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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
The Latest improvement.

Among the many recent improvements on
the retail thoroughfare, Broughton street. none
are more striking or noticeable than the magni-
ficent place of the Globe Shoe Store, 1863 Brough-
ton street next to Lindsay g. Morgan), which
is without doubt the handsomest place of its
kindin the city or state. As / was admiring
the store from the vestibule, one of the genial
proprietors invited me in and showed me
through their place. The fitting up of the
shelves Is of the latest designs, and is entirely
different from anything in the city. The win
dows which are 10 feet long, will be their special
pride; the fixtures for some simply grand,
they are Of gilt and nickel, and were designed
by the finest workmen in the country, In look
ing over the display of Shoes and particularly
their fancy Slippers for balls, weddings. parties
and receptions, l was struck with the beauty
of style, symmetry and colors, and had no idea
that such goods could be carried in the South
They do not offend good taste by squeaks or
hurt the foot with tacks or knots of thread. To
the ear, to the eye, to the sense Of feeling and
in the pleasure one must derive in wearing
them, they are infinitely to be preferred over
any other makers goods in the world, and
should rightly take their place with watches,
statues, paintings, velvets. silks, rare china
and the like as an artistic creation 1t will
repay anyone TO call at the above place and be
shown through the establishment.
PROGRESS,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
YOUNG COFFEE CAUGHT.
The Story of the Shooting on the Belt
Line Bridge.

The Story of the Shooting on the Belt
Line Bridge.
Martin Coffee, the colored boy who shot
and killed his brother, Samuel Coffee, on
the Belt Line bridge last Monday night,
was arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff
Simmons and was lodged in Jail. Robert
Williams and Samuel Bolding, both col
ored boys, IL and IS years old, were also
secured, and were taken with Coffee to the
office Of Solicitor General Fraser.
Coffee said that he killed his brother
accidentally. He said that he and his
brother, and the other two boys who were
witnesses, were returning from the circus.
When they were in the middle of the
bridge Coffee pulled out pistol and fired
in the air. He attempted to fire again, but
the pistol snapped and would not discharge
He began to revolve the cylinder, forget
ing that the hammer was raised when the
pistol went off, the ball taking effect in the
shoulder of Coffee's brother, who was in
front of him.
Cotees statement was corroborated by
the statement of the two witnesses. Thew
said that they did not know that Coffee had
pistol until he began to fire it Coffee
said that he was too badly scared TO ac-
knowledge the killing at the coroner's
inquest. He said that he told his mother
all about the killing when the body of his
brother was taken home. Solicitor General
Frasier committed Coffee TO Jail upon the
charges OF involuntary nanslaughter aud
carrying concealed weapons
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
A sHOT-BAG FULL OF MONEY
a Burglsrious Thief Robs An Old
Woman of Her Earnings.

A Burglarious Thief Robs An Old
Woman of Her Earnings.
Justice Reynolds committed Thomas
Ham, alias Tom Williams, TO Jail yesterday
upon charge OF burglary and larceny of
S27. Chloe Smith (colored) was the prose
cutor. She alleged that Ham broke into
her house on Oct. 23 and stole the
money. She said that he was the only
person who knew where the money was.
The woman lives near Goodwin's place
in the western portion of the city Il was
some time before the old woman found out
who took the money, but through par
ties living in the neighborhood she
learned that Ham had been seen with
shot bag and a good deal of money in it
From the description of the bag and the
circumstances surrounding the burglary
and theft the old woman was reasonably
sure that Ham was the guilty party, and
she came to town and swore out a warrant
in Justice Reynolds office.
Ham was arrested yesterday at the corner
OF Montgomery and Congress streets. He
was driving wagon loaded with cotton.
He went with the officer, but stoutly dis
claimed any knowledge of the theft In
default of bond the magistrate committed
him to Jail to await the action of a higher
court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
ACTIVITY on THE wHARvEs.
Vessels Crowded Tor Room to Load
Cergoes-

Vessels Crowded TOR Room to Load
Cergoes.
The activity at the lower wharves in
cotton shipping and naval stores receipts
and exports Is fully as pronounced as at the
Central railroad wharves, which was
written up IN the MORNING NEWS last
week
There are twelve British steamships load
ing cotton at Harmon's wharves. and at the
wharves fronting the cotton compress prop
erty adjoining on the west. The heavy re-
ceipts OF cotton by the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway and by river have
severely tested the capacity of the sheds,
and 1t has been necessary to encroach upon
the naval stores sheds TO store cotton until
the rush is over.
Below Harmonis wharves sailing vessels
are loading lumber, and steamships are
loading cotton from the Central wharves as
Tar east as the foot Of Bull street. Vessels
are taking on cotton at wharves where they
never have loaded before, as wharf room
has been in demand this season to a greater
extent than was ever known in the mari
time history of the port. At some wharves
steamships are lying alongside Of each other
each taking cotton over the decks of the
other, from wharf and lighter. There are
twentyfour British, one German and one
Spanish In port loading, or awaiting the
opportunity to load cargoes for abroad,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
WILL NOT PLAY SUNDAY,
The Female Ball Fossers to Lay Over
Day.

Day.
The admirers Of base ball were disap-
pointed yesterday, when the announcement
was made by Advance Agent Ebtein that
the female ball tossers, who were billed
for Savannah yesterday, had been delayed,
and could not reach here in time to play,
and they will be more disappointed to-day
Yesterday was fine day for ball, and if the
game had come off the park would have
been crowded, no doubt.
Letters were received from the club
at Wilmington, N. c., yesterday morn
ing, say ing that 1t had decided to stop off
In several North Carolina towns and play,
and that no game would be played here be-
fore Nov. IL. The agent wired the club at
once that game was expected here yester-
day, and it was great disappointment to
the people when it did not come off, and a
game must be played to-day. He
wired the girls to come to Charleston and
plaJ yesterday and leave for Savannah on
the first train TO play the game here to-day
A favorable reply was received last night.
The club will be here this morning.
Every arrangement was made Yesterday
for the game to come off at the Thunder
bolt race track this afternoon; the game
was advertised, schedule of trains on the
Coast Line was arranged; in fact,
everything was got in readiness.
Late last night the question of play
ing on Sunday In violation of
the state law was brought up, and the
manager of the club decided in view of the
law not to attempt to play. The club will
be here, however, and will play tomorrow
afternoon at the baseball park. The home
team will be picked from the city league.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
BITTEN BY HOUSE RATS.
Ltrle Childs Fingers Gnawsd or
While In Bed.

Carrie. the pretty little infant daughter
OF John Rsidemann, living at Montgomery
street and Congress street lane, is criti-
cally i'll from a rat bite. Night before last
MIS-. Heldemann was awakened by
screams from the child which
slept in the same bed with
its mother. Mrs. Reidemann got ND,
and lighting a lamp, saw blood streaming
from the child's hand. The bed clothing
was covered with blood. The child, in is
pain, had put the bitten hand in its mouth
and it appeared as if the mouth was bleed
ing.
Mr.. Reidemann was away from home,
and neighbors were called in by the cries of
the mother. Dr. Groth was summoned
1t was thought at first that the
child had hemorrhage, but
upon examination it was found that
the right hand was bleeding profusely. One
OF the fingers had been gnawed almost in
two, and was hanging by mere thread of
Ss'r. Another finger was terribly gnawed,
and the end of the thumb was eaten off.
The child was almost in spasms with the
pain.
The wounds were dressed, but the child
suffered intensely, and had scorching
fever al yesterday. Mrs. Reidemann says
that the house is infested with large rats,
but 1t Is the first time that she has ever
known them to come into the bedroom.
The tracks of the rats were plainly seen on
the bed clothing. 1t is supposed that they
were drawn to the bed by the smell of mllk.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
CITY BREvITIEs.

A counterfeit 81 treasury note has made
its appearance in this city Its very badly
printed. theflce OF the bill being APPARENT
ly smee red over and the green on the back
is very dull.
r L Brown Of the Warren-Scharf Com
pany Is In the city to repair the pavement
which was laid BY that company in front
OF the stores on Broughton street burned
by the late fire.
Residents Of the neighborhood Of Gvins
nett and Abercorn streets complain Of
depredations committed by negro BOYS.
who steal door mats. newspapers and every =
thing else that they can reach There an
pears to be large increase in the number
OF negro boys in the city. Go where YOU
will they can be seen prowling about.
A new iron safe arrived yesterday for I'll @
general manager of the Central railroads
office 1t was hoisted up from the street
to the second story window into Mr.. Cab
belts office by means of pulleys and cables.
The safe which is in use now in the general
managers office is very small and could not
hold all of the records OF the Central. There
are over 500 mortgages alone, besides thou
sands of other important documents, a
good many of which could not be put in
side Of the SAFE The safe is os the most
modern make, and wighs over 1000
pounds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
GabIer Pianos.

The Gdblsr pianos are among the very
best and choicest medium grade pianos in
the market to-day. The many improve
ments added to these instruments by Mr..
Emil Gabler. both in the interior and on
the exterior finish, together with that at
tractive sliding fall board and the general
Improvement of the instrument through
out, both in construction and in design,
make the Gabler pianos great instruments
for the dealer to handle. To this must be
added the fact that they give the very
minimum cause for complaint, being built
on principles that make them thoroughly
reliable and durable.-Musical Courier.
We have held the agency of the GdbLer
pianos long number of years, and they
have given universal satisfaction. As an
evidence how these instruments are liked
we would state that we sold one to a lady
ten years ago, and when it was recently
lost in fire, the owner bought two weeks
ago an exact duplicate, and because the
original proved so thoroughly reliable she
did not want any other make
SCHREINER'S Music House.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
WILL ASK FOR CON CEssIoNs.
Central Railroad Engineers Still
Awaiting q Conference.

Central Railroad Engineers Still
Awaiting a Conference.
The Central railroad engineers are here
still. General Manager Gabbett did not
return from Atlanta yesterday, and he is
not expected now before tomorrow. Mean
time the engineers are amusing themselves
by visiting the various points of interest
around Savannah. 1t is understood that
they are here to renew q contract with the
Central, which expired Nov. ]. 1t is said
that they will ask for some concessions from
the Central in the renewal of the contract.
Under the agreement just expired, the
railroad ssemployes pledged themselves to
have only one fireman on each engine be-
tween Savannah and Macon. The en-
ployes stood by their contract, but it Is I'M
derstood that they will endeavor to have it
changed when it is renewed so as to allow
two firemen. They claim that the labor is too
hard and there is too much of it for one man.
The freight trains are out on the road over
fourteen hours between Savannah and
Macon, and the flremen are tired and worn
out when they reach the end of the run.
1t is rumored that the railroad authorities
are not willing TO put on additional firemen
on the run, but that they are ready to cav
the fremen for the extra time that they are
at work.
These are among the most important
questions which are expected to come up at
the conference to be held tomorrow upon
General Manager Gabbett's arrival In Sa-
vannah
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
Before thA MRvor

J. E. Powell, assistant postmaster at
Pooler, was before Mayor Schwarz yester-
day, charged with slapping two young
girls, Maggie and Mamie Merchant, on the
street In Yamacraw and using insulting
language to them, and was fined 800. The
girls were returning from the Central rail
road yard, where they had been to carry their
fathers breakfast, when they were stopped
by Powell, who, they allege, caught hold of
their arms and spoke improperly to them.
Policeman Davis arrested Powell. Powell
said in the mayors court that he had been
drinking the night before, and the sup
position is that be was intoxicated when he
met the girls. He is a married man.
Mayor Schwarz had five prisoners before
him yesterday. The fines amounted to $23.
One of the cases was continued. Two of
the prisoners were turned over to their
parents and the other two were fined.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
It's Growth in the Forty Years Of Its
History.

Rev. T. II. Blenus, pastor Of the Christian
church, has just returned from the national
convention of the church at Louisville, KY
The convention was the fortieth ami
versary Of the association in the United
States alone. Over 600 elected delegates
were in attendance. representing a constitu-
ency CT more than 9O0,000 communicates.
The reports from the different missionary
societies showed I05 missionaries in the
field, sixty-nine of which were in foreign
fields-India, China and Japan. Besides
sustaining these missionaries, the church
during the year has erected two hospitals.
and aided many schools at mission points,
The amount Of money raised during the
year for aggregate mission work exceeded
$240, 600.
The church has, in the United States, over
5000 congregations. 5000 ordained minis
ters, and 600, 900 adult communicates. The
periodical literature consists of twenty-five
papers reported-nine weekly, ten monthly,
five semi-monthly, and one quarterly. Or
Sunday school periodicals there are eleven
-four weekly, three monthly, one weekly
and quarterly, and three quarterly. The
educational work Of the church consists of
forty-two colleges, with an aggregate of
over 5000 students. Besides the Foreign
Christian Missionary Society, and the
are organized in twenty-six states the
American Union for Work in the Home
Field. The new states and territories Of the
rapidly growing west, the states of the re-
viving south and the Atlantic coast are the
fields In which the general christian mis-
sionary convention is establishing and aid
ing missions. Besides India, China and
Japan, missionaries and gospel-workes are
at work in England, France, Denmark,
xr~lra A1fu A.s.< Isn
and New Zealand. The statistics above
given apply alone to the work In the United
States.
Considering the truth that the Christian
church in the United States, in less than
seventy years, has grown from zero to
SOC. 900, the advancement Of this protestant
body in the last few years has been phe-
nomenal, and is one of the best evidences Of
the religious growth Of the nineteenth
century The church on Bolton street is in
highly prosperous condition, both nu-
merically and financially.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
LOCAL PERSONAL

p. B. VIM Of Brunswick Is in the city
J.H. Davidson Of Metcalfs is in the city.
Joseph A Lachiison of Darien is in the
4. B. Howard of Lake City. Fla, is in
the city.
e. P. Gilbert came over from Columbus
yesterday.
Capt: Edward Tyler spent yesterday in
Columbus, Ga.
]. =. Boye, F. Kyle and c. n. McPhail
OF Atlanta are here.
F. L. Frost of Charleston came over to
Savannah yesterday.
v. II. Kriegshaber left for Atlanta last
night via the Central
Messrs. L. johnson and J. L. Sweat of
Waycross are in the city.
Miss Minnie Doyle returned from the
north yesterday on the Nacoochee.
NJ. j. Solomons left for Charleston yester-
day to attend the funeral of relative.
Miss Mary Daniels returned yesterday on
the Nacoochee after spending the summer
in New York.
Mrs. w. H. Bishop will sing at high mass
at the cathedral this morning, save
Maria, by Luzzi.
Mrs. j. B. johnson and Miss Eleanor
Fleming returned from the north yesterday
on the Nacoochee.
Miss Amelia Walter, after spending two
months with friends in Atlanta and Macon,
attending the exposition and state fair, has
returned home
Hugh Gordon, Esq, of Atlanta, and his
daughter, Miss Gordon, are visiting their
kinsman, Col. C. II. Olmstead at Beaulieu.
Mr. Gordon is a son of Gov. Gordon, and is
his private secretary.
Julian III. Solomon, who has been absent
from the city for the past year on account
OF Ill health, returned yesterday on the
Nacoocnee, very much improved. Mrs.
Solomon and son have also returned.
A telegram was received here yesterday
by one of Maj. Belknap's friends announcing
the illness of the Central's ex-general
manager. Maj. Belknap was Frustrated
week ago, and he has since been very ILL.,
de has many friends in Savannah who will
be panied to hear of his sickness.
William Nephen King, Jr., who is at
tached to the United States schooner Ready,
Is son of DR.. William Nephan King, of
New York, formerly one of the most
prominent practicians of this city. MIR.
King is an ex-oficer of the navy, and also a
Journalist well-known In the newspaper
world.
J. c. Fleming and bis charming bride nee
Miss Minnie j. Stanton of Newburg -on-the-
hudson, are spending a portion of their
honeymoon in Savannah as the guests of
Mrs. Isaac Beckett. During their stay they
have visited all the neighboring points of
interest, and express themselves delighted
with the beautiful Forest City and its sur
roundings. They will leave for home to-
morrow. Monday, by the steamer Nacoo-
chez.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
THR FIFTH VESSEL LOST.

The Schooner Spotless Reported Gone
to the Bottom.
A cablegram from Jamaica received in
Baltimore states that the schooner Spotless,
hence for Baltimore, has been lost at sea.
All hands were saved and landed at
Jamaica. No further particulars were
given. The Spotless, Capt. Eldridge, sailed
from Savannah Oct. - with $4,000 feet
of lumber and 754 bundles of shingles,
The lumber was shipped by E. B. Hunt
ing & Co. and Dale, Dixon & Co., and was
insured. This makes the fifth vessel from
Savannah lost in the recent storm as we'll
as several vessels from nearby ports.
Seemingly they must have all got in
bunch in the middle of the storm, and
where it was the most destructive
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
WILL COME IF THEY CAN.
The Legislatures Visit Depending {
an Early Adjournment

The Legislatures Visit Depending on
an Early Adjournment.
Representative Gordon is in the city, but
will return to Atlanta tonight.
Capt. Gordon came down to confer with
those having in charge the reception and
entertainment Of the members of
the general and state officers. He
thinks that the general assembly
will adjourn on Nov. z, and
il it does it will enable Governor Cor
don to get off and accompany the excnr-
sionists, but if the adjournment should be
delayed until Nov. or IL it is doubtful IL
either Gov. Gordon, Mr.. duBignon or
Speaker Clay can get off. as there will be
so many bills requiring examination and
signature that they will be unable TO leaves
Capt. Gordon said, however that there is
bare possibility that the general assembly
may not be able to adjourn in time to visit
Savannah on Nov. ~. He does not think
the members will visit Savannah until after
adjournment. If the session does not ad-
journ next week it will be due to the fric-
ton between the Senate and House as to the
second section Of the lease bill. The Senate
bill provides for advertising the lease of
the Western and Atlantic railroad
Immediately preceding Nov. 20,
1890" The bill has been changed in
the House to read that the advertisement
shall begin: "Sixty days after the passage
of this act" There is an element of doubt
whether or not the Senate will recede from
the time it has fixed, so that commit
tee of conference will follow, and Capt.
Gordon is not inclined to think that the
House will recede from its position.
The plan agreed upon for the visit Of the
excursionists, if the legislature adjourns on
Nov. z, or 9, is that the visitors
shall meet at Masonic hall, in this
city, on Tuesday morning, Nov. 10.
Their invitations viii carry with them free
transportation on any railroad in the state
on their way to Savannah, and this will
enable the members to 60 home first, and
then come TO Savannah. BY this arrange
ment the visitors will not come in body.
Capt. Gordon says that between 100 and
200 members will, if the weather is favora-
BILE, be here, and especially the North
Georgia members win come, many Of them
having never visited the seashore
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
AT THE THBArRR.

Augustin Days ga Night Off" the
Weeks Opening Attraction.
ga Night Off," one of Augustin Days
brightest plays, will be the weeks opening
attraction at the theater. The play was
seen here last year. It is play that can
not be seen without being enjoyed.
The piece deals to q certain extent with
the stage and stage people, and for that
reason 1t has q certain amount Of fascina-
tion to the outside world, so curious and
anxious to peer into the mysteries of the
stage. The plot hinges on Roman tragedy
which the author had written in his college
days, and which he was anxious to have
produced by real live actors, and on real
stage and before a real audience This
forms the basls of the comedy. The COM
pany is very nearly the same as that which
produced the play last year, and is made mp
only of artists
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
Looking After the Coast Lights.


The Wistaria, with Commander Hitch
cock on board. has returned to Charleston,
having been absent in Florida waters since
Oct. IL. Capt. Hitchcock has been on a
tour OF inspection, which included all the
stations from Charleston to Cape Canaveral.
de found everything In excellent order.
On the return the Wisraria was put on the
railway at Jacksonville and repaired.
There are seven coast lights in the southern
division of the district.
Since his last trip south Commander
Hitchcock has received notification from
the lighthouse board that the Indian river
has been added to the jurisdiction of the
Sixth district. The lighting of the river
will probably be effected next month. The
part OF the river included in this district
extends as far south as the Jupiter inlet
light. In the opinion of the board this new
territory is more accessible to the inspector
OF this district than that of the Seventh
district
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-03
The Band Movement,

The committee in charge of the subscrip-
ton to the military band fund, is meeting
with much encouragement. Several lists
are being circulated and the subscribers
names will be published in a few DAYS.
Those interested in the formation of the
band desire to state to the public that the
subscriptions are payable in monthly in
stallments, and as soon as the amount re-
quired Is subscribed, a meeting will be
called, at which the subscribers will be
asked to select committee to decide upon
the competency of the band, and also to see
that the director carries out his guarantee