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The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

COTTON-Savannah to Boston, per
cwt., 25c; to New York, per cwt., zoe:
to Philadelphia, per bale, 81; Baltimore,
$10O.
FOREIGN DIRECT-Bremen. 30c;
Hamburg, 30c; Rotterdam, 30c; BARGE
Iona, 45c; Genoa, 43c.
NDIRECT-Liverpool, via Balti-
more, 35c; via New York. soc; Ham
burg, 4Oc; Antwerp, CSC; Reval, st. Pet
ersburg and Gothenberg, SOC; Genoa,
BIC.
LUMBER-By Sail-Freight dull; to
Baltimore. $500; to Philadelphia, $4.25;
to New York, $4.50@4.75 per M.
LUMBER-By Steam-Savannah to
Baltimore, So; to P. r. r. or B. and
o. docks, $3.50; to Philadelphia, 16 2-3
per cwt. a pounds to FOOT; to New
York, $3.50 per M to dock; liSntered,
1925; to Boston to dock, $500.
NAVAL STORES-The market is
firm; medium size vessels. Rosin-
Cork, for orders, IS sd per barrel of 80
pounds, and 1 per cent. primage. Spir-
it's, As Cd per 40 gallons gross, and 5
per cent. primage. Large vessels, ros-
in. IS; spirits, As Sd. Steam, lie per
100 pounds on rosin, 21kc on spirits,
Savannah to Boston, and 91sc on rosin,
and 19c on spirits to New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04

similar display. and the snake prompt
ly wriggles off down the chimney. 1t is
difficult to describe the disappointed
air of the hungry group as they see
their dinner disappear One of the dis
advantages of storks' nests is the quan-
tity of snakes and frogs which are con-
stantly finding their way in this man
ner into the lucky house below.
Here is tragic story of stork justice
woefully misapplied. 1t is said to have
been actually observed recently by a
student of birds. Some unkind person
put strange egg in one of these homes
on the house tops. When Mr.. Stork
came home he. became very indignant
and had long and stormy arguments
with his wife. AS she evidently could
not explain the matter satisfactorily,
he went off and collected a large mum
Der of his fellows, who, after carefully
examining the strange egg. evinced an.
ger equal to his own. They then with
drew short distance and held an ami
mated conference, after which they all
returned and fell upon poor Mrs. Stork
and killed her.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
II Broughton Street, West.

Lard, per 100 pounds
Sept. TN S2A 771s s TN
Oct IS s S71a 8 S2h 8S5
Short ribs. per 100 pounds
Oct IS 500 7eb sS
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents s.. 400
$50; straights, So .OO@3 80; clears, 81. 70
@3.10; spring specials, $4,000 20; pat
ents, SO. 4O@3. 70; straights, 81 S0@S. 20:
bakers, 81 POOP. so: No. spring, SEQ
soc; No. red. 69@7Oc; No. 2 corn, 561sc;
No. yellow, 5615c: No. 2 oats, S5Hc:
No. white. 37I4 @37%c: No. white,
361a@371sc; No. rye. 5Sc; fair to choice
mailing, SOC; No. 1 fax seed, SITS; No.
1 Northwestern, $1.75; prime Timothy
seed, 81. 80; mess pork, per bbl., $14 200
14.25; lard, per 100 lbs, $S.7715@S 80;
short ribs sides Qoose), $7.S5@8 90; dry
sailed shoulders (boxed), 73s@7Ssc;
short clear sides Cboxed), IS 3O@S 40;
whisky basis of high wines, 81 .29; Glow
er. contract grade. $40. %.
Receipts-Wheat, 27S,00o bushels;
corn, 1720OO; oats, $4,000; rye, 5000.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
LrGBTNING's QUEER FRANKS.

Lighting played peculiar pranks
within and about the cottage OF Frank
f. Bugbee on South Beach, near st.
Augustine, Thursday afternoon. An
electric storm came up soon after
o'clock. but it did not seem to be es-
pecially severe. About 2 o'clock Mrs
Bugbee was reclining in a swinging
chair on the veranda. Near her sat
Mrs. Gerard Anderson, who occupies
an adjoining cottage. Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Taylor of Hastings. Mrs.
Bugbee's guests, were reading at the
other end of the veranda. Suddenly
the entire building was filled with a
bright flame. Glass and crockery all
over the house was heard cracking and
falling. Mrs. Anderson was thrown
from her chair onto her hands and
knees. Mrs. Bugbee was covered with
broken glass from a window not two
feet away, and later picked out splin-
tiers of glass that somehow had gotten
inside the back of her dress. A huge
splinter was ripped off veranda post
only eighteen inches distant, yet she
escaped the shock. although there was
a small cut on her forehead, caused by
a bit of flying glass.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
INDIAN MOUND RELICS.
Some Curious Things Found on L.
T. Rice's Plantation.

Beaufort, S. c.. Aug. 3.-State Terra
pin Inspector James NJ. Rhett. who has
just returned from Lemon Island, gives
an interesting account of some relics
of the mound builders which were
shown him by Mr.. Lepine S. Rice who
resides on the island.
There is an Indian mound on Mr.
Rice's plantation. the dimensions of
which are 15x15 feet square and feet
high. This mound has only been par
TALLY excavated, and, quite recently
MI. Rice himself unearthed the articles
which he displayed to Inspector Rhett
Perhaps the most interesting relic of
the group is an earthenware pot or
vessel having an egg or pear shape
and measuring 121a inches deep by Tx
inches in diameter and so constructed
that although it's only fiat disk or sur
race was at the top it balanced itself
perfectly.
The most remarkable feature about
this relic of a mysterious race is the
fact that its sides and bottom are only
three siXteenths of an inch thick. This
measurement is perfectly uniform
throughout, the only attempt at deco
ration was around the top, where the
clay was indented at regular intervals.
giving simple artistic effect. The
beautiful symmitry of this ancient pot
compare very faVorably with that Of
the finest grades of modern pottery.
A tobacco pipe, somewhat similar in
shape to the pot, five or six flint arrow
heads and portions of a human skull
completed the assortment of Mr.. Rice s
relics.
The human remains were found be-
meath the pot, which in an inverted
position completely obscured the de-
cayed skull.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
MINING AT DAHLoxEGA.
How Gold is Obtained in Lumplsin
County.

Dahlonega, Ga, Aug. 3.-Gold mining
is rapidly becoming one of the leading
industries of Lumpkin county. Two
gigantic companies are at work taking
out gold. The great problem all along
has been how to get sufficient water.
The gold is principally in the hills, the
water is in the creeks and rivers be-
low. Hydraulic mining heretofore has
been done on a very limited scale be-
cause of the great cost in getting the
water upon the hills.
The Crown Mountain Gold Mining
Company has solved this problem. Co
ing back up the Chestatee river thir-
teen miles they have put in a splendid
electric plant at Seabolt Shoals. Near
Crown Mountain, on the same river,
they have placed a pump of sufficient
capacity to place 1,500 gallons of water
upon the mountain every minute, at
hight of between 500 and 900 feet above
the river. The pump is run by the cleo
tricity generated at the shoals The
water generates the power, and then
unconsciously starts to the sea, but the
power which 1t has generated, having
been harnessed by man, overtakes it
on the way, and bids it do other SER
vice for man.
From the great reservoir on the
mountain the water is transferred in
pipes TO the different points on the
sides of the mountain, where there are
rich veins of gold, and to the ravines,
where there are placer beds. At these
points are stationed mighty giants.
These send the water against the sides
of the mountain with such tremendous
force that the mountain is crumbling
before its power, and the ore and free
gold is washed down to the mill below.
When this plan was proposed and the
work began some one said, the hills
were here first" but it begins to look
as If they might not be here last.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
SOCIETY,".
Continued from Page IA.

Der Of friends with a delightful dance
at her home few evenings ago.
Mrs. T. j. Minehan has returned
from a pleasant visit to friends in Sa-
vannah.
A party of young people chaperoned
by Mrs. Charles B. Lloyd and Mrs
Thomas Fuller spent Tuesday on Jekyl
Island.
Mrs. Arthur Harris of Valdosta is
the guest of Mrs. Mydelton.
Miss Ethel Conoley entertained a
number of friends with an enjoyable
straw ride a few evenings ago.
Miss Roberta Cook and Mrs. Cook
are the guests of Mrs. M. ]. Colson
after spending a few weeks on St.
SimonS.
Misses Ruth and Edna Levison have
returned from a pleasant visit to
friends in Savannah.
Mrs. wv. H. Dyer and Miss Dorothy
Berrie left a few days ago for At
lanta from where they will go to Tai
lulah.
Mrs. J. B. Wright entertained very
pleasantly a few evenings ago at hsc
ST. Simons home in honor of Miss Lilly
Warden of New Jersey.
Mrs. C. Lighleitner has returned to
her home in Columbus after a visit
to Mrs. Louis H. Haymn.
Miss Hazie Nightingale entertained
number of friends Thursday even
ing.
Miss Susie Gale is the guest of friends
in North Georgia.
months visit to friends in Pennsyl-
vania.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Aug. 3.-Flour steady to
firm and quiet and unchanged.
Rye flour dull.
Corn meal quiet.
Rye firm; No. 2 Western, 60c.
Barley quiet
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red, s76ssc.
Options opened rather easy with corn,
but subsequently strengthened by COW
ering, large clearances and rumors of
a good French export demand in the
Southwest. Closed strong %@Ac net
higher; September closed 74%c; Octo-
Der, 75hc.
Corn-Spot firm: No. 2, 60kc. OPP
tions opened easier on rains West, but
turned suddenly strong with the wheat
advance, and on active covering clos
ed firm A@9sc net higher. September
closed Gle: December, 61%c.
Oats-Spot quiet; No. 2. 3S1zc. OPP
tions quiet, but steady to hrm.
Beef quiet.
Cut meats quiet.
Lard steady; Western steamed, 1905;
refined quiet.
Pork firm.
Butter steady: creamery. 10000;
state dairy. 14@19c.
Cheese steady; fancy large colored,
CSC; do small. 9Ac.
Eggs firm state and Pennsylvania.
16m1Sc.
Tallow steady: city, Axe.
Petroleum dull.
Rice steady.
Coffee-Spot Rio quiet; No. Z in
voice. 55sc; mild Cordova, S@11Hsc. To-
days coffee market was small and
bearish. Opened dull with yesterdays
prices in force, but prices soon settled
in the absence of bull support and un-
der pressure from the bear side, until
a decline of from to 10 points was
reached Gables were about as expect
ed, showing improvements in Euro
pean markets and losses in Brazilian
markets. Receipts in the crop country
were very heavy gain and were a
considerable factor of depression in to-
DAVIS news. The spot situation locally
was practically unchanged. Closed
quiet net to 10 points lower. Sales.
Il. $50 bags. including September, 4.90c:
October. 495c; November, 5.00c; May,
5.4565. SOC.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining,
8 9-16 refined quiet.
Potatoes steady; Southern prime, 80
"a.
Peanuts steady.
Cabbage quiet: Long Island small
per 100. $2.0o@2.50.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool. Toe.
New York. Aug. 3.-The American
Sugar Refining Company to-day re-
duced all grades of refined sugar 10
points.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
INVOLVING ENORMOUS SUM.

One of the biggest suits ever insti-
tuted in the South, involving as 1t does
the accounting for So 000, 900 received by
defendants, as agents, from March,
1889, to July, 1895. has been entered in
the Circuit Court at Jacksonville. in
the case of the Land Mortgage Bank
of Florida. limited, of England, a cor
poration organized and existing under
the laws of England. complainant.
against Jonathan c. Greeley. John F.
Rollins and Harwood Morgan, defend
ants. The suit. which will attract
much attention not only locally, but
throuRhout the United States. was
brought as a counter suit to that which
was brought last fall in the United
States Court by j. c. Greeley against
the Land Mortgage Bank of Florida,
limited, of England, and the Florida
Finance Company, for 100000. The suit
instituted is TO wind up entirely the af-
fairs of the company in Florida.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04

The importation of italian labor to
the lower Ohio to take the places of
negroes on steamboats, is not likely to
prove successful. If 1t does the attempt
will be the exception among many that
have been made before, not only on
steamboats,, but in various other indus
tries. Even on turpentine farms efforts
have been made to displace negro for
Italian labor, and while this was sue
cessful so gar as the Italians industry
went, they could not stand the climate.
The chances are that something will
also hinder putting them on boats. Ne
groes have proved themselves pretty
faithful deck hands, and the fact that
they have proven themselves adapted
to this work makes their removal i'm
probable as steamboat men are no
more anxious than others are to make
unnecessary experiments with their la
Dor.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
SHOT THROUGH MISTAKE.

McDuffie Progress: r. ]. w. Hayes
shot Hal Thomas Tuesday night
through a mistake Hayes. who has a
room over Harrison & Hadley's drug
store, next to Jonas Lazenby's barber
shop, which is over the same store, had
started to his room, and, as he got OPP
posite Lazenby's barber shop door, he
heard some one move and grunt. Hayes
hailed the person and received no re-
spouse, and in an instance the person
raised up, as he was lying on the floor.
When this occurred Hayes fired. strik-
ing Thomas in the leg above the knee,
the bullet going through and striking
the floor and glancing against a chair
and dropping on the floor. While the
wound is painful, it is not fatal. Thorn
as was drinking at the time.
HYPNOTIZED HER FATHER.
Dublin Courier Dispatch: singu-
lar case developed in Dublin a short
time since. A young lady had an alb
scess to form on her ear. AS soon as
she began complaining of the matter,
one formed in the ear of her father.
In a few days the abscess in the ear
of the young lady healed up, and i'm
mediately the ear of the father ceased
to pain him. A short time thereafter
an abscess formed in the young lady's
nose, and her afther Immediately be-
came similarly affected. II is probable
that the minds of the father and daugh-
ter are so closely interviewer that per-
feet communication exists between the
two without either being conscious of
the fact. This is a form of hypnotism
and may often exist unknown to those
affected.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04

From the London Telegraph.

FROM the LOnuOH 1eIegrdpH'
One of the most interesting sights at
this time of year in Constantinople. is
to watch the storks rearing their
young. Every year the old birds return
to their former nests, which are gem
orally placed on the fiat tops of the
Turkish chimneys. They are supposed
to bring good luck, and rather than
brighten them away a Turk will not
use his kitchen chimney while they are
in possession. The parents bill of fare
for their little ones is varied. A snake
or frog is evidently a, great delicacy
but the former gives its captor a very
bad time The writer has often seen a
stork coming home holding in it's bill
a long live snake. which all the time
is trying to get hold of the birds feet,
which are tucked away as far as posi-
BILE out of danger. When at last he ar
rives with his tit-bit, all the little
storks stand up. and, throwing their
heads back till their beaks rest on their
backs, begin clapping their bills, just
as If they were applauding with their
hands. Sometimes the old bird is so
pleased with this family tribute that,
forgetting the snake, he INDUCES in a
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
CALAVERAS SKILL A JOKE.
Scientific World for 35 Years Has
Been Pulling Over Gigantic Hoax.

DcCh over H1&antIC
From the New York World
Los Angeles, Cal, July 31.-The Rev.
w. H. Dyer, an Episcopalian clergyman
of this city, confessed to-day that the
celebrated mystery of the human skull
found in gold mine in Calaveras coun-
ty. California. in 1866. about which an
tiquarians have wrangled for thirty
five years and which inspired Bret
Harte's poem. ITO the Pliocene Skull"
was buried as a joke to puzzle the men
of science. Mr.. Dyer says he was one
of coterie of jokers who knew of
the scheme and who were greatly as
tonished at the noise it made in the
scientific world.
Mr.. Dyer. in the '70s, was a mission
airy at Angeles camp. now the city or
Los Angeles. according to the story he
tells. r. c. Scribner, who kept store
in the camp, perpetrated the fraud
single handed, and later told the clergy
man all about 1t.
He buried 1t Deep.
Scribner said he got an old italian
skull, went to the bottom of the SHAFT
while the miners were away and buried
the skull deep in the auriferous gravel.
1t was soon found. as he knew it would
be, and he assisted in having it sent
OIL East 10 Ut W 6COiO6ieN1
and authorities on the birth of the hu-
man species.
The results of the examination Of the
wonderful skull at Harvard University
cased a great stir in the scientinc
world. The problem 1t presented was
taken up by the government. through
the geological survey, and all of the
scientific publications gave columns OF
space to the speculations of the schol-
ars.
Bret Harte declined to regard the dis
covery as serious matter and wrote
the famous poem ridiculing the craze
ii had caused
The first announcement of the dis
covery was made by Prof. J. D. Whit
ney of Harvard, in his volume upon
1.-THE Auriferous Gravels of the Sierra
Nevada" and caused as much excite
ment as the finding of new star; IL
was explained to him, he related, that
a blacksmith named Mathison. whlle
digging a shaft into the base OF q
mountain, had come across the skuii
under $50 feet Of auriferous gravel, ava
and other deposits. It was said thar
Mathison gave the skull to r. c. SCRIP
ner. that Mr.. Scribner gave 1t to Mr.
Dyer, and that Mr.. Dyer showed II 70
DR.. Jones, who forwarded ii to the pro-
fessor at Harvard.
"Genuine beyond Question
Prof. whitney called DR.. Jeflries
Wyman to assist him in solving w
problem, and the result, after months
of labor, was the announcement thd'
the skull was genuine beyond all red-
sonable question" The naive eXplaha.
ton was given that there seemed ~
be no reason for deception on the pa"
of the miner" -.
The avalanche of speculation by leau,
ing scientists followed, and controveIss,
on the discovery still exists. Mr.. Lyss,
is a man of the highest repute' az ~
there is no doubt, apparently Oh u'
truth of his revelation.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
doors, sash and blinds, 500 pkgs mdse.

doors, sash and blinds, 500 pkgs mdse.
Per steamship Itasca for Baltimore.
Aug. $50 bales upland cotton. 2,700
barrels rosin, SO barrels turpentine, g.,
147 feet lumber, 40 barrels fruit, 55S
sacks clay, is casks clay, 1879 pkgs
mdse. 311 pkgs domestics and yarns,
62S barrels soap stock, 81 bales moss, 6
bales wool, 3 bundles dry hides, bales
sweepings, 20 tierces lard, 30 crates
pineapples.
= Per schooner Joel F. Shepherd for
New York-474,674 feet lumber.-Cargo
by J. A. Calhoun.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
ACCIDENTAL PHOSPHATE FIND.

The East Coast Lumber Company's
log camps were moved a few days ago.
and in digging a we'll at the new camp.
which is located about fifteen miles
from Watertown. phosphate was dis
covered a few feet under the surface
of the ground. Walter Stinchcomb.
who is an experienced phosphate man.
and who now holds a responsible posi-
ton with the East Coast Lumber Com
pany. pronounces the find high grade
of phosphate, but it is not yet known
how near the surface the bed lies nor
the extent of it. If it is found in pay
ing quantities the East Coast Lumber
Company will undoubtedly begin ex-
tensive mining operations at an early
date, as it has excellent railway facili-
ties and ample capital.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
Coastwise Exports.

Per steamship Chattahoochee for
New York, Aug. 3.-717 bales upland
cotton, % bales sea island cotton, Z
bales sweepings, 5 barrels rosin oil. L.
s42 bales domestics, $50 barrels cotton
seed oil, S54 barrels rosin, 40 barrels
turpentine, 209, 6ss feet lumber, 24S bales
& s hides, turtles. IS bales tobacco.
21oe barrels pears. 1877 boxes fruit. 81
cases cigars, q bales sponge, GIL pkgs
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
Digests show Continued Increase.

Atlanta, Aug. 3.-Among the counties
which sent in their tax digests to-day
Ware county shows an increase of
Sl7S.S41 in property valuations over last
year, Thomas. another of the South
,'aorgia counties. shows an increase of
$313.3s3. The other counties reporting
IN Increases are as follows: Johnson,
$54,64l; Newton, $136, S45; Randolph,
SCI, 4S0, and Clayton, $1o3. 052. The total
increase reported from these six coun-
ties is $S5s,244, making the total in
crease UP to date $9,674,6SS.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
Shipping Memoranda.

Port Tampa, Fla, Aug. 3.-Arrived,
steamer City of Everett, Laverge, Gal
weston; steamer Mascotte, Smith, Key
West; tug Humberto Rodriguez, with
barge San Fernando, Havana.
Fernandina, Fla, Aug. 3.-Arrived,
steamers Hill Crag (Br, Cunningham
Wilmington. n. c.; Washington (Br),
Willis, Hamilton. Bermuda; Salopia
(Br), Burgess, st. Michaels, Azores.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic in
formation will be furnished masters Of
vessels free of charge in United States
photographic office, in Custom House.
Captains are requested to call at the
office. Reports of wrecks and derelicts
received
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
FLORIDA.

A second oil specializing company
has been formed at Pensacola, COM
posed of Messrs. Sol Calm, S. c. Cobb.
]. c. Peterson and others, who an
nounce their object as being to pros
pect for oil in the vicinity and also
TO give out the information that a con-
tract has been made with an oil ex-
pert of Indiana to sink a test well on
lands near the city. If oil is found in
the test well, much capital will be ex-
nended
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
A GEoRc1AN,s coon LUCK.

Prospectors have been at work re-
Gently on Bowen's Mill creek with the
result that Mr.. Bowen has been offer
ed some liberal propositions by par
ties who will undertake, on their own
account, and without expense TO Mr..
Bowen, to bore for the oil They do
not disclose to Mr.. Bowen the
exact location of the land they wish
to test, but their proposition is so def
mite and so liberal that it is quite evil
dent that they believe they have found
oil. At any rate, Mr.. Bowen's real es-
tate has enhanced in value, and it is
Just possible that an oil gusher near
FITZGERALD in the near future will add
great wealth to our already God-fav-
ored section.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
GEORGIA And FLORIDA
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

John Stockton had mule killed by
lightning last Friday afternoon near
Lumpkin, and a negro was badly
stunned. The negro led the mule into
the stable to get out of the rain. The
negro sat down in the trough and the
mule was eating some fodder when
lightning struck the corner of the sta
BILE and killed the mule and knocked
the negro senseless. Mr.. Stockton went
out to feed about night, found the
mule dead and the negro in the trough
unconscious. After some little time
the negro came to.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04

Capt. c. N. Haines of the tug Cam
bria reports speaking schooner Eva B.
Douglass off Tybee yesterday, bound
from New York for Fernandina. Bark
entine Olive Thurlow off Hunting ISL
and. bound New York for Port Royal.
schooner r. Bowers, off Hunting ISL
and. % days out from Boston for
Brunswick.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04
JAIL AT END OF RIDE.
How Sheriff FOrdham Took N Pris-
Oner Easily.

cambridge. Ga. Aug. 3.-A negro
convict, who had escaped from Brice's
chain-gang in Brooks county, and who
had gotten as for as cambridge, met
Sheriff Fordham riding in a wagon and
asked him for a ride. The sheriff rec
ognized him from a description he had
received. and allowed him to ride to
town, where he arrested him and sent
HIM back to the camp.
A white man by the name of Holt.
who escaped from the Quincy Jail some
time ago, was captured here by Sher-
IN Fordham last week. The authori-
ties at Quincy were notified and Depu-
ty Sheriff Mccall came after him. He
was charged with shooting at an off,
Ger in discharge of his duty.