nonwhites
Figures Showing the Condition 0f the
Country’s Business. .
Deceense'rsou LAST YEAR. .
out no FLIGHT.
_______-——
The Exact Number of- Dead Has Not
m Yet Been Ascertained. ,
SOME MAY NOT BE FOUND.
Encouraging Indications In the Indus-i Nearly a Hundred Spongers and Fisher-
trieseGold For Importation Exceeds
$40,000,000—Belief In the Ap-
proach of Better Times.
men Were Lost—Two Hotels Burned
During the Gale—Details of the
' astorm In Savannah.
NEW YORK. 005- 3-—B- G- Dun 86 0035] JACKSONVILLE, Oot. 3,—Particulars are
weekly review of trade says:
The complete report of failures for the
quarter which ended with Wednesday
shoyvs an increase which would be surpris-
in'g if political causes were not obvious. In
number 6% per cent less than in the panic
quarter of 1893,failures for the quarter show
liabilities 11.1 per cent less, amounting to
$73,285,344 against $97,869,682 in the pre-
vious half year: Manufacturing liabilities
were $32,479,196, or 20 per cent greater
than in the same quarter of 1893, while
trading were 828, 738,212, and “other
commercial” were $12,067, 236. To this
must be added $11,712,960, liabilities in
50 bank failures, making, exclusive of rail-'
wa‘ys, nearly 385, 000,000 for a single quar-
ter. Comparisons show that in only six
quarters in 22 years have defaulted liabil- _
ities been as large; that the ratio to solvent
business has been $6.06 per 91,000 against
$2.34 for the same quarter last year; that
the average per firm in business has been
$63.57 against $26.92 last year; that the
proportion of increase has been greatest in
the western states, both in amount and in
average liabilities per failure and much
larger in manufacturing than in trading.
Part but clearly not all of the causes
have been removed by the influx of gold,
and depression is still shown by clearing
house payments 22.1 per cent less than
last year fer the week and 31.2 per cent
less than-in 1892, When another presiden-
tial election was near.
. The continued advance in wheat may
prove of the utmost importance. It has
been 1.62 cents for the week and 10.50
cents since Sept. 2 and is mainly due to
short crops abroad and unusual foreign de-
ir'nand. Atlantic exports for the quarter
ending with September, flour included,
were 23,195,214 bushels against 14,320,020
last year, the outgo of wheat separately
having nearly doubled in spite of higher
prices. NO lack of visible domestic supply
causes or supports the advance, and west-
eraneceipts for the exact quarter were 57,-
742,941 bushels against 43,790,499 .last
year. The facts wholesomely illustrate
the power of an increase in actual demand
without increase in the volume of our-
rency. Cotton has weakened after its sud-
den rise, because the demand for goods
has relapsed into hand to mouth buying,
and print cloths are lower at 2.56 cents.
Some injury has been done by recent
storms, but the market seems not now in
the humor to magnify them.
Reviving confidence is felt in the stock
market, which has slowly risen an average
of 87 cents per share for railways, though
trusts are weaker. While east bound ton-
nage is large, from Chicago, in September,
249,108 against 241,154 last year, the west-
ward movement of merchandise is small
and rates are cut, so that earnings reported
for September fall 3 per cent below last
year’s, and 8.6 per cent below those of
1892. Returns for the quarter, more full
than have before been published so early,
indicate loss compared with 1892 of 9.9
per cent on trunk lines, 22.6 on‘ other east-
ern roads, 12.9 on grangers, 7.5 on other
western, 5.8 on southern, 17.3 on south-
western and 16.9 on Pacific roads.
In the Industries.
"There are unmistakably encouraging
signs in the great industries, although the
actual gain in working force employed or
in new orders received is slight. But the
strong demand for materials, for pig iron,
hides and wool, as for cotton, does not
diminish, and has already gone far enough
to stiffen prices. In wOol. quotations are
scarcely stronger, but represent actual
sales more nearly than in past weeks,
when buyers with cash almost made their
own. prices.
33,169,200 pounds, of which only 4,679,-
600 were foreign, against 34,719,170 last‘
year, Of which 15,553,470 were foreign,
and 37,288,400 in 1892, of which 11,090,-
600 were foreign, and when it is remem-
bered that in spite of the recent starting
of some mills‘not more than 30 per cent
of the total capacity can be producing, the
preponderance of purchases to anticipate
future wants is apparent. Orders for
woolens do not gain, and several kinds of
dress goods, flannel suitings and fancy
worsteds are selling a shade lower.
The shoe manufacture has encourage-
ment in slightly higher prices for most
grades, which average about:4.7 per cent
above the lowest point, but are, in a meas-
ure, forced by the advance of 2 per cent in
leather, while hides, after the heavy buy-
ing for some weeks, are less active, but
still slightly rising and 22. 8 per cent above
the lowest point. The demand for spring
goods is irregular and small, but there are
now, as there were six weeks ago, some
concerns having orders for a month ahead,
and shipments from Boston in September
were 344,532. cases against 296,709 last
year and 328,666 in 1892. _ Buying of bes-
semer pig again lifts Pittsburg quotations
to $11.75 without any general gain in the
demand for finished products, and steel
bars for the first time are sold at 1 cent.
against 1.2 cents asked by the association
for iron bars. . Plates and rails are in less
demand, but there is heavy buying of
sheets at the west. Confidence that reviv~
ing business must bring a greater demand
than all the works can meet induces the
various associations to make no change in
their prices. The minor metals are not
strong—lake copper at 10% cents, tin at
12.90 cents and lead about 2.8 cents.
The westward movement of money eon-
tinues and for the quarter has exceeded
interior receipts by $31,000,000. The gold
ordered for importation amounts to $43 -
500,000 and arrivals thus far to 840,000,-
000, besides $2,000, 000 expected from Aus-
tralia, which will raise the treasury re-
serve above 8130,000,.000. Relief has been
welcome in commercial loan markets,
where-7 per cent is done more freely on
west paper than 8 per cent recently, but
October settlements cause monetary hard-
ening. Merchants and manufacturers are
waiting, but there are not wanting signs
that many have the confidence to in-
* vest and push forward as though the dawn
‘of prosperity were close at hand. The
quarter that has passed has been most try-
ing, but things would. be worse than they
are but for the general belief that better
times are near. ',
One Day'- Government Receipts.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—Natlonal‘ bank
notes received today for redemptiOn, $138,-
889; government receipts, frOm internal
revenue, $610,894; customs, $888,505;
miscellaneous. $73,808.
Sales in five weeks have been
just beginning to come in of the storm.
which wrecked Cedar Keys. It began
with a moderate breeze at 11 o’clock Mon:
day night, which by 4 a. m. had increased
to tornado force. The tide rose two feet
higher than in the memorable storm of
1884.
At 7 o’clock a tidal'wave came in from
the south. The streets were immediately
made impassable by the wreckage of boats,
wharfs and small houses, while the rush-
ing waters took the strongest off their feet.
The bodies of 12white and 8 colored
persons were recovered. ,As the town is
built on several small keys, and all the
bridges and boats, except a few of the lat-
ter, have been destroyed, it is difi‘icult to
estimate the number killed. ‘ '
Most of the victims were buried deep in
the mud by the tidal wave, and their
bodies may never be recovered. ‘
Many spongers and fishermen have been
drowned. .
Nearly 100 vessels were anchored on the
sponge bar just below Cedar Keys. Twen-
ty of them rode out the storm, and 12 of
these, it is reported, went down about 8
o’clock Tuesday morning.
Each vessel carried from four to ten
men, and it is believed not a soul of these
crews escaped. - ,'
TWO gentlemen .who went down the
coast a few miles yesterday morning re-
turned to Cedar Keys during the afternoon
and reported finding the bodies of eight
men, which had been washed ashore.
These men were the crew on a sponging
vessel, and the crews of most of the other
vessels have undoubtedly met a similar
fate. It is expected that for days to come
corpses of the spongers will be found along
thecoast.
Yesterday afternoon four. men reached
Cedar Keys in a dingey. They were a part
of the crew of the schooner Rosalie and re-
port the vessel sunk and eight of their
companions drowned. The schooner Ger-
trude is dismasted and abandoned 15 miles
south of Cedar Keys.
The Mallory is fast in the Suwanee
river swamps.
The steamers Belle of Suwanee and C.
D. Owens were both wrecked in the Sn-
wanee river. The Owens is fast in the
river swamps, while the Belle steamed
slowly this afternoon into Cedar Keys,
with both smokestacks and all upper
works gone.
Terrible Experiences.
In Cedar Keys those who escaped death
had a terrible experience when.the tidal
wave came and overwhelmed the houses.
Many of the inmates floated in the water,
clinging to pieces of timber. Others clung
to tree tops for’ hours until the water re-
ceded. They were buffeted by wind and
water, though eVen while unconscious
they held with a d'eathgrip to the succor-
ing limbs. ‘
They all show the,.efiects in their tat,-
tered clothing and. bruised bodies, but wore
glad to escape with their lives. Many oth-
ers are still unaccounted for, and families
and friends are filledwith anxiety, hoping
for the best, but fearing the worst.
In view of the utter destruction wrought
by the storm, it seems miraculous that
there is a single person alive" in Cedar
Keys today. v ’ ’
The property loss in Cedar Keys is enor-
mous. - While the gale was at its height
fire broke out in the Bettiini House.
Soon the entire building was wrapped
in flames, which quickly communicated to
the handsome Schlemmer hotel adjoining,
and in a very short time nothing was left
of either house except bare walls.
The inmates saved nothing, so fierce and
sudden was the fire, and, with roaring
flames above and raging flood below, they
were too badly frightened to attempt more
than the saving Of life. They made their
escape by wading through four feet of
water.
The force of the wind totally demolished
the large and handsome Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, the Cedar Keys High
school building, the Christian church and
three-colored churches, the Suwanee Ice
factory, Wolfe’s Cedar mill and the Eagle
Pencil company’s mill; also the large lum-
ber mill of V. J. Herlong and the planing
mill of George W. Moyer& Sons, just com-
pleted and ready for work.
Scores of private residences were also
wrecked by the wind and- waves. Some
of the handsomest and apparently most
substantial buildings are damaged beyond
repair. ‘
The large house of G. B. Rogers & CO.
has lost a part of the front and nearly the
.whole of one side. The entire building
will have to come down. The firm has
had to move into other quarters. It has
besides lost heavily by damage to stock.
The firm of Pirons & Hale had a ware-
house unroofed and much stock damaged.
Cottell & Findlay Sons’ warehouse and
boathousc were also blown down.
As Told by Eyewitnesses.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.——Captain Frederick
Smith of the steamship Nacoochee, which
arrived from Savannah today, brought in
several passengers who were in last Tues-
day’s cyclone. Captain Smith said that
the storm was heaviest between the hours
of, 11:30 and 1 p. m., although it had
raged earlier in the day and continued
throughout the afternoon. During the
height of the storm he was aboard the
Nacooohee, which was tied up to her dock;
pretty well up the Savannah river.
moorings held, but they were about the
only ones that did, not give way. By
noon at least three-quarters of the num-
ber of vessels in port had broken away
from their moorings and were adrift. He
saw six steam and sailing vessels immedi-
ately astern of him blown about like shut-'
tlecocks by the gale. There were ten more ‘
steamers and sailing vessels adrift farther
down stream. The Norwegian bark Ro-
senius broke away from her moorings'at
the Gordon wharf and was blown into
the middle of the river, where she capsized
and sank, with the loss of one man. The
majority of the crew were ashore at the
time. The scene from the decks of the
ship, Captain Smith said, was beyond de-
scription. The roofs of churches, hos-
pitals, schools, public buildings, and of
the Female Orphan asylum Were flying
about in the air. .
Rufus S. Moxon, a lumber merchant at
48 Congress street, Boston, one of the pos-
sengers, said that on Tuesda *morning
early he started .thrpugh-ith‘et _ olkghgchie
cypress swamp on a 40' mil ids.
\
The '
THE EVENING GAZET—T e,
Tllllll
Throughout the entire swamp great trees
were uprooted and falling across his track,
and for seven hours he dodged falling
trees, passed through torrents of rain, ac-
companied by blinding lightning, and
after passing safely through the swamp,
without us much as a scratch, his pony
fell dead from exhaustion and fright with.
in 190 yards of. the end of the journey.
Mr. Moxon took the train at Augusta on
the Port Royal and Augusta railroad, and
there encountered the fag end of the ter-
nado. All the wires were. down, trees
were snapped off and the cabins in the
negro quarters were scattered over the
plantations.
Mr. Maxon said that seven negroes Were
killed at Hardeeville, their cabins having
been blown about their ears. The Savan-
nah, Florida and .Western rail-road depot
was blown completely down, and near
Yemassee Junction he saw a station build-
ing uprooted and carried half a mile. The
drawbridge 0\ the Savannah river, five
miles from Hardeeville, was lifted com-
pletely 06 its cogs. A steamboat which
had shortly before passed through the draw
was driven violently ashore and would
have turned ever had she not been driven
against some big cypress trees on the bank
at Peterboro.
A Baltimore man, also a passenger on
the Naccochee, said that while riding on a
train bound for Savannah he saw trees
and bridges and farm buildings blown
down for miles in every direction. Seven
times in one hour the train crew and pas-
sengers Were compelled to leave the train
to cut away and remove trees and other
obstructions across the track. He said
that the loss of life {lied been chiefly con- '
fined to the colored population.
ROBBBRS IN A BANK.
Cashier and Customers Hold Up by Three
Men—One Bandit Killed.
LAGRANDE, Or., Oct. 3.—The First Na-
tionalbank of Joseph, Wallowa county,
was robbed of $2,000 by three men, one of.
whom is dead, another badly wounded,
while the third is being pursued by a posse
of citizens. At the time of the hold up
there were four customers in the bank.
The cashier, McCully, had occasion to go
to the vault. When he came back, he was
confronted with a shotgun in the hands of
a robber and told to throw up his hands.
The customers had already complied with
the order, and McCully did likewise.
One of the robbers then leaped over the
railing and opened a private door, through
which the men in the bank were made to
pass and were then lined up against the
wall. A robber took his position at the
door and compelled all passersby to halt
and throw up their hands. The thirdrob-
ber went into the vault, taking all the coin
and currency, even to nickels, and placed
them in a sack. He then demanded from
McCully the keys of the private boxes and
ransacked them. ~ ~
By this time the report that the bank
was being robbed remixed the residents of
the place, several of whom armedthem-
selves and awaited the appearance of the
robbers. When they came out Of the
bank, Alexander Donnelly, a young man,
opened fire and- killed one robber instantly .
and wounded another, hitting him twice.
The third robber had the sack containing
the coin and succeeded in' reaching his
horse, which was standing near by. The
dead r-bber was named Brown, and the
one r “O escaped is named Fitzhugh. The
Wounded robber is unknown.
New York's Underground Railway.
ALBANY, Oct.- 3.—-The.' Underground
Railroad company of New York city was
incorporated with the secretary of .state
today, and the new company is a consoli-
dation Of the Central Tunnel Railway
company, the New York and New Jersey
Tunnel company and the Terminal Un-
derground Railroad company. The com-
pany is organized with a capital stock of
35, 000,000.
Three Persons Burned to Deatlf.
LADONIA, Tex, Oct. 3.—Three persons
Were burned to death during a fire which
destroyed the City hotel and 15 other busi-
ness buildings. The victims, who were
guests of the hotel, were: Mrs. Jane
Knapp, John McFarland and Miss Carrie
McFarland. The other guests barelyes-
caped. The property loss is estimated at
$50,000. _ .
Aeronaut's Terrible Fall.
PAOLA, Kan., Oct. 3,—George B, An-
derson, alias Snyder, attempted to make
a parachute drop of about 3,000 feet here.
When the parachute opened, the rope tied
to Anderson’s wrist broke and he fell to
the ground. His ribs Were broken as well
as his right arm. The force of his . fall
made a hole in the ground 14 inches deep.
War In Madagascar.
LONDON, Oct. 3. —A dispatch from Paris
to The Daily News says that word has
been received there that General Gallieni
has arrived at Antananarivo, in Madagas-
gar, and has proclaimed a, state of siege,
The insurgent natives attacked him in the
forest while he was on his way to the cap-
ital and killed three of his carriers.
The Umatilla’s COndition.
PORT TOWNSHEND, Wash. , Oct. 3.-—-There
is little change in the condition of the
steamship Umatilla, excepting that her
stern‘has sunken entirely down and at
high tide is wholly under water. _The
cargo, which was upward Of 800 tons, was
sold here at auction. .
Carnegie Coming Over.
SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 3. —-Among the sa-
loon passengers booked to sail' for‘ New
York on the American line steamship St.
Louis tomorrow are Andrew Carnegie and
Mrs. Carnegie, Mrs. G. W. Childs and
General I. J. Wistar. '
Pittsburg Coal Shipments. ,
PITTSBURG, Oct. 8.—The cbal shipments
to Cincinnati, Louisville and , southern
ports during the past 24 hours aggregate
4,558,000 bushels. -
WITH
A warm shampoo with CUTICURA SOAP,
followed by gentle applications of Curr- .
CUBA (ointment), the great skin cure, will
clear the Scalp of crusts, scales, and
dandruff, allay itching, soothe irritation,
stimulate the hair follicles, and produce
a clean, healthy scalp and luxuriant hair,
when all else fails. '
Sold throug‘bout the world. Price, Cdncn’m, 50.2.:
C C gignvslg‘sgb 60c; sag. 011;. Porno: Dave
ID HEM. .. l H) .. .,
dfl" " How to Produce Luxupricnt Baha'i mulled free.
The Big While.
Store. i
Busy, always busy
j... SHAMPOO
N. Y. Office, 442 Broadway.
“All on
Small Expense; ‘
' Small Profits and
' Cash Business is
acOmbinationthat
Can’tbe Beat.
SALE ooMMENcES' '
SATURDAY MORNING, 00030. ,3,‘ 1896, at 9 O’clock 3.111.
New Jaokols and tapes. New Laces and Ribbons. ”New Silk and Dress Goods. llew
Hosiery and Underwear. llew Blankets and comfortables. 'llow Domestics
and Linens. llew liloves and-Trimmings. New crockery and Glassware.
Gigantic as these Stocks were, they are now doubled. .Never in the history of our
house have we had 511011 immenseSlocks, Our counters and Shelving are loaded with the
beautiful conceits of Home and Foreign Productions that are gathered here in bewildering
variety. But there. is nothing bewildeflring about the prices: They are simplicity itself.
Greatest treat that the ladies Of-Fairfield County ever enjoyed isnow awaiting them here:
Jackets and Capes.
It is the fit and not the cloth that
makes the garment look well. ' Perfect;
fitting Tailor-made Garments, and made
only by first-class tailors, and our patrons
knowing that they save from $2 to $3 on
a garment, has made our .
Gil-OAK. ROOM
FAMOUS FROM ‘
llanbury lo Boll Island, from Slam-
iord lo Bridgeport.
Capes.
10 Black Beaver Double Capes, 5 I .98,
15 Black Beaver Strapped
CapeS, - - 3.50
12 Black Boucle Double
" Capes, fur trimmed, 3.25
15 Salts Plush Capes, a plum, 3.75
15 Salts Plush Capes, 20 ,
inches long, ‘- ’- 9.00
10,Boucle Thebet, trimmed
30 inches long, , - 9.00 J
Busnwsmntonnnain and Wall ~ 33.
A’ POINTER .__........
J ackets.
20 Black and Blue BeaverJackets, 4.50
10 Irish Frieze JacketS, .7. 5
8 Black and Blue Boucle Jackets, '6 75
12 Black, Blue, Green and
Tan Kersey Jackets,
15 Black Boucle strapped seams, 7.50
12 dozen Misses’ Jackets
from. - . 4.50 to I 2.00
8 dozen Children’s Jackets,
I .98 to 7.50
Underwear - Hosiery,
\Ve guarantee every price quoted here
from 15 to 20 per cent. less- than can’ be
bought elsewhere. For your own con-
venience we would advise you to come
early in the day, as the crowds in the
afternoon and evening makes it more
difficult to serve you as we would like.
100 dozen Ladies’ jersey ribbed fleeced
Vests and Pants, pearl buttons, extra
heavy, all sizes, called by the makers
seconds, a great bargain, 25c.
75 dozen Ladies’ fine Egyptian ribbed,
fleeced Vests and Pants, vest made long
and short sleeves, silk tape, sizes 'from 3
to 7, Pants made with French yoke ban (1,
‘ 'all sizes, same price dealers ask 750 fur,
our price, 500,
E.
13.50'
40 dozen Ladies’ and Misses’ E tian
ribbed combination suits, beafifrilfully
made, a perfect-fitting garment, made to
sell at 753, 50c.
Men’s natural wool Shirts and Drawers
all Sizes, aranteed one-half wool, cut
full lengt s are erfect oods real a1
75C, 500., P g ‘r V ue
25 dozen Misses’ fieeced ribbed Vests
and Pants, l9c.
60 dozen Ladies’
Hose, 8c.
25 do: on Ladies’ fast black fleeced and
fine cotton two thread double heel and
toe, a regular 39c stocking,z25c.
60 dozen [Men’s mixed grey woolen
Hose, all Sizes, regular value 190, two
pairs for 250. '
Men’s mohair four-in-hand Neckscarfs,
regular price 15c, just for Saturday, 4
for 250. '
Ladies’ fine wool Vests and Pants, in
white and natural, the well-known Lu-
zeme perfect fit, guaranteed non-shrink-
mg, 105.1181“ price $1.50, $ I .00.
5O dozen Men’s Night Shirts, made of
fine 1.!uslizl, extra long and wide, neatly
tnmnnd, our "ex slat 72c gown, for thlS
sale, per garment, 500. ‘
fast black seamless
l
. Is your plate glass or safe insured? ' If not, call on me and
I will write you a. policy in the Mutual Plate Glass and Safe Insur-
1
once Company. Glass will break and burglars use dynamite.
‘n case of Fire
Y0ursh0uld be insured. A policy in the Reliance oi Thiladelphia
Phoenix of Hartford; Scotland Union of Scotland; New Hampshire 0I
Manchester; Rochester German of Rochester; United States‘and Pacific
of New York; ’ Sechrity of New Hampshire 0r Granite State of Ports
mouth will protect yOu against the fire fiend.
W. er. Emmenong >
I Real Estate and General“ I nsuranoe,‘
LOANS ‘NEGO'TIATED AND . INVESTMENTS. MADE.
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