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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-27

other end Of the line the lady who had
given the six-footer employment.
Il WISH" said she, that you would
come up here and take sharp stick to
that tramp you sent up to beat my
carpet. When he came, he asked first
for breakfast and spent half an hour
at the table. Then the girl had to hang
up the carpet for him. That was only
an hour ago, but the fellow has been
to the door twice to inquire when he
could get lunch. He drank a quart
of vinegar from jug which had been
carried out of the cellar while we We're
house-cleaning and going back to the
carpet, ploughed his big feet straight
through my bed of sweet peas. I'm
sure he means to steal something or set
the house atire or some dreadful thing,
and / just can't stand it to have him
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-27
Explains What Smoke Is, and Re-
views Methods For Abating It,
Declaring a Number Un-
satisfactory.
Laws Imposing Fines For Violations Of Smoke
Preventing Ordinances Have In Several Cases
Been Declared Unconstitutional.

union with gaseous matter is always
invisible and intangible.
1T may be we'll to notice an error
with which we are generally impress
ed, namely: That the cloudy volume
of smoke as we see it issuing from
the chimneys and filling large space
in the atmosphere is formed of car
bonaceous matter. This black cloud
is merely great mass of steam or
watery vapor formed in the furnace,
but colored by the carbon, and when
we consider that no less than half P
tons weight of water in the expanded
form of steam is produced from every
tons weight of bituminous coal con
sumed, we can easily accouat for the
enormous volume and mass of this
biackened vapor called smoke, and the
palpable error of supposipg that this
cloud of incombustible matter was
capable of being consumed, OF convert
ed to the purposes of heat. Were it
not for this mass of steam, the car
bon would soon fall as a cloud of
black dust, but being intimately and
automatically mixed with large vol
ume of steam from the furnace, it is
carried along by the atmosphere.
'The next consideration is, as to the
value of the carbon which produces
this smoke cloud. Now the weight of
this carbon in one cubic foot of black
smoke, is not equal to that of single
grain, the extraordinary light absorb
ing property and coloring effect pro-
duced by the inappreciable myriads of
atoms of this finely divided carbon
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-27

A meeting of engineers was to have
been held last Saturday evening to CON
slider the subject of smoke and possible
means of abating it, but ii was post
7oned on account of the storm One
of the features of the meeting was to
have been an address by Mr.. r. W..
Shelton, electrical engineer for the n.
o Il. Co., and in consideration of the
interest attracted to the subject lately,
a exporter for the Democrat secured
from Mr.. Shelton the address he had
intended giving. 1t deals with the
question in an able manner, and is
as follows:
"The great problem before us is
Smoke What we mean by smoke
is that great cloud of black incombusti-
BILE matter floating from the chimney
tops. We may ask, what is smoke?
Smoke is composition of hydro-car-
bon compounds, principally very
small percentage of carbon, combined
with great percentage of moisture.
When we see dark yellow vapor ris-
ing from smoke stack, after fresh
coal has been thrown on the fire, this
color is not occasioned by the pre-
sence of carbon, but is caused by the
sulphur, tar, and earthly impurities
which might happen to be in the coal.
All these are subsequently separated
from the carburetted hydrogen in the
purifying process, the gas remaining
transparent, so minute are the several
atoms of the carbon, and so diffused
are they when in connection with
hydrogen. Carbon when in chemical
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET
Murphx 4 Co.'S Cotton Letter.

New York, May I.--The main feature
of the day which attracted most interest
was the weather report. Rain fell at
number of points, especially in Texas, and
adjacent territory, but in no instance was
it more than a small fraction of an inch.
The conclusion reached by the trade was
that the Texas drouth has been broken
in one respect, and in another not broken.
Rains have undoubtedly covered wide
area, but they have been by no means s
general as desired, nor has the moisture
amounted to anything more than good
showers. Certainly it has not been
enough to terminate the seed, about
which we have been hearing so much
complaint. Taken in connection with the
Chronicle report issued to-day, the sit
uation was sized up as bullish. Many had
looked for rather bearish Chronicle re-
port whereas it read in many respects,
bullish. The question of boll-weevil in
Texas, to which we have been calling at
tention of late forms a feature of report,
and is attracting no little attention. We
shall probably require a few days TO hear
from the Texas points where rain has
been reported the past As hours, and the
general expectation is that they have
failed to be very beneficial. The heavi-
est rain to-day was at Fort Smith, .0S
inch, Savannah, 40 and Palestine .OG.
Liverpool evidently interpreted the sit
uation as more bullish than bearish, and
instead of taking advantage of Texas
rains. showed an advance of " to l point
for the futures. New York did little trad
ing, and after opening at about yester-
days figures, there was small amount
of business up TO the close, and little
change in price. Receipts at the ports FOR
the day estimated at 5000, against 5000
last wear.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
GRAINS. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York May 1S.-Flour steady and
more active on low grades; Minnesota pat
ents $3956I42 20; winter patents, $3.65Gl4.00.
Rye -four dull; fair 40 good. $2.S0Q3.10.
Cornmeal quiet; yellow Western, $1.00.
Rye quiet; No. Western. 601zc.
Barley dun.
Barley malt duh.
Wheat-Spot firm; No 2 red, S09sc; OPP
lions opened easy owing to rather unfav-
orable domestic crop news and drop at
Liverpool. Later they turned suddenly
strong on foreign buying and firm set
of late continental cables. Closed strong.
Amhc net higher. May closed Sic; July
closed 7S9sc.
Corn-Spot easy; No. g. SOC; options were
quiet and rather easy as a result of UNI
loading, weakness in May at the West,
large receipts and weakness at Liverpool.
Closed easy, A9ssc net lower May closed
SOC; July, 46%c.
Oats-Spot quiet; No 2. 33lkc; options
slow and barely steady with corn.
Beef firm: family, si0.50Q12OO; mess.
$s.50G95O; beef hams, $20.0Oq21 so.
Cut meats dull; picked bellies. S12Q101zd;
do shoulders, 712c; do hams, 9A@1014c.
Lard firmer; Western steamed $40; re-
fined firmer; compound, 6Ac; continent,
$3.50; South American, 1926.
Pork firm; family. $l6O0G16.50; short
clear, $15.50Q170O; mess. $l5.0O@l6OO.
Butter quiet; creamery, 15Q19c; state
dairy, 15d1Sc.
Cheese quiet; fancy large white, S14Q
SIC; do small, SIC.
Eggs steady; state and Pennsylvania,
131zQl4c.
Tallow dull: city. 4Ac; country 5a51sc
Potatoes quiet; Jerseys, 50c@1. 371s; New
York. $1.25Q175; Havana, $3.O0Q5OO; Jersey
sweets, $l.5Oq2O.
Peanuts quiet.
Cabbage quiet; state. $12.o@1s.oO per
ton.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, lie.
Rice quiet.
Coffee-spot Rio dull; No 7 invoice. SIC;
mild quiet; Cordova, 8lS11214c.
After poor start the coffee market did
better to-day and closed with the bull
faction largely in control. The opening
was steady, with prices unchanged 10 8
points lower, the decline being In sym
pathy with easier European markets and
larger Brazilian port receipts than had
been taken into account. Foreign sell
early operations and for a time every
thing pointed 40 still low
err market as supporting or
ders were few and far between.
Then prohtAaking by room shorts. sup
plemented by support from the public and
abroad. gave the market much steadier
appearance, and finally sent prices up
sharply. Bullish late Rio cables helped to
strengthen bull sentiment here. Total
sales were $500 bags, including May at
$40 June at sos; July, $40; August,
s.. 55Q565
Sugar-Raw firm, but quiet; fair refin-
ing sac; centrifugal, 96-test 4 9-32c; re-
fined quiet; confectioners' A, 5.35c; stand
ard A. 5.35c; mould A. $500; cut loaf,
6.O5c; crushed, 6.O5c; powdered. $500; gran
ulated, 5.55c; cubes, 5.S0c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
II. & b. Beers Cotton Letter

New Orleans, May 1s.-Our market
opened one higher in response to more
favorable Liverpool advices than expect
ed, but when it was ascertained that
rains were general in Texas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, North Louisiana, North Flor
ida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennes-
see, values eased off 3, steadying slightly
near the close, making the net loss on
the day to 2 points. Rains have fallen
throughout the belt and have proven ben
eficial to the growing crop. In some
sections it is claimed that there has been
an insufficiency of moisture, yet by ref
erence to the official data furnished by
the government with the exception of a
few stations in Louisiana and elsewhere
all points have had good showers. There
is no question about the crop having
good start and weather conditions have
been favorable during May. Notwith-
standing all legitimate features are
against the article sellers are timid, be-
ing in check by the fear of New York
manipulation in July. The consequence
is the short interest is reduced to min
imum and is a weak factor in the situa-
ton because any sailing on continued
good weather conditions will be met with
little resistance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19

Trains arrive Savannah as follows:
No 80 daily from New York and Wash
ington. 800 a. m.
No. 80 daily from New York and Wash
ington, S05 o. m.
All trains arrive and depart from the
Plant System station,
THROUGH CAR SERVICE. ETC.
trains % and 81 daily NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA EXPRESS, Vesdouled
hnlsed trains with Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars between Savannah ana
New york. Connects at Washington with
colonial Express for Boston. Pullman
sleeping cars between Charlotte and Rich
mond and Charlotte and Norfolk. Dining
cars serve all meals between Savannah
and Washington
Trains 80 and SO daily. THE UNITED
STATES FAST MAIL. Vestibuled limited
sralns' carrying Pullman drawing room
sleeping cars between Savannah and New
YORK. Dining cars serve all meals be-
tween Savannah and Washington. Also
Pullman drawing room sleeping cars be-
tween Savannah and Cincinnati, through
Ashevile. and THE Land of the Sky"
For Information as to rates, schedules,
etc. apply to
f. S. CANNON. Sd ". p. and @. M.
s. II. HARDWICK. G. p. A., Washing
ton, d. c.
w. H. TAYLOE, A. q. P. A., Atlanta.
r. c. BLATTNER. Depot Ticket Agent.
Plant System station, Savannah, Ga.
JAS. FREEMAN. C. p. g. T. A. Savan-
nah. Ga, 14i Bull street Phone $50.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
STOCKS AND BONDS.
The Last Prices Were Below the
Best In Most Cases.

The Last Prices Were Below the
Best in Most Cases.
New York. May 1s.-The promise of re-
newed strength in stocks held out by yes
terday's market was not fully realized to-
day, although the substantial gains early
were not all wiped out by the late reac-
tionary tendency. due principally to the
bank statement. Just at the close there
was an abrupt marking up OF a few
stocks to top prices, apparently by ma
nipu!atlon, which lessened the appearance
Of weakness.
The disappointing feature OF the bank
statement was the decrease ia the cash
reserve. The preliminary estimates of the
interior currency movement indicated that
receipts Rad been 80 heavy as to Offset
the outgo by gold export and sub-treas-
ury requirements and bring the net gain
IN cash by the banks to B,Oa0,00 or
upwards The statement shows q decline
on the contrary OF 81 ,2e3.e00. This discrep-
ancy is surprising, but the fact is OBJ
vious that the relaxation In the money
rate here has lessened the attraction here
which was drawing money from the in
terior during the stringency OF last week
and early this week. Just as II has al
lowed gold to go to Europe. The heavy
stock market liquidation Is shown IN the
s21, 20l 500 OF repayments Of bank loans
II Il clear that the money market IL
again q factor 20 be considered In thu
stock market with receipts Of currency
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
LIVERPOOL CoT,roN MARKET.

Liverpool, May 1S.-Spot, small business;
prices, 1-S2d lower; American middling,
fair, 1S-16d; good middling, 412d; mid
ding 5-l6d; low middling, 41sd; good
ordinary, S%d; ordinary, S5sd. The sales
of the day were 1000 bales, of which 800
were for speculation and export and in
cluded 37OO American; receipts, 200 bales,
including 1880 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed steady;
American middling, low middling clause:
May, 4.12q41Sd sellers; May-June, 4.120
AID sellers; June-July, 413d sellers; July
August, 4.1Sq414d sellers; August-Septem-
ber 4O9@4.10d sellers; September, 4.09@
4.1Od sellers; October, g. o. c., S62d SELL
ers; October-November, $500 sellers; No
Yember-December, $500 sellers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19

FOREIGN DIRECT-Bremen, soc; Liv-
erpool, soc; Hamburg, soc; Barcelona, 45c;
Manchester. Csc.
NDIRECT-Liverpool via Baltimore,
Sjc via New York. doc; Hamburg, 4Oc;
Antwerp. 4Oc; Reval, ST. Petersburg and
Gothenberg, SOC; Genoa, 37d.
LUMBER-By Sail-Freights duh; to
Baltimore, $500; to Philadelphia. $425; 20
New York $3.50 per M.
LUMBER-By Steam-Savannah to Bal
t!more, S.: to =. r. r. or b. and O. docks.
$3.50; to Philadelphia, 1890 per cwt. a
pounds to foot; to New York, $3.50 per NJ.
to dock; lightered, $6.25; to Boston to
dock, $500.
NAVAL STORES-The market is firm.
medium size vessels. Rosin-Cork, for or
ders, 3s Sd per barrel of $40 pounds, and 8
per cent. prlmage. Spirits, As Cd per 40
gallons gross, and per cent primage.
Large vessels, rosin. IS; spirits, As Sd,
Steam, lie per 100 pounds on rosin, ZIG
on spirits Savannah to Boston, and 9Iac on
rosin, and 19e on spirits to New York.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
TRADE AND FINANCE
rURPENTINE FIRM AND IN DEMAND
AT Sac.
R0SIN MARKET CLOSES FIRM.
sPOT COTTON QUIET WITH TRAD
ING ON SMALL SCALE.

Wholesale Demand - New York
stocks Eigher-WhoIe Branches
steady - Local and TeIegraphic
Markets.
The Morning News Office
Saturday, May 49,
The feature of the days markets was
the further rise in spirits turpentine
which closed firm at S2c, with sales of
fair lot reported for the half holiday. The
demand still seems strong enough to keep
the market on firm ground, and until it
Is more fully satisfied than appeared at
the closing to-day the trade look for
further improvement in the price. Resins
closed firm. with the demand good from
all sources.
The spot cotton market closed quiet and
unchanged with no apparent revival in
trading. There seems to be no inclination
on the part of interior holders to offer cot
ton at present, and this, with the back
wardness of spinners to buy, leaves the
situation without the first stimulating
feature. The cotton futures market at
New York closed steady, with prices net
unchanged to points lower. Rains were
reported in many sections of the cotton
belt during the day, but in each case
they were less than an inch. New York
stocks closed al the advance. The whole
sale markets closed steady and in the
main unchanged. The following resume
of the markets will show the tone and
quotations at the closing to-day:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
FINANCIAL.

MONEY-Money plentiful
FOREIGN MARKETS-Market dull
and easy. Commercial demand, &.s7A;
sixty days, A.S4; ninety days, a. s212:
francs Paris and Hayre, sixty days
5.19s4; Swiss, sixty days, 521A; Belgian
5.2OSs; marks, sixty days. 94a4; ninety
days, "a ZIG
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady;
banks are buying at 1-16 discount and
selling as follows: SO and under, 1Oc pre-
MUM; $25 to $50, 15c premium; $50 to $780,
zoe premium; 500 to $500, 25c premium;
500 to $1,000, Is premium; 1000 and over
75c per M.
SECURITIES-The market is very quiet
and dull, excepting a hardening tendency
in Central incomes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
COTTON FUTURES.
me Market Closes quiet and I'm
changed to Points Lower.

changed to 4 Points Lower.
New York, May 1S.-The cotton market
opened quiet with prices unchanged to 2
points lower, and after the call was dull
win fluctuations too narrow to permit
Vi even scalping turns being made. There
was nothing in the cables to effect pre-
NoheelVed ideas, a slight decline In spot
.oelon onsetting a slight advance Ia fu-
res Rains were reported In the At
.enlc sta-es, and in Eastern and North
IN ~ Iexas, with showers in part OF the
Ea,eutral belt. This condition had been
discounted and therefore attracted no
more than passing attention. Receipts
sele hght but yesterdays estimates had
.oFtsnadowed this feature. In fact there
~as nothing In the way OF news upon
"nlch to base fresh conclusions, and as a
ssuerat thing the pit contingent settled
No"h to a policy OF evening up old ac-
ylhts pending new week developments.
ne commission house element had no or
eers' the West Contributed no business
w, the South was Indifferent. Shorts
~ July Up 70 7.6oc, after the call from
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
ESTABLISHED 1879.


from the interior arrested and gold going
out TO Europe.
The effect of realizing was quickly man.
lfest this morning in stocks, which had
been strongest yesterday. Atchison
forged upward to the leadership of the
market and closed at a net gain of Sss.
There was no news to explain the rise.
Other strong features were the local gas
stocks, Baltimore and Ohio, Lackawanna,
Rock Island. Illinois Central, Chicago and
Alton stocks, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chi
cago and St. Louis, Northern Pacific,
Great Northern preferred, the Fries, the
Southern Railway stocks. Wheeling and
Lake e. lie first preferred, International
Power, the National Lead Stocks Man
haitian and number of minor industrials
and specalties. Last prices were below
the best in most cases. The decrease in
loans was the largest for one week in
the history of the clearing house.
Prices OF bonds have not made the fiuct-
uations shown by stocks and the volume
of business has decreased. u. S, new As
advance X and the refunding 2s a per
cent. The sc declined 4 below the clos
ing cali of last week.
Tota! sales of stocks to-day were co.,
500 shares, including Atchison, $500; do
preferred, 17,400; Baltimore and Ohio, TO-,
400 Chicago. Burlington and Quincy, S.6OO}
Erie, IS, 800; Louisville and Nashville, 1890;
Manhattan, 1920; Metropolitan, $500;
Missouri Pacific, 1920 Ontario and West
ern, 1900; Pennsylvania, $500; Reading
first preferred, $500; st. Paul, 1880;
Southern Pacific, 11,1OO: Southern Rail-
way, 4s.S 800; do preferred. $500; Union Pa
cifc, 1900; Wabash, $500; do preferred,
300; Amalgamated Copper, 1900; Ameri-
can Tobacco, -10.5G0; Anaconda Mining,
500; Brooklyn Transit, 14,SO0; Continental
Tobacco, $500; Peoples Gas, 23,400; Sugar,
%, 400 United States Steel, 25,SOO; do pre-
ferred, % 400; Chicago and Alton, $500; In
ternational Power, 500.
New York Stock and Bond List,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
MONEY MARI<ET.

New York May 1s.-Money on call NOM
inal. Prime mercantile paper, 4Q4la per
cent. Sterling exchange nominal with
actual business in bankers bills at SASS
for demand, and at $4.S424Q4.S5 for sixty
days. Posted rates, $4S5la@4S9. CONNER
cial bills, A.SSs4d4. s41s. Bar silver. Coo
Silver certificates. 60c. Mexican dollars
ACC. State bonds inactive; railroad bonds
firmer; government bonds steady.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19

New York, May 1s.-Our market open
ed with sales Of July at 1850, and after
selling at 76o67 .5sc. ruled at 1850 at II
a. m. The end of the week market was
exceptionally dull, and on the report OF
quite general rains in Texas, showed
declining tendency. Business being very
restricted, there was no feature In the
trading of note. The close was at about
the lowest figures, and the drift appeared
to be for lower prices. The spot market
was quiet and unchanged. July closed
at 7.56c last year; 9.32c dull.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
s275.oo The Racine Launch s27S.oo.

The prettiest launch that can be bought
anywhere is the Racine launch. Is feet.
one-horse power; seats six. runs very
fast
The Racine launch Is more reliable than
steam. Lippman Bros. are agents for the
same They have all sizes OF launches Al
complete trial TO all parties intending 70
purchase.
The Racine launch is the one adopted
by the Pan-American Exposition In Buff
falo because they are the best and more
reliable than any, simple. seaworthy, safe
aud fully guaranteed. Lippman Bros.
are agents for the manufacturers and
carry stock Of these boats at all times.
--ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
COTTON.
The Morning News Office,

The cotton market closed quiet and I'M
changed, with sales of 716.A The receipts
were 5S1, against 253 last year. and PSI
year before last. The cotton futures mar
ket at New York closed quiet and I'M
changed 10 points lower.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
DRY GOODS.

New York, May 1s.-The dry goods mar
ket has moved very quiet for all descrip-
lions of cotton goods and without change
in prices. Print cloths inactive. Fan
River will probably curtail further four
weeks. Prints slow of sale. American
cotton yarns slow, no improvement and
very irregular. Wooden and worsted
yarns slightly steadier.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19

WALL ST
OLDEST -.
SSAEESTl BES1

Money will earn big monthly returns.
The investors fund pays semi-monthly.
The Oldest established in American. No
certificate holder has ever lost a cent.
Payments made TO all subscribers every
Is days. No trouble. No delay. Money re-
Funded on demand. Write to-day for par
ticulars, free to any address.
c. Il. MAcKBY a CO..
Hudson Building, New York.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19

3IAc. Rosin firm, unchanged.
Wilmington, May 1s.-Spirits turpentine,
nothing doing; receipts 81. Rosin firm.
S1.0O@1.05; receipts 476. Crude turpentine
quiet, $1.10Q2.10; receipts so. Tar firm,
Sl.25; receipts %.
New Orleans, May 1s.-Receipts, rosin
20; turpentine 40.
Exports to Liverpool, turpentine 300
New York, May 1S.-Petroeum easy; re-
fined New York, $3.50; Philadelphia and
Baltimore, $685.; do in bulk, -$4.SO.
Rosin quiet; strained, common to good,
s1.52h.
Turpentine steady, 341a@35c
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
COTTON Seed on.

New York. May 1s.-Cotton seed oil
steady; prime crude barrels, nominal;
prime summer yellow 34a341kc; Off sum
mer yellow, s3QS3lsc prime white, S71zD
3Sc; prime winter yellow, 3sc; prime meal,
xg4
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19
NAVAL STORES.

Saturday, May IS.
SPIRITS The turpentine market OPEN
ed firm at 31%c bid, with sales OF 343, and
closed firm at &c with sales Of 500 The
demand was good at the official quota
ton. Receipts 1,T93, and the exports 1,09s.
ROSINs.-The rosin market closed
firm. with sales at the opening Of 6S5. The
closing was firm and unchanged, with no
further sales reported. Receipts 1884 ana
the exports 1856. Prices as follows:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19

7.5sc, but later there was reaction under
sheer absence of speculative support.
Closed quiet and steady with prices, net
unchanged, to points lower.