The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, September 14, 1891, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text8 SUN TING FOR CLEWS. DETEC HVFS NOSING HIGH AND bow FOB TaE EXPRES3 ROBBERS. The Ferpetrators of the Five-Mile Poet Robbery Hiding in a Place Best Known to Themselves—The Train Porter’s Story of the Hold Up—His Description of the Men—How Mes senger Coulter Felt While Looting Down the Robbers’ Pistols. There are no further developments in the sxpress car robbery beyond those already published in the Morning News. No now dews of the whereabouts of the robbers nave been obtained, and the detectives are in about tbe same position on tnat score as Uiey were when they iirst took hold of tho ;ase. The men evidently made good use of the time given them and are now probably l safe distance from Savannah, with the prospects of their capture among the dim possibilities. A negro express hand named 11 illiams was on the car with Express Messenger Coulter at the time the robbers entered, and me of them ordered the negro to put his lead down and lie low. It is needless to Bay shat tbe negro obeyed with alacrity, and it Is said that he Dover changed his position until the train was live miles beyond the place whore the robbery occurred. Some further facts were gleaned yester iay from Express Messenger Coulter cou terning the way the roubere acted in the jar. Hesaidwhenho turned around and looked into the barrel of tho pistol pointed it bis head it seemed to him as big as a jannon. As he undertook to reach for his pistol the man oommanded: “Keep still! Turn over tbe stuff, and look quick about !" DRESSED IN DARK TSt'IER. “I couldn’t tell to save mv life," said Coulter, “what kind of clothes the men had in. They were aark and the hats, I tbinir, were small, soft, black hats. I didn’t do much looking at their clothes. Those eyes behind the n.asks bad a fascination for me, tnd, besides, tbe muzzles of tbe guns kept ny attention away from other things, “Very little was said all the time. I sever spoke a word to them and they said what they had to quick and short, without sursing much except once, when my negro went to get up, one of them said: “ ‘You sit down and keep still, you black ___ II After getting everything out of tbe safe, she robbers ordered Coulter to turn his Daok. Then one of them fired a bullet over ais head. When be thought the men had ibout reached the door he started to turn iround, but promptly changed his mind when he heard the command, "Halt!” He lays he was badly scared, and expected every moment to have a bullet driven into aim. THE COLORED PORTER’S BTORT. The colored train porter, who saw the robbers, gave in Macon about tbe same iesonption of them os that given by Mes eeuger Coulter. When the robbers pulled the bell cord to stop tjte train after they were through with their work the porter ran forward ar.d naked the en gineer what be stopped for, tho engineer as quickly asked what he had been rung down for. After some explanation the porter turned and went back, and when he reached tbe second express car waived the engineer an. This is all that the engineer knew. Tbe porter was the first to discover the cause of tho stop, and the consequence was he was a bedly icared negro. He hud just finished unloc .- ing the toilets and was on his way to the baggage car when ho heard the air-brakes put on and tbe train slowing up. He looked out to see what was the trouble, but saw nothing that should cause a stop. Tho train coming to a standstill, the negro ran ahead and asked tbe engineer why he itopped. “What did you ring me for?" the engineer isked almost at the same time. Tbe porter said he did not ring and knew nothing of it. a “Then go 1 ack and slacken your cord,” laid the engineer, "for my bell rang twice.” FACED THE ROBBERS. The negro started buck, but just as he reached tue sooond express car two men stepped off, one a small man and the other of much larger build, but stooping consid srablv. “Hello!” said one. “Hello,” replied the porier. “Get on that tra.n and let her go," com manded the robber, bringing his pistol up, and the porter "got,” He waived the engineer ahead, and lumped for the first car, but missed it, and :iarely managed to catch tbe rear sleeper os It went sailing by. “There was more’u any two robbers there,’’ sakl the porter, tor when I signaled ahead pistols began to fire all around mo and I thought I was done for. They shot on botli sides of the truin, too, and both of the men I saw were on the right side, and ties de3, the big man had two pouches in his hand and no pistol. dark suits and cigarette hats. “Both of ’em had on dark clothes, with little cigarette hats. I suspioioned one of them was a uniform, but it was too dark to tell. The men had big black masks on with holes cut for tbe eyes, nose and mouth. Ti e little fellow grinned t me, and I saw a light saudy mustache. When I got on the back end of the car I saw the two men walking over in the woods on tbe left, whore a lot of shooting was being done. "I tell you there*were more than two men doing that shooting. They shot twelve Or fifteen times and all at once.” The porter, pointed out two bullet holes on the right side of the second express oar and one on tbe left side of the baggage car, where the robbers evidently shot t tne bng gage master, who was running back to tell tho conductor. Every stranger Jof tall, slight build was subjected to close scrutiny by the detectives yesterday. It is rather danger ous for any tall, cadaverous-looking indi vidual to walk about tho streets of Savan nah now without having proper credentials, showing his pedigree, etc., beciuse without these documents he might have trouble proving that he didn’t break into the ex press car. The detectives suern to be more on the lookout for the tall robber thau the short one. The robbery still continues to be the talk. The boldness of the thing so near tbe city is what surprises every one. On every band can bo heard suggestions of how the rob bers could have been and can be caught, but nevertheless tho fact remains that they have not been caught. MORBA CONPASSES EVERYTHING. It Will Not Ee Made Public dill After the Hanging. Albert Mcrea Kitchen, the condemned wife murderer, has but five days more to live, and be Is now devoting all bis time to religion. Last Wednesday Morea made a confes sion of all his crimes to Rev. Alexander Harris, Rev. E. K. Love, Rev. E. F. Wash ington and Deacon C. Cummlngß, but this confession will not be mads public until after his banging Friday. It is supposed that be included in the confession the mur d r of his wife in Maj. Brooks' yard. Morea will be baptized Thursday. Tne rope with which the murderer will be hanged will be of first class manilla. It will be tested to-morrow or day after. FOB 3SIA-ICKNES3 Use Hora.ord’d Acid Phosphate. Dr. W. W. Blackman, Brooklyn, N. Y., •ay*: "1 am very much pleased with it in •wsickuess. Severaf cases have been " rj lht to mv attention where it afforded Woß *Pt and entire relief.”—Mi **TU*b hats, new reck wear and Lyon's I *****lU M LaFxr s.—Ad, j ON THE LOOKOUT FO-4 CHANGES. One That the Railroads Contemplate Will Not Be Welcome. | General Manager W T . H. Green. Traffic Manager gol Hass and other officials of the Richmond and Danville, who spent the latter part of last week io Savannah on a general tour of inspection, left the city yes terday morning for Atlanta. No further changes than those already announced have developed as a result of their visit. The visits of the general officers to Savan nah have always been followed by a list of ohanges, and if such should be the oasa this time no one would be surpri-ed. There is some talk over a report of an in tention upon the part of the Central rail way management to abolish the Bull street ticket office and sell all tickets from tho railroad office at the passenger depot. It is said that i his change is contain plated,but this report may not be true. Some time ago, the Savannah, Florida and Western railroad made a proposition to the Central railroad to do away with both the Bull street ticket offices, th? argument being, it is raid, that the down town offices were an unnecessary expense and that tbe whole business could be transacted at the depot offiees just as well. Doing away with the Bull street offices would enable the railroads to do away with the hire of one agent each, the office rent and other expenses. It is pretty certain tdat if the Central ab dishes its office the Havannah, Floi Ida and Western will do the same. They do not consider the accommo dation commensurate witn the expense. The abolishment of the down town ticket offices would causs a great complaint from the traveling public, and the busine-s men ad cltz.ns generally. The Savannah, Florida aud Western has had a tienot office on Bull street for many years, and the Cen tral opened its office there six or seven years ago. These offices are a great convenience to the traveling public, being in the principal thoroughfare of the city where almost everybody engaged in business, everybody stopping at tho hotels and everybody that comes down town at all during the day is sure to pass. They are easily accessible without the trouble of an extra step. Rates can be ascertained, tickets purchase i, sleep ing car berths engaged and all arrange ments for a trip made 1 efore leaving home for the depot. Strangers have no trouble in securing information as to routes and rates. During the summer season there is a con - stant inquiry as to rates, routes and con nections by people leaving for the north and the summer resorts. They would hardly like to walk half a mile for this informs Uon. During tbe wiuterseasou the north ern tourists are making constant inquiries as to route* and schedules. They would make a big kick if they had to got ali their information from the depot office. Anybody who has ever bought a ticket at the Central railroad depot office, knows that tbero is always a crowd around the window and the agent has no time to talk with anybody. In fact, trains sometimes have to be held a few minutes to enable the agent to sell all the parties desiring tickets. 1 revelers would have a regular picnic getting information nbout that tbno. The down town ticket offices are a necessity to the travelers. The Central railroad, traveling people think, has| no need for such s ringent econ omy in its passenger expenditures. It was learned some time ago from an undoubted source that the Contral railroad’s increase in passenger earnings during the last fiscal year over the previous year were over #200,000, and that the increase in ticket sales at the Savannah of fice was larger than at any other office on the system. The increaso at the Savannah office for April or May was $2 ,000 over tho same months last year, more than the railroad could save by abol ishing the office. To abolish the down town offleos would leave Savannah with only the same con veniences as those enjoyed by every little railroad station, with only a depot, a post - office and store combined and four or live frame houses. DAVID H. BAILEY DEAD. He Passes Away After a Lingering Ill ness From consumption. David H. Bailey died yesterday morning after a lingering illness of consumption. Mr. Bailey was 18 years old and was a native of Savannah. He Was educated at the University of Georgia, and e itered the confederate at the breaking out of the war with Cos!. Clairborne Snead’s regi ment. He was afterward transferred to the Georgia Hussars. After participating in the sjveral engage ments with the iatter command he was captured near Nashville, Tenn., and taken to a northern prison, whore he was 'confined until tho close of the war. On bei g re leased he returned to Savannah and re mained here until 1809, when he went to California. Last January Mr. Bailey returned to the city with the remains of his cousin, Cosmon Richardson, who died in California. He was suffering from consumption at the time, and shortly afterward took to his bed, 1 1 wilieh he was almost continually con fined until his death. He was a son of Dr. Bailey, who was one of Savannah's most noted physicians boforo tho war, aud a captain of the Georgia Hus sars. Mr. Bailey’s ftinoral will take place this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, from the residence of Mr. William P. Hardee, No. 70 Gwiunett street, and will be att tided by the Georgia Hussars, of which the deceased was a vet eran member. Tho interment will be in Laurel Grove cemetery. THE CITY'S MUT SUPPLY. Competition Between Domestic and Western Beef Improving tbe Marks'. Inspector Dosvergers, of the Citizens’ Sanitary Association, iu his report to tho committee on public health of his inspec tions last week, says that the quality of food' produce in the market has made a good uvorago. The competition between western cold storage aVid domestic meats has effected groat improvement in the latter, as the home stock raisers have been forced into getting their stock in good condition before putting it upon the market. Death of Miss Edita Lewis. Miss Edith Lewis, a youug laly well known iu Havannah, died yesterday in Aiken, 8. C., from consumption. Her re mains were brought here and her funeral will take place from the residence of Mr. li race Kivers, No. 77)-j Duffy street, this aftermxin at 4 o’clock. Miss Lewis was a sister of Mrs. Rivers. About a year ago she went to Aiken in the hope of securing relief from consumption, symptoms of which had some time previously manifested themselves. Hha was nbout 32 years old and a native of Charleston. Miss Lewis was a young lady of charming manner and a lovable disposition, and had many friends here. Her death will bring sadness to many hearts. _ DECK HANDS FIGHT. Ned Harris Stabs Abram Frassr on the Steamer Ethel. Abram Fraser and Ned Harris, two col ored deck bands on the steamer Ethel, had a row yesterday morning about 3 o’clock while the steamer was loading cotton at Stoke’s bluff, and Harris stabbed Fraser in the face and back, the latter being a serious wound. After cutting Fraser Harris ran off tbs steamer aud escaped in tho woods. The Ethel arrived about li o’clock last night, and the wounded man went to Duke's drag store to have bis wounds attended to, but Druggist Sweat found them to be of such a serious nature t.at he advised him to go to the Georgia Infirmary, which he did. THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1891. fTHE COUNTRY 33HOQL& Not Enough Money to Keep Them Open Six Months this Year. Superintendent of Public Schools Baker, in speaking to a Morning News reporter a day or two ago, said it was expected that tho bill now before the legislature providing fir the publio school fund for next year, would appropriate a sufficient amount to allow of the keeping open of the public schools throughout the state next year for a full term of six months. Tho last legislature made a long step forward when it appropriat'd sufficient to keen the schools open four mouths in 189 J and five mouths in 1891. For years previous the regular term of the public schools of the state was three months. This was all that was paid for by tbe state aud the pay for even those three months was very’ insufficient, averaging only from 76 to t>s cents a month for each pa nil. ; |The total net amount to be apportioned among the publio schools of the state this yeans #934,000, of which $500,000 comes from the tax assessment of th s year, $1."9,- 592 from the excess of the appropria tion of 1890, available this year, SIBO,OOO of the rental of the state road, $72,000 tax on liquor dealers, $17,000 fees inspection of fertilizers, $17,090 proceed! of the hire of convicts, $2,040 dividend on Ge rgia railroad stoc ; and $1,302 tax on snows, making a total of $939,000, of which #5,000 is deducted for the expenses of tho deoartment of education. Chatham county’s pro rata of this amount is #21,756. In addition tho poll tax of the county amounts to about $1,200. There are about 8,000 polls in Chatham county, but only alxmt half that number pays taxes. Tbe appropriation this year is übout 44 per cent, greater than last year. It is esti mated that with tho addition of the poll tax the pro rata for each pupil will be #5 for the five mouths. This appropriation will not be received until the taxes are paid this fall. The money is not paid from tbe state treas ury direct, os provided by law, but orders are given upon the county treaiurers, to be paid from the first moneys received as taxes for the year. This causes great complaint, as the teachers who chi-fly depend upon this fund, do not reoeive their money until late in the fall when they are entitled to it a great deal earlier. Most of the country schools in this sec tion of the state begin their public school term in June or July and complete it in the fail. The city schools, of course, do not depend upon the meager state appropriation, but simply add it to their other funds and teach tho full scholastic year. WHERE OUTLAWd HOLD SWAY. Life a Cheap Thing in Railrotd Con struction Camps. Tho numborof men killed along the South Boutid railroad since the building of the road began is something appalling. It was said yesterday by a gentleman who had tbe opportunity of knowing that twenty-five would not more than cover the number. Mo3t of those wore negroes, but two or three at least were white. Yesterday’s Morning Saws announced the latest addition to this death list, that of a negro killed at Denmark about a woman. Seven negroes, it is stated, were lylled in one night at the Brewton o imp in a gen eral drunken brawl. At least bait a dozen negr es and one or two white men were killed around the bridge across the Savan nah river during its building. Killings in tho camps were so common as to lie hnrdlv noticeable. Inquests were seldom held, be cause the coroners and the outside world never heard of tbe killings until days after ward if at all. The cinstruction gangs wore by them selves in the swamps, unawed by tje influ ence of sheriffs and juries, aud were a law unto themselves. Telegraph lines and rail roads there wore noue, nor any other meaus of communication, except occasionally a report brought down by a steamboat. The few white men who were along with the negro gangs had no disoosition to inter fere with the “diversions" of their lawless employes, as they knew it would be at tho risk of their own lives. The negroes who oomposed the construc tion gangs wee largely brought from the Florida turpentine farms and were an ex tremely lawloss lot. A good many of them were armed with Winchesters and pistols and they had no hesitation in using them. As an instauoe of their lawlessness it is re lated that on one occasion a negro inter fered to prevent a row between two others and stepped between the disputants. “You won’t shoot," ho said to one, As an answer the fellow leveled his Win chester and fired, the bail going through both the peacemaker’s legs. • Iu addition to the murders there was tb9 aocident near Canipbellton not long ago, in which one white man and four negroes were killed or received wounds from which they died. Tho lawless gangs, who were responsible for most of the trouble, will remove from the country as soon as tbe road is com pleted, howevor, nud will not affect the peace and harmony of tho new country. CITY BKEViTIBH. Rain is predicted for Savaunah to day. Clinton Lodge No. 54, F. and A. M., meets to-night. Regular meeting of G irman* Friendly Society to-night. Yesterday was a rather warm day, the maximum temperature reaching 81*, but the preceding night was cool, the mere iry dropping to 67°. The fall seal >n of warm days and cool uights has now beguu. Very little ram was reported in this dis trict yesterday, Out the Montgomery, Mo bile aud Atlanta districts rep u ted rain to some extent, with showers in some of the othor districts. The rains continue iu South Florida. Sam Cohen, a negro about 14 years old, living on theOgeecuee road, was ru:i over on Henry and VVost Broad streets yesterday nfternoon about 5 o’clock by a light buggy. The wheels passed over the boy’s body, nud he seemed to be protty badly hurt. Ho was taken to bis home. The crossing of fire alarm and telephone wires yesterday at 2 o'clock caused two rounds of six tnjis each to be turned in to No. 2 engine house. The firemon had a run to East Broad and Bay streets for nothing, and a big crowd followed and was di ap pointed at not finding a fire. None of tne other engine houses received tte alarm. The failure of M. J. O'Brien, supreme treasurer of the Catholic Knights of America, has caused considerable talk among the members of Branch No. 38 of this city. The general belief is tnat hie accounts with the order are little if any short. There is no danger anyhow of the knights loiiug anything, because tho treas urer was bonded for #50,000. A 10-yenr-old am of James Mcßride shot and slightly injured another boy of about the game age named Gorman, with a pea gun, in Washington square day befo o yes terday. A crowd of little boys were shoot ing r. cks from guus, and young Mcßride accidentally struck Gorman in the head, musing a c filing wound. It was reported tba: a pistol was U3ed, but such was not the case. THE RIV3R AND HARBOR. The tug Juno arrived yesterday from the Coosaw ininei w ith the lighter Florida in tow. The Florida has about 350 tons of phosphate rock. The steamer Ethel came down the river yesterday afternoon heavily loaded with cotton. She was due Saturday night, but was delayed, owing to her big cargo and the low water. The United Sta’es snag boat Toecoa arrived up from the AUahauia river Saturday night. She has been employed for several mouths in removing snags aud obstructions iu that river. She is anchored on the north side of tha river, near tbe jetty. Gymnasium suits, all sizes, at La- Far’*.— Ad. BETTER DRAINAGE NEEDED. Inspector Deavergers’ Report to the Citizens’ sanitary Association. Sanitary Inspector Desvergers in his report to the Citizens’ Sanitary Association public health oommtttee, says in refer ence to drainage iu the vicinity of the city, that while the new trunk in Bradley's creek bus improved tbe drainage consider ably, the continued use of that portion of Bradley’s creek which is l>elow the trunk at a timber basin by the Savannah, Florida aud Western Railway Company effeots on ob struction of the creek w bieh prevent* perfeot drainage of tbe low lands east of the city. A number of the smaller drains on these low lands are very much obstructed with vegetable growth, particularly tUoso im mediately south of the .Savannah Guano Company’s works, aud aloDg the east side ot the Bilbo canal, In the same locality; and also in those between tbe Lawton plantation avenue aud the road bed of the Savannah, Florida and Western railway, and in the brow ditch of the western slope of the city, northward from the Perry lane sewer. He says tbe efficiency of all the banks aud ditches of the low lands east of the oity are serioxsly impaired by the continued treading over the n of hoofed animals pastured on the lauds. Tbe road bank near tho mouth of tho Perry iaue sewer, which has been recently repaired by the oity. is already trodden down iu places by the dairy cows and horses which stop to drink the water of this sewer iu passing to and from the pasture grounds of the Law ton plantation. He reports iu reference to lands southeast of tbe city that the dry culture force of the city has been kept busy silica the recent heavy rainfall opening and cleaning the drains iu that locality, but that the serious sobbing of tho soil after heavy rainfalls will never be obviated until additional and larger drains have been opened in the vicinity. He says additional and larger drains are also needed iu the sections be tween Lovers lane and Estill avenue. The inspector says that along Lovers lone and Waters road aud othor places where closed drains have been put in, the drainage is noticeably better than that of districts dependent on open drains. He adds that there is a considerable collection of water in the burrow pits of the Savan nah, Florila and Western railway and the City and Suburban railway near the city. At the intersection of the lines of these two roads, between the White Bluff road aud Estill avenue, is a pond of stagnant water. The inspector says also that there is an extonsive area of territory around and im mediately south aud southwest of South over junction which is in very bad condi tion owing to t*; want of drainage. The proximity of this territory to the city, from which the prevailing south wind* of summer ooutinunllv bring miasmatic ox halations, accounts for the serious affliction ot the inhabitants of the southern portion of the city with malarial fever*. The attitude of tho lands in this district ren ders drainage an easy matter, but the fall and natural drainage is tow ard the west and and into the swamp behind the Springfield plantation. The buck dam of the Spring field plantation effects an obstruction to the natural draiunge of tbeso lauds and the canal from the Springfield plantation swnmp is not of adequate size co vent with sufficient rapidity the water which collects behind this back dam during tho rainy Seasons. Asa consequence the Springfield plantation low lands, though not actually su.merged, are from time to time in a sobby condition. Actual submergence of these lands will remit when an increased volume of water is thrown into tbe swamp behind this back dain by the drainage now inevitable of these South over junction lands; and that therefore it is to be hoped that the move ment for a co-oporation on tbe part of the county commissioners with the city au thorities for the enlargement of the Spring field canal will ypmlt in an early enlarge ment of H'jtfi.tnF canal and Musgrove creek trunk, as the exigency will soon be upon the city of providing vent for ;a largely increased volume of water through the Springfield plantation. 7IIH NEWS FROM GUYTON. Local and Othor Happening's In Effing ham's Village. The Guyton high school reopened for the fall term last week with nearly sixty pupils. This is a fine showing for Guyton, and Principal Bird aud bis assistant, Miss Lawrence, deserve much credit for the ex cellent manner in whiob they havesustained the school and made it one of the best in tho county. The Guyton academy,which is conducted by Mrs. T. W. Lanier, also reopened. Mrs. Lanier is a popular teacher and never falls to get a liberal share of the school patronage. l he Rifle club, which was organized about two weeks ago, has now a membership of forty-five, Tho officers aro: Captain, 11. B. Strange; tirt lieutenant, L. L. Cub bodge;'second lieutenant, A. T. Cubbedge; orderly sergeant, A. E. Bird. The “Peak Sisters,” novel as well as in teresting, was given at the hall Wednesday night by the young ladies of Mr. J. W. Rabun’s Sunday school class. Each member of tt e talented Peak family merited ap plause. Miss Alice Proctor aDd little Beu lah Rabun acted thoir parts so charmingly ns to ijeserve spieCial attoutiou. The net proceeds of the entertainment foot up over S9O, and will be used to pay for the furnishi gs of the new Baptist church. Miss FI ■rones B. Williams, the talneted editor of the Statesboro Eagle, paid a flying visit to Guyton Friday, and was the guest of Miss Etta Lanier. CoS. and Mrs. R. J. Davant have returned from Tallulah Falls. •Miss Maude Meredith left last week for Wash’, gton, Ga., to attend St. Joseph’s academy. Miss Bessie Lar.ier has gone to S.vlvania whore she will enter Sylvmua high school. Misses Rosa and Battv Berrien and Miss Sadie Rogers of Savannah have returned home. All have been guests at the hos pitable heme of Capt. William Proctor. Miss Marie Grady of Savaunah is visiting Miss Nona Meredith. LDOAL RSrtdONAL. C. W. Morrill of Macon is at the Pulaski. E. C. Hughes of Camdon, S. C. is at the Pulaski. A. Gailner of Fort White, Fla., is at the Pulaski. C. B. Parker of Mcßao is registeredat the Screven. Robert P. Daniel of Millen is registered at the Pulaski. F. C. Ruonl of Denmark, S C., is stop ping at tbe Pulaski. Mrs. E. Meyer and two children are stop ping at the Pulaski. G. W. Blake of Hardee villa, S. C., is a guest of the Puiaski. Mrs. P. D. Daffin and Miss Daffin have returned home after spending tbe summer at tho springs. Richard M. Johnson, private secretary to Vice President Haines of the Plant sys tem, is in tbe city for a wetk. Julius Collat left last night for Milwau kee, via the Central railr ad, to be gone about a month. He will be joined at Atlanta by Mrs. J. Louis Collat and children, who will accompany him to Milwaukee. Mr, Collat will be accompanied by a bride on his return to Savannah. The happy event will occur Sept. 30, aud the honey moon wifi be spent north. Mr. Collat will return to Savannah with his bride some time in October and they will occupy one of tho handsome new residences nearing com pletion on Whitaker street, near Waidburg, facing tho Park extension. For neuralgia,headaches Quickstep never fails to cure in from fifteen to thirty min utes; warranted, at Solomons & Cos., whole sale druggists.—Ad. Artists’ Materials, all kinds, at M. T. Tay lo’r 135 York street.—Ad. BAKING POWDER. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889. Powder ABSOLUTEIX PURS WILL. BE SEEN IN SAVANNAH. Tbe New Bte&mnflp of the Merchants' and Miners' Line. The handsomest and largest vessel hailmg from Baltimore the new Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Company’s steam ship Fairfax. She loft Wilmington, Del.. Thursday. Harlan & Hollingsworth were the builders. The Fairfax is so called after Fairfax county, Virginia, and is named in accordance with the company’s rule to name all their vessels in alphabetical order after counties in the states where the line does business. The Fairfax is a four-decked iron pro peller, with two pole masts, tore aud aft rigged. Her length on the water line is 270 feet, her beams, molded, 42 foot, and ber depth of hold is Hi feet. Six bulkheads extend to the deck, four of them being water tight. Her engine and boiler lnolomre is between iron bulkheads rising from the lower hold to the fourth deck, and around the smokestack to 12 inches above the deck* bouse. Her motive power is a triple-com pound engine, with Inverted cylinders. The nigh pressure cylinder is 28 in ches in diameter, the intermediate cylin der 45 Inches, and the low pressure cyl inder 72 inches in diameter. The stroke of piston is 48 inches. Steam is supplied by four cylindrical return tubular steel boilers lS'tj feet in diameter and 11)4 feet long. The working steam pressure is 160 pounds to the square inch. The propeller has four blades, is It) feet in diameter, with 28 feet pitch. The engines during the run have moved noiselessly. The walls of the engine-room are painted aud grained in handsome oak panels. The lower hold, excepting that portion occupied by the boilers and coal bunkers, is gi van up to freight, as is also all the space on ttie main deck outside of the boiler and eugiue inclosure. The dining-room on the main deck is about 100 feet by 20 teet wide and opening out bof it are twenty elegantly fitted and furnished staterooms, each of which con tains two berths. The joiner work of the dluing-room is in butternut wood paneled aud polished to a gl-.ss-like surface. The ceiling is molded and paneled and painted in white. The floors are covered by carpets of the finest texture and bright colors, but in small figures. The furniture —six tables and eighty-two stationary chairs —is of mahogany," upholstered in red plush. A three-light silver lamp hangs over each table, two branches of each lamp being for electric lights and one for oil. Across the after end of the dining room is a large plate glass mirror, and at the forward end a handsome stairway rises to the social hall on the saloon deck. The dining-room is heated by two radiators, finished in gold Drouee. The saloon above the dining room is fin ished in gold and white. The deck is pierced by a long well, running nearly the entire length of the saloon, and guarded by a heavy-railed balustrade. Through this well the light streams from a skylight in the 'upper deck, and lights the saloon and din ing-room below. The contrast between the dark colors of the dining saloon and tbe white and gold of the upper suloon is very effective. The social hall, at the forward end of the upper saloon, and around the well of the grand staircase, is In the same colors as the saloon, of which It is a part. The officers’ quarters, the outside state rooms and (he smoking room are all elegant. Capt. March’s quarters are finished in olive and inaole wood, and the smoking room in maple with a floor of alternate strips black and white wood. The ship is supplied with electric lighting, steam steering and hoisting apparatus and every modern appliance to muke her one of the rncst elegant, and complete coastwise merchant ships in tbe American fleet, and is one of the handsomest vessels of the kind ever sent out from r.n American shipyard. The offie-rs of the Fairfax are: John B. March of Boston, captain; A. J. Whorrett ©f Baltimore, first officer; Charles F. Smith of Boston, second officer; William B. Turner of Baltimore, chief engineer; Lewis Vogt of Baltimore, first assistant en gineer; AVilliam H. Chase of Baltimore, steward. Her crew, including officers, numbers forty men. This week the vestel will be thrown open for public inspection, and she will then take tier place on the Baton line and will probably visit Havan nah during the coining season. BATTLES WTT3 THE BAT. Seaultsafthe 3 ill fisaai Batwaan the Onu Wry's Big Clubs. Washington, Sept. 13.—T0-day’s bail' games resulted: AMERICAS ASSOCIATION. At Columbus— r. sb. e, Columbus 5 10 3 Washington 2 5 3 Batteries: Leiperand Donohue, Foreman and McGuire. Second game— r. b.h. e. Columbus 12 1 Washiugtou 2 3 I Batteries: Twitched and Donohue, Carsey and McGuire. Eight innings—darkness. At Milwaukee— r. b.h r. Milwaukee 7 3 1 Athletics * 8 11 4 Batteries: lvillen and Grim, Chamberlain and Mulllaan. -Second game— R. b.h k. Milwaukee 7 6 0 Athletics -3 8 6 Bat cries: Dwyer and Grim. Weyhing and Mil lean. Seven innings—darkness. At Louisville— r. b.h. E. Louisville 6 10 1 Boston 3 6 4 Bateries: Meekin and Camll, O'Brien and Murphy. At St. Louis— R. B.H. E. St Louis 14 8 3 Baltimore 6 6 4 Batteries: McGill and BoyL; McMahon, Van Haltren and Townsend. at'.ll a Chance. • Ther3 are Some more Fancy, Ornamental and Useful Goods Upstairs That we Must pet Hid of. And we are not standing on Prices, as Fall Goods Are arriving, And we want the room and Must have It at once. Ladies, don't neglect this last Chance To get bargains. STERNBERGS’, — Ad. 137 Broughton street. Men’s underwear; all grades; sanitary goods at La Far’s.— Ad. W EDDIVU*. Wedding invitations and cards printed or en graved at the snortest notice and in the latest lylea. We carry an extensive and well selected stock of fins nepers, envelopes and cards es pecially for such orders, Samples sent on ap plication, Moakum News Fnaiiag House Savannah. Oa. , kail and crossti?. The headquarters of the Railway Agents’ Association of North America, the repre sentative organization of the station service of the railroads of the country, will here after be in Cleveland. In Massachusetts the supreme court rules that a man walking toward a railroad sta tion with the intention of buying a ticket and taking a train is pot a passenger before he reaches the station. The New York Central uses a large num ber of plants on its line every year, buying them by ooutract from a florist in Tarry town. The company has decided to make more of its floral oruamoutation, and will build at ouoo a large greeuhouse at Pough keepsie. Tbe largest railroad shops in the world will be ready for occupancy by the North ern Pacific railroad in the early part of September. The cost of the same, includ ing machinery, is $2,000,000, and will enable tho company to build anything from a hand car to a locomotive. During the month of July there were 169 accidents on American railways, in which 92 persons were killed and 212 injured. The Uailivay Gazelle says that iu but one month since it has kept this record have the fatalities been so numerous—in August, 1887, when the Chatsworth disaster oc curred on the Toledo, Peoria and Western road. The following circular has baoeu issued by Traffic Manager Sol Haas, appointing W. H. Halsey claim ageut of the Richmond and Danville and its controlled linos. September 12, 1891. General Order A r o. 4. W. H. Halsey Is appointed claim ageut of these lines, with office at'Atlanta. Ua. Effective Sept 12. All oomumuicatlons aud reports in reference to freight claims must be made to Mr. Halsey after tbe 18th instant. Boi. Haas. Traffic Manager. All short, over, and damage reports; traces for delivery of freight, requests to change destination or stop shipment in transit, and all communications pertaining to claims will he attended to by Mr. Halsey. The Engineering Sews: The bicycle or one-rail railway between Gravesend and Coney Island, N. Y., is now in operation, aud well repays a visit. Tho line i3 on a part of the old Sea B ach and Brighton rail way, and extends from a point near the Gravesend station, on the Now Yotk and Sea Beach railway, to the back of the beach on Coney Island, a distance of about one and three-fourths miles. The track is a single line of seventy-two pound rails and the overhead wooden guide rail is supported by timber gadows frames, with ?osts on the side of the track. ho cars in use oil tbe Coney Island line are double-dock, divided iuto eighteen com partments, nine on each deck. The com partments have two seats across tWi car and are wide enough to carry three persons on each seat, making a total carrying capacity of 108 passongors. The cars weigh about five tons empty, and are carried upon two trucks similar to tho engine truck, with 42- iuoh wheels. A brakeman riles on tho rear platform, whore are the air brake wheel and four levers by which the bruk-uian can open and close simultaneously the doors on each side of each deck. When running the ongimi tilts slightly' from sldo to side, bringing one or other of the guide wheels to bear upon the guide rail, according to the effect of the aurvos or any irregularities In the track. Tbe motion is not sudden or jerky,however, and does not therefore throw severe strains on the guide rail, while at intervals tbe en gine will run for some distance without either of its guide wheels, bearieg on tbe overhead rail. Tho character of this mo tion was observed from tbe top of the tank. ANCESTRY OF ALASKANS. Judge A. J. Frudon Thinks Their Or igin Chinese or Japanese. From the Chicago Tribune. Judge A. J. Pruden and his son Thomas of Cincinnati, 0., arrived at the Grand Pacific yesterday after having traveled 12,000 miles since leaving home about two months ago. During this absence the west ern states, Mexico and Alaska were visited. Twenty-nine days were spent In the latter country, and tho travelers while there closely studied the habits, etc., of the na tives,'and they came back with the firm conviction that the Alaskans are not Indians or thoir descendants, but of Japanese and Chinese extraction. "I am almost certain that the Indians of of Alaska, as they are called, originally camo from Asia," said Judge Prudeu when at the Pacific yesterday. “The resemblance of the natives to the Japanese and Chinese is so strong that there is no room for doubt, in my mind, about their aaccsiry. The na tives of Alaska have not one Indian eharao terestic. and Ido not understand why the alleged scientific men who have visited the country claim the peeple there are descen dants of the red men. They are a thrifty race and are not at all like other restless western Indiaus, who, being to lazy to work, depend u on the government for support. They are superstititious, however, and that is a pronounced characteristic of the Mon golian race. They discover omens in the most ordinary occurrences. Thoy believe that hades is a place of ice and all their dead are burned, they say, so that the de parted will not be cold. “But the men and women are skillful carvers. The female always nets as the head of the household. When anything is to done the woman’s advice is asked." Judge Prudeu is also of the opinion that the contract labor law of the United States is being violated in Alaska. One of the large industries fbere along the coast is sal mon canning, establishments of the kind bo ing situated at Point Ellis, at the Chilcat, ami at Loring on Revilla Gigodo Islands, and at other places "The employes of these canneries are Chinamen, who, with but few sxceptious, work by contract, arrangements having been made with them by their employers before coining to this side of the water," said the traveler. Glacier Bay was also visited by the trav elers, and they say the scene they had the pleasure of looking upon there is one of the grandest sights of the world. “At Port Chester, or Metlah .atlan, is Nichols Bay,” said the judge, “natives are most religious. They have been taught Christianity by a missionary named Dun can, and is strictly observed. At Port Chester several hundred cases of salmon were to be plated on board, but as our ves sel arrived there Sunday we were com pelled to wait uutii the next day, as the na tives refused to perform any work. “Alaska is certainly remarkable for its resources and vast stores of wealth, and I return to America with the impression that the United States has a bonanza in its pos sessions there. This country, I recently learned, lias already received from Alaska almost the 01 iginal cost of the country. ’’ Umbrellas, umbrellas, Mclntosh coats and rubber at La Far's.— Ad. Dunlap’s fall shapes in derby bats now ready at LaFar’s, 27 Bull street. —Ad. talks with piano buyers No. 9. Sterling by name! Sterling v nature! The best piano at Its p nC e ß to h! found m America. A continued sour® !! surprise to its competitors, and gratifw/' f rV^' r, " d ‘ s “ cb ““• Among the people who love nm ß i o . . there are thousands whose circunm-u, '’ do not permit them to onu the best highest-priced —ary more than they-.' 1 own and Keep up the finest bouses or other luxurieg\>f life. or It is thesel peoplo who are most often l bulged with cheap pianos. There isV<C" tinualiy increasing list of friends of pie ready and auxious to “sell iliree factory to the consumer,” of course 1 “enormous saving in price,” and tho d'oorfy? fraud is so open, aud it is so easy to til, advantage of tbe unwary buver that , not putting it too strongly to lk'! there is only one safely for the p.^ n * buyer of moderate means, and thatisZ buy from a dealer of established reputZ tion aud unquestioned responsibility' Now to be able to supply the needs of th buyer of moderate purse is justly regarded ™'T of A \ h ® ra ' st ‘“Portant features of thi trade. At the same time It is one of > mo.sf difficult, because a piano that is worth WK - at “ reaU ' J CO,U “ aood d Oo This difficulty has caused our house great deal of experiment and anxiom thought. We have tried many ways Z were several years since brought to ti . conclusion: That it was best for us a S best for our customers that we accent very modest profit on a really good piano and rely upon a treat bulk of trade tomS us good, rather than sell an inferior Instrul merit at a larger margin. The result is that we have been for ves™ selling the Sterling at from SSO to than is obtained for it by ita northern western agents. Wo can only afford to do a i U * e our sa^6B are enormous. W* think this oourse oommend9 Itself to all common-sense neople, and we know thatw, are distancing all competition whoa w sell a genuine, honestly made inusicalh, cellent Instrument at the very low nri~ asked for the Sterling. The Sterling c m pany has only recently largely Increased its factory—its force is very large, its mans™, ment most skillful, and it is crowded with orders. If you wish to see an instrument wqoßß qualities and prioe are an astonish, ment to every well-posted buyer, call oil ua or write for free catalogues of the SterW lddden & Bates Southern Musio House. DRY GOODS. GBOEAIf & BOOM in Ml Bus Si* BANNOCK BCRN -:-TffEEDS The Latest Novelty in European Dress Fabrics, ALSO Cheviots, Broadcloths, Henri ettas, Venetian Cloths, Serges, Cashmeres, Plaids, Stripes, Checks and Combinations, and everything in the Dress Goods Line, produced by the Best Home and Foreign Mills, now Opening and on Exhibition. 137 Broughton St. CLOTHING. SCHOOL Opens soon, and we have some splendid BOYS’ SUITS Remaining from various lines. Exactly the goods for SCHOOL WEAR, And they go at nominal prices. COAL AND WOOD. LIME, Alabama or Georgia, $1 Per Barrel. Portland Cement, $2 50 Per Barrel. Calcined Piaster, $1 50 Per Barrel. DENIS J. MURPHY, J j Drayton Street. Telephone 49. COAL AND WOOD OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY DELIVERED. D- IR. Tllotti as, 111 Bay St. West Broad St. Wharves. Telephone No. 99. PLUMBER^ iTI-VE LINE OB' ~ GAS FIXTURES AND GLOBES L, A. MCCARTHY’S, ■4.0 DRAYTON - BT. r PO COUNTY OFFICERS.—Books and Blank* A required by county officers for the use of the courts, or for office use. supplied ts order by the MORNING NETF3 PRINTING HOUSE.* Vhi-aker eu-est. Savaaaah. GROCERIES. NEW MEAL" GROUND BY WATER POWER FOB SALE BT A.I.&C.W.WEST.