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TITEXEXTSTATE SENATOR
NOMINATION OF P. W. WILLIAMS
ON THE FIRST BALLOT.
The Two Wines of the Bryan County
Democracy Given a Hearing at Guy
ton—Mr. Heery Taken Suddenly 111
While Addressing the Conventlon-
The Convention Decides a Delegate
May Vote for Himself-The Success
fill Candidate Holds a Reception at
the Pulaski Last Night.
Pembroke Whitfield William*. Esq., of
Bryan county, received the nomination for
state senator from the First district at the
democratic senatorial convention which
was held at Guyton yesterday. There were
but two candidates before the convention,
Messrs. P. W. AVilliams and J. H. Heery,
Mr. Williams receiving 6 1-6 votes on the
first ballot and Mr. Heery votes, and
when the result of the ballot was announced,
on motion of CoL W. W. Gordon, the nomi
nation of Mr. Williams was made unani
mous. Mr. Heery came forward and
assured Capt Williams of his support.
In the absence of Mr. Merritt W. Dixon
chairman of the senatorial committee, R. F.
C. Smith, vice chairman, called the conven
tion to order at 10 o'clock at the town hall,
and S. B. Adams, Esq., of Chatham, was
called to the chair a <1 Capt. A. A. Winn
of Effingham wa> elected secretary.
ANTICIPATING A SPIRITED TIME.
The hall was crowded, for as Bryan
county was divided it was anticpiated th it
a lively time would come off between the
rival factions, and so it did. The morning
train brought in the delegation from Chat
ham and Bryan as follows; From Chat
ham: Messrs. W. W. Gordon, S. B.
Adams, Esq., A. K. Lawton, Jr., E*n , and
Messrs. He iry Kolshorn, P. J. O’Conner
and T. S. Morgan. Bryan: Messrs. Wil
liam Letford, D. 0. Butler, C. B. Ellabee
and P. W. Williams. Tne delegates pres
ent from Effingham were: A. A. Winn, F.
R. Tarver, A. M. Morgan, J. J. Morgan
and A. E Bird.
Mr. Adams on taking the chair addrossed
the convention in a few brief and pointed
remarks, after which a motion was made
by CoL W. W. Gordon of Chatham that
all credentials be given in charge of a com
mittee. This was voted down, and the del
egates presented their credentials to the
offloerg of the convention.
Mr. R. F. C. Smith presented a document
entitled “To whom it may concern,” which
at his request was re and to the convention.
It related to the differences existing between
the two factions of Bryan county, and pre
sented the Heery side of tne question much
in the line as Mr. Heery presented it in the
interview in ye>terday’s Morning News.
The convention did not seem to take
much interest in the reading of thed'-cu
meht, as the and (Terences between the two
factions had been clearly presented in the
Morning News, which the delegates had
read before the assembling of the conven
tion.
After the reading of the anti-William*
document had been concluded a motion pre
vailed teat the temporary organization of
the convention be continued as the perma
nent one, and a motion to adopt the two
thirds rule was adopted. Mr. Smith of
Bryan presented a list of the alternates
f oin Brvati as a matter of record for pur
poses which developed further on.
GOV. GORDON INDORSED FOR SENATOR.
Pending the nomination of candid ites for
senator, P. J. O'Connor, Esq., of Chatham,
obtained the floor and submitted a resolu
tion indorsing Gov. Gordon for United
States senator, which was carried by a
unanimous vote, the delegates rising and
cbeeriug. In supporting his resolution Mr.
O’Connor said trial Gov. Gordou is a states
man, a patriot and a soldier, whom all
Georgians love to honor, and lie asked for
him the undivided support of the conven
tion. The request met with wild and en
thusiastic demo strations of approval.
Nominations being in order, Maj. Will
iam Letford of Bryan rose and said that in
behalf of the democracy of Bryan county,
he thanked Chatham and Effingham for the
privilege of nominating one of her (Bryan’s)
sous, and in accordance with the wishes of
his people he placed, with pride, before the
convention the name of P. W. Williams,
Esq. The speaker said that “Mr. Williams
is a go and man, a good citizen, and if elected
will reflect credit upon his constituents.”
T. 3. Morgan Esq., of Chatham.seconded
this nominal ion. He said that Mr. Wil
liams is the choice of the people of Chat
ham, and the delegation is| instructed to
support him. Mr. AVilliams, said the speak
er, is a man of litieral views, and his actious
all through life afford high testimony of his
character as a man.
MR. HEERY PLACED IN NOMINATION.
Mr. C. B. Ellabee of Bryan s lid he vied
with Mr. Letford in a desire to honor Mr.
Williams, but there were other men in
Bryan county whom the democracy wanted
to honor. The speaker hire paid a glowing
tribute to Hou. J. H. Heery, whom he
placed in nomination. Mr. Ellabee’s speech
was devoted largely to the so-cailed split in
the Democratic party of Bryan countv.
Mr. Heery’s nomination was briefly but el
oquently seconded by CoL W. W. ’ Gordon
of Chatham.
At this point Mr. Williams wanted to
withdraw as a delegate and name one of the
alternates, J. D. Clanton, a Williams man,
to take a seat in the Bryan delegation. Mr.
O’Connor, of Chatham, questioned the right
of Mr. Williams to name the alternate who
should sit. Mr. Williams’ rightful alter
nate was R. F. C. Smith, and as he was for
Heery, Mr. Williams concluded that to give
up his seat would divide the Bryan delega
tion equally, and withdrew his request to
retire from the delegation.
MR. HEERY ADDRESSES THE CONVENTION.
Before balloting for a candidate began
Mr. Heery asked the convention to hear a
statement from him, which request being
granted, Mr. Heery took the floor, but after
speaking for nearly half an hour be was
seized with an attack of vertigo and asked
the convention to excuse him, or indulge
him for a little while until he felt better,
and on motion of Mr. O’Connor the conven
tion took a recess for an hour, at the expira
tion of which time, Mr. Heery being too ill
to conclude, R. F. C. Smith addressed the
convention in Mr. Heery’s behalf. Mr.
Heery's remarks were in the line of his
published interview in yesterday’s Morn
ing News, and Mr. Smith's speech
was in the same strain, both inveigh
ing against the assumption of
authority by two members of the
executive committee, one a candidate for
senator, and the other member his friend.
In replying to Hon. W. G. Charlton, the
chairman of the Chatham county demo
cratic executive committee, that tue Bryan
county executive committee had decided
not to call a meeting to determine the choice
of Bryan county for senator, wfien the
committee had not organized, and had not
even assembled to act upon the request of
the democracy of Cnathurn county.
MR. WILLIAMS TO THE RESCUE.
P. W. Williams, Esq., took the floor and
defended in an earnest argument the regu
larity of his indorsement, and further
shotted that those opposing him had alwavs
fought tho democracy of Bryan county
every time they failed to carry things their
own way. He accused R. F. C. Smith of
having sought the nomination for ordinary
of Bryan county at the hands of the democ
racy, receiving only twelve votes, and then
running ou the republican ticket and meet
ing with a merited defeat.
One or two sharp passages occurred here
between Heery and Williams, in which the
former came out best. Mr. Heery obtained
a confession from Mr. Williams that Mr.
Heerv had not bolted the nomination.
Maj. Letford followed Mr. Williams, and
defended liis action, and argued that the
democratic executive committee had acted
wisely in not calling a mass meeting. After
the conclusion of Maj. Letford’s remarks a
recess of five miuutes was taken for dele
gates to confer.
M hen the convention re-assembled, the
toll of counties was called, beginning with
Bryan which cast votes for P. W. AVill
iams and one-half vote for J. H. Heery.
CHALLENGING MR. WILLIAMS’ VOTE.
When the vote had been announced CoL
W. W Gordon of Chatham raised the point
of order that Mr. AVilliams had voted for
himself, which he could not properly do.
A. R- Lawton. Jr., of Chatham, defended
the action of Mr. AVilliams, and argued
t hat th.-latter, as a duly accredited dele
gate, had the right to a vote in the conven
tion. P. J. O’Connor, Esq., of Chatham,
argued to the contrary, sustaining the point
made by CoL Gordon, and T. S. Morgan,
Jr., rebutted the argument of Mr. O’Connor.
The question being ggbmitted to the con
vention, it was decimal that Mr. W illiams’
vote for himself should stand, after which
balloting proceeded, the result of the ballot
being as follows:
Wtriims. Heery.
Bryan 144 Ji
Chatham 3
Effingham 1% ®
Total #l-* *44
CLIFTON IGNORES A FRACTION.
This, as it will be seen was not a two
thirds majority of the couveDtion, as it
lacked three-sixths or one-half a vote, but
sune one in the bail said that it nominated
AVilliams, and Hon. William Cliftoo, who
was an interested spectator and a
friend of AVilliams is said to have
made the remark which was the
signal for loud cheering and virtually set
the convention ami spectators wild. Before
the vote had been announced, and the state
ment having -been taken for granted that
AVilliams nad a two-thirds vote, CoL W.
AV. Gordon moved that the nomination bo
male unanimous, which the convention did
amid cheers.
The following executive oommittee was
appointed:
Bryan—Maj. William Letford.
Chatham—P. J. O’Connor, Esq.
Effingham—Prof. A. E. Bird.
At 4:30 o’clock in the afternoon the con
vention adjourned sine die.
A SKETCH OF THE CANDIDATE.
The nominee, Pembroke Whitfield Will
iams was born in Effingham county Sept.
15, 1851, but has resided the greater part of
his life in Bryan county. His father was a
farmer who removed to Bryan oounty when
the s n was in his second year. The subject
of this sketch received a common school
education la the hig er grade of schools in
Effingham and Bryan counties, and read
law in this city with Meldritn & Adams,
and was admitted to the bar at Bryan oourt
house by Judge Tompkins in April, 1875,
since which time he has been engaged in
tbe active practice of his profession in the
courts of his county; at the same time
he has not neglected his farms,
on one of which, near the Savannah and
Western railway, three miles from EUabel,
he resides, and which Is cultivated under
his port >nal supervision. He owns two
other farms which are operated by tenants.
Mr. Wil iams has never sought political pre
ferment but once before. He was induced
to make the race for representative for his
county two years ago, but was defeated for
tbe nomination by Hon. J. H. Heery, his
opponent in the convention of
yesterday. Mr. Williams was mar
ried in 1877, and is the fatuer
of four boys and four girls, the oldest son
being named for Judge A. P. Adamsof this
city. Those who know Mr. Williams say
that be is a man of strict integrity, aud will
make a faithful representative of the dis
trict in the Senate. S. B. Adam?. Esq.,
who presided over yesterday’s convention
was one of tbe firm with whom Mr. Wil
liams studied law, and Mr. Adams’ vote was
cast for bis erstwhile student.
CONVENTION NOTES.
During the hour’s recess Alderman George
N. Nichols entertained the delegates and
visitors from Chatham and other friends
in a most hospitable manner at his Guyton
residence.
Mayor Sweat and Marshal Myers of
Guyton did the honors of the town, and the
visiting delegate* were delighted with one
of Sava inah’s favorite summer resorts.
Maj. G. M. Ryals and Hons. William
Clifton and Gazaway Hartridge, the three
can lidates for the legislature from Chat
ham,attended tbe convention.
It may interest the reader to know how
the Chatham delegates voted yesterday.
Messrs. Gordon, O'Connor and Kolshorn
cast their votes for Heery, and Messrs.
Adams, Lawton and Morgan voted for
Williams.
P. AV. Williams, Esq., the nominee re
turned to Savannah last night accom
panied by his faithful lieutenants Maj.
Win. Letford, K. H. McMillan and B. 3.
Butler. The latter is said to be the coming
man for the legislature from Bryan county.
Quite a number of democrats called on
the nominee for senator last night to con
gratulate him. A large delegation called
on him in a body at the informal reception
held by Mr. AA'illiams at the Pulaski.
Hon. J. IL Heery, who was defeated for
the nomination yesterday, is a Savannah
boy, and was educated in the publio schools
of this city. He is a merchant of Clyde, and
served in the last legislature as the repre
sentative from Bryan.
No qtiee ion that came before the con
vention received such unanimous and en
thusiastic inloiseraent as tbe resolution
introduced by P. J. O’Couner, Esq.,
instructing the nominee of the convention
to vote for Gov. John B. Gordon for United
States Senator.
Slmmoiu Liver Regulator ha* never been
known to fall to eure all liter dlx-ason.— Adv.
DOUBLY 3UCOE4BFUL.
The Columbus Committee Get the 40-
Cent Rate from Two Railroads.
The Central railroad has given Columbus
the 40-cent rate on ootton. This was effected
by the visit here last Saturday of Messrs.
S. A. Carter aud George J. Garrett, the
special committee of the Columbus Board
of Trade, who succeeded iu gettiug the con
cession after a lengthy conference with
Traffic Mauager W. F. Shellman. The
Georgia Midland and tbe Columbus South
ern favored the 40-cent rate, and the Colum
bus committee brought with them, to
strengthen their cause, certificates to that
effect from the officials of the two roads
referred to.
Later the committee waited upon the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
authorities and secured like concessions in
freight rates on cotton, which will go into
effect to-morrow morning.
RATHER WARM YESTERDAY.
Showers at Intervals Predicted for
7 o-day.
Yesterday’s maximum temperature at
Savannah was 88°, the day being warm and
olose. The average of the district was 91°,
and the temperature in the South Atlantic
states and throughout the south was above
the normal.
Few showers were reported east of the
Mississippi, bit the Galveston district re
ported .84 inches of rainfall and the New
Orleans district .39.
The local forecast for to-day is for light
showers at intervals.
To Liberia Via Savannah.
It is said that there is a strong movement
among the negroes in Chattanooga in favor
of emigration to Liberia. A large party
has been formed, who will start about the
middle of November. They will pay their
fare to Savannah, Ga., and the Coliniza
tion Society will make arrangements for
steamer transportation. It is stated that
nearly 1,000 have signified their intention
to go.
Georgia’s Great Seaport Recognized.
“Yesterday tbe Savannah Morning
News, published its annual trade issue. It
showed that Georgia’s great seaport has
made wonderful strides in material pros
perity during the last twelve months.”—
Athens Eagle.
For scrofulous disorders, and mercurial
diseases, the best remedy is Ayer’s Sarapa
rilla — Adv.
THE MORNING NEWS: * TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 0,1890.
THE COTTON FACTORY PROJECT.
Mr. Whatley’s Plan Meeting With
General Favor.
“How is your ootton factory project
getting along 7" asked a Morning News
reporter of J. L. AVhatiey, Esq., yesterday.
“It is desirable to interest certain gentle
men in tiie movement who are absent from
the city, and it takes some little time to
communicate with them,” said Mr. AVhat
iey. “I have formulated a plan of action
which I think will bo suooeesfuL 1 have
spoken to quite a number of per*ms about
it, and bare failed to find one who doee
not favor it and not one but who is will
ing to put money into it. Indeed,
those who understand the workings of ordi
nary building aud loan associations will
readily understand the plan of building this
factory. We expect to have 1,000 shares of
stock, payable monthly, until not more than
SSOO per share has been paid in. The
monthly installments will be $5 per share.
As s-Km at the association runs for a little
while, long enough to make it safe, the
money will be raised, tbe factory built, and
the debt orested for that purpoee paid oflf
with the monthly Installments and tbe
profits of the factory. No profits will be
divided until the mill is fully paid
for and has a oomf or table surplus
to work with. It is easy to see that this
will place the enterprise eventually in the
hands of these mutual stockholders free
from debt, and upon a sound financial basis.
Whatever the factory is worth when paid
for will be tbe property of tbe stockholders;
hence there cannot be such a thing as a
total loss as in some cases where bonds are
issued secured by mortgage upon the prop
erty.”
“Do you think a factory of the kind
would pay here?’
“From all the Information I have been
able to gather,” replied Mr. AVhatiey, “a
factory manufacturing a fine quality of
brown goods or bleaobed geo is would pay
wed. Of course, like everything eUo, it
will depend upon management. The loca
tion of such a factory here would give an
impetus to our city which is difficult now to
realize. AVe have almost everything else in
Savannah besides factories. If wo can add
them to our other industries we will soon
have a great city here.”
In conclusion Mr. Whatley said; “You
can say that tbe fact iry will be built if the
community will only lend me the aid and
encouragement that is necessary to the
success of such an undertaking.”
TBE THEATRICAL SEASON.
McCarthy’s Mishaps Draws an Over
flowing House.
“A Tin Soldier”, Charlie Hoyt’s funniest
of all funny pieces is the attraction at the
theater to-night.
"McCarthy’s Mishaps” was a great success
at the theatre last night. There was not
standing room In either the gallery, tier or
pit. The placard “Standing Room Only”
was put up as soon as the doors were open.
Great credit is due to Mr. James Shaw for
the manner in which he directed the enter
tainment. The orchestra consisted of
seven pieces last night, while last season
it had only five. Mr. Johnson expects
to keep the seven pieces. Mr. Crump
the stage manager came out and com. li
monted the Savannah branch H. T. A. for
selecting "McCarthy’s Mishaps” for the ben
efit, and also the audience who attended.
He said that this company will open the
theater next season on the same date.
"Jitn the Penman” It booked for next
Monday night.
Cleveland's Minstrels are booked for the
theater Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 16
and 17. The New York Herald says: “The
Cleveland’s Magnificent Minstrels as they
appeared Monday night made all other
companies blush for calling themselves
minstrel organizations. If all other burnt
cork artists are termed minstrels, then the
Cleveland Minstrel Company should here
after be known as the monarch minstrelsy,
they are so far above anything seen here.
Such a complete aggregation of talent from
beginning to end is something unusual, and
the performance was by far as interesting
as could be wished. From 8 till 11 o’clock
merriment reigned supreme. There was an
immense house, and nothing was lacking for
the completeness of everything. Mr. Cleve
land has an organization that stands first on
its merits, first for ability, first for novelty,
and above all first for a paying troupe."
Without a doubt this medicine will cure
you. It has cured thousands. Take Mention*
Liver Regulator.—Ado.
CITY BREVITIES.
The board of oounty commissioners will
meet in regular session to-morrow after
noon at 4 o’clock.
It is expected that the engine for the new
quarantine wharves will be ready for ship
ment on the steamship Dessoug from Phila
delphia by Friday of next week.
Citv Sheriff Goodwin will sell on the first
Tuesday in October lot No. 12, on Mill
street in Yamacraw, 49x54 feet, and a lot
on the White Bluff road, six miles out,
70x480 feet.
Last night was the regular meeting night
of the board of education, but there was no
quorum. Supt. Baker, Mayor Schwarz
and J. It. Saussy, Esq., being the only
members present.
Capt. John R. Dillon, receiver of Epstein
& Wunnbaohor finds from an inventory of
the stock of the firm that it aggregates
SOO,OOO. The horses and vehicles were sold
last Saturday by Charles H. Dorsett, the
auctioneer.
Work has been begun upon the excavation
for a two-story brick building on Lawi euce
McCarthy’s lot at Drayton and York street
lane, just back of the two-story bnild
ing he is now erecting on the corner of
South Broad and Drayton. The first floor
will be divided into two stores.
Quite a number of gentlemen friends
assembled at the residence of Mr. Moses 8.
Herman, 163 Jones street, last eveutng, to
celebrate his 21st birthday. Many toasts
were drunk to his health, and the evening
was spent in a most enjoyable manner.
Mr. Herman entertained his callers in grand
style.
Two policemen were stationed in front of
city exchange yesterday examining every
dray, wagon and street wagon passing by
to see that all had the brass tags promi
nently displayed which shows that they
have paid their city licenses. Drivers whose
vehicles were not tagged were made to walk
up to the city treasurer’s office and settle or
telephone their employers to come and pay
up at once.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Kreutzer Sonata)
Music hath charms to soothe the breast
savage. The exception seems to be the Post
master General and Grand Haberdasher of
these United States. . But leaving that Held
of art from the the cradle song that gives to
infancy its smiling sleep to the great
Symphony- that bears the soul away on
wings of fire, and ponder for a moment on
an anti-poverty society that has contributed
most largely to the wellfare and happiness
of the human, that has spread its wings of
beneficence over the civilized world; that
has uo need of a casuist in Savannah or else
where. No Southern mortality subterfuge
tor wholesale dividend discrimination
hue a record so impregtiable as the rock of
Giberaltar. F. X. Douglass, Special Agent.
— Adv.
All scalp and skin diseases, dandruff, fall
ing of the hair, gray or faded hair, may be
cured bv u-i-y: that natural, true remedy.
Hall’s Hair Rftfcewer.—Adi'.
CONVENTION OF GAS MEN
A THREE DAYS’ SESSION AT THE DS
SOTO NEXT MONTH.
All the Large Cities of tbe United
States and the Canadas to Be Repre
sented—Tbe Full Measure of Savan
nah Hospitality to Be Extended the
Delegates and Their Ladles—A Mag
nificent Banquet, an Excursion Down
the River and Carriage Drives on tbe
Programme—Not Less Than 250
Visitor* Expected.
As the time approaches for the conven
ing in this city, at the Ds Soto betel, on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 15,
16 and 17, of the annual convention of the
American Gas Light Association, much lo
cal interest ie felt in the gathering.
Mr. David Douglas, president of tbe
Mutual Ga* Light Company of this city,
which will take a leading part In making
the visitors feel at home in tbe Forest City,
in an Interview with a Morning News re
porter yesterday, gave quite an interesting
resume of tbe programme so far as decided
upon. Mr. Douglas says the association
consists of the managers, engineers an l su
perintendents of gas manufacturing estab
lishments and manufacturers of
gas appliances and apparatus
in all the principle cities of the United
States and the Canadas, having a member
ship of nearly 600. The president of the
association is E nmerson McMillan, who is
at the head of the gas light interest in St.
Louis, and the secretary is Mr. C. J. R.
Humphreys of Lawrenoe, Mai*.
ALL BIG CITIES REPRESENTED.
About 250 members are expected to be
present at the convention, and all parts of
the country will be represented. Gentle
men will come from San Francisco, Omaha,
Chicago and other western cities: from
Toronto, Montreal, Quebec and Halifax in
Canada; in the north, from Boston, New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
and from New Orleans and other
cities in the south. Nearly all the principal
.cities will be represented. Some of them
will be men of large wealth and high
standing in their communities, and as a
body they will represent a high intellectual
and business average. Tne combined busi
ness under their management represent an
immense amount of capital.
The nature of their avocation brings
them naturally Into close contact with the
residents of their respective cities, and it
becomes of consequence, therefore, that
everything should be done to create in the
minds of every one of their visitors a good
impression of Savannah, not only as a
bright, cheerfnl and pleasant residence
city, but also that its business advantages
be in every way displayed—for their benefit
—so that when they return to their respec
tive homes they will carry away not only
pleasant recollections of a happy time spent
here, but feel ready to speak a favorable
word toward any businesss project which
may affect Savannah.
SAVANNAH SHOULD SECOND TUB WELCOME.
The Mutual Gas Light Company of
Savannah, said Mr. Douglas, is determined
to do its part in making tue occasion a suc
cess, but there is plenty of room for the as
sistance of the influential citizens of Savan
nah to make sure of it.
Mr. Douglas says that it is expected that
a considerable number of ladies will accom
pany tbe convention on tnelr trip south,
and their entertainment, while the gentle
men are engaged in the transaction of the
business of the convention is equally as im
portant as consideration of the mem tiers
themselves.
For tbe purpose of entertaining this large
party Messrs. Watson & Powers have ar
ranged to open the De Soto on Oct. 13, three
weeks earlier than they had original! v in
tended, and they will make special efforts
to have every department in the highest
state of efficiency.
THE PROGRAMME IN PART.
Mr. Douglas was asked if the programme
had yet been decided upon, and he replied
that it has not entirely been settled yet.
The convention, he says, is to bo welcomed
to the city by tbe mayor and aldermen and
other o ticials and gentlemen on the morn
ing of Oct. 15 (Wednesday) in the banquet
room at the Da Soto. Meanwhile a committee
of Savannah ladies will give a welcome to
the visiting ladies of the association iu the
parlors. These formalities having been
disposed of, the association will proceed to
its regular business, which will Include the
reading and discussion of papers relating to
the gas business, election of officers, etc.
Carriages i eiug at the doors, the ladies and
such of the Savannah gentlemen as can
spare time will be driven to
places of interest throughout the city.
On tile afternoon of the same day the lad es
will hold a reception in the parlors to all
members of the association and to their
friends in Savannah. At this reception in
troductions will be made and acquaintance
ships formed. After the regular hotel
dinner, theater tickets having been previous
lye ugaged,parties will go there,while possi
bly o; hers will visit some of our Savannah
homes. Cobb’s band and perhaps some of
our colored minstrels will entertain such in
the rotunda of the hotel do not care to go
out.
A MAGNIFICENT BANQUET.
On the second day, a drive by the ladies
and their friends to Bona venture aud Thun
derbolt is contemplated, aud on their re
turn, a ladies’ lunch will be provided.
Ou the evening of this day the Mutual Gas
Light Company will entertain all the mem
bers of the association at a magnificent ban
quet in the dining room of the DeSoto,
which is expected to be the grandest affair
of the kind yot given in Savannah. A
guarantee of at least 275 guests has been
made to Messrs W atson & Powers, but 300
or more are expected to be present. The
lessees of the De Soto are under contraot to
furnish at fine a dinner as oan be given in
the United States, aud Mr. Douglass says
there is no doubt but they will fill the con
tract. The banquet hall will be handsomely
decorated with palms and oiher tropical
arid sub-tropioal plants and flowers, and
the tables laid and furnished with
everything that art aud fa ioy combined
can suggest to make them beautiful. Music
will be furnished by Cobb’s orchestra, the
Magnolia quartette, and by the best vocalists
of the city. Handsome bouquets for each
guest will be at every plate. The menu
cards, especially designed and engraved, are
expected to be something unique. A con
siderable number of Savannah's prominent
citizens will be invited to the banquet, and
some of Savannah’s gifted orators will be
down for speeches on tbe toast list.
AN EXCURSION DOWN THE RIVER.
On the third day (the 17th) of the meeting
it is proposed to have an excursion down the
river on a steamship or a steaim oat, the
party first visiting the Ocean Steamship
Company’s wharves and going over such
vessels as may be in port, thence the excur
sionists will be conveyed by steamer slowly
along the harbor aud visiting the immense
new cotton compresses of the Savannah
Tyler Cotton Press Association, aud thenoe
down the river to Tybee and return.
Souvenirs made of cotton in the boll, rice
in the ear, and southern grasses tied with
ribbons, appropriately printed, will be
given by the ladies to each guest. The
United Gas Improvement Company of
Philadelphia are preparing an equally
pleasing and suitable souvenir for the gen
tlemen.
During the meeting there will be exhib
ited many new and interesting devices in
the gas business perfected during the past
year. The Mutual Gas Light Company of
this city intends to make a special display
of their new fuel gas and the Welsbach
burner, lighting up especially for the occa
sion the meeting rooms of t e association
and also the main dining hall of tbe De
Soto.
The cost of the entertainment of this cou
yontkm ill Savannah will be very large,
kind it will be borne principally by the
BAKING POWDER.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
Rtifol
lv! Powder
ABSOLUTEC* PURE
United Gas Light Company of Philadelphia
and the Mutual Gas Light Company of
Savannah.
SHOULD EXTEND A CORDIAL WELCOME.
This association hs never met in the
south, its meetings having been confined to
the largest cites of the north, and lias never
been held in a place of less than 300,000 in
habitants. Strenuous efforts were made to
have the m eting held in Charleston and
Atlanta, but the combined efforts of Mr. A.
C. Humpreys of Puilapelphia and our local
company finally succeeded in securing it
for Savannah.
It is to be hoped, says Mr. Doug
las, that our citizens will fully ap
appreciate not only the compliment
paid to them, but also the e*traordinaiy
opportunity of advertising Savannah, and
that our leading gentlemen and ladies will
heartily co-operate with those now busily
engaged in making preparations in such a
style and on such a scale as will gratify
every visitor and send him home with a
worthy appreciation of our city and its
people.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Joseph Hull left for Atlanta last night.
Capt. J. C. Haskell went up to Atlanta
last night.
R. W. Holt of Brunswick is registered at
the Pulaski.
C. L Groover of Quitman is stopping at
the Pulaski.
H. H. Gainsburgh leaves for Pensacola
this morning.
Mrs. C. C. Schley and son left for
Marietta last night.
Hammond J. Read leaves for New
Smyrnft, Fla., to-day.
George O. Warnock of Waynesboro is
registered at the Screven.
R. A. Hancock and A. P. Anderson of
Atlanta are at the Pulaski.
J. B. Tyler and W. A. Wilkins of Waynes
boro were at the Pulaski yesterday.
Dr. B. S. Purse left yesterday for the
north oa the steamship City of Augusta.
L Desbouillons tailed oa the steamship
City of Augusta for New York yesterday.
J. Myers and w ife and Mrs. Robert Pot
ter of Augusta are stopping at the Screven.
G. W. Owens arrived yesterday evening
from New York oa the steamship Kansas
City.
Mrs. E. W. Baynard and Mrs. E. A.
Dickey of Auburudale, Fla., are stopping
at the Screveu.
Major. D. C. Bacon left for New York
Sunday night, called there by the serious
illness of Mrs. Bacon.
Capt. Joseph A. Roberts sailed yesterday
on the steamsnip City of Savannah for
Boston. He will be absent a couple of
weeks.
Paul Negroponte, with the house of Ralli
Bros., arrived yesterday on the Kansas
City. He will remain here during the cot
ton season.
Miss Maggie Farrell, daughter of Mrs.
Martin Farrell returned home yesterday by
rail from the north wh6re she had been en
joying a summer vacation and visiting
friends in Baltimore.
Jacob Gazan, Esq., left yesterday for
the north on a recreation trip. He will
visit Baltimore, Washington and New
York, and will return via Rome, Ga.,
whero he expects to become engaged in an
important case.
J. C. Bruyn, claim agent of the Savan
nah, Florida and Western railway, and J.
B. Preston, general claim agent of the
Central railroad, left last night via the
Central for Chicago to attend the meeting
of the Claim Agents’'Association of the
eastern, southern and middle states.
Sisters Alphonsa and Aloysius of St.
Joseph’s academy, Washington, Ga., re
turned home last night, after spending va
cation north, accompanied bvthe following
young ladies, who go to attend school:
Miss Jessie Weeks of Starke, Fla., and the
Misse3 May Konan, Maggie Buttimer, and
Bessie Gallagher of this city.
A VICTIM OF BUM.
Jim Wright Won the Bet but Death
Took the Stakes.
James Wright a well-known colored
butcher, who used to keep a stall in the
market, was found dead yesterday morning
in a yard on Sims street, near West Broad.
Parties living in the neighborhood
say that Wright was drinking in
John Lub’s barroom on Sims street day be
fore yesterday with a crowd, and that
Wright made a bet that he would drink a
quart of whisky. The wager, it is said, was
taken aud Wright drauk the whisky with
the effect above stated.
Others say that Wright bet his watch
against a quarter of a dollar that he could
drink more whisky than any man iu the
crowd. At any rate be trot outside of more
whisky than he could stand, and his
debilitated condition, from long dissipation,
aided the whisky in the work of death.
Coroner Dixon, who was notified of the
finding of the body, took charge of it, and it
was buried in Laurel Grove cemetery. No
inquest was held, as it was deemed unneces
sary.
James Wright was at one time a well-to
do colored man. He ran a butcher’s stall
in the market, and owned a comfortable
house. Dissipation lost him his business
and his proper y, but he continued to drink
until it caused his death.
Why It Is Popular.
Because it has proven its absolute merit
over and over again, because it has an un
equaled reoord of cures, because its busi
ness is conducted in a thoroughly honest
manner, nnd because it combines eoonomy
aud strength, being the only medicine of
wmch “100 Doses One Dollar” is true —these
strong points have made Hood’s Sarsaparilla
the most successful medicine of the day.—
Adv.
To Mothers.
For uuward of fifty years “Mrs, Win
slow’s Soothing Syrup” has been used by
millions of mothers for their children while
teething with never-failing safety and suc
cess. It soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, regulates the bowels, cures
wind colic, and is the best remedy for
diarrhoea. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing
Syrup” is for sole by druggists in everv
part of tue world. Price 25 cents a bottle.
Adv.
ODD LOT SALE
At the Famous, 148 Broughton
0 Street.
Beginning Saturday, Aug. 23, for one
week only, will sell all odd lot suits at
per cent, less than regular prices. Now is
your chance. The only genuine bargains
offered this season. Don’t forgot the place.
“The Famous,”
14& Broughton Btreet,
1 —Adr. B. Hymes, Prop.
THB DIBBCT TBAOH PROJ BCT.
Business Men Not Opposed, But Say
It Ssems Impracticable.
A MorsinoNewsreporter, while making
bis usual rounds on the Bay yesterday,
found the buuneas men discussing with a
great deal of interest the direct trade ques
tion, which will be the subject of consid
eration by the direct trade convention,
which will convene in Atlanta to-morrow.
The generally expressed opinion of the busi
ness men is that they would like to see
direct trade established and made
a success, but they hardly con
sider it possible under the existing cir
cumstances. They say that the cotton crop
must be moved promptly; that it goes to
different ports, aud that the entire crop
must be exported within a period of four or
five months, which would require quite a
large fleet of steamships and as long as re
turn cargoes cannot be secured the direct
trade proposition does not seem to them to
be practicable.
The business men say it would be a good
thing for Savannah if it could be made a
success, but tbe practicability of the
project will only be assured when
return cargoes can be 1 secured,
mails carried to and from southern ports,
and the tide of foreign emigration turned
this way. Until such time they think that
direct trade would email loss upon those
who would embark in it The tramp
steamships, after moving the cotton from
this side, find ample trade with other coun
tries and can afford to come over here in
ballast, it being very rare cases when foreign
vesels coming to this port have cargo, an
occasional vessel bringing a cargo of salt,
sulphur or kanit.
THE BIVBR AND HARBOR.
Happenings Along the Wharves and
Among the Shipping.
Messrs. Minis’ Sons cleared yesterday the
British steamship Ealing for Liverpool with
5,743 bales of upland eg ton, weighing
2,895,009 pound , valued at $301,936.
The British steamship Burnley was cleared
yesterday by A. Minis’ Sons for Liverpool
with 4,275 bales of uplaud cotton, weighing
2,140,330 pounds, valued at $328,543 33.
The two British steamships. Ealing and
Burnley, were the first vessels of the season
to clear for a foreign port, and the Portu
guse bark Allianca was the first sailing ves
sel cle iring with cotton this season.
The Portuguese bark Allonca was cleared
yesterday for Oporto with 100 bales of up
aud cotton, weighing 51,682 pounds, val
ued at #6,400, and 5,010 pieces pitch pine
lumber, measuring 283,206 feet, valued at
$3,680. Total valuation of cargo SIO,OBO.
Cargo and vessel cleared by Messrs. Roose
velt & Esteve.
The Portuguese brig Armando was cleared
yesterday for Oporto with 3,035 pieces pitch
pine lumber measuring 191,174 feet, valued
at $2,300, and 637 barrels rosin, weighing
386,650 pounds, valued at $1,450, and 20 bar
rels spirits turpentine, measuring 1,008
gallons, valued at S3BO. Total valuation of
cargo $4,130. Cargo and vessel cleared by
Messrs. Charles Green’s Sou & Cos.
About 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon the
river front presented quite an animated
soene. There were five steamships in a
egular line steaming down tbe river on
their way to sea, the City of Augusta lead
ing, followed by the City of Savannah, the
William Crane and the two tramps bring
ing up the rear, the two latter oa their way
to Liverpool with 10,034 bales of cotton.
BATTLBS WITH BALL AND BAT.
The Results of the Day's Gamas All
Oyer the Oouatry.
Washington, Sspt. B.— Ball games were
played to-day as follows:
PLAYERS’ LEAGUE.
At Buffalo— R. B. H. B.
Buffalo 5 10 7
Chicago 9 14 g
Batteries: Cunningham and Mack, Baldwin
and Darling.
At Brooklyn— r. b. h. k
Brooklyn. 7 14 3
Philadelphia 5 9 5
Batteries; Sowders aud Daly, Husted and
Cross.
At Pittsburg— K , b. h. e.
Pittsburg c 10 1
Cleveland 4 g 3
Batteries: Morris and Quinn, Gruber and
Stein.
At Boston— R. b. H. E.
Boston is 15 4
New York. 6 g 3
Batteries: Radbourn, Daly, Kelly and Murphy
Keefe, Crane, EwiDg and Brown.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York- r. b . h. e.
New York 6 12 3
Boston ’.6 12 4
Batteries: Sharrott and Clarke, Nichols and
Hardie.
At Chicago— R . B . B . E
Chicago 5 3
Pittsburg 33 3
Batteries: Stein and Kittridge, Anderson and
Decker.
At Philadelphia—
Philadelphia 4 4 3
Brooklyn 3 7
Batteries: Vickery and Clements, Lovett and
Daly.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Philadelphia— r. b s k
Athletics a s a
Toledo ."5 7 4
Batteries. Green and Baldwin, Healy, Welch
and Sage.
At Rochester— r n it *
Rochester ■1 5 A
St. Louis '3 7 j
Batteries: Callahan and Grimsay, Stivetts and
Munvan.
At Baltimore- r. b . h. k.
Baltimore 3 g a
Louisville 123
Batteries: Morrison and Townsend, Stratton
and Bligh.
Send
a copy of the
Morning News Trade Review
to your correspondents, friends and rela
tives. Show what your city is doing.
Price, 5 cents, ready for mailing.
New Arrivals.
We are daily receiving invoices of new
and handsome designs in fine Jewelry,
Silverware, and useful aud ornamental
articles, comprising in part
, Unset Diamonds,
Diamond Rings,
Diamond Jewelry,
Solid Silverware,
Fine Plated Wares,
Bronzes, Placques,
Onyx Clocks,
Onyx Tables,
Fine Bric-a-brac,
Imported Cut Glass.
The ladies are invited to examine our new
arrivals of rare examples in rings and
jewelry. M. Sternberg & Bro., 157 Brough
ton street.— Adv.
More than 5,000 men in New York do busi
ness under the protection of their wive’s
names. Xno; Penn.
LBDIIKN A BATES 8. M. a<
0 in th bo*
, . ness ot Savannah for
last year: If , ou read the trade feue
you perhaps noticed that we were rnm
polled to give thanks for our .hare ", t
the gain. We were included in the pro.
cession of thankful ones because 2
ORGANS aT° rk1 ’* **“ PUX °B anl
ORGAN3 at prices and on terms that
make us resistless. Our manufacT?
KEEP E D P OWN heIr
KEEP DOWN our prices. That i,
what does the business. If yoil .
any doubt that we sell under the
New York prices, come in and let 7,!
show you some letters in our
slot, and if yon w ant a Piau 0
satisfy yen. 0 040
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LDDDEN 4 BATES S. 11. I
DKY UOOD&.
CBOSAI&Iif
137 Broughton Street
We would call special attention to the follow
ing lines of goods whie.i we offer this week, as
the season for same is fast nearing its end sod
we have no space to pacs them away when the
season is over, consequently we have to get rid
of them regardless of wnat 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 'gtjjc
LOT 2.
One lot of fine Printed Batiste, the bulk of
which was sold at 20c. yard, will be sold this
week at 1214 c.
LOT 3.
One lot of extra floe Striped and Plaid India
Linens; we have gold quantities of them at 20a:
we will close what is left at li)e
LOT 4.
One lot of Striped Lawns and Plaid Nansooks
that was sold at 8 an 1 10c., tins coining week
they will be sold at sc.
CMAN&mn
PUBLICATIONS.
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OF
SAVANNAH
SIZE 30x34 INCHES.
SHOWING THE TRUE STREET AND PROP-’
ERTY LINES OP’ THE CITY.
PRINTED ON BOND PAPER and putupin
book form. Every properly o wner a.a real
Estate dealer, and every other person intercatal
n the city should have a copy-
PRICE ONE DOLLAR.
FOR SALE AT
BULL'S NEB DM
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COAL A>i D WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
ID. IR,_ Tliomas,
111 Bay St. West Broad 8L Wharves.
Telephone No. 09. _
TUH AND OYST-BBA^^.
ESTABLISHED 1858.
M. M. Sullivan & Son,
WMtsalt Fish and Oyster Ftaltri
150 Bryan st. and 152 Bay lane. Savannah, G*
Fish orders for Punta Gorda received
have prompt attention.
THRIFT. LMtHl'Ki-St, INTO®.
SOLRIETY, DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR,
Was the Corner-Stone Laid
Our Firm Eleven Years Ago.
What has it done for us?
Given us the entire confidence of thousand!
of in this and other states.
Placed us at the head of one <'■ * a
businesses in the south.
Erected for us one of the largest an
beautiful stores in the south.
Given us command of a lastingly*
money, of which we do not nt j D every
but use for our comfort and iQV ® s * mellt 0 f our
enterprise looking to the advancement
city’s interests.
If you want a Piano or Organ
see the Leaders,
DAVIS BROS.