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CANDLER IS A CANDIDATE.
lit; WILL STAND FOR THE NOMINA
TION FOR GOVERNOR.
Be Stale* lit" Platform In nn Open
Letter—Think* Taxe* Are l <>”
High— Leak* Ought to He Stopped-
Too Mueli Extravagance in the Vd
ministration of the t.ox ert! ment.
He Believe* in Eren-handeil Ju--
tice.
Atlanta, Gn., Jan 21.—Allen P Can’.U r,
Secretary of State, announces that he
will stand for the nomination o! ih Demo
cratic party for Governor in ahr ■1 1-
ter in reply to a communication a lr 1
to him by many citizens of Clarke
After acknowledging the receipt • *r
communication .and paying them na.i
ments on th<ar firm stand for Democracy
In the past, he cays:
“I will stand for the nomination for Gov
ernor of Georgia, and iri doing s- I v.. : - ►
to the people ns the candidate of no ring,
clique, faction or combination, hat .-iir.p;y
as an old-fashioned Democrat s: n .ins "it
the platform of my party and hoik vin- in
its tenets as declared by its national <-in
vention and expounded by Jefferson and
Jackson; and pointing with pride and •) -
fldence to a legislative retold of seven
years in our state legislature an 1 * ight
years In Ihe national congress in whi h
can be found no vote oast by me and no
word uttered by me not in the interest of
the common people who pay the taxes and
bear the burthens of government.
In my candidacy I will invoke the sup
port of all Georgians who believe in the
cardinal doctrines of democracy, feeing
assured that in common with me, how- v r
earnestly they may dissent from any of th.
declarations of the last national platform,
they believe that for the people of Geor
gia any honest Democrat standing on ties
platform of his parl.v Is'preferable to the
ascendancy of Republicanism. Pi mocrocy
judged hy its record of a hundred yens
stands for that most sacred right—loeal
self-government, taxation for revenue
only, honesty and economy in the admin
istration of the law, equal and exact jus
tice to all, special privileges to none, a
sound, flexible and adequate volume of
currency consisting of the gold and silver
of the constitution, coined at all of our
mints free and unlimited without discrim
ination against either, supplemented by a
paper circulation sufficient in volume to
meet all the requirements of trude, re
deemable on demand In gold and silver
coin.
Republicanism, on the other hand, now
es ever, stands for a centralized govern
ment. abridging the rights of the citizen,
a high protective tariff robbing the many
to enrich the few. the fostering of mo
nopolies which breed Itoth millionaires and
paupers, the restriction of silver coinage,
nnd the destruction of all pap r money sav*
only that issued by the national bank*;
the subordination of the interests of the
agricultural classes to those of the man
ufacturers and money changers In specially
favored districts, and here in the South
now, as in the days of the carpet-baggers,
the preferment to offices of trust and prolit
of the negro over the white man.
These are the two parties between which
the people of Georgia have to choose.
They are the only national parties. We
must muster under one of these flags or
the oilier. No other organization, how
ever honest and earnest its members, can
redress our wrongs and guard our inter
ests. We can expect nothing from Mc-
Kinlevism. It is our enemy, implacable
and unrelenting. This has been abundant
ly demonstrated since the 4th of March.
To resist it our people must unite. Such
a union will not only protect our ma
terial. political and social interests, but
will purify our politics. We must have
clean methods and honest elections.
The presence in our midst of a hundred
thousand voters who have never realized
the sanctity of the ballot nor the respons
ibility of citizenship is a constant menace
to our government and our civilizations.
A venal vote is the destruction of a re
public. The use of money to control elec
tions must stop. It is a Republican meth
od imported into the South by the carpet
baggers. To-day we have a federal ad
ministration which owes its existence to
the use of money and a purchased vote.
This evil' constantly grows In magnitude
and it has reached that point at which a
good man, who becomes a candidate for
office, however much he may abhor such
methods, is often, from necessity, driven
to resort to them or go down in ignomi
nious defeat. Away with such methods.
They are undermining the very corner
stone of our political fabric.
I would abridge the rights of no citizen,
white or colored, in the full enjoyment of
life, liberty, property and the pursuit of
happiness. I would give to the negro ev
ery right and privilege to which he is en
titled under the law; I would give him all
his rights in court. '] would endeavor to
qualify his children for good citizenship.
I would protect him against the rapacity
of grasping men. I would let the burthen
of taxation fall equally upon him and his
white neighbor. I would teach him to he
as honest and Incorruptible in his exer
cise of the elective franchise as in his
business dealings with his landlord or his
merchant. But I would not buy his vote,
and thus corrupt the ballot and make him
a balance of power to say who shall rule
over the white people of Georgia.
In the punishment of crime 1 mete
out the same even-handed justice to white
and black alike, neither excusing the one
because he is white, nor punishing the
other because he is black. In the admin
istration of the prison laws I would keep
constantly in view ttvo cardinal ideas—
first, that it is the duty of the state to
punish crime, and, secondly, that punish
ment must he Inflicted with humanity and
without unnecessary cruelty or severity.
In expending the public revenue I would
keep constantly in view the fact that the
state never has a dollar that it not wrung
from the hard earnings of its citizens un
der its taxing law; that every dollar it ap
plies to public use was coined out of the
sweat of one of its own citizens, and that
to spend a dollar unnecessarily is to rob ils
citizens of a dollar. Hence those charged
with the imposition of taxes and the col
lection and expenditure of the public rev
enues should be held to the most rigid ac
countability, especially at such a time as
when the cost of the production of
cotton, our leading staple, is as much or
more than Jt will command in the market,
and when honest labor clad in rags lugs
for work at starvation wages in order to
fce able to buy bread.
I know that the Governor of ihe state
hos but little power in the imposition of
taxes, but he has some. lie can wield a
wholesome Influence in the direction of
economy, and the constitution and laws
mtilcc it his duty to advise the legislature.
If this falls to protect the tax payer, lie
hos the veto wisely given him by the peo
ple to protect them against hasty and In
considerate legislation.
I know that our legislatures have dif
ficult problems to solve and numerous
plausible demands to meet. I know that
oppefils have been made to them well nigh
irr< sGillde for many worthy objects. 1 do
Abt*believe that a dollar has been ellspon
cstly applied or applied to ail unworthy
object. But the fact remains that the peo
ple of Georgia are to-day paying higher
taxes than huve ever been exacted of them
before in the history of the state; and at
the same time the poor man has to give
more of his labor for a dollar with which
to pay his taxes than he ever had to give
before. A spirit of extravagance seems to
have grown up, not only in our slate, but
In the county and municipal governments.
As the prices of property and of labor ami
BABY’S SMOOTH, FAIR SKIN
A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter
Tells all about Her Troubles when
Baby Broke out with Scrofula Sores.
“At the age of two months, my baby
began to have sores break onton his right
cheek. Wo used all the external ap
plications that we could think or hear of,
to no avail. The sores spread all over one
side of his face. We consulted a physi
cian and tried his medicine, and in a week
the sore was gone. But to my surprise in
two weeks more another scrofulous look
ing sore appeared on baby’s arm. It
grew worse and worse, and when he was
three months old, I began giving him
Hood’s Sarsaparilla. I also took Hood’s
Sarsaparilla, and before the first bottle
was finished, the sores were well and have
never returned, lie is now four years old,
but he has never had any sign of those
scrofulous sores since he was cured by
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, for which 1 feel very
grateful. My boy owes L’s good health
and smooth, fair skin to this great med
icine.’’ Mrs. S. 8. VVroten, Farming
ton, Delaware. Get only Hood's.
are prompt, efficient and
*.f products of labor have gone down year
•'Her year, our taxes, state, county and
municipal, have constantly gone up year
after year.
I know it will be difficult and In most
faces undesirable in reduce the allowance
now made by law to the various state in
stitutions and objects of appropriation. Our
schools must la; maintained, our needy
poor old soldiers who breasted the storm
of battle for the protection of our homes
must be provided for and the honor and
credit of the state must be protected at
whatever cost. But we can stop leaks and
put on the brakes, and see to it that this
annual increase in the tax rate stops.
in 1883 tin- state 1, vy was 25 edits on the
hundred dollars. In 1897 it was 52 1-10 cents.
The county levies are on an average about
equal to the state rate. Thus the people of
Georgia paid in 1883 in taxes to th.- state
and counties, when cotton brought ion,
cents a pound, less than $4,000,001)
and in 1897. when cotton sold at 4'A
cents, they paid nearly 16,000,000.
A few more years of annual increase at
this rate will mean to many people conlls
cation and ruin.
In the name of humanity, let us put on
the brakes. The people who pay the
taxes are entitled to os much, consideration
as those who get the benefits of them.
These are my views. They are honestly
entertained and deeply rooted. They are
the doctrines of true democracy. Planted
on them I will go to an intelligent and
patriotic people wearing the collar of no
man or set of men. I have made no pledge
to anybody for anything, and I will not.
I will sooner go down in defeat.
If I am nominated and elected, I will
have no political debts to pay; no friends
to reward, no enemies to punish; but will
be free to give* the people of my native
state a clean, honest, economic business
administration, without any effort at os
tentation or show. ,
Thanking you, gentlemen, and through
you the democracy of Athens and Clarke
county, which has ever stood by me with
a loyalty second only to that of my own
faithful and beautiful little cits', for the
distinguished honor you have done me,
and for the courteous language in which
your invitation is extended, I am, faith
fully, your fellow citizen,
Allen D. Candler.
TAMPA’S FISHERIES CONGRESS.
The Session Marked hy Interesting
Discussions.
Tampa, Fla., Jan. 21.—The National
Fisheries Congress reconvened at the Tam
pa Bay Hotel to-day with a large number
of delegates present.
It was a purely business session, and
after the opening, T. T. Charlton made
a short talk, showing the benefits that
Ashing for pleasure had given to his state.
'So well regulated is it, said he, that rec
ords are kept, and last year over $1,000,-
000 was spent by fishermen, who went there
from other states. As wages are getting
lower und the army of unemployed is
growing larger, he thinks more attention
should be given fish culture to provide
food for the people.
The committee on resolution reported,
and the report was adopted.
Vice President D. P. Corwin of Penn
sylvania was called to the chair, and
President Cheney read a paper on the
Hudson river shad.
Considerable discussion followed this,
participated in by >i- E. Meehan, a Penn
sylvania delegate: Mr. Titcomb of Ver
mont and others, which considered also
the rainbow trout and salmon planting in
the Delaware and Susquehanna rivers.
J. M. Wilson of Florida followed with
a paper on fish farming in Florida.
Prof. S. C. Bumpus of Brown University
of Providence read on interesting pair,
IHJinting out how unhealthy fish are for
food, handled as they are in the regular
channels of trade. He advocated reform
in tins and showed that they could be kept
in perfect condition with very little trou
ble, and would be worth a good deal more,
and he more wholesome. His paper at
tracted a great deal of attention, and will
bear good fruit, ns the people will demand
that their food fish be treated better after
being caught hereafter.
There were very many interesting dis
cussions on different papers by various
delegates present, und the Interest xvas
greatly increased thereby.
To-morrow the delegates will be carried
by special train to Port Tampa, and will
be carried down the bay to Kgtnont light
on a steamer provided by President H. B.
Plant, while the Board of Trade members
will entertain the visitors during the trip.
They will be shown all the most famous
fishing grounds of this section of Florida.
During the remainder of the session, the
delegates will be taken on several trips
aboard the United States fish commission
steamer Fishhawk and shown the govern
ment method of deep sea dredging and
fishing, which will be highly interesting.
The fish expos'lion building lias been
crowded all during the sessions and the
display of the water products there is one
of the most unique ever collected any
where, and shows a specimen of everything
that grows In the waters of the union. The
display of American pearls is very elegant
and valuable. Specim. ns of ail fish In
this section arc shown, frozen In blocks
of ice nnd are abundantly admired.
A resolution is undt r consideration pro
viding for the appointment of a committee
to prepare and present a memorial to Con
gress asking for more consideration ol' the
fish question and better national laws for
protecting all kinds of fish.
AMONG THE VTIIEMANS.
Negro Ron nil Over For Murder—Wo
man Drop* Deoil.
Athens, Ga., Jan. 21.—Henry Bowls, col
ored, was bound over to-day for the mur
der of Jane Lester, colored, in this city
on Dec. 31. He knocked her down and
stamped her to death.
Joel Wise, a merchant at Bogart, has
sworn out a warrant charging J. L. Adams,
with having forged his name to several or
ders on Athens merchants. Adams has
tied
Miss Winnie Reed of Watkinsville, aged
45 years, dropped dead this morning.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1898.
JENKINS CAN TAKE A JOKE.
TENSED ON HIS POSSIBLE CANDI
DACY HE TELLS A STORV.
Warn* a Candler Enthusiast No 4 to
Re Too Rouyant a* the Color of the
Political Sky May Change —The
Speaker Still on the Fence ns to
Entering the Rnee—Says He Does
Not Want to Lead His Enthnsiastic
Friends Into a Losing Fight.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 21.—Speaker Jenkins
did not make his announcement for Gov
ernor to-day. It may come to-morrow; if
not then, next week.
Mr. Jenkins has the matter under con
sideration at this time, and his decision
one way or the other is sure to be made
within the next few days.
All ontward indications to-day were in
support of the belief that he will be a can
didate. All day he was busy in his quar
ters at the Kimball receiving callers and
canvassing the situation with his political
friends. To-night, when seen in the Kim
ball House lobby by the Morning News
correspondent, he said he had no formal
statement to make to the public, and would
not answer the all-interesting question cf
his intended candidacy categorically.
“I am not a dead man yet," he said,
with a healthy smile, ‘‘either physically
or politically."
Then, speaking of his possible candidacy
for Governor, he said: "It all depends
upon whether I think I can beat Col. Al
lan D. Candler for the office. 1 have a
good many friends who think I can. I
know that there are many committed to
Col. Candler whose support is conditional.
If lam in the race, they are for me. I
have received numerous assurances of this
kind. Col. Candler undoubtedly has de
voted friends, hut I also have mine and
a great many more of them than some peo
ple in these parts seem to think.
“And,” continued Mr. Jenkins, “it is
precisely on account of these loyal friends
of mine that I hesitate to go into this race.
I do not want to carry them into a fight
where we cannot win. They are an en
thusiastic, buoyant-hearted young host,
and are Impatient to be in the saddle, but
I feel it my duty to them to go siow. I
have no criticism in the world to pass upon
any man who opposes me politically so
long as he treats me with the considera
tion, the courtesy, and the honesty that is
due from one gentleman to another. If I
was a candidate for Governor my cam
paign would be on that plan. I would not
sacrifice my self-respect or the respect of
my friends by the methods of a trickster
to gain the Governorship or any other of
fice. I have lived in the white light that
beats about the throne for a good many
years now, and if there has ever been a
shadow on my head 1 do not know it.”
Mr. Jenkins was asked what he thought
of the prospect of Mr. dußignon getting
into the race and replied: “Oh, Ido not
think he will be a factor in it. That is,
he will not be a candidate."
A Candler enthusiast approached
Mr. Jenkins with the remark, “Well,
Hut, you’re healthy now, but if you
tun against the old man you’ll be mighty
sick when it’s over.”
The answer of the speaker to this sally
showed that he is not easily ruffled and
i3 not at all disposed to be stamped by the
first unfavorable gust, that he is in for
taking a roseate view of the prospect.
“Once upon a time,” said he, “there
was a great artist who painted a great
picture, of which he boasted that no man
would tell the color. The king sent his
best artist to see it to tell him its color,
death being the penalty for failure. One
came back and said it was blue as the
sky, another that it was green as the
trees and another that it was brown as
the leaves of autumn. The king then
sent for the painter and asked him for
the true color of his jiicture.
“ ‘I will kill all my artists,’ he said,
’for they have failed.’
“The painter said, ’Not so, oh king; for
they were all correct. My picture is a
pure transparent white. Its color de
pends upon the background, and the light
in which it is seen.’
"Thereupon the king passed a law pro
hibiting all persons from naming a color
until it had been viewed from all lights.
So,” concluded the speaker, “you Candler
men had better wait until you see the po
litical sky from all points of view before
you pronounce upon the color of the pic
ture. It may look blue now, but a Very
little shift of the clouds might make it
green.”
HAMILTON A PRISONER.
Drew a Revolver to Shoot an Officer
Rut Wa* Overpowered.
Atlanta, Ga„ Jan. 21.—G. A. Hamilton,
a white man, who attempted to kill his
wife with a pistol last Thursday night on
the street, was arrested to-day, after elud
ing the police since the assault occurred.
Albert Thompson, a brother to Mrs.
Hamilton, caused the arrest. Hamilton
was seen by his brother-in-law in, Clark's
saloon, at the corner of Decatur and
Lloyd street**. He sent a runner for offi
cers, and then walked inside the place and
spoke to him. Patrolman Dobbins nnd
Mclntyre responded. As they approached
Hamilton, he, quick as a flash, drew a
revolver from his coat pocket. Dobbins
grabbed It just in time to save his fellow
officer's life, and then he and Mclntyre
! took Hamilton to police headquarters.
Hamilton, has been employed as a cut
ter in a number of clothing factories, and
at the time of his trouble a few days
ago was with the Atlanta Clothing Fac
tory. The grand jury this morning
found an indictment against Hamilton,
charging him with assault with intent to
murder. Mrs. Hamilton was a witness
against her husband.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.
Col. .1. D. Itoyd of Griffin Probably on
Hl* Death Bed.
Griffin, Ga., Jan. 21.—C01. J. D. Boyd was
stricken with paralysis this afternoon
about 4 o’clock. Col. Boyd is one of Grif
fin's most popular and wealthiest citizens,
lie owns large plantations Throughout this
section. His health has been bad for some
time, but tills being u warm sunny day, he
decided to drive out to one of his farm*,
about four miles in the country, and give
instructions as to the planting of new
crops. At 4 o’clock a small negro boy came
galloping inio town on a mule, and riding
up to Boyd's warehouse, told Douglas
Boyd that his father was dying, that he
had been stricken with paralysis in the
field, and was unconscious. Douglas Boyd
and physicians immediately left for the
plantation. They returned about 3 o’clock
and carried Mr. Boyd to his home, where
he is now lying in a helpless and uncon
scious condition.
Mr. Boyd was for a number of years
mayor of Griffin, and his illness will be a
sad reality to this entire community.
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\ Browns' Irani
VJiitterslX
COMMON SENSE CURE.
i
PYRAMID PILE ORE ORES PILES
PERMANENTLY HY Cl RING
THE CAISE.
Remarkable RpmctlyM bleb i* Bring
ing Comfort to Thousand* of Suf
ferers.
Probably half the people who see this ar
ticle suffer from piles. It is one of the com
monest diseases and one of the most ob
stinate. People have it for years and just
because it is not immediately fatal they
neglect it. Carleszness causes no end of
suffering. Carelessness about so simple a
thing as piles has often caused death.
Hemorrhages occurs during surgical treat
ment, often causing death.
Piles are simple in the beginning and
easily cured. They can be cured even in
the worst stages, without pain or loss of
blood, quickly, surely and completely.
There is only one remedy that will do it—
Pyramid Pile Cure.
It allays the inflammation immediately,
heals the irritated surface and with con
tinued treatment reduces the swelling and
puts the membranes into good, sound
healthy condition. The cure is thorough
and permanent.
Here Is a voluntary and unsolicited tes
timonial we have lately received:
Mrs. M. C. Hinkly, 691 Mississippi street,
Indianapolis. Ind., says: Have been a suf
ferer from the pain and annoyance of piles
for fifteen years, the Pyramid Pile Cure
and Pyramid Pills gave me immediate re
lief and in a short time a complete mire.
Druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure or will
get it for you if you asked them to. It is
but 50 cents per package and is put up only
by the Pyramid Drug Company, Marshall
Mich.
me give sued for s:>o,oo<>.
11 itlow of a Man Killed by Falling
hown a Stairway thq Plaintiff.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 21.—Mrs. Marie R. E.
Wiswall of Boston to-day Instituted su t
against L. DeGive, proprietor of the
Grand Opera House, for $50,000 damages.
The plaintiff is the widow of Herbert
Wiswall, who was mortally injured by a
Tall down a stairway in front of the
Grand last November.
Mrs. Wiswall claims her husband’s
death was due to the negligent arrange'
ment of the stairway. Mr. Wiswall was
59 years old at the time of the accident,
and was in this state looking afrer some
manufacturing ini.rests for a Boston
company, with which he was connected.
While here he stopped at the Aragon.
About 11 o'clock on the night of Nov. 15
he went from his hotel toward the Grand
Opera House building. It is alleged in
his widow’s suit that he wanted to go to
the drug store in ihe Grand for a glass
of soda water. Mistaking the entrance
to the basement of the building for the
entrance to the drug store, he fell down
the steps, where he lay until the next
morning. His skull was fractured, his
face badly cut and his body bruised. The
injured man was taken to the Grady Hos
pital, where he died Nov. 22. He is said
lo have been a man of some means, his
salary being $30,009 at the lime of his
death.
TIMBER LANDS AROUND DOUGLAS.
The J. S. lluiley Company May Locate
Its Sawmill There.
Douglas, Ga., Jan. 20. For the past week
G. G. Parker of Waycross has been in Cof
fee county inspecting the sawmill timber
of Joel Gaskin, Daniel Gaskin, Sr., Dan
iel Lott and G. W. Lott, for the J. S.
Bailey Lumber’Uompany. He has secur
ed a good portion of it. already. These
lands all join, and make one of the finest
bodies of sawmill timber in South Geor
gia.
The Bailey Company has exhausted all
their timber at Duke on the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railroad, and the
citizens of Douglas will offer them every
possible inducement to locate that mill
here, and, by taking up their twelve miles
of railroad at Duke and lay ng it from
Douglas to Nichols, just twelve miles,
would connect with the Waycross Air Line
Railroad, and run through their newly ac
quired timber. Then Douglas eouij have
direct telephone and rail connection with
Waycrojs, which would result in great !
benefit to both cities. Then, perhaps, the !
Southern Express Company would gve j
'Douglas an office. As it is, merchants and !
naval stores operators have to go through !
the country twenty miles to Pearson for
their express, and there is not the least 1
doubt that an office at Douglas would pay j
better than any point between Albany and
Brunswick, save Waycross and Tlfton,
surrounded as it is by interior villages!
country stores, naval stores operators and
sawmills.
STOCK MARKET IRREGULAR.
Dull* In Control in Some Stock* and
Rear* at Other*.
New’ Y’ork, Jan. 21.—Bradstreet’s Finan
cial Review to-morrow will say: “Irregu
lar speculative conditions have prevailed
during the week. The rising of prices and
bear attacks on prices have been seen,
the latter based on the renewal of the Cu
ban, agitation in the House of Repres nt
atives at Washington and silver measures I
in the Senate.
“On the other hand, there were evidences ]
of buying, and in one portion of the mar
ket the normal degree of strength has ia-en j
shown. This group included the stocks of I
the Union Pacific and the compinies
whose titles include the name of Oregon.
The basis for their activity and strength
was the growing belief that the companies
in question will obtain an enormous
amount of traffic in the coming spring
and summer from the transportation of
passengers and freight destined to the
Alaskan gold fields. The strength shown
in this part of the market to some extent
counteracted the bearish demonstrations
in other parts of the market.
“In the bond lists, which were very act
ive, though not to such an extent as 'ast
week, the features were also largely fur
nished by the so-called ’Klondike’ group of
companies.
“The feature was the local traction
stocks, but Manhattan was subjected to
more or less realizing and Metropolitan
Street Railway, which advanced to 142 V,
suffered a mid-week decline. London itself
was not a factor in the market here: in
fact the public there was inclined to take
an unfavorable view of Ihe revival of the
silver agitation in Congress. On the other
hand. Berlin and Amsterdam have been
large purchasers of Northern nnd Union
Pacific securities. The industrials, with the
exception of sugar, were neglected and
that stock was generally speaking, weak,
except when the covering of short interest
gave it temporary advances. The Vander
bilts were strong in spite of some specula
tive realizing and the Grangers followed,
instead of leading the course of the general
market.”
“In outside specialties the feature was
the rapid advance in Standard Oil certifi
cates, which touched 193, the highest price
on record.”
Woman Appointed AdiniulMtrntor.
Brunswick. Ga., Jan. 21.—Mrs. Mattie L.
King was to-day appointed administrator
for the Polland estate. It consists of $32,-
9ho in cash. Bond was given for $64,000 in
the American Surety Company. A ques
tion of their solvency was raised, whlcri
was easily squashed by Attorneys Crovatt
and Whitfield, demonstrating they were
worth $1,000,000,
BIG VOLUME OF BUSINESS.
BEATS IS!Hi HY 38 PER CENT. AND
1892 BY lO PER CENT.
No Discouragement Found In the
Fact That One or Two Industrie*
Are Lagging—Demand For Goods
More Heavy. Manufacturing Work*
Better Employed and Order* Hook
ed and In Prospect for the Future
More Encouraging Than for Year*.
New York, Jan. 21.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s
weekly review of trade will say to-morrow:
“With a volume of business remarkable
for this time of the year, 38 per cent, larg
er than a year ago, and 10.4 per cent, larg
er than in 1892, on the payments through
clearing houses, it is not discouraging that
one or two industries are lagging. The de
mand for most goods is more heavy for the
season, manufacturing works are better
employed and orders booked ami in pros
pect for the future are more encouraging
than last season or in any other year of
which equally definite records exist. Ex
ports and productions continue surprising
ly heavy in spite of some rise in prices.
Treasury receipts from customs were larg
er in twenty days of January’ than in the
entire month of October or November, and
apprehension regarding the monetary fu
ture is no longer felt outside of speculative
circles.
“Failures are considerably smaller than
they were ever known to be at this season,
both manufacturing and trading being less
than half last year’s.
“Railroad earnings in January thus far
reported have been 17.6 per cent, larger
than last year, and 10.3 per cent, larger
tl.an in 1892.
“The rise in wheat above a dollar in
regular sales was not accompanied by
signs of speculative excitement. In fact,
the continuance of extraordinary ex
ports, 2,945,705 bushels, flour included, for
the week, from Atlantic ports, against
1,573,215 last year and for three weeks
9,002,493 bushels, against 5,559,532 last year,
besides 4,036,940 from Pacific ports foi
three weeks, would give excuse for high
prices, even if the corn exports were not
enough to suggest great foreign need,
amounting to 9,270,189 bushels, against 10.-
774,293 for three weeks. The fact that
cargoes of corn were shipped during the
week to Egypt and Russia, the very coun
tries upon which Europe most relies for
breadstuffs, next to the United States, af
fected trade not unreasonably.
"Just when unprecedented production of
pig iron wag causing weakness an extra
ordinary demand for finished products ap
pears. For the season, at least, the gen
eral demand has been unprecedented, in
cluding 150,000 tons steel rails for the vyeek
and 1,200,000 already this year. Orders
for plates are so large that Pittsburg
works send away some to other concerns,
unable to fill all they receive; orders for
bar such that many concerns are obliged
to refuse more; an excellent demand for
sheets, rail and structural iron. Prices of
ail finished products are sustained by the
demand, though Bessemer pig is 5 cents
lower at Pittsburg, but pig at Chicago is
strong, with some production of finished
forms delayed by its scarcity.
“The great strike of operatives in cotton
mills of New England seems as conve
nient to mill owners, with their heavy
stocks unsold, as if they had ordered it.
Probably it will last long enough to work
off stocks and the print cloth market is
already about 1 per cent, stronger, while
a slight advance is noted in some other
cotton goods.
"With very stagnant markets for wool
sales amounting to only 5,395,500 pounds at
the three chief cities reporting, for three
w-eeks, against 6,500,000 in four weeks, the
inquiry for round lots is mainly for three
eighths anil a quarter blood, suitable for
cheviots, hut have resulted in little dealing.
The mills have taken satisfactory orders
for such goods, probably without knowing
where they couid get wool.
"The dry goods movement is distinctly
encouraging, although quoted at no higher
prices. Heavy weight goods are still lag
ging.
“Failures for the week have been 374 in
the United States, against 409 last year,
and 53 in Canada against 65 last year.”
Bradstreet’s to-morrow will say: “A
large measure of activ ty in business and
industrial lines, within some instances,
previous records passed, and very general
steadiness in prices of staples, is, perhaps,
the most notable ieature cf the trade sit
uation this week. Quotations of cereals
show the most aggressive strength, while
those of some makes of pg iron display
rather more weakness than they did a
week ago. Mud weather is frequently
mentioned as an influence tending to check
retail distribution of seasonable goods
chiefly because of the effect on country
roads. J
Snipping trade opens slowly, as usual
at this time of the year, but confidence is
still unimpaired.
“As already intimat.d, the immense cur
rent production of pig iron, amounting
to fully 1,000.000 tons per month, has be
gun to exercise an intluence upon the price
of that staple, but the decreases reported
are still only fractional.
"The outlook in the steel rail trade Is
reported as a flattering one.
“Higher prices for wool abroad, based
partly on short yield estimates are re
sponsible for the domestic firmness The
domestic situation, with the single exo n
’•on of the cotton industry, is one of ex
ceptional strength. Yet the strikers in ihis
branch of trade, however, are larmdv enn
fined to Massachusetts.
“Men’s wear woolens are moving fairlv
well.
"At the West distributive trade is slow
ly improving, while at the South a fair
January trade is reported, particularly in
the Mississippi valley. Good returns from
last year's Louisiana sugar crop find ex
pression in higher prices for sugar lands.
I he good export demand for cotton pre
cludes too heavy accumulations at nri
m ary points, in spite of the crop move
ment.
"Total shipments of wheat, flour includ
ed, from the United States und Canada
amounted to 3,926,000 bushels, against ” -
916,000 bushels a year ago. ’lndian corn
exports were 4.516.000 for the week A
further falling off in the number of busl
ness failures is reported in the United
States for the week, the total being only
309. against 433 last week, and 439 a year
ago.”
M r*. A. H. Crauaby, of m Kerr St..,
Memphis, Tenn., paid no attention
to a small lump in her breast, but
it soon developed
RU into a cancer of
IsImHI Kl the n,os t mali*
nant type. The
best physicians
in New York treated her, and fin
ally declared her case hopeless.
As a last resort, S. S. S. was given,
and an immediate improvement re
sulted; a few bot
tles cured her /Sfej
completely, and
no sign of tbedis
ease has return
ed for ten years. ******
Books on Cancer free: address Swift
Sseciiic Cos.. Atiauts, Ua.
SOLICITOR O’NEAL INDICTED.
The Action a Result of Hi* Attack on
Orth Stein.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 21.—Solicitor James F.
O'Neill of the City Court, was indicted by
the grand jury to-day for assaulting O. H.
Stein, the editor of the Looking Glass, in
the Kimball House corridor several weeks
ago.
Ulla Hardeman, who was present when
the difficulty occurred, was the witness
before the grand Jury, upon whose evi
dence the indictment was found. An ef
fort was made to get Editor Stein to go
before the county inquisitors, but his phys
ical condition prevented him from appear
ing. After the indictment of the editor of
the Looking Glass several days ago, for
carrying a concealed weapon, several citi
zens approached the grand jurors, and
stated that Mr. O'Neill ought to be made
to answer to the state for his part in the
affair, and these suggestions led to the ac
tion to-day.
Mr. O’Neill was finqd $lO by Recorder
Calhoun on the charge of violating a city
ordinance at the time of the face slapping
incident, which grew out of the prosecu
tion by Solicitor O'Neill of several Savan
nah gentlemen for playing poker in the
Kimball House, w’hile the legislature was
in session last December.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on
each tablet.—ad.
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.
HART.—Died, at 9:40 p. m., Jan. 21, J.
Edward Hart. Funeral services this (Sat
urday) afternoon at 5 o'clock at residence
of A. Fernandez, 414 Oglethorpe avenue,
west. Friends are respectfully invited.
Interment Fredericksburg, Va.
MEETINGS.
I*EAUE~IuUVEir^PHOSI>IUVrE^nNING
COMPANY,
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 21, 1898.—The regu
lar annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Peace River Phosphate Mining Com
pany will be held at the office of the com
pany in the city of Savannah, Ga., at 12
o’clock m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1898.
The officers to control the affairs of the
company for the next fiscal year will be
elected. JOSEtPH HULL, President.
ROBT. S. COPE, Secretary.
SPECIAL NOTICES!
MEUN^IAItD^XIiuHAUIT
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 21.—The new firm
of Meinhard & Schaul having purchased
the interest of Isaac M. Appel in the old
firm of Meinhard and Appel & Schaul
and assumed all liabilities of the old
firm, all persons Indebted to said old firm
will make payment to the new firm of
Meinhard & Schaul.
EMMA APPEL,
Executrix of the will of Isaac M. Appel.
MEINHARD & SCHAUL.
Having assumed all the liabilities and
assets of the old firm of Meinhard and
Appel & Schaul, we beg to Inform the
public that we will continue the business
of ihe old firm and beg a continuance of
the patronage of the public under our new
firm name of Meinhard & Schaul.
S. MEINHARD.
MARK H. SCHAUL.
SEALED BIDS.
Office of Commissioners of Chatham
County,Ga.,Savannah, Jan. 15, 1898.—Seal
ed bids will be received at this office until
4 o'clock p. rn. Thursady, Feb.lo prox,, for
the erection and completion of a tower to
the county jail. Drawings and specifica
tions can be seen at the office of Eichberg
& Witcover, architects.
Bids must be sealed and endorsed “Bid
for jail tower.”
The county reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. Bv order of
THE COMMISSIONERS OF CHATHAM
COUNTY.
JAS. W. McINTIRE, Clerk.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
Having dissolved partnership, our offices
will be located in the new Southern Ex
press Company's building, corner of St.
Julian and Bull streets (entrances on
Bryan and Whitaker streets), where we
will continue individually the practice of
law, and be pleased to see our friends and
clients. HENRY McALPIN.
WALTER P. LA ROCHE.
DISSOLUTION.
The firm of J. P. Rawls & Cos. is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. All j
persons having claims against said firm j
will present them to J. Rawls within the
next ten days at Springhaven, Ga.
J. RAWLS.
D. M. HUGHES.
J. P. RAWLS.
Springhaven, Ga., Jan. 7, IS9S.
DIV IDEND NOTICE!!
Office Savannah Gas Light Cos.. Savan
nah, Jan. 18, 189S. - —A dividend of three and
a half per cent, on the capital stock of
this company has been declared, payable
on and after Friday, the 21st inst., to
stockholders as of record this day.
A. G. GUERARD, President.
CITY OF SAVANNAH POCKET SI A Is!
BO CENTS EACH.
PRINTED IN TWO COLOns.
NICELY BOUND IN CLOTH . AND
STAMPED IN GOLYI ON SIDE.
For sale by
MORNING NEWS.
FURNITURE AND GENERAL MER
CHANDISE STORAGE.
Can be had at the District Messenger and
Delivery Company’s warehouse, 32 to 36
Montgomery street, on reasonable terms.
The building has been thoroughly over
hauled and repaired, and now offers un
surpassed facilities for storage of all
kinds, furniture vans,express wagons and
messengers furnished. Pianos and furni
ture packed for shipment and removed
with care. Telephone 2
PUNTIA GORDA—noted for its delic
ious oysters.
BECKMANN’S CAFE-noted for
serving that delicious bivalve in
any style you wish. Try a steam
—only place to get it.
COBURGER BEER (Imported).
Central of Georgia incomes.
Southwestern Railroad Stock.
State and City Bonds.
And other securities.
Bought and sold.
Real Estate Loans Negotiated.
AUSTIN R. MY RES,
BEFORE PURCHASING
A Typewriter see the Improved Reming
ton Typewriter. No. 6. It has no equal.
DEARING & HULL,
Sole Dealers for Savannah,
Drayton street.
AMUSEMENTS.
Seats can be secured through the r i
phone No. 2195. '' l? '
THE LAST CHANCE TO SEE
The Wilbur Opera Cos,
MATINEE TO-DAY 2-39
Queen’s Lace Handkerchief”
25c to all parts of the house. '
TO-NIGHT.
GRAND TRIPLE BILL FROM Tern.
FOLLOWING OPERAS; n ®
First Act ’’Mascotte.”
First Act “Two Vagabonds ’’
1-irst Act “Said Pasha. ’
15 Beautiful Pictures Will B e Show
SAVANNAH theateh '
Seats can be secured through the .
phone, No. 2195.
ONE NIGHT ONLY-MONDAY J\ X
ROLAND REED
Accompanied by MISS ISADORE Hr u
presenting the Brilliant Comedy
“A MAN OF IDEAS,”
By Sydney Rosenfeld, pronounced on ’ ,
the most delightful plays Mr. R t , l
has ever presented.
Seats on sale.
Coming—Wednesday, Jan. 26 p r ; n „,
& West's Minstrels. Thursday jiT-
Robert Ingersoll. Seats now on i'i
this attraction. £or
gAVANNAH LYCEUM?
“Literature and Life;
LECTURE BY
MR. HAMILTON W, MABIE,
GUARDS ARSENAL, JAN. 22, 8:15 p jj
Admission 75 cents.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
THOWiiiiTFiiii;
Qualitu and Quantity.
Sold by leading retailers everywhere t
five cents a package.
TRADE SUPPLIED BY
HENRY SOLOMON & SON,
Savannah, Ga.
THE CITIZENS BAM
OF SAVANNAH.
Capital, $500,000.
li'Uu.aeU u general bunking bus.
lue*. Maintains a Saving* Depnrt*
ment mill allow* INTEREST AT 4
PER CENT., compounded quarterly,
The account* of individual*, llriun,
bank* und corporation* ure solicit*
cd.
With our large number of cone*
pointer; f* In GEORGIA, ALABAMA
FLORIDA and SOUTH CAROLINA w
arc prepared to handle collection,
on the most favorable term* Cor*
rcspondence invited,
BRANTLEY A. DENMARK, President.
SI. B. LANE, Vice President.
GEORGE C. FREEMAN, Cushler.
THE CHATHAM BANK
SAVANNAH, 6A.
Transacts u general bankiul
business, maintains a liberal av
lugs department.
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
a specialty.
Having a large number of Interior
correspondents, we enn bundle col
lections at very reasonable rate*.
Correspondence solicited.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
FLOWER SEEDS.
Trne ns named. Description and di
rections for plunting on each pack*
age.
GARDEN SEEDS.
A full line of seasonable seeds J*l
received.
SOLOMONS & CO.,
Market Square and
Bull Street Branch Store.
COTTAGES ON EASY PAYMENTS.
COTTAGES SIOO CASH. COTTAGES AT
$12.50 TO $lB MONTHLY.
The CHATHAM REAL ESTATE AM*
IMPROVEMENT COMPANY will erect
cottages on Anderson and on Price streew
south of Anderson, on the folio wins
terms; Cash SIOO, balance, from $12.50 >
$lB per month (according to cost of c ol '
tuges) for a period of ten years.
It Is the company's purpose to
the needs of a frugal class of our peop ■
whose means will not permit them 10 IjUI J
more expensive homes. The site s< led
for the erection of these is most <•’
veniently situated, well drained, a |l( *
all modern conveniences. Apply to
M. J. SOLOMONS.
Secretary and Treasurer,
No. 14 East Bryan street^
—TIStFAIRACADEMY
OF
ARTS AND SCIENCES.
Open to Visitors daily, except Sundab
From 10 a. tn. to 5 p. ta. p
Single admission 25 cents. Annual .
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