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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

~ -
paper Talk on Party Policy.
Capt w. w. Dews of Cuthbert will
probably be in the legislative race in Ran
dolph. 40 -'0i-
DR.. r. Y. Rudicill announces his candi-
dacy, to represent Chattooga in the next
legislature. -'e4A'
Hon. c. ]. Jones will be in the race for
reelection as representative of Dodge
county IN the next general assembly.
II. w. Rhodes of Suwanee, one of the
most prominent democrats in Gwinnett
county. is candidate for the state legis-
lature. e's
The grand jury of Putnam county in
dorses Hon. II. A. Jenkins for the leeisIa-
ture and Hon. Thomas G. Lawson for
congress. All
The democrats of Hart county will nae+
in the court house on Tuesday to elect an
executive committee and to attend to OH
er important business.
Maj r. N. Holtzclaw, chairman of the
democratic executive committee of the
Third congressional district is using b,s
influence to have the convention met as
Perry. 1t will probably be held in JuIv
Atlanta Journal. Mr.. crisp has come 70
Georgia nominally to debate the question
OF the free, unlimited and independent
coinage OF silver at the ratio of is 10 He
mas MADE Two speeches before the oeonle
OF TINS state. In neither of them aslbe
presented anything which his most ardent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05

The receipts of the custom house az
Tampa during March, 1895, were: Imports,
81, 295. 80; tobacco Withdrawals, S43, 2S2 81;
sundry receipts, $975.99; total receipts, $4S,-
5q20. The receipts for last month were;
Imports, $12,097. S. tobacco Withdrawals,
ceipts, 7,60S.SS.
John Aiken, a colored boy, 10 years old.
has been arrested at Sanford. and taken
back to Orlando, for stealing over $3.50
worth of jewelry there and at Kissimmee
He is a confirmed thief, and was just re-
leased from the county Jail on March /.
after serving forty-five days for stealing
forty-dollar watch from a gentleman
in Sanford last January.
The sheriff of Alachua county, has le-
We'd upon the stock in trade Of the High
Springs Medicine Comp2ny at High
Springs. the property of the late DR.. ]. H.
White. The stock consists of drugs, medi-
cineS, toilet articles, etc, and is levied
upon to satisfy two notes which are held
against the firm by j. NJ. Fryer of High
Springs.
1t is reported that ]. F. Eldridge, who
owns 400 or 500 acres of land at Orange
Park formerly part of the noted Gen.
Mcintosh plantation. before the war, is
going north soon to form a company for
the purpose of raising long staple cotton
He proposes to clear 400 acres and put in
an extensive plant of the most modern ma
chinery for doing a large business. This
land was formerly planted to cotton and
produced about one bale TO the acre, on an
average.
George r. and Sam J. Booker of Tampa
are in correspondence with attorneys in
Texas regarding some 5000 or 5000 acres
Of valuable land in that state, which they
claim rightfully belongs to them, and OF
which they say they were defrauded be-
fore they attained their majority. The
lawyers who are az work on the case have
spoken very fayorably OF the probable
outcome
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05

1t has been definitely decided that the
entire lower story of the new Plant sys-
TEN office building at the foot of Madison
street at Tampa, which was intended for
an addition to the freight depot will be
given over to be used exclusively as a
addition there will be ample room in which
TO store the large quantities of high-grade
lear tobacco imported from Cuba by the
cigar manufacturers at Tampa.
E. Wesley Smith, who is now sole owner
of the Niagara vineyards, two miles
northwest of Orlando, has recently come
from the north and with his wife is at
the vineyards. He has a large force of
men employed there, and is having the
ground worked and vines tied up and put
in the best possible condition. The prom
erty has been neglected for the past two
or three years, but since Mr.. Smith has
become sole owner he will see that it is
properly cared for.
A telegram was received by Mai. ]. A.
Leslie, superintendent of the CLYDE line
a Jacksonville, Friday, from Capt. w. A.
Shaw of the steamer City of Jacksonville
announcing the sudden death of Cant
Charles carson, the mate of the steamer
evening, and Capt. Carson dropped dead
on the boat while il was on its way TO
Sanford. It is presumed that his death
son was about 40 years of age.
Under the sounding of fire alarm in
Germania Hose Company's truck house at
PENSACOLA on Wednesday night, the horses
rushed to their positions at the mole ana
received their harness from the drops
above: Before the driver could reach his
scar tney rushed against the chain barring
the door, carrying it away, and ran madly
down west Zar%gossa street in search Of
a nre AT the corner OF Zaragossa and
ter plug, which they tore down. and the
Iorce OF the shock threw horses and truck
INTO a deep sewer. The truck was dam
AGED; sg,ea, but the horses escaped with slight
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05

appointed to get out the vote for the paw
ing bond election on April Is, and bust
ness houses were requested to close from
II to o'clomk on that day. committee
of eleven was appointed to cooperate
with other organizations in the city TO
Dulld permanent auditorium.
Americas Recorder: Aboard the Georgia
and Alabama train that plunged through
the burning bridge Wednesday was a Wi
dow OF prepossesstng appearance, though
perhaps passe when years are considered.
She occupied a seat in the one coach that
remained on the track and escaped unhurt
DR.. Darby chief surgeon Of the road
went among the passengers taking the
age, names and address of each as well as
the extent of their injuries, if any. When
the widow was approached she gave her
age at fifty, though no one would have
suspected it. The doctor made the entry
upon his book and was passing on towards
another passenger when the widow with
wonderful presence of mind under the cir
cumstances, called him back. Say doctor.
l erred IN giving you my age just now: |
am only forty-nine years and nine months
old. About as | guessed madam" re-
piled the doctor; zone could easily see that
you were mistaken in your first statement
and l will make the correction with great
pleasure" And he did.
E. R. Hodgson of the Hodgson Cotton
Company of Athens has in his possession
little piece of cloth with a peculiar
ulstOIy. II IS woven out of Nankeen
COTTON and very few people outside the
older farmers would recognize it as such
The bale of cotton from which the cloth
was woven was picked in 1860 off the Frov
Level plantation in louisiana before the
war between the states, and in 1866 sent il
10 New Orleans. II was stored there and
| there it remained until a month ago
when II was shipped to the Porter Manu-
featuring Company of ClarksviUe ca
OF which Col. James W. Robertson is
president. There it was woven into cloth
and piece of the cloth was sent bv COL
Robertson of the Hodgson Cotton Com
pany or this city. with the remark that
IL woye better than new cotton. The price
OF cotton during the war went to 81 a
pound, and the average weight per hale
to 900 and $50 pounds. If the owner had
sold then he would have realized $3.50 FOR,
his cotton. which sum invested at straiaht
! interest at per cent. would have amount
ed TO $lf6 at the present time. on the
other hand, storage and insurance has
cost IS year for rhirty years. or a total
OF $3.50 The holding Of that bale of Nan
keen cotton was a costly affair
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05

City Attorney w. A. Blount of Pensacola
has given the mayor a written opinion thar
under the law, peddlers of farm and fIan-
aaron products, fresh meats butchered on
subject 20 license tax. Several parties
nave paid a license, and others have been
ilHed tor not paying IL. The opinion has
oeeh referred 20 the finance committee al
Inc council and no doubt seems 10 ohfain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05
Double DAILY
QUICK
PASSENGER
SERVICE

Y Between Savannah and all
. points in Southern Georgia
" and Eastern Alabama traV-
e. ersed by this Railway, and
= rendering available to the
q travelling public to and from
~ all points West, Southwest
x and Northwest a service
~ made attractive because of
x the largely reduced mileage
81 via Montgomery, as herewith
" exhibited, viz:
NN S91A >S01A <N1A %H01A 1So1A %y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-29

canvas covered wagon, dogs. guns
and other psraphernalla. on his way
to Arkansas. He drove to this city.
shipped his rigging gto burlington,
aud from there he travels overland
| to the south.
DR.. Clouser, the noted French doc
tor, is located at 1901 Fourth av-
enue, vi ere q are invited to call on
him for free consultation. All cures
done by simply laying on of hands.
Best of recommendations and testi
monials can be seen at his office. All
cordially invited.
Fall millinery opening Tuesday.
Wednesday aud Thursday. The la
dies are cordially invited. Fine ex-
hibit OF pattern hats and prod uctions
Of our own work room. We also
have small souvenir for you. Call.
ladies. Ottesen, 222 West Second
street. Davenport.
The sad Intelligence was received
by Emil koehler this morning an
nouncing the death at Spokane,
Wash. OF Mrs. Katharine Cranz,
widow Of the late George Cranz, q
member Of Capt. Peetz's company in
the rebellion and who was killed al
Pittsburg Landing. The deceased
lady was the mother OF Mrs. l.. Kie'
SOW. formerly Of Rock Island. and
was a years Of age.
For the occasion OF the grand ex
hibltion in the way of the head end
collision between locomotives neal
Peoria Heights Sunday. Oct. 4. the
X. !. & p. will offer q rate Of 81 fol
the round trip. Train leaves Rocl
Island at 8 a. m and returning starts
from Peoria at 1928. 1t will be q
thrilling spectacle, the locomotive!
starting a mile apart and rushing
into each others embrace At the
highest speed attainable.
The republicans have taken up /.
subscription to replace the Mckinle!
and Hobart banner at the Rock Isl.
and National bank aud Peoples banl
corners. The flag which has beer
doing service there will be returned
to Bro. Quayle. who merely loaned
1t temporarily. The shattered con
dition of the silken emblem il
due to the fact that it wa
wrapped about Col. Quayle when he
was shot nigh to death before At
lanta.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-29

When Gustavus of Sweden was be-
sieging Prague, boor Of extraordinary
aspect gained admittance to his tent and
offered, by way Of amusing his majesty,
to dcvour u large hog in his presence.
Old General konigsmarck, who was in
attendance, at once suggested that the
man with the Gargantuan appetite
should be burned as II witch, whereupon
the bOor, whose feelings We're hurt by
this observation. exclaimed. IF your
majesty will but make that old gentle
man take off his sword and spurs. Twill
eat him before l begin the pig" This
was accompanied by such ''hideous
expansion Of the jaws and month" that
the general. though lie had given his
proofs" on many Il field, turned pale
and fled incontinently to his tent.-San
Francisco Argonaut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-29
WITH AN ENGINE
Fred Hildebrsndt's marrow Escape From
Serious Iojory.

Serious Iojury.
Fred Hildebrandt. boss car repairer
in the c.. r. l. & p. yard, met with
an accident Sunday evening, from
which he luckily escaped with COM
paratively slight injuries. He had
been telephoned to 20 to Da export
to inspect q car there, and started
over on his railroad velocipede. A
freight train was moving westward
slowly toward the bridge so he took
another track running parallel with
it. intending to 90 around the train,
there being three tracks at that
point. While running along with
the train, the steam from the engine
blew across the track he was on so
that he did not see q switch engine
that wac coming east and into which
his velocipede crashed with great
force. He was thrown headlong
against the foot board OF the engine,
and picked up In Il dazed condition.
He was taken to his home, 600 Forty.
first street, and attended by DR..
Plummer. his principal injury being
an ugly cash over the left temple.
The engine with which he collided
had been almost stopped or the
chances are it would have been 8
fatal accident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-29
Working Day..

The average number Of working days
in a year in various countries is as fol
lows: In Russia, 261; i'll Britain, ELS;
in Spain. 29O; in Austria. 295; in
Italy, a9s; i'll Bavaria and Belgium,
300; in Saxony and France, 500; in
Denmark, Norway and Switzerland,
3O3; in Prussia, 305; i'll Holland and
North America, 30S. and in Hungary,
BIZ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-29

Showers this afternoon. clearing
tonight; fair Wednesday: very LITTLE
change in temperature; winds shift
ing to southerly. Today's temper
ature. 4S.
z Z VAL Ohserrax
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-29
COUNTY BUILDING.

2s-William Venamon to C. F,
Henenwsy, lot 5. block 2, Wood.
lawn add Moline. 81 400.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-29
Licensed 70 Wed,

The fall Of dead branches from y tree
10 an excellent sign Of an approaching
storm. The dead wood, much decayed,
absorbs moisture and loses its tenacity,
thus Causing the branch to fall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-29

To Cure . Colo 10 One Day.
Take laxative Bcomo Quinn Tab
lets. All druggists refund the m Jney
II il fails to cure. rs cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-29

Spain has 4,Iso. 600 women over the
a9e Of 10.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-03
HON. JAMES F. JOY.
Death OF the Prominent Railroad Lawyer
Rnd Promoter at Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. @5.-IIon.
james L. JOY died at his residence
here after an illness OF about three
weeks, aged - years.
james f. Joy was born in Durham, y. H,
December >, 1910. He graduated from Dart
mouth college in 1853; was admitted to the bar
in Boston in 1895. and Immediately came west,
locating in Detroit. IN 1916 Mr.. JOY became
identified with the corporation which had
bought the Michigan Central railroad and
shaped the legislation in Indiana ami Illinois
under which il was extended to Chicago.
Mr.. joy then made railway law 4 specially and
he became The most noted lawyer in railway
litigation in the country. y celebrated case il
which he figured was that OF George c. Bates
against the Michigan Central and Illinois Cen
ira railroad companies involving the title to
all the station grounds OF both companies on
the lake front Of that city, the case finally be-
ing decided in the COmpany's favor by the
United States supreme court.
Mr. Joy became identified with the railroad
interest Of the country and largely engaged in
extending their lines. He organized ana for
many years was president OF the Chicago. Bur
linGtOn * Quincy. He promoted the railroad
from Kansas City to the Indian territory
which was built with the aid OF government
troops and built the first bridge across the
Missouri river at Kansas City.
In 1885, he undertook the building OF the 500
canal, and two years later the first ship canal
between Lake Superior and the Sault Ste.
Marie river was open. In 1867 he became preSi-
dent Of the Michigan central railroad, and i'm
medlately began the extension of its lines,
promoting the building OF the Jackson, Lam
sing Il Saginaw, the branch road from Jack
son to Grand Rapids, and the Detroit s
Bay City. When the promoters OF the Detroit,
Lansing & Northern railroad failed in their
effort Mr.. Joy took hold and built that road.
He secured a connection for this city with the
Wabash system by building the branch from
LoganSpUrt to Detroit. Then he projected and
built the Detroit Union depot and station
grounds for the use OF the Wabash: Flint s.
HerC Marquette: Detroit. Lansing Il North
erG. and Canadian Pacific railroads.
Mr.. Joy served a term in the legislature dur
Ing the civil war. He was n warm personal
friend Of the late James g. Blaine, and made
Ole Of the speeches placing Mr.. Blaine in nom
nation Tor the presidency IN 1854 He was
twice married. his first wife being Martha
Aiger Reed, OF Yarmouth, Mass, ana his Sec
ond Mary Bourne. OF Hartford, Conn. Two
daughters and three sons survive him
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-03
BOIL AND SUCCESSFUL.
Hold-Up of IA Chicago Cashier-Wld
Flight for Liberty With the SpoiIs.

CHICAGO, sept. 25.-Two robbers late
this afternoon entered the office of the
Nestcrn Foundry Co., at the corner OF
Thirty-sevcnth and Albany avenue,
and holding up the cashier, took 81, GOO
from the safe ami escaped. They were
pursued by Il crowd which was col
lected by the foundry people, and were
in a fair way to be captured at Thirty
sixth and California, but again eluded
their p~ursuerS. At this place the
buggy in which the men were riding
broke down, ANA as they were about
starting to escape on foot q milkman
came along. The two men jumped
into his Wagon and demanded thai he
vacatc. On refusing, they shot him,
pitched him ont and drove way at u
furious pace.
Officers from the Brighton police sta
ton who had beeu appraised of the out
rage were soon on the scene, and
started IN pursuit of the fleeing rob-
bers in Il patrol wagon. The men
were lost sight of, however, but the
police after following i'll the direction
III which they were supposed to have
fled, found, nearly two miles from the
foundry, the milk wagon, which had
also broken down.
The entire southwestern police dis
trict was notified and a large detail of
officers was sent out.
There We're five men in the office of
the foundry when the hold-up &C.
Cured. 1t is claimed by one of these
thai the men were former employees.
One of the robbers was f~ashionabiy
dressed, while the other was rather
shabbily dressed in Il suit of brown.
The name of the cashier is NJ. A.
Rourke. The m%ilkman, Frank Ny
hoft, was shot in the leg and not dam
gerously wounded.
The police up to a late hour had Sc.
cured no trace of the highwaymen.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-03
DUN'S COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
a Very Moderate and Yet Distinct I'm.

a Very Moderate and Yet Distinct I'm.
provement Seen in the Purchase of Ma
terisls-A General Advance In Produce
neutrality-suspicious. Buying of Wool
COntinues-More Inquiry in Finished
PrOducts of IrOn-Failures,
NEW YORK, Sept. 26-R. G. Dun &c
Co. say this morning;
a very moderate and yet distinct
improvement is seer in the buying of
materials, which s~tiffens prices; also
in orders for products of some indus
tries, i'll money markets and in ex
ports of staples. 1t has started some
important works and prompted a few
considerable contracts. While the
gain in working force is not great it
seems clear that for the first time in
many months there is some net gain.
An important change is the general
advance in produce markets, especially
in wheat, which rose sharply on Thurs
day and Friday, closing - cents higher
for the week. reports of crops abroad
were supposed to be the chief cause,
as visible supplies in this country in
creased largely, but for the first time
since July ] western receipts fell be-
low those of the same week last year.
Atlantic exports, -four included, were
for the week a little more than Il year
ago, for September 1000, 900 bushels
more and 81, SO1, SOB bushels since July
l against II, IFS, 3OS last year.. ii there
should come an unusual foreign de-
mand it would make a great difference
with future business.
Cotton advanced an eighth a week
ago, but lost three-sixteenths, and
with full receipts might have gone far
Their but for resumption of work by
several important mills. Much less
than the full capacity of mills is work.
ing, and the demand for goods mas
been quite slack, with Il decline of a
sixteenth in print cloths, but in other
goods recent advances are maintained.
Speculative buying of wool does not
aOate, sales for our weeks having
been 2l,S44, 400 pounds, against %, 49,
go last year, but no gain in prices re-
sailed. y few of the WOODEN mills are
rcsuning, the beiated demand for
heavy goois constituting most of the
gain visible, but manufacturers show
confidence that more goods will be
wanted when the future Is more clear.
Finished products OF iron met more
inquiry and tine placing of contracts
for $1,000 tons OF steel Tor three new
battle ships. for one large building
and for several bridges, explain the
starting of two or three works. but
after such months as have passed Il
little business IS Il gain. y sharp fall
OF " dollars per ton in low phos-
phurus pig and slight rise in gray
forge at Pittsburgh and in steel plates
are the only changes noted in prices.
Tin plates are slightly lowered by
home consumption to So % against
s.. 80 for foreign and tin Is Il shade
weaker at 13c., copper at $40. 10 and
lead at s.. 50.
There is no change in the boot and
shoe manufacture.
Failures for the week have been 3l1
in the United States against 216 last
year and 80 in Canada against 80 last
wear.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-03
A BIG A IN OIL.

The Waters Pierce Dill Co.'S Plant at East
St. Louis and It's Stock of Oil and Gaso-
kue, Together with a Number of
Freight Cars and Their Contents
Eurned-A Terribly Hot and Threaten.
ing Confsgrstion.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. "6.-The big plant
of the Waters-Pierce Oil Co. in East
ST. Louis, located at the east end of
the Big Four railway yards, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire Thursday
evening. The five large reservoirs
were well-flled with oil, and they
burned with a brilliancy which at
tracted thousands of people FROM both
sides of the river.
The fire was discovered at 4:25 p. IN
and an alarm at once turned in from
the bridge box. Before Chief Purdy
and his men could arrive the whole
plant was enveloped in flames, and the
tiremen had to content themselves
with saving the cars which stood i'll
the upper end of the yard. Iardmas-
ter Bridges sen two engines to pull
out the tank cars and as many OF
the freight cars as he coulh
save Immediately after the removal
of the big tank cars, which
were filled with oil, II of the great
reservoirs of the plant exploded, and
the flames cut off all communication
with the yards from the east side. MIR.
Bridges had the big tanks far away,
and he again attempted to save h
cars on what is known as track No. IL.
Several of them that had caught fire
were coupled up by the switchmen and
they were getting several more when
a second tank became heated and,
sending up 4 column of smoke, COM
pletely enveloped the whole train.
About ten loaded freight ears were
destroyed by the fire, and a score of
Others scorched by the flames. The
loss on the ears will probably amount
to s. 5000. The contents of the des-
trOyed cars consisted of merchandise
of all kinds and household goods.
The loss on the contents will probably
reach 5000.
At the offices of the Waters-Pierce
Oil Co. it wa learned that there We're
about > 600 barrels of oil in the tanks
at the time of the fire. This, of course,
is 4 total loss. There were seven tanks
in all, five large and two smaller ones.
y barrel of oil contains about
80 gallons. At that figure .
quarter of Il million gallons of oil
went up i'll flames and smoke. Coal oil
was stored in some of the tanks and
gasoline in others. The average valve
OF oil is So 4 barrel. 1t was stated that
the loss on the oil would be about SID
600. The plant, which, besides the
tanks, consisted of Il terminal and
switching system, was valued atabout
$4,000. An empIoye in charge of the
Office stated that the Oil company's
total loss would probably reach So
900, and that the insurance would
about cover it.