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WILL HEAR COMMITTEE TODAY
SAVANNAH COMMITTEE STAKING
GOOD PfIOGRESS IN WASHINGTON.
Secretary Lons Regard* Sn vn nna h
With Favore-Comnilttee XX'ill Al*o
Look Into Itlver and Harbor Mnt
ter*—A Re-examination of the 2V
Foot Project I* Included in the
Emergency River and HnrUor Ilill.
Condition of Parson* Cnt and In
side Route Will Also Receive At
tention—Capt. Gillette Say* Route
Can Re Improved at Small Cost.
The South < liannel to Tybee Ile-
Ing Surveyed.
Savannah's committee, which Is now In
Washington for the purpose of calling the
attention of the Senate to the advantages
of this port as a suitable location for the
naval station, which it is proposed to re
move from Port Royal, seems to be get
ting in good work. Mayor Myers said
yesterday that the committee is to be
given hearing this afternoon before a
committee of the Senate.
•'Secretary Long has expressed himself
favorably to Savannah’s claim," said the
Mayor yesterday. "The committee may re
main in Washington two or three days
yet, until the matter is practically de
cided.”
The committee cbnsists of Capt. D. G.
Purse, Mr. W. W. Osborne and Coi. M. j
W. Dixon, and is regarded aa a very j
effective working party. Mayor Myers ]
said yesterday that he had requested the
committee to look into the status of Sa- j
vannah's river and harbor improvement
while in Washington. His attention was
called to the fact that In the emergency
river and harbor bill introduced In the
House last week by Chairman Burton, the
Savannah harbor is given the following
mention, as stated in a Washington dis
patch to the Morning News:
• "Savannah harbor, with a view to re
examination of the plan of deepening said
harbor as substituted in the report of the
chief of engineers for ISSB, and a report
as to what changes or modifications, if
any, are neceasary 10 carry out this
plan.”
The plan of 1888 referred to was the
project of Gen. Gilmore for providing a
28-foo< channel from the city to the sen,
which was afterward modified by Capt. j
Carter to a 26-foot channel. The inclu- j
cion of this matter in Ihe emergency bill
shows that Col. Lester has not been ]
asleep.
In this connection it may be stated that j
the survey of the Savannah river now |
being conducted by Capt. C. A. Gillette, j
includes the South channel. The survey j
is about half completed and is expected
to have a very Important hearing upon
the future improvement of the Savannah
harbor. Capt. Gillette, when asked about
the survey of the South channel, simply
said that the survey included the entire
river between Ihe cross-tides dam and the
sea. He regards the survey as import
ant, but declined to enter into any specu
lations as to what it will show.
Another matter to which Mayor Myers
will to-day call the attention of the
Washington committee is the improve
ment of the inside route along the Geor
gia coast. Parsons' cut, leading from Sa
vannah to Warsaw, has shoaled greatly
during Ihe last year and is now almost
Impassable except to steamers of very
light draft. This Is a matter of consid
erable local interest, but the cut is also
a part of the inside route to Florida, and
a* such is of general interest.
Capt. Gillette, when asked about the
molter, said that he had explored Par
sons’ cut recently for his own satisfac
tion, and found only four feet of water
at low tide. For satisfactory navigation
there should be at least seven feet. Capt.
Gillette said he had no funds at his dis
posal which could be used in dredging out
the cut, though the cost of the work would
be small. There are four routes for the
inside channel past Warsaw, Habersham
Cut, Romerly Marsh, Skidaway Narrows
and Parsons' Cut. for which the steam
boat men around Savannah have their
various preferences. Capt. Gillette is not
committed to any of these routes, but he
does not hesitate to say that he would
like to see the entire inside route between
Savannah and Fernandina Improved, es
pecially ns tho work could be done at
small cost.
"Outride cf *h wr*w route there are
only two shoal places which need to ha
deepened In ord r to put this route in
good condition," said Copt. Gillette.
“There is one small shoal place near Da
rin and another between Brunswick and
Fernandina. The steamboat line between
Brunswick and Fernandina is of tmport
sn e to tie latter port as Fernandina only
has on* railroad while the steamb at
practically gives it an outlet over two
other lines by way of Brunswick. The
tervicj between Darien and Brunswick
might also be belpel by this improve
ment. I t'o n:t know that an Improved
channel would h°lp the Savannah s'.eam
hoating business any hetwten tjie points
named, though Fernandina might possibly
find tome advantage in securing a c nnec
tion with the railroad and stfamshlp line3
here."
Capt. Gillette gave some attention in his
last annual r po~t to the Inside route,
giving a stat ment of the work aireidy
and ne and that remaining to he done with
nn estimate of the cost. Mayer Myers said
yesterday that he would cell the atten
tion of Ihe Savannnh committee to this
matter to-day al o, and suggest that they
enleavor to hate an examination of the
Inside loute included in the emergency
bill.
SALE BEGIN!! TO-DAY.
Many llnriznln Itnntrrs Will Doubt
less Hi- at tlie Hospital.
The sale of government properly at the
Army Hospital logins this morning at 10
o'clock, and will probably last at least
three days. Many dealers in the various
articles that are to be sold. Junk men and
householders will doubtless bo In attend
ance. as the sale has been thoroughly ad
vertised, and a great opportunity is offer
ed to lay in a large stork of various
household goods at what bids fair lo be
moderate prices.
For the accommodation of (hose who at
tend the sale, a special transfer car will
be run from the corner of Whitaker and
Tenth street-, to the hospitals. Free
transfers will be given to this car.
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
Hoard f Managers Mill Meet This
Afternoon.
The l-oard of managers of the proposed
Children's Hospital will meet thin after
noon at t o'clock at the home of Miss J.
A. Wililnk.
The meeting is called primarily to form
ulate n set of by-laws, but the availability
of a number of build.ngs that have been
offered for hospital uses will niso be ill -
cussed. It is quite probable al o that ..ho
managers may decide to give 11 picnic, the
proceeds to be added to the fund already
secured. A number of largo donations
have recently been received by the la
dles interested in the work. v
"Safe bind, safe find.” Fortify youreeif
by taking Hood's Barsaparilia now and
be sure of good health for months to
come.—ad.
THIRD WEEK OF THE PAIR
Will Begin With a Matinee and
Nljght Entertainment.
The Mascnic fair will begin its third
week to-day wiih a matinee from 4 to 6
o'clock, and a night opening beginning at
8 o’clock. At the matinee besides the va
lid attractions that will be especially of
fered by the booths there will be a door
prize. These matinees while intended pri
marily for children, are quite popular
with older folk alto, and have been very
well attended.
The fair has been so well attended, and
tho receipts have been so satisfactory
doting the two weeks of its existence that
the- managers have no doubt of its contin
ued attractiveness and may decide to keep
it open for the whole of this week instead
of only a few days as was at first intend
ed; this matter will be determined short
ly.
One of the special and probably one of
the most enjoyable features of this week
will be the reception Tuesday night to the
ladies who have been so instrumental in
carrying on the work to its assured suc
cess.
While only an approximate estimate of
the probable profils of ihe unde: taking can
be made as yet, the management is satis
fied that the net sum that will b“ realized
will equal if not exceed the first estimate
made, and that they will have every rea
son to be satisfied with the result of Ihe
venture. In the contest for the diam nl
ring which was awarded Saturday night
several ladies were announced by the Fair
Committee as candidates. Quite a number
of ladles received comp imentary votes,
but were in no wise candidates and had
no part in the contest. Their arrnoun e
ment as candidates was in this respect
hardly just to them.
RAN THROUGH A HOUSE.
A Family Surprised by fi Fngrltive
Negro and Hi* Purwurer.
Turner Capps, colored, was raptured
yesterday by Officer F. J. Smith after a
chase that was quite interesting and de
cidedly out of the ordinary. About 3
o’clock the officer was notified that a
drunken negro was making himself gen
erally obnoxious in the neighborhood of
Harris and Lincoln streets.
The officer started for the scene of the
trouble, but when he had arrived within
the sight of the negro, the latter made a
dive for the nearest way of escape, which
happened to baS the back stairway of a
residence. The officer following hot on
tho trail. Having started up the steps,
tho negro, 1* he expected to make go and
his escape had no option but to cont nue
on into the hou-e, where, outdoing even
tho "gocsey, goosey, gander” of legend
ary 1 re, he wardered not only up stairs,
and down sia:rs, but on through hall, bid
room, parlor and down the steps of the
front stoop, the officer following close
upon his heels.
To say that the tenant of the house was
surp. ised by the hasty entrance and exit
if this strange procession would be ex
pressing mildly what were doubtless her
real feelings, but the officer had no time
to stop and explain, so /oilowed the ne
gro. Half a block away he caught the
fugitive, who naively explained “he tlldn't
mean no harm, but Jlst wanted to git
awar."
A charge of being drunk and disorderly
was enter, and against him at the barracks,
and he will make his explanations to Re
corder Hartridge this morning.
DILLS IN BEHALF OF LABOR.
Two Will He Introduced at Next Ses
sion of Legislature,
C. C. Houston of Atlanta, organizer of
the International Typographical Union,
editor of the Journal of Labor, secretary
and treasurer of the Georgia Federation
of Labor, and representative-elect to the
Legislature from Fulton county, is in the
city on an official visit.
He will spend to-day here and to-night
will address a meeting of the labor unions
at Labor Hall. He said that his visit
at this time had nothing to do with the
strike situntion in Savannah, and that
his address to-night would be of a gen
eral character, dealing with the relation
of the local unions with the stale amal
gamation of unions.
He stated that at the next session of
iit- eial-? I- g!-.l..:urc he expected to hav A
enneted into laws two bills that he in
tended to introduce dealing with phases
of the latior - question, one being for the
prohibition of the employment of chil
dren under the age of 12 j’ears in any
mill, factory or mine and the other for
the establishment of a state bureau of
lalsor and industries, that shall, among
olher things, gather and tabulate alt
available (lata pertaining to labor and
the many manufacturing interests of the
state. Mr. Houston states that he has no
doubt that lie will secure the passage of
both of these bills.
RESORTS HAD MANY VISITORS.
Tlicir Patronage Is Growing With
tlie Approach of Summer.
The several reserts about Savannah be
come popular with the approach of warm
weather. Yesterday many visited tho salts
for a day or an afternoon’s outing, though
the weather in the city was not adjudged
very unpleasant. The season has arrived,
though, when the excursions are very
agreeable, and there is a large percentage
of tho population that Is always ready
to take advantage ol opportunities to en
joy the fresh air of the country.
Tybee had a number of visitors, prob
ably more than it has had on any othi r
day this season when there has been no
special attraction in the way of picnic or
military event. Thunderbolt, too, at
tracted ninny, and tho other places that
are popular with some hn 1 their visitors.
A certain accompaniment of warm
•weather is a picking up In n certain class
of business enjoyed by the street rail
way. That is riding around the belts, a
proceeding to which devoted as
a means of passing a pleasant half hour.
The effect is Cooling, and the greatest
discomfort from the heat .Is dispelled by
the motion of the car, and the fanning It
causes.
XVANT Ei’IVORTH LEAGUERS.
Local Members AVill Prolmbly Invite
the Georgia Conference.
A special meeting of the Savannah Un
ion of Epworth Leagues will be held to
night at Grace Church. The meeting was
called to consider the advisability of ex
tending an Invitation lo the Georgia Con
ference of the Epworth League, to niret
in this city. Next month the conference
will convene in Home, and it is desire ! by
many of the local leaguers lo have an
invitntkm extended by the delegates from
Savannah.
I-ast year, when the conference met in
Macon, there was no invitotlon extended
hy Savnnnah for tho approaching meet
ing. An effort had been made to induce
tho local leagues to ogree to nn Invita
tion. Considerable discussion was had
over the matter, but the plan fell through.
This time, it is said, tho Invitation will
he extended. Several thousand delegates
and visitors attend the meetings of the
conference, and their coming lo Savannah
be an event of no little importance,
THE 3JORNING KEWS: 3IONDAY, MAY 21, 1900.
THE BISHOP'S CONSECRATION.
ST. PETER’S CATHEDRAL. RICH
MOND, SELECTED BY FR. R EII.BY.
The Ceremony Will Take Place on
Pentecost Sunday, June fi —Cardi-
nal Glhbons Will Officiate Assisted
by UiHhops Northrop and Monalmn.
At St. Peter’* 27 Tear* Ago Father
Kelley Wa* Ordained a Priest by
the Late Bishop llecker, Binhop*
Gibbons and Gross Assisting—lnvi
tation* to the Consecration Will
lie Issued by the Hlahop Elect.
The consecration of the Right Reverend
Benjamin J. Kedley, bishop-elect of Sa
vannah, will take place In St. Peters' Ca
thedral, Richmond, Va., Pentecost Sun
day, June 3, next. The ceremony of con
secration will be conducted by Cardinal
Gibbons, and Ihe assistant consecrators
will be Bishop Northrop of Charleston.and
Bishop Monahan of Wllmlng.on, Del.,
Invitations will be Issued in a few days
by Bishop Kelley to his friends among
both the clergy and laity to attend the
consecration.
As Savannah's new bishop is well
known and highly esteemed by the Cath
olic clergy of the country there wl.l doubt
less be a number of bishops and other
clerics who will be present and take part
in the ceremonies.
There were peculiar personal reasons
which animated the Bishop-elect in the
selection of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rich
mond as the place of his consecration. He
is a native of Virginia, hut ft was not this
alone which determined his choice. Dec.
31, 1573, he was ordained a priest in St.
Peter's Cathedral. The consecration was
p rformed by the late Bishop Becker,then
of the Wilmington, Del., diocese, and the
assistants were the present Cardinal Gib
bons, then Bishop of Richmond, and the
late Archbishop Gross, then Bishop of Sa
vannah. The present bishop-elect was con
secrated by Bishop Becker for his then
diocese pf Wilmington and accompanied
him when that prelate was transferred to
Georgia. This was only natural, but is an
intrresdng coincidence that the then
Bi-hop of Savannah, to which diocese the
young priest then consecrated has now
succeeded, should have ass'sted in the
ordination and that the Bjshop of Rich
mond, who also assisted should now b
tho cardinal who will preside at his con*
sec. ation as bishop.
It is customary for anew bishop to
choose ihe place of his consecration and
the places are almost invariably chosen
for personal reasons similar to those which
animated Bishop Kelley in the choice of
St. Peter's. While ihe people of Savan
nah would much have preferred to have
the consecration take place here they will
readily acknowledge the hold which the
sacred associations of the past have upon
their new prelate and acquiesce in ihe
selection which he has made.
After his ordination at Richmond Father
Kelley returned to Wilmington, where he
spent several months at St. Paul’s Church.
He then went 'to Newcastle, Del., where
he remained seven years. From there he
was transferred to the Cathedral at Wil
mington, where he spent six years. When
Bishop Becker was transferred to Georgia
he brought Father Kelley with him, sta
tioning him at Atlanta, where he remain
ed for ten years, and where he formed
very pleasant which stiH
have a very strong hold upon him. Four
years ego he was transferred to Savannah
as vicar general and rector of the Cathe
dral, in which capacity he cbntlmieA un
til his recent appointment as Bishop,
being also administrator of the diocese
during the Interim between the death of
Bishop Becker and his own appointment.
During his service in the state, Bishop
Kelley has gained a strong hold upon the
people, and there was a general demand
for his appointment.
It will be of interest to many people
who have been somewhat in doubt upon
this point, to know that the Bishop-elect
now enjoys ail tho authority conferred
by the office, his authority as such, dating
from the moment that his appointment
was recognized by the Pope. The author
ity was not exercised, of course, until
official notification of tho appointment
had been received. The impression pre
vails in some quarters, especially among
Tton-Catholics, that a bishop is not In
vested with the authority of his office un
til after his con so oration, but Bishop
KrdLy stated yesterday that this tmnr.e
sion Is erroneous.
Bishop Keilev is a native of Virginia,
having been bom at Petersburg, Oct. 13,
1847. He was a private in Gen. Kemper's
command in the Confederate army at 17
years of age, and Is still a true adherent
of the principles of the Lost Cause. After
a short and probably unsatisfactory ex
perience as a newspaper reporter, he be
gan to prepare himself for the priesthood,
his theological studies being completed
at the American. College at Rome.
MEETING OF THE HANKERS.
State Convention Will He Held at
I.itlila Springs, June iff and 14.
The Georgia Bankers' nlnlh annual con
vention will be held at Lithta Springs
Wednesday and Thursday, June 13 and
14. The sessions will be at the Sweet
water Park Hotel. Savannah, as usual,
will, of course, be well represented.
The first day will be devoted lo the an
nual reports of the officers, an address
on "The New Financial Bill” xr.d the
"Advantages to State Banks to Procure
National Charters" by Mr. Joseph TANARUS,
Orme, cashier of the Lowry National
Bank of Atlanta, and also an address
by Hon. Hoke Smith.
One of the features of the second day’s
session will he “Tough Questions
Answered" by Mr. E. Dooly, cashier of
tho People’s Bank, Talbotton, Mr.
Dooly will undertake lo answer any ques
tion of Interest to bankers. Tho questions
must be submitted to him at Talbotton
not later than June 1. Another feature
of the day will be the experience meeting
in which the bankers will give five-min
ute talks about the condition* existing in
the communities in which they are lo
cated.
DIED FItU.U SNAKEBITE.
Negro Hoy's Fatal Experience AVhiie
Picking Hltickbcrric*.
Seaborn Davis, a 17-year-old negro boy,
died yesterday at noon from the effects
of snakebite. Davis was engaged Sat
urday afternoon in picking blackberries
back of his mother's place on the AVhite
Bluff road, near the toll gate. He had
killed a moccasin, but was later bitten by
another snake, whose species he did not
ascertain. He went to his home where
he was treated with whisky and other nn’t
dotes. Last night he was taken with
convulsions and the physicians who were
called, found they were too late to save
him.
It is a belief with the negroes that
snakes are commonly found in ths vicin
ity of blackberry bushes, and Davis’ mis
fortune would seem to confirm this be
lief. It is possible that the boy was hit
ten by n rattlesnake, but the probabili
ties are that it was one of the moccasin
species. The highland moccasin Is known
to be very poisonous, though it is rarely
seen In this vlcnity. This is the first
instance of death from snake bile report
ed in this county in a number of years.
A YOUNG WOMAN’S RECREATIONS,
Hex-. Arthur J. Smith's Sermon at the
First Presbyterian Chureli.
Rev. Arthur J. Smith preached at the
First Presbyterian Church last night on
“A Young Woman's Recreations.” Hi3
text was: ’’She that liveth in pleasure
is dead while she liveth.” I Timothy, 5:6.
“From the text.” Rev. Mr. Smith said,
"we would infer that there were women
in the apostolic days who were given to
pleasure as well as in our day. We do
not believe St. Paul inferred that we
should have no pleasures or amusements,
but that we should not live in them or
live for them alone, making them the ob
ject and goal of our lives.
“Some cynics condemn all kinds of
amusements as evil and harmful. Some
say that Jesus never smiled, but where
they get their proof we do not know. It
is true He was the 'man of sorrows.’ He
carried the burden of the sins of the
world on his shoulders, but wherever He
went. He scattered sunshine and
gladness, making the dumb sing
His praises and ihe lame leap and
shout for Joy. Though His outer 1 fe was
full of sadness His heart was full of Joy.
Holiness and laughter are not antagonistic
to each other, neither is It a sin to smile.
Mirth is not Irreverent and pure fun is not
opposed to true purity.
"Young women need recreation. The in
cessant strain of intense lives demand re
laxation* i A young woman who studies
hard at school is under a great strain, so
with the busy woman at heme, in the of
fice, store, or school room. The duties of
consecrated Chrlstinn young woman in our
churches are a heavy strain someMm s.
There must be a letting down, an unbend
ing, a relaxation, or tiiere may te collapse,
eickness, and, pernaps, death.
“Amusement affords an opportunity
for this relaxation. In the process
of unbending we renew our ex
hausted physicial energies and
nerve forces. The word recreate could be
accented differently, and bring out the
full work of ar.y innocent amusement re
create. There is re-creation actually go
ing on where \r.e relax and rest and en
joy ourselves.
Mr. Smith spoke of the three fold na
ture of each young woman that needed re
creation, the physical, the intellectual and
the spiritual.
"Phys’cal recreation," ho said, "when
rot carried to an extreme, is a great
blessing. Jt should consist of outdoor
games of all sorts, and also indoor exer
cise, The intellectual nature finds recrea
tion in concerts, lectures and reading. The
spiritual nature finds recreation in pray
er, Bible 3ludy, singing and waiting on
God in His house. There are three tests
that should be put to all our amuse
ments. Tlie first is the test of purity. Are
they absolutely pure? A celebrated painter
once said that he could not look upon a
disgusting sight without unconsciously
reproducing it on his canvas. So In our
lives we reproduce those things that we
read and think about. We should there
fore avoid ail that is impure or that
savors of impurity. A second test is,
“Will the particular pleasure build up
our characters.” Amusements and char
acter-building are very intimately asso
ciated. Last of al! we should put the test
of the spirit of Christ. What would Jesus
do? We know what He did under many
circumstances. AVo know what He taught
others to do. We should be guided in
our decisions by Him.”
The singing of Ambrose's "One Sweetly
Solemn Thought” by a quartette of ladles,
consisting of Mrs. Mize, first soprano;
Miss Kline, second soprano; Mrs. Rowe,
first alto, and Mrs. Bishop, second, was
greatly enjoyed.
Mr. Byres' solo on “Character Build
ing” was also very much enjoyed.
Next Sunday evening Mr. Smith will
preach on “The Y'oung Woman in Busi
ness.”
At the weekly prayer meeting of the
church Wednesday evening the pastor
will lead the third synthetic study of the
Epistle to the Ephesians.
AGAINST ALL GAMBLING.
Rev. Robb AA r blte the Vice
in Ail Its Forms.
At Christ Church yesterday morning
Rev. Robb White preached a sermon
against gambling. The sermon was not
directed particularly against the public
gambling, w hich has been much discussed
of late, but against all forms of gambling.
All men are gamblers by nature, Rev.
Mr. While said, and the nature of en
couraging this tendency in any form was
strongly dwelt upon. Mr. White expressed
his strong disapproval of the gambling
frequently conducted at church fairs and
at other fairs not held for church pur
poses, as tending to inculcate and develop
the gambling spirit.
Public gambling, and its toleration by
the authorities in ar.y form, was con
demned by Mr. AYhite in the strongest
terms. As evidence of the ruin wrought
by the public gambling establishments he
referred to the unfortunate end of the
late Dr. Sherrard R. Tabb and the har
rowing circumstances which attended his
decease. The suicide by drowning of Har
ley S. Westcott, the young purser of one
of the steamship lines, was also men
tioned.
The sermon was somewhat of a surprise
to Mr. White's congregation, as he had
given no intimation of his Intentions on
this line. Asked after tlie service if the
sermon had any bearing upon the political
situation, Mr. White said: “I never have
anything to do with politics. The sermon
was prepared in 1591."
AVILL HOLD IMPORTANT MEETINGS.
Oglethorpe* and Blues AA’Gll Consider
Louisville Trip.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry will de
cidduat the meeting ufc,l! e command to
night when the departure for Lou'svilie to
attend the National Reunion of Confeder
ate A’eterans will be made. It is thought
Ihe company will leave either next Sun
day or Monday.
The Republican Blues will alro co ifidr
the trip to-night, deciding whether they
shall take It. The company has a com
fortable fund to be expended, but. ns many
men will doubtless want to go, extra sub
scriptions will be required. The Irdividutl
cost to enlisted members of tie rcmiuti;
will be $5 and to pay member* S.O.
1
PRESENT FOR GEN. GORDON.
‘•Lost Cnnse’’ Hn* Started a “Chain’’
to Raise n Finn!.
Savannahlans are receiving letters that
help to make up a chain !tha> has beet*
formed for the purpose of raising a fund
to present Gen. John B. Gordon a substan
tial memorial at the coming reunion of
Confederate Veterans. Those wi o tecel.e
a letter are requested lo tnnke thrre copl s
of it and send each to a friend who nuy
is- expected to ccntribute It) cents t> the
fund. The lettor is to he snt with tho
dime to 4ho "Lost Cause” al Iyxiisvi’le, of
which Mrs. Basil W. Duke isedi.or.
AVnnpiit'n, AA Is..
And tho chain o' lakes, tho prettiest spot
in Wisconsin for a summer outing, is
reached from Chicago by tho Wisconsin
Central Railway. Electric line runs from
the depot to the lakes. Good trout iisn
ing in streams within easy reach, and
black lss and plckerni in the lakes. lor
illustrated booklets, address James C.
PonU general passenger agent, Milwau
k.'. Wls.—ad.
ad.
DSATH OF AN OLD SOLDIER.
CAPT. TfiOMAS A. MADDOX, VETEH
AN OF TWO WARS.
After a Long Illness He Passed at
Last Peacefully to Rest—He Was a
Trooper in u Cavalry Company
During the Mexican War and a
Pensioner of the Government
Against Which He Afterwards
Fought—An Officer in Cutts' Battal
ion He Distinguished Himself at
Sliarpsbnrg and liooneshoro—llls
Fnnernl at OtfiO O’clock To-day.
Capt. Thomas A. Maddox, one of the
“Old Guard” of the Confederate veterans
of Savannah, died at his residence on
Anderson street at 6:30 o’clock last night
from a complication of diseases. His last
illness was a long and lingering one, but
peace and rest came peacefully to him at
last.
Capt. Maddox’ life history was of more
than ordinary interest. AVhiie a boy of 16,
he served in a cavalry command during
the Mexican War, distinguishing himself
then for gallant and meritorious conduct
on the field of battle. His service was
characterized by the dash and aplomb
that afterwards distinguished his later
service in the Army of Northern A’irginia.
It gained him a pension from the govern
ment, which he drew until the time of his
death.
When the war between the States be
gan, after his native Georgia had seceded
from the Union, Captain Maddox enlisted
in the First Georgia Regiment of Regular
Infantry, with wjtich he served until his
term of enlistment had expired. He then
re-enlisted in Cutts’ Battalion Artillery,
rising rapidly in rank until he received a
commission as captain. He took part in
the many bloody battles in which the
Army of Northern Virginia was engaged
and distinguished hifitself on many fields.
At the battles of Boonesboro and Sharps
burg his gallantry and efficiency in action
were particularly marked and distin
guished.
Judge Robert Falllgant relates an inci
dent of Capt. Maddox' service during
the latter fight. At the time Judge Falli
gant was sergeant-major of Cutt’s Battal
ion, and Xvas carrying dispatches to the
commanding officer. Capt. Maddox, then
lieutenant, the model soldier and artil
leryman, was fighting his guns with the
grim determination cf the old campaigner,
and with the zest of a man who loves a
good fight. The Lieutenant walked up to
the horse that Sergeant-Major Falllgant
was sitting on, and throwing hts arm over
the neck of the steed, was discussing with
its rider, the incidents of the battle and
the fortunes of war. While he was in.
this position, he was struck by two bul
lets, one of which entered Just over the
heart, and the other at the pit of the
stomach. He fell to the ground, covered
with blood, and apparently in the last
throes of death. With what seemed to be
his parting breath, that yet contained
something of the old ring, he turned over
the command of his section to the Ser
geant-Major, and was borne from the field
No one who witnessed the Incident and
saw the jagged wounds that had been
inflicted thought for a moment that the
Lieutenant would recover. However, it
appeared that the bullets by which he
had been struck were partially spent and
while the wounds were ugly, the bullets
did not penetrate deep enough to make
them fata!. Lieut. Maddox recovered, to
receive the recognition of an additional
grade for his bravery and to yield good
service on other hard-fought fields. At
the conclusion of the war he returned to
Savannah and for some time was en
gaged in business. He was subsequently
clerk of the city market, a position that
he filled for several years. A political
change threw him out of office and since
that time, now a decade agone, he has
not been engaged in any active business.
Among his old comrades Capt. Mad
dox was universally liked and esteemed.
He was the color-bearer of the Confeder
ate Veterans’ Association and his last
public appearance with this organization
of true and tried Confederates was when
he carried its colors in the parade at the
Charleston reunion, in last May. At the
time of the reunion of the Georgia divis
ion here he had already been attacked by
the disease that ultimately caused his
death and his physical condition did not
permit him to Join in the procession afoot.
On last Memorial day a. carriage had
been sent for him by the association, and
from it he watched the memorial rites
in honor of those who already slept be
neath the sod under which he will be
laid to-day.
Tt was his dying request that the Con
federate Veterans’ Association should
lake charge of his remains and bury
him. This request will be, of course,
faithfully and lovingly carried out. The
| funeral will take place at 6:30 o’clock this
afiernoon, from his late residence, 111
! Anderson street, east, and the Veterans'
Association will attend in a body. The
j interment will be in Laurel Grove Ceme
tery.
j Capt. Maddox was twice married. Sev
e al children of the first marriage and his
second wife survive him. He was 72 years
old, havirg exceeded by mo years the al
' letted span o? human life.
A physical characteristic that marked
him was the leng beard, that, gray and
silvery, e’e cended far b low hi& waist.
Up to the time of his illness it was thick
and luxuriant, but of late it had become
somewhat thinned. In the old days of Re
fers luctlcn, when feeling ran high, Capt
Maddox reg st-red an oath that he would
not cut his i-eard until a Dsmncra ic Pres
ident bad been elected and after the coun
try had and clared for Cleveland his attach
ment for it would not permit him to part
with a single inch of is silvery beauty.
BEST TO PAY HONEST DEBTS.
Rev. AV. A. Msfiet’s Sermon at Law
ton Memorial Last Night.
Rev. AV. A. Nisbet preached at Lawton
Memorial last night upon the subjec’,
‘ Shall We Pay Our bebts?” The affirma
tive answer ho streng. hentd with argu
ments drawn frem the domains of both
morality and expediency.
Not only, he said, is the payment of
every Just debt in accordance with the
precepts of righteousness and the dic
tates of conscience, but it is actuullv the
b St policy. Jfhe creditor 1? always willing
to help the honest debtor, and when the
creditor sees that his debtor Is nervtrtg
every effort to pay the debt will not press
Mm to his fall. Not only is Ic to the ad
vant ig. of Individuals that a'l . debts
should be honestly discharged, but it is
to tlie advantage cf the community, for
merchants find it n.cessary to add to tlie
price of their goods ten or fifteen per
rent, for the bad debts they cannot coi
led. Th s addi tonal cost must be paid by
ihe honest debtor.
Mr. Nl bet said that the way to avoid
being unable to pay debts was slmp’e—
live within the income that each man
has. and nee’er contract an obligation
wh, n it is pr blematl ■ whether or not it
can bs Olschaiged promptly.
For Over Fifty A'ear*.
Mrs. AVinslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for children teething. It soothe® the
chi.d, softens the gums, allays all pain
cures wind colic, nnd is the best remedy
for Diairhvea. Tivenlj-flve cents a bottle,
—ad.,
Less than 82.00 a week will buy a lot
or a house and lot in the heart of the
city next Tuesday afternoon. May 22, at
auction. Sale will begin promptly at 5
o'clock, corner Waldburg and Price
streets.—ad.
Five Train* a Day to Brunswick, Vl*
tlie Plant System.
If you are going to Brunswick, take the
Plant System, via Jesup and Southern
Railway. Quickest time.—ad.
Less than $2.00 a week will buy a let
or a house and lot in the heart of the
city next Tuesday afternoon, May 22, at
auction. Sale will begin promptly at 6
o’clock, corner Waldburg and Price
streets.—ad.
Houses and Lots at Aaetion, Tues
day, May 32, at Five P. M.
Bolton, Waldburg, Duffy, New Houston,
Henry and Anderson streets. Terms,
$50.00 cash, $25.00 every three months, 6
per cent, interest.
We desire particularly to call your at
tention to the beautiful corner lots on
Henry, Duffy, New Houston nd Wald
burg streets. Some of these corners
have houses on them that will more than
pay the required instalments. Look also
at those lots fronting south on Waldburg
and Duffy streets. These are splendid
high lots and the neighborhood is first
class. Some of the corner lots have a
frontage of 46 feet II inches and some are
115 feet deep. Send for a map. W. J.
Miscally, Jr., 20 Bryan, east. John L.
Archer, auctioneer, 10 Provident build
ing.—ad.
Annual Convention Traveler* Pro
tective Association, New Orleans,
La., May 21-20, 1900 One Fare
Round Trip Via Central of Georgia
Railway.
Tickets on sale May 19, 20 and 21. Limit
ed returning May 29, 1900. Quick and con
venient schedules. Ticket office, 107 Bui
street and Central passenger station.—ad.
Less than $2.00 a week will buy a lot
or a house and lot.in the heart of the
city next Tuesday afternoon, May 22, at
auction. Sale will begin promptly at 5
o’clock, corner Waldburg and Price
streets.—ad.
A Comfortable Trip to Montgomery.
Is only made via the Plant System; or/y
line running direct sleepers between Sa
vannah and Montgomery.—ad.
Snrnmer Excursions.
Low Rate* Via Southern Hy,
Summer excursion tickets now on sale,
via Southern Railway, from Savannah to
principal summer resorts in North Caro
lina, Tenneesee, Virginia, etc., tick
ets limited for return passage
until Oct. 31. Complete informa
tion may be obtained; aiso literature
and summer homes folder giving full par
ticulars about the best hotels, board.ng
houses, etc. Southern Railway is the only
line operating through sleeping cars to
Asheville, Hot Springs and points in
"Land of the Sky.” James Freeman, City
Passenger and Ticket Agent, 141 Bull
street. Randall Clifton. District Passen
ger Agent. Telephone, 850.—ad.
Less than $2.00 a week will buy a lot
or a house and lot in the heart of the
city next Tuesday afternoon, .May 22, at
auction. Sale will begin promptly at 5
o’clock, corner Waldburg and Price
streets.—ad.
Annual Session Imperial Connell of
tlie Mystic Shrine.
Washington, D. C., May 23-23; $14.50 for
the round trip, via the Florida Central
and Peninsular and Seaboard Air Line.
Tickets on sale. May 20, 21 and 22; lim
ited, returning. May 27. Special sleeper
will be run for the Shriners from Jack
sonville and Savannah.
Ticket offices, corner Bull and Brj-an,
Bull ar.d Liberty streets and Cemral pas
senger station.—ad.
ifl4 Savannah to Louisville, Ky., anil
Return A’la Central of Georgia
nniiivaj—Lookout Mountain Haute.
For this occasion tickets will be soil
May 27, 28 and 29, limited for return Jure
10. 1900, at one cent per mile traveled for
the round trip from ail points in the South.
The Central offers the mo?t de:ightful
route through Atlanta. Chattanoiga and
NashvlUo. Double daily 1 rains. Sleep
ing cars by night; parlor cars by day
Ticket office, 107 Bull street and Central
passenger station.—ad.
Less than $2.00 a week will buy a lot
or a house and lot in the heart of the
city next Tuesday afternoon. May 22 at
auction. Sale will begin promptly at 5
o’clock, corner Waldburg and Price
streets.—ad.
T. S. Lowry, department manager of
the Union Central Life Insurance Com
pany, is at the Pulaski House, and will
he glad to have personal interviews with
parties who wish to consider contracts
with the Union Central.—ad.
~'' l ♦
Houses anil Lots at Aaetion, May 22
Five O’clock P. M.
Bolton, Waldburg, New Houston, Duffy,
Henry and Anderson streets, between
Habersham and Price and adjacent
blocks. Terms, $50.00 cash, $23.00 a quar
ter, 6 per cent. Interest.
Don't fail to look at these lots. There
has never before been such high class lots
offered on similar terms. There are sev
eral great big corners, with houses on
them that will more than pay the instal
ments. AA’e would like to show you the
lots. W. J. Miscally, 20 Bryan street,
east. John L. Archer auctioneer, 10
Provident building.—ad.
Sunday Trips to Charlestoa nnil Isle
of Palms.
SI.OO for the round trip to Charleston
Tickets sold-good only for Sundays; via
Plant System.—ad.
Columbia tjll.SO Round Trip.
Cheap Excursion, Aloiulny, May 28.
Special train will leave Savannah 7:30
a. m., city time, via Southern Railway
Monday, May 28. Returning, leave Colum
bia, 9:00 p. m , same date; $1.50 round trip
Separate coaches for white and colored
people.—ad.
Chair Car* on the Plant System Sun
day Exenrsions.
Tickets sold at rate of SI.OO for the round
trip to Charleston. Chair car attached
to train leaving Savannah 6:20 a. in.—ad.
SI.OO for the Round Trip, Savannah
to Clinrlrafoit.
Train leaves Savannah Sunday morn
ings, 6:20 a. ra. for Charleston, and the
Isle of Palms; fare SI.OO for the round
trip. Chair car attached to train - via
Plant System.—ad. ’
GrajbonrU.
“Graybeard cured me of Catarrh of the
head which had clung to me 35 years.
Rhotia Dean.
Ballinger, Tex.”
Gray beard is sold at all drugstores for
sl. -Rvspess Drug Cos.. Props.—ad.
THAT SILK SALE.
Colored and black—is a winner for va]u
giving, and is astonishing every cus-omer
so far with the worth given for the money
spent. There ie great choice in this da.
partment, and the piices run as follows
-24-lnoh Black China Silk 50c; Instead a*
75 cents. *
27-inch Black China Silk 59c; instead
of 85c. v
Black and Colored Taffetas 69c; instead
of Boc. a
60-inch Black Silk Warp Gloria 63c- m.
stead of SI.OO. '
DAINTY SUMMER GOODS.
We devote three times the former <r> a ~
to the display of these fascinating wetm-s
and patterns. Nothing prettier, m ,p.
dainty, choicer than our showing. No o h
er store matches it, either in variety
lowness of price. But we scarcely
to remind you of that—you learned it lone
ago. Note the figures telling you of uorC
derful values:
Colored Lawns, Dimities, Mercerized anl
Corded weaves, in newest designs and col
orings.
White Piques, both plain and fane*
weaves, the 20c grade, only 12%c this we*/
Yardwide Linen Lawn 35c; sells at isc
Yardwide Linen Lawn 49c; sells at 60c
Y’ardwide Sheer Lawn Cambric only 45-
33-lnch fine Sheer Linen Cambric 75c ana
SI.OO. **
White India Linens B%c; 10c.
White India Linens 10c; worth 1214c*
White India Llnres 1214 c; worth 15c’
Victoria Lawns 10c and 12Vzc.
White and Black Muslins and Naln.
eooks greatly reduced.
DRESS GOODS.
EXTRAORDINARY VALUES.
The goods offered entirely Justify ,4.
above heading. Every piece is a special
bargain and every weave is new and styt
ish. This statement cannot be sirengili.
ened by further writing. The goo-ls mug
be seen to be appreciated.
Black Sergea, Cheviots, Mohairs an)
Henriettas.
All Wool Homespuns In all the leadin*
colors. •
Imported French Cord-s, Poplins, Engllsfl
Coverts, German Stripes, Checks and Mix.
tures.
SHIRT WAISTS.
Our stock ought to suit almost every one
with such a want in styles, colors, quail
ties and prices.
As low as 50c for pretty waists.
SI.OO, $1.50, $2.00 and upward for fine
quality Percales, Madras and Ginghom
waists—all sizes and a great variety 0 f
colors.
WHITE LAWN WAISTS.
Plnln or with tucks and insertion. A
great variety at very low figures.
THESE ARE GREAT
TOILET BARGAINS.
You’ve come to expect great bargains
from this store, but these will exceed your
expectations.
Talcum oc, Glycerine Soap, sc, Florida
Water Bc, Violet Water 35c.
Ladies' Lice and Net Ties 25c and 60ej
were 50c and 9Sc.
Ladies’ Belts in ail styles.
Lace and Net Parasol Covers just r*
ceived. •
FOR WARM WEATHER.
Ladies’ Wrappers in pretty lawns, da!n<
tlly trimmed, 85c and 98c.
Boys’ Linen Duck Knee Pants 25c.
Serge Pants 49c.
NOTE THIS.
A bis cut in all Embroideries, Laces ani
Tucked Organdies.
LOOK O'JT FOR SHOWERS.
SI,OO Umbrellas for this week 75c.
$1.50 Umbrellas for this week SI.OO.
Daniel Hogan,
THE CENTRAL STORE.
The corner Broughton and Barnard Sts,
BAR
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FLUTING
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AMD
PLATING
—I—IA.—I—BBB
EDWARD LOVELL'S SONS
113 BROUGHTON STREET. WEST
JAP-A-LAC!
Ths new finish for Floors. Oil Cloth*
Linoleum, eta. The 'Greatest R*yl*C* 4
rid wood work and furniture. ’’Basil/ *>
piled. Quickly dried,'*
F. W. DEVOE & CO.
TUBE PAINTS
10, U AND CENTS.
siiiiiPii,BteSWP®ri!i
NO. t WHITAKER STREET.
DN? MILLION HIDES WASTED
DP.Y FLINTS *
DRY BALTS
GREEN SALTED W
R. KIRKLAND,
-Buyer of Old Rails. Scrap Iron and lletil*
417 to I2i St. Julian street, west.
aOBBI M Morphine and Whiskev
jJ|TT 5 Kit* treated without pa l '
jLJ 111 HI confinement. Cure gu* 1 ?
rill Ul teed - py- 11
till Bl Man’gr Lithta
U and ig SIB barium, Box 3. Au*tcL