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'HE COMING CAR MOTOR.
iLECTRICITY TO DO AWAY WITH
HORSES AND MULES.
he Horse Car to Ee a Thing cf the
Past Ten Years from Now-The Belt
Une Built with a View to the
Adoption of Electricity as a Motor
—lts Advantages Over Mule Power
—A ’Step Toward Cheaper Fares—
The Electric Railways North.
Col. J. H. Estill has just returned from
two weeks’ trip north. He witnessed the
ranching of the Kansas City at Chester,
ud bU tour further north began there.
As president of the Savannah Investment
lompany, which owns the Belt Lino street
ail way. Col. Estill made It a special point
visit those cities whore the best systems
f electric railway aro in operation, and
lake an examination of their work
ing. Among the systems which he ex
mined were those at Boston, and the
,ynn (Mass.) and the Asbury Park (X. J.)
ail ways. From his observation of
he operations of the railways by
lectrical appliances the electric motor
i beyond all question a success,
ud he believes that it will ultimately su
ersede the present system of operating
■.reel railways. Ho impressed is lie with
he progress of electric motors applied to
ail way service that lie believes that in ton
ears no city with 10,000 inhabitants even
rill have a horse car system.
THE COMING MOTIVE POWER.
The motive power then will be electricity
r some other safe and economical power,
"he electric motor svstem by which power
i transmitted by wires from a stationary
ilant to motors in oars, Col. Estill says,
rould be introduced even much more rapidly
han is now being done, were it not for the
act that street railway companies hopo
hat the storage battery system will be in
,roved so as to make it economical, easily
uanaged and positive in its results. Street
ailway men do not want to waste money
•n an expensive plant costing about as much
a the first cost of building and equipping a
icrse car road, and then have to throw it
.way in a few years for a better system.
Col. Estill was asked what he thought of
.doptiug the electric system on the Belt
jine railway. Ho said that it was the
iriginal intention to adopt electricity or
ome other than liorso power, and the road
vas built with that in view.
“It is not saying too much,’’ he added,
‘whe.i I claim that there is no bettor built
treet railroad in the country than :ho Belt
„ine. It is laid with fifty pound steel rails
m cypress crossties and stringers, and
ian stand a twenty ton locomotive.
THE BELT LINK MAY THY IT.
“Do the Belt Line people want the now
.yatem?”
“I don’t think there have b?en two eon
lecutive meetings of the board of directors
*f the investment company since the com
any was organized, that the s lbjeet of
time new motivo power has not been ilis
mssod. In a car motor there is something
nore than propelling p over required. T e
Motor should not only be able to move the
tar, but do it p omptly. Another requis
ite is to stop the car promptly. It will
3o readily understood how necessary it is
ihat ft motor should combine
these two features. Every pas.enger
represents two stoppages, to say nothing of
the stopping of the car fr m
Mher causes. The electric motor so far is
ihe only power yet discovered that com
bines these important features.
“What about the danger from the break
ing of the wires i"
LITTLE DANGER FROM THE WIRES.
“A year or so ago a set-back was giveu to
the introduction of electric motors on rail
way cans by the usual mishap incident to
every new invention. People were airaid
of the wiros falling, and the
slectric current killing th en. lu Montgom -
ery, Ala., the governor of the state came
very near being kill and by coming in contact
with an electric railway wire. The voltage,
however, on electric roads has never boon
as high as that necessary in the urc system
of electric lighting. Two companies man
ufacturing electric motors claim that
the voltage or strength of the
Biectric current necessary to drive
the cars at nnv speed at which it w uld he
safe to run in a city or its suburbs, say sir
to twenty miles an In ur, is so small that
the current i absolutely not dangerous.
Those who have givon the matter a careful
investigation appear to bo satisfied that
there is no danger to the public from the
overhead wires necossarv in tiio electric
railway system. In fact, wherever the
electric railway system lias been partially
introduced the people are demanding the
extension of the system.
THE BOSTON RVBTEMS.
“The consolidated street railways of Bos
ton are putting on electric motor cars as
fast as the shops can manufacture the ma
chinery. That city will require 1,000 cars,
and the company has issued *4,500,000 stock
to cover the new outlay. Parties who are
interested in electric light and power mat
ters appear to have faith in their invest
ment One company alone, the Thomson-
Houston Company of Boston, employs 2,000
men in Us work3, and they aro the most in
telligent and finest looking set of men I ever
saw gathered together under one roof. Of
course electric motors are but a small part of
the business of this company. It makes
anything in which electricity is an ingredi
ent.
“At Lynn, Mass., there is an electric rail
way which has to climb up inclines as steep
as those which connect River street with
Bay stroe:, but the care go just as last up
these steep grades as thov do on a level
track. I believe all electric cars do that,
however.
AT ASBURY PARK.
“At Asbury Park, N. J., the cars
are operated by the Daft motor.
It works equally as well as
that of the Thumson-Houston company.
Tne superintendent of the railway company
6aid that were the road a horse railroad it
could not run a month. It is patronized
because the oars run rapidly and because
there are no horses to kick up the dust. It
is quick transit for business purposes and
quick pleasure riding for pleasure seekers.
People like to go fast, but not when horses
or mules have to be whipped every
minute to keep up the speed.
Electricity, like steam, never tires.
I am very strongly in favor of the electric
railway. If the plant and equipment could
be put in here at a reasonable figure I
should advise that the change be made as
soon as it could be done. As it is, I think it
better to wait. Electricity, or more prop
erly its proper application and control, is
yet new. Time will doubtless bring great
improvements, and then what we now nave
in the way of motors will be looked
■upon very much as we look at au
old flint and steel musket. I certainly
shall not favor the change at the figures
given by the elec;ric companies. It would
be simply working for the electric plant
manufacturers.”
CHEAPER FARES WANTED.
“There is one thing the public is in
terested in,” Col. E-till said, “and that Is
the reduction in street car fares. Inn vear
such fares make a big item in personal ex
penses, and are a heavy tax. The applica
tion of electricity to street trunsit will
doubtless reduce car fares to 2 or :i cents.
Of course, that will not be this year
nor next. It will come when there is more
competition between eh ctrie light works
companies, and when street railways can be
equipped at a reasonable profit to tlioso who
put up the plant. ”
The day for l;>co:notives on the big rail
roads, Col. Estill believes, has about passed.
The large and ponderous engines that are
used for drawing trains, he believes, will be
superseded by some electric motive power,
ibe day is not far distant when
trams will run without an engine. As
regards the noise of the electric street
C ? 1 ', Estill * ai<l tiia t it i
rhr™*!, l l nol * eln * s - The cars in passing
through the streets do not make one-teuta
the noise tuat the horse cars do.
THE FORDS’ BIGGEST HIT.
J Lawrence Hanley's Reappearance
with the Association.
The theater last night reminded one of an
Abbott night It has not held such an
audience sineo the charming little diva so
naively sung the dollars out of the dear
public's pockets. Every seat was taken
i from the stage clear back to the last row in
| the dress circle, and way up to the top rows
of the gallery. The boxes were
all filled. The aisles hack under the
gallery were packed, in fact stand
ing room anywhere was at a premium.
Ti e audience was a brilliant and extiectaut
one. The appearance of Lawrence Hanley
for the first time in two years was the
drawing card.
Act 111. of Julius C esar was the first part
of the performance. The cast was:
Brutus Mr. liro'k Beckwith
Marc Antony Mr Lawrence Hanley
Julius t'a->ar Mr. Charles Uradot
First Citizen . . Mr. Lawrence li. yle
Second Citizen Mr. Wm. Fleming
Third Citizen Mr. M.Scanian
Fourth Citizen Mr. J. A. Lane
Fifth Citizen Mr. Joseph I'. I oyle
Arid James Daly, Joe McGrath. N. K. Jackson,
K. J Dunstan. Geo. F. Kutzler, James Degnan
and J. Brown.
Mr. Beckwith’s “Brutus" was a commend
able effort. His conception of the charac
ter, his oratory and his acting were admir
able, and from the applause which followed
there was no mistaking the favor he hail
established with the audience. He was
recalled, after having left the stage, and
bowed his acknowledgments,
Mr. Hanley us “Marc Antony” received
an ovation. It was hardly possible to see
in the young Shakespearean actor any
resemblance to the novice who left
the amateur stage five years ago
to play “The Spider” in
“The Silver King.” In that time he has
developed from tho novice to a finished
nctor. His "Antony” was a splendid effort.
Tho oration was finely spoken and his act
ing was worthy of the applause that it re
ceived. The final scene by tho side of
“Cmsar’s” body was an admirable one. As
the curtain fell Mr. Hanley retired before a
shower of applause. He was recalled and
reappeared before tha curtain with Mr.
Beckwith, who shared the honors in the
scene, and was again recalled and received
a beautiful floral wreath.
The scene was in every respect well acted.
Tho mob deserves a word. It was thor
oughly alive to the occasion and did what
it had to do as if tho destiny of Romo rested
upon its shoulders.
The second part of the performance was
Dion Boucicault’s comedy-drama, “True
Friendship; or, The Long Strike.” The
comedy does not need an introduction here.
Boucicault has made his fame secure, a id
liis name attached to a play always draws
an audience because all ins plays are good.
“True Friendship” is no exception. The
piece is light in texture, but full of bright
things and mild sensations.
Score one for Miss Tyndale, who made
her dehut in Savannah as “Jane Loaroyd.”
Miss Tyndale’s naturalness in acting is ono
of her strong points and her m >bile fac i
is another. The easy freshness of her style
and the absence of artificiality in all her
work are qualities which are sure to estab
lish her firmly in public favor. She is
bound to boa favorite in Savannah.
Miss Arthur won plaudits anew as
“Betsy.” Sne is already a favorite, and the
audience testified to the good work of
Joe Doyle as “Jim Ntokey.”
It was in the third act svhea the gallery
gods were most happy, for then Larry
Doyle appeared on the st igo in the char
acter of old “Morieypenny.”
To H. T. Estill as "Richard Koadloy,”
and William Fleming as “Noah Learoyd,”
words of praise are due.
Lawrence Hanley well sustained the char
acter of “Johnny Reilly,” a seaman. There
is a breezy freshness about his style of
comedy acting mid a heartiness of maimer
that smacked of tho “ocean wave.”
The support generally was good and was
as follows:
Crookshaw ia Detective) Mr. M. Scanlan
Sir.lohn Fairfield, 1 'residing Judge
Mr. James Daly
Mr. Armitage .Mr. Ed Leonard
Mr. Aspinwall Mr. J a. Lane
Mr. Brooke Mr. N. V. Jackson
Jem Sta.ey Mr. r. j. Dunstan
Jack O. Bobs Mr. James Degnau
Spurigtr. a Lawyer .Mr. Henry Pate
Wegley. a Lawyer Mr. Geo. Mel'alia
Telegraph Operator Mr. Steve Horn
Capt. Williams Mr. Gairie Davidson
The audienoe was in a happy mood, and
laughed and applauded by turns. It is safe
to say that the performance throughout
was one of the best that tho Fords have
ever given.
THE NEW ARTESIAN WELL.
The Work of Boring the 12-Inch Well
to Begin This Morning.
The work of boring the deep artesian
well will begin at 7 o’clock this morning on
the Springfield plantation. Joyce & Bar
ker have the derrick in piace. The engine
was overhauled yesterday and everything
got in readiness yesterday afternoon for
beginning active work this morning.
A house has been built for storing the
cables and drills, and a tool house has also
been erected. The belt house was put under
cover yesterday, and tho first piece of pipe
is suspended ready for driving. The pipe,
or casing, is 12 inches in diameter, and will
he driven down in sections until rock for
mation is reached, when tho drill will be
put iu.
Mr. Barker, who has had wide experience
in putting down deep oil wells north and in
sinking deep artesian wells at St. Augustine,
feels conlld-mt that the same heavy veins
and pressure will be reached here. The
present machinery now put up will not be
used beyond 1,000 teet, if to that depth, as
heavier machinery and appliances for deop
boring have been ordered, and will bo h re
in a couple of weeks, when tne present ma
chinery will be taken down and housed
and the new appliances brought into requisi
tion.
Mr. Barker says that thojnew outfit wili
put the well down to a distance of 3,00 J
feet if necessary, but lie expects that a lit
tle over half the distance will be necessary.
Mr. Joyce will superintend the work, as
Mr. Barker is interested only as a relative of
the contractor, and is in the south on a trip
for his health, and interested in deep well
borings as a charter member of the Bt.
Angustine water works.
Mr. Mendel’s Fruit Farm.
Mr. NY. H. Mendel, who lives on the
Montgomery road, near Bethosda station,
isshowiug the farmers of Chatham county
what can be done in this locality in tho way
of growing fruit. He has a great variety
of fruit, and all of it is of the finest He
brought to tho city yesterday some speci
mens of Japanese plutns. and also some
poars. Ono of the pears, of the Bartlett va
riety, was remarkably large. It weighed
one and a half pounds. Bears of the La
Conte variety among his collection weighed
as much as a pound and a quarter. Mr.
Mendel takes great pride in his fruit, and it
already pays him handsomely. This sea
son, for the first time, lie is cultivating
Cassava, and he reports that it is growiinr
finely.
To Attend Mr. Brandt's Funeral.
Col. R. F. Harmon, commanding the
I First Georgia uniformed regiment Knights
of Pythias, Capt. John Juchter, command
ing Teutonia division No. 3 and Capt. W.
A. Walker, commanding DuGuescliu divis
ion No. 1, left last night for Augusta, to
attend tha funoral to-day of the lute Capt.
Adolph Brandt, late commander of Capital
City division, Atlanta.
Declined to Prosecute.
Ucius Harris, the 15-year-old colored boy
who stabbed Frank Harris, another colored
boy with whom he quarreled iu the new
hotel day before yesterday, was before the
mayor yesterday morning, but was dis
missed, the wouuded boy’s parents declining
to prosecute the case.
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1889.
TO PUT MONEY IN SHIPS.
A Proposed Savannah Company to
Build Vessels in England.
Mr. J. Florence Minis returned home
from Europe on Wednesday, having ar
rived in New York on Monday. Mr. Minis
has been absent since May, looking after the
shipping interests of his firm, Messrs. A.
Minis A. Sons. The house is probably the
oldest business house in the city, the family
name dating back into the days of
the colony. Of late years the business
of the firm has been almost exclusively that
of agents for foreign steamships, which, in
the cotton season, come to this port in large
numbers.
It is a well-known fact that the foreign
carrying trade of the United States —
thanks to the protective tariff and absurd
shipping lnws—has passed into the
hands of England, France, Germany,
Norway and Spain. Clyde-built steamships
sail under all nags but the American. Eng
land finds not only profit in building steam
ships for herself, but also for other nations.
The profits realized on such steamships
make them favorite investments for not
only capitalists, but merchants, manufac
turers and corporations. Bteainshlps have
been In this port which have
been owned ft by the captain,
and his relatives, the agent and bis rela
tives, the cotton manufacturer and his
friends, and so on. Huoh vessels rarely
earn less than 20 per cent, per annum ex
clusive of a large sum annually passed to
the reserve fund.
- Americans, or, more properly, citizens of
the United States, cannot share in the
profits derived from the shipment of
their own products unless they in
vest their money under a foreign flag.
Of late this has been done to a considerable
extent. One of the lines of ocean steam
ships sailing out of New York is owned by
an Euglisu company, composed of Ameri
cans. It is rather humiliating to know
that what aro really American ships should
be obliged by the laws of the land to sail
under foreign flags and pay tribute In
taxes to the support of foreign govern
ments.
The fact that that is the only way in
which Americans can participate in the
profits of the commerce of the world has,
however, at last been recognized, and the
people of the north are contributing mil
lions of dollars to the support of the ship
yards of England, and the matter is at
tracting attention in the south, the products
of which contribute largely to the profits of
the foreign carrying trade.
Mr. Minis has givon the subject of a reg
ular liue of steamships between Savannah
and Europe his careful study, and he, with
several other merchants of this city and
Liverpool, propose to orgaui ze a company
and build Clyde steamers suitable for the
cotton trade. This can be done by forming
a . company under the Georgia
laws which can hold tho stock
of the English Steamship Com
pany, ttio nominal owners of the ships.
Doubtless the legislature would give special
privileges to a company organized for the
purpose of be silting the commercial in
terests of the south. No one who is con
versant with the present status of the for
eign carrying trade would he-itate to advo
cate giving such an enterprise all the help
that can be given under the state laws.
URCHINS TURN CRACKSMEN.
Three Little Negro Bore Smaah In a
Store Window.
There is no telling what tho small colored
boy who sleeps under the stoops in the day
time and prowls about tho streets at night
will do. It would probably be an easier
matter to dell what he will not do.
About 12 o’clock last night three
urchins about a yard high ambled
up Congress street, eaoh with a
pocket full of rocks. As they sidled
past'tho'show windows of Heidt’s drug store,
at Congress and Whitaker streets, full of
base halls, bats, blacking and blacking
brushes, they began to bautur one another ;
ami before they hardly knew what bad
happened, crash I went the window glass,
and a hole large enough for all of them to
crawl through at once was made where the
rock went through.
Officer* Be oil and Dunham'were patroll
ing the locality, and the rattle of the glass
on the side walk brought them to the
place iu double quick time. They could
hear nothing though, but the retreating
“gallop” of the urchins, who rau down
Whitaker to Bt. Julian street, and turning
west skedaddled to the market. Just as they
reached the market they separated, and
one of them dashed off to ward Congress
and Barnard streets when “Ice Crea.n Jim”
turned up.
As soon as the little negro saw Jim he
started back down Bt. Juliau street. Jim
shouted after him, “Heah deygo! Ketch
om," and chased the little negro. Just as
he turned the corner at St. Julian street he
stopped and stood close to the wall to let his
pursuer go past, but the scheme did not
work. Jim grabbed him iu the collar and
took him to the officers.
Officer Besoll took the urchin to the
police barracks. His name is George King.
When asked why he broke the glass he
naturally laid it on the other boys who
escaped. Mayor Schwarz will have the
boy to ileal with this morning.
TEMPLARS ELECT OFFICERS.
Christian Temple Lodge Growing Rap
idly in Numbers.
Christian Temple Lodge No. 68, of Good
Templars, held an intere ding meeting last
night at the residence of Mrs. M. E. Hill.
It was the quarterly meeting, and officers
wore elected for the ensuing quarter. A
large number of members was present and
a good deal of interest was manifested. The
following officers were sleeted;
F. C. T.— C. C. Hill.
Chief T.— O. B. Perry.
W. V. T.—Miss Annie Carr,
Chaplain—E. W. Farrick.
K. B.—H. L. Purse.
Assistant R. S. —C. Honiker.
F. S. —Mrs. M. E. Hill.
Treasurer—Mrs. A. O'Rear.
Marshal—A. L. Stokes.
I). M. —Mrs M. A. Forsyth.
R. H. B.—Mrs. F. B. Strate.
1,. H. B.—Mrs. M. J. Carr.
Guard—J. J. 8. Carr.
Several now members were received last
night, increasing the membership of the
lodge to over 50. The lodge has been meeting
at private residences since the burning of
the Nagle bail, on Jefferson street, some
time ago. A room is being fitted up for the
lodge at Yoage’s hall, and the lodge expects
to occupy it in September.
Tne officers elected la9t night are all
young and energetic, and will no doubt
work faithfully for the rebuilding of the
lodge and order. Christian Temple lodge
is now ihe only lodge in the city. Grand
Chief State Deputy J. S. Evans said last
night tha; the lodge is in a flourishing con
dition, and a strong effort will be made to
make it one of tne strongest in the state.
He attended the annual convention ia At
lanta not long since and was elected a state
officer and cannot himself hold an office in
this lodge, but ha will lend it his support.
The Mosquito Olub’s Cruise.
The pilot boat Neca has been thoroughly
overhauled and looks like she had just come
from tho hands of the builder. She leaves
this morning on a cruise. On her return to
Tybee Sunday morning the Mosquito Club
and Messrs. Bell and tue Brinson brothers
of Millen will go aboard as the guests of
Capt. Thompson for a trip to the Blacktish
banks on Monday.
The Bay Street Extension.
County Surveyor Thomas and his en
gineering corps have located the county's
part of the line of the Bay street extension
from the wator works road westward, and
Col. Wmu, city surveyor, with his force,
will begin Tuesday morning locating tho
hue from the water works road eastward to
the city terminus of the street.
IN AND ABOUT GUYTON.
A Lively Budget of News from the
Bustling Little Town.
The revival at the Baptist church has
been in progress all the week and the meet
ings are attended nightly by la-ge and ear
nest congregations. The past a - in charge.
Rev. J. A. Scar boro, has worked faithfully
and is assisted by several ministers from a
distance.
The district high school board has made
fine progress on the new additions to the
academy, which will be completed in time
for the opening of the fall term. The at
tendance at the academy during the last
scholastic year made it necessary to
enlarge the building. The managers
are looking for an increased
number of pupils from a distance.
Guyton is one of the healthiest aoints to be
found ia the Savanuah conference district,
and its central location, with its moral and
religious surroundings, gives it many ad
vantages over other places. A gentleman
of prominence who recently stopped in
Guyton remarked that the town possessed
two things which make it a favored spot.
He could alwavs eat there with a becoming
appetite and could sleep well at night with
no mosquitoes to disturo his rest.
Several building improvements other
than those mentioned are being arranged
for in the near future, and will keep up the
boom.
The new public road running from Guy
ton to Marlow is being rapidly pushed. The
road runs almost parallel with the Central
railroad, and when completed it will greatly
shorten the distance over the little by-path
which was formerly used by the citizens of
the two places.
The Guyton Glee Club held an inter
esting meeting at the residence of Mark
Tarver Monday night, wnieh resulted in a
picnio o i Wednesday at Col. Wright’s mill
pond. The little folks report a charming
day spent in romping in the grove and in
fishing and eating.
The Guyton Literary Club held its meet
ing Wednesday night at the residence of
Charles Edmondson. On account of the
revival meeting and the absence of many
members, the attendance was not so large
as usual, but it was large enough to have
au enjoyable time. Among the young lady
visitors were Misses Bliss and DeLettre of
Savannah. The latter favored the club
with some fine instrumental music, accom
panied by the violin, played by a member
of the club. The next meeting will be held
at Col. Havant’s, Sept, 4.
The confederate \ eterana of Effingham
county will hold their next meeting at
Springfield in the last Saturday in August,
where they will complete their organiza
tion, and confirm the action of the state
convention held in Atlanta on Aug.
15. Tne action of the state conven
tion does not meet the unanimous
approval of|tlie Effingham veterans. Asa
member said, it smacked two muoh of a
political machine.
The youug people, aided,’by the olderjones,
of Marlow, held an ice cream festival on
Wednesday night. The purpose was to
raise funds with which to complete tho
purchase of books for the Sunday-School
library. Quite a neat sum was raised.
The evening passed pleasantly and will be
remembered by all -vho attended.
This week’s list of arrivals, so far as could
be obtained, are as follows:
Rev. J. R. McLeskey and family are
visiting the Messrs. Neidlingers.
M. N. DeLettre, wife and daughter are
spending some time with Miss Heanie Ed
mondson.
A. F. Dupont and family, Mrs. Henry
Roberts and'daughter, and Cap". Bliss, wife
and two daughters have arrived nud taken
quarters at ihe Lanier house.
Robert Coffin of Augusta, a student at
the Citadel academy in Charleston, is
spending a portion of his vacation at the
home of Charles Edmondson.
Charles A. Cooper, chief clerk with Mc-
Lain, Wright & Strother, railroad con
tractors, is spending some time ia Guyton.
The firm’s depot of supplies is located at
Eden, to be convenient to the work now
progressing on the Eden extension.
L. L. Rawls and family have returned to
Guyton. The latter has beea visiting rela
tives in Talbotton.
Benjamin R. Armstrong, one of Guyton’s
most prominent citizons, has returned from
a trip to Tallulah Falls.
C. J. Colcock, Esq., of Hardeevillo, S. C..
is spending a pleasant vacation with Capt,
Stubbs.
John E. Calvin of the Central railroad,
with his charming wife, is spending his
vacation at their former home in Au
gusta.
Charles Edmondson and family aro in
the mountains of North Carolina.
A TICKLER FOR BRUNSWICK.
The Americus Road People Prefer
the Ocmulges Outlet.
W. E. Hawkius and S. C. Cooper, two of
Americus’ business men, were in Savannah
yesterday. Mr. Hawkius is a sou of the
Savannah, Americus and Montgomery’s
president and Mr. Cooper is treasurer of
the read. Both gentlemen take a good
deal of pride in the new road. It is a road
largely owned by the Araoricus people
and Americus is deeply interested in its
success.
Treasurer Cooper said that it was the
wish of a good number of the road’s Ameri
cus friends that the liue should be extended
to Savannah, but doubtless tho majority of
the people in Americus would prefer the ter
minus at Brunswick. More of the Americus
people are directly interested in Brunswick,
many of them o wning property there. It
is not known vet to what point the line
will bo extended. The road has little hope
of coining on to Savannah, however.
Mr. Cooper said that the new line will be
operating into Savannah though before
Christmas. He explained that this will be
dona by the agreement which the company
has with tho Central. Both roads, it is
understood, will complete their lines to
Sterling, the points where they connect, by
Nov. 1. The arrangement whereby tho
Central will have tho use of the new line to
Americus and by which the Savannah,
Americus and Montgomery will be enabled
to come into Savannah over the Ceutral,
will be fully perfected and operation begun
at the earliest practicable time afterward.
Mr. Hawkins said that the president of
the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery
railway is now in Americus. Tha force of
hands which was making the preliminary
survey ou the Montgomery end has been
transferred to this end of the road, and
grading and track-laying is progressing as
rapidly a* possible. Mcßae, the point on
the East Tennessee, Virgiuia and Georgia
railroad where the Savannah, Americus
and Montgomery intersects that line, will
be reached shortly, and connection will be
had with Brunswick. Americus will tben
have two short routes to Bruns
wick—over the Savannah. Ameri
cus and Montgomery steamboat line
and the Savannah, Americus aud Mont
gomery railroad. Mr. Hawkins said that
Americus is enabled to get rates cheaper than
Macon or any of the interior towns. Freight
from Now York, he claims, can be trans
ported by the Mallory line of steamers to
Brunswick, thence to Abbeville by the
river liue and to Americus and that section
by the Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery railroad at a rate much below that
via the Oceau Steamship Company. The
rate from the east was formerly about 40
cent* more than it now is, he said. He holds
that the rate from the west is reduced pro
portionately. These gentlemen will remain
over in Savannah to-day and visit some of
her points of interest.
Fall Gardening.
The time is at hand for planting white
cabbage, rutabaga turnips, beets, etc.
Chatham county is noted for the finest
vegetable crops in the country. The roason
for this is our gardeners realize the neces
sity of buying nothing but the best seeds,
which they obtain from J. T. Shuptrine &
Bro., who are headquarters in the south for
fresh and reliable seeds of all kinds.
Orders by mail have same careful attention
a* if bought in person. J. T. Shuptrine &
I Hro-i 185 Congress street.
LOCAL. PERSONAL
M. J. Young of Adel is bare.
W. B. Corbett of Macon is here.
J. P. Roosevelt of Macon is here.
J. W. Cary of Augusta is in town.
S. A. Crosby of Baxley is in town.
L. R Welch, of Albany, is in the city.
H. F. Bibb of Orlande, Fia., is in town.
O. L. Mansfield of Fort Ogden is here.
A. R. Autry of Oates, S, C., is in town.
Capt. L. Johnson came up from Waycross.
M C. Renick of Citra, Fla., is in the city.
A. W. Morrison of Abbeville is in town.
W. I. Turner of Hurtsboro, Ala., is here.
James T. Orma of Atlauta, is in town.
C. H. Blood of Sneads, Fla., is in the city.
M. Brice come up from Quitman yester
day.
Harford H. Way of ClaytOD, Ala., is in
town.
John A. Phillips of Lumbar City is in
town.
L. W. Youmans of Sanders, S. C., is in
town.
P. C. McLaine of Appling county is in
town.
J. H. Murray came up from Naylor yes
terday.
C. C. Grace came up from Screven yes
terday.
S. A. Alford of Rowland, ;N. C., is in
the city.
George L. Cope, Jr., went up to Griffin
last night.
Harry Joyce came up from St. Augustine
yesterday.
J. R. Watts came down from Atlanta
yesterday.
J. W. Johnson came in from Graham
yesterday.
Judson McElmurray of Waynesboro is
in the city.
L. Carter and W. J. Sanderson of Odom
are in the city.
Mrs. Lorie Thomas of Parramore Hill is
at the Harnett.
Brown McCollum of Mineral Springs, S.
C., is in tho city,
W. H. Holman and family, of Augusta,
are at the Screven.
M. H. Bunn and Walter Colquitt of At
lanta are in the city.
Albert Smith and family, of Augusta, are
guests of the Harnett.
B. A. Denmark left for Clarkesville last
night to join his family.
J. C. Calhoun and wife, of Jasper, Fla.,
are guests of the Marshall.
Messrs. W. E. Hawkins and 8. C. Cooper
of Americus are in the city.
Miss Annye Bowman left for Jonesboro
last night for a few months.
George W. Dwelle and wife, of Waynes
boro, are guests of the Pulaski.
Sara B. Webb spent yesterday here and
returned to Atlauta last night.
Messrs. W. L. Turner and E. Hunter
Reid of Eatonton are in the city.
Miss Rosa llerrinann a id J. K. Schwenrs
of Augusta are guests of the Screven.
John DeMartin and family went to
Clarkesville last night via the Central.
C. F. Prendergist returned yesterday
from New York on the City of Birming
ham.
Misses Lizzie Mahony and Mamie Doyle
of this city are rusticating with friends at
OiTerman.
E. Fa bar ius lias returned to the city, on
the steamship City of Birmingham, from
New York.
L. G. AVilliatns and Mrs. Mary Williams
and daughter, of Chrystal River, Fla , are
at the Screven.
Bergeant-of-Po!ice Killoufhy returned
yesterday on the City of Birmingham from
a three weeks’ trip north.
A. McC. Duncan of the Ocean Steamship
Company’s office returned from the north
on the City of Birmingham.
( William Estiil has returned from Aiken,
S. C., after a visit there to his cousins, Mr.
and Mrs. George W. Curtis.
Lawrence McNeill and family will leave
to-day via the Central railroad for Tallulah
Falls where they will spend the rest of the
summer.
I. Minis left for New York yesterday via
the Atlantic Coast Line. On his way north
ha will stop over at Afton, Va,, where his
family is spending the summer.
Rev. Father Clifford of Dalton, accom
panied by Father Lewis Bazin of Washing
ton, the Chattanooga Times savs, is spend
ing a few days on Lookout Mountain. ‘ It is
Father Bazin’s first visit here, and hia
opinion of the mountain and Chattanooga
is most flattering.
A reception was held Wednesday night
at the residence of Mr. Lawrence Kelly,
No. 11 Margaret street, iu honor of his
daughter, Miss Rosa Keilv, who has been
spending her vacatiou at home, and will
leave on the City of Birmingham to-mor
row on her return to school. There was
quite a large number of guests, including
visitors from Augusta. Refreshments were
served and a very pleasant evening was
spent.
THE SANFORD BILL.
The Fertilizer Men Anxious to Find
Out About It.
The Sanford fortilizor bill, which has just
passed the Senate, it is stated, threatens to
drive out the Brady bill, which is pending
in the Senate. In a brief synopsis of the
Sanford bill, it purposes to provide that on
the demand of the purchaser of any com
mercial fertilizer, or composting chemical,
a fair sample, securely sealed in a glass bot
tle, shall be deposited in the office of the
ordinary of the county in which the pur
chaser resides, or in which the fertilizer is
delivered, and that such samples shall be
analyzed by the chemist of the state agri
cultural department, and the analysis shali
be received in the courts as evidence in case
a purchaser should claim that the com
modity has been found worthless.
None of the fertilizer man in Savannah
havejreceived the full text of the bill, and
they do not know just what it is. It is not
known whether the purchaser of the fer
tilizer is required to have witnesses whe 1
he puts up the sample bottle or not. If he
should do so without a witness, it will be
funair’to the fertilizer manufacturers, they
claim. They do not know -wnetiier it will
be likely to oust the Brady bill or not. In
tho absence of any definite information they
will not be quoted. They do ;not favor the
Brady bill, however, and if there is a possi
ble chance of defeating it the fertilizer con
cerns will avail themselvis of the chance
They will favor the Sanford bill, they say]
if it should be fair ari just legislation!
The fact, though, of having the samples
tested by tho state chemists, is hut bringing
the matter where it began, since old guanos
are inspected.
A dealer said yesterdav that it is hardly
possible that the Brady bfll will pass when
its ruinous tendencies are seen. The state
he said, will be crushing an enterprise
which has just begun to develop, iuto con
cerns commensurate with northern manu
facturers. It will be throttling an industry
•which the south has long felt the need of
Since the establishment of these
factories in the south, the farmers
are enabled to procure their
fertilizers at a far less cost, aud in conse
quence of which the use of guano in the
last few years has increased from a few
thousand tons to over 100,000 tons per year
T his amount is uearlv nil sold on time and
the fertilizer manufacturers savthatif an
tagonistic legislation is enacted, the guano
will be sold oulv for cash, and not over oue
quarter as much will bo sold for the reason
that the farmers will not be able to pur
chase it. F
Dr. Parsons’ Funeral.
The funeral of Dr. E. Parsons will take
place from his late residence, No, 115 York
street, at 10:30 o’clock this morning The
Odd Fellows will pay the last tribute of
respect to their deceased brother.
PEACH SEASON ABOUT OVER.
Growers and Com mission Men Figur
ing up /.heir Profits.
Peaches continue to come into the market
in large quantities. They era used chiefly
for preserving aud canning purposes now.
The fruit is too hard far eating. It seils
for good prices. The market was firm yes
terday for good peaches at from 75 cents to
$5 50 per bushel
The peach season will be over in three
weeks. In suming up the losses and gains
yesterday a commission merchant said that
the season has not been one that
was highly remunerative to t v e growers.
At least the quantity sold o:i this market
has not netted the growers very much.
When the aeason opened peaches soli as
high as $8 per bushaf, but those were fancy
prices and could not be maintained. The
fruit ripened rapidly and soon the market
was full and glutted. Prices, as a matte '
of course, went down to where it wouid not
oay the growers to ship them. A great
deal of fruit that was shipped here was’ not
disposed of at all.
“The farmers did not make anything,
scarcely anything out of the crop,” said the
merchant, “and the merchants made little
more. The express company reaped the
benefit from the crop. The same rates were
in force as when a small crop was ma le.
My books show that the express charges
during a single mouth this season were over
*3,000.'’
The merchant explained that until the
growers find out that there is such a thing as
glutting the market they will realize very
little on their shipment, for there is hardlv
a seaason that the shipment of peacues to this
market is not in excess of the demand. The
correct way, he suggested, for them to do
is to seek northern markets, as the fruit
growers in the northern and western part
of the state do. At these markets there is
less danger of over-supplying the demand,
and consequently good prices are kept up
during tho season. Daily advices are re
ceived from the markets, and if the market
is in danger of being glutted thev seek
another, for there is a sufficient number of
them in the north where fruit is iu demand
all the time.
THE SWEDENBORGIANS.
Their Little Church to be Dedicated
Nov. 1.
The Swedonborgian church is approach
ing completion. It will be dedicate 1 Nov.
1. Rev. Cbauncy Giles of Philadelphia
will preach the dedicatory sermon. A largo
number of eminent divines of the new church
will come down whon the little edifice is
dedicated. Rev. J. Edward Smith of Mary
land will probably be the pastor. He
visited Savannah last winter and was verv
popular here. T. H. Heyward, a member of
the building committee and an officer in tho
society, wont north ii June aud saw a imgo
number of peoplo who will be down to Sa
vannah in November to take part in tho
ceremonies of opening the church. Ti o
building c immittee composed of Dr. F. VV.
Rich, T. Savage Heyward and A. E. Mor
gan is pushing the work of construction,
and they are confident that they will be
ready to occupy the church by November.
Dr. E. Parsons, whose death was an
nounced in the Momni.no News yes.erday,
was sn ardent member of tho Savannah
society. He was its first president aud was
among its organiz rs.
ALL QUIET AT FOOLER.
The Excitement Over the Lynching
About Died Out.
The excitement at Pooler over the lynch
ing of Asbury has about died out. Asbury’s
wifo is still there, but a purse is being made
up for her, and she will leave in a day or
two.
The Kissmau family has moved out of
the house where the negro committed the
assault upon tile young gir., Lulu. They
left it the day after the lynching. Ti e
girl will not go near the place. She has a
dread for it that she says is uncontrollable
She is recovering from her uour.ds, and is
gaming streugtj after the shock oi the as
sault, but it will be some time b Tore she is
completely recovered. The family is living
temporarily in a house owned by Justi-e
Be vans.
The Pooler people believe that the swift
punishment that was metod out to Asbury
will put a quietus on the disorderly element
in the western portion of the county.
CITY BREVITIES.
The tide suits for bathing atTybee to-day
and the surf is fine. J '
Palestine Commaudery, Knights Templar
will meet to-night.
Four cases of disorderly conduct were
reported at the barracks at 1 o’clock this
morning.
A Good Day for Priaonera.
Constable ColUnan got into a business
humor yesterday and collected iu three
prisoners. They were Julia Washington,
Charlotte Powers aud Sibbie Screven, all
colored.
Julia Washington prosecuted Charlotte
Powers and the Screven woman for assau t
and battery. She c airns that they went to
her house and bombarded the place and
beat her on the arms and shoulders with
rocks. Before they were committed to jail
the Screven woman swore out a warrant
against tho Washington woman, charging
her with misdemeanor. Tiiey were all lent
t/O jail.
Engineer Xenipfs Condition.
Engine.-r Kempf, of the Central railroad
construction train,who was shot by a tramp
at the Four Mile hill Wednesday (afternoon,
was resting very well yesterday. Dr.’
Elliott was unable to probe for tho ball
owing to the swelling. Ho said that it may
be two or three days oefore he will be able
to locate the ball and examine tho wound
thoroughly.
Notice to Contractors and Builders.
I have been appointed sole agent for the sale
of the celebrated Cbewacla Lime. This lime has
been sold in this market for the last twenty
years, and is conceded to have given better sat
isfaction than any other lima. lam also avnnt
f.,r Hoffman Uosendale Cement. Enghsh*a.M
(reriuau Portland Cements, Calcined Plaster
Plastering Hair, etc., which I can furnish in any
quantityand on short notice. 1 keep on hand tho
largest stock in the south or White Pine Doors
Sash, Blinds, Builders’ Hardware, Pafnts Oils’
Glass. Lubricating Oils, Packings of all kinds a
complete assortment of steamboat and mill
supplies. Get my prices before purchasing
elsewhere. Estimates cheerfully furbished.
Andrew llani.hv.
91 Bay Street
Out Stuck is Sot Exhausted Yet.
yWEBBSSSfitse I^
Squares, Window Shades, Lace Curtains <’ r
nice Poles, Matting. Oil Cloth lin ,len ?,%r„,v
and'?fat L s PtloUtery G °° Js ’ I’hishes, etc., ’ KugS
Competent Workmen to Lay Goods.
Barber Chairs. Commodes, Easv Chairs ck.
Mattrt>ss*s S '
iiauresieg, 1 iiiow.s, Ba!y Carriaees
erators. Bedsteads, Parlor Suits, etc etc *
Price is a secondary consideration, as the goods
Must Be Closed Out
o/SJoSUJSfifj&f**- * **
A. J. MILLER & CO.,
91 BAX STBEET.
. . _ _ .HARING powder.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure*
This powder never varies. A marvel of ■
strength and wholesoraenesa. Mi - r ec- f r Purity '
than the ordinary kinds, and S.nn
sold HII competition with the multitude
test short weight alum or phosphate now I ° W
Sold only in cans. Royal, Bakino p, j* WJsr s.
l(>i Wall street. New York. PoWDli s Cos.,
LUDDEN * BATES 9. m. jj
Our Fifth Annual Clearance
Sale, the most successful in
our experience, will soon be
brougnt to a close. The in
struments still on hand con
slating of second-hand
Pianos and Organs, which
have been thoroughly reniV
vated in our repair rooms'
must be closed out at any
reasonable price. Cash buy
ers will find great bargains
Those who haven’t cash com
venient can get as easy
terms as they wish. tWa
who need instruments now
but are not ready for new
ones, can buy a second-hand
bargain and exchange later
for any style desired, ifanv
one wishes to trade for anv
thing from a second-hand
Melodeon to a Chickerine
Grand Piano, we can suit
him every time.
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Our tuners are the bast that money
ami experience can employ. Our re
pairers have been educated in the lead
ing factories. Our “giant” movers
are expa ti in their line. Probably
your Piano needs attention now. Send
us your order.
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DRY GOODS.
iliHyolEi
137 BROUGHTON ST.
TJI7E have received during the past week the
▼ v following lines of seasonable goods:
SATINES.
50 pieces French finished Satines, beautiful
styles ami colors, at 15c. yard.
Chambrays and Ginghams
120 pieces Chambrays, in plams, stnpeds, solid
colors and now side bands, at yard.
60 pieces fine Plaid ami Striped Binghams, all
new tints and styles, at 10c. yard.
Unlaundered Shirts.
10 ) dozen Gents’ Unlaundered Shirts, made
from good cotton, linen bosom and bands, con
tinuous stay back aud front, perfect fitting, at
50c. each.
75 dozen Gents’ Unlaundered Shirts, plaited
bosom, extra long and extra large bodies.
Can't be matched anywhere less than sl. We
sell them at 75c. each.
Umbrellas and Parasols.
300 Gloria Silk Umbrellas, gold mounted
handles, at $1 50; wouid be cheap at $2 50.
A full line of liner grades in Gloria, Puritan
and Twilled Bilks, in oxidized, silver aud gold
mountings.
N. R A full line of Ladies’ Lockstitch Muslin
Underwear.
ORPHAN & ROPIER
WOOD AND COAL.
WOOD & CO AL
OF ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 49.
Office, 7 Drayton street, Citizens’ Bank Building.
KLESLING-’S NURSERY,
WHITE HlutTF’-F ROAD.
TSLANTS, Bouquets, Designs, Cut **°*J r J
-I furnished to order. Leave orders at DAVia
BROS.’, cor. Bull and York sts. The Belt Ban
way passes through the nursery. Telephone ’*/■
DAVIS BROS. .
Knabe Pianos.
From the American Musician , Few York
April t>.
THE experience of American aa well a*
European pianornakers with Dr.
von Itulow is that he is o man very !’ a:
please, with an uncontrollable habit of Wing
exactly and precisely what he thinks, especially
when he is displeased. . n .
We will not refer to the warm eulogium i •
von Bulow has expressed privately to many
friends, critics, music ans as to the . Ana .
piano, nor will we express any inaiviaua
favorable opinion, which might, coming tro m
musieai paper supported by Messrs. Knaoe,
expected as natural, whether right or wre. g.
We will content ourselves with saying that t
whole New York press aud all the musicians a
enthusiastic over the grandeur, t lie magnlncen
intellectuality, the high musicianly character
Bulow's playing, and we will draw from ,9,
fact the logical moral that to have enabled in
to produce such a result, such an effect U P°" ,
auditors, the instrument he played on mu
liaie been a masterpiece, and as an editorial
the New York Sun truly says, “wondrous
tho quality of its sound, in its power and its,™
onauce, far surpassing all like instruments.
John C. Fosvsd.
MR. GEORGE MABTICK, the 55tfi
Name Drawn in Davis Bros’. Pian
Club No. 1.
DAV I S BROS.,
43.44 and 46 BULL ST., SAVANNAH,
