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NOW FOR THE NAVY YARD
THB BORINGS FOR FOUNDATION'S
COMPLBT2-WHAT THEY SHOW.
The Only Matter Which the Naval
Commission Failed to Satisfy Itself
in Regard To When It Was Here
Two Months Ago, Was the Charac
ter of the Earth and the Feasibility
of Obtaining Good Foundations.
Lieut. Carter was requested by the com
missioners to make three borings back of
Fort Oglethorpe, near the Deptford planta
tion, aud two borings on Hutchinson’s
bland, near the old dry dock. The work
has been pushed energetically, and the
borings have been completed.
A Morning News reporter called on
Lieut* Carter last night and the in
formation given him concerning the pros
pect of a navy yard, predicated upon the
successful experiments which have just been
finished, Lieut. Carter said, should arouso
every BavaunaUian to renewed exertion to
secure the passage of measures by congress
looking toward the establishing ot the
station. Work was begun on the bori; gs
May 13, and the result has been watched
with a degree of interest. In answer to
a question ns to how deep the borings
extended, Lieut. Carter said that they ex
tended from depths of sixty-one to sixty
eight feet below the surface.
‘ ‘What was the character of the sub-soil
at the different boringsf’
“Very much tha same. In the first ton
to thirty feet blue marl mud was found. Be
low this was a stratum of quicksand. Lower
down the sand became coarser, and
in some places coarse gravel was found.
At depths of forty to fifty feet the saud be
came quite compact, and at depths of fifty
five to sixty feet green marl was encoun
tered.”
“How far down does it extend r
“From experience obtained in boring
artesian wells in this locality, it has been
found that the marl extends down to the
water-bearing rock.”
From these borings Lieut. Carter said
that it will be seen that the char
acter of the foundations is as
favorable as can be desired. It may lie
true that the depth at which a 8 lid founda
tion is found is quite gieat out in exca
vating for basins or dry docks a depth of
25 to 35 fee; will have to be obtained. This
will be the depth . f the foundation below
the bott m. No difficulty exists in estab
lishing foundations at depths of 00 feet.
Savannah possesses advantages that the
other stations in view do not have.
It is a large commercial center. It is in
direct communication with the west, it
was never attacked from the water side.
The water is fresu, and vessels drawing
twenty-two feet can come up with all ease.
There are advantages orer the other ports.
None of them have fresh water, and none
of them are as high in a commercial point
of view, except New Orleans, which will be
Savannah’s most formidable com
petitor iu case the South Atlantic
and Gulf coast stations aro couth ed.
Oniy one objection can lie urged against
Savannah, aud that amounts to almost less
than a barrier —the depth of water on the
bar. It is understood, however, that this
can be easily remedied once the navy yard
is established here, and the other advant
ages it possesses will overbalance this ob-
jection, if it is one.
A great deal of the information gathered
from old charts about Savannah places the
city at a disadvantage, since the most exten
sive improvements have b en made since
the charts were published. Tne charts put
down Savannah as having only fourteen
feet of water, w hen iu trut i sho lias over
twenty-', wo feet. In consequence of this
some pel pie are natur dly prejudiced against
establishing the \ ard here. It remains now
for the busmess men to take hold of the
matter and vigorously push it.
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
lue Dry Goods salesmen Adopt Con
stitution and By Laws.
The meeting of the Retail Dry Goods
Salesmen's Associ iti a at Emmet hall le t
night was largely attende i. A constitu ion
and by-laws wor adopted and a perman
ent organizuti n was effected by the elec
tion of the following officers:
President —S. G. .Sutherland, with Alt
mayer & Cos.
Vice president—F. J. McSorley, with C.
Gray & Son.
Secretary—J. <T. Frank, with Altmayer
& Cos.
Treasurer —Frank Donovan, with Daniel
Hogan.
r i no selection of standing committees was
postporn 1 until the next meeting.
TLe constitution provides that no political
or sectarian question shall be discussed at
the meetings of the association, which are
fixed for ti e evenings of the second and
fourth Friday’s of each month, and tiie
as iciation adjourned last night subject to
the call of the president, as another meet
ing will be held Indore June 10, at which
time the early closing movement is to go
into effect.
The chair was instructed to appoint a
committee to wait upon the city council
and present a petition to have ‘-Big Duke"
signal the hour of ti o’clock p. in. daily in
such a manner as not to conflict with the
firs* signals, an l Me .-rs. I’. J, McSorley. J.
Bresnnn and T. Maloney were appointed.
Several committees reported that the
retail dry goods merchants are favorable t j
the early closing movement, and will
heartily co-operate with the association.
The chair was authorized to appoint a
committee to call upon the different ladies’
aid societies of Savannah, and ask their co
operation m the early closing movement,
*md the chair announced that he will name
committee at the called meeting next
week.
CITY BREVITIES.
Five arrests were reported at the police
barracks up to 1 o’clock this morning.
They were all for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct.
The citizens’ committee of the Savannah,
Americas and Montgomery railroad will
meet at the Board of Trade rooms at 5
o’clock this afternoon.
There was no business transacted in the
city court yesterday, and an adjournment
was had to Friday next at 10 u'cloci, ou
which dav both the grand and traverse
juries will be in attendance.
Angus Gold wise (colored) was arrested
yesterday on a warrant issu and from Justice
Entires’ court, upon the com bunt of the
prisoner’s wife, ehargi gjhini with abandon
ing his infant child of :i weeks.
Capt. William Proctor, of the Neca, says
that the pilot boats which may drop into
Charleston on the day of the regatta of the
Carolina Yacht Club will g . merely as
lookers on in Vienna, so to speak, and that
this is not the time to talk about pilot but
races. The offieial announcement of the
cruise of the yacht owners will be made to
morrow.
Conductor B*rlx>e of the Savannah and
Thunderbolt jmssnuger train uavs ho i ms
kept a weather diary this year nr.d no* n
drop of rain baslallen at Thuiulurb It sine.
April ho. He says that since the Mohnimi
Hews called attention to the ueo-euty of
giving their infants an outing t urn iia
lieen a rusn of mothers with their babies to
the salts.
RAIL, AND CJROBBTIE.
The Central railroad will give its em
ployes a holiday and excursion to Oliver
eomo time during the early part of nest
month.
Ttie Home, Watertown and Oglms’iurg
railroad has Issued avert baud me . and
Comp ete book Mltit . 1 "Houtue mi I l it .
fur Hummer ’louts 1ig...-s tks (emet s
large amount of valuable information, and
Is a handy book of i Wereaee. Cop fast wsv
be obUtiliMi by In* being tha postage, JO
mails, to the guuerai puses* nger egs-ut, Os-
Wig" M. y.
A SWORD FOR CAPT. FLANNERY.
The Irish Jasper Greens'Gift to Their
Commanding Officer.
Cspt. John Flannery, of tho Irish Jasper
Greens, was presented a magnificent sword
last night by the members of his company.
The presentation took place at the Regiment
al armory andfollowod the awarding of the
prizes won by tho members in the ritle
contest at the range on the Coast Lino rail
way in the afternoon.
The company reached the armory after
an afternoon at the range shortly' after T
o'clock. A collation was spread and the
prig s were delivered by Lieut. M. A.
O’Byrne in the following order:
First pi ize—the company' medal and $!0
In gold—James Harrigan.
Second prize—Corpo al M. J. O'Leary.
Third prize—Corporal J. I. Morrissey.
The prizes to pay inombers were awarded
as follows:
First prize—E. IV. O'Connor.
'Second prize—R. E. Pepper.
The goose-egg prizes, awarded to those
members who did not hit the target—five
in number—were awarded E. S. Ryan, W.
J. Price, Harry Deegan, A. IV. Owens and
J. F. Power. The prizes consisted of three
goose eggs each. Lieut. O’Bvrne in
presenting the prizes, said to the men that
they were citizens of the greatest republic
on the face of the earth, aud it was their
duty to preserve its freedom inviolable by
keeping up to a high standard thecitizm
•oldiery of the countrv. This country, he
said, is a uation of 60,000,000 people, with a
standing army of only 3-5,0. K), hardly
enough to quell a good-.ized riot, but suffi
ciently strong, witn tho volunto r forces, to
preserve tho liberties'of the people. The
school of the soldier, he said, falls to the
youth of everv country.
The exhibition of t'.e Greens at tho prac
tice demonstrated that they were alive to
the importancoof their practice. Their by
laws prescribe that annual contests shall
take place. Ho spoke for a half hour, and
his speech was full of interest. He was
particular humorous wh. a he awarded the
prizes to the “goose egg men.”
Following Lieut. O'Byrne, Lieut. Col.
Reilly made the presentation speech in de
livering the sword to Capt. Flannery, who
rat at the opposite end of the room. He
said:
In response to the dictates of duty, and in
obedience to the wishes of the corps. I appear
before you today as their mouthpiece to
endeavor to give expression to tho B<mtiin-'nts
which they entertain toward you for your lorn;,
arduous aud faithf.) service to them and their
appreciation of that service. Yet I regret ti at
some more gifted person was not select' and for
the performance or this duty, one wtjo co ild
express with greater facility more eloquently
aud in more appropriate language tli<- lofiy
sentiments with which at this moment our
hearts are filled.
The Irish Jasjier Greens were organized in
11*43 forty seven years ago. During the first
two decades of Its existence it had eight
captains, an l for the lat twenty-seven years,
over one-half the period of its life, you have
honored us as our leader our commander.
Yet, sir, during that lengthy period you have
been ever found at your p ist. zealous and faith
ful m the performance of duty. Such smw ice.
for such a period, in any cause, could not but
cornman ! the admiration aud esteem of men.
Fifteen years ago this corps, r • - gni/inc your
worth and appreciating your efforts in our be
half, presented you wit t a Btvord as a simple
token of their esteem and gratitude. It was :ny
privilege and honor to be the spokesman upon
that occasion.
During the late condagrati m that devastated
our city and your beautiful and comfortable
home, with others, was swept away by the de
vouring elements, it was with sorrow that the
Greens learned that this sword, with other
relics of treat value to you, were destroyed.
They immediately resolved that another should
be procured and presented to you in place of
the one lost, and it is therefore for the perform
ance of that pleasing duty that I am before
you.
r apt. Flannery, in presenting you with this
sword, however, it is not merely that you should
have an article to use in the place of the one
destroys 1, but we have availed ourselves of this
opportunity to prove to you that tho
motives that prompted the gift of ;ift--eu years
ago have not be> i dilutin'l bv the passage of
time. Take it. sir. us an additional proof, as an
additional manifestation of the love, the nffee
lion of your men.
A distinguished writer has said that “To live
in hearts we love is not to die;” but, sir. to live
in hearts that love and esteem us is to be im
• n o-tal. The noblest monuments which pride
has ever reared to perpetuate a name the
band of time will shortly tumble into
ruins, and even the firighest luuro's gained by
feats of arms w ill wither and decay, but the
laurels that you have won. the monument that
you have erected, sir, sit.til las* forever. Neither
conflagration n >r the p jiver of tit" elements, or
the ruthless hand of time itself can ever destroy,
for will!'a Jasper Green shad exist, aud the
Greens sliall ii'*ve;'die, vour intno shall be re
metnbere 1, revere laud honored.
Tak" the sword, sir. We know that you will
wear i: prou Uy an 1 honorably an i that you
will prize it. not for its intrinsic valpe, but be
canse it shall b■ a remembrance to you of the
affections and love of your men.
At the conclusion of CoL Reilly's address
tho handsome case, in which was the sword,
was opened an 1 the s vord was carried
across the room to where Capt. Flannery
sat amid a round ot applause. Capt. Flan
nery, who was taken completely by sur
prise, ar so and sincerely thanked the
Greens for their kindly r-membrauce. He
lias been a member of the company since
1857. He joined it, lie said, because he v. as
was an Irishman, aud ho wanted to sea it
prosper. It has prospered, and to-day
the company is as large as aty
in the state. If he has been the
instrument of a single Irishman’s
promotion, the knowledge of that fact, he
said, amply repays him for it. The IriMt
are the easiest set of men to control iu the
world, he said, hut justice must be im
partially ministered, aud as soon as the
English r*cognize this fact Ireland will
have home rule.
With tlio sword was a beautiful floral de
sign, a harp of roses ami lillms. At the
base of the harp was the picture of a con
federate soldier, entwined with flowers.
"Our Captain,” was woven gruco.uiiy at
the top, with the dates “]S(U an 1 ISSU.'
The sword was the most costly to bo had.
The scabbaul is silver plated, and it has
three gilt ornaments. The first is an Atneri
can eajr'e. a Homan soldier in the net of
drawing his sword, and an insignia of war.
The hilt is of masdve gilt, surmounted >y
an eagle. The h mdi" is tortoise shell. Thy
etching of the sword is elaborate.
Tne blade boars the inscription on
one side “C ipt. John Fltoiwy,
lHtjfi—lSS’.l.” On the other side is
“Irish Ja-per Greens, IS-TJ-lhS*.” An exact
out of the figure of Jhhu >r, us snown ii the
Jii'per monument, is engraved on tlio blade.
The whole is entwined with ivy loaves and
a harp of Erin. Tne cunfe iera'e fiig, Hag
of the Untied States and tiie Irish Ha; are
engraved upon a. Ridaback A. Cos. of
New York ure the makers of the sword,
uud they spared no pai ,s to make it the
finest pieo? of workmanship posibla.
After tlio presentation numerous tons',s
were responded to. Among t e speak is
wore I*. J. O’Conuor, Esq., who made
a ringing speech. Muj. Hob warz,
and Messrs. Karow, liarty and otuen.
Hongs were sung by Lieut. O’Byrne and
Muj. Schwarz, mid Messrs. Price, l'owrrs,
Connelly, O’Counor, Harngau uud Isoo
nard.
THE BASKET PICNIC.
Arrangements Complete 1 for a Gala
Lay at i ybeo.
The ladies and gentlemen having in charge
the arrangements for the bask t pi nic to
Tybee to-morrow for the benefit of S’.
John’s Mission chare hare much eluted v,-r
the pn *p set of u large altetuiance. bands
oi music will U* at th pavilions of tin
Ocean house and Ocean View for dancers,
aud the tile will be combi: in at is o’clock
in the evening, tins most delightful hour f or
surf bathing.
1 itj ii .o ito the regular schedule of Hi"
hi bee railway, a < alii wilt htavc the island
at In >0 uVio.-k to-morrow night r that ilie
ii n ir.- evening mu' l' qirnt in the dance,
i i'apt. Purs *, < halrnnui of the geucrii o no -
| ini't , says that be has av.n auce that all
the! mu. will is* t#n l one and auipl# <* .acne i
, furm-hej to a :.on le.Js s the largest
■ T ,<g that can b>. c . lech and lie reports
having sol i ‘J Hi liek ts honwlf, and h sa *
ti oit l lie other in toilers of the cuuihi i <
hv te. 'i ai i.vs uud tuetr rep rts wjd Ist
J fsvotahls
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1889.
FINING THE OFFENDERS.
Mayor Bchwarz Inflicts Penalties for
Belling Unsound Fish and Meat.
Iu tho mayor’s court yesterday, the fol
lowing cases, placed upon the information
dockei by Inspector Desvergers, of the Citi
zens' Sanitary Association, were beard:
L. P. Maggioui, a fish dealer, was chargod
with having offered for sale in the
city market unsound meat. Mag
gioni attempted to set up the
defense that the fish were not unsound, but
one of the fish so exposed, had been carried,
immediately upon its seizure by the in
spector, to the mayor, and was subjected to
his inspection, and’ the fish had spoken for
itself so impressively that tho mayor or
dered it taken out with the garbage from
the police barracks. Maggioui was fined S2O.
The other cases were those of W. J. K.
Hyatt, who bought the hogs which were
banished from the city last winter because
of cholera among them. The testimony
disclosed that on the morning of May 14 a
dressed hog was r.oticed hanging to the
hook behind a stall iu the market at which
Hyatt sold pork. Its condition was
such as to attract attention,
the meat indicating that the animal
was diseased when slaughtered. The atten
tion of Market Clerk Mattox was called to
it and he kept hisoye on ituutil the market
l*ell rang, whoa he saw a colored man
taking it to the vault. Upon inquiry he
learned that the colored man was acting
un ler Hyatt's orders. Mr. Mattox seized
the meat and destroyed it. He sub
sequently saw Hyatt and asked if the hog
belonged to him. The latter answered
that he did not know that it
did; he had lost several hogs by theft and
supp isei when he saw this one on his stall
that it was one of his stolon hogs and had
therefore ordered it taken to the vault. In
spector Dos vergers took tha matter under
investigation, and ha learned that the hog
had beam brought to the market by Mel
chioh Uioviob, a beef butcuer, c unmoniy
known as Greek George, who slaughters
at ore* of the butcher pens on the southern
borders f the city, and who claimed that
he had brought the hog iu for Hyatt. The
tesiim uy before the mayor disclosed that
the hog bad been killed from a lot of hogs
kept at the butcher pen by Hyatt; that the
colored man iu charge of the hogs had killed
it aud that Giovieh had brought it in at his
request and hung it at the stall used by
II att in the market; that he killed
the hog because it had got hurt by the other
hogs, and he hai been instructed by Hyatt
to immediately kill any hog to which any
thing happened and send it to him at the
market. When he found that something
was the matter with the hog he killed it in
obedience to those instructions and sent the
meat in to Hyatt.
Mr. Drayton testified that his attention
had i ee:i called to the hog where it hung in
the market, and that ho pronounced it dis
eased and unfit for human food. The in
spector testified that the meat of every bog
kept in the (dace, and that of tho hogs
which Hyatt had at the ]>en referred to,
could not bo food fit for a hutnaa being.
Hyatt contended that the bones which
the inspector testified he saw in
the hog pen with these hogs
were the bleached bones of the hogs which
had been condemned as choiora hogs last
winter, and had been carried out and dried
at that time.
The mayor, after hearing the case, fined
Hyatt S3J, and in default of payment thirty
days.
The case against Giovieh was dismissed,
as the inspector stated in his testimony that
he thought it proper to say that ha had
placed Giovieh on tha information docke.
because he was the person who had placed
the hog in tho market, but that the testi
m uy disclosed that he had only brought it
iu by request to Hyatt, without any inten
tion of selling it himself.
THB FOURTH ARTILLERY.
A Regiment Under Whose Flag Many
Georgians Have Fought.
The last of the Fourth United States
artillery, which spent yesterday in the
city, left for Atlanta last night. The regi
mont is an old one, and has a record that
reaches back to 1831, in which year it was
organized, by an act of congress passed
March 2, from the old artillery corps
created in 1814,bv an act of congress passed
March 20. Xu t at corps wore many promi
nent southern officers, including Lloyd
Beall, D. M. Forney, F. K. Huger, John
Win. Mcßaa, H. Armstead,
James B. Many and J. Hindman, whoso
descendants f ugbt with distinguished valor
i:i the confederate army during the late
war. 'There was, however, at that time a
regiment of “light artillery,” of which Gen.
Moses Portor was colonel, and Robert H.
McPherson a captain, in which Georgia
was represented by Capts. John N.
Mclntosh and George W. Melvin, and
possibly others from this state.
The “artillery corps” was itself of remote
origin, as it came from a consolidation of
the lirst regiment of artillery, created by
congress in larch, 1802, from two regi
me.its of artillerists and engineers, or
ganized in March, 1799. Also, the regi
in mts of later dotes were consolidated and
the artillery, engineer and ordnance corps
made distinct from each other. Some old
officers of the Fourth artillery have risen to
its highest rank. Col. John Mendenhall,
who was u first lieutenant when the late
war commenced, became its lieutenant
c donel in 188-1. and was promoted to be
colonel of the Second artillery in 1888, Col.
Clermont L. first, ais > a first lieutenant in
1 800, became colonel in 1883, and was
placed on the rotirod list in 1888.
When the late war broke out the Fourth
artillery c utained several Georgians in the
r inks of its officers. Col. Alexander B.
Montgomery. now of Rome, and a brother
of Judge Montgomery of Augusta was a
second lieutenant, having been appointed
from civil life in June, 1857. Owen F.
I'oloinoa of Atlanta, since deceased, gradu
ated from West Point military academy in
July, 1803, and was made brevet second
lieutenant of the Boeond arciliery, aud in
(tctobef, 18.7t1, he was promoted to bo first
.lieutenant in the Fourth artillery. Elwaril
F. Rugloy, burn in Georgia, but living in
Alabama when appointed from civil life to
be second lieutenant of tho Thirteenth
infantry in September, 1847, was
promoted to bi first lioutena it of the
Fourth artillery in August, 18.77. The
two living of tlieso officers promptly
resigned in IMSI, and entered the confe ter
ate service. Clou. Btepuoi ]>. Lee mid Gen.
Charles I). Andor.vui of South Carolina,
who were lieutenants in the same regiment,
also resigned f r tho same Purpose, us did
Gen. John <\ Pemberton of Pennsylvania
ad Gen. John P. Met'own of Tennessee,
both captains It was thou a grand regi
ment, and from its ranks wont to the union
army some of its most gallant officers, in
cluding mi h well-known names ns Giles
Porter, George W. Getty, A. P. Howe,
G. A. Reltu-sy, John Gibbon, R. C. Drum,
C. 1,. lies , F. McK. Hudson, Rufus Saxton,
John Men lenhali, Ixmis 11. Pelouze, Her
bert A. Hmoall, Edmund C. Bainbndge,
Marcus P. Mills" and the Into Mnj. George
A. Keut.'l.
A Card to tlio Public.
Ktlitor Morning ActCupt. McCul
lum'.i extiaorilinary carl, puhlLliisl in
your issue of tins morning for the purpose
of i .fiueuci.ng public o/iiinon, i read with
much surprise, and in answer I have only
t • say, tiuit the matter is l i th< hau ls of
the proper authorities for investigation,
and 1 prefer to let it rest there.
U P. I SIN A.
Pin i.sh K nueliew I feel Iwt tine morning.
Muller 'Well, go around to the ui|T. r o.t *%
I ■ us Yoa‘ll ttnd yourself tier if anywhere,
-Kttoeh.
Treat Your Teeth
P-atuer Mian have them pulled. Let your
dentist rave all lie ran. Yog diseire 1 1
I* i>i V* * , y<M| h|VN um n*i I M 1)
LON I tVti-u pr p-r v fltvi, thou rsb on
tot IHjyjH)' IN i, aui umjs th an all ng it
fur time Ul Muse.
OVER $50,000 INVOLVED.
STATUS OF THE EAGER-JACKSON
BOND CONTROVERSY.
The Differences Between the North
Georgia Improvement Company’s
President and His Financial Agent—
Maj. A. L. Hartridge’a Connection
With the Case—The Building’ of the
Marietta and North Georgia Road
Not to Be Affected by the Bond
Trouble—Maj. Hartridge’s Side of It.
The Morning News basnet been igno-
rant of the fact teat negotiations have been
pendlngsmce las; February between George
B. Eager of B ston, president of the North
Georgia Improvement Cos npany, and J. U.
Jackson of Augusta, who has been placing
the bonds of the Marietta and North
Georgia railroad for President Eager, and
not until it appeared that aa amicable set
tlement between the parties was unlikely
to result was the matter given to the
public.
TtAre is an element of radical difference
between Mr. Eager and his late broker
as to how much is due tha latter, who
claims iu published interviews that
he is ready to settle, and the impression he
leaves in tha public mind is that he does
not owe Mr. Eager t ie sum claimed by the
latter. Tho Morning News, however, has
information whic t goes to snow that Mr.
Jackson is willing to come to a settlement
on a basis that carries with it the convic
tion that he owes Mr. Eagor more than be
is willing to give out-
Mr. Jackson had an agreement with
Mr. Eager, president of the improve
ment company, to take $1,150,000 of
the Marietta a:ii North Georgia consols at
cents aud interest. He was to take
$2.5,000 of these bonds every month, and in
tho event of r. failure to conn jy with the
contract it was to terminate, it is said that
Mr. Eager learned that Mr. Jacks in bad
disposed of a greater amount of the bonds
than he had ace mated for iu his monthly
reports, and as there was an anpareut dif
ference of some $45,000, or $47,0)0, an 1 Mr.
Jackson, as is alleged, had not complied
with his contract to take $25,000 monthly,
Mr. Eiger became suspicious and wanted a
settlement as long ago as last February.
MAJ. HARTRIDGE AS ARBITRATOR.
Mr. Eager and Mr. Jackson met at the
Victoria hotel in New York, wnere the
former insisted on a settlement. Mr. Jack
son was on his bridal tour, aud as his books
and papers were iu Augusta, a settlemant
was nut reached; but Maj. A. L. Hartridga
of this city, who had placed nearly all of
the boritls which Mr. Jackson had taken, was
seleoted to arbitrate the matter. Nothing
ever came of the arbitration, as, when the
critical time catno, Mr. Jackson did not ap
pear to have the funds to discharge his
obligations according to his own report of
the disposition of the bonds which had been
intrusted to him. Mr. Eager, shortly after
the New York conference, gave Mr. Jack
son five days’ notice under the contract,
annulling it, a> and Mr. Jackson ceased to
be bis financial agent. Since that
time Mr. Eager has sought to got a sottl •-
meat or a return of some $50,01)0 of bonds,
the sale of which had never been reported
to him.
It is claimed by Mr. Eager that Mr. Jack
sou hypothecated some SIB,OOO of the Mari
etta and North Georgia bonds, $2,003 more
than the latter since cmf <sed to having
hypothecated, and that some $20,000 of Mr.
Eager’s money arising from the aie of the
bonds has been applied by Mr. Jackson
to pay individual obligations, and that Mr.
Jackson is not e.ititled to a 2)j per cant,
commission, as he claims, for arrangi ig
with a firm ta take $1,150,000 more ot the
North Georgia consols, as the firm did not
and could not take them, and if they would
do so they could not take m re than $25,0 X)
per month, as that was as rapidly as Mr.
Eager could get them as tho construction
of the road progressed, and therefore if he
were entitled to the commission, it would
only be due and payable after the placing
of the bonds from time to
time. Even upon the claim ot
Mr. Jackson, that he is entitled to the com
mission o i the bonds that were not placed,
Mr. Eager bold* that he is still in debt to
him, for the commiesion would amount to
only about $30,000, when there is ail
alleged discrepancy of forty odd thousand
dollars in the transactions in the bonds re
ported by Mr. Jackson.
MAJ. HARTRIDGE TALKS.
A Morning News reporter called on
Maj. Hartridga yesterday to learn wh it he
had to say of the matter. Maj. Hartridga
said that ha would have to be
excused from exoresing an opin
ion as to the financial relations between
Messrs. Eager and Jackson, for tho
reason that they were likely to come into
the courts for final adjudication, and it
would be manifestly improper for him to
prejudice any man’s case by anticipating
ttie verdict. Maj. Hartridge, however,
corroborated tho information relating to
the Victoria hotel conference in February,
in Now York. He said that ho did not
want to say anything unkind of Mr. Ja k
son. The latter may have sim< contracts
with Mr. Eager, he said, that will mane the
position of Mr. Jackson appear less equivo
cal than at present.
Maj. Hartridge went on to say, however,
that as Mr. Jackson hail taken tuo liberty
to refer to him, ho would say that Mr.
Jackson had not comnliod writ his con
tract with Mr. Eager in this, that lit) hail
not taken tho amount of co tsols m ntaly
as ho had agreed to do, ati l t..e contract
was cancelled ca ly in April on account of
Mr. Jackson’s failure to comp y with it.
Mr. Jackson, Maj. Ilatri lge said, g ivo
him a half interest in tho cont act, aud
Maj. Uartridgo said that ho took bis half of
tho issue and Mr. Jackson fail and
to take his half. Maj. ii irlri lgo said
that ho didn’t know Mr. Eig *r in
tho transaction. He kept on taking his
share as be had agreed wi,h Mr. Jack-on,
until Mr. Eiger cancel 1 tho contra't. and
since Mr. Jackon has been dropped there
are no delays, as the consols are being taken
as rapidly at they aro pai 1 to Mr. Eager for
the construction.
“Then the Eagor-Jackson controversy has
not affect ti t.. 0 construct! >n of the r ad
nor the value of the boudsi” Maj. Hartridge
w.-'.s asked.
“Not at all"' was the reply. “Whatever
loss may have been sustained will fail upon
Mr. Eager, if, as claimed, Mr. Jackson nils
not accounted to him fur tuo bonds sold by
him. 1 ’
TIIE AVGUSTA CONFERKNCE.
Inqtiiri'S in another direction, goto show
that Mr. Eagor, when ho went to Augusta
mi l sought to effect a 6 ctlom * t with Mr.
Jackson, was not met in tin* spirit in . Inch
he expected t > bo mot, and that lie su .ko in
rather plain language to .'dr. Jacks i'll as to
the manner in w hlcn he had co iiiucted tho
business betwen thorn, and before 1 avitig
lie put the matter in tho bands of ala v-
yr.
Mr, Jackson has employed his cousin a*
o ■ meel, an i the latte 1 . ..,
madenpropositionforsrttiouii- it. which M
Hager pi om: t!.v 11 je t. and. 'i -l itter
what belonged t ' iiim, -ml hif'i ihi*
Mr. Jackson mlsl beg tli*ig ■ wall io
iinv tuat, in t *■ light of th* investigation!
Il . Eager had mailt l"be coqus 1 fori
t-io parties in t for couiere .r , an 1
It is ru cored tout Mr. Jack., p ■■. . t •
turn over s mho KuterprD > Mill m l ot mr
•t-icz, anti some rani cetriv, n 1
that if tin prooo.iiiuu i u..
ik pt -d, to mk Ins chau.'j. in n lit. I
is i.o' known author Jr. II cr wi,|
.• suit the profsr-ition or rv ~ which uiqt i
t Ini final, ad the ix**l t uat Mr. .
lawyer will oil r. A* malm a-w uid
it I its a* If toe dini 'ulty will nut ond in a
<-. vil suit alone.
Mr. Bug' r i|<-nisi that 'Jr. Jackson turned
I
which were not r.edit*l, •> li • fc<# Inn I
"V. - pr* bin! any bonds at all. l a nut
shell, Mr, J<:k-n, ue e<*y, has I • Ito
a* - *; not fwf lol.dAi ha U>uJ<, aii.i, -ug i t
iaborted, or purported to have reported
monthly all his financial transactions with
Mr. Hager, arid at one time in sending Mr.
Eager money he claimed to have sent his
own, because t.o had not been able to nego
tiate the bonds, when it was afterward dis
c vei 1 by Mr. Eager, so he claims, that
Mr. Jack- n had negotiated some and ap
plied the money to his own use and
hypothecated oth-rs. Out of this $54,u00
Mr. Eager is willing, it is understool,
to (l -'iucr a 2 ; J per cent, commission for ail
the bonds sold through Mr. Jackson, which
would amount to something like #7,500,
leaving Mr. Jackson to ace tint for #47,500,
yet due. regardless of the failure of Mr.
Jackson to ot servo the contract, which was
cancelled for noh-obsci vauce of the same,
and under the stipulations of which he is
liable in damages for non-compliance.
THE WOOL, TRADE.
The Shipping Season Open—What
Dealers Say About Prices.
The wool mark t opened a few days ago
at 2.1 cents. About sixty bale3 have been
received in this market since the season
opened, and while tiie wool has been dis
posed of at prices above the opening figures
of last season, the market is somewhat flat,
and dealers say that is not likely that a
much higher price will be paid during the
season.
Hast season the market opened at 22
cents and closed at from 26 t> 37 cents.
Thero was a good demand all the
time, aud every pound of wool found a read v
market. Mr. Herman Myers, oue of the
largest wool dealers in Savannah, said that
the low prices of wool this season aud the
irregular and unsettled marknt is mainly
o viug tithe large nmount of foreign wool
and foreign goods that were imported in
anticipation of the recent customs changes.
Si lie of the northern appraisers of the
various ports, have agreed that tho prices
of importation are too low, and they are
endeav. ring to change them, but the mat
ter is in embryo yot, as the treasury depart
ment will have to confirm it before the
action can avail auything. This is expected,
however, at any moment.
The appraisers have decided that semi
manufactured scoured wool, in the shape
of brokon tops and similar articles, shail
now pay 00 cents per pound, as against 10
cents per pound during the past four years,
aud the woolen cloths known as worsteds
shall now pay a specific duty of 115 cents per
pound instead of 13 cm’s, IS cents, or 34
cents per pound, according to the value, as
heretofore. Tho season sets in fairlv
after Juno L Savannah gets in the course
of a season about 1,000,000 pound of wool.
Tho amount shipped hero was between 300,-
000 and 300,000 pounds larger bofore the
Mobile wool dealers began to come into
Savannah territory by building new rail
roads.
Savannah at one time had an immense
trade with wool raisers along the line of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
and a good Chattahoochee
and toward Fonsac: la, but the railroad line
extending from Chattahoochee to Pensacola
has taken the trade away from here, and
what formerly came here from territory
adjacent to the line, and indeed from some
parts of the Savannah. Florida and Western
railway’s territory finds it way to Mobile,
from whence it is shipped via tho Louisviiio
and Nashville railroad to the north at
cheaper rates than it could be shippo i up to
S ivaiinah and from here to New York. A
good deal, and, ia fact, the bulk of tho pro
duct that conies to 11 is market comes from
up along the line of the Central railroad.
Tho follo wing is a comment from a largo
Philadelphia wool commission merchant:
“A more hopeful feeling aid faith in better
times in the uear future is the growing
sentiment ia the markets, mainly based on
the prospect of decreased competition on
both wool and manufacturers of wool from
abroad. It is true many manufacturers
have been seriously embarrassed bv the
severity of the f -reign competition. Some
failures have occurred, but they have not
lessened confidence in the maintenance of
present prices, although any higher
prices than are no.v current are
not looked upon ns likely to be
permanent. It is possible that some excite
ment may occur in the interior at the open
ing of the clip which may temporarily
stiffen values here, but until tho coming
session of congress passes anew tariff
law, no permanent advance can reasonably
be expected. The feeling amoi g holders of
old wool is to sell at the cost of new wool
laid down in the eastern markets. At pres
ent old wool is cheaper than tho cost of any
new wool that can be had up to this time.”
UNDERTAKERS IN SESSION.
They Will Adjourn To-Day and Visit
Tybee This Afternoon.
About 125 members of the Funeral
Directors’ Association of Georgia attended
the fourth annual convention, which began
its session in Masonic hall yesterday morn
ing, and the convention adjourned last
night to meet at S ;30 o’clock this morning
with a view to completing its labors by
noon, so that the excursion to Xybes can be
made this afternoon.
There was considerable routine work
done. Nine members were suspended and
forty-five now members wore elected.
The uust important act of the convon
tio . was an indorsement of the Nati >nal
Burial Case Association, the convention
pledging that its members will not buy
caskets from any manufactory or firm
which is not a member of the National
Burial Oaso Association, and a penalty of
SSJ and expulsion is prescribed for any vio
la! ion of the agreement by the members of
t o Georgia association.
The National Burial Association was
represented by Joseph Decker of Laurnej
b.r g, 1 a.>d L. K. Hall of Atlanta. Mr.
Hall, on behalf of the national association,
agreed that it will not sell caskets to any
undertaker in this state who is not a mem
ber of the Funeral Directors’ Association.
This concession was demanded before the
indorsement of the convention, the Na
tional Burial Case Association having fixed
upon two years hence to quit selling to
Georgia undertakers out-ide of the state
association of undertakers.
Resolutions on the death of J. G. Daley
of Rome, onoof the charter members, were
adopted.
The convention will elect officers to-day,
will hear the reports of committees, and
decide upon a place for their next annual
convention.
it was said lait night that President Platt
of Augusta will decline a re-election, b it
tno delegates appear to bo determined to rc
eleet him. and ir it take “im for un answer
as no ha; be *n mi effi dent executive odie-r.’
As to the place of meeting, it looks as if
Atlanta caa get it if s!..> w ants it. The
convention win held at Augusta las: year,
and ns neither R one n r Maoou is repre
sented in the convention, and Canton
which is after it, is a t >wn <>f only fioo r
?iu population, and in a “dry - ’ county,
Atlanta will ha very likely to get the next
annual meeting,
That "Tired Fooling.”
The nowsp i|iers are having a g >od deal of
fun no.vaday* over that ".i 1 leeling,” so
much >pok infin me heal udvertise nJnts,
in connect! n with the ill h mith of females’.
It limy .0.1 s' l irco of 1 imi'itv to witty
ill II trip:, s, hut not S. to suffering
"<”■'"11. V.lv. by ovorwnr', arid u disregard
of tno law. in In-uif .i, liav lup-ed into a
coudi abo deri gon iuvaii bain. What
in "l we u i uisal ii l > h • re'; wed of smi ■
Oi thosla i h v ork that is jn.ei on them,
un.l tr-i*but jtnilci hi*no. oi -irengfiav lug
t i:i,e<, Si,ell US I‘. P. I . (I’riea.y A-U, po*,.
Hoot and i’.'laniu i), tno grout *t: hloy l
puritl r .ad mvigor it rin i- ... js... |, ~
n hml lor u;> of w mail, In i ge.g back insi
"0 r v lo th' b and , and r |,if p, laipsi
elleo.s, r, IIMg Idle eptwtlt •led tl'Ui |.
ii" uug la h r that lieelti.y vif,lt' y 1 ug
hsi* I’. C. I', curt • (til Idowl tili iiso , (uefi
it Kin ituaiu. ..pails, Gum, h.nfiiln
and a l'iera;,ii-U)iu, even vaiiquiin
-ug l.ait Uio.it>, 'holy it-., ov of until, J/y,.
pepsin. All druggists sol! it.
Mswr Asi.si.su. wit 1* to to s timed nnl
W'lf 1 1" W'.i'i'ifl, will null go to Scwiiainl h.f ,
s* ttvii. f ruet.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
M. Sabel of Louisville is in the city.
J. Z. Crovey of Pensacola is in the city.
N. T. Hewett of Jonesville is in the city.
J. W. Dorlaud of Quitman is in the city.
William Neill came in from Millen yes
terday. •
W. H. Wilder came up from Albany yes
terday.
F. O. Miller, mayor of Fort Valley, is in
the city.
J. J. Wilcox came up from Doctortown
yesterday.
C. B. Youngblood of Gainesville, Fla., is
in the city.
Sam M. Wolff of Thomas villa is stopping
in the city.
E. D. Gardner came up from Jackson
ville yesterday.
J. A. McDuffie, wife and sister, of Bruns
wick, are guests of the Screven.
H. A. Vivian of Apopka, Fia., nassed
through yesterday en route to the north.
J. A. McD maid, the builder of the Ponce
de Leon aud Alcazar, came from St.
Augustine last night.
Mr. O. D. H eavy of the Ponce de Leon
came up from St.-Augustine last night, ac
companied by his wife. They aro en route
north and guests of the Pulaski.
Mr. J. B. Duckworth will leave to-day on
his return to England, where he will spend
the summer season with his - hildren. lie
will probably come back some time next
fall.
F. T. Sanford of Augusta, a contractor,
arrived in tho city yesterday. It is under
stood that he will build several large build
ings in Savannah, among them the large
fertilizer house of Hammond, Hull & Cos.
Mr. T. A. Askew was a passenger on the
steamship City of Birmiugaam, which ar
rived yesterday morning from New York.
He had been north, purchasing the full
stock of dry goods for Messrs. Eckman &
Vetsburg.
The secret of tho universal success of
Brown’s Iron Bitters is owing to the fact
that it is tho best iron preparation made.
.By a thorough aud rapid assimilation with
the blood it reac .es every part of the body,
giving htaltb, strength and endurance to
every portion. Thus beginning at the foun
dation, it builds up and restores lost health.
It does not contain whisky or alco ,01. It
will not blacken the te *th. It does not con
stipate or cause headache. It will cure
dyspepsia, indigestion, heartburn, sleepless
ness, dizziness, nervous debility, weakness,
etc.
TO-DAY’S MONSTER PICNIC.
People Can Attend and Lose Only
Two Hours from Business.
Those live elegant lots at tho corner of
Habersham and Waldburg streets, will be
auctioned on the premises this afternoon at
4:30 o’clock without fail. Everybody
should be present, as by failing to do so the
chance of getting a big bargain may be
lost. The owners will give purchasers al
most any terms they want as to payments.
Furthermore, on this class of property any
loan association and ono or two of the
banks, will readily advance all the money
needed. This sale offers an opportunity to
people in moderate circumstances to get a
magnificently located, good-sized lot at a
low price. To the man with a larger bank
account the purchase of any two of the lots
will give a magnificent extra large lot.
Therefore, both of these classes of peoplo
should be at the sale. Such an opportunity
will never occur again. The neighborhood
is superlatively desirable. Tne lateness of
the hour makes it possible for m n on
salaries to attend with the loss of only two
hours work. *
Are vou lazj’, listless aud lacking life?
Are you spiritless, thriftless aud shiftless? I
am afraid you are. But I know you are not
if you really enjoy three good meals a day.
If you don’t take Johnson’s Tonic and keep
up with the procession. Price 50 cents.
Cures fevers every time.
A Wonderful Invention.
As hot weath9r approaches tho advan
tages of the telephone becomes more and
more evident.
Few realize the timo'and exertion which
the Telephone Exchange saves for its pat
ro >s.
Five thousand conversations are daily
transmitted through the Central office, or
an average of twelve for each telephone
used. Each call is registered as it is re
ceived and the record carefully kept. The
service never stops; day aud night, legal
holidays and Sundays the operators are
always ready to answer the calls.
The steady growth of the Exchange
shows that tho telephones are becoming
more appreciated than ever.
Every subscriber added increases the use
fulness of the system to those who are
already connected with it.
The rental to busiuess houses is at a rate
of less than 30 cents per day, and thechami
for residences is still lower. A liberal dis
count is made on residence stations wh re
the subscriber has also a telephone at his
place of business.
All who are interested in electrical mat
ters are invited to call at tho Exchange aud
see just how the work is done.
Johnson’s Tonio permanently cures the
most malignant types of fevers, acting by
removing the cause. /Vs a Tonic or ap
petizer it has no equal. Price 50 cents.
_ DRY GOODS.
TO ECONOMICAL BUYERS
or——•
CROIIAMDOOIR
137 Broughton St.
Our Annual Sale of Dry
Goods will commence on
MBAY, JUNE 3,
During which time we will offer our
Entire Steel at Cost!
STORK OPEN AT 7:30 A. M.
ntoiiAN >v- nooM'it.
FOR MAGE.
ITiI.MIMJ I’KfiiS FOR SALE
D OKS'EII “IJI'.KKTY” JOB PRESS
V tart" Mr lluin, Pby l , iio- .** infcide I’bo.vi. In
fnir workluy order sa l i. win use (u the Mime
isu Ncwi Jos Dms siiT. Price |'.M, Ad
drew
MORNING NEWS,
BA. VAS S All, OA.
BAKING POWDER.
L
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Absolutely P
This Powder sever varies. A marvel of rs,
Strength and WLoioedtuer.eas. v ore . ■5
eoi than tho ordinary kinds, and cauo. t L’* s "**
In competition with Uie multitude cd ] ~ “! l1
short weight alum or phosphate po-., 4, ” *)
only in cant. Rctal lUki.no FV-vn- a
Wall street, New York. WDLR Ca.lg,
LUDIIKX ,& BATES s -j
3 lilisis
TO—
PIANO BUYERS
/
WHICH NO ONE ELSE WILL OTFEE.
1. A CHICKEFiING
assfetjfw&swss**
2. AMATHUSHEK
At $325, which no other .house can off#
at less than #305.
3. A STERLING
At $275, which is generally sold at ?S5-
an instrument made in a most thorouii
manner and fast winning goldaa opinim
from all sorts of people.
ONTE WORD A.I/SO A.IIOUT
ORGANS.
If you wish a world-famous MASON & HAM*
LIN, first get our price, then write to the Man
ufacturers, or any dealer in this country, and
see if you can duplicate our figure. If n jt, ei?.
us the order, please.
The J3est Instruments,
Tli© fairest l?rico*.
Tile TCasieat Terms,
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FURNITURE, PTC.
COTDINICIi
Is considered a most undesir
able thing, but we affirm that
cold in the chest i3 healthful,
arresting decay and prevent
ing waste. The chest we re
fer to is an
ICE CHEST,
And if you want a nice Chest or Kefrirerator
in which you can keep your fluids and- • i■■l-cool
ands .vtMit, you want to come and see the ;issort*
Bortmont or makes ami sizes displayed by u*
In fact, we are so desirous of gettingeren vntl
the weather tint we have marked ail our goodl
at zero.
A. J. MILLER k CO. S
Furniture and Carpet Eaiporii
MINER AG MATER.
Mineral Waters.
\ POLUNARIS, Congress Spring WiW,
I . Y Hathorn Spring water, Buffalo .
Thompson's Bromine ami Arseni Vichy I'.'Ji •
lal. Hunyadi Janos and Frtodrichshall b |t ‘* r
Water, at
STRONG'S DRUG STORE,
Corner Bull anil IVrr.v street I auk-
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Architectural Terra Cotta,
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