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The Republican journal., 1904-10-06

atty in Brazil the Princess Imperial
and her husband, the Compe d'Eu. and
all the rest of their highnesses, includ-
ing the Emperor himself and his gentle
spouse. in full dress and glittering uni
form and dazzling jewels, used to board
a mulecar in which to ride from their
palatial residence in the suburbs to the
Imperial Theatre de Dom Pedro Serum
40. Besides the firstclass cars, there
are cheaper ones for the noble army of
unwashed, and these second-class vehi-
Giles are labeled descalcas-the word.
literally translated, meaning the same
as the French sans-culottes-bare
footed. FANNIE B WARD.
The Republican journal., 1904-10-06

The diamond dealers and other princi-
pal merchants have their establish
ments in the Rua Ouvoidor, and so
have the curio collectors and the ven
ders of those exquisite feather flowers
made by the Brazilian nuns. There
are tramways of both broad and mar
row gauge running in every direction,
and the cars, which are open at the
sides and drawn by mules, are univer-
sally called ''bonds," though their pro-
per name OF caro- is painted conspicu-
ously upon them. Ask for street
car and people would stare at you in
establishment Ask for a "bond' and
anybody can direct you. 1t happens in
this way: When the modern nova
ton was introduced into this antique
city bonds were issued to pay for it.
The public mind was greatly exercised
over these bonds, which gave rise to
great deal of excited discussion. The
uneducated, hearing the English word
"bond" so often spoken, were at loss
to know what it meant until the first
car appeared; then they said ''there'i lis
one of those much-talked-of bonds"
And SO to this day they are called
'bonds" all over Brazil. Everybody
rides and the cars are always crowded.
In certain localities at certain hours
there is terrific scramble for seats, in
which ladies sometimes have their
gowns torn and men their hats knocked
off; but it is generally good natured
struggle. and people will stand hour
after hour making . dash for every
car that comes along until they at last
secure seats. During the days Of roy
The Republican journal., 1904-10-06

all did justice, the party embarked on buck
boards and were driven out 70 Pebbly
Beach, under the brow of the mountain.
and along the shore of the lake, eight
miles distant, to the large farm known as
the Deer Head Farm, whose great acreage
is devoted to growing vegetables 1rult, etc.,
for the Kineo House, and where an excel
lent dairy is maintained. brief stop was
made that all might inspect the new stables
and in returning little time was spent in
looking over the wares at the Indian camps
nearby. After supper whist prevailed
again and it was late hour when the party
retired
Friday morning dawned bright and clear
and was the beginning of pleasant home
ward trip, but it also brought sadness in
the regrets at leaving so delightful place.
After breakfast the party looked over the
spots of interest near the house, some call
ing upon Allie Wells of this city, who is EN-
ployed in the pantry department, and at
$50 we embarked on the steamer katahdin,
the largest on the lake, for our homeward
trip. Regrets were heard on all sides as
we cleared from the pier at Kineo and the
steamer headed down the lake. NO picture
was ever better than that of Friday MORN
ing as we viewed Moosehead Lake from the
deck of the steamer The air was clear,
but not too cool, and everything was look
ing at its best.
We arrived in Greenville Junction in time
for visit to the Moosehead Inn and some
of the stores about the village, including that
of the NJ. Abbott FraZar Co., the well known
taXidermists, who had great variety of
work on sale. Mrs. E. 0. Pendleton left
our party here and went to the village
proper to visit her daughter. On the re-
turn, however, we were joined by Master
Alexander Pastene, the bright young son of
Mrs. Pastene, who had been spending part
of his vacation at Lily Bay, but was home
ward bound. At Newport Mrs. L. A. and
Mrs. Fred A. Knowlton left the party to go
to Bangor for short visit.
We arrived at Burnham junction about
three O'Clock, where we were met by station
agent Bartlett, who had prepared an excel
lent dinner for the party, and an enjoyable
hour was passed at his home. About five
O'Clock we embarked for home, arriving
soon after six, and thus was completed
three days of sight seeing, pleasure and a
trip which has few equals
The service on the Maine Central rail-
road, on the Bangor and ArOOstOok, the
Coburn steamboat line, and at the Kineo
House, were all that could be desired, and
in commencing them the party included
good word for the conductor OF the trip. |
The CONDUCTOR.
The Republican journal., 1904-10-06
l5lNBIIN6 AROUND RIO.
.p,7IEs OF THE QUEER OLD
|ECt li1csF TOWN. A CITY OF
PVNNnfrTIONS

DIG 1 lUNS
., nleuce of The Joirnal.]
f.<1 no, Brazil, Aug. 20,
.. raere was a city of con-
At once repulsive and
i..appojnting and delight
... f. smiling old furnace
early Portuguese dubbed
...5u of the River of Jan
a "a, atmosphere is contra
Hay> when everything
aud you feel yourself
m respiration, you are
.. hat the thermometer
HIt often does in New
tam rising above S.
Fat there is a humidity
G..sall oxygen and gives
4Imate and inanimate.
moisture, so that you
sr some morning and
vrrpd all over with
fgugi, like the walls
IN Algerian sirocco
1--we as any day here
aths OF October and
ayan wind is only an
v. seldom lasting more
at a time, while here
worse if possible by
Lay, until you envy
4gl and Abednago, for
ey suffered and Bibli-
Is that they came out
which is a good deal
We said of you after a
5 not easy to describe
own, because there is
ere to which one can
is lIispano-Portugese
Huele apparent, suggest
QG Barcelona, Seville,
, j with a dash of gaudi-
M tIom its numerous
uls OF African descent,
warmth of color entirely
Zen the mountains close
PERCEPTIONS sides and
aries of form-none of
laight, but all leaning in
the other as if a mighty
.l them awry-give a sort
3rance to the country,
luced by the billoWing
oi about the peaks and
.ast valleys and gorges
eXhibiting the strange
effects of cloud and
dr TO tropical landscapes
in colder climates. The
narrow and twisted
0 The plan of city-build-
Npors brought into the
ala. with Saracenic in
Way of tiled roofs, pro-
IS narrow windows,
Iys and elaborate stucco
a very Joseph's coat of
Il even eXcels CadiZ in
pic Auts OF its roofs and
ptie plnks, yellows and
-Andatusjan seaport in
to glaring reds, greens,
Guge. Amid the brown
N $ that make up a large
lie Northern year moth
more absurd than this
lecture and decoration;
picaI skies they seem to
products of the sun and
4r'Ite to their surround
H trees that tower above
ming vines that riot over
census has ever been
10 out it is believed that
oeople are crowded within
rrscent-shaped space be-
lountains and the sea.
~ 4 granite wall on one
% water on the other, the
grow any wider, and so
tIed out at both ends,
n or twelve miles around
lis harbor-Which, by the
= the shape of a pear, the
nee representing the stem
Most of the streets are
generally not more
vide, paved with Belgian
An open central drain
eh they slope and with
ie side walks on a level
rect, Canton and other
{ hinese cities have streets
those of Rio de Janeiro.
many of them quite hidden
ing palms that line some
y path streets, are no two
ange from two to fonr
ght. One Of their curious
the absence of verandas
e minds of globe-trotters,
ne intimately associated
II hot weather. In lieu of
the better houses show in
stories broad, deep inches
Of open-air parlor, tinted
as a lady's boudoir, often
1rescoed, furnished with
IS, sofas and tables, en-
ii statuary and floored with
eS. Some of these cool
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
HOW TO GET RICH.


In less than thirty years that part of
Savannah south Of CASTOR street, the
city's biggest and best section, with the
exception of a dozen houses. has been
built up. South and east of the
Park was a cypress swamp, and south
and west OF it a barren waste. One
could stand where the Georgia Histor-
ical building has since been built and
see the distant gates of Laurel Grove
Cemetery. 1t was as bare and barren
as it was on that fatal October day in
1873 when Count Pulaski's Polish
squadron charged the British lines
about Savannah!
Look at this vast area to-day with
it's thousands of houses! Land that was
then very dear at an average of $1,000
an acre is very cheap to-day at an av-
erage of $1,000 for lots ten or twelve
to an acre! All this is true, but it
is so astounding that exclamation
points must be used instead of periods
The dear reader" may ask, What
if this statement is true? What have
l to do with it, 1 was not here thirty
years ago!' But my dear reader,
that is just the reason why you are
interested; if you had been here thirty
years ago, and were half as smart as
many men think they are (Which, by
the way, they are not), you would
now be enjoying that dolce far
niente" referred to in a previous chap
ter by reason of the profits accruing
from this great growth of the city.
However. you were not here. and had
no chance to make your fortune. and
it is, therefore, more necessary that
YOU should take advantage of the next
great spreading out of Savannah, by
making an investment while real es-
tate is cheap. Thirty ninth street.
east, is far out, so you think, but
CASTOR street was just as far away
for all purposes, thirty years ago. A
lot on Thirty-ninth street. east. or a
low priced lot anywhere on the line on
which the city is moving, is what is
necessary to cure you of that tired
feeling" which sometimes comes over
you. If you can see your way to do
1t, that is, if you can see where the
money is coming from to pay for it,
buy a lot or block of lots somewhere.
Such an investment will teach you les
sons in economy and frugality. and
make a happier man of you. Buy a
lot on Thirty-ninth street, east, if you
will, but, anyhow. buy a lot!-ad.
(To be continued).
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
The COAST LINE
is RESPONSIBLE.
NOT AT ALL, SAYS Mr.. CLAY.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AS To
THE SUBWAY PLANS.

1t Now Develops That the Contract
Has Not Even Been Drawn Up.
City Attorney Says This Cannot lie
Done UntiI Specifications Have
Been Finally Agreed UpOn-COun-
sci for Coast Line Snys Delay Is in
Interest OF All Three Parties to
Contract.
There is some difference of opinion
as to who is responsible for the Gwin-
| nett street subway delay.
The city officials say it is up to the
Coast Line. But counsel for the rail-
road says it is being delayed for all
three parties.
In the meantime the contract has not
even been drawn and while the Coast
Line, the Savannah Electric Company
and the city put the blame on each
other, the South Siders, and others who
are interested, fret and wonder why
the delay
The South Siders say that negotia-
tons have been going on long enough
for the construction of a dozen sub
ways and 1t is difficult for them to
understand, if there are any differences
why they cannot be settled at a joint
meeting. They had supposed that the
Coast Line was responsible for the
long delay.
But it appears now that this is not
the case. Mr.. w. l.. Clay, counsel for
the Coast Line. says so himself. He
says the matter is being delayed for
all three parties to the contract to
look the IT,
says the Coast Line has been trying
for four years, or more, to get the sub
way built, and that any delay is very
Objectionable to him. He wants to see
the subway built at once, he says.
All parties agreed that they want
the subway built at once. but despite
this there are numerous delays. Yes
terday the city attorney, the director
of public works and the Mayor had a
conference about the matter. The city
attorney seemed to think that the
cause of the delay was entirely with
the Coast Line.
Col. Garrard talked to the other city
officials about the matter and stated he
had told Mr.. Clay that the Coast Line
was responsible. The city officials all
think that there are some amendments
to the specifications, which the Coast
Line prepared, which are causing the
delay. Mr.. Clay however, says all
three parties to the contract are over
looking the specifications.
Col. Garrard stated that the con-
tract could not be drawn until the
specifications were finally complete.
as they had to be referred to in the
contract. The city officials and Mr..
Clay say the matter will be settled
shortly, but none of them will set any
time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
"IF THEY CATCH YOU
JUST GO TO PRAYING. +"
Preacher Wrote Fugitive, However,
to "Keep AgOin:"

Preacher Wrote Fugitive, However,
to "keep AgOin'."
Keep on goin' for if you git caught
you'll git ten years in the penitentiary
but if they do catch you go to pray
ing"
The above, along with other advice
of a similar nature, written by negro
preacher, was responsible for the ar
rival of Sol Sullivan, colored, in Sa-
vanrfah last night in the custody Of
Chief Deputy Sheriff T. ]. Sweeny.
Sol made the trip with the officer
from Eufala without giving any trouble.
1t is true that he was handcuffed, but
he behaved himself just the same.
Indeed, Chief Sweeny says, his pris-
oner could not have given him less
trouble. And he came without requi-
sition papers, too.
1t had been reported to the Alabama
officers that Sullivan was preparing
to hold up a wealthy farmer and he
was arrested as a suspicious character.
When searched, two revolvers were
found on his person. The letter from
the preacher, with other letters, was
found on the negro, and the Savan-
nah authorities were notified of the ar
rest
sullivan was under Dond Tor mis- APP
pearance in the City Court on a mis-
demeanor charge. He is one of the ne
groes who is. alleged to have stolen
lumber from the Dixon Lumber Com
pany. Sullivan declares that 1t was
his intention to return to Savannah,
although a relative sent him a ticket
to go to another point in Alabama
This ticket reached Eufala the day of
Sullivan's arrest. The negro says the
preacher who wrote him is an
uncle.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
BEST FLEET OF SHIPS
IN HISTORY OF o. S. S. CO.
VIII Ply Between New York and Sa-
Vannah This Summer.

Vannah This Summer.
The Ocean Steamship Company will
have a finer fleet of steamers on its
line between Savannah and New York
this summer than has ever before been
possible in it's history.
The City Of Columbus, the ship only
recently launched from the Delaware
Iron, Shipbuilding and Engine Works,
VIII go on the line next month, leav-
ing New York May and reaching
this city two days later. 1t will make
its first trip from Savannah, leav-
ing May 9.
The Columbus will be under COM
mand of Capt. Fisher, as was stated
in the Morning News some weeks ago.
1t is expected that following the usual
custom on a first trip several officers
of the line will come to Savannah.
The City of Savannah, which has
just been overhauled, will come back
on the line next month, also, leaving
New York on its first trip May 10,
and leaving Savannah, north-bound
May %. These ships will be followed
a little later by the Kansas City, and
by the new ship to be launched April
30, the City of Atlanta making in all
one of the largest and finest fleets
OF coastwise ships plying between any
ports on the coast.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
STRIKING PLUMBERS
WILL PRESENT DEMANDS.
Want Recognition of Union, shorter
Hours md More Money.

more money
A meeting Of the Savannah union
plumbers was held at Assembly Han
yesterday morning and a committee
was appointed to draw up the strikers
demands to be presented to the Master
Plumbers Association,
These demands, which Will be pre-
sented to-day, will ask that the assoc
citation do away with the non-unlon
helpers entirely, reduce the work day
from nine hours to eight, and increase
the wages paid union men from 81 81
to 81 90 per diem.
The strikers declare that the matter
of the recognition Of the union is the
first demand to be considered, and that
under no Considera ton will they agree
to return to work until the Master
Plumbers Association agree to do
this.
The next thing TO be considered
they say, is the increase Of wages. As
to the third demand which asks for
a reduction Of hours, the strikers While
they have incorporated II in their de-
mands, win not allow this clause to
keep them from coming to an agree
ment with the Master Plumbers.
From what could be learned yester-
day, it seems that the members of the
Master Plumbers Association are will
ing to receive the demands Of the UNI
ion and give them the proper consid-
Grafton. It is believed that the strike
will be settled
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
SPONSOR APPOINTED
FOR VETERANS PARADE.
Lafayette McLaws Camp Also Names
the Maids of Honor.


the Maids of Honor.
The sponsor and three maids Of honor
for Lafayette McLaws Camp, United
Confederate Veterans, were named yes
terday morning by the special commit
tee appointed by the camp at it's last
meeting TO take charge of the matter
The appointees were notified of their
selection, and all have consented TO
sarvA.
The sponsor will he Miss Adah C.
Roberts. Her three maids of honor
will be Miss Virginia r. White. Miss
Caroline Fishburne, and Miss Birdie
Neidlinger. Both sponsor and maids
Of honor are daughters of Confederate
Veterans, with the exception of Miss
Neidlinger, who is the granddaughter
of Col. Neidlinger, one of the most gal
liant Of the Confederates who fought
for Georgia.
The sponsor, accompanied by her
maids of honor, will precede Lafayette
McLaws Camp in the parade on Me-
mortal Day. They will ride in a car
riage appropriately decorated in the
Confederate colors and with the min
iature battlehags This feature IS a
new one for Memorial Day. the first
step in this direction being taken by
McLaws Camp.
Miss Mona Saussy was elected spon-
sor of Lafayette McLaws Camp at its
annual election. On Memorial Day,
however. she will be stationed at one
of the monuments with the committees
from the Daughters of the Confedera-
cy. 1t was the desire of Mr.. Rogers,
the chairman of the committee which
had in charge the selection of a spon-
sor, and the maids OF honor, to bring
forward those who had not served in
that capacity heretofore.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
The BurlingtOn's New st. Louis
Kansas City Line.

The Burlington management is rush
ing work along it's new st. Louis-Kan-
sas City line to complete it and have
in operation a full complement of pas
senger trains between st. Louis and
Kansas City for the volume of expo
sition business to move after June
15 Technically speak(s, this new
line is going to pern1N of a very sue
cessful operation of through trains. Its
maximum grade is but twenty-six feet
to the mile, the maximum curvature
one per cent. and of the new line
sixty-four miles in length between Old
Monroe and Mexico, Mo-, of the total
alignment go per cent. is tangent. The
road has eighty-f1ve pound rail, steel
bridges, concrete culverts and crushed
rock ballast.
All kinds of high grade coach and
limited train equipment are being hur-
ried to completion and the growing
movement of exposition travel already
indicates that more trains will have
to be operated over this line than the
management had originally planned for.
The new line between ST. Louis and
Kansas City is approximately 279 miles
long, the Atoms track being used be-
tween Mexico and Kansas City. The
route is through a very fertile and
attractive portion of Central Missouri,
and between Mexico and Old Mon
roe, on the new line. ten new towns
are building
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
HANS0MS WERE GIVEN
TO ORIGINAL OWNERS
Claimed They Were Only Leased ia
Union Transfer Co.

The first meeting of the creditors of
the Union Transfer Company was held
in the office of the referee in bankrupt
cy yesterday morning, and Mr.. Frank
NJ. Butner, who was appointed tenn
porary receiver by Judge Speer at the
time the company went into bankrupt
cy, was elected trustee.
Kinks & Johnson of Fairfield, Conn,
through their attorneys. Slater &
Morgan, filed an intervention to re-
cover possession of two hansoms,
which they claimed had been leased to
the Union Transfer Company with the
understanding that the title was to re-
main with the plaintiffs until the full
purchase price was paid. The bank
rupt was represented by Wilson &
Rogers, and after hearing the case the
referee gave judgment in favor of
Kinks & Johnson, and instructed the
trustee to turn over the property.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
CREDITORS OF PAWN
BROKER ELECT TRUSTEE
Mai. T.. :. Elliott VIII Dispose of
metropolitan Loan stock.

At meeting of the creditors of the
Metropolitan Loan Company, bank
rupts, held in the office of Referee
MacDonell yesterday. Maj. e. S. Eli
OFT was elected trustee.
The appraisers submitted their re-
port which showed that the bankrupt
firm had on hand at the time of the
failure $641 in cash. The entire stock
including the cash, was estimated at
1897.
Simon Sternberg. a member of the
firm, was examined at some length as
TO the manner in which he handled the
finances of the bankrupt company The
case was continued until a later date
when Mr.. Sternberg will again be ex-
amined. The schedule of assets in
cludes everything that had been pawn
ed TO the company, and includes every
imaginable piece of wearing apparel
from pair Of socks to an overcoat
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
DAUGHTERS WANT OVER
THOUSAND WREATHS.

More than 1000 wreaths will be re-
CURED to decorate the graves of Con-
federate soldiers in the cemeteries
around Savannah on Memorial Day.
The Daughters of the Confederacy nave
agreed 10 supply the wreaths and a
large number of willing workers were
busily engaged at the Cadets room
in the First Regiment Armory Ali Of
yesterday in preparing the wreaths.
The work must be finished by Monday
night, and the Daughters issue a cor
dial invitation to all friends of the
lost cause to assist in the work.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
FERGUSON Is STILL
CONFINED AT HOSPITAL.

Man Taken in Unconscious Com
ditiOn From Drug store Not Well.
George L. Ferguson, the man car
ried to the Savannah Hospital Thurs
day night in an unconscious condition,
is sGill confined at the hospital, though
it is thought he is out of all danger
Ferguson walked into a West Broad
street drug store and sat down. With
in few minutes 1t was discovered that
he was unconscious and it was sup
posed that he poisoned himself. At the
hospital, however, it was announced
that he was suffering from alcoholism.
1t is thought he will be able to leave
the hospital to-day or tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
PAWNED HAT AND
GOT ARRESTED.
John DefOur Secured a Hat on an
Order and Pawned 1t at Once.

John DefOur Secured a Hat on an
Order and Pawned 1t at Once.
Because he pawned a 81 hat for so
cents, John Defour, a white man IS
years of age. was yesterday afternoon
arrested upon suspicion by Detectives
Wall and Murphy.
The man had gotten the hat from the
Krouskoff Millinery Company, upon an
order from an out-of-town firm, which
frequently buys from the Savannah
concern. The man who gave him the
hat was not satisfied that the order was
all right, and followed Defour.
Defour went straight to a pawn shop
and secured so cents on the hat. The
matter was reported to the police and
the arrest followed. Last night De-
four was released. Neither Mr.. Krous-
koff nor the officers knew that the or
der was a forgery, and they decided to
take no chances. so let the man go.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-23
MESSENGERS UNIFORMED.

All the colored messengers employed
by the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany appeared in new uniforms yes
terday. The uniforms were purchased
by Manager PEBBLES and were all made
on special order, each messenger be-
ing required to pay for his uniform.
The messengers can now be distin-
guished by their uniform This has
caused the company considerable trou-
bic since the colored messengers were
employed, as there was no way of
Identifying them.