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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20
TIE SHROPSHIRE PRIZE.
Athens and Rome Contending For
Big Cotton Factory Plant.


Athens. Ca. Jan. ls.-The contest for
the Clyde Shropshire oratoricaI medal
came on to-day at the university chapel.
and the young gentlemen OF the In
verslty Of Georgia acquitted themselves
handsomely.
The Offering Of this medal was the act
o. Hon. CLYDE Shropshire. United States
vice consul 20 Paris. lie gives the medal
ea b year 90 that student OF the I-niver-
siiy of Georgia who delivers the best
Grafton on the occasion OF the celebration
OF Gen. Lees birthday.
The contest was between twelve young
gentlemen. ana the public was invited to
attend
The chapel was well filled by ten O'Clock
when the exercises began. Messrs. S. ID.
BradweH. Sylvanus Morris and T. ".
Reed acted as Judges and viii announce
their decision through the faculty Mon
day morning. that being one OF the rules
adopted The medal VIII be delivered at
commencement
The orat.ons we've mastery productions
and evidenced great thought and ability
in their preparation.
The following was the programme.
Joseph Johnston Bennett. jefferson, Ga.
Subject" Secession no Stigma"
Joseph David Boyd. Jr.. Grimm. Ga.
Suhject-"rhe s0uth's Greatest Hero"
David Thomas Clarke. Athens, Ca.
Suhiect-"Our Southern Heroes"
Charles Henry Bourke Floyd. Apa-
lachicola. Fla. Suhiect-"The South"
Mansfield Puny HAN. Apalachicola, Fla.
Suhiect-"The South"
Walter Alexander Harris. Macon. Ga
Subiect-"rhe South Since the War"
George Twiggs Jackson. Augusta. Ca.
Subiect-"The South's Greatest Hero"
Fred Morris, Marietta, Ca. Subject
Gov Joseph r. Brown, Georgia's Noblest
Statesman"
Shelby Myrick Americas. Ga. Subject
'lhc South and Its Future"
Karl Denham Sanders. Penheld, Ga.
Suhiect-"The Two Races"
clifford Mitchell Walker. Monroe. Ga.
suhject-"Lee. the Model Cavalier"
Connie Alexander Weddington. Atlanta
Ga. Subject-"Georgia."
IL Is understood that the Massachusetts,
MIL Company Of Lowell, Mass, has mar
rowed its choice as to n location of ita
southern factory between Rome and
Athens. Both these cities are using every
effort to secure the mill. Hon. II. H
Carlton leaves Monday for Lowell, to
present the arguments in favor OF Athens
The decision of the mill men as 10 the
location of their new plant will be made
about February list The plant will rep
resent $500, 900 Of capital.
The University Glee Club is now ar
ranging for it's annual concert The mus
teal talent of this club this year is of a
very high order.
The club will probably make a tour of
several cities and may go 10 Savannah.
where loyal sentiment in favor OF the
university and its great work has so firm
a hold Mr.. Shirley Brooks of Atlanta Is
president OF the club, and is getting the
members In fine trim
Or. Charles II. Herty, Instructor In
athletics has called a meeting OF the
University Athletic Association for next
week. with view to adopting a new con-
stitutlon and arranging for a series OF
baseball games preparatory to choosing
the University Base Bali Club for this
season. The Varsity boys. champions OF
three states as to foot bali, will endeavor
10 repeat the dose as TO base ball this
year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20

ing is to be constructed OF granite and
marble. though either of these stones
can be changed for brick without alter
ing the general style and appearance.
and such changes are frequently made in
the course of work by the government
The arches between the beams will be
of brick leveled up with concrete, and
finished off with either tile. mosaic or
marble.
There will be also a principal entrance
on Bull street leading to the court room
on the second floor. while over the two
principal entrances on President street
will be long balcony or balustrade
on the first floor will be the postonices
and all the different Offices necessary in
connection with the transmission and de-
livery of mails.
The court room will be on the second
story and will occupy about half of both
the second and third stories, this room
generally being made about two stories
in hight. The other rooms on the sec
ond and third floor will be used as the
offices of government officials.
The general finish Of the interior of the
building may be either oak or pine, though
the specifications may be called for on
either material that the department
chooses to select From the design it ap-
pears that the roof viii be Of Spanish
tile and copper. There viii be two ele-
votors at the President street entrance.
Just under the tower. The basement will
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20
THE LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLES.
The Noise They Make Calls Forth
Protests.

Editor Morning News: have to COM
plain against these railroad companies
making such free use OF the engine whis-
ties at all hours of the night as well al
day. It is utterly impossible to get a
nights rest. to say nothing of the intolera-
bic nuisance during the day. A more dia.
bolical outrage could not be committed on
humanity than the everlasting screaching
and screaming. 1t Is kept up so incessant-
~ and without nitermission for so long
that It is totally unbearable.
say this, not only for myself, but for
the inhabitants Of the western part OF Sa-
vannah and / fear that unless there is A
considerable abatement there will be
trouble.
We know 1t is necessary on certain oc-
casions, but the way it is done is outs
rageous. Chas. w. Winder
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be used for toilet rooms. and general
store rooms.
It is probable that the government Will
call for bids for the superstructure
to be placed on the basement story
within the next forty days. Although the
appropriation available this year Is only
100000. there is 1000 of the appropriation
of last year stu on hand and it is be
heved that this amount will entirely pay
for the superstrucure. The present
contractors viii finish their part Of the
work about March /. and it is probable
that they will bid on the superstruc-
ture Mr.. Rossiter, who represents them
Washington. where he went to make ar
rangements about changing the granite,
says the stone from the Elberton quar-
rles will be here in a few days, and
then the work will go right on without
interruption. The appearance OF the
building altogether promises to be very
imposing.
Judging by the Illustration OF the
building it will not be as handsome a
specimen Of architecture as the county
court house opposite IT on Wright square
The county building cost $4,000 and
covers a greater area than the govern
ment building, and the latter will cost
somewhere between 100000 and 500 600
Chatham's county building is the finest
edifce for city and public uses in the
south.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20

Editor OF Morning News: The flag pole
Of the city exchange is conspicuously
bare to-day. and in my humble opinion
it should fly a flag to-day If ever. This ia
our day. and we of the south should do
all honor to the departed general in whose
memory this day is celebrated
Though our cause is lost cause, there
is not an event in the struggle we made OF
which we might not well be proud
For what special occasion was the state
flag procured2 Southron-
Savannah, Ca, Jan. 10, 1895.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20
BRINGING THE TOURISTS.
The Plant Systems New Connections
in Florida.

IN flOrlQds
Next Sunday the Plant system will fully
open up its new west coast route. via
Suwanee Springs. Dupont and High
Springs to Tampa and Punta Gorda This
will hereafter be the main line from Sa-
vannah to Southern Florida over the
Plant system and will bring Homossassa,
Dunellon, Ocala, Punta Gorda and other
South Florida points much nearer to Sa-
vannah than heretofore. Four fast pas
senger trains will be put on this line on
Sunday, including sleeping car service.
Passengers can leave Savannah at l:}9 a.
m. and reach Tampa at p. m. of the
same day and Punta Gorda at ] p. m This
is a decrease of six hours in the time
from Savannah to Suwanee Springs,
Tampa, Punta Gorda and intervening
points.
"Our departure on the west coast line is
creating a sensation in the railroad
world" said Mr.. Beverly w. Wrenn, traf-
fic passenger manager of the Plant sys-
TEN, last night The new schedules will
connect with the Plant steamships to Ha-
vana of which there will be three sailinss
a week this season. The line is bound to
be a popular one with the tourists. Com
mencing next Sunday the Plant system
will inaugurate Pullman parlor car lines
between Punta Gorda and the Tampa Bay
hotel between Jacksonville and the Tampa
Bay hotel. and between Palm Beach and
the Tampa Bay hotel. The trains will run
right to the door of the hotel. The tourist
business is increasing every day now. The
indica tions are that the tourist business
this season will he the largest in ten
wears All the trains of the Plant system
going south now are well filled. Tho ar
rivals at the Tampa Bay hotel and the
Seminole hotel at Winter Park show an
increased patronage over last year for the
same time The season will soon be at
its hight and we expect the business to
he LARGO
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co1ored Grand Army Men.

Robert G. Shaw Post No. g. colored' OF
the Grand Army of the Republic Depart
ment of Georgia, has installed the follow
ing officers for this year:
Commander-Richard Artson.
s. V. C.-John A. Jackson.
I V. CD. Houston.
Adiutant- Edward Wicks.
uartermaster-Sandy Rhett.
Surgeon-S. Lumpkins.
Chaplain-R. Brown.
o. D.-D. McAllister.
o. G.-P. Elliotte.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20

ceep voices, and I know that il is almost
always the high tenor that kicks for the
center OF the stage and the curtain call
Allno you. do not refer 10 any particular
TENOR 10 any member Of The Bostonians.
ior that Is happy family. but the tenor
Is 1 nave sometimes found him"
Frieda Simonson. the child pianist. who
Is a protege Of Adelina Patti. and who has
played IN Europe on concert tour with
Fatti, will appear by special permission
OF Commodore Gerry in a series of forty
concerts IN conjunction with Juanito Man
en-, the boy violinist. They are both under
contract TO Leon Margulies.
Manager ". a. Brady is authority for
the statement that despite the fact thar
Robert Gaylor has used Sport McAllister
Tor three seasons. the present is the most
prosperous year the popular Irish come
dian has ever had.
The new play. 4 Naval Cadet. in which
James j. Corbett viii star next season.
was especially written for him by Charles
T. Vincent Throughout the present sea
son Mr.. COrbett will stick TO Gentleman
Jack.
The Amphion. Banjo and Mandolin clubs
met last night at the residence of Mr.. A
a avenue on OWlnnelL street. Wnere
their members delighted a number of
their friends with some of their very ex-
cellent music. The concerts and enter
tainments of these clubs are very sue
cessful and enjoyable from an artistic as
We'll as other standpoints.
The Dixie Association presented W.
Ellsworth Steadman's stirring drama. The
Confidential Clerk. at Masonic temple. for
the benefit of St AIchapTs chanel
Wednesday night.
MI. J. NJ. Black as Mr. Robert Nor
gan, a retired farmer, covered himself
with glory. and was repeatedly applaud
ed. Mr. Jack Hazelton, as Thomas Max
we'll the villain, was very good. The
acting of Mr.. NJ r. Catherwood as Mike
Mccain was excellent. The entertain
ment was under the management of Mr..
Tyson and Mr. Garden.
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n moua 70 Savannah

A Columbia Is. c. dispatch to the Morn
ing News says that Julius krentziin ana
7. A. Habenicht, bottlers of beer. soda
and mineral waters in Columbia, have an
nounced their intention to move their
plant to Savannah. Their investment
amounts to not less than S2o,OW.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20
WASHINGTON SCORES AGAIN.
Another OF the Match Chess Games
With Savannah Concluded.

The score in the Washington vs.. savan-
nah chess match stands. Washington. g..
savannah. 3, with hve games yet 20 lie
finished
Air- Mercer has strengthened his posi-
ton IN both his games with Capt. James
Hill. and viii probably win one and az
least draw the other. Mr. Walker has
gained slight advantage over his Wash
lngton opponent IN one game. but is
pawn behind boz the other one. so thar
honors are about even m that direction.
The following interesting game was won
by Mr.. %. h. Briggs OF Washington from
Mr.. A. F. II. Muslin or the Savannah Chess
Club.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20

Tho schooner Fred Cover. reported
yesterday as having arrived from Bruns-
wick. was detained Friday night at quar-
antine and sent to Sapelo. Sc had been
recently at Havana
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Notes: "a An obsolete variation.
90 To prevent Il. to b 6, winning
queens pawn.
(c) Preferrng abandoning the pawn to
moving king thus early in the game.
(d1 The only move by which black can
fortify himself against the sacrifice OF
the knight which follows.
(eD White makes this sacrifice over
looking the force of blacks nineteenth
move.
a. Emectually preventing the threat
encd mate by the further sacrifice OF the
rock.
CD Stronger line OF play would have
been as follows %. Q to @ Il 4. T. takes kt;
g. r TO r. CHI. X to h .. q. @ to r CHI;
b to Kt 3; 25. r takes r oh, X takes r.;
%. Q takes b. breaking up blacks pawns
on kings side.
(hD q. p to Kt 4 would have won the
exchange.
ID @ takes b would have been immedi-
ately fatal.
Ck) A waste OF time. p to 5 would
have forced the issue sooner.
Among tho victims Of ia grippe" in New
York are ex-Gov Flower Bishop Potter.
II a TTavpucvpr and Col Fellows
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NEWS OF THE SHIPS.
Maritime Matters OF Local and General
Interest.

The schooner Florence Shay finished
loading yesterday. She has a cargo OF
230.79s feet Of lumber for New York,
shipped by Cooney. Eckstein & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20

Capt. Burg. sailed for New York yester-
day. She will be laid OFF for about ten
days for a general overhaullng conse-
quently viii not return on her regular trip
to Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20

Miss Mary Hampton, who PLAYS the
leading role in Sowing the Wind" Is
a cousin Of Gen. Wade Hampton Of South
Carolina
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-20

Among tho victims Of ia grippe" in New
York are ex-Gov Flower, Bishop Potter.
II. o, Havemcyer and Col. Fellows.
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During Marie Wainwright's recent visit
10 Galveston, Tex, where she opened the
ne" Grand opera house with a perform
sAee Of Daughters of Eve, she was pre-
seared with the sword worn by her father,
Nommander Wainwright, of the L. S. N.
"Len he was killed on the deck of his ship,
me Harriet Lane. The sword was taken
rom his body by Lieut.. Reilly of the con-
Ieaerate vessel Bayou City, and it was the
widow of this officer who so gracefully
returned it to Miss Wainwright Com
Maader Wainwright was for some time
y command of the City of Galveston and
,-edred himself even to his enemies by
1's courtesy and consideration.
-4is. Potter and Mr.. Bellew have decided
produce mostly Shakespeare and STAN
ra'I comedy next season. They will ap-
leaF IN Romeo and Juliet, She Stops to
,'aauer The School for Scandal, The
--efenant of Venice, Frou-Frou, Camille
e--4 Macbeth. They will continue in their
e7frr Tory, however, Charlotte Corday, In
ety and other plays in which they
'a'e made successes this season.
IT is the tenor that makes all the
poeole says Jessie Bartlett Davis. the
H.. -onlans' trump card. Compared with
-, me baritone and the bass are as eve
''''S' think that big hearts go with
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
BLANCHE LETiTlA SUE.

Shc's tho swcetost-tomporod dolly, but don't
know what shell say
When tell her tho SAD tidings, that She's got
to stay away
From Helen Howards party. Oh, yes, she has
clothes to wear.
But she just can go-bccause, you soc-Ican-
not lind her hairi
You know, her hair is woven on o little pioco
OF net;
And she foil into the bathtuo yesterday and
got wet
That when Gshol hor out again and laid hor
on dry land,
Her lovely mass OF golden curls fell OF into
my hand
hung them in tho window to dry, aud went to
play,
And when 1 did romomber it-her wig had
blown away;
I'VE hunted In the cellar and the barn and
everywhere
In tho parlor and tho coal-shcd, but 1 still
can't find her hair.
And now to miss this party 1t just will break
hcr heart
But she could not 60 bald headed 'mong tho
other dolls so smart
feel must stay with her. I must do 1t for
her sake.
Though Holen said she'd have ice-cream and
fruit and chocolato-cake.
She really has tho mannors and the patience
OF q saint.
Although she knows her curls are lost she ut
ters no complaint.
II sho would only act as do-sometimes-cry
and scream
And 'proach me for ny carelessness, 1 wouldn't
feel so mean.
You say you know q gentleman who keeps q
falsc-hair store?
And no has dolly wigs for sale?-The party
aia't till four
o mammal Quick My coat and hat! We're
going to buy now
Light yollow golden head of hair for Blanche
Letitia Suo!
-Annis Baldwin Concy, IN Youths Companion
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22

vented by DR.. Sargent, of Harvard uni
versity, with that end in view. His
chief desire was to invent game
which would be lively, and at the same
time not in the slightest degree dan
gerous. He also wanted game that
could be played without long training
or previous practice. The result Of his
experiments is battle ball.
The court upon which the game is
played is somewhat similar to that used
in tennis, as will be seen by the ac-
companying diagram. The length of the
court is twice its width, the court be-
ing divided by line in the middle,
making two squares of twenty feet,
while the court is fifty feet long by
twenty-five feet wide. This sized court
is the most desirable when there are
five players on side, which is the
usual number, although the game may
be played by any number greater than
three.
Lines should be marked on the ground
or the floor as shown in the diagram.
These lines are known as the center
foul, foul end and goal lines. The goal
lines are those which are marked by
circles at each end. On them should
be placed three pairs of Indian clubs of
three pounds weight each, one pair in
the center and the others three feet
from the posts, the clubs of each pair
being eighteen inches apart. Seven
feet above the goal lines cords are
stretched across from posts.
If there are five on side, the three
zA.4 l. - II, H.. -
guards or goal-tenders, while the other
two are forwards or goal-tenders.
Should there be more than five players,
the additional contestants will be goal
forwards.
The ball used in the game is large
rubber one, filed with air and covered
with leather. 1t should be nine inches
in diameter, and weigh about a pound.
The side which has the ball-this is
decided by a toss of the countries to
throw it between the goals on the other
side. If it succeeds in doing so ten
points are scored in it's favor; if the at
| hit, five points are scored. If the ball
merely passes the goal line under the
| cord, three points are made.
Penalties are also cxacted for fouls.
| If the ball goes over the goal cords it
| counts one against the side that threw
the ball, and if thrower steps over
| the center-foul. line, it counts two
against his side.
The game consists of two ten-minute
halves, with rest of five minutes be-
tween the halves.
When the game is played out of doors,
wands or sticks like cricket-wicl1ets
may be stuck into the ground. These
should project three feet.
1t is claimed for the field of battle-ball
that it develops the muscles of the back,
as well as those of the chest. and those
of the left arm as well as those of right.
An argument in it's favor is that girls
as well as boys may play it, there being
not the slightest element of roughness
in the game.-Henry Jamison, in Gold
en- Days.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
A Mistake Some Mothers Make.

1t is common excuse with over
indulgent mothers for emitting to cor
rect even glaring improprieties of feel
ing or of conduct that the child is "too
young to listen to reason" and that it
will be time enough to check such alb
CREATIONS afterward. This is great
mistake. In infancy we are governed
not by reason, but by the well-directed
affection and kindness of our guardi-
ans; and to wait till the development
of child's understanding before we
commence it's moral training is to wait
till years of unregulated indulgence
shall have strengthened it's more self
ish and powerful appetites and pas
sions-to wait, in short, till the weed
has ripcned and shed it's seed, before
attempting to extirpate it from the
soil.-Dr. Combe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
How to Fumtgate n Room.

To fumigate room with sulphur, use
two pounds of rock sulphur with one
pound of flowers of sulphur to every
1000 cubic feet. Put the sulphur in a
tin dish, set in pan of wet ashes or a
pan containing brick, to prevent any
danger of fire. Put the rock sulphur at
the bottom, the flowers of sulphur on
top. and pour two tablespoonfuls of al
cohol over them just before you apply
the match. Leave the room instantly.
Every door, window, crack and crcvice
in the room mrst be closed. 1t may
discolor the paper. That depends on
the color. All the metal work must be
remoyed.-N. Y. Tribune,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-22
DAINTY FOR ELEPHANTS.
The Big Fellows Like Oranges Bcttor
Than Anything Else.

The Big Fellows Like Oranges Better
Than Anything Else.
If there is anything in the world that
an elephant loves better than a peanut
it is an orange, and q any boy who
reads this wishes, when he goes to the
circus, to give the massive creature an
especial treat, instead of paying five
cents for bag of peanuts to put in the
elephants trunk, let him purchase for
the same money one good-sizcd orange,
and present that to the small-eyed, dat
cared monster. A number of years ago
in a book which was called Leaves
from the Life of Special Correspon-
dent" Mr.. O'Shea, the author of the
book, gave the following description of
an adventure he had with herd of ell
ephants. Said he: "a young friend
once asked me once to show him some
elephants, and L took him along with
me, having first borrowed an apron and
filed it with oranges. This he was to
carry whilst accompanying me in the
stable, but the moment we reached the
door the herd set up such trumpeting
they had scented the fruit-that he
dropped the apron and its contents, and
scuttled off like scared rabbit. There
were eight elephants, and when picked
up the oranges found 1 had twenty-five.
walked deliberately along the line,
giving one to each. When 1 got to the
extremity of the narrow stable /
turned and was about to commence the
distribution again, when suddenly re-
hected that if elephant No. Z in the
row saw me give two oranges in sue
cession to No. he might imagine he
was being cheated, and give me a
smack with his trunk-that is where
the elephant falls short of the human
being-so 1 went to the door and began
Mt the beginning as before. Thrice
went along the line, and then was in
a fix 1 had one orange left, and had
to get back to the door. Every ele-
phant in the herd had his greedy gaze
focused on that orange. 1t was as
much as my life was worth to give it to
any one of them. What was to do? l
held it up conspicuously, coolly peeled
it and ate it myself. 1t was most anus
ing to notice the way those elephants
nudged each other and shook their pom
derous sides. They thoroughly entered
into the humor of the thing. g."-Harper's
Round Table