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The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

COTTON-Savannah to Boston, per
cwt., Csc; to New York, per cwt, zoe;
to Philadelphia, per bale, 81; Baltimore.
$1.00.
FOREIGN DIRECT-Barcelona, 45c;
Genoa, 40c.
INDIRECT-Liverpo via Balti-
more, 35c; via New York, 40c; Ham
burg, 45c; Antwerp, 45c; Reval, st. Pet
ersburg and Gothenberg, 55c; Genoa
40c.
LUMBER-By Sail-Freight dull; to
Baltimore, $500; to Philadelphia, s4.25;
to New York, s4.5o@4.75 per M.
LUMBER-By Steam-Savannah to
Baltimore, IS; to P. r.. r. or B. and
o. docks, $3.50; to Philadelphia, 16 p:
per cwt. a pounds to foot); to New
York, 1918 per M to dock; lightered
$3.50: to Boston to dock $3.50.
NAVAL STORES-The market Is
firm; medium size vessels. Rosin--
Cork, for orders. IS sd per barrel of 31C
pounds, and l per cent primage. Spir-
it's, As Cd per 40 gallons gross, and {
per cent. primage. Large vessels, ros-
in, IS: spirits. As Sd. Steam. lie PEI
100 pounds on rosin, 21hc on spirits
Savannah to Boston, and 92c on rosin
and 19c on spirits to New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
APPEALS TO THE PRESIDENT.

Gainesville Sun: Thomas Donaldson.
who is confined in the Alachua county
Jail upon the charge of the murder of
old DR.. Waddell, a wine manufacturer
near Hawthorn a few months ago, has
made his appeal to the President of
the United States in the form of let
ter. Donaldson claims that he is an old
time school mate of Mr.. Mckinley, and
believes that the President will use his
influence towards getting him out of
the predicament in which he has been
placed by his action. 1t will be noticed
that he has addressed Mr. Mckinley
at Harrisburg, Pa, where he says he
went to the same school, and has en-
joyed many a swim and game of base
ball with that distinguished gentleman.
Following is an exact copy of the let
ter, as regards photography, punctua-
ton, etc: Gainesville Fla August 10 1901
Dear Friend Sir Mr. President McKin-
ley, Harrisburg Pa Dear Friend /
wright you A Few Lines two Let you
know | Am one of yours Companions
Been Born in Pennsylvania kittan-
ming Pa Armstrong County Pa and
Came two the south Florida And thee
Folke maid me work Lik A slave And
Made a Click And now they have
me in Jail waiting for Cort tril And 1
have Ben oneSt workman And got
nothing for it President Mckinley Ask
you if you Could not Bee sent mo home
Again if you Do Please to send word
in your next letters Yours Respectful
" Mr. Thomas Donaldson Gainesville
Florida l Am Not ResponsiBell For the
Matters in thee south For there Is two
Nanny Negrows in it. 1 want to see
if Cant Bee Better Arrangements maid
For me / am A straightfordman.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
Shipping Memoranda.

Philadelphia. Aug. 29.-Arrived,
steamer Berkshire, Savannah.
Cleared, steamer Berkshire, Savan-
nah; schooner John Rose, Savannah.
New Orleans, Aug. 29.-Steamship
Rosetti cleared to-day for Cape Town.
with 900 horses.
Charleston, S. c., Aug. 29.-Arrived,
steamer Arapahoe. Kemble, Jackson
vile, and proceeded to New York:
schooners Julia A. Trubee, Miller, New
York; The Josephine, Townsend, Nor
folk.
Swansea-Sailed, Heathfield, Pensa-
cola.
elds.-Sailed, Clematis, Savan-
nah.
Baltimore, Aug. 29.-Sailed. Hudson.
Savannah.
Dunkirk, Aug. 27.-Arrived. Charles
Tiberghein, Pensacola, via Havre.
Beaufort, S. c., Aug 29.-Arrived at
Port Royal, British steamer Bencliff
from Norfolk.
Pensacola, Fla, Aug. 29.-Sailed, tug
Echo, Rowe, with barges Tabor and
Ajax for Galveston.
Cleared, steamship Spennymoore
(Br), Marin, Queenstown (for orders)
bark Martini QtaD Zeno la Seyne.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Aug. 2s.-Flour inactive
and about steady.
Rye flour.
Corn meal easy.
Rye easy; No. Western, SIC.
Barley dull.
Wheat-Spot easier; No. red, 76%c.
Options opened steady and for a time
were strengthened by covering, fair
clearances, foreign buying and the ad-
vance in corn. Later they reacted
through liquidation and large North
west receipts. Closed easy, A@5sc low
err. September closed 75c; October,
75hc; December, 1870.
Corn-Spot easier; No. 2. 59%c. OPP
tons opened steady and had a fair ad-
vance on a few unfavorable crop re-
ports and covering, but eventually
eased off with wheat and closed weak
at R@9sc net loss. September closed
$3.50; December, 60%c.
Oats-Spot easier; No. 2, 3S1zc OPP
tons irregular and generally steady.
Cut meats easy.
Beef steady.
Lard steady: Western steamed, $3.50
Refined steady.
Pork quiet.
follow very firm; city, 595hc.
Rye steady.
Sugar-Raw. weak; fair refining, 8
5-16c; refined steady.
Coffee-spot Rio steady; No. in
voice, sac.
The coffee market opened steady,
with prices unchanged to points high
err on room buying. following higher
cables from European markets and a
steadier spot situation at home, but
soon became easier under liquidation
led by foreign interests and local bear
selling. Brazilian markets showed
barely maintained values. Trading in
the local market continued active from
the start. total sales being $4,000 bags.
Closed net unchanged to 10 points lower
and the undertone barely steady.
Butter quiet; creamery, 10000; state
dairy. l4@19c.
Cheese slow; fancy large white, 9hc;
do small, 915c.
Eggs firm; state and Pennsylvania,
10000.
Potatoes steady.
Peanuts steady.
Cabbage steady; Long Island. per 100
s4000430.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool. Toe.
COTTON SEED OIL.
New York, Aug. 29.-Cotton seed oil
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
salt, Hides and Wool.

SALT-Diamond is fair and the mar
ket steady; carload lots, 100-pound
burlap sacks, Ale; 100 pound cotton
sacks, 42c; no. pound burlap sacks, SIC y;
no. pound cotton sacks, sic; 125-pound
burlap sacks, sic; 125-pound cotton
sacks, SIC; 200-pound burlap sacks, roc.
HIDES-Market firm; dry flint lie;
dry salt, &c; green sailed, &c.
WOOL - Nominal; prime Georgia,
free of sand .burrs and black wool, 15c
black, 12c; bury, Sc. Wax, 25c; tallow,
4c. Deer skins, 20c
Hardware and Building Supplies.
LIME, CALCIUM, PLASTERS AND
Cement-Alabama and Georgia lime in
fair demand, and sell at 75@S0c bar
rel; special calcined plaster, s1.40@1. so
per barrel: hair, 4@5c: Rosedale ce-
ment. $1.20@1.25; carload lots. special:
Portland cement, retail, $2.75; carload
lots, $1.90@2.00.
LUMBER-Market steady. Quote;
Sawn ties, per NJ feet, $S@9; hewn ties
.C7x9xS1z), 35c each. minimum easy size
yard stock, $10.50@11.00; car stills, $500
10; stock, IA to 16 in, depending on
length. $15016: ship stocks, SIG.
OII-Market steady: demand fair;
signal, 45@50c; West Virginia black.
9@12c; lard, 75c: neatsfoot, 60@75c
machinery, 16@25c; linseed OIL raw.
sec; boiled, SSc; kerosene prime white.
1870; water white, 13c: Pratt's astral,
lac; deordorized stove gasoline drums,
l1hc; empty oil barrels, delivered, S5c.
SHOT-Drop, s1.65; b. B. and large,
81. 80; chilled. s1.90.
IRON-Market steady; refined, 2.2Oc;
Swede. sc.
NAILs-Cut, s2.s5 base: wire. s2.7O
BARBED wIRE-s35o per 100
pV ELECTROMAGNETIC key. Austin
crack shot, 81; half kegs, 1925; quarter
kegs, 1925; champion ducking, quarter
kegs. $2.25; Austin smokeless, half
kegs, $S.45; quarter. $3.50: three pound.
s210; one pound. 75c; less 20 per cent.
on smokeless.
Cotton Bagging and Ties.
BAGGING-Market firm: jute, 20.
pounds. 75sc; pounds, TIC; TX
pounds, 6Mc; sea island bagging, 121Ac.
TrES-Standard 45-pound arrow.
large lots, 81 %; small lots, IS.
Bacon, Hams and Lard.
BACON-Market firm: D. S. C. R.
sides, 9Ac; D. S. bellies. csc (Eastern).
according to average size; D. S. bellies
CSC; (Western); smoked c. r. sides.
10c.
HAMs-sugar cured, 1Sc: picnic
hams. 9hc.
LARD-Pure. In tierces. 97sc; in So
pOunQ IlHS anu oO- pOunQS LuDS, 1U1SC,
compound, in tierces, TIC; 50-pound
tins and S0-pound tubs. TIC.
Miscellaneous.
FISH-Mackerel, half barrels, No. 1.
$780, No. 2, $6.75; No. 8. $5.75; kits, No
/, SIPS; No. 2. $1.10; No. 3, 90c. Goldfish,
l-pound bricks. &c; 2-pound bricks, sac;
smoked behring's, per box. 18@20c
Dutch herring, in kegs, 81; new null
let's, half barrels, 1915.
Florida syrup, buying at 29@30c; sell
ing at 32h@35c; sugar house at 10G
15c.
HONEY-Fair demand; strained, In
barrels, 55@60c gallon.
High wines, basis 81 .29.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30

known is celebrating his 10th anniver-
sary to-day at his home seven miles
southeast of town and across Peace
creek. One son and one daughter with
their families are unable to be pres
ent, but the others, near sixty all told.
including seven great grandchildren,
are probably present. Some idea of Mr..
FORMERS vim and vigor may be gained
from the fact that he and his l1-year-
old son, Hardy II, have over 200 bush
els of corn, an acre of potatoes and -
acres of velvet beans which they alone
cultivated. and plenty of bacon which
he raised last year. If a man of 20 and
a boy of IL can do that, certainly any
young man can make a living. Mr..
Fortner and his grandson, Mr.. Corne-
Illus English spent Monday in town.
Mr.. English and wife came over from
near the Hillsboro line to help cele-
brate.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of ships
and Shipping.


Lumber exporters are still sending
piles to the North to be used in dock
work. The schooner Edward P. Avery
is loading a cargo at the market dock,
foot of Barnard street. These will go
to New York to be used in the recon-
struction work of the North German
Lloyd piers, which went up in the
great Hoboken fire. The fact that
there is a large amount of this work
to be done in the near future. not only
at New York, but at other ports, prom
Uses to keep up a lively outward move
ment for some time TO come. Expor-
ters look for an active demand for
piles. and also lumber. during the en-
tire winter. Prices have just been
ISOLATION at its recent meeting at Tiff
ton, but this is not expected to lessen
the demand in any way. On the con-
trary, some look for an increase in
the demand by the orders of those who
may want to get in in anticipation of
a further advance.
The Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company's steamer Kershaw
Capt. Howes, arrived at Baltimore
from Boston bearing marks of a col
lision with the schooner Harold c.
Beecher off Vineyard Haven. Aug. "a
says the Sun. The Beecher, which
was bound from Port Johnson for Sa-
lem with coal, sank soon after the coll
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30

May RsS; .. $50 81 81 s g * *
Mess Pork. per barrel
Sept. ..s14 IS s14 30 $14 Is $14 27ls
Jan. -. Is 35 Is so Is S5 Is 37A
Lard, per 100 pounds
Sept. IS s S71a SIS 50
Jan. s IS SIS SIS $50
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds
Jan. =. 785 I S2h 785 go
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; wheat No. 3, 67A@6S12c,
No. 2 red 701ac; No. corn, 54Ss@54Ac;
No. yellow corn. 541a@55Ac; No. z
oats, 34@35c; No. white, S6% @3l14e I;
No. white, S6@37Ac; No. 2 rye, 5412 Y
Doc; barley, fair to choice mailing o,@
&C. No. fax seed. $1.44; No North
western, S1.4S; prime timothy seeu
$5.45; mess pork, per barrel, Sl4.9VP
1875; lard, per 100 pounds, $S.S5qS.SI ~,
short ribs, sides, loose, $S.20dS.35; dIy
sailed shoulders, boxed. 7AG712c; snort
clear sides, boxed, Ss.90G9.00; whisky
basis of high wines, S1.30; clover. con-
tract grade, $9.7509.S5.
Receipts-Wheat, 249, 900 bushels; oats
221,000 bushels; rye, $4,000 busheH'
hogs, $4,000 head.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30

Passengers by steamship Kansas
City from New York yesterday. Mr..
Haslam, Mr.. Gibson. Miss Henderson,
Miss Murphee, A. C. Duncan, G.. K.
Broome, Miss Cameron, Miss Cowart,
Miss Susie Pate, Miss A. A. Snow,
Mr.. Kelly. John Kelly, Miss Minchner.
Miss E. Minchner w. E. Henderson
and wife, j. H. Karter and wife, Miss
Gardner, Miss Cody, w. r. Rea, w. c.
Lyon, c. r. Gothic, Mr.. Doester, J. z.
Ryan, H. E. Minch, E. r. Titelbaum,
I. H. Wise, w. Lycet. w. L. Joiner,
E. NJ. Summer, r. Simpson. w. Simp-
son, J. F. Boyer and wife, J. ]. Ward,
w. ]. Higgins, H. NJ. Gaines, ]. H.
Logan, E. P. Holly, j. B. Greenfield.
Miss ]. Bennett, Miss Culpepper, P.
NJ. Mcneil. D. L. Russell and wife,
G.. D. Collins, f. A. Morrison, Mrs.
V. H. McQuarie and wife, H. Lamp
ley, w. Lampley. H. H. Brannon, DR..
E. R. Corson, Miss Hunter Miss l..
Bennett, H. j. Branton. A. w. Klein,
Mrs. C. H. Dietrich, Mrs. A. Haym,
L. Gordon, ]. w. Taylor, J. c.
Wheatley, Dan Mcdonnell, Rev. R. c.
Minor, Rev. J. r. Gum, P. Font, H.
A. Goddy, ]. E. Cliatt, E. S. Harrf
son, A. P. Persons. DR.. ]. L. Jelks,
Robinson and wife, Miss Jessie Fort
son. Mrs. Mckenzie. D. B. Collins,
Mr.. Sommers. Miss Candee. Miss Ger
way, A. Mcdonnell, w. ]. Blablock,
Miss Denmark. l.. T. Buchanan, F.
Gerkens and wife. c. L. Hill. A.
Rundbaken, Miss H. Gherken, ]. r.
Haym, j. B: Byrd and wife, I. Sill
yer, P. A. Mock Miss Clara Beresfo.
Mrs. Willard, Mr.. Woolsey, D. Van
Miss NJ. Flanner, Sister Benedick, Sis
ter Ignateous, Sister Winifred, H. A.
Price. S. Tannahill. H. E. Minch, Jim
mie Kelly, w. r. Healy, L. Carter, j.
l.. Long, Jerry George, H. w. Lock-
wood, E. j. Seymour. Mrs. A. Alex
ander. Mrs. E. Plowden, Mrs. Hub
bard, ]. Radden. d. Massey, H.
Hughes. J. Ehrlich, P. Buckwald, J.
NJ. Fisher, ] Muir, S. c. e. Buchan-
an, D. Mcdonald and wife, Miss Nc
| Donnell. NJ. S. B. Grossman. Mrs.
H. Flagg, Miss ]. Orr, w. Jackson.
| G.. w. Wells, G.. Drummond, M. Adler,
H. Baker, A. Christ, j. keenan,.
The following is a list of passengers
sailing to Baltimore in the steamship
d. H. Miller to Baltimore, Aug. 20
j. F. Evans, Mrs. ]. F. Evans and
| two children. James ". Chase, John
| Rourke, Jr., Mrs. M. c. Johnson, Mrs.
John Rourke, Miss Marie Rourke, Miss
Dollie Rourke, Miss Fannie Rourke,
Mrs. A. M. C. Vogel. Mrs. M NJ.
Bosler. Miss X. B. Collins, Miss H.
A. ]. Hegmann, Miss Fannie Howard
Harry P. Foster. Mrs. H. P. Foster
and children, Miss A. v. Townsend
L. L. Lenox, Mrs. L. L. Lenox Miss
| Mamie tLenox, Miss F. NJ. cambridge
| w. w. Thomson. James e. Williams
]. F. Keaton. w. NJ. Sanford. 7. d.
| Adair, George H. Rich, Miss George
| Reed, Emma Golden. Henry Golden
T, Robert Murray, Andrew N. Brod-
mann.
Savannah Almanac, 18th Meridian
| Time
Sun rises at 5:57 a. m. and sets al
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
SMALLER TAXES IN GRIFFIN.

Griffin Call: The City Council held
their regular meeting Tuesday and the
most important action taken by them
was the reduction of taxes from 81. 05
to 81 co. which was done upon the
showing made by Clerk and Treasurer
Nall that the taxable property of Crit
fin had increased 1927 ,595 during the
last year. This was considered a
good showing and the next Council
will be asked to take off the special
business tax which was imposed at
the time the question of prohibition
was under contest. Now that the city
is receiving $4,000 a year from the
liquor license the object of that tax
should be met by this increased rev.
enue and in consequence the licenses
should be taken off
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30

lision. The crew saved themselves and
afterward stripped the vessel of sails
and all other movable material. The
Kershaw had several plates on the port
side astern, above the water line bent
and one badly damaged and joiner
work on main deck penetrated. II was
reported by the Kershaw at Norfolk
that the schooner's master reported
that his vessel was not materially IN
jured and continued. Later reports
show that the Beecher sank. The
Beecher was a vessel of 306 tons net,
built at Madison, Conn, in 1888 and
owned in New Haven.
In view of the recent particularly
active exports of grain the statement
that the steamship business is in an
absolutely demoralized condition, will
probably occasion surprise to those not
intimately associated with shipping
conditions, says the New York COM
mercial Bulletin. OF the fact that
such decentralization does exist there
can be no question. however. The
activity in grain exports, 1t now APP
pears, was merely the open acknowl-
edgement by the steamship people of
a condition that had been in existence
for some little time, but which they
had refused to recognize; the activity
represented, in fact the efforts OF
shipowners to secure what business
was available, and in their anxiety to
obtain it they did not allow the ques-
ton of rates to interfere. The active
business in question might, under the
contracts under which delivery had
been agreed to abroad, have in many
instances spread along until well into
next month. but the inducement for
prompt action contained in the form
of the exceedingly low ocean rates was
so strong that practically all the grain
purchased has been shipped and ship
owners now find themselves unable
to obtain additional business at any
rates.
This condition of stagnation applies
to the shipping business of the out
ports even more than to New York, as
practically all the freight business out
of this port is carried in the regular
line packets, including the enormous
freight steamers of the White Star,
Hamburg American, North German
Lloyd and Atlantic Transport steam
ship lines, as we'll as the smaller
freight carriers of the other lines.
With these lines the absence of de-
mand for freight room is Indicated
merely by the low rates at which they
offer to take cargo: 1t does not, how
ever interfere with their regular sail
ing dates, for if they have not suf1-
cient cargo they merely utilize their
water ballast compartments and sail
light" 1t is a fact that large steam
ers, with $4,000 tons carrying capacity
and upward, have recently left this
port carrying less than 5000 tons all
told of cargo.
The Belgian steamship Clematis.
Capt. Leenaers, bound for Savannah,
sailed from New Castle yesterday.
She should arrive in IS to 20 days. The
Iris, the other steamer on this line,
sailed for London yesterday.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
Freiwhts and Charters.

Steamer Velleda (Br), Savannah to
Liverpool or Manchester, cotton, 3os.;
September.
Steamer St. Kilda Chr, Savannah to
Bremen and Rotterdam, cotton, private
terms.
Schooner John Rose. Philadelphia to
Savannah, coal, rs cents. and back
with lumber, private terms.
Schooner Charlevoix (Br), Pensacola
to Port Spain, lumber, private terms.
Schooner Mary E. Morse, Mobile or
Ship Island to Colon. lumber, $40.
Schooner Marie Palmer, Ship Island.
Miss. to Philadelphia, lumber, $3.50.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
MEN AND EVENTS OF TWO STATES
BRIEFLY DESCRIBED.

Tattnall county is without an official
home and there are no immediate pros
poets of the county having one in the
near future. Some time ago the old
court house was torn down and the
material moved away from the site ana
sold. Bids were then asked for ana
two were put in for the construction OF
a new building. Both were found to
be too high, several thousand dollars
over the amount of money available for
such purposes. New bids were then
asked for and two others were filed
within the appropriation. Here an IN
junction was filed by E. c. Newton ana
John II. Perkins to prevent the new
court house being built on the old site.
NEW POSTOFFICE AT CORDELE.
Cordele News Cordele is soon to have
one of the handsomest and most con-
venient postoffices anywhere in this
part of the state. The room will be fit
ted out with entire glass front, and
with double doors. The entire place
will be rubbed, renovated and remod-
eled throughout and fitted up with all
modern OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES electric
lights etc. In addition to these inn
provements, an entire new outfit of the
very latest design will be put in. This
new outfit is to be that of regular
second class" office-equaling that of
Americas, Albany and other towns in
this section where second class" Of
fees have already been established.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic in
formation will be furnished masters
of vessels free of charge in the United
States photographic office, in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
at the office. Reports of wrecks and
derelicts received,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30

Per Belgian steamship Iris for Ant
werp and London-For Antwerp, $500
barrels rosin. $9,73O; $500 barrels spir-
it's, $4,000; for London, 5000 barrels
spirits in tanks. $90.060: 1,105 barrels
spirits, $1S,94O: 1868 barrels rosin, 49,
920.-Cargo Agency Antwerp Naval
Stores Company.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
SMITH MAYOR. OF EVANSVILLE

The municipal election at Barnes
willie, on Tuesday last, passed off very
quietly, there being only one ticket
in the field, and only small vote was
polled Mr.. w. B. Smith, the May
or-elect, is one of the strongest young
men in this section of the state. He is
manager of Smiths immense buggy
factory and holds other responsible
positions. The people have kept him
in the council and in the Mayors Of
flee for about ten years, this being his
second election as Mayor. The three
aldermen elected to-day. Messrs.
T. w. Cochran. A. o. Ben
nett and w. C. Jordan, have never
been in the council before but they are
prominent business men and will make
efficient officers. They will be Install
ed in about two weeks.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
COastMise Exports.

Per steamship D. H. Miller for Bal
timore, Aug. 29.-S35 bales cotton,
bales wool, 2,716 barrels rosin, AZ bar
rels turpentine, barrels rosin oil,
1856 barrels pitch. 20 tubs lard COM
pound, 165 packages domestics and
yarns, 2 packages fruit, 70 packages
mdse, los. 23S feet lumber.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
CHICAGO MARKETS.

Chicago. Aug. 29-Lack of outside
support was the main weakening intiu-
ence at the opening in wheat to-day,
although cables were also a factor in
depressing the market. December
wheat and corn closed ss@kc lower;
oats closed k@Ac lower, and provisions
were 2h@5c higher.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30

steady on spot at quotations, with S61sc
bid for October November shipment.
Prime crude barrels nominal; prime
summer yellow. 40@41c; off summer yell
low, 371k63Sc; prime white, 44c; prime
summer yellow, 44c: prime meal, $500.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
DESERTED WIFE AT TALLULAH.
Pitts Is Either Dead or Has Skipped
the Country.

Athens, Ga, Aug. 29.-Citizens re-
turning from Tallulah Falls say that
considerable excitement is prevalent at
that place, owing to the mysterious
disappearance of Mr.. Pitts, who. with
his wife. has been spending the sum-
mer there. Pitts disappeared several
days ago, and since that time se3rch-
ing parties have secured the country
in a vain search for him. Yesterday
morning a man answering his descrip-
ton walked into Cornelia drenche6 to
the skin and bought a ticket to At
lanta. The police in the latter city
have been notified. His wife can as
sign no reason for his desertion of her.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30

Steamship D. H. Miller, Peters. Bal
timore.
Steamship Iris (Belg), Sytor, London
and Antwerp.
Steamship veva CBr), Porter, Bruins
foly
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
FLORIDA.

1t is generally predicted that the new
concern which has just secured a fran
chise for a street railway in Tampa
will enter the lists and become a com
petitor also for the lighting of streets.
The contract now existing between the
city and the Tampa Electric Company
for arc lights and the city and the
Tampa Gas Company for gas lights
expired some months ago. Both com
panies submitted bids for new con-
tracts. but these were turned down.
and the Council has been looking about
for some time. In the meantime the
two companies have been going on
lighting the city at the same rate
which they did on a longtime con-
tract. If the contract is awarded to the
company. the entire plant will have to
be constructed before il can be used.
and this will take time. 1t is not be-
lieved that either one of the present
companies will take a short-term con-
tract from the city unless II is done
at a considerably increased rate.