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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-12-15
Conditions Have Changed.

As "A result Of the bouHuiul crops
made ia Ellis county this year there
has been IA marked change Ia gem
efal conditions over last year. rms
time last wear there was no. only a
big demand being made on the local
banks for money, but they were
forced TO carry over several thous-
and dollars worth OF notes held
against farmers whose crops were
practically failures This year all
the banks have enjoyed exception
ally good collections. The men who
were carried over last year have
been taking up their notes right
along and IA great many Of them
making deposits beside. one
prominent banker said to the re-
porter today that the trouble with
the banks this season Is tha. there is
practically no demand for money
and AS rule very :e~ loans are
being made.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-12-15
Rock Island Holiday Rates.

The Rock Island system announces
that 1t will sell holiday tickets to
points in the southeast and also to
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and
Colorado at rate OF one fare plus
two dollars for the round trip on
December 10, 20, p, and 2G, limited
30 days. This rate is an extremely
low one and gives opportunity for
all to spend Christmas and New
Years at the old home. The 10Th
was made date Of sale to accomo-
date those who will be compelled to
remain al their work until the
Christmas rush 10 over.
The Rock Island has one route to
Memphis via the Katy to South
Nc Alester, one each via Paris and
Denison ia connection with the
Frisco, one via Ardmore Via the
Santa Fe and Choctaw, and one via
FL Reno and the Choctaw.
To the north it has its own rails
10 all the states mentioned, ard
runs through sleepers and chair
cars to Kansas City and Chicago
daily, connecting at gateways with
diverging lines.
Local holiday tickets will be sold
December p, "a, p, &c and 81, and
January /, limit January 4, Mt a
rate OF one and 'one-third fare for
distances of one hundred miles, and
fare plus ten per cent beyond.
Full Information regarding rates
routes. schedules. etc, can be Sc
cured by writing Mr.. W H. Firth
@ p. A , Fort Worth, Texas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-12-15
Notice 10 Candidates.

All prospective candidates for
county offices are requested 10 meet
at the Office OF the Tax Assessor
next Monday night, Dec "A, 7:30
O'Clock, to consider matters pertain
ing 90 the county campaign i W
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-12-15
WOMEN AND JEWELS

Jewels, candy, flowers, man-thas
is the order of twoman's preferen-
Ces. Jewels form a magnet of nigh
ty power To the average woman.
Even that greatest OF all Jewels
health, is often ruined in the siren
uous effort TO make or save the mon
ey TO purchase them. If woman
will risk her health to get coveted
gem, then let her fortify herself
against The linsiduous consequences
OF coughs, colds and bronchial afTec-
ttous by the regular use ~ Or. Bos.
ohe"' r German Syrup. l. viii ~.
rest consumption promptly in its
early stages ana heal the atlrcteA
lungs ana bronchial tubes and driNr
the dTeAI disease from the system.
1t Is not "a cure-aIl, but II Is Ger.
tain cure for coughs. colds aud 1
bronchial troubles. You can get
this reliable remedy at b W
Fearjs dru4 store. Price be and me.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-12-15
II. E T. {. Excursion Hates.

New Orleans, La Dec. T. and II,
rate go 40 Limit Dec ~
Corsicaua- Dec - and 2~. rate
81 40 Limit Jan. {
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-12-15

carelessnessI
which made
the accident
possible.
There are a
great many
lives d.
denly terrni
mated as a
result of
carelessness
although the
medical Ger
tlhCate may
read heart
failure "
When a man
takes
chances with
) his stomach
and neglects
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-12-15
COMING EVENTS.

Dec. Is Farmers Institute.
December il Entertainment by
faculty and pupils of Trinity Uni
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-12-15
ACCIDENTAL

The jury returned verdict Of acca
aental death on the man who fell frorh,
me window ledge on which he had fefsen'
asleep. But the death was really due to.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-12-15
n u TIME TABI.K
NIX. at. Eorth Bouna.
At. O. west Bound.

H II. O., West Bound.
70. " leaves 6 80 am
70. n leaves Z IL pm
No. "a arrives SO pun oes not run west WAxa.
70 ~ linked leaves & IS am-Daily except Sun.
East Bound.
10, 81 leaves 9:ts am Connects at Garrett for
Dallas and 81 Ennis for Houston.
Sc, " leaves 2:3t pm-otaFts from waxahsehie
70. N leaves d ON
No. ~ leaves u pu-Dsily except Sunday
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-28
SMILE 4 LITTLE

4 IT
I The way Of the franagre6sOr ~ IN
engage d good lawyer Puck
Teacher trying 70 explain plilAns
trhopy AIf you had two cents hlQ
gave one o. them away, what would
Won beg
Little Willie "A chulnp Sihle
delphia Record,
Blohardt Yes, 1 once Thought 81
going on the stage, but Friends dis|
suaded me-
Knockqr Friends of the stage
presume Baltimore American
Judge [to tramp accused Of havine
kissed the woman What have vow
to say in your defenseg
Tramp Nothing, yout honor /
deseryoatoa be punished, San Franz
cisco Call,
Johnny Say, pa, what il classical
muisc?
His Father Classical music. hly
son, is music that you can I whistle.
and wouldn't II you could Brook.
I'm Life
First South American FausQlil
Think Of thta man pretending 10 VI
statesman Why, he knows nothing
Of political economy.
Second South AmericanI should
q -
say he didn't. Why, he couldnst tell
a revolution from North American
college yell. Judge.
Casey Ay all the close listed ouId
misers that liver OF see, Dolanss Tho
worst
Cassidy Q. tbs = family trait VIA
him.
Casey The family trait7 NOn.
sense Shure he'd niver trait Wan
man, let alone family. PhiIpdel'
phia Press.
A woman in New Jeraeyais suiHg
her husband for divorce because 9lh ii
lazy. SO dangerous d precedent eIsdulds
be prevented at all risks. Such 8 sIba.
once allowed, might depopnlate M
the homes Of theAnnion EshItiaA dre
American
4 4
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-28

L i
April 30, May LIST and and. Major
General Henderson q Corbin win bes
the grand marshall and over B 0001
government troops and ten thousand
members Of the national guard wsIl
attend the ceremonies iii uniform ana
participate in the grand parade.
The fireworks display will BE- 81 !
character surprising any preyious nt
tempt in this line. The fireworks
program covers the entire three days
and provides for bothday and evening
displays. Splendid musical events
Will be d part of the thfeesdayI ceie.
bfation. Two hundred tEio1asnd wiz.
TORS are expected, for which provi.
sion has been made by 4 cOsnplete
canvass Of thee ity and provision VIII
be made for the comfort 0f ill.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-28

aders OF the Democrat party
lngton are beginning to ex-
y interest in the different
tne presidential nomination
emocratic ticket. There is the
om which started in Mem
nm, and is being nursed to
warm by the Hon. Josiah
81 Boston. Olney is an able
lyoody will admit, but he is
eney Years old. There is the
pom. Judge Parker is chief
sne New York state court of
MS only claim to recogni-
y TACT that he was elected to
y position by about 6O,O 600
the year following the big
aJorlGy IN New York.
the German boom. Senator
= looked upon here as one Of
political leaders and strate-
le country, but he has not
strenuous for the ticket dur
'aSt tvs campaigns. The
ON to be cut loose was that
,ner Governor Budd, of CAL
~ go in Columbus, Ohio,
y the big JEFF erson-Jackson-
barbecue. when he named
randolph Hearst as his
me people of the country
Hearst as one who, in 1895
STOOD by the Democratic par
the wealthy men deserted.
: Democracy is IN
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-28
DISSOLUTION.

Notice is hereby given that the
firm of Bowen 8 Campbell, of Green.
vile, Washington county, Miss, has
this day been dissolved by mutual
consent. J.H. Bowen retires from said
firm and the business will be conduct.
ed by e. P. Campbell, at Greenville,
under tao style of E. P. Campbell,
who firm assumes all the obligations
OF Bowen & Campbell, and is author
lied to collect the debts O. Bowen &
Campbell.
Dated this Srd day of February, 1908.
p. p Campbell,
.s y. b. Bowen.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-28
Luck In Thirteen.

Luck In Thirteen.
sng ID miles VIM. spirey, of
usnace, Vt, got . box of
arm. Arnlca salve, that wholly
horrible Fever Sore on his
else could. Positively
n uses Felpua Vacers. Erpp-
Hnrnst corasisnd Piles
essansee1 By 4. P..Fin.
afugRists. z
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-28

The special grand stand FOR The
centennial ceremonies 1T the dedioa-
tion Of the ST. Louis fair grounds, on
April 80, and May / and 2, Will seat
thirty Thousand people 1t viii be
800 feet long. MI
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-28
VICKSBURG and GREENvILE
PACKET co. \
+.
Carrying U. Mail.
BELLE OF THE BENDS.
RUTH AND ANNIE LAURIE.

-%A Until further notice the
Steamer Belle of the Bends
will leave every Monday, Thursday
and Saturday at p. m. for GreerviIle
Round trip rates to Greenville wiz
be put on sale beginning Monday, May
18TH. Fare. including meals and berth,
"a 90 round trip.
iFirst-class passenger and freight ac-
eommodations.
Boats brilliantly lighted throughout
with electricity Light in every state
room.
Cuisine unsurpassed.
ID. POWERS, superintendent.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-28
h sHINGToN LETTER,
and Social Gossip Around the
'r,dors of the White House.


p,om Our Regular Correspondeut.)
Warrington February 20, 1888.
a serious deadlock in the SEN
] believed that a compromise
statehood bill will be effected
he followed by the ratictia-
he Panama Canal treaty. The
4 the compromise have not
Ade public but your correspon-
In a position to say that it
n the basis of the" two state'
yyiously proposed with some
ltions providing for separate
4 for Arizona and New Mexi-
tbey shall have fulfilled GER
Ascribed conditions. This ar
IN ias received the sanction
tors Quay, Elkins and Gal
hi of whom are for statehood,
Y the attitude of the Demo-
pains to be ascertained.
resident has advised various
of the senate that in the
either of the treaties failing
Cation he will call an extra
/ the senate. 1t had been
that with the antitrust pro-
npleted and the Alaskan and
treaties ratified Mr.. Roose-
ia be satisfied but that such
he case he has stated in I'M
h terms. There is little hope
Cuban treaty can be ratified
4th of March so that an eX-
on of the senate is considered |
Inevitable, but it is believed |
Il Of short duration. |
buse has been devoting it's at
chiefly to appropriation bills
BASED a majority of the re-
easures. Leading members
they could complete all the
4 essential business in a per-
len more brief than that re-
Ito this congress. The Fowl
ncy bill has been made the
Srder and Mr.. Fowler tells
respondent that he believes
bss both houses but he is the
Preventative thus far found
Is that opinion. It is gener-
beved that the Aldrich bill
pme a law and it will in a
basure supply the relief for
e Fowler bill is intended.
sst cabinet meeting was par
in by Mr.. George B. Cortel-
D has been sworn in as a Sec
4 Commerce and Labor, his
adding one more to the
In the cabinet, there now be-
lawyers out Of nine members.
|tleyou never practiced law
lis a graduate of Georgetown
|ol, and has received the de-
haster Of law. Secretary Cor
now engaged in preparing
bate Of expenses for the new
|nt and it is understood that
recommend that an apprepria-
pade at this session of con-
10 building for the accommo-
his department.
resident and Mrs. Roosevelt
suffering from illhealth, al '
neither instance is it be- 4
lat their indisposition is SER
J. Roosevelt tainted at a re-
9 dinner and was at ohce or
ler physician to abstain from
anticipation in social affairs
!, period. She has since re-
,mewhat and gave a musical
The president is suffering :,
attack Of laryngitis and is
care of a physician, but it
4 that he will soon recover.
extra session of the senate
ress lnterferes, Mr.. Roose-
'mpanied by Secretary Root,
e for Colorado about the
I March for a brief hunting
long anticipated Western
not be taken until about the
VIZ g
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-28

Ma % Sleeper Birmingham 70 JackaonViiIe
Apaass 70 Jaekeonvtlle, Atlanta 70 Bruins wick
no q carries Pullmae Sleeping cas BiEmine.
ham y Atlanta
No g Pullmen slssUtns eas between Biz
UfnFRGm and Atlanta
Al tes8ns run daily.
@ q AckEkT. g ~. Washtngtsn. o. O,
". A. TURK 2. = " Washtngton. b 81
9. q aARpWiQK. G.P.k, washinftoa. D, q
g 4 BENScQTER,Ac.P. pa ChattanoogA Tena.
sk. Q. p 4. Birmingham, Ak
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-28

No 90 Wellington b Southwestern LAM
RED Solid Pullman Vestibuled train Allan "a
q New York. carrying Pullman Sleeping car
Hrmingham TO New York. Dining CDR east Of
Atlanta Pullman Aorsyy Observation car Al.
lRnta 70 New Worh. Pullman Club car Atlanta
20 Washington.
No % Pullman Drawing room SseepanR cars
birmingham 70 Richmond sod Atlanta TO New
Yora Dining caE Spar taubulg TO Washington.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-28

No o Pulimaa Sleeper 6reeuv1ile 10 Bfffn-
lnghAD and Birmingham 10 New York CATS
No % carried Pullman Sleeper BiF1hingham
70 ChAttanoogA. connecting at ChaktafooRA
WITH train carrflng. Sleeper aud Day Coaches
CRattaoooga 70 Salisbury wiehout chAnQe. aiso
Sieeper GAlisouIY % NeX YORK
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-03
81 wrote to
DR.. Pierce for
advice though I
fhou6hf surely
I would de-

after nv baby came in January. 1900" writes
Mrs. Nancy 2b1er. OF St. Paul. AK, Il suffered
severely rom I'll sorts OF aches and pains, until
the :c..Cwing May, when l read one o! Your
pamphlets. treating on female discases. ! wrote
TO D-. Pierce for advice. although I thought
surely ! would Gle, as our physician told me :
was more liable 10 IL. than to get well Your
fatheriy advice causelPly health to be restored.
I took five bottles Of DR.. Pierce's Yavorjte Pre-
scription. three OF Golden Medical Discovery
and three vials of Pellets together with your
other remedies, and I am now able 10 do ali nv
work
Weak and sick ON are invited to
consult DR.. Pierce, by letter, free, and
so obtain without charge or fee the
advice of a specialist upon diseases
peculiar to women. All correspondence
is held as strictly private and sacredly
confidential. Address DR.. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, y. Y.
The invitation to consult DR.. Pierce,
By letter, free, is not to be confused
with offers OF free medical advice"
made by irresponsible persons who are
no physicians and are professionally
and legally disqualified for the practice
of medicine.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a
safe and reliable remedy for the cnre of
womanly ills. It establishes regularity,
dries weakening drains, heals inhamma-
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FREE. DR.. Pierce's Common Sense
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-03
Only n Few People Heard DOwie.

New York, October 3~O.-Scarce1y a
dozen persons, outside of some 60O
members of the restoration host, were
present for the early morning service
Dowie seemed weary and instead OF
standing and walking about vigorously
during his discourse, remained seated
while speaking. His subject was
''Triune Immersion a dissertation on
the proper method of baptism. He
declared tina baptism was useless, un-
less one were dipped three times and
asked his hearers t come t the Sun
day service to witness baptism of fifty
converts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-03
Were Damaged by Col
IisiOn.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 81 Schooner
Blanche Hopkins, from Fernandina be-
fore reported damaged by collision with
schooner Marie Palmer, hence for Bos-
ton, passed up Marcus Hook in tow
tugs Sommers H. Smith and James Nc
Cauley. The Hopkins is waterlogged
and has stern smashed, mizzenmast
broken off, cabin completely gone: miz-
zensail and life boat one The Palmer
returned to Philadelphia in tow
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-03

We are indebted to the Ennis Pub
fishing Company. of Raleigh. for a
copy OF Turner's North Carolina A.
man&c for 1904. Turner's IS an old
standby for the people of this state. Il
always contains much useful informal
ton. but the one for next year seems
TO surTass all f0rmer issue in his Ea-
specJ. 1t IS sold for the small sum Of
ten .euts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-03
Yellow Fever Bulletin.

LuIeto. Texas, October &0.-The Of
fetal yellow fever bulletin tonight
shows as follows:
<ew cases Is, deaf +. total cases
90. total deaths SO. One Cf Ill" cases
reported today is hat 0f 2 soldier At
T,"t Mcintosh. The patient hos been
is0laJed and no fear u a spread OF the
disease among the soldiers =: enter
tanned
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-03

Civil Service Commissioner John Z.
Proctor is the choice of a large ma
jOrity of the alumni of the University
of Virginia for its president. The cleo
ton will not take place until next
spring.-Augusta Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-03

The sanitary scientists in conven
ton are soaring folks. They tell Us
that death turks in the Pullman car
and is getting into mighty bad corr
pany.-Augusta Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-03

Judging from Tom Johnson's speeches
he evidently believes that the Red
Devil he rides in is not the only n in
the campaign.-Augusta Chronicle.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15

Beef, dull; family, $140O@15.OO; Mess
9.OOQ9.5O; beef hams, S2O.5Od21 50'
packet, $12.00@13O0; city extra India
mess, $24.OO@25.OO.
Cut meat firm; picked bellies. lon
me; picked shoulders, 9@9Ac: pick
led hams, 1112@12c.
Lard, steady; Western steamed
$lO.5O; refined dull; compound, $1,000
IT'S. N''''V
Pork, firm; family, S1s.5O@2OOO; short
clear, $19,OO@21.OO.
Butter firm, extra creamery. 29c:
state dairy, 26@27c.
Cheese, firm; state full cream fancy
small colored fall made, 15c; small
white fall made, 1415c.
Eggs, firm; state and Pennsvlxa mia
average 1910; Southern, 1Shc.
Tallow, quiet; city 600 per pack
age), SIC; country packages free
Pennsylvania, SIC.
Rice. firm; domestic fair to extra,
Az @7c; japan nominal
Moiasses steady; New Orleans open
Kettle good to choice 31040c.
Coffee-Spot Rio steady; No. in
voice, b$c; mild steady; Cordova, 7K0
Sugar, raw steady; fair refining. SIC.
centrifugal, SO test, S%c; molasses
sugar. &c. Refined steady; confection-
ers, A, 4.65c; mould A., 5.05c; cut loaf
5.4Oc: crushed. 5.40c: powdered, 4.9o3:
granulated, 4.SO; cubes 5.O5c.
Inc coffee opened unchanged to 4
points lower following a bearsh
ruling on cables and restricted local
support; ruled extremely dull all the
session with no change from the mi
tlal basis and closed net UNCHANGED to
points lower. Sales $3.50 bags.
Potatoes, steady; Southern, $1,000
200; state and Western, per 1870
pounds, S1.5O@2.00; Long Island, $1,000
2.25; South Jersey sweets, $2.9O6295
Feanuts, quiet; fancy handpicked,
4AQ412c; other domestic, 304kc.
Cabbages, easy; domestic per barrel,
white, 75c@s1.O0; red $100.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 12c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15

Charleston, S. c., March 14.-Arrived
steamers Seminole, Staples, Jackson
vile and proceeded for Boston;
Apache, Staples, New York and pro-
ceeded for Jacksonville: Huron. In
gram, Boston; banks Ethel, Beam
Boston; Edmund Phinney, Albertson
New York.
Cleared; bark Oriente QtaL), Meres-
ca. Pensacola.
Key West. Fla. March 14.-Arrived
steamers Olivette, Allen. Havana and
sailed for Port Tampa: Lamapasas
Barstow, Galveston and sailed for
New York: Quaker City. Bravo, Mia
mi; tug Osceola, -, Tortugas.
Sailed, cruiser Dolphin, - Havana,
Jacksonville, Fla, March 14.-Ar-
rived. steamer NJ. f. Plant, Thompson
Philadelphia.
Cleared. steamer Iroquois, Watson
New York; Sequin, Cole. Fall River
Punta Gorda, Fla. March IA
Cleared, schooner Goodwin Stoddar1
Hutchinson, Pensacola.
Pensacola, Fla, March 14.-Arrived
steamer Secunda (Ger.), Cornelsen, ST
Lucia: Italia Qtal). Calderone, Bos-
ton; ship Kennebec, Lane. Boston.
Sailed, steamer Rio Jano Span
Gurricka Havre.
Fernandina, Fla. March 14.-Arrived
schooners Levy S. Andrews. Thomp-
son, Boston; Benjamin F. Poole, War
den, New York
Apalachicola, Fla, March IA
Cleared, bark Merchiston, Hartinger
Belgium; bark Fleetwood, - Eng
lands
Arrived, schooner Freda Small
Thompson, Havana.
Norfolk Va, March 14-Arrfved
steamers Khalif CBr.). Middleton, sa-
vannah ard sailed for Bremen: Ons-
tow CBr), Wiseman. Pascagoula and
sailed for Amsterdam and London;
Viscania CBr). Macarthur. Boston.
Heinrich Horn (Ger.), Petersen, OAR
len, Ga. Aggi (Nor.), Hatteburg. New
Orleans.
Sailed. steamer zndrawadi OBJ,
conday Cayite.
Philadelphia. Pa, March il-Ar.
rived, steamers Aralon, GeoTSetown,
r. C.: Berkshire. Savannah.
Baltimore. Nd. March n-sailed.
steamer New Orleans. Savannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15
FROM WATER FRONT
DREDGERs SNAP RIVER CABLES
UNAVOIDABLY.
TIDES SWING THEM ABOUT.
GEORGIA T. & It. co. HAD ITS
RIVER LINE DAMAGED.

other Cables Have Been Damaged
Some-A New FOur-Mast RiE-Cnpt.
Fleetwood Returns After Taking
the VigiIant to NOrfOIk-Of Inter-
est to shippers.
With all the care possible for them
to exercise it has proved difficult for
the dredgers in the Savannah river to
steer clear of the different cables from
the city side to Hutchison's Island.
The tides frequently carry the cables
away from the points they are sup
posed to be, and the next thing a big
thirty ton bucket goes down on them
and they snap. 1t was reported a
ca BILE was cut yesterday.
The Georgia Telephone & Telegraph
Co. had its cable damaged the other
day. All possible care was used by
the dredgers, but the tide had car
ried the cable IS to 20 feet from the
place it was thought to be. 1t was
cut about half in TWO. Since then
operations have been going on nearby
it, and the cable was raised to the
surface until the work near it was
finished. There are a number of cables
to the island, those besides the Georgia
being owned by the Savannah Electric
Co, and the Southern Bell Telephone
Co
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, March 14.--Flour dull and
about steady. Minnesota patent, $4,000
APO; winter patent, $3.70@40O.
Rye Hour, easy; fair to good, $500
800
BuclSwheat flour. nominal, $4,000. Is.
Corn meal. dull; yellow Western,
Sill.
Rye, quiet; No. Western, Gle.
Barley, steady; feeding, 47c.
Wheat, spot steady; No 2 red, 79%c.
On cold weather in the Southwest and
fears Of crop damage news shorts COW
cred a little wheat this morning. Prices
advanced, being later stimulated by
small estimates for worlds specials on
Monday. The close was very steady at
&c net advance. March, S3c; May,
79&c; July, 767sc; September, 75Ac.
Corn-Spot easy; No. 2, soc. Instead
of following wheat, the corn market
was depressed by lower cables, more
favorable weather West and lack OF
buyers. Closed easy at A@Ac net de-
cline. March, SEC; May. 52Ac; July,
50%c
Oats-Spot firm; No. 2. 44hc. The
oats market eased off with corn and
was dull. May closed 40c.