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CITY UO\ KKNMENT.
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Official Proceeding* of Coancll*
Savannah, Ga„ Jan. 18, 1897-Councii met
this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, pursuant to
the cail of the mayor: Present, lion. Her
man Myers, mayor, presiding:; Alderman
Thomas Screven, chairman of council; Al
derman George W. Tiedeman, Vice t hair
man of council; Aldermen Bacon, Fall!-,
gant, Garrard, Gleason, Hudson, Kol
shorn, Lester. Watson.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee of th<. whole, to which
was referred petition of Capt J. i . Sim
mons, commanding the Georgia Artillery,
relative to the city setting them a lot at
the corner of Cuyler and N’< vs Houston
streets lane, to build an armory for mil
itary purposes, begs leave to report fa
vorably by ordinance. Herman Myers,
Chairman Committee of the \\ hole.
Report adopted.
The committee on liriance, to which wae
referred the petition of Isaac Beckett, at
torney for Lottie M. Mercer, to be allowed
It# per cent, discount, to make the western
half of lot No. 26. Liberty ward, fee sim
ple, begs leave to report favorably; that
is to say. it recommends that the western
half of lot No. 26. Liberty ward, be made
fee simple upon the payment o. the bal
ance of the purchase money, and any ar
rearages of ground rent, upon the usual
terms ot 10 per cent, reduction on the bal
ance of unpaid purchase money, and that
upon compliance with these terms, that a
fee simple deed be made.
William Garrard,
Chairman Committee on I* inance.
Report adopted.
The committee on finance, to which was
referred the petition of J. N. Johnson, ask
ing to be allowed 10 per cent, to make east
ern quarter of lot No. 19. Chatham ward,
fee simple, begs leave to report favorably;
that is to say, it recommends that the
eastern quarter of lot No. 19, Chatham
ward, be made fee simple, upon the pay
ment of balance of unpaid purchase
money, and any arrearage* of ground rent,
upon the usual terms of 10 per cent, reduc
tion on the balance of unpaid purchase
money, and that upon compliance with
these terms, that a fee simple deed be
roade. William Garrard.
Chairman Committee on Finance.
Report adopted.
The committee on public health, to
which was referred the petition of Hattie
Spaulding, asking permission to build
privy vault at No. 106 Florence street, begs
to report favorably thereon.
t*. A. Falligant,
Chairman Committee on Public Health.
Report adopted.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 18, 1897.--To the
Honorable Mayor and Aldermen, City of
Savannah: Gentlemen —The committee
appointed by you at a meeting of council
held Dec. 30, 1896, to select polling places
for the eectlon to be held on the 26th Inst.,
begs leave to recommend the following.
Precinct No. 1-Buiid booth at Bay and
Whitaker streets.
Precinct No. 2—Build booth east of City
Exchange.
Precinct No. 3—Palmer s old stand, Con
gress. near Whitaker street.
Precinct No. 4—A. A. Linzer’s, corner
Drayton and State street.
Precinct No. s—Booth in SQuare, near
Odd Fellows’ hall.
Precinct No. 6—Booth, South Broad and
Floyd, near Firemen's hall.
Precinct No, —“-Booth in front of Ma
sonic Temp^.
Precinct No. B—Republican Blues’ old
hall; Macon, bet. Drayton and Bull
streets.
Precinct No. ft—92 Whitaker street, next
to Charlton.
Precinct No. 10—Bull and Jones street.
Precinct No. 11—Corner Whitaker and
Taylor streets.
Precinct No. 13-Tool house Forsyth
park.
Precinct No. 13—Southwest corner Bar
nard and Gaston streets.
Precinct No. 14—Booth in Park exten
sion.
Precinct No. 15—Smalls' barber shop,
Gwinnett lane and Montgomery street.
Precinct No. Ift—Booth in Park exten
sion, near Walburg.
Precinct No. 17—Corner New Houston
and Whitaker streets.
Precinct No. 18—Booth south of Park
extension, near Bull and New Houston
lane.
Precinct No. 19—Montgomery street, sec
ond door south of Anderson street.
Precinct No. 30—P. W. Cramer's, Bull
and Second street.
Respectfully submitted,
Thos. Screven.
W. J. Watson.
Henry Kolshorn.
Committee.
Report adopted, and his honor the may
or instructed to carry out the provisions
of the above in accordance with the muni
cipal election laws.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition from the Confederate Veterans’
Association, praying for special burial
grounds in Laurel Grove cemetery, was
referred to committee on public health,
with the request that they report to the
committee of the whole as early as possi
ble.
Petition from Col. W. J. Winn, asking
permission to lease from the city certain
lands, was referred to committee on city
lots.
ORDINANCES.
An ordinance on its first reading Jan.
13. 1897, by unanimous consent read a
■econd time, laid on the table and pub
lished for information. Taken from the
table Jan. 18, 1897, placed upon the pas
sage and passed.
By Committee on Fire—
An ordinance to permit J. H. 11. Entle
man of t the city of Savannah, to erect
three (3) frame houses on lots 27 and 28
Wesley ward, to cost not less than *3,UW
each.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and
aldermen of the city of Savannah in
council assembled. That permission be,
and it is hereby given to J. H. H. Entle
man of the city of Savannah, to erect
three (3) frame houses on lots 27 and 28
Wesley ward in said city, to cost not less
than $3,000 each.
Sec. '£. Be it further ordained that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances In con
flict with this ordinance are hereby re
pealed, in so far as they apply to this spe
cial case.
An ordinance on its first reading Dec. 90,
189 ft; read the second lime Jan. 13. 1897’
and. upon motion, laid upon are table;
taken from the table Jan. 18. 1897, amend
ed, placed upon Its passage and passed.
By Committee of the Whole—
An ordinance to amend that ordinance
passed Oct. 11. 1893, and amended March
Z 7, 1895, entitled “An ordinance to regu
late passenger vehicles used for hire In
the city of Savannah."
Section 1. Be It ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah In
council assembled, that the above recited
ordinance be, and It 1b hereby so amended
that hereafter it shall be lawrul for the
drivers of passenger vehicles tot hire in
the city of Savannah to charge as much
as fifty oents (50c), for each passenger
transported by them to and from wharves
east of East Broad street and west of
West Broad street.
Sec. 3. Be It further ordained that to the
stands established by the committee on
streets and lanes, under the said ordi
nance. the following be added, to wit:
“On Sunday the vehicles may stand west
of Johnson square, and on ail days in
the week, two vehicles may be stationed
on the north side of Madison square, close
to the curbing on Hull street, and two on
the south side of Liberty, west of Bull
■treet, afd west of the Hussars’ Club.
And the said vehicles shall not be sta
tioned abreast on either Bull or Liberty
s! reset*.
H**o, 3. Be It further ordained that all or
dinances and purls of ordinances in con
filet with this ordinance are hereby re
peal ed.
An ordinance on its first reading Jan
13, 11197; read a second time Jan. I*. 1897;
placed upon its passage and passed by
the following vote: Ayes. Mayor Myers,
Aldermen Screven, Tiedeman, Bacon,
Garrard, Gleason, Falligant, Hudson, Kol
shorn, Lester, Watson.
By Alderman Garrartl:
An ordinance for the improvement of a
portion of Farm street in the city of Sa
vannah, under the terms and provisions
of an act of the legislature of Georgia ap
proved Oct. 1, 1887.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and
aldermen of the city of Savannah in coun
cil assembled, under the terms and provis
ions of an act of the legislature of Geor
gia approved Oct. 1. 1887, That the com
missioner of public works for the city of
Savannah be and he Is hereby authorized
and dlreote 1 to build and construct on
Farm street, in the etly of Savannah,
from the southern property line of Bryan
street to the southern property line of Bay
street, a road-way of granite blocks thir
ty (30) feet In width. The Intersecting
streets and lanes to be paved to the proper
ty line. The said commissioner is also
authorized and directed to enclose the said
road-way with a stone curbing, and also
to do all the work in the way of grading,
the placing of catch basins, drains, cross
ings. and ail other things Incident to the
construction and completion of the im
provement herein provided for.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. That
, f ;ho -aid work shall
have beyn ascertained, one-thirel of such
total cost shall be paid out of the city
treasury, and the other two-thirds from
the persons Owning, at the date of the
adoption of this ordinance, the real estate
abutting on each side of the said portion of
the said Farm street, according to front
age; and the prt> rata amount of the cost
of said work is hereby assessed against the
said abutting real estate and its owners
as aforesaid. The frontage of intersect
ing streets and lanes are assessed as real
estate abutting upon the portion of the
said Farm street to be Improved, and the
mayor and aldermen of the city of Savan
nah shall be, for all the intents and pur
poses of this ordinance, the owner of the
real estate so abutting, and shall pay from
the city treasury its just pro rata as such
owner for the cost of said work, accoru
ing to frontage in addition to Its one-third
of the entire cost as hereinbefore pro
vided.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that
after the Improvement hereinbefore pro
vided for has been completed, the com
missioner of public works for the city of
Savannah shall prepare and submit to
council a statement showing the cost of
the improvement herein provided for, and
also an assessment roll showing as to t'.vo
thirds of the cost to be apportioned, how
it is apportioned amongst _the several
abutting parcels, including the street and
lane intersections, and giving the sum
chargeable to each parcel, with the name
of the. owner. Upon the consideration and
adoption of said statement and assess
ment roll by the council of the city of Sa
vannah, it shall then become the duty of
the city treasurer to send to the abutting
property owners their proper bill for the
same as it may be ascertained by the
city council, and If such bill, so sent, be
not paid within thirty (30) days after the
presentation or sending of the same, it
shall then become the duty of the city
treasurer to issue an execution for the
amount, together with costs, against the
persons and property aforesaid, which ex
ecution shall be made and levied out of
the property described therein as are ex
ecutions for city taxes.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that
all ordinaces and parts of ordinances In
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re
pealed.
An ordinance read In council for the
first time Jan. 13, 1897; read a second time
Jan. 18, 1897; amended, placed upon its
passage and passed, by the following vote:
Ayes, Mayor Myers, Aldermen Screven,
Tiedeman, Bacon, Garrard, Gleason, Hud
son, Kolshorn, Lester. Watson, Falligant.
By Alderman Garrard—
An ordinance for the improvement of a
portion of Bryan street in the city of Sa
vannah. under the terms and provisions of
an act of the legislature of Georgia, ap
proved Oct. 1, 1887.
Section I. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, In
council assembled.under the terms and pro
visions of an act of the legislature of Geor
gia,approved Oct. 1, 1897, That the commis
sioner of public works for the city of Sa
vannah be and he is hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on Bryan
street, in the city of Savannah, from the
western property line of Whitaker street
to the eastern property line of
Farm street, in the city of Savannah, ex
cept the West Broad street intersection,
which is already paved.a roadway of gran
ite blocks twenty-one (21) feet In width.
The intersecting streets and Janes to be
paved to the property line. The said
commissioner is also authorized and di
rected to enclose the said roadway with a
stone curbing, and also to do all the work
In the way of grading, the placing of catch
basins, drains, crossings, and all other
things incident to the construction and
completion of the improvement herein
provided for.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That a
street railroad company having tracks
running through the said portiou of Bryan
street is hereby required to pave the width
of its tracks and two fort oil each side of
Its tracks with granite blocks as the said
work progresses,and,in the event this Is not
done by the said street railroad company,
the said commissioner shall see to Its be
ing done at the expense of the said com
pany.
Bee. 3. lie it further ordained, That af
ter the total cost of the said work, exclu
sive of that done by or for a railroad com
pany, shall have been ascertained, one
third of such total cost shall be paid out of
the city treasury, and the other two-thirds
from the persons ownirig, at the date of
the adoption of this ordinance, the real
estate abutting on each side of the said
portion of lhe said Bryan street, accord
ing to frontage; artd the pro rata amount
of the cost of said work is hereby assessed
against the said abutting real estate and
its owners as aforesaid. The frontage of
Intersecting streets and lanes are assessed
as real estate abutting upon the portion
of the said Bryan street to be Improved,
and the mayor and aldermen of the city
of Savannah shall be, for all the intents
and purposes of this ordinance, the owner
of the real estate so abutting, and shall
pay from the city treasury its Just pro
rata as such owner for the cost of said
work, according to frontage, in addition
to its one-third of the entire cost as here
inbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained. That af
ter the Improvement hereinbefore provid
ed for has been completed, the eommis
sior.er of public works for the city of Sa
vannah shall prepare and submit to coun
cil a statement showing the cost of the
improvement herein provided for and
also an assessment roll showing as to two
thirds of the cost to be apportioned, how
it is apportioned amongst the several abut
ting parcels, Including the street and lane
intersections, and giving the sum charge
able to each parcel, with the nunie of the
owner, t'pon the consideration and adop
tion of said statement and assessment roll
by the council of the city of Savannah, it
shall then become the duty of the city
treasurer to send to the abutting property
owners their proper bill for the same as
It may be ascertained by the city coun
cil, and if Huch bill, so sent, be not paid
within thirty (30) days after the presen
tation or sending of the same,
it shall then become the duty of the
city treasurer to issue an execution for
the amount, together with costs, against
the persons and property aforesaid, which
execution shall be made and levied out of
the property described therein as are exe
cutions for city taxes.
The said statement and assessment roll
THE MORNING NEWS; WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1807.
shall also show the amount payable by a
street railroad company, and should such
company fail or refuse to pay a bill for
the same thirty days after Its presenta
tion. it shall be the duty of the city treas
urer to issue a.i execution against the sai l
company and its property, together with
costs, which shall !w made and levied as
are executions for city taxes.
Sec. 3. Be It further ordained that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with tills ordinance are hereby
repealed. _
An ordinaee on its first reading. Jan. 18,
1897, by unanimous consent read a second
time, placed upon its passage and passed:
By Committee of the Whole—
An ordinance to provide for the sale to
the First Battalion of Infantry, Georgia
Volunteers (colored), the Georgia Artil
lery (colored), and the Savannah Hussars
(colored), of that certain lot of land In
the city of Savannah on the corner of
Ouyler street and New Houston street
lane, known as sub-division ’’B’’ of lot
number five (5), Marshall ward, having a
front on Cuyler street of thirty-five (85)
feet, more or less.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
council assembled. That the mayor of the
city of Savannah is hereby authorized and
empowered to convey by deed and at pri
vate sale at and for the sum of one dol
lar, the above described lot of land known
as the Old Artesian Well lot (conveyed to
the mayor and aldermen of the city of
Savannah by John C. Rowland on the
day of November, 1885) to the following
colored military companies of the city of
Sanannah. to be used by them as an arm
ory for military purposes, namely: The
First Battalion of Georgia Volunteers, the
Georgia Artillery and the Savannah Hus
sars. The said deed shall provide that
the title shall be held by the said three
military commands for theif joint use and
benefit so long as the same is used as
an armory for military purposes.
See 2. Be it further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con
flict, with this ordinance are hereby re
pealed.
Ml SCE LL AN EO l J S.
The following communication from the
sanitary commissioners, by Dr. W. F.
Brunner, secretary, was read, and action
of the board confirmed:
To the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Savannah: Acting under authority of
the ordinance entitled, "An ordinance to
establish dispensaries in the city of Sa
vannah for the supply of the sick poor
and to regulate the same, etc.,” the
board of sanitary commissioners have
fixed the salary of the keeper of the dis
pensary, or chief apothecary, at SI,3W) per
annum, and that of the assistant at S9OO
per annum, the term of office in such
case being three (3) years from date of
appointment. The board would a-sk that
you confirm this action in the premises.
Very respectfully,
W. F. BRUNNER,
Secretary Board of Sanitary Commis
sioners.
Council took a recess, subject (o the
call of the mayor. A. N. MANUCY,
Clerk of Council.
TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.
(Continued from Seventh Page.)
At any rate shorts covered quite a lot
of corn this morning, and as offerings
W’ere light, the market derived benefit.
May corn opened at 24%c, sold between
24%c and 24%c, closing at 84%®24%c—1c
under yesterday. Cash corn was easy and
Vi cent lower.
Oats—Only a quiet trade was noted in
oats, with prices fully sympathizing with
those of wheat. May oats closed Vic low
er. Cash were >*o lower.
Provisions—The receipts of hogs this
morning were above the estimate; prices
at the yards, and in turn in the product
market declined in consequence. Several
commission houses were free sellers. May
pork closed 15©17%c lower. May lard 7%c
lower, and May ribs 10 cents lower.
Beading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat—
Jan 77% 7714 77% 77%
May 79%©79% 80% 79% 79',
July 7584 76% 75% 75%©75%
Corn—
Jan 22% ' 22% 22 22%
May 24% 21% 24% 24%©24%
July 26% 25%®25% 25% 25%® 23%
Sept 26% 26% 26% 26%
Oats—
Jan 16% 16% 15% 15%
May 18% M% 18 18 ®lB%
July 18% 38% 18% 18%
Pork—
Jan $7 70 $7 70 $7 70 $7 70
May 8 05 8 05 7 90 7 92%
Lard—
Jan $3 95 $3 95 $3 90 $3 90
May 4 10 4 10 4 05 4 05
Ribs—
Jan $4 02% $4 02% $4 02% $4 02%
May 4 17% 4 17% 4 07% 4 07%
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
was quiet and steady; hard wheat, spring
patents, were. $4.3rvh4.65, in wood; soft
wheat, patents, $4,154(4.30; hard wheat, ba
kers’, 3.004(3.25, in sacks; soft wheat, ba
kers', $3.00©3.20; winter wheat, $4.30®4.50,
in wood. No. 2 spring wheat, 77%®78%c;
No. 2 red. 86%©88%c. No 2 corn, 22%t22%c.
Oats, 16%e. Mess pork, 7.72%4(7.77%c. Lard,
3.90©3.92%c. Short rib sides. 3.92%©4.17%e.
dry salted shoulders. 4.254i4.50e; short clear
sides, 4.12%©4.25e. Whisky. sl.lß.
Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 19.—Flour dull; win
ter patent, $4.754(4.9.1; fancy, $1.25© 4.30.
Wheat quiet; rejected, 80c. Corn steady;
mixed ear, 21%c. Oats quiet; No. 2 mixed,
IB%c. Pork, clear family and back, $8.75.
Lard, kettle, 4%c; prime steam, 3.SOc. Dry
salt meats steady; shoulders, 4c; short
rib sides, 4%c; short clear, 4%c; clear bel
lies. 4%e. Bacon steady; loose shoul
ders, 4%c; short ribs, 4%c; clear, 4%e;
bellies, 5%c. Whisky active at sl.lß.
St. Louis, Jan. 19.—Flour unchanged.
Wheat lower; January, 86c; May, 85%4i
85%c; July, 75c. Corn lower; January.
19%c; May, 22%®22%e; July, 23%e. Oats
easier; January, 16%c; May, 18%e. Other
articles unchanged.
Baltimore. Jan. 19.—noon.—Flour dull;
wheat dull; spot, 90%c bid: May, 87%©87%c;
southern by sample, 924193 c. Corn easy
spot, 26%®26%c; southern white, 22\©i
22%e.
Baltimore, Md„ Jan. 19. Flour
dull. Wheat dull; spot 90%e ldd;
May, 87%®87%e; southern by sample, 924(
93c; do on grade, 86%©ftl%c. Corn easy,
spot and January, 36%©26%c; February,
36%4)26%c; March, 8*%©26%c; April, 27%©i
27%c; steamer mixed, 24%024%c; southern
white, 22%®27%c; do yellow, 224127 c. Oats
quiet and steady; No. 2 white, 24©260; No.
2 mixed. 21©22e. Rye easier; No. 2 nearby,
43c: No. 2 western. 13%©44c. Hay firm.
Grain frelgths quiet; steam to Liverpool.
3%d March. Cork for orders, 3s, 3d; and
3s 4%d January.
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>IA It IV F. INTELLIGENT!:.
8 A VANN AIL Wednesday, Jan. _2i>, 1897 _
Suu rises €:SS
Sun sets
High water at Tybee 9:36 am, 10:00 pm.
High water at Savannah 10:36 am, 11:00 pm.
The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
12 m., 75th meridian.
uurrrTiTrTEsrTHnTTr:
Bark Linnea (Nor), Hansen, Table Bay
—Dahl & Andersen.
Steamship City of Augusta, Daggett,
New York—C. G. Anderson. Agent.
Steamship Chattahoochee, Lewis, Bos
ton—C. G, Anderson, Agent.
Brig Robert Dillon, Wyatt, New York,
with bagging and nitrate of soda to or
der—C. W. Howard & Cos.
Steamer Star, Finney, Bluffton—George
U. Beach. Manager.
.4IIHIVED AT TYBEE YESTERDAY.
Bark Flora (Nor), Stunt's Para—Mas
ter,
Bark lona (Nor), Olsen, Port Natal-
Master.
Tug Underwriter, to tow barge Forest
Belle to Philadelphia.
CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Sehooner Charles H. Vajentlne, Thomp
son, Baltimore—Master.
SAILED YLBTEHDAY,
Steamship Nacooehee, Boston.
Steamship La Grande Duchesse, New
York.
Schooner Charles H. Valentine, Balti
more.
DEPARTED Y ESTERDAY.
Steamer Alpha, Strobhar, Beaufort—
George U. Beach, Manager.
meSiohamda.
Charleston, S. C„ Jan. 19.—Arrived,
steamer George W. Clyde, Chichester,
Boston, proceeded Jacksonville.
Cleared, schr Oscar C. Schmidt, Collins,
Cooper’s Creek, N. J.
NOTICE TO .MARINERS,
Pilot charts and ail dydrographic infor
mation will be furnished masters of ves
sels free of charge in United States hy
drographic office, in custom House. Cap
tains are requested to call at the office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the navy department.
Washington, Jan. 17.—The lighthouse
board notifies mariners that on or about
Feb. 9 a fog bell will be established at
Ram Island fight station, on Ram Island,
entrance to Boothlmy, Me., from the east
ward. During thick or foggy weather
the l>e]l wjjl be struck by machinery, a
double and single blow, alternately, every
twenty seconds. The bell is hung from
the northwesterly side of the light tow -r.
PASSENGERS).
Per steamship City of Augusta from
New York—Mr. Tromley, Mrs. Tromley,
Mr. Stowe, Ed Stuch. James Stqwe, E. S.
Gohelf, M. Frank, Miss Rucker, Dr. Pync,
Mrs. Pyne, Mr. Vaught, George Bowman,
Thomas E. Paudigan, Frank Remy. John
A. Carey, W. P. Savage,* Miss Savage,
Frank Flood, T. F. Cleary, C. W. Rice,
Mrs. Baftow and infant, colored, John
Behrens, L. A. Conant, J. H. Jones, Mary
Harman, Mary Mein, J. G. Green, col
ored, W. B. Johnson, colored, C. L. Brow
nell and seven steerage.
Per steamship Chattahoochee from Bos
ton—E. W. Lewis and wife, John Allyn
and wife, George Gamin and wife, Mrs.
E. W. Robinson, Mrs. E. R. Flanders, Mrs.
M. E. Blackburn, Mrs. A. L. Libby, Mrs.
E. N. Williams, Miss L. Williams, Miss
M. M. Davis, Miss M. M. Jolly, P. Doyle,
Charles I. Collins, J. C. Clark, J. VV. Bean,
John T. Mahaffy.
RECEIPTS.
Per Central of Georgia Railway, Jan.
19.-2,214 bales cotton, 1,113 barrels rosin,
228 barrels spirits, 39 cars lumber, 2 cats
flour, 3 cars lumber, 2 cars rails, 1 car
fresh meat, 2 cars wood, 1 lot household
goods, 69 tons pig iron, 128 barrels do
mestics, 311 packages merchandise.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway, Jan. 19.—829 hales cotton, 169
boxes oranges, 270 crates vegetables, 2,194
barrels rosin, 193 barrels spirits, 43 cars
phosphate, lo oars lumber, 8 cars wood,
1 car brick, 1 car scrap iron, 1 car rice,
8 cars coal. 120 barrels oil, 6 cars mer
chandise, 6 bundles hides.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway,
Jan. 19.—3 bales cotton, 3 cars wood, 2 cars
cotton seed, 1 car brick, 1 car apples, 2
cars merchandise.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad, Jan. 19. 50 bales cotton, 712 bar
rels rosin, 133 barrels spirits, 1 car clay,
5 cars merchandise, 3 cars ties, 9
cars wood, 7 cars stones, 1 car live stock,
2 cars vegetables, 2 cars empty barrels, 1
car lumber, 5 cars fertilizer, 4 cars phos
phate, 1 car cotton seed.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway, Jan.
19.—383 bales cotton, 899 barrels rosin, 78
casks spirits, 84 cars lumber, 1 car hay, 1
cars wood, 4 pars pig iron. 4 cars oats, 1
car box material, 13 cars merchandise, 2
cars coal.
FITZGERALD NOTES.
Tlie Colony Town Is linking Kupitl
Progress.
Fitzgerald, Ga., Jan. 18.—An elTort is be
ing made by progressive citizens to secure
a canning lactory on the co-operative
plan. The holders of small tracts of land
are very anxious to see the scheme suc
ceed, as are all good citizens, whether per
sonally interested or not.
The past week has brought in a number
of excursionists with capital, who will at
once engage in business and substantially
Improve their lands.
Mr. Fitzgerald returned to Indianapolis
on Thursday morning to remain until the
first of the month.
The colony company ts making arrange
ments by which a large amount of lumber
will shortly be shipped to northern and
western points. An effort w ill be made to
make this a permanent lumber market on
an extensive scale. The lumber region
tributary to Fitzgerald will be greatly en
larged by the two new railroads now be
ing built to this place.
On Friday of last week the first ordi
nance passed by the city council became a
law. It relates to the erection of build
ings and establishes the fire limits.
The Condition of Pine street Is even
more precarious than it was before the
fire. So many new buildings have been
built, and so many moved from other parts
of the city, that there are now more wood
en buildings there than before.
More than half a million brick have been
ordered shipped to this place during the
past week.
The new tire engine has arrived and the
volunteer firemen have had frequent drills
in its use. Fitzgerald is practically unin
sured, and another fire would be disas
trous.
The official reports show that the excur
sions which will arrive here this week will
be unusually large. The colony company
officials state that they are preparing to
buy more land in order to supply those
who wish large tracts.
The city council has elected Mr. C. O.
Pollard city engineer, and Mr. Harlan
street commissioner. Implements are be
ing bought with which to grade the streets
and this work will begin at once. The
chief of police has not yet been selected.
Miss Annie Laurie Flownoy of Fort Val
ley was the guest of'Miss Grace Shunway
for a few days last week.
The Fitzgerald college has been formally
opened. It has a corps of very able in
structors. who will make many friends for
the institution.
NEWS FROM WAYCnOSS.
Fighting Tclc|>hone Cwmpnnle*—Re
vival Meeting* anil Improvement*.
Waycross, Ga., Jan. 18.—Evangelist
Waller is conducting a revival meeting at
the First Methodist churr-h on Gilmore
street. Large congregations attend.
The Waycross Air Line shops in this
city are about ready for occupancy, and
the removal of the machinery and equip
ment from Waltertown will take place
soon.
The Southern Telephone and Telegraph
Company Intend to give a concert Wed
nesday evening In the parlors of tiie
Southern hotel, the music to be furnished
over the wires from Valdosta.
Waycross will be well advertised this
year at the Nashville centennial, if the
movement now In progress to that end
succeeds.
Competition between the Southern Tele
phone and Telegraph Company und the
Waycross Telephone Company Is getting
lively. Both companies intend to operate
systems in this city, and they are striving
for patronage.
A manufacturer of pressed brick from
Ohio wants to locate a plant tn this ci'y
tf he can Bet the proper encouragement
It Is not probable that the clay in this
vicinity would do for pressed brick, though
it make* a good ordinary kiln brick.
Mr. Arnold, a local,-Methodist preacher
and a farmer, at Chautauqua. N. Y., in
tends to establish a dairy and poultry farm
near here, provided that any inducement
is offered him. Mr. Arnold is now in cor
respondence with parties here regarding
the matter.
Jeff Darling's handsome residence, lust
north of the city, Is nearly completed,
and he and Mrs. Darling have moved in.
DIVIDED THE DAMAGES.
.Judge Speer’* Decree in the Case of
ftoa* v. the lljrinliiKhitni.
In the United States court yesterday
Judge Sp eef granted a decree in the ad
miralty suit of P. Sanford Ross against
the steamship City of Birmingham of the
Ocean Steamship Company, in which the
libellant claimed a loss of about $1,038 by
reason of the fact that the Birmingham
collided with and damaged one of his
dredges. Judge Bpe< , who has had the
matter under consideration, found that
both parties to the suit were at fault, and
assessed half the damages against each,
requiring the Ocean Steamship Company
to pay to the libellant half of the amount
claimed.
Two interventions in the Atlantic Short
Line railroad litigation were passed on,
the report of the special master being over
ruled and set aside and the amounts
claimed allowed. One of them was the
intervention of E. P. Burnett, who was
given a judgment against the funds In the
hands of the court for $314.14, and the
other, that of E. K. Ueitner, who was
given a judgment for $62.40.
W. R. Leaken, Esq., appeared in behalf
of Mr. Daniel Hogan, and made to the
court a satisfactory explanation of Mr.
Hogan's statement to the court on last
Thursday, that he was predisposed In the
case of Mrs. C. B. Carson against Mr.
William Roberts, Sr., and Judge Speer,
who at that time discharged him from
service on the jury, stated that possibly
the court was a little harsh in its state
ment, and was glad to understand the
matter in the light In which it was ex
plained. He thereupon reinstated Mr. Ho
gan upon the traverse jury for the re
mainder of the term.
AT THE THEATER.
Francis .lone* and Company tn Two
Performance* To-day.
Francis Jones and his competent com
pany appeared at the theater last night
in the double bill, A Subject of the Czar
and In Old Madrid, at popular prices.
The performance served to enhance Mr.
Jones' reputation with the theater-goers
of this city. It was a smooth, carefully
rendered performance. A feature of the
evening's entertainment was the cinemat
oscope pictures. Six of them were shown.
Every one was a success, but probably
the most successful of the lot wefe the
■‘Shooting the Chutes'' and the express
train pictures. They were perfect. Tile
train from which the last mentioned pic
ture was taken was moving at fify to sixty
miles an hour; yet the reproduction was
perfection itself. One could almost hear
the roar and rumble of the flyer as it came
tearing down the track.
A matinee performance will be played
this afternoon, when In Old Madrid will
be the bill. To-night the play will be The
Follies of a Night, a French play, said to
be very bright and lively. New pictures
by the cinematoscope are promised at
each performance.
Beginning Monday night, Jan. 25, the
Woodward-Warren company will often a
week’s engagement at the theater, play
ing the entire week at popular prices.
This attraction has been playing to the
capacity of the theaters in Atlanta, Bir
mingham. Mobile and New Orleans. Ouy
Woodward will be remembered here as tire
leading comedian of tlie Mabel Paige com
pany. The repertoire consists of a num
ber of new musical comedies and society
plays. Monday night The Uirl I Love
will be presented. Ladies will be admit
ted free on that occasion.
Cltisen*’ Good Government Club
An Independent Good Government Club
in the interest of the Citizens Club,was or
ganized last night at 410 Drayton street.
The number of colored voters present was
stated to be 105. Robert Coleman was
elected president and A. C. Manley secre
tary. Mayor Myers and the Citizens
Club ticket were Indorsed, and the fol
lowing committee appointed to work for
the ticket. C. I. Gary, R. B. Coleman.
J. R. Gadsen, Richard Gadson, Sam
Walker, Roger Jackson, M. S. Coleman,
Frank Thomas, Henry Jackson, May
Brown. George Brogg. Half a dozen i *
more meetings of precinct clubs were also
held last night by the colored supporters
of the Citizens ticket.
SHU ll\M>l.n A STOVE.
I In- Woman Wax. Irre.leil, Hiineter,
Fur Irjtnc to Kill llrr HnxhaiHt.
From the Weekly Telegraph.
To Intend to hang one’s husband and to
find instead of a body a stove at the other
end of the rope Is calculated moFt certain
ly to surprise the would-be murderer, and,
to such surprise, in a case related by a
French paper, must be added the unpleas
ant fact that the woman wlto hanged the
stove has been arrested on the charge of
attempted assassination.
She disliked her husband, who had an
unfortunate propensity for strong drink;
and on his returning home one evening re
cently, Intoxicated, resolved to kill hltn In
such a manner as to suggest that he had
committed suicide. The man went to bed
in his tipsy condition and was soon sleep
ing soundly. His amiable partner thought
this to be the favorable moment for dis
patching hint to another world, and, ac
cordingly, set about making her arrange
ments.
In the celling, just over the bod, there
was a hole capable of allowing a stout
rope to pass. The woman went up Into
the room above, let a rope slip through the
hgle, and, returning to the chamber In
which her husband slept, attached it by a
slip-knot round his nock. This done, she
went upstairs again, drew the rope tight
through the hole in the celling and at
tached It to a beam.
Then, when she believed the Job had been
done, she rushed weeping Into the street,
telling her neighbors that her husband had
Just committed suicide. On entering the
house what, however, was their surprise
to find a portable stove In the place of a
corpse! The husband, who was less drunk
than his wife Imagined, had released him
self and substituted the stove In the nick
of time.
—According lo a French exchange, the
name of "papyrolith” has been given to a
novelty In the way of a flooring material
recently Invented by Otto Kraner of Chem
nltz. The article is a special preparation
of paper pulp In the form of a dry powder.
This, when mixed with water, may be
spread like mortar over stone, cement or
wood, where It dries qul<*ltly and may lie
smoothly planed: besides which, It may be
tinted almost any color, so as to adapt it
for parqueting with variegated borders,
or for panels and mosaics. Among the ad
vantages claimed by the Inventor are free
dom from crevices, non-conductivity of
heat, elasticity and remarkable durability.
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THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY,
Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Boston, Philadelphia
TRADE WINNERS.
■l BICYCLES
The Leader Will Be the
VICTOR BICYCLE.
Everybody knows about them or of them. We have known of them for a
long time. This year they were offered the agency, and we were forced to
take it, because we saw a wheel that had more Improvements tn it than any
wheel ehown so far. The material used in it is finer than any wheel made,
because all the important parts that get the wear are made out of
Crucible Steel.
In all other bicycles machine steel is used. VICTORS use CRUCIBLE
STEEL. We wish to emphasize this. The following shows you the compa
rative strength between the machine and crucible steel:
STRENGTH OF CRUCIBLE STE EL
' STRENGTH OF MACHINE STEEL
COST OF WORKING CRUCIBLE—
COST OF WORKING MACHINE
WEARING QUALITIES OF CRUCIBLE
WEARING QUALITIES OF MACHINE
These are actual tests made by government experts. ’97 wheels will be in
early this week. Come and see them. Don’t overlook the fact that the
Luthy Has Not Been Dropped.
It is still on deck and doing well. Is the most wonderful wheel of the age.
The Great Crawford
Beats the world. What a great wheel It is. Don't you know that we give
you our personal guarantee on it? The Crawford is as good as any hundred
dollar wheel on the market that has a standard value. By standard value we
mean a wheel that sells for one hundred dollars the year round—Not SIOO one
part of tlie year and a little later the same wheel can be bought for SBS. $75,
$65 S6O and have heard of some as low as $43. Putting a list price of SIOO on
a wheel does not make them a better wheel than our Crawford. There Is
only a few wheels that we consider as good as our Crawford. If *e' can't
afford to buy a ,
Victor Buy a Crawford.
If either one of these wheels fail to suit you we have others. Down low in
price—The quality up in grade.
LINDSAY & MORGAN;
P s.— Don’t forget our instructors are in the Park each morning from 10 to
12 o'clock. _____
REMEMBER
That we a re the largest wholesale deal
ers in Fine Millinery in the South, and
that we are selling our entire stock at re
tail, which enables us to name lower
prices than any other house. Special
prices offered this week on Pattern Hats,
Boas, etc. Our line of Ribbons, Velvets,
Untrimmed Hats, Walking Hats, Sailors,
etc., cannot be excelled for quality and
lowness of price.
KROUSKOFFS
:C\ v r\ \ 14 Broughton St,, West,:
i THE IMESI NOVELTY 111 WASH FABRICS.
‘ NEW ARRIVALS IN
! MUSLIMDERWEAR and EMBROIDERIES.
Special tor this week, 5-inch Irish Point Embroidery, 12 l-2c.
: Great Reductions in Evening Goods.
; Long suede Evening 6lovas. :6 and 20-Button
> English Walking 6loves. 75c, for this week only.
; And our $1.50 Maggioni Gloves, formerly the Ceniemerh, for $1.25.
MCDONOUGH & BHLLHNTYNE, V
Iron Founders, Machinists, jS
Blacksmiths, Boilermakers, Mznj.dctjre.s of Stationary and Por
able Engines, Vertical and iop Running Corn Mills, Sugar Mill;
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