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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
RAILROAD TRACKS LAID IN 1898.
Table Showing the Mileage Con-
structed in the states.

Table Showing the Mileage Com
structed in the states.
Not less than S,O1S miles of new railroad
have been built in the United States in the.
year 1893. These figures are based in Of
fetal returns received by the Railway Age.
There are but five states in the union that
have built no new road during the year,
namely New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Kansas and Nevada, al
thought it is probable that the latter two
may be represented when the final returns
are in. Three states-Delaware. New
Jersey and Nermont-have built but two
miles each, while Nebraska has added less
than one mile on terminal line at Omaha.
Thirteen states have built more than 100
miles each Minnesota heading the list
with $50 miles of which 146 were built by
the Great Northern The other twelve
states with their mileage, are: Texas. 1873
miles; New Mexico, 1853 miles; Louisiana.
l5S miles; Arkansas. 1877 miles; Alabama.
15i miles; oklahoma territory, lat miles;
Maine. 12i miles; North Carolina. i22 miles;
Missouri 100 miles; California, us miles;
Georgia, 112 miles. and Pennsylvania. los.
miles These thirteen states have built
over 1900 miles of road, and if Arizona.
which has added 99.4 miles, is included 1t
viii be seen that nearly two-thrds of the
new mileage of the country has been con
structed in fourteen states.
while The new work has been distribut-
Ell throughout the entire country, the
greatest activity has been in the South and.
Southwest where fifteen states have built
nearly one-half Of the total mileage. or l.
AIS miles, while nine Pacific coast states
have added 40 miles. and the middle north
ern states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan.
Minnesota Ohio and Wisconsin. 532 miles
Aside from the Washington county railroad
in Maine which is 1l9 miles long. there
has been little new work in New England
and although Pennsylvania has built 1O5
miles, there have been no important roads
constructed in that STATE, the longest in
dvidual line being but 10 miles in length
The longest line built during the year is
the pecos Valley and Northeastern. which
is under construction from Roswell New
MexiccS to Amarillo. Tex, POS miles. and
which has laid 1856 miles of track. leaving
40 miles to be compile ted during the month
of January.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. j. L. Melton of Baxley was among
the visitors in the city yesterday.
Mr.. w. L, Goodwin of Gainesville was
registered yesterday at the Screven
House.
Mr.. a. w. Mcdonald of Gainesville. Fla,
was here yesterday, a guest of the Pulas-
XII House.
Mr. c. w. Stewart of Scotland, Ga. was
in the city yesterday, registering at the
Pulaski House
Chief Haley of the Jacksonville fire de-
partmeut, was the guest of Chief Mcguire
yesterday. He returns home this morn
ing.
Mr. and Mrs, r. ]. p. Pernen of Mel
drim were among the visitors who spent
yesterday in the city, guests of the Screv-
en- House.
Lieut. John G. Gilbert, Eighth Pennsyl-
vania Regiment .Onfantry) United States
Volunteers, is in the city visiting Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Van Wagenen
Miss Coke, one of the nurses of the First
Division Hospital, IS very sick 1t was not
thought yesterday that she would live
through the night. Her home is in Massa-
chusetis
Mr. Il. NJ. Craig whose name was iden-
titled with Messrs. Thomas and Sugden in
the recent house drainage Investigation
but who was absent from the city at
the time, has returned. Mr.. Craig has been
in Pennsylvania owing to the protracted
illness Of a relative.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
WENT TO SEA At NIGHT.
MICHIGAN SAILED WITH TWO hat
TALIONs OF NEBI ASIA ANS.

The QuartermnSter'S Department
of Ninth Illinois Regiment Also
on BOarti-Gen. Wilson aud Head
quarters of First Corps ana
Eighth MasSnchusctts and Third
Kentucky Regiments Ordered to
Savannah to BE EmbHrlxcti-SccO
Army Corps Also to Embark Here.
At O'Clock last night the transport
Michigan left her wharf and started on
the trip 10 Cuba. The transport, which
was in tow Of the tug McCauley was
drawing twenty feet six inches, ard %
was the intention TO go directly TO sea
with her. the tug using her searehiight in
keeping the channel. This is the first time
an effort has been made to take trans
port out at night. The conditions were
not more than ordinarily favorable and 10
is probable If the Michigan got to sea, as
anticipated, without stopping in the blight,
there will be further movements of
similar kind Col. Bellinger the depot
quartermaster, has been desrous several
times of sending transports out at night
so as to avoid the loss of some hours
time, and last night carried his idea out,
the transport being in the hands of
skillful pilot
On the Michigan are the two remaining
battaiions of the Third Nebraska, under
the command OF Col Vifquain, and the
quartermaster' detachment of the Ninth
Illinois. the Nebraskans marched TO the
ship about O'Clock yesterday afternoons
nd al II They had
complaint TO make of the condition OF the
transport, and there seemed to be no hitch
In the programme. The Michigan only
got in Savannah at ] O'Clock Friday after
noon, and as the quartermaster was then
attending to the loading of the OLDHAM,
which sailed in the afternoon, nothing
could be done on the Michigan for some
hours. When The work was started,
though, ii went through with a rush. and
again it was successfully demonstrated
that a transport can be loaded and got
away from Savannah within practically
one day from the time Of her arrival.
The Roumanian on which some repairs
have been making, will probably sail to-
morrow. She will carry out two battal-
ions of the Ninth Illinois. The men viii
go aboard tomorrow
Yesterday Col. Belinger received a tee-
gram from Chief Quartermaster Luding-
ton, at Washington. informing him that
Gen. Wilson, with the headquarters Of the
First Corps. and the Eighth Massachu.
sets and Third Kentucky Regiments, had
been ordered to be shipped from Savannah
TO Matanzas. The Manitoba is to return
to Savannah to assist in the transporta-
ton of the Seventh Cavalry and the Min
newaska is to come here after discharging
her cargo at Cienfuegos. The Michigan
Panama and OLDHAM are also ordered back
70 he i
thing points to the remainder of the
Seventh Army Corps getting away this
week Gen. Douglass and staff leaving on
the Panama. 1t is rumored that the en-,
tire Second Army Corps will also be or
dered shipped through Savannah
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ms BEEN rAIn nrsINrss wan.
Lending Merchants and FinancicrS
say 1S09 Prospects Are Bright.

Lending Merchants and FinancicrS
say $500 Prospects Are Bright.
A record of the business done by 81
yannah merchants during 1898 shows uoth-
ing 10 its discrediL There has been a slight
falling off in some lines. but IN most
branches Of trade there has been none.
In some there has been rcawakcned pros
penty ana good times have followed bad.
The commercial agencies have made Up
statistics that vouca for the year having
been a fair one.
I'm It's general review of the countrys
trade for The year Bradstrcets Of this week
viii say that the general course Of SaVuu-
nahs business and progress has been fair
The decrease in The volume Of sales IN the
boots and shoes line have been about 10
per cent and the decrease in values has
been ABOUT the same
In other lines there has been no sucn
falling OFF In volume and ia value The
trade in groceries, hardware, clothing
etc. has been fully up 90 that of 1897. The
merchants saw about the same degree Of
activity
But the report will 90 on and show that
there would have been a marked increase
in business had it not been for one thing,
and this was the low price brought by
short staple cotton. If it had brought
better prices everything would have been
brighter The crop could not be raised
at any considerable profit, if at any at al
and the farmers have had their resources
curtailed in consequence.
In other parts of the country, where the
people do not have to depend upon their
short staple cotton crops, products such
as fruits and vegetables have brought
good prices, and in these neighbOrhoods
farmers have been able to meet their OBJ
legations with reasonable prOmptuess.
Turpentine and saw mill men. the review
will say. have had a good year of it,
Saw mills have been running over time,
and the increase i'm prices has put all Of
their proprietors on their feet in good
shape. In the past month or two the
price of lumber has advanced 81 on 1000
Before THIS recent advance there had been
another advance of 81, and The operators
can nov see more money in the business.
1t win be further said that the leading
business men and finauciers in This sec
ton do not consider that the year has
been a bad one. Money has been easier
than in some time, and the prospects for
the coming year are very favorable. Banks
have had all the money they have needed
and could have gotten much more had
they desired
Bradstreets wills also have comments
on the establishment of camps in the
South 1t will say that retail trade has
doomed particularly us a consequence
and chat many houses might have had diff
iculty in meeting their obligations had it
not been for the troops. Commercial men
and jobbers in groceries. liquors and grain
have been especially aided by the camps
Savannah's trade has received a Won
derful impetus from the encampment of
troops in the vicinity. II has been said
that The trade of the soldiers has relieved
some of the merchants of the city from
embarrassed positions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
WHAT JANUARY MAY BRING.
The Sort of Weather in New Years
Months Since 1871.


Months Since 1871.
Observer Boyer has compiled a review
of The weather conditions in Savannah
during January for twenty-eight years as
a basis for an estimate of the weather for
the coming month.
The mean temperature for January since
1871 has been 81 degrees. The warmest
January was that Of 1890, with am aver
age of 50 degrees. The coolest was that of
1888 with an average of A degrees The
highest temperature In any January was
50 degrees on the 29th, in 1873 The lowest
was y degrees on the 18th, in 1856
The average rainfall for the month is 3.l4
inches The greatest amount of rain was
S.S4 inches. in 1875. The least was O86
inch, in 1898. The greatest amount in any
twenty-four consecutive hours was 8.48
inches, on the 18th, in 1883. The greatest
amount of snowfall recorded in any TWEEN
ty-four consecutive hours, the record ex-
tending 90 the winter of 1875, was 1 inch.
on the 18th. in 1892
Tn average number of clear DAYS in
January is 10; partly cloudy days, H. and
cloudy days. 10.
The prevailing winds are from the north
east The highest velocity reached since
1871 was SO miles, from the northwest. on
Jan g. 1896
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
EMANCIPATION DAYS PROGRAMME.
COIOred People VIII Celebrate as
Usual Tomorrow

COIOred People VIII Celebrate as
Usual Tomorrow.
Emancipation day will be observed as
usual by the colored people the celebra-
ton taking place tomorrow. There Will
be parade of the colored military, the
colored C. A. R. post, and the emancipa-
ton association.
The parade will assemble at East Broad
and Liberty streets and after marching
through the principal streets the follow
ing programme will be carried out at the
parade ground under the auspices of the
Emancipation Association:
Prayer by Rev. n II. Whitmire
Introduction of Master of Ceremonies,
President Alex. Harris
Reading Emancipation Proclama ton
Rev. John w. Whitaker.
Address, Rev. J. d. Gordon.
Benediction. Rev. p. j. Jones.
Master of Ceremonies, Rev. l.. II. Smith.
A salute will be fired by the Georgia Ar
tillery, after which there will be a dress
parade of the troops. The line of march
will then be resumed and the parade will
return 10 the place of rendezvous where
il will be dismissed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
TO WORK FOR DEEPER WATER
fContinued from Eighth PlgeD

the capitalists interested ia the Hatch a.
son Island terminals, would b. apt 90 e---
sist Savannah to get tNent-y-eight feet Of
water
Host assuredly they would said F..
Il Relieve they wall be found willing TO q g
sist savannah IN any way that viii PRO-
mote its best interests Tn - would u
only use their own infueH O., but th y
uh1. / feel satisfied. bring every outsi ie
init ence they could TO bear i'm our behalf
Oul Of the $500 coo originally estimat 81
for a 2S-fOot channel. - $4,000 We're y
pende q on the 26-fo0t project, 81, 0)00j0 w 80
authC rized on the breaIKwateT and BE Iu-
fort ! quite $4,000 on the former ana 8 co.,
600 on the later In al it was poir ga
out th ere have been expended and pied eed
in SaV annah harbor and in line with the
2S-foot project. 81 10000. leaving balf nee
OF 81 1000 for completion of the % foot
project To complete thar project no con-
structi3n work is said { D be needed, eN>
cept the completion of q 81 Dreakwattr As
already contracted for, I'D its eXte lsion
at an additional cost of perhaps s, 1850
The rem aiming sum of S1.51Q0D0 cou2d be
expended in dredging.
Since The project of 1888 was ma Sc. the
cost of dredging is claimed to have de-
creased largely, owing 90 improved ma
chinery- The new work being largely shell
tered, could be done for froI 10 cents to p
cents pei cubic yard on II {, basis of 81
10000 worth Of work That would permit
il is estimated. the remove of from p
o0OCO0 10 100000 cubic yarc IS Of material
which would give channe 80 feet decp
at mean Ugh water and 500 + eet wide from
savannah to the sea. Will the proiecl
calls for ONLY Is feet il might be possib.e
after imprc vements are begun TO get Con.
gress to pc rmb the dredging of the extra
two feet in depth
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
HIBERNIANs' NEW YEAR BALL.
DiNisio NO. . WIN Celebrate New
Year Night.


Division No. 3 of the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians, will celebrate the advent Of
the New Year with a bah at the Catholic
Library Hall tomorrow night Great in
terest is being taken in the affair by the
members of the division and no expense
is being spared to make it the principal
event of the kind for the season. In fact.
members of No. declare that the BAH will
eclipse anything of the kind that has ever
occurred in Hibernian circles in Savan-
nah. The committee in charge of the af-
fair consists of John j. Stafford chair
man; r. O'Donovan, William Leonard
Robert Forehand and James ODrscon
The committee is ably assisted by a COM
mittee of the ladies auxiliary among whom
are Mrs. Stafford Misses MoIlie Tully,
Mollie Collins, Maggie Connors, Higgins
Buttimer and others. Music will be fur
nished for the occasion by both brass
and string bands and the market has been
ransacked to provide a feast suitable for
the occasion. The event viii be a memoir
able one with the Hibernians
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
INDOOR BALL TEAMS IN A BUNCH.
Hebrew Boys Lead, But May he Set
Back by This Weeks Game.


The sixth game of the indoor ban series
will be played Thursday night at the Y.
nj. C. A. gymnasium between the c. L.
AS and Y. M C. AS. The race for the
Marks trophy is now very close The He
brew boys are in first place with the Ii
bVary team a very close second, and by
via ming Thursday nights game the latter
via tie the former for first place
TAeY. NJ. c. A. 5 are now much strong
er ;uld win undoubtedly be up with the
lead,p in the course of few games. So
far b Hebrew boys have won three
games and lost one, while the Library team
have tNvo games won and one lost The
game Ia st Thursday night was the most
exciting ever played in the gymnasium. If
took tweAve innings to decide the winner
The atteiA lance at the games also seems
to be pickA ng up and the directors of the
league hope that the crowd this week will
be equally r large as that of any of the
games playeA last season. The Y. NJ G.
boys say they are out to keep the trophy
and will make it very warm for the Y NJ
II. IS and C. l.. AS. while the two latter
teams seem to be a very good match. and
to retain the ca the Y. NJ. C. AS viii
have to play fal / game. This their admir-
ers claim they CA do.
The Y. NJ. II. A. admirers seemed to be
much in evidence "A the last game and the
c. L. a. boys claim that with their rooters
up at last weeks ga me they would have
won in a walk. The ooter certainly has a
great deal to do viii teams playing.
because the boys aiwa9 seem to play bet
ter and put more snap 4 their work when
they have large turnout of enthusiasts TO
cheer them. Capt. Brady of the Library
team is in hopes that "a lie last seasons
"rooters' will be heard at he next game.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01

Hon. Josiah B. Allen, Clerk of the Su-
preme Court of Ohio was Captain in the
army of the rebellion where he lost an
arm; Clerk of Common Pleas Court of
Athens county two terms Sergeant at
Arms of the House of Representatives;
and is now serving second term as Clerk of
the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio, April Is, 1897.
The Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg. Co.:
Gentlemen-I have been afflicted with a
disease, commonly known as la grippe,
every winter since that disease was dis
covered. l have tried many remedies
without success. This spring | was in
duced to try a bottle Of Pe-ru-na. I have
now taken two bottles and have received
much benefit therefrom. In fact, all
symptoms of the disease seem to have left
me. Therefore, I cheerfully recommend
the virtues of Pe-ru-na. Yours truly
Josiah B. Allen.
La grippe has been justly called "The
Scourge of the Closing Years of the Nine
teenth Century" This disease runs a
course of very uncertain duration and Sc
verify. 1t leaves the system in deplora
bic condition. 1t weakens the nerve CEN
ters, it impovershes the blood, disturbs
the circulation, clogs up the excretory
ducts, and depresses the whole vital sys-
tenn. There are thousands upon thousands
of people in this condition as the result of
la grippe. Pe-ru-na cures Ia grippe.
AS to the after-effects of Ia grippe, so
with the acute stages, Pe-ru-na is a spe-
cific. 1t seems to be thoroughly adapted
to this disease in all its phases. A great
many letters are received by DR.. Hartman
every year in which Pe-ru-na is extoled
by the people as being prompt and relia-
BILE cure for la grippe. La grippe is in
reality a catarrhal disease. 1t would be
properly named acute epidemic catarrh.
few specimens of the letters received by
DR.. Hartman on this subject will be given
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01

Woulo ask DR.. Hartmans advice, which
ana he prescribed Pe-ru-na for me and
l took it according to his directions and
was cured in short time / advise eyerv-
body that is troubled with lung disease to
take Dr. Hartman's treatment. I am sure
they viii not regret it if they do. | am
now enjoying good health and can thank
Pe-ru-na for it."
Last winter both myself and mother
were severely attacked with la grippe and
by using Pe-ru-na we recovered without
having a physician. l think Pe-ru-na is
just the thing for suffering humanity.
highly recommend your remedy TO an slIf-
ferers. Master Ross, Oshtemo. Mich.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
A POETIC P1OPHEsY.

Comes within Twelve Hours of Be
ing Literally FULFILLED.
On Feb 20 of last year Mr.. George Herb
Palm of this city wrote and the Morning
News published a poem on The Wreck
Of the Maine" The last stanza of the
poem ran thus:
The whole world knows the story; and
listen, manned ones, all.
America Will avenge you, her sons will
hear the call.
And before this year is over the Stars and
Stripes shall wave
Ger gloomy Castle Morro's walls her dun
geons and her caves
The Stars and Stripes will be hoisted on
MORO Castle at noon to-day. Thus tho
poet misses his prophesy by only twelve
hours
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
CITY RREVITIES.

The employees of Mr.. II. Traub presented
him yesterday with handsome Office
chair as New Years present. The gift
which is a high testimonial of the regard
in which the employees hold Mr. Traub.
was presented to him by the bookkeeper.
Mr.. Denmark.
The lecture on the Land Of the Mana
ma" 90 have been delivered ny MIR. =. A.
Stovall on Wednesday evening, has been
postponed until Tuesday, Jan 49, The
lecture is for the benefit of the Masonic
Temple Association and will be given at
Savannah theater.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01

the medicine. l took it and Immediately
, began 10 improve. For long time l could
NOT persuade him to take it, but finally he
\ sgan 20 take Pe-ru-na, too, and he now
Il, as enthusiastic in its praise as l am.
pa .ru-na also cured my husband Of obsti-
nam nasal catarrh of twenty-five years
STAN ling"
$50 netime ago my youngest son had
The esl ippe and the disease seemed to set
lie in his lungs, producing hemorrhages
from ca Q lungs We procured the best
medical aid for him we could but all TO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01

St. but nothing was able to cure me. 1
took three bottles of Pe-ru-na. and l am
happy to say that il is the best medicine
/ ever used. ] am satisfied that Pe-ru-na
IL D good medicine and aS such have
recommended It to several of my friends
with gOodresults 1t is seldom / give a
testimonial. but I think this Is due you.
1 hope others may be benefited through
YOU ana your remedies. Mr.. J. p. Low
cry Proprietor City Hotel, Albany, Tex.
For a free book. entitled "Winter Ca
tarrh." address The Pe-ru-na Drug Manu-"
featuring Company, Columbus, Ohio.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01

WeII-LnOun Insurance Men Part
Company.
The dissolution of the firm of Sullivan &
Wilson, insurance agents, Is announced in
to-day's Morning News. This firm has
been prominent in the insurance business
in Savannah for several years and both
members are well known in the city and
throughout the state. Both members of
the firm announce that they will continue
in the insurance business independently.
1t Is announced that Mr.. William p. Har-
dee is constituted agent of the firm bv
mutual consent to wind up its business.
collect all debts due the firm and pay it's
liabilities.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
MAY BE BUT ONE CANDIDATE


His statement is given Simply as an iHdi-
cation of what the chiefs friends expect.
Whether the alderman mentioned viii vote
for him remains 20 br seen.
Nj Haines' friends claim Gat ho viii
get seven votes, aud they give the chief
the h.neht Of SIX OF the votes mentioned
above claiming one OF them for Mr.
Haines There are thirteen votes. the
Mayor voting, ana seven are necessary TO
an electou. The vote is by secret ballot
With both sides so confident there Is apt
70 he degree of uncertainty about the
result Of this Fight unul the vote Is taken.
The aldermen, or rather some Of them,
are averse 20 letting it br known who they
favor for his or the other offices.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
SAVANNAH MEDICAL SOCIETY.

officers Elected for tie Coming
Year.
The Savannah Medical socisa,y, at its
last meeting, elected the followhlA officers
for 1899:
Presidential. B. Simmons.
Vice President-St. j. B. Graham.
Recording and Corresponding Seem ,tary
j. w. Daniel
Treasurer. Lawton HERS
Librarian-W. e. Fitch.
The society is becoming a factor anon
Savannahs physicians. Its social featur.S
are attractive. Al the annual meeting a
champagne supper was given by the pres
ident.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01

John ~ Woodell died last night at 10
O'Clock at his residence at sos Price street
The deceased was about As years of age
and leaves a wife ana four children. His
death was caused by consumption lie
vas for "A number of years in the omplov
Of Mcmillan Bros. The deceased was a
member Of Myrtle Lodge, Knights of
Pythias The funeral arrangements have
not yet been determined upon.