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MARINE INTELLIGENCE,
kOCAL A\D GFABRAI. NFWS OF
SHIPS AM) SHIPPING. '
Efforts to Be Mitrie to Leiirn tPe
Ruviikcm of Scurvey Anions: Amerl
can Sailiir!i— The Largest Schooner
in the World to Be Built at fam
•len. Me—Decision Rendered tlold-
Ing StenniHliip City of Huron al
Fault for a Collision.
The schooner Stephen G. Loud, Capt.
Pierson, from Philadelphia, arrived jester
day with a cargo of coal consigned to
Bond, Harrison * Cos.
The Baltimore American of Monday
• says: "A large force of men were at work
yesterday preparing to raise the steamship
Gloucester, of the Merchants and Miners’
Bine, which accidently slid from the rail
way last Tuesday. Diver Broom went
down several times yesterday, and report
ed everything all right, so far as he could
see. It is not believed that the actual
damage to the steamship or the railway
will be very heavy. At least, it was so
6tated at the shipyard yesterday. The
diver stated further that he felt quite
Bure that the vessel could be raised and
put back on the dry dock with but little
difficulty. An attempt will lie made to
raise the ship to-day, an extra force of
hands having been hired.”
A decision has been rendered by the
United States District Court, holding the
Ocean Steamship Company's steamer,
City of Macon, Capt. Savage, now running
between Boston and this city, at fault for
a collision in Delaware river on Aug. 36,
1895. between that vessel and schooner
William Jones, Capt. McLeod, which ves
eel was in tow.
Having discovered from an examination
of the hospital records that a large num
ber of American seamen die anuually from
•curvey, while the records of foreign
countries show a much less percentage of
deaths from this disease, Antonio Zucca
has been investigating, and finds that the
mortality from scurvey in the American
merchant marine appears to be due to the
fact that the rations served to American
seamen include an insufficient quantity of
dried and canned fruits, vegetables, etc.
to overcome the effects of a continuous
salt meat diet. He proposes therefore to
bring the matter to the attention of the
proper authorities, in the hoi* that the
ravages of this disease may be lessened.
Capt. John Crowley, of Taunton. Mass.,
has arrived at Camden, Me., to contract
for the building of a five-masted schooner,
which he claims will be the largest in this
or any other country. She is intended for
the Philadelphia and Newport News coal
carrying trade.
Pensacola, Fla., Feb. B.—The captain of
the Norwegian bark Frigga. which ar
rived to-day, reports that while sounding
off the bar last night the second mate of
the vessel fell overboard. A life liner was
thrown up. but on pulling it in it was
found that the man had become entangled
in it and drowned
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises to-day 6:48 and sets 3:41.
High water at Tybee to-day 9:19 n. m.
and 9:41 p. m. High water at Savannah
one hour later.
Phase* of the Moon for February.
Full moon, 6th, 0 hours and 24 minutes
evening; last quarter, 13th, 6 hours and 35
minutes, evening; new moon, 20th, 1 hour
and 42 minutes, evening; first quarter, 28th
5 hours and 13 minutes, morning; moon
In apogee, Ist; moon in perigee, 17th.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.
Bark Teresina (Ital.), Porto, Trieste—
Strcchan A Cos.
Bark O. Wraldsen (Nor.), Nielsen Per
nambuco, for’orders—Dahl & Andersen
Schooner Stephen G. Loud, Pierson, Phil
adelphia—C. W. Howard & Cos.
Steamer Doretta, Finney, Bluffton-J.
H. Judkins.
Vessels Cleared Yesterday,
Steamship Gate City, Googins, New
York—Ocean Steamship Company.
Bark Elma (Nor.), Olsen, Riga—Strath
ail & Cos.
Bark Margrethe (Nor.), Larsen, Ant
werp—Paterson. Downing & Cos.
Brig C. C. Sweeney, Milter, Pernambuco
—C. W. Howard & Cos.
Schooner Rob Roy, Norbury, Phllsdel
phia-C. W. Howard & Cos.
Vessels Sailed Yesterday.
Schooner Hilda, Philadelphia, anchored
at Tybee.
Schooner Luther T. Garretsen, New
York, anchored at Tybee.
Went to Sea Yesterday.
Steamship City of Birmingham, New
York.
River Steamers Departed.
Steamer He G. Day, Hadden, Augusta
nnd way landings—R. A. Ivey, manager.
Steamer W. S. Cook, Garnett, Augusta
and way landings—W. T. Gibson, manager
Steamer Clifton, Strohhar, Beaufort—
George U. Beach, manager.
Shipping; Memoranda.
Tybee. Feb. B.—Passed out, schooners
George H. Ames, for New York arid
Georgette Lawrence, for New York.
New Orleans. La., Feb. R.—Cleared,
steamer M. C. Holm (Dan.), Larsen, Sa
vannah.
Fernandlna, Fla., Feb. B.—Arrived, bark
Nlnevap, Walls, Point a Pitre.
Sailed, steamer Olf Kyrre (Nor.), Fol
nen, Rotterdam; schooner Mary B. Baird
Cook. Philadelphia.
Apalachicola. Fla., Feb. B. Entered,
barks Vale (Nor.), Andersen, Liverpool;
Glen Grant (Br.). England, Rio de Janeiro;
schooner Alice McDonald, Boston, Colin.
Cleared nnd sailed, bark Itnputator,
<Nor.) Andersen. St. Petersburg.
Bremen. Feb. B.—Arrived, steamer Suez,
Charleston.
Philadelphia. Feb. S.—Arrived, schooner
Charles S. Davis, Fernandlna.
Newport News. Feb. B.—Arrived, steamer
Eesena, Savannah.
New York, Feb. B.—Arrived, steamer Al
gonquin, Jacksonville.
Charleston, Feh. B.—Arrived, steamer
Seminole, Bourse. Jacksonville, ami pro
ceeded to New York; c-chooner S. B. Maris,
Holloway, Savannah.
Cleared, schooner David Baird, Booye,
Philadelphia.
Jacksonville; Fla., Feb. B.—Sailed, steam
ship Iroquois, Kemble. New York.
Cleared, schooner Lottie R. Russell,
Sharp, New York.
Pensacola, Fla., Feb. B.—Arrived. United
States training ship Chase, from Charles
ton. S. C.; ship Esther (Ital.), Ode sen. Ge
noa; barks Atlantic (Swed.), Loderstrom
Capetown; Frigga (Nor.), Wcise. Ktav.im
ger; Bland! P. (Aus.), Rosmanich, Sahtos-
Cntharina (Nor.X Samuelsen, Montevideo;
schooners Mecosta, Stratton. Kingston Ju
males; Mary Sanford, Rutledge, Port Ma
rla.
Cleared, Barkentlne, Lotus (Rug.) Gm
nlo, Osrtend; Sunny, South (Br.) Fleet
Montevideo.
Spnkrn.
Off Charleston bar Feb. 8, schooner Ed
ward G. Haight, Fowler, Baltimore, bound
for Savannah.
Notice to Mariner*.
Pilot charts and all hydrographic Infor
mation will J>e furnished masters of ves
sels free of charge in United States hy
drographic office in custom house. Cap
'ains ure requested to call at the office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmits.on to the navy department.
The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
12 m., 75th meridian time.
Steamer Passengers.
Passengers per steamship Ci'y of
Birmingham for New York.—W. S. Mc-
Bride, W. J. Howe.
Passenger on steamship City of Macon
for Boston—J. W. R. Laxton.
Coastwise Exports.
Per steamship City of, Birmingham for
New York—l,67B bales upland cotton, 146
logs sea island cotton, 7 packages domes
tics. 350 barrels cotton seed oil. 5 barrels
terrapins, 1 box terrapins. 15 barrels tur
pentine, 54,630 feet lumber, 50 barrels mo
lasses, 19 eases cigars, 7 barrels fish, 9
bales tobacco, 42 boxes fruit, 10 barrels
vegetables. 57 crates vegetables, 375 tons
pig iron, 65 packages general merchan
dise.
I’, r schooner Rob Roy. for Philadelphia—
-152,880 feet of pitch pine lumber, shipned
by the Georgia Lumber Company, and
139,021 feet of pitch pine lumber and 6,665
crossties, measuring 297,000 feet, shipped
by Dixon. Mftchell & Cos. Total cargo 688,-
904 superficial feet.
Foreign Exports.
Per Norwegian bark Margrethe for Ant
werp—7.ooo barrels rosin valued at SIS,M>3 —
Cargo by Patrson, Downing & Cos.
Per Norwegian bark Elma for Riga—l,7oo
barrels rosin, valued at $12,758 —Cargo by
Paterson, Xiowning & Cos.
Per brig C. C. Sweeney, for Pernambu
co—3.39s barrels rosin, valued at $7,469, and
30.754 feet pitch pine lumber, valued at
s4s7—Cargo by Walter Coney.
Receipts at Railroads,
Per Central of Georgia Railway, Feb. 8.
—5.043 bales cotton, 300 tons pig iron, 353
packages of merchandise, 142 bales domes
tics, 433 barrels rosin, 9 barrels spirits tur
pentine. 14 cars lumber.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular Rail
road, Feb. 8.—19 bales cotton, 270 barrels
rosin, 5 casks spirits, 14 cars phosphate, 7
cars merchandise, 1 car wood, 1 car M. T.
bands, 2 cars vegetables, 1 car lum
ber, 2 ears tobacco, 2 cars sewer pipe, 2
cars grits, 4 cars fertilizer, 1 car oats.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway, Feb.
8.—371 bales cotton, 183 barrels rosin, 123
casks spirits turpentine, 48 cars lumber,
14 cars merchandise, 1 car bananas, 3 cars
cotton, 3 cars meal, 2 cars com, 2 cars hay,
2 cars oil, 1 car flour.
A NEW 11 AII,HOAD.
Line Now About Sixty Miles Long to
Connect Klbgi-Talil and Valdosta.
Waycross, Ga., Feb. B.—The Gray Lum
ber Company of Coffee county is at the
head of the Pine Bloom, Fitzgerald and
Valdosta Railroad, which is now fifty
nine miles in length. Capt. B. B. Gray,
president of the concern, was in the city
to-day and talked interestingly concern
ing the recent developments and the pros
pects of the company, Large saw mills
are operative at Pine Bloom, and Leliaton,
near Willaeoochee. The company has also
been rafting logs down the Ocmulgee river
to four or five saw mills below Darien for
several yeais. All the lumber Is shipped
from Leliaton and Pine Bloom to Bruns
wick via the Plant System and thence to
foreign markets by steamers. The com
pany’s road is within two miles of Fitz
gerald, having Us present northern termi
nus on the Ocmulgee river. The southern
terminus is within nine miles of Nashville,
the county seat of Berrien county, and
the line Is being extended as rapidly as
possible. It will reach Nashville in a few
months, in time for the company to haul
the., material for Berrien connty's new
$20,000 court house, which will be erected
during the summer and fall. The road
will probably be completed to Valdosta in
a year or two. The town of Fitzgerald
has offered considerable inducement for
the road to go to that place, but Mr. Gray
does not intimate that the present offer
will be accepted.
PHETTI STEVENSON STREET. ,
% Number of New Residences Being
Erected and Others 11> Follow.
Waycross, Ga., Feb. B.—Stevenson street,
down below the opera house, and in the
vicinity of the general hospital of the
Plant System, will soon be one of the most
attractive residence thoroughfares in the
city. Dr. T. S. Paine and J. D. Weed
have their residences nearly completed.
Dr. Frank H. Caldwell’s handsome resi
dence adjoining J. D. Weed’s is in course
of erection. On the east side of the street
the material for Marion Reynolds' new
cottage has been put down. Just opposite
Dr. Paine’s is Dr. J. C. Reppard’s resi
dence lot, and the Doctor will build soon.
Other houses will be built in that locality
during the year.
PLAYED A POLITICAL JOKE.
How Bill Clifton Impersonated Gro
ver Cleveland nnd Spurned Silver.
Waycross, Ga., Feb. B.—The Hon. Bill
Clifton, the genial secretary of the Geor
gia Senate, and Dr. Jeff Wilcox, the clov
er senator from, this district, are laugh
ing at the joke they played a few days
ago on a gentlemen and his wife in Coffee
oounty, and the latter do not to this day
understand that there was a joke in the
case. The two well known lawmakers
left Willaeoochee in a carriage for a drive
up the Douglas road and stopped at the
house of a gentleman who is known as a
strong anti-Cleveland man. Bill Clifton is
about the size of the ex-President and so
he and Dr. Wilcox concluded to give the
gentleman of the house a surprise by in
troducing Clifton as Grover Cleveland.
However, the gentleman and wife were
not at home, the former being off on a
hunt for quail and the latter on a visit
to a neighbor. The lawmakers saw two
negresses at work around the house nnd
left a note with them for the gentleman
of the house. The note purported to be
from Grover Cleveland and staled that he
wanted to meet the gentleman and lady
and regretted not finding them nt home.
And the writer said he would return and
spend the night with them. The note was
handed to one of the negresses, and Clif-
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ton handed both of them a silver quarter
a piece, saying; ‘‘l hate silver as bad as
I do the devil; but, take this as it is good
enough for negroes,” When the gentle
man and wife returned the note was de
livered to her and she read it.
The good lady prepared an elegant sup
per, expecting the ex-President to return.
She did not have the key to the smoke
house, her husband having it, and so she
broke the door down and got the best pro
visions to be had, so as to have suppet
ready for the distinguished ex-President.
Of course Dr. Wilcox and Bill Clifton did
not return that way and spend the night
at the gentleman’s house, but went an
other road to get back to Willaeoochee.
The magnificent supper was enjoyed only
by the gentleman and his wife, and they
were disappointed when they found that
their expected guest did not arrive.
Northwestern Editors at Waycross.
Waycross, Ga., Feb. B.—The party of
Norwegian-Danish editors who spent sev
eral days in Savannah recently, spent this
morning in Waycross. They stopped at
the Phoenix Hotel, and looked over the
city a little before leaving.
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.
Fifth Annual Session Now in Prog
ress nt Tnmpa.
Tampa, Fla., Feb. B.—The fifth annual
session of the South and West Commercial
Congress was called to order in Congress
Hall of the Tampa Bay Hotel this morn
ing by President Breedlove Smith of New
Orleans.
About 100 delegates, representing various
commercial bodies of the South and West,
were enrolled at the opening of the ses
sion, and they are still arriving in the
city by every train.
The meeting was opened by an eloquent
prayer from Rev. W. H. Osborne, pastor
of the First Baptist Church of Tampa,
which is the usual custom of the congress.
The meeting then began business by
electing H. Cunningham, secretary of the
Tampa Board of Trade, as its secretary,
which is a customary proceeding, al
though the president Is a permanent po
sition and is selected every two years.
The president then announced that the
formation of eommitees on credentials
and resolutions were next in order and re
quested each delegation to submit a nume
for each of these committees, and the com
pleted committees will be announced to
morrow.
Mayor Gillette of Tampa then announc
ed the programme for this session of the
congress, which is a very attractive one
and will not be fully concluded until
Thursday night.
At 3 o’clock this afternoon a train of
street cars were drawn up at the Tampa
Hay Hotel gate and the delegates taken
for an outing over the forty miles of<elec
tric railway here, being shown every point
of interest in Tampa. Each .par was in
pharge of a delegation from the Tampa
Board of Trade, who were assiduous in
their attention to the guests. Many of
the immense clear Havana cigar factories
were visited and the visitors shown
through them. This was a sight which
was greatly appreciated by this body of
business men and was something in the
way of a revelation.
The weather here is such as to complete
ly charm the visitors, who left blizzards
behind.
At 8 o’clock this evening, the congress
reassembled in the Tampa Bay Casino to
hear addresses of welcome nnd responses.
The large auditorium was packed with an
immense throng of people.
Mayor Myron E. Gillette,, on behalf of
Tampa, and Hon. W. A. Carter for the
Tampa Board of Trade, made speeches of
welcome, which were followed by Col. J.
B. Anderson of Tampa, personal represen
tative of Gov. W. D. Bloxham, who was
unable to be here. Col. Anderson elo
quently bade the visitors welcome in the
name of Florida, and his speech was full
of fraternal spirit towards the great
West as well as the other parts of the
country.
Hon. A. A. Wiley of Alabama responded
to the welcome on behalf of the congress
in fitting terms and his address was in
keeping with the others.
Gov. G. W. Atkinson of West Virginia,
was present and marie a brilliant address
to the Congress, dealing with the mag
nificent possibilities which are in store for
both sections as a result of closer trade re
lations between the South and West.
This congress is for the purpose of pro
moting these relations by giving the West
and Northwest better shipping facilities for
their great grain crops, and in turn mak
ing a market for the products of the fields
and factories in the South.
A number of transportation companies
have delegates here and are taking great
interest in the proceedings of the Congress.
The body will meet at 30 o’clock to-morrow
and get down to business.
ARMOR FOR THE NEW SHIPS.
Senate Committee in Favor of Enter
ing Into Contracts.
Washington, Feb. B.—The Senate com
mittee on naval affairs to-day agreed to
recommend an amendment to the naval
aprpopriation bill authorizing the Secre
tary of the Navy to enter into a contract
with the existing armor plants for sup
plying armor for the three battleships, the
Alabama, Illinois and Wisconsin, now in
course of construction, at the rate of not
above S4OO per ton for armor, including the
nickel in it.
Senators Tillman and Butler cast the
only votes against the provision.
There Is an informal understanding that
the question of a government plant will be
taken up at the next meeting.
LOUISIANA SUFFRAGE ISSUE,
Constitutional Convention to Give It
tile Right of Way.
N£w Orleans, Feb. B.—The constitution
al convention was called to order at noon
to-day in the historic old Mechanics' In
stitute by Qhlef Justice Nicholls, who ad
ministered an oath to. abide by the limi
tation of the call.
E. B. Kruttschnltt was elected president
and a committee on rules appointed.
The disposition is to settle the suffrage
question before taking up other business.
LAY VOTE TO BE MADE LARGER
MOVE FOR Kill" AL REPRESENTA
TION AMONG METHODISTS.
An Appeal to He Sent to Every Min
ister of tile Methodist Episeoiinl
Ciiureli Throughout the World.
The Question of n Change in the
Representation to Come Before
the General Conference This
Year—Full Text of the Appeal—A
Number of Bishops Declare in Fa
vor of the Movement.
Chicago, Feb. B.—The Northwestern
Christian Advocate of to-morrow will con
tain the following appeal which is signed
by a large number of laymen, and Is to
be sent to every minister of the Methodist
Episcopal Church throughout the world:
“Dear Brethren—At the close of the last
general conference a large number of lay
delegates met and appointed a commit
tee, with Instructions to adopt such meas
ures as would promote favorable action
by the ministers upon the proposition to
amend the restrictive rule, so iftat the
general conferences shall be composed of
an equal number of ministerial, and lay
delegates. The committee find that in
many annual conferences the vote on this
question has been taken without debate,
that is to say, without due public con
sideration. This, in some cases, is the re
sult of indifference; while In others it
seems to be the method adopted to defeat
the proposition. The laymen feel that a
subject of such importance deserves the
freest and fullest discussion of its mer
its, and in no case should action be taken
in a way that could seem to be discour
teous to those who are patiently waiting
your fraternal action.
“The question will again come before
your annual conference at its session in
1898, in a proposed amendment to change
the discipline so that the number of lay
delegates tp the genera! conference from
all the conferences shall be the same as
the number of ministerial delegates.
“As the laymen are deeply interested In
the proposed change and have neither
voice nor vote in the annual conference,
we, on their behalf, take this method of
calling your attention to the proposed
amendment, and respectfully ask your
careful and prayerful consideration of the
same for the following reasons:
”1. The present plan of minority lay
representation has failed to satisfy the
church, and has created an impression
that our ministers distrust the laymen;
the adoption of this amendment will not
only correct these evils, but will carry to
its logical conclusion the action of 1872,
which admitted laymen as delegates in the
general conference.
”2. It is unfair still further to increase
the disparity now existing by adding only
ministerial representatives when a confer
ence grows beyond the limit of two minis
terial delegates.
“3. It is unjust to tlie church to deprive
it of the advantages tiiat might be gained
from the experience and wisdom of lay
men who have helped to make the confer
ence grow.
■'4.' It is not jijst to give to sixty-seven
conferences equal representation and to
fifty-five conferences unequal representa.
tion, when the sixty-seven conferences
with their ninety-one lay representatives
have only about 500,000 members and the
fifty-five conferences with theifi 110 lay
representatives have over' 2,000,000 mem
bers.
"5. It is not right that the smaller and
weaker conferences should have relative
ly a larger delegation than the larger and
stronger conferences, who have to bear
(and do so gladly) the chief financial bur
dens of the church.
“6. It will remove the feeling of ine
quality existing in the minds of many in
telligent laymen, will enlist their influence,
and thus add greatly to the spiritual
power and practical efficiency of the
church. -
“7. It will add responsibility to the lay
men and thereby increase their interest,
and thus bring about a closer union of
heart* nnd hands throughout the church.
“8." The present plan gives power to neg
ative legislation but power to only suggest ]
affirmative legislation. The power of af
firmative or negative legislation should be
equal with both ministers and laymen.
“0. The property and secular interests
of the church have become so large nnd
important, and the necessity for the use
of the best business knowledge and exper
ience so imperative, that the body govern
ing the same by its legislative action
should have at least equal ecclesiastical
and secular representation.
“10. Every other Protestant denomina
tion, including the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, the Canadian Methodist
and the English Wesleyan, now have equal
lay and ministerial representation. In
view of its uniform success, there can be
no doubt of the wisdom, as well ns the
justice, of granting like equal representa
tion in the Methodise Episcopal Church.
“If. It Is unquestionably desired by the
church at large as is indicated by the al
most unanimous vote in favor of it by at
fourteen conference laymen’s asso
ciations, two state conventions and several
local lay associations, besides ninety-six
per cent, of several hundred personal let
ters from all parts of the Methodist Epis
copal Church, received in answer to an in
quiry upon this subject, directed to men
who were known to be Methodists, but
whose views on this question were not
known to us.
"12. It is the ample question of equal
representation and the only plan now be
fore the church, and is uncomplicated by
any other issue ns were all former propo
sitions which have been nega
tived cither by general con
ference action or the ministerial
vote. It is rigiht and it is wise. It is
democratic—it springs from and appeals to
the people. It is in line with republican
government, and in harmony with the
genius and spirit of the age. It is deseed
only for the glory of God and the ad-
vancement of His cause among us.
“Wherefore, in behalf of the great body
of our laity, comprising so large a propor
tion of our beloved Methodist Episcopal
Church, we respectfully, but earnestly ap
peal to you, dear brethren, for your gen
erous and hearty personal support. Is It
too much to ask you to both speak and
vote for it In your conference?”
The Advocate will also contain a large
number of opinions from bishops, minis
ters and laymen in favor of equal lay rep
resentation. The bishops quoted say:
Bishop Bowman—l believe, upon the
whole, that it Would be best for the lay
men to be in the general conference in
equal numbers with the clergy. This
would bring the ministry and the people a
little closer together, and it would lead the
laity to take more interest In the general
affairs of the church, and to study the
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polity of the church more fully and care
fully than they now do.
Bishop Merrill—Ever since lay represen
tation has been in the general cot i fere nee
it has been my firm persuasion that satis
faction would not be secured till lay dele
gates equal in numbers the ministerial
delegates. I am in favor of a fixed and
definite arrangement to this end.
Bishop Foss—ln a general way, the de
sire of the laity for equal representation
with the clergy in general conference is,
in itself, a very proper one, and such equal
representation should be granted, as it will
ultimately be, I believe.
Bishqp Hurst—The impression existing in
some directions that the participation of
our laymen In the legislative and other
councils of the Methodist Episcopal
Church is not desired by the clergy, is er
roneous. T fully share in the wish that our
general conference shall consist of equal
lay and clerical delegates, for I believe it
would be a benefit to our entire church.
Bishop Walden—When the preachers are
satisfied that the highest interests of the
church will be promoted and conserved by
“equal representation’ ’they will make the
necessary change as readily as they grant
ed the first and fundamental concession a
quarter of a century ago. .
Bishop Ninde—l believe strongly in equal
lay representation in the general confer
ence.
Bishop Vincent—What the laity of the
church, after a thorough consideration of
the subject, asks its full share in respon
sibility and service the ministry should
grant the request.
'Bishop Fowler—lf the laymen want
equal representation they should have it.
One body with equal members would'neu
tralize the tendency to awaken antagon
ism.
Bishop aoodsell—l am in favor of equal
representation in the general conference of
laymen. Wlhen lay and clerical represen
tation are equalized, we might thus hope
for the continued return to the general
conference of experienced and eminent lay.
men.
Bishop Mallalieu—l believe in equal nu
merical lay and clerical representation in
the general conference, and hence favor
any step toward it.
Bishop Cranston—l perceive both the
equity and expediency of equal ministerial
nnd lay representation in the general con
ference.
CATACLYSMAL INVENTIONS.
TUelr Effect Is Always Slowly Frit
nn<l Distributed.
From till* London Spectator.
The mo-it oatiV'tystn/il of U invoi'tlons -
that of gunpowder twhich, by the way,
was probably invented twioe, for Greek
fire must have been the same thing, used
with an imperfect knowledge of Us pro
pelling power)—und the one which most
affected the organisation of society by de
stroying the value of armor and equalizing
the power of men of different sizes, took
a generation to spread abroad, and'when
it did spread hardly affected the rela
live strength of the nations. If such an in
vention were discovered now the papers
would ring with prophecies, probably of a
German or British conquest of the world,
which would not happen a bit the faster
for the "appreciations." Printing was a
grand discovery, and, though it did not
help the Chinese much, did help Europe
ans a great deal; but it did not help
them suddenly, and for the immense ma.
Jority of mankind It might just as well
never have occurred. Steam is a grand
discovery, but It has not upset the world,
it has been utilized only by degrees, and,
like printing, the mass of mankind know
very little about it. the hu
man'race, indeed, denouncing it still as
something which “hauzes and maazes the
blessed fealds.” The discovery of the way
to harness lightning, which excites the
Imagination even of poets, is one of the
greatest man has made; but it has upset
nothing except newspaper arrangements,
nd beyond enabling nations to talk to
gether as individuals do. it has produced
no consequences. It is, we suppose, pos
sible that somebody may discover a way
of destroying a fleet from a balloon, and
thus deprive the richest nation of its
maritime advantages; but a mode of coun
teracting that discovery would probably
be found at the same time, and the bal
ance of maritime power would remain
unchanged. There never can be an elixir
of life, because all men are sentenced to
capital punishment, but a preparation
which would destroy or neutralize all hos.
tile bacteria, germs, spores or whatever
they call the injurious aloms, is, at all
events, conceivable; but it would be years
before At greatly influencel the permanent
health even of races bright enough to be
lieve in the physician’s opinions. Remem
her the savage opposition to vaccination
in the teeth of evidence really as strong
as that which demonstrates any arith
metical proposition.
From all that, what deduction? Simply
this: That the readiness to take alarm,
which is one mainspring of modern creduL
ity, is not justified, either by experience'
or theory, and that men should receive
all announcements of cataclysmal discov
ery or invention with a willingness to in
quire, and a quiet conviction that if false
they do not matter, and if true they will
affect things very slowly, and will develop
countervailing and restraining influences.
According to science, £f meteorite big
enough to shatter the world might strike
it, and bring even labor troubles or the
German Emperor’s experiments to an end
but the universe is governed by powers
before which even science is very .gnorant
and Judging from all experience the
meteorite will either be shattered in time
or just miss us in its course through
space. 6
THE HANDKERCHIEFS WE USE.
028,000,000 Single Ones Consumed in
the Trade Every Year
From the Washington Star.
"Very few people outside the trade, **
said a leading wholesale dealer in hand
kerchiefs in New York to a Star reporter
recently, “are aware that the consumption
of handkerchiefs throughout the United
States amounts to about 75,000 dozen daily.
This means 27,375,000 dozen year, or 3 9 8 -
500,000 single handkerchiefs. To satisfy
this enormous demand there are always
!^ P L ln /, tOCk ln thla clty at Jenst 350,000 -
000 handkerchiefs. It would be extreme
ly difficult to say what such a supply of
goods is worth in the aggregate, as hand
kerchiefs sell at wholesale at anywhere
from 30 cents to S4O per dozen, according
t0 m Q 2 a , Ut ? and finlsh ’ Bul the figures
which I have given you are not exagger
ated, and they throw a strong light on
the gigantic dimensions of an importani
branch of the dry goods business
. Col "P ara,lvel y email number of
Lnndkerchlefs are manufactured in this
country, and those that are made here are
mostly of the cotton and inferior silk va
rie.ty ‘, T, h ® , ' nest silk gooJs ar e imported
principally from Japan, which country
sends us annually betweeen 37,000 000 and
38,000,000 ’Japanese pongees.’ The £s
cambric article comes from France and
Belgium, and linen handkerchiefs come
from the North of Ireland and also from
St. Galls, Switzerland. Japanese silk hand
kerchiefs are worth from $3 to S4O per
dozen, while the imported cambrics from
Brussel* sell for from $5 to $7 a dozerT
and the cotton product manufactured in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey may he hal
for 30 cents per dozen. y nal
“The capital invested In this business is
Immense. It may possibly amount to sloo.
000,000, but, owing to the fact that the
trade Is distributed, nothing like accurate
figures can be given. There are six or
seven firms in Ihe dry goods district which
deal exclusively in handkerchiefs. But
only two of these houses handle the do
mestic article extensively. Most of the
large American factories are located out
side of the city, but New York, a* in
several other branches of the dry goois
business, is the great distributing center
tor the trade.”
Ocean Steamship Cos
' FOR
New York, Boston
AND
THE EAST.
Unsurpassed cabin accommodations.
All the comfort* of a modern hotel.
Electrio lights. Unexcelled table. Ticket*
Include meals and berth aboard ship.
Passenger Fares From Savanna
• TO NEW TORE—Cabin. $2O; Excursion.
132; Intermediate. $l5; Excursion, $24-
Steerage. $lO. *
TO BOSTON-Cabin, $22; Excursion. $36;
Intermediate, $l7; Excursion, $2B; Steer
age, $11.75.
TO PHILADELPHIA (via New York)—
Cabin, $22; Excursion. $35; Intermediate*
$l7; Excursion. $27; Steerage. $l2.
The express steamships of this line are
appointed to sail from Savannah, Central
(90th) meridian time, as follows;
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
GATE CITY, Capt. Googins, WEDNES.
DAY, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, FvRIDA’"'
Feb. 11, 9 p. m. \ *
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, SATUR.
DAY, Feb. 12, at 9:30 p. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, MONDAY
Feb. 14, at 1:00 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett
TUESDAY, Feb. 15, at 3:00 p. m. *
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Bur™
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16, at 4:00 p. m. *
GATE CITY, Capt. Googins, FRIDAY
Feb. 18, at 4:00 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Adkins, SATUR
DAY, Feb. 19, at 5 p. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher* MONDAY
Feb. 21, at 6:30 p. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, TUESDAY
Feb. 22, at 7 p. m.
SAVANNAH TO ROSTON DIRECT.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, WED
NESDAY, Feb. 9, at 8:00 a. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis, WED
NESDAY, Feb. 16, at 2:00 p. m.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Suvage, WED
NESDAY, Feb. 23, at 8:00 a. m.
Steamers leave New York for Savannah
6 p. m. daily except Sundays, and Boston
for Savannah Wednesdays at 12 noon.
W. G. Brewer, Ticket Agent, 39 Bull st.
Savannah, Ga.
E. W. Smith. Con’t Frt. Agt. Sav.. Qt
R. G. Trezevant. Agt.. Savannah, Ga
E. H. Hinton. Traffic Managerl
Jno. M. Egan. Vice President.
MERCHANTS AND MINERS’
TRANSPORTATION CO.
HATES OF PASSAGE.
TO NEW TORK-Steamer and rail-.
Cabin, limited 4 days, $18.30. Cabin, un.
limited, $20.30. Excursion, limited 8
months, $32. Second class, limited 4 davs
$14.75.
TO BOSTON—Steamer—Cabin, limited 9
days, $22. Excursion, limited 6 months, $36.
Second class, limited 8 days. $l7.
TO WASHINGTON—Steamer and rail-*
Cabin, unlimited, $16.20. Second class,
limited 5 days, $11.20.
TO PHILADELPHIA—Steamer and rail
—Cabin, unlimited. $17.80. Excursion, lim
ited G montn.s, $29.00. Second class, limi
ted 4 days. $12.50.
TO PHILADELPHIA— Steamer—Cabin,
unlimited,, $l7. Second class, limited 4
days, $11.60.
TO BALTIMORE—Cabin, limit 3 days,
$l5. Excursion, limited 6 months, $25. In
termediate, limit 3 days, $12.50. Interme
diate, excursion, limited 6 months, $22.
Steerage,'limit 3 days. $lO.
The steamships of this company are ap
pointed to sail from Savannah to Balti
more as follows (Standard time):
ESSEX, Capt. G. W. Billups, WEDNES
DAY, Feb. 9, 7 p. m.
D. H. MILLER, Capt. J. W. Klrwan.SATV
URDAY, Feb. 12, 9 p. m.
ITASCA, Capt. Chas. James, WEDNES
DAY, Feb. 16, 2 p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY.
J. J. CAROLAN, Agent,
Savannah, Ga.
W. F. TURNER, G. P. A.
A. D. STERRIN3, A. T. M.
J. C. WHITNEY, Traffic Manasrer.
General Offices, Baltimore. Md.
For Bluffton and Beaufort, S. C,
Steamer Doretta will leave wharf foot
of Aberoorn (Ethel’s wharf) street at .? p.
m. for Bluffton dally except Sundays and
Thursdays. Wednesday’s trips extended
to Beaufort, leaving Bluffton Thursday*
at S a. m. Returning same day.
FOR BLUFFTON AND BEAUFORT
Steamer Clifton ieaves from foot Bull
street Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at
10 a. m.. city time.
H. S. WESTCOTT, Agent.
CITY AND SUBURBAN AND SA*
VA.VSAH, IHI MlilHUOliT A.\U ISLE
OF HOPE RAILWAY.
Winter Scedule—Commencing Oct. 1, 1897.
Leave j j| Leave |
| From || Isle of j Into
City | j| Hope. |
60U amjßolton St. j| 600 amjßolton St.
700 am|Bolton St. || 710 am|Bolton St.
900 am;Second Ave.|| 8 10 amjSecond Ave.
10 37 am|Bolton St. || 945 amjßolton St.
230 pmjSecond Ave.|| 100 pmjSecond Ave.
400 pmjßolton St. || 400 pm|Bolton St.
530 pmjSecond Ave.|| 5 00 pmjSecond Ave.
630 pm|Bolton St. || 630 pmjßolton St.
730 pmißolton St. || 730 pmjßolton St.
8 30 pmjSecond Ave.|| 900 pmjSecond Ave.
Saturday nights only 11 p. m. from Bol
ton street, cars leaving and arriving into
Bolton street. Passengers change at
Thunderbolt.
For Montgomery 9 and 10:37 a. m. and
2:20 and 5:30 p. m.
Leave Montgomery 7:30 a. m., 12:20 and
4:15 p. m.
For Thunderbolt cars leave Bolton Street
depot on every hour and half hour during
the day and evening.
JAMES F. BUTLER.
Hji a Olili Ml
Graining, Kalsonnning,
Paper Hanging and Picture Maailin;.
'Pliono la. 10. gw w. Congress.
PLUMBING, STEAM AND 6AS FITTING
By Competent Wprkmen at Reasonabla
Figures.
L. A. MCCARTHY.
All work done under my supervision.
A full supply of Globes, Chandeliers. *
Steam and Gas Fittings of all the latest
styles, at 46 DRAYTON STREET.
LOVELY FLOWERS.
Beautiful designs, bouquets, plants and
cut flowers. Leave orders at office, 2238
Abercorn street, at Nursery, or telephon*
240. KIES LING. Take Belt Line Rail
way for Nursery ou Whit* iiiuXZ road.