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TO-MORROW ENDS THE FIGHT.
THE OOrUTY'S POLITICAL JMJI'AB
BLEB WILL DE SETTLED THEffl.
The Partisan Cohort* Are Bfln*
Drilled nnd Prepared for the Fray.
Fight Will Be One of the Closest
and Most Interesting in Chatham's
Political History—Much-Talked of
Purging Committee Has Got Only
One Name Off the List—Managers
Will Be Annonneed and Assigned
To-dnj—Hally of the Citizens Clnh
To-night a Big Feature.
To-morrow is the day of the primary.
To-day is the day of final preparation, and
the political cohorts ore to be trained and
drilled, and given final instructions as to
how and what they shall do. The result
of the fight is hidden in the womb of
time, and there seems to be no possibility
of a premature delivery.
As yet the much-talked-of Purging
Committee, from which so much was fear
ed, has been able to remove from the
list of registered voters just one name.
That it will succeed in greatly Increasing
this number before the lines are drawn
and the polls are opened to-morrow morn
ing no one seriously believes. The fears
of the minority members of the Executive
Committee, as to the barm that the Purg
ing Committee would be able to accom
plish, seem so far now to have been base-
less. If the will of the majority was
father to the thought, it is very certain
that it was not father to anything more
tangible and substantial. The list remains
practically as It was when it left the
hands of Registrar Sullivan, and will
probably remain so when It Is turned over
to the managers of the election.
No managers have yet been announced.
It Is stated that these names will be
given in to the siib-commit|ee this
morning, and that when this is done the
positions of the several boxes will be de
termined upon and managens for each of
them will be announced. It Is expected
that several of the minority members of
the Executive Committee, and possibly
some of the majority, will resign, and
that their places will be filled by others
selected by the two factions. Some of
the executive committeemen, indeed,
have already stated positively that they
would not serve as managers on the day
of the election.
The rally of the Citizens Club to-night
promises and doubtless will be one of the
big events of the campaign. Every effort
will be exerted to have it surpass in num
bers and enthusiasm the Liberal Club dem
onstration of Friday night and every faith
ful follower of Mr. Osbcrne has been urged
and will be expected to be on hand. The
Issues of the campaign will be dlscurstd by
Mr. Osborne, Judge Twiggs. Mr. J. Ferris
Cann and other prominent leaders and
speakers on the Citizens Club side.
One of the features of the campaign is
the introduction of a ticket with Mr. A.
W. Harmon's name for county commis
sioner. The movement Is understood to be
in opposition to Commissioner; Dale.
It Is a matter of public congia'ulatlon
that to-morrow will witness the end of the
campaign and that when the polls are
closed there will follow some surcease of
the political agitation that has been dis
turbing the city and the citizens for the
last month. The conservative element
is extraordinarily tired of It and unusually
anxious that there shall be ro more of it.
It has disturbed business and disruptei
some friendships, and It has been ijn-os
sible for the quiet and peaceable and non
partisan citizen to see wherein lay its ad
vantage to him or to the community.
Therefore he is glad that an end to it all
Is closely approaching.
WAS NEWS TO COL. MELDRIM.
lie llml Nt Thought of Ilclng Mode
Chalrnpin of the Stnte Convention.
Col. P. W. Meld rim was seen yesterday
in reference to the report rent out from
Atlanta to the effect that as it was ex
pected that State Chairman dußignon
would retire from politics temporarily on
account of ill health, the outlook was that
Vice Chairman E. T. Brown sr.d Cel. Me!
drltn would "lock horns" for the chair
manship of the Democratic State Conven
tion on June 16.
Col. Meldrim said that the appearanc;
of the report In the Morning News was the
first Information he had had on the sub
ject. He had done or said nothing, he
said, to give rise to any euch rumor, end
he was at a loss to account for Its o igin,
unless the fact that he had been made
chairman of the Chatham Executive Com
mittee at a critical time and had succeed
ed in bringing about a satisfactory ar
rangement for the primary had sug<est<d
to some of his friends in Atlanta the Idea
that he might be good material for state
chairman.
"If such an honor should ocm' to me.”
said Col. Meldrim, "it will come like every
other political honor that has been con
ferred upon me, entirely uns H illed. I
• ave never sought political pieleiment of
any kind and in every case that my fellow
citizens have honored me I have accepted
reluctantly and It would be the same at
this Instance. However, the only ln>p rt
ance I attach to the rumor Is that the At
lanta correspondent of the Morning News
has been kind enough to remember me.”
Col. Meldrim could haidly be mtde
chairman of the convention without be nt
a member of that body and as matters
stand at present the chances are rath r
against him. As chairman of the Execu
tive Committee it is his duty to appoint
the delegates to the Stale Conventl n fro.n
among the friends of the successful candi
dates. This being the case he could
hardly appoint himself. However, this
matter could be very easily at ranged
should the leaders of the successful fac
tion In the primary insist upon the chair
man becoming a member of ihe delegation.
TALKED POLITICS AT POOLER.
Citizens Rally In the Eighth Militia
District.
A rally of the Citizen's Club supporters
was held at Pooler, In the Eighth Mili
tary District, Saturday night.
Messrs. J. Ferris Cunn, R. M. Hitch, R.
Creamer, R. L. Colding, Marlon Lucas and
Dr. J. G. Keller left In the afternoon
about 6 o'clock in a buckboard. About
136 persons had gathered at the Town
Hall In expectancy of their coming. The
meeting was addressed by Messrs. Cann,
Colding and Hitch and developed consid
erable enthusiasm. A brass band, which
attended from Savaqnah, kept things
lively and added to the good nature of
the crowd. After the speaking refresh
ments were served. The contingent from
Savannah returned home at 2 o’clock yes
terday morning.
“Opportunity Is the Cream ( Time."
Now is your opportunity. There Is no
time when the system is so much in need
of a good medicine, like Hood’s Sarsapa
rilla, and no time when It is so susceptible
to the benefits to lie derived from such a
medicine. By purifying, enriching and
vitalizing the blood and toning up the
system Hood’s Sarsaparilla starts you
Might for a whole year of health.
W Constipation is cured by ilood’g PUls
—ad.
FINERAL OF MK. D. C. BACON.
Ills Remains I,aid to {test With Mili
tary Honors In Bnnnventure.
The funeral of the late Mr. D. C. Bacon
was held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
from St. John's Church, where the re
mains were taken from the residence of
Mr. A. S. Bacon, on Gwinnett street.
Many sorrowing relatives and friends at
tended the service, which was conducted
by the rector. Rev. Charles H. Strong.
To escort the remains to their last rest
ing place the Savannah Cadets, under
command of Capt. J. T. West, were in at
tendance. The company was drawn up
In front of the church and presented arms
as the casket was taken Into the church
and again, when, after the service, It was
brought out. At the grave in Bonaven
ture, where the Interment took place, the
last feature of the sad ceremony was the
discharge pf three volleys.
The following gentlemen acted as pall
bearers: Mr. W. G. Charlton, Mr. James
Sullivan, Mr. J. J. McDonough, Judge
Robert Falligant, Mr. S. P. Goodwin, Maj.
H. P. Smart, Mr. William Pratt and Mr.
W. B. Stillwell.
THE SPHINXES RENOVATED.
Air. (*ox Has Completed His Job at a
Cost of sl7.
Mr. C. A. Cox has notified the Park and
Tree Commission that he has completed
the renovation of the park sphinxes and
that the images are now at the disposal
of th© commission. Mr. Cox did not find
it necessary to fill the hollow figures with
plaster of paris, but simply used soft
solder in reuniting the broken parts. His
charge for this work is only sl7. It will
cost as much more, however, to replace
the wooden bases upon which the figures
rest, and something additional for a cou
ple of coats of paint for each. Altogether
the cost of restoration will be between S4O
and SSO.
At present it seems likely that the
sphinxes will be replaced in their former
positions at the park entrance, although
Chairman Dale of the County Commis
sioners has requested Mayor Myers to
turn them over to him for the county
farm, where he thinks they would be much
more in keeping with the . surroundings
than at the entrance to Forsyth Park.
C. 1.. A. ELECTED OFFICERS.
President Higgins Declined He-elec
tlon anil Air. Powers Chosen.
The annual meeting of the Catholic Li
brary Association was held yesterday
morning, and the officers of the associa
tion elected. The report of the various
officers indicated that the association Avas
one of the most prosperous and successful
of its kind In the South.
President J. J. Higgins declined re-elec
tion at the hands of his fellow-members,
stating that his business engagements
would nof permit him to accept the office
that his friends tried to thrust upon him.
This positive declination was a source of
considerable dissatisfaction to the mem
bers of the association, as President Hig
gins has discharged his duties with much
ability and much satisfaction.
In his place the former vice president of
the association, Mr. J. J. Powers, was
elected president. The other officers chosen
are as follows: Vice president, J. B. Mad
dock; recording secretary. Horace J.
Brooks', treasurer, Joseph E. Harty. The
report of the treasurer showed the associ
ation to be in a fine financial shape.
PLANT BLOCKED CONSTRI CTION. '
Central’s Track Across to Gordon
Ward Was Not Unlit.
An amusing railroad complication has
arisen from the attempt recently begun
by the Central Railroad, to complete Its
tmeks from River street to the Gordon
wharf and the adjacent properties. It
has been met by the Plant System, and
all of yesterday and last night a train of
cars was kept standing at the corner of
Boy and Randolph streets.
The bed for the track had been virtually
completed, and the connection was ;n
sight. It had been arranged that It
should be mode yesterday, and a force of
hands was regdy to do the work. The
connection that was to have been made
was directly In front of that portion of the
wharves, occupied by the Isaac Joseph
Iron Company, and; the Domestic Coal
and Wood Company.
When the force of hands turned up the
Plant System had a train of cars drilling
backyards and forwards across the street.
It transpired that It was essential to the
Plant’s business that this train should .be
kept In its original position during the
day and the night, and It was kept. The
force of that the Central had pro
tided held Us ground during the day, but
there was never a time when It could
change the status. The Plant's train
drilled backwards and forwards, but It
never changed its position sufficiently to
permit the force of hands to get to work.
DEATH OP OLD CHARLEY.
Aged Grave Digger nt Ronaventurc
Gone to Ills Heat.
Charles Walker, the aged colored grave
digger at Bonavenlure Cemetery, died yes
terday. The deceased was well known to
every lot owner and visitor at Bonavon
tup, and his passing away'will be regret
ted by them. He was born in CWleton
county, South Carolina, Sept. 2!>, 1823, the
property of Capt. Boatwright. He was
married on the plantation in 1813, and some
years after moved with his master to \n
pling county, Georgia. After emancipa
tion he came to Savannah and secured em
ployment In the cemetery with the late
Mr. Gleason, then the keeper of the prop
erty, and kept his place under his succes
sors, continuing at work up to two weeks
ago W’hen he was taken el k. Though far
advanced In years he bore suffering man
fully and passed away peacefully. He was
a faithful man and In his humble sutlers
did his whole duly, and no man could <’o
more. He leaves seven children, and
many grandchildren and great-grandchil
dren.
APPOINTED VICAR GENEHtL.
Patlier Ilnzin Selected to PHI This
Position.
The first appointment b,y Rev. TJ. j,
Kelley since his appointment as Bishop of
Savannah, is the naming of Rev. Father
Bazin of Atlanta ns vicar general of tlyv
diocese. The appointment was read otil
In the churches lu Savannah and through
out the diocese yesterday, and was receiv
ed with general satisfaction.
Father Bazin has served In the dlo esv
for a number of years and Is one of Its best
known and most highly esieeir.ei prl sts
He has served in Savannah at both the
Cathedral and Si. Patrick's and Is well
known here. He succeeds Father Kell
now Bishop-elect, who succeeded (he late
(Rev. Edward Oafferty In this cap-city
some eight or nine years ago,
CHINA TAKING ON NEW LIFE.
MISS GABY TELLS OF THE CON
DITIONS IN KVANG ’HSU'S EMPIRE.
The Suppression of the Reform
Alovement by the Empress Dow.
ntrr Only Temporary, She Thinks.
The Movement Has Tnken Too
Great a Hold 1 pon the People nnd
They Are Now Seeking the Mis
sionaries as AVell ns Showing Afore
Esteem for Foreigners Generally.
The Distressing Condition of the
Alasses of the People Ably Por
trayed by .Alisa Gary.
A targe congregation at Wesley Monu
mental Church last night heard a very
Interesting address by Miss Emma Gary,
of the China mission field, and the mission
work there as welt as the conditions In
China generally. Miss Gary has spent
several years in the mission work, and
her lecture showed that she is not only
well posted, but has an intelligent view
of the situation.
Miss Gary epoke at some length of her
experiences in China, giving an insight
into the situation there, and the condi
tions under which the missionaries labor.
She devoted considerable attention to the
greatly depressed and almost hopeless
condition of the masses of the people in
the great seaport cities of Shanghai, Hang
chow, Hankow and other cities, where
the men labor for 8 and 10 cents a day
in American money, and drag out a mea
ger existence for themselves and their
families. In these cities hundreds of
thousands of people live in little house
boats, and these boats are so numerous
that the boats look like forests of pine
poies.
The horribly immoral condition prevail
ing even among the higher classes hi Chi
na, due to the system of polygamy, the
degraded condition of the women, and
the contempt for girl children, was dwelt
upon. Miss Gory relating a conversation
which she had with the third wife of a
high official, who toid with apparent un
concern of the birth and death of nine
girl children in that family, not one being
permitted to live until a son had been
born to her informant. Male children are
held in great esteem, because by them
is perpetuated the ancestry worship which
is the chief religion of the Chinese.
Even among the educated middle classes,
Miss Gary said, the conditions are but lit
tle better than among the lower classes.
Educated Chinese teachers, possessing cul
ture and refinement, and giving unremit
ting and excellent service every day in the
pionth, can be obtained for s’. a month
American money and consiler them
selves well paid when (Jiey get $1 a
month. One of the chief causes of the
backwardness and the helpless condition
of the Chinese. Miss Gary said, is there
fear of the spirits. These are the spirits
of the grave, of the home, end of the air.
The missionaries are not allowed to put
steeples on their churches for fear of dis
turbing the spirits of the air. Railroads
cannot be built through the country for
fear of disturbing the spirits of the deid,
and, although the country is practically
treeless and there are great supplls of
coal in the mountains the people are de
prived of this fuel because they are w th
out railroads.
Howver, a change has come over tre
spirit of China's dream in the last
years, Miss Gary said. Where the mis
sionaries were formerly hated and abused
they are now looked up to and sought aft
er. The people have more respect for for
eigners generally and show n esperial
desire to learn English. There is a crisis
in the affairs of the country. The young
Emperor, shut in as he is and almost a
prisoner within the walls of his palace, has
managed to obtain sufficient knowledge
of modem ways to become Imbued with
ideas of reform. In fac*. Miss Gary
thought that the Emperor had undertaken
to carry the reform movement most too
rapidly, considering the extremely con
servative character of the literati or rul
ing class. He undertook to do things un
heard of in China before, to establish a
postal system, to encourage newspapers
and to permit the building of railroads
and to encourage foreigners generally.
One of his edicts, indicating the extent
to which the Emperor had become Im
bued with iefor-r; ideas. w* to the ef
fect that all the Confucian temples in
China not used for official Avorship should
be converted into school* and that West
ern books should be taught.
This was more than the con-
versatlve party could stand, and
the old Empress Dowager, who
is a foe to reform and the real
ruler of China, put her foe* down on the
reform movement. She Imprisoned the
Emperor, decapitated a number of the
leading reformers and sent others into
exile. The schools were closed and the
reform movement was checked In every
direction. In spite of this, the leaven is
still working. The young men in China
ore realizing the value of Western civili
zation and of Christianity. They are
looking to the missionaries for relief and
these are doing a great work, but they
are altogether too few for the Immense
amount of work that Is at hand waiting
for the doing.
Miss Gary said that the old conserva
tive element could not be blamed for its
opposition to the reform movement. Offi
cial promotion In China depends entirely
upon knowledge of the ancient literature
of China, and the officials get their pro
motions upon examination. It Is not to
be expected that these men, who have been
spending all their lives accumulating this
knowledge In order that they may obfatn
official advancement, should look kindly
upon a movement, the effect of which Is
to render worthless all their stores of
knowledge end to substitute anew and to
them entirely unfamiliar standard which
would result In their displacement and
the placing In control of men who had ac
quired this hated Western civilization.
Miss Gary stated her belief, however, that
the good seed of Christianity and civiliza
tion have been so widely scattered and
so well cared for that they still continue
to bear good fruit In ever increasing quan
tities and that the awakening of China
from her slumber of centuries Is destined
to be one of the greatest events of the
twentieth century.
TALKED IIP FOREIGN MISSIONS.
■Need* of the Heathen Discussed at
Seventh Street Church.
At the Seventh Street Methodist Church
last nigh* Mrs. Callahan, a missionary
from Japan, was to have been the speak
er, but she being unable to appear, her
place was taken by Mrs. Tolbert and Miss
C. McWilliams, both of whom are prom
inent workers In the cause of foreign mis
sions.
Mrs. Tolbert made an earner* plea for
both workers and funds with which to
carry on mission work, and by a scale
of comparative figures showed how little
was spent In this work In comparison
with the sums spent for other purposes.
For missions, sho said, during the past
year there had been expended five mil
lions of dollars, and for general church
work only ten millions, while for amuse
ments was spent four hundred mllltonsifor
Jfewelry, seven hundred millions; for to
bacco, eight hundred millions, and for
liquor, fifteen hundred millions. She
hoped, she said, that by the end of the
century these figures would bear a differ
ent proportion
THE 3JOKNING NEWS: MON DAY, MAY 14, 1900.
MEMORIAL FOR ST. PALL’S.
Mr. T. B. Irvine Will jGlve Candle
stick* in Memory of n Daughter.
Another memorial will be added to the
many that already adorn and equip with
various service adjuncts St. Paul's
Episcopal Church. At the service yes
terday morning the vestry and a portion
of the congregation were informed of the
offer of Mr. T. B. Irvine of Augusta of
a memorial to his daughter, Fannie. Af
ter some deliberation it was decided to
choose a pair of seven-branched candle
sticks.
Mr. Irvine formerly lived In Savannah.
He was master mechanic for the Central
Railroad, and his connection with St.
Paul’s was as vestryman. He had many
friends in the church and in the city at
large.
Rev. J. L. Scully, rector of St. Paul's,
greatly appreciated Mr. Irvine's offer. He
believes that memorials to the dead
should properly take the guise of a ben
efit to the living, holding that it is a use
less custom to memorialize with tomb
stones and monuments when other means
may be adopted to result in greater good.
Many articles in the church were given
as memorials, and the rector hopes the
example of the donors will be followed by
others.
‘•FOB TIIY BROTHER’S SINS.”
Rev. Bascom Anthony Preached on
the Political Situation.
Rev. Bnscom Anthony preached at Trin
ity Church last night a sermon that has
close connection with the pending politi
cal contest. He took the position that
It is the duty of Christians and of good
men. generally to give their support to
the moral side in any conflict and in case
they do not do so they are responsible
for the results.
Rev. Mr. Anthony said it is a law of
religion and of morals that he who suf
fers without protest the commission of a
crime is as much guilty as its actual per
petrator, and this rule of good conduct
and right thinking might properly be ap
plied to the condition of affairs existing
In Savannah to-day. The law as to gam
ing is being openly and flagrantly vio
lated, its violation is commonly and gen
erally known, and the results of the vio
lation a5 ( hideous in their cruelty and
viciousness.
Mr. Anthony called upon the members
of his congregation, as men, to aid in
putting an end to this vice, and declared
that if they did not render such assist
ance they were no longer men. Decent,
honorable, clean, pure, white men, he de
clared, should be united on this subject
and should indicate their position by their
ballots on the day of the election.
A good handicraftsman is proud always
of the creditable results of his labors, said
Mr. Anthony. If it be a field
of corn, he is glad to say that
"This is my Job;" if it be a house that
he has constructed, he is proud to say
that "This Is my job.” Mr. Anthony called
upon those citizens of Savannah who fail
to espouse what he considers the true
and proper side of the pending conflict to
declare, as they stand beside the bedside
of the destitute, where gaunt hunger
stalks, before the ceil of th'e criminal,
where repentance is in vain, or beside the
corpse of the suicide, whose soul has wing
ed its flight to the throne of a'i-powerfni
God, where, in every case, gambling has
been the cause and root of the evil, to say,
"This is my Job." No honest and clean
man, he said, could say less.
FOOLED WITH A WIRED WINDOW.
Rnrglar Sent Off the Alarm and Was
Captured.
Alexander Jones, colored, and a would
be burglar, was arrested by Detective
Stark shortly before midnight last night.
When arrested Jones was trying to get
liito the store at the southeast corner of
Broughton and Montgomery streets, oc
cupied by Cohen Bros, which he was en
deavoring to get in through a back win
dow.
It was this effort that led to the negro's
arrest, as in his effort to open the window
He set off the burglar alarm and the
watchman was on his way to investigate
when he found the omcer and S ol film to
go along. The negro was still at work
on the window when the two officers reach
ed the scene. Seeing that escape was
impossible, he made no effort In that di
rection, but quietly submitted to arrest and
was sent to the barracks. '
PYTHIANS TO FITZGERALD.
A large Delegation to Leave Wed
nesday Night.
A large delegation of Pythlans will leave
Savannah Wednesday night for Fitzger
ald on a special train over the Plant Sys
tem to attend the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias,
which will be held Thursday and Fridav.
It is expected that there will be about
forty local delegates besides the Grand
Lodge officers resident here. Teutonia and
Georgia divisions of the uniform rank will
attend and will take part In the prize
drills.
Brigadier General R. F. Harmon and staff
and Maj. J. Ferris Cann and staff of the
uniform rank will attend. Mr. W. T.
Lx>pold, grand keeper of records and
seals, will go up a day ahead o£ time.
LANDREWS NIGHT AT THE FAIR.
Members Will Take In the Attrac
tions of the Ilnznr.
The members of Landrum Lodge will be
Ihe guests at the Masonic Fair to-night.
The lodge will assemble at the lodge room
at 8:30 o'clock, and, after a short com
munication will go to the fair, where they
will take supper. All Masons are Invited
to meet and accompany the lodge, but
members of the lodge are especially re
quested to be present.
Mrs. R. L. Cooper, chairman o'f Landrum
Auxiliary, earnestly requests that all
members of the auxiliary be In attendance
at the fair to-night.
CADETS WILL PARADE.
To Celebrate Their Thirty-Ninth An.
nlvrrsary on Thursday.
The Savannah Cadets will Cflebrata
their 39th anniversary next Thursday aft
ernoon. The company, under command ef
Capt. J. T. West, will assemble at the
Regimental Armcry late In the afternoon,
whence It will march through the principal
streets. The command is In splen fid con
dition as to numbers and training, and an
excellent display may be fxpectel. Upou
the conclusion of the parade refre lim ntt
will bo served at the armory.
Auction Snle of Lots To-day,
The Meadows, Henry, Duffy and New
H'.u.don streets, 6 o'clock p. m. Terms,
*-’N cash, per month, B per cent. Inter
est. Jchn L. Archer, Au-tloneer,-ad.
A Comfortable Trip to Montgomery.
Is only made via the Plant System; only
line running direct sleeper*. between Sa
vannah and Montgomery.—ad
ALMOST A CENTURY OLD.
DOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDE
PENDENT SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lnrgre Congregation Gathered Last
Night for the Celebration ln
Every Respect the Exercise* Were
Aery Snece**fnl Chinese Class
Contrilinted Interesting Features.
Sang an English Hymn nnd Re
peated the Commandments in
Their Native Tongue—Address De
livered by the Pastor. Rev. Dr.
Fnlr Report of Superintendent
Clay.
The ninety-sixth anniversary of the
Sunday School of the Independent Pres
byterian Church was celebrated last night,
the children entering enthusiastically into
the programme they had prepared, and
the large audience finding great satisfac
tion in the many songs, and other fea
tures of the celebration. In every re
spect tho occasion was a great success,
and many compliments were paid those
who had the principal connection with it.
Especially adapted, with its spacious
aisles, to processions, that last night was
beautifully executed, the school moving
in unison while singing tjte hymn "For
ward.” The pews reserved for the mem
bers of the school were occupied, and
then the olher numbers of the programme
were given. Among these were a num
ber of hymns, two of which by the pri
mary department were particularly en
joyed.
A unique innovation in the anniversary
observance* was the hymn sung by the
members of the Chinese class of the Sun
day school. Great interest in their work
has been felt by a number of Savannah
Chinamen, and the results, the teachers
believe, have been wonderful. Singing
an English hymn seemed rather a diffi
cult task to the members of the class, but
they were soon set at ease by being ask
ed to repeat the commandments. This
they did in Chinese, and the congregation
was interested to note how comparative
ly few words in the tongue of the China
men were needed for the translation of
the longest of the commandments. Also,
it seemed that some of the shortest re
quired fully as many of the Chinese
words to bo expressed in that language.
Two impressive designs as object leosons
to show the difference between earthly
and Christian warfare were displayed be
fore the pulpit, the one being a display of
weapons and munitions of war and the
dread terrors with which it is compassed
nnd the other a flowered inscription of
the passage, "Peace on earth, good will
to men.” The Interpretation of the de
signs was aptly given by the pastor, Rev.
James Y. Fair, D. D., in an address to
the school. Referring, also, to the songs
and the recital of the commandments by
the Chinese, Dr. Fair said that there is
a project afoot to widen the field of use
fulness of the school still further by or
ganizing a class of deaf and dumb pupils.
Tho report of Supt. Clay was heard with
interest. It was shown that there had
been a total attendance during the year of
8.352, making an average of 170 for each
Sunday. On hand, after th© obligations
of the school had been met, it was shown
there was $354.26.
During the year there were eleven ac
cessions to the church from the school.
A comparative statement showed that
there were no accessions In 1896, eight in
1897, sixteen in 1899 and eleven in 1900.
The hymn, “When the Roll Is Called
Up Yonder,” was joined in by school and
congregation, after which the benediction
was pronounced by Dr. Fair. Many then
went up to see the great mass of flowers
the school had deposited in bouquets at
the base of the pulpit.
FOR THE NICARAGUAN CANAL.
Prof. Johnson to Address a Meeting
Tills Afternoon.
Prof. Emory R. Johnson of ihe Isth
mian Canal Commission will address a
meeting of citizens at the long room of
the City Exchange to-day at 4:30 o'c ock.
The Invitation to this meeting Is Issued by
Mayor Herman Myers, Vice President J.
P. Williams of the Cotton Exchange, and
President D. G. Purse of the Boar! of
Trade. It is desired to secure a represen
tative meeting of business men, profes
sional men and citizens, as the aciion cf
the meeting may be of importance in de
termining the course to be adopted by Sa
vannah towards the canal.
Prof. Johnson has informed the commit
tee of the pleasure that it will gH e hm
to address such a meeting. It Is net
known what line his address will take.
He will doubtless discuss th’e need of the
canal and Us prospective benefits to th e
section. As chairman of the committee
of the value of the canal, the object of
Prof. Johnson’s visit to Savannah is to ob
tain information, statistical and otherwise,
which can be used In support of the argu
ment in favor of the canal. The fo lowing
letter addressed by him to the officers of
the two principal trade bodies, sets forth
his purpose:
"The Isthmian Canal Commission is
making n thorough investigation into the
industrial and commercial value which an
lnteroceanic canal would possess. The
committee entrusted wild this Investiga
tion has now been at work
for some time, and, as you
may know, Is endeavoring to se
cure as complete information as It Is pos
sible to obtain regarding the economic
effects which the canal would produce.
Besides ’consulting statistical and other
sources of printed Information, we are ap
pealing to business men of the country
and to consular and diplomatic represent
atives abroad. We are also asking the
larger chambers of commerce and com
mercial organizations of the United States
to co-operate with us In the Investigation.
The general purpose and the basis and
scope, as well as the methods we have
adopted, are Indicated by the enclosed
"preliminary plan.’’
“The manner In which we should like
to have the Savannah trade bodies as
sist us is as follows: We should like to
have you prepare for us a statement of
the traffic, Inbound and outbound, which
the merchants of the city of Savannah
would have by way of an American lnter
oceanic canal. This statement should
cover the various classes of commodities,
the volume of each class In tons and
the approximate value of each and for
the total.
"Accompanying this tabular statement
we should like to have you call atten
tion to the effects which the leading in
dustries of Savannah would derive from
the opening of the canal. That Is to say
we should like to have you point out the
effects which would follow the opening
of the canal.
"We recognize lhat the investigation Is
one that will involve considerable labor
and expense on the part of your board. It
Involves the assignment of the work
cither to your committee on foreign trade
or to some committee appointed for Ihe
purpose, which committee would be re
quired to devoto some time to securing
and collating the Information desired.
"For the purpose of meeting the repre
sentatives of your organization and of
those of other cities, I shall leave Wash
ington on a trip to the seaports of the
southeastern part of the United States.
I shall reach Savannah early upon the
morning of May 14, and will remain until
4he morning of the 15th.”
Accompanying this letter Is a detailed
statement, giving the general purpose and
soope tind methods of the Investigation.
It is doubtful if either the Cotton Ex
change or the Board of Trade, or any oth
er commercial body in Savannah, will be
able to give Mr. Johnson the information
desired in the shape desired. The statis
tics, however, of the Cotton Exchange
and the Board of Trade, together with
such others as may be obtainable, will
doubtless be of value, and in addition to
this committee will doubtless be appointed
at to-day’s meeting to secure such further
information as is desired.
The value which the canal Is likely to
be to the commerce of Savannah and other
South Atlantic and Gulf ports is fully ap
preciated here, and the probability is that
resolutions will be Introduced giving the
movement in favor of the canal, and the
work of the commission the hearty in
dorsement of the business community.
U. C. V. REUNION, LOUISVILLE, KY.
May 30-Jnne 3—Very Low Rates VIH
Southern Railway.
For the above occasion the Southern
Railway offers very iow rates, and the
best time and best service to Louisville.
Tickets will te fold cn May 27, 28, 29, lim
ited for return until June 10. The tickets
may be extended fifteen days (beyond
June 10). Round trip rate from Savannah
$14.00. For full particulars apply to Ran
dall Clifton, D. P. A., James Freeman, C.
P. A., 141 Bull street, Savannah, Ga.—ad.
Auction Sale of Lots To-day,
The Meadows, Henry, Duffy and New
Houston streets, 6 o'clock p. m. Terms,
$25 cash, $5 per month, 5 per cent. inter
est. John L. Atchtr, Auction er.—ad.
Columbia $1.30 Round Trip.
Cheap Excursion, Monday, May 38.
Special train will leave Savannah 7:30
a. tn., city time, via Southern Railway,
Monday, May 28. Returning, leave Colum
bia, 9:30 p. m., same date; $1.50 round trip
Separate coaches for white and colored
people.—ad.
Georgia Assembly Presbyterian
Church, U. S. A.,
Atlanta, Ga„ May 17-341, IfKK).
One far round trip via Central of Geor
gia Railway. Tickets on sale May 15, 16
and 17. Limited returning, May 29, IfOO.
The only line operadng.double daily trains
with through sleeping and parlor cars.
Ticket office 107 Bull street, and Central
passenger station.—ad.
Anctlon Sale of Lot* To-dny,
The Meadows, Henry, Duffy and New
Houston streets, 6 o’clock p. m. Terms,
$25 cash, $5 per month, 5 per cent, inter
est. John L. Archer, Auctioneer.—ad.
Plant System Named a* Official Route
to Fltsgerald for the Grand Lodge
Meeting, Knights of Pythias, May
17-IS.
The Plant System will operate a special
train from Savannah to Fitzgerald May
16 for the Knights of Pythias. Train will
leave Savannah at 8:30 p. m., railroad time,
and arrive Fitzgt-rald about 3a. m. Re
turning train will leave Fitzgerald at mid
night May 18, arriving Savannah about 6
a. m. Sleeping cars will be operated, ard
space in same can be engaged from Mr.
Frank Werm on Bull street.—ad.
Spring Festival at Charleston, One
Fare for the Round Trip Via the
Plant System.
The Plant System will sell round-trip
tickets to Charleston at rate of $3.45 each
on May 14, 15, 16 and 17, limited to return
May 21, account of Spring Festival at
Charleston. Attractive programmes are
arranged for visitors at Charleston dur
ing this week. For full information call
on ticket agents, or ’phone 73.—ad.
Auction Sale of Lots To-day,
The Meadows, Henry, Duffy and New
Houston streets, 6 o'clock p. m. Terms,
$25 cash, $5 per month, 5 per cent. Inter
est. John L. Archer, Auctioneer.—ad.
Five Trains a Day to Dmnsvrlck, Via
tile Plant System.
If you are going to Brunswick, take the
Plant System, via Jesup and Southern
Railway. Quickest time.—ad.
Chair tars uu ike Mast System Sun
day Excursions,
Tickets sold at rate of SI.OO for the round
trip to Charleston. Chair car attached
to train leaving Savannah 6:20 a. m.—ad.
Less Thun Three Honrs Between Sa
vannah and Brunswick, Via Plant
System and Southern Railway.
Train, S. R., 35, leaving Savannah, via
the Plant System, at 5:20 a. m., makes
direct connection at Jesup with the
Southern Railway for Brunswick; arrive
Brunswick at 8:05 a. m.; leave Brunswick
9:20 a. m., arriving Savannah 12:12 p. m.
For further Information, 'phone 73.—ad.
Only Sleeping Car Line to Mont
gomery.
Double dally service between Montgom
ery and Savannah, via the Plant System;
only line running through sleepers, Sa
vannah to Montgomery.—ad.
A Delicious 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 ttyit 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 Lippman Bros.’,
wholesale druggists, Barnard and Con
gress streets, of this city.—ad.
Doable Daily Service to Montgomery
and (lye Went,
Via the Plant System; only line running
direct sleepers between Savannah and
Montgomery.—ad.
Auction Sale of Lot* To-day,
The Meadows. Henry, Duffy and New
Houston streets, 6 o’clock p. m. Terms
$25 cash. $5 per month, 5 per cent. Inter
est. John L. Archer, Auctioneer.-ad.
Waukesha, Win,,
with Its mineral springs, well kept drives
and other natural advantages, is an Ideal
plade to spend the warm summer months
and the Wisconsin Central Railway Is
the direct route from Chicago. See that
your tickets read that way. other resorts
fully described in illustrated pamphlets
to be had by addressing Jas. C. Pond G
P. A., Milwaukee, Wls.
For Over Fifty Years.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for children teething. It soothe* the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain
cures wind colic, and Is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a botlle.
—ad.
A Chance to Visit Washington '
At low cost, en route North, East or
West. For particulars *ce Newcomb
Cohen, Traveling Agent, 20 Bull street.
—ad.
BAR-
BEN f
COM
INC
SILKS at the Hogan Store,
For this week we offer .SILKS at prices
way down low. Silks with us are STAND
ARD SILKS. NOTHING ELSE ENTERS
THE STORE, You can depend on the
quality. Don’t judge it by the price, for
these.are silk bargains:
24-inch Black China Silk 50c; instead of
75 cents.
27-inch Black China Silk 59c; insteid
of 85c.
Black and Colored Taffetas 69c; instead
of she.
50-inch Black Silk Warp Gloria 69c; in.
stead of SI.OO.
SHIRT WAISTS FOR ALL
We have a display of Shirt Waists in
both cotton an’d silk, that is not to be ex,
celled anywhere.
It’s great in sizo and every garment has
individaul attractions of its own. There ar
many, many styles—but not one style t o
many. We've collected nothing that
should have been left alone—and every
waist will fit. If you buy your supply 0 f
Shirt Waists here you’ll not experience
the annoyances and discomforts that at
tend ill-fitting garments. None of that
drawing under the arms or across the bos
om. No bulging in the back-no gap in
the neck.
SPECIAL SHIRT WAIST FIGURES
FOR THIS WEEK.
POPULAR DRESS GOODS.
The whole gamut of style, serviceability
and prertlness is included in our medium,
priced dress sfuffß.
Black Serge®. Cheviots, Mohairs and
Henriettas.
All Wool Homespuns In all the leading
colors.
Imported French Cords, Poplins, English
Coverts, German Stripes, Checks and Mix.
tures.
SEE THE PRICES FOR THIS WEEK.
UNDERMUSLINS.
The time is at hand for these goods to
step out into prominence. We are show
ing the biggest stock of Undermuslins ever
known here. Biggest, brightest and a
most valuable spot for you women to shoo.
TAKE ELEVATOR.
SUMMER STUFFS.
JUST THE PERFECTION OF DA IN,
TINESS, the kind of goods we always
offer.
Colored Lawns, Dimities, Mercerized and
Corded weaves, in newest designs and col
orings.
White Piques, both plain and fancy
weaves, the 20c grade, only 12%c this week.
Yardwide Linen Lawn 35c; sells at 45c.
Yardwide Linen Lawn 49c; sells at 600.
Yardwide Sheer Lawn Cambric only 45a
33-inch fine Sheer Linen Cambric 750 and
SI.OO.
White India Linens B%c; worth 10c.
White India Linens 10c; worth 12Hc.
White India Linens 12 worth 15c.
Victoria Lawns 100 and 12Hc.
White and Black Muslins and Nain
sooks greatly reduced.
WARM WEATHER REQUISITES.
Ladies’ Wrappers In pretty lawns, dain
tily trimmed, 85c and 98c.
Boys' Linen Duck Knee Panls 25c.
Serge Pants 49a
HERE IS A SNAP.
A big cut in all Embroideries, Laces and
Tucked Organdies.
KEEP OFF THE RAIN.
SI.OO Umbrellas for this week 75a
$1.50 Umbrellas for this week SI.OO.
TOILET GOODS.
Talcum sc, Glycerine Soap sc, Florida
Water Bc, Violet Water 35c.
Ladies’ Lace and Net Ties 25c and 50cj
were 50c and 98c.
Ladies' Belts in all styles.
Lace and Net Parasol-Covers Just re
ceived.
See our line Hosiery on sale this week.
Daniel Hogan,
THE CENTRAL STORE,
The corner Broughton and Barnard 9ts.
LAWN
MOWERS.
Two Qualities.
EDWARDNOVELL'S SONS,
113 BROUGHTON STREET, WEST.
JAP-A-LAO
Tbs new finish for Floors, OB Cloths
f.molsum, sto. Tbs 'Qrtaiset RsrlveC at
old wood work and furniture. ’’Easily ►
piled. Quickly driwa.''
F. W. DEVOE & CO.
• •
TUBE FAINTS
18, II AND 10 CENTS.
seiefiPiLGiroWilPiPiiCi
NO. 8 WHITAKER -STREET.
ONE MILLION HIDESWANTED
DRY FLINTS
dry salts Jr;
GREEN SALTED
R. KIRKLAND,
Buyer of Old Rails. Scrap Iron and Mel l '*
417 to 421 St. Julian street, west. ,
nr VOL WANT c om. MU ' I
nnd work, order your lithographed '
print**! simionery und blunk buoke
Morning: News, Bavarmah.