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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01

may be sad to form the base for ths circu-
| lar wing on Bull and Harris streets, over
| looking Madison square from dozen
wide plate-glass windows. The room ex-
| tends from a few steps Of the Bull street
entrance clear around to the Harris street
entrance. IL is provided with wide cir
cular promenade, extending around the
entire wing. The effect is novel, and the
! drawing-room wing is considered by most
people TO be the prettiest part Of the hotel.
The room is furnished in Louis
XVI. style, white aud gold.
1t is lighted up by two massive
crystal chandeliers, which cost 81 ,000 The
carpet was made in Glasgow. 1t is like
the rest of the furniture, and is very
light and delicate. 1t was sent from the
factory in sections. The dreperies are the
very finest fabrics. The curtains at the
windows are hung with silk brocade.
They are light, TO correspond with
the rooms finish. The chairs are up
holstered in brocaded satin, ia the
style of the Louis XVI. period.
The colors are light. The piano
selected by Mrs. Baker is a Chicker1ng,
richly gilded and in white, and cost $500
Il was made especially for the hotel The
tables are rich onyx tops with guilt decora.
ton.
THK RICH DRAPERIEs AND cARPETING.
The drawing groom opens upon the main
corridor leading from the Harris street
entrance to the Liberty street entrance,
and it is also provided with double doors
opening into the gentlemens parlor. II is
finished in antique oak, and the drnperies
are similar co those in the drawing-room.
1t is provided with leather lounging chairs,
carpeted with Administer, and In the center
of the room is an exquisite table
inlaid with ebony, pearl, and gold.
The parlor fronts on the veranda around
the circular wing, and also on the Bull
street veranda. 1t has a tile hearth, and is
lighted by two costly chandeliers. The
frieze is rough fresco in a brown tint, orna-
mented with gilt. The gentlemen's parlor
opens upon the main corridor, and is
divided from the smoking-room by the Bull
street entrance The dining-room is next in
beauty of finish to that of the Ponce de Leon.
A dozen chandeliers, with powerful con-
stellation Of gas and electric lights at the
center Of the ceiling, light the room. The
room is furnished with fifty tables and over
400 chairs of antique ash. The china ware
numbers 10000 pieces. The ware is very
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01

pans having suspended covers for
vegetables, soups, etc. The table is
connected with the steam heaters, and the
whole is kept warm. In the center of the
room is plate warmer, heated by steam,
keeping the dishes warm all the time The
roll warmer is made Of galvanized iron.
The set Of coffee and tea urns, taking UP
the north side Of the kitchen, are the most
complete ever seen in the south. Thew are
the latest improved urns, and not another
hotel in the country eau duplicate them.
On each side of large tank
filed all the time with hot water stand sthe
urns. Each is connected with the hot water
tank by pipes, and tho urns can be filled
without moving. Each is provided with a
glass gauge Indicating It's contents. On the
western side Of the kitchen are diSh-wash-
ing tables, and at the south of the kitchen
are two slxty-gallon copper steam kettles
A patent egg boiler filed with boiling
water, and provided with six wire baskets
to contain the eggs while boiling. The
baskets are adjustable SO that they may be
lowered and taken out at any time. The
water in the vessel comes from the large
boilers through pipes, and remains at a
stationary temperature.
In the rear of the kitchen are the refriger-
ator rooms. which have Just been COM
pleted by the Chase Refrigerator Company
of Boston. They are we'll fitted up, and
equalad by few in the country. In addi-
ton TO the main meat room, there are a
fish and oyster room, and butter and eggs
room.
Beyond the refrigerator rooms is the
dining-room for the white aud oolored help.
The dumb waiter leading up to the banquet
hall is located in the northeast corner of the
kitchen. There are also great variety of
copper vessels, Saucspans, sugar kettles,
soup kettles, and other goods, while the
number and variety Of smaller utensils
are too numerous to mention. Il is sui.
ficient to say that everything requisite for
a complete and palatial cuisine is to be
found in the kitchen. The culinary ap-
paratus was made expressly for the De
Soto, with all the latest improvements--or
the very best material and finish--is COM
plete in every detail, and is without an
equal in any city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01

The Gabler pianos are having extensive
sales in the West this fall--more so than
ever before. The Chicago agency, held by
the Chicago Cottage Organ Company, Is
doing great business since the opening of
fall trade. The orders from this house
would surprise any manufacturer. In st.
Louis, Bollman Brothers are also having a
large run. In Cincinnati the Steinerts are
sending in heavy orders, while Pearson, at
indianapolis, and Ellis of Cleveland are
keeping their end up. At st. Paul, w. j.
Dyer Il Bros. are doing finely, and agents
at Denver and Cheyenne likewise. This is
no elbow" or boom" talk, but uudisputed
facts. The house have plans out for an ad-
dition to their present enormous factory.
which will be completed by April next.
This fact alone proves the increase of their
business as above stated. The fact is, the
old Gabler piano is all right and it speaks
for Standardization, Chicago.
In Savannah, also, the "Gdbler" Piano is
an old favorite, and hundreds in tnis city
testify to this fact.
SCHREINER'S Music HOUSE,
Agts. for Steinway and Gabler Pianos.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
The stockholders' Reception.

The hotel was thronged yesterday after
noon and last night with people who were
fortunate in holding invitations to the
stockholders reception. The reception
hours were from to 6 and from 8 TO IL
O'Clock, and during that time 1000 people
visited the hotel At dark thousand win
dows were brilliantly llumined, and
six stories OF light shone out on
Liberty street. Crowds of people
who did not hold invitations filed the
streets around the hotel, and Madison
square.
While the display from the outside was
attractive, the scene inside was far more
brilliant. The corridors, the grand drawing
room, the dining hall and banquet room,
and every room, in fact, in the great build
ing, was blaze of light.
Cobb's orchestra was stationed
IN the rotunda, and played
during the afternoon and evening, and the
Regimental band played from the balcony
over the main entrance on Bull street.
In half an hour after the doors were
opened at 3 o'clock the drawing-rooms
corridors, and parlors were filed with
people, and they kept coming
until 6 o'clock. Cards Of in
vitation were prerequisite to admission.
President Conner and the directors and
members of the building committee were
there, and Lessee Baker and Mrs. Baker
were in the corridor and grand drawing
room most Of the afternoon. The visitors
IN the afternoon were largely ladies. Last
night the hotel was thronged with the lead
ing people Of the city. The admiration for
the hotel and its furnishing was universal.
Few people had any idea of the
magniflcencs of the interior Of the
structure or of the beauty Of its furnishing.
Everybody admired and praised. There
was no fornality in the reception. 1t was
more an inspection of the building and its
appointments
To-day the DE Soto will be thrown open
to the public, and the New YEARS. dinner
will be served from 6 to o'clock this after
noon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
TEE DE- SOTO FINISHED.
Savannah's Great Hotel to be
Thrown Open To-Day.
ASTRUCTURE NOT SURPASSED.

over half Million Dollars Invested
IN the Building and Grounds - His
tory of the Movement Which Gave
Savannah the Hotel - a. IL. Conner
the Man TO Whom the Credit for 1t
is Due-The Hotel as It Stsnds-The
Stockholders Reception-Two Thou
sand People Visit the Magnificent
Building.
The De Soto is finishedl
The builders have delivered up their
trust, and the lessees are in possession of
tine most magnificent hotel in the south.
Savannah is willing to stand by it. 1t is
worthy of all that has been said about it,
and Of the work that has been done upon it.
Its completion marks an era Of progress in
the city's history.
The hotel will be thrown open to the
public to-day, and furnished and equipped
as it is, in New York or Boston, or any
other of the great cities of the country, it
would provoke comment and praise. 1t is
a superb monument, a modern hostelrY
that any city of a dozen times the popula-
tion of Savannah would be proud to possess.
It is Savannah enterprise, built by Sa-
vannah capital
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01

dered by a wide veranda on two sides, and
the rotunda with its broad flights of steps
| gives easy access from the main hall.
THE ROrUNDA
The rotunda IS polygonal projection
from the rear of the hall, opposite the Bull
street entrance. having a glazed ceiling,
and will be enlivened with tropical flower
ing plants. after the manner of a conserva-
tory. Broad plate windows make it almost
an Out-of-door room. but on a cool winter
day a generous fireplace, designed in re-
Nuisance fashion and carried high up
toward the ceiling. with futed Corinthian
columns and enameled tiles, will give out
the cheerful glow of u wood fire.
The entrance hall, some 50 feet square, is
IS thoroughly lighted as reading room.
Facing the entrance is a massive fireplace
of Kentucky marble, 9 feet high and AZ
feet wide, backing up against the fire
place Of the rOtunda, and bearing the in
scription wrought in the stone, "Shall.I not
take mine ease Ia mine innP
THE RECEPTION ROOMS.
Ladies' reception rooms are at both the
Liberty aud Harris street entrances; there
are three drawing rooms on the first floor,
a double room on Liberty street and a room
on the Bull street corner unique in form
and appointments, fifty feet in width, and
with semi-circular end. This room is fin
ished in old ivory woodwork, the ceiling in
renaissance panel work, raised decora-
tive scroll work and devices. At
either side is fireplace with
chimney breast paneled TO the ceiling,
and fisnked by pair Of fluted and deli
cately carved columns, standing boldly in
advance of it. From these columns to the
wall, forming a sort of chimney corner, are
to be broad couches, upholstered in Bagdad
fabrics. These can be wheeled back on &C
casions. but are intended to favor breaking
up into groups the guests who gravitate
into a hotel parlor Of this size, instead of
leaving them awkwardly stranded against
the walls.
Two public rooms are provided for gen.
tlemen, with outlook upon Bull street. The
reading-room and smoking-room are on
opposite sides of the entrance, one having
fine mantel, and over the mantel mirror
frame, cut and wrought in solid Knoxville
marble.
THE SMoKING-ROoM.
The smoking-room is finished with high
paueled dado of sweet gum; the mantel is
high, and in field of enameled thing Is a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
a GEORGIA BUILDING.
$4,000 of Georgia Material in the
De Soto.

$loO,Ooo OF Georgia Material in the
De Soto.
The De Soto is a monument 10 the re-.
sources of Georgia. Over $15O,000 of
Georgia material is in the building-mar-
bic, granite, and pine. The building con-
tains 100000 bricks, 800 tons of iron, IL, 900
cubic feet of stone, and the whole covers an
area of 10000 square feet. The weight of
the structure is estimated at 10000 tons. or
80 ,000,000 pounds. 1t would require a
train OF 1900 cars to move the material of
the structure, or a train ten times the
length Of Liberty street. There are $500
lights in the hotel.
A year ago to-day, at noon. the first brick
was laid at Liberty and Drayton streets.
and was placed in position by the late Dr.
7. LeWman. He directed the building of
the De Soto until his death, which occurred
by drowning in the surf at Ty5ea August
%. The work was then directed by II. l.
and j. B. Lewman. who completed Ii. Two
hundred hands on an average were en-
ployed on the building every day. AT
some times three hundred men were at
work
The architect of the building is William
Gibbons Preston of Boston, and the local
superintendent was Henry Urban.
The contractors were n. T. Lewman 81
Co. of Jeffersonville, Ind. and j. N. Tucker
of Boston was sub-contractor for the plumb
ing. The elevators were put up by the
Whittier Machine Company Of Boston.
The decorators were L. Haberstroh q Son
Of Boston, and the painters, Davis & NAYS
of New Orleans. The fireplace work was
done by Irving e. Casson and the Murdoch
Parlor Crate Company of Boston. The
copper WORK was done by Charles A. Cox
of Savannah, and the marble work BY
Broker q Torrey aud George b. Sirkles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
A New Firm.

Messrs. Guilmartin & Mehrtens have en-
tered into partnership, and will this day
open the stables and cattle lots lately occu-
pied by DR.. Cox, on West Broad street.
Mr.. Guilmartin has been long and favor
ably known to the Bay street cotton men,
and Mr.. Mehrtens has for a number of years
been identified with the cotton trade Both
gentlemen are ''to the manor born, " ana are
thoroughly up in the business in which they
are engaged
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01

The Boston Home Journal, the great
society paper Of Boston. Mass, says that
since Mr.. NJ L. Harnett has taken the man
agement Of the Marshall House, Savannah.
Georgia, the increase in business mas been
SO marked tnat u Is called phenomenal,
and speaks well for the popularity of Mr..
Harnett,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
Morning News Letter BOZ.

The following letters, in answer to adver-
tisements, are in the MORNING NEWS
LETTER Box. Advertisers will please call
for them: Courson; Gun; Grocer; IL N. o.;
Quick; Reference; s. B. G); Windsor;
w. II. S.; Washerwoman X. Y z.
Letters uncalled for will be DESTROYED one
week after their receipt,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
stanlav e. Salaa

By reference to our special column this
morning it will be seen that the lumber and
timber firm Of Stanley s. Salas has been
dissolved by mutual consent, and that the
business will be conducted in future by Mr.
Rafael s. Salas at the old stand. Mr.. Salas
is well known as one of our enterprising
young business men,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
THE DE soTo's KITCHEN.
A Cuisine That is Fit for Kings
Palace.

Palace.
One Of the most important features of a
hotel is its culinary department. Lessee
Baker has equipped the De Soto's kitchen
with the most modern and costly furniture.
The outfit is furnished by the John Van
Range Company of Cincinnati, which took
the premium at the Cincinnati exposition.
1t is the outfit made especially by the COM
pany for the exposition display, and it took
the prize over competitors from New York.
Chicago, and New England.
The entire outfit cost between 81 900 and
5000. The most important parts of
the outfit are the range, which is
thirty feet long, two thirty-six-inch char
coal broilers, and q long steam table,
toastar, and waffle stove. Following these
on tue east side of the kitchen, fronting on
Drayton, Is the carving table, with eleven
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
Clubs.

The following named clubs. Commercial
at Augusta, Ga; Seminole. at jackson.
vile, Fla; Cape Fear, at Wilmington, N.
c.; Guards at Savannah, Ga, supply their
members with the Herman Cortez" cigars.
made at Key West and sold by Lee Roy
Myers & Co., Savannah. Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
The tonnage was as follows:
custom House statistics

Show that 2, 454. 504 cases of champagne were
imported during the last decade, of which
over one-fourth was Sc. H. Mumm's Extra
Dry" Their importation during that period
was over 200. 900 cases more than any other
brand, indicating its popularity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
LAST MONTHS saIPPING.
December Arrivals and Tonnage-The
Vessels and Their Rigs.

The MORNING NEWS gives to-day the
total number Of vessels arriving at this
port during last month, with their rigs,
nationality, and net tonnage. The number
does not include the arrivals at quarantine
or Tybee, but only those vessels which have
arrived at the wharves and cave discharged
cargo. or in ballast and loading. 1t does not
include river or inland coast steamers, nor
does it include vessels under 100 tons. except
those trading foreign. The arrivals. with
their rig and nationality, are as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
New Year Fireworks.

We offer for sale few boxes of fire.
crackers (4o packs to box at only 81 per
box. A small lot of assorted fireworks to
be closed out cheap. DAVIS BRos.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
The Birth of the New Year end the
Death of tha Old.

The most attractive store on Broughton
street is that Of jackson, Metzger 6 Co.
Displayed in their show window is pict-
uresque scene representing the birth of 1890
and the death Of 'S9. The window should
be seen to be appreciated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
THE DE soTo's FUaNlsaING.

The Louis XVI Drawing Room the
Finest in the South.
The De Soto's furnishing is in rare taste.
The drawing-room is one of the hand.
soonest rooms in any hotel in the country,
is what everybody VINO has seen it says. Il
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
Oak, Pine and Liehtwood.

Have removed my wood yard to corner
Gwinnett street and Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. Telephone n. r. B. CasseIs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
Oak, Pine and Lirhtwood,

OhkI F4nS anu LlRhtWOod
Have removed my wood yard 10 corner
Gwinnett street and Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. Telephone77 r. B. Cassels
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Continued on q'siri Page. J
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
THE BRIDAL CHA

The bridal chambers are on the first, sec
ond, and third floors, facing Liberty and
Bull streets. Some of them are over the
drawing-room, but the principal chambers
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-05-22
CENTRE srEARNs COUNTY MINNESOTA THURSDAY, a.

with spectators. Nineteen standing
committees were announced by the
moderator. The report of the special
COMMITTEES to inquire into the best means
of preventing the liquor traffic in the
Congo region was read, adopted and the
COMMITTEES discharged.
MAJORITY FOR REVISION. b
The clerk reported that on the general
question OF revision 132 presbyteries had
answered in the affirmative, sc in the
negative, declined to answer, and 8
had not yet reported.
The special committee on the board Of
publication reported against the pur-
chase OF complete publishing outfit.
The report of the committee on minis
tiers showed over
ELEVEN HUNDRED VACANT CHURCHES.
Three hundred and seventeen churches
have been disbanded during the past five
years.
SARATOGA, May 17.-Fraternal greet
ing was cent to the Southern church now
in session at Asheville, N. G. A COM
mittee ON revision of text of the larger
catechism offered its report. Desertion
as cause for divorce was submitted to
a committee.
SARATOGA, N. Y, May 19.-At the
Presbyterian general assembly the re-
port of the committee on methods of
effecting changes in the constitution and
confession was taken up. Dr. empshall,
of New Jersey, offered resolution that
the reports and all amendments offered
be referred back to the committee.
Adopted.
DR.. r. H. Allen, of Pittsburg, secre-
tary of the Freedman's committee, spoke
for an hour and half on the good work
accomplished by the board among the
colored people. During the year 1873
missionary ministers and III teachers
were ordained. Nine churches were Or
gained, making the total number now
under care of the board 245. The total
receipts for the year We're $176, 325-a
gain of $41.7S4 over last year. The re-
port and its recommendations were
adopted.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-05-22
CARLISLE FOR SENATOR:
The Kentucky Democratic Caucus d
cides I'm His Favor.

The Kentucky Democratic Caucus De-
cides in His Favor.
FRANKFORT, KY, May 17.--hnme-
diately after the Democratic joint legis-
lative caucus had been called to order.
Senator Cooper arose and announced the
withdrawal of ex-governor Proctor
Knott as candidate for United States
senator. When the balloting began there
was great excitement, as It became evil
dent that the majority of Knott's sup
pogters were going to Mr.. Carlisle.
Judge Lindsay's supporters, however,
stood by him, and eight of the Knott
votes went to Representative McC reass,
The ballot resulted: Carlisle, 81; Lind
say, 80; McCrear3, 20. Senator Smith
then announced the withdrawal of Rep
Sesentative McCreary Before the roll
call for the second ballot was concluded
it was evident that Mr.. Carlisle would
receive the nomination, and amid cheer
ing and mitch confusion the vote was
announced: Carlisle, ~; Lindsay, ia,
On motion of Senator Thomas, on BEHALF
of Judge Lindsay and his friends, Mr..
Carlisle's nomination was made unan-
,moes, and q committee of five was ap-
pointed by the chairman to notify Mr..
Carlisle of his nomination and to con-
duct him to the chamber.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-05-22
EEP The =. Paul. Minneapolis & MAN
'fSSS' itoha Railway and Branches be
WV. came the
G,ea Northern Railway LIne'

With 2,}r0 miles of steel track il runs through
81 counties Ia Minnesota, North Dakota,
South Dakota ami Montana, reaching all
principal points from st. Paul. Miun"aPo'
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1t furnishes through close coln ito the
best and cheapest rou'c .Oan points /"
Idaho, Utan, California, Oregon, wash
ington, British Columbia. Alaska, the
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1t is the only American line west OF Chicago
having track laid with 20 pound steel
rail and owning It's entire magnjhcen.
equipment of elegant Dining and sleeping
cars, Handsome Day Coaches and Free
Colonist Sleer ers.
1t is ;'in only line runnidf through the great
Milk River Reservation, with solid trail e
Without change to Chinook, Benton
Great Falls Helena and Butte.
1t reaches more romts in Minnesota
and the D,kOtaS than any otter line.
1t is lie short line between Sauh Centre and
M:nnc2To!i. and 81. aui. connecting
with trains to the east.
It reaches Duluth and West superior with
its own trains.
1t reaches leadidgSnurh Dakota points Sioux
city Iowa, and connect > with trains for
the South west.
Forrat'>, i'"i:cis, maps and guides, Apply to
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