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New-York tribune., 1904-09-12

localities In the Witt district in the county
tho new wells have been light producers. The
eusber neriod of this pool is regarded as thing
of the past.
After a period of considerable disbursement and
ugbt rms the Middletown district in wetzel
e,o,,,+, " Va has furnished another good
nroducer The South Penn Oil Company drilled
we'll which produced $50 barrels in the first twenty
fonr hours This is about the only district. how
ever IN the southwest field capable of furnishing
ANYTHING better than small producers The Phila-
deIphia company has also struck 40
barrel a day producer. In the Pine Grove extern
sion in Wetzei County the South Penn Oil COM
pany drilled it's through the sand and the wen
produced seventy-fve barrels the first day
In the Southeastern Ohio district the good pro-
ducers completed recently the Limestone rum
Jefferson County Ohio, have attracted the atten-
tion of operators and have s.lSiulated good ueSi
of new work in that locality. The wildcats oI
the Limestone run of recent date have not oroughl
the desired results but there is some experiments
work under way. In the Jackson Ridge district III
Monroe County the Southern oil Company aas
completed its No. on the McFadden tarm ana
has 2 producer of twenty-five barrels The Unity
Oil Company has struck 40-bsrrel a day well
on the Thomas Cassidy farm. and the same com
pany has drilled it's test on the Wahl farm into the
Big Lime and has show for 10O-barrel producer
Refined petroleum closed unchanged at 7SSc IN
barrels and 4s5c in bulk in New-York. Philadel-
phia prices were points lower. The foreign
refined markets were also without change, with
the price at Antwerp 1914 francs per 100 kilos, at
London 5lsd per imperial gallon and Bremen oS'
marks per 80 kilos.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
STRENGTH IND ACTIVITY MARK STOCK OPERA
TTONS
Many 4boUe Lou LeeI Of the Ycaouetmy Coud-
hons-Raihoad Earnings.

the latter company showing for July loss in
gross earnings of S5I.347 and a loss in net
earnings OF Sol613. Owing to the reduced vol
uile OF business due TO the unstable conditions
III Coiorado IN the last year, the directors of the
Colorado and Southern decided last r1ael, ~
pass the dividend on the company's first r,e-
Ierred stock. while the Chicago Grea, Western
railway Company also decided to pass the diyf-
oeno on its preferred A stock, owing to a de-
crease OF nearly 10 per cent in the company's net
earnings in the last fiscal year. Conditions re-
sponslhie for the passing of the dividends cf
'hese companies were confined to the properties
named and were not general throughout the
country
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
THE WEEK in PETROLEUM,

New developments in tho oil regions during +ha
week have not resulted in any very important dis
coveries Some good producers however have been
struck In the Salem district in Harrison County
there has been falling of in operations and the
showing OF the district has been rather poor. The
average production OF the new wells has not ex-
ceeded fifteen barrels day for the month. and
In addition there have been number drilled
through the sand and failed TO fnd any OIL Along
the eastern edge OF Tyler County work has
been completed. but the wells not such as to
create desire to drill further In their respective
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
Public Notice.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.


DeDartnaent OF Finance. Bureau for the Colecfia3
of Taxes. New Nork. september I. 1884,
NAXPAYERS WHO DESIRE TO OBTAIN
their bills promptly should make inlnsdtsts
written reQutsitiOn tblanks may be procured in tns
borough Oices). stating their property BY Section
ward Block and Lot Map number making COPY
OF same from their bills OF last wear
n a taxpayer Is assessed for personal tax ths rsdd
sition should also request bill for such tax.
ch reOulStiOn should be accompanied en-
veiopa bearing proper address OF the applicanL
AND WITH RETURN POSTAGE PREPAID
In case OF doubt in regard Ward Sectlca.
Block Lot number. taxpayers should take tnss
deeds the Department OF Taxes and AssessInensss
and havo their property located the Of tna.
Department and forward TO the Deputy Receiver p
Taxes with the requsitiOn A certified memorandum os
their properry which viii be furnished by the Ds'
partnent OF Taxes and Assessments
In this manner Will receive fneir
turned by mail at the earliest possible moment an1
avoid any delay caused by WGltins on llnes. - -
quired in of personal application =.
The req1sition must be addressed and nalled 70 80
Deputy Reeeiver OF Taxes in whichever borough 'A'
JOHN ]. McDONOUGH. No 81 Chambers street DUE
ough OF Manhattan. New York -.
JOHN H. UNDERHILla corner Third ana !feho"'
aysn9es B9F9gSh q The BronS s,r NsT r0rs sorousn
OF Brookiyn. New YORK. -r,,- ,xs-
FREDERICK w. BLECHWENJN corner Jackson -. -
nue. and Fifth street, Ions Island City. 50'''s'
OF Queens. New York ,...,
JOHN DE MORGAN. Bay and sand streets stapesoa'
Staten Island. Borough OF Richmond New ietsSsa
After receiving the bills the taxpayer VII 80 net
amount TO the order OF the Receiver Of Taxes sS s6s
bill and check with addressed envelope 49, 49, IN
return postage prepaid. 70 The Deputy
Checks should ba mailed soon as poss-ui'
the bills have been received by the taxpaSe N.fsrs
All bills paid during October must be raoaeso -
DAVID z AUSTEN
Rscetver Of I&A'~
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Exchange last week and for the same week OF the
preceding two years compare follows:
Sept 10. 'O4. Sept. IT, 'o3. Sept. Is. O2.
Exchanges 0O2 30T STA $50 6ss 81 6s2 o63. 12S
No shares sold. 4,247,s4e 1872 III 5,2s7,ssS
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.


hghetlo fnapn OF o
p1s tamber1 the wek
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Financial Meetings.

Norfolk Western Railway Company.
FINHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders OF the Norfolk & Western Railway Company
will the principal once of tho Company
City OF Roanoke virginia Thursday the 18th OF
October 1904. IL o'clock elect Directors,
elect independent auditors audit tho books and ac-
OF the close OF the 10
consider the annual report Of the Directors for
which 80 1904 and approve
the Directors set forth in such report
the minutes OF tho company, and said meeting
called consider the leasing purchasing by ths
Norfolk Railway Company Of tho railroad real
ell the improvements thereon OF Columbus
Terminal & Transfer Railroad Company IN Columbus
Ohio transact such other business
come before tho meeting.
tho transfer books will be closed z
p NJ, wednesday. September IS 1904 and reopened IL
10 O'Clock a. NJ. Friday. october H. 1904.
BY order of the Board OF Directors.
A. J. HEMPHILI.. Sacrafar,.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12

cIIIcAGo MILWAUKEE & ST PAUL. RAILWAY
COMPANY
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders Of this company for election OF Directors
and for transaction OF other
viii be held the enes Of the company in the city ot
Milwaukee. at TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON ~ ga rim
DAY SEPTEMBER - 1904. - -
The transfer books will be closed ON rtrRsDAy the
LIST September 1904 and reopensd on me ash et SEN
tembsr next. - - -
2Sth July. 1904 -
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Diuidend Notices.
Buffalo 8 Susqushanna Railroad Company

Common stock Dividend No 90
The regular quarterly dividend -, -, >,r, Ns,
a. h .slared payanis e,oon on the Comnon Stock
FISK 8 ROBINSON. ss = LEHR. Treasures
Fiscal Agents s'.' ~ ="
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

The Tribune has printed the gross earnings of
forty-two railroads systems for the fourth week
in August. or these. thirty-seven return gains of
ST. 405 or 101 per cent and five return losses of
S5eS27. or 10 per cent The whole shows a gain
of Sl,l2O07s. or 81 per cent:
Fourth week In August:
1903. 1908. Differences Pc.
81 companies S12 III $11 SIS 3t2 1so 4o5 IO
companies. 644.59s 694 725 Dec 5a327 ~
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12

Total sales Tor the week. 500. .257. COO.
'Ex intces. fsmaii lots.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
BANK EXCHANGES; SALES RECORDED.

The bank exchanges Of the New-York Clearing
House and the stocks sold on the Ney-York Stock
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Government bond quotations compare as follows
with those Of a week ago:
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STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Frederic H Hatch No. 30 Rroad-.,o
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NOTICE or ANNUAL. MEETING OF
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF
AMERICAN SMELLING AND REFINING; co.
HlHF ANNUAL. MEETING OF THE Srr(N~T

TTFftE ANN THE NIlf-
holders OF the American smelting and Refining co.
will be held the principal of1ce OF
IS Exchange Place jersey City, New Jersey on Wdnes
day September l4th 1904 II o'clock In the forenoon
purpose alecting Board Directors ~ said
company and for the consideration and transaction
meeting
The books OF the stock conapanv bA
closed O'Clock P NJ. the 24th day Of August
1904 and viii be reopensd the 18th day September
1904
Dated New York August 10th 1904
EDWARD ERIfSIT sa,rata-r
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
City Hotels.

THE HANOVER. cor. E1'f sst1s as'a ars =
To rant nv the year season shorter time. commodo
Furnished and unfurnlshed. from Septeroef
now open for Inspection tabls American plan d =
Hathaway
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
Bank Reports.

TNo. 29T
DEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THH
AS FIRST NATIONAL. BANK at New York City. n
State OF New York al the close OF BUSINESS Sep
New-York tribune., 1904-09-12

Tsss RfS period Glss Bid Ased-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
is NOW ASSURED.
Committee Authorized to Arrange
for Barnard street School.

Committee Authorized to Arrange
for Barnard Street School.
The project for building a new build
ing for the Barnard Street School dis
.trict. to take the place of the present
edifice. took definite shape at the meet
ing of the Board of Education
Thursday, when the Committee OH
School Houses was fully authorized
to erect a new building somewhere
in the school limits without reporting
back TO the board.
Mr.. Lee Roy Myers, chairman, made
a report as to what his committee
had done. and on motion of Judge
Adams, authority was given the COM
mittee to proceed on the lines out
lined by Mr.. Myers. namely either to
purchase a new site. or close the on
ton on the two half lots west Of the
present school, and erect a building to
suit the location, utilizing the old
building as far as thot should seem adj
visable.
There is only $4,000, the amount ap-
propriated by the grand jury, avail
able for the proposed new school house
but there will be no difficulties in the
way on that score, as the Board of
Education will do as it has often
done. make a loan to cover any de-
1iCiencY.
new school building is badly need
ed in the Barnard Street School dis
trict, and there will now be no de-
lay in erecting new quarters for the
children living in that part of the
city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
GUYT0N SAFE BLOWERS,
WELL KNOWN CROOKS
Letter From Memphis Identifies One
of them Positively.

Letter From Memphis Identifies One
of them Positively.
In letter to the superintendent of
police here, Chief of Police John j.
Mason Of Memphis Identifies one of the
Guyton safe blowers as George More
land, alias sport Jones'" a well known
safe cracker. The second safe blower
is thought to be Peoria Slim" also
well known criminal
The Identification of the second man,
however, is not positive, as the pho
tograph which was forwarded is not
regarded as a good one. The Memphis
chief asks that good pictures be OBJ
tanned and forwarded him, if possible.
He is satisfied that both of the men
are we'll known crooks and are prob
ably wanted elsewhere.
When the last effort was made to
get the pictures of the safe robbers
they resisted, it will be remembered,
and it was only after a hard struggle
that they were subdued
Detective Murphy was forced to draw
his revolver in the miX-up and threaten
to shoot before the men were finally
subdued. Chief Mason advises that a
strict watch be kept on the men. as
they will probably make an effort to
break Jail. he says.
Both men were tried and convicted
of the Guyton robbery. though their
cases have been appealed to the Su-
preme Court.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
EXCELSIOR FACTORY
NEARLY COMPLETED.
Plant Located in West savannah
VIII Turn Out Mattresses.

Plant Located in West savannah
viii Turn Out Mattresses.
Another new industry will be opened
for business in Savannah within the
next few days, under the name of the
Excelsior Manufacturing Company.
a site was selected for the factory
in West Savannah. along the line of
the Central of Georgia road, and the
building is nearly ready for occupany.
The machinery will be installed at
once.
The company will make excelsior and
mattresses for the present, and may
take up work closely allied with these
industries later. 1t is estimated that
from four to five tons of excelsior will
be turned out daily. About a dozen
men will be employed to begin with.
the number to be increased later.
The new company has applied for a
charter with a paid up capital of $5,-
000 and with the privilege of increas-
will be the president of the company.
In addition to the favorable location
of the factory on the railroad there is
a trolley car line contiguous. and a
number of good turnpikes. The out
put of the plant will be disposed of
locally as much as possible, and when
the Savannah market is supplied, it
will be put on the market elsewhere. A
fine quality of product will be turned
out and it is believed by the pro-
moters that it will find a ready sale
in this section of the state, and es-
pecially i'm Savannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
OFFICER HELD UP
DRIVERS ON STREET.
PatrOlman Fined by Mayor for Stop
ping Traffic During Funeral.

PatrOlmnn Fined by Mayor for Stop
ping Traffic During Funeral.
For misconstruing the orders Of the
street sergeant, stopping traffic at
Drayton and Wayne streets, in
the rear of the Temple Miczva Israel,
Thursday afternoon. during the funeral
of DR.. I. P. Mendes. Patrolman Co
hen was fined by the Mayor.
When it was seen that the syna-
gogue was crowded to the doors a
uniformed man was placed on duty
on Drayton street. in the rear, to re-
quest the drivers of wagons and auto
mobiles to make as little noise as pos
sible in passing, so that those within
the church might follow the services
without any trouble. Cohen was or
dered to the post by the street SER
geant.
Instead of requesting the drivers to
try and avoid making a noise, the pa
trolman brought vehicles to a halt and
required the drivers to take some other
route No one was permitted to drive
on Drayton street from Gordon to
Wayne and quite number of those
who were compelled to turn back reg
istered protests. AS soon as the Incl
dent was called to the attention of the
superintendent Of police he docketed
Cohen for misinterpreting the street
sergeant's orders.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE
TO MEET NEXT WEEK
Will Decide Upon Details of Corner
Stone Laying.

Stone Laying.
The meeting of Council Committee of
the Whole. which was tohave been called
for Friday afternoon, has been post
poned by Mayor Myers until next week.
1t is probable that the Mayor will let
the meeting go over until Wednesday,
when the regular meeting of Council
is to be held.
The meeting is to be for the purpose
of going over, and finally determining
upon the programme for the laying of
the corner stone. and the entertain
ment of the delegates to the League of
Georgia Municipalities. Everything
has practically been decided upon,
though all of the plans have not been
submitted to the Committee of the
Whole. There will be a big military
and civic parade on the day the corner
stone Is laid.
The first morning of the municipal
league meeting will be devoted to bust
ness. In the early afternoon. there
will be an exhibition by the fire de-
partment. This was discussed at the
meeting of the special committee about
two weeks ago, and it was positively
decided upon and so announced.
Immediately after the fire exhibition
the delegates will leave for the auto
mobile ride to Bethesda. Isle of Hope
and Thunderbolt. At the latter place
a fish supper will be served the party
and afterwards the performance at the
Casino Theateri will be witnessed.
On the second day of the convention
the morning will be devoted to bust
ness, and the afternoon to the laying
of the City Hall corner stone. At
night the various clubs of the city will
entertain the visitors. The third day
will be given over entirely to pleasure,
a trip down the river on Commodious
steamer, and visit to Tybee having
been planned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
PRINCIPALS REPORT
TO SUPERINTENDENT
On Conditions Existing in savan-
nah Public schools.


Everything in connection with the
1903-19O4 school year. has been closed,
and the PRINCIPALS and teachers have
left on their vacations, or will leave
within the next few days.
The reports of the principals of the
different schools have been handed to
Mr.. Ashmore, and all show that the
school year has been a prosperous
one. The forecast for next year in
dictate a Fargo attendance.
With the report of each principal
is given a list of the children who
last year attended school outside of
their own district. These children will
be given seats next year in the schools
in their own districts. All arrange
ments for their seating will be made
by Mr.. Ashmore with the different
teachers, and the children who were
outside of their district last year will
next year report at the school in their
own district.
In speaking of the year that has
just closed, Supt. Ashmore said "rhe
year has been successful in every
way, and good work has been done
in all the schools. The weak points
in the schools have been strengthened,
and the defects remedied, as far as
POSSIBLE. Though there are always
some things that might be called weak
nesses or defects, yet this year we have
had less of them than ever, and have
done away with many that existed
heretofore"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
METZGER AND BRUNS0N
HAVE FILED ANSWER

Messrs. w. B. Metzger and w. p.
Brunson yesterday filed their answer
in the Superior Court TO the suit
brought against them as individuals
by the Tefft-Waller Company, an Ohio
concern. The answer denies the es-
sential points of the plaintiffs. With
the answer the defendants filed both a
general and special demurrer. The
complaint is demurred to on purely IL
legal grounds.
The suit was brought against Messrs
Met2ger and Brunson 10 recover from
their homestead exemption money due
on debt contracted while they were
doing business as Metzger & Brunson
1t is claimed by the plaintiff COM
pany that the members of the firm. at
the time the debt was contracted,
waived their homestead exemption in
case OF bankruptcy proceedings.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
NAVAL DIVISION TO
DRILL WITH CUTTER,
Will spend the Fourth Camping at
Warsaw Island.

The Third Division of the Naval Ba-
tallion, G. S. T., will leave this after
noon on a cruise to Warsaw Island.
The division will leave on one of their
cutters, sailing from Thunderbolt.
They will be under the command of
Ensign H. Sanford Haupt
The cruise will be made to Warsaw
Island and here a camp will be pitch
ed and maintained until Monday aft
ernoon During the time they are in
camp strict military discipline will pre-
vail. The men will be given a thor
ough boat drill, going through all the
maneuvers incident to manning and
operating a cutter, and performing the
routine and special duties aboard.
There will also be an extended prac-
tice with rifles and practice with a
rapid-fire gun mounted on the cutter.
While in camp, each night details
will be sent out on sentinel duty and
regular drills will be held daily. The
men will perform all the duties of camp
life, doing their own cooking. etc.
On Sunday Commander II. S. Cold
ing, Lieut.. Neyle Colquitt and several
OF the other officers of the battalion
will visit the camp. returning with
the division on Monday afternoon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
BOARD OF TRADE TO
HAVE MORE ROOM.

The directors of the Board Of Trade
held a special meeting yesterday, at
which a number of important matters
came up for discussion.
In addition TO the matter Of electing
a superintendent. there was n good
deal of discussion of plans for the new
quarters in the Germania Bank build
ing.
The Floor Committee, to which had
been entrusted the duty of securing an
additional room in the bank building,
reported that negotiations had reached
a satisfactory conclusion. and that the
organization will occupy four rooms,
two OF which have been made into
one, instead of three, as was originally
planned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
TEACHERS LEAVING
FOR SUMMER RESORTS.
A Number Will Spend the Vacation
In Summer Schools.

With the closing of the schools on
Thursday the teachers began prepar-
ing to leave Savannah for the sum.
mer
A number of them will spend the en-
tire vacation at their homes or in Wis
its to different points of interest in
the United States.
Several have stated that they will
enter summer schools at some of the
more prominent resorts for the purpose
of perfecting themselves in their work
The principals of the schools have
also made preparations to depart for
the summer and some of them will lee
ture at different times before chautau-
quas and other similar assemblies, on
special topics. The following have stat
ed where they will spend the summer:
Mr.. H. F. Train, principal of the
High School, will remain in Savannah
for the present.
Mr.. n. B. f. Close, principal of the
Anderson Street School, will spend part
of his vacation at Waynesboro and
part in the North Carolina resorts.
Mr.. T. H. Gignilliat, principal of
Barnard Street School, will go to Gull
yer, Ind.
Mr.. NJ. A. O'Brien. principal of the
Cathedral School, will spend his vaca-
ton in Hendersonville, N. c.
Mr.. W. e. Thompson. principal of
Chatham No. l, will go to Seneca, S.
c.
DR.. w. F. Galloway, principal of
Chatham No. q will remain in the city
until Aug. l and then go to Baltimore
Miss j. A. Muslin, principal of the
Henry Street School. will spend her
summer in New York.
Mr.. G. J. Orr of the Massie School
will remain in Savannah during the
entire summer.
Mr.. A. j. O'Hara. principal Of st.
Patrick's School will spend a month
at Tybee and then go to the New
England cities and resorts.
Mr.. p F. Brown. principal of the
Thirty-eighth Street School, will spend
the summer in GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. T. 5. Lucas has left for Rocky
River Springs. Silver, n. c.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Cannon will spend the
summer at Tybee.
Mr.. ]. S. Sims and Mr.. ]. w. Crit
feth will spend their vacations IN
North Carolina.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
WAS REMANDED FOR
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT

Joe Brown, the negro arrested by
Detective Nose. Davis, was yesterday
morning renTanded to the Superior
Court by Recorder Myrick. on a
charge of attempted criminal as
sault.
Katie Ross, negro girl. not more
than s years Of age, is the alleged
victim of Brown The crime is said
to have taken place more than a week
ago, and the authorities have since
been on the lookout for the man.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-02
Only S2O.IO 81. Louis and Return
via SeabOard Air Line Ry.

Low rates excursion tickets will be
sold by the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way to St. Louis and return every
Tuesday during the month of July
tickets good returning ten days. rate
only $20.10. Correspondingly low rates
for excursion tickets on sale every
day. with return limits OF fifteen days;
sixty days and season tickets return
ing until in December. The Seaboard
Air Line Railway presents a most at
tractive route, being only one night
en- route and arriving at st. Louis
early the following afternoon. Full
information at city ticket office, No. Z
Bull street; both phones No. 2s.-ad