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Newspaper Page Text8 LIVELY TIMES IN COUNCIL B3EEZY DEBATES OVER A NUM3ER OF MATTE R& The Movemint to Repeal the Sewer Connection Ordinance Defeated Mayor Grant's Letter on the World’s Fair Referred to a Special Committee —How the Permit for Building the A. S. Cohen Houses in Violation of the Fire Ordinances Was Granted— The Belt Line's Application to Krect Poles for Its Electric Plant. The more imnortant questions which com manded the attention of the city council last tight were the motion of Alderman Kal ligant to repeal the ordinance requiring property owners within 300 feet of a sewer to connect tiieir vaults w.th it, which was defeated by the mayor casting the tie vote; the A. S. Cohen building a South Broad and Jefferson streets, over which th.-re was quite a wrangle, as the building is going up within the lira limits in viola tion of an existing o dinanoe, but upon which no and terim: ative action was taken; the invitation of Mayor Ura* t of New Y rk, that Sava nah sr.o .>1 join that ci y in oe'.ebra i:ig the fourth centennial anniversary of the disc very of Amer.ca by Columbus in the international exposition of 1893, and the matter of an excha .go for the Farmers’ Alliance. THE WORLD’S FAIR. The following letter was read by Clerk Kebarer on the international exposition matter; Mayor's Office, > New York, Sept. 11. ISB9. ) To*Hit Honor. the May>r of Savan ah: Dear §ir: I hove the honor to request your aid and co-operation to insure the holding of au international exposition in jS'J-.’in New York city and to mate the ex osition worthy of the United States and the iuduse* i-l progress of t ie world. Through you the ciiv of New York asks the city of Savannah, its until nties, its com mercial bodies, its industries and its citizens to join with us in commemorating the 100th a ml tersary of the discovery of America by Christo pher Columbus. I have the honor to request that you act with us yourse f, or designate someone to represent the city of Savannah, who will express to us your wishes. Truly yours. Hi oh J. Grant, Mayor. Alderman Falligant followed tue reading of the communication by a short but elo quent speech in which he alluded to New A ork as n city which had been ldierai to the south in day 9 of suffering. He was infavor of putting Savannah on record as favori g New York as the place for holding the in teruational exposition. Alderman Myers wanted the compiunl cation to lie ou t e tab.o until the next meeting of council, but Alderman Harris moved an amendment, which prevailed that the matter be referred to a special committee, and the mayor appointed Aider men Harris, Falligant and Caun as the commtitee. THE FARMER’S’ ALLIANCE EXCHANGE. The report of Alderman Myers, chairman of the joint committee on ti lanco an 1 city lots, o i the communication of the commit tee on location for an ex :hangs fur tlie farmers’ alliance, was adopted, and is as follows: The joint committee on finance and city lots, to wWcb was referred the coni miiiicatl >n fr in tlie directors of the Farmers' Alliance Exchange of Georgia, beg to recommend the following reoly to said communication: The mayor and b >ard of aldermen fully ap iir -ciatu the advantages the location of the r ar.iiers’ Alliance exchange would be to our city, aid regret that, the constitution of our state precludes the city from <1 mat ng any land or money for such purposes, and beg to refer tli in to pat act a>h l, seotio if., article 7. of the coustftut-n of .corci lof ltS77, to be found in section 6.-U o: the Code of Georgia hut we lieg to call the attention of the directors of the Fanner;' Alliance to the many and superior a .vantages Savannah offers for the location of th s exchange, which in itself overbalances all money considerations other Ge rgia cities may offer. However, should yon in your judgment determine that you ought to nave tlnanciai aid besides these a ivantages of location oar city atf irds. we will tie pleases t submit any rea sonable proposition you may raise to a public m • ting of our citizens to bs called for that purpose, and have n > doubt it will receive care ful and favorable consideration. POLICE APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED. The mayor presented a list of the police men whicn he had appointed siuce February last. Lhe appoi tments wore conttrmad. They are John Cri n.u tis, Bernhard Uuzar Frank 1). Giffmy, J. R, R tut , George A'. Bossed, Samuel AL Davis, E. V. Rucetti and Allen B. El ibse. The Injured flremeu came iu f>r allow ances, but the council in granting the same to k occasion to put itself on record by say ing that the city does not recognize auv such claims as were made for injuries aud will not consider any more ciai . a cf that ebarae’e iti the future. It voted SSO to Morris Buttimer for medical attendance ar.d medicine, and $25 each to Hart and Lepinski, all three of whom wereiujured at the fire iu the Miller building. A bill of Dr. Nichols for $lO for attend a co upon Fireman Paeottl, injured at the Miller fire, was referred to the committee on Are. A number of permits wore granted to build and repair buildings in various parts of the city. Bids to furnish wood to the city were read, one of whi -h was for 150 cord* of pine word at $2 50 per cord, but no ac tion was taken on them. THE BELT USE’S PETITION. The petition of the Belt Line Street Rail way Company to erect polos, etc., for elec tric appliances as a motive power for oper ating the street railway, was referred to the committee of the whole. A resolution by Alderman Cann was adopted providing for the clerk of couucil to notify each department of the city gov ernment within twenty-four hours of any mat er affecting e ther of the departments adopted by the council. The A. S. Cohen building at South Broad and Jefferson occupied the attention of the council during the closing hour, and a dis cussion of the matter was precipitrted by Alderman Cann, who recalled a remark of Alderman Myer-. earlier in ihesession, t at council was shutting its eyes to certain vio lations of the ordinances of the city, and ho added that instead of hinting at violations of the ordinances it was the duty of the complainant to bring the attention of coun cil directly to the m itter. A* VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCES. Alderman Myers said that he alluded to the large four story fra t o building going up at South Broad and Jefferson st. sets. Mayor Schwarz attomoted to pour oil on the troublous waters by saving that council bad, in response to a peti io.i of Mr. Cohen, grauted him permission to repair or re model the old buil ling at the pla o a luded to, and that in return for the permission Mr. Cohen, whose property o croacued on the two st eets, hal agreed to conform to the true line of Jefferson and South Broad Streets. Alderman Myers said that the permission could not be giveu legally except by repeal of the ordinance. Alderman Cann replied that the fie oom mittee had recommended the permit, a id no complaint bad tiien been made that it was in violation of the ordinance. Alderman Myers said if a permit had been given Mr. Cohen t j buil j a fojr-st iry frame building on the premises it hal not been done when he was present at the council, or his attention had not been called to it. Alderman Haines said that if he had known such a building was contemplated be would have voted against it. It was a clear violation of the ordi lance. Alderman Bailey said that tue matter was fuily known to the couucil. Alderman Haines denied that be knew Mr. Cohen intended to erect a four-story frame building. THE WAY THE LAW 13 EVADED. Alderman Bailey explained that the coun cil had granted Mr. Cohen permission to re l J “> r , remodel or improve the old budding. But he is neither repairing, remodeling ■or improving the old building,” replied Aider man Uarrii, "he is building a four-story frame building in the rear of the oki frame building.” Alderman Harmon said that St was get ting nd of au o and shanty that was au eye sore to the neighborhood. Alderman Cann remarked that Mr. I C hen s petition had taken the same course , that the Belt Line petition lind taken. It was referred to the committee of the whole where, af er discussion it hid been favor i abiy acted u on. The trouble with objcct \ ing members of cnuncil, he remarked, was j iu not informing themselves. Alderman Myers said that he had not yet voted to adopt a report that was in violation of an existing ordinance, and tbe proper course for c uncil to have taken was to have amended the ordinance before grant ing Mr. Cohen the right to e eet a budding in non-conformity t > the ordinance. NO PERMISSION TO BCILD. Alderman Haines called for a reading of the report, and Clerk Kebarer read t e re commended .u of the committee of the whole of June 2fi, in wmch permission was given Mr. Co.ien to repair, remodel or im prove the old building Alderman Haines said that Mr. Cohen is not repairing the old house, he is not im proving it, O' >r i4 be remodeling it, but he is budding a four-story frame hou*e in tbe rear in violation of the ordinance. Alderman Cann twitted Alderman Haines be ause he ha i known for four weeks the character of he building that Air. Cohen is erecting and had no complaint to make, which Mr. Haines promptly de nied, oxt lainiug that he did not know it until within the past week. He Darned that Mr. Cohe i is neither repairing, remod eling nor improving t o old house, and theref iro that he wn viol .ting the ordi nanc?. While the debate was sharp and incisive, with Messrs. Falligant a id Cann on Mr. Cohen’s side, and Messrs. Haines and Myers on th? other, no (Inal action was fak -n. Bids to tue amount of sl7,.’h! 75 were passed for payment, and ot ,er routine work was diiio, the council adjourning shortly after 11 o’clock. THIS TABS ON COTTON. The Cotton Exchange Directors to Discuss the Question To-day. The board of directors of the cotton ex change will meet at 11 o’clock this morning in regular session. President F. D. B.oxi worth said yesterday that while the ex change has received no official notice of the action of the convention at New Orleans, which tixed the tare on cotton bagging, the fact is known by the directors of the change and will be discussed at to-day’s meeting. Representative Gordon has introduced a bill in the House to a uend the law relative to the sale of cotton, so that the tare shall not exceed twenty-four pounds to the bale of jute-covered cotton, nor sixteen pounds of the cotton-covered Dale. The bill also provides that on cotton bales where ties are not it-ed, tlie tare on jute-covered bales shall not exceed ten pounds, nor five pounds on a c tto ,-cvercd bale. This, U;p: tent ative Gordon explains, duos not make it com pulsory to sell at net eight and deduct tare fr .m the gross weight, but allows it to bo done, many people having construed sect in 1599 of the Code to mean that no tare deduction can tie made. It is thoug t that this is better than to compel everybody to conform to the radical change in the method of sell ng and deliv ering, whether or not. Tee proviso in tbe bdl as to cotton baled without the usi of ties is, of ourse, intended to include sea island cotton iu the baling of which ties are not us -d. The Boston Journal of Commerce, re ferring to the laxs governing the sale of cotton, “We have been asked if the statutes or any ot the southern states have anything to say on the question of tae ou cotton b iiosu We are sorry to say that we are unable to answer the inquiry a. we should like, but it would not be strange if some law of the kind did not exist, though usually such matters are governed by trade custom. In 1840 tue legislature of South Carolina passed an act waich rends as follows: the custom of making a reiuction from the actual weight of bu.os of umn inufactured c itton, as au allowance for tare or draught thereon, be, aud the sains is hereby abolished; and that hereafter all contracts made iu relation to suct cotton shall be deemed and taken as referring to the true and actual weight thereof, without deduction for any s .oh tare or draught.’ If there is any existing state law we should r gard it as practically dead so far as being recognized by the trade, as it certainly could not be euforced outside of Ihe state limits.” THIS AMUB-SMKNr BKA3ON. Miss Agnea Herndon at the Theater To-morrow Night. The doors of the thoatar which have been closed except during the Fords’ season since early spring, will be tirown opentvmorrow night and “Li Bails Mirie” in the person of Mi<s Ag ios Herndon, the well-known s iciefcy actress, will “receive” and entertain the Savannah theater goers. Miss Herndon apnears in her new play, which was first produced in Now- York at the Windsor theater last month, aud in which she is sail to have made a great hit. “La Bella Marie” is French all the way through. The piece treats of the misery ot a wrong-d cou itry girl at the hands of a society vil lain. Mss Herndon pla vs a dual character —Jean Indleside, the country lass, and Maria Dußo.s (La Belle Marie.) Of the merits of “La Bello Maria,” however, the Savannah amusement lovers have an op portunity of judging for ttaeoselvss. Miss Herndon brings her owu supporting com pany with her, and the first nighters will form their own conclusions. Henry F. Greene’s Company. Henry F. Greene, who left Savannah five years ago and cast his lot with the man agerial department of theatrical work, is in the city arranging for the appetrance of Diou Boucicault’s famous drama of London life, ‘‘After Dark,” at the theater next Wednesday and Thursday nights aud at a Thursday matinee. The play comes haralded as elaborate and picturesque. The sceuie acts are mounted by uew and mar velous sesnery from the brush ot the emi nent scenic artist Harley Merry. Among the features of the representati m is one showing the London bridge at night with the Bowing Thames beneath, repre sented ou ilie stage by a river of real water, the length of the theater stage, from wall to wall, having a depth of some four feet. Here ihe heroine of the plav is thrown headlong into the water, a id is rescued in a most tnriiliug maune by one of the ehar a ters, who makes a daring dive from the bow of abo it. Anotuer aquatic spectacle is tlie representation of a lake, snowing nil kinds of marine era is aud a number of real white swans. The company is the same that hai recently presented "the plav in .New York, Bust u aud Baltimore, aud is headed by William A. Brady, an actor of much exjierience, who will be ssen iu his creation of "Old Tom.” In connection with the regu lar representation of the play is a Loudon Concert hall s -e ie, wnere a uumber of clever specialty artists appear, among whom are B ;buv Gaylor, an Ir.sh comique of repute, and Kel.y a id Murphy, two exhibition boxers, who have a realistic set-to. Oglethorpe Seminary. The advertisement auuouuces the return of Mrs. Young, the principal, and the be ginning of the third annual session on Out. 12. The folio whig is the corps of teachers: Mrs. Louis G. Young, principal; Rev. T. H. Blenus. assist* it; Frau Knorr, German; Madam Ryan, nee Ficberenv, French; Prof. Lemiug and Miss Coburn, instru mental music; Prof. Steward, vocal culture; Miss Weymouth, drawing. Lectures: Rev. C. H. Strong, art; Prot. H. E. Snepherd, LL. D., history and Kng.ish literature; Dr. J. P. 8. Houstoun, physidogy and hygiene. Put new life in your system by using the beet ot all liver medicines—Bile Beans. THE MORNING NEWS? THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19; 1889. TO IMPOVK THE SERVICE. BUPT. TERRELL AND THE MOHT . MAILS ON THE CENTRAL. Night PoucbfM Will Be Put On if tbe Postmasters Will Look After Them —A Postal Cleric Needed for tbe Night Trains—The “Shoofly" Mall— Whether tbe Night Pouches Are Put On for the People to Decide. Supt. L. M. Terrell of the southern divis ion of the railway mail service is disposed to give tbe towns along the Line of the Cen tral railroad between Savannah and Macon every mail facility they ask for and which he is able to give them In an interview with a Morning News reporter the super intendent said yesterd iy that as many of the stations may havea night pouch to and from Savannah as want it, provided that the trains are met and the poucii is taken charge of by the postmaster or his a,eat. He said that he is advised that already Tennille, Millen and Waynesboro have night pouches because they have a man to take caarge of the mail upon the arrival of the night trains. The majority of the stations along the line. Supt. Ferrell said,have their postofflees within thirteen yards of the railroad sta tion, and w benever that is the case, the railroad is required to deliver mail. NO MAIL CARRIERS. At al! such stations there are no mail carriers, arid the postmaster is the only per son to taks charge of the pouch.**. He ex plained that heretofore the postmasters have not had enough interest in the matter to gat up at ali times during the night to meft a train and to get the mail, and the government cannot compel them to do so. At Waynesboro, on the Augusta branch, Tennille and Millen, on tbe main stem, where the night pouches are received, the railroad has a night watchman, and he has been au thorize! to receive the mail. Macon can get no more night mail than Sayan .ah, for if there is a man to receive the night pouches, he would have to get the maul from Savannah as well. MUST LOOK AFTER THE POUCHES. In order to get the night pouches, Supt. Terrell said, the stations along the line have only to guarantee that the pouches which are put off during the night will be met ami taken cuurge of. If a carrier were employed at the stations to carry tue mail f ora the depot to the postufflce, it would be hit duty to meet all mail trains, without regard to the time they arrive. A few of the stations may have these, but the most of them do not. Where the postoffioe is within the limit which compels the rail road to deliver mail, no carrier can be employed aud nobody but the postmaster or his agent can receive the mail There is not rauen inducement for the poet master to get up during tue night to get the mail. His revenue from the office i. very small. If citizens of the towns which a k for these night mails make it reinunera tive enough for the postmaster or his agent to meet the trains aud get the pouches from the trainmen, they may nave a nignt mail from both end* of tho road. A NIGHT MAIL CLERK. Supt. Terrell said that last year he se cured the appointment of a o.erx on the night train from Atlanta to Savannah dur ing the cotton seaaoj. By this arraignment pouches could bo put on aud off whenever the trains were met, aud people along the line w..erever the office* were closed were able to drop letters in the letter box on the car, and they would be properly assorted by the clerk. This lasted only during the cot ton season. It was very convenient to busi ness men along the route to get order* off at night wheu the postollioes wore closed at the stations. Congressman Blount, Supt. Terrell said, made a strenuous effort to retain tue night clerks on the Central railroad fast mail trains throughout tue year* and he came ▼ery near aucceedi ig, but Mr. Turner of Quitman, had the clerks taken off at the ciOie of the cott >n season. MAY PUT ON A CLERK. It lias been suggested by a business man that to reinstate tue night clerks on the fast mail trains, will possibly be the bast means of getting the accommodation iu mail service that is desired. As many stations then, along the line, as wish, may receive or give out mail, or if tuey do not op m t eir offices at all during the night and do not exc.muge pouches, the mail dropped in the letter box on the train during the night at any station for parties at another station will be brought to davAuimli or carried to Macon and sent back to tho proper station on the morning train. This would be a gain of more than half a day to the stations alo g the line and would be a great increase iu Savannah’s mail facilities. A 810 ADVANTAGE TO MERCHANTS. Savannah would be enabled to get mail from every station along the line, whether t ero was an office open or not. The mail would not have to go through the office, when it could be drop ed into the letter box on the train aid receive the sane (dispatch. A bu iuoss mu who was informed of the advantages accruing from placiug a mghc in iil clerk ou the Central railroad trams, said that Savannah should do everything it is able to do to get the clerk put ou tue run. He thought it could ba accomplished quicker by getting Congressman Lester to intercede iu behalf of Savannah. He sug gested tnat if the Macon march tuts or bus:- ue s men take hold of tho mutter also, it is likely that the night clerk will ba rein stated. Supt. Terrell said that he would do all he could if the people of Savannah, At lanta and Macon urge it. THE “SHOOFLY” MAIL. In regard to allowing mail on the Central “Shoofly” train, Supt. Terrell said that he did not see why he could not grant it. He said, however, that he yill have to confer with Postmaster Lamar about the matter before he could say anything. He thought thougn that pouches cau be sent out from Savannah and delivered by the train at all the stations, a id the same pouches could be returned on the morning "Shoofly” train. He took the names of the stations down oa his memorandum book and said that he would investigate the matter, and if the stations wished mail on the “Sho fly” be thought he would be able to give it to them. Ordered to Sapelo. The Norwegian bark Kalstrad, which arrived Tuesday at quarantine having sickness on board, was ordered to Sapelo yesterday. She is from Bohia, B. azil. Savannah Leads in Receipts. Cotton receipts are heavy and are increas ing. Since Sspt, 1 Savaunau’s receipts of upland have been 63,184 halos, against 43,961 bales for the s me time last year. Tcis is an increase of 24,213 bales. Savannah is now the leader of tue ports in receipts. Henry H. Wenz Dead. Henry H. Wenz, a young Gorman, died at the Savannah hospital yesterday of con sumption. He went to toe hospital about a mouth ago in a very low condition and sank gradually until be died. He has a brother living in the city, and he took charge of tho remains of the dead man. T he funeral will take place at o’clock this j afternoon and will be atteudbd by Live O-ik : Lodge of Odd Fellows, of which the de ceased was a member. Died In Ohio. Miss Laura C. Strider, sister of Mrs. IV. G. Cooper, of No. 231 Anderson street, died ! of pulmonary complaint at Pomeroy, 0., on j Friday last. The deceased was a cousin of the I late Rev. John P. Strider.D.D., who was at | one time pastor of the First Presbyterian i church of tuis city, and who died at'Staun j ton, Va., shortly after his removal from ’ Savannah. CRUSHED BY A FLY WHEEL. James W. Germany’s Horrible U9ath at kourke s Foundry. James W. Germany, an employe at John Rourkc’s iron foundry, was caught iu a tty wheel yesterday morning, and his body w&s terribly crushed and his brains beaten out. Germany was a young man, and was serving an apprenticeship in tne machine department, where he had been for -evera.l van A few minutes before his death he was talking with Mr. Rourke and his bo k keeper. He took s .me lacing twine to inend a belt and went dura stairs into ths sbop to work. The engine, which moved the machinery in the shop, was driving within arm's length of the apprentice and the fly wheel and another belt wheel were revolving just behind him. The broken belt, which he was splicing, was tight, and in putting his rlgut foA back to get a purchase he placed it in the large fly wheel In a flash his body was je r ked into the revolving wheel His leg was broken and bis shoes twi-ted off his feet. The ponder us wheel dashed him against the plank floor, and under and over and over tho wheel he went with every revolution. The kn eking of his body against the floor attracted the at tention of some of his fellow laborers across the shop, and as quickly as possible tae ea gitie was stopped. Air. Rourke heard tae n use and he ran down stairs to see what was the mutte . It was a ghastly spectacle. Tne body was wouud around the wheel and the blood had begun to rundown the planks in a stream. The boy’s head was crushed and bis brains were spattered about on tbe floor and side of the well Nearly every bone in his body wa; broken. The sight sickened the men, but they nerved it aud after a while succeeded in extricating the body and niac si it ou the fl nor. Coroner Dixon was notified, but an iu q iest was deemed unneco sary. The body was taken to Dixon’s undertaking rooms a..d prepared for burial. Germany was £2 yeare old and had beeu an apprentice in R mrke's f undry nearly four years. Ha was born in Florida, where his parents no v live. H i was the nephew of Mrs. Kirksey. in other of Mrs. G. I. Taggart, and was the brother-in-law of W. C. Work man. He was popular among the employes at the foundry. He was liked by his employer and was shown many favors by him. It would not have been long before he would have beau a full-fledged machinist, aud he would have been promoted to the highest place in the shop. With all his good traits, though, hs was careless while working around the ma chinery, and had met with several accidents before. He h and on several occasions been reprimanded by the head machinist for carelessness around the machines. Germany’s remains were interred at Bona vemture at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Rev. J. R. McCleskey conducted the funeral service. THE COTTON MILLS. The Company Organizes and Will Commence Operations at Once. The subscribers to the Savannah cotton mills stock held a meeting last night at Armory hall and organized the Savannah cotton mills company by electing tlie follow ing board of directors; L. M. Warfield, John Flannery, J. D. Weed, Charles Kavanaugb, B. J. Mclutyre, C. A. Riitzo a id Gustave Fox. The board will meet to-day, or some time this week, and elect officers. Seventy-fivo thousand dollar s have been subscribed iu cash aud $20,000 in material for building the factory. Tue churter allows the ecm p ny to inertia-o the capital stock to $300,- 000, but for the present SIOO,OOO wiil be the capital. Tho 85,0 M) required to bring the amount up to SIOO,OOO will be raised very easily by the time the factorv bulling is begun. Although a site has not yet been selected, the company expects to have the factorv in operation within six or seven months. The board of directors is empowered to selec. the site and t > put the factory in operation. The meeting last nignt was an enthusiastic one. $38,01X1 of the stock subscribed was represented. The meeting was called to order by Goo. W. O -eus, Esq., aud L. Al. Warfleld was elected chairman, and J. C. Cope acted as secro ary. • THE PUBLIC! BUILDING. The Movement for a Change of Site and an Increased Appropriation, The move ment to sec ire a change in the location of the new public building and aa additional appropriation by congress is well started. Petitions setting forth the impor tance of a more adequate building, better located than that upon which work has already begun and favoring the Guard:,’ arsenal site, were circulated yesterday and were ia-gely signed. Col. Garrard, who is the leader in the movement, has writte i to Senators Brown and Colquitt and to tue members of con st ess from this part of the state urging their 00-operation with Cong'essrnau Lester in securing a larger appropriation in view of the necessities of the case. Col. Garrard has also written to Judge Speer, who, it is understood, is anxious for the change iu lo cation, aid will press upon the treasury department the importance of an increased appropriati m to provide a build ing adequate to the purposes of the courts and postottice. The immediate effort is being directed towards tiia suspension of work on the present building. If that is ac omplishad steps will at once be taken towards a change of site and a larger appropriation. CITY BREVITIES. Anew brick sidewalk is being laid on the west side of Drayton street, north of Lib erty. Four cases of disorderly conduct were reported at the police barracks up to 1 o’clock this morning. The terracotta statue of De Soto is bame placed in the niche left for it iu the eastern wall of the Ball street wing of the hotel. The date for the guards’ prize drawing has oeen fixed for Wednesday, Nov. 13 The drawing will take place at the t eater. The face brick*for the new court house have arrived. They are about the color of those of the Episcopal orphans’ home on Liberty street. Policeman Elarbee, who was shot by the negro Harrington last week, left the Savan nah hospital yesterday. He is not troubled now by the wound. lo Be Heard To Day. George Gay, the Etnanuel county moon shiner, is to have a hearing before United States Commissiouer Lamar th.s morning atlo o’clock, on the charge of i uuuing a blind tiger without paying toll to Uncle Sam in the way of a spec.al tax for retnil ii g liquor. S lemon Williams, arrested Tuesday night on a charge of improperly usi ig the mails, is also to have a preliminary iiearing to-day. Before the Mayor. Richard Lanear was fined $lO or twenty days and Peter Gadson sls or thirty days by the mayor yesterday morning for the use of improper language on tbs street. Sam Cullors, for carving Stephen Coch ran with a knife, was turned over to Shef tall’s court. C~.il urs claims that C ichran was rest- uliug, hencs housed his barlow instead of instituting a suit for damages for the alienation of his wife’s affection. All of the parties are colored. The Knights of rythiaa Memorial Servlcea The arrangements for the Knights of Pythias memorial services in honor of the late Adolph Brandt, to take place at the Luthern church to-night, w ore completed ye6terdav. The uniform divisions will eicortthe lodges from Ca-tle hall to the church where the services will be held. IN AND ABOUT THE CITY. A COOL WAVE OS. It Will Probably Stand Off the Gulf Storm. The cold wave which has been advancing from the northwest for several days, reached Savannah yesterday about noon, and by noon to-day it will be well on. The tempera ture was Sl* yesterday when it began to turn cool, and mercury gradually fell until 8 o'clock last night !t registered 69°. The wind began to blow bi i kly and it con tinuod to blow all night. The weather for the next day or two will no doubt be the coolest weather during the month. The cool wave started in Montana, end advanced southeasterly until it reached the Missouri and Arkansas, and then it move! eastward causing a fall in the temperature of from 10° to 15* below the normal through out the Missouri and Ohio valleys. The ware is now moving eastward and proba bly the minimum temperature will be reached this morning throughout the south* era states. The cool spell, the signal ob servers here say, will probably last two or three days. The coolest weather will be to day. After to-day it is likely that the wave will have pas e 1 over #:ie south, a.id the tendency will be to drop back to the normal temperature. The cool area was observed two day* ago, billing frosts occurring in the northwest. It el ands over a very large territory and is now having a'tendency to stay the influ ences of the storm which is still central on the Gulf. The storm is preceded by a very high temperature and rain. Savannah for the last week has been partially under the influence of the Gulf storm in this respect. The temperature registered during the last few days has beau con siderably ab ivo the normal Bla k clouds have formed every day in the south aud southwest aud seemed to presage a storm. Florida is now having an almost direct in fluence of tue storm. A good deal of rain is falling in the lower part of the state and the temperature is very high with a low barometer. The temperature last night was 88° at Key West and 74" at Jacksonville. Winds varying from twenty-five to thirty six miles au hour are reported from Pensa cola and Port Eads. The signal service men say that two forces are at work against each other. The Gulf storm is nearing in this direction, and the cold wave is advancing directly across the country. If the area of the cold wave is as large as the signal service thinks it is, the force of the storm will be very mate rially retarded. The storm cannot exist with a high temperature and low barome ter. If this forecast is well fouuded it is probable that the Gulf stoirn will amount to very little. The cold wave is advancing southward now, aud will probably go over Florida and the Gulf to-day. When the two forces come in contact it is likely that the strength of both will be weakened, and the indications are that the force of the storm will be largely dimin ished si ice it is believed that tho cold area is the more powerful. The indications for to day here a. e fair, cool weather. L.OGAL, PBrt D.iAb. 3. S. Horn of Macon is in town. H. E. Hansford of Augusta is hem U. B. Parker of Longview is in town. H. E. Smi U of Atlanta is in the city. C. A. Lopez of St. Augustine is here. T. H. Moore of Nashville is in the city. A. C. Darling of Graham is in the city. J. M. McQuaig of Manor is in the city. E. H. Bac ju of Amoskeag is iu the city J. H. Davidson of Metcalf is in the city * N. S. McGeachy of Blackshear is in tow s W. D. Fades of Monticello, Fla., is in the city. E. M. Morgan of Jacksonville is in the city. M. McLennan of Tallahassee is in the city. E. W. Bullock came in from Seville yes terday. * F. B. Sweat came up from Waycross yes terday. W. S. Fender came in from Fender yes terday. A. W. McDonald of Madison, Fla, is in the city. Capt. John Flannery has returned from the north. A. W. Lewis of Charleston came over yesterday. T. T. Hail of Charleston came over to Savpnnah yesterday. William R. Lenkie came over from Bir mingham yesterday. T. J. Agnew of Fernandina came up to Savannah .yesterday. J. A. Patterson of Doctortown came up to Savannah yesterday. 8. L. Fleming of Walthourville, came into the city yesterday. Mr. aud Mrs. H, D. Hobider returned from the north yesterday. W. B. Seal, formerly proprietor of the Sunny South of Atlanta, is in the city. Jeff Kirkland, a prominent merchant from Pearson, came i ,to the city yesterda v. A. Minis, Jr., Esq., returned from the north yesterday on the City of Savannah. Andrew Hanley and family returned from the north yesterday on the City of Savan nah. E. E. West and J. P. Coffee, of West farm, Fla., came up to Savannah yester day. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Snvder, of Bluffton, S. C., were guests of the Harnett yester day. Gon. E. P. Alexander, president of the Ceutral railroad, left New York last night for Savanuah. W. Berrien Burroughs and Miss Mary J. Burroughs, of Brunswick, are guests of the Screven house. Mr. W. R. Faxon of Alden & Faxon, newspaper advertising agents, Cincinnati, was iu the city yesterday. Mrs. Gustin and Miss Janie Gustin, who have been at Ashville, N. C., for the sum mer, have returned and are spending a week at Guyton. Among the arrivals by the City of Sa vannah yesterday were Dr. and Mrs. J. Emmett Blackshear, accompanied by their daughters, Misses Mamie and Lelia, and Miss L. C. Blackshear, who have just re turned from a two years’ stay in Lon don. They came by tie steamship City of Rome to Now York, and had a very rough passage across, but were fortunate not to be iu the storm. Prior to their leaving London Dr. and Mrs. Blackshear visited the Paris exposition, and spent several weeks traveling in Scotland and Ireland. They are stopping for a few days at the resi dence of M. E. Robinson, "No. 161 Gaston street. RAIL AND CROSBTIB. Agent D. AY Appier of the Central rail road. at Atlanta was in Savannah yester day. The county commissioners of Polk county, Fls., have reduced the valuations placed by the tax c dleetor of that county on t e la Ha belonging to the various rail roads holding lauds there. The stockholders of the Nashville, Chat tanooga and St. Louis railroad have directed the b ard of directors to make traffic ar rangements with the Nashville and Kaox villo railroad at Lebanon and with the Chattanooga aad Lookout Mouataiu rail road at Chattanooga for a term of twenty five years. Biliousness. We have tested its virtues personally, and know that for dyspepsia, biliousness, and throbbing headache it is the best medi cine the world ever saw. Wo tried forty other remedies before Simmons Liver Reg ulator, but none of them gave us more than temporary- relief; the regulator not only relieved but cured me.—H. H. Jones, Editor Telegraph and Messenger, Macon, Ga. BAKING POWDER. POWDER Absolutely Pure* This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kin is, and cannot be sold in competition with tne multitude of low test, short weight alum or phosphate powd-rs. Sold only in can a Ro yal Baking Pgwoek Cos., 106 Wall street. New York. THE FUNERAL, WASN’T AGO. A Case of Suspended Animation that Upset the Mourners. The colored people on the Ogeechee road not far from the city have been considera bly exercised over a case of suspended ani mation, which to their untutored minds partakes of the miraculous. On Sunday night a woman died, and the body was duly prepared for Interment, and on Tuesday morning every preparation for the burial having been made, and under taker and raiuiste r having been summonel, the progress of the funeral was interrupted by the return to life of the woman, and the funeral was indefi ■ifel v mst-m vt Change of Firm. By reference to the advertising columns this morning it will be seen that the firm of El L. Byck & Son has beau dissolved, and the business is to hereafter be run by Mr. Max L. Byck, junior partner of the old firm, and Mr. Abraham L. Bvck, under the firm name of M. L. Byck & Bro. Iu the retirement of Mr. E. L. Byck Savannah loses from active business a m in long iden tified with her mercantile interests. Kehoe’s Iron Works. The sugar making sea on is rapidly ap proaching, and preparations for handling tne large quantities of cane in South Geor gia and Florida are being made on all side.-. Messrs. William Kehoe & Cos., of the Kehoe Iron Works of this city, are fully abreast with the season, aud aro better than eve prepared to fill orders for sugar mills and o her machinery. A letter to the firm will secure their price list aud all other informa tion the planters and millers may desire. A Boom in Spirits Turpentine. Spirits turpentine is again on a boom and prices have advanced in the past two days fully \% cents. Sales were made last night at 4oj>£ cents for regulars. The advance, it is said, is legitimate and not speculation, as the demand at present is in excess of the supply, showing that the article is rapidly moving into consumption. Ac ouman a Hats. 1 take pleasure iu informing my patrons I have accepted the agency of Youman’s hats, the best stiff hats made. Call an examine them. A. S. Nichols, 128 Brough ton street. At Nichols’. Just opened, anew aud complete stock of $l5O, §2 and $2 50 ladies’ kid button shoes; every pair guaranted. Complete line of misses’, children’s and infants’ heel and spring heel shoes at low prices. A. S. Nichols, 128 Broughton street. “Fall Hats.” My complete stock of men’s an I boys’ stiff and soft hats now opened, and for sale reasonable, at A. S. Nichols, 128 Broughton street A Temple of Beauty. Nowadays the eager public place them selves in that light which yields forth the fruit of their arduous waiting, namely: The demon of fire had made away in order to replace with more transcendental form, tho majestic edifice of commerce, No. 157 Broughton street. Aye, and Sava nah may be proud it, for loud in praise is the sterling worth of its occupants. Messrs. M. Stern berg & Bro., gentlemen to bo relied upon, aiGjair many years of busin ss here has •shown, with a record second to none for push and energy, having “progress” as their banner word, occupying now the handsomest jewelry establishment in the south. Anew store with anew firm, and e tdless quantities of nice ne v goods, backed by sjuud judgme t in selection, and the adopt! n of prices that shall ever rule under all others. Long could we extol in rapturous lan guage on the marvels of their diamonds, tho sublime beauty of their bronzes and the rareness of their jewelry, but tho power of pen or speech would fail to do them justice and this temple of beauty. Messrs. M. Sternberg & Bro. extend au invitation to all, the ladies especially, to give them a call whether you buy or nor. M. Sternberg & Bro., Jewelers, 157 Broughton street. The Race Problem. Mr. Editor: I lope I will not be consid ered an alarmist by the readers of this article, for I only wish to give my views concerning the “Baxley Affair.” No doubt tne “delegates to the Baptist convention” were very roughly handled, aud treated in a manner re usive to “modern civilization.” Now I know of but one way by wuich such unpleasant epis ides can be averted (certainly not by the methods resorted to at Baxiey)—only by rational arbitration of tho we ker to a aril the s.ronger race. To illustrate how innocently ignorant some of our you g Caucasians are I will describe a scene, tho authenticity ot which can be vouch 'd fur by many pedestrians who happe >ed to be arouud t i e market last Saturday night. A negro boy stauilbig at the corner of Congress and Barn .rd streets remarked, as a Savannah dude came marching by: “Where did you get that hat?” Whereupon everyone awaited with Riixiety for an outbreak of evil in dig a tion, but instead the young ma , turning arouna, politely raised his hat, and in a voice that must have disturbed the dead, calmly replied: “From Dryfus Bros.’, Congress and Jefferson streeis, who are displaying the most comp eto stock of clothing, hats and furnishi .gs to be found in the ci y,” whereupon everyone rushed to avail themselves of his kind advice. PROGUES3. Notice to Contractors and Builders. I have been appointed sole agent for the sale of the celebrated Chewacla Lime. This lime has ween sold in this market for the last twenty years, and is conceded to have given better sat isfaction than any other lime. lam also agent for Hoffman Roeendale Cement. English and German Portland Cements, Calcined Plaster, Plastering Hair, etc., which I can furnish iu any quantity and on short notice. I keep on hand tue largest stock in the south of White Pine Doors, Bash, Blinds, Build-rs’ Hardware, Paiuts, Oils, Glass. Lubricating Oils, Packings of all kinds, a complete assortment of stea nboat and mill supplies. Get my prices before purchasing elsewhere. Estimate* cheerfully furnished. Ajojrkw Hamjss. T . W R U> have |,,e| y P | ac , 4 |n our ware rooms a large UUIn . her of PIANOS ami OBua\s in the most elegant Cases we have ever seen. \ew Designs In tValnui, Oak, with Bronze Panels Rosewood, and Mountain If,.’ hogany. Also the usual pleas ing styles in Ebonized (•*.„ M e are prepared to suit every taste, in the quality of tone and genera! musical excel. . lenoe of our inatruments, as well as In beauty and novelty of design in Cases. Special arrangements with manufaet. nrers by which we shall save you from SRO to @7O on Special Styles. Terms to suit every buyer. Kindly remember that we still have a few of those thoroughly renovated sec ond-hand Pianos and Or gans, upon which we are offering unequaled bar gains. Also that our tuning, repairing and mov ing facilities are the best; of tbeir kind. LL’DDEN k CATES S. M. 1 _____ DRYGOODS. 137 BROUGHTON ST. 1889. FALL AND WINTER IBBJ \V E a , re now receiving our usual large and ’ Select stock of FALL AND WINTER DRY GOODS, of which an inspection is respect! fully invited. DRESS GOODS. We would call special attention to our pur chases in this department, amongst which can tie found the latest productions of foreign and domestic looms. French Broad Cloths and He riettas occupy a good deal of space on our shelves, as they are going to be the fasnionable materials of the season, Also, Camel's Hair Serges, in plaids and stripes, in ail the leading shades, together with an immense line of Plushes to match. BLACK GOODS. Priestly’s Black and Mourning Goods we make a specialty of. We keep everything la their line, and always add any new wears they may produce. HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. Table Linens. Toweis, Napkins and Doilies. Shirtings, Sheetings and Pillow Case Cottons, Canton Flannels, etc. We are headquar.ers for these goods. UNDERWEAR, CORSETS, ETC, A full line of Ladies' Lockstitch Muslin Un derwear. All the popular brands in Cons t3, Gloria Silk, Puritan Silk and Gingham Pot. br-Has in endless variety. Gentlemen's Meriio and Wool Underwear. CBOHAI&DOPIER FURNITURE AND CARPETS. CLOSING! Oar Stock of Furniture and Car pets at 91 Bay Street is Surely Going Off. TATE can but reiterate what we have said. T V This stock MUST BE SOLD. Price is a secondary consideration. Think over this an J inspect our goods. Surely there is some article you ought to have that you can now get at a real SACRIFICE PRICE. A. J. Miller & Go., 91 BAT STREET. WOOD ANl> ( OAI.. WOOD & CO AL OF ALL KINDS. DENIS J. MURPHY, TELEPHONE 49. Office 7, Drayton street. Citizens 1 BanknuiUiinft kIESLING’S~NURSERY, WHITE HL.TTITF ROAD. PLANTS, Bouquets, Designs, Out Flowers furnished to order. Ijeave orders at DA vl3 BROS.’, cor. Bull and York sts. The Belt Rah way passes through the uursery. Telephone -w._ DAVIS BROS. RUSHA-Hi - SHANNAH OK. HEBREW NEW YEARS’ CARDS. An elegant line. Call and make your seieo tioas early. Oar Piano and Organ Business on a Big Boom Last week's sales the largest in the history of our business. Our instru ments, prices and t rm? teli the tale or success more graphically than our pen can portray. See us at once or write for prices. KNABE LEADS THE WORLD. DAVIS BROS 42,44 and 40 Bull Street. Mbs. J. L. MATTOX the 6th name drawn in Davis Bros. Piano Club No. i.