The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-06
FLoR1DA,s METROPOLIS.
Success Of the Douglass Days at the
Sub ropical.


| JACKSONVILLE. FLA, April 5.-The
Douglass days promise 20 be the hvsliest
ones in the histcr ~ Of the Sub-Tropical. and
Yesterdays reception was al immense one
in every respect. To-day the excursion
parties began arriving before noon, and by
/ the middle Of the afternoon there were
nearly %, 900 colore1 Strangers in the city
| from this state and Georgis. all eager to see
the great apostle of their race.
! The afternoon lecture, the Lessons Of
the Hour was very closely lsts ed 70 BY
a large audie &c Of colJred people with
goodiy shrinking Of whites. The evening
! concert gwen by the pupils Of the Union
Academy Of Gainesville, some eighty IN
| num- er, reflected great credit upon them.
The INTERSTATE DRILL
The interstate dill matters are fast as
Stunning definite shape, and every mail
brings new acceptHnCes from companies
over q wide section of territory. This
morning member of Company A, Of the
New York Twenty second regiment, 1as
in the city. and he entered their company
for the drill having been sent down
especially to make tais arrangement A
Communication received from one Of
the officers Of the Seventh req
Of their companies would be pres
eat. but for the fact that the Washington
centennial and the June encampment were
taking all their time. The Georgia military
are fully alive, and many compaales will
be represented. As there have been many
entries or inquiries from bands desiring 30
come here on those DAYS, band prizes viii
be offered, consisting Of valuable gold and
silver medals, professionals TO b. barred
out. 1t IS hopeI that some of Savannah
bands will take advantage OF this. and
come down and erdeavor to scoop in the
DIT yes offered These prizes are ali offered
for white bands only.
TO GIVE ALL THE PRIZEA
The News correspondent has received
several letters from companies in Georgia
and Alabama. asking if tue full entries Tor
all the prizes had been ma e, 50 that there
will BE- no doubt that all Of them will
be aw rded. This we can answer through
the News by saving that already over
fifteen companies have officially entered for
the different drills, with perhaps the excep-
ton Of the artillery prize, so that the e will
be no probability whatever but what all
the prizes will be awarded as advert sed
as the management officially declare that
they propose to make every company more
than satisfied with the far treatment that
they will receive here. Therefore the News
correspondent is glad 70 announce that
every prize, with probably the exception of
the artillery prize, will be awarded whether
there Is one or forty companies to compete
Regarding the artillery prize there are four
companies in correspondence vita the sec
retary of the exposition, but nothing Off
cial nas yet been done.
TIE CITY CHARTER
There is a strong uude-current Of uneasi-
ness among the cit.zsns here regarding ths
moves that are being made 20 amend the
city charter There seems TO be three
parties interested in tais matter, all Of them
with different ideas AMI aims, q as each
one is very secret regarding its own ideas
and bills, it is thought that there is pretty
big rat in the meal bag
Several secret meetings have besn held
among those Interested but reporters have
bee1 rigidlv barred out. What the out
come Of the conflict viii be is hard TO say,
but it may be a case Of "t9o many cooks
spelling the BROTH and the city charter
Will be II worse plight than it is at pres
ent. From 4 outsiders standpoint it seems
to be a case where the ''ins' want to stay in,
and the ''ou;s tor ct in. The outcome of
ell this, no prophet can fo-etel.
HARRIsOy's DAUGHTER ARRIVES
A special Pullman car containing ex-Sen-
ator Davis Of Nest Virginia and party Of
ven. including Mrs. Mckee, daughter of
President Harrison. arrived here ct noon
to-day and was met BY Joseph Richardson,
supe intendent Of the Pullman com
pany, and took an extensive carriage
drive over the city, including the SUBURBS
and Sub Tropical exposition. At o'clock
the party proceeded in their car to st.
Augustine, where they will remain day o.
two before taking trip u Palatka and up
the St. Johns river