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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
MAY OPPOSE COL. LESTER.
RUMORED CANDIDATE FOR
CONGRESS.

His Absence From the City Prevent
Use of His neutrality-suspicious. Fac
lions Said to BE Reconciled and
Other Candidates to BE with
drawn-WiIl Fight Out Their Diff
ferences After the ElectiOn-Op-
position TO silver the RaIIying
Cry.
For several days rumor has persistently
commended that Col. Lester would have op
position in the coming election for Con
gress, and that the opposition would come
from source that was least expected
Yesterday the rumor became more def
mite, naming the candidate in whom the
various elements that are opposing the
success of the regular Democracy in the
coming campaign are to find representa-
ton. The prospective candidate Is among
the younger members of the Savannah
bar and is prominent in the social. militia
ny and fraternal life of the city. 1t has
been known. however that he opposed
certain of the planks of the Chicago and
Kansas City platforms, notably those
which favor the free coinage OF silver at
the ratio of sixteen to one.
When the report of the opposition to
Col. Lester had become sufficiently def
mite 90 indicate the name of the candi-
date, he was no. in the city. 1t was
learned, after some investigation, that he
was making a Saturday-to- Monday visit
to some friends in the country.
1t is understood, however. that the deal
has been arranged and that in the selec-
lion of a new candidate the differences
of the warning factions of the Repubh-
can party in the district have all been
reconciled. For the nomination. for Con-
gress one wing has been favoring Mr.
w. r. Leaken, while the other pinned IFS
allegiance TO Mr.. Tomfinson F. Johnson.
According to those who are either on the
inside themselves or claim to have re-
ceived the information they are dissent
Mating from the fountain source, all is
now serene in the rival Republican
camps. Any little disputes awaiting set
Element have been postponed until after
the elections, when they will be fought
out in the division and distribution of the
spoils.
Whether the candidate of the opposition
will make the fight on the straight Re
publican ticket. or, running as an indie
pendent Gold Democrat, will strive to Sc
cure the votes of-those of all parties who
oppose the platform of principles announc-
ed from Kansas City, remains in oonsld-
cradle doubt. The doubt applies equally
to the manner of his nomination.
The story that is going the rounds has
ii that the arrangements for the nomi-
nation were consummated at a meeting of
the Republican powers that be, or would
be, few nights ago. 1t was immediate
ly after this meeting, when enthusiasm
ran high and good fellowship was not
far behind, that some inklng of the plans
that there and then were formulated were
let out.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
SHARP TRICKS BY MAIL.
some shrewd Devices of swindIers
to Rob CreduIous People.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
over $4,000 is the yearly tribute paid
by citizens of Chicago 20 swindlers who
operate through the United States mails.
This amount is equal to the annual income
of over 800 average workingmen.
II all the burglars, shoplifters, pickpock-
cts and bunco men within a radius of
twenty-five miles of the city Hall were
to bunch or pool their 'pickings' the To-
tai would be less than half the sum
'milked" out of the public by these inge-
NOUS mail frauds" The men engaged in
the business are the brainiest criminals i'm
the world. They are the creators of
schemes which they themselves promote,
by the courtesy of Uncle Sam. These origl-
majors of ideas study the law carefully
and make every effort which the best le-
cal advice can give to keep out of the
laws meshes.
"Old things" are out Of date with the
uhiouitous swindler IL is only ia new
ideas he deals, while the novice In crime
Is occasionally heard OF promoting a
"v,ire tapping plot. silk" deal or Tot
terry" swindle.
'vhe only compensation the public re-
calves Is in the percentage of convictions
secured In the United Stalls courts. Not
IA ner cent OF the prisoners charged with
schemes in the state courts are SUCCESS
,uIlv prosecuted. Many OF them exercise
a "oull" and their cases are dismissed %
while not 10 per cent OF the violators Of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
AFTER UNION DEPOT CHARTER
MIR. ANDERSON GONE TO ATLANTA
WITH THE APPLICATION.

Charter VIII Probably Re Issued to
Union Station Company Early This
Week-Mr. w. w. Mackau Says All
the PreIiminarics Have Been Ar
ranged and the Ground Plans Have
Been Agreed UpOn-Architects VIII
submit Plans for Building shortly.
Mr. j. Randolph Anderson left for At
lanta last night. He carried with him
the applcation for a charter of the Sa-
vaunah Union Station Company, together
with a certified statement from the bust
ness manager of the Morning News 10 the
effect that the application had been adver-
tised once a week for four consecutive
weeks as required by law.
Mr.. Anderson will spend to-day with his
family in Marietta and will present the
application to the Secretary of State TO-
morrow. The application will doubtless
be granted Immediately being in the ordi-
nary legal form and with an allowance CT
a day for the usual legal formalities, in
GLIDING recording, the charter will doubt
less be on its way to Savannah by to-mor-
row.
Mr.. W. w. Mackall. who is acting as
agent for the several corporations inter-
ested in the new union station, said yes
terday that all matters in this connection
were progressing very satisfactorily.
Vice President Cannon of the Southern
Railway was in the city this week" said
MIR. Mackall, land we had pleasant con-
ference upon the subject. AS a result of
this conference l can state that the
ground floor plans for the depot, the ar
rangement of tracks and other details,
have all been settled upon by the cotnpa-
MES interested are now being drawn.
The plans were drawn by Mr..
T s. Tutwiler of the Plant System,
copies will be furnished to the proper Of
hcias of he compani interested"
AS to the plans for the station Itself,
Mr. Mackall said that several well
known archi ects are now engaged in pre-
parirg plans to be submitted for inspec-
tion. These plans will be submitted and
pass upon within the next month" sai1
Mr. Mackall, land a selection will no
doubt be made within a short time there
al er. The delays with which We have
met in under akirg the erection of the
depot have not en- to our disadvantage
at al, as we have been enabled to look
more full y into our wants and to reach
more satisfactory idea to the char
acter of the building required. For one
thing, we have d cided to take in the en-
ii e bio at West Broad. Stewart and
Roberts stree s, ms cad of using a portioa
If the block for other purposes, as was
at first intended The~location is a desira-
be one and can sure you that the new
union depot will be a building of which
Savannah can be justly proud.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
SPORT LOVERS STILL SORE.
Fearce's Former Friends Continue
TO Kick Themselves

The soreness and disgust of the sporting
element and the sport-loving public gen.
orally with the Corcoran-Pearce prize
night at the Theater Friday night was in
no wise diminished yesterday. There
were probably 1000 people in attendance
at the theater and some of them were to
be met with yesterday in every quarter
and in every walk of life While less vo-
ciferous in their denunciations they were
if anything. more positive in their charges
Next to the heavy losers the sorest people
in town are the fellows who took Pearce
in hand and handled him. helped him in
his training and assisted him on the night
OF the fight
1t was a trick said Pete Mamie. ITO
think thai I put in weeks training that
fellow and then got such throwndown as
that. He might have let me known If
there was anything doing. l lost $50 on
him. l was so mad when 1 saw him lie
down on the floor that I could have kick
ed him. He hadn't done any fighting at
all"
The worst of it is" said Mamie, that
Savannah is one of the most liberal towns
in the country TO sporting people, and
yet the public gets deal like that. Just
as we get the interest worked up to the
right pitch this fellow Pearce has to come
along and killed it all
There are well known sporting men and
business men. too, who bet on Pearce.
and whose losses run up into the hun
dreds They are not making any outcry
about it, but their disgust is all the more
pronounced 1t is stated that one of the
policy kings. who is now making an ex-
tended stay at the Hotel de Sweeny by
request of Judge Falligant, is a loser TO
the tune of several hundred on Pearce.
It is well for Cracker" that he is
philosopher or his misfortunes might
overwhelm him.
Corcoran had large number of friends
who backed him largely on personal
grounds, and many of these are winners
in various amounts. Fireman John P.
Duffy at the central station on Oglethorpe
avenue, is ahead of the game to the tune
of $50. and is now ready to back Corcoran
against anything of his size that may
happen along.
Health Officer Drummer does not agree
with the generally expressed opinion con-
corning Pearce's conduct and fighting
qualities. II never laid eyes on Pearce
until he came on the stage" said DR..
Drummer, and I sized him up at once
as in no condition for a fight. The man
was trained down too fine, his skin was
sallow and he had no color. His muscles
were drawn and his underpinning hooked
weak as if he had been taking off flesh
in a sweat box from the waist down.
was not at all surprised az the outcome
of the fight. and l am satisfied that the
knockout was genuine"
DR.. Drummer is a careful student of ply
steal manhood, and his opinion will have
considerable weight, but it will hardly
serve 20 remove the bad impression of the
hundreds who were present Friday night
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
WILL BE RAUsSEUR.
1t Is Said He VIII BE Comma nder-in-
chief of the G.. A. II.

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-The Chronicle to-
morrow will say: Maj. Leo Rausseur of
St. Louis, will be elected commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic
at the national encampment week after
next The old candidates for the place
have one after another withdrawn from
the race, and yesterday the only one In
the field was the St. Louis man, who is
now a Judge on the bench.
Some of the friends of Gen. John C..
Black, past commander of the department
of Illinois, had cherished a hope that he
might be chosen, but Gen. Black dfscour-
aged all agitation in his favor. His law
practice is absorbing all of his time.
Friends of the General announced yester-
day that no objection would be made by
Illinois to the election of the St. Louis
man. Unless the unexpected should hap
pen, Maj. Rausseur will have no opposi-
ton from other sources. The position he
longs to the, West this year, in accord
ance with the accepted rule of rotation
in office.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
PAY UP Or BE FIRED.
scnboard's Warming Circular to Its
Employees.

Employees.
The Seaboard Air Line has put it's foot
down on employees who do not pay their
debts. A circular has been issued that
employees of the company who do not pay
up will be dropped from its employ. The
circular goes on to say:
THE practice of employees permitting
amounts due them on account of wages
to be garnisheed by parties to whom they
are indebted is a serious annoyance TO our
paymaster, and interferes materially with
the efficient discharge of his duties 1t is
therefore, ordered that Immediately upon
the service of any garnishee process, upon
any officer of this company, that such Of
fcer a once advise by telegraph the gem
eral counsel and paymaster the name of
the emplOye whose wages are garnisheed
how and where employed; the amount due
him from the company on the date of
service of process; whether married or
single, and the hour and date of service;
that Immediately upon receipt of notice
the paymaster will advise the division
superintendent of the facts of the case,
and division superintendent will make
record of the same, and if it appears
that the wages of the said employee have
been at any time heretofore garnisheed,
then the superintendent shall at once dis
charge said employe from the service of
the company.
The practice of employees giving orders
upon the paymasters for amounts due or
to become due is prohibited and if any
such order IS at any time hereafter given
the paymaster is hereby prohibited from
accepting or paying the same; that he
shall at once notify the superintendent of
the division upon which the party giving
such order is employed, and said superin-
tendent shall make a record of the fact
and discharge the party giving such or
der from the service of the company. Di-
vision superintendent are enjoined to en-
force this regulation firmly, as il Is
necessary 20 an efficient service, and the
company cannot continue in its service
men who interfere with the successful
operation of the paymaster's department
by failure TO meet their obligations
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
FIGHTING CLAIM FOR RELIEF.
Owners of Lawrencc's Cargo Want
Company to Make Good Their Loss.

Owners of Lawrencc's Cargo Want
Company to Make Good Their Loss.
The taking of evidence in the applica-
ton of the Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company, owner of the wrecked
steamship William Lawrence, to be re-
leved from liability for the loss beyond
the value of the wreck, is being contin-
ued almost daily before MIR. T. P. Raw
enel. appointed master in admiralty by
Judge Sreer.
The Lawrence went ashore on Hunting
Island in a gale that sprang up during
her voyage from Baltimore to Savannah.
| during the early part of last year, and
became total wreck. The application
of the owner for relief from liability to
,he owners of the cargo was filed in court
while the Lawrence was still on the
rocks, with the waves beating the last
vestige of seaworthiness or value out of
the shattered hulk. Under the procedure
in such cases the owner of the vessel
abandoned her to the owners of the cargo,
for the purpose of recovering from the
wreck anything of value they could find.
The application for relief is based on
the contention that, at the time of the
wreck the Lawrence was an entirely
staunch and seawothy vessel, of approved
strength and qualities, adequately Off
cered, manned and equipped and sailed
by the master with all due and proper
caution and care for the safety of ship,
passengers and cargo.
The wreck, according to the contention
of the owner of the Lawrence, could not
have been prevented by any mortal fore
sight or precaution and resulted from the
act of God Under this contention II is
sought to escape liability
The matter was referred by Judge Speer
10 the master in admiralty, for the pur-
pose of taking testimony and making
report to the court based upon the evil
dence adduced. The application of the
owner of the Lawrence for relief from
liability is being contested by the owners
of the cargo on the apparent ground that
the vessel was not seaworthy, and that
her destruction could have been prevented
by the exercise of greater foresight or
greater skill in management. The test-
mony is exceedingly voluminous, and sine"
May the master has been engaged at very
frequent intervals in examining witnesses.
Some of them have remained on the stand
for two or three days az a time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
Cooling Drinks in Turkey.
From the London Telegraph.

From the LONDON Telegraph.
Our Constantnople correspondent
writes: When we read here OF the great
heat in London, it is very pleasant TO
note that in one respect, at any rate,
Constantinople is ahead of London. 1t is
that of cooling, non-intoxicant drinks
You cannot get away from them; in all
the main streets nearly every other shop
has a counter of white marble, and large
hotties of iced water, lemonade, cherry
syrup. pomegranate syrup or something
Of the sort Green leaves surround the
hotties. and a little machine keeps up a
tinkling of glasses to attract the passers-
nv Certain shops are known for their
snecialties in certain syrups, and others
for their water, about which Turks are
very particular, and can tell at once from
which of the many springs near the CAPT.
,aI IN comes The streets swarm with
itinerant sellers with elaborate arrange
ments for keeping the water cool Some
have n regular booth, where they dispense
awning from water to a gaZenZe, which
il the name OF effervescing lemonade.
The simplest method Is that adopted by
those who carry about huge glass bot
,ie holding about two gallons of lemon
ade on the mouth of which is balanced a
large lump of ice, continually dripping in
IA the bottle These drinks are the cheap
est farthing a tumbler Unfortunately
The coin representing a farthing is almost
extinct. so that the drinker has TO drink
two glasses or come back next day for
the balance The ice-cream vendors, too,
must not be forgotten. Their picturesque
eet-up is very distinctive, and they do a
roaring trade. The ices they sell are
very pure. and one never hears of cases
~ illness among those eating them. The
,i,no when the men do their best business
win Europeans is at night. after dinner.
Everv one is then sitting outside on the
Rosphorous; the iceman comes along with
T, boat. and seems at once to supply a
iorg-felt want. We are having very hot
weather Just now. but IL is quite the right
weatehr for the season. and will not last
more than another fortnight
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS
Indications Are That the Southern
VIII HIVE IA Crowd

The annual mountain excursion over
the Southern Railway from Savannah to
the mountains of Nor h and South Caro-
Ina will be run Aug %. Mr.. James Free
man, city passenger and ticket agent, has
received many inquiries about the excur-
sion and rates, and it seems probable that
there will be a big crowd to take advant-
age of the opportunity 10 visit the re-
s-rts at a cost far below that which pre-
walls ordinarily.
The Southern offers a through train,
there being no change Of cars necessary.
The train will leave Savannah at O'Clock
In the morning, central time. Returning,
the excursionists may take any train with
Ia The limit of the tickets, Sept 8. The
mountain resorts offer attractions that
many regard as irresistible, and it is
pioba BILE that the excursion, which will
be the first the Southern has operated
over It's own line all the way, will draw
many passengers
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.

%~-~~~~~~-~~~--~~~~-~~-
Suwanee Springs Co.. Sllwanee. Fla:
Dear Sirs-There is a party here who
have about yielded to my persuasion 20 go
to Suwanee Springs with me. Mr. ]. D.
Etetson of the American National Bank
here, Mr. G. B. Turpin of the Exchange
Bank, Mr.. John c. Eads of Eads, Neel &
Co, Mr.. ]. w Reid, Mr.. NJ. G.. Putzel and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Stevens. We are
thinking of soming next week about
Thursday Some of them may not getto
come till after the first.
| have been talking up your springs TO
my friends, ard they have about decided
to go there with me. l want you to give
me credit for getting you this party. l be-
ieve there is no water on earth like "Su-
vance Water" and my enthusiastic de
scription of the Spring and its beneficial
effects have done the work on these
friends.
l simply write this to let you know that
the party expect to come right away.
Yours truly,
THAD. f. MURPHEY,
Macon, Ga.
All you can drink for &c at Livingston's.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
CITY BREVIITES.

George Thompson brought to the Morn
ing News yesterday a very fine specimen
of tobacco raised in the Cuyler place or
Waters Road. This golden leaf tobacco is
adapted for cigars or chewing tobacco
and Thompson claims it to be equal to
any grown in North Carolina. =
In a running effort to arrest a negro
whose conduct had entitled him to arrest
Patrolncanu Frank Wall lost his revolver
from his pocket last night. The weapon
he thinks, was dropped somewhere OH
Barnard street, between Congress lane
and ST. Julian street 1t was of the reg
ulation police type and in rubber hol-
ster. Its return would save him some
annoyance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
A CINEMATOsCOPE SHOW.
Variation Next Friday for Isle of
Nope Entertainments.

An entertainment at Isle of Hope next
Friday evening promises to be one of
the best and most up-to-date of the sea-
son. MIR. Banks, the manager. has Ge-
cured cinematoscope, which is said to
be one of the finest machines Of its kind
in use. 1t will probably draw a big crowd,
The machine has a record of showing so
clearly that the pictures look like the
real thing"
Some of the pictures to be exhibited will
be the Corbett and Fitzslmmons fight
from start TO finish, a trip across the
Brooklyn bridge by moonlight, Dewey and
his squadron, the big celebration in New
York city on Dewey day, the charge of
the Rough Riders at the battle of San
tago. the battle of Manila and other
The pavilion will be arranged so as to
seat 800 people. New seats are now being
made which will be ready. The entertain
ment will start promptly on the arrival OF
the 8 o'clock car and will last until 1890.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
TO DISCUSS THE RULE.
Cotton Exchange to Decide Penalty
Question This Week.

There is still q good deal of talk among
the members of the Cotton Exchange
about the probable action Of the directors,
as to the forfeiture rule, which a large
element of the trade wants repealed.
Others, however, want it's operation sus-
pended for the coming season only.
1t is probable the directors will meet
early in the week, when decisive action
will be taken While the chances are
that the rule will be repealed. it will prob
able not be done without a protest from
those who regard such action as a step
backward, They believe that conces-
sion of this kind will make 1t a hard
matter to enforce the rule in future.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19

an sOulIu anu Wei nave good appetite, but
before commenced treatment had no appetite
at all My eyes were sunken and my face was
pale. had pimples and brown spots on my
face. Now these are all gone. I have used
glapy kinds of medicines but received no bene
Mt: Last year I weighed one hundred and
thirty-tour pounds, and now I weigh one hun
dred and forty-fve. Please accept my thanks
1 am so glad found the right kind of medicine"
DR.. Pierces Medical Adviser sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense of
mailing only. Send al one-cent stamps
for book in paper covers, or 81 stamps for
cloth, to DIR. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19

cupy a fiat on the south side. When a
correspondent REQUIRES to meet The
young lady he is given an opportunity
at the agency rooms. and in nine cases
out of ten is not only hung up for a wine
supper. but goes away financially loser.
The young lady" has taken him in,
promised anything and everything and
got all she could officers who have been
looking for a chance to find something
certain" in a case say that a fair esti-
mate of the suckers" caught on the 81
basis would be 500 a week
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19

misfortune An al
most certain cure
for pimples and
similar dishguring
eruptions is found
in DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery. 1t pur-
ihes the blood of
the CORFU pting
cause of ordinary
eruptive diseases,
cleanses the skin
and builds up the
body with sound
wholesome flesh.
Discovery con-
tains neither alco-
hol nor narcotics.
III am well pleased
with your medicines. "
writes John A. Gallo
way, Esq, of No. ais
3oth St, Columbus,
Ga. I'm 1894 I was
working at night and
I broke out in Jumps
all over, and when
these left the skin
peeled off. / took six
bottles of Golden
Medical Discovery,
and two of Doctor
Pierce's Pellets, and
I do believe that I
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