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CENSUS COUNT BEGINS TO DAY
BNFMEB ATOBS WIU. BEGIN' THEIR
ROI’NDS THIS MORNING.
*
Supervisor Rlnti Believe* That n
Very Accurate Count Will Be Ob
tained—The Arran semen t for the
Ceniioa Are Very Complete and
There Are Various Cheek* on the
Enumerators—Of the 4(1 City
Enumerator* 11 Are Colored.
These Are Planed Chiefly on the
Western Side of the City Where
the Negro Population 1* Most Con
gested— Enumerator* Will Make
Daily Report*.
Early this morning, the forty-six cen
sus enumerators for Savannah will begin
their work of counting the city’s popu
lation. The enumerators are required to
put in ten hours a day, and to do this,
most of them will begin their rounds be
tween 7 and S o'clock in the morning.
Every enumerator is equipped with a
book of instructions and lengthy census
schedules, each schedule containing room
for 100 names. Each enumerator is expect
ed to fill out at least one of these sched
ules each day, as anew schedule sheet
must be begun each day.
No tine need Imagine that the enumera
tors ore going to have a picnic. While
the information desired by the govern
ment is not so very extensive, it must ue
gotten in detail, and there are enough
questions to ask to make both the enum
erator and the citizen tired, especially if
the latter be the head of a lorge family.
By the time the enumerator has obtained
the required information concerning one
hundred persons, ho will feel that he has
done a pretty good day's work.
None need feci slighted If they are not
called upon nt their homes this morning.
The enumerators have two weeks in which
to complete their work, and the majority
will be at least ten days In making the
rounds of their districts.
\lr. Henry Hlun. Jr., supervisor, is con
fident that the enumeration of the city's
pi pulatlcn will b" ns complete, as Intel
ligent and thorough work wil make it,
“The idea that the supervisor has no
check upon the enumerators is an error,"
sail Mr. Biun. “Every enumerator Is re
quired to report by postal raid each night,
loth to me and to 111 dlrtctor of the cen
sus at Was.iingt n, the number of names
enume-a;td and number of houses visit
el during the day Just closed. In addi
t on to this each enumerator has a street
book in which he notes every visit, the
1 cation of the house viri ei and any cir
cumstances worth noting. These books
must be returned to the supervisor, of
course. Besides this thera are other
checks In the discretion of the super
visor which it is n t adv sable to make
public. The department has very care
fully provided for every contingency and
the (numerator who dc.es n t discharge
his duty properly will very soon be caught
up with."
The hooks of instruction give very ex
plicit directions to Hie enumerators as to
manner of making their rounds, so that
with little prae ice the enunv rators will
soon b come expert. They are required
to take up one block at a time, begin
ning at one corner and going around to
the right unt 1 they have v sited every
house in the Monk, including those in the
lanes and alleys.
“Very few of the people, who are out of
toivn. Will mips getting their names in
the census,” said Mr. Blun. “Special
provision has been mode for this*. In most
oases there'ls some member of the family
In the city, who will be able to give the
desired Information. If the enumerator is
unable to catch the head of the family nt
home, o special Monk form will be left
at the house to be filled out, this to be
called for later. When this does not work,
the address of the party .will be obtained,
and a blank form mailed him, with the
request thot he fill out the form and re
turn to my office. In and other
ways we shall manage to get pretty much
everybody, even those who nrr away from
home.”
Mr. Blun was' a.*ked if he did not ex
pect some difficulty in securing an Accu
rate count of Savannah's large negro pop
ulation. which is migratory in its char
acter, and a large percentage, of which,
never knows when it rises up in the
morning, where it will lie down nt night.
‘‘l do not anticipate any particular trou
ble on that score,” he replied. "I think
the negro enumerators will prove a big
advantage in this respect. They have
been placed in the districts largely popu
lated by negroes, and being acquainted
with the ways of tlifels own people, they
■will have less trouble In locating them
than white enumerators would.”
For the purposes of the census the city
has been divided into forty-six enumera
tion districts, beginning at the northweßt
corner, Yamaorow is divided into five
districts, and all the territory across the
Ogeechee canal, and north of Railroad
street, is another district. The Central
Railroad property on West Broad street
is a district to itself, and Robertsville is
cut up into three districts. The section
between West Brood and Whitaker streets,
from the river, south to Liberty, is di
vided into three districts, Broughton, Ogle
thorpe avenue and Liberty streets h-'ng
the hout-hern boundary lines. District
No. 59 includes the territory between
Whitaker, Broughton and Lincoln streets
and the river. The next <1 s rlct to the
south extends to Oglethorpe avenue and
tle one south of that to Liberty. There
are forty-six enumerators in the city ami
ten In the county, including eleven io -
ored In the city and one in the county.
The districts are numbered from 31 to
76. The name- of the enumerators, in
the order of the districts to which they
are assigned, are as follows:
James M. Washington, colot-ed, Archi
bald J. Josephs, John F. Meinoke. Wil
liam L. Geary, colored, Thomas B. Fuller,
Daniel Simmons, colored, William Id!
Ray, John F. Andrews, colored, George
S. Frierson, Juliet G. Monroe, colored,
William H. Logan, colored, Sol C. John
son, colored, J. C. Williams, colored.
James H. Small, colored, Gcofge
W. Drummond, Charles W. McMillan,
Howard Stiles, coolred. Ignatius Black,
John C. F. Rendant, Annie Garntt, C. N.
ißoberds, Wylly Woodbrl ige Henty G I
lafter, John Wright, David V. L- bey. J. M.
Baker, Geo. c. Goebel, W. S. Adams, Wm
H. Kent, Frank C. Purdy, R ad S lva. K -
mund W. Brown, Jeremiah F. O'Cc nr or,
R. H. Cole, Thou. L. C. Vail, Jr., John D,
Campbell, colored; Henry Hilihrath, R ch
ard F. Baker, Ve-non C. Page, An lr w P.
Jones, Demere Cunningham. M. S, B-ker,
Jr.; Wm. A. Gugel. Henry S. Himes
John A. M. Doscher, Emanuel F. Molina
The county enumerators ate as f llows:
Fifth nfflltla district, Horace B. Mitchell.
Augustus Bonaud, R. W. Cunningham,
Sixth 'district; Jas. W. Wilson, Gordon
Woodruff. Seventh district, Ft an is A.
Murchison, James R Bashlor; Eighth <Vs
trlct, George B. Oliver, Fred W. Oborn,
S. L. Parker.
“Of a Good Beginning
Cometh a good end.” When you tako
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you are making a good beginning, and
the good end will tie health and hap
piness. This medicine cures ail humors
of the blood, creates a good appetite,
overcomes that tired feeling and Im
parts vigor and vitality to the whole
system. It Is America's Greatest Blood
Medicine.
Biliousness u cured by Hood's Pills
K cents.—ad
ELECTRIC LINE TO TYREE.
The Houle From Thunderbolt Via
Wilmington and Whltuinrsh.
There appeaEs to be a general tendency
to further development In suburban rail
ways. The rehabiliment of the Savannah
and Isle of Hope Railway to Thunderbolt,
via Waters road and Dale avenue, and the
plan to build an electric road to White
Bluff, it seems, ore not the “only pebbl s
on the beach.” The old Idea of a railroad
to Tybee Island, via Wilmlngtrn and
Whltemarsh Islands has been revived.
This was one of the original p ojosei
routes to Tybee and had many warm ad
vocates when the subject of a railway (o
this island was under discussion previous
\o the building of the Savannah and Atlan
ta Railway.
An electric road by way of Wilmington
and Whltemarsh islands would not only bo
a pleasant route to Tybee, but would de
velop the finest agricultural land In the
county and open up thousands of arret
of the finest sites for subutban hemes.
The distance to Thun ierbolL is aireidy
covered by two railways and all that will
have to be built will be the roa 1 1 rom
Wilmington to Tybee. T.vo brl g s
will have to be built, one at Wilmington
river and the other over Tybee river.
With the Savannah and Atlantic, the Cen
tral of Georgia, carrying pirsngrs t >
Tybee by its line, and new line g. i sg in
at the south end of the island, it wou and be
a well populated place.
TO NOMINATE V SENATOR.
Deli-ante* Called Together in Savan
nah Wednesday, June (1.
Chairman M. A. O'Ryrne, of the Execu
tive Committee of the Democratic i>arty
for the First Senatorial District, has called
a meeting of the delegates to the senato
rial convention for Wednesday, Juno 6, at
Savannah.
The delegates will assemble at the Court
House at 10 o'clock. It will nominate a
candidate for the state sennte from this
district, and Capt. J. Ferriss Cann will, of
course, be the nominee of the convention
and the party. He has .received the in
dorsement of the people of Chatham coun
ty, and it Is Chatham's turn to select the
senator from the district.
There is some indication thnt at the
meeting the counties that make up with
Chatham the First Senatorial District,
Bryan and Effingham, will be put on notice
that in the hereafter the rotation system
will not obtain. That Savannah, with
twenty or thirty times the population and
fifty or sixty times the wealth of the other
two counties combined should be entitled
to a senator only once In three limes has
been discussed many times,
Chatham county is entitled to six dele
gates in the senatorial convention and
Bryan and Effingham together to but fou",
so that whatever this county determines
to do will be done. It is said that Fulton
county has notified the representatives of
other counties in Its district that it wil
claim the right to select the senator twice
to the two other counties' once and the e'
is a large proportion of the population cf
this city who think that this should bi
done here.
Those who think this way reason that
Chatham Is entitled, b,v reason of its
wealth nod importance and peculiar tnt r
ests, to direct representation in the 8 "ate.
They say that no one from the adj ini g'
counties, no matter what his ability or
general fitness for the office may be, Is
capable of representing this cc-unty. They
want to have their intests placed before
the Upper bouse of the state legislature
by a man who lives in Ihe midst of Savan
nah's local conditions and is in a position
to speak as one having authorl y.
The senatorial convcnti n will douibtlesi
select also, in accordance with custom, an
executive commi.tee for the d'strict. ThD
plan has been followed in the past ini
there is no reason to believe that it wil
not be in the future.
LIKES THIS LOCATION.
Pierpont Manufacturing Company
Will Soon Break Ground.
Mr. W. J. Pierpont, president of the
Pierpont Manufacturing Company, Is in
the city, arranging for the estallshment
of his new crate and box works west of
the city. The company has leased a ten
acre tract from tho Georgia Construction
Company, just west of the old water
works, and having a water front of 400
feet.
"The site is a very eligible one for a
business like ours," said Mr. Pierpont yes
terday, ‘‘and we are very well pleased
with it. We Intend to begin putting in
our'plant soon, and expect to be in read
iness for operation by 9ept. 1. We shall
employ about 150 hands and will manu
facture ern es and fruit and vegetable
packages of every description, besides
boxes for packing canned goods, soap,
candy and similar articles. We expert
4o do a good business in Georgia and ad
joining states, as well as considerable ex
port business.
"The season now on has been a very
busy one with us,” said Mr. Pierpont.
"We have been so rushed witn work that
we were unable to give any attention to
our matters here. In fact, we had more
than we could do and were compelled to
turn away business. The demand for
peach crates, especially from Georgia, has
been very heavy. We shipped three cur
loads of peach orates to Interior points
this week.
“We fomid Crescent City too small for
on*, business, the shipping facilities being
very limited and the supply of labor also
limited, and have been looking about for
some time for a good location. I have
not found any place so well suited for
the business, as Savannah. The shipping
facilities are all that could be asked and
the supply of material and labor is am
ple. ■ Savannah Is an excellent distribut
ing point and we expect to do considera
ble export, as well as domestic, busi
ness.”
Mrs. Margaret A. Hutton Demi.
The friends of Mrs. Margaret A. Hut
ton will regret to learn of her death,
which occurred at the residence of her
son, Mr. Thomas R. Hutton, 10 Third
street, east, at 11 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Mrs. Hutton was the wife of Mr.
John Hutton. She was a native of Ab
erdeenshire, Scotland, and S3 years of
age. She leaves, besides' her husband,
seven children—four sons, Adam, John
A., W. G. and Thomnsß. Hutton; and
three daughters, Mrs. W. L. Ward, Misses
Maggie and Agnes Hutlon. Mrs. Hutton
was a devout member of the Second Pres
byterian Church. The funeral services
lake place from the Lawlon Memorial
at 1:30 o’cloek this afternoon, and the in
terment wTI be in Bonaventure Cemetery.
ii i
Death of Mr, 4. W. Goodwin,
Mr, J. W. Goodwin died at Blooming
dale yesterday morning from consump
tion. He was 24 years old and had been
ill for some time. The funeral will take
place this mrrn.'ng from the Centra! Rail
road depot on ihe arrival of tra'n from
B’.omlngdale, at 9 o’clock. The Interment
will be in Laurel Grove.
THE JVJOKNING NEWS: FRIDAY. JUNE 1, 1900.
IN THE SEABOARD’S HANDS.
CITV WILL BE TTRNE.D OVER TO
DAY TO OFFICIALS AND GI'ESTS.
The Two Special* Arrive Till* Morn
ing nt 7 O'Cloclc From .Jnck*on
vllle— llrrakfu*! Will Re Had nt the
De Solo—The Steamer Clifton Will
Start for the Terminal* nt lO
O’clock—Lunch Will Be Served nt
the De Solo nt I'J.P.O—Those Who
Made the Trip Over the System
and the Savnnnnhinn* Who Will
l'nrlnke of the Seaboard'* Hospi
tality.
The city will be turned over lo the Sea
bvatd Air Line Rahway's officials and
their guests to-day. Two s, ecial trains
wi 1 re-ch the c.ty th s Burning at 7
o'clock, if the programme is carried out
as was intended, and at 8 o'clock the party
will breakfa u at the De Soto. Then the
trip to the Hutclii'.son's Island terminals
will bo tak n, and the’ visitors will have
an cpp:r unity to inspect the great work
that has b-cn aeeomj lDhed for the con
version cf waste lands into a splendid
system for facilitating sh pplng and
commerce.
The comirg of the S aboard has been
Ike 1 f rwar l to wl h gr a Interest.
Invitations to attend the functions in Sa
vannah were received some days ago,
at and these fortunate in being r raembered
have indulged in (he mest pi asant an
ti itati ns cf the advent of the new line.
They will enjoy me?ting the officials of
(he company and thei- guests from other
cities, and a ple.isint nay is expected.
After a run Ihrough from Richmond to
Tampa over the great Seaboard System,
the pnrty that will moke merry in Sa
vaftnah to-day is on the way back to the
starting point, where the ceremonies of
opening the line will be concluded. At
Jacksonville ia-st, night a banquet was en
joyed, after Which the two sections of
tile guests’ specials pulled out for Savan
nah. The first section contains the dele
gation from New York. Philadelphia, Wil
mington and ether points north of Balti
more, in charge cf Vice President E. St,
John, who is assisted in looking after
the interests of the roaij and the com
forts of the Northern guests by the genial
Capt. V. E. Mcliee (familiarly known
through Georgia and South Carolina as
“Bunch'' Mcßee), general superintendent
of the line. In the forward car is the
Seaboard Air Line Band, of thirty pieces,
a splendid musical com binut on, composed
of mechanics employed In the company’s
workshops.
The second section is made up of seven
Pullmans, Including the private oar of
President Williams. The principal occu
pants of the second section are from Bal
timore and Richmond, where a majority
of the stock is owned. The Baltimore con
tingent is in charge of Mr. J. W. Midden
dorf of Middendorf, Oliver & Cos., who
financed the Greater Seaboard Air Line,
and is made up of representative citizens
of the Monumental City. It includes
George K l . McGaw, Thornton Rollins, W.
P Harvey, vice president of the Citizens'
Trust Company; T. W. Tongue, A. L. Gar
ter, L. P. Keizer, Lloyd L. Jackson, vice
president of the Maryland Trust Company;
W. Winslow Williams, George MacKub
ben, J. Hume Smith, H. Carroll Brown,
Wilbur F. Jackson, Dr. Charles P. Beavan,
S. Davies Warfield, Mayor of Baltimore
and president of the Continental Trust
Company; W. Aelliersburg, E. J. D. Cross
and J. W. Stuart of Cowan, Cross & Bond,
counsel for the Seaboard Air Line; D. A.
Klein, Douglas A. Thomas, president-of
the Merchants' Bank; F. De Maderia of
the Associated Press and N. A. Foord of
the Baltimore Sun. * Among the
others are A. S. Elliott, Wilming
ton, Del.; C. Schumacher oif New York,
Douglas H. Thomas, president of .Mer
chants’ National Bank of Baltimore;
William F. Cochran of Yonkers, N. Y.,
member of the firm of Alexander, Smith
te Cos., carpet manufacturers of Chicago;
C. Sydney Shepard, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company; DeWitt Smith of
New York, Judge Legh R. Watts of
Portsmouth, Va., general counsel of the
road [ ; George W. Watts of Durham, N. C.,
the tobacco king of that state; Col. Bennel
Lord of Cameron, N. C.. Dr. George Ben
Johnson of Richmond, Va.. S. W. Trav
ers, vice president of the'Chamber of Com
merce of Richmond, Va.; T. C. Williams
of Richmond, Capt. Wesnat, superintend
ent of construction; Col. William E. Cut
shaw, city engineer of Richmond; John S.
Eliett, president of the State Bank of Vir
ginia. and several representatives of news
papers along the route.
Following is the programme of events
In connection with the visit cf the offi
cials and their gu -s'* as It has been ar
ranged for S vannah:
Arrival of the party—7 o'clock.
Breakfast at the De Soto—B o'clock.
Steamer Clifton at Foot cf Whitaker
Street—lo o’clock.
Lunch at the De Soto—l2:3o o’clock.
Departure for Columbia—2 o'clock.
The programme was arranged for city
time.
Among the Savannahinns and gent'emen
from this section who will be among the
Seaboard's gue ts at tho lunch at the De
Soto are the following:
Messrs. A. B. Moore, J. A. Calhoun, W.
C, Powell, J. J. Kirby, C.-D. Baldwin. A.
F. Churchill, Walter Ott. Thomas J.
Davis, C, E. Spence, W. W. Sta r, L.
Kjjyton, F. C. Battey, EX A. Will, M. L.
Oyilwyer, William' Harden. James H. But
ner, F. G. Bell, Henry D. Stevens,
A. B. Pa'.mer, John W. Rourke,
George M. Gadsden, J. M. Fleming R. F.
Browder, E. A. Cutts. C. M. Gilbert, J.
F. C. Myers, G. E. Dickinson, W. P.
Lewis, J. J. Carolan. Moses Herman. A.
Ehrlich, Waller '"onev, F. V. Peteisxn,
C. C, Martin, J. Ferris Cann, L. W. Nre
son, George A. Gregory. Samuel B. Ad
ams, Julian M, Solomon, William
Currard, H. G. Fleming. J. B. Johnson,
John Heard Hunter, W. W. Wi'liamson,
Harvey Granger, J. B. Chestnut, T. S.
Wylly, Wright Hunier. Joseph Ferst,
Charles Ellis, Jr.; B*H. Levy. C. J. Hun
ter, R. M. Hitch, W. G. Sutlive, J. Fred
Lewis. E. N. Hancock, George W. Owens,
Dr. J. G. Jarrell, P. W. Meldrim,
Bicrne Gordon. J. H. Hnslam. C.
D. Paidwln. John 9. Sehley, W. P.
Scruggs, J. W. Fretwell, Frank Barker,
George W. Dwclle, E E. Davis, H. C. Mc-
Alpin. L. A. Beau’. Allan Bond, Mills B,
Lane. John M. Bryan. J. C. Rowland,
diaries S. Ellis, W. S. Pottinger, W. B,
Stillwell, C. W. Brunner, 11. A. Crane, E.
G. McDonald, T. E. Youmans, W. A.
Rlsbee. 8 M. Whiteside, L. P. Hart, L.
McNeil, George W. Perkins, J. J. O'Neal,
W. P. Bailey, Thomas Gamble, Charl s
V, Hernandez, W. J. Winn. John
Power. C. S. Hardee, William Nich
ols, Joseph Wolff, H. Traub, L.
J. Maxwell, M. S. Byek, W. E. Wimpy,
Joseph W. Jackson, Walter C. Hartrldge,
Jacob Paulsen, P. H. Hughes, W. W.
Hegemon, W. J. Lindsay, I. M. Frank,
H. C. Cunningham, R. T. Sommcv, J. S,
Collins.
Directors of Georgia and Alabama whose
names do not appear in oilier lists: F. B.
Fisk, Montgomery, Ala.; J. W. Sheffbl 1,
Amerleus. Ga.; W. A. Dodson, Amerlcus,
Go.; Thornton Wheatley, Amer.cu*, Ga.
Rail dad Official', etc.—
Georgia and Alabami: Cecil Gahbett,
vice presilent ar.d general manager; K.
A. Anderson, train master; J. J. Hiokok,
acting treasurer: F. It, McGhee, master
mechanic. Ametleus, Ga.; W. H. Maefar
land, auditor; W. R. Beauptle, road maa-
XCoiulnueii on Third Paged
MAY' EXPORTS OF LIMBER.
One Firm's Shipment* Amount to
8.500.000 Feet.
The clearing of four schooners yesterd y
with lumber for Northern ports comple e,
an unusually large shipment for May by
Messrs. E. B. Hunting & Cos. This firm
shipped 8,500,000 feet, of which som thing
le*s than 8,000,000 feet went by Hal lmor>,
New York and Boston steamers, and 5 509,-
000 by sailings vessels. This is cl imel
to be the largest shipment yet m tde in
one month by one firm from Savannah.
In view of the fact this is a festive day
for the Georgia and Alabama it may he in
teresting to know that 75 per cent, of th s
shipments came to Savannah by tieir
lines. The construction of “taw teeti.”
lumber docks or. its terminals rcross ire
river shows that the company ig fully
aware of the amount of lumber cat riel
over its lines, and are making prapa a
tlons to facilitate its handling.
When it is remembered that only a short
time ago a monthly shipment by one firm
of 2,009,000 feet of lumber, was considered
a large business, the growth of Savan
nah's exports nine be partially estimated.
In keeping with the increased demand for
Georgia lumber No th, improvements have
not only been made nt the milling centers,
but handling has been greatly facilitated,
making it possible to get large cargoes
to the eoonsuming centers quicker than
before. During April, over 19,000,000 feet
were carried North by the big fleet of
steam and soiling vessels, in this trade,
and the showings for May promise to be
fully as good, if not better.
It may be stated that all the local ex
porters are doing a good business, and
are much encouraged over the prospects
for future shipments. With the Increased
railroad facilities toon to be offered ail
expect to increase their business com
mensurateiy.
CLERKS WON THEIR FIGHT.
ltetnll Store-* to Close' nt tl In Sum
mer anel 7 in Winter.
The retail clerks of Savannah have won
their fight for early closing. During the
summer months of June, July, August
and September tie retail stores of the
city will Close at 6 o’clock, Saturdays ex
cepted, and at 7 o’clock, Saturdays ex
cepted, elurlng the ;em tinder of the year.
The agreement to tl Is effect has been
signed by the firm , individuals and cor
porations, in the furniture, drygoods,
jewelry, millinery, notions, fancy goods,
furnishings, stoves and house furnishings,
shoes, clothing, crockery and other busi
nesses of the like character. The only
'important exception h the retail gro
cery business, and with those engaged in
this business the fight was not waged.
Otherwise success has crowned the efforts
of those interested in the movement all
along the line. 1
The result that has followed the ef- j
forts of Ihe retail clerks to secure earlier
hours could not have been secured with
out the assistance cf the committee of
good women by whom the project was
taken up and Its favorable consideration
by the merchants and others primarily
interested secuflcd. Th's ccmmi tee con
sisted cf Mis. T. B. Chisholm, Mrs. S. P. ,
Hamilton, Mrs. I. P. Nicndes, Mrs. John
Kuok and Miss Viola Kennedy. The
members of the comm'ttee desire to re- 1
turn their thanks to those merchants of
the city, whose acqui s cnce and cheerful
co-operation in the scheme for giving the ,
clerks, and especially he shopgirls, a i
slight surcease from their labors toward j
the end of the hoe summer days made It I
bosstble of accomplishment.
Rev. I. P. Mende-s and Mayor Herman
Myers have also Interested themselves In
the project anel have given to It the
weight of their influence. Wherever a
word was neaped to decide with some
particular merchant the fate of the move
ment. Dr. Mende# or Mr. Myers has
spoken it, and the ladles of the commit
tee, as well as the clerks, willingly yield
to them a share of the praise for secur
ing Us success.
The movement had al o the Indorsement
of a number of organizations of very divers
character, including the Savannah Bourd
of Trade, the King's Du lighters, the Co'o
nlal Dames, the Daughters of the Amiri
can Revolution, the Daughtetsof the Con
federacy, the Savannah Trades and Labor
Assembly, the Ministerial Association and
others, with these indorsements the plea
of the darks was hard to resist, and the
merchants who were disposed lo deny the
request for shorter hours so found it.
But there was little opposition. Savan
nah merchants were disposed from the
beginning to a low the request and were
glad to do It when they found that others
in the same linn of business in which they
were engaged favored it and would agree
to close their stores as soon as a general
agreement to this effect could be reached.
Under the new system of universal early
closing the merchants will all stand on the
mine footing, and the chance of loss will
be entirely obviated.
To help along the project a number of
the prominent women of the city had
promised that they would rot er.P r or
purchase any hlng from a ret til ft re af
ter the hour; contemplated in the early
closing agreement that bad been submit
ted to the merchants. Whatever secured it,
it is a matter of congratulation that Sa
vannah has been among the leaders la the
movement In the South.
BUILDINGS FOR MAY.
Several Ilrli-Ic ne*l<lcners to Be Con
structed.
Considering the strike and other inter
fering causes, the number of building per
mits Issued last month, was not so small
as might have been expected. Permits to
build were issued the following parties,
by the hoard of tax assesses:
Thomas C. Farr, two-story brick build
ing on Waldburg street; T. P. Waring,
four two-story brick buildings on Watd
burg street; T. M. Cunningham, Jr., two
two-story frame houses on Drayton street;
C. D. Owens, two-etory frame house on
Bolton street; H. F. Kuck, one-story brick
store, and two-syory brick dwelling, on
Whitaker street; George Eh’.ers. two one
story metal roof houses, nt East Broad
and Gordon streets; John Crouly, church,
24x37, Mill and West Boundary si reels.
It is a very unusual thing for the per
mits for brick building* to exceed those
for wooden buildings, but this 1s what
happened last month. As usual a num
ber of permits for repairs were issued.
KEEP COOL.
Folding; Fan* Free to All.
Just received, I.OCO Japanese folding
fans, to be glv?n away Friday and Sat
urday of this week to all purchasers of
one pound of coffee or half a pound of
tea. The Great Atlantic and Pacific
Tea Company, 105 Broughton street,
weat; telephone 616.—Adv.
Cheap Trip to Charleston, Via the
Plant System.
The Plant System will run a week-day
excursion to Charleston on June 5. Train
leaves Savannah at 5:45 a. m., Central
time, arriving in Charleston 10:30 a. m.,
Eastern time. Tlekeis will be sold at the
rc.te of 31.50 for the round trip, limited to
return to any regular train June G.-utd.
411.271 Ureas Shapes for Ladles. Stic.
To-day at Krourkoff's all dress shapes,
In very fine fancy straw, braids, etc,,
50c.—ad. \
CITY’S PROPOSED CEMETERY.
y
MUCH OPPOSITION EX I'll ESS ED TO
PYRCHASE OF GARRARD TRACT.
Alderman Tlionin* Outline* Hi*
Views—Tlie Section nu (nlienltliy
anel L’npopular One, lie hold*, and
a Cemetery There Kliilit Prove a
Burden on Ihe City'* Hand*—He
Would Mneh Prefer Avondale
Tract and Siiggcata Tlint tile Own
er* Make the City an Offer—Mayor
Slyer* anel Chairman Dale Think
Differently—Connty 1* Now Drain
ing tlie Tract.
Unless some of the members of the City
Council change their minds the indica
tions are that the move to buy the Gar
tar J tract, on the Oge che road, for a
site fur anew cemetery will be carried
thiough at the next meeting, nearly two
weeks hence. In the dtscU3si:n of the
matter in the Committee of the Whole
We,au- day night the aldermen stood six
to five in l’avor or the adoption of the re
port. and the mutter could undoubtedly
! ave be n cirrhd then, but the majority
yleldel to th wish of the minority to
nil w the matter to go over until another
meeting.
Aid rnlan Jarrell was the on y member
of the board absent from the meeting,
and his vole would not have changed
mat'ers. Asa member of the Special
Cemetery Committee his name was at
tached to the report and his presence
w;uld simply have served to Increase the
majerity in its favor. The aldermen pres
ent were divided as follows; In favor of
the report, Haas, Dixon, Schwarz, Bacon
and Horrigan; against ttte> report, Tieele
rran, Thomas, Mills, DoyD and Wells.
As Mayor Myc-ts also exp essed himself
as strongly in favor of the committee’s
r. commendation, the minority, though a
resp c able one. could not hope to ac.
ccmplish anything fur her 'han a delay.
Thera is a very decided interest among
many citizens on this subject, however,
and it is very likely that considerable
personal influence will be brought to bear
upon members of the board in order to
get them, either to change their view as
to the site, or to consent to give further
time to the consideration of such an im
portant question.
There is but little opposition now to the
purchase ol a cemetery site, and the ma
jority appears to be of the opinion that it
Is Well for this question to be settled
by Council, provided this be done to the
satisfaction of the community. Alderman
Thomas doubtless expressed the senti
ments of many citizens in discussing this
question.
“I do not wish to appear captious or ca
pricious in this matter.” he said. “I am
not opposed to the purchase of anew
cemetery. When the subject %vns first
brought up in this Council, I was inclined
to oppose, hut after investigating the mat
ter, I became convinced that Laurel Grove
was no longer sufficient for public needs.
While the private lots there may uffice
for their owners for some years to come,
the only lots for sale are those in the
newly improved portion, and these ar? not
especially desirable. I consider it advisa
ble that the city should begin now to
moke provision for the future, and that
in doing so, it should secure u large tract
of land sufficient for all Drohohi* nods
for a number of yc-ars to come.
“I do not tgvor hasty act'o-i In the mat
ter. While the subject has been casually
and, Incidentally discussed for s me time
the public, and the land owners, whera
not prepared for sudden action by Council
at this time. I do net think sufficl nt
time was allowed by the committee, ror
do I think the eommit'ee gave sufficient
time to the consideration of the sites offer
ed. There are several of these offers
which appear to be worthy of cone id r
ation. I think yet that citizens having de
sirable tracts to offer should rot hesitate
to submit them to Council. The Avo; and le
tract is much nearer the el y, in a mu h
more frequented and more jtopular qua tern,
is nearer the city than the Garrard rac ,
(easier of access, and muqh b t'er suited
for cemetery purposes. I would like ve y
much lo see an offer from the owners of
this tract.
“To the Garrard tract my cbjctions ara
to its inaccessibility. It is sltuat and en
the poorest of the paved roarls of 'he
rounty and the least popular. The s etton
Is,much frequented by negrcea and it wi I
be years, even with a street railway line,
before it will lie popularly rescued to by
the citizens. It is in a section of the coun
ty among the poorest drained and most
unhealthy. It will be years h; fore this ob
jection can be removed. The higher por
tion of the tract does not lie in oe e bay,
but is scattered and mueh evt up by
swamps and low places. The trajbt Is only
partially drained and It Is impossible to
say whether further drainage will have
the desired effect. While the prbe Is hgh
this objection might be overlocfked If the
greater portion of the tract were god
land, but with the emc-unt of low land
Ihe co! t of the land acquired by the city
for cemetery purposes would bs muen
greater than appears.
"One lmiH>rtrint fact which should not
he- overlooked,” said Alderman Thomas,
"is that unh-ss the cemetery proves pop
ular with the public, the c’ty will have a
burden on iis hands for which ihere will
be no relief. It will be out not only the
purchase price, but the large amount
spent in improvements. If the people
who are able to buy lots and pay for
them look with disfavor upon the new
cemetery, the city will And its investment
a losing one. and this is a feature which
must not be over ooked, even in the mat
ter of a cemetery."
Alderman Thomas expressed the views
of many others, tome of whom did not
care 10 be quoted. A gentleman who
owns land adjoining the Garrard tract
stated that his land cost him $5.5) an
acre ten years ago. He considers his
land worth about three times that now.
[ His land Is lmnroved. however, while the
Garrard tract is not.
"I have had considerable experience
with farm lands in ihls county,” he said,
"and my experience is that the revenue
is not sufficient to pay the taxes. Ido
not believe lands In th4t section of the
county will be worth any more fifty years
hence than they are now. From my
knowledge of the conditions in that sec
tion. I do not think the tract can be
successfully drained."
Chairman Dale of tl# County Commis
sioners. when spoken to on the subject,
said that a part of the county forces is
now engaged In extending the laterals of
the Buclthalter canal ’through the Gar
rard tract, and that the result of this
work will be to materially Improve the
drainage Ihere.
“I consider the Garrard tract the largest
available tract for cemetery purposes In
Chatham county," eald Cholrman Dale.
"It Is impossible to find any tract of lair I
of this size in the county that does not
contalr considerable water. There is ir
great deal of Intel in the tract that is
good for cemetery purposes, and nothing
else."
Mayor Myers does not lake much stock
in ihe objections to the Garrard tract. “It
1- a targe tract," Me eald, "but It will I*
developed slowly with broad avenues and
driveways. As to Its Inaccessibility, If
the city will give me n franchise down
Montgomery street to the Cliy Bxchatign,
I will guarantee to pul a railroad Ihere.
With the method of (siyments pmissieil,
the city will scarcely feel the cost of pay
ing for anil Improving the site. 1 favor
Its purchase, because I consider ll the only
available tract of large size (0 be had for
cemetery purposes.'*
LOW HATE SI MMER TOI RIST TlCK
tyrs via.
Central of Georgia Railway, to tlie
Principal Summer Resort* of N'ortli
Carolina, Georgia, Tcunessee, Vir
ginia, Etc.
Tickets will be on sale commencing May
18, and dally thereafter during the sum
mer, limited to October 31, 1900, returning.
The Central offera unusually attractive
schedules, perfect passenger, and elegant
sleeping and parlor car service, to Augus
ta, Atlanta and Birmingham, at whl h
points dose connection is made with
through trains to al) mountain resorts.
For beautifully Illustrated matter, full
particulars regatding rates, toutes. hotels,
etc., apply to any agent of the Central of
Georgia Railway, or to W. G. Brewer,
City Ticket and Passenger Agent, No. 107
Bull street, Savannah Ga. Phone S3.—ad.
7r.c Chiffon, 4Sc.
To-day all double width chiffons, reg
ular 75c "and SI.OO quality, 48c. To-day at
Krouskoff’s,—nd.
Sn miner Excursions*
Low Rate* Via Southern Hy,
Summer excursion tickets now on sale,
via Southern Railway, from Savannah to
principal summer resorts in North Caro
lina, Tennessee, Virginia, etc., tick
ets limited for return passage
until Oct. 31. Complete informa
tion may be obtained; also literature
and summer homes folder giving full par
ticulars about the best hotels, board ng
houses, etc. Southern Railway is the only
line operating through sleeping cars to
Asheville, Hot Springs and points in
"Land of the Sky.’-' James Freeman, City
Passenger and TLket Agept. 141 Bull
street. Randall Clifton, District Passen
ger Agent. Telephone, 850.—ad.
HALF RATES TO RICHMOND, VA.
June 2, Account Consecration Rtaliop
Kieley, Viu Southern Railway.
For this occasion the Southern Railway
will stll tickets, Savannah to Richmond
and return, at half rates, one fare for
round trip, $14.50. Selling June 2 with final
limit June 5. City ticket office, 141 Bull
street. Telephone 850.—ad.
s<lc Leghorn*, 25c.
To-day at Krouskoft’s all the regular
50c Leghorns, 25c.—ad.
Oh, Get Your Money'* Worth.
The latest popular ballad, rhymes well
with Get some “Teynac Garden” lots and
make your money grow. Attend the great
auction snle on Eighth street, east, from
Habersham to Waters avenue; sales day,
June 12, 5 p. m. Terms per lot, $25 cash,
$25 payable quanerly, 6 per cent, interest,
or a 5 per cent, discount allowed for all
cash. Platshck & Cos., auctioneers.—ad.
SI.OO Leghorn Hat*. 48c.
To-day at Krouskoff's all the regular
one-dollar Leghorns, 48c.—ad.
Wnupnca, Wl*.,
And the chain o' lakes, the prettiest spot
In Wisconsin for a summer outing, is
reached from Chicago by the Wisconsin
Central Railway. Electric line runs from
the depot to the lakes. Good trout fish
ing in sileama evitmn easy tuarot,,
black bass and pickeral In the lakes. For
illustrated booklets, address James C.
Pond, general passenger agent. Milwau
kee, Wis.— ad. •
35c Fancy Ribbon*, 47c,
To-day at Krouskoff’s all tie regular
35c fancy ribbons to be sold ei\ 17c.—ad.
Grnybeartl.
“Graybeard cured me of Catarrh of the
head which had clung to me 35 years.
Jlrs. Rhoda Dean.
Ballinger, Tex.”
Graybeard is sold at all drugstores for
$L Respess Drug Cos., Props.—ad.
■ "" 1 ■' ■■ '
Make Your Money Work.
Don't nail up In yojur trunk and don't
throw R away before the great sale of 145
lots on Eighth street, ease, from Haber
sham to Waters avenue. Will be sold
for whatever they will bring. Terms $25
cash per lot, $25 payable quarterly, inter
est 6 per cent., or a 5 per cent, dtscount
allowed for all cash. Platshek & Cos.,
auctioneers. —ad.
$5.00 Trimmed Hat*. $3.00.
To-<lay at Krouskoff's all the new, styl
ish trimmed hats made up to sell at $5.00,
to-day, s3.oo.—ad.
Thousand* of Itcliy People
Have been cured quickly by Tetterlne. It
cures any form of sk.n disease. Mrs. M.
E. Lattimer, Biloxi, Miss., had an iteny
breaking out on her skin. She sends
tor two boxes pcs.paid to the manufac
turer, J. T. Shun trine. Savannah, Ga.,
and wriies. “Tetterlne is the only thing
that gives me relief.” Send 50 cents in
stamps for a box It' your drugg st doesn't
keen it.—ad.
Harris Litliln Water.
Is the best Lithia water on the market
and contains more lithia than any other.
It will save your life. Sold at my foun
tain, all you can drink for 5 cents. De
livered at your house by the gallon, car
boy or barrel. Livingston's Pharmacies,
Congress and Bull, telephone, 293; and 309
Bell telephone 382.—ad.
Don’t Lean on a Broken Stlek.
Truly be said when you have
thrown your money away. How wise,
then, of you if ysu save your wealth
for the great auction sale of lots at “Tey
nac Gardens,” Eighth street, ea.-t, from
Habersham lo Waters avenue; 145 elegant
building lots to go at any price they will
bring. Terms, $25 cash per lot, $25 pay
able quarterly, 6 per cent, interest, or a
5 per cent, discount allowed for all cash.
Remember the date—June 12, 5 p. m. Plat
shek & Cos., auctioneers.—ad.
HALF HATES HI RICHMOND, VA.
June 2, Account Consecration Bishop
Klrle-y, Via Southern Railway.
For this occasion the Southern Railway
will self tickets. Savannah to Richmond
and return, at half rates, one fare for
round trip, $11.50. Selling June 2 with final
limit June 5. City ticket office, 141 Bull
street. Telephone 850.—ad.
lieeyt Both Eyes Open.
Go out and look at those beautiful
building lots in "Teynnc Gardens," Eighth
street, east, from Habersham to Waters
oven us. Here ts the garden spot of the
new section; has every advantage for
value, beauty and health. Get in the
push on I lie great sale3 day, June 12, 5
p. m.; 145 lots to go for whatever they
will bring. Terms $25 cush per lot, $25
pnynbie quarterly, Intereri at 6 prr cent,,
or a 5 per cent, discount allowed for ali
ensh. Platshek.A Cos., auctioneers.—ad
Do yoi want something that will keep
your bods clean? Then buy Home Keep
ers’ Friend. Price 15c per bottle. Living
ston's Pharmacy, Bull and Congress
street. Telephone 293, and De Soto Phar
macy, 309 Bull street. Telephone 332—ad.
LATTIMORE’S
Sewing
Machines.
Too.
The Davis Sewing riacfcine is
too good a thing to slip by us,
and we have added them to
our stock, Volumes of good
things are said about the
Davis, but probably the most
inducing of these is the
Indticmgly
Low PHce.
have you seen the Davis? It
is a “Willie Stout’’ value. No
machine has more real merit
or is more handsomely orna
mented. The finish" of the
Davis machine is superb, it
is fully, freely and firmly
guaranteed.
They are on
Display in
Qtf* Store.
THREE STYLES.
PRICES:
$20.00, $22.50 and $25,00.
YVM. & H. H. LATTIMORE,
West Congress Street.
YOU WANT
ft GOOD FREEZFR?
Well, here it is, and the best made, to*
The world famous
WHITE MOUNTAIN.
For twenty years the leader.
THE OHIO FREEZER.
Not 80 old, but when it comts to freer
ing * tts a wonder.
Water Coolers. Th* good ones here will
please the most exacting. All th* new
kinds and at prices very low.
THE GURNEY REFRIGERATOR
Is the great seller, and justly so. Noth
ihg like it anywhere. Saves ice, ktep*
things cold. Is easily cleaned. We have all
supplies for summer homes at the seaside
or in the mountains. We sell Whiting’s
solid silver.
Q. W. ALLEN & CO,
STATE AND BARNARD.
R R Neal, F. P. Miiaard,
President Vice President I
Hknrt Bi.ch, Jr Sec y and Tress j
MAL-MILLARD CO.j
Builders’ Material,
Sash, Doors and Bliais, |
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Glass and Brushes, j
EUiLCERS’ HARDWARE, j
Lime, Cement and Plaster,
•> \r •* Whitaker atr**!*.
UfAXHAM, •*.
J^NTERNS
INDISPENSABLE
For Country U ,r
EDWARD LOVELL'S SOfi*
113 BROUGHTON STREET, WEST
LEMONS.
Black Eye, Pigeon and Cow Peas
Potatoes, Onions, Peanuts, and all rruiw
and vegetables In season.
Hay, Grain, Flour, Feed. k
Rice Straw, Magic Poultry and Stoc"
Food.
Our Own Cow Feed. etc.
213 and 215 BAY, WEST.
W. I). SIMKINS & CO.
"opIUST
Morphine and Cocalno habita cured pa
lessly In 10 to 2 days. Tho only guaran
teed painless cure. No cure no pay-
Address, DR. J. H. HEFLIN,
Locust Grove, G
ROASTED COFFEE
For eale to the trade by
C. M. GILBERT & CO.,
Coffee Importers and Russia* -