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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
EXPECT DULLNESS
UNTIL AFTER HOLIDAYS.

New Orleans. Dec 13.-Cotton flu
lures, steady; December, 1897 .55c;
January, 1907 soc; February. 1870
1850; March, 7.76c; April, 7S1@7 .Ssc;
May, 1897 soc; June, 1897 .95c;
July, 1898 Ole.
Spot cotton, quiet; sales, 1850 bales,
including 1850 to arrive. Quotations,
unchanged.
Note: Heavy shipments of cotton are
passing through this city direct to
mills. OF $4,000 bales received by I'LL
nois Central Railroad to-day, there was
none consigned to local merchants.
The futures market was very quiet,
opening to points up. The highest
range of prices from the opening, which
was the lowest, did not exceed 4 points.
January opened points up at 7.6Oc,
declined to SIC, advanced to Gle and
finally declined to 1850. The general
belief among traders is that there will
not be much activity in the market
until after the holidays. The clos
ing was quiet, net gains to s points
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
GREENE WANTED TO
GET AT LAWSON

New York, Dec. 1S.-Wall street was
to-day discussing the possibility of a
meeting between Col William c.
Greene OF the Greene Consolidated
Copper Company and Thomas w. Law
son of Boston, Col. Greene having an
nounced In several morning newspa-
per advertisements that he was going
10 Boston to confront Mr.. Lawson,
whom he blamed for the recent crash
in copper stocks. II was positively
stated. however shat he would not go
TO Boston tonight.
During the day, when "A rumor that
he had lost control OF the Greene Con-
soiidated Copper Company was circu-
lated. Col. Greene sent out n signed
statement IN denial. claiming that ne
and his friends held a majority OF the
stock
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
DEMERE & HAMMoND's


Daily Cotton Letter from New York.
New York, Dec. 13.-Left to itself.
Liverpool apparently had little dispo-
sition to advance prices. The first ca
BILE from that side showed a decline OF
to points. which was rather more
than expected. American buying, how
ever. later on gave that market a all
up and caused sharp advance.
which left last prices about 4 higher
than yesterday. There has been a
steady tone throughout the day. al
though on small scale, owing 10 COM
paratively light offerings. and In fact
because OF very small business trans
actions. The rumor Is persistent that
Mr. Price has practically covered all
his shorts and Is soon TO take a well
earned rest II H. argued from this that
with the leading bear removed.
the market viii be sensitive TO at
lacks. and that bulls viii have more
confidence. u must also be added that
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
SOME OF THE SOLDIERS
ARE WITHOUT SHOES.

Mukden, Dec. photographic re-
ports and extracts from newspapers
picturing the Russian army as bare
footed mob have been received here.
Although there are occasional cases
of this nature. the condition is by no
means general. In the summer many
went barefooted in the wet ground and
rivers, but now all have shoes and
nearly all have fur coats. Some few
reservists sell their outfits for drink,
but the number is insignificant.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
COAL TRESTLES BURN.

Buffalo, N. Y. Dec. 4.-At 3 O'Clock
this morning the immense coal tres
ties of the Buffalo Creek Railroad at
Tiff Farm. on the southern city linn
its, were discovered to be on fire. Word
was sent to the city and an engine
and truck were dispatched to the
scene. 1t was impossible to reach the
fire with the engine hose and the fire
tugs could not get up the creek. on ac-
count of shallow water. The trestles
were destroyed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
DR.. CHADWICK READY
TO COME TO HIS WIFE

She Declined His Offer, Saying He
Could Do No Good.
Cleveland, o., Dec. 1.-THE Plain
Dealer this morning prints the fol-
lowing cable correspondence between
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick and her hus-
band, DR.. Leroy S. Chadwick, who is
now in Paris. DIR. Chadwick cabled as
follows:
Can 1 be of any service? If so,
will take the first steamer. Keep up
courage"
Mrs. Chadwick's reply was:
Don't come. You could do no good.
Thanks for offering assistance"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool Dec. 1S.-Spot cotton in
moderate demand; prices points high
er; American middling fair, 4.55d: good
middling. 4.31d; middling, AID; low
middling, 4.09d; good ordinry, 3.95d;
ordinary, S.79d. The sales of the day
were 5000 bales, of which 1000 were
for speculation and export, and in
cluded 1900 American. Receipts s., 900
bales, including $1,000 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed
steady: American middling. good ordi-
nary clause: December, 416d: Deem
ber-January, 416d January February,
4.2Od; February March, 424d; March
April 4.2Sd; April-May. 4.30d: May
June, 4.33d; June-July. 4.35d: July-Au-
gust, 4.S1d; August-September, 436d
september October, 435d; October-No-
vember. 43hd
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
IN OTHER MARKETS.

New York, Dec. 13.-Rosin, dull;
strained, common to good, $2.s5@2. s7k.
Turpentine, steady.
Charleston, S. c., Dec. 13.-Turpen-
tine and rosin, nothing doing.
Wilmington, N. c., Dec. 13.-Turpen-
tine. steady, 47c; receipts, rs.
Resin, firm, $2.45; receipts, 325.
Tar, firm, 81. 80; receipts, 244.
Crude turpentine, firm, 81 80 and 81. so.
Receipts, So.
New Orleans, Dec. 13.-Receipts,
rosin, 514 barrels; turpentine, SO. Elk
ports, Liverpool, turpentine, $50.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
TO BEAT GOVERNMENT.
On Cotton Reports Ginners Want to
Organize.

Dallas, Tex, Dec. ia meeting of
cotton ginners is to be held in Dallas
Dec. 10 for the purpose of organizing
a National Ginners' Association.
One purpose of the organization as
set forth in the call will be collecting
from the gins at stated intervals in
formation as to the number of bales
ginned and in this way by the use
of code members of the association
will be able to ascertain three days
ahead of the government report the
amount of cotton ginned.
Owing to the large number OF gin
ners in this section it is believed by
leaders of the movement that large
attendance will be had at the first
meeting.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
Shot 80 IiIs Rrothsr.

Aragon. Ca. Dec. i3--Will seweli Of
this place was accidentally shot yes
terday morning by his brother, Jim
SeWell
The latter was shooting M q tar
get with ~ calibre rife. and VIII
sewei was a. the barn feeding the
stock, when n bullet struck some Oh.
jet and glanced
The bullet entered iusf below che
heart and has not yea been located
Ihe wound is very serious, ana be
recovery A. doubtful
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
FISSUREs OPENING UP.
Dense Volumes of Gas Emitted in
the Oil Field,

Houston, Tex. Dec. 13.-Reports re-
ceived from the Humble oil field state
that $4,000 damage has been done dur
ing the last twelve hours by blow outs
or assures opening in the ground, and
emitting dense volumes of gas. Prac-
tically every rig erected within the
past days has been damaged or de-
stroyed. Mud is blown from the ifs
sures, and the wells and covers several
acres of ground several inches in thick
less.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
wooarara Madr rre.laenl.

Washington, Dec. i3.--Dr n. s.
Woodward. dean ~ the faculty OF pure
science a. the Columbia University Of
New York city. to-day was elected
president - the Carnegie Institute BY
the board of trustees. We succeeds D..
y. q. Gilman, the former president Of
Johns Hopkins University. Among fhe
projects taken up BY the institute wa
one Tor the establishment ~ d depart
msnf ~ experimental biology. with one
station "a Dry TOriuEaa.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
CHICAGO MARK ETs.

Chicago. Dec. 13.-Liquidation by
large interests was responsible for a
dropping market to-day I'm the wheat
pit At the close, May wheat was of
hQesc. Corn rs down NC TO 1%c. oats
and provisions are unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
STRUCK BED OF GRANITE.
Effort to Find an Artesian Stream
Under Columbus Failed.

Columbus, Ga. Dec. 13.-The boring
of Columbus first artesian well came
to an end to-day. when the drill struck
hard granite at the depth of LAG feet.
This is thought to be the granite bed
supposed to underlie the entire city.
Another test well will be sunk at a
point few hundred feet south of this
well
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
coTToS SEED orr.

New York. Dec. is.-cotton seed 81
was moderately active ~ lower prices
Prime crude T. o. b. mills. i70iae,
prime summer yellow. 26a1tAes on
summer yellow, nominal. prime whiff,
fsQ2ec. prime winter yellow, 1so
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
The Vote in Tennessee.

Nashville. Tenn. Dec. 13.-Following
is the official vote in Tennessee for
presidential candidates:
Parker electors, 1868; Roosevelt,
1863; Watson, 2,491; Swallow, 1889;
Debs, 1854. The total vote of the state
was 242. 1855.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
FIRMER TONE SHOWN
BY ALL BRANCHES OF COTTON
TRADE YESTERDAY.
FUTURES MARKETS HIGHER
AND SPOT HOLDERS REFUSE TO
SELL AT PRESENT PRICES.

Large Receipts Coming Into Savan-
nah but Greater Portion of Thea
Is f. O. B.-COttOn Billed Straight
Through-Such as Come to Local.
Warehouses Is Sent with Instruc-
lions to Hold for Better Prices.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
may GOODS MARKET.

New York. Dec. is.-The dry goods
market presents no new features. but
there n every evidence Of nrmness on
the part OF sellers who do not view
the situation as AZ all discouraging
The jobber IL experiencing an indifferent
trade. as IL natural az this time OF
year
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14

seS; gross. 1858; shipments. 1.221; stock,
1907.
Total To-day-Net receipts, 1884;
gross, 1854; shipments, 29,S99; sales,
2,752; stock, 374,176.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
AT THE CLOSE.
FUTURES

FUTIR
Liverpool, = to 5 points higher.
New York. to III points higher.
NcN Orleans, 3 to = points higher.
SPOTS.
Liverpool, points higher.
New York. unchanged.
New Orleans, unchanged.
savannah, unchanged.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
pnoPosALs wAnTEp.

n. g. ENGINEER OFFICE. sA-
yannnh. Ga, Nov. 10. 1904 sealed pro.
posnls Tor bulldog cOaling wharf
in Savannah hnrb0r Georgia. viii b.
received a. this once until ~ morn,
eastern STANDARD Time, Dec 70, 1905,
ions. blank forms. ana al aVailablf
information VIII ~ furnished On mppii-
cation 40 tniH onicf, James ~. Quinn
lieutenant colonel. Corps 81 Englnesia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
SPOT COTTON MARKET.

The following were the official spot
quotations at the close of the market
at the Cotton Exchange yesterday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour slow; No. 2 spring wheat, 81 .06@
LA: No. 3. $1.02@1.12; No. 2 red,
81. 10Y al .13%; No. 2 corn, ASK @46c;
30A G301zc No. white. Box 931Ac;
No. white. 29%c; No. 2 rye, zoe; good
feeding barley. Ss@40lsc; fair to choice
mailing, 4l@4sc; No. l fax seed, 81 .16;
No. 1 Northwestern. 1.24; prime tim
othy seed, $40; mess pork. per bar
rel, s11 .12h@11 rs; lard, per 100 pounds
81. 50@7 .62lk; short ribs sides, Ooose),
Sc .2576. So short clear sides, (boxed),
IS. 62h@6.75; whisky basis of high
wines. sl.24: clover, contract grade.
Si2 80.
Receipts. Wheat, 125.90O bushels;
corn, i.Ol6600 bushels; oats, l99,s0O
bushels
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
Total sales yesterday, 60.

Total sales yesterday, 81.
Time. l p. m. day before, SIS.
The local f. o. b. market opened
steady at 15-l6c, basis good middling
an advance over the price of the day
before, and closed steady at TIC, same
basis. Little cotton was to be obtain
ed at the lower figure, and even at
the higher quotations some sales were
made at prices above the market.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
sPOT COTTON AT NEW YORK.

New York, Dec. 13.-Spot cotton
closed dull; middling uplands, 5000;
middling Gulf. S.25c; sales, 425 bales.
Cotton futures at New York, Dec. Is:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
LUM Der MARKET.

Exports OF lumber and cross-ties
from Savannah for the season begin
ming July 1, as posted at Board Of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.

The following are the figures and
quotations of the naval stores mar
ket, as posted at the Board of Trade.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
Options, Open.l High. Low i Close

Futures opened quiet and firm; closed
steady.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14

Sales yesterday. 81.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-02

A strong flow of natural gas has been
discovered near Garland, Wyo.
Two persons were injured, none fatal
II. by a collision Of traction cars on the
Pittsburg, McKeesport and Connellsyills
Railway near 2cottdale Junction
The store 81 D. S. Thomas, mer
chant at Pur3y. /. T., was totally de-
stroved by FIRE Mr.. Thomas, who was
sieepiny in the store, was probably IA
tally burned
William Watson and John Scott, wood
choppers, were found dead near their
sbanty. north of St Francis, Ont Wat
son had been murdered with easeknife
and Scott was frozen TO death.
Mrs. ]. c. Pope, wife OF prominent
attorney of Mora, MINI, left q note
saving that her body would be found IN
the lake and disappeared. A search was
instituted and the body was found with
rome around the waist.
While several Mormons were vending
their way across the prairies near Car
land. Wyo.. one 10 quench his thirst
rolled q SNOWFALL and noticed strong
odor Of gas Scraping the snow aside
Re found a steady current OF gas issu-
ing from a cleft in the rocks Lighting
: match to test the substance, the MGR
men ignited the gas. causing an explo-
sion. which scorched their faces and sent
q aaIann 81 flame many feet high.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-02
SLAVERY IN ALASKA
Eskimo Girls Held in Cruel Bondage
by Rich Families.

Slavery equal to that which existed in
the United States before the Civil War
is carried on beneath the flag of Ameri-
can independence in our possessions in
the far north. In Unalaska, Alaska,
there are a number of pitiful forlorn lit
tie Eskimo girls held in bondage. They
are the slaves of rich families, made
TO labor as drudges, deprived of associa-
ton with free children and forbidden the
first vestige of education.
These children are poor orphans. whose
means of support have been taken away
and who are sold out to fsmiies, not for
ordinary service like working girls in
other parts Of the country, bur Ss com
mon slaves. They are permitted TO have
no playmates uer to enjos any of the
privileges or the sehghts OF childhood.
Their lives are fae lives of drudge.
Frr.n the slave child they grow into the
s'ave woman, and no matter what the
fner feelings OF the child may be she
mast put tE--, sway and pay Cor her or
phanage and her poverty az the cost OF
her health and all hope of happiness or
relief from her life of drudgery.
This appalling condition of affairs has
heen brought TO public notice in letter
70 the Interior Department from VIII
liam A. Davis. principal Of the United
States public schools in Unalaska, Alas
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-02

The Kansas Democratic State conven-
ton to select delegates to the st. Louis
convention will meet in Wichita April Z.
Senator German met with defeat in the
Maryland legislative. caucus at Balti-
more, former Gov. Smith refusing to be
side tracked in the senatorial race and
preventing q nomination by forcing an
adjournment.
Former Gov. w. o. Bradley of Ken
lucky has announced that he would be a
candidate for delegate at large to the
Republican national convention and
would use his best efforts to have the
Kentucky delegation pledged to Roose-
welt.
The fusion and mid-road Populists, to-
gether with reorganization committee ap-
pointed at Denver last July, will meet
in joint session at St Louis on Feb. %,
1904, TO arrange for time. place and rep
resentation of the Populist national con-
vention for this year.
Sir William Whiteway, former premier
Of Newfoundland, in letter to the press
announces his return to public life and
that he will be a candidate at the next
general election in opposition to the pres
ent government. This makes the third
political party now in the field
Senators German and Hanna have
been invited by joint resolution to ad
dress the Kentucky Legislature on the
principles Of their respective parties. A
resolution inviting President Roosevelt
to address the Assembly also WIS intro
duced and is awaiting action.
The Nebraska Republican committee
decided to hold single State conven-
ton at Lincoln May IS, Endorsed Presi-
dent Roosevelt for denomination and
John L. Webster for Vice President, and
recommended the nomination of a Unit
cd States Senator by the State conven-
tion.
Chairman Borches of the Tennessee
Republican State central committee has
called a convention for April al Nash
Vile to select delegates at large to the
Chicago convention.
Ex-Congressman Lamb of Terre Haute
claims to have inside information that
Tammany Hall viii come out for Judge
Parker at the grcper time and that
meantime Lerder Murphy is hiding be-
hind Cleveland
The call for The nstionsl Prohibition
convention. TO be held in indianapolis
beginning June %. hats been issued by
National Chairman Oliver W. Stewart,
who settles the question Of location by
naming that city.
A train load Of negroes from Alsbema
End other Southern States viii attend
the Republican national convention to
demand their rights in the party organi-
cation and as citizens. The delegation
may be headed by Booker 7. Washing
ton.
The national Socialist party executive
committee has issued a call for the ma
tional convention to meet in Chicago
May l.
Gov. Beckham Of Kentucky has made
The announcement that he viii not Be q
candidate for the United States Senate
10 succeed Senator Blackburn.
A Jim Crow BIN has been introduced
sn the Maryland house q delegates.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-02
FIRE IN MASONIC TEMPLE.
Blaze in Chicago's Big Sky Scraper
Causes Commotion.

Blaze in Chicago's Big Sky. Scraper
Causes Commotion.
spectacular fire in the Chicago Ma
sonic Temple. famed as one of the larg-
est office buildings in the world. frighten-
ed the 5000 occupants scattered about
the nineteen floors of the structure Sat
urday afternoon and caused property
loss of $4,000. A number of persons
were slightly injured by the flames or in
the rush for safety, the tenants fearing
calamity similar to the Iroquois hor-
ror.
The employees of the building retaine
their presence of mind, and while the ele-
vator operators We're making trip after
trip through the smoke-filled shafts the
janitors, carrying out their fire drill in
every detail, were manning the hose and
preparing to throw water on the flames.
Although the city fire department was
quick to respond, The janitors had eight
streams playing on the fire when the first
of the firemen arrived.
In the evening the Temple Association,
through the executive committee of its
board of directors. issued statement to
the public in which it was said there was
cause for congratuation IN tlse fact tbaC
the modern >sky-scraper had been fourd
not only ireproof but lifeproof Tie
damage TO the building was not estimated
in the statement, but insurance experts
said the amount would not exceed $1,000
The fames burst out of a suite occu-
pied by r. Friedlander & Co., manu-
facfarers of X-ray apparatus, or the fifth
foor. in the southwest corner of the
building Soon smoke was sweeping
through the great building and pouring
from the windows. Hundreds of tenants
hurried from their offices, al policeman
turned in an alarm. and dozen engines,
hook and ladder trucks and hose carts
responded.
On the sixteenth, seventeenth and eigh-
teenth stories the tenants and their clerks
and stenographers closed the doors and
opened the windows, watching the FIRE
men below at work. The bitter wind
blew with such force around the corner
that the fremen were almost taken of
their feet. But despite the gale thou
sands of persons gathered on the corners.
The Masonic Temple is one of the
earliest of the sky-scrapers constructed
in Chicago. and, supposedly. is freproof.
1t is but half block distant from the
IroQuois theater.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-02
ICE GoRoEs BREAK
Ohio Valley Is Threatened with Seri
o'ss Humiliation.

Ohio Valley Is Threatened with Seri-
oss foundation.
Reports received in Pittsburg indicate
a general breakup in the rivers. The ice
gorges are letting 20 at different points
and the water is rising at the headwat-
ers of both rivers. All conditions favor
a great flood.
A Greensboro (Pa.l dispatch states
that the ice broke in the Cheat river and
came out with thirty feet of water back
of it. The ice gorge at Freeport, on
the Allegheny river started with rush.
At Springdale the start of the ice caused
a great Geal of excitement and apprehen-
sion. Flat boats along the river side
were caught and crushed.
At Cleveland Ohio, gorge broke
above the city and food of water swept
down the Cuyahoga river, tearing away
three big steamers from their moorings.
The vessels We're carried down the
stream and crashed into the drawbridge
of the Superior street viaduct. The
boats were all badly damaged by the col
lision and it is believed the foundation
of the big bridge has been seriously dam
aged. The breakup of the ice gorges in
the Ohio river ut Cincinnati has been
accomplished with comparatively small
loss. So far a few barges have been
crushed and few others torn from their
moorings In the vicinity of Columbus
the lowlands have been inundated and
the levees are being closely watched
At Logansport, Ind, the Eel and Wa
bash rivers have overfowed their banks
and much property has been destroyed.
The village of Georgetown, on the Wa
BASH is flooded. Residents were rescued
by boats. At Adamsboro a dam was
swept away. Many Peru families have
moved out of their homes on account of
high water and ice in the Wabash river.
The record for twenty years is broken.
The Howe factory has closed and 600
men are idle. 1t is feared the new $780,
600 bridge of the Indianapolis Northern
Traction Company will go. Ten miles of
the Wabash Railroad tracks are under
water.
Wide sections of the Miami valley
south of Dayton, Ohio, are inundated.
Traction traffic between Dayton and Gin
cinnati has been suspended. At Akron
all trains on the Cleveland branch of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railway have
been stopped because of the food. The
Little and Big Cuyahoga rivers are away
out of their banks Cellars are flooded
and many factories have teen closed.