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WILL ALL PULL TOGETHER.
I&e Lumbermen Enter Into an Agree
ment to Regulate Prices.
Lumber Interests Tributary to Bruns
wick, Fernandina and Jacksonville
Taken Into the Southern Lumber Ex
change at the Meeting Held Yester
day—Associate Exchanges to Be Or
ganized at These Ports—The Exchange
Not a Trust, But Formed to Regulate
Prices and Correct Evils and Abuses.
The Southern Lumber Exchange held an
imiortant meeting at the De Soto yester
day. at which the lumber interests of the
ports ot Jaekeonville, Fernandina and
Brunswick were consolidated with those
tributary to Savannah, thus effecting a
combination for their own protection of
practically all the lumbermen in Georgia
and Florida.
In this association are practically con
solidated all the lumber interests of Im
portance tributary to the South Atlantic
coast. The meeting was called together
at 11 o'cloik in the morning, and at that
session all the matters in connection with
the formation of the exchange were dis
cussed. The final consolidation and elec
tion of officers was effected at the after
noon meeting which was held at 4 o'clock.
The Southern Lumber Exchange was
first formed on Sept. 18, when the lumber
men, whose territory is tributary to Sa
vannah, met at the De Soto and formed
the association. At that time they deter
mined at a subsequent meeting to take in
the interest!! tributary to the other South
Atlantic ports, and this meeting was
called for the purpose. A large number of
lumbermen who do business at Jackson
ville, Fernandina and Brunswick were
present.
With those who were added to the ex
change by this meeting the following Is
a complete list of the important firms
composing the exchange.
B. B. Gray & Bro., Pine Bloom, Ga.;
iW. T. Lott & Cos., Duke, Ga.; Beaver Dam
Lumber Company, Munneryn, Ga.; W. O.
& A. W. Donovan, Lyons. Ga.; Cooney,
Eckstein & Cos., Savannah; Frierson &
Cos., city; Beckwith &. Rogers, Sparks,
Ga.; Bibb Lard and Lumber Company,
Cox, Ga., Thomas Lumber Company, Mi
lan, Ga., E. B. Hunting & Cos , Baltimore,
Md.; George M. Brinson, Stillmore, Ga.;
Perkins & Cos., Meeks, Ga.; E. E. Foy
Manufacturing Company, Rocky Ford,
Ga.; Dixon, Mltfchell & Cos., Savannah;
Perkins & Bro„ Harrison, Ga.; R. M.
Garbutt & Ccx, Swainsboro, Ga.; T. W.
Garbutt & Cos., Gufbutt, Ga.; James Lum
ber Company, At'rain, Ga.; McDonough
& Cos., city; Columbian Lumber Company;
Greer Bros., Ada. Ga.; Pierson Bros.,
Vidalla, Ga.; Laney & Stacer, Lyons,
Ga.; Council & Grady, Higgston, Ga.;
Georgia Lumber Company, city;
Alford & Sloan, Willingham, Ga.; Drew
Lumber Company, Columbia, Fla.; Dial
& Upchurch, Florida ; Allison & Coleman.
Rountree, Ga.; Dexter Hunter Lumber
Company, New Yortt and Jacksonville;
Mailette Bros., LelgAton, Ga.; H. 1\
Smart & Bros. Lumber Company, Mld
vtlle, Ga.; Jesse Thompson, Avgusta.
W. B. Seymour & Cos., Brunswick, Ga.;
Ga.; West Bros., West Farm, Fla.; W. D.
Wheelwright & Cos., Brunswick, Ga.;
Cook Bros. & Cos., Brunswick, and Hayes
& Lamb. Wadley, Ga.
The meeting organized and adopted the
rules and by-laws which were formulated
and adopted at the meeting of Sept. 18.
It was then decided that associate ex
changes be organized at Brunswick, Fer
nandina and Jacksonville at once. The
main office of the exchange, or main ex
change, however, will be in Savannah,
anu the following officers were elected for
the concern:
President, J. J. McDonough; vice pres
ident, T. J. Agnew; secretary and treas
urer, Norton Frierson. Board of man
agers; J. J. McDonough, T. J. Agnew, J.
J. Cooney, M. W. Dixon, T. S. Wylly,
George W. Perkins, and the three vice
presidents of the associate exchanges at
the other ports, the officers of which are
to be elected by their members after
those exchanges have been organized.
The exchange will secure permanent
headquarters here shortly for the use and
benefit of its members.
The following is substantially the agree
ment Into which the lumbermen have en
tered by uniting themselves with the ex
change:
“We, the undersigned present at the
above mentioned meeting of Sept. 18,
hereby pledge and bind ourselves to con
form to and be governed by the constitu
tion and by-laws of the Southern Lumber
Exchange, adopted at said meeting, and
further bind and pledge ourselves: That
we will not sell merchantable lumber
of Ordinary sizes at less than $11.50, based
on an f. o. b. vessels price, at Savannah,
Brunswick, Fernandina and Jacksonville.
And we also bind ourselves that the min
imum price on fourteen (14) inch lumber,
under 30 feet, shall be $l2, and sixteen
(16) inch lumber, under 30 feet $l3.
If a delivery price is desired or made
at any of the northern or eastern ports,
the market rate of freight and other ex
penses to be added to the f. o. b. price to
arrive at a delivered price.
The mill shall receive pay for all or
ders taken at combination prices at not
less than ten ($10) dollars f. o. b. cars.
It is not contemplated that the extent
of the Southern Lumber Exchange shall
stop with those points already taken in.
A prominent member of the exchange said
that the lumber tirms of New York and
probably Baltimore also would. In all
likelihood, sign the agreement and come
In. The lumbermen say that the exchange
has already done the trade much good,
and that while the poits south of Sa
vannah were still open, the Savannah
lumber dealers sold largo orders at the
exchange ligures.
“It is not a trust,” said one of the mem
bers, “as there is no consolidation of
capital or interests. It is simply an asso
ciation of the lumber dealers formed to
regulate the prices of their product and
to correct the evils and abuses that have
heretofore been prevalent In the trade,
such as the cutting of prices and the ef
forts of purchasing agents of corpora
tions to get their supply at ruinous pri
ces to the trade by representing that a
firm, if It desired to fill the order, would
have to go below a certain figure which
was named, and the figure last quoted
would be named to the next man who
came along In order to make him cut stiil
lower. This thing went on sometimes to
such an extent that the lumbermen lost
heavily on many transactions, und it
was considered that it was about time to
put a stop 'a it. 'ihe only way to do it
V. . ■ * ’ I! urn a .
atlon among the lumbermen, and this
is accomplished through the Southern
Lumber Exchange."
Closed To-day.
Open To-morrow.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather,
we will continue our display of hats,
bonnets and toques to Thursday and Fri
day. All are cordially Invited to attend.
Leopold Adler, ad.
Wory> Visiting.
The display of new fall hats, toques and
bonnets, tie., at Adler's is Indeed a charm
ing one. *'lowed 10-day on account of u
holiday. Open to-morrow.—nd.
flans fob the bureau.
Tjae Subscriptions Coming in Very
Satisfactorily.
Charleston, as is well known, has, like
Savannah, realized the necessity of a
freight bureau, and her commercial bodies
are now hard at work to that end. An
Interesting report upon this subject was
submitted from the joint committee by
President Smyth of the cotton exchange
at a meeting of that body last Saturday.
President Purse of the Savannah Board
of Trade is much pleased with the re
port of the Charleston committee. It
contains, ho says, some interesting in
l formation, which will be of use to the
committees now at work in Savannah.
The membera of the committee, he says,
in soliciting subscriptions, are often asked
many questions as to the cost of main
taining the freight bureau, and what
amount it Is desired to raise, which re
quire some time to explain in detail. Some
of these questions, which are raised daily,
ure answered In the Charleston report,
of which the following Is an extract;
"Your sub-committee, to whom was en
trusted the duly of preparing a plan of
organization for a freight bureau for
Charleston, respectfully report that they
have corresponded with all the large
cities of the west, and have In every case
received the most encouraging accounts
of what has been acotnplished by freight
bureaus.
"They find that in nearly all of the largo
cities these bureaus cost all the way from
18,000 to SIO,OOO per annum to operate them.
"When these bureaus were first insti
tuted it was thought possible to operate
them thorugh the transportation com
mittees of one or more of the commercial
bodies in the several cities, increasing
the pay of the secretary or other officer
so as to enable him to give this freight
matter his entire attention. It was soon
found, however, that these transportation
committees and their secretaries
were no match for the able
railroad men with whom they
had to contend, and In order to se
cure fair and just rates for their respect
tive cities it was found necesary to em
ploy some able railroad man and to pay
him such salary as would make it an in
ducement for him to leave tho employ of
railways and accept service In the In
terest of fair freights.
"The result of this change of policy
was instantly apparent, and Instead of
having men who w* re not (and could not
from the nature of their training be) fully
up on freight matters, the cities soon
had representing them just as able men
as the railroad had, and men as thor
oughly well posted by reason of their
training and having been previously en
gaged on the other side of the question.
"Tho result has been that whenever
these freight bureaus have had as their
commissioner a man of this kind they
have 111 a very short time secured for the
cities they represented that consideration
and fair treatment to which they were
entitled from their various railroad con
nections.
“Your committee have carefully con
sidered the Idea expressed by some of the
business men, 'that this bureau should be
supported by the various commercial bod
ies,' and they find that while the idea is a
creditable one, it Is not at all practicable.
"Business methods have changed very
much in the past ten years, and the pres
ent conditions require that a'otty of the
size and population of Charleston (If we
Intend to maintain our commercial posi
tion) must be equipped with the same ap
pliances as cities containing many times
our population.”
The report recommends that the freight
bureau bo composed of the mayor and
mayor pro tern of the city of Charleston
and tho president and two representatives
of each and every commercial body now
in existence, or that may hereafter be or
ganized there. The commissioner to be
selected by them and to be under their
control, they to perfect their own organi
zation.
The committee proposes that the ex
penses of the bureau be borne by the
city, and that 1U per cent, of the amount
received from business licenses be set
aside annually for this purpose should so
much bo necessary. The report of the
committee has been referred to the city
council, and action is now awaited by tha*
body.
The suggestion that the freight bureau
be supported by the city from a portion
of the amounts received from business li
censes is rather a novel one, as It is not
known that any freight bureau now in
existence is supported in this manner
Capt. Purse’s attention was called to this
paint, and he was asked if the Savannah
eimmittee would make any such recom
mendation with regard to the freight bu
reau here.
Capt. Purse replied that the state con
stitution and the charter of tho city pro
hibited appropriations for such purposes
as this, and that consequently the city
would be unable to assume any portion of
tho burden of the freight bureau, even
should such a request be made upon it.
The committee is progressing very satis
factorily in its canvass for subscrip
tions, Capt. Purse said, and it is hoped
that the full amount necessary will be se
cured within the next few days. The
support of the bureau by subscriptions
from the various commercial bodies was
found to be inexpedient, and all sub
scriptions will be by private individuals.
COMMISSIONERS TO MEET.
They Will Discuss County Affairs This
Afternoon.
The county commissioners will hold
their regular monthly meeting this after
noon, but so far as is known thig(e is noth
ing but routine business to be transacted,
and very little of that.
The Skidaway bridge matter was to
have come up, but according to the reso
lution adopted at a previous meeting, it
can only be passed upon by a full board,
and Commissioner Carson gave notice
yesterday that he would be out of the
city at the time the meeting was held
He Is spending some time In Asheville
with his family.
There is some talk to the effect that the
commissioners may take up the mattr
of the escape from the jail of Frank Pol
lard, who was sentenced to spend six
months there for gambling, and it may
be that this case will l>e brought up, Pol
lard was a trusty, and walked off when
sent out to sweep the sidewalk.
CAPT. JACKSON’S SUCCESSOR.
Mr. H. E. Hutchens Now the S., F. and
W.’s Trainmaster.
Mr. H. E. Hutchens has been appointed
acting master of transportation of the
Georgia division of the Sayannah, Florida
and Western railway, vice Capt. O. W.
Jackson, deceased. The clrculur is dated
Oct. 6, but was Isued yesterday. The ap
pointment Is made effective Oct. 1. Mr.
Hutchens has been with the Plant system
for several years, anil has the deserved
reputation of being one of the best all
round railroad men lo be found anywhere.
He was closely associated with the late
Capt. Jackson In the management of the
transportation department, und on ac
count pf the til health of the late train
master, was in full charge of the depart
ment for months at a time. Mr. Hutch
ens' many friends In the railroad service
and elsewhere w ill be pleased to hear of
thiß recognition of Ids ability.
Consumption absolutely cured; home
treatment. Particulars, references and
treatise, 6 cents (stamps.) World's Dis
pensary Medical AssosC.lloii, Huffalo, N
Y.—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS; WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1804.
THE STORM PASSED BY.
it Went Inland and Struck the Coast
at Hatteras.
■
Savannah in the Edge of It—The Wind
40 Miles an Hour in the City and 72
Miles at Tybee—No Serious Damage
m
Reported—The Shipping 2(ade Secure
Before the Blow Came—The Rice Crop
Catches It Again—Phenomenal Rains
in Georgia and in the Carolinas.
Savannah got ofT light with the gulf
i cyclone. It passed west of Savannah at
lo o'clock yesterday morning, and at 10 j
I o'clock last night was central off Cape
Hatteras. The path of the storm was in- ,
land from Pensacola, Fla., across Geor
gia and the Carolina's and passed out to
sea off Hatteras. Savannah was in the
edge of it.
The wind here reached a velocity of forty
miles an hour at 10 o'clock, just as the cen
ter of the storm passed. Observer Smyth
at once issued a special bulletin announ
cing that all danger from the blow was
passed. At 8 o'clock when the first obser
vation was taken at the weather bureau,
tin storm was central southwest of Sa
vannah. As soon as it had passed, the
clouds lifted and the rest of the day was
clear.
The storm coming from the southwest
and south, a good many people thought it
was going to be severer than that of two
weeks ago. The wind blew in gusts
and drove the rain into houses, through
roofs, under windows and wherever there
was a chance for it to get in. It began
blowing a little after midnight, and from
then until the storm passed was a suc
cession of gusts with rain. The total
rainfall was 2.35 inches. For five min
utes about 5 o’clock In the morning the
fall was .15 of an inch. At that rate for
an hour It would have been pretty nearly
two inches.
The rains south and west of here on
Georgia and Alabama, and In
South Carolina and North Carolina
were phenomenal. At Allendale, S. C.,
3.40 inches fell. At Batesburg
5 Inches; Hardeeville, S Inches; Black
ville, V,2 Inches; Columbia, 3.40 Inches;
Greenwood, 2 inches; Greenville 2V4
Inches; Spartanburg, 214 inches; Cherow,
3.50 inches, and Florence, 3',4 inches. The
heaviest rainfall reported Jn Georgia was
a fraction over 6 inches at Columbus.
Waynesboro reported 4% inches, Camak 3
inches; Union Point, Athens and Griffin,
2 inches; Washington, 3li inches; Albany,
3 3 e Inches; Amerlcus, 2 Inches; Eastman, 2
Inches; Ft. Gaines, 4*4 Inches; Milltn, 4V4
Inches; Quitman, 3*4 Inches; Thomasvllle,
3 inches, and Waycross, 2 inches.
The heavy rains in the territory tribu
tary to the Savannah river will cause a
heavy freshet which will be felt this
morning along the upper Savannah.
There was littlo or no damage to the
shipping In port. Everything was made
secure the night before. All of the small
craft was run close under the wharves
and Into the sllp3 and tied fast, and
when the blow came on everything was
prepared for it.
The greatest danger was at Tybee. The
wind there reached a velocity of 72 miles
an hour for a short time. All of the ship
ping, however, had run into safe anchor
ages, and no loss was reported. The
warning the day before of the approach
of the storm saved many thousands of
dollars. All of tho dredges were brought
up to the city, and every preparation was
made for the safety of the vessels.
During the early part of the blow
Capt. 1,. Trapini, agent of the Italian
barks Quirlnale and Melchiorre, which
wore anchored at Tybee, became anxious
about the safety of the vessels and en
gaged the Propeller Towboat Company's
tug Forest City to go to their assistance.
The tug, under command of Capt. Haines,
went to tho Molehjorre and found her in
a dangerous position with one anchor
lost. The wind was blowing a gale, and
the sea was running high. After persistent
ctTorts the vessel was towed into a safe
harbor near the quarantine station.
The tug then wont to the assistance of
the Quirlnale, which was tossing to the
mercy of the tyaves. It required about
three hours to weigh anchors and get
the vessel in tow. as the wind was blow
ing furiously ami the sea running high.
The vessel was, however, towed safely to
the city.
The efforts of Capt. Haines saved the
vessels from a possible loss, as they were
both in a dangerous position, and could
not have stood the storm. The I'ropcllor
Towboat Company risked its tug to do
the service without extra compensation.
The schooner W. C. Wickham, from
Philadelphia for Brunswick, put in at
Tybeo yesterday for a harbor and will
remain until all danger is past.
No vessels arrived In port during the
day. The Nacoochee, which came In late
Monday night, was the last to arrive.
The Dessoug was due to sail yesterday
for Philadelphia, There was some doubt
in the morning whether she would ven
ture out. Tho noon reports, however,
showed that the center of the storm had
passed to the west, and tho Dessoug
sailed at 1:30 o'clock.
The storm was not of the kind to blow
away the Tybee railroad or even to cause
washouts along its roadbed. After the
hard blow In the morning there was some
interest to know if any damage hnd been
done to the track, and Supt. Saussy,
Mayor Butler of Tybee and Mr. Martin
Cooley went down as far as the ten-mile
post on a special engine. The wind, how
ever.'had been blowing from the south
west and west, and the consequence was
thero was no water washed upon the
marsh, and no undermining of the track
The marsh was practically free from
water during the entire blow. The hands
at work on the road knocked off during
the storm. They are repairing the road
as they go down toward the Island, and
starting at the nine-mile post, where the
damage from the last storm began, they
have finished the repairs on about a mile
of the track.
Mayor Butler of Tybee was very much
Interested In the situation at the island
during the morning, and he had frequent
reports from the observatory there. He
says there was no damage whatever on
the island, and while the wind went up
to 12 miles an hour or more, It was blow
ing in the wrong direction to cause any
damage by water, as no water was blown
up on the Island, and the tide did not rise
as high as it does ordinarily.
The principal damage to the crops in
this immediate section is to tho rice. One
Planter estimated the damage lo uncut
tice übo lit 10 per cent. The cut rice In
Blocks, is wet, and will be damaged by
handling in drying. It is difficult yet to
get anything like a close estimate of the
total damage to the crop.
The damage in the city was very slight
Aside from the demolishing of signs and
awnings and tho breaking down ot flower
gardens It is very light.
The indications for to-day are much
cooler with west to northwest winds, di
minishing In force. The weather was
cooler Immediately after the storm
passed, and It will be cooler still to-day.
That Joyful Feeling
With the exhilarating sense of renewed
health and strength and internal cleanli
ness, which follows the use of Syrup of
lies, is unknown to tho few who have not
progressed beyond tho old time medicines
uml the cheap substitutes sometimes of
fered but never accepted l>v the well in
formed.
Worth VlsltingT
Tho display of new fall hats, toques and
bonnets, etc., at Adler's Is Indeed u charm
ing one. Closed 10-day on ucuount of a
liollduy. Open to-morrow.—aiL
GERTIE GRIMES DEAD.
The County Commissioners Had Taken
Gar* of Her for More Than a Year.
Gertrude Grimes, the Imbecile girl of
whom the county has been taking care
for the last year and several months, died
yesterday morning shortly after 3 o'clock
it is thought, from congestion of the
brain.
In the last year and a half she has had
quite a history, and which, to a certain
extent, has been connected with the
county. She Was confined in the county
jail In the early part of the spring of
1893 on a writ of lunacy, which was sworn
out by her mother, Mrs. Rosa Grimes, and
in April she was the cause of a thorough
investigation, conducted by the county
commissioners and the grand Jury, which,
by the way, never developed anything.
During the first week in April, 1593, tho
charge was made that an assault had
been attempted upon her while she was
confined in tho Jail, and the reports con
nected with it one of the turnkeys of the
institution, as well as others. There was
much talk about the matter at the time,
and considerable indignation was ex
pressed.
The county commissioners took it up
and held an investigation, and after ex
amining a number of witnesses, they de
cided to turn the matter over to the grand
Jury. The solicitor general was present
at this investigation. The grand Jury of
the superior court for the March term
was then in session, anil it took the mat
ter up on the recommendation of the com
missioners. The grand jury tried to make
a thorough investigation of the matter,
but was unable to get at the bottom of
the mysterious complaint, or to find that
there was any good ground for it and it
was thus reported and dropped. The in
vestigation by the commissioners was
April 10, 1893.
After the grand jury had investigated
the matter, the commissioners considered
what to do with the girl. She was not a
violent lunatic, only an imbecile, and it
was a hard matter,- under the circum
stances, to get her into the state asylum.
The commissioners finally decideij, there
fore. that the county would take care of
her through her mother. The girl's
mother was willing, and a contract was
made with her July 15, by the clerk of the
county commissioners, by which she was
to be paid 120 a month and take proper
care of her daughter, which she agreed
to do. A good home was provided for her
at 3 Broughton street, east of East Broad,
and from that time until now she has lived
there. The mother will be pdid for the
care of the child up to Oct. 15.
A friend of the girls mother called at
the office of the county commissioners
and wanted the county to give the child
a SSO funeral. The chairman of the com
missioners would not agree to this, and
gave Instructions that the body was to
be burled just as that of any other pau
per. The child has been an imbecile al
most from her birth, and her mental
weakness is supposed to have been due
as much as anything else to a frequency
of epileptic fits.
THE CIRCUS HERE TO-DAY.
The Street Parade and the Programme
of Performances.
The ar.nuoneement that the Barnum A
Bailey “greatest show on earth” will
give two performances to-day at East
Broad and Bolton streets has been prom
inent on bill-boards and in thfe newspa
pers for the last three weeks.
The first order of the day Is the parade.
The Barnum & Bailey i arade ol this year
is said to outshine all other circus pa
rades. In addition to the usual features
of the gorgeous chariots, open dens of
cages, elephants, camels, clowns, ponies,
fine horses, lady riders and jockeys, it
Contains a long section devoted to a spec
tacular pageant of the rulers of the earth
which Is unique In tho- way of parade
features.
The line of march will be on Bolton,
to Drayton, to Liberty, to
West Broad, to Broghton to
East Broad, to Bay, to Bull, to Gaston,
to Drayton, to Holton and back to the
show grounds. The parade will move
promptly at 8 o’clock.
There will be two performances, one at
2 o’clock, and one at S o'clock. The doors
will open at 1 and 7 o’clock. The part of
the show in the menagerie tent is given by
the Algerian dancing girls, the Blsknas,
the Dervish, the Australians, the Esqui
maux, the Soudanese anil other members
of the ethnic collection of strange and
savage peoples.
People who do not wish to go early, or
who ara too busy to spare the time to
push their way through the ticket wagon,
can buy reserved seat tickets, dr gen
eral admission tickets at Estlll's news
store, 21',4 Bull street. The reserved seats
of the Barnum show are actually re
served, and the tickets have numbered
coupons attached, exactly the same as in
first-class theaters.
The show has done a big business since
It began its tour of the south at 50 cents
admission. At Louisville, Nashville and
Birmingham last week the ticket office
had to be closed before each performance,
because no more people could be accom
modated under the mummotli tents. At
Montgomery the seating capacity was
taxed and at Macon on Monday the big
tent was Ailed, although it rained steadily
and hard all day. The papers of each of
these cities, without a dissenting voice,
pronounce the show the best ever exhib
ited.
The aerobatic features of the big show
this season are excellent. A study of
the names on the programme is institu t
ing, as showing what a part heredity
plays In the development of the human
body, as well in determining the mental
traits. The same line of acrobatic work
Is performed by a family for several gen
erations. Rose Meers, who does a jaunty
jockey riding act In Barnum <St Bailey's
greatest show on earth, belongs to a
family of riders. The equestrian line
runs certainly back to her grandfather on
her mother's side, but pretty Rose cannot
tell how much further. Her mother is
Adele Newsome, a crack rider in Eng
land, and James Newsome, Rose's grand
father, was a circus proprietor. Her father
Is Hubert Meers, a clown In Germany.
Rose herself Is English, and she is one of
seven daughters, four of whom became
riders.
The nerobatle element has been made
prominent In the programme of the I’.ar
num & Halley show this season. Hav
ing determined to drop the spectacle ar.d
to re-tore many old-time circus numbers.
Manager Bailey secured half a hundred of
the best leapers und tumblers In the coun
try-men ami women who can do doubles
und triples and twisters, and corkscrews,
and backward flings with pirouettes, and
Inaugurated the finest contests in these
specialities that have been speu In the
ring. The equestrian department
was organized on the name scale, with six
teen riders. For aerial acts, lie secured
the marvelous Eugenes, whose sensational
return act is unapproachable, the 7.nm
oras, Long ar.d Edwards, Juliette Nelson,
Maud Alllngton, Mile. Vera and other
noted urtists. The circus Itself is the best
circus Mr. Bailey ever put out. Yet It Is
a small part only of the big show, which
comprises also the menageries, the ani
mal circus, the ethnological congress—a
great feature which Is carried by no other
show—and the hippodrome.
Worth Visiting.
The display of new full hats, toques /id
bonnets, etc., at Adler's is indeed a <•> lin
ing one. Closed 10-day on accouuf ot a
holiday. Open to-morrow,—ad.
BAKiWG POWDER.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
Dsjyfel Baking
raider
/iB&OE.UTEE.y PURE
POLITICIANS MAY REST NOW.
Two Months’ Time in Which to Discuss
the Mayoralty Nominations.
Maj. Schwarz Says It’s All Right and
That an Early Nomination Would
Have Been a Mistake—Some Gentle
men Who May Figure as Candidates
on the Other Side—Will McDonough,
Cann, Purse or Maldrim Lead the Op
position to the Citizens Club—Dr.
Duncan Talked Of.
The action of the Citizens Club in post
poning Its nomination of a candidate
for mayor until Dec. 3 will give this
question a rest for the rest of this month
at least. A good deal of quiet work wall
be done by the friends of the three prob
able candidates whose names are now
before the club.
The race in the club is now thought to
be between Maj. Schwarz and‘Alderman
Myers. There are widely varying opin
ions of the strength of these two gentle
men.
The Schwarz men say that two-thirds
of the members of the club are for
Schwarz, and that Myers is not in It
at all. The Myers men say that Schwarz
Is weak, very weak, and that the failure
of the caucus plan to put him through
Monday night has effectually killed him
off as a mayoralty candidate. Any way
there is likely to bo warm work before
the matter is decided.
Maj. Schwarz, when seen yesterday
morning by a Mornig News reporter,
seemed in good humor with himself and
the world in general. He said that the
postponement of the nomination to Dec.
3 was satisfactory to him. "It would be
bad policy to make a nomination so early
In the campaign,” he said. The major
said if he should receive the nomination,
as he evidently hopes to, that he would
endeavor to conduct a clean, manly cam
paign, free from mud slinging and offen
sive personalities. "It is had policy for
our people to carry their political divis
ions so far,” said the major. "It is time
we were all pulling together for the Inter
ests of Savannah, instead of trying to pull
each other down.”
Very probably by the time the Citizens
Club has decide upon its candidate the
candidate of the opposition will also be
known. Although they are keeping very
quiet at present, there are several avail
able candidates on the other 3ide whose
names will very likely be urged by their
friends. There are sorpe who think May
or McDonough is not averse to making the
race against any candidate the Citizens
Club may put up. There are many who
think that Mayor McDonough is the best
representative of the principles which*he
has put into practice during his adminis
tration, and who would support him heart
and soul should he make the race.
Mr. W. G. Cann is frequently spoken of
as the proper man to make the race
against the candidate of the Citizens Club.
Mr. Cann s friends point with pride to
his record as an alderman and assert that
he is to-day the best posted man on the
city's affairs in Savannah. He has a
strong personal following, especially
among the business men and the younger
element generally. The name of Capt. D.
G. I’urse has occurred to some as possibly
a man who would make a successful race
for the mayoralty. Capt. Dorse's record
of service in behalf of the city's interest
has frequently caused the remark that he
is deserving of some public recognition,
such as would be conferred by an election
to the mayoralty. It is thought that he
would make the race if urged to do so
by the supporters of the present adminis
tration.
Dr. Duncan is also talked of as an avail
able man to run outside of either club as
a people's candidate.
Should none of these gentlemen be
willing to make the race or be consid
ered available it is pretty safe to say that
Maj. P. W. Meldrim will be called upon to
lead the light in opposition to the Citi
zens Club. Maj. Meldrim has said re
peatedly that he does not want the office,
even If It were to be had without a con
test, and there is no doubt that he Is
sincere In this assertion. Still, If urged
by his friends to make the flqhjtm might
agree to do so as a matter dSbrinelple.
and should he do so, the prooXtHties of
success ate very strong. Ther* arc few
men who have the confidence of the peo
ple generally to such an extent as Maj.
Meldrim has or who can command a more
hearty support from their friendß.
A SEASICK BULL DOG.
He Got Aboard the Dessoug and Made
the Trip to Savannah.
A bulldog belonging In Philadelphia has
been. In the habit of going aboard the
Dessoug while she is In port there and
making friend3 with the officers and
crew. He spent a good deal of his time
aboard. He belongs to someone who has
an office near the dock, and Is always
playing around the ship when she Is at
that end of the line.
On the last trip of the Des
soug to Philadelphia the dog
remained on board Just a little too long.
The gang plank was draw n up and the ship
started off down the river before the dog
was noticed, and before he began to dis
play any signs of uneasiness. Of course
he could not be taken back, and It would
not have done to have put him over
board although near the city, and the only
other way open was to give him a sea trip
to Savannah and return.
All the why down the dog was pretty
sick, and he kept running around the
boat from one end to the other trying ap
parently to find some place to land, and
rather in doubt whether to Jump over
board and risk the chances, or stick to
the ship. When the vessel reached the
Savannah river and began to come up,
the joy of the dog knew no bounds. He
saw land on either side of him, some
thing he had not seen in two days, and he
wanted to jump overboard and swim
usliore at once. He had to be chained in
order to keep him aboard. He was kept
tied up all day unill the Dessoug left for
Philadelphia yesterday at 1 o'clock. He
will be restored to hts owner on arrival
there.
Are You Going Abroad
For health, pleasure or business, and would
not have your voyage marred by sea sickness?
Then take along with you Hostetter's Stomach
Hitters, and when you led the nausea try a
wine glassful, it will effect a magical change
for the better in your Interior, and a continu
ance of It will save you from further attacks
Asa means of overcoming malarial, kidney
dyspeptic, nervous and rheumatic Doubles the
bitters is unequalled.- ad.
TACKLED FOR 83,000 EACH.
Two Street Railways Sued In tha City
Court for Damages to That Amount.
Damage suits against both the street
railway companies of Savannah, each for
13,000, were filed in tho city court yester
day.
Rufus Carson brought suit against the
Electric Railway Company for $3,000 dam
ages for injuries to his wife, who, he
states, was a passenger on one of the
cars of this company July 1, 1893. The
car was, he alleges, carelessly and negli
gently thrown off the track and Sarah
Carson was Injured in the side, chest and
thigh, for ail of which she had to pay SIOO
for medical attention. He says she was
confined to her bed until Oct. 9, 1893, dur
ing all of which time he was deprived of
her services as manager of his domestic
affairs, for all of which he thlnk3 he Is
entitled to damages in the sum of 53.U00.
The other suit was filed for W. Williams
against the City and Suburban RailwAy
Company. He also asks $3,000 damages on
the groupd that while a passenger on one
of the cars of this line, Sept. 19, 1894, he
was set upon by the conductor and motor
man, badly beaten and ejected from the
car, although he hod paid, as he states,
the fare required. Both suits were filed
through George W. Owens, Esq., as coun
sel.
CORA HARRIS TURNED FREE.
The Recorder Satisfied the Charges
Against Her Were Untrue.
Cora Harris, who was arrested on a
charge preferred by her husband that
she had made a statement to him that
she had killed a man in C’usseta, Ala.,
twelve years ago, was released by Re
corder Wilson yesterday morning.
Roland Harris, the woman’s husband,
repeated the story that he told at the
uollce barracks Sunday night, with some
material variations, however. The woman
was put upon the stand and entered a
positive denial that she had ever told
any such story to her husband as that re
lated by him.
The recorder was satisfied front what
he heard that jealousy was the motive
which prompted Harris to mako the
charge against his wife, and not fear of
danger to his own life, which was the
motive alleged by him. Harris is a
blind negro, who plays an accordion
around the streets. He and the woman
whom he claims as his wife have
been In the city about three weeks.
IF THE CIRCUS DON’T PREVENT.
The Council Will Discuss Many Matters
of Interest.
The city council will meet to-night if
the circus does not prevent. The regular
meeting two weeks ago v.as prevented by
the September storm of that date.
There are several appealed liquor cases
to be heard, tho cases being those In
wdiich Isaac Levy is the principal witness
for the city. The circus may also inter
fere with the hearing of these cases, as
many of the parties interested will prob
ably prefer to be in the neighborhood of
East Broad and Bolton streets rather
than in the council chamber.
The petition of N. C. Pearson for a
transfer of liquor license from under the
Marshall house to 122 Bryan street will
probably be acted upon to-night. This
petition has been pending in council for
nearly two months. The subject of con
demning the rights of way for the streets
across the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway will probably come up for
discussion.
Funeral of Mrs. Powers.
The funeral of the late Mrs. John F.
Powers took place from the Cathedral yes
terday morning at 10 o’clock. The funeral
was largely attended, in spite of the incle
ment weather. The services were con
ducted by Rev. Father John McCarthy.
There were a number of beautiful floral
tributes.
CITY BREVITIES.
Thieves broke into the store of Mr, W.
A. Jaudon again early yesterday morning,
by taking off the wire grating of a win
dow on the Bryan street side and smash
ing a pane of glass. Goods consisting of
clothing ami hats to the value of more
than SSO were stolen. A week or two ago
tho store was similarly robbed by smash
ing in the St. Julian street entrance. There
is no clew as to who committed the burg
lary.
In connection with a report of the irri
gation congress, which assembled at Den
ver, Col., Sept. 3, the Review of Reviews
publishes a picture of Maj. G. M. Ryals,
a member of the irrigation commission
from Georgia. While it hardly does Maj.
Ryals justice, it could easily be recog
nized, and brings out clearly the major’s
distinctive features. Maj. Ryals Is
enthusiastic on the subject of irrigation,
and the publication In a well-deserved
tribute In this connection.
Scrofula humors and all diseases
caused or promoted by impure blood or
low state of the system, are cured by
Hood's Sarsaparilla.—ad.
Cloned Tc-day.
Open To-morrow.
Owing to the Inclemency of the weather
we will continue our display of hats]
bonnets and toques to Thursday and Fri
day. All are cordially invited to attend.
Leopold Adler.—ad.
Sale of Lots at Denmark, 8. O.
There will be a public sale of lots to
morrow, 11th Inst., at Denmark. This Is
one of the most important points on the
South Bound railroad between Savannah
and Columbia and Is destined io be a town
of considerable Importance. It Is in the
midst of a fine cotton country, filled with
prosperous farpters. Three railroads of
different systems meet at Denmark and
bring to It considerable business and
bustle. The town has built up very rap
idly, there being several brick stores
a very nice brick hotel and numerous res
idences, which convey the Idea of the
prosperity of their owners.
It is proposed to sell the lots at hard
tlme prices and on hu,d-tlme .terms.
Those wishing to attend the sale should
take the train to-night, which leaves Cen
tral depot at 9:25 and arrives at Denmark
about midnight—all standard time. Quite
a number are expected from Savannah,
t. 11. Dorsett conducts the sale for the
company.
Closed To-day.
Opan To ’morrow.
Owing to the Inclemency of tho weather
we will continue our display of bats]
bonnets and toques to Thursday and Fri
day. All are cordially Invited to attend,
Leopold Adler.— nd.
A hurricane storm does not hurry (he
ripening ot tho sugar aiUM.-New Or
leans Ploayun*
lUPdEN BATES S. N. M.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES: WsnwssD.r
—Generally fur: much cooler; west to north
west winds, dimlnifchite in force and becomi’i
Wood,
Wire,
Fe/t,
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
STEINWAY PIANO
and earn the commendation of a
Helmholtz commands a lar.ik
salarv. So doe* the expert who
has a 'cute'' enough ear ar.d a line
enough touch to tone regulate"
this finest of pianos.
Wa P fxiiLl sell you a
VjUUIU combination
of Wormy Wood, Worse Wire,
Shoddy Kelt and Feeble Glue
thrown together by ten dollar a
week workers, and charge you
ONLY $l5O
for it; and we could call It a
PtANO. but. as we havo a reputa
tion to lo3e, we won t.
( STEIIWAY.
Lotus soli ycu-1 MASOk & HAMLIN.
1 MATHUSHEK.
I STERLING.
LUDDEN & BATES.
CLOTH N3.
Pretty ~
Winter
Styles.
Winter styles in Men’s,
Bovs’ and Children’s Cloth
ing are exceptionally pretty
this season, and we
HAVE THEM ALL,
—AND —
Have the Prices, too.
_ NOEL MILL 10
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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.
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"My customers say they don't wan t any
better flour than UNDINE. There's none
better.’’—W. M. Parker, Woodclifl, Ga.
‘ UNDINE gives the very best satisfaction.”
—J. J. Easterling, Keldsville, Ga.
NOEL MILL CO.,
KSTILL SPRINGS, TENN.
CLOTH Ni. ~
While the
liig Sale
Of Boys’ and Chil
dren's Suits is going
on, we wish to remind
you that other depart
ments arc not being
neglected in the rush.
Our
Merchant Tailoring Department
Is in full blast on the
second floor. Pay a
visit up there. It will
pay you to take a look.
APPEL & SCIIAUL.
PAINTS AND OILS.
Headquarters for Plain nnd Decorative Wall
Paper, Paints, i 11. White Leads. Vsrnlsa,
Glass, Railroad ana steamboat Suppllr*.
Sashes, Doors. Hlinds and Builders' Hardws™.
Caklnod Plastrr (ycioent and Hair.
SOLE AGENTS FOR LADD'S LIME
140 Congress street and 139 St. Julian sirett,
Savannah, Georgia.
*!f Too Want Good HaUrial and Work^
ORDER YOUR
Lithographed and printed
Stationery and blank books
—rnoM
MOKNING NRIWS,
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