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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
CITY BREVITIEs.

Thos. Ferguson, charged with an as
sault on Policeman G.. W. Mitchell, with
intent to commit murder, was bound over
to the superior court yesterday by the
recorder.
Chief Jones, of the Fitzgerald, Ga, po-
lice force. was a visitor at the police bar
racks yesterday Fitzgerald was only re-
Gently Incorporated with 1000 inhabitants.
1t now has a police force consisting of
seven men.
A young white man named Jim Elan
nagan was badly injured yesterday morn
ing at the Central press. While working
on the cotton wharf he had his arm brok-
en- and his back badly wrenched. He was
taken to st. Joseph's Infirmary in the po-
lice ambulance.
Deputy Sheriff Hesser has not yet re-
ceived the necessary papers, which will be
required before he can start on the trip
to Germany with John Franz, the insane
German now confined in the county jail.
Mr.. Hesser hopes to receive all necessary
documents by Tuesday.
The address at the Young Mems Chris
tan Association tomorrow afternoon will
be made by the Rev. j. II. Scruggs, the
pastor of Trinity Methodist church. The
hour of the meeting has been changed
from O'Clock to $50 p. M, which will
prove very agreeable TO many who desire
TO dllenu.
A meeting of the street and lane com
mittee of council was held in the mayor S
Office yesterday afternoon. Considerable
improvements are being made on some of
the streets in the southern part of the
city, and it was for the purpose of at
tending to q few minor matters in this
connection that the meeting was held
The first meeting of the term of the
normal class, which is composed of the
teachers of the public schools, was held
at the High school building yesterday af-
ternoon. There was a full attendance, and
the work for the ensuing term was set
afoot. The teachers were divided into the
usual number of sections and the plan
of the work for the year mapped out.
Policeman Godbold was tried by JUS
tees Nathans and Russell yesterday. on
the charge of assaulting the negro S. S.
Johnson in Yamacraw. 1t had been
charged that Policeman Godbod fired at
the man, but this was found to be incor-
rect The proof was such that the jus
tees did not deem it their duty to hold
the policeman, and he was accordingly
dismissed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
HE LIVED IN SAVANNAH.
A. VI. Martin, Jr., a Candidate for
Councilman In Augusta.


Councilman In Augusta.
There was a meeting Monday night in
the First ward of friends of Mr.. Dunbar
to put out a candidate for council, says
the Augusta Herald. Mr.. Alfred NJ. Mar
tin, Jr., was chosen. \ committee waited
on Mr. Martin and he agreed TO make the
race. MIR. Charles Howard was chairman
of the committee. Messrs. L. c. Hayne,
Charles D. Carr. Nose Asher and George
s. Murphey were on The committee.
Mr.. Martin is a young man and a lead
ing citizen. He has large property inter
ests in the city. He is a gentlman of the
striCtest integrity and of the highest
standing. He is a man of ability and
sterling worth. If chosen to council he
will make valuable, efficient and desir-
able member of that body
Mr. Martin formerly resided in this city.
He is genial, whole-souled gentlemG n
and has hosts of friends here. If the cleo
ton was 10 be decided by his Savannah
admirers. he would be elected to council
without any trouble.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
PILE OF GRAVEL IN THE WAY.
WeII-known CycIist Seriously An
jured by Fall.

jured by Fall.
MIR. w. w. Gross was severely injured
as the result Of a bicycleSG ceident on the
Waters road night before last. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gross were riding out. on their tan
dem, and when near one of the road cross
ings, some distance out, saw other cy-
clsts coming toward them close at hand.
In turning to avoid the cyclists they met,
the tandem struck a pile Of the Augusta
gravel being used in road paving and
both Mr.. and Mrs. Gross were thrown
from it,. Fortunately Mrs. Gross was on
ly slightly scratched, but Mr.. Gross was
thrown clear over the handle bars and had
severe fail. No bones were broken, but
he was badly bruised about the mouth
and face and elsewhere on the body.
The pile of gravel, Mr.. Gross says, is
encroaching on the road and is exceeding
ly dangerous to cyclists at night. He had
to turn out to avoid a collision and in
turning to the right struck the pile of
gravel, which was not seen. Mr.. Gross
was confined to his room yesterday, but
is improving, and win probably be out
within a day or two.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

ENFORCING THE ROAD LAW,
Those Who Do Not Respond VIII Go
to the Chniu-gang.

The county commissioners have begun 70
appoint road overseers and to send out
summons for parties to work the roads.
The first work to be done is on the Quacco
road, a spur of the Ogeechee road, and it
is expected to have force on this high
way within a few days.
The commissioners intend to make the
circuit of all the roads in the county and
have each one of them worked by those
subject to road duty. The commissioners
are going to enforce the road law strictly,
aud win see that every one liable to this
duty performs it. Failure to respond to
the summons. or refusal to do the work is
an offense which will be punished by con-
finement at hard labor on the chaln-gang.
Al a recent meeting the board made pro-
vision for the overseers, and one will be
appointed for about each five miles of
road
A force of conYicts is now engaged IN
cutting out the right of way of Dale ave-
nue. along the line of the Savannah and
Isle of Hope railroad. 1t is expected that
this work will be completed within a
short time when the work of surfacing il
with Augusta gravel will begin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
HAD A COLLISION.
Hose Wagon of No. Ran Into n De-
livery Wagon.

livery Wagon.
Serious trouble came near being the out
come of a little run by engine company
No yesterday afternoon, In response
to a verbal alarm of fire.
A negro woman appeared at the engine
mouse and excitedly stated that there was
a fire on Williamson street. The depart
meut responded, but in making the turn
into Williamson street, the hose reel ae-
cidentally struck a delivery wagon be-
longing 10 c. NJ Gilbert & Co. which was
standing in front of their warehouse. One
of the mules in Gilbert & Co.'S wagon
was injured by the collision.
Presently the hook and ladder truck ar
rived II was accidentally driven against
an object, the driver, john Cooper, was
thrown from his seat and injured, and
the truck was damaged considerably.
When the department returned to the sta
ton house, however, it was but a short
time before Chief Mcguire and his men
had repaired the damage to the truck.
which consisted mainly of the breaking
Of the long coupling pole.
The fire did not amount to anything, the
report being the outcome of scare given
the colored woman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
Mrs. Mary Fisher Dead.

Mrs. Mary Fisher died yesterday morn
Ing at her late residence, 7C7 Montgomery
street after a short Illness from heart
disease. She was born in County Cavan,
Ireland 20 years ago, having been a resi-
dent of Savannah for about 50 years She
leaves one son, Mr.. w. II. Fisher, and a
sister, Mrs. Annie Redmond. She was a
kind mother and devOut Christian, being
an ardent member Of ST. Patrick's church.
Her funeral will take place this morning
from the residence of Mr. NJ. j. O'Leary.
3Ji Bolton street west, a 10. o'clock. The
interment will be in the Cathedral GENE
tery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
THE FIRST ROUND BALE.
On Exhibition Yesterday In Front of
the Cotton Exchange.

On Exhibition Yesterday In Front OF
the Cotton Exchange.
The first cylindrical cotton bale from
the press recently erected at De Soto, near
Americas, arrived here yesterday, consign-
ed TO Mr.. E A. Cults. The bale was plac-
ed on exhibition in front of the cotton ex-
change and was regarded with consider
able interest by cotton buyers and fac
tors.
The bale was four feet in length and
eighteen inches in diameter, weighing 900
pounds. It was covered with bagging usu-
afly used on sea island cotton. No ties
are used as the heavy steel rollers presses
the cotton so compactly as to render them
unnecessary.
1t is claimed that 200 bales can be load
ed upon a car as against 65 Of those com
pressed in the old way. The bale comes
ginned, packed and pressed directly from
the cotton gin, thus saving a vast amount
of handling and pressing, as required by
the present method.
There is a diversity Of opinion regarding
the advantages of the new round bale.
While there are many advantages claim
ed for il, there are numerous objections
to it as a substitute for the old square
bale. II is generally concluded that its
universal adoption is too great an under
taking 70 contemplate in the near future,
and before the trade takes a special in
terest In the new process of baling. the adj
vantages Of the round bale viii have 10 be
fully demonstrated in every particular de-
tail from the time il leaves the gin to
the time II is made into cloth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
THE ODD FELL0Ms' BAZAAR.
Lady Managers selected by Some of
the Lodges.

The committee from the lodges of the
Odd Fellows and the lady friends of the
order held an enthusiastic meeting last
night, at the hail for the consideration of
plans. and the perfection of some of the
arrangements for the bazaar that is to be
held at the Guards hail. beginning Nov.
s.
There was a good number present. and
the committee believes that much profit
able work was accomplished. Some of the
lodges have selected the lady chairmen
to manage their booths. Mrs. Jacob Lipp-
man will be in charge at the booth of
Golden Rule Lodge. No. II; Mrs. r. F..
Burks, of Ogethorpe, No. i; Mrs. w. c..
McIntire, Of Haupt No. IS; and Mrs. Cor
don Woodruff. of Concord, No. II. The
bazaar committee and lady helpers of
Oglethorpe lodge will meet next Tuesday
night for the consideration of matters re-
lating to their booth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
What Is to Become of Us.
From the Chicago Chronicle

Bishop Gaines of, Georgia makes tn,
startling prediction that the entire African
race on the American continent Is grad.
ually becoming bleached out, and that In
the process Of years the black face vii
disappear entirely. A short time ago Prof
Starr of the University of Chicago made
the sensational statement that the Cauca.
sian race in North America is gradually
changing its characteristics to those OF
the aboriginal Indians. There is evident.
ly something wrong with a climate and So
cial evolution that prevents any race OF
people from remaining in status quo, and
we can only anxiously await the mex an
nual session of the international scien-
lists to hear all about It.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
LOCAL Personal.

Capt. ]. R. F. Tattnall returns from the
north on the Chattahoochee due to arrive
from New York this morning.
Mr.. John s. Harrison, stenogra pher OF
the city court left the city yesterday by
steamer for the north. He win visit his old
home in Canada for sometime before re-
turning to Savannah
Mr.. Mills B. Lane vice president of the
Citizens Bank. who has been sick for the
last five weeks at his home in Valdosta
has returned to the city, and was at his
office again yesterday. Mr.. Lanes many
friends will be glad to learn of his restor-
alton to health.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
AT A FISH SUPPER.
Y. NJ. c. A. Cycle Club Gives Its Last
Run of the Season.

Y. NJ. c. A. Cycle Climb Gives Its Last
Run of the Season.
The last run of the season of the Y. NJ.
c. A. Cycle club was held Last night. The
members met at the associations rooms
shortly after o'clock and proceeded to
Thunderbolt, where a delightful supper
was served at Bannon Lodge. oysters,
fish, crabs, shrimps and other delicacies
were served after which there were short
talks by the ctficers of the club
The boys went out al an easy pace and
the ride was one of the most enjoyable
of the season. The road was In good con-
dition and was lighted up by a beautiful
moon. DeT The retSiTn trip was quick and
most of the boys came in at a good clip,
reaching the city a little after II o'clock.
The weekly runs of the club during the
riding season have been a feature of the
outdoor sports of the association. They
will be resumed in the spring, and there
is little doubt that the club will increase
in membership by that time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
POYTHREss CASE CONTINUED.
Two Sent to the Chain-gang for Sim
pie Larceny.

The case against w. ]. Poythress. charg-
ed with selling properly that had been
mortgaged to the Savannah Grocery Com
pany, came up for a hearing in the city
court yesterday. The evidence in the case
was presented, and the hearing was then
continued until one day next week, when
the arguments will be presented.
Henry johnson was convicted Of the sim
pie larceny OF one pistol from Peter Will
liams and was sentenced by Judge Nor
wood to pay a fine of S25 and costs or spend
twelve months on the chain-gang.
Neptune Golden was found guilty of the
simple larceny OF 100 pounds of coal from
Mr.. c. II. Dixon, and was sentenced to nav
a fine of SOS and costs or spend twelve
months on the gang. Edward Sans.
charged with simple larceny, was found
not guilty and discharged.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
THEY MAINTAIN SILENCE.
Chairman Grayson Not Yet Ready to
Talk

ak
An imperturbable silence seems 10 be the
policy which the fire commissioners in
tend to pursue with reference TO the &C
ton Of council in preferring charges
against them. They were each served
with a copy Of the charges yesterday, to-
gelhcr with notice 70 appear and answer
them al a meeting Of council, which will
be held for that purpose on Tuesday night
Chairman ". /. Grayson will not talk
upon the prospective action Of the fire
commissioners. He stated that the com
missiOners were Of the opinion that the
card for them 20 play, al least for the
present, was TO maintain a strict silence
Besides. ! am not inclined to believe
mat the newspapers are with US in this
hght,' said Chairman Grayson.
FROM a source which makes it somewhat
reliable, IL is understood that the fire com
missloners do not intend 10 appear before
council Tuesday night unless their attor-
ney advises them that it is the best course
for them to pursue.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
+. ID. Wheat TO Have Preliminary
Hearing This Afternoon.

F. D. Wheat, who is now in Jail charged
with arson, will be given preliminary
hearing in the superior court room this
afternoon at 4 o'clock before Justices w.
Fl. Nelson and ]. r. Saussy, Jr. The
charge was preferred against Wheat by
his wife, in whose house the alleged Of
tense was committed. 1t is claimed Wheat
was under the influence of liquor at the
time. ana was not responsible for his ac-
tons when he set fire 10 a mattress in the
house. Wheat will be represented at the
hearing this afternoon by r. Z. Salas, Esq.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
Reported Strike at Port ROYAL

Parties arriving here on the steamer
Clifton yesterday from Beaufort and way
landings, reported that the stevedores at
Port Royal have gone on strike. 1t is
stated that the men were paid s. day
for headers, and 81 each for the gang. The
gang wanted SO each, which, it is said.
was refused, causing the men to stop work.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
LYCEUM LECTURERS.
Committee Busy Making Arrange
ments for the Season.

The executive committee of the board of
managers Of the Savannah lyceum is busy
with the arrangements of a programme
for the seasons course of lectures. Some
of the leading lecturers of the circuit will
be engaged and it is promised that the
members Of the lyceum will enjoy the eff
forts that will be made to please them.
The committee will meet either this af-
ternoon or on Monday for the completion
of their arrangements for number of the
lecturers with whom dates have not yet
been made,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
Trades Display nnd Carnival, Mac,n,
en-, Oct. 18th and 18th. ,e7.

The Central Of Georgia railway will sell
excursion tickets, az half rates, to Ma
con, Ga, and return Oct Il and u, limited
to Oct 49, 1897, returnlng.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
'sTHE LAST sTROKE."
a Stirring MeIOdrama at the Theater
Last Night.


''The Last Stroke" a lurid melodrama,
having for its story the Cuban war now
in progress, entertained a good-sized audi
ence at the theater last evening. There
was no doubt of its quality and it was
probably all that 1T claimed to be.
"A stirring melodrama, full of thrilling
climaxes" was what the advance notices
said, and stirring and thrilling it undoubt-
eddy was. 1t was stirring to an intense
degree and the audience experienced one
big thrill from the time the curtain went
up until its fall at the end of the last
act. The piece resembled the war in Cuba
in that there were lots of fighting talk,
and the number killed in battle was very
small.
THE Last Stroke" cannot be said to
rank in the first class or melodramas.
Neither can 1t be placed in the category
of those plays which depend upon the
one piece buzz-saw or pile-driver scenes
for their whole effect. 1t is full of action,
but is lacking in dialogue. 1t is one of
those lurid melodramas that run through
several acts of hair-raising episodes, only
everybody is righted. The piece is finely
staged and some pretty scenery is used.
The fire scene in the first act was a pyro-
technic display worthy of the Fourth of
July or Christmas.
Americans. Cubans, half-breeds and
Spaniards, to say nothing of the negro
"supes" who made up Gomezs army com
pose the cast of characters. Some of the
parts were we'll taken; others were not.
Mr.. Gardner Crane, as Richard Vance, the
hero, was strong Mr.. Emile La Croix,
the conniving Spanish spy was delightful
ly Villainous; "a perfect demon" the la
dies thought. Mr.. Otis Tucker as the
United States consul, who said that the
administrator did not represent the Amer
lean sentiment on the Cuban question:
was thoroughly American NJ IS Ida Ham
ilton made sweet and sympathetic he
roine and as a red cross sister doing duty
among the wounded on the battlefield was
a picturesque figure.
The Wilbur stock company which will be
at the theater all of next week in a re-
pertoire of plays ard refined vaudeville
is said to be one of the best companies on
the road playing at popular
prices. With the company is
La Petite Lille, the 5-year-old
star, who was last year with The Burg
lar" She is clever little actress. a, sweet
singer and a wonderful dancer for a child
of her age.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

He was young, but ardent. Il wish I
were the glove that presses your lovely
hand" he said to the charming maid.
She glanced at him with q bewitching
smile. Aren't you enough of a kid as
it is?" she softly asked.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09

Saturday nights only II p. M. from BOZ
ton street, cars leaving and arriving into
Bolton street. Passengers change at
Thunderbolt
For Montgomery and 1O:s7 a. m. and
2:30 and $50 p. m.
Leave Montgomery 7:3O a. M, 1920 and
Ais p. m.
For Thunderbolt cars leave Bolton street
depot on every hour and half hour during
the day and evening.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
1t Up.

We refer to your
STRAW HAT.
We show the largest
stock of Hats, both
Stiff and Soft, black,
brown or nut colored,
ranging from 81 to IS.
Z Our regular line Of
81 and $3.50 Hats
are the BEST made
for that price.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-08
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

From San Francisco, per o & o
s 8 Coptic, Sept 8-Mr 0 st
John Gilbert, Mrs F G Smith,
Miss L s Watson, Judge A w
Garter, Mrs Chas Hoadley, Miss
A P Appleton, Mr. B F Vickers,
Rev @ A Clark, Mrs @ A Clark,
Mr. Apmont Clark, Mr. Edward
Clark, Mr. Grover Clark, Miss
Louisa Clark, Rev 8 l. Gulick,
Mrs 8 L Gulick, Miss Sue Gulick,
Mr. Luther Gulick, Mr. Leeds
Gulick, Mrs j H Ransom, Mr.
William B Jones, Mrs J II Thorn.
dixie, Miss s F Richardson, Mr.
Thomas Halstead, Mrs M l.
Halstead, Mr. Robert Clark.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-08
How to Make Cream Puffs.

4 cupful Of water, half cupful of
butter, cupful of -four and 3 eggs.
Boil water and butter together. Stir in
(while boiling) the -four. Take from
the fire and allow it to cool. Add the
eggs mot beaten), mix well together
and drop on buttered tins for 30 min
utes. Avoid opening the oven. Have it
warm enough for bread and cake.
A cupful of milk, an egg, half a
cupful Of sugar, 8 tablespoonfuls Of
-four. Beat egg and sugar together, add
-four and stir them in the boiling milk.
Flavor with vanilla When cold open
them and fill and dust with pulverized
sugar ard serve. This will mske one
dozen large cream puffs
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-08

STOVES and RANGES:-We
have these in a large variety of
sizes for either Coal or Wood.
Having bought them at a consi.
derable reduction on former cost
We are enabled to sell them at
prices that will meet your purse.
We are in a position to serve
you better than most dealers in
this class of goods and shall en-
deayor to give satisfaction, making
good every guarantee We may give
relative to anything we sell.
PRIMUS OIL STOVES.-We
have in stock complete line of
these valuable, wickless Kerosene
burning stoves. They fill all the
requirements of an ordinary wick
stove at hall the cost OF running
a single burner. being equal in
heat units to an ordinary 3 wick
stove. Call and examine them.
To see is to buy them.
JOBBING:-We pride ourselves
on our jobbing facilities and can
promptly EXECUTE al o.ders for
ship work or general jobbing.
Give us trial.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-08
ABOUT THE LAWN.
How to Destroy Ants Sprinkling and
Clipping.

Clipping.
The best thing to destroy ants is q
weak solution of carbon bisulphide
Saturate sponge or piece of cotton
with it, bury 1t in the ground two or
three inches below the surface where
the ants Gre the most numerous. The
gases from this will spread out in all
directions, and the odor is not only dis
tasteful to the insects, but poisonous.
The fumes will spread for distance
Of three or four feet in all directions,
and in short while an ant could not
be hired to inhabit the lawn.
Many people are not successful with
their lawns because they allow the clip
pings to remain OH the ground.
This dead grass soon forms mat and
chokes off the growing grass-that is,
it keeps the sun from getting down to
the roots Of the grass plants, and it gets
so much shade that it wealiens the grass
and eventually thins it out SO that in
awhile it becomes unsightly. The grass
should be caught in a trailer while
being cut and carried away.
There is considerable danger in wa
tering the lawn too much, but the
greater danger lies in not giving suffi-
cient water and that at the right time.
The lawn should be watered either in
the morning or evening-evening pre-
ferred. The water should be sprinkled
as nearly like natural rain as possible.
When applied with a hose without a
spraying apparatus, it is likely to come
with SO much force as to tear the grass
out by its roots and stunt its grow tn.
Many people do not water their lawns
TIL the grass bcs.-s to Gle Oh. Iu.n I5
is too late for best results. The lawn
should be watered once every day. Care
should be taken not to "drown" the
grass, and yet it should be given sufi.
cient water. There is no way of telling
just the right amount, and the person
will have to use his good common sense
in determining when there has been
enough applied.