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’IWAS A MERRY XMAS.
SAVANNAHIANa ENJOYBD IT TO
TEE UTMOBT.
A Lively Day In tbe City and at the
Resorts The Park and Squares
Ablaze With Bonfires and the Air
Filled With Fireworks Last Night.
Tbe Services in the Churches—Fine
Music and Elaborate Decorations
The Day at the Hotels and Restau
rants—The Christmas Casualties.
Christmas day was all that any one could
wish It to ba. In spite of Old Probe, sour-
Dess on Christmas eye, the day broke bright
and sunny and throughout. Savannah has
never had known a more perfect Christmas.
It was a holiday in every sense of tbe
word. A few stores were open during the
morning but they might as well have been
closed for the badness that was done. A
few people who did not finish their Christ
mas purchase* the night before, were about
the only ones who bought anything. The
day was given up to pleasure and Havan
nahians know how to get all the pleasure
there is In a holiday out of it. That they
made the most of yesterday goes without
saying.
Those who spent tbe day at home spent it
quietly. The rest spent it as they choose and
bad a jolly time of it. The streets were
filled with people in the afternoon and last
night, everybody was out to see the bra
works in the park and in the squares.
THE ILLUMINATION A
The illuminations were mors general then
usual. The small boy has been devoting
bis spare time with more ardor than usual
daring the last two or three weeks to raid
ing alleys and back yards for barrels, and
tbe result was bonfire material was in
abondauoe and the bonfires burned high
and long. Almost every square iu the city
in which bonfires are allowed bad from
one to half a dozen and sometimes more.
Tbe fireworks kept tbe southern part of
the city ablaze from dark until the fires
burned out, some of them long after mid
utgni. The Park extension was thronged
with people, and tbe residence portion of
the city participated in the illuminations.
There was tbe same rivalry that has always
existed among the squares to see whioh
should have the biggest bonfires and tbe
most fireworks. There were the usual num
ber of battles, but no serious casualties were
reported from them.
THE RIVAL SQUARES.
Madison square south of thq De Soto and
and Troup sqnare at Haberanam and Macon
streets excelled in the size of the bonfires
and the amount of the fireworks set off.
Watson & Powers set oft a fine lot of fire
works in Madison square to the delight of 150
or 900 boys. A largo number of ladies and
gentlemen gathered on tbe baloony of the
e Soto to watoh the display. The Guards
took It up where Messrs. Watson & Powers
left off and kept the ball rolling, firing a lot
oFoandlea and rockets from the baloony of
the club bouse. The bonfires burned
almost Inter latently in the square from
early to the cflrmng until after midnight.
Tbe constant setting off of cannon crackers
Bounded as if the plaoo were being bom
barded-
the mayor's fireworks displat.
Tbe boys in Troup square, doubtless, had
the biggest bonfire of any square in the
city. They burned barrels by the doaeo at
a time for hours. The number of barrels
burned must have gone into the hundreds.
Mayor MoDonough made his usual liberal
Inryestment in fireworks for the boys, and
•ome hundreds of dollars went up in smoke
to the delight of nearly as many hundred
boys. ThA square was littered with the
charred ends and stioks of candles and
rockets.
Washington square was in its glory all
day. Five policemen were detailed to see
that the ordinance prohibiting bonfires and
fireworks north of Llbsrty street were ob
served in that neighborhood.
THE POLIOS COULDN’T STOP IT.
Tbe efforts of the policemen were worse
tfrau useless. The bonfires blazed on all
sides of them, and like the boy on tbe burn
ing deck,th ,ey stood with fireworks all
around them. Tbe cannon crackers tell at
their feet from the roots of the houses even.
Last night the square looked like a battle
field, littered over, os it was, with the frag
ments of fireworks.
The ordinance prohibiting fireworks and
bonfires north of Liberty street was a most
complete nullity. Bonfires blazed almost as
freely on the north side of Liberty street as
on the south and firecrackers were com
mon. Bome audaoious boys built a bonfire
In the middle of Broughton street*
near Houston. in fact the sport
of setting off fireworks in the northern
portion of tho city appeared to be in
tensified because of the objections of the
police. Tbe polioe were helpless in their
efforts to enforce tbe ordinanoo and oeased
to take much notice of tno fireworks ex
cept when they wore set off under their
noses.
There were only a few arrests for the
violations of the ordinance.
IN THE PARK EXTENSION.
The Park extension was ablaze with
nearly 100 bonfires, and fireworks were set
off from every direction. From dark until
10 o’clock the air waajfilled with rockets and
Roman candles. Cannon poppers banged
end firewheels slzzed, and with it all the
boys aud hundred whose boyhood days
have gone by were happy. It was a jolly
night everywhere. The bonfires were not
confined to the squares and the park.
South of Anderson Btreet dozens of fires
blazed in vacant lots, and out on the com
mons crowds of oolored boys danced around
stacks of burning barrels and boxes robbed
from somebody’s back yard. The barrel
market will go up alter to-day on account
Of tbe bonfires.
OTHER RESORTS.
The people who spent the day out of the
city, in the country and at tho resorts, had
equally as delightful a day as did those who
spent it at home and in the oity. The trains
to Tybee and to Thunderbolt, Isle of Hope
and Montgomery, carried hundreds who
wanted to get a breath of the invigorating
air of the salts. The day was as pleasant
out of the oity as it was in it. Tho attrac
tion at Thunderbolt was, of course, the
races, and the largest crowds went there,
but a good many went to Tybae and to other
places.
The Savannah wheelmen had a run to
Thunderbolt in tbe afternoon, whioh was
participated in by most of the members of
the club. The wheelmen refreshed them
selves at Thunderbolt and returned to the
city about 5:80 o’olook.
Vary tew bunting parties went oat, most
of the sportsmen preferring to spend the
dsyat home in the city.
The police bad a comparatively quiet day,
poly twenty-four arrests being docketed at
tM barracks up to midnight. The majority
of the oases were common drunks and vio
lators of the fireworks ordinance. Mayor
McDonough visited tbe barracklate In the
Shi and discharged all those held on the
In drunk charge who had sobered up.
AMONG THE HOTELS.
The hotels and restaurants laid themselves
cAt for tbe entertainment of their guests
yeaterday, notwithstanding everybody that
could took dinner at home or with friends.
The Pulaski’s bill of fare was a work of
art. Jt was composed of two heavy
plsoes of oardboard, the first repre
senting a snow storm with a string
ot Christmas bells around a swallow
to the centre and bearing the words
** Merry Xmas" at she top. The second cord
bore the bill of faro, whioh was very
elaborate. Both were inolosed in paraffined
paper, tied with a knot of scarlet ribbon
“da white feather at the hack. The menu
cards *>src|ln great demand and wore taken
eway by the guests as souvenirs.
THE DE BOTO'i MENU.
Tbs De Soto’s menu card was very appro
priu to .bearing a holly branch on tbe outside
and tied with a knot of white ribbon. The
dinner was thoroughly up to the occasion.
The Screven bouse bad a very neat
menu card, beaded by “Merry Christmas to
AIT aud followed by an excellent bill of
fare.
“ Freid ’& Hicks’ restaurant “set’em up"
in grand style.
A splendid Christmas dinner was served
to the regular L orders in the ladies’ dining
room and a big bowl of champagne punch
was provided which was dished out freely.
John Sullivan’s restaurant set out a fine
dinner for tbe guests.
A BIG FREE LUNCH.
The De Soto’s free lunch was a thing of
beauiy, though not a joy forever, and ex
oelled anything of the kind ever seen in
Savannah. It was Chef Xavier Haller’s
crowning work of art since the
opening of the season at the
De Soto. The center piece represented a
team of sucking pigs harnessed to a wagon,
driven by Santa Claus, aud loaded with
boned turkey, garnished with quail. The
second piece was an immense salmon,
decorated in green, red and blaok and
lying upon a bed of green mess, made of
frozen suet aud butter. At the head of tbe
table were two bams, one figured in sugar,
representing a vase of flowers,
and tbe other cbeokered like a
chess board, with greeu, white and
red squares. At the foot of tbe table sat.
two wild turkeys with tbolr wing* and
feathers on as if alive. Then there was a
vase of headobeose, "historic’’ and chicken
and lobster salads and other dishes.
PRETTY TO LOOK AT, TOO.
The lunch was enough to feed 100 men,
was set out in the breakfast room for the
guests to view during the day and was
transferred to the bar at night. 8o real
were tbe figures that many refused to be
lieve they bad been' cooked until
the chef removed the decorations
and deftly inserted the knife, revealing the
ricn meats beneath.
The feature of the lunch was that every
thing about It, even to the decorations and
imitation flowers and wood-work, was oat
able.
Most of the saloons put on somo extra
touches for tbe day, and all were freelv
patronized. In fact, it is seldom that so
much drinking aod so littls quarreling aud
fighting are seen on the same day.
AT THE CHURCHES.
Tbe Programmes of Music, the Ser
mons and Decorations.
There was tbe usual observance of the dey
in the ohurchea. The services iu tbe Catho
lic churches wore of the usual imposing
character. All tbe masses were attended
by large congregations, and according to
custom the collections were for the
orphans. At tbe pontifical high mass
at 10:80 o’olook at tbs Cathedral the
edifice was packed, all denominations being
represented. Bishop Becker oelebrated
the mass, assisted by Rev. VV. A. Mc-
Carthy as deacon, liev. John McCarthy as
•üb-deaoon and V icar General Cafferty as
master of ceremonies. Bishop Becker
preached an appropriate sermon. The pre
diction in the Morning News that the
Cathedral musio would be fine was more
than verified. It was the best heard there
in years. The soloists, Mrs. Qaudry, Mrs.
Croban, Misses Nolan, Hunter, Gross and
Courtenay and Prof. Smith and Messrs.
Donovan, Price and O’Connor sung beauti
fully. The principal feature of the musio
was the singing of the “ Credo” by a double
quartette. The work of the choir yesterday
was a splendid evidence of tbe traiuing
ability of Prof. Hubnsr. Prof. Mehrtena
performed splendidly on the orgau and
got from the old instrument the finest
effects attainable.
The music at St. Patrick’s was also a
feature. Tbe choir was never in better
voloe nor was Leonard’s fourth mass ever
snog in better stylo in Savannah. Rev.
P. H. McMahon celebrated the high mass
and also preached a sermon.
Tbe services of 8a or act Heart church and
St. Benedict's (oolored) chnroh was largely
attended and the musio in each was well
rendered.
The Christmas music of all the Catbolio
churches will be repeated at to-morrow’s
services.
At the Episcopal ohurchee the congrega
tions were large and the services were of an
elaborate charact-r. Tbe music at St.
John's by tbe quartette choir was a feature
of tbe service.
A large congregation attended the Berv
loes at Christ church. Tbe rector. Rev. Kobb
White, read the usual morning prayer,
followed by the communion service. The
deoorations were simple. The galleries
were decorated with a heavv band of ever
green and the chancel was filled with palms
and potted plants.
At St. Paul's the services were of an In
teresting character. The sermon was
preached by tbe rector, Rev. Mr. Curtis.
Rev. H. P. Counts conducted the serv
ices at the Lutheran ohurcb, which were
attended by the usual congregation. There
were no decorations.
TKB FIELD SPORTa
The T. M. O. A. Events a Decided
Success.
The principal event in the city was tbe
field sports of the Young Men’s Christian
Association at the parade ground. The
sports were witnessed by nearly 1,000 peo
ple, and were a splendid athletic success.
Alexander Krenson carried off nearly all
tbe honors of tbe day, and he was a hero
with his young friends, who were out in
full force.
The first event was the mile and a half
bicycle race. There wore four entries, R,
H. Polk, Sam Whitesides, J. M. Johnston
and 11. A. Wenzel. The race was won by
Wenzel in 5 ;20%.
It putting the shot H. A. Stults won by 69
points, putting the ball 27 feet 3 inohes. J.
and. Johnston comes next with 53 points on a
throw of 24 feet 5 inches. J. F. Dusenberry
made 46 points on a throw of 22 feet 1 inch.
G. A. Kriote received 48 points on a throw
of 22 feet. Alexander Krenson’s record
was 86 points, a throw of 19 feet 9 inohea
C. M. Burnham oarno last with 34 points, on
a throw of 18 feet 5 inohes,
Tbe 100-yard dash was the most exciting
event of the programme. There
were seven entries, Messrs. Kirete,
Stults, Krenson, Dusenberry, Burn
ham, J.F. Cann and Johnston. The
race was run in three heats, tbe winuer
of eaoh beat having to run tbe course for the
prize. Stults won the first heat in 11sec
onds, Krenson the second in the same time,
and J. F. Cann the third lu 11%. The run
off was a tight contest, the three men
almost crossing the mark together. Kren
son won by one-fourth of a soooud,
making the same time as he did in the first
boat, 11%, wlilie Stults and Caun’s time
was 11%.
The putting of the hammer gave some
pretty good exhibitions of muscle. The
hammer weighed 12 pounds and it was no
easy task for a man to sling it over his head.
Each contestant had three trials and the
prize was won by H. A. Stults, who sent
the hammer G 5 feet from the ring on the
first throw. The total score was as follows:
Stults 65, 64.2, 64.1—points 80; Burnham 0,
40.1, 42.3—points 27; Dusenberry, 33, 0,
35.6—points 36.7; Krenson 0 , 45.2, 26.8
points 21; Kriote 34.5, 0, 30.3—points 19.
The running high jump was won by
Krenson, who cleared the stiok at 4 feet and
9 inches, making 48 points. There was
quite an exciting oontest in this event and
when Krenson won his friends picked him
up ou their shoulders and carried him
around for several minutes oheenng.
The one-quarter mile run was won by
Krenson in 1:1%, 97 points. Kriote came in
second in 1:02, 96 points, and Stults made it
in 1:06, 88 points.
There were but two entries in the running
broad jump, Krenson and Stults. Krenson
won, making a Jump of 15 feet 5 inches,
netting him 45 points. Stults’ soore was 15
feet 3 inches, giving him 43 points.
The last event on tbe card, a mile run, was
won by Krenson also.
Although Krenson won nearly all the
events he lost the all-round point prize,
which was carried off by Stults. The total
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1891.
summary of points by each mao wu as fol
lows:
George Kriete. ......535
C. M. Burnham 69
J. Ferris Canu 50
H. A Stults S7O
J. F Dusenberry .121
A. D. Krenson SOO
J. M. Johnston. 58
Prof. Carmichael presented the prizes* at
the rooms of the association in the after
noon, tbe formality of a speech-making
presentation being dispensed with because
of the lateness of the hour In ending tbe
contests.
The field sports were such a success that
they will be repeated at au early day.
THE DAY'S QABPALTIH3.
One Nesrro Accidentally Shot aod Two
Others Done Up With Steel and Lead.
It is seldom Christmas past,os iu Savannah
without a few cutting and shooting scrapes,
aud yesterday proved no exception to the
general rule.
James Whitfield (oolored) was shot and
probably fatally wounded by Charles Word
while he was eating dinner in a Yamacraw
cook shop at Lumber street and Indian
street lane. The ball entered Whitfield’s
back and ranged aoross into his breast.
Ward claims that the shooting was acci
dental. He was seen bv a Morning News
reporter after being lodged in the barracks
bv Detective Hanley, and told bis story.
He said Whitfield and himself went into tbe
cook shop to have dinner, and the latter
took a seat at a table in front of him. About
the same time Ward said he pulled a pistol
from bis pocket to extract the cartridges,
and while in the act of doing so the weapen
was accidentally discharged. The prisoner
stated that Whitfield ana himself were the
beet of friends and be hod no reason to
want to take his life.
Whitfield was taken to his home on Farm
street after the shooting, aud last night his
condition was reported oritical.
In tho afternoon the wounded man’s ante
mortem statement was taken by Justice
Naugbtln. He said that he was silting at
a table disputing with the proprietor of the
cook shop when he was shot from behind
by Ward. At first be didn’t know who
shot him, but when he turned around and
saw the pistol in Ward's hand bo charged
him with the act. Ward admitted the
shooting, Whitfield said, but told him that
It was oocidantal. The accidental story is
probably true, because Ward made no at
tempt to escape.
About 10:80 o’clock iu the morning
William Brown and John Paschal got into
a row on Farm street. The men pummelod
each other with their lists for awhile,
but finally Brown, realized that he was
getting the worst of the flstiouff, drew a
razor and proceeded to carve Paschal In
style. He managed to get in two cuts on his
opponent, one in tbe race and one <n the
arm, but Pasohal pulled bis pistol before re
ceiving any further disseoting and re
sponded to Brown’s performance by shoot
ing him in the arm.
Sergt. Reilly arrived on the scene during
the row and captured Brown without any
trouble, but Paschal got into a house, the
inmates of which deuied the officer admit
tance. Sergt. Reilly, however, didn’t pro
pose to be frustrated in hit attempt to
capture Paschal, aud broke in the door. He
got bis man, but the negroes showed a de
sire to interfere with the officer, and they
would probably have attempted a rescue
but for tbe timely assistance of Lemuel
Wade and S. A. Rbett, two respectable col
ored men.
Neither Brown nor Paschal are danger
ously injured. Both were locked up in the
barracks and had their wound* attended to
by Dr. Brunner.
A negro waiter at the Marshall house
named, Alexander, lost the roof of his mouth
yesterday while blowing a big Christmas
boro. Alexander had just given a toot
when a drunken man pushed the other end
of the horn and drove the mouth piece
backward into the ;roof of the negro’s
mouth, tearing it almost to pieces. Alex
ander had to get a $lO plate put In place of
the natural roof. His blow was rather a
oostly and painful one.
Philip Foster was struck in the head with
a brick by Joseph Demere last night about
8 o’clock, at Indian and Farm streets, and
seriously wounded. The two men quarreled
about riding with a girl at the flying horses.
Foster's head was crushed by the briax, and
he was unconscious for " several hours.
Demere was captured by the police, and is
locked up at the birraoks.
AmoDgr the Poor.
The orphans at St. Mary's Homo and tho
inmates of the Old Folks’ Homo wero given
elegant turkey dinners, which were highly
appreciated by the diners.
The prisoners at the jail were not for
gotten, either. Sheriff Ronan treated them
to an elaborate turkey dinner, and although
tbe unfortunates couldn’t enjoy themselves
like those on the outside still they were
made to feel that all tbe world isn’t against
them.
MARKET SQUARE'SPYROTEOHNICB
Pano Pope’s Fruit Stand Wrecked by
a Christmas Reveler.
Market square had a fireworks display of
Its own after midnight this morning. When
it was over Pano Pope’s fruit stand, at Con
gress and Barnard streote, looked as if a
cyclone had struck it.
A couple of Christmas revelers got into a
quarrel with the man in charge of tho
stand, and while the quarreling was
going ou somebody touobed a matoh
to a pile of fireworks. There
was a sissing sound and in the next few
minutes the neighborhood was treated to a
display of pyrotechnics that rivaled the
‘‘Last Days of Pompeii.” The quarrelers
and the crowd that had gathered,
stampeded in every direction. Roman
candles, sky rookets, firewheels,
cannon poppers and Chinese bornis
exploded and banged and the air was filled
with them. Apples, oranges, grapes, figs,
raisins, nuts and candy were mired with
the fireworks aud flew in every direction.
Tbe market and adjoining buidings were
bombarded and the square was bright with
the illumination. When the smoke had
cleared away and the stampeders
ventured under the awulng over the fruit
stand the place was a wreck. The sidewalk
and pavement were covered with fruit and
with the fragments of exploded fire
works. The market polloe whis
tled for assistance and half a
and zen polioem&n were soon on tbe Beene.
One of the quarrelers was ;marched off to
the barracks and the rest got away.
The fruit stand hands spent the rest of
the night gathering up the ruins.
Baldness ought not to come till tbe age
of 55 or later. If the hair begins to fall
earlier, use Hall’s Hair Eenewer and pre
vent baldness and grayness.—Ad.
ABDUL AHMHD'3 FUN.
He Tackles Christmas With a Roman
Candle and Gets Locked Up.
Abdul Ahmed, the youngest of the Hin
doo eolony that display tbelr pocks of silkß
and fine lace goods for sale around the
hotels, came to grief yesterday afternoon.
Abdul is a Mohammedan and though
Christmas is not one of tbe feasts laid down
in the Koran, he oould not resist the temp
tation to take a hand in tho sport that was
going on ail around him. lie invested in
n big Roman candle and prooeeded to
recklessly turn it loose In the middle of
South Broad street near Houston.
Abdul owned the block for a short time,
but Mounted OtHoer Evans soon marched
him to the barracks and Abdul’s fun was
over. He was held to answer before Mayor
McDonough this morning, but will proba
bly be treated with leuiency as his offense
was the result ot ignorance.
Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup, the old reliable, will
cure every case of cold. Price 25 cents.—Ad.
THE DAY ON THE TUEF.
SOME FINE EXHIBIIION3 OF SPEED
AT THUNDSREOLT.
Jack, Sorrel Clay, Egan and Grover C.
the Winners of the Events—The Free
for All Run the Beat Race Ever Seen
on Savannah's Courses—Twelve Hun
dred People Witnessed tbe Races.
An Accident on tbe Coast Line Pre
vents the Hundreds of Others From
Talcing in the Sport.
The races at the Thunderbolt driving
park were tbe event of the day out of town
and were a big success. A more oharmlng
day for rating could cot be wished for. At
an early hour in the afternoon crowds of
people went to tbe park and by 2 o’clock the
Thunderbolt road presented a lively
•pact*ole. It looked as though every con
veyance in tbe city had been pressed Into
service and all were filled with a bappy-go
luoky crowd bouud for tbe races.
When the park gates were opened tbe
scene was one of confusion. The people
jostled and crowded in their eagerness to
get Inside. By 8 o olock fully 1,200 people
were within the enclosure, filling the grand
stand aud scattering themselves over the
park.
At 2:30 o’clock, with E. O. Gleason,
Charles E. Stults and O. B. Younglove, the
judges for the dav. in tho staud, tbe bell
snmmoned tbe horses fer tbe 3:15 closb
trotting.
STARTERS IN THE FIRST RACE.
The starters were Sorrel Clay, Jack and
Rufus. Katie F. was not in condition, aud
Mr. Furlong would not start her. In draw
ing for positions Sorrel Clay had the pole,
with Jack second and Rufus on tbe outside.
No time was lost iu scoring. On the second
attempt they were sent away for the first
heat. Jack led th * party to the first quar
ter, with Sorrel Clay a close seoond aud
Rufus third.
The positions were unchanged until they
entered the stretch for the Snißh. At this
point Sorrel Clay made a lively spurt for
tbe front, but Birch called on Jack for more
speed and tbe gallaut road gelding responded
nobly aud won the heat by a length. Time
8:1L
Jack also won the seoond heat, withJSorrel
Clay second and Rufus third. Time 3:11.
Iu the tnird heat Dr. Jasme used the
whalebone freely on Sorrel Clay and the
horse did some flue trotting and won the
heat by a length from Jack iu 8:12.
The four h heat resu t and i : a walk over
for Jack. Time 3:15. Sorrel Clay seooud
aud Rufus third. But for a slight acoident
Dr. Jasme would have giveu Jack a tighter
race in the home stretch.
Jack having three heats to his credit was
declared winner of tho heat and race.
THE 2:38 CLASS.
Next came the 2:38 class, trotting and
pacing, with Bessie R., Claymore, Jr.,
Whiteman and Dick Egan the starters.
Joe W., after taki g hit, preliminary work
before the raoe, was withdrawn, his driver
not considering him in condition to start.
In drawing for positions Egan had the pole,
Claymore, Jr., second, Whiteman third and
Bessie R. o i the outside.
ihe horsemen, remembering the bright
heats won by several of these horses in
former contests, were on the tip-toe of
curiosity as to who would wiu to-day. The
horses went away at the third soore. At
the turn Egap was In front with Bessie R.
at Ms neck and the others bunched two
lengths behind. With the exception of
Claymore, Jr., breaking badly and losing
lu every break, the positions were the same
at the three-quarter pole.
At this point Bonham began to drive
Bessie R. for tbe heat and succeeded in
keepiug Egan bUy, but oould not beat him
to the wire. Bgan won by a length, Bcasle
R. second, Whiteman third and Claymore,
Jr., distanced. Time, 2:48.
Dick Egan also walked off with the seo
ond aud third boats in 2:58 and 2:57. Bessie
R. was able to give him a race for a piece,
but the pacer Wbitemau was not in the hunt
iu auy pars of the beats.
WINNER OF THE RACE.
The winner Diok Egan is the property of
Mr. Michael Egan of this oity and his
many friends cheered loudly from the grand
stand when the promising young pacer was
awarded tho race. Tom Boam, bi3 driver,
deserves much credit for tho manner in
which be handled him in this race.
The free-for-all running races was the
feature of the day’s racing. Sorrel Joe with
Gardner up; Little 8. with jocky Mc-
Carthy, and Grover C. with Whitlock in
tho saddle, answered the bell Call. The race
was five-eighths of a milo heats. Mr. Glea
son brought t ,e horses to the one-eighth
mile post and succeeded in giving them an
excellent send off.
As the horses passed the staud Little S.
wa* In front, running stroug, Sorrel Joe
second and Grover C.t hlrd. Those posi
tions were the same until tho horses entered
the home stretch for the finish. Coming
down tbe stretch Sorrel Joe fell back to tbe
rear, and the spectators were treated to a
stirring fiuish between Little 8. and Grover
C. Jockey Whitlock on Grover C. and Mc-
Carthy on Little S. did some fine riding.
Flourishes of tho whtps, stinging cuts un
der the flanks, a lifting along with hands
and knees, and the two horses passed under
tbe wire, running a dead heat. Time 1:10.
A LITTLE SURPRISE.
The secoDd heat was a rank surprise,
Grover C. winning as he pleased. The
judges, being of the opinion that Little S,
was pulled by his jockey, gave the heat to
Grover, but declared ail bets off on tho
heat. Their decision met with the hearty
approval of the spectators. Time of heat,
1:10. Tbs action of the judges will be ap
preciated by all lovers of the turf, because
it will be a protection to them hereafter in
making their bets.
Grover C. won the next heat and race.
Time 1:10.
An exhibition by Walter R. concluded tho
day’s programme. Despite the large crowd
present no trouble oceurred, and the racing
puhtio were treated to a fine day’s sport.
Emma Rhodes didn’t participate in the
free-for-all running race because Mr.
Dowling was not exactly satisfied with one
of tbe contestants in the race. In regard
to tbe article he published in yesterday's
Morning Nkws Mr. Dowling told a re
porter that he had no Intention whatever of
reflecting on the management of the track,
but simply meaut t > express bis disapproval
regarding a party interested in the race.
AN ACCIDENT ON THE COAST LINE.
But for aq accident on the Coast Line
railroad there would have been at least 2,00.1
people at the races. Two trains collided be
tween Thunderbolt und Bonaventure and
blocked travel on the road for the after
noon according to the ideas of tbe railroad
people. Hundreds of people called at the
depot for tickets to Thuudercolt, but were
told that no trains could be got through.
In oonsequence they went off disappointed.
As the block occurred only a short distance
from the race track it would seem to have
been a wise policy for tbe Coast Line people
to have run cars to the scene ot the acoidant
and let the people waik the balance of the
way. Any one anxious to see a race would
hardly have objocted to a short walk to ac
complish his purpose. But the railroad
peopje evidently thought they knew tbelr
business, and hundreds of people who
wanted to see the sport didn’t see it
A Pleasing Senao
Of health and strength renowed and of ease
and comfort follows the use of Syrup of
Figs, os it acts in harmony with nature to
effectually oleanso the system when costive
or bilious. For sale in 50c. and $1 bottles
by all leading druggists.— Ad.
Supt. McFarland Caned.
The employes of the Electrlo Railway
Company presented Supt. J. W. McFar
land with a handsome gold headed walking
cane yesterday as an evidenoe of their
esteem and appreciation of his ability as
au electrical railway superintendent.
BAKING POWDER.
WHY ROYAL
Baking Powder is Best
“ The Royal Baking Powder is absolute
ly pure, for I have so found it in many
tests made both for that company
and the United States Government.
“ I will go still further and state that, because of the facil
ities that company have for obtaining perfectly pure
cream of tartar, and for other reasons dependent upon
the proper proportions of the same, and the method of
its preparation,
“the Royal Baking Powder
is undoubtedly the Purest
and most reliable baking
powder offered to the public.
“HENRY A.*MOTT, Ph. D.”
w *
Late United States Government Chemist.
THE LATE SAMUEL BENEDICT, D. D
Tribute of Respect to the Memory of
a flood and Faithful Man.
The Rev. Dr. Benedict la well remembered
in this city. For many year* he was reotor
of St John’s church. Hli faithfulness to
duty in the trying times of 1876 made him
dear to many hearts. The Cincinnati cleri
ous, that met with Bishop Vincent in Avor.
dale Nov. 17, adopted a memorial upon Dr.
Benedict which shows the high estimation
in which ho was held. The following are
extracts from it:
FoiuS'tucH as our Heavenly Father has
been pleased to oall our beloved brother. Sam
uel Benedict, D. D. t from his earthly labors to
the rest and reward of the righteous, we, bis
brethren, members of the Clerical Club of Cin
cinnati, do put on record this testimonial of
our regard and affection.
Dr. Benedict was a man of God, "thoroughly
furnished unto all good works." He was en
dowed with a line physical constitution and
qualities of mind and heart of a high order.
The former was so disciplined to temperate and
well ordered habits and the latter so educated,
strengthened and wisely exercised, that when
called away, having attained nearly three score
years and ten, "his eye was not dimmed nor bis
natural force abatod.” His character was well
rounded and symmetrical. Its various element,
were happily harmonised, compacted and assim
ilated, and the resultant was a man, “perfect
and entire, wanting nothing.'’ well fitted for
the diversified duties of his holy calling.
His convictions wore definite and strong,
being formed by oareful investigation and re
flection. His life was inspired by a sin tlenesa
of purpose. He was a theologian, and well
merited tne degree of doctor of divinity.
His preaching was "to edification and not to
deetruction." He sot forth the glorious gospel
clear, forcibly and in Its completeness.
He was a churchman of the old-fashioned,
high ohuroh type, conservative, yet not averse
to real progress.
Asa rector he was gulled by sound judgment
and discretion. He had special aptitude, either
natural or acquired, for ministering to the sick
and afil icted.
II s brethren held him in most loving esteem.
He was warm-hearted, genial, affable, dignified
in maimer, bigh-toaed and honorable in ail
transactions, and withal so sincere and honest
that bis words were always taken at their ful
value. Asa clergyman, as in ail relations in
life, be was exemplary.
A CHRISTMAS NIGHT BLAZE
Firemen Have a Run to the Eastern
Part of the City.
Fire alarm box No. 17 was rung last night
about 9:30 o’clock from the corner of Blast
Broad and South Broad streets. The Are
was iu the top story of a small 3-story frame
house at No. 3 York street, owued by
Mrs. John J. Sheehan, and occupied by
Frank MarucaL The Are broke out in the
top story and was in quite a blaze
when the firemen reached the scone.
No one was in the house at the
time, and the origin of the Are is unknown.
It was seen by parties on the street, and
someone ran to No. 1 engine bouse on
Broughton street and gave the alarm there.
The alarm was turned in by Thomas Bal
laotyne.
The Are was readily extinguished by the
chemical engine, which reached it shortly
after No. 1 engine. Mrs. Sheehan has #l6O in
surance in the Hartford of Connecticut with
Haines Dauiel. The damage probably
exceeds the iosurance.
The firemen at No. 4 house were called
out yesterday shortly before 1 o’clock to a fire
in the roof of Annie Mitchell’s house, No.
U> Huntingdon street. The blaise was ex
tinguished after It had burned about half a
dozen shingles. The fire is supposed to have
started from a Roman candle.
AT THE THEATER.
The “Two Johns” Make Fun for Christ
mas Night Theater-goers.
The "Two Johns” had the largest Christ
mas night audience that has been in the
theater in years. The play is just the kind
to settle a Christmas dinner. All the fun
possible is drawn from the awkward and
oomical situations that two persons of like
build and characterization can be
involved in. John Hart and Quinn Philips
starred Jointly in tbo physically, though not,
technically speaking, heavy roles. Ho well
were they made up, and so well were they
matched by nature that it was dtffloult for
some to tell which was “ Peter Johns” and
which was '‘Philip Johns.” One of the
features of the entertainment was the danc
ing of the Cassia sisters, who were recalled
again and again. Miss Aubrey sang and
danced to the delight of the audience. Not
only io'the plot of the play a succession of
decidedly humorous complications, some of
which are quite indescribable, but the
company is made up of clever people—
capable acton and vocalists.
A special matinee performance will be
given to-dav and the ooncludtng perform
ance to-night
For scrofula in every form Hood’s Sarsa
parilla is a radical reliable remedy. It has
an unequaled record of cures.—Ad.
LOJaL PHttaONAU
T. H. Patillo, of the Atlanta Constitution,
is at the Screven.
L. A. Alford and J. R. Aiford of Daisy
are registered at the Marshall.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Barry of Pa
tapsoo, N. J., are stopping at the De Soto.
T. H. Jennings and J. R. Jennings of
Jennings, Fla., ore registered at the De
Soto.
J. W. Grady, formerly night olerk of the
Pulaski, is now with the Da Soto. Mr.
Grady is a well-known hotel man, aud has
many friends in the oity.
Frank Weldon of the Atlanta Constitu
tion spent Christmas with friends in this
city. Mr. Weldon is greatly pleased with
Atlanta, but says be will always have a
warm spot in his heart for Savannah. He
is one of the most popular newspaper men
ever here.
Affectlom of the bowels, so prettiest Id
children, cured by Simmons Liver Regu
lator.—Ad.
ORANGES BY MILLIONS.
THE FLORIDA CROP WAY AHEAD
OF LAST YEAR.
The Prices Lower Than Ever Known
but the Growers Ahead on the
Total Value of the Crop—Few Spec
ulators This Season and More Fruit
Sold on Consifimment—New Markets
Developing aud Florida Fruit Now
Shipped Almost to California—The
European Movement—The Produc
tion Increasing Rapidly—Where the
Best Fruit Comes From.
M. H. Connelly, general agent of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis rail
way and one of the best posted men in the
south on oranges, is in the city. Mr. Con
nally has been engaged for the last three
years in the transportation of oranges and
is thoroughly posted on the crop and its
movement.
The present Florida orop, he says, will
fall considerably short of the estimate at
the beginning of the season and will, ac
cording to the most conservative growers,
not exceed 8,350,000 to 3,500,000 boxes. The
prices have been lower than ever known
at this season. The average to growers so
far has been about $1 65 a box iu market.
The cost of picking, packing, transporta
tion, commissions and other ox.ensei is
about 70 oenls a box, so that the net to the
grower has been about 95 oents a box.
However, the value of the orop will proba
bly be somewhat greater than it was last
year o wing to the increased production.
Last year’s crop was between 3,600,000 and
3,700,000 boxes. The estimate of the pros
eat crop at the opening of the season was in
the neighborhood of 4,000,000 boxes.
OTHER FRUITS KEEP PRICES DOWN.
The immense crop of apples aud other
fruit crops of the north and west, and the
consequent low prices, have kep t down the
price of oranges. The California crop,
which is estimated t) be Id the neighbor
hood of 1,600,000 boxes, will begin to move
about the middle of January, and will also
tend to keep the price of Florida fruit down.
The growers are expecting a little better
prices later in the season, but the advance
will not be very great. The crop is now
moving rapidly aud by Jau. 1 between two
fifths and one-balf of the entire crop will
have been marketed.
There have been few speculators In
Florida this season. The most of them lost
money last year and they are going slow
this year. More fruit is being sold on cm
signmont than in the last five or six years
and probably than ever before In the his
tory of Florida orange growing. The busi
ness of the Florida Fruit Exchange has
about trebled since last year. The orange
industry is developing rapidly. New
groves are being put out all over the
state and the prospect is that In a
comparatively short time, a few years at
the farthest, the production will be twice
what it is now.
THU GREAT ORANGE SECTION.
The principal orange growing sections of
Florida are those adjaoentto Orange Lake.
Citra, which is perhaps the largest shipping
point, will ship this year probably not less
than 550.000 boxes. " Wcat is considered the
finest fruit comes from Indian River, but
this yield will not exceed 100,000 boxes. The
planting of new groves is now going on all
through the state wherever oranges will
grow aud that is nearly everywhere.
With the iucrease in production, new
markets are being developed in the west.
Oranges are even uow being shipped os far
west as Ogden, Utah, within 400 miles of
the fruit-growing section of California and
almost, it might be said, to the Golden
Gate. Fully one-half of the entire Florida
crop now finds a market west of Pittsburg,
Pa. Europe is also becoming a market for
Florida fruit and agencies are being eitab
lisbed in various parts of the continent for
the handling of the shipments. The fruit
that has already been shipped to Europe
has brought satisfactory returns and the
probability is that the foreign shipments
will increase from now on.
The Florida fruit this year, while it is
small and is late in ripening on account of
the weather, Mr. ConnalTy says, is finer
and better in quality than it was last year.
There is no orange, ho says, whloh equals
the Florida orange except the navel, wuich
grows to perfection in California. A good
many growers spray their fruit while it is
on the tree, which prevents the rust and
adds to its brightness and luster, and at the
same time ite value, from 51) cents to $1 a
box. The establishment of irrigating plants
by the larger growers is anew feature of
the industry, and is adding greatly to its
development.
A PECULIARITY OP THE CROP.
One peculiarity of the present growth of
oranges for which nobody has yet been able
to aocount is the foot that the fruit is all
on the outer branches of the trees, whereas
it is usually scattered all through the tree.
This gives the impression to one looking at
a tree that it has more fruit than it roaily
has wheu it has been picked.
With the growth and development of the
orange comes an increase in the variety of
the fruit. There are now as many varieties
of oranges as there are of peaches. One
grower, Rev. Lyman Phelps of Sanford,
basin his grove over sixty varieties. There
are a good many more, aud the number is
increasing every year.
The only danger to the crop now, Mr.
Connally says, is a frost, and if that doe 9
not come, the growers will have had one of
the grea'est, if not the greatest, orange sea
son ever known.
When you go to ths sea shore take along a
bottle of Salvation Oil; it kills pain. 36 cents.
Ad.
LUDDB* * BATES 8. M. H.
Open nghtt until Christina* Eve
Christmas for the Entire Dag. '-lotetM
THIS~PIANO
WOULD LOOK WELL IN
U 0 2 BI IT
FOP. A CHRISTMAS PRESENT!
Yes we mean it. True the times are a little
closo, but ail the same home is not horde wita
out musio, and if you haven’t a Plano you need
one and ought to get It, and don’t wait on from
year to year without it. Make up your mind to
have* Piano THIS YEAR and Mis CHRKt
MAR. Twelve fine Pianos selected from our
warorooms to be delivered for Christmas. Not
bad for hard times.
Fact it that our Holiday Exhibit it to attract,
tve, our prices to reasonable and our fermi *>
easy . that buyert can't resist. and no matter
how tight money it we make ealet.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS UNTIL lO P Jf
CHRISTMAS EVE.
I. & B, S. E H,
DRY GOODS.
'YtsefuxT
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Our magnifloent collection of HOLIDAY
GOODS this season liears unmistakable evi
dence of artistic taste in selection.
HANDKERCHIEFS,
The new designs iu Ladies’ and Geutle
men’s Linen and Silk Haudkerohiefs shown
by us contain Novelties not to bo seen else,
w bore. Ladies are cordially invited to in
spect our stock of these choice goods, con
ceded to be the most complete ever shown
in this city.
Jonvio’s H Glows
Having reoeutly replenished our stock of
these oelebrated Gloves, our assortment is
now complete in-all shades and sizes.
G ontlomon’s Neck wear
We particularly mention our beautiful lino of
Neckwear. Iu assortment, shapes and color
ings they positively cannot bo excelled
Alao our large lino of SILK UMBRELLAS),
with various styles of handlos, mounted in the
very latest designs.
CLOTHING.
Clear Head,
GOOD DIGESTION
And knowledge of having found a
“brother in your neighbor” yesterday, will
find you able to realize how narrowly you
are missing the
LAST DAY
OF OUR
Cash Discount Sale,
A New Year’s
Present
FOR EYERYBODY
AT
COLLAT’S,
149 Broughton St.
COAL AND WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
Of all kinds and sizes promptly delivered.
D. R. THOMAS,
111 Day St. West Broad St. Wharves.
Telephone No. 09.
nil CAIDY
—IN
1,2 and 3jb Boxes,
A. M.&C.W. WEST’S
