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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-06

Perhaps there is no hunor quite like
that of the Irish. says the London.
Globe. It is spontaneous, quaint, droll,
dry, crisp, cutting, and there is near
ly always CLEAN of merry white teeth
in it, for the Irishman jokes better
when he is light-hearted than when he
has twitching of the "sardonicus
risus." His stories are set to Il Hora-
tian smile, and seldom does the Juve-
nalistic (cf journalistic) scowl come
over the expression of his wit to make
the satire grim. When Juvendl does
Dust Horace from an Irishman's coun-
tenance it is usually no longer a ques-
ton of wit and humor but OF inquests.
There is one quality, however that
Irish wit is seldom without, and that
is a certain Eighty inconscquence of
ideas from which the Irish bull was
bred. And what makes this inconse-
quence of thought the more charming
is the fact that one does not always
know whether it is unconscious or in
territorial. Perhaps the reader would
like to decide which from the following
cynical view of life given by an Irish
farmer TO MS SON you see, my pOSS
a mans life naturally divides itself into
three distinct periods. The first is
that In which he is plannin' and con-
thrivin all sorts of villainy and ras-
cality; that is the period of youth and
innocence. The second is that in which
he is putin into practice the villainy
and rascality he conthrived before;
that is the prime of life, or the flower
of manhood The third and last period
is that i'm which he is maxim his soul
and preparin for another world; that
is the period of dotage." And again,
the cynicism almost succeeds in ac-
hieVing Inconsistencies in the follow
ing closing remark of an Irish essay
on courtship and marriage: But low
ers do have their quarrels sometime;
and begorra, when they do, you'd al
most think they hated one another like
man and wife,
1t is possible that the well-known
Irish inconsequence of thought is very
often responsible for the humor of
many handmade bulls. 1t is quite pos
sib1e for a wag to produce any number
of the most laughable sayings of this
kind, and no doubt many of the bulls
that failed to brighten Miss Maria
Edgeworth were made consciously
enough by the Irish in pursuance of
common form of humor. For instance
although some Of Boyle Roche's famous
bulls may have been unintentional'
even his well known mixed metaphor.
| il is too much to suppose that every
Irishman who makes a bull nowadays
| does 1t by mere inconsequence. 1t must
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-06
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NECK BROKEN; HE LIVES.
CervicaI Verfcbra Is Removed From
Injured Carpenter. 80 t-l
From the Washington POST .

From the Washington Post
James Feeney, colored, is at the
Emergency Hospital with a broken
neck. The physicians believe, however,
that he may recover. If he does live,
the operation which DR.. Vaughan, as
sisted by Drs. Perkins, Hussey and
Starr, performed yesterday afternoon
will be a record case and will doubt
less receive attention in medical cir
Giles throughout the country.
Feeney is about 4S years old, and re-
sides at A Defrees street, northwest
He is a carpenter, and with Joseph
Dinsmore, of Gil Eleventh street.
northwest was at work on a new
building at IS X street. northwest, yes
terday forenoon. About $3.50 o'clock
the scaffold reaching to the second
story gave way under the two men,
and they were precipitated to. the
ground amid the debris of timber, dirt
and tools.
Dinsmore escaped without serious in
jury, though he received several cuts
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-06

making queer little noises and cry
ing for food.
Not a sound or even movement
could they get out of their mother,
and there being nothing else to do,
they finally settled themselves down
by her, sucked their paws comforta-
bly, and made that curious little drum
ming noise that all bears make when
doing this. But they got very tired At
last and very hungry and not being
able to understand their mothers long
silence. they left her and wandered
back to the cave again.
And when Slocum woke up some
hours afterwards and found that her
cubs had left her, she gave such
wierd, unearthly scream, so startling
and terrifying, that the very woods
resounded again. Without a mo-
ment's hesitation she ambled off to-
ward the cave in great distress, moan
ing and grumbling and Whispering
to herself, and so worried that she
could scarcely see where she was go
ing.
When she drew near her old home
her distress was so great that she
could not help giving another of those
terrifying noises, and the little cubs
woke up with a start, winked their
eyes once or twice, listened a minute,
and then tore out to meet her. wild
with joy. After that-whether Slocum
was afraid of losing her children again,
or whether she felt little ashamed
Of the effects of that juice, l don't
know-whenever she saw any little
cups or basins hanging on palm trees
she always turned sharply away and
she told her little ones never even to
taste it. And the little Sloth Bears.
being good and obedient, did just as
their mother told them and kept care
fully away from palm trees altogether.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-06
BUSINESS LOCALS.

This morning or tomorrow morning
you can find everything seasonable at
Winklers stalls in the City Market
Everything well handled Phones $50.
George wagner's Son, Savannah's
leading and reliable florist. Now is the
time 10 order a choice selection of the
most beautiful roses Of all kinds.
Frank Werm, jewelry store, ia Bull
street. is showing a beautiful line Of
ladies' watches and chains at popular
prices. Save money by buying at
Worms.
When you want a irst-class trunk
that's made by first-class trunk
maker, call on Chatham Trunk Fac
tory. Broughton. corner Abercorn.
Chas. A. Cox. the practical tin-plate
and sheet iron worker; tin, slate. tar,
gravel and tile roofing. best work;
lowest prices. if2 Barnard street.
Ladeyeze Is the reliable picture
Trainer His frames are neatly Joined.
IFS mOuldings are suited 10 the pie
lures. His prices aTe the lowest known.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-06
ANIGHT IN
A BOX CAR
BY HAYDEN CARRUTH.

had made my way among some
,,r,ber piles and reached the railroad
s-aigbt ward. 1t was dark by this time
and the engine headlights glared this
nav and that. A thousand switch
,;obts like big red and green eyes,
-tonA everywhere. l was hidden under
a platform.
coop heard two railroad men talk
4,,c and learned that some box cars
,,bich stood near were for the 9:2O
rain for Chicago. The next moment
a ruck drove up on the opposite side
Of one of these cars. There were a
dozen men, and good deal of loud
talk and profanity while they unload
ed something heavy and showed it into
The car. They pushed the door shut
with a rusty, grating sound.
Lock it, JIM" said a voice.
D." 'Tain't my business. The railroad
men will tend to that" Then they
drove off.
The next minute l was out and push
ing at the door. 1t scraped back a
foot. and 1 was up and through the
crack like a cat. There was a terrific
iolt as the engine bumped onto the
other elQ Oh Ute lllC -OI cars. was
thrown headlong to one end of the car
and against something which seemed
like a big crate. 1t was pitch dark in
The car but / scrambled to my feet
and managed, after hard work, to get
the door shut. Then l felt my way
TO the other end of the car and lay
down on the floor like a dog. The
next moment / heard a man clasp on
the hasp of the~lock and drive in the
min with one blow. I Just caught d
faint scratching as he put on the tin
seal which closed the door officially
The bread and water ! put in the COR
ner behind me. A brakeman ran over
head with steps like a giant and the
car was jerked half in two as it started
The reason l was thus playing
tramp was simple. In the first place
was young, not yet twenty. 1 had
worked month for a market gar
dener on the outskirts of town, and
one afternoon, instead of getting
my pay as l expected, had been dis
charged. the man refusing to give me
one penny. AS l walked away from
his place 1 had not cent in the world
and nothing 1 could sell. My nearest
friends were in Chicago, 200 miles
away.
l sat down by the roadside and
thought a long time. I knew that
work was. very hard to get in the
neighborhood; besides. l was discour-
aged. The one thing 1 wanted to do
was to. get home. If anybody was
ever homesicker than l was L pity
him. et
made my way to the railroad yard
and found the car as have told.
AS lay there in the car / soon
realized that the train was going
faster and faster. The car bumped
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-06
THE LIFE-LIKE PAPER BOX.

There is a little plaything that might
be called a perpetuum mobile.
Many people have tried to construct
a machine that would run through
eternity without assistance from any
power. But noboy has succeeded in
inventing any such mechanism, that
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-06
HOW THE CONFEDERATES
LOST THEIR TRAIN.
From Andrews Railroad Raid" told
by survivor in September Nc
Glnra,S

From Andrews Railroad Raid told
by survivor in September Nc
Clure's.
At last came the call: big Shanty--
twenty minutes for breakfast" That
cooled our nerves. Here was the mo-
ment for action.
We stopped between the shed and
the white tents of a big Confederate
camp on our left, where we could see
the guards patrolling. Andrews and
knight crowded out of the cars with
the passengers, but we stayed in our
seats. What they did then took less
time than to tell it, and all the while
soldiers were lying on the ground a
few yards from them, and staring
sentry stood twenty feet from the loco
motive.
Andrews strolled on ahead of the
engine to see if the track was clear.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-05
Prices Advance Materially and Close
Firm mt Top Level.

NEW YORK, May 4.-Prices advanced
quite decisively in today's stock market
and closed firm at the top level In fact
there was no appreCiable reaction at any
time during the day and the advancing
day progressed. The market was still al
most wholly professional and decidedly
lacking of animation, but the days bust
ness was considerably greater than on last
Friday, which was the lowest thus far for
the year The rise in prices was not due
to any specific news development, but was
based rather on the conviction in the minds
of the professional traders that stocks for
sale had become scarce and holders little
power of resistance of the market to bad
news. With these favorable technical con
ditions and considering the extensive de-
cline which has occurred from last years
high level. the professional bull party
operated with confidence today. The coal
ers were made. the immediate subject Of
the demonstration, especially the high
priced members of the group. Owing to
the small floating supply IN the market for
these and the closeness with which they
are held by investors or for the purpose
of control It is a comparatively easy mat
ter to bid up their prices without bringing
out large offerings of stock. The rise of s
points In Delaware & Hudson, of nearly 6
in New Jersey Central, of 3z in Lacka-
wanna, as well as a 7-point advance in
Western offer fair examples Of this. Such
striking advances are calculated to have a
opinion. The spread of the movement to
the other quarters found the readiest re-
sponse amongst the grangerS and South
westerns owing to the passing away OF
last weeks crop scare, due to the wtntry
weather in the winter wheat belt The
strength of Sugar was based upon its win
ming of a suit for the refund of a large
amount of war taxes The local traction
group shared only moderately in the ad-
vance, as the dismissal of the libel suit and
against the president of ;he Metropolitan
Street Railway had already been dis
counted. Saturdays unfavorable view of
the bank statement seemed to have been
modified owing to the perception that the
large loan expansion represented a simple
transfer of obligations from foreign to
domestic lenders. The continued firmness
of foreign exchange market left the prob
ability unaltered that further gold Will go
out this week. But this solcltude on this
point also seemed to be quieted. No un-
| favorable effect seemed evident from the
! indications furnished by weekly freight
traffic reports that the volume of traffic on
western lines is appreciably diminishing
| This tendency is said to be due to a hesi-
| fancy on the part of the manufacturers to-
| ward further expansion until there is a
| change in the labor situation. Only favor
| able factors were considered in the prevail
| ing mood of the speculation and untavor-
able factors were ignored Bonds were
! dull and irregular, Total sales, par value,
! So 1O5, Ill. United States Is, registered, de-
| clined a per cent on the last call
| The following are the quotations on the
| Novu YORK Stock exchange.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-05
foundry southern soft. Warrants are nom.
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKET.
Condition of Trade and Quotations on
staple and Fancy Produce.

staple and Fancy Produce.
EGGs-Fresh stock, 1Sc.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens, lie; roosters, ac-
cording TO age. 5qSc; turkeys, lSql6ci
ducks, lOaIlc geese, yal0c. 49,
BUTTER-Packing stock. gi5c; choice
dairy, IN tubs, l9QltC; separator, @7uNsc'
FRESH FlSH-Fresh caught trout, ga
1Oc; piCkerei, 61zci pike. llci perch' oc
DUffaio, &c; bluensh, lie; whitensn' lSc
salmon, 16c; haddock, ucI codhsh, lZc; red
snapper, IVc; lobsters, boiled, per lb, 2ici
Holsters, green, per h., 20c; buiiheads, lOci
catfish. lac; black bass, lic; halibut, ue'
shad roe, ojc each; roe shad, toc each.
BRAN-Per ton, $500.
HAY-Prices quoted by Omaha Wholesale
Dealers association: Cnoice No. upland.
yS.UV; No 2, S.bO; medium, Sl.OO; coarse
$3.50. Rye straw, $6OO THESE prices are
Tor nay OF good color and quality. demand
tair aud receipts lights.
RYE-No. 2, l5c.
VEGETABLES.
POTATOES-Per bu., 35GS0c.
NEW CARROTS-Per dozen punches, 40c.
hETTg CE-per dozen bunehes; .. tSe;
46c; Old, per bu., 4Oc.
PAkSNIPS-Per bu., 30c.
CUCUMBkRS-Hothou per doz., $3.50
GREEN ONIONS-soutnern per dozen
punches, 45c; home grown, R1ag l5c
RADISH SHES-Southern, per dozen punches
75c; nome grown, aoq4Oc. o.,
TURNlPS-Caaada rutauaRas, per ID
lac; new southern, per dozen Ldncnes' oOc
ONIONS-Red Wisconsins, ber Io.' lei
sPiIACH-Aome grown. per bu. basket
NAVY BEANs-Per bu., $3.50
BEANS-WaX, per bu. box, S4OOi strlns
e CABBAGEcHoiianG seed, per lb.. 2daSci
new California. per lb, 2AqSe: sA..,.,
crate, S4.UVQI4.OO.
RHUBAkB-Per lb.. 1c.
ASPARAGUS-Per doz. punches. 75c.
FRUITS.
TIC
sItAVBEkKIES-TeX ana Arkansas
per 24-qt. case, s.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
FIGS-California per 1O-lb cartons, sOc
NGES-Cahfornia navels fancy, fol-
116 and smaller sizes, $S.5OuS. 70; for loo and
larger sizes, S5.2I; cnoice. sS.VOqS.O0: Medl'
terranean sweets, 50; sweet JaNat $S'
LEMONs-California fancy, $.4.
DATES-Persian. in 7OlD. boxes, per lb
&C; per case OF oO-lb; pkgs;, 40;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $32q3.Ia
MISCELLANEOUS
MAPLE SUGAR-Ohio, per lb., 1Oc.
POPCORN-Per h., &c; shelled, 4c.
HlDhS-No. l green, Sac No. 2 green
No. veal CALI, to u lbs, she; No. yea
calf, II to 10 lbs. bAct dry saIted hides, 30
l2c; sheep pelts, 25g75c; horsehides, A.5Oa
NUTs-walnuts, No. soft shell. per lb;
16c hard shell, per h., l4c; No. soft sheI
per lb, lSc; No hard shell per i6' &c &c
almonds, solft shell, per lo., l6c; hard shell
per To-, loo; pecans, large, per lb., lZ1sc
ms Psr per 5e 1Cc peanus per S
roasted peanuts, per lb., &c; black walnuts
per bu., $40; hickory nuts, per bu., $l.50
OLD METALS, ETC.-A. B. Alpirn quote
the following prices; Iron, country mixed
per ton. Sll.OOO; iron, stove plate. per ton
ID, SIC; brass, light, per lb.. 5hsc; lead, pe
lb.. &c; zinc, per To-, 2hc.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-05
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations of the Day on Various
CommO Odities.

NEW YORK, May 4-FLOUR-Receipts
1910 bu.; exports. 1910 bu.; steady, with
fair trade; winter patents. $S.75q4.OO; winter
straights, $35Oq3.6 so; Minnesota patents, $.OJ
@4.SO winter extras, S2.Sod31O; Minnesota
bakers, .SS.20q3.4O; winter low grades, $500
ssO; choice @ Iour TO fancy, % :ssSas. Is. SO '-''~
uesi city, N,S4; BFandywi6e, ss;iOgss;.iSS 81 -,
{. o. b.. afioat; state, 5sg59c, c. /. l., New
ifIA fBIAARLEY-ouiet: feeding, 5ic, C. l. T.,
Buffalo; mating. SEC. c. / I. Buffalo.
WHEAT-Receipts, 4S2.220 bu.; exports.
244,lO6 bu. Spot; easy; No. red, S24sc, ele:
northern Duluth $3.50, T. o. b.. anoat. On
early crop damage news, coupled with
GSy fo5 big y9
noon wheat market was higher. Later
denials of damage weakened the list. how
t' net decline. elm May. S2b.Gsso. % Closed at M
July, a 5-i6a7S i-l6c, closed at 77l5c; Sep
te%6sT % sls7ss slosed 81 s % at 'SG -
bu. Spot. quiet; No. 2; alsc, elevator, and
6SlIc. T. o. b., afioat; No. yellow. SIC; No.
but eventually weakened under liquidation,
improving weather and prospects for larger
receipts. closing 1hq1se net lower, May,
at sic; September closed at 5Ol4c.
OATS-Receipts, $4,000 bu.; exports, 10
white, SSHc; track, mixed western. nom.
ately active and easier. May closed at
,HAY-.steady; shipping, 7Oa75c; good to
HoPs-Quiet; state. common to choice
cine coast. 1902. 1Sq22lzc; 1901, 15al7e; olds
HIDEs--steady; Galveston. 20 to Is lbs
lsc; California, "a TO 70 lbs, lsc; Texas. dry
"a to 80 lbs, lac.
LEATHER-steady; acid. 24a26c.
RICE-Firmi domestic. fair to extra. 4hd
&c; Japan, nominal.
PRoVIsIONs-Bee dull: family, sli.5Oa
1880; beef hams, S20.00G2l50; packet Sl05O
Cut meats. quiet; picked bellies 9lkglOa.c
picked shoulders. Sc; picked hams, ll1 a
l2c. Lard, steady: western steamed, So so
lean, NO75; compound, i7sgSc' PORK, steady
family, $780, short clear. As.5Oq9.25; mess
,TALLow-Firm; city, 57sc; country, 5ssd
sac.
BUTTER-Receipts. 4.O24 pkgs.; steady
state dairy, l1q2ic; extra creamery, &c
CHEESE-Receipts, l.S6S pkgs. steady
state, fun cream, fancy colored old, 13G
lSe; new. l2c; small white, old, lSql5c; new
lzhc; large colored, old, l2ql.%c new, l2ht
large white, lS0lStc; new, l2Ac.
EGGS-Receipts, Bl06 pkgs; firm; stat
packed isSIc; 'TH Western % hrsss islH6lse storas
METALS-Spot tin declined 5s In LOndol
20 el37 and futures lost Is Sd, closing a
sSss sS "a ana Closed sOTS AZ copps sRas
was 2s Cd higher In London at ESQ los 10
both spot and futures. Locally copper 1
lake, electrolytic and casting. Lead wa
steady but quiet here at yLSIi4 ana wa
is Sd higher IN ~ L9naon ,s n az d 1lE spe'sr wa
In New York. Iron was Sd higher at as 4
Glasgow and I'D higher at i6s Sd in Mid
Sas0d2255 for No. foundry northern. s2O.S
S2zOO Tor No. fOundfy southern and No.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-05
wEARE GRAIN COMPANY.
Omaha Branch IIO-111 Board of Trade
Building.

CHICAGO, May 4.-WHEAT-Although
there was a good deal of bullish news on
wheat the price has not held On the ad-
the Important holders for all deliveries.
Gables closed strong. The foreign news In
regard to the crops was of deterioration
deterioration in Missouri and Texas. The
Ohio crop report made the May condition
81, against sS in April, and estimated innate the
were 473.000 bushels. New York reports 70
loads for export. Primary receipts, $4,000
bushels, against s!,OOC last year; primary
shipments, 47s0O0 bushels, against 31S.OOO
last year. Northwestern receipts, S24 cars,
against 2s4 last year. Local receipts. o.
CORN-The market has been weak on
Local receipts, 222 cars, with Is contract;
estimates for tomorrow. 900 cars. The cash
market closed hQ1xc lower. Clearances
loads taken for export. Local sales, 10000
bushels Local stock, 2,21S,OOO bushels, de-
creased $4,000. Worlds shipments, 4.07s,0O
bushels. st. Louis reported large receipts
there, 235,OOo bushels The visible decreased
l,2lS,oGo bushels. AZ Primary rim receipts, SS49Oo
S62, 900 bushels. against S24,00O
OATS-The market has been weak, with
a rather Indifferent trade. The improved
weather has been the influence. The ex-
pectation that shorts would cover did not
realize and smaller holders have liquidated.
There has been some changing, buying of
May and selling of July. Local receipts,
1S0 cars, with 10 contract; estimates for to-
morrow, 225 cars. Clearances, l,6OO bushels.
New York reports 10000 bushels taken for
export
PROVISIONS-The market has been ner-
vous; the May pork at one time up 75c.
| Lard and ribs have been Indifferent There
were $4,000 hogs; market opened &c lower
! closing &c higher than the opening. Esti-
| the west today, 6O,S00 head, against n, 7,1Ot
last week and $500 last year. Average
weight for week, 222 pounds. against 2z
previous week and 215 last year.
| WEARE GRAIN COMPANY.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-05
Foreirn Financial.

LONDON, May 4.-Money was somewhat
more abundant in the market today, but
supplies were still wanted to repay borrow
ings to the Bank Of England. Discounts
were barely steady. Business on the Stock
exchange was inanimate. Consols were
hrmer owing TO expectations that the
TransVaal loans would be announced this
week under favorable terms. Americans
opened rather above parity and with busl-
ness new. They improved fracuonally and
closed firm. Grand Trunks hardened on
the traffic returns being above anticipation.
Kaffirs were fiat on rumors OF an outbreak
of the plague among the natives OF Johan-
nesburg. The amount of bullion taken into
the Bank of England or balance today was
E4S,000
= PARIS May 4.-Business on the bourse
opened irregular today. Rentes were firm
and internatlonals generally had an upward
tendency. lndustrials were Inactive Rio
tintos were heavy, going of n. The gen
eral tone was heavy and trading Inactive.
but prices closed firm. The private rate OF
discount was 2b per cent. Three per cent
Tentes. 9sf PIC for the account. Exchange
on London, 25f l61zc for checks.
BERLIN, May 4.-Business on the bourse
today opened somewhat depressed on ac-
count OF realizations, but later prices be-
came firmer. Rentes were fractionally low
cred Canadian Pacific f1uctuated on Amer
ican reports. Money on call was quoted at
4 per cent. Exchange on London, 2Jm lS5z
pigs. for checks Discount rates: Short
bills, per cent; three months bills per
cent.