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WANTS A SMALLER ISSUE.
Rumors of Dissension Among file
Electric Railway Bondholders.
The Savannah Street Kailway People
May Ba Asked to Shrink Their
Holdings Reasons Why The Deal
Between the Electric Railway and
the Belt Line Has Never Been En
tirely Closed Up—The Terms Upon
Which the Deal was Made - Inter
?st in the Hearing Before Judge Fal
liga'&t Next Saturday.
There wiH-he much interest in the hear
ing of the petition fur the api>ointmeiit of
a receiver for the Electric railway before
Judge Falligant Saturday morning at 10
o’clock. The petition will be opposed by
the officers and directors of the Electric
Railway Company.
President Collins said yesterday that
the. Electric Railway Company would
certainly oppose the appointment of a re
ceiver and would show to the court if
necessary that the company is a |>erfectly
solvent corporation.
“We do not want a receiver, even if we
are allowed the naming of the receiver
ourselves," said Mr. Collins. "The affairs
of the company can be managed very well
without the appointment of a receiver."
* KE PORTE I. DISAGREEMENT.
In connection with the attempt to place
the Electric railway in the hands of a re
ceiver an old rumor has been revived to
the effect that a serious disagreement ex
ists between the original Electric railway
people and the bondholders of tin l old
Savannah Street railway, which was con
solidated with the Electric railway
several moot hs ago. There are reported
to he two points of disagreement between
the two parties interested in the consoli
dated company. It is said that the work
of consolidation has never been entirely
completed.
A difference of opinion has developed
between the two parties of bondholders
as to the division of bonds agreed upon in
the consolidation. Some of the Electric
railway people, it is understood, claim
that the Burning capacity of the Belt line
is not as great as it was represented to
them at the time of the ionsolidatiou, and
that in consequence there should be a re
distribution of bonds agreed U[>on.
WHAT THEY WANT DONE.
They demand, it is said, that the $125,-
000 oi second mortgage bonds allowed the
Belt Line people under the consolidation
be wiped out, and that the £250,000 of un
derlying bonds allotted to them be re
duced to £150,000 at 5 per cent., instead of
0 per cent as at present. In return the
Electric railway people, it is said, offer to
Avipe out the #150,000 of second mortgage
bonds allotted to them in the deal, aud to
accept a reduction of the interest on their
#2so,ooooriginal 0 per cent, bonds to 5 per
cent.
They base this demand upon the claim
that the earning nower of the original
Electric railway line, the Brice street
belt, is much greater than that of the
outside belt, and the Barnard street line,
which formerly composed the Savannah
Street Kailway. Whether this proposi
tion has been made in the shape of a de
mand, or merely as a pointed suggestion,
is not known, but it is undoubtedly true
that this idea has been advanced by
members of the Electric railway board
of directors.
Mr. T. W. Wrenne, one of the directors
of the Electric Railway Company, and
formerly of the Savannah Street Railway-
Company, who conducted the deal for the
latter as the representative of the Nash
ville bondholders, is expected in the city
shortly to confer with both sides upon the
situation with the hope of bringing about
an agreement.
SOME OI.D DEBTS UNPAID.
Another point of difference is the in
debtedness of the old Savannah Street
Railway Company, amounting to about
#4(i,000, which this company agreed to
pay. The Savannah Street Railway peo
ple. it is claimed, have never paid up this
indebtedness. An ample personal bond
was given to insure iis payment, and se
curities largely in excess of the amount
deposited to guarantee the payment.
The amount has never been paid, how
ever, and the Electric railway people
claim that this is another thing which
stands in the way of completing the con
solidation. While they have no doubt,
they say, the amount will be ultimately
paid, they say that the consolidated prop
erty would be liable for the amount and
could be proceeded against by these
creditors, which might result in very un
desirable complications.
ON AN EVEN BASIS.
The deal between the Electric railway
and the Savannah street railway was
made upon a very nearly oven basis. The
bonded indebedness of each company was
#2.>0,000, at 0 per cent, per annum. These
were retained as first mortgage bonds of
the new company to be taken up at
their maturity by consolidated mort
gage bonds. In addition *-'fO.),Ooo of
second mortgage or consolidated bonds
were to lie issued, of which the
Savannah Real 1 state, Loan and Build
ing Company, the owner of the Electric
railway, was to receive £150,000, and the
Savannah Street railway people $125,000,
and $25,000 was to go into the treasury of
the consolidated company. The interest
on the consolidated bonds does not begin
until April next, so that it is only ilie
first mortgage bonds which have to be
provided fur now.
There was also an issue of #OOO,OOO of
stock by the new company, of which the
real estate company received $300, 000, the
bondholders of the Savannah Street rail
way #2c0,000 and $50,000 to go into the
treasury of the company. The stock has
no value beyond the voting power, in ad
dition to this the new company assumed
#20,000 of debts of the real estate company
and SIO,OOO of the Savannah S’reetttail
way Company. About #30,000 more was
expended In the purchase of new cars and
pro\ idingadditional shed room and equip
ment at the power house, making a handi
cap of SOO,OOO under which the consoli
dated company began business.
HE HOPES /OH tIAKMONV.
President Collins was asked yesterday
by a Morning News reporter wliat foun
dation there was for the report that a
serious difference existed between the
two sets (if bondholder-of the company
aud that a demand had been made by the
original bondholders of the Electric rail
way that the Savannah street railway
bondholders shrink their holdings.
President Collins was not inclined to
discuss the sub.ect, but admitted that he
had heard such reperts were current, and
that suggestions had 1 eeu made as stated.
He declined to express any opinion as to
the merits of the suggestion or demand.
He said, however, that he would greatly
regret to see a separation of the proper
ties. aud that he was in hopes the differ
ences would be arranged satisfactorily to
all concerned. so as to allow the continued
operation ot the properties as at present,
A Soap Building.
Messrs. Fcye A Morrison have on exhi
bition in their show window the Admin
istration building of the world’s fair re
produced in soap especially for the Sa
vannah public. Eleven thousand cakes
are necessary to make the building, and
the novel manner of its construction will
1* of much interest to all. •
“All run down" from weakening efforts
of warm weather, you need a good tonic
and blood purifier like Hood’s Sarsapa
rilla. Try it.—ad.
THE HARBOR APPROPRIATION.
Savannah Gets a Larger Sum Than
Any Other Single Work.
The river and harbor bill for this fiscal
| year carries no appropriation for iuiprov
] ing the Savannah harbor, but the sundry
i civil bill contains an appropriation of
#1*75,000 for continuing the improvements,
the largest amount re. civcd by any indi
vidual public work this year.
This will make #2,643,750 appropriated
up to date, leaving but #856.250 yet to bo
granted, and there is hardly any doubt
of that amount being put in the next sun
dry civil bill, which will be a law before
March 4, 1895. Thus, in less than seven
months from now, it is more than likely
that the #3,500,000 for which Savannah,
was asking only a few years ago will all
be appropriated, aud in a short tirn" af
ter that twenty-six feet at mean high tide
w ill be a certainty.
(.'apt. Carter being out of town yester
day it was impossible to ascertain just
how this money will l>e spent. I.ut as he
has his scheme of improvement all
planned out. and is carrying on the work
of improvement under that scheme now. it
is lielieved that the work now being done
will be continued. This work consists in
constructing jetties and spurs and in dredg
ing, from the city water works away out
beyond Tybee knoll.
The contractor for dredging, Mr. I’.
Sandford Ross, has five dredges now at
work, one each at tho outer bar, l.ong
Island crossing. Lower Flats. Wrecks
channel, aud in front of the city. Mr.
Ross has another dredge engaged for this
work, which is now on the way south and
will arrive here shortly. The jetty con
tractors are at work on the Fl.v Island
pile training wall. loekspur Island train
ing wall and at a few other places in the
river.
The United States snagboat Katilla is
still at work removing sunken wrecks,
snags and cribs in the harbor, and is
doing very valuable work. Some large
roots recently removed from the very
track of navigation show signs of re
peated knocks from steamship propellers.
Steamboat men have often complained of
running into, time and again, what they
called sunken logs or cribs, but immedi
ate investigation has failed to show in
many cases the presence of any logs. It
is thought that these cypress roots were
sunk in the river as part of the plan of
blockading the channel during the war,
and now becoming loosened by the im
provements in the river, have slowly
drifted hither and thither, being carried
up and down by the tide, only to he hit
hard and often by the propeller blades of
passing steamers, with hardly any dam
age to the logs, but with disastrous effect
to the blades.
Work at Fort Pulaski is prospering
rapidly. There are now about seventy
live men employed there, and the mining
casemate in process of construction at
that place will soon be completed. The
fortification bill lor 1895 contains an item
of #400,000 for the construction of mortar
batteries, it is not known yet whether
any of this.sum will be alloted for the
beginning of work at Tybee.
DEATH OF MRS. WHATLEY.
An Estimable Lady Mourned by Many
Friends.
Tho death of Mrs. Mary- \V. Whatley,
wife of Col. J. L. Whatley, brings sorrow
to many hearts. She died at Arden
Park, N. C., at 7 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. She had been ill for three or four
months at her home in this city, and had
so far recovered that a couple of weeks
ago she went to Arden Park, accompa
nied by her daughter, Mrs W. G. Wood
tin, with the hope of completely regaining
her health. The change did not prove
beneficial, though at first there were
signs of improvement. Col. Whatley was
summoned to Arden Park several days
ago. Mrs. Whatley’s condition having be
come such as to leave little hope of her
recovery.
Mrs Whatley was a native of Bryan
county, where her father, Ur. Raymond
Harris, was a well-known physician. She
was a sister of Ur. R. B. Harris and a
niece of Judge William Law, and was re
lated to a number of old and promi
nent families of the state. The greater
part of her life was spent in Savannah,
where she had a large circle of friends
and acquaintances. She was greatly re
spected and beloved for iier many admira
ble qualities as a wife, mother and friend.
Her frank and lovable disposition made
her a great favorite with all who know
her, and her consistent Christian charac
ter aud charitable nature will keep alive
her memory a long time in this com
munity. She was a member of the Inde
pendent Presbyterian church and lived
her religion. She left three children,
Mrs. G. B. Pritchard, Mrs. W. G. Wood
fin and Mr. John T. Rowland.
Her remains will reach the city this
morning, and her funeral will take place
from her late residence, so Taylor street,
ut 1 o’clock this afternoon.
RIFLEMEN AT SEAGIRT.
Georgia Militiamen Who Will Take
Part iu Some of the Matches.
Sergt. J. C. Postell, though unfortun
ately not successful in securing a full
team of twelve men to represent tho
Georgia Volunteer militia at the inter
national riHe shoot to be held at Seagirt,
N. J., will have a strong contingent on
the field, and will enter an able team of
six in the regimental shoot, which is one
of the most important of the occasion.
He left the city yesterday via the
Florida Central and Peninsular with
Sergt. A. S. Eichberg, Privates J. (>.
Nelson and J. T. Shuptrine of the
Hussars; and Sergt. H. Blun of the
Guards, to join Privates F. C. Wilson and
C. S. Richmond, who went on last week
to make arrangements for the team. This
puts seven Georgia maiitiainen on the
Seagirt field to-day.
Capt. Bicrne Gordon of tho Hussars,
Capt. Geo. T. Caun af company C of tho
Guards, Corpl. R. F. Jones of troop 11 of
the First? cavalry regiment, and Surgeon
E. E. Welch of the Guards, will leave the
city this morning for Seagirt. This will
Place eleven representatives from the
Georgia militia on the field, and, if it ir.
possible to do so, another will be obtained
in order to complete the full team of
twelve to enter the grand interstate match
of Sept. 4.
Sergt Postell and Privates Wilson and
Richmond take much pride in the scores
they have made, and their records show
them to be among tbe best shots in the
state. They will, no doubt, do some ex
cellent individual work during the shoot,
and their friends would not be surprised
to see one. or perhaps all of them, capture
a prize of some kind.
NEW RICE COMING IN.
Planters Around Savannah Have
Been Harvesting the Crop.
Advices received from the rice planta
tions during the last few days stale that
the planters arc busy cutting and har
vesting their crops, and receipts of tho
new crop of rice may be expected to ar
rive in a day or two.
The Planters’ rice mills received leqi
bushels of new rice yesterday, and
although it has not yet been examined, a
portion of it is thought to be of the new
crop. It is estimated that there arc 10.000
acres near Savannah planted in rice, and
as the best lands have been selected for
cultivation, the cereal is expected to be
of a finer quality than usual. A planter
stated a few days ago that he expected
to harvest from 70 to *() bushels of rough
rice on his best lands.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1894.
AN ALLEGED LAND DEAL.
The Franklin Savings and Security
Company in the Courts.
Stockholders Allege a Fraudulent
Sale of Property to the Company by
the President and Vice-President,
and Ask to Have a Receiver Ap
pointed Burke Goes to Jail for Six
Months George Chasserow Tried on
a Charge of Keeping a Gaming
House.
A suit which to one reading the petition
sounds rather sensational, was filed in
the superior court yesterday, but it may
be the defendants will be able to take a
little of tho spice out of the allegations
when their answer is made.
The suit is that of Thomas J. O’Brien
and others against the Franklin Savings
and Security Company, Clayton I’. Miller
and George H. Miller. The bill was filed
by Messrs. Harden, West & Me Laws.
The plaintiffs in the case are Messrs.
Thomas J. O’Brien. Benjamin Rothwell,
Daniel Connors and A. M. Lucas, all of
whom, with the exception of O’Brien,
hold one share of the company's stock.
O'Brien is the holder of three shares.
The )>etition alleges that in Pint C. P.
Miller, president, and George H. Miller,
vice president, bought a tract of laud on
private speculation on the outskirts of
Savannah for #19,500, on which a mort
gage was given to secure the payment of
a balancenf #17,500. It is alleged that
the land decreased in value, when, in
1891, seeing no other way to get rid of it,
the Millers induced the directors of the
company to purchase the property at
#2<Ul5O, which they represented it to be
worth, and subject besides to the mort
gage as above stated. The capital stock
of the company is said to be only #18,500,
in fact, which is but little more than the
amount of the mortgage on the property.
AN ALLEGED DECEPTION.
They allege that this was a fraudulent
sale, in which the other directors were
deceived into signing the contract, and
that there was no meeting of tho stock
holders of tho company between January,
1891, and February, 1894. They state
there are only two directors besides the
Millers, and that these two, not being a
majority, are powerless to do anything
lor the company or to have its af
fairs straightened out. The petitioners
ask for an injunction restraining Presi
dent C. P. .Miller and Vice President
( P urge 11. Miller from in any way encum
bering or disposing of the company’s as
sets. and for the appointment of a tempo
rary receiver for straightening out the
company’s affairs. A temporary restrain
ing order was granted, and a rule issued
to show cause why a receiver should not
be appointed next Friday morniug at 10
o’clock.
In the superior court also an order was
taken directing Mr. J. R. Sauss.v, trustee,
to borrow money to the extent of SI,OOO to
improve the property left in trust for the
heir of Mary E. Magill.
Rudolph Schwartz, a former subject of
the Emperor of Germany, was made a
citizen of the United States by Judge Fal
ligaut.
BURKE GOES TO JAIL.
The day in the city court was taken
up with criminal business, one case being
tried and several defendants pleading
guilty.
J. S. Burke, who was arrested on the
charge of keepingja policy lottery,Aug. 17,
pleaded guilty to the charge, and was
sentenced to pay a fine of SSOO
or spend live months in jail. Burke
was charged with operating what
is known as the Birmingham wheel,
somewhere out in Bolton street lane. He
is said to have succeeded William H. Tee
pie in the management of it. Teeple is
now spending six months term in jail,
having been convicted of operating this
wheel, and now Burke has gone there to
join him, being unable to pay the heavy
fine, which is the least that can be as
sessed under the Georgia lottery laws.
Eizzie McConnell pleaded guilty to
keeping a disorderly and lewd house, the
evidence which led to her indictment
having come out in the case brought
against W. U. Booze by Mrs. Katie Britt.
She was fined SSO and costs, which was
paid in preference to serving a three
months sentence.
William Wilson, colored, pleaded
guilty to carrying a concealed weapon
and was fined s2# and costs, which was
paid.
CHASSEROW ON TKIAI,.
George Chasserow was tried on a charge
of keeping a gambling house. He is said
to have operated the rooms in the third
story of the building at Congress and
Bull streets. He was defended by Mr.
T. S. Morgan, Jr. After discussing the
case for awhile the jury returned to be
recharged on the questions of difference
between koeping a gaming house and
gambling in one.
It was practically admitted that Chas
serow had conducted a gaming house
prior to the time the indiettaent was
found, and the solicitor general made use
of this in his argument, bringing out the
law that guilt is established if it is proven
at any time within two years previous to
the finding of the indictment. The fact, too,
that Chasserow has om e pleaded guiltv
to the same charge in the superior court,
where he made a promise that he would
not do so any more, was brought out by
the state. At 7 o’clock last night tlio
jury was still out, and instructions were
left for it to return a sealed verdict if an
agreement was reached, which is to be
opened this morning.
AN ABLE EXAMINATION.
Mr. Edward Karow Soon to Be Major
of the First Battalion.
Mr. Edward Karow passed his exami
nation yesterday afternoon for tho ma
jority of the First battalion of the First
regiment infantry Georgia volunteers, to
which ho was recently elected.
The examining board consisted of Capt.
T. S. Wylly, Jr., of Company D, of the
Savannah Volunteer Guards, and Lieut.
P. F. Gleason of the Irish Jasper Greens,
Company B, of the First regiment. Mr.
Karow passed a most creditublo examina
tion indeed, it being, iu the opinion of the
examiners, practically perfect. The re
port of the examining board was for
warded last night to tho adjutant gen
eral. and Mr. karow will probably re
ceive his commission as major within the
next few days.
Mr Karow's connection with the mili
tary organization of the city is well
known and has been previously stated iu
the Moknino News. Besides being one
of the most popular military men in the
city there is no doubt in the
minds of military men that lie will
prove a most eftteisnt and active officer
The First battalion consists of the Repub
lican Blues, the Irish Jasper Greens and
tho German Volunteers.
To Cleanse the System
Eeotually yet gently, when costive or
bilious, or when the blood is impure
or sluggish, to permanently cure habitual
constipation, to awaken the kidnevs and
lner to a healty activity, without irritat
ing or weakenlug them, to-iiis|>el ii,.ad
ache, colds or fever, use Svrup of Figs
ad.
Tide Suits for Bathing
At Tybee all this week. Round trip only
25 tents Trains leave Savannah 2:30
a ni. and 2:31) p. m. Leave Tyboe 11 .30
a. Hi. uuu 5:45 p. in. —ad.
EVADING THE ORDINANCE.
How New Frame Houses Are Some
times Built Within the Fire Limits.
At 129 York street there is now going
on what appears to be an evasion of tho
city fire and building ordinances.
The building, which, up to the present
time, has occupied these premises, was,a
one-story frame house, but it seems a
change was desired, and under the or
dinance which allows an owner of prop
erly within the fire limits to add a story
to a frame house, provided a tin roof is
plac* don it and no more space is taken
up. the desired changes are being made.
An investigation would seem to show
that the changes, however, go further
than the ordinance contemplates. It
looks very much as if the shell
of the old house is being used
behind which to construct the new
building. The rafters of the new
building and the beams which are to sup
port it are being laid from the ground up,
and all that remains of the old building is
the frame work fronting on York street
and a few of the rafters which formerly
held up the roof.
Ihe rafters will have to be thrown
away, and when the building is completed
the purpose is. in all probability, to re
move the front portion of the frame of
the old house, as it would not answer for
the covering for the new one. Thus
phu nix like anew frame building will
arise from the debris of the old one. aud
it will lie hard to tell just where the old
one goes out of existence aud the new one
comes into it.
This seems to be on close inspection a clear
case of evasion of the building ordinances,
as it appears the front portion of the old
house is being used as a s Teen behind
which to build the new house. This calls
to mind an evasion of the law which took
place a year or two ago. and which was
commented en at the time. The building
was on the lower end of Broughton street,
between Houston and East Broad. There
was a small stoop belonging to the old
building which projected over onto the
sidewalk. The old house was torn away,
and this stoop was propped up in great
shape to keep it from falling. Behind it
the new house was built, and when com
pleted the old stoop was lorn away, and
anew one built to make it appear that
the ordinance had been complied with,
and it was what would be called an eva
sion or subterfuge rather than a viola
tion.
An instance in point of a building now
being erected on Perry street, between
Abercorn and Drayton streets, was com
mented on a day or two ago.
Mayor McDonough s attention was
called to the matter of the building on
York street yesterday. He said he had
just had his attention called to the build
ing while riding past on the street during
the morning, but had not had time to in
vestigate it. Under theordinance Mayor
McDonough said that tho owner of a one
story frame building within the tiro
limits could, with the permission of coun
cil, raise his building one story, provided
the roof was covered with tin or slate and
the encroachment beyond the original
building did not exceed a certain fixed
area. If the owner of the building on
Vork street was en ctiair anew budding
on the pretense of remodeling the old one,
it was certainly a violation of tho ordi
nance, the mayor said.
OTT IN “THE STAR GAZER.”
Two Performances of Enjoyable Farce
Comedy Next Saturday.
Aware of the fact that the theater
goers are overburdened with threadbare
plays, Joe Ott, who appears at the Sa
vannah theater next Saturday afternoon
nd night, has replaced “The Dazzler,”
the funny comedy in which he has been
starring during the past three seasons,
with anew satire, entitled “The Star
Gazer,” and it is said, where the play has
been produced, to be excruciatingly funny
and decidedly original.
The theme illustrates tho whims and
foibles of a peculiar type of gentry whose
insane desire to revolutionize the heav
enly bodies and build a foundation upon
which he can originate and compile anew
book on astronomy, is indeed a very
happy idea. There are few, if any, come
dians upon the stage who have created
more loquacious indorsement and hearty
press comment than this latter-day fun
extractor. Mr. Ott is admirably adjusted
to the character in his new play. He has
surrounded himself with an‘unusually
clever support, while the mountings,
music and general scenic display is an
other leaf ahead of the farce-comedy
world.
The Record says of the appearance of
“The Operator " at Kensington:
New stars were never accorded the
success in Kensington that was vocifer
ously extended to Willard and William
Newell, the twin stars, at the People's
Theater last night. The clever acting of
tho twins was at once recognized, but the
enthusiasm, which begun with the ship
wreck, increased in volume until the
scene showing the crash of a locomotive
through a trestle, when the applause
could be heard outside the big building.
The funmakers of the company were in
excellent form, and thoir efforts met with
unqualified success. Kesingtonians have
seldom so emphatically set the stamp of
their approval on the new production.
“The Operator” appears in Savannah
Sept. 13 and 14.
TONY'S PASTOR SWEARS IT.
Says He Was Out of the Oity the
Night the Chicken Raid Was Made.
Tony Wilson, Savannah’s most noted
chicken thief, came into the barracks
yesterday morning and gave himself up
to answer the charge of making a raid
upon tho chicken coops in the southern
part of the eit.v on the night of Aug. 23.
Tony claims his ability to prove an alibi.
Ho was accompanied by his pastor, who
stated that he would swear that ho and
Tony were engaged in oystering many
miles awa.v on the night in question. lie
wanted to be tried right away, but the
recorder postponed tho hearing until this
morning. Officers Murphy and Baughn
ran upon a couple of chicken thieves in
the southern part of tho citv one night
last week, andjsucceeded in catching one of
them after a long chase. Charlie Jackson,
tlie fellow w ho was captured, stated that
his partner was Tony Wilson. Jackson
has since pleaded guilty to the charge of
chicken stealing in the city court and lias
received a sentence of twelve months on
the gnug.
BROUGHT SUIT FOR $5,000.
Willie Ann Butler Sues the Electric
Railway for Alleged Injuries.
A suit against the Electric Railway
Company was filed in the city court yes
terday for Willie Ann Butler, through her
attorney, William Pease, Esq. She asks
*3,000 damages on tho ground that when
she started to get off a ear at Bay and
Drayton streets, July 10, the car started
suddenly and she was thrown against a
seat, which caused her severe injuries.
Do You Want a Home
For $3,000, SSUO cash, balance on time?
son can purchase a very nice house on
Third street, near Abercorn. House is
well built, comfortable and iu good re
pair. Jobn E. Archer, 113 Bryan street,
—ad.
A committee Is collecting subscriptions
throughout France for a silver service, which
"JO b® given to the Czarewitoh and Princess
Alix of heM. at their wedding early in next
year Ihe service will consist ot mo pieces
eterv one engraved with the arms ot l,Jw
1 touch towus.
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Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
DaVxl Baking
Ivi’S Powder
ASSOHDTEHY PURE
CHATHAM’S TAX RATE.
Speculation as to the Probable As
sessment to Be Made.
The Budget Committee Expected to
Meet This Week and Report to a
Special Meeting of the Commission
ers—The State Rate Has Bnen Fixed,
and It May Make the Total Rate a
Little Less Than That of Last Year.
Some Conditional Appropriations
in the Present Budget Yet to Be
Acted On.
Since the receipt of information from
Atlanta with regard to the rate of taxa
tion to be assessed by the state, there has
been some speculation as to what the total
rate for state and county will be.
The state rate is to be 24-hundredths of
a mill less than last year, or 24 cents less
on #1,0(10. This makes the state tax #4.07
per #I,OOO, the reduction being made on
account of the failure of the legislature
to provide this year for the raising of
the sinking fund, for the pur
pose of paying off the state’s bonded
indebtedness.
As this year's portion of the fund will
in all probability have to be raised next
year, together with next year’s portion of
the sinking fund, which will make the
rate of state taxation considerably
greater, it is the desire of the county
commissioners that the residents of
Chatham county be given advantage of
the reduction made necessary this year
by the legislature's error.
THE BUDGET A LARGE ONE.
The present budget of county expend
itures as approved by the grand jury,
however, carries expenses of a little over
#212,000. which is about #IB,OOO greater
than last year. The rate of taxation last
year for the county was #0.29 per #I,(HK),
which added to that assessed by the
state. #4.61 per SI,OOO. made #10.90 per
SI,OOO. But if the present budget is ad
hered to it seems it will hardly he pos
sible to make any reduction in the total
rate even though the state rate is re
duced.
The present budget, however, carries
$20,000 conditional expenditures, for
which the commissioners, it seems, may
assess or not as they deem expedient.
There is #IO,OOO additional for education,
which is given provided an addition is
made to the Henry Street school, and
SIO,OOO additional for roads and bridges,
half of which is to go to the Skidaway
bridge, provided it is built, and the rest
is for improvement of the Meridian road.
The board of education has been noti
fied that the budget committee is ready
to act on the budget, aud that a reply is
awaited as to whether it will accept the
SIO,OOO put in by the grand jury on the
conditions named. As soon as a reply is
received a meeting of the budget commit
tee will be held and a report made up,
which will probably be presented to a
special meeting of the commissioners for
final action next week.
MAT BE LESS THAN LAST TEAR.
It is probable, at least, that #IO,OOO of
this extra $20,000 put in by the grand
jury will not be assessed for'by the coin- 1
missioners, but it may bo that the amount !
put in as an addition to the education |
fund will be acted on favorably. In this i
case the total rate of taxation would, in
all probability, be somewhat less than it
was last year, though hardly by as much
as the amount taken off the state’s portion
of the tax.
If the answer from the board of educa
tion is received in due time, it is probable
that a meeting of the budget committee
of the commissioners will be held the lat
ter part of this week, aud a report made
to a special meeting of the commissioners
at an early date next week.
The necessity for early action In fixing
the rate is to give the tax collector full
time in which to figure up the totals on
all the different properties assessed be
fore the time to begin the collection of
taxes. The fact that the returns have
fallen off to such a great extent, the
amount being about #BOO,OOO, will cut
some little figure in fixing the rate, and
altogether the situation looks like a sort
of puzzle, which the commissioners will
have to study out.
LABOR DAY’S PROGRAMME.
A Marshal Chosen and Line of March
Mapped Out.
President John Driscoll of the Work
ingmen's Benevolent Association has been
elected grand marshal of the Labor day
parade, which will take place .next Mon
day. The parade will be formed at Bull
and Liberty streets at 8 o’clock in the
morning and will move at 8:30 o’clock.
The line of march covers the principal
streets of the city, and the parade will be
participated in by ail the labor orgauiza
tionsof Savannah.
in the afternoon of Labor day a benefit
game of ball for Peeples, one of the
former Savannah nine, will be played at
the Bolton street park. Peeples was one
of the most popular players on the team,
and there will no doubt be a large turn
out for his benefit. Other amusements
are booked for Labor day. and altogether
the holiday is expected to be an interest
ing one.
ARRESTED AGAIN.
Sam Ensel Fined Yesterday Morning
and Rearrested. Last Night.
Samuel Ensel pleaded guilty in the
superior court yesterday to the charge of
conducting n gaming house and was fined
$250 and costs, which he paid. Ensel
was arrested again last night at the
Screven house by Detective Bossell and
taken to the barracks Ensel stated In
the court that he was the proprietor of
the gaming house raided by Detectives
Bossell and Kavanauirh Saturday a week
ago. r l he indictment to which he pleaded
guilty yesterday was found before tho
raid was made. He will now bo charged
with the same offense a second time.
Was Engaged to Be Married.
SolOmon Brown, who was killed at
Blackvillo, S. C., yesterday, by a state
constable, was engaged to be murried to
Miss Dora Muhlberg of this city, at an
early date. The news of the sudden
death of tier fiance was a great shock to
the young lady. Mr. Brown was well
known here, and his dealti is generally
regretted among a large circle of friends.
How Jolly!
Ehi who said that* The answer is as
prompt as the question from the dear chappie
who has checkmated the rheumatism with
Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, uneqealed as
well for dyspepsia, liver comp.adni. inactivity
of the bowels or kidneys, nervousness, lack
of vitality, appetite or sleep. Fee the groat
tonic and you will be ultimately harp, , if now
afflicted.-ad
AN ATTEMPED BURGLARY.
C. J. Montgomery Tries to Break a
Lock Early Yesterday Morning.
C. J. Montgomery, a white man, was
turned over to the city court on the
charge of burglary yesterday morning by
the recorder. The case is one of the bold
est on record.
Montgomery was found in the place of
C. K. Holmes at No. 170 Bay street, hav
ing just broken in by hammering off the
lock. Officers Brazell and Arnold, who
were on Bay street at 4 o’clock yesterday
morning, heard the noise which Mont
gomery made in breaking into the place,
and, going there, found him on the inside.
The weapon which Montgom
ery used to effect an entrance
was a long iron bolt, with which he suc
ceeded in oreaking to pieces a strong
brass lock. . The boldness of the crime
was surprising, as the noise which Mont
gomery made in breaking the lock could
be heard for some distance. Another
surprising thing was that the attempt
should have been made upon Mr. Holmes’
place, there being very little of value on
the inside to repay a thief for his effort
in breaking in, Mr. Holmes being a pro
duce commission merchant and having
very little of anything in stock just now.
Montgomery is an old offender and well
known to the police. He is said to have
done a time before now. He was in jail
over a year ago on some charge, and was
sent by the jailer to sweep the sidewalk
of the jail.yard. He found the gate open
and walked away, and immediately pro
ceeded to put many miles between him
self and the Chatham county jail. He
found himself sometime afterward in the
upper part of the state, near Rome, where
he met three escaped convicts from the
Georgia penitentiary, Horton, Brazwell
and Simmons, all white. Horton and
Brazwell had beon sent up for
train robbery, and Simmons for
burglary, and ail three were re-
garded as desperate characters.
They were nearly starved when Mont
gomery met them, and they gave him a
rifle and a pistol to pawn for them and get
something to eat. Montgomery went to
Rome and immediately informed the
authorities of the whereabouts of the es
caped convicts. A posse went out after
them and Horton was killed and Brazwell
captured. Simmons was not with his
companions at the time and escaped. He
was afterwards captured by Detective
Bossell in Savannah, but escaped from
the detectives while being taken back to
the penitentiary by jumping from a car
window. Montgomery may be sent to
join Simmons at an early date.
A GAME AT COLLINS’ PARK.
The Hercules and Electric Railway
Teams to Cross Bats This Afternoon.
There will be a game of base ball atCol
lins’ park this afternoon between the
Hercules and Electric railway teams.
This is the last game of the series to be
played by the Hercules and Klectri.s.
The statement that Strickland had been
knocked out of the box by the Dixies is
denied by the manager of the Hercules,
who says Strickland only gave one hit in
the three innings which he pitched. The
teams will line up as follows:
Hercules—Schreck. c.; Strickland, p ;
Douglas, lb.; Leclaire, 2b.; Drury, 3b. ■
Tyson, s. s.; Mell, 1. f.; Ennis, r. f. • Hart
loge, c. f.
Electrics—Walsh, c.; King. p.; Chari
ton, lb.; Pacetti, 2b.; Horms. 3b.; Col
lina, s. s.; Mum, 1. f.; Dinkins, r. f ;
Stewart, c. f.
The Hercules say they are anxious to
have a game with the Bay Streets, and
would like to hear from them on the sub
ject.
A New Cotton Agency.
It was reported yesterday that S. M.
Inman & Cos. of Atlanta will establish an
agency of their large cotton house in Sa
vannah, which will be put in charge of
Mr. Samuel Martin, who is a relative of
the Inmans, and who is one of the best
known cotten men in the south. The
statement is believed to be founded on
authority, and is taken to mean that this
firm will divert all or a large portion of
its business from Norfolk, through which
port it has hitherto been shipping.
When Baby was sick, wo gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, sho clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
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Can have the Morning News mailed to
them without extra charge, instead of its
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Or, it will be mailed to them as an ex
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either in person or by letter. Terms for
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weeks, or SI.OO a month, pavable in ad
vance.
This offer also applies to subscribers
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Buy a Lot on Bst Street.
Lots are well located, terms easy, and
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For Over Fifty Years.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Svrup has
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the child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind colic, and is the best remedy
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w.lh occasional rains and th.mdtr-u.rrn,:
wild* changes In temperature; variaiie
MASON & HAMLIN
PIANOS.
ARE THEY RE AI.UY FINE? Read
what S. B. Mills, the eminent pianist of
New Aork. and Carl Zerrahn, the fa
ni ius Boston conductor, say:
We consider iho Mason & Hamlin
i lanoa tirst-olass instrument in even
respect. No artist can fail to admire
its musical retiijement of tone and its
responsive action.
AKE THEY IH BAHLE? Read
o ?5S lor cf ollege - Belton. Texas. Sepi
0 IfW) Portbe past four Hi years
we have had a large number of your
piar.os. seventeen < 17i in all, in con
stant use from f> a. m. to 9 p m each
week-da v. the fact that we have jU st
added three (3) more instruments
making twenty (20) in all, is the nest
recommendation we can offer as to
their general utility. We employ no
other make in the college.
DO iJI^YNTA^T*”TiT^TcsT
HEEL? Read what Daniel M. White
the celebrated tuner of Boston Mass
says: ’
I find that ’he Mason & Hamlin Pianos
are very easy to tune. Thev can be
made smoother and more'accurate
with less la. or than any other make
that 1 have ever tuned m my eighteen
years experience; and they stand In
tune better than any upright piano i
have ever seen of any make.
■ TTI ii—iiii II I— 1,,mm,-, .
WILL THEY STAND TRYING
CLIMATES AND EXPOSURE TO
K , ? Bead. from Fannie H
■ ales. Sholapur. India. Jan. 28, ls 90:
I think it is quite perfect, and everv
one who sees it is charmed. One re
marked of it. - I have not seen an
other piano in India o stand beside
n. Another said, “It is the only pi
ano lu India I would be willing to
have." It is in use two or three hours
a day. I encourage the children to use
it, and it keeps in tune wonderfully.
The .Mason & Hamlin Pianos are used
on the "New York. ’ the • Paris” and
many other ocean steamers.
HOW ABOUT PRICE AND
TERMS? Read: Prices lower and
terms caster than can be offered on any
other standard make.
LUDOEN & BATES S, M, H.
CLOTH No.
A
Man
Said:
Vest at Levy’s for $5;
anywhere else it’s SB.”
This song is sung every
minute.
Boys’ School Shits.
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SIOO,OOO Has Been om loritie Knowledge.
have letters front nearly 1,000 mer
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Hour they ever handled. It I* water
Rrmmd. Manufactured by the
NOEL MILL CO.,
KSTILL SPRINGS, TENN.
CLOTH HE
BRING YOUR LEGS
And have them fitted at our
store. This department
never declines. We con
stantly replenish. Can’t af
ford to tell any one that
“We are sorry we haven’t
your size.” We have them
to fitt all and lean, short and
fat, extra size and regulars.
APPEL & SCHAUL.
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MOLASSES.
Ifl7 hogsheads Muscovado Molasses.
21 tierces Muacovada Molasses.
Just landed and for sale by
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Corner Bay and West Broad.
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