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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-21
MORMONIsM'S DISCIPLES.
The People Of Augusta Bound to Drive
Them Out.

Them Out.
AUGUSTA, GA, Feb. 20-Mormon elders
seem to be partial to this neighborhood.
Last summer the operations Of three of the
faith carrying on their work OF PROSECUTING
created so much excitement that they were
compelled to move. The feeling aroused
there seems to have blown over for
they are back again in in
embassies from Utah have recently
arrived in the city, five men and a woman,
and they are quietly but actively holding
services out among the factory districts,
where it is said they have strong follow
ing built up during their stay here last
summer. Their headquarters in this part
of the State is in Columbia county, about
fifteen miles from this city in the heart Of
the Pinetucky district. IL is said they have
about forty converts there and that several,
persuaded by the glowing picture painted
by the prophets of the charms of Utah, have
sold their little all and gone there
These missionaries receive money remit
tances regularly from Utah, and are thought
TO be emigration agents. They travel on
the trains between Grovetown and Augusta,
preaching out there one night and here the
next. They have many converts here, and
in q number of cases families have been
split up by part of their members embrac-
ing the new faith. while others bitterly OPP
pose it.
A day or two ago Mayor May received a
complaint from citizens asking if he could
not stop the holding Of services. As the
services were held in private homes the
police could do nothing, and thus the matter
remains Last summer several searching
parties went out, intending TO run the men
out Of the country, but in each case the
parties sought were sheltered from harm by
the new converts
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-21
The Discoverer of Bill Nys.


Bill Nye's real name, strange to relate,
is William Nye. That may not seem sur
prising, and yet it is, for the adoption of
false name is trait that literary men and
burglars bear in common. The man who is
responsible for this discovery is +. ID.
Cowen, who is now in Europe in the interest
of the Chicago Daily NeiOS. Cowen was
connected with the Denver Tribune at the
same time that the crimson-crested poet of
the wild West, Eugene Field, was also illu-
minating its pages In looking over the ex-
changes Governs attention was frequently
attracted by splitting paragraphs which
appeared in distressed-loollngs sheet called
the Laramie Boomerang. Investigation re-
suited in the discovery that they were the
free contribution of a boomerang compost
tor named Bill Nye. 0. H. Rothacker, the
editor of the Denver Tribune, so dazed the
newly discovered humorist with a magnifi-
cent offer of a salary of $25 a week, that
Nye left the printing case and plunged in
the maddening whrl of literature
Now the World is his oyster, and he is
only little more than 30 years of age, and
bald-headed at that
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MAYORS Court.

Acting Mayor Schwarz presided in the
Mayors Court yesterday, and the sum of
the fines aggregated in the neighborhood of
$40, ST of which were paid by the defend
ants and the rest will have to be worked out
in the usual way.
Henry Washington, a colored expert in
the use of the deadly slungshot, was turned
over to his parents with the understanding
that he be we'll chastised.
Alfred Knight, prosecuted by his wife,
Sallie, for cruel treatment, which included
blows, was turned over to the Superior
Court upon the charge of assault and bat
terry.
George Keckler and Louis Kruse, charged
with assault and beating R. r. Kicks, were
turned over to a constable on a warrant
issued by Justice Molini for assault with in
tent to murder.
Celia Foster, charged with taking a hat
from Krouskoffs, was discharged, no one
appearing to prosecute her and no testimony
being adduced against her. Her husband
called at the MORNING NEWS office last
night and denounced the charge as I'M
founded in fact.
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NOTES ALONG THE wHARvEs.
Happenings on the River and Among
the Shipping.

happenings on the River ana among
the Shipping.
The tug Iris arrived here yesterday
from Satilla river. She came TO take the
schooner r. Bowers in tow for Darien.
The steamship Juniata arrived yesterday
before daylight. This is her first appear
ance for several weeks, since she was dam
aged by the ice and was laid up for repairs.
Tie tug Republic reports having spoken
the schooner Robert H. Parker on Sunday
morning, Martins Industry lightship, bear
ing west by south, distant eight miles. She
was from Darien bound to Philadelphia and
wished to be reported.
The steam yacht Susquehanna arrived
here yesterday morning from Jekyl Island
on her way North, and is anchored off Fort
Oglethorpe. She is owned by Mr.. Joseph
Stickney, of New York and is said to be
one of the finest yachts in this country Mr..
Stickney is member of the New York
Yacht Club, and also of the Jekyl Island
Club, where he has been wintering for the
past two months The Susquehanna will
remain in port a few days.
The steam tug Cynthia No 2 was bought
by the Propeller Tow Boat Company yes
terday. The price paid was S24, 100. The
Cynthia has been towing in this harbor for
about three months and proved herself to
be the fastest tug in the port. By her ac-
QUESTION the Tow Boat Company has Sc
cured one of the most powerful and fastest
tugs III any of the South Atlantic ports for
towing and wrecking purposes The com.
pany has now quite fleet of vessels.
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At EstilPs.

SAVANNAH DAILY MORNING NEWS.
World Almanac for 1888, Clipper Annual
for 1888, Samantha at Saratoga, by the
author of Josiah Aliens Wife illustrated ;
The Twin Detectives, or The Robbers of the
Tomb; Lippincott's Magazine for March,
The Book Buyer for February, Scientific
American. Arkansaw Traveller, Family Fic-
ton, Puck's Library No. s, German and
French Libraries, German and French
Weeklies, Boston Herald, Boston
Globe, Philadelphia Press, Phila-
delphia Times, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore
American, New York Herald. World, Sun
Times, Tribune, Star, Atlanta Constitution.
Macon Telegraph, Augusta Chronicle,
Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville News
Herald, New Orleans Tines Democrat,
Charleston News and Courier, Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
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A TRUANT GIRL CAUGHT.
SHE SAYS HER MOTHER WANTED
HER TO LEAD a BAD LIFE.

Willis Hawkins Memory Eonored
in the State Supreme Court
The Governor DEGREES that Moore
Shall be Hung Thursday-Proceed-
ings of the City Council
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 20.-The Macon
Telegraph of to-day gave an account OF the
disappearance from that city Sunday Of
Miss Ella Pace, a girl aged 10 years. and
detailed the efforts being made to ascertain
where she had gone. This afternoon she
was found at a boarding house on Mitchell
street, in this city She says she ran away
from home because her mother wanted her
to lead an immoral life. She came to At
lanta with Green Hatcher, whom she says
is her cousin. Chief Connolly has sent her
to the Woman's Home.
The Supreme Court to-day took up the
South Eastern Circuit and large number
of lawyers from Americas and the sur
rounding section were present. Judge K.
F. Lyon, of Macon, Chairman of the Com
mittee TO prepare a memorial on the late
Judge Willis Hawkins, Of Americas, pre-
sented his report, he being one of his init
mate friends The memorial and remarks
from him were fitting and touching.
MOOhE MbSI hANO.
Gov. Gordon signed Louis Moore's death
warrant this morning. On Feb. 3 the
MORNING News published the story of
Moores reprieve, telling how the Governors
telegram reached the Sheriff only twenty
mimi ties before the time for the execution.
The reprieve was for twenty days and that
time will expire on Wednesday, but as that
is a holiday, the execution will occur on
THURSDAY The death warrant says:
After examination Of the evidence in the case
OF the State vs. lewis Moore, and consideration
of the same, do not find any reason which
would authorize me TO disturb the sentence OF
the court in that and IL Is ordered that the
Sheriff of Quitman county be, and he is hereby
directed 10 execute the sentence Of the court
upon said Lewis Moore directed by the court,
on Thursday Feb. .. JOHN b. GORDON,
Governor.
Blythe Governor: JAMES T NIsBET,
Secretary Executive Department.
THE CITY COUNCIL.
In the City Council this afternoon the re-
port of the Street Committee giving $50,
900, to be used in three years, for opening
Foster street was passed. The tax of 81 75per
annum on boOtblacks was abolished. The
Mayor was authorized TO appoint com
mittee of five, two of whom shall be citi-
zens. TO negotiate with thu government for
the purchase of the custom house and
report as early as possible. The
petition of r. c. Bosche for permission to
open a beer garden at Ponce DeLeon
Springs was refused The Council passed
an ordinance making drunkenness misde-
rneanor punishable with fine of SO and
costs for the first offence, and $50 and costs
for the second offence, and for the third
thirty days on the rock pile without an
alternative.
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
a Short Session and Little Business
During Jasper Week.

~N~ON = LCG5AOAl anu 4SAbA-O $4,000
During Jasper Week.
The Superior Court was in session until
noon yesterday, and the following cases
were disposed Of:
State VS.. Sylla Washington (colored).
Larceny after trust. The case was tried by
jury and the prisoner WAS found guilty and
sentenced to one year IN the penltentlary:
Some idea may be obtained Of the value OF
the apparel which the sable Sylla approprl-
ated by the allegation which described the
articles, to-wit.: three napkins, 2oc. each
-FOUR skirts, 75c. each; four aprons, &c
each two pair stockings, DC. per pair three
pair fianuel drawers. at SOC. per pair one
collar, l5c., and one flannel skirt 81, all the
property of Mr.. Margaret A. Zaucks,
coveted and stolen by the selfish Syila con-
trary to the statutes made and provided.
The case of the State vs.. Henry Brown
lco!oreb, burglary, was tried and verdict
of guilty was rendered The prisoner was
sentenced to five years in the penitentlary
The edibles in the cook shop Of Jesse I.
Chlldron tempted the hungry Henry on
Dec. "a to break in and supply his larder
for Christmas
In the case Of the State VS.. Lizzie May
(colored), larceny after trust. verdict
OF guilty was rendered and the prisoner was
sentenced to one year in the pemtentary.
Lizzie Ionged for an increase in her ex-
chequer for the holiday tide, and appro-
prlated "a so, the property of Nancy Far
rabee, on the day before last Christmas.
State VS.. John Reilly. Assault with in
tent to murder Continued for the term by
the State. Defendant entered demand for
a trial
The court adjourned until .: 80 o'clock this
morning and will in all probability adjourn,
after to-day's session, over until Friday.
The court will adjourn for the term on
Saturday. The March term will begin the
first Monday in March,
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HORSES AT THE THEATER.
Prof Bristops EQ1es-Curriculum
Remarkable Show.

Prot BristoPs Qees-CurrlcuIum
Remarkable Show.
Prof. Bristol's Eques- Curriculum was the
attraction at the theater last night and
there were very few seats unoccupied. The
performance was a remarkable exhibition
of horse sense. 1t was made up OF
three acts, IN the first OF
which the horses and ponies were
shown at school, and were put through the
various feats and antics in which most
pupils delight. Exhibitions Of swinging,
rocking, jumping, seesawing and balancing
were given in the second act, and were FOL
lowed in the third act by military drill
in which the horses deported themselves as
model soldiers, marching, countermarchlng,
wheeling and falling into line with pre-
cision indicative of wonderful sagacity and
training.
From the time the curtain first rose until
it fell the audience paid the closest atten-
ton, and every act of the horses was ap-
plauded.
The funniest animal Of the entire lot is
the mule Denver" and if he has fault 1t
is his excessive and evident pride. Mule
though he be, he appreciates his full worth,
and will no more allow the other members
Of the company 10 make free with him than
he will address them with familiarity. He
always tries to come in for the lions share
of the applause as well as for the easy acts
By far the most charming part of the
performance was the military drill, which
was executed with almost perfect precision.
The wonderful sagacity of the horses IS SO
near the intelligence OF a human that 1t is
hard TO disbeieve that they are not capable
of reasoning and thinking as humans.
Each act of the performance was revela-
tiCn, and those who witnessed the perform
ance must have found it hard to believe
that the horses were not capable of reason
ing.
The Eques-Curriculum will be in Savan-
nah during the entire week.
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DAY FIREWORKS.
Messrs. A. Falk 81 Sons Contribution
to the Celebration.

Messrs. A. Falk 81 Sons Contribution
to the Celebration.
The following correspondence explains
ITSELF
SAVANNAH, GA, Feb. 30, 1888.
Col W-iniont Gdrrdrd, Chairman jasper Fes-
tiUdl Committee:
DEAR SIR-It was our intention to have float
for the Trades Parade built, but have been una
Ole to have our plans fulfilled.
We dislike exceedingly that an occasion of
such Importance TO our city should pass with
out contributing our share TO the amusement of
our guests, and noticing that day fireworks do
not appear feature in your excellent SEIZED
ule of amusementS, we have made arrangements
during a recent visit North, for a display of
these novel and interesting pyrotechnics, should
the committee be pleased to accept it,
The place, time and management of the exhi-
bition TO be entirely in the hands of the commit
tee, we defraying the expenses.
An immediate answer will oblige yours, res
pectfully, A FAX & Son.
SAVANNAH, GA, Feb. Goth, 1885,
.HeSSrS 4. FAIR Dc Sons:
GENTLEMEN-Yo communication of this
date is received On behalf of the Executive
Committee of the Jasper Festival, | beg to
thank you and to accept your proposal Mr.
II. NJ. Boey. chairman of the out Door Amuse-
ments Committee, will take charge and will
confer with you and arrange all details
Yours sincerely,
WIN GARRARD,
Chairman General Committee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-21
City Court Cases.

Only three cases were disposed of in the
City Court yesterday:
Mary Rice (colored), for assault and bat
terry, was fined 500 or thirty days on the
chain-gang.
weapons, $25 or ninety days labor.
Isaiah Williams, better known as capt.
Peck, a." roundabout character of the town,
was reprimanded by the court and per-
mitted to go at large. Capt. Peck" was
accused by Mr.. N. Lang of stealing his gar
bage barrel.
The civil suit of Blandford VS. United
States Construction Company, which was
in progress yesterday, was continued until
oday.
The court will adjourn to-day until Mon
day next.
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Wednesday will be the big day of the
festival, and it will be the day on which the
biggest crowd of visitors will be in the city.
1t will be a good day to advertise The
MORNING NEWS will issue on that day
twelve page paper. 1t will be paper of
unusual interest, and will have very large
circulation. This is an opportunity which
shrewd advertisers cannot permit to pass
without utilizing il.
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Y. M. G. A. Notes.

The gymnasium will be closed until Satur-
day evening.
The workers Bible class will meet this
evening at ) o'clock.
The rooms will be open az usual 10 visitors
this week from a. m. 10 l0p p. m.
Although applications for membership In
the gymnasium are received almost daily,
there IL room for many more. The young
mems class, under the instruction az Mr..
Salisbury, u developing rapidly. Quite a
number have renewed their membership
during the past few days.
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Wednesday will be the big day of the
festival, and it will be the day on which the
biggest crowd of visitors will be in the city.
1t will be a good day to advertise. The
MORNING News will issue on that day
twelve page paper. 1t will be paper of
unusual interest, and will have a very large
circulation. This is an opportunity which
shrewd advertisers cannot permit to pass
without utilizing it,
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AUGUSTA ANNALS.
Rumors of Another Attempt to Start a
Newspaper.

Rumors OF Another Attempt 20 start a
Newspaper.
AUGUSTA, GA, Feb. 20-Current rumor
says that Augusta is to have new daily.
1t is reported that the new enterprise will
have several wealthy Virginians at the
helm, we'll supplied with money and expert
ence. Page Mccarthy, of the Richmond
Times, was in the city last week, and his
name is used in this connection. The col
lapse of the Gazette several weeks since
seems to hold not terrors for the projectors,
who are said to regard Augusta as most
promising field.
w. j. Ryckman. who has been connected
with expositions for many years past, hav-
ing been Secretary of the Cotton EXPOSE
ton at Atlanta in 1881, and who is now
with the Kansas City Exposition, was en-
gagged as manager of the Augusta EXPOSE
ton by the directors at a meeting tonight.
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Swift Footed steeds.

SEw ORLEANS, Feb ~ There was only
q slight Attendance at the races to-day. The
track was slow. A summary Of the events
follow:
FfHag KAcg-One half mile Una B won,
with Princes second aud Queen Esther third,
Iifne 0.3i.
snloaD kAcK-O Ono half mile. Lizzie +. won,
with lAtiie hess second and Bepp0 third Time
0tll&
Ininb kAcE- fiye-rghths ~ mile. Gen.
Proc w0n, slfh Handy Andy second and Etsr
Hlff tAifQ Time l.n4
YopHIH fACE seven Highihs ~ a mile Ia
80 Val Won With beniia second and i4ttle oul
AsEtl fs4lfd Tifna lA
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GEORGIA'S UNIVERSITY
Hoke Smith Guarantees Money for a
Gymnasium.


ATHENS, GA, Feb. 20-The members of
the Phi Kappa Society, of the University
of Georgia, have been working very hard to
raise money enough to build a gymnasium
Last week Hoke Smith, of Atlanta, a grad
uate of the university, and member of the
society, was in this city and, seeing the
need of a gymnasium, told the boys to go
ahead and order the outfit and
he would raise 500 for them This news
was received with great cheering among
the boys when it was announced in the
meeting this morning. The gymnasium will
be in the lower part of the building, where
there is ample room tor athletic exercises.
Lewis Russell, the student who was run
over by wagon on Saturday last is con
sidered better tonight and his friends are
hopeful of his recovery. Mr. Russell is
still in the house near the place where he
was hurt, as his physicians will not allow
him TO be moved TO his home.
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ON RAIL AND CROssTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles

The earnings of 1O1 railroads in January,
as compiled by the Financial Chronicle,
were S21 ,673, 019, against 800 So, 496 for
January, 1887, an increase of $799, 523, or
nearly per cent. The mileage increased
from 81, Ill to 6O,642, or per cent, so that
the earnings per mile show slight decrease
below last year.
Col George T Fry, of Atlanta, Presi-
dent of the Atlanta, Atlantic and Western
railroad, is in the city, and will remain
here several days. Col. Fry has been very
successful in securing subscriptions from
the citizens of the counties through which
the road is projected, and his visit here Is
to see what Savannah will do toward Sc
curing an airline road to the mineral re-
gions of Alabama via Atlanta.
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An enterprising grocery firm Of Kirksville,
Mo, makes the following offer; ANY man who
drinks two drains of whisky per day, for a year
and pays lOc. a drink for H. can have at our
store 30 sacks OF Hour, 20 pounds Of graduated
sugar and - pounds Of good green coffee for the
same money. and get e 80 premium for making
the change In his expenditures. That Is a tenn
perance lecture IN a very few lines
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CHARLESTON CHAT.
Knights of Pythias on Parade-Gov.
Richardson not Coming.

Knights of Pythias on Parade-Gov.
Richardson not Coming.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. 90.-To-day was
Pythian day in Charleston. The streets
were gayly decorated with tri-color of the
Knights, crimson orange and blue, and this
afternoon the Knights made their first ap-
pearance ON the streets of Charles
ton. The display was unique and
handsome, and attracted universal at
tention. The two uniformed divisions
paraded about eighty knights in the hand
some snowy uniform of the order, and the
procession, headed by n new military band,
also making It's first appearance, marched
through the principal streets Tonight u
banquet Is in pogreSs at Artillery hall, at
which speeches were made by many dlstin-
guished visitors.
The report that Gov. Richardson will 90
b Savannah for the jasper ceremonies is
officially denied. Gov. Richardson will
review the Fourth Brigade in this city on
"wednesday next.
Contrary 10 expectations a large number
Of Chnrlestonians have started for Sayan-
nah ~ attend the jasper Festival. The out
going train to-day hal 30 take on ar extra
coach aud more will follow tomorrow.
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FLAGS at Half Mast.

The flags on the Cotton Exchange were at
half mast yesterday in respect to the mem
DRY of one Of its most active members of the
exchange, Mr.. George Walter
The flags of the different shipping in port
were displayed at half mast in respect to the
memory of Pilot Henry Thompson.
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PILING BRICKS AT COLUMBUS.
The Rebuilding Fever Strikes the City
to Its Advantage.

COLUMBUS, GA, Feb. 20.-The rebuilding
fever has struck Columbus. Kirvens' new
iron-front stores on Broad street have just
been completed. The two stores next door,
on the south, are to be torn down and a
match to those of Mr.. Kmvens is to be
erected.
just across the street two other stores
will give place TO handsome three-story
structure.
just a few doors below j. A. Lewis will
iron-front his four-story buildings. Mr.
Lewis is in New York preparatory to re-
modelling the Perry House, recently pur-
chased by him. He will make it a first
class hotel, with Sternberg a. Loewenherz
as proprietoys.
The ''bee hive" will soon erect a six
story building to accommodate its trade.
Thomas Gilbert, printer binder and box
manufacturer, is putting up another build
ing, almost doubling his present capacity.
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The MORNING News of Wednesday will
be an intensely interesting paper, and will
be read by thousands of people. Live ad-
vertisers should avail themselves of this OPP
portunity of addressing large purchasing
constituency
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q

1no MORNING News Of Wednesday will
be an intensely interesting paper, and will
be- read by thousands Of people. Live adyer-
tisers should avail themselves of this oppor-
tnnity Of addressing n large purchasing
constituency.
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There will be thousands Of visitors in the
city tomorrow and the MORNING NEWS
will afford "a good medium through which
merchants can introduce themselves 70
that immense multitude.