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FIXING TO REDISTRICT.
A PLAN THAT WILL. GO BEFORE
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Present First District to Be Split
Up—Brunswick the Altamaha
Counties to Go Into the Second Dis
trict—Atlanta the Hubofthe New Dis
trict—Col. Livingston Laft Out in the
Cold—Lively Times Expected in the
Lrg.alature Ee.'ore the Redietricttng
is Finished.
About the most interesting if not the
must important question that will oome
before the ooming session of the legislature
will be the redistricting of the state into
eleven instead of ten congressional dis
tricts.
Georgia’s increase in population entitles
it to another congressman, according to the
last census. The redistricting of the
state will naturally be the
moat fertile field for dick-
ering among politicians and also for
satisfying old animosities, putting different
representatives On the shelf by placing them
in districts where there is little likelihood of
their being returned.
There are many conflicting interests to be
satisfied, as well as the aspirations of poli
ticians. Brunswick, for instanoe, wants a
district all to herself, where she will no
longer be overshadowed by Savannah, and
Atlanta wants a little district all
her own, that she will have no
trouble in boasing, and one that
will leave CoL Livingston on the outside to
hustle for himself. All of the important
cities of the state, Atlanta, Augusta,
Macon, Savannah, Columbus, Athens,
Rome and Brunswick want a separate dis
trict each, in which they hope to exert a
predominating lnfluenoe in the selection of
a representative. Slates will be made up to
disoomfort the recently victorious alliance
representatives, and other slates to
strengthen them in their present positions.
all water A SHOWING.
Besides the cities every important town
will endeavor to be plaoed in the district
where Its influence will be most felt
All these various interests will have to be
considered and satisfied in part, and in ad
dition every district must be so constructed
that it will be undoubtedly Democratic.
Georgia's condition in this respect is so fe
licitous a one at present, that there is no
necessity for constructing shoe-string dis
tricts except te satisfy some aspiring poli
ticians.
Representative Ryals showed a Morning
News reporter a map of the state with the
proposed boundaries of the new districts
marked oat in bright red. It was confided
to Maj. Ryals by a brother member of the
legislature and W.n, he ssys, be presented
substantially as planned out. Maj. Ryals
did not say whether he would support the
plan, but he seemed very well pleaied with
the provision mads for the Bavannah
district and this end of the state gen
erally.
A PL AN MAPP ED OUT.
The plan appears to be a very favorable
one for the southern portion or the state,
though there wifi certainly be some tooth
and toenail fighting over it in the northern
gortion. It provides a separate district for
runswick, catting off a number of counties
from the Bavannah district for that pur
pose. Showing an idea of the probable
action of the legislature the plan of division
is an interesting one. Ris as follows:
FIRST DISTRICT (SAVANNAH),
Chatham, Tattnall, Mclntosh, Emanuel,
Liberty, Soriven, Bryan, Johnson, Effing
ham, Laurens, Bulloch, Montgomery, Tel
fair, and perhaps Burke and Jefferson.
SECOND DISTRICT (BRUNSWICK).
Glynn, Echols, Camden, Clinch, Wayne,
Ware, Appling, Coffee, Pieroe, Berrien,
Charlton and Lowndes.
THIRD DISTRICT (ALBANY).
Brooks, Doughty, Thomas, Calhoun, De
catur, Early, Milter, Clay, Mitchell, Quit
man, Colquitt, Randolph and Terrell.
FOURTH DISTRICT (AMBRICUB).
Worth, Dodge, Lee, Pulaski, Sumter,
Houston, Dooly, Macon, Irwin, Sohley,
Wiloox, and perhaps Telfair, Montgomery,
Laurens and Johnson.
FIFTH DISTRICT (COLUMBUS).
Stewart, Taylor, Webster, Talbot, Chat
tahooohee, Harris, Muscogee, Meriwether,
Marion, and Heard.
SIXTH DISTRICT (MACON).
Twiggs, Pike, Wilkinson, Monroe, Bibb,
Jones, Crawford, Baldwin, Upson, Jasper,
and Butts.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Newton, Campbell, Henry, Coweta, Spal
ding, Douglass, Clayton, Haralson, For-
Byth and Carroll.
EIGHTH DISTRICT (ROME).
Paulding, Fannin, Polk, Murray, Floyd,
Whitfield, Bartow, Catoosa. Chattooga,
Walker, Gordon, Dade and Gilmer.
NINTH DISTRICT (GAINESVILLE).
Cherokee, Towns, Pickens, Rabun, Daw
son, Habersham, Forsyth, Franklin, Lump
kin, Banks, Hall, Jackson, Union, and pos
sibly Madison, Elbert and Hart.
TENTH DISTRICT (AUGUSTA).
Clarke, Glascock, Ooooee, Hancock, Ogle
thorpe, Warren, Wilkes. Taliaferro, Lin
coln, Greene, Columbia, Putnam, Rich
mond, Morgan, McDuffie, and possibly
Burke, Jefferson and Washington.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT (ATLANTA).
Milton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Fulton, Rock
dale and Cobb.
It will be seen that tbe new district is cut
out tor Atlanta and contains only six coun
ties. About ttour more counties will have
to be added in to give it its pro rata popu
lation..
OOL. LIVINGSTON LEFT OUT.
Col. Livingston is put in tbe northeast
end o{ anew distr.ct which extends around
south of Atlanta to the Alabama line. He
is located out of his own stamping ground
altogether, part of the present Fifth, which
he represents, being converted into the
Eleventh, aud almost the whole of the pres
ent Eighth being thrown into the Tenth.
W itb the oounties allotted to the First dis
trict, it will have its full proportion of
population, and with Burke, Jefferson and
Washington a great deal more, notwith
standing it would give away Appling,
Camden Charlton, Clinch, Eohols, Glynn,
Pierce, Ware and Wayne to the new Bruns
wick district. In fact all of the oounties
for the Brunswick district, except Coffee,
Berrien and Lowndts are taken from the
Savannah district. This would give the
Brunswick district twelve counties. They
are nearly all thinly settled, however, and
to give the district its proportionate popu
lation it would have to come farther north
and take a few more of the counties of the
First district, and forcing the First farther
north.
AUGUSTA AND ATHENS NOT IN IT.
Tbe claims of Augusta aud Athens do not
appear to be considered In this plan, as they
are both thrown into the Tenth district. In
fact almost all tbe oounties of the present
Eighth are added to the Tenth, giving that
district a population of nearly 300,000,
which is entirely out of proportion. This
might embarrass that lively young allianoe
democrat, Hon. Thomas E. Watson, who
was recently elected from the Tenth district,
with Augusta and Athens both to fight and
a great deal more ground to cover.
Maj. Ryals is heartily in favor of
giving Brunswick a separate distriot. He
says very nearly all the representatives
from the southern oounties are of tbe same
opinion.
“The growth has been more marked in
this section of the state than in any other
section," said Maj. Ryals. “and the new
district should be looated in this portion of
the state, I think. Brunswiok’s interests
and Savannah's are antagonistic to some
extent, or a great many people think so,
anyway, and 1 think the Brunswick people
would be better satisfied in a separate dis
trict."
The total alteration of the map in tba
ipper portion of the state is doubtless
naant to favor dark horses.
LEGISLATORS GETTING READY
For tbe Coming One Hundred Days
Session.
The legislature will meet two weeks from
Wednesday. Representative Ryals thinks
tbe session will last 100 days. The sessions
usually average about 100 days, and this
one will, If anything, exceed tbe average.
The redistricting of tha state will take some
c nsiderable time, and so will the discussion
of the world'sffair appropriation.
“Another thing,” said Maj.;Ryals, "that
few people have thought of, is that the find
ing of tbe railroad commissioners, in tbe
arbitration between the Westerns
and Atlanic railroad lessees and
the state, has not bean approved by the
governor, though it doubtless will be, as
certainly no verdlot could have been ren
dered that would have given more general
satisfaction. The appropriation to pay the
railroad commissioners will have
to go through the legisla
ture, and there will be considerable
disousaion upon it. There are eight com
missioners, and they have presented a bill
for their services of $1,500 each. Resides
these are the lawyers and the clerks and
other assistants to be paid, end it will foot
up to a pretty considerable bill when all tbe
items are footed up.”
“Some alliance legislators want to pay
the commissioners about $2 a day, don’t
they?”
“Yes, so I’ve heard. There ere two of our
good citizens on tbe commission I would
like to see paid,” said the major, referring
to CoL Geo. A. Mercer aud Maj. J. L.
Warren.
“How about the world’s fairappropri
ation V' Maj. Ryals was asked.
“There is a plain constitutional provision
against any suoh appropriation,” he replied,
“and I don’t see how it can be passed. The
legislature is overwhelmingly oppi.se 1 to it
any way. The Atlanta .Journal wrote me
the other day asking uiy position on
this question and ray opinion
about it generally, aDd I wrote back*that I
was too busy digging potatoes to worry
over it just now. I would like to see Georgia
well represented at the world’s fair, but
they will never get an appropriation
through tbe legislature for it. Most of the
people in this state are very little interested
in this matter, any way, and care very lit
tle whether Georgia has an exhibit or not.
The manufacturers and the iron and ore
land owners, and the turpentine and lum
bermen and tbe big land owners generally,
and the railroads will have to
get together and get up an ex
hibit of their different industries
and advantages. The various counties
might do something through their oounty
authorities or their agricultural societies
and county allianoes. The legislature will
not lie able to do it.”
"The State Agricultural Society has beau
after me to get up an exhibit from Chatham
oountr for the stata fair,” said Maj. Ryals,
“but I haven’t time to attend to It, and the
only way I saa to do tucb a thing is to gat a
good man and pay him to get up a really
nrtt-olaM display. It is about the same way
with a state exhibit at the world’s fair. A
good man like Maj. Glessner, who has had
considerable experience in the business,
oould make a splendid exhibit on a great
deal lees than SIOO,OOO.
"What other general legislation is there
to come before tbs legislature’”
“Well, there will be aucther big fight
with the Southeastern Tariff Associ
ation about tbe insurance laws.”
“What do you think about it?”
“Well, I am iu favor of repealing tne
the $35,000 deposit clause and allowing free
trade in iosuranoe. The $25,000 deposit
doesn’t do any good and it simply keeps
good companies out of the field.”
"What about local legislation, major?
How do you stand on the questions that are
ooming up from Chatham countv?”
“When it comae to tbe question of elect
ing oounty commissioners I am in favor of
allowing the law to stand os it is. County
commissioners have the control of the
oounty finances, and also of all tbe state
and county elections, and I believe it is an
office which should be elevated abovo mers
political aud*. The appointment of com
missioners by the governor on tho recom
mendation of tbe grand jury is aB good a
way as I know of getting good
men for tbe plaoe. The grand
juries are composed of the moat
intelligent and most respectable element of
our population, and they are oertainly
capable of selecting good men to direct the
affairs of the oounty. I know that there is
a petition which will be presented to the
legislature signed by a large number of re
spectable citizens, requesting that the com
missioners be made elective by tbe people,
but I think it is a mistake. Our present
board of county commissioners has man
aged the affairs of tbe oounty as wisely and
as economically as it was possible to do,
and in my opinion they are as good a body
of men as could be selected for the office.”
“With regard to limiting the salary of
the county treasurer," Maj. Ryals added,
“I shall favor a reasonable limitation.
Seven thousand dollars a year is too much
too pay one man simoly for the handling of
the county’s cash, when just as good men
could be bed to do it for one-half or oue
third that amount, I don’t approve of mak
ing a fight on Treasurer Waring Russell.
It should simply be a limitation of the ex
pense of the office. Three thousand dollars
a year aud the oo.t of tbe treasurer's bond
would be an amply sufficient salary
for tbe offioe. Tbe salaries
of all the oounty officers might be looked
into, the tax receiver, the tax collector and
tbe olerk of the court as well as the treas
urer's, and let limited salaries be fixed for all
the offioe* if tbe officers’ commissions are
running too high. The affairs of the oounty
should be managed as economically as those
of a private business conoern. Auy of the
banks of tbe city would be glad to handle
tbe county’s mousy for less than half what
it ooststhe oounty to do it at present.”
TO SETTLE THE CLUB QUESTION.
The Council to Pas3 Alderman Mills'
Club License Ordinance,
The question whether the Oglethorpe
Club has tbe right to sell liquor without a
city lioense will not go into tbe courts for
settlement.
Alderman Mills’ ordinance on the subject,
which makes all clubs soiling liquor to their
members liable to a city tax, will doubtless
bo passed at tbe next meeting of counoil.
This will put an end to all disoussion of
the subject, and the Oglethorpes and other
clubs ot similar character will take out the
licenses as required by the ordinances.
It is a matter of congratulation all around
that tbe question did not get into court.
It would beyond doubt have resulted in a
long legal fight in the lower courts, from
whose decision, no matter which way
things went, an appeal to the supreme
court would have been taken. It might
possibly have been years before a final de
oision would have been reached.
CATHOLICS AT TYBIE.
The New Church to be Dedicated
Next Sunday.
If the sashes and blinds for Tybee’s
Catholic churoh arrive this week the churoh
will be dedicated next Sunday morning.
All the other work will have been 00m
pleted by that time. Bishop Becker will
probably dedicate tbe oburch, and all the
priests in the city will take part In the cere
monies. It is expected also that olergymen
from other cities of the state will be present.
Mass was celebrated in the parlor of the
Atlantic Club yesterday morning at 10:30
o’olock by Rev. John McCarthy. There
was quite a large oougregation in attend
ance. Tbe parlor was taxed to Its utmost
capacity, and many people were compelled
to remain out ou the veranda. Father
McCarthy preached a brief and interesting
sermon.
Patronize the Heidt Drug Company
For reliable goods, reasonable prices.
Drugs, fancy artaoles, seeds, candy. Pre
scriptions a specialty.— Ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1891.
FIRES HAVE TO HUSTLE
IF THEY GET AHEAD OF SAVAN
NAH'S FIBEMBN NOW.
Fire Fig&ting Machines That Are a
Terror to tbe Flame Fiend—Chief
Puder's Department One of the Beet,
if Not the Best, Equipped in the
South—The Men Who Are Respon
sible for It.
Savannah’s fire department is one of the
best, if not the best, equipped in the state.
In point of efficiency and promptness in
responding to alarms it is superior to those
of many cities of much larger population.
Tbe great decrease in fire losses during the
last two years compared with previous years
is the best evidence of this fact. The de
partment is thoroughly equipped with tbe
latest modern electrical appliances for quick
response to alarms, and the apparatus gets
out of tbe engine houses in fifteen and
twenty seconds from the time tbe first
stroke of the gong is sounded.
Chief Ruder has a thoroughly trained
force of men. The horses are also trained
to the highest degree of perfection attain
able. No delay is experienced on their part.
The moment the alarm taps, the burses are
released by electricity from their stalls and
rush to their plaoes under tbe swinging har
ness. - They are more impatient than the
men to get to a fire, and when once on the
street they make the dust fly.
HARD ON THE FIRES.
A fire that gets away from Savannah’s
department has to have a long start and a
good deal of Inflammable matter to feed upon.
There have been numerous instances in the
last few months of tbe checking of flrei
which seemed at the time of tbe arrival of
tbe department oould not possibly resalt
otherwise th&n In conflagrations.
One of tbe greatest aids to the depart
ment In extinguishing fires is tbe chemical
engine. Never has the city invested money
to better advantage, or in a way
which has given better practical results. It
is an invaluable piece of machinery, and tbe
pet of tbe firemen. The department could
hardiy get along without it. Its use has
saved thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty from deluge by water, which would
have resulted bad engine or plug streams
been used. But little water is required in
the preparation of tbe chemicals, and the
liquid Is of a very quick drying character
besides being a powerful extinguisher.
FIREMEN’S LIVES SAFER.
Another apparatus which has proved a
good investment is the aerial ladder truck.
It is a great protector of tbe lives of the
firemen from falling walls. A fireman can
mount it with a stream and play into the
upper stones of a building with a feeling of
satisfaction that he is not in danger of hav
ing his life crushed out should tbe wall top
ple into the street. Should be be in close
proximity to a tottering wall a single twist
of tbe orank will swing the ladder clear of
all danger.
Tbe number of fires is on the decrease,
and the losses in most cases now are of slight
consequence. This 1* due to the
efficiency of the department, which responds
with much more celerity and extinguishes
fires in quloker time than Informer years.
THK MRS WHO ARK RESPONSIBLE,
A great deat deal ot this improvement is
due to Alderman Bailey, ohairman of the
council committee on fire, and Chief Puder.
Alderman Bailey has given the department
the most minute attention since he has been
in the city council, and takes a lively inter
est in improving it in every possible man
ner.
Chief Puder is untiring in his efforts to
make the Savannah department something
of which the citizens may feel justly proud.
To say that he has succeeded hardly ex
presses it. No new improvement in the
matter of fire service escapes his attention,
and he is quick to adopt it after its utility
and practicability have been demonstrated.
Tbe chairman of the fire committee and
the chief fireman are in perfect harmony
on everything connected with their depart
ment, and the natural result Is that Savan
nah to-day has a fire service which
challenges the admiration not only of our
own citizsns, but those of the state ss well
who have seen its workings.
GUARDS TO LEAVE TO-NIGHT.
The Battalion's Preparations for a
Week at Ohickamauga.
The Savanaah Guards’ battalion will
leave for Chiokamauga to-night at 7:30
o’clock, with full ranks.
The Guards have been well drilled and
are in splendid condition in every way, and
it is safe to say that they make the hand
somest appearance at any corps in the cainp
this week. There will be no other oorps
that will be able to show so many fine
looking young men all in tbe same style of
uniform. In fact the battalion oan prob
ably turn out more msn iu the
same style of uniform than any other corps
in the state. When that long line of young
fellows, all In gray clothes and white hel
mets, gets out on dress parade it will make
a show that will delight t.,e visitors.
All the preparations have been made and
the corps will go up ship shape. The bat
talion wiU assemble at the armory at 6:15
o’clock, oity time, aud the line will be
formed on Harris street, south of the De
Soto, at 6:30 o’clook. Sleeping cars have
been engaged for the whole oorps and the
men will arrive in camp fresh and in good
shape after their night’s ride. They have
arranged for a special traio, and a fifteen
hour run is promised them.
THE BOUTWELL IN NEW DHE3S.
A Number of Changes Among the
Cutter’s officers.
The revenue outter Boutwell, which has
been undergoing repairs for the last six
weeks, will be reedy for service by Joly 1.
A trial trip was made last week, and every
thing was in working order.
A number of changes have been made
among the officers of the cutter.
Second Lieut. W. H. Cushing, who was
recently ordered here to succeed Lieut.
Howison, has been promoted to first lieu
tenant.
Lieut. J, B. Hull, who wa ordered to
Washington a couple of months ago for
examination, has been promoted to second
lieutenant. Lieut Hull is tbe youngest Une
officer in tbe revenue marine service.
Second Lieut J. L. Davis, who has been
on sick leave, has roturned from Hot
Springs and is now on and ity.
Second Assistant Engineer, Jr., J. Edwin
Dorry, who was recently commissioned at
Baltimore, has been ordered to succeed En
gineer Slayton, who was detached from the
Boutwell, and is now on a leave of absence
at his home in Massachusetts, previous to
joining tbe new cutter Galveston.
The other officers of the cutter besides
Capt Mitcball are Chief Engineer Tupper
and Senior Ssooud Assistant Engineer
Maher.
Death of Mrs. Elisabeth Howard
Matthews.
Mrs. Elizabeth Howard Matthews died in
this city yesterday, after a lingering illness,
at the advanced age of 70 years.
Tbe deceased was the oldest member of an
old and honored family of Charleston, S. C.,
her grandfather, CoL Robert Howard, hav
ing beon one of tbe patriotic “twenty-six”
who held counsel together under the famous
Liberty tree in that oity during the days of
revolution.
She loaves two daughters, Mrs. J. MeC.
Tharin. Mrs. Hauford Mclver and one son,
C. G. Matthews of Cnarlostou, whither tbe
remains have been taken for buriaL
Little Leo Bender's Funeral.
The funeral of Leo Bander, the 7-year,
old son of Policeman H. W. Bender, who
died Saturday from iujuriee received in fall
ing from a tree, took place yesterday after
noon from the residence of Charles A. Drey
ton ou Duffy street.
OVERRUN WITH THIEVE3.
The Eouthern Part of the City Their
Stamping Ground.
Tbe southern part of the oity is overrun
with thieves. Residents have but little pro
tection except nerth of Anderson street by
the police and in the district south of the
park, only by the mounted foroe, which is
inadequate.
Tbe work of thieving and robbing has been
goiug on for the last six months, aud br
gangs of young thieves who make thieving
their living. The arrest and conviotion of
young Joe Montgomery for the stealing uf, J.
A. H. Uutbacb’s horse aad wagon disposes
for a while of the leader of a gang. The
thieves are mostly white boys and young
men all tbe way from 10 to 20 years
old, some of the worst being
lads too young to send to tho ohain-gang
or to the penitentiary, and when arrested
escape wish a slight penalty or oorreotion
by their parents.
Chicken stealing is the chief occupation
of the younger thieves, and tney have
become professional in tbe business. A
canvas bag, a sulphur match, which is a
rag filled with sulphur, a thorough knowl
edge of all the back yards and hen houses in
tbe neighborhood and what the buys call
plenty of “sand” is tbe chicken tnief’s kit.
Once in tbe hen house he lights his sulphur
matoh and tbe fumes of the sulphur soon
quiet tbe oacklers and all he has to do is
“bag ’em and get.” An enterprising thtef
witn good luck will get away with a dozen
chickens at a haul. Frequently a night’s
raid nets $6 and SB.
People who keep chickens have to keep
them under lock and Key, and even they
do not keep them from tbe thieves. A
wrench with an uxe handle or a piece of
iron twists the look and the thief is at his
Within the last month or two nearly a
dozen robberies of houses have been re
ported between the park and Anderson
street, some of them daring burglaries. The
number and frequency of these robberies
have caused apprehension among the resi
dents of that part of the city, and have
terrorized women and children. The
police are not wholly responsible for
the robberies, beoauso of the small
patrol foroe south of the park, and
south of Anderson, where there is no police
proteotion, the thieves have everything
their own way. Now and then one is
caught, but there are enough left so that the
arrest of a few does not stop the thieving.
Tbe penaltv inflicted on most of the
thieves is light, owing to their age. A
policeman who has had experience enough
with that class of evildoers to know what is
needed says that the only thtng that will
check crime and prevent the growing up of
boy thievos into hardened and desperate
criminals is a reformatory prison, and
that Bavannah or Georgia does not possess.
The sending of boys to jail or to the chain
gang only brings them in oontaot with
criminals, and instead of reforming them
makea them worse. It is very evident that
something is needed to protect the property
of citizsns, and to prevent the growing up
of criminals.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
J. A. Bowen of Atlanta is at the De
Soto.
A. C. Darling of Graham is at the Mar
shall.
E. E. Post of Westfied is stopping at the
De Soto.
William E. Jones of Waynesboro is at the
Screven.
Charles O’Dell of Charleston Is a guest at
the Pulaski.
Henry Spencer Brooker of Ocala, Fla., is
at the De Soto.
T. L. H. Young of Virginia is registered
at the Marshall.
G. A. Spivey of Winona, Miss., is stopping
at the Marshall.
M. D. Andes of Bristol, Tenn., Is stopping
at the MarshalL
Dr. Charles A. Dunham of St Augustine
is at the Pulaski.
D. H. Hardy of Waco, Tex., was at the
De Soto yesterday.
Armand Martine of Charleston is regis
tered as the De Soto.
Albert Rheuis of Winston, N. C., is reg
istered at the Screven.
H. Wilson and W. Goode of Augusta are
stopping at the Pulaski.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Colby of Ocala, Fla.,
are stopping at the De Soto.
George Vanderbilt of White Plains, N.
Y., is registered at the Pulaski.
A. J. King of Tbomaston was among yes
terday's late arrivals at tha Screven.
Gen. J. F. McGlashan returned home on
the Tallahassee last night from New York.
H. P. Smart. Esq., and Miss M. Smart
returned home last night on the Tallahassee
from New York.
J. W. Burns returned on the Tallahassee,
which arrived last night from an extended
trip through the north.
Mise N. Haslam was among the passengers
returning on the Tallahassee, which arrived
from New York last night.
Miss Mazie Ferst arrived borne yesterday
from Notre Dame College, Baltimore,where
she has been at school. She will spend her
vacation in Savannah.
Capt, Savage came out from New York
in command of the Tallahassee this trip.
His ship, the City of Savannah, is laid up
for usual summer overhauling. Capt.
Fisher of the Tallahassee remained ashore
for the trip to take a rest.
CITY BREVITIES.
Clinton Lodge No. 54, F. and A. M., meets
to-night.
Special meeting of Troop Castle No. 4, K.
G. E., to-night.
The signal office made the highest temper
ature yesterday, 92". Many people thought
the day the hottest of the season, but it was
not, though tbe humidity iu the atmos
phere made it really appear so. There was
a rush for Tybee and the surf was filled dur
ing the afternoon with bathers.
Yesterday was another unusually quiet
Sunday with the polioe. Only one arrest
was made during the day for drunkenness.
One result of the rigid enforcement of the
Sunday liquor law is an unusually large
number of thirsty people Sunday night.
A Bavannahlan has to ba pretty ingenious
and pretty persistent if he gets his usual
appetizer on Sunday.
A Postoffice Hand Book.
Postmaster Doyle has issued a neat little
pamphlet oaiied The Postoffloe Hand book,
a sort of postoffice encyclopedia, giv
ing tho names of the official force
of the Savannah office, the time
of arrival and departure of mails,
collections and deliveries by the carriers,
classification ot mail matter,' suggestions to
the public, office boars, rates or postage,
money order rates; in tact, just tbe class of
Information that tbe public wants to know
about postoffice matters, but which a groat
part of It does not kuow. The book was
issued from the Morning News office and
is neatly gotten up, just tbe right size to
carry in the pocket and keep on the desk.
It is issued with ths compliments of Post
master Doyle, and may be had on applica
tion at the postofflee.
The Morning News City Delivery
Is as perfect as money, experience and con
stant oare nan make it. The piper is de
livered in eny part of tne oitv as far south
as Estill avenue promptly and regularly,
immediately after going to press, aud with
as little delay as is possible to make certain
delivery. The service is the beet of any city
in the south, and is under the immediate
supervision of the business office. None but
the best carriers are employed, aud our con
stant aim is to make this important depart
ment faultless. In the southern part of the
oity prompt delivery is made by wagon,
guaranteeing to those living a distance
from the j yYfj'ljy'Jv service. The Morn
ing New- “tuiHUnu— to
one monti ATLANTA, GA, $2 50
Your lubicPW* BP AIM DRUGQIST4.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
RdDfeJ B&king
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ABSOLUTE!* SHIRE
MANY SHIPS LOADING.
the largest schooner that
EVER CAME EBHE IN POBT.
The Major Pickards to Carry Nearly
a Million Feet of Lumber to
Ba’timore—The Activity in Lumber
Trade —The Phosphate Trade Re
vived—Toe First of tbe Fleet of
Phosphate-Carrying Schooners to
Arrive Th’s Week.
The schooner Major Pickards is loading
lumber here for Baltimore. She is the
largest schooner that ever oame to this port,
being 935 tons burden, and is four-masted.
E. B. Hunting & Cos ., who are furnishing
her cargo, say that she will take between
800,000 and 900,000 feet, which will be with
out doubt the largest oargo of lumber that
ever went out of this port coastwise.
This is tho Pickards’ first visit to Savan
nah. She came her* from Punta Gorda,
Fla., where she went for a cargo of phos
phate rook, but oould not be filled up, so she
came to Savannah. There is some appre
hension that she will not be able to get out
with a full cargo. The trip is au experi
mental one. Should it prove suooessful the
Pickards will be run here regularly in the
lumber trade.
A SIGN OF THE TIMES.
It is one of the signs of the tim6B to see
such vessels ooratng Into the trade every
year. The vessels coming here show a con
siderable increase in size. The big four
master, Napoleon Boughton. sailed last week
for Baltimore with 621,000 feet, and the
same firm is loading the schooner Phineas
W. Sprague for the same port. She will
oarry between 550,000 and 600,000 feet.
Hunting & Cos. are also loading the old
brig John Weslev for Washington, D. C.,
with lumber. The Wesley is one of the
old standbys and has been trading here for
a number of years. She has been afloat
twenty-four years and has been running
all that time without ever havlug an acci
dent or mishap, and has been a very profit
able vessel to her owners.
THE SHIPPING OUTLOOK.
The outlook for the summer business in
the shipping line is very good, as a glance
at the list of vessels published this morning
shows quite a fleet bound here. Eipeoialiy
is this the case in the coastwise trade.
The phosphate trade has again been re
vived and considerable Florida phosphate
rock is now being brought here by the Sa
vannah, Florida and Weitern railway, to be
shipped abroad. The first of tbe fleet of
steamers for this trade will arrive here this
week—tbe British steamship Kate Fawcett.
She will leave New York in the next day or
two. Several other steamers are chartered
to load phosphate in the next two months.
It is apparent that there will be no dull
times on the river this season.
THE WATER WORK’S PLANS.
The City Council to Dlscus3 Them This
Afternoon,
The oity oounoil will have a publio con
ference with Capt. George B. Whitesides,
Consulting Engineer W, D. Johnson of
Chicago, and other engineers upon the
water works question, or rather the best
means of obtaining a sufficient water
supply.
Capt. Whitesides will explain bis plans
for increasing tbe water supply of the citv
from its present facilities. He has two
plans, both of which have bom outlined in
the Morning News. One is to cut off the
wells at the present water works a numbor
of feet underground and thus increasing the
flow, and the other is to establish a second
pumping station at the Springfield well,
from which he estimates a supply
of from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 gallons per
day can be obiained. There are many ob
jections to both of these plans, which have
been published in the Morninq News.
In company with Consulting Engineer
Johnston a Morning News reporter rode
over the ground of the several water
works sites tbe other afternoon to
get an idea ot the lay of the
land in each locality and the difficulties to be
contended with. Tbe site of the Springfield
well w;is first visited. Tbe well was bored
two years ago. It is situated just north of
Gwinnett street, near Laurel Grove ceme
tery. There is a pipe twenty feet above the
surface iu which the water rises nearly to
the top. Mr. Johnston estimated that if the
well were cut off about twenty feet below
the surface it would flow nearly 3,006,000
gallons a day.
The objections to the Springfield well are:
First, as to situation, it being situated in a
low sink or valley, which runs
from behind tbe Laurel Grove
cemetery toward the Central railroad, and
whioh drains the cemetery. The ditch
through which the drainage passes from tbe
cemetery is within a few feet of the well.
This is almost an unsurmountable objec
tion. Although the well would be
fitted with cast-iron pipes, experience
has proven that it is almost impossible to
shut out the surface drainage entirely, aud
that a small amount of it would seep iu.
The location is such that when it becomes
necessary to add other wells to tbe system
it would be necessary to run them in a
straight line north and south down the val
ley. Being on low ground, a system here
would place at great disadvantage the con
structing of a conduit into the city, and tbe
crossing at the canal. would be a difficult
one to uiake. There would also be the cost
of constructing tbe conduit and of putting
in the pumping machinery.
The Springfield well is situated on the
city lot which tbe water works committee
decided to exchange for the Sheftall lot on
Styles avenue. Two thousand feet west on
Gwinnett street is the site for whioh the
trade of the Springfield property was
negotiated, but which was suspended by the
oounoil. Work was oommenoed
there seme time in May, and
one large well 500 feet deep
is already completed near tbe oorner of
Gwinnett street and Styles avenue. It Isa
12-inch well, and is flowing about 1,000,000
gallons a day. It is estimated that were it
cut off at tee depth proposed, about 20 feet
below the surface, it would have about the
same flow as tbe Springfield well.
In case the trade of the Springfield prop
erty is consummated it is proposed to erect
the building for the engines and machinery
just east of this well, where the excavation
already made will oome into use.
The plan of the mater works committee
was to run the wells in a Une north and
south along Styles avenue from the oorner
of Gwinnett street toward the river and the
old water work*. The idea was that as the
system is extouded nr id new wells are put
down the oonduit will in time be extended
to the river, su thait in case of any emer
gency the rier water oould be turned In.
It is not known ho m many wells would be
put down. Each wuK that is bored dimin
ishes tbe flow of all others In the vioinity,
and whils one well might flow 3,000,000
gallons, two wells anywhere near each
other, Mr. Johnston lays, would lack a
great deal of flowing} twioo that amount.
BAKING POWDKB.
The distance of the wells apart lessens the
eftect. For this reason it is proposed
to bore several large wells
at long distances sport alung Stylos avenue
and thus secure the desired quantity of
water from a fow wells.
One great advantage claimed for Styles
avenue, upon whioh the wells were to be
driven, is that the city owns it and it would
not have to buy tha land every time it
bores a well. The wells, according to the
committee’s plan, were to be located on one
side of the avenue, and after they had been
bored and connected with theconduit which
would run along the avenue they would be
covered by an ironframe work.
HOTELS WELL FILLED.
More People In Them Now Than
Heretofore.iu June.
Asa usual thing June is the dullest month
in the year for the Savannah hotels, but a
talk with the various hotel man discloses the
faot that not only has the business of the
present month been ahead of that of May,
but it has been much larger than the cor
responding period of the last three year*.
Mr. Powers ot the De Soto says it was at
first the intention of the management to
close the hotel during the summer mouths,
as they were afraid they would lose money
if it was kept open. So many
of the permanent guests desired it, how
ever, that it was decided to make the ex
periment, at any rate. Business has ex
ceeded their expeotations, and they will
come out some way ahead, when the
month’s accounts are cast.
June is usually, Mr. Powers says, the
dullest hotel month of the year. The tour
ist travel has gone by and the state travel
has not fairly oommenoed. Most of the ar
rivals now are commercial men. Mr. Pow
ers thinks that the De Soto will do aa ex
cellent business during the remaining sum
mer and the fail months. During their
busiest season they have from 350 to 500
guests. The present month they have av
eraged 100, including permanent and tran
sient.
The present management has only had
charge of the Pulaski house since the middle
of last August, and consequently can draw
no comparison between the business of this
year and that of lust. Mr. Leslie says that
their hotel’s business this month has ex
oeeded that of May, but he oannot say that
the number of guests during tho month has
been as large as be anticipated. List year
the business was divided between
the Screven, Pulaski and Harnett
houses. This year the De Soto,
Pulaski, Screven, Marshall and Harnett are
all open to the publio. This would render a
comparison between this year’s and last
year's business still more difficult. The
Pulaski’s arrivals during the month have
been mostly commercial and Georgia, South
Carolina and Florida people. The daily
average of guests during the month has
been 120 and arrivals 40.
Business at the Screven boose has been
good.# No comparison can be drawn by the
olerk betweeu the business of June. 1890.
and 1801.
Mr. Fish, manager of the Marshall bouse,
was not in charge of that hotel last June.
The house baa had a good average of guests
during the last two months, but the man
ager states that he derive; a great deal of
satisfaction from the statement of other
hotel men that this is the dullest time of the
year and that business will increase next
month.
IN HONOR OF ST. ALOYSIUS.
Interesting Ceremonies at the Bacred
Heart Church.
The Hacred Heart church was the scene
of interesting ceremonies yesterday. At
early mass, at 7 o’clock, the St. Aloysius
sodality, together with the children of Mary
and the Holy Angels, attended oommuniou
in a body. A hundred boys and girls pay
ing tribute to the great saint was a pretty
sight.
The attendance at the last mass was very
large, and many compliments were ten
dered Father Julius as a speaker and vocal
ist. The choir, consisting of the following
ladies and gentlemen, under the leadership
of Father William; Miss M. O’Brien, or
ganist, sopranos, Miss M. Broderick, Miss
L. Killorin, Mrs. F. Barbour; aitos, Miss
M. Killorin, Miss Maggie O'Brien; ten
ors, Messrs. W. J. Stafford and J. M. Mo-
Bride, Father William and Mr. Jno. Hea
garty, rendered for the first time in Sa
vannah Leonard’s third mass and was tho
recipient of much praise for its excellent
singing.
At 4 o’clock in the afternoon the sodality,
at its hall, partook of a merry little feast,
tendered by the Sisters of Meroy at St.
Mary’s home, and a pleasant afternoon was
spent. Revs. Father* Julius and William
were present.
The sermon by Rev. Father Julius at
early mass was one of advice to the young
folks, and was an able discourse, as was the
evening sermon, on the “Life of St. Aloy
sios,” in which Father Julius demonstrated
the necessity of living a Christian life.
Rev. Father Julius is a forcible speaker
for a young man, and bis sermons through
out tbe late retreat were iuteresting in
every detail. He has received a cordial in
vitation to return to Savannah to spend tha
next feast of St Aloysius with the boys of
tbe Sacred Heart parish. The Fleming
Dramatic Association, of which the Aloy
sians are members, was presented through
Rev. Father William with a certificate of
life membership to tbe Female Orphan
Benevolent Association, the compliments of
St. Mary’s Home.
An Error In Dates.
B. H. Levy and Bro.’s big ad. was a little
“off” on dates yesterday. The three days
for boys and children are to-day, to-mor
row and Wednesday, June 22, 23 and 24.
The ad. in last column of this page conveys
the proper idea.
Chinese helmets, light Bombazine hats, at
LaFar’s.— Ad.
Yachting caps, white, blaok and Blue, at
LaFar’s.— Ad.
JACKSON, MKTZGKK <ft CO.
Outing: Shirts.
Gentlemen’s Shirts made of Batteen,Cheviot and
Momey Ciotn. Also a line of Bovs’ shirt
Waists at 25c.
Dress Shirts.
Aa usual, we recommend the PEARL SHIRT at
$1 00 for lit, finish and durability. To meet
the demand for a medium quality we have on
sale Shirts at 60c and 75c.
Table Sets.
White and Colored Satin finish DAMASK, with
Doylies to match. Fine quality Table Linen
and Napkins.
NAINSOOK, CAMBRIC,
Embroideries.
Jackson, Metzger <S Cos.
TALKS WITH PIANO BUYERS.
No. 1.
For weeks, or months, or possibly years
past you have been saying perhabs to your
self that tho time has come when you muss
have a musioal instrument in your house
The children are growing up, and you real
ize the need of surrounding them with tha
means of oulture and enjoyment. You
know full well that home ought to bo mafia
as attractive as possible. You are sure that
a good piano would be an immense help to
that end. but you don’t know just the best
way to go about the purchase of what seems
suoh an expensive assistant. Possibly yOU r
income is not too exuberant. Maybe you
are buying a home or under other heavy
expense and don’t see the way to spare so
large a sum as the price of a piano. If such
is the case this talk is specially addressed <„
you. Ludden & Bate* S. M. H. knows you
or if it dou’t you can easily make it
acquainted with you, and Ludden & Bates
is perfectly willing to stand in the breach
and give you the immediate use of as fin* a
piano aa you desire, charging you but littls
more than a fair rent until tbe instru
meat is all paid for—then it is yours. And
you won’t have to pay any extravagant
price either. Nor will you be naked tosign
any unfair document under which snan
judgment might be taken against you sub
jecting you to loss. One of the things L &
B. S. M. H. is proud of is tbe fact that it
years and yean ago, originated a plan of ini
•stallinent sale which the supreme court of
Georgia has recently decided to be perfectly
equitable and just to all concerned. Please
bear In mind, too, that your choioe will not
be restricted to a low-priced instrument If
you desire you can make your selection
from the most expensive instruments in the
ware rooms. Another strong point: If y ou
buy on the installment plan and are per
chance, ready to pay before your contract)
requlros it, you ato entitlod to a fair dis
count on every such payment. Could any
thing be fairert Isn’t this a live and let live
way to do business, and isn’t it after all
best to by that piano at onoeand give your
self and your family the benefit of it while
it is most needed? Call at the ware rooms
of L. & B. 8. M. H. and ask a few leading
questions. It’s a oeol and pleasant pl acß
these hot days, though we can’t promise
that you won’t meet with a warm recto*
tion.
MU6IO BULLETIN.
• This Week's Issue.
NEW PIANO MUSIC.
Mazurka Fantastique. Goldstein vs-
Mountain Fairy, Gal laher " 600
Unloue Grand March, Pilcher riC,
Galop Brilliants. Pilcher
Recreation Waltz, Carter jQg
Gypsy Caravan (descriptive march), Langey 753
NEW SONGS.
Star3 Love the Night, Mattel 4a.
A Fight With Death. Molloy (y k ,
Spanish Gypsv, Watson " 50-1
Dream Pictures, Thatcher “ 403 j
Of Course (latest oomic song), Rohde ’ 4Oo'
Put On Yer Robes (end song) ’ 4,^1
New guitar, banjo and mandolin music-
Washburn and Senora guitars, Italian strings
silk strings; everything known to music
Ludden & Bates S. M. H.
DRY WOODS.
fTMliii
Our Grand Midsummer Sale.
BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
WASH WHITE GOODS,
Linens. Housekeeping Goods,
Embroidered Skirtings and
Flounoings, Chantilly, Gui
pure Lace Skirtings, Fish
and Drape Nets.
• HOSIERY.
Ladies’ Muslin Underwear
and Gents’ Furnishing Goods
at your own prices.
CSOHAMDOOHEB
137 Broughton.
COAL AND WOOD.
LIME,
Alabama or Gkokoia, $1 Per Barrel.
Portland Cement,
$2 25 Per Barrel.
Calcined Plaster,
$1 50 Per Barrel.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
5 Drayton Street. Telephone 49.
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
XD. TiLomas,
HI Bay St. West Broad 8t Wharves.
Telephone No. 69.
CLOTHING.
Bays’ llii
In Their Own Perspire.
DID YOU READ OUR HALF PAGE ABOUT
THE BOYS
IN YESTERDAY’S NEWS?
TO-DAY is the First Day of
Our BOYS’ SPECIAL. Save
Money and the Boys by calling
TO-DAY on
GROCERIES. „
PARK & TILFORD’S
CIGARS,
AT NEW YORK PRICES,
A. M. & C. W. WESTS,
