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FINANCIAL.

DOMESTIC N. Y. EXCHANGE
Buying nc discount.
Selling: $25 and under. Toe premium;
s25 to $50, i5c premium; $50 to 500, zoe
premium; 800 to $500, 35c premium;
5000 and over, par.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE - Market
weak. Commercial demand, sterling,
S4.s4.25; sixty days, $4.S0.75; ninety
days, $4.79.25; French, 5.22A; Belgian,
5.2S; marks, sixty days. "a 3-16;
ninety days, 93B.
The following are the Savannah Cot.
ton Exchange quotations:
Bank StocISa.
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A. NoRDEN & CO.,
Cotton Exchange Building, New

Cotton Exchange Building, New York.
Members New York Cotton Exchange,
New York Coffee Exchange.
New orleans Cotton Exchange.
TiverpooJ Cotton Association.
Special attention paid and facilities
for accepting eonslgnments OF cotton
az tenders on contracts at lowest pos
sible rates
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A. q. BAXTER & CO. INC,

Successors to Murphy 4 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.
Onces In principal cities throughout
the South. Write for our market man.
uaI and book containing instruction
for ira ders.
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New York, Dec. Sin comparative
cotton statement sent out last night,
the interior towns stock should have
been 465,765 bales, instead of 27S,O2O.
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SEA ISLAND COTTON.

The market closed fairly active and
Arm. Quotations are higher. The crop
e now currently put at $4,000 bales
Receipts are falling Off.
Prices about as follows:
Fancy floridns ........t...'.s'z4 H@f12
Extra choice Floridas .,z2h@I5
Choice Floridas (Noin.) 1919 OIL
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New York, Dec. Spot cotton
closed quiet; middling uplands, 1265c;
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SPOT COTTON AT NEW YORK,

Futures opened steady at the decline;
closed steady.
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Naval Stores Statement

strained, common to good, SPAS. Tur-
pentine quiet, 59hc.
Charleston, S. c., Dec. 5.--Turpentine
steady at 55hc.
Rosin steady; A, B, c, D, E, f, $2.15;
G, 1920; II, $2.25; /, $2.45; K, $2.70; NJ,
$3.50; N, $2.95; w. G., $3.15; w. W.,
$S.40.
Wilmington, N. c., Dec. 5.--Turpen-
tine, nothing doing, receipts, 4e.
Rosin, steady $2.10; receipts. 2S3.
Tar, firm, $3.50; receipts, 1873.
Crude turpentine, firm, $2.25, SO 80
and $3.50; receipts, 131.
New Orleans. Dec. 5.-Rosin: Re-
ceipts. SIS barrels.
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IN Southern
(JN Railway.

Trains arrive and depart Savannah
by Goth meridian time-one hour slow
err than city time.
Schedule Effective. Nov. 20. 1908.
TO THE NORTH AND EAST.
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Graybeard Cured Him.

"Graybeard cured me of rheumatism
and 1 consider it the best medicine I
ever took for rheumatism. recon-
mend it to my friends.
Chas. N. Thomas,
Member Of J. Il c. n. Thomas, Jew
elers, 1856 Whitaker Street.
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Get Graybeard at all drug stores, 81
q bottle.
Graybeard Pills, little treasures, ESQ
The box.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-06

FINANCIAL.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-06

Ware 4 Lelnrd'k Cotton Letter.
New York, Dec. 5.-The quiet to-day
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07
iT WAS THE OTHER PAPER.

A few weeks before coming 10 De-
Land the governor sent the following
telegram to his friend, Forbes:
Hold the fort, Doctor, / am with
you to the end"
Forbes is taking keen interest in
every move on the checker board IN
Florida and, it is said, wired the gov.
ernOr recently as follows, when the
attempt was made TO pull Jennings
off and let him run for congress from
the first district:
Rochester, y. y.
Don't let them sidetrsck yov, gov.
ernor, hold the fort, am with you to
the end. Volusia is all right, and
our stock paper there will boom YOU"
J. F. FORBES, Phi. d.
-DeLand News.
DELAND, FLA, Aug. 4, 1903.
To the Editor OF the Ocala Banner
The above appeared in the last issue
Of your excellent paper, credited to
the DeLand News. / wish to state
that the article never appeared in the
News. In the first place, the News is
not engaged in running down any
Florida institution or in traducing
any man or woman.
The article was taken from another
DeLand paper, whose editor is gener-
ally supposed to be in the employ of
those who are trying to run DR.. ;. f.
Forbes. which editor is supposed to
receive a weekly stipend of about $50
for his 'efforts" in this behalf
The falsity of the article is appa-
rent. In the first place, how would
such a telegram become public prop
erty if it had been sent? In the
second place, would DR.. Forbes have
signed telegram-and such a tele-
gram-Ph. d.
The opposition to the University
are lying so fast that they don't even
take time To write plausible lies.
Kindly insert this, giving il a. much
publicity as was given the article
incorrectly credited To the News last
week. Fraternally yours,
{. q. CODINGTON,
Editor DpLaDd News.
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Big Money Operations.

There was some pretty tall borrow
ing on Wall street by railroad com
panies last week. The Union Pacific
negotiated a loan for 100000 at &
per cent. The Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy gave its notes for 5000
600 at s per cent, and it was reported
that railroad company controlled
10y the Rock Island had secured the
loan of 81 ,O0O. 900 for twelve months.
at rate of iterest that, including
commission, Appropriated per cent.
The Pennsylvania railroad mas just
sold so, 600, 900 of her stock which
has enabled il pay of ST, 100000 bor-
rowed six months ago, and it was
suggested that other railroad corpora
tiOns were going after the money
thus released.
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MORO: The BANNER, BELIEVING
THOSE Al THE TOP WELL ABLE To
TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, HAS
TAKEN ITS STAND IN THE BARRI-
CADEs WITH THE COMMON PEOPLE,
AND ITS FIGHT WILL BE MADE FOR
THE RETIREMENT OF THOSE AT THE
BOTTOM
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

THER'ILL BE SOMETHING DOING.
We want to tell you right now, if
Dennette Mays becomes a candidate
for governor, that Colonel Davis will
encounter q "foeman worthy Of bis
steel" The plough-boy statesman
from Jefferson Is no slack of spell
binder himself, and hell make the
welking ring and the acorns drop
from every stump in crackerdom. We
love lively game and you may take
our word for it, "ther'll be something
doing the moment Dannette Mays
lays aside the cotton stalk TO rear tina
perennial plant, THE candidate. -
FlOIidian.
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Som ething Doing.

Yes. There must be something
doing in all parts of the country and
the newspapers are getting their
share, if not of prosperity at least OF
propositions. Offers Of copper shares in
Dakota gold mining in the Klondyke,
oil boring in Alaska, scholarships in
colleges. stock in the Narconi wire
less biography, and stock in all sorts
of plausible enterprises simply for
advertising space.
1t shows at least one thing, that the
newspaper i everywhere recognized
a. factor in development.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

We have found that a certain Atch-
ison woman'S injured and hurt look
l. due 20 her husbands purchase of a
Panama hat costing more than her
hat cuSt.-AtchisOn Globe.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

INVESTIGATION CALLED FOR.

INVESTIGATION CALLED FOR.
In his speech now printed in PAM
phiet form delivered before the late
legislature on the Evils OF Trusts
and Monopolies," Speaker Cromwell
Gibbons likened the Wholesale Groc-
er> Association Of FLORIDA 10 a giant
and among other evils he accused this
giant OF "drugging the press of this
state" This is very serious charge
and should be Investigated for the
honor Of the press. We should like
to know what papers in the state are
being "drugged' by this great power
-Titusville Star.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

south Floridians are the happiest
and most c0ntented people on earth.
Prosperity makes every body glad
Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

There l. no truer indicatian of great
character than fine liberation towards
those Of different opinions on any
suhjecJ.-Pensacola Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Russell Sage has just celebrated his
eS birthday and still applies himself
diligently 20 business. The Wall
street financier IL ten years General
BullOck'S senior.
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You know what you are taking.

When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed Oh every bottle show
ing that it is simply Iron and Quinine
IN tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay
Price 80 cents.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST Z 1903.

The ladies now wear mems fancy
hosiery and regular mems carriers.
What next"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Ii l. autboratively stated that the
Wal department will expend approx
mstely Sl,W0,U0U within the next
year al Fort Barrancas near Pensa-
cola
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

- piece OF outrageous vandalism
NAS PeFpetrated at Leon Academy,
Tallahassee, last week in the room
occupied by Professor Montgomery.
Entrance was made through the
windows. The walls. desks and floor.
Were besmeared with ink and a black
substance, very much resemblin,.
coal tar. 4 handsome desk recently
purchased by the school board az 3
cost Of about one hundred dollar.
was almost entirely ruined.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Editor Frank Harris of the excel.
lent ocala Banner is getting ont hi.
paper under serious difficulties. three
OF the force being confined 10 their
homes with illness. Taking into con-
sideration the average edition of the
Banner, Brother Harris readers will
gladly overlook and forgive apy tenn.
porsry shortcomings. - Gainesville
Sun.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Some men are like sky rockets, they
attract the most attention just before
they fizzle out.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

81. That We endorse the patriotic
suggestions made by Governor W. :.
Jennings to the late Florida legisla.
ture on its assembling in session, to-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Punta Gorda Will ship fully 1900
crates Of pinearples this year. Over
~ per cent Of them will be OF the
smooth Cayenne variety, known as
fancy pines
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

People become impressed with
something in an advertisement and
make up their minds that nothing
but the article mentioned in an adj
vertisement will suit them.-Progres-
sive Advertiser.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

A soldier has at last been injured in
bresthitt county. He iabbed himself
IA the knee while heroically assault.
ing eau OF Uncle Sans salt horse
with hayonet-Pensacola Journal
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

wit: That so much of the Indian
war claim due the state of Florida
should be used in paying of the bond
ed indebtedness of the state, thereby
relieving the taxpayers to a great eX.
tent of the burden of taxation.
so. That we hereby endorse his free
use of the veto power and pruning
knife in cutting down the lavish ap-
preparations of prOdigal legislature
that seemed TO be the willing tools Of
an insatiste lobby apparently for the
benefit of few educational institu.
tiOns.
"3. That we find in Governor w.
5. Jennings a patriot and friend Of
distributive justice-virtues that were
wOefully wanting in the major pOr-
ton of the legislature. Like Profess
tor Markham, he has given message
of hope to those of our class who are
continually oppressed with the lahOrs
of the hoe, and can only see degrade
ton for the tOiling masses in Hub
bard's messe ore to Garcia.
"a We would be pleased to have
an expression in the premises from
our tOiling brethren. "-Re7olutiou~ of
Farmers Of Hamilton County.
A NEW RICHMOND N THE FIELD.
Gen. Albert W. Gilchris;, repre~ru-
tative during several legislative ~e~-
sions from DeSoto county,i~ the ouruf
biggest men, both intellectually AID
physically, in the grea, and rapidly
developing Charlotte Harbor section
of the peninsula This Guchr.~t
movement il being fostered 10y mel
and under conditions which seem to
make it the most important featur-
of the present excited political -iutat-
ion in Florida, and largely because of
the strong and sterling character of
the central figure himself. Gen. Gii-
chrisC has many elements OF strength
and popularity, both in busiue-- a.
fairs and in political life: but above
all are his recognized honesty lu aIl
things, abundance OF common -eu~-..
proved sounduess of judgment and
the fact that all who have had any
dealings with him have found him
good man to rely upon ahi ti- 90. a
giant in physical stature, hi- mind of
the same robust nature. The same
unEiring. enegy which has enabled
him 10 be leader In r-claimiug One
OF the richest sections Of his native
Florida, from "a savage wilderness tD "a
'land of milk and honey has slim
ulated his natural interest iu pIrur
affairs, and it i conceded ry al Who
are familiar with his Legislative r..H-.
that he Is one Of the very best inform
ed men about the actual conditions
and needs of the -Jate. and 10 most
useful legislator in promoting h,r
interests -TallAha.See rorr.~..,. I-...
in jacksonville Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Estimates Of the coming orange
crop of Florida range all the way
from l,5po.GoO to 2,00O.0oo boxes. the
largest since the big freeze. This j.
IN the neigbborhoOd Of ), $50 car loads.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

What do you think of this idea of
electjng senators by a direct vote of
the people,. Well" answered
Senator Sorghum, II don't know
that 1t would make a great deal of
difference 10 me. hut it would mean a
considerable privation to the MEM
bers of my legislature. n-Washington
Star.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

A New York magistrate has decided
that base bali may be played on Sun
day, If there il no real disturbance of
the "repose and religious liberty OF a
community" He classes golf, driv.
ing, bicycling, etc, all Of which are
INDUCED in Oh sunday, along with
baseball and implies that if one
amusement is TO De stopped the others
should be. He holds that public
opinion has greatly changed since the
advancement statues were enacted.
Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

What l. going on in Florida i
just now plenty, but W. are still
listening for the hammer and saw to
nng on the walls Of that sugar
factory. FINEST Mon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

WANTS HIM FOR \ TARGET.
Where, il this crisis, is the Hon. W.
X. Zewadski, the gentleman famous
for having had himself interviewed
by the Tampa Tribune? Why dOsn't
he take some interest in public affairs
and come out and run for something
TO give the newspapers an opportun-
itv?- Punta GOrda Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Harry NcCreary's Gainesville sun.
l. Ier@nnially bright these DAYS
Here hoping that it will always
shine but that it will never yet a.
warm a. Old Sol in the good old
summer Tampa Tribupe
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

"en. Casslus NJ. Clay, who has lust
died, was a. Did a. Pope Leo NH
and' like Leo, was quite vigorous
until be Received his last summons
Anu then, there was General NTelas.
VINO was IN command Of the Austrian
army 1.-THE battle Of Marengo. noun.
TED booted ami spurred, was Young
al -. Give the old-young men a
chance,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07
~A~~

If Governor Jennings Jumps from
the gubernatOrial chair 10 a seat in
the senate he will accomplish more
along political lines than his prede-
cessors. Messrs. Perry and BloXham
had senatorial aspirations, hut their
ambitions were never realized. Mr.
Fleming retired to private life upon
leaving the governors chair There
appears to be an unwritteu law
against Florida governors being SELL
ators. Jennings as Taliaferro's sue
cessoT n precedent will be ests blished.
-Pa'laika Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Doctor Dancy Of Jacksonville de.
clareS that Dannette H. Mays will be
Florida's next governor. If the Mon
ticello statesman had any intention of
contesting for the nomination he
should at once foregO the same. Doc
tor Dancy is noted for not having IA
vored a successful candidate for any
office during the past few years, and
as a political prophet he is below par.
The Doctor is one Of the best fellows
in the world, however, and has held
many official places Of honor and
trust. -Gainesville sun.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Punta Gorda, August 3.-The COM
mite which Is arranging the great
barbecue, fish-fry and political rally
here has received letters from Hon. J.
2. Taliaferro and Hon. J. y. {. stock
ton, stating that they will ue here OH
the date agreed upon to present their
candidates. TO the assembled throngs.
Nothing has a. yet been heard from
Governor Jennings, who was also in
vited, and who Is expected, will take
advantage Of this opportunity to an
nounce his candidacy for the senate
Special to the Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

The Ocala editOrs-Harris and Bit
tinger-have been kept quite busy re-
Gently declining nominations for
state offices rendered them by other
editors. They both refuse very posti-
vely, apparently being content with
their lot. The newspaper business is
evidently good in Ocala.-Pensacola
TcY7rDol
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Following closely upon the an
nOuncement that Hon. Dannette H.
Mays is a candidate for governor
comes word that Hon. A. W. Gilchrist
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

is an aspirant for the plum. Not
only that, but over around Ocsla they
have not yet ceased to consider Gen.
Bullock as being in the race. So it
looks as though the voters will have
a sufficient number TO select FROM
Pensacola Press.
Great goodness gracious. when is
this thing to stop" Capt. James Me-
Kay, of Tampa, is now discussed as a
probable candidate for governor.
When the Herald suggested that
everybody be urged to run in order to
make the campaign lively, it did not
expect to be taken seriously. Howev-
er, Capt. Mckay is a fine man and
has in him the elements of an excel
lent governor. If he should run and
he elected, the ship of state would be
in safe hands.-Punta GOrda Herald.
A BCGLE BLAST FOR BROWN.
Hon. G.. NJ. Brown, of Ocala, can
didate for governor, will soon publish
his political platform, that the people
may know where he stadds. Mr.
Brown has strong following through
out the state, and will no doubt re-
ceive big vote. The race, by the
time the primaries are held, will mar
row down so that he and the Hon. X.
w. Davis will be the strongest 49,
Lakeland sun.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Frank Clark is a proposition which
seems to he worrying many of those
who would like to see "me and Black
stone" go To congress; but when the
primary is over and the votes counted
they will wonder how it was done,
and then we backwOods crackers will
initiate our Bob and ''jes' laff"-Jas-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Who, Who 10 put up against Bob
Davis for governor? That il the
question. Whether il is best to let
him have a walkOver, or TO persuade
some one hungry for office 10 enter the
lists agains. him, and during all his
after life feel like thirty cents
White Springs Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Comptroller Groom proves himself
to he "short.shirted" in his attempt to
aid the chief executive in his attempt
TO hOodwink the people relative to a
reduction of taxes But, then, he's
on the Jennings band wagon, and
when the governor pops his rawhide
Groom must prauce.-Jasper News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

\ MAN or THE PEOPLE
Ocala may have two candidates for
governor. General Bullock has not yet
given up the idea Of making the race.
Whatever else may be said Bullock i
a peoples man.-NTadison Recorder.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-07

Frank Clark, John Bars and J. +.
Alexander! My, what hot time Is
ahead for the people who are fortu-
nate, or unfortunate, as to live in the
second congressional district.--Palat-
ka Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-31

steamer cap, took few turns along
the deck, and then said quietly:
M on that case myself. Better LET
me have the whole story, Mr.. Dysart.
Being a mine owner. you are as much
interested in this matter as I am"
And a good desl more" said Rich
ard quietly. So. in the seclusion of a
little nine-by-twelve stateroom on the
Lanark Castle, the story of the grim
tragedy on The Moot river was for the
nrst time told to the ear OF a white
man.
AT Its conclusion:
we can run him down. Mr.. Dvsart
l-thats certain. But whether we can
mold him is another matter. You can
charge highway robbery with intent to
kill, and it's 20 years in Portland nr;s-
on II he's convicted. But l question
whether the loot would come under the
statute of Illicit diamonds, because at
the time OF the seizure the claim had
not been entered and proved"
That's quite to my liking" ex-
Claimed Richard, who had begun To
fear that his private vengeance might
Do baked. Its a personal matter be-
tween him and me, and I'd like to deal
with the rascal myself in my own way.
You have no clew as to his identity?''
| Not particle beyond the personal
| description of old Plish." was the re-
| gretful replv