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SAVAXXAH HEADS THE LIST
A Greater Increase in Business Than
Any City in tlic Country.
Only Three Cities in the United States
Showed an Increase Last Week in
Clearing House Transactions Over
Last Year Savannah’s Increase 14
Per Cent. -More Cotton Heceived
Here Than at Anv Other Port, and
Being Handled Easily ■
As shown by the clearings of
the Savannah clearing house,
which are always indicative of
the business of the banks, and con
sequently of the community. Savannah
had the greatest increase iu business last
week over the business of the eorres|>ond
ing week of the year before of any city in
the United States.
This Is an admirable showing after the
financial stringency through which the
country has just passed. There an; 'only
three cities in the States whose
clearings last week show an increase
over those of the corresponding week last
year. They are Savannah, Norfolk, Va.,
and Waco, Tex., and. as usual, Sa
vannah heads the list with an increase of
14 per cent., Norfolk comes next with an
increase of 10 per cent., and Waco with
an increase of 8 per cent.
Every other city in the United States
shows a decrease in the amount of the
clearings over those of the same week
last year.
This is good evidence of how well
Savannah has stood the test of the dull
times, and how little effect they have had
ou her business interests. And with all
this business here is on the increase.
Savannah has received more cotton
this year than any other port in the coun
try, and still it is coming in as rapidly us
it is anywhere else in the south. No diffi
culty is being met in handling all that is
being shipped here, and there are plenty
of vessels on hand to take it away.
DR. LINCOLN AT JESUP.
He is Stationed There as Government
Inspector.
Dr. F.T. Lincoln left last night for Jcsup
He will be stationed at Jesup as a govern
ment inspector as long as danger of yellow
fever is believed to exist at that point. He
will be subject to the orders of Surgeon
Murray at Brunswick.
Dr. Lincoln's appointment is due to Dr.
Brunner’s efforts. Dr. Brunner wired the
surgeon general yesterday stating that
there were large numbers of Brunswick
refugees at Waresboro and Gardi, and
that it was reported that a case of fever
existed at Waresboro. Ho also urged that
the condition of affairs at Jesup required
the presence of a government inspector.
He asked ttie surgeon general to exercise
his prerogative and take charge of the
places mentioned, and all the section of
country in the neighborhood of Bruns
wick. He received the following reply:
Washington. 1). 0., Oct. 2.—Dr. Hrunuer,
Health Officer. Savannah, (la.: Have ordered
Hr. DeSaussurelo inspect Waresboro ami I)r.
Paget to inspect Gardi. Wire name reliable
physician for inspector at Jesup. Eight
dollars per diem. Austin.
Surgeon, for Surgeon General.
Dr. Brunner replied that lie could not
secure the services of a reliable yellow
fever expert for the compensation men
tioned. He received tho following tele
gram yesterday afternoon:
Washington, U. C’, Oct. 2 —Dr. W. P.
Brunner. Savannah, tia Send competent
physician immediately to Jesup as Inspector,
and direct him to report by wire to Murray
for full orders. Arraugo compensation and
wire name. Murray ordered to prevent per
sons leaving Jesup except through cam]) at
'Wajnesville. Wyman, Surg. Gen l.
Dr. Lincoln having already volunteered
his services to the government in case ho
should be needed in the yellow fever dis
trict, Dr. Brunner appointed hint to go to
Jesup. Dr. Lincoln is immuned to yellow
fever, having had it once, and lias had
considerable experience with the dis
ease. Dr. J. G. Keller will attend to Dr.
Lincoln s practice during his absence from
the city.
Dr. Brunner believes the surgeon gen
eral should exercise his prerogative and
compel the Brunswick refugees remaining
in the localities named to enter the camp
of detention, where, after spending ten
days, they w ill he able to go into any por
tion of the state without interference.
Dr. Brunner said that there is nothing
mysterious about the manner in which
Warren, who died at Jesup, contracted
tho yellow fever, it had been found on
investigation, Dr. Brunner said, that
Warren had visited freely among the
Brunswick refugees at Gardi ,and other
places in that neighborhood, and had
had ample opportunity of receiving the in
fection from them.
RUN OVER A HORSE.
The Electric Railway Kills One Be
longing to Smith Bros.
A horse belonging to Smith Bros, was
killed by an Electric railway car on Bay
street last night about 6:30 o'clock. The
accident occurred in front of Gleason's
stables at Bay and Price streets. A car
was going east on the Bay street line
when it ran into a truck drawn by two
horses belonging to Smith Bros. The
truck was knocked from the track' and
damaged somewhat.
The horse nearest the cur was knocked
down and his back broken. The
other horse did not ap
pear to be injured. The
dashboard of the car was bent, but the
car was not damaged to any extent. The
motorman of the car reported at the office
that he was going along the street at the
usual speed, when the driverof the truck,
which was being driven alongside of the
track, attempted to cross the track just
ahead of the car. He did not have time
to stop the car before the collision. He
believed that the driver of the truck was
drunk, and caused the accident by his
recklessness. The driver disappeared
after the accident and could not be
found.
The horse which was killed was a fine
animal and was said at Smith Bro s affice
last night to be worth $250.
PATH OF THE STORM.
It Is in This Direction from Southern
Alabama.
Savannah is likely to feel the effects of
the gulf storm to-day. The indications
are: Threatening weather and rain,
probably heavy, brisk to high east to
southeast winds.
The storm which was central in the
middle gulf day before yesterday moved
northeastward yesterday ana last night
centered in Southern Alabama. The
weather bureau received no reports last
night trom Mobile, where the storm did the
most damage,nor from Vicksburg or Pen
sacola. The indications late last night
were that the storm was still moving
northeastward. At 8 o’clock it was rain
ing in Montgomery and the wind was
blowing there 26 miles an hour. It was
aiso raining at Jacksonville and Titus
ville, Ha.
The tail of the storm will most likolv
strike Savannah sometime to-day or to
night, causing high winds along the oo—t.
For the bruin, blood and nerves
Take Phospbatique.
tor sale at A.,N.O'Keefe'sPharmacy, ad
WHY KR EPPERSON WENT.
e Was Too 111 to Attend to Hie
Duties as Trainmaster-
It til reported yesterday that several
other changes among the off! ials of the
Central railroad might be expected soon.
Supt. Kline, who was seen yesterday,
said, however, that lie knew of no fur
ther changes which wore likely to take
place.
In reference to the removal of Train
master Epperson thesu|ierintcndent said
Mr. Epperson had been sick ever since
Mr. Kline had assumed charge of the
road and he had not seen him at all Mr.
Epperson is now very ill at his home in
Clarksville, Tenn. his father, Supt. Is.
C. Epperson of the Southwestern
railroad, having been summoned
to his bedside this week The business
of the railroad is increasing to such an
extent, Supt. Kline said, that it was ab
solutely necessary to have someone in
Mr. Epperson’s place, and he had there
fore ordered the change, and made Mr.
Cubbedge trainmaster.
Supt. Kline said the reason of the dis
charge of Mr. A L. Wilkinson, the local
freight agent, was because he had circu
lated reports derogatory to the character
of Supt. McNeely. his superior officer.
The following circular letter was re
ceived yesterday b\ the employes of the
Central railroad freight agency from the
late agent, Mr. Wilkinson:
Central Railroad and Banking Company of
Georgia. H. M. Comer, Receiver, Savannah,
Ga , Sept. 30, 1893—T0 All Employes Savan
nah Agency: After three years of service
wrlin the Central railroad of Georgia my term
of office is at an cud w ith the close of to-day s
business, hut 1 cannot sever my association
with you without expressing n:v sincere
thanks for the loyal, faithful and intelligent
work which has characterized your connec
tion with my administration.
When the interests of your employers have
demanded it you have been found at your
post of duty day and night, and at times with
out rest or recreation with an earnestness and
zeal which brooks no comparison.
The credit for the systematic and business
like methods which now exist at the Savan
nah terminals, and which succeeded the
chaos and confusion of a few years since, is
as much due to you as any one else, for with
out that devotion to duty which you have dis
played my efforts would have been unavail
ing.
I shall always bear the kindest regard for
you, and trust that the future may bring to
each and every one of you every success and
happiness.
My successor you know too well and favor
ably to require any commendation at my
hands, but I bespeak for him that same loyal
and efficient service you have always accorded
me. Respectfully,
A. L. Wilkinson.
The friendship between Mr. Wilkinson
and his employes was very strong and his
removal is greatly regretted by them.
His expressions of approval of their past,
service during his administration and his
wishes fortbeir future welfare are ap
preciated by his former employes.
A DELAYED BRIDAL TOUR.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jeffords Making
Theirs Now.
Mr. Arthur Jeffords and bride, nee Miss
Saliie Jewett, have gone on their wedding
tour. They were married last march.
It was not the fact that the young peo
ple had gotten married without parental
consent that caused surprise yesterday,
but tiie discovery that the marriage was
several months old.
A marriage notice brought into the
Morning News office last night by a mem
ber of the family appears this morning in
the column in which such notices are usu
ally published. The notice reads:
Jlf FIX UIDS—JEWETT Married, in Yera
assoe, S. C., by Rev. J. L. Lanier on March 15.
1893. Miss Sal. mu li. Jewett and
Arthur K. Jet roans, both of Savannah, (la.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffords, then Mr. Jef
fords and Miss Jewett, left the city on
March 15, accompanied by Rev. Mr.
Lanier. They were married tit Yernassec
and immediately returned home. A re
l>ort was circulated at the time that there
had been a marriage, but it was denied by
the. friends and members of the
families of the parties, and there
was so little to support it that it was for
gotten in a day or two. Few people sus
pected that the marriage had really taken
place.
Mr. Jeffords" removed his boarding
house, shortly after the marriage, to his
father-in-law’s house. The latter it
seems, however, was in ignorance that he
hud his son-in-law under his roof. Re
cently the young people decided that it
was time to make their marriage known,
and they left yesterday morning for
Charleston to spend the delayed honey
moon. They probably left information of
their marriage behind them, for the true
state of affairs was revealed to the fam
ily of the bride yesterday.
Probably by the end of the week Mr.
and Mrs. Jeffords will be residing in their
true colors under the roof under which
they have been residing for the past sev
eral months apparently as friends only.
Both are well-known young people, and
have many friends who will wish them
much happiness in their union.
The reason for the secret marriage is
said to have been the objection on the
part of the parents to the youthfuluess of
both parties.
COL. C. C. JONES’ LIBRARY.
A Suggestion That the Georgia His
torical Society Have It.
A letter was read from Maj. W. S. Bas
inger at the meeting of tho Georgia His
torial Society last night, advocating tho
purchase, by the society, of tho library
of the late Col. Chas. C. Jones of Au
gusta. Maj. Basinger said, in his letter,
that not only is Col. Jones’ library
acknowledged to be the most complete
in the state, but it is of particular value
to Georgians because of the large collec
tion of books, pamphlets, records, letters
and articles of various kinds collected by
Col. Jones in his search into the history
of Georgia.
A great deal of this matter collected by
Col. Jones is merely of local interest, and
was not included by him in his historical
works, but is of such a character that it
might prove valuable to future historians.
Col. Jones spent many thousand dollars
in accumulating his library, exactly how
much is not known.
Maj. Basinger's letter was discussed by
the members present. Mr. C. N. West
said the society’s finances did not permit
of its making an otter for the library com
mensurate with its value or as great as
would probably be offered by oilier insti
tutions and individuals. He said it was
very important that this library should
remait within the state and not be car
ried outside as an addition to some north
ern library.
He suggested that the representatives
of Chatham county be requested to pre
sent a bill at the next ses
sion of the legislature, appropriating
a sufficient sum of money to purchase this
library to be placed in the keeping of the
Georgia Historical Society.
Mr. West remarked that the Georgia
Historical Society is not a local, but a
state institution, constituted by an act of
the legislature and so recognized in tho
act and an appropriation for such a pur
pose would be entirely proper. On motion
of Mr. West the matter was referred to
the library committee of the society with
power to act.
The Salutary Effects
Of Simmons Liver Regulator upon the ner
vous system, prostrated by long suffering
with dyspepsia, constipation and kindred
diseases, ts without precedent. Its tonic,
cutharic and alterative effects are truly
wonderful. —ad.
‘ fleorge. father has failed
"That just like him' 1 told you all along
darling that he as going to do all he could
to keep us trom many lug. ''—Life.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY . OCIOHEH 3. 1*93.
WANT THE ROAD RESULT.
A Committee Appointed to See .Mr.
Comer About the Tybec Road.
Engenler Sugden* Report Read at the
Tybee Property Owners* Meeting He
Says the Road Can be Repaired for
Less Than S3o.ooo—lf the Commit
tee Gteta no Satiafrction from Mr.
Comer it Will go to Judge Speer—A
Suggestion That the Central be En
joined From Removing Any of the
Property From the Tybee Line.
A meeting of the property owners on
Tybee Island, the bondholders and others
interested in the rebuilding of the Tybee
railroad, held a meeting at the Library
Hall last night, to discuss the situation
and determine what was going to be done
about the matter. There wore about
fifty present at the meeting, representing
every interest concerned.
Mr. S. P. Hamilton was elected chair
man and Mr It. E. Pepper secretary. The
meeting had been railed as much as any
thing else to consider a report with re
gard to the condition of the road which
hud been prepared by Mr. Percy Sugden,
at the request of several of the bondhold
ers and property owners on the island,
showing the condition of the property
and estimating the amount of the damage
us the result of the storm.
At the opening of the meeting the re
|k)rt made by Mr. Sugden was read by
the secretary for the benefit of those
present.
MR. SCODEX’S REPORT.
Mr. Sugden maae his survey of the
property some time ago. and his report
was banded in to those who ordered it
shortly afterward, but it was agreed that
it would not lie made public until after
the meeting. The report in part is as
follows:
Commencing with the section from Tybee
depot at Randolph street to the foot of Brew
ton hill, the platforms of depot outside of
shed have been damaged slightly by water
washing out the foundation of posts and al
lowing the platform to settle. The turntable
is canted slightly off its bearing, the guide rail
washed out of place and the platform around
broken down, oThe track for most of the dis
tance is washed off the bed, but sufficient has
been replaced temp warily to make connec
tions around the mrve with the Savannah.
Florida and Western railway. The side
track has been torn up in places and there is
about 3,000 feet of track in Lamar field.
Bilbo canal bridge was washed away, hut
is now fixed up ti a temporary mariner. The
track from Twickenham is off ihe bank,
almost turned over. The bank Is badly
washed In places, the worst washout being at
the foot of Brewton hill. From Brewton hill
to the head of Habersham creek at Fort Bar
tow the track is practically uninjured.
MOM CREEK TO CREEK.
The track just this side of St. Augustine
creek is all in line, with slight exceptions, and
the principal damage consists of washouts
here and there.
The bridge over St. Augustine creek appears
uninjured, as is also the eastern approach and
one and one half miles of main line on Mc-
Queen's Island, except a portion of turnout
near the bridge, which is washed oil the hank.
From this point there is no rail at all on bank
across McQueen s Island, except the north
portion of turnout near Palmetto curve,
which is almost intact.
The rails and ties are lying out in the marsh
in varying distances from the edge of bank
to one half mile, having curved out In an op
posite direction to that in which It was orig
inally laid.
Near Lazaretto about one-quarter of track
is missing, which must have gone in the river
(Lazaretto creek).
The track in some places is badly torn up
and twisted about, but the bulk of it lias
turned over and floated out over the marsh.
'ihe bunk over McQueen s Island has stood
remarkably well. There Is no place where it
has washed entirely through. The principal
damage consists of holes washed out of the
tenter, whilst the grassy sides remain intact.
There is a great amount of rubbish on the
bed.
'I he principal damage to the roadbed is at
the head of Oyster creek, but here it Is not us
bad as I anticipated.
ESTIMATES TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE.
Both approaches to the Lazaretto creek
bridge are badly torn up. most of the top
w ork being gone. Bridge itself appears ail
right.
On Tybee Island from Lazaretto to Estill,
with exception of small portion of Estills
hammock, the rail is all oft the bank out in the
marsh.
The bank Is also washed very badly in
places, the water having broken completely
from Estill s to Point House. The only damage
is the three washouts, where culverts and
trunks have been blown out.
The ' V" at Point House has been washed,
over the main lire, which remains intact
from there to South I ni. except for being
covered about two feet with sand in places.
There is a:s > a light wash just before reaching
the hotel.
Whilst tho track is badly washed out in
places, the Injured portion of the bank is only
a small proportion of the whole road. Most
of the rail tan be gotten from the marsh
without any great difficulty, although tho
fact of its being turned bottom up will ad I
materially to the expense. I estimate it will
require mile of new rail to replace what is
lost and too badlv twisted‘to use. Also that it
will require 5.U00 crossties to replace those
that are lost and unßt to replace in position.
It will require 30,0tX) cubic yards to repair
damage to road bed.
h ollowing the report is a tabulated es
timate of what he thinks it would cost to
repair the road, the total being $29,032.50.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
After the re]>ort had been read it was
discussed briefly, and Mr. Frank Storer,
one of the Tybee property owners, moved
that a committee be appointed to wait on
Receiver Comer and ascertain what the
Central railroad intended to do in the
matter. He thought this course should
be pursued before anything else was done,
and that the committee should be re
quested to report back to the meeting the
result of its conference with the receiver
before any other course was pursued.
This motion was adopted and a commit
tee of live was appointed for that purpose.
Chairman Hamilton was on motion made
chairman of the committee, the other
members of which are Messrs. J. G. But
ler, I. G. Haas, M. A. O’Byrne and Capt.
D. G. Purse.
Tnen the question arose as to whether
the powers of the committee should not
be still further extended and they author
ized, in the event of receiving an unsatis
factory answer from Receiver Comer, to
confer with Judge Speer and ask him
what could be done in the matter of re
building the road. On the one hand it
wits argued that Mr. Comer was opposed
to tho rebuilding of the road by the
Central, as he thought it was not a pay
ing piece of property, and that it was use
less to expect any but an unsatisfactory
answer from him. Therefore the com
mittee ought to be empowered to appeal
to Judge Speer, without calling another
meeting for the purpose of delegating to
them that power. Others thought that it
wassufticient forthe present to call on Mr.
Comer, as he was in charge of the prop
erty. and could best tell them what
could be expected from the Central. The
former sentiment seemed to prevail, how
ever, and the committee was empowered
to call on Judge Speer in ease the answer
of the receiver was an unsatisfactory
one.
SHOULD ENJOIN THE CENTRAL.
Just here Mayor McDonough entered
the hall and Mr. Haas wanted to with
draw from the committee in favor of the
mayor, who he thought by all means
ought to be a member of it. Mayor Mc-
Donough, however, positively refused to
act. saving that he had too much other
work in hand to devote any time to it
whatever.
In the course of his remarks he said he
did not think any satisfactory answer
could be gotten from Mr. Comer, as he
knew that Air. Comer was not in favor of
the Tybee railroad as u part of the Cen
tral system Before the storm he said
Mr. Comer hud so slated to him. saying at
the same time that he was only running
the road through the season toe the so-
oomodatton of the people of Savannah,
and that as long as he was in charge i.fjthe
Central railroad it would not be run
another season, as it was a losing piece of
property.
Since the storm he said Mr. Comer was
more than ever opposed to the road, and
he thought that nothing* ould beexpected
from the Ceutral through him on that
aocount. He said that Mr Comer had
told him that the Central was moving
away everything that was movable and
he himself had seen them moving the
platforms at the city depot and other
property. He said thev were taking up
the platform that le*T from Randolph
street down to the de]iot, but whether it
belonged to the Central or not he did not
know.
Mr. John M. Bryan thought that this
was unjust to the bondholders of the
property, and that the Ceutral should be
enjoined from removing anything that be
longed to the road, as there was little
enough security there for the bonds now.
it was suggested by someone that the
Central should not have been allowed to
move the train, as it showed plainly that
they did not intend to make any attempts
to repair the road at onee. The train,
however, was the property of the Cen
tral and not of the Savannah and Atlantic
road.
The committee ap[>ointed will meet this
morning at 10 o’clock in the office of Capt.
Purse, and will go at once to Mr. Comer's
office to confer with him in regard to the
matter, as he leases the city to-night for
Washington. In the event that they get
no satisfaction from that source the mat
ter will then be carried before Judge
Speer.
At all events, a strong effort is going to
bo made to have the road rebuilt, and
those interested say if it is necessary to
make a showing, they will go down into
their pockets and subscribe liberally be
fore they will see their property and that
of the road go to waste.
IN THE PROBATE COURT.
A Continuance Asked on the Probation
of the Hover Will.
The October term of the ordinary's
court convened yesterday, and one of the
most important matters to come up was
the probation of the Hover will in solemn
form, when if there is to be any contest
over it, it would have come out. On ac
count of the absence of Mr. Elliott, who
is attorney for the will, however, a contin
uance was asked for, and the matter was
put off until the 14th.
Richard Wyman qualified as executor
of the estate of Sarah Wyman.
Mrs. Adarene Ulmer qualified as ad
ministratrix of the estate of A. C. Ulmer.
Mrs. Nannie W. Park was granted let
ters of guardianship for Edward Y. Park,
minor.
Joseph Burroughs qualified as execu
tor of the estate of Alethea A. Bur
roughs.
Letters dismissory were granted to
George W. Smith, executor of the will of
Pa trike W. Baugh ti.
An order to sell one *SOO-city bond was
granted to L. M. Warfield, guardian of L.
M. Warfield, Jr.
The following year’s supports were
granted: Mrs. Annie Bayne from the es
tate of Jas. Bayne: Mrs. Harriet R.
Holt from the estate of Wm. N. Holt;
Mary Blake from the estate of Henry
Blake, and Eliza Murrill from the estate
of Alexauder Murrill.
The court of ordinary will convene
again this morning at 10 o'clock when
the will ofObadiah Edwards, who lived for
merly in Effingham county but who died in
Savannah some three or four years ago.
will be probated in solemn form. The es
tate is not a large one, but there are nine
heirs and they want a division of the
property. The fight over the will prom
ises to be an interesting one.
NAVAL STORES JUMPINQ.
Spirits Advanced to 26 Cents and
Rosins Firm.
The receipts of naval stores at this city
have been unusually large during the past
three weeks. This is on account of the
shipments which would go to Brunswick
being sent here. The large receipts have
not had the effect of weakening the
market, however, as prices have been
steadily advancing recently and the de
mand seems to be on the increase.
Yesterday was a lively day on the mar
ket and every shipper was anxiously bid
ding for spirits turpentine. The stock was
held by tho factors until late in
the afternoon when tbe price had ad
vanced from 25t,j cents per gallon to 2*
cents. The receipts amounted to over
1,500 casks yesterday and tho entire stock
was purchased.
The market for rosins has been firm for
several weeks. There is a good demand
for all grades, mediums and pales being
specially sought after. These grades
bring higher prices than the quotations
when separated from the general lots.
Although the stocks of spirits turpen
tine and rosin on hand and on shipboard
are more than double that at this time
last year, they arc not really on the mar
ket, but have been sold, and are waiting
to be shipped. One firm doing business
here owns about one-half of the stock on
hand.
The price for spirits turpentine is about
the same as it was this time last year.
Common rosins are about 10 cents
cheaper, while medium and pales are
bringing more than they were last year.
THERE ARE FORTY APPLICANTS.
All Want Jobs in Uncle Sam’s Va
rious Departments.
A civil service examination will be held
in Savannah on Oct. 10, commmencing at
9 o'clock.
Postmaster Doyle has been notified to
make provision for the examination of
forty applicants.
The examinations are both for the de
partmental and Indian services as well as
the railway mail service, and this, per
haps, accounts for the unusually large
number of applicants at this jioint.
An examiner from the civil service
commission in Washington will be here to
supervise the examination, but he will be
assisted by the board of local managers.
The examinations will probably be held
in the custom house, as there is no place
at the postoffice building to accommodate
so large a number. The papers will be
sent to Washington, where they will be
passed upon by the commission.
AT THE THEATER.
“McFee of Dublin” to be the Attrac
tion To-night.
‘•McFee of Dublin” will make his bow
to Savannah theater-goers to-night. It
will introduce Mr. John T. Kelly, the
popular Irish cmnedian. The play is
somewhat on the spectacular. The
scenery represents a view on the Hudson
river, picturesque and pretty, with the
oddly fantastic summer residences of Lord
McFee and Adelaide Wagner, the opera
queen, iu the foreground. During the
first act a yacht under full sail passes
down the river with a party of gay sum
mer tourists aboard.
The pretty girls are a feature of the
play. Among them is Miss Adelaide Ran
dall, well known here as u operatic
singer and a favorite actress.
Before breakfast Bromo-Seltzer
Acts as a Bracer
Trial Bottle 10c.—ad.
Mr. Watts—l wonder If a woman ever does
get too old to marry
Mrs Watts That's pretty hard to answer.
Ago does not always tiring wisdom — lndian
upolls Journal
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SCHOOLS OPEN UP WELL.
Tbe Attendance on Opening Day Over
Four Thousand.
A Slight Increase Over the First Day's
Attendance a Year Ago—None of the
Jewish Children Enter on Account of
the Holidays—They Will Swell the
Increase by Several Hundred—The
New Teachers in Charge—The Night
School.
The public schools opened yesterday
with an attendance of 4,044 pupils.
The attendance was not as large as it
would have been but for the fact that
yesterday was a Jewish holiday, and con
sequently no children of Jewish parents
were entered. They will come in to-day
and will swell the rolls by at least 300
pupils. A good many children are away
from the city with their parents.
The additions to St. Patrick's school
building and the East Broad street col
ored school are not yet complete, and
this shuts out a good many children. The
prospect is that by the end of the week
the enrollments will run to 5,000 pupils.
The streets were alive with children
hurrying to the schools yesterday morn
ing. The majority seemed to be small
children, and their bright, happy little
faces seemed to show how glad they were
that school had opened again.
CROWDED SCHOOL ROOMS.
Every scheolhou.se in the city was
crowded yesterday morning by 9 o’clock,
and the principals and teachers had their
hands full in arranging the children and
placing them in the proper grades. Many
who left the schools before the close last
year had to be examined to find out
if they were entitled to pass to*a higher
grade. No attempt was made at teach
ing yesterday, but, after arranging the
children, they were given the lists of
books required for the grade to which
they had been assigned, which they were
ordered to bring with them on their re
turn to school this morning.
Asa result all the book dealers did a
big business yesterday, and several who
were seen declared that it was the largest
business they had ever done in school
books in any one day.
THE NEW GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Chatham Academy now contains three
schools instead of two as formerly. The
high school occupies the western portion
of the building, Chatham School No. 1
the western portion and Chatham School
No. 2 the middle portion. Probably 1,000
children will be in attendance upon the
schools in this building by the end of the
week.
NEW TEACHERS IN CHARGE.
Two new principals assumed charge of
their respective schools yesterday, Mr. J.
C. Hartridge, who is in 'charge of Chat
ham school No. 2, which was created by
division of the old Chatham school, and
Mrs. F. E. Cotchett, who assumed her
duties yesterday as principal of
the Barnard street school. Both
give promise of a successful
career in the positions to which they
have been chosen. Mr. Hartridge has
made a rapid advance in the profession
which he has chosen. He entered the
public school service last year as
assistant teacher in the high
school, and after one year’s service
bo finds himSclf at the head of one of the
public schools. Mr. Hartridge is a Prince
ton graduate and is well equipped for the
position which he now fills.
Mrs. Cotchett was elected principal of
the Barnard street school during vacation,
to succeed Mr. C. 11. Carson, who ac
cepted a position with the Cedar Hill,
(Tenn.) Seminary. Mrs. Cotchett has
been assistant principal of the Barnard
street s -bool for several years. She
began as a teacher in the public schools
and by her own efforts has worked
up to her present position which
all who have the pleasure of her
acquaintance feel that she deserves. The
ability which Mrs. Cotchett has already
shown is a sufficient guarantee of her suc
cess in her new position.
MR. GILLESPIE'S PROMOTION.
Mr. J. J. Gillespie, principal of the
night school, succeeds Mr. Hartridge as
assistant teacher in the higl) school.
Air. Gillespie has already made his
mark as one of the most highly educated
men in the public school service and his
further promotion may be regarded as as
sured. Supt. Baker is to be congratulated
upon securing his services for the high
school.
Miss Mustin, principal of the Henry
street school, enrolled the largest number
of pupils yesterday, the number enrolled
being 542. This will require double
classes in every grade except the two
highest grades.
Miss Mustin has the right to feel proud.
She now has the largest and finest school
building in the city and the largest school,
and its patrons say it has the best prin
cipal at the head of it.
THIS TEAR AND LAST.
The number of pupils received at each
school and the corresponding enrollment
last year are as follows:
High School iso 192
Barnard Street 281 3m
Massie 8t!0 283
Chatham. No 1 330 l
Chatham. No. 2 ■. 306 \
Cathedral 308 312
St. Patrick's . 388 ;0i
Henry Street 542 547
2,573 2.653
All of the schools show slight decreases
except St. Patrick's, which shows an in
crease of Sixty-four pupils over last year's
enrollment, and Massie, which shows an
increase of twenty-four pupils.
The absence of the Jewish children
will more than account for the decrease.
At the West Broad street colored
school 771 pupils were enrolled, and at
the East Broad street school 7<X). The
enrollments last year were: West Broad
street 825. East Broad street 563. Add
ing the total of the colored schools, 1,471,
to the total of the white schools, 2,573,
and the total enrollment yesterday is
found to be 4,044, as compared with 4.041
for the same da.v last year.
The night school opened at the. Whit
field building last night with a large at
tendance.
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MAY END IN A STRIKE.
A Difference Between the Q-eorgia and
South Carolina Cotton Handlers.
Tho Georgia members and the Carolina
members of the colored Workingmen’s
Union again have each other by the
throat. It seems impossible for the col
ored natives of the two states named to
get along in the same society. The result,
of the difference, it is said, will probably
result in a split in the uuion. Labor com
plications are probable and a strike may
result from the quarrel.
The Carolina men claim that the Geor
gia men are trying to "shut them off of
bluff.”
The members of this union, it will be
understood, are cotton workers, engaged
iu the highest paid class of manual work
in the city, receiving $5 and JO a day per
man.
The union is engaged in conjunction
with the white Workingmen’s
Benevolent Association in the effort
to maintain the price of labor for
storing cotton aboard ship. Both
unions know that a split in their ranks
is likely to result in a reduction of wages,
and for that reason both unions have beeu
very strict in observing their rules. An
agreement between the two limits the
membership and stipulates that no more
colored workmen shall be employed
aboard any ship than white workmen.
The difference between the Georgia and
the Carolina msmbers of the union is an
old oue. Several months ago the Georgia
members claimed that their Carolina
brethren were importing men from the
sea islands in order to fill up their ranks
and shut out the native work
men. An agreement was reached by which
each gang of five men was to consist
of three Georgians and two Carolinians.
Everything went well until some of the
Carolina headers broke the agreement,
and then there was trouble in the union.
The matter was taken to the superior
court, but Judge Falligant decided that
the union's rule limiting thenumber from
each state that should constitute the
membership of a gang could not be en
forced by law.
The Carolina members now claim that
the Georgia members, having failed to
whip them in the courts, have hatched up
a scheme by which they propose to freeze
them out. At a recent meeting of the union
a change was made in the constitution so
that the headers should be elected instead
of appointed by the employing stevedores,
as heretofore. The Carolina members
voted solidly against the change, but they
were in the minority. They now claim
that the change was unconstitutionally
made, as it was done iu one night and
without previous notice, as required.
At a meeting held last week the union
procec led to the election of headers. It
seems that the Carolina men possessed
the majority of the headers before. At
the election several Carolina headers
were dropped and Georgia men were
elected in their places. giving
the Georgians the majority of the
headers. As the headers select the
gangs the minority claim that it is the
purpose of the majority to freeze thorn
out by appointing only Georgia men on
the gangs. At the next election they say
the rest of the Carolina headers will be
dropped and then the minority will be
shut out entirely.
The Carolina men claim that while the
Georgia members outnumber them in the
union, they compose the brain and muscle
of the union and are given the preference
of employment by the business
men. This is Why they say their
fellow’ members are endeavoring to
get rid of them. They now propose
to appeal to the employing white steve
dores who have heretofore named the
headers and they rely upon them not to
yield this privilege. With the naming of
the headers in the hands of the stevedores
the Carolina men are confident that they
will stand a good showfing.
A card from the Carolina headers in to
day's Morning News states that the
signers did not agree to the election
of headers and that the use of their
names appended to a circular issued to the
business men, giving the, result of the
election, was without tSieir authori
ty. The card is signed by
Kandy Rhett. John Williams, Peter
Brueu, Harry D. Cannick, illward Jack
son, Charles Btll, Edwatrd Simmons,
Gabriel B. Young, Richard Williams,
Robert Priley, Georgo Anderson, Dennis
Simmons. Benjamin Norman, R. F. Will
liatns, Collins Chisholm, Tonv Smalls,
George Singleton, William Dailey .Charles
Atkins and A. H. Grant, chairman.
They declare their intention of contin
uing work as they have in the past in dis
regard of the recent action of the union.
MR. DUBIGNON BACK.
He Bid Not Announce His Candidacy
for the Senatorship in New York.
Hon. Fleming G. dußignon returned to
the city yesterday from an extended trip
through the north and cast. He did not
stop long in Washington on his return to
the south, but he has kept well poshed on
the situation since he left, and is confi
dent that the Democratic party will ful
fill every promise it has made.
Mr. Dußignon was asked about the re
port that he had announced his candidacy
for the senatorship while in New York.
He said that the report was erroneous, and
that when lie decided to become a candi
date he would announce it from Georgia
aud not from New York.
He was interviewed by no newspaper
man in New York, but was talking with
a number of southern gentlemen a few
days before he left the city, and to them
he stated that he had not announced his
candidacy. It is probable that a part of
this conversation was repeated to a re
porter sometime afterward and he put his
ownconstructionon it.
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A Statement.
In its report of the Fifth district,
magistrate’s election The Morning News
in referring to R. Henry Cole as Lord
Cole did so without intention to reflect in
any way ujion him. Mr. Cole is not a
lord and does not like to b referred to
as such.
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