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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
CITY BRRvITiES.

The Charleston Turn Verein came over to
Savannah yesterday. and will picnic with
the Savannah Turner's at Toshach's pavil-
ion at Tybee to-day.
Sunday nights list at the barracks footed
up thirteen arrests, the majority of which
were colored offenders. They were all
small cases, mostly DRINKS and disorderlies
A horse attached to a buggy belonging
to e. G. Gleason ran away yesterday after
noon, dashing up Liberty street from the
direction Of Ihunderbolt road. When
near Whitaker street the buggy struck a
street car, from which 1t caromed to a tree,
where it was hung up. and the horse con-
tinued on his way up the street. The street
was only glanciDg one, but the buggy was
wrecked.
A 3-year-old son of f. c. Roberts of the
MORNING NEWS composing room was
thrown from Texas pony yesterday on
West Broad street, the child narrowly miss
ing the iron track of the street railway in
the fall. The owner of the pony repre-
sented that the animal was gentle and tract
able, and the father of the child put it in
the saddle. but the pony started off in a
gallop, kicking up its heels as it went and
the child was thrown off. The child was
frightened, but escaped without serious in
jury.
An insolent negro who had been repri-
manded by Conductor Chistie on West
Broad street car for using insulting Ian
guage in the presence Of lady passengers
Saturday night got ugly and tried to pro-
woke the conductor by threatening to pull
ohe register rope. Encouraged by two
tther colored men under the influence of
liquor, he seized hold of the. rope and there
was about to be a conflict. when some re-
spectacle and sober colored men interfered
and got the men off the car without further
trouble. West Broad street seems to be
abandoned by the city authorities south of
Stewart street. Prize fights are not UNI
common at night, and crap" shooting and
disorder are the rule rather than the excep-
ton. Pistols are fired Unfortunately at
all hours of the night, and such incidents as
that of last Saturday night are not uncom-
mon on the street cars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
THE ODD FELLOWS BUILDING.
Nearing Completion and to be Ready
for Occupancy Next Month.

Nearing Completion and to be Ready
for Occupancy Next Month.
The new Odd Fellows building at Bar
nard and State streets is nearing compile
ton. 1t will be ready for occupancy by
July Is, at the latest. and when completed
will be one of the handsomest and most
substantial buildings in Savannah.
The second floor, which will be occupied
as offices, Is practically finished DOW. The
first floor, which is devoted to stores, will
be finished in couple Of weeks.
The floor was originally divided into four
stores. The partition between the two
northwest stores has been taken down and
will give one large store. The third floor,
which is the public hall is also about fin
ished. The hall aud gallery will seat 500
people. Adjoining the public hall, and
separated from it by sliding partition, is a
handsome supper room, with kitchen and
closets. The ceiling of the hall and supper
room is of steel, handsomely ornamented,
and which will be frescoed in rich colors.
The fourth floor is occupied by the lodge
rooms, enoampment room and library.
This floor will be used wholly by the Odd
Fellows. The lodge room, overlooking Bar
nard and State streets, is fifty nine feet in
length with a width of half the building.
1t has lofty ceiling of
ornamented steel. The room is
handsomely furnished in native woods, and
will be probably the finest lodge room in
the south.
The Encampments room overlooks State
street and Telrair place, and is also hand
somely furnished. The library room over
looks Barnard street at the northeast cor
ner of the building, and is practically
FINISHED. All of the ceilings on the fourth
floor are of steel.
The entrances to the building are by
broad stair ways from State street and from
Broughton street lane. A passenger eleva-
tor runs from the north entrance to every
floor. The building, which has been erected
under the personal supervision of the archi-
tect. Mr.. George B. Clarke, is complete in
all its details. 1t was designed to be q
building for convenience and comfort,
economizing space and yet affording
ample room and combining strength
with architectural beauty. It will be
formally dedicated at the meeting of the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows in August.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23

From June l of this year up to to-day
there is an excess of 1908 above the normal,
For the same period of last year there was
deficiency of So. The excess of temper
AZURE for the year from Jan. l is 3649, which
is accounted for by the warm spring. For
the same period last year there was a def
cheney of 371'. Adding this years surplus
OF 364' to last years deficiency of 3710 and
there is the immense difference in tempera-
ture or 735' between the two periods.
For the last two weeks an area Of moder-
ately high pressure has existed in the south
Atlantic, Gulf and Ohio valley regions
with barometric readings slightly above
normal, the highest reading not exceeding
80. Is and the lowest not less than 30.06
When such condstions prevail, known
technically in the service as "troughs,"
winds are variable, and 1t is impossible to
determine forecasts for any period ahead
with any degree of certainty. The atmos-
phere has no decided movement, and it is a
matter OF impossibility to determine the
weather for any section included in one of
these "troughs." Local thunder-storms of
small area are likely to prevail, as has been
proven by the recent thunder-storms which
have swept over Savannah.
The present weather conditions may be
expected to prevail until the development
OF cyclonic disturbances These will prob
ably begin in the West Indies early in July.
AS weather settler the cyclone is un-
equaled, but like other sudden agencies it
has its drawbacks
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
A CRACKER MARRIAGE.
Romance Found Away Down in the
BackwoodS.


Backwoods.
Last Friday morning bright and early.
says the Osceola Fla.) Ne,Os, two men
stepped into HENSON & Dow's saloon and
got drink of gin. They stood at the bar
and chatted with Mr.. Dow awhile and took
more gin. By this time the Oldest of the
strangers began to feel enthused and became
quite communicative. He told Mr..
Dow he was a widower, but had got
tired of his widowhood and had
advertised for a wife, who was to be
here from Connecticut that night His
bride-elect wanted him to meet her half
way between Florida and Connecticut, but
he wrote her he could not venture further
north than Kissimmee, SO she had to come
here; he made forty miles of the distance
and she made 500 miles of it, He made
several trips to the depot during the day,
but spent most of his time at Dows' drink
ing turpentine gin, and talking of his
bride.
BY the middle Of the afternoon he was
the center of observation and the topic of
conversation, for he had pretty well adver-
tised his business in town, and had invited
quite a crowd to go with him to meet the
train and see his bride. At the hour for the
train to come there were sixty Of the boys at
the depot, and when the train pulled in he
made rush for the first passenger coach,
where he saw several ladies, but not seeing
the red bow on left shoulder signal he
thought she had not come and holloed to
his friends, "boys, she has not come" but
at this moment some one told him
she was in the waiting room, and he called
again, "Boys, she's come" Some one sug-
gested he get carriage to take her to the
hotel but he said, mo, bring my oxcart
around, she can ride in that After they
all had arrived at the Wisconsin house some
one of the crowd asked him if he had a
marriage license. He said no, but would
like to have some of them go for 1t for him
After being told the price he pulled out SO
to pay for the license. Judge johnson per-
formed the solemn rite and the crowd dis
persed.
The boys kept sympathizing with him,
for during the day he drank about a gallon
of gin and had carried a four-pound bouquet
on the lapel of his coat las signal for
his bride to know him by and about II
p. m. they thought he might be getting
dry so they went to his room and raped
and asked if he did not want
drink. While standing in the door
way with his socks, cuffs and
collar on and the perspiration running off
him they presented him with a pint bottle
of gin, of which, after invoking a blessing
on them. he drank half. He was out early
next morning preparing to take his bride to
her new home in the wagon he had brought
alligator hides to town In.
By o'clock they were rolling out for his
home at Green Pond, Polk county, with
provisions enough for the trip.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
THE MARKET IN BETTER SHAPE.
Inspector Desvergers Rep orts an I'm
proveme emit in Its Sanitation

Inspector Desvergers Rep orts an I'm
provement in It's Sanitation.
Inspector Desvergers, of the Citizens
Sanitary Association, reports for the week
ending Saturday night no material diff
ference in the averag quality of food prod
uce from that of the previous week. He
reports progressive improvement in the
sanitary conditions Of the market house.
The Inspector says, in reference to drain
age, that the city authorities have COM
menced repairing the defective trunks in
the Jones and Lamar canals. Ihe Spring
field plantation drains are also being cleaned
out again. The most serious menace to the
health on the western outskirts of the city
now is the condition of the Ogeechee canal
and the abandoned timber basins above
Gays lock, the latter belonging to private
parties
The inspector in his report as to matters
which affect sanitation with in the city SAYS
that in nearly every instance in which he
has been called to examine into the sanitary
conditions of dwellings because Of preva-
lence Of sickness in them he has found
either defective or neglected water closets
inside, or foul vaults III the yard He says
also that sewer gas from defective soil pipes
inside of dwellings causes much sickness,
and that all soil pipes about dwellings
should be run on the outside instead of on
the inside of the building.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
RAIL AND CROSsTIE.

Superintendent r. G.. Fleming left with
his family for Atlanta in his car last night
over the Central railroad.
The city of Cleveland has Just officially
adopted central standard time and the rail-
road companies have for the first time put
it in use in their shops.
The Central railroad transportation SUI
periutendents took in Tybee yesterday
under the guidance of Superintendent w.
W. Starr of Savannah. Besides Mr.. Starr
there were d. d. Curran of Columbus, and
j. A. Mckenzie and H. R. Dill of Macon.
The following notice has been issued by
the Bengal, India, police pauthorities to
passengers on the Eastern Beagal railway:
Passengers are hereby cautioned against
taking anything to eat or drink from un-
known parties, as there are many who live
by poisoning travellers. They first of all
court acquaintance with passengers in a
sarai or some other place, aud then gain
their confidence on the plea of being fellow
travellers gong to the same place. When
they reach a spot convenient for the pur-
pose, they poison the water or food of the
passengers, who become insensible, and
then they decamp with all their property.
They also at times poison the passengers
water, when being drawn out of wells, or
sweetmeats brought from the bazar, or
food when being cooked
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
THE FLORIDA SHIP CANAL.
II. n. Flagler Has Taken the Matter
in Hand.


From the Palatka (Fla) Herald.
Florida waters will soon flow with the
wealth of the Standard Oil Company. Mr..
Flagler's visit to Palatka was significant
occasion that means more than most people
suppose In March of this year it will be
remembered that II. M. Flagler, owner of
the Ponce de Leon, visited Palatka with q
party of ladies and gentlemen and, in one
OF j. 4. Lucas steam yachts, spent the day
on the st. Johns, going up the different
creeks. Three gentlemen of that party
were civil engineers The principal part Of
the day was spent up Rice creek, four miles
north of Palatka, and the steamer carried
them up Etoniah creek as far at it Is navi-
gable. This creek, it will be remembered,
is tributary to Rice creek, and the two
almost connect with the Santa Fe lake and
river.
The Herald has just received authentic
information from New York to the effect
that Mr.. Flagler will soon dispatch his
engineers to Florida to survey the territory
mentioned, connecting with the Suwannee
river, and make their report known as soon
as possible to him in New York.
lt is also known that this new move on
the part Of Mr.. Flagler has so occupied his
time as to compel him to cease further
operations in st. Augustine, and suspend
his intentions as regards Daytona.
1t is supposed that the canal will COM
mence at st. Augustine and enter the st.
Johns at Deep creek
There has been so much written and said
about the Florida ship canal that people
have lost all hope of such gigantic scheme
being consummated. but now that the en-
terprise has taken this shape and fallen into
such hands, there can be little or no doubt
that the great work will be begun in the
near future.
The matter of cutting a canal across the
state will not be so expensive as most people
would suppose. We have plenty of deep
creeks, miles in length, that could be utf-
lized in this way, and with proper dredging
made navigable for the deepest draught
vessels. Only few miles would have to b Q
Cut
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
oHIRF PUDRR's TRIP.
bis Inspection OF the Augusta, Atlanta
and Macon Fire Departments

MS 4nepectlOn OF the augusta, Atlanta
and Macon Fire Departments.
Chief Engineer Puder Of the fire depart
ment returned yesterday morning and
expressed himself highly pleased with his
trip. He witnessed the flremen's parade at
Augusta, and was impressed with the eff
cheney of the service, as he was with the
equipment Of the fire departments of
Atlanta and Macon.
Mr.. Puder says that Chiefs Young of
Augusta, Joyner of Atlanta and Jones of
Macon will be sent by their respective cities
to the annual convention of chief firemen,
to be held in Detroit about the middle Of
August, and they tell him that much val
liable and practical information is to be had
at these gatherings.
The observations made by Mr.. Puder on
his visit lead to the conclusion that Savan-
nah's force OF firemen, in proportion to the
equipments, is less than that of either
of the Georgia cities mentioned.
Augusta, with only four engines,
no chemical and one truck,
but forty seven. W bile he was at Augusta
the electric wires came in contact with the
fire alarm telegraph wires and burned out
circuit of seven boxes, in some instances
melting the iron doors nearly off. Augusta
does not own her fire alarm system, but
pays 81. 800 year for it's use, the owner
keeping wires and boxes in order.
Near Atlanta on Friday, Mr. Puder says,
he visited the old battle grounds where he
did service for the lost cause, and viewed
the ground, now overgrown with under
growth, where his brigade commander and
other officers fell. He says the only place
In Atlanta he recognized, so changed
has the city become by its wonder
full growth in the last
twenty-five years, was where the old rolling
mill stood by the pond where the confeder-
ates used to battle. Speaking Of Atlauta's
fire department, he says that there are ten
men to each company, and eleven men run
with the truck. The Holly system of water
works is used so steam fire engines are not
used The department has a fifty-gallon
chemical engine.
Saturday Chief Puder spent in Macon,
paid firemen. There are five companies, in
Guiding the hook and ladder. The depart
ment received on the day Mr.. Puder was
there a double pump La France engine. 1t
has no chemical engine and is just introduce
ing the swinging harness.
Macon and Augusta appear to be COM
paratively free from fires. Chief Puder
was told that it has been about three
months since there was a fire alarm in Au-
gusta, and none in Macon since May a.
He met with one or two minor improve
ments that he says he will introduce in the
department here. He says he was courte-
ously treated by the firemen in the cities
visited. and he inspected all their engine
houses and equipments.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
MAN A TBMPLR BUILDER.
Rev. DR.. Curry at the First Presbv.
terrain Church.


Rev. A. B. Curry, of Gainesville,
Fla, preached yesterday in the First Pres
byterian church to large congregation.
many of whom were strangers DR.. Currv,s
theme was Temple Building" 1--WE are
all temple builders" he said, "bufldinR
temples, not of wood and stone, but spirit.
ual temples in which the eternal God shall
dwell"
1t is important then, the preacher said
that each man look well to his plan. Unfor.
tunately most men have no well-defined plan,
and some have no plan at all. either as re-
CARDS the things of this life or those of the
life beyond, and SO they "knock alongn
and build not at all. They
forget that the future powerfully
influences the present, and SO in this spiritual
temple building ones thoughts about the
future will shape his or her present acts.
A high ideal inspires a man to deeds of
noble daring and to acts of self-sacrifice.
A man who believes be will perish is like an
OK. Such man will live like an OK. But
give man the christian ideal of building a
spiritual temple In purity and holiness and
1t will inspire his present with lofty aspira-
lions and tireless energy. He knows he is
building for eternity.
o. In conclusion, the preacher urged his
hearers to begin the work of temple build
ing In youth instead of waiting until middle
life or even old age
EARLY form your plan, :" he said, 'choose
the true foundation. and rear a superstruc-
ture OF a pure character SO that the Most
High may dwell in you forever.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
LOCAL PERSONAL.

c. f. Staten of Valdosta is registered at
the Screven.
F. d. Darlington of Greenville, 8. c., is
at the Screven.
o. Gilman, wife and child, of Columbus
are at the Screven.
P. B. McKenney of Atlanta registered at
the Screvep yesterday
II. G. Edenfield aad Gustave Jolckel of
Waynesboro are at the Screven.
Mrs. A. Gutenberg of Quincy, Fla, is at
the Screven with her three children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mayhem Cunningham, Miss
Woodbridge and Miss Fleming are at Fur
ber's at Tybee.
E. Gibian of Macon, DR.. E. S. Harrison
and wife of Thomson, and B. III. Hightower
and wife of Dublin, are at the Hotel Tybee.
DIR. and Mrs. A. G. Whitehead are down
from Waynesboro with Misses Marian
Whitehead, Haidee Routzahn and Bertha
Routzahn.
Among the guests at the Hotel Tybee are
Boykin Wright, w. J. DELPHI, Leonard
Phinizy and son, Stewart Phinizy and son,
John j. Cohen, Jacob Phinizy, z. w. Can
vile, J. A. Bachmau. A. H. Earle, W. A.
Minchen and Frank E. Fleming of Augusta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
TO COUNT THE SWALLOWS.
Out-of-Town Savennahians to go Into
the Census Report

Out-of-Town Savennahians to 60 Into
the Census Report.
Supervisor Beckett received instructions
yesterday from the census department at
Washington, authorizing him to enumerate
the out-of-town families of Savannah, in
GLIDING them in the census of the city. This
was in answer to his request to that effect
noted in the MORNING NEWS last week.
Mr.. Beckett says he hopes that he will be
aided In getting full enumeration of those
who are summering out of the city. Blanks
may be obtained at his Office, 1876 Congress
street, for that purpose, or his office clerk
will enumerate all such as call during the
day for few days.
Servants who have been left behind in
charge of the residences of those who have
gone out OF the city may aid the enumera-
tors when they call, or visit Mr.. Beckett's
office and give the names of those who are
not residing in the city during the heated
term. 1t is only by getting the names of
OF all the bona fide citizens of Savannah
that the city will get the benefit of having
her full population included in the census
report, and If it should fall short of what
In justice to the growing city, it should be
credited with, ii will be through no fault
OF the supervisor, who is doing his best to
have all the citizens enumerated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
OLD SOILS LITTLE JOKE.
The Weather Prophets Badly Fooled
by Saturdays Storm.

The Weather Prophets Badly Fooled
by Saturdays Storm.
Saturdays storm had little effect on yes
terday's weather. The morning was cool
and pleasant, but Old Sol opened up with
all his artillery by MONDAY. The result
was a maximum of 91s. The cool morning
had the effect of keeping the mean, 81,
exactly to the normal.
Atlanta was only one degree cooler than
Savannah, while Charleston recorded 92e,
New Orleans 80. Memphis 96e cambridge
was the coolest place in the Savannah dis
trlct of the cotton belt, with a maximum of
with 94o.
While the temperature was not as high
yesterday as it went last week, the heat
during the afternoon was more severely
1elt There was little breeze, and the suns
rays poured down with fierceness that
was almost unbearable. The streets during
the hottest part of the day were almost
deserted, and the few people that were
out Kept on the shady side of
the streets and walked slowly. 1t was late
IN the afternoon before the promenders got
out, The park up to 5 O'Clock had few
people, but after that, and as the breezes
came up, everybody came out of doors.
Later on a stiff breeze arose and made the
night pleasant. 7nn
- !. AS the weather necessarily occupies a
large share of the publicis attention 1t will
be of interest to compare the records of the
previous year for June with those of this
year. There Is considerable difference be-
tween the temperature of this year and last
The spring Of this year was unusually warm,
while the same season last year was, if any
thing. cooler than the normal, consequently
there is big total of heat upon this years
balance sheet in excess of last year.
An examination of the records of the
signal office gives the following data of the
temperature for the month of June to date,
compared with the same date last year:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-23
THE RUSH TO THE BEACH.
Tybee's Hotels Crowded and People
Keep Coming.

Keep Coming.
The Central railroads A augusta excursion
train came in with nine coaches yesterday
morning, packed with 400 passengers. The
colored contingent remained in the city, as
usual, but the main body of the excursion
lists hurried through to Tybee, where they
spent the day.
Yesterday was the best day for surf bath
ing since the excursions began. and the peo-
pie from tropical Augusta enjoyed it to
their hearts content. One young man over
did the thing and after three hours in the
water went to bed for change.
Savannah people poured out of town
early in the day to the various resorts. The
majority went to Tybee, but there were
enough left to keep the other resorts lively.
The band concert by Cohb's Military
Band at the Ocean House pavilion at Tybee
was one of the chief attractions to visitors.
The band played from O'clock until 9
O'Clock. and in the morning from 8 o'clock
until 10 o'clock. The programme was an
excellent one and the concert was one of the
finest that has ever been heard on the stand.
The pavilion was thronged and the beach
was lined with people.
The Central railroad depot presented
livelier scene than usual in the afternoon.
The colored people were out to see their
Augusta friends off, and the Tybee excur-
sionists were coming in by street car loads.
The shed was Allied with the crowd. The
Mlllen accommodation pulled out at
8 o'clock with a heavy load, greatly
to the sorrow of many excursionists who
failed to get up from Tybee. The days
excursion was the largest the Central has
yet brought in on Sunday, and if the
crowds continue to increase at this rate
they will soon tax the capacity of the road
to accommodate them.