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Stwannalj Suntmg Simes.
VOL. 6.—NO. 80.
PROSPECTS OF WAR.
THE BRITISH ARMY OFFICERS
SPOILING FOR A FIGHT.
Excitement Dying Out, but Succeeded
by a Sobe., Steady Feeling—A Passage
of Arms Confidently Expected—The
' Worst to be Known by Wednes
day—A Bare Spirit of Enthu
siasm Prevailing—The
English Public Bitur
Against Ru.sia.
London, March 28.—The excitement of the
past few days has almost entirely died out.
It has given place to a more sober feeling,
yet the under current is such as to leave no
doubt that a passage at arms with Russia is
confidently expected. The Intense bitlerncis
of the people against Russia is reflected 1 .1
many ways in army and navy circles, and
the war spirit is prominent. Army officers
say that they would greet a declaration of
war against Russia with joy. and freely ex
press the hope teat it will do. be long defer
red A spirit of enthusiasm rarely if ever
equalled, prevails at ail the mil tary centres
over the prospectsofa conflict.
1 he concencus of op mon is that the worst
will be known by Wednesday of next week,
but no reason is given for this belief other
than the Globe article of yesterday
L’he markets were a little steady tr lay.
The dea ingson the Stock Exchange were on
a limited stale, and priori closed tips after
noon without change. Consols tor both
money and account are quoted as at the
close yesterday, . . .
Times lea, us that Russia has ordered
. men be concentrated around Bok
hara. The Governor of the Caucasus bus
been summoned to St.|Petersburg to attend a
council of war.
FROM MACON.
A Ca e of Justifiable Sh< otlng—The Base
Ba 1 Season— Splendid I’l a 4 i ig by
the Macon Nine.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Times.
Macon, Marcn2>.— Last night at Smithville,
Ga., Thomas J. Welch, conductor on the
South ■ ciLe.n Railroad, shot and badly
wounded William Bennett. The difficulty
a lose by Bennett’s being drunk, and going to
Welch’s train ha uncoupled it This exas
perated Welch so 1 hat he reprimanded Ben
nett finite harshly. The lie was soon passed
and Welch was struck in the lace with a
h< i. . stick. With blood streaming down
his face he ran aher Bennett and shot him
twice, one ball taking effect in the right
shouldbr. The wound is a bad one but will
not p-ove fatal. Welch is a good orderly citi
zen and has been running asconductor be
tween Albany and Smithville for several
years. Bennett is a bad character and keeps a
pooling table at Sjaithville. Welch wa not
arrested. ,
Macon has gone wild over the success of the
home nine in the match with the Louisvilles
yesterdav. The Macon boys had never
played together before, while the Louisvilles
are well trained and have been together sev
eral seasons. The Louisvilles expected to
walk right over the Macons just as they did
the Augustas. They found our home nine,
however, the best they have handled in the
State. Knouff and Leighton was the Macon
battery, Recius and Sullivan theLouisvilles’.
No game took place to-day on acc >unt of the
rain. The scoie yesterday stood 7 to 6 m
favor of Louisville -eight innings played.
THE FRANCO-CHINESE WAR.
An Exciting Debate in the Chamber of
Deputies.
Paf.is, March 15.—The debate on the Gov
ernment’s pal cy with regard to the cam
paign in lon quin was resumed in tae Cham
ber of Deputies to-day, and was characterized
by a repetition of the heated and acrimoni
ous utterances that have attended the dis
cussion of the subject whenever brought up.
After numerous interpolations with regard
to the operations now going on againstCbina
which were either evasively or vaguely an
swered, Premier Ferry arose, and in quite
an extended speech said he greatly depiored
the violent utterances made in lue debates
on Ibis question and counselled moderation
in dealing with the subje-T. The attempt
on the part of certain of the
deputies to sow strife and in
internal dissensions in the affairs! of the
nation, said Mr. Ferry, should be frowned
down ay every patriot!” citizen ‘-France, ’ lie
continued, “han no desire lor increasing her
foreign possessions, and the sole object in
her war on the Chinese fs io obtain her rights
fairly and impartially as provided by the
Tientsing treaty.” Mr. >'erry was frequently
applauded during the delivery of his speech,
and at its conclusion a moti n to vote th»
order of the day. pure and simple, was car
ried by a vote 01 273 to 2.7. The closeness of
the vote is looked upon as a nominal victory
for the government, and the opposition
claim that a few more reverses sucn as the
French suffered at Dong Dong, will result in
the over, hrow of the Ministry.
FROM ATLANTA.
Great Exeitem-nt Among the Tailors at
the Capi al—War Over the Pro
posed Charity Ball.
Atlanta, March 28.—There is a great sen
sation here among the tailors James A. An
derson & Co. rent a store from W. B. Lowe
and run a fashionable tailoring establish
ment and clothing house on Whitehall stre. t
Lately Lowe, who is a lessee of convic ts, re
ceived from Augusta a nine mouth’s convict
named Goldbe,i, who is a tailor. Lowe hired
Goldberg to Anderson & Co., and the tai lore
threatened a strike Goldberg was hidden
out and coats ucre smuggled to him. The
tailors discovered t and struck to-day. An
derson lias b legrapbed for tailors and the
Tailors' Union has telegraphed the facts over
the country . . ,
Society and church circles are much excit
ed over the opposition of the pastors to the
proposed charity ball. Several meetings of
ladies, having the ball in ‘ barge, have been
hel l. The war is waxing warm and some oi
' ladi s are growing defiant. It is believed
■ ore ball will be held despite the preacher s
/rotest. A meeting will be held on Monday
to pass on the matter.
PARNELL AS AN EVICTOR.
Several Suits to be Brought by Him
Against His Tenants—lrish W.l-ome
to the Prince of Wales.
Dublin, March 27.—Mr. Parnell, at a meet
ing of the Moos County Guardians on Thurs
day gave notice of suit for evictions against
several tenants on the lands owned by him,
and known as Deer Park, for non-payment of
Higgins, the Catholic Bishop of Kerry,
at a meeting held in Killarney. offered a res
olution to the effect, that an address of wel
come be presented to the Prince and Princess
ofWales, and was greeted with his«e«and
groans. The resolution however, was finally
carried.
SAVAGE PRIZE FIGHT.
Both Combatants Used Up—The Battle a
Draw.
Providence, R. 1., March 28.-A very
savage prize tight took place in a farmers
barn in Swansea, Mass., just over the Rhode
Island boundary line this morning at 4:30
o’clock between Jack Ashton and James
Dolan,’both of this city. Ashton weighed
175 pounds, and Dolan 180. At the end of 11
rounds the men were fighting so savagely,
and were so badly used up that the specta
tors feared that they would kill each other,
and so stopped the tight, and the referee de
dared it a draw. The fight lasted 33 minutes,
and at the close was an even thing. The
stakes, $l5O, were divided.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNIVG, MARCH 29, 1885.
AFTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Its Partisan Reports Bringing Forth Le
gitimate Fruits.
Washington, March 28.-Qulte a stir has
been created at the capitol over an appendix
to the report from the Senate orr m ttee on
ost Offices and Post Roans containing testi
mony, Ac., relating to the subject of postal
telegraphy The app-ndlx reprints ext racts
from various newspapers criticising the elec
tion reports ns distributed by the Associated
Press last fall. The present chairman of the
committee, Mr Conger, has issued instruc
tions to the superintendent of the document
room not to permit any reports to go out,
which instructions are considered remarka
ble,as the committee which investigated the
subject of postal telegraphy expired on March
U The point of objection to the distribution of
the matter appears to be in the fact that tlie
order authorizing it to be printed was made
by the Senate on May 27, lrß4- while the doc
ument did not issue from tne Government
printing office until a few days ago. It was
found to contain matter referring tolheelec
l ion last fall. The Insertion of that matter is
defended by the statement of tlie fact that
su mlementa' v matter bore directly upon the
su jject of the report but was not provoked
until after the order to print was made, as
was the case in nearly all of
the material embodied in the document
and was added as an appenaix together with
a series of Interogatorles made by the com
mittee to the President of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, to which answers had
never been received. Those in position to
know sav the order to print granted by the
Senate did not limit the time in which the
report should be printed nor Indicate the
scope of th ■ matter. The work of preparing
the reports seems to have oeen delayer until
the newspaper extracts appeared during the
election ana they were collected, Incorporated
in the documents and finally sent to tae pu >-
I'c printer through the regular channels from
whom they did not emanate in printed form
until the Senate Committee on Postoffices
was recognized under tills Congress. This
committee therefore claims jurisdiction in.the
matter, on the ground that it did not finally
appear unti. after the expiration of the last
Congress. Great pressure is being brought to
bear uoon the committee for the suppression
of the document and t he indications are that
it will ultimately prevail.
A THKEE-YEAR MASQUERADE.
lioiv Young; aud Romantic M’ss Hammond
Rpseoted Her Motbei’s Rej>r.». fs.
Chicago, March ‘ k—The romaotic three
years’ masquerade in male attire of a girl of
fifteen has lust come to light here. Sylvia
Hammond is the daughter of awell-t< do
.'armer near Springfield, Ohio, lu the sum
mer of after Having been corrected by
her mother one day tor some fault, she
bought a suit of boy’s clothing, donn d H and
ran away irom horn o . At Marion, OMo, sue
adopted the name of Sidney Ha mnond and
hired out to keen tallvata ralroad gravel
nit. Eight monias later -he went to ( an
ion, in the same Slate, and secured a
situati a on a daily farm. Within a short
time she was advanced io the position
of drive) on a supply wagon. She was also
admitted to the house as one of the family.
A daughter of the house become attached to
her and for fear that the attachment would
result in detection "Sidney’ quitted the
nlace and came to Chicago. She brought a
letter of recommenda ion from the pastor of
the church and superintendent of the Sunday
school, which she had regularly attended, to
the Young Men’s Christian Association here.
Through their influence a situation in the
West street car barns were procured.
For five months she has watered horses and
led them back and forth between the cars
and the barn. During the last few weeks
Sunt. I ake gave her a place in the company’s
paint shop, furnished her clothing and ren
dered her other help Recently the suspi
cions of several people had been excited and
1 you.ig masquerader was She is
said'i<» hiive eon ft ssed t<» »..• >w*icc, nut they
define iu s y an»thinu alnuc. iha matter.
THE R DI L .*9 N* E
Yield nsr o In \it a bl-* F ° And at
1. Huth Heduc’ng E p ■
Washington, March _s -» ,• Republican
Senators met iii caucus a <»iu an .. <.v»-day to
iurth<-r con>i le. t’ie q:i<-s:m i ■>*"■• ctemplat
ed expehditi res to be made num ne contin
gent in .id. The di'Citssiou ».■$ auidtu nave tak
en a wide range, and while the resolutions re
cently introduced by Mr. Sherman looking
to the rescinding of resolutions for special
clerks which have passed the Senate since
March Ist was the basis of the discussion, the
theory appears to have been advanced and
received strong support,that the entire roll of
employes of the Senate was unnecessarily
large and should be revised, and in this con
nection, the adoption of Mr. Allison's resolu
tion which proposes the appointment of a
committee of Senators to ascertain what re
ducions may be made in the expenses of the
Senate from the contingent fund, is contem
plated. There is much uneasiness shown
among the Senate employes to-day. A feel
ing exists that some of the unimportant com
mittees may be finally abolished and mate
rial reductions made of messenger, clerical
and other forces.
THE FIRE FIEND
Plays Havoc in Boston,"and St. Joseph
Missouri.
St. Joseph, Mo., March 28.—The court house
here was burned at 5 o’clock this morning,
with the records of the Probate Court and
county collectors. Nothing but the walls was
left standing. The building cost s3* 0,000.
$200,000; insured for 5100,0.0 in Eastern con -
panies.
Boston, March 28.—At 1:15 this af’ernoon a
fire oroke out in the three story brick struc
ture, 200 feet long, owned and occu ied by the
Boston Dye and Chemical Company in East
Boston. At 7:30 p. m. the fire was >till burn
ing, but is under control. The loss on the
building will reach sß,tOu: machinery 514,000
and on s ock from 580,000 to S<D,C9O.
POSTAL CHANGE.
A Son-iu-Law of Senator Colqc ttCbi-fof
the Dead Letter Office.
Special Dispatch to the Dp ly Times.
Washington, March 28.—Postmaster-Gen
eral Vilas has made a change in the head of
the dead letter office to take effect on the Ist
of May. Mr. J. B. Baird, of Georgia, a son-in
law of Senator Colquitt, has been appointed
chief of that office to succeed Mr. Dallas. Mr.
Dallas' resignation to take effect on ihe date
mention'd, has been asked for by the Post
master-General.
A DEFAULTING TREASURER
Flees the State Rather Than be Investi
gated.
Oswego, N. Y„ March 28—Thomas Craw
ford, City Treasurer, is charged with being a
defaulter in the sum of from $20,000 to $30,000.
He was recently elected for the fourth time.
When the Common Council asked for an in
vestigation of the book* Crawford tied. The
books call for $31,000 and only 5100 was found
on deposit at the banks.
A HUMAN FIEND
Tears the Body of His Wife to Pieces.
Quebec, March 28.—A revolting murder has
occurred at Matane below Remonski. One
Portras literally tore the body of his wife to
pieces with his nails and teeth. He then fled
to the woods and has not been captured. He
is a brother of Portras who, a few years ago,
cut up two of his children so that he could
bait fox tray s.
GENERAL GRANT.
His Condition Still Improving.
New York, March 28.—Gen. Grant passed
a comparatively quiet night last night, sleep
ing fairly well and this morning he seemed
much improved. He drove through Central
Park between 11 and 12 o’clock and alighted
from the carriage without assistance. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Fred
Grant and Mrs. Sartoris. I
THE GREAT BOAT RACE
BETWEEN OXFORD AND CAM
BRIDGE UNIVERSITIES.
A Beautiful and Propitious Day, and a
Closely Contested Race—The Contest
Witnessed by Immense Crowds—
The Oxonians Win by Two
Lengths of Clear Water-
Heavy Betting on the Re
sult With Odds Large
ly in favor of Ox
ford.
London, March £B.—The great “varsity”
boat race was rowed this morning, Oxford
winning by two lengths. The race was wit
nessed by large crowds who lined the river
banks at places from which they could ob
tain a good view. The weather was flue and
clear, scarcely a cloud specking the sky, with
wind light and favorable. The water was
calm and smooth, not a ripple breaking the
surface, and a more favorable day for the race
could not be wished for. These conditions
were viewed as very favorab e to ihe Ox
ford crew, tlieir opponents, it being the gen
er .l belief, standing a better chance with
weather less propitious. As it was, the race
was closely contested throughout, and those
who predicted a comparative walk over lor
the Oxfords were very greatly surprised at
the manner in which they were pushed all
the way through.
The sta/t was made at exactly 12:26, both
crews taking the water simultaneously and
both pulling a steady stroke. Tne Oxfords
pulled the stronger oar, and in the first few
strokes had just a perceptible lead, which
they soon increased to nearly half a boat's
length but a spurt by the Ci n a<s just
uefore reaching the quarter mile buoy cut
down this lead, and at that point both were
e'-en. Tlie Oxonians soon took the lead
again, however, their steady, powerful sweep
telling on the Cantabs slowly but surely,
and gradually increasing the lead Before
Hammersmith Bridge was reached some wild
steering on the pat t of tne coxswain of the
Cantabs enabled the Oxonious to iurtlier in
crease the lead, and at Hie bridge they had
mlly a boat’s lengt t of clear waler between
them. The Cantabs spurted repeatedly in an
effort to cut down this lead, »ui to no avail.
The Oxonions notonlymaintained tneu vant
age ground, but. finished fully two lengths
ahead of the Can tabs, amidst the wild and
enthusiastic cheering of their admirers.
Oxford was the favorite in betting, at heavy
odds.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The Npz Cerces to be Removed from the
J »idirt u Teri itoi y—Advertisements
for Indian Supplies.
Washington, March 28.—Indian Commis
sioner Atkins lias directed, in pursuance of
(Joijgre -iGiia; f i-latiou, i hat ’2'':.’ m-.m’oers
of Joseph’s band ot Nez Perce Indians be re
moved from tlie Indian Territory. Os this
number 112 will go to the Colville Indian
reservation in Washington Territory and 17*)
to the Papwai Agency, Idaho.
Washington, Mar. h 28.—Indian Commis
sioner Atkins has prepared tlie advertise
ments for the usual spring lettings by the
Indian Office. He has directed that $1,500,0)3
worth of beef be purchased and 5750,00) wor > h
of various supplies. The advertisenients for
supplies he directs to be inserted in Demo
cratic papers instead of Republican papers,
everything else being equid.
SECRETARY WHI NEY
Declines to Reverse the O. tiers of His
Predecessor
Washington, D. C., March 28.—Secretaiy
of Hie Navy, Whitney, has oeen re ,nested in
a large number of case to change the orders
issued by his predecessor. Secretary Chan
dler, to the officers of the Navy—notably, the
order transferring Admiral Engdsn of the Eu
ropean squadron to tlie *outh At antic squad
ron, but has decided not to review or reverse
them. He thinks if these orders were issued
upon a record which could be reviewed and
their justice or in.justicedetermined. it would
be proper to re examine them, but he is al
ready satisfied that the Secretary of the Na
vy is obliged to give orders, for reasons satis
factory to himself o f which no record is made
or appears, and so concludes it would he pal
pably unfair to hi- predecessor to pretend to
review them. The record of the past in
these cases, he says, will have to stand.
REFORM IN THE PENSION OFFICE.
Radical Abuses Being Corseted.
Washington. March 28.—General Block,
Commander of Pensions, lias decided that a
mother cannot be allowed a pension a- a de
pendant mother, and the accrued pension of
her deceased husband for some period of l ime
He says upon a careful considerationoi the
laws relating to the subject “I am of the
opinion that when the two claims become
un Led in the same person, making only one
beneficiary, that person cannot be allowed
either directly or indirectly the benefit oi
two pensions for the same period oi time,
Such an allowance wnnid be contrary to the
provision of the statute, which declares that
the pension law» sua:i not be construe as
to allow more than one pension at the same
time to the same person.J
PROTECTION VS. FREE TR/DE.
Action of the Union League of America.
Philadelphia, Pa., March 28 —The Union
League of America held its meeting in parlor
C, at the Coniineutal Hotel, this c ty, this as
tern on The members did not come to
getlier until after 2 o’clock. All who were
n- t members were requested to retire, and
the League proceeded io business with closed
doors. Hon. A. M. Clapp, of Washington, in
outlining 'h* policy of the League said: "The
contest, paruicdariy in the countiy. will be
upon the questiunsot p election of American
industries a d free trade. I think these
issue- will be the diviling line. I believe
that during the ni-xt four years reorganiza
tion will lake pia e in the parties. '
THE SOUDAN SITUATION.
Disaffection Ain«»Dg Osman Digna’s Troops.
Suakim, March 23.—A deserter from the
camp of Usman Dignastates that 20,030 rebels
are at Tamai. Recently, he says, nine hun
dred of Osman's troops deserted to the hills,
but otherw.se there is little or no disaffection
among the Arabs at that place.
ELECTRIC SPARKS
Caught Over the Wires f< oni all Quarters.
London, March 28.—1 t is officially announc
ed that the government has lent the steamer
Alert t j Canada to be used in exploring Hud
son’s Bay.
New York, March 28.—Frederick S. Wins
ton, President of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company, of New Yorn, died at Fernandina,
Fla. last night.
Sydney, Aus., March 28.—The rowing match
between Haulan and Beech, the Australian,
was rowed to-day and won by the latter, who
finished six lengths in advance of his com
petitor.
New York, March 28.—The result of the an
nual boat race between the crews represent
ing Oxford and Cambridge universities, was
transmitted over direct cable this morning
in the surprising time of a few seconds.
Mt. Sterling, Ky., March 28—Rowan
county is still in a state of intense excite
ment. Many prominent citizens and officers
because of vicious threats by lawless charac
ters, have abandoned their homes and life is
without protection.
Omaha, Neb., March 28.—Robert Neville
was arrested at Council Blurts yesterday for
arson committed Thursday on the farm of
Donald Stewart near Walnut, lowa. The
property was formerly owned by Neville’s
parents but became involved in litigation.
THE GEORGIA PRESS.
Full Account of the Meeting cf theAsso-
• elation—Thomasville—Bainbridge—
New Orleans.
1 [Editorial Correspondence.]
Brief telegraphic dispatches to the Times
have given a general idea of the proceedings
and experiences attendant upon the late an
nual Press Association at Bainbridge, but the
event deserves a more extended notice. Il
was an occasion creditable to the press of the
State, and was beneficial in its effects through
information gained by personal intercourse
with Hie people of other sections. It i- of
value to every Journal!-t wno appreciates
■ and realizes the high mission of the
1 press, to mingle not only freely with
- the people of his own community,
r but with strangers, and indulge in a
free intercharge of opinion in regard to pub
lic measures, and the general interest of the
I country. The mind is broadened in its views,
i prejudices are swept away, and the mental
, friction stimulates thought, and freshens the
’ ideas. For these reasons we regard the
' annual gatherings of the press of Georgia, as
‘ productive of great good. But to the
press association.
The Associat.’on was called to assemble at
> Painbridge on the 17th. hut the hospitable
J towns of Thomasville and Albany announced
) their intention to capture the Knights of the
’ Quill and their ladies en route. r lhe writer
'• was among the number who fell into the
I hands of the Thomasville people,
and can bear cheerful testimony to
i the well de erv d reputation for hospitality
1 which that community enjoys. At the depot
’ the members of the association were met by
• a committee comprising Judge Hopkins, is.
1 G. McLendon, Mr. Maclntyre and others and
> sc rted to the Gul House, where a very sub
t stantial dinner was served. After dinner car
l riages and buggie- were announced in wait-
- ing, and the party were treated to a charm! g
I drive through and around the prosperous aud
> enterprising town. I was impressed at the
> evidences of thrift everywhere to be seen,
J and especially to note the splendid Piny
1 Woods Motel, erected by tne citizens, and the
J Mitchell House, anol her massive and commo-
• dious hotel, rapidly approachingcomp etion.
1 which is the property of one public-spirited
resident, Mr. Thomas Mitchell. Thomasville
1 5 s looming into prominence as a favorite resort
■ for those who oesire to escape the rigors of
■ tiie northern climate, and with the Piny
; Woods, Mitchell House and Gulf House, will
1 i be fully able to accommodate com tor’ably ml
• who come. I noticed a number of new ana
handsome residences in progress of construc
tion in various quarters of the town lor
Western andNoithern men, who propose to
make Thomasville a winter home. Several
of these residences, I was informed, will
j cost from slo,to SIB,OOO, and all will prove
when finished a very decided acquisition to
the town. At night a complimentary
•janquet was tendered tlie Press
- Association and tlieir ladies at the Piny
■' i Woods Hotel. It was a brilliant gathering.
« ' and the management of this excellent hotel
- have the universal thanks of the guests for
i tlieir generous hospitality and genial courte
i sy. During the evening the party was in
) Cf eased by the arrival of some fifty-eight ed
itors and their ladies. who iiad been appre-
- bended '/i route at Albany, and who reported
- having been entertained by the good citizens
j of that place in royal style.
) The following morning the Associ
i ation left on a special train for
[• Bainbridge, which place was rcach-
- ed about noon. Words would
, fail me to describe the gen-
uine and cordial hospitality with which
we were greeted—a welcome which most
fitly verified the assertion of the eloquent
gentleman, Judge Campbell, who in the name
of his people extended the greeting “that
• where Bainbridge gives her hand there goes
her heart also.’’ A capital dinner was served
■ at the Sharon House, and thither gathered
t the charming ladies of Bainbridge, whose
, graceful address, sweet, winsome w .ys, and
utter ignoring of ceremonious conventional
ities completely won the hearts of the edito
. rial wives and daughters, (who were at once
. i and in a most delightful manner made to feel
. that they were at home, and among friends)
land fascinated their husbands and falhe-s.
The aiternoon was spent in “seeing”
)he town and learning something of the re
' sources and attractions of this section. At
night a complimentary hop was tendered the
. young ladies of the Association—a genuine
. old fashioned country dance which was en
joyable to the highest degree—a dance which
, was so inspiring that it was not long ere
manv of the older Knights of the Quill who
bud considered their days for tripping “the
light fantastic toe” were over, coulu be seen
leading some charming young lady as part
ner,to the centre, in forming a set. I echo the
sentiments of all who had tne good fortune
to be guests of Bainbridge’s good people,
! when 1 say thM the evening spent at the
, Sharon House was in every respect delight
, ful, and will long be remembered The ladies
• I ofthe party were particularly pleased with
their fa'r sisters of Bainbridge, consnicuous
for their attention being Mrs. Lytie, Miss
Dickerson and Mrs. Bu'ts, and the Misses
Mingledorf.
The business meeting of the association
was held in the afternoon at the Masonic
Hall, the proceedings of interest have al
ready been given in the dispatches published
, in the I’imes, and it is only necessary to refer
now to on matter wh ch ‘s of especial
interest to the fraternity. It was the decided
‘ j stand taken by the associatio in reference to
I papers, regularly elec ed memuers of the
! body, being represented at the annual meet
i ing by only a bona fide editor or proprietor,
1 and not only correspondents or occasional
contributors. The action was in accord with
1 the by-laws, was recommended by the Ex
ecutive Committee, and was confirmed after
an earnest effort to make an exception. The
■ law is a wise one, and the association did
. well to stand by it.
At midnight farewells were said to the hos
pitable people of Bainbridge and the party
settled down for tlie trip to New Orleans,
which was reached without accident
or special incident about 1 o’clock on
. the night of the 19th. The majority
ot the j arty secured quarters at the Windsor
Hotel near the Exposition grounds. Others
remained in the city and had procured rooms
, at private residences, experiencing no diffi
culty whatever. The following day the mem
bers and their ladies were furnished with sea
son tickets to the Exposition and other at
, tentions and courtesies were shown them.
As Tuesday, the 24th. was “Georgia Day,” it
was decided to remain over until that time
to participate in the ce-ebration. Tuesday
night the majority left tor home, taking dif
ferent routes after reaching Mobile, at which
city your correspondent and Hon. John S.
Davidson, of Augusta stopped over to see
old friends, and view the progress of the
“Queen City of the Gulf.” weaving Mobile
Thursday night, we reached Atlanta on Fri
day morning, and devoted the day until the
departure of the train on the old reliable Cen
tral, in visiting various points of interest,
including the new building of “the
great and good Constitution,” where I had
the good fortune to meet Editor Finch and
the ever genial “Uncle Remus.” I had the
■ opportunity of seeing the mammoth perfect
ing press which is a marvel of mechanical in
genuity, and works admirably. This press
cost $30,000,00, and is the only one of the kind
in the South. Our visit to the Constitution
was brief, but interesting and pleasant, and
we were glad to hear that its circulation
is increasing in all quarters of the country.
The weekly now hasa list of 30,000 subscribers
and the daily over 16,500, and the average in
crease is nearly two hundred every day. The
new quarters of the Constitution are superbly
arranged and afford all the conveniences and
facilities for the conduct jf their magnificent
business
Os the visit of the Press Association to the
Exposition I will have something to say here
after, devoting this epistle principally to our
experience in Georgia. Leaving Atlanta at
8:10 Friday night, our tra’n roiled into the
depot at Savannah yesterday morning
promptly on schedule lime, 6:30 o’clock
B. H. R.
Probabilities.
Washington, March 28.—For the South
Atlantic States, local rains southerly shifting
to colder northwesterly winds, falling fol
lowed by rising barometer.! 1
REPUBLICANS MUST GO.
MR CLEVELAND DETERMINED TO
TURN THE RASCALS OUT.
What a Tried Friend of the Administra
tion bays—The President to Adopt a
Conservative but Thorough Course-
Many Changes to be Made Even
if it Does Take Time to Make
Them—The Extreme Tariff
People to be Beauti
fully Left.
Washington, March 28.—Wi l there be
many cnanges among office holders? is a
question that is being constantly asked. ’
Your conespondent asked it yesterday of a i
gentleman who had just haa a peep behind i
the curtain and who had been given to know
the intentions of the Administration. There
are ways in which one may get this informa
tion direct. Os course they are not open to
the masses, but there are a few men who by
their near relations to the men who sit under j
the shadow of the throne and know what is
said there every day, who are oretty we 1
aware of what is going on, and wnat is to go
on. “Kitchen Caomet” is a bad word, but it
usually happens that there is a cabinet that is
not a cabinet, a few men who are not the
President’s official advisers who are r ally
more trusted than those of the cabinet itself,
and it is pretty easy to see that this is to be
the way with this Adminstration. Randall,
of Pennsylvania; Jackson, of Tennessee;
Hewitt and Tilden, ot New York, Gorman, of
Maryland, and perhaps one or two others,
seem, from what has been developed thus far.
to be likely to have a good deal co say about
the internal management of affairs of this
Administration. It was from an intimate of
one of these close friends of the Administra
tion that this question wasasked: “Willthere
be many changes in office? ’
“Yes,” was the reply, “there v.’ill The fel
lows in office are flattering themselves that
they are not to be disturbed, but they are
likely to be pretty badly left. There will be
a great many changes. They will not be made
hurriedly norwdl they be made unadvisedly,
but they" will be made. You may depend on
| tiiat. And they will be of a character that
I will surprise a good many people. Ihe ex
| tremists on either side are not going to get
I much recognition. Take the mugwumps, for
instance. They are going to gel gloriously
left in the struggle for place. Then, on 1 lie
other side, Hie extreme free trade people are,
as you see, being steadily set in the back
ground, and Hie advice of such men as Ran
dall and Jackson and Hewitt taken in the
selection of men for place. Well, this is to
extend dowi. through the smaller offices.
There is to be a pretty general change in of
fices, but only on the most careful examina
tion, and on the advice of liberal views. The
extreme tariff people are going to bi leftmost
beautifully as seen already.”
“How about the Washington offices?”
“They will probably be the last ones dis
tributed. There will be gradual changes in
them, but they will be very slow, and proba
bly many men now in office will be retained.
But in all changes that are made there will be
great care exercised, very great care.”
In this connection the present inquiry into
the business of the Treasury under a commis
sion appointed by Secretary Manning, is
generally commended. The commission ap
pointed to make the examination “with spe
cial reference to the simplification
and improvement in the methods
of doing business, and to the reduction
and rearrangement of the official and clerical
forces” is judiciously selected. Messrs Coon
and Graves possess the respect and confi
dence of the general public, and are known
by all the officials ana employes of Hie De
partment to be thoroughly well qualified in
every respect for the work proposed. The
association of the new Assistant Secretary,
Mr. Fairchild, with these old officials will be
a guarantee that the investigation will be
conducted in a non-partisan spirit. It would
not have been poss ble for Mr. Manning to
have selected three persons more likely to do
this work well, and whose decision would be
accepted with greater confidence.
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
Report of President Clark—An Interes
ting and Readable Document.
To the Members of the Savannah Board of
Trade—
Gentlemen : I take pleasure in giving you
a statement of the affairs of the Board, as is
customary, at your annual meeting.
During the year there has been an addition
of nine members and one attorney. Thirty
six members have been lost by removal irom
the city, resignation and death, leaving the
present membership 120 and two attorneys.
Regard'ng the financial condition of the
association, I would refer you to the very full
report of the Finance Committee. It is with
regret that I note that this committee could
not with propr*ety recommend a greater re
duction ofthe annual dues, but I would im
press upon you the necessity of making your
assessment sufficient to keep the capital
stock unimpaired; this I am happy to say is
now intact.
The action taken by the late Board in leas
ing their commodious quarters, practically
meets all the requirements of the association.
There were some improvements suggested by
the F’oor Committee, mainly with a view to
bettering the acoustic properties ofthe rooms. |
Tlie estimates received for the proposed work
seemed excessive and the in iking ot said im
provements was postcloned.
No changes in our by-laws have been made
during the year. The amendments ottered at
the last annual meeting, were referred to a
special committee, who were requested to
embody them in a general revision ofthe by
laws, which was deemed requisite. I regret
the committee could not sooner report the rc
suit of their labors, but rhe task was no ordi
nary one. Their report, through unavoidable
circumstances is not yet completed. I would
suggest a continuance of the committee until
their labors are accomplished, wheel have
every reason to hope they will be found to
have met all your requirements.
Bv the efforts of the Board we have placed
on exhibition at the World’s Exposition,
New Orleans, modest yet attractive samples
of our leading industries, which will tend to
keepourcity before this and other nations
aud invite immigration among us of worthy
and honest artisans and agriculturists.
The practice of false packing rosin having
been reported to be prevalent, the Board, in
August last adopted a resolution which was
printed and copies were delivered to the fac
tors for gratuitous distribution, in the hope
of checking that pernicious practice and with
a view of sustaining our reputation for
fair dealing and keepingour dealers above re
proach. The said resolution was:
“That the full power and influence of the
Board of Trade will be exerted to detect and
bring to punisliment[any persons so violating
the law.
Since this action of the Board no notice of
such transactions has been brought to their
attention, which is evidence that the prompt
action ofthe Board has done much towards
mitigating the evil if it has not altogether
eradicated it
Tlie subject of naval stores quotations has
commanded no little of the attention of your
Board. Considerable dissatisfaction at one
period was expressed and a meeting of the
naval stores dealers was called when an ex
change of ideas was had regarding the proper
method of arriving at correct quotations.
The result of this meeting was the adoption
of a resolution asking the dealers, buyers and
sellers to report their transactions. This sys
tem was generally observed by the trade at
first, but the dealershave fallen into their old
ways of withholding advices of sales or re
pressingprices, which makes it almost im
possible for the Quotation Committee to sup
ply correct quotations based on actual trans
actions. Whether this is a necessity of the
trade, Ido not pretend to say, but am of the
opinion that but little advantage can be
gained by such a course, or by reporting sales
on private terms, as they seem to be generally
an open secret shortly after the transactions
are concluded. The committee under the
present system are giving as satisfactory quo I
SGOO A YEAR
' rations as possible under the above circum
stances.
1 You have before you the report of the com
mittee on rice. I take pleasure in noting the
j prosperous conditi n of that industry, but
> regret I cannot endorse the suggestion of this
I committee for increase of outlay on behalf of
that trade in the face of the apathy displayed
towards the success of this Association by
I members representing that interest. While
■ lam re’uctant to encourage any curtailing
of valuable information, it may be well
for the incoming management to consider
whether the expense we are now under for
I the benefit of the rice trade, is warranted by
: its limited representation in this Board. I can
i not lay too much stress on what I think are
I the advantages of an institution like this
to a city of diverse interests
' such as ours, where the quotations of ot her
| markets are bulletined for the benefit of its
members,and every facility furnished for
> their meeting, and transacting business, and.
, j where they have a strong body to aid in re-
I dressing wrongs and to combine for the de
| velopment of home enterprise and the ad
| vancementof the general interest of the com
| munity, and also for the settlement amicably
of many disputes arising among members
which otherwise would entail delay and ex
pensive litigation.
Referring to the report of the committee on
Yards and Transportation I am pleased to
note the satisfactory changes the railroads
have made and have now in contemplation
for the convenience of the Naval Stores
Trade.
Referring to the reduction of rates of Naval
Stores, I regret to say that the efforts of the
committee, appointed to address the railroad
authorities,proved unsuccessful. Three roads
positively declined to accede to the request;
another intimated that the only ba>is of trea
ty would be subject to stipulations this Board
did not deem well to endorse, because it
might seem to sanction the removal of the
only safeguard the people have, to pro’ect
. them from the exorbitant, transportation
charges liable to be indulged in by the rail
roads when not restrained by legislation.
I agree with a prominent railroad manager
in saying the u tate should be very “conserva
tive when inters -rin r between two classes of
citizens, " but I do not think it applicable in
the case b°tween tli • citizens and the rail
roads, the majority of the stock of
which is owned outside the S'ate,
and may be fltiy termed incor
porated monopolies whose principal interest
in our particular welfare may be summed up
in their earning large dividends.
I must also say that I do not construe tho
railroad law of Georgia as i he representatives
of railroads seem to do. As I understand it
the commissi >n makes only the maximum
rate, and I have yet to earn that any ofthe
i ail road ma agers have adopted anv other
than that maximum as their minimum ex
cept at a few competilive points.
As to the fear of restrictive legislation pre
ventingoutsidecapital lorn being pu.into
railroads in our Stat \ I ‘o not. think any of
tne investors will rretend that t have
gone nto such enterprises me ely as philan
thropists, a d I t ink t heir returns for act ual
accounts investe i will compare favorably
with thjse paced in like property in other
estates.
It wou’d be far better for the material and
permanent advancement of the State could
ihe roads be built by her own peotde, for
then, once a year Jut. least, the stockholders
who would also be the customer, might make
known his grievances and call to account tho
management of the road, then if bis cause
were a just one. bis fellow shareholders
would probably join in redressing the wrong.
But where a road is owned by a foreign syn
dicate no such mod*- of relief is a tainable.
Os course where competition exists it may
fairly be claimed that rates will be just and
reasonable as in all other business. But this
is little other thana theory, as far as our
knowledge goes, the devices of pooling and
division of territory adopted by railroads
generally having made competition almost
obsolet®.
I do not wish to imply that I ignore the
rights of stockholders to a fair return for
the’r investments nor do I consider^t expedi
ent to do aught to discourage capital seeking
our state, but I cannot agree to the claim that
the making of rates should be left to what
the owners of roads consider responsible rai'-
roaa managers.
Although admitting their great experience
and aptitude in their profession, their
greatest qualification in the minds of in
vestors must be the returning of large
profits which is naturally paramount to
all other considerations. These profits
have to come from the products and in
'i industries of our people who are in a great
many cases helpless to protect themselves.
I As to the bills before the Legislature on this
I subject there might be an advantage in hav
ing a court of appeal from what might be
thought arbitrary decision of the railroad
commission, but I think it should be so de
vised as to be within the reach of every per
son.
As litigation to a railroad company is com
paratively inexpensive with their perma
nent paid staff selected from among the
ablest legal counsel of the State; if in their
wisdom the Legislature should institute
such a court of appeal, would it not be well
to also create an office to represent the
patron who is unable to employ counsel, or
adopt, some other method that would enable
the less influential to have their side of the
case represt nted without an outlay which in
most instances might prove prohibitory.
Concerning the report of the Marine Com
mittee I r-gret being unable to congratulate
you on any very visible improvement to our
river or jarbor during the past ten years, as
from the best information I can obtain our
pilots do not claim to have more than a 19
feet channel, when in 1872 vessels drawing 18
teet came up to our wharves. In perusing the
last annual report of the Colonel of Engineers
I find that since the works of improvement
were commenced the funds appropriated by
Congress have amounted to $882,000, most of
which has been expended with the above re
sult. I do not pretend to criticise the work,
as that comes within the province of the
Engineer, but the improved de th of tho
channel, I regret to say. is very discouraging.
Whether ihe appropriations have been inade
quate or the delays in obtaining tnem have
interfered with the efficacy ot the work, I am
unable to say, but the frequent grounding of
vessels in our river the past season has been
the occasion of great expense and much in
convenience, especially to our steamship
lines In this connection I would urge this
body t - * take som * action to lay this subject
properly before our representative in Con
gress, with a view ot securing an early appro
priation for the comp"etion of the contempla
ted works of improvement.
It can not be charged that we have received
from Government appropriations in excess of
other ports, for in comparison with our neigh
boring city we find the commerce and appro
priations stand as follows:
charleston.
unds appropriated for past six
yearss 1,295,1-00 0J
(y>inmtree sir years—
Value of exports 126,773,603 00
Value of imports 2,200,933 00
Duties collected 300,6 M 23
Tonnage cleared, tons 2,003,672
SAVANNAH.
Funds appropriated ior past ten
yearss 882,000 00
Commerce sir years—
Value of exports 219,389,363 00
Value of imports 3,722,301 00
Duties collected 612.54.5 75
Tonnage cleared, tons 3.741,524
While I do not criticise the past efforts of
our representatives in Congress in behalf of
our port, yet the citizens of Charleston are to
be congratulated upon the undoubted zeal
exhibited by their delegations The impor
tance of this work cannot be overestimated,
for with the present competition for trade the
facilities a port can offer go fartner towards
attracting commerce. It is a well established
fact that the larger the vessels that can be ac
commodated the cheaper the rates of trans
portation become.
I will not detain you by particularzing our
various industries, as such mention would,
only be a repetition of the very full report
made by my predecessor.
The only new manufacturing enterprise
developed during the year is the establish
ment of a soap factory, which promises to
prove successful. On the whole it is a matter
of congratulation to note the hopeful pros
pects for business in our community, and.
that our c’ty is fully maintaining her rank in
the commercial world, especially so consider
ing the general. I might almost say universal,
depression experienced during the past
I twelve months. Jame&k. Clark,
President,