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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
THINGS THAT PAY WELL.
A Savannah Man Shows Plainly VIVA
Can Be Done in General Farming.

| a Savannah Man Shows Plainly What
Can Be Done in General Farming.
| While some people are talking home en-
| terprise and local development there are
others who are doing the work Mr.. c. II
Wilcox of this city is a believer in the
capability of the south to do something
| more than it is doing in its agricultural
development, and he is making practical
! ana profitable demonstration of his opin-
| Ion. Mr.. Wilcox has for many years
| owned 2,O0O-acre plantation in Hampton
! county, South Carolina, near what is now
| known as the town of Estill, and has made
a success of planting.
Until the construction of the South
| Bound railroad Mr. Willcox's property
was as far away from Savannah. in time,
| as New York is, and a great deal more
| difficult to get to- The completion of the
South Bound gave the plantation advan-
| lagos that Mr.. Wilcox quickly realized;
| IN fact, he took in the situation as soon as
! that great railroad enterprise was sug-
| gested and began to prepare for the
| future He planted a pear and peach
orchard, and last year realized a hand
some fortune from the fruit He also
raised considerable tobacco and this wear
he has income the acreage of that crop.
The tobacco is of very fine quality, and is
sold to manufacturers in Virginia and
North Carolina.
Another feature of Mr.. Willcox's place
is his truck farm. He has built large to-
baccO barns, and also all other houses
necessary for the care and storage of the
products of the plantation. This year
he is building a canning factory for can
ming his suplus fruit and vegetables. In
addition to all these products, which may
be considered extras, he makes q good
cotton and grain crop.
Although Mr.. Wilcox, because of his
living in the city and carrying on a large
mercantile business, may be called gen
tleman farmer and an experimental
farmer, he plants for profit, and has been
very successful. There is plenty of room
left in this country for such farmers MS
MIR. Wilcox, and it would be well for the
country if there were more of them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
LOCAL PERSONAL.

S. W. Williams of Atlanta is at the Pu.
laski
J. Rice Smith of Augusta is at the Pu-
laski.
r.. w. Hammond of Jesup is at the Pu-
laski
D. F. Jack of Augusta is stopping at the
De Soto.
M. T. Cleckley of Augusta is at the
Pulaski.
J. NJ. Carsweu of Hinesville is at the
Pulaski.
DR.. Cronin of Tampa, Fla, is at the
Pulaski.
w. c. Cabaniss of Forsyth is at the
Pulaski.
M. Rich of Atlanta is registered at the
De Soto
7. J. James of Atlanta is registered at
the Pulaski
D. H. Cunningham of New York is at
the De Soto.
J. H. Morton of Waycross is stopping
at the Pulaski.
S. Williams of Atlanta is registered at
the De Soto.
S. Rittenberg of Charleston, s. c., is
at the De Soto
T. Murray of Jacksonville, Fla, is at
the De Soto.
George w. Coats of Brunswick is stop
ping at the De Soto.
William ONeill of Waycross is regis
tered at the Pulaski.
A f. Churchill of Brunswick is regis
tered at the De Soto
DR.. and Mrs. A w. Parsons of the City
of Mexico are stopping at the De Soto.
OMr. Ralph Semmes of Atlanta is in the
city. He will remain here few weeks.
J. H. Bonner Of Hamburg was visitor
on the floor of the cotton exchange yester-
day.
w. E. Estes of Columbus, agent of the
Central railroad at that point, is in the
city.
Miss Loretto McGovern returns to her
home in Columbus on Sunday, after a
three months visit with her cousin, Miss
Alice Kennedy.
A letter was received here yesterday
from Bishop Becker in which he stated
his intention of visiting Panama, Kings
ton and Havana, and returning home via
New York.
Ernest Morgan of Cumberland Island is
at the Screven house. Mr.. Morgan is on
his way to Chicago, where he goes to take
charge of the Hotel Ingram, as assistant
to Warren Leland.
Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Coke, and Miss
Coke of Philadelphia, are stopping at the
De Soto. Mr.. Coke has large lumber in
terests near Ashcville, N. c., where he
has summer residence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
THE PA1AIs ROYAL CLOSED.
Mr.. Cohen Takes Possession of the
Stock on Bill of Sale for $500.

The Palais Royal, at No 1879 Brough-
ton street, Savannah's recent addition to
the millinery trade, is a thing Of the past
after few weeks existence It's late
proprietor, Mr.. julius Krouskoff, for a
debt of $500 due Jacob Cohen, yesterday
morning made out Il bill of sale of all the
stock, and Mr.. Cohen moved the entire
stock across the street and Mr. Krous-
koff retired. He could not be seen yestcr-
day.
Mr.. Krouskoff's entry intoand departure
from the business life of Savannah was a
meteOric one. He began business a few
weeks ago with promises to revolutionize
the styles and price of millinery in the
city, next brenched out critic writer on
Easter costumes, and then swiftly passed
away, leaving "reminiscences behind him
The stock of the "Palais Royal was
estimated by some to be worth
about $1,000, and by others not
over $500. The impression in mer-
camille circles is that his liabilities
about equaled the stock 1t is hardly
probable that the creditors will allow the
bill of sale to go unchallenged in view of
the fact that Mr.. Cohen's debt appar-
entity amounts to only $500. 1t is ex-
pcctcd there will be some developments
in the matter in the superior court to-day
The "PalaiS Royal proprietor is the
son of Mr.. Solomon Krouskoff, who failed
last week There were seven lady en-
ploycs in the store, some of whose wages
are one week and some two weeks over
due. The principal part, if not all of the
stock, it is claimed. was moved out of the
store night before last. and the employees
notified that the place would not open
yesterday morning
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
GETTING ALL IN SHAPE.
The Carnival Parade Promises to be a
Gorgeous Success.

! a representative of the MORNING News
accidentally got into the den, 9" as he
/ calls il, of Mr. j. G. Shaw. chairman of
the carnival committee Of the May Week
Association, last night and took a glimpse
of the sights around before he was dis
covered.
There was large crowd Of wcll-known
gentlemen there trying on the costumes
they are to wear in the carnival parade
during May week, and a gorgeous sight it
was. Some idea Of the beauty of these
costumes can be had when it is known
that they cost alone over 5000, and that
to be worn by the king of the carnival is
an elegant affair, having cost alone $3.50
Last night glimpse in at the door
showed perfect maze of cOlOrs of all
varieties and shades, wigs and masks
without number, tights of every dcscrip-
ton, and gorgeous representations Of
fantastic beings
The full dress rehearsal of the partici-
pants was well attended last night. and
each one picked out costumes to fit him. A
very meager idea Of the splendid display
could be gathered, however from such
a cursory glance. The people of Savan-
nah really have no idea what a show is in
store for them.
THE MAY WEEK SHOOT.
The Forest City Gun Club have just
gotten out a neat and attractive pro-
gramme for their "May week" shoot,
which occurs on Thursday and Friday,
May II and II. The first days shooting
consists of ten events at varied styles of
shooting, the entrance being from 81 to 81,
In addition to the purses there are va
riOus prizes of merchandise contributed
by the merchants Of the city. The prin-
cipal interest of the second
day is the team match
with the Jacksonville club, five or six
more men TO the team, thirty targets per
man, the balance of the day being de-
voted to sweepstakes
The shooting will be under American
Associat ion rules, the purses divided 80,
30 and 20 per cent, and winners of first
and second money handicapped, which
gives the ordinary shooter a chance.
The committee in charge consists of f.
@. Jaugstetter, chairman; G. A. Lamottc,
John Reideman, d. Entelman and p j.
OFT
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
BARRELS FOR STREET TRASH.
A Suggestion Urged Upon the Street
and Lane Department.

A Suggestion Urged Upon the Street
and Lane Department.
Referring to an item in the MORNING
News about placing barrels upon certain
thoroughfares in which people would be
compelled to throw paper scraps, banana
and orange peels and other trash, Col.
Houstoun Clinch says that method of
keeping the streets clean has been in
vogue for years at Green Cove, Fla The
matter is attended to by committee of
ladies, who provided the barrels, the cor
poration seeing to their being emptied.
Each barrel has an inscription on it,
stating what it is for.
The street commissioner of New York,
who has introduced scrap barrels into
that city, doubtless obtained his idea
from that little Florida city.
The street and lane committee or the
city scavenger of the city might nut a
few experimental scrap barrels in some
OF the principal squares; for instance.
court house square and Johnson square.
The first is always full of scrap paper
left by nurses to blow from one end
OF the city to the other, and johnson
square and vicinity, which isnoted for its
luXurlant crop Of banana skins. The
barrels should have a sign on them stat
ing what they are for and calling atten-
ton to the ordinance prohibiting the
throwing Of trash in the streets.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
THE COUNTY POOR FUND.
The New Arrangement With tn
Louisa Porter Home.

The New Arrangement With the
Louisa Porter Home.
The new arrangement made with the
ladies in charge of the Louisa Porter
home by the county commissioners by
which that institution is to have charge
of the distribution of the county
poor fund is considered an ex-
cellent one in every respect
The home is to be given $4,000 annually
or the portion of the poor fund which
goes to the county's white poor. OF that
sum $520 is to be appropriated to go to-
ward the maintenance and support of the
home. The remainder of the poor fund,
which amounts to about 81 900. is distrib-
uted to the cOlored poor by Parson Harris
and from the Office of the commissioners.
This arrangement will not only be re
lief to the commissioners. who have
plenty of work on their hands. but will
be an assurance that the funds will be
distributed among the deserving class, as
the ladies who manage the home have
better facilities for determining who are
worthy and who are not. Then, too, the
county poor are in good hands and those
who arc deserving need have no fear but
that they will get their just quota.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
THE AUGUSTA AND KNOXVILLE.
Bondholders Of the Road Hold a Meet
ing But No Business Transacted.

Some Of the bondholders Of the Augusta
and Knoxville railroad met yesterday in
the Office of the Savannah Bank and
Trust Company, but so few Of them were
present that no action was taken.
Three or four of the bondholders gath
cred at 80 o'clock p. m, the appointed
hour, when some one asked ''What are
we here fOr1' That seemed to be a puz-
zling question, and for a few minutes the
situation was discussed. in view of the
fact that the road has been placed tempo
rarily in the hands of Receiver Averill
by Judge ROney and rule TO
show cause why it should
not be made permanent
is pending in his court it was decided that
a meeting was altogether unnecessary,
and it was forthwith adjourned.
The Georgia portion Of the road, which
consists of but few miles, is temporarily
in the hands Of Col. Averin as receiver
and application for the appointment Of d
permanent receiver for the property, or
that portion of it in South Carolina, made
by the trustees for the bondholders, Col
G. H. Phinizy and Mr.. Alfred Baher, is
now pending before Judge Simonton in
the United States district court of South
Carolina and will be heard before him in
Charleston on next Monday.
One Of the bondholders was asked yes
terday if any Of them contemplated enter
ing the reorganization planl
None that l know OF, - was the reply.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
WERE ANXIOUS TO UNLOAD.
But the Deal is OFF and the F. O. anC
P. Will Be Built.

P. Will Be Built.
There has been some surprise expressed
at the renewed activity on the line of the
Florida and Northern railroad, the South
Bound railroad extension to a connection
of the Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad in Florida The work of grad
ing in the neighborhood Of Savannah is
being completed and rights Of way
are being settled for from what appears
to be a good bank account. The bridge
across the Ogeechee river is nearly done
excepting the draw"
When the rumOrs of a sale Of the South
Bound and the entire Florida system to
Mr.. Plant were started there was APP
parently some stacking up in the work or
it was thought by some that there were
indications that there was no hurry mani
Tested in completing the construction.
There is little doubt that the Florida
Central and Peninsular people, not those
at home, but those in New York, were
anxious TO unload the whole business, and
came very near doing so, but the deal did
not matcriali2e 1t now appears that the
new line to Florida will be pushed for
ward and completed by Oct. !, according
to the Florida Central and Peninsular's
contract with the South Bound. If the
Florida and NOrthernis 'gobbled" it will
not be until after it is built and Savannah
has a new line southwark
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29

Petty pitched a great game, but luck
was against him.
Augusta has signed two new pitchers,
Camp and Gilliland.
Quarles gave the audience an oppor-
tunity TO size him up yesterday, and he
was well received.
Savannahians can console themselves
with the fact that Charleston was de-
feated by Macon yesterday.
Savannah could not do much with Shaw
yesterday, but Augusta did less with
Petty.
Klusman keeps up his good work on
first
Burns error yesterday was an excusa-
bic one.
Manning did some great base running
yesterday
Nichol is the star center fielder of the
league.
Quarles has made a great reputation
this spring and viii try to maintain it this
afternoon
1t is alleged that the small colored boy,
whose ear was torn of when one of the
outside stands at the base ball park
collapsed day before yesterday, was cross
eyed And it is further alleged that
hlUsman, whose home run hit aroused
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
CIRCUMSTANCES AGAINST IT.
The Electric Road Cannot Change It's
Route Till November.

The Electric Railway Company cannot
change its route from Montgomery into
West Broad street until next November
even should the council confirm the action
of the committee of the whole.
The soil upturning ordinance is against
the company President Collins hoped to
have favorable action by the aldermen
last Wednesday night and if his hopes
had been realized he intended to put on
sufficient force of hands to work night
and day in order to accomplish the change
by May l. But Memorial day stopped the
meeting, and as no other meeting will be
held until after May l the Electric com
pany will have to operate along Mont
gomerX street until after next November
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
SECURITIES RUSHING IN.
A Busy Day at the Central Railroad
and Southern Banks.

Securities came in on the rush at the
Southern Bank yesterday, and it was
perhaps one of the biggest days of all
since the deposits began.
Securities of all kinds were deposited.
There were certificates for Southwest
ern stock in amounts from 500 to 500
and $50, 900. Several lots of 700 to 500 shares
of this stock were transferred and de-
posted yesterday. Then, too, there were
debentures and bonds, and in fact
securities of all kinds. They came
in in lots of all sizes. and kept
three or four clerks busy all day at the
Central Railroad Bank making transfers
to the Mercantile Trust Company.
The time for making the transfers ex-
pires at 2 o'clock p. m. on Monday, May /.
though deposits can be made at the
Southern Bank up to o'clock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
TO OPEN MONDAY.
Intervention of the Eatonton Branch
Stockholders Before Judge Speer.

Judge Speer will arrive in the city to-
morrow and on Monday will, in case
Judge Pardee is not on hand, sit in the
circuit court to hear the intervention of
the stockholders of the Eatonton branch
road in the Rowena Clarke case.
The road, it will be remembered, de-
cided some days ago not to go into the
reorganization plan, and they have an in
PREVENTION now pending in the United
States courts asking for a Judgment for
the amount of the rental due by the
Central.
Summons will be issued on Monday for
the jurors of the district court, which
will open the May term during the latter
part of next week. The session will prob
ably be a very interesting one and may
develop some new features in the Central
railroad litigation.
On Monday also Mr.. w T. Gary of Au-
gusta, the new district attorney, and Mr..
Frank Leverett of Eatonton, the new
marshal, will be here to take part in the
proceedings for the first time in this court
since their appointment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29

An unknown yacht came into Tybee
yesterday evening in distress. It is sup
posed to be the yacht Gitana. which has
been ashore for week on the beach at
Wolfe Island, and was hauled off by the
tugs Dandy, Crescent City and John c.
boat Company. The yacht is a schooner
yacht, belonging to Mr.. George F. Weld
of Boston. She is magnificently furnished,
and cost $4,000, The damage to the Yacht
is not considered serious, and she viii be
repaired at this port.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29

The steamer Gov. Stafford, Capt. s. NJ.
Labree, from Jacksonville, arrived here
yesterday afternoon after making the
fastest time on record from port to port.
She left Jacksonville at 2 O'Clock yester-
day morning and arrived here at 4:3O
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The Stafford
and the Alpha had quite a squirt from
South channel up to the city The SAT
ford will remain here for several weeks
for the purpose Of covering the excursion
season. She will so out tomorrow to
Beaufort.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
TO GO ON TO NEW ORLEANS.
The Cromwell Steamer Still at Tybee
With Her Broken Shaft.

The steamship Knickerbocker is still at
I'ybee with her broken shaft, and will
probably remain there, and a tug will be
sent out from New York to tow her to
New Orleans, where she will be repaired.
is very likely that they will go on to New
Orleans with her. The schooner Sarah
d. j. Rawson, which arrived at this port
Thursday night from Philadelphia. spoke
to the KnickerbOcker after the accident
and went out of her course to call at
Charleston bar and report it, by which
means relief was sent to the disabled
steamer.
The tug Confidence is still here. She
was paid 81, 800 by the Cromwell line for
her services i'll towing the steamer to
1'ybee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
TO BUILD THE TANKS.

Two Turpentine Storage Tanks With a
Capacity of 5000 Gallons to Be
Erected.
A conference was held yesterday be
tween the turpcntine men and r. c.
Erwin, Esq, attorney for the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway, the result
of which was an agreement to build two
turpentino tanks of 5000 gallons capacity
each on the Company's wharves. The
cost of the tanks will be $4,000. The
action of the conference is subject to the
approval of Mr. Plant If he approves the
plan work on the tanks viii begin It once.
The advantages Of storage tanks for
turpentine have been written up at
length by the MORNING News through
interviews with the naval stores men.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
The Evolution

OF medical agents is gradually RELOCATING
the old-time herbs, pills, draughts and
vegetable extracts to the rear and bring
ing into general use the pleasant and
ehective liquid laxative, Syrup of Figs.
10 get the true remedy see that il is
manufactured By the California Fig
IIylep Company only For sale by all
leading druggists. -ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
The Best Makers

Put their names on their products. If
there's no name, there is a suspicion that
the goods are not the best So, in buying
lnoleum, look out that the lettering
"WILD'S LINOLEUAI'' is on the back.
When you buy that you get the best and
most durable.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
CITY BREVITIES.

The Atlantic Coast Line has a Nancy
Hanks freight train.
The excavations for the foundation of
the Independent Presbyterian Sunday
school building are being pushed and the
work of laying the walls will begin at
once.
Undertaken Goette last night shipped n
casket to Midwife for the burial of Frank
NJ. Francis who was murdered there by
negro yesterday, an account of which APP
pears in the telegraphic columns of to-
days MORNING News.
\ horse ran away with negro Yester-
day and breaking the shafts loose took a
dash through Johnson square. The
animal came near demolishing an infants
carriage and possibly injuring the baby,
but the colOred nurse, with presence of
mind, drew the carriage to the safe side
of a tree in time to save it. The last seen
of the horse was when he was flying down
Bryan street
The Guards new armOry is being
rapidly put in shape for the opening on
May II. The scaffolding has been re
moved from the walls, the windows put
in and the cornices finished. The eX-
terror in fact is very nearly complete
The sidewalks, which were torn up on
Bull and Charlton streets around the
building, are being relaid and every
thing put in shape.
The most delicious strawberries that
are brought TO our market are the famous
Bliss; for sale only by the Branch Estate,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
Worlds Fair Souvnnir.

Puck, with its usual enterprise, has
issued a superb publication, with the
title ''Puck's Worlds Fair Souvenir" 1t
contains a complete calender Of 1893, be-
sides sixty-four pages Of reading matter
and colored Illustrations. Price so cents.
For sale at E5tilps News Depot, No.
2116 Bull street.--ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
Nav Build Into the Citv.

There is a rumor that in the event that
lease of the Savannah and Isle of Hope
railway the latter will come into the city
by building through Harmon street and
Wheaton street. 1t has the right to these
and certain other streets. The stock of
the company is now controlled by the
Merchants and Mechanics Land Com
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29

Families visiting New York viii find
the Madison Avenue hotel, Fifty-eighth
street and Madison avenue, a most de
lightful home-now under the manage
ment of MIR. II. NJ. Clark, formerly of the
Murray Hill and Hoffman house. Single
rooms and en- suite at moderate terms
Reference, by permission, De Soto hotel,
Savannah, Ga.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29

SCORE BY INNINGS.
savannah ...........0 0 0 0 0 o.
Augusta .............O 0 0 0 0 %
Earned Runs-Savannah t.
Two-base Hits-Nicholl, Cross.
Three-baSe Hit-Staford.
Total Bases on Hits-Savannah 7, Angus
ia 4.
Left on Bascs-Savannah 3, Augusta /.
Struck Out-By Petty T. Shaw 3.
Bases on Balls-By Petty 3, Shaw /.
Wild PitCh-Pctty.
Umpire-Scrdd.
Time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
RIVER AND HARBOR.

The British schooner Dave was hauled
ont on Willink's marine railway yesterday
to have her bottom cleaned and reprinted,
after which she will take on a cargo of
lumber for Barbados
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29

The South Bound railroad will bring a
number of Augusta people down on an
excursion trip this morning to witness to-
days ball game between Augusta and
Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29

Sorry I've no better quarters to invite
YOU all to, Mrs. Quiverfulll' "Ah, you
should marry Capt. Sparks! If you'd
get better half, you'd have better quar-
ters, too !''-London Punch.