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A MYSTERIOUS RILLING.
Joe Smith Found Under a Wharf
With His Throat Cnt.
Be Was Taken to the Georgia In
firmary, Where He Died a Few
Hours Later—Told One of the Men
He Was Assaulted on the Wharf by
Two Negroes- When Found He Said
He Had Been Out and Thrown Over
board—Cases the Detectives Would
Do Well to Investigate.
Joe Smith, a West Indian negro, who
came to Savannah on a steamer about
five years ago as a deck hand, was found
on the rafters under the old Diion coal
wharf, at the foot of Habersham street,
yesterday morning with his throat cut
from ear to ear.
He was first seen by two negroes in a
row boat, who were passine. and they
called out to him. He failed to answer,
however, and they took him for dead.
They went up to the dock at the foot of
Lincoln street and reported the matter,
when Abram Brown, a colored man, who
was working there, offered to go down
and see about it.
SAID SOMEONE CUT HIM.
Brown went down to the place with the
men and found the man, as they had
stated, lying on the rafters with his
throat cut. His foot was hanging over in
the water. When Brown found him he
had blood on his hand, and all he was
able to say was: ‘‘They cut me and threw
me overboard.”
They did not stop to inquire into the
mystery of how a man who had oeen
thrown overboard with his throat cut
could climb upon the rafters under the
wharf but took charge of the man,
brought him up to the dock and reported
the matter to Officers Fleming aud Bos
tick, who summoned thepoliceambulance
and had the man taken out to the Georgia
Infirmary.
DIP NOT LIVE LONS.
Smith reached the infirmary about ft
o'clock yesterday morning, where his
wound was dressed by Dr M. T. Davis.
He was restless and suffered from the cut
very much until some time between 11
and 12 o'clock, when he died.
William Christopher, one of the nurses
at the hospital who attended Smith while
his wounds were being dressed and just
before he died, said the wounded man
made a statement with regard to his
death but was unable to give any account
of his supposed slayers or the motives
which they might have had for killing
him.
Smith stated, according to Christopher,
that he had been met near the wharf,
where he was found about ft o’clock Fri
day night, when on his way home, by two
men, who assaulted him and cut his
throat. Tills does not agree in any way
with Smith's remark to Brown, to the
effect that the men cut his throat and
threw him overboard. He told Christopher
that he did not know the men and could
not understand the motive they had in as
saulting him.
A BELIEF THAT HE CUT HIMSELF.
Coroner Dixon was notified of Smith’s
death and began to look about for some
evidence on which to base an investiga
tion. This, however, he was unable to
find, and no inquest was held. There was
no clew whatever as to how the negro
came to his death, but the belief of some
of those who inquired into all there was
of the evidence to base an opin
ion on was that he cut himself,
whether accidentally or not is not known.
The fact that there was blood on one of
his hands which had not run down from
the cut partly led to this belief, though
he may have put his hand to the wound
after it was made by some other party.
The killing is another one of those mys
terious cases which have occurred fre
quently in Savannah during the last year.
There have been three or four
cases of a similar nature during
the year, and no particular
effort to track the criminals has been
made on the part of the detectives. In
tact the officers of the law seem to take
no trouble whatever in looking into such
crimes as these, and while murders, rob
beries, burglaries and assaults of various
kinds are committed the perpetrators are
often never caught because little effort is
made to ferret them out and capture
them.
NO REASON FOB A MUftDER.
Smith came to Savannah from the West
Indies about ilvo years ago. He hus since
worked on the wharves around the city,
and has done such odd jobs as have fallen
in his way. He was an inmate of the
Georgia Infirmary about three weeks
ago being a victim of the dropsy, and
since being discharged has been out of
work. If it is a case of murder, it seems
that it must have been a mis
take, as there is no knowu reason
why Smith should have been the
victim. Those who know him say he is a
quiot. peu eablo man. and that he had
nothing whatever worth stealing. He
lived in South Broad street lane, between
Jefferson and Montgomery streets. His
wife said he left home Friday morning,
saying he was going to get work, and
would return that night. She thought it
rather queer that tie did not come back,
but knew nothing of his fate until she
heard of nis death yesterday morning.
RIOTERS HELD FOR TRIAL.
PriLy, Young and Simmons Turned
Over to the Superior Court.
Robert Priley, Gabriel Young and
Ilemas Simmons were each sentenced to
thirty days In jail and turned over to the
superior court on the charge of assault
with intent to murder for the part taken
by them In the riot at Bay and Houston
streets a week ago.
The evidence ugainst the men was the
same as that against the other rioters
whoTeceived similar sentences. Brilev
and Young surrendered themselves a't
the jiolice barracks Friday afternoon.
Simmons came into the court room to
attend the trial yesterday morning and
was arrested. The cases were appealed
to coundL
A VIEW OF THE 810 DREDGE.
It (Jan Be Seen Working in the Casey
Canal Now.
The right-of-way through the bed of
the swamp for the Casey canal has been
'•' •” *-a up to the • llty an lSubu
wav. A good view of the dredge and its
ojierations can now be obtained by passen
gers to and from the isle of Hope on the
Second avenue route. 1 his great labor
saving machine is wonderful in its work
It lias penetrated tins the most dense
swamp of original growth in this county,
and the good effect of the work is mani
fest in that heretofore impassable swamp
lias been dried up and rendered fit for
cultivation. The tax payers of Chatharif
county ought to seethe working of this
machine wtiile it can be reached by rail
road.
Little Julia Shivers Dead*
Little Julia Edna Shivers, the youngest
child of Mr. and Mrs. John 8. Shivers,
died last uight, after a brief illness, from
scarlet fever. The sad ending of this
sweet little life is a severe blow to tho
bereaved parents and redatives, w 10 have
the sympathy of a large circle of friends
I he interment will take place at Lauroi
o'clock Cem,lury thU afternoon at 4
TO BE BURIED IN BONAVENTURE.
The Body of W D. McFarland to Reach
Savannah This Morning.
The body of Mr. W. Duncan McFarland,
who died in Hast Helena. Mont., last
Sunday, from the result of injuries re
ceived the da v before. will reach Savan
nah this morning and will be taken to the
residence of Mr. D. B. Hull, No. 71 Wald
burgetreet. The funeral will take place
at 4 o'clock this aftercoon from Mr Hull s
residence. The interment will be in Boua
vesture.
Mrs. McFarland and her brother. Mr.
W. H. Aldrich, arrived from New York
yesterday afternoon.
The facts connected with the accident
which resulted in the death of Mr Mc-
Farland are not yet known. The only in
formation the fami’v has is contained in
a letter to Mr. Aldridge, who is manager
of the United Smelting and Kefining
Works Company where the accident oc
curred, from one of the officials of the
company.
The letter states that the accident was
about 6 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Mr.
McFarland had been weighing cars in
place of the weigh master who was sick.
The switch crew was late and the proba
bility is that Mr. McFarland was helping
in the work. The engineer saw him run
along a train, but did not see what he was
doing. The next minute he saw him come
stumbling out from between the cars
which, the supposition is, he intended to
uncouple. The train was stopped as
quickly as possible, and. as soon as it was
seen that Mr. MacFarland was seriously
injured, he was placed in a car and taken
to Helena, where ho was removed to a
hospital. His feet and ankles were
crushed, but the physicans were
confident they could save one
foot without amputation; and, perhaps
both. The young man remained con
scious, but made no intelligent statement,
except that he had run a race with a box
car. The physicians were not appre
hensive of the result, but during the night
Mr. McFarland began to sink, and died
the next afternoon at 8 o’clock. Death
resulted from the shock.
That is the only information that has
been received from Helena. As soon as
Mrs. McFarland and Mr. Aldridge re
ceived the news of his death they di
rected that his body bo forwarded to Sa
vannah.
Mr. McFarland was 21 years old. At
the death of his father, the late Dr. J. T.
McFarland, in this city in 18*8, lie went
to Brooklyn, and from there to Sheffield,
Ala , where he was connected with the
coal and iron business. From there he
went to Marietta, where he was auditor
of the Marietta and North Georgia rail
road. He left Marietta a little more than
a year ago to take a jiosition in the United
Smelting and Kefining Company’s works
at Last Helena with his uncle. He was
soon promoted to a jiosition of resjionsi
bility in the company's office, which he
held up to the fatal accident.
THE SITUATION IN STATU QUO.
The Board of Trade Will Not Interfere
With the Longshoremen Trouble.
Mayor McDonough received the reply
of President Purse of the board of trade
yesterday morning to his letter request
ing the board of trade to take action re
garding the difference between the long
shoremen and the ship brokers for the
purpose of bringing about an agreement
between the two jinnies.
As stated in yesterday’s Morning
News, President Purse declined to inter
fere in the matter, on the grounds that
the question being one strictly affecting
the cotton interests the cotton exchange
must be first a|ipeuled to. In replying to
Mayor McDonough he said: “While 1 am
satisfied it will be the expressed desire of
the directors and every member of the
board of trade to supjiort and sustain you
in your laudable efforts to harmonize any
conflicting interests at this port that its
commerce may not suffer or be disturbed
by unhappy misunderstandings between
employers and employed, 1 am equally
sure that the members of the board of
trade will feel that as the cotton trade is
the sole commercial interest now directly
disturbed and as that interest is under
the especial care of the Savannah Cotton
Exchange, they have no right to force
their services upon the parties to the
present contention with a view to an ami
cable adjustment of the same, or take any
other action in the premises until some
special interest of the board of trade be
comes involved.”
President Purse assured Mayor McDon
ough that the cotton exchange would
have the hearty co-operation of the board
of trade in any effort it might make for
the adjustment of the differences between
the longshoremeu and the brokers.
Mayor McDonough was seen yesterday
bv aMi IBM no News reporter. He said
he had not had time to consider President
Purse's letter. Anyway, ho said, ho
should do nothing further at once What
further steps he would probably take
Mayor McDonough could not say, but he
said that he would probably address a let
ter to President Caun of tbe cotton ex
change to-morrow on the line suggested by
Capt. Purse. The mayor did not say jiosi
ttvely he would do so. but it appearedjvery
probably from the manner in which lie
spoke that he would. This will put the
matter where it is generally considered
to jjroperly belong, and that body can
then attempt the adjustment of what is
generally considered a very serious mat
ter. It is not expected that any further
steps will he taken by either side pending
the result of the efforts of the mayor to
bring ahout a compromise through the
intermediation of the cotton exchange.
810 DUKE GOT RATTLED.
Military Men Thought the 11-Stroke
Was Being Sound and.
Guitrds are still being maintained at all
tho armories night and dav much to the
disgust of the members of the companies,
who do not see the fun of hugging a mus
ket for twelve hours on a stretch.
Many ot the military men, however,
thought the time had come to act yester
day. When the fire alarm was turned in
from box 78, about 2:30 o’clock yesterday
afternoon, the big Duke at lire head
quarters seemed to take a ora/.y fit and
rattled off strokes at a rapid rate.
The number of strokes on the first
round was variously estimated at from 11
to 13. Many believed it to be the former
number and the streets were at once
filled with men hurrying to the armories,
in the belief that a genoral call had been
sent in for the military They were much
relieved when they found that they were
mistaken.
THE TREACHEROUS KEROSENE.
A Can Attached to a Stove Explodes
and Calls Out the Firemen.
Considerable excitement was created in
the neighborhood of Broughton and
Abereorn streets last night atxiut 8
o'clock by tho explosion of a can of kero
sene in the house of Mr. Frank Kava
naugh on Abereorn uear Broughton. The
cun was attached as reservoir to an oil
stove. There was quite a blaze for awhile.
Mr. Henry Green, who was passing, heard
the screams of tbe ladies in the house,
and seeing the blaze turned in an alarm
from box 14. near by. The tire dcjiurl
meut responded promptly, but the names
had already been extinguished by neigh
bors who ran In. The damage was slight.
A Blase in a Roof.
There was a small fire In the roof of
the two-story house at No. 50‘j Randoljib
street yesterday afternoon about 2 : no
o'clock. Tbe house is ocvujiied by W. B.
Scott, colored. The damage was small.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 16, 1894.
SAY THEY WILL RESIGN.
Naval Stores Buyers Nettled at the
Action of the Board ot Trade.
A New Rule Adopted Which Places
the Rolling Charge for Rosin and
Spirits on the Buyer—Buyers Un
willing to Submit and Threaten to
Withdraw in a Body—They Say the
Factors Take Advantage of the Fact
That They Have a Majority on the
Board of Directors and the Buyers’
Rights Are Not Respected.
Although the board of trade held a
meeting yesterday and passed a resolu
tion which it was supjiosed would settle
the differences between the naval stores
factors and buyers, there is very little
more light on the situation to-day than
there was a day or two ago.
The result of the meeting of the board
was the passage of a resolution fixing the
charge of 3 cents per barrel for rolling on
the buyer.and the buyer is makinga strong
protest against such a rule. So strongly
is the objection made by the buyer to any
such rule that there was much talk yes
terday of ail the buyers resigning in a
body if this rule becomes a law and is en
forced. The buyers are very much pro
voked about the action, and they contend
that it was done through the power of
the factors, who have a majority on the
board of directors.
THE NEW RILES PASSED.
The new rule passed makes the naval
stores buyer responsible to the railroads
for the amount of the rolling charge,
which is 3 cents jier barrel. The rule
reads as follows:
The charge of 6 cents per barrel on rosin,
and 7 cents iier iisrrel on sjiirits of turpentine,
tor storage and labor for the calendar mouth
in which received, shall be paid jointly by the
consignee and the party to whom it shall be
finally delivered. Of this charge the owner
or lessee of the yard shall collect 3 cents per
barrel on rosin, and 4 cents per barrel on
spirits ol turpientlne from the consignee on
demand, and shall collect 3 cents i>er ! arrel
on rosin and :> cents jier barrel on spirits of
turpentine from the party to whom the de
liver!, shall be finally made. In case of loss
by ere or other causes for which warehouse
man is not res, onslble. the charge provided
to he paid by party to whom delivery is made
shall be paid by the party In whose name the
rosin or turpentine is stored at the time. In
uddltion to these charges 3 cents |ier barrel
on rosin and 4 ecu >s per barrel on spirns or
turpentine shall be paid for each additional
calendar mouth that the goods remalu in
storage, which charges shall be paid by the
party in whose name it stands upon the books
of the owner or lessee of the yard at the time.
The above rule was adopted by the I oard of
directors of the Savannah Hoard of Trade at
the.r meeting held this day. and ordered
posted on the bulletin hoard lor ten days,
after which it becomes a law. and will be
known as rule 21 of the general rules of the
naval stores trade.
TO BE A LAW IN TEN DATS.
As will be seen, this rule will not be
come a law of the board of trade for ten
days. In the meantime, it is understood
that the factors are to pay the rolling
charge on rosin and turjientine.
Those present at the meeting at which
this rule was adopted were Messrs. VV.
C. Powell, J. B. Johnson, H. T. Moore, C.
G. Dahl. J. H. Hunter, J. M. Dixon, C. D.
Baldwin and Capt. D. G. Purse, presi
dent, who presided.
Mr. H. T. Moore was the only pro
nounced buyer who was present, and it
seems he had to meet the arguments of
the factors unaided. He ojiposed the
adoption of the rule very strongly and did
everything in his power to secure a vote
against it. but it was adopted by the vote
of ail present, with the exception of his
own.
The buyers are very indignant at the
passage of this rule, and they are making
all sorts of threats. The factors are sat
isfied, ana they say their fight is for tbo
port, a* the buyers are going into the
country with the report that the port
charges have been increased and it will
be cheaper for the producer to send his
stuff west than to have it brought here.
This rejiort, which the factors claim has
no foundatoin whatever in fact, is said to
be doing thq port much damage in the
quantity of the jiroduct that is being car
ried direct from the still to other parts of
the country.
THE Bt!VERS MAT RESIGN.
Mr. Jas. J. Farie, a prominent buyer,
has some very pronounced views on the
subject. He says in his opinion all the
buyers will resign from the board in a
body.
“It won't affect us materially,” said
Mr. Farie. as under the board of trade
rules we can make our contracts with the
factors independently of these rules if we
so desire. The buyers are tired of Czarism,
and do not propose to stand it much
longer. They are ail indignant at being
treated in such a manner. The board
does not recognize our sales, and they are
not posted as such simply because wo are
buyers. The factors are in the majority,
and we do not havo our rights. If the
factors waut to sell us the goods they
have got to sell them minus the 3 ceuts
jier barrel. There is no rule that can
force us to buy unless the price is satis
factory.”
MR. SHOTTER’S SIDE OF IT.
Mr. 8. P. Shotter, a well-known buyer
and exjiorter, is very indignant at the
action of the board, and predicts that it
will result in the resignation from that
body of all the buyers.
“The board of directors of the board of
trade,” Mr. Shotter said yesterday, "held
a meeting without any notice to the naval
stores trade, and there was jiresent one
buyer, three factors and several others
not interested in the trade. Without al
lowing time for any discussion by those
interested in the trade they passed a rule
to tho effect that the exporters are to pay
for this handling of naval stores, which
is, in my opinion, simply farcical.
"1 do not consider that this is a matter
which comes at all under the jurisdiction
of the board of trade, but 1 was not given
the privilege of expressing an opinion. At
the meeting the exjiortvrs were in the
large minority and were simply outvoted.
1 suppose if an exjiorter of cotton were
called on through a rule of tiie cotton ex
change to nay 10 cents a bale for tiie de
delivery of cotton he bad purchased and
for which he considered himself entitled
to free delivery, he would think such a
ruling rather extraordinary, to say the
least.
STATES IT AS A FACT.
“I seo by the Morning News that some
one says tt is not the case that the factors
charge the producer 3 cents jier barrel for
“custody and handling.” Ire affirm that
such is the case, aud furthermore say, no
consideration has ever been given for this
charge. This is tiie 8 cents which the
factor should pay but has never jinid up
to Sept. 1, which the railroads now ask
him to pay, and which the exporter re
fuses to jiay. It is the labor expense of
rolling tbe rosin from tiie delivery shed
where it is unloaded from the cars and
turned over to the factors, to the storage
yard und thou again from that point to
tiie buyers'dra.is or lighters. It is u
warehouse expense, and so far as my ex
perience goes, It nas always be n paid in
other lines, such as cotton, rice and on
other articles, by the party putting tiie
goods in store. The producer ulreadv
pars this amount to tho factor and it
should not increase the producer's burden
for him to pay the amount to tbe rail
roads which perform the service. I will
not now attempt to criticise this unadver
tised actiou of the board of trade, for 1
might speak very harshly.
"Of course tho exjwrters will resign In
a body rather than be coerced by such a
ruliug. It cannot, in any event, have any
material effect on the situation, as the
rules of the board of trade cannot affect
private agreements, and the exporters do
not exjiect to buy naval stores until the
factors agree to pay this expense, for
which they are alone resjxmsible. We
sec no reason why we should buy naval
stores and then jia.v some charge in ad
vance in order to get the goods.”
FROM A FACTOR’S STANDPOINT.
Mr. J. P. Williams, one of the promi
nent factors, said the action of the board
of directors was simply a change of the
rules and was looked on by the factors as
a very righteous change. It is in accord
ance with the resolution adopted by the
factors, and the factors will stand by it.
If any of the buyers resign from the
board of trade. Mr. Williams said, they
will still have to deal witn men who are
members of the board, ami they will nave
to abide by Us rules, so the situation, so
far as the buyers are concerned, will re
main unchanged by their resigning Mr.
Williams said the factors, as well as all
the other members of the board of trade,
are amenable to its rules, and have to
abide by them. For the next ten days,
until the new rule becomes a law, the 3
cents rolling charge wili be paid by the
factors, but after that time it will be
charged to tbo buyers according to the
rule adopted.
don’t understand it.
Another factor spoke on the same line,
sa.vmg lie did not see what the buyers
could gain by resigning from the board,
as they would still have to deal with
members of the board whenever they
bought rosin or spirits, and those mem
bers, he said, w ould bo bound by those
rules. Members of a trade, hesaid, never
gained anything by disconnecting them
selves with un institution which was de
voted to its interests, and he did not be
lieve the buyers could do so. He said the
factors would not yield to any demand
they made with regard to a change
from the buyer to the fac
tor in paying rolling charge. It would
be charged in all bills to the buyer, he
said, under that rule, and unless the
buyer chooses to pay it he cannot get the
stuff.
Thus it stands. Tbe buyers are dissat
isfied wdth the new rule which the board
has adopted, and the factors insist that
they will adhere to it. The buyers
threaten to resign, but the factors say
that will accomplish nothing. Bo tiie
matter seems as yet unsettled.
SOUTHERN TRADE IMPROVING.
What Oen. Sorrel Has to Say on the
Subject.
A rejiorter of the Journal of Commerce,
with the view of finding out if the condi
tions of trade in the south were im
proving, called on Gen. G. M. Borrel,
manager of the Ocean Steamship Com
jiany, whose steamers ply between New
York and Savannah. Gen. Sorrel was
asked if he had noticed any increase in
the demand for tonnage in the jiast two
weeks and an improvement in southern
business generally.
“Yes; there has been a most decided
change,”-was his answer, -and a change
for the better too. it is duo, I think, to
the passage of the tariff bill, which re
moves that tension of uncertainty and
doubt in the minds of the people that has
fettered business for so long a time. Now
merchants know how to act: the tariff is
no longer an uncertainty, but a fact, and
they can base their calculations accord
ingly. Since the liassage of the bill the
movement of merchandise south has in
creased very much, and all our
steamers are now leaving with
full freight cargoes. The business
we are doing now is much larger than wo
were doing at tho same time last year,
and it is safe to say that the south was
never in a better condition than it is to
day. The cotton crop will be large aud
prices low; but it will form a basis of
export and give the people purchasing
power.’!
“Do you notice a marked excess of any
particular kind of merchandise going
south?”
"No; the movement is general and em
braces all varieties of goods. The large
and small storekeepers in the small towns
and in the cities have been carrying very
light stocks, buying no more than they
actually needed aud waiting for the set
tlement of the tariff. Now they are re
plenishing their wants, aud the fail sea
son has fully opened.
THE RIPPLE AT THE BOTTOM.
Sunk at Abereorn and the Crew Have
a Narrow Escape.
The tug Ripple of the Atlantic Con
tracting Company, employed in the jetty
work, is sunk at Abereorn, some distance
above the city. The snagboat Satilla
went up yesterday to raise her.
The Ripple sank while mqored to the
bank of the river night before last. Sne
is lying in N feet of water, with only her
pilot house and smokestack above water
at high tide. Tho boat, sank about 3
o’clock in the morning, her officers and
crew barely escajiing before she went
down, some of them without even saving
their clothes. Capt. Bailey lost his watch
and his pocketbook.
The engineer, who was sleeping below,
was awakened by the water rushing into
the hull, and gave the alarm that the boat
w-as sinking. The men scrambled out
and jumped for the shore. The tug was
under water when the last man got off
from the top of tbe jiilot-house.
The cause of the accident is unknown.
Capt. Bailey savs the boat was all right
at 1 o’clock two hours before she sank.
The engineer tells the same story. There
was a considerable load of hay and forage
on the forward deck, which had become
wet in tho heavy rain the night before,
and' caused tiie bow of tho boat to sink
some, and then she careened and went
over. Her machinery is not bolieved to
have been injured excejit by the water.
This is tho fourth time that the Ripple
has been sunk.
THIEF AND THE ECLIPSE.
A Saloonkeeper Loses His Watch
While the Shadow Is on.
Joe Mason, a colored boy, v-as lodged in
tbe barracks yesterday afternoon on the
charge of stealing a watch from Richard
Pechman, tho well known saloonkeeper
on Bay street. Mr. Pechman went out
into his back yard to view the eclipse of
the moon uight before last. While watch
ing the eclipse he took out his watch and
laid it down beside him. When he went
back in the bouse he forgot to
get his watch. He never thought
about the watch until sorno time yester
daymorning, and when he went to look
for it it was gone lie remembered then
seeing the boy who delivers the milk
even morning stoop down artd pick up
something wlien he came in tho yard.
When the boy came back yesterday after
noon with a fresh supply of milk Mr.
Pechman seized hold of him and de
manded his watch.
Tbe boy denied having the watch and
struggled violently to got away. After
he had been subdued and a policeman
sent for, tie acknowledged having tatcen
the watch, but claimed that he had given
it to tbe white boy who drives the tnilk
wagon. Tho latter, however, denied any
knowledge of the wateb and there being
no proof against him, he was not arrested.
Buy a Lot on Best Street.
I.ots are well located, terms easy, and
prices cheap. John L. Arcnor, 118 Bryan
street, —ad.
Seagirt Shooting.
The Forest and Stream of Sept. 18 con
tains a full account of the score of the
Savannah riflemen, and tho Georgia team
shooting at Seagirt. N. J. Price 10 cents
For sale at KstUl’s News Depot, SIX Bull
street.—ad,
GARRARD AT REIDSVILLE.
He and Col. Lester Speak to a Large
Crowd ot Democrats.
He Says Georgia Is Still Overwhelm
ingly Democratic—Will Remain in
Savannah To-day—The Programme
for the First District Rallies—Some
of the Speakers Who Will Hold
Forth.
Hon. L. F. Garrard of Columbus reach
ed the city last night from Heidsville,
Tattnall county, where he spoke yester
day to a crowd of 1,200 or 1,500 democrats.
He and Col. Rufus E. lister came down
from Retdsville together. Col. Lester ad
dressed the crowd in the morning and
Mr. Garrard spoke in the afternoon.
The crowd was an enthusiastic one, and
the outlook was for a very great dimin
ishing of third party votes in that county
by the time for the election. The speak
ers were listened to with much interest,
and the crowd was enthusiastic and gen
erous in the applause.
Mr. Garrard will spend to-day in Sa
vannah. He has a large numberof friends
here, and several of them called on him
last night. Ha will leave the city to-night
for Fayetteville. Ga., where he sjieaks to
morrow, and will return in time to speak
at Darien Tuesday. These are big jumps
for a public sjieaker to make, but Mr.
Garrard was given a jiressing invitation
to speak at Fayetteville, and Monday was
the only day he couid conveniently make
tho arrangements to do so. The conse
quence is he will have to do some rapid
traveling to make connections.
Mr. Garrard seems very confident of
the situation in Georgia, and predicts
that tiie democrats will carry tho state
by fully as large a majority this year
as they did two years ago. and the indi
cations are, he says, that it will be even
larger.
COL. LESTER IN DEMAND.
Congressman Lester is hard at work
now. He has an engagement for almost
every day for the next two weeks, during
which time he will visit nearly every
county in the district. Tuesday he will
be at Darien, where the democrats of
Mclntosh county will hold a rally. Hon.
L. F. Garrard will be on hand and will
deliver an address, as will also Mr. P. A.
Stovall and Mr. T. S. Morgan of Savan
nah.
On Wednesday the democrats of Burke,
Screven, Emanuel and Bulloch will hold
their grijnd rally at Millen, accompanied
by a barbecue. Mr. Garrard and Col.
lister will sneak and other prominent
democrats, including, probably, Messrs.
Morgan and Stovall of Savannah.
Saturday the democrats of Burke
county will hold a grand rally at Waynes
boro, and Col. Lester will deliver an ad
dress there. On Monday or Tuesday of
next week the democrats of Screven
county will hold their rally at S.vlvania,
at which Col. Lester will of course be
present and speak. By this time, proba
bly. other engagements will have been
made sufficient to fill out the whole of
next week.
No district in the state has a more jp
ular representative than the First dis
trict has, and he is in demand every
where.
BULLOCH’S TURN OUT.
The congressional rally in Bulloch to
take place on Sept. 21, has been merged
into the state rally to be at Statesboro
Sept. 26. Mr. J. R. Miller, editor of the
Statesboro Star, was in town yesterday.
He says the people are preparing as they
have never before done for twenty-five
years. It is estimated that 5.000 to 6,000
people from Bulloch and adjoining coun
ties will attend the rally. Burke and
Liberty will have their rally on the same
day, and reports from both of these coun
ties are that the preparations are equally
as active as at Statesboro.
In a letter from Hon. J. W. Reiser of
the congressional executive committee,
from Effingham county, to Chairman
Whatley yesterday, ho says: “Col. Les
ter’s speech here on Friday was one of
the grandest efforts of his life in defense
of the old line democracy. You can rest
assured that Effingham is solid for the
ticket in November.”
F. M. JONES DEAD.
Three Score and Seven His Allotted
Years of Life.
Francis Marion Jones, a well-known
citizen, diod last night at 8 o’clock after
a brief illness. The deceased was a
native of Charleston, S. C., where ho
achieved a high reputation as a ship
wright. During the war he was a con
federate naval constructor, and superin
tended the building of seve.-al iron clads
which became famous in tbe defense of
Charleston harbor.
Mr. Jones belonged to a family the
members of which were noted for their
mechanical skill and ingenuity. In 186 ft
the deceased removed to this "city, and,
in connection with Capt. M. P.‘ Usina,
established a ship yard. The firm was
dissolved after an existence of about ten
s’oars, and the business was continued
by Mr. Jones, in connection with that of
wharf building, until his last ill
ness. In conjunction with his
partner and others, he built the
graving deck on Hutchinson’s Island, op
posite the city, which owing to a lack of
funds was neuer completed, though it
was used for awhile tor the purpose for
which it was intended.
The noted fast pilot boat Neea was
built by Mr. Jones, as were several other
vessels belonging to this port.
The deceased was about 67 years of
age. He leaves a widow and four daugh
ters, all of whom are married, namely,
Mrs. Joseph W. Jackson of this city, arid
Mrs. Symons, Mrs. Spivey and Mrs.
Haupt of Eaton ton, Ga.
In Their New Home.
“The Little Sisters of the Poor” fin
ished moving into their new home on
Seventh street, corner of Lincoln, yester
day. This benevolent order of Catholic
ladies, which has for several years been
caring for aged men, without regard to
their religion, now lias oue of the hand
somest edifices in the city in which to
carry out its noble purposes.
The Modern Beauty
Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form glows with health, and her face
blooms with its beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing action of a laxativo
remedy, she uses the gentle and pleasaut
liquid laxative Syrup of Figs —ad.
The Herald.
The New York Herald of Sunday. Sept.
16, 1894, will contain an art supplement of
great attractiveness. There will be a
striking colored cartoon showing the
Evils of the Day. “Hunting with Howit
zers” is tbo name of a tiovelctto to be
printed, describing a da.v on tho skirmish
line. 1 here will be an article oti the pre
vious occujiation of Korea bv Jajiati beau
tifully illustrated by half-tone pictures.
Tho golf craze will be sketched from a
humorous point of view, und an account
given of a most remarkable incident
which recently happened in a coal mine.
Many interesting special articles. Fur
sale at Es'.ill's News Depot, 21 W Bull
street.—ad.
Fall Term! Fall Term!!
Richmond’s Commercial Institute opens
Monday, Sept. 17. Send for catalogue.
ANOTHER ECLIPSE.
It Took Place Yesterday Evening and
Was Witnessed by Thousands.
The eclipse of the moon on Friday night
attracted considerable attention, but was
voted a tame affair and only partially sat
isfactory in its visible supply. However,
an interesting sight which “eclipsed'’ the
“eclipse” drew a large crowd last night
to tbe city market, where just inside of
the front entrance on Congress street
was a display which stood out so promi
nently, that it enveloped all the attention
of the jiassers-by and tbe purchasers of
Sunday dinners. It was the exhibition of
one of lagan's carloads of selected west
ern meats-a forerunner of the class of
goods which he will place on the market
during the coining winter.
Without exaggeration, Logan has se
cured the best facilities jiossible for fur
nishing good things to his customers this
season. He has been in the west making
arrangements with the very largest houses
for a regular supply of the choicest deli
cacies, which will arrive from time to
time.
Never in the history of the old market,
has there been such excellent beef, poul
try, game and other nice things, as will
be brought out by Logan this year.
Everybody can get just what they want,
rich and poor will be treated alike, and
everyone will be satisfied. So make ar
rangements for your daily supplies.—ad,
When You Take Life Insurance You
See How You Oet in, but You Don’t
See How You Can Oet Out.
The Massachusetts Mutual Life Com
pany, organized 1831, writes in every pol
icy, not only the paid-up value, but the
cash surrender value for every year after
tho first, as required by the law of the
state of Massachusetts, and in addition
to these values pays a dividend to the
policy holder every year, beginning with
the anniversary of the policy.
A specimen policy showing the exact
figures will be furnished on application
to Harty A Apple, general agents for
Georgia, ft3 Hay street, Savannah, Ga. .A
few live special agents wanted for good
territory.—ad.
Will Open! Will Open! Monday,Sep. 17
Fall term Richmond's Commercial In
stitute, opposite postoffice. Bend for
catalogue.—ad.
I have several residences for sale
which can be secured cheap. John L.
Archer, 118 Bryan street.—ad.
Remington Standard Typewriter
No. 0.
A development is not an experiment.
Many desirable improvements success
fully incorporated into this new model.
Notable among them are: Adjustment of
cylinder, spacing mechanism, carriage,
ribbon movement, touch, paper feed, en
velope holder and pajier guides, and many
other useful and convenient devices.
Time, labor and trouble saved by the
users of this machine. We will take
great pleasure in showing and explaining
the workings of the same to you. B. F,
Ulmer & Cos., sole dealers, No. 14 Drayton
street.- ad.
A Large Sale of Furniture.
The executors of tho estate of E. A.
Schwarz have decided that the immense
stock of furniture, carpets and upholstery,
etc., must be reduced, and to that end the
large advertisement elsewhere announces
startling reductions in prices in order
that this may be accomplished. This
stock is known to he of the highest order,
snd includes every article of furniture,
floor covering, curtain drapery, upholstery
and the many ornamental pieces usually
found in such a first-class establishment.
An examination of the goods and consid
eration of the favorable jirices will bo of
especial interest to those about to refur
nish, so general at this season of tho
year.
Savannah. Ga. I. H. C. Cos., Gentle
men: I am a traveling man and subject
to those headaches which are the result
of broken rest and irregular habits. I
take your Improved Headache Cure, and
with pleasure testify to its merits. It
gives quicker relief than any other so
called headache medicine, for 1 believe £
have tried them all. No drummer's
satchel is complete without a bottle.
Very truly, M. M. Eason, with Geo. W.
Tiedeman & Bro.
A Boon to Stenographers.
You should use a set of Underwood s
typewriter key cushions. They prevent
stiff and sore fingers and makes type
writing a positive luxury. You will by
the use of these cushions be relieved of
headaches and so forth that vou now
havo from drumming all dav on the hard
keys of your machine. We also carry all
of the latest novelties, etc. We can save
you money if you will only buy your goods
from us. We carry a full lino of supplies
for all makes of tyjiewriters. Call and
see us. B. F. Ulmer & Co.—ad.
The St. Louis A. B. C. Bohemian bot
tled beer is the beer to drink if you wish
to be healthy. It is made of the best hops
and barley ana nothing else. The Ameri
can Brewing Comjiany are the makers
and challenge competition. “Give us two
more!” That is what they always
say when they drink the St. Louis
A. B. C. Bohemian bottled beer.
It is so good it goes right to tho spot.
It is brewed b,v the American Brewing
Company. Smith Bros., wholesale deal
ers.—aa.
Ladies, we know you want your boys
well dressed to send them to school. Al
ways on the lookout for your interests,
we have succeeded in purchasing an im
mense amount of boys' and children's
suits, which we hojie will be ready for
your inspection Tuesday, 18th inst.
Children’s suits will be from 85 ceuts up,
and boys’ suits will be from $2.85 up.
Appel A Schaul.—ad.
The I. H. C. is an improved headache
cure manufactured in this city. In the
special notice column will be found a list
of druggists handling the remedy.
Typewriter Repairing.
All makes of typewriters rejiaired by
us at lowest prices Wc guarantee all
our work. Now is the time to have your
machine put in first-class order and re
pair for the coming winter's work. B, F.
Ulmer A Co.—ad.
The New Department.
Adler's new carpet and upholstering
department is the talk of tho town.
Their handsome third floor was thronged
on opening day and continuously through
tho week. They viewed the elaborate
disjilay of carpet*, rugs, lace, silk and
chenille curtains, and thev were aston
ished at the large variety and extremely
low prices. The assortment of cocoa
matting and linoliums, oil cloths and
shadings for office purpose* is very large
and complete. Mr. Lackey, the popular
carpet salesman, has charge of this de
partment and is assisted by a corps of
well-trained carpet talesmeu and carpet
layers.
You can soeure a home by paying for It
in monthly installment*. John L. Ar
cher, 118 Bryan struct.—ad.
The widow of Senator Hcsrst of California
Is said to be the most heavily Insured woman
in tho United States. She has *3uu,uuo on her
llffii
LUDOEIK ft BATES 1 M. if
WEATHER PROBABILITIES - sn v
DAY: Threatening weather. with show',.'
slight changes in temperature, winds 111
erally easterly. 8-
Mathushek
Pianos.
We have sold this old re
liable make for more than
20 years, and without a
single failure under
manufacturers’ guar
antee. A most noble rec
ord, is it not?
25,000 in Use
Scattered all the way from
Virginia to Texas, in the
homes of the people, in
schools, colleges, theaters,
hotels, clubs and at seaside
resorts singing their own
praises, and a legion of
pleased purchasers indors
ing them as satisfactory.
KSIII MONEY.
Try one of them. You
can’t make a mistake. Your
future happiness depends
upon it !!
Emnurom
CLOTH N3.
All
School
hoys
Have only two weeks more
in which to get FALL
SCHOOL SUITS of us at
prices utterly impossible
elsewhere. 25 per cent, re
duction and 10 per cent.more
off for cash. All summer
goods must slide. See page 7.
hoEt - miil to
UNDINE.
Crushed Middlings Flour.
The only flour of it* kind, and the best of
any kind, It is made by a secret pro
cess known to but two persons
Jioo.ooo Has Been onered lor me Knowledge.
"UNDINE is the best Flour ever sold
in this place.”—L. McCrary & Son, Fowl
town, Ga.
“The UNDINE gives perfect satisfaction.”
—J- B. Shcarhouse, Guyton, Ga.
NOEL MILL CO.,
ESTILL SPRINGS. TENN.
CLOTH NQ.
Where in
the World
Will you find such profita
ble reading as you will find
on the top half of the fifth
page to-day. It’s about
Boys’ and Children’s Suits,
that every one will need
soon for school and dress.
And there will be such a
saving, too.
Look for announcement of date
of sale later.
APPEL & SCHAUL.
_ GROCEHIES.
j as. McGrath & co.,
ltelt.tile Flare to Potrhaao
Eduard & John Burk's Bulness Stout,
Hass Ale, W. A. Ross & Bros.’
Ginger Ale, Club Soda,
Light Wines,
Claret, Angelica Scuppernong, Catawba.
Agent* For—
PEPPER BOTTLED WHISKY