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WORKING ON THE BUREAU.
The Subcommittees Will Begin Can
vassing To-Day.
They Report at a Meeting- to Be Held
Next Monday Night—The Matter of
Discontinuing Stopovers on Tourist
Tickets is Being Discussed—Last
Summer's Reduced Rates Bring
About a Suit Against the Southern
Railroads—Working on Reorganiza
tion.
The sub-committees appointed from the
general committee on freight bureau or
ganization will start upon their work to
day and expect, during the week, to com
plete a canvass among the business men
of the city in the different lines which
they have been appointed to represent.
They will complete their work this week,
and will report to a meeting of the gen
eral committee to be held next Monday
night at the residence of Capt. IJ. G.
Purse. As soon thereafter as is possi
ble, this general committee will report to
a general meeting to be called at
the city exchange, probably Tues
day or Wednesday of next week. Every
member of the committe realizes the
importance of the work which it has in
hand, and no doubt a thorough canvass
will meet with favorable responses. They
are all impressed with the necessity of
procuring as a commissioner one of the
best practical railroad and tratli men
that can be had, and the matter of organ
ization will be carried forward with that
end in view.
A MATTER OF DIRECT INTEREST.
One of the first matters that Savan
nahians would like to see taken hold of is
the matter of tourist rates, especially as
it is now being contemplated by the
Southern Passenger Association to re
move stop over privileges altogether from
tourist tickets from the north.
The Southern Passenger Association
has for a lone lime agitated the question,
it is said, of whether or not to allow stop
over privileges on these tickets The dis
advantage it is claimed lies in the ease
with which such tickets can bo disposed
of to scalpers to the injury of the roads.
The Central Traffic Association, which
covers all the territory north of the Ohio
river and as far west as the Mississippi,
has de-ided to take action on this ques
tion, and is now sending out blanks to its
members to gain an expression on the sub
ject. If a majority is in favor ot stopping
the stopovers, no more of it will be al
lowed in that territory.
The roads claim that the extension of
this privilege is taken advantage of by
the ticket brokers and those who deal
with them. The matter has been fre
quently discussed by the Southern Pas
senger Association, and it is not known
what may be the final result. Of course
any such action would be seriously detri
mental to Savannah and the coast cities
in this section, to which much trav 1 is
attracted by these privileges, and it is not
only desired to stave off any such action,
but to see about procuring a tourist rate
for Savannah.
REDUCED KATES CAUSE A LAW SUIT.
The tremendous rate cutting among the
southern railroads last summer and the
action of the Southern Kailway and
Steamship Association in putting the
rales down for a period of sixty days, in
order to stop it, has brought a suit in the
United States court at Cincinnati against
the railroads engaged in cutting aud re
ducing rates, in which the complainant is
the interstate commerce commission.
The action, it seems, has been brought
about through the Cincinnati freight
bureau, of which Mr. Pi. P. Wilson is
commissioner. The Cincinnati freight
bureau made some complaints with re
gard to discriminations that existed
there some time ago. aud the consequence
was a schedule of rates for that point was
made out and the roads had to knuckle to
it. Cincinnati, therefore, makes a com
plaint on account of the reductions that
were made and the schedule that weut
back into effect Aug. 1.
The complaint charges that the Cincin
nati. New Orleans and Texas Pacific,
Samuel L. Felton, receiver; the Louis
ville and Nashville. East Tennessee. Vir
ginia and Georgia,Southern Railway Com
pany; Western and Atlantic; Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. louis; Alabama
Great Southern; Atlanta and West
Point; Central Railway and Banking
Company of Georgia; Georgia Pacific;
Norfolk and Western, and twenty
four other railroads have violated
the provisions of an act to regulate com
merce, and that after May 29, 1*94, have
published, kept into effect and charged
certain freight rales below those estab
lished by the commission and have cut
rates more than 30 per cent, less than the
rates ordered; and again on June 3a aud 25
their receivers and agents and their suc
cessors kept a continuance of lower rates
in force for more than a month thereafter
and on Aug. 1 raised the rates consider
ably in excess of the rates established by
the interstate commerce commission, anil
since then and at divers times have wil
fully violated, disobeyed, disregarded and
wholly neglected and ret used to comply
with the provisions and requirements of
th© orders of the in tors tale commerce
commission.
Judge Sage issued an order directed
to the oftu ials of all the roads named in
the petition, and ordered that the de
fendants file answers to the petition be
fore Monday, Oct. aa. and appear in court
Monday, Nov. lit, and show cause why
the order of the commission should not be
deemed and held lawful. It is also ordered
that the proceedings shall be conducted in
a summary manner that will speed the
hearing and determination of the matter
involved without the formal pleadings,
rules and proceedings applicable to order
ing suits iu equity.
The secretary of the commission is au
thorized to make service of the order of
the court to the president, vice president
secretary, general manager or general
superintendent of each of tne coriiorate
defendants.
WORKING ON REORGANIZATION.
Receiver Comer of the Central railroad
Is now in New York where he has gone to
confer with those who have in hand the
Central’s new plan of reorganization.
During the summer mouths, while the
attorneys, financiers and others who had
the matter iu hand were out of the city,
the work on the plan was held in abey
ance. It was taken up agaiu, however,
shortly after Nept. til), which was the
time agreed on, and it has boon about a
week since Mr. Comer went to New
York.
The various reports and rumors with
regard to the plan that have been circu
lated have in all probability grown out of
the fact that those in charge of it took a
summer vacation, with which they did
not even let plans of reorganization inter
fere. it is believed that the plan will be
published some time the latlerjpartof this
month, or at least by Nov. 1.
Capt. Nickel's Boat Ashore.
The family of Capt. George Sickel, in
this city, received word from him yester
day that his schooner, the Hartford, had
gone ashore in the marsh on Egg Island,
about twenty miles from Darien, during
tin'recent storm. The Hartford 1800001
the small schooners employed in trans
porting rice from the .satilla river to Su
'unnah. Cupt. Nickel's letter said that
h was now hard at work trying to dig
his bout out. Capt. Nickel has had hard
lu. with storms. His boat, the V'inc-
J'O l went ashore on the Carolina coast
& hr.u/ the storm of August, ISU3. |
TOOK TOO MUCH DIGITALIS.
A Man Who Ought to Have Known
Better Comes Near Being a Corpse,
A white man named Jarvis was sent to
the city hospital from i rear's drug store,
at Broughton and Habersham streets,
yesterday afternoon. Jarvis had a very
narrow escape. He walked into Orear’s
store -at 2 o'clock and asked for assist
ance. sat ing that he had taken an over
dose of digitalis.
Mr Orear. who was well acquainted
with the deadly nature of the drug, ques
tioned the man as to the amount he had
taken He replied by exhibiting a bottle
one-quarter full of the extract of digitalis.
The bottle was one-half full, be said, be
fore he look the dose. Judging by the
si/e of the bottle. Mr. Orear estimated
that he must have taken lib' drops. This
is about enough to kill six healthy men
under ordinary ercumstanees. As the man
said he was accustomed to the drug which
he had used for the weakness
of the heart, Mr. Orear thought be
might be able to stand a very large dose,
but he was of the opinion that if he had
taken 120 drops he would soon be a dead
man. if something was not done for him.
He gave him some opium as an antidote,
ami then sent for the |>iice ambulance.
Jarvis was taken to the Savannah hos
! pital, where he was reported last night
vs doing very well. The nurse at the hos
pital said that he gave him whisky, which
caused him to vomit up the stuff. The
nurse said he had formerly known the
man at the St. Joseph's Infirmary, where
he was employed as a trained nurse, and
that his name was not Jarvis, but some
unusual name sounding very much like it.
The man told Mr. Orear that he had only
been In the city a day or two, coming up
from Jacksonville.
1 -igitalis is a drug very commonly pre
scribed by physicians as a heart tonic.
Its common name is foxglove, or rather
that is the name of the plant from which
it is extracted. The piant is a na
tive of Southern and Central Eu
rope. but is cultivated in this coun
try. It is little known outside of
the medical profession. It is used
in small doses as a heart tonic, but in
large doses it has a paralyzing effect, act
ing upon the spinal cord. The usual way
of treating a patient poisoned by digi
talis is to first give emetics and cathar
tics to remove the poison from the ali
mentary canal and then use tannin as a
chemical antidote, giving alcohol, carbo
nate of ammonia and opium as antagon
ists.
As digitalis is a common remedy it is
not a bad idea for users of the drug to
keep these facts in mind.
WITH THE COURTS.
Two of Them Will Be in Session To
day.
Two of Chatham county’s courts
will convene for business this morn
ing. Judge Ferrill will be down from
Asheville, and he will find quite a bit
of business before him to be trans
acted at the October term of his court.
Several small wills are to be probated,
and matters relating to other estates are
to be settled.
The city court will hold a criminal ses
sion this morning for the purpose of
clearing out the misdemeanor cases in the
jail. There has been a large accumula
tion of these cases recently, and it is ex
pected that there will be at least twenty
five before the court this morning. The
jailer is always glad to get rid of them,
and the county engineer is happy when
he sees the court grinding out additions
to the gang.
ANXIETY FOR A STEAMER.
The Knickerbocker Overdue at New
Orleans, and Her Safety Feared.
Great anxiety is felt in New Orleans
for the steamer Knickerbocker, which
left New York for New Orleans Sept. 22,
and has not yet been heard from. A large
number of New Orleans people were on
board, and deep anxiety is felt for them.
It is feared that the vessel was caught in
the storm, and may have been disabled, if
not lost.
□Telegrams were sent out last night from
New Orleans to all points along the At
lantlct coast south of New York asking
if any news had been received of the
missing ship.
The Knickerbocker has put in here on
several occasions, once in a disabled con
dition and landed her passengers. No
news has been received by any of the in
coming steamers of the vessel.
LOBS OF THE DOGB.
People Steal Them Right and Left
With Impunity.
In the Morning News of yesterday
there appeared six advertisements for
seven lost dogs. Doubtless the most of
tnem were stolen. It is difficult to keep a
dog in t.ils city, owing to the immunity
shown to the thieves when caught.
These thefts are usually attributed to
negroes, but it is probable that there are
as many whites engaged in the business
as blacks. Some time since a white man
stole a valuable aud the owner ot it
proved the case against him aud succeeded
in sending the thief to the chain-gang for
a year. If those who lose valuable dogs
would hunt up and prosecute the parties
found with them in their possession and
send them and the thieves to jail, there
would soon be a stop to this species of
robbery.
CITY BREVITIES.
The Georgia Historical Society will
hold its October meeting to-night.
Detective Bossell returned last night
from Jacksonville with Robert Howard,
colored,who isjeharged with attempting to
rape a young colored girl at her home on
Taylor street two weeks ago to-day.
Peter Yates, colored, was arrested last
night by Policeman W. H. Smith at the
request of Mr. J. D. Persse, who found
3 ates attempting to “swipe” something
from his drug store at Wayne aud Bar
nard streets.
Mr. Schmiedeberg brought to the
Morning News office last night n live sea
horse which he captured at Wilmington
island. This specimen is a great curiosity
from the lact of its being alive. .Mr.
Schmiedeberg has It at his place of busi
ness on Bryan street and will take pleas
ure in showing it to an.y one who may call.
The Morning News has received a
copy of the first issue of the Glasscock
Banner, published at Gibson, Ga., A. L.
Thigpen, Esq., editor and manager. It is
a very neat publication, and rejects credit
upon the manager, Mr. Thigpen, who had
been connected with the Morning News
composing room for the past year and a
half.
" hools will open this morn
ing for the year of IMM Tnere appears
to be no reason why the attendance upon
the schools should not be as great, if not
greater, than last year, and very proba
bly over 4,000 children will put in their
appearance at the schools this morning.
All the teachers have returned from their
vacations, and are ready to resume work.
The night school will open to-night at the
rooms over tie postodice, with Mr. Ar
thur J. O’Hara as principal.
Mr. T. J. Thurman of High Springs,
Fla., who was reported iti the Mousi.no
News of last Friday as hating
been lined $-'llO in the |to!ice court
for disorderly conduct on the
night before, paid his line the same
day alter lining sent to ail, and is now at
bis home at High .Springs Mr. Thur
man claims that the trouble was not of
iiisowu mukiug. but was a put up .ob on
him by some of the tough characters ol
the neighborhood in wuich it occurred.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1894.
CHRISTIANITY IN POLITICS
The Coming Election Furnished a Sub
ject tor Rev. A. M. Williams.
7—
He Discusses the Relations and Duties
of the Christian to Party Politics—lt
is the Christian's Duty to Vote and
Vote Intelligently—Factional Poli
tics Should Be Eliminated—Corrup
tion in Politics No Excuse for the
Failure of the Christian to Do His
Duty— A Reference to the Lowndes
Countv Statesman.
Rev. A. M. Williams preached to a
large congregation at Wesley Monumen
tal church yesterday morning on
the subject “The relation of the
Christian to party politics.” The
sub.ect was suggested by the approach
of the state election to be held next
Wednesday. The text was taken from
Rev. XI., 15: “The kingdoms of this world
are become the kingdoms of our Lord and
his Christ.”
“I he Christian looks forward,” Mr.
Williams said, “to the realization of this
prophecy and is an agent of God in its ac
complishment. The question, then. What
is he relation of a Nineteenth century
Christian to party politics! is a pertiaent
one. To it 1 would reply first; It is the
duty of the Christian to be a politician ;
cot a demagogue that seeks to mislead
the people, but a person taking part in
the government of the country. The
(. bristian seeks the Bible for the princi
ples that are to govern his conduct.
“What does the Bible teach on this sub
ject! Jesus replying to a party seeking
to entrap him on a great political issue of
his day replied; ‘Render unto Ca sar
the things that are •Caxsar’s.’ That is a
universal proposition anu includes all the
obligations one owes to the government—
the payment of taxes, jury service, mili
tary duty, the exercise of the franchise.
Paul likewise taught the Romans that
government is ordained of God, that it is
exercised through agents, that the ruler
is God's minister.”
THE VOTER fS Tliq SOVEREIGN.
“In a government like ours the voter is
the sovereign. As he approaches the ballot
box next Wednesday he stands as the rep
representative of God in the exercise of
that act of sovereignty. The progress of
humanity and the welfare of the church
is dependent to a large degree on the
character of the government. Paul
teaches that prayers should be offered for
the government on this account. The
Christian must co-operate with his
prayers and hence he must take his part
in the government. The rights
of equality before the law and
in the government the brotherhood
of the human family, and the liberty of
the human mind, are the direct results of
the impulse of Christ on human society.
The Christian that fails in his civic du
ties repudiates the work of his divine
master and tha sacrifices through which
his rights have been wrought.
“But some make the corruption of poli
tics an excuse for neglecting its duties.
The temptation is great. When machine
men are put forward for our votes,
and even the judiciary is in
volved in suspicion, he feels
like giving up the work. But Jesus did
not,do so. When he found the temple full
of corruption, he did not retire to oeautiful
Bethany, the home made delightful by
Martha s care and Mary’s ardent devo
tion to talk with John and Peter on
transcendental ethics and ideals ou a dis
tant home beyond, but he took the whip
of cords and drove the evil ones from the
temple; so tho Christian should stay in
politics to redeem them and stay in them
till they are redeemed.
should he a party politician.
“But the Christian should be a party
politician. He cannot accomplish much
by isolation. In isolation nis best wishes
for the public good will evaporate in
empty speculations.” He can accomplish
results only through aggregation. Par
ties are the condition and sign of healthy
national life. The mighty movings of the
free life of the people. Like gravity
operates in the equilibrium between the
centrifugal and centripetal forces, so gov
ernment is perfected through the
balances of the parties. In all
government there are at work
two forces: law and liberty When
the} - balance each other the government
is perfect. Where law alone prevails
there is tyranny, the interruption of hu
man development, the destruction of the
best. z\s a witness, take the absolute
monarchies of the middle ages. Where
liberty alone prevails there is anarchy.
z\s among the savage tribes and in the
French revolution the highest interests
of men are lost. But where there
are two parties, one standing for as much
law as is compatible with liberty, the
other far as much liberty as is compati
ble with law. you have the stable, the
free, tho happy people. Now, it will be
seen that all the parties stand for the ap-
Dlicatlou of these principles to pending
issues. Democracy, the liberty party;
republicans, populists, prohibitionists,
the law parties.
AN ALLUSION TO TURNER.
“I present these reflections in con
clusion :
"1. Let the Christian demand a con
science in his party.
‘•2. Let the Christian oppose faction as a
substitute for party. A faction is where
the true interest of the country is lost
sight of in a struggle for the spoils. This
was the casein 18M— consequently we had
a campaign of slander. Mr. Cleveland did
a great thing for this country by his re
form tariff messaga, for he lifted our par
ties from a severe juggle for spoils into
a contest on principles. There is too much
of the faction now, but the situation is
an improvement on the past.
"•i. Let the Christ ian stand for tolerance
in politics. Let us foel that our brother
on the other side is doing his duty to the
country as he sees it as faithfully as we
are. That was a magnanimous expres
sion in a letter from the noble man who
speaks to morrow night on tho issues of
the day when he said: ‘I am glad you
agree with me in my position, but lam
sure those who acted on the other side
were actuated by as patriotic motives as
1 am.”
Last night Rev. Mr. AVilllaras preached
on the subject, ‘Boy Building.” 'J he ser
mon was a very interesting one. and was
a talk full of good lessons and instruction
for young men.
THE OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY.
Upon it Depends the Country, Says
Rev. J J. Lanier.
Rev. J. .1, Lanier preached at St. Paul’s
church yesterday morning on the owner
ship of property. He look for his text
that passage of tho gospel of St. Matthew
which likens the kingdom of Heaven to a
man trailing into a far country, who
called his servants and turned over to
them his goods, to one giving live talents,
to another two and to another one; each
one according to his ability.
The preacher took up two theories re
garding the possession of property ; one
that it is absolutely the owner's, to do
with it as he pleases. The other theory
is. that no mun is absolute owner of his
property to do w ith it as ho pleases, un
less it is tlie right way.
I mler the brst theory, the possession of
property, Mr. Lanier said, carries with
it no obligations and no grave
responsibilities, t uder the second theory
it carries with it responsibilities and obli
gations to others, and the happiness or
unbnifpinessof others depends upon how
it is used, in chaos the brst theory would
be the correct one, but in a universe tlie
second theory is the correct one.
Becuuse man has not the power of ere-
ating anything he can never absolutely
own anything. Even his own lite does
not belong to a man. In times of danger,
when war is imminent, the nation not
only takes a mans property, but
calls u;on him to surrender his life
ou the battlefield. Not only do tho laws
of a nation recotmi e that a man's prop
erty is not his own but thst bis life is a
trust which in times of danger the nation
has a right to demand that he shall sacri
fice. The preacher touched upon the
creeds of secret societies, except those
nefarious political organ; ations. in which
the cry of the distressed has claims
upon the societies and their property
stronger than Adamantine chains. Inci
dentally alluding to the Masons he said:
"The time spent in the halls of the
masonic lodge makes men better hus
bands. better brothers, better fathers
and better citizens ” Masons, he said,
are never atheists and ne er anarchists.
They are the staunchest defenders and
upholders of good government. They
recognize that their property is a trust of
which they are but the stewards.
Touching upon the rendition of the
country to-day, Mr. Lanier said it is such
that may well make men pause, and that
may well excite the gra'e st fears of the
patriot and of the Christian. This condi
tion is brought about by the reckless dis
regard of those obligations which the
owuershipof large proper;ies impose upon
the possessors. The dial of time has
reached the hour long since poiuted
out by a distinguished European.
If Germany had been a forest there
would have been no French revolution.
The pressure of population would have
been removed and the people would have
found new'homes across tne Rhine. When
America fills her forests and co ers her
prairies and exhausts her public domain
then will come the test of her institu
tions.
"We have been boasting and bragging
of our country for more than a century,”
sai< Mr. Lanier. “We have neen telling
the world that we have the largest rivers,
the biggest lakes, the widest prairies, the
longest mountains atul the best industrial
system on the face of the earth. That in
dustrial system is one of competition,
competition of capitalist against capi
talist, laborer against laborer, and laborer
against capitalist, and can have but one
inevitable result -trusts, strikes, falling
wages and the big fish swallowing the
little ones.”
In the past the country was one of the
richest on the face of the earth. Now
nearly every acre of land is owned by
some individual, and is held at specula
tive prices. However, it may
have been in the past, there
are but two courses left for
the future by means of which alone pros
perity may come. One is for man to real
ize that his property is a trust committed
to his hands to be administered, not for
selfish aggrandizement, but for the bene
fit of the people.
“Under the guidance of this principle,”
the preacher urged, “let capital organize
and organize into trusts and bigger
trusts for the maintainance of
wages, shorter hours of labor, and
cheaper prices to the people and not for
extortionate dividends. In the near
future we must face the problem of work
done on a national basis, better organized
and with fewer beads. At the same time
we must face another problem caused
by this: will the nation’s work be in
the interest of a few individuals or in the
interest of the nation? it will depend
upon the sacredness with which men
regard their stewardship. The respon
sibility for the future rests upon those
who own the nation and its resources.
Less than one two thousand one hundred
and sixty seventh of 1 per cent, of
the people own the majority of re
sources of the nation. Upon them
rests the responsibility for the
future. At. present the masses
of the people vor t for the wages they
can get. Gan one blame them for being
restless under the circumstances? They
see that nature is amply sufficient to sup
ply their necessities if they could but
have access to nature, but another hand
is in their way. Can you blame them for
running off into the vagaries and delusion
of anarchy, communism and enforced
state socialism?
Now, as never before in the history of
the country, is the opportunity of private
capital. It has the fullest control and
power over the resources of the country.
If it proves itself a pood steward it can
perpetuate itself drover. Those who
grasp at the ownership of the world tako
upon themselves tea ful responsibilities.
They dispossess others and take upon
themselves the right and power to utilize
the resources of r iture. The world’s
want, starvation an; woe must be laid at
their doors.
MR. TUENhi TO-NIGHT.
The People Will H ar Him With Much
Interest on the Q testions of the Day.
Hon. Henry G. Turner speaks to the
citizens of Savannah to-night at 8:80
o'clock at the theater on the public ques
tions of the day. Mr. Turner's speech
has been considerably discussed in ad
vance. The people of Savannah have
been talking abo t his coming ad
dress ever since it was announced,
and he will have an interested and at
tentive audience as well as a large one.
The fact that the p( ople here are. in many
instances, in sympathy with Mr. Turner s
virws, and have watched his congres
sional career so closely, will probably re
sult in the drawing out of a crowd the
like of which has not been seen in tho
Savannah theater in a long time.
Common Sense
Is a somewhat rare possession. Show that
you have a share of It t>y refraining from vio
lent purgatives and drastic cathartics when
you are constipated, and by relaxing your
bowels gently, not violently, with Hostetters
Stomach Hitters, a wholesome, thorough
aperient and tonic. This world famous medi
cine conquers dyspepsia, malaria, liver com
plaint, kidney and bladder trouble and ner
vousness, and Is admlrauly adapted for the
feeble and convalescent.- ad.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla.
When site had Children, she gave them Castorla.
“New York Sunday World Features.”
The New York World of Sept. 30 con
tains the following: ‘‘New York Women
in Politics; how our mothers, wives
and sweethearts are going to jump into
the coming campaign and light for good
government and moral reform;” “A
school of crime; astonishing revela
tions of the way New York’s street
urchins are recruited, taught the art of
thievery by experts and then organized
into gangs for plunder;” ‘'Falli-ads of
fashion; all the very latest things that
are proper in stationery, jewelry, (lowers,
dining, dress and deportment.” Don’t
miss Sunday's World, i-or sale at Estill's
News Depot, 31>y Hull street.-ad.
Boys and Oirls,
Get your school books at Estill's News
Depot, 31*. Bull street. Will do as well
for you as any other school book seller.-
ad.
For Over Fifty Years.
Mns. Winslow’s Sootuino Nritrr has
been used for children teething. It soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind colli-, and is the best remedy
forduirrua a. Twenty-live cents a bot
tle.—ad.
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KEEPING AN EYE ON MARS.
Astronomers Figuring on the Kind of
People That Inhabit It
The Physical Conditions of the Planet
so Similar to Those of the Earth
That No Doubt Exists of Its Occu
pancy Thousands of Telescopes
Leveled at it Every Night.
The planet Mercury is in Aphelion to
day, and on the 19th it will reach its
greatest eastern elongation. At that
time the planet may be seen after sunset
in the west about 24},,j degrees behind the
sun. As this planet is rarely seen, a fine
opportunity will be afforded for observ
ing it.
VENUS.
Venus is still morning star, but it is
rapidly approaching the sun in its appa
rent motion while its distance from us is
increasing. It will soon pass out of view
and for several weeks it will be obscured
by the sun, but in the winter we shall see
it as evening star in the west.
MARS.
On the 20th Mars will be in opposition
to the sun and nearest the earth. It is
now the most prominent star in the heav
ens, and, owing to its favorable position,
astronomers throughout the world are
studying it with more than usual care. It
rises at sunset and Is easily recognized by
its large size and ruddy color. Mars is
4.200 miles in diameter, and revolves
around the sun in 687 days at
a distance of 141,000.000 miles from that
luminary. Its physical conditions are
very similar to those of the earth, and
the probability that it is inhabited by
some form of animal life is very strong.
It has four seasons like ours, an atmos
phere, clouds, rain, snow, continents,
seas, etc. As it rises alove the horizon,
it is nightly saluted by thousands of tel
escopes, and thousands of eager eyes arc
watching for new features to be devel
oped by our improved instruments.
JUPITEK.
Jupiter is the morning star, and on the
Ist it crosses the meridian at 6:39 o’clock.
We are now moving almost directly to
ward this planet at the rate of more than
60,000 miles an hour, but it will be late in
December before we will be in the best
position to observe it.
SATURN.
Saturn will be in conjunction with the
sun on the 21st, and hence invisible toms,
it is now 979,000,000 miles from us. It
cannot be observed for several weeks yet.
URANUS AND NEPTUNE.
Uranus like Saturn is on the opposite
side of the sun from us aud hence invisi
ble Neptune is in Taurus, which rises
about U o'clock at night. It is near the
fixed star Aldebaran, but its position at
present is not favorable for observation.
THE CONSTELLATIONS AND THE FIXED
STARS.
In the north Ursa Major is below and to
the west of Polaris, Cassiopeia east. Per
seus is well up in the northeast, and
Andromeda is midway to the zenith.
Along the ecliptic Aries is just rising,
Pisces well up, Aquarius and Capricor
nus are in the southeast, Sagittarius is
south, Scorpio midway, and Libra just
setting. Cygnus and Aquila are on the
meridian, tho Dolphin is east, Lyra west,
and Bootes northwest.
Otis Ashmore.
THE CITY ENJOINED.
Patrick Buttimer Wants to Stop Pay
ments of Money to His Son.
A temporary restraining order has
been served on Mayor McDonough in
pursuance of a suit for injunction
brought against the city by Patrick But
timer to prevent the city from paying
any further money to Maurice A. Butti
mer as city coutractor of sinks.
The petition recites that Feb. 20, 1894,
Patrick Buttimer and Maurice Buttimer,
who are father and son, entered into a
copartnership for the purpose of carrying
on the business of city contractor of sinks.
The terms of the agreement between the
two as recited, are that the former was
to do the actual work and take charge of
all the firm's moneys, while the latter
was to keep the firm’s books. It says at
the special instance of the petitioner,
Maurice A. Buttimer collected the money
due under the contract for March, April
and May, which was turned over to him,
with the exception of #75, which M. A.
Buttimer kept as his just share of the
profits.;
Last June, it is stated. M. A. Buttimer,
without authority, collected SBOO for
work performed under the contract,
which he appropriated to his own use,
and refused to turn over. An agreement
in writing was then demanded, which was
drawn up aud signed, and a power of at
torney was executed to Patrick Buttimer
by Maurice Buttimer to sign and receipt
for all moneys under the contract
with the city, after which he
collected all the money due under the
contract until Sept. 5, when the power of
attorney was revoked, and it is charged,
that in violation of his agreement M. A.
Buttimer collected from the city $1,087.50
less #550 retained as the first installment
in payment for the plant. This money,
it is charged, M. A. Buttimer also ap
plied to his own use in violation of the
articles of co-partnership.
Several charges against M. A. But
timer follow, after which it is stated
between SSOO and SI,OOO will be
due Oct. 1, which M. A. Buttimer
would obtain unless restrained by order
of the court. Patrick Buttimer alleges
that he is indebted in a large amount
for work done under tne contract with
the city, which he is unable to pay, for
the reason that he has never received anv
of this money collected by M. A. But
timer. who, he states, was acting only as
his agent.
He asked that the court require M. A.
Buttimer to come to aqust and true ac
counting with him, and that he be com
pelled to Bliow just what money ties has
received from the city aud what has been
done with them. He wants the copart
nership between himself and
bis son dissolved by de
cree of tho court and the city ‘enjoined
from paving M. A. Buttimer aiiy further
money for work done under the' contract.
He also wants the city to pay him tho
money due him aud enough to pay the
outstanding indebtedness incurred under
the contract, or asks that he be given a
lien on the plant to cover it.
Judge Falligant granted a temporary
restraining order prohibiting the city
troia Paying any further money to M. A
Buttimer until further order of the
court, aud set the hearing for to-morrow,
at 10 o’clock The pro. codings will no
doubt be watched with much interest.
A copy of the order has been served on
Mayor McDonough. The petitioner is
represented in the suit by Messrs. Lrwlu,
dußiziiou ot Chisolm.
DAN EAtY DEAD.
The Coroner's Jury Decides His Kill
ing Was Justifiable.
Dan Eady, the negro who was shot by
Policeman Ba ghan on Bolton street near
the depot of the Coast Line railroad Fri
day night, died at the Georgia Infirmary
yesterday morning at 4:30 o’clock. The
coroner was notified of Eady’s death, and
held an inquest as to the cause of it at
the hospital yesterday afternoon. The
verdict of the jury was that death re
sulted from a pistol shot fired by Police-
Baughan, and that the killing was justi
fiable homicide.
Policeman Baughan was reported yes
terday at the police barracks as doing very
nicely at the home of his brother, iSergeant
Baughan, on Waldburg street. It is
likely that he will suffer considerable
pain from his wounds yet. as the wounds
have not yet had time to become inflamed,
as they will naturally do.
Officer Baughan was in the neighbor
hood ot the Coast Line depot Friday
night when he was called upon to arrest
Eady, who was creating a disturbance by
beating his wife in a bouse just across the
Savannah, Florida and Western railroad.
Eady had, while drunk, set upon
and badly cut another negro
the day before and the
police had been, requested to look out for
him. When Officer Baughan went to ar
rest Eady he gave himself up very
readily apparently and started to ac
company the officer. This he did to
throw the officer off his guard. They had
only gone a few steps when Eady made a
murderous assault upon the officer with a
fiat piece of iron which he had concealed
up his coat sleeve.
Officer Baughan was not prepared for
the attack and fell to the ground under
the force of the blows rained upon him.
He recovered his feet almost instantly,
however, and began firing and pursuing
the fleeing negro. His sixth shot struck
Eady and brought him down. The police
ambulance was telephoned for and both
men were taken to tho barracks covered
with blood. Eady was sent from the
barracks to the Georgia- Infirmary. It
was seen at ouce that his injury was fa
tal. the ball passing clear through the
body, penetrating the spleen.
Officer Baughan’s injuries are severe
aud painful, but not necessarily danger
ous. He is well known as one of the
pluckiest men on the force, and has the
admiration of every man on it for his good
work in recapturing his escaping prisoner
Friday night. There are few men on the
force or off of it, who would have come to
their feet so soon after receiving such
blows as were rained upon Officer
Baughan’s head.
THE YEAR OF CREATION 5055.
Ushering in of Rosh Hoshana by Ser
vices at the Temple Mickva Israel.
The year 5655 of the creation, accord
ing to Jewish chronology, began yester
day afternoon at 6 o’clock. The advent
of Rosh Hoshana, as the new year’s day
is called, was celebrated by services at
the Temple Mickva Israel last night. The
services began at 6 o’clock, and were con
ducted by the Rev. I. P. Mendes. The
services consisted of scriptural readings
ia English and Hebrew, Hebrew chants
and prayers by the rabbi, together with
music specially selected for the occasion
by the choir.
The music rendered last night was as
follows:
Hymn for the New Year—Kaiser.
Blessed Is the Lord.
Hear, O Israel, the Lord Is Our God! The
Lord is One.
Traditional Music.
Hallelujah—Sulzer.
May the Winds, (arranged from Abt)—Re
barer.
Y.gdal— Dawson.
The choir consisted of Miss Colding,
who took the place of Mrs. Haynes, who
is sick; Mrs. Schreiner, Mr. Thomas
Dykes, Mr. F. E. Kebarer, director, and
Mr. G. P. Evans, who filled Miss Col
ding’s place as organist.
The servicles closed with an original
prayer by Mr. Mendes. At the close of
the services the members of the congre
gation greeted each other with New
Year’s greetings and wishes for a haptw
New Year.
To-day is an important Jewish holiday
and all the places of business of Jewish
citizens will be closed. Services will be
gin at the synagogue at 9:30 o’clock this
morning. There will be the usual New
Year's service, consisting of scriptural
reading in English and Hebrew relating
to the sovereignty of God and the
anniversary of the creation. One of the
features of the service will be the sound
ing of the shofar or ram’s horn, which
will be blown by Mr. G. Sehwarzbaum.
Mr. Mendes will be assistod in the ser
vices to-day and also on Wednesday, the
day of atonement, by Mr. J. O. DeCastro.
The services this morning will close with
a sermon by Rabbi Mendes. His subject
will be. “O, Promise Me.”
The following musical programme has
been selected for this morning's service
by Mr. Rebarer, the director of the choir:
“Mah Toon,” Moses; “S’u Sheorim,”
Moses: “Miztner,” Sullivan; “Enkelo
henn,” I. S. Moses; "Adonolam,” Kaiser.
Wednesday is the Day of Atonement,
which is a day of fasting and prayer with
the Hebrew people.
Death of Thomas Lake.
News was received in the city yester
day of the death of Mr. Thomas Lake of I
Thomasville, at his home in that city. Mr |
Lake was one of the oldest conductors on
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, having been in the service of the
road for twenty years. His run was be
tween Thomasville and Albany until re
cently when he was laid off. He has a
sister in Savannah. Mrs. M. TANARUS: Hardee,
who was notified yesterday of her broth
er’s death.
Awarded
Highest Honors—World’s Pair. 1
DR,
CREAM
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MOST PERFECT MADE.
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from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
.- , LUDDEN & BATES S. W. H.
WEATHER PHOBABI7.ITIES Mow.
PAY Generally fair: slirh'.ly cooler Mon
day night, northwest to north winds shift
to northeast.
Wood,
Wire,
Fe/t,
I ' Glue,
That's about all it takes to make a
Piano except Skill.
And it Is skill that costs! An ex
pert who has the ability to draw a
scale for a
STEIN WAY PIANO
and earn the commendation of a
Helmholtz commands a large
salary. So does the expert who
has a ‘cute’ enough ear and a tine
enough touch to ' tone regulate’’
this finest of pianos.
Wg f (in]:] sell you a
UIUIU combination
of Wormy Wood. Worse Wire,
Shoddy Felt and Feeble Glua’
thrown together by ten dollar a
week workers, and charge you
ONLY $l5O
for It; and we could call It a
PiANO. but, as we have a reputa
tion to’ lose, we won’t.
f STEINWAY.
Letusse, ly ouJ MASGN&H^lN.
MATHUSHEK.
I STERLING.
LUDDEN & BATES.
CLUTHNG.
Our
First
Floor
Is devoted entirely to Boys’ and
Children’s Clothing. No such
stock anywhere else in town.
The Quantity, the Quality, the
PRICES are here.
Good Clothing is almost as low
priced as “job lot trash.”
Our clothing is made to wear,
not to a price.
Oanlap’s Fine Hats.
NOEI^IWiLLJO^
UNDINE.
Crushed Middlings Flour.
The only flour of its kind, and the best of
any kind. It is made by a secret pro
cess known to but two persons.
SIOO,OOO Hasßeen onered lorme Know*.
"UNDINE Is the best Flour ever sold
In this place.”—L. McCrary & Son, Fowl
town. Ga.
‘‘The UNDINE gives perfect satisfaction."
—J. B. Shearhouse, Guyton, Ga.
NOEL MILL CO.,
KSTILL SPRINGS, TENN.
_ CLOTH Nj.
HHHI
Will be open to-iuorrow
ready to continue the
biff sale of bargains In
BOYS’ AND CHILDREN'S
Young'll Celebrated 3 and SI
HATS
otthe: MATB
APPEL & SCHAUL,
Clothiers, Tailors
and Haberdashers.
GROCERIES.
Cool Weather Edibles
—AND—
FALL TONICS.
Pickled Pork and Cornod Beef,
New Maple Syrup, French Prunes,
Preserves, Jellies and Jams*
Old Log Cabin and Old Pepper Whisky in
bulk and in bottles.
JAS. McGRATII & CO.,
l9 AND IPH WHITAKER STS.
JOHN O. BUTLER*
Headquarters for Plain and Decorative WU
Paper. Pnlnts. Oil. White Leads, Varnish,
Ulass. Kallroad and Steamboat Supplies.
Hashes. Doors. Dllnds und Builders' Hard
ware. Calcined Plaster. Cement and Hair.
SULK AUKNTS FOH LADD'S LIME
UO Lougrsss street and 139 St. Julian sun*
Savannah. lateral*