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AT WORK ON COTTON MILL
SI PERINTENDEST HROWN GETTING
IT IN RUNNING ORDER.
Not Known How Much, if \ny, New
Machinery \\ 111 He fleqiilred — Mr.
Tilton Hun Been 111 Since Reach*
iriM' Savannah—He Vnticipaten no
Diffi<*iiltlc* in Securing: Ample Im
bor for tho >3lll anil Believea He
NVill Be Aide to Doinonutrn te to
Savannaliiann That Cotton Can Be
hn SoeeenMl ii 11 > Manufactured
Here as El now here.
The Savannah •Colton Mill will soon be
busy again. Superintendent Brown is now
at work there with a force of men get
ting the machinery in running order, it
is believed he will finish all preliminary
arrangements before many weeks, and the
mill will then be ready for operation.
Mr. G. H. Tilton of Laconia, N. H.. who
purchased the mill from the Southern
Bank some weeks ago, is in the city, and
will remain until the mill has commence)
operations. Sinc*v he has been Mr.
Tilton has been ill at the I)e Soto, and.
consequently, has not had the chance to
devote himself as closely as lie would
haVe liked to the property.
Supt. Brown is a cotton mill expert from
■Maryland. Mr. Tilton has the greatest
confidence in him and in his ability to get
the mill in running order. No report has
been made to the owner yet as to just
what new machine ry, if nay, will lie nec
essary to insure the proper equipment of
the mill, but he is confident that Mr.
Brown’s Intimate knowledge of his busi
ness will enable him to start up with the
least possible outlay for other machinery
than that formerly employed for the man
ufacture of yarn at the mill.
The boilers are undergoing some little
repair. Local workmen were secured for
this, and it is not likely that there wilt
be necessity for bringing any from a dis
tance before the mill has been made ready
for business. The engines and other ma
chinery are being overhauled, there being
quite a force employed at the work.
Mr. Tilton says it is his wish to get the
mill started as noon as possible. Ho is
sure, he says, that he will be able to dem
onstrate to. Savannahians that i4 is possi
ble to make the manufacture of cotton pay
as well In this city as anywhere else. That
is a contention 4hat many have made, yet
there are some whom citizens generally
would like to see relieved of their doubts.
Mr. Tilton will have the best wishes of
the community in his venture.
As to securing labor for the mill when
It is ready to begin operation. Mr. Tilton
replied that he does not anticipate any
difficulty. He does not believe he will
have to bring operatives from other place?.
Mr. Brown lias reported t hat there have
already been a number of the old opera
tives to apply for places.
FEW CALLS FOR S\ I*l*llo.
But Ti%o Itiiinirlea Received t the
Library for the Book.
The troubles of Olga Nethersole and her
New York company in putting on the dra
matized version of Alphonse Daudet’s
“Sappho” have apparently created but lit
tle desire among Savannahlnns to read
the book. Inquiry at the Georgia His
torical Society’s library demonstrated that
there have been but two to ask if the
lx>ok were among those on its shelves.
“Sappho” is not among the society’s
books. It is not known that It ever oc.
curred to those who look after the pur
chase of new books to buy “Sappho,” or
that it Is regarded as such a work as the
society would be unwilling to hold for
circulation. Most of the books ordered are
decided upon through requests for them
being made by members. The librarian,
also. Is at liberty to order books he may
deem desired by the members of the so
ciety.
Some interest has been stirred up here
by the reports of the play Nethersole is
appearing in, and those who have read
the book are rather of the opinion that it
tfrould have to be greatly softened in dra
matizing to admit of its ix'ing put on the
stage withoift far more than a sugges
tion of immorality. The !x>ok may be
held up as a warning to young men, but
such warnings are never heeded, and u
morale is therefore lacking.
SI ED ON AN \T’l v %t H>IENT.
An Old Case Being Retried In the
niy Coart.
The time of the City Court was chiefly
taken up yesterday in hearing the done of
C. P. Miller against F. X. .Mousseau, a
suil on attachment. The suit Is based on
the fact that some eight or nine years
ago Mr. Moussesu, w;k> owned a number
of lots In the southern section, made a
contract with Mr. Miller to sell him his
four-tlfths interest in eighty-four lots, at
the rate of SIOO a lot.
The plaintiff contends that Mr. Mous
seau, without giving him the opportunity
of carrying out the contra*.*, subsequently
sold his four-fiflhs interest In the lots
to Mr. D. B. Lester, thereby damaging
him to the extent of Ss,UW. An attach
ment was left against the property of the
defendant and a judgment secured for the
amount sued for. The case was taken to
tite Supreme Court, which ordered it back
for anew trial. Mr. Mouss.au .lied some
years ago and his estate is represented
by Col. J. F. Brooks.
‘Argument was concluded by the attor
neys last night and the ease went over
until this morning. .Mr. J. it. Baussy rep
resents the plaintiff and Mr. S. B.‘Adams
the defendant.
WII.I. DIM ISS F,STILL I’ tllK,
City mill County Will Confer Again
Next Week.
- Chairman Dale of the Board of County
Commissioners lias signified his willing
ness to receive the committee from the
City Council at the March meeting of tilt
board, for (he purpose of further discuss
ing the subject of EC still Park and its
future disposition.
A free discussion of the question is
lookf.l forward to.
There is some curiosity on the part of
the public to see what effect the expres
sion by the grand jury, disapproving of
the Coumy Commissioners' procedure In
t'he Kstlll Park matter, win have upon
that body. The consensus of opinion yes
terday was that It would have none upon
Chairman Dale, though it might possibly
have some weight with oilier members
of the body.
If was learned from members of the
grant! jury lhat the action of that body
upon this question was unanimous, the
Section of presentments relating to Kst.il
Park being adopted without a dissenting
vote.
ADsh \\ liitcMldc't. Ftilie i*:i I.
The remains of Mitts Kalth Whitesides,
whose death was announced in the Morn
ing News yesterday, will be taken to Co
s. iambus to-night. The funeral will take
*mace there to-morrow morning.
FI NER AL OF S. GIHCENIICDIER.
Will Take Place Till* Mornlnjf From
Temple Mlckva Israel.
The funeral of the late Mr. Simon
Guckenheimer will take place thla morning’
at 10 o’clock from Temple Mickva Israel,
Rev. Dr. I. P. Mendes will conduct the
funeral service. He was In New Orleans
when advised of the death of his friend
and brother in the congregation, but left
immediately when he learned of the sad
event. A telegram wait received from I)r.
Mendes en route to Savannah, saying that
he would be here in time to conduct the
service.
Three organizations will at tend the fu
neral in a body, Zerubbabel Lodge of Ma
sons, the German Volunteers and the
County Commissioners. Arrangements
have been made to attend services at the
Temple and at laurel Grove Cemetery.
The office of the County Commissioners
In the Court Hou.e was hung with mourn
ing yesterday, as were those of the county
officers who occupy the western end of
the first floor of the building. The com
missioners. will assemble at the Court
House at 9:30 o’clock this morning for the
funeral, the four taking a carriage. The
clerk of the board, superintendent of pub
lic work*, county attorney and the sheriff
will occupy another carriage.
Flags on th*? Board of Trade and the
Cotton Exchange, of which organizations
Mr. Guckenheimer was member, will
be at half-mast In respect to his memory.
The following business houses, members
of the Savannah Wholesale Grocers’ As
sociation, will be closed during i he funeral
s rvices: M. Ferst’s Sons & Cos.. Smith
Bros., A. Ehrlich & Bro., A. Leffler &
Son, W. D. Simkins & Cos., Savannah Gro
cery Company, H. Solomon ft Son, George
W. Tiedeman & Bro., A. B. Hull ft Cos.,
O. M. Gilbert ft Cos., James M. Dixon ft
Cos., J. P. Williams Cos., Peacock ft
Hunt Naval Stores Company and the El
lis-Young Company.
The following gentlemen will be the ac
tive pall-bearers: Messrs. E. A. Weil,
H. Loewenthal. I. Epstein, A. I heftier, Jo
seph Rosenheim. I. G. Haas, W. F.
Scherff, P. Schafer, W. M. Davant, W. A.
Su.song and B. Herman.
The honorary pall-bearers will be
■Messrs. I. M. Frank. R. Dub. Malcolm
Maclean, Henry L. Smith, J. F. Minis,
L. Kay ton, Jonn Schwarz, F. A. Well,
Henry Solomon and I)r. William Duncan.
Mr. H. Loewenthal and Mr. Henry L.
Smith will represent Zerubbabel Lodge,
and Mr. John Schwarz and Mr. T\ Schafer
will represent the German Volunteers.
FOR CO I N'TY COMMISSIONER.
People Talked of to Fill Mr. Gncken
lieimer** Place.
The question of who is likely to suc
ceed the late S. Guckenheimer as a mem
ber of the Board of County Commission
ers is being discussed with some inter
est. Among those whose names have been
mentioned as goed men for the place are
Messrs. E. A. Weil, Albert Wylly, S.
Meinhard, Malcolm Maclean, B. H. Levy,
I*. T. Foye, S. Kreuskcff and A. S. Guck
enheimer. The board will hold its regu
lar monthly meeting to-day week, but it
is doubtful if the vacancy will be filled
at that time.
It has been suggested that it would be
a neat compliment to the memory of the
late commissioner to elect his eldest son
to fill the vacancy caused by his death,
especially as he is known to be a good
business man and has had some experi
ence in nubile, affairs as a member of the
Board of Aldermen ft Is like y, however,
that Mr. Guekenhe mer w r .ll prefer to give
his entlie time to the large business left
by his father.
Mr. E. A. Weil is receiving prominent
mention as a solid and popular business
man who would be a satisfactory addi
tion Uedire b< erd. line of the commiss on
ers expressed a preference yesterday for
Mr. B. H. for the vacancy. Mr.
Levy, it is understood, does not desire
the i>osltion, having declined to be a can
didate for commissioner at the last elec
tion.
Mr. Albert Wylly is spoken of as a pop
ular young business man. who is thor
oughly acquainted with the county and
is qualified to fill the j>osition
of chairman of the Committee on
Roads and Bridges held by the lae com
missioner. It is pointed out that there is
now no member of the board who is a
resident of the county outside of the city
and that Mr. Wylly’s election would over
come this deficiency.
Mayor Myers looked up the law yester
day with reference to the tilling of va
cancies in the board of sinking fund ootn
mbsioners and found that all vacancies
are filled by the board itself except in
cases where ihe hoard is unable to agree,
when the filling of the vacancies falls
upon Council. A /lew board of sinking
fund commissioners is elected by Council
every ten years. The late Mr. Gucken
heimer was the oldesCmember of the com
missioners. having been one of the origi
nal commissioners named sixteen years
ago. The name of Mr. S. Herman has been
suggested as a suitable Iran for the po
sition. The present commissioners are
Messrs. J. D. Weed, H. P. Smart, John
Lyons and C. G. Bell.
MR. JOSEPH STll A I SS HEAD.
Wiin In ItiiKinrMN in Snvniinnli for ai
Number of Near*.
A telegram was received yesterday by
M. Ferst’s dons ft Cos. announcing the
death, at his home in New York, of Jo
seph Strauss, a former member of the
firm. The deceased was well known to
many of the older citizens of Savannah.
Previous to the 'war he vva-s engaged in
a small business with his brother near
M'illen, on the fine of the Central Rail
road.
Coming to Savannah in 18*55, Air. Strauss
formed a partnership with the tale Moves
Fersi, under the firm name of M. Ferst
ft Cos. The firm began in a small way
on Congress street, and from this molest
beginning was developed the Immense
business of the present firm of M. Ferst’s
Sons ft Cos., the firm name having been
changed upon the death of the senior
member. Mr. Strauss continued a mem
ber of the present firm until 189*5, when he
withdrew on account of declining health,
lie ha l removed to New York several
years previous to withdrawing, and looked
after the Interests of (he firm there. The
leceasvd was kindly remembered by many
friends here, who will regret to learn of
his death.
NEW £<'ll EDI LB FOR I*o LICE.
Will Go Into EAcct nt 7 O’clock Till*
Morning.
The ne w system of hours for policemen
will go into effect this morning at 7
o’clock. By this system the men who go
on duty at 7 a. m. will be relieved at 2
p. m., and they in turn will be relieved at
9 p. m., the night relief serving ten hours,
or. until 7 a: m. the next morning.
This change was made by Supt. Screven
in order to allow the men to have more
uf their nights at home. As this will be
accomplished by the new schedule It Is
quite certain to prove popular with the
men.
An American make, superior to any Eu
ropean %( mike, Its bouquet love.y, Cook’s
Imperial Extra Dry. It is exqulsile.-sid.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1900.
WILL HAVE FIFTY LADIES.
THEY WILL HE GEESTS AT THE
DEWEY BAMU’ET.
Lllil,v Gu<-*t* W ill ll.* Ailinlttnl I poll
III,* Same Condition* a* the Gentle
men—The Prospective Orator* for
the Iltnner—The Chlnene Minister
Wu Tina Kuna, One of the Invited
Guests and Will Be Urged to
Accept.
After much discussion, (he Dowey Ex
ecutive Committee has decided to include
ladles among the guests at the banquet,
provided the plan meets the approval of
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey. Steps have been
taken to ascertain their views in the mat
ter. The committee’s plan provides fox
seats for fifty ladies, It being estimated
that this is about the number Which will
attend. It is expected that some of the
Invited guests wifi be accompanied by
their wives or daughters, as the invita
tions have been so worded as to include
lady members of their families.
This departure will be quite a decided
innovation in Ihe dishorns which have
governed previous banquets. The com
mittee decided to make the departure for
the reason that its entertainment extend
ed to Mrs. Dewey as well as to the Ad
miral, and it was not desired to exclude
her from any portion of the festivities.
Naturally, if Mrs. Dewey should be pres
ent it would be necessary to invite the
ladies accompanying other invited guests
and necessarily this involves the presence
of local women also.
The members of the Executive Commit
tee do not propose to add to the number
of their gray hairs by attempting to se
lect a fist of desirable lady guests from
the number In the city who are eligible
for the honor. The unpleasant results
which might follow such an attempt are
easily foreseen. The jadies will be ad
mitted to the banquet on the same condi
tions as the gentlemen, and the cost of
invitations will be the same to members
of both sexes." At the same time it is
hardly expected that any ladies will pay
for their own invilalions. Their husbands
will do that for them, and in this way
the’oesired list of fifty 'Will be made up.
Among the prospective speakers at the
banquet are Judge Emory Speer, to the
toast of “Woman,” Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith, whose subject will
l>e “Commerce,” Congressman Brantley,
upon the "Press,” Secretary Dong of the
navy and Secretary Root of the army up
on subjects to be assigned them should
they accept. Mayor Myers will deliver
the address of welcome and Hon. F. G.
dußignon will present the souvenir vase
to Admiral Dewey In behalf of the city.
Among the distinguished official person
ages who have been honored with invitaV
tions to the hanquet is Minister Wu Ting
Fang, the representative of the Chinese
empire at Washington. The Chinese min
ister has obtained considerable popularity
at the national capital, and has shown a
disposition to mingle with the people of the
country. He was one of the distinguished
guests at the Mardi Gras festivities in
New Orleans this week, and It Is not un
likely that he may tie prevailed upon to
honor Savannah with his presence. In
view of the great importance which tbs
Chinese question has assumed among the
civilized nations and the stake which this
country now has in the Orient through its
possession of the Philippines it would he
specially aproiios that the Chinese should
be a guest at an entertainment in honor
of the man who is more largely responsible
than any one else for the present relation
of this country to the Easlenx situation.
CAN SELL ALL MAKES.
Tax Decision of Interest to Bicycle
Dealer*.
The recent decision of the Supreme
Court, in the Alexander ease in Atlanta, is
of interest to local bicycle dealers. Alex
ander decided to make a test case of the
law requiring dealers to pay the state tax
of SIOO on each make of wheels su’d by
him where the companies manufacturing
the wheels had not already paid the tax.
He was arrested and tined SIOO in the City
Court of Atlanta for violating the law
and refusing to pay the tax.
The case was appealed lo the Supreme
Court, which holds that where any dealer
has paid the SIOO lax required by the
slate he has the right to sell! any or all
makes of wheels which he may choose to
carry in stock, and 'the fact that one spe
cial make of wheel is specified in the
license does not prevent him from hand
ling other wheels.
Judging by an Atlanta dispatch to ihe
Morning News of yesterday, Controller
General Wright is very much disappoint
ed at this decision, as he thinks it will
let the companies out of paying the SIOO
tax heretofore required of each company
for doing business In'the stale. About
forty of the bicycle companies have
formed a trust under the name of the
American Bicycle Company. The state
agent of the combine recently offered the
controller SIOO tax in payment for license
for the combine, including all of its com
panies. The Controller declined to nccept
the amount, hofling chat each separate
company was liable for the tax. The
Controller now seems to think that under
the division of the Supreme Court he
must accept the SIOO from the agent of
the combine, as covering ail of its makes,
and that the state will thus be deprived
of the SI.IXIO annually which it has re
ceived from this source.
It is not likely that any of the local
dealers will pay Ihe state SIOO for the
privilege bf dealing in all makes of wheels,
as they prefer to leave this mutter to tie
adjusted by the companies.
IIA WHIN'S SifIEEBS MAXWELL.
\C tv Manager In Charge of Tele
phone Exchange To-day.
Mr. Lu-ther M. Hawkins will succeed
Mr. A. T. Maxwell to-day as manager or
the Savannah Exchange of the Southern
Belt Telephone Company. Mr. Hawkins
was formerly chief clerk and cashier In
the Atlanta exchange. He is one of the
company's most valued employes and will
doubtless successfully conduct its affairs
in Savannah. He is a Georgian, having
been reared In Amerlcus.
Mr. Maxwell assumes the ditties of
Imffic manager for the company, a posi
tion lhat will give him work on Ihe "out
side.” He desired ihe change, having
found that he required relief from the
office work in which he has been long en
gaged.
ASH WEDXESIIAY'S SERVICES.
Were Well Attended by tile Observ
er* of Lent.
Ash Wednesday was observed yesterday
In Ihe Homan Catholic, Episcopal and
Lutheran Churches, in which, despite the
disagreeable weather, the services were
well attended. Services will he held
again to-day in many “of the churches both
morning and afternoon, and will be con
tinued daily, exeepi Mondays, until the
Lenten season is over.
HYDROGRAPHIC 111 BEAL’S WORK.
Savannah Commercial Bodies Ask
That It He Not Crippled.
Savannah Is Interested in the mainten
ance of the branch hydrographic office
here without any curtailment of its work.
Influence is being brought to bear in
Congress against the item in the appro
priation tnfti providing for the maintain
ence of the hydrographic bureau. The
appropriation is a limbed one. and is usel
to cover the expenses of the preparation
and distribution of maritime information
and to defray the running expenses of the
branch offices. Except the hydrographers
in charge, who are naval officer? paid out
of the naval appropriation. Any intendel
reduction in the appropriation for the hy
drographic service will seriously cripple it.
The Savannah Cotton Exchange,
Board of Trade and (he Mayor have ask
ed Congressman Lester to use his influ
ence* in behalf of th service. The Geor
gia senators have also been written to.
Lieut. A. A. MacKethan, in charge of the
branch office at Savannah, has taken an
active interest in tn* movement in behalf
of a eon tin uanoe of in*- full appropria
tion. The Savannah office covers the
Soqtb Atlantic coast from Wilmington, N.
C., to Key West. Last year over 6,000
bulletins were distributed through it, 2,300
charts were corrected, 18,000 coast survey
notices and 90,000 notices to mariners were
distributed. Sixty-four barometers were
compared, and in addition to this the
printed matter distributed through the of
fice included in round numbers 1,100
weather reports, 600 day mark?, 200 light
lists, 1,100 pilot charts. 16,000 pamphlets
relating to maratime matters and a large
amount of other Information.
Something of an idea of the value of the
service may be gained from the report of
ihe chief hydrographer, which shows that
through the fifteen branch offices nearly
3.000,000 charts, reports and various other
forms of information were distributed
for the benefit of maratime interests.
At the Savannah branch office alone in
formation was furnished in person to 2,300
people. In commenting upon the work
of the bureau the chief hydrogTapher, in
his recent annual report, says:
“The mission of the hydrographic office
is to provide for the safe navigation of
American shipping to all parts of the
world. It is not to be supposed <hat, in
order to provide a set of navigational
charts of the globe, the United States
must survey the- coasts and harbors of
the globe. Foreign nations use our sur
veys and we may use theirs. The
world has advanced to a high plane of en
lightenment in the interchange and dis
semination of marine hydrographic in
formation and surveys, and the archives
of the navy department are stocked with
all the data that are requisite to carry out
this mission, toward which Congress has
manifested the strength of its favorable
intention by making continuous annual
appropriations for more than a third ef
n century. The greater the appropria
tions for this purpose, the earlier the ac
complishment of the result to be desired—
namely, the possession by the United
States government of its own means for
producing all required navigational charts,
without depending on the purchase of for
eign publications. Under some .conditions
arising it might be difficult, or even im
possible, to procure for the use of the
navy the foreign charts urgently needed.”
HELD TWO SESSIONS.
Cooking School Largely Attended by
Interested Ladies.
Miss Andrews held two sessions of her
cooking school yesterday and will continue
to do so until her contract with the South
ern Cotton Oil Company, has expired,
which will not be for a week. The morn
ing sessions will commence at 11 and close
at 1, and the afternoon sessions will com
mence at 4 and close at 6 o’clock.
Yesterday morning there were fully thir
ty ladies present, and all seemed to take
the greatest interest in what they were
shown and told. In. the afternoon the
rain interfere?! with the attendance, yet
♦ here was quite a good attendance. In
terest in the school seems to be growing,
and it is expected that the classes will
continue large cos long as Miss Andrews is
here.
The results of the instructor’s efforts
are greatly admired. The deft house
wives know how to appreciate such work
as she does, and ft is with eminent satis
faction lhat they partake of the dainty
dishea she offers them for trial. The ef
ficacy of the company’s cooking oil is un
doubted by the laches who have seen It
tried-by Miss Andrews. Muffins, rolls,
rusks, cake, fried oysters and several
other dishes have testified to the skill of
the Instructor and the worth of the oil
for cooking purposes.
TEXAS STORM CAME ON TIME.
Nearly nn Inch of Rnfn Fell During
Yesterday.
The Texas storm, or conditions contin
gent on it, reached 'Savannah yesterday,
making the weather as thoroughly disa
greeable as wind and rain could do. The
mean temperature for the day was slight
ly above 54 degrees. The rainfall was
.79 of an inch, and (he maximum velocity
of the wind about thirty miles an hour,
its direction being from the southwest.
For the slate the forecast for to-day is
rain on the coast, and rain or snow in the
interior, followed by clear and much cold
er weather, with southeast galas, shift
ing to northwest. To-morrow, it is pre
dicted, wIM be fair.
Later in the night the weather bureau
received .1 telegram saying *hat there
was a storm centered near Nashville,
moving east; Lhat high southeast winds,
shifting to northwest, might be expected,
with a decided fall in temperature, and
rain, followed by clearing weather. To
day the temperature is expected to fall to
about the freezing i>oint as Tar south as
the extreme northern pirt of Florida.
MAP IN MAGISTRATE’S HANDS.
Recovered From the DrnuglitMinnn
. Who \ |>|iropriutoil If.
The case of Mr. J. W. Howard against
Mr. Romeo Tagliabue for tho possession
of the new city map which was being pre
pared under the direction of Mr. Howard,
and whiJli Mr. Tagliabue took from Che
office of the city engineer, claiming that
he had not been ]>Sld in full for his work,
was heard by Magistrate G. Noble Jones
yesterday. Messrs. Howard and Bell, who
have a joint interest in the map, stated
their aide of the cage. Mr. Tagliabue was
represented by Mr. D. C. Barrow.
The question ac issue was not as to the
Justness of Mr. Tagliabue’s claim for fur
ther com pen sat lon, but was the possession
of the map. Mr. Junes decided In favor of
Mr. Howard. Mr. Barrow gave notice that
lie would certiorari the case and pending
the answer to his plea the map will remain
in the custody of the magistrate.
Oerk’* Office Being Repainted.
The work of overhauling and repainting
the office of the clerk of Council was be
gun yesterday. Alderman Williams, chair
man of the OorAmlttce on City Property,
Is contemplating similar improvements in
other offices in the Exchange.
LEFT SCHOOL TO BE A BRIDE.
CAROLINA ROMANCE CULMINATED
IN SAVANNAH.
Ml** Wohln Peters, a Pretty 10-Y'ear-
Old Pupil of Elizabeth College,
Charlotte, and .Mr. A. M. Bhw,
Married at the Independent Pres
byterian Church Parsonage—The!r
First Elopement Nipped by the
College- Authorities But the Second
Succeeded Story of Another
Courtship Under Difficulties.
A romance culminated In Savannah yes
terday in the marriage of Mr. A. M.
Shaw of Charlotte, N. C., and Miss Welda
Peters of Jaeksonvil e. The ceremony was
performed at 3 o’clock by Rev. J. Y. Fair
in the parsonage of the Independent Pres
byterian Church.
Miss Peters, who Is only 19 years old,
was up to three weeks ago, a pupil of
Elizabeth College, Charlotte, N. C., where
her sister, Miss Ritza Peters, also attetid
ed. Besides the time necessary for studies
in mathematics and deportment, Miss Pe
ters found leisure to receive the atten
tions of Mr. Shaw\ and they finally be
came engaged. Finding the conditions at
school irksome, the young people decided
to marry, but knowing that if their in
tentions should be made known either to
tlie school authorities or Miss Peters’
guardian, objections would be raised,
they concluded to make a run away match
of it and arranged their plans to that
end.
One night about three weeks ago, Mr.
Shaw, with the proverbial coach and pair
met the two sisters at a trysting place in
the vicinity of the college, and in a short
time was on the way to Charlotte and
wedded bliss.
He had gone but a brief quarter of a
mile, however, when overtaken by the
vice president of the college, who demand
ed the immediate return of the pupils to
his custody. This demand Mr. Shaw was
not at all disposed to comply with and
did so only .when assured by the officer
that his interference with their plans was
on y to protect the good name of the col
lege, and if the young ladies would return
to the school and the young man defer
his intention until the following day, no
objection would be raised by the school
authorities.
Relying on this promise, Mr. Shaw went
to the college the day after, only to find
that both his bride-to-be and her sister
were many miles on their way home, In
charge of the teacher, who had promised
the night before, the consent, if not as
sistance, of himself and his confreres.
Love laughs at distance as well as
locksmiths, however, and Mr. Shaw in n
short while managed’ to communicate with
his lady love and appointed Savannah as
the place and yesterday the day of his
marriage, which this (ime was carried
through without mishaps.
After the ceremony had been perform
ed the relatives of both bride and groom
were notified. Miss Ritza Peters left lafct
night for Jacksonville and to-day Mr. and
Mrs. Shaw will leave for the North before
returning to their home in Charlotte.
STAMPS STILL MISSING.
Only *IB Worth Found in the Letter
to Belmont.
The enevelope received at the Savan
nah PostofJfce some time since, addressed
to Barry Belmont, one of the Oclila post
office robbers, \and intercepted by Deputy
United States Marshal White, was opened
at Ihe jail yesterday in the presence of
Belmont by Supt. Screven and Mr. White.
Belmont had given his consent to the
opening of the letter.
Much to the surprise of the officers, the
letter contained only sl6 in stamps, which
it appeared Belmont had sent to J. Strouse
ft Cos. of Philadelphia, with an order for
six watches. The firm returned the
sramps -with the statement that it did not
accept payment for goods in stamps, and
in this way it happened that the envelope
fed into the hands of Mr. White.
The officers were disappointed ut their
small find, as they had thought that the
letter contained all the missing stamps
taken from, the OciWa Postoffice. The
.amount of stamps missing from the Oci.la
office after the robbery was stated to be
about s3£6. Of this amount $102.60 of
stamps were recovered by Detectives Ju
lius Stark from the lodging bouse where
the men had spent one night. This leaves
still nearly $250 of st&mpa to be accounted
for '
Belmont said that the statements con
tained in the letter of Strouse & Bro.
were correct. He had ordered six watches
from the firm and sent sl6 in stamp* in
payment. What disposition he expected
to make of such a number of cheap
watches he did not state, but men of the
type of Belmont and Nelson would have
found fc.ttle trouble in- working off
“fawny” goods on unsuspecting victims.
Belmont w'ould give no intimation as to
what had become of the other stamps.
CAMERA CU B’S LECTURES.
Photographic Difficulties Explained
by Export*.
The Savannah Camera Club will have a
demonstration of the work of velox paper
by Mr. 11. E. Tallman, representing the
Nepera branch of the General Aristo Com
pany, at Its club rooeqf, at Bull street
and Park avenue, to-morrow night. Mr.
B. L. McLean, representing the Seed Dry
Plate Company, will accompany Mr. Tail
man ami will explain the work of Seed’s
products.
The successful use of velox paper is one
of the things that often bothers the ama
teur photographer. Tho advantages of the
paper are widely recognized, nert only by
amateurs, but by professional photograph
ers, and in line with the purposes of the
club the services of Mr. Tallman, who
is regarded us one of <he best posted and
most skillful users of developing papers,
were secured for a lecture and demonstra
tion.
The members of the dlub have invited
the ladies’ branch to l>e present and a
number of others, outside of the club, who
are interested in amateur photography are
expected.
68 FEBRUARY' WEDDINGS.
\n Increase of Eleven Over a Year
A ico.
February was n good month for mar
riages. The records of the ordinary’s
office show that 25 licenses were issued for*
while couples aml 43 for eolored couples
during the month, making a total of 68.
For th© same month last year there were
25 licenses to whites and 32 to colored
applicants.
** \ Fenny Sim-<1 I* u Penny Earned.”
Economy is th© lesson taught by this
saying. It is true economy to take Hood's
Sarsaparilla at this scasofi because it pu
rifies. enriches and vitalizes the blood and
thus prevents sickness and puts the whole
system in a state of health for the com
ing season. Every bottle of Hood’s Sarsa
parilla contains 100 doetes—positive proof
that it 1 economy to take only Hood’s.
Constipation is cured bv Hood’s Pills
25c.-ftd.
ifflflp,
| Clogs
HENRY SOLOMON & SON
Sole Distributing Agents.
Kon 1 manager of ll,t* I’n,■ lllr* Hutunl.
Mr. A. C. Harmon, has resigned the
agency of the Travelers’ Insurance Com
pany, in order to accept the management
for Southern Georgia and the slate of
Florida of the Pacific Mutual Difo Insur
ance Company of San Francisco, Cal.
The Paciflo Mutual is the great company
of the Far West, having been organized
in 1868, and paid to policyholders up to
the present time over $10,000,000. It has
now assets amounting to more than $3,500,-
000, and Is regarded as a strong and re
liable company. A peculiar feature of
the California insurance law Is that the
stockholders of the Pacific. Mutual are re
sponsible to the policyholders, so that this
odds additional strength of nearly $20,-
000,000 to the security offered by the com
pany. The principal stockholders are
among the wealthiest men of San Fran,
cisco, and their worth, 9 estimated by
Bradstreet, is more than $20,000,000. The
company Issues every good form of policy
and it pays particular attention to acci
dent and health insurance. It claims to
write the most liberal policy offered the
public and pays all claims promptly and
satisfactorily. An Eastern department
has been established in New York, so that
claims can be quickly adjusted. Good
agents are wanted by Mr. Harmon
throughout his territory and liberal con
tracts will be made. Mr. Harmon is an
able and energetic Insurance mnn and
will manage the affairs of the company
with satisfaction to all concerned. His
taking hold of the Pacific Mutual means
that its business in this section will be
greatly added to and <hn\lt will be plac
ed in the front rank of the insurance com
panies represented here.
A Word to Milliner*.
Krouskoffs are now ready and showing
full lines in every class of millinery
goods. Flowers imported direct specially
for Krouskoff’s. I-lats in all the latest
braids and new shades. Ribbons in the
latest novelties, hemstitched and plain.
' Daces, jet ornaments and everything to
be 'found only in a first-class millinery
establishment. Prices guaranteed to be
as low as any In New York, and lerms
the same. Milliner's in Savannah and sur
rounding territory will find it to their
advantage to inspect Krouskoff’s stock
before placing their orders. Grand mil
linery opening for retail trade on March
12. Krouskoff’s.—ad.
The liiiKt I* the Best.
The rule of eating is that the scarcer
Ihe article the more the people want it.
This is the case with all food supplies,
as is being demonstrated by the rush for
prairie fowls and capons at Dogan’s just
now. These are rapidly going out of
season, and those wto want them must
come quickly. While there take with you
a pound of Dogan’s fresh ’butterlf.e. It’s
fresh and delicious.—ad.
French t’lnret Wine* niul German
llliine and Moselle Wine*.
The fine French wines In bottles are Im
ported direct from the well known house
of Everest, Dupont & Cos., Bordeaux,
France, by Lippman Bros, of this city.
Dippman Bros, desire to call attention to
the St. Julien brand of claret wine, which
Is very fine, but quite low-priced.
Their Chauteau Beoville is known as one
of the finest claret wines import'd to the
United States.
Lippman Bros.’ Importations of Rhine
wines are certainly worth the attention
of connoisseurs. They are from the cele
brated wine grower Martin Deutz of
Frankfort-on-the-Mnin, Germany.
His Bodenheim Rhine wine is very nice
and delicious, but low price.
His Marcobrunner Cabinet, from select
ed grapes, is well worth the attention of
the finest judges of Rhine wine in the city.
His Yohannlsburger Cabinet Is very deli
cate and rare, end is perfection of wine
and the finest of all.—ad.
Sleeping’ Car* Between Savnnnnh
initl Montgomery.
The Plant System will inaugurate
sleeping car service between Savannah
and Montgomery, Monday Feb. 19. Leave
Savannah 6 p. m., city time. Arrive Mont
gomery 8:10 a. m.—ad.
——*
V Word to Milliner*.
Krouskoffs are now ready and showing
full lines in every l class of millinery
goods v Mowers imported direct specially
for Krouskoff’s. Hats in all the latest
braids and new shades. Ribbons in the
latest novediies, hemstitched and plain.
Laces, jett ornaments and everything to
be found only in a first-class mbtinery
establishment. Prices guaranteed to he
as low as any in New York, and terms
the same. Milliners in Savannah and
surrounding territory will find it to their
advantage to inspect Kroukoff’s slock be
fore placing their or.h rs. Grand mlld
nery opening for retail trade on March
12. Krouskoffs.—ad.
Almnniic* for 11)00.
The 'World Almanac. Chicago News
Almanac, Hick's Almanac, Ayer s Alma
nac, Tribune Almanac, Clipper Annual,
German calendars, etc., for sale at Es
tlll’s News Depot, 45 Bull street, Sa
vannah, Ga.—ad.
For Sale—lt, fit. P. Hotter.
To make room, we will sell one of the
boilers now in use in the Morning News
building. It is a 40 H. P., return tubular
boiler anti is In good order. It will be de
livered on 4he sidewalk.
Also for sale, one 50 H. P. American-
Ball engine, never used. A splendid piece
of machinery.
The attention of parties putting up saw
mills is invited to this outfit. Apply at or
address the Morning News, Savannah
G ‘ _,<l , **ii
Cider.
We have a nice line of cider in hottles,
pure and genuine, from the celebrated
establishment of Mott & Cos., of New
York.
The Russet Cider and the Crab Apple
Cider are very good. Lippman Bros., tori
ner Congress and Barnard streets, Sa
vannah, Ga.—ad.
Start Now!
Don’t get let-down now. It’s the right
sort of wea tiler and the season—lni t
there’s no need of feeling had. Grayboar l
will put you right. It builds you up and
sends you through spring whizzing and
feeling superb.
Graybcard pills ore the finest Ut4!e fel
low* you ever took. 25c.—ad.
CALL IN
TO
Inspect Our
FACTORY.
We Manufacture
All
Kinds of Fine
Harness and
Saddlery,
Congress and Whitaker Sts.
LEO FRANK.
Belting and Hose, Sheet Hetals,
5
Iron Pipe and Fittings,
I. H. PEEPLES l SONS,
WHOLESALE
HARDWARE,
TINWARE, STOVES,
FARM IMPLEMENTS,
Cutlery and Builders’ Supplies,
Fire Arms,Ammunition,
Scales and Mill Supplies.
TELEPHONE 889.
125 Congress Street, West,
ti ARKET SQUARE,
SAVANNAH, GA.
GARDNER’S BAZAAR,
12 Broughton Street, East.
Fountain Peng, guarantees, 99c.
FLOWER S BEDS—A gora turn, Aster*
Balsam, Cobeas, Dahlia, Morning Glory,
Oxalis, Phlox Portutaeoa, Sweet William,
Verbena, Nasturtium, etc, fresh and just
received.
Bermuda Grass Seed.
Lawn Grass Seed.
Another lot of Gold Fish, per dozen .
Mocking Bird Food, best made, lb. 23c.
Female Canaries, nest and nestings
Games, Kites, Dolls.
Croquet 73c.
Scissors, guaranteed, 25c.
Razors, guaranteed or money refunded.
Shaving Brushes, good ones, 10c.
Ladies' Dog Collar Belts 25c.
Beauty Pins, real beauties, two for So.
Belt Buckles, worth having.
Papeteries, hex 23c, 15c, 10c.
24 sheets Paper, 25 Envelopes sc.
Drawing Paper, Tracing Paper.
Drawing Instruments, T Squares.
Kimball's Anti-Rheumatic Ring,
Plants, Flowers, Floral Designs.
iSam
Bang!!!
That slamming door can be
closed noiselessly by using
the Eclipse Check and
Spring. The Spring closes
the door and keeps it closed.
The Check prevents the
slamming. Sold by
EDWARD LOVELL'S SONS,
lsfi Rrrnrhfon Street.
Give Is a Trial and
lie Convinced That Onr
LORBERRY
Egg and Stove Goaf
in what you are looking (or.
Remember we are sole agents lor
MONTEVALLO
Lump Soft Coal,
which has no equak
HERMAN COAL & WOOD CO.'
RHONE 606.
BRENNAN BROS.,
WHOLESALE
Fruit, Produce, Grain, Etc.
122 ISAY STREET, West.
Telephone 888.
ONE MILLION HIDES WANTED
DRY FLINTS 17VW
DRY SALTS 16’„0
GREEN SALTED BVjO
R. KIRKLAND,
Buyer of Old Kails, Scrap Iron and Metals
417 to 421 St. Julian Htr*t. ••*