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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29
T0DD'S BILL STILL KICKS.
ITS FRIENDS CLAIM IT CAN BE
TAKEN FROM THE TABLE


A Motion Made 70 Reconsider the In
definite Postpoaenent-Senator Car
Isle and Other Authorities Asked for
Information on the Point Raised 9th
er Business Ia the Senate.
ATLANTA. Ca, Nov. 28-Perheps the
Todd bill viii have to be killed all over again
g. the Senate Dead as Il was thought to
be. It managed % gacher up strength
enough 70 create considerable stir in the
legislature today, aad threatens to walk
cut os Us burial cloths motion was
made 70 reconsider the indsanite postpone
nleas agreed 20 wednesday. This was
promptly tabled. and the fate Of
the motion was regarded as clinching the
bill u IL the Todd men claimed they had
purpossly offered the motion to have it
tablsd in order that they might pick their
opportunity for taking it from the table
and pressing it before full Senate when
they regarded ths chances for passing tie
bll most favorable
A SLIM ATTENDANCE.
There was barely a quorum present this
morning. aud under such circumstances
they declared il had no chanca. Ia former
pied by the Todd measure have always been
considered lost past redemption. but this
depends on the presidents Interpretation OF
parliamentary practice, and he seemed this
morning inclined = rule that anything
On the table could be taken from
the table. If 50. it looks as
il there Is no way to get finally rid OF the
quart bll except u allow it 70 be resur-
rected and then defeat it on its merit The
Ur NJ lir1f1 Of
United States Senator Carlisle and other
renowned parliamentarians on the point
thus raised Several sensible members Of
the leZisla azure incline T. the opinion cred
ited to President Mitchell
DISEASE AMONG HoRsEs
Mr.. johnson Of the Tweuty-first district
offered the one new bill of the morning. IL
contemplaces the suppression Of contagious
diseases among live stock and provides for
an appropriation TO cover the expe1ss OF
veterinary surgeons services and damages
resulting from the condemnation II infected
stock and buildings, and creates board Of
appraisers 70 assess the damage thus suffered
by tns owners. Commissioner Nesbitt ap-
proves the details of the bill more nearly
than those of any yet offered for the eradi-
cati n Of CHAMBERS, bat thinks the appro-
priation should come from the surplus
arising from fertilizer inspection fees in
stead Of forming an item in the tax act.
HOUSE BILLS on FIRST READING.
Among the House bills read for the first
time in the Senate was the one appro.
priating Sl2, 900 to defray the expenses of
the state Neurological school, to incorpo-
rate the Electric Railway Company of Sa-
vannah, aud 10 prohibit seiaing for noun
tain trout After session Of forty minutes
the Senate adjourned till Monday, for want
Of q QUORUM
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PLoRIpAs SHIP CANAL.
How TO Get Into and Out OF Il the
Biggest Problem

biggest EEOO4em-
ST. AUGCsTIxxE, FLA, Nov. 2s.-Ths
people living along the proposed route Of Il.
Florida ship canal are excited over the frs
real Indication that the chartered company
intends 70 do something toward con
Meeting the Atlantic ocean with the Gull
Of Nexic1.
Chef Engineer P ". CaEal has been
| Instructed 70 at once make the final survey.
I Whether or not this IS for the purpose II
! opening the canal or 70 demonstrate It's i'm
p-scsieaollity IS hard 70 say That the pro
I posed route Is the most feasible one is
esta6 lishsd by tie many surveys made By
the Units1 States government.
St Augustine Is 70 oe tie eastern and the
WithlscJoches river the western ends Of
the canal
TIE DIGGING.
From the Matanzas, say az Moultrss creek
to Federal Point. on the S.. Johns river,
some eighteen miles Of digging viii be the
price of mixing the salt a d fresh waters.
From Federal Point the ST. Johns river will
be used for some forty miles 70 Rec creek,
five miles sJuth Of Paiatka- How far this
creek can Be- made available, IS not, as vet,
known. However. II Is q short cut % e
small stream that takes its course from
Orange lake, and flows into the Ocklawaha,
near Orange Springs. Breasted will
become q beautiful Venice. and
furnish mariners with stores ere
they strike out into the
lake, passing near CitTe's luxuriant orange
groves until Lochbie is reached. From
there spades will be trumps until the head
Of the Blue river is met, say thirty-eight
miles.
TIE ROUTE.
The route lies down the Blue river to
Dunnellon, on the Withlacoochee river.
Down this river and the Blue river vessels
will glide along into the Gulf as easy as
rolling off log. The canal company viii
be put TO no expense dredging this dfty-two
miles Of waterway, as the Dunnellon and
Marion Phosphate Companies are. by the
rate now working liable 10 dig away the
bottom Of these rivers
On reaching the outlet Of the Withlacoo>
chez river obstacles viii be encountered in
the fats, or deltas that hold back the waters
Of the river for some three miles before sea
water Is reached in the Waccassassee bay.
The people have great faith in this project.
COSTLY UNDERTAKING.
II the incorporators have means and hon
est intentions, the canal will be al estab-
hshed fact; that is, when the harbor of st.
Augustine is so improved as 10 permit the
safe entering Of sea-going craft. and when
the distractions at tue mouth Of the VITA
lacoocnee river are removed. According to
the surveys Of the United States govern
ment engineers, it would require an ex-
penditure of several millions Of dollars TO
cut q channel through the three miles of
coral reefs at the mouth Of the Withla-
hatchie.
1t is not intended to attempt to discour- |
age the people along the route of the pro- |
posed canal, as the canal part Is the most |
feasible, but how can ships get into or out
Of it,
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CUPID's WORK AT GIG HARsoa.
a Mother and Daughter In Love with
the Same Man.
From the Tacoma Netrs.

From the Tacoma Netcs.
On Friday, so the story goes, prominent
lady of the town attempted to commit sui
eide under such romantic circum stances
that the snipbuilding industry was forget
ten, and Arthur Delplane is now the topic
of conversation. The story Of this attempt
ed suicide revolves around a lady called
McGuire, her daughter Minnie, and Arthur
Delplane, and Arthur is either the hero or
the victim.
Widow Mcclure is not fair, fat. and 40.
but she is fair, 40, and is supposed 10 have a
bank account as well. Her daughter Minnie
is the reputed belle Of Gig HarDor.
Arthur Delplane also lives in Gig Harbor,
connected with the mill. He is about 80
years old. Arthur met Minnie, and the re-
suit was that Arthur was constant visitor
al the MCGUIRE homestead.
But Mrs Mcclure also met Arthur. and
she looked upon him, and he was fair. She
waited him for herself, it is said, and i'm
mediately became rival Of her daughter
for bis affections. The young man must
have given Mrs McGuirs some encourage
ment, for her affection apparently grew to
something stronger, and at last she found
that without him life no longer contained
any pleasure for her.
The daughter Minnie was the favorite,
however, and the mother was beside herself
with anger when shefound the two together
on Friday evening acting as if they were
accepted lovers, Widow MEG lire did not
leave them to their joy and happiness. She
rushed into the room and with a wall
cried:
"Oh, Arthur. you don't love me any
more"
Just at this moment, unluckily for Minnie,
the family cat walked across the room.
Widow Mcclure grasped it by the tail, and
with her 40 years strength threw it in Min
MES face. Wherever cat lands it lands
feet first and generally holds on. In this
case the cat lit feet first and held on to Min
MES face with its feet, as her face will tes-
tify to-day.
Widow Mcclure then ran out of the
house and to the wharf, decl4ring that she
would drown herself. Arthur was In a
dilemma whether to soothe the Scared face
or save life. He hesitated but moment
and rushed after the widow and reached her
just as she was throwing herself into the
sound. She struggled, bu5 he was the
stronger, aud he carried her back to the
house.
What happened thereafter Gig Harbor
would like to know. Arthur is still a
visitor at the house, but whether he is a
hero and has a mother-in-la W or is hero
and a victim only the future alone will tell
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Missed It IN Atlanta AMI Fad Il Served
- Sim IN Seattle Restaurant

| From tie Seattle Press
| H L Co1stIae Of NeE Orleans, La who
has been in Seattle for several days, tells a
/ story that would rival in IL improbability,
/ the "a IS Of the Arabian Nigatz- Mr.. Con
stine, however, declares tlat his story is
/ true. and says that be IS wiling to swear
/ 70 it
WHEN was in Atlanta. Ga, some tirns
ago" said Mr. ConStlns. Il was invited by
a friend, John Sawyer, 70 visit peach
caansry. in which ne was employed After
had completed my tour Of the cannery
missed very valuable charm that l had
been wearing on my watch chain The loss
was sad one % me, inasnucl as the charm
was gift frOm a deaf sister. / offered
liberal reward for the return OF the charm,
which supposed 1 had dropped some WI ere
about the cannery. but all 70 no purpose,
as / never heard from IL
Il had returned home, and had gwen up
all hopes Of recovering the charm. About
two months ago conceived the idea OF visit
ing the Pacific coast and arranging my
business in short order, started at once for
the west.
Il arrived in Seattle about two weeks
ago. since which time have been visiting
friends who live near Yesier avenue.
Yesterday nooa l was down town aud
stepped into q restaurant for lunch.
After eating a hearty lunch I called for
some peaches and cram. ] started u eat
the peaches, and was in the act Of cutting
one Of them with q spoon, when the spoon
struck some hard substance, which ap-
pearei 10 be imbeddei in the heart of one
of the peaches l worked the substance
out with my spoon and held IL up to the
hgnt. Ny surprise eau be better imagined
than described when | found that held in
my hand my missing cnarm, which l mad
long ago given up for lost.
THE story is a strange one," concluded
Mr.. Constine, land l SD Juld hardly be will
ing to believe it myself if told u me by
stranger. but HeverC neless every word of it
IS strictly true. 7 only way / can &C.
count for the mysterious disappearance aud
recovery Of the jewel is that 1t became dis
engaged from the chain when | was watch
ing the performance Of a new coring and
pairing machine in which was much inter-
ested while | was visiting the cannery in
Atlanta, and it fell in among the peaches
without my noticing it.
The charm, which Mr.. Constine showed
the reporter, was gold cross with a small
diamond set IN either end and larger one
IN the center, and was of very unique de-
sign. The story is a strange one, but was
told IN concise and straightfor ward man
ner that argued well for its veracity.
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BY CHEWING GUM.
A Man Who Gets Hilarious by Sucking
the Juice of the Stuff.
From the Netc York Star.

a Man W no GETS hilarious by Sucking
the Juice of the Stuff.
From the NeC York st ar
Can man become intoxicated on chew
ing gum? cannot believe it, yet friend
Of mine assures me that he kno rs fellow
who does it. The man in question is the
superintendent Of one of the big breweries
of New York. He does not drink liquor of
any kind, not even his own beer He can
tell the quality of the brewing by the color
and smell Once in while, however, he
feels like getting hilarious in some way.
The feeling Is likely TO come upon him on
the Fourth OF July or some similar occasion
of holiday or rejoicing
When he feels that way, so my friend
says, and he ought TO know, our superin-
tendent buys large box of some peculiar
sort of chewing gum, and makes a Job of
it. He does not attempt to do anything else
for the time being. He devotes himaelf to
the chewing gum. One cake OF i5 after
another disappears. He chews all the
sweetness out of tho gum aud then throws
it away. When he has masticated about
four or five dozen Of the waters he is the
possessor Of what the boys call beautiful
jag" At least 50 my freud says.
There was friend OF mine once who as
sured me that ne had sean an oyster which
had been taught to play the piano. / did
not believe him, just because he was my
friend. Your own friends will sometimes
tell you whopning big yarns. The one who
tells me the chewing gun story AYERS by
the z eat horn spoon that il is positively
true. In proof of it he pointed out the
brew cry to me.
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A CIRCUIT OF CHATHAM.
TIE PRESENT DISTRICT May
BECOME TWO.

The O-her Five Counties 20 Have {
Tribunal OF Their Own-The Success
s7r Of Gov. Smith 70 Be Elected Dec.
12-Mr. Hartridge Wants the Citys
| Western Boundary Defined
/ ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 2s.-Had candid
! confessions bsen secured from the members
/ Of the general assembly wh1 went On the
| trip 20 Mlledgevills all would have told Of
/ little disposition for work when 10 O'Clock
saw the converting Of the session. They
stuck 70 their desks nobly until the hour Of
adjournment The chs7lain's prayer re-
quested for members, among other things,
''clear heads" and that the absent ones
might return safely"
Ir. Baxter offered bill amending the
constitution 50 that the number Of supreme
co Irt judges might Be Increased % five.
Ths bill Is similar TO that passed by the last
legislature, under which the anendmsat
went to the people for ratification and was
Debated
THE JUDGEsHIPs.
Wednesday, Dec II, has been set apart for
joint session 70 elect judge Of the Chat
tahOochee circuit, and Judge and solicitor
the new circuit-TalIaOoosa- Caadi-
dates are already canvassing 10 the num-
Der OF twelve for the three places, with the
entries still open. The creation Of the
Tallapooss circuit, brings into prominence
the subject Of dividing the Chatham circuit.
4 meeting will be held at an early day by
thu members Of both houses from
that circuit and If the sentiment is unani-
NOUS the matter will be pushed TO a consul
nation. The members have within the last
few days received numerous letters from
Savannah on the subject The idea is to
make Chatham alone form one circuit,
while another is created OF the five remain
ing counties. The opposition Of the country
members 20 increased expenditure is as
sanged by the c. eaton Of a new judgsshIp
and sollcitorship.
A BIG JOB KILLED.
A big job for the printers was killed
to-day when it was moved 10 reconsider the
bill requiring all general bills except rail-
road and bank charter applications TO be
printed before iird reading. After several
motions it was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Clifton introduced a bill amending
the charter Of the City and Suburban and
Coast Line railroads of Savannah and Mr..
Hartridgs bill 70 extend and accurately
define the western boundary of Savannah's
corporate limits.
P. J. O'Connor, ESQ.,, and Lieut.. RIVALS
of the Dahlonega military school, were
rendered the courtesies of the floor.
Mr.. Clifton presided during the greater
part Of the morning.
Among the bills approved by the governor
was that creating a colored branch of the
university.
LIVELY DAY AHEAD.
Tuesday next promises TO be lively. Two
bills have been made special orders. One is
the bill introdu ed by Mr.. Hill of Meri-
wether, providing for the payment Of $3.50
to members Of the general assembly, in
stead Of 81 per diem. The other is that
introduced by Mr.. Martin, providing for
the improvement Of the capitol grounds.
The proposed removal of the Ben Hill
monument to the capitol rotunda was re-
ported favorably by the committee to-day.
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COTTON PICKED BY MACHINERY
Steel Spindles Doing the Work Of
Black Fingers IN the Field.
From the Waco DAN


Black Fingers IN the Field.
From the Waco Day.
The essential feature is $50 fingers or
spindles projecting through ani from a
hollow cylinder. These fingers are ten
| inches long, and have at the end a brush or
tip of fine wire. and set in four grooves
radially s horse hair, clipped so it projects
from the fingers about one-twelfth of an
| inch, the tip and the hairs on the side being
the means of getting the cotton from the
bolls. The fingers or spindles are given q
whirling motion by system of cog gear
| enclosed within the cylinder. Moving for
ward, the cylinder revoiveS, the fingers
come III contact with the cotton, the whirl-
| ing motion Of the fingers entangles the cot
ton lint, and it is picked, then carried up
| ward and backward until cleaned from the
| fingers by brushes, and thrown into recepta-
cles holding sixty pounds of seed cotton
The revolutions are SO timed that the
fingers which project at the sDokes of
wheel strike the plant wit out raking
motion, for that would damage the plant.
No injury comes TO the leaf or boil from
running the machine over the plant.
With a width of four feet, length seven
feet, and hight of five aid one-half feet,
the machine, complete, weighs about 1,20J
pounds, and is of easy draught for two
mules.
Thursday party of gentlemen went to
the Rutfner place, on the Robinsonville
road, and saw the Campbell machine in oper-
alton.
The rows were 1855 rds long, and were
gone over twice the result being the cotton
was clearly p,cSed out of the bols, the ma
chine being as thorough in this respect as
the fingers Of the negro. No injury to foil
age, bollS or b. ancnes Of the plant was
noted
In the morning, when the cotton was
slightly damp, a gathering from one row
made by the machine weighed little more
than thirty pounds; the waste, knocked on
the ground by the machine. IVES picked I'D
by hand and weighed five ounces. In the
afternoon, with ths cotton perfectly dry,
the cotton picked weighed over twenty
eight pounds, and the waste picked up
weighed nearly three and one-half pounds
The time made was about five pounds a
minute, or 300 pounds an hour Allowing
tune, literally, for emptying tie recepta-
cles, stopping for repairs, meals, and so on,
the nlachiae could easily work ten hours
day and would gather 5000 pounds at a
tota! expe Sc of no. more than So per day.
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A FAILURE AT TaoMA sv1LLF.

3. A. Bass Goes Uuder with Liabili.
ties OF $1,000 or $1,000.
TOWNSVILLE, GA, Nov. 25.-B. A.
Bass, dealer in general merchandise and
doing farmers business, failed yesterday.
The amount of his liabilities is $1,000 or
$4,000. His assets aggregate about SIC, 900.
His chief creditor is the Townsville Ma
tional Baak, which holds mortgage for
$4,000. s. L. Hayes, president of this
bank, has been appointed receiver.
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STATE AND COUNTY TAXES 1870

OFFICE COLLECTOR STATE AND CourvT.xzs
CHATHAM COUNTY, GsoReIA.
SAVANNAH. Oct. s 1890 !
THE DIGEST Is NOW OPEN FOR THE
COLLECTION OF THE ABOVE TAXES ON
ALL PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL:
THE SPECIFIC TAX ON PROFESSIONS:
ALSO THE POLL TAX FOR EDUCATION.
AL Purposes ON ALL MALE RESI-
DENTS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY RI
TWEEN THE AGES OF 2I AND go YEARS
ONCE at the court house. Hours Ga m To
Up. m JAMES J. MCGOWAN,
Tax Collector q n
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BOTH TO BE H 4NGED.
eeves and His Female Accomplish

Reeves and Ills Female Accomplish
Sentenced at Darien.
DARrEN, GA, Nov. 2s-Charles Reeves
was to-day sentenced to be publicly hanged
Jan. Is. Ella Fason, his accomplish, who
was convicted at the May term of the
superior court as an accessory before the
fact, got a new trial and was Yesterday
convicted and sentenced to hang the same
day with Reeves. At her first trial she was
recommended to Imprisonment in, the pen
iten tiary. Both parties took their sentences
indifferently
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Norman Wi Hold Sis seat.

ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 2s-Tbe election
committee having in hand the contest over
the seat Of Mr. Norman Of LIBERTY by a
negro named James, met this afternoon
and reserved the announcement Of tue con-
clusion arrived at until the report il
presented to the general assembly. 1t is
safe 70 say, however, that Mr. Norman will
hold his seat.
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Suicide of a Georgian.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. ga special
from Kissimmee to the Times Union SAYS
that osborn Tomlinson, formerly of Dupont
Ca. committed suicide at Turkey Ham
mock, late Thursday night by shooting
himself through the head
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5Nopea S1r~N- :,
RcG SEE az +" Yves
Weddings

Wedding invitations and cards printed or
engraved at the shortest notice and in the
atest styles. We carry an extensive and
well selected stock of fine papers, envelopes
and cards especially for such orders. Sam
pies sent on application. MORNING News
Printing House. Savannah, Ga.
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Blandford's Chances Best.

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 29.-Indorsements
Of Justice Blandford's candidacy for the
Cnattahooches judReshlp are being received
from prominent members of the bar in all
quarters of the state. His chances of cleo
ton now seem best, but Col. Mcneil also
promises to make it good race. The
friends Of all the candidates are active.
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a Warahonsa Eurned.

JOHNSTON, Ga, Nov. 2S-The ware
house Of the Savannah, Florida and West
ern Railway Company here was burned
Nov. q. The fire broke out about mid
night. 1t Is supposed to have been S erted
by rats, with matches in their beds IN the
walls
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A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE,

Rumors That It is to Touch at Savsn.
nah in the Orange Traffic.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. 2S.-Manager
Ives of the Florida Fruit Exchange to-day
autographed that new line OF steamships
wonld shortly be placed between New York
and Savannah to compete with the CLYDE
Line and other transportation companies
who had lately raised the freight rate on
oranges from 80 to a. cents per box, and
the first ship is dne Jacksonville Dec. IL.
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E. F. Liton Dead.

DUBLIN, Nov. 2s.-Edward Falconer
Liton. NJ. A., @. c., one of the commits.
sioners under the land act of 1884, is dead.
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Senator O'Neil III.

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. Ex-senator O'Neil
is quite sick at the Kimball house with an
attack of rheumatism.
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Don't DIE IN THE no -sE.

Rough on Rats" Clears out rats. mice
reaches. ROUGH ON WORMS Safe, Sure
Cure. PC. ROUGH on TOOTHACHE In
ant relief. l5c.- Adv.
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Mr.. MOODY, the evangelist, is growing much
stouter than be was, add a good deal Of silver
has crept INTO his hair.
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Election of RAILROAD Commissioners

ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 2s.-The railroad
committee today considered the bill max
ing railroad commissioners elected by the
people and will report favorable, and both
houses ere felt TO be friendly to its passapa
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SPECIAL NOTICES,

On and after FEB. 1, 1880, the 61ss. NJ ,,.o.,-
arenleHt Of al advertising IN tie MoRsTxa
news totn Be agate, or at the rate of 81 20 an
inca for the JSrSt insertion