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A HOME BUILT SLOOP WINS.
THE HI TH CARRIES OFF FIRBT
ROAEY AMO Mi THE SAILIAG
YACHTS.
A Protest in the Fifth Clans Tot let
Decided—The Contest lletween the
Moselle and Dixie Deelded
la Faior of the Former—'The
Winners in Faeh Class nnd the
Times Made—The Twentieth An
anal Regatta of the SaTannah
Yacht Club Made a Pleasant Suc
cess in Spite of Weather and a
Lark of W ind.
Despite the showers yesterday and some
what of a scarcity of brecie. the members
ef the Savannah Yacht Club made a de
elded success of their twentieth annual re
gatta. The race of the first class sailing
yachts attracted most of the attention in
the sailing races, but there seemed to be
more interest taken this year In the runs
•f the naphthas.
The day began with the trip of the Vigi
lant. which left the Abcrcorn street dock
at * o'clock In the morning, with the
members and guests of the yacht club,
and a band of music. On the way down
the river the Vigilant stopped at the
crutsees Atlanta and Raleigh and took
aboard those of the naval officers who hud
obtained a leave of absence for the day.
In order to attend the regatta. There
were twelve or fifteen of them at the club
house during the day, and though all of
them were Invited, others were unable to
attend on account of the fact that the
cruisers were preparing to leave the har
bor this morning for -Hampton Roads.
Mr. Julian Schley went out early in the
morning and officially took the measure
ments of all the yachts that were to en
ter the races. The sailing committee,
Messrs. Isaac Bccketl, chairman, F. F.
Jones and W. D. gimktns, was on hand
early in the day, and the timers, Messrs.
W. W. Starr, Julian Schley and John
Screven, Jr., were ready for the start.
The Ruth, the winner of the race in
the first class sailing yachts, was the first
to-cross the line after the firing of the
cgnnon and the lowering of the flag. She
shot across at 11 o'clock, 27 minutes and
40 seconds, followed closely by the Glance
at 11:28 o’clock. The Vigilant, with the
sailing comml|tee nnd timers on l>oard,
left the club house just a little ahead of
the yachts, one or two df them remaining
behind to take the starting time of the
boats as they crossed the line.
The Ruth and the Glance made a pretty
race going down to the buoy, followed
by the Eldiva. The Marie, the only third
class yacht that was entered, started with
the first-class boats and kept along with
them pretty well. She was sailed by Mr.
F. D. M. Strachan, but only went down
to follow- them around the course, and
was not In the race.
The Vigilant, with about 300 members
and guests of the club aboard, was at
the buoy on Cabbage Island Spit when the
yachts arrived. The Ruth went around
the buoy about six minutes ahead of the
Glance, with the Eldfva In the rear. On
the return trip toward the cluhhouse,
however, the Glance gained about five min
utes on the Ruth, but opposite Warsaw-
Sound she carried away her peak hall
iards and lost several minutes, or other
wise it was thought by some that she
would have won the contest. The Ruth
however, had a four-minute lime allow
ance on account t>f her having less length
than her contestants, the sailing yachts
being allowed six seconds per foot for each
nautical mile. Despite ' this allowance
however, the Ruth came in ahead of all
the yachts In her class by more than half
follows- 6 ’ ThC ® COre f ° r ,hl * race wa * a
Start. Finish. Corrected
** U,h R:27: 5:38:49 ’
£ a " Pe 11:28 3:39:21 3:39:21
K !5£ Va 1>:28:39 4:12:38 4:12:36
lhe Glance was the longest boat, being
33 feet IV* inches. The Eldiva was 32 feet
1 inch, and the Ruth 31 feet It, Inches.
Roth, therefore, had a time allowance over
the Glance. The Ruth did not have her
full sails flying, but as It was, she made a
pretty race. She was sailed by Mr. George
Fountain and Mr. B. J. Mclntyre, her
builder. Mr. Mclntyre built the Ruth at
Thunderbolt, to show that such yachts
can bq made at home, and he proved In
yesterday's race that he has made a suc
cess of her. He also built the Marie, which
has up to date won everything in her
class. The Ruth was built on the same
model as the Marie, and both are among
the fastest yachts In their class to bo
found in the river here. The Glance was
sailed by Mr. Norman VV. Beckett, and
the Eldiva by Mr. W. I*. Holt.
In the race of the fifth class yachts,
which was the only other of the sailing
class entered, there is a contest which
has not yet been deetded. The starting
and finishing times arc as follows:
Start. Finish.
Gertrude 11:41:30 3:51:5;
Hallie 11:39:51 J ; r,2:30
Winifred 11:39:32 3:54:51
For this it will be seen that the Gertrude
came in somewhat ahead of the others,
but the navigators of the Hallle claim the
Gertrude was not in the race on account
of the fact that she ran aground before the
finish and shoved off with an oar instead
of working off by means of her sails. This
is considered a foul, but the captain of the
Gertrude protests vigorously against any
such claim, saying that one of hts men
picked up an oar perhaps with this Inten
tion, but put It down at once when he was
told to do so. Mr. J. H. Ktnsie was at the
helm of the Hallie, and with the aid of
Messrs. Noble Jones and Walter Robider
sailed her well. It is likely, however, that
the ’Winifred will be declared the winner
of this race, as she had a heavy time al
lowance on account of her short length as
compared with her competitors. This pro
test has not yet been decided by the sail
ing committee.
The Vigilant arrived at the club house In
full time for all aboard to come over and
see the finish of the race of sailing yachts.
The course for the first-class sailing
yachts was to and around the red buoy
on Cabbage Island spit and back to the
club house, a distance of twenty-one nau
tical miles. The first prize of SIOO in gold,
was awarded to Mr. B. J. Mclntyre, the
owner of the Ruth, and second to Mr. Nor
man W. Beckett, the captain of the Glance.
The fifth-class boats went over a course
of fifteen nautical miles to and around a
stake boat in front of Cabbage Island,
near Tybee cut. On the return of the sail
ing yachts, the naphtha races were start
ed, and there were at least two entries in
every class of these. The naphthas were
started in the Inverse order of their classes
and sailed over a course of six nautical
miles from the club house to and around
a stake boat at the mouth of Herb river,
back to the club house, and over the same
course again. The following is a resume
of the naphtha launch races.
First Class-
Length. H.P. Start. Finish. Corr'd
time.
Mozelie ..42 12 4:28:21 5:16:21 48
Diana ...39-9 12 4:28:02 5:23:09 04:40
Second Class—
Claude ...30-5 6 4:23:04 5:11:22 47:20
Carrie ...30-3 8 4:22:34 5:13:26 50:52
Third Class—
Nona W. 25-3 4 4:18:11 5:09 ' 50:40
Frieda ....26 4 4:15:50 5:22:52 1:07:02
i Fourth Class—
| Ruby 2 4:14:1* 6:22:3* 1:06 22
Norma 2 4:14:17 6:18:22 1:04:05
The allowance for naphthas is a com-
J bination of 2 second per foot and 5 seconds
Iper horse power per nautical mile.
The naphtha races were Interesting
1 throughout. In the first class Maj. W. A.
I Wilkins was In charge of the Mozelie.
j which was declared the winner, and
| which was the winner of the race last
! year. Mr. George J. Baldwin had charge
of the Dixie and Mr. Andrew Slmonds of
Charleston the Diana, one of the visiting
| boats. There was a protest In this race as
| between the Mozelie and the Dixie, each
claiming a foul on the part of the other,
I they having had a collision near the
j stake boat. The protest was made before
the sailing committee, which heard evi
dence before the delivery of the prizes
and was deetded in the Moselle's favor.
It was held, however, that both were
steering on a straight course, and the
question was a very hard one for the
committee to decide.
The Claude, which won the second race,
is anew boat here, and was In charge of
Mr. Henry McAlpin. her owner. Mr. J. A.
O. Carson's Carrie made a good run. but
the new-comer proved a little too much
for her.
The Flash went out of the third-class
race, which left the honors to be fought
for by the Nona W. and Freida. The race,
however, did not settle the racing quali
ties of the two boats as a sort of side bet
made at the buoy, and the changing of the
captains of the Frieda caused her to lose.
The Nona W. was run by Mr. F. C. Wylly
and the Freida by Mr. John R. Young.
The Norma, sailed by Mr. C. L. Mon
tague, won the race against the Ruby, run 1
by Mr. H. If. Bacon. In the fourth-class
race. The prizes In the naphtha races con
sisted of a set of flags to the winner In
each class.
The rowing crews from the cruisers At
lanta and Raleigh were not on hand as ex
pected, on account of the had state of the
weather In the afternoon, and then too,
the cruisers were getting ready to leave
at an early hour this morning.
An Interesting feature of the race was
the presence of the sailing yacht Katrlnka
of Charleston, in command of Mr. W. D.
Porchrr, her owner. This yacht la one of
the first-class according to the ratings for
these races, and she was invited by the
members of the club yesterday to enter
and compete for the prize. There was
hardly any doubt, (however, that the Ka
trlnka could have won first prize hands
down, and then gone back to meet her
competitors. Mr. Porcher realized this and
declined to make the race. He sailed
right along with the first-class yachts,
however, and In order to keep behind them
over the entire course doubled around the
bouy two or three times, and pursued the
same course whenever he came too near
them.
The afternoon w*as closed with music and
dancing at the club house. Lunch was
served and the guests were well entertain
ed during the entire day. Commodore F.
8. Lathrop saw to it that none of the guests
of the club lacked for anything, and the
regatta was made a most pleasant occa
sion. The Vigilant returned to the city
with the members and guests, leaving the
club house about 9 o’clock.
THE CRUISERS SAY GOOD-BYF..
They Will Snll This .Morning For
llnnipton It mills.
The warships will weigh anchor and go
down Ike river at 6:30 o'clock this morn
ing. They havo been here nearly two
weeks now, and at anchorage at Fort
Oglethorpe for ten days. Their experi
ence has proved conclusively the availa
bility of Five Fathom hole as a place of
anchorage for large-sized war vessela
and It Is likely that more of the fleet will
be seen there within the next few months.
From Savannah the Atlanta and Ral
eigh will go to Hampton Roads for re
pairs. It was not apparent to the thou
sands of visitors who visited the two
ships that any repairs were needed on
either ship, but one of the characteris
tics of a war vessel seems to be that It
is always ready for repairs. The crew
of the Atlanta will be transferred to the
iron-elads. The Atlanta and Raleigh will
not go to the Baltic to participate In the
ceremonies of the opening of the Kefl
canal. The New York and the Columbia
have been assigned to this duty.
The blue Jackets and marines who re
mained ashore without leave were being
gathered In by the police last night. Sev
eral were turned over to the officer who
was sent up after the delinquents. A
dozen warrants for missing seamen were
placed in the hands of Special Officers
Counthan and Scully. They did not suc
ceed In finding all who were wanted,
however. Ainuit half a dozen are missing,
who will probably not rejoin their ships,
and whose names will be entered on the
list of deserters.
The Alpha made two trips to the cruisers
yesterday afternoon, carrying a large
crowd each trip. A storm came up just
before the steamer landed her first pas
sengers on the ships, and It looked as
though the trip would be disagreeable,
but after a short shower the clouds clear
ed away and the farewell visit was pleas
antly spent aboard the Raleigh and At
lanta. #
TOOK IN THE GRAND LODGES.
Clerk of Connell Manney Rack From
a Visit to North Georgia.
Mr. A. N. Manucy is back in the city
after an absence of twelve days. He at
tended the session of the grand lodge of
the Improved Order of Red Men at Aus
tell last week and took a prominent part
in the exercises. He delivered the re
sponse to the address of welcome In be
half of the Red Men. He also took part
in the exercises of the laying of the cor
ner-stone of the Orphans' Home building
which Is to be erected by the Red Men at
Austell.
By request of Mayor Myers he called
upon Gov. Atkinson to arrange for the
visit of the governor and his staff to Sa
vannah May week. He then ran up to
Lawrencevllle where he addressed the Odd
Fellow of LaWrencevllle lodge. He then
came back to Atlanta to attend the session
of the grand lodge of the Knights of Pyth
ias, where he helped to re-elect the two
officers of the grand lodge from Savan
nah, Messrs. Leopold and Cox.
Mr. Manucy was re-elected representa
tive to the supreme lodge by the Red
Men. He has friends all over the state
and was given a hearty welcome wherever
he went. He has now settled down to bus
iness again In his office at the city ex
change. Business has run along smooth
ly In his office during Mr. Manucy 1 * ab
sence, under the management of Deputy
Clerk Hernandez.
A Little One Gone.
The little 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Pearce Wheless, J. Pearce Wheless,
Jr., died yesterday morning at the home
of h'.s parents, No. 129 Habersham street,
after a short illness. The little fellow was
a bright and handsome child and the pa
rents have the sympathy of many friends
in iheir bereavement.
Died at Montgomery.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Mayer died yesterday at Montgomery af
ter arj illness of several weeks. The body
will be brought to Savannah to-day and
the funeral will take place at 4 o’clock this
afternoon at Laurel Grove cemetery. Mr.
and Mrs. Mayer have the sympathy of
many friends in their affliction.
THE MOUSING NEWS: SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1895.
PAPY TO SUCCEED OWENS.
THE PI. ANT SYSTEM* NEW
FREIGHT DEPARTMENT HE VO.
Mr. Owen*- !(<-1k notion to Take Ef
fort July I—A Difference With the
New Polley of the Plant 9)tem
Mix Henson for Resigning—The Hu
mor of tol. Unities' Resignation.
Mr. Jack Say* the New Order of
Thing* I* Giving Satisfaction.
It I* now definitely settled that Mr. C.
j D. Owens will resign as traffic manager
of the Plant system, his resignation to
take effect July 1, and that Mr. F. B.
Papy will be placed at the head of the
freight department of the system, though
j with Just what title has not yet been de
j elded.
Mr. Papy has been In the service of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
| for many years, and for sometime has
j had charge of the freight department of
| that road. He Is know n to be thoroughly
familiar with the traffic affairs of the
system, and will undoubtedly make a
good head of this department.
It Is not definitely decided yet whether
Mr. Papy will bo known as the general
freight agent of the Plant system, or as
traffic manager of the Plant system. That
Is a matter which President Plant will no
doubt decide as he has In many other
cases of a similar nature. He has had a
fancy of late for changing
titles, and In many instances
not alone the titles, but those who bore
them as well.
This might be said to complete the gen
eralization of the departments of the
road. Mr. Papy Is to be given entire
charge of the freight department of the
system, and he will make his own ap
pointments of under officials, and direct
the management as he sees fit. His as
sistant as head of this department, how
ever, has already been selected. He will
be Mr. James Menzlea, the present general
freight agent of lhe Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West railway, who has tendered
his resignation as such to take effect June
1, at which time he will enter the service
of the Plant system.
There will no doubt be many regrets
that Mr. Owens is to leave the service of
the Plant lines. It Is well known that he
has made a good and faithful officer for
many years anti his ability as a traffic offi
cer has never been questioned. It is stated
by a prominent official of the system that
so far as Is known, Mr. Owens' reasons for
resigning is that he was at variance with
the new policy Inaugurated by the presi
dent, and that Jils Idea was that each of
the roads of the system should be kept
separate and distinct.
Mr. D. F. Jtck, assistant to the presi
dent of lhe Plant system, who has been
in the city a day or two, goes to New Y'ork
to-morrow for the purpose of consulting
with President Plant, and it is probable
that full arrangements with regard to
the contemplated changes will be made
within a week or two.
Mr. Jack was asked about the rumor
that Col. H. S. Haines, vice president of
the system, would tender his resignation
In the near future.
"I have heard nothing of any such In
tention on his part,” Mr. Jack said. “Col. 1
Haines goes to Europe in a few days to
attend the meeting of the American Rail
way Association of which he Is president.
The meeting Is at London In June. He
did say something or other about leav
ing active railway life about five years
ago. but I have not heard him say any
thing with regard to the matter since
that time.”
Mr. Jack said the unification of the
Plant system Is giving very satisfactory
results, but the better results still, are
to be accomplished.
BROUGHT BACK THE PRIZES.
Pythlans Return Home Lnrienetl With
Honors.
The Savannah delegation of Knights of
Pythias returned to the city yesterday
morning from Atlanta. The knights were
very well pleased with their trip, as they
had good reason to be. The two grand
lodge officers from Savannah were re-elect
ed, and the knights of the uniform rank
carried off nearly all the prizes in sight.
Teutonia brought back the first prize of
$259 for the best drilled division, DuGues
clln the prize of $l9O for taking the largest
number of knights the longest distanc?,
and Savannah division the SSO prize for
the third best drilled division. Savannah
division Is the youngest in the state, and
all the Savannah knights feel proud of the
baby.
Sir Knight A. S. Cohen won the Individ
ual prize of $25 for the best drilled knight,
and Sir Knight J. H. Hehr carried off the
leather medal. Sir Knight George E. Barr
of Calanthe lodge, but who was with the
Augusta division, won second prize In the
individual drill.
The knights were received at the depot
by the stay-at-homes, and escorted to their
hall, where refreshments had been pre
pared for them. They were given an en
thusiastic reception.
TWENTY-SEVEN HOUSES SO FAR.
The Number Bnrglnr Green Remem
bers Having Robbed.
"Uncle” Ned Green, burglar, remember
ed yesterday a couple of more robberies
he committed. One of these was the
house of Mr. Andrew Low on Abcrcorn
street. The other Is also on Aberoorn
street, but he did not remember the name.
This makes a total of twenty-seven houses
so far which he has confessed to robbing.
The number will doubtless be increased
as Uncle Ned's memory Improves. The
detectives now have evidence that Green
has been operating tiere for at least eight
months and it may develop that, he is the
man who robbed so many houses on the
south side last summer.
John J. Gue Dead.
John J. Gue died yesterday at St. Jos
eph's Infirmary after an illness of several
months from heart disease. The deceas
ed was 42 years of age. He was born in St.
Augustine, Fla., but had lived in Savannah
the greater part of his life. Ho was well
known among steamboat men and ran for
several years in the Florida steamboats,
when the Fernandlna line was running
He was a master of river steamers. He had
been employed for several years as a clerk.
He leaves no family except a sister, Mrs.
Flortde Evans of New Orleans, who was
with him in his illness and when he died.
The funeral wiH take place from the Ca
thedral at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The
burial will be in Laurel Orove cemetery.
Escaped Life's Care*.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Goette
sympathize with them In the death; yes
terday of their youngest child, Emmet
T.. aged 7 months. The funeral will take
place from No. 14 Macon street at 3
o'clock this afternoon.
For sore and Inflamed eyelids, the best
cure Is Ayer's Sarsaparilla.—mi,
THE MAKING OF BROOM*.
Oar of Savannah'* New and *aoee*-
fnl Itidnsfrtes.
The manufacture of brooms is a com
paratively new industry in Savannah.
Messrs. Kulman Bros, commenced manu
facturing broom- about three years ago
In a small way. There output was then
ten dozen broom- per day, while the us
ual day's work now never falls short of
100 dozen, the business having Increased
tenfold in the bulk of its manufacture
zlnce the .factory was started.
Mr. O. 8. Kulman says: "We employ
now steadily about forty-five hands.
Twenty-seven are -killed operatives. Our
payroll is about $1,599 per month and ag
gregates 118,000 a year. The business has
paid steadily more than bank rates pf
interest on the capital invested.. We man
ufacture every variety of brooms from the
cheapest up to the finest and most ex
pensive kind. We also manufacture
a novelty, the palmetto "Trilby”
scrubbing broom, which has had a big run
south, os well as north and east. This
broom Is made from lhe leaves of the
cabbage or tree palmetto, and supplies a
long-felt want, ns It can be produced
cheaply and Is very efficient and durable.
\Ve manufacture for the Jobbing trade
only, and while our southern trade Is a
large and very valuable one, a large pro
portion of our output is shipped and sold
In New Y'ork, Boston, Philadelphia and
Baltimore. "This." sail Mr. Kulman.
“shows that In this Instance at least the
tide ha-s turned and that the south Is aetu
nliy shipping a staple household necessity
to northern markets and what has been
done In this instance 1 think can be done
In a great many others. Savannah is all
right as a manufacturing point. Labor is
abundant and Intelligent, and can be had
for fair compensation. It Is easily taught
and Is far more superior and Intelligent
than the foreign clement of pauper labor
found in .the majority of northern and
eastern factories
“Wo recognize! early in our career that
probably the only weak point Savannah
has in manufacturing, is the securing of
the services of a c ompetent and capable
manager or foreman, who has the neces
sary technical knowledge, and who
Is capable of teaching the
labor exactly what it is expected to do,
and a large shurc of our success Is due
to the fact that we have had the services
of just such men. We have two foremen,
one a general one, and we have lately
engaged Mr. J. K. Koaehard, who has t-een
successfully engaged in the manufacture
of mill brooms for iwenty years In Penn
sylvania and are now making the manu
facture of mill brums a specialty. We
have cultivated broom corn successfully
In Chatham county. There are many
thousand acres of land well adapted for
the growing of broom corn In this and
adjoining counties. The yield varies from
490 to 700 pounds i>er acre. The straw is
worth from 3H cents to 7 cents per pound,
according to quality, the rare in curing
and the richness of the soil on which it
grows. Besides the broom straw the plant
yields from ten to thirty bushels of seed
per acre, which is ns nourishing and as
useful for general farm use as Indian
corn. The cultivation of broom corn is
about as profitable, if not more so, than
any branch of agriculture. The growing
of broom corn Is not more exhaustive to
the land than cotton or Indian corn, and
every farmer would find it profitable to
plant a few acres, at least, every year.
We will cheerfully furnish the seed gra
tuitously upon request, and also direc
tions for Its cultivation, gathering, clean
ing, curing, baling, etc., and guarantee
to purchase ail that may be produced at
market prices.”
LOOKS BAD FOR WHITE.
More Evidences of Hl* Rascality
Brought to Light.
New facts still continue to develop with
regard to W. L. YVhlte, who is occupying
a cell at the station house. White is find
ing life at the barracks very irksome. He
usually has from two to three companions
in his narrow cell at night. This with
prison fare and deprivation of stimulants
is wearing on him. He is not as bold and
jaunty In his manner as when first ar
rested.
Two more of his victims reported at
the police barracks yesterday. T. B. Jones
who keeps a bar at Wayne and Jefferson
streets, has a receipt for $5 which he paid
White on an insurance policy that White
was to deliver to him. A. L. Johnson has
a receipt for $4 obtained in the same man
ner. Both receipts were left with Chief
McDermott.
Chief McDermott received a letter yes
terday from Chief Connolly of Atlanta,
stating that a man answering to White’s
description had operated there under the
name of W. F. Garthwatte, swindling
several citizens out of small sums. Among
White's effects was found a book of ap
plications for membership in the National
Benefit and Benevolent Association of At
lanta, with the name of ‘‘W. F. Garth
waite" as solicitor stamped with a rubber
stamp at the bottom of each application.
When the chief charged White with oper
ating under another name in Atlanta he
did not deny the charge.
An interesting letter concerning White
has also been received from Chief Hood
of Augusta, In which he says: ”1 would
say that if you have a case that will con
vict While in your city you should give
him the full extent of the law. White is
surely an unprincipled rascal. He prac
ticed his swindling operations in many
ways while here and in Macon before com
ing here. I would therefore, say, looking
to the protection of other communities,
that he should have no mercy shown
him.”
White received a telegram from his
wife in Atlanta yesterday. She Is expect
ed here in a day or two.
C. L. A/S OFFICERS FOR >B3.
P. F. Gleason Re-Elected to tle Prc-
Idcncy.
The annual meeting of the Catholic Li
brary Association was held last night.
The attendance was unusually large, even
for an annual meeting, and the meeting
was a very enthusiastic one.
The reports of the officers for the last
year,were read and the association was
shown to be in a very flourishing con
dition.
The following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year:
President—P. F. Gleason.
Vice President—John H. Strous.
Recording Secretary—John M. Thomas.
Financial Secretary— John Sullivan, Jr.
Treasurer—M. A. Morrissy.
Warsaw To-Morrow.
The Vigilant makes an excursion to
morrow to Warsaw, leaving her wharf
at 19 o'clock and Thunderbolt at 11 a. m.
Warsaw is one of the most beautiful of
all the sea islands, and the bathing is
unsurpassed anywhere. A most enjoyable
trip can be made for the small outlay of
59 cents. The advertisement gives partic
ulars.
Are you all tired out. do you have that
tired feeling or sick headaene? Y’ou can
be relieved of all these by taking Hood's
Sarsaparilla,—ad. s , v
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TO SEE SAVANNAH’S POLICE.
THE POLICE UNION TO COME HERE
NEXT SPRING.
The t wr.ventiun to He lfclu In Atlan
ta nnd nt It* Clone the Chief* to
Y lull Savannah—Chief McDermott!*
Trip North and Hl* Observations
of the Police System* There.
The convention of the police union of
America will be held next year in Atlanta.
After the adjournment of the convention
the chiefs will have an excursion to Savan
nah.
Chief McDermott had a good deal to do
with securing the convention for Atlanta,
and one of the conditions on which he exer
cised his pull was that there should be an
excursion to Savannah at the close of the
convention. Ho Is anxious to get the chiefs
of the country down here In order that they
may see for themselves what Savannah Is.
Incidentally he will be glad of any sugges
tions which they may make for the im
provement of Savannah's police service.
His chief object however is to prove to
them the truth of the statement
made to the union by Detective
William Pinkerton that Savannah
Is the prettiest city In America,
barring none. This Is Mr. Ptnkerton's ver
dict, and he has seen all of them.
“Bless your life," said Chief McDermott
to a Morning News Teporter, ”1 am not
afraid to have those fellows come down
here. We haven't got as big a force as
some other places, but when it comes to
discipline, appearance of men and equip
ment, we are right In the front rank. I
don't mean to make any reflections on oth
er cities when I say so, but I was surprised
at some things I saw when 1 went north.
Why Savannah Is ahead of New York on
some things. New York has no police wa
gons and no call boxes. They
have just decided to purchase
wagons for the department. I saw a po
liceman In New Y'ork arrest a drunken
man, throw him Into a coal wagon and
haul him into the station with a small
army of boys following the procession.
If we did anything of that kind down here
the people would all make fun of us. The
discipline of the police in some of the large
cities was not what 1 expected to see.
There was too much familiarity among
men and officers: too much lounging
around quarters, and too much careless
ness on the streets. In Washington I saw
policemen sitting on railings around the
parks, Joking with citizens and playing
with the children. That doesn’t suit our
ideas of discipline at all. I visited Phil
adelphia, Brooklyn, Newark, and all the
principal points between Washington and
New Y’ork. There are trains every twen
ty minutes, and you can take them all In
in a day. Where the northern cities are
ahead of us is in their detective system.
They have this reduced to a science. We
can *ery well afford to borrow a few points
here.
“Atlanta got the convention by the vote
of the chairman. It was a tie between
Atlantu and Pittsburg, 78 to 78. Chair
man Eldridge cast the deciding vote in
favor of Atlanta. There was where we
got our good work. Connolly of At
lanta nominated Eldridge and the south
ern men seconded the nomination strong
ly. Eldridge is superintendent of the po
lice force of Boston. He was in Savan
nah this spring and made a very pleas
ant call'on me. The southern and west
ern men voted almost solidly for Atlanta
ami the northern men for Pittsburg. Con
nolly asked the rest of us to help him out,
and we pulled off our coats and worked
with a will for Atlanta. It's a good idea
to get those fellows down this way. They
can do us good in more ways than
one. We won by the chairman's vote, but
it took good work. All the southern
states were represented at the convention,
Georgia having five representatives. Chief
Oliver of Athens was elected chaplain. He
was the only preacher in the crowd.”
Chief McDermott was the youngest man
at the convention. Most of the eastern
chiefs promised him that they would
come down by the coastwise steamers on
their way to the convention, so as to pass
through Savannah on their way to At
lanta.
COTTON MEN AND BARRISTERS.
To-U}' Game for the Barlow Mon
ument Fon.
About 599 tickets have been sold for the
cotton exchange and lawyers base ball
game at Bolton street park this afternoon.
The game will be called at 4 o'clock.
The proceeds from admission will go to
the Bartow monument fund, and consid
erable Interest is taken in the game on ac
count of the purpose for which it is to be
played. It is expected that a large num
ber of veterans and members of the Ogle
thorpe Light Infantry will be present.
The boys have been practicing daily and
a good game may be expected. The clubs
will line up as follows:
Cotton Exchange Lawyers.
Drane c .Mercer, Jr
Can °n P Cann
Maxwell 1b.... Hartrtdge, Capt
West ...2b Cunningham, Jr.
Fllis 3b.. Gordon, Jr.
Stewart, Capt s. s Cann
IBer c - f Rogers
Hunter r. f Rockwell
Armstrong 1. f Barrow
Ed Karow manager for the cotton ex
change; T. D. Rockwell manager for the
lawyers.
World** Columbian Exposition
Was of value to the world by illustrat
ing the Improvements In the mechanical
arts and eminent physicians win tell vou
that the progress In medicinal agents
has been of equal importance, and as a
strengthening laxative that Svrun of Figs
Is far in advance of all others.—ad
The Life tif Robin Hooil,
A set of these beautiful pictures given
away free to all purchasers of 25 cents
worth or over of tea, coffee, sugar, extract
or condensed milk Saturday. Picture No.
1, Robin Hood becomes an outlaw by kill
ing the King's Forester, with a bow and
arrow, sending the arrow through his
heart. Picture No. 2, Robin Hood's first
meeting with little John on the bridge
Robin Hood fells little John into the run
nlng stream. Picture No. 3, Friar Tuck
throws Robin Hood into the water for as
saulting little John. Picture No 4 \i?m
Marion married to Robin Hood bv' i'r Lr
Tuck. Picture No. 5, King Richard nar
dons Robin Hood and his morn-
Picture *• 6. Robin Hood’s last Shot and
at his Mqoest his remains were buried
where the arrow fell. The Great Atlan
atree"-a£ aCI “ C TC * C °” 15u
PRACTIC3 TO BEGIN TO-DAY.
The New Rifle Range to Be Occupied
Regnlarly From Notv On.
Companies A and B of the Savannah Y’ol
unteer Guards will go oat to the Avondale
Rifle range In East Savannah this after
noon to begin their regular practice of the
' season, and they will be joined by the Sa
. vannah Cadets, whom they have invited to
accompany them, this afternoon being the
time allotted to the two former companies.
This afternoon's work will begin the reg
ular work of the military companies on
these ranges. The 200 and 390 yard ranges
are now ready for use. and the 500 and 600
yard ranges will be ready within a few
lays. The range has been well cleared up,
and convenient and comfortable stands
have been erected for the riflemen.
The practice on the ranges will take place
as follows commencing to-day and being
j conducted regularly from now on: Mon
days. the Cadets and German Y’olunteers;
j Tuesdays, the Chatham Artillery and the
j Hussars; Wednesdays, the Oglethorpe
Light Infantry and the Irish Jasper
i Greens; Fridays, Companies C and D of
the Guards and Saturdays Companies A
snd Bof the Guards. Notice has been giv
! en all the officers of the different compan
! ies that the ranges are now ready for use,
and no time will be lost in getting at the
regular practice work.
AFTER HEAVY DAMAGES.
Mr*. Lecly Roheen Suing tlie CHy for
Alleged Injuries.
The suit of Mrs. Lecty Robecn against
the mayor and aldermen of Savannah was
taken up In the city court yesterday.
In March, 1893, Mrs. Roheen was walk
ing along Gwinnett street between Cuyler
and Burroughs when her foot caught on a
water pipe, which was projecting above
the sidewalk as Is claimed, and she was
thrown down, her fall resulting In the dis
locating of her knee cap, wrenching of her
ankle and spraining her hip.
The water pipe was put down by the city.
She alleged that she was laid up for six
weeks and lost time from her business
which had to lie run by her son on ac
count of her Inability to attend to it. She
asks for $3,000 damages. The suit will prob
ably be concluded to-day.
ANOTHER DELIGHTFUL TRIP.
“AY'ny Down Upon the Suwanee
River.”
By special request of a large number of
prominent Savannahians, our previous de
lightful excursions having proven so great
a success, we will give the public another
opportunity of visiting the far-famed Su
wanee Springs, at the exceedingly low
price of $7.00, which Includes railroad fare
both ways, and two days board at the
hotel. Trains leave via riant system Sun
day, May 26. at 7:55 a. m., arrive Suwanee
Springs 12:52 p. m., less than five hours of
delightful ride through Georgia and pic
turesque Florida. Breakfast in Savannah
and dinner at Suwanee Springs. Return
ing after two days and nights of rest and
recuperation, leaves Suwanee Springs
Tuesday morning at 7:14, arrive
about five hours later. Elegant plunge In
the grandest and most refreshing and In
vigorating swimming pool In the world,
whose potent waters never fall to
fit you wonderfully. Springs now In fine
condition. Don't fall to take advantage
of this chance to see Florida and beautiful
Suwanee Springs. Tickets for sale at
Plant system ticket office, De Soto hotel
and depot.—ad.
An Odorless Refrigerator.
We are making an odorless refrigerator
in Chattanooga under letters patent, in
which you can put onions, bananas, straw
berries, In fact, all kinds of vegetables,
fruits, meats, fish, cheese, with anything
that has an odor, together with milk and
butter, leaving the latter In open vessels
without contamination. It saves Ice, too.
Money refunded If It will not do all that
we claim. Does not hate to bo washed
out. Send for delivered prices and testi
monials. Refrigerators for hotels, grocers
butchers and dairymen built to order on
short notice. Keyser & Cos., Sole Manu
facturers, 117 Market street, Chattanooga
Tenn., U. S. A.-ad.
fI.BO to Angnata nnd Return May 2<i.
Special train via Central railroad of
Georgia leaves 6:30 a. m., arriving Au
| gusta 11:30 a. m., returning leave Augusta
! 10:00 p. m. Excursion tickets limited to
date of sale, $1.60. Separate coaches for
white and colored people.—ad.
Five daily trains, seven on Sunday, to
Tybee. No trouble this year about boats,
both for sailing and fishing purposes.
Parties at south end of island are pre
pared to furnish boats and fishing tackle
on short notice at very moderate rates.—
ad.
I'OR SMALL MEN. ~~
An Immense Opportunity (o Buy
Clothe* for Very Little Money.
The Falk Clothing Company started yes
terday a sale which affords all boys and
men wearing a 35 or a small coat, an ex
cellent opportunity to buy a suit of clothes
for very little, money. Finding that In
their boy's slock they have a good many
small lots, they put them on sale at the
lowest prices ever heard of In Savannah for
such dependable goods. The prices range
from $3.50 to SB.OO, and the larger sizes of
suits will fit men. measuring 34 or 35
breast. Of course in each lot there are
only a few* of a kind, hut just your size
ms v He among the-goods you like.
With each suit sold they give a num
bered coupon, and every Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock they award a watch to the
holder of one of these coupons. To-day
at hi 'clock they will present a watch to
the holder of one of these coupons given
for the week ending last night. With the
suits sold to-day a coupon will be given
for the watch to be present next Saturdav
—ad.
Five daily trains, seven on Sunday, to
Tybee. No trouble this year about boats
both for sailing and fishing purposes
Parties at south end of island are n.-r,
pared to furnish bdats and fishing tackle
on short notice at very moderate rates!-
Free Silver Hook*.
Coin's Financial School: Coin’s Finan
cial School (up to date); Continued; A
Tale of Two Nations; Cash Versus Coin;
A Freak in Finance. Price 25 cents
Mailed to any address on receipt of price
These works are for sale at Estlll'g News
Bepot, 21*, Bull street. Savannah, Ga -ad
PrrfczbliltlM for Friday: Threat*.,,
west ,er and rain: slight t*irr*-,
changes; brisk notheast to east
probably Increasing somewhat in force "* -
Domestic
Discord,
“What a history of domestic dis
cord could be evolved out of the fol
lowing announcement, which an.
peare-.l in a prominent newspaper ‘ a
few days ago:
"Adolphus: Return to vour Matlld*
the piano has been aold. ”
“Just fancy a bad piano destroy
ing the happiness of two lorinr
hearts! However, there is a lesson
in it for you also. Get the pi ano
which, instead of discord, will oro .
duce harmony only—the sweep
toned, matchless, etc-., etc.”
STEINWAY,
MASON & HAMLIN,
LUDDEN A BATES,
MATHUSHEK,
STERLING.
Any one of which is guaranteed to
preserve peace and happiness in the
family, “even unto the third and
fourth generation,” which is about
the lime it takes to pay forons
under our
EASY INSTALLMENT TERMS.
Easy to buy a piano nowadays
8250 gets a good one, and 85 to sio
paid monthly will secure it from
LUDDEN & BATES,
If
Its
Hot
Enough
For you -excuse the
originality Try
some Tl’hln Under
wear—Loeb's Pure
Wool Sanitary or
some other good
kind. FEATHER
weights. How about
some PAJAMA S-
Drop into B. H.
Levy k Bro.'s.
159 CONGRESS. After Sept 1
129 and 131 Broughtoj,
NEGLIGEE SHIRTS
At SI; a splendid assort
ment.
SWEATERS,
Wool or Cotton. Belts*
Leather or Silk.
WASHABLE NECKWEAR,
Beautiful patterns* fast col
ors.
UNDERWEAR,
In Gauze, Lisle Thread or
BuUiriggan, low In price. |
HOSIERY,
Elegant In Fast Black or f
Tan colors.
STRAW HATS,
Manilla Hats, Fur Hats; all
the near styles.
UMBRELLAS
For sun or rain. All gentle
men’s needs supplied at
132 Broughton St.
JOHN ROURKE & SON,
\ Machinists, Blacksmiths,
\iag Eoiiermakers, Brass
ar.d Iron Founders.
wUtjiM Diving Suits and
W recking Pumps
Marine work a
Engines and
iJkj Boilersandßlake
|| vl Steam Pumps on
NOVELTY IRON WORKS,
Nos. 2, 4 and 6 Bay St. S' J X i.
Nos. 1. 2,3, 4, 5 and 6
Wharves, Savannah River. tWHBg*
EDWARD LOVELL'S SONS,
SAVANNAH, CA.
HARDWARE.
Bar, Band and Hood Iron,
Wagon Material,
Turpentine Tools,
Agricultural Implements.
NEW F2CF3 all aboot changing
, ", 5 rUtO the t'eatme* and BemoT-
Blemishes, to ISO p. book for a stamp. Wjm
Job* H. Woodbury, 127 W. 42d St.,N. T. M
-£Ttttor of Woodbury's facial Soap.