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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20

Under the spur of her enterprise, energy and
inherent strength Baltimore is rising from the ashes
of her disaster Her civic pride will make the business
quarter OF the city better and beautiful that
before the great FIRE But significant of her
splendid reliance her choice repair the injury by
her own effort and her capital 1t speaks we'll for
the fabulous wealth of country that of its cities
can unaided recover under such fearful handicap.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20

A mknan fined few days ago for mixing water
with milk. In making example of this offender what
did the authorities mean to impress upon u.s. Perhaps
they wanted to indicate to what they can do if they
choose perform their duty What curious incident
would have been if they had discovered milkman that
doesn't mix with milk
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
Anszvers to Queries.

ROWING RECORDS. F. NJ, city.
The record for rowing one mile. single
sculls. is held by George Bubear. He
made one mile straight away with the
tide on the Thames River, England, in
min. 5S sec. April %, 1894.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20

Omnous the signs of the resurrection of practical
politics in public schools The Board of Education
has discovered after much crafty solicitation that pro-
bationary teacher be formally elected the de-
partment after they have spent their years of
tory preliminary service We may expect soon to hear
of the wholesale removal of probationary teachers and
the appointment of political favorites
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20

The ingenious editor of Berkeley college paper,
charming his youth. wishes to know if is good form
for young gentleman to smoke cigarettes in the pres
ence of young ladies' Where in the world or anywhere
did this journalistic inquirer conceive his of
a young gentleman young lady?
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20

DISTANCE-Sub City. The
distance from San Francisco to Homo
lulu by the great circle route is 21O0
miles. and by the same route from
Honolulu to Yokohama. S4OO. The dis
tance by the great circle route between
San Francisco and Yokohama. not
touching at Honolulu, is 45S6 miles.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20

DEEDS-Subscribe City. In the
United States a deed made in a for
eign country will be recognized if ac-
knowledged before a Judge Of court
of record, Mayor, chief magistrate Of
a city, town, borough or county no
tary public diplomatic. consular or
commercial agent of the United States
resident and accredited in the country
where the acknowledgment is taken.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20

AFRICA-Subscribe City. The area.
of territory under British cont, II in
Africa is 2,S17.7 square miles; France.
/, ,232, asa; Germany. 92O,920; Italy. 27S. =
500: Spain, 24S,S77; Portugal. 7s5. .3O4:
Turkey 79S.7SS. and Congo independent
states under the sovereignty OF the
King Of the Belgians. 100000. Total
area, S.0S7, ,553 square miles. The total
population of Africa is III, ,1O4,S7l. The
area Of the United States. not includ-
ing the new possessions Of the Philip
pines. Porto Rico. Hawaii. Tutuila and
Guam, which aggregate 15O.599 square
miles. is 3.616.4S4.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's) go Cali
fornia street Telephone Main t042
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20

Townsend's California glace fruits and
candies, soc q pound, in artistic nre-
etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern
friends us Market St. above Can bldg.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
ADAMS FIRST WIFE-Subscri

ADAMS FIRST WIFE-Subscriber.
San Jose. Cal. Lilith. properly the
nightly one, is represented to be a fe-
male night spirit that was believed TO
wander in the deserts and was rep
resented as making its permanent
abode in EdOm. According 10 Talmudic
legend, she was Adams first wife. be-
fore Eve was given to him. but who
for refractory conduct was transformed
into a beautiful demon. who lies in wait
to destroy children that are not pro-
tected by an amulet.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
SENSATIONAL WEAKNESS
AT NEW YORK.

New York, Dec. 1.-Considering the
extent Of the recent decline the weak
ness of the cotton market to-day was
little short of sensational and trading
was again very active and the bears
kept the market under pressure from
start to finish, with prices finally at
about the lowest level of the day. The
opening was weak at a. decline of 800
rs points in response to the big decline
in the English market. which reported
no support whatever and sentiment
very bearishly affected by the big esti-
mates from Southern sources, notably
one Of 11,940,000 bales. Following the
call here there was momentary rally
as result of active covering by shorts,
but the steadier tone lasted only a few
minutes and was followed by another
sharp break. During the balance of
the session the market was very few
erish and unsettled and showed a gen.
orally declining tendency.
The close was nominally steady but
at net decline of 31@34 points. Sales
estimated at 100000 bales.
The decline seemed to result from
the disposition to increase crop esti-
mates to around 1900, 900 bales and
from the reports of further weakness
in the Southern spot situation.
Private advices received by local spot
people indicated that interior houses
were following the decline in futures
and offering freely while mills were
withdrawing support and buying or
ders
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
BRUNSWICK NOTES.

Brunswick, Ga, Dec. IA dona-
ton of $1,000 has been made to the
ladies' in charge of the Hospital Fair
by A. Kaiser & Bro, the we'll known
Brunswick dry goods merchants. This
is the largest cash donation received
The fair will open in the old Naval Re-
serves Armory, Monday night.
City Jailer Clinton Brown is now be-
ing tried before the Council Commit
tee on Police, under charges preferred
against him at the last regular meet
ing of Council. He is charged with
violating the ordinance relative to the
recording of marks and brands and
with having failed to make a showing.
for certain moneys. Mr.. Brown made
his statement yesterday, claiming to
be innocent of the charge, and his
statement was carroborated by several
of the officers, while some of the testi-
mony against him was damaging. The
case will be finished tomorrow and the
committee will render it's report on the
case at the next meeting of Council
The Board of Trade met in this
morning. A resolution was passed, re-
questing Col. Quinn, in charge of the
engineers office, to send the dredge
Cumberland to Brunswick to work on
the outer bar as soon as possible. The
Cumberland was at work here sew
eral months ago, but was removed be-
fore the work was completed. The
large dredge is now at work in Sa-
vannah and the local Board of Trade
hopes to secure it, as soon as it has
finished work in that harbor
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
DEMERE a HAMMOND's
Cotton Letter from New orIeanr

LOTION Letter from new OFleaHHs
New Orleans. Dec 1.-The depress-
ing feature Of the market to-day and
which occasioned a further decline of
IS points. to s.40c for January
futures. was the publishing of the
estimate of Times Democrat 1t is
plainly the apparent growth at H.
940,O 900 bales and such idea of crop was
entirely in accord with that made at
1898, 900. Liverpool was inclined TO
do better in the early market ruling
comparatively steady on buying by
shorts to accept profits. The English
market soon gave way upon learning
of the estimate arrived at by the south
ern journal whose information in the
past has proven quite reliable. The
figures published were accepted as
an index as to what might be ex-
pected from Agricultural Department
of the national government Saturday
at 1915 New Orleans time. Mean
while cotton has suffered a serious
decline on mere presumption that the
official estimates of the size of the
crop will be in keeping with the very
large ones now prevailing.In the mean
time, spinners have stepped aside,
letting the market decline on its own
weight, feeling perfectly safe in being,
able to secure their necessary wants
at leisure from so promising a yield,
and at prices probably lower than
now ruling. Local spot holders STAYED
off buyers until the very last moment
to-day. They wore not inclined TO
sell on basis of futures, but contracts
were so weak and the country so much
lower, that they had to give in in
the long run, market closing easy
at decline of 5-16, middling 8 GIG,
sales $500, to arrive 3,400. At the mo-
ment shorts have everything to sup
port their estimate for crop in the
neighborhood of 100000. With the
closing of to-day the amount market
ed will total about 100000 bales,
which would indicate yield of fully
as large as the most sanguine short
could hope for.
AS this date of year, usually not
more than so per cent.
of crop has been marketed for the
past five years, so per cent. of crop
was not marketed until Dec.
5. This has been an unusual season,
however, a regular Indian Summer
has permitted rapid gathering, gin
ming and marketing of crop, and on
that account the percentage of crop
marketed to this date may prove to
be larger than of recent years. Re-
ceipts all ports since last Friday,
total 311,9 52 VS.. 316,066, and as the
semi-weekly statement showed in
crease in stocks at thirteen towns of
about 1000 VS.. about 1000 year ago.
Probabilities are that weeks insight
will be around $4,000 VS.. 479,OO0 last
year and $4,000 year before.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
COTTON.

New York, Dec. 1.-The New Or
leans Times-Democrat to-day estimat-
ed the cotton crop at 11.940,OO0 bales.
Miss Giles says that the crop is: ''In
the neighborhood Of 1,s39.900 bales"
and remarks that these figures are
conservative and are rather under than
over the prospective crop" w. p.
Brown estimates the crop at 1882. 900
bales. These estimates are crystallized
public opinion. and induce a belief in
a crop of 12,000,0 900 for over that even
the government report cannot seriously
disturb. Such a crop, even upon the
basis of the most liberal estimates of
consumption, indicates a visible sup
ply at the end OF the season In excess
of 1.250.o00. and a much larger invisible
supply. For the past thirteen years a
visible supply at the end OF the sea-
son OF over 100000 bales has never
failed TO result I'm a decline to at least
~ cents a pound for middling cotton
In New York, and / expect TO see the
same relation between cause and effect
similarly expressed this season. Shorts
for the most part have covered, and
not one wants TO buy at sM cents a
pound cotton that will probably be
shortly obtainable at ~ cents. (Slgn-
ed Theodore II. Price.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
BIG DROP IN SPOTS
AT NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans. Dec. 1.-Cotton futures
steady: December, S.37GS.3Sc; Janu-
airy, S.43Qs.46c; February, S.52@S.54c;
March. s.s2GS.6Sc; April. S.7O@s.72c;
May, s76@s.77c; June. S.S2@SS4c; July
S.SS@Ss9c.
Spot cotton in good demand, but
at lower rates. Sales $3.50 bales, in
GLIDING 3.400 to arrive and 500 f. o. b.
Quotations 5-16c lower, influenced by
the decline in contracts.
Futures opened very dull and rs to
"a points lower than yesterdays closing
level The offerings were liberal, but
no one apparently cared to buy, and
the bears had everything their own
way. A matter that is now receiving
consideration is what will the country
banks do who have advanced cents
a pound on cotton. Counting the
freight, the staple is now below that
price in the country. The local mar
ket was influenced in part by the de-
cline of IA English points in Liverpool.
In the trading, January opened 2S
points lower, at SAC, sold up to S54c,
declined to S.40c and finally improved
TO S.45c. The market closed weak with
net losses of 80 to SO points,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
J. S. BACHE & CO.'S
Daily Cotton Letter to Hayward,
Wick & Co.


Wick & Co.
New York, Dec. 1.-The cotton sit
uation seems to be perfectly democrat
lied. The big southern estimates of
the crop, the New Orleans Times Dem
ocrat of 11,94O,O 900 bales being in line
with the estimates of the English ex-
perts seemed to put the finishing
touches on the Liverpool market, with
the assistance of New Orleans selling
and possibly some manipulation by 10
cal bears and cables at the hour of
the local opening were 10 to IA points
net lower. Spot sales of 10000 bales
at decline of ID points were an en-
couraging feature, but there were very
few around the local ring favorable
to prices. People who not long ago
were predicting that a 100000 bale
crop could be marketed at 10 cents were
in haste to sell a crop which may not
be much over II, 900. 900 bales for all
any one knows at below cents.
Of course if spot holders continue
to dump out their cotton regardless of
everything, no force can stop the de-
cline. But we believe the market is
very heavily sold for scattering short
account, that weak Southern holders
are cleaned out, spinners show little
disposition to hold off for further de-
cline, and people who have sold on a
crop of 100000 bales will cover on a
government estimate of under II $780,
600. The situation is certainly such
a one as will attract very powerful
bull support once the stampede to sell
spots is over. 1t was reported but
denied later that w. P. Brown had
estimated the crop at 1885, 900 bales.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
OBITUARY.
n. carreras, Brun.rIcIs.

Brunswick, Ca. Dec. IA teIe-
gram was received in the city this
morning from White Springs, Fla, an
nouncing the death of Capt. y. Car
reras. which occurred there at II
o'clock this morning. IL seems that
Capt. Carreras died suddenly. He
had just finished hot water bath
when he was taken III.
Capt. Carreras was we'll known
and prominent citizen OF Brunswick.
He came here many years ago from
Spain and engaged IN the lumber busi-
ness and had been very successful. lie
was subject 10 spells, and was taken
seriously ~ several days ago and soon
az he was improved he went 20 White
Springs FOR the benefit Of his health.
No funeral arrangements have yet
been made, but he Will probably b.
buried IN this city. Capt. Carreraa
had n large circle ~ friends who were
shocked to-day with the announces
msnt % he death,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
GENERAL MARKETS.

New York, Dec. Flour duh. Rive
flour firm. Buckwheat flour. corn
meal and harley quiet.
Rye nominal.
Wheat-Spot steady: No. red.
N.1Sh. At first options were very
firm and nearly a cent higher. even
tually weakened under liquidation. The
close was partially nc, net lower;
May. N.11is; July, $1.OSA; December,
81. 15A.
corn-spot easy; No. 2, 64c. Option
market dull and featureless all day,
closing Nc, net lower; May, 51%c; De-
cember, SIC.
Oats--Spot dull; mixed oats, 26632
pounds. 34ikd35isc. options quiet and
about steady; December. 35%c.
Beef firm.
Cut meats steady; picked bellies,
TX uShc.
Lard-Easy; Western steamed, $3.50.
Refined easy Continent, $7.35.
Pork steady.
Tallow firm.
Rice quiet.
sugar-Raw steady: fair refining.
4itc; centrifugal. 90 test, fAc: molas-
SEES sugar, &c; refined steady.
coffee-Spot Rio steady; No. Z, in
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
NORTHERN People COMING SOUTH
Southern Travel Heavier Than the
Railroads Have Ever Had.

By r. NJ. Larner.
washington D. c. Dec. 2.-South-
ern railway traffic is said to be heavier
this winter than ever before in the
history of the Southern, Seaboard
Air Line. and the Atlantic Coast
Line.
This statement was by a representa-
tive OF the Atlantic Coast Line, who
had just arranged transportation for
a large party of wealthy New Workers,
VINO are going South to spend the
winter.
''All the Southbound roads are doing
big business this season." said he, as
a smile Of supreme contentment
played upon his genial face THE
travelling people," he continued, seem
to have plenty of money, and their
business affairs can be regulated
by wire from Florida, Georgia, or
South Carolina, wherever they may
locate to have the winters frolic Then
the railway service between the North
and the South is such that a business
man can reach New York within
little over twenty-four hours from
almost any of the Southern winter re-
sorts"
1--WE are not only carrying winter
visitors, but we are carrying large
numbers of permanent settlers in the
South. The demand for skilled and
unskilled labor in the South is so
great at present that whole families
of white working people are going
South to locate. There is hardly a
day within the past six weeks that
our line has not carried two or three
groups of intelligent white people to
either Georgia or South Carolina, who
had picked out their new homes and
were on their way to take possession
Only a short time ago we took a
group of nine or ten Dunkards from
Pennsylvania. They were going to
some point near Savannah to establish
a dairy farm. They had been down
there, looked the field over, secured
the property they desired to occupy
and now they are in possession. 1t is
that class of new blood and enter
prise which will be of great benefit
to the industrial interests of the
South"
Traffic manager Hardwick, of the
Southern, has a similar report Of
business. His line not only reaches
all of the fashionable winter resorts
and big commercial cities, but it pene-
trates all sections of the South,
particularly those sections, where
strenuous efforts and tempting in
ducements are being made to attract
desirable white labor. The Southern
has a regular Emigration Bureau in
excellent and effective working order,
and good results are being derived
| from it.
New England is losing many of
her skilled workmen from her cotton
| factories, because of the Southern
manufacturers offer steady work and
better inducements to mill operatives
with families. The wages, in some in
stances NAV not be as high in the
| South as in the North, but the cost
of living and other conditions in the
| South combines to attract large
numbers of white working men TO go
| there and locate permanently. The
Southern and competing lines are ex-
erting their best efforts to encourage
| this class of Southern travel.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
DAILY COTTON MARKET.

Port Movement
Savannah-Easy; middling, SIC; net
receipts, 11,4s7; gross, 11,547; sales, 6sl:
stock, 1898. Exports-Coastwise q
s21.
Savannah-Add 81 bales to exports
Great Britain this week.
Galveston-Ceuiet; middling, sac: net
receipts, S,220; gross, S,220; sales. 200:
stock, 1s4,362. Exports-Continent, IA
7Ss; coastwise, 6,Ol4.
New Orleans-Easy; middling, s g.
1ec; net receipts, 5,146; gross, STAG:
sales, 1000; stock, 373,326. Exports
France, 6.842; continent. 1882.
Mobile-Easy; middling, 8 7-16c; net
receipts. 2.7lS; gross, 2,713; sales, 5000;
stock, 1924.
charleston-Quiet: middiIng. SIC;
net receipts, 1859; gross, 1853: sales
3lo; stock, 1886. Exports-Continent
1855.
Wilmington-steady middling, sac;
net receipts. 2,3l6; gross. 2.3l6: stock
1885. Exports-Coastwise, 27s.
Norfolk-Net receipts, 2.27s; gross
2,279; stock. 52.962
Baltimore-Nominal: middlng, &c,
gross receipts, 1875: stock, 1856.
New 1ork-Quiet; middling, &C.
gross receipts, 6,752: sales. 1928; stock
s2.790. Exports-France 200
Boston-Quiet middllng. s.30c; mel
receipts, 1924; gross. $685..
delphia-Quiet; middling. 9.25c
net receipts, 244; gross, 994; stock, q.
61s.
Brunswick-Stock, All. Exports
Great Britain. 1865.
Newport News-Stock 252.
Total To-day, at All Ports-Net re
ceipts, 35,08f; Great Britain, 1i.66s
France, 1902; continent, 23.7O6; stock
973,617
Consolidated. at All Ports-Net re
ceipts. 3il,952; Great Britain, 1850
France. 34,b25; continent, l25,744; ia
pan. 1881.
Total Since Sept. /. at All Ports
Net receipts, 4,534,927: Great Britain
l,b5l,2G0, France, 853. 700: continent, 1,
1898. Japan. Si,412. Mexico, iO,7iB.
Interior Movement
Houston-E Easy. midding, sAc; ne
receipts, i0,026. gross. lO,026. shipments
1853 sales, 2,t71 stock, iO5.97g.
AuRusta-Stcady, middlinR, 3 s-i6c
net receipts, 2.0s7, gross. 1850; ship
menfs. z.ff3. sales. .Oi5. stock. et.22l
Memphis Quiet mlddljnR, s9sc. ne
receipts. $500. RfOnn. 1885, shipments
i,ies' sales. 1900. stock. 1874
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
SPIRITS NOW FIRM
PRICE LEVEL MAINTAINED THAT
TONE DURING ENTIRE DAY.
ALL SALES MADE AT IS 1-2C.
AND OFFERINGS PRETTY WELL
TAKEN IN LATE TRADING.

Receipts 424 Casks and Shipments
IOO-New York Market Showed An
other Decline Being Quoted Duh
at 90 Cents-LondOn Also at Lower
LeveI-Rosin Market Opened and
Closed Firm-DecIine in Commons
Only Change in Prices-Further
Decline in Same Grades in Late
Trading.
During the entire market day yes
terday and in the late trade that fol-
lowed the close of the market spirits
Of turpentine managed to keep one
price level, the first time that one
price has been maintained for 90 long
time since the break below 50 cents.
The market opened at 46h cents, Nc
below the close of the day before, and
the close was firm and unchanged. At
the opening sales of 439 casks were
reported and at the close an additional
Ill casks. Offerings were pretty well
taken care of in the late trading. The
receipts were 424 casks, and the ship
ments, 100. The New York market
was quoted dull at so cents while Lon
don has dropped to S6-4.
The rosin market opened firm and
unchanged as to the higher grades, but
showing a decline on the commons. G.,
F, E were quoted at split prices, the
inside being decline of 21s cents from
those of the former day, and d, c, B,
A showed a decline of cents. In the
late trade sales were made in the ma
jority of cases at decline of 21z cents
on all grades from G and below the de-
cline, affecting inside prices where
more than one was quoted. One sale
was made at an advance of cents on
NJ, K, I, and 21z on D, C, B, A with
quotations for the remainder, inside
prices being paid where more than
one was quoted. The receipts were L.
906 barrels, and the shipments, 1875.
The New York market was quoted
steady at s2.95.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
WARE IL LELAND
Say They Are Waiting to See What
Washington Says.

Say They Are Waiting to See What
Washington Says.
New York, Dec. 1.-The demoraliza-
ton to-day was not unexpected. In
fact the circulation of estimates of 12,-
100000 bales by the Times-Democrat,
by w. p. Brown and Miss Giles broke
the market less than might have been
expected. 1t is doubtful whether many
in the trade have looked for 1000, 900.
1t is a question what the trade will
do with that much cotton. If we have
raised that much this year, why not
next? This would mean cents by
next summer. If the government SUM-
ports the claim of IL 100000 bales on
this crop there will be no bull move
in cotton this year. Nothing, but rail-
lies upon which to sell. Until the re-
port is received on Saturday the pres
ent Generalization is likely to continue.
There is no inducement to buy until
there is something to buy on. If the
crop is 100000 the revulsion in feel
ing is likely to carry prices still lower.
After that there may be chance to do
something on the bun side. For the
present IL is an avalanche of cotton
with the South demoralized, and too
much cotton to allow any opinion worth
while. The market has not looked
right since January broke SO and we
have not been able to see much good in
the market. The conservative element
of the trade is wrong on this crop, IL
appearances are correct. We may be
facing a 12,500,000 bale crop and lower
prices. We want to see what WASH
ington. ID. c., says.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-02
PRINCE FUSHlMI WAS
AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

New York, Dec. Prince Sadanaru
Fushimi of Japan. who is in this coun-
try on friendly visit. was to-day the
guest of honor at a meeting of the New
York Chamber of Commerce and was
formally welcomed to the city by Nor
ris K. Jessup, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce, in a brief address
Mr.. Jessup referred to the war in the
Far East and expressed a hope for it's
early termination.
The Prince, replying through an in
terpreter, expressed his pleasure AT tba
reception accorded him and was then
presented with a Chamber of Com
merce medal