cloths continue inactive, with nothing do
ing in regulars.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08
COTTON.

The cotton market closed nominal to-
day at decline of Il cent. This was due
10 the uncertain condition of the leading
markets, and the very slow demand for
cotton locally. Spinners are well supplied,
so that the only hope of a revival is a
foreign demand. This is looked for al any
time. The receipts were 81 bales. against
147 last year. The stock to-day was 1850
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market, at
the Cotton Exchange to-day
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08
LiverpooI Cotton stntistlcs

Liverpool, June 7.-Following are the
weekly cotton statistics: Total sales OF
oil kinds, 5000 bales; total sales, Amen-
can. 24OOO English spinners taklnSs.
93,0O. Total export 200O. Import OF al
kinds. $4,000; import. American l"Voo.
STOCK Of all kinds. 544. 900; stock. American,
Az 600. Quantity afioat all kinds 49COO;
afoat. American, 10000. Total sales on
speculation, 200. Total sales to exporters
coo
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08

MoNEY-The demand keeps fairly I'd
with the supply.
FOREIGN ExCHANGE-Afarket is
steady. The commercial demand. s4seib:
sixty days. aSi; ninety days, As3:
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty DAYS.
5232s; Swiss. sixty days, 5.25ls; marks,
sixty days. % 5-16; ninety days SO 1916.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady:
banks are buying at par. and selling AZ
follows: Amounts to and including
SIS. 10 cents premium; $25 to $50, is cents:
500 to 5000. 25 cents 500 20 81 ,o00 u
premium; over $1,000, 81 per thousand.
SECURITIES-The market is fairly
steady, but dull and inactive.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08
Market-Nomlnal; sales 10.

Daily movements at OLneT
Calves ton-Easy; middlns, size; net re-
ceipts. 81; gross receipts, 50; stock, 1890.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling. S7sc; net
receipts. 535; gross receipts, SIS; sales, L.,
90; stock, S0,17s.
Mobile-Nominsl; middling, 13-16c net
receipts, 32; gross receipts, SO2; stock,
b,5a6.
harleston-Nominal; stock $3.50.
Whining ton--Nomina; net receipts, 5;
gross receipts. 81 stock 2,535.
Norfolk-Nominal; middling. S7sc; net
receipts, 300; gross receipts, 800; stock, s.,
oS6
Baltimore-N Nominal; middling, SC; gross
receipts. 1856; stock, 6,246.
New York-Quet; middling. s7sc; gross
receipts. 4ss; sales. 300; stock, 74o0S.
Boston-Dull; middling s7sc; net re-
ceipts, so; gross receipts 400
Philadelphia-Quiet; mddling 9lsc;
stock, 8, 5H.
Pensaoola-Net receipts, 600: gross re-
ceipte. 800. H.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling. sac; net re-
ceipts, 90; gross receipts, SO; sales, S2;
stock, 1884.
Memphis-steady: middlng, sssc; net re-
ceipts, 76; gross receipts. IS; sales, 2J;
stock, 32,0s7
St. Louis-Duu; middlng. sac; net re-
ceipts, 80; gross receipts, 129; stock, 49,,
SIS.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling &c; net re-
ceipts, 60; gross receipts, 60; sales. 100;
stock. 10,16l.
Houston-Quiet; middling, Size net re-
ceipts. 8; gross receipts, 6; sales, %; stock,
1856.
Louisville-Firm; middling, sc.
Exports of cotton this day
Galvest on-Coa ILL.,
New characteristics $50.
Mobile-Coastwise. 305.
Norfolk-Coastwise "a
New York-To the continent. los.
Pensacola-To the continent, 900.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To the continent, 1905.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 1866; to
the continent. ga.
Total foreign exports since Sept. |, 1899:
To Great Britain. 21iS,5l7; to France, $685.
625; to the continent, 2,579,01.
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The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08

market quiet, at 45c; sales none Rosin
quiet, unchenged sales none.
Wilmington, June splits turpentine
steady, 44a441ac; receipts, 81 casks. Rosin
steady, S.0Sa1.10; receipts 49, barrels
Crude turpentne quiet 81 SoGz. so; receipts,
81. Tar firm, $40; receipts, l04.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08
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 once. No 81 Broadway.
Of1ces In principal cities throughout tins
South. Write for our Market Manual ana
book containing instructions for traders
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08

Trains arrive at Savannah from North
p M; from Nor hwest-No q. 5 a. m; f,
No A, 1927 p. m; No. Go. $50 p m.
Trains 81 and a carry through Pulm
dining car between Savannah and Haml
southbound, and dinner and supper on 4
Trains y and Sc carry through Pulma
to Washington
For full Informs ton apply to
r. " PETERSON. T. P. A.,
w P. SCRUGGS. P. & T. A.,
D. c. ALLEN, c. T. A. Bull ard Liber
W. r. MCINTYRE. D. r. A. West Bro
A. o. MACDONELL, G. P. A, L. A. 8
Trains leave from union depot. corner
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08
SOUTH AND FLORIDA FONTS,

and East-No q. 500 a. m. No, 81 2:57
ON Florida points. Brunswick and Darien
IN sleeper and day coach to New York,
[. serving breakfast and dinner on 81,
northbound
sleeper 90 New York and day coaches
Bull and Bryan streets, opposite Pu-
laski and Screven Hotels.
~ streets, opposite De Soto Hotel.
adj and Liberty streets
HIPMAN. A. G. P. A. Jacksonville.
West Broad and Liberty streets.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08

New York, June Money on call Easy
AZ l%q2 per cent; last loan. IA per ce. 4;
prime mercantile paper 3ikG4 rer cent.
Sterling exchange firm. with actual Ia l.
ness in bankers bills at 81 SIS for Gema d
and at As412 for 60 days pos ed a cs
81 s512 and 81 Ss1a: commercial bills. 4.s3k
G5s3% Silver certificates, e0d6c; bar sill
YER Goc; Mexican dollars. 47iac. Govern
ment bonds weak; state bends siroag;
railroad bonds IRE gular.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08

medium size vessels. Rosin--cofk for or
ders. IS per barrel of $40 pounds and 5 per
cent. primage. Spirits, Is Sd per 40 gsllouA
gross and per cent. primage. Larger
vessels. rosin. 2s Sd; spirits. Is. Steam
lie per 100 porndt on sos.n; 2liac on spirits,
Savannah Il Boston, and sxc on, rosin.
and 19c on spirits to New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08

Liverpool, June I, p nn.-Cotton quiet,
prices 1-32d higher: American mid1ling
ordinary. 4 21-32d ordinary. 1924. The
sales Of the day were 1000 bales, Of wach
800 were for speculation and export AMI
included $500 American. Receipts. Q 600
bales: no American.
Futures opened steady and closed quiet
at the advance. American midding. low
niddling clause; June. 4.5id buyers; June
July. 4.4sd buyers: July-August, 4.iGd buy
ers; August-September 1894 buyers; Sep
tennbcr-october. 4.25d sellers; october-No-
vember. 414d415d value; November-De-
cember. 4.iid sellers; December-January,
4,Ved sellers; Janvary-Februaryr AVG
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note.-These quotations are revised
daily, and are kept near as possible
in accord with the prevailing wholesale
prices. Official quotations are not used
when they disagree with chg prices whole
salers ask.
Country and Northern Produce.
POULTRY-The market Is steady. Quo
tations: Half-g-own. 35a50c per pair;
three-qucrters grown. 55G60c per pair;
full-grown fowls (hensl. 65Q70c per pair;
ROSTERS, 40c per pair; turkeys, Sl.25d2 so
per pair; geese. 75cq$l.o0 per pair; ducks,
b06fG5c per pair.
EGGS-The market is steady at lie.
BUrTER-The tone # the market -
steady Quota tons: Extra GairieS zoe;
extra Elgins, &c.
CHEESE-Market firm: fancy fun
cream cheese. 12qlSc for 25-pound aver
ONIONS Egyptian, $27503.Oo sack;
crate, S125; New orleans, N.JOq175 sack
GO pounds.
PoTAToEs-Northern. old sacks. s175
f1.9O.
BEANs-Navy or peas. s225d2.5O per
Early vegetables.
IRISH POTATOES-New. No. l, 81 cog
1925 per barrel; No 2, $l.O0d1 %
SNAP BEANs-Round, 25c crate; fiat,
&c: wax. 25c.
CUCUMBERs-Per crate. s100d125.
ECU FLAN A-fiail paireI cra' B. SI'ooV
sQUAsH-Dul at 5Ocds1 90 per crate.
CABBAGE-Per barrel crate. 81 7Jd2.25.
AWBERRIES-Loca stock. 5nsc
per quart.
Brendstuns, Hay ana Grain.
FLOUR-Market easy: patent. $40;
straight, 50. 3d. fancy, 500; family 81. 40.
MEAL PeafbY per barrel So 50; per sack,
$40; city meal, per back. bottled. $1.l21a1
115. uatar ground 81 19iLc5t *. ritT crist
saots =, M Taar, crist IIna,',y. SIS.
800 90 x - go e. ~. Pea
1900 e. o. go
S @'iqS Man, arm. white ,oh ,o,.
90, darIoed 10 81 "'''-' Jo' 'o'S'
or Me-, Sto,1, ao..,,s ~.
~. = ~" iS Ne' ''e''S' "e'n'"u ia-F'
Foncy IT,
choice
CA ~,
Fair
otTsNo ,,,,xcd corioad oo1,3..
,ote ga, MI" t,re Is1 -, % 90 oos Jop
Sec cars. ssc 100 '' ~ L P0u'''''
DpH ~ "a, =, m. -,
HGX ,iorI.a ~, .,r go r lots' Soc'
o.. oarload re-. S ooo "es'er"' 'oD o's'
'''' , 49, io'S; ~
-. I'M" A"ru'
BACON-Ma"ket hrm smoked clear
SIDES sac; dry sailed clear sides. sac; bel
Hes S.sc.
HAMS-SuSar cured. i2Ih113Hc.
LAHD-Market hrm; pure, IN tierces.
sac; oO-pound tins. Sssc; compound. in
uerces. 6s4c; 50-pound aims. 7c.
surur ma Cofrea
s,,c., -, :,
70, 10 % % mae e a"o'aoons:
Cr,shea % n,sN., y -. %. IS
:, Iusntu ,'''''''''o'ae S0nitctlohers' 40 s.
row1sreo - 90 Mhlte extra Con-
poSu SS I ,, - '.'.'''' u
%" si""ui"'eu - Ioipeh - '''.... .0..5
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08

4.OSd sellers; February March, 4.07d byers.
New Orleans, June 7.-Cotton futures
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08

New York, June 7.-Flour more active
and tirmer holders asking sQl1Oc advance
on all grades. Winter straights, s.. 4odp
3.50 Minnesota patent, s3.eOd3. 90. Rys
flour steady. Corn meal quiet. Rye s1nll.
CONTINUED on Sixth Paeel. ~ NJ
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08

Note-These quotations are revised
daily, and are kept near as possible
in accord with the prevailing wholesale
prices Official quotations are NOT used
when they disagree with chg prices whole
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08
Plant System.

eridian Time-one Hour Slower Than city Tin.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-08

]. II. Po!hcmus, T. P. A. (:
h. w. WRENN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-26
ARRIVES
HERE FROM LAYSAN
Was Blown From Her Anchor
age Man Overboard-Spen-
GERS Sou Returns.

The bark Ceylon, the vessel which
brought Captain Joseph Spencer ana
his wife up from Laysan Island not SO
very long ago. together with about
thirty Japanese Iaborers who had made
trouble in the island, arrived in port
yesterday morning from the lonely lit
tie Pacific isle with about five hum
dred tons of fertilizer. She dropped
Ect anchor in the stream about 10
clock and her passengers came
ashore.
Captain Spencer's son returned on
the Ceylon, as did also white luna,
Varghn by name, besides nine Japan
Sc laborers.
Captain Weller is the master of the
c.! lon. and takes his wife and little
sor with him wherever ne goes. The
Ceylon came away from Laysan lit
tie sooner than was expected. The
last few days of her stay there were
anything but pleasant on account of
the heavy seas and strong northerly
inds.
The wind blew so hard and the
sea ran so high. one night that the
Ce'yIon lost her chains and a heavy
Favser. was driven from her anchor
age. and was forced to put to sea for
two days before ii was safe for her TO
again venture near the island. After
returning to her anchorage, the load
ing of the Ceylon was resumed. But
the sea was altogether too rough. A
barge was driven against the steam
launch. and the launch disabled, and
this made it difficult matter to go
ah-ad with the loadinS. Finally the
Ccylon was ordered to return to Homo
lulu.
The bark left Laysan Island on Octo-
bel IL, although she lad not a full
cargo by any means
On the passage down John Olsen, a
native of Sweden, took il into his head
To fall overheard. He was forward in
the headgear at the tine. Somehow
or other he lost his hold and fell into
The water. striking the chains as he
dropped. Fortunately, ii was daylight
and the mate. Mr.. Elton, saw him fall
Then the vessel was moving very slow.
~. about four knots an hour, an6
C'sen could swim well enough ordi.
stunned by his fall. AS 1t was, the
mate moved quickly and threw Olser
line and picked him up at the mizzer
rigging.
| Some Laysan Island canary birds
were brought back on the Ceylon
Max Schlemmer is i'm charge of Lay
san Island with a gang of about TWEEN
Iy-five Japanese.