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TO BE A MILITARY HOLIDAY.
THE TROOPS WILL OBSERVE
WASHISGTOVS BIRTHDAY.
Tkc Guards and Hussars to Contend
for Prlaes at the Avondale Range.
The Chatham* Will Spend the Day
at Tybee—The Klrst Rrglment W 111
Parade In Heavy Marching Order
In the Afternoon and Will After
wards Give a Dress Parade at the
Parade Ground—The Races at
Thunderbolt and the Jasper
Springs Opening Declared Off.
Washington's birthday will be well ob
served to-day by the military. The Guards
and Hussars will spend a portion of the
day at the Avondale rifle range, the Chat
hams will go to Tehee and the First reg
iment will parade in the afternoon.
An Atlanta dispatch late last night said
that Gov. Atkinson will not be here. He
had intended to accept the invitation ex
tended to him. but found it impossible to
get away. Lieut. Oscar Brown, assistant
adjutant general, and MaJ. Frank Callo
way, the governor's private secretary,
will arrive this morning. They will be the
guests of the Guards while here.
The cotton exchange, board of trade,
banks and public buildings will be closed.
The holiday falling on a Saturday will not
be as generally observed as it would had
It fallen on any other day of the week.
Many of the Bay street people will take
the whole day, while the wholesale men
generally will allow their employes a half
holiday. The retail dealers and their em
ployes will not fare so well, Saturday be
ing a busy day with them.
The Hussars will be the first to go out
this morning. They will assemble at
their armory at 8:15 o’clock, In regimental
uniform, campaign hats and leggins, and
will proceed to the rifle range, where the
contest for prizes will begin at once. A
number of the veteran and honorary mem
bers of the corps aro expected to attend.
The Hussars have accepted an invitation
to eat oysters with the Guards, but will
not go outtor come back with the battal
ion.
•The Guards will assemble at the arse
nal at 9:15 o'clock and will leave for Avon
dale shortly after, fully uniformed, armed
and equipped. The men will wear cam-
f(
The Father of His Country,
paign hats and leggins. The battalion will
take the cars at Jones and Habersham
streets and will proceed thence to the
rifle range.
The Guards have a number of prizes to
contest for. A battalion medal is offered
for the best score at each of three ranges,
iitO, 300 and 500 yards. Each company will
contest for the company medal, and there
is also a medal to be contested for by the
commissioned officers. There are ten bat
talion prizes to be awarded to the ten men
making the best combined scores at the
200 ana 300-yard ranges, and also a prize
to the ununiformed class, to be shot for
at the same ranges. In addition, one prize
will be offered for the best score in each
company, the commissioned offleers not
contesting. There will also be a prize of
*ls awarded to the company making the
best average score by active members, ex
clusive of officers. All prize awards will
be based on the scores made ait 200 and 300
yards, with the exception of the battalion
range medals, which must also be shot for
at 600 yards.
The Guards will have an oyster roast
and plenty of sandwiches. The battalion
will return to the city In the afternoon.
The Chathams will assemble at their
armory at 9:15 o'clock, and will march to
the Tybee depot, where they will take the
train. The day will be spent at their club
house. There will be target shooting for
prizes and an oyster roast. The Chathams
are so well fixed up at their club house
that they will not fall to have a pleasant
time, no matter what the weather may be.
The First regiment will parade In the
afternoon. It will form at the parade
ground at 4 o’clock. The companies will
assemble at the armory at 3:30 o'clock.
The orders issued for the parade by Lieut.
Col. Peter Reilly state that the men. must
be fully uniformed, armed and equipped
in heavy marching order." The accou
trements to be worn are announced as
follows: State regulation blue uniform,
with white collars, campaign hats, leg
gins, knapsacks, with overcoats rolled on
ee-me, haversacks on left side, canteen
on right side, canteen strap uppermost.
Owing to the 111 health of Col. Reilly
MaJ. Edward Karow will command the
regiment. It will make a short parade
down itown and back to the armory, the
route being as follows: Drayton to
Broughton, to Jefferson, to Bav, to Bull
to the park and back to the armory. On
the return to the armory the men will
lay aside their heavy accoutrements and
will substitute fatigue caps for the cam
paign hats, after making which
change the regiment will march
to the parade ground, where
a dress parade will be held. The
regimental band will furnish the music
for the occasion. The regiment is not
often seen In heavy marching order and
Its appearance in this order will In all
probability attract more attention than
the dress parade later.
There is not much else of Interest on the
programme besides the military affairs
Those who wish to take a run down to
Tybee will have the opportunity of doing
so. Trains will leave the city for Tvbee
to-day and to-morrow at 9a. m. and’2 p
nr returning to the city at II a. m. ami
4:30 p. m. Trains will 'he run two or three
times a week hereafter until the summer
season opens up.
The postoffiee will observe the follow
ing hours: The stamp window, general
delivery and money order departments
close at noon. The carriers will make
their morning deliveries and collections
as usual. There will be no afternoon de
livery. The mailing department will he
conducted as usual except that it will
close at 7 p. m. instead of 8 p. m
Owing to tho military affairs to-dav the
opening of Jasper Springs, which was to
have taken place this afternoon at 4
o clock has been postponed until next
Wednesday, in order to allow the mem
bers of the Irish Jasper Greens and other
military commands the opportunity of at
tending.
The city ticket offices of the railroads
will observe Sunday hours and most of
the railroad offlees will be closed
The races that were scheduled for this
afternoon at the Thunderbolt driving park
have been postponed. The events did not
fill to suit Manager Doyle and he decided
Mo give the horsemen more time to pre
pare their horses and will have the card
of races later in the month.
The Modern Way
Commends Itself to the well-informed, to
do pleasantly and effectually what was
formerly done in the crudest manner and
disagreeably as well. To cleans the sys
tem and break up colds, headaches and
fevers without unpleasant after effects
use the delightful liquid laxative remedy’
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nia I :s Byruji Company.—ad.
MR FIRE HEADQUARTERS.
The Fire 4 ora mixtion Recommend* n
Location on the Ray.
The erection of anew engine house for
Engine Company No. 2 was discussed by
the fire commission yesterday.
The quarters now occupied by the com
pany on West Broad street are rented
property and in bad condition. Chief Ma
guire was Instructed to address a com
munication to the city council, request
ing the setting aside of a portion of the
ground owned by the city on the north
side of Bay street between Barnard and
Jefferson streets for the erection of an
engine house and headquarters for the
department.
The space requested by the commission
ers Is bexfco, which would leave a street
fifty feet In width in the rear, which
would be a continuation of Williamson
street, and a block of Jefferson street of
the same width on the west. Many peo
ple are under the impression that this
ground Is a public common, but such is
not the case, the ground having been
purchased by the city a good many years
ago for the purpose of widening Bay
street. The titles to the land are in the
possession of the city.
All the members of the commission are
understood to favor this move. Chair
man Grayson, in a talk with a Morning
News reporter, stated the arguments in
favor of it.
"It is the only available R>ot In that lo
cality," he said, "where the location of an
engine house can afford such protection
to the immense business interests located
on the west end of Hay street and con
tiguous streets in that section. Such fires
as we have had in that locality during the
last few years could not have occurred
had there been a well-equipped engine
house located at Bay and Jefferson
streets. The access to the river and the
buildings under the bluff is perfect by
way of the Barnard street slip, which
would he right at the door. The erec
tion of an engine house there would mean
a large saving In insurance to the busi
ness houses In the neighborhood. The
building. It Is true, would take up some
of the open spaee now left on the nortii
side of Bay street, hut instead of injur
ing the value of property In that neighbor
hood I ladleve it would increase It. Be
sides, the city owns the property, anyway,
and has the right to dispose of it as it
sees tit. It would be considerable econo
my to the city to use this ground, as it
would mean a saving of at least *6,600,
the lowest figure for which we can se
cure a deslratde site in that locality. My
idea is that we should erect a three-story
brick building, with entrances
from all four sides, the lower
floor to be used for the machines
and horses, the second floor as sleeping
quarters for the men and the third floor
to be occupied by the chief. This would,
of course, be 4he headquurters for the
department, and it Is the Ideal spot for
the location of the headquarters. Such a
building could be erected at a cost of
*IO,OOO, and would bo an ornament to that
section of the etty."
The communication will come before
the city council at Its next meeting, and
will probably be referred to the commit
tee of the whole for discussion. It will
doubtless cause considerable discussion,
and council will weigh the matter well
l>efore deciding. At the meeting of the
committee of the whole Wednesday af
ternoon, Mayor Myers Informed the al
dermen that such a communication would,
in all probability, be presented from the
fire commission.
TWO OPIUM JOIXTS RAIDED.
A Couple of White Men Fonntl Hit
ting the Pipe.
Four arrests of Chinamen charged with
keeping opium joints were made yester
day by Constable Simon O’Nlell of Jus
tice Collman's court on warrants Issued
by tho latter.
Two places were raided. At Sam Lee's
laundry. No. IS2V4 Broughton street, Sam
and his brother. Robert Lee, were ar
rested and 1 an opium plpo and some para
phernalia were captured.
At Sing Hop’s place, No. 191 Broughton
street. Sing Hop and Joe Owens were
arrested and more hop joint apparatus
captured. At one of the places two white
men were found hitting the pipe. They
were not arrested, but are known to the
officer, and will be summoned as wit
nesses if needed.
Justice Collman say* that he has plenty
of evidence to convict the men arrested.
He has his suspicions of other places,
but did not issue warrants because of
lack of evidence.
Sam Lee, Sing Hop and Joe Owens gave
bond for examination and engaged George
W. Owens, Esq., ito defend them. Robert
Lee refused to give bond and was sent
to Jail. The law againnt running opium
joints was only passed last year, and
the four arrests named are the first made
in Savannah under the law.
There are no doubt several places in
the city where opium smoking Is carried
on, which are patronized by the Chinese,
but whether they have any number of
white patrons is something that awaits
proof.
MOODY ILL IX ALABAMA.
The Evnngellstle Meeting Postponed
Until He Recover*.
A telegram was received yesterday eve
ning from Mr. Dwight L. Moody, the
evangelist, who was to have been here
next week for four days to conduct a se
ries of meetings, stating that he is il! with
a cold and asking that the meetings be
postponed until he is heard from again.
The telegram is from Selma, Ala., where
he has been conducting meetings.
At a meeting of the ministers associa
tion, called upon receipt of the telegram.
It decided to postpone the meetings until
Mr. Moody recovers from his Illness,
which, It Is hoped, will be In a few days.
The committee will continue to push
their different liries of work so that when
Mr. Moody comes everything will be in
readiness for him.
The large chorus had a successful re
hearsal lust night under Prof. Spencer
M. White's direction, at the Wesley
Monumental church. The music will no
doubt he a very attractive part of the
services as there will be 100 voices in the
chorus.
REPORTED THE ROBBERY.
The Men AVere Supposed to Have
Been Mnrdered by Xegroes.
The three Germans, Henry Witte, Wil
liam Krebs and Charles Lingen, who were
robbed by negroes about 11 miles from Sa
vannah on the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, night before last, and
whom Kauers and Taylor reported as hav
ing been murdered, came into the city yes
terday and reported the affair at the police
barracks.
They were sent up to Detective H. M.
Morgan to whom they related their story
of having been held up at the points of
pistols and robbed of their watches and
what little money they had.
Detective Morgan left the city last night
at 8 o'clock on a freight train bound for
the scene of the hold up, and two of the
victims accompanied him. They were dis
guised and hope to be able to identify
some of the negroes engaged In the affair
near Burroughs station.
THE BIRMINGHAM LIBELLED.
The Ross Dredging Company's
Claim for *I,OOO Damage*.
Lester & Ravenel, on behalf of P. San
ford Ross, filed a libel for damages against
the steamship City of Birmingham in the
United State:} court yesterday.
It is charged that the Bormingham ran
into dredge No. 9, belonging to the Ross
Company, on Nov. 29, 1895, and damaged
her to the extent of $1,038.72. Efforts have
been made without success to settle the
matter.
The Birmingham was seized on her ar
rival in peri to-day by Deputy Marshal
Wilson, but bond was given by the Ocean
Steamship Company In the sum of *2,100
and she was released shortly afterward.
Pure, rich blood ts the true cure for
nervousness, and Hood’s Sarsaparilla is
the One True Blood Purifier and nerve
tonic.—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATI ICDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1896.
WILL APPLY FOR A CHARTER.
THE HIV FESTIVAL IX THE HAXDS
OF THE STOC K HOLDERS.
They Will Hold a Meeting Monday
Afternoon nnd a Charter Will Be
Applied for at Once—The Subscrip
tion Committee Report* Xenrly
gll.cMtti Raised, and Guarantee* to
Reach Fully That Figure—To Be
Called the Military Interstate A
■oeiatlon of Savannah.
The fu. _tiona of the general committee
which met for the purpose of arranging
for a May week festival have practically
ceased, as it has been decided to organize
permanently. For this purpose a meeting
of the subscribers and stockholders of the
organization has been called for 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon in the rooms of the
Commercial Club.
The committees on organization and sub
scription both made reports at the meet
ing held in the long room of the city ex
change yesterday afternoon. The report
of the committee on organization was made
by Col. Wm. Garrard, chairman of the
committee. It is an important one and is
as follows;
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 20, 1896.—C01. W. W
Gordon, Chairman General Committee:
Sir—Tlie committee on organization re
spectfully submits the following as its
conclusions:
I. That this matter should assume cor
porate shape, and to that end, a petition
should be filed to the superior court, using
the names of the committee on subscrip
tions. with their associates; the corpor
ate name to be ‘Military Interstate Asso
ciation of Savannah;" the capital stock
to be not less than eleven thousand (Jll,-
000) dollars, to be Increased at the organ
ization meeting, if desirable, to a sum
not exceeding twenty-five thousand (*23.-
(8)0) dollars, and after the organization
meeting, to lie Increased, at any time, to
a sum rq>t exceeding one hundred thou
sand (tlOO.oOO) dollars, and to be decreased,
at any time, to a sum not less than the
amount fixed at the organization meet
ing; the capita! stock to be divided Into
shares of one hundred ($100) dollars each,
to be paid in as stated In the subscrip
tion agreements.
11. That so soon as eleven thousand
(*11,000) dollars of capital stock shall have
been subscribed, a meeting be called by
this committee of the subscribers to this
stock, so that a temporary organization
may be effected.
111. That, If this report be adopted, and
the above course be decided upon at the
meeting of the general committee, then
and In such event, the functions of the
general committee and all sub-committees
shall cease when the temporary organiza
tion above referred to shall have been
perfected. Respectfully submitted,
William Garrard,
John R. Young,
Alex, R. Lawton, Jr.
... ... .... Committee.
After this report had been read and ex
plained by Col. Garrard It was received
and adopted by a unanimous vote. The re
port of the committee on subscriptions
was then called for, and Capt. W. W. Wil
liamson, chairman, reported *10.700 in act
ual. bona flde signed subscriptions to the
capital stock. Thera were a number of
other parties to be een. he said, and he
did not think there would be any trouble,
whatever in getting the other *JoO to make
up the *II,OOO mentioned tn the report of
the organization committee. rapt Wil
liamson afterwards stated that he was au
thorized to say in behalf of the subscrip
tion committee that it would guarantiee
tho raising of the other *3oo, and it was
learned after the meeting that *2OO of it
was subscribed a short time ufterward.
Capt. Williamson said there were sev
eral parties who had subscribed, or an
nounced their intention of subscribing at
former meetings, hut who refused to put
their names down when cnlhd on. He
mentioned one party on Broughton street
who agreed at one of the early meetings
to sulwcribe *3OO, hut who said he would
not do so, because he made that sub
scription on the understanding that the
railroads were going to give a 1-cent
rate. He stated that the question of rates
had not been discussed at all at the time
the party in question made the subscrip
tion.
Col. Garrard made a motion that ac
tion be Taken In pursuance of the report
of the committee on organization as adopt
ed, namely, that a charter be applied for
and a meeting of the stock
holders be called. This was adopt
ed, and on motion of Capt. Williamson
It was decided to call a meeting of the
stockholders for Monday afternoon at the
rooms of th* Commercial Club, over the
Citizens Bank.
The committee on organization will go
ahead with the preparation of a char
ter, which will be considered at that meet
ing, and committees will be appointed at
that time to take hold of the work at
once and push it through to success. It
Is desired that every stockholder be pres
ent at the meeting Monday afternoon,
and if unable to be present In person, that
he give some other stockholder or repre
sentative a written proxy.
TOOK THE DOOR KNOB WITH HIM.
Ilut It IH<ln't Keep Rubber* Out ol
Dewberry’ll Saloon.
Charlie Locust and Jeff Davis, both
colored, were arrested yesterday by De
tectives Wetherhorn and Godbold for the
robbery of P. F. Dewberry's saloon at
President and Reynolds streets, Tuesday
night. They were arrested on the confes
sion of William Stokes, who was arrested
for the burglary Wednesday by Detec
tlvo Scully.
Stokes made an interesting confession
to Chief McDermott. The chief has had
him arrested so many times before that
it was like talking to an old friend. Stokes
said that Charlie Locust and Jeff Davis
came to him Tuesday night and told him
that if he could get a doorknob they could
do a good job, and would divide with
him.
Stokes found the doorknob, and going
down to Dewberry's place, turned it over
to Locust, who was a sort of hanger on
there. Locust knew where Mr. Dewberry
kept his money. He also knew that in
stead of locking the door Mr. Dewberry
had adopted the plan of pulling out the
knob and carrying it in his pocket. This
was why they asked Stokes to get them
a doorknob.
Stokes says that he gave the doorknob
to Locust, who went in with Davis. They
came out shortly after, and Locust had
a hatful of money, mostly silver. He
gave Stokes a handful of small change,
amounting to $11.50. This was how he
happened to have the marked piece of
money on him when arrestedn by Detective
Scully.
After hearing Stokes’ confession, the
detectives went out and arrested Locust
and Davis. Both denied any know
ledge of the burglary, but there are cor
roborating circumstances which go to fas
ten the crime upon them.
NO HOOM FOR THE JEW CHEMICAL.
It Was Intended for the Southern
Seetlon of the City.
The new chemical engine, which was
recently purchased from the city of Way
cross, is now ready for service.
The intention of the commission in pur
chasing the engine was to place it in the
southern section of the city. There is no
room for it, however, in the two en
gine houses now in that section, and It
will probably be necessary to erect anew
engitie house for its accommodation. It
is believed that the object of affording ad
ditional protection to the southern resi
dence section will be better served by giv
ing it a separate location. The commis
sion has no money in hand, however
with which to purchase a lot and erect
an engine house, the appropriation for
the year allowing only for the ordinary
running expenses of the department.
It has been suggested that if the resi
dents in the southern district will donate
a lot the commission will find the money
with which to erect the engine house.
A slight cold, if neglected, often attacks
the lungs Brown's bronchial, Troches
give sure and immediate relief. Sold only in
boxes. Price £5 cents.—ad.
IBCBXDIARIES’ FOIL WORK.
Attempt tn Burn 1. I. Bacon'* Hoaae
on Gwinnett Street.
An attempt to bum the house. No. 61
Gwinnett, corner Lincoln, was made iast
night. No. 64 is a large frame residence,
owned and formerly occupied by Mr. A. S.
Bacon. It has been vacant for some time.
Shortly after 7 o'clock passers-by on the
street saw smoke issuing from and under
the house, gome one ran to W. A. Bish
op's drug store, at Gwinnett and
Price streets, and telephoned the facts
to No. 4 engine house. About the same
time Mounted Officer Floyd came up and
turned in an alarm from box 42, on the cor
ner near the house. At the same moment
someone else turned in an alarm from
box 46 nearby.
The two alarms going in at once caused
a confusion, and the result was a differ
ent number was registered at each engine
house, 53 being th • number received at
headquarters. The firemen there made a
double-quick run for the Central cotton
press, and were much surprised to find
that there was no fire in the neighbor
hood. and that no one had turned in an
alarm from that box.
The firemen at No. 4 fortunately had
left their station on the telephone alarm
Just before the confusing alarm rang in.
and paid no attention to it, supposing It
to be from another fire in the northern
district. Arriving at the scene, they found
the house filled with smoke.
Assistant Chief Mouro at once located
the seat of the fire under the house and
a stream was turned on. A couple of hand
extinguishers were also used. Mr. Monro
crawled under the house, and searching
along the beams discovered a package of
fat pine wrapped in old sacking lying on
a beam. The lightwood had evidently not
been saturated with kerosene, and burn
ed slowly, being out of reach of the wind.
The fire had smouldered for some time,
the beam being charred, and the flooring
around the spot scorched. Mr. Mouro car
ried the find to headquarters.
The author of the Incendiarism and hi*
purpose are mysteries which may be clear
ed up, but more likely will not be. Had
the attempt been made later in the night
the residence might have been badly dam
aged.
FIRE IX CAPT. HLUX'B HOUSE.
It Cuine Xear Being a Very Serlon*
One.
The residence of Capt. Henry Blun, No.
114 South Broad street, had a narrow es
cape from serious damage by fire yes
terday morning.
About 8:45 o’clock the ladles In the house
discovered that there was fire in the ceil
ing on the .top floor and a telephone mes
sage was sent to headquarters, nearby.
Chief Maguire responded with the chemi
cal engine and the men from the hook and
ladder company.
The fire proved to be a very mean one
to get at. It was necessary to break the
celling to do so, and when this was done
the smoke burst out as If there had been
an explosion.
It required some good work with the
chemical to extinguish the fire. The fire
was caused by a defective flue and had
evidently been smoldering for hours The
damage is small and Is fully covered bv
Insurance.
FOII ATTEMPT TO 311 RDEII.
Barclay Indicted for Ills Assault on
Ferreira.
The grand jury of the superior court
yesterday indioted VV. F. Barclay who at
tempted to shoot John L. Ferreira far as
sault with intent to murder.
Barclay went to Ferreira’s house appar
ently with the Intention of making an at
tack on him with a pistol, but was him
self shot before he succeeded In doing any
damage. Barclay was also Indicted for
carrying concealed weapons.
Jas. Simmons vu indicted for robbing
Anthony Willis of *6 on Feb. 15. John Lee
was indicted for the burglary of the dwel
ling house of Raby Albert from which It
was charged he stole a coat and vest val
ued at *2. Nick Morane was Indicted for
keeping a gaming house.
The trial of the application of Benjamin
Edwards for letters of guardianship on the
l>erson and property of Jas. Edwards, mi
nor. was begun before Judge Falllgant
yesterday. The case is an appeal from the
court of ordinary, where It was decided
that the boy should Tie given In custody to
his aunt.
In the case of Reppard * Cos., against
M. Desvergers and D. G. Purse, president,
garnishee, a verdict was returned for
*04.60, the full amount claimed on a hill
for lumber. The case was appealed from
the court of Justice Samuel Reynolds.
Muser Bros., with a claim of *225.28, the
Coats Thread Cos., witli a claim of *385 67,
and 1,. F. Abbott & Cos., claiming $87.50,
were allowed to intervene yesterday in
the case of J. W. Mclntlre and others,
against Crohan et Dooner. Judge Falli
gant granted an order, directing that their
goods be separated from the rest of the
stock in so far as it can be identified and
held subject to the further order of the
court.
In the case of D. Maril, against James
Howard, Hannah Baker, and Richard
Baker, a rule nisi was granted yesterday
to foreclose a mortgage on a lot of land
south of the city for $65.
in the case of Salomon Cohen, against
James M. Carolan, appeal from a justice
court on a suit for rent, a verdict was ren
dered in favor of the plaintiff for the full
amount, $65.
A. N. Manucy was reappointed, and Al
fred F. King was appointed a commercial
notary public by Judge Folligant.
Frank Hahne, a former subject of the
emperor of Germany, was made a citizen
of the United States.
DOWN TO 21 DEGREES.
Yesterday’* Freeze tile Hardest no
Far This AVlnter.
The mercury went down to 21 degrees
yesterday morning, the lowest it has been
this year, and within 9 degrees as low as
it was during the February cold spell a
year ago. There was very little damage,
however, as whatever there was to be
injured was caught by the freeze earlier
in the week.
Observer Dudley said that the cold would
not extend far south enough to damage
the Florida fruit.
The cold was more severe here, how
ever, than was expected it would be. The
wave which moved in over this section
Thursday night was observed over the
western country Wednesday morning, fol
lowing rapidly In the track of the storm,
which then centered over the lakes, and
had caused low temperature throughout
the northwest and Upper Mississippi val
ley and the lake region. Thursday morn
ing the northeastern storm had moved to
the Atlantic coast, and the center of the
cold wave had moved to the Missouri
valley. Preceding it marked falls in tem
perature occurred throughout tho country
from Nebraska eastward through Mis
souri and Tennessee and thence northeast
ward ihrough the Ohio valley to the Mid
dle Atlantic coast, ajid temperatures from
zero and below were general over Michi
gan, Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and as
far south as Northern Kentucky, through
Central Illinois, lowa and the Dakotas.
Information was issued from the weath
er bureau Thursday afternoon that the
wave was close by and predicting high
winds. The highest velocity was reached
early in the night, thirty-three miles an
hour. The temperature continued falling
during the night, and at 7 yesterday morn
ing the minimum, 21 degrees, was reached,
which is the coldest noted thus far this
winter. Freezing weather prevailed as
far south as the northern portions of
Florida, and the indications pointed to
continued fair and cold in this section
last night, with freezing temperatures as
far south as Northern Florida, followed
to-day by fair and warmer.
Live lobsters, just received from Boston,
at Hicks' Restaurant, 135 Congress street,
—ad.
Highest of aQ in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report
RMdKSS
Absolutely pure
DEBS ON THE LABOR QUESTION
HE SPOKE OP I’tU-MAS FROM THE
WORKIAGHAVS STANDPOINT.
He Relieves the Hay In Coming When
the Laboring Men Will Assert Their
Hlghls, Not by Lnnle><inFM, Hut b>
the Ballot—A Few Propositions
That He Laid Down Abont Federal
Courts and Other Institution*—He
Will Be Here All Day Looking
After the Interest* of the A. R. C.
President Eugene V. Debs of the Ameri
can Railway Union, arrived in the city
from Charleston about 8 o'clock last nigrht.
He was met at the depot by a committee
from the Savannah Trades and Labor As
sembly, consisting of C. B. Patrick, W. H.
H. Young and Jas. L. McCosker, and es
corted to the Pulaski House, from where
he went Immediately after supper to the
Odd Fellows' hall to lecture.
President Debs was expected to arrive
earlier in the day. and prejiaratlons to give
him some entertainment were under con
sideration provided he had the time for it.
His train, however, was several hours
late, and the hall was pretty well filled
when he arrived. The lateness of the train
necessitated his being a little late, where
over 500 workingmen and others were gath
ered to hear him.
There were on the stage with him Presi
dent W. S. Harris, of the Savannah Trades
and Labor Assembly, President John Dris
coll of the Longshoremen’s Union, Mr. 8.
Krouskoff and W. H. H. Young of the
Typographical union, who Introduced the
lecturer.
In the first part of his address Mr. Debs
ga/ve a very graphic account of the life
of the workingman at Pullman, 111., the
scene and starting point of the great
strike of 1894. It was a place, he said,
where the workingman is actually mort
gaged to the Pullman company, and where
his wages and his living expenses are so
adjusted to each other that every dollar
that he earned feund its way back into
the coffers of the Pullman company. He
spoke of how the employes had borne
their wrongs until they felt they could
stand them no longer, and of how tnc
committee of forty-two went to Mr. Pull
man himself, only to hear him say:
"What, have 1 not been a father to
you?”
"Lord, deliver me from that kind of a
father," said Mr. Debs, very emphatical
ly. "It was after that that the commit
tee of forty-two was discharged and the
42.U00 employes went out, and whatever
the verdict of the world may be, I ad
mire and respect them for it.
He mentioned several instance* to show
the condition of some of the employes
at Pullman. Women are there, he said,
sewing carpets ten hours a day for 32
cents, while there is a surplus of $25,000,-
000 in the company's treasury. It is an
unwritten law, he said, to subscribe to
the porter in the Pullman car, because
he don't get money enough to support
himself and family. He spoke of having
seen a check for 7 cents which represented
two weeks’ work because all the rest had
been consumed in rent. The large furni
ture works of Kalamaaoo, he said, are
just as bad. He said there are working
men there supporting families on 50 cents
a day, and jet they are comparatively
well off, considering the fact that there
are thousands wandering around the
country unable to get employment.
Organised labor, he said, does some
times make mistakes, but Its mission is
to look out for just tills class, and aid and
provide for it, and at all times it aims to
work legally and properly in their inter
ests.
"One thing I have to thank Judge
Woods for,” he said, “is that he sent me
to jail for six months, for it enabled me
to be brought in touch with suffering hu
manity.”
He was glad, he said, that the working
men In the country are beginning to think,
"and," he said, "they will soon begin to
act. They will not much longer bend in
supplication, but take their rights in their
own hands, not in lawlessness, to which
I shall ever be strongly opposed, but
through the righteous and intelligent bal
lot wnich falls as freely as the snow
from heaven, but executes the will of
God.”
Labor as the producer and creator of
wealth has rights which must be re
spected, he said. The laboring men
should take hope, for their emancipation
is coming. He took no stock in the theory
that self-government is a failure, but said
he 'believed in the increasing intelligence
of the masses, which would finally bring
it to a safe port.
The labor question, he said, Is largely a
question of education. The laboring men
have not taken advantage of their oppor
tunities. Every man can do a little some
thing, and every man must solve the ques
tion for himself, and aid by joining in the
fellowship of all, and making strength In
union
Mr. Debs has little love for the federal
courts. He believes the money power lias
an influence over them. The decision of
the supreme court on the income tax ques
tion, he said, gave color to that belief and
view.
"We were enjoined by the federal court
from doing something we never intended
to do, and were then put in jail because
we did not do it,” he said. "I consulted
two constitutional lawyers on the subject
of that injunction. They advised me that
1 had committed no wrong, and that I
could go ahead with my work. I took
their advice and got six months for it.”
Mr. Debs defined an Injunction as a law,
not of the people nor of congress, nor of
the country's executive officers, but the
will and wish of a Judge—a convenient in
strumentality in the oppression of the
working classes of the country. It was
never used, he said, to restrain a corpor
ation from discharging its employes,
though one of Its uses was to prevent em
ployes from quitting work.
He referred to Gen. Miles statement
that the United States should have a
large standing army. He interpreted the
meaning, by saying it meant that if the
workingmen are discontented, they should
be quieted by bullets.
Workingmen would have a right to com
bine against a reduction of wages, if cor
porations have the right to combine to
reduce them, was one of the fundamental
propositions he laid down. Speaking of
the General Managers’ Association in Chi
cago. he said, whenever thp association
meets to talk about a reduction of wages
it rs a conference, but whenever the labor
ing men meet to talk about opposing a
reduction it is a conspiracy. The difference
between a conference and a conspiracy
he said, was the same as that between a
railroad president and a section hand.
lie deprecated the tendency toward the
centralisation of wealth and caDltal
which, he said, is leading to so many’ fail
ures of small concerns in all parts of the
country. He gave a graphic picture of
the unemployed workingman who is some
times almost forced to crime. He appeal
ed for unification for the good of all work
ingmen. Child labor, he said, should be a
felony, punishable by imprisonment
Every child is entitled *o an education!
he stated, whether it has parents or not
There Should be no aristocracy in the
ranks of labor. He said he respected a
man who accumulates wealth honestly and
accords him all he deserves.
Ho said he hoped the workingmen of
Savannah would begin to unify their
forces and harmonize their interests as
nothing can be accomplished by discard
and factional quarrels.
Mr. Delis spoke about an hour. Ho was
frequently applauded. His speech was
filled with forcible statements, presented
of course, from the standpoint of the
laboring man, but there was nothing in it
to which the advocate of good govern
ment, and the strict observer of law could
find objection. While he has not a strong
or forcible delivery, his articulation is
distinct and his climaxes are stirring and
inttrestng. He indulges frequently in the
poets, and has a store at apt quotations
for his subject.
Mr. Debs said to a representative of the
Morning News that a branch of the Amer
ican Railway Union had already been or
ganised here, and that he came to confer
with the men and endeavor to perfect
organization and further their interests.
He has organized branches of the union
in Augusta. Athens, Charleston and Ma
con. and will look after organizations in
other places in the south.
Mr. Debs explained that the American
Railway Union takes every class of rail
way employes, including blacksmiths, ma
chinists, section hands, and all those not
taken Into the class organizations, as
well also as members of the class organ
izations themselves. This, he said, makes
an organization which is better able to
look after the Interests of all. as well
as the interests of each class, because
it is difficult to harmonize the interests
of the class organizations, on account of
the fact that each to a large extent seeks
its own good without reference to the
rest.
Mr. Debs will remain In the city to-day,
during the greater part of which he will
be in conference with the different classes
of railway employes in the interests or
the American Railway Union. He ex
pects to leave for Brunswick to-morrow
morning.
Y. M. C~A.’S STATK COW ENTIO.V.
To Be Held at Augusta, March 12-15,
Savannah's Delegation.
The eighteenth annual convention of the
Young Men's Christian Association of
Georgia will be held in Augusta this year,
from March 12 to 15. State Secretary W.
M. Lewis writes that the outlook is for a
very large and successful convention.
The Augusta association has Issued the
following invitation, to the members of the
Young Men’s Christian Association of
Georgia:
"The Augusta Young Men’s Christian
Association is delighted that it shall have
the honor and profit of entertaining the
eighteenth annual convention of the asso
ciations of Georgia, to be held in this
city March 12-15 (inclusive, according to the
announcement of the state executive com
mittee.
"A most hearty and cordial invitation
awaits each and every one who shall at
tend, and a most urgent invitation is ex
tended to all Young Men's Christian As
sociation men to be present and enjoy the
hospitality of the people in the b> vutlfui
•ci'ty on the Savannah.'
"The members of the Augusta associa
tion are looking forward to the coming
of other association men.”
The invitation is signed by Lawton B.
Evans, president; A. Allen Jameson, gen
eral secretary.
Reduced railroad rates have been se
cured over all the roads In the state. The
rate from Savannah will he $5.28 for the
round trip. The Augusta association will
entertain, free of cost, all delegates, and
reduced rates have been secured at the
hotels for all desiring to entertain them
selves. The Savannah association ex
pects to send a full delegation.
Live Lob*ters Attract Attention.
Lobsters, and especially live lobsters,
are a rarity in this part of the coun
try, and as a dish they make a delicacy
which many enjoy. Several live lobsters
were displayed In the window at Mr. Rob
ert M. Hicks' restaurant on Congress
street yesterday, and attracted consider
able attention. Mr. Hicks makes an ef
fort to keen In store every delicacy of
this class bhat is on the market.
For Fifty Cents.
The nobbiest and the finest neckwear In
the city at 50 cents, besides two Spalding
bicycles to be given away to the nearest
guess at the number of seed in a pump
kin. For particulars come and see us
to-day. Appel & Schaul, 157 and 159
Broughton street.—ad.
Overcoats. Mackintoshes, I'nderwenr,
at Half A. Y. Cost at Kohler's.
At the fire sale at Kohler’s, 140 Brough
ton, you can purchase the finest clothing
at one-half New York cost; shirts, 49c, cost
75c; underwear, 29c, cost 75c; hats, 39c, cost
75c; umbrellas, 75c, cost $1.50; Stetson hats
$2.90, worth ss.—ad.
Trains Will Be Ran to Tybee on Sat
urday and Sunday.
On Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22
and 23, special trains between Sa
vannah and Tybee will be run as
follows: Leave Savannah, 9 a. m. and
2 p. m.; leave Tybee, 11 a, m. and 4:30 p
m. (90th meridian time, one hour slower
than city time). Fare for round trip, 50c.
J. C. Haile, General Passenger Agent.—ad.
Guess the Number.
How many seed in the pumpkin? A
lady’s pumpkin, for a lady’s bicycle, and
a gentleman’s pumpkin, for a gentle
man’s bicycle. Take your choice—register
a lady’s or a gentleman's name on the
card. You may get a high grade Spalding
wheel. Appel & Schaul, clothiers, haber
dashers and tailors—ad.
Live lobsters, just received from Boston,
at Hicks’ Restaurant, 135 Congress street,
—ad.
A Positive Cure and a Permanent
One.
Waxhachle, Tex., Jan. 31, 1896.—Messrs.
Lippman Bros., Savannah, Ga: For three
months last spring I was confined to my
room wth a most severe type of Rheuma
tism; my joints being so badly swollen, I
could not bend them as they were per
fectly stiff. My physician could not relieve
me, and I was a great sufTerer It was
through Mr. W. F. Timmins, who pur
suaded me to try P. P. P., as he was com
pletely cured by P. P. P having suffered
eighteen months with Rheumatism before
taking P. P. P. So I began taking PPP
about the Ist of June, 1595, and about 'the
second or third bottle I began to feel a
great improvement in my condition. I con
tinued the use of P. P. P., until the pains
all left me, taking all together two courses
of six bottles, small each course, and I am
most happy to say, that It has now been
nearly live months going through the most
disagreeable weather and 1 have not had a
touch of Rheumatism.
Words cannot express my feelings in
the praise of P P. P.. and it Is wlthgrei"
pleasure I heartily commend it to all and
shall use my influence in getting those suf
fering to give It a trial, feeling sure it
will prove as beneficial to those as Mr
Timmins and 1 found it.
„ -r, • , Arthur Mackoy.
Mr. W B Feakens, druggists of this
city, sold us the P. P. P.
Lippman's great remedy, P. p. p cures
pimples, sores, blotches, dyspepsia and
indigestion, and is a slpendid tonic for
weak wonr en. Respectfully,
Arthur Mackoy.—ad.
Leland’s Windsor Hotel, Jackson
ville, Fla.,
Is now open. It has been remodeled and
refitted, and is now one of the most home
like and comfortable hotels in the south.
Warren F. Leland as proprietor is a guar
antee that the public will be well cared
for.—ad.
Live lobsters, just received from Boston,
at Hiclts’ Restaurant, 135 Congress street’
—ad
Probabilities for Saturday: Fair - warm,
or; variable winds, becoming southerly.
MERIT
ALWAYS WINS IS THE LOSG
RUN.
Six Mason & Hamlin and Two
Mathnshck Pianos Selected for
the Winthrop Normal College,
Kork Hill, S. C., From Twenty
two Other Competing Makers.
In August last five pianos from
one maker and one each from two
Other makers were purchased by
the Wlnthrop Normal College of
Rock Hill. S. G. as trial instru
ments. with the understanding that
if satisfactory others from the same
makers were to he added. Time and
test does not seem to prove them
entirely satisfactory since when
eight more pianos were needed they
were not chosen from either of the
makes before taken on trial. This
time the selection was made from a
purely musical standpoint hy those
(Hialified to judge the actual metita
of a piano; and. as a result, the
MASON A HAMLIN and MATH
I'sHEK were chosen from some
twenty-two competing makers.
We shall be pleased if those who
are thinking of buying pianos will
write the music department of this
college asking how they like the
MASON & HAMLIN and MATH-
L'SIIKK pißnos. and why they were
chosen above all others.
LUDDEN & BATES,
Savannah, Ga.,
Wholesale Agents for Mason A
Hauillnand Mathashek Pianos.
Cold Days
Are not over yet by a Jug full. Don't
let a few balmy days fool you. Our
Big 25 Per Cent. Discount Sale of
Winter Clothing;,
Overcoats and Underwear will serve you
a good turn yet. It will do you
good for next winter.
129 and 131 Broughton.
COAL. $550,
We are directly Interested In the
mining of some of the best cool In
Pennsylvania and have decided to
give the Savannah public the beneflt
of a lower price thau has ever been
offered before,
BOND, HARRISON & CO., \
Telephone 507. Yards, River street.
Office, 8 Hull Street.
FARMERS:
\ Plant pure Seed
POTATOES,
Virginia Second Crop Crown Jewel,
Bliss and Early Rose, Boulton Early
Rose, New Vork Early Hose.
173 and 175 Bay,
W. D. SIMKINS.
Don’t Let Your
COW
Run at Large.
USB A
TIE OUT CHAIN.
WE HAVE THEM.
EDWARD LOVELL’S SONS
Texas Rust Proof Oats,
Southern Seed Rue,
Crimson Clover.
MAY. GRAIN, BRAN,
COTTON SEED MEAL,
CHICKEN FEED, COW FEED, Et
T. J. DAVIS,
PHONE B*3. 166 BAY STREET
PLUMBING, STEAM AND 6AS FITTING
By Competent Workmen at Reasonable
Figures.
l. a. McCarthy.
All work done under my supervision A full
supply of Globes, Chandeliers, Steam and Gas
Fittings of all the latest styles, at
6 DRAYTON STREET.
TOIRS.
TOTRShTEUROPE^^I
all expenses; Itineraries of Edwin Jones. 462
Putnam av. Brooklyn. N. Y. Fall lour to Pal
estlne.gUSO.Tour Round the W0r1d,51,660.
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