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Ti ps ON WHISKY MAKING.
FOIXER AND SOt'RER THE YEAST,
FINER THE WHISKY.
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Fine Old WlilsUle* Made While Yon
nit—Nine-Tcuth* of Our Whisky
Doctored— Doctoral Whisky I,east
Harmful— The More Fusel OH the
Higher the Price—Recipe*.
From the New York Sun.
Mr C. E. Pellew of Columbia Universi
ty delivered his third lecture on alcohol
t . jre American Museum of Natural His
tory on Saturday evening. Hia subject
w ,' distillation and adulteration of dis
tilled liquors. The conclusions reached by
1)e i ec turer were rather remarkable in
. :!u he said that nine-tenths of the dis
-illed liquor sold in the United States is
no t the direct product of the stills, but
lU a rtittoial combination of alcohol,
water and flavoring extracts. Further
more Mr. Pellew said that such artificial
mixtures are tecnlcally much purer and
mu. h more free from possibly harmful
ingredients than liquor that has been hon
estly made.
• This lecture,” said Mr. Pellew, "con
cerns itself almost altogether with the
manufacture and adulteration of whisky,
which may almost be said to be the na
tional drink of the American. American
uhi c ky is made from corn, which is real
lv the cheapest form of in this
country; it is really cheaper than pota
‘J A small amount of rye is usually mix
ed with it. The theoretical way of mak
ing whiskv is this: Corn, thoroughly
ground to’a line meal, is mixed with wa
ter to the consistency of stiff paste, like
a hasty pudding.' This is called the
mash.' When mixed by hand in the
good old-fashioned way, it was the basis
for the grand old ‘hand-mash whisky.’
The ordinary and universal way of pre
paring the mash nowadays Is by means
of steam stirrers in great vats. With
the corn is mixed 10 per cent, of rye meal
to ( ncourage the yeast growth. Whcfl the
mash is a perfectly stiff paste 10 per cent,
of malted barley is administered, and al
most instantly, by a peculiar digestive
process, it thins right down to "a liquid
malt sugar. This is cooled and run into
vats. The yeast is mixed in, grows in
the sugar, and makes distiller s beer.
The quality of the beer depends upon
the yeast. The yeast man in a distillery
is a highly important person. He has a
private office, he draws the biggest sal
ary and he dictates to hi3 employers. It
is a peculiar thing that the purer and
stronger the yeast the poorer is the dis
tilled product. It has less flavor and con
tains much more raw alcohol. A full
flavored whisky takes Us aroma and taste
from dirty yeast, the acum of previous
fermentations. The fouler and sourer the
yeast the richer and finer the whisky.
When this old yeast is used less alcohol
is given off in distillation, and it is neces
sary to distill several times over before
reaching the proper strength for the fin
ished whisky.
“The United States laws provide that a
tax shall be levied on all distilled mixtures
50 per cent, strong In alcohol; for every
half per cent, stronger an additional tax
is levied. No deduction is made for liquor
coming from the still less than 50 per cent,
strong in alcohol. The government gauger
in a distillery Is a more important person
that the yeast man; not a door can be
unlocked, not a machine p*tt in operation
—without his permission. He carries all
the keys in his pocket, and if the proprie
tor of the distillery wishes to enter out of
hours, he must go to the government
gauger to get permission. This 50 per
cent, mixture is technically known as
■proof-spirit’: it may be a 50 p® cent, mix
ture of alcohol and pufd water, or it may
contain every known mixture of- fosel oils
that have been given off by distillation.
This proof spirit coming from the still is
the nastiest, rankest, harshest, and rawe
st mixture imaginable. It is for a great
part flavored with heavy alcoholic solu
tions of vile poisons, and partly flavored
by acetic and butyric acids, the latter, it
will be remembered, is the acid of rancid
butter. This mixture is quite unsalable as
a beverage, and the government allows the
distiller three years in wntch it may be
held In bond to ripen and soften before it
is sold. At the end of three years the
manufacturer must pay the tax whether
it has been sold or not. Before ripening it
is run into barrels that have been charred
inside with fire of pine shavings. This is
where whisky gets its color— theoretically.
The longer it has remained in the charred
barrel—this supposition is always theore
tical—the deeper the color. Not every dis
tiller can wait three or four years before
realizing on his whisky. In this ease he
conducts his distillation with the object
of producing immediately a mixture that
is very strong in alcohol and very weak
in flavors. He mixes in a coloring extract
of burnt sugar or caramel that satisfacto
rily approximates the effect of long con
finement in a charred barrel. He ripens
the liquor rapidly by exposing it to heat
or the air or by administering chemicals.
Ily these processes it is made ready for
sale within three or four months. The
more enterprising distiller considers it a
great shame to wait six weeks or three
months before obtaining his finished pro
duct, and goes in for ‘fine old whiskies
made while you wait.’
“Asa matter of fact, nine-tenths of the
whisky in this country is made from
cheap alcohol that is run out 95 per cent,
strong from the stills, diluted with water,
colored with caramel, and flavored with
u few ounces of essential oil. And no
chemical process can possibly distinguish
a whisky thus made from one whose man
ufacture has extended over a term of ten
Sears. These flavors are fusel oils. Fusel
oil. be it understood, is not, as certain
worthy temperance advocates insist, a
f' x, and and absolute poison. Cinnamon ex
tract is a fusel oil; vanilla extract Is a
fus i oil—in short, fusel oil is another
tame for flavoring extract. A man who
L: n that his whisky contains absolutely
he fusel oil advertises the fact that he is
Mling pure alcohol. The trade definition
, fusel oil is ‘what the other man puts
, hls whisky.' To the chemist fusel oil
* s "’hat distinguishes distilled whisky,
hfaudy or rum from alcohol and water,
hew whisky is a mixture containing a
J : ‘ r 8 e quantity of bad. strong fusel oils
t it have not been ameliorated and have
hut become suitably converted Into salts
tni. loe l- iass age of time. The Journalistic
j Kes about fusel oil are as Incorrect as
iiy are absurd. Asa matter of fact, a
1 )p( rly distilled whisky contains the
mparatlvely large quantity of one ounce
ct ~s t 0 ever Y five or lx gallons
me finished whisky; whereas, the
■Gy-made whisky contains paly just so
“ Jl aa ls necessary to give the proper
e, or ' fusel oil costs money. It will
therefore, that cheap whisky con-
R: ‘isky nUC * CBS 0,1 than expensive
y . I '? r!i ago Prof. C. F. Chandler
an.iv., -l. hy a tem l > ranee society to
buwerv £ hl ', ky of * h<; lottery, the
svenuJ* V? e and Upper Fifth
th.- whi.u tound ,hat th, ‘ hlher priced
hat,it.ra 1 and th< ’ more fashionable its
Jr„ *“ e 'nore impurity It contained,
of included, finally, that the fatal effect
v, "‘V ?" oent drinks of the Bowery
i UI . 1, , ue8 Was due to the quantity con
nd not to the quality.
0,„, , av h, he on the table the essences
,1* V u ‘ manufacture of whisky—sam
ar<' 1,01,5 5n the o P° n market to
wi po *' Ty . manufacturers, who can make
linn ooonomlcally In comblna
( their regular business. In fact,
iu wl '?* "“my 0 f thp gan)H HU bstunces are
Of , " f ‘ Preparation of perfumery and
nuvorlng extracts. The muuufacturers
Simply pure, concentrated Juice ol;
the finest beef, without any ad-'
ditlon or adulteration what- j
ever,—that’s
Liebig
COMPANY’S
Extract of
Beef
For over thirty years the
standard everywhere.
are not at ail ashamed of their business,
and contend that the artificial fusel oils
are really purer than the natural, and are
much more carefully made. Here are the
recipes furnished by some of these gentle
men:
"To Make New England Rum.—“One
pint 'essence New England rum,’ 2 pounds
glycerine, 40 gallons proof spirits (alcohol
and water 50 per cent, strong.)
"To Make Irish Whisky.—Two ounces
‘essence Irish whisky,' 2 pounds glycerine,
gallons proof spirits.
“The essence of Irish whisky contains
a trace of creosote which gives the char
acteristic flavor of peat smoke to the fin
ished product. The glycerine in both
cases is to sweeten and soften the alco
hol.
‘‘Just for an example of how far this
tiling may be carried, allow me to quote a
recipe for making cider:
"Twenty-five gallons soft water. 2
pounds tartaric acid, 25 pounds New Or
leans sugar, 1 pint of yeast.
"Ferment twenty-four hours in open air
and forty-eight hours in closed barrel then
draw as desired.”
Mr. Pellew then explained the various
processes in the preparation of cordials.
He told how the different cordials took
their characteristic taste from the queer
ingredients put together by their ancient
and sainted inventors. In the prepara
tion of gin, for instance, which is proper
ly a cordial, pounded juniper berries w eptr
put in the mash before distillation. Now
adays the distillation is done first and the
oil of juniper berries is put in later. For
the manufacture of kirsch, pounded cher
ries, with their stones included, are added
to the mash before distillation, and so on.<
Absinthe and vermouth are different pro
ducts of wormwood. Vermouth—theoreti
cally—is distilled from wine in which
wormwood has been previously steeped.
Absinthe—also theoretically—is made from
a mash which contains during the process
of distillation the most horrible mixture
of strong wormwoods and nasty herbs.
“Absinthe,” said Mr. Pellew, “has the
bad effects of pure alcohol, and in addi
tion has the bad effects characteristic of
the strong drugs which go to make up its
fusel oils.”
DU.NNO DECLARED INSANE.
He Will Be Sent to the MtlledßevUle
Asjlnnl.
Frank Dunno, formerly a deputy sheriff,
and at one time a constable in Savannah,
having served for years as a court officer,
was a second time adjudged insane by a
Jury in the court or ordinary yesterday,
and was ordered sent to the state asylum
at iMilledgeville.
On the former occasioned Dunno was
found in a swamp in a helpless condition.
He remained at the asylum for some time,
and was finally discharge as cured. His
mind was Weak, then, however, and it
was stated he had softening of the brain.
He has been here now for some months,
and recently his mind began to fail again
until he Is now childish, though he is not
violent. He will be returned to the asylum
at once.
WANTS TO KNOW.
A Pertinent Qncstlon by a Taxpayer.
Editor Morning News: I have waited
for someone of more importance than
myself to ask the gentlemen of the park
and tree commission why they have con
tracted to lay pipes for two hydrants in
each of the squares north of Gaston street,
twenty-three In ntlmber.
What’s the use of this expenditure?
Nearly all the squares, if not every one,
have fire hydrants—some of them two. A
reducing connection and 150 feet of hose
will water every blade of grass in any of
the squares. A small hose reel that two
men can readily handle (one man ought
to be able to do it), with two-inch hose
will give a practical watering plant which
(if carod for) will do service indefinitely.
I don’t suggest a reel gotten up like lire
department apparatuc, but a good home
made pair of wheels, holding a reel.
Taxpayer.
PORT PARAGRAPHS.
Maritime Matter* of Local and Gen
eral Interest.
The British steamship Glenmorven has
been chartered by Wilder & Cos. to load
cotton at this port for Bremen. She Is
due to arrive Aprl 1 from Philadelphia.
A survey was held yesterday on board
of the Italian bark Bozza L„ which ar
rived here Monday from Saj>elo, having
put Into the latter port leaking while on
a voyage from Pensacola for Castella
mare. It was recommended by the board
that the deckload of timber and as much
of that in the hold be discharged as Is
necessary to discover the location of the
legk.
The German bark Elizabeth cleared yes
terday for Harburg with 6.978 barrels of
rosin. The cargo was shipped by Pater
son, Downing & Cos.
The schooner Annie L. Henderson clear
ed and sailed yesterday for Boston with
342,930 feet of pitch pine lumber. The car
go was shipped by Cooney, Eckstein &
Cos.
The Merchants and Miners' Transporta
tion Company's steamer Itasca, formerly
the William Crane, made a great run from
Savannah on her last trip to Baltimore.
The run from Savannah to Hatteras was
made In twenty-eight hours, nine hourg
thence to Cape Henry and six hours from
that point to Cove Point, or forty-three
hours total run. This was handicapped
by a fog from Currituck to Baltimore.
Capt. John B. Allen, chief officer of the
Grand Duchess, has been assigned to
command the steamer Olivette.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The fas- /J
3m.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY’, MARCH 24, 1897.
TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.
(Continued from Seventh Page.)
start. Later, the constant strength of
grain communicated a better feeling to
provisions. Houses with English connec
tions were good buyers. May pork closed
2%c higher; May lard a shade higher, and
May ribs 5c lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat-
March ...71%@71% 72% 71% 72%
May .....72%#72% 73% 72% 73%
July 70%@7f1% 72% 70% 72%
Sept 68% 69% S% CS%
Corn-
March ...23% 23%@23% 23% 23%
May 24% 24%@21% 24% 24%
July 25%©25% 25% 25% ?.*%
Sept .....25% 26% 26% 26%
Oats—
March ...16% 16% 16% 16%
May 17% 17% 17% 17%
July 18 @lB% 18% IS #lB% 18%@15%
Pork-
May $8 62% $8 77% $8 62% $S 75
July ..•■* 8 . 5 8 87% 87a 815
Lard-
May 4 15 4 22% 4 12% 4 22%
July 4 25 4 27 % 4 22% 4 32%
Riba-
May 4 67% 4 72% 4 65 4 65
July 4 70 4 72% 4 67% 4 70
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull; easy; hard, spring wheat patents
quoted at $3.90@4.20 in wood; soft wheat
patents, $3.50@4.00; hard bakers’, $2.50@2.90,
in sacks; soft bakers, $2.80#3.15; red, dog,
$i.05@1.10, in sacks; No. 2 spring wheat,
71%@73%c; No. 2 red, 84%@89%c; No. 2 corn.
24c; No. 2 oats, 16%c; mess pork, $8.65@8.70;
lard, $4.12%@4.15; short rib sides, $4.60®
4.85; short rib sides, $4.75@5.00; short clear
sides, $4.75@4.87%; whisky, $1.17.
Cincinnati, 0., March 23.—Flour quiet;
winter patent, $4.50® 1.70; fancy, $4.10#4.50.
Wheat quiet; sample red. 90c. Corn firm;
No. 2 mixed, 25c; No. 2 white mixed, 23c;
yellow ear, 24c. Oats; No. 2 white old,
22%c; sample white, 19c. Lard steady;
sales of steam leaf, 4%c; prime steam
steady; sales 4,20 c. Dry salt meats steady;
shoulders, 4%c; short rib sides, 4%c; short
clear sides, sc; clear bellies, 5%c; boxed
meats %e additional. Bacon steady; loose
shoulders, sc; loose short rib sides, 5%c;
loose short clear sides, 5%c; loose clear bel
lies, 5%@5%0. Putter; Elgin, 20%c; Ohio
and Indiana creamery, 12@15c. Whisky ac
tive, $1.17.
St. Louis, March 23.—Flour unchanged.
Wheat higher; May, 90c asked; July, 84%®
84%c. Corn higher; March, 21%c nominal;
May, 22%e bid; July, 23%e bid. Oats firmer;
March, 17%c nominal; May, IS%C bid; July,
1774 c bid. Butter firm, higher; creamery
extras, 19@*19%c; seconds. 14%@15%c; dairy
extras, 15®16c; seconds, 9@loc. Lard; prime
steam, 3.92%e; choice, 4.02%c. Other ar
ticles unchanged.
Pallimore, March 23, noon,—Flour dull;
wheat easy; spot, 87c bid; southern, by
sample. SSQSOc; corn easy; spot, 27%#2775c;
■southern white, 28%@29c.
Baltimore, Md„ March 23.—Flour dull.
Wheat easy; spot. 87c bid; May, 80c asked;
southern by sample, 88@89c. Corn easy;
spot March and April, 27%@27%c; May, 28
@2S%c; June, 28%c; July, 29%@29%c; steam
er mixed, 2S@2S%e; southern white. 25%
@29c; do yellow, 2S%e. Oats firm; No. 2
white, 25(0 26c; No. 2 mixed, 22%@23c. Rye
steady; No. 2 nearby, 40#40%c; No. 2
western, 40%@40%c. Hay easy. Grain
freights weak; steam, to Liverpool, 2%d
April; Cork, for orders, 3s l%d March; 3s
April. Other articles unchanged.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
SAVANNAH, Wednesday, March 24, 1897.
Sun rises 5:57
Sun sets 6:03
High water at Tybee 12:12 am, 1:12 pm.
High water at Savannah 1:12 am, 2:12 pm.
The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
at 12 m., 73th meridian time.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Steamer Star, Finney, Bluff ton—George
U. Beach, Manager.
CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Bark Elizabeth (Ger), Reimers, Harburg
—Dahl & Andersen, Agents.
Schooner Annie L. Henderson, Hender
son, Boston—C. W. Howard & Cos.
SAILED YESTERDAY.
Steamship city of Birmingham, New
York.
Schooner Annie L. Henderson, Poston.
DEPARTED YESTERDAY.
Steamer W. S. Cook, Garnett, Augusta
and way landings—W. T. Gibson, Man
ager.
Steamer Alpha, Strobhar, Beaufort—
George U Beach, Manager.
MEMORANDA.
Charleston, S. C., March 23.—Arrived,
steamers Delaware, Ingram, Boston, pio
ceeded to Jacksonville; Seminole, Btarse,
New York, proceeded to Jacksonville.
Sailed, schooner City of Jacksonville,
Steelman, New York.
New Y'ork, March 21.—Arrived, brig Jen
nie Ilulbert, Rodich, Fernandina; schoon
er John H. Platt, Ives, Brunswick.
Sailed, schooner Agnes Manning, Bruns
wick.
Hamburg, March 19.—Arrived, barks
George Thompson (Br), Lloyd, Bruns
wick; Nanna (Sw), Pahlsson, Savannah.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Pilot charts and all hydrographic 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 receiv
ed for transmission to the navy depart
ment.
Thompkinsvllle, N. Y., March 2').—The
lighthouse board gives notice that on
March 19 a spar buoy, painted with red
and black horizontal stripes, was estab
lished in 35 feet, low water, to mark the
wreck of a sunken mud scow in New
York lower bay. The wreck has aliout
21 feet of water over it and is about 2%
miles 88E%E from the Centennial tewer,
on Coney Island, and about % mile NE
by E%E from the white spar mud dump
ing buoy. The buoy is moored close to
the wreck on the following bearings; Cen
tennial tower, NN\V%W; Romer shoal
light, SW by W%W; Sandy Hook (main)
light, BW%B.
PASSENGERS.
Per steamship City of Maeon, from Phil
adelphia—Samuel Nenins and two steer
age. \
Per steamship City of Blrgingham, for
New York—Mrs William Calvert and
daughter. C E Thompson, Mrs E L Voor
hles, Master Frank Irving, G E Webb, W
J Aldcn and wife. Miss Hannah MacKes
sy, Mr Lockwood, Otto E Meyers, J 8
Maner and wife, Mr Dean and wife, 8 H
Plumb and wife, W E Rlker and wife, a
8 H McDowell, J F Clouscr, E W Lowe,
H Thalhelm, Mr Dorllng, H Simons, m
W Hcmeon, William O'Connell, George
Hlrt.
EXPORT*.
Per steumship City of Birmingham, for
New Y0rk—1,946 bales upland cotton, 350
bales sea Island cotton, 802 bales domestics
and yarns, 5 bids pitch. 596 bbls rosin, 675
bids spirits turpentine, 145,656 feet lumber,
63 bbls cotton seed oil, turtles, l bbls
fish, 16 cases cigars, 1,048 bbls vegetables,
GB6 crates vegetables, Of) tons pig iron,
231 pkgs mdse, 86 casks clay, 52 '.ales
moss, 6 refrigerators asparagus, 7 refrig
erators string beans.
Per German bark Elizabeth, for Har
burg—6,97B barrels rosin, valued at $72,351
Paterson. Downline & Cos.
Per schooner Annie L. Henderson, for
805t0n—312,930 feet of pitch pine lumber
—Cooney, Eckstein & Cos.
RECEIPTS.
Per Central of Georgia Railway, March
23—1,007 bales cotton, 25 tons pig iron, 73
bales domestics, 183 pkgs mdse, 79 I-bis
rosin, 6 bbls spirits, 29 cars lumber, 1 car
wood, 1 cur marble, 1 car eggs, l car stone,
1 car lard-1 car staves.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway, March 28—259 bales cotton, 577
crates vegetables, 073 bbls rosin, 257 bbls
spirits turpentine, 14 cars phosphate, 6
cars lumber, 1 car wood. 3 cars iron pipe,
2 cars wheels, 9 cars coal, 1 car brick, 7
cars mdse.
Per Charleston and Bavannah Railway,
March 23—1 bale cotton, 3 cars horse cars,
1 car baskets, 5 cars gravel, 1 car brick, 3
cars mdse.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad, March 23—52 bales cotton, 2 ears
vegetables, 1 car castings, l car stone, 3
cars strawberries, 2 cars lumber, 3 cars
corn, 3 cars fertilizer, 1 car household
good, 1 car oil. 4 cars mdse, 2 cars tics,
152 barrels rosin, 50 barrels spirits tur
pentinc.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway.
March 23—234 bbls rosin, 34 casks spirits
turpentine, 29 cars lumber, 4 cars corn, 1
car hay, 7 cars mdse, 4 cars wood.
to-day^svveathefTforecast.
Forecase for Savannah and vicinity until
midnight Wednesday: Generally fair dur
ing the day; colder; westerly winds.
Weather From Washington—
For Georgia and 'South Carolina: Gen
erally fair during the day; colder; wester
ly winds.
For Eastern Florida: Fair, preceded
by showers in the early morning; cooler;
westerly winds.
For Western Florida: Fair; colder:
northerly winds.
General Conditions.—The storm center
noted in the Ohio valley at 8 a. m., has
moved northeastward, and at 8 p. m.,
the lowest barometer, 29.54 inches, was
reported from Washington, D. C. During
the day this storm caused precipitation
over the greater portion of the country.
The heaviest falls were as follows: Jack
sonville, 1.36 inches; Savannah and Chi
cago, .70 of an Inch; Davenport, .64; De
troit, .34. At 8 p. m., wain was still fall
ing at Wilmington, Jacksonville, Buffalo,
and Detroit, and it was snowing at Chi
cago, Davenport and St. Louis. Clear
weather is reported from stations along
the Gulf coast, from Texas to Western
Florida. No decided temperature changes
are noted over the southeast, but it is
colder in the Mississippi valley, and the
near west. The winds along the coast are
south to east, and generally fresh and
brisk.
Yesterday’s Weather at Savannah-
Maximum temperature, 3 p. m.. 68 degrees
Minimum temperature, 6 a. m.. 61 degrees
Mean temperature 64 degrees
Normal temperature 60 degrees
Excesß of temperature 4 degrees
Accumulated excess since
March 1 143 degrees
Accumulated excess since Jan.
1 58 degrees
Rainfall, twenty-four hours ....1,32 inches
Normal 12 Inches
Excess since March 1 1.33 Inches
Excess since Jan. 1 jk)2 inches
River Report—The hlght of the Savan
nah river at Augusta at 8 a. m. (75th me
ridian time) yesterday was 13.6 feet, a fall
of 1.7 feet during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Observations taken March 23, 1897, 8 p.
m. (75th meridian time), at the same mo
ment of time at all stations, for the Morn
ing News:
Name of Station. ; - T. *V. (Rain
Boston, cloudy 36 ' 8 ' .oo
New York city, cloudy .46 22 j T
Ph’ladelphia, cloudy .... 48 8 | .02
Washington city, cloudy. 62 6 | 00
Norfolk, cloudy 64 10 ! .00
Wilmington, raining 64 12 jO2
Charlotte, cloudy 63 14 | T
Atlanta, partly cloudy .. 64 30 | T
Savannah, cloudy 66 j 12 ( .70
Jacksonville, raining .... 66 j 18 i1.36
Jupiter, clear 80 j 8 j .00
Key West, clear 78 I L | .00
Tampa, cloudy 68 | 6 | .12
Pensacola, clear 70 | 8 j T
Montgomery, clear 68 | 32 , | .13
Vicksburg, clear 56 20 | .00
New Orleans, clear 64 26 | T
Galveston, clear 60 22 j .(X)
Corpus Chrlsti, clear 64 30 \ .00
Palestine, clear 52 G j .00
Memphis, clear 48 23 | .04
Cincinnati, cloudy 54 14 .02
Pittsburg, cloudy 52 8 01
Buffalo, raining 36 34 12
Detroit, raining 34 6 .64
Chicago, snowing 32 38 .70
Marquette, partly cloudy. 30 14 .00
St. Paul, cloudy 32 6 .()0
Daponport, snowing 30 12 .64
St. Louis, snowing 38 36 .01
Kansas City, cloudy 38 14 .02
North Platte, clear 38 L .00
Dodge City, clear 38 12 .00
-|-Temperature; •Velocity of wind.
J. M. Sherler,
Observer, Weather Bureau.
GRAIN SHIPMENT*.
Savannah Appears to lie Neglecting
Her Opportunities.
March, 23, 3897,—Editor Morning News:
Herewith I enclose a clipping in line with
your editorial "The Grain Shipments,”
published in your to-day’s issue. It is easy
to see “where we are at” In comparison
with other places. Mobile, a few years ago,
had only 14 feet of water up to the city.
Through her own efforts, aided by the
government, it has been increased to a
sufficient depth to do business at a profit
and she shows her appreciation of govern
ment assistance by utilizing the advan
tages given her. We need not review our
own situation; it is apparent. Progress.
Mobile, Ala., March 7.—The Louisville
and Nashville has Just completed arrange
ments for an export line from St. Louis
through Atlanta to Charleston, whence a
line of steamships will run to Liverpool. A
few days ago Mr. Thomas CJ. McClellan,
who is to be the joint agent of the line at
St. Louis, visited Charleston, where he
closed a contract for five years with Street
Bros., ship brokers, to handle the vessels.
The rail line will be made up of the Louis
ville and Nashville from St. Louis to Nash
ville, tho Nashville, Chatta
nooga and St. Louis thence to Chattanoo
ga, the Western and Atlantic to Atlanta,
the Georgia from Atlanta to Augusta and
the South Carolina and Georgia from there
to Charleston. The line will go in to get
grain, beef products, flour, lumber and
everything that goes from the west or in
termediate points to Europe.
Simpson, Spence & Young, of New York,
will furnish the ships, which will really
come from the fleet of the North Atlantic
Transportation Company, but as that line
has a contract with the Norfolk and
Western and, perhaps, other lines out of
Portsmouth, It will handle the ship line
out of Charleston under another name.
Mlpipson, Spence & Y'oung also have a
contract tor five years with the Louisville
and Nashville and it 4 connections. This
line will especially compete with the
Southern and the Central's lines from Sa
vannah and Brunswick.—From (he Tim
berman, Chicago. March 15.
Anliruiwr-llusch llrewlng Associa
tion
Recommends the us* of the greatest of all
tonics, "Malt-Nutrlnc.” and guarantees
the merits clufetied for It. For sale by all
druggists.—ad.
Attached by Hungry Kn^bii.
From the Omaha Bee.
The Northern Pacific Railway- Com
pany's office In Helena, Mont., will soon
be ornamented with two of as fine speci
mens of the American eagle family as are
in existence. The birds are the property
of E. T. Barnett, Northern Pacific mineral
land examiner, who obtained them some
time ago while In Flathead county,
Mr. Barnett tells an interesting story of
how he came by the big birds. He was on
the upper Kootenai river, In the north
western part of the state, having charge
of a party examining a largo tract of land
on the river. The country there Is almost
primitive in Its condition, there being lit
tle evidence of civilization about. It is
a wilderness of forest and mountains and
Is a favorite hunting place for roving
bauds of Indians.
Near where Mr. Barnett and party were
at work were a camp of Indians. The
lodges were scattered about promiscuous
ly in Indian fashion near the river's edge.
There was little activity about the camp.
The bucks were for the most part out
hunting and the women kept Inside the
lodges, it being a particularly warm day.
At the edge of the camp was a group of
dirty, naked little Indian children, romp
ing on the grass together.
All of a sudden the quiet of the camp
was broken by the sudden introduction of
two great eagles, which swooped down
upon the group of children. Apparently
not frightened In the least by their cries,
one of the eagles fastened its talons Into
tho back of the smallest child and then,
after a mighty sweeping of wings, lifted
it into the air. The flightened little pa
poose yelled with all his might, but tho
eagle dragged it up the blutT forty or fif
ty fret and then dropped it, apparently
becoming exhausted. Then the other eagle
grabbed tho boy and started with him tip
tho bank, which at that place arose al
most perpendicular 400 or 600 feet.
Ail that happened In a moment! The
camp, which had been so quiet before,
was immediately turned Into a place of
confusion. The squaws, hearing the cries
of tho children, came runnlg out of the
lodges. When they saw what was tho
matter they rushed up the bluff as hard
as they could go. But even then the
eagles did not want to gtve up tlieir prey.
They were not frightened by tho noise and
kept dragging the poor little Indian boy
farther and farther up the bluff.
Mr. Barnett, attracted by the cries, took
In the situation at a glance and ran for
the bluff with his rltie, which he happened
to have with him. Before he reached the
child an Indian buck had come up wttli
the eagle having the boy in his talons and
killed it with a club. Mr. Barnett had
been afraid to shoot for fear of hitting
the child, tho mark being a moving one.
He shot the other eag>, however. Just as
it commenced to soar/ away. Strange to
say, the little boy was not seriously In
jured, although nearly frightened to
death.
Southern Railway
PEIDMONT AIR LINE.
THE GREAT SOUTHERN SYSTEM.
The route of the famous "Vesttbuled
Limited," and the United States Fast
Mail Trains, and the New Turk and Flor
ida Short Line Limited.
Schedules effective Jan. 19, 1897.
By 90th meridian time.
| No. a3| "T
Trains Leave Cen-|D'ly ex; No. 88| No. 86
trul Railroad depot|Sunday| Dally | Daily
Lv Savannah | 2 44pmjl2 20pm jIT 26pm
Ar Columbia | 6 44pmj 4 18pm] 366 am
Lv Columbia -|- 7 54ptn| 5 23pm| 310 am
Ar Charlotte |lO 50pm| 8 20pm| 9 30am
Ar Greensboro ...,| 118am|10 48pm|12 05pm
Ar Danville | 2 30am|12 on't| 130 pm
Ar Lynchburg ....) 4 4Gam| l 58arn| 3 36ptn
Ar Charlottesville . 6 25am| 335 am 5 46pm
Ar Washington ... 9 4f>am| 6 42um 94tipm
Ar Baltimore 1108 am 8 00am 1136 pm
Ar Philadelphia ... 108pmjl015am 3 ooam
Ar New York 3 53pmjl2 43pm 6 23am
Lv Danville 112 30am Toopm
Ar Richmond | j 6 00am 6 40pm
Lv Savannah* ,T.7[......... j........ 7TI 20pra
Lv Columbia -|- 8 30am
Ar Spartanburg 11 26am
Ar Hendersonville 146 pm
Ar Asheville 2 40pm
Ar Cincinnati 716arn
Lv Savannah 11 20pm
Lv Columbia 11 00am
Ar Anderson 335 pm
Ar Pendleton 4 40pm
Ar Seneca 5 50pm
Ar WalhaUu | 6 45pm
Ar Greenville | 4 20pm
Note—• Central Tima
-l-Eastern Time.
PULLMAN SERVICE.
No. 32, New York and Florida Short
ETfle Limited, solid vestibule, to Now
York, consisting of Pullman D. R. Sleep
ers, Compartment, Observation and Djn
tng Cars.
Pullman vcstlbuled sleepers from Sa
vannah to New York, Savannah to Cin
cinnati via Abbeville) Columbia to Rich
mond.
For detailed Information, reservations,
etc., apply to any agent of the Southern
Railway of connections.
W. H. GREEN, General Superintendent.
3. M. CULP, Traffic Manager.
W. A. TURK, G. P. A., Washington, D. C.
8. H. HARDWICK, A.O.P.A..Atlanta,Ga.
R. W. HUNT, T. P. A., Augusta, Ga.
IKE ’9l m WHEEL
IS A GOER 3jß
YOU HAVE SEEN IT?
DID YOU THINK
IKE SMITH SIR COMPANY
could make any other kind but
the BEST?
THE ’96 HUNTER
made a host of admirers In Sa
vannah. and the 97 Hunter will
win many more.
SEE THE ’97 HUNTER,
Examine the Frame,
Test the Tubing,
Notice tho Perfect Lines,
Direct Turned Hubs, dust proof
and the latest out.
The finish of the Hunter la per
fection. No othor wheel ap
proaches it. In uuy detail the
Hunter stands the most critical
examination.
If you are thinking of buy
ing u strictly High Grade
Wheel, let us show you the
HUNTER.
R.D.SWM. LATTIMORE,
AGENTS
HUNTER ARMS COMPANY
"lißKOKK^Hr^UU Y^On'^iuTTuoi^"
erty, conauH llobert If. Tatum, real es
tate dealer. No. 7 Went York (treat, near
Bull afreet.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.
PERSONAL.
beauty, vigor, youth crowned with a line
lead of hfltr. Just Imported a nice selec
tion of switches In grey, blonde, drab and
brown shades to suit any complexion,
llulr singed, shampooed and dressed In
the most becoming style by the most skill
ful halr-dresc*r In Georgia, late of Parts,
London and New York. 28 East Broughton
Street Hair Store.
’ TYBEE SCHEDULE: LEAVE SAY Abb
nah, Sundays. Tuesdays and Thursdays,
10:00 a. m. and 3:00 p. m. Leave Tybee,
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 and
6:30. Leave Savannah, Mondays, Wednes
days, Fridays and Saturdays, 9:30 a. in.;
leavo Tybee, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, at 4:30 p. m.; leave Tybee, Satur
days, 6:00 p. m. All truing run by city
time.
" big SACRIFICE SALfc- FINN r B COM
mlsslon room, 1 have on hand, wagons,
buggies, show cases, office fixtures, and all
kinds of goeds, which I sell for spot cash
and pay cash for sumo; also a few very
fine bicycles, p. J. Finn's commission
room, 212 Broughton, East.
" FEET VERSUS BRAINS.-I TREAT
ygur understanding—not your brains, but
your feet; tt la as great a luxury to havo
good feet as to have a clear head; corns,
ingrowing nails and other diseases of the
feet skillfully treated at moderate charges;
1 have 30ft references In Bavannah; leave
orders at Wheeler's drug store, or at my
office, 215 Broughton street, east. Lem
Davla, surgeon chiropodist.
HELP IVANTED—MALES.
WANTED, ONE TINNER. Ac
quainted with roofing; young man pre
ferred; state age and wages wanted. W.
11. R. Scliroeder, Amerlcus. Ga.
HELP WANTED—FEMALE®.
WANTED, A WASHER WOMAN AND
a house girl. Apply 117 Jones street, east.
WANTED, IMMEDIATELY,” EXPERI
onced nurse for child fifteen months old;
must live on the premises, and have rec
ommendations; none others need apply,
Mrs. J. B. Graham, 327 Liberty street,
east, corner Habersham.
AGENTS W ANTED.
SALESMEN FOR CIGARS; GOOD BAL
ary and expenses paid; novelties given
with our goods; experience unnecessary.
C. C. Bishop Cos., Bt. Louis.
"BIX MILLION PEOPLE VOTED FOR
Hon. VV. J. Bryan; his only book, "The
First Battle," is now ready; agents mak
ing from $25.00 to $150.00 per week; th*
greatest seller of the age; send for outfit
quick; beware of fraudulent books. W.
B. Conkuy Company, sole publishers, Chi
cago.
■***"" ■' 11 .J. .j
FOII KENT—ROOMS,
FLAT OF ROOMS, IMMEDIATE Pos
session; moderate rent. 128 West South
Broad.
"FOR RENT. LARGE FRONT ROOM
unfurnished. Over Launey'a studio.
Broughton and Whitaker streets.
“for rent, a large room well
lighted, with south and east exposure In
the Whitfield building (over postofflee, on
comer Whitaker and President Btreetß.
Apply to John Riley, No. 22 Bryan street,
east.
FOR RENT—UOLBE9.
FOR RENT, 177 PERRY STREET. "Id
Jones, 36 Huntingdon. Apply Estate Salo
mon Cohen, Broughton and West Broad.
"FOR RENT. 105 PRESIDENT, EASf.
thoroughly renovated. Apply Albert Wyl-'
ly, 12 Bryan, east.
ELEGANT. THREE-STORY HOUBEL
18 Lincoln street; large hall; Lyon's block;
rent reasonable. John Lyons.
"TO RENT. HOUSE, 406 ANDERSON
street, west (one door from Montgomery
street), $12.00 a month. Apply to V. O. Bell,
Morning News office.
"FOR RENT, THE HANDSOME MOD
ern residence, 1,067 Whitaker street, be
tween New Houston and Waldburg
streets, fronting the park extension; rent
$06.00 per month. Apply to F. G. Bell,
Morning News office.
FOR RENT-STORE®.
FOR RENT. STORE, CORNER PRICE
and Huntingdon streets; good stand for
bar and grocery. Apply 611 Price street.
Tor KENT, APRIL THE FI KHI ”
store southwest corner of Huntingdon and
East Broad streets. Apply 543 East Hunt
ingdon street.
FOR RENT—MISCELLANEOUS.
'TcOlpHhfiqTr'AUoTrF^'J^^
land on Stiles avenue, In the rear of the
crematory. This land is very near the
city, fertile, and well adapted to truck
farming, or pasturage. John Riley, 22
Bryan street, east.
■ i "■ '—■*———u
FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE.
p^or'lsauST'cityT'Hope^
Is paying ten per cent. Address "Hali
fax,” News Office.
“FOR SALE OR RENT, NICE HOME
at the Isle of Hope. Thomasson & Black,
22 Bryan, east.
' IK YOU WANT A WIIITAKIiIi UR
Bull street lot; come quick; terms easy.
Robert H. Tatem.
“FOR BALE. LEASE OR EXCHANGE
an elegant home on New Houston street;
handy for Whitaker, Barnard and Duffy
street car lines, 45 feet front; 20 feet.
Empty lot adjoining can also be treated
for. Address A., Box 98.
■ I
FOR SALE—MISCELLANEOUS,
with well established trade; cheap for
cash. Apply to 11. T. Parks, 204 Bryan
street, Savannah, Oa.
“FOR SALE AT A RARf>AiN7~LToHT
draft, tide wheel steamer "Farmer,” In
perfect condition; has a large freight ca
pacity. John G. Christopher, Jacksonville,
Fla. __
"CYPRESS SHINGLES AND PILING!
We are now selling cypress shingle* at the
reduced prices of $1.25, $1.75 and $2,25 per
thousand. Special price* on carload lots.
Boats cun loud at the mills. Can also fur
nish cypress piles In any quantity on short
notice. Vale Royal Manufacturing Com
pany.
- . !_ J
LOST AND FOUND.
LOST. ON SUNDAY, 7TH INSTANT,
on street car from Bonaventure, silver
handled umbrella, marked 11. C. H. Finder
will be rewarded by leaving It at 212 Hull
street, west.
HOARDING,
"gHNTLEME N liXfT s!
ant rooms, with board. 212 Jones street,
west.
“LARGE "SOUTH ROOM, ALSO X
small room, with good boatTT; all conveni
ences. 126 Taylor street, west.
"TWO YOUNG MEN CAN 1!E ACfO.M
modated with large southern room and
board at reasonable rates, by applying In
person at 612 Drayton street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LEAKY HOOFS HEPAIRKD; ROOFS
painted; satisfaction guaranteed. E, C.
PacetU, 136 Whitaker.
AUCTION SALE®.
CONTENT^
AT AUCTION.
I. I>. LA ROCHE, Auctioneer.
Wednesday morning at 11 o’Clooir,
northeast corner of Anderson and
East llruml streets, I will sell all Ilia
stuck of Groceries, etc., contained
therein, also Crockery, Glassware,
Show loses. Scales, Handsome Ice
Ilox, with mirror and other artielen
usually found In a grocery store.
LEGAL NOTICES.”
LH^KT^T^HT^^OTAT^7^\^oiEU2^^* ,^
Edward B. Knight vs. Lettle Knight,
Superior Court, Chatham County, Ga.,
December Term, 1896.—T0 the defendant.
Lettle Knight: You are hereby notified
that the plaintiff, Edward B. Knight, has
filed his petition In the superior court
of said county, In which he prays to bo
divorced from you, upon certuin grounds
t heroin set forth, and you are hereby no
tified to be and appear at the next term
of said eourt to be held In and for said
county at the June term, 1897 thereof, then
and there to answer said petition, and
In default thereof the court will
to take such action in the premises a®
the equity of the case may require. Under
the laws of Georgia in such caao made
and provided.
Dated this, the 23d day of February, 18*7,
WILLIAM PEASE,
Libellant's Attorney.
Order of service filed In this office oi*
this, the 23d day of February, 1897.
JAMES K. P. CARR.
Clerk 8. C„ C. Cos., Ga.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDI
TORS.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY.—
Notice Is hereby given to all persons hav
ing demands against Leonora J. Rosen
feld, late of said county, deceased, to pre
sent them to me, properly made out, with
in the time prescribed by law, so as to
show their character and amount; and all
persons indebted to said deceased are re
quired to make Immediate payment to me.
ISAIAH M. ROSEN FELD,*
Executor will of Leonora J, Rosenfcld, De
ceased.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY—
Whereas, John W. Smith has applied to
court of ordinary for letters of administra
tion on the estate of George H. Smith,
deceased. These ore, therefore, to cite an j
admonish all whom tt may concern to bo
and appear before said court to make ob
jection (If any they have) on or beforei
the first Monday In April next, otherwise)
said letters will be granted.
Witness, tho Honorable Hampton L.
Ferrlll, ordinary for Chatham dounty, this
the 9th day of March, 1897.
FRANK E. KEILBACH,
Clerk C. 0., C. C.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
ITORS.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY.—
Notice is hereby given to all persons hav
ing demands agains Michael Jordan, lata
of said county, deceased, to present them
to me, properly made out, within the tlmo
prescribed by law, so as to show their char
aster and amount; and all persons indebt
ed to said deceased are required to ruaka
Immediate payment to me.
Savannah, March 2, 1897.
ANNIE M. JORDAN,
■ Executrix Will of Michael Jordan, Da
ceased.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY.—
Whereas, Hezekiah Brown has applied to
court of ordinary for letter* of administra
tion on the estate of Marion J. Brown, de
ceased. These are, therefore, to cite and
admonish all whom It may concern to be
and appear before said court to make ob
jection (if any they have) on or before the
first Monday In April, next, otherwise said
letters will be granted.
Witness, the Honorable Hampton L. Fer
rlll, ordinary for filial ham county, this tho
9th day of March, 1897.
FRANK E. KEILBACH,
Clerk C. 0., C. C.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDIT
ORS.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY-No
tlce Is hereby given to all persons having
demands against Perla 9. Solomons, lata
of said county, deceased, to present them
to me, properly made out, within the time
prescribed by law, so as to show their
character and amount; and all persons
Indebted to said deceased are requtred to
make Immediate payment to me.
CECELIA 8. ABRAIIAMS,
Administratrix e. t. a.. Estate of Perla 3,
Solomon*, deceased.
PROPOSALS WANTED.
U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE, 8L Augus
tine, Fla., March 24,1897. To whom it may
concern; Whereas, the navigation of Key
West harbor, Florida, is obstructed and
endangered by certain wrecks, notice la
hereby given to all person* Interested in
said wrecks, and property appertaining
thereto, that, If within thirty day* from
the date of this advertisement, they shall
not have signified their Intention to me
and taken preliminary steps to remove
said wrecks, etc., as soon as practicable,
the same will be considered as abandoned
and derelict and they will be removed by
the United States under au
thority of law. The wrecks)
are designated as follows: No. 9,
No. 10, No. 11, So. 12, No. 13 (Florida), No.
14, No. 15, (Cora's Boiler), an& the “Gov
ernor Marvin." Sealed proposals, In trip
licate, for removal of all these wrecks,
etc., will he received here until 2 p. m ,
April 24, 1897, and then publicly opened.
Government reserves right to reject any
or all bids and to waive any Informalities.
For information apply here. By author
ity of the Secretary of War, W. H. H.
1 Bcnyaurd, Lt. Col. Engrs.
Crimson Clover Seed,
GEORGIA RUST PROOF OATS,
SEED R V E t
all varieties of field bekd®.
hay, grain, bran.
COTTON SEED MEAL, ETC.
T. J. DAVIS,
Grata Deader and Seedsman,
•Phene 222. 1M Bay • treat.
=r- . iL-uusa. ’.a*
Bfe der*. Mamed Brae®.
(ROYAL PILLS
rigleal ul Oil? Canelne. ▲
>•*. •!>■ Mtokul. Co™. "5 igA
ranl for CkitAuur; enolt.k /"r/hA
I —l-i with bln) ribbon. \W
eke ne ether. K.nu, daitf"'** W
It— nnS riMlriHmm. *1 Itrturirtn
gSVEBBS
mm tool (J®., M r<II don N®®p,
bj •UUoUirugsiMU. 9 PuiliiZpm
1115111 haih ß balsam
and bennilfiw tt> lulr.
HSra-Si Promotes n ltuunbnl fTolrth.
LOVELY TIOWERB—
designs,bouquets, plants und cut
flowers. Leave orders at Kosenfeld dt Mur
ray's 35 Whitaker at., or telephone SUL
KIE3LINU. Take Hell Line railway lot
purser/ ou White Bluff road.
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