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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-30
COAST LINES SPECIAL.


washington, Dec. z9.--commeuclng jan
3. next. the Atlantic Coast Line viii be-
gin the tenth season of their New York
and Fiorila fpeclai - q solid train be-
tween eaatefh cities and Florida n VIII
lfage New York daily, except Sunday. ~
so D. o.. arrive ln Charleston nf ll,0
3. na.. Hnyarnab 40 b. no.. Jacksonsille
so d m., an1 b. huapeflrc 7:l5 D. ~.
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CYCLONE IN NEW SOUTH WALES.


Melbourne. Dec 29.--A cyclone that pass
ed over a section Of New South Wales
has virtually demolished the town Of New
ertlre. II Is reported that there was a
large number OF casualties, but as the
storm destroyed the telegraph lines Il 10
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-30
-FOUR FIREMEN IN FLAMES.
Caught in n Back Drnught, But Res
cued by Their Companions.

cued by Their Companions.
New York. Dec. 29.-Foreman John
whalen. Assistant Foreman Diviney and
Firemen Cornelius Collins and w M.
Shaw, all members OF engine company
30 were serious burned while at work at
fire IN "A frame building, corner OF Var
lex and West Houston streets, to-day. The
MEN were going up the stairway OF the
building when they we're caught In a back
draught and instantly enveloped Ia
flames. They were rescued by their COM
rades and removed 10 the hospital The
damage caused by the fire was slight.
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TRUST COMPANY IN TROUBLE.


Sioux City. Ia. Dec. 29.-on application
of w. n. Honsinger, vice president and
large shareholder in the Farmers Trust
Company Of this place, G. Holllster. was
to-day appointed receiver OF the institu-
ton. Tightness Of the money market rem
dered Il impossible for the company tc
meet its debentures when the makers Of
notes on which they were secured de-
faulted payment. Receiver HOLSTER es-
timates the assets at $685. 200, and the lia-
blllties at $135,0O0.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-30
MAINE Rank SHORT or MONEY.
The American Trust Company of
Auburn Fails.

Auburn. Me-, Dec. PA petition for a
receiver for the American Trust and
Banking Company has been filed. A di-
rector says: ''The money is coming in in
such amounts that we are encouraged to
think our doors can again be opened for
business The company has little borrow
ed money, and the directors believe that
western Investments will prove all right"
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FERRYBoAT KING DEAD.
Capt. Thomas Pickles OF New Or
leans Passes Away.

New Orleans, Dec. 2e.-capt. Thomas
Pickles, one of the best known and most
enterprising citizens Of New Orleans. died
to-day Of heart failure. He was born in
Halifax, Yorkshire, England. IN 1929, but
Has been a resident Of New Orleans since
he was IS years Of age. He was sole pro-
prietor OF the ferries plying between New
orleans and the right bank Of the river,
ten vessels IN all, and was identified with
numerous public enterprises.
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MRS. DEEcHER ~ a BAD Way
The shock Sustained In Fracturing
Her Hip May End fn Death.

Stamford. Conn. Dec. 2s.-The condition
OF Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, who frae-
tured her hip a few days ago, remains
critical. She has sustained severe shock
and hfr recovery ~ now considered doubt
fui. Relatives OF Mrs. Beecher have been
summoned here in view Of her falling con-
dltlon
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THE NEW COAST DEFENCE MONITOR PURITAN.

hundred jack tars already recruited for the
Puritan were transferred at / o'clock from the
receiving ship Vermont. where they had been
ouartered. to the deck OF the monitor by the
Navy Yard tug Traffic. All the officers in the
yard who could get away from their routine
gathered at the quay wall alongside Of tho
stone dry dock, of which the monitor is an
chored. TO witness the ceremony. Commodore
sicard, with the members Of his staff. was
present. and the Navy Yard band furnished pa
triotic music. With naval promptitude the
officers and crew of the ship were drawn up on
either side Of the quarter deck at half past
one. Capt. +. j. Higginsou. Captain of
the Navy Yard, in whose charge the
monitor has been since IL has been IN the yard,
opened the exercises by formally turning over
the ship to It's new commander. Capt. John X.
Bartlett. Then Capt. Bartlett read hi- orders
from secretary Herbert assigning him to the
com OF the Puritan, and formally declared
the ship In commission. Al the order for tho
hosting OF the stars and Stripes. three flags
were run up: Old Glory al the stern. the anton
jack at the bow, and the ships pennant on tho
matninast. AS the flags elm he'd up the poles
the band played America" and the officers
and crew saluted tho colors. while the civilians
who were watching the exercises from the uharf
uncovered. This ended the and tho
crew were dismissed to their stations.
The officers Of the latest addition to the navy
are: Captain, John K. Bartlett: Lieutenant-Com-
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THE RAILROADS or THE COUNTRY.
The Interstate Commerce COMMISSIONS Re-
port Mnkes "a Fnv0rnhle Showing.

WAsuINGToN. Dec. 1O.-The Interstate Com
merce Commission has Just issued n preliminary
report on the income and ex expenditures of the
railways in the United States for the year end
ing June 80. 1896. The report submitted pre-
sents the chief items OF an income account of
ten territorial groups Tor 65@ roads. represent
ing AN operated mileage Of 20, 1863 miles of line.
or about 90 per cent OF the total mileage oper-
ated In the United States.
The gross earnings upon this mileage were
$l,123.G46 $50. OF which S323.4 Gs. s0l were
from the passenger service. and STT2.Ol1.3T4
were from the freight service. As the operating
expenses were S75i,a7l,5l5 it appears that the
income from the operation was S36S,G7 .04T.
The figures given in this preliminary statement
indicate, at least. a turning toward prosperity.
The earnings of the passenger service are shown
TO be $l,s77 per mile OF line. being an increase
of S113 as compared with the previous year.
an increase over last year of $3Ie per mile of
line. The gross earnings per mile of line were
S6.5l9 for 1896 and the operating expenses
$4.3S0. leaving a net income per mile Of line Of
81, 139. which Is III excess OF that for the fiscal
years 1898 and 1851. and compares fairly well
with the net income per mile of line for 1893
The net earnings of the 17a,36o miles of line
G75.o47. against SSH .o47 for the CORE.
spending roads in 1899. The increase in net
the United states. The surplus from tile opera
tons OF the year ended June 80. 1896. was
deficit Of Sai.CS5.o8o. In the case of every
group in 1sg5. except GrOup o mainly Texas
and louisiana, which hRd "a smaller deficit in
that year. there was either a smaller surplus or
a greater deficit than III 1896.
The dividends declared by tho roads covered
b. this advance statement were S5i 1888 1872.
being all ost the same as the amount OF d!vi-
dends declared by the corresponding roads the
previous year. II should BE- understood that
the amount stated does not i.Clude all OF the
dividends paid. since n considerable portion of
stocks Is declared from rentals received by
leased roads from the companies that ouerato
them, such rentals being returned by the lessons
as fixed charge.
The report closes with a hrief argument to the
effect that Congress should so amend the net to
regulate commerce as to secure the enforce
ment OF its provisions.
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aquarium. The copper who was stationed near
the tank whore the unRainly thinga were Zap
ping around bore on his face the weariest look
man ever had.
What is the matter 2r asked Sergeant Dill
lon, alphabetically
Matter 2" replied the policeman. I'm
something OF n Joker myself, but IT, have to
hear many moro Jokes about skates I'm going
to Quit the business and prepare for Warden
Saee's arm chair at Sing Sing. There have
been about two jokes n minute about those
burned water birds since came hero at 10
.Alittle further on are the queer little sprlng-box
hsh, with their armor of spears and Rnuze-like
fms. and thenlthere are beautiful deep green cod.
striped bars. land-locked salmon, and wonder
full trout. But what caught the crowd the most
of all the glass tanks was the one that the lob,
sters and crabs. sea horses. and all sorts OF shell
fish inhahit. This was the last tank to DO
seen. and II needs time to take In all its contents.
and time there was none yesterday, consequent
ly there was n Jam about II all day long.
1t would be well for those who wish to see all
the wonderful things In the Aquarium to wait
q week or so before they visit II, because things
will be In better shape then, and the crowd will
be laaa
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yond the original intention. Appropriations
were made to complete her hull. armor, and
turrets. and In 1889 she was brought to Brook
lyn under her own steam, but with u bare hull.
Meant me the advance in modern arming and
armorlnE brought about more delay. as the
original plan of armament was changed, and IL
was not until this year that what was three
times pronounced q failure became In fact one
OF The most powerful warships afioat.
The Puritan is the same type as the Terror,
the Amphitrite. and the Monterey. Her low
frceboard offers but a small target for the
eneiny's guns, while her exposed portions con-
sist OF two heavily protected turrets that would
ahoat. Her light draft is also especially effect
tive in n vessel Of her type. as II would allow
her to run, away from q superior force and to
larger vessel could not follow.
Her principal dimensions and armament are
as follows: length over all. 200 feet 3 inches;
breadth. extreme. 80 feet l1S inches: depth or
hold. : feet o inches; depth hold. moulded. 2l
feet: drauKht, mean. IL feet: freeboard. 3 feet:
displacement, 5000 tons: maximum indicated
horse power, 300. She has n twin screw
propeller. Her coal capacity is 4lo tons. She
has two steel barSette turrets. Her arrnor Is IA
inches thick on her water line, belt, and bar
hettes. Her protector deck, which is fiat. is two
inches in thickness.
Her main battery consists OF four lo-inoh
guns, in two turrets, and her secondary battery
comprises SIX 4-inch rapid-hrs guns. six
u FOUNDER Hotchkiss rapld-fre guns. and two
l. pounder Hotchkiss guns. Her comparative
speed will be twelve and a half knots.
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PURITAN IN COMMISSION.
THE NEW ooAsT-DEFENCE MONITOR
rs kBOUT READY ron WORK.

old Glory Flies from the FLAGSTAFF Twenty
Ono Years After Her Keel Was Laid
The simple Ceremony at the Navy Yard
One or tho Most Powerful Warships.
Tho Oldest new shin ever built for the United
States navy went into commission yesterday
when Old Glory was broken out from tho flag
stad at the stern of the coast-defence monitor
Puritan in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 1t is moro
than twanty-one years since her keel was laid.
and since then the monitor has taken one un.
ofloial trip-the journey from Chester. Pa, to
the Navy Yard, where she now lies. Even now
she 10 not ready for sea, and will not be for sew
eral weeks. as her coal bunkers are yet to be
filled and her hold stocked with stores and am
munition but she is now one OF the most formi-
dable coast guards that the nation owns. and in
her own class has no superior In the world.
The ceremonies of her initiation into the SER
vice of the United States were simple. accord
Ing to the custom of putting ships in commits
sion. Preparatory to the performance tho
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THE RAINEs LAW IN BUFFALo.
Only 10 Per Cent. Decrease or Arrests with
81 Per Cent. Decrease OF Saloons.

Only 10 Per Cent. Decrease or Arrests with
81 Per Cent. Decrease OF Saloons.
BUFFALO, Dec. 1o.-The Raines investigating
Committee began operations at 10 A. NJ.
Those of the committee present were Senators
Raines. Ford, and Higgins. superintendent Of
Police Bull was the chief witness. He said that
under the Raines law there had boon q total re-
duction of 500 in all kinds of licenses. 1t would
be easier to supervise the licensed places II all
boxes and side rooms were done away with.
Between April / and Dec. / OF tho present year
there had been an increase of Ill arrests in this
city for all causes and q decrease of 754 arrests
for intoxication as compared with the same
period of 1898.
This latter testimony appeared to please Sem
ator Raines. and he proceeded to follow 1t up,
but Superintendent Bull showed that while
there was q decrease of arrests for intoxication.
II was only 10 per cent, while the reduction in
tho number Of saloons was 33h per cent; also
that for the months of October and November
the arrests for intoxication were four in excess
of the same months last year. He could not
explain this. but did not think 1t was attribute
BILE to fake hotels aud clubs. Fake hotels, he
said, had Increased 90 per cent. They, had q
tendency to increase drunkenness and iminor-
ality. and allowed people TO get liquor AT any
time of night. or on Sunday.
senator Raines tried to make him say that
refused to endorse 1t in Its present shape. He
believed the District Attorney performed his
duty in cases of violation. but thought tho
Grand Jury had failed to find indictments on
account OF prejudice to the law.
Police Justice Rockford testified that he had
noticed a slight decrease in drunkenness since
the Raines law went into effect, and thought
the clubs and fake hotels had not increased In
toxicstion. He suggested that local option he
given the city and then everybody would be
satisfied.
You mean to let Buffalo do as 1t pleases ~
asked Senator Raines.
We'll. we are paying for It. you know" re-
piled the witness. who added that he did not
think the law q just one. because u poor man who
wants n drink has to make q pretense OF eating
a meal.
Police Commissioner Rupp testified that there
had been some Improvement under the new
law. so far as public intoxication was con-
ccrned. He thought saloons might be kept
open during certain hours on Sunday. He be-
lieved he represented the sentiment OF the peo-
pie In this particular. In conclusion he said:
Tho less you compel the people In this
county the better observance of your laws you
will, secure. l feel that the people are opposed
to absolute deprival of privileges to which they
feel they are entitled"
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mander. }, n. sslfridre, .Lieutenant., Knight.
Cook, and Whittlesey; EneiRn, O. NJ. Stonei
Ohlof Engineer, George Cowie, and Paymaster,
r.. Frazer. OF the 1875 men necessary to a full
equipment OF the monitor. only 100 are at pres
ent in her crew. The difficulty of getting ro-
cruits for the navy 10 the cause OF this shortage.
Az soon as the men can be recruited they will be
sent on board the Puritan. When she is ready
for sen, the monitor will be ordered to Join
Admiral Bunce's command. aud will have OPP
portunity to ehow her PAGES In the winter
mnnnuvres Of the North Atlantic Squadron
about Hampton Roads. She has been ready for
commissioning since the early part of Septem.
her, and the delay was caused by the lack of
men enough to form u crow.
IL WAS during the civil war that the monitor
which has Just gone into commission was de-
signed and begun, John Ericsson. inventor OF
this style VI fighting machine, being the design
err. Since then various changes In the design
have been made. but the general scheme OF the
ship is Erlcsson's, and the keel Is the one laid Mt
Chester in 1904. The original Puritan was never
finished, but her hull was made the basis OF the
new monitor. when In 1875 John Roach got the
contract to build i've ships OF this type. Several
times the work stopped because of lack of APP
preparations. and for more than nve years, from
1877 to 1889, she lay untouched on the
stocks, save for the advent of three naval
boards who examined her and reported that
abe was a very nice boat, barring the fact
that she wouldn't float with all her weights
aboard. Despite the unanimous opinion Of tho
poards, float she did when she was launched In
1883, and that though weighted somewhat be-
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cIvIL SERvICE HkF0RM.
Mr.. RooseveIt Tells OF the Task of Purify
Ing New YORK.. Police.

PHtLApELrHiA. Dec. lO.-The annual meeting
Of the National Civil Service Reform League
began here to-day IN the Hotel Walton and will
conclude tomorrow night, when n dinner will
be rendered tho visiting delegates By the
Pennsylvania Association. The business ses-
sion of the leagnc will be held tomorrow morn
ing. Carl Schurz. of New York. the President,
delivered his annual address to.night at a meet
ing In Musicn! Fund Hall. y public meeting
was held ut : no o'clock this sfternoon. Various
papers were read.
Theodore Roosevelt spoke on Results Of RE
form in the New York Police Department. lie
sad:
81 have been about twenty months in an emf
nently practical Office. trying to reform that far
from IDEAL body. the New York police, aud
have mad n chance to test once and for all the
practtcabi,iry OF the system. OF the system of
civil service reform. want to state with ali
the emphaet. Of which | am capable that not
only is II the best practical system for get
ting good results out Of any civic depart
mcnt. nut ih" only one. Speaking for tho
~!Halnr.,y nf the New York Police Commission.
err. ! wish to stnie that we could not have done
our worE We could not have begun to do II,
had we been hampcret by questions OF the dis
devote our 'ime to sharing the spolls
among the ii !iftrcnt political organizations that
stood behind the reform movement In New
We have applied the same principle in pro-
motions thar we have in appointments. But in
promotions am firm In my belief that n writ
ten examination is not always. in the police
force, applicable as II test. After all civil service
reform is merely one side Of that many-sided
crusade for good, decent government. IL merely
represents II practical effort. and an enlinently
practical aud American effort. to get the kind
OF government which Will make us proud, in
st"ad OF ashamed. OF being a citizen OF one OF
our great Clties.
1T If perfectly true that rs no aystem of ex-
animation can ynn be sure rf gctiing the best
results, 1t Is perfectly tru" TINT nv no human
rys,ru of government. pr Of anything else, can
you always be eurt Of g"tt' ny the best men. We
take the system which does away ~iih. gross
ahutes and which we hold produces Infinitely
the best result. We face the fnCr tina: there
are going 10 come occasional mistakes. occa-
slonNl biunders. Tint sometimes good men will
be kept out, ana sometimes bad men put in"
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+. M. C. Il. RES7A URANT OPEN.
Tho West Side BrRnch's New Soheme
Starts Out with Good Prospects,.

Tho West Side Brnnch's New Scheme
Starts Out with Good Prospects.
There were numerous guests at the opening of
the restaurant on the fifth floor of the West
Side Branch Young Mems Christian Association
building on Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh
streets, between Eighth and Ninth avenues,
last night. They were not sightseers. but
young men of the class from which the associa-
ton hopes to receive its chief patronage. The
restaurant. and all the affairs OF the associa-
ton, are controlled by the Committee Of Man
agement. n body OF twenty-seven members, OF
which Mr.. William NJ. Kingsley of Al Wall
street is Chairman. The restaurant IL under
the immediate charge OF George NJ. snyder,
steward.
A restaurant In connection with the Young
Mems Christian Association Is Il new departure
In New York, but has proved successtnli in CHI
caRo and n few other cities. and the West Side
branch starts this one under most encouraging
circumstances. Tipping and like evils are en-
tirely opposed to ITS regime, and will probably
DO unknown In this restaurant. where patron
and waiter may bs associates or fellow students.
The waters will be recruited largely from stu
dents living in the building and near by. who can
thus increase slender incomes by light work.
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WILL OF WILLIAM sTEIyHAY.
He Left &c. 500, o 90 Eldest Son Does Not
Share with tho Rest.

He Left $4,000, o 90 Son Does Not
Share with the Rest.
The will of William Steinway. dated July 10,
1895. was filed for probate yesterday on the
petition of his nephew. Charles II. Steinway.
who is named as the first executor. The will Is
altogether in Mr.. Steinway's own handwriting
and fills ten pages of legal cap. The petition
states that Mr.. Steinway left about $500, 900 In
realty and 81. 900, 900 in personally.
The residue of the estate. after u few requests
and leRacies. is left to the executors in trust, to
be divided into five parts for the FIVE children or
their heirs. George Augustus Steinway. the
eldest son. does not get one of these shares.
What might have been his share Is to pass to
his three children. Ottilie. Clara. and Gertrude.
Out of 1t they are to be educated. as provided In
an agreement made with their mother, Ottilie
C. SteInway. who obtained q full separation
from George Augustus Steinway three years or
more ago; also out of this share George Au-
gustus Steinway ia to receive an annuity of
$4,000. Furthermore, ali HIS financial obliga-
tions to the estate are to be cancelled. The
are Paula Theoda Won Bernuth and the minor
children OF tie testator by his second wife.
and Maud Emily Louisa. Mrs. Won Bernuth is
made guardian OF these children.
Ge r9 saeh L OF these s inst.tpt'2 Pnr s @'iSow is i snd
ORPHANS OF this city, German Hospital, German
Society. the Union Church at steinway; Il.
for the benefit OF the Stelnway Free Circulating
Library and Free kindergarten OF Steinway
City. To his native town. Seesen. Hartz Noun
tains. Germany he leaves 5000 marks, half for
Park. which the testator established there.
These are the only charitable bequests. but Mr..
SteLnway was q large contributor to charities in
his lifetime.
To DR.. Alfred T. Roos- of Munich. Germany.
his nephew, he leaves $4,000; to Mrs. Louisa
Krusi and her four daughters. Wilhelmina.
Annie. Louisa. and Adolphine. $4,000 each: to
his son-in.law. Louis Won Bernuth, 81. 900! to
HIS grandniece. Julia Dora Thea Casse-
beer. daughter of Henry, A. CRssebeer. Jr.,
$4,000; to Lily Henrietta Toussaint. daughter
OF j. Otto Toussaint ana a friend of the tesla
tors deceased wife, So. 900: to his two grand
children. Meta and William. children of his
daughter Paula. / 10000.
Any beneficiary coutesting tho will Is to lose
the bequ.st provided in the will.
Mr.. Steinway's nephews, Charles H. Steinway
and Frederic L. Steinway. and his son-in.law,
Louis Won Bernuth. are made executors, and
Mrs. Paula I. Won Bernuth. executrix.
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FIGH7ING H0BoKEN TAXES.
River Front Property Owners Object to thu
Increased assessments.

1tIVcr 'FRONT.' ETbpfrty obIect TO tine
Increased Assessments.
The New Jersey State Tax Board will meet on
Dec. II In the City Hall in Hoboken to hear
In the cases of appeal brought by
the river front property owners in that city
against the tax valuations fixed by the local
Board OF Assessors. At u meeting OF tho Com
mon Council on Wednesday night a resolution
was passed providing for the employment Of
counsel TO defend the figures of tho assessors,
which are 81, GOO. 600 more than the assessments
OF last year.
The parties appealing are the Hoboken Ferry
Company, New York and New Jersey Ferry
Company. Hoboken Land and Improvement
Company. Martha b. Stevens, Campbell & Co,
North German Lloyd Steamship Company,
Hamburg. American Packet Company. and tho
Ocean steamship Company.
The Commissioners ~ the local Board con-
tend that the river front property has been
assessed for many years at, u low rate when
compared with its actual value. and that the
Increase was made after a thorough investiga-
tion OF the property. In nearly every case ap-
prals have been taken, and the companies own
ing the property are preparing for a vigorous
fight. The increase In tho valuations means an
increase OF 100000 in the receipts from taxes.