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The morning call., 1891-04-07
Very Brief Names.

In the Office of the San Francisco Directory
is large collection of directories gathered
from all parts of the world, and glance
through them reveals some curious names.
named b, and another named 90" Will
lam G. Disturnel, compiler of the local di-
rectory, says that the shortest name in it is
Elk, family living on Powell street. In
this connection it may be mentioned that
there Is river in Holland called 7, and a
village in Sweden named A.
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CuHARl LINE.

New York to Liverpool, via Queenstown,
from Pier 10. North River.
FAST EHPRESS MAIL SERVICE
Serva, April IL. 7 100 Umbrla, May 2......N Noon
Etrurla April Is. 80 Pm Servtl, May 8. 500 AN
Aurania, Apl %, 500 AM Bothnia May 3, 200 AM
Gallia April 30, 300 AM Etruria, May 49,. Noon
Cabin passage. $50 and upward; intermediate, S35
Storage tickets to and from all parts OF Europe
OF very low For freight and passage apply as
tie company's Office 4 Bowling Green New York.
VERNON Ii. BROWN Il CO., General Agents.
Good accommodation always be secured on
application TO WILLIAMS. DIMOND IL CO.,
IVY IuThSa Agents, San Francisco.
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An Alleged Libel,

j. G. Edwards was arrested yesterday on
complaint of Kingston G. Linnard, charging
him with libel in that on March 9th he pub
lished an article in the Coast Review with
intent to injure the Mutual Benefit Life
Association of America, of which Linnard
is an agent. Edwards secured his release
on bonds in $500. L. H. Bacon, the editor
of the Review, has been arrested on SINH
lur oil rrtn
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to his room on Sunday night. and 1t is sup
posed that after shutting off the gas he ac-
cidentally turned it on again. The deceased
was aged about 30 years and native of
tic trouble and several years ago was d.
yorced
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Stole From His Room-srate.

A warrant was issued yesterday for the
arrest of Peter Peterson on charge of
grand larceny. He is accused of having
stolen gold watch and S45 from John Nc
Leon, with whom he roomed at 629 Clay
street. 1t is believed that he has gone to
"a Anualae
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Smothered by Gas.

j. W. Fraser, an expressman, was found
dead yesterday morning in his room at 2o5
Eleventh street. A gas-jet was turned full
on, and the room was filled with escaping
gas. He was intoxicated when he returned
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Stole a sorreI Mare.

George Gouzenes was locked up at!!.the
City Prison yesterday on charge of grand
larceny. He is accused Of having stolen a
sorreI mare from the stable of A. Cousani,
at ACT Minna street, on the night of March
3Oth
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Cnnsnl-Generaishiu.
CUIIoUf-VtiItfd t5HIV p
Cantain w l., Merry has haal

Captain w. l.. Merry has been appointed
Consul-General for Nicaragua. His COM
mission was received on Saturday last, and at
once forwarded to the State Department Of
Washington s7r agcgoyga
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP cc
FOR PORTLAND & ASTORIA, OREGON.
IUOIoFI-LrI MI " " TUhNI Ia
Ise2 ThSaIutf y. III.

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY s--s
L ocean DivIson-and PACIFIC COAST {fESsH
STEAMSHIP COMPANY viii dispatch from Spear
street Wharf at 10 A. NJ for the above ports OF
their Al iron steamships, VIZ:
STATE OF CALIFoRSIA-April l. 10, %, May
T. 10. 81.
COLUMBIA-March %, April 9, 81, May 3, 10, 81.
OREGON-NTarch 81, April 8. II, 29 May II. 49,
Connecting via Portland with the Northern Pacific
Railroad, Oregon Short Line and other diverglng
lines for all points in oregon, Washington. British
Columbia, Alaska, Idaho Montana, Dakota, Utah.
Wyoming, Yellowstone Park, and all points East and
Fare to PortandEGabln, sl6; steerage, So; round
trip. cabin, $50
Ticket Ofices-1 Montgomery st. and Palace Ho-
tel. New Montgomery st.
GOODALL, PERKINS ~ CO.. Supt. Ocean Line.
mr2S 10 Market ST., San Francisco.
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EnRllEuIsCHER LLOYD S. S. GO.

Fast Line OF Express StealneTS.
New York 70 Southampton (London), Bremen
SPRING SAILINGS, 1891:
Have Tues April IA Elder. Sat. May IS
Elbe Wed. April 10 Trave. Tues. May 19
Elder. ...Sat.. Apri 10 Fulda WED. May 20
Trave -. Tues April q lSaale. ... Sat. May %
FuIda Wed. April 22i Spree -. Tues. .. May 26
Saale. Sat. april 25 Vera Wed May 81
Spree. Tues. April 90 Aler. Sat May 80
Vera ed. April 20 Lain. Tues. June 2
Aller. . Sat. May 2 Kaiser. -. Wed. June 8
Lain 80. Tues May 8 Ems , Sat....Juue 8
Ems ....Sat...M May 81 Havel. d. Tues. june 9
Havei Tues. May u Elbe. WED. ..June 10
EIbe We'd May 10 Elder 80. Sat ..June l3
Time from New York TO southampton, 715 days.
From Southampton TO Bremen, "a 30 hours.
From Southampto to London, by Southwestern
Railway Co., ga hours. Trains every hour in the
await passengers In Southampton Docks on arrival
of Express Steamers from New York.
These steamers welknown for their speed,
comfort and excellent cuisine.
CHAS. DUISEN BERG Il Co. 314 Sacramento ST.
NATHAN MEY Ett Il CO.. 40i California ST.
j, +. FUGAZI, 8 Montgomery avenue.
iogI Tpr
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COSSAMERS!

At 53. SO.
LADIES' CLOTH FINISHED G0sSAhERS, IN
handsome plaids and stripes, in Newmarket
and Raglan styles, sold regular for 81 6O,
will be offered at So 80 each.
At $500.
LADIES' IMPORTED Unfinished Cos
SAMERS. in variety of plaids, stripes,
checked and plain goods, extra fine quality,
sold regular for SO. S12 80 and SIS, Will be
closed out at So each.
At IS SO.
CHILDREN'S GOSSAMERS, in a variety of
plaids and stripes, Peasant and Newmarket
styles, worth regular So 90, will be closed
out at ST. 90 each.
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DRY GOODS.
SPECIAL CLEARANCE TO-DAY
UMBRELLAS AND GOSSAMERS
SACRIFICE PRICES!

Having clean the balance of our great stock
offer the entire lot at figures
corresponding following TREMENDOUS REDUCTIONS thus present.
opportunity will pay profit BY as these are
POSITIVELY N0N-REPEATABLE BARGAINS
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PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THE COMPANY'S STEAMSHIPS WILL So.
L sail ~
FOR NEW YORK VIA PASAMA.
S. CITY OF SYDNEY. Monday, April 13. 1891, at
IL noon. taking passengers and freight direct Tor
Mazattan, san Bias, ManzanIllo. Acapulco, Chapper-
leo, San Jose de Guatemala, La Libertad Punta
Arenas and Panama, and via Acapulco for all lower
Mexican and Central American ports.
FOR HON3.-E<O g VIA YOK0HAM MA.
CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO. via Honolulu ...... q.
.........,........TueSday Apri! IA, 1891, at 3 PM
Thursday, May Z, 1871, at 3 PM
CITY Or FEhINu.
...,......,.,...,.Tuesi ay, June ID 1881, at 8 PM
Round trip tickets to Yokohama and return at re-
duced rates.
For freight CT passage apply at the Office, OF
First and Branuan streets.
Branch offce-2G2 Front street.
JOHN NJ. DOW, Acting General Agent
del5 tt GEORGE Ii. RICE, Traffic Manager
OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Carrying United States, Hawaiian AND Co.
lonial Mails.
WILL LEAVE lHE COMP ANI'S fl
w Wharf, foot Of Folsom street, 2
IOr Honolulu, Auckland and SydneY.
WITHOUT CHANGE.
The Splendid New 300O-ton Iron Steamer
Mariposa.......... Friday, April Sd. 3 p. VI,
or Immediately on arrival of the British mail
For Honolulu.
SIS. Australia tSUUO tonSl. April SlSt, az = p. Z
81. Zeaiandia. ,..'....,.,.'..'Apri 'tn aS = +. NJ
Er- For freight or passage, apply at ONCE. 327
Market street. JOHN d. SPRECkELS i BROS.
se.6 Z General Agens1
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Freshmen Glass Glee


The rain poured in torrents, but it did not
affect the attendance at the thirty-sevenlh
anniversary party given by Company b
Getty Guard, First Infantry Regiment Sec
oud Brigade, N. G.. c., Captain Irving b.
Cook commanding, at their armory on Mar
ket street, near Tenth, last night. An avn
ing or covered way had been spread from
the curb to the entrance to the grand stair
way, and this was carpeted with heavy
white duck as were also the stairs and
halls. and as carriage after carriage drove up
and deposited the elegantly costumed guests
the ladies' were as completely protected from
the weather as If seated in their parlors at
home.
Upstairs the rooms and the main dancing
hall presented Il scene of beauty. The dee
orator had exhausted his ingenuity in the
arrangement of bunting and floral devices.
and the air was redolent with the perfumes
of thousand flowers. The officers and
soldiers of the regiment were in their hand
some uniforms as well as all of the officers
of the Second Brigade, to whom invitations
had been sent, and who graced the occasion
~ thasr pRsssaees Il a,s2iti2a. 5Ga lEyiss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-18
Both We're Assistants.

good story is told of Assistant Postmaster
General T. Z. Rathbone, says the Syracuse
STANDARD. While on his recent trip to the St.
Lawrence the general with party was stop
ping at Frontenac Ever having in mind his of
fetal duties Mr.. Rathbone one mornlng thought
he would just step down to the Frontenac mail
singing department and see how things moved
along in his line up on the st. Lawrence. The
local Office is situated in the pavilion on the
dock in conjunction with the ticket and express
offices. Charge of postal affairs devolves chief
ly on clerk who is quite assertive of his brief
authority. Mr.. Rathbone peeped in at the
window to see the clerk busy at his work.
How many mails do you receive here daily"
the Assistant Postmaster General asked.
-Four, was the curt reply.
How many go outf'
Same number
Where are the pouches receivedp" was the
next question.
Right through this window"
How do you handle them when they 90
outS'
BY this time the clerks eyes were as big as
saucers.
1T seems to me that you are pretty fresh
with your questions - he said.
But am connected with the postoffice de-
partment of the United States government. -
said Mr.. Rathbone, land l ask officially for in
formation"
Il don't know whether you are or not, was
the clerk answer to this
81 am Mr.. Rathbone of Washington, Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General of the United
States, ~ said the inquistor.
How do you ranki"
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General of the
United States"
We'll, said the clerk as he took his seat, 81
am the first assistant postmaster at Frontenac,
and you can 20 plump to -m
Tabeau. When Mr. Rathbone left Froutenac
he sent the clerk bottle Of champagne with
his compliments.
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PERSONAL.


JUDGE GRESHAM spends his vacations with his
mother.
THE LATEST DRrSKER of note at vichy is Prin-
cess Maud OF Wales.
Mr. AND Mas. KrEDAL will soil FOR the United
States IN a few days.
PRINCE FERDINAND recently celebrated the
fourth anniversary Of his election to the Bull
garan throne.
Mr.. STANLEY will be accompanied on his Aus
tralian occurring tour By Mrs. Stanley and his
mother-in-law.
NINE. NoRDIcA aud Signor Bevignani. the
Italian operate conductor, have sailed for New
York by the Saale from Southampton.
AMONG the most prominent of the surviving
union generals are Schodeld, Buell., Bosecrans,
Butler, Pope, Banks, Howard and Slocum.
F. II. SEWARD, son Of the late W. H. Seward,
has finished the biography Of his father. He
has been engaged upon the work long time
Mr.. BALFoUR divides bis time between North
Berwick and Weittinghame, and is now having
real holiday pursuing his favorite game Of
golf
EDWARD EVERETT HALE is trying to get Bos-
ton to honor Oliver Cromwell by hanging the
Puritan soldiers portrait in the Old South
church.
FRANK W. SMITH will in a few days, sail for
Europe to obtain additional data and views for
his proposed national gallery of history and art
at Washington.
ONE Of the many affaires gallantes of the
late King William of Holland is embodied in the
romance of the ''CIemenceau Case, - by Alexan-
der Dumas fills.
THE KAISER is a great admirer OF white
Twenty of his different uniforms are made
n xyj1ita h. ha iC aaid 70
contain more than l0) pairs of white trousers.
BISMARCK has the neuralgia, Diaz is regaining
his health, Spurgeon grows weaker daily, Sena-
tor Quay is troubled with sleeplessness. the
kaiser again has earache, and Gladstone isn't
feolit & very we'll,
Mss EMILY HUNTINGTON MILLER, who has
been elected principal Of the Women's College of
the Northwestern University. is president of
the Woman's Club at Chautauqua, and was for
many years editor of the Little Corporal
J. c. Haywood, the pope's new chamberlain,
is Harvard graduate of 1855. He was ad-
mitted TO the bar in 1858. Mr.. Haywood has
written number of poems of merit. Harvard
has given him the degrees LID. aud A. NJ.
The position he holds is not an ecclesiastical
one.
REV. H. G. SHUTTLEwoRTH, rector of st.
Nicholas church, London, has been approached
with regard to bis possible acceptance of the
rectorShtp of Holy Trinity, Boston, made va
cant by DR.. Brooks election to the bsnopric,
but it is doubtful if he could be induced TO come
to this country.
The Princess GHlKA sister of Queen
Natalie, has one child-e boy So displeased is
the princess with the sex of her child, who is
now years old, that she calls him by a girls
name, dresses him like a little girl. in frills aud
lace. and is bringing him up much after the
fashion Of girls.
JUDGE JOHN MARTINS Of Kansas, once or
twice an unsuccessful candidate for governor
on the democratic ticket and leading lawyer
of that state, is as much addicted to wearing a
buttonhole bouquet as Gen. Butler, and his
courteous manners have won for him the title
Of THE Chesterfield Of Kansas"
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Sam Jones' Cyclone.

Sam Jones' denunciation of the sinners of
Gotham recalls story of the noted evangelist
that is an apt illustration of the old saw that
there are always two sides to a story" The
Rev. Sam has been dealing out gospel and
vile. says the american. and one night devoted
bis entire time and attention to the rum sell
lers." In the course of his harangue he de-
clared that the Lord did not always wait until
they appeared before the judgment seat to
mete out their punishment but oftimes laid his
heavy hand upon them on this footstool.
Il Will give you case IN point" said he.
Down In Georgia (the Rev. Sam always draws
his illustrations from the land of peanuts and
gophers) there was little town in which there
were three saloons One day the Lord sent a
cyclone and it struck that town, swooped down
on these saloons and didn't leave a vestige of
lifted from the roof of nary another house in
town. Tell me the Lord does not take care Of
his own" etc.
The next day the writer met minister who
was on the platform the night before and in the
course of conversation anent the Rev. sam
remarked that he thought that cyclone story
was little bit too large to swallow
NO doubt the story is true, or Mr.. Jones
would not have told it." said the minister, a
very eminent Baptist divine, who is now in
charge of a church at Sioux City, Ia, but
will tell you a story on the other side if you
won't mention my name in connection with it.
know OF a town-let us locate it in Georgia for
the sake of convenience-where there was only
after that cyclone got through toying with the
houses in that village the only shanty left
standing was the saloon. know that to be a
fact"
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Wednesday, during the discussion OF the
bill which carries an appropriation for the
support Of the Girls Industrial School at
Milledgevile, Representative Walker OF
McDuf1ie county, said that "the House was
tired of so much talking for buncomoes
sake. This admission is certainly gratity-
Ing. 1t also indicates that the members Of
the legislature are getting ashamed OF the
reckless way in which they are wasting the
peoples money.
The people have been tired good while
of the talk for buncombe's sake" And they
have the best of reasons for being tired.
They have TO stand the expense Of the bun-
combs oratory.
Do the mombers who indulge in long
winded and utterly usele5s speeches ever
consider how great the burden is they are
placing upon tue taxpayers9 If they do
not, they ought to. If all the members
were aG conscientious as they ought to be
they would get through with the public
business as quickly as possible and adjourn.
By doing so they might be able to appro-
pirate all that is needed for widows of
veterans and provide for a longer school
year without increasing the rate of taxa
ton.
The legislature has been in extra session
more than two months, and what has it
donea Not great deal 1t has scarcely
touched any of the proposed reform meas
ures, 1t hasn't enacted ballot reform law,
nor has it provided for amending the con-
stitution SO as to keep special and local bills
out of the legislature. But it has INDUCED
in talk, much of which has served no good
| purpose whatever.
Sometime ago there we're signs of dispo-
| ton to adjourn Sept. Is. That date is here
and final adjournment seems to be yet a
long way off.
What was the prediction when this legis-
! lature was elected Was it not that it
would be a working Legislature, and that
the people would have reason to rejoice be-
cause the cost of it would be small3 Well,
the prediction hasn't come true. 1t looks
now as if this legislature would break the
record. 1t promises to do little and cost a
great deal. But it has furnished vast
amount of what Representative Walker
calls talk for buncombe's sake"
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II was before the baby was born. l am I'M
der the impression the nurse owns 1t now"
Judge.
HE is a Dublin man, isn't her.
Mostly.
why mostly?"
He has a Cork leg. "-HGrper's BGznr.
20. GIRLS" cried Amy Toure; papa is going
to got me q camera. end I'm going to have it 80
pretty! hate black, and so I'm going to have
it lined with pink. PUCK.
HE-I have had you in mind good deal
lately Miss Helen
She-You always did try to make me feel
small, Mr.. Chumply.-Brook'yn Life.
THAT goes without saying" said Miss
Blocker in the course Of a conversation.
Yes, replied Miss Baokbay of Boston; at
peramoulates without articulation. Judge.
"You'vE made your shere of noise in the
world, remarked the cigar stump.
Yes mournfully replied the firecracker,
land I'm busted. Kate Fields Washington
PILLS and powdersl Powders and pillsl
Sovereign cure for earthly ills,
Filling the void that nought else fills.
Pills and powders Powders and pills,
SPArTs-Which is correct-'politics is" or
politics areY'
Bloobumper-In country with SO much poll
tics as this think the word should be recognized
as plural.-Jud0e.
II DON T know what makes me yawn So" said
a bride on the Kittatinny porch.
Il suppose it's from gazing so long at the
Water Gap" replied her husband; Its conta-
gious, you know Puck.
"WHAr was young Leonard White fred for?"
THE boss caught him in lie. :"
"Was 1t a whopperf"
"Well, be said his salary was plenty big
enough to suit nim."-Pttck,
HIS HEAD like some great windmill whirls
Engaged to fourteen summer girls.
A sudden thought his cheek infiames-
la N all their
-Oua9e'
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEAcHER-Johnny, who was
the Prodigal Son?
Johnny-On. that was the fellow who went
away dude and came back a tramp.-Ctn-
cinndtI Gazette.
THE WRoNG FLAvoR.-Mrs. Beach, think
you have made a slight mistake.
Grocer-HOw So madam
Mrs. Beach-This sand tastes salty. wanted
it sweetened Puck
SMALL SoN-Dot suit fit dot man awful tight
Dealer-It vas Digit Wit, my son.
Wy did you zell it 10 sheap?"
II vas avraid l couldn't get it of without
tearing it. GOOD Net0S.
SHE Ito Mr. Hotspur, who has just proposed)
%, Mr.. Hotspur, this is 50 sudden
Mr.. H. recently graduated Then pardon
me- but--I-er-thought you could stand sur
prise better than suspense.-LJe.
YOU don't seem to have any barometer about
the house. Haven't you always had one?"
Yes; but pa got cured of his rheumatism
| last fall, and since then we haven't known anv
| more about the weather than the signal servic Q
bureau."-JudGe
| A GENTLEMAN who was visiting friend who
had a rare collection of old paintings was shown
| through the gallery by colored servant lis
| that one of the old masters?" he asked pausing
before a portrait.
mo san OATS one Oh de ole missis. e" was the
unexpected answer.-Detroit Free Press
EDITOR of the Plankville Buole-That slug of
boiler plate with PETERS picture is here yet,
amt it?
Foreman-Yes.
Editor-Just cut the whiskers down to rea-
sonable length and run it as the kaiser since he
| grew beard. It'll be the scoop of the season
| Indianapolis Journal
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They Paralyzed Him.

'The other day two stylishly dressed young
ladies' entered our salesrooom and asked GO ex-
anime our stock" remarked a Fifth avenue
furniture dealer to the Chicago Mail The floor
walker recognized one Of the women as q bride
OF few weeks who belongs to one of the
SWEETEST families OF the north side, and, as the
salesman thought he saw heavy order in sight,
he called me and undertook to pilot the callers
through the establishment and to look after
their wants. What dance they led met Upto
ground floor. then to the third, back
TO tie second, up TO the fourth
again, and at last the chase ended
where it began. The shoppers priced enough
furniture to stock a dozen large residences.
They asked me TO Quo.e prices on sets and in
dvldual pieces and on each floor laid aside, at
their request, groups of our cOstliest cabinet
sets, tables chairs, bureaus, sofas, beds, side
boards and divans, TO say nothing Of several
acres or Brussels and Moquette carpeting. At
last we had canvassed the whole stock pretty
thoroughly, and as | mOpped away the per
splratton from my manly brow made men
tai calculation concerning the size of the order
| was about to fill Then the bride said
sweetly-oh, 80 sweetly We are ever
you've been very kind indeed, and I'm 80 glad
we came right here before going TO any other
furniture house
'Of course I assured her that I was her
debtor; that was always pleased to show our
goods as | felt confident that they would not
suffer by comparison with those OF other houses.
and that We would guarantee both quality and
prices.
That's rust It, exclaimed the young wife,
vivaciously. Other dealers don't do it, you
know, and l don't like to trust them. l just
wouldn't DO it, so there, now
And l remained discreetly silent as she
stamped a pretty foot with great vjgor and
shook her head to add emp hasis to her remarks
And so improved my first chance to run
down town, she resumed, with sigh. and see
you about this matter. Tom has just furnished
our new house, Won know. from top to bottom
and wanted to see whether he got bitten on
prices. Good afternoon-so kind of you, I'm
sure
And as the two women swept out of my
sight couldn't have uttered word if | had
been offered a half interest in gold mine to do
On
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Savannah Harpor Improvement.


The people Of this city are united in the
efforts to secure an appropriation from this
congress sufficient to complete the twenty
six-foot improvement in Savannah harbor.
The resolution adopted by the city council
providing for u committee of twelve to
invite the President, his cabinet and the
members of the river and harbor commit
tee and OF the committee of commerce to
visit Savannah during the coming winter
and inspect the harbor shows that the city
authorities are deeply interested in the
matter, and purpose to do all that it Is pos
sibe for them to do in behalf OF deeper
water in Savannah harbor
The only way for Savannah to get what
she wants and what she greatly needs in
connection with her harbor is to
keep her harbor improvement question
prominently before the public. After
awhile congressman will begin to under
stand something about her commercial I'M
portauce, then they will be willing to treat
her as fairly as Galveston has been treated.
At present congressman outside Of the ters
ritory tributary to Savannah do not know
much about her commercial importance
and it will require a great deal of hard work
to make them understand how great this
importance is. This work, however, Sa-
vannah is willing to do. And she is very
much in earnest and does not intend to fail
in what she has undertaken.