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EDDIE DAVIS CAPTURED.
Brown's Murderer Held in Custody
at Scotia, S. C.
A Telegram to Detective Morgan Yes
terday Announced His Arrest—The
Detective Will Bring Him in To
night-Story of the Cold Blooded
Crime With Which Davis is Charged.
Detective Morgan received a telegram
yesterday stating that Eddie Davis, the
negro who killed Willis Brown at the five
mile bend, out on the Augusta road, was i
captured at Scotia, S. C., and is being !
held subject to his orders.
Detective Morgan leaves to-day for
Seotia, and will bring the murderer back
to-night. At the time of the murder De
tective Morgan sent out notices to several
places asking the authorities to be on the
lookout for the negro. With the notices
he also sent out descriptions of the mur
derer. It was one of these descriptions
that furnished the means for identifying
the escaped murderer, which resulted in
his capture.
For some days after the murder was
commuted Davis remained near the live
mile bend on the Augusta road, having
been seen near Monteith station aud Kin
con. A week ago last Sunday Detective
Morgan made a diligent search through
that section, and Davis, euidently hearing
that he was being pursued, left the
swamp and started into South Carolina,
where he was captured yesterday.
STORY or THE CHIME.
The crime for which Davis is charged
is still fresh in the public mind. The
killing, which occurred during the after
nouu of Jan. 18, from all indications was a
cold-blooded murder.
Lee Davis, Willis Brown, and Davis
Solomons, throe negroes, were cutting
brush for the government. They quit
work that afternoon and went home with
the intention of going shooting after din
ner. Willis Brown left the house to cut
some wood before he went hunting, and
two or three men went with him. Lee
Davis seemed impatient to get off, and
■went into the woods, where he found the
men sitting down talking and laughing.
Without any knowledge of those pres
ent, Eddie Davis came through the
bushes and, turning to to Brown, said:
- “What kind of a lie is it you told
on me!” And before Brown could make
any reply Davis picked up Brown’s gun,
which was lying close by, and delibera
tely fired at Brown, the load entering
his brain. Brown’s death was almost in
stantaneous.
Lee Davis, the father of the murderer,
jumped on his son and hold him down,
asking one of the men standing by to
keep him while he went for a ropo to tie
him. When the father had left I)avis, by
threatening to use a weapon in some
mutter, broke awa.v from the inan who
was holding him and succeedod in mak
ing his escape.
The woods were throughly searched at
the time, but Davis succeeded in eluding
pursuit.
NO REASON FOR THE CRIME.
There was absolutely no reason for the
commission of the crime, as there was no
animosity between the two men.
Eddie Davis does not bear a very savory
reputation, and is known as a pretty
tough character. He is an ex-convict.
The verdict of the coroner's Jury was
that Davis was guilty of murder. About
two weeks ago a negro went into the sol
licitor general's otb.ee, aud stating I
that he knew the whereabouts of
Davis, asked what reward there was for
his capture. He-was told there was none,
after which he didn’t seem to know much
about where Davis was
The murderer will be brought back and
put in Chatham county jail to-night. He
will be tried at the March term of the
superior court.
WANT A LOCATION.
The Only Thing Delaying the Estab
lishment of the Commercial Club."
The only thing now in the way of estab
lishing the Commercial Club, about which
littie has been heard of late, is the diffi
culty being experienced in finding a suita
ble lo ation. As soon as that matter can
be determined upon the club will get into
quarters and start its career of usefulness
to its members.
The committee appointed to look into
the matter of finding a suitable location
made an effort to get the Brigham house,
at Liberty and Bull streets, but in this
they were unsuccessful. Some of the
members of the club who attended the or
ganisation meeting wanted theelub rooms
located south oi Broughton street, while
others wanted hem north of it. The
committee in charge of this matter has
now decided to get up a list of all the
available and desirable locations, which
they will report to a meeting of the en
tire club, to be called at an early date.
This has been the only diffculty in per
manently establishing the club, but it is
understood the committee to which this
matter lias been entrusted will soon bo
ready to make a report.
Those in charge of the collection of the
entrunco fees and dues say they are meet
ing with no difficulties whatever 'i ho
members of the club generally have ex
pressed no uneasiness on account of the
delay about the club not materializing,
and all seem to be as enthusiastic as ever
with regard to its establishment as a per
manent club. A number of other gentle
men have expressed a desire to become
members as soon as the club is established
in its headquarters.
MR. PARSONS WINS.
A Long Suit Brought to an End by the
Court ot Appeals.
The representatives of Mr. George Par
sons and Mr. M. J. Desvergers have just
received information from Now Orleans
that the suit of Desvergers against Par
sons lias been finally determined, by the
court of appeals there, in Mr. Parsons’
favor.
The case was an important one, involv
ing a large amount of money. Under the
judgment of the circuit court here, Mr.
Desvergers was awarded (1,000 and an
undivided iwrtion of certain property at
Thunderbolt. Mr. Desvergers claimed a
much larger amount and had
the case carried to the
appellate court, where the judgment of the
lower court has been affirmed. When
first carried before the court of appeals,
Col. Geo. A. Mercer made a motion on be
half of the defendant, that the ease be dis
missed. Mr. W. li. Leaken argued the
case for Mr. Desvergers. and the question
was overruled. This decision is fluai, aud
ends a litigation of long standing in the
courts.
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Work done while you wait. 1411 Brough
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Everybody
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SAVANNAH S DEFEAT.
What the Foot Ball Boys Have to Say
of Their Loss in Atlanta.
The Savannah foot ball team met with
bad luck in Atlanta on Washington s
birthday. One of the team, in talking
of the game with a rejiresentative of the
Morning News, said yesterday:
"We were simply outclassed—the At
lanta men were the better players, and
their team work was great. We had the
heavier team, but this was offset by the
hightof the other men, and their supe
rior training.
“The bitterest pill we had to swallow,’’
he continued, “was the fact thai we
could not score. Play as we could, there
seemed little or no chance for success.
The Savannah boys worked with a will,
and had pluck enough, but that didn’t
go.’’
“Was there any kicking or slugging?”
was asked.
“No,” he replied; “on the contrary, the
game was free: from that, and the large
crowd of nearly 2,000 people applauded
our good plays most heartily. The very
best of feeling prevailed ami we were the
recipients of mau.y kind attentions.”
"How about the score' 1 ’
“Well. lam glad it wasn’t any worse.
That was made iri the first half, neither
team scoring in the last half.
“The teams lined up promptly on time,
with Atlanta having the ball. The first
half ended decidedly in Atlanta’s favor,
they making 12 points and Savannah fail
ing to score. With defeat staring them
in the face, tiie Savannah team pulled
themselves together with a determination
to win or die in the attempt. They
worked with a will and showed what pluck
there was in them, but unfortunately
they had met their superiors in the game
of foot ball and all their attempt* to
score were fruitless. Captain Walker, of
the Savannah team, did all he could to
encourage his men and his individual
playing was conceded by all to be the
best on the field The dark blue of the
Atlanta team waved triumphantly over
the white and maroon of the Savannah
boys, who, nettled by their defeat, re
solved to see that the order of things
would be reversed when the chance is
again given them to meet their victorious
opponents in the Gate City.”
A number of the Savannah team re
turned yesterday, and Manager Halligan,
with the balance of the crowd that went
to Atlanta, is expected home this morn
ing. The team was somewhat changed
from the list that was first published,
and the following men played for Savan
nah: Browu, Wyness, Williams, Kenan,
Winter, Hunter, Hipkins, Krenson,
Walker and O’Byrne.
WANT THE GOVERNOR TO ACT.
The Little Glove Contest at Thunder
bolt is Stirring the Authorities.
In a genera! way the approaching glove
contest for points between Silverthorn
and Duffy, scheduled for Thunderbolt,
has been creating almost as much talk in
Savannah as did the Florida affair. Since
posters have been put out announcing the
contest and its date, the discussion has
become still more pointed.
Solicitor General Fraser lias heard
nothing authoritative with regard to the
contest as yet, and, of course, has not de
cided what action he will take in the
matter, or that he will take any. If he
comes to the conclusion there is any law
in tho matter, there is no doubt that he
w’ili adhere strictly to its provisions, and
do all in his power to carry them out.
In the meantime, comments on the mat
ter are numerous anil various. Some have
got the impression that the contest, while
not advertised as such, is to be a fight to
the finish, and one or two parties are
known to have written to Gov. Northen,
asking him to come down and order out
the militia to prevent tho contest taking
place. It is said, also, that Tom Watson
is getting up information as to where
such affairs are contemplated in the state,
and that he is bringing them to the atten
tion of the chief executive.
Another report goes that those inter
ested in tb„ boxing match, who are too
fond of the manly sport to see the little
bout interfered with, are contemplating
asking Judge Falligant for an injunction
restraining the sheriff or his deputies
from interfering with the contest in case
they should be ordered to do so. But of
course, most of theso stories, so far at least,
are all talk originating from the results
and course pursued in the Jacksonville
affair. The authorities have so far given
the matter of the contest very little at
tention.
FOR STORING LAUNCHES.
Some Handsome and Convenient Im
provements Being Blade at the
Yacht Club.
The Savannah Yacht Club is building a
handsome storage house for the use of
members who own steam and naphtha
lauches.
The building will bo about 108 feet long
and 50 feet wide and will be connected
with the club house by a plank walk. In
front of the new building there wiH bo
two substantial wharves with a fifty-foot
basin botween them. The launches will
run Into the basin and then he hoisted
into the building. The wharves are to be
built on palmetto piling and so con
structed that steamers will lie able to
land at low tide. It will be remembered
that tho wharf in front of the club house
has been found inadequate on several oc
casions and steamers could not land there
at low water.
The new building will accommodate
about ten launches, and the wharves will
extend into the river fifty feet, in order
that the basin will give ample room Jor a
launch to run in to be hosted up into the
storage house. When the yachts are
dismasted and their owners want them
housed for the winter, or when they are
to be painted, the new building will sup
ply a tong-felt want. At the end of the
building lockers are to lie built for the
uso of members having their launches in
tho houso.
The cost of the new building will bo
ahout $3,100, and will be completed in
time for the spring regatta. The annual
meetiug of the club takes place March 7,
when the officers of the club will lie
elected, and the annual regatta in May
will be discussed.
The club is in an excellent financial
condition, free from debt, aud its popu
larity grows every year.
The chief dependence of those liable to sud
den colds Is Dr. Bull s Cough Syrup.—ad.
FIRE ON THE TOWER.
Ono of the Cathedral Spires in Danger
Last Night.
An alarm of fire was turned in from
box 25 about 6:45 o'clock last night. The
department responded promptly.
What was taken for the fire was located
at the top of tho southern tower on the
cathedral, it was discovered that some
of the tinners had left a charcoal burner,
which they had been using to melt solder,
at tho top of the scaffolding. A few
j live coals had obeen left in it
aud tho winds had fanned them into such
a glow that the burner was healed to red
ness, and the boards of the scaffolding
were smoking.
Tho hose of the chemical engine was
, carried up to the top of t lie tower, and t he
tire was soon put out. The towers were
well cared for, however, a# < 'apt John I{.
Dillon, chairman of the Cathedral build
ing committee, has a builder's policy of
si..Un on the two spires, which expires
next Monday.
The best medicine for canker 1# Ayer’s
Sarsaparilla. Give It a trial, ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATUKDAI, FEBRUARY
TO DECIDEJVHICH STREET.
The Council Having a Hard Time With
the Paving Question.
The Weßt Broad Street Property Own
ers Pushing Their Protest-Three
Paving Companies Urging Their
Claims Mr. Wadley’s Proposition
to Give Chert a Trial—What He Says
About the Tattnall County Material.
Talk About Paving Montgomery
Street.
The city council will meet to-day at
noon to discuss the paving question. A
delegation of West Broad street property
owners will probably bo before tho
meeting to present their objections to the
paving of West Broad street with granite
block.
The members of the street and lane
committee have been having a lively time
with the paving contractors this week.
Three contractors were in the city yes
terday, each representing a different con
cern and a different paving material, and
each satisfied that the material used by
his company would give the greatest sat
isfaction, and prove the cheapest in the
long run. They were Mr. Patterson, of
Venable Bros., of Atlanta, who had the
contract to pave Jeffe.rson street with
granite blocks Mr. Lassiter, of the Ten
nessee Brick Company, of Chattanooga,
manufacturers of vitrified brick, and
Mr. Geo. W. Wadtey who owns the chert
mine on the Chattanooga, Home and
Columbus railroad.
VENABLE BROS.’ CLAIM.
Venable Bros, are swinging on to their
contract with the city to put down 12,000
square yards of granite block with a
death grip. Mr. Lassiter, of the Ten
nesee Brick Company, is so well satisfied
that he can establish the desirability of
vitrified brick as a pavement that he is
anxious to have the street and lane com
mittee take a trip either to Jacksonville
or Chattanooga, at the expense of his
company, that they may see the brick
pavements in use in those cities.
Mr. Wadley, who is now devoting
his attention to chert, said to a Morning
News reporter la,st night that the people
of Savannah are entirely mistaken in
their estimate of chert as a paving ma
terial.
“Chert,” said Mr, Wadley, “is not a
material merely available for residence
streets, similar to oyster shell. On the
contrary, the more traffic it
gets tho better for it. In
stead of wearing away it simply
becomos harder and more compact. It is
used in Birmingham on the heaviest traf
fic streets and gives entire satisfaction. I,
have just finishod putting down half a
mile of it on Peachtree street iu Atlanta,
where the new asphalt pavement ends. I
have also put down a lot of it in Westview
cemetery in Atlanta. The cemetery
streets were a mush of red mud before
the chert was put down, but now they
are as hard as asphalt.”
The portion of New street along by
the Central railroad warehouse, which
was put down about ten months ago, has
not been repaired since that time and is
now ashardasa floor.”
WANTS TO HAVE A TRIAL.
Mr. Wadley has talked with Mayor
cDonough, City Engineer Winn, Aider
man O’Brien and the members of the
street aud lane committee and finds
them all favorably impressed with chert
as a paving material and desirous of
giving it a more extended trial in Savan
nah. Mr. Wadley thinks they have a
chancejnow.to give.chert a trial on West
Broad street, lie is willing to pave the
street live to six inches deep with chert
and give a guarantee of three to five
years at a cost of about $1,05 a square
yard.
“If the council wants to improve Dray
ton street,” said Mr. Wadley, “I can sur
face it with chert, three inches deep, at a
cost of about 80 cents per square yard.
The cobblestone pavement already on the
street would not add greatly to the
durability of the pavement, as the chert
really needs no foundation. Five or six
inches of chert, well-packed, is just as
good without any foundation as with it.”
THE TATTNALL COUNTY DISCOVERY.
Mr. Wadley discovered the beds of low
grade hematite ore on the Savannah and
Western railroad, to which Mr. C. B.
Warrand has recently called attention,
as a valuable paving material, while he
was general superintendent of the Cen
tral railroad.
“There is plenty of it there," said Mr.
Wadley, in referring to the hemarl te,
“and all it would cost the city would be
tho transportation. I tried it as ballast
for the track, but found it useless, as it
retains water and becomes mushy in wet
weather.”
Tho supervisor of that section of the
Central railroad, who was in the city
yesterday, confirmed Mr. Wadley’s state
ment as to the results from the uso of
hematite.
City Engineer Winn, who was spoken
to about the matter, said he knew
there was a bed of hard material
running through that section of the state,
anil extending down as far as Jesup. Col.
Winn said he had never knowu of this
substance being given a trial as a paving
material, but he knew that there were
some good hard roads through the section
crossed by theso beds. Whether these
roads retained their hardness in wet
weather he did not know.
It is probable that the West Broad
street property holders will urge the
paving of Montgomery street as a street
better fitted to divide the traffic with Jef
erson street and better able to bear the
cost of tho assessments, as the property
on that stieet is more valuable.
You can’t make anew arm with Salvation
Oil, but you can cure the bruises with It. 2bo.
—ad.
THE SCHUBERT QUARTETTE.
The Entertainment Under the Aus
pices of the Y. M. C. A.
Of the Schubert Male Quartette, which
is to appear here Monday evening at the
Masonic hall under the auspices of the
Young Mens’ Christian Association, the
Rochester Herald, says of its perform
ances in that city:
“One of the most delightful musical en
tertainments ever given in Rochester
was that b.v the Schubert Male Quartette,
of Chicago, at music hall; nud a more
thoroughly delighted, charmed and alto
gether more than satisfied audience is
seldom seen. There were many persons
willing to unhesitatingly pronounce it the
finest male quartette singing ever beard
in Rochester. The voices of these singers
blend perfectly, and harmonize fault
lessly. Number after number is given
with a smoothness that seems perfection
itself.”
Exactly What is Sought After.
A safe, reliable, not repulsive remedy
that can lie taken without interfering
with business or pleasure or disorganiz
ing the system. Such is in Simmons
Liver Regulator, purely vegetable.—ad.
First Gun for the Auditorium.
Savannah, (3a., Feb 21, imM. The
Executive Committee, the Musical Festi
val, Savannah: Dear Sirs —In answer to
your Inquiry, prluted on bark of last
night’a programme, as to who will help
in tin- good work?” i lieg to subscript)
llut to ilc the enterprise in question.
V ours truly, Isaac U. Haas.
A CONTEST FOR POINTS.
Young Athletes Win Honors in the Y.
M. C. A. Gymnasium.
The gymnasium contest at the Young
Men’s Christian Association last night
was a successful one in every way. The
weather, however, was such that the au
dience was not large, and few ladies were
present. Those who were there were en
thusiastic in their admiration of the ex
hibition of physical culture and develop
ment.
Tho contestants were out in full force,
and the “events” were full of excitement.
Much inlerestii was manifested by tho
audience in the result of each strugglo
for supremacy. The contest began with
the -pole vault.” It was verv evident
that some of the boys h id not been prac
ticing for this part of tho work, yet they
all tackled it with a determined air.
One by one they failed to go over tho
string, until the real struggle was De
tween L.vnes and Ulmer for second place,
as Morris was easy winner of first at 7
feet. This does not come up to tho record
of the Savannah Association as C. E.
Wright has the record of 8 feet 4 inches,
indoor vault.
The second event, standing high jump,
was more hotly contested, but it soon
narrowed down to nHewlett, Webb and
Solomons, who tied on 4 feet 2 inches.
The surprise of the evening was yet to
come in the next thing on the list. Hew
lett has held the record on “pull-ups,'’
but he was not “in it” last night. Webb
was on the ladder, and as the audience
kept count with the referee, the excite
ment became intense when he was near
ing Hewlett’s best effort, and when it was
reached, amidst silence, he put his chin
over.the round of the ladder for the twen
ty-ninth time. When Mr. Hall announced
that the record belonged to Webb, there
was much applause. A record broken
was of course good, but when Richardson
passed Webb’s effort and registered thirty
“pull-ups,” the boys gave him a prolonged
cheer.
The work on overhead parallel bars
came next, and in this Webb, Lynes and
Solomons tied.
In the standing broad Jump and high
kick the records were not broken, but
good work was dono by the participants.
Anew feature in the contests was rope
climbing, merit being decided upon the
time taken to go from the floor to the
beam, about twenty feet. Each con
testant sat upon the fioor, starting at the
signal, and after climbing up had to slap
the wood with open hand as a signal of
his arrival at the top. Some of the boys
failed to “slap,” and much mer
riment was created by the
efforts of some of tho climbers, who
looked longingly “aloft” but failed to reach
the goal.
In the three broad jumps, Johnson won
by jumping 27 feet. Morris and Webb
tied for second place. Morris in an ex
hibition jump cleared 29 feet 3 inches,
but it did not count in the contest as he
had had his three trials.
The contestants, with points scored by
each, are as follows:
K. Webb, Jr., 652; F. E. Morris, 526;
C. L. Thomas, 490; J. M. Johnston, Jr.,
509; B. F. Ulmer, 584; I.eon Lynes, 705;
O. H. Richardson, 555; S. D. Hewlett,
596; Fred Solomons, 522; Joseph Gal
lagher, 563.
The leaders in the contests so far and
the points they have made are, first,
Lynes '2836; second, Webb 2764, and third,
Hewlett 2687. The March contest will
decide who is to be winner.
THE NEW PUBLIC BUILDING.
The Supervising Arc hltect’s Report of
its Affairs.
The supervising architect of the treas
ury in his report for 1893, just issued, gives
a statement of the condition of the new
public building for Savannah. The sur
vey has been made, the estimates pre
pared and the drawings begun ready for
the construction.
In referring to the change of sites, the
supervising architect says: “Under the
authority of legislation the department
has on two occasions endeavored to dis
pose of the abandoned site ana masonry
thereon, but the bids offered were deemed
insufficient and no acceptance was made.
At the proper time further action will be
taken.”
In his statement of tho appropriations,
the supervising architect refers-to the
act of June, 1886. which limited the cost
of site and building to $200,000. In Au
gust of the same year $50,000 was appro
priated, and in October, 1888, $75,000. In
March, 1889, $75,000 more was appro
priated, which was the full limit under
the first act.
In January, 1891, congress extended the
limit of cost of site and building, including
fireproof vaults, heating and ventilating
apparatus, elevators, and approaches,
complete, to $400,000, in order to provide
for tho enlargement of tho building con
templated by the present plans, and if
found practicable the purchase of anew
site and the sale of the old one.
The Secretary of the Treasury was
authorized by this act, should another
site be selected, to sell, either at private
or public sale, the old site, and to make a
quit claim deed to the purchaser.
Tho act of August, 1892, provided that
the revenue from tho sale of the aban
doned site be placed to the credit of tho
appropriation for the construction of the
building, but did not increase the limit of
cost of tho building.
The act of March, 1893, modified the act
approved January, 1891, authorizing the
sale of the old site, so as to authorize tho
sale of all of it.
Tbe report ends with a statement
showingithe amount expended for the two
sites and incidental expenses. $.11,492 08;
amount expended fore building prior to
Sopt. 30, 1892, $21,742 27; amount expended
for building during the year ending Sept.
30, IS9H, $451 26, making the total expendi
ture, $118,685 60; total balance. Sept. 30.
1893, $86,314 40; amount of contract liabil
ities, $1,326 14: leaving the amount ac
tually available Sept. 30, 1893, $84,988 26.
SOLD AT A SACRIFICE.
*
All of the Not'ing-ham Stock Goes
Under the Sheriff’s Hammer.
Sheriff W. F. Blois, of the city court,
yesterday sold at public outcry all the re
maining stock of drugs formerly belong
ing to the K. V. Nottingham Drug Com
pany, at Broughton and Habersham
streets.
This portion of the stock had been
taken from the store as homestead, by-
Mr. Nottingham, under authority of tho I
court of ordinary. According to Mr. Not
tingham's inventory, filed with the ordi- |
nary, the value of this portion of the
stock was something over #9OO. It was
levied on under an execution from the city
court, in favor of a mortgage held b.v Mr.
George L. Marstellos. of New York, the
amount of which was SBOO. The property
vya9 sold in small lots to various drug
gists in the city and brought all told only
$236.55.
The Modern Invalid
Hs tastes, medicinally, in keeping with
other luxuries. A remedy must be
pleasantly acceptable in form, purely
wholesome iu composition, truly beneficial
in effect and entirely free from every objec
tionable quality. If really ill ho consults
a physician; if constipated he uses the
geutle family laxative, Byrup of Figs.—
ad.
For Tybee on Sunday.
The steamer Kdith will make an ex
cursion to Tybee on Sunday, leaving
Drayton street wharf at t) a. m. A
few tickets are for Halo at Uerst’s barber
shop and Lrhwald’s cigar stand.
BAKING POWDER.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report.
ABSOLUTE!* PURE
REDISTRICTINC THE CITY.
The Committee in Charge of it Has
No Star e.
The Districts Must Be Made to Con
tain an Average Number of Voters.
To Be Laid Off East and West.
Yamacraw and the Old Fort Will
Have to Come to Bull Street to
Vote—Apportioning the Districts
By No Means an Easy Task.
The committee appointed by Mayor
McDonough to divide the city into elec
tion precincts, according to the terms of
the Osborne bili, held its first
meeting at the Do Soto last night. The
committee consists of Aldermen Wells,
Myers, McMillan, Bohan and Folliard.
This committee will continue its meet
ings until its work is finished, which,
according to the terms of the act, must
not be later than March 12. ; ]
A member of the committee said to a
Morning News reporter yesterday that
the districts would undoubtedly be run
east and west across the city. Whether
the districts would branch off from Bull
street on either side or would
run entirely across the city he
was uncertain, but the result, he said,
would be that all or nearly all, the voting
places will be located on Bull street.
TO BE STRUNG ACROSS THE CITY.
There will be no mapping out of com
pact districts, but instead the dis
tricts will be strung across
the city. Yamacraw and the
old Fort will have to come to Bull street
to vote.
What is worrying the committee is how
to cut up the map of the city into districts,
of which no district shall contain less than
150 nor more than 300 voters. The members
of the city council are supposed to be
familiar with the voting population, but
the members of the committee confess
their ignorance of the numerical density
of the voters on the various streets.
Some streets are much more thickly
settled than others, so it would not do to
simply mark out fifteen districts across
the map with a blue pencil.
The only guide the committee has to go
by, besides their own knowledge
of the relative density of the
population in the different sections
of the city, is the city directory, and Mr.
A. E. Sholes, the proprietor of the direc
tory, will probably be called upon to assist
the committee in its deliberations. Mr.
Sholes is probably more familiar with the
varying density of population in the
different portions of the city than any
other resident.
MIGHT USE CENSUS REPORTS.
It has been suggested to the committee
that they secure the reports of the United
States census supervisor of this district,
which would show the number of
voters residing on each street in
the city. There are two objections
to this. One is that the census was taken
in 1890, and there has been considerable
changing about since, so that the census
reports would hardly be as reliable as
the city directory. The other is that
the resorts are filed away in Washington,
and before they could be gotten
here, after the usual government red tape
had been gone through with, it would be
too late to secure the data before the ex
piration of the time allowed by the act.
Another suggestion is that a census be
taken by the police in order to ascertain
the number of voters in each block. This
appears to be the only means of attaining
any degree of accuracy in apportioning
the districts according to the voting pop
ulation.
This, however, would require some
time, and the committee only has eighteen
days in which to complete its work.
If the committee wish a ready solution
of the dfflculty, however, they might call
in some of the politicians who. no doubt,
could tell them to a nicety the number of
voters an each street in the city.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
E. G. Sanger, of Atlanta, is at the Do
Soto.
A. A. Gaines, of New York, is at the
Pulaski.
George E. King, of Atlanta, is at the
De Soto.
Maj. J. F. Hanson, of Macon, is at the
De Soto.
J. P. Myers, of New York, is at the
Screven.
T. H. Francis, of St. Louis, Mo., is at
the Pulaski.
J. E. Wheeler, of Brooklyn, N. Y., is at
the Screven.
William E. Parsons, of Havana, is at
the Pulaski house.
Mrs. Redd, of Columbus, who has been
visiting her brother, Mr. J. C. Haile, re
turned homo yesterday.
Col. J. F. Gaynor, of New York, Miss
Anna' Gaynor and Miss Catherine Gay
nor, of Syracuse, N. Y., are registered at
the De Soto.
Supt. W. A. Moore, of Griffin, who is
shortly to assume charge of the entire
main stem division of the Central rail
road, spent yesterday in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Clark, editor of the
Times and News Letter, Westfield, Mass.,
were visitors at the Morning News
office yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Clark,
with a half dozen or more Massachusetts
people, are on their way to Florida, where
they expect to visit all the bost kuoivn
winter resorts.
Mr. H. G. Kent, who has managed
Beach & Miller’s excursions here for the
last ten years, is in the city arranging for
the summer excursion season of the
steamer Governor which will
arrive here the latter part of April or
May 1. Mr. Kent is a popular and suc
cessful manager. Hiscooductof the sum
mer excursions of the Governor Salford
for the last few years, and before that of
tho Eliza Hancox, the Frederick Do Bary
and the Sylvester, made them among the
most delightful outings of the earlv sum
mer season. Mr. Kent will return to
Jacksonville to-day.
The Value of Good Bread
is appreciated by cyery ono, but so few
are able to secure uniformly good results.
This Is often due to the fact that when
milk is used the character of it is exceed
ingly variable; b.v using Borden's Peer
loss Brand Eva|>nruted Cream you will
overcome this difficulty. Try it,—ad.
To-Day
Souvenir day. Formal opeuing of our
palace tailoring department. Everybody
invited; up purchase ueceasury. Appel
A Solmul. Custom Tailors. One Price
Clothiers aud Haberdashers ad.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.
Bondholders of the Tybee Railroad to
Confer To-day.
An important meeting of tho bondhold
ers of the Savannah and Atlantic Rail
road Company will be held to-day at noon
at the National Bank of Savannah. A
full attendance is desired, as matters of
importance will be presented to those in
terested.
The committee appointed to se
cure. subscriptions to the receivers’
certificates with which to supply
the funds to rebuild the Savan
nah and Atlantic railroad reported yester
day to Chairman Herman Myers, Esq.,that
they had been unable to raise the amount
required and requested to be released
from their assignment. This result was
not unexpected, for while nearly every
body in the city wishes to see the railroad
to Tybee rebuilt, few have the means at
this time to sjiare for such investment.
It may be stated almost positively that
the railroad, however, will be rebuilt in
time for the people to enjoy the pleasures
of Tybee this summer, one of the bidders
having offered to rebuild the railroad
according to the engineer's plan, and
take the certificates of the receivers at a
price in payment for the work. Before
the contract can be made, however, it
will be necessary to get the consent of
the bondholders and the United States
court to it, but there is little doubt that
that will be secured without delay. Re
ceiver Comer of the Central railroad, and
Mr. Meyers, chairman of the meetiug of
bondholders, and a nuiftberof those who
hold bonds have agreed to the plan and
the meeting to-day at the National Bank
of Savannah will tako action in the mat
tor. Of course the contractors will be
glad to let these bondholders who want
to invest in receiver's certificates have all
they want.
CITY BREVITIES.
' The motion for anew trial in the case
of F. B. Keller, charged with seduction,
will be argued in the superior court this
morning.
Mr. J. N. Wilson, tho photographer, has
sent to the Morning News copies of pic
tures of the unveiling of the Anderson
monument on Feb. 22. They are hand
some specimens of photography.
The suit over the will of L. L. Hover,
to which a caveat was filed by attorneys
for Mrs. Hover when it was probated in
solemn form, will come up in the superior
court Monday morning. It will be tried
before a panel from the grand jury.
There is a poor outlook for a let up in
the bad weather to-da.v. The rain will
continue according to the forecast, and it
may be heavier than yesterday. The
probability is that the mercury will go
still lower, and it is likely that this will
be the most disagreeable cold spell of the
season.
Rev. O. F. Cook, of Guyton, will preach
at Trinity church Sunday morning. The
evening services will be conducted by the
Christian Endeavor Society of that
church. The order of services will be a
discussion of Christian Endeavor work.
All Christian Endeavor societies in the
city have been invited to attend.
Bill Gadsou, better known under his
numerous aliases, who is wanted for
steaing barrels from the lauding at Mr.
Bube's plantation up the river, was
brought back from Beaufort yesterday by
Detective Morgan. He was captured
thare a day or two ago by information fur
nished by that able officer, and will be
turned oyer to the city court to go the
wa vof his associates in crime who aided
in the steal.
There was an age party at the hospita
ble home of the Rev. Dr. Dripps last
evening, and a very interesting party it
was. Each of the guests brought a silk
bag. in which there was supposed to be a
penny for each year of his or her ago.
The contents of each bag was the secret
of the giver, and, hence no secrets were
disclosed respecting ages. The money
thus collected goes to the fund for com
pleting the Sunday school building of the
Independent Presbyterian church. Quite
a neat sum was collected. Had the
weather been more favorable the attend
ance would have been larger.
SOME LAW BOOKS SOLD.
Purchasers of the Library of the Lata
Mr. John M. Guerard.
The large and complete law library of
tho late John M. Guerard was sold yes
terday b.v J. McLaughlin & Son at their
auction rooms on Broughton street.
There was a large gathering of Savan
nah attorneys at the sale, all of whom
were eager to secure some portion of tho
valuable collection. Capt. H. C. Cun
ningham, Judge William D. Harden.
JudgeH. E. Wilson. Messrs. W.W. Gordon,
Jr.,T. D. Rockwell, W. R. Leaken, John
Nieolson. Jr., L..Kenan. Alexander Law
rence, Edward S. Elliott, P. J. O’Connor,
M. B. Lane and J. A. Dorritee, were
among those present.
The Georgia reports, of which there were
sixty-three volumes, were bought by
Capt. H. C. Cunningham, at $4.25 per vol
ume, for the Savannah Bar Association.
The bidding for the Georgia reports was
spirited. Mr. Daniel W. hountree having
requested a friend who was present to Did
as high as #4.10 per volume for him.
Capt. Cunningham also bought the com
mon law reports for the association. Tho
United States supreme court reports were
bought by Mr. John Nieolson, Jr., at #1 85
per volume. g
The Georgia acts, from 1811 to date,
consisting of more than forty volumes;
Lord Baltimore's charter, from 1618 to
1763; Cope’s Littleton, and a set of Stato
Trials from Richard II to George 111,
printed in 1780, were bought by Mr. W. K.
Leaken.
Several of the other attorneys present
purchased some of the books.
The medical library of Dr. Hummel,
consisting of about seventy volumes, was
sold to Mr. W. R. Leakon.
Menders of BoluUes.
We are prepared to half sole shoes
while you wait. Look in our window.
Collat’s, 149 Broughton street.—-ad.
A Mistake
In Friday’s ad. Worth B)<c a yard,
not 16c, those advertised cotton remounts
at Adler's.
The new type locomotive where the
boiler occupies so much space in the cab
is not proving popular with engine men.
On many of these engines it is impossible
for the fireman to see or speak to the en
gineer unless he steps to tho engineer's
side of the boiler, and in case of accident,
the engineer stands a |s>or show of Jump
ing from the engine, so high in the air is
he. Ono or two roads aro considering tho
moving back of the cab, and overcoming
seme of the objectionable features of those
engines.
LUDDEN BATES S. M. K.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES—s \TT'u
DAY: Threatening weather and prubat.iJ
heavy rain; colder: hmh northeast lo LA
winds. ***•
DO vo ~
KNOW?
That the SECOND ANNl'tr.
MUSICAL FESTIVAL has corns
to town, and that every one i*
engaged In a wild scramble for
seats?
WE ARE GOING-
Every one of us—lf we have to
crawl under the edge of the
tent to get there.
Our Mr. Bates has bought hi*
seats.
Our Mr. Smith has bought hit
seats.
Our Mr. Murphy has bought
Ills seats, and
Our Mr. I.udden will be con
nected by telephone to Brook
lyn.
EXCUSE US, PLEASE!
That wasn’t what we meant to
say, vt all, hut we’re so full of
Musical Festival that we've
clean forgotten all about busi
ness.
NEVERTHELESS and NOT
WITHSTANDING which, we
won’t refuse to sell you a
STEINWAY PIANO
And then you can Imp ;i
Musical Festival right In your
own home for a year, if you
wish to. J
N. Q.-We will throw iu a
flue piano stool and scarf free,
which is better than the Festi
val will do for you.
LUDDEN & BATES
S. I H.
\IWIVS our shirt bos*
' som and our im
-111 r'mense stock.
Front, Th r i : nor r
7 ■> at the top. We
occupy it. Observe that we
are always “crowded,” even
in “hard times.” Nobody
can meet our prices. Wit
ness our big discount sale.
Sensible Talk!
BUY YOUR SHOES
6 0 LLfIT’S,
The Only Cash House In Ihe City.
Cash talks at all times.
Hence we give best values
for least money.
SAVE MONEY,
SAVE TIME,
SAVE ANNOYANCE,
by bringing your shoes to
Collat’s to be half-soled.
Work executed while you
wait. Special inducements
to our customers.
COLLAT’S,
849 BROUGHTON ST.
EASTER
Will be here before you know It. Call
and leave your measure for a suit to or
der, fitted and made on the premises.
Fit guaranteed or the garment is ours in
every Instance.
APPEL & SCHAUL,
One Price Clothiers, HabcrJash*
ers, and last, but not least, fine
Custom Tailors.
Sole Agents for the Dr. Jaeger
Sanitary Underwear.
(Souvenir Day tfcon.)
JEWtLHY
OIAMOm WATCHES. ~
Great Inducement in Prices.
Solttstre Diamond Fiuger King from <3m
*lO. *2U. J0to|!00.
Diamond Lsr hm.'x from 130. $25, f !n ,
$75 lo fSNO. AIT warranted good Dia
mond. of line quality.
Great reduction In Gold and Silver
watch** ol the heat make and in Gold
Filled Case#
Ik Karat Wedding King# a specialty
Sterling Silver Good* in eiega.it easi"*-
tho proper thing for weddint preiten’*-
Alo novellie* in mlver too numerou. to
mention, as Hair Fine. Hat I'm..
Mark*, Belt*, etc. Call and exsmino
before buying at
DESBOUILLONS’,
1 Its. Ji.lA/tiLtiN,
HI Dull etrasb