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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02
LOCAL PER sONAL.

Mr.. j. H. Lyman is at Balfour. N. c.
Mr.. w. D. Simkins is at Mt. Airy. Ga.
city - III the
Maj. W. F. shellman's family is at Tate
Mr. Charles J. Hunter of Americas is
in the city. ID
Mrs. R f. Sans is at saluda, N. c., for
the summer. - ~
Mr.. w. D. Krenson and family are at
Waynesville, N. C.
Mrs. c. H. Rivers has gone to Atchison
Kan, TO spend the summer
MIS-; Al6ert Furrer has gone to Hender-
sonville, n. c., for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Grass left last nigh,
TO spend several weeks in the north.
Misses Margaret and Annie suItar ara
visiting friends in Charleston. s. G
Mr.. and Mrs. z. Schmitt have returned
rope. ISL ~ LII
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W. Clarke were pas.
Sensers on the Tallahassee for New York
last night. %
Mrs. j. w o. sterley has gone north
to spend the summer with friends in r,O tb Sil
east and in New York. '-''
Miss Oracle Manning left last night On
the Tallahassee for New York, where she
will spend several weeks. 4''0
Mr G; d. Baldwin left last night for
t IA n; 5. From Boston he will take
the Plant line of steamers.
Mrs; King Wylly leaves tomorrow bv
me Piant system for the north, where
she will spend the summer
Messrs. T. Lloyd Owens. Barrow and
S Nr Ty, Ieft last night for maroon on
Bawn-" They go to st. Catherines Sa-
pelo and Warsaw. 80
Rev c. L. T. Fisher principal of Amoena
seminary at Mt, Pleasant, n. c.. is in the
city, and will preach to-day at st. PauIs
Lutheran church, and tonight at the
church Of the Ascension. Prof. Fisher Is
one OF the projectors Of the proposed
Lutheran college for women. to be located
at Charlotte, N. c., within the next wear.
Mr. Palmer Tenant was in the CITY YES
terday, the guest of Mr.. c. L. Little of
the Screven. Mr.. Tenant was one of the
party OF young men that was trying to
reaeh Honduras aboard the schooner
Emma Dickerson. The vessel went ashore
on the Florida reefs. He concluded then
that he had had enough of foreign pros
pectlng and is now on his way to Hagers-
town, Nd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02
1t Was Not, Hut Is.

Once upon a time man wanted to find
a good restaurant in Savannah, and he
couldn't. The years passed and one Of
the incest, neatest and most home-like
restaurants sprang into existence and i'm
mediately in popular favor. This restau-
rant was the pioneer of order, cleanliness
and moderate charges, and is to-day just
as it was at the commencement, the best
restaurant in Savannah. Halligan's is It's
name, and Congress street, between Bar
nard and Whitaker, as the location. If
you want everything you should get and
nothing you shouldn't go to Halligan 3.
If you value your life and want to es-
cape all the horrors of dyspepsia go TO
Halligan's. If you want comfort, clean
illness, good service, good cooking and
great variety, so to Halligan's. If you
want proper treatment, courteous atten-
ton and everything satisfactory, go to
Halligan's. In a word, Halligan's is the
place for every lady or gentleman look
ing for the best restaurant in the city
lad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02

The ladies should all know that the fin
est dining room in the south is always at
their disposal. 1t faces and overlooks the
prettiest square in the city and is cooled
by electric fans and southern and northern
windows. 1t is the Hicks dining room. on
the second floor of his famos restaurant
on Congress street. Here the ladies viii
find the best service possible and can be
waited on at all hours, day or night.
Hicks serves regular meals in the ladies'
dining room just exactly as on the first
floor. Up to the advent of Hicks the
ladies had no ffrst-class restaurant. and
had to so without eating at all, EXCEPT
at home or in another city But when
Hicks began he started right, and the
ladies were provided for in the best man
ner possible Ladies will find Hicks res
taurant the best and only place in the
city and will enjoy the splendid cooking
and the great variety and excellence Of
the menu. The prices at Hicks are very
moderate-sfngle meals are only so cents
While meal tickets good for twenty meals
are sold for IS. During the hot summer
the ladies' should not bother about cook
ing at home, but so to Hicks and live
on the best the market affords. served as
only Hicks can do it, and by far cheaper
IMAM one can i've at hOme.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02

that's the question-whether IT'S best 70
run ones own chances-bloW in the money
anyway-and die having the loved ones I'M
provided for-perhaps In want-suffering-
aye there's the rub. or TO be prudent and
make sure provision for the babies and
their mother OF ones old age. Is there a
sane man who hesitates IN reference to his
life insurance? II SO we want his ad-
dress at once. The Massachusetts, Mutual
Is no ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1s51-wTites
cash and paid-up values plainly II the
policy for every year after the first-de-
clares good, liberal cash dividends every
year after the first which can be used
either TO reduce the cost or increase the
insurance, as you wish Makes loans 20
policy-holders-is IN fact the company to
be insured IN when hard times are so near
al hand, for should you need 1t, you can
convert the policy into cash as easily as a
bank account. Write Harry & Apple, gen
erai agents for Georgia, SO Bay street, Sa-
vannah. Ga, sending them your address
and age, and they viii explain IL ALL make
you specimen policy and enlighten you in
reference to Massachusetts insurance
laws.
Agents wanted. Ladies insured, same
rates as men.-ad,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02
STREET CAR FARES DROP.
No More Five Cent Fares on the
Price Street Line.

Fares went down 20 cents on the Price
street belt Of the Electric Railway yester-
day There was no announcement Of the
reduction and regular patrons who board
I'd the cars ia the morning handed out
their n.ckels as usual They we're some
what surprised when they were handed
back cents In change. Some thought the
conductor had made a mistake. but they
were assured that it was all right. that 3
cents would be the regular fare on the in
uer belt hereafter.
AS the Price street belt has been doing a
fair business the reduction Occasioned
some surprise. A Morning News reporter
met President and Receiver Collins and
inquired the meaning Of the cut. Mr.. Col
Inns said that 81 Is true that the line had
been doing a fair business at cents. but
the ticket business had been found to be
so troublesome that the receivers had de-
cided that il would be better to make a
straight fare Of cents. and 10 away with
the tickets. The clerical expense Of keep
ing track OF the tickets he said. is con-
siderable The Electric Railway has for
long time sold eight tickets for a quar-
ter at It's Office and many people bought
the tickets in thus saving Is cents on
every eight fares. Mr.. Collins intimated
that the ticket business had proven 10 be
unsatisfactory.
a much more plausible explanation Of
the reasons for the reduction was obtain
ed from the conversation of the conduc-
tors on some OF the cars. The conductors
came TO a conclusion very promptly as to
the reasons Of the receivers IN making the
cut and doing away with the tickets There
are some bright linanciers among the con-
ductors and they discovered some time
ago that there was good thing in II for
them II the ticket business were worked
right. The operation was very simple. All
conductor had 10 do was to buy "a bunch
OF tickets for a quarter. When a passen-
ger paid his a nickel he registered the
fare all right, but put the nickel in his
pocket and tore off % ticket, which was
afterwards turned in to the company 1t
was an easy matter for a conductor to
work Off eight tickets an hour IN this man
ner and some of them are said to have
cleared more than their pay from the
company every day Occasionally a man
carried this system to an extreme was
discharged, but this did not deter 9TH
ers from doing the same thing The re-
suit was that while the majority OF the
patrons OF the line paid 8 cents the COM
pany only got cents. The receivers have
evidently decided that it Is better that the
public should get the benefit of the 3-cent
rate and that the line should get the ben
ent OF the increased patronage as a result
Inc rare on the big belt viii remain at
> cents, as heretofore
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02
THE BRYAN-SEWALL RALLY.
SENATOR BACON OR GOV. ATKIN-
son To BE PRESENT.

Chairman Clay Promises 10 Send sn-
vannah a Distinguished Speaker
for Thursday Might Il Large
Crowd Expected TO Turn out 20
Hear Either the Senator or Cow
ernor Discuss the Issues of the
Campnign-WdH he other speak
ers, Too.
The rally OF the Bryan-sewau Club
Thursday night IS not 90 be any small az
fair. II things do not miscarry sp eakers
OF national prominence Will ae present
Either Senator Bacon or Gov Atkinson
will be on hand and other distinguished
speakers from other sections Of the STATE,
may be present
AZ announced in the Morning News the
rally was decided on 40 the meeting Of
the club last Tuesday uisht. President
Manucy decided that the presence Of some
well known speaker or speakers from
abroad would add greatly 20 the interest
Of the meeting and he accordingly ad-
dressed Chairman Clay Of the state com
mittee. requesting that speakers be sent
here for the occasion. He received the
following reply yesterday from Chairman
Clay at the state headquarters ia Atlanta:
July 81. 1S96.-Hon. A. y. Manucy. Presl-
dent Savannah, Ca: Ny Dear Sir
Yours 90 hand. asking me TO send
speaker or speakers. 10 the city of Sa-
vannah on Aug. 6. i viii endeavor to set
Hon. A. o. Bacon and Gov. w. y. At
knson, one or the other, TO come. I VIII
notify them at once Of the desire Of your
crowd. and communicate VIII your later.
l trust every thing VIII be Kept in good
shape In Savannah, and that We viii get
out usual democratic majority there.
With kind regards, i am. q ever, yours,
A. s. Clay,
Chairman State Committee.
It viii be known in day or two whether
Il Is TO he Senator Bacon or Gov. Atkinson
who will deliver the principal speech.
Either distinguished gentleman would Sc
cure a large audience.
The leading issues Of the campaign have
never been publicly discussed in Savannah,
that is, not recently, and there are any
number Of democrats here who want 20
get in line with the party and who. for
that reason would take advantage Of an
opportunity 70 hear q presentation Of the
position OF The party by acknowledged
leaders. The rally win be held at odd Eel
lows hall
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02
DEATH or CATHERINE ROBINSON
Once a Slave, She Proved Herself a
Loyal and Obedient Friend.

Once Slave, She Proved Herself a
Loyal and Obedient Friend.
Catherine Robinson. who died suddenly
yesterday, either from heart disease or
from the effect Of the excessive heat.
was one Of the genuine types Of the old
time southern darkey
After a life Of sixty-four years OF use
fulness, she passed away, and now rests
IN peace. She and her husband John
robinson, worthy colOred man, who
owns a little farm on the Bee road, not
Tar from the city, drove into town TO
sell some OF the products of their gar
den and do some Shopping.
Catherine belonged to the estate of the
noted William Writ, who for several
terms distinguished himself as the Attor-
ney General OF the United States After
the war she was unwilling to leave the
FAMILY OF the distinguished jurist, and
came to Florida with Miss Lettie Writ
one OF the grandchildren OF William Writ
whom she had nursed in infancy. Since
then she has chung 10 the family with a
loyalty truly admirable. When Miss Writ
married the late Judge Eugene DUPONT
and came to Savannah to live, the former
slave followed her here For thirty years
she has shown that fealty to Mrs. Du-
Pont as only the true type of old south
ern darkies showed and has more than
once showed herself an obedient friend
ana professor and comforter in hours
where such service Is keenly needed.
Striking, indeed is the last chapter Of
her life. When she drove into the city
yesterday she went straight 10 see her
good mists," as she always termed
Mrs. DUPONT, and offered her services
for anything that needed to be done about
the house.
m growing old" she said to Mrs.
DUPONT. but l will never be too old to
do anything for you, and when / die l
want no sweeter reward than to have you
close my eyelids in eternal sleep"
With this the faithful old darky went
her way. In less than half an hour she
was brought back to the Dupont resi-
dence on Abercorn street by her devoted
husband corpse. She had fallen dead
IN his arms a few minutes after leaving
the house. With earessng sorrow her
former insists" dressed her for burial
in the very room where the old darby
had married her husband so many years
before. The body was removed to the
home Of the deceased in the afternoon.
and the burial will occur to-day in the
new cemetery.
There is world Of pathetic interest in
the story of such life and such tragic
death.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02
SOLD AT TWENTY CENTS.
Georgia's Gold Bound and sound
Money Covered Bale Went High.

GeOrgia's Gold Bound and sound
Money Covered Bale Went High.
'"Sold the gold bale at auction to-day at
20 cents; honest money" was the telegram
received by ]. T. Stewart & Son yesterday
announcing the sale at the New York Cot
ton Exchange of the first bale of Georgia
cotton shipped from Savannah last week
The gold bound bale, an account Of
which was given in the Morning News
when it was received here and purchased
by Mr. T. +. Johnson, who shipped il to
New York through Stewart & Son, has
excited a good deal of interest. The re-
ports of its sale in New York. posted at
the cotton exchange, caused a stir among
cotton men on the Bay. The bale classed
as fully middling" The bidding for it
started at cents, but quickly ran up to
20 cents, at which price it was knocked
down to Robert Moore & Co., for account
Of George Zabarr.
The bale was auctioned on it's receipt
here and was bought by Mr.. johnson at
TX cents. At 20 cents in New York he
made a good investment. The gold bands
and sound money covering of the bale
made ii a prize for the New Workers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02

Savannah, Ga,-Messrs. Lippman Rros
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as positive cure for all these distress
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My system was also full of malaria. nv
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had no appetite, was losing strength. and
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but now my health is fully restored and
can eat like a field laborer without the
slightest fear of serious results. l really
feel like a new man.
take greaN pleasure in telling the
world that P. P. p. did the grand work
OF restoring me to my accustomed health
Yours truly, w. S. Cherry, Savannah
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02
MAKING GOOD SCORES.
The Rifiemen Who Are to Represent
Georgia at Sea Grit.

Fifteen of the men who are to represent
Georgia at the Sea Girt rifle matches met
at the Avondale range for practice yes
terday afternoon, and some very good
work was DONE
As the principal feature of the days
work the men went over the shooting that
has to be done for the Hilton trophy.
This requires shooting at the 200, 800 and
600-yard ranges, seven shots at each range.
making a possible score of 1O5
As there are twelve men on the team
in this match, the total possible score
for the team is 1890. The trophy was
Won last year on a score of 1897, and The
year before 1t was won by Pennsylvania
on score of several points lower. JJp TO
that time, however, IL was held by Mas
sachusetts for about ten years on a score
of 1,096.
Among the good scores made yesterday
afternoon under the requirements for this
match, out of a possible 105, were the fol-
lowing; F. c. Wilson, IS; w. G. Austin
80; j. c. Postell, 81; George I. Cam. 20
and c. 5. Richmond, "a. Some of the men
also did some skirmish shooting. Ed Mer-
Ger making a score of 96, out of a possi-
bic 100 and w. G. Austin making 81
These records are being kept up right
along and the men will no doubt do good
work when they reach the Sea Girl
ranges.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02
EnlarEement of a Brnss Fnnndr.

The business of the O'Mara Brass foun-
dry is to be enlarged. Mr.. John Dierks
who is quite well known in this CITY as an
advertising solicitor. has bought an in
terest in the foundry and proposes to in
crease It's present facilities by the addition
specialties. He has life long e5nsrtor 80
IN brass work, and for many years carried
on the foundry and machinlst business ~
himself The enlargement of the O'1Tara
tounory VIII De OF considerable advantage
as 1t will keep a large amount of VOL,
mere that is now sent else where.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02
BUCK TO CALL a CONVENTION.

EeOrEia to Have Two UnrecOBciIa-
BILE Wings of the Republican Party
It looks now as If a republican conven-
tion will be called by the lily white wing
of the party in Georgia. II is announced
positively that a call will be issued for a
convention by Col. A. i. Buck as chair
man OF the state central committee
who will ignore all efforts Of
REV. f. X. Love Of this city to hold a
separate convention.
This 1t is said. may result in two state
conventions, and two state tickets may be
put out, as Rev. Love has already stated
through the columns Of the Morning News
that he and his committee intend to call
a convention. From this situation II looks
very much as if the republican party in
Georgia will be irreconcilably separated.
Col. Buck Is quoted in an interview in the
Constitution, as saying
The chances are about even that a
state republican convention can be
who will issue the can?" he was
II wiu," he replied. 1T win have no
reference to the doings Of Love Of Savan-
nah"
.'If the convention is called" he con-
tinued, lit Will be held the latter part Of
August. An members of the executive
committee viii be consulted, and II a ma
Jority agree the convention will come"
Col Buck did not state the significant
fact, however, that the majority of the
executive committee are negroes, and that
they have demanded the convention. He
did not state that the cali had been forced
1t is practically assured, Col. Buck says,
that Col Tom Johnson Of Savannah will
be the gubernatorial nominee. He is I'M
derstood to be agreeable to many of the
party leaders. There Is no saying, how
ever, what complications may arise.
Col Buck says that Love carries no
weight with his party.
Il went to Macon" he said, prepared
TO call a state convention l had resolu-
tion to that effect drawn up and found that
DIT was the prevailing opinion with the COM
mittee that the convention should not be
called. The members thought that 1t would
be too expensive to call another conven-
1ton and decided to attend to the party
matters themselves"
Col. Buck was asked about the selection
OF electors from the different districts by
the executive committee.
Yes" he stated that was out OF order.
j might say irregular. 1t has never been
done before, but the members of the com
mittee from the different districts stated
that they would take the responsibility
upon themselves to name the delegates"
Col. Buck did not know anything about
the movement to have another set of cleo
tors named from the different districts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02
JULY ABOUT THE AVERAGE.
1t Was Not Hot Month, Taken as
Whole.

1t Was Not Hot Month, Taken as
whole.
In spite Of the intense heat of the last
ten days July was only about an average
month so far as temperature goes.
The mean temperature for July for the
last twenty-six years is 50 degrees. Last
month 1t was So degrees.
The rainfall was short an inch and a
quarter. The average July rainfall is 81
inches Last month was fraction less
than 41a inches.
There was some pretty hot weather dur
ing the month. Notwithstanding the aver
age was but a little above that of every
July. After the 10th there were but four
days when mercury did not so above so
degrees. The highest it went was lOl de-
grees last Thursday and the lowest was
20 degrees on the 7th. The mean tempera-
ture for July since the weather bureau
was established here is as follows: 1871.
q; 1877 80; 1873, 80; 1874. 79; 1875 IS; 1876
30; 1916 81; 1878, 50; 1879 81 1880, SS 1881,
50; 1887, so; 1855 49, 1889. 81; 1880. So 1891 so;
1872, 50; 1888 So; 1894, IS; 1855 81; 1896, So.
July rainfall al Savannah since 1871 is as
follows; 1871, 1856; 1872, ABS; 1873 "A:
1874, l0l2; 1Sla Isl; 1876 GIL; 1877 5.67; 1873,
So; 1879 4.29; 1880, 7.24; 1881, %; 1882.
1883. Sc; 1884 S6S; 1850, z. S. 1886, 702: lSS7
a. q; 1855, 0.S2; 1883. 6.2l 1890 772: 1891. 70:
IS9Z 0.Sf 1888, 46S; 1894, Is is; 1885, 06; 1896
The prevailing direction of the wind dur
ing the month was south. The highest We
lcclty reached was % miles an hour and
the total movement was 5,177 miles. There
was ram on sixteen days during the month
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02
sTOPPAGE or H100oP vo1~
The Provision for Savannah Not I'm
the General Appropriation Bill.

The Provision for savannah Not I'm
the General Appropriation BiII.
The New York Marine Journal of yester-
day has the following which has a bear
ing on the article relative to stoppage Of
work in the Savannah harbor published
IN the Morning News OF yesterday:
II Is stated that the Secretary of War
has directed the chief of engineers, TO
withhold from the public the recommen-
cations and estimates for further river
and harbor work, as IT is said he is averse
10 making expenditures under the provfs-
ions Of the river and harbor act at this
ume, as he comtemplates large expendi-
lures Tor tortt1cations. He contends that
all or the great harbors and waterways
are provided for in the sundry civil ap-
preparation Dill, under the continuous
contract system. Fortunately this is true
70 some extent. as all the great harbors
including New York, Boston. Philadel-
PIMA, Baltimore, Galveston New Orleans
savannah and SAN Francisco. are taken
care of in a general approximation bin
ana they wih not have to await the sDec-
lal action of the Secretary of War Rut
II is regretable, and we believe a mistake
mat any such delay should be permitted
IN the general work"
Inc Marine Journal is in error rerardL na-
the savannah harbor. This mont is moi
provided Tor I'm the general appropriat ION
oAI' tne money for its maintenance is be-
ING heiu up by the Secretary of War and
as consequence shoals may form in va
Tious pants OF the harbor within a short
tlme. NO money has as vet been made
available for the new fort on Tvbee