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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
TO COAL The FIRST SHIP.
The Initial Step Toward Making Sa-
Vannah a COaling Station.

The Torgorm to Lead the Cotton Fleet
in Taking on Her Supply of Goal
Here-The Sloss Iron and Coal Com
pany's Big Enterprise.
The initial step towards making Sa-
vannah coaling port will be made to-day
by the Sloss Iron and Coal Company in
the coaling of the British steamship Tor
germ, Capt. Mcintosh, now loading at the
Central railroad wharves.
This vessel is the first cotton ship this
season, and is only the beginning of the
feet OF foreign steamers which have for
years visited in this port. Now that
there is depth of % feet at high water,
which will in all probability be increased
to 25 feet before the season is over, there
must necessarily be a large increase in
this class of tonnage, which will be still
further augmented, if the commercial ia
cilities of the port are relatively i'm
proved.
The establishment of a coaling station
for vessels where they can get good steam
coal at the lowest prices will DO almost as
much towards helping Savannah's prog
ress as deep water and low port charges.
mines of the Sloss company in Alabama,
and is equal in quality to the best used in
the merchant marine service. This is a
new and important adjunct to the COM
merce of the port, and is the result of
energetic and systematic efforts of Mr..
James L. Logan, the Savannah manager
of the Sloss Iron and Steel Company.
1t is estimated that last year foreign
bound steamers from this port used CO.
600 tons of coal. If that supply could all
be put aboard here it would benefit the
railroads in freights, and furnish labor
for large number of people.
The enterprise which the Sloss COM
pary has shown in its efforts to make Sa-
vannah a coal supplying port is worthy of
the encouragement of the business men of
the city, and the Endorsement of its COM
mercial bodies.
The work that the government is doing
to give the port deep water will be long
time bearing fruit unless every man does
his share towards bringing business here
Every vessel that Goals at this port is an
advertisement which will tend to induce
other steamers to give Savannah the pref
erence for freights.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mr.. J. J.. Wilder has returned to the
city.
Mr.. ]. A. Leybrandt has returned to
the city.
Mr.. Erich Tabarius has returned from
summer abroad.
Mr.. j. Randolph Anderson is back from
his summer outing.
Mr. A. F. Churchill of Brunswick spent
yesterday in the city.
Mr. W. L. Clay left for the north yes
terday on the Nacoochee.
Miss E. Savarese left for the north yes
terday on the Nacoochee.
Mr.. H. Brigham left for the north yes
terday on the Nacoochee.
Capt S. T. Kingsbery of Quitman, Ga,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr. p. T. Foye was a passenger on the
Nacoochee for New York yesterday.
Mr.. d. L. Einstein was passenger on
the Nacoochee for New York yesterday.
Rev. P. H. Mcmahon was a passenger
on the Nacoochee for New York yester-
day.
MIR, c. J. Haden of the Hosch Lumber
Company of Atlanta is in the city on
business.
Mr. Walter Ross Gravener of Palatka,
Fla, popular young gentleman, is at
Mrs. Thomas, No. So Liberty street.
Mr. Joseph Belsinger is in the city, af-
ter long business trip throughout Flor
ida. Mr.. Belsinger reports business good
and every indication of an excellent trade
| this fall and winter.
Miss Maud Suffer and Misses Daisy
and Mamie Reilly have gone to Belmont,
n. c., to enter the Sacred Heart College
there. Masters Edward Gleason, Jr., and
Joe BOttimer will enter st. Mary's col
lege also at Belmont.
Capt Fleming superintendent Of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
says that there is already a decided i'm
provement in the business over the lines
of the Plant system. and there is every
indication Of prosperous era for the peo-
pie OF the country through which they
run, and consequently for the railroads.
Mr.. James E. Young, one of the leading
merchants of Lake City, Fla, and his ac-
complished daughter, Miss Oracle Young,
spent yesterday in the city at the Pu-
laski. They left last night for Stanton.
Va, where Miss Young will complete her
| studies and graduate at the end of the
| collegiate year Mr.. Young will go to
New York before returning home.
Mr.. w. T. Leopold. foreman
of the Central railroad paint shops,
! will leave Friday for Buffalo, N
Y, where he will attend the
annual convention of the Master Car
Painters Association of the United
States Mr.. Leopold is the first vice
| president of the association, and will, in
all probability, be elected president at the
| approaching convention.
On Monday night, at the hospitable
home of Mr.. H G. Reppard at Fleming
| ton, Ga, party was entertained at tea
in honor Of Miss Mary Reppard and Miss
| Emmie Stacy of Brunswick The invited
guests were Misses Eva Laura Belle,
Mamie Cassels and Miss Nellie Mills of
Hinesville, Ga, and Messrs. j. b. Martin,
Jr., A E. Spencer, w. A. Fleming, Jr.. II.
p. Fraser, W. f. Martin, o. c. Martin
and o. w. Fleming. The occasion was a
thoroughly enjoyable one
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
OUT OF ANorHER SOCIETY.
Col. olmstead Resigns From tn
Confederate Vaterans.

OOAs OAubtedu heelRub ELO4 bA5
Confederate Veterans.
The Confederate Veterans held their
regular meeting at Knights Of Pythias
hall last night. There were about twenty
five members present. The first vice
president, Maj. G. NJ. Ryals, was in the
chair
Nessrs. John A. O'Byrne, J. L. What
ley, George T. Quantock. Ben George and
John Fl. BrantleY were elected mem bers
of the association, and the applications Of
Messrs. Samuel Reynolds and John Aus
tin were received.
The secretary, Mr.. H. s. Dreese, read
the following resignation Of Col. Ohm
stead
Savannah. Aug. 20 1894 To the officers and
mem bers Of the Confederate Veterans Asso-
soclatlon; Gentlemen present herewith
nv resignation as your president, and also as
mem Der OF the association. and beg you Will
accept IT, Your Drotherly kindness 10 me at
all times shall live IN my memory. For the
sake OF the cause we fought for together try
TO forgive my faults and TO think kindly OF
your cOmrades CHARLES Il. OLMSTEAD.
The resignation was accepted by the
association, and on motion Of Gen. Z. Nc
Glashan resolution of thanks and graft
tude TO Col. Olmstead for his kindness to
the association and the courteous manner
in which he had always presided at the
meetings was adopted The resolution
will be put in writing and a copy sent to
Col. Olmstead
A letter from Mr.. John F. Hinson, in
behalf of his mother, thanking the asso-
citation for its attendance on the funeral
OF Capt. Hinson, was read by the secre-
tary.
letter from Mrs. T. II. Ralnes, presi-
dent of the Daughters of the Confederacy,
acknowledging the receipt of resolutions
of welcome to that organization adopted
at the last meeting of the veterans, was
read, and the committee, consisting of
Nlessrs. Kollock. J. r. Saussy and John
5. Haines, reported on the resolutions of
welcome TO the new society. The report
was lengthy one, and was well prepared.
1t was adopted, and a copy will be for
warded to that newly-formed organiza-
tion.
A copy of some resolutions adopted at
meeting Of the Bibb county verterans in
dorsing Adjt. Gen. J. Mcintosh Kell and
urging his reappointment under the next
administration was read, and on motion
of Col, w. w. Gordon a committee of
three, consisting of Col. Gordon, Mr.. j.
r. Saussy aud MIR. A. Mace, Duncan, was
appointed to prepare a similar resolution
looking TO the Endorsement Of Gen. Kell.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Rosy Prospects for Bountiful Crops in
Georgia.


Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 4.-According to
the weeks crop reports of the weather
bureau issued to-day, the rosy prospect
of bountiful crops which has been shin
ing before the farmers of Georgia for six
weeks past continues to hold good The
report says: THE farmers have littl e
cause for complaint in the general condi-
ton of their crops at present. The
past week with its decrease in rainy DAYS
has on the whole been favorable for the
improvement of such crops as are an
preaching maturity. 1t is true that
cotton appears to be from ten to fifteen
days late and rust, rotting and shedding
are evidently increasing but probably
these conditions are no more noticeable
than at the same season in past years
and 1t is hoped that the season will ulti-
mately end with an average crop of the
staple.
Corn still continues to flourish, and the
yield will be larger than that o. years
past. Reports received from the central
counties are, if anything a little more
favorable than those of last week.
The short staple has about the same
acreage as 1913, but the yield will be
shorter; the condition is poor. The sea
island or long staple variety is of larger
acreage, with fair average yield which
stood the excess of rainfall much better
and the condition is very good.
Blight and rust are now doing
considerable damage to the weed,
and in some localities it is shed
ding very fast. From the southwestern
counties come less favorable report than
last week. The weather has been very
rainy, resulting in an increase in the rot
ting and shedding of cotton 1t rajned
most every day during the past week in
the southern section, and as consequence,
farmers were retarded in cotton pick
ing. Cotton has fallen off considerably on
account of too much rain This is espe-
cially so in the case of the sea island or
long variety. The wet weather in the
southeastern counties during the past
week has not proved to beof much benefit
to the crops, as they have already re-
ceived too much rain
At few points, everything was
drowned out and crops are looking bad.
The acreage of cotton is not so great as
last year. But the quality is good.
Rice and corn are plentiful and in fine
| condition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
BAKING POWDER.
THE COMPRESS CASE.
The State Railway Commission Hears
Arguments at Atlanta.

Arguments at Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept 4.-The railroad
commission to-day began hearing the case
brought by the compressmen against the
railroads for a reduction of the rate of
freight on compressed cotton. All the
large congresses of the state were repre-
scented at the meeting as well as the
traffic departments of the railroads of the
state. Messrs King & Spalding of At
lanta appeared as attorneys for the com
pressmen, and Messrs. Wessolowki and
Howell also addressed the commission in
favor of the reduced rate.
Under the present tarIff there is no diff
ference in the rate on compressed and I'M
compressed cotton, although the com
pressed bale is claimed TO be much easier
TO handle in transit. Therefore the com
press men want reduced rate established
on the compressed bale. While the hear
ing to-day had nothing at all to do with
the action of the railroads recently in
cutting the rate on compressed cotton
from 10 to cents per 100, yet the case
before the commission was the result of
that action,
This was the only way the compress
men could retaliate. By getting a lower
rate on compressed bales they would
naturally deal directly with shippers,
COMPRISING for them rather than for the
railroads at the rates dictated by the lat
ter. Should the commission make this
reduced rate, the cOmpressmen will be
able to maintain the old rate, by charg-
ing it from shippers, while the effect will
be to neutralize the cut by which the
railroads hoped TO save cents per 100.
After hearing the compressmen this
morning the railroads asked a suspension
of the hearing until tomorrow so as to
give them time TO confer this afternoon.
The compressmen feel confident that the
railroads will be ready TO make terms by
tomorrow.
The Southern is represented by Sol
Haas, j. M. Cup and A. G. Craig, the
Central by w. F. Shellman and j. G.
HASKELL the Savannah, Florida and
Western by G. d. Owens, the Georgia by
A. G. Jackson, the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery by A. Pope, and the
Seaboard by w. L. Odwyer and A. E.
Woodell Messrs. Cunningham q Law
ton of Savannah also appeared as attor-
neys for the Central.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
AT THE THEATER.
Bobby Gaylor in Sport McAIlister To-
Nights Attraction.

Bobby Gaylor, in his successful play,
sport McAllister," will be the attraction
at the theater tonight. The actor and
the play are neither one of them new to
Savannah theater-goers. Both have been
seen here for the last two years. Gaylor
is one of the best actors of his class on the
stage and the play in which he will be
seen tonight is one of the best. What
GaylOr represents on the stage is Gaylor
himself as he is in everyday life The
late Dion Boucicault, a short time before
his death, attended performance of w.
A. Brady's After Dark" company, and
when asked by Manager Brady what he
thought of Gaylor's acting, replied II
like him; he is a comedian free from vul-
gar methods and exaggerated ideas, and
one of the best and most natural stage
Irishmen / ever saw" This was praise
from Sir Rupert indeed, for Boucicalt
was acknowledged TO be the best Irish
comedian of his time The supporting
company is the best that Gaylor has ever
been surrounded with, and includes,
among others, the well known artists,
Gilbert and Goldie, J. P. Carroll, Joe
Kelly, Marion Chester, Mabel Craig and
Maggie Fielding.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
North American Review, Sept, 1894.


The Late Lord Chief Justice of Eng
land, by the present lord chief Justice /;
The Results of Democratic Victory, Sena-
tor Henry Cabot Lodge; Catholicism and
Apaism, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Spaldine
The Significance of Modern Poverty, w.
II. Mallock; China and Japan in Korea,
l, by the Hon Augustine Heard, late
United States minister to Korea; 2, by
Durham White Stevens, counselor of the
Japanese legation at Washington: 3. by
Howard Martin, ex-secretary of legation
at Pekin Our Little War With China,
Rear-Admiral Crosby, u. S. N; The
Peasantry of Scotland, The Rev. Prof.
W. G. Blaikie d. d. LII. d.. Concerning
Acting, Richard Mansfield; The Develop
ment Of Aerial Navigation. Hiram S.
Maxim; In Defense of Harriet Shelley,
3, by Mark Twain; Notes and Com
ments, The Conceited Sex, William S.
Walsh Tendencies of the Turf, G. H.
Crandall The Reading of Poor Children.
Alvan F. Sanborn; Restless French Can.
ada, George Stewart; The Good Govern
ment Clubs, Preble Tucker, secretary of
the council Of Good Government Clubs.
AT Estills News Depot, 2l56 Bull street,
Savannah, Ga.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
COURT HOUSE SALES.
City Sheriff Blois Disposes of Wines
and other Valuable Property.

City Sheriff Blois Disposes OF Wines
and other Valuable Property.
City Sheriff Blois sold before the court
house yesterday morning lot No. 80, Falli-
CANT ward, on Second street, near Whita-
ker, with improvements, under an execu-
tion in the case of w. X Wilkinson
against Peter Sampson, trustee, TO Mr.
w. X. Wilkinson for 81 $50 He also sold
the furniture of c. 3. Huiet in the Sa-
vannah Board of Trade building under a
distress warrant for rent. The furniture
was bought in by the plaintiff for 800.
On River street, just back of the ware
house of John tlannery 4 Co, Sheriff
Blois sold lot of wines under an eXecu-
ton from the city court in favor of j. j.
Riley against Charles G. McIver. Seven
barrels of ports, clarets and medocs
brought from 81 to $50 a barrel, and the
case goods, including Muscatelle and An
gelica, brought from $40 TO 81 90 per
case. The property was not all disposed
of and the sale will be continued at IL
O'Clock this morning.
Messrs. ]. d. and IL. d. LaRoche sold
nine and one-eighth acres on the Ogee-
chez road to MIR. George w. Parrish for
$50 an acre. One share of Greenwich
Park Association stock was sold to Mr..
Houston Thomas for 500; lots No. 10. l6,
II and Is, block B. East Savannah, were
sold to Mr.. Morrel for $40 each, and lots
33, "a, 35 and 36, block ,, East Savannah,
were sold to the same party at $40 each.
Lots Is, II and 10, western portion of gar
den lots No. s, on Drayton and South
avenue, were bought by Mr. S. X Plat
sheA for 800, and lot No 81, Hubs sub
division in Kingsyille, on Pearl street.
near jefferson, brought $40. So Three
shares Planters Rice Mill stock were
bought by MIR. Houston Thomas at $40,
and fifty-nine shares of Central stock
were sold for AL per share.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
TO DECIDE 1T TODAY.
The County Tax Rate to Be Fixed by
the Commissioners.


the Commissioners.
There will be special meeting of the
county commissioners held at the court
house this afternoon at o'clock for the
purpose Of settling the matter Of the
county budget and the tax re te as well as
the question of rebuilding the Skidawav
bridge, both Of which matters were to
have been reported on by the committees.
The budget committee will make a re-
port and, according TO its figuring, the
budget will carry about S196. 900 of ex-
pendltures for the coming year, which
with the reduction in the state taxation
assessment, will make the tax rate for
state and county together the same as
last year-Sl0.9O per $1,000 10 is quite
probable that this report will be adopted
and the changes, II any, will be slight
The question of the Skidaway bridge
was never settled at the meeting OF the
committee on roads and bridges which
had II in charge. There were only two
present at the meeting, Commissioners
Chaplin and Charlton. THE former some.
what favored the building of the bridge.
but the latter was strongly opposed to il.
so the committee could make no report
The fact, however, that the budget com
mlttee knocked out the appropriation set
aside for its rebuilding is rather signif-
cant Of the fact that they do not intend it
shall be built
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
RAN INTO A TRAINING WALL.
Capt. Foster of the Steamer Chatham
Held for the United States Court.

Capt. Foster of the Steamer Chatham
Held for the United States Court.
Capt. Enos Foster of the steamship
Chatham Of Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company was before
United States Commissioner Connolly
yesterday for running into and damaging
Baruwell Island training wall last Sun
day night while coming up the river.
Capt. O. NJ Carter, corps of engineers,
testified that the damage to the training
wall Appropriated 1000, though he was
unable to fix it definitely without making
a detailed examination.
Capt. Foster stated that it was an &C
cident, the steamship refusing TO come
round fast enough while making the turn
in that part Of the river. There being
no doubt that the training wall was
damaged as stated, Capt Foster was held
under $3.50 bond to appear at the Novem-
Der term of the United States court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
WILL BE GIVEN A TRIAL.
The Charge of Attempt to Rape
Against Frank Crate.

Frank Crate, colored, was turned over
to the superior court by the recorder
yesterday morning to answer to the
charge of attempted rape. The evil
dence against Crate was very weak,
and the recorder so stated, but from
the evidence of the policeman that
they found Crate struggling with negro
girl in the street, the girl screaming for
help at the top of her voice, made a case
which the recorder thought it his duty to
leave TO the consideration of the superior
court. Crate claimed that the girl had
had difficulty with another party, and
that he was merely holding her while the
other fellow got out of the way. Crate
was released on bail furnished by his at
torney, j. H. Kinckel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
A School of Laneuares.

MIR G. Grandin has established in the
city a Partisan school Of languages, as
will be seen from the advertisement else
where. Mr.. Graudin comes to savannah
highly recommended both as a cultured
gentleman and competent instructor. He
IS native Of Paris and teaches alto
gether by the celebrated 'Berlitz method -
tor the present his address is 90
President street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
In the Court of Ordinary.

A G. Lengnick was granted home
stead IN the court of ordinary yesterday
The caveat questioning'th the appraisement
Of the property was withdrawn.
Two orders for leave to sell real estate
were granted, one to p r.. Cohen, admin
istratOr OF the estate Of Lucinda Jenkins,
and the other to w. Nj. Davidson, Jr., ex-
exutor of the will of John Rutherford.
An order was granted providing for the
hearing Of the application of John Wo-
hanka for exemption of personally, Oct.
l. at 10 O'Clock
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
POLITICS IN THE JURY ROOM.
Evidences of fractional Feeling Said
to Have Been Seen There.


to Have Been Seen There.
There has been much suspicion of the
fact that politics in Chatham county was
carried into the jury room. and thefnatter
has caused no little talk. There seems to
be no doubt that the feeling between the
two factions in local politics has been
carried beyond the ballot box, and has
had its effect on the administration of
justice, for this assertion is made by one
who has been on one of the petit juries,
and who says he has seen an evidence
that such state of affairs has existed
He mentioned case which was tried
in the city court few days ago where
eleven of the jurors happened to belong to
one faction and one of them to the other,
yet the one held out in his opinion, al
though the others were unanimous from
the start because he said the others were
all members of the faction to which he
was opposed. Other instances of a SINH
lar nature we're mentioned and from all
accounts the matter seems to be getting
serious, but there can be no doubt from
what is said on all sides that the question
of politics is often cutting a figure in
cases tried by petit iuries
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
1T COST HIM 800.
A Drummer Robbed by a Hull Street
Fairy, Who Skipped Out.

]. F. Carter swore out warrant before
Justice M. Naughtin yesterday charging
Emma O. Woodall or Woodruff with rob-
bling him of 800, which, it is said, was
taken from his clothes.
1t seems Carter had been in her house,
or house where she lived on Hull street,
between Houston and East Broad, the
night before, and when daylight came he
found that she was gone, and that his
money had disappeared at the same time.
On investigation it was found that she
had taken hack and had gone out to the
Central railroad junction, four miles from
the city, where she took the train for At
lanta.
A telegraph message to Marshal Davis
of Mtllen stopped her there and he wired
back about noon that he had placed her
under arrest. Detective Wetherhorn
left for Milen last night and will bring
her back to the city this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
j. j. Flahertv Dead

Joseph j. Flaherty, a well known
and highly esteemed young man, died
yesterday at noon of consumption. He
was Of quiet disposition and was liked
by all who knew him. He was valued
member of Division No. 2, Ancient Order
Of Hibernians. His funeral will take
place at 4 o'clock this afternoon. He
was 20 years of age
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
A LIQUOR Store Robhed.

Marks & Co, liquor dealers on ST.
Julien street, have been Systematically
robbed by gang of negroes, who have
tapped the faucets Of the liquor barrels
with false keys Large quantities OF
whisky have been secured in this way.
Five negroes have been arrested so far,
and the police are looking for others.