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AMERICAN SHIPMASTER.
A fink ihkkirk or iKtr-iu.i.
AST, I‘HOUKKMIV MANHOOD.
UB Shore n linoil Fellow, Afloat a
Heammi—Him F.nvlron men t
„ ail Traluln* Hava Often Made
Him Imrl and extortionate With
•Ur Urn—llia Rvolollo* Prom “The
Hoy's Kooto" Described—The “Ihlf
.raana” Mho Can •onrllgiri (tlv
Painla In *RRißinkl|i In Hlr *a
lirriur. Imil ho la Barely nr Savrr
Promoted.
Copyright. 150*. by Morgan ftobertson ,
vrw York. Sept. 7—Th* American ship
master |a Invariably an American, a "gon.|
fellow ‘ on *hore, with a magnetic per.
i anility that win* him admiration and
rrßpact. Hr la usually of eplendld phv*
Iqii*. with a humorous twinkle In hi* eye,
n vibrant volco that he ua< habitually,
and a good stock of ••yam*." which hr
rrtalia for the benefit of rnvlou* mid
tn.lder mannered landsmen He possesses
(uperb confidence in hltnuelf; he In a
llme teaman, a navigator sufficient uni j
hi* need*, and la credited wh courngo
and determination to overawe the meet
dlacontented and rebellloua of Mllor*.
He 1* a force for civlltgation oa It it
row progreaalng. and a neces*ary ad
junct lo the advancement of American
rommer. e. Yet, aalue from the temporary
paralyaatlon >f thia commerce, the lo**
to Ida family, and the Injury to hia feel
ing*. no great harm, would he done the
ywn //flfcf/ jrffcggj&M J
. ißjjl J, p ’ f
r -''Bh* j 3£sL-2 .1
y ' ■ .. J
Hull In a Ilea' y Storm Furling.
world |C a largo majority of him were
withdrawn from It at th* end of a n';
and. If the other end of the rope < outd
otiaclf to hbr own yardarm, much good
u.uld remf of the spectacle In the deter
rent cffe-t on the Brel mate, who would
observe and eventually succeed him. And
If from the opitosite yard-arm eould also
depend thie Brat mate, the moral lesson
on the fully ns brutal, hut leaa finished,
skillful. magnetic, confident second mate
would he doubled. A second mate, taken
In time and Intelligently treated, may
toe saved. It Is the older doge who con
not learn new tricks.
nut let no reasoning reader assume
ftom these strictures that the American
shipmaster, the man who habitually rotn
and maltreats, and occasionally starves
and murders the unfortunate men com
mitted to hid care by the law. te person,
oily hlamahle for his moral condition. He
is a slave to an Iron-hord training which
tots superseded his Instincts, nod allied
tom . ostlv to the noble Apache—who Is
"he-t when lie Is dead.” but'ls unable so
depreciate It. He |s product of his en
vironment as completely o are a certain
well known reforming clergymen and a
bile police board president, both of whom
cnee made themselves exceedingly tron
'esome to the cltlxens of New York.
Hu* who will say that these two were not
honest end conscientious.
The ft It ft pnsna te n|e I'thles.
And the American shipmaster Is eon
s len'lous. leaving aside hls dishonest
extortion in ms stop cnest sates ami hts
robbery of sailors' poy by driving Ihem
to desert In foreign ports, he Is fairly
faithful to the code of ethics. From the
time of hls Ikrst promotion he has af
flicted hls Inferiors, not because he Is
fundamentally a savage, but because,
having been thus brutalised himself, he
thinks It necessary, and right; because
he has been thoroughly steeped In a sys
tem of discipline which, though he does
IMM know It. degrade*} him In the eyes n<
observing f. llow tncn— which would not d>e
tolerated In any army, navy or workshop
In the world, and Is rarely practiced In
the merchant ships of 'monarchical na
tlona, whose laws permit greater license
to captains than do the laws of America.
Put the laws of America against as
sault. torture nnd manslaughter are not
enforced as they should be when It hap
pens that a sailor Is the complainant or
prosecuting witness. They are not en
forced, because, back of the decision of
judges, Juries, consuls snd commission
ers. thete Is a strong public sentiment,
not negative, hut positive, which Is noth
ing more than a belief that the sailor Is
nn Ignorant, aggressive scmindtwl. who
should be kept In rherk at any cost. This
belief Is no* based upon knowledge of
the truth ss given In newspaper reports
of friction al sea: .for the newspapers
give little hut the bare facts, and facts
nlone are not convincing. It Is base!
toon a atmnger educational Influence
poi'tilar literature.
M irryal and CoAper dealt with condi
tions of the eighteenth and first half of
the nineteenth centuries, and they palnt
ed the sailor truthfully-** strong man.
able to rare for himself W. Clark Rus
aell succeeded m the field, and for twen
ty-five years he held this field to him
self He has read widely. In Kng
land amt America. He began when men
now active In public life were young men
forming opinions; when old men. still ac
tive. were dropping the conceptions of the
sailor given ihem by Mbrrynt and Coop er
and were receptive to new ones. With
slight teehnltwl knowledge ot the sea and
seamen, bul gifted with an erratic Imag
ination and tMgiderfOl power of poetic de
scription. this man produced novel after
novel whose heroes were rhlvalrlo officers
and faissengers. and whose villains were
sailor- -mutinous devils, only kepi fro™
murder and piracy by brute force and the
act* of Providence W. Clark Russell ha*
don* more u> damn the merchant salty
than ha* any other Influence of n™-
ern times, and even should he devote
the remainder of hi* Ufa **> active,
positive effort in behalf of the Bailor
he will not have time to undo the wrong
h ha* done. Hut hi* hook* have eold;
und becauae they have told and Influ
enced public opinion, hundred* of Ameri
can captain* have escaped the peniten
tiary, and hundred* of aeamen have en
dured. amt mutt endure for year*, wrong
and injustice that would absolve lands
men from the charge of murder.
The I‘rotluetlon of the Urate.
So much for W. Clark Kuiorll.the apolo
gist tor a brute, who would be hanged
or Imprltoned for life were he called by
another name than "Captain." Del u
gel back lo tht cause* which ho* pro
duced lh: brute. The American cap
lain. a* a rule, doe* not arise from the
forecastle— from the elate of men over
whom he tyrannizes He come* from the
"boy*' room." Fvery American htp Car
rie* at many hoy*, loosely tpeaklng. at
she carries male*. It It safe to tay that
two out Of three of these boy* quit the
teu after a voyage or two. because they
will not taibmU to the rigor* of the life.
Some cannot bear the hardship* Inci
dental to the work aldbe. other* cannot
reconcile themtelvet to the Insult, the
cruelty dealt out lo them by the officer*.
Hut one out of three remains. lie l
ttrong and hardy; he ha thick tkln
and cannot be Insulted unit.** the Intuit
I* physical; a "smash" on the head with
a belaying pin hurt* hi* feeling* hut
milder rebuke affect* him not, and he
thrives and progresses.
Afler a few voyage* he is promoted to
boatswain'* third ot second mate's berth,
according to the *lse and p*ronn#l of the
ship But he pend* but little time In the
forecastle, among men whom he I* taught
to believe are Inferior creature*, and when
he obtain* power over them he maltreat*
them a* he ha* been maltreated hln*lf.
and Intnk* that It I* right. If hi* educa-
tlon comprises a knowledge of the "three
It*." he can easily learn enough of navi
gation to obtain first male's berth, and
later he becomes a captain—a pet of the
law und public opinion, but a* little fitted
by instinct and training to appreciate the
responsibilities of hls position as is a ne
gro oveteeer on a plantation He Is an ex
ponent of brute force, and the finer sensi
bilities ore denied him. He Is not superior
In humanity, morals or common decency
to the meanest of hi* crew—only excelling
them In the grosser elements of character
which first gained him hls advantage.
In acquired attributes—knowledge of
technique—h* b> often Inferior to the best
men of hi* crew. Not an American ship
goes to sea without a few aide seamen for
ward. who are competent to Instruct the
captain In seamanship; # for this broad
shouldered. heavy-fisted ruffian Is time
time* promoted too soon. Tho title aide
teaman ls one to be proud of It cannot
be acquired In the space of time which
will give a man mastery of a trade on
shore, or win him a post graduate's diplo
ma In college. A m in needs four years of
service at least before he can be trusted
at the wheel with a following wind and
sea; and to learn the smaller, more me-
The Captain.
chanical details of hls calling-knotting,
wrvtnx, salimaklng. wire spll< In*, etc.—
b* requires nearly double this lime. An
able seaman Is a ckllled laborer-equal tn
tecomcal knowledge lo a machlnlai, car
penter or other craftsman on shore—and
for hla rktlkd labor he rrcetves the mu
nificent salary of elahleen dollars a
month out of the Atlantl and twenty
out of the Pacific rft. most of which
he lose* to the captains or the crimps.
The Able Aeseton.
A few words more as to this able sea
man, and Ihe reason why there are to
many of him willing lo give such work
for such pay. He Is Initially a weakling,
of fatr physical courage, perhaps, but of
llttl* edufatlon. will |wwer, ambition and
aggressiveness—otherwise he would not
remain at the trade He may have start
ed a* "hoy" and lived fti the "boys' room."
drifting Into the forecastle under pres
sure of events. He may have been shang
haied—a green hand—and forced to learn
to escape the mates' abuse He may have
been a fisherman, fleck hand, or "long
shoreman" going to sea for the love of
lh* sew but. whatever hi* ortgtn. hts be
ing before the mast come* only of bis
i’HE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1900.
Snaps.
We repeat that
Right Now
Is the real
Bargain Period
of the year.
And a very small sum
will buy more now than at
any other time, in the way of
Mens* Boys and
Childrens
•
Spring and Summer gar
ments. very serviceable for
FALL WEAR, or to have
for next season.
Wash Suits,
Lined and Unlined
Summer Weight
Suits,
Straw Hats,
i
Underwear,
Hosiery,
Neckwear,
Negligee Shirts,
Furnishings,
&c. &c. &c.
Hear the pitiful
Season-end Prices
• t
\
And You
Will Wondsr.
helplessness In th* struggle for existence
on shore. So he remain* In an environ
ment that kills him In twelve year*, but
develops In him a strength of character
along certain tines beyond th* compre
hension of landsmen.
Ho becomes a tnan to he pilled, respect
ed and protected, for. In the nature of
things, ho ean do none of these for him
self He cannot pity himself, for he Is
equal to the drafts upon him. and sur
vive* them, lie cannot respect himself
except In hi* own peculiar way. which hls
landfarlng fellosmen eannol understand.
He know* that he can endure a stress of
weather and work under which an ordi
nary man would die, but It does not con
duce to assertiveness, and hls attitude to
ward wrong and Injustice might he stamp
ed a* cowardly by those who do not know
him. He cannot protect himself, for he
has not known good treatment or reward
for generous, energetic effort, and does
not always reallte that he Is Imposed up
on He Is denied the love of woman and
children; he I# an innocent outcast—*
wanderer upon the face of the earth, be
cause of the wanderlust In hla soul and
t>* pnueuisn of nualittsa which would
make him esteemed strong men did they
apply to a trade or profession on shore
And this skilled laborer—the hardest
worked and lowest paid In the world—who.
under the law. Is denied the right of self
defense while at sea—who Is hopeless of
advancement or change because deficient
in Inhej-ent brutality, physique and th*
groundings of education—this man, so
necessary to the world's commerce, can
rarely obtain Justice In the courts of a
free country, because a blind,public aen
tltnent ha# preudjudged him a potential
mutineer, pirate and murderer
Out upon such public sentiment And
sham* upon the novelist who has created
and fostered It. Morgan Robertson.
Off the Traek.
This mean* disaster and death when ap
plied to a fast express train. I* Is equal
ly serious when It refers to people whose
blood la disorder'd and who consequent
ly have pimple* and sores, bad stomach*,
deranged kidney*, weak nerve* arid that
tired feeling. Hood's Sarsaparilla put*
the wheels bock on the track by making
pure, rich blood and curing the** trou
bles. *
Constipation I* cured by Hood's Pill*.
Re.—ed.
A nelleleaa Smoke.
The Herbert Spencer I* *n elegant cigar
and Is truly * delightful enjoyment ta
Inhale the fume* of thl* fine tobacco; II
t. evhilei atlng ond detleteu#
See that the name of Herbert Spencer
\fon every wrapper of every cigar, with
out Which none are genuine.
The Herbert Spencer cigars are only
sold by the box of W Conch** st *3 50. and
Perfectoo. *4-SO *t Uppman -Bros., whole
sale druggists. Barnard and Congress
streets, of this city—ad
"Orsytorerd 1* a family medicine with
us " sal# prominent business man yes
terday. "Mi wits takes It. and 1 nolle#
•be ts enjoying b**t*r health than foy
years. The children keep well by taking
It. ’
Orayb-'srd may be obtain'd at all drug
.lores or will* to u* for It Itespess Drug
CO., sole prtpa. Ssvannoh. Qa -*d.
-Wanted, a steady mar. to look after a
garden and milk a cow aho ha* a good
voice and ta accusbomtd to ale* la the
choir,— EnglUb Country Paper.
Rag-Time.
This is truly “Rag-time.” The borderless
desert between Nothing and Nowhere.
Puzzle-time for us and for you. Summer
is expending its trying dragging length.
Autumn has not yet evolved its “sear
and yellow" from suntime’s withering cal
dron. We can scarcely ask you to buy
Fall garments that can’t be comfortably
worn yet. So we can only advise you to
turn an Economical Penny by taking some
of our Summer remainders that we don’t
wan’t to put away.
REAL FAR-SEEING ECONOMISTS
will find plenty of allurements in every
Department, that will pay them to secure
for next season’s use. or for Early Fall
Wear. You can make enough on the Old
Season's wane to give you a good start on
the new one. Verbum sat, etc.
0
Fall and Winter
Attractors for Men, Boys,
Women and Children, are
ROLLING IN DAILY.
You Can Open the Season
With a New' Fall Hat.
B. H. Levy & Bro.
MB. JONES AND Hia BILI. HP.
Correct Announcement When After
noon Call* Are l*n!d Next W inter.
New York. Bept. 7 VTh* bigger and ug
lier a dog Is three day* the belter are hls
chances for moving In high society snd .f
claiming the prettiest debutante of the
season as hls demonstratively devoted
friend. For four years now the black
and white or hrlndle bull of the Boston
' - - '
The Stately Cowled Hound. A Wlcklt-Bowed Bull.
or Trench or common English breed hae
been a prime favorite in the smart sec.
Now. however, a bulldog must have
wicket-bowed foreleg* or he Is not es
teemed fit for the socteiy of ladle*. The
extremrly bow-legged bull of a pale gold
en brlndie with hls owner's initial* somr
timer branded on hi* hind quarter Is the
latest compromise between art and fash
ion Thl* specie* with a fierce tnderjaw
and peculiarly tigerish markings come
from England, bur this country I* rapidly
securing an adequate domestic supply for
, Borzois, th* Favorite Cassock Uounfk
the man and the girl who refuse* to walk,
abroad without a canine attendant at their
heels.
Th* pipe smoking young man |s as |n
eisteni on this dog aa the high heeled
gir . and this winter many an afternoon
caller will announce himself as Mr Jones
and bull pup. This particular typ# of
bulhicg Is highly esteemed, because he
is bred and hla early educution Is carried
out on lines that teach him the import
ance of minding hla own business. j„
city a do* requires a leash chiefly to keep
him out of mlechlef and the hands of the
do* catcher, but not so the t.rued-bowed
bull. From puppyhood It Is instilled lnt
hls mind that he must worn the use of
a leash end give exclusive attention to
following, utilising hls teeth and sinews
only when wantonly Interfered with.
These bulldogs could even he taken to
church or to a concert with perfect con
fidence In their gentlemanly deportment.
In winter weather they wear brown or
grey chinchilla blanket*, fastened with
handsome decorated silver or brass but-
Snaps.
The LADIES will admit
that they have hitherto had
only a vague idea as to the
real and forceful meaning
of
LOW PRICES
When they see the little
figures depending from our
GIANT VALUES
In Summer Things.
Wrappers,
Waists.
Skirts,
Underskirts,
Knit and Muslin
Underwear,
Neckwear.
Girin’ Handsome
Slips and
Dresses.
Selections In
Fine Hosiery,
Ribbons,
Collars, Cuffs,
&c. &c. &c.
Don't slight the immensely
popular
KABO
CORSETS
—and —
Perfectors.
Essence of Style and
Comfort,
tons, a collar of calf akin, trimmed with
steel or gun metal, and live hundred dol
lars l* not a fancy price lo pay for a fine,
well bred specimen.
A good country dog has become a ne
cessity In these days, when families stay
late out of town, and young women have
a propensity for taking long strolls, some
limes qlitte alone. Various dogs as pro
tectors and companions were tried snd
all of them proved too unreliable or too
disputatious until a trial was made of the
retlahtltty ami irmper of th* rcspeclej
bloodhound. He proved equul to the tea',
and one or two women have bough* their
hounds from Kentucky kennels and
have adopted them as walking
< ompenlons. The stately cowled
hounds ars the type for which as
hign a price a* a thousand dollar* apiece
I* cheerfully paid for their dignity, goal
sense, tact, strength and stein attention
to duty It beyond praise snd sdmeilme*
neyond belief They are enormous dogs
and when s bloodhound realises he hs* u
mistress to protect he never leave# her
out of hls sight, yet never attacks any
one until he receives her express older#
to do so. Then, and only then, like a
gentleman, he engages hi* enemy with
nlAety-nin* chan e* of victory re. Jit*
side, though he tvlll draw out of th# bat
tle at a word tnan th* lady be serves
The cowled bloodhound Is on* of the
only dogs who can't be fooled and pat
ronised by strangers, and who refuses to
run at the end of a leash. ll* will wear
a collar with a ring In It by which the
owner tan ley a restraining hand upon
him. and It |a the not inappropriate fash
ion to give hea* stately end fearful beasts
such names as Terror. Vengeance. Re
venge ate., as somewhat desertptiva of
their distinctly blood-thirsty natures.
A beautiful new dog who no longer has
hls way lo make socially la the Museum
borzois, th* favorite Casaack hunting
hound. For a number of years peat the
borzois have been much the mode in En
gland. but not until the Princess Oataco
zene tent a beautiful specimen from her
Russian home to her mother. Mr# Oram,
have *h#y found welcome here. The wo
men who have country estates boasting
stretches *f fair lawns have sent abroad
for those noht* creature*, more for tne
decorative . effect they convey to the
front of a fine country place than for any
other reason. They are as graceful as
deer, and wear their allver mounted col
ters with an Infinitely arlstocratlr. air.
It la necessary to buy a pair of bor
zoi*. for Which !h# delicacy of highly
bted creature*, they are exclusive
Ing no pleasure or association with other
dogs, end make a far better appear*re-,
leaping over the green In rouplea Oh
their collars their names are always en
graved. and they are Russian names us
ually. Alexia or Ivan, Vladimir and
Ltushka. Emily Holt.-
< lllnstarn It -leased.
Jacksonville, Fla.. B*pi. g.—All the ftf.
teen Chinamen recently arrested here for
no* having proper paper* have been re
leased save two. Kim Lie* and Walt K*e,
who will prohably be deported under or
der* from Washington. In this connec
tion It la rumored that Chinamen are
smuggled Into the state from schooners
from Nassau and other points, landing
them on the lower East Coast, at thinly
populated points, the men finding their
woy lo Jacksonville, and theme lo other
[ points. It is also currently slated that
I th* government ba* dcecuvg* engaged In
llooking ujj till* trumofi
MeHKoWN I* Ik Fl.oil in A.
Penaayl'raala ape a,l thrift I* illrrllf
Thlaa* I*.
JarkevnvHlr. Fl* , Bep f I —Hcot I Me-
Keown. of Pennsylvania. Nw York and
elsewhere, clubman, and *<**l fellow gen
erally. I* here enjoying life, and inctdentel
ly, showing ail the wouM-he *fw>rt In
Florida how to spend money. Mr. He.
Keawn I* the one whom th* New York
World wrote up * Hood, y or. two tfn,
with lavish picture*. Illustrating how h*
*r*n In a year.
Mr. M>'K*own came here a abort tlm#
a*o and apeedlly made friend*. He book
ed the baseball team*, het the Jackson
t Hie *port* to a at indatlil and had no end
of fan out of It He la neen almost
daily driving through the *lret* with a
handmmi coal black *pan of flyers, Hr
companled by ww of hi* genial compan
ion*
Mr Keown came Mouth front New York
over a riuatth ago He went to New
Hmvrm and other |~>mt on the Rnet
t'oaet. and *pent *om* little time yacht
ing there, Itehlng. elc. When tired of
thl* port he gave aw*y hi* haodnofne
hott to It voting eon of Senator Frank
Sam* of New Smyrna, to whom he had
been attracted to by the voongeter'e
bright w iy*
While here in J*ck*onvlite, he made the
acquaintance of flu* Mueller, one of the
!>et known voting bualne** men here, and
a* a token of hi* frtervtehip. pre*ent*d
him recently *h a diamond
walch charm, that <nwi din.
It I* claimed that he | one of the heir*
lo the famou* McKcown million* In Psnn
•ylvanla.
THr. : IT DOVUI.IA
Many I nynaea firing Halit *e
ißlnnil Cotton Selling Well.
rtougla*. Oa.. Sept. t-J. M Athley.
preldent. and C. K Baker, cashier of
the Villon Banking Company of thl* city,
attended ihe cotton mill meeting at Mta
geral.l They represented the hank and
Itouala* > apltalf*t*.
J S. Bailey and Frank 1,. Sweat are
placing material on Ihe ground for *lx
f-room milage*. J. M Idem It building
two modern cottage*. J. H. I>ent two. L
O Stein three. H. II Owen* one and I.
S Wllll*mon one. all hut the latt two
mentioned are already engaged
A. J. Mcltnnald and H K Qulnoey.
who have lew reading law under Qutn
r*y * McDonald, will at an early data
enter the law department of the State
Vnlveralty at Allien*
Imugla* I* to have two new merchants.
Me**r*. A*plnwall A Davla have rented
th* Pateraon store npiioalt* the court
honor
flood era Island rollon brings i rents
per pound In the seed In Dongtae to-day,
which would U- about an Ut-crnt t>aala
for lint cotton, ami the prospect* are for
It to go higher Stormy weather I* In
juring and retarding the gathering nf Ihe
half crop that wa* made. Hogs are atm
dying wPh cholera, only a few more left
for th* disease to prey upon.
nil HI Ml FOH OH lilt ARY.
Many Candida lea In the Field la
Baldwin I nattly.
Mllledgevlll*. lit . Srpt. t—Th# Demo
cratic Executive Commuter of this coun
ty met at ihe court house to-day at 11:V
lo arrange for a primary election to HU
Ihe vacancy on the Desoocrallo ticket for
Ihe October election, caused by the death
of Capl M ft. Hell, the nominee for Ihe
office of ordinary Sept. £1 wa* decided
upon a* Ihr day tor Ihe primary, which
will be held under the rule* governing
Ihe regular primary election.
In response to th* request made some
day* ago by the popup*!* that th* elec
tion should 1m held under the name of a
white pilmary. it was decided that all the
rule* and law* of th* state Democrallo
primary election* would be oh*rrv*d and
that the election would bo known as a
Democratic palmary.
The short time given before tha pri
mary brought out all the candidate* for
ordinary with a rush thl* morning, and a
brisk tight 1* het ilk made for the ofltca
by several prominent men In thl* coun
ty. There are now In Ihe Held Mr. L* M.
Thomas col. W. r. Urey, Col. K. R.
Hines, Col. D. S Sanford.
MATTER* AT THB I'SIA KHIITY.
All the Professor* on Me ad—Pref.
Strobe's Aeeideat.'
Athens. Hept. 1.-AII the university pro
fessors have now arrived and have estab
lished office hour* and are busy pre
paring their work In tbelr different
course*.
Prof. Charles M Blrahn had th# mis
fortune to sprain hls hip while on th*
I'nlled Blair* geological survey, but -will
bo able to begin hi# work at th# univer
sity by Its opening,
Mr. Clem Akcrman. who will lake Prof.
John Morris' place In the School of Her
man, has arrived In th# city. Prof Mor
ris Is In Korop* studying at tha Univer
sity of Berlin. . *j
UIHI.'S COLLgOC TO OPEN.
School at Alllledaevllle AA 111 Ba
Crowded Till* Year.
Mllledgevllle. On . flept. —Ths OlHs'
Normal and Industrial College will opan on
next Wednesday for Its tenth annual ses
sion. with a very large aitendanc*. Pres
ident Chappell has Issued Mb ceftlflcataa
of admission. Including pupils from nearly
100 counties In the slats. All tha dormi
tory places have been mgagrd. and a
number of students will board In private
families. Application* (or admission era
still ••>nirt by every mall, and in a
week after the opening the school will ba
flllsd lo Its utmost capacity.
Way crass Sees Notes.
Waycross. #., Sept. * —The damage
suit brought by O. H. Bowen, the colored
mall rlerk. against the Savannah. Florida
snd Western Hallway Company, was com
promised "for 12.576.
MsJ Sidney Herbert Is still *1 th# Phe
nl* * Hotel. He ha* ben confined to bt#
room tnoe* of the time since ha cam*
Tuesday night.
Mr J. A. Caeon. superintendent of tha
Ware rounty pauper farm, say# that, not
withstanding ihe fact there ha# ben so
much rain In this section. It has missed
the farm and they are still suffering
News reached here to-day of the death
of Mr W. O. Ahi of Rlacksheer He was
a prominent cltlsen and had ben 111 for
BOOM time with dropsy.'He was about
year* of age.
Tallahassee News Note*.
Tallahassee. Fla.. Rep*. —The Maypoet
Terminal fompahy was Incorporated to
day. with a capital of *W. Col Jam**
H. Parrott of Jacksonville ts at the head
of the company, which has acquired and
will improve real and personal property at
Mayport.
The following enlistment* In th* Btat*
Troops have been reported to Adjutant
(Jeneral Houstoun:
K F Scarlett. J. A. Holloway, W. R.
Tousey. C. Townsend Bascotn Tempi*,
Hsmuel Bhlretakl, W. N. Sheafs, Jr., clyd#
WUaon. E. H Ityer. W. R. Falierson. E.
w Wilson. J. C. 81l lngsley. for the Oov
ernor's Uuard.
suit Over tlrain Rate*.
Kansas City, Sept. I—A jult In equity
was begun tr, th* circuit court here yes
terday to enjoin th* Missouri Fa-:ttlc Rail
way tram discriminating against Kansas
City. In gram ratan.
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