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CIGAR MAKING PAYS WELL
SiTA.MN.tH A I'IME HKI.I) FOR TO
BACCO BAMTFACTI RING.
SfTfn Urglilrml Factories In Oper
ation ton on s Small teolr— A Prop
osition to Eatnbllsli n Fiu-lorj on
a l,art<‘ Scale—A* (.nod Cigar*
tladr Hero na Anywhere.
The manufacture of cigars enjoys the
distinction of employing more hands to
the amount of capital invested in the busi
ness than any other successful industry
In Savannah.
The aggregated capital Invested In the
seven registered factories is less than $19,-
OUO. Twenty-five hands are employed, fif
teen of which are skilled workmen. The
wages paid are between SI-,'tv* and lie,(DO
apnually.
On account of the small capital invested
In the business the average earning pow
er is many times more than bank rates
of interest.
Mr. Joseph Sognier says: "I have man
ufactured cigars here for the last twenty
years. I find Savannah well adapted for
cigar manufacturing as far as the cli
mate, labor and obtaining of the material
Is concerned. The profits are also fair,
and I have and do receive my share of
patronage, yet It Is entirely in
tbo power of Savannah to In
crease cigar manufacturing ten.
even twenty-fold, If the public would
only more freely patronise this home In
dustry. and If It would Insist on getting
home-made cigars. We certainly can and
do make as good a cigar for the money
here as anywhere In the United States.
I employ three to four hands, two of which
are skilled workmen. My pay roll Is even
now $1,500 a year, and much larger when
business Is brisk.
Mr. Collman of Collman & Cos. said: "Sa
vannah has an Immense cigar trade and
only a small proportion of it Is supplied
by Savannah's factories, which really
make a better cigar for the money than Is
made anywhere else In the country. The
main trouble is and has been with the
Savannah public, w hich does not patronise
this home Industry as much as it ought
to. It seems a mighty small thing for
any smoker to do, to call for and Insist on
getting a Savannah made cigar,as hewould
Insist on getting Bavannal\ brewed beer.
f’et this would be and Is the very life of the
ndustry. If a dealer has a call for home
made cigars he Is bound to
keep them on hand. We em
ploy steadily eight hands, five of
which are skilled cigar makers. Our pay
rdle exceeds $4,5u0 a year.
Mr. Kngene L&blche Is the oldest cigar
manufacturer In Savannah. "The cigar
manufacturers,” he said, "certainly buy
as a rule in Savannah the best leaf tobac
co they can get. The cigar makers are
as skillful here as they arp anywhere and
we give for the same money as good a
c igar as .an be had. Probably the only
reason why the business Is not many
times larger than it is now, is a lack of
patronage by the Savannah people them
selves. I employ three haiqjs. two of
which are skilled workmen. When busi
ness Is good I have employed as high as
nine."
Mr. Charles Coleman says that Savan
nah has all the requirements necessary to
make cigar manufacturing a prosperous
and remunerative Industry. The trouble
has been, he says, that the Savannah pub
lic is Indifferent about the cnoicc of the
cigars smoked. If smokers only know all
the horrors that a Job lot of tenement
house made cigars may contain, they
would be careful In insisting on getting
a cleanly home made cigar.
Mr. ("rompers of the federation of labor
lectured here a few weexs ago and pic
tured most vividly what tenement house
manufacturing means, or what
Is commonly called "sweating.”
Fancy only eight people who all cook,
eat, drink, sleep and work in one room.
Probably two or three tallies are used
for cigar making during day-time and
for other purposes at night. Probably this
room has one or two windows, with a
view on a yard and no ventilation to
speak of, the germs of almost any disease
are llahle to be conveyed in a Job-lot of
such cigars made In such an atmosphere,
and In such surroundings, and as the-end
of a cigar is bound to be held between
human lips. It is dangerous and unwhole
some to smoke such a cigar under any
circumstances. Mr. Coleman employs
three and four hands, two of which are
skilled workmen. His pay roll averages
over $1,500 a year.
Messrs. Martini and Vincent Keeler also
manufacture cigars, and there are also
one or two colored manufacturers, all of
whom express about the same views.
A number of dealers who were seen all
had Savannah made cigars and said they
are as good as any made. Some dealers
claim the smallness of the capital Invested
in the factories Is the main drawback,
and the reason why the business Is not
more extensive. They claim that a large
capital means a greater choice* and vari
ety of goods, which a small c apital cannot,
of course, offer. It takes capital to adver
tise and to Introduce a brand or
makes. The best cigar, if only sold on
Its merits, is Incapable of becoming a
heavy seller without a name and advertis
ing.
Several dealers suggested that the es
tablishment of a $50,000 or a SIOO,OOO cigar
factory would prove a very successful and
paying enterprise, especially If a number
of the seven or eight hundred dealers that
Savannah has would become stockholders
and thereby create a self-interest In the
successful disposition of the output. What
has been done In beer brewing can be
done In cigar making.
“Get the dealers interested bv becom
ing stockholders and it becomes at once
an assured success," remarked another
dealer. “Get up a $50,000 or SIOO,OOO stock
company, make the stock payable In 5 per
cent, or 10 per cent, monthly Installments,
and Savannah would soon have a fac
tory that would give employment to 100
hands and that would keep hundreds of
thousands of dollars that are now sent'
off to pay for cigars at home, and all the
way from $30,000 to sloo,o< would be paid
opt in wages and spent at home."
A prominent cigar manufacturer and a
eucoessful man of small means said he
would head such a stock company with
15,000, as he thought It would pay. He did
not look upon cigar manufacturing by
any means as a bonanza, but he consid
ered the business, if well managed, ought
t* be abla to yield 10 to 20 per cent, on tho
Investment. In giving steady employ
ment to a large force of hands, it is cerv
tainly unsurpassed.”
COTTOS HURT BY THE COLD.
Report* to Factor* Sn> the Injury I*
Considerable.
There has been considerable speculation
among the cotton factors and shippers,
concerning the effect of the recent cool
weather upon the growing cotton.
Several reports received here state that
considerable damage has been done to tbp
young plants throughout the central part
of the state. The Amerieus Tlmes-Re
corder of Friday says that the unprece
dented weather of last Wednesday and
Thursday proved disastrous to the fields
in that section.
Farmers have reported that acres upon
acres of young plants have died already,
while the entire crop is suffering severely
from lice and disease. an*] that the yield
in that section will be largely curtailed
by the cold snap. . •
THE SEftl IM POOLER.
The Eighth District Wants Ita Cattle
to Ron Wild.
Mis? Katie Ranks visited Pooler last
Sunday. She was the guest of Mr. C.
Patterson.
Mr. "and S'-hwartx. accom
panied by Misses Belle Sack and Emily
Zlnk, visited at the home of Mr. R. W.
Jantzen last week.
Miss I-izzie Jacobs is visiting her brother.
Mr W. Jacobs at his pretty home on Or
chard Hill.
Mr. R. Freeman and wife of Charleston,
S. C., arc visiting the hame of their
brother, Mr. TV. Freeman.
There will be services morning and even
ing to-day at the Raptist church. Preach
ing by the -pastor, Rev. S. Edenfield.
Mrs. J. Quint of Savannah visited Mr.
and Mrs. C. Hansen last week.
Mr. R. W. Farr and family, who have
rented .the Morgan cottage, will move uji
ndxt Thursday.
Miss Mattie McClellan will spend the
summer wdth her mother, Mrs. Stevens,
at her home on Skinner avenue.
Mr. B. 8-/mons, second lieutenant of th*
Pooler Eight Infantry, was one of the
successful druggists to pass his examina
tion before the pharmaceutical board last
week.
The ladles of Pooler gathered and made
up a*) hand bouquets for the visitors to
the SundM’ chool convention in Savan
nah, which were sent down through Mr. ;
T. Ueidt last Thursday.
Mr: C. Hansen started up his tannery
In full .operation last week. There was 4.
rumor that Pooler w’ould lose this indus
try, but the rumor has no foundation,, as
the tannery Is here to stay.
A large number of the citizens of Pooler
met at Newton's commissary last Thurs
day to discuss the proposition of making
a efiange In the fence laws of the county.'
Mr. D. L. Christian was elected chairman
and Dr. MV. X. Bleakney secretary. After
a few remarks by Mr. G. E. Bevang, Dr,
Bleakney, Mr. Morgan and others, *lt wws
decided to adjourn until Tuesday even
ing. next, when a mass meeting of <he
vothr* df the Eighth district will be held.
A large number have signified their Inten
tion to be present. The Eighth district
is a fence district.
HE'LL BE RICH W HEX HE GETS IT.
A Volina Colored Minn With Great Ex
pectations.
The richest man in the world—that Is he
will be when he receives a remittance
which he Is expecting—has been found,
and ha is right here in Savannah.
He Is an unpresuming young colored
man about 21 years old; tie dresses very
plainly and does not look at all like a
w ealthy person.
He walked Into the Southern Bank the
other day and asked one of the clerks If
the bank had received a remittance for
him. It happened that he applied at the
wrong window-, and ho was directed to the
clerk who could give this information, and
to this gentleman he applied the same
question, adding, that he expected It from
Washington.
"How much do you expect?” the clerk
asked him.
"Ten thousand billion dollars," was the
prompt reply that almost threw the clerk
Into convulsions, but he managed to stam
mer: "No, It has not come yet.”
"Well, I wish you'd write about It and
I’ll come back next week," said the colored
Croesus, as be started to go, but the clerk
had recovered his equilibrium by thl* time
and stopped him with, "by the way, how
will you take It, In gold or silver?” The
map hesitated a moment, knitted his
brows and then answered In a matter-of
fact sort of way: “I think I'll take it in
billion dollar bills; they'll be easier to
carry, you know.”
"Poor fellow," someone remarked, as he
left the bank, “he's got a "Ferris wheel"
In bis head.”
THE DOl RLE TIME BOTHERED HIM.
A Bine Jacket From the Atlanta In
Tronble.
Only one lone blue jacket remained In the
city yesterday after the departure of the
warships and he was sofry he was left be
hind. Eugene MVhlte Is his name and he
belongs to the Atlanta. White was arrest
ed a little after midnight yesterday morn
ing by Policeman Counihan. He claimed
that his getting left was due to Savannah’s
double time system. The boat carrying the
sailors down to the warships was to leave
the city at 11 o'clock. He went, to the dock
at 11 o’clock railroad time, he said, and
found that the boat had been gone an hour.
\\'hite told Chief McDermott that he had
a considerable amount of money due him
on the Atlanta and that he was going to
get back to the vessel If he had to walk to
Hampton Roads. He didn't have a cent of
money on him, however. Chief McDermott
didn’t know what to do with White and so
released him in the afternoon.
Warrants for seven men who were miss
ing from the Atlanta were placed in the
hands of the detectives Friday night, but
six out of the seven turned up at the dock
and went down on the last boat, White be
ing th© only one missing. •
tiAILIKti OF THE W ARSHIPS.
They Go From Savannah to Hamp
ton ltoadn. t
The cruisers Atlanta and Raleigh, which
have been here for the last two weeks,
sailed yesterday for Hampton Roads.
Theta - visit to Savannah has been a pleas
ant one, both to the officers of the ships
and to the many people by whom they have
been entertained, and whom they enter
tained.
This is the second visit of Uncle Sam's
vessels to Savannah within the last three
years. Three years ago the Philadelphia
and Newark were here, but they did not
enter the river, remaining at anchor off
the bar. The Vesuvius and the Keassarge
were the only vessels at that time that
came up to the city.
There is a probability that the Atlanta
may put in here again when she takes the
Brunswick Naval Reserves on their cruise.
Oapt. Cromwell and Oapt. Miller made
many warm friends here, and their return
at any time will be warmly welcomed by
Savgnnahians.
PORT PARAGRAPHS!
Maritime Matter* of I.ocal and Gen
eral luterest.
Straehan & Cos. cleared yesterday the
British steamship Westhall for Hamburg.
Her cargo consists of 3,193 tons of phos
phate rock, valued at $38,737. She went
to sea last night.
The United States cruisers Atlanta and
Raleigh bid farewell to these waters yes
terday morning, and sailed for Hampton
roads at 6 o'clock.
The British bark Canning, Capt, Pearce,
forty-four days from Hamburg, arrived
yesterday at Tybee for orders. She Is
consigned to Paterson. Downing A Cos.,
and Is chartered by them to load either'
at Savannah or Brunswick.
The Portuguese bark Fernanda, from
Rio Janeiro, via Sapelo, arrived at the
Savannah quarantine station yesterday.
She is consigned to A. E. Moynelo, and is
chartered to load with lumber and naval
stores tor a foreign port,
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MAY 2d, 1895.
GEORGIA TALENT HONORED.
A GEORGIA*'* SHAKE IX THE
GREAT t OLI MBIAX PAIR.
A Stew art t'oanli ■<•>>'> Career—\\ hnt
He Dill to Make the Kenonneil Ex
position a World Wonder—The
Contribution of the Empire State of
the *oath—A Worthy Tribute Hr a
Kindly Hand to One of Georgia's
Great Men.
(.Contributed by a Savannah I-ady).
Visitors to the World's Columbian Ex
position heard, r.ow and again, expres
sions of regret at the untimely death of
one of the chief architects of the “White
City," but very few dreamed that it was
a Georgian who was being ihus lamented.
Such, however, proves to have been the
ease, for Mr. Boot, who, tqgcther with
his partner, Mr. D. JL Burnham of Chi
cago, and Messra. Olmsted and Cadman of
Massachusetts, was the creator of the
Mag;ic City on Lake Michigan, was a
Georgian, and died before his work was
finished. John Wellborn Root was born
in Lumpkin, Stewart county, Georgia,
Jan. Id, 1850, and was the nephew of Judge
John J. T. Clarke, Judge Marshall J.
Wellborn, and Judge Marshall Clarke, for
the first two of whom he was named. He
must have been of a warm. Impulsive na
ture for bqfore he was well In his teens
he wanted to become a volunteer in the
confederate army. Instead, however, he
was sent, at the age of M years, to Eng
land, where he was given every advantage
of studying the profession of architecture.
After the Aar, In order to keep him from
becoming an Anglomaniac, his father
brought him back to America and he was
graduated from the University of New
York, \yhen Chicago was partially de
stroyed by fire, young Root, then about
21 years old, acting upon the advice of his
father, declined a government position at 1
$2,000 a year In Cincinnati, and went to
Chicago. This proved to be a most wise
course, for there he met Mr. D. H. Bdrn
ham, then a young man, and the two
formed a partnership which was dissolved
only by the death of Mr. Root. This firm,
before long, became so successful and
prosperous, that they had the largest
architectural office In the world, and they
erected some of the most notable build
ings In the west, among them being tlie
Woman's Christian Temple, the Masonic
Temple, of 22 stories, and the famous
"Rookery,” which is said to have
been the first very tall building In America.
When the world's fair was being
projected Messrs. Burnham & Root
were elected in 1890 as "con
sulting architects,” and Messrs.
Olmsted & Cadman as “consulting land
seal's architects.” Mr. Burnham thus
writes of the origin of the "White City:"
"Mr. Frederick Law Olmsted, the emi
nent landscape architect of Brookline.
Mass., having been retained by tlie local
corporation to examine the sites offered
for the exposition, reported In favor of
Jackson Park, where the fair was finally
held. His report contained a detailed BUg
geatkin concerning the manner In which
the ground might be made available for
an exposition. It also contained a small
scale map, which disclosed the lagoons;
the Wooded Island, almost exactly as they
were carried out. The report also showed
a narrow body of water, where the North
Canal, leading from the basin was, and a
basin of water where the basin now- is.
Mr. Olmsted and partner, Mr. Henry Sar
gent Cadman, had been employed tinder
M. Alphand. who was director of works
at the last Paris exposition. Mr. C. was
a man highly trained regarding the adap
tation of landscape gardening to archi
tectural needs, so as to give the highest
expression to buildings and the planting
in the waters about them Mr. Olmsted,
Mr. Cadman, Mr. Root and I worked to
gether on the study of a proper place for
an exposition In Jackson Park. It was
drawn by a pencil in the hands of Mr.
Root. The main Idea of a great basin of
water, surrounded by formal buildings,
where the grand court of honor was p’aced,
belonged to Cadman, and Its location fol*
lowed Olmsted’s scheme of crude division
of laaid and water. The conception of the
plan, therefore, In Its broadest features,
was the work of the landscape architects,
but that was only a part of thg plan, and
while It developed the main Idea, I feel
that the disposition of the buildings about
It was quite as essential to what may be
called the general design as was the first
Idea disclosed by Olmsted's little map.
The talent displayed by Mr. goot was that
of bringing together the various sugges
tion's of those who were with him. Henry
Sargent Cadman did all of the terrace
work, both la general and In particular.
The laying oft of the bridges, the balus
trades, the stairways on the terraces,
the rostral columns, the work about the
fountain, and. In fact, all the purely archi
tectural details apart from the buildings
themselves was the work of Charles B.
Atwood. It was not until the architects
from the east visited Chicago on our invi
tation. that we settled upon
the architectural character ■ of the
buildings. These gentlemen arrived in
Chicago on Jan. LO, M9l, and met Mr. Root
for a few moments in the afternoon and
again at dinner, that evening. (Jn Mon
day, Jan. 12, we had a meeting in our office
In Chicago, but Mr. Root was too ill to
be present, and on the Thursday following
he died. The. conception of the plan be
longs as much to him as to either of the
four men who were employed upon It. The
spirit of the man's life pervaded the
work, and what was accomplished
through him seems to me to eminently
Jufetify the pride of the state In which
he was born. His fame did not rest en
tirely upon the exposition. He was nil
eminent man before that. What he did
for the exposition Itself was of the high
est value and for this alone he should re
ceive a laurel crown.”
Although Mr. Root was cut off in the full
vigor of his manhood "his works do fol
low him,” and his memory will be kept
green for years and years to come. Hav
ing himself talent and keen appreciation
for high art of every kind, and knowing
the advantages of thorough training, he
sent two students abroad to be perfected
In studies, which could ifot be so well ac
quired in this country; therefore, even if
his fame had not been recorded by speci
mens of his talent and by memorial mar
ble In Chicago and in the University of
New York, he would still live on in hearts
that love him, and are the better for his
having lived. Thus, through the genius
of her talented son, Georgia more than
made am nds for her failure to send a
state exhibit to the marvelous Columbian
exposition 6f 1893. AS some return for the
glorV he reflected upon her, shall not
Georgia vie with Chicago and New York
by efectlng a memorial In his honor? Or,
Is his only monument, In his native state,
to be his own last work—the Equitable
building In Atlanta? Would it not be pe
culiarly fitting for Georgia to continue
part of his life W'ork by establishing a
fund, balled the John Wellborn Root me
morial fund, for completing the art educa
tion of deserving and talented Georgians?
RAIL AMI < ROSSTIK.
The Southern Passenger Association has
authorised a fare of one rent a mile from
Savannah and Chicago and return, on the
occasion of the unveiling of the confeder
ate monument there on 'May 30. This rate,
however, is only good for parties of ten or
more, and no other special rate has been
made. So far as can be determined there
Is no one from Savannah who Is going to
attend the exercises.
LOCAL PE I**o A AL
II r. Marie Hersßert 1 is at Suwanee
Springs, Fla.
Ml*. E. K. Heraaades Is ill at his resi
dence, No. 43'i Lincoln street.
Mrs. W. A. Joj * of Gordon Is visiting
Mrs. J. L/ Branar. at Barnard and Ninth
street.
Mias Katie Wilde of Augusta is visiting
her sister. Mrs. C. A. Fleming, at No. 94
Lincoln street.
Mr. James Rav. who has been very ill
at his home on Bi ightoa street. Is now
much improved.
Mr. David McConnell will leave to-day
for Morehead City. N. C., to take a place
In the Atlantic hotel.
Miss Bertha M ‘ tiffin of Fernandina,
Fla., la the guest f Miss Gertrude Wil
liamson, on Hunii'glon street.
Mrs. F. W. W. r. Miss Meriva Wlp
ple and Miss Ver: 1 I.oh, who were the
guests of Mrs. J. J. Carolan, have gone to
Macon.
Col. W. W. (> ■ lon, ("apt. C. S Bills
and Mr. J. 8. Collins are expected bttek
from the Memphis sound money conven
tion to-day.
Mr. Herbert Clinton of Birmingham,
Ala., Is In the city for the purpose of ar
ranging to enter the merchandise broker
age business here.
Mr. Edward Hasl tra will leave Savannah
this week to accept a position at Oak Hall
hotel at Tyron, N c.. one of'the prominent
summer resorts of that state.
Harry M. Rrrx k leaves this morning on
the Tallahassee for New York. He will
sail for his old home in Germany Thurs
day, May per steamer Feurst Bismarck.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Howard, yardmaster
of the Union station, St. Louis. Mo.; John
S. Hlliey and E. .1. Drew, conductor of the
Chicago. Rock Island and Faelhc, Blue
Island, 111., are guests of Mr. Kelly, No.
5',4 Tattnall street.
Mr. J. Randolph Anderson will leave
the city to-day for Nef%York, from where
he will sail In about a week on the Feurst
Bismarck for Hamburg. Mr. Anderson
will spend about three months in Eu
rope, and while there will attend the grand
naval review at Kiel in celebration of the
opening of the canal across the Danish
Isthmus.
At Prof, and Mrs Mehrtens' concert last
Thursday evening, at their music hall, the
opening number was most admirably ren
dered, and great credit is due to Miss Ma
rie IJppman, who certainly played in a
most finished manner the beautiful selec
tion from Mend'dsshon, Miss Lippman ex.
cels in this fflass of music, and Mrs. Mehr
tens has every rrasdn to be proud of her
progress.
A delightful huckboard ride to Thun
derbolt was given Wednesday evening,
complimentary to .\Jis Lee and Miss Hur
ley of Macon, followed by a fish supper
and dancing. The following composed tho
party: Misses Rose Lee, Mamie Hurley,
Matlge and Minnie I'ooner, Marie La-
Motto, Kaile Brady. Nellie Brennan, and
Messrs. lan A Tuberdy, John J. Bren
nan, J. Augustin Gallaher, Joseph F.
Doyle, James II Lyons, Edward Smith,
E. C. Gleason, J. F. Furlong, W. N. Qutn
an and Thomas 11. Nugent. The chape
rons were Mrs. E. C. Gleason and Mrs. J.
F. Furlong.
Rev. A. M. Williams, pastor of Wesley
Monumental church, has been honored by
being elected as one of the trustees of the
Wesleyan Female t’ollege of Macop, from
the South Georgia (’onfercsice of the Meth
.odist church. There are seven trustees
selected from htch cottferfSice and they
are chosert for life. Rev. Mr. Williams'
dong service wlrh the Methodist church as
pastor, as well as the fact that he Is him
self a college graduate wilUpre-eminently
qualify him for the position of honor which
has been worthily bestowed upon him. He
is well known In Savannah, having been
here for more than a year as pastor of the
Wesley Monumental church, and his many
friends here w ill congratulate him on the
appointment.
CITY BREVITIES.
Rev. Seaborn Smith will preach at Be
thesda Orphan Home this afternoon at
3:30 o'clock.
Mr. John Buckley, engineer of the
chemical engine at headquarters, is seri
ously 111. He Is' threatened with conges
tion of tho brain.
In the court of ordinary yesterday Mr.
George T. Cann qualified as administrator
cum testamento unnexo on the estate of
George W. Shaffer.
Mr. J. A. Hates of the Ludden & Bates
Southert) Music House has sent the Morn
ing News a photograph of the Savannah
theater. It is a good photo and is a credit
to Mr. Bates' skill as an artist.
, Tho sealed verdict in the case of Mrs.
Lecty Robeen against the mayor and al
dermen. of SavannaJi was opened In the
city court yesterday, and found to he In
favor of the defendant. She sued for $5,300
damages for alleged Injuries received In
falling over an exposed water pipe.
A match for a hundred yard foot race for
SSO a side has been arranged between two
young sporting men. The race is to take
place In the i>ark extension Wednesday
night. Messrs. Will White nnd Pierre
Marx are the contestants. Both are said
to bo good sprinters apd there will be
quite a large delegation of friends out to
see the race.
An entertainment for the benefit of the
orphans will be given at St. Mary’s Home
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
programme is unusually attractive, con
sisting of several new’ games and the
May-pole dance, which will be gracefully
executed under the supervision of Prof.
Black. The friends and benefactors of the
orphans are cordially .invited and are
promised a most enjoyable afternoon.
The excursion of the grand division of
tho Order of Railway Conductors will ar
rive in the city this morning from Charles
ton on a special train of twelve coaches.
A committee from the local branch will
meet the visitors and take them at once
to Tybee. where they will breakfast. The
party will return to the De Soto for din
ner. and will take the cars for Thunder
bolt and Bonaventure in tho afternoon.
Justices Wickham and Naughttn, sitting
in the First district magistrate’s court,
tried the ease yesterday of David Waters
against Sarah I yew Is, being a forcible en
try and detainer proceeding. Waters
claimed title to certain piece of property on
Grapevine avenue, and after nailing up
tho doors of the house and the gate, It w’as
opened by (he defendant, who rented the
premises to a man named Hamilton. She
also claim* title to the property. The jury
found in favor of the plaintiff.
to msn ss w ater works.
The American Association to Meet
This Week In Atlnntn.
Supt. H. M. Eofton of the water works
department leaves to-hight for Atlanta to
attend the convention of the American
Water Works Association, to be held there
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The association is composed of superin
tendents and managers of practically all
the water works in the United States.
Mgny important questions will come be
fore the convention, among which will
be the prevention of pipes freezing in
cold weather, wastage of water, the meter
system and electrolysis.
Supt. George W. Wright and Assistant
Supt. John T. Todd 6f the Norfolk IVa.)
water works are In the city, and will go
up to Atlanta with Supt. to-night.
They visited the Savkhnah water works
yesterday, and made a thorough inspec
tion of the workings of the system.
$3'.50 to SB.OO
for Suits worth from *
$7:00to$18.00
Not all sizes of every style of
course, but just your size may
be left in the goods you like.
Boys Suits also Particularly Cheap
Your money back
If you want it.
Falk Clolhing Cos,
FLORIDA'S LEGISI.ATI RE.
Tlie Charter Rill Fanned—The Anti-
Prise Flaht Hill Maned.
‘Tallahassee, Fla.. May 25.—The Jack
sonville charter bill came up to-day In
regular order in the House on Its passage.
The minority was somewhat obstreper
ous. but the majority were on the alert
and determined to submit to no further
obstruction. The previous question was
ordered and the bill passed and certified
back to the Senate. The vote was 37 to (1.
A more pronounced division, as regards
the Jacksonville measure, existed in the
Senate, where Populist Weeks stated that
he was on the floor to speak until final ad
journment, if necessary, in order to defeat
it. Mr. Weeks spoke most of yesterday
and until the close of this morning's ses
sion, when the Senate adjourned without
a quorum, amid great excitement, each
side announcing a caucus. When the Sen
ate reassembled at 3:30 o'clock all the seats
and standing room was occupied, antici
pating a lively time, but those present
were agreeably surprised. Messrs. Darby,
Williamson and Weeks of the mlnority
annnuMpd that in a spirit of harmony and
in Hve of the democratic party and
the state they bowed to the will of the
majority, and would do all in their power
to dispatch pending legislation. The regu
lar order was taken up, the business of the
Senate straightened out and the Senate
adjourned till Monday. The Jacksonville
bill will reach the governor Monday. ■ No
one doubts It will receive his approval.
The committee to visit the convict camps
reported everything in good condition and
recommended a continuance of the lease
system.
The session of the House was a quiet
one. Considerable excitement was caused
by the fact that Speaker Jennings saw fit
to uphold the majority rule as against the
minority, which has been in some quar
ters believed revplutionary.
The governor at 6 o'clock to-night
signed the, bill prohibiting prize fighting.
The House to-day passed a resolution
fatvoring free coinage of silver at a ratio
of lti to 1.
ATHEXS XOTES.
Urtllng Ready for Commencement
Vlnitorai.
Athens, Ga„ May 25.—President E. X.
Smith of the Athens Alumni Club of the
university has issued a call for a meet
ing of the club Monday afternoon at 5
o'clock at the Young: Men's Christian As
sociation hall. The business before the
club will be the devising of plans for the
entertainment of the board of visitors
of the university. The University Club
has about 200 members here, and Is an en
thusiastic organization.
The Lucy Cobb teachers took posses
sion of the fancy grocery store of William
McDowell & Son to-day and ran it for
the benefit of the Imey Cobb exhibit at
the Atlanta exposition. Quite a neat sura
was realized. This exhibit is being pre
pared with great care.
Last night at Lucy Cobb Institute Miss
Mabel T. Hodgson, the accom
plished daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Hodgson, tendered
a piano and violin recital complimentary
to her friends. Miss Hodgson is a musi
cal prodigy and her many friends were
delighted.
• MaJ. G. M. Ryals of Savannah was in
Athens yesterday for a few days.
The University Pandora will be out com
mencement and will be a bright and read
able annual. Mr. W. A. Harris of Ma
con, son of Hon. Nat E. Harris, is the
editor-in-chief.
Humor has it that the “Bumble-Bee,"
the anonymous commencement paper, wllj
soon be out, and that the university fac
ulty will be touched up lively as usual.
LISSAK A ERy'sPEBDY.
He Does n Mile and a Sixteenth lu
1 t4H 1-4 nt l.ntonin.
Cincinnati, May 25.—At this af
ternoon Ltssak made a run of one mile and
a sixteenth in 1:484, showing that the ac
cepted belief that he is only the rival of
Halma in the.west Vs not a wild statement.
Augustus Strauss to-day entered Myrtle
Harkness and Amanda in the stake race
and captured first and third money. The
other events were not of special interest.
Summaries follow;
First Race—Selling, six furlongs. Santa
Maria. S3, Newcom, SCo 1, won, with X’ey
tonla second and Contest third. Time
1:154.
Second Race—Selling, one mile. Pearl
Song 100. Cassin, 6 to 5, won, with George
Beck Second and Orinda third. Time 1:41U
Third Race—One and one t sixteenth miles
Idssak, 98. Perkins, 1 to R, won, with Ray
S. second and Cattaraugus third Time
1:484.
Fourth Race—Clipsetta stakes for ■>-
year-old fillies, five furlongs, value to the
winner 83,380. Myrtle Harkness, no, R. wil
liams, 7 to 6, won. with Altedena second
and Amanda third. Time 1:024.
Fifth Race—For 2-year-olds. five-eighths
of a mile. Ramor, 110, Perkins, Ito 5. won
with Squire G. second and Damoa third’
Time 1:03', a
Local Daily Weather Report for the
Morning Stews.
Du al forecast for Savannah and vicin
ity till midnight. May 26, 1895: Occasional
rains and local thunderstorms; variable
winds.
Forecast for Georgia—Probably fair
weather; southeasterly winds.
Comparison of mean temperature at Sa
vannah. Ga, on May 25, 1895, with the
normal for the day: - Temperature—Nor
mal, 75; mean, 69; deficiency for this date,,
6; accumulated deficiency since Jan. 1,
1895, 531.
Comparative rainfall statement: Nor
mal, .13; amount for May 25, .05; depart
ure from the normal, —.08; total depart
ure since Jan. 1, 1895, -1-4.42.
Maximum temperature, 75; minimum
temperature, 63.
The hight of the Savannah river at Au
gusta at 8 a. m. (75th meridian time) yes
terday was 11.2 feet, a rise of 2.1 feet
during the preceding twentv-four hours
Cotton region bulletin for Savannah,
Oa , For the 24 hours ending at 6 p. m.,
meridian time, May 25, 1895;
Districts. j Average.
Names - ta- Max Min. Rain-
' tlons.i Tem.j Tem.j fall.
t tlan,a
Augusta 10 i tiff i ‘
Charleston | 5| 7* m j
“SS,?** 5 g s $
JJ e ™P hls I H i7B 68 .08
-'[ ob le I 10 , 78 ! 62 .28
v f? r ?° ry 1 7 I 78 60 .42
New Orleans ~| 13 ] 82 | 60 .29
Savannah |l3 |BO 64 .37
\ cksburg | 7J 82 60 ,ia
Wilmington | io | 72 j o j , 4g
•Vatlonsof " — ll WgiTMin
Savannah District. Tern.' |Te m : ifu
Albany Ga 72 | _ 62 _ j .32
* lla ' ,aha 82 66- -68
n ? e r i lc “ s 82 | 62 ] .52
S ordele 78 | 62 [BO
Eastman 88 . 62 56
Fort Gaines i 7 g 62 *
F * a | 90 | 68 .11
Millen, Ga f 70 |
Quitman | 86 j 66 .02
wa\annah • 75 1 113 nr
Thomasvllle .. jB2
Way-cross 80 j 66 .27
Remarks—The following heavy rainfall'
was reported: Greenwood, S. C., 2.10 inches
Observations taken May 25, at the same
moment of time at all stations for the
Morning News:
Norfolk, t (2, w KB, v 10, raining
Hatteras, t (16, w SW, v 18, cloudy
Wllmington, t *2 w SW, v light, cloudy.
Charlotte, t 64, w BE, v light, raining.
Raleigh, t 68, calm, cloudy,
Charleston, t 68, w S, v light, cloudy.
Atlanta, t 62. w E, v light; cloudy.
Augusta, t 64, w SE, V 8, raining.
Savannah, t 69, w NW, v light, cloudy
Jacksonville, t 74. w SE. v light, raining.
Titusville, 82, w E. v light, clear
Jupiter, t 78. w SE, V light, cloudy
Key West, t 80, w E, v 8 clear
Tampa, t 80, w SW, v light, prtiv cloudy
Pensacola, t 72, w SW, v 18, cloudy.
Mobile, t 72, w S, v 10, partly cloudy
Montgomery, t 72. w S, v light, clear.
Meridian, t 74, calm, clear.
New Orleans, t -, w N. v light, clear.
Galveston t 76, w S, v light, partly cloudy
Corpus Chrlstl, t 76, w SE, v 12 nartlv
cloudy. ’ panly
Palestine t 62. w N, v light, raining.
Ralnfall-Norfolk. 2.38 inches; Hatteras,
-JS4 ilmlngton, trace; Charlotte, 14
Raleigh. .20; Charleston, trace; Atlanta
.06; Augusta, .36; Bavannah, .05; Jackson!
,e MoLn UPl , ter - ' O2; PeDßCola ' Tampa,
.06 Mobile, trace; Montgomery, .24; New
Orleans, .16; Palestine, 2.22.
_. p - H. Smyth,
Observer Weather Bureau,
t temperature; w, wind; v, velocity
RATTLE WITH A BAHOOX.
The Animal Nearly Tore Prof. Fiat
Limb From Limb.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Cincinnati, 0., May 23,-Prof, Piat, who
has charge of the monkeys at the Zoo,
had a struggle fftr life with Tip, a big
baboon, in the elephant quarters at the
Zoo to-day. The baboon attacked the pro
fessor without warning, and an awful
struggle followed. Tip bit and clawed
savagely, while Piat fought bravely for his
life.
The animal seemed bent on rending him
limb fro-tq limb, and tried to dig his claws
into the professor's eyes. It tried to tear
its keeper's throat, but Piat protected that
with his arms. The professor's cries for
help attracted a half-dozen men at the
garden to his aid, and It took their united
efforts to pull off the enraged beast.
When it was finally beaten off it was
placed In a barred cage and an iron muz
zle ordered. Piat Is badly torn and bitten
and his clothing is in shreds.
—The Rev. Erastus Rlakeslee, known
throughout Connecticut as Gen. Blakeslee
is the only Connecticut clergyman who
won a brigadier general's star during the
war
MARINE INTELLIGENCE^'" -
_ SAVAIiSAH, Sunday
Sun rises " '——-
Sun sets ■> T
a P^laskTTH7ljr7r7?~'
High water at Savannah 10:40am ’9. p,t
75th Meridian Time 5 p, -
Time ball on" Cotton ExcUan
12 ns.. 75th Meridian. ange dro
ARRrSED^Af^rVBEIT^^STERS7j >
Bark Canning (Br). Pearce, Rami ‘
ballast.—Paterson, Downing & Cos. .*•,
ARRIVED AT (tl ARAXTIM
a b e:' sToTsrf* (Port) - Dob,era -
CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Westhall (Br), Morgan u,
burg.—Strachan A Cos. s
SAILED YESTERDAY.
T'nltod States cruisers Atlanta and p,,
eigh. Hampton Roads. q “*!■
Steamship Westhall (Br).
Steamship Wm. Crane, Baltimore
MEMORANDA.
Note—The steamship Blenheim fn rt
Trattles. loading phosphate for Kur-.SJ
consignees, was left out of list of c-.TT
in port, published yesterday. Ss -•*
Charleston, S. C., May 25—ciei..*
schooners Rob Roy. Norbury. New V , r .
Blanche Hopkins. Woodland. Baltimore
Sailed—Steamer Cherok.-e, Beai-scv..
York; Bark Michele B. (Ital). Olivari v
rope via Savannah; schooners. 1 1
Parker Hammond New-York; TANARUS: mw '
Ward, Lyman, New York; Maggie r
Lawrence, Holloway, Baltimore; KdwaM’
G. High!, Richards, Baltimore; illn u
Patton, Steelman, Baltimore; Kmnia r
Middleton, Banks, Baltimore; M - r„.'
ties. Maker, Richmond, Va.
New York. May 23.—Arrived, schoon..
Hugh Kelly. Haskell. Savannah, Lhol
Hever, Delay, Germantown, Ga
Cleared—Schooner Gre-enleaf Johnson
Woodruff, Fernandlna. nnson -.
Boston, May 23.—Cleared schooner Wil
lie H. Child, Giles, Savannah.
Brunswick, May 23.—Arrived, bark Ii
S. Andrews. Wheeler, Boston; schts F-ais
W. Howe, Anderson, do; Thelma,
Carrie T. Balano, Bowers, do; Joseph •'
ll&thnrn*Hoffsees, do.
Sailed—Schooner James Judge, Davids™
Satilla river. ’
Bull River. S. C., May 23.—Cleared , ch ,
Agnes Manning. Heyer, Baltimore ’
Beaufort N. C., May 23.-Passed, srfc,
John R. P. Moore, Sabiston, for Boguelj.
Port Royal, S. C„ May 23,-Arrlved, Kil
Herman B. Ogden, Sheppard, Boston
Philadelphia. May 23.—Cleared, steam*-
Northern (Br), Smith, Port Roval
Liverpool, May 23.—Sailed, Warneth HalL
(Br), Pierce, Port Roval. '
Tarifa, May 17.—Passed bark Luis,
(Span), Alonzo, Brunswick for Valencia
Altona, May 20.—Sailed, bark Sibal (Non -
Christiansen, Savannah.
Bremen, May 22.—Arrived, steamers Cn r .
Inthia (Br), Roberts, Wilmington. N. (-•
Mar- ea (Br), Rhode, Savannah for Ham!
burg. 5
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Pilot charts and all hydrographic infer,
mation will be furnished masters of \es.
sels free of charge in United States Hy
drographic office in Custom House ('at
tains are requested to call at the office
Reports of wrecks and derelicts
ceivgrt for transmission to the navy de
partment.
For additional shipping news see oiiiet
columns.
PASSENGERS.
Per steamship Tallahasse for New Ynrl
—Mr Strausky and wife. Mrs R Bowh
Daniel. Mrs A Sutherland, J A Newick, H
M Brock, Mrs A Marshall, Miss Marshall,
Miss B M McNamora, Miss W Backmatt,
H B Crulkshank, F E Henke, Charles Sih
ley, S Herman, Emma McCarr. HI2
Fogge, Joseph Chester and wife, J \V Mc-
Grath, M Gumpert, Mrs Gumpert. Miss')
Gumpert, Mr Calder and wife. Miss Bmith,
Max Singleton.
Per steamship Wm. Crane for Raltimor)
—E I, Hoffman, M Smiley and w ife. Hattl*
Julian, Cant B Gordon and W B Gordon
Jr, A Crisfred and wife. W H Sanders. W
J Lovett, Mrs Phillips. N N Schookler, Ma
tilda .Mathews, H Hanserk, D Calln, Geo
H McGee.
EXPORTS.
Per British steamship Westhall for Ham
burg, 3,193 426-2,2240 tone phosphate rock, is
bulk, valued at s26,737.—Strachan A Cos.
Per steamship Wm. Crane for Baltlmor*
—1,025 bales upland cotton, 1.222 bbls rosin,
116 bbls rosin oil, 120 bbls pitch, 50 tons pig'
iron, 101 casks clay, 143,107 feet lumber. 131
hales domestics, 24 cases domestics. 50hairs
hides, 2,764 crates vegetables, 310 bbls vept
tables, 143 pkgs rndsa.
RECEIPTS.
Per Central railroad, May 25.-77 hales
cotton, 1 car corn. 1 car hay, 4 cars moat 3
cars chert, 1 car wood, 1 car brl material,
2 cars bran, 300 tons pig Iron, 539 pkp- vege
tables, 6(M pkgs mdse, 2,142 bbls rosin. 10
bbls spirits.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, May 25.-743 bales cotton, 7,96) orates
vegetables, 940 bbls vegetables. 1,032 bbls
rosin, 382 bbls spirits, 29 cars phosphate, li
cars rock. 19 cars lumber, 8 cars wood, 2
cars lard. 2 car castings, 1 car bar Iron, 1
car coal, 1 car bacon, 1 car (lour, 8 oars
mdse, 6 hales wool, 3 bales hides.
Per Charleston and Savannah railway.
May 25.—4 cars wood, 2 cars stone. 1 oar
hay, 2 cars barrels, 5 cars corn, 1 oar braa.
4 cars mdse, 3 bales hides. ,
Per Florida Central and Peninsular rail
road, May 25.—2'ears lime, 5 oars stone,-
oars lumber, 3 cars wood, 76 hales cotton.
125 barrels spirits turpentine, 279 bbls rosin.
30 cars vegetables, 8 cars clay.
AY lien “Tom" Han for the Shrievalty.
When I saw my veracious old friend,
Colonel the Hon. Thomas Porterhouse
Ochiltree, sipping a glass of absinthe ths
other day In the Waldorf Cafe, says
New York Press writer, I wondered if M
ever thought of Texas, if he ever remin
isced. There were times In Galvesto*
when he was not so well known as he *
since he went to congress, became tha
friend of Col. North, the patron of fit*
Mackays and the admirer of the Brin*
of Wales. I wonder if he remembers th*
time when he ran for sherifT of the county!
"Tom” Sweeney was his opponent. Swee
ney was in the lighterage business an*
had vast Influence with the longshoreniej
who were a [tower in Galveston politi l *-
The fight waxed warm as the day of dee"
tion drew nigh. One evening Ochiltree ad*
dressed the populace from a barrel head,
and In Impassioned words asked for the
suffrages. Incidentally he denotmo*
Sweeney. A big longshoreman stood new
amt resented the attack upon his canflb
date. Walking up to the barrel he
a hard kick. In went the head and db*ffi
Into the barrel went the fat, spongy ! ' IU ‘
fy figure of the orator. His lusty eloquent
changed to a moan of anguish " hen T!u (
found himself securely wedged in
before he had a great deal of tirne . jn i
think the longshoreman jumped on *
and gave him one of the soundest thra.
lngs that mortal man ever got R
not greatly- to Ochiltree's discredit,
truly the man had him at a decided
vantage. When the people pulled him ,
"Tom" was willing to let Sweeney na
the office. Sweeney got it anyway
w-onder If "Tom" remembers all tl
well as I do?
—President Cleveland some time ace- l,
the advice of his physician, gave UP- M
ing till after dinner, and even th
smokes at most two cigars.
EDWARD LOVELL’S SONS,
SAVANNAH, CA.
HARDWARE-
Bar, Band and Hoop Iron,
Wagon Material,
yil a.--
Turpentine Tools,
Agriculture) Implornei I '®*