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NEWS FROM THE WATER FRONT
m:ANHir ( LKMATU
m t: i rom Antwerp.
Her rar*o of Naval lIMM
, Irnitflii Mill Aim Tnk Ahnt
i MM Harrell of CtlltMeed Oil.
Vo— Al*l# * Third *t nmer May B*
on lltr l.lar llrimern *va
-|l-h |..md>n nod Anlwerp-Frull
, Nr rrin Slfamm Irlwreu lavoi
uah iod math Imerlein Ports.
HitrU l.liilr < urr> Flnlahn fils.
■•hirilHl*' l#ra of Interest to
and Mariner#.
„ ©lglan sleafnrtjlp riemstl* if due
{ Antwerp fur ■ cargo of naval ator**r
( 1 , or#©*s! oil Tfte Clttmlll tiltU
t , v.twerp Nov. 11. aid I? therefor*'
t. day.* otp to-da)*. Ordinarily he-
from plxieen to seventeen doy
\ nt v *rp. It la po**ible #he ha# tr
d rowrn weather on the prcfeni
which hoe delayed her In arriving
tr , u*l time.
not l*© the flr?t time the An
v \ si Store# Company ha.'* taken
fr A * >ther 'hail naval stores, which It
ft . i*id distribute* on tire continent.
v cf . *ral trip* past the company's
t ? ve b. en t arrying considerable
r ot cottonseed oil, but the saip
i# to he made on the C.e
. f; .i* trio, amounting to forr.©ihli>tf
• • nrrels. will probably be the
v<e slid pen* nt male since (he
, Maturated this addition to it*
rha :he hchedules on whl *h the
\ a. -rimers rim is such that ship
©y on the time they will have
ui at their di.-i>oal l# an #dvun
it is not apparently being o\©r
. it 14 barely possible that tn©
finerh th company is doing in
to its own larx© handling of tur
i rosin may grow to an extent
r.< • < >'ltate patting on a third
*■#,• The Iri arvi the Clematis are
t c • v s now a . Icr.ed to the I’ne.and if
.. 1 f iould be put on. it would doubt*
•th- snk >feamer !>• Flandrc,which
i. a ©*n Savannnh. ijondon and Anl
.. • .r ill a short time ago.
I
M©#m©ra for Frnlt Trnde.
Mo ninff News stated yesterday that
?►.. ad been some talk of the United
} i <*ompany putting on a line of m©*m
#•*■• *© t n Savannah and the fruit ©x
l< • c ports of South America and the
\v. indies These rumors may have
>m rmretion with the announcement
• it..A- In Philadelphia that two steel
► are to h© built on the Croat
]„, i .1 that both vease.s are to be
cn-.rter.d by the In lied Fruit Company.
Tfc i • v% \* sseia are to b© somew hat Sim
1, to the "Admiral" steamers, which
•a . huiii at Cramps by the Americnn
M„i; - amship Company, *iwl which are
g r: the fruit company's lines
is ro doubt the local commission
• would welcome a direct line at a
►r■ • • i rr. i etu j* to the fruit trad© of this
1 rtabilhment of m line would
mem. i grc.it leal for the city In many re
itd h < ocmnlsslon man. "An en
i whose object Is the prompt and
* • . hatidling of a great product re
mit h skilled and unskil.ed help, ll
extensive r.tiht*ii facilities, ea
*\ in ihe way of properly construct.
* < ‘i.u.g stock, so that the railroads
*:©( n great Increase in business,
i Cnitsd Fruit Company has any
lent ions as those. t>©tng ialk©*i of.
• iflroads w.!! have much to say In
s anew line, for the reason that
* - mpiny will first nsrertaln what
ir.fi> expe-d from the railroad*. If
• mpany e**ks to do btialnesa througn
port it Is very probable the railroads
.nve th© power to either open or
the door to If."
Mark Idssie 4 tarry to lie lold.
• British tenk l-iaxle Curry, which
* be put under the hammer to-day, tin
• i die- barging her caigo of lumber at
ikrdon wharf yeeierday. It will be
* r 1 the vessel went to su several
• ago with a cargo of yellow pine
iwber for \ i loria Cove. Quebec, hut
•'k i aking When draft* 1* gau to
I*ll in to her owners they despaired of
*• Ci>ff her iiffairs stralghtend out. and
usepiently allowed all bills to gt> by de-
H*rxe the sab of the vessel. It
dd -fie coukl Ie put in comilt lon by a
'*• • *\pend!ture, tnough tills will be
' omughiy InvestigHted before prospect
• nldders act upon It.
Practical Nailaatinn.
A number of young men who have been
* ding naxigatlon In davartnah have no
*> adopted a plan to get the practical
A-il a* the theoretical side of their
ork tin© has been on two trips In
vu r© riggers aero*a the water, and dur
s the voyage got right down wlih the
“ in hie efforts to acquire kiKw.edga
i© handling and management of a ship
• rs have taken trips on steamers, tug**
” '* *>fber craft bound out on round trip#
1 ■ various port# from Savannah. It Is
'•ivral that those who have taken these
•r* report them as the best and surest
* rool for *he training of mariners.
© tug Wm. F. McCauley sailed for
y**t.r<!y towing hf h*rg.> Carl
Iwlwln. with a caritu of yellow pine
: tnhep for that port.
'■’i' filiation of export, from Bo.ton
• week .tiding lnt l-'rlilay hmount.d
1 * iiU.Mtl, whl.h was a markwl increas.
ihoM for lb* i'orr.iaidlnK >Mk
>i >.jr. whrn th.y amounted In value
1 I •!4. The Imports were 11.H5.359.
r.d with 91.455.M6 for th. pant pe
hod in 1499.
I'arn,rrp hr 91.am.hip*.
i oiinr, by utaamthip Taliuha...*,
"W York for .Huvaunah Nov. 27: Mr.
W N.|on. Maeier Nrlson. B. Oordon.
'• C. Gordon, Mr., H. B Mi.liihurg. H
' Herman, F. Barflcld. Mr* J. F.
• I 01,1, id Mr*. J. T. McDonald. J T.
1 l oi.Mld. W. B. Hawkln*. Rev. J. T.
■Mr*. Kthridge. U P. Lawrence, L.
w>, and wife. Ml** F Fieaner. Bev.
* r> : lay. Cv Met‘oil, O. F. Johnson.
M--. K | y Patton. W, G. Brewer. K.
■' lf* and ehlld. A. Brown. A. J.
'“lit.. Ml.* 8 Jones, Ml*. (’. K Hill,
i! I **.?*' A l.*nder, Ml** A. Itoberoon.
: '* 1 !-•*■ er, A Prlichard. K. Cameron.
\v*t.<r, o. Nelron, Ml** L. ,Andr*on.
T Bplron. M Hogan. L. Johnnon. A.
J ortnon. L. 1,.50n. H. Johnon. A Bw.n-
J iarwn. A. Han*on. M Jep*on. J
' p. 8104*y, T. Crowley. V. plppl
wife J. V.nxtana, Ml** I. Capers,
Ml** McOoll.
I'aireoger* hy *team*hlp City
r ■''* w Vork ye:erday: .\fr. Cha-:.a
“■" n * Mis* Bertha lx>wenlhl. J. T (Jill.
' Bryant. R. Harhliion. Capt. H.
W. C Caraway. Mr* T r. Bailey.
v Milne, Daniel Gray. Henry IV-
Ralanowltz. D. T.
oeahane.
!‘nfenar* arrived la*t eight from Bal
'orr on *team*htp Itasca: Mr*. L B.
W. Mr c. Gleaon. Mr,. F K.
M**t.r Hayne*. K. A Moa*kly.
Mr* W J Rife. J Bm.th. J.
***• A Vanh.irt. M. Pareovlta, Mr*.
W.U, F. Bohulta. 8. J. flhulu. 8. 8.
•ii J ** h,l * t *' Mi Annla Schults. Miss
• 411# IMehults, H Schults, Mutter Bhultt.
hull! F Krear. J Oflaky. Mra.
*y. Mra. F. Schults, J. Musuck.
’’■■tiarr* per teum*hlp D, H Mtller.
*• to Kiitiniore yesterday: Ml** Ag
itourki John J. Hurt W. 11. Talbott,
f,A, 1 alNodt. Mtimle Talbot. ila> Tal
•’aaaengera arrived yeeterdoy from ThlL
MURPHY & CO., INC..
Roaro of Trade Building, Savannah
Private lex.ed wire* direct to New York,
Chicago and New Orleans
COTTON, STOCKS AMI UR AIN.
New Votk office. No. (I Broa lway.
Office* In prlhcipal elite* :hrou*heut the
Seuth. Wrle# for our Market Manual and
bonk eonalrdnc tnmuctlon* for trader*
ndelphla on itrtm.htp Berkthlrt U. w
Bryant. Mr, J. Hunt, J C Moot Mr*.
Moore
toimeah Altnanae.
Bun rl*e at * 4& a. m. and ret* at 4 St
p. m.
High at*r at Ty oo to-day at 1:25
m. and !: p. m. High wai.-. at Savan
nah one hour later.
rbaaea of the Moon for November.
n. h m
Full moon 5 o eve.
I at*: quarter 13 4 XI eve.
New nn**n a 1 17 mon
Flrt quatter 29 11 Simon
Moot, petlgee. Sth. Moon up g,e. i;ih.
ARUIVAL9 ANU Ilkl’lllTl HE*.
Ve**el Arrived Veaterdav.
Blf*mhlp It area. Billups. Baltlmorb-
J. J. Cardan, agent.
Steamship Berkshire. Ryan, Phlladel.
phla—J. J. Cirolnn. axent
Vessel* Went to ra.
Si*am*y.lp City of Blrmir.gluim. Be:*
N'W Xotk.
Bt*am*hlp D. 11. Miller, roe., Balti
more.
steamship Cunrixa (Br.), Lcckhart. Bar
celona and Genoa.
Steamship Holmlea tßr ), Luke. Gah ea
ten.
Schooner Georg* Taulan*. Jr. McCUe.
Rondout.
Bci.oontr Stella B. Kaplan, Merritt.
Boston
Tug Wm F MrCsulsy. Van B Avery.
Havana towing h*r*e crl von Doh In.
Ahipplna Memoranda.
Chariest, u. 8. C. Nov. rv-Arrlved,
Kleanier Aljotiquln. Platt, New York.
Port Royal. 8 C. Nov 29—3al ed, V.
8. 8 Hanrioal. Newport New*.
Arrived, it. 8. 8. Amphitrtte, Nor.oik:
Potomac. Nurlolk
Key West, Kl*.. Nov. 29—Arrived,
steamer* Conrho, New York, uni nailed
for Galveston: Miami. Delano, Havana,
and sailed for Miami.
Port Tamtut. Fla . Nov. 29 —Arrived,
bark Dixon. Havana: Olivette, Smith. Ha
vana. via Key West.
Sailed, eteamer o.lvette. Havana via
Key West; City of Everett. Howe*. Balti
more; schooner Mermon. Merry, Balti
more.
New York. Nov. 29—gelled, steamer
Thrift, coofaw. 8. C.
Philadelphia, Nov 29 - Arrived, steamer
Alleghany. Savannah
River Platte. Nov. 39—Arrived, previ
ously. Glentoy. Chi,e#ton. via St. Lucia.
Liverpool. Nov 3S —Sailed, steamer
Wastwater. Savannah
Cork. Nov 27 —Arrived, steamer Stlkel.
stad. Puma Gorda.
Gibraltar, J,'ov. 29—Arrived, steamer
Apex. Pensacola via St. Michael* for Ge
noa.
Beaufort, 8. C , Nov. 29—The Norwegian
steamship Klngnwood, twenty-one day*
out from Poimrln. Spain, with 2 non ton*
of Iron pyrlte* for the Virginia-*Carolina
Chemical Company, arrive! here yester
day.
Nolle, lo Mariner*.
Pilot chart* and nil hydrographic Infor
mation will he furnished master* of ve*.
s*l free of charge In L'nited State* hy
drographic office In Custom House. Cup.
tain* are requested to call nt the office.
Itepori* of wrecks and derelict* received
fo: transmission to the Navy Depart,
ment.
f'oa.ltel.e Li|nrl.
Per .leamehlp Kanira. City lo New
York: 301 bale, upland notion, 44u bale.
*e* Dland cotton, UXI liarrela co<toneec.l
oil. 10 barilla ro.-ln oil, 322 bxlva donto.-
Ito, UXi.XJb ablnale., 1.29C* bxrrelc ro.tn, 203
barrel, spirit, turpentine. lt/.MS* feet lum
lier, 1 turtle, 31 Uirrelx fish. 34<> lm>.
waete, L+'f.. boxee fruit, lit barrel, vege
table., 380 cratea veaetablee, 23 ton. pi*
iron, IX (lackanea machinery. 9o bales
lilier. C t>atre npoiißea. 20 iNirrel. pitch, 234
rack, rlco chaff. 13 barrela lamp black. 20*1
ca.a c.nned miode. 20 boxe. deer tmißiie,
243 package* mcrchandlee, 13 cnee* cigars.
Per eteamehlp 4'lty of Birmingham lo
Boaion: 9.091 bale, upland cotton, 13 bar
rel* cotton.eed oil, jun barrel, ro.-ln. 104
ca.e. cottonseed oil. 7.79S *tvc, 1.043
boxes dried fruit, 3UO ton* plft Iron,
Per atramrhlp D. H. Miller for Balti
more: 330 bale* upland cotton. <3 batrel.
turpentine, 174.443 feet lumber. 377 boxes
orange*. 117 package, merchaibllee. 3n
packagea dome*tlca and yarn*. 194 laile.
palm-lto lilier, 171 ca.es can good., iOi
rack* clay, 140 hale* hide, and wool.
Per .chooncr George Taulane. Jr., for
Roumlout: .109 743 feet yellow pln lum
ber—Cargo by E. H. Hunting k C'o.
THE BICE MARKET.
There wa E a con.klcrt.Me falling nwiv
in tiemand in the rtce mnrket tne pa.t
week, bin In .pile of nuch the market
hekl to Ita former firm tone; In fact, on
some gra.lc. there h u* a ib*tantlal d
-vnnee Tne latter hm e.peclally note
worthy in ordinary to fair which were
disproportionately lower than medium
qualities. There Is no good reason for
present apathy, a. current price* are atlil
well maid- of coat of Importing elmti ir
irrude In foreign and can only be attrib
uted to the long established practice of
the trade to operate .[teraigty until De
cember or early January, wnen lowewt
price, are generally reli*ed.
Advices from the South tl*o note a
lessened movement duo In part, to ad
vanced price* So far as New Orleans I.
concerned, quite diubl. the amount of
business would have been ikme had there
been the allghtent disposition oti the jxir:
of seller* to make even the nin-t trifling
,nn<'-s.lort Fair volume of btrtlnc** la
reported from Interior point*, rhlerty
anticipatory purchase* and mostly in the
lower grades, although n<4 a little Mt baa
ueen done In the better selection.
Th technical situation thun far has
been favorable to titcs. nt firm ixuiditlon.:
rracipu oosistantly tiehtnd (hop.- of last
year, ond custom keeping full pace there
wfth During the IXBOlll* month however,
with present values it may be expe-ted
that there will be nn Increased rrop
movement, ar.d unle.s the demand .hall
greatly quicken, reaction will probably
occur As continually etigresied, there
is no n-oatat, a regards competition, for
any molltlcatJoii of prices: the future lie*
In the dnaiiclal ahliliv and (xynOdence of
planters to withstand the usual deprs**-
Ing Infttioneea of the holiday period. While
tha crop is Bkely to be quite up 10. If
not. fractionally ahead of the previous
year, still, b I* f r Ow* ® f atminl re
quirement*. hence no rail for It* liemg
sacrificed.
fable* and corrsopoodenee from abroad
note generally quiet markets Holders,
however, are firm, as shipments from th.
Far Boat ar. prociKaliy over for the sea
wm. but with flvs months' consumption
to h# supplied from an unusually acant
stock. It Is deemed only * question of time
when buyers will gladly pu>' present ad
vanced quotations.
Tal mage. New Orleans. telegraph#
Lcutsiana crop movement lo date; He-
FINANCIAL.
JOHN W. DICKEY,
• lock and Hoad Broker,
AiailTi, QA.
Write for Elat.
IHE MOUSING NEWS: FIUDAY* NOVEMBER no, 1900.
rough. nock*. 1© * year. 713 *
>* ’ ►. k#. S i,*#, cleaned, Ik 4iU barre* .
**■: >'©4U ISJ.T** iMiirel# l n*w mo%*
j iiient nt u\oi cUig figure#.
Cturlfftoti, leiegnplm Caro
crap mmr-niertt to dote: Heceipts. ZT
btirrele Sale*. imrnel# Steady
•levnamt .1* pret .ou# quota None
MYI.HPOOI HtriiO MARKET.
Iwivetpool Nov ;M, 4 p. w —<.'ott<wi
r 1 ■ • maud pi • • . | komi
e.i mi-l*il,.* S R-t.il The sale* if th© day
**i’ ba.* *. of which Mlm were for
‘l'eniluMoii •>•<! t&pO'i, inrudUi| 7 r*.**
bai l. Ameru-dt. Receipt# 21,000 bale#, in-
J .dinx American.
I uturea ip©o■ and nd c|o#ed quirt at the
MdvaiH'© Amman maldling. |. m .
No%em:w S .MTvXS.J erilcte; Norernb
Le 'tnbrr. -Vu' ‘M, buyer*. December*
•‘aruiary h xtil 2*i 1. e. ller , Jxnui*r>-F b
ruary. f. 2?tS3 24d. #*llere. February*March,
•il'O.'2ld ael.er# Marcn-April. A
i©ll©rA. Ai*rj4*May, 5.1 M ec'llere, Mav*
June, lod, eelltr#; Jun-July. 1.12d.
seiirr July* Atig uet. 5.10(1, adler#, Au*
gust-September. 4.A2/1. eellrre.
ESTIM ATE 4E COTTON SOI*.
Tne tiverag*. of eptimatee of th© -'otfon
crop Inn j*. b> 1. . mr ri,!., r* of \>w
Y* rk < \? 101 Exi .iange f# 1007;. habd
T ?© minimum esdmate wst t,100.000 bales
and th. maximum ll.hnlrs.
<|l I*KM lIHITIH PENSION!#.
s larlrk Pnltl to Inrnmlirnt* of Of
fice* Mint Have Hern %hollahed.
I rom the London Expre##
The government, like any gr©*t roneern
m ©omnk'rce. h* constantly face to face
with th, necessity of reducing <r rcar
nanglng it# #tafr, and ft contribute# le.
rb.vllcaliy to the great army of ncin
ployed.
It t. inevitable. Th© operation of every
important new
live change# whb n throw Whitehall jn’o
temporary chaoe atl necessitate th atv.-
1.t.0n nr re'-onatruciion of certain offic #
A;. I in #uch rases somebody mu#: *o
Someboii' who h# sat ©r a gove.nmMit
J,, °°l * f * r twenty year# rectlve# th© Inti
motion thfit nle too', i* done with It I#
a common delu'ion that there |# no !n
#ecurl*y in ; overt ment post*. There i#,
*r course, much more than ordinary
runty, hut e\cn government |>ost #om©-
Hm©# come# to an end. through no fault
of the man who hold* It. and the e a e
hundreds— perbepe thoitsnde~of people
who are fo*dev idle thrmnrh the op©ri
lion of lawn fM#ed by Parliament.
Rui If there I# no perpetuity of w<rk
under the government, there D eh it
people will think great deal bet
ter— perpe tuttv v f pay,
•‘Once paid always paid," the happy
condition of thousand* of government em
ploy©#. Hundred# of thou#.tnd# of t'oun *#
ft re paid from th© public purse every year
to |k©ople who do nothing at all for It
They may have #at cn government #t ol#
ye r# md year# ago; they mav have . 00k
*** Prison food at Dartmoor: they may
have #en judge# or chaplain# in some
little corner of the empire, where they
ar© in* longer wanted They may have
b©©n housekeepers laundress©# Jailer la
borer#. ministers, governors, consuls. It
matter# not. Our generous government
compensate# them all
It give# ti# f very kindly feeling to
ward our government system to rmm
ber that the crown 1# still paying about
f!O0 a year to and housekeep
ers who lost their wavhlpg and house
keeping through the removal of the law
courts from Westminster Hall twenty
years sgo.
There i n field laborer somewhere who
has received 12H guineas m year for a
quarter of a ccnury because the nfTW*i
surveyor of the f’nlted Kingdom had
nothing more for him to do.
Even the House of Lords abolishes
something sometimes, and seventeen yer#
ago it made up Its mind to a really big
effort, and abolished the housekeeper of
It? crown off!.-©, who has received £l3 a
year ever since.
And th© Queen's sweep, too. whose of
fice was demolished to make way for the
Parliament street Improvements, was giv
en the handsome sum of £750. in spite of
the fact that h© may still go on sweeping
the chimneys of Rockingham Palace and
Windsor Castle, as his family has done
for a century and a half.
Th© ulmlltton of consulships, chaplain
cies and Judge- hips abroad during the last
thirty years Is still costing the treasury
several thousand* a year In compensa
tion. and 11 is surprising #0 find that the
public pursn I# still feeling the strain
caused upon *lt by the change# conse
quent upon the setting up of the Divorce
Court in the fifties.
The courts of Justice, where changes
have been frequent, pay a gopd deal more
than Om*i> a year to men who have been
thrown pile by change# In th© adminis
tration of justice. The Chancery Division,
for example, has for several years past
sent a ©heck for <55 4o an old man. who.
through the operation of #om new act.
was deprive*! of the privilege of selling
forms nt the court.
There are on the compensation list of
the same court a "preacher at rolls." re
ceiving £IOO a year, though he never
preache* n sermon; a housekeeper who
has not kept house for seventeen years
but receives £25 a year, and a caretaker,
who draw# a £lO Rank of England note
for annually taking care of nothing
All fh©se people, he it remembered, are
distinct from the old age paneloners of
the government who 4'ome under another
head Most of them are still able and
willing to work when something turns up.
and all of them have been the victims--
the lucky victims, very often—of some act
of Parliament or some administrative
c iiange.
It may seem a stroke of good fortune
to he thrown out of work hy law. and
often enough It is. The consul at Bt. Pe
tersburg. who was sent home with 11.000
year, because there was no room for
hi pi In Anglo-Ru*s|j*n diplomacy. Is no
doubt well satisfied.
The patent oflics decided six years ago
to do without a superintendent of publi
cations. and that official, who had h-on
In receipt of ll.<¥> a year wtfl lrn £3s#
a year to stay at home; hut here was a
d|e?lnft saving of <7s*> a year, which prob
ably Inflicted little real hardship on any
body.
Whether the recipient* of the **af© com
pen*ntlon appreciate the’r re left*© Dow
work or not. they accept It. krowing that
at any time they may he "cAl'ad bai k "
Our friend the laundrfs of the Com
mon Plea# Exchequer might he r;i|'ed
upon to-morrow to prepare the robes of
tfie n©w chief Justice, and the p naltv of
refusal would be th© loss of her at’ow
• net And the St IlelerHt storekeeper
who ha* been paid £1 a week f %r doing
nothing since he was a young man. mint
lose bin 11 a w* ©k or keep hit eye on
o©n F'ronja if the government onlerad
him to do wo
Asa matter of fact, no subject of the
Queen has any right to refuse sny poet
If railed upon to take It for the public
good, whether It be that of Prime Min
ister or country postman: but the gov
ernment ''out of works'' are under a spe
cial ban In this respact
It 1* the one check the state has on
the abuse of Its philanthropy, and one
means th* state can exercise to cut down
these expenee*. Nobody would attempt
for a mcm-nt to stop this gene o.ltv of
th* government, which b*larcti minv
petty me*nnes*e*— though the compensa
tion of a dustman l>y the Roar) of Trd
by no mean* Ju.tlfte* the neglect of a sol
dler hy the war office.
But there ought to be limits even to
the generosity of the state, and It Is
good to see that Ihe goverr.m. nt spent
tio.ntt) last year to redeem annual pay
ments to people who have never earned
them, and who know little or mthlns of
the reaeon why they were granted
There I* no aen*e In ritli* r pension* er
compensations which last forever nd
perhaps some wkleawakv official will dl -
cover torn* day that somebody la .till
r**> ©iviag I*; a# ft.| every teir te wise
son ©body ©iae happened to be off!- © n
tt pipe in the time of Stuart: The plte
i* . roken and its officer I* dead but tit •
money, like the brook go©# or. ptlll
% HINI %Tt HE ( DTI.E.
A (nr lost t? to He Ween Among Ihr
MnuntsiSß of A Irstnln.
From 8t Nt heU**
While spending the summer f IW7 at
Earlehurst. Vs amid the wild and
rugged scenery of th* Alleghany Main
tain? two young ladlt who were fond
of exploring the beautiful country, were
■ rated one afternoon at the ha*© of 4
waterfall. firing deeply Impressed by
the beauty of the mhv. m oxcl timed
How charn.ii gly romantic 1 | ran almost
believe thin Flora Mac Ivor will ny In-
Mn: appear seated on that mo#*-c<v and
rot'k. dttcourslng sweet m i l* o. er
harp. 1
Carried aw> by such romantic
thought#, they began to build ir imag
inary castle, peopled w ith baron and # rf.
besieged and defended of n capt! a*© prln
ces# and valiant warrior kntgh’e
"liOt's mak> on*■!*’ they cried A cord
lngl\ the next day the under iking ws*
hegu n.
A large purplish boulder overgrown
with mot* and lichen '* * lawn of
Knrlehtiref the summer of th •
builders, was selected a* th© site on
which to construct thl- miniature ©asile
Building mareital then a serious
question. Ko-k there wer in plenty, but
sand ami mortar had to b© >rri©d for
som© distance Tool** were limited sod
using a screwdriver In lieu of a chisel to
enlarg* the slight Indentation in the foun
dation rock, wrhlch was designed lo be
th© dungeon, proved but slow work
This task * ©ompltehed. h square box
ws# placed o' cr ihr excavation in which
wer© cut opening* for windows and 1
door Th© windows—eighteen in all
were put together with greatest care, ev
ery stout wooden frame being - rossf-l and
recreated wqth a heavy wire to imtta'©
grating?, then built to th© ion© wall#
over the openings. They varv In style
and . Ix*\ from the large .*a©r* nt# in the
protected part* of the struc'ur© to the
small windows lo the wairhtew r After
th© box had been built over •* all #kl>
with rocks, held in place hv m< :r. an
other smaller box ws* pis* ♦*•! <n l p of
It. and cove rad in Mk© maitir i*>th were
first roufed with tin 10 prevent I© kWis
1-ut this has been enrefullv concealed
There are also hidden drain both In the
eastle and causeway. The tower# ar©
built solid, exc eft behind th© windows,
where apaces are left to give ihe effect of
moms. Th© "workmen'* exp©rtenc©d
great difficulty In finding the ne<?©*#arv
number of properly ©hoped stones for th©
battlements, which required #uoh exact
ness Even* one on th© place wra# re
quested to look out for #mall square
■tones. nd walking parties arm©d with
baskets wre often formed for the *o!e
purpos** of securing building material
One of the ‘ hod-carrier#'' became so en
thusiastic that she carried s heavy
load of stone# for two mils# on
an August afternoon' As the structure
progressed. keen interest ws# taken In
It by all the n-lghbcrhood. and there were
many visitor# to view the unique llttl©
building, several of whom contributed hit#
of rock from different place# of Interest
In Virginia. One mountaineer who came to
pas# Judgment on th© work could not con
ceal his disdain, and blurted out "There
utn't no use Cor you ah to work on that
little house; the snow e gong to vn©lt
them chlmbleys. sure"’ He referred to the
lower# Another man of the umo kind
looked on at the building for some time
with a pitying #mlle. and said "What a
shame them two voting ’adles Is c-Wldish!"
It was afterward? leirned that he regard
ed the builders os harmless lunatic# Af
ter four moiuh# of not uninterrupted la
bor the c*tJe wa# finished On© of h©
architect# carved little figure# out of wood
and dressed them to r©ore*#nt thw house
hold of a baron. The knight# are clothed
In tinfoil armor, ©arh carrying a lam© and
Itfittle-ax; all the ladles are arrayed In
brightly colored silk# An armed sentry
stand© on guard In each watch-tower, and
a captive princess peeps through the bar#
of a lofty casement, implor.ng aid from
every brave knight-errant
The ca#tl©'s bight is ai>out two feet and
a half, am! th© rock on which tt stands
measures ten feet |n circumference, and
is three feet high The appro<ch to th*
ensile l# by a causeway rising gradually
from th© ground at the rear, and forming
a semi-circle of wall until It reach©* the
entrance gate, where |t stops abruptly
Arrosa the *|oice between the owtle walls
and the causeway is thrown a drawbridge,
which can he raised or lowered by Its
iron chain# a? a moment's notice A port
cullis and ts'o watch-towers guard thl?
entrance to the courtyard, which ll©#
within, surrounded on ad side# hy high
walls. Across the courtyar*! on both
side*, opposite the wnt‘blowers. r|s© the
two high towers, tha round tower being
on the right hind, near which Is the pos
tern leading Into the strong keep Through
this portal there are glimpse# of tapes*
tried wall#, canopied chair# and tne long
anquet tag-board. Over this ball rlse
the main towrer A group of figures ran
be seen in one p4cture Just at th© draw
bridge. On the platform of the rgusswgy
st indi tha handsomely caparisoned war
steed of a knight who ha? Just dismount
ed to pay his respects to th© lord and
lady of the caatle They wait to recaive
him at the entrance-gate, surrounded by
their housenoUl retinue A diminutive
page, clad In silken doublet and hose,
stands at the horse s bridle, while be*
yond the courtyard can be caught a
glimpse of the fool’s motley. The banner,
which float# front the highest tower, has
th© armorial hearing, or. a lion rampant,
gules, that |s. a rftmpanr red lion on %
yellow field The sam© standard waves
proudly over the great gate
THE WtV V-ailtEli LIXIYDU.
Special I'eamres of the (.real Marine
Insnrnaee Agency.
From Aln.dee's Magaxlne.
“Ther* I* a philanthrofdc side to the
corporation of Lloyd's. Whenever they
hear through any of their vast army of
an4* of any d-ed of heroism on the d*‘p
they Immediately communicate with the
hero or heroine and commemorate the
deed by striking off a medal which Is pre
sented 10 the one who haw earned It. The
committee of Lloyd s has a standing ad
vertisement In IJoyd's Weekly Shipping
Index, requesting all captains who may
call at British ports to communicate any
Information concerning any wreck or ves
sel In distress, or making a long passage,
to Lloyd's agent at the first port of call.
The value of such Intelligent' Is great,
and It may be sufficient to remind cap
tain* how often such news may he Hie
means of conveying to the wives and fam
ilies of officer* and crewa the assurance
of the vafety of their husband* or fath
ers.
•'At *n office on the ground floor of the
Royal Exchange. Lloyd'* answers, free of
charge, all sort* of Inquiries from the
wives, other relatives, or th# sweetheart,
of Mllor. anxious shout the erulse of poor
Jack, or desirous of finding out where hi.
ship may be There I* a list kept by
which the whereabout* of any British
vessel may be found In a twinkling An
Important book is the Captain's Register,
containing the biography of more than 30.-
4*4 commander* In th* m*r<.9iant service
of Great Britain Another volume not
high In favor with the underwriter* I*
railed the 'Black Book.' In whl h missing
and wrecked ship, are re. opted Lloyd's
publishes what Is practically a Ust of all
the merchant vessels of th. world, meas
uring 144 ions or more. It le ealied ‘Lloyd's
Register of British and Foreign Hhtp
pln t.' and i< tells all about every seagoing
cruft worth mentioning, giving her ton
nage, dimensions and the ituuiv of her
captain and owner.''
Southern Railway.
Train* Arrive and Depart ha*ai nah on With Meridian T ine -One ||ou blower
Than (‘lb Tima
S hedule In Effect N<%v 15. 100.
RFAI*i \VN TO 1 ID; I AHT * READ IP.
No Ji No M r ©in a i Time > No. I*
12 V*pm 12 20am L\ --------- vannah Ai ft lAaiu - iiiin
Da• r Time.) 1
4 2ipm 4 Ar It ■% kvtil© L* 3 Ohs in, 1 Jlpm
* N|*n *, lOsni Ar . olunMi I.v * n- '
>1 pm 9 V**n Ar Ch-irlntte Lv * 16pm 1 Uum
11 44pu12 2Jptn Ar tlr©ei'ovro Lv 7 lupin 4Aatn
I dfiam AI *.... ... Norfolk Lv| • i ipm
12 ft la ai 1 Ar . ........ Da vtlls ,T .. .. Lv 5 Npm 4 .Pam
t Ofistn . pm Ar fU hrnoi 1 .. Lv 12 01 pm 12 <'p u
- k i. Cpm A !.> hh'irg Lv 3;m 2 •‘■-m
4 35an\ • .C>pni Ar Chart >• tea vtlls Lv 3 ifcpin.L Mptn
7 .iftani v AOpny Ar W tHhlngi* n Lv !l 15 n • * l
> b>am ll jfipßi . Halt ir >ie Lv H fftim R 2 pm
II .<ftin 2 Mim Ar ... .. . I'bll and -.phi.i . Lv 3 Mini *. Kpm
:03|m • Sim. Ar N w York I.v 13 10am Hp-n
3 Jcpni 40pm Ar . ... Do in Lv . OUp ulo Kwm
No * TO THE NORTH AND WEST | No tt
(Central Tim© *|
■ Lv , A
(* 4 1e n Tin© 1
i him Lv , o umbis . Lv ! 1 ’THm
, i p
52 10pm Lv \_h \i.p/ .. i.v .1 <Hpm
4 A. Hot , t g# Lv ill 4.*m
7 >*pui Ar KnAgvilli Lv j 9 3fcm
ft 10am Ar j ©Kiiigioi, |,v' K) 30p.n
1 . I V
4 00pm \r | out# Lv * a<n
• •’■Mam Ar Lou.Mill© ' l*v 1 lam
All train# arrive and depart from t u l’lant Hietem b allon.
TH KOCH 11 CAR HEII VICE. ETC
TRAINS r AND 34 DAILY NEW YORK AND FLORIDA KXPMMB \ aatl
huled llmtte* train* with I’ull ian Drawing Sleeping <‘ir# between Sav.n
na h aiui n* < York Cannwii At Ws 1
Pullman ©*ping Car# t etwreen ‘figt l *4t* and Rl hmond aid Charlotte and Nor
folk Rlnint Curs )4er\e all metis between ha\annah and Washington
TRAIN* 5 AND U DAILY THE VNITED KTATEH KAMI MAIL \ • sllhul-d
limited train.*, tnirrvtng Pul nun Drawing Room ffleeptng Par* between HiVan h
an I New York Dining C*r serve ail nie.vl# between Kavanrwth sid
Also Pullman luawlng K <om Hie. Car# heiw* n Ha\annah and Cincinnati,
through Asheville nd Ti e Land .*f tha Bkv
For eompiei© information e# (•> rat*a nhslii'e etr apply to
F 8 GANNON. M V P a G M .1 M CFLP T M \\ A TURK. G P A.
Wae.Mngtoti, R C
G GROOVER. Ti‘kef Agent Plant ftystem fftatlon
lAMF4 FREEMAN, C P A T A . 141 Mull street be\annah. G* Phone# BSf>
PRINTING
TMK Lithograph and Printing Department of Ihe Morning
New* la one of the largest in the soulh. II Is equipped
lo do the best work In all branches of printing. Its plant
Is modern and is operated hy skilled people . . .
BANK BOOKS -
Rank Moo*# of #sl kkwl© I# our #pe©l*liv.
<*h©rk#. D©poult Slip© and x # n©r*l Bftnk
#ialioner-. th© Morning N#w# fin©# in #
#uj*©wi #ty!©. An 4no bunk It m#tt©r©
not how mimll. ©hould b© wttnout our
lithograph rh©ck bock*.
MANUFACTURING PLANTS-
U © mk# n Pp©etalty of fio!n*r rut wnrk
well •# lilhoxraph w rk (or !i manu
facturing plum#, not only In Ow-rici*. hut
In AiatmtuA Eiorifla *ni Ih© Cr©llnft#.
I'nfifr this h©afi 1# Guano Fac
tor!©©. Plow Work# Turp©nitn© f lftni#,
Hiw Mill#. Foundrl©#. Rr©w©ri*. Machlno
Bhnp*. In fa i ail kind© of anlerprlsea of
ihi# rharartor.
COMMERCIAL WORK
\ hu©in©## man. no m*M©r whor© h© *V>©#
hu-in-hK, can't afTorfi to h© ©Mhoui ti©al
©taiionery. If h© do©# nothin# hut *©ll
. ©XX# h© oojiht lo Imv© It Th© Morning
New# m#k© a #p©r|i||y of fining n©ot Job#
for country m©rrhanl#. And H lak©#
pbiMiiA in ifmliriK •ampit* frith prka*
from which •©lection# may b© mad©
COUNTY RECORDS-
R©©orfi Rook* for munli©#. T©x Rook#,
Official Hiatton©ry for twna anfi ©III©#,
lei'll H.anka en*l Form# of ©very fi©# rlp
ilon w© at© rqi.|p|©il to do quickly end
cheep and w©il
LITHOGRAPHING—
Lllhgtaphlng I* a branch of tha business
lo which aspects) attention 1* devoted It
ts the largest aetaollshntent In the
and 1* operated by the bast artists In Ihe
country We cheerfully furnish s.limates
and submit ssmplss of lithograph work
When writing to u* address the Horning News Job De
partment- Do not think that you are consuming our time by
asking us questions and writing for estimates. Whether we
get your order or nt, we shall be glad to offer the best we
have.
Morning News .Job Department,
SAVANNAH. CA.
McDOKOUGH & SALLANTYNE, W
Iron Founders, Machinists, § §
11 1 ,1. L*in>l I. > ll.ill* 1 inn 1 . r* min Him mi. V 11. II ..
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TELEPHONE NO. 123. ’s'v"*
TVl*Eft OK THE NOI SE
Mans Men that Have Won In hptte
of Every Obstacle.
I* A. Coolldga In Alnste*
''The richest man In the House Is Con
nell of Pennsylvania, who has accumu
lated over yi0.400.040. and who has a single
Item of Income of over 9V>. a day Con
nell Is a coal operator—one of Ihe largest
In the tfr.ita.l Btatea Fifty years ago
he was working In the mine* as a driver
boy at 75 cent* a day. Clovely approach
ing him are Levy of New York, the own
er of Montlcello, who Inherited hi* weakh.
and Sprague of Al***chua*tt*. who ac
quired hi* by marriage Olhr rich men
In tha House, worn* of whom er* In the
millionaire clase. are Sibley of Pennsyl
vania, Rlewart of Wisconsin. If lit of Il
linois, Cannon of Illinois. Daloell and
Adams of Pennsylvania. Ruppert. Mc-
Clellan and William Astor Chanler of
New York, BetxOck of Wlevonsln, Lower
ing of Maesachustet.. Wadsworth of New
York, and Burleigh of Maine. It la sain
to say that a great majority of the mem
bers of th* House have little bn*Plea their
salaries, although there are few of hm
who could not corn mom than their sal
aries If they were to retire from Congress
and devote themselves to their profes
slon
••With comparatively few exception*,
both senators and representatives start
ed In life as poor hoy* Perkin# of Cali
fornia was a cabin boy. shipped before
the mast when 12 years old and followed
the eea for twelve years. Btewart of Ne
vada was a ntage driver Thurston of
Nebraska supported himself as a hoy In
Vermont by farm work and hy driving
team*. Needham of California was horn
In an emigrant wagon somewhere In Ne
vada Ha Is one of the youngest members
•t the House. Adamson ot Georgia work-
-1 • farm and hauled goods and cot
ton tarlmer of llllnots. who. while still
under 40. Is supreme In the Republican
politic* of Chicago, w*> a boolbko k and
•a.-driver Cuaak of Illinois ws* a sign
painter Smith of Illinois worked his wav
through college from a blacksmith shop
Robinson of Indiana wa a newsboy, and
worked In a shop from the time he was
IS 111 l he waa Haugen of lowa began
in earn his own living at 14. and whgn he
waa 11 imd bought a farm. Hepburn of
low* waa a printer. Bo were I tent wot.,
of Minnesota. Young of Pennsylvania and
Amos dimming* of New York Week*
of Michigan had lo buy hook -and study
law through the Intervals of tea htng
arlKMri. Brown low of Tennessee earned
his own living when 10 year* old Ho was
a tinner and locomotive engineer De
Giefltet.rled of Texes was a hrakemen.
Otjeii wa* foreman In a rolling mill Mer
cer of Nebraska taught school, clerked
In a store, woiked or a farm and edited
a nswspoper ltoidnaon of Nebraska
worked a* a mechanic In a hinge factory.
Gardner of New Jersey was a waterman
Daly of the same state was a moulder by
trade Spalding of North Dakota left
home at 11 to earn hi* own living Ryan
of Pennsylvania was employed In a brae
foundry and enlisted ae 17. Breaxeale of
IxMil.lana clerked in a dry good* store
while studying law. Wheeler of Ken
tucky worked on a farm summers and
attended school winter*. Baker of Mary
land worked on a farm until he was 32
H C, Smith of Michigan worked on w
farm and In factorlm. and after he en
tered college dkl chore* for farmers for
hi* hoard, leaching School In vacation
WlLtam Alden Smith wa* a page In Ihe
Legislature Tswnev of Minnesota, a
lending member or the Way* and Mean*
Committee, was a blacksmith and machin
ist until he began to study law Chump
Clark worked a* a hired farm hand, clerk
ed In a country store, edited s country
newspaper and practiced law 8o the Hat
might he continued The men who have
mode records In Congraa* have bad to
light their nay.*'
Plant System
of Railways.
Train* operated hy fftth mandlvn lime-.
On# hur slower than city time.
In effect Nov JF*. !*•>
All trains
Lv F ivunnah I *.nl) Ar. Savannah
Between
: Ift * n ff ivantlgll ... 1J 10 am
•• .0 am Wa>• *# ....... 1 k> am
’t It) m Jl. h - *>n v itie .lO 15 am
•| an and Flolda .... ,13 45 pm
S m pm points , 7 00 pm
Bet w ■#
1 >1 am Mav nnah '3 45 am
• 1 * ’iarle*M>n ,7 fit* am
5 • pn* il l I 4 ft S3 pm
Ar Prunewlcli
Between
ft ft* im Mr tin-w k 4 Oft am
5 1 pm J* ip ft ib pm
H.*v mi i> and |7 1& am
1 • k *1 \ ill© ... [A 35 pm
Connection* a* Pori lamps with Pao*
Insular hui t .1 i#i uners icevtug
for k**y \\. ■ #ui ilwv.tng Mondays,
Thursday# mill Mttirda># 11 oft p m
Call at Tl kel offl. *s for further lnfor
(nation
J H POLHKMPP T V A
WAMD CLAKK Cl*n Tt k©t Agent.
I>* H*tr* Hotel Phone T3
TI W WRKN'N Pa*enger Truffle Man
ager. Mav annah. <;#
w GEORGIA
R*YCO. y
Bi-h—lvil. Fff-.-tlv- B*>|r 10. 1900.
7 * aln ai rli hi aitti from
Centr.l Bi.il.xi, W*t Rfa.
ftl of l.ihorty .frt
9Wh M.rlUl.n Tim. nn. hnut .1 'H ih.n
city ilm.
I—v Arrlv.
BavuiUAh:
A u.i1.l x M.ron AlUr.tx.j
• Item Covinirtoii. Mlll<o.vii||-* oopm
n<l .11 Inl.rm-IUI. pntntßj
Aufu.lu, Mu.xi, Ail.nl.
Allien., Monl*.xnery, Co*)
•9 flOpin lumtin., Htrniinsh.cn. am •< Otem
erlou*. Kiif.uU .ml Troy |
** Oi*|xn lw>rr Ao nmniuiblhii |tl 4San>
It <*ipm ten i ton Dinner Train |l4 W*pn
•Billy. *Ex (*i Ktm.lax
bktivkkn savannah and tybrb.
7Sth merMl.n nr Hcvannih rliy tlm.
LEAVE SAVANNAH.
Mnnclnv only £. u in Dally eieep*
Monday :J0 . m Dally 300 |> ni
LEAVE TV BEE
Monday only 7:lft n m Dally e.rept
Monday 2 m flatly 6SO pm,
Conner Hone niaxe at terminal ptenla
Willi ail iralna Nortnwr.i, Waal and
Mouth west.
Hieep4ng rata on night trains bet wean
Savannah u.| Augusta, Macon, Atlanta
and Itlrmingimm
Parlor ear# on day trains between Sa
vannah. Ma w and Atlanta
lor 'omplcte Information. #* heduies,
rate* and . otmertions. miiL. to
W o. BREW Oft, city Ticket am! Pas
anger Agsnt, 107 Bull street,
or
W R MeINTYRE. lepnt Ticket Ageflt.
J. C HAILK. General Passenger Agent.
E II HINTON, Traffic Manager
THEO. D. K/eJNE G©n HuprrlntandenC,
Mavannah, Ga
Double Daily Service
The Short line lo Norfolk. Washington,
Baltimore. Philadelphia. New York and
th* East.
ARRIVAL OF TRAIN®
FROM
No 27 North and Baal 540 am
No. 33 Denmark and Imral flta
. *> 10 20 am
No 31 North and East 12 10 pm
No 44 Jacksonville and Florida... 1 84 pm
No Tt Montgomery slut West * p m
No 74 Helena and les al Point* .. * 4ft am
No R Jacksonville and Florid*...ll SO pm
DEPART!’RE OF TRAIN® ~~~~”
FOB
No 27 Jacksonville and Florida... ft flg am
No 31 Jacksonville and Florida ..13 Mpm
No 44 New York and East 1 & pm
No. 34 Denmark and Augusta. 9 ftft pm
No 71 Montgomery and West 735 am
No 73 Helen* and laical Biatlona < 30 pm
No 44 New York and Kagi 11 ft* pm
Magnificent Pullman hufTte sleeping ear
sarvlca to Washington. Baltimore. Phila
delphia and New York, also lo Jackson
ville and Tampa
Dining cars from Savannah to MnmlTt
and Richmond lo New York.
Buffet parlor cars Savannah to Moat
gotnery
For additional Information apply to
Ticket office. Bull and Bryan .treat*.
Phone V
A It Nasi. P. P Muxan,
Pr**l<*a> V lo* Praaldoak
Mr.-st Iti.m,. Jr £ac'y and Traaa
NEAL-lIILLARD CO.
Builders' Material,
Sasb, Doors and Blinds,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Class and Brushes,
EMLOERS' HARDWARE.
Lime, Cement and Plaslet.
•v aa Whlialia* ttrMU
UVUIAff, *A.
BRRNNAN BROS^
WHOLES ALB
Fruit, Produce, Qrain, Etc.
323 HAY STREET, wad.
* ©•
THipba—,
Empty Hogsheads.
Ka.tr Mai a saw Hs,skts4, fas
awl. hr
C. M. GILBERT & CO.
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