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Newspaper Page Text8 HARRIS NECK’S EPIDEMIC THE MEASURES BEING TAKEN TO STAMP IT OUT. United States Marine Hospital Sur geon Waits In Charge of the Work, Assists '• b 7 Su-gaone Carrington and Deeney Tne Status of the Disease aad the Condition of the Peapls —The Government's Belief Measures A Commissary Estab lished and a Hospital to Be Ereoted for the Care of the Sick—The Long Standing ofthe Epidemic-Tbe Loca tion of the Infected District and the Destitution of the People the Chief Difficulties to Contend With Surgeon White’s report to the United States marine hospital surgeon general of the small-pox epidemic at Harris’ Neck, in MclutoKh county, pahiisiui in the M >RN rso News yesterday, pictures a rather serious condition of alTairs in the infected district. Dr. White says, however, there is no immediate danger of the disease spreading further, and the authorities have adopted heroic and effective measures to stamp it out. It will very shortly, he says, be under control. Dr. White was ordered from the national quarantine station at Sapelo to take charge of the epidemic. Harris’ Neck is eighty miles from Savannah, in the extreme north aaat corner of Mclntcsh county. It la a set tlement almost eutirely of negroes, not over fifty white people living in tho infected dis trict, the total population of which. Dr. White estimates in his report, to be some where Pet ween 600 and 900. LORILLARD’S WINTER HOME. The place has been given prominence through Pierre Loriilard, who has a mag nificent winter resort there, in theflttlDgup of which he has spent considerably over SIOO,OOO. There is no one on the place now except the superintendent and bis men. The entire infeotod territory is confined within a radius of five miles and quaran tine guards have boen stationed to prevent the exit of any one. Tho sick are cared for in their houses at present, Amt a hospital is to be erected at once on the Neck,and all the cases will be moved there where they can be under the direct care of nurses. The oou .try around Harris’ Neok is thickly wooded and the people are scattered over the entire district, so that it is extremely difficult to look after them properly. THE GOVERNMENT PHYSICIANS. Dr. White, who has been in Savannah In correspondence with the surgeon general, ordering supplies aud arranging for the building of the hospital, leaves to-day for Harris’ Neck, accompanied by Acting Assistant Surge >n Desney of the national quarantine at Sapelo and Passed Assistant Surgeon P. M. Car rington of Savannah, Paused Assistant Burgeon H. B. Carter, who was in charge of the gulf quarantine, having beeu ordered to Savannah during Dr. Carrington’s absence. Dr. White was see-i yesterday by a Mormns News reporter in reference to the statement from Atlanta that the entire Georgia coast is threatened with an epi - demic. He said that lie has bad no correspondence with Gov. Northed in refer ence to the small-pox, and he is at a loss to know how the report that he had advised the governor that such a condition of affairs as he is credited with having reported, could have originated. The only correspondence Dr. White has had concerning the epldemio has been his reports to the surgeon general of the marine hospital service. THE PEOPLE DESTITUTE. So faT as the condition of the people in the infected district is concerned, Dr. White •ays there has been great destitution and suffering among them. They are poor. Their houses are nothing but cabins, rnuny of them, be says, in his report, old and rot ten, and little better than no houses at all. One or two hove already been destroyed, and a number more will be destroyed to prevent the spread of the disease. The quarantining andoutting off commu nication with the adjoining country bai cut off their m.-ans of obtaining suppllei, but. the government has established a commis sary, and sufficient clothing and food aro now furnished thorn. There is no need for any assistance, Dr. White says, from the state. The fed eral government is doing all that is re quired, and before any assistance could be rendered by the state, even if it were need ed, it would be too late to be of service, as the marine hospital authori ties hop > to have toe disease under control soon. It would have been accomplished before now but for the fact of its existence so long before any proper effort was made to control it. DR. 11RUNNEli's INVESTIGATION. The first not (ication the Savannah health authorities had of the disease was a little over two weeks ago. Health Officer Brun ner went at <>nee to investigate the report with Dr. White, and found tho disease so deeply rooted and the people iu the infected territory in such condition that prompt and vigorous meas ures were demanded, and the matter was rep rted to the federal authorities, who, after investigation, placed the control of the epidemic in the bauds of Passed Assist ant Surgeon White. Had the Savannah authorities been notified oarlior and in time, the disease could have been easily got un der control and stamped out. It has been epidemic in the infected dis trict for nearly 2)4 months. The first case vug reported Aug. 15. The isolation of the district and the sparsely settled condition of the entire surrounding country are favora ble, in a degree, to the control of the disease. The only connection, except by water, is by wagon r ad, the nearest railroad station being twenty-five miles distant. VIGOROUS MEASURES ADOPTED. It is difficult to tell, Dr. White says, ju3t how long it will take to stamp out the dis ease, but sith ttie measures he has adopted, its spread beyond the territory to which it is now confined, will be prevented, and there need be no serious alarm ia Savannah concerning it. The Savannah health authorities are keep ing a close watch, however, und Dr. Brun ner will be in active communication with the United States surgeons at Harris’ Heck during the time they are there. The gov ernor has been advised by the local au thorities of the epidemic and the condition of affairs in the section where it is located, with a view to taking such measures as may be required at any time later on. Acting Mayor Mills wrote the governor, upon the return of Health Officer Brunner and Surgeon White from the infected dis trict, as follows: Savannah, Oa., Nov. 19,1891. Gov. TV. J. yorihtn: The following telegram vu sent this day to Burgeon Genera! Wyman, Washington. D. C.: ••Health otfle< r sent to investigate off are at Harris’ Neofc, Liberty county, lust returned aud reports as follows: 'Small pox spreading rapidly among negroes '.Condition of people deplorat.l-. No medical attention. r,o food. Entire coast io danger. Please take charge and meet tke situs lion immediately.' Ososoa J. Mills. Acting Mayor. Burgeon (Teo-ral Wyman notified (Joy. Northon ol to# government's action, as fol lows: Wahhi eoTcs, Nov. P. 1891. To /lit /CretUrnc}/, IT. J. .Vmlhen: 1 here the honor :e ackn.iwied.rs> :bs receipt of your letter of the iftth instant containing a letter addressed to your encellency from the mayor of Savannah, celling attention to an epldnmio of small-pox In Harris' Nook, Liberty eotiatv, Georgia, and reouesting the general government through this service to take charge of the epidemic aud oars for the afflicted in ootupliunoe with your request I would re spectfully inform you that an officer of this service, Passed Assietaut Surgeon J. H. White, has been detail and for this duty and has started for tbs Infected settlement. Respectfully T ours, W * Lint Wyman, Supervising Burgeon general. 1 he government surgeons will report any wpnge in the epidemic, upon their arrival %lUerris Neok. A BOBBIBTATTHB DE SOTO. The Thief Worked a Bluff Came and Imped. A bold theft waa committed by a shrewd negro in the gentlemen's furnishing store in the De Soto lest night. The stock is being ■ >ld out under a chattel mortgage, ani the clerks have be-n busily engaged in tbe early part of the nighta recently waiting on cus tomers. About 8 o’clock a well-dressed negro en tered tbe store and stood at one of the counters for several mi utes, apparently waiting the attention of one of the clerks. Bsfore the other customers had been waited on the negro waited out After ho was gone several articles of Unelineu, which bad been displs) el on the counter alongside of which he had been standing, were missed. Oue of the clerks started for the door to see what had become of tne negro and met him coming bac-c. He charged him with tbe theft aud tbe fellow at once straightened himself up and became highly indignant. "Why I am employed in the hotel up stairs, ’ said the negro, “(do up and they’ll tell you who I am,' 1 at tbe same time giv ing a name. The clerk went upstairs to in ?|ulre if the negro was an employe, and the allow apparently piping with indignation walked to the door and remarked that he would wait until tbe clerk returned ana •how people he wasn’t a thief. The clerk was told at the hotel office that no such person as the one inquired tor worked at the hotel or was eveu known. Ho hurried down-stairs to have the negro arrested, but the bird had flown. When the clerk turned the corner the negro walktd away. It is supposed that be had a part ner outside to whom he gave the first batch of stolen goods, aud be wa9 intending to make a sec nd haul when the clerk met him aud charged him with the theft. The thief is a shrewd one, and worked the game of injured innocence to perfection. GA VS HIM A LECTURE. City PhYßlc'.an Sheftall Before an In vestigating Committee. City Physician Sheftall of the western diatriot was on the raak for several hours yesterday before the health aud cemetery committee of ooudcll and Acting Mayor Mills. There were various charges against him, the'principal one of which was neglect of duty. Last Monday a white woman reported to the mayor’s office that she had sent for Dr. Sheftail several times to atteud her child ren, who were ill, but he had failed to respond. Health Officer Brunner, who had hoard of several such complaints, reported the matter to the health and cemetery com mittee, and Alderman Harris, tbe chairman of the coeumittee, with Acting Mayor Mills, ordered an investigation. It was held with closed doors, and the testimony of several people was taken by a stenographer. Dr. Sheftall made a state ment in his own behalf, denying negli gence, and stating that tbe complaint was caused by his having a very large and scat tered territory to cover. Another onarge which was not sub stantiated, was that Dr. Sheftall allowed a druggist, who is studying medicine under him, to atteud his patients. While the investigating committee wai not convinced that Dr. Sheftall bad neg leotod his duty, it was satisfied sufficiently to give him a lecture on his duties, and dis missed tbe case with a timely admonition. At the conclusion of the investigation Alderman Harris offered a resolution, which was unanimously adopted compelling city pbysioians In the future to furnish to the mayor weekly reports of tho number of cases attended, the location of patient, their oondition and the general condition of the health of their districts. PEARS FOB THE CHARLOTTE. Tbe Vessel Overdue and Much Anx iety Felt Concerning Her. Borne fears are entertained for the safety of the schooner Charlotte, Capt. HI ward Fitzgerald. She is several days overdue. The Charlotte, in company with the schooner Tangier, left the Satilla river with a cargo of rice, the Taugier bound for Charleston and the Charlotte for Savannah. Tuesday night the Tangier wag anchored off Martin’s Industry lightship, and it is supposed from this that the Char lotte mutt have been anchored in Tybee roads, or somewhere in that neighborhood, but it is not known positively whether sho was or not. Tuesday night a heavy northwester set in and the Tangier was compelled to heave anchor and put to sea. She arrived at Brunswick Thursday, having ridden out the gale. It is provable if the Charlotte were in tho roads that she also put tosoa, as nothing has been heard of her. She is not long enough overdue to abandon all hope for her. Besides her orew, Capt. Fitzgerald’s wife and his three children are on board. The captain’s frionds are anxious for their safety. Col lector Johnson telegraphed the commander of the rwvenue cutter Coutwell at Beaufort, 8. C., yesterday to keep a lookout for the missing schooner. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Its record of forty years is one of triumph over blood diseases. Ad. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR SOCIETY. Its Quarterly Meeting Next Week—The Coming State Convention. The Savannah local union of the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor will hold Its fifth quarrorly meeting at the Sa vannah Baptist church next Tuesday eve ning. An address will be delivered by Rev. Dr. J. E. L. Holmes on “Am Ia Good Christian Endeavor?” Rev. Dr. C. E. Dow man will speak on “What Good May the Convention Do and How Can We Make It a Success?” and Rev. A. J. Jarrell on "Full and Complete consecration.” Rev. G. S. Johnston of the New Houston Street Methodist church and Rev. Dr. Vass of thd First Presbyterian church will also take part in the exorcises. The meeting will be in a measure preparatory to the state con vention, which will be held in Savannah in January, and which it is expected will be attended by from 1,800 to 1,500 delegates from all over Georgia, and which will probably be tho largest delegate body of Christian workers ever assembled in Savan nah. FLUSH WITH LADIES' HATS. GabrU Max Seized With an Armful Ha Whs Trying to Peddle. Gabriel Max tcolored) was 1 dged in the barracks last night for having a lot of ladles' bat* in hi 9 possession. Max ap proached a gentleman on Congress street and offered to sell him the hats. The gen tleman was satisfied something was wrong and called upon Officer Rodgers to arrest the negro, whioh the officer did. When the policemau ns called Max offered to give up the goods. He could not explain how they came in his possession. From a note in one of the hats it is be lieved that they were from Krouskoff’s amt that they were stolen from a delivery wagon while being carried to a milliner to be trimmed. The Symphony Concert. The New York Symphony Club will give a concert at the gymnasium hall of the Young Mens’s Christian Association next Friday night. Tbe Symphony Club is one of the finest musical organize'ions in America, and all who attend will be de lighted with the entertainment. Take l-liniiions Liver Regulator In youth and you will enjoy a green old age.—Md. Your Husband Can get an overcoat aheap at B. H. Levy & Bro.’s ,—Ad. TIIE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1891. ABOUT ON ITS LAST LEGS. THE ALLIANCE SPLIT THE TALK OF THE HOUR. Mat Rya’s Says It Waa Nothing More Than Ha Expected—The Collapse in the West a Natural Result of Far mers Tackling Something They Know Nothing About—The Begin ning of the End In Georgia— ix- Benator dußignon Points to the His tory of all Granger Movements In the Decay of the Alliance—Some Oeorglana It Will Leave High and Dry—AlHanceman Clifton Doesn’t Want to lalk of the Split. The split in the alliance at the Indianapo lis convention was pretty generally dis cussed in Bavancab yesterday. The general opinion here is that It was only the natural result of the meeting of to many people of different political convictions. " The split,” laid Maj. Ryals, "is nothing more than I expected. Any one who has watched alliance affairs for the last few months could see that the storm was brew ing, and was only awaiting the communing of tbe spirits to break forth. The farmers have been too much divided on both the sub-treasury and third party questions to ever come to any kind of an agreement. The farmers are troubled with exactly the same affliction as nearly every other organ isation which has been organized In America for tbe benefit of the masses. The moment they begin to grow stro.ig they rush into politics and wreck themselves, it has been shown plainly enough by frequent events that there is room tor only two parties in America. COLLAPSED IN THE WEST. "The alliance has gone to pieces in the west aDd is practioally out of politics,” con tinued Maj. Ryals. "The men who formerly were staunch alliancemen are so disgusted with the organization that they don’t want to bear it talked about at ail. In South Carolina the suballiancea are dropping away from the national body rapidly and the same state of affaire exists all over the south. In three months’ time I don’t believe tbe Georgia farm ers' alliance will be able to muster 10,000 members, and by tbe time of the next gubernatorial convention they won't be able to muster a corporal’s guard. The alliance has elected Its last man to office in Georgia, and oan be whipped out, I believe, iu any port of tbe state when the Democratic party will rnakb a square fight agaiust it. THE ONLY THING TO ITS CREDIT. “The only commendable thing ever done by tbe Georgia alliance,” said Maj. Ryals, “was the election of Gov. Northen, and now it wants to undo the only thing to its credit in the state by defeating tbe governor for a renouiination because he has shown himself to be a man. He has made a governor of the whole people, and because he refused to allow himself to be used by tbe alliance to curry out its radical political sentiments, the leaders want him thrown over. But they will never accom plish their ends. The Democratic party is behind Gov. Northen, and his enemies will be only small potatoes in the convention. “It looks to me,” remarked Maj. Ryals, “that tbe alliance was got up by tbe republicans of the north for the purpose of breaking tbe political solidity of the south, hut the results of the Indianapolis conven tion shows it to have utterly failed. Disintegration bos begun and tbe third Earty will in a few months lay its tired ead on tbe coffined pillow of the green backers and similar movements.” SENATOR DU BIGNOIt’s VIEWS. “It is the history of all the granger move ments,” said ex Senator dußignon, discuss ing the split. I ‘l felt satisfied that tho alli ance would be short-lived, but 1 didn't think the end would oome so soon. The split leaves Livingston and Tom Watson high and dry. Watson particularly pinned his future on the alliance movement. He turned his back on tho law and his friends, and has no oue but himself to blame. The alliance organization was a good one until it jumped into politics. The moment it left its original channels its end was only a question of time, but its time came sooner than I expected.” END OF THE GEORGIA ALLIANCE. Mr. dußignon thinks the break means the end of the alliance m Georgia politics, and those men who deserted tho Democratic party to ruu after tho glittering shallow limits of the alliance will forever regret their step. Congressman Lester looks upon the split as an end of the alliance in politics. “ The convention managed to accomplish more than I thought it would,” said the congressman with a smile, “aud that was the indorsement of that third party.” The split is nothing more than he ex pected, and Congressman Lester thinks the third party will cut but a small figure in the presidential campaign. Ex-Representative Clifton was asked what he thought about the split. He said he hadn’t read about it, aud didn't want to talk any way. Be wise in time. You have too many gray hairs for one so young looking. Use Hall’s Hair Renewer, the best preparation out to cure them. Try it.— Ad. THE L N. L. DISBANDED. An Independent League Formed From Its Remnant. Parnelllsm is dead in Savannah. Its organized representative here, the Irish National League of America, passed out of uxistence last night and formed itself iuto an independent body called tbe Savannah Irish League. M. A. O'Byrne, Esq., delegate from Sa vannah branch to the convention of the Irish National League bell at Chicago re cently, made an elaborate and instructive report, recommending tho withdrawal of the branch from the national body. When the motion was put but two dissent ing votes were polled out of fifty. Both are strong admirers of the dead leader and his policy, and wauted to be put on record as oppoied to any change. Tbe majority of tbe Savannah league are for McCarthy for leader and will probably connect the new society with the Irish National Feder ation, the organization whioh was formed by the opponents of Mr. ParnelL Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet, a grand nephew of the famous Robert Emmet, the martyed Irish patriot, is president of tno federation, and Banker Eugene Kelly is treasurer. The officers of the defunot league will act as officers of the new body until the annual meeting in January. IN A SHEET OF FLAMES. A Little Girl Fatally Burned at Pooler. The little 6-year-old daughter of J. B, Gracen of Pooler died yesterday morning from burns she received the day before. She was standing over a fire when her clothing caught and she was soon enveloped in flame*. She ran out of doors and the wind fauned the flames so that, her clothing was burned nearly all off her body when assistance reached her. She inhaled the flames anil was besides fright fully barned about the neck and on her body and limbs. Her sufferings were intense until death came to her relief. Throat Disease* commence with a cough, cold, or sore throat. “Brown's Bronchial Troches" give immediate relief. Sold only in • boxes. . Price 25 oents Ad. Choice Dressed Turkeys, 1 Kalamazoo celery, Cape Cod cranberries,* arriving per express and for sale low. —Ad. John Lyons & Cos. PREPARING FOB Nfir SEASON. Naval -tores Men Getting in Shape for the Coming Year. The naval stores men have been busy for some time making arrangements with tbe operators for the next year’s business. Tbe naval stores busiuess requires a large amount of capital and it is a fortunate man who can “go it alone." Thera are few such. Tbe factors do not like to confess it but tnere are a larger number of men who want to go into tbe naval st res business this year than ever bef re. With the cotton crop a failure financially, every man who has the opportunity is anxious to go into the production ot naval stores, as it is tbe oulv money-making business that offers itself. The factors have turned away scores of factors In the last few weeks who were not sufficiently strong financially to warrant the risk of furnishing them. The disposition ofthe factors is to rather draw in than expand their operations and they would prefer, so t ey say, to curtail the number of their customers. There are two reasons for this, oue being tbe difficulty in securing ad vances from tbe banks, ou account of the scarcity of money, and tbe other being that they fear if the output of naval stores is considerably heavier next year thau this year, the price will drop below tbe profit of production. Many of them are prevailing upon their regular customers to curtail operations. Traveling men from the turpentine sec tion report that the established naval scores operators have pitohod their business upon a higher scale this year than last, and if the North Carolina immigration law is not done away with or got around iu some way they will be seriously injured by the lack of labor to carry on tbeir operations on the scale planned. The same men ex press tbe opinion that if the North Caro lina immigration law is not declared un constitutional the operators will be seriously orippled. “There is eaough labor in the country at present," said one well-posted traveling man, “even if a few thousand negroes go back to North Carolina and remain there, but if there is a general revival of business next spring, and all the small saw-mills, whioh have been compelled to shut down by the depression of tbe lumber trade, re sume business, and at the same time two or three railroads are in process of construc tion as is generally the tbe soarcity of labor will be severely felt. A prominent factor said that the scarcity of labor would be one of the best things that aver happened to the naval stores men, both producers and factors, if it oaused them to curtail their operations and in that way lessened the amouut of next year’s output. DAMaGiD BY A TORPEDO. The Basis of Mrs. Annie Winn’s Claim Against the S. F. and W. The city court was occupied all of yester day in hearing tbe damage suit of Annie Winn against the Savannah, Florida and Western railway. Ihe arguments were concluded last night, aud Judge Harden will charge the jury this morning. Laßoche & McAlpin represent the plaintiff, and Walter S. Chisholm, Esq., of Erwin, dußignon & Chisholm, the road. Mr. Chisholm’s argument was an excellent one, as was also Mr. McAipin’s for the plaintiff. The case had been tried before, nnd the plaintiff was awarded 1600 damages. Mrs. Winn claims to have beeu injured by the explosion of a torpedo signal on the Savan nah, Florida and Western track, but tbe railroad denies there was any torpedo sig nal 1 at tbe plaoe in question the day of the accident. To Ctarter a Drug OomDany. William C. Offutt and Robert D. Griggs, Jr., through their attorneys, O’Connor & O’Byrne, yesterday filed papers in the supe rior court for incorporation as the South ern Drug and Chemical Company. The purpose of the oompauy is to manufacture medicines, drugs, etc., and deal in all kinds of medical goods. The capital stock of the company is SIO,OOO, divided into shares of SIOO each. Chatham county wifi lie the principal place of doing business, but permission is asked to estab lish branohes in all parts of America. The Press Company. P. A. Stovall, David Robinson, Max Robinson, T. D. Murphy, P. W. Meldrlm, J. J. Dale, Lee Roy Myers, H. A. Crane, John Flannery, H. P. Smart, E. A. Weil, D. C. Bacon and W. B. Stillwell have peti tioned the superior court for incorporation as the Savanuah Press Publishing Com pany. The capital stock will be (10,000, divided iuto SIOO shares. RAIN FOLLOVVSTHE COLD SNAP. That is the Weather Bureau’s Pre diction. The cold wave has passed away. Yes terday was generally warm over the whole country. The maximum temperature at Savauuah was 63° and the minimum 46°, the mean temperature lacking only 48 of the normal. Cloudiness prevailed throughout all dis tricts except along the immediate North Atlantic, New England and Middle At lantic coasts last night, where, at the time of observation, fair weather prevailed. Light rains were general throughout the Mississippi valley, Missouri valley, Central and Western Gulf states aud along the lower lakes. Light rains fell along the Florida coast also. The barometer continues considerably above the normal over the Atlantic states, while a decided decline iu pressure took place over the extreme northwest. The temperature has generally risen throughout all sections. Light rain fell in North Geor gia during the day. Rain and warmer weather is the local prediction for to-day. THE LAST :rPIKE DRIVEN'. The Savannah, Amer.cus and Mont gomery Completed into Mont gomery. The Savannah, Americus and Montgom ery railroad was completed into Montgom ery yesterday. If the road wore built from Lyons here. Savannah would now have two direct routes to Montgomery, one via the Savanuah, Americus and Montgomery, and the other by the Savannah, Florida and Western railway and the Alabama Midland. Tbe following telegram announcing tbe completion of the road, was received in Savannah yesterday afternoon: Americus, Qa,, Nov. 20. 1891. Theo. Gordon, Savannah, Ga.: Last spike on the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery driven to-day, First train goes througn [to Montgomery] this evening. Regu lar schedule next week. H. C. Baolev. CoL Hawkins is expected in Savauuah every day, and it is not improbable that when ho arrives the announcement will bo made that the Savanuah, Americus and Montgomery will be built to Savannah at once. Commendable. All claims not consistent with tbe high character of Syrup of Figs are purposely avoided by the California Fig Syrup Com pany. 1c acts gently on the kidneys, liver and bovrols, cleansing the system effectually, but it is not a cure-all and makes no pre tensions that every bottle will not sub stantiate. — Ad. A Beautiful Panel Picture Given to ail purchasers at the new tea store on Saturday. 15(1 Broughton street. Ad, Those “Wood Brown” Cheviot Suits At B. H. Levy & Bro.’a are immensely popular. Everybody wearing them. Levy’s priook.-~.Ad. BAKING POWDER. In Every. Receipt that calls for baking powder, use the “Royal.” Better results will be obtained because it is the purest. It will make the food lighter, sweeter, of finer flavor, more digestible and wholesome. It is always reliable and uniform in its work. - * s “I regard the Royal Baking Powder as the best manufactured. Since its intro duction into my kitchen I have used no other.— Marion Harland.” UP ANOTHER SIXTEENTH. OOTTON FACTORS PETTING ON SMILES AGAIN. A Bsllef That the Downward Ten dency of the Market Has Ceased and That Prices Will Begin to Climb Upward Soon Estimates of the Crop Raised From 7,630,000 to a Higher Figure—Farmers Who Held Their Last Year's Cotton Putting It on the Market Now. Cotton wont up one-sixteenth of a cent again yesterday, and the cot ton factors wore smiling faces and looked more confident thau they have looked in a week. They now hope that the downward tendency which has prevailed for several weeks previously without a break almost, has ceased, and that the price will begin to climb upward. They do not ex pect tho advance will be anything but slow, but they will be satisfied if it is only steady. The buyers are rather inclined to dis count the advance, , however, as nothing more than a reaction against the continued downward teudenoy. They say that the receipts are still heavy and there is nothing to justify any considerable advance. A PROBLEMATICAL MARKET. The cotton market may now be described as in a problematical state aDd tbe question that every cotton man wonld give a small fortune to solve is whether the price has reache 1 bottom, and if not, how much lower It will go. The buyers a few days ago were predicting that the crop would pass the 8,000,000 bale mark, and that cotton would become a drug In tbe market at 6% cents. They are a little more conservative now, and thero seems to be a general belief that the heavy receipts have about had their run, aud that receipts will shortly begin to drop off as compared with last year. The factors have raised their estimates of from 7,000,000 to 7,500,000, and now admit that the crop will be something above the latter figure’. the bulls’ position. The bulls have a strong position In tho fact that the season has been one of the best for maturing and harvesting tbe cotton ever kujwn, much better than last year, as shown by the staple, which is exceptionally fine, while last year tho reverse was the cose and quantities of storm cotton were thrown upon the market. And further the evidence is undoubted that tbe farmers’ necessities have compelled them to market the ootton as fast as it was harvested. Tho farmers lost heavily last year by holding back their cotton and’ this year they had no alternative but to sell. A CRYING SHAME. “It’s a crying shame,” said a young cotton man from "the interior who was in town this week, "to see this splendid staple going at such a price. If the farmers could just hold it they could demand their own prioe for it next year. The manufacturers have recognized its euperiority and are taking it right along at tbose low prices. If tho farmers had only sold last year’s Door staple when they oould have got 9% for it, and held this year’s fine stajffe for what it is worth, they would have made fortunes by it. “A farmer showed me the other day a large lot of last year’s cotton which he had held over, and for which he had refused an offer of 9% cents. Ho wanted me to make an offer on it, but I refused to do so. It' was vastly inferior and cheaper than 1 could buy it right here. I had no orders for the cotton, however, and I suppose it went somewhere else. THE LOW GRADES IN DEMAND. ' The fact is the low grades of cotton are in demand and the buyers report orders for these grades hard to fill The fine staple ex ceeds the demand. Whether the whole crop is Bhort or not it is going to be short in the southeastern section. Receipts are already beginning to fall off at the South Atlautic ports. Reports from all throughout the interior uniformly state that the crop is ail in and the greater part marketed. The crop is estimated at many points to be from 20 to 50 per cent, short. The crop in the Mississippi valley and Texas is known to bo heavy, but the ques tion is how heavy. The setting in of oold weather may have some effect upon it, for unless stopped by the bad weather the planters iu the heavy river bottoms will go right on picking until Christmas. “lean tell you something new in the cot ton trade of Savannah,” said a cotton buyer yesterday to a Mobnino News reporter. “I was offered a 1,000-bale lot of Texas cotton this week, laid down here, as cheap or a little such that they could afford to lay Texas cotton down here as well as at Galveston or New Orleans. We may see Texas cotton going through Savannah be fore long.” With cotton from Texas and from Mem phis Savannah would have no trouble in hoi ling her own as tho second cotton port of the country and might worry New Or leans considerably. With twenty-six feet of water the question would bo praotically settled. A northern gentleman who is a largo holder of Florida lands and who is interest ed in sugar planting in Florida, stopped at the De Soto on his way south this week. In talking with several business men of Savau nah he said it was his intention to try the experiment of making rum from the mo lasses of the Florida cane. He had investi gated the subject, he said, and ho was satis fied that a high grade of rum could be manufactured from the Florida cane, and that it would be a very profitable business. If a rum that can compete with the West Indian brands can be manufactured in Florida there is big money in the business for the manufacturers. It is probable that the cultivation of tobacco will be much more general in Geor gia next year than ever before. The utter failure of the cotton crop financially will induce hundreds of farmer* to try ti:e ex periment of tobacco raising. Many of the commission men will endeavor to induoo their customers to plant tobacco os an experiment, and to plant anything else ox oeot cotton. Don't sicken people with that bad breath of yours. Take fsinimons Liver Regulator.— Ad. Important to Travelers. Tbe Everett, the largest and finest hotel in Jacksonville, Fla., is now open for the season of 1891’83. —Ad. Mclveb & Baker. MAY BUILD TO AMERICC& The H chmond and Danville Undecided About the Savannah and Western. General Manager Green and Traffic Manager Haas, of the Richmond and Dan ville, are at the De Soto. General Manager Green looks upon the trouble between the Richmond and Dan ville and the Sam road as rather a small matter. No decision has yet been ‘reached, he said, as to the completion of the Savan nah and Western road from Lyons to a connestion with any of the other Richmond and Danville lines. Mr. Green intimated however, that if it it decided to biiM the line it will be built direct to Amerious. Traffic Manager Haas declined to discuss the breaking of the trafflo arrangement with the Bam. “I care to add nothing to what has al ready been said.” was his reply to an in quiry. He said he has not seen Col. Hawkins since the trouble began. The Sam’s president, Mr. Haas heard, was in Atlanta this week, but he never called upon him. WOMAN OH COLD CASH. The Y. M. C. A. to Debate Which Has More influence on Man. The Y’oung Mqn’s Christirn Association Literary Society will debate this question Monday night: Xeiolved, That money has more influence over mao than woman has. The affirmative argument will be led by J. L. Archer and W. E. Only, and the negative by H. 8. Turner and W. R. Hew lett. The rest of the evening’s programme will include a reading by C. E. Girrdoau, an essay by W. de Bruyn Kops and recitations by E. F. Cunningham and W. L. Haupt. James Farie, Jr., will lead the meeting for men to-morrow afternoon at s.Tso’clock. Tbe boys’ meeting will aUo be at 5:15 o’clock, and will be lead by G. W. Stradt tnan, A class of vocal music will be organized if a sufficient number of young men decide to enter. The Independent Church Organ. The Independent Presbyterian eburoh expects to get Its new organ in place in January. The organ is being manufactured by Hutchings of Boston, and will be of the very finest make. It will lie of the largest size, and will cost about $5,503. The organ will be a magnificent instrument in eve-y respect. It will be Disced in tbe gallery over the eutrance, and will be trimmed in white and gold, to match the interior deco ration! of the church. The addition of the organ will o implete the new church entire, and there will be nothing further loft to add. Almost Died In a Fit. William Naylor, a colored employe of the Lower rice mills, waa attacked with an apoplectic fit lost night. He was removed to the Georgia Infirmary, after being given medical attention. His chances for recov ery are slim. A Fashionable Drink. Menier chocolate is a fashionable drink. Did you ever try it? Send postal card for samples and directions. —Ad. Menier, New York. Try Our 8 O’clock Breakfast Coffee. The most economical coffee on the mar ket. New tea store, 150 Broughton street Ad. The Wedding March Rolls gayly on, and, as the presents came from Sternborgs’, another couple begins life under the happiest possible auspices. Ad. The Groat Atlantic and Pacific Tea 00. Largest tea house in the world, open Saturday. 150 Broughton street. Beautiful souvenir to all purchasers.—Ad. Your Brother Ought to have anew overcoat. B. H. Levy & Bro. hava stacks of thorn at prices that will pay you.—Ad. New Tea Store. Visit tho Palace tea store on Saturday, 150 Broughton street. Handsomest display in the city.—Ad. Do You Want an Opera Glass? If you are passing along Broughton street glance into Sternbergs’ west wiudow and you will see the biggest and flnost display of opera and field glasses ever attempted in Savannah. Beautiful mountings, very best works aud at prices that will make you won ier whero the profit comes in. The theatrical season is now on and an opera glass is indispensable. They make nice presents, too.—Ad. “Coffees,” "Coffees,” "Coffees.” The best coffee in the market at new tea store, 150 Broughton street.—Ad. A. & P. Baking Powder. Best in the market. New tea store, 150 Broughton street.— Ad. If Any Man or Boy in Savannah Wants a hat at hard time prices B. H. Levy & Bro.’s is the place to get it. —Ad. Thea Nectar, Pure Chinese tei Will suit all tastes. New tea store, 150 Broughton street. —Ad. Your Boy Should Have an Overcoat. B. 11. Levy & Bro. are giving big trades in boys’ and children's overcoats. —Ad. Try A. & P. Mocha nd Java Served with A. & P. condensed milk. New tea store, 150 Broughton street.— Ad. Sugars! Sugars' Sugars at Cost! Now tea store, 150 Broughton street. Ad. Tne New Tea Store At 150 Broughton street will be an orna ment to tbe city. Call and see it Saturday. Ad. For a Nice Drees Suit Take a clay worsted. Biggest assortment in Savannah at B. IL Levy & Bra’s.—Ad. LUDDSN HATSB 8. M. . WHY ■ SUFFER the PANG3 and TORTURES in flicted by that aged Piano when we will take it in exchange for a NEW ONE,aud give you all the time you need to pay the bal ance? Don’t procras tinate. A bad Piano is a NERVE DE STROYER If you have one, get rid of it. LIIMI k EIIS S. M. IT. dry Goods. 5 MAIIIII Owing to the continued and unusual warmth of tbe weather we And gome lines in our Dress Goods Department not moving as fast as we wish. We are tired waiting for that cold wave that nkvcr CAME, conseouently prises will have to suffer. We wiil therefore on MON DAY MORNING offer some rare BARGAINS in this Department, such as 54 inch Fine French Broadcloths—not 48-inoh good3—wo have soid them for the last throe seasons for $1 50, Mon day's price $! 18 per yard; 48-tnch Fine Silk finished Henriettas, all the leading shades, at 870. yard, selling elsewhere at $1; 40-inch All Wool Cheviot Surahs, 15 different shades, at 570. yard, can't be matched for less than G 50., in fact everything in this Department takes a tumble We have also a lot of 16 FIXE FRENCH PATTERN ROBEB, no two alike, and exclusively our own designs. Cost won’t oount on these. If you want to secure one come early on Monday. JOUVIN’S KID GLOVES. We are Sole Agents for these celebrated Gloves. They are positively superior ia quality, fit and fltush to any glove sold in the South. Our stock is now complete In all shades sad sizes. 137 Broilltf St. CLOTHING. CHILDREN’S AND BOYS’ SUITS. Largest and best variety of FIRST-CLASS goods in city, at prices no one can meet. All straight-regular made clothing. A. R. ALTMAY.ER & CO. More and our Big Sale of Boys’dotting Will be a thing of tho past. You had bet ter come. BIG CLOAK SALE NEXTWEEK. COAL AND WOOD Of all kinds and sizes promptly delivered. D. R. THOMAS, 111 Bay at. West Broad St. Wharves. Telephone No. 89. _ GROCERIES*. COCOAS AND CHOCOLATES. BLOOKER’S COCOA, BAKER’S COCOA. PHILLIP’S COCOA. EPPS’ COCOA, VAN HOUTEN’S COCOA. BAKER’S BROMA WHITMAN’S INSTANTANEOUS UHOb- OLATE, ALKETHREFTA, RACAHOUT, AT A. M. & O. W. WEST’S.