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FATHER KEILEY TO BE BISHOP.
FRECOMZFD IIV THE POPE AT A
SECRET CONSISTORY.
I’opc I.eo \III Give's Ills Formal
Sanction to the Semination—Fath
er lla<l Received >o Infor
mation on the Subject Last
Tlic Appointment One 'Which Given
General Satisfaction to the People
of Georgia and Especially of Sa
vanna li—Father Kelley’s Eminent
Fitness for the Position Generally
Recognized.
The appointment of Vicar General Ben
jamin J. Kelley as Bishop of Savannah is
no longer a subject for rumor or supposi
tion. The long period of waiting is at on
end and Father Kelley now is. or soon will
be, Bishop of the See of Savannah.
The news was conveyed in the following
dispatch received by the Morning News
last night from the Associated Press cor
respondent at Rome:
Rome, April 19.—'The Pope held a secret
consistory to-day and prceonizcil a number
of bishops, including Mgr. Donato Sbarrct
ti for Havana. Mgr. Kviley for Savannah,
and Mgr. Bertrand Orth of Vancouver.
Father Keiley was called up over the tel
ephone and the information conveyed to
him. He did not appear to bo cither sur
prised or elated over the announcement.
Jie simply said that he had had no infor
mation whatever on the subject and was
unable to express an opinion as to the cor
rectness of the dispatch. Father Kelley's
appointment had been announce and to him
through so many sources during the last
few months probably that it has become
an old story with him. He will, of course,
not be in position to express himself on
the subject until official confirmation is re
ceived from Rome.
Coming as it does from a reliable source
and in confirmation of previous state
ments, the correctness of tho dispatch
hardly admits of question. The statement
that the persons named have been precon
ized by the Pope indicates that the. nom
inations were made sometime since und
that the formal proclamation confirming
these appointments has been made in se
cret session and is shortly to be made
public. Monsignor Sbarretti arrived in Ha
vana some time ago as bishop ot' that dio
cese.
It will be remembered that nearly two
months ago the Rome correspondents of
the Baltimore Sun and the Cincinnati
Post announced the appointment by Lie
Pope of Rev. Bertrand Orth as Bishop of
Vancouver and of Rev. B. J. Keiley ns
Bishop of Savannah. The Asso dated
Press could obtain no confirmation of this
report, either at Rome or from the papal
legate at Washington, but the impres
sion has been steadily growing since that
the announcement was based on something
more than rumor.
Jt goes without sowing that the official
act of the hoiy father in this m titer gives
great satisfaction to the large Catholic
population of Savannah and of Georgia as
w'ell as to a host of friends and admirers
outside of this church who know Father
Keiley either personally or by reputation.
While other eminent prelates have be?n
mentioned for the position and would
doubtless have filled it with credit to them
selves and the church the people of Geor
gia knew Father Keiley and, by the same
tdken. they knew that he was their prefer
ence above oil others. In the years wtiich
he had served among them he had en
deared himself to them and they felt that
he was a man who not only understood his
people, jout all the conditions peculiar to
them and their section, moral, religious
and political. They knew further that he
was well acquainted with the affairs cf
the diocese, having been long associate and
with the deceased, bishop and having tak
en up his work immediately upon his
death. It will be a source of gratification
to the people of Georgia genet ally that a
man so well suited to the people and their
conditions has been given the spiritual
charge of the diocese.
Tae discussion resulting* from Ihe fre
quent rumors of Father Kelley’s appoint
ment leaves but little further to say con
cerning him. A Virginian by birth, he
served in the Army of Northern Virginia,
while quite a youth, and has ever remain
ed true to the principles which he then
es.'toused. He engaged in newspaper work
at Petersburg for a time aft r the war,
but not finding this to his liking decided
to devote his life to the church. His stud
ies were chiefly under private tutor?, but
his theological course was completed at
Rome. He was for a time at Newcastle,
Del., but was later associated with the
late Bishop Becker in the Wilmington, N.
C., diocese- Th** two became warm and
intimate friends, ;fhd remained so until
tho death of Bishop Becker nearly a year
ago. When Bishop Becker was transferr
ed to the Savannah diocese, he brought
Father Keiley with him, pa--ins him in
charge of the Church of the Immaculate
Conception in Atlanta where ho remained
for several years.
Upon the death of Very Rev. Edward
Cafferty, vicar general of the diocese, in
May, 18%, Father Keiley was brought here
to assume the duties of vicar general.
Since the death of Bishop Becker he has
been in charge of the diocese as admin
istrator. in which capacity he has given
eminent satisfaction. Father Keiley was
very popular with the |>eople of Atlanta,
by whom he is held in high esteem. Since
coming to Savannah he has gained a great
hold upon the people of the city. Catholics
and non-Cathol.cs. alike, and his appoint
ment to the vacant bishopric gives very
decided satisfaction.
DIVORCE VERDICTS GRANTED.
J!r*. Caroline A\ hi taker Given Her
Freedom and Her Mnldcn Name.
Mrs. Caroline Whitaker was granted a
second verdict of total divorce in the Su
perior Court yesterday. In aceordan e
with the findings of this verdict Judge Fal
ligant rendered a decree, totally divorcing
the parties, restoring to the plaintiff her
inaid ii name of Caroline W aller nnd
awarding her the custody of the four chil
dren of the marriage. The defendant must
pay the costs of court.
Mr*. Lottie M. Pease was granted a first
verdict of divorce fiom her husband, No
ble E. Peas* . The defendant is not now
a resident of the state. The divorce is
usked and the first verdict has been ob
tained on the ground of the defendant’o
habitual intoxication.
I> \ t I Cl) To M\ % Will.
Federation of Lnlior May Meet Here
\eit t ear.
The Georgia Federation of Labor, now
in session at Augusta, may hold its next
session at Savannah. The following dis
patch. sent yesterd ty to J. K. Frizell, one
of the Savannah delegates to the conven
tion. expluir.s Its* if:
"Extend in behalf of Savannah an invi
tation to the convention lo hold its next
annual meeting in our city. (Signed.)
Herman Myt>. Mayor,
D. a. Purse, President Board of Trade.
Tho laboring men are strongly organized
in Savannah, und an Invitation of ibis
kind is likely to receive due consideration
with Ih*. convention.
For Over Fifty Years.
Mr*. Winslow's Soothing Syrup ha * b* .■ n
ured for children teething, it *oothe ts.
chl.t, fcofichH ihe Klims, aila> h all piln
cur* wiiid *uL it and a.-* Ihe bt -t i* ni dy
for Diarrhoea. Twwidy-Jhe ovals u bottle.
—*d.
PKOPEHTV OW NERS OBJECT.
They Want Council to Hegullte
River Street Truffle.
The success with which the own-rs of
the office propeity on the i orth side o
Bay street met with in their de* rmined
opposition to allowing a steam railroad
track on that street has ev.dent y encour
aged thorn to move against the railway
track on Rivet street as well.
They now' ask tho City Council,
not only to forbid the Central Railway to
use steam locomotive* 01 that 6.reet. bu
also to take measures to prev*nt the com
pany from operating through freight and
passenger trains on the street. The peti
tion urges Council to “j ro iblt the u*e,
from this henceforth, of any ft’am Icev
motives on the railroads on Rivtr street,
as their use is and a ways has be>n and t
rirmntal to cur property and annoying and
exasperating to the tenants in our offices
by reason of the smoke, noi-e and jarr.ng
of the Kime, to say nothing of the great
danger from sparks, etc/’
“We have put up aith t;.i? nuisance fo
years,” says the petition, “but f-el tl at
we can do so no longer. We therefore cry
aloud now to you for this relief wM< h
you have it in your power to give. We
respectfully urge that only electric or
other noiseless engines be permitted.*'
The petition 01. o reques s Council to
pass an ordinance, if nee* ssary, prohibit
ing the railroads from runn ng any pas
senger or through, freight train ot ary
sort on the street to any point beyond
the city limbs. “We contend that 'l he
road was built ostensibly to benefit the
wharf property, an i the < fore should
never be used for through traffic to <he
detriment to such property. The running
of even local freight trains to the wharves
is jarring and shaking cur property t>
a dangerous extent, notwithstanding Ihtlr
Blow sp ed. We theiefoie request the pro
hibition of any through traffic as a greatly
incr-ased m na< . , and we beg that su< h
action be taken now before such traffic is
attempted, as we understand it soon w li
be.”
“There are oth?r public queslions which
will doubtless suggest themselves to your
honorable body, vital perhaps to the
welfare of the entire city, concerning
this through traffic, which if once inaugu
rated may eventually culminate in great
loss to the city, or even possibly to the
entire side-tracking of the same.”
The petitioners are evidently under the
impression that the Central, having se
cured a connection with the Tybee Rail
toad by way of River street, intends to
handle the summer travel to Tybee by
that route, besides handling considerable
freight business to the Plant System as
well. The latter, by ihe way, is fonie
thing the merchants of the city have been
endeavoring to obtain for some time. The
last paragraph of the petition evidently
alludes to the doubtful character of the
Central's hold upon River street.
STORM MOVING THIS WAY.
Central Off the Mississippi's Mnntli
l ust Night.
Savannah had another day of threaten
ing weather yesterday. The temperature
varied little from that of the day before,
the mean being about three degrees low
er.
The rainfall for the twenty-four hours
ending at 8 o’clock last night, was 1.68 of
an inch.
The state forecast for to-day is for rain.
To-morrow clearing weather may be ex
pected. Increasing east to northeast
winds may be looked for.
Yesterday the Savannah bureau was in
receipt of the following advisory message:
"Storm central, off mouth of the Missis
sippi, moving northeast; will cause in
ert asing and' probably high easterly winds
and rain from Virginia to Florida.
Tho fact that considerably over two
inches of rain has fallen within the last
fdrt.v-eight hours, might, it was thought,
he injurious to some of the truck crops,
but inquiry among the farmers failed to
reveal any trouble more serious than that
the wet ground prevented the picking of
strawberries, mil that the supply in the
city to-day would probably be rather shod
in consequence. Tho remainder of Ihe
farm pro,luce will, it is said, be consid
erably Improved after the rain, as the
ground on many of the farms was veiy
dry.
HID A CERTIFICATE.
City I’liysiclan Did Not Have to Vac
cinate Peter Deist.
The city physicians, acting under in
structions from Health Officer Brunner,
completed yesterday a round of all the
barber shops of the city, vaccinating all
of Ihe barbers and their employes who
could not show evidence of previous vac
cination.
The last shop visited was that of Peter
G. Deist, under the Provident building, on
Drayton street, whose proprietor attract
ed some attention recently try circulating
an anti-vaccination pamphlet in which the,
practice of vaccination was inveighed
against in strong terms. When I)r. John
son called at his place and announced the
object of his visit lie was somewhat sur
prised to have Mr. Txdst present him with
a certificate of vaccination.
The physician had expected that he
would al least have an argument with
such a deckled opponent of vaccination,
but he was disappointed. The certificate
was in proper form and nothing further
was necessary.
SAYAWAH HOY KIDNAPPED.
Preston Everett Stolen Away From
ICi* Mother in Mitenn.
Preston Everett, a Lov of about 12 or
13. who is well known here through hav
ing appeared in amateur theatricals as
an imitator and impersonator, has been
kidnapped from his mother, Mrs. J. R.
Everett, in Macon.
Mrs. Everett was there wjth her two
children, who played with the Metropoli
tan Concert Company. She claims the two
men of the company, Alvino and Sabio,
abouctol Piesron She presum. s they
\v nt to Augusta and ha? sought the i*o
li '• to have them r* c over the bov and
bring tho men who carried him away to
justice.
G\* LIGHT CO. OFFICERS.
The Ilctirinu Hoard Re-elected for
Another Year.
Tho Savannah Gas Light Company held
an election for officers yesterday at the
office of Mr. A. G. Guotard. The entire
board of officers was tv-elected us follows:
President and treasurer, Mr. A. CL Guer
ard, and directors, Messrs. John C. Row
land, Jacob Hauers. J. 11. M. Clinch, Will
iam M. Low. 11. ||. Gilmer. J. I<\ Minis,
t\ S. Conn* rat nnd A. R. Lawton
ItelheMtln'm Ann I * er*nry.
Tickets for the one hundred and fiftieth
anniversary of ihe Beih da Or
phan iiuuso can 1* had of
Mr. A. H. Nichols, chairman of
th* st* wards of (he 1 nlon tfoci'*ty, or
any number of th* committee of stew
utdi*, Th k< (s will also Ih on sale by Ihe
conductors of tt.< mm f railway oil the
day of iho cc.caratiui), A’ucaviuy ih 24th
instant.
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1900.
MADE THE RAFTERS RATTLE.
SOtTIIBDE ORATORS SHOOK THE
ROOF OF HARRIS STREET IIALL.
Cold I UK, Oliver, Onbonu* nnd Collin*
Touched I p the Liberal Faction
ond It* Repre*entative* und Ea
liouned the Citizens* C'oarwe—Os
borne Declared llimnelf on tbo
Salary lonic und I'ut Kfiiunclf on
Hin Record.
The Southside Citizens Club of the
Fourth District made the rafters ring
with responses to its orators at the Har
ris 6tn* j t Hall last night. Rafters is strict
ly correct, as the fini.-hing of the hall is
not of an ornate character. If the spell
binders of the two factions continue to vi
brate the rafters with their political oratory
at the rate they have been doing they will
bring the hall down about their heads be
fore the campaign is over.
President Samuel Reynolds presided and
tehre was a good attendance of the admin*
Ist ration adherents. Including city em
ployes and a few friends from other dis
tricts ihe attendance was somewhat
larger than the previous Liberal Club
meeting at the same hull. The speakers
were Mr. Robert L. Folding, Mr. F. M.
Oliver, Mr. W. TV. Osborne and Mr. J. 8.
Collinr. The talks of the orators at the
Liberal Club meeting furnished the speak
ers with subjects and they did not mince
matters in discussing them.
After an executive committee of twenty
five had been named and some business
matters disposed of, Mr. Col ling was call
ed to tho front. He paid his attention to
the orators on the other side and replied
of their charges about coercion of city em
ployes, which ho denounced ns without
foundation, and referred to the conduct
of the opposition under similiar circum
stances, As an instance of coercion of em
ployes he asserted that Mr, Thomas
Cooley had been engaged in herding the
employes of the Georgia Car Works and
bringing them in for registration. On tho
subject of vitrified brick Mr. Folding sail
this improvement had been introduced by
the former Myers administration, and had
proven to be one of the; best things ever
done for the city. The subject had been
dragged in, he said, for the purpose of
throwing mud upon the administration by
Insinuating that one of its members profit
ed by commissions upon the sale of vitri
fied brick. That the city had not been
disadvantaged in these transactions by a
single cent could easily be shown, he
said, but the gentleman referred to was
amply able to take care of himself, and
would do so at the proper time.
Mr. Oliver was received wfith lively op
plause, and made n rattling campaign
speech. He referred to the slogan, “To
the victor belongs the spoils,” which has
been heard on both sides, and sal 1 it seem
ed to be a shibboleth in the campaign. He
had no objection to it. In fact, he con
sidered it sound politics. The men who
do the work are entitled, to recognition.
“Hut in rewarding the victors.” he sail,
"choose men who excel in competency
those whom you displace. When the Cit
izens' Club is victorious it is always able
to choose men from its ranks who are
not only equal to, but are superior ro those
whom they displace." These statements
were greeted with decided applause.
Mr. Oliver so id he was not seeking any
position himself, and was no dark horse
candidate for a magistrate’s job. All ha
desired was to be allowed to practice his
profession and to lend such ability as
he possessed to upbuilding the city of
his adoption. It is for the good of the
(Wizens of Savannah, he said, that the
man who has served them so faithfully
os prosecuting attorney, should be re
turned to the position he has so honora
bly and acceptably filled. Referring to the
income of the solicitor general’s
office, Mr. Oliver sail that the
emoluments of this office and of
all the county offices are fixrd by the con
stitution of the state, which provides
that they shall receive fees for their ser
vices, and It would be impossible to place
these officers upon a salary without se
curing a change in the constitution, which
is not likely to bo done in the near fu
ture. This being the case it makes no
difference what are the views of the two
candidates on this question.
Mr. Oliver closed with a tribute to Mr.
Osborne as “an honest man. fearless in
the discharge of his duty and willing* to
discharge that duty regardless of friend
or foe.”
The crowd went wild when Solicitor
General Osborne came forward in re
sponse to calls. He made one of his char
acteristic addresses, pouring ridicule into
ids opponents, nnd stating his own posi
tion clearly. It is a source of great pleas
ure to him. Mr. Osborne said, that he is
to have a position in this campaign. He
is in the peculiar position of having been
elected solicitor general by the Legisla
ture, despite thf* protests of three gen
tlemen who called themselves the repre
sentatives of Chatham county, lie had
assured his friends in the Legislature
that these gentlemen did not represent
the real sentiment of the people of the
county, nnd ho was glod of the opportu
nity to prove to those friends that he had
not misrepresented the case. He express
es! the hope that Mr. Hartrldge would
soon formally announce his candidacy.
Mr. Osborne poke I considerab e fun at
“Little Johnny Schwarz" and “that other
fellow,” whose name he had forgotten.
“Coburn, ’ shouted the crowd, and the
speaker proceeded to roast Mr. Coburn.
The latter, he said, had been at such a
loss foi facts that he had searched his
imagination, and had produced the most
improbable story that had seen the light
during the campaign. Anyone who read
the report of Mr. Coburn’s speech, he said,
must have known that either the cam
paign liar had visited Mr. Coburn or
Mr. Coburn had visited the campaign liar.
Mr. Leonard, he said, had declared that
if the Liberals won they would turn out
every one on the other side, and in the
next breath he declared that this was a
very wrong principle for the other side
to put in practice.
“The political meetings have been very
funny,” Mr. Osborne said. "Immediately
you flush a bird and he takes to cover.”
“Just one word and I will finish with Mr.
Davis for this campaign.” said Mr. Os
borne. “Mr. Davis may have been drunk
when he made the statement to Meritt
Dixon, but he was not drunk when he
talked twice about the matter to Jimmie
Dixon, and certainly not when he came
to me ami gratuitously made the state
ment with which lie is credited.”
Mr. Osborne alluded to Mr. Krouskoff
11s an Utopian politician, who seemed to
In- wav above his club, and then proceeded
to place himself on record as squarely in
favor of placing the solicitor general’s of
fice on a salary. The salary is the only
correct principle where such officers are
concerned, lie said, .and he pledged film
s' If to advoAite it now and hereafter.
Speaking of his candidacy Mr. Osborne
pointed with pride to his record of three
ami one-half years in the solicitor g n
* t'fii'h* office and challenged his opponent
to Show where he could make a better
record. “L> t film show in what particular
fii administration will l** tn-t
--t r than mine,” he said, “and fie will fie
milled to lie* office. If the voters of tho
county will believe him."
“The line of h,title is v*-ry well mark
'd." said Mr. Osborn**. “The right r ,-ts
in For be it's saloon and extends along
Bryan street past Sullivan's k<pj‘‘, with
i lie left resting about the neighborhood of
Carr'a ouluoti. They mi* moving up und
down this line continually and many balls
are flying along the line.”
“If they have an Issue, why don’t they
produce It,” said Mr. Osborne in conclu
sion. "I have a record; Mr. Hartrldge has
none. I invite him to say where the cOi
zens of this community will be benefited
by electing him in my place.”
Mr. J. 3. Collins re-ponded to invitations
to discuss the political situation. He
said that the only issue of the campaign
Is the solicitorship. The difference be
tween the two candidates is that Mr.
Hartrldge ha.s no earthly show without
the support of the Liberal Club, while Mr.
Osborne has hundreds of supporters out
bid© of hie own party who would give him
their votes. Osborne had a good party, he
said, but he was a great deal bigger
rnan than his party. Hartrldge, he
declared, would lose many votes
l>ecause of the people he was
tied up with. There are hundreds of
people who like him personally, but who
will not vote to put the “Big Three” in
power. Mr. Collins said he was not a
candidate for any office. Under the usual
custom in such matters he considered him
self entitled to consideration. The point,
however, was to name men who would
win, nnd this should be kept in view with
out regard to aspirants. *
The president announced that the club
would meet hereafter every Wednesday
night until the close of the campaign.
MAY INCREASE MEMBERSHIP.
Hoard of Trade Proposes to C lassify
Its Members.
At Ihe adjourned meeting of the
Board of Trad- yesterday the ini
tial steps were taken toward a change
which will insure the board a larger and
more representative membership at an
early day. The proposition is to divide
the membership into classes, and make Che
fees and dues more in accordance with
the benefits the member derives.
The proposed amendment to the laws,
which was referred to the board of direc
tors for its consideration, and a proper
classification of the different grades of
members, provides that any person of good
moral character and a resident of Geor
gia may join. The membership is to be
divided into two classes, as follows:
“The first class shall be divided into
three grades, and the board of directors,
shall by a two-thirds vote, prescribe who
shall be of each grade, and fix annually
the dues to be paid by each.
“The second class shall consist of an
associate membership of persons not m
any mercantile business, who shall have
no vote in the election of officers or upon
questions involving changes in the consti
tution. by-laws or trade rules; but shall
have the freedom of the exchange, he
summoned to all general meetings of ihe
Board of Trade, and discuss and vote
upon all public questions that may come
before it; but not to be counted in making
quorums for the transaction of business.”
One drawback to an increasing member
ship in the Board of Trade has t een that
members who deriv and few benefits fr m it
were required to pay the same amount of
fees and dues as naval stores men, for in
stance, who derive the greatest benefits
from It. Under the proposed change
members who do not participate so mucl
in the advantages offered will not be r -
quired to pay the same amounts cs first
class members. It will bo seen that'mem
bers of the second class do not have a vote
in the election of officers. prepos.d
changes in the by-laws, or trade rules.
An amendent Lo the by-laws was adopted
creating committees on stocks and bonds,
lumber and timber, and shipping. Th i
one limiting the term of pre-ident to two
consecutive terms was voted down, which
was construed by many to be in compli
ment to Copt. Purse.
A MEW CAVALRY TROOP.
The Meltlrlm Tattnall Troop Muster
ed Into the Service.
Col. P. W. Meld rim returned yesterday
from Reidsville, Tattnall county, where
he accompanied Col. W. G. Obcar, in
spector general of the state treops for the
purpose of mustering in the new troop
of cavalry, which was recently formed
there, and which is now a part of the
First Regiment of Cavalry, G. 8. T. The
troop passed the inspection successfully,
and was mustered in in due form. The
officers are Capt. E. J. Giles and Lieut?.
Warned and Easterling. The new troop
has a large* meml> r?hip, and the interest
shown by the officers and men augurs
well for Us future*.
The name chosen by the* troop is the
Meldrim Tattnall Troop in honor of its
regimental commander.
CAPTAIN FOR BATTERY F.
Relieved Lieut. Sturgl.i’ Promotion
Ik to That (oininnnd.
The Morning Ne ws dispatches yesterday
morning announced that the President
had sent in First Lieutenant S. D. Stur
gis' name to the Senate for appointment
as captain. Lieut. Sturgis is in the Sixth
Artillery, and was next in line for pro
motion when the death of Capt. Ostheim
in Chicago left a vacancy ih the First
Artillery.
Capt. Sturgis wi 1 probably have com
mand of Battery F of the First Artillery,
which is one of those that make up the
garrison at Fort Screven. The officers so
understand his prospective promotion.
To Capt. C. E. Gillette of the engineering
corps and others, who knew Capt. Sturgis
at West Point his coming to Tybee will
be a pleasure.
FUNERAL OF GEORGE \V. EX LEY.
Service* t Lutheran Church of A*-
cciimlou Till* Afternoon.
The funeral of the late George W. Exley
will take place from the family residence,
No. 127 Gordon street, west, at
4 o’clock this afternoon. The
funeral services will be con
ducted by Rev. Dr. W. C. Schaeffer at the
Lutheran Church of the Ascension.
The interment will be in Laurel Grove
Cemetery. The pallbearers, selected
from among the close personal friends of
the dead young man, will be Messrs. W.
li. Spann, Jr., Joseph Harms, Thomas Mc-
Arthur, M. Exley, Grantham, and White.
Promotion* in Company 11.
Appointments of the following non-com
missioned officers in the German Volun
teers are officially announced: Private F.
H. Kramer to fie sergeant; Corpl. Rudolph
Schwarts to be sergeant, and Private Ed
ward Schlueter to be corporal.
The Fnye A JUorrluou Hu I 111 log.
The building, corner Barnard and
Broughton streets, now in process of
erection, to be occupied by Foye A Morri
son, will be one of the best appointed dry
goods house* in the city. It will be five
stories, provid'd with freight and p.iwn
g< r elevators, large front display windows
and every other modern convenience.
The two show windows *n i'rough ton
street will Ih* twenty-two feet each. That
on liaro rd street will be twenty fni,
lab will In* provided with prism lights.
Th** flitu wid carry additional lines, and
enlarge the departments which are now
• allied. They will o*cupy the entire build
ing. and no pun ol ll Will be u*.d ful
olUces*
THEY FOUGHT TO A DRAW.
20 ROUNDS PROVED COREORAN NOR
HANLON THE BETTER MAN.
IliKKr.t Crowd That Ever Wllneaaed
n Fight in Savannah Gathered for
the Setto Between Tommy Corco
ran und the Philadelphian, Jaek
Hanlon A Sort of AVre*tltng-
FishtiuK Preliminary Preceeded
the fight—Mach Money AVu Up
nnd Had to Be Drawn Down.
•'Shorty jeukina' Deration Soti
fied the Spectator..
Tommy Corcoran of Savannah, and
Jack Hanlon of Philadelphia, fought
twenty rounds to a draw last night at the
Theater. The contest was a. pretty one
from the first round, and at no time did
it look as though it belonged to either of
the men as a sure thing. First one and
then the other would show up strong, but
then his opponent would get in the game,
and the fight would go on merrily with
both slugging away when openings of
fered.
The fight was a clean one. Several fee
ble cries of "foul" were made, but they
were half-hearted, as the terms of the
agreement demanded that a foul must be
serious to cause the referee to dclare a
forfeit. Early In the game Corcoran’s sec
onds were appealing to the referee to
"watch Hanlon's left knee,” which did
seem to fly up now and then, but the
referee did not see that any harm was
being done, and hardly found it necessary
to give a warning.
(No strong kick was raised about the
decision, for nearly all agreed that It
was the only one left for the referee to
give. Both men had shown up in fine
shape throughout. If anything, the sen
timent was with Hanlon, who was regard
ed as the cleverer fighter. Corcoran had
shown a desire to force things, though,
and was game and determined from the
first to the last clang of the gong. Nearly
everybody declared the decision was the
only one the fight would justify.
Never was there a light In Savannah
that drew such a house. The parquette
was very nearly filled, the balcony had
quite a bunch, and the gallery was par
ticularly alive. There was thought to be
SBCO in the house, of which, by the
terms of the agreement, 75 per cent, was
to go to (he winner and 25 to the loser,
after expenses were deducted. The result
calltd for an even split.
This was true, too, of the money that
had been plarbd. Possibly there was not
as much'general betting ns there has been
on some fights, but a number of the 13-
inch sports had -gone to their wads and
peeled off a few hundreds to put on their
favorite. Most of it was at an even break,
as nobody cared to give odds on either of
the fighters, thereby showing they had a
pretty clear Idea of a thing or two in the
fighting line. The money that was up
loaned a warm interest lo those who had
placed it, anil the fortunes of their fav
orite were followed closely through every
round. The sports thought it rather rough
to have lo draw down after the severe
strain that their nervous systems, had to
undergo in observing the fight.
The Corcoran-Hanlon bout was preceded
by a very lively preliminary that was to
have been a six-round glove contest, but
it was evident from the start that it was
to be a mixture of rough and tumble and
wrestling. Charlie Harrison’and Sam Mc-
Gowan were the principals, and they be
gan mixing it up from the Jump. They
were fighting in earnest, but Harrison was
the cleverer with hts hands and it was up
to McGowan to try other tactics than those
recognized as the best form in the ring.
In the third round, almost with the’sound
of the gong, he closed in on Harrison,
caught a ieg holt and threw him heavily,
his knee effectually putting Harrison out.
The referee very properly gave the fight
to Harrison, who was heard to declare
later that he would have it out with Mc-
Gowan for having fouled-him, at some fu
ture date.
The crowd dhi n’t have long to wait
after the preliminary hod been pulled off
Corcoron appeared in his corner and was
greeted with applause soon after "Shorty"
Jenkins, the refetee, announced the arti
ci.’s of agreement. These were that a
light blow as a foul was not to count; it
would have to prove effective before the
'•thi r man ooujd get the fight on it. Tin'
fight was announced as a twenty-round
glove contest for a decision.
Hanlon, appeared right after Corcoran,
nnd, after the usual preliminaries und the
st lection of the five-ounce gloves, the fight
was on. Pete Manzlo, Sweeny, Pedro and
McGowan were in Hanlon’s corner, while
Fahin, Frew, Harrison and Dyer looked
after Corcoran.
The fight was probably as uneventful
ns any of its length that was ever step
in Savannah. There was more stand-up
and-give-and-take about it ,than is usually
seen. Corcoran was known of oid as hav
ing a distaste for too much footwork,
nnd Hanlon seemed built on the same
lines, though he got in some rather clever
side-stepping to tho right occasionally
that was disconcerting to Corcoron. No
running away was in the mind of cither,
and for four-tfifths of the fight the twb
were right in the line of their ,corners.
Hanlon landed more stiff punches than
Corcoran, but constant exercises anti the
roughest work can make the body tough,
and it was freely declared that Hanlon
might have put his man out if he had a
baseball bat, an ax or something of that
sort. The prediction that Corcoran could
take hard knocks and show the least ef
fect of any man who ever hit Savannah
was verified, and Hanlon would proba
bly acquiesce in this. Corfiiran went down
once, but it was not a clean, free fall.
The count was not started at any time
for a man oft his feet.
Ccrcoran kept the Philadelphian busy,
and was constantly going In with rushes.
Hanlon was ready for him often, though,
and Tommy’s punches were met with
right hand Jolts in the wind that would
have done the work for most men. Jack
had a way of holding out ids left and
chopping down on Tommy's head with it
that was a sui prise, apparently, to him
the first time he met It. and after that he
didn't seem to know just how to guard
against it. Two or three new
wrinkles of something on this order
were Introduced by Hanlon. Corcoran, too,
showed that someone had been teaching
him something since, his last appearance,
for lie was on to a few new ones himself
and moved much mors quickly. He was
nearly ten pounds lighter than Hanlon,
too, the weights being 155 and 146
A story by rounds would show but Ut
ile variety. There was a sameness
thoughout. Each man showed a very evl
d.fit desire lo win, but somehow or other
ho couldn’t make his hands connect with
a knock-out blow. Hound after round
went by with diminishing chances of a
knockout, and It Has finally taken as a
matter of course that It would he up to
"tfhorty” to pick n winner on Very lino
I join is, or declare it a draw.
All the way through the crowd win
highly wrought up and interested. Tho
gong on Ihe last round was followed hy
applause, for the crowd knew the men
h.el fought II good fight. Th decision
was loudly filled for, md cries of "Han
lon" were somewhat dominant nlsive the
noise, hut "Khorty" ealnilv uiinotinc*.|
tliat he would call It a draw Hanlon
s* cin* .I the mun most aggrieved by tins
lie stepped to tie front of the ring and
annoiin -d that "it wu; the D st lie cou|,|
i *|m-u, being a stranger In the town."
Ill* w is clearly luboi lug ursh Ia int*is,n
, M-pouti, I booth, gist u.i gu-jrul verdict
seemed to be that he got about all that
was cotplng to him.
The receipts of the house were just $634.
which amount will be divided between the
two contestants after the expenses have
been deducted. The smallness of the re
ceipts were somewhat of a surprise to
the contestants and their hackers, as from
the appearance of the crowd they had
counted upon at least an SBOO house.
There may be another fight between
the two a month hence. Hanlon announces
his willingness lo fight on the same terms
as last night’s fight with the addition of
a SSOO side bet. He would be willing to
fix an earlier date, but for the fact that
he broke one of the bones of the left
hand in the seventh round of the fight
last night.
THE SHELL ROAD PETITION.
Council Gives No Indication of Its
Intentions in the Matter.
Mr. D. B. Dester, president of the Ver
non Shell Road Company, and his attor
ney, Mr. F. M. Oliver, spent considerable
time before the Committee of the Whole
of Council, at its last meeting, Urging the
petition of the company to be granted
the use of certain streets for street rail
way purposes.
They werp backed by several petitions,
numerously signed by citizens, including
many property owners, asking that Coun
cil grant the company’s petition. Most of
these petitions referred specifically to the
Bull street route, and it was said that
there were a number of Bull street prop
erty owners among the signers. It was
learned yesterday that the committee
gave no indication of its disposition in the
motter, and those of the councilmen, who
have been summoned seemed rather coldly
disposed towards the project. There is
decided opposition to the Bull street fea
ture, and 14 is safe to predict that the
Committee on Streets and Lanes, to which
the matter has been referred, will report
unfavorably as to this route. The Bull
street property owners are preparing fo
enter a protest to Council against the
granting of the street. Together with the
petitions Mr. Dester submitted a letter
from the Rosedew Canning Company, in
which the latter refers to a recent Inter
view with Mr. Dester in the Morning
News, and in which he says:
"You failed to mention the latest and
largest industry in the southern i>art of
the county, the large canning industry
recently established nt Coffee Bluff, which
would be quite a feeder to such a line as
Is contemplated.
"The Rosedew Canning Company has a
capacity of over 12,000 cans per day, and
notwithstanding its infancy, employs over
100 hands, brought here from other places.
These hands Vith their families consti
tute quite a colony and would materially
contribute to such a railroad in the way
of passenger and freight traffic.
“Coffee Bluff is also the landing place
for a large number of persons engaged in
fishing in the Ogeechee, and the adjacent
waters, and during the season large quan
tities of shad and other fish are shipped
to the city. This would prove a feeder
for such a company.
“We hope you will tie successful In your
enterprise, and before many months will
succeed in opening up the southern sec
tion of the county, and bring it Into
closer relations with the city.”
Mayor Myers, when asked about the
matter yesterday, said that Council wilt
take no action upon the company’s peti
tion until a report is received from the
Street and Lane Committee. The Mayor
stated that he regarded the proposed use
of Bull street with disfavor. Petitions,
he said, are no test of public sentiment.
lILU'ES WILL GO TO TYBEE.
Arranging for n Pleasant Entertain
ment an the Island >Sny 17.
The Republican Blues will give a picnic,
prize drill and dance at Tybee on May 17.
The members of the company are looking
forward with a great deal of pleasure to
the day, and It is probable there will be
many of them and their friends to take
the trip.
Hotel Tybee will have its first music on
that day. Dancing will be enjoyed in the
pavil on, and a good time is expected. As
the affair will be one of the very first of
the season it will be all the more pleasant.
“The Noblest Mlnil
The best contentment has.” Yet, however
noble in mir.d, no man or woman can have
perfect contentment without physical
health. The blood must be kept pure and
the stomach and digestive organs in good
order. The best means for this purpose
is Hood's Sarsaparilla. It promptly cures
all blood humors and eruptions and tones
up the system.
The favorite cathartic is Hood’s Pil'.s.
25c.—ad.
Merry Makers* Celebration,
Augusta, tin,,
April 23-2S. 11100.
Out* Fare Hound Trip,
Yin
Central of Georgia Hallway Cos.
Tickets on sale April 21-27 inclusive,
final return limit April 30, 1900. Ticket of
fices, 107 Bull street and Central Passen
ger Station.—ad.
A Dellelons Smoke.
The Herbert Spencer Is an elegant cigar
and is truly a delightful enjoyment to
Inhale the fumes of this fine tobacco; It
is exhilarating and delicious.
See that the name of Herbert Spencer
is on every wrapper of every cigar With
out which, none are genuine.
The Herbert Spencer cigars are only
sold by the box of 50, Conchas at $3.50,
and Perfectos, $4.50 at Elppman Bros.,
wholesale druggists, Barnard and Con
gress streets, of this city.— ad.
Gray heard.
I would not take SSOO for the benefit de
rived from a few bottles of Graybeard in
spring. It relieved me of that tired feeling
broke up eczema and rheumatism and
gave me superb health. Wm. Martin,
Downdes county, Georgia.
Get Graybeard at all drug stores. Gray
beard pills are the pills for you. 23c. Res
pess Drug Company, Props —ad.
Graybeard,
Do not allow a lost api>etlte. a tired, dull
sleepy condition of your health, to put
you In bed. No need of it if you take a
course of Gruybeurd now. There Is noth
ing on earth to equal Graybeard for en
riching and vitalizing the blood.
Get Graybeard at all drug stores sl.
Respesa Drug Company, Props,—ad.
A Chance to Visit Washington
At low cost, en route North, East or
West. For particulars ee Newcomb
Cohen, Traveling Agent, 29 Bull street,
—ad.
Thousand* of Itchy People
Have been cured quickly by Tetteilne, ll
cures any form of skin diseas*;. Mrs. M.
E. Du 11 liner, Hlluxl, Slits., laid nri ueny
bri ailing out on her ekln. She sends $.
for twu loses p< h pi Id to the m.iiiufoc
inter, J. T. fihurptrint, Savannah, Oa.,
an I bil es. "Tciierlne Is the only thing
that gives me relief.'* tkiul fiti cents q,
slumps for u Lox U your Uiuggst doesn't
keep it,-ltd
Over 100 different styles. Can fit an*
shape. To wear them is to learn huvtr
they fit. No Corset in the world ca
tains better value. Ask your dealer, o r
write
I. NEWMAN & SONS, 441 UTway, \ y.
Catalogues free on application.
Set Your House
In Order.
Warm weather is with us.
You need aii the helps to sum<
mer comfortableness that you
find here.
Fly Fans,
Ice Oream Feeezers,
Water Coolers,
Dish Covers,
Ice Tools,
Shavers and Picks.
We have a pretty new line oi
WHITING’S SOLID SILVER
FINE CUT GLASS.
HavilancT'S China,
IN DINNER AND TEA SETS.
Lamps, Globes and Table
Decorations.
G. W. ALLEN & CO,
Corner State and Barnard Streets.
B. R Neal, F. P. Millart),
President Vice President
Henry Bunr, Jr Sec y and Treaa
NEAL-MILLARD CO.
Builders' Material,
Sash, Doors and Bliads,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Glass and Brashes,
CHILDERS' HARDWARE. ]
Limp, Cement and Plaster,
■a* *Bd Whltlko •treat,.
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FULL ASSORTMENT.
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113 It r ohm, li ton St., AVest.
W lM blt RESORTS.
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DE SOTO HOTEL.
First-class accommodations for 500 guest*
Among tho Improvements the past suriuuerw
new bath rooms were added. Tourists nna
Savannah the mast interesting city m tae
South An Ideal winter resort. Special rates
for families remaining week or more.
BRENNAN BROS.,
WHOLESALE
J'ruit, Produce, Grain, Etc.
122 BAY STREET. Wait.
Telephone 88S.
ONE MILLION HIDESWANTEQ
DTIY FLINTS IV
PHY SALTS -i"
UUELN BALTKD
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417 to 421 St. Julian etreet,
a“^v* u,,v -
ONLY? JP a /V. CORSETS
HAVE “ NEWMAN’S PATENT ’’
CORK STEEL PROTECTOR.