The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-16
BIG CARGO OF CROSSTIES.
,-,prRIuExr THAT MAY REV.
oLrTIoNIZE SHIPMENTS.

,..fr.,tion Meeting to De Held
uruusvicIz-SOme Additiohai
80. about the Monitor Passaie-
v.etips Held by the Giynn
-.rnt, silver CIub.
-...-g-iek. Ga. July 15.-This morning
-...,.Iz the big New York barge 4 Or
a.r.. was towed out from her aocAS
@.w York tug George w PRIDE
..--.s5 To sea loaded with S-.eoo cross
ANN \. Emanuel < Company, whlch
-. -...-- I'm round numbers million anu
NOR feet Of lumber valued at Slo'V00-
-...-- Pine largest cargo OF ties ever 4Osiu-
.- -t. United States. and probably the
- cargo of lumber that has ever
- slammed from any southern port. Inc
-. Forest Belle, is the first vessel OF
- s.-f that has ever loaded south OF
Mason and Dixon's line. II IS an liiiio-
,..-.-r ia southern lumber shipments anu
.,r.y-llt in the nature OF an experiment
t7.-.-ofore sailing vessels have hahdIeu
.r,-stts business almost exclusively
~. -tfs SHIPMENT comes out all right, L
D.. -,rs than probable that barges VIII be
-..r I'm various southern ports to handle
--. colstwise lumber trade.
The brunswick Rihemen viii leave LOT
v.f45-ta tomorrow morning for the pur-
bose OF participating N the big trade car
r.ral at that place.
THE silver democrats of Brunswick are
,.-. enthusiastic over the nomination OF
BRYAN for the Presidency and are arrang-
t-r f8- d grand ratification meeting 10 De
during the coming Week
4 meeting OF the Glynn county silver
rr WIS held yesterday at the Office OF
President owen Johnson and secretary Eu-
v.r Hr1h-ton was instructed to mail let
t-rs of invitation to eX-Speaker Crisp, eX-
senator Walsh. COngressman-ele How
.~f and Hon. W. q. Brantey OF Bruins
wick calling on them for speeches. In al
l.rf1n 10 this President owen Johnson ana
Secretary BrobstOn Of the local organlza-
zion will address the crowd. Considera-
ul- Importance is attached to this meet
.n4. as it VIII be the occasion OF Mr.. Brant-
Isvs first appearance before the public
since mis- nomination. and 1t Is expected
th4t he will declare himself on the money
question which is just now as red hot an
ISSUE with The Eleventh district democrats
a- X has ever been. The gold element Of
the party have been claiming Mr.. Brant-
ley as their man, but he has never eX-
pressed himself and any statement of his
position ON the financial question that has
been made is without his authority. He is
"a democrat first and last and viii stand
icy the democratic platform as presented
and adopted at Chicago.
The cheerful news of the monitor Pas
sale coming to Brunswick, under her own
steam, from the Boston navy yards, as
wired I'm these dispatches yesterday, sent
thrill of enthusiasm through the entire
population when il became generally
known. a letter was received a few days
ago from Secretary Herbert. stating that
the Passaic would be ready for sea on
HHHH re#N
uecessarles OF sea voyage, and that
mau-Of-War would act as convoy to her
until BrunsWiCks ocean bar was reached.
seventy officers and men of the cruiser
going on board the monitor to man her
While en- route, and be prepared to pro-
tect her in any emergency. The letter
further stated that the state of Georgia
would have TO furnish a tug boat to tow
The monitor, and also that the reserves
must send person fully supplied with
credentials from the state department au-
thorizing him to receipt for supplies and
stores on board the Passac at
the navy yards. 1t became apparent to
the reserves then that unless some very
quick and effective work was done they
would be out over $1,000 on expenses Of
sending tug and man to Boston for the
monitor. kilograms were fired into Sec
rotary Herbert explaining the situation
and requesting him, under the c!rcum
stances to allow the man-of-war to tow
Inc Passalc TO Brunswick at the same
time ehe acted as convoy. To these tele-
grams the secretary wired an emphatic re-
lusaL and it began to look blue for the
local organization. A last effort was de-
t.t-4 upon, however, and, accomDanfed
by Mayor Dunwody Lieut. Aiken went to
9Jlanta to see Gov. Atkinson. There thew
learned officially what they already knew
betore-that the state of Georgia had no
money appropriated which could be used
To- sel the monitor here, and unless the
navy department could be worked upon
we brunswick command would be ont
DIG Pile of money in their efforts to oct
d. war vessel stationed permanently on
Georgia coast After Considerable con-
ference plan of action was decided unon
~ GOV. Atkinson's office, and, with The
proper documents, Lieut.. Aiken proceed
w. so-, 70 was aS5nlngton. At this point he did
some good work. and the result was a
reversal of the secretary's decision Witch
G1-oNs me monitor TO come to Brunswick
a." lar &c Oh man-Of-war, and without
tta or cost to the Brunswick naval mi
LA she will arrive here about july q
", lne occasion viii be made a gala
Ing country. 'Ui uiiu-