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THEIR FIRST MEETING.
THE NEW COMMISSIONERS TRANS
ACT THEIR FIRST BUSINESS.
A Kick Against the Suburban and
West End Railroad—The County’s
Poor—Tbe Vernon Shell Road Must
be Repaired at Once or the Work
Will be Undertaken by the County.
The new oounty commissioner* held their
first meeting since their installation yester
day afternoon. They got down to work in
earnest In all probability they will meet
•very week for a few weeks until they get
the run of the work and get everything in
shape.
The entire board was present when Chair
man Dale oalled the meeting to order. The
first thing considered was the application of
B. Carpenter for a lioense to sell liquor at
his place out near the Ogeecbee river.
There was also a counter petition from sev
eral Bryan county citizens who live near
this place protesting against the granting of
the license.
The commissioners showed a disposition
to discourage liquor selling In the rural
portion of the county, and when they wore
Informed shat only one such license had
been granted in four or five years, they in
structed the olerk to look into the matter
and see if there were not legal obstacles la
tbe way.
TO REMOVE A RTREKTKAILWAY.
A petition from the road commissioners
requesting the county commissioners to re
quire the Suburban and West End street
railway to remove that portion of Its track
cn the Louisville and Augusta roads was
considered.
The petition alleged that the road had not
been laid in a proper manner according
to the written agreement with the
county, aud that it was an ob
struction to travel and a nuisance. As it
had not complied with the contract, the
road commissioners thought It should be
removed.
Next Wednesday has been set as the day
for the hearing in the cose, and the direc
tors of the road will be required to appear
before the commissioners tushow cause why
the portion of the road above specified
should not be removed.
A petition by the Savannah Rifle Associa
tion to purchase certain oounty lauds for a
rifle range was tabled until the commission
ers could better inform themselves of the
nature and value of the lauds.
ANOTHER STREET RAILWAY.
The clerk read a letter from l apt. Purse
to the mayor and aldermen, which had been
referred to the commissioners, asking that,
os the conditions had been complied with
in the building of the Savannah, and Isle of
Hope road, the commissioners condemn
certain lauds for tbe purpose of widening
the roods olong that line. The county at
torney informed the commissioners that
they could not lawfully condemn land for
the purpose of carrying out o private con
tract and he was Instructed to so reply to
the communication.
Borne discussion arose in regard to the
preparation of the county budget to present
to the grand jury, but the commissioners
were not exactly ready to take hold of tbiß
work, and for the time it was dropped.
THE COUNTY’S POOR.
Several applications for support from the
county, numerously signed, were presented,
read and referred to the committee on poor
to be appointed.
The pauper pocket was also taken up and
discussed. It was tbe unanimous opinion
that this list of connty beueflciaries should
be taken up, revised and corrected
and that tbe names of those
not entitled to the monthly stipend they
were receiving bo weeded out. The list was
referred to the committee on poor, with
power to weed.
THE VERNON SHELL ROAD.
The report of Engineer Blandford upon
the Vernon shell road, as requested at the
last meeting, showed that road to be in a
very unsanitary condition, and that its
system of drainage was very imperfect,
leaving large pools of stagnant water at
various points.
The clerk was instructed to notify the
owners of the road that its sanitary condi
tion and drainage system must be improved
within ten days, otherwise the county will
take the work ip charge and require the
oompany to pay the costs.
The committee on auditing accounts re
ported favorably on bills to the amount of
$9,566 40, also the bill of SIO,OOO for educa
tional purposes, which were ordored paid.
An account of SIOO seat in by Solicitor
General W. W. Fraser and others for ob
taining evidence in gambling cases was not
favorably reported. The committee
thought this amount should have been paid
out of the fines collected, part of which is
divined among the officers of tbe court.
Those presenting the bill will be requested
to appear aid explain why the amount
should be paid.
Tbe county attorney was instructed to
draw up an abstract of all laws aud parts
of laws pertaining to the rights and duties
of the commissioners, and these will be pub
lished in pamphlet form for their reference.
GONE BACK SATISFIED.
The Engineers’ Committee Return to
Their Homes to Await March 16.
The members of the grievance committee
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, who came here to consult with
Receiver Comer on the question of contract,
returned to their homes yesterday satisfied
with the understanding arrived at between
themselves and the authorities of the road.
The question will not be reopened until
March 16 when Chief Arthur will come to
Georgia to try to make permanent arrange
ments for a year with the Central.
The engineers do not anticipate any
trouble about the contract feature of the
Issues which will come before the conference
of Chief Arthur, J udge Speer, Receiver
Comer and Mr. Wadley, but they seem to
fear that an amicable agreement will hardly
be reached u Supt. IV ad ley insists on re
fusing to reinstate Engineer Arden, who
was discharged for refusing to haul a Sam
box car during the recent strike on that
road. It will be remembered that the en
gineers here have already determined to
demand Mr. Arden's reinstatement, aud are
ouly awaiting the arrival of their chief to
present that demand to the officers of the
Central. The conductors also agreed at a
meeting a short time ago to back up the
engineers in their demand.
On the other hand some of Supt. Wadley’s
subordina.e officials slate that the superin
tendent has clearly expressed his determina
tion not to reinstate Mr. Arden, ami if
neither side retreats from the position taken
it oau be readily seeu that there will be a
misunderstanding.
Thrown from a Buggy.
Two little boys, sous of Sheriff Ronan,
and Mr. James L. Gallagher were thrown
from a buggy and injured on Gaston strset
near Whitaker yesterday afternoon. The
boys were takieg a ride when the horse be
came frightened by an electric car and rau
away. Young Gallagher received a severe
scalp wound and had to be taken
borne in the police ambulance, but young
Ronan escaped with only a few slight
bruises.
Solicitor Fraser’s Little Boy Dead.
William Lawson, second son of Solicitor
General Fraser, died yesterday at J o'clock
after a few hours’ illness from convulsions.
He was a bright aud interesting child of 3
years, and Solicitor and Mrs. Fraser have
the sympathy of their large circle of friends
in their bereavement. The funeral will take
place to-day at 4 o’clock.
Tested by Time. For Bronchial affections
Coughs, etc.. Brown’s Bros hul Trochm have
vrirved their efficacy by a test of many years
Price *5 cents,-od.
MBS. COHEN’S PRESENT.
j The Parents of an Unknown Waif
Not Found, But Suspected.
Muoh curiosity has been aroused as to
who are the parents of the child left on the
! doorstoop of Mr. Harmon Cohen at No. 7
Harrison street night before last, but as yet
j it has not been determined. Mr. Cohen has
some suspicion, however, as to who the
, father is, aud will find out if possible,
though he sajs he will under no circum
stances give up the child, to which hia wife
has taken a great fancy on short acquaint
ance.
Four parties were seen to pass the house
just after the ohltd had been found on Mr.
Cohen’s doorstep, three women, one appear
ing to be a servant, and a man. They ure
supposed to be the parties who left the
child, os they seemed to have waited until
it was taken In.
Mr. Cohen has advertised for the parents
of tbe child, saying that if he can obtain
all legal rights, tie wants to adopt it. Yes
terday he saw Judge Ferrill, who promised
to give him legal papers Wednesday, giving
him full title to the child, which be proposes
to keep and rear. The money paid for tbe
advertisement was also refunded him.
Mr. and Mrs. Cohen have no children of
their own, and Mrs. Cohen was highly de
lighted with tbe idea of adopting the chubby
little fellow, who is just about 2>£ months
old, and who came plentifully supplied with
clothing of a fine texture, showing that he
was not a child of puuper parents. He will
be named Louis Cohen, after Mr. Cohen’s
brother. Mr. Cohen is also well pleased
with the idea of keeping the little fellow,
but says he does not understand how white
people could be guilty of disposing of a
child in such a manner.
AMERICA’S OLDEST ENGINE.
To Be Exhibited at Chicago by a Sa
vannah Man.
John lionrke & Son of the Novelty iron
works will have on exhibition at the world’s
fair in the transportation department, prob
ably the oldest engine la tbe United |States
certainly the oldest iu use at the presont
time.
it is the old engine used In
the Savannah steam rice mill, a ‘.'o-horse
power beam engine, cylinder 31 inches iu
diameter and stroke of piston 72 inches. It
makes 18 revolutions per minute with 8
pounds pressure, compound jet condenser
ajd 24-inch air pump. The feed pump works
from beam to supply the boilers. The crank
shaft and connecting rod are of cast iron.
The engine was built in Lancashire, Eng
land by James Watt in 1815, aud was
brought to this city and erected at the rioa
mill of MoAlpln & Mclnnis, and has been
working regularly ever since. It was over
hauled by John Rourfce & Sen In August,
1891, and was put in good repair. It bus
been frequently noticed in the mechanical
and scientific papers of the country. There
seems to be n<> doubt of its being the oldest
working engine in this country, and prob
ably on mis continent, and it bids fair to
do good servioe for many years to ootue. It
will prove a curiosity at Chloago.
A COUNTRY CRIMINAL CAUGHT.
Deputy Sheriff Symons Captures a
Fugitive From Buena Vista.
Sheriff Ronan received a letter yesterday
from Sheriff Rushin of Buena Vista asking
him to arrest Drew Thomas, alias Andrews
Thomas, a negro wanted in Buena Vista on
a criminal charge. The letter gave an ac
curate description of the fugitive aud
Deputy Sheriff Symons, to whom Sheriff
Ronan turned over the case, succeeded in
picking up Thomas without much trouble.
The officer found him driving a street
wagon.
Thomas submitted quietly to arrest, but
denied that he was ever in Buena Vista. As
the letter did not state the charge against
tbe negro and as he refused toteli anything
it is not known what crime he committed.
Sheriff Ronan sent Thomas to jail aud noti
fied Sheriff Rushin by telegraph of the
arrest. He answered that he would bo here
to-day for the prisoner.
PICKED UP BY THE CUITBH.
Tbe Schooner Charles M. Patterson
Towed Into Tybee In Distress.
The schooner Charles M. Patterson of
Philadelphia, from that port for Matanzas
with a cargo of coal, was towed into Tybee
yesterday afternoon in distress by a tug.
Her fore and maintopmast were carried
away iu Saturday’s gale, and she is said to
be leaking.
The revenue cutter George S. Bout well,
while cruising yesterday morning from Port
Royal to Warsaw Bound, came across the
Patters' >n in her partly dismasted condition
and took her in tow to bring her into Tybee.
A tug, however, hove in Bight shortly after
ward and the cutter turned over the
schooner to her, tbe Boutwell proceeding on
her cruise to Warsaw and anchoring at
Thunderbolt yesterday afternoon, t ape.
Turnwell of the Patiersou and his wife
came up to the city last night on a tug.
A STORM MOVING SEAWARD.
Savannah in the Outskirts of It This
Time.
A telegram from Washington to the
weather bureau yesterday morning stated
that there was a storm raging in Illinois
and moving eastward toward the sea, and
ordered the hoisting of the storm signals at
3:30 o'clock yesterday morning.
High southwest winds prevailed in this
vicinity last night as predicted by the fore
cast. It is hardly probable that ths storm
will strike Savannah very heavily, for if it
has not spent itself before it reaohes tbe
coast, it will be so far north that It will
hardly do much damage.
The high southwest winds are about tbe
only trouble that will strike here, unless it
be a few showers, whioh according to the
forecast are due to-day, with fair weather
and high winds later.
DEFAULTER BLUEIT O.AUGHT.
He ia in Jail in Atlanta and Hia
Friends Are Trying to Settle.
William Bluett, the defaulting agent of
the National Cash Register Company, is in
jail in Atlanta, having been captured in
Columbia, S. C., night before last. The
reason for taking Bluett to Atlanta first
was because the warrant for his arrest was
sworn out iu that city by State Agent
Bebre.
It is understood that Bluett’s friends are
trying again to settle the case by making
good his defalcation. Agent Behre, it is
said, is willing to drop tbe prosecution pro
vided the register company is fully indemni
fied. Otherwise he will have Bluett brought
to Savannah and presented to tbe grand
jury for embezzlement.
Funeral of W. R. Curtis.
The funeral services of the late Mr. W. R,
Curtis were held yesterday at noon at the
resiJenoo of Mr. T. J. Davis, No. 169 Jones
street, and were largely attended by friends
of the deceased. Rev. Dr. Dowman of Wes
ley Monumental church conducted tbe serv
ices. The body was accompanied to the
depot by Palestine commandery, Knights
Templar; Landrum lodge of Masons and a
delegation from the Chatham Artillery aud
tbe Order of Elks.
The pall-bearers were: Sir Knights
Howard Harris and Walter Dayton from
tbe cornu.anderv. Dr. W. F. Brunner and
Archibald McAllister from Landrum lodge,
W. F. Chaplin aud E. F. Whitcomb from
the Artillery aud W. C. Keidlinger and A.
E. Horricks from the Elks.
At the Theater.
"The Bottom of the Bca,” t was played
before u small audience la-t night. The
play has been seen here before.
Look, to your interest You can buy Salva
tion Oil, the great pain-cure, for 25 cents.—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1893.
NO TRICKERY IN IT.
A Charge Agalnet Georgia Fertilizer
Companies Explained.
Georgia fertiliser companies are being
charged in Bouth Carolina with attempted
evasions of tbe law io that state in regard
i to fertilizers, which requires that com
| modity to be tagged with South Carolina
tags. It is staved that the secretary
j of state of Bouth Carolina has had his at
tention called to the matter. The Georgia
i companies are charged with using Georgia
1 tags instead of Bouth Carolina tags.
In speaking of the matter yesterday Mr.
Richmond of Comer, Hull & Cos. said the
charge is absolutely groundless, and that it
is folly to speak of any trick on the part of
the fertilizer companies here.
‘‘Why,” said he, "the tags are for our
own protection as well as for that of the
buyer, and such a thing would do any com
pany more harm than good. Besides the
tags are bought for four states in propor
tion to tbe amounts of fertilizers usually
sold in them. It is so with us, and I think
also with other companlee. These tags are
good only for one year, and they would be
of no possible use It kept over.
"I know of a case where Georgia tags
were put on fartilizers shipped out of Port
Royal to a point In South Carolina by a
Georgia company, but the mistake was a
natural one under tbe circumstances. In
tagging lots of fertilizers the bauds em
ployed at the factory often make the mis
take of putting the wrong tags on cars of
fertilizers, and occasionally the mistake
slips by unnoticed. In tbe case to which I
refer the Bouth Carolina tags were shipped
as soon as notification was sent that tne
m.stake bad been made, and tbe Bouth Car
olina officials were written regarding it be
fore they were aware that it had oc
curred.
“Huoh charges probably grow out of
cases like these, but they are false and with
out foundation. Proper tagging protects
the interest* of the company, and they are
not going to take any such risks.”
MEANS SLUGGING MATCHES.
Manager Manning’s Opinion About
Putting Back tha Box.
Manager Manning of Savannah’s ball
team thinks the change ia the rules, put
ting the pitcher’s box five feet farther away
from the home plate than heretofore means
that the days of close scores are passing
away.
•‘The putting back of tbe pitchers,” said
he, “will materially reduce the spaed of the
ball and cause a great deal more batting
than the lover3 of the game have been in the
habit of seeing. In other words, when pro
fessional clubs meet you can look out for
first-class slugging matches because the
batters will have more opportunity to guage
the ball after it leaves the pitcher’s hand
than was the case under the old rules.
‘’Of course the change will bring about
more careful playing on the part of the
fielders, because they will have to be con
stantly on the alert every time a man goes
to the bat hereafter, no matter what his
previous batting reoord may have beeu. I
think with the inereaee of batting will oome
an Increase of brilliant plays in the field,
and wnat is lost In the first Instance Is more
than likely to be amply made up in the
second.”
Now that the question of the location of
tbe pitcher’s box has been definitely decided
upon Manager Manning will go ahad and
lay out his diamond at Wheelman’s park.
He has been waiting on this for several
Java
Watching the fight.
A Big Crowd Listens to tbe Ticker
From the New Orleans Mill.
There was considerable interest here over
the Fitzsimmone-Hall fight last night, and
Carr’s saloon, which had returns from tbe
ring-side at New Orleans, was jammed half
an hour before the fight commenced. The
crowd was pretty well divided in opinion as
to the merits of tbe two lighters, but Hall
seemed to have the most friends. Consid
erable small change was wagered and tbe
backers of Hall felt sore over the poor show
ing their favorite made against the Aus
tralian.
The crowd expected a loDger fight, some
thing on the order of the Sullivan-Corbetx
set-to, and was rather disappointed that it
only lasted four rounds. When the an
nouncement name, however, that Fitzsim
mons whipped Hail iu four rounds the Fitz
simmons men cheered themselves hoarse
and spent their winnings in dampening their
stomachs and exhilarating their brains with
Carr’s stock ot refreshments.
MORE RUNAWAY SAILORS.
Two of Them Captured Yesterday by
Officer Bossell.
Officer Bossell arrested yesterday morn
ing two runaway sailors at the lower end
of the Savannah, Florida and Western lum
ber wharf.
The night before Leander Johnson and
Christian Christianson stole a boat from the
Norwegian bark President, with whioh they
were signed, and rowed to the lauding back
of the city exchange. They then went down
the river and were preparing to embark
with the American bark Thurlow, wheu
Officer Bossell, who had been notified,
caught them.
They were turned over on warrants to
Justice Elsinger and were sent to jail until
the I'resident is ready to sail.
Hood’s Cures.
In saying that Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures
it proprietors make no idle or extravagant
claim. Statements from thousands of reli
able people of what Hood’s Sarsaparilla has
done for them conclusively prove that
HOUD’S Sarsaparilla CURES.
Hood’s Pills act especially upon the
liver, rousing it from torpidity to its natu
ral duties, cure constipation aud assist di
gestion.—ad.
RIVER AND HARBOR.
The Italian bark Vega was cleared yester
day for Castellamore with 1,828 pieces pitch
pine lumber, measuring 236,876 feet, valued
at $2,852 68. Cargo and vessel cleared by
Chr. G. Dahl & Cos.
A survey was held yesterday on the Ger
man brig Otto Graf Zu Stolberg. The
board consisted of Capt. L. Wiggins, port
warden; Andrew L. Farid, correspondent of
Marine Underwriters; A. E. Horrooks, rep
resenting Erloh Fabarius, agent German
ischer Lloyd, and Capt. Bulow of the Ger
man bark Rhea. According to the affidavit
of tbe diver, Brown, he located the leak at
the port bow iu an open butte about twenty
feet from the stem and four feet below the
edge of metal. He oalked the leak
with oakum aud oovered It with felt and
sheet lead. Tbe captain of the brig agrees
to put in two new pumps. With this done
tbu surveyors prouounced the vessel fit to
proceed to her destination (London), there
to be overhauled.
Wakefleld-Lyon.
Mr, Charles E. Wakefield and Miss Mamie
Lyon were married at Trinity church yes.
terday morning at 9 o'clock. Rev. A. J.
Jarrell performed the ceremony, assisted by
Rev. Dr. Schaeffer of the Lutherau churoh.
Mr. J. P. 1-ee, Mr. Thomas Lyon, Mr. Otto
Boiler and Mr. Thomas Farr were the ush
ers. As soon as the ceremony was over Mr.
and Mrs. Wakefield wero driven to the
Ocean steamship wharvos, where they took
passage on the Chattahoochee for New York.
They will be absent about two weeks. The
groom is a well-known and popular young
man, senior member of the firm of Wake
field & 1-ee. The bride is the protty and
accomplished daughter of Mr. W. C. Lyon.
In east or west, or north or south,
They to themselves an outrage do.
Who cannot boast a fresh, sweet mouth,
With teeth like pearls begemmed with dew,
When 80ZODONT all this supplies.
And works tbe charm before our eye*.— ad.
THE PULL FOR OFFICES.
BOMB OF THE GEORGIANS WHO
WANT TO SERVE UNCLE BAM.
Morgan Rawls After the Assistant
Secretaryship of Agriculture—Alf.
Eerrington in the I.iDg for a Fat
Place—The District Attorneyship and
Marshalsblp—Crock Beckwith's Back
ing for the Custom House.
William Clifton, Esq., returned last night
from Washington, where he went to attend
tbe inauguration ceremonies. He says tbe
Hussars made such a fine impression at the
capital that the people were still talking
about them when be left.
Washington, Mr. Clifton said, Is filled
with an army of office-seekers, in which
Georgia is well represented. Hon. Morgan
Rawls of Effingham is after the assistant
secretaryship of agriculture, and is bring
ing strong Influence to bear upon President
Cleveland for the appointment. Hon. Al
fred Herrington wants something, and he
has the backing of Georgia’s congressional
delegation. Mr. Herrington Is not par
ticular about the kind of government posi
tion he gets so long as It is a good
one. Those around tbe capitol who claim
to know say that Joe James will get the
district attorneyship for the Northern dis
trict, that Ed Calloway of Burke will get
District Marion Erwin’s place, and Frank
Leverett will succeed .Marshal Corbett.
Congressman Lester is not bothering with
the office-seekers now, but is attending to
matters for the benefit of the people.
J. F. B. Beckwith, Esq., is pushing his
olaims to the colleotorship of customs.
Mr. Beckwith, In presenting his petition,
will accompany it with tbe indorsement of
Gov. Northen, the secretary of state, the
state treasurer, the attorney general, the
controller general, the commissioner of
agriculture, the commissioner of education,
the entire state Senate, about ninety mem
bers of the House, eleven of the thirteen
democratic electors, the four delegates from
the state at large to the Chicago convention,
eight of the district delegates to the same
convention, together with the indorsement
of five leading daily newspapers of Geor
gia, the indorsement of over 400 prominent
business and professional meu from Chat
ham, Bryan, Bulloch. Liberty, Molntosh,
Scriven, Burke, Emanuel, Tattnall and
Effingham in this congressional district, in
cluding such democrats as Col. E. P. Mil
ler of Liberty, Dr. Spalding Kenan of Mc-
Intosh, Judge Caleb VV. Smith of Tattnall,
Judge George 8. Rountree of Emanuel,
Hon. W. A. Williams of Burke,
Hon. John C. Dell of Sorivon, Col.
Ed Bird of Effingham, Judge J. B. Brown
of Bryan aud Hon. J. A. Brannen of .Bul
loch.
In addition he has the indorsement and
support of the two democratic organizations
of Chatham, Mayor Mcl’onongb anil nine
aldermen, both ex-ministers of Cleveland’s
former administration, Gen. Lawton and
Gen. Jackson, and both ex-consuls general,
P. M. B. Young and Col. Charlton 11. Way.
He also has strong letters from Hon. W.
Y. Atkinson, chalrmangf the Demooratio
party of the state; Hoif. Fleming G. dußig
non, chairman of the Georgia delegation to
Chioago; Hon. Pope Barrow, chairman of
recent state convefition for delegates
to Chicago convention, and ex-United
States senator from Georgia, aud from
many other distinguished democrats of Sa
vannah aud other places in Georgia.
Gen. Gordon says that the strong letter
indorsement of Mayor MoDonough to
gether with tha recommendation of the nine
aldermen will certainly secure Mr. Beck
with the appointment. He says that he
will present Mr. Beckwith’s application and
indorsements in person to the President
aud urge his appointment. Mr. Beckwith
will have the friendly support of Vice Pres
ident Stevenson, Secretary of Interior
Smith and Secretary of State Gresham.
Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup is sold everywhere
and It always cures coughs and colds.—ad.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Frank C. Owens of Way cross Is at the De
Soto.
W. R. Kemp of Swaiusboro is at the Pu
laski.
F. H. Roberson of Tennille Is at the Pu
laski.
W. F. Monroe of Valdosta is at the Pu
laski.
North Stevers of Live Oak, Fla., Is at the
De Soto.
8. F. Hardee of Valdosta is registered at
the Pulaski.
A. H. Morgan of Waycross is stopping at
the De Soto.
J. H. Holmes of Charleston, S. C., is at
tbe De Soto.
F. G. Garbutt of Qarhutt, Ga„ is stopping
at the Pulaski.
H. 8. McCallum of Morrison is registered
at the Pulaski.
M. Knner of New York visited the cotton
exchange yesterday.
J. J. Phillips of Charleston, S. C., is reg
istered at tbe De Soto.
Miss E. J. Rich of Port Royal, S. C., is
stopping at the Pulaski.
Goorge P. Webster ar.d wife, of Boston,
Mass., are stopping at the De Soto.
Editor F. W. Capers of the Columbia (S.
C. Journal was in the city yesterday.
Charles C. Soule of Boston was a visitor
ou the floor of the cotton exchange yester
day.
William Tallman Smith aud Henry Belin,
Jr., of Scranton were visitors at the oottOD
exchange yesterday.
W. A. Turk, general passenger agent of
the Richmond and Danville, of Washington,
D. C., Is at the De Soto.
Mr. John F. Crohau of the firm of Cro
hau & Dooner went to New York yester
doy for a short business trip.
Charles C. Flemiug of Atlanta, speoial
agent of th# German-Ameriean Firo Insur
ance Compauy, is in the city stopping at the
De Soto.
The president of the Union Sooietv ac
knowledges a donation of fertilizers from
the Commercial Guano Company. It was
the first to respond to the call for donations
of that kind to the Bethesda Orphan House
farm.
John W. Murray of New York, vice
president of the German-Ameriean Insur
ance Company, is stopping at the Da Soto.
Mr. Murray is accompanied by his wife.
They are on their way north after spending
some time in Florida.
Editor R. M. Martini of the Liberty
County Herald is in the city on a business
visit. Mr. Martin is a former Savannah
newspaper man. having been a member of
the staff of the Evening Times. He Is
always welcomed here.
AT THE COURTS.
Yesterday was a dull day in the courts.
Nothing was none in the city oourt and
but little in the superior court."
Iu the alimony proceedings of Mrs. Ellen
F. Dodd against Frank Dodd Judge Falli
gant passed an order Instructing J. H.
O’Byrne, receiver of the property of the de
fendant, to sell the household furniture.
An order requiring the master in the case
of William Gorman et al. vs. the Coast
Line Railroad Company to file his report
by May 1 next was passed by Judge Falil
gant.
Edgar Denmark, Esq., was appointed a
commercial notary public by Judge Falli
gaut yesterday.
The criminal docket of the superior oourt
will he taken up to-day.
Fhysiclacs
Who have onoe tried Scbiffmann’s Asthma
Cure In their practice invariably recom
mend it thereafter. It is the greatest boon
of the age. Relief instantaneous. Ask any
druggist.— ad.
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ABSOLUTELY PURS
HAIL AND oßo3Sria.
Thera can be but one opinion as to the
relative dead-weight now carried and the
vast importanoe of lessening it, writes W.
Barnet Le Van, In the Engineering Maga
zine. It is time that attempts were made
by railroad companies to introduce anew
system of oars so as to reduce the amount of
dead-weight as compared to paying-weight.
To do this effectually each passenger must
be assigned to one seat. If trains were so
made up, with light-weight cars, with oom-<
fortable armed s ats, fitted with doors on
the sides so that the cars could be oouplod
up close together, and parlor and smoking
cars dispensed with, trains could be run be
tween New York and Philadelphia inside of
ninety minutes. As trains are now made
up, a great many passengers expect not
only a seat for their bodies, but another for
their feet; others, not sociably disposed, fill
up the vacant seats with their wraps and
hand-bags. If a seat were assigned to each
passenger, and in case of man and wife a
seat side by side, it would prevent the dis
graceful sights witnessed daily at the en
trance to the care at our railroad stations
where men, women and children are haul
ing, pulling and crowding each other, ham
pered with hand-boxes, bird cages and
hand-bags, each trying to reach the gate
first so as to secure a seat.
One of the most important railroad pro
jects now in contemplation, with almost a
certainty of its completion, is the railway
proposed to connect Alaska primarily, and
tde United States secondly, with Cape
Prince of Wales, the extreme northwestern
poiDt of Alaska Though remote from this
section, the question is interesting. It will
make it possible for a traveler to reach Lou
don and otner points in Europe by virtually
an ail-rail route. Among the many arti
cles of import which would be cheapened
by the completion of the line most impor
tant would be tea. The route haß been sur
veyed. The distance from Victoria, B. 0.,
to Cape Prince of Wales is 2,1141) miles.
Yoara ago Senator (Stanford gave it as his
opinion that a transcontinental road could
be built and profitably operated over this
route and across the Bering straits to Rus
sia, there connecting with the Russian rail
road, which will bo completed to the straits
in about three years. The scenery along
the line is magnificent.
One hundred men are at work on the
shops of the Central road at Cedartown.
Chief Engineer Hunter is on the ground
this week with the piaus and specifications
for the different buildings, which will be
rapidly pushed to completion.
The Southern Passenger Association will
bold a meeting at St. Augustine to-morrow
for the purpose of discussing rates to the
Chicago fair, and also the question of with
drawing unlimited tickets.
W. A. Love has been appointed train
master of the main stem of the Central
west of Maoon. He sucoeeds R. E. Good
win and will have headquarters at Griffin.
Two of the first locomotives constructed
in Europe are en route for the world’s fair.
They were built at Durham, England, in
1837 and 1838. They are queer pieces of me
chanism as compared with those at present
in use, having vertical cylinders and con
necting rods, with fire-boxes andsmoke
boxea in front. The locomotives arWiccom -
panied by a tender and an old-fashioned
passenger coach upholstered in satin.
The White Star steamship Runic, to New
York from Liverpool, has oa board an
English railway tram for exhibition at the
fair at Chicago. The train consists of a
65-ton engine, tender and two coaches, the
coaches represent the most noted improve
ments in English railway travel, and have
sleeping rooms entirely different from the
American system, 'i he tram is from the
London and Northwestern railroad, and will
travel under its own steaifi over the New
York Central and Hudson River railroad to
Chicago.
Letters patent have been applied for and
the articles of incorporation published,
creating the Dunnellon Phosphate Railroad
and Transportation Company of Florida. It
is proposed to build a road from Dunueilon
to the Early Bird phosphate mines, then
north to Amelia Island on the Atlantic, and
south from Dunnellon to deep water on
Tampa bay. The incorporators are John
L. Inglis and Ralph Baker of Madison; H.
D. and John W. Anchincloss and C. K.
Dutton of New York oitv, W. L. Brantley
of Boston, J. M. Schumacher and J. R.
Tysen of Jacksonville. Capital stock
§IOO,OOO.
COSTLY BALLS.
The Bills for New York’s Fashion
Dances Are Enormous.
From the Chicago Times.
Since the first ball of tho Patriarchs,
arranged by Ward McAllister in 1872, those
“American aristocrats” have expended for
their annual entertainments of the beau
raonde nearly §400,000. The average cost
of a Patriarch ball is about $6,125, which
means an assessment of $125 for each bail
from each of the Patriarchs. Usually thero
have been but two dances each year, but
this season the Patriarchs will amuse polite
sooiaty with three dances, tho expeuso of
which will make short work of $20,000.
Bradley Martin is very free with his
money when a social entertainment is on
hand. It may not have occurred to auy of
the guests at Bradley Martin’s dinner at
Delmonico’s two years ago that the affair
cost the host over SB,OOO. But Mr. and Mrs.
Bradley Martin entertain more elaborately
in Loudon during the season there than on
this side of the Atlantic. About SIO,OOO is
the average price of a Bradley Martin din
ner nance in Loudon. A conservative pre
diction has been made that if Miss Martin is
to be married to Lord Craven in this city
$25,000 will barely cover the general ex
penses of the wedding.
The most expensive dance ever given in
this oity was the New Year’s ball of 1800
in the Metropolitan opera house. The
floral decorations of the auditorium were on
such a scale as actually to give an air of
coziness to the great interior. When the
executive committee of the hall came to
foot up the expenses, they found tnat $14,-
859,10 was the uotual cost of the “diver
sion" of a tew hours. Oniy $14,000 had
been subscribed by the patrons, and Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Byain K. Btevous and
Word McAllister made up the deficit It is
justice to Mr. Vanderbilt, Mr. Stevens and
Mr. MoAliister to say that most of the bills
incurred by the ball were paid two davs
after the dance, and every obligation had
been met within two weeks.
Tho New Year’s ball the evening of Jan.
13, 1592, though larger than its predecessor]
was not os exponsiAe. A trifle over sli,s(Jo
covered the expenses of the dance.
The Bottom of the Sea
The only place where you might get better
value than those pure linen handkerchiefs
Leopold Adler offers on his center tables
to-morrow. — ad. ,
Mb. Limont, since his appointment as Secre
tary of War, has gained twenty-eight pounds.
It can't be possible that be bss the ''big head.’-
TELFAIR ACADEMY.
A Plan to Get a Great Pict
ure for It.
The Morning News believes the posses
sion by the Telfair aoademy of one of the
great pictures that will be exhibited at the
Columbian fair would give pleasure to all
the friends of the Academy. Why not raise
an amount sufficient to purchase one of
them! The Academy’s friends can easily do
it. If each one of them will give the under
taking his support the thing will be accom
plished.
The Academy has many friends, and they
are not confined to this city or state. They
are to be found in many states, for of the
thousands of visitors to the city within the
last two or three years from all parts of the
country, many of them have passed pleas
ant hours viewing its treasures. From some
of these help may be expected.
Of course Havannahians will respond gen
erously, and so will Georgians outside of
Savannah. The Aoademy is in fact a south
ern institution. It is the only Aoade
my of fine arts south of Washington.
The sources therefore from which assistance
may be hoped for are many.
Subscriptions will be received by the
Morning News and promptly acknowl
edged in the column that will be devoted to
that purpose. Let every friend of the
Aoademy help in this undertaking and the
institution will have among its collection
one of the great pictures of the Chicago
Exposition
The Morning News subscribes SIOO 00
A Friend of the Academy 100 00
The Telfair Ladies’ Literary and Art
Association 202 00
Tee late Chester Newell 80 00
Art Dramatic Association 112 21
A Member of the Board of Managers .. 260 00
R. D. Munford 50 00
George H. Stone, M. D 50 00
L. G. Young 5 00
Albert H. Slape, Salem, N. J 1 00
George Hires, Salem, N. .T 1 00
Enclosed please find a small donation
to the fund you are endeavoring to
create, and 1 wish you all possible suc
cess—B. Fritz, Cincinnati 10 00
A Friend 25 00
E. C. Pacetti 6 00
A Friend of Art—l have but little my
self, but gladly assist 2 00
Stagnation
Is the horror of any one engaged in trade.
It’s the nimble dimes that bring the profits.
We’ve got a bargain in ladies’ pure linen
handkerchiefs—baud embroidered, initialed,
fanoy and scalloped edges, new designs—
that go on sale to-day at prices that will
move them pretty quiok.
—ad. Leopold Adler.
1,000 Y3ARS BEFORE COLUMBUS.
The Tradition of the Chinese Voyages
to Aextco and Alaska.
From the New York Sun.
San Francisco, Feb. 26.—There is a
man in this city who would strip not only
Columbus, but even Lief, the Norwegian,
of bis honors as the first and only original
discoverer of the American continent. He
believes that he has indisputable proof that
Chinese monks, inspired by missionary zeal,
visited, colonized and attempted to civilize
the western coast of America 1,000 years or
more before Coiumbus ever dreamed that
he might sail the round world round.
This is the Rev. Frederick J. Masteis, su
perintendent of Chinese missions of the Pa
cific coast who has spent seventeen years—
nine in China and eight in this country—in
active missionary work among the Chinese.
During all that tune be has given constant
study to the Chineso language acd litera
ture, until he is almost as familiar with
them as he is with the English. Among the
first things in the Chinese literature that
interested him was the tradition of their
discovery of America, and he has studied
everything he could find iu that tongue
| bearing upon the subject, comparing with
i their statements the collateral proofs to be
fouud in this country. The result is that
he is thoroughly emviuoed of the truth of
the Chinese claim.
“The Chinese story,” says Mr. Masters,
“is that about 1,400 years ago—possibly a
liltle more—a party of Chinese Buddhist
monks, fired by missionary zeal, set out to
spread their religion in other lauds. This
happened at a period, as is shown by the
history of the time, when unusual enthusi
asm prevailed over the Buddhist region
throughout China. This party of monks—
there were five of them—sailed toward the
rising sun, and the description of their trips
across the Pacifio is definite enough to en
able oue to trace their routes across the
ocean. They found a continent, and one,
at least, of them. Lay Sang by name, stayed
in that new country* forty years, and then
returned to his native land, aud wrote such
a description ot that far-away clime, its
people, and their customs, as plainly shows
that it was Mexico he had visited.
•'Several trips across the ocean must have
been made, and on ono of these their vessels
must have sailed farther north. The tradi
tion of their visit still remains among the
Alaskan Indians, aud Chineso coins bearing
dale previous to the time when these voyages
were made have been unearthed upon
Alaskan shores.
“It io my opinion that a good many
Chinese must have made their way to these
shores, for tho Indian tribes of this western
coast show so much similarity in appear
ance, language and customs to the people
of that country that it cannot be dismissed
as accidental. Take a Chinaman who has
worked several years under the burning sun
of the interior plains, let his hair grow
down around htß neck and wrap a blauket
round him, aud it is impossible to select him
from a group of native Indians. His feat
ures and stature are nearly the same, and
o summer or two under the hot suu will
make his complexion identical. In
native stoicism their temperaments are
much alike, and there is much similarity
between the Chinese language and the
tongue of the Digger Indian. The Indian
marriage customs, their method of calcula
tion, and certain phases of their religion
bear Chinese marks, as if a stronger civil
ization had attempted to impress itself upon
a tribe weaker physically and intellectually,
but had only left traces of itself, because
its representatives bad been comparatively
few in number.
“Then the Aztec and Tolteo civilizations
show unmistakable proofs of Mongolian
oommuniaation. There is ho much in their
architecture, their language, aud their ous
toms—as far as it is possible to deter
mine what these were—that is closely simi
lar to the Chiuuse that no other hypothesis
than this of Chinese colonization of this
coast will explain it."
Leopold Adler
Offers you to-morrow another beautiful
bargaiu iu ladies’ pure linen embroidered
handkerchiefs, far exceeding in fineness
anything ever seen before. Come and see;
you’ll agree with us. The price, 10 cents,
35 cents and 50 cents.—ad.
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