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TO FIGHT THE CITY.
GROUND RENTERS START A FUND
TO RESIST TAXATION.
A Committee of Eleven to Raise Not
Over $5,000 to Contest the Taxa
tion of Ground Rent Property—Last
Night's Lively Meeting at Masonic
Hall—Some of the Ground Renters
Use Rather Tart Language in Dis
cussing the Council’s Action—The
Debate Over Two Reports
The ground renters to the number of
about 150 held a meeting at Masouie hall
last night at, which majority and minority
reports of the special committee were pre
sented, and the majority report, which
means war with the city against taxing the
ground rent lots, was adopted, and thirty
two of the ground renters, after the meet
ing adjourned, signed an agreement to pay
their pro rata of the expense for resisting
taxation in the court of last resort.
The meeting was called to order by L G.
Haas, with A. R Fawcett acting as secre
tary. The reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with, and
the secretary read the majority and minor
ity reports
THE MAJORITY REPORT.
The minority report was signed by David
Wells, Robert Mclntyre, A. R Fawcett,
John Lynch, and Waring KusseU, and is as
follows:
The committee submits the following report:
They regard the claim made by the present
board composing the city council of the right
and power to tax city lots as unjust and in vio
lation of the understanding that has always
existed in regard to the immunity of such lota
from city taxation and the contract made by
the city when it disposed of these lots.
That the rights or the holders of said city lots
to hold the i-ame under a perpetual lease, free
from city taxes, which has existed from the
time that the lots were disposed of by the city
until the present time, in some cases extend
ing over a period of nearly 100 years, is too
valuable and important to be surrendered on
the mere demand of the present mayor and
aldermen of the city of Savannah, and should
not be given up or abandoned, but any denial
of the right and attempt to levy and collect a
city tax should be resisted.
That the offer of the present board of mayor
and aldermen to give a fee simple title to the
holders of tt ese lots on payment of 7U per cent,
of the sum which would be necessary to obtain
an absolute title in fee simple is not an ade
quate return or compensation for the surrender
of the rights and immunities which the holders
of city lots now enjoy, in every case, at least,
where the taxes would equal or exceed the
ground rent.
That such of the holders of city lots as are
determined to maintain their rights, and to re
sist any attempt to violate or infringe the same,
should co-operate with each other and con
tribute to pay the costs and expenses of litiga
tion should the present city authorities attempt
to levy and c Hect taxes on lots held under the
city at a ground rent, and the holders be forced
thereby to seek the protection of the law.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
The minority report was signed by the
chairman of the committee, Charles M.
Gilbert, and John M. Williams, and is as
follows:
The offer of the city to make the lots fee
simple upon payment of valuation money, with
discount of 30 P' r cent, by May J, ‘JO per cent,
by Au-\ 1, and 10 per cent, by Oct. 1, 18110, we
recommend be rejected. The matter not hav
ing been decided by the courta in favor of the
city, the offer is not satisfact try, neither in
time of payment nor amount.
Without admitting in any way that the city
has the right or the power to levy and collect a
tux upon city or ground rent lots, we recom
mend that the lot Holders offer the city 50 per
cent, of the valuation money, payable In quar
terly payments, without iuterest. in three, six,
nine, and tweive months, from say March 1,
and that ground rent be paid up to that date.
AA e recommend that a committee be ap
pointed to secure the signatures of ground rent
lot holders, representing at least one-half of
total valuation money of all ground rent lots,
agreeing to make their lots fee simple upon
above conditions if accepted by the city, and if
this offer should be declined by the city, we
recommend that any attempt by the city to
levy a tax on ground rent lots be resisted, and
that lot holders combine together for that pur
pose, employ counsel and contest the matter in
the courts.
In making the above recommendations we
feel that a basis of settlement of 50 per cent, is
fair both to the city and to the lot holders.
While we deny the legal and moral right of the
city to tax these lots, we would recommend the
avoiding of litigation.
To the city the advantages are that under
this arrangement it would get as much each
year for taxes upon present valuation as it has
been getting for ground rents; besides.it will
get the amount of wha: may be paid in to make
the lots fe • simple, which can be applied to any
extraordinary expense of the city, such as sew
erage, drainage, water, etc., the apparent need
of wmch at this time will require a larger amount
of money than the usual source of revenue will
provide, unless an increased rate of taxation is
added therefor.
The advantages to the lot holder in having
his lot fee simple are that at present the city
can take possession of his lot upon his failure
to pay ground rent, which will lie avoided. The
present valuation of these tow by ihe city is
very much higher than they would have been
valued at a few years ago, so that if values
should fall to former prices the average lot
holder would be under not much more expense
than now, and if lots should increase in value
and taxes increase on that account, it would
be a cause for congratulation rather
than regret. Besides, it will save the
expenses and vexations that must attend litiga
tion, in resisting the effort of the ci'y to levy
and collect a tax in addition to the ground rent
While the money interest is naturally the chief
item we are considering, we would add that as
good citizens it behooves us to endeavor to
avoid strife with the officers who represent ns
in the management of our city. With those
views we recommend what we consider an
equitable settlement, and if not accepted, that
then the matter be left to the decision of the
eourts.
A LIVELY DEBATE.
Joseph Eblen moved that the majority
report be adopted.
Charles M. Gilbert defended the minority
report. He read from the decisions of the
superior and supreme courts to show that
there are two sides to the question. He re
viewedthe history of the ground rent lots
from 1790 down to the present time, and
while he argued that the lots are not liable
to city taxation, as they were sold as ground
rent lots, designated by the superior
court as “lease” lots, and some of
them sold by the city marshal, with the ex
planation that they were exempt from citv
taxation, yet as there are two sides to every
question, and as neither side is sure and
positive, and as it is a good thing to get the
city on a boom, it is best for the city and
the lot owners to come to a settlement and
get the issue out of the way by settling up
on the 50 per cent, discount plan.
8. Eloinger opposed the minority report.
If such a settlement were possible it is
doubtful, he said, if the contract will not be
attacked fifty years hence, as the pressnt
council is now seeking to void the contract
with the ground wreuters. There are, he
said,between 600 and 600 ground renters.and
there is no certainty that all would agree
to settle on the 50 per cent, basis, or that all
will bo ablo to do so if they to
it. He thought it best’ that the courts
should pass upon the title, for if settled ac
cording to the plan submitted by the minor
ity committee the title to that class of
property will always rest under u shadow.
CAI J T. CUE BARD ATTACKS THE COUNCIL.
To freouent calls for Capt. John M.
uueraro, he addressed the meeting at some
length, and in the courso of his remarks he
"as decidedly caustic in his reference to tho
present board of aldermen. He said that
new 1 naro ihs had jruug up who have tor
gotten Josepn, and the present board of
aldermen have forgotten the contract!
, predecessors. He held that
by legislative sanction, by tho ordinances
, a 'f bv lh language of L
titles the ground rent lots are exempt from
! 1 ri,ait f ro, n the mavors’
reports back in the fifties and eixti “where
K ruUU ’ l ru “t lots as not
Jl taxation. Any one, l.e said, who
•ought to violate a similar c utract in busi
of^hU f kinTi“ a nd. V° . Callwl a ’’"‘'•‘Her. 1,,u,
citv U i, rt ? 1 hU '\ put . up l ' lT * al " b y tl“
rniy and ho could prove that they „,. ru WJ ld
with tho avowed aUtemouuhat they should
taxation, as they had u*m
nf lyu years, and tho atunnptof thepre*.
tut city couucii to tax them ho dial acto< -
ized as an attempt to put a swindle upon
the people.
Iu lsTti, when the city was bankrupt, the
bonds below 50 per. ce .t on the dollar and
less than that p .id for the coupons, and
when the city was on the verge of bank
ruptcy and degra iation, a few of the
ground renters. Capt. Guerard said, includ
ing himself, hail conceded the right to tux
the ground rent lots to help the city out of
its financial straits, and after he had paid
four quarters of taxes the city treasurer
notified him that only two parsons were
paying, and he qui: doing so. It was a
voluntary act, he claimed, by the few who
paid to relieve the necessities c-f the time,
tinoe which time the right to tax had never
been assorted until the wastefulness of the
present city council had led it to attempt it
now. They say that they want to tax the
ground rent lots to reduce taxation, but
they may put the rate of taxation up to 4
per cent.
HARD OX THE ALDERMEN.
Capt. Guerard said that the whole system
of finances of the present beard of aider
rnou is a blunder, and they are actiug as if
all knowledge begun with them and will
die with them. The speaker said that out
side of the city property holders return just
such valuations as they please, and the
counties of Bulloch, Effingham, Screven,
Bryan and other neighboring counties, re
turn their property at only about one-q lar
ter of its value, but that next April the
eoutity will take the valuation made by the
city, and the widows and children will have
to practice seJf-denial aud do without their
breakfast to pay the increased state and
county taxes.
Capt. Henry Blun said that a former city
oouncil had sought to tax the ground rent
lots, but after an investigation aban
doned it.
Wolf Barnett advocated paying the tax
under protest, and testing the right to tax
afterward. He seemed to labor under the
impression that the city might levy aud sell
and the ground renter would lose his prop
erty.
JEx-Alderman David Wells replied that
ground rent is one thing and the tax is
another. The city could re-enter on very
short notice for unpaid ground rent, but if
it levied on the property for taxes an in
junction could be obtained to prevent an
execution, and where the p-oporty is sold
for taxes the ground renter will have a year
in which to redeem it.
WANTED A COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
He favored the appointment of a commit
tee to get the ground renters to sign an
agreement to pay a pro rata sum for resist
ing taxation. April 1, he said, is nearly
here, when the taxes will be due. aud action
should not be delayed. “In time of peace,”
he remarked, “we should prepare for war,
as there may be some judgments.” It is
“no funny business,” he added, and he sug
gested that all present put down their names
to raise a fund.
A. R Fawcett offered the following reso
lution :
Resolved, That a committee of five be ap
pointed by the chair, which shall £draw up
a form of agreement which they shall u-o their
best effort i o get signed by every ground rent
lot holder, which form of agreement shall bind
said ground rent bolder for an assessment not
exceeding one half of 1 per cent, on the present
city valuation of said lota and said committee
is hereby authorized, after getting one-half in
value of said ground rent lots, as soon as the
city takes legal action to enforce their supposed
rights, to employ counsel and fight.
Mr. Gilbert opposed a proposition by Sal
omon Cohen to make the fund not to ex
ceed one-half of 1 per cent, of the unpaid
purchase money. He said it was not equi
table.
THE RIGHT WAY OR NONE AT ALL.
Mr. Wells said there is no use going into
the fight without going in right. Some
will be able to contribute to the fund,
and some will make their lots fee
simple. It will take from SB,OOO to $4,000,
he said, as the case may go to the Unite i
States supreme court, os some of the ground
renters are residents of other states, and
he is advised that the resident
ground renters can taku it to the United
States supreme court, as the taxation of
such property is a violation of a contract.
An arrangement may be made, he said, to
pay counsel so much if the ground renters
lose, aud a contingent fee if they win their
case.
Capt. D. G. Purse moved to amend Mr.
Fawcett’s resolution by making the fund
not to exceed $5,000, and on motion of Mr.
AA’aring Bussell the committee was enlarged
to eleven, in which shape the resolution was
adopted. The ebair said he would take
time to consult with some of the ground
renters, and they would appoint the com
mittee to-day, after which the mooting
adjourned.
Mr. Weils said that he was in favor of
opening the list for signers at once, “as it is
best to know how many signers have,”
and the table was taken down from the
stage aud the subscription list opened, but
the ground renters fairly tumbled over each
other in getting down stairs, only thirty
two out of over 10T present signing tiie
agreement to contribute to the expense
fund.
ANOTHER NEW BUILDING,
Two Eour-Story Etorea to Go Up at Bull
and York streets.
Plans and specifications have been drawn
for the erection of two four-story brick
stores at Bull and York streets, where Davis
Bros, are now located. The buildings will
approximate in cost $40,000. The material
will be pressed brick ith stone trimini igs,
and the stores will have plate-glass frotiis.
Both stores will be controlled bv I)a is
Bros, .and the one on the corner of York and
Bull will be occupied by them. The store
at Bull street and York street lane will be
sub-rented. Bids will be received for the
erection of the buildings in a few days, and
the building w ill be completed in October.
Davis Bros, will move, in a short time, to ore
of ti e Henderson buildings, on York near
Whitaker street. The erection of the two
large stores on Bull street, displacing the
small buildings on their site, will be a great
improvement to the street. The property
is owned by Maj. Schwarz, and he has con
templated improving it for quite a long
time.
Concert by Cobb’s Military Band.
Cobb’s Military Band is preparing for a
concert. The band comprises thirty mem
bers, and they will be assisted by the lead
ing vocal talent of tho city. Theooueertis
gotten up to aid in the payment of the band
uniforms. The concert will take place
Wednesday evening, April 9, at the Hussars’
bazar building, the Southern Travelers’ As
sociation having tendered the use of the
building.
A chorus of fifty voices will be sung during
the evening. The leading talent of the city,
both vocal and instrumental, has kindly
offered its services, end, together with a
pie* sing programme by tho band, will pre
sent to the music-loving people a treat.
Tickets will be sold at popular prices, and
it is expected that the public will liberally
respond. The instrumental exercises will
be under supervision of Prof. Cobb, andthe
vocal part will be managed by Prof. Willard
N. Smith. Mr. David Robinson, represent
ing the board ot managers of tho band, will
have charge of the business arrangements.
The Young Women’s Bure u of Work.
Tbo Young Women’s Bureau of Work
met yesterday at the home of the President,
Miss Willie Hv.all, on Perry street, and
completed tho details of its organization.
The bureau is now actively at work. It
will havo its headquarters at the Knights of
Pythias building until the new Women’s
Christian Teuporanoo Union building .us
been secured. The object of the bureau is
to secure employment for young w man, to
se< ure homes for them and to look alter
their welfare. The meeting yesterd iy was
at ended by a large number "f b ■ mvoloiit
ladies who aro interest <1 in the work of the
htnoau, and who aro lending it thoir encour
agement and support.
Tho people's remedy, Dr. Hull's Cocgh Syrup,
for sain by all illug.ists. Price £> oetits.
Never too poor to try Salvation oil, Uni great
extirpator, at uiily iCewne a toll Jo.- AUv
TIIE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1890.
THE JAMAICA EXPOSITION.
A Savannah Firm to Furnish the Tim
ber for the Buildings.
Still well. Milieu & Cos. have been awarded
the contract for furnishing the lumlier for
the Jamaica exposition buildings. The or
der is for 1,000,000 feet of pine lumber, ap
proximating in coat $17,000. A large portion
of the lumber is here now, and the schooner
Amanda will be loaded this week with it.
It will require three or four trips to
transport the material to Jamaica. The
agent of the exposition came up to Savan
nah to arr i.ge with Stillwell, Millen & Cos.
about furnishing the lumber. He brought
up t e specifications and pians of the expo
sition buildings. They cover a large area.
The main building will be constructed in
the shape of a cross, with an immense dome
iu the center of the structure. The dome
will be richly dressed with metallic
figures. The columns in the
buildi ig will be capped with ornamental
metal designs and will be costly. The
whole affair will bo modern and will be
large enough to meet every demand, the
ag-nt said. It is the first exposition ever
held in Jamaica, aud an effort will be made
to make it one of the grandest affairs in the
history of the country.
The exposition will be international, and
the fruits and pr ducts of Jamaica will not
alone represent the exhibition. Foreign
countries will be induced to place on exhi
bition their products, bo b agricultural aud
manufacturing. Doubtless Georgia will
display her industries there, and other
states of the union. Stillwell, Millen & Cos.
will exhibit one of their portable houses.
Since this firm has begun putting up these
h juses they have been flooded with orders,
which shows the popularity they have
gained throughout this section of the coun
try. The houses will be novel to Jamaica, and
will no doubt attract a great deal of atten
tion. Tue firm wanted to prepare the lum
ber for the exposition building here, so that
when it arrived in Jamaica the carpenters
would have nothing to do but put the pieces
in place, and thus construct the building,
but the agent who tad the supervision of
the building thought that too long a time
would be consumed here in dressing,
measuring and mortising the timbers, and
he preferred to have the lumber shipped
crude. lie said, too, that the Jamaicans
were looking for work to begin in a short
time, and the sooner he got the material on
the ground and began to work they would
be better satisfied.
Siitlwell,Milieu Sc Cos. will begin the ship
ment in a few days, and the first cargo is
expected to be in Jamaica inside of two
weeks. AVork will begin on the building
about the middle of April. The exposition
will begiu in December, running several
weeks.
The entire structure will be of Georgia
pine. Tbs order is the largest ever received
in Georgia from that country, and not
mauy larger orders of lumber have been
received in Savannah from anywhere.
ALL BUT A BTQ FIRE.
Promptness and Good Facilities Saved
Harmon's Wharves.
Promptness of action and excellent facili
ties for getting water at Harmon’s cotton
wharvos yesterday morning prevented what
might have proved a disastrous fire. The
sparks from a passing locomotive of a Sa
vannah, Florida and AVestern cotton train
set fire to eignt bales of upland cotton, but
George C. Schwarz, Mr. Harmon’s clerk,
had the water immediately turned on from
the fire plug, to which the wharf hose was
attached, aud the fire extinguished. The
damage to the cotton does not exceed $25.
A stiff wind was blowing from the south
at the time.and the wharves were full of cot
ton, which would have made an ugly fire but
with the presence of mind and promptness
for which Mr, Schwarz acted. No alarm
was sent in. The soorohed bales were sent
to the picker.
The danger of running locomotives burn
ing wood and without spark arresters aloug
the wharves is so manifest that there is grow
ing complaint at the practice, and a fire
once well started in such inflammable ma
terial as accumulates on tho wharves
would be difficult to control. The exten
sion of the water mains (o Harmon’s
wharves last year proved yesterday to have
been well conceived.
Fire broke out in an upholstery repair
room iu Broughton street lane, in the rear
of the Marshall house, yesterday morning,
and an alarm was turned iu from box 5,
which brought out the fire department,
aud the fire was extinguished in a short
time. The damage did not exceed SIOO to
building and contents.
CADETS GET PROMOTIONS.
Three Appointments of Non-Commis
sioned Officers Announced.
At the monthly meeting of the Savannah
Cadets, held last night at the Regimental
armory, Capt. Brooks announced some ap
pointments which he has made since the
last meeting of the company. The appoint
ments were as follows: Firgt sergeant,
J. T. AA'est, formerly sergeant; ser
geant, H. AV. Cowan, formerly corporal;
corporal, S. Oppenheimer, formerly private.
The appointments were received with ap
plause. Ail of the men appointed are popu
lar in tho company, and their promotions
were gratifying both to them-elves and
their friends. After the meeting adj urued
the newly elected members entertained the
commissioned and non-commissioned offi
cers, and the appointees indulged in speech
making in thanks to tho officers for the
honor conferred upon the new members, and
to the members for the kind -manifestations
of approval of the action of the officers.
The meeting was a very large one, and
showed that the interest iu the Cadets is in
creasing. Fifty-three members have been
placed on tho enlistment roll. Several new
members were elected.
SAILED HIS LAST TRIP.
Josiah Phenix Drowned from His Bat
teau Near the “Big House” Place.
Josiah Phenix, a colored man living on
May river, S. C., was drowned Saturday
night near the “Big House” place. He had
been to Savannah,and was returning home,
sailing in company with a number of other
boats. No one was with him in the boat,
but it is supposed that he got up to do
something to the sail and fell overboard, as
Liis hat and pipe were found in the stern.
The accident was only discovered by
Phenix’s boat “falling off before the wind,”
and leaving its companions. The occupants
of the other boats knew that there "as
something wrong, and,overhauling the run
away, found that its occupant had disap
peared.
Phenix was well known about Market
dock, his boat being one of the immense
batteau fleet that plies between the planta
tions, Islands aud other settlements and this
city, and fill that dock to its utmost capacity
on Saturday. Phenix, it is raid, was well
loaded up with bad whisky when he started
for home.
TO BE A CHURCH BY If SELF.
St. Mattliew’6 Mission to bo Estab
lished as an Independent Parish.
Rev. O. P. Fitzsimmons of St. Matthew’s
church will bo ordained on Sunday by
Bishop Beckwith. The church will then
petition St. Johu’s to establish it a separate
parish, as it is now Beif-suuporting. Enough
bunds I early have been taken up by the
perple of tbo parish aud by neighbors with
out respect to creed to make a handsome
salary for the pastor. Tho church is out of
debt except that small indebtedness assumed
by tho purent church. The ladies ot the
church will give an open air concert Easter
Monday night in the park extension, where
refrusbmeuts will be served The congre
gation is making an endeavor to relieve the
church of every indebted..uso whatever,
so that tho rector, when ordaiuod, may
assume charge without any incumbrances.
Van Hou ten’s Cocoa—’‘Once tried,
always used.”— Ad ,
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
LIVER FRONT IMPROVEMENTS.
Acres of Wharves and. Sheds Being
Built Above and Below the City.
The wharf improvements of the Central
railroad on the west side of the city are
scarcely more extensive than the improve
ment to the wharves by the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway on the east,
and only a visit to the eastern terminus of
the wharves can give any one an adequate
idea of the rapid growth of the shipping
facilities of Savannah.
Acres of sheds have been built recently,
and thß work of construction on
other sheds is still in progress.
The eastern wharvos are beginning
to show almost as much life as the
Central railroad wharves. AVith the com
pletion of the Savannah and Western and
the South Bound, it is predicted that the
cotton receipts will more than exceed
1,000,000 bales annually, while there will
be a large increase in the naval stores and
lumber receipts.
Au enterprising business man on the
Bay said yesterday that the South Bound
road will result in bringing Bay street
property in greater demand for wholesale
houses, aud he pointed out some half dozen
available pieces of business property which
are now untenanted, and which he says
would at once be in demand, and especially
so if the South Bound is allowed the right
of way for its froigut cars down Bay street.
The gentlemen said that thus far there
are only two or three who have raised any
objections to the Bay street franchise with
wise restrictions, and those objections cams
from those who have never doue anything
for Savannah, and they will not be allowed
to be a stumbling block in the path of pro
gress.
$2,000 FOR A FOOT.
That Is What Monroe Lee Expects to
Get from the Central Railroad.
Monroe J. Lee,a brakeman on the Central
railroad at the time of the accident Oct. 12
last, by which the driving wheel of the en
gine caught and crushed bis right foot so
that amputation was uecessary, obtained a
verdict of $2,000 and costs against the rail
way company in the city court yesterday.
The amount of damages sued for was $lO,-
000.
The case was rather remarkable on ac
count of the very quick way iu which it
was disposed of. The plaintiff was put on
the stand, and testified that in stepping
from trio engine at Millen, where ho was
switching, there were some cinders or
clinkers on the side of the track which
threw him down, and as a result the acci
dent followed. No other wituoss was in
troduced for the plaintiff, and the railroad
company did not put a witness on the
stand.
The counsel for the railroad argued that
the accident was due to plaintiff’s careless
ness, and that the railroad company was
not lacking in the exercise of care, and
asked a verdict at the jury’s hands, but the
jury after being out only a few minutes
brought in a verdict for the plaintiff as
above stated.
TO DEDICATE WESLEY CHURCH.
The Dedication to Take Place Sunday,
March 30.
The tijesley Monumental church will be
dedicated Sunday morning, March 30, at 11
o’clock. The dedicatory sermon will be de
livered by Bishop Wilson of the Baltimore
conference. Extensive invitations to tho
Methodist clergy of the south have been ex
tended, and urgent invitations have been
sent to Methodist preachers who have min
istered in the Savannah churches.
The congregation of AVesley Monumental
ohurch has been worshiping in the
basement of the building for the
past sixteen years, ae it was
uuable to complete the edifice until recently.
The work is now progressing favorably,
and the interior will be finished by the close
of the month. The exterior is to be stuc
coed and a bell placed in the tower. Tne
church, when completed, will have cost
approximately $25,000.
AT THE CJOURTB.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There In
the Court Rooms,
Iu the mayor’s court, yesterday morn
ing, Fred Ficken was arraigned on a charge
of smoking on the Ocean Steamship
wharves, and cursing and striking Officer
J. Kelly, who sought to arrest him. The
mayor continued the case until Friday
morning. Two prisoners were fined $3 or
five days each for drunkenness, and four
prisoners were dismissed.
Tho city and superior courts will be en
gaged in the trial of criminal causes to-day.
The superior court grand jury will con
vene to-morrow afternoon at 4 o’clock. Tho
city court grand jury will not be iu session
before March 21.
The constables have been stricken with
the notarial fever. Frank Dimno and
IsaacK. Nathans were a pointed commer
cial notaries public in the superior court
yesterday.
A Suggestion About Lights
Editor Morning News: Apropos of your
article of March 9 about the dark spots in
Montgomery and Jefferson streets, let me
suggest the following as a remedy for the
difficulty and to give the southwest section
sufficient light: Remove the lamp on Wald
burg and Montgomery streets and place it
on JoiFerson street. The tower at Mont
gomery and Bolton streets could be utilized
to good advantage in lighting the dark
spots. The section on Montgomery betwoon
Bolton and Charlton is very dark.’
Taxpayer.
CITY BREVITIES.
The Tybee telegraph line was out of order
yesterday, and no communication was had
with the island.
Catharine Flynn, a domestic in the em
ploy of Henry R. Altick, fell from a win
dow yesterday and sustained serious
injuries.
The Jasperville Land and Improvement
Company will hold it3 second auuual
meeting this afternoon at the secretary’s
office, No. 107 Bay street.
The committee in charge of the building
fund for the new Woman’s Christian Tem
perance Union received two subscriptions
of SIOO each yesterday,from Col Charles H
Olmstead and J. D. Weed, Esq.
Max Brown, employed by M. Ferst’s Sons
& Cos., was run over by a buggy at Bav and
Whitaker streets last night, but sustained
no serious injury. Brown was picked up
and wss carried into Ferst & Co.’s building,
and was afterward sent to his home.
Has not the street and lane committee
made a mistake in not putting an electric
lignt at the intersection of Whitaker and
Liberty streets? Ic is a crossing of the
W hitaker and Liberty street car lines,
where passengers are transferred from one
line to the other, and where a light is really
necessary. Especially is it needed during
tho summer season when prssengers are re
turning from Tybee. At this point they
are transferred to cars going to the south
ern part of the city, and the Tybee cars are
nearly always crowded with transfer pas
se, gors, a large part of whom are ladies
auu chiidreu.
Noted Anarchist (in midst of violent ha
ranguel—We comes to dii cmntree to bet
ter our conditions, uud vat do day offer us
de very first di g? Var. I say? Voice (in
rear of hall)—S >ap.— New York Weekly.
Mark all the belles that grace the ball,
Hioude or brunette, full-formed or slight,
Aud she, you find, transcends tl.eta all,
Whose teeth are tbe most pure and white—
Whose toilet never knows the wsut,
Ot the victorious HQ&ODQIiJ.—AtIv.
LOCAL PBRSOMAU
J. H. Jones of Boston is at the De Soto.
P. J. Hyde of Richmond is at the Screven.
J. H. Grub of Hartford is at the De
Soto.
Martin Amorous of Atlanta is at the De
Soto.
Miss E. E. Todd of Chicago is at the De
Soto.
W. K. Darby, Jr., of Charleston is at the
Pulaski.
D. G. Lennard of Atlanta is at the
Bcreven.
Simon Cohen of New Orleans is at the
Screven.
John A. Towle of Haverville, Mass., is at
the De Soto.
Miss Grace Caldwell of Connecticut is at
the De Soto.
'V. A. Crocker, Jr., of New York, is at
the Screven.
J. M. Pender of Hazlehurst is stopping at
the Screven.
Mrs. M. F. Stryker of Orange, N. J., is
at the Do Soto.
Oscar Notterhohn of Antwerp, Belgium,
is at the De Soto.
Mrs. J. Stuart Smith of New York is a
guest of the De Soto.
John Utley and wife, of Boston, are
guests of the De Soto.
Mrs. M. M. Crehore of New York is reg
istered at the Pulaski.
Mr. and Mrs; C. G. Mungan of Hartford,
Conn., is at the De Soto.
C. T. Fisher and family, of New York,
are guests of the De Soto.
Ira G. Briggs and Ira E. Briggs of Con
necticut are at the Pulaski.
Mrs. J. M. B. Lovell of New York is a
guest of T. M. Cunningham.
W. M. Parsley and wife, of Columbus,
Ga., are guests of the Pulaski.
W. W. Olliff came in from Excelsior last
night and stopped at the Screven.
Thomas E. Melville and wife, of Rich
mond, are guests of the De Soto.
Dr. A. P. Banks and John Peabody of
Columbus are guests of the De Soto.
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Newman of
Philadelphia are guests of the De Soto.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Allison of New York
are spending some time at the De Soto.
W. S. Mallard of Darien came up to the
city last night and stopped at the Pulaski.
William St. John and Robert Andrews
of New York are stopping at the De Soto.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCarthy of Port
land, Me., are spending some time at the
Pulaski.
C. H. Smith of Columbus, Ga., came over
to Savannah yesterday and stopped at the
Pulaski.
Mrs. J. H. Fay and Mrs. W. H. Seward
of New York are spending some time at the
Screven.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Fabery and F. Kings
berry Curtis of New York are guests of the
De Soto.
Mrs. Flora W. Smith and Mr. and Mrs.
W. Clarence Burroge of Boston are guests
of the Pulaski.
Jos. W. Jackson, of Jackson, Metzger
& Cos., who has been north buying spring
stock, returned yesterday.
T. J‘. Downey, Jr., and W. Tisdale of the
Boston Olobe arrived in Savannah on the
City of Macon last night, on their way to
Florida.
Miss Hessie O’Neill of Charleston, S. C.,
who bas been visiting friends in Savannah
for several weeks, left for home on the noon
train yesterday.
Mrs. W. D. Cable of New York, Miss
Addie Parker of Drayton Island, Fla., and
Mrs. E. S. Loop of Wilkesbarre, Pa., are
guests of the De Soto.
Col. William Garrard, R. G. Erwin,
Esq., J. R. Saussy, Esq., and W. 8.
Chisholm, Jr., left last night via the Cen
tral for Atlanta to attend the supreme
court.
James J. Cobb and D. M. Nelligan of the
Union Bank ana Trust Company of Macon
are in the city. The Union Bank and
Trust Company is the latest addition to the
solid financial institutions of the Central
city.
Lav. W. C. Stitt. D. D., corresponding
secretary of the American Seamens’ Friend
Society of New York, will deliver an ad
dress at the First Baptist church Thursday
night, March 20. The Savannah Port
Society, under whose auspices Dr. Stitt will
visit Savannah, invites everyone interested
in the welfare of the seamen and the port
to be present. There will be no charge for
admission.
After the regular monthly meeting of the
German Volunteers last night, the company
serenaded Mr. and Mrs. Cord Asendorf, at
Liberty and East Broad streets. Mr. Asen
dorf invited the company in and entertained
with refreshments. The company also
serenaded Capt. John Derst. Capt. Derst
made a short speech thanking the men for
the serenade and congratulating them upon
their large numbers at the meetings.
Twenty new men have recently been
received.
Col. John F. Gaynor, after a month spent
pleasantly in Cuba, arrived in Savannah
day before yesterday and spent the day
hero with friends. The first question Col.
Gaynor asked the Morning News reporter
was, “Have they made any appropriation
for the river and harbor yet?” and when an
swered in the negative, the colonel added,
“Well, I might as well go on to New York
to-night,” and he left for the north by the
Coast Line. Col. Gaynor says he spent a
most enjoyable month at Havana. He ex
pects to return to Savannah when congress
passes the river and harbor bilk
The residence of Mrs. Nicolsou, on State
street, was the scene of much merriment
last night. The first circle of the King’s
Daughters of tho First Presbyterian church
held a dime sociable. The auction sale of
the aprons made by the fairy fingers of the
King’B Daughters was the cause of much
laughter and generous bidding. After the
auction the remainder of the evening was
givon to entertainment. Mr. Walter E.
Coney, Miss Marsh burn of Atlanta, Mrs.
H. I. Moore, and Col. Spencer recited. Mrs.
J. A. Hardee delighted the audience with
her piano playing. A well-known tenor,
who is famous for his inimitable recitation
of the “Gobble Soug,” was called upon for
his ohief effort, but instead gave White’s
“Marguerite.”
More Base Ball.
The New York players’ team is sched
uled to leave New York for Savannah by
Saturday’s steamer, and will arrive here
Monday. The Sporting Life says that the
team will put in its entire time here playing
the Bostons, and catching the Brooklyn®
and Phillies on their return north.
Before the Mayor.
Three picked up in the street, unable to
get the taugle out of their legs on account
of the tanglefoot taken into their stomachs,
and two ruu in for disorderly conduct, is
the report from police headquarters at au
early hour this morning.
Bass' Ale and Guinness' Stout, Dog Head
Brand, bottled by Head Bros., London, are al
lowed to remain upwards a year In their ample
cellarage to settle into brilliant condition long
before bein' bottled. Lippman Bros, and M.
Laviu's Estate, Agents, Savannah, Ua. -Adv.
Resident, Not Traveling Opticians.
Drs. M. Schwab & Son inform the public that
they can correct any errors of refraction or
any impaired eyesight which ran be corrected
or relieved by spectao es or eyeglasses as well
as any one in this country. We have hundreds
of testimon ais from the b.-st citizens of Savan
nah and elsew Here, but never make use of iuiv
testimonials in the ueagpape. as our work
•peaks for it-elf. We furi.i, . state that should
any mistake occur It cau easily lie correeted as
we are |iermaueut!y located. [ln. >l, Schwab A
Bon, opticians. No. 23 Bull street, ."avannah
Ua. — Adv. ’
If y u have an old sewing machine not
giving satisfaction, buy the New Ho and
gut permanent relief. Office, corner Whi ta
ker and btato street*.— Adv.
BI3LS-BE A DING OUYTCNIANB.
Prosperous Condition of Effingham's
Bible Societ es.
Rev. H. P. Myer3, superintendent of the
American Bible Society, preached in Guy
ton Sunday, and at night the Guyton Bble
Society held its annual meeting at the
Methodist church. The .reports of the
various officers were made, which showed
the work of the society for the year and a
present prosperous condition. An election
for officers and the executive committee to
manage theaffaiisof the ociety for the
ensuing year then took place, which re
suited as follows:
President—C. A. J. Sweat, Esq.
Vice Presidents—Revs. J. \A. Scar
borough and J. E. Wray.
Secretary— Col. R. J. Davant.
Executive Committee—Messrs. B. J. and
L. L. Cnbbedge, Dr. J. G. Lawrence. C D
Rogers, W. B. Meli, Hamilton Griner, CoL
E. Bird and Capt. A. A. Winn.
A meeting of the newly elected officers
with Supt. Myers was held at the residence
of the president, Major Sweat, on Monday
night to discuss matters and to take active
steps to further the objects of the society.
A meeting of the Effingham Countv Bible
Society will be held at Springfield to-day,
and will be addressed by the state superin
tendent, Rev. H. P. Myers, after which an
election for officers will take place. The
8. YVmgard is the present president
and Judge Amos Rahn secretary.
Conductor H. L. Gates of the Central
railroad, with his wife, visited Guyton last
Sunday.
Mrs. Warren of Baltimore is wintering at
Guyton for the benefit of her health.
A. B. Collins, E. F. Hartfelder, James
Floyd, and J. S. Powell of Savannah visited
Guyton last Sunday.
- "f; •^ r,len and family of Guyton are
in Savannah. Mr. Arden has been in ill
health for some time, and visits Savannah
to counsel with his physicians.
Maj. W. J. Lawton, wife and daughter.
Miss Mary, of HamDton county. South
Carolina, are visiting the family of Mr. J.
K. Garnett at Guyton.
Mrs. L. L. Rawls is on a visit to her
parents in Talbotton.
Sirocco Tea.
India and Ceylon Tea, the fashionable tea
of Europe. Each packet sealed and abso
lutely pure. Direct from our own gardens.
60c., 80c., and *1 per pound. Davidson &
Cos., 1486 Broadway, New York. Lippman
Broa, Agents, Lippman Block, Savannah
At retail by W. F. Reid and J. H. Furber
Aav.
Mr. J. B. Guyton, Poulan, Ga., says the
equal of Bradycrotine as a cure for head
ache is not known in that section.— Adv.
W e state in as modest a way as possible,
consistent with the facts, that the light
running New Home gives more satisfaction
than any machine on the market. Office,
corner Whitaker and State streets.— Adv.
The Reasons Why Steinway Pianos
Are Superior to All Other Pianos.
The Steinway Pianos have been awarded
the first premium everywhere when placed
in competion with those of other manufact
urers. Their “scales,” peculiarities of con
struction, and various improvements are
imitated as closely as possible by all Ameri
can and nearly all European raanfacturers.
A largo number of the latter publish that
their Instruments are constructed on the
“Steinway system.” Steinway c£ Sons use
steel frames, and steel agraffes' cast in their
own foundry, while all other manufacturers
use only common iron cast in different
foundries, not their own. Stein way Pianos
have moth and water-proof hammers, a
patent of their own, a patented overstrung
scale in the form of an open fan, a capo
d’astro bar of chilled Steinway steel, a
steal hammer rail impervious to climatic
change-' The celebrated tone pulsator
giving their Pianos that remarkably sweet
singing and sustaining tone not found in
any other piano. They contain thirty-five
patented improvements not found in any
other instrument. Examine the inside of
any first-olass piano, ask if its frame is
made of steel, if the agraffes are steel, if the
hammers are moth and water-proof , if the
hammer rail upon which the hammers roit
is made of steel, not of wood affected by
changes of temperature. AsK to see the
tubular action frame, the patent overstrung
scale in the shape of an open fan. Several
owners of old Steinway Pianos have been
approached to exchange them for new,
cheap pianos. We have advised them
then, and do so now, never to exchange a
Steinway, no matter how old, for one of
those new, cheap, and almost unknown
pianos. Your old piano now is perhaps
better than the new piano will bo in a year
or two. We have paid for the genuine
Steinway Piano, thirty years old, S2OO
cash, when we could have bought a new
“cheap” piano from §IOO to $135, which
sell from $250 to SBOO. A word to the wise
is sufficient.
Schreiner’s Music House.—Adr.
Dissatisfied Smokers
Can always be nursed into good humor
when supplied by their dealer with Hernan
Cortez Key West Cigars. At wholesale
only by Lee Roy Myers & Cos., 133 Bay
street, Savannah, Ga.— Adv.
Cornwell & Chipman have the famous
Boynton Furnace, Heaters, and Ranges,
Danube and Newport.— Adv.
a Shrewd Advertising Dodge.
Vou will frequently find in the columns
of the daily papers paragraphs purporting
to be most entertaining morsels of news or
gossip, but the final italicized "Adv" gives
it away as the shrewd idea of some progres
sive dealer to attract attentton to his wares
just as this is written to convey to your far
seeing mind the fact that M. Sternberg &
Bro. are the loading jewelers and dealers in
precious stones, silverware, bronzes, valu
able art goods for decoration and use. If
people could only begin at the other end of
all newspaper articles they might save a
little time, hut they would lose a deal of
valuable information.—Adv.
DRY GOODS.
CROHAi y 111
WILL EXHIBIT THE FOLLOWING SEA
SONABLE GOODS ON MONDAY:
New Cambric Edgings.
New Nainsook Edgings.
New Swiss Edgings.
New Colored Edgings.
New Nainsook Skirtings.
New Hemstitched Skirtings for Child
ren.
New Chantilly Lace Skirting.
New Drape and Fish Nets.
New Torchon Laces.
New Extra Fine Smyrnan Laces in Sets.
New Van Dyke Point Laces.
New Van Dyke Point Sets for Children.
New Normandy and Val Laces.
New Mull Caps and Ruchings.
New Imported and Domestic Sateens
New Challies and Dress Ginghams.
New Black Dress Goods.
New Colored Dress Goods.
New Trimming Silks.
New Parasols in Gloria, Twilled, and
Puritan Silks, with Oxidized Gold
and Sterling Silver Mountings.
137 BROUGHTON ST.
_ _ _ baking prrtvrvETt.
igj
Absolutely Pure*
This powder sever varies, a marvel of
LODDES & BATES 8. M. H. ~
[the sterling piano -
THE STERLING PIANO
THE STERLING PIANO
THE STERLING PIANO
■yyE have now represented
this Piano nearly three years
—long enough to fully test
its quality. We have here
tofore said but little about it,
because we never strongly
indorse any Piano until we
have thoroughly tested it in
|
every possible way. We now
j heartily recommend this in
strument to our patrons as
the very best at its price to
be had in America, and that
means IN THE WORLD.
S3OO is the price it
usually sells at.
$250 is our present
price, and we sell it at
that figure on the
easiest possible terms,
$2 per week until
paid for.
LIIDBEM BATES S M
EI.'KNIT UK It.
THE 1 J. MILLER CO.
The Largest Line of
MI! CARRIAGES
Ever Shown in This City.
Sole Agents for the
SLEEPIffG COACH,
The Only Carriage Made Hav
ing a Reclining Seat.
Our Stock of Bedroom, Din
ing-Room and Parlor Furniture
is complete, both as regards
Quality and Quantity.
THE A. J. MILLER CO.,
171 Broughton St., Savannah, Ga
DRf GOODS.
SPRING GOODS
BY
EVERY STEAMER
A.T
JACKSON, METZGER & CO/S,
(DASHER’S OLD STAND.!
COAL, AND WOOD.
WOOD &COAL
OF ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 49.
Office?, Drayton street. Citizens’ Bankßuilding
DAVIS BROS
100 PIANO FOR §250
ON PAYMENTS of $2 down and
SI per week until paid for. Join
Davis Bros.’ Piano Club No. i.
DAVIS BROS.,
42,44,40, & 48 Bull St.
SAVANNAH. GA,