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A NEW PHOSPHATE FIELD.
A Vein Being Worked in Tennessee
Which May Puzzle Scientists.
It Is Evidently a Mineral and Not an
Animal Deposit—The Deposit Does
Not Appear to Be Very Extensive
end Will Hardly Come Into Compe
tition With Florida Phosphate—Al
giers Now Shipping Phosphate for
the European Market.
A gentleman who has just returned to
Savannah from a trip through Tennessee,
gave a Moesing News reporter some in
teresting information yesterday concern
ing the phosphate deposits of that sec
tion.
It may be news to a great many people
in Savannah to know that there is phos
phate in Tennessee, but such is the case.
The deposit, or vein rather, is located in
Hickman county, in Middle Ten
nessee, about eight miles from the Nash
ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway.
The character of the deposit is an en
tire contradiction to the ideas generally
held regarding this substance. Instead
of being deposited ii pockets, or at the
bottom of river beds, as is the case with
the phosphate of Florida and South Caro
lina, the Tennessee phosphate is in a con
tinuous vein, running through a range of
small hills for several miles, and varying
in thickness from six to thirty-two inches.
A REGULAR MINE.
The vein is found imbedded between
two stratas, the top strata being of slate
and the bottom of limestone. This gives
the Tennessee phosphate every appear
ance of being a mineral and not an animal
deposit, upon which theory the existence
of this material has heretofore been gen
erally explained. This will afford a nut
for tiie scientists to crack.
The Tennessee phosphate is dark blue
In color, shading to a grey at the top.
The Florida phosphate, as is well known,
is white chiefly, with admixtures of light
grey and yellow. The vein is now being
worked by three companies, which have
already put about 4,000 tons in the market.
The grade runs from 00 to 70 per cent,
bone phosphate of lime, which makes it
available for commercial purposes in the
manufacture of fertilizers.
WILL HOT RIVAL FLORIDA.
It does not appear likely at present, the
Morning News informant said, that the
Tennessee phosphate will come into
serious competition with the Florida phos
phate. The deposit does not appear to be
of sufficient extent, aDd the cost of min
ing will also be greater, as the vein runs
through hills which will have to be tun
neled in order to mine it to any extent
The Tennessee product will probably
supply nearby interior points, but will
hardly reach the coast or the European
markets.
Shipments of phosphate through this
port have been very light of late. The
market has been depressed for some time
and prices are very low, due chiefly to
the oversupply.
The European demand has been greatly
decreased by the introduction of phos
phate from Algiers. Large deposits of
phosphate were discovered in that coun
try about two years ago, which are now
being developed by companies of French
and Scotch capitalists. From reports
which have been sent out the Algerian
phosphate is believed to be similar in
character to that found in Tennessee.
Its development is hindered at preseut by
the lack of transportation facilities, but
if these are provided as proposed and the
phosphate can be mined, cheaply, it will
interfere largely with the European de
mand for the American product.
COMBINING THE CARGOES.
With the present arrangements for
loading cotton at Savannah ft is expected
that considerable business will be done in
loading combined cargoes of phosphate
and cotton for foreign shipment. A ves
sel can take practically all the cargo of
phosphate which she can carry
and still have a considerable
amount of space left which can be
filled in with cotton on top of the phos
phate. Cotton can usually be carried
very cheaply in this manner, as it is not
screwed in, but simply laid in in tiers.
The steamship Beltisloe is now taking
1,750 tons of phosphate, and will shortly
begin taking on cotton. The cotton will
be screwed in, however, as it will be
necessary to put in as large a load as
possible in order to bring the vessel down
to her water line.
BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
Oapt. Puree Left for Atlanta Last
Night.
Capt. D. G. Purse left the city last
night for Atlanta, where he goes to ap
pear before the railroad commission of
Georgia to-morrow in behalf of Savannah
eo t&e rate question.
It is his purpose to bring before the
commission all matters of discrimination
in freight rates which operate to the dis
advantage of this port, and for this ob
ject he goes well armed with the facts
and figures.
He has collected these facts and state
ments, which he will present, from the
most reliable sources, and they promise
to make a formidable showing before that
body. His idea is to have Savannah
placed on an equal footing with other
ports which come in competition with
it in freight rates.
He has extensive tables which show
the percentages of discrimination against
this port on fertilizers, beer, cotton,
meat, grain, and. in fact, all products in
which the port is interested in securing
rates that will place it on an equitable
basis with other ports not further dis
tant from the point of shipment of these
products, as well as to points going from
this port which are within its territory.
He has tables shewing, he says, the dis
criminations in rates per ton per mile, in
favor of the South Carolina railroad
bs against the Central railroad,
ana statements of a similar
purport with regard to other lines. These
art the tables and statements which
nave been gathered with a view to organ
umg a freight bureau for Savannah, and
it is his desire and purposo to see what
can be done for Savannah towards remov
ing these discriminations.
kail and crosstie.
Mr Henry Williams, master of trains
bt the Southern railway, with headquar
ters at Columbia, S. C., wilLsucceed Mr.
■fell Walker as master of trains of the
i -orida Central and Peninsular railroad
nt Savannah, Oct. 1. Mr. Walker’s resig
nation was announced in the Morning
“'Ewb some days ago.
Hinckley’s Restaurant.
Ihe new restaurant at 101 Congress
6lr ot (next to B. H. Bevy dt Bro.) is a
Pfe:u success. The public appreciate tho
1 fart of the proprietor, Mr. C. D. Iliuck
* "'■ t 0 r .un a first class restaurant, where
“‘ry thing is as it should be-clean, neat
id comlortable. Mr. Hinckley has been
the business all his liie, and knows
"w to conduct such an establishment.
buys the best of every tiling and sees
. 11 11 is properly cooked and well served.
restaurant is open day and night and
Penal tables are reserved for ladies. A
-re attractive Place cannot be found,
!uu the regular boarder, transient cus
'om<T. or after the theater caller will be
■ Te than satisfied with a visit to this
i.rUnt 2PJ 1 l >^aee Tho advertisement is
e ntud m spocial notice column else
"hep*.
TO DIVIDE OUT THE COTTON.
The Railroads Will Apportion That
Part of the Crop Received at Junc
tion Points.
There will be a meeting next Tuesday,
in Atlanta, of the traffic men of the
southern railroads, with a view to taking
some action with regard to the appor
tionment of the cotton received at the
junction points, between the different
lines which compete for it.
It is expected that all the lines south of
the Ohio river and east of the Mississippi
will be represented and, that there will
be considerable discussion with regard to
the business which each line is to handle.
The prevailing belief among railroad men
is that a harmonious agreement with re
gard to the apportionment will be
reached.
The idea is not, as some have stated it,
to apportion the cotton crop among the
railroads. However much the railroads
might like to be able to do that the idea
is preposterous. The aoportionment of
the cotton applies only io that received
at the junction or competing points from
which it can be carried by two or more
railroads. This has been done from year
to year, and the cotton re
ceived at junctions have been
apportioned among the different lines
competing for it on a percentage
basis. If no harmonious arrangement
can be made the board of arbitration of
the Southern Railway and Steamship
Association will be called in to settle the
differences and establish the proportions.
The crop this year is likely to be much
larger than it was last, and the railroad
companies are already doing a good trans
portation business. This fact may bring
about some differences between the traffic
men, as they are all now getting a good
share of business and none of them will
want to see any of it withdrawn from
their lines. This is a matter which has
always deeply interested the ports of the
south Atlantic coast and which has
seemed to them to produce certain discrim
inations in favor of other ports. These
ports will, therefore, watch with interest
tite progress of this meeting. The rail
roads hold that it is not the differential
rate between any two ports which creates
a discrimination in favor of one over the
other, but that it is a question of the
total rate by water and land from the
starting point of the cotton to
its destination across the water.
It is the sea rate they say
which needs reducing in order to allow
Savannah and other ports in a similar
condition to compete with other ports in
the shipment of cotton. Savannah nas
taken steps looking to the reduction of
that rate, and there is some probability
of the shipment of cotton through this
port being larger than it was last year,
regardless of the increase in the amount
of the crop.
FOOLER’A NEWS BUDGET.
The Going and Coming of Poolerites
and Their Friends.
Dr. B. F. Sbeftall, accompanied by his
wife and children, visited their uncle, Mr.
A. Sbeftall, last week.
Miss Flora Ulmer, accompanied by
Miss Mabel Sutton, spent last week at
the home of Mr. George Oliver.
Mrs. O. A. Mood was a guest of Mrs. J.
Willman at her home on Collins street
last week.
Mrs. E. J. Nagle and daughters and
Miss Angnes Griffin spent last Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Symons on Morgan
street.
Miss Kate McKay is visiting among
friends at Pooler this week.
Capt. A. S. and Mrs. Canuet, accompa
nied by Mrs. Ella Price, are visiting Mr.
E. Cartwright.
Rev. W. B. McConnell and Mrs. McCon
nell have returned home after an ex
tended visit among relatives at WTalthour
viile.
Rev. W. B. McConnell will hold ser
vices both morning and evening to-day at
the St. James Episcopal chapel.
The democrats of Bloomingdale have
extended an invitation to the democrats
Of Pooler to join in a rally next Thursday
at Bloomingdale.
Dr. Golden and family moved back to
Savannah last week. The doctor says
the inhabitants of Pooler enjoy such ex
cellent health there is not a living for two
doctors there.
Mrs. J. Hellmann, accompanied by Mrs.
F. Zink, spent last Sunday at the home of
Mr. George Schroder.
Miss Marie Debele gave a party Tues
day evening to a large number of her
friends.
Miss Georgia Gruver gave a party Fri
day evening complimentary to her guest
and cousin, Miss May Ola Gruver. About
forty were present. The evening was
spent in pleasant games and music.
A large number of the young ladies and
gentlemen of Pooler participated in a
straw ride to Meldrim last night. Mr. O.
Cook was the guest of the occasion and
everybody had a good time.
The Pooler Rifle Club held its monthly
meeting at the residence of D. C. Newton
Thursday evening. The club is getting
back its old time shape, and its meetings
are largely attended. Mr. D. C. Newton
cordially invited the club to meet at his
residence in October, as he wishes to en
tertain the club and give the boys a rous
ing time.
Mrs. Karne.v gave a candy-pulling at
her home, on Morgan street, last week.
EXCURSIONS BRING TRADE..
A Big Excurson From Middle Georgia
to Come Here This Week.
An excursion will be run to Savannah
next Wednesday from Middle Georgia,
starting from Covington, and taking in
Eatonton. Milledgeville and other points
in that part of the state. It will reach
here Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The tickets are good to remain in the city
until Saturday, returning on any train up
to Saturday night. The rate for tha
round trip is $2.
Those excursions do a great deal for the
retail business of Savannah. The excur
sions which were run by the merchants
last winter showed what the effect of
such an enterprise would be were it con
eoutinued. The people in the interior of
the state know that they can buy better
in Savannah than anywhere else, and
whenever they have the opportunity they
come here to do their trading.
SENT BACK TO MILLEN.
A Negro Charged With Robbing a
House There Two Years Ago.
George Davis, colored, was arrested by
Bailiff Jones from Justice Naughtin’s
court yesterday about coon, and held on a
charge of robbing the house of C.
Parker, at Millon, about two
yearg ago. A reward of SIOO was
offered for the arrest of the criminal.
Davis was near Millon at the time hut
jiositively denies any knowledge of the
robbery.* He had a pistol on his person,
which ho said belonged to a friend who
gave it to him to keep. He was put in
jail until last night, when an officer from
Milieu came down and carried him there
to be held for trial.
For Assault to Murder.
Charles Cox. colored, was turned over
to the superior court yesterday morning
by the recorder on the charge of assault
with intent to murder, for shooting Tink
Williams, colored, the night before.
Stephen S. Pearce. parliamentary labor
candidate for Southampton, bus been sen
tenced to three years' penal servitude for
stealing three oauk checks.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUN DAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 18!M.
A PLAY OF THE SOETH.
“Down in Diiie” to Sake Its Bow to
Theater-Goers This Week.
The Story of the Play and the Fe&turea
of Southern Life it Portray*—The
Piece Making a Hit Everywhere.
“The Girl I Deft Behind Me’’ to Be
Seen Here for the First Time.
“Down in Dixie” and “The Girl I Reft
Behind Me" will be the leading attrac
tions at the theater this week. ‘-Down
in Dixie” is said to be one of the best
plays in the south this year. Manager
Johnson, after some correspondence, has
arranged for the company to appear at a
matinee to-morrow afternoon, and also
give a night performance. The engage
ment was only for one night, but in view
of the success that the piece has had it
will be given here at two performances.
The sale of seats began yesterday.
The hero of the play, a young Carolina
girl, immediately after her romantic se
cret marriage to a manly young southerner
is made a captive by a villainous over
seer, who has been an unsuccessful
suitor for her love. Impris
oned by him in a cotton ware
house, she escapes from her
place of confinement and hides beneath
some flooring, where she overhears the
overseer and a blackmailer forming a plot
and sees them overpower a brave young
naval officer who suspects them. They
put him in the cotton compress, set fire to
'he place, start the machinery and take
to flight. The heroiue bursts into the
room and drags the officer’s body from the
very jaws of death. This is but one of
several exploits performed by her. The
production of the play with its
views of Georgia and Carolina home
steads and cotton fields is said to
be one of the most picturesque
ever presented. The play is southern
from beginning to end. It was written by
Scott Marble, and deals with matters
that are familiar to every southern per
son.
The attraction following “Down in
Dixie" is "The Girl I Left Behind Me”
Thursday night. The play ran for months
at the Empire theater in New York after
its initial production, and then last win
ter it was revived at the Academy
of Music, where thousands of peo
ple were thrilled with the stockade
scenes of the third act. Perhaps the ju
dicious mingling of social incident , the
flirting and fun sure to happep when sol
diers and pretty girls are thrown to
gether, and the exciting war scenes, ex
plain this Success with different classes.
But even without its pretty girls and the
brilliant ball at Camp Kennion, there is
enough fire and stir in the tremendous
stockade scene to fill any audience with
enthusiasm, no matter whether it is a
purely fashionable one or not.
DR. PALMER’S WORK.
An Unusually Brilliant Musical Pro
gramme at Chatauqua, N. Y.
The music presented at the great
Chatauqua assembly held at Lake
Chatauqua, N. Y., during July and
August was unusually fine and gave the
highest enjoyment to the throngs in at
tendence. Some very able musicians
have in years past made Chatauqua’s
music a most interesting feature, but the
great work done by Dr. H. R. Palmer
since it was put under his sole charge in
lbSfc has placed it squarely in the front
rank at Chataqua’s leading attractions.
It is indeed difficult for one who has not
been right on the ground to realize what
an important part music plays in the
Chatanqua programme and what superior
opportunities are there afforded musical
students at comparatively small cost.
To t hose who attend the assembly simply
for enjoyment, the grand concerts given
twice or three times weekly in the vast
ampitheater, seating 10,000 people, by the
Chatauqua choir of 500 voices with grand
organ and orchestra and the leading so
loists of the country, and with Dr. Palmer
at the baton, affords the keenest enjoy
ment. Large audierces also gather twice
a day to watch Dr. Palmer's marvellous
drill work in the rehearsal of the great
chorus. Every evening thousands gather
at the free chorus class, where the art of
reading music is taught in a most wond
erful method by Mr. L. S. Leason, who is
Dr. Palmer’s most able assistant,
and in this special work has no superior.
The Sabbath service, song service and
vespers are all made delightful with the
grandest and most appropriate sacred
music, given with masterly effect. And,
best of all, back of all this, Dr. Palmer
has organized and patiently built up, year
oy year, a complete and large school of
music, in which instruction in all
branches, from the primary to the high
est, is given daily by the most competent
instructors of this country. William H.
Sherwood, America’s leading pianist, is
at the head of the piano department, and
gives several recitals each week; J.
Harry Wheeler teaches voice culture and
and gives daily lectures to teachers in
this science. Prof. I. V. Hagler, the well
known great organist, who visited Savan
nah some years since, instructs upon the
great pipe organ, and gives most
entertaining lectures upon the great
music masters. Dr. Palmer teaches
the advanced classes in harmony
and composition, and Mr. Leason
has the primary and. intermediate
classes. The violin, guitar and orches
tral instruments are all provided for.
Hundreds of musical students are al
ways hard at work. Pianos are scattered
everywhere throughout the grounds, and
everywhere throughout the vast grounds,
from the pier building on the lake, from
cottage and tent, hall and grove, can be
heard from mom till night the echoes of
piano scale practice, arpeggios and runs,
intermingled with vocal pyrotechnics,
songs, and oratorio selections—until one
wonders if ail creation is not “taking
music” at Chatauqua.
The grand concerts this season were
made specially interesting by the mag
nificent presentation of Hadyn’s great
oratorio “The Creation,” in addition to a
great variety of other fine music of a dif
ferent order. The “Trovatore Miserere.”
with its thrilling tenor and soprano solos
and wonderful chorus, which gave such
pleasure at our first musical festival in
Masonic, nail, was enthusiastically re
ceived. Among the favorite soloists
none were more popular than Mrs. Marie
Antonette Summers, who will be recalled
as the charming little lady who sung
her way right into the hearts
of Savannah music lovers at
our last festival. She has been the
soprano soloist of Chatauqua this season
and given unbounded satisfaction, not
only in her superb, artistic singing and
pure, true voice, but as well in her pleas
ing, unassuming manners and delightful
personality. Chatauqua has had no so
loist for years who has so generally
pleased. Dr. Palmer is there, as every
where, the same genial, wholesouled gen
tleman who makes and holds thousands of
friends, and is an inspiration to each and
all. He wears well. This is his sixth
year at Chatauqua, and each year his
INipularity and usefulness becomes
greater. Musicians and music lovers who
visit Chatauqua have good reason to feel
grateful to the management for putting
“the right man in the right place." and it
is the hope of all that for many years .vet
he may be found at the end of that won
derful stick with which ho draws from
his great choir the devine music that
lines through Chatauqua’s green groves
aud stirs the hearts of so many thous
ands, and among them your correspond
ent.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
N. T. Pratt went up to Atlanta last
night.
W. E. Marsh left last night for New
York.
Mr. D. R. Thomas is now at Warm
Springs.
Miss Lula Waite, returned from Egypt
yesterday.
Mr. M. J. Solomons Is at the Marlbor
ough, New York.
Mr. Max Robinson left for Washington
yesterday at noon.
Mr. H. W. Palmer leaves for Washing
ton to-day at noon.
Mr. John Mallock has returned from a
summer in Scotland.
Miss Sadie Golinsky is visiting her sis
ter at Bluffton, S. C.
Mrs. I. A. Solomons will return to-day
from North Carolina.
Mrs. F. G. dußignon has returned from
a summer in North Georgia.
Miss Kate Brigham has gone to spend
the fall months in New York.
Mr. J. S. Wood and children will leave
for Tennille to-morrow morning.
Mrs. Lewis Haskell entertained at a
supper party Thursday evening.
Mrs. E. N. Lawler leaves to-day for
New York on the City of Augusta.
Mrs. William Bear, of .Villen, is visiting
relatives at No. 172 Harris street.
Miss Nellie Jones will return this week
to her studies in Converse college.
Mr. A. F. Holcombe will leave far the
north to-day on the City of Augusta.
Mr. G. M. Foiger will leave for the
north to-day on the City of Augusta
Mrs. H. Roth and daughter, Miss Rita,
have returned from Blowing Rock, N. C.
Mrs. C. D. Baldwin and Miss Ida Bald
win have returned from their summer
trip.
Mrs. J. B. Bond and Miss Nannie Bond
will return to their home, in Darien, this
week.
Miss Janie Cunningham is visiting her
cousin, Miss Nan dußiguon, in Milledge
ville.
Miss Magnus Lowenthal has returned,
after a two mouths’ vacation* in upper
Georgia.
Miss Katie Quinan left yesterday to
spend a while with friends in North
Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Kublman have re
turned home from a visit to Suwannee
Springs.
Mrs. E. Kuhlman has returned from
Asheville and the mountains of North
Carolina.
The engagement of Miss Ida Meinhard
to Mr. Robert Harris of New York is an
nounced.
Misses Kate and Freda Rauers will
leave this week to resume their studies in
Baltimore.
Mrs. L. 'Haynes ami family have re
turned from a summer at Patapsco
Hights, Md.-
Miss Georgia Howard, who has been
spending the summer at Guyton, has re
turned home
Mrs. C. G. Thorpe, who has been spend
ing the summer in New Jersey, has re
turned home.
Mrs. G. H. Stone and Miss Cadda Stone
have returned from a summer at Wil
mington Island.
Mrs. Newell and Miss Josephine New
ell have returned from a summer at
Montgomery.
Little Willa Aveilhe left last week for
Columbia, S. C., to attend school at the
Ursuline Institute.
Masters Brodle and Coleman Evans
left last week to enter Gordon Institute,
at Sandersville.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Van Wagenen enter
tained Friday evening, complimentary to
Mr. L. C. Vasa, Jr.
Miss Addie M. Barnard, who has been
spending tne summer in Berkshire Hills,
has returned home.
Mrs. G. A. Hudson has returned from
Hendersonville, N. C., where she has been
spending the summer.
Mrs. C. W Saussy has returned from
Wilmington Island, where she has been
spending the summer.
Mr. I. S. Silverberg left last week to
join his sister, wffo has been spending
the summer in New York.
Miss Mamie Crowley has returned
from an extended visit to friends and rel
atives in Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr. H. Y. Kighton. station agent of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
leaves to-day for Danville, N. Y.
Mrs. Ellen E. Price and son of Albany
are spending a week with her brother,
Capt. A. S. Canuel, in Savannah.
Mrs. W. P. Hunter. Miss Haida Hunter
and Master Gould Hunter are spending
the mouth atpatapsco Hights, Md.
Miss Clara Bischoff has returned to
Augusta to resume her studies after
spending her vacation very pleasantly at
home.
Mrs. G. B. Whatley, who has been
spending some time at Arden Park, near
Asheville, N. C., returned home yes
terday.
Mrs. L. Mohr and Mrs. A. Mohr and
families have returned home after spend
ing a most delightful summer in Ashe
ville, N. C.
Miss Gussie Alexander, after spending
two months with friends and relatives in
New York. Brooklyn and Canada, has re
turned home.
Miss Meta Harden, who has been spend
ing the summer in Cumberland, Md., is
now in New York, where she will remain
a month or more.
M. Wilensky, manager of the Savannah
Shoe Factory, who has been north and
east buying new stock and machinery,
has returned to the city.
Miss Nannie Scriven is a guest at Mr.
A. E. Mo.vnelo’s. She will leave for Bal
timore in about a week, where she will be
a student at Miss Carey’s school.
W. S. Lawrence, Esq., who has been
spending his summer on May river, S.
C., has returned to the city, and is mak
ing preparations for the opening of the
schools.
Mr. B. H. Levy has returned from a three
weeks trip to New York and North Caro
lina. Mr. I-evy’s family is at Asheville
Mr. Henry Levy is out there, and will
remain the rest of the month.
Miss Rosa Woodberry has returned to
Athens, where she will resume her duties
as teacher in Lucy Cobb Institute. Her
sister America returns with her, where
she will enter the junior class.
Mrs. O. A. t oy, of Egypt, who has
been spending sometime at Asheville for
the benefit of her health, returned yes
terday. and has gone to visit her father,
Mr. K. Grimball, at Isle of Hope.
Mr. Thomas Fitzgerald, who is to be
the chief engineer of the new steam pilot
boat, will leave to-day for Newiiort News
He will remain there until the steamer is
ready for sea aud bring her out.
Mr. A. Pope, general freight and pas
senger agent of the Savannah, Americus
and Montgomery railroad, and Mr. C. VV
Chears. general manager of the Georgia
Midland railroad, spent yesterday in the
city.
Capt. W. J. Thompson and his daugh
ter, Miss Helen Thompson, leave to-day
for Newport News, to be at the launching
of the steam pilot-boat “J. H. Estill ”
They will be the guests of Summers N.
Smith. Esq., the superintendent of the
Newport News Ship Building Company.
Mr. J. M. Lamotte. traveling passenger
agent of the Plant system, will h ave to
morrow night for Chattanooga He will
attend the sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows in the interests of the road. A
large number of the delegates and visitors
to the grand lodge aro expected to come
further south after the grand lodge
closes. From Chattanooga Mr. Lamotte
Want.
Elbow
Room!
We want room to turn around; haven’t space
now to “swing a cat.”
GET THESE THINGS AWAY!
Boys’ Fall School Suits
Reduced 2s per cent., and an extra 10 off
for cash.
Splendid Negligee Shirts.
Prices won’t offer any obstacle to easy
movement of remainders in this line.
All Spring and Summer Weight
Clothing must depart instanter, at almost
your own appraisement.
Take ’em away, and then
We will spread out a Fall and Winter array
of Sun Dazzlers.
will go to Hot Springs. Ark., for a three
weeks’ recreation.
Prof. B. A. Jates’ camera is rusticating
among the beauties of the famous Dele
ware Water Gaps, Pa., and “taking in”
everything in sight, from a mountain to a
"crick in the bak.” His last catch was
4W brook trout out on parade, dressed in
bloomers. He will tell you all about it in
his next Illustrated Lectur.
Mr. a.id Mrs. H. E. Dreeson have re
turned from a three weeks’ trip. They
attended the supreme encampment of the
Knights of Pythias of Washington, and
also visited Baltimore and Pittsburg, Pa.,
where they attended the Grand Army
encampment. In Pittsburg they were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William
Adams.
Miss Ellen McAlpin entertained
Wednesday evening. Amoug those pres
ent were Miss Rutliie Stewart, Miss Sal
lie Haskell, Miss Jennie Judge, Miss Lucie
Chisholm, Miss Annie L.vnah, Miss Maud
Heyward. Mr. E. R. McKetben, Mr. Fon
taine LeMaitre, Mr. Carlton Champion,
Mr. Gamewell, Mr. Butler, Lieut, A. H.
Scales, Mr. Raymond Butler, Mr. Brooks,
Mr. John Owens, and Mr. E. V. Wat
kins.
Mr. A. Pope, general freight and pass
enger agent of the Savannah. Americus
and Montgomery railroad, was in the city
yesterday on railroad business. Mr.
Pope visits Savannah frequently in his
capacity as the head of tho traffic de
partment of the Sam road, and he says he
intends to make that road more of a Sa
vannah railroad in the future than it has
been in the nast. Ho is satisfied that he
can accomplish this object and he intends,
he says, to bring more cotton here over
that road than has been brought hereto
fore. It is likely that the Sam road will
have new quarters in Savannah before
long. Its present office is at Bay street
lane and Broughton.
TO CHOOSE A PRINCIPAL.
The School Bo ard to Fill the Chatham
School Vacancy To-morrow.
The board of education will meet to
morrow night to elect a principal for
Chatham grammar scheol No. 2, to suc
ceed Mr. Julian Hartridge, made pro
fessor of mathematics of the high school.
As stated in the Morning News there
are so far known to be but two applicants
for the place, Mr. A. W. Keating of Bal
timore and Mr. W. S. Wilson of
Savannah. Mr. Wilson is a brother
of H E. Wilson, Esq., and of Dr. F.
C. Wilson. He has been pursuing a post
graduate course of study at Johns Hop
kin’s university, and is highly indorsed
for the place. His friends aro at work
doing what they can in bis interest.
Mr. Wilson is well known as a thorough
educator.
CITY BREVITIES.
The Belgian steamer Iris arrived off
Tybee last night. She is consigned to the
Antwerp Naval Stores Company.
Rev. H. D. D. Straton will conduct tho
services in the Young Men's Christian
Association rooms this afternoon from ti
to *1:45 o’clock.
Rev. Bright having returned from his
vacation, there will be regular services
at St. Stephen’s church to-day at 11
a. m. and bp. m. Sunday school at 4 p. m.
Lost His Foot. •
Edward O’Sullivan, who fell from a
Savannah, Florida and Western train at
the Bolton street crossing day before yes
terday aud had his foot crushed, is at his
home, No. 13 Howard street. Ills foot
was amputated yesterday between the
ankle aud knee. O’Sullivan says that ho
boarded the train at the crossing, and as
ho did so a brakemau drew a pistol and
threatened to shoot him. in trying to
jump his foot caught and he went under
the car, and the wheel passed over it.
INSURANCE MEN ON A TRIP.
They Will Leave for New York on the
Fast Mail To Morrow.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany will tender its solicitors in Savan
nah a ten days’ trip to New York, com
plimentary to them in recognition of
their services. The party will leave
Savannah in a special car
on the fast mail over the
Charleston and Savannah railway at noon
to-morrow. In the party are Charles F.
Fick, general superintendent in Savan
nah, Assistant Superintendents Gee and
Wallace and Merssrs. Armand, Culpep
per. Kackstraw, Thompson, Waliick.
Wall, Bussy and Clements. They will
reach Now York Tuesday afternoon and
will spend a week there as the company's
guests.
Tried to Kill Each Other.
There came very near being a tragedy
in a negro restaurant at West Broad and
Harris streets about midnight last night.
Two men went into the place and ordered
coffee. After they had drank it, they
got into a row about who should pay for
it. Both drew knives and began stabbing
at each other. The old negro who runs
the restaurant endeavored to stop them.
His shouts for help brought Policeman
Connolly on the scene. The men ran
when they heard tho policeman coming
and escaped.
Two Colored Men Drowned.
Edward Grant and Jacob Lamar, both
colored, were drowned Friday afternoon
in the Thunderbolt river. They had left
the Savannah, Florida and Western rosin
wharf, where they were employed, to go
fishing, and near Greenwich Park the
boat was overturned by a squall. Two
other negroes who were in the boat were
rescued, but Grant and Lamar failed to
catch hold of the boat and were drowned,
Inquests were held and verdicts rendered
accordingly. Peter Willis, an 18-year-old
negro boy. was drowned Thursday while
out crabbing. The coroner’s jury re
turned a verdict of accidental death by
drowning.
Row on a Street Car.
Policeman Connolly of the Central rail
road police, was called on last night to
quell a row on a West Broad street car
as it was passing the Central depot A
gang of drunken young negroes took it
into their heads to run the car as they
wanted to. Conductor Rouse stopped the
car and seized the ringleader of the gang
and held him until au officer arrived. Po
liceman Connolly carried him to the bar
racks He was hailed out later on. The
negro said he was the wrong party and
didn’t know anything about the trouble.
MARRIED IN A CARRIAGE.
A Broken Engagement Renewed
During a Funeral Procession.
From a New York Sun.
Buffalo, Sept. 13.—The marriage of Miss
Cora Spiro of this city and Joseph Buch
holz. editor of the Sharon (Pa j Herald,
last Monday, culminates a very straoge
romance. When Miss Spire, who conies
of au excellent family here, went on a
visit to some friends in Erie. Pa., a few
days ago, she was engaged to Mr. Louis
Heyward, a young lawyer of this city,
w hose age is about her own. 23 years.
While Miss Spire was in Erie a relative
of the Iricuds she was visiting died in
Sharon. Pa., and Miss Spire went to that
city with her friends to attend the funeral.
When tho undertaker handed her into the
carriage which was to convey her
to tho cemetery she found
it occupied by Mr. Uuchholz, whom sho
FALL STYLES
FINE HATS.
had not seen since tha day she broke off
an engagement with him three years be
fore. Buchholz, when rejected, went to
Sharon and bought a newspaper and de
voted himself to it. and Miss Spire was
entirely in the dark as to his whereabouts
When the first surprise was over the pair
began to talk of old times. On the return
trip they occupied the same carriage
again, but this time they had the company
of the Rev W. M. Tinker of Sharon, who
officiated at the funeral sendees. He was
engaged to be married to a friend of Miss
Spire, and the four rode together. Before
this Mr. Buchholz had learned that Miss
Spire was engaged again, and each had
expressed regret that a slight misunder
standing should have kept them apart so
long.
Made bold by the cordiality of his re
ception, Mr. Buchholz ventured to ask if
there was no hope left for him, and the
minister jocularly observed that nothing
would please him better than to marry
the couple. Miss Spire said she was
willing if the editor was, and it waa
agreed that they should be married then,
and there. A license being necessary, one
was obtained at Mercer, Pa., and the
marriage was performed in the carriage,
the driver and the minister’s fiance act
ing as witnesses. The party then drove
to Mr. Buchholz’s house, where the min
ister performed tho ceremony a second
time that evening for appearances’ sake.
No sooner had the news reached Buf
falo than the bride received a telegram
saying that her mother was ill. She has
tened here and found it was only a blind
to secure her presence here, as her fam
ily was disappointed in her marriage.
She is still here, and it is a question
whether she will return to her husband,
as her family is trying to induce her to
sue for divorce, and marry Heyward, wb
has been despondent ever since he heard
of the affair.
AUCTION SALES.
DENMARK!
DENMARK!
1 SOUTH BOUND LUND
AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY
Will Sell AT AUCTION
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11,
At DENMARK, S. C.,
A large number of desirable
TOWN LOTS.
Denmark In a growing town, in a nplendtd
agricultural auction. Three great trunk lines
of railroad utohs there, namely: The S. C.
and Os., F. C. and P. and A. C. L.
Its growth In the past year is an Indication
of lt future.
ON TUESDAY, OCT. 16,
This company will have an auction sale of
Lots at *
FAIRFAX, S. C.,
The crossing of tho I*. K. and A. and F. C.
and P. railroads.
This company also offers at private sale
Business Lots and building Sites at tho fol
lowing poluls on the F. C. and P. railway:
Klncon, Gn : Olyo. Ua Estill Hammond,
Norway, Llviugstone, North. Swansea and
C'ayce, S. C.. the latter being three miles front
Columbia, S. C., ut junction of F. C. aud P.
and Southern Hallway
For full particulars address
W J. GOODING. JR..
Secretary aud Treasurer,
Denmark, &0- -
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