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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02
Excitement on Brouyhton Street.

The cause Of this great excitement war
due to the opening of ALtmdye,is great gi-
gdrstic sacrifice sale. 1t was perfect Jan.
from the time We opened. That we aoere
compelled TO close our doors bet1ceen the
hours of l and 2;30. We would kindly
state that those ladies that found it i'm
possible to get waited on yesterday will have
the same opportunity all this soeek to Sc
cure the grand ddueYfisd bargains that are
being offered at AltmaYers.--Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02
For Waraaw Sound

The steamer Hancox makes her last after
noon excursion this afternoon, leaving Bull
street wharf at 2:3O. for sail to Warsaw
sound. The trip promises to be an unusually
pleasant one. Passenger Agent Kent has
invited all the orphans to accompany the
excureionists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02
THE WATER WORKS TRADE.
1t is Postponed Until the Next Meet
ing of the Council.

1t is Postponed Until the Next Meet
ing of the Council.
The Springfield Plantation lot swap is still
exciting a good deal OF talk about town.
Mayor McDonough said yesterday that the
water committee has not closed the trade,
and it win be deferred until the next regu-
lar meeting Of council.
The committee, the mayor says, does not
want to act against the wishes of the bal
ance Of council or Of the citizens. All it is
after is deSire bic location for the proposed
new wo ks. IL the council thinks the city
tract should be retained and the other site
purchased the committee has no objections.
The members composing it thought they
were saving the city money by the ex-
change of sites, but if the other members Of
council think otherwise oil well and good.
The following-is copy Of the letter sent
70 Mayor McDonough by three of the board,
who were absent from Fridays nesting:
SAVANNAH. Ga, May 30 1891.
Hon. J. J. McDonou9h, Mayor of the City Of
of money involved in the erection of new water
works. the importance of the matter of a
permanent supply OF water, and the further
fact that the last meeting Of council had barely
quorum, aud the committee receiving author
lty OF only four members, one-third of the
board, who were necessarily absent from that
meeting, beg that you request the committee
on water to take no further action until the
next meeting of council.
We further ask that the plans for the new
water supply be laid before council. and that
we may have the benefit of expert evidence
upon the plans submitted. Yours respectfully,
GEORGE S. HAINEs,
GEORGE j. MILLS,
W. Il. REID.
Alderman Haines said yesterday that
Capt Whitesides claims he can with his
scheme-whicb has already been published
IN the MORNING NEws-give the city all the
water it needs from five OF the wells at the
present works. If Capt Whitesides can
make good his claim Alderman Haines
doesns see the necessity of spending $500. 900
or more in erecting new works. He wants
TO have the water question extensively in
vestigated before the city decides to expend
any large sum of money in a new plant.
Capt. Whitesides viii probably be invited
to lay before the council his plan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02
To Resume Busin ess.

r. ID. MacDonen, the grocer who failed
several weeks ago. has effected settlement
with bis creditors, and will resume business
under the 6rln name of r D. MacDoneil &
Co. h. F. Graham has been given an
interest in the business
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

c. A. Thompson, Seymour. Ind, writes:
my sister Jennie, when she was a young
girl, suffered from white swelling, which
greatly impaired her general health and
made her blood very impure. In the spring
she was not able to do anything and could
scarcely get about. More than year ago
she took three bottles of Botanic Blood
Balm, and now she is perfectly cured. I'D
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

Family excursion TO Warsaw sound
Tuesday afternoon. Steamer Eliza Hancox
leaves wharf foot Of Bull street at D. m.
Fare 500. children under 10 years free.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

Handy for travellers is Simmons Liver Regu.
lstoF in powder. 1t can be carried In the
pocket.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

Straw hats will be cheap. B. H. Levy &
Bro. will close out their entire line at half
price.-Ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02
Good Cooking

Is one Of the chief blessings of every home.
To always insure good custards. buildings,
sauces. ETC., use Gail Borden ''Eaglen Brand
Condensed Milk. Directions on the label
Sold by your grocer and druggist.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02


These figures represent the receipts Of
railroads from the naval stores industries
for the season 1800-9l, and are in excess Of
the receipts from the same source in 1SS7-SS
of $l69.99 II.
WHAT THE RAILROADS GET.
Estimating the increased rate at an aver
age OF 10 per cent, the increased receipts
OF the railroads from this source were
estimated at sJ7.714 SO. Adding to this the
increase of $149, 900 n Of last year over
1887, when the high rates were IN
force, showed that the railroads would re-
ceive from this source $207, III So more than
in 1887, while the taxes upon which were
based the excuse for the increase were
only 1856 $50
Statements were submitted showing the
increased cost of producing and handling
naval stores. 4,h
'We beg to submit" said Mr.. Young,
shat spirits turpentine and rosin as freight
commodities should be entitled to the
lowest rates possible for the following
reasons They are not perishable freight
they are landed at no expense to the trans
portation company for loading and unload-
ing; they furnish business the year around
in uniform quantities, and are moved in
cars that carry outgoing freight. thereby
avoiding two heuls of the car from one SER
vice. A carload spirits turpentine hauled
100 miles pays the railroad company $45,
and carload Of rosin hauled the same dis
tance pays $27. sto
The naval stores men will put in a petit.
| ton for a reduction of about rs per cent. in
the freight rates. nab.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

George Andrews of Lowell, with ulcers
over half his body, cured by Ayers Sarsa-
parilla.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

Halls Hair Remover is free from alcohol
and dyes that injure the skin. It Is scien-
tifcally prepared, and will restore gray
hair to its original color and vigor.-Ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02
Company CPs Parade.

Company G of the Guards will parade to-
morrow afternoon about o'clock. 1t is
expected that 100 men will be IN line.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

Lore Perfect Than June Day.
The system of low prices and great deal
for them at B. H. Levy G. Bro. 's.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

Gymnasium shoes and tennis shoes, at
LaFar's.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

Do not almost kill yOurselfby violent pur.
gatives. Take Simmons Liver Regulator.
-Ad,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02
MASON & HAMLIN PIANOS

The system upon which these
instruments are constructed i
so different from that in com
mon use that much careful ob-
Se~ation has been given to the
qualities of the new instruments
under the test Of actual use
We are gratified to saw tba,
the result is satisfactory in The
extreme. This piano stands in
the very first rank so far as tone
QUALIFICATION and power are con-.
cerned, and it certainly stands
in tune with an evenness news,
before known. We sell Vii.
Piano at very low price. and
on the IT,, easiest instaIIment plans,
It will pay you to examine il be.
fore you buy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

now IN use. ............,.... OO.UvQ,c10
10 lumber...... .75l .00o 600
In fences .49o, 4l' ,O0O
This table gives a total "expense account"
for the year 1890 Of 2,064, 217, 2l4 feet Of
lumber, making painfully prominent the
fact that in a few years the state of Geor~
gla will be denuded Of its pine forests.
There Is a profit, Mr.. hcLendon said, Of
VI 80 per acre per annum in turpenttne
lands. = Re argued the average cost Of lum-
Der f. o. b. to be S6 per 600 feet. Adding
freight. he said, the cost, delivered at sea-
board, was IS S. per 1000. Every acre Of
Georgia pine land. he said, will readily
bring $40 in open market before another
census il taken.
Mr.. YoUNG's ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Young in his argument in behalf Of
the naval stores commission men and prod
ucers took up the statement Of the railroads
that the imposition of county and munich
pal taxation upon them made an increase in
their revenue necessary. He showed that
assessed $6,045 for the turpentine
producing counties of Dooly, Worth, Irwin,
Berrien, Lowndes and Echols, that the Sa.
vannah, Arnericus aEd Montgomery railroad
is assessed IS, I33 In the counties of Dolly,
Wilcox, Dodge. Telfair, Montgomery and
Tettnall, that the Brunswick aud Western
Is assessed 81. 3SS in the counties of Glynn,
Wayne, Pierce, Ware, Coffee, Berrlen and
Worth; that the Savannah, Florida aud
Western railroad Is assessed sl3, las on its
main stem in the counties OF Bryan, Lib
erty, Wayne, Pierce, Ware, Clinch,
Lowndes. Brooks, Thomas and Decatur,
and S6,e5I on its Jacksonville divis-
ion in the counties of Ware,
Pierce, H Charlton, Thomas, Mitchell,
Dougherty. Clinch and Echols. making a
total Of $4,000 Of county and municipal
taxes paid by the railroads in the turpen-
tine section. The Central railroad was not
included, for the reason that it has not paid
these taxes, but Is contesting their coustitu-
tionality. The taxes by counties that
do not produce naval stores were
not considered for the reason that it
was not considered fair proposition that
the products of these turpentine counties
should pay the whole extra taxation.
THE RECEIPTS COMPARED.
The receipts of naval stores at Savannah
and Brunswick for the year ending March
81, 1888, with the amount OF freight paid,
estimating at the rate for the average haul
of 100 miles, were as follows:
Savannah. 6S2, $50 barrels of 4S0
pounds! Brunswick, 1926 barrels OF 4S0
pounds. Total 727, 764 barrels.
Paid freight at the rate then existing,
s3l4, S94 O4, af9sne
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES i47, 1852 barrels;
Brunswick, 3O.571 barrels. Total III. 923
barrels.
Freight paid, 1927, oS7 %. Total for spirits
turpentine and rosin, SAL, 4Sl OF.
To the receipts from freight it is fair to
add the receipts from the terminal charges
storage and wharfage at Savannah, which
on 147, 1853 barrels spirits at cents, is Sll,-
7S6 49, and $50, $50 barrels rosin at cents
is s35, 132 81
The aggregate receipts from terminal
charges were SAG, 800 80, making an aggre-
gate of receipts from freight and terminal
chargesI $4SS, 1851 81.
A similar statement for 1890 and 1891 was
made as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

Mems nightshirts, of light cambria, cool
for SKINNER, all sizes. at LaFar's.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02
A Rare Chance,

Belts and sashes, all colors and widths, at
LaFar's.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02
A Regular Jam.

Bathing suits. gymnasium suits and shoes,
at LaFar's.-Ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

To feel bright and cheerful attend TO yonr
stomach. Take simmons Liver Regulator.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02
Next Saturday

Elastic seam drawers. gauze underwear in
variety, at LaFars.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

Yachting caps, white, black and Blue, at
LaFar's-dd
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

A REVIEW,

During the past year, we hav.
have had the pleasure Of plao .
ing in the homes of our c1s.
TONERS a large number Of The
new stMe N"0
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02
Great Underwaar Sale

At half regular prices on Wednesday, only
at B. q. Levy s. Bros. Keep cool--Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-02

Puff bosom shirts, lawn and Scotch goods
at LaFar's.--Ad.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-20
GAY AND DISH0NES T.
Arrest of a Sporting and En-.
bpzzling Book Keeper.

Another gay book-keeper has come to
grief. William B. Hall, dasbing man,
was booked at the City Prison yesterday
afternoon on five charges of felony-em bez-
Element and the probabilities are that as
many more may soon be recorded against
him. Hall dresses very stylishly and is less
than 80 years of age. His propensities for
women and sporting resulted in his down
fall.
For more than year and up to February,
1890, he was employed as a book-keeper by
Greenberg 81 Bier, wholesale jewellers in
the Thurlow Block, 126 Kearny street. He
demanded an increase of salary, and be-
cause the raise" was not forthcoming he
resigned. Bsing man Of leisure, he next
crossed the Deep blue Pacific and made an
extended tour through China and Japan,
but, returning to this city, decided to go
East, and went.
Two book-keepers had taken turns after
him in presiding over the accounts of
Greenberg & Bier, but it was not until five
weeks ago that the discovery was made
that Hail bad sWindled the firm to the tune
OF $1,000 or $4,000. He had made series of
false entries in the books in order to cover
the fact that he had embezzled from time TO
time sums ranging from $500 to $1,000
After taking the money he would charge
it up to the stock account When an ac-
count of the stock was taken the fraud was
discovered When Hall returned from the
East two weeks ago, he had no suspicion
that his embellishments had been unearthed.
From the time of his arrival he was under
the surveillance of a detective agency, and
when taken into custody yesterday he con-
fesSed and promised TO assist the experts in
strengthening out his falsified accounts
Experts are still at work on the books,
and when the investigation is complete it is
said that additional charges will be pre-
feTred against the prisoner. Hall was
divorced several years ago, since which time
he has led rather eXtTayagant life He
has rich and influential relatives ia the
East, and it is said they will come TO his
asst stance.
'!Hall was recommended to us by very
prominent business man, who said he would
Greenberg to CALL reporter. "Well,
never mind who this man was. With this
same man and his wife Hall went to Yoko-
hama. He returned here last August and
then went East. At that time we had no
suspicion that anything was wrong with
his accounts. When we made the discovery
last month | went to Chicago and located
MIN there.
81 disguised myself by shaving off my
mustache, and traced Halls movements up-
known to him. 1t had been my intention to
have him brought back here on a Tequisi-
ton, but when he started westward of his
own accord this course was not necessary.
l Swallowed him during the journey. We
intend to prosecute him to the full extent of
the law, and will not listen to any Overtures
that his wealthy relatives may make toward
q COMPROMISE"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-20
STATE DREDGERS.
A Much-SOught Job Where a
Pull" Comes Handy.
Articles Frequently Picked Up in the Shiny
Mess-SOme CHASTITY Finds-Where the
Mud Is Dumped.

1t takes political pail to get position in
most of the various State departments, but
few people know that in order to dig mud
on dredger requires nearly as much of
pull as it does to wear a star or carry gun
at San Quentin; yet such is the case.
A man must be a well-known worker for
the party or he stands no chance of job Oh
one of the State dredgers. This much was
learned by CALL reporter Who paid visit
to the two dredgers which maintain the
proper depth of water along the water
front.
Few people have any idea of the vast
amount of work done by the State mud
diggers in the course of year. Seven
lighters day, each capable OF carrying 800
tons, is an ordinary days work for either of
them-2l00 tons day. or $1,000 tons year
for each, or total of 100000 tons year,
allowing 300 working days to the year.
This is an enormous amount Of material to
remove, yet as there are seven other
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-20
CLOSING EXERCISES.

Interesting Programmes Arranged by
Schools and Colleges.
The various schools, seminaries and col
leges have made elaborate preparations for
their graduating exercises.
Invitations have been sent out for the
commencement exercises of the Van Ness
Seminary, which are to be held tomorrow
evening at the seminary, 1902 Pine street.
The graduating exercises of the Irma
Seminary, Vallejo. will take place to-mor-
row evening.
The commencement exercises of the Sacred
Heart College will be held at Metropolitan
Temple on Thursday night of next week.
AT 10 o'clock this morning the graduating
exercises of the Normal School will be held
at the Hamilton Grammar School on Geary
street, near Scott
The commencement exercises of Califor-
MIA College will be held tomorrow night at
Mary Stuart Hall, Highland Park, Oakland.
The closing exercises at Trinity School,
1884 Mission street, will be held Wednesday
and Thursday OF next week, when the
medals, prizes and diplomas are to be
awarded.
The commencement exercises of the Irv-
ing Institute are to be held tomorrow even
ing at Metropolitan Temple.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-20
EDDIE'S AWFUL CRIME.


Boy Locked in Cellar for Taking a
Bottle.
Eddie McQuaid, aged years, picked up
an empty beer bottle yesterday afternoon
from the sidewalk in front of Louis Mahl-
feldt 81 Co.'s beer bottling establishment at
% Stockton street. The lad was dragged
into a cellar and locked up, after which the
police were notified by telephone to send an
officer.
Detective GlennOn went to the place. and
refused to arrest the lad for such trifling
offense. Mahlfeldt kept the little fellow in
custody, however, until warrant was
issued for his arrest on charge of petty
larceny. Thereupon Eddie was locked up
at the City Prison.
He cried bitterly, and, between his sobs,
said that another boy had asked him to pick
up the bottle. The arrest of the lad was de-
nounced as an outrage, and Judge Worley
issued an order Of release on recOgnizance.
1t is said that Eddie's parents will cause
Mahlfeldts arrest on charge of false i'm
DrisOnment
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-20
PERSONAL NOTES.

r. P. Lathrop of HOLSTER is at the Grand.
+. II. Gould Of MERGED is quartered at the
Grand
j. +. Sturgeon OF Stockton is at the Cali
forna.
H. T. Tulner of Santa Rosa is a guest at
the Lick.
J. Tempe of Santa Rosa is at the Hotel
Pleasanton
Rev. Samuel Hirst Of Vallejo is stopping
at the Grand.
S; B. Hynes of Los Angeles is registered
at the Palace.
W. Mitchell Innes Of LOOMS is in town
and at the Grand.
c. r. Boyd and wife, of Yuba City are in
town and at the Lick.
II. G. Gardner of Paris, France. Is a guest
at the Hotel Pleasanton.
j. j. Cox Edwards, of London, England.
is at the Hotel Pleasanton.
John Hawkes. of Napa is at the Lick. He
is accompanied by his wife.
c. II. Burnheim of Santa Cruz is in the
city. He is at the California.
Miss NJ. G. Schrmer of New York Citv is
stopping at the Hotel Pleasanton.
James Carroll, delegate in Congress
from Alaska, is stopping at the Grand.
George Linen, prominent young bust
ness man Of Buffalo, n Y. is at the Palace
II. 6. Conklin and wife, r. G. Paryin and
wife, of Denver, Colo, are at the Hotel
PleaSautOD
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-20
when the remains were carried off to the

when the remains were carried off to the
Morgue.
About three years ago one of the men saw
a human hand sticking out Of the mud on a
scOw which was being tOwed to the dump
ing ground. Investigation revealed the fact
that the arm had been severed from the
body Of a female, and that the work was
evidently done by surgeon. The bay was
dragged for the body. but it was never found.
THE worst case ! ever heard of was over
in Oakland Greek. One of the dredgers be-
longing to the railroad was at work there,
and in one Of the buckets of mud were
found the bodies of two babies. They were
perfectly naked and were tied together by
silk handkerchief The bodies were those
OF a male and female. and were about
month old Who they belonged to or where
they came from has never been discovered,
and probably never will be.
What becomes of the mud? Oh, that is
taken out in the scows and dumped in the
bay. 1t must be dumped within certain
limits defined by the engineer of the Harbor
Commissioners.
Yes, we are kept pretty busy and do not
lose any time, so it is a pretty good job in
spite Of the mud
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-20
The Dredger at Work.

dredgers owned by private firms which are
kept pretty busy, 1t can readily be seen that
the work done by the two State machines is
only small part of the grand total
A position on a dredger is one not often
sought by young man fond of wearing
standing collar and carrying a cane, no
matter how big pull he may have. But TO
the hard-fisted son of toll, who wears blue
OYeralls and smokes a clay plpe a job
on a dredger is looked on as something good
Seventy dollars a month, rain or shine,
means a great deal to a man with a family,
who, most of the time, has TO curry favor
with a stPvedOre for couple of days work
a week, discharging coal or handling iron.
However, the man who works on dredgeT
has to be a handy man, jack-Of-all-trades
in fact, one who can turn his hand to any
thing from welding link in a broken chain
to splicing a rope or handling carpenters
jack plane.
The State dredgers are numbered l and ?.
aud each carries crew of six men and
captain, including the engineer and fireman
There is lots of work to do. We don't
have much time to sit around said one of
the crew of No. to the reporter. "We go
to work at o'clock in the morning and quit
at in the afternoon.
''DO we ever pick up anything but mud?
Well, you bet we do, and some Of it amt very
nice either. All sorts of things come up in
the bucket, from piece OF rope to tug
boats rudder Kegs of nails and cases of
hardware are often found. lost overheard
while being pat on board or taken from
vessels, anchors, yalises, in fact articles of
every description, many of which have laid
for years in tie mud at the bottom of the
harbOr, are picked up every now and then.
mo, We don't get corpse very often and
what's more we don't want to. They are
not nice to handle and, besides, we always
want to get away from a spot where one is
found.
The first one l ever saw picked up" said
the dredgerman, was over at the Mail Dock,
rail talking to friend who had come on
board to see me, when the body OF man
came up with the bucket 1t had been
caught by the head in the great iron jaws
and was brought dangling TO the surface.
1t was dreadful sight, and we were glai