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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12
THE ATLANrA DEPOT QUESTION.

The indications are that there will
be another long struggle in the Legis-
lature over the question as to whether
or not the state shall build a union
railroad depot in Atlanta. The bill
which the special depot committee has
introduced provides that the proposed
depot shall not cost more than $500, 900,
and that one-half the rental of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad shall
be used each month to that amount
to build it. According to this arrange
ment, ii would take a little less than
two and a half years to complete the
building.
1t is announced that Representative
Hall of Bibb county will lead the fight
against the bill 1t will be recalled that
he was the leader of the opposition at
the last session to build the depot with
the public property fund. He seems to
be influenced, to some extent. in his
opposition by a feeling of hostility to
the railroads, AS far as the public
knows, the railroads are not particu-
larly anxious for the state TO build
union depot. Whether or not it would
be helpful to them for the state to
build it we do not know. 1t does seem,
however, as if the state would be bene-
flied. 1t would get a high rate of in
terest on it's inves tment, and also
betterment that would increase con-
siderably the value of it's property
As we now view the bill the chief
objection to it is that j takes. for two
and half years, about $4,000 annual
ly from the general revenue. This
amount is needed to. meet the states
obligations. In fact. the state cannot
get along without 1t unless the rate
of taxation is increased, or new
sources of revenue are found.
One proposition is to pay the interest
on the public debt from the public
property fund. 1t is held by some of
those who have given the matter their
attention that this can be done with
out violating the constitution. If it
can, then what has been regarded as a
serious objection to the depot bin does
not exist 1t is certain that If the
state should build union depot it
would get a much better return on its
investment than it is now getting on
the public property fund, and its in
vestTnent would be fully as safe as
the public property fund is now.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12

Two French chemists. Degree and
Balethazard, are said to have discover
ed. quite by accident. that bioxide of
sodium will purify enclosed air suffi-
GENTLY to enable persons TO breathe it
over and. over again without harmful
effects. In one of their experiments.
it is said, they lowered a man into the
water with a divers helmet over his
head lined with bioxide of sodium. but
without any tubular connection with
the upper air. Under these circum-
stances the man was able to breathe
for an indefinite length OF time with
out any inconvenience. In explanation
IL is said that the bioxide of sodium
absorbs the carbon from the carbonic
acid gas expelled from the lungs and
liberates pure oxygen. This discovery
gives promise of being OF widest use.
TO divers. crews OF submarine torpedo
boats and others. as well as IN the
matter OF purifying the air in theaters
and other enclosed rooms.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12
THE INHERITANCE TAX BILL.

The Hitch inheritance tax bill is a
special order for to-day. 1t has friends
in the legislature and may have
enough of them to give it the requisite
majority. It's author has announced
his willingness to have it so amended
as to meet the objections which have
been raised to it by religious organi-
cations. Doubtless other objections
will crop out during the discussion of
it, but they may. not be so serious
that they caHnet be overcome by
amendment.
The bill follows the inheritance tax
laws of states which have such laws,
and the purpose of it is commendable.
1t is true that there is not so much
reason for Legislation of this kind in
Georgia as there is in New
York and Pennsylvania, because
there are so many large estates in
those states and so few here. In
Georgia, pretty nearly all of the es-
tates are small, and there may be
sentiment in the legislature that the
people should become richer before
such a law is passed. The impression
seems to prevail that the bill would
yield the state a large revenue. 1t is
likely there would be some disappoint-
ment respecting the amount of reve-
nue., though, of course, as the people
become richer, the revenue would in
crease. Laws taxing inheritances are
growing in favor. and If the Hitch
bill should not be passed it is safe to
say that a similar bill will be passed
in the course of a few years.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12
THE CIRCUS.

Few shows are more than passing
events-here to-day and gone to-mor-
row. But there are some of them that
may well be classed as national instit-
utions Among these latter is the great
circus under the name of John ROD
inson's,"- which showed here yesterday
and last night. 1t. has been visiting
the South for sixty years, and has al
ways had the confidence and esteem of
the people. During these many years
it has kept step with the progress of
the times, passing from a one-ring
show to the huge three-ring and great
menagerie affair that we know to-day.
The John Robinson who catered to the
amusement of the public years ago
has, like thousands of his former pat
rons and admirers, been gathered to
his fathers at a ripe old age; but
Savannah has had within her gates for
several days his son and worthy sue
cessor, another John Robinson, and
several others of the family of that
name so distinguished in circus life.
The city and the Robinsons have found
the renewed acquaintance and friend
ship mutually enjoyable.
Like many other enterprises, the cir
Gus has changed with passing years.
IT is no longer a precarious investment,
but is an institution representing
hundreds of thousands of dollars OF
capital and requiring executive ability
of the highest order to make 1t a sue
cess. Robinson, in the circus business,
is a name which stands beside that Of
Barnum. The two names are an earn
est of what is biggest and best in the
tented amusement line.
A good circus is Joy forever" to
those who in childhood have witnessed
a performance in the sawdust-covered
ring, besides being an innocent amuse-
ment to persons of larger growth.
Whatever there may have been in the
tented shows to cause them to be Ia
booed in former years does not exist
now. They have been brought up to a
high standard of propriety and merit.
Taking John Robnson's as a type,
such enterprises deserve encourage
ment They add to the pleasures of life
for both young and old.
During the stay of the circus in this
city it was a sincere pleasure to their
old friends to meet Mr.. Robinson and
his staff of able assistants, to which ag.
gregation Savannah contributed one
important personage-the inimitable
clown and courteous gentleman, Mr.
John Lowlow. May they one and all
live long to enjoy their well-earned
regulations as good showmen and en-
| terprising Americans.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12

The Chinese exclusion law expires
by limitation on May next. story
from Washington has it that the rail-
roads of the West do not look for the
re-enactment of an exclusion law, and
that so confident are they in their be-
lief that the doors of the country will
be thrown open, to the Orientals that
they are preparing to handle largely
increased passenger business from the
Pacific slope eastward. Once the ex-
clusion bar is removed, it is said, there
would be literally millions of Chinese
that would pour into the country, to
take the places of native laborers.
However, the bars have not yet been
let down for this mass of yellow pau
per labor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Savannah Board of Trade;
Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 2S1. F.
and A. NJ; Savannah Lodge No. 1873.
B. P. O. Elks; Concord Lodge 10. H.
I. o. o. f.
Special Notices-Ship Notice, Will
hanson & Rauers, Agents; Notice to
Change Name of Steamship La Grande
Duchesse TO City of Savannah; Ship
Notice. ]. F. Minis & Co. Consignees;
Notice, Murray NJ. Stewart; Ship No
tice. John A. owen. Master British
Steamship St. Fillans.
business characterization Rye
Whisky; A Large Fat Mackerel for
Breakfast, A. NJ. & c. w. West; AS
sistant Bookkeeper Wanted.
Mr.. Visitor-Isadore COllat.
Baking Powder-Royal Baking Pow
der.
Watches-Waltham Watches.
Medical-Blood Wine; Thacher's Liv-
er and Blood Syrup; Castoria; 5. 5. s.;
TUFTS Pills: Lydia Pinkham's Nese-
table Pills; Cascarets; British Doctors;
Pyramid Pile Cure.
Pianola Recital Free-Ludden q
Bates Southern Music House.
Business Notices-Diamond Jeweiry,
r. Van Keuren & Co.; They Are the
Best. S. w. Branch Co.
Amusements-Mati To-day and
To night; ''way Down East" at The
alter.
Auction Sale-At Seaboard Air Line
Terminals.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Heip
Wanted: Employment wanted for
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12
The Absent Minded Don.

One of the finest instances of absence
of mind on record is that furnished by
a certain oxford don, whose scholar
ly abstraction" frequently landed him
in difficulties, says Tit Bits.
Dining out one night. he suddenly
became Immersed in thought, and for
a time sat gazing at his plate. evident
ly deeply engrossed in some mighty
problem.
Now, it happened that his left hand
neighbor. a portly dame, had a habit
of resting her hands on the table, palm
down and fingers closed.
Suddenly the professor awoke from
his brown study. seized his fork. plung-
ed II into the plump paw reposing to
the left of his plate. and. beaming
genially through his glasses, remark
ed: MY bread, | think"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12

There is sleeping somewhere in the
archives of the Senate a bill whose
purpose is to raise Rear Admiral
Schley to the rank of Vice Admiral.
1t was pigeon-holed at the last session
because Of the feud which resulted in
the calling of the court of inquiry.
Should the court of inquiry give Schley
"clean bill of health" it is practically
certain that the old bill would be re-
vived and pressed for passage. Should
Schley fail of a vindication, it is said
that Congressional inquiry into the
conduct of the Navy Department
would be inevitable.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12

A Brooklyn man thinks he has found
a short cut to an easy and very large
fortune. The banking laws of New
York state impose certain fines for
their violation. a percentage to go to
the informer. The man in question has
filed in Albany information relating to
the violation of these laws not less than
5000 times by certain institutions.
Each vioaltion involves a penalty Of
$500, one-half to go to the informer.
All that is needed, therefore. is for the
fines 20 be collected TO make the
Brooklyn man better than a million
alre.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12
THAT Wasn't George. reason.

"a blue diamond recently passed
through the New York custom house
that was valued at $4,000. my love. {"
said George, according 10 the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
who is II for. DEAR"
THE ladys name is kept a secret.
my love"
you wouldn't get that kind OF a
diamond for me. would you, dear2"
mo, my love, I wouldn't"
And you know why you wouldn't,
don't your"
a think l do. my love"
Yes, you dear boy. ~ course you
know. rs becauss I'm brunette and
blue wouldn't harmonic with my CON.
pleM0n,"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12

Gen. Greeley the American meteoroio-
gist. after having considerable expert
ence with London fogs. expresses the
opinion that with proper data II would
be quite possible 10 forecast them.
There would seem 20 be nothing un-
reasonable IN that suggestion. Know
Ing the conditions under which fog
forms ~ ought 10 be possible 20 fore
tell the Occurrences ~ such conditions.
iust ss rains are foTetold b. our
weather bureau
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12

Mr.. Rayner thinks that n Dewey had
not been a great naval officer he would
have made a great Judge. Mr.. Rayner
was astonished AZ the rapidly and d.
RICHNESS Of Deweys grasp Of Intricate
legal questions and the eisarness with
which be delivered the opinions ~ me
court On questions raised. Dewey come
Of a family % Lawyers, though be
negef studied leH
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12

"Ouida," the French novelist, calls
the Americans mean" in their treat
ment of Sir Thomas Upton on his re-
cent cup-hunting expedition. Sir
Thomas himself seems to have been
very well pleased with his reception
and entertainment. "Ouida" will con-
tinue to like the dollars which Ameri-
cans pay for her doubtful stories,
whatever she may think of them as g.
people.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12

The special days that have been set
aside at the Fair ought to be made
memorable for the large crowds. BY
beginning at once to work up to them
it can be so arranged that the clerks
and the working people and the chill
dren can get out on the days desis-
mated for them especially; and they
all ought to have mighty fine time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12
The weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day
are fair weather, fresh northerly
winds, becoming variable; and Tor
Eastern Florida, generally rair
weather. light to fresh easterly winds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12

Every exposition must have a nick
name, of course. The Charleston
grounds and buildings are being called
the Ivory City"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12

Roosevelt is not a 'Rube," yet ne Is
suspected of strong effort to blow
out the Gas" Addicks in Delaware.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chicago Chronicle says: "The
railroad companies that are planning
to set apart cars or sections of cars
for passengers afflicted with contag-
ious diseases are taking step long
demanded in the interests of modern
sanitary science. Humanitarianism
re jects the idea of establishing such un-
fortunate patients to needless discom-
fort when travelling, but there is equal
ly an obvious duty to the healthy trav-
elers who must pcrforce travel on the
same trains. 1t is unfortunately true
that the segregation of sick from well
passengers, especially upon the long
transcontinental trips to the South and
West. has been too long neglected.
The Minneapolis Journal (Dem)
says: president Roosevelt is said to
rave overruled Senator Hanna in the
matter of Delaware politics and to
have turned down Gas Addicks.' 1t is
to be hoped that the report is true.
Gas Addicks has been a disgrace TO
the Republican party and the state OF
Delaware long enough, and he is that
kind Of a politician so thoroughly UNI
Rooseveltian that no doubt the presi-
dent took a great deal of satisfaction
ana pleasure IN nndtnB Boou man
for the office Of collector OF the port
of Wilmington who did not belong 10
the Addicks crowd"
The Louisville Courier-Journal
(Dem) says admiral caillard went
20 the sometime poetic isle on a pros
aic mission. The object was not 10
visit the home OF Pitticus or the birth
piafa ~ Ennuho hat 20 collect a few
millions 81 beKRarly piasters from
Turkish tariff duties. The island was
not selected from any consideration Of
~ ancient ron0Nn, but because n was
in convenient distance ~ smyrna,
whittier h was his intention 10 go n
the collections at Mltyiene ports Nere
not sailsfaetory."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12
THUNDERROLT

Car leaves Bolton street junction $50
q. m and every thirty minutes thereafter
until 11:30 D. m.
Car Leaves Tliunderbolt at 500 a. M
and every thirty minutes thereafter until
1900 midnight. for Bolton street junction.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12
thousands of saNannahians remem

Thousands of Savannahians remem-
Der Chiquita. the Cuban midget who
was seen in the Park Extension a year
nance, of which the last chapter is
yet to be written. 1t seems that some
few weeks ago she fell in love with a
sixteen-year old boy of the name of
Woeckner, nearly six feet tall and
weighing 100 pounds. The little wo-
man probably was a bit higher than
his knees. and might have stood in
his coat pocket when she reached up
to kiss him. However, it was case
of reciprocated love, and so the little
woman and the big boy were married.
Then there came a mysterious disap-
later. The bridegroom was disconso-
late, and got a warrant charging
Frank Bostock, Chiquita's manager,
with alternating the little woman's af-
fections and alleging pecuniary dam
ages in the sum of $4,000. At last
advices Chiquita was in Canada where,
presumably, she had gone to try the
climate on the flame of her passion.
Chief O'Neill of the Chicago police
force thinks that not only should po-
lice establishments be put upon a
military basis in so far as discipline
and department are concerned. but
that the officers should have military
titles. He would take the regiment
as his model for the ordinary police
force. The chief of police would rank
as colonel, the assistant chief as lieu
tenant colonel, the inspectors as ma
jors and the precinct commanders as
captains. The desk sergeant could be
retained as a sergeant and the patrol
sargeants could be made corporals. AS
a matter of fact there is queer mix
ture of militarism and something else
in the titles of our police officials.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12

plant will decay.
Extraordinary inconvenience has
been caused throughout European Rus
STA in consequence of the difficulties of
this years navigation of the Volga.
says the New York Post. At the latest
accounts from Astrakhan, no fewer
than 100000 pools of oil alone were
lying in barges in the lower reaches of
the river between Astrakhan and Sar-
atoff, with little hope of getting the
barges even halfway up the river this
year. Scores of towns along the Volga
from Saratoff northwards to Kazan,
Nizhni Novgorod. Kostroma, Jaroslaw
and Rybinsk, not to mention hundre Is
OF places along the banks of the river
which are dependent. TO a considera-
bic extent, on the naphtha supplies for
their prosperity during the coming
winter and spring, are already face t.
face with serious difficulty, owing %
their supplies of naphtha and ostatki
having given out. An additional 40 ,0O0,-
600 pools OF oil, principally ostatki,
destined for the higher reaches of the
river, are lying at Astrakhan. and
fears are entertained that IL VIII be-
impossible TO get II even as far as Ka-
Zap this year. A shortage Of water IN
the higher reaches OF the Nolga Is a
common occurrence. and specially built
lRht-draught vessels run north Of Ka-
zan during the whole OF the navigation
period OF each year. but such def
cheney as that OF this year In the lower
reaches OF the river has not been
known for 4 very long time For n con
siderable distance north OF Asfraichan
vesfels ~ moderate drauEht nnd n
possible 20 run, az a rule, up 90 no
yember This year however they have
been biocked, ana several cases N Yes-
seif sticking 90 sand banks ang break
ing IA Two have occurred
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-04

When the street force Of the Water
Board is turned loose on the Island,
armed with keys and backed by in
structions to cut OF the water supply
Of delinquent subscribers, there will be
CONSERVATION on the Garden Spot. The
clerical force of the Board has been
making up the list of %deliquents in
the Seventh ward, and when the
amounts are all ascertained there will
be "doin's" on the Island.
The list of d%eliquents amounts to
285. When the force cuts the water
off from that many subscribers in one
day it is likely that the example will
have a good effect upon d~elinquents in
other sections of the city, to say the
least. 1t is the intention of the new
Board to enforce payment of water
rents or cut off the water supply. The
rules of the Board will be enforced to
/ the letter. The first wholesale use of
the key will be made on the Island, for
the reason that notices were sent to
that section of the city first. Other
wards will follow in the order in which
notices to d~elinquents were sent out.
The Island d~elinquents owe for per-
iods extending from one to fourteen
years.
To-day the Water Board force will
turn the water off in about twenty-five
or thirty business houses. Notices to
call and settle have been sent to them,
and have been ignored. After giving
fair warning the officials propose to act
in accordance with the rule of the
Board.
The Water Board clerical force,
which has recently been augmented, has
been at work upon the delinquent ac-
counts. Yesterday this was finished,
and Secretary Ross Chew stated that
the total of delinquent accounts upon
the books is SIT, S13.3 ST., 404.53 Of
that sun being for the last series Of
bill covering the six months ending
March 31st, 1901. If fifty per cent of
the delinquent bills can be collected
the revenue will assist very materially
in paying off the Indebtedness upon the
new pump.
The total collections made under the
new Board, including yesterday, a<%re-
gated $3,6S5.78. A comparison was
made with the corresponding period
last year, showing this years collec-
lions to be about four times as great
as last years. The work has been
much more difficult, for the reason that
the old officials took their bills with
them, necessitating the making out of
new bills by the present force.
The Board has appointed W. B.
Irvine, assistant cashier of the National
Exchange Bank, to be its auditor. A
new system of keeping the accounts
will probably be inaugurated and the
auditor will probably go over the books
about once a week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-04
ARE THERE IRREGULARITIES
Subscribers Presented With Bills
for Periods for Which They Show
Receipts.

Subscribers Presented With Bills
for Periods for which They Show
Receipts.
There appear to be some Irregular
tiles growing out of the old system of
bookkeeping in the Water Board office.
Mr.. John Merschrod, who lives on Six
teenth street, was given notice a few
days ago to call and pay his water
rent. When he called he was told that
he owed for d year. He claimed to
have a receipt for six months, paid
last fall. At the request of the Board
clerical force he produced the receipt
yesterday.
Il gave it to Secretary Chew" he
said to a Register reporter yesterday.
HE claimed there was no entry Of the
payment on the cash book, and that
the account was not marked off the
register. He had a number of other
papers in his hand, which he said were
matters Of the same kind. The re-
ceipt from the old Board was for
1925 for six months, and from the
new Board was s2.1o for six months.
I don't understand why there was a
difference. Mr.. Chew took my receipt
for the first six months and gave me
his receipt for It,"
Mr.. Nerschrod exhibited the receipt.
II his impression that the Board has
turned up a number of cases of this
kind proves 10 be correct, the old sys-
TEN of keeping accounts must have
been very poor. to say the least.