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AN OFF WEP FOR SHOWS.
The “Vendetta” the Only Attraction at
the Theater.
Kiss Kitty Cheatham Closes a Suc
cessful Engagement as“ Jane” The
Young- Actress Establishes Herself
Asa Favorite With Savannah
Theater-goers.
Miss Kitty Cheatham concluded her
Savannah engagement last night in
“.lane.”
Miss Cheatham has established herself
as a favorite with Savannah theater
goers. Asa southern woman and the
granddaughter of one of the south's
bravest generals, she has a special claim
to their favor. Although she hits the pres
tige of birth, she does not need it.
Only a few years ago she left her home
in Nashville, an amateur of promise. She
returns an actress who unknown would
compel admiration. To the gifts of nature
are now added polish, delicacy of treat
ment, care for detail, ami a lack of the
theatric, a loss of self in her chosen role
that evidences the earnest and intelligent
study she has imposed upon herself in
the best of schools. Were an argument
in behalf of such stock companies as
Daly’s needed, Miss Cheatham would
stand'to-day a breathing, convincing and
wholly attractive proof. One word and
one ajone—delicious—expresses the im
prossiou made by Miss Cheatham's act
ing, and Manager Charles Froliman has
made a wise move in placing her at the
head of one of his companies. In Savan
nah Miss Cheatham labored under sev
eral difficulties, not the least of which
were poor advance work and a seeming
want of interest on the part of those who
have her charge and representing Mr.
Frohman. Had these all-important de
tails for even older performers received
proi>er attention Miss Cheatham’s ap
pearance here would have been the finan
cial succets that it was artistically.
There is a rest at the theater from now
until Dec. 12, when James J. Corbett is to
appear here, except for one night. Man
ager Johnson booked “The Vendetta" yes
terday by telegraph for next Wednesday
night. That is the only attraction of the
entire week. The Vendetta is what its
name indicates It is a play and in
troduces largely Italian characters—the
Romarri family, in which the villain,
Vhav, is introduced and falls in
love with Romarri's wife. Angeline.
She repulses his advances, and he for
revenge determines to compromise her in
her husband’s eyes. A woman, supposed
to be Vhar's sister, accompanies him, and
she is jealous of Valir's love for Angeline,
and readily consents to impersonate her
and meet Vhar in the garden, accept his
caresses, knowing Romarri would soon
pass. Romarri overhears him call Jeer
Angeline. and thinking her his wife,
seizes Vhar, and a terribie struggle fol
lows. M. Gerard overbears it and rushes
to the door just as Vhar fires a revolver
pointed at Romarri. The shot misses
him and strikes Gerard, who falls to the
floor. Romarri is accused of the crime
and sent to the galleys for life. At his
trial he refuses to tell the trouth, as it
would bring disgrace on the young wife
he loves so well, so the world believes him
guilty.
The second act Shows a corridor in the
famous prison at Toulon, France. The
prison is-blown up by dynamite, and the
walls revolve, showing Romarri’s escape
over the walls. The guards rush on with
Vhar, find a mutilated form, hut, seeing
the number. 1209, Romarri is recorded
dead, killed in the explosion.
The third act finds all the characters
at Monte Carlo. Romarri, disguised ns
an eccentric English fop at a game of
baccarat, is robued b.v Vhar. Romarri
discovers it and brands him as a liar and
a < heat. Vhar rushes at. him as Romarri
removes his disguise. His hair now is
white us snow. Vhar falls back duru
founded. when Romarri declares himself
to be “Victor Molandini." whose mission
Is to fulfill “Romarpi’s Vendetta.”
The fourth act shows the deck of the
steamship Orolo. Vhar is about to de
nounce Romarri as an escaped convict,
when he discovers that it is really he.
Romarri threatens to denounce him and
his pal as the men who blew up the prison
walls and killed so many people. The
woman who was his accomplice in the
murder repents and tells Romarri how
she impersonated Angeline, etc. During
the action a heavy fog settles down over
the ship, and the alarm is given as an
other huge vessel is seen coming direct
upon them. Romarri rushes to the cabin
to save his wife. Vhar at this time is
nlone on the deck. The woman who has
just betrayed him rushes from the cabin
crying for help. Vhar follows her and
catches her, throwing her into the sea.
The flashlight from the other vessels
shows this action. Romarri rushes over
the bridge and makes a most remarkable
headforemost dive to her rescue. At, this
time the ships crash into each other.
The Orolo is cut completely in two and
sinks. Romarri is seen struggling in the
water, bolding the woman above the
waves. The search-light is thrown upon
them, a rope cast off, and they are drawn
safely on deck.
Act fifth opens during the commune,
showing the door yard from Romarri's
home. Paris is seen burning in the dis
tance. Vhar, who is head of a band of
outlaws, heads them for this spot, know
ing Romarri is absent. His motive is to
get Augeliue while his followers plunder
the house. He succeeds in getting Ange
line, when Romarri bursts though the
gate. Both mert-nre armed with swords,
and one of the most realistic and startling
sword combats takes place. Hmnarri
strikes the final blow, and as Vhar falls
the mob rushes on through the gates.
They are met by the soldiers, making a
striking and realistic scene.
FELL FROK A RUNNER.
A Colored Man Badly Hurt at the Sa
vannah Guano Works.
Charles Huguenin, colored, employed at
the Savannah Guano Company’s works,
fell from the “runner” at the works yes
terday and was badly injured. The runner
Is an overhead railway, over which cars
loaded w ith guano are carried. Huguenin
was alone on this tramway and the acci
dent was seen by no one.
It is supposed that the ear jumped the
track, aiul that in endeavoring to balance
it and prevent it from going over he was
pulled off by it, and fell
to the ground. a distance of
about thirty feet. In falling
the negro struck a small shed, which
broke his fall As he fell to the ground
the fireman in the engine room, near the
place where the accident occurred, rushed
out and picked hiui up. Huguenin was
unconscious and Weeding at the mouth.
Mr. Charles Wilcox telephoned for the
police umbulauce. which soon arrived,
and Huguenin was carried to the Georgia
Infirmary. During the wait for the am
bulance lie regained consciousness and
complained of pains in the back and neck.
A hurried examination showed that no
bones were broken, but he is supposed to
be internally injured. The car was de
molished.
A Verdict Against a Paper.
" ;l ' Idee. 2. —Constable W. W.
Hadford, w ho sued the Evening News for
too. Out) lor libel in an article charging him
vuth instigating litigation, to-day re
ceived a verdict for *ytxi The case will
be appealed.
ria, U A pend ? r 8 Hosiery and handker
ciuus, splendid assortment, cheap at
i-Ar ar a.—ad. ‘ ■ ’ *
BE COMPLETED THIS WEEK.
But a Few Days Now Before Trains
Willßbnon the Savannah Exten
sion.
Dec. 9 the two gangs of track hands,
now at work laying the rails on the Sa
-1 vannah Extension of the Florida Central
I and Peninsular Railroad, will meet at a
point in Mclntosh-county, the other side
of the Altamaha river.
The work is almost complete, and there
are but six or seven more miles of track
to lay. It would have been completed be
fore this time had it not been for a large
amount of trestle work near the points
where the gangs are now working It
took some time to, get this part of the
work done, or the track laying might
have progressed more rapidly.
But the finishing touches are well un
der'fray now, and this new link that
connects Georgia and Florida will soon
.be oompteted. As soon as these few miles
"have been put down the president and
officers of the road will make a flying trip
down to Hart's Road and back, and
schedules will he put on for regular traf
fic. It is not known definitely whether
this trip will be made at the
end of this week, when the road will be
completed, or on the Monday of the next
week, but it is snfe to sa.v that the officers
will take a look at the new property at
the earliest [lossibie moment.
When theschedulesareputon, thetrack
will be ready for service at once, as all
possible precaution has been used in con
structing it and it a'ests on as solid a bed
almost as any road in the state. It will
be completed just in time to catch a por
tion of the southern travel into Florida,
and to bring north its share of the orange
crop which will, of course, go north via the
South Bound.
A temporary arrangement will be made
with the Central railroad for the use of
its terminals until it cun be
determined what arrangements will be
most satisfactory to all parties concerned.
It is highly probable that some perma
nent agreement for a period of years may
he entered into with the Central to do
the terminal business of the new line.
What will be done towards locating
shops in Savannah or making the Forest
City headquarters for the new system
can only bo told after certain tests have
been made to show how advantageous the
location will be. The officials themselves
cannot tell now what may or may "not be
done in this matter. It will depend al
together upon the facilities here afforded,
and upon the importance of this port as a
shipping center for the new system. It
is reasonable to suppose, however, that
the commercial importance of Savannah
will make it the desirable loca
tion for the center, in a business
way, at least, of the system.
Two other great systems, which
extend far and wide over three and four
states, have their main offices of necessity
located here, and with many railroad peo
ple who make a study of the
situation these facts force them
to the conclusion that Savannah,
the most important commercial city
south of St. Jxiuis, excepting New Or
leans, must, of necessity, be made the
headquarters of this important system, a
feeder of this section, and which will
have other large systems to contend
with.
Jacksonville is nearer the geographical
center of the system, but in these days of
good railroad management geographical
centers don’t count for much, ft is the
commercial center, the port from which
the Dest and most satisfactory outlet can
be found, that is the place for the main
offices of a large railroad system, and rail
road men, who are conversant with the
situation, say that in time the headquar
ters of the Florida Central and Peninsular
most, of necessity, seek a location in Sa
vannah.
LIBRARY HALL IN NEW DRESS.
The Catholic Library Association’s
Winter Programme.
The Catholic Library Association has
Just completed the work of renovating
and improving the appearance of the in
terior of its hall. The work has been
done in a very tasteful manner, and the
halls and reoms now’ present a very hand
some appearance. Special attention was
given to the main hall and rooms on the
second floor.
The walls are painted in olive, the col
oring beginning in u heavy olive at the
bottom and shading off to a light olive at
the top. A heavy dado runs around the
lower portion of the walls just
above the wainscoting, while a light dado
completes the decorations around the
ceiling. The effect obtained is very good,
further improvements will be made in
the hall to increaso its convenience for
use for balls and other social affairs.
The gallery will be altered to make it
more convenient for use as a supper room.
The hall is already in demand for the
winter entertainments which are in pros
pect for the season, and several dates
liavo been made for coming affairs.
The rooms down stairs have all been
painted a different color. The library
and reception room is in a lovely .shade of
light green, which makes .a beautiful
combination with the handsome carpets
in these rooms. The billiard room and
main hall below are in light drub and
terracotta. Another table lias been
added to the billiard and pool room, so
that now the association has three
billiard and two pool tables.
The wood and iron work on the exterior
of the building is also being repainted.
An innovation will soon be inaugurated
by the association in the shape of a ladies’
day, for the ladies of the members’ fami
lies, once a week. Wednesday. Dec. 13,
will bo the first ladies' day. The whole
building will be thrown open to the ladies
from 3 to 0 o'clock, and all the privileges
of members will be open to them. The
building will be exclusively in the posses
sion of the ladies during the hours named,
and the ladies can indulge in billiards,
pool and cards, if they like, and enjoy all
of the other privileges heretofore Usurped
by the mule members.
It is intended to make the ladies' Wed
nesday afternoons a feature of the associ
ation hereafter.
The association lias over 300 members,
and is in good condition financially.
The regular tournament in billiards,
pool and other games of the Library As
sociation will be held next spring.
This is always an interestingevent with
the members, and the managers will see
to it that the next tournament equals, if
it does not exceed, those of previous
yoars.
IN STOCK TO-DAY
At Estill’s News Depot, 21 1-3 Bull
Street.
Savannah Morninu News, The Do- j
ings of Raffles Haw, by A. Conan Doyle; |
The Honor of a Heart (from the German |
of Vacano) by Mary J. Safford; Ixive, by j
Honorede Balzac; The Mate of the Eas- i
ter Bell, by Amelia K. Barr; Girls of a !
Feather, by Amelia E. Barr; Consuelo,
by George Sand; An Auld Licht Manse.
byJ. M. Barrie; Marion Darche, by F.
Mariqn Crawford; Tom Sawyer, by Mark
Twain ; Chatterbox for 1893. The Road of
the Rough, by Maurice M. Minton: Book
Buyev for Christmas 1893. The Century,
(Christmas number, beginning Mark
Twain's serial novel t for December. At
lantic Monthly. for December; Romance,
(special Christmas number) for •Decent-.'
her. The Cosmopolitan, (after the worth s
fair) with 290 illustrations for December f
The .Poultry World, fur December; Town
Topics, Irish World, Irish American,
Harper’s Bazar.—ad.
Soarfs—Nepkwegr and Shirts at “hard
j. times prices," at LaFars —ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER3, 1893.
PREPARING FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
The Stores Blossoming Out in Christ
mas Attire.
In spite of the hard times, the Savan
nah merchants are laying in large stocks
of holiday goods.
They know that money is scarce, but
they are going on the principle that if
the people have any money, they will
turn it loose for Christmas.
The show windows on Broughton street
are beginning to exhibit a holiday appear
ance with their tastefully arranged ex
hibits of dres6 goods, millinery, toilet
articles and novelties of every
character. Probably the passers
by will see some very pretty
windows on Broughton street to-day. At
least that was the prospect yesterday,
and it is not likely that they will be dis
appointed.
Already some of the larger houses are
arranging and displaying their holiday
goods. Adler has filled his whole third
floor with holiday goods and knicknayks
of every character, from a thousand do'is*
to hundreds of the latest automatic toys,
which delight the youngsters. The base
ment, too. is filled with Christmas goods,
chiefly of fine ornamental and decorative
crockery and glas: care.
The music houses report that they will
soon have on hand a big stock of musical
instruments of every description with all
the latest novelties in their line, which
they hope to sell in spite of hard times.
The jewelry houses have large stocks of
the, latest novelties in this ' craft. There
is a lot of new and handsome designs, and
the exhibits present quite an attractive
appearance. While other dealers have
been complaining of dullness the jewelry
dealers have been as busy as bees for
some time and appear to be doing a most
satisfactory business. The demand for
wedding presents at this season is a great
help to the jewelry business and with the
demand for Christmas presents which
has just begun the dealers in this line are
in clover.
There are so many small articles
which mako desirable pres
ents that people who have
any money at all can hardly bolp buying.
Nice silverware is always acceptable and
there appears to be a big output in this
lino this season. Costly jewelry and gems
are not in much demand, but the small
articles appear to he in big demand.
The furniture dealers have laid in a big
line of goods qf the latest styles and are
in hopes the holiday trade will not pass
them by.
The millinery stores are making very
attractive displays just now, and appear
to bo doing a rushing business.
The crockery and glassware stores are
showing up very handsomely, also.
Savannah will soon put on her holiday
dress, and as the merchants realize that
money is scarce, and intend to sell on
small margins, trade this month will
doubtless be heavy.
HOLIDAY WEEK RACES.
Some Good Sport Being Arranged For
Christmas and New Year’s.
Manager A. P. Doyle, of the Thunder
bolt driving park, is making arrange
ments for two good days of sport during
the holidays. The programme of races
for these two days lias just been made up
and will be sent out at once.
Horses will be here from all the racing
centors in the south, and there will be
some good flesh on the track. The pro
gramme arranged is as follows:
ijosoAV, pec. 35, 1898.
Purse 1—2:50 class, trotting and paclng,
SIOO.
Purse 3—One mile dash, running. $75.
Purse B—Five-eighths mile heats, run
ning, $75.
Purse 4—Quarter mile heats, SSO.
MONDAY, JAN. 1, 1894.
Purse s—Free for all, trotting and pac
ing, $l5O.
l’urse (s—Five-eighths mile heats, run
ning, $75.
Purse 7 —Three-quarter mile heats, run
ning, $75.
The following are the conditions under
which the entries are to be made and the
heats run:
Entrance fee to all harness events, 10
per cent, of the purse.
Mile heats, best throe in five to harness.
Divisions of money: 65, 25 and 10 per cent.
National rules to govern.
Entrance fee to all running events. 5
per cent, of purse. Division, 75 and 25
per cent. Weights, for age. American
rules to govern
In all the events, both harness and run
ning, four or more to enter and three to
start.
A horse distancing the field, or in any
part thereof, in any of the events is enti
tled to one money only.
Manager reserves the right to change
the order of any day’s programme; to de
clare off on account of weatheror any just
cause.
Entrance fee in all events must accom
pany entry.
Entrance to harness events will close
Dec. 20, 12 o'clock.
Entrance to running events close Satur
day before race at 13 o’clock.
All drivers and riders must appear in
their proper colors, and their colors must
be given when the entry is made.
THE CONTRACT SIGNED.
The Stock of the SouthoverLand Com
pany to Go on the New England
Market.
The American Promoting Company, of
Boston, will begin at once to place orders
on the’ New England market and else
where for the stock of the Southover
I-and and Improvement Company. The
agreement contract between the two com
panies has been signed by President A. ,1.
Ilodder, of the Promoting Company, and
is now on the way to Savannah by mail,
directed to President J. L. Whatley.
The contract was sent on some days
ago, but on account of the absence of the
treasurer from Boston could not be at
tended to at once. President Whatley
was wired, however, at the time that it
would be acceptable to the company and
signed and returned as soon us the treas
urer came back to the city. The contract
has been signed now by president and
treasurer and is on the way to Savan
nah.
Col Whatley yesterday sent on a check
for SSOO a.> the first installment of the
#1.500 which the Southover Land Com
pany was to allow the American Pro
moting Company for advertising purposes.
The stock will be udvertised at once, and
the stock certificates will be issued by the
treasurer here as fast as they are placed
by this company which has the matter in
hand. President Hodder’s letter is quite
favorable to the project, and he says thero
are in New England unmistakable signs
of business improvement. The prospect
for the success of the Southover Com
pany's enterprise was never more bright
than now.
What Shall We See7*
There is one tiling that no visitor to Sa
vannah can afford to miss. No matter
whether musical or unmusical; no mutter
whether at present intending to buy any
thing in the music line or not, every one
should see the groat Southern Mtrtie
House of Louden & Bates. It may
seem an exaggeration, but it is literally
true that thero are not three larger estab-.
lishments of the kind in the United
States, and none that compares with it in
the south 4'our floors and basement of
one of the latest business blocks in town
are entirely devoted to the display of pi
anos, organs, and everything relating to
music, aud there will be scores of special
offers and attractive bargains to tempt
the visitor., Don’t stay away, ho waver,
for fear you will be importuned to buy.
All wiy bjyfcei.oomc.and all will sue some
thing to repay them for the visit.—ad.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
H. S. MeCallmn, of Merrison, Is at the
Screven,
C. F. Elliott, of Brunswick, is at the
Screven.
; , •<
C. C. Cummings, of Cummings, is at
the Pulaski.
Mrs. H. Colcock, of Charleston, is at
the Screven.
Will Johnson, of Atlanta, is registered
at the Pulaski.
W. B. Moore, of Hagood, is stopping at
at the Scrteven.
J. G. Shyer. of Jacksonville, is stopping
at the Screven.
J. R. Alford, of Daisy, is a guest of the
Screven house.
C. H. Davis, of,Dorchester, is a guest of
the Screven house.
Julius SAiibjou, of Jacksonville, is stop
ping at the Pulaski.
C. A. Williajhs, of South Carolina, is a
guest of tho Pulaski,
J. M. Anderson, of Augusta, is a guest
of the Pulaski house.
W. J. Evans, of Stillmore, is stopping
at the Screven house.
Thomas O'Connor, of Brunswick, is
resisted at tjic Pulaski.
Henry D>. -JoiteS, of Garnett, is regis
tered at tho Screven house.
Charles H. Clarke and wife, of Jack
sonville. are guests of tho Pulaski.
Mrs. E. Holicusteiti, of W'aycross, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. Hohenstein, at
No. 37 Gaston street.
Misses Annie Mclntyre and Daisy Bon
lineau left last tight for Augusta, where
they will spend several days,
S. A. Crosby, D. P. Miller, William
Jutton and J. Neeson, of Baxley, are re
gistered at the Screven house.
Misses Gussie and i iannah Alexander,
accompanied by- their brother, Mr. Joe
Alexander spent Thanksgiving day in Au
gusta visiting the fair.
Mrs.* j!* H. Ehtleman and Mrs. M.
Cotchett have returned from a pleasant
visit to the Augusta exposition. While in
Augusta they were the guests of Mrs. H.
A. Gould.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Neal, oiWarrenton,
are stopping at the Pulaski on their bri
dal tour. Mr. and Mrs. Neal have just
completed a tour of Florida and are now
on their return home. The bride is a sis
ter of Messrs. L. W. Neeson and A. H.
Neeson of this city. *
Mr. M. A. Bowles, of the Profile House,
the popular resort of the New Hamp
shire mountains, ie at the Pulaski. Mr.
Bowles is on his way to Florida where
ho will take charge of the Altamonte
Springs House on the lower St. John. He
is accompanied by a large party of help
for the hotel, which will open for the sea
son on Dec. 15.
Messrs. Benjamin Gails and H. E.
Dreeson returned last night from a trip
through Florida. They went on business
and pleasure combined, visiting Jackson
ville and South Florida as far as Punta
Gorda, where they met a number of former
Savatinahiuns, among them Mr. John
Baseli, brother of Mr B. Gails and A. F.
Dewey, Ed. Robfiltfrb J'red Quinten, John
J. Sullivan and others. Messrs. Dreeson
and Galls think Punta Gorda is the place
to live. While at Punta Gorda they were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Baseli.
BRUNSWICK’S ALDERMEN.
The Four Men Who Will Probably
Gat Plaoes on the Board.
Brunswick, G*., Dec. 2.—Politics has
taken the place; of other discussions in
Brunswick and ’every one is on the alert
to learn who will be the four candidates
for aldermen to fill the terms of those
who go out this. week. The Morning
News correspondent, while not present at
the meetings held to nominate aldermen,
has it from good authority that such
meetings have been held. These
meetings are surrounded by the strictest
secrecy, the information makes
it appear conclusively that the only four
names yet proposed are: C. Downing, ,Tr.,
wholesale merchant; A. 11. Lane, cashier
of the Merchants and Traders Bank; M.
Isaacs, of Glauber A. Isaacs and E. H.
Mason of E. IT. Mason & Cos. All are
wealthy businessmen who have made a
success of their own affairs Under the
new charter, it appears, Mayor Lamb
holds over another year, but in event of
his resignation the aldermen will elect a
new mayor.
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTIONS.
Dates of the Official Functions During
the Season of 1894.
Washington, Dec. 2.—The following
are official dates of the receptions at the
executive mansion during the season
of 1894.
Monday’, Jan. I—President's reception,
11 a. m., to 2 p. tn.
Thursday, Jan. 4—Cabinet dinner.
Thursday, Jan. 11—Diplomatic recep
tion, 9,p. m. to 11 p. in.
Thursday, Jan. 18—Diplomatic dinner.
Saturday, Jan. 27—Mrs. Cleveland's re
ception, 2 p. m., to 5 p. m.
Thursday, Jan. 25—Congressional and
Judicial reception, 9 p. nn, to 11 p. m.
Thursday, Feb. I—Supreme court din
ner.
Saturday, Feb. 3—Army, navy and ma
rine corps' reception, 9 p. nn to 11 p. m.
Tuesday, Feb. 6.—Public reception, 9
p. in. to 11 p. m.
Tho programme on New Year's day is
similar to t hat of past years.
Col. J. M. Wilson, commissioner of pub
lic buildings and grounds, will have gen
eral supervision of the arrangements for
all these receptions.
SQUELCHED BY A SOUBRETTE.
An Omnipresent Theater Nuisance
Suppressed for Once.
Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 2.—Swell society is
all agog this afternoon over the reproof
administered to a party of society girls,
who occupied a box at the matinee, by
the soubrette in the Grimes’ Cellar
Door Company. The,young ladies were de
cided of the upper crust, and presumed
upon this fact to carry on an animated
conversation during the performance.
The actors were annoyed and at last
Miss Sanford, the-soubrette stepped for
ward and addressing tho society box
party said: "I do not doubt that tho con
versation you ladies are engaged in is
very entertaining to yourselves, but it is
very annoying tn tho actors and probably
to the audience.’’
The audience applauded and the society
girls left the box accompanied by ait
escort who remarked to the doorkeeper
as he went out that, he would come back
when he had seen the ladies home, and
whip the manager. The escort, however,
lias not yet shown up in search of the
frightened manager.
Shot His Brother Dead
Griffin. Ga., Dec. 2.—A 13-year-old boy
named Pink Scott, living near here, acci
dentally shot his 9-year-old brother to
day, killing him instantly. It is the same
old story, "Didn't know it was loaded.”
To Meet at Atlanta Next Year.
Cincinnati, Dec. 2.—Tho national coun
cil appointed by the Afro American con
gress. which concluded its labors here
last night, has deeidod upon Atlanta, Ga.,
as the place of meeting l'or next year.
An Acquittal and a Conviction.
Darien, Ga., Det\ 2. (Mfarlos Owens
was acquitted of tfie ebarfe of murder,
and Ella Cummings was sentenced to tho
penitentiary for life for stabbing to death
Cain Baptist. Court adjourned this
morning.
FOOT BALL AT ANNAPOLIS.
The Middies Beat West Point 6 to 4
in a Hard Fight.
Annapolis, Md., Dec. 2.—The Naval
Academy cadets’ foot ball eleven defeated
the West Point cadets to-day, in a hotly
contested game, by a score of 6 to 4.
The line-up was as follows:
Naval Cadets. Position. Military Cadets.
McCauley Left End Nolan
Castelman Left Tackle Lott
Morris . .Left Guard Battle
Kavanaugh. Capt Center -. Ames
Karos Right Guard ... Smith
Reeves Right Tackle Aultman
McCormack Right End Haberson
Book-waiter (quarter Hack C eedon
Kimball Left Haif Back Sheitoa
Davidson Right Half Back Stay
Barley Full Back Carson. Capt
Umpire, Vance McCormick; referee, Mof
fatt.
The game opened at 2:05 o'clock, West
Point having the ball. They carried it
forward for fifteen yards and lost it on
downs. Princeton’s Bagley then punted
fifty yards, and the ball was caught by
half back Shelton, of the army, and car
ried twenty yards. At the next pitch
Bookwalter was injured in a wedge, and
after a short delay West Point tried
tkgir Woodruff flying wedge, but made no
pbint. Stacy darted through the center
for five yards, but West Point lost the
bull on downs. Stacy then tried to run
around West Point’s end. but the ball
was stopped by Bagley, who
made a beautiful punt of forty
yards. A short delay was occa
sioned by slight injuries to Book
waiter. West Point then lost the ball on
a fumble, and Davidson ran with it
20 yards. Stacy grappled the ball
and went around Annapolis end for 5-
yards. A delay was caused here by a
slight injury of Left Guard Morris. Up
to this time, the ball had been in West
Point’s territory, but Carson punted
towards the navy’s goal, for 40 yards.
I'or throe successive downs Annapolis
tried to buck West Point’s center, but
without avail. West Point got the ball
in the navy’s territory and worked it
forward 5 yards, when half back Kim
ball was injured in a rush. West Point
then displayed a clever triple pass and
Stacy worked around the navy’s end for
5 yards. Ames and Smith forced
a hole in the navy’s center, but
an off-side play by West Point,gained the
navy 5 yards. Then West Point lost the
ball on downs and Bookwalter punted 20
yards. Here followed a terrific' battle
between the two lines, mostly on Annapo
lis,territory until time was called at 3:15.
Neither side had Scored.
MASCOT OF THE MIPDIES.
During the intermission, the Middies
introduced a billy goat gaily decorated,
and trotted him around the arena two or
three consecutive times. It was then
mascot. as the sequel will show.
The second half opened at 3:30 o’clock
with Anna|>olis in possession of the ball.
By some clever playing of Davidson,
Reeves and Bagle.v, Annapolis secured a
touch down at 3:47 and made a goal. The
enthusiasm was so intense that the game
was at a standstill for a fow minutes, but
finally the line formed and West Pdint
started with the ball and made ten yards.
By hard fighting on both sides
the ball was kept in West Point’s terri
tory until Stacy got the ball and ran sev
eral yards towards his antagonists’ goal.
Some very effective tackling by Reeves
prevented further gain, but finally Stacy
got the ball and carried it to within fif
teen yards of the Annapolis line. The
West Pointers then continued to make
gains. Capt. Carson scored a touch down
at 4:40, but Creedou failed at goal. Time
was called at 4:51, with the score 6 to 4 in
favor of the Middies.
As usual for West Point, Stacv, Ames,
Lott and Carson did the work; while for
Annapolis, Bagley, McCauley, Bookwal
ter and Kimball were in the king row.
YALE FRESHMEN WIN.
The Harvard Eleven Beaten 30 to 4.
A Protest Against a Yale Man.
New Haven, Conn., Dec. 2.—The thir
teenth annual game between the Yale and
Harvard freshmen was played at the Yale
field here this afternoon, resulting in a
victory for the New Haven youngsters
with a record of 30 to 4.
The entire game was played without
Harvard securing a score, until within
the last sixty seconds when, crippled,
though they were, with a magnificent
burst of spirit, they pushed the ball down
the field and over the line for a touch
down.
The game was one of the best inter
collegiate class contests ever played here.
Tho team work was throughout good,
and especially with Yale.
'1 he features of the game were Mur
phy’s tackle of I-overing at Harvard's 15-
yard line, in which the latter lost the
ball, thus gaining for Yale the 70-yard
punt of Cochrane: Chadwick’s continual
breaking through the Harvard line and
Pond's brilliant run of seventy-five yards
in the second half from the 25-yard' line
securing a touch down for Yale.
HARVARD'S BEST WORKERS.
For Harvard, Wrightington and Weld
played a fine frame, tho former making
repeated rushes for gains into the Yale
line. Dunlop also distinguishing himself
by clever playing in the last half. Har
vard was lacking in team work, and was
especially weak at right tackle, the
halves and guards being constantly sent
through Scannel, for huge gains, and
with one exception all the touch downs
were made in this way. The game was
not characterized by roughness and the
only mau injured was Lovering, the Har
vard full back.
The Harvard management announce
that they shall insist upon the protest
entered against Cochrane, the Yale full
back, who, it is alleged, was a substitute
on last year’s freshmen eleven.
the line up.
The line up was as follows;
Yale. Position. Harvard.
” ass • ■ • Left Etui. Barton
Murphy Left Tackle Connor
Chadwick Left Guard Shaw
Campbell Center shea
Sturgis..: Right Guard Lumber
•'“<*< KLht Tackle Scannell
Hinkey Right End Stevenson
Htneke Quarterback Beale
fiE? ras I Halfbacks \ Wrightington
* on(l ) ( Dunlop
Cochrane Fullback.. ■! Lovering
t an 1 Weld
Umpire—Hubbard, of Trinity.
Referee—Stearns, of Amherst.
A GAME AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Dec. 2.—Foot ball; Ox
ford (Miss.) University 12; Tulane Uni
versity 4.
FOOT BALL AT EMORY.
The Elevens of the Junior and Sopho
more Classes Meet.
Emory College, Doc. 2.—The most ex
citing foot ball contest ever witnessed
here was played between the Junior and
Sophomore classes Thursday, the latter
winning by a score of 14 to 0. Long be
fore the hour appointed for the game, an
immense crowd filled the bleachers. Peo
ple from far and near had come to wit
ness this decisive battle. Both classes
have developed good foot ball men and
betting was tolerably even. The game
was called promptly at 3 p. m. by Referee
Saussy, the Juniors in possession of the
ball. By continued center plunges and
end runs, they carried the ball to the
Sophs’ five yard line, where it was lost
by an off-side play. The Sophs quickly
carried the ball out of danger by their
flying interference and the first half
ended with the Juniors in possession of
the ball on theSophs' 45-yard line, neither
side having scored. After a recess of
’.a minutes the* Sophs lead off with flying
wedge and Secured 25 yards to their
credit. Morris plunged through the cen
ter and by a quick pass Boyd scored tbe
first touch down, J. E. Hall kicked goal.
Score: Soph. 6, Juniors, 0. Juniors lost
the ball on four downs, and for a foul
tackle the Sophs were awarded 25 yards.
Sophs lost the ball on four downs. At
this point of the game excitement was at
fever heat. The Juniors fumbled, and by a
quick play Joe Boyd seized the ball and
scored a touch-down, making a beautiful
run of 55 yards, no goal. Sophs gained
25 yards by flying wedge, and b.v an end
run of Morris, scored another touch-dowu;
no goal. Soph 14, Juniors, 0. The sec
ond half ended with the ball in the
Sophs’ territory. Joe Boyd, of Griffin,
and Fred Morris, of Marietta, played the
star game for the Sophs, while Anderson
Clark, Cox, and John Poer held the
honors for the Juniors.
Touch-downs: 80yd,2; Morris 1: goals
kicked: J. Ha11,.1. Time of game, 1.45.
Umpire, Mr. Davis; referee, Mr. Saussy.
Attendance 500.
VERY ORDINARY LOOKING MULE
But He Could Everlastingly Pull, and
Nona Would Bet He Couldn’t Run.
From the Galveston Daily News.
Brcnham, Tex., Nov. 16.—A horse
trader named W. A. Neal, who came here
lately with a lot of mules, has a black
mule —a very ordinary looking mule—
which goes by the name of Pete. Yester
day afternoon Neal tried to sell Pete to
T. H. Dwyer, but they didn’t trade.
Dwyer saying that the mule was not big
enough nor strong enough for his purpose.
Neal insisted that Pete was as strong as
any ordinary mule, and made the asser
tion that he could drag 500 pounds of salt
a distance of twenty feet on the
ground at the end of a rope 500 feet
long. Dwyer laughed at the idea of such
a thing. Then they weighed Pete and
found he tipped the beam at less than 900
pounds. It was evident to Dwyer that
Neal was joking, and he offered to bet SSO
that the mule could not do what the horse
trader claimed. The bet was taken, and
Neal offered to double the bet, and finally
they agreed upon the terms, and Neal
put up $l5O to Dwyer's §75. There was
much speculation among horsemen and
the citizens generally as to what would
be the outcome of the thing, some saying
that Dwyer had a good bet, others that
Neal would win, and still others believed
it impossible for the mule to drag such a
weight attached to.such a long rope. Bat
they were not prepared to bet on another
man’s trick. Nevertheless, some money
was put up, and everybody was on the
lookout for the test, which was set for
this afternoon.
At 3 o’clock quite a crowd gathered at
Dwyer's store to seo the fun. A couple
of coffee sacks were procured and filled
with sand—both agreeing to substitute
sand for salt. These sacks, after being
filled, were placed on the scales and found
to weigh 505 pounds. Neal did not object
to the extra five pounds. Then they
went to the rack and measured off 500
feet of new half-inch grass rope. This
and the sand were placed in a wagofi, to
which Pete was hitched, and carried
down Sandy street to a point directly in
front of the Central school building. A
big procession of citizens followed the
wagon. The sacks of sand were tied to
the rope and the rope was stretched out
full length. Pete was unhitched from
the wagon and the traces were fastened
to a singletree hitched to the other end
of the rope. The distance of twenty feet
was carefully measured in front of the
sacks, and a stake driven down.
All being roady, Neal took the reins and
drove Pete down until the rope was taut,
and then, after ascertaining that everv
tliing was ready, said, "Get up. Pete,”
and Pete “got up” in a hurry. Ho just
walked off as easily as if he was used to
this kind of work. Neal gave him a little
tap with a whip and Pete came near run
ning away. Finally he was stopped, and
it was found that the sacks had been
moved not only twenty feet, but about
fifty yards, and Pete could have appa
rently gone a or more if it had been
necessary. In addition to this, a half
dozen mischievous school boys, unable to
contain their enthusiasm when they saw
the sand bags begin lo move, ran and
jumped on them and rode there till they
stopped. Pete didn't mind this additional
weight of.two or three hundred pounds;
he didn’t know it was there.
Just before the test there were men
who said that you might put a bustiel of
corn five feet in front of Pete’s nose when
he was hitched to that stand and he would
starve to death, but after it was all over
everybody said, ‘ O, well, I knew he would
pull it!”
Neal pocketed his money and said he
would bet that he could add 100 pounds to
the weight and 1000 feet to the rope, but
nobody took the bet. He then wanted to
bet that Pete could outrun any mule in
the country, but nobody had any running
mules.
THE SAME OLD STORY.
He Was the Fifty-eighth Man Who
Had Ridden the Horse.
From the New York Times.
When the train rolled under the shadow
of a Virginia mountain, and made one of
those incoherent stops to which “through”
trains are somewhat given, the bushy
browed passenger craned his neck out of
the window and tried to discover what
was the matter, with the usual unsatis
factory result. His two traveling com
panions—there were only three in the
compartment of the smoker—wished he
wouldn't, as the operi windows created a
draught, which both objected to. They
also objected to the passenger. He af
fected a riot-provoking style of headgear,
which tho elderly man in the corner eyed
with exceeding disfavor. His accent was
worse than his hat. Putting the three
together, his curiosity, hat and accent,
the geographical problem of his nativity
was as simple as the mere adding of them
together.
The elderly passenger was as easv to
classify. There could have been no boubt
that he was from the south—the most
inexpert guesser would have said that.
An empty sleeve and a certain martial air
would have led the same reckoner to con
clude that he had also borne arms for
that section during the time when tho
two sections were vis-a-vis with each
other.
The man with an accent made an ob
servation about the brightness of the
moonlight, which caused the elderly ono
to take a look out of the window.
“Why,hello!’, he exclaimed, as he sent
a glance at the unclassified member of
the party which might have meant any
thing. “I think I know this place. Why,
of course, certainly 1 do. Yes, yes, same
place. Same old mountain, 'looks as
natural as it did thirty years ago. And
just such a night as this when 1 was here
Ah! I'll remember that night if I forget
my grandmother.
The younger man, who was a student
of war history, became interested at
once. He put aside his yellow-backed
novel and prepared for reminiscence
War of any kind seemed to be wholly ir
relevant to the man who had been look
ing out of the window—he of the accent
and hat —but he had a boundless curios
ity. He closed the window and listened
The narrator continued:
“I will tell you something about that
old hill over there, he said, “if you care
to listen. It is doubtless a very nice old
hill when you come to know it well, but I
made its acquaintance under very trying
circumstances. That was In war times— j
in the year—well, I don't exactly remem
ber the date, but that does not signify. I
was theD serving in the confederate cav
alry, Chambliss's brigade. Stuart's com
mand. I was on a scouting expedition
that night, six of us in the party. We
had been riding all day, trying to rejoin
the command, which had suddenly shifted
its quarters. And I tefl you we were
mighty tired when we got upon *h -
that plateau which you “thl P °?
concluded to camp for a" tZ
our ho.-s.-s did not look as if they rou?a
carry us another mile without rest vv
anew that it was not safe to tarry ver
long as the enemy was all around us y
‘ Well, we picketed our horses, and af
ter stationing one man as a sentry
others stretched themselves uroV tn
ground for a few hours’ sleep it, J he
to me that I hqd hardly dozed offteforo
we were aroused by the sentry,-Com?
wake up!, he said, as he hurriedly kicked
one sleeper after another,‘the enem. 1
coming.’ We rubbed the sleep out ofr
eyes and listened. The tramp of hort,
could be distinctly heard in thedead sti l
ness of the night, and looking down th.
road m the direction of the sound 1
could distinguish about a dozen hors-men
coming directly toward us. a
■ When wc saw that we were not ver
greatly outnumbered we decided on a dl
tensive policy. The road made a sham
curve before reaching the ton of the nl?
teau. Just where it diverged was a le',C.
ofrock, and behind this we ranged ,1?
selves and waited the approach of OU f
triends. They came clattering up the hill
and when within about thirty paces no,
enough to distinguish their blue uniform,
for we did not want to make a mistaks
the sergeant gave the order to fire Fob
of the men reeled out of their saddle,
one horse dropped to his knees, pitching
his rider over his head, and the other?
thinking probably that they had rim
against tho picket line of a regiment
turned and fled.
"That is, all but one did. He wn
mounted on a powerful black horse and
the animal, stung by a bullet, came rush,
mg directly toward us. As he leaped the
ledge one of our men made a grab at
bridle and had his cheek laid open bv ,
saber cut. Another, who threw himself
at the rider, was carried off his feet' tw
the rush of the maddened animal' w'l
sent several bullets from our revolver,
after the pair, but I don’t believe anv hit!
At any rate they both got away ’>
The man with the hat had been listen
ing intently to the narrative, and would
frequently nudge closer to the speaker
He seemed several times on the point of
interrupting, but contained himself At
this point ne extended a bony hand to tho
old man. The latter looked as if he had
expected some little attention of that
sort, and took it without a word.
“1 am." said the listener, emotionallv
“I am that man—the man who rode tho
black horse that night.
The other said,inscrutably, what a re
markable meeting—a very remarkable
meeting, time, place, everything and
then those two talked about things’ until
the uext station was reached, and *h. a
the hero of the black horse bade his
whilom enemy a touching good-bye.
The old man was silent for a long time
after he bad left. There seemed to ha
something on his mind which perplexed
him. Finally he fished out a notebook
from his pocket, and after studying it,
pages for a long time he replaced‘it, drew
a deep sigh, and said:
■Do you know, that is the fifty-eighth
man I have discovered who rode tlmt Par
ticular horse.”
Retires from Business.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 2.-Superintendent
George S. Hookey, who has been superin
tendent of the Augusta gas works fof
many years, has retired from active busi
kess, and will hereafter content himself
with looking after his own property. He
will be succeeded bv J. T. Summers, who
has beeu connected with tho Detroit gas
works.
Columbus’ Aldermen.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 2.—The local polit
ical sensation is the withdrawal of 11. H.
Epping from the aldermanic race Hs
had been opposing the nominess of the
committee of 100.
Alderman Phillips resigned unexpect
edly this afternoon for private reasons.
Killed a Big Alligator.
Thomasville, Ga.. Dec. 2.—While duck
limiting on lamonia lake yesterday Dr.
J. G. Hopkins and Mr. Wallace killed aa
enormous alligator. He measured 12 feet
and I inch in length. The hunters hired
a wagon and brought their trophy to town
to-day.
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