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The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-29
hardware ana Building Supplies.

Hardware and Building Supplies.
LIME, CALCIUM. PLASTER AND
CONGRATULATIONS and Georgia lime In
special calcined p.aster, 800 per barrel;
hair, 4d5c. Rosedale cement, $1.201l1 25;
carload lots, special; Portland cement, re-
tail. 225; carload lots, S2.00a2.20
OII-Atarket steady; demand fair; sig.
nal 45G5Oc; West Virginia black 96I12c
lard. 5sc; neatsfoot, 604l7O: machinery. 16
d2Sc; linseed oil, raw, Coo; boiled sc:
Kerosene, prime white. 12c; water white,
l3c; Pratts astral l4c; deodorized stove
gasoline. drums, u15c; empty. oil barrels,
delivered. Soc.
sHoT-Drop. $3.50; B. B. and large, s17S;
chilled. $1.75.
IRON-Market very steady; Swede, SIC.
NAH S-Cut $3.50 base; wire, $3.50 base.
GIJNPOWDER-Per keg, Austin crack
shot, $500; half kegs. $2.25; quarter Kegs,
s125; champion ducking, quarter kegs,
S225; Dupont and Hazard smokeless, half
kegs, S11.35; quarter kegs $5.75; 1-pound
canisters, $10O; less % per cent; Trois-
dorf snnokeless powder. f-pound cans, 81;
10-pound cans. SOC pound,
Cotton Baggins and Ties.
BAGGING-Market firm; jute. "a
pound, S3sc; large lots, S1ac; small lots,
2-pound. TIC; sea island bagging, l2hc.
TIES-Standard 45-pound arrow. large
lots, s1.3O; small lots $l.S3
Bacon, Hams and Lard.
BACON-Market firm; d. s. =. r. sides
Sc; d. s. Bellies, SIC CEastern). accord
ing to average size; d. $. bellies. SIC;
(Western); smoked C. r. sides. SIC.
HAMS-Sugar cured, 1lhQ12hc.
LARD-Pure, in tlerces. sac: in So
pound tins and sO-pound tubs. sac;
compound, in tierces. SIC; 50-pound tins,
and S0-pound tubs. &c.
miscellaneous.
FISH-Mackerel half-barreis, No 1,
So; No. Z. 81; No. g. s5.75 kits. No l. $1.25;
No. 2. $115; No. g. S5c. Goldfish. l.
pound bricks, &c; 2-pound bricks. SIC;
smoked herring per box. 18020c Dutch
herring. in kegs, slOO; new mullets. half
barrels. 1915.
SYRUP-Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup buying at 26G2Sc; selling
at 2s0S0c; sugar house at 101l5c.
HoNEY-Fair demand; strained. in bar
rels, 55G60c gallon.
High wines basis, $iH
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INVESTM ENTS.

1900 Georgia Az per cent. Bonds, due
1915.
5000 Georgia Az per cent. Bonds, due
1916.
600 Alabama Glass A Bonds due 1906
25. 600 Augusta Slk Bonds, due 1929.
10000 Savannah per cent. Bonds dua
1909.
1900 Macon per cent. Bonds due 1922
y, 600 Middle Georgia and Atlantic First
Mortgage per cent, due 1877.
25.0OO Eatonton Branch Railroad Com
many First Mortgage per cent. duo 1925
And other stocks and bonds for sale by
JOHN w. DICKEY,
Augusta. Ga.
SEND FOR LISTS.
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MONEY MARKET.

New York, Jan. 2S.-Money on call
steady at 1slG2 per cent Prime mercan-
tile paper SiaGAh per cent. Sterling ex-
change firm with actual business In
bankers bills al $i.s75s for demand. and
at N.Si04. slis for sixty days. Posted
rates. A.Siiagi.S5 and Sl.ssis. Commercial
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DuY GOODS.

New York, Jan. 2S.-The dry-goods mar
ket has not opened with any particular
spirit this week, but business is as good
as the daily average of lost week. No
damage can be noted in any Inc of tia lie
cot,ons, the ex ilement in the cotton
market in January d liveries having no
effect. Print cloths are quiet and I'M
White goods are generally
steady. Silks continue dull at previous
prices
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NAVAL STORES.

SPIRITS TURPENTINE-The turpen-
tine market clio ed firm at SIC to-day, with
sa.es of a good lot. At the opening Sc
casks were reported sold, and at the clos
ing further sales OF 375. The Standard Oil
Company was buyer. The receipts were
sos, and the exports 1913.
ROSINS-The rosin market Closed firm
and unchanged, with good business do
ing. Sales at the opening were 2,042, and
at the closing 2551. Receipts, 4,707 and
the exports S,l63 Prices as follows:
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S0V0nn01 RQDk Z Trust Go.
Capital $3.50, 00J.

JOSEPH d. WEED. President.
JOHN c. ROWLAND. Vice President
WM. F. McCAULEY. Cashier.
A general Banking and Exchange bus
mess transacted.
Savings Department interest computed
quarterly
Accounts of merchants, banks and cor
porations solicited
American Express Company's letters of
credit issued available in all parts of the
world.
Collections carefully made and promptly
accounted for.
SAFETY deposit boxes and storage vaults
for rent.
correspondence invited.
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ssc net decline. January. as; May. 44ssc;
July, Arc.
oats-spot, dull; No 2, sO1kc; options
dull and easier with corn.
Beef, quiet.
Cut meats. steady; picked hams, SisQ
SIC.
Lard. firm; Western steamed. 81 50; re-
fined, hrmer; continent. $500; South
American, $500; compound, 5i5@5Mc
Pork. steady; family, s1500d1575; short
clear, $13 75a16 90.
Butter steady; Creamery, 16@22c; fac
tory. 1l91ic; state dairy 14Q20c.
Cheese, steady; large fall made. 11iz@
11i@c; small fall mad. l1AQl2c.
Eggs, easy; state and Pennsylvania, 0&
d2lc.
Potatoes. dull; Jerseys. s1.25a175; New
York, S1.5O9i.S7lz Long Island $17oG20o;
Jersey SWEETS. $l.75Q300.
Tallow steadler.
Petroleum, quiet
Resin, steady
Turpertine. dull, 40d40isc
Rice, steady.
Molasses, Il ady.
Cabbage, quiet; freights to Liverpool
dull.
Coffee futures opened steady and
points lower, stea led up en- covering.
but again ca ed off and G. te dy
with prices net unchanged to 5 points
lower. Total sales Is 800 g.. i1cludi q
February. s. 49, March. IS IS; May. S5.55.
Coffee-Spot, Rio, quiet; No. invoice,
7c; mild. dull; Ccrdova. Sq12ikc.
Sugar-Raw, quiet and barely steady;
fair refining SIC; cenirifuTal 96 test,
re; molasses sugar. SIC; refined quiet.
COTTON SEED owl.
New York, Jan. 2s.-cotton seed oil quiet
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upset at those extraordinary fluctuations,
and transactions were limited. Receipts
at the senli-week,y interior towns were
larger than last week or asst year, though
the New Orleans estimate was small.
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10 ME NoRTH AND WEsr

I"III9 dITINt NhNaNndh as fOIIOWs'
NO. 50 daily from New York and Wash
ington, $50 a. m.
No. 80 daily except Monday, from Now
York and Washington 1920 a. m.
No. IS daily from New York and Wash
ington. sos p. m
All trains arrive and depart from the
Plant System station.
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New Orleans, Jan. 2S.-Cotton futures
closed quiet and steady.
January ....943d9.44l June .... IS. 1898. 30
February .92SQ9.29i July e. ..... 9.1S
March ..927Q9.2Sl August -. 8 seas. SO
April ....926Q9.27l September .s.2iGS.27
May :. ..... 9.22
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ESTABLISHED 1872.
HENRY BEER. BERTRAND BEER.
EDGAR Ii. BRIGHT.
H. & B. BEER,
Cotton Merchants,
NEW ORLEANS.

Members of: New Or cans Cotton En-
change. New York Cotton Exchange, and
Associate Members Liverpool Cotton AS
ISOLATION.
Special attention given TO the execution
Of contacts for future delivery In cotton
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senbORrd Securities.

Bait more. Jan. rs -Seaboard common.
9%a1O; preferred 27a27h Bonds, fours,
69d69l4.
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bills 81. sshd4.s3s4. Silver certificates, 6sss
I65c. Bar silver. 6lisc Mexican dollars,
4Sc. Government bonds steady. State bonds
firm. Railroad bonds easier.
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Rosin firm, unchanged.
Wilmington, N. c., Jan. 2S.-Spirits tur-
pentine steady, unchanged, receipts 81
casks
Resin firm, $12Od125; receipts, 70.
Crude turpentine steady $1.90 and 81. 80;
receipts, 10.
Tar firm $1.30; receipts, 446.
New Orleans, Jan. 28.-Receipts: Rosin
S62 barrels; turpentine, 20; exports none.
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COTTON,

The spot cotton market closed quiet and
unchanged, Notwithstanding the rise in
the New York futures market. Sales of
l67 bales were reported on the spot. Ow-
ing to the disturbance following the up
heaval in New York, as told in the local
columns, business was doubtless restrict
ed more than it would otherwise have
been Good middling f. o. b. ruled quiet
around SIC, with moderate business do
ing.
The following were the Official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
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SEA ISLAND COTTON.
FLUCTUATIONS IN FuTuREs.

New York, Jan. 2S.-Cotton futures open
ed steady at the decline and closed quiet
and steady. Prices as follows.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note-TheSe quotations are revised daily,
and are kept as near as possible In ac-
cord with the prevailing wholesale prices.
Official quotations are not used when
they disagree with the prices wholesalers
ask.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-29

NUTs-Almonds, Tarragona, Ice: Ivicas,
Ice; walnuts, French, lie; Naples, 12hc;
pecans, 12c; Brazils, 14c; flberts. 13c; as
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-29

Dally Movements at Other Ports
Talveston-Steady; middling. 7-16; net
receipts, s.127; gross, S.127; sales, 1910;
stock, l6S. sos.
New orieans-steedy; middIing, s1s; net
receipts lO,5S9; gross, 1858; stock, 366, 527.
Moolle-Quiet; middling, sic; net re-
32,3.2 -'''
CharIeston-Steady; middling. e% net
'eGTipts lis; gross. l.21s; stock 1891.
"lmington-Firm; middling, 915; net re-
'elpts, AL; gross, 42l; stock, $40.
MOTTO k-Quiet; middling, 91a; net re-
'eIpts, 1855; gross, 1885; stock, 26s15.
ooI DaItl nore-Nominal; middling, TO- gross
@59; stock, 14,7l7
view fork-lrregular; middNng, II: net
stock, 1l5751.
boston-Dull; middling, 1O3s; net re-
eelp's' lN2 gross, 1851.
raaaIIa uelphia-Firm; middling, 1919; net
nnopls %; gross, So; stock 6,7T
q, 20 Arthur-Net receipts, 100; gross,
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
aug usta-Quiet; middling, 9Ss; net re-
ee i to Ssl; gross, 5Sl; sales, S64; stock,
Ne. NIlemphis-ouiet; middling. sk; net re-
Isl 1877 ''1' '''0' SaIes' @'7oV' s'ooA'
81 Louis-Quiet; middling, 9Ik; net re-
rs LBS; gross, 800; stock 75.64S.
CInclnnau-Quiet; middling, 9ss; net re-
us, 45i; gross, 461; stock. 1883.
oI,louston-Easy; midd.ing 9 7-16: net re-
,oa pig S65S; gross, S.e5S; sales, $40: stock.
t-ouisVlAe-Firm; middling. 95s.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Ealveston-Coastwise. 1863
,,e# Or eans-Coastwise, 4,150.
Mooiie-Coastwise, 100.
SaVannah-Coastwise, 6.134.
mington-Coastwise. 500.
%ot loik-Coastwise, SAP.
tinent. %. ''''''' -''O'' CUT
rort Arlhur-To the continent. 1.7Oo.
a. foreign exports frcm all ports this
unent 1.72s ''''' - '''e ''''-
e.. ga foreign exports from all ports thus
10 I'M, ms week: To Great Britain. san:
rance $500; 10 the continent. 1852.
,,' V.aI foreign exports since Sept. 1. 1900:
., ~ Great Britain, 1862 $50: 10 France, 4eg
we 20 The continent. 1881, s37.
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LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE TO CLOSE.
NEW ORLEANS CoTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, Jan. 2S.-The Cotton Ex-
change will be closed on Saturday, Feb. 2.
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ARRIVALS OF TRAINS

Magnificent Pullman buffet sleeping car
service 20 Washington. Baltimore. Phila-
delphia and New York: also to Jackson
vile and Tampa.
DING cars from Jacksonville to Hamlet
and Richmond to New York.
Buffet parlor cars Savannah to Mont
gomery.
For additional information apply 70
Ticket Office, Bull and Bryan streets.
Phone %.
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MURPHY g. CO INC,

Board of Trade Building, Savannah.
frlVate leased wires direct to New
1orK, Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON. STOCKS AND GRAIN.
New York Office. No. 81 Broadway.
Ofhces In principal cities throughout
the South Write for our NJ 1rket Manual
and book containing instructions for
traders.
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90 rs, cou ..1l0Ia No. Pa. IS 49,. 1;3
90 new 4s,reg .l36% do do As .....1OSis
do new is,cou.l 1873. Nj. & o. As go. 90iA
do old Is, reg. 11SIslN. Y, c. g. St.
do old As. cou1lSl6l L. As 80. 80. 1854
40 6s, reg. .l10isl n. & w. con.4s .l0Ols
DO 5s, cou. .1112, Ore. Nav. lists
ID. Of c. Cos .125 bid .... 80. 100
Atch. gen. Is 103hl do do As -. 1885
do adjt. As =. 80 Ore. S. Line 6s
c. of G. con. IS. 99% bid $50. ......12sl6
do list inc. 49,. 60 do do con. 5s..ll6ik
do End inc. e. ZOE Read. Gen. As :. 94A
Can. So. ends ..l1O r. G. w. lists $685.
c. o. 4las ..l05A st. l.. & lr. NJ,
do do IS ..,.13l con. 5s bid lib
c. & NV. st. l.. & S. +.
con. rs 1894 gen. IS .......12S
do do S. f. st. p. cons ...19O
Deb. 5s ......124 st. p. C. & p.
Chi Term. Is =. 95A lists bid ,....., .1lsh
Col So. As -. S5A do do IS, bid. 1875
ID. & r. G. 4s.10l So. Pa. Is .... So
Erie Gen. As .. S3is So. Ry. 5s $500. 1l35s
f. w. e. d. C. 8. Rope & T. Is. IS
lists -. ...... so I. & p. lists -. .1l6si
Gen. Elec Is .l574l do do ends 49,. 9S
Iowa Cen. lists. 1l6is Tn. Pa. As ......106
l.. & N. 101 Wabash lists 1885
Mo, X. &c T. do ends, bid .1O9l2
ends ..... go. 80 West Shore As Ills
do do As $50. 9Sis Wis. Cen. As see. S7sz
N. Y. c. lists Va. Cen. bid ... 90
New York, Jan. 2S-Standard Oil 1860
500
New York, Jan. 2s.-Consoiidated Gas
closed 1884,
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Official quotations are not used when
they disagree with the prices wholesalers
ask.
Country and Northern Produce.
POULTRY-The market is steady. QUO
grown, 4OQ45c; three-fourths grown, S5q
6Oc hens, 65d75c; ROSTERS, 4OQ50c; ducks.
5OQ75c; geese, 75c0$.00.
EGGS-Fresh candled, IS TO 19c.
BUTTER-The tone of the market is
firm: Quotations: Cooking, 19c; New
York state dairy, 22c; extra ElGins, 25c.
CHEESE-Market firm; fancy full
cream cheese, 13%G14c for 20 to 22-pound
averages; 2S to So-pound averages. 1SIAc.
Early Vegetables.
IRISH POTATOES-Northe s2O0G2.25
sack.
CABBAGE-69sc per head; barrels. 1925
d250.
oNIoNs-Red and yellow, in barrels.
500.
Breadstuff, Hay and Grain.
FLoUS-Market steady; patent, $40;
straight, 800; fancy, 1915; family, $3.50.
MEAL-Pearl. per barrel. $3.50; per
sack, $40 city meal per sack, boiled,
sacks, $l.15; pearl grits, Hudnuts, per bar
rel, S2.7o; per sack, $l25; sundry brands,
S1.15l1.2O.
CORN-MarlSet firm; white. Job lots,
&c; carload lots, Coo; mixed corn. job lots,
C0c carload lots, SIC.
RICE-Market steady; demand good;
fancy head. &c; fancy. 5kc
II lme ........... '...................'b
Good ............. .4R@4%
Fair ............" ...............".4 4iA
Common ..,.....,. ........,.............3ls
OATS-No. mixed, carload. 36c; job
lots. CSC; white clipped. cars. 4Oc; job
42c: spring seed, Acc. in job lots.
BRAN-Job lots. $1C0; carload lots, Csc.
HAY-Market steady; No. timothy
job. s1k@$l 90; cars, CSC; No. 2, 9214Q95c;
job, 90c, cars.
Sugar and Coffee.
SUGAR
Cut loaf .........613 Diamond A ......5.7s
Crushed go. LIB Confectioners A.5.5s
Powdered zee. ..5sSl White Extra C..5.2S
xxx Pow'd ..592 Extra c ..........5.23
Graduated ..5.7S GoldenSC ."......503
Cubes ..... .....o.9Z Yeliows ....4SS
Mould A .......6.O3
COFFEE
Mocha ...... 20 CT Prime No. 3 ...l0lkc
lava 49,. ....26 G. Good No. LILO C
peaberry -. Ia cl Fair No. ...... SIC
Fancy No. ! ....llhci Ordinary NO. g.. 3
Choice, No 2 ..lOAcl Common No. z Slsc
salt, Hiues ana WOOL.
sALT-Demand is fair and the market
steady: carload lots, 100 pound burlap
sacks. 47c; l0O-pound co ton sacks, 4sc,
11O-pound hurlap sacks, Size; 110-pound
cation sacks 52l5c; l25-pound burlap
sacks. 5slhc; 125-pound cotton sacks, 59lsc;
200 pound buriap sacks, Slc.
HIDEs-Market firm; dry flint lie;
drv salt l2c; green sailed. &c.
WOOL-Numinal; prime Georgia, free
NJ sand burs and black wool, 19c; black,
fsc. bury 10c. Wax, Csc; taiiow, Sisc.
Deer skins zoe.
Dried and Evapornted Fruits.
APPLEs-Evaporate eA97c; sun dried.
5iAd6c.
nectarires, l0c.
RAIsINs-L. L., $500 imperial cabinets,
90 %. loose 50-pound ooxes, Sc a pound
PEACHES-Evaporate peeled, 171zc;
unpeeled. S%69c.
-Evaporated. sac.
Fruits and Nuts.
APPLEs-Northern variety fancy Bald
vim. SO 50n3.15.
ANGEs-(Fla) S2.25a3.OO.
BANANAS--$i 0olt1.JO
TENONS-Market steady. al S3.OO0f3. rs.
cOCOANUT5-S3.J % per 100.
PRtrNEs-i0s to sos. l0c; sos 10 sos, sikc
COS to 7Os, &c; 7Os 10 Scs 6lzc; S0s to 90s. &c;
COS and zoos. SEC.
PEANUTS-Ample stock. fair demand;
market firm; fancy haud-picked. Vir-
einia, per pound. 4lAc; hand-piclSed, Viz
ginia, extras 4c; n. c. seed peanuts. &C.
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IN Southern
ON Railw ay

Trans arrive and depart Savannah on
SUN MERRIAM time-one hour slower THAI
city time.
schedule in effect Dec 9. 1900.
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THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
Trains Nos. 81 and 49, New York and
Florida Limited" Solid train COM osed
exclusively of Compartment, Observation
and Drawingroom Sleeping Cars between
New York and Savannah. Dining cars
serve all meals en- route.
Trains SO and 81 daily. NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA EXPRESS, Vestlbulcd
limited trains with Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars between Savannah
and New York. Connects at Washington
with Colonial Express for Boston. Pull
man sleeping cars between Charlotte
and Richmond and Charlotte and Nor
folk. Dining cars serve all meals be-
tween Savannah and Washington.
Trains IS and SO daily. THE UNITED
STATES FAST MAIL. Vestibuled linn
tied trains carrying Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars between Savannah
end New York. Dining cars serve all
meals between Savannah and Washing
ton. Also Pullman drawing room sleep
ing cars between Savannah and Cincin.
natl, through Ashevlle and THE Land
of the Sky"
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IN as 10 rates, schedules,

For Information as to rates, schedules,
etc, apply TO
r. S. CANNON, Sd v. p. and G. NJ.
s. II. HARDWlCK. G. p. A., Washing
ton. d. c.
w. II. TAYLoE. A. C. p. A.. Atlanta.
r. C. BLATTNER, Depot Ticket Agent,
Plant System station, Savannah, Ga.
JAS FREEMAN, C. p. g. T. A., Sa-
vannah. Ga. 141 Bull street. Phone $50
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Continued on Eighth Page
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MSADA vEs1IBuLEn
W's:ilSA.L, GII;l!;] LIMITED
WsRw TRAINS

DOUBLE DaIlY SERVICE
The short line to Norfolk, Washington.
baltimore, Philadelphia. New York and
the East.
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Country and Northern Produce.
,ream cheese. 13Aq14c for 20 to 22-pound
averages; 2S to S0-pound averages, 13hc.
Early Vegetables.

IRISH POTATOES-Northern s2O0a2.25
sack.
CABBAGE-6QSc per head; barrels. 1925
@2.50.
oNIoNs-Red and yellow. in barrels.
900
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Augusta. Macon, Atlanta,t
Athens, Montgomery, Co
- OpmI lumbus, Birmingham, Am "a 00am
lericus. Albany. Eufaulat
land Troy
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Arrive
Savannah.

Augusta, Macon, Atlanta,
45am lCovinglon, NJ lledgevil e, g 20pr
Americas, Albany and in
tefmediate points.
The times., 1901-05-05
THE PASSING SHOW.

Last season an energetic and entarnris-
ing vaudeville manager of Chicago snc-
ceeded in getting public curiosity ND to
fever heat in advertising an Offering as
The Girl With the Auburn Hair" Moth
ing more No hint as to whether IL was
playlet, song and dance turn. or a
ravishing beauty whose wonderful hair
had reached an advanced stage OF perfec-
tion-if such thing is possible-without
the ala OF the famous seven sisters When
at last it was announced that the suspense
was to be ended and that the anxious
We're to be given an opportunity to iudea
on their own account as to the merits OF
the Girl it is doubtful if a more curious
or eager audience ever filled theatre
Everybody knows now who and what
'The Girl With the Auburn Hair is
Last week patrons of the Grand were
pleased with the Girls" beautiful voice
and considerably mystified by the work
ing of the scenery. The setting is a diff
ferent one from the one used last year.
1t shows the exterior of "A church and
the Girl s. voice Is heard I'm a sacred
selection, with the soft mellow organ ac-
compartment The outer walls of the edi-
nee slowly fade away. revealing the sing
er, standing within the choir rail, robes
IN Surplice and gown and crowned with
the luxurious auburn hair which figures
so cOnsDicuously or the bills. When the
allotted number of songs has been rem
dered the singer gradually disappears, and
without realizing now II came about the
audience is left gazing at the blank outer
walls of the church. while the tones of
the organ die away and the act is fin
ished.
One afternoon last week a Times inter
viewer stumbled over coils of rope dOdged
drops and otherwise tempted fate in an
effort TO get to the singers dressing room
for a chat. The Girls real name is
Mrs. j. j. Murdoch. she having married
her manager shortly after starting on her
professional career two years ago
"Of course" she said. the act has beer
improved very much since we first took II
out Then 1t was only an experiment and
we had 10 go slowly, but we are improving
II right along and next year will see an en-
tirely new Offering. SO many people have
advanced their own opinions as to lust
how the setting is changed from one scene
10 the other One woman insisted that II
was done with rollers because she hap-
The times., 1901-05-05
The Lnfnxette-.Mf.s Hnhhs.v

The Lafayette Square stock company
viii this week make one of the most i'm
portant productions of the supplementary
season, presenting high-class comedy.
which. according to the management. has
one of the largest advance sales of the
entire season.
The play is Miss Hobbs by Jerome
X. Jerome, and was successfully presented
by Miss Annie Russell last season. So
great a hit did Miss Russell score that
she might easily have played return en-
gagements in many cities in the same
play The necessity Of making a new pro-
duction each season led her to abandon
Miss Hobbs. and thus it fortunately
happens that it becomes available for
stock presentation.
There are numerous local theatregoers
who have probably never seen Miss
Hobbs" owing 20 the fact that the single
week it appeared here last season q biz
zard kept many away from the theatre.
Miss Hobbs is such a thoroughly de-
liRhtful creature that failure to make her
acquaintance VIII be great personal loss,
avs Mr. BeTgeTs press agent. She is
curious creature who starts out by hat
ing men IN general, and concludes by
accepting one ss her future husband. The
young man. Wolf Kingsearl, called King
gearl, Major. 10 distinguish him from his
cousin, Kingseari, Minor, encounters Miss
Hobbs under circumstances which lead
lady within q month. He. therefore, makes
love 10 her in an overwhelming manner.
Che. believing that he is the other King
scarf husband 81 her dearest friend ac-
ceptE his advances just 10 prove 10 the
friend that all men are brutes The girl
friend doesn't appreciate the efforts OF
Miss Hobbs 10 entice her husband into
= lialH0n, and 80 one convert from the
anti-matr rimyniai league is lost. As re-
SUR II the meeting. however. Miss Hobbs
and KlnRsearl. Ma jor, find themselves
adriN on yacht on Long Island Sound.
Before she sets foot on dry ground again,
Miss Hobbs and her anti matrimonial
sentiments are carried by assault and she
Is compelled TO surrender, though not
without piquant protest.
In the production at the Lafayette the
title role Will be assumed by Minnie Rad
cllffe. who won much popularity last week
by temporarily stepping into the breach
caused by an accident to Percy Haswell.
The leading male role viii be played by
John T. Sullivan. Wright Kramer, Fred
eric Sullivan, Louise Macintosh, Clara
Emory and Violet KimbaIl will also be
seen.