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TO HAVE A FREIGHT BUREAU
Savannah’s Business Men Enthusi
astic Over the Project.
A Well Attended Meeting at the City
Exchange Results in the Appoint
ment of a Committee to Devise Plans
for Forming the Bureau and Provid
ing for Expenses—Capt. Purse Ex
plains the Workings of the New
Orleans, Kansas City and Other
Freight Bureaus—A General Feeling
That Savannah Needs One.
Savannah's business men are enthusi
astic over the idea of establishing a
freight bureau, as was evidenced by the
meeting held at the city exchange at noon
yesterday for the purpose of discussing
that subject.
The matter is now in the hands of a com
mittee which will report to an adjourned
meeting of the business and commercial
men of Savannah. The meeting was a
large and enthusiastic one, and showed
that there is a deep interest in the matter
in Savannah. A good number of Savan
nah’s best known business men were pres
ent and they listened intently to the ex
planation of the workings of the freight
bureaus of New Orleans, Kansas City,
Louisville and Cincinnati, as given by
Capt. 1). G. Purse.
MAYOR M'DONOCOH CHAIRMAN.
President W. G. Cannof the cotton ex
change opened the meeting by nominating
Mayor McDonough for chairman, and the
vote electing him was unanimous. Mr.
F. E. Ke barer was elected secretary.
Chairmau McDonough stated that the
meeting was called for the purpose of.con
sidering the advisability of establishinga
freight bureau, to present facts and lig
urcs in connection with it. and to see
what could be done in that direction. He
said Capt. D. G. Purse, president of the
board of trade, had some facts and fig
urcs to present to the meeting.
Capt. Purse said at the outset that the
number of papers before him did not sig
nify that he was going to occupy as mu h
time as the junior senator from Georgia
had done on a recent occasion. He read
an invitation which ho had from the
Georgia railroad commission to appear be
fore it in the matter of some discrimina
tions which had been charged against the
Central railroad in favor of other points
as against Savannah. The invitation is
as follows:
Atlanta. Ga , Sept. Up. 1894 —Mr. D. G.
Purse. President Board of Trade, Savannah,
Ga : Dear Sir—l am directed to notify you
that your complaint against the Central Rail
road Company will be considered by the
board on the 2f>th inst.. at 10 o'clock a m.
Yours truly, A. C. Beiscoe, Secretary.
DISCRIMINATIONS AOAINST SAVANNAH.
Capt. Purse went on to state what had
been done and what protests have been
made with regard to the discriminations
that exist against Savannah. He said
the work practically began In a joint
meeting between Savannah and Charles
ton about a year ago, hut at present the
question of cotton differentials alone, he
said, was not being considered.
Finding that these discriminations ex
isted he said he had corresponded with
the heads of the freight bureaus in New
Orleans, Kansas City. I-ouisville and
Cincinnati, and had been informed what
had been accomplished by them in the
way of the removal of discriminations
which existed against those cities. He
called particular attention to the corre
spondence with Mr. A. J. Vallandingham,
showing the cost of maintaining the Kan
sas City freight bureau and the basis on
which it was organized. This was given
as information with regard to the manner
of organizing and the cost of such a
bureau. The substance of this correspon
dence has already been published in the
Morning News.
The Kansas City bureau is supported
by the commercial organizations of that
city.and the executive committee consists
of members of these organizations.
WHAT IT COSTS IN CINCINNATI.
Capt. Purse then read a letter from E.
B. Wilson, commissioner of the Cincin
nati freight bureau. The expenses were
divided between the trade organizations
and a number of patriotic citizens who
were interested in it. The cost of main
taining the Kansas City bureau is about
SIO,OOO per annum.
Mr. Wilson stated in his letter that ex
cessive freight rates were not the only
thing that had operated to the disad
vantage of Cincinnati; hut that bad man
agement and improper handling of
freights had been almost as great an evil,
and in many instances had to be cor
rected.
Capt. Purse gathered from the reports
of the Cincinnati bureau that its oxi>ouses
were about SB,OOO annually. Among its
other purposes was tlie giving of advice
to merchants with regard to rates aud
claims which were to be collected. The
information from the Louisville bureau
was also read. The most important work,
it said, that was done in the bureau re
lated to Elites of freight from competing
points aud maintaining them on a just and
equitable basis.
Capt. Purse next took up the New Or
leans bureau. Circulars explaining this
bureau and its purposes had already been
distributed by ('apt. Purse, ami they
have been extensively read by many of
the merchants. The cost of maintainiug
this bureau is about $9,000 per annum.
REASONS FOR ITS ESTABLISHMENT.
Capt. Purse said he had given the
status of the bureaus with which he had
Communicated. He said they had grown
in importance to their cities each year.
The question was whether Savannah
needed a freight bureau. There was no
question, he said, that discriminations
existed against Savannah, and that was
the best reason for the establishment of
such a bureau. The worst discrimina
tions. ho said, came from tho Savannah.
Florida and Western railway, in such a
shape that the railroad commission could
not touch them. It was a matter for tlie
interstate commerce commission. He re
ferred to the transportation of phosphates
and fertilizers into Savannah's territory
from Charleston at the same rate given
to Savannah. The same is true of Nor
folk coming into Churlcstou’s territory.
He spoke of other rates discriminating
against Savannah, but, being interstate
matters, the Georgia commission, he said,
could not touch them.
TAKES SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS.
Capt. Purse read a number of compar
ative rates from Savannah and Norfolk,
showing discriminations agaiust the for
mer port. It takes the most expert scien
tists, Capt. Purse said, to figure out and
interpret rate tariffs, as they were now
•o intricate and complicated. For that
reason Savannah wanted, he said, a man
of the highest intellect and most complete
knowledge of railroad matters to take
charge of this bureau. He brought iu tlie
matter of tourist rates and said Savan
nah needed a man to take hold of this and
iuako Savannati a tourist point. He said,
too, that the matter of claims was so in
tricate that a competent man was needed
to take hold of that work.
Col W. W. Gordon advocated the plan
and said he believed every man had felt
the shoe pinching in the manner which
Capt. Purse had so ably set forth, but the
matter of expense was one which had to
be first considered. He desired to know
how they were to go about getting funds
( apt. Purse said a committee should he
appointed by the ckair to formulate plans
of organization aud an estimate of the
expenses, to make a report at a suLtse
<iuent meetiug.
< OF. GokDON’s rebolftion.
Col. Gordon said he was in hopes Capt.
I uise would have an estimate of tlie cost
to present to the meeting, as a test of
what individuals and commercial bodies
; would do could not well be made until
this estimate had l>een presented. Every
i one, he said, wanted to know what it
would cost and where the money would
i come from. He, therefore, moved the
I adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved. That the mayor appoint a com
mittee of merchants ami others connected
i with the various tariff interests of li e city
I for the purpose of presenting at an adjourne 1
meeiing of the citizen' a plan of organization
! manner of meeting expenses arid other mat
! ters connected with the establishment of ibe
| proposed freight bureau, and that Cap’ D. G.
I Purse be appointed chairman of said com
: mittee.
Col. J. H. Kstill seconded the resolu
, tion, which was adopted by a unanimous
I vote.
THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The mayor did not appoint the commit-
J teo at once, as the matter which was to
be taken in hand required a careful selec
tion of business men to serve on it The
desire was to appoint as near as possible,
men who were interested in the different
branches of importance to Savannah. The
committee was announced later in the
I day, as follows: Capt D. G. Purse,chair
j man. Col. W. W. Gordon, Messrs. W. G.
Cann, president of the cotton exchange,
I. M. Frank, Joseph Hull. E. z\. Weil. W.
D. Krenson, Capt. W. W. Williamson,
Messrs. B. H. Levy, A. B. Palmer, W .G.
Morrell, Herman Myers, Maj. G. M.
Ryals, Col. J. H. Estill, Messrs. W. J.
Watson, J. M. Dixon, K. F. Burdell, G.
W. Tiedeman and W. W. Starr.
The committee is a thoroughly repre
sentative one. and includes representa
tives of ail the large trades and commer
cial lines. The committee will consider
the matter, and, after mapping out some
plan for the formation of a freight bureau
and considering the matter of expense,
wiil report to another meeting to be called
later.
AN ATTEMPTED ASSAULT
Charged Against a Greek, but No Ar
rest Followed.
What was claimed to be a case of at
tempted assault took place yesterday
about noon in a place kept by a Greek
fruit vender at the corner of Liberty and
Wheaton streets. A woman was heard
screaming in tlic store, which was closed,
and in a lew minutes she came running
out through the small restaurant next
door, crying that the Greek had at
tempted to use violence upon her.
There was considerable excitement
around the place for a while, and much
inquiry was developed as to what was
the cause of the commotion. The story
told there was that the woman had been
at the Savannah, Florida and Western
warehouse to sen about some freight
that had been sent her. Before re
turning she went b.y the Greek's fruit
store as was stated to get some fruit.
Pretty soon the doors of the shop wore
closed and a screaming was heard within
shortly after, and it was hardly a minute
before the woman appeared in the res
taurant and told her story, stating that
the Greek had thrown her down and at
tempted to assault her.
it was some time before the Greek
opened his shop, but later when he was
questioned about it he told a somewhat
different story, claiming that the scream
ing was ail for effect. He was somewhat
worried about the matter later, however,
and when questioned refused to give his
name or say anything about it. Up to
last night no charges had been preferred
agaiust him, and it was believed then
that none would be.
A MINIATURE PRAIRIE FIRE.
Residents in the Southern Section
Living in a Smudge.
The people in the neighborhood of the
park and in the southern section of the
city have been subjected for the last two
days to a smoking out from the smudges
arising from the burning of the hay in the
park extension. Every now and then the
city hands mow the grass in the exten
sion. ft is raked into winrows and
is then burned. The small boy does a
good deal of the work.
It is a question whether the park looks
any better after it has been burned over
like a fallow, and whether there is any
more benefit to the coming crop of grass
to burn it over than it would be to let it
decay and return to the soil. The burn
ing takes away from the soil what it
needs as a fertilizer, and the grass in the
extension is not too good anyway.
The people in that section of the city
kicked a good deal last spring about being
enveloped in the smudge from burning
the 'leaves in the park proper, and now
they are smoked out even worse than
they were in the spring. About half the
territory of the extension was tired yes
terday. The hay was ignited in the
swaths and the tire ran over the ground
like the burning of a prairie. If the hay
is good for nothing to the city for forage
there are a good many poople who would
probably like to haul it away rather than
see it burned.
TOOK THE FURNITURE WITH HIM
A Pretty State of Affairs in the Prov
idence Baptist Church.
The Providence Baptist church, colored,
out in the neighborhood of Lover’s lane
and Waters road, is likely to develop a
schism not condusivo to brotherly love.
The pastor. Rev. Thompson, preached
his farewell sermon night before last, and
after the service some of the members
say he carried off all the movable furni
ture in the church—pulpit, organ, Bible,
and even the stove.
The congregation, or a large part of it,
and the pastor, it seems, have not been on
the best of terms for some time. The
pastor had his following, and it is loyal
in his support and defense agaiust those
who are on the other side. The congre
gation is not a very large one. but it
threatens to make itself known unless
tho property, which a part of the mem
bers claim belongs lo the church, is re
turned without a great deal of delay.
The ex-pastor’s friends say the things
ho took out of the church, in the removal
of which they aided him, were his per
sonal property, and he had a right to take
thorn away with him.
MAKING UP FOR ITS BADNESS.
The Weather All That Savannahians
Can Ask for Now.
Yesterday was another delightful day,
meteorologically speaking. The tempera
ture. like that of the day before, was only
one degree yiut of the average, being a
degree above the normal. The highest
that mercury went was 85°, and the lowest
was 65'. The weather was generally fair
throughout tlie cotton belt.
The indications sent out by the weather
bureau at midnight were for generally
fair weather at Savannah to-day. siightly
warmer and with variable winds, east to
southeast.
The weather that Savannahians are
having now could hardly be improved
upon, and makes up for the hot ami dis
agreeable sueil that they underwent early
in the month audzluring the latter partof
August.
Thousands of new patrons have taken
Hood’s Sarsaparilla this season and real
ized its benefits iu blood purified und
strength restored.—ad.
One, Ono More Week.
It is well for parents to remember that
school commences on Monday, Oct. 1. Tho
children need good comfortable suits.
They can never be bought cheaper than
now ; attend the great sale at Appel &
Schaul s to-day.—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATIKDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1894.
A POLICEMAN DISMISSED.
R. B. Bostick Discharged from the
Force by the Mayor.
Policeman R. B. Bostick was dismissed
from the force yesterday by Mayor Mc-
Donough. who heard the charges against
him in police court. Policeman Bostick
was charged with using obscene language
in the presence of Mrs. Mary Ann Smith
and Mrs. Jennie Sherwood, and with ar
resting them without cause, Sept. 10,1804.
Policeman Christie was one of the wit
nesses In the case. The two witnesses
who were arrested live in a house on
Lumber street. On the night in question
Policeman Christy made the remark to
Policeman Bostick that there were two
women in a house down here, and Police
man Bostick said; “Let's go down and
arrest them,” which, according to the
evidenco, he proceeded to make good by
having the women taken into the bar
racks.
They were dismissed the next morning
by Recorder Wilson, there being no evi
dence whatever on which to bold them.
They charged Policeman Bostick with
using obscene language in their presence
and with arresting them without cause.
Mayor McDonough considered the charges
justified and ordered that Policeman Bos
tick be dismissed. Policeman Bostick
has been on the force for some time and
has always boon considered clever and
considerate, and lias been looked on here
tofore as a good officer.
J. F. Strobbar, tillerman at hook
and ladder No. 2 was before the
mayor on a charge of being under
the influence of liquor while on
duty at 3:80 p. m., Aug. 21. 1894. The
charges were preferred by the then act
ing chief George Mouro. The charges
were considered sustained and Strobbar
was discharged from the department.
Policeman J. J. Fay was charged with
not walking his division properly, but the
charges against him were not sustained
and he was acquitted.
Policeman C. N. Murphy was charged
with absenting himself from duty at 8
on the morning of Sept. 15. This
was about the time the policemen were
relieved from extra duty on account of
the lonshoremen's troubles, and Police
man Murphy needed a good nignt’s rest.
He was not punished for taking it, and
the charges against him were dismissed.
TONTI’S CREDITORS HOPEI UL.
They May Get a Little Something Out
, of the Concern.
The order of Tonti, like that of the
Iron Hall, has a good many creditors in
this section. There was no branch of the
order in Savannah, but there were sev
eral branches throughout the state. The
chances are that the members may get a
small return on their investment.
The present account of the assignees shows
the balance for distribution to bo $820,-
901.83, and this will be added to in a sup
plemental account before distribution i3
awarded. One of the assignees states
that there are about 114 matured certifi
cates outstanding and unpaid at the date
of the assignment, and 14.104 certificates
unmatured at the date of the assignment,
showing a total membership of 15,118.
A meeting was held in Philadelphia a
few days ago at which a statement
of the affairs of the concern
was made. The matured certificate
holders stated that they would claim, as
preferred creditors, to be paid in full be
fore any distribution was made to holders
of unmatured certificates. Other coun
sel, representing unmatured certificate
holders, stated that they would contest
this claim.
The auditor stated for the information
of ail members, that upon receipt from
the assignees of the lists of claims of
members, as shown by the books, in the
absence of specific objection, he proposed
to allow all such claims and to award a
dividend thereon without personal ap
pearance or further proof, and that it
would not be necessary to produce the
certificates until the time arrived for
payment of the dividend. The auditor
also stated that the question whether
matured certicates holders were entitled
to a preference would be argued before
him by counsel on Oct. 3.
A number of Savanuahians are inter
ersted in the division of the funds of the
defunct institution, and are anxious for it
to take place as soon as possible.
A GOOD MINSTREL SHOW.
Al. Field’s Show as Presented Last
Night Is Rarely Outclassed.
/The performance of Al. G. Field's Min
strels at the theater last night was one of
tho most enjoyable entertainments of its
kind that Savannah theatergoers have
had the pleasure of hearing and witness
ing in some time. It was an aggregation
of minstrel artists such as is not often
seen together.
The troupe contains some excellent
voices, which were shown off to advan
tage in the first part, and while the jokes
were not all new, they were not. at all
bad. Al. Field and Tommy Donnelly
made the fun for the audience, and they
both have a faculty for that sort of work
which results in a plenitude of smiles,
not all of which come between acts. The
musical specialties (vere good.
The musical barbers of Seville, by the
Alvarez family, is an attractive and
taking feature, and an interesting one for
the audience. Arthur Yule was loudly
applauded for his excellent imitations
and his singing in three different voices.
The Maetinelti brothers are as fine
acrobats as have ever been seen on the
Savannah stage. Tho wind-up was a
laughable spectacular burlesque entitled
“Aladdin,” which was humorous and en
tertaining throughout.
MORE THAN $13,000,000.
Savannah’s Clearings Piling Up Week
by Week.
The results of the work of the Savan
nah clearing house are piling up week by
week. Last week the total clearings were
$2,418,476, which were nearly $1,000,900
larger than the same week of
the year before. For the week end
ing yesterday the clearings reached tlie
enormous sum of $8,098,285. For the
same week of last year they wore $3,298,-
698, being in the neighborhood of a million
larger for tho week just ended than lor
the same week of last year. Cotton is
coming in rapidly, and this, with the
large transactions in naval stores during
the week, probably accouuts for the
heavy clearings.
M'NULTY NOT FOUND YET.
His Friends Do Not Understand Why
He Should Have Disappeax-ed,
zVloxis McNulty's disappearance in
New York lias ceased to be a sensation.
Nothing has yet been (leard of McNulty,
though his more intimate friends aro
looking for him to turn up almost any
time. The general impression among
those who knew him most intimately is
that he went away of liis own volition for
some purpose. They do uot believe that
he has been foully dealt with. At least
tboy can see no reason why he should be.
His nearest friends, or some of them,
think lie is on a prolonged spree. Me
Nulty was, in former years, a drinking
mau. though for tho last few yoars lie
lias been a radical prohibitiouist and ex
treme in his views on the temperance
question.
For rashes, pimples and blotches Ayer's
Sarsaparilla is an unequalled specific,
—ad.
DIVIDING THE COTTON.
The Traffic Men Did Not Agree on All
the Competing Points.
Matters of Difference to Be Referred
to the Board of Arbitration—The
Divisions Made on a Percentage
Basis, but Just How It is Done, is
an Association Secrst—The Savan
nah Lines Expect to Bring All the
Cotton Possible to This Port.
Traffic Manager W. F. Sbellman of the
Central railroad, Traffic Manager C. D.
Owens of the Plant system and Division
Freight Agent F. B. Papy of the Savan
nah, Forida and Western railroad re
turned yesterday from Atlanta, where
they went to attend a meeting of the
traffic men of all the southern lines called
for the purpose of taking some steps to
ward apportioning among the lines that
portion of the cotton crop received at the
junction or competing points. The meet
ing was in session about three days.
The agreements reached, it is under
stood, were not altogether satisfactory to
all those interested, and with regard to
some of the points there was no agree
ment at all. The cotton is apportioned at
these points on a percentage basis, but
just how much each Sine gets, or how the
thing is managed after a line gets its full
share and then wants to take more, is
one of the secrets of the Southern Rail
way and Steamship Association, which
never slips out and never reaches the
newspapers.
TWENTY-FIVE COMPETING POINTS.
There are about twenty-five competing
points in Georgia, and satisfactory agree
ments were reached with regard to the
apportionment of cotton from all these, it
is understood, hut two, Atlanta and Co
lumbus. The cotton received at these
points, however, is comparatively small
in amount.
The question of main interest in this
section is as to how this apportionment of
cotton is liable to affect Savannah's re
ceipts, as it would seem that after the
lines running into Savannah have received
their full share, the cotton would be car
ried in another direction, although Sa
vannah might be entitled to the receipts.
ON A BASIS OF FORMER TEARS.
It is understood, however, that the ap
portionment is made largely with regard
to what the various lines have carried in
previous years. This apportionment, too,
affects only a comparatively small por
tion of the crop, as most of the cotton is
shipped direct from some interior point
not a competing point to the port. If the
lines running to one port get their full
share of cotton from the competing points
the other lines are, as a general thing, al
lowed to catch up by the operations of
the cotton differential, and the shipper is
not put to any disadvantage.
With regard to those competing points
upon which the traffic men could not
agree the board of arbitration of the as
sociation will be asked to act and decide
what is a proper apportionment. A num
ber of other matters came up at the meet
ing also, which will be referred to the
board of arbitration.
TO BRING COTTON HERE.
Representatives of botti the Savannah,
Florida and Western and Central rail
roads say they are going to do their best
to bring a good portion of the crop into
Savannah this year. They are entitled
to a good share of that from the
competing points through which they
pass, in addition to which they gather
a great deal of the staple from
non-competing points along their lines.
The receipts arc now piling up every day,
and the Central is hauling into Savannah
a daily average of about3,s()o bales. This
is a pretty good showing for the begin
ning of the season, and there is no telling
what it may be bringing when cottou be
gins to come with a rush.
Tho Modern Beauty
Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form glows with healtij.. and her face
blooms with its beauty" If her system
needs the cleansing action of a laxative
remedy, she uses the gentle and pleasant
liquid laxative Syrup of tigs.— ad.
SHOCKS FROM STREET CARS.
Anybody Can Gat One on a Rainy Day
if He Tries.
The number of fatal accidents in the
north aud west recently from touching
electrically charged wires and other
metallic substances during rain storms,
or when the charged bodies are wet, inti
mates care to everyone in meddling with
anything that suggests that it may be
alive, electrically speaking.
Even the street cars are changed on
wet days, and passengers not infre
quently get what they think is a severe
sho k, although really there is no danger,
as only a limited charge can be received
and uot anything like sufficient to pro
duce a fatality. The iron work of
motor cars, the hand rails, the iron
work along the sides of the cars and tho
guards over the wheels are full of light
ning.
-Any one wnose shoes are wet when
stepping into a car on a wet day. when
the iron work is wet, is pretty certain to
ho shocked in a more or less degree. The
conductors and motormen wear rubber
coats on rainv days, and are practically
walking Leyden jars, a passenger com
ing in contact with the conductor in re
ceiving change for fares, stands a good
chance of receiving a shock, too. Con
ductors and motormen on rainy days
seldom touch the iron work of the car
unless they wear gloves. Many con
ductors and motormen wear rubber
overshoes to insulate themselves, and
even then the ourret follows the rain as a
conductor on tlie outside of the shoes.
A gentleman in the southern section of
the city got on a Price street ear the
other day during tlie rain. He accident
ally stopped on tho iron guard over tlie
wheel winch projects through the floor of
the car and received a severe shock. Not
knowing what it was,his first thought was
that he had be n stricken witli paralysis,
aud he sank into tlie seat, expecting to be
taken off the car l perhaps dead. Feeling
no further effects from the shock, he con
cluded that his timo had not yet come.
Pretty soon another passenger got on and
stepped on the iron plate which runs
around the tioor of the car. As he did so
he sprang forward rs if someone had*
shoved a pin into him, taking a glance
over his shoulder to see what was behind
him The conductor explained the cause,
and the gentleman, who thought he had
been paralyzed, was relieved of his
anxiety.
Notice.
I want every nmu and woman in the
United States interested in the opium and
whisky habits to have one of my books on
those diseases. Address B. M. Woolley,
Atlanta, Ga., Box 380, and ono will bo
sent you free.—ad.
All Ready To-day.
After an herculean effort we are
pleased to say that we are to-day ready
to show those boys and ehlldreu's suits
that we have been speaking about all
week. Tlie price of the children’s
suits range from 75 cents up. and the
boys suiu from $2.85, Appel & Schaul.
—ad.
powder __
Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
Absolutely pure
BUILDING GETTING ACTIVE.
New Houses Going Up and Old Ones
Remodeled All Over tho City.
There is more building going on now
than there has been at this season of the
year for some time. A number of new
houses have been started within the last
few days and more are contemplated. The
builders arc confident that the coming
year will be one of prosperity for them.
Mr. William Cleveland has begun the
erection of a residence on Duffy street,
next to the Duffy Street Baptist church.
Mr. McQuade has the foundations ready
for anew house at Habersham and An
derson street Several new houses are
being built further out in the extension.
Mr. Waring has built half a dozon fino
houses south of Bolton street and east of
Habersham within the last six months.
Dr. Groth’s new house at Bolton and
Habersham streets is nearly finished, and
is a handsome building. Mr. Lindsay’s
new residence at Bolton and Abercorn
streets will be ready for occupancy in a
short time. Capt. C. S. Ellis is remodel
ing his residence at Abercorn and Gwin
nett streets. Mr. IA) veil has about com
pleted the remodeling of the two houses
on Waidourg street, between Drayton
and Abercorn streets. Mr. J. C. Puder's
new house on Drayton street, opposite the
Telfair hospital, is about finished. Anew
house has just begun on Anderson street,
between Barnard and Montgomery. Maj.
Crowther's house on Whitaker street,
fronting the park, is practically finished.
Lower down in the city building is
equally as active as it is in the southern
sections.
The improvement by Capt. Purse of
the property at the southeast corner of
Liberty and Whitaker streets will, when
completed, add greatly to that locality.
Tlie old frame residence that lias been a
landmark on tlie corner for many years,
has been moved to the lot adjoining on
the east, and tour brick stores will occupy
the site of the house on the corner. The
work is being pushed and will be com
pleted as soon as possible. The erection
of stores in that section of the city shows
the tendency of business southward.
These are only some of the im
provements in progress or which are con
templated, and which will be begun in a
short time.
Mr. D. B. Lester is repairing and im
proving the houses on Liberty street be
tween Whitaker and Barnard, recently
damaged by lire, and the repairs will be
complete in a short time. Mr. Lester’s
residence at Drayton and Bolton streets,
fronting the park extension, has been re
modeled in the interior to some extent;
an addition has been made on the east
side, and with its decorations it is now
one of the handsomest residences in the
city.
A number of new bouses are going up
along Barnard. .left arson and Montgomery
streets and further down in tlie western
part of the city. In fact, all over the
city there are signs of a revival in
building.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Mr. J. D. Murphy left for the north yes
terday on the Kansas City
Mrs. W. A. Wiu burn left for the north
yesterday on the Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. P. Dodge left for the
north yesterday on the Kansas City.
Mr. A. F. Dewey was a jjassenger on
the Kansas City for New rork yester
day.
Dr. H. S. Colding was a passenger on
the Kansas City for New York yester
day.
Mrs. William H. Rose, who has been
seriously ill for several days, is improv
ing.
Mrs. R. Elliott and Mrs. H. Elliott left
for the north .yesterday on the Kansas
City.
Mr. R. M. Beytagh has returned from
New York, where he has been spending
his vacation.
Mrs. D. R. Thomas and Miss J. M.
Thomas left for the north yesterday on
the Kansas City.
Justice Samuel Lumpkin of the state
supreme court and Mrs. Lumpkin of
Atlanta, left on the Kansas City yester
day for New York.
Mrs. W. S. Lawton and the Misses
Law to n returned yesterday from Ashe
ville, N. C., where they have been spend
ing some weeks.
Dr. M. L. Boyd was called to Screven
county last night to attend the Zeigiers,
who were wounded in the unfortunate af
fair on Wednesday.
Mr. O. W. Jackson, master of transpor
tation of the* Savannah, Florida aud
Western railway, who has been in ill
health for some time, is confined to his
home.
Rev. J. Monroe Royce, acting rector of
Christ church, has returued from a three
weeks’ visit to North Georgia and Ten
nessee. He will officiate in Christ church
to-morrow.
Mr. Fred T. Saussy left yesterday on
the Kansas City for New York. He will
enter Princeton College, where he will
take the full course. Mr. Saussy gradu
ated with honors from Emory College,
Oxford, Ga , last June, and goes to Prince
ton well equipped for his course of
studies.
Mr. Robert S. Reid, a brother of ex-
Alderman Reid, left the city yesterday
on the Kansas City for New \ ork, from
where he will go to Philadelphia to enter
the University of Pennsylvania to study
medicine. He will take the full course of
four years, and return to Savannah a full
fledged doctor of medicine.
Hypnotism Over the Counter.
From the Albany Express.
“Have you ever been hypnotized in a
dry gobds store!” asked a woman. “I
mean, have you ever been waited on by
clerks who absolutely force you to buy
what you do not want! Let me tell you
what happened to die the other morning.
“I went into a store to buy a gown, ami
in a certain store one of those horrible
hypnotic clerks fixed me with his glitter
ing eye and positively controlled my pur
chase. He mesmerized mo into letting
him cut me off a gown pattern that I did
not want; it did not suit me in color, de
sign or texture, yet there 1 stood spell
bound and allowed the scissors to soal
my doom. A i asti boy was then called to
carry the purchase to the lining counter.
On the way over there l emerged from
my hypnotized condition unu had my re
venge. What do you tuink 1 did? I
turned a corner, scurried through crowds
of other victims, got out a side door, and
went about rny business. No one in tho
store knew me, and I have felt better
since. If the hypuotir clerk had trouble
with the proprietor about that gown, so
much the better. It will teach him not
to exercise his mesmeric (lowers over
helpless women.”
Do not wear impermeable and tight
fitting hats that constrict tlie blood-ves
sels of the scalp. Use Hall's Hair Re
newer occasionally, and you will not be
bald—ad.
TRIFLING CIRCUMSTANCES.
Indications in the Boy’s Life Pro
ph tic of His Future.
From the Scottish American.
Carlyle says that you can tell how a
man would do anything from the way he
sings. However this may be, it is cer
tainly true in nine cases out of ten that
you can tell what sort of a man a hoy will
make from seeing him at play, when
obliged to stay indoors, without a com
panion. Lord (then plain William) Arm
strong, the famous engineer, was a deli
cate boy; and, one winter, when 6 years
old, was confined to thehousefor months.
To amuse himself, he set several old spin
ning wheels in motion by weights de
scending on strings from top to bottom of
the iiouse over the staircase railing.
Friends and relatives bought mechani
cal toys for the little prisoner, which he
at once pulled to pieces. They attributed
tho habit to a child's passion for destroy
ing things, not supposing that the little
6-year old was bent on discovering their
construction, it was not satisfactory to
him to see "Jack” jump up in the “box”
when the lid was raised : he would know
what made “Jack" spring up. The boy
passed into young manhood, and his
father, seeing nothing extraordinary in
his son’s mechanical gifts, put him into a
lawyer’s office, where he remained, as
student and junior partner, for more than
thirteen years.
One day, while fishing near a rustic
mill, the water-wheels attracted his at
tention, because it was fed by a rill above,
which descended from a hight of nearly
lOti feet. Seeing that only 20 feet of the
descent were utilized, he pondered the
question—" Why not use the whole de
scent of the stream as a motive power!”
A swinging-lamp-in a church suggested to
Galileo the pendulum as a moans of meas
uring time, and the young lawyer saw in
the descending riil power for a hydraulic
crane. He invented one, and it attracted
tlie attention of leading engineers.
The new crane, however, met with
strong opposition. Mr. Hartley, the en
gineer of the Liverpool docks, pooh-poohed
at it for a long time, refusing oven to ex
amined it. He was one of those men who
think that what is old is useful and what
is new is worthless. A letter from an
eminent engineer started him to make a
journey to the place where one of Arm
strong’s cranes was at work. He came
to the man who had theeharge of it, and,
without revealing himself, began a bant
ering conversation, in which he freely ex
pressed his skepticism as to the
machine's utility. At last the man—who,
from his skill in managing
the machine, had acquired the name
of “Hydraulic Jack”—proceeded to show
the crane’s action by the daring treat
ment of a hogshead of sugar. “I am Jesse
Hartley of Liverpool and I haver9enyour
crane,” said the now convinced engineer
to the inventor, “it is the very thing I
want, and I shall recommend its adoption
at the docks.” Lord Armstrong’s name
is now, as most of our readers know, iden
tified with huge rifled cannon, the manu
facture of large projectiles and the build
ing of mighty vessels .of war.
SWIMMING CAVALRY.
Training English Mounted Soldiers to
Cross Rivers Quickly.
From the London Court Journal.
Much has lately been heard of the
rapidity and ease with which continental
cavalry cross rivers, but a few of our cav
alry regiments, notably the Royal Horse
Guards, are not far behind in point of ex
cellence in the art of crossing rivers by
swimming. Capt. Fergu on, of the Blues,
has taken up this subject for some months
past, and the swimming squadron of that
regiment has been brought to a high state
of efficiency, as was evidenced the other
day when the detachment in question
swam across the Thames at Eton in the
presence of Lord Methuen. The idea on
which the exercise was based was that a
small force, advancing on Ascot, finding
the Windsor bridge blown up, was com
pelled to find means to cross the river.
One officer (Lieut. Forester) and four
men, seeing some punts and boats,
four in number, on the other side of the
river, rode to the water's edge, strijiped
themselves and removed the kits from
their, horses, rode them into the river,
swam with the animals to the other side,
seized the boats from the enemy—the
natives—who were expected to make
some show of resistance, and brought
them back. Meanwhile the kits were re
moved from the horses of the main body
of the detachment, leaving nothing but
the bridles. By this time the boats and
punts had been brought over from the
other side. Into these tho kits, carbines,
etc., were unceremoniously bundled, the
troopers scrambled into as many aB each
of the four punts would allow without
sinking it, the horses hauled into the
river, and, once in, they gallantly swam
across to the other side of their own
accord. Most of the horses appeared
to be well trained for the purpose,
one, a gray, belonging to the trum
jieter who accompanied the squadron,
crossing over in splendid style.
Twice did the boats make the return
journey until all were safely across, and
the troopers and officers having resaddled
their horses, rode off on their way. In
actual warfare, of course, stripping
horses of saddles and kits would not he
thought of. The men who have to swim
and carry their ammunition above their
heads, hut this was not done in the pres
ent instance, stern necessity ruling not,
for the trouble of getting the kit in
proper condition again would be very con
siderable. A special feature of the drill
was the celerity with which it was done,
and it says well for the men that from
the time of the first re. onnoiter of the ad
vance party to whon the men were
mounted and rode off from the other side
of the river, it was under a quarter of an
hour, with a few seconds to spare. The
movements were watched with evident
interest by Lord Methuen and his staff.
Stimulants for Cavalry Horses.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
“It has been the custom among cavalry
troops to stimulate the horses with
whisky,” said Col. A. D. Cate, "and I
have always thought that it was a good
thing to do. In fact, 1 have done it a
great deal myself and with seemingly
good results, but I have been reading
some reports of experiments made in (,or
many, where the custom has been fol
lowed for a loug time, and they seemed to
prove that horses so stimulated are much
more apt to die from ovorexrrtion than
those ttiat are not treated in any way. It
is a fact,that I have noticed myself, that
horses frequently become drunkards, tho
appetite growing until it become* uncon
| treliable.”
Buy a Lot on Best Street.
rxits are well located, tc-rnis easy, and
i prices cheap. John L. Archer, 118 Bryan
street, -ad.
Time Not Wasted—Dashaway—While on a
vai ailun 1 have U ea try In* to huil a rxmt.
cifcvurton How tt<ct you uet on *
Dashiiway—Not very well with tlie boat,
hut I learned lion to swim. —Judge
S. W M.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES SaTT r
DAY: Generally fair but with inereasnV
cloudiness: slightly war tier; winds general!,
east to southeast. scueraiiy
THE STEINWAY PIANO
Note what artists have to say of It:
I \ w uid express my enthusiasm In I
spirauou and unbounded Joy in its idea
| beauty of tone. Paderewski. *(
Te ae the essence of poetry, ft s'*on ;
derlul beauty and sympathetic quality 1
itn richness and gem like sparkle and
brilliancy arises from the perfect purity
of the component parts of the tone.
Essipotr.
Have used the pianos of neaFly~aTj
celebrated manufacturers, none possess
to such a marvelous degree that sympa
thetic. poetic and singing tone which
distinguishes the Steinway above all
others Patti.
The tone is enchantmgly sweet; miuT
lar in quality to that of a stringed in
strument and to the human voice,
doseffy.
Their essentially noble and poetic
quality renders these instruments won
derfully sympathetic to ms.
Gerster.
I prefer your piano fortes to ail others”
on account of their sympathetic ami
poetic tone. Mehng.
ImprovUateurs find inspiration in its
powerful and delicate vibrations; com
posers a palette which will furnish th
thousand nuances required for the inter
pretation of works enriched hy the
modern conquests of instrumentation.
Gounod.
Wondrous beauty of lone quality.
Seidl.
The tone is not only large and round'
but exquisitely sensitive and fresh
These qualities make the Steinwav
piano better adapted to cantabile play
ing at one extreme, and to the most
passionate bravoura at the other, than
any other piano I know.
Ail* der lhe.
Wonderful sweetness. The tone
liquid, singing and harmonious.
I desire to express to you frankly rny
admiration of the noble singing and
wonderfully sympathetic tone-quality of
your pianos, combined with an extraor
dinary volume of tone, enabling the
pianist to produce the most beautiful
tone effects, withal orchestral
Niklsch. j
A fine stock of these superb Instruments
always on exhibition in our warerooms.
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