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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-15
ONION SETS.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYFRs. :
soLoMONs 8 co.

City Treasurerrs ONCE,
Savannah, Jan l, 1894.
The following taxes are now due:
REAL ESTATE, fourth quarter 1898
STOCK IN TRADE, fourth quarter, 1893
FURNITURE, ETC. fourth quarter 1898
MONEY, NOTES, SOLVENT DEBTS,
ETC. fourth quarter. 1893.
WATER RENTS. for six months in ad-
vance, from Jan. l to July /.
A discount of ten per cent. will be allowed
upon all of the above if paid within fifteen
days after January first.
Taxes on the valuation Of GROUND RENT
LOTS can be paid under protest and a dis
count of ten per cent. will be allowed upon
the fourth quarter, II payment is made as
above
Licenses of all kinds for the year 1894 are
also now due, viz: LIQUOR LICENSES and
BUSINESS LICENSES; also LICENSES
for DOGS, HUCESTERS, and VEHICLES
and CARRIAGES of every description used
Tor hire or for the purpose OF delivering
goods, viz: WAGONS, DRAYS, TRUCKS.
CARTS, OMNIBUSSES, HACKS and
STREET CARS for which badges will be
furnished by the treasurer Street railroad
companies are required to indicate whether
the cars are open or closed.
On LICENSES of all kinds Except retail
liquor ncenses) discount Of ten per cent.
will be allowed il payment is made within
thirty days after January first.
G. S. HARDEE,
City Treasurer
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AUNT INSTEAD OF UNCLE.
The Money Lender to Whom the
FTelChmen Apply.

! A Great Work Accomplished By the
Famous Government Pawn Shop SO
Popular In Paris-Wide Contrast
With Our Methods.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
1t is to mine aunt thatthe impecunious
Frenchman turns for assistance, instead
of TO mime uncle" as do his compeers in
! other lands; upon which the aforesaid
Frenchman is to be felicitated. For the
distinction in sex is distinction with a
difference milne uncle" in New York
and London is Enthusiastically of the sterner
sex. Not a rap the crusty old fellow cares
for his nephews and nieces save to get all
from them that he can using their neces-
sity as means of extorting cent per cent
profits from them. The three balls may
be golden, but it is gold from the fiintiest
of quartz. But ''mine aunt" Of Paris
She, you may be sure, is the very gentlest
of the gentle sex; a motherly old soul,
warm-hearted, smiling-faced; seeking
only the comfort and the welfare of her
innumerable nephews and nieces. Truly,
a most delightful old lady!
An old lady, indeed, she is, dating back
for more than 100 years. For IL was at
about Christmas time 1777 that the we'll
meaning Louis XVI made decree intro
ducing her to his subjects. Perhaps he
already realized that his crown and very
head were in pawn, and wished to redeem
the pledge by doing what good he might.
AssUREnLY A GREAT GOOD.
Assuredly this foundation of national
pawnshop was a great good. Hitherto
for hundreds of years such shops had ex-
listed as private industries; conducted by
LOmbards and by Hebrews, who We'd
with each other in practicing extOrtion
upon their customers. 1t was partly to
rid the people of these extortions, and
partly to aid another good work that
Louis, urged by the famous minister,
Neckar, founded the Mont de Piete He
did it by authorizing the General hospital
of Paris TO open a pawnshop. This shop
was to have monopoly Of the business
it was to charge only reasonable interest
on loans, and all its profits were to go to
the support of the hospital.
So, early in January, IT'S, Una tante"
began business at the Monte de Piete, as
the institution was officially named. A
couple of houses in the Rue des Monteaux
Blancs served as Offices. Only per cent.
interest per annum was charged, and
great business was done The venture
was magnificent success. The people
were able to borrow money more easily
than ever before, and on terms that gave
them chance to redeem their pledges,
while at the same time handsome rev
enue was secured for the hospital Thus
for dozen years. Then came the revo-
luton. In blind fury undoing all the
king had done, the people shut up the
Monte de Piete, and also cut off the kings
head. Then the old usurers re-opened
their private pawn shops, and extorted
n NOR int in.
went until Bonaparte came upon the
scene. One of his first acts was to re-
open the Monte de Piete, and since then
il has not been disturbed
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THE LIMIT OF ApvANcEr.

In case of articles of gold and silver, ad-
vances are made to the extent of four
tifths their worth as ascertained by
weight. On other articles the limit is
two-thirds. At the central office and the
two chief branches the largest amount
loaned in any one case is $4,000. At the
% minor branches, 800 is the maximum
The least loan that can be negotiated is
3 francs, or go cents. Loans are in all
cases made for one year; but, of course
they can be redeemed at an earlier date,
or can be renewed repeatedly. But if not
redeemed or renewed in fifteen months,
the articles are sold and the proceeds
turned into the fund of the Assistance
Publique"
There have been some extraordinary
cases of repeated renewals of loans upon
insignificant objects. A pipe, for exam
pie, was pledged for francs, or $l.2O, in
1888. Year after year the owner came
around, paid the interest, amounting to
about cents, and renewed the loan.
This went on for no less than forty-eight
years, the owner of the pipe ever hoping
to be able to redeem it, yet never having
the francs to spare for the purpose.
Then, in the 49th year he failed to appear,
and at the end of the fifteen months the
pipe was sold. Their curiosity being ex-
cited, the officers of the Mont de Piete
made inquiry concerning him, and found
fortunate was another man who in 1928,
when he was young dandy, deposited
an umbrella, probably to get cab fare or
pay for bottle Of wine. He got 10 francs,
or 81, on it. Year after year he renewed
the loan, paying the interest regularly
until 1873, when he was feeble old man.
Still he tottered around TO mime Aunt's"
to pay the yearly interest. Then the Of
hcers, remarking that the pledge had
reached its 50th year, voluntarily sur
rendered the ancient umbrella to him and
Cancelled the loan.
KINGS AND QUEENS AS CUSTOMERS.
All kinds of people visit mine aunt"
Kings aud queens in exile have here
pawned their crown jewels. A few years
ago the Burmese ambassador and his
suite, sought the Mont de Piete and
pledged some of their robes and Jewels,
until such time as they might get remit
tances from home. A stroll through the
strong rooms of the great building in the
Rue des ManteauX Blanos reveals a bewil-
dering array Of gems, plate, laces, and all
imaginable art and luxury. What tale
of splendid misery, of aristocratic perjury.
they tell! On the other hand, there is a
vast array of humber things, household
utensils and artisans tools mutely elo-
quent with an infinite pathos Of the
struggles and privations of the poor.
When one wishes to obtain loan from
mine aunt he must first establish his
identity and residence. She will not deal
with irresponsible persons or with thieves
who are trying to dispose Of plumber
This done, he hands the article 10 be
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
CIGARETTES.

CIGARETTES.
There is much speculation as to what
the price of cigarettes will be when the
tax is raised to 81 90 per thousand. But
there Is no speculation as to who is the
largest handler of cigarettes in this
market. We receive weekly the follow
ing brands;
Richmond Straight Cuts in boxes and
packages, Sweet CaporaI Virginia
Brights, Dukes Best, Dukes Cameo,
Duke of Durham.
HENRY SOLOMON & SON,
1856, 100, I92 Bay Street.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

The charter for the Commercial Club hav-
ing been obtained, there will be meeting for
the purpose Of organization at the De Soto
Hotel on TUESDAY EVENING, Jan. 16, at 8
o clock. full attendance is urgently re-
Quested. IRWIN b. TIEDEMAN,
Chairman of Committee.
A. B. MOORE, Secretary Of Committee
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PERsoNAL PROPERTY RETURNS FOR
1894.
CITY TREAsURER's OFFICE,

SAVANNAH, GA, Jan. /, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that under the tax
ordinance OF the city OF Savannah for the wear
1874. am now prepared to receive returns OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY OF all kinds
The tax ordinance provides that II any per
son required 10 make any such return shall
refuse or neglect to 90 so within the time
specified for the same, it shall be the duty OF
the person designated by the finance commit
tee OF council to proceed forthwith to make
the return himself from the lest Information
ne can obtain and to hand the return so made
by him TO the City Treasurer, who shall as
sess a DOUBLE TAX against such defaulter
TINE EXPIRES JAN. Goth.
G. s. HARDEE, City Treasurer
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MEETINGS.

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DE RALB LODGE No. 8, I. o. o. It.
A regular meeting of this Lodge will be held
THIS EVENING at 8 o clock, In Odd Fellows
Hall
The First Degree will be conferred.
Visiting brothers are invited to meet with
us. JOHN RILEY, N. G
JNo. w. SMITH. Secretary.
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and resumed practice.
NOTICE

In Regard to New Improvements, Etc,
Made During the Year 1898.
City Treasurer's once, Jan. 5, 1se4-The
Assessment Book containing valuations of
real estate and improvements and property
OF every kind not previously assessed new
buildings erected and additions and improve
ments made since the last regular assessment,
mot including property Ia the extended
limits) is now open for inspection in this Of
nee and notice is hereby given to all con-
cerned to file their objections if any they
have, within thirty days from this date other
wise the assessments therein contained. will
be final and conclusive as establishing the
value by which to estimate the tax to be col
lected. Objections must be made in writing
and addressed to the ASSESSMENT COM.
MITTEE and left with the Clerk Of Council,
G. S. HARDEE,
City Treasurer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-15
Lit Up a Mans Insides.

FIOU inc TnIIuutIpnIa PreSS.
Baltimore, Jan. IA most remarka-
bic electrical experiment was successfully
exhibited at the college of physicians and
surgeons here tonight. IT was the first
night session of the classes held for
years. BY means of a flexible rubber
tube diminutive electric light was in
PRODUCED into the stomach OF patient.
The lights were lowered, and in the dark
ness over POO students viewed the move
ments under the surface as shown by the
light fltering through the abdominal
wall
But how do you know that Henderson is a
foolf''
Why they selected him as iuryman in
murder trial without challenge on either
fae. Boston Transcript.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

All bills against the German bark MAR
TIA must be presented at our ONCE before "
O'Clock m. THIS DAY, or payment thereof
will he debarred.
STRACHAN s. CO.,
COnIigdaea
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THE sEABOARD COMPANY.

The annual meeting of the stockholders for
the election of directors and for other pur-
poses will be held at the principal ONCE of
the company. in Savannah, Ca No. 1877 Bay
street, on TUESDAY, the 10th inst, at 4
O'Clock p. m.
G w HAJTPT Secretarv
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AN ESTABLISHED INSTITUTION.
FROM the Pittsburg Dispatch

The central Office is still at the old place
in the Rue des Manteaux Blancs but
quite remodeled. The property has been
enlarged until it includes the whole great
block; an enormous mass of buildings.
Over the chief entrance in gilded letters,
is the name, "Mont de Piete." Above
that is carved the legend, ''Liberte, Ega-
lite, Fraternite." And over all floats the
tri-color. Thus it is shown to be a ma
tional institution, to which all classes
come and in which all are dealt with as
equals. This is the central office. There
are two chief branches: One stands next
door to the great Ecole des Reaux Arts !;
the other close by the prison of La Ro-
quette. Strange contrasts! They typify
the range of mine aunt's" activities ;
from the aesthetic college of fine arts to
the cells of the criminals Then there
are also twenty-five minor branches scat
tered throughout the city, some in the
slums of Montmartre, some in the stately
Faubourg Saint German. "Mine aunt"
is the benefactor of all.
Under the present law, adopted in 1851,
the Mont de Piete is practically a bureau
of the government 1t is under the Joint
control of the minister of the interior and
the project of the Seine, and its profits
go to the general fund for the assistance
of the poor. The rate of interest has
varied, few years ago being as high as
8 per cent. but now being reduced to T.
Great care is exercised in estimating the
worth of articles on which loans are to be
made
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DEATHS.


PRECHT.- Died. last night at II O'Clock,
NICHOLAS eldest son of Henry Precht, in his
10th year. at corner of Henry and Habersham
streets. Funeral notice later.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

The Barrie drug store, southeast corner
of West Broad and Bryan streets, will
hereafter be known as
PERSSE'S DRUG STORE.
Mr.. Persse, In addition to being a thor
oughly competent and reliable druggist,
Is judge of good cigars, and for this
reason will keep the "Infanta EulaIia" as
MS leading ten cent cigar and the trade
winner lie Panic" for his five cent
leader.
The public is assured of good service
and prescriptions win be carefully COM
pOunded nigh and day.
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WOOD AND COAL.

WOOD AND COAL.
On and after this date my prices for wood
are!
a so for Stick Oak
8 so for Stick Pine.
90 for Sawed Oak.
90 for Sawed Pine.
am also handling q superior article Of
CRATE coal at S.
Telephone 21a VIII. CONNERAT.
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Ethel-He kissed me and told me he loved
me.
Clarrissa-Then he must love you. for it is
moi usual for him TO kiss girl when he tells
her he loves her-New York Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
SALUTE THE KAISER.
GERMAN EMPEROR REVIEWS
BRITISH TROOPS.
Received with Honors at Portsmouth,
Big Turnout of Troops for His Bene-
ft-sad Accident Daring Welsh
Regatta.

PORTSMOUTH, Aug IS. - Emperor
William crossed over the Solent from
southwest to this port on board the
royal yacht Alberta. His majesty was
received at the dock yard by Admiral
Sir NOVEL; Salmon, K. c. B., V. c.,
and staff and all the commanding Off
ers of the garrison. The ships in the
harbor were dressed with bunt-
ing, and guns from the forts
and war vessels doomed forth sa.
lutes as the emperor landed. After
a short inspection of the dockyards
the emperor was escorted to special
train which conveyed him to Alder
shot camp Great crowds cheered
Emperor William and his party as
they rode toward Laffan's plain in
order to review the troops The re-
view was a most successful affair, over
twelve thousand troops, including
5000 cavalrymer, turning out to do
honor to the kaiser. The latter wore
the uniform of the First (RoyaD Dra-
goons and led that regiment past the
saluting point. The emperor then
stationed himself beside the duke of
Connaught and closely followed the
movements of each corps as it passed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Vote to Continue Pullman Strlke.

PULLMAN, ILL.,, Aug. IA The strikers
held a large meeting yesterday at the
Kensington Turner hall. A number
of women were present The hall was
crowded. The meeting decided to
continue the struggle. The striking
mechanics ridicule the statement given
out by the Pullman company that
many skilled worlmen had returned
to their jobs They admit that the
strike is lost as far as any benefit to
the former workmen is concerned,
but they say the main body of the
striking mechanics is as firm as ever
in the determination to remain out
and that the company will lose thou
sands of dollars while breaking in
new men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN.
Are No Longer Needed to Keep south
Omaha Strikers Quiet

OMAHA, Neb.. Aug. IA. Yesterday
definitely defined the course of the
state officers in reference to the pres.
ence of troops to keep the South
Omaha strikers quiet All was
quiet. Omaha guards and Thurston
guards were released and only three
companies from the interior of
the state will be retained at the
scene for day or so longer. Proba-
bly, two-thirds of the strikers have re-
turned to work or will do so to-day
cit is my present intention" said
Gen. Colby, "to keep the balance of
the companies here until Tuesday
morning, when the men can 60 direct
to Lincoln to attend the state en-
campment" All the other companies
of the brigade, who were notified to
be in readiness to start for South
Omaha, have been notified by Gen.
Colby that their services will not be
required.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Populists Set Free.

: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. il. Leroy
Templeton, Philip Rappaport, 'Col."
Jennings and P J. Gilligan, the four
populists who were arrested for hold,
ing political meeting on Sunday and
who went to Jail, refusing to give
bond, were acquitted in Squire
Aliens court at West indianapolis.
The specific charge against the four
men was that OF pursuing their regu-
lar vocations on the Sabbath and the
squire held that they were not guilty,
as speech making was not their regu'
lar vocation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
For Holding PopuIist Meeting

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. IA. Leroy
1empleton, late populist candidate for
governor Phil Rappaport. editor of
the German Tribune, and Gen. Allen
Jennings late commander of a Coxey
brigade, were arrested last night
for holding populist meeting in
West Indianapolis. The officials of
the town broke up the meeting be-
cause they said it was held Sunday
night and was disorderly. The trio
went to Jail and refused to let their
friends put up any bail
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

WICHITA Kan. Aug. Is The Wich-
tia National bank, the oldest banking
institution in the southwest, went
into the hands OF the comptroller OF
the currency this morning: The de-
posts amounted to about $3.50, 600.
The capital stock and surplus aggre-
gated $500, 600 The excitement about
town is very great, but il is believed
that all of the other hanks are pre-
pared to protect themselves.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS

The Olympic Club of New Orleans
has offered purse of $25 900 for a fight
between Corbett and Fitzsimmons.
The time consumed by the relay
bicycle riders in carrying the message
from Washington to Denver, distance
of 2, o37 miles, was six days ten hours
and thirty-seven minutes, gain of
thirty hours and twenty-three
all records.
1t is stated Madeline Pollard will
appear in the drama at New York next
October.
An expedition has been sent to the
relief of the Wellman north pole party.
Two passenger trains on the Santa
Fe met on curve near Gibbs, Mo-. and
caused fearful wreck, in which two
persons were killed and eight injured
Attorney General Maloney of Illinois
has filed a petition for leave to begin
proceedings in quo warranto to dis
solve the charter of the Pullman Car
Company on the ground that it has
violated the special act of the legisla-
ture bringing it into existence.
Four hundred members of the In
dustrial Army, which has been en-
campcd in Virginia soil across from
Washington, for some time, were driven
onto a bridge across the Potomac by
the Virginia state militia. The other
end Of the bridge was blocked by
District of Columbia police and here
they were held for number of hours.
They were finally moved to Observatory
Hill, in the district.
A Rock Island express train was
wrecked near Lincoln, Neb., number
of rails having been removed, it is
believed, either by South Omaha strik-
ers or robbers. The trestle at that
point is sixty feet high. When the
loosened rails were struck they spread
and the train bumped along the ties of
the trestle fifty feet, then the engine
fell into the creek below, followed by
the baggage car and smoker Goals
from the engine set the wreck on fire,
which communicated to the trestle,
and soon all was consumed. The
smoker was telescoped in the descent,
and most of those in it were pinioned,
una BILE to escape. The list of fatalities,
as furnished by the coroner, is twenty
four, including ten unknown men.
E1auan rarSpnS in i1,raI
President Cleveland has sent letter
of congratulation and greeting in the
name of the United States, to President
Dole, of the Hawaiian republic, re-
cognizing II as the Legitimate govern
ment.
In riot at the intersection of Forest
Home and Eighth avenues and Mitchell
street, at Milwaukee, resulting from
the attempt of the police to prevent a
mass meeting called to protest against
the action of the health officers in
placing small pox patients in the isola-
ton hospital about thirty men were
injured and eleven arrests made
There were about 1000 people in the
mob and they used stones, bricks and
clubs on the police, but were finally
dispersed.
1t is officially reported that the eff
forts of Great Britain and Russia to
peacefully settle the Chinese-Japanese
troubles have failed. China is willing
to pay an indemnity, but refuses to
surrender her sovereignty over Corea.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

LYONS Iowa, Aug. IS. Mrs. Adolph
Max and two children, boy of ) and
child Of year, were missed here yes.
terday and search has resulted in
the recovery of her body from the
river, with the smallest child clasped
in her arms. The body of the other
child was not found. Fear of starva-
ton and lack Of employment led to
the deed Her husband is believed to
be at Lincolp, Ill Three little chill
dren are LETT,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Killed by SEQ Volts.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. LIT.
Bosley, night engineer at the electric
street railway power house, was
killed last night by receiving 500 volts
electricity. He was cleaning one of
the generators and it is supposed he
placed his left hand against it
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

Inventor George Westinghouse is
said to be at work on an underground
system of street car propulsion which
bids fair to revolutionize all existing
systems.
M. Casimir- Perier, the new presi-
dent of France. received from his
father the snug legacy of 4o,000,0 600
francs and has since added largely to
his fortune.
Miss Maria Gonzales Hermosillo has
just been appointed postmistress in
the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The APP
pointment is regarded as marking an
epoch in the history of Mexico.
Bolaa is the name of new discov-
cry made in the forests of Surinam.
1t is substitute for the rapidly dis
appearing india rubber and gutta
percha.
1t is said that man in Philadel-
phia has a collection of minerals sec
ond to one in the world, that of tho
British museum. 1t is valued at
$500 900.
While Gustav Hess of Brooklyn and
party were fishing off Fire island re.
| Gently they anchored an eight foot
shark. Before it was finally land I'd
it had lowed the boat considerable
distance.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Wrecked by an Explosion.

WELLS, Mimi, Aug. IA. - Hosea
QuimbY's roller mill at Easton, ten
miles west of here, was completely
wrecked by the explosion of the
steam boiler in the basement The
property is total loss, amounting to
81 900. No one was hurt.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Big Cave In of Mullan Tunn ell.

HELENA, Mont, Aug. 14.-About
400 feet of the roof of the Mullan tun-
mel on the Northern Pacific caved in
yesterday. Just before the accident
thirty men left the tunnel to let a
freight pass through, intending to re-
turn after it had passed. just as the
freight was entering the cave in oc-