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A SUICIDE FRUSTRATED.
MBS. J. S. RICH TAKES LAUDANUM
BUT FAILS TO DIE.
Bbe Said Bbe Wanted to Die and He
fused Emetics, but I bey vvere Ad
ministered and She Was Saved—Sbe
Declares She Will Kill Herself at the
First Opportunity.
Mrs. Rich, wife of James S. Riob, a naval
stores inspector for Chesr.utt & Cos., at
tempted suicide at her home, at Jefferson
and State streets, by swallowing an ounce
of laudanum about 9 o’clock yesterday
morning.
Mrs. Rich secured the laudanum yester
day, saving she wanted it to relieve pain.
She walked to her home, entered her room,
and, in the presence of bar three children
swallowed the dose, while they were stand
ing by begging her not to take it. Her
little girl ran out crying and told her
father what her mother had done.
Dr. Norton was sent for and hurried
over to the pla o only to find Mrs. Rich
almost in a stupor from the effects of the
drug which she had swallowed, as was
shown by the empty vial laying on tue
mantel.
SAVED BY EMETICS.
Dr. Norton administered emetics, which
relieved her somewhat, and Prs. Jarrell end
Corbett were also called in. The three
physioians had hard work bringing her en
tirely back to consciousness, and had to
keep her wulklng back and forth, and ad
ministering an electric current until the
was entirely resuscitated and out of danger.
She had taken just the proper dose to kill,
as much more would have teen as inef
fectual as too little.
Mrs. Rich is the daughter of Jailer Strick
land. She was formerly married to a man
named Bernhardt, from whom she was di
vorced. She married her present husband
some years ago, and for awhile their married
life waa smooth sailing.
SHE WANTED TO DIE.
She stated to the doctor sbe took the
laudanum with the avowed intention of
committing suicide, and even in her stupor
sbe fought against the administering ol any
medicioes to prevent the deadly drug from
doing its work. She refused to take emet
ios, saving she wanted to die, and they had
to be forced down.
Mrs. Rich gave as her reason for her
course that her husband hud bean abusing
her for some time, and that her life had
been so miserable for months that she de
cided to end it. Tier mother substantiated
this story.
WANTED TO SEPARATE.
Mrs. Rich said she wanted to live with her
husband no longer, as he had only been
making her life miserable, and that she
would seek her first opportunity to end it.
She openly avows, according to her physi
cian, that sbe will commit suicide at the first
chance which offers itself, and says that
death is preferable to the life she has been
leading.
Mrs. Rich has three daughters, and her
mother, father and several brothers and
sisters are living in the city.
A'uMOeT A ROW.
An Effort to Shut Out the Minority of
Fastor Love’s Congregation Falls.
There came near being a general row at
the First African Baptist church last night
just as services were about to begin.
It seems that tbe differences between
Pastor Dove and his congregation, an ac
count of wbioh has been given in the
Morning News, were to come up, and the
deacons shut tbe church doors before 7
o’clock to keep out the mioonty, or in other
words, the anti-Pastor Love crowd. The
crowd, both minority and majority, as
sembled around the church doors before
servioes. and loud words and abusive
language began to fly thick
and fast. It looked for a time as if the row
were going to be general, but the presence
of the pohoe in the vicinity of Franklin
square a.erted any further disorder than
one band to hand enoounter between two
women in tbe church doors just us they
were opened. This was soon stopped, how
ever.
I’astor Love slipped in by a side door,
and when the front doors were opened
minority and majority slipped in alike, it
being beyond the power of the deacons ou
guard to preveut.
Tbe matter was not brought up and ail
tbe trouble subsided tor the tune. The
services passed off in comparative quiet,
but there was a good deal cf excitement
caused by tbe affair, and the probability is
that if services ure held next Sunday there
will be a row in the camp, which ia likely
to assume large proportions.
DR. BAXTER TALKS.
Be Thinks the Time for Depositing
fcecurities Will be Extended,
Dr. Baxter, president of the Southwest
ern railroad, is quoted in Maoon as saying
that the time for depositing the Central se
curities which are to go into tne reorganiza
tion plan will be extended, as suoh a course,
he states, is in the power of the Southwest
ern stockholders, who meet in Macon
April 12.
President Baxter thinks that this course
will be pursued, as the stockholders are
necessarily awaiting the expiration of tbe
thirty days notice before their meeting can
be held. Dr, Baxter announces
that the report of the committee
sent on to New York will be given out for
publication as soon as it is put in bis hands,
which will probably be within a day or two.
As the report is almost certain to be
adopted by the stockholders, holders of
South western securities will, in many in
stances, act in accordance with it as soon as
Its contents are made known, and as it is
supposed to be favorable to tbo reorganiza
tion plan, such securities will probably be
transferred at once and turned in to the
Southern Bank. Some, however, may de
sire to await the result of the meeting, and
for this reason Ur. Baxter thinks the time
for turning lu the securities will be ex
tended.
A CHANGE IN PRESIDENTS.
Mej. Mima to Retire From tbe South
eastern Tariff Association.
Maj. Mims, it is said, has decided to re
tire from the presidenoy of the Southeastern
Tariff Association at its next annual meet
ing, which will probably be held in May.
The following ore announced as candidates
to succeed him: E. 8. Gay, J. B. Castle
man , J. H. M. Morris, H. C. Stookdeli and
Thomas Egleatou. Many lavor also tbe re
election of Clarence Knowles.
There is said to be a proposition to in
crease the number of the resident executive
committee, and olect a majority of local
managers io serve. This is likely to be oo
posed by some oonipuuies who prefer that
field men manage their rate affaire. Une
manager has been quoted as saving tnat
some of the Atlanta general agents play
too much into tbs hands of their local
agents to Do safe on tariff questions affect
ing their interests. The field man is bv
many regarded os the safest and moie inde
pendent. It is believed that tbe general
agents themselves prefer that those should
act as oommitteemen.
Many prominent citizens and officials recom
mend fir. Bull’s Cough Syrup.—ad.
Important to Holders of Central Rail
road Securities.
An important notioe to the holders of
Central railroad securities will be found ia
special column this morning.
For Over Fifty Years.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething, it soothes
the child, softens the gums, aiiavß all pain,
cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for
diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottle.—Ad
THE NEW DISPENSARIES.
Strong Safeguards Around tbe New
Arrangements for the City's Poor.
The contract between tbs city and the
druggists selooted lost W'ednesday night to
iurnish medioine to tbe poor have been
signed and bonds furnished. The average
cost per prescription to the oity will be 20
cents. The contracts are surrounded by
spleudid safeguards, and there is no donbt
the new arrangement will prove much
more satisfactory than the old dispensary
system. Each druggist had to furnish a
bond of SSOO that nothing but first-olass
drugs and medicines are to be used in com
pounding prescriptions, and a penalty of
SSO and forfeiture of contract and bond is
provided by ordinance in case this agree
tuent is violated in the slightest particular.
The druggists selected by the health and
cemetery committee are men with good
reputations and careful attention will be
given to all prescriptions intrusted to them.
R. V. Nottingham, at Broughton and
Hatershani streets, who has the northern
part of the eastern district, has only been
here a few years, hut in that time he has
built up one of the best drug stores in the
city. He is tbo proprietor of several well-
Unown patent medicines. He originally
conducted a drug house in Macou.
Robert J. Dukes, who is the dispenser for
the i orthorn part of the western district
at No. 8 West Broad street,is another drug
gist who has built up in that section an en
viable repu ation as a druggist within the
post few years.
W. A. Pigman, at No. 93 Abercorn street,
who will look after the medicinal wants of
the poor of the central portion of the east
ern distriot, has one of the most popular
drug stores in bis sectiou.
Robert D, Griggs’ Masonic temple phar
macy is tbe dispensary for the central dis
trict. This pharmacy is one of the best
known in Savannah.
W. L. Richardson, at No. 84 Henry street,
has charge of the southern portion of the
eastern distriot. He is a young man, noted
as one of Georgia’s first-class pharmacists.
E. J. Kioffer, at No. 101 West Broad
street, and O. T. Shaffer, at 255 West Broad
street, are tbe dispensers tor the southern
portion of the western distriot, which ha*
the heaviest calls from people unable to
purchase medicine. Both druggists are
men long-established in their profession
here and enjoy reputations among tbe
finest.
Duriug this week the stock of the city
dispensary will bo sold by the health and
cemetery committee, and that institution
closed forever. The druggists who have se
cured the dispensary contraots will take
must of its drugs and medicines, aud tbe
balance will be sold at auction.
GROUND RENT FOR POLES.
The Matter May Take Shape at. the
Next Council Meeting
Mayor McDonough will probabiy look
into the matter of the city’s right to tax
telegraph, telephone, electric light and other
poles during this week, and if Bavannah
has the same right which St. Louis olaims,
which was recently upheld by the United
States sup ame court (aud there is now no
reason to believes he has not),the mutter wifi
likely be brought to the attention of tbe
city counoil at its next meeting.
If the pole tax i9 levied it means a big
revenue to the city and benefit to the geu
erel taxpayer. lh article on the subject
in the Morning Nzwh last Saturday has
been widely discussed and meets with gam
oral favor among the burdeued taxpayers.
They think the opportunity for the reducing
of the tax rate has presented itself in the
pole question aud sse no reason why Savan
nah should not follow SI. Louis,’ Kansas
City, Baltimore and other oities which
are acting under the deoielon
of the United States supreme court. It is
estimated that there are between 7,000 and
8,000 poles in Savannah, and a tax of even
$3 for each pole per year would bring in a
very neat sum to the oity treasury.
In the meantime Mavor McDonough is
prosecuting hia movement toward compell
ing tho placing underground of ail wires,
which, of course, would do away with the
necessity cf poles altogether, but at the
earliest it will be a couple of years before
this idea cau be tarried into execution, and
tbe oity has a chanco during that period of
securing considerable re venue by the ground
rental plan for poles.
OPPOSRD TO SAILOR LABOR.
'lhe Naval Storage Union Will Not
Agree to It After April 1.
The Naval Storage Union, a labor organ
ization of the colored handlers of rosin and
turpentine along shore, has taken a step
which may lead to a little trouble. For
some time captains of vessels in a hurry to
load and unload their cargoes have pressed
their sailors into service. In such oases the
seamen have been allowed a little extra
compensation for such labor.
The Naval Storage Union, however, now
objects to what it considers an encroach
ment on its rights and privileges, and has
decided not to allow sailors to handle naval
stores at the w hsrves under any circum
stances after April 1. Notice to that effect
wns published in yesterday’s Morning
Nf.ws.
Oftentimes lu a rush the necessary
amount of colored labor caunot be secured
at once and the sailors prove useful under
such circumstances, but if tbe captains and
shippers abide by the fiat of the union they
will have to send runners out to find the
labor required.
This will hardly be agreed to, as it
might sometimes involve serious delay, and
if tbe Nava! Storage Union endeavors to
enforce its now rule a strike may result.
Handlers of naval stores are paid at the
rale of 15, 20 and 25 cents an hour.
NOW FOR MAY WEEK.
A Meeting of tbe Committee To-night
to Bet the Celebration Afloat.
Every member so far appointed on tbe
committee whose names appeared iu yester
day’s Morning News and those whom
President Purse will notify to-day wili meet
at the De Soto at 8:30 o’clook to-night.
Tho meeting is pernaps the most imoor
tant one that will he held, as it is called for
the purpose of mapping out a pla.i and as
signing committees to the various parts of
the work and also to effect a general or
ganization of committee on tbe various
features to be taken up.
Tbe committee on programme will be ex.
pected to get to work immediately and will
be instructed to report at a meeting not
later than Wednesday night so that its re
port can be revised and adopted and sub
committees assigned.
Business men generally seem to have
taken uew Interest in May week, and the
several suggestions advanoen by the Morn
ing News have everywhere met with favor.
May week is now, without doubt, a go, and
with tbe new life infused iuto tho associ
ation it promises to he as much of a suooes.i
as any previous celebration has been. Bus
iness men are expected to lend their aid,
aud by their presence at meetings show
their 00-operatlon in the enterprise.
For Aiding an Escaped Convict.
Joe Small (colored) was arrested day be
fore yesterday by Detective Morgau on a
oharge of aiding and abetting the escape of
Convict Holmes, who got away from the
chain-gang week before last. Holmes told
toe officer that Small furnished him with
olothes and filed the shackles off his legs.
Small denies the charge and furnished
bond.
It is not what its proprietors say but what
Hood’s Sarsaparilla does that tells the story.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla CURES.— ad.
.. fp YOCR HAC;C Af UKS.
Ur you are all worn out, Trail v good ior noth
in:;, it is general debility Try
w IRON HITTKRB.
It wlii cure you, cleanse your liver, give
a good appetite.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, MARCH 2D, 1893.
KO BALL HERE THIS WEEK
SAVANN AH GOES TO CHARLESTON
FOR THREE EXHIBITION GAMES.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Se
lected-Next Week the Team Will
Play Six Straights at Home With Bal
timore and Charleston—Work on the
New Grand Stand and Bleachers to
Start To-day lnteresting News
From the Southern League and
Other Diamonds.
Savannah will not have any professional
ball this week. It was thought Pittsburg’s
team would play another game here to-day,
hut a date with Augusta prevented this.
The club left yesterday afternoon over the
South Bound railroad for that city,
Manager Manning was to have gone to
Charleston to-day for three exhibition
games between the Savannahs and Charles
tons, but yesterday he received a letter
from Manager Long of the Charleston
club, saying that it would be advisable to
postpone the games until Thursday, Friday
and Saturday on account of tha prevailing
cold and unfavorable weather, whioh, he
says, would make the playing of ball in
Charleston for the next three day any
thing but eatisfactory.
Manager Manning wired agreeing to tho
postponement of the games. To-day, to
morrow and Wednesday he will put hie
team through a double daily praotice at the
park, und Thursday mornlug he will start
for Charleston with the Savannahs. Mana
ger Manning says the local team will open
the eye* of base ball cranks of the City by
the Sea.
Next week, probably Monday, Tuesday
and W’ednesday, Baltimore’s National
League team will play with the Savannahs
and the Charleston team will be here for the
next three days.
The work of fixing the park will lie
rushed this week in order to havo things in
first-class share for the games with Balti
more. The work of constructing the new
grand stand and bleachers will be started
to-day with a big force of carpenters.
£ outhsrn League Goaalp.
Joseph J. Lyndon of tbe Toronto Ama
teur League may umpire in the Southern
League this season.
John Gittinger of tbe Baltimore Ameri
can has been appointed official scorer of
the Baltimore club.
Campion has been released by New Or
leans to reduce expenses. Jantzen will hold
down the initial bag.
Luby, who was holding off for more
(alary, has accepted Now Orleans’ terms
and signed. He is said to be in splendid
pitohing trim.
Short Stop John MacMahon’s oontraot
has been received by the Birmingham*.
Me :acer Earle oonsiders him the greatest
ia the country.
Charles G. Kilpatrick, the one-legged um
pire and trick bicycle rider, has been offered
a position as umpire in the Southern League
for the coming championship season.
Billy Haesamaer, the St Louts boy who
led the California League in batting la3t
season, has signed to play with the Mont
gomery club of tbe Southern League.
Charley Dowald has signed with Atlanta
of the Southern League in spite of the pro
tests of the Oakland management, which
claims to have a mortgage on hia services.
Of the Chattanooga team Thomas and
John Menefee, Selbuch und Laßeit have
arrived. Walsh and Abbey will be here
to-morrow. "Shorty” Ryan has not turned
up yet. but will arrive in good time.
Manager Hanlon with his small array of
base ball players reached Cbar’es.on last
night. After a week of praotice, games
will be played in Savannah, Charleston,
Macon, Atlanta, Chattanooga and other
points.
Kid Baldwin, who is to eatob for New
Orleans this seasoo, says ha has not touched
a drop of liquor for a year and that he wili
do better work behind the bat this season
than ever bafore. He, however, wants to
get baoi to Cincinnati, his first love.
Aooording to Sporting Life McGarr and
Sleakin, now with Savannah, are on the
reserve list of the Eastern League, but Sa
vannah has made all necessary , arrange
ments to hold these spleudid players. Both
men showed up in flue form in Saturday’s
game with Pittsburg.
Tommy Colcolough, Charleston’s phe
nomenal pitcher, is now practicing every
clay at the grounds. For the last few days
he has had Manager Carney acting as
catcher, and he is highly pleased at bis
complete control of the sphere and terrific
speed already developed, acd under the new
rules a most successful season is predicted
for him.
The majority of the leum which is to rep
resent New Or’eauß in the Southern League
has arrived. Ward, Baldwin, Thorpe, Pol
hemus, Jantzen, Leaob and Powell are on
hand, and tickets have been sent, to Cam
pau. Luby, Doyle and Doran, who are ex
pected daily. Duke has not yet signed, and
there is now so little of the limit left that if
he does come it will be at a greatly reduced
salary.
The following players have affixed their
signatures to contracts to play with tho Mo
bile team: Charles Sherwood, Paler J. Dan
iels, E. N. Gragg and Frank Donnelly,
pitchers; Mike Trost, catcher; Cbarlev
I.uteunurg, first base; Sam Mills, second
base; Joe Strauss, third base; H. G. Truby,
short stop; Charles Hamburg, left field;
Tom Gsttiuger, right field; Bob Gilks, cen
ter field.
Lamar of Atlanta, in the Sporting Sews,
says: “Jimmy Manning seems to beget
ting a pretty strong team for Savannah.
He has landed McGarr, and he’s a cracker
jack and no mistake. But we will warm
them up iu April, or know tbe reason why.”
All right, boys, Savannah is ready, and
anxiously watting. The representatives of
the town of unmitigated gall wili have a
different song to smg after they meet
Manning.
“Bumpus” Jones who made such a record
with Atlanta’s team last year, nud who
was on Atlanta's reserve list, has been em
ployed iu defiance cf this list by Cincinnati,
in the tame manner Newell, who has been
on the reserve list of New Orleans, has been
taken by St. Louis, and Wadsworth, re
served by Atlanta, by Baltimore. In the
oase of Wadsworth some agreement will bo
made, but it is said that Cincinnati will
have to pay for “Bumpus” or return him.
Manager Sullivan of Nashville will have
pleuty of material train which to select his
pitchers. He now has five men signed to
play this position, the latest being young
Tom Gillen, who played last year with the
crack Montgomery lAla.) club. Gillen is
a very speedy twirler and gives promise of
making a first-class man. Manager Sul
livan has also signed Billy O'Brien, formerly
with the Nashville League toain. O’Brien,
while a irifie slow on the base lines, is an
excellent fielder and a strong batter.
“Jay- Eye-See,” Augusta’s correspondent
of the Sporting Sews has the following to
stiy this week in his letter regarding Savan
nanin connection with Atlanta’s blowing
about bavmg the pennant winners: “Savan
nah is keeping very quiet, aud I am of tbe
opinion that Manning is getting together a
strong team for tbe Forest City, but Atlanta
has said her say, so that Manning and
the Forest City Fans may as well prepare
for a defeat, when they meet Atlanta, ac
cording to Lamar. As for myself, I think
Manning will make monkeys out of Murray
and his team. Savannah's boys will pull
together to do Atlanta if they die in the at
tempt.”
There is a movement on foot for tbe
formation of a Southwestern Ge< rg a
League to comprise the towns of Columbu ,
Americus, Fort Valley, Montezuma, A
- Cordele, Cuthb-rt and Dawson.
Several of these towns organized teams l ie"
season, composed of some professional u and
some home taient. They are all enthusi
astic ball towns and take great interest in
advancing tbe sport. They are bardiy large
enough as a rule to profitably employ pro
fessional teams, but the players they obtain
nave been known to give some of tne South
ern I eague teams a pretty hard tussle. This
is a move in advancing interest in the sport
which by ail means should be encouraged.
The Newell case baa just been decided
against New Orleans, and tha Southern
League is not at all pleased wit > the action
of the National League. The national
agreement seems to be built ail o o way,
and when a National League club wants
anything no minor clab has any rights
which the parent body is bound w. respect.
The Southern League is taking of calling a
special meeting to see about it. St. Louis
signed Newell at the beginning of last year.
He was never given a chance to play, but
was released to Toledo for S2OO. So S’.
Louis claims that the money was not e 1
paid. It made no claim for the player at
the time, and after Toledo went to tho wall
iast July, Newell remained without employ
ment for three w eks. New Orleans signed
him then and tbe contract was approved
by President Young. St. Louis did not
protest. At the end of the season New Or
leans reserved Newell, and the reserve list
was also approved by President Young, and
again St. Louis was silent. Afterwa-d R .
Louis made up its mind that Nowell’s re
lease hud never been paid for. Tho fact
was hardly found out for the first time at
that late date, but it was a sufficient excuse
for the Natioual Dengue to declare the claim
valid. It has been a bard season, so it was
easier to quote lew than pay SSOO.
Item?! From other Diamonds.
Manager Ward expects to sign about fif
teen players, but will not carry that many
all season.
Short Stop Frank Shugart has the small
est feet of any man playing ball. He wears
a No. 5 shoe and must have hi3 shoes made
to order.
According to Bucl enberger. Charlie Far
rell will be permitted to sign with Boston—
at SI,BOO, which is jtiOO less than Pittsburg
offered him.
Manager Ward proposes to give two
Uniontown College players, Sterling and
Wilhelm, a chance to see what they can do
as professionals.
Buffinton has become too fat to play ball
any more. He is doing well in the coal busi
ness at Fall River. Stnvey is in the same
line in New Bedford.
The Washington club still talks about se
curing Catcher Gray, although that man re
verts to the Eastern League under the rul
ing of the national board.
Herman Long says he won’t play with
the Boston club, but would itke to join
the Chicago team Herman, like many
another man, doesn’t know when he is well
off.
One of the few sensible players is Cub
Strieker. Hays he: “Now the gameisdown
on earth and we must all pull together.
My out is a big one, but will sot affect my
work.”
Edward W. Timpson, who fell dead Maroh
10 at his home in Orange, N. J., was a good
base ball player, and a member ol the
Oronge Athletic Club. He was only 21
years old.
Manager Barnia of Louisville has relin
quished Ids claim to Breckonridge. Mr.
liarnie says he is negotiating for a third
baseman, aud if he seonres mm Bassett will
play first base for Louisville.
F. T. Bowers will make thß best president
the Eastern League or any minor league
ever had. He cot only knows base ball
from A to Z, but be is a hustler a..d will
keep things moving ail the time.
No player seems to be in better trim than
Ed Crane. Perhaps a more radical change
never was effoated in any base ball player
who made up his mind to forsake those
habits that have proved the ruiuation of so
msny good men.
It is worthy of note that no two managers
or players have the same opinion as to tho
effect of the new rules. And yet their
views largly governed the rulemakers. No
wonder the legislation was loose, impotent
and paradoxical.
Ban Johnson firmly believes tho coming
season will be successful for these three rea
sons: First, tbe presidential campaign is
over; second,there being but one big league,
interest must be confined to it; third, there
will be but one short season.
A week ago it was announced that
O’Rourke, Maul and Mulvey had been
signed by Washington. Mulvey says be has
not yet signed or even accepted terms.
President Wagner still clings to his repre
hensible habit of anticipating events and
mixing facts and fancies.
Long Johu Healey will pitch no more.
He has an excellent and well-paying posi
tion with a St. Louis business house, and
will this summer go on tbo road fer bis em
ployers. Physically. Healey is in splendid
condition, but there is Dot enough money
in the game now to tempt him back to tho
diamond.
There is need of a revival of the Soorers’
league. Not until one has swung around
the circuit cau there be a proper realization
of the wonderful lack of unanimity among
scorers of the oountry. There is scarcely a
city that is not wedded to a certain inter
pi etatiou of the rules, and that interpreta
tion is religiously carried out.
The young catcher, Billy Merritt who
has been released by Manager Barnie of
Louisville, is wintering at Lowell, Mass.,
where he can be addressed at Lawrence anil
Watson streets. He caught forty-three con
secutive games for Louisville last season,
did good work, and cannot imagine why he
has been released, especially as Manager
Barnie did uot see him play.
Ciaronce Dow. the well-known base ball
writer and statistician of the Boston Globe,
died at his residence. No. 85 Lowell Btreet,
West Somerville, Saturday night, after a
lingering illness. Mr, Dow, about a year
ago, was seized with an attack of acute
bronchitis, which, step by step, grew more
fovere, and finally developed into oousump
tiou. He continued his work on the paper
which employed him until about six months
ago, when he was obliged to relinquish its
duties. Mr. Dow was born in Charlestown
thirty-eight years ago. He always mani
fested a warm Interest in all outdoor sports
and particularly in base ball, ho having
been a nroininent player in tho old Union
Club of Charlestown and the Franklins and
Riversides of Cambridge.
New York has a team that has sot the
old-time cranks chattering like magpies.
There are only two members of the team
still unsigned. They are Rusie and Mc-
Mahon. John TVard now has the contracts
of eleven men in his pocket. They are
Connor to play first base. Fuller for short
stop, Keeler for third I aso, Tiornan, Davis,
Burke, Lyons aud Mcyuaid outfielders.
Crane aud King pitchers, with Rusie to
come; Doyie catcher, with Mike Kelly in
prospect aud probably some other good
back stop. There is a team that is strong
BAKISG POWDER.
Do You Wish
the Finest Bread
and Cake?
It is conceded that the Royal Baking Powder is
the purest and strongest of all the baking powders.
The purest baking powder makes the finest, sweet
est, most delicious food. The strongest baking pow
der makes the lightest food.
That baking powder which is both purest and
strongest makes the most digestible and wholesome
food.
Why should not every housekeeper avail herself
of the baking powder which will give her the best
food with the least trouble ?
Avoid all baking powders sold with a gift
or prize, or at a lower price than the Royal,
as they invariably contain alum, lime or sul
phuric acid, and render the food unwholesome.
Certain protection from alum baking powders can
be had by declining to accept any substitute for the
Royal, which is absolutely pure.
in nil deoartments of the game, and espe
cially proficient in base running, The in
creased pitching distanoe will not nffeo:
Rusie, Crar.e ami King any more than it
will Stivetts and Nichols. The team wili
ba very strong in a particular in which it
has heretofore been weak. It will have in
Wardoueof the ablest field generals now
on the diamond. While his field work is
not always good he is ever ready to seize an
advantage, and by a daring play will fre
quently win a game when defeat for his
side seemed certain. Connor. Ward, Puller
and Keeler will make a lively Infield. The
outfield will be a bummer.
A LIVELY DAY FOR WHEELMEN
Crowds of Riders Take a Spin Around
the Track.
The Wheelmen’s park was a live place
yesterday. Wheelmen were out in force,
and the track wus, bicyclingly speaking,
crowded. Wheeler and Zimmerman were
both out and were the center of interest.
Zimmerman is doing about ten miles a day
now, and is getting in good tr:m. He will
leave Savannah immediately after the
coming imet and will sail for Europe about
tho middle of April. Quite a number of
ladies were on the grand yesterday watch
ing the champions. This weak will be a
busy one with the wheelmen, who are train
ing for the April races.
DeLand, Fla., intends laying a quarter
mile cement track.
Kilkelly, the phenomenal Irish racer, has
become a doctor in India.
Count Giacomo Canuda will ride a
Raleigh in Italian path races this season.
Anew clerk in a wheel agency vsas ex
plaining to a novice the beauties of the ma
chine he was trying to sell. Neb her seller
nor buyer were posted upon cycling. “What
do you mean by that bicycle being sixty
four gear!” asked the prospective purchaser.
“O, the driving wheel revolves sixty-four
times to each revolution of the pedal,” re
plied the salesman. Then the proprietor
paid him Ins wages and discharged him.
The announcement that F. ,T. Osmond, the
English raoer, will visit this country next
rnenth and remain for the international
event and fail tournaments shows that he
wants to become acclimated before com
peting against tne experts of this country,
although he will miss the National Cyclists’
Union championship and avoid meeting
Zimmerman while the latter is in England.
Osmond is not now classed as the leadiug
wheelman in England, and his absence
from the National Cyclists’ Union races
wiil lead many persons to believe that he is
afraid of Zimmerman.
Gun barrel tubing, which has lately been
introduced into the manufacture of bioyoles,
is not likely to prove a success. An expert
gives it as his opinion that, while it is plain
that the beat make of gun barrel tubing
will stand au enormous bursting strain in a
lateral direction, they are abnormally weak
in the tensile strength so essential in a
bicycle frame. This arises from the fact
that the metal, though being of the highest
quality, particularly that of the fiuest guns,
during toe early process of weldiug ar> nml
the mandrill affords a continuous series of
transverse joining, thus destroying its
power in a longitudinal direction from
bearing great weights.
A public-spirited citizen of Houston, Tex.,
by the name of E. L. Coombs, is going to
build as fine a bicycle track on his estate as
cau be made with money and skill. In
brief, it will be one-lialf mile, scientifically
graded and banked; foundation of broken
brick, with top dressing of saud, clay and
cinders mixed in a mixer, put on in thin
layers, and rolled with a 10-ton steamroller.
It will be properly drained with terracotta
tile. The grand stand neating capacity of
3,000 will be a novelty; it will be placed oil
the inside of the track and will be made to
revolve by hydraulic power. The home
stretch will be 800 straight. In connection
with the bioyole track will also be a 1-mile
horse track, and the same care will be shown
in its construction.
Lens has just written a private latter to
a friend in his former borne, in which ha
tells some interesting experiences ha has
had in his trip through China. The letter
is as follows:
‘’l have successfully reached here after
many days of hardships, the last 165 miles
I have tramped through snow, ice, mud and
cold. Twice I used my revolver to frighten
off Chinese who stoned and showed light
against ine. The cry of ’Foreign devil’
greets me everywhere, but this I pay uo
attention to.
“The roads are fearful here; the tires of
my wheel stand ail right, but the frame and
riui I have had to patch. It has been the
severest winter here in twenty years and
snow has fallen heavily. I may stay here
two or three weeks until the wet season
goes away. I eat entirely with chopsticks
among the Chinese and subsist mostly on
rice and greens. Although I expected
beastly accommodations, yet words cannot
describe the filth that abounds here. My
tripod, tool bag and tools, opera glasses and
spool of film have been stolen by the
Chinese, 1 am compelled to watch my
whLel ad camera like a Lawk. Hinges on
iny valite have been twisted off, being mis
taken for silver.
“Occasionally I reach missionaries, who
kindly welcome me to tbelr house. Foreign
food and beds are Indeed luxuries. It may
be three or four months before I reach Cal
cutta. I am determined to cross China
awheel or afoot, no matter what the conse
quences are.
“A good joke is told on Stevens, who
was escorted here by soldiers in 1860. The
Chinese said a crazy foreigner went
through the country, but did not carry a
walking stick, as other foreigners did, but
had a big wheel, on which he rested his
arms as he walked along. They said an
other evidence of tho foreigner’s insanity
was the necessity to guard him with
soldiers.
“I have traveled 609 miles in China and
have some 1,900 miles to go. The weather
will sqon get warmer, and I may make
better time through this heathenish aud
Godforsaken oountry of Burmab. Money
here isouly brass and 1,500 coins make {l,
I carry silver and in large cities changed into
brass coins, 1,500 of whioh weigh twelve
pounds. I am exceedingly happy in getting
this far, as everybody who beard ot my in
tention to wheel through China thought it
impossible. Of course, I will be glad to see
the bills of old Pennsylvania again."
FIRST OF THE OPERA.
‘Boocacclo’’ To-night by tho Grau
Opera Company.
Grau’s Opera Company arrived yesterday
from Jacksonville, where It played last
week to the largest week’s business ever done
in Jacksonville, and to-night will commence
a week’s engagement here with “Boccaccio.”
The Grau Opera Company is not au experi
ment in the operatic world. It was rightly
established arid its growth has been legiti
mate. This organization tis com
plete in every particular. Its
leading members are singers and
actors of world-wide reputation. Its cho
ruses are large and carefully trained, and
are constantly under the supervision of in
telligent and experienced directors. Each
opera has been newly furnished for the
present season. This is the only, opera
the Savannah public will have this season,
and so great a company at popular prices.
Seats are now on sale for the entire engage
ment
LOCAL PERSONAL,
John A. Brantly of New Orlears is at the
De Soto.
Herbert Rountree of Augusta is at the
De Soto.
O. R. Eve of tho Augusta C/trontcleis at
the F'ulaskl.
The Grau Opera Company is registered at
the Pulaski.
P. H. Murray of Valdosta is registered ot
the De Soto.
Lonis 1,. Colo of Augusta is stopping at
the De Bota.
W. L. Slaughter of Danville, Va., is at
the I)e Soto.
J. T. Miilen of Manassas, Ga., is stopping
at the Pulaski.
P. Alexander of New York is registered
ot the De Soto.
J. K. Clark and wife, of Darien, are stop
ping at the De Soto.
J. T. Wade of Soriven oounty is regis
tered at the Pulaski.
G. W. Billups of the steamship D. H.
Miller is at the De Soto.
C. H. Harris and wife, of Augusta, are
stopping at the De Soto.
Mrs. John W. Weed is in the city 6tayiDg
at Mr. Joseph D. Weed’s.
Congressman Lester is expected home
from Washington to-day.
Mr. Thomas Halligaii, formerly of Sa
vannah, who baa of late been agent for the
Central railroad In East Point, has returned
to this city and is employed in tho office of
Sopt. MoNeely.
Dr. McOlynn will pass through Sa
vannah to-day on his wav north from
Florida. He will stop a short time in
Washington aud will then go onto New
York. He will sail for Rome early in
April,
Without doubt tho most wonderful remedy
for pain is Salvation Oil. It sells for 25 cents.
ad.
CITY BREVITIES.
Regular meeting of DeKa’.b Lodge No. 9.
I. O. O. K., tonight.
Clinton Lodge No. 54, F. end A. M.,
holds a meetiug to-night.
The water will be shut off at 9 o’clock
this morning in the district between
Brouirhton a ici Bay and Abercorn p.ud
East Broad streets; and also ou Bay street
ffom Whitaker street east to Gordon
wharves, for the purpose of putting iu
valves, and will be off several hours.
Eiorsford’s Acid Phosphate.
Useful in all forms of dyspepsia.— ad.
Tho Mualn Concert.
The world-renowned violinist, Ovide
Musin, wiil appear at Masonic temple on
the evening of March -7, under the auspices
of the Young Men’s Christian Association.
Musin is surrounded with a company of
musical artists of reputation, and bis con
certs have been successful during this sea
son. Large audiences of cultured people
have enjoyed tneir excellent concerts and
the music-loving citizens will have an op
portunity of listening to ono of the most
refined concerts. The price of admission is
75 cents, 26 cent) extra for reserved seats.
Tickets on sale at Strong’s drug store
The box sheet is open at the Young Men’s
Christian Association building this morn
ing.
Weddings.
Wedding invitations and cards printed or
eiurraved at the shortest notice and in the
atest styles. We carry an extensive and
well selected stock of due papers, envelopes
and cards especially for suen orders. Bam
pies sent on application. Morning New!
Printing House. Bavannah. Ga.
Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint cures all
corns, warts aud bunions, —ad.
LUDDW A BATH 8. M. a.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES~Mn vn .
Generali]/ fair; mu-h warmer b l T°d! > J. 7:
afternoon; eouthea-t to eouthweet Hind, l ' 1 *
A BADLY VOICED
BADLY TUNED PIANO WITH
AN ILL-ADJUSTED AC
TION IS WORSE
THAN
NO PIANO AT ALL
Especially if you are using it for
your children to practice on.
The ear quickly accustoms it
self to BAD TUNE and BAD
TONE QUALITY, and soon a
low standard is formed in the
mind of a young player--a
standard then very difficult to
raise.
If you need a good Piano—
we handle only that kind. If
your old one needs repairing
(and it probably does) we have
the only factory repair shop
in the south,
LUDDEN 4 BITES S. 1L IL
CLOTHING.
DON’T IMITATE TIII3 AIX
SPRtftiQ
SUIT
TO-DAY?
LOOK AT ’EM ANYWAY.
PRICES?
AWAY DOWN
QUALITY?
' AWAY UP.
10 Per Cent. Off too, if you pay
CASH.
BICYCLE*.
YICTi BICYCLES
Pneumatio Tire, Model 1893 8150 M
Arch Tire, model ’S93 135 01
Victoria, ladies’ wheel 135 id
With or without BPRINQ FORK.
We have also in stock, or can order on short
notice, with prompt delivery, any style of
VICTOR or CREDENDA wheels wanted. Also,
BICYCLE LAMPS, BELLS. Etc., Etc.
PALMER MWARE GO.
FEED.
cow feed:
Combination Steam Cooked Cow and
Horse Feed.
CEREAL FEED.
Mansfield’s Magic Food.
CHICKEN FEED
W. D. SIMKINS.
r pO COUNTY OFFiCERS.—Boors and Blana
A required by oounty officers for tho use ot
the courts, or for oftlca u*e, supplied U> order
MORNING XKWS FBLtffiJW UOTO&i
**fr**ot orrert. ffinmrutli
C I-iOTiiINU.
AVOID Come in today
and select your
THE Easter outfit
and we will lay
RUSH same aside
for you until
JUST you are ready.
BEFORE
EASTER.
GOOD IDEA.
A Qoieipr
Can appreciate a store where tho IJNEBT
LINES OK GROCERIES ARE SOLD. Essen
tials such as COFFEE, TEA and BETTER ar*
always leaders at
EST. S. W. BRANCH.
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