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SCHOOL TEXT BOCKS CHANGED
DIFFERENT HISTORY, Sl'lM.l.Kns
AM) GRAMMARS TO RE USED.
ilfril'a Word Lriivim to Succeed the
Spellers Aon Tnugli t—l.yte’ Ele
ments of Grammar AY HI Supplant
Harvey—Chamber’s History Will
Take the I’laee of Snlnton's.
Superintendent’s Interestinit He.
Fort—Applicants AVho Were Snc
cessfnl in the Examination and
A\ hose Names Are Added to the
Teachers’ l ist.
In spite of the vacation season there was
a good attendance at the Hoard of Educa
tion met ting la c t night. Col. Mercer was
in the chair and Messrs. Denmark, Blun.
Estill O'Byrne. I/eo Roy Myers, Stovall
end Tattnall were present. Nearly every
que.-tion that came up during the meeting
was thoroughly discussed, especially that
one changing t. xt hooks.
The report of Superintendent Ashmore
was as usual intore.-ilng. The figures pre
sented showed that the number of school
children under ih H aid of Edm ation are
us follows: Whiles, city 3,831, county 673,
total 4.321; negroes, city 2, lit. county 1,723,
total 3.871.
The report of the superintendent referred
to various matters in coone Xlon with the
echools. in commenting upon the year's
work, the sup rintemh nt said:
Regarding other matters of Interest the
Superintendent reported:
"The work of th.- year has been very
satisfactory, notwithstanding the fact that
much sickness prevailed during the win
ter and spring, the tendency of which
was to re-luce the average daily attend
ance mat to lender to some extent the
work uneven.
"There have been enrolled 202 pupils
more this year than for the year previous,
end that the number belonging this year
lias been ill In excess of Inst year, but
that the per cent, of daily attendance is
less for this year. This is certainly ac
counted for by the prevailing epidemics
of sickness referred to above. The cum.
tier of deaths, too. Is unusually large, b--
ing twenty-four lor inis year, against
three for last year. So far as lam able
to ascertain, similar conditions have ex
isted all over tile country, so that they
ore not peculiar to our city.
"I am now engaged upon the important
problem of providing for as many children
next year as possible. All the elements
of the problem are before me, and every
Item is receiving a most careful consider
ation at my hands. I am endeavoring to
condense Lit*- upper grades us fm as possi
ble in order to leave room in the lower
grades where the pressure is most likely
to be felt. 1 find an evident advantage to
be gained by transferring a few children
in the upper grades from districts where
the grades are crowded to adjaci w schools
where there is room in those grad- for
in this way condensation can he effected
in the upper grades and room thus made
for the younger children In the grades lie
low’. In a city like ours, where the school
d.striets are small and the distance any
where not great, the slight disadvantage
incurred by a few large pupils walking
an extra block or two should not outweigh
the great advantage of providing for two
or more extra classes with the same
teaching force. t
"A provisional plan has been arranged
by which I believe the greatest number of
pupils possible can tx? accommodated next
year, but notwithstanding this there is
sure to be demand for all the room at our
command. East year oik- room at the
Anderson Street School was unused, and
ns tfiere will probably be a demand for it
next year. I think it would be well for the
board to provide an extra teacher for it.
"The superintendent, by request of the
committee, submitted the report on the ex
aminations of teachers. On a motion to
adopt the report, the question of how the
names should appear was decided by hav
ing them arranged alphabetically.
"The committee on text books reported a
few changes. The report of the commit
tee follows:
"To the Board of Education—Gentlemen:
About three weeks ago your committee on
text books held a meeting at Chatham
Academy for the purpose of hearing an
expression of opinion from the principals
of the schools ujion any changes In text
books now in use in the schools and any
suggestions that they might see fit to offer
for the benefit of the course of study now
pursued by the pupils. Ail the principals
were present anti each in turn was asked
to express ills opinion freely upon the sub
ject.
"After this advisory meeting the com
mittee met again to-day at the office of
Col. Mercer to consider the suggestions
and recommendations of the principals.
There were present Col. Mercer. Messrs.
I.ee Roy Myers, and O’Byrne, and the su
perintendent. After due consideration the
committee makes the following recom
mendations:
‘T. That the use of a spelling-book
in the second grades be discontinued.
"2. Thut Reed’s Word Lessons lie adopt
ed for the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh grades, instead of the books now
in use.
“3. That Lyte's Elementary English be
adoptt-I in the fourth and fifth grades,
and Lyte's Elements of Grammar and
Composition be adopted for the sixth and
seventh grades, instead of the three books
now in use.
"4. That Chambers’ Primary United
States History be adopted in the tifia
grade, instead of Swlnton'a First Lessons
in Our Country’s H,story now in use.
"Mr. O’Byrne of the committee desires it
to be stated in this report that tie is op-
I>osed to the change in grammars men
tioned above. -
"The committee also considered the
adoption of Bold win’s readers, hut it de
sires more time for investigating the
merits of these books.
"George A. Mercer, Chairman.”
Mr. Ashmore was Invited to give his
views upon the matter of text liook
changes, and d.d so.
“There are Just two points to be weigh
ed," he said, "in considering changes in
school books; first, the relative merits of
the books; second, the cost to Ihe com
munity. Either one of these considera
tions may prepond* rate to such an extent
as to make the change desirable, and both
aometimts unite their wiight in favor of a
charge. Both the.-e points, however, should
be careful.y considered, for i utile economy
deservts great cute.
"It must be recogn'zed, however that
great Improvements have been made In
school books in the Jast ten years, just as
there have been improv m- ms in tools and
machinery, and it would bo poor economy
to us? in our schools a liook whose scope
and arrangement ore Inferior, or whose
cost Is untie.es-arily h'gh.
"in the changes just made by the board
tiU'ie will lie a deeided saving to the peo
ple in ihe cost of ttie books. At present we
use three speiieis in our grammar school
course cos ting together 31 cents. By the
change only one book is inquired for the
required for the whole course,
costing only 21 c-. nts. In case of
the grammars we now use three books,
costing $1.47, while by the change two
1 looks will bt: used costing only S3 cents.
Bo far, therefore, us the cost of the tioom
is concerned. there will be a saving of
several hundred dollars a year to the peo
ple by reason of the change. Accord*
ing io the terms of Introduction, any pu
pil may exchange the old liook for a
new one bv paying only K 0 per ci’nt of
the price of the new book.
"In determining the relative merits of
the books till- text book committee had the
advice of all the principals as well us
that of some of th< ot hi - t i p
while there wi re aomt diffi i- m of opin
ion, the majority was decidedly in favor
of tile changes. When we ctn id- r that
the spellers now in use were written twen
ty-seven years ago, and the grammars
thrty-one years ar.o (somewhat r- vis.-. I ; n
1878) and that cheaper and isqter looks
are available there is but one thing to
do, and that is to adopt the better un i
less expensive books. Whatever may ix
the differences of opinion concerning the
relative merits of ihe books themselves,
there will certainly be a saving of sev
eral hundred dollars a year to I lie- peo
ple of Savannah by the changes in spell
ers and grammars alone.”
Mr. O'Byrne, who was named as dis
senting from the report in the matter of
adopting Lyte's grammars, g tv* his views
on the subject. On motion of Mr. Den
mark the committee report was agreed to
as presented.
The president stated that Mrs. George
Earnum had called on him in regard to
establishing industrial schools in Savan
nah. Col. Kstill moved that the hoard ex
tend Its lest wishes to Mrs. B.irnum in
her efforts, and it seemed the board would
lie glad to co-operate with her in her ef
forts did its finances permit.
A letter was rt.ad from Mrs. Howard
Harris, nee Miss Boreherl, resigning her
position ns teacher. The resignation was
accepted and Miss M. W. Maccaw was ad
vanced in Mrs. Harris’ place.
An offer from Mr. W. A. IJishe-e of the
Georgia Telephone Company, offering to
put in telephones at certain prices was
presented, and on motion the proposition
was referred to toe committee on school
houses, to report back to the board.
When tin- examination for teachers was
hekl a month ago some sixty applicants,
white and colored, male and female, were
present. The committee found eight
whites and eight colored applicants w. re
successful. Among them ill there Is Ini',
one man. Mr. Newton McClary. The suc
cessful white candidates were Misses Du
ma Bryant, Margaret Fishburn, Rachel
Hinson, Lizzi. McConnel. Eva Morehous ,
Amelia Shuinaie and Kliso Wayne. Fol
lowing are the co.orcd applicants whose
names will appear on the waiting list.
Sara Brown, Emma Greene, Nettle Hous
ton, Carrie lit ndri.-kson, Nona MeCrae,
Mary Mills, May O. Reynolds and lte
beeva Stiles.
AO kit KS OA PRESS! HE.
Water Department Serves an Yhuii
dnnee of Pnrn Aqua.
It is estimated the water department lias
saved 22,000,(ICO gallons of water in one
month since the crusade has been made
against leaky fixtures and glolie value
closets. Pressure in the mains has been
improved in all parts of the city nnd less
complaint is heard about a shortage in
the water Mippiy.
Supt. Kinsey said yesterday that the de
partment is now pumping 6,000,000 gallons
of water dally. There is a constant pres
sure in the mains of from 45 to 50 pounds
to the square inch. During fires this
pressure Is, of course, run up consider
ably. Tin re does not set mlo have been
much trouble in doing this, however, ns
the firemen have not beer, heard to coin
plain for weeks about tile pressure, though
there have not been any fires recently of
sufficient volume to give the improved ser
vice a test.
At the water stations there Is a system
atic way of doing everything, which is
largely accountable for the smooth work
ings of the department. "When it comes :o
a matter of records of u!l steam and water
pressure,” said Supt, Kinsey yesterday,
"the Savannah department has methods
which compete favorably with those of
any other city In the South. By an auto
matic device we are enabled to preserve
accurate records of the steam and water
pressure at cither station. Should it become
necessary lo know what the pressure was
at 11 o'clock, Jan. 1. two years ago, the
only trouble in getting the information
would be referring to the strips on which
these records ore automatically written."
Superintendent Kinsey's acquaintance
with the practical work nes of the depart
ment doubiless accounts largely for the
smooth manner in which things ur. run
ning at pres. nt. He was for year’s chief in
connol at the Springfield plantation, and
thereby familiarized himself with all fea
tures of the department he now directs.
Hit. Bit 4 A AER PRESIDED.
Attended Ilia First Meeting ns Chair
man of the Plumbing- Hoard.
Health Officer Brunner presided yester
day for the first time over a meeting of
the board of plumbing examiners. The
health officer is chairman of the board,
but since the new oullnanee was pasted the
organization of the heafth department has
been such that its head has not taken his
place in the board.
There was no business of any great im
portance and the meeting was brief. One
matter brought to the board’s attention
was the need of a buggy for Inspector
Campos, who is Just now being c i led upon
at any time to visit nil parts of the city.
The Inspector was present to say a w-oid
In his behalf, and urge the board to take
a favorable view of the matter. Ii was urg
ed that the work in the p.umbiug depart
ment has only just started, and that when
llte removal of the globe valve --losets be
gins. Ihe inspector will have more than he
can attend to. unless lie is provided with
some means of covering the ground faster
than he ciui afoot.
The retrenchment policy of Council was
called to mud, and upon reflection, the
board seemed averse to providing the con
veyance. With due respect lo Inspector
Campos, It was intimated that there are
enougii buggies around the city exchange
now. The question of a buggy for Mr.
Campos seemed to hinge more on the fact
the city is now well supplied with bug
gies, than the need he has for one. No
action was taken, but from the way things
went it would seem useless to talk fur
ther about another buggy for the ex
change. Some of the boys will luive to
"double up."
MIST PAY .SPECIAL TAXES.
Collector Busch snja r.O Per Cent.
Penalty Yarn its Those Who Default
Unless the special tax the government
collects from common la! btokers. and li
quor and tobacco dca'ers, is paid in the
next few days, a penalty of 50 iier cent,
will lie ot'dcd to tlie amount due. Revenue
Collector Bas<'h sad yes:orda that there
D sill* a large outstanding amount of sje
clal taxes, which are due cud unpall.
Uncle Sam shows at the patience, in the
world until a sot re I u tries lo do him.
lls a risky business Dying to evade or de
lay the payment of government taxes, as
persons are apt to Ik- dealt w.ih .severely.
There Is no remitting the penalties for de
lay,in paying, so (lint those who fall to
settle wi:li tin government will no: g.-t off
as iighily as they do in eases where state
and county taxes are Leins cofleclivl. Col-
Itcor Bosch is notable to give an estimate
of the amount of special taxes due at pres
ent.
Isle of Hope Socials.
The Isle of Hope Social Club will here
after have Its evening entertainment, ot
Barbee & Bandy's pavilion, Widncsdays
and Fridays, commencing at 7 p. m and
closing at 12 p. m. Anew orchestra, un
der the leadership of Prof. Raskins, has
been secured, which will furnish good
music and Messrs. Barbee it Bandy will
provide refreshments as usuul.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1890.
BURNED BY OIL-FED FLAMES.
LITTLE MAMIE II \ LIMA'S lIODV
CHARED TO A CRISP.
Supposed to Have Placed n Two-
Quart Can of Kerosene on a Hot
stove—The tan Exploited nnd the
Little One Was Enveloped in Oil
nnd Eire—Her Clothing Burned OC
and Her Flesh Left in Shreds—She
Lived Three Honrs iu Terrible
Suffering.
Little Mamie Halpin, the 8-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hat
pin, was fatally burned at the home of
her parents on President street, east of
East Broad street, yesterday morning.
The accident was due to the explosion of
a can of kerosene oil, which the little girl
is supposed, in her childish ignorance, to
have set uoon a heated stove.
The accident was a heartrending one.
The child was terribly burned, and In a
most unusual manner. Dr. E. H. Nich
ols, who was summoned immediately, said
that the burn was the worst he had ever
known, being what is known to medical
men as a burn of the first magnitude. The
entire body, from head to feet, both front
and rear, was scorched, both the toenails
and the fingernails dropping off in the
doctors hands when he attempted tcm rim
away the shreds of charred and shriveled
flesh.
Mrs. Halpin had gone down town to
make some purchases, leaving her three
children, of whom Mamie was the eldest.
In the house. Preparations had begun for
the midday meal, and there was a fire in
the stove when Mrs. Halpin left. She had
used kerosene oil in starting the fire, and
had left the can silting on the floor. The
little girl was too badly burned to ex
plain how the accident occurred, but It
is supposed that she either undertook to
aid the fire by pouring on more oil from
the can, or that she picked up the can
nnd set it on the stove to get it out of the
way, not being aware, in her childish in
nocence. of the dangerous character of its
contents. The fatal accident followed im
mediately upon the contact of the oil with
the heated surface of the stove. The can
exploded, both ends being blown out,
throwing the burning otl over the child's
clothing She was thrown to the floor by
the explosion, but immediately recovered
herself and rushed to the door
with her clothing In flames.
Her screams attracted attention
und neighbors rushed lo the scene. Blank
ets were thrown over her and in this way
the flames were extinguished, but not un
til the clothing had been almost entirely
burned from her body, only charred frag
ment remaining.
The explosion set fire to the kitchen and
a message was sent to No. 1 engine house
for aid. The firemen extinguished the
flames with but little trouble, and then
proceeded to give first aid to the suffering
child with the Red Cross lotions with
which they ate supplied. The case was
one, however, in which they could afford
but little relief.
Dr. Nichols arrived shortly afterward
and rendered such aid as was possible,
cutting away the charred fragments of
clothing and swathing the body in ban
dages saturated with linseed oil and lime
water. He saw at once that the injuries
were fatal, the burns being deep, and
causing the flesh to peel off in strips. The
family was notified that the little daughter
had only a few hours to live and at Dr.
Nichols’ suggestion Father Hennessey was
sent for and administered the last rites
of the church. The little sufferer was al
most unconscious, but was able to ask for
water and to speak Ihe words “mama”
and “papa." She seemed to recognize
the priest and answered In the affirmative
when asked if she wished to make her
peacp wilh God.
3TV. Halpin was at his work at the Plant
System when notified of the terrible ac
cident to his little daughter. He was
overcome with grief on his arrival, but
regained his composure, and carried his
child tenderly in his arms from the house
of the neighbor to which she had been
l iken just after the accident, to his own
home next door, after the firemen had
finished their work there. Sedatives were
administered to lull the pain, and the lit
tle sufferer was lovingly tended until 1
o’clock, when the soul left the pain-ridden
body. The bereaved ones were the recip
ients of general sympathy, not only from
friends and neighbors, but from all who
heard of the sorrow which had befallen
them. The funeral will probably take
place this afternoon.
When the firemen entered the kitchen
where the explosion occurred they found
the bursted oil can on the stove with both
ends blown out. It was an ordinary kero
sene can, holding about two quarts, and
is sai.l to have been nearly full at the time
of the accident. It is this that led Dr.
Nichols to believe that the child must
have taken the can from the floor and
placed it upon the stove. How the little
girl came to he so completely burned over
her entire body was more than Dr. Nich
ols could explain. The accident should be
in the nature of a warning to others to be
scrupulously careful in keeping kerosene
and other inflammable materials safely
out of the reach of children of tender
years.
CHATHAMS TO HE INSPECTED.
Col. Obenr to Examine Personnel
and Equipment on Thursday.
The cfilcers of the Chatham Artillery ln
speettd the battery last night, preliminary
lo the Inspection by Col. Obtar that will
take place Thursday night. The inspection
tweak and the fact that the personnel of the
Chathams is fully up to the ntim-rlcaf
standard required and that in discipline
■ nd drill they will have no difficulty In un
dergoing the rigid tests that the inspector
genera', i.- accustomed to apply.
The battery is still somewhat short on
equipment.. owing to the loss of property
through itv carelessness of the soldiers
who occupied the armory while it was in
use as the headquarters of the provost
guard. The governnm nt has agieed to
make good this loss, but lias not done so
y* t .The shortage wi }, of course, fit* read
ily understood by Col. Obesr and vv.ll
count nothing aga ust the baltery or ip*
oUlcers. Moreover, I' Is thought that Col.
Wheeler will shotily take up the ma'tcr
of Ihe loss from the carelessness or des
truction of ihe provo t guard and replace
the equipmen s that are missing.
STARRED WITH \ KAIFE.
It. F. Peeples, White, Carved a Ac
tiro.
R. F. I’eeplcs, a white mar. employed in
one of the stores In the vicinity of the
market was arrested last night by Tolice
mun Gamble for assaulting and cutting
Wil iam Rowland, a negro, in the street In
front of ids employer’s store.
The evidence as it was given to the po
lice discloses no motive for the cutiing
thal can at ail excuse It. it appears trial
the negro was not offensive nor aggres
sive,and (hat Peeples cut more for his own
amusement and pleasure than for any
other r. ison. There may, of course, be
extenuating circumstances thal hove not
been brought to light and that may be dis
closed at the hearing that will be held be
fore the Recorder litis morning.
cot ACII, TO SETTLE LOT QUESTION’.
Alii. William* W on’t Allow Mr. dn-
Ilrnyn Hops o Withdraw Petition.
Probably the most interesting matter to
come before the meeting of Council to
morrow afternoon is the report of the com
mittee on opening streets, tecomrm nding
the sale of fractional Bull street lots to
Assistant City Engineer J. deßruyri Kops,
and which was disagreed to by Council
and referred back to the committee. It
is expected that Council will be asked to
take further action on the report, but it
is not known what the recommendation
will be.
What promises to be a spirited meeting,
in ease adverse action is taken a second
time, is the declaration of Alderman
Williams, chairman of the committee, that
ho proposes to reveal matters that will
open the eyes of his fellow aldermen. He
has urged the propriety of making the
sale on the ground it will be a large sav
ing to the city, and that it will aid the
committee in carrying out its plans of dis
posing of all property of no sp* ial value
to the citv.
According to statements yesterday it
seems that Mr. deßruyn Kops, recogniz
ing the possibility of trouble if the peti
tion remained before Council, decided to
withdraw It. He made his de.br. known
to Alderman Williams, lull the withdraw
al was objected to. Alderman Williams
said he wanted the petition to stay where
it is, so that he may more fully make
known his position to Council.
Alderman Willaims inclines to the be
lief that Council, or those who voted
against ratifying the committee’s report,
were unnecessarily exercised about ihe
consequence of selling the property to nn
employe. He thinks the chances for rati
fication would have been more favorable
had the veendee been a citizen rather than
an employe.
The belief prevails among the aldermen
that the sale to Mr. deßruyn Kops
would have laid the city open to criti
cism, and it was for that reason they ob
jected. The idea of any irregularity in
the transaction has not xieen entertained;
it was more the chance persons would
have in attacking the oily where there
was no ground for an attack. There is
every reason to believe that the matter
will be settled at the next meeting satis
factory to all concerned.
PLAINTIFF GOT THE LOT.
A Complicated Case Deeided in the
Superior Court.
The ejectment suit of Henrietta Stevens
against Lawrence W. Theus occupied the
greater part of the time of the Superior
Court yesterday. The suit was for the
possession of a lot, 20xi*i, on Twelfth street,
in Kingsville, which the plaintiff claimed
the title of by right of a deed from the
former owner, William Black. The de
fendant Held possession of the lot and had
so held it since the death of Black in lSSfi
As executor of the deceased, he claimed
that Black was indebted to him for various
services rendered to him during life and
also that the plaintiff had no deed to the
propel ty. It developed, however, that
such a deed was in possession of the de
fendant and process was issued requiring
its production in court. The defendant
amended his answer yesterday by charg
ing that this alleged deed was a forgery.
Although the property Involved is of
small value the case was a very complicat
ed one rnd the evidence was rather confus
ing. Judge Failigant uma’ked atte: wards
to the attorneys that they had conducted
the case on the plan of ihe Philippine war,
fighting from one jungle to another.
The jury decided the matter by giving
the plaintiff the possesison of the lot, but
allowing her no mesne profits and placing
tne costs of court upon her. The defend
ant's claim against the deceased for s, r
vlces rendered was considered by the jury
as a setoff to the plaintiff's bill for occu
pancy of the premises during the lasi live
years. Col. P. W. Meldrim represented
tae plaintiff and Mr. A. C. Wright the de
fendant.
WAITING FOR AMMUNITION.
gen Girters Will Practice No More
Until Its Arrival.
There will be no more practice for Sen
Girt in Savannah until better ammunition
can be secured. The officers of the team
decided yesterday morning that it woifid
do more harm than good to continue
practice under the circumstances, and for
that reason it was concluded the best plan
would be to omit it altogether until the
new ammunition that is hoped for arrives.
Capt. W. W. Williamson says there is
no use for the team to practice with the
poor cartridges. It is impossible for the
riflemen to judge from one shot where
•the next will strike. Ali the splendid
science of shooting is set at naught when
ammunition is defective. Many of
the members of the team agreed
that to discontinue practice is the best
thing that could be done under the cit
eumstances.
A meeting of the team will be held to
morrow night at the Guards' arsenal. Sev.
eral matters of interest will come up for
settlement, end doubtless there will be a
full attendance of members.
One of the best shots among the Pea
Gliders believes the better plan would be
to let up on practice for all rang s except
at 200 yards. He says the old government
loaded ammunition is undoubtedly execra
ble, but the scores that may be made with
it at 200 yards are good enough not to de
mand a discontinuance of practice at that
range.
CENTRAL DIRECTORS MET.
Ilnnrtl Held Its Quarterly Meeting;
Here Yesterday.
A quarterly meeting of the hoard of di
rectors of the Central Railroad was he'd
yesterday morning in the office of the
president on Bay Etreet. It was an
nounced by one of the officials nfter the
mcetibg that business of a routine char
acter was all that was transacted.
The following directors of the road were
present: President H. 7.1. Comer, Vice-
President Joint M. Egan. Messrs. U. H.
Harroid of Amoricus, J. F. Hanson of Ma
con. Evan P. llowell of Atlanta. U. Gmi
by Jordan of Columbus, George J. Mills,
A. R. Lawton, T. M. Cunningham and A
Vetsburg of Savannah.
A Faithful Dog.
Sunday morn'ng a dog, a small black
nnd tan, Jumped from Is master’s lap
on an Isle of Hope ear as a moment's stop
was made at Waters rood crossing. Con
ductor Barbee noticed the incident Just
as the ear started and offered to stop and
let the owner get his dog. but he said it
was not worth while, as it would go back
to its home In the city. The dog did no;
go hack, however, and lias since come to
every car that has passed Waters road,
looking for its master. Several attempts
have been made to catch the dog, but
without success, as it runs in the bushes
os soon as any one goes toward it.
No dealer should be wjthdut Cook’s Im
perial Extra Dry Champagne. If yours
is order from American Wine Company,
St. liouls, Mo.—ad.
The readers of the Morning News’ at
tention Is called to the advertisement of
Frof. Nichols, Georgia's great magnetic
healer. He will open his office in Mor
rison House on the 12th.—ad.
IS A FRIEND OF FLAGLER’S.
C’LISBV WISK OF >1 %CO\ IS THE
MAGN \TE’B PROTEGE.
Wnß in Suvaniuili a l)n.v or Two Aso
En llonte to Macon After n Trip
to \<*w York— Bum Known Air. Fln/g
--ler for Years nnd Ihe Latter's In
terest In Hun Hus Extended to the
Presentation of u Home in Macon
mid Shares of Slumlord Oil
Stock—“Kill** Wise Has Mun>
Friends Who Are (ilnd lie Has Met
Snell Good Fortune.
It is not to many men that the good for
tune to be the protege of a millionaire rail
road owner falls, and when-the goddess so
lavishes her smiles those upon whom they
are showered, are to be congratulated.
To be taken up and put on the shady side
of Easy street simply because a magnate
has taken an interest in one is as win
some a bit of luck as could be wished.
Such has been the lot of a young man who
lives at Macon, und the fancy the railroad
owner has taken to him is strange only in
ihe singular fortune that accompanies it,
for a good fellow' always has a lot of
friends, and that Macon man is and has.
Mr. J. C. Wise was in Savannah a day
or two ago. just back from a trip to Ne*v
York. Henry M Flagler is the gentle
man who has n the interest in Mr.
Wise, and his substantial assistance has
not been withheld to show that he really
likes him. Several years ago Mr. Flagler
met Mr. Wise in North Carolina at one
of the mountain resorts. The younger man
is a handsome fellow, with an ease and
grace of manner that ail And charming,
plenty of style and dash about him. a
ready wii, convivial and the sort that
tnak-'s friends wherever he finds himself.
Mr. Flagler was not proof against the at
tractions. and the acquaintance grew and
ripened into friendship.
Not long ago Mr. Flagler decided he
wanted to do something handsome for Ills
young friend. In the meantime the latter
had married, so when the magnate pre
sented him with one of the best homes
in Macon at a cost of $40,000, the gift was
very acceptable. That was not all that
came, for 2QO shares of Standard Oil Com
pany stock were also presented. The
young Macon man is, therefore, quite well
fixed.
It would seem that there is more for
the young fr end of the railroad magnate
to look forward to than he now has in
hand. Mr. Flagler has but one son, and
it is not unlikely that Mr. Wise will come
in for a legacy. It is said the gentleman
and his son are not on the best of terms.
They do not speak as they pass by, and
the son has been cut off with on allow
ance of only 175,000 a year. That is. of
course, very hard on the young man, but
by strict economy he is doubtless able to
pay for his l>oard and laundry. It is pos
sible he and his father may again get
on good terms and that sloo,<>oo may be
added to his allowance in order that he
may be better able to keep the wolf from
the door.
Mr. Wise met several of his many friends
while here. Ho talked to them of his
friendship with Mr. Flagler nnd the let
ter’s generosity. All congratulated him
upon his good luck and readily under
stood that any man who had “Kib” Wise
as a friend would be glad to share his
possessions with him.
A beautiful girl of North Carolina be
came Mrs. Wise a few years ago. She has
a sister who is as beautiful, lovable and
estimable as she, and it is said Mr. Ffag
i- r admires her greatly. A railroad of
ficial of Savannah has known for some
time of the intimate relations :hat has ex
isted between Mr. Flagler and Mr. Wise,
and he says many substantial testimonials
of rr.endshlp have ten extended the
younger by the older man.
HIS DISTMH CAI GHT FIRE.
Aii gimt a Cake Walkers Caused a
All Id Excitement,
Tho Augusta Opera Company, a highly
colored organization, gave a performance
at the theater last night. The affair had
not been advertised, and this perhaps ac
counted for the fact that there were, only
half a dozen people down stairs. The
galleries, however, were filled with an
audience of the same hue os that of the
performers. The performance would
hardly have' been interesting to a white
audience, but the galleries were not crit
ical, and seemed to find the affair hugely
enjoyable.
A feature that was not down on the
programme came near proving disastrous
to one ot the performers. A "Pastime on
the Levee" scene ended up with a bully
chasing the crowd with a pistol and filing
right and left at the revelers. One of the
performers, whose only cognomen Is said
to be “Cape Town Joe." was rigged up
to represent an old-tifne darky, a long
linen duster being the chief element of
his costume. The pistol was fired point
blank into the duster, setting fire to the
garment. Foromnn Arthur Toshach of No.
3 engine house was behind the scene,
and seeing the result of the shot, promptly
yanked the duster from the Cape Town
coon, who rushed hack on the stage and
continued the performance as if nothing
hud happened. This was a feature of
which the audience did not get the bene
fit, however, as the duster did not begin
to blaze until its wearer was out of sight
of the audience.
A cake walk was a part of the
performance, and at the close the mana
ger announced that the combination was
open to a challenge for a cake walk at
s.‘ioo a side. If the Augusta crowd can
produce (he dough the Isle of Hope artists
can make some easy money.
S< H" VHZ TUIAI, OX TO-DAY.
Hon. Pop, Harrow Will Represent
the State.
The trial of William Schwarz for the
murder of Agnes -McKnight will take place
in the Superior Court to-day. The cir
cumstances or the case are familiar to the
readers of the Morning News. The kill
ing occurred in Ya mac ra w Dec. 26, 1805.
When the case came up for trial a plea of
insanity was entered In Schwarz’s beha.f.
lie was given a trial on (his plea and was
ordered sent to the state asylum. Some
months since he was returned to Chatham
county try the authorities of the asylum
on the ground that he was no longer in
sane.
Hon. Pope Barrow will represent the
si. i in the prosecution to-day. on account
of the indisposition of Solicitor General
Osborne. The slate's ease Is a hard one.
Schwarz having been declared by a jury
In be insane at. tile time of his former trial,
two months afier the killing, the slate can
not go behind this return, hut must ae
rept it as a fact and endeavor to prove
that Schwarz was sane at the lime of the
killing. A large number of witnesses have
been summoned by the defense who arc
said to be willing to testify to Schwarz’s
weak mental condition for a number <>f
ycurs previous to the killing. Messrs.
George W. Otv. ns, \V. E. Morrison and J.
11. Schwarz represent the defense.
Music nt Tyltpp,
Every Wednesday and Friday and Sun
day. on public pavilion, north end of isl
and. from I p. m. to 10 p. m. Everybody
invited.—ad.
TO JAIL, roil A MONTH.
James lioplor Punished for Renting
His Wife.
When the roil was called in the Police
Court yesterday morning, James Hoctor,
the white man who had beaten his wife
on Saturday evening and then given the
policeman in charge of the patrol wagon
so much unnecessary trouble, steppe-3
blithely to the front and center.
Hoctor had been drunk and disorderly,
had inflicted personal chastisement upon
his wife, and after being arrested and
placed in the wagon had rolled over the
side and given his pursuers an animated
chase before he was recaptured. All this
did not add to the patience with which the
Recorder listened to the case anti the man
had nothing to say that would go in miti
gation of these several offenses. At the
conclusion of the evidence he was given
his choice between a fine of 820 and thirty
days in jail and accepted, through neces
sity, the latter alternative.
Edward Hambies, colored, was charged
with committing a violent assault with a
knife upon Milton Coles, another negro,
on Reynolds street, Sunday afternoon. The
thing narrowed itself down to a question
-pf veracity between the two men, and
the Recorder chose to believe Rambles.
Coles had been badly cut,.and was not
satisfied with the discharge of the man
who had assaulted him, and before the
latter pould find time to leave the court
room he was again arrested by a constable,
on a warrant from a magistrate, charging
assault with intent to murder, and placed
under bond in the sum of SSOO.
Agnes Middleton and Gertrude Graham,
two negro women, were before the court
on a charge of being drunk and disorder
ly on a Thunderbolt car, from which both
of them hud been ejected by the conductor.
The Recorder decided that ihe Middleton
woman was the one chiefly at fault, and
sentenced her to pay a fine of sls or serve
twenty days in jail. The other woman was
discharged.
Joe .Harris was turned to the City Court
for larceny from the store of the South
ern Grocery Company some days ago. The
negro had been carrying on his thievish
practices for some time, and was at last
run to earth and captured by Detectives
Siark and Garrity. A quantity or the
stolen goods wos found in his house after
he was arrested.
ROIHIED THEIR EMPLOYER.
Negro Employes of Solomon Sheftnll
Arrested for Theft.
J. E. Jones and Randall Burke, two ne
gro employes of Mr. Solomon Sheftall,
wholesale grocer on Ihe Market square,
were arrested by Detective Stnrk yester
day afternoon for the continued larceny of
goods from the store of their employer.
The evidence against the two men is per
fectly conclusive.
They had been suspected for some time
of withholding from Mr. Shefiail some part
of tho goods that were rightfully his, and
Detec’ive Stark undertook, by the dir. --
lion of the superintendent, to follow their
trail and fasten their guilt upon them. In
this he was entirely successful.
After ihe arrest by the detectives the
house that the men had occupied on Farm
street, in Yamacraw. was visited and a
large quantity of groceries, tol a-co and
other articles that they had purloined from
their empl -yer was found concealed on the
premises. It is not known Just how long
the thieving has continued, but it has prob
ably been for some length of lime anil the
irust in which the men were held by Mr.
Sheftall afforded them every opportunity
to make it as extensive as they pleased.
That their ideas on the subject were not
modest is evidenced by the fact that a
very large quantity of stolen goods were
discovered and returned.
COUNTY OFFICIALS TO MEET.
State Association Will Convene in
Macon To-morrow.
The state association of clerks, sheriffs,
chiefs of police and marshals will hold
its annual convention at Macon Wednes
day and Thursday of this week. Several
of the Savannah officials are members of
the association, and it is likely that some
of them will attend. Both Sheriff Ronan
and Clerk Carr are old members of the
association. The sheriff is too ill to at
tend, but Mr. Carr may do so.
A Letter Front Culm.
Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Feb. 2. 1839.—Mr. A.
B. Girardeau, Manufacturing Johnson’s
Chill and Fever Tonic, Savannah, Ga.:
Dear Sir—Enclosed I send you $3, for
which send me by mail, 19 the address
below, six bottles of Johnson’s Chill and
Fever Tonic. I am in Cuba for the third
time since the war began, and have suf
fered much from malarial fever, but while
at Port Tampa, Fla., recently, 1 purchase.!
some of your Fever Tonic, and have found
it the only remedy that would give perma
nent relief. Yours truly, Frank PiTseher,
Company G, First United States Infantry!
ad—
A Chance to Secure a Standard Type
writer XX itli Business Educa
tion.
$75 cash or notes gives you a Standard
typewriter, with the universal keyboard,
light touch speed esenpment, reversible cy
-1 nder, heavy manifolder and one year’s
guarantee, together w’ith six months’ tui
tion in either our shorthand or bookkeep
ing departments. Richmond’s Business
College, P. O. Building, Savannah, Ga.
’Phone 2321.—ad.
Cheap Rates,
X’in Plant System if 14..-.0, Round Trip
<0 Richmond, Vn.
On account of the international conven
tion of the Baptist Young People’s Union
of America, tickets on sale July 11, 12 and
13, with final limit July 31, but by de
positing your ticket with the joint agent
at Richmond prior to July 28 and wlih
payment of 50 cents, extension cat} be had
until Aug. 15.
The Piant System is the only line out of
Savannah that operates through day
coaches and Pullman sleeping cars be
tween Savannah and Richmond. The rate
open Ho public. For tickets, sleeping ear
reservations or further informal!cn,° call
on E. A. Armand, city ticket agent, De-
Soto. —ad.
XVlieeler.
This refers lo the celebrated imported
Wheeler ginger ale of Belfast, Ireland; it
is the- tiest. It Is n tonic, as well as a de
licious beverage. Uippmun Bros., import
er*.—ad.
From a Conscientious Hoctor.
Extracts from a letter from Granitevllle,
S. C.: “At the age of fifty, with twenty
five years of active practice, I am a care
ful observer and cautious in indorsing
proprietary medicines, but I can consci
entiously Indorse your Johnton’s Chill and
Fever Tonic us one of tho ixst combina
tion remedies for chills and fever I have
ever used. It corrects the vitiated secre
tions of the liver, relieves costiveness,
anti promotes the absorption und assim
ilat.on of food, .hus fulfilling all the In
dications c .aimed for it. Yours truly
T. P. Edwards, M. D. ad. ’ ,
Our
‘‘Osceola”
Harness
Has no equal for dura
bility and workman
ship.
Congress and Whitaker Streets.
LEO FRANK,
uinnnin
We continue this Nveek our great sale of
Summer Stock. Nothing in the shape of
summer goods escapes this great reduc
tion. Staple stock, novelties, this s joi a
?^-LPJ OdUCti ° ns all SO at the LOW
r .in RES. It is simply a matter of pra
iical economy to buy here now. A gian.w
ut these printed prices show how mu.-h
saving there is to you.
sl'-|| hite BeJ Spreada for J l - 00 ; regular
White Bed Spreads for Soc; regular $: y
White Bed Spreads for 66c; regular
WHITE PIQUE STOCK.
All of our White Pique stock will lg
cio:-od at a great sacrifice, commencing
with our r.guiar 20c goods at 10c the yard
36-inch \\ bite Shirting, regular So, now
goes for 6t,c.
S cnts" r beSt 10C brand of Shi *ng now
TABLE LINENS.
Don’t forget our Table Linen Depart
ment, commencing at 35c per yard.
70-ineh Damask at 85c; regular $1.25.
72-inch Damask ai (Sic; regular 900
38-inch Check Crash Toweling at 6'4e’
regular 10c.
18-inch Plain Crash Toweling at 10o’
regular 12%c. ’
DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED
GiNGHAMS
AT ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS.
Our best French Ginghams, 40c and 50c,
reduced to 23e.
Our best Ginghams, 20c and 25e, reduced
lo 35c.
Our best Ginghams, 18e, reduced to 12c.
Our 10c Ginghams reduced to 7e.
BLACK SERGES,
HENRIETTAS AND NOVELTIES.
All our uOe Black Serges, Henriettas and
Novelties for this week 39c.
50-ineh Black Silk Warp Gloria for this
week 79c.
46-ineh Silk Finish French Henrietta for
this week 89c.
AN ITEM OF CHOICE SILK.
27-ineh Black China Silk for this sale 59c.
BLACK SATIN DUCHESS.
24-inch Flack Salln Duchess, special fop
this saTo 89c, instead of $1.35.
Umbrellas and Parasols closing out at
cost.
DANIEL HOGAN,
The corner Broughton and Barnard Sts.
Single Shot
AND
HD MUM Sift
113 BROUGHTON ST.. WEST.
PORTLAND CEMENT
. FOR SALE BY
C. M. GILBERT & CO.,
IMPORTERS.
PROF. J.TIMCIIOLS,
Georgia’s Great Magnetic Healer, will open
an oiflce in the Morrison House, corner
Broughton and Drayton streets, on t hie
12th, for 15 days. The remarkable curt’
of Prof. J. J. Nichols, the Great Magnetic
Healer, aro causing universal astonisn
ment. The nineteenth century has be* n
correctly termed the most important in
scientific advancement and mental dew -
opment, but no new discovery in any line
is at this time attracting such widespr* 1 :
attention as Prof. Nichols’ magnetic treat
ment. In fact, the phenomenal cures made
by him during the past seven years have
been ;> remarkably aetounding and won
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title and medical men all over the world.
His method of treatment banishes disease
as if by magic. This wonderful mans
treatment is highly endorsed and recom
mended by lawyers, physicians, minlsn’ia
and business mrn all over the countrx.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Dyspepsia, Nen
ous Brostr.ation, I-Rart Troubles, Insom
nia, Weak Byes, Nearsightedness, Kidney
Troubles. Stiffened Joints, Asthma, Dear
ness, Womb and Female Troubles, B° pt
Vitality, Morphine and Whisky Habits. DJ
fact, till diseases vanish at the touch o
this wonderful man. He carries with hi’*
hundreds of testimonials of his remarkab e
cures, which can be seen by visiting n
office. Remember he uses no medicine.
Prof. Nichols is a ski.lful masseur, and m
cases requiring it lie gives Massage Treat
ment, which combined-with his peculiar
healing power, is the most curative agency
ever employed. Th.s is a fine treatment
for lawyers, bookkeepers and business m f ”i
leading a sedentary life. It invigorates
and infust*:- new life Into the sluggish sys
tem and makes a young man out of an
man. All consultation free and conflux*
tiul. Ladies will find one of their sex *
attendance in the teceptlon und consulta
tion room.