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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-05

sensitive, sees in the threats of water
meters and other unnecessary expendi-
lures. certain cause for an increase of
taxation. and a decrease of the net to
be realized from rentals. Homeseekers
are taking up and improving lots all over
the city and also picking up improved
property This demand is the kind that
always exists in growing city. Persons
mature every year as "homeseekers."
Each year produces those who were not
ready the year before, and when they
reach the state described as good and
ready" they buy. no matter what the
times are. and they buy only that which
suits, and none other. This is the char
acter the business which was done during
the last twelve months. The prices obtain
ed were good even at public sales of es-
tate property. The competition was fair.
and prices well sustained. While there
are the usual number Of holders who
would like to exchange some of their in
vestments for cash, none of them seem to
have such pressing needs as to force off
their property
The amount of building done through
the year was very fair. The residences
erected were largely or the more INQUEST
two-story structures, such rs persons of
moderate means require and can own. Con-
sdering the condition of general business
during the year, the amount of building
done was phenomenal.
The renting season commences July /
for October explorations OF leases. Com
paratively little has been done as yet
to renewing leases. Landlords and tenants
are feeling their way and manoeuvering
for advantages. The outlook seems to indi-
cate no material changes as to residences.
Both parties seem willing to leave well
enough alone" If they can do no better.
Store rents are firmer Well located stores
are in good demand, and command full
figures. In the matter OF offices, tenants
have the advantage. Good office room
can be had at rates that are more salts
factory to the tenants than to the land
lords from an investment point of view.
Prophecies for a presidential year are
vain indulgencies. The one great cause
for encouragement is that after Novem-
Der, the element of uncertainty will be re-
moved, and no matter who is elected Pres
ident, we shall still be citizens of the
greatest country in the world and can be-
come freeholders in this, one Of its best
cities.
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To Our Customers and the Public Generally:

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of Mach
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-05
SAVANNAH'S TRADE YEAR.

Granteville Factory
common stock ...... $40 $50 $50 l153
J. p. King Factory,
common stock, Au-
gusta ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 04 Il0 100 IlB
Langley Factory, com
mon stock, S. Co.. 107 ITO ll4 100
Sibley Manufacturing
Co, common stock,
Augusta ............... "a Is "a 76
Savannah Cotton Fac
tory ................... 40 50 60 20
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Continued From Third Page.

Guiding undivided profits of Savannah
will be seen in the following statement;
Cap. Res we'd.
Chatham Bank ............. $4,000 5000
Citizens Bank ....... 0,O00 65, 700
Germania Bank ... 10000 a. O00
Merchants National Bank 10000 10000
The National Bank of Sa-
vannah ...................... 10000 $4,000
Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Company ......... 125,o00 1900
The Southern Bank of the
State of Georgia ........ 100000 44O,55S
The Savannah Bank and
Trust Company ........... $4,000 10000
The Savannah, Savings
Bank ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,000 4Oo0
Title Guarantee and Loan
Company .................... 10000 1900
The prices of southern securities ruling
at this time, as compared with last year,
are about as follows:
STATE BONDS.
Evening star., 1896-09-19

had reached the last stage of decrepitude.
there was so little stir in the streets, that
one could well fancy the place wholly aban-
doned. The old Red Lion tavern still
stood. its roof bent and broken by the
weight of years, trying to hide itself in
the basement. In this lardable endeavor
it finally slid into the street. Thereupon
the fragments of the old building were
removed. leaving a bare village lot. The
Lafayette headquarters was a picturesque
ruin. which has since, by the connivance
of carpenter and painter. degenerated into
a respectable modern dwelling.
A decided change has come over the
place More houses have been built in the
last four years than in the preceding hun
dred, though they are not SO very many.
There has not been and never will be a
boom.
But the operations of workmen In the
direction OF repairs have been extensive.
so that the antique appearance of the place
is considerably Iessened. The old and the
new are. indeed. curiously mingled. New
houses with slate roofs are f1anked by
those whose shingles. undisturbed for gen.
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EDUCATIONAL
IN WASHINGTON,
National University.
Incorporated By Special Act of Con sress.
Law Department.
IN WASHINGTnN

FACULTY OF Law.
President
Justice OF the Court of Appeals Of the District
OF Coiumbia, Il Lecturer on Constitutional Law. -,
Boston Mass)
Lecturer on Bailments, domestic Relations Wills
and Administration.
HON. H. o. CLAUGHTON, ILL., D.,
(Of the Washington Barr,
Instructor of the Senior Class. and Professor of
oo%%0nLaw n Pieading Evidence Equity Juris
HON JOHN GooDE,
(Of virginia),
Lecturer on the Law Of Crimes
HON. CHARLES C. COLE
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
tflct OF columbia, Lecturer on Statutory Law.
EUGENE CARUsI. LII. D.,
Instructor Of Junior Class. and Professor Of tho
Law Of Real Property. Contracts, Negotiable In
jackson II. RALsToN. IL. NJ,
(Of the Washingtt Barr,
Lecturer on Practice and Judge Of the Moot Court
WALTER F. ROGERS, LII. NJ,
Qate Of the q. 8. Patent ONCE,
HON. H. o. CI.AUGHTON EUGENE CARUsI AND
JACKSON II. RALSTON.
Judges Of the Court Of Appeals.
The session will begin Thursday, October 1,
1895. in the college, so 18th street northwest at
I pm. when the usual announcements will be made
tion in this school, which nsures the active partic
patton OF each member In the exercises during each
of each class be limited. An early enrolment is
therefore desirable. The secretary can be seen at
his office. go 18th street northwest , every day
80 Pm, until October l. After that date at the
college building, also between and PM daily.
Catalogue containing full information to course
of studies and terms can be had upon application
at the book stores of Messrs. Lowdermilk & Co.,
1924 street northwest; Vim. H. Morrison. 1884 F
ter ; e'' to EUGENb D. cARtsi, Secretary.
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erations. have thriftily clothed themselves
with velvet moss. Crumbling walls sup
port and nourish stray weeds and grass
and fresh white paint conceals the age1
decay that turks in warped and bulging
weatherbOards. The school house. that
abomination of Sir William Berkeley,
stands on the site and built in part Of
the brick of the old Dunmore palace. Bru-
ton Church, built more than half CEN
tury before the revolution, Is undergoing
extensive repairs
The Bicycle is There.
Some attempts to grade and improve the
streets have also been made. though as yet
they know not McAdam and pavement Is
a word from an unknown tongue. The side
walks shell mari, very good in dry
weather, but one is surprised, not to say
startled to see pretty girls gliding by on
up-to-date bikes" More curious still is 1t
to find that the meager business of the
place. which does not support a photograph
er, includes bicycle store.
In spite of change there are still more
houses of the colonial period, standing un-
touched, than in any place, great or small
In the country. Many of them have no his
tory, having been the homes of Just COM
mon folks" The settlement is among the
Oldest that survive in Virginia The Middle
Plantation was laid out and ''paled in in
1852 When jamestown succumbed to Its
many nisfortunes Williamsburg became the
proud of the old dominion.
The college at Hneiocred, what and z
The college at Henrico had been discon-
tInued and re-established here, a few years
earlier under the name William and
Mary in honor of the sovereigns who
were then on the English throne Among
the reasons for removing the capital to
Williamsburg were that ''the air is serene
and temperate" jamestown being consid-
cred very unhealthy, there were no mos
Guitoes"-like our summer resorts-and
crystal springs burs. from the dry and
champaign COLL A dry soil it is. and was
suffering severely from drought, but II
there were any springs. crystal or other
wise. they were not visible, while the mos
quito was much in evidence.
The plan Of the town Is peculiar, not to
say whimsical The Duke of Gloucester
street, running due east and west, about a
mile in length, IS hanked by two parallel
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Custis. On the top is a conventional urn.
from " hich flames arise. In view Of these
stories there would seem to be a pee ultar
Significance in this.
The association Of Washington with
Williamsburg Is very close 1t has been
mentioned that he was a student there.
Here also he fell in love with Miss Mary
Cary, the daughter of one Of the Oldest
and wealthiest Virginia families 1t ap-
pears that she did not return his affection.
Certainly her father did not. and II the re-
man with gratuitous brutality. Il desire
that you instantly leave my house." he
said, my daughter has been accustomed
to ride in her carriage
The lady married Edward Amber. the
proprietor Of jamestown Island. Many
years later when Washington passed
through Williamsburg at the head Of the
victorious army. he recognized her in the
whereupon.. it is said, she tainted. This
story is better than that about the cherry
tree and rather more authentic.
He was also at one time master of the
Masonic lodge in Williamsburg, 1t is claim
ed. and the chair in which he sat is tri-
umphantly pointed out In evidence. 1t is q
massive and beautiful piece Of work, the
back carved from a single piece. 1t Is COW
cred with ornamental work and emblems
The arms terminate in lions heads and the
legs in claws
It's Origin Unknown.
1t should be mentioned. also. that the
first insane asylum built in this country Is
located at Williamsburg. The present
building is modern. the old one having been
accidentally burned a few years ago. The
grounds are spacious and well-kept An in
terestil g fact in connection with this insti-
tuition Is that for ninety years its superin-
tendent was Gault, the office descending
from father to son.
And now. after describing so much that
Is above ground a word may be spared for
a construction which is below, and which
no one Is able to explain. A hundred yards
or so from the Dunmore palace Is a mound
covered with trees of some size Below Is
an excavation like WELL brck-Iired and
arched over like a cistern. The earth has
been dug away near the top. and this arch
broken through, so that a side passage can
be seen- leading out to the base of the
mound, where 1t Is said there was once a
door. or which no trace now remains
AT the bottom OF this excavation running
IN the direction of the palace, Is another
gallery bricked over. which has never been
fully explored. This lower gallery is now
covered up by debris which has fallen
from above. A gentleman told me that his
1ather mad owned the ground when he was
| a boy. and had dug the hole at the ton -e-
1erred to- I'VE did not venture into it
much, ne said. 'as we were afraid of
snakes Perhaps they were. but l rather
suspect they were more afraid of the mys-
terry, and had lively sense of the awk-
wardness of meeting a ghost in such close
quarters.
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streets. overlapping II at the ends by about
q half block. The ends of the three streets
are connected by side streets. running at
about an angle Of ninety degrees. thus
forming the letter W. or M" according
10 the way you face. At the west end stood
the college and at the other the state house
About the middle point between them were
the court house. governors palace and the
church. The public buildings were all
burned during the revolution. The court
house, having been restored. was gutted
during the rebellion. 1t Is very little the
worse for wear, however. and, though
small. not lacking in picturesqueness.
In Now Forms.
The state house Ii now q hole in tho
ground. Soon after its destruction the seat
Of government was moved to Richmond.
Out OF the old building a female seminary
was constructed, which stood until after
the war, some Of our troops being quar-
tered In II In 1sd2. After many ysass Of
vacancy, q contractor bought the brick,
carried them 70 Newport News, the ''Nu-
pors Muse Of Smiths History, where they
Evening star., 1896-09-19

Among the tablets on the wall is one Of
Daniel Parke. the ancestor Of Martha Gus
tis wife of Washington 1t mentions among
his other ''felicityes" his happy marriage"
with "Rebbeca." daughter Of George Eve
lyn. There is fine imported memorial
window to John Page.
In the church yard arc many massive
tombs. weighted down with heavy cpl
taphs, many Of them in Latin. In the
northwest angle. between transept and
chancel. IL q slab recently brought from
one Of the Custis places few miles from
Williamsburg, which records the death in
infancy Of two children Of Daniel Park
Gusts and Martha, his wife. BY the side
OF this, and nearer the church, 70 that Of
Mrs. Frances Gusts, daughter Of Daniel
PARK, esQr."
This was not tho Daniel Park hrst men,
toned, but his son, vho became governor
Of Antigua and was killed In an insurrec-
ton.
Tho husband Of this lady, whoss name IL
significantly absent from the stone, was
John Custia Of Arlington, on tho eastern
shore, frcp whish our Arlington 10 named.
Evening star., 1896-09-19

are doing yeoman's service In railroad
culvert Part of the foundation remains
for an excellent reason.
1t was laid in shell lime. like most OF the
old buildings, which Is so strong that the
brick cannot be removed, as they preak
easier than the cement. Where oio WaLs,
so constructed, have gone through hre,
scrt of fusion has taken place, converting
them into a gigantic monolith.
The houses that antedate the revolution
ary war are too numerous to receive par
ticular mention. Among the Oldest IS tnat
of Col John Page. founder of the family OF
that name In Virginia. He died In l6O2
How long before that the house was built
ia not known 1t Is neither large nor mag
the same may be said of all the old houses:
The rooms are spacious and ornamenteu
with handsome carving. Good. honest work
was done in those days. partly, probably.
from the lack of woodworking machinery,
which necessitated handwork. The mold
ing of door and window cases. for example,
was worked upon the frame itself, not
nailed upon it, and wells for window
weights have been found cut bod1ly out OF
the solid stick.
The Washington headquarters. the home
of Chancellor Wyeth, Is pleasing speci-
men of colonial architecture. 1t was built
about the middle Of the last century, of
glazed brick laid in what Is called Flemish
bond, each alternate brick In the outer
course having its end to the weather,
which gives a kind of checker-work effect
ed now that these brick were not imported
and that where in the old records English
brick are mentioned, the standard or size.
as distinguished from the Dutch. is referred
to, not the place OF manufacture. The Ques-
tion need not be discussed here.
Magazine to q Church.
The powder horn, as it is called, was built
about the beginning of the last century
for a magazine. After its abandonment
by the state the Baptsts used 1t for a long
time as a church, which accounts for the
dccrs and windows. At the present the
Ladies' Antiquarian Society has 1t for the
ste rage of relics.
The main building of the venerable col
lege stands substantially as 1t has for more
than two centuries. A few brick here
and there, heal breaches and a portico
has been added in front of the main en-
and outlived 'the drums and tramplings'
of two wars 1t has been occupied "
British, French, confederate and Union SOL
diers. by the latter of whom 1t was burned
in 1862. The presidents house was burned
by the French after their defeat at James,
town.
Its walls do not appear to have been in
jured, and the building Is an exact dupf-
cate of the slightly older one or the south
side of the lawn, both standing between
the main building and the entrance to the
grounds. In the center Of the gravel walk
staEds a statue of Baron Botetourt, erect
ed by the Virginia legislature. 1t Is to
be hoped that 1t does him a gross injustice.
1t certainly does If the fulsome eulogy
i Is to be trusted.
Evening star., 1896-09-19

He was a vestryman of the church, which
In his day was no guaranty of piety. The
married life Of this couple was as wretched
as 1t could well be.
Domestic Conversation.
For years they communicated with each
other only through the servants-"Pomp,
ask your master whether he will have an
other cup of Coffee" the lady would say.
"Pomp, tell your mistress that your master
will take another cup Of cofree,' would be
the reply.
Next to the church and almost touching
the tombstone of Mrs. Custis, is a mu-
tilated tomb without any inscription. Local
tradition has 1t that this belonged to John
Evening star., 1896-09-19

Presidents House, William and Mary
College.
William Stith. wrote history of Virginia,
which was published at Williamsburg,
which, at that time, had the only printing
press In the colony.
Most interesting of all is Bruton Church,
with its yard full Of the dust Of those who
have played so great a part in the early
history of our country. In its present form
1t dates from 1717. There are several older
churches, but none which can call up such
stirring pictures Of the past. 1t Is rich in
relics, but the claim sometimes made that
the baptismal font Is the one in which Po-
cahontas y as baptized Is myth. 1t does
have the communion service of the old
Jamestown Church. how ever. az shown by
the inscription. This was donated by
Francis Morrison, acting governor, and has
the motto, Mike not holy thinges with
profane." 1t las also a two handled or
loving cup, presented by Queen Anne and
a chalice by George III. with the royal
monogram and coat-of-erms
Evening star., 1896-09-19
EDUCATIONAL.
IN WASHINGTON
TME COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY
TME lAW SCHOOL,

The Hon. WALTER s. cox. IL. D.. Dean
associate Justice of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict Of COiunbiat,
Professor Of the Law Of Real Estate Of Contracts
and of Commercial Paper.
The Hon. JOHN n HARLAN, Ii. d.
associate Justice OF the Supreme Court OF the
United Statesl,
Professor OF the Constitutional Jurisprudence OF the
United States. OF the Law of Domestic Relations,
The Hon. wiI4.IAM A. MAuRY, IL D.
Sometime Assistant Attorney General OF the United
Professor Of Equity Jurisprudence Of Common
Law and Equity Pleading. and Of the Law Of
Evidence and the Jurisdiction and Practice
Of the United States Courts.
The Hon DAVID j. BREWER Ii. ID.
United Stntes),
Professor of the Law OF Corporations.
Prof c. H. EMMoTT. IL. n.
(of the Johns Hopkins University.
Lecturer on the Civil Law.
HENRY E. DAVIS, IL. NJ,
Colunbiaj,
Lecturer the History of Law.
WILLIAM r. MATTINGIY, ESQ
(Of the Washington Barr,
Lecturer on Practical Commercial Law.
The Hon. ANDREW c. BRADLEY
associate Justice OF the Supreme Court of the Dis
trct of Columbia),
Lecturer on Criminal Law and on Criminal Pleading
and Practice.
The Hon. BENJAMIN BuTTERwORTH
G5ometime United States Commissioner OF Patents).
WILLIAM G. JOHNSON, IL. NJ,
tof the Washington Barr,
Professor Of Legal Catechetics. Cornmon-law Prac-
LEE DAVIS LODGE, III. d.,
MELVILLE CHURCH
Profess Of the Law of Patents
COURT OF APPEALS.
WILLIAM F. MATTINGLY,
HENRY e. DAVIS. CHARLES ". NEEDHAM,
Associate Justices.
ROBERT ii. MARTIN. Secretary.
Evening star., 1896-09-19

A quasi claim is put forth that William
and Mary Is the oldest college In the coun-
try. If we date it from the establish
ment of the college In Henrico, to whose
endowment lands it succeeded. the claim
Is true. A host of great names have gone
forth from its halls. Washington, Jeffer-
son, Monroe and Tyler were among its
students. 1t has furnished fifteen Sena-
tors, at least seventy Representatives and
numerous governors. judges, naval and
army officers. ircluding Winfield Scott four
of the signers of the Declaration and one
Of the most influential of the trainers Of
the Constitution. One of it's presidents
Evening star., 1896-09-19
TMIE GNlWIMlBHAM GMl. IEG[E

Offers complete courses in Litera: ure and Science,
leading TO the degrees Of A. Ii. and IL. s. new
and In this school two special scholarships Of
fered. Entrance examina tions will be held at the
University September % and -.
ANDREW p. MONTAGUE, PH. D., L. D.,
- Dean and Professor Of Latin.
REV. ADONII;AM J. HUNTINGTON, D. D..
Professor OF Greek.
REV: SAMUEL NJ. SHUTE. d. D..
Emeritus Professor Of English and Anglo Saxon.
JAMES HOWARD GORE, PHI. D..
Professor Of Mathematics and Secretary OF the
HOWARD l.. HoDGK1Ns, PHI. D..
Professor Of Physics
LEE DAVIS LODGE, PHI. D.,
Professor of Political Philosophy.
REV. JAMES MncBtIDE STEItRETT. ID. D.,
Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy.
CHARLES Z. MUNRoE, PHI. D.,
Professor Of Chemistry.
ANTONIO NJ. SUTE.DO, Ii. D.,
Professor Of Spanish.
WILLIAM OUDWAi PARTRIDGE,
Professor of the Fine Arts.
Hermann SCHOENFH.D, PHI. D.,
Professor of German.
MARATHON MONTROSE RAMSEY, A. NJ,
Professor OF Romance Languages.
REV. EDWARD Is. POLLARD. PH. D.,
Professor Of English and Angl1SaIon.
CHARLES C. swISHER, PHI. D.,
Acting Professor OF History.
FELIX FREYHOIAD, c. E.,
Acting Professor Of Civil Engineering.
LECTURERS.
HON. WILLIAM l.. WILSON, IL. D.,
American Etonomic Legislation
HON. JOHN w. POWELL. Ii. D.,
The History Of Culture.
OTIS 7. MASON, PHI. D.,
The Origins Of Culture.
For catalogues address
ROBERT H. MARTIN. Secretary.
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AN HISTORIC CAPITAL
Some Of the Picturesque Features
Of Ancient Williamsburg.
HOUSES OF FHE COLONIAL PERIOD
Where Washington and Lafayette
Ate and Slept.
ANCIENT AND MODERN

F ALL THE OLD
capitals of this coun-
try Williamsburg,
Va, IS the most di-
minutive and the
most interesting. At
the first visit of the
writer, a few years
since, 1t might have
posed for a Desert
ed Village" Not that
it was so In fact, any
more than now. But
there were so many
vacant houses which
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SCHOOL of GRADUATE &
ST WD0 les,

Men and women holding suitable degrees from in
sttutions of repute pursue in this school
Of study leading to the degrees of Master OF Arts,
Master of Science, Civil Engineer. Electrical En-
gineer, Mechanical Engineer and Doctor OF Phil
CsOphy; two years study being required TO accom-
pIish the work for the degree of Doctor of Phil
Osophy, and years study being required for
each of the other degrees.
Application blanks may be obtained from the
Dean of the School, and when filed they must be
submitted through the Dean, to the Board of Di-
rectOrs Of University Studies for inspection and
action.
The opening exercises will be held September 80,
will he dciiver,s, nv tho Rev y r Poiiard I I1h n
For catalogues address
ROBERT II. MARTIN Secretary.