The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, October 06, 1891, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text8 THE STRIKE AT AN END. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNION DECLARE IT OFF. The Strikers Returning’ to Work as Fast as They C.n Oat Places-The Rellro .ds HaV) AH the Hands They Want and Business Moving With P,etew< and Act vity-lbs Strikers to Be Taken Back Whenover There Are Vacancies. The wharf laborers' strike was declared off last night by the president and chair man of the Labor Union and Protecfve Association. Dissatisfaction aross in the ranks of the union, and hundreds broke away yesterday morning and applied to the transportation companies to be reins'ated. About fifty were taken back by the Central railroad. When the ex-strikers started to cross the bridge to apply for work they were stopped by the police. The police had no instruc tions to allow them to cross even if they asked for work, and they were kept waitiDg a short time. Then as mmy as there were places for were tiken back. The others were told to apply from day to day, ■od as they are needed they will be rein stated. The Savannah, Florida and West ern railway and Merchants and Miners company also took back what old hands thov bad places for. The drivers of trucks and drays applied for their old positions, and as mai.y as were needed were taken back. Qui.e u number of the places had been filled. THE STRIKE DECLARED OFF. The futilitr of the strike became apparent to the leaders, and after a prolonged meet ing last night the strike was declared off. Bay street presented an animated appear ance yesterday. Trucks anti drays were moving in every direction with cotton and merchandise. The new Uand3 didn’t take long to get onto the knack of handling freight, and are now as p.-oficlont at the work, almost, as the men who had quit work, The majority of those brought here have come to stay. ■Home of the roadway hands will be sent back and the strikers ■will be given work in tneir places, but it won’t do for the n to count on too heavy an exodus, because the most of them belonged to extra gangs, and if they want to stay the railroads will keep them. EVERYTHING MOVING ON TIME. The steamship City of Augusta sailed last night on arheduio time with a full cargo. Several hundred baies of cottonwere light ered and freight cars wore loaded and un loaded as before the 6 rike. Every thing on the Ocean steamship wharves is moving briskly. The Desioug arrived yesterday and the work of discharging her cargo was begua at oace. She will sail to-morrow. The Berkshire, of the Merchants and Miners’ company, also arrived yeiterday and a full force of over 150 hands boguti unloading her. She will be reloaded and will sail to-morrow on time. A eirike of rather small proportions took place yostordiy at Dale, Dixon & Co.’s lumber wha f. The laborers employed there demanded iho discharge of t.,e fire man, a colored man named Jones, for some imaginary grievances. The firm refused and the men said unleso thoir demand was granted they would quit work. Mr. Merritt Dixon promptly ran the men off the wharf and secured others to replace them. Alderman Wm. F. Reid aud Mrs. Keid cel ebrated the 10th anniversarv of th ir mar riage last night with a tin-wodding at thoir home at South Broad and East Broad streets. A large party of friend, were invited and several hours were spent in singing, daueiug, etc. An elegant supper was partaken of at midnigh'. Alderman and Mrs. Reid were the recipients of numerous presents in the tin liua OX THE LOWZR WHARVES. The effects of the break in the ranks of the strikers wus plainly perceptible on the lower wharves. A long procession of drays, loaded an l unloaded, moved con tinuously up nu ! down the east end of Bay stroot leading to the The warehousemen seamed to have ull the men they could use and cotton was moving in and out rapidly. At the lower press about 140 hands were at work. About half of these ware strik ers. who returned to work in the morn ing. They worked with a vim and seemed to be anxious to make up for lost time. The clerks sai l the men weio glad to get back to, work, and that some of them were ex tremely penitent on account of their part in the strike. f:*All of the strikers who returned to work yesterdav innrniug.were taken back with out questi.in and no mention was made cf the strike. tiie press hands go back. The press laborers made no demands when they went out and asked for no increase when they went back. Only one of tho lower presses was running yesterday but both could have been run as easily as one. Both the presses will proLably be running to-morrow. Full forces were found at work on th3 Savannah, Florida and Western aud on all the other lower wharves. The stevedores nil hud full gangs, composed almost entirely of the strikers. The naval store- inspectors also had full gangs and were at work as usual for the first time since the inaugura tion cf the strike. Supt. Fleming said last ntjht that tho Savannah, F. r:da a :d Wotter:: has all the men at work that are wauted. A number of the strikers wore taken back yesterday, and a number more were refused because they were not corded. Supt. Fleming said that the white men now at work on the wharves will bo retained as long as they care to work anti will not be displaced to make room for the strikers. Master Mechanic Autz of the Central railroad said last night that a number of the men who struck from the Central rail road round house applied for work yester day, but their positions lad been filled. A PICTURE FOii ToE ACADEMY. Director Brandt Adds Another to the Telfeir collection. The Georgia Historical Society held its October meeting last night. Gen. Henry R. Jackson presided. A letter was read from Director Carl L. Brandt of the Telfair Academy, who is r.ow in Germany where ho spent the summer traveling, stating that he had purchased another picture for tbe academy. Tho picture is u large one, and represents a scene at sea, tbe ceut:ul figure of which is a sh.p. after a storm has passed. Director Brandt described it B3 tbe handsomest picture he had seen on exhibition which was f r sale. The cost of the picture is 4.250 marks which Director Brandt pays out of his own pocket, the sooiety having no funds on hand fo the purchase of art works. The picture is of a different character from any in toe gallery aod will be quite an addition to the academy. It has been ordered shipped to Savannah. Tbe usual business of the society was transacted and several uew members were admitted. Tho C. L. A. Tournament Postponed. Tbe billiard and pool tournament of the Catholic Library Association, which was to have begun to-night , bas been postponed until next Tuesday. Instead of two classes in each contest, as was at Nirst intended, there will bo but one class each. Besides the association’s gold medal there will be handsome a ,and valuable premiums to be oonte-ted for. The tournament is exciting considerable interest among the members, aid there will be a nig list of entries. Mrs. J. A. White, 340 Wythe street, Petersburg, Vs., writes: "I have used B. B. U. with hap,>y results, aud others nave taken it at my advice and ars delighted with its curative result*. Ad. THE N3W TP3 REGIS. The Vessel Reaches Savannah at 12:30 O'clock This Morning. The tug Regis, built by the John H. Dialogue engineering and shipbuilding works, Camden, N. J., for the Savannah Lighterage and Transfer Company, which left Camden Tuesday, Sept. 29, arrived here at 12:30 o’clock this morr.ing, after a run of sixty-one hours trom Norfolk. The R-gis, named after the ohorming little daughter of President Elton A. Smith, is handsome as a yacht, able as a ship and designed to do good service. President Smith ar.d Supt. A. F. Dewey have given th-:ir personal attention to the building of the tug. Her dimensions are S5 feet m length, 19b, f-.et beam and 9 feet deep. She will draw 5-, fe-t forward and 8 feet aft and can be" trimmed to 7 feet even koel. Her hull is of sieei. She has five water-tight compartments, two of which form fresh water tanks of about 5,090 gallons capacity. The joiner work is of while pine, house grained, aud black walnut with white combings. Ti e pilot house and engine room are fin ished in cherry and sycamore and the after cabin in mahogany and sycamore. There are two berths, closets and tv ashstand in the cabin. In the pilot house the < ushioas are upholstered in tapestry and leather and can be made into a berth. The boiler is •Jj's feet diameter and 11 feet long, of steel with corrugated furnaces, and is allowed 120 pounds of steam. The en gines are oompouud surfacs-c mdenslng cylinders 14x28 feet and 20 inches stroke, with air pump and feed pump connected with the low pressure engine. She is provided with a fire and wreckicg pump or the “Dean” pattern. The tire con nections are 2H'-in c b New York standard and will connect with the hose of the Sa vannah fir. department. The tug has a s.eom capstan f?r hauling lighters alongside and a crane on each side to hoist cotton falling in the water. The rudder is of the balanced pattern, with powerful steering gear, the invention of Capt. Van B. Avery of iho tug Jacob Paulsen. Other novel and important feat ures are the split columns to the engines, which make a very solid engine, and tho only oneson a tug in the United States. The steam reverse gear is of Dialogue’s deiigu, aid gives the engineer per fect; control of the engine with very htile energy required to work it. On the trial trip tho engines made 120 revolutions with 110 pounds of steam and with no apparent vibration, turning a propeller 7 feet in diameter and 9 feet pitch, the boat making a nautical mile, by a patent log, in 4% minutes. The dining room has a seating capacity for twelve po pie, with black walnut table aud mahogany glan rack. The galley is con ve lient and airy with numerous dish closets and lockers. The forward cabin has six berths, drawers and lookers, and leather cushions. The engine room skylight bar red and blue glass with the name “Regis” dashed in the glass aud mahogany gratings with brass rods. The crew which brought the tug out is Capt. Joseph Hatterich;Frank B. Avery and James A. Neely,engineers; Asa Van Scrier, mate, J. A. Cavalier, steward; William Wilson, quartermaster: Frank Krone and Ferdinand Anderson, firemen. The only change in the crew will be in Capt. Edwa and Payne talcing command with Mr. Neely as chief engineer. OFFICES QOINrN’S BRAVE ACT. HeJumpsd Into the River and Saved a Boy From Drowning:. A boy named Leuders had a narrow escape from drowning at the Ocsan Steam ship wharves day before yesterday. Police man Thomas Quinn saved the boy from a watery grave. Leuders had been loitering around the wharves all the afternoon, and just at twilight while walking along the outside stringer he lost his balance and fell into the water. He went down twice, and as he carne up the third time Pohcsmau Quinn saw him struggling in the wa or. Without a mo ment's hesitation the officer leaped over board in Uls uniform and caught Leuders around tho waist us he was going dowu the last time. Officer Qumn had a hard struggle with the boy in the water, his heavy uniform together with his club and pistol keeping him down. After gr-at exertion he man aged to swim to one of the slips and shoved the half-drowned lad on the wharf. The act of the policeman was complitne ited on all sides and he was the recipient of many congratulations yes terday. DIED ON IHt VOYAGE. A Wealtby Young New Yorker’s Death at Se The big four-masted rchooner Napoleon Broughton arrived here last night from New York with a cargo of oil. William H. Bostelmaun, a passenger, died on tbe voyage, and his body was brought to this port. The deceased was a friend of Capt. Stiles, who met him the day before the vessel sailed. Bostelraann ex p ossed a desire to make the voyage and Capt. Stiles invited him to go. Bostolmann had been on a s ree.and it is supposed that his idea in making the voyage was to get away from old associations. The case soon developed iuto delirium tremens and Bostelraann died a horrible death Sunday morning about fifty miles off Tybee. Tho deceased is said to have excellent family connection in New York aud leaves a wife and two children. He was about 30 years of age. Corouer Dixon took charge of the body, aDd is now awaiting instruc tions from the family of the dead man. BACK FROM THE NORTH. Gen. Alexander and Ex-General Man ager Gabbo.t in Town. Gen. E. P. Alexander and Mr. Cecil Gab bett, former general manager of the Cen tral railroad, arrived in Favannah yester day from New York. Gen. Alexander siient the summer in New York and the north. Mr. Gabbett said last night that after leaving Savannah ho went to Mexico on a tour cf railroad inspection for some northern capitalists. Since his return be has divided his time between Goorge, where his family spent th? summer, and New York city. He is looking well and hearty, and in evident good spirits. He is stopping with Gen. Alexander, and will spend the remainder of the week in the city. Mr. Ga’bett was not disposed to discuss the railroad situation. Gen. Alexander could not be seen last night. Tried to Destroy a Trestle. An attempt was marie to destrov tho Central’s tre-tle near Station No. 11 a few nights ago. The miscreants tried to burn the bridge. Detective Basch has gone to the scene, accompanied by several Central railroad policeman, armed with Winches;er riflea, to try and capture the criminals. Don't Feel Well, And yet you are not sick enough to consult a doctor, or you refrain from so doing for fear you will alarm yourself and friends— we will tell yon just what you need. It is Hood's Baisaparilla, which will lift you out of that uncertain, uncomfortable, danger ous condition, into a stale of good health, confidence and cheerfulness. You’ve no idea how potent this peculiar medicine is in cose* like yo lrs.—Ad. The best $3 demy hat for the money at LaFar's, 27 Bull street.—Ad. Pictui*i in great variety ana all price*. K. T. Taylor. UL York street. - Ad. Abhoit’i Ee?t lullaa t orn Paint cur** corns, bunion* itad wart*.—4d. THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1891. COMBINE OF THE MILLS. A MOVEMENT TO BUY UP ALL THE RICE MILLS OF THE SOUTH. The Standard Oil Company and English Capital said to be Behind the Syndi cate—B?t ween $1,000,030 and $2, 000,000 Already at Its DisDoeal—Op tions Said to Have Eeen Secured on the Savannah Mills—What the Mill Men Say. A big rice mill combine is on foot to buy up ail the rice mills in the south and operate them under one management. Just who are in the syndicate is difficult to 'earn, but it is believed that English cap italists are behind the movement and the Standard Oil Company is also said to be interested in it. Press reports stare that options have teen secured on the mills at New Orleans, Charleston, Savannah and Wilmington. The options on the Savannah mills are stated to be as follows: The Lower steam rice mill $70,000, the Planters’ steam rice mill $150,009, and the Habersham mill SIOO,OOO. All of the options are for short terms and will soon expire. BETWEEN $1,000,000 AND $2,000,000 TO DO IT. The capital required to pay for the mills is estimated at between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000, and the operating capital is placed at $1,000,000. halt of -.'hich is to be immediately placed at the disposal of the managers of ttie mills. A Morning News reporter saw the offi cers of the Savannah mills yesterday as to whar foundation there is for the reports. The mill men wero not disposed to be communicative upon the subject, but it was learned that such a tchome bas been on foot for some time and that negotiations are still pending. No conclusion has yet been reached, however, and the Savannah mill man do not seem to regard the passing of all tiie mills under one control as probable. They expressed a doubt as to the consum mation of the scheme. WHAT SAVANNAH MILL MEN SAY. Manager John Screven, of the Lower steam rice mill, said that be understood there was something of the kind on foot ar.d that some negotiations were in progress, but be wa3 not at liberty to state anything concerning the matter; and, in fact, knew very little of it. Personally be did not think it would amount to much. Mr. George J. Mills of the Planters’ Rice Mill Company is out of the city. Mr. William Neyle Kabersiam, treasurer of the Ui per rice mill, said there had been a good deal of talk of such a scheme when English capitalists were buying up Ameri can industries some time ago, but be had not heard so much of it lately. There was still some talk of it however, aud something might develop from it. He had very little idea that the scheme would be carried out, however. Sir. Habersham said he understood that it was English capital that proposed to buy out and control the mills. He did not be lieve the plan of controlling all tho mills by any one company or corporation would prove successful. CLOSE MANAGEMENT REQUIRED. ‘‘Arioemill to be successful,’’ said Mr. Habersham, “requires skillful management and close personal supervision.” A Chicago dispatch to tho Morning News last night said: “A movement is on foot to buy up all the rice mills of the south and throw them into a pooL The Standard Oil Company aod English capitalists are supposed to bo behind the enterprise. Options will be secured on the mills at Now Orleans, Savannah, Charleston and Wilmington. The only announcement made when tho options were asked for was that the syndicate proposed to buy all the mills iu the country and put in what is known as the Dutoh milling machinery, which is the kind used in India. An agent of the syndicate says the now process will be oheaper than the old to the planter, and the price of rice will be lowered so much that impo-tors of foreign rice will not be able to undersell American.” IHI PILOTAGE BILL. The Dunwooiy Measure as it Now Stands in the General Assembly. The bill to change the pilotage laws of Georgia so as to abolish the licensing of coastwise vessels is likely to remain in the hands of the committee of the general as sembly. The bill, by consent of both sides, had been amended so as abolish the license system and require coastwise vessels to pay half pil tape. After this agreement was arrived at the Savannah pilots, who had not been con sulted as to tbeohango, discovered that if tho law was so amended it would entail a heavy loss on tee pilots of this port for the reason that foreign vessels would, under the provisions of the several international treaties preventing discrimination in port fees, be entitled to the same reduction as coastwise vessels. The principal opponents of the original.or Dunwoody bill, have been lumber men iu this city, owners of shares in schooners en gaged in coastwue trade. It is stated that it was through this influ ence that tho compromise making coast wise vessels subject to half pilotage was pushed through the committee of the gen eral assembly. It is not known, however, that those parties saw the demoralizing ef fect the proposed amendment would Lave on the advocates of, the Dunwoody bill, or that they had any idea that the proposed half rate on coastwise vessels would affect foreign commerce. Whether they did or not, it was a bombshell at close quarters and the pilots were not slow to find that out. Capt. TV, J. Thompson of the pilot boat Neca went at once to Atlanta to see what could be done to menS matters and prevent the passage of the dangerous measure. Ho found that It was very probable that the bill would go through if it was put on its passage. He returned home Sunday a, and had a conference with the representa tives of the owners of coastwise vessels, and the result was an agreement that all parties i:i this city interested in the matter should favor the law remaining as it is, that is opposing the Duuwoody bill. Whether the ameuded hill will remain where it is is to be seen. If it comes again there will doubtless be a lively fight among its former advocates. Capt. Thompson went back to Atlanta yesterday. The members of the cotton exchange will hold a meeting iu the exchange building at noon to-day, to consider a communication from Thomas M. Fleetwood, representative of the Savannah pilots, in regard to the bill. CITY BRaViTia.S. Savannah Castle Na 8, K. G. E., moots to-night. A regular session of the Elks will be held to-night. Alpha Lodge No. 1, A. and A. S. R. F. M., Holds its regular meeting to-night. The German-Anierican Building and Loan Association holds its monthly meetiug thii after.loon. An important change in tho schedule of the City and Suburban railway will be made on aud after Wednesday, Oct. 7. Bee advertisement elsewhere. The court house is now about one of the quietest places i t Savannah. Since the courts ad journo. I the clerks have had little to do but prepare the records. No suits of any importance have been filed during vo cation. The city court will conveuejfor tho November term the first Monday of next month. Kidney nffertfou* of year* slan ting cured by bim.nuns l-lver Legislator J. tV. Foynls. -Ait. Dunlap’* fall shapes in drruy hat* now ready at l,*Far'. 27 Bull street.-Ad. The stylish Dunlap bat, new shapes, sold only by LaFar, 27 Bull street.—Ad. DIDN’T GFT QUITE HERS. The Cool Wave Falla Short of Its Des tination. The cold wave failed to reach as far south as Savannah yesterday, and the day was a very warm one for October. The maximum temperature was 89® and the minimum 68". It may be cooler here to-day. Signal Obs- rver Smytbe said, last night, that the barometer is lowest off the New England coast and highest in the extreme northwest. At the hour of the evening ob servation rain was falling at Charlotte, Dodge City and Omaha. The cool wave is being felt as far south as Atlanta and Montgomery. Atlanta reports a fall of 1(J Q , as compared with last night's reports, Knoxville a fall of 20°, Montgom ery B°, Charlotte 10® aod Meridian 12". The The temperature has remained nearly sta tionary in the Western Gulf slates, and fallen from 2 to 12° iu the extreme nortn west and over the northern slope. Light rains fe.l in the Galvqston, Lit’le Rock, Memphis, New Orleans and Vicks burg ootton regions districts during the twenty-four hours ending at 6 o’clook last night. "GOOD ALL THE TIMS.” Something About the Newspaper as an Advertising Medium. From the American Newspaper Reporter. E. R. Hull & Cos. of Cleveland, 0., are great clothing men. The people connected with the house have a literary society, one feature of which is the discussion of some point pertinent to business. Recently the question for debate was: “Are newspapers tne best medium for advertising the cloth ing business 1” Mr. McWatters, member of the firm and advertising manager, presented a paper in which he emphatically declared in favor of the newspaper aud presented very neatly some reasons for the faith he held. He said: The newspapers are the best medium for advertising thsclotDing business because of thoir universal and repeating circulation. With religious regularity they reach the homes of our humblest and most affluent citizens. We sai l universal circulation — and we do not choose to modify it one iota, for, tell me, if you please, is there a hamlet, a palace, iu all this giorious country, where there is not read du iug the week some kind of a newspaper* We do not claim that in all cases a newspaper is regularly sub scribed to and paid for, but we do maintain that a newspaper is read by some member of tho family every week more or less, even if it has to bo borrowed frorq a neighbor; hence the superiority of newspaper advertis ing must be at once evident. But you will say m support of your pesky “dodgers" that people do not read newspaper adver tisements. Here is where you deliberately falsify, or else you are talking about some thing you know nothing about. The pub lic do read advertisements. You unoon sciously read them if not otherwise. Vour eye glances at an attractive advertisement and you get an impression of the subject matter. Tho particular advertisement in to-day’s paper impresses you no further, but I’ll wager that if your needs at the time required any artte’.f*lhera enumerated your closest attention would be riveted to that particular spit in the paper and you would read every syllable of tr.at ad ver tiseinent. People’* Ideas, wants and circumstances are so dissimilar that we might advertise the same item 395 days in the year aud each day be advertising the article that especially interested a certain number of people. Wants manifest themselves—people do not have to create them; hence this very adver tisement, unheeded by Mr. A., B. or O. lasi week or last mouth, is of vital interest to him this week and he scans it as closely as any other item of news; in fact it is news to him. And this proves the advantage and efficiency of constant and persistent adver tising, which caanot be done profitably ex cept through the medium of newspapers. How do you and 1 know of these celebri ties who never visit our locality ? The news papers herald, advertise, make known their fame, and by constantly reading of their talents we become acquainted with their particular accomplishments and discuss them just the same us though we had known them all our lives. And just so it is in the matter of constantly advertising one’s busi ness in the'newspapers. The public becom acq sainted with you. In the home circle you and your business are talked about aud frequently by poop'e who have never seen you or been inside your store. When the time comes that these very people need an article in your line they instinctively point for your establishment, and now's tho time they want to prove the truth of what they have so many times read. All now depends upon the integrity of the merchant whether he adds to tho list of his regular pa'rons or sends them away disgusted with his mis statements. To be profitable, advertising of whatever kind must b ‘ backed up by facts and every promise carried out with earnest fidelity, else all the newspapers and alt the other methods he may employ will not avail in building up a disho test merchant’s busi ness. We assume therefore that svhen you advertise “what you’ll do, you’ll do as you advertise,” other wise you might just os well throw so much money in the fire. News papers do not contract with a merchant to sell for him certain articles or lots of merchandise, but simply to advertise—"to make known"—to tneir readers that you *av over your signature that you have this certain article or stuff for sale at certain prices. If you make false state neats the newspapers are not to blame that the publio, after being mis led a few times, take no further stick in your announcements. You simply are at fault aud you are self-convinced that you “cannot fool ail the people all the time.” Much of this sort of thing may have been said before, even many times, but much of f it is that sort of truth which will stand tell ing many times, both to advertisers and publishers. Especially well put are the facts that everybody reads the newspaper in some way and that everybody does see advertisements and know about them, even if the reading is unconscious. THE GOVERNOR COMING. To Attend the Opening cf tho Colored college To-morrow. Prof. R. R.Wrigbt, president of the Geor gia Industrial College, for colored youth re ceived a letter yesterday from State School Coinmisuoner Bradwell, announcing that unless something unforeseen occurs Gov. Northenand himself will be present at the opening of the college to-morrow. The governor is expected to leave Atlanta to-night. On his arrival to-mor row morning, accompanied by Com missioner Bre l well, Chancellor Boggs and other members of the collage commission, be will bo met by a committee and will be taken to the college. Tne opening exercises will take place at 10:30 o’clock m accordance with the pro gramme outlined in the Morning News. Middleton’s band will play on the campu3 during the exercises. RIV2R AND HARBOR. The British steamship South wald, which was eff Tybee Friday and was ordered off. reports passing on Sunday. Sept. 27, at 11:50 o'clock a. in.. latitude ,U‘ 3' north, and lon gitude 65® 22’ west, ti e water-logged and abandoned bark Cat rick of Tonburg. There was nothing standing except the mizziu lower mast and bowsprit. Tne fore and mam masts were gone close to the dec am| all her Lm. vnrks were gone, t>re and aft, the sea #-h:ug across l.er decks. In Jail for Stealing Clothes. Sylvia Jackson was arrested last night by Officer McGuire forsiealmg clothes from Lucinda K ight. is he nos lodged iu the barracks o;i a charge of larceny. Taps stniuuH Liver liegulalor In krtp llir bowels regular. • tint-4uw is wo Mb IGO dollars.-Ad. BAKING POWDKK. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889. ABSOUUTELY PURE SCHOOLDAYSHERE AGAIN BOYS AND GIRLS BACK AT BOOKS AND BLATES. The Schools Op jo With a Rush—Tha Attendance Expected to be 4,000 by the End of the Weei-Taa Reports of the First Day—Eocksellers Have a Lively Time. The public schools reopened yesterday for the fall term. The number of pupils at all of the schools was large and by the end of the week the attendance will probably run several hundred above last year. All the teaohers were in their places yes terday, and everything was in readiness to begin the new school year with a will to make the most of it. Nearly 903 pupils and teachers were gath ered at Chatham Academy, and Supt. Baker had Ids hands full issuing orders and directions as to grades, classes, books and similar matters. THE FIRST day’s ATTENDANCE. The number of pupils in attendance, as reported by the principals, was us fol lows: High School 170 Ciatl-mm. 6:13 Barnard Street 4.17 Masde 345 Cathedral '154 S:. Patrick s 319 South Side 97 Total S 1 COLORED. 1 West Broad Street 745 Principal Koss < f the East Broad street school did not report the attendance at his school, but it is supposed to be about 540. This would make a total of 1,285 for the colored schools and a total attendance of 3,660 for both white and colored schools. The attendance at the majority of the schools showed a slight increase over the at tendance on opeuing day last year. By the end of the week it is expected that the at tendance will be over 4 000. THE RUSH FOR BOOKS. The book stores were thronged with chil dren all of the afternoon. The amount ex pended for school books yesterday in Sa vannah was probably not less than $4,000. One head of a family bought $26 worth of books, and one pupil bought $lO worth for himself alone. The proprie tor of one book storo estimated the expendi ture for school books during the year Pa tween $2 and $3 for every pupil. This would make a total expenditure for 4,000 pupils of SB,OOO to $12,000. Chatham’s School Fund. Supt. Baker received a latter from State School Commissioner Bradwall yosterday notifying him that Chatham county’s pro rata of the state school fund this year is $22,018 44. This is $202 44 more than was at first estimated for Chatham county and $15,031 54 more than the state appropria tion to this county last year. BISHOP TALBOT’S LETTER. The Reasons He Gives for Not Coming to Georgia. The calling of the extra diocesan conven tion at Macon Nov. 11 to select another bishop for Georgia, and the announcement of the probability that an effort will be made to induce Dr. Gailor to reconsider his declination will arouse the intereet of Episcopalians aud others in tho campaign to secure a bishop. Bishop Talbot’s letter of declination was presented to the standing committee in Atianta yesterday. It reads as follows: Laramie, Wyo., Sept. 23. 1891. The Hon. Z. I). Harrison, Secretary of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Geor gia: My Dear Sir-I herewith beg to decline the election to the bishopric of Georgia, with which your recent convention has honored me It is hot necessary that I should here eu-.er into the reasons which hare led to this decision, as you are already familiar with the grave issues in volved. Your call found me already committed to the missionary operations of the church in this new and growing west. To this work I was but recently snratnoned under the most solemn sanction, and by the highest authority known to me. Sent here to accomplish certain results, I have but fairly embarked upon the undertaking. The divine blessing has seamed to rest signal y on the beginning made. But many enterprises, as yet in their incipience, look to me for help. The majority of my faithful clergy- depend on my personal efforts, not only for moral support, but for their very living. To abandon the work at this time must entail upon it serious calamity. Under these circum stances I cannot transfer to another tha varied interests of this new field. To lay a foundation for the church's future and to secure for her the allegiance and co-operation of these young commonwealths is the gr at work which com forts us here These and many other considera tions Impel m? toabids with my scattered flock, who have so nobly upheld mo by their generous sy-mpathy aud devotion. You will bear me witness that before my election I intimated that I could not leave. That I have delayed my final decision so far is due to the personal solicitation of your committee and their most cherished hope that after conference with certain reverend and trusted brethren of the house of bishops I might be able to sea my way clearly to come to you. But such has not been the result. Almost with unanimity those with whom I have counseled have advised me to remain at my present post of duty. I need not add how deeply 1 have been touched by so many assur ances of loyalty and support from the clergy and laity of your important diocose, and how giadly 1 should come to you did a s use of duty permit. Personal consiaerati ns have appealed strongly to me to heed your caii, aud these have been fortified by the sing lsr and almost spon taneous unanimity attending my election. I can only hope that you will do me the kind ness to beli-ve that I have tried to be governed solely by a desire to do God'3 will as I have been aide to discern it. and that 1 have aetel only after deliberate and prayerful thought, I am comforted in this paiuful hour by the assur ance that whatever disappointment this decis ion may cause you. wilt be but temporary, and toat the Ghost will direct and guide you to fill your vacant seat, with its hallowed tradi tions, by the choice of a leader far more worthy of your confidence. Very faithfully yours, ETHEi.nr.Rr Talbot. The De Soto’s Bellman. Nathan Ed wards, the well-known head bellman of the De Soto during l ist season, arrived on the Kansas City last night and resumed his duties ut once. There is no better bellman in tbocountry than Edwards, os all the guests of the De Boto will testify. Umbrellas, umbrellas, Mclntosh coats and rubber at La Far's.—,4d. Old newspapers—SOU for 35 cents—at business office. Morninu News.— Ad. Men’s underwear; all grades; sanitary goods at I.a Par's.— Ad. E egant new patterns in neck wear, all tbs new fail shapes, at LaFar’a— Ad. Artists' Materials, ail kinds, at IL T. Tay lor 135 York street.— Ad. LOCAL HE <3O iAu. V. A. Moore of Laston is registered at the Marshall. Mr. Cbarios Eliis, Jr., and bride arrived home yesterday. E. L. Vickers of YVillacoochee is a guest of the Marshall. J. R. Macdonald of Beaufort, S. C., is a guest of the De Soto. Mrs. Marie Kolb returned home on the Tallahassee yesterday. B. Hinchley of Pnnta Gorda, Fla., is reg istered at the De Soto. Miss Cadda Stone returned home yester day on the Tallahassee. J. H. Furber returned yesterday from a flying visit to New York. Charles Dickens, formerly of this city, is spending a few days here. Howard "Daniels of Greenville, S. C., is registered at the Screven. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Bullby of Atlanta are stopping at the Marshall. Robert Manson and C. L. Livingston of Darien are stopping at the De Soto. JamesStype aide. M. Stype of Orange City, Fla., are guests of the Screven. Miss Antoinette Rotai of AVaoo, Tex., is visiting Mias Thomas, No. 107 Bull street. G. tV. Miller and Mrs. Ellen Fletcher of Ocala, Fla., are stopping at the Screven. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Harrison of Rook Ledge, Fla., are registered at the Screven. George J. Blake, late soliciting agent for the Times, leaves to-night for Atlanta to accept a position with a mercantile house. H. A. Coats, southern salesman for C. J. Van Houten & Zoon, manufacturers of Van Houten’s cocoa, is in the city at the De Soto. Assistant Engineer Phillip Littig, com manding the revenue launch Discoverer, returned yesterday from his leave of absence. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Strobhar returned to the city yesterday from their bridal trip north and west. They leave for Ocala this morning. James Hunter, cashier of the Savannah Bank and Trust Company, wa3 on 'change yesterday, having returned yesterday morning from his summer outing. Mrs. Desbouillons and Victor Dssbouil lons returned yesterday from France, via New York. They visited the principal cities of France during their trip abroad. P. C. Ralli, senior member of tho firm of Ralli Bros., cotton merchants, arrived by by the Kansas City last night, and is stop ping at the De S >to. He will sp -nd several days in Savannah. Mrs. C. W. Smith, Miss Millie Smith and Charles H. McGiasban have returned home. They spent three months in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Mils Aunlce McGlashan will remain in the mountains until col 1 weather. The Labor Union and Protective As sociation is getting nickel badges engraved for the members of the association who stood out until the strike wa3 declared oil. Judgiug from the number of applicants to tho transportation cornpanios for reinstate ment yesterday, the Labor Union and Protective Assoc.ation will need but a com paratively small number of badges. Commodore Horace Daniels of New York, who spent several months of last season in Savannah, arrived on the Kansas City last night, and is stopping at the De Soto. His yacht will follow him do ■ u later. Mr. Daniels is the first of the north ern tourists to arrive. He will probably return to New York again for a short while this fall, but will spend the greater part of the season In Savannah. About Advertising. Prof. Amos R, Wells of Antioch College, discourses in tha Golden ltule of Boston upon this subject and gives three rule3 which are worth being put into the hands of every business man. The first rule is: Have something worth advertising. Tho merchant may crowd his store by the use of bright and attractive posters; but if his store is filled with trash, the more people be draws to the exhibition of that trash, the worse for him. The sound business man knows that goods which are no; worth buying are not worth advertising, and that nothing will mnro quickly darken liis prospects than the printer’s Ink that eulogixes cheats. Tho second rule is: rut the advertisement in an attractive wav. The average country printer believes that the bigger aud blacker the type of his handbills, and the mere dif ferent styles of type ho can crowd tceroon, the better, 'lhe inen who nowadays are making advertising an art, know that words inu t be few and wi-iged, wood-cuts, simple and beautiful, and type clear, if the advertisement is to bo successful. The third rule is: Keep on advertising. You know it is said that a man looks at an advertisement fl re times lief ore he sees it; the sixth time he sees it; the seventh time re members having seen it before; the eighth time, is disgusted with it; the feith time begins t > think there must be something in it; the twelfth time goo3 and buvs.—Ameri can Newspaper Reporter. TO-MORROW MORNING AT 9 O’CLOCK. Opening Hour of Altmayer’s Big Mil linery Display—'T* i 1 be Continued on Thursday. The expectations of the public will bo fully realized to-morrow and Thursday, when tho elegant millinery parlors of Messrs. A. R. Altmayer &T Cos. will bo opened for tho inspection of every one. Tha choicest sslection of importe i hats and bon nets, tiie result of two months’ selection in New York by our millinery artiste, will be displayed in all the leadiug and latest styles for fall and winter wear. The experienced milliners of the establishment have been busy for several days preparing for this grand opening. The public must now pre pare for a startling sensation when ihey come to tee the grandest display of mil linery ever exhibited in this city. A cordial invitation Is extended to all.— Ad. Aberdeen-, O , July 31, 1891. Messrs. Lippman Bros , Savannah, G'a: Dear Slits—l bought a brittle of your P. P. P. at Hot Springs, ark., and it has done mo more good than three months’treatment at the Hot Springs. I lave you no agent in this part of the country, or let me snow how much it will cost to get three or six hottles from your city by express. Respectfully Yours, Jab. M. Newton, —Ad. Aberdeen, Brown County, O. Just look! Only $3 for a nice stiff bat, new style, <tt La Par's, 27 Bull street.—Ad. .Stylish hats, new nock wear and Lyon's fins umbrella* at LaFot'a —Ad. ARE YOU READY? ARE YOU READY? ARE YOU READY 1 ! WHAT P Why, reacty to buy the Piano or Organ that is to brighten your home, drive away dull care, and keep the young people out of mischief. NO mffM NO ™ e !E3 t "'* e UKS THE PRESENT WHY P Because prices are now as low, and perhaps lower, than they wiil be for a long time. Remember that al though our prices are as low, and in some cases lower than at the factory, there has already been a slight advance in the price of some styles. BUY NOW, and YOU CANT AFFORD to buy anywhere ex cept of L. &Bl S. M. H. Sole icpresentitives of the best known Pianos and Organs of America. We ha'je a great stock of new instruments in fancy wood cases, and we can offer you some Great Bargains in fine Upright Pianos that have been used a short time, thor-, oughly renovated, and practii. cally as good as new. Easy monthly payments. Bargains for cash. LUDDEN & BATES S M. b ■DSX GOO DO. CROHAM t HIS Bn Fill Dm But BANNOCKBURN-:-<TWEEDS Tde Latest Novelty <in European Press Fairies, ALSO— Cheviots, BroadclotEis, 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. O CLOTHING. YOUR May pine for some tiling extra nice in the way of NECKWEAR. ’Pcxn honor, we can show you a stock and variety of NECKWEAR that is too sweet for aught but a dream or an artist’s canvas. Prices alarm alleged competitors. ICE. ” ICE! ICE! ICE! file Savannah Crystal Ice Comp'y. Is new manufacturing; as pure Ice as one would desire, aud our factory being in me Central railroad yard we can furnish carload lots as cheap as cho cheapest. Write us (or price* Be fore purchasing elsewhere. Wo are not iu any combine, nor do ws pro pose doing Ail we ask is a share of the pub- L, patronage. t Uir prices are at the factory, 35c. hun dred pounds; 30 pounds aud upward delivsrei to any pa r t of the city, 40c. per hundred pounds. Write for quotations on carload lots. Telephone 333. CHARLES A. DRAYTON. Manager, COAL AND WOOP. COAL AND WOOS Of all kinds and tines promptly delivered. D. E. THOMAS, 111 Hay- St. West Broad St. Wharves. Teuefoomc No. 89. NURSERY. KIESLING’S NURSERY, WHITE HI.UKF ItOAH I PLANTS, Bouquets, Designs, Cut FloW? furnished to order. Leave orders at DAVI3 lißOb.’, cor. Bull and York ats. The Belt Rail way paases through the nursery. Telepnooeutu A LINE OF NEW GOODS FROM G. W. Daclur’s Soas ef New Ofleaitf. ARTICHOKES, GREEN TURTLE. PRESERVED FIUB la tH and pound Til* FIGS IN CORDIAL, CREOLE PEPPER SAUCE. CANNED SYRUP, OKRA, etc., at A. M.&C.W. WEST’S.