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Morning New sßuilitinr. Savannah.Ga
TUr.SOAY. AUGUST 29. 18J3.
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DiDEX TO KEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Meetings— Oglethorpe I.odge No. 1, I. O.
O. P.
Special Notices— Damaged Goods. Falk
Clothing Company: Tin Rooters. Norton &
Hanley; Notice:, City of Savannah: Isle of
Hope Schedule of City and Suburban Rail
way: Picnic of Teutonia Division Wednes
day; Notice. Mrs. E. N. Lawler.
Rf.ad.OCß Special—Falk Clothing Com
pany.
Tbrne Plates —C. M. Gilbert & Cos.
Seeing is Believing— Appel & Schaul.
Railboad Schedule—The Tropical Trunk
Line.
Amusements— “ Ups and Downs" at the
Theater. Aug. 80.
Auction Sales— Ole Hoss Sale at Central
Railroad; Two Houses, by I. D. & R. D. La-
Roche.
Cheap Column Advertisements— Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted: For Rent;
For Sale; Lost ; Personal; Miscellaneous.
“It is an ill wind that blows nobody
good.” There need be no unemployed in
this city for tho next week or so. The
wind has made lots of work.
All well-informed people at Washing
ton—and throughout the country for that
matter—are practically sure that the sil
ver-purchase act will be repealed; that
the repeal is only a question of time. It
would, if the Interests of the country
were to govern the matter, be a very
short time. But tho Senate, with char
acteristic tardiness, appears disposed to
dawdle as long as possible. With the
people, especially at present, time is a
very serious consideration; yet the sena
tors are talking about a two weeks’ de
bate.
Congressman “Champ” Clark, of Mis
souri, says it makes him sick to hear “all
this talk about the country going to wreck
and ruin in case congress does or does not
. certain things." “Champ” ought to tell
that to some of his colleagues from Mis
souri in the House, and get sick right be
fore them if necessary to creato an im
pression. He might begin with the Hon.
Richard P. Bland, the silver champion
who has had the country going to wreck
and ruin for many years. When he shall
have convinced Bland he will be told who
next to tackle.
It is said that this congress will change
the form of a largo number of appropri
ation bills from permanent to annual ap
propriations. The object is to give con
gress absolute charge of all appropri
ations, with a view to effecting a saving
■wherever possible. It is further said
that the House, at tho regular session,
will dispose of all appropriation bills be
fore June 30, 1894. It is hardly probable,
however, that the permanent appropri
ations to be changed will be those for the
more important public works, where tho
efficiency of and economy in the work de
mands a certainty, and not a probability,
upon which to proceed.
The campaign in Kansas for the
woman’s suffrage amendment to the con
stitution will be begun during the latter
part of this week. The first boom will be
let off at a big equal suffrage mass meet
ing at Kansas City, Kan., just across the
river from the Kansas City in Missouri.
Among the speakers will bo Susan B.
Anthony, Helen M. Congar, Mary E.
Lease and other women of almost equal
notoriety, together with a few men. The
leaders of the movement say they are
going to make the greatest crusade for
woman’s emancipation and enfranchise
ment that has ever been made in this or
any other country. It is pretty safe to
say that the campaign will be lively; all
Kansas political fights are.
If Gov. Waite should conclude shortly
that the time had arrived for him to set
out on his blood-wading crusade against
the east he could not dei>ond upon tho
Kansas military to aid him. For the array
of Kansas is “in the soup,’’ temporarily;
it is without a competent head. Adju
tant-General W. J. V. Deacon is in bed,
oovered with arnica courtplaster and
with a head full of aches as a result of his
latest military efforts. The other day he
went down to Wichita to review the
troops and get them in good trim to shoot
republican legislators next winter. He
had never reviewed troops before, but in
asmuch ns lie had a mortgage on his farm
and hated the monopolistic cast, Gov.
Le welling had confidence in him. Arriv
ing' at Wichita the gallant officer buckled
on his sword and started to the parade
ground. On the way he encountered a
drug store—they cull them dispensaries in
South Carolina and we call them bar
rooms :n Georgia—and went in “to see a
man. " Further along he ran across other
drug stores and other ‘ men," until he was
glorious. With his sword tangled with
his legs he plunged among the militiamen,
inflicting grievous contusions and bruises
ujxm himself and others. And when he
came to mount he did not stop at the
saddle at all, but kept on over the horse
and smote the earth with his nose.
Tiirice did he essay to mount, with simi
lar results; then they took him off on a
stretcher and the review was abandoned.
Thus, for the time, tho east is safe.
Standing in Their Own Light.
It is difficult to understand how any
reasonable man can believe that the
hanks in the southern states are refusing
to advance money to move the cotton
crop in order to puui.sh those farmers
who arc sqpi>osed to favor the free coin
age of silver, and yet Alliance Ijocturer,
Dr. .1. Wiiliam Stokes, in a letter ad
dressed to the alliance of South Carolina,
insinuates that such is the case. Dr.
Stokes doas not advance a single
fact to support his insinuation Ho
asks whether the lianks have
made the usual effort to advance the
money needed for moving the crop,
and if they have not he wants to know
why they have not.
Shaking of the bankers and cotton
buyers, ho says: “The apparent a’path.v
of these people, while their former cus
tomers are surely drifting towards an
awful tragedy, and are almost on its
brink, is something inexplicable. Can it
be that the farmers in their estimation
have been making too much racket in
their efforts to secure just treatment of
the financial world?" Every thinking
farmer who reads Dr. Stokes’
letter must wonder how it is that
any man could have put his
trust in Dr. Stokes and regarded him as
a safe leader to follow. Admitting that
Dr. Stokes is sincere does it not appear
that he is so wholly uninformed respecting
the,financial situation that he is not a fit
roan to give advice to the people? Every
man who keeps himself informed knows
that the banks are ready and willing
to do all they can towards furnishing
money with which to move the cotton
crop. Long ago they gave notice that
unless there was a restoration of confi
dence and the money market became
easier they would not be able to provide
the money needed for handling the cotton
crop. This, Dr. Stokes knew, or ought
to have known, before he wrote his letter
insinuating that the banks had entered
into a conspiracy' to punish the farmers
for favoring free silver coinage.
That the banks have formed no conspi
racy is shown by the fact that a very
large number of them have failed, and
by the further fact that by withholding
money they would fail to make a profit
out of their business. Instead of punish
ing the farmers, therefore, they would
punish themselves.
The reason the banks are not furnish
ing all the money' demandod of them is
that they haven't it. Depositors in the
south as well as in tho north have with
drawn their deposits, and, as a conse
quence the banks are not in a condition
to respond to the demands upon them to
the extent they have been ac
customed to do. The southern
banks at the beginning of the cotton sea
son have always obtainod large amounts
of currency' from New York. They have
not been able to do that this year, be
cause the northern banks haven’t any
more money than they need for their own
Immediate use.
Is it not about time for the farmers to
inquire whether such men as Dr. Stokes
are safe leaders * Are they not standing'
in their own light by allowing them
selves to be guided by such men? Has,
Dr. Stokes ever said or done one
single thing that has benefited
tho farmers? It is safe
to say he has not. What he says about
the bankers is misleading, and calculated
to mako the farmers discontented. Those
of them who take the trouble to think for
themselves are not influenced by such
utterances as those of Dr. Stokes. If all
of them would think more the occupation
of Dr. Stokes and other teachers like him
would be gone.
Save the Trees-
There appears to be a disposition among
certain people throughout the city to de
stroy every tree that was even tilted by
the wind. As early as seven o'clock yes
terday morning a number of persons—
and not under direction of the street de
partment, either—were observed to Ik?
cutting leaning trees and piling the boles
and limbs in their yards to be used as fire
wood. Many of these trees could have
been saved. There are still othors that
may yet be attacked if steps are not at
once taken to preserve them. At the ex
pense of a few dollars a number of the
trees could be set straight and given a
new lease of their lives of use and beauty.
Should they be destroyed, it would re
quire years of time for them to Ije re
placed.
The city authorities should make it
their business to-day—this morning—to
see about the trees and take steps to save
every one possible. With blocks and
tackle, and a careful manipulation of the
roots with spades, probably more than
one-half of the number of the trees blown
over could be righted; and that at a cost
less than would be the cost of chopping
them down. Very few people would be
needed in the work of rescue; most of the
trees would stand alone and take fresh
root and flourish again if given a chance.
Yesterday it appeared to be the order
to slash and chop everything that invited
chopping; and fine trees that could have
been saved were ruthlessly sacrificed—
many of them young and vigorous and
others of splendid growth. Twenty years
or more may be required to replace the
trees needlessly destroyed yesterday.
Lot the destruction stop instantly.
The Moknino News succeeded in get
ting a few dispatches last night by way
of Jacksonville. The wire was so crowded
with other matter, however, that very
little could be done in the way of getting
telegraphic news. In a day or two the
wires will be in working order and the
Morning News will then bo in receipt
again of its splendid telegraphic news
service.
Taking into consideration the compara
tive amounts of property and the num
bers of lives endangered, the storm which
swept over this city and vicinity Sunday
night was more destructive than the
storm that struck New York and Boston
last week.
Jacksonville is to be congratulated that
she caught only an edge of thegreat storm.
11 was a rather rough edge, to be sure; but
it seems that Jacksonville's blow was
hardly more than a good stiff breeze as
compared with Savannah's.
The scheme to divide Kansas into two
states is again being agitated. The great
ist objection to the scheme is that under
it there would be two Kausases for the
incubation of cranks, whereas one is about
all the country can aland.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, AUGUST 2D, IW3.
Mayor McDonough Criticised.
We are inclined to think the Bruns
wick Times will agree, on second thought,
that its tfrilkdiwn of Mayor McDonough,
‘ for asking Gov. Nortben to establish
camps of detention for refugees from
Brunswick, - liras unjust. Mayor McDon
l"tough bad bat one object in view in mak
ing the request of the governor, and that
wit the good of the refugees aud the peo
ple of the stat'd. He assumed that the
| fever \weuld becomes'epidemic in Bruns
j wick. lieeause the mayor of that city had
advised ali the jieople who could get away
to leave. Ami if we are not mistaken the
leading official of the marine hos
pital service at Brunswick gave tho
hSme advice. With such authority to
Support him he was certainly justified in
expressing the opinion that the fever
would become epidemic. If blame at
taches to any body for creating a scare at
Brunswick. Mayor McDonough is not the
man. Believing from the advices re
ceived from Brunswick that the fever
would become epidemic, was not Mayor
McDonough justified in asking that camps
of detention be established! The people of
that city were leaving by hundreds and
thousands, many of them having no
definite idea of their destination and
many more having no means with which
to support themselves after getting out of
the city. Under the circumstances, was
not the suggestion that camps of de
tention be established a wise one? And
the wisdom of the suggestion apjiears to
bo all the more apparent when it is re
membered that the camps would afford
a place of refuge for those who had not
the means to go elsewhere. If an epi-
demic should occur there are very few
places that would receive refugees direct
from Brunswick, but a great many places
w’ould be open to them after having spent
a reasonable time in the camps and leav
ing them with health certificates.
Mayor McDonough is not responsible
for the action of the people in leaving
Brunswick.
He only proposed a safe method of
caring for them after they ,had been ad
vised to leave by their own authorities.
Whether that advice was good
or not we do not pretend to say,
though we are satisfied that
those who gave it did so believing they
were doing what was for the best
interests of the people of Brunswick
and for the city. They might
he criticised for acting hastily if there
should be no epidemic, but it would not
be forgotten by fair minded people that
if the fever had become epidemic their
action, instead of being condemned,
would have been commended. That
Mayor McDonough deeply sympathizes
with Brunswick is shown by' his liberal
donation to aid those who are suffering
for the necessaries of life.
The House Acts the Right Way.
The House yesterday stood squarely by
the President and voted to repeal, uncon
ditionally, the Sherman silver law, In ac
cordance with his recommendation. That
was the only wise thing to do. The ma
jority against the free coinage of
sjilver at the ratio of 16 to
1 was siightly larger than was
expected by the friends of
uncoftijUtional repeal. The vote on
the other ratios proposed did
not excite much iEterest, because it was
well understood that if a majority for
free silver coinage at the ratio of 16 to
1 could not be obtained, there
was no possibility of obtaining a majority
for free silver coinage at any other ratio.
Now let the Senate act, and act
promptly. That body has not
seemed to appreciate fully the
peril of tho couutry. The senators have
already wasted a vast deal of valuable
time. They have acted ns if they
thought they knew a great deal more
about the fiuaqj.ial condition of tho coun
try than tho' people who have so much
at stake. They should bo made
to understand that the people have made
all the sacrifices they can afford, and that
they will not tolerate longer the indif
ference to their interests that has been
shown by the Senate. The Senate should
have been ready to vote when the House
was, and the fact that it was not will not
be overlooked or forgotten by the peo
ple.
Sunday’s Storm.
For years after 1881 it was a common
thing for the people of this city to fix tho
time of important events in their exper
ience by reference to the groat storm of
that year. And it was a storm that was
well calculated to fix itself in the memo
ries of the people of this city and vicinity.
The number of lives that were lost was
large, the amount of property that was
destroyed was great, and there were
many thrilling personal experiences, par
ticularly on Tybee Island.
Sunday night's storm was its fcqual in
fierceness, though notin the number of
lives lost. Many of those who witnessed
both storms say that the one Sunday
night wit; the most terrible, because the
wind to bdof greater velocity.
Just w hat the velocity of the wind in the
storm of 1881 was is not known, because
the anemometer was destroyed
when the wind reached a
velocity of 60 miles an hour.
In Sunday night's storm the maximum
velocity of the storm was 70 miles an
hour, and the barometer fell lower
than ever before recorded in the United
States.
The full damage done by the storm is
not yet known, and will not be doubtless
for several days. Accounts of loss oflife
and property are coming in all the time.
The section of country swept by the
hurricane was large, and of the damage
done to buildings, crops, trees and fences
no satisfactory estimate can be given. It
is a source of great satisfaction that Sa
vannah is not visited by such storms fre
quently. It would be a source of still
greater satisfaction if she were wholly
exempt from them.
It seems that Denver is not in much of
a financial pinch after all, although the
most distressful cry of ha*i times heard
in a month of Sundays came from Denver.
A single Denver bank one day last week
paid across its counterslos.oooin currency
to twq depositors and another Denver
bank on the same day shipped east an
amount of currency almost as largo
These two banks, and others there, report
that money in large quantities eoutiuues
to come iu to them every day. Confidence
is returning to Denver, it seems, after
all, without the passage of a free silver
bill.
THB MIDNIGHT CRASH.
Thirteen Unfortunates Among the
Dead Riut Far.
Long Island City, Aug 2*. —The details
: of the horrible accident on the ]<ong
Island railroad, at Berlin, on Saturday
night wore necessarily meagre, owing to
| the lateness, darkness and distance from
communication The loss of life, happily,
[ proved to be somewhat less than at first
reported, but the calamity was never
theless full of fatality and terror. The
I-<mg Island train was overtaken by the
Manhattan Beach train, which crashed
into the rear, demolishing two of the fire
passenger ears comprising the forward
train. At thesametime tliemiddlecar was
overturned. Every person on the five
cars were more or less shocked and shaken
up, most of them receiving centusions,
and It severely injured.
awful suspense.
It was more than an hour before news
of the accident could be sent to any point,
and the sufferings of the injured were
thus greatly enhanced. When it became
known, however, through a passenger
who had walked to lying Island Gity,
the railroad company at once hastened a
relief train, with physicians, to
the scene, which was an ap
palling one in the extreme.
Many of the killed were horribly muti
lated, of whom fully two thirds were uni
dentified except through personal effects
or letters. Several of the wounded, too.
were fearfully cut and maimed. Of the
seventeen received at Si. John's hospital,
two died soon after being admitted.
NEGRO LYNCHED.
He Had BrutaJly Murdered an Italian
Roy Peddler.
louisville, Ity., Aug. 23.—Between 1
and 2 o'clock this morning about thirty
horsemen rode into New Castle, the
county seat of Henry county, and, wak
ing up the jailer, told him that he had a
prisoner the horsemen wanted. They
were after a negro named Leonard Tay
lor. Securing their man, they took
him about a quarter of a mile out
on the road to Franklinton and strung
him up to an oak tree. The lynching was
conducted with as much order as was
possible, considering the business in hand.
Those who took part were evidently, repu
table people, and so sure were they that
they were doing it for the good of the
country that they only took partial pre
cautions to conceal their identity.
FUK MI'UOEItING A BOY.
Tile crime qI the negro was the brutal
and unprovoked assault upon an Italian
boy peddler. Tt Occurred a week ago at
Franklinton, a little place seven or eight
miles from New Castle, toward the river.
The negro struck the boy over the head,
fracturing the skull. He was brought to
this city, and the people at Franklinton
learned yesterday that he had died.
AT ST. AUGUSTINE.
W aves Eight Feet High Break in Upon
the City.
St. Augustine, Fla.. Aug., 28.—The
storm approaching, of which the Morn
ing News geve warning Saturday, came
on in full force and lasted from the north
until 10 o’clock Sunday morning, causing
the ocean to break over the Anastsia
island marshes and rushing to the city in
waves eight feet high, which combed and
broke over the sea wall. Several wharves
were carried away, though the damage to
shipping is slight. The wind turned to
tho westward near noon, and quieted
the sea, but continued in violence and the
work of unroofing many houses, uprooting
trees and prostrating fences. An omni
bus with its driver, two passengers and
the horses, was blown off the causeway
into San Sebastian river. All were saved.
Tho tide last night was the highest
known hero. The wind luled atl sundown
Sunday. It is warm aud quiet to-day.
We have had no commuuication by
rail or telegraph from Satur
day, night, and, until noon
to-day, ho wire south of here. Superin
tendent Crawford, of tho Jacksonville,
St. Augustine and Indian River railway
repaired the wires to Jacksonville. No
ives were lost.
NO BABY BONDS.
Unlikelihood That Atlanta Will Erect
New County Buildings.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 28.—N0 action it a s
taken by the special meeting of the board
of county commissioners hold to-day for
the purpose of considering the plans of
the federation of trades to build anew
court house and jail by tlio issue of a half
million dollars in finny bonds, tho idea
being to float thcsS bonds by issuing them
as a local currency. The board listened
to sjieeches by representatives of the
labor organizations, who want to provide
employment for the idle. But inasmuch
as the recent proposition of the board, to
issue a million dollars in bonds to build
the court house and jail, had been repudi
ate l by the pi ople after numerouscharges
ol "jobbery,” it was not thought advis
able to go before them again at this time,
even under the recommendation of organ
ized iafior.
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT.
Chief Arthur's Agreement in a Heavy-
Damage Suit.
Toledo, 0., Aug. 28. —A petition was
filed in the United States circuit court in
the c ase of tlieCraigil Shipbuilding Com
pany against the Toledo, Ann Arbor and
North Michigan Railroad Company,
which indicates the terms upon which
the Ann Arbor damage suit against Chief
Arthur was settled. In the language of
tho petition for authority to settle, Mr.
Arthur agreed to pay tho receiver the
sum of #2,500, said sum including tho foe
of #I,OOO to the piaintiff's counsel. Mr.
Arthur also pays all the costs of the dam
age suit.
JOSIAH MORRIS BANK.
Ita Doors Reopened Yesterday at
Montgomery.
Montgomery, Aug. 28.—Creditors of the
extensive banking house of Josiah Morris
& Cos., of this city having expressed limit
less confidence nnd consented that the
assignees should surrender the trust and
that the hank should reopen, tho institu
tion to-day resumed business in the firm’s
name. Every depositor signed the agree
ment. The liabilities are #1.600,000, with
'assets of $3,600,000.
BAKING POWDER. _
Op#Baking
iLjsPowdei:
The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder,—No Ammonia; No Alum.
Used in Millions of Homes— 4o Years the Standard,
A FATAL SPOT.
Another Kan Killed at the Derdly
Bellwood Crossing.
Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 28.—The Chicago
limited on the Western and Atlantic road
ran over and killed F. J. Aaron, a carpen
ter in the employ of Boyd A Baxter's fur
niture factory, to-day at Bellwood cross
ing A score of persons have been killed
at the same place. It is a death trap.
Aaron leaves a wife and six small chil
dren.
~ SHOE FAILURE. ”
Large Establishment in Atlanta
Closed by the Sheriff.
Atlanta, Ga.. Aug. 28.—porter Bros.,
retail shoe establishment, one of the larg
est and oldest in the city, was closed by
the sheriff this morning under a mort
gage aggregating #IO,OOO.
Mortgage for £1.303.000.
Cleveland. 0., Aug. 28.—The Chapin
Mining Company of Milwaukee, Wis.,
this morning tiled a certified copy of a
mortgage for #1,308,000 on its property,
ore and franchises, to secure funds for
the purpose of payment of labor and
taxes, for the payment of royalty on ore
actually mined and for the development
and operation of the mine at Station
Mountain, Wis.
A Big Rumpus Brewing.
Bangkok, Aug. 28.—The situation of
affairs is very critical. The negotiations
between France and Siam arc at a stand
still, and no date has been fixed for a re
sumption of diplomatic correspondence.
Siamese commercial interests are at
tacked in a vital point by the new de
mands made by the French government,
aud it is believed that Siam cannot assent
to them.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The refuse sticks of the sugar cane can, it
is said, be utilized in making paper, and a
contemporary expresses astonishment that,
in face of the present large production of su
gar, this industry has not been developed on
a practical basis.
For centuries, says a scientific writer in
Occultism, "the mud wasp has built its cells
of soft mud; in tho bottom of these cells the
female lays its minute egg. building Us mud
home just the size that the young will be
when grown. Before closing this mud-walled
cell the wasp catches a suitable sized spider,
injects into its body a fluid that causes it to
remain torpid through the winter
until with the warmth of re
turning spring the wasp grows,
consuming the spider for food, thus gaining
strength to break the mud wails and emerge
into the outer world a full winged insect. And
yet no mud wasp from the beginning has ever
seen its young.”
A report is circulating in European politi
cal circles that the czar will issue a ukase on
Jan. 1. 1894, putting an end to the deportation
of convicts to Siberia, and that on the same
day the provisions of the judicial procedure
act of Alexander 11., with the exception of
trial by jury, are to be extended to that coun
try. It has been expected that, as a result of
the recent visit of the czarovltz. and in view
of the construction of the trans Siberian rail
way, a revolution In the government of Sibe
ria would be effected, but the report of a
change so radical as that suggested is re
ceived with caution. The natural w ealth of
Siberia makes it an ideal land for coloniza
tion, for it is hy no means a region of un
relieved harshness and arctic rigors as is
largely supposed. Its horrors are in the con
vict mines and the exile system. not in the
country itself. Hut the abrogation of the sxs
tem of Siberian exile would, change the whole
scheme of government in Russia and while
some radical change in Siberia is confidently
expected in the near future, it is hardly prob
able that the czar will make a move so posi
tive as that.
In India, says a writer in the Chicago
Inter Ocean, I once witnessed a most remark
able phosphoric light issue from a giant
flower called by natives “bed-war.” The
flower was nearly six Inches In diameter and
of a deep red color, but with yellowish pet
als. My attention was called to the luminous
radiations of this beautiful plant by a guide,
and we used to visit the garden overy morn
ing two hours before sunrise to observe this
fascinating spectacle. This was during the
months of July and August. The light, al
though most brilliant in the early morning
hours, could also be discerned during twi
light. but not after total darkness came on.
This led me to believe that the light was not
emitted fromOhe flower itself, but that it was
reflected. To determine this I placed one of
the flowers in a perfectly dark, that is. fight,
tight room, where I knew the air to be per
tectly dry, and not the faintest spark could
the seen. This might have been caused by
the broken stem, but lam of She opinion that
the light was reliected, as it was quite in
ense. and could be seen at a distance of sev
eral feet. When viewed closely the petal re
sembled a miniature incandescent electric
lamp.
An important undertaking affecting largely
the industries of Maine, says the New York
Sun. is that of storing the water ol the Ken
nebec and its tributaries, to be used in times
of drought. In various ponds and streams,
thus enabling the volume of water available
In a dry time, in summer or winter, to be
largely increased—this to be accomplished by
building dams, flowing ponds and deepening
channels. It Is believed that this resort will
serve the purpose in view quite satisfactorily
and meet the serious difficulty of diminished
■ power arising from the disappearance of for
ests on either bank of the river and tho in
creased evaporation. It Is stated In connec
tion with this that the river from Moosehead
lake to Augusta, a distance of 112 miles, con
tains many hundred water powers which
would be valuable if the water could be con
trolled and used when most needed. The de
scent of the river from Mousehead to the tide
is about 1.022 feet, the distance being 112
mites, this giving a mean descent of 9.1 feet
to the mile throughout the water power por
tion of the river. There are also stated tq be
152 reservoirs of the Kennebec and its tributa
ries, covering 357 square miles, the total lake
and pond surface contained in the Kennobec
basin being not far from 450 square miles
The wasp plague continues to cause great
inconvenience in the neighborhood of Dover.
England. A curious Incident happened re
cently In a village near Sandwich. A laborer
discovered a wasp's nest, and. struck with
the beauty of its formation, instantly took It
home and carelessly put it aside, with the ob
ject of taking it to a naturalist. The nest
proved to he full of eggs, which the warmth
of the house developed during the night Into
hundreds of wasps. When the family awoke
on Sunday morning the house was swarming
with wasps, and the family had to make
their escape as best they could. Some
of them were severely stung. A
correspondent of the Newcastle Chron
icle writes: It may be of value to sufferers
from the present wasp plague to know the
following simple and most efficacious method
of destroying nests in the ground: Procure
from the chemist some cyanide of po
tassium, dissolve It In water (about four
ounces cyanide to a quart of waterl
pour a small quanity of this mixture
into the mouth of the hole. The result
Is marvelous. Wasps returning home enter
to leave no more. Those already home re
main there permanently. The work should be
done quietly about midday, when most of the
wasps are out. We have destroyed in the
last ten days about eighteen or twenty large
nests in this way with perfect success. The cya
nide of potassium should, of course be
handled carefully, being a deadly poison.
SHOES.
SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO US:
If you do, it'll make a great difference with the
youngsters and a still greater difference with
you. They'll be better shod than they possi
bly could be elsewhere, and at a considerably
less cost. When you can save money by buy
ing better goods you've struck a good imita
tion of a bonanza. That's what you'll always
find in our stock—the best juvenile footwear
in‘Savannah, and sold at lower prices thAn
elsewhere. You can t beat either our goods
or prices: you might as well try to beat a
drum with a feather. Economical parents
buy their footwear
AT THE LITTLE STORE AROUND THE
CORNER.
120 Broughton St.,
BUTLER & MORRISSEY.
MEDICAL.
§ Household Reined)
Pi?r*o acROFULA,
bureS ULCERB,
SALT RHEUM, EC
ZEMA, every form of
malignant SKIN
ERUPTION, betides l
being effleaciotit in <
toning up the system (
and restoring the con- /
stifotion. when impaired j
from any oauae. It is a /
fine Tonic, and its elmost supernatural healing j
properties justify us in guaranteeing a cure of (
all blood diseases, if directions are followed. (
Price, ©1 per Bottle, or 6 Bottles for §5.
FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS.
CUNT Spec BOOK OK WONOFRriTL CrBHF,
Ol'Su I |il!>C together vith viluaMe information. ,
B l OOP BALM CO., ATLANTA, GA .j
/J Chlchet*r Engllth Diamond Brand.
Pennyroyal * pills.
fOrlgtnul and Only Genuine. A
safl, always reliable. ladies Ask
Druggiit for CAicheater'a
Diamond Brand in Red and Gol '*\\Qr
metallic boxes, eealedwith blue rib- Vsy
bon. Take no other. RaJ\iae v
danger on* aubstitutions and imitation*.
At Drucgiats, or aend 4c. in atampa tot
particulars, testimonials aud “Relief
far Ladle*,** In Utur, bv return MalL
30.000 Tebtlraonlala. S’amt Paper.
fMcheater Chemical Cos., Madison Square.
Gold by ill Local Drugfliu. Philada., Pa
EDUCATIONAL.
THE
' BOSTONo
Largest & Most SnccessM in the World.
: Will Re-open Tuesday, Sept. stb.
I THE COURSE OF STUDY Is thoromrti.com-
I'M* nnn practical, Pupil* are fitted for the dutiea
and work of ev?rv-day life.
i THE FzkCULTk embraces a Hat of more than
twenty tearher* and assistants, elected with special
reference to proficiency in each department.
THE STUDENT3 are voung people of both
C-ixos, full of diligence and teal.
!. tTHE DISCIPLINE is of the highest order and
valuable business lessons.
THE PATRONAGE is tho largest of any Com
i znerefal School in the world,
j THE REPUTATION of this school for origi
and /fader ship and as the Standard latl
l F generally acknowledged,
i THE SCHOOL HUILI)I>G is centrally lo
cated and purposely constructed.
SPECIAL COURSE. Shorthand , Type Writ
ing, Composition and Correspondence may b taken
as a epeclal course.
*5 Houseifhmlshed
Its puniis,complete the varied inducements to attend
this school.
TiWashington Street. Boston.
Business Office open daily, from q till a © clock
FUOSPECTFS DOST FREF..
INSURANCE.
CHA RL ES F. PRENDERCAST
(Successor to R. H. Footman & Cos.)
Fire, Marine id Sin insuronca
106 BAY STREET,
[Next West of the Cotton Exchange 1
Telephone Call No. 34. SAVANNAH, GA
HARDWARE.
Furdwarl^
Bar, Band and Hoop Iron,
WACON MATERIAL,
Navaf Stores Supplier
FOR SALIC BY
EDWARD LOVELL’S SONS
155 bropghtos and 138-140 Stats Sts.
PAINTS AND OILS.
JOHSTarTuTTLEK,
Headquarters for Plain and Decorative Wall
Paper, Paints, Oil. White Deads, Varnish.
Glass, Railroad and Steamboat Supplies.
Sashes, Doers, Blinds and Builders’ Hard
ware, Calcined Plaster, Cement and Hair.
SOLE AGENTS FOR LADD’S LIME.
140 Congress street and 130 St. Julian street
Savannah. Georgia.
NURStHt:
KIESLING’S NURSERY,
White Bluff Road.
TJLANTS. Bouquets, Designs. Out Flowers
JL furnished to order. Leave orders at
Kosenleld & Murray 's, 44 Bull street The
Belt Railway passes through the nursery.
Telephone raa ,
GENTS'FURNISHING goods.
Good Reasons
Why you should call and secure,
good selection of
GOOD BARGAINS!
1. Because we are preparing to take
our first annual inventory.
2. Because we are preparing to make
room for our tali stock.
We have therefore concluded to
•tart a CLEARANCE SALE of
all our goods now In store,
which we will sell at
Rock Bottom Prices!
Cal! early and often.
GARDNER & EINSTEIN
Progressive Hatters and Men's Furnishers,
BILL AND BROUGHTON STREETS
DRY GOODS.
ITBit
HOT LIST Of IHIB
FOR THIS WEEK.
PANIC^PRICES^PREVfIIL!
Cents’ Unlaundered Shirts, reinforced
linen bosom and bands, good muslin and
well made, tie regular 50c quality, at 35c
or 3 for sl.
Gents’ Plaited Bosom Unlaundered Shirts,
open back and front, a very good article, lor
49c; reduced from 75c.
One lot Gents’ Night Shirts, fancy trimmed,
at 39c and 49c; reduced from 65c and 75c.
Closing out balance of Gents’ Negligee
Shirts at little over half price.
100 dozen Gents’ Best 4-ply Linen Collars,
in all the leading shapes, at 10c each; regu
lar price 15c.
Gents’ Regular Made Half Hose, in tans,
slates, unbleached, striped and black, guar,
anteed seamless, at 15c per pair; grand value
tor 25c.
Odds and ends and broken sizes in Gents’
Half Hose and Balbriggan Underwear to close
at half price.
Ladies’ Muslin Underwear.
Ladles’ Torchon Trimmed Night Gowns at
39c and 49c; reduced from 50c and 75c.
Ladies’ Handsomely Trimmed Night Gowns
at 73c and 98c; reduced from $1 and $1 35.
Great btrgains in Ladies’ Chemise at 21c,
25c, 39c and 49c.
Ladies’ Skirts, Drawers and Corset Covers
all reduced to actual cost.
At Cost! At Cost!
The balance of our stock of Ladies' and
Children’s Shirt Waists reduced to actual cost.
Grand drives in broken lots of Ladies’ and
Children’s Hose, black and fancy, at 10c, 15c
and 19c; worlh 15c, 25c and 35c.
AIMS FOR STANDARD PATTERNS.
FOYE & MORRISON
HARDWARE.
Grass Hammocks.
Linen Hammocks.
Fly Fans.
Gastnets and Seines.
Fishing Rods and Reels.
Enterprise Fruit Presses.
Cider Mills and Presses.
Pill ■■ CO.
PEAS.
■SEED RYEBM
GEORGIA SEED RYE,
HAY, CRAIN,
FEED AND PRODUCE,
LEMONS.
173 AND I7S BAY.
W. D. SIMKINS.
SEED.
GEORGIASEEDRYE
COAST RAISED.
THIS rye Arrows much more vigorously and
yields more abundantly in grain than tn;
grown in the mountain section. Dairymen
and stock raisers would do well to consult mu
before purchasing.
X. J. DAVIS,
Crain Dealer and Seedsman,
Telephone 233. 156 Bay stree t.