The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, December 12, 1900, Page 6, Image 6

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6 WILL GO TO CHARLESTON. MAYOR AM) %I.DKHVO TO HORROU * i\:h mork. m Will ittenil the Vninml 'lrrlhig of the l.i-nuiip of WiinlrlpnllHr*. Health OMcrr llriMiaer Will Hril m Paper I |ittn *| rm rat 1 1 n r unit llir l*rr %• i llon of thr Aprrfld of Epl ilrmlr OhrNark-hnannah Will Support .Innit tlooii, >. 1 *. for Next \rnr'i Merlin* Hrtan Mulll> amt Itarlbert of That < lt> Wrrr Here \ t r rlu y null n|tiarrd thr Cltf'a \ otr. The mur.* pul party *lll make the trip lo Charles* r Tnls hss lei n dt'*l<hd and the arrangemeu** have been made. The party *•!.. I ive the Plant System depot • 1 7> oV,<> k to-night and will arrive lr Charleston in the early morning. Tti party *lll travel by n pri\at* Pullman, whi * II *lll retain for thr trip. In order not to be iponvfnlfrrel by any crowd ing at the i.l* on account of the at tendance upon the mteting of the Lr ague of Munuipadtle* Tin party all ieave Charleston to-morrow flight, arriving a out 3 o lock fhe next morning Mayor Myers expert* that tin majority of the Hoar.l of Aldermen *lll *'fnpi him, and the outlook Is that th entire board, *lth one or t*o exceptions. *l.l mak) the trip. One alderm tr. hi !* •. all. have lo be left In thr i \ to fl.l Ihe position of a ting Mayor I;. sides th< *il derated. tire clerk of Council, Mr W. I*. Hailey, Health OffltH W. F. Hrunner and Director Gaii**n of the public works, will accompany the Mayor. Mr. C. A Gradot m* s>enger of Council, *lll a.so In* In the parly. The Invitation lo attend the meeting wa* ••Mt-ri.lM by th< Mayor and City f'oiincll of Char.’Mot. The Savannah party does not rtpt i any -pedal att-n. lion, however, as they understand that Mayor 6myihe and his council men *lll have their hand • full in looking after the large number of delegate* tram all sec tions of the country. The Savannahtans will endeavor to attend the sessions of the convent ion and *,*o to fcc something or the city during their brief stay. Dr Brunner will real he paper on the pre vention of tpid’intr disease!* at one of the sessions to-morrow. U it expected iiMtt there will be a larg attendance upon the Municipal league Convention Jam tat own, N Y., Is ui r*al> seeking tile next annual meeting Messrs. George E. Malt by and George F Hur.bert, reprc.H* ntatlve* of that llvrly little city. s|H*nt her*-. ani r reived the assurance of Mayor Myers that Rarannih would support Jamestown The visitors suggest**! that perhaps Savannah might desire th** next annual convention, but Mayor Myers replied that as the la-ngite had **>me so far South this year, Is tv ou II naturally be expected to g North th* ensuing year, twid that Savan nah would wait her turn Alfesr*. Malt by nd llurlburt ms*le a fine Impr* • . mi while here, and tho***- who m*-t them r gretted that they could not make a longer stay Ml Malloy Is th. general pass* tiger agent of the ChauUm <iu Steamship Company, and Mr. Hurl hurt is connected with tile passruget department Of the same .Inc The vis; or* were taken in hand by General Pas senger Agent J. C Haile and Ciljr Pas senger Agent W. G Brewer of the Cen tral Hallway, and shown about the Hty. The Jamestown visitors were tioomlng the big Pan-American Exposition a: Buf falo th.e summer as wed as their own town. Janv-Mown I** only ab*>ut seventy n* ties from Buffalo. n*l the Erie Hall road will run a number of trains dally between the two cities while the exposition 1* In progr. a*. Little souvenirs of Buffalo and Jsm>!(wn combine* were distributed oy th- visitor*, on*- being In the *ha|*e of n miniature frying pan. In* ribed •'Pan- American Exr*o*ltion.' with a yellow rib bon attached Inscribed Jamestown." \\ \n A(l|llTTi:i Ol Ml II BEK. l oli n baffnrd Tried far Killing I'rnni'U 11. ldo|. Montgomery. Ala . Dec. it.-The Jury in file case of John Gafford. charged with the murder of Francis B. Lloyd, brought In a verdict to-day of not guilty, and th** prisoner was discharged Tills terminated one of the most refe*. bra ted criminal rues ever tried In Ala bama In August, IW7. Gafford shot and killed Lloyd, the newspaper mnn known as "Rufus Zanders." Gafford claimed that Lloyd had improper relations with his sister. CRY or I IMF. I U MCI! PANIC. •It* udredii of Children Eoiight nitd htrn**lrd to ■ . Chicago. Dec. 11.—Fifteen hundred chll ditu fought and struggled to escape the fan> ied horror of death by fire this even tag in Ihe West Twelfth Street Turner Hall, where they were seeing a Punch and Judy show There was no spark of and ime In the building, but the cry of a startled youngster was taken up instantly, uni the gathering was a panic. Four children were badly hurt. Ilooalns \rw Voles. Douglas. Go.. Dec. 11 -Sheriff-elect \V W. Buutherland. with his family, moved Into hi* n**w quarters at the new Jail yesterday, lie says that every outstand ing warrant shall be executed, and th* aroused brought to trial. If It takes twen ty deputies to do It. or the accused wLI tmve lo leave ihc earth. Next Saturday is the day for electing a Mayor an*! Aldermen for the city o! Douglas, iii-1 as yet no announced can didates In opposition to the obi U>ar t Mayor McDonald will. In od probability, xc re-elected with r**rhnps u change In gome of the board of aldermen Business Is Improving and prosperous. There ur 321* bales sea island cotton hi the Merchants’ and Planters' warehouse Buildings going up all th* time and dc mends for realty and houses arc Increas ing Will Give l*la?er a Menrlnu. New York. Dec. ll.—The Baseball Flay era* Protective Association will bo giver a hearing by the National League mag nates in this city to-morrow. \W\ fPiilo’ I acting well. You suffer from bilious ] ness, constipation. Ayer’s Pills act I directly on the liver. For 60 years I the Standard Family Pill. Small I doses cure. 25c. All druggists. Waal font inouiUriie or boar*! a bsswUfal I>rown nr blaek ? Then use , BUCKINGHAM'S DIE BWCi. i- Biliousness and Torpid Liver, Tauaed by <*r load log th# totßa<*li. leaves yr in • eondbioo tbst tTja“ you sur'#|>ithl- to roiUaslou* If stoos< b snn •<*'r • #*** will slwaf* * -**l health No setllclse lu tlio h* at taint'd ntKb a world wl-!** r**pu*atl< n or t -* s lad- r*d by s*> rsany fatnow* and ••’li- Xnoan (ibyiiciaoi fvr tb* post l lvt rore of htusirb troubles, iilitoosaesa sad Liter cuoplsiols sa KosyadU&nos Prescribed by the Medical Profession for 30 Years. AYKRAGR POUR on** half fomhlrrfol tah**n baif hour b#fre brehfaa will eleasse jour ayaieua. f -ur stonacS la a beailky cs-sd.ll o anJ rr*ste sa tpf* tile. ■ at the Label. > [\ Cl / for the F sll Marne, LUUIa Bloc and Kcd. ( / \O IA “lluntadi-Janos” H'OHK 1% Mil Slt-l>At RAtK. Itlil-r. Wrrr \rnr llir Stark at tllilnlitht. Ni-w Vork, Drc Jt —With th*' liou<unl mill" tnark hut * .ror* of m.lr* hra *.f nlr.r of t l ir nlx-rtay blcvcle ri.trrr tn Maciiron ft*iuar.- *srarn at midnlrlit t ••i.litht t-forr in.uO<’ |ir. tator. wrr. k* up thr hurrl' snr |*a*-r srt f*w t irm at m:*lntisl!t on Bunds) Thlr W;i . < t'rxiniiiiftc **f ihr thlid *t.v of ttr con tr.t, ami Klkrs amt MoKdrUnt .in*l I'hror an.) Moßarhrrn hod rUMcn mil*'. anl thrrr Jat**-. on I arrr on* lap to thr front, m idvantaur whlrh ** ft" * ui* <1 Ihroiuch ;,n unfortunate fold*'nt to thr Krrnrh tram. <iiuir*)ltx and Hunar. r.rly tht art**tnoon. TurvJlle ami Olmm rno'lr h xrr.it “j.urt Just h*forr m:*)ntirht aii.l iir<> ii.iw only **nr lap hack of thr Frenchmen At N o'clock in Itir mornlnx Waller nml Olmtn foilalrd with a or.irh Hite tir* 1 ami sleepy non in the line rod* 1 etmixht Into tlie nnx up. Korrtunatrly no wr w.*- arrlourly hurt either physically or In hi* i haticea for firm pla< ■ At 8 o'rlo* k the ira.llnx *ram were rlx mil*** and n;n** lot * ahead of the record of lust* h*ll l>y Pierce and f. mm The wore at 1 o'clock thi*. Wednesday, morn nx l>: lilket* and McFarland. Sk'.S: Plrr.-r ad M Ba hcrn 95.V3. Him.ar and ‘louX'dt* Turvllle and ti.mm. #•£**. Waller and |t||n*n !MB.O; Itahm-k and Aronaon. „ Kleio r and K-.ier.ek Set 0 Kaiser and Ryaer. %!; Muller an.l Acoutrler. 155.1. Tl.e score at 2 o'clock follow*. Kike* and McF'irlaml. Pierce ami Me- I'3a*'iiern. 1.<2 3; S.mar and Qoucnlts 1- >I>:I; Turvine and liimm. Waller and Stlnecai. ami Bal.i-.K-k ami Arn.on. 1.- ini 9: Fl*her and Frederick. 1.W1.7; Kal •rr ami Ryaer, l.mi.S; Miller and Acoou trler, 9tti 9 AItIIKSTEI) IV NEW VOHK. ala vi Front I oaltt II lea I* Taken In I bn rise hr Poller. New York. Iter. 11 -A man elvlnx the name of J*e Antonio Martin**. who .lalme to be a merchant-planter of <’ot>ta Kt.tt, wat* arrested to-day a remilt of a dh*patch from Ihc United Skates *on u| at Panama. recetve*l by the ftoilce h. r. Marlines arrlve*l here to-day on the steamer At hot* from Panama. The dls lati.h from t'nlted rtt tte- t'onaul Gml*er at Panama was as (oitowta: Per Athoe from Utmon will arrive on dun.lay Man travelmx under aaaumed come Joee Antonio Marline* for Jonrf.t Tahucto. ahpi-onded Watch until arrival of Advance. Gudsrer. Martlm-x carried |7,3nc In live l.ank drafts, fl.wn in money. .'O7 In silver Mex | ican mine and lir*. mimlx rof Mouth American xold calna Th* prisoner said he had m>t ahacomhd and did not know why hr had h*-rn arrested. %Va>cro** >ole*. Wnyrro**. Ga.. Dec. 11 —Dean lAitrler. I<- year-old *on of Mr. H M. Liuritr. Ware county’* tax coll* tor, wai out huntirtfc Saturday and lia-l th* misfor tune to hr<* ik hi* atm. The rimtlia of Frank Whitney acre burled thl* m*>rtiing In Kettle Greek Ceme tery. He ui a brother-in-law of J \V. S C H. and H H Marly of Ihl* city, and died ye*terday In the asylum at MU ledxevfSle. where he wa* rent four or five year* ro The following ticket will probably b* prrtrntol to the mue* tn**tlnt: at the ' -inc held each year on the leond Fri day inglU li. December: Mayor A M Krlxht; Alderman. First ward, c K Murphy; 8* odd wad. J A Jone*; Thiol wanl. W 8 Crawford; Fourth ward. J. M Well*; Fifth war 1. II H. William*. ikarJ of Education. W. .1 Cargwel*, J C. Humphrey* and W. M T**mei, Rev. M A Thlgp*n and George R Vouman* have uppLhd for letter* of ad rr,!ni*tration on the e*tate of the lata T. T Thigpen, and Ordinary will pa** upon the otne the hrit Monday In Jan nary. They have leen appointed tcmior wry admlnl*trator*. E. K Dale an employe of the Ratill* Mmufactur.ng Company. lo*t the thumb and foretinger frni hi* left hand while working around * *me machinery. The family of Mr Kara James, late ed itor of the ik If HeUance. now defunct, will tie sent to Atlanta, where he 1* at work. Fund* arc being rained here to-day to pay their way. Th family consist* of a wife an 1 ten or twelve children. Three Women 111 sain nar lea. New York. Dec. 11.—The hoard of man- Hirer.** of the ProtfitavK EpifoODfe) Mis sionary Society held It* m nthly meeting to-da\ Three women missionaries were appointed for work within the T’nlted HtMte* They were Ml** Nancy Gantling, who I* to work nmnng the negroes at Brunswick. tit., under the direction of the Bishop of Georgia. Mi** Augusta M Murphy, to lo>* Angeles. and Mi** 1-aura Carroli to North Car<>iina iNTitint iei or uum:*i: pivance. They Are of * Kind to Drive n \\ ext ern Hanker I raa>. New Orleans T.me*-Democrat. “Chino 1* full of myiftrie*," *atd the chief clerk of u New Orleans steamship agency, chatting after hu*me** hour* the other day, “hut the greatest of all I* it* money. I wa station* I at Hong Korn, dur ng the larger part of l*W. a* assistant nuinager for the principal German export house in the city, and 1 made a desperate effort to muster the Intricacies of native finance, hut I never entirely succeeded. \Vh tu*rr 1 thought I had grasped the subject some new ©ompllraiion would arise and leave me worst muddled than ever. To begin With, the finance* of the s hole empire ar* leased on the que<r looking copper coin with a mi*•*!• hole in the centre known as a 'cash.* It is the only recognised legal tender; ull taxes are assessed in It and the great majority of big business deals with Chinese mer chants are first figured out In that vned lum For convenience they are general)? strung through the centre in bunches of “1 was in China for over nine months and never found out exactly what a cas t was worth Mom American* over there have a misty idea that they run about a bushel to the dollar, but, while that isn t very far from the truth, the estimate is hardly accurate enough for commercial purpose* The offb lal value of the *o|n Is about 1.200 to the silver tael, or Chinese ounce, but the real value deptervls on clr* cumetances. Kvery province mints fa* - ' ar-d they range nil the way from w to i rents, according to the amount of io* I metal the director Is in the habit of mix ing wKh his sliver. Aim! that Isn't all. THE MORNING NEWS; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1900. While I watt lu lions Konx the American I ■ |*|—r truet i—xan to set in Itn work nno I .rally aooh aontc of the caah wars worth (nor. a* m-tal than as money. 1 eay i som-. because the - onfounded Ihlrut? vary tn sixe. Th*’ one* coined hack in Ibei j and IST*), tor Inataner. are nenrly elxht time* as blx a* those strue'k off tn IRS... i and. by tiwkinx every issue different ail*) ' tlien worklnx the copper market up an*: ,<own. the vlc-roya have been xottltt* ri.f. f..r year* *hi the particular occasion to j which I refer aii .he larxest cash were j p. tnptly melted and sold for junk Tin* will irive you some faint Idea of the beauties of doing business In China ' j Hie chief clerk wnt on. "but I haven't told you th. hurdreth part I wouid H*y ! at a rouxh xue-s. that at least half of the <a*h in circulation In China are rounlerfelt Fntll very rssently they wort cast In mokls at the mints, instead of I— lux struck from die*, and the consequence was that any coolie could make a p*s •- hie Imt.itlon. All he needed was a lump of clay for taktnx the tm|*res*lcn an I * pot. for m-ltlux. and. while his head n certain to be chopf.ed off If he got ciuxlit a little thlnx liM* tliat never deters a native crook Durlny my May counter f. Itlnx be* atm so rampant thot th. xov i rninent de< ld*d to set up modem db plants In t couid* of the mints. Tb* machinery was bought through an Amer ican drummer, from house In Rrtdg. ■ uo. N J and was unloaded In a swamp on the Yangtes Hlver Four mo* ward fhe crat* s were dux mit of the mud and taken to the ntlr.t. When they wer* opened they were found to l*e full " enormous rlvsr rats, that had converted th-m into residence*, ar.d n ••*.- tsif • royal that ensued one of the mint oft! rials wa so badly bitten tha' he * it se*iusnUy *li* '1 of blood polsonlna If tluit wtin t cJ2aractPTt|:lc < hln* • episode I don't know where you'd tin.l <ne „ . •Of thr rogchlnen* w®* hor " ildly rust**! an<l the *ltes were half eat*n away; but strange to say. the mint dire - tor regarded tha! as an advantage, lie reported to th- viceroy of his province th.it the bad spots on the coins woul 1 be •un additional oafoguard agalnat ronnter fstttnff.' I *ui*|Mse the rats suiipli** i ca tions for ihe mfnt laborers, so. aliogeiher the transaction was very sa*lsfactory To t!.e best of my know ledge those two plants are still In operation Kaoh of them has n capacity for turning out about 3*i.noo ash an hour, and they are valuable adjuti tj for hurtrllnx the market. In tle fall of one of the vleoroys ground out several h**gsh**ods of cash running 70 ;o the Chtn- HM . ounce The country districts were us lug an old eotn running twelve to the ounce and he thereupon isssued an e*llct calling them all In and replacing them with the new larlety That was about the time the trust was bulling th* m.irke and the astute gentleman cleaned up a nug fortune on eorpor butllton Of course I *he p<*yr country ,-oollea were stuck, as the coins Immediately fell In purchas ing |K.wer to their exwet irntal value I was told that an adventurer from St I-ouls engineered 'his Ineerestlng deal Tor the viceroy and got a share of the swag An American countryman Is supposed tn la. an easy victim for bunco game*, hut he gets off easy compered to the Chinese “All these thing* complicate the most ordinary' bti*lne<ta •rafwwctlon until n for eigner 1* driven to the verge of dlTar t|*n The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank ing Company I* the great financial* con cern of the nation, and I am convln ’c l that It make* two or three time* f, s much money n* any tvnk in the world Tt* divMerd* re so large that they are kept a profound secret, and the figure* given out are admitted to be away under th* fact* Thl* bank ha* branches In ail the province* and I* permitt**l under gov ernment franchise, to clrcu’ le bll * on Mexican dollars, Each branch get* ou* an Issue, and one of the flrt thing* T discovered when T went to China was that they demanded discount on all bill* except their own For example, we had a remittance of several thousand do’lir* from our agent at Shanghai and he sen* It tn ten-dollar notes of tho b'onch nt that place. 1 deposited the money at Hong Kong, and later on was am ixe 1 to discover that S per cent, had been taken off the credit for Miscount * 1 could hardly believe they were In earnest In auch a monstrous propo-1 lon as to discount thele own money, hut the cashier Informed m> coolly that such was their ru’e ami told me lo go to Maxes when I kicked. "The Intricacies of discount In Chino are something that nobody rn kn-p pace with and the premium on gold varies llk> a thermometer In March The pr:n clpal gold brokers In all the large eRI- - arc the bank.. the Chinese ‘sold guild-*' ami the Jeweller*, and invariably each of them offer* different price. t'on*"quent |y |t I* nec**ary to no the round tn order to go* the lies! term* I have Marled out with llnft In American gold and found <tuotat!n varying nearly IV In three of the larireM e*tal>ll*hment* In town Tin* w..s In Hotiff K-ntt. bear In mind, where condition* are supposed to be reasonably stable. Jr. Tlen-Tsln, 1 dare say. the dif ference between the highest and lowe-t bid* would have been fully $Hu Another beauty of the national system I* the standard tael. Each bank adopt* some one particular tael as It a standard, and when a business transaction Involves dealings with two or three of them the circulation* necessary to find out when y u arc at' would drive a Philadelphia lawyer to the mad house. "The deal 1* first flgarrd out lit cosh, then the cash Is translated into whatever Issue of taels tuts been adopted ns stand ard. and the taels are In turn computed Into Mexican dollars. If you want gold, you have to go still deeper, and by the time you nrc through wlih the different b,mks you begin to undersiand haw It Is Unit the parent concern can pay such stupendous dividends. It I* perfectly use less lo make any protest* or demands ex planu'ton*. The native clerk will look a! you blankly nnd refer you lo his discount table*, made out In Chinese. By the wny, the several branch banks have a pleas ing custom of slam|dng their cipher on all Mexican dollars that pass over their counter*, and I have known th.m to re fuse point blank to accept their own coins on hour after they had pa! I them out. The first lime that happened to me I tackled the caehler. who was a typical Englishman, and asked him. calmly as possible, for the why and wherefore 'Are von a shareholder?' he Inquired. 'No,' said I. 'I am only common everyday de|isltor.' 'Then I can't give you any In formation as to tin- Inside workings of rhe bank.' said he. Thai was all the sat isfaction I secured. "One would naturally suppose thal su-h a country would be a piradlse for a shrewd speculator, and, a* a matter of fact. It Is; but there l very HtUc eh nett for an outsider. The high Chinese <>l7la. clnb all mike enormous fortunes hy rea eon of the horrible financial system of the empire, and they regard their opera tions in (hat re-pect as a sort of private -n-oopoljr. Ka.-h viceroy has a little circle i of foreign nateldtes who have tieeu taken 1 on the Inside' to furnish the b.sins, and llf anybody else autmpu to taaert a finger in pl<r noon find x way to frwx* Him MUt. If <kwo*t retlro giMo*fi:!iy In hp< a with un ,ec.'l *!*it * Thorf l no country on *orth w.oro a .’h *puil l a- absolutely e* entUl an in China. NEW HIHKN M IV 111411H.E. TowfTi tn Hr Hi Frrl lllahrr Thntt the llriMikli n llrlilor. Karl \Y Mavo tn Ainalee>. “No better lliUKtration of the rapidity with which the nn of hr*d#r’ -ontruction haa been odvancVnE In thw country could in obtained then will b<- presented by hm iwo bridge* of almoft equal dlmen alone. taiJinK only n mih apart. Tbe Brooklyn Bridge la. •'omparotlvaly inir i pew structure I? wan opcttfd for irafß • in ISM Nevertheleae. the n*‘w apan. hile built on the aame rrlTKrtpla. wilt bt very different ii general appear ance “T/e <ortrn will appeal mnat rlk;nal> *> th** eye |n n romptrifon of the (wo *trooture* will be In the appenr m e of the great ow* to carrying the ca ble? on a * ieh th*- lrldg*-5 rent. In the Brooklyn bridge thee tower* lire of *olld niMf-i ry for their full Wght. and fhelr di men*. ma bring home to every beholder tn id i of Folidity and rtrengfb. Firm ? tiie eternal hiW* whence we came, they -eem to y. In the new bridge the ttmi onry pier* mill extend only a *hort dla ’an< * aboye ih< water The tower* will in of -skeleton steel on*truction. Slender tnd or>en. *prlntting nway to the hlght of T*>: fH*t they *51:1 look light rind fragile b* *de the olld *#one of th** older bridge Hut **eel plates And angle* r<' a* durable * maeonry, much ch aper, more dnstlc and ei*! r to erect. Of the Brooklyn bridge the towers weigh five time? as much a* all the rent of thr* etruoture to gether Of the K*it liver bridge they will weigh about ihe aame as the main t-nln The subet tuHon of #eel f*r atone n bridge work I* on American develop ment. It ha* made American bridge* the lightest and cheap**** lr the world • Next #c the tower*-', the most unique f* iture of the n* w bridge will be the •r*at afiffenlng trus- which will extend from pier to iJrr In the |>awt one dlfTl ultv with sue pension bridges has been •re awayirg of the main spin due to the for* •• of th*- winds or the *ho<k* Incident • o traffic. The tm* will prevent this, will give stability to the structure and will relieve the strain which otherwise would come upon the rower* and cables !t will he of s(eel, forty-five feet high, h great m**til feme along each side of the bridge ro Iway. The work of building the East river bridge may he said io have hrgn in IMS. • hen the charter for tt was Krnnfed. It *.- not until three year* later, however, thot the pin ns were completed and th> legal difficulties cleared away Then the ii|**s of New York and Brooklyn, at lhat ime two different municipalities. tok up <he matter and turned It over to a commD stoti which has had It In charge since that nw lif the sjaing of'l*97 the work of actual construction wa* begun and has since gone steadily on. The construction •f the bridge i**gan. a* one might natur uly suppose, w ith the lay Ing of the foun la Hors But these have been built. -on rrary to natural supposition, from the top downward. The task of carrying the foun- to le<l ro’k. beneath the water .nd mud of the river, has been aecovn ’l*i;el by means of * aisson* such a* n> used In all urn!* rwator work of this nature. “I'iie tops of h* four masonry piers of the *>mpiei*d bridge are to t*e twenty our feet above high water. The towers will rise above th*n to the hlght of 336 feet, sixty feet higher than those of the Brooklyn bridge. The object In having .oftier towers la to give u sharper deflec fo# to tlie cabfes arr.vlng the bridge plat form than there I* tn the older brldg*'. “The main span of the bridge will be supported bv four cables ea*h one eigh teen inches In diameter. The strans of th* able ure to he three-sixteenths of nn inch In diameter, ami of them will be re quired to make one of the big support*. Eah separate wire ha* a sustaining :*ower of two and one-half tons, which make* thr* fu" cable strangth equal to a strain of 170.'00 tons. “The cables w 111 pas* over the tope of the -teel towers on great eliding saddle* Their weight and that which they will urry w :.l he h* Ul In by Immense it . Me |da *d * tween .W aml tiO* (* t '•ock of the bridge ptcr* on each shore The • anchorages ore of masonry. lOOxlfiO f t and tegether wllh weigh, wlwn com pleted. MO.onn tons or thirteen time* as much as the main span of the bridge it self "The new* bridge will he * mile and •hree-rlghths In length. 136 feet above the a. iter in the center, and 119 feet wide. It la Intended to carry two ebvated railroad r.a<ks, carriage wav*, foot and bicycle ctlhs. It 1* estimated that the cost of •he bridge propel will be 17,100.000. but vith the expense of approaches the co*t will more nearly reach 112.000 000." THE Mild. Of OOMIRBSI. i The Ordinary Cougfessinan Conies and floes. I.eMVlni to Trace. L. A. Coolldge In Alnslee's. "The average length of a career In Congress Is four years. At the beginning of every Congress about one-third of the memlier* of I he House are new to the bus iness. It Is a rare thing for a member to mike any so t of a mark In legislation before he has be n In the House at lea-t two full erm*. and thoee who have forcel themselves above the surface before the dose of a single term eon almost tie ounted on the finger* of one hand The ordinary congressman c me* and give* m l leaves no trace behind him. except on the salary vouchers. The man who staya in the House for nwe thin two terms ha a fair chance of wielding a little- In fluence. He gel* his name Into the Con gressional Ilecord once In a while; he Is re ognlsed hy the Speaker occasionally; and If he I* unusually lucky the news papers takes him up and same limes give him a headline all to himself. There are 131 members of the present House who are serving their third term or belter. Of these twenty-five at a generous esti mate. are -o well known that their names might carry some meaning oul Ide their own stun The work of a cong essman Is thankless enough. It bring* nothing In the way of money, little In the way of reputa bn. except In nre Instances, and a vast amount f drudgery. A man mut he In the harness for year* gener ally before he amounts to anything. n I bv the time he Is- Ins to count In legi- a tlon he has lo t hi enthusiasm and spirit, and lie omss a pack-horse Once In a while, at rare lute-vale, there ! a fl’st across t .ie dull legislative sky like a me teor. and a sudden reputation Is made for a n-w man. Th t was the way with Itryan when he first came lo the House In the Fifty-third Contrres* and sprung Into Ins .ml notoriety with a speech on the lartff that tlsxxied everybody. Little- He'd of Maine miMc an even more effect ive stroke In*! wittier with his argument against the unseating of the Morm n Robert*. These are the most striking ex amples In recent years of remitatlotn jfO®SlC | im&m It Keeps Growing There's no uncertainty about the popular opinion of the ”In-er-seal Patent Package.” Its instantaneous success proved its popularity. Biscuit bakers have been for years looking lor something to pre serve the crispness of their products. The Demand for Biscuit Packed in the “In-er-seal Patent Package” shows bv its growing greatness that the way has been found. The In-er-seal Patent Package” is absolutely proof against dust, damp and oc.or. Insist on getting Soda Biscuit. Milk Biscuit. Butter Crackers. Sal tines. Banquet Wafers. Sans Fruit. Graham biscuit. Sea Foam. Oatmeal Biscuit. Ginger Snap, Handmade I’retre.lrttrs, Vanilla Wafers in this package. Look lor seal on the ends. NATIONAL BISCUIT . .V: " COMPANY BttFM ® iSgiil HyffiQ quickly made Away back tn the Flftv third I'ongress. Life Pence caught the House In the flru week after he took hi* seat with a free-silver speech It 1* sig nificant that those who thus m.ik* ad a matic entrance In the House rarely count f.r much In legislation afte w *rd. Bryan never had any influence, and all the whll* he stayed In Congress he w* looked on as a good talker and nothing mo-* Town* frittered himself iw.ty after hi* ■liver spec* *h, and. as for Lafe Pence, wno hai black type In the newspaper* for a few days after hi* maiden eff.-r*. It Is hard nowaday* to find anybody w io can remember hi* name, ' HELM.iON HELPk mil TRADE. Flh Trade Would He Desd hut for t'athalle t oantrle*. Cyrus C. AAvms in Alnslee s "Though most of the sturdy fisher folk of Newfoundland are Pro'cstant*. they erlve the larger |rt of their living from ihe people of Homan Catholic countries The fact that In the course of the year ;here are many fast day*, when million* of Homan Catholic* eat little animal food except fish, ha* been h Godsend to tn* gieatest fishing countries, which have thus been provided with certain and reg ular markets for their fish. It i* well Known that the mhVoitants of th** tem perate xone* are eottag less and less sal fish. Pickled herring, twenty ye.tr- ag was busied to the amount of tcorss -f thousand* of barrels a year e? a few hading northern port* of America and Europe. Scarcely a barrel of this com modity is now to be seen in these port*, unless hind**! for trans-shlpment to th* Homan Catholics of *ub-trop!c:i! and tropical countries, wnlch are buying mor * *alt fleh than ever as they grow In pop ulation The cod |s commercially the moe Important of fishes The only reason th.it makes It so is because salted cod 1s an ♦ xtremely popular artlcie of food in all Horn in Catholic countries on account of Its nutrfrtive quality and cheapness. Pro !tstant countries eat comparatively little cod, nnd nw*t of that \n frenh. ln*te.i of cured Whfti the flnhermen of n.l nation* to** their hand tine* halted for coil over the jUV* of (Mr little vfmjwlk ‘•lean'and ealt the catch a* they haul It aboard, and then, after reaching port. ♦*xpo* it on rude platform* to th* sun hhln* till It In flaky white and thoroughly dried. It wi certain that they are working for the Homan Catholic part of the world. “Well cured cod. to he aure. la not to Ik* dledalned by any one; nevertheleaa by for the larger part of it ,i eat an by ''•at hoi ics. It 1* the fresh ood of our ln> land fisheries that ha* supplied most of our markets, while the salted cod of the hanks Is chiefly sold either In Catnnlic countries or In lands where that religious element Is large The well-known 'stock fish' of commerce Is the dried cod of Nor way ansi Sweden, and II Is shlp.tcO at once for the southern part* of Europe. These lands of many fast day* also buy the gcottlah dried cod. Wells filled with salt water tn the hold of English col vessel* keep the fish alive till It arrive* fresh In the markets, for the English eat very few cured codfish Prance'* rod catch Is almost as large as our own. and her fishermen are sent thousand* of miles to the banks to catch and cure the great stores of cod which this Catholic country require*. •'ll Is not Great Britain, but rather Italy, Spain. Portugal and Brazil that are tle largest buyers of the cured tlsli which Is the greatest resource of Newfoundland. These countries tsiy cash, too. for ihty do not send Newfoundland in commodities j one-tenth of the value of the fish thev buy from her. Canada's exports to Italy In 1*96 were wholly fist; to he Swinish West Indies, seven-ninth* flsh; to Hra *ll. over five-sixths fish, to Spain, ever one-half fl*h There 1* no -ountry In ibo world In which so much fish .s eal*i as in European Russia, and the reason Is bfcau-e the Ortek Church has many mere fast day*, and observes th. m mor- sir Ici ly 1 an the Western Cathcll-s. The use of meat Is prohibited or greatly le.trlet i ed on nearly half the days of the .year, and the result I* to give . normous im ports: I * t Vrr. lake and sea. which supply M.OOOe 000 people with fish food." JOHN (i. BUTLEB* -DEALERSIN | Paints. Oils nnd tlkti. Sash. L'.atm mind- and Uuildats' Sum lea. Plain an t j Decorative V> ill Paper. Foreign ad Do i me*tic Cement*. Lime Piaster nd Hair, f Sole Agent lor Ahestlre Cold Water Pa nt. JO Congrea* street west. an. 19 St Julian street. west. j Empty Hogsheads. Empty Malaaata lisisktss. Is. sale by C. M. GILBERT & CO. Hot Air Furnaces. We make a specialty of rtpatiiug Hoi Air Furnace* Your order* will r. .elve prompt attention. E. C. I'ACETTI A SON. i Phone Oil. 140 Whitaker. OFFICIAL. ARREARS'FOR GROUND RENT.' City of Savaitnan, Office City Treasurer. Dev J. isui The following lots are In arrears for ground rent, of which owners are hereby notified. C. ft Hardee. City Treasurer Calhoun Ward—Lot 3. 2 quarters; lot 24. 2 quaitors. Charlton Ward—Lot 1, 2 quarters, east 14 lot ;.1. 2 quarters Chathsm Ward—East t* lot 24, 2 quar i ters; east 14 lot 29 2 quarter*. Columbia Ward-East pari lot 21 j quarters; west t of east pjit o( lot 39. 2 quarters. Crawfom Ward—West 14 i n . ; q, Mr . | ter*; lot 3, 2 quarters; lot M. 2 quarter*. Scotch and Irish Whiskies. We are agents for the most celebrated Scotch and Irish whiskies, imported direct from the distilleries of Scotland and Ireland. These Scotch whiskies are the blend of the finest Highland whiskey matured many years in wood before bottled. The expert-Analyist describes this Scotch whis key as the perfection of Highland whiskey, and is special O. V. H-, selected Old Yatted Highland whiskey from Glasgow. Scotland. The latest novelty in Scotch whiskey is distilled by Rutherford of Leith, Scotland, and is called Scotch Cherry Y\ hiskey, and very palatable indeed. We are also agets for the famous old Irish whiskey, imported bv us from Wheeler, Belfast. Ireland. LIPPMAN BROS.. , Agents for Scotch and Irish Distilleries 1 -N Our Retiring from Business -Ma raaanl tbe *a%aanaii ir|l* to rrlolre, for they realise this la le an opportune time to mnll tbemaelves of an advantage that liaa ne*er leen ei un I lel. Thr price* that we lire ijuntinu term lierrf- Ible. but the good* maat go. SPECIAL THIS WEEK: Whiting’s Sterling Silver. (The \\ orltl’a tireateat flillx eramlth. Oar extensive RMorlmeni of Flatware, Fancy Piece* and noveltfea It complete In every detail. Particular attention I* paid to combination set* of nil kind*. Wf are emhlhtttnK tb* finest line of L BBEY’S CUT CLASS Kver ■honn In Snvannnti. Don'l toll tn arr our ran*l dltplar. **r It la ronininnillnu tkr admt rat Inn >r *-\er>**n*‘. Mrlrrt your liuaa tiltla dim* and nr avlll put tbrm a-idr for you. G. W. ALLEN & CO, Wedding PreMent* Apeclall*t*. Hit run rd anil Atute Atreet*. Trunks as a Christmas Gift Is no doubt a good idea, as it is use ful as well as ornamental. You can buy them right from the manufac tory at the right price for the Best Make. SHOW AND SALKBHOOM. 31 AND 311 U ROUGH TON. WEST, rA)TORY AT Ot TO BAY STUF.KT, EAST SOUTHERN TRUNK FACTORY. Crawford Ward. Eat—Middle part I>l 1. 2 quarters. Elbert Ward— flautheast part lot 24. 2 quarters; dost *4 lot 29 Forsyth \\ aid- Lut Is. 2 quarters. Franklin Ward—Lot 2. 2 quarters, eaat V 4 lot 27. 2 quarters. New Franklin Ward—East *4 lot 11, 2 quarters. Green Ward-East part lot 4. 2 quarter*; south ’4 lot 16 2 quarters; norlhea-t - ;ot 2*. 2 quarters. . Jackson Haro— l-ol 3. 2 quarters; msl •tie t, lot 3.’ 2 quarter*. Jasper Ward—Lot 36. 2 quarters; west >4 lot K, 2 quarters; east Vs lot <6. 2 quar tet*. Lafayette Ward—West V 4 io l. 2 quar ters; lot 44. 2 quarters. Liberty Ward-lot 4. 2 quarter*, lot 3. 2 quarters; lot 9. 2 quarters; lot 10, 2 qu.tr. ters; east part lot 13, 2 quarters; east '? lot 26, 2 quariera. Pulaski Ward—Lot 11. 2 quarters; south '-j lot 3. 2 quarter*. Troup Ward- !.ot ft. 2 quarters: wst part lot 3. 2 quarters; north >4 log 37. 2 qua ters; east l j ef south *4 lot 27. 2 quar ters, lot 40, 2 quarters. Wurr-n Ward iv tt PA 10. 2 quarter* lot 16. 2 quartet* Washing on Ward—Wet ’4 lot 14. 2 quarters. All iversons having Interest In the above I lot* are hereby notified that If the amounts row due are not paid lo the rttv treasurer on or before Dev |3ih Inst.. I will proceed on the morning of Dec II to enter according to law JOHN POWER City Marshal. LIQUOR LICENSES. City of Savannah. Office Clerk of Coun cil, Savannah, Ga . Nov 39. 19iin —The fob •owr.ng appllatlon# lo retail liquor during the y.ar IWI, were read at meeting of Council. Nov. 3. Hun. and referred to the Committee of the Whole. W. P. Ralley. Clerk of Council. Anglin. Tbos., 133 Bryan street, west. Anderson. Joseph N., No. 39 Randolph street. Abel. Cha* , southeast comer By *nd Altercorn street*. Bewsn, J. 0., corner Bull and Best streets, Baden hoop. J. H, No. 33 West Broad street. Bohn. H. N. C.. No. 3S Eaat Broad at reel. Connery. C. P., No. UO St. JuHin street, west Denmark. J M . No. 147 Farm street. Dlerks. Wm C.. No 334 Whitaker street Doyle. M J . Market Square. Dersl, fbsvrge, 79 Wtwt Broad street. I hers William, northeast corner Liber ty and Weat Broad streets. Rnirlman, A H . No 713 East Broad •Reel, sornet Qwlontt; street. ! Etrhhols. E., aouthwest comer Übertf Street lane and Eaat Broad streets Elchhols Se.tg, No 1012 Cemetery etrse' Grove*. W. C.. northwest comer Bernard n.l Bryan streets. ! Glide.l. Neil, No. 120 Broughton slreel, ; east. Galina. J A.. No. 9 Drayton street Geffken, Harman H . No. 43 Broughton street. east. llelmkert. J. H . southeast comer Liber ty and Whitaker streets. Hart. Francis. No. 11 Jefferson street lleltman J F . No 634 President street Hermann A Berenthelm. No. 16 Uarr.arl street. Ktcne, Herman. No. 134 Bryan sires? Kelly, A T.. Bay lane, near Bull street Lyon. Jonn A Cos., northeast eorr.tr Broughton and Whitaker street*, lame, N . No. 13 Broughton street east Isevan, <'ha*. H.. No. 11l Congress street, weal. ilelnckt. r. A., No. 5*3 Bryan Wrst. Manning. P , No. 3 Bay street, east Morrison. Sarah, No. 309 Oglethorpe avenue, cam. Meyer. J. F., No Ml Sim* street McAlptn. T E., No. 31 Price street. Nell. Olio W.. 406 nroughton street, west. Ohslek. Chs.. wtulheast comer Ok *• thorpe avenue and Reynold# streets Ohslek. John, northeast corner and West Broad streets Peters. Fred, northeast corser Bur lotik-l -and Park avenue Reilly. L . 13 Bryan slreel. west Itoentscb. Martin A Cos.. No 236 Broufh tor itre(. wnt. H'ffppouoloi, A. C. A Cos., No Jl* on ntrM*t. wont. I-. C.s norihonst rornrr JrfT^ r aixi All-**' Ropkr, John. No. 229 r>rayton Pirr#** Hockrr. J W. Hro.. corn- Wcut Brao>l rni Jo#*ji itrielf. . Rankin. H.. corner Went Bro.<i • n ' Gwinnett atreets. Fmjeon. P.. 302 Bryan *tre#!. wret ftchwara. George. 117 Congress street. Htelr.nmn. Bros., No. 44 Wes! >" ''' street. fkeffen*. Harry. East Broad and Og.*- thorpe avenue. , flehwarz. George C.. comer Congress ' Whitaker street*. p. Ilia ir*. II J.. No 401 Wile-n street ■rhttltes. 0.. No 146 Price street 8 hever J H . 127 West Brood strec fltahmer. John. 524 Bryan stree'. Tauasant, Cha#.. No. Mi Ogleti* p? avenue. Ti**nken, Fred J., No. 3S Überty trw. eaM. Verukl. EH. No. 4? Barnard etr^et. Voiler*. W *outhea*i corner T' anl Weat Urooi! itrwl. i Writ*. 8., northwaat comer EUsi B' 1 •ml Ifwrrta etr^eta. William A Grice, No. 3*9 West •treet.