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DR. CHARLTON’S STATEMENT.
lIE GIVES HIS EVIDENCE AGAINST
DR. PITCH.
He Cite* tin* lllntory of the rase
.iiihl the Clrcnmatnnce* Wliieli l.ni
Him to Wake the Statement \\ lifeh
He Did at the Meeting f Connell
Emit Week—Affidavit* From the
Cintron and Nurf.cn at the (ieorKiu
Infirmary and From Fellow Ser
vants of ID*. Fitch’* Patient Show-
IKK the Foundation for Dr. Cliarl.
ton’* Statement.
Dr. T. J. Charlton gave ,to the Morning
News yesterday the evidence upon which !
lie based his statement before the meeting
of City Council Wednesday night, that
Dr. W. E. Fitch, after having violated
a courtesy extended to him by the au
thorities of the Georgia Infirmary tf> oper
ate upon a charity patient by inviting a
physician from another city to perform
it he operation, was reported to have de
manded and received pay for uds opera
tion. Together with his evidence, Dr.
Chariton submits a statement explaining
his position in the matter.
The discussion is one which has aroused
much interest among the physicians, as
•well as the public generally. The afii- j
davits obtained by Dr. Fitch from Han- \
nah Johnson and her husband in contra- j
diction of the report given publicity by
Dr, Charlton at the hearing Wednesday
ri-ght have already been published by the !
Morning News. Dr. Charlton’s state
ment and evidence are as follows:
“I regret very much the occasion which
rendered necessary the remarks I made
at Wednesday’s meeting of Council in
reference to Dr. Fitch and his patient at
the Georgia Infirmary. In justice to the
Infirmary and those connected with it. \s
well as to the medical profession of the
city, I felt in duty bound to speak as I
did.
"During a discussion relative to Dr.
Doughty of Augusta having come to Sa
vannah and operating upon a patient at
the Georgia Infirmary, some physician
present asked Dr. Daniel, who was speak
ing. if there was any objection made to
this. Before Dr. Daniel could reply to
this Dr. Simmons said: ‘Ask him if Dr.
Charßon did not say it would be the last
lime.’ It \v*s this inquiry of Dr. Sim
mons that call'd forth my remarks.
"The facts of the case are as follows:
Dr. Weichselbaum, the superintendent of
the Georgia Infirmary, at the request of
Dr. Fitch, admitted to the public ward of
the infirmary, as a charity case, a woman
who was a patient of Dr. Fitch’s. As Dr.
Fitch was very much interestfd In fh
vase he requested of Dr. Weichse baum
•permission lo operate. This cour e-y was
granted to him, as it had been to many
other members of the medical profess on..
The granting of the courtesy carri and with
it the implied recognition of Dr. Fiieh’s
ability to perform the operation, whi h of
Itself was a compliment to Dr. Fifch. In
stead of operating ’himself Dr. Fitch re
quested Dr. Doughty of Augusta to re
form the operation. This Dr. Fitch did
without asking permission to do so. In
fact, he did not even notify the supe in
tended of the infirmary that Dr. Dorgh
ty would operate. In acting thus I)r.
Fitch was guilty of a discourtesy to those
Sn charge of the infirmary.
"From the fact that Dr. Doughty of Au
gusta had operated upon a cha iiy pa
tient in the public ward of the Georgia
Infirmary a report arose and was widely
circulated that no physician in Savannah
'was competent to do this kml of work,
and that a physician from Augusta had to
be brought down to perform it. Asa
matter of fact this operation has been re
peatedly and successfully performed here
by Savannah physicians and at the time
Dr. Doughty operated there was a pat ent
in the same ward re overing from a sitnil >r
operation performed only a few days be
fore by a Savannah physician. Because
of the violation by Dr. Fitch of the cour
tesy granted to him. a slur was cast upon
he members of the medical profession of
the city. His action in this case should
meet with the condemnation from all. It
was not only a breach of medical ethics,
but also a violation of the common cour
tesy of every day life for which ignor
ance can be no excuse.
"When at the meeting of Council on
Wednesday night the inferiority of the
medical profession of Savannah was pro
claimed by some of the physicians pres
ent, and when this case opeiated upon by
Dr. Doughty of Augusta at the Georgia
Infirmary was cited as an illustration. Dr.
Fitch failed to give the facts in the case.
Though he had accepted the courtesy
of the infirmary he violated it. and wh* n
he couJd have defended the infirmary he
remained silent. For this he should stand
condemned. Dr. Fitch’s patient wa- op
erated on June 20. I did not know until
a few hours before the operation was to
take place that Dr. Doughty was going to
operate. When I did hear it I was very
much disgusted with the action of Dr.
Fitch, and though I had the power to stop
the operation, I did not do so, because I
had much respect for Dr. Doughty as a
man and a surgeon, because I felt he was
innocent In the matter, and l did not de
sire to make him feel uncomfortable. I did
not connect Dr. Daniel with this case, and
hence could not and did not blame him
for any part in it. I did blame Dr. Fitch,
however, and felt very much disgusted
with his action in the matter. After care
fully considering the subject I concluded
to let the matter drop and say nothing to
IT. Fitch about it. I came to this conclu
sion because Dr. Fitch was n member of
the St. James Dispensary, between the
members of which and myself there was
a lack of harmony, and I did not care to
appear as ready to take advantage of ev
ery circumstance to make myself disagree
able to its members.
When I went to the meeting of Council
on Wednesday night 1 had no thought of
this cose in mind. It was brought about
by remarks made nt the meeting which
seemed to show that the disgust and re
sentment I felt and had expressed in ref
erence to Dr. Fitch’s action had been
extended to include others for whom it
was never intended. T did say it was the
last case Dr. Fitch should attend at the
Georgia Infirmary, and so long as I have
the lower to prevent it he shall never
again enter its doors. To others the same
courtesy that has been extended in the
past will be continued in the future. I
stated that though Dr. Fitch’s patient was
admitted to the public ward of the in
firmary as a charity patient, and as such
received the hospital attention free of
charge, yet her husband had :dated that
he had paid or had agreed to pay Dr.
Fitch ISO for performing the operation.
My authority for this is the word of Miss
de Wolfe,matron and head nurse of the in
firmary, whose sworn statement i here
given, together with that of the two
nurses who were in attendance upon the
case:
State of Georgia. Chatham county.
Personally appears Margaret H. de Wolfe,
who being duly sworn, deposes and says
as follow's: She is matron and nurse-in
ohief of the Georgia Infirmary in the city
of Savannah.
That Hannah Johnson was admitted in
to the hospital and was placed in the
charity ward thereof, she being a patient
of Dr. Fitch. That said patient made
some complaint to the attendant about be
ing placed in an open ward and also about
her .net, which being brought to the at
tention of deponent, deponent stated
to said Hannah Johnson that she was lo
cated and received all the dietary treat
nifnt accorded charily paJerus, to wl.ich
Tw * re P^ l^aL *iid not understand j
that she Was a charity patient, as her
husband paying- Dr. Pitch $5O. which
hr. r itch told her it,eluded the hospital
charges.
f then sent for her usbtnd. who called
to see cieponem and he stated that he
* as paying Dr. Fitch TANARUS) for the operation
on his wife, which sum Dr. Fitch told
him. would com r and include hoard at
the hospital. 1 then askeO him if he had
p aiJ any part ot the $• to Dr. Fiich, and
ne replied that h.* had not. in money, but
’ hat the doctor had agreed to peirnit him
to do upholstering foi him (the doctor)
in payment of the arc unt, and that he
had already don* some of it.
Margi ■ t H. de Wolfe.
Sworn to and Fubscri • j before me, this
I > .. 30, 1899. Jacob Gazan,
Notary Publi . Cha am County, Ga.
Gtorgia, Chatham >unty—Personally
appears Lola Akin, wh< .*eing <luly sworn,
dc loses and says ihat . a had read to her
the foregoing affidavit of Miss do Wolfe
and that she is the person referrt'd to
therein as the atundaat upon Hannah
Johnson; and that the : *, ts stated in said
affidavit, relating t-> th omplaints made
bv said Hannah Johnson an.l the conver
sation which took pia< between Miss de
olfe and said Hannah, as to her being
a pay patient, are iruu. during which
conversation, she was pres;nt.
M. Akin.
Swo n to and subscribed berore me this
IN (•. co, 1899. Jacob Gazan,
Notary Public, Chat heir County. Georg a.
Gi o gia, Chatham Oymy.—Personally
appears Margaret E. Downing, who being
duly sworn deposes and says that she is
assistant nurse at the <eorgia Infirmary.
That she was on duty w'en Hannah John
son and her husband pr* rented themselves
a* the hospital office fo* the purpose of
having Hannah admitted as a patient. I
asked Hannah if sh w s a pay patient,
ni and she replied in the affirmative. I then
looked at her permit, and upon seeing that
this was 4he case in whi *h Dr. Fitch was
to opornb , and tlie understanding at the
hospital b ing that it was a charity case,
toll her that I understood that she was
to be a charity putient. Her husband then
said that Hannah was a pay patient. I
then told her husband thtt he would have
to see Miss de Wolfe. He replied that he
would go to see Dr. Fitch and left the
hospital. I then gent Hannah to the char
ity ward.
On the following day I overheard the
< onveisaiion between Miss do Wolfe and
Hannah Johnson, when Hannah Johnson
*at?d to Miss de Wo fe that Dr, Filch
was to be paid $5O for the operation.
Marg trot E. Downing.
Swo n to and subscribed before me this
Dec. CO, 1819. Jacob Gazan,
Notary' Public, Chatham County, Geo g a.
In addition, I submit the sworn state
ments of Mattie Bell and Jennie Williams,
which speak for themselves:
Georgia. Chatham County.—-Personally
appeared l*Tore me. Mattie Bell, who be
ing duly sworn, depots and says that
she knows Hannah Johnson and her hus
band, Edward W. .Johnson; that during
the middle part of the month of Jump,
1899. she hnd a conversation with said Ed
ward W. Johnson in the basement of the
house where said Hannah had been em
ployed. in the course of which said John
son told deponent that Dr. Fitch hod said
that the operation or his wife would cost
him (Johnson) fifty .iollars; that at that
time said Hannah had just been removed
t to the Georgia Infirmary, where she had
gone for the purpos- of being operated
upon.
Deponent at the time of said conversa
tion was employed in ihe house where said
Hannah had worked oefore being taken
sick, and in the basement of which she
was living when taken sick.
Mattie Bell.
Sworn to and subscribed before me. this
Dec. 29. 1899. John E. Schwarz,
Notary Public, Chatham County, Georgia.
State of Georgia, Chatham County.—
Personally appeared Jennie Williams-, who,
lielh&'VTiily sworn, and says Pi a t
she is a sister of Hannah Johnson, who
in the month of June 1899. was op?raled
upon at the Georgia Infirmary; thai de
t>onem on several occasions took food to
said Hannah, while she was in sa:<l in
firmary, and tiiai upon one of h r visits
after said operation had been per formed
said Hannah told deponent that she, Han
nah, was a pay patient. or priva e pat ent,
and under the care of a pay dcctcr.
Jennie Williams.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this,
Dec. 31, 1899. Walter C. Hartridse,
Recorder City of Savannah and Ex-Oftleio
Justice of the Peace.
Now in conclusion. I desire to say that
I have no purpose to pursue Dr. Fitch in
this matter, ,hut having made the state
ment I did, 1 feel that I ought to submit
the evidence upon which I base 1 it.
Thos. J. Charlton.
The evidence from both sides in this
matter has now been given publicity and
the public can foTm it* owh con* visions.
The annual meeting of the boar l of trus
tees of the Georgia Infirmary will be hel 1
ihis afternoon at 4 o’clock at the office o?
the secretary. Dr. T. J. Charltcn, at 230
Oglethorpe avenue, east. Rec?m event-*,
including the hospital controversy with
the city, and the incidents growing out of
it, will probably come up for discussion.
DINED ON A mAN SPORT.
Cnit. linker’* Entertainment on the
McClellan at San Jimn.
The San Juan News of Dec. 21 a copy
of which was received by the Morning
News yesterday- contains an account of
an entertainment given, the evening before
aboard the transport McC.eJlan by Capt.
Charles T. Baker. Capt. Baker is pleas
antly remembered by many ]>eopi<“ in Sa
vannah as the quartermaster of the
transport Kilpatrick, which paid a num
ber of visits to this port. Evidently he is
the s:ime jolty captain w'ho made ho many
friends in Savannah last winter. The San
Juan News gives the fol’owing an aunt of
the entertainment;
“Capt. Charles T. Baker, formerly of
the Kilpatrick, but now of he M-Clellan,
and, although young in 'ears. yet one of
the oldest captains of the transport serv
ice entertained his friends last night in
right royal fashion. A dinner was given
to over 109 guests in the saloon of the
vessel, after which the captain's guests
danced on the main deck by the music of
the Eleventh Infantry Band. Tie cap
tain will be at sea on Christmas day;
but he decided that his mat y fr.ends in
San Juan would not on that account miss
a good time. .
“Hast night he was ably assisted in en
tertalniivK the -Invited gmsb b> Capt.
William E. Nye, the aniline tnasier; Dr.
Beal' the surgeon, and the thief clerk,
Mr J M Edgar. Joy was uncon fined
until an early hour this morning. Amort*
the guests were: Gen. and Mrs. Davis and
daughters, MaJ. Aael Ames Lieut. and
Mrs Heavy, Dr. S. 11. Wadliams, I.ieut.
and Mrs. j. U Philip*. Mr. Drank <*.
Esteria, Gen. J. R. Sanger. Mr. H Mng
man. Lieut. Col. Brinkenhoff. 01. De-
Russy. Maj. Macklln, Hieut. Ma kiiu and
u if** Mnj. Cruse, Capt. and Mr>. Lu-a,
Dr and Mrs. Wagner, Col. Ne. Maj.
James Buchanan."
Mias Itin Carter,
"Greybeard has cured me of tjyspeppla
which had made me almost an Invalid.
Ida Carter, Mt. Pella, Tenn. ’
Get Gray beard at the best and rings ioi*s.
Respess Drug Cos.. Props —ad.
For Over Fifty Year*
Mr. Winslow's Soothing has been
used for children teething, sjt soothes the
child, softens the gums. Hilhys ,11 ['Ain,
cures w ind colic, and is the besf remedy
for diarrhoea. Twenty-five cenitt a bat
tle.-ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1900.
TO GO THROUGH THE SQUARES.
AI.DERMAN DIXON WILD SUBMIT
HIS I'L VN ’TO t m NOIL.
Tin* Experiment May lit* Made on
i nlliouu Square-—Alder mail Dixon
Give* lit* ItrnKonN for Advocating
I lie l'lnu—Will Give Direct North
mid Soutli Sfroet* Without De-
True ti hr From the \ppen ranee ot
the Squn re*— Dark Area In the
Square* X\ 111 He Increased Inwtend
of DecreiiMed and Yalne of l*rop*
etrty, the Alderman Relieve* Will
Ite Enhanced.
Chairman James M. Dixon has had pre
pared in the city engineer’s office an ! will
shortly submit to Council a plan of the
proposed improvement of the squares.
The square selected for the experiment is
Calhoun, the fourth square on Abefcorn
street, on which front the Massie School
and Wesley Monumental Ctiurch. At
least, Calhoun i3 the square used in the
plan prepared for submission to Council.
As previously explained in the Morning
News, Alderman Dixon’s idea is that
street and traffic facilities should be in
creased by cutting some of the streets
through the squares and that this change,
instead of working a detriment to the
squares would be o decided improvement
and would at the same time enhance the
value of property facing the squares. The
pian, in brief, is to cut the nortli and
south streets through 4he squares, or such
of them as should be selected for this
purpose, dividing the squares in holf. ex
tending the park line to the property line
on the east and west sides of the squares
and closing the sireets intersecting the
trust lots where they face on the squares.
The result of this would be to give two
parks to each square, instead
of one, as at present, and
instead of the park area being decreased,
as many people have supposed would be
the case the are;# will, on the contrary,
be considerably Increased by toking in
the streets on the east and west sides of
the present squares.
As Savannah’s squares are considered
one of he city’s most attractive features
them would naturally be considerable op
position tp any plan which would destroy
tie lenity of the squares. Alderman Dix
on’s idea in having a model plan prepared
of a particular square is for the purpose
of demonstrating to Council that instead
of injuring the squares the proposed
change would moke a great improvement
in their appearance and at the same time
permit of an increase in traffic facilities
on the noith and south sireets, these
streets tetng at present practically useless
for I raffle becau e of ihe circuitous route
pursued around the squares.
The plan which has been prepared for
Cal oun square is a very attractive one.
showing Abercorn street extended directly
through the square with the street car
tracks near the center of the street, and
the sidewalks on each side. The curb lines
of the square are x tended at the
four corners to the property lines on the
ea c t and west sides, making the property
lines the boundary of the square* on ihe
east and west sides and closing Wayne
street, where it abuts on the square. The
survey shows that where the square now
has a park area of 35,014 square feet the
rew plfin gives a park area of 43,314 feel,
an increase of 8,300 feet of park area. Ir is
argued in support of the proposed plan
thal the streets intersecting tie trust lots,
such as Wayne street, are but little used,
and especially where they front on the
squares are of almost no value for traffic
and travel. The practical utility of the pro
posed change would, of course, be to in
crease the number of streets available for
north and south traffic. I#, is argued that
no inconvenience would be Inflicted upon
the properly owmers whose residences face
the squares as the east and west streets
running directly alongs; le of their prop
erti s would furnish all the street facili
ties needed.
Alderman Dixon is very desirous of mak
ing ihe experiment with Calhoun square.
If the new' system should meet wiih public
approval the city would ultimately extend
it to the other squares, with the exception
of Bull street, where the asphalt pave
ment and the presence of the monuments
in the squares, puls the plan out of ques
tion.
"The main reason for selecting Calhoun
square for the experiment,’’ said Alderman
Dixon, "is that the proposed change can
be carried into effect without removing
a single tree. The plan can be tried there
without any great expense, and if it should
prove unsatisfactory the original plan
could be restored with small loss and
without injuring the appearance of the
square. The present north and south side
walks in the square would, of course, re
main and the street as cut through the
square would occupy the space l>etween
these two walks. The east and west walks
would also remain as at present, except
that they would be continued to the prop
erty lines on each Fide, thus giving con
tinuous walks across the squares in both
directions. The square space, which would
be used by the street already occu
pied by the double tracks of the street
railway company. The tracks are a little
to one side of the center and as the width
between tho walks is fifty-five feet tb :v
would be ample room for traffic without
danger from the street cars. The space
taken from the square in the center would
be more than compensated for by the add
ed park area on the shies, the gain being
over 8,000 square feet. There will be prac
tically two squares or parks instead of
one as at present. The property facing on
the square would be enhanced in value.
The city would, of course, improve the
parks and the residents facing east and
west would have handsome lawns in front
of their houses.”
"The advantage to the city,” said Al
derman Dixon, "would be that it would
be enabled to pave Abercorn street and
such other streets as in ght be put
through the squares. It is practically out
of the question to pave these* streets ut
present, because of the large cos< entailed
in paving around the squares and the fact
that they would be of little use when pav
ed, because of the circuitous route to be
traveled. Additional paved streets north
and south are very much needed. As is
well known, nearly all the traffic of ihe
city is north and south, and this traffic
is at present congested on Drayton and
Jefferson streets, two of the narrowest
streets in the city. There are no other
available north and south streets in the
heart of the city which can be paved,
Whjtaker street being narrow and blocked
by the street car line. It w'ould be of lit
tle advantage to pave Lincoln street, be
cause it is blocked by Colonial Pork Just
where it would be in most demand for
traffic. Abercorn street is already paved
south to Liberty street, and with the
street opened through the squares, the
pavements could be extended southward
to the limits, if desired. These two
sireets penetrate the most desirable resi
dence section of the city, and it would be
a great advantage to the property owners,
as well as to the city, to have them paved
throughout. On account of the squares
the greater part of the city’s paving has
been done on the streets running east and
west, while the natural trend of traffic is
north and south.”
Alderman Dixon will consult City Attor
ney Adams for the purpose of ascertaining
if there are any legal obstacles in the way
of putting the proposed plan in execution.
If there be none he will submit the plan
for the improvement of Calhoun Square
to Council for its approval. The plan,
which can be seen at the office of the di
rector of public works, was prepared by
Mr. J. W. Howard of the city engineer’©
office, and Is a handsome piece of work.
NEW YEAR’S AT THE THEATER.
•‘The Little Minister” ut Matinee and
Night.
"The Little Minister” wi 1 open tie
new year at the theater. The play D
in name, at least, prol>abiy the best know i
on the stage to-day. It is S otch throug.i
and through. "Wha is that . are tbe
words of the play. But r • dialogue is
not peppered with "Hoot rnons,” and
"dinna kens.” and the 8 \ \ *h burr is but
little in evidence. In fact thme is only
just enough dialect to create an atmos
phere of highlands and heather. Wh n
considering Barrie’s play. "The Little
Minister,” the bock itself, might as well
l>e dismissed from, the mind Story an i
play vary but little to the end . f the sc
ond act, but from that pjlta the pay is
practically anew election an l not a dra
matization of the book. Tin* main scene
in the third act and the de non meat i in
the fourth act. The former pl.iys at Lord
Rintoufs castle. Barbara Lwd Bint id’s
daughter in the play—not hi.- betro led,
as in the book—acknowledg- s her I -\ < for
Gavin. "The Little Minister.” Lord Riu
toul and Capt. HalliweH, a idler for
Barbara’s hand, are furious. Then they
learn that the night ihe soldiers parse!
through Caddam Wood. Gavin, to i roteet
a g,visy girl, acknowledged h r as his wif *
in the presence of witnesses. By Scotcn
law this is a valid marriage "L dv Bar
bara, with the fine humor that Barrie has
instilled in the character, feigns indigna
tion. and is ready to accompai v Kintoul
and Capt. Halliwell in seeking cut the wi -
nesses. They are found, and under cir
cumstances that add io the humor of the
situation, recognize in Lady Birbara, the
gypsy whom Gavin acknowle iced ns his
wife. Lord Rintoul and Ga a. llalitw 11
are then caught in their own trap. Lady
Barbara, or Babbie, is a crcmuie cf infin
ite variety, with all the virtues that make
a woman and all the fnu ts ti at
make her more charming. She is stm;l.*
buoyant with life and humor; sensitive,
passionate, quick of temp r, yet with a
depth of feeling that makes h< r always
lovable. But she does not monopolize in
terest. She simply scintillates across the
gray toned background of a H otch com
munity. Gavin is a strong foil io hr,
and even the minor characters are skill
fully drawn.
"The Lillie Minister" will be presente 1
at a special matinee to-day and again to
night.
Among the list of operatic stars with
the Olympia company, which will be s* n
here Tuesday and Wednesday, are Miss
Fanny Myers, prima donna, e< en here with
the Graus, also Mr. Sylvian Langlois, Miss
Klenor Jenkins, from London, formerly
principal prima donna with D'Oyly Carte’s
company; Ed. L. Weston, principal tenor
of the Castle Square Company of New
York; Lottie Kendall, Eva B( ilk and Dan
Young and George Miller, comedians. The
selection of operas Includes "Girofle-Giro
fla,” "Paul Jones” and "Bocaccio.”
EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
( hem teal Compound*, Though Pat
ented, E*enpe the XYir Tax.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has just issued to the collectors and depu
ty collectors throughout the country an
alphabetically arranged list of the patent
ed articles of medicine that are exempt
from the payment of the stamp tax to the
government.
The exemptions made are in accordance
wi h the decision of Mr. Justice Brown, in
he Circuit Court of the United States for
Hie South* rn district of New York, in con
struing ihe exemption clause of the act of
Jur.e, 1898, by which patented and proprie
tary articles were rendered subject to tax
ation lor the purpose of th6 ne -
cessary funds to carry on the war. This
clause declares ihat all uncompounded
drugs and chemicals, whether protected
by patent or copyright or not, shall be ex
empt, and not subject to taxation.
It so happens that there are about a
hundred preparations oh the market that
ore patented or copyrighted and are pro
prietary'drugs ' medicine's to which the
exemption clause applies. This is because
their several ingredients, when mixed to
gether in the crucible or retort of the
chemist, produce a chemical combination,
and not a merely physical one. It is not
a mixture, In the chemical and physical
sense of the word, but a chemical combi
nation of the atoms and molecules of the
ingredients into a substance different
from any of them.
It is probable that the government
never intended to exempt such articles
from the operation of the law. and that
the act contemplated that their pioprie
tors should bear their share of the burden
of taxation in the same way a* did the
proprietors of other i>atent medicines,
whose compoent parts were not fortunate
enough to effect a chemical combination
when they were mixed together. The act
was so worded, however, that the exemp
tion was made neecssary. and In a case
that Justice Brown recently decided it
was eo held.
Among the exemptions thus made are
several brands of baking powder, a copy
righted form of dioxide of hydrogen, phe
. tine and dlstihed water. The last
named article is included in the list for
•the evident benefit of some ingenuious
persons, who have recently sold aqua pura
to the unthinking in gayly ornamental
bottles, as a guarantee cure for all the
ills that flesh is heir to.
The decision of the court will effect a
big saving to the manufacturers of baking
powder, who would otherwise have had to
stamp each package of th**ir preparations.
The list sent out to the various officers of
the revenue service includes a great num
ber of orticlee. but most of them are rare
and known and used only in medicine or
the arts. Some, though, are of common,
every-day use.
\N ILL I’LAY IN MOTHER HI HOARDS.
> . M. Boy* Will \pi(*ar in
Girl*’ Tog* in lln*ket Hall.
One of the most attractive, and cer
tainly one of the m >st original entertain
ments that will be given during the sea
son is the mother-hubbard game of bas
ket ball at the Y. M. C. A. to-night.
The game will follow immediately after
the supper that will be served to the boys
ond their friends from G:B0 to 8:30 o’clock,
and will be played by teams of the best
players in the association. They will be
known as the "Girls" and the "Old
Maids.” Each player will be dressed in a
Mother Hubbard and will also wear fer
the occasion a girl’s name, f*o that the
Katies, Marys and Nellies will not be
confined to the Indy friends of the players
who are expected to grace the balconies
during the progress of the game.
Only young men are invited to supper,
and it will be necessary to pre-ent at the
door, in order to receive admission, one of
the printed Invitations that have been fur
nished by the association, but to the
game that follows the supper it is both
hoped and expected that the ladies will at
tend largely.
The following will be the line-up of the
teams;
Gills. Old Maids.
Lovell (Lizzie) Courvoi.-Fr (Sal)
Sweat (Rose) t Doty (Marie)
Gourvolsier (Nancy) High ton (Neil)
Hunt (Kilty) Elton (Doily)
Doty (Daisy) Chandler (Jane)
Frank’s Rheumair.-on Cure cures whero
others fail; $1.50 per bottle, at Livingston's
TW6 Pharmacies, Bull and Congress and
Bull street, opposite De Soto Hotel.—ad.
MUTUAL PROFIT AND GAIN.
MUUISTKD PLAN FOR SO 1,1 TION Ob
F. STILL I'lHk DIFFICULTY.
>l>or \tyvrn Hrfmpil It eol u t ion nt
I ouncll nil tlt- Snliject to ( linir
mini Data, of tin* fount) t'ninnil*-
Nionrrn—The >ln>nr Hx pin In* tin*
t It)'* Poult Inn—Lot (lie \ iiit iiiil
\|i prop rial I nil* for Flvr Year* %<•-
••ii inn In to — *iiuk-m|>(l Now Tluit tin*
t I > l*lvo <b* fount) Control of
tin* Property for a Term and Per
mlt It* %||iroprlatlon to \eemnu
laie During Till* Period.
! The Coun y Commissioners hn\e been
| officially i.otificd by th< Mayor and alder
■ men of the aciion taken by ihe latter body
m ii recent meeting of Council, when the
question of the lout method of fitting that
property lor its intended purpose was lin
ger consideration.
The City Council passed a resolution
asking the consent of the commissioners
to a change in the conditions upon which
the land con prist and within the limits of the
park was given to the city, so that in
stead of spending each year the annual
appropriation of $l,OOO, such an amount
might be appropriated each year and h I I
i in reserve for five years, and at the end
j of that time expended in a lump.
In his Hitter to Chairman J. J. Dale, of
j the County Commissioners, Mayor Myers
says: “In forwarding Ihe enclosed resolu
, tiun, alopled by the City Council on last
Wednesday night, for the consideration of
the County Commissioners, I beg 10 add
to it 'hat it appears to the city government
11 at the expenditure of $5,(00, at one time,
would carry out the project of establish
ing a public park in a more systematic
and thorough manner than tlie use of
small amounts, over a period of years.”
‘The spending of st,Co> each year,” con
tinues the Mayor, “would in our opinion
I be largely a waste of money, the results
being necessarily unsatisfactory. To ac
complish what whs intended In the deed,
i. e., the improvement of the grounds for
public purposes, it will be necessary to
i prepare a definite plan and have sufficient
1 funds on hand at one time to push the
work through.”
“It is with this in view that Council
nsks a modification of the deed. While the
resolution is seif-explanatory, if it is de
sired a committee of Council can lie ap
pointed to further discuss the matter with
the commissioners.”
NVh’le the commissioners are averse to
discussing the subject publicly until they
have been able to consider ii thoroughly
and to get each other’s ideas, il Is not be
lieved, if no belter plan can lie suggested,
that there will be much difficulty in se
curing their acquiescence to that proposed
by Council. As the park now is. it cer
ia nly is of little advantage to the public
and Ihe commissioners are likely to snap
agerly at any plan that will serve to car
ry out the purposes of the gift. If they
; can think of nothing better than to wait
ti\e yo irs while the fund is accumulating,
they will probably consent to such a
change in the deed as will make this pos
sible.
i It is rather thought, though, that the
i commissioners, or some of them, favor o
scheme by which the county will corns
into possession and control of the prop
erty for such time as the city desires its
fund to accumulate, say ten years. Dur
ing this time the land or such part of it
ns is suitable, might be used by the
‘county for agricultural purposes and put
'to a reel use. It would serve to relieve
the strain upon the lands of the county
farm and offe r a wider field for the ern
ployment of 4he county convicts in agri
cultural work. Its products would be
used by the county forces and prisoners,
anl thus would save expense.
In the meantime the annual appropria
tion of $l,OOO n year from the city won I* I
l>e accumulating, and at the end of ten
years, with interest, would amount to
enough to beg n the work of making the
property such a park as would Vie of use
to the, people of Savannah, with a farr
chance of carrying it through to a suc
cessful conclusion. The wooded part of
the property, the nature of which would
make it especially, ond more easily than
4he of her, adaptable to park purposes,
might be exempted from such use by the.
county as would interfere with its natural
features.
In the course of preparing the land for
agriculture the county would be forced lo
provide on efficient system of drainage, so
that at the end of the agreed term this
one item of expense to the city would be
obviat'd. All the money that had aceumu
la cd could be applied directly 10 the im
rrovoment of the property and in making
it an ideal place of resort for the citizens
of the city, who desired to escape from its
| rlust and noise to a cool ond quiet retreat
in th* country. The scheme appears to
have in It something of advantage to both
city and county, is known to have the
approval of somo of those who have stud
1e 1 and Investigated the question, anil
may contain the germ of the solution of
j ihe difficulty.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY' HATES.
A’la Southern Railway.
Low rate tickets will be on sale between
| ali points on the Southern Railway Deo,
22, 23 , 24, 23, 30 and 31, and Jan. 1,
1 good to return until Jan. 4, 1900. Also
on Dec. 15 to 21, Inclusive, these
low rate tickets will be sold lo Btudents
ami teachers of schools and colleges on
presentation of certificates signed by
heads of institutions, Final limit of these
tickets Jan. S, 1900. S. e that your tickets
read via Southern Railway. Best time,
best service, finest trains. James Free
man, City Ticket Agent, 141 Bull street.
Telephone 850. Randall Clifton, District
Passenger Agent. Savannah, Ga.—ad.
On vrutctiean
"Greybeard cured me of rheumatism,
which had so crippled me that I had t
get about on crutches, Wm. W. McDan
iel, Fort Valley, Ga."
Greybeard Is sold et Ihe best drugstores,
11.00. Respess Drug Cos., Props.—ad.
Our guarantee goes with every pair of
eyeglasses and spectacles worth $2.50 for
$l.OO. We sell you a gold spectacle for
$4.00 that others charge $6,00 and $7.00.
Bifocal glasses $2,50, that are sold regu
larly at $4.00. Livingston's Drug Store,
Bull and Congress.—ad.
Scotch and Irish Whiskies.
The finest imported from Scotland and
Ireland are lo he had from l.ippmun
Brothers. They are imjjorted by that firm
In bottles from the distilleries in Scotland
and Ireland. And If you want the cele
brated Old Highland Scotch whiskey, or
ihe Wheeler Irish whiskey, call on Lipp
man Brothers for it.
This firm has decided to sell all Imported
t wines and liquors al retail, which we think
is quite an acquisition for our Savannah
consumers.
Lippman Brothers have something espe
cially nice from Scotland called Cherry
whiskey, imiiorted from Rutherford of
Leith, Scotland, and we ore safe In saying
nothing like this has ever been imported
'in these parts before. It has the moat
j delightful cherry flavor, and the whiskey
is not of the strongest type.—ad.
CLASSIFIES] ADVERTISEMENTS.
rCRIONAL.
“YOUTH AND VIGOR” HAVE. AND
fashion demands a full. rich and
elegant head of hair nothing
skimpy, skinny or scant; hence
a handsome switch made of fine
long convent hair. D the proper thing.
Wigs and toupees made to order fit. co w
and texture guaranteed by the Georgia
hair expert. 28 East Broughton, Hair,
Jewelry and Shaving Supply House. En
dics’ own combing made lip.
ROYAL MUSIC HALT. COMMENCING
to-night u yrand show will l>e given at this
popular place of amusement. Among the
many new faces to appear arc the Camp
bells, the great sketch team; Sophie Clif
ford, hcio comic; Gusie Addison, “the
California Diamond.” and Will T. Davis,
the Hebrew comedian, late of Blaster of
l'aria Company, in conjunction with Jen
nie Robey, Bub** Luuri, Ernestine Wlfi
man. Laker and Fonda, Duran and Mack,
ali in new specialties and grand produc
tion of “A Trip to Coney Island,” with
the whole company In the cast, making a
great bill for New Yeur’s week; go early
and g t a seat.
MISS MAMIE BENNETT WILL GIVE
n reception at Catholic Library Hall next
Friday night; Uesenfeld's Orchestra.
\ UNITY NEW YEAK f<s MY
friends, patrons and everybody; may
health, happiness and prosperity abound
during the year 1900. C. B. Miller, agent,
207 Broughton, west.
FRA N K DIETE EL E PHONE IS
3134 for the best veal, pork and beef,
ond Ids sausage is always ftie choicest
made; all telephone orders receive my per
sonal attention. No. 23 city market.
CASH BUYERS WILL FIND SPE
clnl attractions in my mammoth stock of
furniture anti carpets; my goods arc
money savors. C. P. Miller, agent, 2U7
Broughton, west.
MILLER WANTH YOUII TRADE AND
will do anything honorable to get it; you
need Miller's furniture and carpets; he
Just to yourself and call on him. C. I*.
Miller, agent, 207 Broughton, west.
BEFORE BUYING A NEW STOVE OR
range call and look at m.v stock of Othel
los. Sunshines and other first-class stoves,
ranges and heaters; handsome, durable,
and price will infltfi nee you. P. H. Ktsr
nan, 10 State street, west.
BUY THE WINNER HEATER AND
the Economist cook stove; guaranteed In
every respect. C. 1\ Miller, agent, 2"7
Broughton, west.
GRATES, BLOWERS ANDABII PANS
always on hand; when your tin root or
stove needs repairing, call and see me.
I*. H. Klernon, 10 West State street.
“a choice' line of carpets, rugs,
art squares, malting*, oil cloths, linole
um*. portieres, etc.; I sell only reliable
goods at reasonable prices; skilled arti
sans execute all orders promptly and sat
isfactorily. <\ P. Miller, agent, 207
Broughton, west.
PORCELAIN LINED BATTT TTTB3.
syphon jet water closets and the latest
sanitary improvements; let me give you
ii bid. P. ii. Kiernac, 10 West State
street.
WEDDING GIFTS; MY Stocr ra
well supplied with many choice and ele
gant articles, suitable for “wedding
gifts;” come and see them. C. P. Miller,
agent, 207 Broughton, west.
MEDICAL.
HOW ARE YOUR FEET? IF YOUR
feet aro troubling you, call on me and I
will give you relief; I cure ingrowing nails,
corns and all diseases of the feet without
pain; charges reasonable; can give the
best references In the city; j ndents treat
ed at residences; orders can he left at Liv
ingston’s drug store. Bull and Congress
afreets; telephone 293. Lem Davis, sur
geon chiropodist.
lIE Id* \V A\ TE D—MA LE.
WANTED, A RELIABLE BAR BOY.
willing to work; none other. Apply No. 9
Drayton street.
_ BUI' 'K MASONS WANTED AT CO
lumbus, Ga. Flynt Building and Construc
tion Cos., Columbus, Ga.
~WANTED, AN ENGINEER~ TO RUN
combination water worlds and elec;trio
light plant. Address Electric Plant, care
Savannah Morning New.
“LOCAL BRICK LAYERS WANTED
that are accustomed to sewer work. App y
immediately o director of public works
office. Cly Exchange building. Geo. M.
Ga lsJen. Director.
SALESMEN TO S ELL PJERFTT ME S,
toilet soaps, etc., to dealers; $lOO monthly
and expenses; experience unnecessary.
Plumber Perfumery Cos.. St. Louis, Mo.
HELP YVA Y TED—FE M A LB.
WANTED, GOOD AND RELIABLE
<*ook; none others need apply. 207 East
Eighth.
AGENTS WANTED.
treduce our lino to city grocers. Inter
national Table Supply Cos., St. Mo.
ACTIVE MEN AND WOMEN EVERY
where to take ord**TH for “Life of Moody,”
the great evangelist. Sells at sight. Sam
ple enabling you to make from $3 to $7
dally, by mall free on request. Address
Globe Bible Publishing Cos., 723 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Moans WAMTBD.
southern part of city; no children. Ad
dress Southern, News office.
\\ ANTED—MICBLLAin&OUf.
ALL PROPERTY ENTRUSTED TO
my care will have careful and prompt at
tention, as I will be in the real estate
business; room No. 6, Board of Trade
building, from Jan. 1. F. H. Marshall.
PLACE YOUR PROPERTY IN MY
hands, as I will be in the real estate busi
ness from Jan. 1. F. H. Marshall.
~A~CLIENT~WISHEB TO" INVEST IN
good paying business, $lO,OOO. Addicts*
Thos. L. Hill, lawyer, 116 Bull street, Sa
vannah. Ga.
“IXT YOU K.\')\Y THAT I WILL G< > IN
ilie real estate business Jan. 1? Room No.
6, Board of Trade building. F. H. Mar
shall.
~LIVE IGGEONS; OLD BIRDS ONLY.
H. B. Lem eke, postoffice.
WANTED FOR~ CASH, HICKORY,
dogwood, persimmon, walnut logs. South
ern Hardwood Company, P. O. Box 629,
Charleston. S. C.
FOR II EAT—ROOMS.
: LA : r7^
over drug store, corner Bolton und Mont
gomery streets, $l6 per month. Apply lo
J. T. Shuptrine, corner Congress and Jef
ferson streets.
~ A HANDSOMELY FURNISHED
south room, parlor floor, to one or two
gentlemen. 122 Taylor street, west.
NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS;
southern front; hot and cold water. 120
West Taylor.
~F U RNISH ED' ROOMS, WITH EVERY
convenience, for gentlemen only. 104 East
Harris street.
FOR" THREE-ROOMFLAT
facing north and south; bath on same
floor; southern piazza. Apply 226 Gordon
i street, east.
FOR RfiWT-ItOOUS.
FURNISHED FRONT ROOMS, WITH
all conveniences; bath on same floor. 5
J erry, second from Bull, east.
'"SOUTH FRONT ROOM FURNISHED;
four dollars month. 208 Oglethorpe
avenue, west.
FLAT. 127 LI BERTY STREET, EAST'
corner Liberty and Abe r corn for rent. Ap
ply on premise*.
RENT. ONB OII~T\VoINICELY FUR.
n'shid room*, new house; ill conveniences,
with or without board. 3>6 Jones street,
east.
FOR ~ U ENT. NICE TIFREE ROOM
fiat lo parties without children, $B.OO. 626
Montgomery street.
■■ ■ ■ ■■■■'
FOR RENT- HOL'SBt.
Tor RENT 209 BfTTrY\ WkSt’,
(ight rooms and bath; one of the most de
s rable location* In city; convenient to
business center; only thirty-one dollar*
per month. Youmans & Demmond, Provi
dent building.
KUSH>KNCB 18 DUFFY, WEST. SEV*-
n rooms, b- id. bath room and pantry;
excellent condition. Apply on premises.
Tn RENT 311 I LALLTeAST; IMMED-I
nw possession. Apply VV. VV. Bwinton,
208 Eighth street, east.
FOR RENT, 7-ROOM DWELLING*,
corner Hull and Eleventh streets; also
ti-room dwelling, corner Anderson and Lin
coln street*. Joseph <\ Cornell, 112 West
Liberty.
FOR RENT. RESIDENCE 321 ~ BOli
ton; r-o*. * -sion Jan. 17. Apply to G. W*
I ‘nr ish.
~F< m R ENT. 11 OUSET 312 OGLE
thorpe avenue, opposite Colonial Park*
Apply *lO.
FOR RENT. DWELLING, SOTTTH
e.ust corner Gwinnett and Montgomery]
streets, seven rooms.
FOR RKXT—STORES,
enuo and Jefferson street; good stand fop
drug store. Apply J. H. Quint, 209
Broughton street, w'esf.
FOR KENT. THAT LA RG E D ESI R>
able store. 117 Broughton street, east. Ap*
ply Albert Wylly, 12 Bryan street, east.
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.
RENT\ PRATRni
plantation on Ogeechee river. Apply to
Ralph Elliott.
"FOR SALE, FINE HOUSE IN SPLEN*
did location. 112 Bolton, eifst. Ctemauf
Saussy.
RESIDENCES AND BUILDING LOTS
for *alc nil over the city on easy terms by
Robert H. Tatem, real estate dealer, No. t
York street, west.
FOR 9ALR—MI9CEOLLANBOUS.
~’nothTnu vvTll gTve you~Xs
qul k and certain results as Sov. Hem, tha
"Coutth KlVik.” We guarantee a 75c botifa
lo c ure any cough. It's composition suits
II 4o all ages; an adult’s dose will not harm
a child, i'ersw'a Drug Store, Henry und
Alxrcotn, Taylor and Whitaker.
WOOD, WOOD, WOOD; ALL SIZES
and kinds. Brown Bros., Anderson and
East Broad streets.
~FO SALE. SEVERAL GOOD PAT
<nt rights; cinch to hustler. Address
Titos. L. Hill, lawyer, 116 Bull street. Sa
vannah, Ga.
FOR SALE AT OSfCE, A FINE pay.
ing Ixn and restaurant business; ell nt
will sell at ti sacrifice. Thos. L. Hill,
lawyer, 11G Bull street, Savannah, Ga.
'GOOD BUGGY AND HARNESS;* BUCL.
gy newly painted; new harness; bargain;
twenty-two fifty. 20 Abercorn street.
K(’>n"ALE. ret) TONS ' GRATE AND
stove tout nt $4.50 per ton. delivered any
where In city; also 7,1X10 tons good steam
coal. $lOO 00 reward for light weights.
Phone 07. Domestic Coal and Wired Cos.
“FOB HALE, BAR FIXTURES - AND
large grocery refrigerator; can he seen rid
Jan. 1. Rare bargain. Aitply at 424 Con
st iss street, west.
“FOR SALE, GUADEITJERSEY COW,
gentle; good milker. Apply 113 Broughton
street, west.
'FO k HAL ET 500 TtIN H GRATE ANTI
stove coni nt $4.50 per ton. delivered any
where lit city; also 7,000 tons good steam
cool. $lOO.OO rewaril for light weights.
Phono 07. Domestic Coal and Wood Cos.
SELLING"OUTATCOST; CHINESE
and Japanese fancy goo is; also genulno
Chinese fireworks. Kee & Cos., 14S
Whitaker street. Savannah, Ga.
'FIRE PROOF SAFES FOR SALE AT
low price; all tn stock In five hundred to
five thousand pounds. Apply, Llpprauui
Bros. |
A CH A PEL“ ORG AN, WILCOX M
While; very fine; second-hand, nearly
new; will he sold cheap. Also on elegant
new upright piano at o bargain, with a
five-years’ guarantee. Lippman Brothers,
Wholesale Druggists.
“FOB SIALE, A 40-HORSE POWER R
turn flue boiler; has been ueed a very little*
Address or apply to Morning News offloe.
Savannah, Ga. j
fIOAitOINO.
TudXßlT'^wYnrTraGbHciT^TAMTLYi
can be secured by applying to 14 Tayloß
street, west.
SEVER A L BOARDERS CAN BE
pleasantly accommodated at 322 Harris
street, oast; tcrmH reasonable.
MRS.'I, C. BIHLERI PERMANENT
and transient boarding. 109 President
street, east. Savannah, Go.
PROPOSALS WASTED.
Proposals will be received at the Post-
Office Department, In the city of Washing
ton. until 3 o’clock p. tn.. March I, 1900,
on the route hereinafter described.
Bidders are invited to submit proposals
for service on said route under ti contract
for five years, and also for ten years,
which shall commence on the first day
of November, 1900.
The right Is reserved lo reject nil bids,
SCHEDULE.
Route No. 75, "O. M. 8." From San
Francisco. California, to Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia; touch
ing at Honolulu, Apia or soma
oilier port in the Samoan Isl
ands lo be designated by the Postmaster
General, and Auckland, New Zealand, once
In three weeks, seventeen times a year, ‘n
vessels of the second class. Time 21 days.
Bond required with bid $40,000.
Circulars containing a copy of the Act,
a description of the route. Instructions to
bidders, and blank forms of proposals
with accompanying bonds, can be obtain
ed of the Superintendent of Foreign Mails,
I’ostoftlce Department, after Jan. 2, 1960.
CHARLES EMORY SMITH.
, Postmaster General.
LEGAL NOTICES.
(TeoRGLV YHATmAM^Y-OUNTY^
Whereas, James McGuire has applied *a
Court of Ordinary for letters dismtssory
as administrator on the estate of Cather
ine Cosgrove, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admon
ish all whom It tnoy concern to be and
appear before sold court to make objec
tion (if any they liave) on or before the
first Monday in April next, otherwise said
letters will be granted.
Witness, Ihe Hon. Hampton L Ferrill
ordinary for Chatham county, this the 30th
dey of December. 1K99.
FRANK E. KEILBACH. (
Clerk C. 0., C. C. ,
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