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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-22
RACING IN MOSCOW.
Vivid Description OF a Characteris-
tic Russian Sport.
From the Badminton Magazine.

From the Badminton Magazine.
It is a racing day in Moscow. The
course is swept free from snow and fol-
lows the wooded shores with red painted
ratings on each side. On one side is a
stand, with seating room for several thou
sand people and special box with tent
shangings for the governor general sur
mounted by the imperial eagle in gold In
front of this box, lower down, you see the
prizes, consisting of gold and silver cups
vases and ornamental pieces, all in Rus
sian style and taste.
A bell rings; the course is cleared by
mounted gendarmes, and now the Compel
itors in due order take their places in
front of the stand, but not side by side,
as they always start from opposite sides
of the course with heads also turned in
opposite directions The usual race course
hum and noise of the betting men, are
heard and increase in volume as the bell
rings the second time. They are Off and
the fascination of rapid motion, open air
and strenuous exertion throws its spell
over the assembly. high and low, for trot-
ting is certainly the most fashionable and
beloved sport in Russia. You cannot rec
ognize people just yet; the great fur col
lars are raised and reach over the fur
caps, leaving only red tipped noses, be-
neaIQ which appear never missing cigar
cites. The ladies' heads are almost en-
tirely covered with wooden wraps, so here
again you can only guess who is who. To
a stranger not investing his money in
backing his opinion as to winners, the
game might seem monotOnous enough as
the horses do not finish side by side but
in the way they started. Yet the Rus
slams think differently-and, besides is
there not plenty of vodka and caviar to
be had between the races?
Single horses are pitted against each
other drawing light little sleighs, in
which the driver is seated very low down
and far away from the horse owing to
the long shafts, intended to give the horse
perfect freedom of action. whip is not
used, but on the reins are metal buckles
over the quarters, which are employed in
stead, and almost all horses run without
bliukers.
Sometimes a horse is attached to the
sleigh on one side of the trotter, who is
between the shafts: he is the pacemaker,
and galops the whole course, whereas,
it need not be said, the trotter must not
break. Then follow pair horses, harness.
ed, and lastly troikas with three horses,
sometimes four abreast Troikas are very
barbarously gaudy and clumsy things to
look at, but exceedingly comfortable all
the same
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alton the failure upon the part of Mr.. M
A. Buttimer to comply with the contract
entered into between him and the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah.
under date Of SOth day Of June. 1897, for
the cleaning of privy vaults, etc.
And, whereas, the said Buttimer re-
duested that he be given until 8 o'clock p.
m. on Sept. 49, 1897. to complete the orders
he then had on hand. to the satisfaction
of the mayor.
And, whereas, II was resolved by coun-
ell that Buttimer be given said time. and
If the work was not then completed, that
the mayor should declare the said contract
to be cancelled and annulled;
And, whereas, the said M. A. Buttimer
has failed TO carry out the work he had
undertaken to perform,
1t is therefore ordered, That the said
contract between Maurice A. Buttimer
and the mayor and aldermen of the city
Of Savannah be and the same Is hereby
cancelled and annulled.
p. w. Meldrim
Mayor City of Savannah
Mayors Office, Sept IS, 1897.
Council took a recess subject to the call
of the mayor. VIM. p. BAILEY
Clerk of Council.
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--e@7Es-a------
GOOD TEMPLARS IN ATLANTA.

The Grand Lodge of Georgia Hold
ing Its Thirtieth Annual Session.
Atlanta Ga, Sept 21.-The thirtleth an
hual session of the Grand Lodge of Good
-empars of Georgia convened in Good
lemplars hall at 1 o'clocSSto-day.
The meeting was called to order by
Grand Chief Templar Whilber Colvin and
'Aere was a large attendance to answer
Inc roll call Credentials were passed
Upon, reports rendered ana other business
transacted. Delegates are still arriving on
every train. The convention proposes
covering three days and the attendance
''la fair to be unusually large
HE grand lodge is composed of dele
s''es from the subordinate lodges all over
@ state, and these constitute a working
'1N mat lays out the work to be done by
"IIer throughout the state during the
le-eeding year.
A-'er the business session this morning
' convention met again at 800 when a
.-0'' interesting meeting was held and
Idrsely attended, with doors open to
pubic. Just what position will be
s'hg1 on the prohibition question has not
'eooed yet, but will probably be dis
'I az length by the members and
',enas Of the order.
-t visitors from all parts of the state
'e'ns taken care of by the local lodges
every thing done to make their stay
" '-e city pleasant one
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THE GREATEST AGE.
A Tortoise in London Geological
Gardens the Oldest Thing Alive.

Gardens the oldest Thing Alive.
From the Kansas City Journal.
The statement by Southern Kansas pa
per that a negro resides in Bourbon county
who has attained the age Of 127 years re-
calls a recent statement by the London
Spectator that the Oldest living creature
in the world occupies a place in the Lon
don geological garden. II is a giant tor
tolse. weighing more than ton, and has a
record going back 100 years. How much
longer it has lived no one knows. Com
mentng on the long life lived by this tor
toise and by Others the Spectator gives
US the following interesting dissertation:
1.-THE structure of the tortoises contr-
butes a large share to their pre-eminence
in length of life. Their bodies are spared
the whole of that exhausting process of
breathing The cruel wear and tear of this
incessant motion, involving work of lungs,
muscles. ribs and air passages, unnotced
in health, but one of the most distressing
facts revealed by illness does not fail on
the happy tortoise His SHE'LL back plate
and breast plate alike, is as rigid as
piece of concrete. He sucks IN air BY
swallows il like water the reservoir in
stead Of a stomach, being his capacious
lungs. In addition to this enormous saving
OF energy, the tortoise enjoys two other
structural advantages. He has no teeth
10 decay, break, get out of order and ul-
iimately starve him TO death, like those
of an old horse or a broken-toothed rab-
bit
Instead, he has sharp horny edges to his
mouth, which do not break or get out Of
order. And. lastly, there Is his impene-
trable she'll In reference to this, size is
Of real advantage, for though the small
tortoise may live for centuries I'm bishops
gardens they have their enemies in the
outer world. Adjutant storks swallow
them whole and digest them, shell and
all, and in California the golden eagle car
ries them up to hight and let's them fall
on the rocks, thereby smashing their
shells, as the Siciiian eagle was trying to
do when he dropped the tortoise on the
skull Of Aeschylus But when a tortoise
grows to the weight of 200 pounds there Is
no living creature which could injure It in
any way. AS II can swim it cannot drown;
its limbs are so constructed as TO be liz
tie liable to fracture, and it's interior is
so arranged that 1t can fast for long peri
DDS. and had an internal reservoir Of
water, though it is naturally rather a
thirsty animal. Charles Darwin, when
among the giant tortoises Of the Galapa-
Cos Islands, saw the newly Matched young
carried off by buzzards, but the full
grown animals seemed beyond the chance
Of any danger. He surmised that their
deaths, when such took place. we're only
due to accidents, such as falling over
precipices, and the inhabitants of the ISL
ands corroborated this conclusion"
While this description Of the tortoise is
entertaining the chief interest will revert
back to the apparently weIl-founded claim
that $50 years is the age Of the Oldest hv-
ing thing on earth. What brief span
the Almighty has allotted 70 His creatures
IN world that rolls on forever
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THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
OmciaI Proceedings of Council,


Savannah, Ca, Sept IS, 1s@.-Counch
met this evening at $50 o'clock, pursuant
TO the call Of the mayor upon the written
request Of Aldermen Davis Krouskoff and
Guckenheimer.
Present: Hon p. w. Meldrim, mayor,
presiding; Alderman s. p. Hamilton
chairman of council: Alderman, W. W.
owens, vice chairman Of council, and Al
dermen Davis, Krouskoff, Reid, We'll,
Guckenheimer. Wylly, Smith and Chari-
ton.
His honor stated that the meeting was
called for the purpose Of considering such
matters as may be brought before it.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Davis
Whereas, The cities of Rome and At
lanta have opened their gates to the peo-
ole from all the infected districts of yell
low fever, thereby endangering the safe
ty Of this city Therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the city of Savannah
quarantine against Rome and Atlanta,
thus placing these cities upon the same
footing as Infected districts.
Amended by Alderman Hamilton, that as
DR.. Stone Is now in Atlanta and In a
position to obtain full information of any
threatened danger 70 this city, that the
matter be postponed to await further in
formation and the mayor requested to cali
a meeting of council promptly 10 take ac-
ton should any suspicious circumstance
arise.
The vote being upon the amendment.
ayes and nays were called, the vote re-
sulting as follows: Ayes, Aldermen Smith,
Hamilton Charlton, owens and Welt.
Nays Guckenheimer, Davis, Reid, Krous-
kon ana Wylly-5,
The vote being a tie, the mayor cast
his vote in favor Of the amendment ana
declared same adopted.
BY Alderman Guckenheimer--
whereas, 1t has come to the notice Of
council that the city of Atlanta has given
the freedom of entrance to refugees from
the yellow fever districts; therefore,
Resolved, That quarantine be declared
against Atlanta under the same conditions
and restrictions as apply to the infected
districts themselves.
Substitute offered by Alderman We'll,
that action be postponed for the present.
The question being upon the substitute,
the ayes and nays being called, the vote
being as follows:
Ayes-Smith, Hamilton, Charlton, Owens
and Well 5. Observation-Disclosures Davis,
Reid Krouskoff and Wylly, 5. The vote
being a tie the mayor cast his vote In ia
vor of the substitute and declared 1t adopt
ed.
His Honor the mayor announced that
Mr. M. A. Buttimer. having failed TO com
ply with the conditions laid down by res
olution Of council passed at its meeting OF
Sept. 49, 1897, in order to retain the con-
tract now existing between him and the
city, the contract was declared null and
void, and the following order was issued:
Whereas, council having under consider.
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WANT HIGHER EDUCATION.
The Negroes of Augusta Go to the
Courts to Save Their High school.


Courts to Save Their High school.
Augusta, Ga. Sept. 21.-During the sum-
mer vacatio the Richmond county board
of education abolished the negro high
school in Augusta. The matter was
brought before the board several times
by friends Of the school, and there was
an earnest effort to have the action recon-
sidered and the school reopened, but the
board steadily refused. Now they have
taken the question into the courts and will
seek to force the reopening of the school
by law.
They have brought two petitions before
Judge Galloway. signed by prominent
negro citizens. One alleges that tax is
collected for the purpose of giving equal
school privileges to both white and color
ed children, and that only one race has
the benefits of the tax as to high school.
The petitioners hold that this is an uncon-
stitutional discrimination against the
negro, ana they ask that the tax collector
be enjoined from collecting the taxes and
that the board of education be enjoined
from dispensing the funds of the Tubman
high school
Judge Galloway granted rule nlsl re-
quirng that the tax collector and the
board of education should appear before
him on Oct. u, and show cause why this
injunction should not be granted.
Another petition was also flied asking
that the board of education be required to
establish a high school for colored chill
dren. Judge Galloway granted man.
damus requiring the board of education 10
appear before him on the same date in
October and show cause WHY they should
not be compelled to establish a high
school for colored children. The cases will
attract much attention.
The board of education decided that the
high school for colored children was not
worth as much as it cost and that the
money could be expended in new primary
schools for negro children, but the negroes
are quite wrought over the abolshing of
their high school and are determined to
have ii.
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the rich mines had been worked for cen
turtles They have given out; they are
barren and filed up with rubbish. l man
aged TO get in the mouth of one OF those
Old holes grown up with trees aud filled
with shifting sands. l found tunnels and
shafts that stretched for miles under the
mountains. But ell the gold had been
taken out. The mine was empty and val
ueess.
Then there is the Madre d'Oro mine Of
Arizona, the mother of gold mine that
once drew hundreds to Apache City 1t is
said to be so rich that you can scrape
gold off its sides with a knife. I looked
for it two years.
There is one famous lost mine that |
have never hunted. It's the Lost Cabin
mine. 1t was located by three miners
named Hurlburt Jones and Cox, who
went prospecting in the Indian country.
They were floating down the Big Horn by
night to escape the saVages and they lost
their bearings. 1t was in the fan of
'63. They camped one day at the foot of
some mountains and discovered a mine of
great richness. They built stockades and
spent the whole winter developing their
claim. But the Indians found them out.
and two of theR were murdered. The
third escaped and drifted back to Fort
Laramie, where he organized a big com
pany. But the mine was never found.
i4AOUSe'IuS VI uoildiS were spent ana the
indignant men, angered by their disap-
continent, mobbed him.
And what would the world do without
fools like myself and the Alaska mobs?
Why, we would all be living on the CONT
nent of Europe to this day, and such a
place as the United States of America
would be unknown. New worlds are de-
Veloped only by such ventures. Adven-
turers, wild with greed have crossed vast
seas and huge mountains; they have pen
etraled bOundless plains and inaccessible
deserts. They are the ones who have car
ried civilization with them. Why, that
Alaska horde is a band of heroes'
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MAYOR no THE RAILROADS.
Asks That No Baggage From In
fected Districts BE Let In.

fected Districts BE Let In.
The assistance Of railroads has again
been invoked by the authorities in the
enforcement of the quarantine rules. This
time it is upon the subject of freight, as
well as passengers, that communica-
ton from the mayor was received. The
mayors letter is as follows:
Your attention is earnestly called to
the fact that no persons, goods, baggage,
wares or merchandise of any kind or char
acter coming from the infected districts
will be allowed to enter this city.
The sanitary board of this city de
sires to thank you for your hearty CO.
operation in the matter of quarantine,
and it is of the utmost importance that
no goods, wares or merchandise from the
infected districts should be allowed to en-
ter the city. Yours respectfully.
up. w. Meldrim, Mayor"
The railroad men say that the letter was
not altogether necessary, as they have
been receiving no freight from the infect
ed district. Ever since the establishment
Of the quarantine against the places at
which the fever is prevalent the railroads
have not been receiving freight from them.
except possibly for local stations along
their lines that have not guaranteed.
Some time ago the roads here were noti-
fed that no freight would be received
from connections that had gotten It from
infected districts This rule il is said,
has been strictly observed. The letter, ii
is thought, was considered advisable from
the report having gotten abroad that il
was intended to bring in a shipment of
rice from New Orleans
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FROM THE CATHEDRAL.

Funeral of Mrs. Bridget Conway y.
AcstcI day.
The funeral services of Mrs. Bridget
Conway were conducted at St. Johns Ca
thedral yesterday and the interment was in
the Cathedral cemetery. Her relatives
did not know Of her illness while she was
confined at the st. Joseph's Infirmary and
her death caused chem great bereavement
on that account Mrs. Conway was a ma
tive of Ireland, having come to this coun-
try forty years ago. Her life was devoted
to charitable work and her death viii be
a source Of deep and lasting sorrow to her
acquaintance.
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LOCAL Personal.

Mrs. James l.. Murphy has returned
from a visit TO Lithia Springs.
Mr. j. J. Dale, chairman of the county
commissioners, has sent for a health GER
titicate and IS expected home in a few
days.
President II. NJ. Conner of the Central
railroad is now at his ranch at San An
gelo. Tex. He is expected to return to 5a-
vannah by oct. /.
Mr.. James b. Connolly of Boston ar
rived in Savannah yesterday to spend a
few days. Mr.. Connolly resided in Sa-
vannah several years ago and his friends
will be glad to see him.
Rev. J. l.. Scully rector of ST. Paurs
church, viii leave New York to-day on
the City of Birmingham and will reach
Savannah in time to resume the regular
services Sunday morning.
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A SOURCE OF FLAMES.
~o'"hbus Suffers Two Disastrous
tires Within a Few Hours.

wv
Fires Within a Few Hours.
ooI9ahus, Ga, Sept. 21.-Columbus has
''' A'I two destructive fires. one late
'',, A-Ht and the other to-day
.e "lSt fire destroyed Butts & Co. s
''"'eF yard and factory. The insurance
nus was $500, the loss was $4,000. The
", rate was prohibltory. The Southern
o...t Georgia and Wabash joint freight
Isi' win a freight of twenty-three
vlr oi cotton and three loaded cars,
cove g50rned. The loss is $4,000, mostly
emer.'y fire destroyed eight small ten
p9r.r,s curing high winds The fire de-
ialg M is completely used IN. having
o.cloell most constantly at work since 10
ternol, a, night up to O'Clock this af-
Der y,-, Guards are stationed at the lum-
The ms Where the fire Is still burning,
the a.,,h not being in shape to play on
Games tonight.
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MATTERS IN sTATEsBORO.

A Mercantile House Celebrates Its
Fall Opening-COunty COnvicts.
Statesboro Ga, Sept. 21.-The doors of
the elegant two-story brick building of
J. w. OniT & Co, was thrown open here
yesterday, disclosing a mammoth stock of
goods, worth some SIS, 900. Probably LOCO
persons visited the establishment during
the day. band of music was furnished
from Savannah for the opening day.
Sheriff Patrick of Screven county left
here this morning for Messrs. Sherouse &
Bros. saw mill, twelve miles below here, to
take charge of ScTeven county's convicts
that has been employed at that place.
Ordinary Martin has his stockade about
ready for Bulloch county's convicts, and
will put them on the public roads this
week
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CITY BREVITIEs.

The department responded TO a telephone
alarm OF fire yesterday afternoon at about
$50 clock, and located the trouble in a
chimney that was ablaze at the corner Of
Price street and Bay street lane. The fire
was soon extinguished and no damage re-
suited
The entertainment at Masonic temple
tonight for the benefit OF Miss Bieber's
class of the Lutheran Sunday School of
the Ascension promises to be a very en-
joyable affair The programme is a good
one There will be dancing after the en-
tertainment.
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ROADS HAVE WIRES DOWN.

hut the ROadbcds Have Not Yet suf-
fcred Any Damage.
None Of the railroads report any dam
age along the lines, with the exception
of some of the telegraph wires being down
in places This is a trouble that is not
general. there being only two of the roads
the Georgia and Alabama and the Flor
ida Central and Pennsular-reported as
without communication, Geographically,
with parts Of their lines. The wires Of
the latter are down TO the south. Its
trains have all been running on time. de-
spite the loss of communication. None OF
the train crews had anything to report of
damages from the wind or rain along the
line, and IL is not thought that there was
any sustained. The Central and the Plant
system had no trouble a all with wires
or roadbeds.
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CONVICTs mad TO STOP.

Too Much Wind and water For
Them TO Stay at Work.
nails and bitches upon which the county
convict force was at work yesterday to
such an extent that the men could not
work in them. The storm also greatly
interfered with their work ana by noon
the men were ordered back into the camps
where they remained during the rest Of
the day. IL is probable that they win be
kept in to-day also, since the storm prom
ises to continue The winds and RAJ ms
are likely TO damage the county drains
and bitches to some extent, ana The con-
victs are likely to find more work TO DO
WHOM theY Get back al n
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FLORIDA'S RAILROADS.
Further Time Asked For to Examine
the Answers Made.

Tallahassee, Fla, Sept 2l.-The railroad
commission met at 10 o'clock to-day, hav-
ing considered papers filed by the railroads
yesterday.
An agreement, it seems, was about to be
consumated, Judge George p. Raney, rep
resenting the Palatka Board of Trade, had
asked for time to examine the papers
filed by the railroads, and was given until
Saturday to make answer and other par
ties Until next Wednesday, should they de-
sire to renlY.
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DO you know, I'm quite worried
about myself / really believe I'm losing
my nerve" How do you notice it?S
I'm getting so / hate to ask any one for
a loan. AS soon as 1 saw you began TO
tremble. life.
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me President on a vacation.

Ilareg a.slon' Sept. H.-Presldent Nc
Via liz 4 p party left the city tonight
Mass. y'telunsylvania road. FOR Adams,
Hon. w r they will be the guests of
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LEGAL NOTICES.


GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
To the Superior Court of Said County.
The petition Of the Ellis Young Company
respectfully shows:
1. That it is a corporation Incorporated
by this honorable court on July r. 1897
under said name and style.
O. That it desires to have its charter
amended by having its corporate name
changed from the Ellis-Young Company
to
SOUTHERN NAVAL STORES AND
GROCERY COMPANY.
Wherefore petitioner prays that this its
petition may be granted, and that an or
der be passed changing the name of said
corporation from the Ells-Young Conn
pany to Southern Naval stores and Gro
Gerry Company.
And petitioner will ever pray.
DENMARK, ADAMS & FREEMAN,
Petitioners Attorney.
Petition for the amendment to charter
fled in office this 7th day Of September.
1897 JAMES K. p. CARR.
Clerk Superior Court Chatham County.
Georgia.
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GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY
Whereas, Joseph r. Duckworth has an
piled to Court of Ordinary for Letters
Dismissory as Guardian Of the property
of Hubert Il. DuckwOHh, minor.
These are, therefore, TO cite and adnon-
ish all whom it may concern to be and
appear before said court to make OBJ
lection Of any they have) on or before the
first Monday IN October next, otherwise
said letters will be granted.
Witness, the Honorable Hampton L.
Ferrill ordinary for Chatham County this
the 3lst day of August 1897.
FRANK T.. KEILBACH
Clerk G. o., G. &.