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WANTS AN INVESTIGATION.
Alderman Dixon and tbe Fire Depart
ment Appointments.
Se Says Politics Do Not Influence
Them and Care Is Taken to Se
cure Only Good Men—How the Ap
pointments are Made—The Men Dr.
Brnnner Examined—Alderman Dix
on Wants the Conduct of the Depart
ment Looked Into by Council.
A lively sensation is in prospect in the
fire department. Alderman Dixon is in
dignant at the charge that unfit men are
being appointed to positions, and that the
deparment is being made the refuge for
political hacks. He 'says they are un
qualifiedly jalse, and wants an investiga
tion.
Alderman Dixon is chairman of the fire
oommittee of council, and. of course, any
thing affecting the conduct of the depart
ment directly affects him.
“The statements are maliciously un
true,” said the aldermen. “If I can find
ont the man who made them I will make
him either prove his charges or have him
discharged from the department. If he can
show any foundation for his statement, I
will see to it that he is publicly approved
for calling attention to the matter. So
far as such eharsres affect me, I care very
little, but it is liable to result in serious
injury to the city by leading the people to
beiieve that the fire department is not
being properly conducted, and by giving
bn excuse to the insurance companies to
raise the rates on the ground of insuffi
cient fire service.
THE WAT AITOINTMeNTS ARE HADE.
“The charge was made”, continued
Alderman Dixon, “that incapable men are
being appointed by the members of the
committee for political reasons, and that
Chief Puder is powerless to remedy the
abuse because he does not have the ap
pointing power in his own hands. This is
hot true as 1 can readily show you.
“Appointments to the fire department
are made by the mayor on the recom
mendation of the chairman of the commit
tee and the chief fireman, and no man is
appointed until be has served a time on
probation, sometimes as much as
six months. He must then have
the indorsement of the foreman of his
company, as well as that of the chief and
the chairman, stating that he is a capa
ble man. and has peformed his duties in a
satisfactory manner.
“I have now over 100 applications for
positions in the department. When a
vacancy occurs I select a list of a dozen
names or more from those applications
and submit them to the chief to make his
selection. He is at liberty to object to
any and every man on the list on moral,
physical, or personal grounds,
a probationer's line or duty.
“After selecting a man. Chief Puder
sends him to me and I give him a letter
directing his appointment on probation,
and which states that tbe man has obli
fated himself to perform diligently the
uties assigned him, to conduct him
self respectfully at all times to
bis superiors, and to maintain a
neat and cleanly appearance after
10 o’clock in the day when the work of
cleaning up around the engine house has
been finished. The letter further states
that the man understands that he has not
been appointed for any political service,
and that he is not on any condition to
take any part in politics, or to indulge in
any political discussion. He is also ob
ligated to remain sober at all times,
whether on duty or off.”
“After receiving this letter the chief
makes the appointment on probation. If
after a sufficient length of time the ap
pointee shows himself to be capable,
energetic and ambitious, has conducted
himself respectfully, and has shown a
proper interest in his work, in other
words lias proved to be a good man. he re
ceives the indorsement of his foreman to
this effect, which, with the indorsement of
the chief and the chairman of the
committee, i3 submitted to the mayor,
who then swears him in as a member of
the department. Men have been kept on
as long as six months probation
before being sworn in. If they do not give
Satisfaction on probation they are dis
missed. and the same process is
gone through with another applicant.
The chief has authority at any time to
dismiss any man on probation without
consulting anyone.
POLITICS BARRED OUT.
“X have taken particular care since I
have been at the head of the committee,”
said Alderman Dixon, “not to
let politics enter into the
conduct of the department
In any way. In more than one instance
political pressure has been brought to
bear in favor of men who had been found
to be disqualified for tbe service, but with
out avail.” ■
It will be remembered that Dr Brunner
took i9sue with Chief Puder in his annual
report that the appointees to positions in
the fire department were required
to be examined by the health
officer. Dr. Brunner said he had never
examined but five men for the depart
ment, and that as his recommendations
were disregarded he had never examined
any more.
“I investigated Dr. Brunner’s state
ment,” said Alderman Dixon, “and found
that the examinations referred to by him
were made about four years ago. Of th e
three men who were reported favorably
by him all have been discharged for good
reasons. Tbe two men unfavorably re
ported by him are still on the force, and
are two of the best men we have. One in
particular has made a record for himself
as one of the best men ever connected
with the department.”
IN FAVOR OF EXAMINATIONS.
“I fully agree with Chief Puder that
appointees to the fire department should
be required to undergo a thorough
physical examination, and that a stand
ard as to age. hight, weight, etc.,
should be fixed I have made it a rule
not to recommend men under 21 nor over
40 years of age. I have broken this rule
in only one instance; in the case of Chas.
While, who was recently appointed on
probation to Engine Company No. 1. A
man ws wanted to perform the duties of
assistant electrician, but no Bueh office
being provided for, he could only rank
as a fireman. Of the several
names submitted, objections were made
to all except Mr. White, and consequently
he was ghen the place, but only on proba
tion, however. During tho recent illness
of Electrician Cleburne the city was put
to the expense of hiring a man to do his
work, and it was decided for this
reason to have a man in the department
who could take the place of the electri
cian when necessary.”
Alderman Dixon had a resolution drawn
up requesting the appointment of a
special committee to investigate the
charges made against the fire
department, which he intended to
present at the special meeting of council
last week. At Mayor McDonough's re
quest he withheld the resolution, the
mayor promising to make a personal in
vestigation of the charges.
“I have no hesitation in saying," said
Aiderman Dixon last night “that Savan
nah has one of the best fire departments
of any city of its size in the country. I
am willing to have any person interested
visit the engine houses at any time to
make investigations for himself as
to the character of the men employed,
and their capacity for the work.
At every large lire which has occurred
within the last two years, the newspapers
have made especial comment upon the
good work done by the firemen, which
goes to show that the firemen are able to
do the work for which they are em
ployed.”
BLAZE IN A PICKERY.
Floyd & Cos. Sustain a Several Hun
dred Dollars’ Loss.
The cotton pickery of Floyd & Cos., on
West Boundary street, near the Ogeechee
canal, was discovered on fire shortly be
fore 2 o’clock yesterday. An alarm was
turned in from Box No. 52, across the
canal, by Officer Sweeny of the Central
railroad police.
Wiien the firemen reached the place
they found the yard of the pickery filled
with a heavy suffocating smoke. This
made their work difficult, as there was
no blaze, and all they could do was to
plunge blindly into the smoke and begin
playing where it seemed thickest. After
half an hour’s work the smoke was dis
pelled, except at the northeast corner of
the building, where the fire appeared to
have started. The drying apparatus was
in this corner, and it was supposed that
tne fire had smoldered there for hours be
fore the smoke became sufficient to at
tract attention. In fact the negroes liv
ing in tbe neighborhod of the pickery de
clared that they had smelled the smoke
all night.
The firemen had little difficulty in ex
tinguishing the fire. The exact damage
could not be ascertained. About twenty
bales of ootton were being handled at the
time, all of which were damaged by
fire and water. The loss on this will
amount to several hundred dollars
besides the damage to the pickery. The
injury to the building is small, being
simply to the tin roof. Both the Messrs.
Floyd are out of the city, one of them be
ing in Memphis, where the firm has re
cently made a purchase of a large amount
of damaged cotton.
The cotton which was being handled at
the pickery at the time was that damaged
in the fire of Flannery & Co.’s warehouse
a month ago. It is possible that a spark
which had been smoldering in the cotton
for a month, caused yesterday’s fire. Cot
ton that has once been afire is liable to
break out again at any time, but it is
more likely that a match dropped by some
workman caused yesterday’s fire.
ELMORE HORTON MISSING*.
A 18-Tear-Old Lad Disappears From
His Some.
Elmore Horton, a 12-year-old lad, left
home Saturday afternoon, telling his
father, Mr. S. D. Horton, that he was
going out hunting with some other hoys.
The boy did not return Saturday night
and his father began to search for him.
The other boys had not gone with his son
and Mr. Horton was greatly worried over
the unexplainable absence of his son.
The missing boy had no cause to leave
home for any length of time His rela
tions with the family were
pleasant and his home sur
roundings all that he could wish for.
The mystery that 'surrounds the case
is difficult to clear. The shooting
grounds in the vicinity of the city have
been carefully searched but to no success.
Mr. Horton, the father, is a Central rail
road policeman and Uvea at No. 11 Tay
lor street. Up to a late hour yesterday
afternoon no news of the boy had been
received.
A HOUSE BURGLARIZED.
Thieves Enter the Residenoe of Mr.
Geo. Williams and Make a Haul-
While Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Williams were
away from their home on Henry street
night before last attending choir practice
at the Wesley Monumental church, their
home was broken open by thieves, and
the contents of the house scattered around
and turned upside down generally.
The thieves were evidently after valua
bles only, as all they took was the jewelry
and silver that they found and a few
dollars in money which had been left in
Mr. Williams’ room.
The robbery must have been committed
between 8 o'clock and 10 o'clock, as the
only time they were out of the house was
between those hours. The police have
been informed of the burglary, but there
is no clew to the guilty partiee.
A STORM COMING.
It Is Hsading This Way From the
Central Gulf.
A storm is moving this way from the
gulf. The following telegram was re
ceived from the chief of the weather bu
reau at Washington last night:
Washington, Jan. 28, 1fW4.—11:30 p. m.—Ob
server Savannah. Ga: Holst information
signal 11:30 p. m. Storm apparently in central
gulf, north of east: will cause general rains to
continue in the South Atlantic states: and
may cause dangerous winds on the coast
Monday. Mark W. Harrington,
Chief of Bureau.
The signals were immediately hoisted
on the board of trade building.
The rain of yesterday afternoon and
last night were the advance of the storm
which may be felt here to-day.
DIRECTORS TO MKET.
The Augusts and Savannah Board to
Have a Consultation.
The directors of the Augusta and Sa
vannah railroad will hold a meeting to
day at the office of Messrs. Hull &
Lathrop.
Mr. FYank H. Miller, attorney for the
road, arrived in the city last night for the
Cpose of attending the meeting, having
n summoned by telegram.
It is not known just what matters the
directors will consider, but they may
have some business to transact in view of
the fa'-t that part of the semi-annual
rental will probably be paid as soon as
Receiver Comer’s report is made to the
court. __
It gives immediate relief—we mean Salva
tion Oil, the great pain-remedy. Price 250.
—ad.
Death of Mrs. Seiler.
Mrs. Charles Seiler died yesterday morn
ing at Concordia Park, the residence of her
husband. She had been ill about three
weeks, having contracted neuralgia about
the beginning of the year, after which
fever set in, which resulted in her death.
Mrs. Seiler was a native of Germany, and
came to this country when about 16 vears
of age. She was just a little more than
54 years old at the time of her death.
She leaves three sons and one daughter.
The funeral notice will be published to
morrow.
Good For the Wayoross Men.
Col. W. W. Gordon speaks very highly
of the efficiency and discipline exhibited
by the Wayoross Rifles who served with
two dismounted cavalry troops under his
command at Folkston last week. He was
both surprised and gratified at the fine
condition in which he found the company,
and was much pleased with the reaay
performance of the duties assigned it.
He found the Wayoross boys to be good
campaigners. They can not only put up a
good showing on drill, but have every
thing at hand necessary for a week's
campaign should they be ordered out for
that length of time. Capt. Farr has his
men well in hand, and the discipline of
the company is of the very best.
FOR SLEEPLESSNESS
Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
If you are a poor sleeper, not only do
not forget to put on your night-cap, but
on retiring also take a night-cap of Here
ford’s Acid Phosphate, to make assurance
doubly sure.—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: MON DAT. JANUARY 29, 1894.
SAVANNAHS BIC CLEARINGS
They Show tbe Largest Increase in
Weekly Percentages.
The Clearings Here For the Week End
ing Jan. 18 Nearly 76 Per Cent.
Greater Than Those of the Same
Week of the Tear Before—Norfolk’*
Increase Almost as Large, But It is
Due to the Largely Increased
Amount of Cotton Shipped to That
Port.
The manner in which the bank clear
ings of Savannah are climbing way ahead
of what they were last year, is something
extraordinary. The clearings here for no
week have fallen below what the were
during the corresponding week of the
year before for the last ten months.
This is well set forth in the table of
clearings from the seventy-five principal
cities in the United States, published
weekly by Bradstreet's commercial
agency. For several weeks just after the
most depressing part of the monetary
stringency Savannah was the only city
in the United States which showed an in
creased percentage in clearings over the
same week of the year before, and it still
maintains from week to week the lead of
all the cities in increased percentages.
SAVANNAH’S INCREASE THE LARGEST.
Other cities in the union are gradually
picking up and show increased percent
ages in their clearings, but as they do Sa
vannah's percentage continues to increase
from week to week, and keeps the com
parative business standing of the Forest
City still in the lead.
The clearings through the Savannah
clearing house for the week ending Jan
uary IS, 1594, were $2,648,692; which is an
increase of 74.5 per cent, over the clear
ings of the same week of last year. This
is the largest percentage increase shown
by Bradstreet’s table, and out of seventy
five cities there are only eleven which
show any increase at all. Norfolk is the
only city of any importance which shows
any thiug near like the same per centage in
crease as is seen in Savannah. The clear
ings at that port for the week ending
Jan. 18 were $1,051,817, which is an in
crense of 71.7 over those of the same week
last year Hiohmond, W, shows an in
crease over the same week of last year of
15 per cent., and the other eight cities
which show any increase at all are in the
west or extreme north.
THE INCREASE AT NORFOLK PUB TO COTTON.
The largely increased percentage at
Norfolk caa be accounted for by the large
movement of cotton to that port, about
which so much has been said of late. The
railroads to that port have fixed the mat
ter somehow by a removal of the differ
ential or otherwise, so that they have
been carrying an extraordinary amount
of cotton to that port for tbe last two or
three months, and that, too, to the detri
ment of the South Atlantic ports.
ButSavannah has heldherown through
it all. Her steady and largely increased
clearings are a strong evidence of her
solid financial basis. In spite of the de
pressed condition of business, and in spite
of the large depreciation in almost all
classes of securities held here, the pro
duce has continued to move to this port
and through it to other points, and sub
stantial results are seen in tbe figures
which show how large the transactions
have been. The railroads centering here
have been doing an extraordinarily large
business during the last three or four
mouths, which accounts, to a great ex
tent, for the prosperity of this port.
AT THE THEATER.
Olara Morris to Present “Renee de
Moray” To-Night.
The appearance of Clara Morris at the
theater to-night is an event in theatrical
affairs at once notable and attractive:
Miss Morris is unquestionably a great
actress. In the peculiar lines of dramatic
characterization which she assays, she
has, probably, no equal on the English
speaking stage. Unlike the many favor
ites of the day, her success has been won
by inherent genius, combined with years
of study and observation. She has the
faculty of entering into the character
portrayed so completely that her realism
seldom fails to command the tribute of
tears. There is no shamming in her act
ing, no simulation of feeling. Her tears
are as genuine as ever fell from the eves
of a woman. It is this that so endears
her to women, and her audiences are
always largely make up of her own sex.
On the occasion of this visit Miss Mor
ris will give her celebrated portrayal of
“lienee de Moray,” a character in which
she is famous. A splendid company sur
rounds her, and a most interesting per
formance is assured.
“Beau Brummell Next.”
Richard Mansfield’s presentation of
“Beau Brummell” Wednesday night will
hardly fail to be a notable one. Mr.
Mansfield’s impersonation is a creation in
the highest sense. Ho has had no prede
cessor: no one to even suggest a thought;
not even a tradition to build upon, but
with luminous clearness he has brought
into existence a wonderfully cloar-eut
character. The polished man of society
and the hero of romance are curiously
blended in Brummell. with his thoroegh
self-poise, polished coolness, unshaken
self-possession, biting sarcasm and colos
sal impudence. In the pathetic climax of
the play Mr. Mansfield is exquisitely
touching.
Brummell Is depicted with his mind fail
ing, in abject poverty; as with his mind
wandering ho lives over again the splen
dor of his time of prosperity. Self-con
tained, ceremonial, elegant, courtly, mag
nificent as if still a dispenser of prodigal
hospitality, and yet, through it all,
pathetic, with a profound and heart-break
ing pathos not readily described in words.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
D. Wolf, of Philadelphia, is at the De
Soto.
H. B. Wadley, of New York, is at the
DeSoto.
W. M. Magill, of Nashville, is at the
De Soto.
D. Hyde, of Boston, .Mass., is at the
DeSoto.
George B. Aiken, of Baltimore, is at the
Pulaski.
Mr. F. F. Wheaton has returned from
the north.
J. P. Knight, of St. Joseph, Mo., is at
the Pulaski.
L. A. Stoney, of Allendale. S. C., is at
the Pulaski.
Geo. E. Nelson, of Philadelphia, Is at
the Pulaski.
Col. C. P. Goodyear, of Brunswick, Is at
the DeSoto.
W. O. Harrah, of Rochester, N. Y., is
at the Pulaski.
W. S. Bleeker and Mrs. Bleeker, of
New York, are at the De Soto.
Mr. Thomas W. Wrenue and Judge J.
H. Fall, of Nashville, are stopping at the
De Soto. They are directors of the
Electric Railway Company, and are here
upon business connected with that com
pany.
Hon. Alfred Herrington, of Swaines
boro, is in the city in attendance upon the
United States court. Mr. Herrington has
resigned the office of United States land
commissioner in Oklahoma, and proposes
to remain in Georgia He says that Okla
homa is a good country, but that Georgia
is a better, and of the two he prefers
Georgia.
TO MAKE ANOTHER MAJOR.
The Fifth Cavalry Entitled to a Third
Officer of That Rank.
Col. W. W. Gordon and MaJ. T. S.
Wylly, Jr., returned yesterday morning
from Darien, where they attended a meet
of business men held in the interest of the
Mclntosh Light Dragoons. Col. Gordon
and Maj. Wylly addressed the meeting,
showing the value of the military com
pany to the town and county and the
reasons why it Should be supported by the
business men and property-holders of the
community.
Col. Gordon related the plan
he had pursued to strengthen
and build up the Georgia
Hussars when he was captain of that
company several years ago and showed
bow they might be advantageously pur
sued by the Dragoons.
The meeting was a very enthusiastic
one, and resulted in the addition of anum
ber of pay members to the roll of the com
pany. Major Wylly was formerly cap
tain of the Mclntosh Dragoons.
Under the new military law providing
for the organization of regiments on the
battalion basis the Fifth Georgia cavalry'
is entitled to three majors, the
regiments being composed of nine
companies which will be divided
into three battalions. The regiment now
has only two majors, and as- each bat
talion is entitles! to a major this makes
the election of another major necessary.
Col. Gordon will shortly call the officers
of the regiment together for the election
of the new officer.
Col. Gordon will also announce the di
vision of the companies of the regiment
into two battalions shortly, the only bat
talion organizations heretofore being
merely temporary while the regiment was
in camp. The Burke, Effingham and
Screven troops will probably compose one
battalion, the two liberty and the Wayne
troops another, and the Savannah, Bruns
wick and Darien troops the remaining
battalion.
TWO BRAVE WIVES.
A Couple of Tourists Congratulate
Eaoh Other Because of It.
A group of gentlemen was setting in
the De Soto corridor last night. The con
versation turned on cranks.
“Did you read the report of the crank
last week that visited the white house,”
asked one?
“Well read that,” and he took trom his
pocket a newspaper clipping of the story
of a harmless crank who walked up to
the executor’s office carrying a big lock
which he said was the “widow’s lock,”
and insisted upon seeing the President,
and when refused admittance became
enraged and was taken in charge by
the police, the sunposition being that he
was a lunatic who had recently escaped
from an insane asylum.
“I believe,” continued the gentleman,
“that this man escaped from the same
asylum that my wife has full cause to re
member well.”
“How’s that?” he was asked.
“Not very long ago my wife arrived
very unexpectedly at a friend’s house in
the country, and unfortunately for her,
the house was full of visitors and she
was compelled to sleep in the annex.
When She retired for the night she found
that the lock was so fastened that it
could not be opened from the inside.
There was a large fire burning brightly
and without giving a second thought
to the door she began to > undress.
As she did she heard the rumbling of
chairs and with it deep, heavy breathing.
She’s a pretty plucky woman and didn’t
scream. She moved instinotively to the
door, but her escape was cut off and to
get away by the high windows was im
possible. Presently a big brute—for that
was what he was, with long matted hair
aud unkempt beard rolled from under the
bed and half threw himself on the rug
in front of the firo. Imagine a woman iu
such a horrible position, cut off from as
sistance, afraid to cry out, at the mercy
of such a being. The brave little body,
the sweetest of all sweet creatures, a
womanly woman, stood still and uttered
no sound until the first rays of the early
morning came through the blinds. To
have moved, to have made the slightest
sound would have awakened the brute
and God only knows the result. The
coachman on his way to the stable looked
up and she beckoned to him, making a
sign to keep quiet and pointed to a man
near by. Her motions were understood
and the men came into the room, bound
the fellow with ropes and took him
back to the lunatic asylum from
which lie had escaped the night before.
My wife is now in Florida convalescing
after a severe case of nervous prostration.”
While this story was being told a num
ber of gentlemen stopped to listen. After
congratulations had been extended to the
story teller for having such a plucky
wife, one of the party said:
“Your wife and mine seem to have had
similar experiences, but there was no
mania3 in this case; rather an out and
out professional thief played the leading
role, which might have been a drama
tragedy or anything else. It was while
we were staying iu Washington, and it
happened I had been called to Phila
delphia on business, which kept
me over night. My wife told me the
story. She had gone to the theater with
a party of friends, and when she went to
her room and locked the door she was
positive & man was standing behind a
screen in front of the washstand. To
leave the room at once was impossible, as
she feared the man would knock her
down. She undressed, put her money
and jewelry on the bureau, and got into
bed. She didn't mind the loss of
the money or jewelry, and thought
by putting everything in plain view she
herself would not be molested. She closed
her eyes, and very soon the fellow walked
over to the side of her bed and put liis
head close to hers to see if she was asleep.
Not a muscle of her face moved, and the
thief calmly walked over to-the bureau,
put the stuff in his pocket, and walked
out of the room. With one leap she
sprang from her bed, rushed out in the
hall, regardless of her apparel, yelling
“thief” and “murder” at the top of her
voice. The man was collared iu the cor
ridor, and I came home to find my wife
dangerously ill.”
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cines, conquers scrofula, catarrh, rheu
matism and all other blood diseases.
Hood's and only Hood's.—ad.
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.
The Jacksonville, St. Augustine and
Indian River railway will inaugurate to
day, through train service from Jackson
ville to Ft. Pierce. Train 23 will leave
Rockledge at 5:13 p. m,, arrive Eau Gallie
5:47; Melbourne, 5:57; Ft. Pierce, 7:55.
Train 7.’ will leave Ft. Pierce. 7:30 a. m.;
arrive Melbourne, 9:81; Eau Gallie, 9:40;
Rockledge, 10:80 a. m. There will be no
change in time north of Rockledge. The
steamers Sweeney and Santa Lucia will
connect with trains 28 aud 72 at Ft.
Pierce, instead of at Eau Gallie. as here
tofore.
A Verdict for 8000.
The suit brought by J. H. Brown, tem
porary administrator of the estate of
Peter G. Patterson, against Jonas Men
del to recover the value of Patterson's
property, which was sold by Jonas Men
del, as he said, for the Savannah Grocery
Company, resulted in a verdict for SBOO in
favor of the plaintiff. This was the full
amount at which the goods sold were
valued. The plaintiff was represented by
Messrs. G. T. & J. F. Canu.
During the last twenty years the number of
Protestants In the various territories of the
German empire has increased from 280,698 to
nearly 300,u00.
BAKING POWDER.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
PdfoA
v 9 Powder
ABSOLUTEIX PURE
TO GO OVER A MILLION,
Savannah’s Cotton Receipts So Far
170,065 Bales Ahead of Last Year.
The Receipts Dp To Date 815,617
Bales—Bs.ooo Bales Ahead of the
Total Receipts for Last Season—The
Exports This Year Largely in Ex
cess of Those of the Big Nine Mil
lion Crop Season.
The increase in cotton at Savannah con
tinues unusually large and is already
greater than any previous year. The net
receipts from the beginning of the season,
Sept. 1, 1893, to date are 815,617 bales
against 645.552 for the same period last
season, showing an increase for this year
of 170,065 bales.
From the indications, there is a pros
pect of the season’s receipts at Savannah
being over a million bales. There is every
reason to believe this, for comparing the
movement with that of 1891-92, the larg
est crop year ever known, the receipts
up to date have increased over 25.U00
bales. The receipts are already about
25,000 bales in excess of the movement at
this port during the entire season of
1892-93, and with the exception of New
Orleans is larger than at any other At
lantic port.
SAVANNAH HOLDS ITS OWN.
Notwithstanding the differential rates,
which have influenced the movement, the
merchants of the city have succeeded in
upholding the advantages of the port, and
by the immense transactions have shown
the importance of the leading city of the
southeast.
The exports during the last five months
have been 747,758 Dales against 567,007
bales for the same period last year, and
738,297 bales in the big nine million crop
season of 1891-92. The exports to foreign
countries during this season have been as
follows: Great Britain, 106,689 bales;
France, 82,697 bales; the continent, 276,369
bales, making a total of 414,755 bales.
The coastwise shipments during the same
time have been 233,003 bales, of which
268,979 were shipped by steamers to New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and Balti
more. The increase in exports this year
as compared with the same period last
year are 180,751 bales.
THE DIRECT EXPORTS.
To show the importance of Savannah
and the amount of direct foreign business
transacted since Sept. 1, 1893. the follow
ing list of South Atlantic ports, with the
amount of exports from each point, is
given: New Orleans exported 1,013,166
bales; Galveston, 630,019 bales; Savan
nah, 414,755 bales; Charleston, 249,219
bales; Wilmington, 145,193ba1e5; Norfolk,
121,214 bales; West Point, 71,732 bales;
Port Royal, 57.425 bales; Brunswick, 43,-
915 bales; Mobile, 27,248 bales, and New
port News, 20,480 bales. It will be seen
that Savannah is third in the list of lead
ing ports and greatly in excess of all
ports excepting New Orleans and Gal
veston.
THE SUPPLY OF COTTON.
Bradstreet’s Review of the Situation
and Reflections on the Movement.
The following interesting review of the
present cotton crop is published in Brad
street’s of Saturday:
“Cotton has been weak and lower owing
to the large crop movement since last
Saturday, and most of the advance in
price in the previous two weeks has been
lost by the pressure of heavy port receipts
this week. Asa result of this the market
is again plunged into uncertainty as to the
ultimate yield, and advocates of large crop
estimates have become emboldened to re
iterate previously expressed views of the
outturn.
“The total amount of crop in sight Jan.
12, was 5,737,000 bales, an excess of 715,-
000 bales over last year, when the total
crop aggregated 6,700,000. At the date
named last year there was almost exactly
75 per cent, of the cotton crop of that sea
son in sight. If the same quantity remains
to come in sight this year as after this
date last year the total crop will aggregate
in the neighborhood of 7,415,000 bales. To
realize estimates of 7,700,000 bales as a
minimum, therefore, a heavy increaseover
last year's movement from now on will be
necessary. On the other hand, to justify
smaller the crop estimates, such as 6,600,-
000 to 6,800,000 bales, a heavy falling off
in movement from last year's figures is
imperative. For instance, a movement
only 50 per cent, of that last year from
now on would result in a crop of 6,575.000
bales, while a movement equal to three
quarters of last year’s from now on would
yield almost exactly 7,000,000 bales. The
following table of crop movement for the
past three years from Sept. Ito Jan. 12,
as made up by Secretary Hester of the
Now Orleans exchange, will be found of
interest in this connection.
This Lsst Year
year. year, before.
Receipts at ports
since Sept. 1 4,461,533 3,7®,341 5,117,228
Overland to mills and
Canada.net 551,416 582.308 855.688
Interior stocks In ex
cess of Sept. 1.. .361,738 827,743 564.581
Southern mills tak
ings, less consumed
at southern ports
Included In port re
ceipts 362,990 347,236 318.409
Totals In sight ..5,737.678 5,0*2,628 6,855,882
Per cent, of crop in
psight f 74,96 100 75 88 100
Brought into sight
after Jan. 12 f 1,677,737 2,179.497
Total crop ? 6,700,3® 9,035,379
“By far the larger part of the excess of
this year’s movement over last, it will be
seen, is due to the port movement. Tho
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overland movement shows a falling off of
over 30,000 bales, while stocks at interior
towns are slightly smaller than last year.
“Any shrinkage to justify shorter crop
estimates, therefore, must manifest itself
at the ports. The fact that interior stocks
showed a heavy loss last week led many
to hope that much of the heavy port
movement was due to shipments of in
terior stocks to the outposts, and
the claim was made that this
indicated merely a transferrence of stocks
already in sight. Thus, last week’s port
movement, though much larger than that
in the like week of last year was, owing
to the reduction of stocks at the interior
towns, much of it offset, and the net re
sult was only a slight gain upon lastjyear’s
net movement. The tendency to compare
this year's movement with last is very
marked. To facilitate this we append
the figures of the movement:
MOVEMENT AFTER JAN. 12 LAST YEAH AND
YEAR BEFORE LAST.
Last year. Year before.
Port receipts 1,323,051 2,020,674
Overland to mills di
rect 329,888 397,874
Southern mills tak
ings from interior
direct 352,591 325,510
Totals 2,005,480 2,744,058
Less Interior town
stocks from this v’s
crop in sight on
Jan. 12 327,743 564,561
Amount brought Into
sight after Jan. 12, 1,677,737 2,179,497
Per cent, of crop br’t
into sight after Jan.
12 25 4-100 24 12-100
"An average of the proportion of the
crop in sight at the close of December in
each of the past eleven years given is
about 73 per cent. If this percentage
holds good the present season the total
crop would amount to about 7,400,000
bales. In the crop year 1889-90, when the
yield was 7,311,000 bales, the percentage
in sight at the end of December was 75.6.
If this percentage is adopted this year,
the yield will be about 7,150,000 bales. In
the short crop year 18S4-85, when the
total yield was only 5.669,000 bales, the
proportion in sight on Dec. 31 was about
79 per cent. If this percentage'is adopted
the yield will exceed 6,850,000 bales.
Under these circumstances the crop
movement from now on is likely to re
ceive careful attention.”
There is no doubting the efflcaoy of Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup. It cures every time.—ad.
A Trip to the World’s Fair.
Mr. John Nicholson will repeat at the
Trinity Church Sunday school building,
at President and Jefferson streets, to
night and to-morrow night, the illumi
nated lecture on the world’s fair, which
he delivered recently with such success,
over fifty views accompanying each lec
ture. They are shown with the oxy-tay
drogen light by Dr. S. A. White, and are,
beyond question, the finest views of the
world’s fair that have been seen
in the south. Mr. Nicholson’s lec
tures are in the fullest sense
instructixe and entertaining, and those
who attend may be assured of something
above the ordinary. Mr. Nieolson spent
a good deal of time at the fair, and is
thoroughly familiar with every detail of
the grounds and buildings, and, besides,
is an exceedingly entertaining lecturer.
The entertainment is given for the benefit
of Trinity Sunday school.
#1 for 06 2-3 Cents at Kohler’s.
To-day we offer our entire stock of mer
chandise at a discount of 33>4 per cent, off
for cash. This means $lO suits for $6.66,
$lB suits at sl2, $3 suits at $2, $1 shirts
for 66 cents, $3 hats for $2, $1.50 hats for
sl, 15 cent collars for 10 cents. Every
thing in our three-story clothing and
gents’ furnishing establishment at 140
Broughton street, at 66% cents on the sl.
—ad.
The Butterine Exhibit.
The Armour Packing Company will
continue their exhibition of the many
superior qualities of Butterine, at West’s
China Palace, for three days this week,
commencing to-morrow, and extend an
invitation to the ladies to attend.
Butterine is being extensively used in
the place of butter, as it is considerably
cheaper, and its qualities wholesome and
healthy. Many physicians assert that
for purity it excells much of the so-called
creamery butter which is offered to the
public. An investigation of the merits
of Butterine is worthy the attention of all
housekeepers.
Prof. Loisette Endorsed in Savannah.
Prof. Loisette, although favorably
known in both hemispheres and recom
mended by the foremost people in them,
is not unknown in our city. We are told that
Judge Harden and Dr. Nunn of this city
have been acquainted with the professor
for several years aud that they highly
endorse his Memory System and are
much delighted that the professor is to
give a free lecture on memory to-morrow
evening at 8 o'clock at the Savannah
theatre.—ad.
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♦ Printers, and Blank Book
Manufacturers.
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changes in temperature; northeast to '.‘.XT
east winds, increasing in force. * OM
THAT
PIANO,
HOW TO GET IT,
Last week we talked about the need of.
Piano in every home.
The argument was strong and convinced
every soul in Savannah, excepting three
four who didn't read It.
This week we will point out an easy way to
put the Piano in your home.
$lO MONTHLY
WILL DO IT.
Think of it. Only *lO monthly will con
stitute you the owner of a Fine Plano.
A Fine Piano? Yes, that's what we mean.
Not a cheap Piano, or even a good Piano hut
a FINE Piano.
Yes, just as fine as you want. Our choicest
Instruments, in richest cases. No Large Ad
vance Payment required. No Exhorbitant
Price charged. Simple $lO monthly aud years
to complete payment in.
You can easily buy under our installment
system. Drop In and let us convince you.
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CLOTHING.
Do :
The true import of our grand I
Discount Sale, now in full.
U... blast? That on our
; I present unheard of I
I UU LOW PRICES on j
FINE CLOTHING and UN.
II M J A „ DERVVEAR you l
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cash? It’s TOO GOOD, but l
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hotels!
OPEN UNTIL MAY.
HOTEL
CORDOVA,
St. Augustine.
One of the group of Spanlah-Moresque
palaces (Ponce de Leon, Alcazar. Cordova).
American plan. Rate—*3, $3 50. 14 per (lay.
C. B. KNOTT, Manager.
Hotel Ponce de Leon will otien Jan. 10.1894
THOMASVILLE, GA.
MITCHELL HOUSE.
Now open under an entirely NEW manage
ment, offering to the public a house thorough
ly first-class In all its details.
LOUIS P. ROBERTS, Proprietor.
HARDWARE.
HARDWARE,
Bar, Band and Hoop Iron,
WAGON MATERIAL!
Nauaf Stores Supplies.
FOR SALE BY
EDWARD LOVELL'S SONS
155 BBOPOnTOW AND 115-140 STATS BBS -
CLOTHING.
PIMIIE HOME INDIISItT
We are now taking or
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mediate use in our new de
parture, Merchant Tailor
ing. Call and see our im
mense display.
AFPEL & SCHAUL,
Merchant Tailors. ,
100 CASES
OLD PEPPER WHISKY
1 bare secured the Savannah agency tor
JAS. E. PEPPER & 00.'9 Distillery Bottled
Whisky, and am prepared to sell the trade a
distillery prices.
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