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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-11

The taxes for 1892 are now due and
may be paid TO the undersigned at Hurst
d Donsldson's office in Masonic Temple
black. Please bring your last years re-.
ceipt, which will enable the collector to
find your description on the tax books.
WILLIAM J. GAMBLE,
Township Collector.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-11

There is chestnut tree in Mansfield,
Conn, whose circumference at the roots is
81 feet, and the diameter o. the spread of
its branches in one direction is 100 feet. Its
height Is so feet
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-11

The average duration of lives in the
United States is AIS years for storekeepers,
43.5 years for teamsters, Al 6 years for sea-
men, 47.3 years for mocha MICS, 4S4 years
for merchants, $50 years for lawyers and
64.2 years fer farmers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-11

Cleanliness means more than washing
the hands and face and body 1t means
the keeping of ones surroundings free
from influences which must faint the air
we breathe, our food and our drink
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-11
I Have Taken Several.

Bottles of Brsdfield's Female Regulator
tor falling of the womb and other diseases
combined, of 16 years standing. and
reolly believe l am cured entirely, fol
which please accept my thanks.
HRS. W. E. STEBBINs. Ridge, Ga.
Sold by Hartz s. Behnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-11

as nothing else can. Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Biliousness; all Bronchial, Throat, and Lung
Affections every form OF Scrofula, even
Consumption Cor Lung-scrofula) in its ear.
Ger stages; and the most stubborn Skin
and Scalp Diseases, are completely cured
by it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
LOCAL PERSONAL.

D. A. Murphy of Atlanta is at the De
| Soto.
c. S. Tillman of Quitman is at the Pu-
laski.
J. B. Ryres of Macon is at the Pu-
laski.
d. c. Russ of Jacksonville is at the Pu
laski.
John J. Taylor of Charleston is at the
De Soto
P. H, Hanes of Winston, N. c. is at the
De Soto.
Morris Cohn of Sandersville is at the
De Soto.
T. o. Taggart of Column ia, S. c., is at
the Pulaski.
j. w. Moore of Atlanta is registered at
the De Soto.
A. NJ. Martin of Columbia, S. c., is at
the De Soto.
William e. Huger of Charleston is at
the De Soto.
Cyrus Wood of Tallahassee is registered
at the Pulaski
julius Solomon of Jacksonville is regis
tered at the De Soto.
Walter w. jackson of Augusta is regis
tered at the De Soto.
B. Holmes and NJ. |. Hodgeof Hawkins
vile are at the Pulaski
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. II. Wood of Macon are
stopping at the Pulaski
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Lane of Valdosta
are stopping at the Pulaski.
Edward r. Kennel of New York was a
visitor on the floor of the cotton exchange
yesterday.
Miss P. Perrin, Mrs. r. Marrow, Ed
ward D. Marrow and Ethel Marrow of
Orlando, Fla, are stopping at the Pulaski
house.
Miss Dora V. Pead, formerly of Savan-
nah, but now of Denver, Col, is visiting
her brother at No 1863 New Houston
street.
MIR. S. L. Lazaron, after a four weeks
visit to New York and Chicago, has re-
turned to the city. He is charmed with
the worlds fair, Notwithstanding its un-
finished condition. The great show will
be complete, Mr.. Lazaron thinks, by June
| but even at present there is more at
jackson park than one can see in week.
or two weeks, either
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
NO TRUTH IN IT.
Receiver Averill to Have All the Aid
Needed From the Central.

Receiver Averil to Have All the Aid
Needed From the Central.
There has been some statements sent
out from Augusta creating the false i'm
precision that Receiver Averill of the Port
Royal road is being embarrassed by the
refusal on the part of the Central railroad
to furnish him the proper amount of roll
ing stock required TO handle the business
of the road.
The reports have gone so far as to state
that the Central has ordered the return
of large portion of the rolling stock be-
longing to the system, and that it is show
ing its displeasure in other ways over the
removal of the road from Receiver Comer's
charge.
Mr.. Conner says he knows absolutely
nothing of such changes except that they
are false, and that he has paid no atten-
ton to them. Not only that, but he has
issued instructions to Supt. Wadley to
give the Port Royal road every facility
for transacting its business that is re
quired by that road The Central could
not do otherwise, as it owns almost the
entire road and to embarrass its interests
would only result in harm to the Central
system. Supt. Wadley was in Augusta
yesterday for the purpose of comforting
with Mr. Averill in order TO find Just
what he needed, and under instructions
from Receiver Conner he will furnish him
every facility asked for.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
RENEWAL OF THE LEASE.
The Electric Company Takes the S.
and I. II. for Three Years More.

The Electric Company Takes the S.
and I. II. for Three Years More.
The Electric Railway Company has re-
newed its lease Of the Savannah and Isle
of Hope road for three years, under the
same conditions which existed under the
yearly lease that expired May II.
The work of extending the line along
Thunderbolt bluff TO Desvergers' Point
will probably be started shortly. Under
the ruling of Attorney General Terrell
the Savannah and Isle of Hope road does
not require a ratification of the grant to
the right of way by the legislature The
charter issued by the state to the railroad
included its construction to Devergers'
Point and all that was necessary, in the
opinion of the attorney general, to make
II effective was the securing of permission
from the town authorities.
This permission having been secured
in regular form, Attorney General Ter
rell says makes 1t a state contract which
must be fulfilled. The decision of course
means that the extension can be made
before the next session of the legislature
acts on the new charter for the town of
Warsaw introduced last fall by Repre-
sentative DoOlan. and now awaiting
third reading in the Senate
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
CITY BREVITIES.

There will be confirmation exercises at
Mlckva Israel synagogue tomorrow.
The Central railroad will put on an
Augusta special to run during the Tybee
season, beginning Sunday week.
The deciding contest for the billiard
championship between Messrs. Henry
Blum, Jr., and r. T. McHugh next Mon
day evening at Catholic Library hall
In the account of the knights of
Pythias' trip to Macon, the names OF Sir
knights A. w Schwarz, Paul Wilken
and L. Steinbach were omitted from leu
tomas prize team.
Mr.. Lawrence Kelly killed a young
rattlesnake, one of the spring crop, on
smith IL Kelly's place yesterday He
used Davld's weapon, a stone, and at the
firSt throw doubled the reptile up 1t had
only one button and no rattles.
Messrs. Launey s. Goebel have at their
studio beautiful photograph, in colors,
OF the ship Caravan as she lay moored at
her wharf on the river front The pict-
ure is full of life and is a truthful repre-
sentation of one of the sights of the Sa-
vannah harbor.
l.. Putzel received last night the first
consignment of this seasons peach and
cherry crop. The peaches came from
Florida and are extra fine fruit. The
NIlCA Ito can't l4GAl NTOTtlOil anu are Oh eX-
ceptiohal size. 4 singular coincidence
in connection with the consignment is the
TACT that they were received on the same
date as the first peaches and cherries
came last year.
At meeting of the normal class of the
public school yesterday. suitable resolu-
lions were passed on the death of Miss S.
j. Jones, who was for several
years teacher in the schools
here. She left Savannah two
years ago and went to Alabama
where she died three or four DAYS AGO
She was well known in Savannah and was
very popular among the teachers.
1t looks as if Mr.. F. NJ. Jones were
going to be successful in raising the
sunken Austrian bark Undine He is
working at her steadily, and Capt O. NJ.
Carter, who returned yesterday from a
trip down the river, has noted his prog
ress and determination to succeed if
possible, and has decided not to interfere
until MIR. Jones has been given a fair
chance to complete his work If he COM
pletes his work he will clear several
thousand dollars on the transaction.
For the convenience of applicants for
admission to the university, and to save
them the expense of travelling to Athens
| the faculty has decided to hold entrance
examinations at various points in the
state under the direction of well-known
teachers. These examinations are to be
held on the same days at all points and
! the faculty has named the first Friday
and Saturday in June as convenient dates.
The examination in Savannah will be held
on Friday and Saturday, June l and 2, at
the school for boys, Nos. Ill and 1l3 Ma
| con street. The questions will be sent
out from the university, and the papers
OF applicants will be returned to the
faculty to be read. Information concern
ing the examinations may be obtained by
| addressing Mai. j. A. Crowther.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATISTICS.
The Recent Enumeration Makes a Good
Showing for Chatham County.

The Report Forwarded to State
School Commissioner Bradwen Last
Night-An Increase of 2,2A4 Chill
dren of School Age Since the Last
Census-A Large Increase in the
City and a Decrease in the County.
a Very Small Percentage of Hit
eracy.
The returns of the enumeration of the
school population of Chatham county
We're completed and made up yesterday
and forwarded to Atlanta last night
Reports Of the statistics of the city and
of two of the country districts have al
ready been given by the MORNING
News, but resume OF the
complete statistics may be of interest.
The school age is taken between 6 and IS
years, and Chatham county makes re
markedly good showing as compared with
the statistics at the time the last census
was taken.
The report shows that there are 5,430
children between the school ages in Chat
ham county. OF these 1,169 are in
the city and 426l in the rural districts.
This shows quite "a remarkable change
over the report from the last census,
which out of a total of 1876 gave the
city S, 155 and the county 5,031. These
figures show a total increase of 2.244, an
increase in the city of 3,0l4 and decrease
in the country of no. The country peO-
pie seem to have been hocking to the city,
but this will not account for the city's
large increase during the past five years.
Growth in population will alone explain
the increase.
OF the II 1859 in the city 5,39S are white
and 5,77l colorcd. Only IA whites are il
iterate, while there are 53S Colored
children who cannot read and
write. OF these also - are
found to be blind and are idiots, all
colored. The number Of pupils in the city
who have never attended public school
is 1872, while 275 have never attended
school at all.
In the country $50 out of 4.261 children
are white and 1921 colored. OF these IS
whites and 800 colored are found to
be illiterate; 2S2 have never at
tended a public school 1919 have
never been to school at all. There
are white and colored schools in the
city and y white and 20 colored in the
country.
Stunning up, out of 1890 children of
school age 1,4s0 are illiterate, "a are
either blind, deaf and dumb or idiotic, IA
have never attended a public school and
474 have never been to school at all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
THORPE MUST HANG.
The Supreme Court Says His Appeal
Had No Merit.


Samuel Thorpe. alias Sammy de Kid -
the murderer of Charles Brinson, must
die on the gallows. The supreme court
has affirmed the jury's verdict of con
demnation, and Judge Falligant will re
sentence the youthful murderer to death
by the rope at the opening of the next
term of the superior court. June ).
Thorpe was defended by John Nicolson,
Jr., ESQ, ana Cain & Kennedy, and they
appealed the case on the ground that the
state had not proved the corpus deficit,
that the body of the man killed by
ThOrpe's bullet was that of Charles Brin-
son. Here is what the supreme court had
to say on the subject:
The evidence was ample to prove the
corpus deficit and to warrant YER
dict of guilty. There was no error to
refuse to charge the jury as requested
and no cause for new trial.
In order for counsel for a plaintiff in
error as matter of legal right to protect
against the payment of costs in
this. court it is necessary that
a proper pauper affidavit. made by his
client and filed in the court below before
the transcript of the record is certified,
should be by copy thereof embraced in
the transcript. And this court will not
exercise any discretion it may have to
allow the proper affidavit to be filed and
sent up afterward where the case is abso-
lutely without merit and consequently
one which never have been brought up
for review on any terms"
The language of the decision is stronger
than any handed down for a long time,
and attorneys who have read it construe
its meaning to be that Thorpe's attorneys
are to be charged with all the costs of the
appeal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP.
a Popular Resort Among the 81
Ridge Mountains.

Ridge Mountains.
Seekers after summer resorts and the
delights of mountain air and scenery will
find the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia
most desirable retreat At Rockfish
Gap is situated the celebrated Mountain
Top hotel and springs. 1t is Immediately
over the Blue Ridge tunnel" and is a
very desirable spot to spend the season
away from the severe heat of summer.
One of the great advantages of this resort,
in addition to the delightful climate and
accommodations, is the convenient ways
of reaching this celebrated hotel 1t is
accessible from the north, east south and
west. The situation is 1886 feet above
the sea level and commands, on either
side of the Blue Ridge, grand panoramas
of mountain and valley scenery, visible
from many delightful walks. The excel
ent waters constitute pure freestone and
strong chalybcatc, which are a great at
traction and beneficiary to all seekers
after health.
The hotel proper is known as "Rockfsh
Inn" and has been established for over
100 years. The rates are moderate. A
neat folder, which gives full descrip-
ton Of the resort and all necessary in
formation, will be mailed upon applica-
ton to MaSSie & Co., Alton, Va.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
TEN MILLION BUSHELS.
Dan Talmage's Sons Estimate Of the
Rice Crop.


Dan Talmage's Sons, in their rice crop
bulletin issued May H. say: THE crop
of the present year is fairly under way.
Preparatory conditions in the main IA
vorable, but later reports Indicate pro-
gress barely up to average. The outcome
last year in monetary way was disap-
pointing, and some claim inability 20 grow
rice at prices current during the past
season, but, practically, all are entering
the field anew.
This is true Of the Atlantic coast and
river parishes in Louisiana. but it may be
added Of Southwest Louisiana; where
there has been any reduction or discon-
tinuance; more than an equal number
have either enlarged or entered upon the
culture in an experimental way.
There can be no question but that rice
offers fair margin of profit, and in
Louisiana it can be raised as cheaply as
any other cereal and the average Weld
per acre an item larger than wheat. This
statement is practically attested by the
renewal and extension Of the culture not
withstanding prevailing prices and the
probability of equally low values in the
future Louisiana. as heretofore. is the
banner state and viii show increase over
last year.
Next in order of production follows
South Carolina, Georgia, Texas, North
Carolina, Florida, Alabama and Missis-
sippi The total acreage prepared and
promised is in excess of last year. hence
under favorable growing conditions it is
not unreasonable to expect a product of
over 10000, 900 bushels"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
The ..prainage auestion,, Again.

Editor Morning News: My statement
that "the county commissioners have had
nearly all the important drains cleaned
out to distance of about three miles is
not error, as your correspondent SAM
tary' asserts, but true. Of course nv
report referred to drains on lands outside
of the corporate limits and not to those
contiguous to and belonging to the city.
The southwest portion Of the city back
OF the colored peoples cemetery" which
your correspondent says has not
received attention for the past three
years belongs to the city, and, therefore
the county commissioners have not in
vaded the city's domain in order to cut
drains through it. My published reports
show that | have, time and again, called
attention to the eXpediency of having a
ditch cut up into the city's land behind
thelcolOred peoples cemetery through the
arm of Minis swamp leading thereto.
This part of Minis swamp, however, is
heavily tlmbered with large
swamp trees with immense roots
and it would require able-bodied ak
men with the aid of dynamite to clear a
way for the ditch, and so heavy a iobmay
have been deferred in the expectancy of
cooperative work between the city and
county authorities
The rdpidity and energy with which
drainage operations on the part of both
the city and county is now being pushed
forward indicate that the drainage de-
partments of both have able and wide
awake heads to their respective
committees, and warrant the as
surance that drainage around
the city and throughout the
county will not suffer neglect.
AS to the pools of stagnant water living
on the Baker and Minis tracts" | beg to
state that the city and county authorities.
several years ago, opened ample outlets
for the drainage of these very tracts of
land, and that the outlets We're availed of
by the owners or leSsees thereof, who cut
private bitches from their grounds into
them and kept the same opened as long
as they continued to plant and cultivate
the ground, but, after a time, converted
the fields into pastures and then neglected
the private drains and left them to be
hlled up by cattle treading over them.
1t is true that there are several old
brickyard pits which hold water on
portions of these tracts, and which the
land owners or their lessees would doubt
less be delighted to have drained or filed
up at the countY's expense, but the ex-
ample set by Messrs. d. G.. Purse and ]
>. Collins, in having their respective
tracts of land on the east of the CITY
drained and levcled at their own eX-
pense, has doubtless suggested to the
county commissioners that other land
owners might be similarly enterprisinc in
their own behalf.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
THE FIRST MASS MEETING.
A VERY UNLIKELY STORY.
The Mate of the Yacht Gitana Talks
About piraFes II, c.eoro.;a

The Mate or the acht Oltana Talks
About Pirates in Georgia.
The yacht Gitana, wrecked off ST ST.
mons shoals some weeks ago and rescued
by the tug Dandy, has arrived in Boston
The New York Sun prints story in
which the mate says the treatment the
yachts crew received at the hands of the
Georgians who live in Doboy was out
rageous. According to him they stole
everything that they could lay their
hands on, and the yacht, till she was
hauled off, was constantly surrounded by
a tlOtilla Of small boats, ready to take ad-
vantage of the slightest relaxation of
vigilance on the part of the crew and to
pounce upon the yacht and foot her The
steward, when he went ashore for provis-
ions, says he was knocked down and
beaten because he had attempted to do
guard duty.
The story on its face seems to be a
fabrication The Gitana was at Savan-
nah about two weeks awaiting the arrival
of the tug Douglass II. Thomas to tow her
TO Boston. No complaint was made here
so far as can be learned of the treatment
the yachts crew received, and there was
no intimation Of anything in the nature
of piracy on the part of the people on
DObOV.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
THE JURY COULD NOT AGREE.
A Mistrial in the Miller
Damage Suit.

A Mistrial in the Miller
Damage Suit.
When the seal was broken in the city
court yesterday morning on the envelope
containing the declaration in the Lipp-
man-Miller case instead of verdict was
found statement from the jury that it
could not agree. This, of course, necessi-
tated the declaring of mistrial Most
people were surprised at the action of
the jury, as it has been generally
supposed a jury could not of its own Volt
ton declare a mistrial. Inquiry, how
ever, developed the fact thatan agreement
had been entered into between the coun-
sci to allow the jury This privilege if
after reasonable time no verdict could
be reached.
The threatened collision between Mr.
JEFF Miller and Attorney Leaken has not
yet materialized, and it is believed now
that the court house scene will not result
in any personal difficulty between the
gentlemen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
IT IS STILL UNCLE SANS.
Mr.. Nicolson's Bid for the Old Public
building Site Raiectad.

Collector Johnson received a letter yes
terday from Secretary of the Treasury
Carlisle rejecting the bid of John Nicolson,
Jr., for the public building site and re-
turning the certified check for $1,000.
The secretary instructed the collector to
defer further action in regard to the sale
of the property for the present
What effect the failure to dispose of the
old site win have on the new public build
ing remains to be seen. It does not ap-
pear that it can delay the beginning of
work any longer than it has been DELAYED.
The site of the proposed build
ing is just the way it was
shortly after the fire in 1889, except
the bricks and material that could be
used of the burned armory have been re-
moved. The only satisfaction Savannah
has had so far from its new public build
ing is that the government has ordered it
built. Since the original appropriation
was made however, for the Savannah
building new public buildings have been
built in dozen cities
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
TO URGE STREET OPENING.
A Committee of Property Owners to
Appear Before Council.


A meeting of property owners inter-
ested in the opening of the north and
south streets through the city extension
east of Bull street and the White Bluff
road was held at the Office of Platshek &
Co. yesterday afternoon. In the neigh
hood of Sl50,000 of property was repre-
scented
The necessity for extending the north
and south streets, particularly Abercorn
and East Broad, from their present ter
mini to Estill avenue was discussed at
length.
A general committee, representing the
land companies and individual property
owners, was organized, and special COM
mittee, consisting of Messrs. G. A. Hud-
son, Louis Collat, A. Minis and M A.
O'Byrne, was appointed to urge the neces-
sity for an early opening Of the streets in
that section of the city before the council
committee on opening streets.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20
"wEDDED AND PARTED"
An Intensely Interesting Story of
Lives Together and Apart.

Bertha Nj. Clay is one Of the most cele-
brated authors of delightful fiction. Sew
eral OF her famous novels have been pre-
sented to the patrons of the Sunday
MORNING News among them were the
popular stories, "A Queen Amongst
Women In Cupid's Net" Between
Two Sins and Fair But False" All of
these have been read with great interest
Next Sunday the MORNING News will
present TO its readers Bertha NJ Claws
delightful story entitled "Wedded and
Parted 1t is one of her finest produc-
lions and should be read by all who ap-
preciate the beautiful and interesting
works of this entertaining writer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-20

Wife-IIave you any secrets you keep
from me, dearest
Husband-NonC darling.
W.-Ihen ] am determined Iwill have
none from you either.
H.-1ou have secrets. them
W-Only one, and / am resolved 10
mako a clean breast Of H.
II. lhOarsely)--Go on.
W-tor several days / have had a
secret-a secret longing for now spriDg
suit with hat 10 match.-New York
Press.