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MIST HATE PASSPORTS.
So Traveler Is Safe Sow SVitbont a
Health Certificate.
The Health Department Issuing- Them
at the Bate of Seventy-Five a Day.
How They Are Used No Information
Received by the Health Board From
Brunswick Yesterday Work of the
Quai antine Inspectors.
Dr. Brunner issued health certificates
to about scvent.v-five people yesterday.
Everybody leaving the city now takes a
health certificate along as a matter of
precaution and convenience. The certifi
cate is not really a health certificate, as it
docs not certify anything as to the state
of the holder's hoaii h or that he has not
been exposed to any infect ious disease. It
merely certifies that the bearer, whose
name is written in the certificate, is a
resident of Savannah or was in Savannah
upon the day on which tire certificate was
issued.
These certificates are very useful to
travelers now. as so many places, espe
cially those south of Savannah, have
quarantined against Brunswick that it is
well to be able to confront the quarantine
officers with a certificate of residence in
an uninfected city They are also very
convenient things to present to the Sa
vannah quarantine inspectors as a means
Of identification in returning to the city.
TO snow WHERE THEY HAVE BEES.
Experienced travelers have their cer
tificates vised at every point they visit
by the health officer or other local au
thority if there is no health officer. By
this means they are able to prove to any
quarantine officer their whereabouts
since leaving Savannah or whatever point
at which they obtained the certificate.
The health officer is now issuing 50 to
70 certificates a day. A large portion of
these are issued to commercial travelers
and non-residents who have spent only a
phort while in the city. Nearly every
person leaving Savannah now takes a
certificate. even if only going to be
absent a day or two. Even the excur
sionists want thrift. Every town and
city in this section nearly has
a quarantine now, and a cer
tificate of residence and time of
departure from Savannah is found to be
the easiest means of securing entrance to
the neighboring cities. Mr. Thofnas
Purse is acting as Dr. Brunner's secre
tary and is kept busy filling out certifi
cates.
THE SITUATION AT BRUNSWICK.
Dr. Brunner received no information of
any importance from Brunswick yester
day The Morm.no Ntwj bulletined
the announcement of the two ne,tv eases
of fever at noun. This makes' five eases
at Brunswick now.
The quarantine inspectors report that
•while they meet a good many hard cases
o i the train, they do not find many peo
ple coming this way from Brunswick.
The order of the surgeon-general to the
railroad to sell no tickets to points south
of Atlanta is evidently liaviug a good ef
fect.
There are not many people left in
Brunswick anyway, and those who are
able to go away will not attempt to come
ts Savannah, us they are well posted on
. the strict quarantine maintained here.
It is tho refugees who flee without means
and empty handed and who come by any
route, that Savannah will have to guard
most closely- against.
ANNOYED ABOUT REPORTS.
None of the Central Railroad Officials
Have Tendered Their Resignations.
Supt. Kline of tho Central railroad is
somewhat annoyed about the reports
which have been circulated with regard
to the resignation of certain of the Cen
tral r ilroud officials.
Tt was reported in some way yesterday
that Supt. T. C. McNeely of the main
stem had tendered his resignation. When
asked about the matter Mr. Kline said he
would like to get at the author of the re
ports as he wants them stopped at once.
He says there is absolutely no truth in
the statement that any of the officials
have resigned or contemplated such a
step, and if they did lie would he one of
the first to know it. He says it does the
official about whom the report is circu
lated an injustice and is no help to the
road.
Mr. Kline says he contemplates no
changes whatever in the operating de
partment lor the purpose of putting auy
other nun in the place, and tiiathe would
remove a man only for tiiree things, care
lessness or negligence, ineouipetency or
Indecency-. So far he hus no idea of re
questing the resignation of any of the
officers under him.
SIRS. F. A. HABERSHAM DEAD.
She Passes Away at the Homs of Her
Father in Maryland.
Mrs. Julia Cairo be Habersham, wife of
Mr. Fred A. Habersham, died Friday af
ternoon at ti:4s o'clock at her father's
home at Kllicott City, Maryland, near
Baltimore. Mrs. Habersham had been
ill for some tim , and her death had been
expected for several days
fSbe was a Miss Hazlehurst before her
marriage, a daughter of H. It. Hazlehurst,
of Etlieolt City. She had been married
about a.v ear. She was a sister of Miss
Beirue Cordon of this city.
Mrs. Habersham was well known in
Savannah, where she had many friends.
As Miss Hazlehurst she became a favor
ite here while visiting her sister, Mrs.
Cordon. Her death will bring regrets to
many. Mr. Habersham had been in at
tendance ujioii the sick bed of his wife
for some time and was present at her
death. He has the sympathy of many
friends in his bereavement.
TWO SUDDEN DEATHS.
Two Negroes Found Dead as a Result
of Heart Failure.
Peter Hanlon, a negro fisherman,
dropped dead in his boat yesterday morn
ing about 10 o'clock at the Ferry dock,
near the gas house.
Tho coroner was notified and the body
was removed to Hanlon's house in the
■western part of the city. His death was
supposed to iiavc b<-en the result of heart
failure, and a certificate was given in ac
cordance with that fact. Mo inquest was
held. There was no one in the boat with
Hanlon at the time of his death.
Keliei ca Jones, an old negro woman,
was found dead in her bed at her house
in Yama raw yesterday morning about 5
o'clock by her husband. Dr. Stone had
been attending her and gave a certificate
01 death from heart failure. No inquest
was necessary.
Under a Falling Scaffold.
James Powell, a colored boy from Mr.
Joseph H uger’s place across the river, was
brought to Dr. Norton's office last night
for treatment.
Powell was standing under a scaffold
ing at the overseer s headquarters on the
place yesterday afternoon with other
hands, waiting to be paid off. when the
scafiolding fell. Powell received a severe
blow on the head from a timber which
tore up two or three inches of scalp and
caused concussion of tho brain.
Dr Norton dressed his head and he was
tak- n to the house of a relative in Yarna
craw to spend the night.
STILL AFTER THE CAR LINES.
Mayor McDonough (Jives Them An
other Week to Fill in the Tracks.
The cases of the street railroads for
failure to grade their tracks ss required
by the ordinance were continued again by
Mayor McDonough yesterday morning.
President Collins of the Electric rail
wav and President Johnston of the City
ami Suburban railroad were both in the
police court. President Johnston said
that *he City and Suburban had begun
the work of filling in its tracks and had
made some progress before the storm
That put a stop to the work and tho com
pany had not been able to do anything
since He promised that the work would
be resumed this week, however.
President Johnston declared that it
would cost the City and Suburban $15,000
to comply with the ordinance, and ho
didut know where tho money was
to come from. Mayor McDonough re
plied that it was very unfortunate
to be poor; he felt that himself, he said,
but it was President Johnson's misfor
tune if he did not have the money and the
city could not share it with him. The
ordinance would have to bo complied
with, he said.
The Electric railway took a different
tack. Through their attorneys. Charlton,
Mac nail & Anderson, they requested that
the mayor impose a fine inorder that they
might take an appeal to council and as
certain if that body placed the same in
terpretation upon the ordinance as the
mayor, and if it would
sustain him in his effort to
compel the street railways to
grade and fill in several miles of their
track The mayor did not choose to do
this, however, and announced that he
would give tho street railroads one more
week of grace.
An inspection of the tracks will be
made daily this week by the mayor's
orders. For every day in which the roads
neglect to carry on the work of tilling in,
a fine of SIOO will be entered against
them. If they do not choose to pay it,
they will then have a chance to appeal to
council.
A KNIFE IN HIS SIDE.
Laura Williams, Colored, Stabs Frank
Holden, Colored.
Frank Holcfim, a colored laborer on the
OceamSteamsliip Company’s wharf, came
near getting his death blow from a
woman last night. Holden lives in In
dian street lane near the corner of Ann
street. A woman named Laura Williams
had been living with him, but they had a
fulling out and she had moved elsewhere
Holden came up from the wharf last
night with his week's wages in his pocket,
and started to his room. At the corner
of Ann street and Indian street lane ho
met Laura, who demandedythat he give
her some money. Holden told her that
she: had left him and gone elsewhere,
and he would not give her any money.
Heoffcrod. however, to give her $1 if
she needed it to get something to eat.
The woman demanded $5.
“You leave mo and I have to get my
cooking done somewhere else and send my
clothes to the Inundry,” said Holden,
"and'now you want me to give you $5. I
won t do it.”
They had some further words nnd then
Holden turned to leave her. As he passed
the woman she drew a knife and plunged
it into his left side. Holden screamed
with pam and the woman fled. He was
taken to Dr. Norton’s office by some
friends and his wound dressed. Dr.
Norton feund that the knife had
passed through the shoulder blade to the
left of the spine, penetrating the cavity
and wounding tho lung. The wound is a
severe, but not necessarily a dangerous
one.
The Williams woman had not been ar
rested at midnight.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS BOAT.
Wesley Hamilton Ties His Bateau
and Lays Down and Dies.
Wesley Hamilton, a well-known old
negro fisherman on the river, was found
dead in his boat yesterday morning about
11 o'clock, at the wharf opposite the lower
press.
About 10:30 o'clock he was seen to tie
his boat under the stern of the steamer
Hispania and to lie down in the boat as
if to take a rest in the shade.
About half an hour later it was dis
covered that lie was dead. Hamilton was
a well-known character along the river
front,Where he had been engaged in catch
ing cattish for many years.
Aeliug Coronor Naughtin was notified
of his death and investigated it, but did
not consider an inqnost. necessary.
Hamilton was a member of Robert S.
Shaw post of the Grand Army of the Re
public, be having served in South Caro
lina in the One Hundred aud Third regi
ment United States colored troops. Tho
post will attend his funeral in a tody this
morning.
HE FOOLED WITH A PISTOL.
Mr. W. H. Ray Haz a Narrow Escape
From Being Shot.
Mr. W. H. Ray narrowly escaped a se
rious accident at liis home, at Duffy and
Abercorn streets, yesterday afternoon.
While in the bath room just before dinner
he picked up an old pistol that had been
in the house a long time and was exam
ining it when it discharged.
Mr. Ray had taken off his coat and the
bullet struck a portion of the left side of
his vest, but did not go through it. It
rebounded from the walbof the room and
fell upon the floor, where it was after
wards found. It was first thought Mr.
Ray was shot, but Dr. Lanier s investiga
tion showed he was not.
Neither Mr. Ray, who was unable for a
while to tell whether he was shot or not,
or any of his family could explain just
how- the accident occurred. Dr. Lanier
was summoned at once and made a thor
ough examination, but there was no
wound to indicate that Mr. Ray had been
touched by ttie bullet. _
THEIR LAST SHOOT.
Gun Club Men Have Their Last Con
test of the Season.
The Forest Cit 54 Gun Club had its last
regular shoot Thursday. It was a lively
shoot and a victory for President Kieffer’s
team. His team laid Capt. Juchter's
team so far back that they will give them
until next season to practice so as to gain
strength to come to the front again.
Team No. 1 scored 94. Team No. 2
75. a beat of nineteen birds. Team No.
1 also won all of the medals. Jaugstetter
the diamond medal, William Davidson
the second medal, and John Immlns the
third medal.
At a meeting last Friday George Camp
son and William Davidson were elected
members of tho executive committee to
conduct the business of the committoe
during the closed season. The next sea
son will open on the second Friday of
April. A committee was apjHiinted to
make arrangement for a game supper as
soon as the game season opens.
Death of Mrs. C. P Outten.
Mrs Caroline p. Outten died at Louis
ville last Monday. She was 85 years old,
a native of Savannah and a long time a
resident here. She was the mother of
Mr. S. L. Outten of Savannah ami Mrs.
Rosa Grubbs of Louisville. She had been
an invalid for a long time and her death
was not unexpected. The burial took
in Louisville.
Nervous headaches and
M-mtal exhaustion or brain fatigue
promptly cured by Broom-Seltzer.—ad
THE MORNING NEWS: SEN DAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1893.
WORSE THAN IT LOOKED.
The Georgia Loan and Trost Co.’s Al
lairs Radiy Tabled.
F 8. Lathrop Appointed Permanent
Receiver, and an Effort to Be Made
to Get at the Condition of the Oom
panv The Books So Kept That Little
Information Can Be Obtained From
Them Peculiar Handling of the
Company’s Stock- Mr. Falooner Re
leased on Hie Own Recognizance.
Mr. F. S. lAthrop was yesterday ap
pointed permanent receiver of the Geor
gia Loan & Trust Company, in the supe
rior court.
Application for this appointment had
been made some days beforo *by Messrs.
Hull & Lathrop, who filed a bill for that
purpose. They were represented by Law
ton & Cunningham, and William Fal
coner, the defendant in the case, by G.
H. Miller.
An amendment to the petition was first
filed and an order was passed bv Judge
Falligant allowing them to make the
amendment. The amendment alleged
that Mr. Falconer had been guilty of
gross mismanagement, that he had used
the funds of the company without any
authority from the directors, and that he
had failed to make tho proper entries on
the company’s books.
THE PRESIDENT INSOLVENT.
It stated that to the best knowledge and
belief of tho plaintiffs the president of
the company was insolvent, and said that
if he had been allowed to remain in
charge of the company's affairs it would
have been wrecked. It further stated
that in their belief it was necessary to
appoint a receiver for the protection of
the interests of all concerned.
Mr. Lawton, who appeared for the
plaintiffs, did not attack Mr. Falcojier, but
he stated what he alleged and believed
to be the facts in the case and argued
that the appointment of a permanent re
ceiver was the only course In view of the
circumstances that conld be pursued.
THE RECEIVER’S REPORT.
The receiver’s report showed he found
liabilities amounting to $56,377.44, but as
the books had not been written up since
Dec. 31, 1892, he announced that it was an
impossibility to make up any statement
of the assets and liabilities of the compa
ny. No stock ledger could be found, nor
had any canceled certificates of stock
been presented to the receiver.
In Ills report Mr. Lathrop further
says:
“An entry appears upon the margin of
the diseouut book: ‘Loan settled by for
feiture of two shares of G. L. and T.
stock.’ This entry appears to have been
made in ink and afterward scratched out
with a knife, but it is still perfectly legi
ble on the book.
ACTED ON HIS OWN HOOK.
“The receiver is in possession of the
minutes of the company, and an examina
tion of them fails to show any authority
whatever for the settling of this loan in
the manner indicated, or in any other
manner, and the demand note for $15,000
to the company made by William Falconer
on Jan. 3. 131*3, appears to be an asset of
the company,but the only security therefor
is 173 shares of itp own stock. The scrip,
however, issued in the name of Willium
Falconer, was not attached to it, nor is
indorsed with any power of attorney to
transfer it. The receiver Ims demanded
from William Falconer the possession of
the canceled scrip for stock issued,
and hus uo reply from him except that he
is not able to produce them. According
to the books of the company. William
Falconer is the owner of only twelve
shares of the capital stock, and those
t welve shares are pledged to the company
as collateral security for the $15,000 note,
and are claimed by Falconor to have
been surrendered to the company, to
gether with 100 other shares, in payment
and satisfaction of the note, so that, ac
cording to the books of the company, ho
owns only twelve shares, and, according
to his own statement, he does not own a
single share.”
Mr. Falconer, in his answer, claimed
to have turned over all of the company’s
property to the receiver. He made no
resistance to the appointment of a perma
nent receiver, as lie had announced he
would do.
TO UNRAVEL THINGS IE POSSIBLE.
An order was then passed appointing
Mr. Lathrop permanent receiver, and di
recting Falconer to turn over to him all
the assets of the company. He was also
restrained from interfering in any way
with any of the assets of the company,
and both he and the officersof the associa
tion were particularly enjoined to render
the receiver all the assistance possible in
straightening out the company’s affairs.
The receiver was directed to employ all
necessary assistants and to proceed at
once to collect in all the cash and other
assets, and to reduce all the other assets
of the company to cash as early as pos
sible.
Mr. Lawton asked that Mr. Falconer
be released from custody, as there was no
further necessity for detaining him. so
long as he could be secured whenever
wanted. He is not directly in custody,
but is at liberty on his own recognizance,
and is supposed to be watched. Although
the matter was brought up by the counsel
for the plaintiffs the judge refused to
sign the order.
The proceedings were something in the
nature of a surprise. Mr. Falconer had
stated from the start that he would re
sist the appointment of a receiver, and
after a conference with Mr. Lathrop day
efore yesterday, stated that he would
tie the case yesterday morning.
THE OGLETHORPE’S SHOOT.
To Take Place at Harmon’s Range
Wednesday.
The annual target practice of the Ogle
thorpe Light Infantry will take place at
Harmon’s Range noxt Wednesday after
noon. The company will turn out in field
uniform. As it is a Jewish holiday, when
many business houses will be
closed, there will doubtless bo full ranks.
The passive membership will attend in
citizens’ dress, as none of them have the
camp outfit. There will be two prizes of
fered for twoclasse* of marksmen, besides
the company medal which goes to the best
shot.
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.
A Macon special to the Constitution
says there is an increased demand for
Central railroad securities. A Macon
bunk lias been requested by northern par
ties to buy some Central debentures, and
Southwestern stock is advancing.
Strong nerves, sweet sleep, good appe
tite, healthy digestion, and best of all
pure blood, are given by Hood’s Sarsa
p rilla. —ad.
Meyer and Walsh
Are receiving new gooods daily.
Novelties in dress trimmings.
An elegant line of fall and winter un
derwear.
Children’s hose, best in the eitv (g 25c.
New linen, stamped in tho latest
Colonial and Empire design.
Novelties in draperies
Ask to see our new veilings.
Velvet ribbons in the latest shades.
Will be delighted to show goods.
Our dress linings and findings are un
equaled. Meyer & Walzh, 116 Broughton
street.—ad.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Mrs. J. T. Charlton haz gone north.
Mr. J. Murchison Thomas is in Mari
etta.
Miss Emma Coburn is visiting in New
York.
Mrs. O. V. Petit is visiting friends in
Macon.
Mr. and Mrs J. M. Lang are visiting
the world's fair.
Miss Emma Lyon has returned from a
vlzit to Charleston.
Mr. and Mrs Jacob Lippman will leave
for the north to-day.
Mrs. A. Vetsburg has gone to Chicago to
visit the world's fair.
Mrs Anna S. Cann is in New York,
and will visit Chicago.
Mrs. Mary Crawford returned last night
from Hcndorsonville, N. C.
Mrs. J. J. Gaudry has returned from a
summer at Alexander, N. C.
Miss Helen Smith has gone to New
York for tho month of September.
Mrs. R. M. Orme, Miss Orme and Miss
Lucy Orme are visiting in Forsyth
Mrs. Margaret Tynan and Mrs. Raphael
Salas have returned from Asheville.
Miss Georgia Cope has gone to visit
her sister, Mrs. Holland, in Atlanta.
Miss Kate Grady Has returned fhom
Alexander, N. C., where she 3peut the
summer.
Misses Sadie Frank and Blanche Mohr
will leave this week for New York, to
enter school.
Miss Mary Clay has returned from a
visit to Mr. and Mrs. Habersham Clay in
Bryan county.
Miss Nellie Jones left yesterday for
Spartanburg to coutnue her studies at
Converse college.
Mr. Julian Hartridge has returned
from his vacation which he spent in New
York and Chicago.
Miss Daisy Bryan and Miss Jennie Sul
livan have returned to Miss Randolph's
school at Edgehill, Va.
Miss Lillian Hamilton returned yester
day irom her summer outing among
friends in South Carolina.
Mrs. W. G. Strobhar leturned last night
from Hendersonville. N. C., where she
has been spending the summer.
Miss Nona Saus3y has gone to Atlanta.
She will join Mrs. F. D. Bloodworth
there and will go to the world’s fair.
W.‘ W. Osborne, Esq., J. Fred Lewis
and John W. Parker loft last night for
the world’s fair via the Central railroad.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Lovell, Mrs. Mamie
Lovoll and Miss llattie Sauss.y will leave
for Chicago to-morrow to visit the world’s
fair.
Col. A M. Martin of Shirley, S. C., will
pass through Savannah to-day, en route
lor the world's fair and an extensive
northern and western trip.
Mrs. J. Hauers, accompanied by her
daughters. Misses Freida and Kate, will
leave to-morrow for Baltimore to place
them in Miss Carter’s school.
The Misses Launey entertained st their
homo on New Houston stroet Monday
evening. The farce “A Box of Monkeys”
was presented by a cast of young,peo
ple.
Master Clarence S. Connorat left yes
terday morning by the South Bound for
Bellevue, Va.. where he will enter upon
a year's duty at the Bellevue High
School.
Mr. Jacob Cohen entertained a party of
friends Wednesday evening in honor of
his daughter, Miss Gertrude ivho will
spend the next year at the Notre Da tile
academy in Baltimore.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Mr. William Roberston Coe and Miss
Jane Hutchinson Falligant, daughter of
Judge Robert Falligant, Wednesday even
ing, Sept. 27, at 8 o’clock, at Christ church.
Mr. D. B. Lester let fqp New York
yesterday to complete his law studies at
the Columbia law school in that city. He
has been admitted to the bar of Georgia,
but prefers to complete his law course,
which will occupy another year.
J. L. Whatley. Esq., will leave for the
north to-day on the City of Augusta in tho
interest of the new cotton mill at South
over. He will join Mr. W. L. Wilson and
they will go to New England with the
view of interesting eastern capitalists.
The Moonlight Social Club will give its
first annual hop at/ Odd Fellows’ Hall
Wednesday evening, Oct. 11. They are
arranging to make it a grand affair. The
committee of arrangements are Mr.
Metzger, B. G. Gasgue, L. Stock, W. E.
Cramer, W. A. Mikell and W. Meitzler.
Secretary Emil J. Rail of the P. H.
Welters Brew ing Company, left last
night via the Baltimore steamer for New
York and Chicago, where he will repre
sent his company at the convention of
brewers and maltsters. Mr. Rail is ex
pecting to elaborate certain plans of brew
house construction that will revolutionize
the brewing trade.
The following passengers are on the
City of Birmingham, to arrive this morn
ing: A. TANARUS: Collat, J. C. Paul, J. F.
Henry and wife, Mrs. S. A. English,
Fris. Ottinger, W A. Morgan, A B.
Speigel. Miss M. E. Coates, Mrs. Coll,
J. M. Bryant, Mrs. C. H. Gray, H. E.
Hammalk, Mrs. S. K. Spencer, J. W. Tee
pie. Max Brock, D. W. Chase, A. Frouett,
Miss McKitisey. Mrs. E. Liebermann,
Mrs. Strauss, H. I. Frank, MissY. Frank,
Mrs. H. L. Smith, Mrs. I. M. Frank,
Mrs. S. M. Laßree, Miss C. Bright, Mrs.
E. N. Lawler, W. H. Brittingham and
wife, W. A. Knight. E. F. Dyckoff, C. C.
Anderson, Jr., J. J. Kessewicz, E. C. Hop
kins, Miss A. Macon, Mrs. G. Butler,
Mrs. L. A. Carr, J. W. Twine.
CITY BREVITIES.
Two well known young business men
had a lively set-to in a broker’s office yes
terday afternoon. Neither was seriously
hurt.
Secretary M. E. Robinson of Savannah,
Lodge No. I,ls3,Knights of Honor, received
yesterday a check for $2,000 and paid the
same to the children of the late George
B. Clark, who died six weeks ago—a mem
ber of above.
The principal change in the schedules
of the Central railroad which goes into
effect this morning is that train No. 1,
which formerly left Savannah at 6:50
a. in., will from this date leave the city at
7:50 a. m. and will arrive in Atlanta at
6:45 p. m
The trolley wire of the Electric rail
way or the wire above it fell at South
Broad and West Broad streets last night
and fi r nearly an hour was guarded by
the police and employes of the road un
til it could be got up again. No one was
allowed to go near the wire while it was
down.
The typos madeJ. M. Dixon & Cos.,
read J. M. Dix &Cos., In yesterday's paper,
but Mr. Dixon says the übiquitous public
found out who was meant and the de
mand for iiowder keg paper weights was
extremely active, they did not quite rnn
out his stock and he has a few still on
hand for early callers.
The stockholders of the Savannah
Street railroad met at the office of Law
ton (t Cunningham yesterday morning.
The object of the meeting was to ratify
the minutes of the recent special meeting
at which the transfer of the Belt line to
the Electric railway was authorized, and
to take steps looking to closing up the
business of the company.
Thomas Hayes, colored, who works at
the Ocean Steamship Company's wharf,
reported to the Morxino News last night
that Cuffy Butler, colored, assaulted and
attempted to rob him on Indian street
lane near the Savannah Brewing Com
pany about 10 o’clock last night. Hayes
yelled for tho police and see
ing a couple of Central railroad
liolicomen approaching. Butler tied
tlayes says this is not the first time that
an attempt has been made to rob him in
the same neighborhood, •
AT TFIE HIGHEST NOTCH.
Tbc Hottest September Day Since the
Weather Bureau Was Established.
Mercury Up to 974 Degrees With e
Likelihood of Staying There e Day
or Two—Nothing Like it in the His
tory of the Weather Bureau Station
Here—People Suffering From the
Heat—The Rainfall eo Far thie
Month.
The mercury overdid itself yesterday,
reaching 97.4°, the highest point reached
in the month of September since the es
tablishment of the weather buroau sta
tion in 1871. The highest point reached in
any September since 1871 to date was 96°,
occurring on the Ist in 1876 and 1877.
The maximum temperature yesterday
was 5.2° higher than the highest temper
ature for last month, August, the maxi
mum for August being 92.2°. The excess
in temperature so far this month is 20°.
PEort.K KKPT IN THE SHADE.
The heat during the middle of yester
day was intense. People avoided tho sun
all that was possible and kept on the
shady side of the street. Those who
were able to stay indoors did so. There
was little breeze, and the ffigli humidity
made the heat more severely felt than it
would have been on a dry day. Numbers
of people who started out in the after
noon returned to their homes on account of
the intensity of the heat. A guest of the
DeSoto who had been in the city several
days went up to his room after dinner to
write some letters. He had hardly taken
his seat at the writing table when every
thing all at once seemed black to him and
he tumbled over on the floor.
THOUOIIT HIS TIME HAD COME.
How long he lay there he did
not know, but the first thing
he did on recovering sufficiently
to do anything was to write the address
of his wife on a sheet of paper and re
quest that his body be sent to her. He
expected that every moment would be his
last, and so fully satisfied was he that his
time had arrived that he did not even at
tempt to ring the call bell for the boy.
He recovered, however, in a short while
and immediately went out to see a physi
cian. The gentleman concluded that this
country was too iiot for him, and he loft
for the north last night.
A workingman was overcome by the
heat on a building on Henry street and
was carried to his home. Last night the
temperature fell considerably and a cool
breeze sot in soon after night that made
the night comfortable. The prospect is
that the heat will continue to si ay and
possibly to-night, beforo there is a break.
THE RAINFALL.
The total rainfall so far is 8.29 inches,
an excess of 4.72 inches since the Ist of
the monlht making a total excess since
Jau. 1, 1893, of 9.12 inches.
The following are the total monthly
rainfalls for September since 1871:
1871 f1.4211882 7.42
1872 3.52 1883 2.55
1873 4.03 1884 4.55
1874 B.Bl* 1885 12.00
1875 3:95 1886 1.01
1876 2.63 1887 1.97
1877 8. 1888 19 34
1878 7.20 1889 . 4.63
1879 5.54 1890 16.58
1880 4.65 1891 2.69
1881 3.09 1892 10.95
The average rainfall for September for
twenty-two years is 6.10 inches.
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Items Gathered Hern and There
Among the Shipping.
The Merchants and Miners’ steamship
Berkshire was docked at the Columbian
Iron Work at Baltimore last Thursday, to
have her hull scraped and puinted.
The schooner Lelia Smith, which was
blown on the beach at T.vbee during the
storm, has been unloaded and her cargo of
lumber brought to the city. A force of
men was at work yesterday digging out
the bank from under her keel so that an
examination could be made of her hull
and the extent of the damage arrived at.
An effort will be made to stop the leak in
her bottom so that she can be brought to
the city and hauled on a marine railway
for repairs.
The schooner Julia A. Trubee, Capt.
Hansen, from New York, arrived at
Tybee yesterday. She is consigned to
George Harris & C0.,0f this city and will
load lumber for Cooney, Eckstein & Cos.
The bark Alba, reported arrived Fri
day, is consigned to Chr. G. Dahl & Cos.,
and has been chartered to take a cargo
of naval stores to the Adriatic.
Capt. L. Trapani, the Italian vice-con
sul appointed a survey for the Italian
bark Ercole, which is high and dry in the
marsh near the quarantine station. The
survey was held yesterday and it was de
cided that the vessel is a total wreck
and will be sold at auction, for tho bene
fit of all concerned.
The Propeller Towboat Company’s
dredge Tomoehtchi has been extricated
from the marsh, near the quarantine sta
tion, where she was blown by the hurri
cane. Sho was brought to the city yoster.
day and will be thoroughly overhauled.
The company have been particularly
fortunate In saving its property which
was damaged in tho storm, having sus
tained a much less loss than others who
had vessels, dredges and barges, which
were subject to the same exposure.
CorneliusHealy, steward of the wrecked
bafkentine Fredda A. Willey, and who was
picked up at sea along with the crew of
that vessel by the steamship Tallahassee,
wishes to express his appreciation of the
kindness extended to him and his ship
mates by the officers and crew of the
steamer. Mr. Burgess, the purser, was
particularly kind in his treatment of them.
The schooner M. B. Millen. Capt. Ru
mill, from New York arrived yesterday, re
ports Sept. 6, off Fenwick Island lights'liip,
that she was in collision with the fishing
schooner George Temple during a fog.
The Temple sustained considerable-dam
age, but required no assistance. The
damage to the Millen was very slight.
Capt. Rumill made a protest of the acci
dent before Mr. Jos. A. Robeets, notary
public, and filed it at the custom house.
The schooner will load a cargo of lumber
to be shjpped by Stillwell, Millen & Cos.
The first foreign shipment of upland
cottqn for the season commencing Sept.
1 was made yesterday. The British
steamship Pelayo was cleared for Barce
lona. Spain, with 8,1*07 bales, weighing
1.933,249 pounds, valued at $160,301.
Shipped by various firms.
Little Annie Francis Dead.
Annie Marshall Francis, tho 10-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Fran
cis. died last night at 7 o'clock of re
mittent fever at the home of her parents.
No. 1784 Duffy street. Annie was a very
bright little girl and had many friends
among elder people, who will regret her
dentil. Sho was an earnest little' worker
in Grace church Sunday school and al
ways took a prominent part in the juve
nile entertainments of the school. The
funeral will take place at 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Francis have
another little daughter who is very 111
with the same disease.
TO ADJOURN WEDNESDAY.
The Coast Lins Case Brought Up in
the Superior Court Again.
The superior court did not adjourn yes
terday, as was supposed would be the
case.
Judge Falligant found that he had to
much business on hand that it would be
necessary to hold court open a little
longer. He stated, therefore, that the
court would continue in si ssion until
next Wednesday, when he thinks he will
be ablo to adjourn until tho December
term.
In the case of Wm. Gorman and others
vs. the Coast Line railway, an order was
passed referring the report back to the
master. Mr. John Sullivan Schley, and
he was directed to examine so muob of
the personal accounts of Geo. Parsons as
would enable him to ascertain and report
to the court at the earliest possible date
for the December term whether the road
was indebted to Parsons or Parsons was
iudebted to the road, to indicate the
amounts and to get all the evidence in
the case, both in New York and else
where.
The master was also directed to report
whether the Beaumont and Goodby notes
and tho judgments taken on them were
void on account of any collusion or fraud
or any cause, and— the de
cision on the exceptions to the
master’s report was deferred until theso
matters were reported upon The Judge
reserved to himself the right to pass
upon any and all matters requiring his
attention during the vacation of the
court.
In the case of the Lawronceburg Manu
facturing Company vs the A. J. Miller
Furniture Company, McKee and Har
rington and others were made parties
complainant to the suit. The total amount
of the claims of all the parties represent
ed in this intervention is about SI,OOO.
The receiver of this company reported to
the court that an execution ior city taxes
had issued against it. He was directed
to pay the tax fi fa and obtain the discount.
An application was filed by L. L. Rose,
a minor, through her next friend, II S.
Dreese, for permission to borrow $2,650
on some real estate. The application was
granted.
In tho case of Virginia Scott vs. An
drew A. Scott, libel for divorce, an order
was p.'issed directing that service be per
fected by publication.
The Modern Beauty
Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exereiso in the open air. Her
form glows with health and her face
blooms with its beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing action of a laxative
remedy, she uses tue gentlo und pleasant
iquid laxative Syrup of Figs.—ad.
VIEWS OF THE SITUATION.
The Increasing Improvement of Busi
ness in the City Market.
Thfere is no doubting tho fact that the
confidence of the whole people is now re
gaining former status. Money is begin
ning to circulate more freely and every
business is feeling the effects of renewed
activity.
Many have been compelled to economize
during the long continued hard times and
have been very particular with their pur
chases of everything that was a necessity.
The most prudent economist always ap
preciates the fact that quality is better
than quantity, and the majority of the
“meat caters” of this eitv concluded that
it was far better to buy even sparingly,
but at tho same time to get the choicest
that afforded. This they did at Logan's,
in tho city market.
Although merchants have been crying
hard times, this lively caterer has been
serving his many customers with the deli
cious cuts of choice meats which Logan
only offers to an appreciative public. He
has no cause to complain of the strin
gency of the money market. He “banks”
on his beef, and the tone of his market is
always "active.”
The fall and winter season is approach
ing, and Logan is prepared to meet all
the demands for the staples and delica
cies of the season. Never have such facil
ities been established in any southern
city as are those of H. Logan who is all
energy and enterprise, and always alert
and up with the times, who n it comes to
serving the public.—ad. I
RECEIVED TO-DAY
At Estill’s News Depot, 21 1-2 Bull
Street:
Savannah Morning News; “Trcsillian
Court,” by Mrs. Harriet Lewis; “Guy
Tresillian's Fate,” by Mrs. Harriet
Lewis; “Nada, the Lily,” by H. Rider
Haggard; “Romance of Trouville,” by
MetadeVere; “Twarted,” by Florence
Montgomery; Young Ladies’ Journal
(English), for October; Frank Leslie’s
Popular Monthly, for October ; Idler, for
October; The Amusement Globe; Puck's
Library (Gadding), No. 75; Judge’s Li
brary (A Trip to Chinatown), No. 54;
Family Library, for October; Boston
Pilot; Musical Courier; Argosy; En
gineering News; Engineering Record; all
northern and southern dailies.—ad.
A Happy Medium.
It has been an uninterrupted custom
heretofore for men to either shiver into
winter in a thin suit, or melt into it in a
heavy one. A happy thought (you’ve
probably noticed that our competitors, at
least, approved of it by copying it on
sight) hit us. We pat on sale at the close
of our summer season a lot of splendid
-fall weight suits, and the avidity with
which our progressive experiment was
adopted by the public indicates that we
were prophetic in our views. In addition
to the newness of the proposition our low
prices and an additional discount of 35
per cent, helped the good cause along.
The length of our season, renders it easy
to get good service out of a medium
weight suit between summer and winter,
and our marvelous sales establish anew
season for clothing in future. Our stock
is now running low and very soon this
sale must give way to winter goods and
regular prices. In the brief interval it
may not be amiss to suggest that “you
can't get too much of a good thing.” Try
a fall suit and the latest Knox or Stetson
hat and cold weather will reach you
gradually and pleasantly.
—ad. B. H. Levy & Bro.
D. P. Myerson Sale.
On Monday, Sept. 18, we will sell our
entire line of children and misses’ Ox
fords at 35c, former prices from 75e to
$2.00; misses’ heel button, sizes 11 to 12)*,'
for 75c, former prices from $1.50 to $2.30;
men’s velvet slippers for 55c, former
prices from SI.OO to $2.50. We will also
close out the balance of our ladies’ but
tons and Oxfords, sizes from 8 to 3W,'.
Buttons for $1.35 and Oxfords 50c, former
prices from $2.00 to $6.00 for buttons and
$1.25 to $3.00 for Oxfords. This sale will
be for cash only. D. P. Myerson.
—ad.
Don’t forget that the candy man has
arrived at the Estate S. W. Branch, where
he is making the celebrated chewing
candy at only 10 cents a yard; guaranteed
absolutely pure granulated sugar and
best extracts, nothing more. Made every
hour. Come and get sample free.—ad.
The Great Storm.
The account of the great storm as pub
lished in the Mornino News is complete,
and [tapers containing it may be obtained
at the business office. Price 25 cents,
including mailing. —ad.
LUDDCX A BATES S.. h,
WEATHER PROHABU,IT!?s .
DAY Fair; cooler ,n siWuZ...? ~
northeast to north wlnrtn. #l
H SS VEU BE
Oil!
Of •
THE WORLD
US Oill Of THE fill.
The most fashionable thing nov*.
adays is to be “hard up.” And W j
are fashionable enough to Just dars
you to make us a spot cash ofo
on a faw
STEIN WAY,
MASON & HAMLIN,
MATHUSHEK,
STERLING
PIANOS.
Understand, we wish to sell 3
few instruments tor cash just to ro.
lieve the monotony of an immensa
credit trade, and for the next thirty
days you can have BARGAINS FOR
CASH. Write us. See us.
LIMNIBm
CLOTHING.
DULL?
NOTICE
THE
RUSH
For Fall Weigh! Slits
m our 35 Per ceil. Discount
STUVES.
BEAUTT
Of our stock is
best appreciated by
looking through it.
We can’t give you
a Catalogue in a
few inches space.
Everything in
House Furnishing
way—The <BEST
kinds at the Low
est Prices. Grates,
Mantels, Tiling,
Stoves,Ranges, etc.
rannaKSßSKiiS
JAS.DOUGLASS
-^HATS^
A timely tip. Whether
the times be hard times or
easy times, you must all ac
knowledge that the times
cannot keep you from get"
ting one of our new h aa
Hats. Every conceivable
shape and style in fur goods
from $1 up. Crushers at 45c.
Leading: One Price and Plain Fl£ ure
Clothiers.
GROCERIES.
fie NdnM iom in w
$1 PER DOZEN.
California Claret S3 perijoz
California Sauterne-•• • 3 perdoz
California Riesling ••• 3 perdoz
These wines seven years In wood
J/\S. McGRATH
18 AND 19* WHITAKIiK ST