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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-19
VIII lhs Commissioner Of Agriculture
Surrender His Rooms
FOR The USE OF THE LAW LIBRARY ?
The Joint Legislative Resolution To That
Efcct Was Passed, but No Money Was
Appropriately the Executive
Signature Necessary

hc a now State Library building within
TIA, borders of the capitol Square which.
by tho means of "a gigantic brick founda-
uon at thc same Time mieht smother tho
everlasting spung cmanating from the
souhcaetcrv corner OF that beautiful
piece of property 90 tho dear old Common
wealth. thorc has been 90 certain feeling
nf unrest prevailing among the digni-
tari0s of ilc highest court of Virginia
Chat aI was not gold that gnttcrcd. and
chat sooner or later they would come To
lnrf in inD new quarters about 90 DC
established for thcir judicial comfort.
Their apprehension haas at last in part
proven to ne wtli-iouldcd. me very
Same Legislature which created tine COM
pe,Iou off tnc present court of last re-
eorf-a Nsry representative body. noth
mentally anI physically was also al least
Indirectly thr cause of thc creation OF the
new abode of This embodiment OF JUS
urr. Tnr rrw building had no sooner
been completed than There went up
errat rry of Inadequate accommodation
And fn he SUMO. whoever made lh' ace
sign for fhc arii>rcally executed henrh
hal r.rs Htuo idea of the greatness oi
I'M. dcnIfares who were t0 tahe c.afFe
of choir rDw quarters. A change l"d M
One. fo lo made mot only in Che hrn'n or
Justice. Int also the con'er'n.croom
proved fo te entirely unsatisfactory.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-19

KEYSVILLE. VA, March is. Special.
The whole business portion OF Drake 5
Branch was destroyed by fire last night.
The fire originated ina the warehouse OF
r. W. Scott about ~ o'clock. and spread
very rapidly TO the surrounding build
ings. and not one Is left.
G. r. Morgan saved most OF his stock
OF goods. Wesley Foster lost $1,000 IN
goods. no insurance. h. s. Taris lost his
entire stock OF goods, worth Sl.5o: no
insurance. Joe Hardy. loss Sl,2u; no i'm
surancc. Nelson Morgan. Joss $500.
insurance. $3.50. Jackson d Co, loss
$4,000. insurance. $1,000. j. T.. puiney.
loss. $500. insurance. Sl.5p Samuel
Schwartz. loss $1,000; insurance. <l1p.
Post-ofiicc and contents. belonging 10
William Pettus. 10 insurance elem
Green. loss S,00. no insurance. &. g..
Wall. store-housc. loss $3.50. insurance.
SiUO Public Tobacco Warehouse. loss
5000 Payne. knight d jackson, loss
$1,000. insurance. $500. Proctor Rus
sells tobacco warehouse. loss $3.50, Inc
surauce. $1,000. r. W. Scott, tobacco
warehouse. tobacco two store-houscs'
bucgy-house. buggics, harness. etc. loss
$500. no Insurance. j. J.. DeNine' store
house. wheelwreht shop, and goods, loss
$500. insurance. 500.
The business men OF kcysville were
promptly on hand this morning and offered
the two tobacco warehouses here. which
would allow them TO continue their busi-
ness without interruption.
DEATH OF j. G. WOOL.
Mr.. j. G.. Wool died last night of pneu-
monia. lie was originally from New
York. but more recently from Petersburg.
where hc resided many years. lie had
only been sick few days. lie resided
or bis farm. about three miles from
KcvsviIe. lie leaves wife and four
gons-onc. Rev. John T.. Wool. an evan
celist I'm Southwest Virginia. one, Theo.
Wool. practic'ng law in Norfolk and two
living with him.
AR. Wool was am elder I'm Briery Pres
bytcrlan church, and prominent man in
the community. His remains VIII pe
carried 10 Nyack. y. y. for burial
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-19
lhnnrcrN Court.

In the Chancery Court yesterday James
w. Anderson qualified AZ tAeettor OF
John Waliacc's estate.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-19
DRAKESBRANCH BURNED
THE PRINCIPAL PiRT OF THE
TOWN WIPED or.
Post-Oncc and Mails Destroyed Loss,
sixty-Tivc Thousand Dollars.
The Insurance.

BRAKES BRANCH. VA. March Is
Specialize entire business portion OF
this town was destroyed by FIRE last night,
the fire originating in SCOTS warehouse.
Every effort was made by citizens to save
other buildings. but nothing could be
done
one plug-tobacco factory, three ware
houses. nine stores. one dwelling, and the
post-ofiice and all Of IFS records and mail
were destroyed. Estimated loss. 10000;
insurance $12N01.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-19

Furthermore. Mr.. X. II. Gaines. the
chemist OF the Agricultural Department.
has succeeded IN securing a laboratory.
with all modern appliances. al The east
erly end of the suite OF room, ON thc
second floor % the extension or The
librny building lie naturally declines
10 give up h.s abode and without 4, The
other rooms would again be insufficient
Tor the purposes OF the law library. II.
ON to other hand. he is forced 70 move
into the Capitol building. then the qtes-
tAan arises. whore u ths mansy u coma
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
CITY BREVITIEs.

The Savannah Rifle Associations an.
nual contest for prizes will take place al
the Avondale range to-day.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Evergreen cemetery of Bonavent-
ure was adjourned yesterday, owing tc
quorum not being present.
The whist tournament of the Catholic
Library Association closed last night, Mr.
r. c. OByrne being the winner on q
score Of 24o points. The contest was very
close, Mr.. James sullivan having 23y
points and MIR. w. G. Sutlive 238 Mr.
W. @. Sutlive was in the lead until last
night. The prize was a handsome gold
scarf pin.
Mr.. H. G. Kent passenger agent of the
steamer Gov. Stafford, has rendered an in,
vitation to the orphans of the Episcopal
home to make a trip to Daufuskie to-day
either morning or afternoon, as the steam
er makes two trips. A similar invitation
will be extended to the orphans of St
Mary home next week.
George Houston, colored, did up Mamie
Dixon with a knife in Yamacraw last
night. The two have been living together
man and wife and had a falling ont
The woman received several severe cuts
about the head and shoulders Houston
was arrested by Policeman Barrett and
the woman was taken TO DR.. R. G.. Nor
ton, who sewed up the cuts.
A. s. Nichols shoe store, No. 1913 Brougb-
ton street was robbed some time durine
night before last or early yesterday morn
ing. The robbers entered from the rear
by taking out the bricks around the outer
door and lifting the latch. A hole was
sawed through the inner door and the
lock was pried off. The cash drawer was
rifled and $21 taken. Twenty silver dol
lars. which had been diSDlaVed i'm The store
window, were taken from the box in which
they were left the night before. The rob
berry was discovered when the clerks omen
ed the store yesterday morning and was
at once reported to the police. No cIew
to the burglars has been obtained.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
HAD NOTHING TO LIVE FOR.
W. II. MERRITT ENDED HIS LIFE
WITH a BULLET.

Lay Down on "A Lounge in the Rear
Of His Shoe shop on Barnard
Street and shot Himself Through
the Heart-A Letter 10 His brother
Told the story of the Deed-His
Body Found Half a Day After the
Shooting.
W. II. Merritt, a young white shoema-
ker, was found dead IN a room In the rear
Of his shop, No. 121 Barnard street. with
a bullet through his heart. at 3 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. He had evidently
been dead a good many hours when found.
IL was clearly a case of suicide and the
deed was doubtless committed some time
during Tuesday night or the early morn
ing hours Of yesterday. 1t could hardly
have been committed early in the night
or after daylight, as the sound OF the pis-
tol shot would have been heard next door.
The body was stretched out on a lounge
in the room. lying on the back. with the
hands crossed on the breast. The pistol
was lying on the floor by the side OF the
dead man. To cross his hands on his
breast must have been Merritts last act.
and the effort the last exercise Of his
mental and physical powers, as the dlrec-
ton OF the bullet was through the heart
The suicide was evidently deliberate. a
note was found IN the room addressed to
his brother, II. S. Merritt, in which it
was stated that he had nothing to live
for and requested that his body be buried
by Undertaken Barclay Of Atlanta.
The discovery of the suicide was made
oy Mr. $. s. Purse, who has a wood yard
Just in the rear of the shoe shop. He no
ticed after dinner that Merritts shop was
not open and remembered that it had not
Deen opened during the morning. He
loaf l. frrrr
lnlng might have happened 20 Merritt,
VINO had not been IN good health for
some time. Through a crack in the door
ne saw the dead man lying on the lounge
in the rear of the room.
coroner Goette was at once notified, as
vas also the dead mans brother. II. S.
Merritt the suicide was also reported
"a the police barracks. Coroner CfOette
made an Investigation in company with
the brother of the deceased and found the
Iacts 10 De as stated. The weapon with
winch the deed was committed was a 81
callber revolver Of cheap make.
Merritt was about q years old. He came
20 savannah about a year ago from At
ianta, where he has a mother and other
relatives living. His brother was natu-
rally anxious that as little should be said
ABOUT the matter as possible on account
or his mother. He said that his brother
mad been in bad health for some time suf-
fering a great deal from kidney troubles
lie mad been drinking heavily for several
days and had seemed very respondent.
he mad been running a small shoe shop on
IoI!laiu 10 ,r0ue door from the corner OF
CASTOR. The STOPPING over necessitated
by his work injured him, and he had the
lounge placed In his rear room i'm order
that he might lie down during the day
lie lNed with his brother al 2912 Charlton
street
Coroner Goette decided that it was UNI
necessary TO hold an inquest. the evidence
OF the suicide being unques toned. He
prepared the body for shipment and it
was sent to Atlanta by express last night
the suicide.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
THE FIGHT ron THE MARBLE p. o.
The Contractors Ready to Begin
work at Once.

work at Once.
1t is a great victory that Capt. D. G.
Purse, Congressman Rufus +. Lester, and
Georgia's two senators, especially Sena-
tor a. o. Bacon, have won for Savannah
in securing from congress an extra ap-
preparation of 100000 for the purpose of
giving this city public building of mar
bic.
The battle was hard fought and we'll
won. AL credit due is given Messrs.
Miles & Bradt for delaying work on
their contract until 1t could be determined
what action congress would take with
regard to the extra appropriation These
gentlemen, however were given a bond
for $1,000 to indemnify them against any
loss In case the extra appropriation was
not secured, and they suffered by reason
bond was signed by ten public spirited cit
liens of Savannah, each of whom stood
good for 500 Of the amount. They were
MesSrs. ID. G.. Purse, George A. Hudson,
X. d. Guerard, Watson & Powers, r. L.
Burdell, j. s. Tyson, John r. Young
Rufus r. Lester, Hugh Logan and II. p
Lowell. These gentlemen agreed to in
demnify the contractors to that extent in
case the effort to secure the extra appro-
priation should fail.
Capt. Purse wrote a letter to Messrs
Miles & Bradt yesterday thanking
them for their kindness in extending the
time and making It possible for the peo-
ing. He also wrote Col. Lester with re-
gard to the matter, congratulating him
on his success in the face of so much
strong opposition.
Senator Bacon proved the Butcher on
two occasions, and it was through his CO.
operation with Col. Lester that the an
preparation was retained Senator Cor
don, too, materially aided in the matter.
The public building appropriation was put
second only to the appropriation for the
harbor, and Col. Lester succeeded in Sc
curing both of these. With his success
in these two items, he can afford to rest
on his laurels and wait for another session
to act on the matter of the marine hos
pital.
There has been altogether $152. 57S.19 ex-
pended from the Savannah public build
ing fund so far. The present amount on
hand for this work is $14742 81 while the
bill just passed adds another 500. 600 TO
that amount. The contract liabilities on
the building, as contemplated in brick and
terra Gotta, were 1922 ,62792, but the cost of
the building i'm marble, according to the
bid of Messrs. Miles & Bradt will be some
thing like 100000 which, as will be seen
leaves a good margin for anything extra
that may come up.
Mr.. Bradt is now In Washington. where
he has gone to make arrangements with
regard to the plans for beginning work
on the building. He will move his family
here and will be ready to begin work
right away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
TO PLAY CAROLINA AGAIN.
c. L. A. Boys TO Tackle Charleston
Here Saturday.

Here Saturday.
The Catholic Library Association base
ball teams of Savannah and Charleston
will meet on the diamond at c. L. A.
park Saturday afternoon This will be
the third game in the league SERIES Sa-
vannah having already won the first
two-one from Augusta and one from
Charleston
The Carolinians are chatting under the
defeat the savannah boys gave them in
their own city, and they Will bring over
their strongest team to do battle.
Neville, one of the best amateur pitch
ers in the country, and Jarvis, a fine
catcher VIII be the battery. Neville is
said TO be laying for the Georgians. and
he boasts that Savannahs heavy hitters
VIII not touch him, but Saturday will
show. Hennessy VIII be Charleston-s
change pitcher.
OF course, Savannah will have a good
team. Harper will be in the box. and
McAVoy will see that the backstop viii
be well looked after. The rest of the
team VIII most likely be the regular
team.
The grand stand at the park will be
enlarged and the seats viii be made more
comfortable.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
One Fare for the Round Trim TO
AsheviIIe Via the Central of Geor-
gia Railway.

Account Of Summer School, under the
auspices of the Y. w c. A. the Central
Of Georgia railway will sell on June 10
II and u, round trip tickets to Ashevtlie'
n G., at rate of $l055, tickets limited for
return June %
Gail on " q. Brewer, city ticket agent
NO - Bun street, for information rela-
tive to schedules, etc.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
We WON'T Get Mad Now.

We should have considered it effrontry
to offer US the price we now put on our
clothing; in fact, thought it cheek but
Kohler.-ad. y"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
Geenbrier White sulphur spring.

West Virginia. The representative raeor.
OF the south. Season 1885. June LIST to Oc-
tooer lst' Accommodations, 1000 guests.
Special inducements 70 families 60
pondence solicited. L. w. ScoviIie Ms
ger.-ad 49, -"a44st-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
A Cutting ATair

Has been going on in the price of every
garment in our stores off is the cut
is an new stock. every bit OF which was
bought this year. Kohler. 40 Broughton
-91 - 800
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11

And you can take it on the new and
elegant steamer John Rourke. She Iee1es
Abercorn street wharf Thursday Inna n
$3.50 O'Clock city time-ad N-ie L.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11

The knife went into the price of our
clothing, one-third off is the new price
and it's new goods, no sbon u,or, 80
every bit bought this year It's cot -
60 to make, room for fall goodsES off
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11

Tam o'shsnter. visor caps in the best
qualities 25c. Krouskon sad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11

We mean the excursion to the bell hpo,
on the elegant new steamer Ion, 49,
al ilar59ay, June Il. Round trip. Sc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11

500 yards black and white stripee rio-
bon, the latest at S3c worth Soc vard
Kroukoff Sad. W. Sdtu'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
Ribbon snIe-

500 yards all silk gros grain ribbon, num-
Der 9. y and l6, all colors, Sc, worth Is
and 25c. Krouskoff Sad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11

All our French flowers formerly 75c
81, $3.50 now 25c. and 59c., at Krouskon s
-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
Sale of yfole1.


1000 punches violets sc, formerly 15c. at
Krouskof' sad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11

To-day only, any pattern hat at Sass.
formerly S. $40 and Sl2. Krouskon's
Steamer Gov. Stafford makes two trips
TO Daufuskie beach to-day; morning al 10
q. m, afternoon 3. p. m, Tickets 25c.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
157 and l59 st. Julian street
SAVANNAH. GA.

Don't stop if you are in need of any
goods in our line until you have examined
our new additions.
Having rehtted our stores and put in
large lots of new goods ia our different
lines, we are positive we can suit you For
Christmas what is better than 20 give a
good useful present? Fancy things are
soon worn out, laid aside and forgotten.
band a nice warm Lap Robe and share
its comforts with him, or a fine Trunk
Satchel, Suit Case that both or either can
use if necessary.
We have a nice line of Toy Trunks for
children Also Buggy Whips, Twig
Whips, and nice line Of useful articles
Nothing shoddV.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11

Sensational prices all this
week. The best % for Is"
Boys Stockings in town.
And our Boys Stockings at
25c per pair are astonishing
values.
This is the place for boys.
Economy" lives here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11

PROBABILITIES fo- Thursday: Gener-
ally fair; slight temperature changes.
winds becoming nOrtherly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
AS to Sports

For twenty years the name of spalding
has been household word in America. II
has been associated with everything that
has been honest and high grade in anna
teur sport. Known from one end of the
world TO another, "Spalding' on what
you purchase is indicative of the best We
nave led the world for twenty years smp-
~ because in every department we have
employed none but experts to manufac-
ture our goods.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11

A member of the Citizens Club asked per-
tinently yesterday: Where do they get
their Indignation with regard to the move
ment of the A. + A. and those Who com
pose it? As I understand It the members
Of the organization are oathbound and if
any of them give away information they
violate their oaths, or to speak plainly
they periure themselves. Now 1 want to
ask, is the statement of a man who will
perjure himself worthy of any credit?How
can they accept the statements of such
ueODle a 8 correct 7f
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11
IT WAS A QUIET PRIMARY.
ALL THE USUAL EXCITEMENT or
AN ELECTION LACKING.

The Managers Report Total Of
1.G25 Votes in seven Districts.
FoOIer Not IncIuded-The Citizens
Club Leaders REGARD This as Very
sausfactory-Watc for the
Liberal club Report only 1,fIo
Votes in the Four City Districts, a.
Against 1,5sI Reported by the
Managers. Discrepancy of 1G2
Votes-A Weak showing. the Lib
eruI Club Leaders say-The Result
10 BE Officially Declared To-day.
As expected. the primary yesterday was
q very tame affair. There was no excite
ment whatever. The usual incidents of a
Chatham county election were entirely
lacking.
There were no gangs of heelers at the
polls. brow beating and buldozing all
whom they felt they might intimidate
with impunlty. no long lines of men strung
out IN front Of The polling places waiting
their turn 10 vote, no wrangiing among
the managers and no unpleasant discus
sions between the challengers on the OPP
p0site sides; no police wagon running all
day long. carrying in loads of hired toughs
10 be bailed out by the managers Of the
respective sides; no party headquarters
with free whisky for the workers and
money TO buy the votes Of the corrupt ele-
meut.
All these things which have been famil-
lar features OF Chatham county elections
and primaries for many years passed We're
lacking. The police who were detailed TO
duty on the South Broad street green.
where the city booths were located, had
absolutely nothing 10 do. Ii was picnic
Tor them, but a very monotonous one.
The whole ticket was elected. The total
vote was between 1850 and LOO The re-
last night. the telephone at that place
having been taken out and the telegraph
office closing at an early hour. The polls
there were kept open until o'clock i'm
order to allow the residents there who
work IN Savannah an opportunity to vote.
The vote there is supposed to have been
somewhere between Is and 80 The total
vote IN the other seven districts was / ,625,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-08-27
The Butcher vs.. Armour.

Among the firms who have undertaken
this "object lesson" is the firm OF Philip
Armour 4 Co., Of Chicago. In response
to his offer, gentlemen in Chicago made
the following very apt and pat reply:
"Your offer of 80 cents worth of meat
and Mexican dollar in exchange for an
American dollar is refused, because my
butcher offers 90 cents worth OF meat
and 50 worth Of Portuguese 3 per cent
gold bonds for q United States silver
dollar. The butcher says these bonds
must be good, as Portugal has been on a
gold standard basis since 1858, and that
the average wages paid artisans in Portu-
gal is II cents per diem.
"You will remember that in your for
mer letter to the public you said all we
needed was "a little gold, improved bank
ing facilities and confidence Portugal
has a little gold and has had improved
banking facilities for nearly half cen.
tury, and as I can supply the confidence
those bonds must be good.
my butcher says he will continue this
offer OF so cents worth Of meat and ~ in
Portuguese gold bonds until Bryan be
elected. Will Phil Armour & Co. con-
tinue to give so cents worth Of meat and
a Mexican silver dollar in exchange for
an American silver dollar after Bryan
be elected? notice that Mexican bonds
are quoted in London at 94}a-Mexico
being upon a silver basis-while Portu'
euese per cent gold bonds are quoted
at 2sI."
The above reply to the great packers OF
Chicago cleverly illustrates the fallacy OF
the Mexican dollar "object lesson" This
reply should be read by every student OF
the monetary question, and then passed
to his inquiring neighbor.-Seattle Times.