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m THE VALDOS'lJSlMES, SATUKDAV, DECMI3I.R 2:j, 1005. A BIG FIRE Smoke in That City. A Whole Block Came Near Being Swept Yesterday Morning—Total of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars. Two Big Stores. Moultrie was again visited by a disastrous fire yesterday morning. Fire broke out in the post office block early in the morning and came pretty near sweeping the block. The P. H. McCarty store was com pletely destroyed, Peter Sampson’s business was a complete loss, Dodd's grocery store was practically ruined by water and steam, HarrelCarlton Supply Co., suffered a heavy loss, though their stock of goods was not burned, Dr. Fletcher and Dr. Blasin. game both lost their offices, the Far mers Hardware & Supply Company was damaged. The fire was first discovered in the rear of McCarty’s store. It soon broke through the roof and swept over the adjoining buildings. The fire department was slow in respond ing, and after getting on the scene there was an accident to one of the water mains that delayed their work some ten or fifteen minutes. It look ed for a time as if the whole block would have to go. After so long a time the firemen got their streams of water started and soon had the flames under control ■While the goods in several buildings wer© damaged considerably, there were only two store rooms completely turned out. The total loss is conservatively es- timater at twenty-five thousand dol Jars. This was mostly covered by insurance except in the case of Peter Sampson. The losses are distributed as fol lows: P. H. McCarty, loss ten thousand dollars, insurance eigth thousand dol lars . Peter Sampson, loss forty-five hun dred dollars, insurance cwp tootUAhC dollars. H. M. Dodd, damage opb IhOifrtSa dollars, covered by insurance. Harrell & Carlton, damage to stock seven thousand dollars, covered by insurance. Farmers Hardware & Supply Co., damage to stock, very small. No in. surance. Damage to building, one thousand dollars .covered by insur ance. The store occupied by McCarty was owned by Harrell & Carlton and was a total loss. It was partially insured The store occupied by Peter Samp son was the property of G. A. Hor- kan and was partially insured. iiarrell & Carlton own the store they occupy and it was damaged but £ is covered by insurance. Dr. W. F. Blasingame received damage to his office which is partial- ly covered. Dr. C. C. Fletcher suffered from water in his office, but was insured.— Moultrie Observer. URGE NEW BANKING LAWS. Bankers Suggest Securing Elastic Currency Under Federal Control. Chicago, Dec. IS—Changes in the national banking laws, which will pre vent a recurrence of such financial ..disasters as swept the nation in 1893 were urged at the annual dinner of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Associa tion, Friday night, by President Jno. L. Hamilton,, of the American Bank ers Association. “We need, first a properly secured elastic currency under Federal con trol.” said Mr. Hamilton. “Secondly, there should be a change in the limitations on the amount of loans. “The third suggestion covers the privilege of lending a limited amount cn not to exceed 40 to 50 per cent, of a fair cash value of real estate “I recommend also a change in the manner of selecting Bank Examiners and the payment of each examiner of a fixed salary, with assistants as may be required.” favorite fun furnishers. West and Voke* are Booked for Next Friday Evening. West and Vokes and Margaret Daly Yokes with their big company of com edy anw musical artists are booked for a performance of ther clever fun vehicle “A Pair of Pinks” at the Val dosta theater Friday night, Dec. 22. This duo of comedians as Percy and Harold are always welcome. Their particular style and quality of fun-making invariably meets the desires of the public, and in turn the public are hearty in their recep tion. “The Pinks” as presented by West and Vokes and Margaret Daly Vokes are not of the hot house de nomination, but two shy stealthy sleuths detecting whom they may ar rest and confine in their frolic colony. They are Pinkerton detectives for fun only and have their own ideas how crime should be ferreted out and punished. It is barely possible that these ideas would not concurred in by some of our famous sleuths, but the merriment secured in the unfolding fully justi fies the effort. The piece is not writ ten with any intention of defining deep dramatic plot, but Just enough to link a merry jumble of pure non sense, music, song and frolic, with expensive stage setting, handsome gowns and a big chorus of pretty girls There are numerous new and novel features besides, prominent among which is the always droll and humer- ous Margaret Daly Vokes as the “Rube Girl” introducing her quaint sayings and songs at happy intervals of the cheerful performance. DEATH FOR HOUSEBREAKERS. New Law in Mississippi Makes the Crime a Capital One. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 19.—For the first time in modern history a state has named housebreaking in its code as a capital offense. Mississippi has adopted the following law, which now stands as a statue: “Every person who shall be con victed of breaking and entering, day or night, the dwelling of another in which there shall be at the time some human being, with intent to commit some crime therein, shall suffer death unless the Jury shall fix the punishment at imprisonment for life, as in case of murder.” A number of burglaries that were accompanied by shooting -ot^ftpuse' holders by desperate . men-Sad** ft* the passage dt'tms law. The intruders were usually negroes. Double Wedding In Echols. There was a double wedding at the home of Mr. John R. Lightsey in Echols county last Sunday afternoon at three o’clock. The contacting parties were Mr. Arthur Hughes to Miss Lula Lightsey and Mr. Gordon Hughes to Miss Lommie Lightsey. The ceremony was performed by Elder I. A. Wetherington in the pres ence of a large concourse of relativ es and friends. The brides are sis ters and are daughters of Mr. John R. Lightsey. The grooms are brothers and are sons of Mr. Madison Hughes. They are well known and popular young people and the best wshes of many friends will follow them through life. Torture of a Preacher. The story of the torture of Rev Moore, pastor of the Baptist church of Harpersvllle. N. Y. will interest you. He says: “I suffered agonies, because of a persistent cough, resulting from the grip. 1 had sleep sitting up in bed. I tried many remedies, without relief, until I took Dr. King’s New Discovery Consumption Coughs and Colds, and which entirely cured my cough, and saved from consumption.’’ A grand cure for diseased conditions of the Throa. and Lungs. At W. D. Duna- and A. E. Dirnmoek’s, drug gists; price 60c and $1.00, guaran teed. Trial bottle free. Governor Terrell Acknowledges 8er- vice of Citations, Which Means In definite Delay in Executing the Sen- tence of the Court—Leop»itft fUw* lings Will Also be Brought Back From the Penitentiary. Governor Terrell and Attorney GefL eral Hart have acknowledged service of citations which carry the. Rawlings murder cases to the supreme court of the United States, on a writ of error signed Saturday by Chief Justice Wil* liam H. Fish, of the supreme court of Georgia. The governor and attorney general were served in person by Hon John R. Cooper, of Macon, leading counsel for the condemned prisoners, on© of whom—Leonard, tfe* youngest —is already in the penitentiary, says a dispatch from Atlanta today. Acknowledgement of the service of the citations on part of the governor means an indefinite stay of the exe cutions of old man J. G. Rawlings and his sons, Milton and Jesse, all of whom are sentenced to hang at Valdosta on January 6th. It also means that Leonard ,who has been transferred from the Lowndes county Jail to the penitentiary, will be return- ed to Valdosta ,where he will remain until the highest court in the land has finally passed upon the case. Governor •Terrell will Issue a stay of the execution which will hold good until Attorney Cooper’s constitution' al point has been decided by the Un ited States supreme- court. After serving Governor Terrell with a copy of the citations Attorney Coop er served a similar notlve on the at’ torney general, the state’s coungpl, putting him on notice to appear b£f fore the supreme court when the aase is called. jvttq^iey Cooler is sanguine :t is my purfdHTfo flghfthe Raw- lings cases until I have exhausted every legal means.” said he, “and 1 feel very raftch epcortraged over the outlook. I am sure- the boys never hang, but I am not satisfied to have them serve life sentences in the penitentiary” The constitutional point Taised by Attorney Cooper Involves the Jury list of Lowndes county. He claims that all professional men—lawyers, doc tors, ministers—are excluded from the list .and this is in violation of a provision of tne federal constitution. He injected the question at the trial in the lower court and before the state supreme court and each time was erruled. , Clerk O. C. Fuller, of the United States court, Monday morning signed the writ of error presented by Attor' ney Cooper, and the papers will at once be forwarded to Washington. Christmt* Dfijner for Prisoners. Ooi, Woodward and Mr. J. Y. B!ltch| have: conceived the idea o.’ furnishing a good Christmas dinner to tha prisoners In the county jail, but they are Willing for any one else to contribute to the feast. In fa^t. want all. who feel so disposed to aihand In furnishing an unusunl- Jjr tiouiti ful Christmas dinner to th< prisomW. The editor of The Times hat already ' engaged a ’possum, -which be proposes to have cooked in thegood old way for J. G. Rawlings and bis eons. But the “’possum din ner** ca* be deferred a few days on account of the Christmas dinner which B'^wsrs Woodward and Blttch wantJbbJfeot up. V j — The iFire Alarm Yesterday. The fltf yesterday afternoon at home of 1 Policeman Hill did not amount til a great deal, as the firemen wnra mza »pt upon* the scene and ox- tn, g „ni It before much damage was (SI The fire was burning rap- Idly, >■ v«r, and. in a few minutes It woiH lave been beyond control. It cautfhll in one-^of the kitchen clos- ets. 1 . 1 it they [want Depew to resign as setmtor, jp ■tat In the world do they expect ot ■Matt? $65.00 TOP BUGOY FOR $48.00, It is not often you have an offer from a responsible firm of this kind, and one that will save you as much money. Our “Red Star” bug-g-y is sold everywhere in the South at $65.00, but to induce trade from points that have not be*n buying in Savannah, we make this offer. Our terms on this bnegy is $10.00 with order, balance sight draft, bill of lading attached with privi lege of examination by purchaser. Write us and we will send complete specifications of this buggy. We are headquarters for all kinds of harness and agents for Babcock fine line of vehicles, and on account of better freight rate can sell their work cheaper than any competitor in the interior. Write tb-day. ■. . in i Savannah Buggy Company, 320 Broughton St., W. SAVANNAH. 05.- Fireworks Under the Ban The shooting of fireworks of kinds will not be allowed In the fire districts during the Christmas holi days and any one caught firing Ro man candles, fire crackers, torpedoes or other fireworks will be subject to a fine in the mayor’s court, and May or Briggs says that he is going to enforce the law. Itching piles provoke profanity, but profanity won’t cure 5 «iem. Doan’s Ointment cures itching, bleeding or protruding piles after years of suffer ing. -*t any drug store. Reckless Bicycle Riders. There is an ordinance which re' quires bicycle riders to have bells on their wheels and their lanterns lighted at night but not one out of ten riders pay any attention to the or dlnance. Those who obey the law are entitled to protection against those lawless ones who do not obey it, and the police ought to be Instruct ed to see that cases are made against those who do not obey it, or the law ought to be wiped off the city’s law book. $25,000 PAINTING STOLEN. Missing from Madrid Gallery Warning Comes to Custom Officers. New York, Dec. 19—The theft of a $25.0r»u painting by Greco, entitled “Christ and the Cross" from an art gallery in Madrid became known here Monday. Custom Inspectors at this port have been asked to keep watch for ii It is thought that an effort will bring it to this country. ide Confidence Restored in Chicago. Chicago, Rec. 19—Practically nor mal conditions were restored in local banking Institutions today and there are not the slightest surface indica tions of any disturbance caused yes terday but the suspension of Walsh banks. A Big Procession of Cotton. Mr. Jim Swindle came In this morn Ing with several wagon loads of sea island cotton. There were nineteen bales in all and it averaged a very good grade. He wanted 18 cents a pound for it but was offered a frac tion less than that. Teachers Get Christmas Money. The school teachers of the state win get their pay for the month of December in ample time to spend it during the Christmas week. War rants have been prepared by the state school commissioner and the treas' urer will have the checks ready to send out by Wednesday. In all the amount to be distributed foots up $311,099.32. There are only five counties that have failed to send in their itemized statements, and these may come in tomorrow or next day Fulton county will receive more mon ey from this fund than any county in the state, the amount being $15,- 192.50. The eight new counties do not participate in this drawing. Raided a Still at Doerun. Revenue Officer C. B. Williams of Albany, raided an illicit still in the very edge of Doerun yesterday morn- ing. The still was located in the smoke house of W. H. Dixon ,and with it about forty gallons of whiskey was discovered and confiscated. The still was destroyed and the officer re- turned to Albany on the next train < without placing Dixon under arrest. isoline Engines-Agricultural Implements GUNS, RIFLES, HUNTING COATS, STOVES, Cheaper Than Ever. Everything in Hardware. i 'Ks r* ** -'TON* Hardware Gompi 8 ■ -vttwv&f - a*’ HIGH QUALITIES THE STORE FOR PARTICULAR PEOPLE." LOW PRICES. ptvi irn f ! Til rp rnn tiit uni idaup Snillr ii 11 E5 FOR THE WlLMAiS AtV-N I t^cl^ra>e T If to look his best. Why shouldn’t YOU look wel*-dressed and prosperous ? Surely it isn’t because you can't afford to. VLhink how different a in vi looks in “good clothes.” You like his looks-be cause he’s neat a id clean-cut and -ee ns to amount to something. You’d give him a job or an order twice as quick as if lie were shabby. No! If you’re “out for business” tor pleasu e) you can’t afford NOT to lie woll-dretovxl Come and see our Schloss Clothes and w -’ll show ' ou what a big difference the right knd of “Good Clothes'’ make. Men’s Suits. patter Tin* latest styles in neat, becoming P.aiu colors and quiet mixtures. Single and double br -ast *d, cat in medium or extreme lengths, nsyoui taste prefers. Suits that will become k a bauker or j cc’lege boy. $8 to $25. s • Men’s Overcoats. A great variety^of handsome models includi g B *x Coats, Rain Coats, Paddocks and all the new styles. Hitiisoun, fashionable, overganmnts Jever e*5i it? i It??) its maker— \ud its wearer $8 to $25. v A. CONVERSE. mi Subscribe for The Dally Times.