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Newspaper Page Text8 A BIG FIGHT AHEAD. BEMI-INDORS3MiiNroF THE OCALA. PLATFORM TH3 FIRST NOTE. The Alliance Preparing for a Disrup tion of the Democratic Party A Well-known Politician Predicts Its Success in the First R mad But an Ultimate Failure —The Next State Convention to Be the Scene of the Struggle—The Probable Candidates for Governor. The semi-indorsement of the Ocala plat form by the Georgia legislature just as 11 was about to adjourn caused considerable talk and speculation yesterday among tne politicians of Savannah. Tiiore is an im pression that the indorsement is the fore runner of tho greatest political fight ever seen in this state, and that two candidates will be in the field for governor. “The indorsement,” said a well-known lawyer, “means the disruption of the Dem ocratio party in Georgia fora few years. When the next state convention meets the alliance will try to force the party to swal low tbs Ocala platform. This will never be agreed to by the city democrats, because the farmers’ platform is oontrary to the principles of democracy, and a great fight will result in the convention. The old line democrats will undoubtedly pull away and put up a ticket backed by a platform of sound democratic principles. The farmers will put up tbeir candidates on their Ocala sub-treasury platform, and then the light will rage fiercely at the polls. THU ALLIANCE CHANCES. "I have little doubt,” continued the law yer, “that the alliance will bo successful at the start, and many good domocrats will go down in the swirl for the time being. It won’t last, however, and democracy will rise triumphant from the ashes nfier awhile. It will be the death blow to the alliance, for its victory will soon turn to disaster. The time-servers who are now licking the hand of the alliance for per s nai gain will find themselves pushed to the wall and despised by the very people for whom thev have sucritlced their princi ples. The men who will go down in the first heat of battle striving for the princi ples of their forefathers will come to the front again, and democracy will be stronger than ever. "The sigr.s are ominous, and the storm is only waiting an opportunity to burst. The democrats must prepare for what is Inevita bly coming, and be ready to meet it with all their power. The sub-treasury scheme, which is thoroughly undemocratic, must be repudiated eveu thuugh in repudiating it personal ambitions must suffer, The fanners will not be lung in realizing that they have made a mistake after they get control of the state govern ment ami they will regret their notion if they force n split in the old party.” TALKING THEIR PLANS. The views of the Morning News In formant are borne ont by the statements msuo by many of the alliance members of legislature when during their recent visit to Savannah. They talked freely on the sub ject of politics, and were not at all back ward in announcing that a demand would be made at the next democratic state con vention for tho adoption of the Ocala plat form, and if it snould bn rejected a People’s party would be formed by the alliance to defeat the regular nominees. Some of the political prophets said in such an event the nominee for governo- would be either Con gressman Tom Watson or President Liv ingston of tho state alliance. In case of a split, winch from present in dications seems bound to come, the impres sion is that Gov. Northen will be nominated for re-election by the regular wing. Everything now points to a gubernatorial contest equal to that waged between Col quitt and Norwood. NOl' A BAD LEGISLATURE. Representative Clifton Enumerates Some of the Things it Did. Hon. William Clifton returned from At lanta yesterday morning and spent the day iu the city. Tho great hand-shaker seemed delighted to got home again, and bore down upon all his friends he met with a hearty greeting. Mr. Clifton did not seem to think the lost legislature had acquitted it self very badly, and so expressed himself to a Morning News re porter. “It passed a bill fixing annual sessions of fifty days each hereafter,” said Mr. Clifton, “instead of indefinite bionuiel sessions as heretofore. Thou it passed bills that ail charters if railroads and other corporate ms should be issued by the secre tary of state hereafter and that all charters for the incorporation of towns and villages should be issued by the superior court of the county in which the town is located. That will lessen tho work of the legislature hereafter and will be a considerable saviug iu expense to the state. “Thorn is ft (rood deal of complaint be cause of the increased taxes imposed by the legislature, but the heavy tftx rate could not be avoided. There was the $400,00U ap propriated to the pensions of soldiers’ will ows. That was n constitutional amend ment already decided by the people at the polls, aud could not bo gotten around. Then there was over ? 100,000 which had to be appropriated in payment of the cost of set tlement of the Western and Atlantic bet terments claims. This made ovei\ |5011,- 000 above the usual appropriations, which bad to be made up by extra taxes. “With regard to railroad legislation I think the legislature was very conservative. The Brewer bill and every other measure tending to the iniury of the railroads was killed, - ’ “How about indorsing the Ocala plat form 1” Mr. Clifton was asked. Mr. Clifton Is now a member of the alliance. “The Trammell substitute that passed the House 1 think was a very proper resolution. I supported it and so did other straight out democrats. The aUiauesraen are demo crats aud there will never be any other party in this country. We might as well acknowledge to the just demands of the Ocala platform. Is isn’t necessary to in dorse the sub-treasury idea. The alliauee is working with Savannah in the interest of deep water at this port and we should culti vate a friendly spirit with them.’’ Mr. Clifton is chairman of the delegation from the legislature toattend the Savannah river convention, which meets in Augusta during the coining exposition in that olty. rain coming again. Fair Weather Tc-day, But Look Out for 10-morrow. Generally fair weather prevailed through - out the country at 8 o'clock last night, ex cept a cloudiness in tho northwest and over the upper lake regions. The area of h'gh presaure central over Illinois Thursday night moved slightly northeastward, and centered over New York state. The barometer is lowest over Eastern Nebraska. Iu addition to the frosts note-1 on the weather map yesterday morning; Memphis reported killing frosts at Arlmgt n, Coving ton and layerst urg, with temperatures of 3!l*, 36’ and B*V\ Little Hock reported kill ins: frosts at Hi-leua, with temperature of 4o , and Atlanta reported killing frosts at West Point and Uieecn >li. The temperaturn fell from C* to 18' Id Southweet Dakota and Wyoming, and from 2* to 6‘ in Central Mississippi, with a slight fall along the immediate AUnutio coast A decided rise iu teuiiM-inture occurred from the upper lakes southward to Arkansas aud Tennessee The local pre fiction for Hevauuau to-day Is fair, fallowed by ram and warmer. Hail'* Hair Kvoewer enjoys a srorld-wide reputation for restoring the hair to bald *>a<is aud changing gray hair to the original color of yuutu. -AU mid iiui*** C !•jrivr, lob Torn • —AiL TO TAKE A TRIP WEST. The Deep Water Movement to be Fushed Beyond the Mississippi. Chairman Purse of the exeoutive com mittee of river and harbor improvements says that as soon as the present canvass of the territory of the neighboring states has been concluded Harry Brown and others will go into the northwest to work up the sentiment in that section upon the question. Cant. Purse expects to make a trip him self to the northwest after the holidays and will spend some time there in bebalt of the movement. He may be accompanfed by Hon F G. dußignon, Pat Calhoun and Capt Evan P. Howell, but this has not been fully decided yet. The speaker* wlil address the state legislatures and commer cial bodies of the western and northwestern states, and will generally attract attention to the movement for deep water at this port and the benefits to be derived by the northwest by commercial union with the southeast. Capt. Purse furnished Senator Colquitt, who recently left on a pleasure trip to Cali fornia, with a quantity of literature upon the subject of deep water. Senator Colquitt seemed very much interested in the move ment and promised to do all he could to aid and to speak a word in behalf of it at every opportunity during his trip to Californio. The forty principal newspaper correspond ents of Washington city who vi.ited Augusta lost year and published the beauties and ad vantages of that city to tho whole country expect to take a trip to Cuba during the holidays, and will probably stop at Savan nah on their route. Capt. Purse will ex tend them a special invitation to do so. and will endeavor to make it pleasant for them if they accept. They will be shown the wharves and shipping and the importance of the city’s business fully illustrated to them. They will also be shown all the other sights there are to be seen and given every opportunity to ao quaint themselves with the city and enjoy their visit. If tho correspondents will in terview the members of the Georgia legis lature upon their visiS to Savannah and Capt. Purse’s treatment of them they will vote unanimously to come. There is no other body of newspaper men that could do the city so much good or give suoh general publicity to tho effort to secure deep water at this port as the Washington correspondents. The corres pondents will he headed by Atnos J. Cum mings. TBE BOLDIER3 ARE PLEASED. Savannah’s Military Proud of Capt. Field’s Complimentary Report. Savannah’s soldiers are elated over the complimentary manner in which Capt. Field speaks of them in his report of the Chickaraauga encampment. The Cadets are especially elated with the encomiums showered upon them, and the members ot that organization were the best pleased men in the city yester day. Capt. Brooks was compli mented on all sides on the impression Savannah’s crack corps had made upon suoh an old soldier as Capt. Field. His re port of the skirmish drill, which he said was the finest ho bad over seen and far beyond what be imagined attainable, was especially gratifying to Capt. Brooks and his men, who have given so much time to this particular branch of the school of the soldier. The Greens also felt happy at receiving special mention outside of the general in spection and it will have the effeot of spur ring them on to further improvement. Tbe Guards are pleased with the report made upon them. although they don’t en tirely agree with Capt. Field that discipline depends too much upon the personal char acter of the commanding officer. The Guards think Capt. Field was a little iu error in drawing such conclusions, but will ingly overlook that for bis other high words of praise. Bavaunah’s soldier boys say they will strive to have even a superior report from the United States officers at the next en campment. A PROSPEROUS PEOPLE. Ex-Senator dußigrnon’e Impressions of Tattnall Oounty. Ex-Senator F. G. dußlguon is back from Tattuall oounty, where ho went to defend Henry L. Futch for the murdor of Alfred Kennedy. He says he found the feeling of prejudice against his client very great, but since Futoh’s confession the fealing has toned down very considerably. The statement made by the prisoner that Kennedy fired at him first is homo out by the fact that when the pistol of tbe deceased was found one chamber was empty. Mr. dußignon reports having been royally treated by the people of Tattnall. It was his first visit, but Representative Clifton took him around ami introduced him to everybody in Reidsville. The Tattnallites knew him by reputation, and each vied with the other in treating him with the utmost hospitality. Mr. dußignon said Tattnall is one of the mos- prosper.au counties he has ever visi.ed in Georgia. The pejple are all comfortably situated as to finances; crops are in excel lent condition, and the stock shows signs of being well fed and well cared for. Every body is coutented and cheerful, and the prosperity of the county, taken as a whole. ts surprising. What struck Mr. dußiguon more forcibly than anything else was the excellent material of which the juries of Tattnall county are made up. The panels, he said, are drawn from the best people, which cannot bo said of all the country couuties. THE! FEAST OF TAB HBNACLES. Its Origin and How It Was Formerly Observed—Tee Berv.ces. The Jewish feast of Succoth or Taber nacles began last night. The name of the festival is derived from the booths in which the Israelites were commanded to dwell fer seven days, the snored observance of the feast of which ie strictly enjoined. It was originally the harvest festival, marking practically the conclusion of the agricult ural labors of the year, and was one of the three days on which the Israelite went up to the temple and offered from tho fruits of the field according to his prosperity. Usually the palm branch or UUav and the citrou figure conspicuously in the services in the synagogue, but as the first day falls on the Sabbath this year these will be dis pensed with. In olden days tho command to dwell iu booths was literally obeyed, and uearly every Jewish family during the entire week ate their meals iu a succoth of their own— that is, a room with a lattioe top, across which were laid cedars or pine boughs. Gradually the custom passed away until now it has become very rare. The march of progress has almost ob literated the day itseif until the sacred ob servance of the festival is nearly a thing of the past. Saturday week the fall holidays will end with the eighth day of solemn assembly, which, like the feast of tho Tabernacle, it bat little observed. Keep the Sidewalks Going. Property owners in the neer purls of the city have been compelled to put down good sidewalks. Now it is in order for tbe city to compel property owners in the other parts of tbe oitv to do tbe same or re pair those so-calledsid.iwalks that aredowu. York, Htete. Whitaker and mute a number of streets would be improved by the city authorities giving this subject their at tention. Changed its Name. Tbs name of the Savannah Street ana Iturai Resort railroad, gansrally colled tb>- " Hell Line. ' bos been ebaugod to tbe “Ke- I vaunab btreet Railway.” ! Reefckeeyer* aaJsihere ulsvSsmery beMls rare reurfipeUeM sill Slwmssi Liver Urge I liter —As TIIE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1891. HIGHWAYS FOR TRAVEL. COMMISSIONER BOURQUIN SAYS TH3Y ABE NOT FOR RAILROADS. The Commissioner's Letter to the County Commissioners ODtiosing the Grant of the Augusta and Louisville Road for a Street Railway—Tho Pro visions of the New Road Law-Com missioner Bourqum Does Not Think It a Very Good Enactment. Chairman Gugie Bourquin of the Chat ham County Road Commission has pro nounced very strongly against the granting of the roadways of the county for the use of railway corporations of any character. At the last meeting of tbe board of county commissioners a communication was received from Mr. Bourquin announc ing that the road commissioners would op pose the use of tbe Augusta and Louisville roads by the West End and Suburban rail way, which was recently granted the right of way.upon those roads. The letter was as follows: Sept. M. Cel. Robert />. TFalfcer, Chairman: Dbar Sir— The attention of the board of road commissioners having been called to the action of your board in granting right of way to a rail way line to be operated on the Augusta and Louisville roads, we now put you on notice that we object to sal 1 proceedings, that th -se two roads are barely sufficient In width for public use. that a railway would contract the roads fully one-half, that it would become a “publio nuisance,” and that as long as the road commission exist* we will never allow this in terference with the rights of the traveling pub lic. By order of the executive committee G. Bot’nqris. Chairman. Mr. Bourquin said to a Morning News reporter yesterday that the roads are hardly wide enough now for the travel upon them, and if their width is contracted by a rail way track they will become entirely too small for the traffic upon t em. “Let the railroad grade its own track out as far as it wants to go,” he said, “and not encroach upon the public roadway. They simplv want to get the use of a roadbed already graded.” THE NEW ROAD LAW. Mr. Bourquiu is very much disgusted with the road legislation of the legislature, which has just adjourned. Instead of enaotiug the law proposed by Mr. Bourquin, which repealed the greater part ot the present dead letter road laws of Georgia and pro vided a much simpler und more effective set of laws, the legislature re-enacted most of the old laws and added in new provisions which Mr. Bourquin does not consider adds anything to the effectiveness of the laws, which are extremely unsatisfactory. The bill as passed is entitled “An act to amend and revise the road laws of the state, so as to prescribe who shall be subject to work on the same; to authorize the levy of an ad valorem tax and commutation tax; to provide for the election of a superin tendent, etc.” provisions of thb law, Section 1 provides that whenever any county shall adopt this act all male persons between the ages of 16 and 50 j ears shall be subject to road duty, except persons physi cally unable to perform manual labor, and ministers of the gospel in good standing who may have charge of one or more churches. Section 2 provides that tbe superin tendent of roads and bridges shall submit to the grand jury at the fall term of the superior court an estimate of the number of days’work necessary upon the public roads for the en suing year with his record of the road hands in the county, when the grand jury shall determine how many days’ work are neces sary to keep the roads and bridges of the county in good condition aud the number of days required of the road hands, and the commutation tax in lieu thereof and tho ad valorem tax to be levied upqn the property of the county. The ordinary of the county or the county commissioners shall assess and levy tho work aud the ad valorem tax os recommended. NOT OVER TEN DAYS IN A YEAR. In no instance shall the number of days’ work required exceed ten days in a year, nor the ad valorem tax exceed one-fourth of 1 per cent, except in cases of emergency for the building or rebuilding of bridges or the removal of obstructions. Section 3 provides for the appointment of a superintendent of public roads and bridges by the ordinary or county commis sioners of each oounty, who shall prescribe the duties of the superintendent aud fix his salary. Section 4 provides that whenever as many as 100 voters of a county shall peti tion the ordinary of the county for the benefit of tho provisions of this act the ordi nary shall give thirty days’ notlw of the same through the newspapers and if no counter petition is filed at the expiration of the thirty days’ notice, shall order au election held upon the question. A COUNTER PETITION PROVIDED FOR. If a counter petition of 303 qualified voters is presented before the expiration of the thirty days' notice, the ordinary will not order the election, but will give notice of the fact through the newspapers. If within thirty days more au additional petition in favor of the elec tion signed by not loss than 300 voters is presentedjtle ordinary'shall order the election and give thirty days’ no tice thereof. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are ia favor of the law the act will become of force in that county. At the end of five years, if the law is un satisfactory, another election may be held in the same manner as prescribed for the first. Section 6 gives the superintendent of roads exclusive jurisdiction in establishing, altering, repairing or abolishing all roads iu conformity to tho law, and shall have the same authority in ail matters pertain ing to tho roads as is now vested iu the ordinary or county commissioners of each county and shall decide all quest ions at issue in regard to the roads and shall have the power to fix fines and forfeitures of de faulters. Section 7 provides for the enforcement of of road duty. CONVICTS TO WORK THE ROADS. Section 8 provides that all tnisdemoanor convicts and all other convicts of two years’ sentence or under shall be used in working the public roads. If any county is unwill ing to use its convicts in road service it may let them to any other county for this work. Section 5) provides that all public roads in this state.shall have not less than fifteen nor more than thirty feet good wagon-way, drawn up iu the mludle in oval shape as far as practicable, and that as soon as the superintendent of a county may think the read fund sufficient he may begin tho work of grading the hills, to be carried on from year t > your as the funds will permit. The oval shape is not required n fiat, saudy lands that do not wash or mire. Section 10 provide* for the erection of mile posts on all roads aud tho placiagot sign boards at cross roads. Tbe mile posts i are to be of stone when pract cabla Section 11 provides for the appointment of deputy superintendents for each road district aud the distribution of tho road work. • The bill may be some improi eiuent upon the present system of rea l laws in force in | this state, but Mr. Bourquin thinks he is not very far wrong in his opinion that it is a mere re-enactment of tbe preseut road law. Mr. Bourquin said the bill will not at?-ct Chatham oounty in a iy way. as the roads ir. this county are worked uu lor a special law. _____________ In advanced age the declining powers are I wonderfully refreshed by Hood's harta j pari Ila It really does “make the weak ! strong."—Ad. V. h ■ i. You Go to Florida stop at the Duval hotel, Jacksonville, a | eoi’j hamtlik* hotrl, itrietly flrs(~clan. I lin best fi/cufiaa. Kates 13 50 to |:t 00 iwr day. I —A't ti. H. I'sck, Projifietor. GONE WITH ANOTHER MAN. A Saloonkeeper’s Wife Missing and a Young Earkseper Too. Christian Hahn, whose saloon and lodg ing house in the frame building at Bay and Jefferson streets was licked up by the flames on the night of the Guckenheimer-Sulomon fire, Sept. 25, has suffered another loss. He lost his bar before, but it is his wife he has lest this time. It is the same old story, “gone with a handsomer man.” Hahn employed a young man in his bar for several months before tho fire who went by the name of “Joe.” Nobody seems to remember his other name. Joe was a young German, a rather good-looking young fel low, and he soon ingratiated himself into Mrs. Hahn’s good graoes. Mrs. Hahn was a hard-working woman, so everybody says who knew her. Rather too hard worked, perhaps, and some seem to think this is the cause she fled her liege lord. They think be was too severe on her. Sometime after the fire Hahn collected the SB9O insurance which he had on his stock. He kept SSOO of the money and gave S3OO to his wife to keep, or es others have it, his wife took the S3OO. Anyway Mrs. Hahn and the handsome barkeeper turned up missing the other morning, and nobody could tell any thing of their whereabouts. The S3OO was also missing. Hahn said very little about the matter except to a few friends, but yes terday tbe story leaked out aud was general talk around the barrooms. Home said that Hahn was a great deal more worried about the loss of his money than the loss of his wife. Mrs. Hahn also carried with her her 4-year-cld boy. The whereabouts of the parties are unknown, but Hahn will make it hot for his handsome ex-barkeeper, “Joe,” if he Audi out. Acquaintances of Hahn said last night that the young barkeeper had made him believe he had inherited a sum of money in Germany, which he would receive shortly, and tho two bad arranged to go into a parmership in the saloon business. It was Mrs. Hahn, however, that "Joe” wanted to enter into partnership with. TO SET TYPE FOR A PRIZE. J. C. Eastmead of the Morning News Enters tbe Piedmont Contest J. C. Eastmead of the Morning News composing room left last night for Atlanta to take part in the interstate fast type setting contest at the Piedmont exposition. The contest will begin Tuesday and will la9t sixteen days. The work will occupy eight hours each day, including composi tion, distribution, corrections, etc. The type used will be what Is known as 11-point, a fraction smaller than small pica, twenty-four ems wide, set solid. There are eighteen entries. The first prize, which will go to the man setting the greatest amount of type, is S3OO, second S2OO, third $175, and so on, graded down. Besides the prizes each contestant will be allowed 30 cents per 1,000 for composition and will be given a present of at least SSO besides. It is understood that the type which will be sot in the race will be for a large and costly job, and the Piedmont won’t lose any money by the operation. The oommuteo in charge of the contest is as follows: G. W. iVllseu, foreman Consti tution joo office; M. T. La Slat te, foreman Atlanta Journal ; Joseph D. Ileihl, Atlanta label works; Charles P. Bedingfleld, Atlanta Journal ; G. VV. Morgan, Atlanta Heralii\ John A. Gorman, Atlanta Constitution-, M. M. Hill, foreman Sistoa’s job office; L. H. Ellett, Franklin publishing hous9. Mr. Eastmead is one of the fas’ost com positors in this section. He has leen an em ploye of the Morning News for several years, and during tb it time he has raced with some of the acknowledged fast men of tbe country and always came out vl tor. He has a record of from 1,700 to 1,800 an hour, aud has entered the Piedmont race with great hopes of success. The printers of Savaunah are taking a lively interest iu the contest and feel con fident that Mr. Eastmead will coma out with first money. AT THE TH ■ ATE.-t. The Mysterious Herrmann to be the AttractlOi To day. Herrmann will play his first engagement in Savannah iu many years to-day. He is beyond question the greatest of living nee romanesrs and sorcerers, aud his perform ances are among the most interesting of fered our theater-goers during the season. This year Herrmann has a i entire new en tertainment, and he will produce several startling novelties in the way of illusions of his own invention. One of these is the famous “Stroneikn." What constitutes the charm and insures tho success of Herrmann’s work is his admirable faculty of entertain ing his audiences while performing his diffi cult feats of legerdemain with little comedy interpolations and bits of by-play that serve the double purpose of amusing his audience and distracting their attention from his nimble and expert sleight-of-hand work. At the matinee, with which Herrmann will open his engagement hero, he promises a special perf rmance for the entertainment of tbe little folks, besides each little one w til receive a present of a national flag as a memento of the occasion. The attendance at night promises to bo large. Herrmann every waoro is attractive. KESP UP THE PAVING. The Proposition to Pave Around the Court House and the New Postoffice S;ta. The proposition to asphalt President and York sireets between Drayton and Whita ker streets, completing the pavement around the court house and the new post office site, is mealing with favor. The paving of these streets was suggested to a member of the street and lane commit tee of council yesterday, and the matter will be considered this week. Au alderman is responsible for the state ment that the asphalting of Bull street, will be continued to the park after the work of paving from State to Liberty streets begins ueat month An ordinance on the subject will likely be offered at an early day. With Bull street paved from Bay street to the park ravonuab’a already beautiful street will not have a peer in the country. The asphalting of Drayton street from Broughton to South Broad, so as to make a noiseless pavement past the court house, recommended by tbe county commissioners at their last masting, will also be consid ered t*v the city oouncil at it, next meeting. THS MARKET SBWBR FLUSHED. It Was Choked Yesterday and a Fire Engine Had to bi Called Into Play. The sewer under the market has been in in anything but a cleanly condition for som9 time, and the smell arising from it has not been pieasant to the noetrils of those whose business called them to the basement. Yesterday it became entir ly choked and the aid of No. 1 engine of the fire depart ment and several lengths of hose had to be called into sei vice to flush it. The engine worked with 140 pounds of steam for about fifteen minutes before relievi ig the sewer and getting the water to floe freely. The eugme was attached to the hydrant at Barnard and Bryan streets .and it* work ing, together with the lengths of hose stretched into lb 6 market baement, at tracted quite a crowd of people, many of whom thought a tire was in progress. IV Lo they I und that it was nothing but tbe flushing of a sewer, they moved away, apparently disappointed. lta Excellent Qualities Commend to public approval tbe California liquid fruit remedy Hyrup of Kig*. It is pieestng to the eye, and to the taste end by gently acting on the ktdnevs, liver aud bow ait, It cleanses t e system effectually, there by prom ting the heath and comfort of ell who use It. - Ad. - BAKING POWDER.I Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889. ABSOLUTELY RISE KUSH OF THE COTTON. SAVANNA H’S RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 82,209 BALES. The Figures Unprecedented In the History of the Port—The Largest Receipts for Any Previous Week 63,000 Bales—Savannah's Receipts for the Season so Far Over 300,000 Bales. Savannah’s cotton receipts for this week up to last night were the largest of any week in the history of the port. In fact, the receipts were simply phenomenal, and were far beyond the expectations of the cot' ton men. The total receipts for the week were 82,- 209 bales. The figures as they appear at the cotton exchange show only 79,708, but this does not in clude 2,501 bales of sea islands, the reports of which were not made up un til after the cotton exchange figures had been posted. The largest receipts for any previous week in the history of the port were some thing over 03,000 bales, for the week ending Oct. 4, 1890. The actual receipts for the week ending yesterday exceed this by nearly 20,000 bales. A weak ago Savannah’s cotton roceipts were 20,000 bales behind last year's to the same date. Her receipts to date are over 300,000 bales, and are several thousand bales ahead of the receipts at this time last year. Yesterday’s receipts were 16,321 bales, not including s:a islands, as against 6,811 bales the same day last year, an increase of 9,510 bales. Richardson & Barnard cleared vesterday the British steamship Pharos for Liverpool with 5,650 bales of upland cotton, weighing 2,814,083 pounds valued at $242,229, and sixty-four tons of phosphate rock, valued at SO4O. Total valuation of carg j, $242,- 860. The British steamship Nant Gwynant was cleared yesierday by Strachan & Cos. for Liverpool witii 4,129 bales of upland cot ton, weighing 2,003,754 pounds, valued at $180,450, and ninety-seven bales of sea island cotton, weighing 49,589 pounds, aDd valued at $7,290. Total valuation of cargo, $187,450. The Norwegian bark Birgitte was olearod by Cbr. U. Uabl & Cos. for Garstou Dock with 450 barrels of spirits turpentine, meas uring 23,409‘.j gallons, valued at $7,921, and 2,892 barrels rosin, weighing 1,490,895 pounds, valued at $12,143 62. Total valua tion of cargo, $20,004 02. Cargo by Pater son, Downing & Cos. Holst & Cos. clea -ed yesterday the Norwe gian bark Kalstadt for Hull with 1,294 bar rels spirits turpentiue. measuring gallons, valued at $22,528, and 1,431 barrels rosin, weighing 092,865 pounds, valued at $3,449. Total valuation of oargo, $25,977. Cargo by S. P. Shutter Company. The Norwegian bark Z inrak was cleared yesterday by Holst & Cos. for Rotterdam with 3,395 barrels rosin, weighing 1,062,- 555 pounds, valued at SB,IOO. Cargo by Raymond .Judge & Cos. The Norwegian bark Th. Thoresen was cleared by Chr. G. Dahl & Cos. for Cork for orders with 2,507 barrels spirits turpen tine, measuring 130,657 gallons, valued at $50,100. Cargo by James Farie, Jr. Chr. G. Dahl & Cos. cleared yesterday the Norwegian back Solon for Rotterdam with 2,908 barrels rosin, weighing 1,455,39) pounds, valued at SB,OOO, and one barrel yellow dip, valued at $5. Total valuation of cargo $8,035. THE COST OF RUNNING TRAINS. Col. Baines’ Address Before the Gen eral Time Convention in Aew York. Sixty-eight railroads were represented in the meeting of the American Railway Association, or what is better known as the general time convention, inNew York this neek. Col. H. S. Haines of the Plant system, who presided, delivered au address on "Ihe Unit of Cost for Passenger and Freight Truffle.” He pronounced the ordinary basis for obtaining the cost by an average rate per ton per mile and average rate of passenger per mile to be absolutely value lets. He proposed in its place a division of accounts based upon certain items in the cost of train service, handling freight expenses, classified as follows: Class A, expenses directly affected by the amount of traffic; B, expense indirectly affected by the amount of traffic; C, expense incurred by car iqileage; D, expenses incurred by the amount of freight 1 ale i or unloaded. On this basis, he urged, tbe entire expenses nf operation could be readily ascertained. Willard H. Smith, chief of the depart ment of transportation of the world's Co lumbian exposition, addressed the associa tion. A committee of the Train Dispatch ers’ Association suggested certain changes in telegraphic orders, which were referred to the committee on transportation. Companies operating 75,000 miles of road hare adopted tbe standard code of rules to date, and seventeen more roads, operating 0,947 miles, have agreed to it. No action was takea ou the subject of lighting or heating cars. The committee on safety appliances reported that the testi mony was overwhelming that the danger from high test oil used for car lighting was unappreciable. It was the opinion that steam heat would be the future method of beating railway cars. The fall time tables will go into effect on Nov. 15. CITY BREVITIES. Tbe police have been having au exceed ingly quiet time for the last few days. At 12 o’clock last night but one arrest was reported at the barracks, and there were only three for the proceeding forty-eight hours. All were for drunkenness and dis orderly conduct. Tax Collector McGowan announces that the digest is now open for the collection of stateaud county saxes ou all property. real and personal; the specific tax on profes sion* aud the poll tax for educational pur poses ou ail male residents of tbe city and county between the ages of 21 and 00 years. Bdieitur General Fraser did not write a request to Judge Harden to return pi the cdy, but simply an inquiry as t< whether ns would be bock tbe latter part of the month. He did this f>r the purpoee of finding out it a • ixtolal te m of ooart or.uld > e ouuveued bet ere tbe regular November term. Tsl Slamosi User Hefslslur for heart treaties ssl yea will nS u laktgvsilsa.—JU LOOAL personal. G. O. Wilder of Normandale is at the Be Soto. C. L. Jones of Macon is a guest of the D > Soto. W. W. Dennis of Eatonton is a guest of the Screven. W. P. Etheridge of Tavares. Fla., is at the Marshall. J. Maloome Jenkins of Atlanta is regis tered at the De Soto. B. C. Milner, Jr., of Macon, is regis tered at the Screven Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith of Tampa are guests of the Marshall. M. A. O’Bvrue-returned from New York yesterday on the Kansas City. M. H. 81ager and Perry F. Huff of Jack ville are stopping at the De Soto. Mr. aud Mrs. J. T. Woodruff, of Brook lyn, are registered at the De Soto. Mr. an* Mrs. John Turney of Orlando, Fla., are registered at tli9 Marshall. E. Howland and Thomas B. Howland, of Litbia Spriugs, are stopping at the Screven. Rev. and Mrs. D. N. Freeland and Mrs. Shelton of Wuldc, Fla., are stopping at the Marshall. James R. Langster, tho f rmer proprietor of the Brown house, Macon, was in the city yesterday. Mrs. G. A. “Whitehead, Mrs. Henry Tay lor and Misi Viva Taylor returned from New York yesterday. Capt. Evan P. Howell of Atlanta and Hon. N. B. Harrold of Amoricus were in the city yesterday to attend a meeting of the Central directors. Miss Carrie Cohen, from Augusta. re turned ou tho Kansas City from .now York yesterday aud is visiting Mi s. Wayne at No. 70 South Broad street. Miss Tese Naughtin, who has been spend ing ten weeks in New York and Canada, recuperating from a serious attack of ill ness, returned last night on the Kansas City, muoh improved in health. Capt. Joseph P. Whits, chairman of tbe badge committee of the Confederate Veter ans’ Association, has received a beautiful sample go! I badge. Veterans can see the badge by calling at Veteran White’s place of business. W. C. Houser, Esq., of Wadley was In the city yesterday. He was on his return from Waycro s, where he had been to take part in the Masonic ceremonies attending the laying of the corner-stone of the now court bouse. Capt. J. C. Mitchell, recently of the revenue cutter Boutwell, returned yesterday from his leave of absence, which he spent in Europe with Mrs. Mitchell. Capt. Mitchell will leave for his Dew station at Baltimore upon the expiration of his leave of absence. Hon. F. G. dußignon ha3 accepted an in vitation of the Grady Monument Asso ia tion to be present at’ tho unveiling of the Gradv statue next Wednesday. Mr. dußignon is down to speak at the banquet along with Gov. Hill of Now York, llou. Patrick A. Collins of Boston, ithd other political celebrities. J. C. Mahn, until recently manager of the Savannah Brewing Company, w is pre sented by the employes of tbe company with a haudsome ornamen’al flower stand yesterday afternoon, at the ootnpany’s office, i t token of their appreciation of his kind treatment during nis management of the brewery and their continued regard and esteem for him. Mr. Mahn was manager of the brewery for about a year and a half. Y. M. C. A. Meetings. James F. McHenry will lead the men’s meeting to-morrow afternoon. The contractor will begin this morning tearing up the old floor iu the gymnasium. There will be no classes for a few days until the new floor is completed. The boys’ meeting to-morrow afternoon will be held at 5:45 o’clock. The first lecture of the course of entertain ments will be given iu tho gymnasium hall Friday evening, Oct. 30, by Prof. Charles Lane. Subject: “History and Analysis of Laughter.” The Bible class will meet to-night at 8:30 o’clock. The subject is "1 on version aud Spiritual Development of a Young Man." The meeting will be lead by the secretary. WfiEiTLE WITH A TAP.PON. The Big- Fish Was Challenger and Came Off Victorious. From the Aransas Pass Beacon. County Attorney Andrews has some rare experiences with the earnest of game fish, the famous tarpon. Tom never goes for the grand scaled monsters of the briny deep with hook and Hue, as Govs. Hogg and Ireland do. He just goes along in the tar pon hunt as if he were going to court, and yet he manages to carry off the lion’s Bhare of the sport. It will be remembered how he got his hand i.ito the gill of Senator Coke’s tarpon and tusseled with it until by a skillful flounoe the fish threw the h,ok into the lawyer’s nose. Then, without tell ing, he turned loose the flsli, grabbed tho line and shouted the situation to Capt. Bailey, who was pulling in the fine. Last week Tom went with another party on a tarpon hunt. As usual, he had no fishing tackle. Ho weut along tuorely os a happy, contented observor of the gamesome sport. He was sitting ou the deck comfort ably smoking bis long-stemmed pipe when a huge tarpon, envying the serene content ment of the lawyer, made a wild leap from the wave, aimed at th * lazy man’s face, missed, but fairly knocked the pipe out of its opponent’s mouth and tauntingly settled itself on deck right at the feet of the dis ciple of Blackstone. This was too much. Tom was not med dling with the tarpon, which had attached him without the least provocation, had in sultingly slapped the pipe out of his mouth and scattered his dignity and tobacco to the wind, and now lay there grinning defiance in his faoe. This was all too muoh for our friend. lls sprarg upon bis tarpon foe (a sevetvy-fiv pounder) and rode him all over the deck. Man and ilsb, they mixed things wildly. Tom grappled the lish in a more than loving embrace, while the enraged fish with its tail lashed Tom too vigorously for ordinary play. They rolled, they tumbled, the big scales flew fr ,m the big fish; tbe lawyer panted; hut held on with determination to win a verdict iu the case. The fun grew faat and furious. The unused muscle* of the officer of the court, however, were soon t' xod bey *nd enduranoe. When |r forcr hi* grn-p was relaxed the fish, with a snort of triumph, leaped back into l-s native element, justly entitled from henoe forth to wear the insignia of king of tar pons. It invaded tbe *hip and boldly engaged the big lawyer in mortal combat aud returned triumphantly to it* fellow deniu-u* of the deep, though not wholi,> unsealed. When lit* hunt Uon may web* there to see what Tv.tn will do next. Through shaper* will continue t > leave Savannah, Florida and Western railway depot every Hunday night for Bueannee hulpUur Fpriog*. 4a. NO USE TO ADVERTISE. That’s what a wise m aa said in this newspaper last week—at least he said 'twas no use to advertise unless you have something WORTH ADVERTISING. The last part of his re mark revives our drooping spirits. We may not know how to tell the story in the best language, but we wish you would all remember _A L JThat we've been twenty.one building up the biggest Piano and Organ trade inthe south. ** better instruments. <^can^7yol 7 jQ£h_!ow_grices for cash, or sue" yasytirne t By the time you have mastered this much of our ‘ ‘alfabet,” if you don’t think we’ve got something worth advertising, come in and say so. We will listen pa tiently and convince you positively—for your own good—and a little bit for our own profit,that the only place to buy is at LUDDEN & BATES S M H. dux 'goods. CHOHAiyOHi Beg to announce to their patrons and the public in gen eral that in the selecting oi their FALL AND WINTER STOCK this season they have surpassed all former efforts. We call special attention to our stock of BLACK AND COLORED DRESS GOODS, SILKS, VELVETS, HOS IERS, UNDERWEAR, HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, CHILDREN’S CAPS in plush, Surah and Wash Silks. Also our new line of Jouvin’s Cele brated KID GLOVES now complete in all shades and sizes. 137 Broughton St. CLOTHING. AN Y r MA N, Boy or child who can’t get just what he wants, in Hats, Clothing and Furnishings IX E R E, — CANT be supplied ANYWHERE ELSE. A. R. ALTMAYER fc CO. T^Tfi===^ -—GLOVES EIGHT BUTTON "BEARITZ” ===MUBQ.UATORfI TO-DAY ALL SHADES AND SIZES, WORTH sl. ALTMAYERS “WATCH THIB SPACE FOR DAILY BAR GAINS.” COAL AND WOOD. GOAL AND WOOD Of oil kind* and sizes promptly delivered. D. R. THOMAS, 111 Hay Ht. Welt Broad St. Wharves Telephone No. 83. NOODLESr U A11 ! Ifff mm CEREALINE, at A. M.&C.W. WEST’S