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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
TO BE SOLD BY PIECEMEAL.
THE CENTRAL SYSTEM TO GO on
THE BLOCK IN SECTIONS.

The savannah and Atlantic to BE
Advertised Tomorrow and Sold
Nov. 2-The sale of the Savannah
and western in birmingham To-
morrow, and Those Who VIII At
tend It-Messrs. Thomas, Ryan and
Crawford Expected Here when the
Central l. sold on Monday.
Saturday. Nov 2, has been fixed as the
date of sale Of the Tybee railroad by the
special masters. Col John Screven and
Mr.. J. y Talley The advertisement for
the sale Of the property will appear for
the first time tomorrow morning. 1t
will be sold in front of the Tybee railroad
depot on Randolph street.
According to the terms stated any party
bidding on the property will be required
TO pay over TO the special masters the
sum of $4,000. either in cash, certified
check. or an equivalent in the first mort
gage bonds of the property at par. As
the only bidder. in all probability will be
the reorganization committee of the Cen
trail railroad, there is little doubt that
this deposit win be made in the first
mortgage bonds Of the property. Besides
this, however, the purchaser is required
10 pay into the court the sum Of 5000
in cash or a certified check. for the ex-
penses incident to the court proceed
ings and the sale OF the property, and If
this is not enough for those purposes
more cash VIII have to be paid. All the
first mortgage bonds on the property,
with the exception Of $1,000 or 5000, have
been deposited with the committee, and
there is little doubt that these will be
brought in.
The sale Of the Savannah and Western
railroad and its properties will take place
in Birmingham tomorrow. This Is the
first of the Central railroad properties
that will be sold Maj. A r. Lawton, Jr.,
representing the receivers of the Central
railroad, and Mr.. Davis Freeman,
representing the receivers of the Savan-
nah and Western, left the city last night
for Birmingham in order to be
present at the sale. The prop
IN by the Central railroad reorganiza-
ton committee. This committee, consist
ing of Messrs, Samuel Thomas, Thomas
II. Ryan and Henry Crawford, will, In all
probability, be present at the sale, and
one of them win make the bid TO buy It
in. The proceeding is merely formal
one, and IT is likely that not more than
one bid will be made.
The sale Of the Central railroad and its
properties will follow the Savannah and
Western, on Monday. This sale will take
place In front of the Central railroad de-
pot on West Broad street in this city.
This sale, like the others, is merely
formal proceeding, and the only bid TO be
made will come from the reorganization
committee, all the members of which are
expected to be here Monday, as well as
in Birmingham tomorrow.
Messrs. Ryan, Thomas and Crawford
have been contemplating a visit to Sa-
Vannah for quite a while for the purpose
of arranging all matters in connection with
the reorganization, especially with regard
to those who have not for one reason or
another deposited their securities Those
stated, will not be the sufferers from the
fact that the members of the committee
have not been able to come here before the
sale of the property
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
AFTER UNIFORM LAWS.
Mai. MeIdrim VIII Report the Com
MISSIONS Work TO the Governor.

Maj. Meldrim returned home yesterday,
after attending the session of the COM
mission on the uniformity of law, which
met at the same time with the Interna-
tional Bar Association at Detroit, Mich.
He was very much gratifed with the at
tendance at the meeting Of the commits
sion, as well as with the work that was
accomplished.
Nearly all Of the states were represented
at the meeting of the commission, which
gave 1t an exceptional advantage for car
rying on its work. At the meeting year
ago only about seven states were repre-
scented, Georgia being one Of them. The
commissioners from Georgia are Maj. Mel
drim and Mr.. Walter b. Hill Of Macon
They win make a report to Gov. Atkinson
in time for it to be presented to the COM
ing session Of the legislature, which meets
the latter part of this month.
The commission discussed several mat
ters upon which, no doubt, there will be
enacted before long, laws which will be
applicable in all the states. They deal
with such subjects as business trans
actions. weights and measures. and di-
vorce laws. in which there is considerable
difference upon the statute books of the
different states.
The relations between the states are
such that the transaction of business in
many instances can be facilitated
by having uniform law which
would be applicable in all of
them. In many states three days of grace
are allowed on commercial paper. Some
states have no days of grace at all. while
others have four. After a discussion of
this question, the commission decided
that IL would be best to recommend the
adjustment of days of grace altogether.
This it is likely will eventually be done
in all the states, for the purpose of facili-
tating business transactions.
The question of weights and measures
was discussed to some extent, and as a
rule, the commission will recommend
those which are used in the greatest num-
Der of states. There is considerable diff
ference in many states between the num-
Der of pounds of a substance which con-
stitute a bushel. and it can readily be seen
that uniformity on this point is desirable,
so that when man has so many bushels
of a certain product shipped from one
state to another, he will know what he is
getting. The divorce laws were also dis
cussed to some extent, and it is likely that
the commission Will ultimately do some
thing in that direction.
Mai Meldrim said that all these mat
ters were extensively discussed and that
reports with regard to them will be made
to the governors of the different states
and by them referred to the different leg
islatures. He says that the work of the
commission is assuming a definite shape
now, and the indications are that
something that will be of advantage to al
| through what might be called cooperative
legislation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
THE FEAST OF TADERNAcLEs.
Reminder OF the IsraeIites' WAN
behring's in the Wilderness.

behring's in the Wilderness.
The Hebrew Feast of Tabernacles be-
gan yesterday at sunset. and win continue
seven days. 1t is not as generally OBJ
served as New Year or the Day of Atone
ment.
The feast marked the gathering of the
second harvest in Palestine, and is com
manded in Leviticus, being also remind
er Of the escape of the Israelites from
Egyptian bondage and the wandering In
the wilderness for forty years. 1t is call
ed the Feast Of Booths. because the Is
raelites We're directed to dwell in booths
curing the seven days of the festival.
that your generations may know that
made. the children of Israel to dwell
N booths, when / brought them out of
the land of Egypt"
Many OF the orthodox build themselves
pooths for use during the feast Only the
1rst and last days are observed as holf-
days Inc entire festival lasts, praetic-
any, eight days. the last two added being
called Feast of Conclusion, with Reioic.
Ing Of the Law like 1t held sacred as the
duplicate festival. This will end an
eyentful month of festivals for the Isra-
The synagOgues are decorated with
mowers and fruits of the earth
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. L. w. Haskell went to Macon last
night via the Central railroad
Mr. George B. Wright went up TO At
lanta via the Central railroad last night.
Mr. Joseph Herschbach will return home
this morning on the City Of Birmingham.
General Freight Agent w. A. winburn
OF the central railroad went to Atlanta
last night.
Mai w. f. Shellman, traffic manager of
the Central railroad, went up to Atlanta
last night.
Mrs. H; NJ. Boley viii arrive from the
mingham.
Mr.. j. w. Mcintyre and family will re-
turn from New York this morning on the
City of Birmingham.
Mrs. Daniel Hops and daughter. who
spent the summer in North Georgia, re-
turned home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Erwin are passen-
gers on the City of Birmingham to arrive
from New York this morning.
Prof. +. 4. Won der Hoya is a passen-
ger on the City of Birmingham to arrive
from New York this morning.
Mrs. A. 50 McCleskey and Miss Nc
Cleskey after spending several weeks In
this city, left yesterday for Florida
Invitations are out for the marriage OF
Mr.. W. G.. Nungezer and Miss Josie Her
mann, at the. brides home' No 80 Drayton
street, Tuesday evening, Oct. Is.
Maj. and Mrs p. w. Meldrim and child
rem returned yesteA1ay morning from
Oconee White Sulphur Springs, where they
have been spending the summer at their
cottage in the mountains.
Rev. f. r. Hardy of Buffalo. N. Y. who
spent several weeks here last summer
has written very entertaining illustrates
article on Savannah. The illustrations
are characteristic of the surrounding
country, and of negro life. DR.. Hardy
gives pleasing description Of summer
life in the city and. at the many subur-
ban resorts, and of the resorts them
selves Or. Hardy rides a bicycle and he
spent a good deal of time on his wheel
while here and writes most ENTERTAINMENT
of his experiences
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
TEN YEARS THEIR PASTOR.
First African Baptists Celebrate DR..
Loves Decade with Them.

The First African Baptist church is eel
ebrating the tenth anniversary of the
pastOrate OF Rev. +. X. Love. Services
were held at the church last night with
special programme suitable to the &C.
oasion- The music was a special feature,
and was In charge of Prof S. B. Morse.
An original anniversary ode, written by
l. N. Jackson, a student Of the colored
college, was read by President Wright of
the college, and the ode was then sung
by the congregation.
The anniversary sermon was preached
by Rev. Alexander Harris, his text being
Matthew $50: And 10, I am with you
always" The sermon was largely his
toricaL The speaker took up the history
of all the pastors Of the church, who was
thrice whipped and imprisoned, but re-
manned firm and baptised many. He died
in October, 1872 and was succeeded by Rev.
Andrew G. Marshall, who proved very
able minister. He, too, had much trouble,
being whipped and imprisoned. he was
stopped from preaching several times, and
the church was closed for many months.
He continued as pastor until 1886, when
ne died. He was succeeded by Rev W. j.
Campbell, who had similar troubles, but
baptized several thousand.
The church split during his pastorate,
number going of and forming another
church. He died in 1880, and was sue
ceeded by Rev. George Gibbons, quiet
and dignified Christian, who presided
over the church without trouble until his
death in November, 1884.
Rev. n. X. Love was installed as pastor
Oct. 1 1855. He has had much trouble In
the church, but has triumphed over
dissension. The church membership
mas increased one-third under his pasto-
rate. He found membership numbering
Abb. He has baptized 1,75S and received
BY letter ~, making a total addition dur
ing his pastorate of 1876. The IIesent
membership is estimated at something
Prof. r. r. Wright who has been an
intimate friend of Dr. Love for many
years, delivered an address. in which he
spoke highly Of the merits Of DR.. Love a.
a scholar, preacher and leader. He urged
the young men to take courage by Dr.
Loves example and prepare themselves
things.
The exercises will be continued tonight
and viii include a church supper. The
celebration will close Sunday night with
a sermon by the pastor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
WHIST AS A PROFESSION.
Men and Women Who Make "A Hand
some Living by Teaching 1t.

From the New York Herald.
Men and women teach the game Of whist
in New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Milwaukee, Brooklyn and San Fran
cisco, receiving handsome sums for their
services and ranking with the professors
of science and language.
Professors of whist they do not cali
themselves, preferring to figure as ex-
perts in a scientific calling, who may be
consulted at their offices like other ex-
perts. Those of them who consider their
calling from its artistic side receive pu-
pills in their studios. The best of them
for there are not more than half dozen
good p1 ofessional instructors in This most
dignihed of all the combinations of cards
and amuseIlent-makea an excellent living.
That women should have speedily taken
high rank as instructors in an art, so TO
speak, which requires concentration OF
thought, innocuous desuetude of tongue
ana dehoeration OF both purpose and ac-
ton, is surprising at first blush
There are several women instructors
ana several men, too. in the large cities,
who receive as high as 81 so an hour for
instruction. An instructor of New York
Is frequently paid special rates, in gross,
to take charge of classes in Pottsville
leading, the Oranges. Long Branch, Rich
field Springs and other summer resorts
70 the roster of crack whist players
in the United States at least two hun
dred women are added every wear The
best known whist players Of the gent1er
sex number as Follows, approximate
~; In San Francisco. IL; in Washing
ton state, y; in Boston and vicinity. 81.
in milwaukee,, so; in Chicago, SO: in New
York, %; in the Oranges, 10, and in PHI
adelphia, 100, composing the entire mem
bership of two whist clubs.
Two Of the best whist players in New
Jersey are ladies living in Englewooc,
What used to be a mans amusement :,
sport Of kings, is now par excellence a
womans game. And it is better piayed
to-day than it ever was in the three hln-
bred years of its history
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
AT THE THEATER.
"The Span of Life" the Attraction
the Rest of the Week.

the Rest of the Week.
The Span of Life" will be the attrac-
ton at the theater the rest Of the week
tonight and at to-morrows matinee and
night. The play is of the realistic order
and is new to Savannah theater goers
1t comes with promise to entertain those
who see it. II is a melodrama The
scene is laid in England and Africa. The
story tells Of the persecution Of a young
woman and her lover by the woman s
cousin, whose desire to get possession of
her fortune leads him into all sorts of
villainy. The action begins in Devonshire,
with unsuccessful attempts to bring
ABOUT the ruin of the hero, Richard Blunt,
ioiloWed by an unsuccessful attempt upon
his life. From England the scene shifts
70 AFRICA, where, after seven years. the
hero and heroine, now married, are found
with party of friends, Blunt having
found gold and diamond belt Dunstan
Leech, the villain, appears in the role of
a slave trader at the head of a band of
Arabs, and he succeeds in capturing
BIunts wife and child. Through a piece
or strategy they are released by the hero
and are pursued by the Arabs Finding
tnat a bridge over a gorge has been re-
moved, with no other means of escape
open, they are preparing to kill them
selves, when their friends from the oppo-
site side throw themselvss across the gorge
and form a human bridge over which the
heroine and her child escape and from
which the play takes its name
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
OCTOBER WEATHER AT SEA.
Aside From n Few Cyclones, the Out
look is Fair

The photographic bureaus forecast for
October weather at sea is for frequent
gales between the New England coast and
the British Isles and as far south as the
10th parallel. Tropical cyclones, or hurri-
canes. are very probable. South of 40
deg. n. and east of 60 deg. w weather is
like to be generally moderate Fog in
diminishing quantity on the Grand Banks.
No ice south of the 5Oth parallel, but a
few bergs in the vicinity of Belle Isle.
The weather over the North Atlantic
during September has been generally fine.
A few depressions moving across the high
ATTITUDES caused moderate gales OCCASION
ally, but the only really severe weather
thus far reported was from the Sth to the
10th, in the central and eastern part OF the
ocean, along and TO the northward of the
transatlantic steamship tracks. The winds
north of the 40th parallel We're mostly.
from the southwark and westward and
We're moderate to strong in force
In the central and southern parts of the
Atlantic fine weather prevailed with vari-
able winds, gentle to moderate. No evt-
dence of tropical cyclone or West Indian
hurricane was reported.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
CITY BREvITIEs.

Landrum Lodge No 4s f. A. M. resumes
its regular meetings tonight, when the
NJ M. Degree will be confirmed
Nellie Campbell, colored, was commit
ted to jail by Judge Falligant on a charge
Of lunacy. The affidavit was sworn to by
Lena johnson, colored.
The National Council Of Women of the
United States will hold a series of con-
ferences in the auditorium at Atlanta next
week, Oct. to u. A wide range of sinh
Jects VIII be discussed, missions, TEMPER
ance woman as a philanthropist; edilca-
of the future, dress and dress reform
household economies, divorce and mar,
riage womans suffrage, the woman in
art, etc, The conferences are sure to be
interesting. Some we'll known women of
the country Will take part.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
oHATHAMs LOCAL BILLS.
If All Are Passed There VIII BE Rad
zeal Changes in the city Govern
mend.

zeal Changes in the city Govern
ment.
II all the local bills which have been
advertised are passed at the coming
session Of the legislature. and they no
doubt viii be. there viii be some radical
changes in the administration Of the
city's affairs The following is COM
plete list Of all the bills which have been
advertised and which will be introduced
at the coming session:
A bin 10 extend. widen. or open. GER
tam streets and lanes Of the city; 10
straighten Abercorn street by extending
the city pound lot; to give the city the
use and control Of the old South Broad
street cemetery as a public park; to
create a commissioner Of public works;
to create a board Of fire commissioners;
TO abolish appeals from the recorders
court TO the city council: to create
park and tree commission; TO create
board of water commissioners; to create
a board of police commissioners; 10
create board Of tax assessors
and receivers; to extend the juris-
diction Of the city for sanitary purposes;
to compensate election managers; to re-
peal the law providing for elections at the
make arrests within two miles outside the
city limits; to extend the jurisdiction Of
the recorder two miles beyond the city
limits; to Tx the date OF election and time
Of service of the clerk and sheriff Of the
city court; to regulate city elections and
provide for registration books being made
up alphabetically. and 10 repeal the act of
1873, making it the duty of the county
commissioners to order elections. There
are several other measures contemplated,
it is understood. but these are all about
which any notice has been given, and il
Will readily be seen that these Will
make some radical changes in the city
government.
The Morning News has already given
an account Of all OF these proposed meas
ures, with the exception, perhaps, Of that
with regard to the city court clerk and
sheriff. That act. however. according TO
those who have provided for its introduce
ton, cOntemplates simply the fixing by
law the time Of election, and the period
OF service of these officers. At present
they are elected the middle or latter part
of January and serve for three years.
This bill contempiates fixing the time of
election about Jan. ], so that ~ can always
be done by the incoming board, and also
prescribing the term of service as three
years, the same as Ii is at present. 1t
does not contemplate any radical changes
in the present customs with regard to
terially with the terms of those
now in office; but at present
the three year term Of Office is not fixed
by law being prescribed by ordinance only,
and the same is true of the time of elect
ion. The bill, however, il is stated, is
not a radical one and cOntemplates no
particular change in the manner of elect
ion or service Of the present officials OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
FLoRIDA's GAME AND FISH.
An Attractive Pamphlet Issued by the
Plant System Passenger Depart
ment.


Plant System Passenger Depart
ment.
The passenger department of the Plant
system has just issued an interesting and
handsomely arranged pamphlet entitled
Gun and Rod on the West Coast of
Florida" 1t is elegantly illustrated in
half tone engravings, showing the diff
ferent features of sporting life in the
land of flowers, and no Information with
regard to what the sportsman wants ana
how to get it. in the cheapest and most
convenient manner, is lacking.
The frontlspiece is a map of the Plant
system showing its different connections
and how the various points are reached.
The pamphlet deals first with the game
and birds of Florida, showing where the
different varieties are found in the great
est numbers, but 1t is shown beyond
doubt that the greatest of all sports is the
fishing which the Florida waters afford.
Tarpon, black bass and Spanish mackerei
fishing. are mentioned at some length,
and all the pointers are given as to how
is best.
This is followed by an account of the
game and fishing resorts along the line of
the Plant system Throughout this are
numerous illustrations showing big
catcneS OF IlSn ana game, the places where
they are caught and the hotels where the
sportsmen can be accommodated. En-
tries in game books Of several well known
sportsmen show what can be down at
these resorts by those who understand the
sportsman's business. Fort Myers, Fla
is specially mentioned as a great tarpon
fishing resort. The tarpon is perhaps the
gamiest fish known. and a record is us
ually kept of all that are caught A par
tial record of the tarDon catches at Fort
Myers during the season of 1S94-95 gives
an account OF the capture of about 200 of
these monster hsh. measuring all the way
from five to seven feet, and weighing from
60 TO 175 pounds The pamphlet concludes
with brief account of the famous Plant
system hotels. and a short statement of
the Florida game laws. On the inside
cover is copy of a circular recently is
sued by the passenger traffic manager
with regard to the free transportation of
dogs by the system, one dog being al
lowed to passenger, when accompanied
by the owner or care-taker.
The publication is a credit to those who
prepared it, 1T is well written and is one
of the best additions to railroad literature
that has appeared in a long time. 1t was
published by the Morning News. 1t will
without doubt, be well received wherever
IL Is distributed throughout the north
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
CLEVELAND AFTER THE CUP.
The baltimore Champions Beaten
for the second Time.

Cleveland. o., Oct. S-Cleveland won
the second game in the Temple Cup series
in a walk to-day. They made enough runs
in the first inning to win the game. and
Hanlon's men had no chance to win at
any stage Cuppy pitched a wonderful
game He was hit safely but FIVE times,
and two Of these were Of the scratch or
der He had great speed and control,
giving but two bases on balls.
While Hoffer was not hit hard, Cleve-
lands hits were punched and most of
them counted in the run column. Nc
Keans work at short was giltedged. He
accepted u out of 13 chances, most of
them hard ones. His only error was the
tumble OF a ground hit that bounded
badly. Between 5000 and 10000 people saw
the game, and it was necessary to estab-
lish a twO-base hit ground rule. Cleve-
land scored three runs in the first inning
on singles by Burkett and Mexican, a two
base hit by thinner and a passed ball. The
score follows:
RH e
Cleveland ...s 90 Ia XII 10
Baltimore 20 0 o o 0 % s
Batteries-Cuppy and thinner; Hotter
and Clark
Umpires-Keefe and Mcdonald.