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WESLEY DEAD A CENTURY
MITH-DISTS C BSSRVE T-TH CEN
TENNIAL OF ERA DEMISE.
The Gr®at Preacher’s History In
Savannah—The Part He Played In
the Founding: of the Colony-Kev. C.
E. Dowman’s Sermon-Toe Wesley
Monumental Church—His Recital of
Wesley's Pastoral Work In Savan
nah—The Founding: of the F*srt Sun
day-School Here.
To-day is the 100th anniversary of the
Seath of John Wesley, the founder of
Methodism.
A memorial service was held yesterday
morning at Wesley Monumental church in
aonor of John Wesley, and a sermon upon
us life and work preached by the pastor,
Rev. C. E. Dowmau.
It is an interesting fact that the Wesley
Monumental Church of Savannah is the
snly church ever built in h mor of Wesley,
so far as kuown, and, m fact, is tbs ouly
monument to the memory of the great
apostle and founder of Methodism.
WESLEY’S LIFE WORK.
Mr. Dorman’s sermon is an interesting
account of Wesley’s life aud wo; k. and con
tains frequent mention of bis work in Ida
f&nn&b.
His text was from Ecclesiastes vii;L “A
good name is t etter than precious ointment
sad the day of death than the day of one’s
birth."
His sermon was as follows-
John Wesley was born at Kpworth, June 17,
(703. He died in tendon, March 2, 1791. His
teath was a suitable close of a Jong, laborious
and eventful life. Almost laterally re “ceased
tt once to work and live. ' - On W-dueaiay. Feb.
13, he preached his last sermon from ”7ek ye
■he Lord while he may b • found,’’ etc. “On
•hat day,” says a writer, •■fell from his dries
rrasp a trumpet of the truth which had sounded
•he everlasting gospel oftener and more elfect
lal.v t. an teat of any other man for sixteen
aundre i years." Since his return from Amen
:a. in 1738. he had preached 42,10) sermons—
more tnan flf een a week. On Saturday. Feb.
K, h wrote his last letter, in the interest of a
noor, ignorant and oppressed portion of our
•ace The few days that followed were spentin
jrayer, praise and religious conversation. His
lying watch-word, which he repeated over and
aver, was: "The best of ail is, (iod is with us."
Dn Wednesday morning, a lew minutes before
iP, he peacefully fell asleep. His last word was
■Farewell.” An eye-witness thus describes the
icene:
“The solemnity of the dying hour of that great
sad good man, I believe will ever be written on
ny heart. A cloud of tne divine preenee rested
>n all; and while lie could hardly be said to be
tn inhabitant of eartu —being now speechless—
rictory and glory were written on his counte
nance, and quivering, as it were, on his dying lips.
*o langua.e can paiut w hat appeared in that
’ace' The more we gazed upon ft, the more we
a v of heaven unspeakable "
He was one of a trio of greatest men in the
tburch since the ascension of the Man of Galilee
—Paui, Luther, Wesiey. He was pure in life,
teroic in dangers, patient in suffering), shun
lant in lab. rs, eloquent in speech, vigorous of
pen. He was an orator and poet, a theologian
and philosopher. He na Been in heaven a
tuDdred years. If per .lotted to watch the affair*
f earth wnal changes he <as seen! The 12P.0Q0
Methodists he left on earth have become a
uigntv host. The forma!—though unintentional
organization of the .detnodlat eburou in 1780
with ten or twelve persons, hss grown into an
iggregate of over six million members,
with 23,000.000 adherents in 130 year*.
* What bath God wrought f" It is
veil that Wesley Monumental church
n Savannah, the scene of Ms lab rs in America,
t&outd, with appropriate services, celebrate the
lent, nmal of tee death of the great fuun erof
Ueihod.sm-.iti whose memory tula cnurch has
teen erect and.
Wesley landed in Savannah March, 1756 and
kb red here tiU Dec. 2, 1737. as minister of
what is n w Christ enured parish of the tpisoo
ha! church.
Judged by human standards bis ministry here
wo* n t a success. He made mistakes. He
•orkrd tae wrong way—from outward life to
■he hear:, instead of from tne heart to the out
varl llfo. He certainly di 1 good in the you--
•Mony Tne savor or Ms holy life was felt
tft r hi* short ministry was over. His journal
-eats like a rorua ce. Though Wesley did not
inter t at course of life which resulted in the
trganuicion f Methodism till after his return
r im Georgia, tld t..e principles of his life and
ninistry in Savannah were
kITHOOISM IN EMHRYO.
1- 2, ne r '^ au Meeting— From Journal March
•0. l' ; 6: “I now advi-ed thescriom part of the
tongregation to iorm luemselves into a sort of
title society, ami to meet once or twice a week,
n order to instruct, einort, and re pro re. one
mother."
The clas . me ding was the life of early Meth-
Miam- .s still a power—when maintam -d. We
oet inucn wnen we (Church, South) practically
abandon tc
2. r. e Sunday School— He used to gather the
jbildren at the church every Sunday afiernoou
■o Irani tne catechism aud r-ceiv • religious in
itruciiona. He went much further in hia work
■nr childran than a formal catechising of them
de won their affections; he led them to Christ.’
Ibis wac nearly fifty year* before Halkes estab
lshed his Sunday school at Gloucester
The Sunday school, though not peculiar to
Methodism, was encou ajed aud devesopei by
Wesley and the Metuolints,ami has been one of
.he chief instrument* of its success
3. M esiey came to Georgia as a missionary,
Me regarded it as his work to preach to the
Indians. When he saw no opportunity of doing
this, ho did not red called up<m to remain; to
tndure tbu persecutions brought upon him
onger.
The spirit of U tho Ism is missionary. It has
Seen a pioneer church one to net out the
jeglected. Methodism has a splendid record in
.orelgn fields. Tne Southern church did much
lor the negroes.
4. A s to the doctrine, be preached
soilness of life. While he did not know
.t, he was no doubt a converted
man. and seeking, tbougn groping in the dark
or tti! Joy an i liberty of a child of God. The
1 ■ctnn-s nf justification by faith, the witness
if the Spirit, sanctifies, ion, entire consecration
io God end cleansing from sin have been the
rital trutus that Lave made Methodist preach
ing such a power in revival of religion, estab
lishment of the church, salvation of souls,
sn.erevor it has gone. These elements, at least,
we And in Wesley g work In Georgia His com
mg here prepared him for the work for which
3od raised him up. like Moses in Midiau.
tzekil at tbeOnebar, Saul of Tarsus in Arabia,
oe came front the lessons and experiences of
his life In this, then new, land, to claim the
world as bis parish, and to protect the force of
Bis character, the fervor of hia purpose, the
light of his example down all the ages Many
senturies as they come and go shall increase
nis praise, and the results of his work roll on
the mult.tunes brought to heaven by the in-
Itrumeutalities fie set in motion will join the
tong in which his voice mingles with theirs—
“ Not unto us, O Lord; not unto us, but unto
thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for
thy truth's Bakel”
WESLEY IN SAVANNAH.
Savannah was the scene of a part of John
Wesley’s early ministry, before he had be
gun his great life work, and also of his
brother Charles, and that alone is sufficient
to make the history of his ministry here of
Interest to the people of Savannah of to-day ,
of all classes, since the laborer in this theu
Dbseure vineyard of 15(i years ago has since
achieved such fume in the religious history
of the world.
W eslev’s rigid Interpretation of the doc
trines and attempts at reformation within
ibe Churoh of England being so ooldly re
ceived, in fact being met with so much op
position, in EngDnd, he determined to be
come a missionary to the Indians, and, with
his brother Cba les, Oct. 14, 1735, em
barked at Gravesend with Gen. James
Oglethori e on his second voyag ■ to the
tolony which he had founded aud named
Georgia.
WkSLIT’S COMING TO AMERICA.
There were several Moravians on board
the vessel, coming to join the colony.
Though the party embarked on Oct. 14 it
was prevented by storms and other delays
from departing until Gee. 10, when the long
voyage began. The time on board was
chiefly spent in prayer, exhortation and
singing of hymns.
While delayed at Cowes. Wesley bap
tized four unbaptized Quakers.
The voyage from Cowes to the Savannah
river was made in fifty-seven days. The
ihip was subjected to a heavy storm, lasting
several days, during the latter part of Jau
uary, during which Wesley at one time
very narrowly escaped being washed over
board. It is strange to contemplate what a
change might have been made in the
religious history of the world (and in Eng
land aud America particularly) had such a
catastrophe occurred; but providence had
‘retained otherwise.
WISIIYS FIRST PRATER IS GEORGIA.
The ship cast anchor in the Savarcah
river Feb. 5, 1738. Wesley immediately
entered upon his clerical dutiee by return
ing thanks to God for their safe deliver
ance In the presence of the ship’s company
on Tv be* Island where tbev had landed, a;
Oglethorpe’s suggestion. Ogietnorpe aud
his party were heartily welcomed by the in
habitants on their arrival The governor’s
first act was to give orders to provide
materials to build a church.
Wesiey found Savannah a town of about
forty houses, standing oi a fiat bluff. On
the east of the town was a swamp, on the
west a wood, and on the south a forest of
picea The principal building was the
court house, which served also for a church.
Wesiey succeeded Rev. Samuel (Juir.cy
as clergyman to Georgia. his
parish including the who e settlement of
the young colony from Ebenezer, on the
north of Savannah, to Frederica, on St.
Simon's Island.
There wav no church in the province.
Weslev entered upon bis ministry in Georgia
Sunday. March 7, by prraching on the
epistle for tne day—tne thuteenth of first
Corinthians.
WESLEY’S popularity.
Wesley was much pleased with his charge
and wa at first very popular with the peo
ple, who were delighted with bis zeal and
enthusiasm. It is teiaied that on one occa
sion a ball and public prayeis beginning at
the same time, the crowd attended the
prayers, while the ball-room was empty.
This popularity was not for long, how
ever. Wesley’s zeal for the strict observ
ance of what he considered the ordinances
of the church was so great that tie easy
going population of the new settlement
were soon alienated from him, ana, in fact,
would have gladly have been rid of him.
Charles Wesiey, who hail been a jointed
secretary of Indian affairs by Oglethorpe
and had gone with him to the new settle
ment of Frederica, had a Lard time of it
thera
L ke his brother, his zeal outran his dis
cretion, and be was soon heartily hated by
a class of population which bad left t eir
cou try, probably for their country’s
good, to swek their fortunes in
tne new world, aud his life
was made a burden to him.
Charles Wesley returning to Savannah dis
gusted with his treatment at Frederica,
John Wesley exchanged places with his
brother went to Frederica, aud where he
remained about a month.
Wesley was very anxious to go upon his
intended work as a missionary among the
Indians, but was dissuaded by Oglethorpe,
who urged upon him that it would not Lie
proper to leave Savannah without a min
ister.
returned to England.
Charles Wesley embarked for England on
July 36, 1837, after spending a little more
than five mo ,tbs in Cfe rgia.
Wesley was very zealous In fulfilling his
duties to his whole charge, and underwent
great hardships in visiting the distant
jiortions of his parish, being nearly frozen
to death upon one occasion. His efforts
were very coldly received by the
people, who cared little for the
cons lations of religion, and Wesley
mads many enemies by his zeal, his l.fe
being often threatened.
Wesley was a High Churchman and en
deavored to ooinpel his jiai istno.ers to
strictly observe all the ordinances of the
church,even in unimportan | natters. In this
be was arbitrary and extreme, which se
cured him the emuity of many persons,
especially of tjhe ba-er sort. Wesley re
fused to give the benefit of the services of
the church to those whose conduct he
thought unworthy.
CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
A number of charges was made against
him and ho was indicted by the grand jury
upon a long list, most of them
trivial and foolish. Though the charges
were proven to be false and malicious, his
enemies continued to pursue him in the
meet vindictive manner, until, at
last, under the advioe of friends,
he decided to leave the province.
As soon as his intention was known his
(-usuries endeavored to prevent him leaving
the province, and suit was brought against
him for £I,OOO, and be was ordered by the
magistrate not to leave until be had
answered the accusations against him.
Wesley had already attended seven ses
sions of the court to answer these chargee,
but w s not permitted to answer tnem. He
w as a prisoner at large.
wkslky’s departure.
On the night of Dec. 2, 1737, Wesley left
Savannah in a boat, with four men, for
PurrysSurg. distant about twenty miles,
where he arrived the next morniog. From
Purrysburg they set out on foot to Port
Royal, and tramped through the woods for
four days, suffering from lunger and thirst.
From Port Royal they set sail for Charles
ton, where they arrived Dec. 13, and Dec.
22 Wesley sailed for England. He had spent a
year and ten months in Georgia in most
unpleasant and unprofitable work, though
the Rev. George Whitefield, who succeeded
him, testified to the good memory which
Wesley had left behind him in the minds of
many.
THE START OF METHODISM.
It was after his return to England that
Wesl*y formulated and systematically ad
vocated the docti ine and manner of life iu
whiob he has been so widely followed.
It is remarkable that until within the
last quarter of a century the Methodist
church, so popular and prosperous in the
rest of the state, had but a
very slight foothold in Savannah.
Dr. Dixon’s ‘‘Methodism in America’,
•avs: “It is a remarkable fact that, though
Savannah is the chief city in the state of
Georgia, Methodism hardly has au exist
ence in it. Wesley left it in 1737,
and three years afier Wtiitefidd
founded his Savannah Orphan House,
which has long Bince crumbled into
ruina Nothing more was done until 1790,
when Hope Hull was sent to Savannah aud
preached a few times in a chair maker’s
shop, but me with more mob violence than
spiritual success. Ten years later John
Garvin tried to collect a society, but
tba attempt was a failure. The
South Carolina conference hold in
1806 appointed Samuel Dunwoody, and he
succeeded in forming the first Methodist
society in i-'avannah since the breaking up
of that formed by Wesley seveuty years
previously. Dunwoody’s society cot sited
of twelve members, five of them white and
seven colored. After hard toiling a chapel
was erected tn Savannah in 1813
aud was opened by Bishop Asbury,but to the
present day the opposition to Methodism is
most decided and the Methodist society and
congregation are extremely poor and
meager.”
Methodism in Savannah has increased
greatly since the above was written.
LOCAL, PiKSONAh.
C. M. Hewitt of Carrollton is at the Oe
Soto.
J. T. Milieu of Thomasville is at the
Screven.
J. G. Moore of Belknap is a guest of the
Screven.
J. Z. Elliott of Sparks is stopping at the
Screven.
P. J. J. Aimar of Chester, S. C., is at
the Pulaski.
W. J. Vaughn of Milledgevillo was in the
city yesterday.
Geo. Leslie of Gordon, Ala, is registered
at the Screvea
Major W. A. Wilkins of Waynesboro is a
guest of the De Soto.
Charts C. Jones, Jr., of Augusta Is a
guest of the Pulaski.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Smith of Boston are
stopping at the De Soto.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. L. Baker of Boston
are guests of the De Soto,
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Roberts and two
children of Chicago are stopping ut the
Pulaski.
E. C. Faircloth of Nashville, Tenn., is
registered at the De Soto. Mr. Faircloth
is organizing the Liberty Flour Company,
to carry on the flouring business at
Nashville, with a capital of half a million
dollars.
TIIE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1891.
DRINKS NOT TO BE HAD.
BARROOM DOOR * SHUT UP TIGHT
ALL DAT.
Restaurant Ear Window Shades
Rolled Up and the Light of Day Let
Into Many Dingy Places-Druggie s
Do Eusinesa as Usual-The Police
Misunderstood the Mayor’s Orders
and Made Many People Uncomforta
ble—The Orders 1 hat Were Issued.
The man who could get a drink yesterday
out of a Savannah barroom would draw in
a side show as a curiosity.
Tne police were vigilant, but not a bar
room could they discover open, and the
information docket last night wns blank on
this score for the first time since Mayor Mc-
Donough took hold of the reins of govern
ment.
A few names were reported for doing bus
iness in violation of state laws, aud the
offenders will Lave a hearing this morning,
and if the charges are substantiated they
| will be turned over to the solicitor-generaL
The most no: able feature, and one whioh
caused considerable comment, was the rais
ing of the curtams and screens in ail the
saloons which have restaurant# attached.
A jierson could look through the saloons,
and, uo dcubt, tbe sight of the bottles on
tiie shelve) caused many old-timers to heave
s:ghs of regrot, aud brought back vividly
to t ieir minds things of the past, when they
could have a quiet glass oa Sundays when
ever they wanted it.
DRUGGISTS SELL AGAIN.
A majority of the druggists did a rush
ing business in soda, cigars and candy, al
though a few positively declined to sell
anything except medicine and drugs, be
cause -ome policemen had informed them
tba Mayor McDonough had given instruc
tions to report any violations of the state
law in regard to trading on Sunday, and
these police threatened to report the drug
gists if they sold anything except drugs
and medicines.
A visit to quite a number of drug stores,
however, developed the fact that these noti
fications were few and far between, and the
proprietors carried on business as of yore,
feeling satisfied that the adoption of the
Cann ordinance left them free and unfet
tered. One cigar dealer was given a similar
notification by an officer, and, a* a conse
quence, he was afraid to sell any of the
weed, although be was advised by legal
friends that as long as he kept his store door
closed he could sell to as many people inside
as he liked.
THE MAYOR’S ORDER MISUNDERSTOOD.
It seems that a few of the policemen mis
construed their orders In this respect.
Mayor Mcllonaugh instructed them that
wherever any violations of the state laws
cams und-r their observation it was their
duty as officers to report the same, and the
offenders would be turned over to the solic
itor general. This was intended to mean
that wherever they found people carrying
on a business as on other days, they were to
report it. Dr ug stores, being places allowed
to keep open under the state law s, were not
inclu -ed, hut some of thp police took it
for granted that it meant everything, and
in t eir zeal to do their duty instructed a
few druggists that they coukd not sell any
thing but drugs and medicines.
can’t GO BY SURMISE.
No policeman has the right to enter a
man’s place to see if he is selling, and the
mere fact of seeing persons oomiug out and
closing tbe door after them does not war
rant an officer in surmising that (here has
been a violation of any state law. He
must see tha place open and a regular busi
ness being carried on before he can report a
party.
The newsdealers carried on a
lively business. Tbe closing of
their places for the past two Sundays
seemed to act as an advertisement for them.
More people than usual appeared to have
suddenly acquired a tasle for literature,
caused, no doubt, by the mere fact of the
prohibition being raised. The hotels sold
cigars and newspapers as of old, much to
the appreciation of the permanent guests.
Taken as a whole, the people seemed to
enjoy tbe c ange, and as long as the bar
rooms are kept closed they will be satisfied.
HUTCHINSON ISLAND’S FUTURE.
The Great Termlnueof Railroads Cen
tering in bav&nnah.
The Seaboard Construction Company is
making an active canvass for subscriptions
in Atlanta, Macuu aud Columbus as well as
in this city.
The projectors of the Middle Georgia and
Atlantic railroad think that they have a
bonanza in Hutchinson Island, and are
anxious to interest those identified In
various railroad enterprises in its develop
ment. It is claimed that for a not very
large sum of money that part of the island
owuod by tbe Seaboard Company can furn
ish terminal facilities for the convenience of
a city of half a million people. The ideas
of the value of the island enter
tained by those who bought the city’s hold
ings have run up land on other parts of the
island to fa’ ulous prices. One tract of 3JO
acres, which belonged to the estate of War
ing, and which was sold six months ago for
*3,1)00, is held at *50,000, aud another similar
strip along the river front, which changed
bands a few years ago for *BOO, is now held
at $20,000. These figures give only a faiut
idea of the boom on this island.
It is stated on very good authority that
the Middle Georgia and Atlantic, the South
Bound railrosd.the Macon and Atlantic rail
road and the Savannah, Anier.cus and
Montgomery railroad have united their in
terests in terminals in this city, and will
uso Hutchinson Island.
A track, it is said, may be built along
the north, or Bouth Carolina, side of the
Savannah river, the Sopth Bound’s bridge
being utilized to got across the river and a
crossing to the island made at some narrow
point on Back river.
Of course a great deal of lee-way must be
allowed for a much that is heard about
railroad matters; but one thing appears to
be beyond doubt—that there is some positive
understanding between the managers of at
least three of the railroad lines now being
built toward this city. Iu each of these
companies there is an “inner circle” or a
“head center” that keeps its own counsel,
not only fn in stockholders, but even from
a majority of the directors of the com
panies.
FIRS IN THE SUBURBS.
A House ou Tenth Street Burned
Down.
A two-story frame house on Tenth street,
between Jefferson and Barnard, burned last
night about 11:30 o’clock. No alarm was
sounded, but No. 4 engine and hose reel
went as far as Anderson street, but, as tho
fire was beyond tho water limits, nothing
could bed ne.
ChiefPuder drove out to the scene, but
there was not a person around .from whom
he could get any information. The house
stood alone in a fenced-in acre lot. \V hether
or not it was occupied, to whom the prop
erty belonged or what caused the tire could
not be learned.
Whe i the chief left the ruins the fence
vraa afire. There are no houses anywhere
near the place, and as there was no danger
uothing was done to prevent the fence from
burning.
Funeral of B. J. Dawson.
The funeral of the late EL J. Dawson,
who perished from the cold while on bis
way from Savannah to Wilmington Island,
and was found in his boat near Fort Ogle
thorpe, day before yesterday, took place
yesterday afternoon at Laurel Grove ceme
tery. Rev. 0. P. Fitzsimons officiated.
Thedecea-ed leaves quite a family. His
wife is still living, and he has two sons in
Augusta. He had quite a number of rela
tives in Savannah, and was related to Dr.
Oemler through his wife.
THE DRUMMERS' DIAMOND BADGE.
A Lively Contest Gain* On—Why Jake
r trauss U Not in It.
Sou'bcrn Traveler*’ A association drum
mers are interested just now in the coctest
for the diamond badge. The badge is being
voted for through The Southern Traveler,
and is to go to toe rn at popular member if
the Southern Travelers’ Association. It
has been on exhibition for some time in
Savannah, and will be exhibited next in
Macon.
The badge ie made of eolid cold through
out, aud is about three Inches lung and
nearly two Inches wide. It is surmounted
by a massive gold monogram cf the letter*
“8. T. A.," being cut out of solid gold and
applied to the g Id bar. Suspended from
thl* bar is the body of the badge, at the top
of which ie a star cut out of gold and a
splendid diamond solitaire mounted in the
center.
Aside from the rich, massive gold badge,
tbe diamond by itself is a beautiful gem,
and will grace the swelling bos m of the
most aristocratic knight of the grip.
In tbe center of the badge is shown the
irrepressible drummer, sample case in hand,
with an air of “strictly business” and a
countenance which indicates that he is
ready to ta e in all the good things of this
world. Asa setting for this figure a grace
ful scroll is shown, upon which is inscribed
"M st Popular Member.” The lower part
of the badge is surrounded by a gold wreath
made of different colors of Sorters and
leaves.
The prize has been estimated to be
worth from 81U5 to 8150. Tbe contest is
free to all the 3. T. A. As yet it is any
body’s race, the final decision to be an
nounced on Monday evening, May 4, at
the annual convention in Augusta,
One of the incidents of the contest is the
characteristic letter which the inimitable
Jake Straus* of this city has written to
the Southern Traveler declining to be a
candidate for tbe oadge. Here it is:
Mr. Southern Traveler: In your issuo of
the 2ist Inst. I noticed that my name ap
peared in the list of candidates for the
honor of being known as the most popular
drummer and at the same tune sooop in the
diamond badge.
However, I am compelled to decline to
run, for the fallowing thirty reasons:
First, I discover that out of 1,631 votes
cast I received one vo.e. Now, Mr. Editor,
do you insist that I should give you the
other twenty-nine reasons!
On the other hand, suppose I should have
succeeded in being e ected and securing the
coveted prise, and I should reach the city of
Ty-Ty, and the mayor and city officials
should meet me at the depot and extend to
me the freedom of the town, would I not be
compelled to reciprocate, and don’t you
know that my expense account would be
out of sight?
Suppose I should arrive in Valdosta, and
walk up the main street with my diamond
badge suspended on the lapel of my coat, so
that tbe admiring populace should see me
clothed with the insignia of the high honor
which has been bestowed on me, and an
unfortunate drummer should stop me and
ask me to loan him *s, would I not tie com
pelled to pawn the badge to loan him the
money?
Mr. Editor, I have been there. Seven
year* ago I wai elected the most popular
drummer in Bulloch county, and the re
sult was delirium tremefis twenty-three
days, and I issued *739 worth of due bill*.
Rmpectfully yours, Jake Strauss.
THH CITY’S STREET PAVING.
The Council Inclined to Try Asphalt
Blocks on Bull street.
Mr. Scharf, of the Warren-Scharf As
phalt Company, is in the city superintend
ing the repairs to the Broughton street
pavement. Mr. Scharf’s company put down
the pavement, and under the contract with
tbe city has to keep the pavement in order
for live years. The time expires this year.
It was to the efforts of the late Dr. J. J.
Waring and Mr. Scharf that the people are
indebted for the introduction of tne asphalt
pavement. No improvement made in Sa
vannah iu the last decade has done more to
advance its material iutei estand to improve
the general appearunce of the city than the
asphalting of several of its prominent thor
oughfares.
Mr. Scharf, in a short talk with a repre
sentative of the Morning News yesterday,
said that he did not think there is much
prospect of his company getting a contract
for additional paving.
If some member of the present board
would take hold of the asphalt paving
question with tne same energy and determi
nation as did the late Dr. Waring, a man to
whom Savannah is indebted for many of
the most valuable improvements made in
the city, it would not be difficult to have all
the principal thoroughfares asphalted. The
people want such work done, and all that is
ui-cessary is for someone in authority to go
vigorously to work and put the paving
question in shape.
The city council committee on streets and
lanes is inclined to try the asphidt block
paving, similar to that ou Bay street, in
front of the city exchange, and like the
sidewalk around the new courthouse, for
paving Bull street. It was the intention of
the council to pave Bull street only as far
south as Liberty street, but the recent de
cision of the supreme court making church
corporations liable for their share of paving
assessments may enable the city to pave as
far south as Forsyth park for nearly the
same amount that it would cost to
pave as far as Liberty street under its prior
decision, which exempted church property.
The churches and publio property on Bull
street liable to assesment under the new
decision are the Lutheran church, the
oounty court house. Independent Presby
terian church, Chatham Academy, Baptist
church, St. John’s oburoh, the Female Or
phan Asylum. First Presbyterian church
aud Mickva Israel synagogue.
THOMAS WBBI’s FUNERAL.
A Crowd of People at the Cemetery to
Witness the Last Rites.
The funeral of Thomas West yesterday
afternoou at 4 o’clock was attended by an
immense concourse of people, and it seemed
as if a third of Savannah was gathered in
Laurel Grove. The avenues around the
Masonic lot, where the body was interred,
were practically impassible, and large num
bers of people stood on the iron railings of
neighboring lots to get a glimpse of the
burial ceremonies.
The procession was headed by the Regi
mental band, preceding the German Volun
teers, thirty-five strong, and behind them
came Cobb’s band in advance of Palestine
Commandery No. 7, Knights Templar, and
the Hiberni n Society. On reaching the
cemetery the Volunteers and Hibernians
were drawn ud on the outside of the lot,
and the commandery marched in and
formed a circle around the grave, while
Rev. O. P. Fitzsimons read the services of
the order. The Templars sang several se
lections, aud at the conclusion the cornetist
of Cobb’s band sounded ‘flights out.” The
Volunteers then paid the soldier’s tribute by
■firing three volleys over the grave.
The floral tributes were many and beauti
ful, and the grave was almost hidden from
view by them. The pallbearers were Capt.
Jordan F. Brooks and Andrew Hanley
from the Hibernian Society, Diedrich
Urother and F. Kughd from the German
Volunteers, and Edgar F. Whitcomb and
Henry T. Beckett, personal friends of the
deceased. The Knights, pallbearers were
George Goebel, W. R. Curtis, A. S. Bacon,
R. P. Lovell, C. D. Russell and A. R.
Launey.
The people's remedy, Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup,
for sale by all druggists. Price 25 cts.
Never too poor to try Salvation Oil, the great
pain-extirpator, at only *s cent* a bottle.—Ad.
Artiste’ Materials, all kinds, atM. T. Tay
lor’ 135 Vork street. — Ad.
Perfected Eye Lenses at Heldt’s.
Get the beet, from reliable sources, at rea
sonable prices.—Ad.
_ BAKING POWDER.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
OgteA Baking
i\ M&vo Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
PIG TAILS IX SAVANNAH.
THB WAY THE AT.KOMD-I.YaD
CELESTIALS LIVE HBPE.
Win? Chin? Tells the Customs of the
Colony—The Rat Story Exploded—
Chinamen Take to Rice as a Duck
Does to Water—A Chinees Bazar—
The Way They do In the Land of
Confucius.
Wing China’s eyes became almost circu
lar with indignation when a bai boy of few
years and less sense threw open the door to
his Broughton streot store, and, with a yell
like that a Comanche is accredited with,
made the startling announcement that
“Chinee eat dead rats.”
That expression prevailed but for a
moment. Wing’s disposition is not one to
harbor auger. His usual smile of sweetness
and simplicity came quickly to the surface.
“He belly bad boy,” said he sententiously
as he went on arranging the queer looking
things he sells as curios fresh from “The
Flowery Kingdom.”
“Do you really eat rats, WingF asked a
Morning News reporter.
“Kats!” repeated the Chinaman quickly.
“Rats nasty thing, you no eat ’em; China
boy no eat ’em; nobody eat ’em; no good.
Bad man made that lie. He live in New
York, I guess. That bad place; lots bad
men there who lie.”
WHAT CHINAMEN EAT.
Another Chinaman, a warm friend of
Wing, grunted assent and laughed when the
reporter a-ked Wing to tell him what they
really do eat.
“Rice, eat lots rice,” said Wine. “Get
best in city; cook it nice. good. Not mush
like you make it Nice and—”
Here Wing’s vocabulary was at fault. He
could not think of the rigut words.
“The grains are all s parate; all apart, I
sup Dose,” assisted the reporter.
Wing’s face brightened up.
“Yes, that it," said he; "all apart Chop
stick catch 'em good. Chinn boy rather
have chop stick than knife and fork.”
A pair of them w ere at hand. They were
of the commonest kind, made of wood,
about a foot long and circular, tbe diameter
being over a quarter of an inch. Rich
people. Wing explained, have their chop
sticks made of pure ivory and tipped with
gold. These are ccstly and make a flue
and acceptable present.
EPICURES IN THEIR WAV.
RLe, Wing went on to say in his deliber*
ate style, using the plainest of English,
while it is their main article of food, is not,
as many people suppose, the sole one. The
Chinese in Savannah, he said, like good
living, and, according to their
idea, have it. When the
hard-working laundryman wakes in the
morning the first thing he thinks of is his
cup ot tea or coffee, generally the former.
In a short time it is ready and drank. Then
he begins the labor of' tbe day, stopping
about 8 o’clock for breakfast. This consists
of rice and pork, or r.ce and fish, or, per
haps, all three. Of the rice he will eat two
or three bowls—a bowl holding about a
pint. A merchant, like Wing, who grows
fat almost without eating, contents himself
with a single bowl.
The pork is usually in the shape of chops.
They are fried brown, and are seasoned
with Chinese condiments. This is one of the
most delicious articles tha' can beset before
the Chinaman. Full justice is done to it,
and to tbe fish, if any there be. Both pork
and fish are obtained from the market early
in the morning and are alwavs fresh. No
one was ever able yet to pa9s off stale stuff
on one of the family of Lee, Wing or Cking.
A CHINAMAN’S DINNER.
At midday, if he feels hungry, the China
man pauses for a few minutes and drinks
another cup of tea or coffee and eats some
cake bought from the baker. Except on
rare occasions he does not cook at this hour.
He has too much work to do to spare the
time.
When 5 o’clock comes around, though, he
makes elaborate arrangements for his din
ner. If he is anything of an epicure he
makes this a meal after his own heart. The
inevitable rice occupies a central place upon
the table—the place of honor, presumably.
At one side or the other will be found fried
or boiled chicken, or fried Chinese fish,
or pork soup, the vegetables of which
were all imported, and perhaps some clams
from the celestial 1 md. Sometimes but one
dish will be there, but more often several.
Seldom is it that the soup is wanting.
SOUP A DELICACY.
This is deemed an exquisite delicacy.
Wing’s mouth moistened, and his eyas had
a faraway gleam of satisfaction in them, as
he told ot its merits. The pork is
cut up into pieces and well
boiled. Then the dried vegetables are put
in. One of these looks about as much like
the moss on the trees at Bonaventure as
anything else, but it has a savory fragrance
that offsets its appearance; another looks
like a mummified small cabbage. There
are a nurnbor of them, and each ODe, if what
Wing says is true, is calculated to satisfy all
the cravings of the palate.
This, then, is about their every day bill
of fore. Occasionally they vary it wit, a
little beefstake, but ns long as the rice and
pork and dried vegetables hold out the
heart of the average Chinaman is light.
Wing emphatically and mes the accepted
story that a Chinaman lives on
5 cents a day. He savs that
for two of them over 50
cents a day have to be spent for food. In
China a few cents is enough. There one
can get some fish for 1 or 2 oents, while
here he has to pay 10 or 15 cents. So it is
with other things and especially with fruits
and vegetables. China is a great country
for them. For every variety raised here
there are two or tnree kinds raised there.
CHINESE VEGETABLES.
Out in California Wing says Chinese veg
etables are raised for the ’Frisco market
with much success. The Chinese make com
petent trucke s on a small scale, and Wing
says he has been thinking of ad vising some
of them to try it around Savannah. He be
lieves money could be made at it. The China
man is an advocate, perhaps from nece.-sitv,
of intensive farming, and all that they
would want would be three or four
acres each. Wing also won
ders why it is that Chinamen
are not engaged here as ccoks and in other
capacities about tbe house. In San Fran
cisco he aud hundreds of his countrymen
wore engaged in that way and gave satis
faction to their employers. They would
not be willing to work for as low wages as
negroes, though.
Wing, like the rest of his countrymen,
still longs for his native land. He wants to
go back with about $4 (XX) in gold, put most
of it in the bank, and be p, osperous and
happy for the rest of his life. “I get two
wife, then,” said he, in a confidential tone;
“one for house and one for store.”
PLENTY OF WIVES IN CHINA
As Wing is a great Sunday school boy
and a professor of belief in the Christian
faith, the reporter was shocked. 11 Why,
Wlug,” said he, “can you have more than
one wife over there?”
VXing smiled proudly when he replied
that a man could have os many wives there
as be could sapport. He evidently re zarded
that as one of the things that made China a
more desirable place of residence than tbe
United States.
Ha brought out a work of Chinese art.
“This China boy,” said he, as he pointed to
a grotesque figure, "he belly rich. This
big wife, you know, love her most,” indi
cating another odd-looking creation that
stood affectionately by tho man. Then off
in the farthest corner he pointed out two
more wives or, more properly speaking,
perhaps, concubines. "He lucky boy,”
sighed Wing, as he looked at
the picture sorrowfully. “He have
three wife, me got none.”
Wing doesn’t want a Caucasian for a
wife. Everv Chinaman he knows who
married a white woman went to the bad,
and Wing doesn’t want such a fate. As
for negroes, unlss a Chinaman is very low,
he scorns an alliance with one as degrading
to himself.
w edded TO THEIR ANCIENT BELIEFS.
Although a convert from the doctrines of
Confucius, Wing and the rest of the colony
cling to many peculiar ideas or supersti
tions. On his left wrist Wing wears a
large bracelet of some white composition.
This insures for tho wearer a good night’s
rest, driving away the demons of darkness
and quieting the nerves. If one is tortured
with nightmare or nervousness, this is
a sure preventive. Some of them
cost as much as SSO, but they can be got as
‘°* n® s’• Wing sells them, and he sagely
adds that the more they cost tbe better thev
act. Nothing can convince him that they
have not the power ascribed to them. Wing
is the Chinaman who was fi ied *5 by the
mayor for going out of the front door on
bis way to Sunday school. Wing went to
the mayor's office one day la9t week to see
if the money would not be refunded.
"No get money back,’’said he, in telling
tbe story. “He say to me,‘l sorry.’ Me
say, ‘So me sorry,’ but he keept $5 still."
THB MILITARY APPROVE IT.
Macon’s Belectlon for the EnsmumceDt
Gives General Satisfaction.
The selection of Macon as the place for
holding tha permanent encampment of the
state troops was the general topic of con
versation among military men in Savannah
yesterday. Without exception they ex
press the opinion that the board has made
a wise selection, and they hope that Macon
will accept whatever conditions were
offered t v the board.
CoL Reilly, who is just out from an
attack of the grip, expressed himself
as delighted. He said Macon has all the
advantages for encampment purposes,
and, as it is in the central portion of
the state, he believed the selection would
give universal satisfaction to all tbemilitarv
of Georgia.
Col. Reilly said he thought from the start
that either Macon or Rome would get the
encampment. Rome made an offer of the
exposition grounds and buildings and sev
eral thousind dollars beside, but Macon’s
offer, with the city’s natural advantages,
overbalanced tbe former. The encamp
ment grounds are located outside of the
city, near Vineville.
The Purim Ball To-morrow Night.
Nearly 300 tickets have been placed for
the masque ball to be given by the Young
Men’s Hebrew Association to-morrow night.
This insures a large attendance, and as
quite a number of spaces have been reserved
there promise to be many original repre
sentations to oompete for the costly prizes
offered.
The ball will open promptly at 10 o’clook,
and the unmasking will take place at
11 o’clock. Between these hours no one will
be permitted on the floor except in cos
tume.
Beecham s Pills cure billious and nervous
ills.— Adv.
A CHANGS OF BEASON.
Will the Weather Bureau Sanction It?
— A New ordinance Required.
To-day ushers in spring (by the almanac).
Will we have spiring weather or will it be
necessary to have an ordinance passed by
the board of aldermen to allow spring to
open on Sunday ?
Elsewhere B. H. Levy & Bro. announce
the arrival of their Spring Styles in Suits,
Hats and Furnishings. The mere announce
ment is all. The vagaries of our climate
renders “Season” announcements risky.
TUe are willing that spring should arrive
nous vsrrons. February wound up B. H.
Levy- & Bro.’s last great Special Bay gain
Sale. It was a great success, and the entire
populace were unc asing in their efforts to
make it so. We are gratified, pleased aud
appreciative. We won’t have many win
ter garments to carry over, in fact, wo
have not paoked the remnants away yet, in
view of the uncertainty of atmospheric con
ditions.
Speaking of “carrying over” reminds us
that we put away last fall some very nice
goods that were left from "spring." We’ve
now unpacked these suits, one of a kind,
two of a sort and so on, and put them on
what we term a “ Job Table" the table that
the “Price Executioner” uses mostly, and
having reduced the prices from 40 to 50 per
cent, invite our friends, while waiting for
warm weather, to drop in and inquire for
the Job Table and partake of its remarkable
big bargains, all nice goods, splendid ma
terials,but should not be on hand and won't
be if the “Job Table” is entitled to the con
fidence we have in it.
Come in and look at our Mammoth Spring
Display and pick up au odd bargain at the
same time.
Ladies, have you seen our lovely line of
Silk, Flannel and Madras Blouse Waists?
Prices greatly reduced.
—B. H. Levy & Bro.
Tybee is a delightful plaoe to spend a
pleasant afternoon. Make up a party, go
down and get an oyster roast.—Ad.
40c. Cures Dyspepsia, Kidney
And Liver complaints of every kind. Try
of Heidt Company gallon of the celebrated
Tate Spring water. — Ad.
An Attractive
Combined POCKET ALJUS4C
and MEMORANDUM BOOK
advertising BROWN'S IRON BITTERS
the best Tonic, given awav at Drug and
gqperal stores. Apply at once.
Pictures ia groat variety and all prices.
M. T. Taylor, 135 York street.—Ad.
Kayton’s Oil of Life, the greatest lini
ment in the world for all aches and pains.
—Ad.
Latest Novelty for Spring Planting.
Heidt’s Bush Lima Beans, standing Cy
press, Fresh Flower, grass, garden seeds,
Tomato plants.—„4d.
Sir Edwin Arnold's favorite diversion while
in Japan was a weekly kite-flying party, to
which each guest brought his own kite.
Lupngi a bates s. m. h.
lISTIE
Is easily made. Especially is it easy
to make a mistake in buying a
Piano.
Such a purchase means an invest
ment of $250 to SI,OOO.
The ordinary buyer knows almost
nothing about the true value of a
musical instrument. Even the skilled
musician knows very little about
MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION or
MARKET VALUE.
Certain makers of Pianos have a
reputation unquestioned and world
wide. Of these CHICKERING,
MASON 4 HAMLIN, MATHUSHEK
and STERLING lead the van in their
respective classes.
We have sold these Pianos for
many years, and the large amount
of our purchases enables us to sell
them at, and in some case below,
the factory price, and on easy terms'
LiMffl & Bates S. ft H.
autboodsT
Lacs aai isiifig
OMAN 4 Wl*
On Monday and during the
week We will display ele
gant and new designs in
the following Goods:
New Black Silk Drape Nets
Now Black Chantilly Skirting*.
New Black Spanish Guipure Skirtings
New White Embroidered Nainsook
New Colored Embroidered Nainsook svoc ** -
New Embr idered Misses' -ainTni?f££ t , 1 “ CT ’
New Toi"? 00 * EdfrinKS aad
. ew Torcaon and Srnvrna Laces.
New Torchon and Smyrna Insertion*
New B ack Chantilly Loes.
New Black Eecuriai and Guipure
Kattssatt*-
CORSETS.
Imported and Domestic Corsets in great
variety and in the most graceful and
healtn approved shapes. .
ciiiiifflEfi,
137 BROUGHTON ST.
COA -I-' AND WOOD.
Coal, Wood,
Lime, Cement and Plaster.
DEIMIS J. UR PHY.
Office 6 Drayton; Telephone 43.
coalandwood
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERER
3D- JR. Tliomag,
HI Bay St. TVeat Broad St. Wbarraa.
Telephone No. 69.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
fill Builders’ Supplies.
T> IVER SAND, Portland Cement,” Roeendal
Ce ,T e! ? t ' R°<Al*nd Lime, Georgia Lime, all
styles Brick, Calcined Plaster, Nassau Fibre,
Rooflnjf Paint, Roofing Paper.
Orders filled promptly in carload lota and lea
at lowest prices. GEORGE SCHLEY.
_ie-ephone No. 479. Broker, 118 Bryan St.
blazers, etc!
JACKSON, METZGER&GO
ARE EXHIBITING NEW STYLES IN
blazeeb
—FOR
LADIES & MISSES,
ALSO A NEW
WASH FABRIC
CALLED
IMlaHsio Co'b'fcoxL
(MADE OF COMBED YARN)
AT
=2OC. PER YARDS
HEAL ESTATE.
D. J. Mclntosh & Cos.,
Real Estate Exchange,
City Lots, Small Farms. Yellow Pine
Timber Lands bought and sold. Corre
spondence solicited
Office corner Francis and Remshart streets,
WAYCROSS, GA.
■ —.l H i -r
GROCERIES.
One-Minute Coffee Pot.
Owing to the great gale of the above Pol
and tbe entire satisfaction given to all par
chasers, we have taken the AGENCY FOR SA
VANNAH of the ONE MINUTE-COFFEE POT,
the mill an 1 all connected therewith.
WE KEEP THE FINEST QUALITY OF
Pulverized Java, Mocha and Rio Coffee*
FRESH AND AT LIBERAL PRICES.
A. M. & C. W. WEST. 1
rTTTT? MORNING NEWS carriers raaf*
I H every part of the city early. Tweo*F -
A AJ. ±J five cent* a weekday* tor ibel****
