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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
TALL TELEPHONE POLES.
The He'll Company Completing Its
Conduit System.

The Southern Bell Telephone Company Is
putting up some of the largest and tallest
telephone poles ever seen in Savannah
They are from IS to IS feet in length, and
when in position will stand s. to rs feet
above the ground. They are to be used
in connection with the underground con-
duit system for the purpose of distribut-
ing the wires from the conduits.
The poles differ considerably from the
ordinary telephone and telegraph pole
Superintendent Polk estimates that each
pole costs, when placed in position, SIPS to
$780, The freight alone on the poles was
$40 each from Fernandina to Savannah,
and some idea of their weight can be
gained from the fact that it required three
fiat cars to carry thirteen poles, the poles
being laid lengthwise on the three cars.
The poles were purchased from the Fer
nandina creosote works.
In the preparation of the poles eleven
pounds of oil and creosote was used to
each foot. After being treated by this
process the poles are said to be practi-
cally indestructible, so far as the effects
of the weather and the ravages of in
sects are concerned.
Twenty-Five poles will be placed In the
city from Huntington street north, one
pole being placed at each manhole of the
conduit for the delivery of the wires. An
iron cylinder will project from the man
hole by the side of the pole to hight of
ten feet. From this cylinder a cable con-
tanning the wires will be led to the top of
the pole. Near the top of the pole a cir
cular platform will be built, projecting
about twenty inches from the pole, allow
ing sufficient space fora man to move
around in. An iron ring the width of the
platform, properly notched for fastening
the wires will be used for distributing the
wires. The object in placing the wires
at such hight is to prevent induction
from electric light and other wires
A force Of hands is now at work placing
The poles. After they are in position the
wires will be strung. After the connections
are made the old poles now in use will
be removed. 1t is not a case Of simply
swapping poles as for every one of the
new poles at least ten old poles will be re-
moved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
How Many Do You Gets

Ten hundred and ninety-flve square
meals are necessary to keep the average
man in good condition throughout the
year. This is, of course. estimated for
such meals as are served at first-class
restaurant like Balligans. If the ordi-
nary restaurant meals are taken as ba-
sis, then 312 lunches are required, in adj
dition, to approximate its standard. 1t is
very easy to see how much cheaper living
is at Halligans than elsewhere. When
you board there you don't have to fill up
on the outside. His meals are always good
and as varied as any one could desire.
Halligan treats everybody handsomely,
and any man not pleased at his restau-
rant is out of tune with the world, and
should leave the earth in a hurry. Halli-
gan provides every delicacy and keeps up
in everything necessary to make his res
taurant at the very top notch OF
first-class eating establishments. Go
to Halligan's and be happy. Dur
ing the Lenten season special at
tention is given to the proper serving
of fish, carefully prepared by the best
fish cooks in the city.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
inaugural Opening.

A display that will create as much of a
sensation as the inaugural pageantry in
Washington the past week will take place
at the only exclusive millinery house in
Savannah, on Monday and Tuesday,
March Is and 16, when the Krouskoff Mil
linery Company will inaugurate the spring
and summer season with one Of the
grandest openings of millinery novelties,
pattern bonnets and hats. All that is new
and that will be popular in millinery fash
ion this season will be seen in their show
room, on second floor the latest Paris
novelties for street, carriage and evening
wear in profusion; also many choice styles
from their own work rooms that are fully
equal in style and finish to imported pat
terms. Children's trimmed hats will be a
speciality this season. The Krouskoff MIL
linery company will also show a grand
assortment of ladies', misses and chill
dren's untrimmed hats, embracing all the
leading shapes and colors. A magnificent
variety of flowers feathers, aigrettes, mil
linery ornaments and ribbons, chifons.
crepes, etc. This will be the grandest
opening ever known in the history of Sa-
vannah. The Krouskoff Millinery Com
pany has European connections, which
enables them to show a class of goods
which excels all others. They now have
one of the finest establishments in New
York on Fifth avenue. The ladies should
not fail to attend the opening, as they
will then realize what 500, 600 means in
millinery. Monday, March Is, at Krous-
kOff's -ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
ANOMALIES RIFLE CONTESTS.
They VIII Probably Take Place May
IL. IL and IA,


The officers having the affair In charge
are busted with the preliminary arrange
ments for the rife matches authorized
by the state under official supervision. The
contests will probably be held May II, 10
and IA. as those dates have been suggest
ed, and no reason is known why they may
not prove altogether satisfactory.
Capt. w. w. Williamson. commanding
Company A OF the Volunteer Guards, has
received a letter from Col William G..
Obear, inspector general of rife practice.
asking his assistance in arranging the
details for the matches. Col. Obear also
asks Capt. Williamson to serve as his
aide in the contests and TO suggest other
officers capable of performing the duties
of an aide. In reply to the latter request,
Capt. Williamson suggested Capt. Jordan
F. Brooks of the Savannah Cadets, Capt.
Beirne Gordon of the Georgia Hussars,
Capt. Henry Kolshorn of the German Vol
unteers, and Capt j. b. Gaudry Of the
Republican Blues and these gentlemen,
with himself, will form the executive COM
mittee.
Capt. Williamson suggested in reply to
Col. Obear that he make the inspectors of
rifle practice throughout the state men,
berS or his stan, ana that the captains or
the company teams be made range Off
GERS. The appointment of the ordnance
officer and the statistical officers was not
recommended, and the selection of those
officers will be arranged later.
The state has appropriated $500 for the
contest at Avondae. This amount is ad-
ditional to the recommendation of the mil
itary advisory board recently rendered the
governor, which provides for the state
meeting all the necessary expenses Incl
dent to the contest.
Capt. Williamson conferred with some of
his brother officers regarding the ques-
tons submitted to him for advisement, and
wrote Col. Obear at length In reply to his
letter. All the matters upon which he
was DESTROYS of information, about the
city, the facilities for accommodation, the
range, the way of reaching 1t, and other
things, were explained.
Col. Obear will consider the recommen-
dations and suggestions that have been
made for the conduct of the contests in
May, and will announce the rules to be
observed. The contestants will probably
be divided into three classes.
The officers here are of the opinion that
the contests will draw a number of COM
mands TO Savannah. Ample provision will
be made for their accommodation and en-
tertainment The several Savannah COM
mands will welcome the opportunity to
meet and entertain the visiting soldiers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
Insurance and Insurance.

1t is certainly queer how some business
men take their life insurance; depending
entirely on the talk of the agents, and
they are, of course, interested parties. DO
you remember the old story of the fisher
man and his 'odoriferous'' fish? If some
enterprising 90 parties were to have some
literature printed with an imposing array
OF figures, setting forth the advantages Of
The Yamacraw and Laurel Grove Life
insurance Company" there are men in this
very city who would give the glib-tongued
agents their application. If you were 60
ing to purchase a lot of land and the
owner told you that it fronted 100 feet on
the street, would you pay for II without
nrst ascertaining If your 100 feet were in
reality there?
Why not do likewise with your insur-
ance? There are life companies who
make IL point to give guarantees and
there are agents who make it their business
10 deal only with facts. The Massachu-
setts Mutual forbids it's agents to make
any estimates, every figure made by its
agents Is borne out by the policy contract
The policies of this company contain in
pain black and white, the exact amount
of cash as well as paid-up Insurance
available on any anniversary after the
trst, the custom of the company is to
make liberal loans on its policies, but no
loan is made for less than $50.
Handsome dividends are paid on its pol
icies every year, and numbers of Savan-
nahs best business men, who have been
insured in the company for long periods
eighteen to twenty years, are well-pleased
with their policies and especially so with
their dividends
If you are about to take insurance write
for copy of the Pocket Index of Insur-
ance Contracts" 1t gives information
that "A wayfaring man tho a fool may
not err therein" (Meanlng your selec-
ton of company. This book, as well
as full information concerning the Massa-
chusetts Mutual, its policies, the Massa-
chusetts laws, etc, cheerfully furnished
for the asking. Address Harry & Apple
general agents for Georgia, III Bay
street. east, Savannah, Ga. Ladies' in
sured, same rates as gentlemen. Agents
wanted, good contracts and good terrific
ry.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
CHARGES MAY BE PREFERRED.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE GETS
DOWN TO BUSINESS.

Charges Must BE Filed fn Writing
With the Clerk of CounciI--The
Police Commission to BE Taken Up
Friday--Three Meetings n Week to
BE Held Observation-Disclosures That
Charges VIII De Preferred Against
Some of the Commissioners.
The investigating committee of council
will now begin to get down to real work.
Having gotten their hands in with the
park and tree commissioners and the
board of tax assessors, the committee
men Will now roll up their sleeves and
prepare to tackle the commissions where
the real abuses are believed to exist.
Three sessions a week will be held by
the committee hereafter, on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday afternoons. There
being a council meeting Wednesday
night, however, no meeting of the COM
mittee will be held Wednesday afternoon.
The only commission which will be In
vestigated this week is the police commits
sion, which will be taken up Friday after
nooon. Tomorrow afternoon the COM
mittee will devote it's time to formulating
d pan 10 De pursued IN investigating the
other commissions.
The committee has decided to investi-
gate any charges which may be made
against the commissioners by responsible
parties Charges in writing, with the
name Of the party making the charges
and the witnesses by whom it is expected
to prove the charges attached, filed with
the clerk of council, will receive the at
tention of the committee. This much was
learned after the meeting yesterday aft
ernoon. If the charges will appear to be
well founded witnesses will be summoned
and testimony taken under oath. No one
was put under oath in the Investigations
of the park and tree commission and the
board of tax assessors, but the members
of the committee believe they have this
right and propose to exercise 1t.
The fact that the committee proposes to
receive and hear charges proves that it is
really an investigating committee, and not
simply an examining committee in search
of general information. A member of the
committee was asked last night if he
knew of any charges which would be pre-
ferred against the commissioners. He re-
and he would not be surprised If charges
should be preferred. What would be the
character of the charges he did not say.
The investigation of the board of tax
assessors yesterday afternoon was moth
ing more than a discussion of the work
of the board. The books were not exam
ined. This may be done later, however.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
HOW TO KEEP IN HEALTH.
A Few Suggestions Given by one
Who Knows.

A Few Suggestions Given by One
Who Knows.
Why Is 1t that some people, who think
they save time by doing so, will buy veg
etables and fruits that have been carried
around the town and handled by goodness
knows who, when they can get fresh sup
plies in the city market, from first hands ?
Do they not appreciate their health
Would it not be better to call at the mar
ket daily and leave their orders with Lo-
gan, and get first class edibles? Not
only meats, fish and game, but oysters,
shrimps, crabs and assorted vegetables,
fresh and fine.
Here's list of the good things that Lo-
cams customers eat: Prime roasts of
beef, mutton and veal; prime steaks of
pork, beef and mutton; chops of pork,
lamb and veal; spring lamb; tenderoins,
prairie fowls; grouse; snipe; quail; wood
cock; Fulton market corned beef; sweet
picked OK tongues; oxtail soup meat;
crabs, shrimps, oysters and vegetables.
These are the good things that make Lo-
gan's customers healthy and happy. Peo-
pie that buy from Logan have good APP
petites; they can eat three square meals a
day and two lunches besides. Join the
list of Logan's patrons and enjoy life.
Decide to commence this week.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
SAVED nx UNCLE SANS WARNINGS.
The Weather Bureaus work During
Inst Year.


The annual report of the Secretary Of
Agriculture contains in a compact form
much information to the farmers and
citizens generally. Special attention is
paid to the work of the weather bureau.
More than 10000 cities towns and vii
lagos now receive Information Of changes
In the weather through the bureau. I'm
der the head of Timely warnings" the
report says.
Warnings were heralded and signals
displayed throughout the. country well in
advance Of all the cold waves of any in
tensity which have occurred during the
year. The value of such warnings was
especially appreciated when the severe
cold wave which swept, between Jan. to
D. 1856, from the northern Rocky mountain
region southwark to the Gulf of Mexico
and eastward over all the states along
the Atlantic ocean was forecasted and af-
forwards verified. Congratulatory ac-
acknowledgements from commercial bodies
and from shippers of perishable merchan-
disc indicate a saving through the va
rlous storm warnings similar to the above
OF several millions of dollars. Warnings of
approaching cold waves of intense freeZ-
ing power enabled owners of perishable
property to protect their commodities in
time, and the warnings thus rendered in-
estimabie benefit to commerce.
Hurricane forecasts were given to peo-
PIE along the Atlantic coast several times
and with the best of results to shippers
and shipping. Three severe West India
hurricanes swept the coast of the United
States from Florida to New England and
two others passed off shore, but suffi-
GENTLY near to seriously endanger the
craft just leaving port. Twenty-four
hours or more in advance of each of these
storms, danger signals announced their
coming. Not a single vessel was lost, and
comparatively little property was de-
stroyed belonging to those who needed the
Warninpa -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
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IN BEHALF OF BIBLE WORK.
Rev. Charles A. Young to Lecture
Here This Week.

Rev. Charles A. Young to Lecture
Here This Week.
Rev. Charles A. Young will deliver an
address at the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION hall next Friday night, on 1.-THE
Divine Christ"
The lecture is given in the interest of
the Bible chair fund for the Georgia State
University. No admission fee will be
charged, but an offering will be asked.
The Christian Woman's Board of Mis-
sions has been at work twenty-three
years. II has found It better to ask
small offerings than greater things from
the few more favored by fortune.
The board OF missions, among many
other things. has undertaken the work
of establishing endowed Bible chairs with
competent instructors, at or near state
universities. Rev Mr.. Young. who is the
authorized agent of the board, IL I'm Geor-
gia for the purpose of inaugurating this
work at the university. The lectures will
be presented directly under arrangements
effected by the local missionary societies
OF the Christian woman's board.
The state officers Of the board are Mrs.
Eula l.. Heade. president; Miss Bunnie
Love, secretary. The local officers are
Mrs. c. B. Hendrix, manager Savannah
district; Mrs. ID. H. Bythewood presi-
dent Savannah auxiliary; Miss Clifford
Mallette, secretary Savannah auxiliary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
w. II. CHAPLIN APPOINTED.
Chairman Dale Puts Him Temporal
riIy I'm Charge of the Road Work.

Chairman Dale Puts Him Temporal
riIy I'm Charge of the Road Work.
Under the resolution authorizing Chair
man J. j. Dale to appoint a superintend-
ent of county roads to attend to the ROAD
work until a permanent official can be
elected, Chairman Dale has appointed ex-
Commissioner w. f. Chaplin to that post
ton, and the work will continue under
his SUPPLEMENTARY, the only difference
being that he will now draw salary for
his services. whereas before while he was
still a commissioner. he did not.
This resolution, as will be remembered.
was introduced at the first meeting of
the board by Commissioner f. S. Lathrop.
and was passed by a vote of four TO one.
Commissioner Kehoe voting In the neg
alive. on account of his opposition 10 Mr..
Chaplin for political reasons. It is be-
lieved when the election takes place Mr..
Chaplin will be elected permanently TO
this position, as 1t is said he has sufficient
votes on the board to win.
Mr.. Chaplin is at present looking after
the surfacing of the Waters road and Es-
tin avenue, the former from the Thunder
bolt road TO Estill avenue and the latter
from the Waters road TO Bull street.
When this work is completed the whole
will make one Of the finest drives around
the city. II is about two miles ana a
half in length, and traverses pleasant
section. just on the city limits. Under
Mr.. Chaplins supervision some excellent
work has been done, and It Is Just such
work as this that the people OF the city
and county want to see continued.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
Grny's Items of Interest.

Yard-wide heavy Sea Island (only) &c.
Yard-wide soft Bleaching (only) &c.
42-ineh Pillow Case Cotton (only) CSC
Yard-wide Fruit of the Loom (only) 61kc
Cotton Bird Eye Diaper (only) &c.
A big heavy white spread Conly) sec.
4O-inch Apron Lawn only 61kc.
Crash Toweling (only) 2ikc.
SOC French outing Flannels (only) I9c
SS-inch Black CSOc) Henrietta (only) 121sc
A season opener, Colored Lawns, &c.
A paper of good pins (only) &c.
Gold eye needles (only) &c.
Look at the Bureau Scarfs (only) &c.
Hook and Eyes (only) lc.
Ask to see that Lace (only) 20.
4-yard Velveteen Binding (only) &c.
SS-inch Black Imperial all wool, Serge
32c.
SS-inch Black Storm Serge, 25c.
b0-inch Black Imperial Serge, 49c.
75c Black SILK finish Henrietta, 49c.
Respectfully submitted by the pioneer
bargain house, Christopher Gray & Son.
I'D.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
At AdIer's.

Fruit of Loom Bleaching, sac.
Pepperill Pillow Casing, TIC.
Sea Island, good quality, 21zc.
Standard Apron Ginghams, S1sc.
Double-fold Scotch Plaid Dress Goods
&c.
Double fold Black Henrietta, 10c.
Ladies' Corset Covers, Ice.
Mems Linen Collars, 10c.
Ladies CSC ribbed vests only Tic.
S1A Checked Nainsook, 4c.
Ready made Pillow Cases, &c.
New figured Dimities, sac.
Ladies' and children's hose, &c.
2Ox40-inch Morme Cloth Towels, &c.
Pears Soap Sc.
On Monday at Leopold Adlers.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
TEAS AND CoFFEEs.
plrcct Trom erower TO con.umer.

"
You can save from 20 TO 80 per cent by
buying your teas and coffees from the
old reliable tea house. that has been be-
fore the people Of the United States the
past thirty-eight years.
Best GRADUATED Sugar, 20 pounds Sl00.
Best Soft White Sugar, p pounds $l.00.
Good Rio Coffee, zoe per pound.
Rest Golden Rio Coffee, 25c per pound.
Best Maracaibo Coffee, 9Oc per pound.
Best Plantation Java. Csc per pound
Genuine Java and Moca, pounds Si.00.
Fine Mixed Tea. SOC per pound
English breakfast SOC per pound.
Fancy Formosa Oolong, Sl.00 per pound.
Celinrus Qndia Teal, Sl.2O per pound.
Japo, delicious blend. Toe per pound.
Thea Nectar pure Chinese Tea, Coo per
pound.
A beautiful present with every pound.
All goods purchased from US are guaran-
teed absolutely pure and full weight:
prompt delivery guaranteed. The Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, New
number LOG Broughton street west-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
They Are Grent.

Our live Holsters have set the town by
the ears. People are coming to us daily
and blowing themselves off with lob
sters, fresh from the water, live and
kicking up to the minute of the cook :
attack Twice every week the live lob
sters arrive, and they are in prime con-
dition, so perfect are our arrangements for
handing them, en- route from Portland 70
Savannah. To those who know lobster as
canned" product only, this new feature
of our restaurant will afford untold de-
light and a satisfaction TO the inner man
never dreamed Of before. Everything
good TO eat Is always at Hicks. -ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
II. L. Drake Bound over.

After a consideration OF the charges
against II. l.. Drake of taking a pension
certificate as security for a debt, in vio-
lation of the United States statutes,
United States Commissioner NJ. A. Con-
molly decided to bind him over TO appear
before the grand jury of that court. and
required him TO give a bond in the sum
of $500, which has been done. The bond
is for brakes appearance at the next
torn OF the United states district court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
FINE FURNITURE.
A Chance to Fit Up Your House For
Almost Nothing.

"A CnanCe 10 rlt Up 1Our mousse TOT
Almost Nothing.
The Schwarz stock Of furniture has been
moved to 106 Congress street west. the
Palmer Hardware Company's old stand,
where all of the finest goods are displayed.
A large amount of this stock is also at
the warehouse, No. Ali Bay street, west.
1t became necessary to move the goods
from Broughton street in order to reduce
expenses, as the goods are being sold be-
low the cost to manufacture them. The
trustee wishes to close out the goods, and
the bargains that are offered have never
been heard of in the history of the furni-
ture trade in Savannah.
AS everybody knows, the Schwarz stock
is first-class in every notwithstanding
shoddy. nothing low grade, but the price.
See list of some special offerings in an
advertisement on another page. Every
thing is being sold on the same ratio of
ValueS.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07
CITY CLAIMS TWO HORSES.

They Were Levied On as the Prop
erty of Thomas BOwdcn.
The mayor and aldermen have filed a
claim in the city court for two horses
which were levied on by the sheriff Of the
city court under an execution against
Thomas Bowden in favor Of Youngiove and
Goodman. Bowden was indebted to Young
love and Goodman. and they had the
horses attached for the debt The city
claims they were not Bowden's property
Ct all, but belong 20 the city. The horses
have been turned over to Chief OF Police
McDermott, ana the city has given bond
In the sum of 1910 for any damages that
may result 10 Younglove and Goodman In
case the cl9,m Is not substantated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07

Max Gundersheimer has filed a suit IN
the city court against the Savannah
broom factory in which he states he was
employed at a salary of $75 a month I'M
der contract. He alleges that there Is
Si47 due him, and that the company re-
fuses to pay the amount claimed on
which account he asks Judgment for Il.