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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
CITY BREVITIEs.

The Citizens Bank yesterday declared a
semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent.
Jimmy" Hearn has been appointed a
supernumerary in the fire department.
st. Patrick's church Sunday school will
nave It's annual picnic to-day at Daufus-
HE. Inc steamers Gov. Stafford and John
island.
The brick for paving Habersham street,
between South Broad and Abercorn
streets, nave been unlOaded and pileo
along the street. The work of laying
the pavement will begin in a few days.
Mr.. NJ. J. SolomOns, disbursing agent for
the new government building, has receiv-
Cd of1cial notice of the acceptance of Miles
x Bradts contract for marble, and in
sIrucJlons to make payments on account
OF the same as soon as the contractors
nave given the required bond.
A mule attached to a city cart ran away
on DraytOn street yesterday afternoon, and
tore down a small tree which was recently
planted in the South Broad street green.
one OF the occupants of the cart, a. city
employee, was thrown out and had his an
kle slightly sprained and received a small
cut on the head.
The Railway Employees Protective As
ISOLATION met Monday afternoon at the
shops of the Plant system and decided to
divide the money in its treasury, s173,
between three invalid members of the
association. One of the benedcaries was
charles Becker, who has since died. One
OF the others is a paralytic and the other
a confirmed invalid 1t was at first pro-
posed to divide the money between the
three female orphan asylums of the city
but 1t was decided that il would be a bet
ted disposition of the fund to divide it
among the three invalids.
Mr.. E. G. Trenholm has been elected
superintendent of the Commercial Club in
place Of Mr.. JOS. Rickett who has re-
signed. Mr.. Trenholm is well known
among the business men of Savannah and
will undoubtedly make the club a capable
superintendent The clubs membership
has steadily increased since it's removal
into the new quarters in the Citizens bank
building about eight months ago, and it
has rapidly become one of the most popu-
lar institutions of its kind in the city The
club IS a great convenience to it's mem
bers, its location being especially adapted
to the purposes of a combined business
and social institution.
The Kings Daughters, Circle No. Z gave
delightful excursion to Warsaw yes
terday. There was a pleasant and con-
genial crowd aboard, and nothing oc-
Cured to mar in the slightest way the
pleasure of the trip. Mr.. G. H. Medlock
the agent for the Alpha, was with the
party and saw to 1t that everything was
made as pleasant and comfortable as
possible for those on board. The Alpha
left the island about 4:3O o'clock in the
afternoon, and took the excuTsionists for
a short trip out toward the sea before
returning to Thunderbolt, where they ar
rived shortly after Z o'clock in the even
ing. The Kings Daughters netted quite
a sum from the excursion for the bene-
fit of the good cause in which they are
engaged.
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DUNNED FOR HIS BOARD.
o. II. Bali Didn't Like Ia and stab
bed John ID. knoNxIes.

John D. Knowles. a conductor on the
| Georgia and Alabama railroad. was se-
riOusiy stabbed by o. II. Ball. an empioye
OF the same company. about 6 o'clock yes
| terday afternoon. The stabbiug occurred
al Knowles house in West Savannah. The
trouble began in quarrel about a board
biii- Ball and his wife. Sc seems. have
been living at Knowles house for some
time and have not paid any board.
Knowles got tired Of this and demanded
that he be paid. BAH didn't like tine way
in which the demand was made and
quarrel began The lie was passed and
Ball attacked Knowles with a knife, cut
ting him severely IN the right arm and in
After seeing what he had done Ball and
MS wife started 20 the city on foot. An
ACCOUNT OF the affair and description
OF Ban was telephoned 20 the police bar
racks from the Georgia and Alabama
yard Detectives Scully and GOdbold had
a buggy outside and were just about 20
start on another errand 10 the west of the
CITY when the message was received.
Sergt. killourhy. who received the mes
and sent them to meet Ball. The detec-
tlves drove to West Broad street and
thence down New street by the Central
raiiroaq property 70 where the central
railroad bridge crosses a small canal A
road passes under the bridge and there
they met BAH and his wife.
Detective Scully jumped out of the bug
gy and placed Bail under arrest He was
recognized by the description given of
MIN and was taken TO the Central rail-
road depot accompanied by his wife. and
sent in 20 the barracks from that point
His wife kissed him goodby and went 10
the house Of q friend.
In the opinion Of the detectives Il was
BARS intention to leave his wife at the
house of his friend while he would take
the next train out of town. 1t was the
quickest piece of work the detectives
have done in some time. the arrest being
made within four minutes after the in
formation was received al the barracks.
Had they been less prompt BAN would
have gotten into the city without being
seen and might have escaped.
DR.. r. @. Norton was telephoned for and
went out TO West Savannah and dressed
Knowles wound. He had just returned
from performing an important operation
up the Central railroad, but went at once.
He found that Knowles had a four-inch
cut in the right arm and deep downward
stab in the right breast, penetrating the
pleural sack. but without entering the
lung. The wound while serious. is not
likely to prove fatal unless blood poison
ing or pneumonia set In
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INVITED TO A TILT.
Southern Troopers to Meet at An
deFsOn Next Month.

dcFsOn Next Month.
The Georgia Hussars, with the Charles
ton Light Dragons Richmond Hussars of
Augusta, Governors Guard of Atlanta,
Eutaw Dragons Of South Carolina. Lib
erty Independent Troop of Georgia and
Philadelphia City troop are to enter a
cavalry encampment at Anderson. S. c.,
commencing Aug. is, and continuing until
the 22nd. The invitations have been gen
orally accepted.
The secretary of war has detailed a
board Of cavalry officers from the United
States army to supervise the drill and
tournament. and viii also detail the band
of the Fifteenth Infantry, u S. A for the
occasion. The fitting track is considered
one of the best in the south. The climate
of Anderson is unsurpassed in the sum-
mer, being at the foot of the Blue Ridge
mountains. The city is a lovely one with
a refined and old community of gallant
people, noted for their hospitality. The
prizes are good, ranging from $3.50 to 81 600
The tournament will be conducted strict
ly by the regulations of the United States
army. The points to be made and the reg
ulations of the encanpment will be furn-
ished each command as they report or be
fore on application either to Henry d.
Capers, president of the Anderson Tourn-
ament Association; Lieut.. C. A Reed, adj
Jutant. or 10 G. f. Tolley, mayor of An
dersOn.
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OF the members from the other two coun-
Iies OF the district responded. and they
qld not send their proxies until after that
There does not appear 10 be any particu-
ar hurry about calling the convention
though II viii probably be done within
The members of the committee are. Chat
nam, u. J. Sheftall and John J. Morris
sey; Ehingham, T. II. Jordan and H.
TIlner, and Bryan, H. J. Strickland and
i. f. Cox. SO far as is known Judge w
b. Geiger Of Bryan county will be the
only candidate before the convention.
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THE AMPHITRITE AT TYBEE.
Ready to Take the Naval Reserves
Aboard To-day.

The Savannah Naval Reserves leave the
city for Tybee this afternoon at o'clock
for duty aboard the United States
steamer Amphitrite. The members of the
company are ordered TO appear at their
armory at O'Clock p. m. and their clothes
bags must be sent before that hour
The Amphitrite viii arrive in Tybee
roads this morning, and Capt. Wise tele-
graphed Lieut.. Fl. S. Colding yesterday
TO try to bring his men aboard to-day.
Lieut.. Colding, however, found 1t impos-
sible to get his men together before this
afternoon. The blue service uniforms are
expected to arrive from Kalamazoo,
Mich, this morning. but if they do not
get here, the men will use their white
working suits until the others arrive.
The blue uniforms were shipped on Mon
day and should be here to-day.
All Of the tents belonging to the state
are in use at Camp Northen, at Griffin.
This makes II impossible for the naval
reserves to secure any of them for camp
ing purposes, but Lieut.. Colding was
there last Friday and saw Lieut.. Oscar j.
Brown, who told him to try and get a
place to board his men. The officers of
the Zorayda Club rendered the use of
their club house as barracks, and will
also furnish the meals As the men will
be aboard the Amphitrite all day, they
Will get breakfast and supper at the club
mouse and carry lunch for midday
Inc steamer NrON. SANFORD mas been char
tered to run excursions to the Amphitrite
for the benefit of the naval reserves. and
no other boat will be allowed to land pas
sengers on her There will be three OK
curs.ons, one leaving the city Saturday
afternoon at O'clock, the second a Ia
O'Clock sunday morning, and the third
at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon As the
Amphitrite was here during May week.
1898, her temperance will be interest
ing to many Savannahians, and a large
number will undoubtedly take ADVANTAGE
of these excursions to go aboard of her.
Lieut.. Colding has just received infor-
siXty-four haversacks, sixty-four can
teens, four 3S-caliber double action Colts
navy revolvers, 900 pistol ball cartridges
blank cartridges We're shipped to the Sa-
vannah Naval Reserves last SATURDAY
from the Brooklyn navy yard via the
pennsylvania railroad. They have not yet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
THE MOSQUITO.
A Few Facts About the Pest That
Are Interesting.

"A H CIV H the rest Ihat
Are Interesting.
There are twenty-one different kinds of
mosquitoes.
They lay their eggs at night, deposit
ing them in a boat-shaped mass on the
surface of the water.
A female mosquito lays from 400 to 1000
eggs at one sitting.
The eggs may hatch in sixteen hours.
The larvae is complete in seven DAYS.
The pupal state may last twenty-four
hours and full grown "Skeeter' is ready
for business. Thus, in less than ten days
a single mosquito may increase the fam
lily by several thousand.
Each mosquito is equipped with drill
a saw force pump and a sac of poison
The poison of twenty mosquitoes is suf-
fcient to cause death to a strong man.
Mosquitoes breathe by means of gills
under the wing.
In flying through the vapor of a burn
ing "Anti-Skeet" wafer, the vapor enters
these gills causing congestion and the in
slant death of the mosquito
One 'Anti-Sleet' wafer will clear a
room Of mosquitoes.-ad.
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KEEP COOL.
Foldine Mans Frce to Am.

We will present each and every pur-
chaser of soc. worth of tea or coffee on
Saturday with a beautiful hand painted
japanese folding fan. These fans retail
from 15c. to CSC by every store in Sayan-
nah. One day only. Saturday. June 70
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
pany, 80 Broughton street.-ad.
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THE RIVER STREET OPENING.
Questions 30 Be Looked Into by the
City Council.


There are some interesting questions
being brought up in connection with the
opening of River street, which is just
now one of the most important matters
which the administration has in hand.
The suggestion has been put forth that
in case the city desired to widen River
street after opening il, so as to give room
for increased traffic, some property
might be secured from the wharves along
the water front which could then be
extended out to the new harbcr lines
which were made a few years ago.
Alderman Falligant, who has given
some attention 10 this question thought
there might be some legal difficulty in the
way of this proposition, and Mr.. 5. 3.
Adams, the city attorney, was asked for
titions from several owners Of wharf
property TO be allowed 10 extend their
wharves out to the new harbor lines have
been received by the city council, and il
was due to these as much as to the desire
20 open River street that the opinion Of
the city attorney was asked for. Mr..
Adams stated that he did not think, I'M
der the law, the city had the right to al
low owners Of wharf property to extend
their wharves to the new barber lines,
and that the only way in which this
could be done, would be by a special act
OF the legislature deciding the property
between the WharVes and the new harbor
lines 10 the city.
This matter viii be thoroughly looked
into between now and the time the gem
cral assembly meets, and whatever legis-
lation IS needed viii no doubt be secured
at that time.
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TALK OF COMBINATIONS.
Solicitor GeneFalship Gossip Going
the Rounds

While very little is heard of the race
for the solicitor generalship of the East
ern judicial circuit. a good deal of work
is being done by the candidates, quiet
work it is true, but that is the kind
that usually proves the most effective.
The three candidates. Messrs. W. w.
Fraser w. w. Osborne and w. w. shep-
pard, are still in the race, and it is un-
derstood they are all in active correspond
the legislature in all the counties of the
state.
There is already some talk of combi-
nations, but as yet ii is rather vague.
and it can hardly be told what shape the
issues VIII take until the time for the
converting Of the general assembly APP
prOaChes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
KEEP COOL.
Folding Fans Free to All.

We will present each and every pur-
chaser of SOC. worth of tea or coffee on
Saturday with a beautiful hand-painted
Japanese folding fan. These fans retail
from 15c. to 25 by every store in Savan-
nah. One day only, Saturday, June 20.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
pany, $50 Broughton street.-ad
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LOCAL Personal.

Mrs T ]. Charlton and children left
yesterday for Marietta, Ca
W. H. Porter, representing G. H. Ham
mond Company, of South Omaha, Neb
and Hammond, Ind, is in the city with
their brokers' c. W. Howard & Co
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18

viii give a special rate of 75c Friday eve
ming at $50, city time. to see the warsHin
Raleigh also two hours at the naval sta
ton and one hour at Beaufort ,,t,,,o,,
all chance of salt water sail ana
pleasant day outing.-ad. anu :"
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33h Per Cent. Discoun+

It's too late in season to consider profits.
We don't want to carry goods over for
next year; rather you'd wear them. even
at a loss to US. Kohler's, 40 Broughton
street.-ad.
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A fun supply of the New York daily
World, Herald, Journal, Sun, Tribune
Recorder, Press and Mercury. containing
the proceedings OF the St. Louis renubIie
can convention, can be had during the
Bull street.-ad ~" ~NV' az
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A Free Weeks Board at Tvhoo

With every 25e purchase we give a ticket
to record a guess on the number Of pins
in a cushion IN our window; If You are
July lst. kohler's. 14O Broughton street.
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The Silver Dollar

The gold bugs tell us, is worth only sc:
with our 1878 per cent. discount sale thew
are worth $50 cents. Bring them to Koh-
ler's, 140 Broughton street.-ad.
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He Had no Idca

He said, to buy suit of clothing. but our
offer Of 3S7b per cent. OFF put him in the no.
ton, We hear this several times a dav
kohler- s, 40 Broughton street.-ad -.
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How About

Right now we are exhibiting an
elegant line of well made popular
brands of shirts at prices never be-
fore attempted. A shirt guaranteed
fast color, two extra collars and ex-
ira cuffs, at SIXTY-FOUR CENTS.
Same with attached collars and
cuffs.
Have a look in our window as you
pass by.
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Don't forget c. 7. A. excursion 10 Az.
gusta. via Plant system. Sunday next.
Great ball game, Monday.-ad.
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Two dollars round trip to Augusta
Sunday next. Leave by Plant system
$50 a. m, city time. Tickets good for
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Chairman Thomas J. Sheftan of the
democratic executive committee of tha
First senatorial district has written to
the members of the committee in BRYAN
and bingham counties to ascertain what
time will be most convenient for them
for holding meeting of the COMMITTEES
convention to nominate a democrats can
didate. If they cannot attend in person
he has requested them to send proxies So
mat action with regard 10 calling the con
ventiOn may be taken.
meeting Of the committee was to have
been held last Saturday, June Is, but none
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Observation-Disclosures

Probabilities for Thursday: Clousv
and threatening, with prohs NJ
showers; slight temperature changes
variable winds.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07
Written By Geo. r. waniamn)

, OF commerce; the tepees Of the Indians
swept away to make room for the
church and school house. and the trail
OF the "i9crs" marked by the decay
Ing bones OF man and beast. Amid the
roar of the mill wheels, the din OF fact
ory whistles and the clatter of the
wheels of trade. the people Of the east
have swept with their telescopes the far
west for the glitter OF gold and the
broad domain Of the western states for
the fruits of agriculture alone. and this
! county and this one city-itocky Ford
In this state Of golden groups OF grain
and great herds OF cattle has caught
the eye of the east and the query comes:
What wonders has natures store house
given to cnrich?''
Turn the leaves of time backward but
third of century and the reader would
observe n landscape OF great beauty.
selected and governed by the red man
as u vast camping ground. These great
rolling hills and broad. level fields We're
Us green then rs they We're during the
past summer months. but OF a different
variety Where the large crops OF corn.
wheat. oats, fruit, etc, have been grown
and harvested, wild flowers and native
grasses covered the land OF the sleep
Ing sun: where tlic spacious home for
man and horse now stand. the curling
smoke from the Indian tcpcc could have
been seen: whcr- the fat Birkshirc
waIlows during the warm summer
DAYS, the now extinct buffalo cooled his
parching tongue; in fact. where large
herds of fat stock. well filed granarics
and evidence OF general prosperity are
to be seen today. then presented diff
rcrcnt scene The native grasses of
those pioneer days grew to an enormous
height, but were untouched save by the
hundreds of deer. elk. antelope ana
bison that ruamcd at will. The Iron
horse. swiftcr than the Indian on his
pony, or the fleet footed coyote. now
races across the fertile fields OF
oTERo COUNTY.
Otcro county is In the heart OF tiit
! Arkansas valley. midway between tho
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07

this valley, some men making that their
sole business and shipping 1t from
Rocky Ford by the car load to Eastern
markets. The cheapness OF Its produc-
tIon here in comparison with Its cost
In colder or damper climates opens to
us the markets of the whole country
ut profit to the producer.
IRRIGATION.
An explanation of how water IL taken
from river and applied to land will
lie of interest to those who live where
irrigation is not practiced. The Ar
kansas valley lies on an Eastern slope
of the Rocky mountain range and has
slope of eight feet to the mile, from
West to East, corresponding with the
fall OF the river. A canal is taken out
of the river and run on grade of two
feet fall to the mile, which Is about
the average grade of bitches In this
vicinity. 1t will be borne In mind that
the general slope OF the country Is to
the East, as heretofore stated, while the
W "
broken by deep streams or hills. The
method and amount 't labor necessary
To irrigate are questions often little un-
dcrstoOd by farmers In Eastern states
1t is the simplist thing in the world.
and any man with ordinary intelligence
can learn IN week. 4 man can irri-
gate from ten TO thirty acres day, ac-
cording TO the lay OF the land and the
annum for this labor is 30 cents per
acre. while the cost OF water IL 30 cents
per acre tfor maintenance OF main
canal. II you own your water right: II
not. the water costs $l.5O per acre.
CLIMATE AND HEALTH.
The climate In this valley Is eXcep.
tlonally line. The weather In winter Is
very much like that OF Southern Mis-.
souri,. and II very seldom gets colder
than ten degrees below zero. They
have long and warm summers. with an
average temperature OF about sixty.iivc
and the nights are always cool. so MS
to render sleep most comfortable.
The pure. light. dry air. coming to us
over the snow-cipped ridges OF the
Rocky mountains. and the great amount
Of bright sunshine $50 days each
ycar-make this valley free from all
malarinl diseases. In addition to the
purity Of the air and the stimulating
effect Of the favorable altitude In ex-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07
ROCKY FORD And 0YER0 COUNTY

river, popularity known as the Hol-
brook canal, covers 10000 acres of
rich desirable land. The Missouri Pa
cific passes through the country on the
north side of the river. and the great
Santa Fe on the south, with its Colorado
line and Its California branch from LII
Junta, the headquarters of the dlvis-
Ion and the seat of the government.
All of the crops we shall speak of In
the general description of the valley are
successfully grown in Otero county, in
addition to which it has several special
ties deserving particular mention. 1t Is
the great water melon-p producing dis.
trict OF the west, growing more melons
than all the rest of the country between
the Missouri river and the Pacific slope,
and of superior quality. Rocky Ford
melons have Il state II not national
reputation. AS Elgin butter is the stand
ard of quality in the Mississippi valley,
so are all water melons In the west
guaged by the ncarncss of their APP
proach to Rocky Ford excellence The
very hest of fruit lands are yet remarka-
bly, low In price compared with lands
In the older settled portions of the
valley nearer the mountains There are
lands IN Otero county, improved and
watcrcd, that can today he bought for
from SO TO $50 per acre that are Just
as valuable. so FAR as intrinsic worth Is
concerned. and just MS productive and
just as near churches, schools and mar
kets, as those lands In Iowa and Illinois
that are selling from $40 to 800 per
acre. Why not make the change:
To the farmer and fruit grower O,cro
county Offers great advantages and In
ducements-ricli land, perfect ditch sys.
TEN, mild climate; with these they can
and do succeed.
GRAIN CROPS AND SOIL.
The soil In the Arkansas valley Is on
the first bottom OF an alluvial nature.
while that OF the upper lands is gen.
orally a deep. sandy loan. easy TO break
and cultivate and well calculated %
absorb and retain the moisture applied
by irrigation. The surface of these
lands is very smooth. the general slope
being towards the river. with n uniform
grade OF ~ to ~ feet to the mile. Thus