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The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
AGAINST NEW RATES
PROTESTS WILL BE MADE.
Board of Trade 10 Make Fight on
Increased Storage Charges.

Board of Trade 10 Make Fight on
Increased Storage Charges.
The recent increase in storage rates
on hay, grain, corn, oats and various
other commodities made by the rail-
roads recently was a subject of discus
sion at the August meeting of the di-
rectors of the Board of Trade yester-
day. and a decision was reached that
the Board of Trade shall file with the
railroads a protest against this new
rate.
1t was shown to the directors that
the new rates increase the storage
charges on hay alone something like
225 per cent. for the first week, and on
other commodities about 175 per cent.
After the first week the rate on hay
IS what it was under the former scale
OF prices, except that a discount for
merry allowed has been rescinded. On
other commodities the reduction after
the first week is IS per cent.
Those who have investigated the
matter state that no change in the old
rate has been made by the railroads
entering Jacksonville and that there
fore, to apply the increase on Savan-
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disadvantage, one that the merchants
and brokers, who are chiefly interested,
cannot permit without protest. The
protest on the part of the Board of
Trade will be a vigorous one. 1t will
be drawn uD and filed within the next
few days. 1t is possible that the Cham
Der of Commerce will be requested to
make common cause with the Board
of Trade in this matter.
The meeting also took cOgnizance of
another evil affected this time, the
naval stores industry. 1t was report
ed to the directors that the Savannah,
Florida and Western sheds for spirits
have bad cutters and leaky roofs; that
the attention of proper railroad Off
Gals has been called to the matter,
and promise to remedy the matter
has been obtained. that at the Sea-
board Air Line terminals the spirits are
being placed in the rOsn sheds, which
are in bad condition, and at the Cen
trails terminals spirits are being stored
in sheds other than those intended for
this commodity with the result that
these sheds being i'm close proximity
to the cotton sheds, factors are being
made to pay a greatly increased rate
of insurance on their spirits.
A protest will be entered against all
such matters that affect the trade adj
versely and it is expected soon to have
them remedied.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
ASKING FOR CHARTER
TO MANUFACTURE CARDS

A Game Called ''Tryst" is Soon to
be Sprung on the Public.
What is 'Tryst?" was question
asked of the officials in the office of
the clerk of the Superior Court yes
terday by nearly everyone that en-
tered. There was no one around who
seemed to know just what the game
was beyond the fact that it meant
there was something entirely new do
ing in the line of the painted paste
boards.
The query began when visitors no.
ticed an application for Incorporation
made by THE Tryst Playing Card
Company" The incorporators are
Messrs. S. w. Anderson of Hunter,
Fla, and John F. Bigbee of Savan-
nah. The purpose of the new COM
pany is stated to be generally to deal
in the manufacture and sale of play
ing-cards, though the especial object
is to sell '"Tryst," a game played with
cards.
The capital stock is placed at ST.
500, though the privilege of increa sing
to $50, 900 Is asked. These figures were
carefully considered by those who
looked over the application and the
general indication seemed to be that
it was probably a game played with
out a limit. The hands in the COM
pany, as represented by the shares
of capital stock, come at 500 each,
making $500 the price of a full hand
No limit is made on the number of
cards that can be drawn, especially
If the increase goes on.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
EXPECTING SPIRITS
AND AN AP0THE0SIS
Annie Lewis, COlOred, Ordered
Taken to MiIIedgeviIIe.

Annie Lewis, ColOred, Ordered
Taken to MiIIedgeviIIe.
Annie Lewis, colored is laboring un-
der the hallucination that there are
good spirits coming for her and that
she is to startle the neighbors and peo-
pie of Savannah by pulling of an
apotheosis, a la Marguerite. She be-
came impatient, with the delays of the
angels and decided to just help mat
ters along. Accordingly she jumped
from the window of her home. The
'going-up" failed to come off, however,
and she came back to earth.
Her sister then rushed to her and
started to take her back in the house.
Then Annie grabbed an ak and began
making frantic efforts to get it
through her neck. This attempt was
frustrated and there was another post
ponement of the apotheosis. Then she
tried to get the scene off with the aid
of a butcher knife, but again post
ponement was necessary. Then the po-
lice acted and she was locked up on a
lunacy charge.
After viewing the woman yesterday
and listening to her rambling about
spirits, the trial jury in the Court of
Ordinary voted her insane. She will be
sent to the State Sanitarium at Mil
ledgeville for treatment.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
DAMAGE OF $4,000 ON BUILDING.
stocIS of j. c. SInter Not Yet Inven-
torIed-WiII Rebuild at Once.

An agreement has been reached as to
the damage on the building of Mr.. ].
c. Slater by the recent fire. the loss
being fixed at little over $500. The
damage to the stock has not yet been
determined, as Mr. slater has not yet
completed an inventory Of his stun in
the building az the time OF the fire.
The stock is being sold by the insur-
ance companies.
As soon as bids can be submitted
for repairs TO the building the work
will be undertaken. When the roof
is on Mr. Slater Will remove into his
former store rooms on the first floor
Of the building.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
BARRIERS AGAIN PETITION
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.

Now Want Ordinance Allowing
shops Opened on sunday Repealed.
All the aldermen were present at yes
terday's Council session, with the ex-
ception of Dr. Hartman, who was out
of the city for the day. Comparative
ly little business was transacted, and
the new business to be brought up was
less than usual.
The accounts against the city were
approved and ordered paid. A petit
tion from some of the BARRIERS, asking
Council 10 repeal the ordinance which
allows barber shops kept open on Sun
days, was read and referred to the
Committee of the Whole. 1t is not
thought that the ordinance will be re-
pealed, as the Mayor and some of the
aldermen have expressed themselves in
favor of the ordinance
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
ADAM AND EVE STUNT
WORRIED PETER GIBBES
Resisted Temptation and Thought
He Was st. Peter.

HC w as st
During the trial of Peter Gibbes,
colored, charged with lunacy, it de-
veloped that Peter was bothered con-
siderabiy by getting himself mixed
with the old saints and apostles. He
WAS laboring under the impression
that he had pulled off a regular Adam
and Eve stunt, save that he had not
fallen. Having resisted this tempta-
ton, he Immediately took up the char
aeter of St. Peter.
Peter stated that white man had
come to him and asked him to take
a walk into a garden. He had gone
there and the man had shown him
a pear tree. t5lFirst diversion from
Scriptural story, as the apples have
given away to pears). The man ask
ed him to eat, the pears. but good
spirit told him, not to, as the white
man was the devil. So. Peter refus-
ed the pears, and, having resisted the
Mephistopheliam1 cemissary, became st.
Peter.
Peter was also all to the bad as
to locations, When arrested as a Iun-
attic, he had been a patient at the
Georgia InfirmaEy. He denied having
ever been theres however, and main
tanned that he had come to the Chat
ham county jail direct from the Beau
fort jail In response to a question
he stated that be had been locked up
on suspicion.
The trial jury ad5udged Gibbes in
sane and ordered him sent to Mil
ledgeVille ft
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
HANDSOME NEW ORGAN
FOR MlCKVA ISRAEL

Extensive improvements are being
made at the Synagogue Mickva Israel.
A force of men recently began work
on the interior of the temple and the
decorations there will be done over
entirely A prominent musical firm
Of the North is now engaged in the
construction of a large new organ for
the congregation. Work is progressing
rapidly and word was received yester-
day that the organ will be here and
installed by Sept 1. The new organ
Is one of the handsomest and largest
that has yet come to Savannah. The
exterior OF the temple will be re-
painted as a part Of the present inn
provements.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
COMMITTEE AND NOT
COMMISSION TO PLAN

The Improvem That Are to BE
Made in Emmett Park
The improvement of Emmett Park
will be left with the Committee on
Streets and Lanes and not the Park
and Tree Commission. as was supposed
would be done. The commission had
made some plans for the improvement
of the park, but they were not accept
able to some of those especially inter-
ested in the matter. and Council de-
cided to let the Street and Lanes
Committee lay out the roadway.
After deciding upon the matter. the
committee will report back TO Coun-
Gil for approval before the work is
started. The committee is requested
to report as soon as practicable.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
BOARD OF TRADE
OPENED NEW HOME
WITH INFORMAL RECEPTION
MANY MEMBERS AND GUESTS PRES
ENT AT THE OPENING.

HOnOrs Done by President John r.
Young, Vice President J. j. Cum
mingsl and superintendent C. w.
Snussy-BOard Posted at IL O'clock
Call by Capt. G. p. Walker, Oldest
Ex-Superintendent of the OrGani-
zatfOn-Mnde short Address in Re-
Spouse to Thanks of Superintend-
ent.
6 With an informal reception to it's
members and a number of guests, that
was largely attended and much enjoy
ed the Board of Trade yesterday en-
tered into formal possession of it's new
quarters in the Germania Bank build
ing. There was but little ceremony to
the occasion; Capt. G. p. Walker, as
the oldest living ex-superintendent of
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04

the organization, posted the boardsa at
the II o'clock call and, in response to
the thanks of Mr.. c. w. Saussy, ex-
tended on behalf of the members of
the board, made a short address,
The reception had been planned to
take place between u and 1 o'clock and
so prior to noon there We're only few
persons in the rooms, such as business
called there, but promptly at the noon
hour others began to arrive and in a
very short time the rooms were COM
fortably filled. Refreshments, con-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
SMITH CLAIMS SHOOTING
WAS ACCIDENTAL.

He Was Caught Yesterday Morning
Not Long After the Yamncraw At
fair.
Walter Smith. the negro who shot
Eliza Dest yesterday morning about l
o'clock. was arrested by Policeman
McAlpin about an hour and a half
after the shooting. He is at police
headquarters, charged with assault
with intent to murder, though he
claims that the shooting was entirely
accidental
The woman was not badly wounded.
The bullet merely grazed her head.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
CITY TO INSPECT
ALL STREET POLES
COUNCIL CAUCUS DECIDED.
ORDINANCE WILL ne INTRODUCED
AT NEXT SESSION.

City Will BE Divided Into Districts
and the Firemen ut the Various
Engine Houses VIII Make Inspec-
tiOn-Every Pole in the City Is to
De Inspected at Least Once Every
Three Months Matter Was
Brought Up First by Alderman
oliver, Who Says the Ordinance
Resulted from the Falling of the
Pole Which Killed Miss Mamie
BeII-An Aldermen Favor Its Pas
sage.
At the next meeting of Council an or
dlnance will be introduced providing for
the inspection of all telegraph. tele-
phone, electric light and other poles
carrying wires in the city. The mat
ter was discussed in the Council eau
Gus yesterday afternoon, and all the
aldermen present agreed that such an
ordinance would be a good thing for
the city, so there is no doubt that it
will be passed when it comes up for a
vote.
The ordinance will be introduced by
the Fire Committee, of which Alderman
F. NJ. Oliver is the chairman. Mr..
Oliver said after the meeting that the
recent falling of the pole by Christ
Church, when Miss Mamie Bell was
killed. was the cause of the ordinance
being brought up.
Firemen VIII Inspect.
THE city ought undoubtedly to have
the poles inspected" said Alderman
oliver, and think the plan we have
devised is the best way. The entire
city Will be divided into districts, and
the inspection will be in the hands of
members of the fire department The
fire chief viii be given the authority
to designate certain men from each
of the engine houses in the city, to in
spect all the poles in that district once
every three months"
The ordinance is now being drawn.
1t viii be presented for the first time
at the next meeting and will be passed
at the meeting two weeks later. AL
derman Oliver is satisfied that the in
spectiOn by the firemen is the best
plan that can be devised. II will not
involve any additional expense for the
city, and vet the poles VIII be looked
after as carefully as though a special
inspector were employed.
NtSHlt OF Johnson So Accluehts
At the time OF the falling of the
pole the question of inspection by the
city was agitated, but there was no
immediate result. Mayor Myers wrote
TO Manager Nash of the Savannah
Electric Company. and obtained some
information from him in regard to the
methods employed by the company in
inspecting poles, but after that moth
ing was done.
Alderman Oliver is satisfied that the
poles should be inspected by the city,
so that citizens may be protected,
whether the companies having poles on
the streets are careless in regard to
them or not. Of course. the city in
speCtion will not in any way relieve
the responsibility of a company. but it
will prevent a repetition Of such an ac-
cident as resulted in the death of Miss
Bell.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
Most Invigorating Bath in Great
salt Lake.

The late Charles Dudley Warner
author. editor and traveler-while bath
ing in Great Salt Lake, remarked to a
friend that In all his travels he never
before saw such a splendid combination
Of salt sea bathing, blue sunlit skies.
pure mountain air and pretty women
and children. The climate OF Salt Lake
city. while temperate the year round.
is particularly delightful In summer,
with its sunny days and cool nights.
one, three and seven-day tours to the
mountains can be made from Salt Lake
city. Tourists rates are now in effect
via the Denver and Rio Grande. c'The
Scenic Line Of the World'D. and the
hio Srande Western, C'The Great Salt
Lake koute"). For beautifully illus
ttated pamphlets. etc. write s. X.
Hooper G. =. g. T. A., Denver. COL
ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
TWAS JUST JIM-JAMS
AND NOT INSANITY.
Hut Richard Robinson "shOw Did
See Sperrits."

Richard Robinson, colored. yesterday
faced a trial jury in the Court of Or
binary on a lunacy charge. After hear
ing all the evidence the jury decided
that Robinson had been INDUCING in too
much whisky and that his hallucina-
tons were merely the result of jim
jams. Robinson is the man who seiz-
ed a gun chased two colored women
from their home, barricaded their
doors. and then went to praying.
He stated yesterday to the court that
he had been drinking and that that was
all that was the matter with him.
When asked why he prayed when he
was drunk he replied Il done seed d.
Lawd. and ! shoh did see sperrits." He
refused TO describe the aforesaid "sper-
rits," but smiled broadly and admitted
that he was frightened and done
went { prayin' fob forgiveness" The
trial jury diagnosed Richards case as
jim jams and he was discharged.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
CENTRAL SECURITIES
INCREASE IN VALUE

The impetus given to the demand for
Central securities by the recent divi-
dend declared on both first incomes
and second incomes was shown yes
terday in the number of these securi-
ties that changed hands, the greater
number Of them at a good advance in
price over former quotations The fol-
lowing figures furnished by Messrs.
Demere & Hammond. show the num-
Der of bonds sold and the range in
prices:
Consolidated bonds. 5000. 11O1s TO
110b.
First incomes, 10000, 81 to s21s.
Second incomes, 44h to 4S.
Third incomes. 81 900, % TO %.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
White Stone Springs Purchased
By Savannah Business Men and Will
he Developed at Once.


BY Savannah Business Men and Will
BE Developed at Once.
Dougan & Sheftall have purchased
White Stone Lithia Springs of South
Carolina and will begin at once the de-
velopment of the property. The White
miles of Spartanburg. near the line of
North and South Carolina, and en-
brace 1877 acres of land. The springs
have become already a resort. A COM
modious hotel is erected there, pro-
vided with electric lights. An cleo
trio railway is operated from White
Stone station and Mr.. Sheftall said
that this line will be extended on to
Glendale Mills and Spartanburg as
soon as possible. I'VE have begun the
Organization of a company to be CAPT
talized at $500,000," he said. 1.-The stock
holders will be the members of the firm
of Dougan q Sheftall and Solomon
Sheftall. There will be no stock for
SALE"
Mr.. Sheftall said that the capacity
of the spring is one and one-half gall
Ions per minute, and a natural pres
sure of 30 feet. Modern appliances and
new machinery Will De installed at
once and the property will be devel-
oped as rapidly as possible. The
springs We're discovered more than If
ty years ago. People used to visit
them and camp there weeks at the
time, and il was in this way that the
medicinal property of the White Stone
Lithia Water became known Mr.
Sheftall said that the site is one of
the highest in the vicinity and the ex-
cursion which is being run from Sa-
vannah to White Stone Springs. leav-
ing this morning at O'clock, will en-
able hundreds TO visit the springs and
drink the water The, stay will be ten
days at the hotel for S12
white Stone Lithia Water is getting
a wonderful sale i'm this section OF the
world" the proprietors say, Tin many
sections IL is used to the exclusion of
all other waters, both as a table water
and for medicinal purposes. II is used
extensively in saloons"
The ale made from this water Is
said to be one of the most palatable
on the market and 1t is one of the
most popular. New machinery is be-
ing put in now at the springs for an
extensive manufacture Of this ale, and
like the water. II will be pushed vigor-
ously. The Savannah proprietors are
delighted with the prospects of the
White Stone Springs.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
WILL HEAR ATTEMPTED
WRECK CASE FRIDAY.

Nick Mcintosh, the negro charged
with attempting to wreck the Thun-
derbolt car last Saturday night. will
be given a hearing before the Recorder
Friday morning. The negro still claims
that he had nothing 10 do with the
attempt TO wreck the car. but Detec-
tive Murphy and the officers Interested
ln the case say there IS sufficient cir
cumstantial evidence to convict him.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
WILL PUT NEW GRAVEL
ON BULL STREET

Bull street, from Forty-second to
Fifty-second street. will probably be
repaved with Augusta gravel. The
city and the county have been figuring
on doing the work for some time, and
yesterday Council turned the matter
over to the Committee on Streets and
Lanes. with power to act. The work
is badly needed, and II will probably
be agreed upon at once.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
AUTOMOBILE RAN INTO A TREE.
r. p. Register BADLY Damaged His
Machine hut Escaped Injury.

While turning at a rapid rate of
speed from Broughton into Drayton
street, r. P. Register ran his automo-
bile into a tree early yesterday after
noon. The machine was badly dam
aged and a negro man who was in the
automobile with Mr.. Register was
thrown out and hurt slightly. The
negro fell against the tree which the
auto had struck.
The accident took place about 2
O'Clock, when a great many people were
going to dinr er and a large crowd
soon gathered There was a good deal
of confusion and disorder on the street,
occasioned by the accident
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
Excursion Rates to Louisville, KY.
and Return via Central of Georgia
Ry., Biennial ConcInNc X. of u.

Round trip from Savannah, going
and returning, same route. $40. limit
Aug. 81, 1904. privilege extension TO
Sept Is. 1904.
Going via any direct route. return
via st. Louis, To-day stopover there
S25 So. limit Sept. 10, 1904. Ticsets on
sale Aug. 70 10 IS. Inclusive Propor-
tionately love rates from other points
For full particulars. apply 10 near
est ticket agent. or j. s. Holmes. c.
L. a. =. A., savannah, Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
TURNED OVER PROPERTY
TO TRUST COMPANY.
Savannah Electric Company Filed
Supplemental MOrtaEe.

The Savannah Electric Company yes
terday filed a supplemental mortgage in
the Superior Court, conveying to the
American Loan and Trust Company, all
the property acquired since Jan. Is,
1902. The supplemental mortgage IS
dated July %. 1904. The value of the
property conveyed is not stated in the
indenture.
The supplemental mortgage is mere
ly a formal transfer in accordance with
the mortgage made on Jan. Is, 1902.
This mortgage was made to secure the
issue of bonds to the value of SO. SOC. 900,
and by its terms the electric company
mortgaged all its property then held,
and az that should be later acquired.
The supplemental mortgage filed yes
terday merely puts the newly acquired
property under the term of the 1902
indenture.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
s27.15 savannah 20 Boston and Re-
tnrn via. Ocean Steamship Co.

Account National Encampment, c.
A. r.. tickets will be sold for ships
leaving Savannah. Aug 10, II and u.
Only direct line Savannah TO Boston.
Apply Ticket once, 81 Bull street, for
full particulars.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
$3.50 FOR PARK BENCHES.
Council Voted Park and Tree Com
mission Appropriation.

mission Appropriation.
BY special resolution the City Coun-
ell yesterday afternoon appropriated
$3.50 to the Park and Tree Commission
for the purchase of new benches for
the parks of the city. The commits
sion asked for $3.50. but the aldermen
cut the amount down a couple of hun
dred.
New benches are badly needed.
Many of those now in use are broken
beyond all hope of repair. The money
appropriated will not secure as many
new ones as are needed, but ii will
get a good many and will add greatly
to the public's enjoyment Of the parks.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
To Disarm Suspicion.
BUILDING ORDINANCE
READ FIRST TIME
by JudiciOus skipping Clerk Fin
ished II in short Order.

The building ordinance despite it's
great length was finished in a re-
markedly short time at Council yes
terday afternoon. owing to judicious
skipping by Clerk of Council Creamer
i'm reading it. The ordinance was only
read once. 1t will be advertised, and
placed on its passage at the next
meeting.
The provisions of the ordinance have
been printed repeatedly. 1t will be
put into operation Immediately upon
its passage. No new buildings viii
be allowed to go up unless all the re-
quirements of the ordinance are full
filled. and any old building that is
thought to be dangerous may be con-
demned.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
To Montgomery and Columbus.

In addition TO the convenient night
schedules to Columbus and Montgom-
cry. the Central OF Georgia Railway
now offers also a day service. as fol-
iausas
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-04
HAS STOOD THE TEST Is YEARS.

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