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ALL NIGHT ON A WRECK.
The Bark Mary E. Chapman Blown
Ashore Off Tyhee.
Terrible Hardships of Capt. Kyffln’s
Wife who was Aboard—Dr. Graham
Goes Through a Heavy Sea to the
Rescue of the Sailors—The Tug Cyn
thia Brought the Crew Up to the City
Yesterday—Capt. and Mrs. Kyffin
Beach Tybeo in a Small Boat—The
Captain's and Mate's Stories of the
Wreck.
The British bark Mary E. Chapman, of
St. Johns, N. F., in ballast from Rotter
dam, Dec. 27 for Tybee roads, was blown
ashore on Stone Horse reef about two
miles east of the Tybee hotel Saturday
night about 7 o'clock.
The bark is now a total wreck. The
saving of the crew. Capt. Thomas Kyffln
and his wife and child, was accomplished
with much difficulty yesterday afternoon,
after they had suffered many hardships
from constant exposure to the weather.
The news of the wreck was
telephoned from Tybeo to the city
about 8 o'clock yesterday morning. The
bark could be seeu only indistinctly in the
breakers off the reef on account of the
misty weather, but sufficiently to make
out that she was wrecked and in distress.
Capt. A. M. C. Smith Sent flie tug Cyn
thia, Capt. Martin L. Fredericks, down
to see wnat could be done towards saving
the crow.
The tug stopped at quarantine, where
Dr. Graham and the porter, Heter Dodge,
went aboard. Dr. Graham knew of the
Chapman, as she stopped at quarantine
when here last September. Jie knew
that Capt. Kyffiin's wife was aboard
as she travels with her hus
land. Knowing that she was aboard. Dr.
Graham wanted all possible e Torts made
to rescue her and the crew as early as
possible.
ANCHORED A MILE AWAT.
The Cynthia, with Dr. Graham and
Capt. Fitzgerald, of the pilotboat John R.
Wilder, proceeded out to the wreck. The
tug had to make headway against a heavy
sea. which it did with some difficulty.
Under Capt. Fitzgerald's guidance it went
towards the wreck until it stood within
thirteen feet of water, where it was
anchored.
-The prospect was a gloomy
one for some lime. The Cynthia had
anchored nearly a mile away from the
wreck, and the sea was so high that it
was dangerous to venluro out in a small
boat.
Two men from the tug finally put off in
a boat under Capt. Fredericks’ direction
and started for the wreck. They had
pulled away about 500 yards from the tug
under difficulties, the sea pounding the
boat and washing into it. when one of the
men was washed over into the sea
and the boat almost capsized. It was
with great difficulty that the man was
picked up again, but with the aid of a line
he and boat were soon brought back to
the Cynthia.
PR. GRAHAM TO THE BESCCE.
These two men ref used to make another
attempt to reach the wreck. The sea
was high and was breaking against the
wreck. It was not known how long the
bark could hold out. It was after 1 o'clock
m the afternoon and matters had about
reached a crisis. Whatever was to be
done must be done at once. On account
of the misty and rainy weather those on
the tug could barely make out the bark,
which was a mile distant.
‘“Someihiug must be done to save those
people,’’ Dr. Graham said, and he added,
,‘there is no time to lose.”
As the two men had refused to make
the attempt again to reach the wreck, he
determined to go himself. Turning to his
man Dodge, he asked him if he would go
with him to the rescue.
WOULD GO ANYWHERE WITH THE DOCTOR.
“Yes, I'll go anywhere with you,”
Dodge replied.
Dr. Graham and tho faithful darky got
into a boat and started for tho wreck.
The boat came near being swamped Just
as it started. Several times they were
warned of their danger by those on the
tug. Dr. Graham asked Dodge if he
■wanted to go back, or would go with him
to the wreck. Dodge replied again that
he would go anywhere Dr. Graham
went.
They pulled ahead and after hard work
amidst incessant danger of being swamped
and thrown in the sea, they finally
reached the wreck. The boat was a
small one and it was dangerous to put too
heavy a load into it. Three of the sail
ors were taken in and after an hour's
hard work they were aboard the Cynthia.
Dr. Graham had worked well and was
tired out when he reached tho tug.
Two of the three sailors he had brought
over pulled the boat back to the wreck
and took aboard five more of their com
panions. These they brought over in
safety after much difficulty. The
men were thoroughly exhausted after
their uight of trials and hard
work aboard tho bark. and
one of the men from the pilot boat Wilder,
who was on the tug, volunteered to go
with one of the sailors to bring back the
other two men, who were the only ones
left on the wreck. These were finally
brought back in safety, the ten sailors of
the crew having been rescued by those on
the tug.
TWO BOATS SMASHED.
When Dr. Graham's boat reached the
wi-eek he found that the captain and his
wife had left in a small boat, and were
making for shore. About 2 o’clock, see
ing that nothing further could be doue,
and that the bark was in danger of going
to |Heoes, Capt. Kyffin had one of the
Small boats lowered from the boat. Al
most as soon aspt struck the sea it was
smashed to pieces by the waies. Another
boat was lowered and it met
with the same fate. The little boat,
tho “•dingy,” was then lowered carefully
over the side of the vessel. It stood the
sea much better than the other two.
Capt. and Mrs. Kyffin. their infant child,
and Capt. Kyrtin's brother got into it.
The strain ou Mrs. Kyffin was a severe
one. She was confined to her bed at the
tiqie the bark went ashore, her child
having been born just nine days
ago. The trials and hardships of
exposure fell severely upon her, it
being impossible for any of those on boat'd
to remain in the cabin, on account of tho
heavy seas which were washing in. Sbo
was taken care of by the sa.lors until,
with her husband, his brother and her
child, she left the wreck in the little
boat. This took place before Dr. Graham
arrived. Tue boat was finally brought to
land near the hotel about 5 o’clock yes
terday afternoon. The party was much
exhausted, and was taken up to the uouse
of Mrs Evans, on Tybee, where they
were taken care of. Mrs Kyffin is still
ill from the hardships which sne hud to
undergo. They are siill at Tybee.
lUE VESSEL MOU I El.
The bark was first seen Saturday after
noon from Tybee lighthouse. The weather
was so thick that sue could nut be dis
tinguished betore that time. When the
steamship Kansas City arrived at I
o'clock .Saturday she re|*>rted that the
liark was outside wailing for a towboat
and pilot, and the RropeUer Towboat
Company dispatched the tug Cyulhia
fcdj* ru< bed her about 4 o’clock in the
afternoon Capt. Fredericks, of the Cyn
thia, spoke to t apt. (v>lLn who
said he wauu-d a pilot. The seas were
running high and the wind bio a lug a
gale at the time. It was not considered
safe for a pilot boat to go outside. Capt.
Fredericks offered to tow the vessel in,
but could not agree with the captain as to
price. The captain of the bark said he
would give S6O for a tow. but preferred to
get a pilot and sail in. The tug, subse
quently, o.ft-red to assist in getting the
vessel in position so as to raise some sail,
but the oder was not Accepted and the
tug boat then left her.
BLAMES THE PILOTS.
Capt. Thomas Kyffin was at Tybee light
house station last night, where he and
his wife and 9-day-old baby arrived yes
terday afternoon. The captain did not
want to say much concerning the wreck,
except that he blamed the pilots for tho
loss of his vessel. He stat and that the
bark arrived o?T Tybee Friday, and he
could not get a pilot, although the weather
was fair. The weather was rough Sat
urday. but no pilot came to him.
"All I’ve got to say,” said Capt.
Kyffln, "is that we lost the vessel in the
breakers ou Stone Horse reef, and my
self, wife, baby and brother came ashore
in a boat, and the crew were taken olf by
a tug. If we could have gotten a pilot we
would not have been wrecked. The
small boat filled once while we were com
ing ashore, but otherwise we landed with
out much difficulty.”
The captain will come up to the city
to-day. Mrs. Kyffiu and the baby are
comfortably quartered, and Mrs. Evans
is kindly attending to their wants.
THE MATE'S STORT.
The vessel's crew, the mate and nine
men, arrived up to the city on the Cyn
thia about 8 o'clock last night. The men
were still drenched and almost frozen.
They were taken to a boardiug house and
made comfortable for the night. The
mate tells the following story of the
wreck:
“We arrived off Tybee Friday night
about 7 o'clock, but the weather being
heavy and the wind high, could not get
into the roads. We anchored to await a
pilot. A tug boat came out to us about 4
o’clock Saturday afternoon, but did not
take us in tow. As night came on the
weather got worse, the wind blew a
living gale from the northeast.
Our anchor began to drag, and by
7 o'clock the vessel struck bottom and
gradually drifted toward the shore.
Enormous seas broke over her fore and
aft. and she commenced leaking. We
stood at the pumps, but she continued to
fill with water. About midnight we cut
away the foremast and rigging. Soon
after the vessel’s bow sank and all
bands crowded to the poop deck for safety.
The boats were made ready to leave.
When Usy broke we had concluded to
leave the wreck and attempt to get ashore
as soon as it was safe to do so.
TUOI'OHT THEY WERE LOST.
We thought the vessel would soon go
to pieces, so one of the boats was launched,
and Capt. Kyffiu, his wife and infant,
and George Kyffin, the skipper's brother,
got in ihe 1 oat, and a line was attached
to the vessel. We expected them to stand
by untill we were ready to leave. It was
then 11 o’clock; about this time we
sighted the tug coming to our rescure.
While we were waiting for the tug to
come up, the line which was attached to
the small boat containing the captain and
others, the line parted and they driftod
away in the breakers, and we thought
they were drowned, until we learned
of their safe arrival on Tybee,73 The' tug
boat came near and a pilot’s dingy was
launched from her. One of the men in
the boat was washed overboard, but suc
ceeded in getting back. They then re
turned to the tug and gave up the (at
tempt. If it had not been lor that brave
and courageous quarantine doctor all of
us would, no doubt, have been drowned.
He volunteered to tome to us, and al
though tho sea was running high, he
and a colored man succeeded in getting
us with considerable difficulty They
took off three of the crew and got back to
tho tug. Two of our men then came back
and took off four others, and then they
returned and took the remqining two and
myself.”
THE WRECKED VESSEL.
The bark Mary E. Chapman was a
wooden vessel with Iron and copper fast
enings. She was built in 1873, at Rock
land, N. 8., and was 606 tons register.
She was 153'* foet in length, 34 feet 4
in ties beam and 18,L feet deep. She was
a regular trader at this port, her last
trip being made last September, from
Savannah to Rotterdam, with a cargo of
naval stores. She was chartered by
Paterson, Downing & Cos., to load with
naval stores for Europe, and sailed Dec.
27 from Rotterdam in ballast, for Tybee
for orders.
THE BOAD TO TYBEE.
How It Will Practically be Owned by
Those Who Rebuild It.
Everybody is rejoicing now that the
question of the future of the Tybee rail
road has been practically settled. All
wauted to see the road rebuilt, but few
were in a position to contribute to a fund
for the purchase of the receiver’s certifi
cates. This was the ease not so much
from a lack of personal interest in the
proi>erty or willingness to aid, as from
the stringency of the times and the gen
eral feeling that the owners and operators
of the property should bear the loss.
It has been conceded all along that
those who rebuild the road, or furnish
the money to do it. would practically be
come the owners of the property. Since
it will require the entire authorized issue
of certificates to pay for the road under
the new plan, this will undoubtedly be
the easo, and more so if the Central rail
road is also given a lien of equal rank on
the property amounting to $15,000, which
will be asked of Justice Jackson.
The certificates are to bear 7 per cent,
interest. If the issue should amount to
$56,000, which is wanted by the receivers
of the Central, the annual interest charges
on that amountVould reach $3,850. Re
ceiver Comer estimates that utider the
new provisions, by which the rights of
way are to be conceded unconditionally,
and no daily trains are to be run in win
ter, the road will earn net from $5,000 to
$6,000. Calculated roughly ou this basis,
if the road should earn $2,000 net above
amount required to pay the interest on
the certificates, that would bo but 4-10 of
1 per cent, interest for tbes2s,oooof bonds
on the property or practically nothing.
Perh tps the bondholders would con
sider it a good plan, provided another
storm did uot destroy the property, to
create a sinking fund out of the surplus
earnings above what is necessary to pay
tile interest ou the certificates, and in this
way, within fifteen or sixteen years, or
perhaps less time, the certificates could
be paid off, and the bondholders would
again own the road.
Receiver Comer has gone to Florida to
see Justice Jackson, who is there recup
erating, about certain Central railroad
matters. He will probably obtain the
court's consent to accept the proposed
plan for rebuilding the, road, so ,-that the
work can begin,at once. Mayor McDon
ough and the syndicate of bondholders
which he represents, which, it is under
stood, will supply the funds to rebuild the
road, will, it seems, practically own it.
The New York bondholders, who own
almost $50,000 of the bonds, have taken
very little interest in the matter, and
will, it is understood, contribute nothing
towards ft. But the others are Interested
in ihe property and will not fail to see it
restored for use this summer with all
possible dispatch.
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THE MORNING NEWS: MON DA\, FEBRUARY 20, 1894.
HE MADE A MISTAKE.
What Some Savannahians Say of Ex-
Mayor Hewitt’e Speach.
The speech of Hon. AbramS. Hewitt,
before tho Southern Society at the annual
dinner of that society in New York last
week, has undoubtedly created much
widespread comment, and the ex-mayor s
remarks have had their full share of
criticism among Savannahians.
Savannahians are usually very conserva
, tive, but they are not slow to criticise
when they see what they think is an er
ror. Various opinions were expressed
with regard to the matter by a number
of gentlemen, who were discussing Mr.
Hewitt's remarks yesterday. The gen
i eral trend of opinion was that the speech,
referring to one section, as it did. \va3
rather out of place before such a society,
composed as it is of men of that section,
many of whom are representative men.
One of the gentlemen seemed to think
Mr. Hewitt was right. He paid he
thought the representative men of the
south were not selected to represent
their sections in national halls,
as was the case in ante-bellum
days. He referred, of course, to such
men as Clay. Toombs, Calhoun, Cobb aDd
others. He thought it was the same
with other sections, but particularly so
of the south.
"But that is not the case," insisted an
other, who was interested in the discus
sion. “We have men in congress to-day,
whom history will make just as great as
those who have preceded them. The
trouble is. a great statesman is uot fully
appreciated by his contemporaries, and
it is left for history to do
them full justice.” As he was a Georgian
born, he mentioned with pride the names
of Turner, ( Jordon. Crisp and others.
“I think Mr. Hewitt made a great mis
take,” said another gentleman. ‘ln mak
ing that kind.of a speech'bcfore the South
ern society. If these were his impress
sions of southern men, tbe.v could have
been in no less degree applied to other
sections, and that was an occasion on
which, above all others, he should have
spoken generally, if he wished to pursue
such a line. He is mistaken in the state
ment that the greater number of the men
of brains in the south have gone north.
To a southern man that idea needs no
contradiction. The best evidences of its
fallacy, and the strongest contradictions
are sefen around him in business and pub
lic life in the south. I have no idea that
Mr. Hewitt meant to offend any section,
or any individual, for that matter, but X
think he committed an error of Judg
ment,”
FOLLOWING UP EVERY CLEW.
The Polioe Not Lacking in Their
Efforts to Find Smalls.
Abe Smalls, the murderer of Policeman
Neve, is still at large. It has been fifteen
days now since the murder
was committed and the interest
in Smalls’ capture is gradually decreasing.
It would require only the slightest alarm
to revive it immediately, however.
The police have not discontinued their
efforts to effect his capture, how
ever. Several detachments wore
sent out at night during last
week to investigate reports that had
been received as to Smalls’ whereabouts,
but no clew was obtained.
A telegram was received a day
or two ago that he had been
captured in Florida and was held
for, identification, but nothing further
could be learned about it. It is the opin
ion of the police that if Smalls is not
somewhere around the city yet
his whereabouts is known to
his friends, and it is on this
theory that a sharp lookout is kept on his
old haunts. While there is, of course, not
so much public interest In the case as
there was immediateljlAfter the murder,
the officers are diligentty following every
clew that gives any promise of success.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS MEET.
An Interesting Meeting at Trinity
Methodist Church.
The local union of the Society of Chris
tian Endeavor held its annual meeting at
Trinity church last night. Owing to the
inclement weather the attendance was
small. President Barnum presided. The
officers of the union having been elected
at the beginning of the year, there was
no business of this kind to be transacted
at the meeting last night.
The meeting was devoted to a discus
sion of the work of the Christian En
deavor Society.
Miss Belle Houston gave a bright talk,
showing how the Christian Endeavor
“Makes a Better Member of Society.”
. “How It Makes a Better Church Mem
ber,” was the subject of an interesting
talk by Mr. R. H. Basculott.
Dr. R. L. Barnum showed how the
Christian Endeavor “Makes a Better
Man.” The talks were brief, bright and
pointed and were much enjoyed by those
who heard them. The society is pros
pering in its work and has a large mem
bership of young people.
TO BE BRIGHTER TO-DAY.
The Weather Bureau Predicts “Fair”
With Weft Winds.
Savannah had another day of disagree
able weather yesterday. The storm
which centered in the Gulf has moved
northeastward, and last night centered
in North Carolina. The crest of the cold
wave is now off the New England coast.
Bad weather prevailed throughout the
south yesterday, with rain at
Charleston, Wilmington, Raleigh,
Kitty Hawk and Norfolk. Snow
fell at Atlanta, Nashville and Knoxville,
and some people said they saw snow nere.
The indications sent out by tho weather
bureau last night were for fair weather
to-day with fresh to brisk west to north
west winds. Tho telegraph reports to the
weather bureau last night did not show
any temperatures lower than 18° above
zero, and that was at Boston.
THE HOVER WILL.
Assignment of the Case for Trial This
Morning.
The suit to establish the caveat to the
probation in solemn form of the will of U.
L. Hover, who left two-thirds of his prop
erty to Mr. John Sullivan Sohle.v, is as
signed for trial in the superior court this
morning. Both sides seem to consider
that the matter involves some important
questions of law as well as of fact, and
they wanted it tried before jurors of ex
traordinary intelligence. They agreed,
therefore, to have it heard before a panel
troiu the grand jury, which will be se
lected this morning. Tho case will, no
doubt, be an interesting one from many
points of view.
DAVIS HAS ESCAPED.
The Rumor Here Saturday Seems to
Have Been Well Founded.
A special dispatch to the Morning
! Nkwr from Denmark, 44. C., last night,
| confirmed the rumor current in.tiie city
j Saturday that Eddie Davis, the murderer
! of Willis Brown, had escaped.
Davis was captured at Scotia, 8. C., by
; Conductor Taggart, Friday uight. He
i was taken to Denmark and out in the
guard bouse, the Intention being to briug
! him down Saturday. Saturday morning.
1 however, it wax found that the bird had
I town He maue his escape by prying
| the Poor of the guard house, and has not
j yet been recaptured.
We heard mechanic aay that he would not
| ns without issi i anon tiu, ft kids pain—ad
TO DEMAND A FULL DAY.
The Cotton Shippers' Differences With
the Longshoremen at a Focns.
The Loading of the Steamship Glen
loig to Be Offered the Union Men
This Morning Under the New Scale.
If the Offir is Refused the Work to
Be Undertaken With Non-Union
Labor—An Effort to Keep Every
thing in Harmony.
It is probable that the work of loading
cotton with non-uniou labor will be under
taken this morning for the first time in
years in Savannah. The union men will
be offered the work, however, on the
condition that they are to do a full day's
work without regard to the amount of
cotton stowed in a day.
This is the difference in a nutshell be
tween the shippers and the longshoremen,
which has been the cause of an under
current of excitement in shipping and
commercial circles for the last three
months.
The vessel to be loaded is the steamship
Glenloig, lying at the i ;ordon wharf. Mr.
R. F. Hannon, agent of the wharf, has
agreed to undertake the loading of the
vessel with union labor, if it can
be gotten, and with non-union
labor, if union labor cannot be had
ou the conditions laid down by the
shipping agents, Messrs. Wilder & Cos.
TO ESTABLISH V PRECEDENT.
This determination on the part of the
shippers is the result of a long-continued
discussion between the shippers and the
unious. which has hi eu carried on over
several seasons, but which has
been especially pointed dnring the
present season. About three months ago
the shippers brought the matter to the
attention of the union aud requested a
conference. Delegates were appointed
for this purpose by the white
and colored unions, who met
with a committee of the shippers. The
latter stated their position to the com
mittee of the longshoremen, which was
in effect that the port was losing thou
sands of bales of cotton annually be
cause of the high charges for handling
cotton at the port, of which the cost of
labor was the most important item. Fig
ures were submitted showing that the
longshoremen's chargos at other
South Atlantic ports were less
than at Savannah, and that in
addition the longshoremen at other ports
put in a full day’s labor, without regard
to the amount of cotton stowed, whereas
at Savannah, where higher wages are
paid, the gangs do not work more than
seven to eight hours a day, and
the gang always knocks off work when
It has stowed its seventy-five bales.
A FULL DAT’S WORK WANTED.
The shippers told the longshoremen’s
committee that they were willing to pay
the existing scale of wages, $5 and $6 per
day, but they demanded a full day's
work in return. Tbev also proposed, if
the longshoremen preferred, to make a
rate b.y the bale, instead of by the day.
The shippers argued that it was to the
interest of the longshoremen to enable
the Savannah merchants to compete with
those of other ports, in order that more
cotton might be brought here, and more
men given employment. The longshore
men's committee promised to bring the
matter to the attention of
tho unions, which it did.
After some days it briefly reported that
the unions refused to make any change in
the rules governing their labor.
After long continued'conferences the
shippers decided tq make a tent ot tho
matter, which will bo done to
day. Tho union men will be of
fered the loading of the vessel
at the usual wages conditioned upon a
full day's work. If they refuse, Mr. Han
non will secure such labor s he can aud
superintend the loading of the vessel
himself. The result of the ef
fort will be watched with great
interest. If Mr. Hannon succeeds in
loading the Glenloig with non-union labor
it wjll furnish a precedent for the future.
If the unious accept tho shippers' terms
everything will go along smoothly.
It was reported ou the Bay last week
that Mr. A- F. Churchill, Brunswick's
hustling shipper and stevedore, had se
cured three of Savannah's gangs of long
shoremen to go to Brunswick to load a
ship which he has there, on terms much
more favorable than those demanded by
the men in Savannah.
THE MUSIC HALL MOVEMENT.
The Enterprise to Be Put on a Footing
at To-day’s Meeting.
It is expected that definite steps will
be taken at the meeting at the Ludden &
Bates Music House at 4 o’clock this after
noon, to incorporate the Music Festival
Association, and to establish the move
ment to build a music hall. The
executive committee desires the attend
ance of everyone interested in the
success of the annual festivals and in se
curing a building which Savannah needs.
The movement, which was started im
mediately after the first festival a year
ago, met with enthusiastic endorsement.
A plan was submitted and committees
were appointed. An option on a desira
ble site for the building was se
cured. but before the plans had matured
the financiil stringency came on
and it was decided to let the enterprise
rest for a year. The great success of the
festival just closed, the large chorus of
voices, tho crowds at the concerts and
the rehearsals rendering it impossible to
accommodate those who desired to at
tend, show the necessity for a larger
building than Savannah now has, and one
especially adapted for festival purposes.
It is believed that with a slight effort
such a building can be erected which will
not only serve the especial purpose for
which it is designed, but which will
bring to Savannah gatherings which can
not now be accommodated here.
MURDERERS TO BE TRIED.
Several Cases to Be Disposed of at the
March Term-
The superior court will have a number
of murder cases to deal with at the
March term. There are eight murder
cases on the docket, but unless Abe
Smalls is caught very soon, the trial of
Policeman Neve’s slayer will have to bo
put off until the next term of court.
The other cases on the docket are those
of W. C. Barclay, w'ho was indicted for
• he murder of Kcspeas in 1890, and who is
now out on bond; I-awrenee Williams,
who murdered Eliza Martin ; Jane Bryan
and her son, Julius Bryan, one ot whom
killed a negro man by the name of Ed
wards, by hitting him in the head with a
rock, on account of which both were in
dicted for murder; Eddie Davis, recently
captured, who Is charged with the mur
der of Willis Brown, and Blois and
Heyward, the two Meyer murderers,
whom the supreme court granted .4 now
trial. All these eases arc to come up at
the March term. Several murders have
occurred within the last year or two in
which the criminals have not been cap
tured
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CITY BREVITIES.
DclCalb I oige No. 9, L O. O. It, meets
to nigfit.
The morning train on the Central rall
road did not arrive until 12 o’clock yes
terday, having been delayed several
hours at Davisboro by the breaking down
of the engine.
The two negroes who are supposed to
be th thieves who stole a sail from the
United States barge office sonm time ago,
were captured yesterday Detective
Bossell and locked up in the barracks.
Tho Citizens’ Sanitary Association will
hold its annual meeting at No. 5 Drayton
street to-night. Medical Director Le-
Hardy will read a report on the Bruns
w iik epidemic. The annual election of
officers of the association will also be
held.
John Gilliam, colored, who was shoot
ing craps on Wilmington Island yesterday,
was brought up to the city by Mr. Gus
Oemler and lodged in the barracks. It
seems that there were three in the party,
but Mr. Oemler was only able to capture
Gilliam.
Two white tramps were arrested yes
terday afternoon and lodged in the bar
racks. The men had no money, and were
walking around with no particular place
in view. They were pot averse to an op
portunity of spending the day before the
warm fire in the lock-up.
Willie Capers and Zachariah Hamilton,
two precocious colored boys, between 10
and 12 years of age, were arrested by
Policeman Dyer in Kobertsville last night
for stealing a bicycle. The boys were
playing with the machine on the street,
but ran at the approach of the officers.
Thinking this suspicious, Policeman
Dyer ran down Capers and sent him to
the barracks. Willie said that Zachariah
had stolen the wheel and given it to him.
The policeman then picked up Zachariah,
who declared that another boy had stolen
it and given it to him. The wheel, which
was taken to the barracks, is a ricketty
affair and oniv worth a few dollars.
It is supposed that the boys took it off
the stoop of a residence.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
J. M. Miliken, of Baxley, is at the
Pulaski.
A. Joseph, of Milledgeville, is at the
Screven.
A. J. Floyd, of Atlanta, is at the
Screven.
Joseph G. Gump, of Baltimore, Md., is
at the Pulaski.
Charles W. Fitch, of Detroit, Mich., is
at tne De Soto.
Robert Holingsworth, of Philadelphia,
is at the Pulaski.
I, Douglass and Mrs. Douglass, of At
lanta, are at the De Soto.
George W. Goodsell and Miss Goodsell,
of Bridgeport, Conn., are at the De Soto.
J. M. Waterbury, Esq., and Mrs.
Waterbury, of New York, are at the De
Soto.
Mrs. A. P. Wright and Miss Wright, of
Thomas ville, are stopping in the city with
friends on Liberty street.
Messrs. W. S. Chisholm and A. C.
Wright left for Atlanta last night. They
go to appear before the supreme court.
Mrs. D. P. Love, of Albany, and Miss
Pauline Braswell, of Fort Valley, are
visiting the mother of tho former, Mrs.
W. E. Stokes, of this city.
Owing to the indisposition of Rev. Robb
White, the services at Christ church, yes
terday morning, were conducted b.y Rev.
Chas. H. Strong, roctor of St. Johns. Mr.
White assisted at tho services, but his
throat would not permit his leading or
speaking to any extent. Rev. Sti.art-
Martin preached in St. Johns church.
NO COMPLAINTS TO MAKE.
Manager Halligan Says Savannah
Was Beaten Fairly and Squarely.
Manager Thomas Halhgan, of Savan
nah's foot ball team, returned from At
lanta yesterday morning. He was as
smiling as usual, spite of the defeat ad
ministered to his team in Atlanta.
“We were fairly and squarely beaten,”
he said, “and have no complaints to
make. Atlanta has a fine team, and won
the game by hard playing.”
Mr. Halligan spoke in the highest
terms of the treatment shown the Sa
vannah boys in Atlanta.
“J'he Atlanta boys did everything to
make It pleasant fo. ,s,” he said, “and
showed us every courtesy. Our thanks
are especially due to Mr. C. H. Haskell,
Atlanta's manager, for his many kind
attentions. Mr. Bowdre Phinizy of Au
gusta, and Mr. J. C. Hart.idgeof Savan
nah, who umpired the game, gave full
satisfaction to both sides, and have our
hearty thanks.”
"If we can get our full team when wo
play the next game with Atlanta, we will
certainly wipe up the earth with them,”
said Mr.ilalligan in conclusion.
It is not likely that Savannah will
have any more foot ball until Thanks
giving, however, when Atlanta will be
invited to meet the Savannahians on their
own grounds.
From the North to the South Dr. Bull's
Cough Syrup is the preventive of colds.—ad.
To Those
Gentlemen that were kept away from the
formal opening of our custom tailoring
department Saturday, we would say,
that we have concluded to continue same
to-day. You are cordially invited to
call and secure one of our useful souve
nirs free. Appel ,1c Schaui, custom
tailors, one price clothiers and haber
dashers.— ad.
In an Old Church.—Ethel—How harmonious
the color of everything is.
Margaret -Yes. excepting the sexton. Why
doesn t hi- wear sunned glasses-—P. &. S. S.
s. Co.'s Bulletin.
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RAIL AND CROSSTIE.
The state of Connecticut has deter
mined to do awry with grade crossings of
highways and railroads. Tlie matter has
been taken into the courts and the United
States supreme court has decided that the
state act, being directed to the extinction
of grado crossings as a menace to public
safety, is therefore wilhin the exercise of
the police powers of the state and is con
stitutional, and that the legislature, hav
ing determined that the intersection Of
two railways with a highway in Hartford
at grade crossing was a nuisance, danger
ous to life, in the absence of action, on the
part, either of the city or the railroads,
may compel them severally to become the
owners of the right to lay out new high
ways and new railways over such land
and in such manner as would separate the
grade of the railways from that of the
highway at intersection; may compel
them to use the right for the accomplish
ment of the desired end: may determine
that the expense be paid by either cor
poration, alone or in part by both, and
may enforce obedience to its judgment,
and that the legislature of Connecticut
not only had the power to do this, but
that it may do it through the instrumen
tality of a commission.
Florida is having a little railroad trou
ble on a small scale. According to the
Times-Union. Archer Harman, president
of the J. M. & P. Ry. & N. Cos., must
show cause to Judge Call, of the circuit
court, why he should not be punished for
contempt. It will be remembered that
some time ago J. N. C. Stockton, treas
urer of the road, secured an order from
Judge Call requiring Mr. Harman to turn
over the receipts of the road
to Mr. Stockton as such
treasurer. This Mr. Harman failed
to do, and a rule was issued for Mr. Har
man to show cause why he should not be
punished for contempt. The compliance
on the part of Mr. Harman with the order
of the court put a stop to all further pro
ceedings and until now everything has
been running along smoothly. For some
time past Mr. Harman has failed to turn
the earnings of the road in to Mr. Stock
ton as treasurer, and now Mr. Stockton,
through his attorney, has petitioned
Judge Call for another rule requiring Mr.
Harman to show cause why he should Dot
be punished for contempt in continuing to
comply with the order of tho court.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the king of medi
cines, conquers scrofula, catarrh, rheu
matism and all other blood diseases.
Hood’s and only Hood’s.—ad.
NEW ORLEANS AND ST. LOUIS.
The Interest Continues Notwith
standing; Bad Weather.
The interest in racing continues, and
notwithstanding the bad weather the
favorites and the talent hold
their own. The horses at New Or
leans have ran truer to form than at any
previous winter meeting. The St. Louis
meeting has also caused favorable com
ment and surprise, for, at the opening of
this track nothing but “dogs” were en
tered, whereas now several hundred good
rave horses are quartered at the track
and the races are fully up to those for
merly held at Guttenburg aud Clifton.
To-day's programme at both tracks are
good ones and there will no doubt be a
large crowd at the turf exchange to take
a flyer. First quotations at 1:80 city, at
O'Dell's Turf Exchange. 7 Dray ton street,
New Orleans entries for to-day:
First Race—Seven-eighths of a mile;
Incommode. 99; Hattie Gant, 100;
Frederick Charles, 102. John Irwin, 102;
Balster, 102; Consignee, 102; Dixie V.,
103; Outcraft 105; Pomfret, ia r >: London
Smoke, 105; Bob Campbell, 108; Burrell's
Billet, 108; Beverly, 114..
Second Race—One mite, Ron
deau, *7: The Bully. 98; Theus, 4;
Hedge Rose, 107: Tarso, 112: Gilson, 112;
Bonfire, 112; Dud Hughes, 112; Rustic, 112;
Sanford. 112; Primero, 112: Oregon,
Cyclone, 112; Lyndhurst, 113; Sigbtdraft,
115.
Third Race —Five-eighths of a mile:
Midget, 80; Henneria, 83; Zingara, 98;
Mollle, 96; Little Madge, 97; Pacolet,
97; Prettiwitt, 98; Grover C. 100; Bob
Neville, 103; Jerome S. 105; Silvortip,
106; Verbena, 107, Rubv Pavne, 107;
Bobby Beach, 112; Rosebud, 113.
F'ourtli Race—Handicap, thirteen-six
teenths of a mile: Beatiflee, 98: The
Bully, 93; Ranocas. 105; Tenny, Jr., 113;
Bob Neely, 105; Wedgefieid, 90.
Fifth Race—Thirteen-sixteenths of ,a
mile: Man el, 94: Beneta, 99; Moses
Solomon, 99; Gratz Hanley. 99; Billy
Hartigan, 99; Last Chance, 115; Outcry,
115; Harry Wilson, 115; Shiloh, 115.—ad.
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living, is it? Young man. do you ever ask the
blesiinY ot heaven on yojr business
ioung Man—Why— do. The fact is my
business is peddling Bob ingerßOll s lectures.
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"weather PRTBABILITIET^rMI^r
I P A Y: I-bowers during to night (Sunday.
• lowed by fair: slight changes in tempe ature
j fresh to brisk west to northwest winds. '
ON EARTH AGAIN.
AUer a week of ‘ heavenly
harmony”—all hands too busy
with the Festival to sell *
jewsharp—we are a;aln down
to business and ready to f ar .
nish you with anything in the
way of music or musical instru
ments at less than New York
prices.
Let us place a
Steinway Piano
in your home, and if you <j on .,
feel able to spare the cash f or
it at once, we will give y o n
enough time so that you won t
feel the outgo. If you don t
. quite feel able to afford
Steinway, you can take your
choice from
Mason & Hamlin,
Mathushek,
Sterling,
than which there are none bet
ter. Come m and see us and
talk about the week of music.
We’ve plenty of tine to spare
especially If you will let us
show you our elegant Pianos
and Organs. *
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Our stock of Shirts.
Largest and most
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city. Our PRICES,
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IN SAVANNAH
IN 1894.
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