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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-08
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THE NEWS AT GUYTON.
A Runaway Team-Death of a Well
Known Savannah Man.

Guyton, Ga, Sept. 7.-Mr. and Mrs. r.
J. Davant, Jr., went out on drive Satur-
day afternoon. to try young horse in
double harness. They had driven quite
a distance and were returning, and when
about one and half miles of Guyton,
it being nearly dark, the horses took
fright and ran, the bit in the mouth of
the young horse broke and Mr.. Davant
was powerless to control him. They ran
mile keeping the road, but finally col
lided with buggy. Mr.. and Mrs. Davant
were thrown out, and narrowly escaped
serious injury. Mr.. Davant received sew
eral bruises, but will be all right in a few
days. Mrs. Davant is somewhat bruised,
and she is unable to walk on account of
sprained ankle. The buggies were both
badly wrecked.
Capt. r. H. Footman, who has been in
feeble health for several months, died this
morning at o'clock. The deceased has
been confined to his bed for three weeks
past, and while relatives and friends re-
allied that the end was not far off, still
his death came at an unsupported hour.
The funeral will take place tomorrow in
Savannah.
Capt Robert Habersham Footman was
born near Milford, Bryan County, Georgia,
on March IA, 1888. He was a son Of Ed
ward and Mary Footman; he moved to
Savannah when quite boy and clerked
for PadIeford, Fay & Co., until the Mic
aragua expedition, which he fought
bravely through, receiving a wound from
which he suffered the rest of his life. He
rose from a private to captain quarter
master under Gen. Doubleday. After the
return of the troops be again entered the
service of Padleford Fay & Co., where he
remained until the late war, when ne en-
tered with the Savannah Guards (Eigh-
tenth Georgia RegimenD and served
most of his time as auartermaster be-
tween that and the Fifth Georgia cavalry.
He was also member of the Sharpshoot-
ers under Gen. Robert H. Anderson.
After the war he entered the insurance
business and remained in it until bad
health caused him to retire some five
years ago.
During his active life he was an earnest
member of the Episcopal church, serving
as vestryman and senior ward for sew
eral years of the church. He was a men,
Der of Ancient Landmark Lodge, Georgia
Chapter. Georgia Council, Rawston Com
mandry No. Z, and of Odd Fellows Lodge,
Oglethorpe No. l. He was jealous work.
er in the benevolent associations and
took great interest in Bethesda and its
work.
He married Dec. s, 1860 Anna Davis,
daughter of George and Mary Davis, by
whom he had one son and three daugh-
tiers, all of whom survive him: Mr.. George
Footman, Mrs. A. c. McAlpin, Mrs. r.
| ]. Davant, Jr., and Mrs. Laurie Arden.
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WILKES COUNTY ITEMS.
Interesting Political Business and
Social Matters.

SOchhA NHtters.
Washington, Ca, Sept. miss P. S.
Ferris and ]. NJ. Callan have formed a
partnership under the name of The Wash
ington Soap Company, and will establish
a factory at once.
The Woodmen of the World organized a
lodge here last Tuesday evening, with d
fine membership The following officers
were installed: A. A. Barnett, G.. c.; ].
w Latimer, V. c.. c.; #. j. Barksdale
banker and clerk; p. r. Sims, Waterman;
]. A. Mclean, sentry; A. l.. King escort;
managers, s. l.. Brooks and w. w. Hin.
One of the most delightful events Of
the social season was a house-party at
the handsome country home of Mrs. Fam
ny Love Anderson, near Danburg, this
county. A large crowd of prominent So
ciety people from different parts of the
state We're present, and spent the week
enjoying the delightful hospitality of Mrs.
Anderson.
on last Wednesday evening. at the hos
pitable home of Mr.. G.. L. Williamson, a
delightful reception was rendered to
Misses Ella Newsome of Union Point and
Maud Manly of Gainesville.
The fall term OF ST. Joseph's Academy
will begin Monday Sept. IA. Pupils are al
ready beginning TO arrive.
Manager j. ID. Floyd has begun work on
his new opera house. 1t will be three sto.
ries In hight and will be equipped with all
the modern improvements. 1t will be one
Of the handsomest opera houses in the
state.
The first gun OF the campaign in this
county was fired Saturday by Capt. WI
ley b. Burnett Of Athens. The court house
was packed by a democratic audience
composed of both white and colored peo.
pie. Capt. Burnett dwelt on what the
governor had done for the colored citl-
ems and aroused great enthusiasm among
colored people. He also paid his respects
TO Candidate Wright. who, he said, at no
time nor place had ever endorsed the pop
ulist platform.
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MEAN, AS WELL AS CRIMINAL.
One Negro RObs Another of His
Clothing.

Americas, Ca. Sept. saturday night
twoanegro men left a freight train coming
in from Savannah on the Georgia and Ala
bama road at the iron works, one mile
out, one telling the other that they would
be arrested IL they rode to the depot.
After they left the train. one who was gem
teelly dressed was held up by the other
and made to disrobe. taking every YES
tige of his clothing with shoes and socks,
then telling him to hit the grit" shot at
him as he ran.
BY crying murder" the nude negro was
able TO attract persons living near, who
telephoned for the police, who provided
him clothing and took description OF the
other negro and of the clothes taken.
Yesterday the highwayman was found
playing the gallant with some dusky dam
sells on Spring street wearing the suit of
clothes taken from his comrade the night
before. He Is now in jail under three
charges; highway robbery, carrying con-
cealed weapons and shooting at another.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
GET 1T At
RowLINsKI. PHARMACIST,
Broughton and Drayton SITS
Telephone 46S
GET 1T At
TO THE PUBLIC.

Central OF Georgia Railway Company.
Tybee Division, Savannah, Sept 8, 1885,
All train service between Savannah and
Tybee will be discontinued (until further
notice. after Sunday. Sept. l3. 1896
CLEMENT sAUSSY, Supt
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FUNERAL INVITATIONS.

FOOTMAN.-The relatives and friends
of Capt. Robert H. Footman ad family
are invited to attend his funeral, from
Christ church, this CTuesday) afternoon
at o'clock.
SINCLAIR.-The relatives and friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Sinclair, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Ponder and Mrs. Jesse Sin
clair are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral of Helen Gertrude" infant
daughter of the former, from 671s Price
street at o'clock this afternoon. Inter
ment in Cathedral cemetery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-08
PRoHIBTTIONIsTs IN FLORIDA.
They Would Put out "A Ticket, But
Have Not Complied with the Law.

Have Not Complied with the Law.
Tallahassee, Fla. Sept. Last of ali
came the prohibition ticket of Florida
1t was received at the office of the sec
rotary of state on Sunday. 1t contained
the candidates for President, Vice Presi-
dent, electors, a congressman for each
district and Arthur c. Jackson for gov
ernor. 1t is not sworn to, as the law
prescribes, and therefore the secretary
of state cannot file 1t, nor can the name
of Mr.. Jackson be placed on the state
ticket. The law provides that nominees
for state and national offices must be
certified, under oath. TO the secretary of
state mot less than thirty days before
the day of election" It is now too late
to correct the certification as to Mr.. Jack
son, but there is ample time in which to
properly certify the candidates for presi-
Dental electors and congress-
II is said that Mr.. jackson made a great
deal Of money selling spirituous liquors
at the worlds fair.
The Jewish residents of the capital city
are duly observing their New Year with
appropriate religious services.
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ber." THE old log cabin" library, art gal
iery, a national booth and others
The national booth will be most interest
ing, as it will contain many relics of the
late war, lent by both southern and
northern people, and pictures of Grant
and Lee.
Railroads, buggy and implement compa-
MES, musical instruments and many other
such displays aid in making the compre-
hensive whole and add interest to the
many attractive features
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-08
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION,
HOMEsEEKERS MUTUAL LOAN AS
ISOLATION
MILITARY ORDERS.

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Hdqrs LIST Bait. Inf, &c. ",
Savannah Volunteer Guards,
Savannah, Ca, Sept. 2, 1896.
Orders No. 81
The battalion will assemble at the ar
senal tomorrow (Tuesday), the Sth inst,
at 3:15 o'cock p. m, fully uniformed, arm
ed and equipped, to act as funeral escort
to Honorary Member Capt. Robert H.
Footman. By order of
1T. COL. GARRARD.
DAVIS FREEMAN, 1st 1t. & Adjt.
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GladneSS Comes

XATith better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply TO a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why IL is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. It's beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that il is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. II is therefore
all important, in order TO get its bene-
fetal effects, TO note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laXatives or
other remedies are then not needed. II
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended 10 the most slSillful
physicians, but if in need of laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
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no SUE THE SOUTHERN.
A Lady Asks Ten Thousand Dollars
For Her sons Life.

Waycross, Ga. Sept Mrs. Irene sapp
Of odum was in waycross this evening
and employed Hon. Leon A. Wilson to
bring suit for $4,000 damages against the
Southern railway for the homicide Of her
son, Andrew j. sapp. who was crushed to
death beneath load of lumber from a
Nat car that was standing on the inside
track at Odum on Aug Is.
Andrew was II years old. He was sitting
near the car The platform of the car
was In defective condition for the want 90
King bolt and was otherwise in need OF
repairs. BY reason of its defective cor
ditlon the car gave way suddenly, throw
ing the lumber on the boy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.
sUPrIIEs ron PUBLIC soHooI

SUPPLIES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the pub
lie schools with supplies during year COM
mencing Oct. l, 1896, will be received until
Sept. Is, 1896:
For Stationers.
For Housefurnishing.
For Stove Coal, hard and soft.
For Furnace Hard Coal.
For Lightwood Fuel.
For Printing.
Fer Repairing and Regulating School
Room Clocks.
For Stoves, Stove Repairs, Cleaning
etc.
To insure consideration: list. Proposals
must be made in duplicate, upon forms
furnished at office of the superintendent
of schools, Chatham Academy, Bull street
3D. Proposals must be sealed and ad-
dressed to Chairman Committee Supplies.
and indosed bid for Supplies"
The committee supplies reserves the
right to reject all bids.
JOHN r. F. TATTNALL
Chairman Committee Supplies
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witnesses If desired in the future by the
United States. The bonds We're signed
by Managing Owner duBignon, and w.
D. Bisbee of Jacksonville. The Dauntless
is still held under Instructions from
washington
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-08
STORAGE ron FURNITURE, ETC.

We move, store and insure household
goods. Careful and efficient help and
suitable trucks for moving. Reasonable
Messenger boys on wheels. Carriages
and hacks furnished with dispatch.
Telephone q $50 Bay street (McLaugh-
Inns old stand.
SAVANNAH DISTRICT MESSENGER
AND NM LIVERY COMPANY
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DAUNTLEss' MEN RELEASED.
But the Boat Is Held Under Orders
From Washington.

Brunswick Ga, Sept. 7.-Actlng under
the advice Of District Attorney Gary. Col
lector Lamb to-day released the crew OF
the tug Dauntless on bond. to appear as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-19
AssRevIxTEp TeLeeaAMa

Obituary: At Waverly, Mass, William
c. Sanford, ~. At Hastings, Mimi, Mrs.
Henry C0dha. 90. At Lebanon, Ind.
Frank Kiotz. g. At Crestop. Ia, John
Meek.
Every Friday morning since last An.
gust the sexton at Oakwoods cemetery,
Chicago. hes found just inside the north
fence, and almost always on one particu.
lar spot handkerchief tied ct the corners
and containing three wax tapers. Each
Of these looks As il 1t had been lighted
and snuffed immediately. The cemetery
authorities are mystified.
Governor Altgeld has restored the rights
OF citizenship to George Il. Randall, OF
Danville, Ills
George +. Wilson, who says he embez-
zled $3.50 from tho Armour company, Of
Chicago. has given himself up to the
London police.
The Solar iron works OF William Clark 9
Sons & Co., at Pittsburg, have been
closed by the sheriff ON executions agRre.
eating ey5S,OO0
big coal pool, covering all the ship.
ments from Pennsylvania and Ohio by
way Of the lakes, has been formed. The
companies represent in the pool an an
nual output OF over Is, 0OO, 600 tons. of
which 4,OOo. 900 goes in shipment by the
lakes.
Edward Louden, Jr., g years old, who
lived with his parents at Chicago, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in the
head.
kev. c. Z. Vaudeville. pastor Of the
Winter Street Methodist Episcopal church,
Chicago. has received a call from church
in Washington, d. C. The salary At
tached to the new call is 5000 year.
Father NJ Robinson, who went to Gin
cinnati six weeks ago from southern In
diana, fell or jumped into the Ohio river
at that city and was drowned. Many per
| sons think it q case of suicide.
Returns from New York's Republican
primaries indicate that Governor Morton
will have an almost solid delegation In
the st. Louis convention
Edmund Alling, aged SO, and his wife
Charlotte, aged So, died within three hours
of each other at Warren, o. They had
been married 90 years.
Andrew Lindburg, a well-known Swed.
| ish citizen of Rockford, Ills, was found
on the street with three bullet holes In his
head. He died shortly afterward at the
city hospital. He attended Swedish fair
| the night before with young lady and
escorted her home at midnight. He was
murdered ON his way home.
President Cleveland was 90 years old
yesterday, and his friends remembered the
| day very numerOusly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-19
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF POWDER.
Five Men Blown to Pieces and Many Other
Injured by the Blast.

Injured by the Blast.
KINGSTON, n. Y, March ia terrific
explosion occurred at the Latin Rand
powder mill ct Rifton yesterday. Rifton
is about six miles from this city, and yet
the force of the explosion, which was
closely followed by second explosion,
was plainly felt here. Five men werc
blown to pieces, and it was with difficulty
that the Identification of the missing
could be arrived at. The list of killed fol.
lows: Elias Peterson, John Jones,
Emory Decker, Norman Decker and Solo
mon Smalley. About fifty men were en-.
ployed at the mill, and many of them
were hurt, although at present it is not
known how serious the injuries may be-
The glazcr and dry houses went up,
shattered to atoms. Only five men were
engaged at work in that department and
those were the five who were killed What
caused the explosion will never bic known.
Almost Immediately an adjoining build
ing took tire, and it, too, was blown &c
pieces. The terrified workmen tried to
reach places of safety, but many of them
were struck by flying embcrs. The entire
surrounding village was shaken ON its
foundation, all the windows for miles
around were broken, and the buildings
close to the powder mills tottcred as
though they would fall.
In all $1,000 pounds of powder were dc.
stroyed and the loss to the company is
placed at s3O.O OF the men killed all
were married except Norman Decker.
Their bodies were frightfully mutilated,
portions of them Icing scattered among
debris far from the scene of the explo.
sion,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-19
The Fires at Peoria,

PEORIA, His, March l9-Thc fires herr
Tuesday night werc. it is believed, started
by tramps who have been living all win
ter in shacks in the underbrush Just
across the river from the tiistilleries. Sun
day night they nearly killed three men OH
the highway. and a Gordon of police sur
rounded the place. captured sixteen of the
gang and burned their novels. 1t is be.
lieved some of the gang escaped the poles
and rowcd across the river and started the
fires in revenge. The only fire that did
much damage was that at Madigar,
Walsh & Co.'S cooperage works, where
the loss was S35 900; INSURANCE 500 000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-19
BOOSTED A BOOM.
Badger State Republicans Unan.
mcusiy for Mckinley.
CONVENTION RESOLVES THAT WAY,

A1d Makes Hoard, Sawyer, Elliott and
Stout Deles.tes-a4-Iarse to Carry Oui
the Observation-Disclosures Deciar.ssons
fer Prstectios, Reciprecisy ana ..ssund
Mosey"-Ksnsas Populists select Dele
gstss TO Their Naaio.al Convention.
MILWAUKEE, March 19-Captain John
j. Esch was the temporary chairman OF
the Wisconsin Republican convention
that met here yesterday, and by q recon-
mcndation Of the organic alton COMMITTEES
later that the temporary organization be
made permanent the captain became per.
inanent president. He made a brief
speech before taking the chair, the bur-
den Of which was the advantages of protec-
tion. A recess to 3 p. m. was taken after
the preliminary business had been trans
acted, and when the convention reassem-
bled the resolutions were presented and
adopted They arc brief and stand for pro-
tective tariff, reciprocity, and on the
money question say: 1.-The Republicans
Wisconsin are unyielding in their de.
mand for honest money We are unal-
terably opposed to any scheme that will
give to this country q deprecated or
debased currency. We favor the use of
silver as currency, but to the extent only
and upder sucb restr;c,;ors ,h.t ;,s -.
nth Ia 40, 49, ,..;...,.,,,
,.sws-,
."' =" ~. Fes'oe"..
A"ey were unanimously adopted ana
theh the Mchiniey resolution was pre-
scented. 1t was: THAT the Republicans
Of Wisconsin recognize in Hon. William
Mckinley. of Oh,o. the most DISTINGUISHED
cbamn;on If tho R.,,h,;o,,, ,,o,;..e =,
t.o,;o,, 80 ...,-i,. IN. pe' y. p'o
'e'''o'' anu reciprocity. Ihat wc honor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-19
THE MARKETS.
Now York Financial.

NEW YORK March Is
Money on call easy at 31ztGE4 per cs~t.;
prime mercantile paper 5I.g5a per cent.
sterling exchange was steady, with actual
business in banker bills at 1914 "a ass for
demand and 46kG4s7 for sixty days; posted
rates, All (g 4S3 and 4SSi 40 39; commercial
bills, 1856
Silver certificates. 69GSG4: no sales; bar
silver. 6>ss; Mexican dollars, o4sS
United States government bonds steady;
new As registered 1864: do coupons.
1854; SIS registered. lla54; IS coupons lib;
As reg stored 1855: As coupons HIS: rs
registered, 95; Pacific IS of ~. 1Jl
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO, March H.
Board of Trade today: Wheat - March.
opened 81 &c closed 6ls4c; May, opened &c,
closed 63,4;: July, opened 63ssc. closed 63rsc.
Corn-Ma-ch. nominal, closed SIac; May,
opened 2asac. closed a,ic: July. opened
3Hic. closed D5,c Oats--March rom.
nal. closed l9lsc; May, opened 2,ssc. closed
2Jssc; July, opened 2cssc elosed AsSc. Pork
March. opened $9.4s, closed $685.; May,
opened $3.50, closed $l52,.. Larl-March
, opened *525. closed <a2ala; May. opened
$685. closed $3.50
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery 2lc
per lb extra dairy, lsc: PACKING stock, $40 DC
Eggs-Fresh stock. 999lsc per dozen. Dressed
Poultry-Spring chickens 81 Jc per Ib ;
old hens SGSi@c; roQsters, sos &C; turkeys, IL
@l4c: ducks, l01l3c; geese. 7C9l0c. Potatoes
-Burbanks, 1Sg!lc per bushel. Sweet Pota.
toes-Fair to choice $20EDn7j per Dbl. Ap-
ples-fair to choice. s2.O093.15 per Dbl
Honey-Wmte clover, lib sections, fancy, l2(g
l3c per h.; broken comb. S(glJc; extracted
5G6c. Cranberrics - Cape Cod. $7.5Ogs s.
per Dbl.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. March 10
Live Stocl,-Prices at this Union Stock
Yards today nged as follows: Hogs-Esti
mated receipts for the day. 32,ON; sales
ranged at $Sl0GAlO pigs. $39E0A l2,S light,
50 7Je2 IS rough packing, <3.S5@4O5 mixed
and SSS09i0) heavy packing and shipping
lots
Cattlc-Estimated receipts for the day,
10 10; quotations ranged 40 A3JGk7O choice
to extra shipping steers. $aSJ9A2J good to
choice do, $a50g375 fair to good. sS3tg37 -
common to medium do, s. 2OGasJ butchers'
steers. t2S0G3.3j stockers, $a3tG3SJ feeders,
$l50ga5J COWS, $!.40g3.s5 heifers $20E0S. 81
bulls $26O@ao. Texas steers. and S30J9i2 q
veal calves
Sheep and Lambs-Estimated receipts for
the day 1000: sales ranged at $28Eg lSJ
westerns, 2iuS6a85 Texas $250GA0O natives
and 81 2JGA75 lambs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-19
IMPORTANT TELEGRAPH DECISION.
ndamus Refused Telephone Compar
Against the Western Union.

Mandamus Refused a Telephone Company
Against the Western Union.
MADISON, Wis. March 19.-An impor-
tant decision was announced by Judge
X. G. Siebecker, Of the circuit court,
in case Of the Dane County Telephone
company against the Western Union Tel.
egraph company, when he notified the at.
torneys that he had decided to deny a
writ of mandamus asked by the telephone
company to compel the Western Union to
admit new telephones to it's offices. There
is widespread interest in the outcome of
the contest in all parts of the country,
owing to the understood fact that the
western Union has an iron-clad contract
with the Bell Telephone company for re-
ciprocity in their business relations. The
question involved was q new one, with no
decision OF O her courts on the point at is.
sue. There is no doubt the case will be
taken to the supreme court for final de-
cislon.
Judge Siebecker's decision is that ''to
grant the application the court would
have to say that the transmission of tele-
phonic messages and the delivery thereo!
from the Office of a telegraph company
over the wires of n telephone company is
public right that can be enforced as such
against telegraph company by reason
of its being a common carrier. 1 think
that this principle cannot be applied, for
the reason that u telegraph company may
deliver its messages or receive messages
upon its own terms and stipulations as
long as they arc reasonable. The fact
that this company does SO for the tcle-
phone system of the Bell Telephone COM
pany is n personal privilege or right they
may exercise as they may see fit