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POLITICS ON THE RHINE.
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The New Treaty With Russia Ratified
by the Reichstag.
The Conservatives Very 3itter Over
the Government’s Victory-An In
crease in the Export Trade Expected
to Be the First Effect of the Treaty.
The Fight Over Silver.
(Copyright. IW4. hy the United Press )
Berlin. March ll.—'The ratification of
the Russo-German treaty by the reich
stag has left the government complacent
and the conservatives bitter. The men
vrho led the opposition in the fight against
the new grain tariff do not acknowledge
that they have been permanently de
feated, but threaten ultimately to bring
the chancellor to terms. They began
ba.ancing accounts by amending the
minor budgetary proposals in nearly
every parliamentary sitting.
MIQI El.'s SCHEME A TARGET.
The most conspicuous target of the de
feated groups is undoubtedly Or Miquel's
scheme of financial reforms. Ihe fate of
this scheme is now more uncertain than
ever, in view of the fact that the pro
posed tax on checks and receipts has
been condemned in the parliamentary
committee by a vote of 19 to •>. It was
supposed that whatever might tief.ill the
rest of the scheme, this tax would have
a fair chance of acceptance, notably
In comparison with the wine and
tobacco tnxes. The friends of the gov
ernment admit that the action of the
committee augurs ill for the whole re
form. Of all the opposition the titled
conservative land owners sulk most per
sistently. They seem little disposed to
give way to the blandishments of
the emperor and Dr. .Miguel and
return to their traditional policy of back
ing the chancellor against the radicals
and social democrats. With the conserv
atives, however, the whole financial
scheme must be recast or thrown over,
and the imperial treasury must be left in
its old condition of dependence upon the
federal states.
EFFECT OF THE TREATY.
The immediate effect of the new treaty
will be to boom tlie export trade, which
has been always stagnant since the be
fiinniug of the tariff war last summer.
Already signs of activity are shown in
the industrial centers and ports most
deeply interested in the Uus
sian markets. It was expected
that the bourse • would benefit
largely. The predictions of heavy deal
ings in Kussian securities have not been
realized. On the contrary, there lias
been a strong reaction on recent pur
chasi s, as speculators belie . no consid
erable business will be possible before
the Heichstabank obtain a decree can
celing the old Bismarckieu prohibition of
advances on Russian loans.
TUB MONEY STANDARDS.
The battle of the money standards
is likely to be resumed in both
landtag and reichstag immedi
ately after the Faster recess
The text of the debate in the reichstag
will be Chancellor Yon Caprivi’s an
nouncement that the government intends
to make anew issue of 22,000,000 marks
in silver. Herr Von Kardorff and Count
Von Mirback, in the reichstag, and Dr.
Arndt, in the rantag will lead the attack
of the bi-metallists upon the chancellor
ami his proposal. They will oppose the
bill on the ground that the issue should
not be made before tho silver commission
finish their inquiry aud the silver market
shows some signs of returning sta
bility. They say that under the
existing currency laws of the em
pire. such an issue would have
little or no effect upon the price
of silver, and would only i omplicate the
whole question. By the law of 1874, the
amount of silver money in circulation was
fixed at ten marks, or alxjut $2.50 per
head ot the population. At the present
time 462,000,000 marks are in circulation.
The chancellor's plan is to coin the new
issue out of old thalers, thus
raising the amount in circulation
to 484,000,000 marks for more
than 50,000,000 population. Even then the
silver money per capita will he below the
sum authorized by law. The conserva
tives and free conservatives have greatly
strengthened the bimettalists and the
whole silver party in and out of parlia
ment is showing unwonted power aud
activity.
A WHOLE BLOCK IN FLAMES.
The Ferguson Building at Gloucester
Destroyed.
Gloucester, Mass., March 17.—A fire
here to.day originated in the rear of tho
Ferguson block on Rogers street, and
made such headway that the whole block
was soon in flames. Adjoining property
was greatly damaged.
Ferguson’s block was the largest in tho
city and was totally destroyed, only the
walls standing. The occupants, being
wholesale and retail dealers, carried
large slocks, which will be nearly a total
loss.
The loss on buildings and stock is esti
mated at i1‘25,00U with insurance of tho
same amount.
The Freeze building and machinery
were so badly damaged by water and
smoke that the paper was not issued this
afternoon.
COXEY’S AKKY.
A Sheriff to Read the Riot Act to it on
the Pennsylvania Line.
Harrisburg, Pa., March 17.—Gov. Pat
tison has received a telegram from .1. S.
Coxey of Massilon, 0., leader of the
“Commonweal'' army which purposes
marching to Washington to instruct con
gross. In it Coxey he has been in
formed that when the army reaches
the state line the sheriff of Green county*
will read the riot act to it, and he asks
the governor to say whether or not his
Information is correct, in reply the gov
ernor says: “The sheriff of Greene
county knows his duty and I have no
doubt will perform it to the best of his
ability.
Fine Vegetables.
Sylvania, Ga., March 17.—R. T. Mills
came to town yesterday, bringing with
him Several mammoth cabbages froth the
cabbage farm of John Joyner, who lives
near Wood Cliff, in tnis county. Mr.
Joyner is ouo of our best farmers, and for
several years lias been paying special at
tention to cabbages and collarets. ’-’or
the past two years he lias been given up
to be the champion cabbage t rower of
this section. Mr. Mills says tha. Joyner
has now several acres, pianted since
Christmas, that arc already heading, and
on Sunday, March 4, Mr Joyner ana his
family ate one for dinner that weighed
fourteen pounds. A number of h:.> col
lards will weigh twent.v-five pounds to
the head. Mr. Joyner dos not plant for
market, but takes an especial pleasure in
raising fine cabbages, and distributes
them freely among his neighbors
PACKED THE JURY.
Alabama's Corrupt Federal Officials
Checkmate the Government.
Birmingham, Ala., March 17.—This
afternoon Judge Bruce, of the United
States court to-day discharged the grand
jury on motion of District Attorney
O'Neal, wuo said that it had served its
usefulness. Charges of corruption have
been brought against certain United
States officials and this jury was
charged with the invest; .alien of their
affairs. It is said the jury was packed by
the accused parties and that they soulil
find no indictments.
ERIN'S PATRON SAINT.
The Green Flag Waves Over New
York’s City Hall.
Now York. March IT.—The green flag
with the seven stringed golden harp
without a crown, otherwise known as the
flag of Ireland, was raised at sunrise to
day on a line between the staffs ou which
the state and municipal fiags fly on the
City Haiti building. It is just in front of
the dome. Irorn which the stars ami
stripes were displayed. The green flag is
the one carried by the steamboat Hazel
Kirke during the naval parade last year,
and which was saluted by the visiting
warships.
This was glorious St. Patrick’s day,
and all Irish An ericans were pleased to
see the green flag, together with the stars
and stripes, waving side by side at the
city hall, i lie sky was clear, the sun
shone brivlitly. and Grand Marshal
Patrick Costello says that the parade of
forty-seven bn isions of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians this afternoon was the
largest in years.
A REGIMENT AT MASS.
The Sixty-ninth regiment national
guard of the‘state of New York, in full
uniform, paraded from tiieir armory to
St. Patrick's cathedral, ou Fifth avenue,
this afternoon, as its annual custom.
They attended high mass, which was
celebrated by Archbishop Corrigan, who
at the close of the service gave the as
sembled militiamen the papal benedic
tion. The services iu all the Roman
Catholic churches in this city
were largely attended to-day and in the
afternoon the lrish-American holiday
was kept up by parades, games at Jones’
Woods and a font ball match at Manhat
tan fleld. in the evening there were a
number of banquets, the most notable of
which was that of the Friendly Sons of
St. Patrick at Delmtmico’s.
Brooklyn’s mayor criticised.
Mayor Schieren, of Brooklyn, adhered
resolutely to his position to-day. and no
Irish flags were flying from any of the
public buildings. The stars and stripes
were the only banners unfurled on the
city hall and county court house, but
from many stores and private houses
the green flag was flying. The
parade was one of the most success
ful seen in Brooklyn in years,
and was reviewed from the steps of the city
hall by the board of aldermen. For the
flrst time in years both factions of the
Ancient Order of HibernMis marched to
gether. There were several banquets in
Brooklyn to-night, of which the largest
was that of the St. Patrick’s society.
This is the banquet which Mayor Schier
en, contrary to custom, declined to at
teud. The mayor is a guest at a banquet
in Buffalo.
ATLANTA CELEBRATES.
Atlanta, (la., March IT. -- St. Patrick's
day was observed in Atlanta to-day by
public exercises, and a street parade by
the local Irish societies. High military
mass was celebrated at the Catholic
c hurch, and a pant gyric was delivered by
Father Hoggin, of Washington, Ga.. Col.
Albert H. Cox delivered the ovation of
the day at DeGieves opera house, and at
night the celebration was topped of by a
big banquet at the hotel Aragon.
RATLIFFE’S TRIAL.
The Case Given to the Jury—A Modi
fication of the Aocusation.
Kosciusko, Miss.. March 17.—The court
house was crowded this morning when
Judge Campbell took his seat ou tho
bench and the Katliffe case was resumed.
Mrs. Katliffe, wife of the defendant,
came into court with a lady friend and
took a seat near her husband. Mrs.
Jackson, widow of S. A. Jackson, the man
who was killed by Katliffe, was also pre
sent, accompanied by her mother-in-law,
Mrs. Sue Jackson. These ladies wore
dressed in deep mourning. There were
many other ladies, friends of the Jackson
family present.
After the testimony had closed, the
state’s attorney read the instructions
that Judge Campbell was to present to
tho jury, they were accepted by the
counsel for the defense. There was a
few minutes quiet while the attorneys
were preparing to begin their arguments.
HATLIFFF. VERY MEDITATIVE.
Ratliffe sat in the meantime in a very
meditative mood, with his little child,
about 4 yeurs old. on his knee. Every
available space in the bouse was crowded.
The judge, after due meditation, ex
cluded the greater offense named in the
indictment, that of murder, and that left
the crime as described in the instructions,
assault and battery with intent to kill.
W. A. Hudson, for the state, made the
opening speech. He spoke an hour and
made a masterly address. He was fol
lowed by Hon. J. W. MeCool and J. A.
Armistead. for the defense. ex-Congress
man C. L. Anderson, for the state, and
Hon. J. P. Allen and S. L. Dodd, for tho
defense. The district attorney closed
for the state, and the case was given to
the Jury.
Court adjourned at midnight, Judge
Campbell, announcing that an extra ses
sion will be held at 9 a. m. Monday to
receive the finding of the jury.
TICKETS THAT CAN’T WIN.
Socialists and Populists in the Field
in Rhode Island.
Providence, It. 1., March 17.—The so
cialists labor party have placed a ticket
in the liold for state officers as follows:
Governor —Charles G. Baylor of Provi
dence.
Lieutenant Governor—James Jefferson
of Johnstown.
Soeretar." of State —Patrick Mulligan
of Mapleville.
General Treasurer—John Law, of
Providence.
The People’s party has placed this
ticket iu the held:
Governor Henry A. Burlingame, of
Pawtucket.
Lieutenant Governor—Charles H. Saw
yer, of Providence. .
Secretary of State—Jesse C. Fox, of
Providence.
Attorney General—Benjamin J. Green,
of Providence.
General Treasurer—Randall A. Keui
sou, of Providence.
COCKRAN WITH WILSON.
San Antonio Disappointed in Not
Hearing a St. Patrick's Day Ora
tion.
San Antonio, Tex., March 17.—Hon.
Bourke Coekran was expected to arrive
here to-day from Mexico and deliver au
address at the St. Patrick’s day celebra
tiou given here to-night, but lie failed to
put in an appearance, much to the disap
pointment of large crowd of people who
had gathered at t lie Grand opera house to
hear him. Private advices were received
stating that Mr. Cock rail and Congress
man V\ ilson are on their way to San An
tonio from Guadala ara, travelling by
easy stages. ’1 hey will probably reach
here to-morrow.
VANCE STILL UNWELL.
The Senator Reachen Jacksonville
From Suwannee Springs.
Jacksonville, Fla., March 17.—Senator
Zeb Vance, of North Carolina, reached
here last night from Suwannee Springs,
where he has been for hjs health. The
senator was quite unwell when he
reached the city, hut was feeling some
better to-day. He will remain here until
ho becomes stronger.
llider Huggsrd is oomiug to this country to
i give public readings, it is also rumored that
, certain English literary men are eoulcmplat
| iug the same step.
THE MORNING NEWS; SEN DAY, MARCH If 3 . 1894.
OCALA’S ORANGE GROWERS.
An Organization For Mutual Protec
tion Perfected.
Ocala, Fla.. March IT.—The orange and
truck growers in and around Ocala held
a well attended meeting in the court
house to-da.v. C. M. Brown was made
chairman and Dave Williams secretary.
Of the 140 orange and truck grower resi
dents and non-residents in and around
Ocala about half were present, with in
structions that the majority of
absent ones bo enrolled. Messrs.
Buckalew, George Moore, F. C. Bu lum,
F. T. Monroe, H. W. Ding,
and others made remarks. When the
club was organized Gem Bullock was
called on for a speech. He paid a high
compliment to Mr. Buffura for the
work he had done in starting
this movement and referred to the eonfi
dence he (Buffum) had that by uniting
the orange growers reasonable transpor
tation rates could be secured. The gen
eral did not agree quite with his friend,
and thought the only effective thing to
do was to canvass the country and se
cure a legislature that would provide for
a state railroad commission, a fair, just
and eqitable one, with a representative
railroad man in the body. Gen Bullock
touched on the address lately issued hy
prominent democrats, which he signed,
in which this reform was urged and
then spoke of the atti
tude of some of the papers
of the state towards the signers, calling
them meddlers, office-seekers, and disor
ganizers of the Democratic party. He re
pudiated all these base insinuations and
said his motives were of the purest and
best, and he only desired that those
whose industries created the principal
crops of the country and the bulk of the
commodity transported should be treated
fairly an equitably. Ho particularly re
ferred to the editor of the Ocala New
Capitol, and bis comments a criticism on
the signers and urgers of the reform ad
dress. He characterized the sheet as a
9x6, and its editor as a 2‘ixl, which
tigure of speech fairly convulsed the
house.
MANCHESTER’S MARKET.
Business Increasing, But Not What It
Ought to Be.
Manchester, March 17.—The reports as
to the state of trade are conflicting; more
business is doing, but there is still less
than the production. Prices are irregu
lar and generally weaker.
Yarns are plethoric, and the position is
not relieved. There are no home sales
beyond actual needs. Stocks are heavy,
and occasionally, very low. Bids aro
taken for export transactions of little im
portance.
Cloths are more cheerful and though
the buyers’ limits are not yet satisfactory
offers aro numerous and a fair number
have been accepted, where the order
books need replenishing for India and
China. An early revival of Brazilian bus
iness is expected.
Home trade is good on deliveries on old
contracts, but new orders are infrequent.
Spinners are working margins closer
than for several years past, and an in
formal curtailment of production is ex
tending.
Liverpool cotton operators are bullish;
but, they age paralyzed by a dispropor
tionate distribution of the crop.
SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKES.
Great Excitement Among the People
of Tehuantepec.
laxxaca. Mex., March 17. Advices
were received here to-day from the Isth
mus of Tehuantapec stating that there is
great excitement, among the people of
that section over the repeated and severe
earthquake shocks that have occurred
there during the post ten days. The dis
turbances have occurred daily, and are
growing in severity. Some of the shocks
lasted twelve seconds and caused great
damage to buildings in some of the
smaller towns on the Pacific coast side of
the isthmus.
RAIDED BY BURGLARS.
Six Stores Broken Into in One Night
at Ooltewah.
Nashville, Tenn., March 17.—The town
of Ooltewah, James county, was attacked
by a gang of burglars last night and every
store in tho place, six in number robbed.
The chief of police at Chattanooga sent
out detectives with bloodhounds this
morning to trace the thieves.
BEGINNING OF HOLY WEEK.
The Observance of Palm Sunday in
the Churches.
To-day Is Palm Sunday, the beginning
of Holy week. Special services will be
held in all of the Roman Catholic, Episco
pal and Lutheran churches.
Bishop Nelson's visit to the Episcopaj
churches and the administration
of tho rite of confirmation will
be a special feature. The bishop will
confirm the class at St. John's church at
7 :H0 o'clock this morning. Immediately
following this service there will be a cele
bration of tho holy communion. At 11
o’clock the bishop will confirm at Christ
church. Tljls afternoon at 5 o’clock
there will be services at St. Paul's, at
which the bishop will officiate. ' In the
evening he will preach at St. Stephen's
Colored Episcopal church, and will con
firm a class there. This service will bo
at 7 :'M o’clock.
St. Paul’s Sunday school will hold its
session at 3 o’clock, instoad of 4 o’clock,
on account of the services by the bishop
at .’> o’clock.
Rov. \V. C. Schaeffer, of the Lutheran
church, will hold a special Palm Sunday
soyvico this morning, and to-night he will
preach on Balaam's world renowned wish.
Services will he held at this church dur
ing passiou week, at 8 o'clock every night,
and Good Friday at 11 o'clock in the
morning.
TO BUILD A NEW HOME.
Mr. E. F. Lovell to Erect a $20,000
Residence at Bull and Fifth Streets.
Mr. E. F. I.ovell has completed his
plans for the erection of a handsome
brick residence at the corner of Fifth and
Bull streets. Mr. Henry Urban is the
architect and work will begin at once.
The estimated cost of the residence will
be about $20,000. It will be one of the
handsomest residences in the city.
The building will be two stories, with a
mansard roof. Below the cornice will be
a' handsome cement fricee, similar in
many respects to the frieze on the Do
Soto. The house will he stuccoed, and
the trimming will be of Tennessee brick.
Spacious piazzas will be built, and in the
tower there will be a cozy sun parlor.
The interior will he replete with every
thing that will tend to make the residence
oue of comfort and convenience.
Peddlers Around the Market.
Several months ago the mayor directed
that in accordance with the city ordi
nances none hut country vendors of pro
duce should be allowed to sell around the
outside of the market on Congress. Par
nard St. JuliaD and Bryan streets and
upon the pavements surrounding the mar
ket building. Fora time this order was
respected, but from the appearance of
tilings now the regulation is more hon
ored in the breach than in its observance.
Hucksters and peddlers of every descrip
tion throng the approaches to the market,
and citizens are hustled aud importuued
on every side.
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THE ATLANTA CONFERENCE.
What Some of the Committee Say
About it.
Aldermen Herman Myers and William
Bohan, and Messrs. Edward Karow, J. P.
Williams, John R. Young. A. Vetsburg,
Samuel Meinhard and William Kehoe re
turned yesterday morning from Atlanta,
where they attended the conference
between the city's representatives and
the executive board of the Southeastern
Tariff Association relative to tire risks in
Savannah, and rates of insurance. Chair
man Cann and Alderman Dixon remained
in Atlanta yesterday, but are expected
back to-day. Capt. Wheaton and Mr.
W. H Daniels, who accompanied the com
mittee, are also expected to return to-day.
The members of tho committee who re
turned yesterday, said the report in yes
terday's Morning News covered the
ground fully. Tho committee was pleas
antly received by the members of the ex
peutive board of the tariff association,
and a conference of several hours was
held at the Kimball house.
• It is expected that the conference will
result in a withdrawal of the increased
rate of 25 cents per hundred. A thorough
examination into th equipment and man
agement of the fire department is to be
made by some disinterested party, and
the recommendations are to be accepted
by four parties. Larger mains are also
asked for on Bay street, and
in other portions of the city. The
city is also required by the conference to
enact such ordinances as will place the
chief of the lire department in entire con
trol of his department, and will remove it
entirely from political influence. A
building ordinance is also asked for.
Figures w ere presented by the officers
of the tariff association to show that the
bnsiness in Savannah for the last ten
years has been a losing one.
‘ it was on this gronnd solely that they
based their presumptions, 1 ' said a mem
ber of the committee yesterday. They
made no direct charges against any offi
cer of the department or against any fea
ture of its management. Their position
was that such an array of continued
losses in itself argued mismanagementand
inefficiency. Chief Puder’s removal
was not demanded, but it was evident
that the association expects this to be
one of the results of the investigation.
The members of the executive board
made a strong argument and we could not
help but acknowledge that many things
they said were true. For instance the
lack of fire walls in Savannah is pain
fully and deplorably evident and this fact
was dwelt upon in the conference. lam
satisfied of one thing, ho wever, and that
is that this conference will result in good
to the city and in a general improvement
upon the present fire conditions.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
A. M. Kellogg, of New York, is at the
DeSoto.
J. C. Iler, of San Francisco, is at the
DeSoto.
N. N. O’Neal, of Columbus, is at the
Pulaski.
John \V. Bridges, of Gaffney, S. C., is at
the Screven.
J. L. Herndon, of Jacksonville, Fla., is
at the Screven.
Porter Fleming, of Augusta, was in tho
city yesterday.
Mrs. M. J. Myers, of Syracuse, N. Y.,
is visiting her son, Austiu R. Myers, on
Hall street.
Mrs. F. D. Wettlin has gone to Roches
ter, N. Y. Called there by the sudden
death ofxper brother.
Mr. Eugene Kelley, Mrs. Kelley, Miss
Donnelly and Miss Van Sherk, of New
York, are at the DeSoto.
Mr. and Mrs. E. McElwain, Charles C.
McElwain, and Miss Church, of Spring
field, Mass., are registered at the DeSoto.
The friends of Mrs. M. V.\ Sexton will
be pleased to learn that she has some
what recovered from her recent serious
illness.
Misses Mamie and Daisy Ward have re
turned home after a pleasant visit at
Thomasville. and have as their guest Miss
Emma Hinson, of Thomasville.
M. J. Solomons, Esq., treasurer of the
Chatham Real Estate and Improvement
I Company, and his brother, A. A. Solo
mons, Esq., of Solomons & Cos., left last
night to spend a week at Suwannee
1 Springs, Fla.
Judge A. O. Wright, of Jacksonville,
publisher of “Florida Life,” anew
monthly magazine, is in the city. Judge
Wright has many friends in this city and
Florida. He lias succeeded in making
“Florida Life'' a very readable and popu
lar production. It deals wholly with
Florida incidents and scenes and the
articles are by gifted writers. “Florida
Life” enters anew field and its success
seems assured.
The pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church will bo filled to-day, morning and
at night, by Rev. S. M. Smith, D. I).,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
in Columbia, S. C. Dr. Smith is au old
friend of Dr. Vass, and a co-presbyter in
North Carolina. He is a gentleman of
scholarly ability, and a preacher of great
acceptability and power. He will preach
every night this week in the First Pres
byterian church. Mr. 11. F. Train enter
tains Dr. Smith.
Mr. W. C. Morgan, so well known as
a hotel man in this city, having had
charge of Hotel Tybee, and Hotel Cum
berland on 'Cumberland Island, is now
manager of “Tho Southern” at Chatta
nooga. “The Southern” is being put into
first-class condition, and Mr. Morgan's
ability as a hotel manager and his popu
larity and wide acquaintance will soon
make it a popular resort and fill it with
guests. "The Southern” is fortunate in
having Mr. Morgan as its manager.
THE SALE CONFIRMED.
The Wolters Brewing Cos. to Become
the Georgia Browing Association.
Judge Falligant yesterday signed a de
cree confirming the sale of the plant of
flic P. H. Wolters Brewing Company,
which was bought in for $2,750 by Col.
William Garrard and Mr. M. A. O'Byrne
for the secured creditors which they
represent.
Receiver George Myers is to deliver all
tho property to the Georgia Brewing As
sociation on March 20. Several of the ob
ligations of the Wolters Brewing Com
pany, under the receivership, are to be
assumed by the purchasing company.
Tax Collector J. J. McGowan was yes
terday made a party plaintiff in the suit.
He asks the payment of taxes which
amount to S2OO.
CITY COURT CRIMINALS.
John.Jobnsca Goes to the Gang for
Stealing a Tatnall County Chicken.
John Johnson was on trial in the city
court yesterday for stealing a chicken
from the slorc of J. C. Slater. When
asked what kind of chicken Johnson stole
one of the witnesses said it was a fat one,
one of them Tatnall county chickens.
Johnson admitted that the chicken was
found in his pocKet, and gave the court a
long discourse on the subject, for all of
which he was fined AM) and costs, or sen
tenced to serve six months on the chain
gang He took the latter.
Leonard Palmer, who assaulted Will
iam Mills, a candidate for Baptism in
Rev. F. G. Thompson s church, was fined
$lO and costs or one month on the gang.
E. M. Powell, who engaged in a diffi
culty with Robert Lee over the unloading
of a vessel, was fined $5 and costs or one
month in ail for assault and battery.
Henry Jones pleaded guilty to carrying
concealed wcapous and got the usual $25
or three months.
Morris Baker, who stole an adze from
Hazard (Juarterman's house, and not a
jackass, as the statement seems to have
neon made, was given a fine of $25 or six
mouths.
John Brown went to the gang for three
months for playing a little game called
skin.
Nathaniel Walker got six months on the
gang for larceny from the house.
TO SELL THE OLD SITE.
The Government Lots at York and
Abercorn streets to Be Disposed of.
The treasury department has placed
the property at the corner of York and
Abercorn streets in the hands of Mr.
C. 11. Dorsett for sale. The property
comprises four lots, having a frontage of
2-10 feet on York street and ninety feet on
Abercorn and was purchased by the gov
ernment in 1889 as the site for the pro
posed new United States court house and
postoffice. The government afterwards
bought the site of the old Guard’s
armory, corner of Bull and
Whitaker, and York and President
streets, and the new building is to be
built there seme day. It was expected
that the treasury department would hold
on to tho old site and utilize it for the
proposed marine hospital building, but
that plan appears to have been aban
doned.
THE NEW CHORAL SOCIETY.
It Will Hold Its First Rehearsal To
morrow Night.
Tho movement for the organization of
a permanent musical society for the
study of choral music has mot with an
enthusiastic response.
The first rehearsal to be held to-mor
row night at the Young Men s Christian
Association hall promises to be largely
attended. The plans of the excutive com
mittee for tho future work of this organ
ization will be fully detailed and it is ex
pected that all interested in music will be
present.
Invitations have been sent to all sing
ers whoso names and addresses are
known to the committees, and any who
may have been omitted will be cordially
welcome. Good music will be taken up
and an enjoyable evening may be ex
pected. Entrance to the Hall will be
from Jones street through the associa
tion rooms. Seats will be provided in the
gallery for those who do not sing.
CITY BREVITIES.
The meeting of commercial travelers
called for last night was postponed until
next Saturday night.
E. A. Smith, penitentiary guard from
Bulloch county, took away last night S.
D. Childs, Walter Wilson and David
Brown, convicts from the superior court.
Otto Leibisch, Herman Diedrich, Aller
man and Peter D. Hernsohn, former sub
jects of Germany. Frank Gentile, and
Louis Aprea, former subjects of Italy,
and Lars Peterson, formerly of Norway,
were all made citizens pf the United
States by Judge Falligant yesterday.
A petition for habeas corpus was filed
in the ordinary’s court yesterday for Elias
Wooten, who is in jail on a warrant is
sued by Justice John O Smith. Wooten
claims that the justice refused to name a
day for giving him a preliminary hearing,
and refused to let him go on furnishing
the proper bond. The petition will be
heard some day this week.
The curve at the corner of Railroad and
West Broad streets, to connect the West
End railroad with the Savannah Street
railway system, was put down yesterday.
It is expected that the West End railroad
will be in operation in a week or so. It
will make the Tenbrock rase track, Jas
per Spoings and the Hermitage planta
tion, three of the best known places in
suburbs, as well as the handsome settle
ment known as West End, easily accessi
ble to the city.
FLEMING DIIBIGNON TALKS.
He is Satisfied of Judge Turner’s Pop
ularity What He Says.
From the Atlanta Journal, March 15.
Mr. Fleming dußignon,- the brilliant
South Georgia statesman, came to the
city to-day on business. He is here to
have a consultation with the auditor of
the Southern Express Company, who ar
rives iu the city to-day from Chatta
nooga.
Mr. dußignon declined an interview on
the senatorial race.
“That will come later. I shall not talk
on that subject for publication just at
present.”
Mr. dußignon had something to say,
however, on the subject of a recent para
graph in the Savannah Press, in which it
was claimed that his friends had claimed
the recent meeting at Thomasville indors
ing Judge Turner tor the senatorship was
inspired by the congressman himself. He
said that he knew nothingabout it beyond
what has been published. He was dis
posed to regard the meeting as an evi
dence in good faith of the high esteem and
regard in which the people of that sec
tion hold Mr. Turner.
He said that there could be no doubt of
Mr. Turner's great popularity among
those whom he had represented in con
gress, nor of the fact that he merited
their good opinion. Mr. dußignon added
that he himself regarded Mr. Turner as
one of the best and purest men in public
lie, and that he had no Idea that the
meeting of his friends wns inspired by
him, or that he had anything to do with
Mr. dußignon is looking remarkably
vigorous and healthy. During the inter
view he was in the office of Hon. Tinsley
Ilucker, who is a close friend of Mr.
dußignon.
MEDICAL.
“Mothers’ ““
Friend” g™
COI-VIN, La., Dec. 2, t886.—-Mv
wife used “Mothers’
before her third confinement, and
says she would not be without it
for hundreds of dollars.— DOCK
Mills.
Sant by express, charges prepaid, on
receipt of price. |i SO per bottle. Book
■ to Mothers” mailed free, containing vr.!-
uahle Information. Sold tv all Druggists
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THIRTY-FIVE YEARS SELLING PORE POODS,
CLOTHING.
Again to tie Front!
We have just consummated an im
mense purchase of
STRAW HATS.
Closed out an entire stock from a
manufacturer at an even alround
price, irrespective of qualities. The
Hats will be put on sale next
Wednesday. We will sell them as
we bought them, at one price
alround.
THE PRICE WILL BE 50c.
All Styles. AH Shapes.
ALL KINDS OF STRAW
At One Price,
60 CENTS!
Watch for their arrival.
FALK CLOTHING CO
This is in addition to our regular
line, which we are daily receiving.
In Step
With the Season
Is the man who gets his Spring
Outfit when Spring begins.
Our place is full of
STYLES FOR SPRING
In Suits and Furnishings.
SUITS FROM S2O TO S6O. 4 ITTM7I"PT TANARUS)
NEW HATS, NEW SHOES, ™ JLJD
AND NEW EVERYTHING. —Men’s Outfitter.—
A Battle With Oyster Pirates,
Richmond, Va., March 17.—The gov
ernor received to-night a telegram from
Keller, Accomac county, stating that
heavy firing of cannon had been beard
last night in the direction of Tangier
Sound. He has no official report as to
the situation there.
A Georgia Firm Wins It.
Washington. March 17.—Tho contract
for constructing the approaches to tho
public building at Paris, Tex., was
awarded to-day to E. A. Wilson & Cos., of
Alacon, Ga., for $3,000.
TEA AND COFFEE.
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
Stolen Diamonds Recovered.
Austin, Tex., March 17.— The Pacj
Express Company has recovered • ,
worth of diamond*, stolen in the 1
train robbery nca* here some time *.. •
They were obtained from tho mist res
Luna T. Heath, one of the robbers, who
now in the penitentiary.
“Don't you think it proper that Y OU P, C f', r r ‘o
should learn to play the piano before tin.'
married.” ,he
Indeed I do, for then they can pro'
sincerity of their love for their husbau .
giving it up after marriage."—l'*** ■
Blatter.