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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-12

The republican postofiee stew is get ting thicker by the addition of new in gredients almost every day. It is now reported that United States sen ator is mixed up in charge of bood- ling in the interest of one of the get rieh-quick concerns, for which he used his influence with the department. The manner in which Clerk Gilmer was re duced in salary and placed in such q position that he could no longer stick his inquisftive nose into the business of some high officials who were inter ested in a graft, will be a lesson to oth- CT government clerks to keep their eyes and ears closed. They must never see or hear anything that is crooked. That seems to have been peculiarly a repub- ltcan of honesty in the postal service alt Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-12
on1y One Ga. Yet se ne selaaiaes.

Only One Gas Yet to Be so1idifea.
 Profs. Moissan and DewaT lave lately succeeded, with the 1fd of liquid hydrogen, in soidify5ag fporin, and they remark that helium is now the only gas which has not been ob- tained in the solid state. An interest ing result of the experiments was the demonstration that, although chem teal activity tends to cease at ex treme1y low temperatures, yet fuorin, which is known to possess more powerful affinities than any other element, is capable, even when reduced to the solid state, of com bining with iquid hydrogen. Such 2 combination, accompanied with 2 violent explosion, was produced when the solid huorin and liquid hydrogen were kept at a temperature of 252.5 degrees Centigrade, equivalent to 422.5 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. Science.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-12
NO MORE PINK TEAS.
Paris Sets a Fashion in Simple and
 Reasonable Dinlng.


 Seasonalble Dining. 3
 Drop the pink teas and the yellow dinners and all such colored Tads. They are no longer the style in Paris. Those who give dinners ana teas there have returned to the normal and sane idsas of eating naturally. Freak foods and freak decorations have been brushed aside together and things of the sea son must be eaten in season,
 It is now the fashion to have every thing in season the flowers as well as the food. Forced hothouse plants and vegetables are to be avoided, as well as imported meats. Spring flowers are chosen for spring lunehepns and din- ners, just as summer flowers are chos- en to decorate summer tables with the vegetables that are in season and con- sequently at their best
 The elaborate ribbon and the lace ac- cessories which formerly adorned ta- bles are entirely dispensed with. The table cloth is of rich damask, hand somely embroidered, with the napkins to match, and decorated with a center piece of seasonable flowers, encircled with wreath of green foliage or vine. Masses of silver and gold plate are left on the sideboard.
 Only one knife and fork are placed for each person, and changed for oth- CTS with each course, but the rows of knives and forks on each side of the plate are scrupulously avoided, togeth- CT with all kinds of specially shaped knives and forks invented by the jew eler to create want, but which are to be dispensed with; even the oyster fork Is made to resemble the ordinary fork as much as possible, and many smart hostesses do not even use a spe- cial fork for oysters
 As for the finger bowl, it has com pletely disappeared from all smart tables, and is caricatured even in the saloon under the title of s'Julie's Batll,' a picture by Jean Veder show ing a big, fat woman washing her hands in a large finger bowl after din ner.- Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-12
FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1908.

The beggars of China have organ azed regular system of blackmail. Every town has a band of them with q king" The ''king'' goes about among the merchants and others, col lecting tribute, in return for which he gives 2 signed document insurins them against all annoyance for 8 cer- tain length of time.-New Haven Un- ion.
 That knocks the political graft sys- tenn of some of our American cities out completely. Here they do not give a signed document, and the man that pays must depend upon the honor of the man he pays to
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-12

You can get along without paying la axes-for a while. You can get along without replenishing your stock 8 while You can get along without enterprise or energy-for a While. You can get along without newspaper advertising for while. But these things are luxuries, They mark the business pace that kills
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-12
THOMAS FENTON, PROP'R.
PENMANSHIP l PROF HoLLFY .::,'

Ieaches every pupil 10 write fine fapid, business hand. in 2 course Of 1a private lessons and no failures All kinds of pen work executed la tha highest degree Of art.
 167 BANK STREET.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-12
Your advertisir

Your advertising should reflect the spirit, the enterprise and the attrae- tive features of your store as truly as q mirror would do. By and through EouT advertising you project a glimpse of your business into the homes of the city. It is bad policy to make this reflection too modest; it is suicide to make it lack fidelity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-12

Of the fire history of these states ito ascibe the loss of 30, ,OOO, ,ooO,0 feet to fire. These figures show that 1t is a safe and conservative statement that the end of the white pine is near, and that ten years will see it disappear as an important factor ill the lumber trade. 5G
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, May 1.-THE cotton mar
ket opened firm with prices 3@10
points higher, and while the volume of
transactions was not SO heavy as that
reported yesterday, ruled tremendously
active and excited. The early strength
was under renewal of the scramble
or shorts to cover, which this morn
ing received encouragement from the
sensational strength of spot cotton at
Liverpool, where an advance to 6.1Od
for middlinS uplands was reported with
sales of 10000 bales. At the initial
prices here realizing sales were very
heavy, but the market advanced to
level net 4@14 points above last nights
closing before any material halt in
the upward movement could be eff
fected. Then it appeared that the
shorts who for the time being could
be forced, were pretty thoroughly COW
cred and 1t was noted that the prolong-
ed advance was having the effect of
attracting actual cotton to this mar
ket from all directions, including Eu-
rope. This, with the covering prev
iously affected, naturally eased the
market for the moment and the list
sold off to a level net points higher
to points lower. Later. however,
there was renewed excitement under
strong advices from Southern spot
markets and smaller receipts than ex-
pected, which brought about a fresh
scare of shorts and the covering be-
came quite as active as at any time
recently. Under this prices were sharp
ly rallied touching new high records
for the day and season. May sold up
to 11.44c; July to, 11.00c and August
to 1076c, these prices never having
been surpassed during the last ten
years so far as these particular OPP
tons are concerned, though during the
famous January corner in 1901, the
spot month sold up to 1275c.> The
weather to-day was favorable, exports
light and while the spot markets in
this country were strong and in most
instances higher, small sales were re-
ported. These factors exerted little in
fluence owing to the speculative condi-
tons now obtaining, however, and the
market at the close was very steady at
within about EOS points of the best of
the day. and unchanged to II points
higher on all except June, which was
nominally 6 points lower. Total sales
futures were estimated at 100000 bales.
Cotton futures at New York, May IA.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
Baxter and Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, May H-Heavy spot
sales in Liverpool market were again
reported this morning, while futures
were up in full response to our rise of
yesterday. More or less rain was the
early report, and private reports were
coming of the crop being hurt by too
much rain and winds in the Atlantic
and Gulf states. New York opened 30
IA points higher, August showing most
strength and activity. Early reports
showed 10000 spot sales in the Liver
pool market, and this was simply mex
plicable to belated shorts, who had sup
posed that the market was being boost
ed on manipulation alone and independ-
ent of the "of supply and demand
There was reaction after the opening,
but on the whole there was no selling
of Importance. The New Orleans bull
CLIQUE are presumed to have booked
July for much higher prices, at least,
that is the view entertained here. Peo-
pie who want to sell short dare not,
and, on the whole, nobody ventures to
stand in their way until there is good
evidence of plenty of available cotton
Of desirable grade yet to be marketed.
1t would seem to be reasonable to as
sumo that the unprecedented price has
brought out all the cotton that is to
come forward. Gables closed steady,
4610 points up. Port receipts, 5000
bales, against 5000 last year.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15

was too hot to last, and that a falling
off in the demand from the continent
might be witnessed any day. Opening
higher, these realizing sales carried the
market nearly 20 points lower on July.
At this point support appeared, and
half the decline was recovered. New
crops are beginning to attract atten-
ton on the basis that 100000 will
certainly be needed next season to keep
the market in bounds of reason. The
acreage is large, but the start is a
poor one over a large section of the
country. 1t is believed the prospects
are not as good as last season. Gables
from Liverpool anticipate a reaction
there, though they are not receiving
any cotton. From the depression the
market rallied sharply, closing at about
the best prices, with large transactions
between the contending forces. The
spot market was quiet, points adj
vance.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15

New Orleans, May 14.-Spot cotton
was very quiet. The offerings were
light and factors are apparently MAX
ing an effort to keep the price of spot
cotton as near as possible to the cur
rent rates of futures for the summer
months. Quotations, &c higher.
Futures at the opening were irregu-
lar, with bullish sentiment seemingly
stronger than ever. Trading was
heavy, longs realizing freely and shorts
eagerly taking everything thrown into
the ring. For the first half hour fluctu-
atoms were rapid and wide, and the
excitement was intense. July opened up
q points, August, 20; September, IL.
From these levels there was a recess
sion due to liquidation. The advance
at the opening was caused by sensa-
tional reports from Liverpool, where
early in the day spot trading had
reached 10000 bales, and prices were up
10 points and advancing. In the future
market the opening was called firm,
with prices at an advance of 10 points
in the near months and in the dis
tant. This advance was maintained,
and added to by point throughout the
day. After the opening here July sold
down to 1880, then up to 12.07c; Au-
gust down to 11.21c and up to 11.50c;
September to 9.73c and up to 9.S7c; Oc-
tober to S.S5c and up to $3.50. Late in
the day the market was very strong,
the net gains being s points on May,
June, ID; July, Is; August, "a; Septem-
Der, 4. The other new crop months lost
102 points.
New Orleans, May 14.-Cotton flu
lures feverish. May, 11.54c bid; June,
11.74c bid; July, 12.04@12.05c; August,
1145@14.46c; September, 9.S0@9.S1c; Oc-
tober, S.90GS. Gle; November, S.75@S.77c;
December, S.750S76c.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15

planted, and some abandoned on ac-
count of being overrun by red rice,
and in some parts of Louisiana. injured
by salt water used for flooding last
year. This latter damage was no doubt
largely neutralized by the continued
rains of the early spring (washing out
the salt), being a confirmation of the
old adage, mo great ill, without some
small good" AS blowing and seeding
was greatly retarded by the incessant
rains, the outlook is for late matur-
ing crop.
Cables and correspondence from
abroad note cargoes of uncleaned quiet.
Spot, cleaned, in better inquiry and
forward, cleaned, steady.
Talmage, New Orleans, telegraphs
Louisiana crop movement to date: Re-
ceipts, rough, LAS, $50 sacks; last year,
1880, 6S6 sacks. Sales, cleaned (estimat-
ed, 1,343, OILS pockets; last year, 1,146,-
$40 pockets. Market, strong.
Talmage, Charleston, telegraphs Car
DINA crop movement to date: Receipts,
57,770 barrels; sales, 81, 455 barrels. Mar
ket active, strong and advancing.
New York, May 14.-Rosin steady.
Turpentine firm, 50Q501zc.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15

on the long side, as they find 1t very
difficult TO buy back stocks at the low
er levels. During the last hour to-day
there was a spilling out of long stock
by tired holders grown disguised with
the lethargy Of the market. This selling
movement was not Of large volume, but
II was still In progress when the mar
ket closed, making it weak and at
about the lowest.
The rather brighter view Of things
taken this morning was due principal
ly to the tone of the weekly review of
the iron trade by leading authority
in that trade. The United States Steel
stocks and those Of independent COM
panies were notably firm in response TO
this showing. But further price con-
cessions In pig iron were reported dur
ing the day and the unstable condition
in the iron market had its influence in
the. late break in prices. This mornings
report OF possible adjustment OF the
labor difficulty on the Great Northern
system was a cheering influence. But
railroads IN the Northwest were nota-
bly, weak afterwards. 81. Paul, Ia fact,
Continued on Eighth Pare
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15

trains arrive Savannah as follows;
No. 20, daily. from New York, Wash,
ington and Cincinnati, $40 a. m.
NO. 80, daily, from New York and
Washington, 3:05 p. m.
No. 80, daily, from all points West,
via Jesup, 1920 a. m.
No. "a, daily, from all points West,
via Jesup, 1850 p. m.
All trains arrive and depart from
the Union Depot.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
Trains SO and "a. NEW YORK AND
FLORIDA EXPRESS, Vestibuled linn
tied trains, with Pullman Drawing
and New York Connect at Washing
ton with Colonial Express for Boston.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Char
lotte and Richmond and Charlotte and
Norfolk. Dining Cars serve all meals
en- route.
Trains 80 and "a connect at Jesup
with through Pullman Drawing-room
Sleeping Cars operated from and to
Kansas City via Birmingham, and
from and to Cincinnati via Chatta-
nooga.
Trains 20 and 80. THE WASHING
TON AND FLORIDA LIMITED
Vestibuled limited trains, carrying
Pullman Drawing room Sleeping Cars
between Savannah and New York
OlHlIlS OdIS serve al meals en- route.
Also Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping
Cars between Savannah and Cincin-
rat, through Asheville and THE Land
of the. Sky
For information as to rates. sched-
ules, ETC., apply to
c. II. ACKERT. G. NJ, Washington,
D. c.
s. H. HARDwIcK, G. P. A., Wash
ington. D. G.
w II TAYTOE A n PA Allan.
ia, Ga.
r. C. BLATTNER, Depot Ticket
Agent, Union Depot, Savannah, Ga.
E. @. THOMSON, C. p. & T. A, Sa-
vannah. Ca, 141 Bun street. Phones
$780,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
TRADE AND FINANCE
COTTON MARKETS TAKE ANOTHER
SHARP UPWARD, TURN.
July AT NEW ORLEANS 1907.
SPOT COTTON FIRM AND MAINLY
UNCHANGED.

The offerings for f. o. b. Delivery
from the Interior Limited-Tur-
Dentine Firm at 40 lie, With the
Demand observation-disclosures Steady.
Local and TeIegrnphic Markets.
The Morning News Office,
Thursday, May IA.
The cotton markets were again active
TO a sensational degree to-day, with
Julys at New Orleans at one time
12.O7c, and other summer options show
ing proportionate gains. 1t was
red letter day for that market. Proof
of the position in which shorts find
themselves came with the avidity
they showed in absorbing everything
thrown into the ring.
The position of a short trader in the
face of a rampant bullish market was
shown to be perilous one. Tanners
of wild beasts are said to crack their
whips upon entering the cages of the
business. This was what the bulls
did when they charged in among the
bears on the New Orleans floor to-
day. The whip was cracked loud by
Jumping prices up IL to Il points at
the opening, which was meant to show
shorts that there was to be no craw-
fishing, and that the quickest posi-
Bile covering would be best for them.
Here the trend of prices was regard
ed as conclusive that the bulls have
the market under what appears to be
absolute control. The spot markets
We're mainly firm and unchanged.
Turpentine showed a reactionary
tendency, with the closing firm at 461ac.
The demand was less urgent than it
has been for several days past, and
consequently an easier undercurrent
was perceptible. Resins closed steady.
The wholesale markets closed with
few changes, refined sugars being
among the commodities marked up.
Details of the markets as follows:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. May 1.-THE board room
traders in stocks thought this morning
that they saw a brighter outlook and
they started 10 bid up prices In an ex-
ceedingly cautious manner. They dem-
onstrated 10 their own satisfaction that
stock was for sale az the higher level.
30 they gave up the attempt 20 lift the
market When they attempted 70 sell
they found q very light demand and a
Yielding market
The professional traders are quite as
cautious. however, on the short side -
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
COTTON.

Spot cotton closed firm and I'M
changed, with sales of los bales by fac
tors. An improvement in the demand
was apparent, with factors apparently
willing to meet exporters on common
ground as to prices. In the F. o. d.
market the demand was fair and some
trading was done, though at fancy
prices. One large broker reported
sales of basis good middling at 112sc,
with the country later asking 11hc.
The following were the Official spot
quotations at the close of the market
at the Cotton Exchange to-day:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
THE RICE MARKET.

Advices from the South note active
demand on the Atlantic coast, with the
market strong and advancing. New Or
leans reports the movement not 80
large as the previous week, but a
strong market easily accounted for by
absence Of pressure 10 sell on the part
Of holders Of the rapidly depicting
stocks. IN the interiOr--sOushwest
Louisiana and Texas-tbe main inter-
est n directed forward % the planting
and prospects ~ the new crop. The
acreage viii no doubt approximate that
Of last year. Some new lands VIII be
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
MONEY MARKET.

New York. May 14.--Money on call
easy at 2Ad2h per cent, closing "a a
21k per cent; time money steady; 80
cent; six months Az per cent: prime
mercantile paper AZ G5h per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at SASS for
demand and at $4.S5 for sixty day bills
posted rates SASSY and $4.8Slk04S9;
commercial bills $4s4A 04.s47s bar sill
yer 543sc; Mexican dollars 43cl govern
ment bonds firm; railroad bonds ir-
REGULAR
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
DRY GOODS.

New York, May 14.-Prices in dry
goods are unchanged, with slight
tendency upwards in certain grades
of bIeached. Print cloths have been
brought up with an idea of influencing
the raw cotton market. Buyers are
uninfluenced by the firm condition of
piece goods or the continued high prices
of cotton.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, May 14.-Cotton: Spot, in
active demand; prices 10 points high
err; American middling fair 6.50d; good
middling 6.26d; middling 6.1Od; low
middling 590d; good ordinary 5.66d:
ordinary $3.50. The sales of the day
were 10000 bales, of which 5000 were
for speculation and export and in
cluded 1880 American. Receipts none.
Futures opened firm and closed
steady; American middling g. o. C;
May 5.S6d; May-June 5.S4@5S5d; June
July 5S265.S3d; July-August 5.80G5S1d;
August-Septembe 5.67@5.6Sd; Septem-
ber-October slid; October November
4S90490d; November December 4S0d:
December January 4.7Sd; January
February AID.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
Harris, Gates & Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, May 14.-Harris, Gates &
Co., in their cotton letter to-day, state:
The strength of the bull position was
again demonstrated in the course of
prices in the cotton market to-day, with
July and August in the lead and the
entire list advancing to new high lev
els, new ventures in the near months
are exceedingly dangerous, although
the bulls say they will go much higher,
and in this event later months will
naturally follow to some extent.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
FINANCIAL.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE - Market
weak. Commercial demand, sterling,
$4.S6A; sixty days, $4.sSA; ninety days
1882. French, 5.19B; Swiss, sixty days,
5.21; Belgian. 5.21; marks, sixty days,
94as; ninety days, "a 3-16.
DOMESTIC N. Y. EXCHANGE
Buy at SOC per 81 900 discount.
Sell: Up to $500, 10c; $25 to $50, 15c;
$50 to 500, zoe; 800 to 5000, Csc; 5000
to $500, 30c; $500 to $500, 35c: $500 to
$500, 40c; $500 to $500. 45c. Over 5000 at
the rate of 75c per $1,000 premium.
SECURITIES-Ther is some activi-
ty in the income bonds of the Central
of Georgia, based on the large increase
in gross earnings. Other securities are
firm, but very little trading.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
A. 3. RAxTER 8 co. ING.

successors to Murphy & Co.,
Board of Trade Building, Savannah.
Private leased wires direct to New
York, Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.
New York office, No. 81 Broadway.
Of1ces in principal cities throughout
the South. Write for our market man.
ual and book containing instruction
for traders
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15

Charleston, ,. -, May A.-Iurpen-
tine-Quiet; 46Ac; sales, none.
Rosin-Quiet; A, B, c, d, E, Sl.65; F,
s1.70; G, $1.75; H, 1925; 1, $2.85; X,
w w, 1855.
wilmington, N. c.. May 14-spirits
turpentine steady. 46lzc; receipts 81
casks.
Rosin, nothing doing; receipts IS.
Crude turpentine quiet, $500, $3.25 and
$3.50; receipts 50.
Tar firm, sl.60; receipts IS.
New Orleans. May 14.-Receipts, rOsln
305 barrels; turpentine 292.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
NAVAL STORES.
Thursday, May IA.

Thursday, May IA.
SPIRITS5The turpentine market
opened firm at 461kc to 47c, sales 500
casks, and closed firm at 4615c, sales so
casks. The demand was less urgent
than on previous days, and with the
relief given exporters were sufficiently
supplied to at least give prices an OPP
portunity to react. This they did at
the closing. To what extent the re-
cessions are to extend remains to be
seen. There still exists a confident
feeling, however, and with an even run
ming demand 1t is expected the present
level will at least be maintained. The
receipts were 1853 casks, and the ex-
ports 324 casks.
ROSINS-The rosia market opened
firm at the prices below, sales 102 bar
rels, and closed steady and unchanged,
sales 613 barrels. The demand was
moderate throughout the day The re-
ceipts were 1,753 barrels, and the ex-
ports 1904 barrels. Prices as follows:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-15
FINANCIAL.
HARRIS, GATES & CO.
MEMBERS

MEM
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE.
new YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE
STOCK EXCHANGE.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
NEW YORK COFFEE EXCHANGE.
COTTON DEPARTMENT 10 Wall st..
New York.
orders solicited for Future Deliveries.
Of good grades was reported. Fair