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IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF Till? TWO STATUS TOI.D
IX I'AII VfcillAl’llS.
A CimpnuT of Thirly-ncvrn AVc*t
writers npni'li Florida Un Ilonle (o
I'lght I>r Cnlia—St. Augustine
Likely t Have Sew Gun* In Fort
Marion—Gov. Atkinson and Other
Gentlemen Given a Complimentary
Dinner.
GEORGIA.
• 'Dade county has an old lady who does
quilting at 95 and who has never used
spectacles.
Mrs. TV. H. Holman of Augusta was
stricken with paralysis Saturday. Her
case is critical.
The governor has offered a reward of
$250 for the arrest of the slayer of Col.
A. R. Zachary of Morgan county.
The fact of an owl hooting on his house
top for three consecutive nights caused a
Liberty county negro to vacate the dwell
ing he had rented for a year.
At Columbus, Saturday. Judge Butt re
fused to grant Dr. W. L. Ryder a new
trial. This was the third time set for the
hearing of the motion for anew trial.
The wholesale liquor house of Selael &
Wolf Company at Macon, has heed closed
by the, sheriff under two mortgage fore
closures In favor of the Exchange Bank for
SIO,OOO each.
Saturday night J. D. Tweedy, one of the
most prominent cotton factors at Madison,
and the proprietor of the cotton compress
there, had a stroke of paralysis, and is
now seriously ill at his home in that city.
A practical Joker pretended he had found
several gold coins imbedded in the earth
on a negro's farm in Dougherty county,
whereupon the negro and his neighbors
commenced digging and did not discover
the imposition until they had spent a week
at the work.
Joe Miller, a negro school teacher, was
arrested at Valdosta Saturday at the in
•tance of J. M. Baskin of Anthony, Fla.
The negro was charged with incendiarism
and Baskin was his bondsman. Both of
the parties went to Valdosta to spend
Christmas and met by accident.
There is an old gentleman in Harralson
county, who is 80 years of age and
has never ridden on a railroad train or
taken a meal at any kind of public house.
His son died in an adjoining town last
week and he refused to attend his funeral
because he would have had to ride on the
cars.
Hon. Alexander White gave a dinner to
a number of his friends Saturday night at
his country home near Rome. The dinner
was given in honor of Dr. J. B. S. Holmes
of AtltWita, Gov. W. Y. Atkinson, Messrs.
K. E. Berkfly of the Seaboard Air Line,
Charles E. Hannon of the Western and
Atlantic and J. S. B. Thompson of the
Southern railway.
There are five families living in Lump
kin, almost in calling distance of each
other, that have five boys end one girl
each, making twenty-live boys and only
live girls, namely, H. P. Pearson, H. B.
Everett, Mrs. Rush, Allen Kenyon and
S. S. Everett, Mr. \\ . H. Griffis, In same
neighborhood has five boys and no girl.
The tax rate of Muscogee county- is
3 71-100 mills, the lowest of any county- In
the state, with the exception of one or
two small counties. About 740,000 i* col
lected for county taxes every year.
Several life insurance companies that is
sued policies on the life of Thomas J.
Delbridge of Atlanta, have given notice
to the relatives of the drowned man that
they will earnest the payment of the
amounts or the policies. Both sides have
already- employed attorneys, and legal pro
ceedings w-11l be. instituted in the near fu
ture. Only four of the companies have
paid up and canceled the policies. Those
companies and the amounts paid by each
arc. us follows: New York Life, 310,000;
Royal Arcanum, 33.000: National Union
Benefit Order, 35.000; Golden Chain, S3,OK).
Total. 321,000. One other company, the
Home Forum, has notified Airs. Delbridge
that it will pay its policy In a few days,
amounting to 33.000. The New Yo'rk
Mutual Lifo insurance Company, has noti
fied Mrs. Delbridge that the policy of $lO.-
000 issued by that company will not be
paid. The Connecticut Alutual Life Com
pany and the Aetna Life Company and
others have given similar notice. The
companies will be obliged o allege fraud
and suicide, and they will attempt to prove
that Delbridge conspired to defraud them
•to the extent of the amounts of the poli
cies.
FLORIDA.
The tug Hustler was completely de
stroyed and the steamer Kate Spencer was
damaged by a fire at Jacksonville Satur
day.
The hotels at Ocala are daily receiving
Inquiries as to rooms for Jan. 12, the date
set for the meeting of the National Tobac
co Growers’ and Manufacturers' conven
tion.
R. F. Rigdon, the strawberry king of
Putnam county, brought a lot of line straw
berries to market Saturday morning. The
berries were disposed of readily at $1 per
quart.
There la a possibility that Fort Marion,
Bt. Augustine, will be put in a condition
capable of sustaining an armaneut of
light siege guns. The engineer corps have
tho improvement under consideration.
On account of the annual encampment
of the U. A. R. at St. Petersburg Jan. 20,
the Plant system will sell tickets for one
fare for the round trip, limited to return
Jan. 23. The tickets will be on sale Jan.
18 and 19.
John Ware, who lived a few miles north
of Milton, was seriously wounded Thurs
day night and died Friday night of his In
jury. A great deal of promiscuous shoot
ing was indulged in by both whites and
negroes, and the general supposition is that
he was accidentally shot by some of them.
C. C. Bridges was arrested by Detective
Ray at the poetofllce at Jacksonville while
he was Inquiring for mail, Ray having
spotted him from a description received bv
te.cgraph, which stated that Bridges was
wanted by the Orange county authorities
for obtaining goods under false pretenses
at Sanford. He was taken back by the
sheriff ot orange county.
Two young men, while out hunting in a
swamp near Callahan, Saturday, noticed
their dog pointing, and cautiously ap
proached, expecting to find a covey of
2®“*' i ,u } if>teari saw a negro man on the
ground dead. The inun had a pistol un
der hls head and no marks of violence were
lound on him Dr. Smith, after examining
ilMl whfie 2riecp lhC man “PP^wntly
Chaney Mitchell, alias Charley Evans,
to held at the county Jail at Ocala on the
charge of murdering a nigro named Ham
mond. Mitt hell Is one of the mortVxSSt
' ton ° Yl.? I n,‘- r 8 “harpers irt that 2ec
ilo* n 'nei!'l,Clearwater fleecing
ti e lY.fi lh ,'' r< ' tho erection of
!“ e Hcl evtew hotel. About a week am
i'* 1 * n <J Hammond left Cl. ui water logout
l <- nij>a. They were
out*for*?h*s?°V’ X? 1 paM OIT. n<l they mt
be“n' i robbed° Urd *" tht ‘ woo,lt '' a, “ l had
** L, ' o, ‘ county a few nigh.s
ago W yatt l'Ot bw, loaded his double-bar.
eted shotgun with turkey shot, and took
Forbes with hi* uhii f' 11 " confronted tty
lude ’ap, ,?, Kim In menacing ntti
kuu. In toing to |||„ i.-ietar,* e of hi* air
"inter hid lha anuni
lo TUl'limm* -r.d
irney Hospital, under the care of Dr.
Gw.vnn. The wouruled man was in a crit
ical condition when be arrived, and did
| not recover consciousness. He died
Thursday night, and Friday morning
I Judge MeGritt had a coroner's jury sum
moned to investigate lac case. Burroughs'
wife was examined, and the inquest took
a recess to await the arrival of witnesses
from Wakulla county. Forbes is in Jail
at Crawfordville.
B. F. Blake, who is in charge of the
arrangements for the match race for Jo.COO
a side between tho champion bicyclists,
Tom Linton and Jimmy Michael, lias ar
rived at Jacksonville from New York. Mr.
Blake rays that uio money is now in the
hands ol a responsible stakeholder, me
men are in training, and the match will
surely come off at Panama park between
Jan. IS and 23. Three events will be run
—one mile, live miles and one hour. The
prize will he awarded to the man malting
the best aggregate distance and lirv.e. Mr.
Blake is in Jacksonville for the put pose
of putting frills on this event by- arrang
ing for other races and exhibitions of
1< -ser Importance, but equally exciting.
His plan is to have a week of racing, am
ateur and professional, with prizes such
ns will induce the best -non in t lie United
States to take part. Among those who
have promised to come Mr. Blake m. n
tions Teddy Hale, the winner of the great
six days’ race at Aladison Square Gar.
den. where ihe record of the world was
broken, and Johnson, ttie big flyer. .Be
sides these will be fancy riders and riders
of sextunlets, quods, triplets and tan
dems. The amateur purses will foot up
in value about 31,800.
Jacksonville Times-Unlon: Capt. O. H.
Pettibone arrived in Jacksonville Sunday
morning en route to Cuba. He is a na
tive of Minnesota, having lived In that
stale when the frontiersman was the prin
cipal character on its western border. He
has with him a fellow westerner, John Pu
laski, and the two intend to make their
way to Cuba as soon as possible and
in whatever manner fortune suggests.
Capt. Pettibone is commander of a com
pany of thirty-seven men, all westerners,
and accustomed to tho hardships of war
fare and border life. His company- has
liad a series of interesting experiences on
the road to Florida. They have encoun
tercr Spanish spies, and the captain's
comrade, Pulaski, was arrested in Mem
phis at the Instigation of a Spanish agent
and given considerable trouble. The lead
er of the crowd of patriots w-as a member
of the Sixth regiment of the United States
cavalry and has seen service on the
plains in tne west. He can tell series of
hair-breadth escapes that would make the
hair of the young tenderfoot stand on end.
He has scouted the same battlefield where
Custer fell, was actively engaged in the
last Sioux war, in the cattlemen's war
of 1892 and has ridden every trail In Wy
oming.
As telegraphed to the Morning News of
Sunday, fire started in E. L. Brady &
Co.'s grocery at Miami early Saturday
morning, and In less than an hour two
blocks of business buildings were a mass
of flames. J. M. Frank, a clothing dealer,
was killed by the explosion of a soda
water apparatus, and Alonzo Johnson,
colored, was seriously- injured. The fire,
which is believed to have been of incen
diary origin, was first discovered a few
minutes past 4 o’clock on the east side
of Brady’s store. The flames then leaped
to the bank building, which was soon
consumed. The loss of property is esti
mated at 375,000, with less than 310,000 in
surance. Th.- buildings were all of wood,
and the insurance companies refused tc
insure them. The heaviest losers are: E.
L. Brady At Cos., grocers. 38.0)0, insurance
$600; Bank ot Bay Biscayne. $1,001), insur
ance 3500: Peter Dowd's building, S3OO, no
insurance: and an adjoining building, SSOO.
no insurance; E. B. Brown, SI,OOO,
no insurance; Raulerson & Bro.. SSOO, fully
insured; East Coast restaurant, S2OO, no
insurance; Losley A Renaker, 32,000, no in
surance; Coster At Cos., SIOO, fully insured;
E. H. Chase, $2,000, insurance $500; Good
rich & Bryan, SiS.ooo, insurance SI,OOO,
Zapf’s two buildings, $4,000, insurance not
known; Dave Singer. $1,000; Jake Brhneid
man, $1,000; G. H. Blevins, $600; Gibson &
Colby, $300; W. B. Hart, $500; John
Phinakee, $500; 1).- Berry build
ing, $1,000; S. A. Belcher, $500; G. G.
Sthrom, $500; M. Bnholtz, *1,000; J. Frank,
$2,000. All of the last named had no In
surance. This loss is on buildings alone.
On stock the losers are: E. F. Davies,
household goods; J. H. Johnson; Piillen
dorf, grocer; G. Duane. Mrs. Knapp.
John Rogers, jeweler; Milton Young, gold
wire goods; Purcell & Cos., S. A. Frank
Sons, Konner & Cos., dry goods: Dr. Jack
son and \V. -ac Griffin, household goods.
Many mechanics lodged In the buildings,
and their losses were heavy. Mrs.
Charles Smith, who lived In the Losley
cottage, saw the man who lighted Brady's
building. Mrs. Smith did not realize the
man's intention, as she thought it was a
tenant cooking his breakfast. Many valu
ables that were saved from the fire are
missing, probably stolen.
JUVKIi ISLAND VISITORS.
Some Arrangement* Tliat Are Alude
For Tlielr Accommodation.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 28.—0n Jan. 15 the
Jekyl Island Club will open for the recep
tion of members and guests. Preparatory to
the season's round of pleasure, the finish
ing touches are being put on the grounds,
c'.uli house and apartment cottages. In ad
vance of the regular season a few guests
who are fond of ease and quiet have come
down. They- are Mr. H. B. Hyde, presi
dent Equitable Life Insurance Company of
New York; Mr. and Mrs. William Stroth
ers, Miss Jean Struthers, Philadelphia; Dr.
Garhurd of Philaedlphia, Mr. Sidney 'Dil
lon Ripley of New Y'ork and Mr. C. S. Mau
rice and family of Athens, Pa. Mr. Hyde
bears the reputation of being one of two
men that receive the largest salaries In the
world. The other Is Richard McCurdy,
president of the Mutual Life, who receives
SIOO,OOO per year direct for Ills services. Mr.
Hyde receives a salary of $75,000 annually
and the directors vote him a bonus of $25,-
000 In addition for each twelve months. Mr.
Hyde is troubled with insomnia and hopes
to find relief from his ailment at Jekyl
Island.
Superintendent Grot has recently return
ed to Jekyl from a business trip north and
the bookings for the club so far indicate a
season unusually successful.
The antcipaterf visit of President-elect
McKinley is by no means improbable and
should he accept the invitation to come
special arrangements would be made to re
ceive him.
At the next term of Charlton county
court Mr. R. C. Black will be tried for kill
ing R. L. Higginbotham, a former promi
nent citizen of Florida. Higginbotham's
brother, un ex-meinber of Florida's legis
lature, has employed' Brantley & Bennett
to prosecute the ease, and Black will be
pushed hard. The case is prominent and
promises to be of main interest during
Charlton's next term.
Mr. John E. dußlgnon and Lieut. Frank
D. Aiken of Brunswick, who have been ap
pointed by Gov. Atkinson as delegates to
the convention of representatives of all
southern eoaßt states, to be held at Tam
pa, Fla., Jan. 20, will present Brunswick's
views to the satisfaction of the people
here.
The work of Senator Bacon In behalf of
Brunswick before the Senate is not pass
ing unnoticed here, and is very much ap
preciated.
Extensive improvements are being made
in tile 'Oglethorpe hotel. Twenty-live thou
sand dollars is being spent on inside, deco
rations, an electric light plant and new
furnishings.
—Lord Roseberry having said that he
does not consider London favorable to the
production of literary work, it is pointed
out that Milton. Dr. Johnson, Keats
Fielding. Riuhardson, Grolt. Browning
und Macaulay did most of their literary
conqiosltioii in the metropolis.
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MILLIONAIRES AND MASONRY.
OM.Y ONE VAX DE It 111 I.T A AIK 41 HER
OF THE ORDER.
One Astor Knew the Grip—Depew
Has Ridden the Gout—lljrne* Used
to lie a Alnaon—linn* Tweed Was
One—Cleveland Did Not Get In, But
AYas Xot Block dialled.
From the New York Press.
Kane Lodge of Masons doesn’t object, to
publicity as a role, but many of its leading
members did object last week to the re
port published in a sensational newspaper
that Oliver H. P. Belmont was to be in
itiated by Kane Lodge.
Mr. Belmont’s application was made to
St. John’s Lodge of New-port, R. I. He
received the first degree last Tuesday.
Kane Lodge is probably the last one of
the 750 in this state that Mr. Belmont
would select if he decided to put in an ap
plication in this jurisdiction. While Kane
Lodge is not in any sense a Vanderbilt
affair, the family is well represented by
men enough to crush, as far as entrance
to the lodge is concerned, the aspirations
of any man not acceptable to the Vander
bilt family.
Chief and foremost of these, of course,
is Chaoincey M. Depew, who has a power
ful following in Kane Lodge. Then comes
Bishop Pptter, who. though he does not
often attend the meetings of the lodge,
could be depended upon to come out if an
objectionable name were to be voted upon.
Rarely, however, is a name blackballed
in Kane Lodge. Knne is one of the few
lodges that sends each week to every mem
ber a circular giving the names of the men
about to be proposed for initiation or af
filiation. If the slightest objection Is in
sisted upon aga list a name it is withdrawn
at once, according to common report in
Masonic circles. Kane Lodge is not the
"aristocratic" lodge in the city. That dis
tinction belongs to Holland Lodge. Kane
Lodge is the most active of the wealthy
lodger, however, and that is the chief rea
son why its name has become among the
best known, not only in New Y'ork and its
vicinity, but in many parts of the country.
One of the most celebrated members of
Kane is Lieut. Peary, the Arctic explorer.
He received the third degree about a year
ago, soon after his return from his last
polar expedition.
Other well-known members of Kane are
J. Edward Simmons, president of the
Fourth National bank; the Rev. Dr. Mac-
Arthur, the noted preacher; Job Hedges,
Mayor Strong's private secretary; George
E. W. Stivers, grand high priest of the
grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons, a
well-known carriage manufacturer, and
Rollin M. Morgan. The master of Kane
this year is George Whitfield Brown. Jr.,
one of Mayor Strong's right hand men in
the marshal’s office. Joseph Morris Ward
of Newark was the master of Kane preced
ing Mr. Brown. Mr. Ward held the office
for several years.
Kane lodge is the largest lodge in New
York elty or Brooklyn. With 450 members
it Is, with two exceptions, the largest in the
state. Willie Kane is not so wealthy a
lodge as aristocratic Holland, it contains
many more wealthy men than Holland
lodge. Holland lodge has a membership
only of about 173. Holland is not a partic
ularly “active" lodge. It initiates rarely
more than half a dozen new members each
year. It aims to be exclusive.
As far as is known, there is only one
member of the Vanderbilt family who is
a Mason. He is W. S. Vanderbilt of James
M. Austin lodge of Greenville, N. Y. Mr.
Vanderbilt is treasurer of his lodge, and
has held that position for many years. He
is a philanthropist, well-known in his own
section of the state.
Few millionaires belong to any of the se
cret orders. Masonry has more of them
In this state probably than all other orders
together, but none of the men in the
wealthiest families belong to any so-called
fraternal societies. The reason is not far
to seek. An Astor or a Vanderbilt as a
Mason would be besieged continually for
help, not only from indigent brother Ma
sons in this city, but from unfortunate
brethren in all parts of the country. A
brother Mason coming as such would have
peculiar claims on the good fortune of 1113
more wealthy brother.
Poverty exists in Masonic circles almost
as generally as it does in the world at
large, and while the worthy poor of the
order are never neglected—in this state,
at any rate—thero are many fellows who
have squeezed into the order in other
jurisdictions who have heard undoubtedly
of Ihe fabulous wealth of the members
of the order in New York, make life an
awful bore for more than one well-known
New York Mason.
It Is for this reason that many Masons
do not care to have thptr names printed
as belonging to lodges. Once the fact that,
George Gould hail joined a secret order
got out, he would be deluged, in all prob
ability, with applications from members
of his order, that, if granted, would eat
up a large portion of his reputed millions.
While the present John Jacob Astor is
not a Mason, the name of his illustrious
ancestor. John Jacob Astor the first, Is
Inscribed In letters of gold In the records
of the Grand lodge of New York state as
grand treasurer. This John Jacob was a
member of Holland Lodge.
Old Peter Stuyvesant was a Mason, for
the records of Albion 1/odge show that in
1812 Washington Irvings famous woooden
legged hero was suspended for the non
payment of dues.
Ex-Mayor Gilroy shares the same re
nown in Masonic circles that old Peter
does. He, too, was suspended—unaffiliated
Is the Masonic term -for the non-payment
of dues. This happened more than twen
ty-five years ago.
The attitude of tho Roman Catholic
church toward Masonry may account for
ex-Mayor Gilroy’s record, however. The
attitude of that church is given us the
explanation of ex-Supcrintendent Thomas
Byrnes' standing toward Masonry. Ten
years ago Byrnes was a Mason of high
degree. He belonged to the lodge, the
Commandery and the Scottish Rite. He
was one of the best known members of
the Shrine. About six years ago he cut
loose from ail the Musonie iKxlles. though
in an honorable manner—that is, hls dues
were paid up to tho time ho resigned,
though Masons have another and longer
word to express that Infrequent action.
Probably the most famous Mason was
Boss Tweed. It is not necessary to give
the name of tils lodge. The member* to
day, though they stood by him as broth
ers ought to, are not proud of the con
nection.
Masonry In New York ever lias been a
popular institution with politician*. Able
book would be required to print all of the
names of politicians, great and amall-es.
pecially small—who have gone Into Mason
ry. Grover Cleveland Is probably Ihe boat
known one who has failed to get In No
body will tell just how tie comes to he
outside the lodge now. IF whm not black
listed. that much is known. ilia name
was proposed after he Is-, ame a resident
of Ntw York. In 18, Is fore Htgaiuur*
lodgo. The name was not acted upon.
Hagamore Lodge contains mort Timms'
hall men than any other lodge in the rily,
or dl>i In IBs).
Mayor Strung is Mason, but he Is not
much in favor with New York Masons
since he confess.'<<3, a year or so ago. at the
reception given for Lieut. Peary by Kane
! lodge, that though iie was a Mason in
I Ohio, he never had been inside a lodge
' room in the thirty vears that he has lived
! in New York.
Daniel D. Tompkins, vice president of
: the United States, was a Mason. He was
| grand master of the grand lodge of New
l York In 1520 ami 1821.
I Gen. Benjamin Flagler, chief of ord
nance of the staff of Gov. Morton. Is an
other well-known past grand master of
the New York grand lodge.
John J. Gorman was for many years
treasurer of the grand lodge. Washington
E. Connor, Russell Sage's right-hand brok
er, is past grand treasurer of the grand
lodge. William Sherer, president of the
clearing house association, 1b a past grand
master. Frank R. Lawrence, president of
the Lotos club, is perhaps the best known
past grand master. It was Mr. Lawrence
who did so much to raise the debt on the
magnificent Masonic temple at Sixth ave
nue and Twenty-third street. Frederick
Burnham, president of the Mutual Reserve
Life Fund Association, is another past
grand master. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles is a
past grand Junior warden, which means
that he could have become a grand master
if ho had stuck to it. He was "right in
line” about ten vears ago. Justice Freder
ick Smyth, formerly recorder, is a high
degreo Mason. He represents the grand
lodge of Ireland In the New York grand
lodge.
When it comes to policemen it will be
hard to find one of any reputation who
floes not belong to some Masonic body.
Some of the captains are thirty-second de
gree Masons. Chief of Police Peter Conlin
belongs to New Y'ork lodge. Capt. Wester
velt is affiliated with New York. Others
are McCullough. Killilea, Strauss and Ea
kins.
Ex-inspector Williams was master of his
lodge. Poiar Star, for several years. When
he retired he received from the members
of the lodge and hls other Masonic friends
a jewel, the value of which was said to
be $5,000.
It used to be said that the police force
through Masonry, especially through the
Shrine, ruled the city. This charge was to
tally unfounded, however.
PRANKS OF ELEPHANTS.
Tlie Big Ileast* Are Fond of Practi
cal Jokes.
From the New York Press.
“I never keep a bad elephant,” said Mr.
J. A. Bailey, "I always have had them
killed, sending the cured hide to some mu
seum and the articulated skeleton to an
other. I would not endanger the safety of
one of my employes by having a vicious
elephant around my show. But I am very
fond of the big fellows, and love to see
them well trained. They are an exceeding
ly interesting study to everybody, and
more so, I think, to all those who are fa
miliar with their traits. It seems to me
that while they cannot laugh, they possess
considerable appreciation of what is com
ic. J remember once I nad occasion to
transport a big elephant by boat from
Louisville to Cincinnati. For security he
was chained on the forward part of the
main deck, just underneath the pilot house.
Well, the wires to the engine room of the
boat were exposed, and passed down right
in front of my elephant. It was not long
before my animal seemed to comprehend
what the wires were there for. Raising
his trunk he grasped them. Jerking them
vigorously several times. Immediately in
response- thereto the boat slackened speed
and soon came to a stop in midstream. The
deckhands and others on the boat were
surprised, and the captain more so. The
engineer too, wanted to know why the bell
had been rung, and complications were on
the eve of culminating in fisticuffs between
all the parties, when again the bell sound
ed violently and continuously. A wild rush
was made to ascertain the cause, and my
elephant was discovered pulling at the
wires with his trunk.
"That wasn't the end of the affair by
any means, for right beside where the
elephant was placed were a lot of barrels
of molasses, and certainly not more than
an hour had passed before my elephant
had tipped over one of the barrels, kicked
in the head with his hind feet, and, when
discovered, was reveling in the sweet
stuff. Not satisfied with dipping his
trunk into the molasses and eating it, he
had smeared his whole body with it. us if
determined to lay in a supply for future
use. Some ot the boat's people, while walk
ing along the deck, got caught in the mo
lasses in the same way that they might
in quicksand, and that causing an Inves
tigation, led to the discovery of the brok
en barrel.
"Now, you would think that two such
incidents would lie enough in an hour, but
they were not. To keep him from indulg
ing in any more mischievous pranks, he
was placed behind a board partition and
chained by his feet to a stout cleat. There
he remained quietly for some time, but
through some inadvertence food of any
kind had not been placed within hls reach,
and it Is supposed that, becoming hungry,
or wanting more of the molasses, he de
sired to get out. Soon every one on the
boat was startled by a great crash of tim
bers, and upon running in the direction
of the sound, the colossus was seen stalk
ing majestically down the deck, a merry
twinkle in hls eyes, and dragging the big
cleat at the end of his chain.
"That elephant, some years afterward,
in Madison Square garden, twice brought
the fire engines to the Twenty-sixth street
corner by ringing the fire alarm, which at
the time was near where he was tethered.
He could throw any small object unerr
ingly at a mark, and once threw a hatchet,
which one of the workmen left within his
reach, so that it struck, blade first, in a
big beam and stuck there, remaining as a
proof of his dexterity for some time.
“This was the same animal that got out
of the line of parade one night Just as we
started from Madison Square, and run
ning down Fourth avenue, turned into
Twenty-seventh street, whore he knocked
over a fire-alarm lamp post. As the post
fell an electric spark ignited the escaping
gas, causing a big blaze, and the violent
sundering of the fire-alarm wires brought
the engines to the spot. This time, haw
ever, the firemen had something to do. We
caught the elephant at Madison avenue,
and returned him to tho garden, but not
until he had caused considerable commo
tion among the spectators.
His mischievous propensities, however,
brought him to an untimely end, for when
I took him to Europe, with others, he pok
ed his trunk Into the pocket of a passen
ger, securing a box of the old-fashioned
lucifer matches, which he ate, box ar.d
all, the sulphur or phosphorus on which
caused his death soon afterward. It’s as
tonishing what a little thing will some
times kill an elephant, when several bul
lets fired into hls body fail to cause death.
“Near another one of my elephants was
a swiftly revolving electric fan, with, as
you know, the flap's turning their sharp
edges like the teeth of a buzz-saw. My ele
phant deliberately placed his tail, It is said,
within reach of these revolving blades, so
that about four inches of it was docked
as nicely and delicately as if done by a
surgeon. But—and here's where the fun of
it oomes in—to find out, possibly, how real
ly sharp ihe edges of the flanges of that fan
were, with a view, no doubt to future op
erations, the animal put hts trunk on
them, when—presto! part of the fingers or
tips were Instantly cut off with neatness
and dispatch. Thus do all mischievous ele
phants suffer for sticking their noses into
things they know little about.”
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Best Furniture and Best Carpets,
are to be found in our store, and we are very de
sirous for you to come and get acquainted with the
fact that prices are right and that we can make
terms to suit every one.
LINDSAY & MORGAN.
To Our Friends and Patrons:
“A HAPPY NEW YEAR!”
We have some Odds and Ends of Holiday Goods that will
be “Closed Out Regardless of Cost.” They have to
go this week. No reasonable offer will be refused.
“ECKSTEIN’S”
This Week! New Flannellette Outings at 10 cents.
This Week! New Jersey Waists, $1.79, $2.99, $3.99, $5.49.
This Week! Gents’ Pine Silk Umbrellas at Half Price, $3.00
CAPES
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—JACKETS—
Every Jacket at 2 Price
—REEFERS, —
For Misses, at $1.49 and $2.99
—SACRIFICE—
Of Plush Capes and Jackets!
This Week! Infants’ Cloaks at Great Reductions
Th is Week! Ladies' Wrappers at Great r2S££
This Week! Ladies Sweaters at Great Reductions
Blankets Sold at Cost.
Comforters Sold at Cost.
ALL WINTER DRESS GOODS
Sold at Reckless Reductions.
-T. e Uar|fai " s in Finc Goods.
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‘Castoria,’ and shall always continue to do
so, as it has invariably produced beneficial
results.”
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125th Street and 7th Are., New Yotlt Wf.
Th* Cextac* Company, 77 Murray Street, New York City.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
-FOR
IMew York, Bost*)!
-AND
PHILADELPHIA
SPEED COIfOUT AND SAFETY,
spray b£ths. Vlectrilcfllgh?®^ 1 , 10 "- !
ss K- b ,ir oved
The express steamships of thi $
appointed to sail as H* **
nah. Central (90th) meridian tCe.
TO NEW YORK
STEERAGE SIO.OO. '*'**
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM Cat o
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, at'l p m B “*
LA GRANDE DUCHFStr
lon, THURSDAY. D<£. B lh’at P D m Haa '
CITY OP AUGUSTA
SATURDAY, Jan ? at Bao*' m
KANSAS CITY Cant x-
DAY. Jan. 5, 1897, at 7:00 pin?’ TUSs -
TO Bos rev
STEERAGE slls. * ‘
CHATTAHOOCHEE mt
TUESDAY, Dec 29. at lf. m . Lewls -
T jin. J U I llo7 S^t'''4:30 P p' r kinE ’ PRID AY,
THURSDAY.
TO PHILAUELPHIV
°DIc E £! T 3 T ; C m Pt - G °° Sas ' t HUR S DaI
"K'aS, TC£B
- bills of ladng , ivra ,
eastern and northwestim V * en to 4,1
the principal ports of Europe 111 *’ and "*
For freight or passage apply t 0
C. G ANfEKSUN, Agent.
Centra Railroad Banir
W,.S;
MERCHANTS AM) MINES/
transportation CO,
TO NEW T YORK r -S.efm^ C and R u
Ued m 's“ d £ days. ,18.30; cabin?
class, X *’ XCUrdUn ’
TO BOSTON —Steams- and Rail—fahir
days^'htjjo.* 22 00 ’ * eCOn ‘ **** •
TO BOSTON— steamer—cabin, limited
10 days, $20.00; excursion, $36.00; second,
class, limited 10 days, SU.OO °
' r ° WASHINGTON— Steamer and Rail-
Cabin, $16.20; second-class, sn.°o
PHILADELPHIA —Steamer and
Rail-Cabin, *17.80; second-class, $12.50.
•icon p HH>ADELPHTA— Steamer—Cabin,
$16.00; second-class, $11.50.
, TO HfF TIMOR E-Cabin, t]s 00 . eicnr ,
slon, $.5.00; second-class, SIO.OO.
7 he steamships of this oompany are ap
pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti
more as follows (standard time):
BERKSHIRE. Capt. Kirwan, WEDNES
DAY, Dec. 30, 2 p. m.
WM.tFAFHENCE, Capt. Peters. SAT
URDAY, Jan. 2, 6 p. m.
D.H.MILLER, Capt. Billups, WEDNES
DAY, Jan. 6, at 8:30 a. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAI
and FRIDAY.
J. J. CAKOLAN, Agent.
Savannah, ua.
W. F. TURNER, G. P. A.,
A. D. STEVENS, A T. M.
J. C. WHITNEY. Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore, Moi.
AMERICAN LINE.
NEW YORK-SOUTHAMPTON (Lon
don—Paris).
Sailing at 10 a. m.
NEW YORK..Dec. 30|NEW YORK..Jan.
ST. LOUIS....Jan. 6|ST.LOUIS Jan. 2?
PARIS Jan. 13|PARI8 Feb. I
RED STAR LINE.
NEW Y ORK—ANTWERP.
KENSINGTON. Wednesday,Dec. 30. 1 pm
WESTERNLAND,' Wednesday, Jan. 6.n00u
SOUTHWARK.. Wednesday, Jan. 13. 1 p.m.
BERLIN Wednesday. Jan. 20, noon
International Navigattoa Ca.up.ny,
Piers 14 and 15 North River Office i.
Bowling Green, New York. Whitehead Ss
Cos., A. E. Horrocks, Savannah, Ga.
FOR BEAUFORT AND BLUFFTON
Steamer GOV. SAFFORD will leave Ba
vannah for Beaufort, Port Royal Naval
Station and way landings at 10 a. m- ooj 1 *
days, Tuesdays and Thursdays, returning
next day. . ...
Steamer STAR will leave Biuftton dally
(except Sunday) at 7 a. m.; returning,
leave Bavannah at 8 p. m. Telephone^
Crimson Clover Seed,
GFGRGIA RUST PROOF OATS,
SEED RYE,
ALL VARIETIES OF FIELD SEEDS.
HAY, GRAIN, BRXN,
COTTON SEED MEAL ETC.
T. J. DAVIS,
Grain Dealer and Seedsman,
Phone 20. 1* Bay tr*
REHOE’S IRON WORKS,
Foundry, Machine, Boiler
and Blacksmith Works.
Iron and Bras* Castings of rvsry d**
■crlptlon, Engines an<l Boilers, Knowles
Bteum Pumps, Excelsior and Penbertni
Injectors.
Machinery repairs a specialty. Bo*’
Locomotive repairs on hand.
Supplies of every description.
WM. KEHOE & CO.,
Broughton, from Reynolds to lundoip*
Streets.
JOHN G. BUTLER,
—DL.nI. I'iK lit
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and Builders' Bupplles, Plain *" *4 ...
ratlve Wall Paper. Foreign and Vom*
Ccmsnta, Line, Ptaater and Hair,
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