Newspaper Page Text
8
SON HELD FOR HER DEATH.
DELIA BOIIIRF POIM) DEAD IN
HUH ROOM.
M. E. nourUe \rre*fel ttj the Coro
ner anil Held at tle Station Ilouae
to Await Pont Mortem Examination
nml Inquest—Or. Dunn Found the
Wound* on the Dead Woman and
C ailed In the Coroner—The Room*.
in the Heart of the llimlnc** Sec
tion, Preaented a Horrllili* Scene of
Poverty and Filth—llourke Kay* He
I* Innocent and 111* Arrest an Out
rajrc.
A mill a scene of filth and poverty almost
indescribable, with her face and neck torn
and binding from recent wounds, huddled
up in a knot with her head between her
kgs, Del ! a llourke was four.d dead lant
night. Her son, M. H. Bourke, was arre t
ed by Coroner Goette and is held at the
station house charged with murder.
The story is a horrible one, even if the
man is not guilty of the death of his
mother, hut with this added possibility
be ome a certainty it is monstrous. The
woman was 66 years of age, while h r son
is 42. He is by trade a printer, and a good
one. When he is sober enough to work
there are few in Savannah who can excel
him in quickness or accuracy, und had
be so desired he might have made an hon
est, comforlab.e and respectable living.
That he did not so desire the condition of
the rooms in which he lived with his
mother was pointed evidence, and evi
dence, too, sadder still to say, that she was
but prone to condone or even to encou:ag<?
his excesses.
The room in which the woman and man
lived is at the corner of Barnard and
Broughton streets,in almost the very heart
of the business eection. It is diagonally
across the street from the site of the
burned store of Lindsay & Morgan, and
the lower floor is occupied by the store
of L. Fried. It seems impossible that
there could exist in such a neighborhood
such absolute poverty and filth a were
exhibited in the two rooms that Bourke
and his mother made their ham*'.
Shortly after 7 o’clock last night I>r. \I.
F. Dunn received a telephone message
asking him to come to the house, that the
woman was dying or dead, hut that the
sender of the message thought it possible
that a epark of life remained and some
thing could he done. This message wsut
sent by a relative of the dead woman,
whom Bourke had notified that his mother
was dead. The relative rushed to the
nearest telephone and sent the message
to Dr. Dunn, who immediately responded,
reaching the house and climbing the two
flights of stairs that led to the third floor
within a brief space after he had been
catted.
The doctor was met by Bourke and his
relatives, the latter respectable people in
good standing in the community. It was
a dreadful sight that met his eyes as he
was ushered in. The room opening uroi
the hall was the one in which Bourke ha 1
slept and In which he was awaiting tin
coming of*tho physician. There were
two or three chairs in the ro m and a
few cheap pictures on the walls. On the
floor was the pile of rags upon, which I) 1
slept, with a bucket a water besde it.
from which evidently he was wont to
quench the drunkard s raging thirst.
The inner room was worse still, m re
untended, filthier and containing ihe dread
object that Dr. Dunn ha 1 ben railed
there to examine. There was : n old b<l -
sied iu one corner, from which the bed
clothes, reaking with filth, had le n tum
bled to the floor. Scattered aboui were
a number of empty bottles and the stale
evidences of housekeeping. Ther* was a
rusty stove, some dirty pans and kettl-
and a few chipped and broken dishes.
Lying on the floor of the room was the
body of Hie dead woman. There were some
rags also for her to lie on. quite as dirty
as those used by her son as a bed, and
her body rested partially on these. The
top of her head, though, was on the floor
and her body was twisted and rigid. The
face was drawn, contorted and bloody,
blood having oozed apparently from
mouth ami nostrils. In the hurried but
careful examination that Dr. Dunn made
he discovered scratches, made apparently
with finger nails, on the old woman's
face, and a deeper cut in the side of the ,
neck, that might have been produced in
the same manner. The post mortem con
dition that follows death only after the
lapse or four or five hours had inter
vened, so that Dr. Dunn knew that she
had been dead for this space of time, at
least.
The physician thought tho circum
stances sufficiently suspicious to demand
<he presence of the coroner and he was
notified. When Coroner Goette came he
also made an Investigation and determin
ed that R would be as well to place Bourke
under arrest until o post mortem examina
tion of the body and an Inquest might le
held. This was done and Bourke taken
by the coroner himself to the statloa
house.
Later in the night a sufficient number
of Jurors for an inquest were summoned
and Dr. Jarrell called in to assist Dr. Dunn
In making the post mortem examination.
It was a weird and gloomy party that
assembled In the desolate rooms and pre
pared to execute Its solemn duty. After
a while, though, the physicians stated
that It would be almost impossible to
make an examination at that time and
place, and the result in any event must
be unsatisfactory. It was determined,
therefore, to postpone the matter until
the morning, when the examination will
be made, and if it is considered necessary,
an inquest will le held. In the meantime
the body of the dead woman was removed
to the office of the coroner.
When Bourke was at he station
ho' se bv a Morning News reporter, he
told with maudlin earnestness his story
of his mother’s death. The effects of the
whisky he had icon drinking during the
day had worn < fT only in small pnrr and
nt lmes he was almost union 1 igihje. He
said, though, that he had been sleeping
through the nfternoo >. and waking up
n out 7 o’clock started into he back room
to get s me water. As he owned the door
lewis honifi and <o find his mother lving
cn the floor. He ran his hand over her f re
and perceived that ii was cold and that
the body was stiff and rigid. That -ho
v as he soon 1 'anted, and In h*M ha<to
he went to the homo of his relatives and
Hu ted cut the news. Dr. Dunn was sum
m nei end came, and the arrival of th*
coroner and his own arrest followed in
due time.
Bourke was not too (hunk to under.* t a •'d
the reason for his arrest, which he and
- ns an outrage. He said that his
mother was the only person in the worn
he had left to care for him, ard that h*
would have been the last ore on <r h to
do her any harm. A caretul examination
of the premiss, on Insp cion of tone
sharp pieces of broken cro ke y 1 in:
near where the old woman h .<1 fallen un i
other circumstances, extraneous t>
Boukre's statement, lend h an apKorn e
of probability, and it se m-? scire* iv like
ly that he has had anything to and > wit i
the death of his mother. This, though, the
Inquest and examination to-day wi’l deter
mine.
said that for ten years his moth
er had suffered from some affection of
the heart and hal been under treatment
by several physician.-. naming l Dr. J. B.
Read and Dr. St. J. B. Graham. He as
cribed her death o this cause, and re der
ated his statement that he knew nothing
positively about it. and wap not present
wh n she expired. Then with drunken
and maudlin determination, he stumbl'd
back into ttoe rear of his cell and went to
sleep.
OLD YEAR \\ EAT OI T II V.
Snvunit a h lliul n December Snow
Fall tbe Third rime In 20 Years.
Per the third time in twenty years 'Sa
vannah has had a trace of snow in Decem
ber. The last morning of 1899 broke
cloudy and threatening, and during the
early hours a codd drizzling rain fell, fin
i ally, toward the middle, of the day, turn
j ing into sleet. About 1 of clock, mixed
I with the sleet, flakes of snow began to
! fall, and continued for about fifteen min
utes; the sleet, however, fell during the
remainder of the afternoon and until late
j in the night.
Up to 8 o’clock the total precipitation of
rain, sleet apd snow was over half-an
| inch.
Only twice before since the weather
records have been kept here hns snow
fallen as early as December. Once on
i Dec. 6. in 1886. and again on the 27th, 1892.
j and then, as In the present instance, there
was only a trace of it. For January,
though, snow storms have been just twice
as plentiful, more or less snow having
fallen hero in 1879. 1885. LBS 6 and 1893; in the
lost instance the fall amounted to one
inch. In all Savannah’s history of snow
s tor me the heaviest have always occurred
during the month of February. During
this month in 1895 lb, inches fell, and dur
ing the storm of February, 1899, which
was the heaviest in twenty years, the fall
amounted to exactly two inches.
The small fall yesterday w. s quite a
disappointment o many persons, particu
larly the juvenile portion of Savannah’s
population, to whom a snow fall is ari oc
currence as delightful us it is rare.
In many places, particularly in th*
squares, the sleet was so thick upon the j
ground as 10 look almost like snow. The
mean temperature for the day had been !
only one degree above freezing point an l j
for the* greater part was several degrees j
below, consequently there was consider- ,
able ica on the streets. Many of the -trees j
in the streets and squares presented a j
beautiful and typical winter sight, their
trunks were coated with sleet and from
eve ry twig and branch hung long pendants
of glittering ice.
More rain and continued cold is predict
ed for to-day but clearing weather is ex
pected Tuesday. The wind which is from
the North will continue fresh for both
days.
IT IS \OT HIGHLIT REGARDED.
Defense of \llcgel Conspirators In
\<>w York Not Dikelj* to A\all.
Members of the Savannah ar who are
familiar with and interested in the Carter
case, with its various ramifications and
windings, have turned their attention for
the last few days to the hearing before j
Commissioner Shields, in New York, rela
tive to Greene and the Gaynors’ removal
here for trial.
It is generally conceded that the result
of the hearing will be that the defendants
will be required to come on to Savannah
to stand trial, and that without effecting
the evident purpose of the fight in New
York, to force the government to show
its hand and reveal the line of prosecu
tion. It is believed that the only question
to be decided by the commissioner, the
only one within his province and jurisdic
tion. is that of identity, which has al
ready been determined or at least proved.
Some of the people in Savannah see in
the tight an effort to delay the trial of
the ease upon its merits. They contrast
this with 'he statement of the defendants,
oft repeated in the past, that they were
anxious to have an opportunity to demon
strate their innocence, and contrast it un
favorably. The matter of the indictment,
which was objected to as being legally
insufllc! n, and the objection to the copy
of the indictment, which it was contended
should have been the original, are not
< Jther of them regarded as worthy of
much serious attention.
Mr. M. A. Connolly, another of the de
fendants, is still In Savannah preparing
his defense. Mr. Connolly states that the
collection of his evidence is a bigger un
< e taking than he at first thought it, and
i may consume a longer time. However,
he wants a trial and hof>es soon to got it.
He Is accustomed to say he expects to
fight the battles of no one other than him
self, but tha* he is going to light hard for
his own liberty. He claims to be in n posi
tion to show his perfect innocence of the
crime charged against him.
FINEHAL OF JAMES FF.RGI SON.
Attended b> Georgia and
Con federate Veteran*.
The funeral of the late James Ferguson j
took place at 3 o’clock yesterday after- (
noon from his late residence, 626 Brough
ton street, east. Despite the inclement j
and disagreeable weather, a large num
ber of the old friends of ihe dead man
turned out to pay him the last possible
tribute of loving respect.
From the house the body was conveyed
to the CattiedraU where the service for
the decid was solemnized by Rev. Father
Hennessey. The interment was in the
Cathedral Cemetery, where the casket
was committed to earth with the rites of
the Catholic Church.
The funeral was a.tended by the Geor
gia Hussars, mounted, of which command
Mr. Ferguson was a war member, and by
Lafayette McLows Camp of Confederate
Veterans. Conspicuous among the floral
offerings was the laurel wreath, placed
alwoys by the camp upon the grave of
its deceased members.
COL. LAYVTON WILL \TTKM).
He Will lie the Only Snvitnnali Offi
ce c to Go to \ tin util.
Col. A. ft. Lawton, commanding the
I Flr.-d Regiment, is the only Sava amah offi
cer who will meet the Governor in At
lanta r.ext Thursday for a consultation
n’.-out the troops in the state service. The
Governor’s request was received by none
except regimental commanders, and there
are no others beHdes Cel. Lawton in Sa
vannah.
Gov. Candler b expected in Savannah to
day. He wifi be n guest of Hon. F. G.
dußignon. his visit being to attend the
Alston-dußlgnon wedding. It is expected
rhe Governor's visit will l>e very brief.
There will be no military event connected
with his presence in the city.
STREET C’YR MEN HARD HIT.
The Sleet Made Their W ark Difficult
ind Disagreeable.
The street car men had a hard time of
it yesterday. It was not the cold so much
as the sleet and snow and rain with th^
• old that made the conductors and motor
men’s and linemen’s lives miserable. They
were hardly prepared for It. but in spite
of all difficulties Manager Lofton managed
to keep the cars running on fairly priori
time. There w ere numb* r * of delays, of
course, hue the patrons of lines did not
grumble. The trolley wires were loaded
with ice. This burned out the contact
wheeler on the trolley poles, and it cost the
company about $7O for burned wheels dur
ing the day.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JANUARY" 1, 1900.
WITH MIDNIGHT MASSES.
ROMAN CATHOLICS INHERED IN*
THE NEW YEAR.
v
Tlia Rl*|>en*ution of the Holy Father
Taken Advantage of l> Many Peo
ple—The Service* Largely Attended
in Spite of the Inele nent W eather.
Service* IPgtiti nt Midnight and
Lasted Nearly Two Hour*—Rev.
Father Kelley’* Eloquent Sermon
nt the Cathedral—lie Draw* a Con
trast iu the Con tilt ion of the
Church n Century Ago and Now.
The Gate* of Hell Shall Never Pre
vail Against It.
The Roman Catholic Churches wore
crowded lat night at the midnight ser
vices permitted through dispensa
tion from the Pope. The un
usual character of these ser
vices has already been explained. Mid
night masses have been prohibited in the
Catholic churches in' this country for a
number of years for many reasons, and
hence the significance of the t>ermission
for special services on the occasion of the
birth of the year 1900. which, in the lan
guage of the Holy Father, will usher In
the coming century.
Services were held at the Cathedral and
at St.. Patrick's and Sacred Heart
Churches, beginning at midnight and last
ing until nearly 2 o’clock this morning.
There was a large attendance at all three
churches. The roomy basement of the Ca
thedral, in which the congregation is now
worshipping, was filled and many people
stood during the services.
A solemn high mass was celebrated, be
ing the same as that celebrat
ed at Christmas. Tho mass
was celebrated by Vicar Gen
eral Kelley. After the mass, with the
other attendant ceremonies, a sermon ap
propriate to the occasion was delivered by
Father Kelley, who spoke as follows:
“As the mass commenced the old year
died and anew one* has come. We know
not what it may bring for us. We know
i hat our duties and our Interests, as in
former years, are considered. The one
thing necessary in 1899 is as necessary in
1900. The means of attaining salvation are
the same. Are we less keen in the scent;
are we less anxious for our soul’s wel
fare?”
‘‘There must be in every breast to-night
seme sense of the solemn nature of the
change—the passing and coming of a year.
The last has passed away with its record
of weal and woe. The new comes and we
wonder if it brings with it for us prosper
ity and happiness, end misleading are
lhe?e terms. Prosperity and happiness! In
what does our happiness consist? Wealth,
heiltb, friends and a long life? Do these
give us a passport to the kingdom of heav
en? There is a void to the human heart,
which is so immense that none of these
r.or the possession of' till can fill it. We
were made by God, for God, and to possess
Him is the only happiness, which will
satisfy ihe craving of the heart of man.
“Bu we are here to-night by permU
s on of our holy father. Pope XIII, to
praise God, with our brethren throughout
the world, for His manifold graces and
ivors extended to us.
What a wondrous change from the clos
ing days of 1799. The Pope was dying n
captivity. The most Illustrious bishops of
France living in a Protestant land, exiled
from their own. Churches desecrated
and turned into banquet halls or worse.
The world proclaimed the end of the Cath
olic Church. But the end has not coup?
yet. Republics have fallen, kingdoms
have come arid gone, but on the Vatican
Hill in Rome, where formerly pagan
prophecies were uttered, there sits’ an old
man. garbed in white and wearing a triple
crown, who looks out as his five predeces
sor? of the century looked, on the dis
sensions and disputes of men. sublimely
confident in the infallible tr_uth of his
Master’s words: The gates of hell shall
never prevail. How nobly has
Hie gifted Lacordaise told us of
tho protest of the world against
ihe unchanging church. It ha 9 ome to
the door of the Vatican, and a frill old
man has answered their cry for a change.
“But.” it cries, "everything obe chang *s.
astronomy, chemistry, th** empire, why
are you always the same.”
"Because 1 come from God ard
God is always the same.”
“But we have a million of me i under
arms. We will draw the sword, the sw->rd
which breaks down thrones. to cut off th
head of an old man and tear up the leaves
of a book.”
“Do so; blood is the aroma in. which I
recover my youth and vigor.”
“Well, here is half my seepte*; mik?
sacrifice and let us share it togeth r.”
“Keep thy purple. Tomonow :hey wl 1
bury ibee in it; and we wiL chpnt ov r
thee tho Alleluia and the D * P.ofuncL.
which never change.”
“What a wondrous charge in on
own land. In 1799 a handful
To-day nearly 10.0C0.0C0. We hav >
met bitterness and persecution even hete.
The blackened walls of Charlestown Con
vent, the ruins in Philadelphia, the streets
of Louisville, tell a story of bigoted intol
erance. Georgia passed through a political j
campaign, one oT whose leading issues was j
anti-Catholic spirit. The detestable and i
vile A. P. A. campaign is too recent to j
need further notief. The church survives, j
and she is stronger to-day in the hearts !
of her children and in the esteem* of right- I
thinking men of other religious views, j
She has survived shocks which have de- j
sttoyed lead vigorous Inxlies. and is
stronger to-day than ever, while around |
her are heard dissensions and divisions j
which ar- unsettling the beliefs of thou
sands and undermining the authority of |
Divine Revelation. In this wonderfully
preserved unity and vitality Is abundant
for thanksgiving to God, who has been
pleased to cail us from darkness to admir
able light.
Nor must we forget our own lives and
the reasons for thanksgiving which a
study of the course reveals. For oil that
we have our thanks are due to God. To
Him alone t ? glory.
And how appropriate a time of retro
spect and examination is the beginning of
the New Year. How beautiful Hie con
cluding of tbe feast when, officially at
least, the holy name of Jesus was given
to our Lord. What a wondrous page in
Hie world’s story dots that name fill, or.
rather, how much does it overshadow
every other and belittle them. Once a
common name; now the holiest name*
which falls from human lips and the oc
casion of profound adoration to angelic
hosts. They shall call His name Jesus,
for He shall save His people from their
sins.
“That we are Catholics is abundant
cause for thanks to God. For His grace*
to us do we Htank Him and we humbly
implore a continuance for this year on
which we are entering this morning.
The first motive clearly suggest* Ihe
feast of io-day for the work which the
t arre of Jesus brings to our memories l i
the self-same* work w'hlch ihe Catholic
church Is carrying on to-day, and for nine
teen <• nturtes; the sanctification of men
and 'heir ultimate salvation.
• May God Mess us all this year, 1900,
end grant us grace and strength to serve
Him faithfully and well. Nor should we
forget in the universal prayer the grand
< ld rrnn whose word has end- 1 us together
'o-nLhi, our holy father, the Pope. May
lie. whose vicar on earth he is, preserve
his life and strengthen his purpose that
he may fulfill the arduous labor imposed
on him of feeding the entire flock of
Christ,”
HELD WATCH SERVICE'S.
Several Congregation* Snug llyinii*
mill Offered Prayer*.
A midnight service of prayer was held
at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The rec
tor, Rev. J. U Scully, officiated. The
service began at 11:30 o’clock and consist
ed of hymns and prayers. Tlje rector also
delivered a short address.
Shortly after midnight the holy com
munion wa.M celebrated. The hour of 12
having passed, the communion was with
in the time that custom assigns it. It is
usual for communion to be held In the
forenoon. Quite a number attended the
service, som** having gathered at a much
earlier hour that that assigned for it to
commence.
The services at Trinity Church was pre
sided over by the pastor. Rev. Bascom
Anthony. It was rather informal, the pas
tor striving and succeeding in the effort
to make all feel at ease. Hymns were
sung and prayers were offered. No instru
mental accompaniment was had, the songs
being led- b_ the pastor.
The attendance was not large, though
there were more present than have at
tended some of the watch-n’ght services
of the past. The* service was held in the
auditorium, which was quite comforta
ble, despite the cold without. Asa rule,
the lecture room at the rear of die au
ditorium is used.
Rev. Dr. W. C. Schaeffer, the pastor,
presided over the service at the Lutheran
Church of the Ascension, where there
were quite n number assembled in the
Sunday School room. Young people made
up ihe majority of those present. As at
Trinity, hymns were sung and prayers
offered. Mrs. S. L. Out ten presided at the
organ.
Both services closed immediately after
12 o’clock. New Year wishes were ex
changed nnd those who had made their
resolutions and spent the last hours of
the old year in religious gatherings left
the churches for their homes.
EPISCOPAL I V\ \IH HUE UONRY .
Regan It* ScMftlomt In Savannah
C'hurolic* YeHterday.
The meetings of the Sivannah Arch
deaconry yesterday we e carried out with
one exception,that at St. Michael’s Chapel.
Bishop Nelson did no* arrive ands m * j
changes were made neces. ary in the p o
grammes on that account.
At Christ Church at 11 o’clock, Rsv. Rob > i
White read the bishop's sermon to
members of the Woman’s Auxiliary, an 1
at the same hour Rev. Harry Cass 1, arch
deacon of Savannah, del ver.d a sermon
to the Women Workers at St. Augustine’s
Chapel, colored.
In the afterno-on at 4TO at Et. SupheYs,
colored, Rev. Charles H. Strong nude a
special address to church workers, and at
8 in the evening, at St. John’s, there was
a united service of church wo kers in all
departments, with short addresses t> th>
Daughters of the King, by Rev. J. L.
Scully, to the Junior Auxiliary by Rev.
Harry Cassil. and the Junior Brot he hood
of St. Andrew by Rev. Mr. Sirorg
Rev. Mr. Scully said that he knew of
no more appropriate text than the admo
nition of the apostle, “Therefore, we ought
to give the more earnest heed to these?
things, lest by any means we drifi away
from them.” In life he said there are
many cross currents which often carry
us away from the point that we strive to
attain. In Christian life there are influ
ences that ore similar to these tides and
sooner or later we find that we have
drifted from our religious hold ngs bo.
cause we, as churchmen, have not given
our earnest heed to these things. Too of
ten we allotv bur conception of Go* La
church, religious observances and sacred
things, to be colored and modified by
worldly and vicarious views concerning
them. The trouble with the Daughters of
the King and with the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew is that they have not g'ven suffi
cient heed to ’'these things’’ There ore
numbers of persons, he continued, who do
not seem to understand the vows they
take when they join the church. Not
only do they profess to believe in the ar
ticles and creed, the Father and the Son,
but also 'he Holy Ghost and the Holy
Catholic Church. Consequently, to the
teachings of this church, you have no right
to substitute our own whims and concep
tions; your are sworn, and under vows
to believe theis church and no other.
In conclusion Mr. Scully admonished his ,
hearers to prepare for the battle of life
by tho study of the Bible and the teach
ings o? the church. “I may mislead you,” j
he said, “and other rectors may do like- 1
wise, but the Prayer Book will not mis
lead you. Give up forever relying on your- j
self and rely on the teachings of the
church. Do what you can to further her 1
interest, showing by example that you do j
appreciate that great sacrifice mode for j
you. You cannot oe a good Christian with- !
out being an all round churchmen. . Only ;
be faithful o the church, manifest her j
in all her beauty, and bear witness to tier '
worth and then shall your light so shine i
before men that they may see your good
works and glorify your father which is in
heaven.
Rev. Mr. Cassll spoke to the Junior Aux- I
Hi Try on the “awful power of example” 1
which he said is more potent than any- !
thing else either for good or evil. Mr. ;
Cassil called the attention of parents
to iheir remissness in setting a re- i
ligious example *t home and in- j
stalced the example of the children’s pro- j
para lion for tiie day school and for the I
Sunday School. Some parents, he said, !
won'd no* only see that their children got I
up and were to day school in time, hut j
woui 1 slay up the right before teaching
them their lessons, “but how many,” he I
asked, “would do the same thing for the
Sunday S.hool? probably not one in ten.
So.” be eaid. ‘‘your c hildren grow' up
thinking, by your example, that to go o
school and barn that twice two are four
is of more consequence than anything that
is taught In tho Sunday School.”
Rev. Mr. Strong addressed the Junior
Brotherhood of St. Andrews on the
duties and relations to the offi
iviß of tho church. and ex
plained the wav in which they could be of
use in conducting the work of the parish.
There ore empty pews to be filled, and
there nre children unbaptized who ought,
to have been brought in before this time.”
You. he said, “arc under obligations to
work for the church as well aa is the
priest who stand* in the pulpit. When
you go home to-night ask yourselves how
much you have done to help the cause of
God. anti then try to say before God that i
if he spares your life during the coming I
year you wi 1 bring some soul to the spirit !
of God’s grace, or at least within the
bound of His gospel.”
Mr. Strong paid a tribute to the memory
of Dwight l*. Moody.
The services m-day will be as follows:
St. John’s Church, 10 a. m., corporate com
rrtm'on of nil the parishes and missions in
the city, he Bishop will celebrate nnd
make a brief address; Christ Church Sun
tiny School r< om, S p. m., meeting for or
ganization of a Sunday School Institute
of the archdeaconry. Topical addresses.
For SnT—4l> 11. P. Roller.
To make room, wo will cell one of the
boilers now in use in the Morning New* j
budding, it is a 40 H. L, return tuou.ar
boiler and is in good order. It will be de
livered on the sidewalk.
Also for sal , one 5u H. P. Ainerican-
Eali engine, r.ever A splendid piece
of machinery
The attenti* n of parties putting up saw
mill* is invited to this outfit. Apply at or
addrms tbe Morning News, Savannah.
BLASTS, PEALS AND BANGS.
Il \m: FAIIFAVBU. TO the oi.d ami
WEI.COMED THE SEW YEAR.
The ley Weather at Widnljght Did
Not Deter Those Who Were De
termined to Adhere to tlie Cnitom
of Greeting: tlie New Near With
En t h n Min Min-*- Whistle* Shrieked,
Hell* Hang; und Cracker* Were
Fired—The Iproar Commenced a
All ante or Two Before the Town
( lock* Gave the Hour—After the
Last Stroke the Deitioimt rutlon
i onttnued—Programme for the
First l>ny of the New Year.
The ardor that customarily bids farewell
to the old year and welcomes the new was
neither drowned- by the rain nor frozen
by the cold last night. With screaming
of whistles, clang of bells, bursting of
firecrackers and shouts, the old year died
and the new was born.
It had been thought that the miserable
[ weather might have some effect upon the
enthusiasm that is usually manifested at
New Year’s and keep it down to a min
imum. Such, however, was not the case,
for it w'as readily perceptible, even be
fore the first stroke of the city clocks at
midnight that no diminution of the noise
and uproar was to be permitted. The year
1900 was to lx? shown no less favors than
its predecessors received, and those who
| had waited out of bed for this sole pur
pose of receiving the new year uproarious
ly did so in fine style.
The cannon cracker seemed to be the
| first to acquaint the city that it was draw
ing near the hour when one year would
pass into another. It was but a minute
or two before the clocks began to strike
that the detonations awoke the echoes and
were answered from afar by the blasts
of whistles from the outskirts of the city.
The whistles of factories and works in
which steam was up at that hour loaned
their screeches to the general medley of
sound that was soon heard, while loco
motive engineers were in no way behind in
sending forth the adulations of their iron
i steeds.
For fully five minutes the uproar was
cont nied. Gradually the two or three
j church lells that had joined In the chorus
dropped ou>. the stocks of crackers were
depleted and the s <eam for the whistles
was exhausted. Then the world settled
down again and took up i*s course wh*.re
it had broken it off to welcome the new
year. Those who had gone to bed and were
wiling to allow the Md year to depart in
peace and the new to look out for itself,
if hty were awakened at nil, only turned
lazily in their warm beds and pro eeded
| to g t the most enjoyment they could out
! of life jest at that time. The enthusiasts,
iflcr g.ving free vent to their spirits, turn
| ed in for ihe rest of the night.
The last day of the old year was not the
'est It brought, by any means. There are
j many pleasant re col lee ions of it enter
-1 'aired, and it was unfortunate that ii3
i close should have been marred by very
sleety, snowy and altogether juicy weath-
r. The best is hop:d for the opening day
of the New Year, however, and many have
le n looking forward to getting no lit'le
enjoyment from various ways of spend
; irg it.
The day has a very interesting pro
gramme. If the promise of yesterday is
I not carried out and good weather comes
i with the New Year the entertainment
| should be nil one could desire. There is a
! varieiy for choice, so that one may find
j almost any form of entertainment that is
1 particularly fancied.
i The chief feature of the day for the
j members of the Military Rifle Association
' will be the contest for turkeys at the
Avondale range. Ii is expected that the
'hoot will commence at 10:30 o’clock,
which will be as oon as the members ar
rive at Jhe grounds. The car on which
most of them will go will be that leaving
'he Bolton street station at 10 o’clock.
The marksmen will contest for live birds.
; Th • membership will be divided into class
es. and ihe best shot in each class, as
demonstrated by the scores, will receive a
, prize. It is possible that a match or two
j will be shot after the regular contests are*
over, live birds being the targets. To hit
j a turkey s head at 2KO yards is a difficult
| feat, and will require the best shooting
I of the best in the association.
Er.te-taii mem will he furnished at the
rai ge by the association. An oyster roast
wi ] be en'oyed, as it is on such occasions
ns this that this method of preparing oys
teis is particularly agreeable. The officers
iof the association, however, expect the
shooting to be over within sufficient time
to admit of th* members getting hack to
the city foi dinner.
Races a* Thunderbolt this afternoon will
< o it ties.* be a cLmw'i g card if the weather
is anything like wnat it should be for fin *
sport at the truck. The Driving Park will
be the awrn upon which the fast pacers
and runners will < o their besr, and, as the
• ay’s races are expected to close ihe sea
son not has b en on for some days, there
will be g.ea* interest in them.
At t'e Chri-tmas day races there w ? ere
del ys between beats. Care will he taken
o avoid this, and the events will be a
ste dy run. Rcsoo. the guidcLss pacer, is
expected o go against time at 4:30, and
• hose who have, not this horse’s won,
derful exhibition of undriven speed will
have a chance to correct the omission. The
races nre expected to siart promptly at 3
o'c’.o.k.
Lovers of the sport of college bred
youths and others will have a chance to
see s me of i* tills afternoon. A gara<* of
foo'la 1 wi 1 be called at the baseball park
piompdy ; t 3 o’clock, when the rival elev
ens of the High School and the Lawton
Cadets will lice up and begin their strug
gle for supremacy. Considerable interest,
; articularly among the young people, has
hten man! ested in the game, and It is be
ll ved the boys wili have a very good
crowd out.
Tlie Young Men’s Christian Association
members and their friends will be enter
i ained 40-nght by the Ladles’ Auxiliary.
There will b** a supper, loginning at 6
o’clock. Neat Invitations to the affair
hove been issued. After the supper is
over there will boa game of basket ball,
in which ihe young men w’ho will play
will be clad in Mother Hubbards.
Tho Irish Jasper Croons will give a hop
at Hie Catholic Library Hail. Prepara
tions for the event have been going on
for some days, and the members of *he
company nnd ihoir young lady friends are
look'ng forward -to an excellent time. The
hop will be the first of a scries the
Greens will give.
Many of the mem tiers of the Savannah
Golf Club, the day being fine, will doubt
less go out to the links. It is expected
that there will bo some pretty games
played, as the course has just been opened
up for its entire extent. The nine holes
are ready for play.
The formal opening of the club grounds
by a tea to the lady members will take
place laur on. The announcement that
the grounds would be fotpially opened
with a *ca to-day was an * sror. The mat
ter of tlu* opening has iiln left to the
Executive Committee of Vhe club, which
will derld* some time this week upon a
dab and the arrangemer/? for the open
ing. /
New Year’s is a legal 1 ollday, and there
will be but comparatively few business
houses that will remain < pen. Clerks and
employes will be given a holiday. The
sum* is true of the n ilroads. all who
eon Ik* spared being at Iff erty to spend the
day as they please. Tl e postofflce will
observe Sunday hours.
TALKED OF THREE .GREAT MEN.
Rev. Dr. Jordan Changed Ihe Subject
of Hl* New A'ear** Eve Sermon.
On account of the small attendance at
the First Baptist Church last night, due
to the inclement weAther, tbe pastor, Rev.
J. D. Jordan, did not prfa h on the sub
ject of as had Ik en announced.
Instead Dr. Jordan gave a short, but in
teresting talk upon “The Testimony of
Thre? Great Men.”
The “Three great men” upon whose tes
timony Dr. Jordan based his talk were
Solomon, the Apostle I’aul, and Rev.
Dwight Jj. Moody, one expression, sum
ming up the view of each at the close of
their respective careers being quoted. “‘All
is vanity and vexation of spirit,” said Sol
omon. as he closed his career. St. Paul
6aid, “I have fought a g od fight, I have
finished the course. I have kept the fal'h.”
These two statements were contrasted.
Sol )mon had rolled in luxury and indulged
in all the lusts and pleasures of the flesh,
departing from his early purity and piety,
and at the close of his life all seemed to
him emptiness and vanity. The Apostle
Paul had suffered in had under
gore much persecution and endured many
hardships that the caus- of Christ might
he advanced and as his active and tempes
tuous fffe approached ir> close, he said. “I
have fought a good fight, I have finished
ihe course, I have kept the faith.”
To these two Dr. Jordan added the dy
ing expression of the Rev. Dwight L.
Moody, America’s great evangelist, so re
cenily deceased. “Earth is ree ding, heav
en Is opening, and God calls me,” closing
a life of labor in behalt of his fellow men
with a beautiful expression of faith. Dr.
Jordan announced that he would discuss
the subject of hell next Sunday night.
GEORGIA IM\E V IN WARSHIPS.
Saiidcrsville Man Hit* Contract for
Deck Timber.
Mr. S. G. Lang of Sandersville was in
the city yesterday in ihe interest of Lang
& Baker, saw' mill n; n, who have mills
at Hick-ton and Lyons. Mr. Lang has just
secured from u local lumber compary a
contract for 100,COO feet of prime Georgia
pine lumber, 3 by 4 Inches and from 22 to
3b feet long.
The lumber is to be used in the decks
of some of the new warships now .in the
process of construction. The lumber will
be dressed, tongued and grooved
irg to specifications, and will be ready for
shipment some time within the next ten
days.
HER BURNS PROVED FATAL.
Mrs. Barbee** Death From Burn* Re
ceived Saturday.
Mr.-. Josephine Barbee, who was so ter
ribly burned while alone in her house on
Sixth street Saturday night, died at the
St. Joseph’s Infirmary at 7 o’clock yes
terday morning. Mrs. Barbee never re
covered < onsclousnees after her removal to
ihe Infirmary. Her injuries were such that
tfhe could not possibly recover. The funer
al wiL take place at Laurel Grove ceme
icry at 9 o’clock 'his morning.
A DIFFIC I LT Qt KSTION.
Ague* Scott Institute I* a Happy So
lution of It.
One of the most difficult questions for
parents and guardians to-day is the selec
tion of the right k'nd of a school for the
education of their children. The South
has long needed a school of the highest
claes. Realizing this, Agnes Scott Insti
tute, at Decatur. <3a.. was founded. Since
its very beginning all the officers and
teachers have been selected with this
idea in view—their special fitness to- per
form the work assigned them, together
with a nigh moral character.
Parents having daughters at Agnes
Scott need feel no uneasiness about them.
The place is refined, cultured and under
the best discipline. Write to F. H.
Gaines, its president, Decatur, Ga., and
he will give yo u such information as you
may desire.—ad.
NEW YORK AND FLORIDA LIMITED
Of the Southern Railway, in Effect
January 10, 1900.
This superb train will be Inaugurated
on Jan. 16. 1900, daily except Sunday, run
ning solid between St. Augustine and New
York, via Jacksonville and Savannah, on
the following schedule : Northbound—
Leave Si. Augustine 11:00 a. m., leave
Jacksonville 12:10 p. m.. leave Savannah
4:10 p. m., arrive Columbia 9:3G p. m., ar
rive Charlotte 12:21 a. m., arrive Wash
ington 10:15 a. m.. arrive Baltimore 11:25
a. m., arrive Philadelphia 1:36 p. m., and
arrive New Vork 4:15 p. m Southbound—
Leave New York 12:40, noon; 1 ave Phila
delphia 3:14 p. m., leave Baltimore 5:22 p.
m., leave Washington 6:35 p. m.. arrive
Charlotte 4:15 a. m., arrive Columbia 7:00
a. m., arrive Savannah 10:35 n. m., arrive
Jacksonville 2:35 p. m., and arrive St. Au
gustine 3:45 p. m.
The perfection of modern train service
is embodied in this train. Fast and con
venient schedules, and elegant equipment,
train being composed of Pullman’s most
luxurious compartment, observation and
drawing room sleeping cars between St.
Augustine and Port Tampa and New York,
respectively. Complete dining car service
and club cars. A truly magnificent train,
—ad.
GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY.
Brilliant Prospect* for tlie Coming;
Year.
Jan. 8 and Feb. 12 are the opening
dates for entrance. January announce
ments will be sent on application. No
new students will be received in the sub
apprentice class until October, 1900. Re
quirement* for admission will be mailed
to applicants for the apprentice class on
application. No new students can be re
ceived in the dormitories till vacancies
occur. Special courses in .textiles begin
in February.
Correspondence is requested. Address
Lyman Hall President,
—ad. Atlanta, Ga.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY R ATES.
Via Southern Hallway.
Low rate tickets will be on vale between
all points on the Southern Railway, I>c.
22, 23 . 24 , 25. 30 and 31, and Jan. 1. good
to return until Jan. 4, 1900. Also on Doc.
15 to 21, inclusive, these lc\y rate tickets
will be sold to student* and teachers of
schools and colleges on presentation of
certificates signed by heads of institutions.
Final limit of these tickets, Jan. 8, 1900.
See tnat your ticket read via Southern
Railway. Best time, best service, fin. st
trains. James Freeman, City Ticket
Agent, 141 Bull street. Telephone 850.
Randall Clifton. District Passenger Agent,
Savannah, Ga.—ad.
The new’ graphophone, only three dol
lars. Over two hundral machines in
stock and to arrive. Prices from three to
one hundred and fifty dollars. Livingston’s
Nineteenth Century Pharmacy, Bull und
Congress streets.—<.d.
p
AGENTS
SCHAGHTICOKE POWDER CO.
AND LAFLIN A HAND’S
SMOKELSS POWDERS.
EDWARD LOVELL’S SONS
113 BROUGHTON STREET, WEST.
JAP-A-LAC!
The new finish for Floo**. Oil Cloths.
Linoleum, etc. The "Greateat Reviver" of
old wood work and furniture. "Easily ap
plied. Quickly dried."
F. W. DETOE & CO.
TUBE FAINTS
10, IS AND 20 CENTS.
lira Pit (Mill Pierft.
NO. 9 WHITAKER STREET.
FORSALE
500 tons Grate and Stove
Coal at 84.50 per ton, deliv
ered anywhere in city,
Also 7,000 tons good
steam coal.
$lOO reward for light
weights. Phone 97.
DOMESTIC COAL AND WOOD COMPANY
orangesT
APPLES. LEMONS.
RAISINS, NUTS, CANDY,
VEGETABLES, COCOANUT3,
PEANUTS, ETC.
HAY, GRAIN, FLOUR.
BEANS, PEAS, CHEESE, ETC.
W, b. SIMKINS & CO.
J. D. WEED & CO
SAVANNAH, GA.
Leather Belting, Steam Packing & Hose.
Agents for NEW YORK RUBBER
BELTING AND PACKING COMPANY.
OFFICIAL.
AOTICE.
Clly of Savannah. G.,
Office Clerk of Council, Dec. 15, 1599.
The following ordinances are published
lor the information of all concerned.
WILLIAM P. BAILEY.
Clerk of Council.
FIREWORKS.
An ordinance to permit the firing or fire,
crackers and fireworks during the Christ
mas holidays as herein provided.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor*
end aldermen of the clly of Savannah. In
Council assembled, That the firing of fire
crackers and fireworks is hereby permit
ted in the city of Savannah on Liberty
street and south of Lllierty street (except
on Bull street north of the parade ground)
from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1, both inclusive, and
the ordinance heretofore passed on this
subject is amended accordingly. Except
as herein provided, the firing of fireworks
and firecrackers in Ihe city of Savannah
is forbidden under penalties of existing or
dinances.
Sec. 2. That Ihe firing of firecrackers or
fireworks In. from or Into Forsyth Park
is hereby forbidden under the said penal
ties.
Sec. 3. That all ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed Dec. 15, 1897.
BONFIRES.
An ordinance to permit bonfires in th
Park Extension or parade ground during
the Christmas holidays.
Section 1. Be It ordained by the Mayor
nnd aldermen of Ihe city of Savannah, in
Council assembled. That the building of
bonfires In the l’ark Extension or parado
ground, from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1, both in
clusive, Is hereby allowed.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts of
ordinances In conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed Dec. 15, 1897.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
City of Savannah. Ga., Office Clerk of
Council, Dec. 23. 1899.—The following or
dinances ure published for the Information
of ail concerned, and notice is hereby
given that in acordance with the provis
ions of the said ordinances, all obstruc
tions in the shape of bicycle racks and
other encroachments beyond the limit pro
vided for must be removed by the 2d day
of January, 1900, or the parties so offending
will be placed upon the Information
docket by the City Marshal.
WM. P. BAILEY, Clerk of Council.
It shall and may be lawful for any per
son or persons to display their goods,
wares and merchandise on the sidewalks
of said cily in front of their places of
business in show cases or otherwise, pro
vided tiiat no person or persons shall oc
cupy more than two (2) feet (til six inches
from the wall or from of such place of
business with any goods, wares or mer
chandise, or with any show cast: for tho
same, and thut no person or persons shall
be permitted to put any of their goods,
wares or merchandise on the curb or fur
ther than (2) feet (R) six Inches from tho
wail or front of such place of business,
provided, that nothing herein contained
shall be laktn to give any (>erson or per
sons any rights in ihe streets of the city
of Savannah which may not be revoked
at will by Ihe said the Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Savannah In Council
asembled.
Any person or persons who shall ob
struct the streets or sidewalks of said cily
excepl as permitted hy the ordinances of
the city shall, on conviction thereof In tha
Police Court, be flnPd In a sum not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars or Imprisoned
not more than thirty days In the discre
tion of the Mayor or Acting Mayor pre
siding in said court.
I* IT <—