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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
MOVEMENTS OF THE WAR SHIPS.
Pensacola Sends a Big Crowd to
Watch Their PLAY In tia Gulf

Pensacola Sends a Big Crowd to
Watch Their Play in the Gulf.
PENSACOLA. FLA. March 3.-There was no
cessation of visitors to the White Squadron
to-day. All the excursion boats to the fleet
were comfortably filed with passengers,
who were treated to the novel sight of deep
sea maneuvers by the squadron fifteen or
twenty miles in the gulf The sight was
beautiful one, and was thoroughly enjoyed
by all. Tomorrow. at 2 O'Clock. the fleet
will enter the harbor, and visitors will be
received on board between the hours Of l
and 5 o'clock in the afternoon for the bal,
auce Of the week. The Senate and HOUSE
naval committees, accompanied by other
congressman AID possibly Secretary Tracy,
are expected to arrive Saturday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
LOUIsIANA's POPULATION.

The Negroes Outnumoer the Whites
About 5000.
WASHINGTON, March ga statement
prepared az the census bureau shows that
the total population of Louisiana is l,11S,-
S57. Of this number 554, 7l2 are whites.
569, 1893 colored, 62S Indians, SIS Chinese
and SO Japanese. In the pa ish of Orleans
there are l57, 2S5 whites and 65,603 colored
In thirty-five parishes the number of the
colored people exceeds that of the whites, in
some cases In the proportion of Is to |.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
SHOT Els WIFE DEAD.
Mcrderous Deed of a Doctor Graz
by Whisky and jealousy.

Muir d erous Deed of a Doctor Crazsd
by Whisky and Jealousy.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, March 3.-At the
Horse Creek mines in Walker county this
morning, DIR. W. J. Matthews shot his wife
five times, killing her instantly. He has
for some time thought his wife was untrue
to him, and exhibited his jealousy by threats.
He was drinking Monday, aud last night
his wife went to q neighbours to spend the
night, being afraid of him.
When she came home this morn
ing. without waiting for words he
shot her, Their little children, of whom
there are five. scattered over the neighbor-
hood crying and screaming. The neignbors
came crowding in, and Matthews offered to
give himself up, hut contrived to escape by
the back door. He was overtaken, aud, in
spite of attempts to lynch him, was put on
g train aud taken to Jasper jail. He was
physician to the mines, and is about IS years
OF age.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
ATLANTA's BLACK BRUTE.

A Little Talk of Lynching Leads to
Precautions Being Taken.
ATLANTA. Ga, March 3.-The negro
Charles Taylor, identified by Miss Mcclure
as the man who cut her throat last week,
has been quietly removed by the sheriff for
fear of lynching. There was some talk of
violence, but nothing alarming, and the
prisoner was hidden merely to mako assur-
ance double sure, as lynch law has remark
ably few advocates here. The shsriff's
officers will not reveal the negroes place of
confinement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
Prof Cones Residence Burned,

GUYToN, Ga, March 3.-Prof. w. II.
Cones fine new residence, located near the
Elkes Landing bridge, across the Ogee-
chez river, in Bulloch county,
accidentally caught fire yesterday
morning and was entirely con-
sumed, with all of his household effects He
had an insurance policy of $1,000, which
covers only about half Of his loss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
CAROLYN as PHOSPHATE
The Attorney General Does q Little
Dredging IN the CoosaW.

The Attorney General Does q Little
Dredging In the Coosaw.
CHARLESTON. 8. c., Feb. 3-The gov
ernor, controller general and attorney gem
eral passed through here this afternoon en-
route for Columbia, from the scene Of the
phosphate war. Inspector Jones was left
at the scene Of hostilitiss, armed with the
power to dredge In the Coosaw territory.
He went down this morning and dredged
some rock. The Coosaw people flied pro-
test and there the matter rests. No legal
proceedings were taken in any Of the courts
here to-day, although it is probable that
when the new lesses Of the territory attempt
to dredge they will be served with an in
Junction by the Coosaw people. The Coo
saw plan Of campaign il evidently to
refrain from dredging rock and not TO per-
init anybody else TO dredge it until the
courts decide the matter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
Emma Abbott crsmatsd.

PITTsBURG, March SIT leaked out
to-day that tue remains Of Emma Abbott
were cremated in this city two weeks ago.
Her ashes were placed in a small jar and
shipped to New York. They are now in the
vaults of the Safe Deposit Company in that
city, where they will remain until the cree
ton of a monument 70 the deceased singer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
Seven Frozan to Death.

GREAT FALLS, MONT, March S.-The
bodies Of five men frozen on the extension
of the Great Northern were found to-day.
There is nine feet of snow at Summit, and
the weather is very cold. This makes seven
victims of the storm so far recovered The
men frozen were all laborers. Probably
many more have persisted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
PRNsACoLA's STREET RAILwA
The Line to be Extended and the
Dummy system Adopted.

The Line to be Extended and the
Dummy system Adopted.
PENSACOLA, FLA, March 3.-The stock
holders of the Pensacola Street Car Conn
pany held meeting at the Office Of Thomas
c. Watson to-day for the purpose of reor-
ganization and preparing for the extension
of its present line of street railway. and
the construction of a system of steam
dummy lines. The new board Of directors
are: Graham Gordon and Isaac II. Shirk
of Baltimore, G. B. Powell and C. NJ.
Bruden OF Birmingham, Ala, and Stephen
T. Chipley of Pensacola. AT meeting of the
directors Mr.. Gordon was elected president,
Thomas c. Watson, secretary, and William
II. Knowles, treasurer. 1t is the purpose OF
the company 10 push the work Of construc-
ton at once. and the delay necessaryIto GET
ting material will be all In the way Of the
rapid construction Of the contemplated i'm
provements.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
MEETINGS..
GEORGIA. CHAPTER No az

GEORGIA CHAPTER NO. 3. r. "A. NJ.
A regular convocation Of this chap ~@s,..
ter viii be neid at Masonic Temple SZE#
THIS WEDNESDAY, EVENING at RAN
O'Clock. Ezg4eS
The u. NJ degtee will bs conferred.
Transient companions are Cordially invited to
meet with US BY order OF
J. r SAUSSY, Il. P.
p. II. WARD Recorder
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
DISABLED IN TIE GULF,
rhe Steamer d. d. Hutchinson Re-
ported with q Broken SHAFT.

AA0 CboauST ~. ~. HUTCHINSON re-
ported with Broken Shaft.
PENSACOLA, FLA. March 3.-Capt. Law
renee Of the schooner David Mitchell
arrived in port this afternoon and reports
that yesterday morning he spoke the
steamer d. d. Hutchinson, bound for New
Orleans, about seventy,five miles southeast
of Cape st. Bias, in a disabled condition,
having broken her shaft and being badly in
need OF assistance. The steamer had q full
cargo of freight and good list of passen-
gers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
a Barn Burned.

GUYToN, Ca, March &c. NJ. Hunter,
who lives near Guyton, had his stable and
barn burned early yesterday morning, to-
gether with all his hay, fodder, shucks aud
peas. A fine young mule and a valuable
mich COW persisted. The fire was evidently
the work of an incendiary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
The Middle eeorela,s Bridge.

WASHINGTON. March Representative
Turner reported faVorably from the COM
mittee on commerce Representative Testers
bill to permit the Middle Georgia and
Atlantic railroad to bridge the Savannah
river above the city Of Savannah, with
amendments giving the Secretary of War
more supervision of the matter, and per-
hitting other roads to use the bridge 1t
cannot go through this session,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
BLEW OUT HIS BRAINS.

SUICIDE OF the son or a Farmers ALI
ance President in Florida
a young man about % years Of age, son of
Wiley F. Martin of Millgan, about forty
miles east Of this city. committed suicide at
that place to-day, by firing a load Of buck
shot through his head. No cause is assigned
for his act. The elder Martin is q very
prominent man in Santa Rosa county, and
is president Of the farmers alliance of that
county. He is Frustrated over the sad oc-
currence
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
A FATAL BLOW ON TIE BEAD.
Two Men Quarrel Near Pensacola and
One is Killed.

PENSACOLA, FLA, March 3.-George
Howell and Benjamin Kersey, both white
men, living at Magnolia Bluff, about three
miles from the city, became engaged in an
alteration last Saturday, in which Kersey
dealt Howell blow over the head with a
shotgun, fracturing his skull. Howell
fingered until this morning. when he died
A post mortem examination was held. The
coroner's jury returned a verdict of justi-
fable homicide.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
Observation-Disclosures


O'HASLON.-The friends and acquaintance
OF Mr.. G. j. OHanlon are respectfully invited
70 attend the funeral Of his daughter FkNA
AMELIA, from his residence. Montgomery and
King streets, THIS Wednesday AFTERNOON,
at O'Clock
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
a Failure in Arkansas.

MEMPHIS, TENN, March "a Prescott
ark special says: The firm of Woodbury.
& Hamilton, merchants Of this place. made
an assignment yesterday to j. III. Denman,
assignee, for the benefit of their creditors.
The assets are said to be about $2S, O0O; the
liabilities are not given"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
savannah's Public Building.

WASHINGTON, March 3-Representative
Lester says the supervising architect has
promised to send a man to Savannah to
make preliminary inspection of the new
public building question for the informa-
ton Of the treasury department
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
A Negro Leborer of Muscogee Man
gled Beyond Recognition.

PENSACOLA, FLA, March 3.-Robert
Hawthorn, a colored laborer at Muscogee
met a terrible death this forenoon about IL
o'clock on the railroad between Canton
ment and Muscogee. he had gone to sleep
in the middle Of the track and train with
eighteen cars Of lumber ran over him and
mangled him beyond recognition. He was
identified by his clothing. The supposition
is that the man was drunk and in drunk
en- sleep, OF fell across the track.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
A Steamer at Auction.

COLUMBUS. GA, March 3.-The steamer
Lotus was sold at public outcry this MORN
ing to satisfy claims against her. She was
bought by s. II. Dent of Eufaula for 81, 100,
exclusive Of furniture. etc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04

BE Il Charged With Writing q Policy
Withouta License,

without License.
ATLANTA. GA, March SIS. e. Barton,
prominent insurance official Of Boston,
was arrested in Augusta to-day and brought
TO this city for writing insurance without a
license. Mr.. Barton, while on his way to
Florida, where, in company with a friend.
be expected to hunt, stopped in Atlanta for
some days. While here he Is reported to
have insured the electric light works, and
hts arrest was at the instance of H. c.
Stookdell, an insurance agent Stockdell
says Barton shall be prosecuted 10 the ex-
tent of the law for violating the statute,
which requires all companies to deposit
$40, 900 aud take out license before doing
business in the state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
An Alliance Warehonsa Bnrned

GREENvILLE, S. c., March 3-The farm
ers' alliance warehouse ct West Greenville.
which has just been completed, was burned
last night. 1t is Supposed by inceudiaries.
The loss is $4,000 1t was insured
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
sAYANNAHYACHT CLTR

The annual meeting of Savannah Yacht Club
Will be held at Club House TO-DAY at $50
O'Clock. An amendment to Constitution com
oining the offices of Secretary and Treasurer
will be acted on. VIM. HONE.
Commodore
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
A Newspaper Sale.

ATHENS, Ga, March S.-H. L. Crawford
sold out bis interest in the Ledger to-day 20
r. B. Russell and F. M. Hughes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
SPECIAL NOTICES.

On and after Feb. l, 1890 tie bnsIs Of ,rers-
urenlent of al advertising IN tie MoREIEo
NEWS DtA be agate. or at tie rate Of 81 10 On
inch for the first insertion
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
THE EQUITABLE LOAN AND BUILDING
ASSIMILATION

The flfty-fourth (54th) regular monthly meet
ing OF this Association will De held at the
Office Of the Secretary THIS "wednesday
EVENING at O'Clock.
j. S. COLLINS, President.
J. L WHATLEY. Secretary
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
SPECIAL NOTICES.
STOCKS WANTED,

Advertiser will buy stock Of Title Guarantee
Company, Chatham Bank, Chatham Real
Estate. series A; Electric Light, Georgia South
ern bonds, Savannah Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, Savannah FIRE and Marine, or
loan association stocks. Address, with price,
STOCK BUYER,
offca
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
SPECIAL MOTTO
notice TO STOCKHOLDERS.

notice TO sTOCKHoLDERk
MUTUAL TRADING CoMpANy,l
SAVANNAH, GA, Feb, IS, 1891
The second installment Is DUE and payable
on and after MONDAY March g.
Stockholders who have not paid the first in
stallIneHt are required to do SO AT ONCE.
Payments may be made at this office No. s
Drayton street. or at the company's store. No
31M Whitaker street.
Printed copies of the constitution and bv.
laws may be obtained at either place.
J. S. TYSON,
Secretary and Treasurer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
NOTICE.

All bills against the German ship CARL
must be presented at our Office before 10
o'clock noon THIS DAY or payment will be de-
barred.
PATERSON, DOWNING & CO.,
Agents
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
REAL ESTATE PURCHASING AGENT.
NOTICE

COMPANY of Savannah will apply to the
Mayor and Alderman OF the city of Savannah
for leave to use the following named streets for
an Electric Railway, to-wit: Commencing at
the intersection Of OFT and Gwinnett streets,
down OFT street to Wheaton street, down
Wheaton street to South Broad street, along
South Broad street to Montgomery street, down
Montgomery street to st. Julian street, and
along st. Julian street to the western side of the
Market.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
NOTICE.

Whereas, The Legislature has provided for
the establishment in connection with the State
University and forming one of the departments
thereof school for ths education and training
school has invited proposals for the school,
now, then, all persons favorable to the cause Of
education and DESTROYS of locating the school
the First African Baptist Church on Franklin
Square FRIDAY EVENING, March 6, at s
o'clock. TO take such action in the matter as
may be proper. J. N. SIMMS, E. K LOVE,
A. II. CASTOR, J. H. G. BUTLER, A. HARRIS,
w. r. FULDS, G.. II. PRICE
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
THE TITLE GUARANTEE AND LOAN
COMPANY OF SAVANNAH.
OFFICE AND BANKING ROOMS, 1875 CON.
GRESS STREET.

VIII guarantee Titles to land, insuring DUR
chasers and mortgagors against all loss by rea-
son Of defects of title
ALLOWS INTEREST at 8 PER cxNr per annurn
on Special Deposits of 800 and upward for
fixed periods Of one or more years aud at PER
CENT. per annum, paid or compounded quar-
terly, on deposits subject to call
WILL INVEST MONEY upon 1rst-class real estate
security, and guarantee the titles
GEORGE H. STONE, President.
L. L. HACKETT, Treasurer.
ISAAC BECKETT, Secretary and Solicitor.
R. R. RICHARDS, Advisory Counsel.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-10-08
Death OF Mrs. ID. II. Chamberlain.

The announcement of the death of
Mrs. D. H. Chamberlain will recall tc
many Columbians a notable figure of the
Republican regime from 1874 to 1876.
Mrs. Chamberlain came to South Car
lima from Massachusetts with her bril-
liant husband about the year 1878, and
lived in the low country in and around
Charleston.
They moved to Columbia in 1874 when
Mr.. Chamberlain was elected Attorney
General, and lived here continuously un-
til the downfall of the Republican party
in 1876.
Mrs. Chamberlain was a woman of al
most marvellous beauty, a type of the
perfect blonde. Her education WAS fin.
ished in the highest degree, and to this
she added rare social accomplishments
and womanly graces. The Chamberlain
family lived apart from the absolute 90
cisl coterie to which many of the Repub.
licans at the capital belonged and
passed their lives without reproach in g.
secluded ard we'll aigh exclusive home.
They lived first at the Nicholson House
and lived subsequently in The beautiful
home now the property of Mr.. Lewis, but
which is still pointed out to strangers az
the Chamberlain mansion.-Columabic
Register, 22nd.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-10-08
Modern Science.

Modern science has brought the cork
leg to state of perfection which renders
It almost impossible for the casual obser-
ver to detect the difference between the
real and.the artificial There was an EN-.
inent sergeant-at-law some years ago
who had d cork-leg that was triumph
of artistic deception. None but his in
innate friends knew for certain which
was the sham limb. A wild young wag
of the cutter bar" who knew the SER
geant pretty we'll, once thought to utilize
this knowledge to the sergeanrs secret to
take in green, newly fedged young
barrister. The sergeant was addressing
special jury at Westminster in his US
ual earnest and vehement style, and the
wag whispered to his neighbor, "You gee
how hot old Buzfuz is over bis case, now
I'll bet you sovereign I'll run this pin
into his leg up to the head, and he will
never notice it, he's 80 absorbed in his
case. He's most extraordinary man in
that way" This was more than the
greenhorn could swallow, so he took the
bet. The wag drew large pin from his
waistcoat, and leaning forward, drove it
up to the head in the sergeant's leg. A
veil that froze the blood of all who heard
it, that made the hair of the jury stand
on end, and caused the judges wig to al.
most fall of, rang through the court.
"By Joye it's the wrong leg and I've
lost my money!" exclaimed the dismayed
and conscience stricken wag, quite re-
gardless of the pain he had inflicted up.
on the learned sergeant.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-10-08
Amdersptr gnteltigemeer.
Are Men Growing Scarce.

Statistics show that the male population
of the civilised world is falling further
and further behind the females.
According to the last British census
the excess of women and girls over men
and boys in Great Britain is about 900, 600,
an increase in ten years of nearly 20O,-
900. The German census of last Decem'
Der places the number of females about
100000 above that of the males in the
kingdom of Prussia, or nearly three times
the excess twenty years ago. There are
100000 more females than males in the
whole German Empire. In Sweden and
Norway the "weaker sex" is in the ma
jority by 25O,O0O, in Austria. Hungary by
100000, in Denmark by 10000, and in
every European country they outnumber
the males.
In the United States, Canada and Aus
tralia the males are in the majority,
though not largely so, the estimated e1'
cess of males in this country being only
100000 or 100000. 1t is plain that
but for immigration, which furnishes a
much greater number of women than men,
the latter would soon be in the majority
here. There is large prepondesance
now of females in New England and in
some other sections of the United States,
and if immigration were to materially
decrease undoubtedly the surplus of males
would soon disappear in the whole coun
try.
In less civilized countries, where VIC
men are lightly esteemed, it is otherwise,
India having about 100000 more men
than women, while the males largely pre-
ponderate in China. The obvious de-
duction is that the higher civilization is
most favorable to the increase of the fe-
male sex, and this suggests the interesting
question whether civilization is doing the
best thing in The world in producing this
result.
A fact Of hardly less interest brought
out by the British census is the marked
decline in the marriage rate, which hns
been almost steadily tending downward
for nearly two decades. Meantime there
has been an even more decided decline in
the birth rate, so that not only is marriage
decreasing, but marriages are becoming
less prolific on the average. There is the
same tendency in this country, prevailing
chiefly among the better classes. An
excess of females IN a country is certain
to have an unfavorable influence on the
marriage rate, and the moral consequence
of such a state OF affairs can easily be
conceived Omaha Bee.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-10-08
Colonel by Marriage.


A traveller in Texas says that he was
riding along a cattle trail near the New
Mexico line when he met rather pom.
pous looking native of the region, who
introduced himself as Col. Higgins, of
DEVILS river.
"Were you Colonel in the Confeder-
ate army ?" I asked.
"No, sah."
"On the Union side, then ?'
"No, sab T; neber was in no wah."
"Belong to the Texas Rangers ?"
"No, sab, I do not"
"Ah I see. You command one of the
State militia regiments ?"
ss"No, sab, don't. Don't know moth
ing about soldering"
"Where did you get the rank Of
Colonel ?"
"I'se a colonel by marriage, sah."
"By marriage? How's that?"
81 married the widow offs kunnel, sab,
Kunnel Thompson, of Waco. - Youths
Paper.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-10-08
Some Questions.

You are reading this. suppose the
sub-treasury and land loan scheme were
in operation To-Day. How would you 60
about getting dollar?
Have you any cotton or wheat ?
suppose you borrowed eighty per cent.
ofits present price on 1T Wouldn't you
be twenty per cent. behind where you
already are? You can sell either of fthem
In Greenville on sight and getan hun.
dred cents on the dollar of their full
market price.
Do you own land already mortgsged
Suppose you borrowed money from the
Government on it Wouldn't you have
10 turn it right over to the man you had
already borrowed from to give the gov
ernment clear title
Character and credit are capital now.
Under the proposed system how would
they be worth rap? Now the man
who owns some property and VINO mas
The reputation of paying his debts can
generally borrow money on his own
or with good endorsement With the
sub treasury and land loan in operation
he could not get dollar unless be de
posted or mortgaged. Private money
lenders would be driven out of business
because they could not compete with l
and per cent. rates.
When you talk of the land loan and
uub-treasury think ofyour own situation
and then take your neighbors one by one
and say ifany of you would be helped
Greenville Ne1es.