The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-27

state exhibit and many that will be OF special
Interest in connection with the proposed phos-
phate display at the worlds far. Gov. llllIhhn
3 expresses his willingness to do anything thet ne
: can to cooperate with those who want to nave
Z the state represented at Chicago. The schools
OF Soutn Carolina will have place IN Lhe
/ schools exhibition at the worlds fair.
/ st denmark Wednesday morning Dr.. II. J.
Faufts drug store was discovered to be on hre
It was situated between Ii. Z.
r ce's and J. ?. Edwards stores, which
quickly caught, AMI all three were soon In
ashes DR.. Faust did not save anything; loss
I $1,000, insurance $3.50 Mr.. Rics saved few
gOo1s loss about $4,000. insurance S2,25O. Mr..
Fdwar Is policy expired Tuesday; be saved
about half of his stock: loss about $1,000, The
knights of Pythias Knights OF Honor and Good
Templars lost all Of their books, regalia, etc.
I The knights Of Pythias was insured for SljO.
C. j. Doubling, barber, lost the contents OF his
shop: no insurance 1t is thought to be the
work Of an incendiary
The orthodox prohibitionists of the Childs
stamp are gong to hold a confidence at the
gospel tabernacle at Columbia on March 80, TO
consider the dispensary scheme. 1t is alto
gether probable that those who attend the
meeting will advocate tie Withholding Of sigma
lures from the petitions requesting the estao-
lishment Of dispensaries Although there ls no
certainty as tn the action of the conference.
yet it is known that these who are in sympathy
with Mr.. Chids want TO get as much prChlol-
ton as possible out of the law as 1t stands and
with that purpose in view " i'll try and prevent
the opening Of dispenssries in the different
mains to be seen.
Columbia Register: From time TO time in the
past few months the Register has noted the fact
that there was an extraordinary movement in
fertilizers, and as each succeeding day ends the
amount inc eases The month of February,
1898, shows most startling increase as com
pared with the same month last year. That
month the phosphate royalty was S44, COZ 81.
The same month last year only SS,55 62. In
the reports for the same month last year Coosaw
Is left blank. This year Coosaw turns up with
S1124 80, the largest ever returned for years.
IL is evident, thenl that the great CoosaW case,
in its final disposition did not result disad-
vantageously to the state, it had been conf
IDENTITY predicted. The only other company that
came anywhere near the COOssw was the
Farmers Mining Company, which turned over
$1,000 TO the state.
The talk of Congress man Shell on the matter
of the Columbia postoffics has occssoned con-
siderable comment. 1t is evident, although not
positive, that tho influence of Congressman
Shell will be used for Col. William Wallace, Col.
Wallace however, declines to say whether he is
in the good Rraces Of Mr.. Shell or not. MIR.
CARTRIDGE 8 friends seem to be quite confident #
having Mr., Shells influence and winning. 1t
now develops that j. p Meehan Is the candi-
date tor the position who has not sought the
Endorsement Of Congressman She'll Mr.. Nee
han aud Capt. J K. Bachman are running
conservatives, and so far as a popular vote Of
the city is concerned the choice would lie be
tween either of these candidates. Indications
are that there will be lively fight ahead for the
Columbia postoffiCe. The term of Postmaster
Clayton, who kis giving general satisfaction,
does not expire until next winter, about Jan
uRry.
The Columbia state tells the following inter
estng little story of Gov. Tillman's little flask
and jug arrangement: Gov Tillman since his
return from Washington has been busy getting
samples and bids for the furnishing of the Off
cal TASKS and jugs at the dispensarles He has
received any number of TASKS and Jugs. One
canuot but admire Gov Tillman's taste In So
Letting the official TASKS and bottles. In the
contest for the contract Pittsburg
pa firm and the Augusta Bottling
Manufacturing Company were the chief
bidders, The former sent samples Of
handsome flask with metal screw top. The
Augusta company's flask has been adopted It
Is the old time standard style white flask. The
1ntract has been given to this company with
instructions to rush the manufacture. The
samples of jugs afford an Interesting stu ty
Hahns pottery Of Trenton, S. c., near
ton of the dspensary contract, The style OF
the jug adopted is something new. 1t is some
what in the shape OF the standard oil can. The
Hahn pottery furnishes samples in excellent
material and Of very strong appearance"
When the Rev. DR.. A. Toomer Porter of
Charleston. was in New York last November a
friend Of his who was interested in the welfare
of the Porter Academy at Charleston expressed
q desire to erect a handsome library building
for the use OF the academy. 10 testimony of his
appreciation of the great work which had been
accomplished in the education of so large a
number of youths. To facilitate the higher
literary culture of the students he felt that such
an institution ought to have a conspicuous
building to contain its library, with reading
rooms attached, where the studious boys could
improve themselves. He referred DR.. Porter to
his architects, J. B. Shook & Sons. Thess
gentlemen have just sent Dr. Porter the
plans approved by the donor. The library
building will be an octagon structure 80 teet in
the clear, with fopr reading rooms one in each
corner. spiral stairway will lead to the
second story which will be gallery containing
the book shelves. The building will be an eX-
ceedingly handsome one and will be an orna-
ment to the city. DR.. Porter has about
400 volumes to place in the library, and it is
taken as matter of course that the friends of
DR.. Porter and the academy will not allow the
shelves of the library to remain long vacant.