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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25
PRISONERS IN CHAINS.

Newport News. ya.)
 of the negroes cleverly pocket" the ball in the angle formed by the handle of the dust cart and the circular rim that holds the can, and move along, blitheIy singing some ragtime air.
 The chain gang is made up of men found guilty of petty offenses and sem fenced to few days labor by the mu- nicipal magistrates. Usually the of fense is drunkenness or disorderly conduct. The men do not seem to mind this form of punishment, though the citizens are divided into two camps those who approve of this cheap method of getting the asphalt swept and the gutters cleaned daily, and those who do not approve of the spec teele afforded by tethered prisoners at large, and who maintain that the pun ishment is no deterrent.
 The negro populationli living in Blood town and the suburbs of Newport News is large, saloons are not scarce, rum is plentiful and disorderly scenes are consequently frequent. The local jail is rather small. If the prisoners were. all kept there it would be congested, so the chain gang idea obtains in this otherwise beginning of the new century city, whose rapid advance has been one of the features oE the census of 1900.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25
FATE OF AGUINALDO.
lie Will Receive More Lenient Treat ment Than Did the Reb e1 Lead-
 ers', of Past Wars.

If Emilio 1Aguinaldo, prisoner of war in the hands of the United States military authorities in the Philippines. should be exempted from all humil- iation, released from imprisonment, and, even, as President Schurman has suggested, accorded a post of civil au- thority over his own people, he will probably be the first famous revolu- tionist leader to meet with this gen. erous treatment.
 Every succeeding age has wept over the fate of Darius, the Persian king
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25
WEIGHT OF GOLD AND SILVER.

One thousand silver dollars in bag weigh co pounds.
 Without bags, s1,ooo,ooo in gold weighs 3,695 pounds avoirdupois, and flle other amounts approximately less.
 Gold Is weighed by troy weight at the assay office and the hints; $1.ooo ia gold weighs 53.75 troy ounces, or 4.173 troy pounds.
 One thousand dollars in gold coin, in bags. weighs 3.s pounds avoirdu- pois; $5,0O0 in gold coin weighs 1s pounds; s100,OOo in gold weighs 3so pounds; s1, DOC. .o00 in gold weighs $500 pounds, and S5, 900 in gold weighs 19.0oo pounds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25
VIRGINIA CHAIN GANG.
Obsolete system of Punishlne Petty Offenders still Obtains in Pro-
 gressive Newport News.
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Up to date in almost all things, New port News, Va, clings to the obsolete idea ofethe chain gang. It is no un- common sight to tuSp street corner and come upon half dozen negroes of all ages hobbling about with ten- pound balls attached to their ankles, their hands busy with brooms or shovels.
 There is about a yard ofsehain at tached to the ball at one end, and riv, eted to a cuff going around the pris- oner's ankle at the other end. Some
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25
Judges Entitled to a Nap.

A verdict of $5,500 damages was sendered. in the superior court of Chicago in favor of John Anderson, Q teamster, who was injured in street car accident. The case was appealed, and the railroad company proved that the judge who presided at the trial had become so bored that he had fallen asleep. The appellate court has decided that the judges drowsi- ness was excusable.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25
New Aerial War Torpedo.

A new war topedo for use in tho air is impelled by it's own force. After being started by torpedo gun this novel projectile flies by force caused by gas escaping from it. This gas is generated by a slow-burning material within the missile. At trials made so far the new torpedo has gone distance Of 16,000 feet. The inventor is q Swedish major. Mr. UnGe, and the German government ia paying for the experiments. :.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25

whom Alexander, already victorious,
 hunted to his death.
 Vercingetrcix, the most gallant of the Gallic insurrectionists of Caesars g day, learned the bitterness of falling captive to general who in private life may be surrounded by halo of virtues.
 But pitiless as Caesar was in this in- stance, he would probably have been the first to protest against the revolt ing barbarism which Consul Claud- jus Nero displayed in his treatment
 of captive foe. Nero, it will be re-
 membered, achieved complete vic- tory over Hasdrubal, the Carthagenian commander, at the battle of the Metau-
 rus in the second Punic war. Return
 ing to Rome for magnificent triumph
 after this victory, Nero took the con- quered Hasdrubal with him and there
 had him slaughtered.
 Decapitation and dungeons had
 largely passed out of fashion when WellingtonconqueredNap Napoleon at Wa
 terloo. But to the intolerably proud spirit of Bonaparte almost any swift
 humiliation would probably have been easier to bear than the long drawn out 1 ignominy of the exile at St. Helena. Perhaps none too great magnanim- l ity was shown by the northern gen. erals who captured Jefferson Davis in | the civil war.
 It is not many months since England showed the world that her idea of the | proper treatment of captured leader l is the same as it was century ago by sending the unfortunate Gen. Cronje to Napoleon's melancholy retreat-St. | Helena.
 Thc Brave Conductor.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25
arhe Marriage Knot, |. Not a Myth

"The Marriage Knot" Ia Not a Myth.
 How few of those that talk of the marriage knot" realize that the knot was ever anything more than mere figure of speech. Among the Baby lonians, tying the knot was part of the marriage ceremony. There the priest took thread of the garment of the bride and another from that of the bridegroom, and tied them into knot, which he gave to the bride, thus sym bolizing the binding nature of the union which now existed between her self and her husband.-N. Y. Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25
NEW PACKAGE CARRIER.
Straps Are Wound on a spring-Con- troIIed Wheel Which Winds Them
 Up Automatically.

The ordinary package carrier for use on bicycles is a clumsy affair, and no provision is made for the care of the straps when not in use, so that when no package is attached the carrier becomes an unsightly af- fair, with its dangling straps and projecting frame. To improve the looks of this handy device without impairing it's usefulness has been the effort of western genius, and
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25

with all trimmings of white. Thd roof should be stained an olive color. The stone should be tuck pointed with cement three shades darker than the color of the stone used. Back plaster the entire house, and have electric bells from front and rear doors. The front door will have one large panel of bevel plated glass, aG will also the window looking out upon the veranda as shown by eleva-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25

and all glass American double thick
 The owner will furnish shelf hardT ware, art glass, composition, carving and mantels. The color of the exH terior should be light emerald green
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25
Re6neI Renarfee.

"I never tell all I know," he said, in- tending to be mysterious.
 "Well," she replied, 'it certainly can't be because you don't have time.' 7 Chicago Times Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25
Heavy Weight.

Fried-So you made a lump sun eff your wife's cooking?
 Hingso-Yep.
 "Bakery?"
 ''Nope. Took her loaves of bread, painted 'em black and sold lem for old iron. "-Syracuse Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25

Thc Royal Baker and Pastry Cook '- containing over 8oo most practicat and valuable cooking re- ceipts = free to every patron. Send postal card with your full address.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25

The Brave Conductor. None but the brave street car. con ductor deserves the fare.-C Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25

tion. All freplaces should be provid. ed with ash shoots. The floors in the kitchen and pantry will be of maple 214xzs inches. All floors in rest of rooms, not otherwise mentioned, will be of pine, Ix314 face.
 GEORGE A w. KINTz.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25

Alum is used in some baking pow. ders and in most of the so-called phosphate powders, because It IS cheap, and makes cheaper powde'.
 But alum is a corrosive poison winch. taken in food, acts injuriously upon the stomach, liver and kidneys,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25

vornr yvor,,nr, fr~ shc sinos well and
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03
ESTABLISHED 1872.

undertone was apparent, Apart from the
discussion of The bank statement therJ
was very little that was new, which en-
gagged attention to-day. limitations that
the steel trade negotiations were making
satisfactory Roadway We're reflected in a
firm market for the steel stocks, dealt in
upon the stock exchange, while on the
curb market there was sharp advance
scored in the new United States Steel
corporation stocks. The movement else
where in the industrals We're compare
lively limited. Sugar while active, moved
within narrow limits. Among the spe-
cialties, Consolidated Gas and Amalga-
mated Copper continued very firm The
local fractions we've almost wholly neg
lected. Southern Railway common and
preferred retained the conspicuous posi-
ton in the railway list that they occu-
pied yesterday, the dealings in these
stocks being apparently influenced by
several factors among which might be
cited the advance in the dividend on the
preferred, which is looked for on Mon
day. At the same time the dealings in
the Southern Railway stocks were mark
cd by something of the same irregularity,
noted in the general market. In the early
dealings, the Changers We're decidedly
strong, but they subsequently reacted I'M
der the influence of the weakness which
developed in St. Paul. Northern Pacific
0nd Union Pacific We're both decidedly
firm. Reactionary movements were noted
also in some of the lower priced shares
which have recently been particularly
strong. The London market was dull, but
steady, with fractional advances appear
ing in American stocks. Foreign houses
were buyers in this market but their pur-
chases were not in sufficiently large vol
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.
II. d b. Beers Cotton Letter.

New Orleans, March 2.-Liverpool adj
vices more certainly discouraging, the
easiness being due to a plus correction
of 5000 in their stock, free offerings of
spots from America, and little or no short
interest. Our market in sympathy open
ed to points lower, declined 5 to adj
ditional on longs liquidating, reacted on
shorts covering, but again eased off on
the large estimates for both New Orleans
and Houston receipts Monday, closing at
a net loss of to IL points on old crop
months, and to on next Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Trade Review, commenting on
the textile trade in America, says: Cur
tailment of production by Southern yarn
mills has become general and at Fall
River there is much discussion of the adj
visibility of reducing output or lowering
wages. Loss in domestic consumption of
raw cotton seems assured, and foreign
buying is far from satisfactory. The posi-
ton of this staple is not made firmer by
news that sales of fertilizers surpass all
records in many Southern States"
There is q possibility that the port re-
ceipts may be somewhat freer in conse-
quence of recent purchases made at con-
cesson throughout the South. Neverthe-
less, the interior movement cont inues
large and stocks are being relatively in
creased daily; Therefore, with the very
unsatisfactory textile trade conditions
prevalent in all countries, it looks as if
it will be hard matter to maintain pres
ent values, especially as there is little
speculative short interest in the market,
which is a weak feature.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03
open, High. Low. i
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool. March 2.-Spot, dull; prices
S-32d lower; American middlng fair.
l9-32d; good middling, 5-l6d; middling,
. 5-S2d; low middiing, 3l-S2d; good ordi-
nary, 23-S2d; ordinary, 15-32d. The sales
of the day We're 5000 bales, of which 500
were for speculation and export, and in
cluded $500 American. Receipts, 1900
bales, including 1880 American.
Futures opened and closed quiet; Amer
lean middling, low middling clause,
March, 5.05Q5.06d sellers; March-April.
5.O4q5O5d buyers; April-May, 5OSG5. DAD
buyers; May-June, 5.03d sellers; June
July, 50lQ5.02d buyers; July-August, 5.OOd
sellers; August-September, 4.5Sd sellers;
September, 4.53d sellers; October, g. o. c.,
4SSd sellers; OctoberNovember, 4.26d
sellers
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03

New York, March $50 much cotton
was rendered on February that the trade
realized that the demand from the SPIN
ners must have been overestimated, and
when it was found to-day that the stock
of American cotton increased in Liverpool
nearly 10000 bales there was rush to
sell the nearby deliveries there. RumOrs
were current that IL portion of these ten
ders would be retendered on the early
months. Our market opened quiet, de-
cllned further ON the large receipts in
the Southwest and rallied sharply to close
on local covering for reaction after the
sharp decline. The trade expect that
Liverpool will rally again on Monday in
answer to our Improvement Any perma
nent advance must now come from an in
crease in the demand from spinners on
better trade conditions.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03

weak. Liverpool cables report that South
ern spot markets had given way to the
recent heavy declines in speculative mar
Kets and claims that receipts for the
coming week would exceed the average of
late. At no time was there concerted bull
opposition to the pressure brought to
bear and buying on the reaction theory
was exceedingly feeble. Operations were
on a large scale and of a very sweeping
nature. Nevertheless the more thought
full traders refused to oversell, keeping
In mind the fact that the long interest
had been well threshed out by the late
severe reaction, while there had unques-
tionably been a large short interest ac-
cumulated which would be Influenced
readily by anything in the way Of bull
developments.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Nothing EventfuI Characterizcs the
short Session.

New York. March 2.-Dealings were
rather unimportant in the stock market
to-day, neither the volume of transact
tons nor the range of prices Offering any
striking features. The bank statement
bore out the index of the money market
during the past week rather than the
Indicated cash changes. No ineligible
explanation can be offered of the fact that
the known movements of money showed
loss of over 100000 for the week, while
the bank statement disclosed an actual
Increase in cash reserves of over a mill
Hon dollars. The system of reckoning the
various items by the daily averages is
usually accepted for explanation or all
such vagaries. The moderate loan expan-
sion can hardly be attributed TO any of
the great financial transactions, whose
effects have been Most feared, especially
the steel merger.
AS there was some selling of stocks yes
terday by traders on the supposition tnat
loss in surplus reserves would be re-
ported, the publication of the statement
brought a demand from this source 20
cover short contracts. Prices ran off
again in some cases, and the closing was
irregular in tone, as the trading had been
throughout the short session. Net changes
are mixed. the market served to cOrrOD-
crate the view that trading has been rel
egated largely 10 the hands of board room
traders. The steel and wire stocks were
generally higher on small transactions;
Tin Plate preferred showed the largest
advance, 2la points. The steel stocks gem
orally, were higher. The bituminous tide
water carriers continued in some demand,
the Baltimore and Ohio stocks being
marked up 25s and 27s, respectively, for
the common and preferred. Sugar was
inclined to be heavy, but recovered the
worst of its loss. There We're advances
in some OF the less important stocks here
and there in the list, and some strength
in individual railroad stocks on reports
of good earnings.
There has been good demand for rail-
road bonds, especially of the Southern
Pacific Issues. and some of the South
western railroads and those affected by
recent consultations or changes of con-
troll. United States refunding Is regis.
tered advanced Is; do coupon %, and the
IS, new As and IS, 4 per cent. over the
closing call of last week.
Total sales of stocks to-day were 1896, 100
shares, including the following: AtchIson.
800; Baltimore and Ohio, 1000; Chesa-
peake and Ohio, 22,7O0; Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy, $780, New York Central,
$500; st. Paul, $500; Southern Railway,
80 800; Southern Railway preferred. 10. 200:
Union Pacific 17,4OO Baltimore and OHIO
preferred. $500; Amalgamated Copper. TO-
500; Smelling aud Refining, 1900; Steel
Hoop, 1900; Steel and Wire, $500; Tin
Plate, $500; American Tobacco, 300; Fed
eral Steel, $500; do preferred, $500; Sugar,
20 300. Leather roo
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03
miscellaneous.
OCEAN ITREIGHTs.

COTTON-Savannah to Boston. per
cwt. 25c; to New York, per cwt., soc; to
Philadelphia, per bale, 81; Baltimore, 81.
FOREIGN DIRECT-Bremen, 3Oc; Liv-
erpool, soc; Hamburg, 35c; Genoa, 45c;
Barcelona. soc; Manchester, 35c.
DIRECT-I.iverpool, 30c; Hamburg,
40c; Antwerp. 40c; Reval, st. Petersburg
and Gothenburg, &c.
LUMBER-By Sail--Freights dull: to
Baltimore, $3.75; to Philadelphia, $1,000
A75; to New York, $40 per NJ.
LUMBER-By Steam-Savannah 10 Bal
timore, So; to p r. X. or b. and O. docks
$50; to Philadelphia, 1890 per cwt. a
pounds to foot; to New York, $3.50 per NJ.
N25 to dock, lightered at Boston, So. 50.
NAVAL STORES-The market Is firm,
medium size vessels. Rosn--Cork, for or
ders, 3s. Cd. per barrel of $40 pounds, and
per cent. primage Spirits 49, 90. per
40 gallons gross, and per cent. primage.
Large vessels, rosin, 3s. spirits, As. 30
Steam lie per 100 pounds on rosin, 21lsc
on spirits. Savannah to Boston, and 9hc
on rosin, and 1sc on spirits to New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03
GRAIN, PaovIsIoss. ETC.

New York. March 2.--Flour inactive, but
steady, at unchanged prices.
Rye Flour-Steady; fair to good, $500
3.15; choice to fancy, $3.20QI5J0.
Buckwheat Flour-Duli; S210GI215.
Cornmeal-Quiet; yellow Western. s1.00.
Rye-Dull; No. 2 Western. Gle T. o. b.,
afioat
Barley, quiet
Barley Malt-DuIi: Western, 6Ja72c.
Wheat-Spot, dull; No. 2 red, SOhc, Z.
o. b., ahoat. Options opened easy, under
weak and disappointing cables with trade
exceptionally dull and entirely local. Loss
of about nc was followed early by par
tial reaction on covering on large export
demand. Closed net, unchanged. March
closed 7Sc: May, 799sc
Corn-Spot, dull; No. 2, 4Silc, elevator.
and 47Ac, {. o. b., afioat. Options opened
dull and nominal. Selling checked by the
speculatively strong statistical position
and warmer weather being against I'M
provement in grading. May closed 469sc;
July, 459sc.
oats-spot. dull; No 2 SIC. options dun
and nominal.
Beef-Quiet; family, $1i.0On11.5O; mess,
IS. 5Oa95O; beef hams, $ls.5O@l9.O0
Cut Enthusiastically; picked bellies. SO
10c: do shoulders 61zc; do hamss 9Aql0c
Lard-Steady; Western steamed, T75;
refined quiet: continent, S5; South
American. $50.
Pork-Quiet; family, s15.5O; short clear.
Sl475a1G50
Butter-Weak; fresh creamery. 17a23c;
factory, 1l@15c.
Cheese-Firm; fancy farge-colored and
white, NC; fancy do small, 121kc; do
small colored, 12dl2hc
Eggs-Easy; state and Pennsylvania, at
mark. 16ai6hc; Southern at mark. 15Gp
lJAc.
Potatoes-Qulet; Jerseys. $l.25di75; New
York, $i500g,75: Long Island, sl.5001. S7lk;
Jerseys sweets H,75a2J0
Tallow, steady.
Petroleum, quiet.
Turpentine-Dull: Ga4itsc.
Rosln--Quiet; strained, common TO good,
$50.
Rice, steady.
Molassos, steady.
cabbage-Quiet; Long Island, per 100
f2.O0NiOO
COnec-Futures opened irregular. with
January points higher. February -
points higher and other months unchang-
"a 10 points lower. Later became firm
ana advanced rapidly on an energetic
buying fOr both accounts. Trading twas
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03
TO THE NORTH AND WEST.

Trains arrive Savannah as follows;
NO. 50 daily from New York and WASH
ington, 500 a. m.
NO. SO daily except Monday. from New
York and Washington 1920 a. m.
NO. 80 daily from New York and Wash
ington, sos p m.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
Trains Nos. 81 and SO, New York ana
Florida Limited" Solid train composed
exclusively of Compartment, Observation
anu DIawing-room Sleeping Cars between
New York and Savannah. Dining cars
serve all meals en- route.
Trains 80 and "a daily NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA EXPRESS, VestIbuled
limited trains with Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars between Savannah and
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
ana Washington.
Trains IS and 36 daily, THE UNITED
STATES FAST MAIL Vestihuled limited
trains, 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
Asheville and THE Land of the Sky"
For information as 40 rates, schedules,
etc. apply to
f. S. CANNON. 80 V. =. and G. NJ.
S. ii. HARDWICK, G. L. A.. Washing
ton, ID. G
w. ii. TAYLOE. A. G. p. A. Atlanta.
r. c. BLATTNER. Deport Ticket Agent.
Plant System station. Savannah. Ca.
JAS FREEMAN, c. L. & r, A.. Sa-
vannah, Ca. al Bull street. Phone $50.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03
NAVAL STORIES.

Saturday, March 2.
SP1RITS-The spirits turpentine market
closed firm to-day at S6c after an open
ing which looked like the slump was to
extend still further. The opening was at
S6c, with nothing doing" The entire
withdrawal of support from the market
left 1t without friends for the time being,
so that buyers had little trouble in bid
ding 1t down to their own figure. In the
afternoon the feeling was some better,
and the market was posted firm on sales
of 300 The receipts were POS, and the ex-
ports 1882.
ROSINS-The rosin market closed firm
and unchanged, with a good demand pre-
vailing, and sales of round lot report ed
for the day. At the opening sales of
l,24o were posted, and at the closing fur
Their sales of 1,17. The receipts were
221l, and the exports 10, 2S4. Prices as fol-,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03
TRADE AND FINANCE
BEARS MORE CAUTIOUS IN SELLING
COTTON FUTURES.
DROP IN SPIRITS MARKET.
WITHDRAWAL. OF SUPPORT LETS
THE PRICE DOWN.

The Local Spot Cotton Market Dull
and Easy With no Sales Reported.
Turpentine Firm at sec, After
opening "NOthing DOing"-Neyv
york Stocks Irregular-LocaI and
TeIegraphic Markets.
The Morning News Office.
Saturday March 2.
The frienls of the cotton market have
seen prices steadily sagging for the past
several days, and with the continued with
drawal of support a discouraged senti-
ment was developing. Until to-day there
was apparently no let-up in bear agrees
siyeness with the opening of each day ac-
companied by general selling. The bears
are now giving way, and from the tenor
of the dispatches believe that prices have
dropped to a level which makes it de-
cidedly advisable for them to proceed more
cautiously. Brokers tell their customers
during bullish times to buy, and when
don't know they advise that cit is a time
10 act with great discrimination. The
latter seems to fit the case of the bears
at the moment. The Savannah spot mar
ket closed duh and easy.
Spirits turpentine took a tumble at the
opening to-day, which is the sharpest in
it's recent history. The closing on yes
terday was at 39c, and to-day firm at 36c,
a drop of Sc. The support the market had
been standing on seems to have been en-
tirely withdrawn, and without this the
price could not be maintained. The open
ing was at S6c to-day, with nothing do
ing" Toward the closing there was some
inquiry for supplies, and sales of 800,
which gave the market a better tone.
Resins closed firm and unchanged, with
sales of a good lot reported for the day.
The demand was satisfactory.
The New York stock market continued
irregular, with the price changes mixed
throughout the list. The following re-
sumo of the markets will show the tone
and quotations at the closing to-day: