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4 §?(;£ ilornino Morn tag >cw ltuildiug. Sarunnuh, Ga. TUI RSDAV. At GI ST 150. 1000. Registered at the Postoffice in Savannah. The MORNING NEWS is published every day in ihe year, and is served to subscribers in the city, or sent by mail, at 70c a month, $4.00 for six months, and SB.OO for one year. The MORNING NEWS, by mail, six times a week (without Sunday issue), three months, $1.00; sax months $3.00; one year $6 00. The WEEKLY NEWS, 2 iseues a week. Monday and Thursday, by mail, one year. SI.OO. Subscriptions payable in advance. Re mit by postal order, check or registered letter. Currency sent by mail at risk oi senders. Transient advertisements, other than special column, local or reading notices, amusements and cheap or want column, 10 cents a line. Fourteen lines of agate type—equal to one inch square in depth— is the standard of measurement. Contract rates and discount made known on appli cation at businet-G office. Orders for delivery of the MORNING News to either residence or pla of business may he made by postal card or through telephone No. 210. Any irregular ity In delivery should be immediately re ported to the office of publication. Letters and telegrams should b© ad dressed "MORNING NEWS," Savannah, Ga. EASTERN OFFICE. 23 Park Row, New York city, 11. C. Faulkner, Manager. INDEX 10 mS ADVERTISEMENTS. Special Notices—Fancy and Re-Pressed Erick, Savannah P.uilding Supply Cos.; Original Anniston Lime, Andrew Hanley Cos.; S. T. Overstreet, M. D.; Live Oak. Fla , on the Merits of Suwanee Springs Water; Proclamation, Herman Myers, Mayor; American Beauty Roses, the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company; Bhtp Notice. Strachan & Cos., Consignees; Notice, Edwan G. Cannon, Trustee; Le van’s Table d’llote Buyiness Noticts—E. & W. Laundry. Past< —Steams Electric Paste. Cheroots—Old Virginia ('hereofa Official—Proceedings of Council. Cut in Two, Men's Crash Suits— B. 11. Levy & liro. Still at the Old Postoffice—Lindsay & Morgan. Amusements —"The Paymaster," at Theater To-night. Will Open the New Store Saturday Morning— V. T. Foye. Washing Powder—Pearline. Medical—Horsford’s Acid Phosphate; S. S S.; Castoria; Woman’s Friend; Hood’s Sarsaparilli; Tutt's Pills; World’s Dispen sary Preparations. Cheap Column Advertisements—Help Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; Fcr Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous. The Weal her. The indications for Georgia and Eastern Florida to-dav, are for local rains and thunderstorms, with light southwesterly winds. It seems probable that the Powers will have, to negotiate with Li Hung Chang without further questioning his creden tials. The Empress Dowager got such a good start that there is little likelihood of the allied forces ever catching her. If the administration is of the opinion, as is intimate, that one regiment of troops is as good as lOO.OuO men, “to es tablish a prim iple” in China, the Presi dent should have no difficulty in seeing liis “plain duty’ in the premises. The balance of our troops there should be ordered to bring the rescued Americans home at cnee. “Mother” Eddy, leader of the Christian Scientis-t>, has been accused by a New York pastor of having been treated for sickness by a Boston physician. Mrs. JLkly's critic declares he has the proofs. Her many followers, who have been ex cluding phywicianw from the sick room, sometimes with fatal results, will prob ably want an explanation. The Philadelphia Times perp trates a story from Harrisburg, l*a., to the effect ♦hat a negro seventy-nine years old. who said h* tramped there from Alabama, was found nearly starved to death in a wa termelon patch where be had gazed at the luscious fruit for three days, refus ing to touch any of it. The Times should immediately investigate the sanity of its Harrisburg c-rr sp nd- nt. The community of Neodosha, Kan., a town of about 1,500 inhabitants, < !nims a rather unique distinction. The majority of the people there are thin in ilesh, and many of the men and women weigh loss than 100 pounds. The Neodosha Sun claims that if ail the people of that com munity were stood up in line and dressed only in Indian attire, they would make a picture equal to the representations of starving India. Physicians claim that the great bodies of natural gas and oil under the town are nature's anti-fat rem edy. Secretory Gage’s recent interview in which he said it would be possible for Mr. Bryan, if elected, to overthrow the gold standard, is believed to be the lust effort of the Republicans to force the silver issue to the front. The Republi can apathy in the East, of which Mr. Hanna has found so much, is evidently due to the fact that that issue is no long er feared, and now that .Mr. Gage has spoken, the Grand Old Party will have to drop it. The issues of imperialism and trusts are at the forefront and the Re publicans must make the most of them. Wisconsin seriously threatens to fall in to the Democratic ranks this year, and National Committeeman Henry C. Payne, who is looking after Republican affairs in Chicago, is worried no little over the outlook. Gov. Bchotleld who is strong with the old soldier element, will support Democratic Candidate Bohmrich for gov ernor, and tin Republicans will unques tionably lose a large part of the foreign vote tnlbm state. The Republicans have ulso 1* lined that Indiana has slipped from them, and tiny are pret I* ally admitting it by urging tin* Nation, and Commit tee *# make every po- line * ffoi t in that Mate One by one Om W os'em fttatt* that wet** formerly Repubibaii, appeal to be fad log l**i4 lli* Democratic column it be gin* to look a* if tii Democrat* Will piavikaay ***** p the fct uftl* THE DEMOTH %TIC TEXT BOOK. It is expected that the Democratic cam paign text-book will be ready for distri bution on Saturday next. The accounts of it which are appearing in the dis patchts justify the conclusion that it con tains suggestions and pointers enough for a hundred speeches. Mr. McKinley’s ad ministration is thoroughly dissected and the evidences of his lack of backbone are presented. Not one of the short-comings of his White House career is overlooked. Considerable space is given to the in efficiency of the management of the Span ish-American war. and particularly to the canned beef charges and the lack of sanitation which prevailed in the camps of the volunteers—a condition of affairs which cost many more lives than were lost in fighting the Spanlaids. One of the things discussed that will attract a good deal of attention is the report that it is on the programme of the Republican party to divide the Philip pines into five territories for admission into the Union as states. The Southern states presented to Republican adven turers such fat pickings that it is not at all improbable that the Republican party s- < s a tine opportunity in the Philippines for providing offices for its* members. Five I’h lippine territories would afford splendid opportunities for such Republi cans as were carpet-baggers in recon struction times to get rich at the expense of tho natives. There is no doubt that the Republican leaders* have some scheme on foot relative to the Philippines which they have not dartd to make public in the present con dition of public sentiment in respect to the islands. It is certain that the people of the United States are a tong way now' fr*;m being willing to admit the Filipinos to citizenship. The negro problem is trou blesome enough without having added to it a Filipino problem. The Democratic campaign text-book promises to be a much more effective doc ument of its kind than the Republican campaign text-hook. From the accounts of it the opinion is formedithat it is com piled with much more care and far great • r ability, it contains good many things the people should think about during the progress of the campaign. THE WORK OF THE KHMK KY I.EGISL \TI RE. It is evident from what the Kentucky newspapers are saying, that there is some fear that the Legislature of that state, now in session for the* sole purpose of pro viding an election law that will meet the approval of the people, will fail to ac complish satisfactorily the task which it has undertaken. It is stated that it will be impossible to get a majority to vote for the repeal of ihe Goebel luw—the law which has been the cause of so much trouble—and that opposition to any radical amendment of that law is strong. No doubt a great many bills amending the Goebel law will be introduced, and it may be* that there will be bills provid ing for its repeal, the repealing bills com ing from the Republicans, who will en deavor, no doubt, to make all the politi cal capital they can out of the fact that the Democrats have decided to change the law. The Democrats, in order to accomplish the object they have in view, namely, to provide an election law' that will be acceptable to all fair-minded voters, should not be satisfied with any half way measure. A measure of that sort would not bring back into the ranks of the Dem ocratic party those Democrats who left it because they were against Goebel and the Goebel election law. If an absolute ly fair law is made the anti-Goebel Dem ocrats, or rather the Brown Democrats, will vote the Democratic ticket this fall With their votes there is no doubt that the Democrats would elect not only the istate ticket, but also their presidential electors. It is evident that the Legislature has i very important duty to perform—a duty that requires the exercise of a great deal of good judgment. It can so amend the election law as to take from the Republi cans the political capital on which they are depending for sucee.-s. If it lets party feeling control it, however, the probabili ties are that its action will fall short of the requirements of the situation, and the work of the extra session will amount practically to nothing', so far as making it easier for the Democrats to carry the state. It is within the bounds of proba bility that the Legislature’s action will nave on imi>ortant bearing on the presi dential election. A HOT AAn DRY MOVIII. August seem* determined to maintain to the end the record it has made as a hot and dry month. There has been u great excess ol heat over the normal, and there his not been rain enough to cause ♦he average observer to remember that there has been any rain nt all. And the heat and drought have been very destructive to the crops in thie and some of tUe other states, it is a safe state ment that the drought and heat of Au gust have damaged the farmers of Geor gia to th** extent of millions of dollars. The month has been a notable one in other sections. The Chicago papers speak of the weather us tropical in that city. It ha* been intensely hot there, and the ruins have been frequent and heavy. Some of the citizens who were soldiers in the Spanish-American war, say that the weather this month in Chicago has been very much like that of Cuba, only the Cuban weather is less oppressive. Au gust, from any i*>int which it may lie viewed, has been an uncomfortable month over a wide section of country. Senator Scott of West Virginia who is munaging the oratorical part of the Re publican campaign, gives some Interesting facts in connection with that feature. He says he pa\ the campagn orators for their servi* ■* a from $lO a day up to SJOO a week. The $lO-u-day orators are dis tributed in i’enusylvaiiia and oth r Re public in stronghold*, while the more val uable speaker* go to tie doubtful states. Senator Bcott do* s not state why he sends tii** cheaper unitors to Pennsylvania It may 1* because < ami*ilgn oratory is not • onsldi red parti*nlai h iie< < **ary then . It may be a.so that som* of Senator Hcott's cheap oiators will prove of value to th* D**monits. Colored socle*tea itk New York an talk lmg of suing the state for injuries to ol - or* 1 persons In Ih- n-*nt not* in that i * tty. Judging from the anti * olon <1 I 1 linent among i lie* tiler* ,it will h 4 tft# best thing for th* *rioted ptopi# to (itop tne matter gitogtlber THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY; AUGUST 30. 1900. MH. HR Y A VS PROGKAMWR. Immediately after Mr. Bryan was nom i inated it was given out that he would ! r.ot repeat hie remarkable speech-making | performance of 1896, but would remain at : his home in Lincoln, where he would re [ celve visiting delegations end make a few | speeches from his front porch. If that was bis intention he has changed his mind, if recent dispatches from Lincoln are reliable. It Is now said that it is his purpose to take the stump about Sept. 15, ami make speeches from that lime un til election day. There is no doubt that Mr. Bryan is the most successful campaign speaker in the country. The speeches he made in the campaign of 1836 had a tremendous influ ence. He drew great crowds wherever he went, and what he said was always fresh, bright, entertaining and instructive. If he takes the stump during this campaign, he will be worth more than any score of the other speakers. What he will say will l>e to the point, and will have weight, and, besides, his speeches will be published in all of the leading newspapers. In that way he will be able to talk to the entire country pretty nearly every day. In the campaign of 1896, the Associated Press pent out extracts of about all of Mr. Bryan’s speeches. That was a com pliment that was paid to no other one of the stump speakers of either party. In fmt, most of the other sneakers simply repeated one speech. Therefore there wns 1.0 • .ision for giving a synoptis of what they sai l. And it was to the credit of Mr. Bryan i’ in no one of the many speeches he inaJt did he say anything that opened the way for his political opponents to attack him or his party. His record in that re spect was so remarkable that it was the subject of very general comment. In 1896, he talked mainly on the money question. In this campaign he will dis cuss imperialism—at least he will give more attention to that issue than to any other—and it is safe to predict that he will handle his subject with such judg ment and ability that the campaign man agers of his party will have no more ‘ a use to criticise his utterances than had the managers of the Democratic campaign four years ago. GROWTH OF SAVANNAH’S COM MERCE. A growing commerce is the chief factor in the material progress of most pros perous cities. Railroads are the chief means* for promoting commerce. Of course the railroad must have a terri tory from which to draw its business, but when constructed it is an important factor in the development of the city where it has its terminal. Railroads no longer have to go begging for terminal sites. Cities are glad to assist railroads in getting them. In no city have these facts been more prominently illustrated within recent years than in Savannah. This city has txen peculiarly favored in the growth of her important transportation facilities. Years ago when old Central railroad built its wharves, which have since been developed into the largest terminal on the South Atlantic, and added to its equipment the Ocean Steamship lines, the commerce of Savannah received an impetus which has carried her far be yond her business rivals. There followed soon the extension of the Plant System lines to the river front and the develop ment of a magnificent wharf frontage which has since added some millions to Savannah’s business volume. Now there comes the Seaboard Air Line with anew gigantic terminal property almost com pleted, and upon a site heretofore unde veloped and unimproved. Savannah tl 1 soon have to add to her five miles oi wharves on the Southern side of the river a couple of miles more on the Northern side. Ihe Southern Railway has* come as another feeder and will dump her share of traffic up n the three great terminals named. Wi h such facilities it may well be sato 111,it Savannah has no rival in the com mercial fi< Id on the Atlantic st aboard south of Baltimore. Natural advantages alone considered, there are none that can comjwte with her. And this large com merce will continue to grow and increase just in proportion a- does the country from which it is drawn. The lesson of the last teach*s that there is important work ahead for the future. There is an obi gat ion uj>on every citizen to aid in the work of advancement. Tv) keep pace with th s growth of commerce Savannah’s harbor must have added depth, ami that, too, very soon. The efforts of the people should be directed tow aid securing a har bor that will accommodate vessels of twenty-eight and thirty feet draught. It D the duty and pleasure ct every good citizen to work not alone to that end but for the advancement of the city along other lines of giowth and progress. The commercial year of Southern seaport cities which will begin on Sept. 1, will doubt’ess surpass in importance its pre decessors. The commercial growth of Sa vannah is of importance not alone to the pride, but also to the material welfare of all of its citizns. it is to their personal Interest, therefore, to do all they can for the advancement of the city's general prosperity. The Springiield Republican, that usually very careful and accurate journal, in the course of some remarks upon negroes leaving Southern states which, as a mat tor of fact, they are not doing, makes the remarkable, discovery that the lynch insjs which have occurred in Georgia are responsible for the fact that the cotton planters Hud they cannot get sufficient ne gro labor to pick their cotton. The Spring field Republican has clearly jumped at n conclusion without knowing anything about the facts. It seems to be unaware of the fact that the shortage of cotton pickers affect* only the southern section of the state, and that it is due entirely to the demand for labor on the part of the naval store sand lumber industries which are offering higher wages than the farm ers can afford to pay. The Republican -hould investigate i little more carefully before taking snap Judgment. When the Shah of i Vis it* reaches his dominions after lolling in the lap of Wept* .rn luxury, It J reported he will find rebellion of no mean proportion* on hi* hand* An Itmurrt* tlon in favor of hi* brother l* said to have broken out i* iu-e ; of th* Shalt* I Jiidnct** for Western idea* ; net not lor s. I u stated the Hisuh m ik*- light of th* reported outbreak, but it Is i not likely, under the * It* *, ti>n I i** will rid*- into Tthviau in out- ol uf I net* uutoiMopn**, The fact that Europe Is on the verge of the necessi y cf obtaining the bulk of her coal supply from America, is about as sure a safeguard to this country as an army and a navy combined. Is it Tillmanism in general, or the dan gerous quality of the article sold at the dispensaries that has almost, if not quite, driven South Carolina into the total pro hibition column? ♦ < PERSON \L. —ln receiving some American the oth er day King Oscar of Sweden said: “I welcome you as Americans and therefore it!low monarchs." —Com Paul once determined that the people of Johannesburg should have at least two days’ rest in each week. He issued a decree that no piano-playing snoukl occur on Friday or Saturday. —Second Assistant Secretary of State Alvey A. Adee was born a deaf mute, learned the use of the organ of speech by artificial methods and mastered the art of lip-reading. Later in life he came to hear partially. —Korgoru Takahiia. the new Japanese minister at Washington, has been in dip lomatic service for twenty-five years. He is a graduate of Tokio University, and has been a minister to both Holland and Italy. —A woman owns one of the largest orchards in this country. She is Mrs. Laura A. Alderman, and owns 150 acres and 8,000 trees near Harley, Turner coun ty. South Dakota. The ground also has 1,000 currant bushes, 1,000 gooseberry bushes, 500 grape vines and three acres of strawberries. —The German biologist, Haeckel, has been so captivated by the discovery of cer tain fossil remains in Java that he means to go out there himself and institute fur ther investigations. The bones referred to were found by Dr. Dubois about six years ago, and were believed by the lat ter to belong to a species intermediate be tween the highest apes and prehistoric man—in fact, the "missing link." Dr. Dubois called this creature Pithecanthro pus Brectus. His opinions have been re ceived with favor by many scientific men, among them Prof. Haeckel, who bus never ceased to advocate the importance of mak ing future excavations in the district of Java where Dr. Dubois found the remains. BRIGHT BITS. —The Grip on Emergencies—“ What’s the difference between knowledge and wis dom?” “Well, it takes knowledge to build an automobile, but it takes wisdom to run it.”—Chicago Record. —Conceded—“Mandy,” said her elderly relative, “that young Spoonamope hasn’t a cent to his name. You would be sim ply crazy to marry him!” “I am, auntie,” replied Miss Mandy.—Chicago Tribune. —Good Suggestion—“l wonder why they don’t name one of the new ships the May flower?” “What for?” “Why, so that fu ture generations can say their ancestors came, over on it.’’—Philadelphia Bulletin. —Thermometer Proof—“ Little Jim, how can you rush around and play so hard in hot weather.” “Aw, ma, tain’t hot at all; me and Tommy Tibbs has bin a-playin’ camp-out in blizzards.”—lndianapolis Journal. —Brushe—“Who is that solemn-looking individual?” Penn —“That’s Graves. He writes patent medicine ads. A clever chap he is, too. He can describe a disease so that the healthiest man alive will think he has got it.”—Tit-Bits. —“Pa, why do they formally notify a man that he is nominated for President?” “Well, mainly, I think, so that he can’t get up after he fails to ho elected in vember and vow ho wasn’t in politics at all.”—lndianapolis Journal. —Makes Up a Misunderstanding—“ Jane, how do you feel towards me?” “John, I can’t tell you until I know' how you feel towards mo.” “Well, but you know' that ali depends on how you feci towards me.”—lndianapolis Journal. —Foyer—“You seemed to enjoy the vau deville show hugely last evening.” Lob by—“lt was terrible.” Foyer—“But you laughed as though you’d die.” Lobby— “ Yes; I couldn’t help thinking how funny it was that I should sit there and be tor tured.”—Brooklyn Transcript. —His Misapprehension—Farmer Honk— “l hear tell that that long-necked young city feller that is boardin’ with you has got pajamas?” Farmer Summertime— “lt’s a durnenl lie! He’s been at our house nearly two weeks now. an’ he ain’t drank a drop all the time.”—Puck. CT H R ENT COMMFAT. Speaking of Senator Hanna’s campaign collections the Philadelphia Record (Bern ) says: “What need has Hanna of all this money? Gan he put it to any honest use? The great i>ody of Americans Whose votes are not for sale cannot be influenced in their choice of candidates by anything which money can provide. The most tn thusiastie and thorough political cam paigns in our history have been carried on with infinitely smaller sums than that which Hanna is collecting. In every com munity there are partisans enough to make up any reasonable amount for cam paign expenses; but Hanna will fling his corrupting millions into the doubtful states. No account will be rendered to ■the business men of the disbursement of this money. Indeed, no Republican will want to know' what may have been done with it. The contributors know' that there can be no honest use for it.” The Mttsburg Post (Dem.) says: “ ‘The business man is a great force in politics,’ says Mark Hanna. Not a bit of doubt of it. That is why he sets aside the consti tution. derides* the Declaration of Inde pendence, claiming to be acting in th** interest of the business man. By the business man he means the trust com binations. It is the big business man. the plutocratic business man- that he tn* .ins. The ordinary tradesman is of no account; no more than the American soldier in the Philippines. But fortunate ly it happen* that, while the trusts have the most money for Hanna's candidate, the ordinary business man has the most votes for Bryan.” The Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.) says: “President McKinley of course had the right to go to the Grand Army encamp ment or stay away, ns pleased him; but the veterans should understand that he wus detained by no great state reason. Many of the old soldier* are not satisfied with Commissioner Evans’ admin Ist re. .on of the pension laws, and the President, had he been in Chicago, might hove been called on personally to explain why ta* commissioner has not been relieve*!. Mr Mc Kinley like* to escape from such re sponsibilities under a rhower of glitter ing generalities.” The Indianapolis Sentinel (In.l ) says: “The American people are confronted not by rrn re threats of danger, but by a< corn plehed fn<a*. McKinley and the Heputi ll* an leaders ar** not merely threatening to violate th con* t itulion, They have violated it. They passed the Porto Kh an tariff Id 11 confes , tally to * *'ub’l*' i pr*. • dud tlwit they t net in deflani. of th* t uiiSiltuticin. R was 4 deliberate *| tjflcatlrm to the American p*ql* that the* would do *o whenever ihv giant trusts demand it.” i ITEMS OF INTEREST. —The Mexican census, recently complet ed, shows a total population of 12,491,573, over two-thirds of whom are i.literate. Over 80 per cent, of the population are of mixed or Indian blood. —The high price of ebony has led Amer ican piano-makers to use dogwood, stain ed, oiled and polished, as a substitute for the ebony hitherto employed for the black keys. The wood is cut into strips and piled up cohhouse fashion out of doors un til thoroughly seasoned for use. —A complete list of all the vessels launched in Maine during the six months ended June :;<> shows tfctit the net register tonnage aggregated 20.771 tons. There are at present on the stocks vessels ag gregating 43,750 tons. The total tonnage launched in 1899 was 50,095 tons. —A new industry which has now as sumed considerable importance in Italy is the manufacture of carbide of calcium, which is used chiefly for making acety lene gas. The United States and France occupy the first and second places as pro ducers of carbide, Italy coming next. —Counsel for three men accused of lar ceny in a Canadian court asked the judge to protect his clients from a couple of am ateur photographers who were trying to snapshot them during the hearing, but the court ruled that no person could be pre vented from attempting to take a photo graph. —An automobile congress has been re cently held at Padua at which was decid ed the itinerary of the race called the "Tour ot Italy," which is being organized on the same lines as the long touring race held in England. It will be held in April, 1901, and the distance covered will be 3,100 miles. —Two young men in jail on the charge of theft at Eureka, Kan., tried to saw their way out. The sheriff made them undress so he could search their clothing for the saw, giving them other clothes to wear in the meantime. These the pris oners burned on the floor of the cell, and the sheriff, by way of punishing them, has left them naked ever since. And the mosquitoes are very active there at night, too. —John Stevenson, the iron and steel man. built a $65,000 house in New Castle, Pa. Then he became displeased with some of his neighbors. He sold out his holdings in the New’ Castle mills and has had his housf taken down, stone by stone, carted to Sharon, twenty miles away, and put together again. It cost him a iot of money, but it relieved his feelings, and possibly those of the New Castle people as well. —An astonishing piece of news now comes from Bolivia, where the newspa pers are talking of annexation to this country as a means to avoid submission to the aggression of Chile. Moreover, in the provinces of Tacra and Arica, which ore held by Chile, there have been meet ings of the populace where it was form ally resolved to raise the Stars and Stripes if the provinces were not restored to Peru. —American shoes have met with such success in French Switzerland that Eu ropean manufacturers, in order to com pete, have begun to make imitations of them. Recently Vienna houses have be gun to copy the American article and to flood the market with their imitation goods. They are said to copy everything American they can find and in some in stances they have marked their goods "made in America." —Workmen employed in the direction of anew primary school at the corner of Pearl, Bartlett and School streets, Charlestown, Mass., struck a vault be low’ the surface and found a lot of cor roded coin in ii which proved to be silver dollars, and seemed to be stacked up in some semblance of order. Most of the coins could not be identified, but a few in the middle of the piles were clean enough to show the dates. —The magnificent giraffe sent by an African monarch as a present to Queen Victoria some time ago proved a costly passenger to bring over, for Its expense ran nearly to $2,500. But the sender spar ed no expense in making the giraffe’s journey a pleasant one and, with this end in view, employed a specially prepared cabin on a large liner. Unfortunately the passage was stormy and, despite these precautions, the animal died of seasick ness as soon as the ship entered port. —ln the eye of the law', says the Lon don Mail, a valet is not a man servant. The question was raised before Sir A. G. Marten, ot High Wycombe County Court. Walter Fisher, a valet, sued his employer, Mr. James Davis, of Bourne End, for £l2 2s. 4d. due to him. and also for a month’s wages in lieu of notice. The evidence showed that Fisher, though calling him a valet, had been expected to wait ut table. Both he and the judge considered that his indignant refusal to become a waiter was justified. Mr. Davis had thought otherwise and had dismissed his recalcitrant valet on the spot. But judg ment was given the valet. —lt is not often that a dog pays its own traveling expenses, but a certain sa gacious animal that has been greatly in evidence at some of the London music halls of late draws an enormous salary and. is, therefore, well able to pay for any luxuries its master may think fit to or der, says the Chicago Daily News. It al ways has a special carriage when travel ing and rooms at the best hotels in the same manner that a human being does. Some of the hotels in the West End charge as much as $1.25 a day for a dog of any kind and in the ease under con sideration the figure is undoubtedly four times that amount, seeing that the clever animal has its own rooms. —Perhaps no animal ever traveled more luxuriously than did the favorite cat of an eccentric woman residing in Leicester. England, a few' years ago. It chanced that the unfortunate animal became at tacked by an incurable complaint and, al though the owner spent large sums with the veterinary surgeons, the fiat went forth that she must part with her pet for ever. Reluctantly she decided to do so and resolved to sen*! it to London for ex ecution in the lethal chamber. Anxious that her cat should be caused as little pain as possible during the journey, she engaged a special train to convey it to the metropolis, much to the amusement of the railway authorities. However, as their client paid the price asked, the train was run and at the other end a carriage was in wailing to convey pussy to the place of execution. —Another step in advance has been made in the matter of telegraphing with out wires, says the Philadelphia Record. A Frenchman, M. Joseph Vallot. who has charge of the observatory on Mont Blanc, has been experimenting, together with two friends, and has proven that Lie graphic connection can he established be tween the earth and a balloon, when, in the latter, there is the necessary apparat us, without the use of n wire. A bal loon was sent up near St. Denis, in th .ar of which was a receiver Message* were both received from and sent to earth. In order to catch the message from the earth, u copper wire 150 fen long was allowed to hang from the rat of ?h< balloon On the ground i* telegraph wire J2‘* feet long wai attached to a *m, 11 v balloon and thus wn kept In a per per, dleulur posltbm bj being attache! to ip*- earth When !.. big bAllouil ft ,f .1 , hNht of !.><* yard* and V utmosi four m* • distant, horizontally, from *h ,j„,. poi bin* >t*tion. mestugr* wii Vvty •ucvfssfuJJy exchanged. A TEXAS WONDER. Ilall’n Great Discovery. One small bottle of Hall’s Great Dis covery cures all kidney and bladder troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes, seminal emissions, weak and lame backs, rheumatism and all lrregularitits of the kidneys and bladder in both men and women, regulates bladder troubles in chil dren. If not sold by your druggist will be sent my mall on receipt of $1 One small bottle is two months’ treatment, and will cure any case above mentioned. Dr. E. W. Hall, sole manufacturer, P. O. Box 629, Si. Louis, Mo. Send for testi monials. Sold by all druggists and Solo mons Cos., Savannah, Ga. Rend This. Dr. E. W. Hall, St. Louis, Mo.: Dear Sir—Phase ship me three dozen Hall’s Great Discovery by first express. I have sold over one gross. It gives perfect sat isfaction, and I recommend it to my customers. Yours truly, H. C. GROVES. Prop. Anti-Monopoly Drug Store. Ocala, Fla., Dec. 13. , S.. T. 81. OF HOPE R Y AND G. 8 S. R’Y schcui it; For Isle of Hope. Montgomery, Thunder bolt. Cattle Park and West End. Dally except Sundays. Subject to change without notice. ISLE OF HOPE. - bv. City for I. of H.| Lv. Jsle of Hope. 6 30 am from Tenth | 6tX)am~ forßolton 7 30 am from Tenth I 600 am for Tenth 5 30 am from Tenth | 7 00 am for Tenth 9 15 am from Bolton | 8 00 am for Tenth 10 30 am from Tenth |lO 00 am for Tenth 12 00 n’n from Tenth |ll 00 am for Bolton 1 35 pm from Bolton 11 30 am for Tenth 230 pm from Temh j 2 00 pm for Tenth 3 30 pm from Tenth j 2 40 pm for Bolton 430 pm from Tenth 300 pm for Tenth 680 pm from Tenth 00 pm for Tenth 030 pm from Tenth (1 00 pm for Tenth 7 30 pm from Tenth | 700 pm for Tenth 530 pm from Tenth | 8 00 pm for Tenth 930 pm from Tenth | 9 00 pm for Tenth 10 30 pm from Tenth (10 00 pm for Tenth MONTGOMERY. Lv citj for Mong'ry. | Lv. Montgomery. 830 am from Tenth | 715 am for Tenth -230 i m from Tenth j 1 15 pm for Tenth 620 jm from Tenth j 600 pm for Tenth CATTLE PARK. Lv city for Cat. Bark; Lv. Cattle Park. 6 30 am from Boltonf7 00 am for Bolton 7 30 am from Bolton j 8 00 am for Bolton 100 pm from Bolton j 1 30 pm for Bolton 2 30 pm from Bolton | 3 00 pm for Bolton 7 00 pm from Bolton j 7 30 pm for Bolton 800 pm from Bolton | 8 30 pm for Bolton THUNDERBOLT. Car leaves Bolton street junction 5:30 a. m. and every thirty minutes thereafter until 11:30 p. m. Car leaves Thunderbolt at 6:00 a. m. and every thirty minutes thereafter until 12:00 midnight, for Bolton street junc tion. FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR. This car carries trailer for passengers on all trips and leaves west side of city market for Isle of Hope, Thunderbolt and all intermediate points at 9:00 a. m., 1:00 p. m., 5:00 p. m. Leaves Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt. City Market and all intermediate points at 6:00 a. m., 11:00 a. m., 2:40 p. m. WEST END CAR. Car leaves west side of city market for West End 6:00 a. m. and every 40 minutes thereafter during the day until 11:30 p. m. Leaves West End at 6:20 a. m. and ev ery 40 minutes thereafter during the day until 12:00 o’clock midnight. H M LOFTON. Pen. Mgr. OFFICT A L. CITY GOVERNMENT.' OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF CO IN CH,. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 28, 19<)0. Council met this day at 5 p. m., pursuant to the call of the Mayor. Present, the Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor, presiding, and Al dermen Dixon, Jarrell, Horrigan and Doyle, a majority of the members in the city being present. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The Committee of the Whole, to which was referred the communication from the health officer, conveying a copy of the following resolution, adopted at a meet ing of the Sanitary Board, held Aug. 21, 1900. Resolved, That the City Council be requested to cut down and remove from the city limits all weeds now growing in the streets, lanes and vacant lots, this w’ork being a sanitary necessity, beg to report by ordinance. Received as informa tion. Herman Myers, Mayor. The following ordinance, read in Coun cil the first time Aug. 28, 1900, by unani mous consent, read the second time, amended, placed upon its passage and passed. By the Committee of the Whole— An ordinance to provide for the cutting and removal or destruction of weeds and other rank vegetable growth growing on private property within said city limits; to provide a penalty for non-compliance with the provisions hereof, and to author ize the city authorities to cut and remove and destroy such weeds and other rank vegetable growth at the expense of the owner or owners of the property on which it grows. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That whenever the Sanitary Board of said city shall notify the Mayor thereof that, in the opinion of said board, it is necessary for the preservation of the health of the city to have cut and removed from private prop erty in the said city, or destroyed thereon, weeds and other rank vegetable growth, the Mayor shall issue his proclamation re quiring the immediate cutting and re moval of such weeds and other rank veg etable growth to the property line of said lot or the destruction of the same by fire on such lot by the owner or owners of sold property, or the agents of such own ers having charge of such property, and thereupon, if such weeds and other rank vegetable growth is not cut from such private property and removed to the prop erty line of such property or destroyed thereon by fire within t* 5 n days after the first publication of said proclamation by the Mayor, then and in that event the owner or owners of said property, or the agents thereof having the same in charge, shall, upon conviction in the Police Court of the city of Savannah, of a failure to cut and remove suc'h weeds and other rank vegetable growth within the time above named, be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty (SO) dollars, or imprison ment not to exceed thirty (30) days, either or both in the discretion of the court. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That in the event of the failure of the owner or owners, or the agent of such property having charge of the same, as the case may be. to cut and remove such weeds and other rank vegetable growth or de stroy the same within the time above named, then and In that event the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, through the director of public works, shall, at the expense of the owner or own ers of such projierty. have the same cut and removed or destroyed. Sec 3. Be it further ordained, That nil and parts of ordinan ■ tu conflict with this ordli,nn<# Hro herein r i- aled There being no further business Council ! took a re*ess subject to the call of the Mayor. Wm P Bit I ley, Good Goods—Close Prices. Mmd u >our order* Chm Mull. In.Jiru*, Rubber J-*r ttimer>, Toll*i I'owdei, Comb*, inutile*. eoNNEu.T nitua co . t'hone 7l ' Linen y end Frit* its. j Ocean Steamship Go. —FOR— New Y ork, Boston —AND— THE EAST. Unsurpassed cabin accommodations. All the comforts of a modern hotel. Electric lights. Unexcelled table. Ticketg include meals and berths aboard ship. Passenger Pares From Savanna TO NEW YORK-FIRST CABIN, *2O - CABIN ROUND TRIP $32; l.\l TERMEDIATE CABIN. *ls; INTERME DIATE CABIN ROUND TRIP, $24. STEERAGE. $lO. TO BOSTON FIRST CABIN, *22- FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP. $36. IN TERMEDIATE CABIN. sl7; INTERME DIATE CABIN ROUND TRIP, s3jjo. STEERAGE, $11.75. The express steamships of this line are appointed to sail from Savannah, Central (90th) meridian time, as follows: S.tVA.VVAIt TO NEW YORK. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Berg, THURSDAY, Aug. 30. 8:u0 a m. TALLAHASSEE, Capt Askins, SAT URDAY, Sept. 1, 9:00 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett, MONDAY. Sept. 3. 11:30 a. m. NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, TUESDAY, Sept. 4. 12:30 p. m. KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, THURS DAY, Sfpt. 6. 2:30 p. m CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Berg, SATURDAY, Sept 8, 4:01 p. m. TALLAHASSEE. Capt. Askins, MON DAY, Sept. 10, 5-30 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett, TUESDAY, Sept. 11, 6:31 p m. NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, THURS DAY'. Sept 13, S:o> p. m. KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, SATUR DAY', Sept. 15, 10:00 p. m. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Berg, MONDAY, Sept 17. 12: 0 noon. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, TCES DAY, Fe; t. 18, 1: 0 p. m. CITY r OF AUGUSTA, Capt Daggett, THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2:30 p. m NACOOCHEE. Capt. Smith, SATUR DAY'. Sept. 22 4:00 p. m KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher, MONDAY, Sept. 21. 5:00 p. m. CITY' OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Berg, TUESDAY. Sept. 2S, 5:30 p. m. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, THURS DAY, Sfpt. 27. 6:30 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daggett. SATURDAY, Sept. 29, 8:01 p. m. NEW YORK TO BOSTON. CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage, FRI DAY', Aug. 31, 12:00 noon. CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, WED NESDAY, Sept. 5. noon. CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage, MON DAY', Sept. 10. noon. CITY" OF MACON, Capt. Savage, FRI DAY. Sept. 14. noon. CITY' OF MACON. Capt. Savage, WED NESDAY', Sept. 19, noon, CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, MON DAY, Sept. 24. noon. CITY' OF MACON, Capt. Savage, FRT' DAY', Sept. 2S, noon. This company reserves the right to change i<s sailings without notice and without liability or accountability there for. Sailings New Y'ork for Savannah daily except Sundays, Mondays and Thursday, 5:00 p. m. W. G. BREWER. City Ticket and Pass enger Agent, 107 Bull street. Savannah. Ga. E. W. SMITH, Contracting Freight Agent. Savannah, Ga. R. G. TREZEVANT, Agent, Savannah, Ga. WALTER HAWKINS. General Agent Traffic Dep’t. 224 W. Bay street, Jack sonville, Fla. E. H. HINTON. Traffic Manager, Sa vannah. Ga. P. E. LE FEVRE, Superintendent, New Pier 25. North River. New York. N. Y. MERCHANT'S ANO MINERS TRANSPORTATION CO. STEAMSHIP LINKS. SAVANNAH TO BALTIMORE. Tickets on sale at company’s offices to the following points at very low rates ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. BALTIMORE. Ml). BUFFALO, N. Y. BOSTON, MASS. CHICAGO. ILL. CLEVELAND. O. ERIE, PA. HAGERSTOWN. HARRISBURG, PA. HALIFAX, N. S. NIAGARA FALLS. NEW Y’ORK. PHILADELPHIA. PITTSBURG. PROVIDENCE. ROCHESTER. TRENTON. WILMINGTON. WASHINGTON. First-class tickets include meals and state room berth, Savannah to Baltimore. Accommodations and cuisine unequaled. Freight capacity unlimited; careful han ling and quick dispatch. The steamships of this company are ap pointed to sail from Savannah to Balti more as follows (standard time): ITASCA, Capt. Diggs. THURSDAY, Aug. 30. 7:00 p. m. ALLEGHANY. Capt. Foster, SATUR DAY. Sept. 1, 10:04) p. m. TEXAS, Capt. Eldridge, TUESDAY, Sept. 4. 1:30 p. m. D. H. MILLER, Capt. Peters, THURS DAY, Sept. 6, 3:30 p. m. And from Baltimore Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays at 4:C© p m. Ticket Office. 39 Bull street. NEWCOMB COHEN, Trav. Agent J. J. CAROLAN, Agent. Savannah. Ga. W. P. TURNER, G. F A. A D. STEBBINS, A. T. M. J. C. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager. General Offices. Baltimore. Md. IF Siiils ill Hut DOES NOT CORF. ALL iA! Fevers aai His YOOR DRUGGIST WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY Every Bottle Guaranteed. MANUFACTURED BY COLUMBIA DRUG CO., SAVANNAH, CA iiHuen uu.so.vrs. HhOTEL VICTORIA Hroadttttf, avenue and Kith sl- New Yolk Ul> Linuilj now, absolutely Lie pluui. European plan. Kooiua, |l-0# >"■? day and upward itOHKKT T. DUNLOP. Manager Formerly oi Jiuliu