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The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
WESLEYAN COMMENCEMENT.

Wesleyan commencement will begin
Friday, May 20, and end Wednesday,
June 3, graduating day" The grad
uating class this year will be a large
one. The commencement programme,
so far arranged, is as follows: DR..
Collins Denney of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity, Nashville, Tenn, will preach the
commencement sermon at Mulberry
Street Methodist Church Sunday, May
81. DIR. George Marlborough of the
North Georgia Conference, will preach
the usual Sunday evening commence
ment sermon at Wesleyan chapel. The
commencement address will be deliver
ed by Chancellor Waiter B. Hill of the
State University. About 400 students
are enrolled at Wesleyan this year, the
largest number in years.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
ADMIRAL BEARDsLEEs JAPs.
They Fly Strange Kites and WOr-
ship Buddha Mt Port Royal.

They Fly Strange Kites and WOr-
ship Buddha at Port Royal.
Beaufort, s. c.. April 4.-For some
time the people of Beaufort have been
enjoying an unusual sight, the flying
of many colored and curiously shaped
Japanese kites by the genuine Japs
themselves. When Admiral Beardslee
returned from Japan about a year ago
and commenced the erection of his
beautiful home here, he brought many
CuriOs from the Far East, and among
other things his japanese servants.
These, though they are gradually be-
coming Americanized in language and
dress, still cling TO the peculiar Gus
toms Of their own country. This is the
season with them for the festival of
kites, and they are observing it re-
ligiously. Any clear day, high over
The Anchorage the Admiral's home,
immense kites, some of them with
many tails and covered with the en-
signs of their Emperor, can be seen
flying. Some are sent up at night, con-
sisting only of beautifully colored Ian
terms, while other represent fish. birds,
etc. one Of the strangest is an ener-
nous locust, with outstretched pink
wings, black body and bulging white
eyes. The Japs are evidently trying
the effect of introducing this one to a
more modern invention. 1t has Il
string about fifty feet long attached,
and placing the locust on the ground,
one of them seiZes the string, mounts
a bicycle and rides off. The locust
gradually rises, as the rider gains
speed, and sends forth from under its
great hollow wings, a sound, weird and
peculiar enough to do it full justice in
its native land.
They are very friendly fellows, and
nothing pleases them more than to tell
you all about themselves and their GUS
toms.
They are still devout worshippers of
Buddha. and while the Admiral and
his family are regular attendants at
church. the Japs are worshipping a
genuine Buddha at home.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
Shipping Memoranda.

Pensacola, Fla, April 4.-Cleared,
steamers Wilhelmina (BD, Bone,
Grangemouth; Irene (Swed), Boyissan,
Cardiff; Mortlake (Br), Nicolle, Tam
pico; bark Lady Pennyhn (Nor), Egel-
Ter, Port Lyttleton, New Zealand.
Sailed, steamers Carincrag (Br). Glib
son, Cardiff, via Mobile; August Bel
mont (Br), Rogers Tampico; Firth of
Forth (Br), Brady, Genoa; schooner
Gov. Blake (Br), Hunter, Mobile.
Key West Fla, April ARRIVED,
steamers Nueces, Hix, New York, and
sailed for Galveston; Lampassas, Bars
tow, Galveston, and sailed for New
York: Olivette. Allen, Havana, and
sailed for Port Tampa; tug Osceola,
-, Tortugas; schooner Sophia,
Beherman, Havana.
Jacksonville, Fla, April 4.-Cleared,
steamer Iroquois. Watson, New York.
Port Tampa, Fla, April ARRIVED,
steamer Castleton (Br), Batty, New
Haven.
Georgetown. s. c., April 4.-sailed.
steamer Carib, Chichester, New York,
via Wilmington; schooner Myra Wo-
fear, Lewis, Patchogue.
Note: steamer Aragon, Blake, for
New York, while proceeding to sea to-
day grounded near the bar. She lies
easy and hopes to float at high tide
tonight with assistance of tugs.
Charleston, S. c., April ARRIVED,
schooner yacht Sea Fox, -, Nassau,
bound for New York.
Sailed, schooner The Josephine.
Townsend, Savannah, in tow tug Pro-
tector.
Charleston, S. c., April ARRIVED,
schooner yacht Muriel, Barr. Nassau,
bound for New York; tug William f.
McCauley, -, Savannah.
Fernandina, Fla, April ARRIVED.
United States fish commissioner boat
Fishhawk.
Sailed. Ethel B. Sumner, Beattie.
Dorchester.
Bremen, April S.-Arrived Samantha.
Savannah.
Harrington, April 3.-Arrived, Helm
richhorn. Darien.
adelphia-Arrived, steamer .Berk-
shire, Savannah; schooner Mary San
ford, Brunswick, Ga
Cleared, steamer NJ. F. Plant, Bruins
wick; schooner Fairfield, Jacksonville.
Baltimore-Sailed, Lexington, Savan-
nah.
Trieste, March 3.-Arrived, Emilia.
Savannah, via Barcelona and Genoa.
Liverpool-Arrived, Manningtry. Sa-
Vannah
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
--S-1o-e--
SWAPPING THE FINGERS,
The Curious Habit Aids Mental Pro-
cess in Many Cases.

cess in Many Cases.
From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
did you ever notice the peculiar
habit some men have of swapping their
fingers while trying to recall something
which has escaped their minds for the
moment?" asked a man who keeps a
keen look out for the curious in human
nature. Now, here is a curious study.
and one which, if pursued, may throw
much light on a very interesting sub
Ject. Anything relating to memory,
the retentiveness of the human mind,
is always of interest to me, and have
noted with much concern these curious
physical manifestations when the mind
picture becomes so obscure that it's
lines are lost. Why should a man
snap his fingers when he temporarily
forgets a thing? Does this physical
movement aid the mental process? Does
the fact prove the material basis of
the mind? 1t must show a very init
mate connection between the two. At
ter all, the intimacy existing between
the mind and the body is very close.
and personally 1 have always believed
in the theory which teaches us that
psychology has physiological basis
and can have no other. The simple
habit of swapping the fingers when ones
memory fails for the moment would
seem to offer ample proof of the fact
Curiously enough, this same condition,
physical movement, will manifest it.
self in many ways under similar cir
cumstances. All men do not snap their
fingers when there is a mental lapse
which they are seeking to overcome.
They find other ways of bridging the
gap. One man will pat his foot when
he forgets temporarily. Another will
bite his lip, or place his finger against
his temple, or rub one hand across his
forehead, or resort to some other effort
to stimulate his tagging memory. Why
is this? Is ones memory really aided
by these physical movements? It must
be, else humanity would have dropped
them long ago. Almost every man,
when he forgets something, name.
for instance, which is right on the end
of his tongue, will make some kind of
physical effort to conjure the proper
image from it's hiding place in the
brain cells. Why it is / do not know
1 know merely that it happens, and
1 suppose it answers some good pur-
pose"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05

New York, April 4.-Flour neglected
because of the wheat decline, but
steadily held. Winter patents 3.7O@
1905 Minnesota patents, $3.S5@4.2 20.
Rye flour-Quiet; fair to good, 81. 80
1920; choice to fancy, 3.25@3 AS.
Corn meal-Easy; yellow Western,
s1.OS
Rye-Quiet; No. 2, Western, 60c.
Barley-Quiet, feeding, 47c.
Wheat-Spot easy; No. 2 red, 1870.
Options We're bearishly affected to-day
by the larger Northwest receipts, the
easier cables, local unloading and big
estimates for Mondays worlds ship
ments. Closed b@A net loss; May
77Bc July 1880; September 731kc.
Corn-Spot dull; No. 2 nominal. OPP
ton market also turned weak under
sales for long accounts, poor cables
and the promise for better weather.
The close was weak H@asc net lower;
May, sic; July, 491ac; September, ACC.
Oats-Easy; No. 2, 41c. Options quiet
and weaker as a result of commission
house selling. May closed 385sc.
Beef-Dull; family, $14.OO@14. so; beef
hams. $40 .OO@21 so.
Cut meats-Pickled bellies, 9%@11Ac;
do shoulders, 9@9Ac; do hams, 11h@
12c.
Lard-Easy; Western steamed, 5000:
lCllllCo easy SO4lll1lSIItJ plU.4US COM
pound. 71a@Sc.
Pork-Steady; fancy; family, s19. so:
short clear, $19@21.5O; mess, SIS. ESQ
1S.!E.
Butter strong; extra creamery, 29c;
state dairy. 17@27c.
Cheese firm; small colored, 15c; do
white, 14%c.
Eggs-Firm; state and Pennsylvania,
10@10Ac; Southern, 14@14Ac
Tallow-Easy; city, 5hc; country,
5M@6c.
Rice-steady; domestic, 4A@7c.
Coffee spot Rio quiet; No. invoice.
SIC; mild quiet; Cordova, 7A@12c.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining,
S1sc; centrifugal Sc test, 317-32c; mo-
lasses, 2Bc; refined dull; confectioners'
A, 4.55c; mould A. 495c; cut loaf,
5.30c; crushed, $500; powdered, 4.SOc:
graduated, 4.70c; cubes, Csc.
Coffee futures opened steady. I'M
changed and ruled irregular under a
moderate trade, closing steady net un-
changed to five points lower; sales
$4,000 bags.
enthusiastically; Southern, $1,000
200: state and Western per 1870
pounds, $1.75@2. 90; Jersey sweets,
81. 5003 so.
Peanuts-Steady; fancy handpicked.
"A Q412c; other domestic, 304hc.
Cabbag e-F4rm; domestic per barrel.
old, 50c@$1 90; new, 81 1903 90.
Cotton by steam to LiVerpooI. HID.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
Miscellaneous.
OCEAN FREIGHTS,

COTTON-Savannah to Boston, per
100 pounds, Csc; to New York, per 100
pounds. zoe to dock; 23c lightered; to
Philadelphia, per bale, $1.0O; Balti-
more, $1.00.
FOREIGN DIRECT - Genoa, S5c;
Hamburg, 22c; Barcelona, 40c; Trieste,
40c; Venice, 40c; Bremen, zoe; Havre,
26c; Rotterdam and Amsterdam, 22c;
Liverpool, 25c; Manchester, 25c; Ant
werp, 25c.
LUMBER-By Sail-Freight active,
to Baltimore, $500: to Philadelphia,
$475; to New York, $5.621a; to Port
land, $500.
LUMBER-By steam-Savannah to
Baltimore, $500; to P r. R. or B. and
o. docks, $3.50; to Philadelphia Is 2-3
per cwt. a pounds to FOOT, to New
York, $6.75 per M. to dock; lightered,
$3.50: to Boston. to dock. SS.7h.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
GEORCIAAND FLORIDA
SEARCH For HIS RoDY

Hundreds of people gathered We'd
nesday in the vicinity of Alcovey, a
station on the Georgia Railroad, five
miles east of Covington, to aid in the
search for a dead body supposed to be
that of Street Burton, a middle-aged
white man, whose family resides at So
cial Circle. The prevailing opinion was
that Burton committed suicide by
jumping from the railroad bridge into
the river, as his hat, coat and shoes
were found on the track near the
bridge. Burton was 40 years old, and
has wife and two children. His wild
ow is proprietress of the Spencer
House, the leading hotel at Social Cir
Gle.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
BODIES WE'RE ExHUMED.

The bodies of James P. Holmes, who
died Jan. 26, 1855; Mrs. Martha C.
Holmes, who died March 10, 1851; Mrs.
Victoria Troutman, who died Sept 29,
1919; Mrs. Claudia Russell, who died
April p, 1851, and Mrs. Fredonia c.
Watson, who died Jan. {, 1856. were ex-
humed at Fort Gaines Wednesday for
refinement at Fort Valley. Two
bodies were in metallic caskets and
were in good condition, one in a tin
coffin and one in a cedar coffin had
kept poorly, but one in a plain pine
coffin had kept best of all. They were
all prominent and influential in ante
bellum days at Fort Gaines. They were
the father. mother and sisters of Mrs.
John T. Troutman, ST., of Fort Valley.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
Three Daily Trains to the East, via
the SeabOard Air Line.

Particular attention is invited to the
excellent service now operated by the
Seaboard to the East. This line is not
only the shortest from Savannah 10
Richmond. Washington, Philadelphia
and New York but is also the quickest.
Three daily trains with through Pull
man cars offer the best service from
Savannah to the East. The Seaboard
New York Limited, a solid Pullman
train with all the modern conveniences
leaves Savannah daily at 500 p. m.
railroad time. 1t is the fastest train
via any route Savannah to New York,
making only four stops for passengers
Savannah to Richmond, a distance of
SOP miles.
Pullman space on the three Eastern
trains is on sale at the Seaboard
ticket office, No. Bull street, where
tickets can be secured and full infor-
nation obtained.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
TO SELL EATONTON PLANT.

According to a previous order issued
by Referee Proudfit, the Eatonton
Electric Light Company will be sold in
Eatonton next Tuesday to the highest
bidder, The assets of the company are
$10S 900 in round numbers, and the liza
bilities $4,000, of which $4,000 is pre-
ferred. There are $4,000 of bonds on
the plant, with $4,000 of accrued in
terest, 81, 100 of taxes and $40, 900 sec
ond mortgage, held by Mrs. ]. w.
English, Jr., of Atlanta. The plant will
be sold free of any liens whatever, and
the funds will be applied to the liens
above recited. the surplus to be pro-
rated among the common creditors aft
er these are paid.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
southern's Palm Limited.

This fast and elegant train. the per-
lection of all modern service, leaves
Savannah, northbound at $50 p. m.
city time, daily except Sunday. arriv-
ing Washington 1918 a. m. and New
York Alb p. m. Solid Pullman train,
electrically lighted and steam heated.
Dining cars all the way. For reserva-
tions or information as to rates and
schedule, apply at city ticket Office, 141
Bull street. Phones S5O.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and photographic in
formation will be furnished masters of
vessels free of charge in the United
States photographic Office, in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
at the Office. Reports of wrecks and
derelicts received.
This Office operates a time ball on
the roof of the Cotton Exchange, drop
ped daily at 12h. DOM. 0Os.. (Sundays
and holidays excepted) 18th meridian
time. In case of failure the ball is
lowered slowly 5 minutes after u.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
FLORIDA.
SALE OF FLORIDA SOUTHERN.

A special meeting of the stockholders
of the Florida Southern Railroad Com
pany viii be held at the Office of the
company in Jacksonville to-day for
the purpose of considering and acting
upon the sale of the railroad property,
rights and franchises of the company
to the Atlantic Coast Line, which will
be submitted for approval of the stock
holders. A meeting of the stockholders
of the Sanford & St. Petersburg Rail-
road will also be held.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
Sept 942 ... .... $40

Sept AZ ... &C.. $40
Cash quotations were as follows.
Flour steady; winter patents, 50 400
$50; straights, S3.1O03.3O; spring pat
ents, $3.SO@9.7O; bakers, 81. 2002. 70.
No. spring wheat, 76@76hc; No. 8 70
@76c; No. 2 red, 721s @7S$4c; No. 2 corn
41%c; No. yellow, 41%c; No. >
oats, S3Ac; No. white, 500
SIC; No. . rye, 49%c; good feeding
barley, 38Q4Oc; fair to choice mailing,
47Q53c; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.11I5:
prime timothy seed, SO so; mess pork
per barrel, SIT 5O@17 .55; lard, per 100
pounds, $9.75@9.77; short ribs sides
Qoose), s9.5O@9 SIS; dry sailed Shout
ders (boxed), $S.7O@8. 50; short clear
sides (boxed), $40 .00@1O. 25; whisky
basis of high wines, $1.30; clover, con-
tract grade $11 so
Receipts-Wheat, $4,000 bushels.
corn, 155,200 bushels; oats, 2S7, 800 bush
els; hogs, 1900 head.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
WILL WEAR ONLY TITLES.

At an early date the tailors to the
Georgia colonies will furnish the Ad-
jutant General with a list of all colo
nels who have ordered uniforms. These
will be placed on the "active" list and
will be subject to call for state and
dress occasions. No commissions will
be withdrawn owing to failure to pro-
vide proper equipments.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
COTTON SEED OIL.

New York, April 4.-Cotton seed oil
unchanged, closing about steady and
quiet.
Prime crude here nominal: prime
crude f. o. b. mills, 346345; prime
summer yellow Ale; off summer yellow
S712@3Sc; prime white 45c; prime win
ter yellow 45c; prime meal s26.5O@27,
nominal.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
BOUGHT 21.72s ACRES.

Hendry & Knight at Tampa Thurs
day sold to NJ. w. Timer of South
Carolina a tract of land in DeSoto
county. consisting of 21,72S acres. The
consideration was, in round figures
$40, 000 Mr.. Ulmer had been looking
over Florida for some time with view
to making extensive land purchases for
turpentine operations.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
LUMBERMEN WILL MEET.

The secretary of the Gulf Coast Lum-
bermen's Association has been instruct
ed to call a meeting of all the sawmlll
men in Alabama, Mississippi and West
Florida to meet at the st. Charles Ho-
tel in New Orleans at 2 O'Clock on April
2 to oppose the proposed advance of
cents per 100 pounds by railroad on yell
low pine to Ohio and Mississippi river
DOinfS
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05

terry at the factory. A noteworthy
feature about this is the fact that the
turpentine growers are calling for the
cups, in spite of the lateness of the
season, and they are furthermore pre-
pairing to put in the cups for the two
seasons. AS an evidence of how gen.
eral the system is becoming, DR.. Her
ty has now been called to the turpen-
tine plants in Mississippi.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
TRYING TO FORCE PAYMENT.

Mandamus proceedings have been in
stituted in the Circuit Court at Tampa
by Sheriff w. T. Lesley and Clerk of
the Criminal Court NJ. F. Mckay to
compel the Board of County Commits
sioners to pay them the fees which the
board has withheld on account of the
claims against them based on the
state auditors report.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
BANK AT MEIGS,

The representative business men,
farmers and merchants of Meigs, with
the aid of w. S. Witham of Atlanta,
Tuesday completed the organization of
a bank with $4,000 subscribed to the
capital stock and the necessary
amount paid in to start business.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05

in oil, 1022 packages clay. PCS packages
merchandise, 573 packages yarns.
Per steamship Hudson. for Baltimore,
April 4.-290 barrels rosin, 227, 646 feet
lumber. "a boxes oranges, 121 packages
vegetables, 443 packages clay, 1927
cases canned goods, 81 packages yarns,
bales Iinters, 1,405 packages merchan-
disc
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
MANY PUTTING IN CUPS.

DR.. Charles H. Herty, expert in the
Department Of Forestry, United States
government, says nearly every extern
sive turpentine grower in the state,
judging from his observation, is pre-
pairing to put In patent cups and there
is a heavy demand to supply the pot
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
ARRESTED For GAMBLING.

The Sparks Enterprise: Four high
ly sensational arrests were made at
Nashville Thursday morning. Town
Marshal Avera arrested DR.. Collar, S.
Alderman, Tyler M. Peoples and Roy
Powell on the charge of gambling. They
all gave bond and were released.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
New Schedule to Augusta

Leave Savannah via Southern Rail-
way daily except Sunday $50 p. M,
city time, arrive Augusta 1910 D. m.
Pullman cars all the way. For infor-
nation apply at City Ticket Office,
141 Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05

Sailed. steamship Luise (Ger), Horl-
beck, Charleston.
Steamship Hudson, Robinson, Balti-
more.
Steamship Decatur H. Miller, Nc
Dorman, Philadelphia.
Tug standard (towing barge S6),
Jacksonville
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
New scheduIe to Augusta.

Leave Savannah via Southern Rail
way daily except Sunday $3.50 p. m.
city time, arrive Augusta 1910 p. m.
Pullman cars all the way. For infor-
nation apply at City Ticket ONCE,
IA Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
coastwise Exports.

Per steamship D. H. Miller, for Phil
adelphia, April 400 bales cotton, 1875
barrels rosin. so barrels turpentine.
1884 feet lumber. % boxes oranges.
aAs packages vegetables, Is barrels ros-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Continued from Nineteenth Page.

pressure in the same way as stock,
but in much less degree. There was
a decrease of over % per cent. in the
par value of the bonds dealt in on the
Stock Exchange during February,
compared with February of last year.
United States 3s coupon and the AS
registered advanced 4 per cent. and
the As coupon II per cent. The new
As declined 4 per cent. and the 3's
registered u per cent, as compared
with the closing call of last week.
Total sales of stocks were 248S00
shares. including Atchison, 1920;
Baltimore and Ohio. 800; Canadian
Pacific, $500; Erie. II, 100; Missouri Pa
cific, 1O,500; Pennsylvania, 26,150;
Reading, $500; st. Paul, 1860; South
ern Pacific, 500; Union Pacific, "a
200 Wabash preferred, $780, Amalga-
mated Copper, 9,4OO; Brooklyn Transit,
1900; Colorado Fuel, 5000; Rock Is
land, $500.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
Low Rates to California and Pacific

Line Railway.
The Seaboard has placed on sale
tickets to California and Pacific Coast
points at unusually low rates. The
one way rate Savannah to San Fran
cisco being only $43.O5. These tickets
will be sold daily to and including
April 30, and offer an opportunity Of
visiting that section of the country at
a very small cost.
For further particulars inquire at
City Ticket Office, No. z, Bull street.
AID
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago, April 4-The grain and pro-
vision markets experienced another
week session and closing prices were
lower all around; May wheat being
off Nc; corn NC. lower and oats down
A@2sc. Provisions were from 121zc to
221ac. lower.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
Grain Markets.
Fruits and Nuts.

cording to quality.
Fruits and Nuts.
APPLES-Fancy reds, $780,
NANAS-$1 25@1.75
PINEAPPLES-$2. 3562.50 crate.
RANGES-California naVels, $2.750
300.
LEMONS-Market easy; $SOO@3.25
PRUNE S-20s to 30s, 101sc; 30s to 40s,
9Ac; 40s to Sos, 7a4c; sos to COS, 7c
Cos to 7Gs, SIC; 70s to sos, SIC; sos to
90s, SAC: COS to zoos. Acc.
PEANUTS-Ample stock, fair de-
mand; market firm; fancy hand-pick-
ed Virginias, SIC; N c. peanuts, 4Ac;
nuts, &c.
NUTS-Almonds. Terragona, 15c;
Ivicas, 141ac; walnuts, French, 12hc;
Naples, 15c; pecans 13c; Brazi1s, 1Oc;
filberts, 11hc; assorted nuts, 50-pound
and 25-pound boxes. 1215c.
Dried and EvapOrated Fruits.
APPLES Evaporated, 7K@Sc; sun
dried, &c.
APRICOTS- Evaporated, lie pound;
nectarines 1O1ac.
Crown, $500; 4-crown clusters, $275;
loose muscatells, TIC; 1fb seeded, 91Ac;
imperial cabinets, -; loose, 50-pound
boxes, pound.
PEACHES-Evapora peeled, 16c;
unpeeled &c.
PEARS-Evapo rated, lie.
CITRON-A. S. drums, 12*c; Fancy
Corsican, in 10-pound boxes, 13c.
URRANTS-Barrels, SIC; 25-pound
boxes, sac; 1-pound cartons. &c.