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WILL BE KNOWN BEFORE NQ.ON
MORNING HOURS WILL. DKCLAHE
RESULT OF PRIMARY.
How the Iloxen Will lie Arranged
and the Maiiftjgern nod Clerk* A*-
wiftned—The Lit Contain* Some
Surprise*—Every Voter Will Have
i’lentj* of Time to !>cpo*it His Ilal
lot-l'olis Hill He Open From 7
Till 7 O'clock— ‘Bettlnft on the Re
*ult Both Sides Are Confident.
Mach Scratching Will De Done.
\VorU< rn About the I’olln.
The Morning News announces this
morning:, for the fir,- 1 time, the position o£
the boxes the natives of the managers who
will conduct the primary election, and
those of the clerks by whom the returns
will be tabulated. There are as follows:
Flint District.
Box No. 3, Names A to K—Tax collect
ors’ office. Bull street. Managers, John W.
Smith, John E. Schwarz and Heavy E.
Dreeson. Clerks, John J. Burke and A. A.
Lawrence.
ISox No. 2, Names L to Z—Superintend
ant of public wbrks and roads’ office, Bull
street window. Manager;, John Power, R.
C. O’Byrno and John E. Maguire. Clerks,
J. W. Davis and W. H. Wade.
Second District.
County treasurer’s office, York street.
Managers, John H. Willink. John J. Mor
rissey and Isadora Silverberg. Clerks,
John Broderick and Marion Lucas.
Third District.
Box No. 1. Names A to J. Tax receiv
er’s office, President street. Managers,
John J. Sullivan and F. M. Oliver. Clerks,
Chris’Heller ami F. W. Williams.
Box No. 2. Lto Z. West win
dow, County Commit-loners’ office, Preai
dent street. Managers, Arthur Well and
R. L. Golding. Clerks, L*. Beranc and C.
H. Gradot.
Fourth District.
Box No. 3. Names A to F. East win
dow, County Commissioners’ office, Presi
dent street. Managers. E. C. Gleason, J. B.
Oaudry and M. W. Dixon. Clerks, M. J.
McMahon and T. Turner.
Box No. 2.—Names G to N. Office of
clerk of County Commissioners, President
street. Managers, J. F. Sullivan, George
Petronivich and J. M. Dixon. Clerk-*. Will
iam Fleming end Jnmes Mcßride, Jr.
Box No. 3. Names O to Z. Ordimry’s
office, President street. Managers, Thom
as Ballantyne, Jr., Ben S. Wells and Sam
uel ‘Reynolds. Clerks, George Frierson
and Thomas Reynolds.
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Dis
trict*.
Office of clerk of Superior Court, York
street. Managers. TV. I’. Laßoche ami
D. L. Christian. Clerks, J. Hart and W.
E. Bird.
No good citizen who has taken care to
get his name upon, the registry list will
have any ground to complain of any lack
of opportunity to get his vote in the bal
lot box. While there will doubtless be
blocks at some of the boxes during por
tions of the day the fact that the polls
will be open for twelve hours Insures am
ple opportunity to all to cast their ballots.
The polls will open at 7 o’clock in the
morning and will remain open until 7
o clock to-night. There are nine boxes,
and as the average to each box will not
exceed f0 votes there should be no dlf
ll:uliy in gitiing in all the votes. In all
probability the voting v.lll he practically
over ly 5 o'clock this afternoon.
For the eve of a closely contested elee
tl n there was remarkably little betting.
While there was a fair number of small
b?. s, ranging fr m S.OO down, bets In ex
cess of }IU) were hardly to he heard of.
Even the customary betting of hats,
<isa s, suits of cloths and articles of per
s nal apparel generally se med to be less
popular than usual.
While both sides expressed the greatest
CDr.flcl nee as to the r;ult, the Citizens
seemed to possess larger funds which
they wer e wiling io wager. They talked
freely of bits of St,ooo hr $3, C00 for which
th y declared they could find no taker*.
The only bet actually pasted, so far as
known, was fer the sum of SI,OOO, which
sum was deposited in cash by Mr. J. D.
Hlrseh In the hands of Mr. E. S. Byck
yesterday morning. Mr. Hirsch’s offer was
of SI,OOO even that Mr. Osborne would re
ceive more votes in to-day’s primary than
Mt. Hartrldse. The bet was not covered
up to 7 oc;cck, when Mr. Byck returned
the money to Mr. Hlrseh.
The Osborne supporters were apparent
ly greatly elated at the claim that they
had obtained the secession of a number of
workers from the Hartrldge side in the
First and Fourth districts, 't he Intimation
was that a 1 barrel” had been opened in
each district, end that the workers of the
opposition decked to it freely. It was even
asserted that the Hartrldge kopjes in the
districts named had 1 een evacuated.
It is believed that the tickets on both
sides will be scratched to a very large
extent, and that, in consequence, it will
be a late hour to-morrow morning before
the manage sand clerks succeed in tabu
lating and declaring the vote. What the
tesult will be Is a matter of probability
at the best and of possiM by In the minds
•f those who are making the conservative
estimates. Whatever the latser element
have to say is qualified with much of dif
fidence and uncertamy. They confess
frankly their inabi tty to tell what re
sults the elect on will bring forth.
The workers began gathering about the
polls last night and they will be there,
doubtless, when they open in the morn
ing. The police wl l be cn hand also, and
if they succeed in averting disorder it
will be a source of great credit to them
and not a token of the perfect amiability
of the politicians. This latter attribute' Is
expected to be conspicuous among them
more by Its absence than by Its presence.
The I*urg',r.g Committee, from which so
much has been feared, has removed 1 but
one name from the registration list. No
meeting of the committee was held yes
terday,, as It had been decided that the
short time it waH afforded would permit
of no purging of the list, even If this were
practicable or right. If there Is onv chal
lenging to be <Vone it will be at the hnilot
box: the Purging Committee has succeed
ed In accomplishing nothing.
Superintendent of Police Screven was
not prepared to give out last night exact
information ns to the number . f poll-e
--men lie would have at the pel s to day and
their locations, but lie sal.l th.u be w uld
have sufficient number for ter m inte
nance of good order, and that they would
Its stationed where most llke.y to be of the
most service, a contingency that will de
pend upon the developments of the day.
51R. SCHWARZ \OM-tOMM ITT A 1..
Ilia Only Fight Is Against Superin
tendent Maguire.
There Is confide aide Interest as to the
position of Mr. Fred Schwarz In the cam
paign that ends to-day. With his father
nominated for (be position of sheriff on
the Clt!z> ns ticket. It was naturally c
P cte l that Mr. Schwarz w ruld at least
"ppcrt his father and probably the tick
et. Mr. Sehvvaiz has maul!' sed decided
Liberal Club li luicncles in (he paid how
ever. and declines to say whom he is sup
porting In t -day's primary.
Maj. Schwarz, however, r, qui ts the
announcement that It was not Fred
Schwarz who led the First District Lib
eral i ub In the pr ss'on Friday night
bu John K. 3chv. rrz, vho Is an avowed
m vocaie of Mr. Hartrldge. Mr. Fred
ocmvurz, when aal.td about tliu matior
yesterday, said that he was asked to a<A
as grand marshal of rhe Liberal parade,
but declined the honor.
‘ The only fight in which I am interest
ed,” said Mr. Schwarz, “is that against
Mr. John E. Maguire as superintendent
of the fire department, and that will not
be decided in the primary.”
CAPT. TATTNALL RESIGNED.
Hr. Charlton Sneered* Him on the
Hoard of Fduentlon.
The resignation of Capt. J. R. F..Tatt
nall as a member of the Board of Educa
tion W’flg Tead last night at its monthly
meeting. On motion of Capt. Henry Biun
the resignation was accepted, but he will
continue ir> his office as treasurer. Capt.
Tattnall's action was inspired by feeble
health* and, on motion of Mr. Lee Roy
Myers, President Mercer was requested
to express the Tegret of the board. Dr.
T. J. Charlton was nominated by Mr.
Denmark to succeed Capt. Tattnall, and
was unanimously elected.
A letter from the department of school
administration of the '•National Educa
tional Association, inviting the Board of
Education to meet with the department
nt the annual meeting in Charleston in
July, was received, and the invitation was
accepted with thanks. The board extend
ed an invitation to the National Educa
tional Association, to visit Savannah to
y'Q something of -its commercial and edu
cational importance.
Tlie superintendent announced the death
of Fannie Habersham, a teacher in the
Anderson street school, colored, and Liz
zie Hendrickson was elected to fill the va
cancy thus caused.
Upon motion of Capt. Blun, the president
was authorized to call a meeting, If neces
sary, to appear before the grand jury In
behalf of the annual appropriation to the
public schools soon to be fixed by that
body.
Present at the meeting were President
George A. Mercer, Mr. B. A. Denmark,
Mr. F. G. dußignore, Capt. Henry Blun,
Mr. Lee Roy Meyers, Col. J. H. Estill, Mr.
P. A. Stovall and Mr. J. R. So ussy. Col.
Mercer reported that, during the month,
he had visited Chatham Schools Nos. 1
and 2.
The report submitted by Superintendent
Ashmore was, in part, as follows:
‘‘l am pleased to report to you the gen
eral good condition of the schools of the
county. The attendance is excellent, and
the spirit of both teachers and pupils Is
good. The total enrollment of the past
week compered with that of the corre
sponding period of last' year, shows aa
Increase of 297. In- the city this increase
amounts to 323.
The afternoon schools ore holding up
well in attendance, though there are some
Indications of n falling off as the warm
weather approaches.
”Jt is unfortunate that the prospect for
additional school facilities in the near fu
ture is not brighter. In addition to the
present pressure, must be added in Octo
ber, that due to the natural Increase in
our school population from year to year.
At the opening of the schools in October,
the demand for school room will inevitably
be great, an l this demand should met
as early as possible. It is to be honed,
especially, that the two schools at Chat
ham Academy will bo re-established In
enlarged quarters, as soon ns possible.
“During the month two committees from
the grand jury have visited tbe schools.
One on school buildings, and the other on
finance. The first committee visited every
school building in the city, and inspected
the school rooms, grounds, etc., and the
second committee visited the office and
investigated the machinery through wh ch
the publla school funds are disbursed, and
the safeguards by which this expenditure
is surrounded. Both committees. I felt,
were pleased with their investigations.
Every facility was given-them to get a
full view of tbe operations of our schools,
for aside from considerations of a plain
and important public duty which they had
to perform, I felt sure that an inspection
of our schools would make a favorable im
pression upon them, and be of benefit *o
the schools.”
LAST DAY OF THE MEETING.
Missionary Workers Go lo Tybec to
Spend tlie Afternoon.
This will be the closing day of the an
nual meeting of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of the South Georgia
Conference. The feature of the day will
be the trip to Tybee this afternoon, when
it is expected that many indies om! some
gentlemen will go down for a glimpse or
old ocean. To many of those from the in
terior the sight will be very novel and
attractive. The train will leave the Ty
bee depot promptly at 3:30 o’clock, city
time.
A meeting for business will bo held- this
morning at Wesley Monumental, during
which the election of officers to serve ths
ensuing year will be held. To-night nnd
to-morrow the delegates will bo getting
away for home. They have had a pleas
ant stay in the city, and have greatly aid
ed the work for which they gathered.
(Mrs. Tompkins of St. Mary's opened
the devotional service yesterday morning.
The Juvenile dolegnllons submitted re
ports. after which Mrs. Ed. F. Cook
talked about mission work and opportu
nities in Brazil. A solo was sung nv Miss
Lillte Orr.
The might session was in memory of
Miss Laura Hey good and two members
of the society. Eloquent tribute was paid
Miss Tfnygood by M'ss Gary, who spoke
Interestingly of the difficulties with which
she hod been confronted, nnd the ability
with which she had overcome them.
Miss Gory will address Epworth
Leaguers nnd missionary -workers nt Wes
ley Monumental to-night.
CROSSING MAY BE MADE*
Permission Has Ileen Given tlie Cen
tral by tile Plant System.
The little difficulty encountered by the
Central Railroad when it tried to effect a
crossing with the Plant System on P.lv r
street has been removed, and the road may
now proceed without interference. Gen
eral Superintendent W. B. Denham of ihe
Plant System said yesterday that permit
si.>n to make the eros dug has lteen given.
it was expected that notice of the Plan
System’s acquiescence would be foithe m-
Ing day before yesterday, but it was n t
When the construction force gathe . and .for
the work a train of cars was I cicg shift
ed up and down the place where it was
desired to cror?, the employes of ihe Sys
tem being desirous of preventing trspi s.
as they had received no orders to permit
a crossing.
When the Central officials learne l of th'
state of afflairs they immediate y cillel
off ihe construction force, kno t ing >hat
some delay must have hern encountered by
the Plant System in allowing the crossing.
Railroad etiqutte demands this coirse, the
road desiring to cross awaiting notifica
tion from the other of Its readiness for the
work to proceed.
Itenlh of Victor Sell Holder.
Victor Schneider, a well-known el izen of
Savannah, died nt 10 o’clock las nl-i t
ills death resulted frt.in tho effeois or n
operation that was perform and on him
•om*- days ago. it was taped ih t it
would prove permanently bend LI, but ir
resulted instead in death. Hi. )’o M Js
mourned by a large circle ef friends.
"Difficulties give way to diligence" and
dir. nee germs nnd blood humors disap.
pear when Hood’s Sarsaparilla is laith
fully taken.—ad.
CITIZENS’ CLOSING RALLY.
LEADERS AIRED THEIR VIEWS ATI)
SCORED THE OTHER SIDE.
District Unit, Turned Ont In Num
ber.—Said to Have Ileen
In Cine—Speeches by Col. Disou,
Cann. lliteli, O.borne, Collin, nnd
Judge Twlxga*All Predicted Vic
tory nml Advocated the Straight
Ticket.
The Osborne-Citizens' wing of the Coun
ty Democracy closed its campaign last
night with a rally at the Theater, after
which the various district clubs marched
to hails which had been assigned them
convenkiit to the Court House, where it
was expected that a large part of the
members would spend the night in order
to be on hand early this morning.
As it wvs the last mooting of the cam
paign, efforts were made to get out a
large attendance and the leaders certainly
had no reas nto be disappointed. The
crowds present even exceeded the Liberal
rally Friday night. The Theater was as
crowded as it could he, which was the
case with the opposition meeting, and in
addition there were fully 200 persons on
the stage, which had been cleared for the
occasion. There were said to be from 200
to 300 on the outside who could not get
into the Theater.
The rally began with the marching of
the various clubs, Including those from
ihe Fi st and Fourth districts and the
Southside. According to the statement of
a member of the Fourth District Club this
organization left its hall with 328 men in
line. The First District Club was fully
ns large, ar.d the Southside organization
made a very good turnout. According to
party counters there were 1,100 men in
line with the several clubs. There were
three brass bands, considerable red fire
and a number cf transparencies in line,
and the combined aggregation made a
vety lively scene around the Theater.
Thbre were several hundred tin horns in
the crowd which aided very materially to
the noise and c infusion.
When Cpl. M. W. Dixon, accompanied by
Mayor Myers, Mr. Waring Russell, Judge
Twiggs and others, came upon the stage
the crowd gave them an ovation. When
order had been restored Col. Dixon said
that he was so full of pleasure at the pres
ence of the vast crowd that he was hard
ly able to speak. C°L Meldrlm had said
that there was not any Liberal Club left
and this was evidently true as the Colonel
had broken il up himself, Citizens'
Club was still in the ring, he said. The
Fourth district had marched down with
over 4uo good voters in line, while by ac
tual count the opposition men had on!y
141 from the same district at Its meeting.
Col. Dixon proceeded to discuss the posi
tions and statements of some of the advo
cates of the opposition, with his opinion
upon their positions. He received the in
dorsement of the crowd with such ex
pressions as “Good boy, Meritt,’’ and
"Give ’em —, Meritt," Col. Meldrim, Mr.
S. B. Adams and Mr. Harry Willink were
among those who received attention from
the Chairman. Cos). Meldrlm, he declared,
had not only broken up the Liberal Club,
but had made his own crowd so mad by
his last speech that they had not invited
him to speak again. In conclusion he
read the list of nominations, each name
being received with applause.
Mr. S. L. Lazaron congratulated the
committee on the wisdom which it had ex
ercised in making its selections and moved
that the meeting give its indorsement to
the ticket by rising vote. There \ve:e
numerous seconds and the jnetien was
adopted with great unanimity.
“If they want to see Wilile, they bus'
hurry, hurry, hurry, for he eats thim
alive,” said Mr. R. M. Hitch, the first
epeaker on the programme. Mr. H ten
paid his attention principal y to the pri
mary scheme and said that he guarunt ed
that the people of the community would
put the seal of their dlsapp ova! upon the
unfair and unjust scheme w! ich had been
put upon them by their votes at th* p i
tnary to-day. “It takes n lean dog o
make a long race is an old saying,” -aid
Mr. Hitch, but he thought that Mr. Ha t
lkigewas too lean and that the race had
been 100 long. He had b:en running three
and a half years and must be p et y w 11
tired cut. He took up the ohar.e of
"aliens and (transients,” and said that any
man who, for the sake of winning a few
votes, would endeavor to array one ele
ment against another, was an tnemy to
any community. Such n sentiment, he
said, was alien to the growth, progress end
prosperity of the community. Rs.erring to
the prinmy scheme he said that he dedod
any man and particularly any Sava an h
lawyer to come before a Bava nn ih au .ieno?
and to justify an arrang ment that
gives two representatives to one side nnd
only one to the ether. The dpposltion
speakers had not alluded to it. nor had
they endeavored to uphold it. The people
who are lovers of honesty and fair play
will condemn such dishonest nnd unfair
methods. Mr. Hartridge, he salt, had de
clared that he would not go into a primary
that was unfair to Mr. Osbo: ne. He
ought lo stick to his declaration nnd come
down. He drew a contrast between the
two candidates and said that Mr. Hart
ridge was neither as industrious nor os ca
pable as his opponent. Iq conclusion he
urged upon all to vole the straight ticket
at the election.
Mr. J. S. Collins was Introduced as one
of the candidates. Mr. Collins said that
he had been put in the position o< being
the mustard between the Wiliink and Sul
livan sandwich. He thought he had suc
ceeded pretty well, as the Purging Com
mittee had deoiled, after erasing one
name, that It didn't care to go any fur
ther. Mr. Collins said that he was In
the race not for his own Interest, but in
the interest of his party. He understood
that certain charges had been mads
against him by the opposition. I: had been
charged thet ns president of the electric
railway he had paid his employes only 75
cents a day. This was untrue, he said.
The facts were that the electric railway
had paid its employes sl.Sn a day, while
the rival company was only paying 51.f.0
a day. Another charge was that he had
favored the doing of the house drainage
work with labor paid at the. rate of SI.OO
n dnv. On the contrary he had told Mr.
S. Krouskoff, the labor advocate on the
other sl le, that he favored giving the work
to our own people, even at $1.50 a day, as
the money would he spent In the city and
tho oomfri unity would he none the
worse off. Mr. Collins said thnt
he was more desirous for the
success of Ihe ticket than for his own suc
cess nnd told the crowd that irony of t'>cm
felt it necessary to sidetrack him in rrd*r
to elect Mr. Osborne they wo e at liberty
to do so.
Mr. 0.-'horne received an ovation and the
demonstration lasted several ml nites aft r
he cameitqion the stage. "I said I would
not tolerate spits. 1 suy it row, and you
egree with me," was Mr. Oabirne's ;iist
declaration, it was received with cheers.
"For more than six months," he said, “a
hot moral campaign ha* been w go l' in
three barrooms in Savannah, Just ns
soon os the place of bait eground wn*‘ex
posed, and as wo begged them lo ma te
an issue, a fake issue was raised. Th* is
sue was not made In rarnest, aid Is me
that they did not mean. As so n us th'>
fight was shllte*! to this theater they ell
even worse. They put up meh wh* inn c
(Conl.nut.d cn S.xth Page.)
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1900.
TAXPAYER HAKES OBJECTION.
liitere*tin& Case n* to Municipal
Levie* in Collinsville.
A protest, in the shape of a suit In
equity, was filed in the Superior Court yes
terday against municipal taxation of land
and other property in Collinsville. The
claim Is made that the property is ex
empted from municipal taxation by virtue
of city ordinances, that were in the nature
of contracts, and that were passed nearly
half a century ago.
The plaintiff in the case against the city
is Mrs. Marianne Appleton Schley, who
sues as the administratrix of the estate
of James Mont fort Schley. The
contention Is made in the petition that the
city has not fulfilled its obligations as to
Collinsville, th.ut were incurred by reason
of the adoption of past ordinances, and
that, therefore, the recently adopted tax
ing ordinance is void and of r.o effect.
The i>etitioner recites that in her repre
sentative capacity she is the owner of
about twenty acres of land In Collinsville
that the city has seen fit arbitrarily to
divide into lots of certain dimensions and
to assess for taxation. This division
assessment for taxation, it Is stated, is il
legal and without warrant or authority of
law. The amount of taxes assessed
a mount s to something more than SSO >, and
it is averred that under the authority
granted him by such taxing power, City
Marshal John Power has advertised the
property and is pr-oceedlng to offer if for
sale. If the sale is permitted to take place,
the petition avers, irremediable loss, suf
fering and injury will result to the plain
tiff and those whom she represents.
The petition declares chat in the year
1853 the Mayor and Aldermen cf the city
of Savannah passed an ordinance, by
which It was declared that the land situ
ated in Collinsville should be exempted
from municipal taxation until the plan of
the city had been extended so as to cover
the addition made by this ordinance to
the corporate limits. It Is averred that
because of the city’s failure to extend
Gwinnett lane, Bolton lane, Waldburg
'street and Waldhurg lane through Collins
ville the taxing powers of the city cannot
be exercised. The petition says that the
ordinance previously passed amounted to
a contract, that cannot be violated by the
city at the present day.
The case affords a good test as to the
city’s power and right of taxation. It will
doubtless decide the questions that have
been raised as to this Issue and settle
them finally and for all time. It makes
an interesting case for the discussion of
the members o'f the community interested
in the lessening of city taxes.
Judge Falligar.t has granted a restrain
ing order, returnable on May 26, when it
is to be argued, prohibiting the sale of
the property on the fi. fas. issued by the
Mayor nnd Aldermen of the city. The pe
titioner is represented by Mr.-John Sul
livan Soh Icy.
GUARDS LIKE THE GRAY.
The Corps Virtually Decides to Keep
the Old Uniform.
The May meeting of the Savannah Vol
unteer Guards last night was devoted
Very largely to the discussion of the uni
form question. It was virtually decided
(bat the gray uniform ought and should
be retained.
There was considerable discussion. The
matter was argued pro and con, but no
definite determination was reached. Those
in favor of the change argued that the
amalgamation of the corps with the First
Regiment of Infantry, Georgia State
troops, should declare strongly for 'l;
those opposed to it were Just as strongly
convincal that this very
should declare against any change In the
uniformi.
Mr. H. E. Wilson introduced a resolu
tion, providing, that the various firms of
the city, interested in such matters,
should, be asked to furnish estimates on
gray uniforms, of the kind and character
now worn by the members of the corps,
and that 4hese bids and estimates should
ht submitted to the board of officers. The
motion was passed.
Capt. Wright Hunter offered a resolu
tion providing that the ofTer of the state
as to a certain number of blue uniforms
be accepted, nnd that the corps adopt this
uniform in connection with the gray. It
was decided * hat under the rules this reso
lution should be posted for a month and
then submitted to the vote of the battalion.
If the vote of last night be taken as an
indication it ! undoubted that the mo
tion will be lost and the gray uniform re
main that of the Guars' battalion. It is
undoubted that the gray appeals more to
the people of -Savannah end ihat the sim
ple matter of wearing it arouses more of
applause than could be produced in any
other manner.
2tl DELEGATES HEARD FROM.
State Convention of Kings Daughters
Begin* To-day.
The King's Daughters Union met yes
terday for tho final arrangements preced
ing the opening of the State Convention
of the society to-day. The principal busi
ness before the meeting was,the assign
ing of homos to a number of delegates
whose acceptance of the invitation to at
tend the convention had been received.
The information now in the possession of
the secretary assures the convention of
at least twenty-six delegates, and if is
quite possible that thero may be many
more.
The ladies of the union took the matter
of decorating the Sunday School room in
•hand, and before they left had arranged,
most artistically, evergreens and paper
chain work in festoons and lines that gave
a pleasing effect to the room. This morn
ing before the convention is called to or
der, potted plants and cut flowers will be
added to the decorations.
The Reception Committee will meet ail
incoming trains on which delegates are ex
pected. Mrs. Isabella Charles Davis, who
will arrive this morning, will be the guest
of Miss McAlpin, Oglethorpe avenue, west,
while Mrs. Rowland, the slate secretary]
will be the guest of Miss Tape.
The music for the Wednesday evening
•ts will be under the direction of Mrs.
Silva-Teasdale.
One Hundred Years
Is a long time, but Crab Orchard Water
has been in use for thnt length of time,
and each year adds to its reputation. It
is no artificial compound. It Is prepared
in Nature’s laboratory as a certain rem
edy for Dyspepsia and Constipation,—ad.
Colnnbla BI.WI Honml Trip.
Cheap Excursion, Monday, May 2H.
Special train will leave Savnnnah 7:30
a. m., city time, via Southern Railway,
Monday, May 28. Returning, leave Colum
bia. 3:30 p. m., same date; $1.50 round trip
Separate coaches for white and colored
people.—ad.
Ijtl t Savannah < Louisville, Ky., and
Return Yin Central ol Georgia
Railway-—l.ookont Mountain Route.
For this occasion tickets will he sol 1
May 27, 2S pnd 23. limited for retu n Ju*e
1(1, 1900, at one cent per mile trsvekd fx
the round trip iVora all points In t le S nth.
The Central offer* the most de Ightful
route through Atlanta. Chattanooga and
Nashville. Double daily trains. Sleep
ing cars by night; ptrlor cars b, ..ay.
Tickr-t office, t 7 Ruff sbett and Central
passenger station,—ad.
DISCUSSED ISTHMIAN CANAL
COMMITTEE op business men
TO GIVE DATA FOR SAVANNAH.
Prof. Emory R. Johnson Addrrued a
Small Aiidienre in the Mayor'*
Office, Telling of the History of
the Movements for n Canal—He I*
Chairman of a Committee of the
Commission That Seeks Informa
tion os to the Value of Snell a Ca
nal to the United States—Commit
tee Called for by a Resolution to
FnriUsh This Information Regard
ing Savnnnah.
The interest taken by Savannahians In
the scheme the government is considering
for the construction of a canal across the
isthmus uni lng Nor;h and South America
was scarcely indexed by the number
which gathered yesterday afternoon at
the City Exchange to hear an address
upon the subject by Prof, Emory R. John
son cf the University of Pennsylvania,
who 13 a member of the Is.hmian Canal
Commission.
The meeting was to have been held in
the Council chamber, where, in anticipa
tion of a fair* audience, a number of
chairs had been placed. After the hour
appointed for the assembly had passed,
however, it was noticed that there was
slight prospect of the few being increas
ed, and the small number went into the
Mayor's office.
Mayor Myers introduced Prcf. Johnson,
who gave an interest'ng resume of the
efforts that have been made to construct
a canal across the isthmus and explained
the plan under which the government Is
now working to gain rll and sired informa
ti>n befo e tak ng definite steps for the
actual construction.
Prof. Johnson expressed pleasure in the
manner in which his desire to meet Sa
vannahians had been received by the
Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange, but
said the Mayor was mistaken in saving,
in his introduction, that he was at the
meeting to give informat cn, for his object
was more especially to gather it.
The discovery of gold in California, Po".
Johnson said, directed putlic attention 10
the need of transportation routes acroxs
the continent. With such difficu ti s in
the way of the overland tup and so many
miles of watery waste to b? tiaveise". by
vessels rounding Cape Hern, it was but
natural that speculation as to the po sib 1-
ity of a canal across the isthmus shun and
arise.
For a long time the enterprise was re
garded as cne open to private capital, and
upon this belief the first efforts looking to
ward the running of a waterway across
the neck of land dividing the oceans Wero
based. The Vanderbilts first co side ed a
plan seriously, and their investigati nr
wore followed by those of a ermpany of
which Gen. U. S. Grant \vas the nead.
Then came De Leascp; with his F'ench
company, after whose failure Ihe United
States felt about cautiously, negotiating
with Nicaragua for the land necessrry for
a canal. The bill was withdrawn from the
Senate, however, before it came to a vote.
The American Canal Company procure!
grants, but its privileges and concessions
were iost in the financial panic cf 1593. anl
its work served as nothing more than dan
ger signal to close the way it p rsued te
any future effort that might be made.
With the demise of the American Cana!
Company, the government again stepped
to the fore, appointing a commission to
look into the respective advantages of
proposed routes across the isthmus of
Panama for o cAnal. The Ludlow Com
mission made researches in 1895, but it
was hampered by a lack of funds. An
other commission followed, but its work,
too, was ineffectual, and the present com
mission is endeavoring to succeed where
others failed of their purpose.
On the present commission, besides Prof.
Johnson, are seven civil engineers and a
lawyer, ex-Senator Pasco of Florida. The
commission has been divided Into com
mittees to facilitate the work, the engin
eers considering the merits of three pro
posed routes, through Nicaragua, from
Panama to Cctlon, and at Darien. Mr.
Pasco is nt the head of a committee to
look into the matter of rights, franchisee
and privileges, while Prof. Johnson le
chairman of the committee to gather data
regarding the results that might be ac
complished for the United States in open-
I ing the canal. It is his province to in
vestigate everything bearing upon, the
value of tho construction to the Interests
of this country, and 1t was for this that
he came to Savannah, desiring o report
from the business men of the volume of
trade, and whnt branches of industry
may be benefited by the opening cf anew
route to facilitate communication with the
Western coasts of North and South Amer
ica and the Orient.
Prcf. Johnson said he is finding the vis
its he is payirg cities of geat assistance
to him in his effort to report practically
and from knowledge r.-ceived from enter
prising business men rather than from
dna gathered in an office at Washington.
As an Instance of the benefit he gains
fr m personal visits, ha mentioned the
gigantic tcrirli a!, work that Is in prn-
B ss on Hutchinson's Islard, saying that
he can readily understand how the In
tel ests of <he city ;r 5 to be preserved by
such an addition to shipping facilities.
On Prof. Johnson closing his talk, Capt.
D. G. Pursa offered the following reso
lution, which was adopted, the chairman
de ldl-g to name the committee later:
“Whereas, our rapidly developing c m
mere ■ and the experiences cf the 1 ne war
with Spain emphasize the supreme neces
sity for closer water connection between
our eastern and western ocean coasts, an ’.
“Whereas, an Isthmian caral w old
shorten by one-half our water communica
tion with our most remote territorial te
eponeibililies and strengthen the advan
tages of our merchants and manufacturers
in competing for tho trade of the Orient,
and.
"Whereas* an Isthmian canal would fa
cilitate the rapid concentration of our na
val strength upon the weak points on our
vast ocean and Gulf coasts in time of war,
and avoid the necessity for facing the de
lay and dangers that confronted the Or -
gon in her phenomenal voyage from Sin
Francisco to Santiago, therefore, be it
“Resolved, That the eit'zon* of Savann-h
and her commercial bodies, In Jrlnt meet
ing assembled, unanimously Indorse the
movement inaugurated to construct a ca
nal across the American Isthmus io con
nect the waters of the At’antic an.:! Pa
cific oceans.
“Resolved further, That we urge uiorn
our senators and representatives in Con
gress to support by their influence a-d
vote any measure that will by Is pro- i
slons practically insure the early construc
tion of such o canal, as our present ar.d
future needs may demand, with American
money and under American control.
"Resolved further, That our most hearty
thanks are due and are hereby tendered to
Prof. Emory R. Johnson for the clear, |r.
iclllgenl and comprehensive manner in
which he has presented to us the h'etory
and possibilities of the great urdortn i g
that is now an overshadowing Interrnt on
nl question In the reveluMcn that may he
wrought by It In the present rs a' 11l e I
channels of the w\ rl IV c mmercc. nnd
"Resolved lastly, That the ehnl man o'
this meeting name a eommltiea of nln* (3)
of which he shall be one and the chair
man, which shrill bo charged with iheduty
of gathering and arranging statistics and
facts to show the value of r.u h a canal
and to aid the Isthmian C nvn'ssio.-, of
which Prof. Johns n Is n memb'r, in pr -
inting the whole subject to the President
Fivs Gents
a package or ten cents, according to
the ilre. Put op in air tight boxes
which keep this good salt good.
FHVORITE
Tsb?e Salt
Is tbe salt that never sticks.
DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT CO.
St. Clair, Mich.
HENRY SOLOMON & SON,
Sole Distributing Agents.
of the United States, and that copies cf
these resolutions be forwarded to our
members of Congress by the secretary of
this meeting.”
STORM TO THE SOUTHWARD.
lligli Wind* Predicted on the Flori
da Const.
The politicians may have bad weather
as well as votes to contend with to-day.
A storm is central somewhere off Cuba
and high easterly winds and rain are pre
dicted for Southern Florida, from
Jupiter southward. The storm signals
were ordered up there last night. It is
barely possible that the bad weather may
creep up the coast during the day.
Will Not Go to Hot Spring*.
Mr. Henry Dreeson, who was elected
supreme representative of ihe Knights of
the Royal Arch at the February meeting
of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, announces
that he will not te able to a tend the an
nual session of tho supreme lodge, which
meets at Hot Springs, .May 15, IS, 17 and 18
He has appointed Mr. J. H. Spellman of
Atlanta to act in his stead. The political
sl'-uaticn in Saver nah w s too interesting
for Mr. Dreeson to think of leaving just
at this time.
Life is so short. Cook’s Imperial Extra
Dry Champagne will help you to enjoy ,t.
It aids digestion and will prolong it.—al.
U. C. V. REUNION, LOUISVILLE, KY.
May 30-Jnne ti—Very Low Rates Via
Southern Hallway.
For the above occasion the Southern
Railway offers very row rates, and the
best time abd best service to Louisville.
Tickets will te sold cn May 27, 28, 23, lim
ited lor-return until June 10. The tickets
may be extended fifteen days (beyond
June 10). Round trip rate from Savannah
sll 00. For full particulars apply to Ran
dall Clifton. D. R. A.. James Freeman. C.
P. A., 11l Bull street. Savannah, Ga.—ad.
Summer Excursion Rates.
Low Rales Via Southern Ry.
Commencing about June 1 ihe S uthern
Railway will sell cheap round-trip summer
excursion tickets from Savannah to p in
cipal summer resorts in North Carolina,
Virginia, etc. Tickets will be Urn ted for
return passage until Oct. 31. Complete in
formation may be obtained; also lite atura
giving full particulars to the best hotels
boarding houses, etc. Southern Railway
is the only line operating through sleeping
cars to Asheville, Hot Springs ar,d p in's
in “Land of the Sky.” James Freeman,
City Passenger and Ticket Agent. 141 Bull
street. Randall Clifton, District Pas ea
ger Agent. Telephone, £s3.—ad.
1
Georgia Assembly Presbyterian
Church, U. S. A.,
Atlanta, Ga., May 17-ilk, IfMo.
One far round trip via Central of Geor
gia Railway. Tickets on sale May 15, 16
and 17. Limited returning, Ma.v 23, ICOO.
The only line operating double daily train*
with through sleeping and parlor cirs.
Ticket office 107 Bull street, ar.d Central
passenger station.—ad.
Plant System Named ns Official Ronte
to Fitzgerald for the Grand Lodge
Meeting, Knights of Pythias, May
17-IS.
The Plant System will operate a special
train from Savannah to Fitzgerald My
18 for the Knights of Pythias. Train will
leave Savannah at 8:30 p. m., raiiroid time,
and arrive Fitzgerald about 3a. m. R,.1
turning train will leave Fitzgerald at mid
night May IS, arriving Savannah about 9
a. m. Sleeping cars will be eperited, a d
space in same can b engaged from Mr.
Prank Werm on Bull street.—ad.
Spring Festival nt 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.
Annual Convention Traveler* Pro
tective Association, New Orleans,
1.a., May 21-211, lftOO One Fare
Round Trip Vin Central of Georgiu
Railway.
Tickets on sale May 13, 20 and 21. limit
ed returning May 23, 1300. Quick and con
venient schedules. Ticket office, 107 Bu 1
street and Central passenger station.—ad.
Five Trains a Day to Hrnnswiek, Via
the Plant System.
If you are going to Brunswick, take the
Plant System, via Jesup and Southern
Railway. Quickest time.—ad.
Chair Cars on the Plant System Sun.
day Excursion.,
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 Than Three Hours Between Sa
vannah nnd llrnnswiek. Via Plant
System nnd Southern Railway.
Train, S. R., 35, leaving Savannah, via
the Plant System, at 5:20 n. m ., makes
direct connection at Jesup with the
Southern Railway for Brunswick- arrive
Brunswick at S:OS 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 daily service between Montgom
ery and Savannah, via the Plant Systc-m•
only line running through sleepers Sa
vannah to Montgomery.—ad. ’
Double Dally Service to Montgomery
and the IVest,
Via the Plant System; only line running
direct sleopers between Savannah and
Montgomery.—ad.
A Comfortable Trtp to lUontirnmery
Is only made via the Plant System; only
line running direct deepens he.we.ui sa
vannah and Montgomery.—ad.
ALL KINDS OF
Gardsn Hose
Sprinklers
anil R3o9s>
Rubber and Lsalhar
BELTING.
Congress and Whitaker Sts.
LEO FRANK.
BAR ‘ '" m
SIR
is
COM
me "^ r
SILKo s,t thft Bogan Store,
For this week we offer SILKS at prlrej
way down low. Silks with us are STAND.
ARD SILKS. NOTHING ELSE ENTDKa
THE STOKE, You can depend on tha
quality. Don't judge it by tho price, for
these ore silk bargains:
24-inch Black China Siik 50c; instead of
75 cents.
27-Inch Black China Silk 53c; lns'e and
of Sse.
Black and Colored Taffetas 63c; lnsiead
of £sc.
50-inch Black Silk Warp Gloria 63c- in*
stead of SI.OO.
SHIRT WAISTS FOR ALL
IV e have a display of Shirt Waists Iq
both cotton and silk, that is not to he ex.
celled anywhere.
It's great in size and every garment ha*
indivldaul attractions of its own. There ar*
mmiy, 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 hero you’ll rot experlenca
the annoyances and discomforts that at
tend ill-fitting garments. None of that
drawing under the arms or across the !:o.
om. No bulging in the back—no gap ia
neck
SPECIAL SHIRT WAIST FIGURES
FOR THIS WEEK.
POPULAR DRESS GOODS.
The whole gamut of style, serviceability
and prettiness is included in our medium
priced drees stuff's.
Eiack Serges, Cheviots, Mohairs anl
Henriettas.
All Wool Homespuns In all the leading
colors.
Imported French Cords, Poplins, English
Coverts, German Strides, 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 shorn
TAKE ELEVATOR.
SUMMER STUFFS.
JUST THE PERFECTION OF DAIN
TINESS, the kind of goods we always
offer.
Colored Lawns, Dimities, Mercerized an<A
Corded weaves, in newest designs and col
orings.
White Piques, both plain and fancy
weav es, the 20c grade, only 12%0 this week.
Yard wide Linen Lawn 35c; sells at 45c.
Yard wide Linen Lawn 49c; seils at GOc.
Yardwide Sheer Lawn Cambric only 45c’
33-inch fine Sheer Linen Cambric 75c and
SI.OO.
White India Linens worth 10c.
White India Unen.3 10c; worth 121&C*
White India Linens worth 15c.
Victoria Lawns 10c and 12^c.
White ami Black Muslins and Nain
sooks greatly reduced.
WARM WEATHER REQUISITES,
Ladies’ Wrappers in pretty lawns, dain
tily trimmed, 85<? and 98c.
Boys’ Linen Duck Knee Pants 25c.
Serge Pants 49c.
HERE IS A SNAP.
A big cut in ail Embroideries, ->ace3 anl
Tucked Organdies.
KEEP OFF THE RAIN.
SI.OO Umbrellas lor this week 75c.
$1.30 Umbrellas for this week $1.09.
TOILET GOODS.
Talcum se, Glycerine Soap sc, Florida
Water Bc, Violet Water 35c.
Ladies’ Lace and Net Ties 25c and 50cj
were 50c and %e.
Ladies’ Belts in all styles.
Lace and Net Parasol Covers Just re
ceived.
See our line Hosiery on sa'ie this week.
Daniel Hogan,
THE CENTRAL STORE.
The corner Broughton and Barnard BU.
JAP -A-LAG
The new finish for Floors. OH Cloth*
Linoleum, eta. The 'Greatest Jlsvlrer" of
old wood work and furniture. "I-tJUr '►
plied. Quickly drird.'*
F. W. DEYOE & CO.
TUBE FAINTS
10. U AND CENT!
NO. WHITAKER ‘
ONE MILLION HIDESWAIJTEO
DRY FLINTS
DRY SALTS
green sai.tkd
K. KIKK L AND,
lluyer cf OW Haiti. Barop Iron nml Mrt.il*
<l7 to *2l St. Julian street, west.
If you .WANT (.UW JIATEUM-
Btii work, order >otir ntlwwjiapt.'”
r itnt**! and blank b\jok ** uUl
M.irnlnc Nwa. Savann*&