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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
FREIGHT MEN TO COME HERE.
SOUTHERN STATES ASSOCIATION IN
SAVANNAH NEXT WEEK.

The Executive Committee to Meet
Wednesday, to BE Followed by a
Meeting of Rate COmmittee-The
Presidents, Vice Presidents, Traf-
fic Managers and General Freight
Agents of the 20 Railroads Com
posing the Association to BE Here.
Many important Subjects to BE
Discussed.
More prominent railroad men will be in
Savannah next week than have been here
together at one time in many years
The executive committee and the rate
committee of the Southern States Freight
Association will hold their meetings here
The executive committee will begin its
session Wednesday and the meeting of the
rate committee will follow. The two meet
ings will keep the members here several
days.
The executive committee is composed Of
the presidents and vice presidents of all
the railroads in the association, and the
rate committee consists of all the traffic
managers and general freight agents
There are twenty-nine railroads members
of the association. As these officials are
usually accompanied by thei- stenograph-
ers and other minor officials, it will be
seen that there will be quite a body of
railroad men here at one time. Many of
them will be accompanied by their fami-
lies. The meetings will be held at the De
Soto, the banquet hall of the hotel having
been rendered by the proprietors for that
purpose.
The meetings of these two important
bodies will bring to the city large num-
Der of business men of various lines hav-
ing matters which they wish to bring to
the attention of the association.
The Wholesale Grocers' Association,
comprising practically all the wholesale
grocers of the southern states, will be
represented by delegation, which will
pose of urging that a differential be
made as between goods shipped in car
load lots and those shipped in broken
lots. The failure of the association to
Tor the boycott inaugurated against the
Louisville and Nashville railroad by the
Wholesale GrOcers' Association several
months ago. it having been discovered
that the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road was responsible for this failure of the
association TO provide such a differentiai
Inc presence of the men who control
and the men who direct the traffic of the
southern railroads cannot fail to be of
advantage to Savannah. The main pur-
pose of Mr.. f. b. Papy, general freight
agent or the Plant system, in securing
the meeting of the association at SaVan-
nah was Ito give the railroad men of the
south an opportunity to become acquaint-
ed with the advantages and facilities OF
the port for handling export business
which will come before the association
which will be of interest to Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
KEPT BUSY MAKING MAPS,
The City Engineers Office Force at
Work for the Commissions,

The City Engineers Office Force at
work for the Commissions.
The city engineers office has been kept
very busy for some time, great deal of
extra work having been required by the
commissions. A good deal of this work
has been in preparing maps. The maps
were needed by the commissions in their
work and will be of value as records.
A map was prepared for the water
works department showing the location
and size of all the water mains, hydrants
and stop-valves in the city A similar
map was prepared for the public works
commissioner showing the location and
size of all sewers in the city. Another
map prepared for the public works COM
missioner shows all the paved streets
in the city and the character of the paw
ing, stone, shell and asphalt being each
indicated by a different color. Two maps
were prepared for the park and tree
commission, one showing the location di-
mansions and names of all the public
squares and the other showing the loca-
ton of the walk, vaults, tombs, trees and
other marks in the old cemetery. There
was great deal of detail work in this
map.
The necessary surveys for the maps
were made by the assistant city engin-
Ger, Mr. j. deBruyn Hops, and the draft
work was done by MIR. J. w. Howard
The latter is a skilful draughtsman. and
his work which he fully deserves.
Col. VIM has been doing a good deal
of work for the house drainage commits
sion, several lines having been run with
a view of ascertaining a desirable route
for the outlet sewer Estimates of the,
cost of constructing the sewer along each
line are also made. All this requires time
and labor, and it can be easily seen that
the city's engineering force has very little
idle time on its hands.
Col VIM has half a dozen specimens
of vitrified brick which have been sent
him by different manufacturing concerns
He has also secured reports from a mum.
Der of cities where Vitrified brick have
been used upon the results
IF One-half that is said in favor of W.T.
rifled brick as a paving material is true.
said Col. Winn, then it is the ideal ma
terial for street paving on streets not ex-
posed to the heaviest traffic. | have re-
garded vitrified brick very favorably for
several years and am in hopes thai the
city will give il a trial"
Col. Wtnn has not given up his old hob
by, ebert, yet, however, and is still In
hopes the council will decide to pave a
street with it.
A map will also be prepared by the CITY
engineer for the board of tax assessors
showing all the wards of the CITY with
divisions and subdivision, and size and
number of lots. This map will be for tbe
use of the tax assessors in their reas
sessment of the real estate of the civ
and will enable them to locate any lot
in the city at moment notice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
WITH MUSIC AND TABLEAUx.
The ST. Cecilia Society Entertains n
Large Audience.

A pleasant entertainment was given last
night at Masonic Temple, under the aus
pieces of the st. Cecilia Society of ST.
Johns congregation. The programme con-
sisted of seven tableaux and four inter-
ludes of vocal and instrumental music
The audience was a large one, and after
the programme and refreshments the floor
was cleared and the guests amused them
selves with dancing until a late hour
Mrs. Finnie sang The Rest of the Sto-
~, and in response to an encore, gave
Two Little Maidens." Mr.. Reaves sang
Come Where the Lindens Bloom" and
was recalled for another verse.
Mr.. William Blois sang "A Creole Love
Song" which was received with applause
In response he sang Ben Bolt" Mr.
James Douglass gave a violin solo, The
Heart Bowed Down. and as an encore
Meditation The tableaux We're exceed
ingly artistic
The tableau, Scene in the Women's
Quarters" was an especially beautiful
picture and the last tabeau on the pro-
gramme Lydia, the Blind Girl" was
received with great applause.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
TO BUILD wARsHIP WITH DIMES.
4 Letter Chain scheme started in
Savannah.

Inquiry was made yesterday with re-
gard 10 a plan by a multiplying chain Of
letters started here with the avowed pur-
pose Of raising a fund TO present the
United States a war vessel and the
fact developed that W. A Da-
Wis. +. a Usina and T. J. Agnew had
started such a chain. similar 10 that which
was used in collecting postage stamps
some time ago by a woman in Indiana
and 10 which the pOstofice department
put a stop when IL became known to
what enormous proportions IL had devel-
oped.
Information with regard to the matter
was received here in the shape OF the
following Better. evidently written by
some third OF fourth party. who had re-
ceived one Of the series Of letters. This
letter Is numbered -. and is as follows:
Department OF the Interior. United
states Patent Office, Feb. i, 1895. Dear
action 10 Offset British Intentions or BLUM
beg your aid In carrying out our plan OF
presenting Uncle Sam war vessel
Kindly forward to Davis. Gsina and
Agnew, trustees. p Bull street Savan-
nah, Ca, not less than 10 cents and send
three friends a copy of this letter and
thereby make the plan successful ss Yours,
etc, J. G. Thompson.
The party whose name is signed TO the
letter Is unknown In Savannah. and il is
supposed he is an emplOye in the patent
office department, who simply took up
the chain and continued IL. The parties
whose names were mentioned were very
much surprised that anything should have
been known about the matter so early,
though they stated they had contemplated
giving IL fun publicity as soon as IL was
demonstrated whether the plan would
work. When asked about the matter,
Mr.. Usina said:
THE plan originated through a CONVEX
sation relative to the building Of a war
vessel during the time of the confederacy
by subscriptions OF 10 cents. The idea
suggested itself 70 start plan to build
a war vessel for Uncle Sam on some sim
liar basis 1t was first referred to in a
joking manner but soon assumed a Sc
riOus aspect, and after consulting legal
authority il was decided to start the
chain.
that the war talk was most violent, and
was entered into by us in the best OF
faith. expecting that in the event the
scheme assumed any proportions, and
looked as II It were about to be success
tul, that the government would appoint
FUND. This is all there Is in the matter
and we would like to see the scheme
success. We expected no reward for our
services other than the honor of being
termed patriotic citizens"
1t viii readily be seen what enormous
the chain continued unbroken. The gen.
tlemen in question. however, state they
wrote only two letters on the subject, one
TO Jacksonville, and the other TO Wash
ington. The chain was evidently contin-
ued from the Washington letter, as 1t is
written.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
MACK FRASER RELEASED.
JeH Brown Died of Appendicitis Iu-
stead of LoclSjnvv

w hOEAlMWs
Mack Fraser, who was held at the bar
racks on the charge of assault with in
tent to murder by cutting Jeff Brown,
was released yesterday by Coroner Co
cite after an investigation
Brown died Tuesday afternoon. A day
or two before his death it was reported
to Chief McDermott that Brown was
dying of iockjaw from the cut in the
neck made by Fraser He sent Detective
Godbold TO Investigate the case The
latter found Fraser nursing Brown. Both
men told the same story, that they were
skylarking together on East Broad
street. and that in the scuffie Brown re-
ceiyed slight wound In the neck from
sheath knife which Fraser had in his
hand. Chief McDermott thought the
play rather rough and instructed the de-
tective to arrest Fraser, which he did
coroner Goette did not hold an inquest
but gave a thorough Investigation. He
found that Brown had stated lust pre-
Vious to his death that the cutting was
accidental, and that all the witnesses
agreed in so stating. He also found that
Browns death was not due to lockjaw
as reported. but to appendicitis.
DIR. S. G. Sneson, who attended Brown
stated positively that his death was due
TO appendicitis and not to the wound in
his neck. DIR. Snelson said that the symp-
toms of appendicitis were well marked
and that he had intended performing an
operation, but did not do so because of
Browns weak condition due TO the wound
in his neck. DIR. Snelson in his death Ger
tihcate to the health officer stated the
cause of death as appendicitis.
Coroner Goette was satisfied that this
was the true cause of death and ORDER
ed Fraser's release. 1t was a close call
for Fraser and he will be more careful
how he handles his sheath knife hereaf-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
SWEPT by A HEAVY GALE.
Wind ana DeIuge Made Things
Lively for Awhile

A heavy storm struck Savannah last
gale, which blew steadily up to o'clock.
At that hour the velocity had greatly in
creased.
1t began raining heavily at II o'clock,
and from that time on came down in tor
rents, blown and drlfted in every direc-
ton. Along the river front, on Bay
street, and in the streets further up in
the city pedestrian travel was almost i'm
possible
The shipping men had ample warning
of the blow. and so far as could be learn
ed at late hour no damage had been
done. The storm signal was hoisted a I
the weather bureau at 1890 O'Clock in the
morning. At 4;3O in the afternoon
a bulletin was received from
the chief weather Office announcing
a severe storm near Pensacola, Fla NOV
ing east likely to cause dangerous gales
last night and to-day on the South Atlantic
coast, and directing the weather observer
to warn shipping men to hold all vessels
in port
Observer Dudley at once sent out warn
ings to the vessels in port preparations
were made for the blow and everything,
was tight and fast along the wharves
when 1t came
1T 8, o'clock this morning the blow had
considerably abated and the rain had
about ceased. The indications for TODAY
are for a continuation of the gale, shift
ing from east to northwest
A year ago tomorrow was the coolest
day Savannah has known in the last
quarter OF century. Mercury went
down to y degrees; While it is not like
/ ~ to be anything like cold this year.
! tomorrow will in all probability be an
ugly day. The storm which has been
| bowling around in the gulf for the LAST
day or two has got in its work all along
the. coast and will take day or two to
entirely subSide.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
CITY EREVITIES.


The drainage committee of the county
commissioners held a meeting YESTERDAY
afternoon for the purpose of considerins
the matter of alleged damage to certain
lands at Sackville and other places by rea-
son of the county canals having been cut
through them. report will be made
to the board at its regular meeting next
Wednesday.
Haupt Lodge No. IS, I. o. o. F. will
meeting of the lodge tonight The en-.
tertainment is in charge of a COMMITTEES
of which Hon. j. f. B. Beckwith is
chairman. One of the features will he the
rendering of the quarrel between Bruins
and Cassius by Mr.. Beckwith Members
of other lodges are invited to be nres9
ent. Haupt now has the largest mem.
bership Of any lodge of the order in fhe
city and is in most fiourinshing condi-
ton
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
Auction! Auction! Fine High Art
Clothing at Auction.

We have about 1900 Children's. Bows,
and Gents Fine Business and Dress Suits
in stock, which show no vestige of dam
age from recent fire at our store 140
Broughton st. 1t is our intention to offer
these goods at private sale for the NEXT
twenty-eight days, and every suit remain
ing at the expiration of that time. will he
sent to the New York auction rooms. We
prefer giving you the choice of this high
grade Clothing at your own price rather
than send 1t away. Plenty Of FURNISHINGS
and Hats still remaining, which will 90
in the general slaughter. We shall begin
the spring season with an entirely new
stock. Kohler's Fire Sale.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
THOMAS LUTZ DEAD.
His Fall From "A Wagon Monday
Proved Fatal.

Thomas Lutz died at his home at Ogee-
chez avenue and Fifth street yesterday
morning at 4 o'clock. Death was due to in
juries received in being thrown from wa
gon at Jefferson and Bolton streets on
Monday.
Dutz was driving a wagon belonging TO
his uncle, Jacob Lutz, when the horse be-
came frightened and ran away, throwing
the young man out on the pavement. He
was taken to the home of his uncle. He did
not appear to be seriously injured at first,
but Drs. Elliott and Jennings. who were
called in, discovered that there We're in
ternal injuries. The deceased had been in
ill health for several months and the
shock was too much for his system. He
received constant medical attention, but
it was without avail.
The deceased was about 20 years of age
and a bright and promising young man
His widowed mother has the sympathy OF
many friends in her loss. The funeral will
take place this afternoon from the resi-
df4npR
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
LOCAL Personal,
Bishop Nelson is at the De Soto.

Bishop Nelson is at the De Soto.
Miss Robena Wilson has gone TO Way-
cross, where she will spend several weeks
with friends and relatives.
Elder NJ. F. Stubbs of the Primitive
Baptist church will preach at the Chris
tan church on Bolton street tonight at
8:15 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Primrose of Phil
adelphia are making a bridal tour of
the south. Mrs. Primrose, nee Miss
Hearn, is the daughter of DR.. Joseph
Hearn, an eminent Philadelphia physi-
clan. The schooner Alice Hearn is named
after the bride.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
Welded i'm Atlanta.

Mr.. Louis S. Byck and Miss Carrie
Damn were married in Atlanta yesterday
afternoon. The ceremony was performer
at the Hebrew temple at o'clock, and
was followed by a reception at Concordia
hall. The young couple will visit Canada
on their bridal tour. Mr.. Byck is a we'll
known young Savannahian, having moved
where he is a member of the ponuia :.
shoe firm of Byck Bros. & Co. He bas
many friends here, who wish him much
lapDineSs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
Sunday World.

The New York World of Sunday. Feb. ..
contains the following: President Cleve-
lands Nightmare of Perplexities; Roose-
velts Crime Books; Rhinelander's war
Relics; Electricity for Walters. Rain-
proof Tricycle., with a variety Of INTEREST
ing TOPICS of the day. For sale at EstiII's
News Depot, 211a Bull street.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06

of the advisability of looking into this
wonderful sale we advertise, you will find
just what we say, to be the case. Our
stock is being sold off. at positively lower
prices than any jeweler can buy goods for.
short while the Stenberg Jcwelry Com
pany will be thing of the past. so win
the bargains of to-day, be beyond dunIi-
cation tomorrow --ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
AFTER THE POLICY MEN.
The PrOprietors of Two wheels
Summoned Before the Recorder.

Charles Brooks, Frank Smith and r.
H. Owen, all colored, were before the
recorder yesterday morning, charged
with running policy shops.
Smith waived Investigation and was
bound over to the city court for trial
The recorder investigated Brooks and
Owens. He found that two lottery shops
had been running together in Yamacraw
one representing the Chatham and the
other the Charleston"
The cases were continued and the pro-
prietors of the two companies were sum
moned to appear in police court this
morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
THE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE.
Will BE Considered by sOIOmOn's
Lodge Tonight.

solomons Lodge No. l. f. & A NJ,
holds an important meeting tonight.
The report of the committee on the
proposed new Masonic Temple is to be
made and considered. All Masons are
invited to attend this meeting The plans,
so far as they have progressed for the
new temple. have been written uD at
length in the Morning News. The site for
the proposed building al Bull and Charl-
ton streets was purchased some time ago
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
HUssARs' LADIES EVENINGS.
The Next One VIII BE Given Next
Week Wednesday,.

The next ladies' evening at the Georgia
Hussars' armory will be next Wednes-
day evening. Feb. p
This will be the third of this series of
monthly entertainments being given by
the Hussars, and they are among the
most delightful social events of the sea-
son. They have proven very popular with
the lady friends of the troop, and are
always well attended.
There will be a regular programme of
music, rifle contest for the ladies, and
refreshments will be served.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06

-Bacon-so your friend is engaged t,
that Boston girl, after ALL
Egbert-Yes."
How did he meet her?
he didn't; he simply froze to her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
ChiIdrens' suits at One-Hnlf Now
York Cost.

An excellent assortment of children's
clothing left; suitable for school and dress
suits, which are being offered at Kob-
ler's Fire Sale, l40 Broughton street, at
Y New York cost.--ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06

Probabilities for THURSDAY !,
lnf IN western portion toward e,s-s S-5.,er-
cOlders easterly, shifting 10 norfh,,,,...- " Z :
winds; gales on the coast. 'i" C -@rly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
Persons With Chest Measurements
30 to 80 Inches

Can secure some great bargains in very
fine clothing at Kohler's Fire Sale 14o
Broughton. Boys, 10 to 10, can get suits AZ
SIS, worth S12-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
Discussing Fire Depnrtment Rules.

The fire commission held a meeting last
night and discussed rules, bids and other
matters. The contract for furnishing tba
department with 5000 feet Of hose was
not given out. The bids are now under
consideration.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06

When the hair begins to fall out or
turn gray, the scalp needs doctoring, and
we know of no better specific than Halls
Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
HOODS Is wonaersu.

No less than wonderful are the cures
accomplished by Hoods Sarsaparilla. even
after other preparations and physical rs
prescriptions have failed. The reason
however, is simple. When the blood is
enriched and purified, disease disappeare
and good health returns, and Hoods Sar-
saparilla is the one true blood purifier.
Hoods Pills are prompt and efficient
and do not purge, pain or gripe. 25c.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
Rronghf Him to Terms.

Justice Goldman had another marriage
at his Office yesterday morning. The
parties were Joseph II. Lane and Eliza
jackson, both colored. Ii was the old
story. Joseph played the part of the CAV
deceiver until Eliza brought him 10 terms
with the aid of the law. 1t could he
truthfully called leap year marriage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
THE CHORAL soCIETY's PLAN.
Membership Fees Temporarily AboI.
iShed.

The weekly rehearsal of the Choral So
ciety will be held in st. Johns parish hall
at SIS o'clock tonight
The society has changed its plan Of
membership somewhat, for the purpose OF
getting full chorus of 100 voices for it's
new plan, any member of the society NAV
invite any musical friends to come and
Join, membership fees having been en-
tirely abolished for this concert. A spe-
cial effort viii be made TO give the public
a rich and varied musical treat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06

For Coughs and Throat Troubles use
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRocHEs. They relieve
all throat irritations caused by cold or use Of
the voiee.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06

As blood-purifier. Ayers sarsaparilla
surpasses all other remedies.-ad.
The herald., 1896-05-08
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, May THE Prohibition
lists met in county convention Tuesday
in this city and selected ten delegates
to their state convention.
A large audience greeted John G. Wool
ley at the First NJ. f.. church to hear his
address on Christian Citizenship.
A suicide is reported on the desert a t
Mammoth Tank and the county coroner
has left to hold an inquest.
w. S. Boyd and Miss M. B. Cameron,
both residents of Los Angeles, were mar
ried in this city yesterday afternoon.
The wedding was wholly informal. They
will spend a few days here and then re-
turn to their home.
The city council tonight took final
action authorizing the issuance OF
81, 5000 600 in bonds for the acquisition OF
a water supply and new distributing
system for the city.
The contract for the work is with the
Southern California Mountain Water
company, a local organization, but
backed by San Francisco capital. The
water question has been before the city
council for the past four years, and a
general demonstration of public ap-
proval followed the action of the coun-
Gil