The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, December 28, 1900, Page 8, Image 8

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8 ty'mwVM Minutes jg VB ol k nndrinse with Pf ARL INI- wtihing, lor every hour ol hivrd rubbing with old-fashioned washing. You save hall the lime. It’s easier, plensanter, healthier work. Soaking the clothes in PF.ARUNF. and water loosens the dirt. You rinse it out with no rubbing. This soaking is absolutely harmless-- not so with most soap-soaking. 020 IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. *F%%* AM> \IKWI OF THU D%% i% two 4-litlr (ilrl Rf Itißfritl UrUrn Krttm 11 •m • * hy 111 TmHiiirnt Muip € Ii rial mas %*<‘llrnlf—% iRUi& Mnn llm ln ti Out—< lirlalmaa < ***•- nn hrala l.rnrinrH Cnritrsi mi Iwfal lllim-I luritln 'lrachpra In nf I niii|M—l li* rat iiiu Oa> irirh \ latla Jarkaona Ilia*. 'Sil-rifr O'Connor of Hl.hmond countv. hm* levied iifum the offW fullllng of 111* G*orgia lUllronJ anl Banking <*orn|Miiy, tornor of %VaHt?r *ul Jn kNon *treM" The atructure i. by |he way. oru- >f h* fiateat ofl)< • buiUltngH In the B*uth. Tn levy is under inn derulon ami Inatru - tlon* of William A Wright, controller grnrrsl of lh state, ai l n ft fa* for taiM alege| to be ih* htatr the tounty of Hlc.imoni) shl the cry of Au gusts. to tha amount of fla.MfJ.77 This levy Khia out of the AlUmiJ .11*1 Ui( Point debenture tan *rl t li r*t lima liny trelilrnt faUther Brewer, son of it t*ro*prrmi* farmer of Ooi>b couniy, *o rililug on m fence in hla father’* >r.l Christmas Day, when ti allot sun. which h* had in hi* hand, waa an’iipt)lall)' ***l The charge blew out the vniitu. man* brain ami caused liatam dewth Young Hfe wer had been hunting during the* day, ntul had returned miitgh lle aat on the fence for h f*-w momenta to red bolding hie shotgun in hi- hated. So n* wa near at the nm* of the Occident, nnd it is not certain Jim’ how the gun went off It is mi |>|oa<-d the trigger go: caught in the fenee. 91a, Ftlnitl Y'allnlnh Falla Hallttar. Th, Tallulah Falla Railway, runniiix from Comrlla to Tallulah Fail-, of whi'li Col. Samurl C. Dunlap of Galnmvlll,. la X,n,rai manax-r. will in all probability l>, ,Rt,itlp<i from Talio.an Falla to Frank lin. N. C. On, of th, probablli(l,a alao in ronn,otlon with th, proposo.l ,xt,n-ton I, a Itn, lo Cl,\,lan,l in Whit, tounty. It la uinit raltH-l that blx Intlu. ,m,nta hav, b,,n off* rt-l by tht* |a*opl, of liml anti Whit, rounty to llw* r.lltoa.l l>,p) to hav, a bratit'h lln, built It, :hat point. Th, protluc, from th, mountain, till, fall to Ih, city mark,!, ha, b,,n tilt* u,ua.ty iarg, anti th, necally for a rail* rttatl throuxh that r,x!<>n I, mor, apt par ent than ,v,r. Struck b) m Mullet. Mr. M Hturlen, an engineer on the Cen tral Railros.l. was struck In the temple by a Mmy bullet from a Christmas pis tol aim! was painfully though not seri ously wouieta) White coming Into llimn from Atlanta Mr. Hturien wan pulling a freight train, and when hi* train r* a* h* .1 Il si-ley's crossing he felt a blow on hit right temple mikl ttrough! he had been •truck by a rock. but investigation show ed that k- hfni town struck by a plttol tail and that It had entered the akin and ploughed it'* way to the tan k of hta head and stopped, from where It was rut out by I>r. Howard J. Williams. t hriatmtii I mniou Mm* t nue llenth. A terrible accident happened at Hign Hhoul* Monday night An okl cannon, about a foot long that had been made by boring a hole tn a abaft, wan being Inade I by Mr Leonard Earnest. when it wax cidentally discharged and lltw up and struck him under the chin. smashing every bon* tn hit chin, ami lower pin of hta head, knocking every tooth out of lilt mouth and uplifting hie note wide open It ia supposed the pwdrr wan Ignited by tome ashes from hit cigar that he wn* amok tag at the tfmf. Everything • l*uji •fOTti for ** Wound .*1 mm. but very tittle hope in entertained of ha* recovery. Mr Earnest lives in Monroe ami was visiting hit mother at High Shoals. Hri% rn Iron, Home hr 111 Treat ment. Albany Herald: To escape ill treatment, 13- > car-old Blanche Mannun, who lived with her fatner and stepmother near Kit* fteruld, left home early last Hiturda/, and. after being ( hated for four mil * through mmhii** and heels b> her step mother and two half-sisteie. UtaniHl a train and cam* to Albany to teg aim* to enable her to reach Jacksonville, Fla . where she ban an uncle, and with whom It was her intention o hv< Tin* eggar l > ap{>eaian< e ami disconsolate form of the little girl attracted the attention of Mim Rebecca Sauls ut the union depot shortly slier her arrival in the city, and ©n questioning her, she learned the facia as stated above. Mi-s Sauls was so Iru pteased by the story of the child tb.it ahe gave her a home until the mean* (ould be provided to enable her to reach Jacksonville. The ((eiwoti of ih* Hill* girl exhibited marks of recent 111 usage, and welte raised by the lash were found in distressing numbers on her person The girl remained at the home of Miss Sauls until Sunday night, when she was fur nished with a ticket to Jacksonville by Mr. George II Flint, the big - hear ted ticket agent at the depot. A letter wa received yesterday from the girl by ‘her benefactors, ami It brought the gratify ing Intelligence that her unci. had as sured her a home as long as he had one Of hit owrn. Florida! JlrkNmvt)!, m.y noon hr connected hv water wHh Leesbura. The Le.-sbur* t*om merckil says tluit on.- of the most Im portant enterprises that will nrol—t.ly b. consummated soon. and which moan* so much tor Laeshurk and Lake county In Increase of buslnt-sx and (>ron|—-rtt>- to hr- people, I* the op, nin* of the Ockla waha rher to steamer uav gallon from J ..rebury and around the like* to the Bt. John's river and the ocean. I’lar|islr lirorver.' Urrilny. The Idnearmle Growers' Association of Si. Petersburg l ursine the growers from all over the state to attend the meeting which Is to toe held there on Jan. ft. to foitn a state organisation They hold out the Idea that the Industry ha* reached such proportions In all ection* row lhal concert of action I* needed It Is contend—l that If this Is taken at th> loginning there will be less trouble. The Idea Is to prov.de a suitable system through which to dispose of the product, mid leave out the dishonest |>eople who so often ruin things of this kind The object w.ll be also to establish a scale of prices which ate to bo adhered to as close ly ss possible so as to protect the mem bers tn every eectton of the state. A Parlna Ostrich. Oliver W., the tracing oetrleh. with hla Utlver, Jce Campbell, vlslud Jacksonville Christmas day. with the ostrlrh road ear? fi# n t . Ostrich Firm. The turnout cum* d*wn Florida avenue to Hay atr**t A* tin ostrich came a routs) tne corner at a Hire*-minute clip he nan Into a street cai. and the wheel of the buggy came off K |<r t'amphell of once cstught the os trich by the head, and put it hood over hi* eye*. When th* was a < ompltahed the hld aqu.itted arid the buggy was tnk*n to the bla< W-tiuth shop and r paired. In front of the Si James a huge crowd was oti the piaxxa, and also at the Windsor, and from forty to lifty kodaks were turn ed upon the bird and hi* driver Forty two ostriches will be sent to Palm Peach to the farm In that city for the winter. Burton Cornell will !** manager of the Palm lieach farm Florida Teachers %re at Tampa. The Florida Htote Tea tiers Association t* In s*sstOii at Taint** Atmu-t W) teacher* riml m h<*ol officer* are present from various co tin ties of the Mate, and . Is conildeiitly believed tlait tht* mau ler will h- .ncre.s..l to :*#>. A n'*st *•*- . . Hem progracnm*’ ha been arrange I,and the cldaitis of Tampa are showing th** visitors .-very attention. Dr John F. Forbes. tin tide rtf id cultured president of Stetson University, at la* Band; Dr W 1 Yocum, the t**ai-her-orator, nnd able president of th. Miate Agricultural U©l |< ? Duk* Pity; Prof Hayes, of the Stilt.. Normal and Prof <*t* of the J I*, r Normal, .r. atrnmg the dlstlnjculshetl . ?tic.t4or* |*remih. The convention will ont.nue thr. ugh Friday On Saturday the me ml > r> will go to St. Petersburg, t* !*■ pr-* tit at th# openm*. of Ul manual training * w*l there THK MAP* of ill BI.H. % ommrrrlal %gent fr the U rlht*llle wad Tenwllle. Dublin. ta . i>* c. 2* Mr * Haley of this city his tn*-n aiq*4nt* <1 'omnur '- i,l agent In I uiWin for the Wrlghmvli ** and Tenrdlle Hailroad by Official Passen ger Agent K K Bryan Jr Since the resignation of Mr. H B Young aome week ago. • his |n-*itioii ha* been fllle*! by Mr Thomas Pullen of Savannah. The p 1.-., w.i- n •nth tendered to Ait £)• H ilia, kshciir, formerly agent In Dublin for ihis line, bin after considering the m.itier for >i’V ral -lays, li* decline*) Ihe appointment Mr Dal. y is n brother of President A F Daley of the Wrlffhtsville and Tennllle lto.d lie has had no experience In the railroad business. hut Is qultu p i-ular in this dty. Yesterday the rn* r.-bants of Dublin fig ur.sl up their business for Monday otwl found that though Saturday was r oed-breaking -lay for trade in Dublin, they did considerably better Monday than Saturday. Most oi th<* business houses remutned open yesterday, tlweigh there was but Uftl* trad,* except In fireworks. lax Collector F. M Daniel ha* figured up bis collection* to dale. un*l finds that it amount* to IliMsiU CB. against over 115.**M ft r Hh uim* |x*ilo*) last yer. There te muins yet to la* ollected In this couniy t43.75fc.54. Nc\t before were the people of laturcna county so Ijackward In the payriH Ut of their taxes. Mrs. Henrietta (uitotiin, mother of Mr K W. ( ti,- m.tii, died In this city yester, lay itfter>-uul>. Htu* can,.’ fr.wj HadJo k. Jones county, a few w.-ks ago. -a b-t here by the illiwss of her daughter-in law who died ten biys ago. and was im mediately taken 111. H r remain* were carried to Had!o>-k yesterday uf ter noon for Internw-nt, ace. mtariled by Itev. W. N. Ainsworth Mr. Coltman is ill with pneumonia, aisl coui<l not accompany hia mother’s remalin*. Since coming to I>ul iln a few mouths ago to manage the Dub lin branch of Armour A Cos., he aits had many mldortUMt. A Christmas tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday A negro cursed In thk preaetice of Mrs II Iv Clark and s**v nai o-her ladles. Mi C atk secured a pistol mil it several times at the negro. Fortunady the pistol was not loaded. I he ngro t<s>k the pistol from C.ark ntu\ • arried it to out 1 of the |*olcemen of the city. Dr. Krnest H Haw Is is prospecting In Savannah with tlie view of locating in that n\ Ha Is a raotni ffi MliMila llmi CM* -ago t’nlverslty. MlUt AT TAI.I.AHAMBB. tii.lst School Pupils lirl 0H Hark Front SoperlntciMlrnl. Tallahassee. Fla.. Idee. ITT John Ulmer and Joseph T. Ladd had a difficulty Mon day afternoon. In which Ulmer treed his knife on Ladd, wounding hint In the neck and h, .id. Jir. ttwynn dresst-d iuidJ's wounds arid he left for 8t Marks Tues day innrnlna l>r T. F Smith, quarantine officer at the port of Carr a belle, and Ur. E. Is Stcwait of Ih. Sian- Board of Health, will exchange positions at the beginning of the new year. The coroner's Jury In the case of 'h is Stmmon. the negro who was killed on the Seaboard Air Line Saturday ntghl. te turned a verdict of accidental death ex on.ratine the railroad trom any responai blllly for the death of Simmon*. lion Wm. W She lls, superlinendent of the Methodist Sunday School, offered a prise ed $5 In gohl for the pupil who would bring a perfect lesson every Sunday during the year lJttle Ml*s Eunice Rawls. I .in wood Evans, and Howell Sheets tied for the prise and each received a Is gold piece. MKHHY AM* AT IMIHILIM. Mayor McDonald Wins first Prise In n fool Itace. Douglas. On.. Dec. 27.—Christmas here passed quietly. The ikhm* of the city were cot tot gotten Sheriff at*d Mr*. VV W Southerlaml frd the Jail prisoners, and the KpWurth League, under the management of Mr. and Mrs. T 8, Hart, and those two consecrated Christian young ladles. Mls.es Mary Anthony and Eva I'oole served the county convicts with a royal dinner. In the afternoon there wits hors.- racing with good slo k. scrub stock and stta-k ready for the bone yard. Interspersed with foot-nii IttK Mayor M Dotut I not only runs a gts-l poll)leal ra e. but Is a lively ► iwlnter on the turf With a free.for-nll or*- hundred yard foot race, he carried his 223 pounds avoir,lopoU out ttr.l an.l look the pur-e Altos ther this has been the most enjoyable Uhrlstmas Iroughis lias had, and the w'.alher was Ileal. 1 —The German Emperor always wears two bracelets on his left wrist. One con tains a small watch and the other Is In the form of a gold cable. Despondent Women. Year* of experlenci* In treating (Hikmi peculiar to women, .luring which time I h-i\ .' ne, ii ir \ - inly and ati*‘titi’'H. WfJ-; ►tnl.le me to promise relief to the thraussnds of women ’ *'*■* lnnt■ ptlbi or Kvrt y woman ow II to hrrwlf and family to l>e robust and well, yet many I of them from a sense of raise modesty continue to suffer '?*>- In slleis s rather than take advantage of expert, skillful M treatment which wilt rrstoie them to perfect health g\ w Ml fHtlent* are among the nest fieople of this dtyan.l Uk. Mote, and no w oman need he Kate to place herself urslei pTfiA my treatment I'ndertandlng thoroughly her .tetk-ate oi gunlsm as I do. I have perfeecied an eii.ii. tlj nest a l E/V| ongtijil method of tie; ttner.t whl. h na proven unifort.,- i h -e-M-,; *, ■' rr is-e nta.te , sje ■ Ity of t'e.. dU.- ~ • for twer.’v year* and K ,d y ran give the heat profeaslonal and tlnanctal references. I ’ Invite every one to consult me without cost, either In per j Newton Hathaway.M D " on or b > l *"* r - All correspondence confidential S A Bryan street, Mavannab. Ga. Office Hours— 9 to 12, 2 to 5, 7 to P p m.ftundays. 10 a. m, to 1 p m, i THE MO If NT NO NEWS: FRTDA Y. DECEMBER 29, 1000. NO EXTENSION THIS YEAR. 1.0%. MrlWl’t.Vi iWOlAtr# THAT MINK itlix HK OHAATFI). I aimers %re in lioiml t ondltlnn anil An Itehsoii U lit They Should \nt l‘ay Tlielr Taxes Ma) \% . 11. %lanlilln. Konnilrr of flir ‘limn of llainpfiin and a lltstlnMulshed I If- Iseu Head - tin* I'ulltleal l.od liUlur nf tin,. %lc*ts eea >-Timi ii nf Mnrlnn fins llesfruellxe Fire. Columbia, H. C.. [Vr 27 —lt h* teomr Almost custom.iry to ex#ond the time for the payment of taxes in ltd* state Thlx h?a*c of affair* wuh br-night at*out by a succession of hxrd r* a son* for several v*gr# The fiscal yeas mils I>e<*. 31. Oov Mcßweeney announces that hi* will grant I no extension this year as the farmers all j i| |m ar to Is* In brie cln*umstances. All of the smnll tax-pa vet a have about, tald up. lisllroads and other lirg* tax-p.iyers do not remit tint It the lust day In order to save the interest on their money. Tha j * iuvertH>r’H decision w ill not work a hard ship on anybody. Mo) W. 11 Mauldin of Hampton died yesterday after .i month's Illness. M,J Mauldin wio senator from Hampton county, and sob- owner of the Hampton and lir.inchvHle Hailroad. He had large l imb'-ring and fanning interest- lie w n a native of A iderson • ounty ami H3 years old. lie was known in #h* war ns "the fprhtlrg quartermaster " ll* served under tier*. Mart il.iry In Hampton’s Union. Ma) Muuldln was the f *th*r of the town of Hampton, and ore of the original mover* in the project to establish Hamil ton tHinty tt* was a man of a great deal f twrvi In laistness undertakings and had n gr**it many v|clssltub*s In his busineg* care* r Polities wis a shh* Issu* with hltn lb* nad served In tlie State Senate dx >• ar*. ami was the political gotlfather of th* present tJoVernor, M It McSweenv. The city of Marlon was visit**) hy h destructive fire Christmas night. Care lessness In shooting ft re-cracker* I* as signed as the cause. Four stores and con tent were burned I>oss about $12,000. par tially' Insured. It UM I Mat 'EY t >;a F EIoHIDV. Th, ■),vrl|iiuiiit *f Ih, *ltllt* In Tiv,nt> Elvr *,r. St. Jam,, lloit I. Jacksonville. I),, 20. —Tw,nty-Bv, years axo my-first Florida letter to th, Morulnx N,w, was .lattal frttfn thl, hotel, then a- nttw. untl,r Ihe TniiliaK.fnrnt of Mr. J. It. Campbell, tin veteran hotel nun of thl, state. The only other similar rase,. In various llnrs of bu,lne„. ar. Col. D. E. Maxwell, th, ir,n,rat maruixer of th, H,*al,wird Air Din, Railroad In Florida, anti Capt. Wm A. Sluts*, of th, steamer City of Jack sonville. and Ktlitor W. W. Douxlass of the Metropolis; all of whom have stuck 4o tin- "old rut." anti stestltly risen lo positions of greater Influence. Twenty,five years axu the St. Jam,, wu, the only first-eta, a tourist hotel in the state on the main lln, of travel, anti was only about half Its present stse; at that time Colonel (then Captain) Max sell was superintendent of a tthackly railroad from Cedar Key to Fernandtna ond to Taliah taste; Capt. Shaw was com mander of th, little rlearner laiilie Boy. owned by MaJ. Ttatsdnle of i‘alatka. Mr. \V W Druxlass saa "llvlnx from ItanO ,o mouth" servlnx newspapers that hard ly outlived their Infancy, the Savannah M- rninit News tlien belnx the daily |i-er mat bnmxhc full tel. xraphle news to the p,tX>le of the stale. At that time no waves of development were rollick In this direction, amt even Jarits..nvllle made very slow proxress In the direction of her later rapid and substantial develop ment a, Ihe chief city o( a lonx neglect, and stale of the Union. Hmtth Florida was than a "fatal No railroads, oo clay roods, few and wide ly acadared settlement*. and an outlook for dn* future that wa* int encouraging I reached the now famous city of Oa a. by going an t'.e Ocktawaha river ml riding o\ er fr*m Silver Spring". Where the elegairt brick Ocala house of the Plant Hyetein now stand*. there wa* an Slid a.*.(ien hotel, hut well kept by Land lord Harris and hi" excellent wit* Pp the Hi. Join" river into Lake Monroe, the now flourishing ‘ Gate City to South Flor ida." known an Hanford, wan not In **x- Ulenv’e. but Mellonvllle wan quite a lively place To-day there k ha tally a trace of that town to be writ on the lake ahore. T.imna wax "out of the world " except by a ateamer line from Cedar Key. then -haring the honor with Pii'Ol.tta. the Ht. Johnx. of Mok the moat *’Ood-for eakeii place" In Florida Gov. Joxe|*b K Urown. of Georgia, an.l other clear-headed men who then vial ted the state, could not penetrate the future of its career very far beyond Its then very alowly. and not surely developing condition, certainly nowhere near It* pres ent wonderful growth and activity In all kinds of enterprise*. The Plant System wan then unknown, and the Wavcros* Short Une hardly dreamed of by the nusi sanguine developers. Ht. Ai gustlne. the famous t oid city of the stat**. could l*e reachiHl only by outside steamer or up the Ht. Johns and acroxs from Toool on a sha kly railroad, which dumt*e.l you In a swamc and 'ompeHed you to rM< corduroy road In a rattling omnibus to reach a hotel. Rut there were men here then, pioneers, who had faith in Florida's future, and they held on and pushed ale ad Into the anticipated era of development. As the years roiled on Manager f*antt beii smv the need of constant improve ments and enlarge ments t* Ip* hotel, and to-day the elegant St James recently modernised, covers an entire square, fronting Ht James Park, and has never step a season that ws not prosperous an I •ucccaafui And it has •**••! year by >• r. new and elegant hotels spring up .*ll around It In the city—the Windsor, the (*arleton. (now the t’mted Htates Hotel), the Everett, the Placlde. the Duval, etc. And all down the East ('oast ore *<-tit tered Flagler's pa*ce hote|s. while iv* IMsnt System pa luce hotel* line the \Van ('oast. M done an! millions of <kill.ir* have been put into hotel* in this sta*e since 1 wrote mv first Florida letter from this, then leading hole of Floridi. In ttiose er|y days me Ht. John* river was covered with steamers of all sis** and kind, ('apt Hhaw, n Savannah boy, whose father. Capf. Hh W'. was killed on the river by an explosion, then .*ommand e*t of the little Lollle Hoy Next I foun 1 him on a larger stesimer. the George .\| Bird, then he superintended the building A TEXAS WONDER. Hall's Great Disravary. On# small bottle of Hall t Oraat DU covsry cures all kidney and bladder trou bles. removes gravel, cures diabetes. Inal emission*, weak and isms back# rheumatism and *sll irregularities of the >0 hikl bladder in both men and wo unn. regulates t.souu troubles in chli drtn. if | 4U | #o )u by your druggist wui be *-nt by mail un reteipt of tl. one am* • bottle is two months’ treatment, and will rure sr.v case above mentioned. Dr. F W. Hall, sole tnojiufai turer. F O bo* Ht Ecuis. Mo. H-nd for testimonial* Cold by all druggists and Soiumom Ca.. havannah, Gt Head Vhla. Dothen. Ala , July Is. l* 9 * Dr. F W Hall. 8t Ignils. Mo Dear Btr %%’• have been selling your Texas Wonder, Hall's tlreat Discovery, for two years ;,n.i rwommmi It to any one suf fering with any kidney trouble .is i*etng the h*t remedy we ever sold. Yours truly. j. n. YOUNG. of the Fr*-d le Barjr. a line steamer, and *’ocnmunde*| her until he built the more elegant and larger ste mer City of Jack eonvlllv. of th* Cl.vd*- Him 1 , which he still commands. Wt**p by step tha, veteran and popular commander ha** riser to his pres ent importunt position, and despite sharp railway f.* train competition, hlssttaimer do**f profitable bus Hie as In the winter season. Twenty-five years qg Capt. T> K. Max well. witn h*.idqimri**rs at Ferrumdin*,. w.*s the bigg* !*t railroad rnan In Florida, *nrt Hia* w.ih not saying much, except that his energy, -kill am) pcrweverence mad*- m,c*h out of little for the disgruntled traveling puh.lc. He he i on. however, and mad* the most of every opportunity for Improvement am) development. lie .-aw his r*,*l reach out from Waldo to Tamps, and from wiulwikk! to Orlando, am) from Jar kponvilfc to Fernand I no. and then to .Savannah, a ral finally to Colum bia rt. C. TV-ds>' |f Is an imrsrrtiint <ll -of the great H*nhasit) Air Din*-, arsl Col Maxwells high character and rare ability as m rallroul manager have made him :i leading official here of this |sYWfrful corporation. No m.n In the -t;t** Is more h*m*r* and ami tielovctl try th- People g**n rally. Aral lastly, but not least, in my love n I res|>ect. cornea good o’.l friend W. W Douglas-, now one of the Metropolis editors, .iiel a man who can scent a n-w> item . mile off. A native of Monroe county. Georgia, when the war closed he was a-soclatcd with Col. John H. Prather, in*- bite J. J Toon and others In Atlanta, but soon after came to Jarksonvll.e full of hop** for Its future, although the city was for yeurs a “graveyard for newspaper ventures," he held on. serving first one. iihl then another, until the Metropolis was start*#), thirteen year* ago. on which h* has dAi** most excellent service up to thw present lnv*. Cental am) warm-heart *d. his unselfish nature tins made for him friends In every class of cltlgens. and in his old gc he serves a iw-oi*!* 1 who love and respect Mm for his many virtues Too generous to ever lecome rich, h*’ will ev Ills children the legacy* of "tt g.ol name." but may that time be long da ey*<l. During twenty-five years I hnv knowti no better hearted man than Kl - fxougliiss. ’Winy he live long and prosper." Perhaps this mmhling revUw of a quar ter of century of Florida experience* may not interest the general outside reader of the Morning N*ws. but here, in this erate. In hundreds of home* it will Ih* read by many with tender ( motions as they recall tlie distant past with its pioneer priva tions and discouragement*. The Hemtnel- Reporter of Orlando, tn regretting the departure of ex-Edltor R A Mills and family for California, tells of his first ar rival a! Sanford by the steamer Rosa She hove in sight on laike Monroe Just * the little narrow gauge railroad train was having on a Katurday night for Or lando, about twenty miles away, and Its then terminus. Mr. Mills and his family had to Ik over there until Monday af ternoon to make tht twenty miles. Be fore that railroad wa* hulH I mad** a buggy rale trip to M dtland. fifteen miles south, from the effe* ts of which I suf f. :*ml for six months. To-day Maitland is on the main line of the Plant H>stem’s gnat West India fast mail route. Hplen • lid railway tmina and elegant hotels abound oil o\er the state to-day. 1 have seen Hanford and Orlando and Likelund and Tam|*a and Plant City and Ocala and I'.ilatka und other places rise Up out of the wilderness anti become cities of Industry, culture anti enterprise. Hjuth Florida, then a * sealed book." has Iveen opened up. and later the east coast •ie vein jane nt came, ami is now the wonder f the world, through Millionaire Flag ler's enterprlM* Jacksonville, despite the yellow fever epidemic and several de structive Arcs, has s adlly and bravely marched she ul Into an era of prosperity truly wonderful in its steady and sure development. I never expected twenty-five years ago. to w itn<*-s any such future de ve!oi ment Ami twenty-five years nh*ad. whu< will it be? Sidney Herbert. nn om KkiM.oie NHwno. Warrant for tarry Ing t wnresleil Weapon* Served n Wnodnnrii. A llama, tree. 27. —J T. Rome, an em ploye of the Atlanta Cotton Factory, who lives at 10 Connallv street, has been miss ing fr<*m Ills hon.e stneo lasi Monday. an*l ion yesterday the prdl* e were n*ked to |o • ate him. Early Monday m*>nlng Home j left home to visit n neighbor, saying he would return at*out k o’clot'k He has not be seen by bis family since then. For several years Home has been In the employ of the Atlanta Colton Mill, and Is known as a sober. Industrious man. No reason can assigned for his dlsap |waranee and his wife refuse* to believe that he bun d' * rid her. and their three -moll children. The city detectives are at work on the case, but a- yet have dis- I * ov-rsd i.o traces of flu* mining man A warrant was to-day served upon May or James G Woodward, charging him with carrying concealed weapons At i tched to the warrant was a Ikuvl for SDO. with a blank place for the niun' of i bondsman to be signed. This bond wa* left with the Mayor, with the understand ing that he was to g"t someone to sign It for him and return it to the sheriff's office. The w trranf was served by Deputy Sheriff Tye. It grew out of the recent police episode in which the Vlo.vor fig ured. and with which the public Is famil iar. The warrant was wvorn out by Policeman Dobbin* upon the Inst mot lone of Recorder Broyles. It was taken out on the evening of Dec. IH In the City Criminal Court. The warrant was turned over to Deputy HI erlff Tye. He communicated with tne Mayor once before to-day In regard to the mnttei und the morning the war rant wa* served on him personally. He agreed to have his bond Axed up and sent to the sheriff's office art. on re, and the matter was left in chat shape. Mnrrinuf Nl I nl<|nltt. Colquitt, # l . l>*v 27.—I*r leon Vic* Tyr* of liaiihr<lK<*. Oo . and Minn CalUt* liuph of Chi* place, wrr* mwrrlrd at lha MtnodUt Church, yaiipnlay *v*nln *1 I o'clock. Rev. Dr. Perker afflckllni Tha <>r<#l* wan In a hnautlful whit* *ilk guatt iv tl a v*ry hanlaome> wMdln* v**M that r*;ch*d th* floor Tha groom cv i* ilrpppwl In a hamlnomf black ault, th.if war very heromlng to th* occaaion. Th# hr war* Mi**** V4alg Morgan and Kart* Sharp of Hainbrkkl*, ?h* m*5J of honor waa Ml*a Nellie Bum. a *i*t*r of th* br.*l* Mr. John McTyr* act*<l aa b**t man Th* church wa* h*au* tlfully decoratwl with holly ar,.| f*rn. —N*arl> S10,000,(M* of fruit la a*nt from thl* country to England *v*ry y*ar. y*t w* buy mat quantltl** of Jam and pr%. r*rv*a from London manufacturer*. NtHPiK DTKLIIbEXCK. Matters of laterest to Shipping Men Generally. The Unite*! Fruit Company has con tracted for th*- building of six new’ steamers to meet the requirements of Its for* ,gn trade These stearrers are to Ih* from 2.otn to 2.UJO tone public rspa< ity for cwrgo. and will be fitted especially for carriage of perishable cargo of fruit ns well ,i* g**. eral cargo*-*. They will b* 4 fully provided with electric lights throughout, and every modern devlc# for the **4*l*l handling of fruit and general cargo. Elegant passen ger arcommodstlons for 24 t 3b passafi gers will m* fu*nsh*<l. saloons, state rooms, social hill, smokifkg room. *tc„ to be place*) arnldshtp on upper d* k with extra large stattruems t<> meet th** requirements of tropical trade, and all the conveniences found in modern tran*- Atlantic liners. The contract call for an average spec*! of 14 knots i*er hour at *.. kid*d The st*amers will lie ready for delivery next fall, anl will iron*dlately enter into th* different tra<les io which they will be as signed The United Fruit Company at the present time owfn or have under * barter between #Ui ami 70 steamships, an*) every mmlern device up to hle a- to Improve ment In passenger service, and the rapid and safe handling of cargoes, which *n account of thHr jierlshAble cargoes makes s|<ee*l the ali-ess-iitlal feature in thes<* steamers, has bseti very carefully attend ed to. The annual repor# of the Unite*! (Bates Digithou lloar<i shows that at th<- *-lose of th- Aih'.il year there wer* under the control of the lighthouse eetabllhtnent 1.243 lighthouses and beacon light-. 4 llxht ves*-ls In )*ositg>n. S light vessels for r# lief, 11 electric lighted buoys In position. £2 gas lighted buoys In position. 172 fog signal* operated by steam, caloric or oil engines; 1.7*3 post lights, 4% day boa -one. 73 whistling buoys in >n. 120 ?>ell buoys In position am) 4.71 H other buoys, in. •'haling piles and makes In the Alaska district. In the construction and rare of these ald? t€# navigation there are *mpkv e j 34 st*am tenders. 11 steam laun h*-s. 2 sailing ten*)er, 1,394 light keepers, I 3X2 la borers In charge of light |osts an<l 1 oth**r employes, including ctews of light ships and tenders. During th*- year <57 new lights were established. 13 now fog *ig rials and 15 lights were discontinued. A large number of changes wore made In the location of buoys, signals ano lights. For supplies to lighthouses th** laar l recumnwuids an ai*proprlation or 5175.U00; for reisiirs. etc., s7*h/*ui. for sala ries of lighthouse keci*er, fuel, etc , $400,- 00u. for eg|M>*nses of llgh# Vessels, etc., $175,000; expanses of buoyage. s**fio,<xtf); >x l<*ns* H conne'ted with fog signals. SI7S.(XX); for lighting rivers. $325,000. Tlwr hoard recommend* the establish ment of . first order light at Hillsboro Inlet to complete the system of lighting on the £uth Atlantic coast by filling the ling gap between Jupiter Inlet and Fowey Hecks. A now light vessel is asked f<r to be locate*! at Cape l/mkout Hnoals, N U . a light vessel for the Dacfflc, a light ves sel for PeslHlgo Iteef. Gre*n Hay. Ill' ll.; a steel st*am light vessel for Ma~tlns Heef. Ixik- Huron, and a steam light ves sel for Hlunt's R f. off Cip Meiulo lno, on the Pacific. The board also recom mend* the cons‘rue lion of six hew ten der*. Paaaengers b> gleamablpa. PJssengeri by steamship Tal!ah;ee from New York for Havannah Dec. 35. F. D Debide. A M Jam* -. Miss James. M Yohhannus. K. Rice. C Jordan ami wife. Mrs. C. A Beers. A l4*lhernit*. E E Feehley. F. D- Austin. J. Burt, M Hoxeiglto. W. I/awlor 1 Passengers by steamship Kansas City for New York, yesterday Rev Mr C. H. Strong and wife Mis- Fannie Ritchie. I*. A. |jenna-d. .1 Htaten Smith. J A {.rearing. Wm. Smith. M. L Corry, John i avery. Atnean Tatsy, Mike Joseph. Anna ham Ilamra. Joseph Smith, A Ros.*. Wm. Jennings. H Hrescall. Passengers arrived last night from Bal timore on st**amshlp Itax.-- Mr*. Wall man. Miss Walt man. Mrs. Myers. Miss Valentine. Mr. Nichols, Mis N.chols, T Mullin Havnnnah Aln**n*r. Sun rise* at 7:02 a. m and sets at s:<B P m. High water at Tybee to-day* at 1:11 m, and 1 37 p m. High water at Savan ts* h on*- hour later. I*bae of the Moon for December. Standard time—9<h rner k H M Full moon < 4 M morn. East quarter H 4 42 eve. New moon ... 21 * 1 tvf. First quarter 21 7 4* eve Moon perigee. 3d and 30th. Moon apo gee, 16th. ARRIVALS Rl) DKPABTIKI64. Vessels Arriv ed % sstsntay. Steamship Itasca. lUllups, BaHimore—J. J. C'aroian. ag*nt Vessels ( lenred \ r*t**rln j. Dark Rlnghom (Nor). Knudxen, I*on don Sc hooner James Boyce. Jr., Allen. I*hll adelptita. Schooner Edith Olrott, I>y>* lay. New York Schooner Rebecca M. Walls Eittle, Phlladclplt.a Vessels Went tu Men. Steamship Kunsas City, Fisher, New York Steamship D. 11. Miller. Peters, Balti more. Schooner Bt. Croix. Htra-tton, TVinvtno Hay, Culm klilppliiH Memoranda. Key Weal. Fla . Pee. 27.—Arrive,!, .learner Nueeex, New York atwl -alle-l for Galve.lon: Miami, Delano, Havana and aalteil for M wnl. Uharlcaton. Ile,* 27—Arriveil. .(earner, Comanche. Pennlnkton, Jackaonvllle. pro ceeded to New York; George W. Clyde. Uhleherler, lloalop. \ki New York; Iro qidi*. Kemble, New York, proceeded to Jackaonvllle Balle,l—Steamer CSeorkc Far well, Ire land. Jackaoiivtllc. Ilaltimore, l*vc. 27.—Arrived, .ateamer Newby. Charle.lon; John K Devlin. por4 Tampa. Mary A Randall. Fcrnandlna: the Joaephlnc. Port Koyal; So-le H. Da v l,i-on. Uharlrpton; Kmli C. lto|a*r. Port Tampa: Wlate of Texaa, Savannah; Ida Lawrence, Savannah Sailed—Stewmer Chatham. Savannah. Philadelphia. Dec. 27 —Arrived, steamer John W Llntirll. Putt Tampa. laland Clfy, Charleator Newiort. Dec. 27 —Sailed. steamer Scawfel. Penaacola. Enwler. Dee 21—Arrived, ateamer lleathtlrkl. Fenwicola, via Rotterdam Venice. Dec $4 —Arrived, steamer Klla my. Pensaeola. vta Alklers Harriet na. Dec. 25—Arrived, steamer Chatburn. t’harleston Jacksonville, Flu . Dec. 27 —Kntere,|, Itrltiah schooners tilerra, Roberta. Ha vana; Kffi,* Russell. Hojn* Town, B. W. I. Ulew red—Steamer Weatover, John*, Phil- , adalohla. Candy Esculetts Cam PILES or Money Reloaded. WHY SUFFER? Sold under guarantee at following atoms: Howitnikl'a. Jonea . Masonic Tempi, Knight’s, W. T Raid's, Marlows C.ia land's. Donnelly's, and W. A l'lgraan'a. Savannah. Ga. LJ I'I'MAN BROS.. Savannah. Ga. and W. r. RUUD, Savannah. Ga., Distributors The most perfect artificial light is v V Acetylene (jas. The most perfect and cheapest genera- SSg- ii 1 tor on the market for f making this gas is the t e |u ai Carbide automatically fed to water. INVmSTIGATE Irt MK!T*. RESPONSIBLE TRADE CONNECTIONS SOLICITED. WRITE TOR CATALOGUES AMD INFORMATION. Jf. B* COLT CO.* Dept, lltfiew york! I'lmm mention this m,d.uin in your rrply. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY FOR NEW YORK. BOSTON AND THE EAST. . 'ommoda'lon* Ail th, comforts of hnH. Elm* (rlo t'np*r,lll tbl,. Tleiu-t* tn'-luA, m*l and hartha aboard mp. PASSENGER FARES FROM SAVANNAH. TO XRW YOKE -Flral Cabin. *; Fm t'abln Bouiui Trip, *32; Intoraatdl ♦, Cabin *l6 00; Int,rm,dUt* Cabin. Bound Trip *24 00 St<vracc. *JO. TO BOSTON—Kirai Cabin, *22; t-irai Cabin Bound Trip. *. Interroedlata Cabin *17.00; IntarmMllata Cabin, Round Trip. *3*oo B:,era*,. *11.75. Th, ,xpr,* ai-amahlpa of Ihta lln, ar, to tail from Savannah, Con trol <9o!h) morkfcan Um, aa followai MAVAhVAH TO YEW VOIYK. TAL.I.AHABRKE. Cap! Atkins. BATCR DAY. D,c . 11:00 p, m CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daßxeit. TUESDAY Jan. 1, 2> p. m •CITY OK BIHMINGHAM. Capt B,r*. WBDNKBUAY. Jan. 2. J p. m. NACOOCHKE. Capt. Hinitti. THUHB - Jan 3. 3:30 p. m. KANSAS CITY. Capt. FBhcr. BATUR- I>AY, Jan. 6. 6:*o p. m. TAI.I.AHABSKE. Capt. A-klna, TUES DAY, Jan. *. 7 30 p m. CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daccatt, THURSDAY. J in. 10. 9 <0 p. m. NACOOCHKE. Cata.Smith. SATURDAY. Jan. 12. 10 8) p m •CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Berx, MONDAY. Jan. ii. 12:00 noon. •NOTlCE—Steamship City of Birmingham will not carry passengers. Steamship City of Macon. Capt. Savag*. will ply between New York and Bos ton on the following schedule: * Ueave New York for Boston (from Pier! Leave Boston for New York (from Lewi-* 15. North River, st 12 00 noon). Dec ! Wharf) at 1200 (noon). Jan. 2,1 14, 23 *. 29. Jan. 5. 1., 19, 26. This company re*erv,a the right 4o change It* sailings without notice ar.d without Ikiblllty or accountability therefor. Sailings New York for Savannah Tuesday*. Thursday* and Saturdays. 5 p. m. W U. BREWER. CUy Ticket and Paenger Agent. HP Hull *tret. Savannah. Ga. R. G. TREZEVAXT. At- nt. Savannah. Ga. I> E. DEFEVHE. Manager, * New Pier *5. North River. New York. CHRISTMAS TROUBLES. are over now, and we are ready again to take up , business in the regular channel. A SPECIAL OFFERING IN RUGS. 9x12 Smyrna for $20.00; regular price $25.00 3x6 Brussels for $1.25; regular price $2.00 These are big bargains for balance of week. LINDSAY & MORGAN, McDO.NOI'GH & BALLANTYKE, W Iron Founders, Machinists, m I II la. L*ml, >, .. 11..11. rnihkrr. m.iiul.rl H rrn ul SHMion <r. nn,l l*n rlnlt I n I n,l„i. Vrrllrul and Top 11110111111. I urn Dill.. *nnr >llll noil I'au. Mi. lilii u , C 0 11 ,1 TELEPHONE NO. 123. '*Y' * Port Tam Ni. Fla,. I>ec. J7—Arrived. Kteamer Mascotte. White. Havana, via K*y West Hailed—Hark Adelaide. Gacel. Nantes; | Maacotte. White. Havana, via Key West. I Fcrnandiiwt, Fla., tDec. 27—Arrived "diooner l*>iw rd htew.ird. Winslow*. New York. Hailed ItHrkentlne Ft Croix (Hr). Hines, Hierra Leone, A fries*. Nollre tu Mariners. Pilot chart* and all hydrographic infor mation will lx furnished musters of ves sels free of charge tn Vnlted Htates hr drograf>hic oflier tn Custom House. Cap tains are requested to call at the office. Reports of wrecks and derelicts received for transmission to the Navy Depart ment Foreign Exports. Uer Norw.-.l .n hark Rirqrhnrn for 1,00- t\nn~:*jo h.rn>ls roxfn nil. ;.;,K l„ir i r. 1- uplriix turpmun*.. EO.MO.—Hosln oil hv 8 P. *‘'<t 00., and aolrjtx by Jamra Earle. Jr. Coastwise Kxoorta. I’er steamship D. II Miller for Raltl nvet—l.llH hnlcs up and cotton. 3U) hrartvls rosin, IX* bun oranges, jsy crates vegetable*. 40 hrarrels tar. <** Iwrnls lard. 1.170 sacks cotton seed, iru aa. ks clay, IXI pkgs mdse, 102 pkgs domestics and yarns, lal eases canned g.ods. 2* cases palmetto filler; 111.214 feet | lumber for Baltimore; 19.119 feet lumber | for Philadelphia. Her schooner James Boyce. Jr., for PhU adslpMa-xr. iff) feet yellow pine lumber (by K, B. Hunting A Cos., and 2S7.JW r-e, v T B Wyllv Cb. | ler schooner Itebeeea M Walla for I'hlladolphla-401 .899 feet yellow pine I uni. ! her —Cargo by John A • 'alhoun. Per schooner Kdllh Olrott for New York—ll.lil lies, measuring H9J.MI fset liimlwr —Cargo by John A. Calhoun Per stenmshlp Kansas City for New York — 1.199 twite, upland cotton. J7J bales s.a island cotton, 480 harral, cotton sees! oil. 100 cates otlon seed rail at) hales do mestics, etc., 1M barrels rlc. St barrel* rorln, 144 barrels turpentine. 174.170 feet li.mlier. 100 tub* lard. 70 barrels syrup, K barrels tlsli. 51 cases cigar*, 1.1 C holes fruit, teen pkgs vegetables. 71 tons pig Iron. CS bales swes|.lng. 144 sacks clay. 1 carloads shingle,. !00 boxes snap. So bar rel, rostd ell, 47 barrel, pine tar. 300 sacks chaff. X>4 pkg, mdse. —There hae been ,uch a tremendous de crease In Alaska', output of furs that a decided stlmulu* le felt In the business of fox farming In the southwestern part of th* territory. Numerous such enterprise* are being organised, and a skunk fartu la also being established. KANSAS CITY. Capt Fl.ihor, TUESDAY Jan. 16 12:10 p. m TAI.LAHASBKE. Capt Aallin*. THURS DAY, Jan. 17. 2.30 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt Da**,! , SATURDAY. Jan. 19. 4:00 p. m NACOOCHKE. Capt. Smith, TUESDAY, Jan. 22 4:00 p m, KANSAS CITY. Capt. F!,hor. THURS DAY, Jan 24. 6:00 p. m. •CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Btr*. THURSDAY. Jan. J 4. tdP p m. TAKI-AHASSKE. Capi. Aokina, SATUR DAY, Jan 26. 930 p m. CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daxsatti, TUESDAY. Jan 3. 12 *> p. m. NACOOCHKE, Capt Smith. THURSDAY, Jan. 31, 2.30 p, m. E. W SMITH. OoMrartinx Pr. lxht Axrnt. Bavannah, Go WALTER HAWKINS, Oen„rul Anini. Traffi Uapartm.nt. —4 W. Bay 8i . Jacksonville. Fin. W H PLEA HANTS. G#neral Kreljht and Piiaxenx- r Aifnt, New Pier ®. North Iltver. Jf. w York. TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS. (Continued from Ninth I'ax<.) Mrw Pork, wr hbl.— J,in *i- sl2 u sl2 n-t* si; io May .... |j Jo j- )5 j- jo jj jg laird, per lot) lb.— IK ‘ e #2H BKH 8 87', S7' J •J, ,n 75 77W 72>k 875 May .... B7S 6 9)1 6 87>. St> Hhort Ribs. |>er It© |)>s.— Jen .... 8 31) 625 l tZ. May .... 6 32V, SSS 63> IS Caeh quotatlor ■ were a* follow-: Flour dull r,d <•.)) , No. 3 .prink wheat. Riffic: No. 2 rid. 72*i7to*; No. 2 < on. 3K’ :No 3 yellow. •W'.r : No. *2 oate. 22*,<12- K V No. 2 white. 25fi2f*\c; No. 3 whlu. 24',b2‘'s ; No. 2 rye. .Vqc.l,*; fair to rholee ntilttok barley. No. I fl ix ae.*d. s|.:A‘*. No 1 Northwestern, $1,57; prime timothy <*,d sl.sit; me.-M i>rk. per barrel. sll (i 11.12'; l.ird. p.*r ln pound., $,; miQCa*>: elarrt rib eldo*. (100-el, t8.20h4.4U; dry -ailed .houl*l era (ltox*,l). SVito.; ahort ,*lear aide, (boxed). $6 U-hS.7O; whisky, ha.l, of hlkh wine*. $1.27; elover, com reel kt*a<se, slo.oo® 10.25. AMKRI4TM' FLORA I. PARAMO. Military Review tty fen. Caaillrr To day and Hall 'lra-night. Americas, Ga.. Dec. 27.—The principal feature of Americas' Christ mo carnlv. I to-day, was the mngnifloent floral pardc this afternoon A half hundred gaily be decked vehicles. Including many beauti fully decorated bicycle,, made up the georgou, pageant which was headed by Amerlcus' lire department In charge of Chief Smith. The royal chariots oc’uplcd by the King and gueen and the maid, of honor w re superb In their decorations of royal purple and gold, while the mar.v trap, and rig, occupied by other ladles and gentlemen were likewise attractive In carnival colors. To-marrow Is military day an I the crowning occasion of carnival week. Gov. Pandler and staff, Secretary of State Phil Cook. Attorney General Ter rell. Commtsstoner of Agriculture Stephen,. Congressman Deeds, and other distinguished visitor* arrive to-n:ght and the Governor will review Hie troops to morrow afternoon. Tne carnival bill to-morrow night will be attended by the Governor and ocher officer*, state and mllPary, and will be a magnificent woclnl function. TV carntvi! brat been a greet sticceaa and M mager C. J. Biurgt, and the Cltlxen, Carnival Com mittee are receiving many wall meri*e<! (ostltllnniiM tkvcupxk