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A MARCH OF ENTERPRISE
ENLARGEMENT OF SAVANNAH'S
FIBL>D OF INDUSTRY.
New Industries Established and In
creased Capital Added to the Old—
Reaching Out Into tbe Phosphate
Fields of Florida—lnvestments In
Every Legitimate Branch of Industry
toe Last Year-Charters for Vast En
terprises Disolosed by the Court
Reoords.
It would surprise a great many perhaps,
who have not taken tbe pains to And oat,
to know how active Suvaunah’s business
men have been during the year ending with
last month in establishing new enterprise*.
They have not only invested money in home
enterprises, but have gone out into the
timber, turpentine and phosphate Qaida of
this state and Florgia. There were over
sixty-ilve charters granted in the superior
court during that period to Savannah
business men. These charters are for loan
associations, building associations, new
banks, laud compauie-, lutn her oompanies,
manufac urlng companies and various other
concerns.
GREAT ENTERPRISES.
The McDonough Lumber Company is in
corporated with h paid-in capital of $250,-
000 and is one of the biggest concerns for
which a charter has been obtained.
During the year a half dozen phosphate
companies were incorporated. Hammond,
Hull & Cos. were the incorporators in most
of them. They incorporated the Arcadia
Phosphate Company, the Charlotte Harbor
Company and the Savannah and Florida
Phosphate Company. Propably the largest
of tbe phosphate incorporations is that of
the Marion Phosphate Company, of which
ehe Baldwin Fertilizer Works are tbe pres
ent stockholders, their lands lying in the
Dunnellon district, but the main office being
located in this oity.
A number of large land oompanies were
chartered. Tbe .Savannah Land Company
and tbe Southern Land Company, each
with a paid in capital of $50,000, are per
haps ;he largest. The Central Investment
Company and tbe Cl.liens Land Company
are the next largest Incorporated during
the year. The be So to Investment Com
pany with a paid In capital of $15,000, and
the Union I .and Compaify with a paid in
capital of slo,ooo,come next,followed by the
People’s lauil and Investment Company.
Among the other chartered oonoerns are
tlie Pulaski Investment Company, Georgia
Land Company, Georgia State Building
and Loan Association, and the Georgia
Loan and Trust Company.
DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES.
The Wilmington Island Pleasure and
Improvement Comimny, incorporated by
W. W. Gordon, R, D. Guerrard, Mayor
Schwarz and others, with a paid iu capital
of $50,000, is among the large concerns
chartered this year. The Seaboard Com
pany, $60,000 paid in, and the Chatham
Manufacturing Company, propose to do all
kinds of manufacturing, operating rail
ways, etc. Tbe Savannah Plumbing Com
pany, iuoorporated in December, is one of
the iargest m the state. Tbe Savannah Car
riage and Wagon Factory, paid in
capital $50,000, is an Immense concern.
The Standard Manufacturing and Commis-
sion Company, chartered this week, pro
poses to do all kinds of canning. The
Oemlor (Oyster Company, chartered by Dr.
A. Oemler, Col. W. W. Gordon and others,
will engage in oyster culture. The Fort
Argyle Brick and Lumber Company was
chartered to do business here and in Bryan
oouuty.
The Continental Chemical Company, In
corporated Ma oh fi, will compound drugs
and do a regular business in chemicals.
The Anti-migraine Company was char
tered here this year also.
There have bee i a number of beneficiary
associations incorporated this year, among
which are tbe Little Sisters of tbe Poor and
the Porter Aid Society.
SAVANNAH’S FUTURE FULL OF PROMISE.
The record of charters, for busf -ess enter
prises, while it may look largo, said a gen
tleman who went over the clerk's books
with a Morning News reporter, is not as
large as the reoord for the year 1890 will lie.
The nature of the enterprises incorporated,
he said, shows that Savannah business men
are full of pluck and enterprise, and t int
they have great hopes for (Savannah's fu
ture
AWAITING MR. PAR3ON3 ACTION.
His Two Street Railways May Change
Their Motive Power.
The City and Suburban railway and the
Coast Line have not yet made any decisive
move toward changing the motive power
of these roads from horse power to electric
power.
The president of the system was asked
yesterday by a Morning News reporter if
the company will make the ohauge, and he
replied that the oompany will not do so
immediately, as it had not yet dooided what
electric system to use, if any.
The inonageinent has been in correspond
ence for some time with the Thotnpson-
Houston, the Edison, the Westinghouse and
other well-known electric companies, and
also with a large number of street railway
companies now usiug the different eleotrio
systems. They wish to make oertain that
the working of the eleotrio system is
entirely satisfactory before making a
change, and to secure the very best system
when the change is made.
The official said that he had read so muoh
lately with regard to the various electric
systems that he was thoroughly confused,
and knew very little more about it now
than he did before. However, he said the
oompany had received bids on several por
tions or tho work, and will be ready to
rush things when a ohange is decided upon.
Mr. Parsons, the president, is now at his
summer home iu Maine, where the corres
pondence with the electric oompanies has
been forwarden to him, and the matter
awaits his decision. The offloial said, in
cone.Obion, that it is possible that the City
and Suburban railway will be operated by
electricity by next sprirg.
FUNERAL. OF LIEUT. FLAHERTY.
At Rest Under the Shade of the Green
Trees.
The funeral of Lieut. Flaherty took plaoe
yesterday morning at 10:30 o’olock from the
cathedral. A solemn high mass of requiem
was celebrated by the vicar-general, Very
Rev. E. Cafferty, after which the remains
were convey ed to the Cathedral cemetery
where the interment took place.
At the funeral were several old members
of tbe Jasper Greens, Companies A and B,
and the Confederate Veterans’ Association
under the leadership of Vice President J. k!
Saussv. The pall-twnrers from the Confed
erate Veterans’ Association were William B
Puder, Charles White. Patrick Connors,
Michael Heraler and Edward Leonard, and
from the Irish Jasper Greens James J. Mc-
Gowan, James McGrath, Edward J. Ken
nedy and Peter Reilly.ail war members. The
floral tributes were many aud elegant.
LOCATING THE LINB IN BULLOCH.
The Macon and Atlantic to Run
Through a Fine Country.
Engineer Stanley, who, with his survey
ing corps, crossed the Ogeechee river early
in the week and began to locate the line of
the Macon aud Atlantic railway from a
point ten miles east of Stillmore, in Emanuel
county, to the Ogeechee river, is expected
to reach Guyton early next week.
Mr. Stanley says that the road iii
Bulloch county will pass through a
beautiful country, in fact, he
says it is one of the finest he bos ever
seen. From the point where he began
locating the line, east of Stillmore, he Bays
the road for thirty miles will be an air line,
and through a country which promises,
when developed, to Leone of the richest
MCUong m Georgia.
ELECTRICITY ON GUARD.
How the Burglar Alarm System is
t ondu -tel.
As uo outsider is admitted at tbe burglar
alarm office during the hour* of busiuess.faw
people have a correct idea how the alarm
system is conducted. It is very complete
anl full of interest, as a Morning News
reporter learned by a visit to the office yee-
I ter lay.
At 6 o’clook at night the employes report
at tbe offlw, and the work of their dav be
gis. They work until after 7 o’clock the
Following morning.
The burglar alarm office here is located
over Wylly & Clarke’s book store. The
alarm men' are ail by themselves at nights
| and they are on the inside of everything
going on about the stores. They know p.e
cisely what the clerks are up to, and they
know’ as much about tbe affairs of the
house as the porters. Three of them occupy
a long benoh near tbe door facing tbe night
chief, who is in an apartment partitioned
off <>y railings. Inside of this railing is the
annunciators. Tbe annunciators are
arranged like mail boxes in a post office,
at least they have that appearance to a
visitor who standsat the door and looks in.
These boxes extend nearly across the
room, and thov are higher than a person’s
hea l. Above them is a large bell, with
electric attachment. When an alarm come*
ir. this tell rings as if It were seized with
a convulsion aud it does not stop until tbe
operator gives a signal and twitches it off.
From fl o’clook at night until after 7 o’clock,
this bell is continually jingling. If it were
not a mellow bell, whose ring falls like
m isic Oil the watchmen s ears, it w >uld be
quite unpleasant to stay in the office any
length or time. It seems that the selection
of this bsll was a special study with the
superintendent. When the merchant* be
gin to close up their stores at about 0
o’olock, and after, the operator begins to
have work t j do, and he Is kept pretty busy.
After that hour, the watc men who sit on
a bench near the door are kept busy.
When a store whioh has tbe alarm at
tachment is closed the bell in the office
rings, and the store is indicated in the office
by a number. A nickel plate covers eaoh
store’s number until the bell rings, theu the
plate drops and the number is exposed.
Kaon merchant, upon leaving his store at
night, is required to signal the burglar
alarm office, which gives baok the signal
This is done by means of push nut
tons. The b ixes in the alarm office
are provided with indicators, push buttons
and switches. The moment the operator
gives baok tbe signal to tho merchant the
store is svtito ied off and closed, that is tbe
circuit ou which it is located is closed, and
it cannot be broken until the store door is
opened. Whether the door is barred or
not, is not a matter of any importance, so
long as the alarm is attached. The moment
the door is opened the indicator in the
alarm office announces it, and one of the
watchmen in the office armed as an arrest
ing officer is dispatched to find out the cause
of the alarm.
A record is kept of the clerks who go
in and out of the store after it
has been closed for the night,
and Weekly statements are made to the
proprietor. If toe porter is late about get
ting down and deaning out the fact is noted
by the alarm officers. If the night watchman
at a bank or other plaoe where tho alarm Is
attached las ves his post, it is indicated in
Hie alarm offloe and an account is made of
it. A report is kept at night in
which the excuses of every employe enter
ing a business house after hours is recorded.
The alarm oompany has n understanding
with each house as to the time of
closing, aud any variation from that
time is recorded in the morning and even
ing closing reoord. These instruments are
attached lo the safes in many of tho busi
ness houses, and the county used them on
tho vaults m its temporary offices until the
completion of the new court house.
Toward midnight the watchmen take
turns in patrolling the district covered by
the burglar alarm system. The operator
sits at his post in the office watohing the
auuuciator, and when tho clear bell rings
out in the stillness, os it does more than a
dozen times every night, some lively
scrambling is done to got out and “catoh
thief."
The most interesting time in the alarm
office is Just before supper, when the stores
are being closed, and in the morning, after
breakfast, when the stores are being opened.
The operator and tho watohmeu sit by and
watch the annunciator with a great
deal of interest.. They smile at each
other when the annunciator shows
a clerk to be opening up after
the usual hour. "Out again last night,”
they will say. Thy even make wagers
sometimes as to who will lie tbe first to open
up in the morning. The burglar alarm
system is a very ingenious thing, and is in
teresting in the extreme.
REMEMBERING THE BUGLER.
Private C. W. Btrobhar Presented
With a Trumpet by the Cadets.
Just os the Cadets were getting ready a
night or two ago to go out for drill, Capt.
J. F. Brooks called the meuibors into the
assembly room and a pretty presentation
took plaoe.
Capt. Brooks then ordered Private C. W.
Btrobhar to the oeuter aud front, and, in
behalf of the oompany, he told the private
that the other members wished to sho w
their app eciatiou of him for his efficient
service as bugler, aud took this occasion to
present bim with an infantry trumpet.
That he had, during the last skirmish
drill, performed excellent duty
as bugler, which was nos an
unimportant part of tho service. Capt
Brooks then referred to Mr. StrobharL per-
Beverence iu the way of fitting himself as
bugler, and has made himself very useful to
the command by reason of this preparation.
He said that the gift showed to him that the
company was united and that the members
rejoioed to see one of their number aoquit
himself so well.
Mr. Strolihar was very proud of the
trumpet, but he did not attempt to make a
speech. It was a complete surprise to him.
The trumpet is a handsome liiokol-nlated
instrument, with ornamentation, ana gold
and tassle attached. It hears the inscrip
tion: “To C. W. Strobhar, from Savan
nah Cadets, August, 1890."
Ayers Sarsaparilla will cure your
catarrh, and remove that sickening odor of
the breath.—Adn.
THE TRADE EDITION POPULAR.
Many Clever Things Bald of it in Trade
Circles.
The Morning News trade edition of
twenty-four pages, whioh was issued yester
day morning, was the talk of the town and
hundreds of c 'pies were mailed yesterday,
and hundreds more will be mailed to-day in
all directions by the business men of the
city. To even tnose ordiuarily familiar with
the commerce of Savaunah the statistics
given in the Trade Edition were in the na
ture of a surprise to them. While they
knew the commercial growth had been
great during tho lost year they had no idea
that it had reached such mammoth propor
tions, nor that the increase over tho pre
vious year bad gone beyond $35,000,000.
There were very mauy complimentary
things said yesterday of the enterprise of
the Morning News iu presenting so much
valuable information in its Trade Edittou
for 1890, and the universal opinion was that
Savannah will make even a better showing
a year hence.
Subjects of No Little Interest.
Rev. H. H. Loomis, in present charge of
the pulpit in Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church, will preach to-morrow night at 8
o’clock on the subject of “Hell.” On Sun
day week he will preach on “Keoognitioa of
Friends in Heaven.”
Health demands a healthy liver, l ake him
minus Mver Ae.'iilatur fur dyspepsia aud in
digestion.—Ado.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1890.
FIGHT OF THE FACTIONS.
Tbe Doyle-Campbell Wing Backed by
Belcher.
Among the names mentioned in connec
tion with tbe nomination for congress in a
recent Issue of the Morning News, was
that of Eugene Belcher, e prominent colored
politician of Brunswick, and upon the au
thority of the chairman of the republican
congressional committee, T. M. Pleasants
(c ioredi, wbo is endeavoring to find some
one in the district to beat Capt. M. J.
Doyle, so the friends of tbe latter claim,
because Peasants was ousted from tbe
chairmanship of the republican county
committee at their convention heid in this
city last July.
It appears tnat Belcher is not a candi
date, but the Doyle men say that be is for
their man, and this appears to be confirmed
by tile Brunswick Timet which says tnat
Eugene Belcher of that city will Dot be a
candidate for the republican nomination
for congress, but will support Doyle for the
nomination. The republicans of Brunswick
will meet next Saturday to select their con
gressional delegates, and the Timet says
they will instruct the delegation to rote for
Capt, Doyle. It quotes Belcher as
sayiug: “Doyle will be nominated, as he
is promised the support of the administra
tion.”
Since Belcher hag taken this position tbe
Pleasants’ wing of tbe party have now cen
tered upon Rev. Floyd K. Snelion (colored),
who made the race against Col. R R. lister
two years ago, but the anti-Pleasant portion
nay that they now have assured thirty-five
out of the forty delegates which will com
pile the congressional convention, and that
Capt. Doyle will be nominated with a
whoop and a hurrah.
Another feature of this factional fight in
the Republican party of the First district is
the opposition to the further retention of
Pleasants as chairman of the congressional
committee. It is claimed that James D.
Campbell, a colored letter carrier of this
city, will be Pleasants’ successor, and that
he will receive two-thirds of the votes of
the convention.
Col. A. E. Buck, chairman of the repub
lican state executive committee, has had
his attention called to the bitter antagonism
between the two factions, and was expected
in (Savannah this week to try and heal tbe
breach but a letter was received from him
day before yesterday by Colleotor of Cus
toms Joh son, in whion 001. Buck writes
that he has been unable to leave Atlanta.
Some of tbe republicans complain against
Col. Buck, aud say ttiat be is waitiug to see
which faction will come out on top, when
his influence will be given to the strongest
side.
Pleasants continues to assert that the old
organization will be retained, but Camp
bell’s lieutenants, who have been at work
all over the district, oame in last night,
bringing most satisfactory reports, most of
them In writing, which go to show that the
old organization has little chance of being
continued two years longer.
It appoars to tie conceded that there will
be no ohange In the postolHoe at Bavannan,
or at Brunswick, until the present incum
bents have served out their full term
of four years. A Morning News
reporter was shown a letter yesterday
from CoL Buck to a gentleman from North
Georgia in answer to the direot
question to Col. Buck, in a friendly
letter "Who will be the next postmaster of
Savannah?’’ Col. Buck replied: "I do not
know who will be appointed postmaster of
Savannah.”
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION.
A Contest From Bryan May Mean a
Candidate From Effingham.
The senatorial convention to be held at
Guyton next Monday is likely to have a
contest to settle from Bryan county.
A mass-meeting has been called to be held
in Clyde to-day to elect anew set of delegates.
This meeting has been oaPed, it is under
stood, in tbe interest of Mr. Heery of Clyde.
The democratic executive committee of
the county was asked to call a meeting
and refused to do so, as they
claimed that the present senatorial delega
tion was regularly eleoted at the inass meet
ing of tho democracy of that county at the
same time the delegates to the state and
oongressional convention were elected, both
of whioh dogations duly served. The
present senatorial delegates from Bryan
were given credentials just as credentials
were given the state and congressional dele
gates.
A gentleman from Effingham county who
understands the situation says that Capt.
R. P. Williams of Ellabell has the majority
of the delegation,and the movement on foot
to-day for the purpose of defeating him, if
possible, even if Bryan county should lose
the senator.
The gentleman from Effingham expressed
the opinion that the delegation from his
county will support Capt. Williams iu the
convention.
The Guytonians, it is understood, expect
to have tlie stage of the hall where the con
vention meets handsomely decorated, and
the speakers’iable, it is said,will be a wealth
of flowers. The programme is for Mayor
Swe it to welcome the visiting delegates,
and. if the contest does not bring about a
deadlock in tho convention, the work of the
latter will soon be performed.
Summer-time brings eollr and stomachache.
Simmons Llrer Regulator cures it.— Adv.
Y. M. C. A. MATTERS.
Field Day Postponed Until Thanks
giving Day.
Rev. W. K. Sligh of Newberry oollega,
Newberry, B. C., will speak to men only at
the meeting Sunday afternoon at 5:30
o’clock. Ail men are oordially invited to
be present.
The Bible training class Tuesday evening
at 8:15 o’clock will be held in the lecture
room. Christian young men are urgod to
attend this class.
Members and friends of the association
interested in starting a literary society are
requested to meet at tho association rooms
to-night at 8:30 o’clock. This department
of the association has for its object the
training of it* members in parliamentary
practice, debate, extempore speaking aud
literary oxei cues. Young men who have
any inclination in this line can do uo better
than join the society. Membership will be
confined to members of the association.
The field sports which were to come off
next Tuesday have been postpone 1 for the
reason tnat most of the young tneu who
would like to enter the contest are too busy
to ge away from business. They will take
place Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Nov. 27.
The "Knox College Boy” has brought his
evaugelistio work in Southern Illinois
towns to a close. Twenty-four places in all
were visited. The average number attend
ing the general meetings wag 189, making a
total attendance of 4,545.
SPECIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM.
Tho Special Messenger Gradually Be
coming Popular.
The statistics of the Savannah postoffice
show an increase in the special delivery
business for tho past month compared with
the same month la3t year. During last
month 179 special delivery stamps were sold
at the Savannah office and 318 letters and
packages liearing special doliverv stamps
were delivered hero by tbe special messen
gers. During the corresponding month
last year but 108 special delivery
stamps were sold aud 308 letters and
packages delivered bearing the special de
livery stamps. This shows that Savannah
people are gradually recognizing the ad
vantages of the special doliverv system, and
a year hence will probably show an even
greater percentage of increase.
It is only tbe large cities which have
special delivery offioes, and few cities
smaller than Savannah have this most con
venient special delivery system.
NO ONE of any coDsequenoe would be caught
using any other tbaai liqugl) n Dhf Kamily
Leap.—Ativ> < * -V j i v
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY
the congress street mystery.
Startling Story of an Alleged Plot to
Fire the House.
J. B. Robbins wbo was remanded v> Jtii
by Judge Falligant, after an investigati n
of the charge against him under tlie habeas
corpus proceedings of last Tuesday, has
thus far been unable to give the required
bond, and is still in prison.
A detective, who has worked up the case,
•ay* that the circumstantial evidence
against ito bin* is very strong, aud tbe
startling information was given to a Morn
ing News reporter that wnen Bullard
entered his room on tbe night of the explo
sion at the boarding house, he overheard hla
wife say: "Jack, that won’t do; you go to
hed, and I will go down-stairs and clean up
the muss, so you will not get in the hands of
the law.” It is claimed that Mrs. Bullard’s
remarks were addressed to Robbins, who
had come up the back stairs on
the outside of the bulldiug. and was stand
ing on the outer platform at tbe door lead
ing into Mrs. Bullard’s room. It is
claimed that Mr. Bullard, who overheard
that portion of the conversation by his wife
while on hi* way to his l edroom from the
bathroom, immediately after ooming to bed
acoosted bis wife and wanted to know what
she meant by what she had said, and that
she informed him that Robbins had told her
he had saturated tbe fl oors of tbe parlor aud
dining room with gaauliue. to which be was
going to set fire, and that she had told him it
would not do and that she would go down
stairs and clea . it up.
Mr. Bullard remained In bed, but Mrs.
Bullard, who had been uneasy all night, got
up and went to the door, at when time the
explosion took place.
The readers of the Morning News will
remember that Mrs. Paige, iu an Interview
with a Morning News reporter the day
after the explosion, had said that Mrs. Bul
lard seemed troubled, and had a presenti
ment that something would happen, and
when questioned by Mrs. Paige as to what
she thougnt w mid happen, she replied that
•>he was afraid that something was going to
happen to Mrs. Paige’s husband, who was
then working on the new quarantine
wharves.
It is claimed that Robbins told Mrs. Bul
lard on the afternoon preceding the morn
ing of the explosion that he would fire the
house and that he and Mrs. Bullard could
then realize on their insurance. The de
tective who is working up the case says
the state will he able to prove
that Robbins, a short time before the ex
plosion occurred, said that he expected to
make a stake and get out of town. All that
part of the c uiversation which is alleged to
have taken plaoe between Mrs. Bullard and
Robbins was not permitted to go in evi
dence at tbe preliminary hearing before
Judge Falligant, Mr*. Bullard being dead,
and hearsay evidence being incompetent,
but it is understood that the stats, upon the
final trial of the case, will he able to intro
duce competent evidence to the same effect.
The theory is that Robbins, after having
poured the gasoline ou the flior. went up
stairs to give timely warning of his purpose,
and refusing to be governed by the sug
gestion of Mrs. Bullard, went b ek down
stairs and set tire to the floor, and hurrying
hack up the interior stairway, had only
gone as far as tbe hallway of the second
floor, opposite Mrs. Paige’s room, when the
explosion ocourred, the force of which blew
him into her room, where he was found
when he was taken from the ruins.
FREIGHT BLOCKADE BROKEN.
Train Service Over the Altamaha
Bridge Resumed.
Repairs ore about completed on the river
bridge over the Altamaha river on the Sa
vannah, Florida and Western railway,
which structure was damaged by the derail
ment of a lumber car last Wednesday morn
ing. The damage to the bridge was not
very great, only a few of the "members”
being knocked out of place by the llyiug
umber, but the river being at high water
now on account of the recent
heavy rains, makes the work of
repair more difficult. The bridge
was considered too weak to bear the weight
of a pile driver, which has caused the work
to proceed more slowly than would other
wise have been the ease. The bridge was
not trusted to hear the weight of trains, or
oven of a single looomotive, and no locomo
tive h is passed over it since the accident.
With the exception of some delay of
trains on the day of the accident the pas
senger service of the road has not been in
terfered with. When a passenger train
reached the bridge the cars were uncoupled
and pushed over by hand one at a time, and
tbe train was made up again on the other
side, where another locomotive would take
it to its destination.
The freight traffic, however, has been
blocked for three days, and freight trains
have been tied up iu the yards aud along
tho line of the road. A large amount of
freight has aooumuluted since the blockade
begun.
Supt. Fleming has been at the scene of
the accident siuce Wednesday with a large
force of hands at work upon the bridge, and
will have it in order in a day or so.
The officials of the road expected that the
bridge would be in shape to allow the move
ment of freight and passenger trains last
night
It was reported last night that all the
passenger trains arrived on schedule time
yesterday, and that the freight trains were
being moved over the line os usual last
night.
The timber that did the damage was of
the heaviest yellow pine, and 10x16 inches
at the ends and very long, and was being
shipped to New Haven to be used in rail
road construction near that place.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Costoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Caetoriw
CITY BREVITIES.
A “Tin Soldier” is one of the funniest
plays on the n ad, overflowing with new
music, new songs and pretty dances. It is
booked for tho theater for one night oulr
Tuesday, Sept. 9.
A great deal of complaint is made about
the bad coudition of the northeast corner
of Auderson and Abe. corn streets. When
it raius water settles there in puddles and
makes passage difficult, people ofteu Laving
to go around a block to avoid It
Andrew Nichols, an Austrian sailor, was
taken to St Joseph's luflrmary with his
ankle badly bruised. He was a sa ’or ou the
American bark Elber, which arrived yester
day from Naw York, and it is said that
while at sea he fell from aloft and struck a
gasoline tank on dock.
J. K. P. Carr, clerk of the superior court,
says that due notice will be given to mem
bers of the bar, and othsrs having business
with the clerk’s office, when the booss and
records are removed from the vault in Toi
fair place to the new court house. The
shel v iug iias not yet been placed in the new
vaults.
For a disordered liver try Boeoham’s
Pills.— Adv.
To Mothers.
For upward of fifty years “Mrs, Win
slow’s Soothing Syrup” has been used by
millions of motners for their children while
teething with never-failing safety and suc
cess. ft soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, regulates the bowels, cures
wind colic, aid is the best remedy for
diarrhma. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing
Syrup” is for sale by druggists in everv
part of tue woyki. £mqb 95 eouts a bottle,
Adv. vdOvVl ! o.
PERCENTAGES AND JOINT BATES.
7wo Important Decisions by the Rail
road Commisslco.
The Atlanta Constitution of yesterday
morning publishes two important decisions
by the railroad commission which were
rendered day before yesterday, one of which
concerns the matter of percentages and the
other refers to joint rates Both the circu
lars go into effect on aud after Oat. 15, and
are as follows:
omcrLza no. 170.
•rpt. 3. 1890—chanos is ratio frr tarift.
On and after Oct. IS, 1890, all percentage*
now allowed, excepting those on Claeses C. D
a id F. forth* transportation of freights, ori
ginating and terminating iu the state, over the
roe 1a oomposiag the ( entre system, the Plant
system and Riohmoud end pea-. Ill* system, and
over the Atlanta end W est Point end East Teu
noseeu. Virgn.ia and Georgia ra lroeds. shall be
removed, and aaU roads will be allowed for tbe
trensportau n of such freights the oo ! misslon
ers' standard tenff. with 10 per o*nt. added tor
ell distances, for oil classes, excepting C. D, t. J.
P an l rosin, and the rate* thus , stablisned shall
be the local rates for the systems and roads
herein named.
By order ot the board.
L N Trammell, Chairman,
A. C. Briscos. Secretary.
The other circular—l7l—simply carries
out the act of the last general assembly,
authorizing the commission to make joint
rates over connecting roods. The rate es
tablished by thi< circular is a reduction
of 10 per cent, oo the local rates of each of
the roads over wntoh business passes, from
one to the other, is now authorized to
charge.
ABOUT JOINT RATES.
The following has been adopted as rule No.
SO of the rules governing the transportation of
freight:
On ail shipments of freight not governed by
rule 1. originating and terminating in this state,
whioh shall pose over the whole or portions of
two or more roads not under the same control,
the maximum rate charged on such shipments
shall not be greater than the sum of the local
rates on such freights, less 10 per coat, for the
distance hauled over each road. The total rate
thus ascertained on such freights from the
point of shbenent to the point of destination
shall be divided In such proportions between
the roads over which such freights pass, so as
to give to each road interested In the shipment
Its local rate, less 10 per cent,, for the distance
such shipment Is hauled
Nothing In this rule shall be construed to
prevent the total of any joint rate made under
this rule from being divided iu such proportions
between the roods Interested In the same as
they may agree upon, but a failure to so agree
between the roads interested, shall in no way
affect the total joint rates to be charged and
coll cted on, or work delay in the transport*
tlon of such freights, or be a subject of appeal
to the commission by the roads at interest.
This circular to take effect Ocf 15, 1890.
By order of the board
L. N. Trammell, Chairman.
A. C. Briscoe, Secretary.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
J. J. Moore and wife of Belknap are at
the Screven.
Julius Solomon left for White Sulphur
Springs yesterday.
Mrs. Thomas Bowden left for New
Orleans yesterday.
Mr. W. Y. Williamson has returned
home from bis summer outing.
I<ouis J, Brown left for Washington, D.
C., yesterdar on the noon train.
C. C. Grace, the banker of Screven, took
the Coast Line for New York last night.
Mrs. B. F. Ulmer and son sailed yester
day tor New York on the steamship Naooo
chee.
Maj. C. Williams was a passenger on the
steamship Naooochee which sailed yesterdar
for New York.
Hon. William Clifton went to Appling
oouuty yesterday to be abssnt several days
on a business trip.
The Rev. Dr. Vass of Newberg, N, C.,
who fs in the city will occupy the puluit of
the First Presbyterian church to-morrow.
Mrs. Waring Russell, Jr., and family,
who have been visiting in Alabama, are
expected to return to-day. Her little
daughter is ill.
B. A. Denmark Esq., who has been north
a couple of weeks, returned yesterday. He
left his family at one of the summer resorts
on the Hudson.
Mr. Abbott Thomas, whose wife died in
Darien the other dav, is reported seriously
ill. It is understood that he Is to be re
moved to Savannah.
W. H. Logan, superintendent of the
Bradstreet Company’s office at Savannah,
left last night on a month’s vacation to
visit his former home at Zanesville, O.
Dr. H. M. Caldwell. C. H. Caldwell and
wife, Miss Pauline Caldwell and Mr. W H.
Winson, leading citizens of Birmingham
are at the Pulaski, and will sail for New
York to-day on the steamer bearing the
name of their thriving city.
J. Ralston Lattimore arrived last night
by the City of Augusta .or a short visit,
Mr. Lattimore is a student of the New
York College of Physicians and Surgeons,
and is an indomitable worker, having lieen
assisting at Roosevelt hospital during the
summer. He will return to New York and
resume study at the opening of the season.
R. W. Powers, of the firm of Watson &
Powers, lessees of the Hotel De Soto, who
has been, for the past five or six weeks, in
New York and at the principal watering
plaoes of the North Atlantic coast in the
interest of the Do Soto, is expected to reach
homo by rail next Wednesday morning
His partner, Mr. W. J. Walson. and Mrs.
Watson will leave by steamer the day Mr!
Powers arrive*. The trip is made for the
benefit of Mrs. Watson’s health.
SlodA a
A RIFT IN THE OLOUD&
Fair Weather and Higher Tempera
ture for To-day.
The temperature is on the rise again, and
the showers are decreasing. Yesterday
was the warmest Jay Savannah has felt for
a week, and the heat was felt all the more
on account of the oppressive humidity of
the atmosphere. The morcury did not go
very high, though, only reaching 84*.
During the night previous the thermome
ter had fallen to 68°, and the low minimum
giving a mean of 76°, which was 4* below
normal.
The temperature was about normal yes
terday throughout the south and the rain
fall was light. The rainfall at Savannah
was. 18 inches.
Light local showers were reported from
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.
The average rainfall of the Savannah
district was . 15.
The outlook for to-day is for fair, warmer
weather, though showers are not improba
ble.
'I he Ladies Delighted.
The pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies may use the liquid fruit
laxative—Syrup of Mgs—under all condi
tions make it their favorite remedy. It is
pleasing to the eve and to the taste, gentle,
yet effectual In acting on the kidneys, liver
and bowels. — Adv.
/3rjcej 7 Qcujjkiti
Cc~r /ccZ*m Fry TnuAf
White goods, consisting of India linens,
mulls, batiste, French nainsooks, striped
and plaid lawns and !aoe effects at the
sheriff’s sale, 159 Broughton street.—Mde.
Two thousand dollars’ worth of Corseta of
all the leading makes, almost given away
at the SherifC* Sale, 159 Brpughton street,
'Asia. tiirougb (he Ulwrj, Tnivjiiviut sin
BATTLES WITH BALL AND BAT.
The Results of the Day's Games All
Over the Ooantry.
Washington, Sept. 5.—8a1l games wero
played to-day as follows:
FLAYERS’ LEAGUE.
At Buffalo— a. b. h. *.
Buffalo IS 12 1
Cleveland 5 10 2
Battens*: Stafford and .Mac V, Bakely. Gruber
and Brennan.
At Brooklyn— a. aa. a.
Brooklyn. 12 14 4
New York 4 8 4
Batteries: Sow Jem and Daily, O'Day, Crane
and Ewing.
At Boston— a. aa. x.
Boston 4 7 6
Philadelphia.... 5 8 4
Batteries: Uumbert and Murphy, Bufflnton
and Cross.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Brooklyn— a. a. h. e
Brooklyn 1 4 3
New York 9 10 4
Batteries: Lovett and Daly, Sharrott and
Clarke
At Chicago— a. a. h. e.
Chicago 12 n 2
Cincinnati 8 5 3
Batteries: Luby and Nagle, Noian and Har
rington.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Syracuse— a. a H. x.
Stars 12 £2 2
St. Louis 8 6
Batteries: Casey and Pits, Neal and
Trost.
A Devil Fish Fourteen Feet Wide.
Prom the Mobie Register.
There was a great deal of curiosity ex
hibited yesterday on the arrival of the
devil fish captured on Friday in the Lay.
The immense fish, lying on the ba> ge Cora
at the foot of E-dava street, was visited by
hundreds of white a< and colored persms, and
all were greatly astonished at its immense
size.
The curious object was laid upside down,
and had the appearance of an immense bat
with outspreading wings. It measured
about 14 feet from tip to tip or sideways,
and from head to tail 8 feet. Its immense
mouth was two feet wide, and instead of
teeth there was a rough covering over the
lips. It appeared to have only a backbone,
the rest of the fish being blubbery, like the
seal, and of a dark color. Two immense
eyes were seen just uuder two flukes a foot
and a half long that projected from the
head. On the under side were a half dozen
openings on each side of the center, which
furnished the lungs with air, and acted as
gills In a fish.
Tne weight is about 1,500 pounds, and
twelve men and a block and tackle were
used to load and unload it from a dray.
This peculiar fish is common to the bay,
numerous small ones haviDg been caught
over the bay during the present summer.
It is properly called the devil fish and a
member of the ray species, of which the
sting ray of the bay is a member.
SIROCCO TEA.
Selection, Inspection, Protection.
These explain its choice quality, special
owing, guaranteed strength and purity.
Long known in Europe, and now obtainable
here. Davidson & Cos., 1436 Broadway,
New York. Bavanuah agents, Lippman
Bros.—Adv.
Csff7T feoGfbit'u/
ot/esi, *co(~
Elegant line of Ladies’ Muslin Underwear
at 50c on the dollar, at the Sheriff Sale,
159 Broughton street.— Adv.
Mull caps, mull ties, lace collars and col
larets. in endless varieties at the sheriff’s
sale, 159 Broughton street.— Adv.
This Saturday’s special prices sale and 100
pound for gum-drops will be an attraction
at Heidt’s, so look up their advertisement
among personals for to-day Adv.
Black and Fancy Drapery. Not and Lace
Flouncing*, at the Sheriff’s Sale, 159
Broughton street.— A dv.
At Ketlil’a.
Savannah Morning News, Savannah
Weekly News, Druggists' Circular for
September, Demoresl's Port-Folio of Fash
ions and What to Wear for Autumn and
Winter 1893-91, Ls Bon Ton for October,
Puck, Tire Judge, The Nation, Rand &
MoNally’s Railway Guide tor September,
Southern Travelers' Railway Guide for
August, Harper’s Weekly, Leslie's Weekly,
New York Herald, Tribune, World, Times,
Swm Star, Boston Herald, Boston Globe,
Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Press, Phila
delphia Times, Louisville Courier-Journal,
Ci oinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Commer
eial-Gaxette, New Orleans Times-Demo
crat, Memphis Avalanche, Washington
Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Charleston
News and Courier, Charleston World, At
lanta Constitution, Atlanta Journal, Jack
sonville Times-Union, Florida Standard,
Maoon Telegraph. Augusta Chronicle,
Chicago Tribune, New York- Daily Sport
ing World, Brunswick Times. — Adv.
Ladies’ Silk Mitts and Gloves in solid and
fancy colors at the Sheriff’s Sale, 159
Broughton street.—ArZu.
ffzUUjlj Gm^C&ntn^
The Sunday Morning News
Will bo found regularly on sale at the fol
lowing places:
fat'll’E News Depot,
Conner’s News Stand.
E. J. Kieffer’s Drug Store, corner West
Broad and Stewart streets.
T. A. Mullryne & Co.’s Drug Store, West
Broad and Waldburg streets.
St. J. K. Yonga’s Drug Store, corner
Whitaker and Durey streets.
MoCauley & Co.’s Drug Store, corner
New Houston and Drayton streets.
W. A. Bishop’s Drug Store, comer Hall
and Price streets.—Adt>.
Scrim in all oolors, fans, linen collars
and cuffs, and Vassar shirts at the sheriff’s
sale of Milius & Co.’s stock, 159 Broughton
street.—Ado.
ODD LOT SALS
At the Famous, 148 Broughton
Street.
Beginning Saturday, Aug. 23, for one
week only, will sell all odd lot suits at 33>£
per cent, less than regular prices. Now is
your chance. The only genuine bargains
offered this season. Don’t forget the place.
“Tub Famous,”
148 Broughton Street,
—Adv. B. Hymes, Prop.
-Zie c OncL/rrts
Don’t fail to see the dress trimmings,
linings and buttons at the sheriff’s sale, 159
Broughton street.— Adv.
Don’t miss the Sheriff’s Sale at 159
Broughton street, commencing Thursday.
Sept. 4, at 9 o’olook.— Adv.
Embroideries, Edgings, Inserting*, Skirt-
gsand AU-overs at the Sher
iff’s Sale, 199 Broughton street.— Adv.
Laoes, Ribbons and Ruohings of all
imaginable descriptions at the Sheriff’s
jSale, 159 Broughton street. —Ado.
LCDD BATES 8. M. n.
bargains.
Pianos and Organs
at decided bargains if taken th£
week. Carpenter, still inp ,
of our warerooms—and w e
anxious to get these instrument
out of our way. Also a few then
oughly repaired second-hand in
struments to be rented until pZ
LDDDEN 4 BATES SI g j
DRY GOODS.
CEOBAMIfIiES,
137 Broughton Street.
We would call special attention to the follow
ing lines of goods which we offor this week as
the season for same is fast nearing its end and
we have no space to pack them away whoa the
season Is over, conseouently we have to get rid
of them regardless of what they cost
LOT I.
One lot of Striped and Printed English Organ,
dies that have been selling at 25c., what there is
left of them will be sold at !2V4c
LOT 2.
One lot of fine Printed Batiste, the bulk of
which was sold at 20c. yard, will be sold thik
week at 184 c. “
LOT 3.
One lot of extra fine Striped and Plaid India
Linens: we have sold quantities of them at &>c ;
we will close what is left at 10c.
LOT 4.
One lot of Striped Lawns and Plaid Nansookg
that was sold at 8 and 100., this coming wee*
they will be sold at 50.
ClHMliii
STKA3I DYE HOCBE.
solera Sloan Drs flonse.
A GOOD dye house Is a blessing to any com*
munity. Ladi<s' and Gentlemen’s Wear,
Silks or any article that needs fixing over will
be properly attended 10,
I keep up with the progressive ohemioa!
ecience pertaining to the dyeing trade, and I
am satisfied that
Work sent to me can be done as
well here as elsewhere.
CHAS.RATZ,
Opposite Marshall House.
MACHINERY.
McDofloagh <6 Ballautya^
IRON FOUNDERS,
Boiler Makeri and BlaeksmitH
MAXrVAnT RBHS OT
STATIONARY AND PORTABLE ENOINEH
VERTICAL AND TOP RUNMN’G CORN
MILLS, BUOAR MILLS and PANS.
AGENTS for Alert and Union Injectors, the
simplest and most effective on the marks*;
Gullett Light Draft Magnolia Cotton Gin, the
best in the market.
All driers promptly attended to. Bms IST
Price List.
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COAL AND WOOD.
COAL AN D WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
ID- IR,_ Tliomas,
111 13ay St. West Broad St. Wharves.
Telephone No. 69.
DAVIS BROS
BARGAINS!
mxxwrwmmmmxmm.* iiAruai
A N ELEGANT brand new Upright Piano,
-CA full 7K octaves, six year’s gus™™?’
stool and cover, year’s tuning free, loro
$250, on payments of $5 cash and
week; regular price S3OO.
A large stock of the celebrated Har is
ton, Conover, Emerson, Kranich <v
and Knabe Pianos. Kimball, Story *
Clark, Farraud & Votey and Wilcox *
White Organs. Lowest prices, easy mswii
inents. fair treatment to all. No shod D
cheat > go ds made to sell, but are vith
fall guarantee.
WAHL
QAVISBROS.
