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WAITING THE NEXT MOVE
THE TALK ON THE STREST OF
THE CBNTRAL H2CEIVESSHIP.
AII Sorts of Opinions Drawn Prom
the Macon Proceedings-The Law
yers Back Home—How They Look
at the Caes—Speyer St Oo.’e Attor
neys Here—Gen Alexander Takes
Issue With MaJ- Bacon—The Inter
vention Proceedings.
Discussion of the Central railroad re
ceiversblp is again active. Everybody is
asking what the opening of the case in Ma
con portends—does it look like a receiver or
not*
The lawyers in the case have >ll drawn
their conclusions, which favor the position
held by themselves The attorneys for the
bill are satisfled that Judge Speer will ap
point a permanent reoeiver. The attorney!
of the railroads judge from his utterances
in Macon that he will move very slowly
about the appointment, and the attorneys
who represent the stockholders opposed to a
reoeiver without taking any other position
in the matter now feel sure that no receiver
will be appointed.
That is bow the matter stands and the
publio can judge for itself. The impression
in Macou among those who heard the open
ing of the case there Monday and who have
no particular interest in it tbemselTes it
that a receiver will be appointed.
BACK FROM THK HEARING.
Gen. Alexander, A. R. Lawton, Jr., Capt.
U. C. Cunningham and Judge Harden are
among those who returned to the
city yesterday morning. Charles C,
Beaman and Julian T. Davies, two
New York lawyers who were In attendance
upon the bearing In Macon Monday also
cams down yesterday morning and con
tinued on their way to Jekyl Island, where
they will spend some time at the Jekyl
Island Club. Mr. Beaman is a partner of
Senator Evarts and a member of the firm
of Evarts, Choate & Beaman. Mr. Davies
is a member of the firm of Davies, Short &
Townsend. They represent about $4,000,000
worth of claims against the Central, in
cluding Speyer & Cos., who recently funded
the Central’s debt to tbe amount of
13,700,000 and other New York creditors
of tbe Central. They remained very
quiet at the bearing and bad nothing to
say, appearing merely as spectators. Tbsy
will probably remain south until tbe hear
ing of the case on March 24. Whether they
will take steps to protect the interests of
their clients is not known.
GEN. ALEXANDER'S POSITION.
Gen. Alexander takas issue with Maj.
Bacon as to his point that the Central rail
road directors exoeeded their authority in
making the lease to the Georgia Paciflo.
He said they were advised by tbe very best
legal authority they oould secure that they
bad a perfect right to make the lease.
Whatever may be his purpose Maj.
Baoon’s intervention is acknowledged by
both attorneys and spectators to have beeu
the hardest blow that has yet been struck at
tbe lease. He saw Messrs. Hountree and
Erwin, and went them several belter. Mr.
Erwin said after the bearing that in all
probability he and Mr. Hountree and Maj.
Bacon will be very dose together
at the final hearing. A law point in the
case is that Maj. Bacon, being a citizen of
Georgia, could not introduce hla interven
tion in tbe United States court until Messrs.
Hountree and Perry had introduced their bill
in behalf of Mrs. Clarke, a resident of South
Carolina. To do this it was necessary for
him to aver to and adopt generally tbe
allegations of that bill. The question it, is
the Dill filed by Messrs. Hountree and Perry
demurrablel That is, can it be thrown out
upou a demurrer that the allegations are
not sufficiently established to require a
bearing! If this should be done than Maj.
Bacon’s Intervention would have to go also,
as it depends upon the bill filed
by Rountree and Perry. It, is not
improbable that to prevent any possibility
of this kind, Messrs. Rountree, Perry aud
Erwin may combine with Maj. Baoou and
make his intervention tbe bill itself.
THE LETTERING ON THE CARS.
Gen. Alexander said in regard to the
etatenient in Maj. Bacon’s intervention that
the Richmond and Danville had effaced the
numbering and lettering of the rolling
stock of the Central railroad that such
changes had been made on the sides of four
teen pasieDger cars and thirty-one leno
niotivee, which, however, retained the
marks of the Central railroad upon their
ends and inside for the purpose of identifi
cation.
Gen. Alexander said that as soon as he
discovered this he wrote to General Man
ager Green of the Richmond and Danville
calling bis attention to the matter and
stating that it was In violation of the pro
visions of the lease. General Manager Green
acknowledged this, but asked that he con
sent to the changes that had been made,
and offering to put any permanent identifi
cation plates or marks upon the oars that
might be designated. The reason given for
the change was that a great deal of ad
vertising of the through routes was done
By the Richmond and Danville folders, and
that passengers intending to take the Rich
mond and Danville route might be misled
by the lettering upon the Central cars.
Gen. Alexander said that he Insisted that
no further alterations should be made, and
that those already made should be ohanged
back as soon as it oould be conveniently and
economically done. He emphatically denied
that the Central board of direotore was
dominated by the Richmond Terminal.
maj. bacon’s bill.
Maj. Bacon’s Intervention, a full synopsis
of whioh was given in yesterday’s Morning
News, is published in'full in yesterdsy’s
Macon Telegraph, and occupies five 001-
umns of that paper. As Maj. Bacon him
eelf stated to the Morning N*wb corres
pondent day before yesterday, his chief
point is upon the oomity between the states.
In full it is as follows:
Tour orators respectfully submit that the
legislature of the state of Georgia under the
constitution of the state would have no power
to charter a corporation whi.h should be
authorized to own and enjoy the controlling
stock in all the competing railroads in the state
of Georgia, as the granting of such charters is
expressly prohibited bv the constitution of the
state The said Kiohmond and West Point
Terminal Railway aud Warehouse Company
has no corporate existence and no right to ex
ercise and enjoy any corporate right of fran
chise in the state of Georgia, except by the con
sent of the Btate through the comity of the
state.
Your orators therefore respectfully submit
•nd urge that there oau be no consent bv the
state of Georgia through the comity of states
•o the exercise, by a foreign corporation,
within the state of Georgia, of the powers and
franchises, which by the constitution of the
state arc expressly prohibited and denied to
corporations created by the state of Georgia,
and for this reason the said Richmond and
West Point Terminal Railway and Warehouse
Company should be perpetually enjoined, either
Oy Itself, or through any person or persons as
•tuning to represent it, from using raid stock in
Toting the same in any election of the directors
or other officers of the Central Railroad and
Banking Company of Georgia, or In any other
wanner for the control or management of the
•flairs of said company, or auy interference
therewith.
THE EAST TENNESSEE NOT MENTIONED.
It is particularly noticable that no where
In the whole of Maj. Bacon’s paper does he
ebarge the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company or the Richmond Terminal Com -
patty with owning, controlling or directing
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad. In fact, the name of that cor
poration is mentioned only once in the
whole paper and then to specially except
it from the obarge of being operated by the
Richmond Terminal Company.
In view of the specific denial by Lawton
A Cunningham, attorneys for the Central,
in their answer to the bill for injunction and
receiver.of the ebarge that the East Tennes
see, Virginia and Georgia railroad
Is owned or controlled or man
aged or operated by the Rich
mond Terminal Company,or that the latter
sompauy owns a majority of tbs stock of
lbs former company, this Is, the lawyers
significant, Maj. Haouu was formerly
counsel In this state for tbe East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia, and is supposed to
know something of the inside affairs of the
company.
(QUESTIONS THAT HAVE ARISEN.
Ilf the Richmond Terminal'Company doea
cot own or oontrol the East Tennessee, Vir
ginia and Georgia railroad, ana if that road
has nothing in common with the Rtohmood
and Danville and the Central railroad, which
are known to be controlled by the Terminal
company, the question is, What foundation
| is there for the assertion that tbe East Ten-
I nesses, Virginia and Georgia is a part of the
Terminal system, and why have the officials
and employee of the Richmond Terminal
Company and l sdeased and controlled llt.ee
devoted themselves so asiiduoutlv to spread
ing the impression, by means of the news
papers aod otherwise, that the East Tennes
see, Virginia and Georgia was a
part of the Terminal syi'om, and
in faot was one of tbe
asset* of that system! If the Riohmoud
Terminal does not oontrol the East Tennes
see, Virginia and Georgia how, it is Hiked,
could it oomblne It with it* other Hues in
such a consolidation as was purposed by the
Olcott committee! Perhaps the Olcott com
mittee did not inolude the East Tennessee
in its consolidation scheme at all.
Other interesting revelations about the
Terminal affairs inay be made when all tbe
documents get into court.
Judge Harden said yesterday that be and
Mr. West might not file any intervention.
No occasion has arisen yet for such action,
and it is possible that it may not arise.
They are simplv looking out for the inter
ests of about 0,000 share* of minority stock,
all of the holders of which are opposed to
the appointment of a receiver.
CLOSE OF THE NIGHT SCHOOL.
Tbe Bessons Why tbe Attendance Has
Been Falling OIF.
The announcement in yeiterday'e Morn
ing News that tbe board of education had
decided to alose tbe night school at the end
of the preseut month on account of tbe
small attendance, created some surprise.
From the reports published upon the in
auguration of tbe second term of the school
last fall of the very large attendance—some
thing over 100 —the night school was re
garded as a permanent institution for the
full scholastic year. It seems, however,
from the statements of the teachers and the
superintendent that the attendance has
has been felling off rapidly of late—until
now It Is down to about thirty.
This is accounted for by two reasons. When
the school was first started it was anew thing
and took amazingly. All tho boys wanted
to attend and, in fsot, so did many of the
girls, that Is boys and girls who were un
able to attend the day schools.
The result was a very large attendance.
As soon as the school got down to hard
work the interest began to lag and those
who were not in earnest began to drop off.
Another reason, anil a very plausible one,
is that as the season grows warmer, and the
days increase in length and the nights grow
shorter, the boys are more fatigued at night
and less Inclined to study. In fact a night
school in summer would be almost out of
question In this climate.
Supt. Baker said yesterday that five
months is the usual length of tbe night
school term for the year in most cities, aud
that when this month is finished the night
sohool will have oompleted its five months,
having begun in November.
“Five months in a year is about all that
is required for a night school anyway," said
Supt. Baker. “It is hard work to keep it
up any longer."
It is understood that the night sohool
will be revived again in the fall.
TWO DEGREES OUT OF THE WAY.
Yesterday That Much Cooler Than It
Ought to Have Been.
Yesterday was a very pleasant day. The
maximum temperature was 65* and the
minimum 47*, the mean temperature being
3 s below the normal.
At compared with the Monday night re
ports, the temperature fell slightly in north
ern Georgia, Middle Alabama, Southern
North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee and in
the Central and Upper Mississippi valleys,
while a decided fall occurred in Middle Ten
nessee, Eastern and Western Mississippi,
Northeastern Texas and Arkansas. Else
where slight changes in temperature oc
curred.
At the evening observation light rain was
falling at Kuoxville, Montgomery, Vicks
burg, Palestine and along the North
Carolina coast; and snow at Norfolk, Nash
ville, Washington city and North Platte.
Generally fair weather prevailed along the
New England coast, throughout tho lake
region, in the Upper Mississippi valley and
extreme northwest. The temperature was
down to freexiug at Fort Smith, Memphis
and Knoxville, and 4° below freezing at
Nashville, while north of a line drawn trom
botween New York oity and Philadelphia,
southward and to Middle Tennessee, tbeuoo
westward to a little north of Fort Smith,
Ark., tbe temperature ranged between 6°
and 30° above zero.
The forecast for Savannah and vioinity is:
Rain aud coldsr.
SKATED UNDBR A TRUCK.
A Young Negro’s Recklessness Re
sults in Serious Injury.
A colored boy named Williams, while
skating with rollers on Liberty street
yesterday afternoon, slid under a large
truck drawn by a pair of mules. The
driver tried to check bis team, but before
he succeeded one wheel had passed over the
baok of Williams’ head. The boy was
picked up In au unoonscious condition and
taken to the side walk where Dr. Boyd at
tended him. He is seriously but not neces
sarily fatally injured.
It Is a wonder that mors accidents of this
character have not occurred since the roller
skates came back into vogue. Children
skate with entirely too much recklessness
on the asphalt, and many have had narrow
escapee from just au accident as befell the
negro boy yesterday.
WILL PROBABLY DIB.
Williams’ Victim in a Dangerous Con
dition.
William Jones, the oolored boy shot by
William Williams Saturday night at the
flying horses, is in a serious condition from
the effects of the wound. Dr. Dunn, his at
tending physician, yesterday notified the
authorities that it would be advisable to
get an ante-mortem statement of the affray
from Jones, as be fears fatal results.
The officers have redoubled the.r efforts
to catch Williams, but up to a late hour
last night were unsuccessful.
In Favor of Free Coinage.
A letter wai received yesterday by the
superintendent of the cotton exchange from
Senator Colquitt, in response to the resolu
tions recently passed at a joint meet
ing of tbe members of the
cotton exchange and the board of trade
protesting against froa coinage. Senator
Colquitt differs with tbe meeting and com
mits himself to support the free coinage
bill.
Rev. C. H. Strong's Father Dead.
News was received in Savannah yester
day of the death at his home in New Or
leans of Mr. P. N. Strong, father of Rev.
Charles H. Strong, rector of St. John's
churoh, in this city. The deceased was 72
years old. Rev. Mr. Strong was at the bed
side of bis father when ha died.
Tourists,
Whether on pleasure bent or business,
should take on every trip a bottle of Syrup
of Figs, us it acts most pleasantly and
effe tuaily on tbe kidneys, liver and bowels,
preventing fevers, headaches aud other
forms of sickness. For sale in 50 oent aud
fl bottles by all leading druggists. —Ad,
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1892.
TAKEN FOR A MI'RDERER
THS SUPPOSED SLAYER OF STRICK
LAND CAUGHT.
A Liberty County Man Points Out
Melvin Miller as the Fugitive to De
tective Morgan—The Description of
the Murderer That of Miller—The
Ware County Authorities Notified of
the Capture.
Detective Morgan arrested Melvin Miller
(colored), yesterday, on suspicion of being
tbe man who murdered a white man named
Strickland at Way cross two years ago.
Tbe detective was walking through Yam
acraw with A. J. Delk, a Liberty county
farmer, trying to get track of a horse whioh
was stolen from the latter’s plaoe last Friday
night when they met Miller. Delk, who is
well acquainted with the ciroumstanqps of
the murder and tbe description of the mur
derer, saw a resemblance and called the at
tention of Detective Morgan to It.
The officer called Miller aside and aeked
him where be had come from, and tbe
negro, never suspecting be was talking to
an officer, replied that he balled from Way
ctoss. This satisfied Detective Morgin, and
before Miller could realize what was about
to happen he had a pair of steel bracelets on
his wrists.
Tbe description of Strickland’s murderer
calls tor a negro with very Urge protruding
lips and the loss of half the middle finger of
tbe right hand. This tallies exactly with
Miller.
The negro vehemently denied that he had
ever killed any one and submitted to arrest
Without any show at resistance. He was
lockel up at the barracks and tho sheriff of
Ware county notified. An officer will
probably be here from Wayoroa* to-day to
see if Miller is the right man.
ALL READY FOB HILL.
The Hill Club's Arrangements for Hla
Reception Complete.
Senator Hill is expected to arrive to
morrow morning at 6:30 o'olock by the
Central. He U going to take a special train
from Birmingham to make connection with
the Central.
A committee from the Hibernian Sooiety
will meet Senator Hill at the depot and es
oort him to the De Soto, where he will be
met by the delegation of fifty fro u the Hill
Club. During the morning he will be
shown tho oity and in tbe afternoon will be
serenaded at the De Soto by the Hill Club.
The Central railroad has made speoial
rates from places between Savauuah and
Milieu and Lyons so as to give the oountrv
people an opportunity to see the presidential
possibility. It is thought the Savannah,
Florida and Western will do likewise.
At an informal meeting of tbe Hill Club
at the Catholic Library hall last night tho
programme prepared by the executive com
mittee, outlined in yesterday’s Morning
News, was adopted.
The committee of fifty which is to meet
Senator Hill on bis arrival at tho De Soto
was selected after the meeting adjourned
and will be notified to-day. The committee
will meet In the hotel parlor at 6:45 o’clock
to-morrow morning.
Arrangements have been made for the
serenade in the evening. The club and
those who sympathize with it will assemble
on the court house square at 5:30 o’olock in
the afternoon and march to the De Soto. It
Is probable that Senator Hill will address
the club from the balcony at Bull and Har
ris streets.
A letter was read last night from Watson
& l'owers tendering the club tbe use of the
l)e Soto’s parlors for its publio reoeption to
Senator Hill Friday morning. The offer
was ttooepted with a vote of thanks.
At to-night's meeting of the oity council
Alderman Bailey will present a resolution
adopted by tho oluh requesting the mayor
and aldermen to co-operate with it in Fri
day’s reception. Sixty new members have
beeu added to the oluh.
disco Verbid just in time.
The Tag Regie Saves Smart s Lumber
Wbarf From Burning.
A serious conflagration was averted by
the crew of the tug Regis night before last.
The tug was on her way up the river with
a loaded lighter for the Commercial guano
works. Just after passing the upper end of
the high wharf of the Ocean Steamship
Company a small light under Smart’s wharf
was notioed from the tug by Supt. Dewey,
but nothing was thought of it then.
Ou tbe return of the tug a short while
afterward the sills and posts of the wharf
wore in a full blaze aud the fire was burn
ing toward a large quantity of lumber piled
up ou tbe Ocean steamship wharf adjoin
ing, Ou account of this obstruction the
fire was not seen by the wharf polioeman.
T. e llegis rounded-to, and drawing along
side the wharf got her hoss out and began
playing 01 the Are. After half an hour’s
work the Are was extinguished, but not be
fore the Smart wharf was pretty badly
damaged.
Supt. Dewey reported the matter to the
office on the Ooean steamship wharf and
the men oh the wharf wore dumfounded
as they had no knowledge of the fire.
If the pile of lumber had caught with the
wind blowing as it dio, a serious fire Would
have been the result. Tho i laze is supposed
to have been tho work of iooeudiaries.
F. J. WILKINSON DEAD.
Pneumonia Carries Off a Well-know n
Citizen.
Frank J. W llkinson died at his home, No.
80 Broughtou street, yesterday morning,
after a long illness from pneumonia. His
death was expected last week, but he seimed
to rally and was thought to be
on the road to recovery until
night before last,, when a sudden
ehnuge for the worse occurred,
Mr. Wiluinson was a native of Dublin,
and was 58 years old. He came to Savan
nah after the war and began the butoherlng
business, nt which he was very successful.
The deceased was a man of high character,
with a war n, gonial nature, which gath
ered about him many friends.
Hi death is peculiarly sad in view of the
other affliction whioh has come over the
household, the accidental shooting of his
little bou last weok. The boy’s condition is
quite serious, and the physicians are not
yet prepared to predict his recovery.
Mr. Wilkinson leaves a wife and four
little ones. He was a membsr of Branch
No. 38, Catholic Knights of America, a
delegation of whioh will attend his fuimral
this afternoon at 3 o’clock.
It is not what its proprietors say, but
what Hood's Sarsaparilla does, that makes
it sell, and wins tbe oonfldenoe of the peo
ple.—Ad.
AT THE COURTS.
The Fifteen Feet Land Caee Still on.
The Carrick-Laird land suit again occu
pied the entire attention of the superior
court yesterday andstill remains unfinished.
The arguments were concluded last night
and Judge Falligaut reserved his charge
until this morning.
The Carrick i aird case prevented the
trial of Isaac Sirnous for murder In the
superior eourt yesterday, but it will be
taken up to-day.
The traverse jurors of the oity oourt are
not wanted till Friday.
Some of the minority stockholders of the
Coast Line railroad, through Charlton ffc
Mackall and R. R Rio hard", representing
n judgment creditor, have petitioned Judge
I Falligaut to order the sale of the road. The
| Judge reserved bit decision.
Doughty doctors dread Dr. Bull's Couch
Syrup it gives speedy relief and costa tide.
Ad.
baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder
Is Superior to Every Other. 1
It is a scientific fact that the Royal Baking Powder is
absolutely pure. ... I will go still further and state
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perfectly pure cream of tartar, and for other reasons depend
ent upon the proper proportions of the same, and the method
of its preparation, the Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly
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pubhc *' HENRY A. MOTT, Ph. D., /
Late Chemist for U. S. Govt.
A BAY BTATE MAN’S VIEW.
W. L. Douglas, tho thos Manufact
uror, on the Political situation.
W. L. Douglas and his daughter, Miss
Marion I- Douglas, of Brockton, Mass., are
stopping at the De Soto.
Mr. Douglas' name and face are very
familiar to the readers of the Morning
News, the advertiser of the fsmous
“Douglas shoe.’’ Mr. Douglas pictures are so
nearly like him that there is no difficulty in
rec gnizing him on sight. Mr. Douglas and
his daughter are on their return from a
southern tour.
Mr. Douglas is not only a large manu
facturer, but is something of a politician
besides, having beeu a member of the
Massachusetts Assembly and Senate and
mayor of Brockton. He talked
freely last night upon political
subject*. He is a strong sup
porter of Cleveland and regards It as folly
for democrats In the present state of things
to nominate any man than Cleveland or
some man of similar stamp. Mr. Douglas
is not a mugwump either, and has never
voted anything but the democratic tioket.
His position with regard to
Mr. Hill is different from that
usually assigned to the New England demo
crats. In faot he loee not hesitate to say
that Hill is a good democrat, a good politi
cian. and a good all round man, and he
would like to see him President, but he is
opposed to him because he is satisfied be
cannot be elected. Mr. Douglae looks at
politics from a business standpoint.
“Mr. Hil( oannot carry a single New
England state,” he said,-“and I do not be
lieve he cab carry New York state. Nine
out of ten democrats in Massachusetts are
opposed to him. ’<
“Cun Mr. Cleveland carry Massachusetts?”
Mr. Douglae was asked.
“1 am satisfled that he can,” was the re.
ply. “The democrats aro in better condi
tion to-day in Massachusetts than they haTe
beeu at any time since the war. Gov. Rus
sell has been twice elected governor aud is a
power in the gtate. There is great dissatisfac
tion generallyamong the manufacturers over
the attitude of the Republican party to
ward free raw material. The action of
President Harrison in reirapoelDg the duties
on raw material (run several South Amerl
oan countries beosuse of their refusal to
oome into tbe reciprocity agreement will
not help matters any. The domi
nant sentiment in Massachusetts is tariff
reform, and Cleveland is regarded as tho
exponent of that idea.”
"Another thing,” Mr. Douglas said,
"is that we have iu Massachusetts a very
large class of liberal republicans who hove
become estrangoJ from the Republican
party on acoount of its position upou
tbe tariff and who have oomo
over to the democrats with the
expectation that the idea of tariff reform is
to be carried oat. It will tie suicidal to es
trange them. Cleveland is their favorite.
The same condition of affairs exists in other
New England states. This is the renson
that Mr. Hill cannot carry a single New
England state. Au idea has gotten abroad
that he is a trickster and a eeh°mer, and
whether he it or not, the belief is too
strongly grounded to admit of his suocets as
a presidential candidate. Cleveland oan
carry Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut fuid probably New Hamp
shire, which is very close. I believe
he can also carry New York and New Jer
sey. Under the present division of polit
ical strength the democrats have got to
carry New York, Connecticut and Indiana,
as well as thb solid south, to win. Hill can
not carry either of the three statos named,
and stands less chance of carrying Indiana
thau any of (he three.' 1 ’
Mr. Douglas is a great admirer
of Gov. Russell, and he is in hopes
the political lightning will strike
him in case id is shown that neither Cleve
land nor Htll can win. Ho also regards
Boies of lowa as a very promising man.
Mr. Douglas is pleased with .Savannah
and the De Soto. He likes the olimate here
better than in Florida, and has about de
cided to bring his family here next year for
the winter.
PAAYBR WEEK’S SERVICES.
The Preparatory Meetings at Wesley
Crowded Nightly.
The prayer meetings at. Wesley Monu
mental church preparatory to the comlDg
of Evangelist Rev. R. G. Pearson next week
have increased so that it has been necessary
to move into the main audienoe room. Tbe
meetings will continue every night during
this week. All Christian people are earn
estly requested to attend. The meeting to
night will be led by Rev. E. Pendleton
Jones, pastor of Duffy Street Baptist ohurch,
Thursday night’s meeting by Rev. T. H.
Bleuus of the Christian ohurch, and Fri
day night's msetiug by Rev. Dr. Dripps of
the Independent Presbyterian church.
Evangollst Pearson will begin his meetings
next Sunday. The children’s afternoon
services at Wesley, conducted by Rev. G.
G. Smith of Macon, are also also largely
attended.
It does not change color every change of
moon, we mean Salvation Oil. Price 25c.— Ad.
A Ynmacraw Rioter Arrested.
Aleck Benjamin, alias “Boots,” the negro
who knocked Policeman Cronin down with
a rook and took his pistol away In the
Yamaoraw riot of Nov. 29,1888, was ar
rested last night in Yamacraw by Police
man Rosso 11. Benjamin ran away from
Savanuah after tbe riot and only returned
a few days ago. Officer Boesell heard of it
and lost night weut ou a successful hunt
for his man. The negro will bo turned over
to the superior court to anewer the chargee
of riot and assault with Intent to murder.
Fire in the Western Limits.
The firemen were called out at 12:15
o’clock tbit morning by au alarm from box
85 at Wayue and West Broad streets. The
fire was in a little and very old 1-story
frame shanty on tbe continuation of Gor
don street, a- out 400 feet beyond West
Broad. The Are fas easily extinguished
with little damage. There did not seem to
be any uue living in the plaoe. Tbe house is
ou tbe Minis estate.
Horaford's acid Phosphate,
Useful in all forme of dyspepsia.— Ad,
Family Excursion.
Don’t forget tbe family excursion to Wll
mlugtou Island and Warsaw next Sunday.
Ad.
Ir Tont BACK ACBKMj
Or yon are all worn out, really good for noth
ing. It is general debility Try
BHOWM’H I HOB BITTKRO.
It will cure you, clesnee year llyer, aud glT*
a good appetite.
THEY GOT IX TWO RUNS.
BARNIE’3 MEN DO NOT QUITE
SHUT OUT THE C. L. A’a.
Curtis and Earrlgan Save the Savan
nablans From a Total Eclipse—The
Home Team Does Good Work But
lie Unable to Hold Its Own Against
tbe Big Leaguers—Manager Earnie
Pleased With tbe Way His Men Are
Showing Up.
Six hundred-people saw the Washington
National League olub defeat the C. L. A.
team at tbe Bolton street park yesterday
afternoon. The score was 16 to 2. At no
time during the game, whiob was only eight
inning*, were the C. L. A. boys In it. Tbe
Washingtons aro all well put up men, heavy
hitters acd flue fielders, and the home play
ers were mere children In their hands.
The visitors jumped on to Gross’ delivery
in the first ianing. and from that time un
til tba game ended they pounded tbe leather
almost to any part of the field they desired.
Tbe library boys worked bard, but didn’t
seem to havamuoboonfidenoe in themselves.
The result was plenty of errors, which can
acoount in a degree for the lurge soore of
the Washingtons.
Dolan aud Gastrigbt pitched for the
leaguers and both showed up in splendid
form. They bad perfect control of the
ball, were speedy a-id seemed able to strike
out a man whenever they pleated. Several
times the C. L. A. filled the bases with no
outs, only to have tho next three men put
out at the home on the strikes.
EVERYTHING THEIR OWN WAT.
The Washingtons played good ball up to
the fifth inning, but after that they grew
listless and took things easy. They realized
that they had a piemo with the Savaunah
iaus and made the most of it.
Up to the eighth inning there was nothing
but a goose egg to the credit of tbe library
club, but in that inning Harrigan made a
base hit on Gastright and stole second.
Curtis was hit by the ball and took first
while Harrigan stole third. When Curtis
got to second on a steal McGuire let a bail
pass and both Harriga i an 1 Curtis scored,
thus saving their side from a shut out.
In tbe fifth inning Duffee knocked a high
liner across left field to the fence, which
netted him a home ruu. It was oue of the
longest balls ever knocked on Savannah’s
diamond, and brought forth groat applause
from the spectators.
BOMB HEAVY HITTING.
In the same inning Dolan lined out a
3-bagger, and i:i the next inning Milligan
and Duffee both made 3-baggers. If Milli
gan were a lighter man he would have been
able to have secured a home run. It was
amusing to see him get around the bases
while the crowd yelled with delight aud
cried out, "Run, fatty, run!”
A feature of the game was the laok of
kicking. Foreman of the Washingtons um
pired the game, and gave such satisfaction
that there wasn’t an objection raised against
his decisions. Curtis in right field, Mo-
Hugh in left, and Harrigan on first base did
tbe Dest playing for the C. L. A.
The two fielders made some pretty catches
of flies which were sent their way. Alto
gether, despite its one-sidc-dness, the game
was enjiyed by those who sow it. Tbe soore
is os follows:
WASHINGTON.
H. P. A. E.
Hoy, cf. 10 10
Duffy, rf. 3 4 0 1
Wood, If 0 10 0
Schock, 3b 3 8 2 0
Milligan, lb 2 G 0 0
McGuire, o 1 8 1 0
Radford, s 3 2 11
Kilroy, 2b 2 0 1 1
Dolan, p 2 0 8 0
Oast right, p 0 0 3 0
17 24 17 1
C. L. A.
H. P. A. K.
O’Conner, lb 17 11
Burohard, s.s 2 3 6 0
Curtis, rf 1 3 0 1
Horrlgan, c 1 8 l 0
Rossi ter, 2b 0 0 2 l
Gross, 0 0 3 0
Schreik, 3b 1 2 2 1
McHugh, if 0 2 0 1
Morrissey, rf 0 10 1
6 21 14 G
INNINGS.
C. L. A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2—2
Washiogtou .. 3 1 1 4 33 1 X— l 6
Earned Runs—Washington, 5.
Home Run—Duffee.
Three-Base Hits—Milligan, Duffee, Dolan.
Two-Base Hits—Hoy, McGuire, Radford.
Left on Bases—Washington, 4; C. L. A., 5.
Time of Game—Two hours.
Umpire—Foreman.
To-morrow afternoon the two clubs will
again cross bats. Kilroy, the old Southern
League favorite, will do the honors in the
box for the visitors.
Wilmot has Anally concluded to play
with the Chioagos, and he has gone to Hot
Springs.
There will be groat rivalry between the
Giants' three Staten Island pitchers, Bhar
rott, Taylor and Van Zandt. The latter
paib will be allowed to show their speed dur
ing their southern trip.
Jack Lynch, the old pitoher of the Mots,
who is now “one of the Anest," has anew
soheme to quiet any unruly person he is
obliged to arrest. He tells him one of his
base ball stories. That settles it. Jack had
to oall an ambulance on bis Arst victim.
It is Manager James Mutlie again. And
now that "Jeoms" has completed his ar
rangements to msnage the Elmira team he
is as full of schemes as ever. The next
meeting of the Eastern League is put down
for April 5, which does not suit Jim at all.
He wants to get his team together by April
1. so as to take a trip through the National
League cities.
Pitcher King claims to have obtained
complete oontrol of anew and peculiar
twist ball, which he hopes to use effectively
the coming season.
Providence and New Haven got frosen
out of the Eastern League, and their places
in the circuit go to vastly inferior cities.
The Eastern League will realise this to its
cost before the season la over.
A Now York business man entered the
office of Director Taloott of the New York
club laat Thursday and astonished that of-
Actal by ordorlug a dozen season books. He
said now that Ibe base ball magnatee bad
settled all their differences his interest in
tl e game bad returned and be looked for a
very prosperous season.
Manager Walter Burnham certainly has
• deep grievauoe agaiuat tue new Eastern
League. He worked iaoeseeuliy night and
day to get up an Interest in the league in
Provldenoe and New Haven, and raised
money enough to support a team In each
place, and did it all at the request aud en
couragement of President White of the
league.
During tho praotice game of base ball by
Capt. Anson's league club a few days ago
at Hot Springs, Uumbert, the pitcher, was
knocked senseless by a swift ball which
struok him in the bead, and for many hours
his life was despaired of. He is slowly im
proving, however.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
L. O. Fairbanks of Atlanta is at the De
Soto.
W. O. Hudson of Atlanta is at the Pu
laski,
H. F. Land of Abbeville is at the Mar
shall.
Adam Strain of Darien is a guest of the
De Scto.
Thomas Lumpkin of Cartersyllle is at the
Screven.
tV. H. Lanier of Millen was in the city
yesterday.
F. G. Gardner of Willlston is a guest of
the Screven.
D. B. C. Ninitially of Sylvania Is a guest
of tbe Marshall.
J. L. White of Live Oak, Fla , is regis
tered at tbe Pukukl.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. O’Neal of Lyon* are
slopping at tbe Screven.
Mrs. Alfred Strom, at 83 Montgomery
street, is very sick with influeuza.
W. F. Sutherlin and Miss Jane Smith of
Danville, Vo., are guests of the De Soto.
Cbarlee D. Lond and E. W. Annfleld of
Mount Y’ernou are guests of the Soreveo.
W. Berrien Burroughs and George
Walker of Brunswick are registered at the
Soreveo.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Savllle and Miss Ba
ville of VVasbingtoo, D. C., are registered
at the De Soto.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Loomis, Miss Bessie
Loomis and Master Earl Loomis of IVilkes
barre, Pa., are stopping at the De Soto.
E. N. Clemeuce of Columbus is stopping
at tbe Pulatki. Mr. Cleuience represents
the Eagle aud Phuenix mills of Columbus.
W. H. Daniel left last night for Wash
ington, D. C. He will be gone several days
attending tbe meeting of tbe Southeastern
Tariff Association. •
Mrs. M. Hetterich has returned to tbe city
after spending some time at tbe Mardi Gras
In New Orleans. While there she was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. C. Moller.
Mrs. W. S. Chisholm and Miss Chisholm
of New York arrived in the oity yesterday
aud are stopping at the De Soto, where
tney will spend the remainder of the winter.
Mr. Jerome Sullivan entertained his
friends last night in the celebration of bis
oOtb birthday anniversary, at his home at
Gordon aud Habersham streets. Several
hours were pleasantly spent.
Judge Hamptou L. Ferrill of the court of
ordinary was out yesterday for a short
while after a severe attack of rheumatism,
from which he has been confined to his
tune for several days, but was compelled
to leave his office by a return of the at
tack.
Ignorance is no exouse In the eyes of
the law, nor is it an excuse for headache,
as everybody knows Bradycrotine is a sure
oure.— Ad.
OITY BREVJTIE&.
The city council will meet to-hight.
The Ocean Steamship Company is send
ing out a dainty little souvenir of a trip
from New York to Savannah via the Sa
vannah line. It is a pretty thing. The
Morning News has received one from
Gen. Sorrel, manager of the oompany.
The entertainment of Prof. Charles Slade
Monday night has created so mbch com
ment and excited so much curiosity and
desire on the part of purties who did not
attend that there is a general desire that
Manager Johnson will arrange to have him
give another performance here next week.
Detective Wetherhorn yesterday arrest
ed William Jones for trying to sell a cow
wbioii was stolen. The negro said he had
found the cow wandering about the street,
but as the animal had a halter attached to
it the story didn’t seem plsusabie. Jones
was oommittod to jail, and Deieetive Weth
erhorn has the oow awaiting its owner.
When Baby was slok, we gave her Castorla.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, abe clung to (Astoria.
When she had Children, the gave them easterly
ACME OF SUCCESS.
The Grand Millinery Opening of 8.
Krouakoff Yesterday.
The announcement of 8. Krouskoff’s
millinery opening brought out hundreds of
ladies yesterday. Prom early morning till
nightfall there was a perfect stream of the
fair sex beading toward this oopular estab
lishment. Tbe remarks of all the ladies, as
they left the“uxhibltion, were highly com
plimentary.
A Morning News reporter strolled in to
see tbe display in the evening when the
crowds thinned out, and was surprised at
the grand exposition of lovely hats and
bonnets.
It is a usual thing to describe a few of the
leading and more special pattern bonnets at
a millinery opening, but on this occasion it
would be ridiculous and almost impossible
to make a selection. There were about Ave
hundred of tbe Anest trimmed hats and
bonnets that have ever been exhibited in
the city of Savannah, and doubtless the
largest and most complete display south of
New York city.
If the ladies of Savannah wish to be de
lighted with an entertainment, of which
ladies are usually partial, they will visit
KrouskofTs to-day.
8. Krouskoff has endeavored to educate
the trade up to a high standard in millinery
goods, and he has suoceeded admirably. No
moralists and bonnets from Now York,
while here can be seen and purchased orig
inal and oonles from.the loading modistes of
London and Paris.
Ths show room Is in ebarge of four pleas
ant and acoommoda'lng young ladles, who
take great pleasure in exhibiting the hand
some goods to all visitors.
The site of furniture on Gaston street,
near Abet corn street, wiU take place this
day at UL2O o'clock.—Ad.
LCDDKX SATIS % it.
VTBATBKR PBOBABIL TORS- ITEDjfv,
DA Y: Rain, colder. '
INVENTORY
April Ist is alimost here.
Thmk of the labor involved in
going through suefh an im
mense stock of
PIANOS AND ORGANS
—AND—
GENERAL MBSICAL MERCHANDISE.
If we could quickly reduce
our Pianos and Organs in some
directions it would make us
happy.
IF YOO WILL HELP
Us do it we will give you such
a bargain in certain instruments
as you may not expect to be
offered again in a long time.
Come in and let us show you
what inducements we can make
you to buy at once.
LwMen & Bales S. 1L B.
DR* GOO DA.
Extraordinary Annoieemit
10%
Asa special inducement we will}
allow a discount of 10 percent, off
all purchases in our Silk and Woo*
Dress Goods Department duringtha
Spring. We are now showing full
and complete lines of the following
in all the correct tints: Lansdowns,
Silk Wrap Bedfords, All Wool Bedl
fords, Silk Finished Henriettas,
French Camel's-Hairs, All Woof
Cheviots, All Wool Surahs and
Serges, also attractive and exclusive
designs in French Suitings Printed,
India, China, Pongee and Surah
Silks, plain Chinas, Surahs and
Failles in beautiful shades, also a
handsome line of fine French
Sateens.
(kAffltffocnetty
CLOTHING.
Our
Show Windows
are an index
to the good things
within.
Our SPRING
DISPLAY scoop3
the town, and our
prices can’t be
matched.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE"
BROKEN!
Time the Best Healer.
We have guaranteed to
give better prices than our
competitors, and in theso
critical times we hold to
this favored motto in an
irresistible way.
Wait till our opening
commences.
COLLAT’S
149 Broughton Street
COAL. AND WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
Of all kinds and sizes promptly delivered.
D. R. THOMAS,
111 -Bay St. West Broad St. Wharves
TKLBPno.VB No. 09.
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
GOOD HEALTH
Is one of the greatest blessings bestowed on
mankind. Excesww are groat destroyers or
health. A little stimulant when taken In noA
jration, such as the OLD KN IOCERBOCK
RYE and OLD KAHHIONKD RYE WHIHKIKR
are preservatives. Ask your grocers for these
with our name and guarantee.
HENRY SO-OMON &. SON,
Wbulesklt Liquor Dealers, Smoo<
