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KING’S DAUGHTERS’ OFFICERS.
MI SS MADGE ISMID OK 1 SAVANNAH
TO lIK STATE 9ECBETAUY.
Oil M-r Stute Officers Chosen at Yester
day's Informal Election Miss
Vloln Mr*. E. W. Cub
(K>de anti Mp**. Walter Wilson of
s.ivujinuh or. the Hxccntire Com
mittee—The Formal Election to He
Held To-day —The Convention'll
Trill to Tybee.
The thin l session of the King’s Daugh
ters' Convention was held yesterday morn
ing. 'y'.i account of the non-attendance of
lift. Isabella Charles Davis, national sec
rti.’j-y, owing to illness, Mrs. C. A. Row
lari, state secretary, presided.
The first business taken up after the
(kyot tonal exercises was the reading of
(reports, continued from the day before.
•These reports, which included those of the
Savannah circles, but accentuated the ex
cellent showing made the day before, and
confirmed the earlier statements that the
society throughout the state is in excel
lent cbndition. The reports took up the
greater part of the morning and the re
mainder of the time was given up to an
informal ballot for state officers. This re
sulted in the selection of Miss Madge Reid
of Savannah for state secretary, Mrs,
Marion Wylly of Darien recording sec
retary, and Miss Viola Kennedy, Mrs. E.
\V. Cuhbedge and Mrs. Walter Wilson of
Savannah for the Executive Committee.
The formal election will lake place this
morning. There is no doubt that the la
dies selected yesterday will be formally
elected. At the end of the balloting the
meeting was adjourned to assemble again
tills morning at 10 o’clock.
The programme for to-day’s business in
cludes. first, the formal election for offi
cers, then the report of tire Auditing Com
mittee, a report from the Committee on
Resolutions looking toward an amendment
of the constitution, and the selection of a
placb for ihe next annual meeting of the
convention. The choice will doubtless fall
upon either Augusta or Atlanta.
The delsgates and their friends spent
the afternoon at Tybeat going down at a:3O
o’clock on a special train placed at their
disposal through the courtesy of Presi
dent Egan of the Central. About 100 w’ere
in the party. They were entertained at
the home of Froebel Circle, formerly the
Zorayda Club, where refreshments were
served by the members of the local circles.
An enjoyable afternoon and evening were
spent on the island. The party returned
to the city at night, leaving Tybee at 9:30
o'clock. Mrs, Davis was too ill to go to
Tybee, but hopes to be able to preside at
to-day's meeting.
LAST GAME OE BASKET BALL.
Y. M. C. A. League Will Close Its Sea
son To-night
The last of the series of basket ball
games for the season will be played to
night at 9 o’clock at the Young Men’s
Christian Association. For some months
the Y. M. C. A. Basket Ball League, com
posed of the "Business Men,” “Reds,” and
’Blues,” has been playing a series of
games on Friday evening for the pleasure
of the members of the association and
their friends.
When the league began playing it was
thought the business men’s team would
come out at the tail end, but much to the
surprise of every one, It won out first.
The game to-night, which Is to be played
beiween the Reds and Blues, will be a
light for second position, as they ate now
a tie. An exciting game may he looked
for. This will be the last opportunity for
some time for those who desire to see the
game, and they are Invited. Boys under 16
"ill not be admitted unless In charge of
odor people. The line-up will be as fol
lows.
Blues. Positions. Reds.
Cardins center Doty, W. F.
Rotureau forward Doty, W. H.
Courvoisier .... forward Hi.ghton
Dwell guard Chandler
Hunt guard Harden
OYI2 DISMISSED, THE OTHER HELD.
Cases Against Assailants of file Vi
dnlin RrideftToum,
The Recorder had a small docket of un
interesting cases yesterday as the result
of the police haul of the preceding day, but
two of the cases continued from last week
furnished considerable interest. They
"ere the cases against W. H. Levee and
f A. McArdle, charged with an assault
upon J. J. Brigham last Saturday In a sa
loon on Broughton street.
Brigham Is the man who came fiom Vl
onli i fo- his wedding suit, but being seen
•round the Weed building was suspected
of ad -sire to secure a position there, and
he claims that it was on this account that
he was lured Into the saloon and set upon.
ihe care against McArdle was dismissed,
hut Levee was sent to jail for twenty days
or he could not pay the optional line of
!L.
S EXJOVKO HIS VACATION.
Superintendent Maenlre Will Go to
•lackxouvSllc To-dny.
Superintendent John E. Maguire of the
fire department is now enjoying a well
earned vacation. Mr. Maguire will leave
this morning for Jacksonville, where ha
proposes to inspect two new combination
base and chemical wagons recently
Purchased by the fire department of that
The Savananh department is con
templating purchasing a combination
, ’ 11 fov Hie new engine house to be es
<J mshtd In the southern section, and Su
perintendent Maguire wishes to post him-
T®j £ u i JOIi the merits of the steel wagons,
, Vl returning from Jacksonville, Super
■nu-ndent Maguire will visit Charleston
•ml Augusta.
Made Second Vice President.
Mr. Walter Coney, for years connected
ylth the Paterson-Downing Cos., has been
•Ppolnted its second vice president, and
*UI have s[tecial charge of the Savannah
epartinont. Mr. Coney has been at the
•e.i't °f th,- Savannuh branch of the com-
Ps'-.v s business for several years, so that
tr an se will MQt be anew departure
, J , m - His ability is recognized by the
j The Cmerson-Downlng Cos. does a
, J t-" exporting business, which lias been
lit largely through the wise business
ma hag..ment of Mr. Coney.
Cider.
have a nice line of cider in bottles,
, V , 11 n d genuine, from the celebrated
?ork et>mCn * o£ Mou & Co ' ot New
PluJ 10 Husset Cider and the Crab Apple
r„. ,"' v very good. IJppman Bros., cor
oiigresg rtnd Barnard streets, Sa
'ar-nah, Ca.-ad.
() Grttylien.nl,
cui?I Q J* rar<£ .** the only medicine which
thu bto,llac h troubles In my family at
season. It is a great remedy.
Kev. It. J. Gresham,
Eureka, Tex.”
JL ra *W>l Pills are the Pills to take
** cents.
Drug Cos. # Propi.-Hid.
DECISION A SWEEPING ONE.
Made by Judge Norwood n* to MetM
ods ot Pleading- in Court*.
The trial of the case of Wilder & Cos.
against the Ocean Steamship Company, in
the City Court yesterday morning, devel
oped a decision from Judge Norwood, that,
if upheld by the Supreme Court, will ef
fect a sweeping and material change In the
method of pleading pursued by the bar of
the state.
The case is an old one, that has already
been once tried and carried to the Su
preme Court. The plaintiffs claimed that
by reason of the negligent manner in
which the defendant company had handled
a shipment of cotton, made by them from
this porl to the port of New York, for
subsequent transportation to England, the
cotton had been damaged to the extent
of $1,969.92. For this they asked that
judgment be given.
At the former trial judgment for the
plaintiffs for the amount of their claim
was obtained and an appeal was taken by
the defendant to the Supreme Court. Here
the decision of the lower court was re
versed, on the ground that the judge had
erred in ruling out evidence to show that
at the time of the shipment and the al
leged injury Messrs. H. M. Comer and R.
Somers Hayes were receivers of the Ocean
Steamship Company, and that they, and
notdthe corporation in its existing condi
tion, were the proper parties defendant.
Yesterday Mr. Walter G. Charlton,
who appeared for the plaintiffs, moved to
strike the defendant's answer, on the
ground that it did not accord, in the man
ner of its construction, with the pleading
law’ of the state. That law declares that
what is known in legal parlance as “the
plea of the general Issue,” shall no longer
suffice. The general Issue is the general
denial by the defendant, in a few words,
oi the alligations of his indebtedness or
other fault charged in the petition.
It has generally conceded that to
avoid the prohibition of the plea of the
general issue it sufficed for the defendant
to say that he denied the allegations made
in the respective paragraphs of the peti
tion, naming than all and each. That has
been believed by the legal fraternity to
comply fully and adequately with the law
and there are numberless answers now in
court in which it Is mace us; of and spe
cific denials’ left fer introduction by
amendmmt or the evidence of witnesses.
The point tvas argued at length by Mr,
Chaplton and Mr. T. M. Cunningham, Jr.,
the latter appearing for the defendant.
Mr. Cunningham declared that under the
law his answer was all that It should be
and all that was required. The statute
merely required a specific denial of each
of the paragraphs of the petition and
that denial had been made in ihe end that
he filed.
Judge’ Norwood decided tn favor of the
motion made by Mr. Charlton to strike
the answer, mid this was done. A mo
tion to amend, that was made by Mr.
Cunningham, was ruled out by the court,
on the ground that as his answer had
been stricken, there was nothing left to
amend. Without any defense remaining,
after the plea had been stricken, it in
quired the jury but a few minutes to re
turn a verdict for the plaintiffs for the
full amount of their claim. An appeal
wiil, of course, be taken promptly to the
Supreme Court.
A number of the more prominent mem
bers of the bar do not agree with the cor
rectness of Judge Norwood's decision.
They say that the method of pleading
pursued in the past, is an ample compli
ance with the provisions of the law, and
give it as their opinion that the decision
of Judge Norwood will be reversed when
the case is curried to the higher court.
On the other hand, if the opinion is
sustained, it will throw out of court the
answers of defendants in a multitude of
cases in all the courts of the state, and
leave them without the privilege of mak ■
ing their defc-me. Its effect will be far
reaching and possibly very unfortunate.
JURY WOULD SOT GRANT IT.
Refused a Divorce That Roth Par
ties to the Suit Wanted.
Judge Falllgnnt and a Jury in the Su
perior Court were engaged yesterday in
an interesting and animated, effort to dis
perse the marital infelicities of. Alfred
Griffin and his wife, Mollie. The Jury
finally gave it up as a bad job and re
fused to giant the divorce asked by both
parties.
The husband had filed the first libel for
divorce. and the wife retorted with a cross
bill. Each then said that the other had
been cruel, and that the sweetness that
should have been showered by the part
ners In the matrimonial alliance upon each
other was bestowed rather Impartially
upon rank outsiders. The husband, in his
evidence to the jury, went at great length
into the details of the acts of cruelty with
which he charged his wife.
The Jury found for the defendant, re
fusing the divorce that was asked by both
parties to either of them. They were ad
vised to make an effort to reconcile their
differences and come to an amicable un
derstanding outside of the court room. The
jury would not render any assistance in
the mutter, certainly not to the extent of
granting the divorce.
CITY BREVITIES.
Mr. 8. 7. 1. Parker, magistrate of the
Eighth dlwtridt, at Pooler, ipst an Infant
daughter last night.
Another naphtha launch has bcn added
to the fleet of the Savannah Yacht Club.
Mr. Cecil Gabbett has bought a neat 21-
footer that has Just arrived from her mak
ers. She Is the "Fleet.”
The Sunday School of Trinity Church
will give a picnic to-day at Tybee, A
number of trains will be run to the island,
and the members of the school are looking
forward to a very pleasant time.
Palenstlne Commandery No. 7, K. T
will attend the Masonic Fair this evening
in uniform for the purpose of taking ruyw
per. The Knights will be assemble at
8:30 o’clock at the asylum. The command
cry will turn out a very large number.
The Yacht Club has chartered a car to
leave the Bolton street depot from the
track nearest the office, at the follownlg
hours dally: 1:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 p. m., and
leave club grounds at C, 7 and 8 o’clock p.
m. The arrangement will go Into effect
Sunday and will be continued so long as
the patronage warrants it.
The fourteenth annual picnic of Morton’s
School for Boys will take place at Tybee
next Monday, May 21. The chaperones
arc: Airs. j. A. G. Carson, Mrs. Isaac
Minis, Mrs. F. S. Jette, Mrs. Annie War
ing, Mrs. W. D. Bearing, Mrs. H. D. Stev
ens, Mrs. J. M. Bryan, Mrs. T. H. Mc
milian and Mrs. E. H. Finney.
Little Joseph Cat her wood Dead.
were received in the city yes
terday announcing the death of little
Joseph Arthur Catherwood, the Infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Catherwood, at the
home of his parents at Lake* Mary, Fa,
The deceased was l'/j years old. The re
mains will be brought to Savannah for
inti intent this afternoon.
$ll.OO for the Round Trip, Snvnnnnh
to Charleston.
Train leaves Savannah Sunday morn
ings, 6:20 nt. for Charleston, and the
Isle of Palme; fare SI.OO for the round
trip. Chair cur attached to train; via
Plant System,—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, MAY IS, 1900.
Stl’SIC CUB’S MAY CONCERT.
The Programme of It* Annual Enter
tainment a Brilliant One.
The Savannah Music Club gave its an
nual spring concert last night at the ban
quet hall of the De Solo. A nilmbpr of
invitations had been Issued to the friends
of tho members, who formed a most ap
preciative audience entirely filling the hall.
The programme began with a double
number, “Lovely Appear” and “Unfold
Ye Portals,” from the "Redemption,”
Gounod, sung by Mrs. Wickenberg and a
chorus of twenty-five voices. The chorus
was directed by Miss Emma Coburn, to
whose excellent training the splendid re
sults accomplished are due,
Mr. Sundheuner sang excellently “Die
Belden Grenadiers," by Schumann. He
was warmly applauded, but, refused to re
spond to the encore.
The Scherzo, front "Midsummer Night's
Dream,” Mendelssohn, arranged as a piano
duct, was played charmingly by Missee
Dorsett and BecjgfU.
Another popular*nutnber was “Maying,”
duet, by Smith, sung by Mrs. Wickenberg
and Mrs. Sliva-Teasedale,
“Tile Bird and the Rose,’’ Horrocks-
Frollch, sung as a female quartette, by
Missses Baker, Wilson, Morgan and Mrs.
Silva-Teasdaie was also well received.
During the intermission that followed
this number Mr. W. T. Williams an
nounced that the club had as its guest
Miss Florence Marshall, who had been
prevailed upon to favor the audletce with
sorhe piano music. The nnnounoement was
applauded, and so was Miss Mars, ail,
still more wairnly, wh.n she made her
appearance. She played faultlessly the
Chopin Etude in C sharp minor, and the
Liszt “Eight Rhapsodie HongrCie,” two
numbers that gave her an excellent op
portunity <o shew h r magnificent tech
nique and power of artistic interpreta
tion. To a rro-t eithuslisiic enecre she
p ayed another ct Chopin’s compositions,
"Etuda" In G fiat.
Mrs. Mize followed in Bemberg’s airy
and dainty "Nymphs and Fauns,” which
she s.ir.g most charmingly, but refused to
give an enco e.
"Gypsy Dance,” Natchez, and "Minuet
to,” Boccherini, as violin solos, by Mr.
John Wiegand, proved tiuite popular with
tho audience which applauded them lib
ernllv.
Mr. George W. Beckett's song "The
Bandolero,” Stewart, which followed,
proved one cf the most popular numbers
of the evening. It is an excellent composi
tion of melody and power, and Mr. Btck
ett sang- it most artistically.
Mrs. Silva-Teasdaie gave a double num
ber, “Sunshiny Song,” Grieg, end Den
nee’s setting of “Thou’rt Like f'll.o a
Flower,” both charming numbers, and
delightfully sung. ,
The programme was closed with “O,
For the Wings of a Dove.” tylendelssohn,
sung by Mrs. Finnic and fhiuus.
The accompanists were Miss Beckett,
M ss Coburn, Miss Gnosspeiius ard Mrs.
Wilson.
LADIES’ NIGHT AT THE FAIR.
The Attendance Large and Many
Articles Disposed Of.
Ladles'' night nt the Masonic fair drew
a good attendance last night. An unusual
ly large number of articles were disposed
of at the Various booths, but even at the
rate at which they are going, it will be
irn;K>ssiblo to get rid of them all by the
e-nd of the week, so the directors have de
cided to continue the foir for the first
few days of next week. Another decision
reached was that Tuesday evening, the
Indies who have so kindly given up their
time to the work of the fair, will be the
guests of the evening, and, with their es
corts, will be invited to meet at the fair
building at 8 o’clock, and take supper as
the guests of the fair.
The Commandcry booth is anxious that
nil of the ladies, members of Its auxiliary,
will meet at the fair building this morn
ing at 11 o’clock, nnd will also he present
to-night, as the Commandery will be in
attendance this evening.
. Landrum Lodge booth teceived yesterday
through Air. Adam-on a lace handkorc’-i 'f.
It awarded a cake. Airs. R. LI Cooper,
chairman of the auxiliary, reques s hat
all members of her auxiilwy be present to
night.
At Zerubbabel booth, three tons of co .l,
In lots of one ton each, were awarded; rdso
a gold-headed cane. The doll for which
there has been a contest for the past sev
eral days was also awarded last. eight,
likewise a lace handkerchief.
Mrs. David Wells, chairman of the aux
iliary, requests that Miss Leila Fowler be
present at the booth to-n/ght.
At the Shrine booth list n ght w re
awarded a baby stove, and, as pres nts to
some of the chilren who attended the mat
inees, a mandolin and a jewel case.
The contest for the most copuhtr lady in
attendance at the fair Is assuming large
proportions. There are several candidates
and the voting Is quite heavy. The con
test will -be closed to-morrow nigh’
promptly at 11 o’clock.
The lemonade and candy booth cot-1 rue*
one of the greatest attractions of the fair.
A basket of candy was awarded there list
night.
At Solomons’ booth an excellent busln. ss
la being done, and numbers of articles are
nightly dlsosed of.
At Clinton booth yesterday were award
ed a pair of patent leather shoes, a sofa
pillow, barrel of flour, flambeaux, cuslv on,
case of shirts and a cloak.
The smoking room and the fortune tell
ers’ booth continue to attract a liberal
patronage.
The matinee will be continued through
this week.
To-night the Commandery and the Odd
Fellows will be the guests.
LOCAL PERSON A Is.
Mr. C, J. Davis of Crandall Is register
ed at the Pulaski.
Mr. H. s. Anderson of Ocala Is the
guest of 4he Pulaski.
Mr, C, T. Sondley of Buford is among
the guests of the Pulaski.
Mr. James Odell, Jr., of Beaufort, Is
registered at the Screven.
Mr. A. L. Well left for New Orleans
last night, via the Central.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E 5. Baird of Town
send, are the guests of the Screven,.
Capt. 9. J. Whiteside* returned from
New York yesterday on the Kansas City.
Mrs. R. C. Powell was a passenger of
the Seaboard yesterday for Wake, N. C,
Mr. O. S. Jordan, and Jllss Clara Jor
dan of Columbus, are the guests of the
De Soto.
Mr. Charles I. Mell of Athens was In
the city yesterday, and stayed at the
Pulaski.
Mystic Shriners* Trip.
A numbtr of Shiiners headed by Mr E.
A. Cut's will leave Monday for Washing
ton to attend the Supremo Council of the
older which meets In that city Tuesday.
Good Honsekccpcrs Use tiie
PURE FRUIT
EAT WELL
EXTRACTS
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Frida/ and Saturday—
For Georgia: Showers and thunder
storms Friday; cooler in weetem portion;
Saturday fair in western, showers in east
ern portion; variable winds.
For Western Florida: Showers and
thunderstorms Friday; cooler In eastern
portion. Saturday fair; fresh southerly
winds, becoming varlible.
For Essierrt Florida: Showers Friday
and probably Saturday, except in extreme
southern portion; variable winds.
For South Carolina: Showers Fiiday and
Saturday; variable winds.
Yesterday’s Weather at Savannah-
Maximum temperature 3:20 p. m..SO dearies
Minimum temperature 1 a. m 67<-egreoo
Mean temperature 74deg:e s
Normal temperature 72 degrees
Excess of temperature 2 degrees
Accumulated excess since May
1 11 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. l .'fKffl!!. MB degrees
Rainfall '. Trace
Normal r. 69 Inch
Deficiency since May 1 T 5 inch
Excess since Jan. 1 30inchf
River Report—The bight of the Savan
nah river at Augusta at 8 a. in. (73th me
ridian time) yesterday was 7.9 feel, a fall
of 0.1 foot during the preceding twenty
four hours.
CCtt n region bullatin. Savannah, Ga.,
for the twenty-four hours ending at S a.
m., 75th meridian time, 1 . May 17, 1900:
Stations of M lri.|Rain
Savannah district. JTem.|Tem.| fall.
Alapaha, Ga., cloudy jSii 64 .00
Albany, clear | 93 I 65 j .(0
Americus. clear i 83 | 63 | .00
Bainbriuge, clear j 89 j 61 ; .00
Eastman, clear ‘ 86 j 6t> | .00
Fort Gaines, clear | 89 : 63 j .01
Gainesville, Fla., j 82 4 70 | T
Mtlien, Ga., pt. cloudy ...{ 90 |69 | .00
QuLman. cloudy | 83 63 i .00
Savannah, sprinkling ~..| 82 | 67 | T
Thomasvllle, cloudy ....... j 89 | 66 | .0)
Waycrcss, cloudy | 90 | 60 j .00
Special Texas Rainfall !!• parts—Beau
mont, .24; Brenham, .13; Henrietta, .01;
Houston, .34; Huntsville, TANARUS; Lampasas, TANARUS;
Longview, .20; Temple, .04; Tyler, .28;
Waco, TANARUS; Palestine, .26; Galveston, .20.
|Dis:. Averages.
|NTo. | 1 1
‘ Sta-IM<tx.| Min. Rala
Central Station. jtionslTem.|Tem.| fall.
M 1 anta ...I 12 f
Augusta j 11 | SC i 60 I .00
Charles-on .4 5. j 84 | 63 | .01
Galveston 29 j 76 | 6) j .<6
Jett tie Rock I 12 I 82 j 61 j .14
Memphis | 16 i 88 | 6i I .14
Mobile | 10 | SS \ 64 .00
Montgomery j 8 1 02 62 j .(0
New Orleans I 14 | 82 j 04 | .34
Savannah j 12 i 87 | #4 I T
Vicksburg | .. | .. | .. | .26
Wilmington ~| 10 j 88 | 63 | T
Remarks—Showers have occurred in all
districts except Montgomery. Mobile, At
lanta and Augusta. No decided tempera
ture changes are noted.
Observation* taken at the same moment
of time at all stations, May 17, 1900, 8 p.
m., 75th meridian time.
Name of Station. | -j-T-l *V. |Rain
Boston, cloudy | 52 | 6 | .01
New York city, cloudy ..j 60 | I | T
Philadelphia, pt. cloudy| 74 | 10 | .00
Washington city, clear. ,| 76 ’ 8 | .00
Norfolk, clear 78 | 12 j .00
Hatteras, clear 72 | 12 | .00
Wilmington, cloudy 72 j 8 j .06
Charlotte, rntnlng fig | 6 | .02
Raleigh, cloudy 70 | L | .06
Charleston, cloudy j 74 | 8 | .34
Atlanta, clear | 78 | 8 | .00
Augusta, cloudy j 73 | 6 | .14
Savannah, clear .J 74 | 6 | T
Jacksonville, cloudy ...... 76 | 8 | .01
Jupiter, cloudy j 74 j 8 ! .08
Key West, clear | 78 | L | .00
Tampa, pt. cloudy ! 80 | L | .00
Mobile, raining j 70 | 10 i .02
Montgomery, cloudy 82 | L ! .00
Vicksburg, pt. cloudy |7oj I- I .76
New Orleans, clear ,j 72 j L | .02
Galveston, clear | 76 | 8 ; .00
Corpus Christl, clear i'.V.j 78 | 14 | .00
Palestine, clear , 1 76 ( L, .00
Memphis, pt. cloudy j 72 j L .10
Cincinnati, pt. cloudy ~.j 80 ) 6 .CO
Pittsburg, clear. .1 84 ( L .00
■Buffalo, cloudy 64 ! 12 ~00
Detroit, cloudy 58 | 8 i .00
Chicago, raining j ’44 j 28 .02
Alarquette, cloudy j 44 | 12 j .00
St. Paul, pt. cloudy ...1,1 56 | 12 | .00
Davenport, raining j 52 | 6 j .14
St. Loujs. cloudy ......72 j 10 j T
Kansas City, raining | 62 | 6 | .20
Oklahoma, pt cloudy 68 l L l .00
Dodge city, pt. cloudy ..j 02 j L- j .00
North Platte, clear | 66 j 8 j .00
-|-T, temperature; *V, velocity of wind.
H. B. Boyer. Weather Bureau.
A CONSISTENT 8 A VANN AHI AN.
Janies Neill's Brother nnd Ills Fa
vorite Newspaper.
From the San Francisco News Letter.
James Neill, the actor, ha* a brother.
The Neills are Scutherpers; and, like 'he
Englishman In America who refuses to be
lieve even the local news until he Bees It
printed in the London Tlnles, James Ne 11’*
brother waits every morning to receive by
mail his copy of the Favannah Morning
News. He gets it at the box office of the
California Theater, reads It over with an
atr of absolute satisfaction. and then
throws It in the waste basket. Manager
Freldlander. who Is a great bel cver In th
great dailic* and weekly of Pan Francisco,
does not share In young Neill’s admiration
of the Savannah Morning News. He
doesn't even believe that Nelll’e edmlrat on
Is sincere. In fart, he put It to the test
early in the week by taking o discarded
copy of the News from the waste basket
and putting It in the new wrapper four
consecutive days. For three mo nings
young Neill read the same paper with the
same Interest and satisfaction, and only
when Mr. Freldlander, on the fc-urth
morning, had marked wtth a blue i>er ell
a number of "lost memory” advertise
ments 1 . did young Neill say that the Savan
nah Morning News was not quite as fro h
as it used to be. But he said on y that and
nothing more.
Slips of the Tongrae.
From the Gentleman's Magazine.
It is an Invariable rule that members of
the House of Commons must addree th-lr
remarks to the House through the choir,
and, though in the flow of argument an
orator is often allowed without remon
strance to uae the second person pin. al Ii
admonishing his opponents, the first words
are always addressed to the occupant f
the. chair. This, like many other rules . f
debate, has percolated from the House of
Commons down to all our minor asa-m
--blies, and the consequence ts that few
members find any difficulty In compiling
with the custom. Not Infrequently, how
ever. ruling habits prevail, and anew
member Involuntarily discloses the naturu
of the assembly to which he has been ac
customed. In a debate on the I l*h Land
bill In 1894 Air. Kenny, an Iri h Q. C.,
convulsed the House by addressing Mr,
Speaker as "My Lord. Air. Powell Will
iams, In the same Parliament, saluted him
as "Air. Mayor,” and an eff-rvea •. nt Irish
man, Air. liodkln, astonished the Speaker
by giving him the dignity of "Your Rever
ence.”
Chair Cara on tiie 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.
The Kniser’a Alleged Hobble*.
From Household Words.
“An open confession is good for the
soul,” is a familiar adage, and I admit I
experience a sense of relief in making a
clean breast of a mild species of deceit
In which I have been Intermittently en
gaged for three or four years, namely,
sending to the newspapers perfectly men
dacious paragraphs concerning alleged
hobbies of the Emperor of Germany. I
am responsible for two dozen of such, all
told. Each went its rounds of the press
—home, colonial, American and foreign.
Most of these yarns were treated in a
satirical fashion by the comic papers of
all lands, and many formed the subject
for irreverent cartoons, with appropriate
verses attaohed. Not one paragraph con
tained u particle of truth, to the beet
of my knowledge; should the Kaiser have
been actually interested in any. specific
pursuit for which I gave him credit, then
it was only a coincidence.
I do not claim to be a pioneer In re
gard to this gor of fraud; I am cer
tain that scribes were in the field describ
ing bogus hobbies of the German Em
peror long before I entered it. Some are
apparently “on the job” still. I some
times see in the papers a par. about the
Kaiser’s crazes which is not mine, but
which is doubrless of an equally credible
character.
A year or two ago my maiden attempt
on tho line “caught on.” and I was thus
impelled to perpetuate repeated Ananias
i.mß of the kind. I sent the following
par. to the London papers, und it ap
peared in most:
“The Kaiser as a Ree-keeper.—The lat
est hobby of the German Emperor is bee
keeping. He has a large apiary, to which
he personally attends, and he daily spends
an hour or two in watching the operations
of the industrious insects. His Majesty
has been heard to remark that he has
gained from his observation of the bee the
methodical habits that enable him to get
through a colossal amount of work with a
minimum of hurry and fatigue.”
But the fun came in when the report
reached Paris, where it was received with
a chorus of derision by the press. A jour
nalist in Ihe gay city treated the news as
follows: “One cbuld laugh at such frivolity
on the part of the ruler of the German em
pire, w’ere it not for the better memories of
Alsace and Lorraine.” Another scrll>e pen
ned the following caustic note: “We wish
his Majesty would give his exclusive at
tention 10 the pursuit of boo-keeping, and
leave off muddling the affairs of the state.
A close and constant supervision of his
pf*ry would prevent bis Impetuous and
erratic personality from constituting a
standing menace to the peace of Europe!”
The bee fiction, I may mention, was abo
the subject of an article in the monthly
magazine published by a certain provin
cial church congregation. It gave as an
instructive object lesson the supposed de
votion of a regal personage laden with the
duties of head of the Fatherland for the
humble Insect, and finished with a parody
of Dr. Watts’ well-known hymn, which
treate<*of the little busy bee and the busy,
mlghfy Kniser.
Space will not permit of my describing In
detail several other of my Kaiser hobby
“spoof,” although I should like to. If not
particularly Interesting, thy were at bast
varied in character. I may say that one
which described His Majesty’s having in
vented a process that could extract 99%
per cent, of gold from the tollngs or re
fuse of a gold mine, which I gave, at the
period of the great Kaffir boom 4o the edi
tor of a city financial paper as a Jcke, and
which was printed as such, was gravely
quoted in the prospectus of a Rand min
ing company that was issued n few weeks
later, and which concern ultinviteiy turn
ed out to b 2 of the wild-cat, bucket-shop
order.
Hur the game Is now played ou*. or I
could not, as a matter of business, afford
to make public this confession. Fancied
bobbies of the German Emperor are at
present stale, fiat and unprofitable “copy.”
For instance, when His Majesty was last
in England I sent a plausible item to the
papero concerning an imaginative new
craze, and not a single editor w’ould
touch it.
I remember with gratitude that Krrtser
Wilhelm was once cf signal service to me,
in a flnnnclal way. By virfue of the money
obtained from sending to the press a fic-
Grous account of that monarch being en
gaged on the project of Conferring a boon
on humanity, by Inventing an unbreak
able shoe lace, I was luckily enabled to
pay the brokers out of my humble abode.
I am, I hone, professionally, by no means
done with the Emperor, although fabri
cated hobbies of hte, ns I have said, are
to-dnv of no account.
Long may he reign—and long, long may
he inspire interesting, if somewhat un
veracious, “copy!”
CASTOR IA
For Infanta and Children.
The Kind You Have Aiways Bought
Signature of
SA R - £33
BEN
INC **
FXDR SALE.
20x 24 Saw Mill Engine, Lane & Bodley
moke, godd as new, 8-inch exhaust and 6-
lneh feed pipe.
12x18 Atlas Engine to drive cut off saws,
slab chains, trims, etc.
3 Block, Stearns Saw Mill, latest Im
proved, with top rig, 36-foot carriage on
lti-lneh rolls, with friction receding block.
1 set of Steams live rolls, 10-lnehx24-
lnch, 19 in number, good as new.
1 Fay Cut Off Rig, with all conectlons.
1 Stearns Trimmer.
1 4-saw Stearns Gong Edger, with reced
ing rolls. 1 16-saw Stearns Riff Mill.
1 12x30 Fowler & Stowell Twin Engine
Feed. 1 Covll Trimmer.
2 batteries of 3 each Return Boilers,
connected so as to use one or both at the
same time. 2 deep well Pumps, complete
and 2 complete Fire Pumps.
The mill Is belted throughout with the
hist of leather belting, which shows but
little wear..
Capacity of mill 75,000 feet dally.
The above Is a list of the machinery of
the Flowers & Pengler saw mill at Fores',
Ala., one of the best equipped mills In the
country. All for sale by
M. SABEL & SONS, Montgomery, Ala.
LEGAL. NOTICES.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDIT
ORS.
GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY.—NO
tIce is hereby given to all persons having
demands against Caroline Muller late of
said oounty, deceased, to present them to
me, properly made out, within the time
prescribed by law, so as to show their
character and amount; and all persons In
debted to said deceased are required to
make immediate payment to me.
Savannah. Ga,, April 7th, IWO.
A. H. MACDONELL.
Executor of the wIU of Caroline Muller.
CLASSIFIES ADVERTISEMENTS.
rCBIOKAI,
IN~THK
work!, then a good sharp razor Is of value.
Tramps going dovrn hill, don't know that
28 East Broughton, Hair, Jewelry and
Shaving Supply House, is the place to
have >v>ur old razor ground, honed, set
and made to cut ltke new. Shaving out
fits a< nominal cost; barber chairs for sale
or rent; scissors with the name Fogeus
stamped on, shi'oenod free of charge.
Bring this advertisement with ’em. New
scissors exchanged for old ones.
MOSQUITO NETS IN LACE AND
gauze; Armstrong fixtures, Acme meta!
fixtures, Rex fixture*) and umbrella
frames. C. P. Miller, agent.
M’GILLIB MOVES, PACkfC 'SHIPS
and stores furniture and pianos; best work
only; no “cheap John" prices; no “cheap
John” Jobs.
CARPETi TAKBN up; (’leaned,
stored and relaid; mattresses renovated
in best style; furniture renovated and re
upholstered. C. P. Miller, agent.
' DO YOU NEED MATTING, WINDOW
shades, art squares? I have them from
the cheapest to the finest novelty patterns
Imported. C. P. Miller, agent.
THESE~ARE M’GILLIS’ FRICES~FOR
spot ensh: Tin sets. 84c: while and gold
easels, 33c; ice cream freezers, two quarts,
$1.21; three quatts, $1.49; four quarts,
$1.63; ladles’ parlor deskj, $3.89; worth $6.00.
M’GILLIS FOR' RELJABLE FURNl
ture every time.
ELECT RIO FURNITURE POLISH,
only 35 cents; try it and you will always
use It. Southern headquarters, C. P. Mill
er, agent.
“PORCELAIN LINED HATH TUBS,
syphon Jet water closets and the latest
sanitary improvements; let me give you
a bid. P. 11. Kiernan, 10 West State
street. 1
“the R E "a R E FRE EZERS AND
freezers, but Miller handles only the best
makes. Arctic and White Mountain; get
his prices if you want to save money. C.
P. Miller, agent.
'“FURNITURE MOVED WITH cTlti"
is a specialty With McGiliis.
“SEE THAT RUBBER STRIP? ONLY
on the Baldwin dry air refrigerators; fif
teen years in use by hundreds of families
In Savannah; see our line of tee boxes;
$3.00 up. C. P. Miller, agent.
STOVES. STOVES, STOVES. ALL
sizes; all styles, all the latest up to date
Improvements, perfect materials, first
class operation- high grade construction.
Workmanship correct. Better cannot he
made Call and see them. P. H. Kiernan,
10 West Stale street.
Millers awnings' are well
made and give satisfaction; get our es
timate. C. P. Miller, agent, 207 Brough
ton, west.
ALT, M'GH.LTS’ GO-GARTH HAVE
rubber tires, give entire satisfaction, are
cheaper than elsewhere: get one and be
comfortable.
BTONE WATER JAR, ENAMELED
water coolers and other spring goods, at
bargain prices. C. P. Miller, agent.
“ROOFS TINNED. REPAIRED AND
painted. Galvanized Iron gutters; down
spouts and all kinds of sheet Iron work.
Guaranteed to do as good work as any
ehep In the city. P. H. Kiernan, 10 West
State st’eet.
MEDICAL.
FOR $1 1 WILT. SEND TO ANY AD
dress successfully used receipt for cure of
dropsy or cancer. A. B. Pippin, Early
Grove, Virginia.
“HOW ABE YOUR FEET" IF~YOUR
feet are troubling you, call on me nnd P
wlll give you relief: I cure Ingrowing nails,
corns and all diseases of the feet without
pain; charges reasonable; can give the
best references In the city; patients treat
ed at residences; orders can be left at Ltv
(ngston’s drug store. Bull and Congress
streets: telephone 293. Lem Davis, stir
peon eht-cnodlpt.
HELP WANTED—MALE.
A TRUSTWORTHY .MAN TO WORK
locally, also travel in adjoining counties;
$lB a week salary and expenses. State age
and reference. Address, Business Manager,
P. O. Box 1027, Philadelphia, I’a.
WANTED. AN EXPERIENCE© MAN
who understands the repairing and grad
ing of race tracks. Address P. O. Box
388.
"WANTED. SIX GOOD WHITE BRlCK
masons; $3.50 per day, nine hours. Ken
drick & Levlck, Tampa, Fla.
HELP WANTED—FEMALE.
STENOGb
rapher, young lady preferred; none other
need apply. Address G., Morning News.
WANTED, LADY, good reference, to
teach music and art In private family.
Address 0., Bom No. 119, Statesboro, Ga.
A YOUNG LADY THAT WANTS ANY
practice In spnography and typewriting,
a beginner to get small salary. Apply Box
525, City.
EMPLOYMENT WANTED.
position as machinist and engineer on ous
mill road; state pay. X. X., care News.
A POSITION AS STENOO
rapher and typewriter; experience and ref
erences. Address, H. E., care News.
“wanted, a plain “coo k[ for
family of three; good position for clean
and Industrious colored woman. 110 Ogle
thorpe avenue, east.
WANTED—MISCELLANEOUS.
EARTH, BAND, MANURE; PARTIES
making excavations and others having
earth, sand, manure, etd., can find a place
to haul and dump It within city limits;
(good hard road to the place), by address
ing or calling on Brown Bros., corner An
derson‘and East Broad streets; telephone
1103. _
“WANTED, TO EXCHANGE LADIES’
bicycle for gentleman’s chalnless wheel.
Fostofllce Box 364.
“ before you” buy on bell prop"
erty. consult Robl. H. Taiem, real estate
dealer, No. 7 York street, west.
FOR RENT—ROOMS.
NICELY FURNISHED ROOM.SOUTH
ern exposure; every convenience. 3,® Bar
nard street, near Liberty,
FOR RIiNT, FLAT FOUR CONNECT-
Ing rooms, with bath, southwest corner
Abercorn and Wald burg; delightful neigh
borhood; twelve dollars,
“a FURNISHED FLAT,“OR - ROOMS,
from June 1 to Oct. 1. 203 Jones, east.
TO RENT, ROOMS, 806 DRAYTON
street.
"FOR RENT. SEVERAL DESIRABLE
flats, 216 Liberty street, west; possession
Immediately. Apply A. Wylly, 12 Bryan,
east.
“for rent7~ two han'dsomeLY
furnished rooms. 23 West Liberty.
tOlt iIEYI STORES.
street, nicely located, good condition. Sa
vannah Real Estate Exchange.
"FOR RENT,FROM BBPT.“i~mo6*s
- street, now occupied by M. Dreyfus
Apply to B. U. Levy & Bio, Broughton
street.
AUCTION SILLS rtTtHE DAYS.
GOVERNMENT AUCTION.-Sale oi
Condemned Medical and Hospital Proper
ty. There will be sold at public auction,
lor cash, to the highest bidder, a miscel
laneous lot of condemned hospital prop
erty. ••: ' mi**>f ; -mit sheets, 14,-
(XX) pillow-cases. 450 dozen towel*, 1,800
buKs pajamas, 6.000 night shirts, nurses*
apron*. 3,0C0 mosquito bar*, refrigerators,
portable bath tubs, 750 chairs, ordinary
and rocking, 7.000 knives, forks and spoons,
common -aud silver plated, 18.000 cups,
bowls, plate**, meat dishes and saucers,
lot of enameled and ogare ware,
stoves, cool oil, tables, and miscellaneous
lot of other household furniture, about
8.500 oots. me. c H chests, food chests. 35; fa
ding chairs. 0; tables, 1,800, asatd; cots,
caiYvas, 1,700; cots, iron, woven wire bot
tom. 625; cots. word, woven wire bottom,
1,250; 1 filing case, 48 drawers; 27 wardrobes,
2 hat racks. Ladles invited to attend sale.
For further particulars apply to the un
dersigned. Articles may be seen at the U.
S. General Hospital. Sale will begin al
10 a. m., on Monday the 21st inst., and
continue from day to day until articles
are sold. Checks cannot be taken In pV
ment. R. T. COMHSGYB, Major and Sur
geon. IT. S. Army.
FOil IU2:*T ItdCSES.
MODERN SUMMER
home at Rial Rock, N. t\, nine rooms, six
furnished; not and cold water in bath:
sanitary plumbing; two servants’ room*
and kitchen outside. Ample stable accom
modations; free use of w'oll stocked, prop
erly worked garden. Terms $400.00 for th
season. Communicate with R. M. Oates*
Charlotte, N. C.
FOR RENT AT QUYTON~GA., Ai
large house comfortably furnished, near
the depot. S2O a month. Apply W. C|
Neidlinger, IC6 Congress, west.
FOR RE NT, RKAS ONA B LE7~N EAR
Punk extension, nice house. 114 Duffy*
west. Purse, prln'er.
FOR RENT, THE WARD RESIDENCE!
and premises at Isle of Hope. Apply TANARUS
A. Ward, West Broad and Oilvo streets.
FOR RENT. 217 WALDBURO
east; perfect cond.tion; all convenience*.
Right rent to right tenant. Est. Salomon
Cohen, W4’St Broad and Broughtoa.
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FOlt KENT— MISCELLANEOUS.
FLAT CONNECTING ROOMS. FIRST
floor; large hall third fioor, suitable fo*
any purpose. John Lyons.
r
Foil SALE—REAL ESTATE.
ty by eighty; quick cash sale at sacrUloo*
Cash, News office.
HOCSEB AND LOTS AT AUCTIOH
Tucslay, May 22, at 5 p in., Bolton*
Waldburg, New Houston, Duffy, Henry
and Anderson streets, between Haber
sham and Price, and adjacent blocks.
Terms SSO cash. $25 every three
No such high class lots ever before of
fered nt auction on such terms. Put $269
into five of these lots. You can make m
big profit before the next instalment ifl
due. Send for a map o W. J. Miscally,
Jr., 20 Bryan, east; or John L. Archer, 10
Provident Building.
~ FOR 8 VLE, A TWO-BTORY RB3l
denee. and store; }a?ge yard; no city tax
es; Waters road and Fifth street; term*
easy. C. H Dorset!.
HOUSES AND LOTS AT AUCTIOS
Tuesday, May 22. at 5 p. m, Holton,
VValdlurg, N.’W Houston, Duffy, Henry
and Anderson streets, between Haber*
sham and Priee, and adjacent blocks.
Terms SSO cash, *25 every three months.
No such high class lots ever before of
fered at auction on such terms. Put $250
Into five of these lots. You can make A
big profit before the next instalment is
Send for a map *o W. J. Mtseally,
Jr., "0 Bryan, east; or John L. Archer,
Provident Building.
" FOR SALE. A LOT FOR TW6 HTTN“
dried dollars; easy terras,’ on Ninth street,
near East Broad; no ct>4 taxation. C. H.
Dorse It.
FOR SALIC—MISCELLANEOUS.
GOOD LUCK LINIMENT, A VALUA
bIe remedy for whooping cough; price 250.
Goodman's Uver Tonio will help your
liver, improve your digestion, and increase
your weight; Eoc. Persse’s Drug Storey
Henry and Abercorn, Whitaker and Tay-<
lor.
FOR"SALES,“a"VERY'ODD," CARVTO
mahogany table at 422 Si ate street, not.
ISoWiITOR SALE ff YOU WANT A
good family milker or springer, call at 4TI
West Boundary. Have some nice one®
reasonable. Come and see them.
LAUNCHES FOR BALE. SIZE M
reet, ana —i feet, and 33 feet, with prises
that will be sure to please you. The
agencies for these fine launches haa been
established with us. Ltppman Brother**
Wholesale Druggists, Llppman'a Block,
Bavannah, Ga.
“FOR SALE, AN ELEGANT phabtoW
and large carriage, second-hand; will be
•old cheap: one is by Brewster and the
other uy Stiver*: noth the best makers in
the United State*. Ltppman Bros., whole
sale druggists, bavannah. Ga.
FIRE PROOF SAFES FOR SALE ATI
low price; all In stock in five bundled ie
five thousand pound*. Apply Llppioa*
Bros.__
ASH FIRE WOOD CUT IN 16-INCH
lengths, for sale by the wagon load all
Vale Royal Mills.
-y "
LOST AND FOUND.
THE PARTY WHO FOUND SMALI4
sachel on steamer Alpha returning
Grace Churn'll picnic, will please return tat
parsonage.
LOST, POCKETP.OOK, BETWEEN
Bolton street and Presbyterian Sunday
School. Finder will be rewarded if return
ed to No. 218 Bolton street, cast.
'LOST, SMALL BULL TERRIERS
spots on head and side; answers name of
Nellie. Reward paid if returned to 101 St*
Julian street, east. |
REWARD.
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS REWARDI
for the arrest of and of the bicycle safe
keeping until heard from, William McCoy,
a turpentine negro from North Carolina,
dark, ginger cake color, between 27 and
30 years old, about SV& feet and about ISS
pounds, wears No. 6 or 7 shoes, legs rather
'thin, especially round his ankle*; small
eyes, dark eyebrows, young mustache,
slim, narrow face; worked on turpentine
farm In Wilcox county, Georgia, 11 year*
ago and since In Montgomery coun
ty , Georgia, and last year at
Deaton's turpentine farm, near Jack
sonville, Fla.; worked from Muroh
5, 1960, up to May 6 on Bruno
Pfeiffer's turpentine farm, stole from me
May 6, about 6 a. m., my bicycle, style
Heuron, made by Inuls Vehon Com’ any,
Chicago, No. 9731, and also took with hltn
from another party one single-barrel
breechloadlng shotgun, 12 gtiage, and on#
pair 6 or 7 shoes. He was last seen paesa
lng Smith’s still, on the Augusta road, to
wards Savannah; was seen with my bi
cycle and the gun and shoes; said he wra
going to Bavannah; Is supposed to go io
Montgomery county, Georgia, where lie
claimed his wife and children live. I want
to send sheriff of Screven county aftrr
him soon as heard from or have h!n*
brought to Sylvanla jail, Screven county,
Simon Dixon. Pfeiffer. Ga., May 7, 1900, i
EDUCATION AL.
TIADF^RATES^TO^CJTY^BTUDBIJTa
for limited time, (’ill Draughon'e Practical
Business College, Masonic Temple, c rue*
\ faibertv urul Whitaker.
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