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CONGRESS WILL DECIDE IT.
COIUMITTBE igaixst ch wging
NAVAL STATION AMENDMENT.
CnngressllMlll Cummings AVIII ben*l
the Fiivht In the House Ajriilnsf
t lie Tlllmnn .Amendment t'npt.
Font 1 . Report I pon III" Fight In
Behalf ot Savnnnah —Senator llay
mid Congressman Tnte Rendered
Material. Aid ns Did Aljo l'onKTr
mnn Reliant)' f North farolinn.
Can Only Hope to Kill Amendment
at This Session.
The fate of Savannah's effort to get a
chance at the government naval station at
Port Royal In case of its removal from
that port will be determined upon the
floor of the House. The Morning News
Washington correspondent reports that the
Conference Committee of the two houses
declined by a majority vote to change
the amendment added In the Senate to the
naval appropriations bill, authorizing the
removal of the naval station nt Tort
Royal to Charleston should the Secretary
of the Navy so decide. Congressman
Amos Cummings, of New York, the rank
ing Democratic member of the Confer
ence Committee, will champion the cause
of Savannah and the other potfs upon the
floor of the House.
The amendment to the naval appropria
tion bill was made by Senator Tillman,
without objection, the Georgia Senators
apparently not being aware that the mat
ter was of any interest to their constitu
ents on the coast. The first notice of the
movement here was given, by the Morning
News, which called attention to it edito
rially and brought It to the attention of
the Mayor, as the result of which a com
mittee, consisting of Capt. D. G. Purse
Hon. W. \V. Osborne and Col. M. W. Dix
on was lmmediab ly sent to Washington.
Savannah was evidently too late in getting
into the field, however.
Senator Tillman proved to be too hard
a nut for the committee to crack. The
colleagues of the doughty Senator from
South Carolina were evidently not anx
ious to arouse his Ire, and consequently
they were not disposed to make any
change In the amendment. Senators Hale
and Perkins, the two Republican mem
bers of the Conference Committee, proved
Obdurate and consequently the Savannah
committee had to devote its attention to
the three House members of the commit
tee. TTiese were Congressman Cummings,
Democrat, and Congressmen Foss and
Dayton, Republicans. Mr. Cummings
readily saw the fairness of the commit
tee’s position and gave his support, and
assurances were received from both
Messrs. Foss and Dayton of their favor
able consideration. The Savannahians
were In hopes that they had the commit
tee evenly divided by securing all three
of the House members, but In this they
were doomed to disappointment.
Capt. D. G. Purse, who headed the Sa
vannah Committee, returned home yester
day morning and made a verbal report to
Mayor Myers. Later in the day Capt.
Purse prepared a written report, giving
in detail Ills movements from the time of
his arrival In Washington Saturday until
his departure on Wednesday. This report
shows, as might have been expected, that
Capt. Purse was Indefatigable In hia ef
forts and that If he did not convince tha
members of the Conference Committee that
Savannah was the only place for the naval
station that it was through no lack of ef
fort on his part.
I'nfortunately for Savannah the com
ml tee was unable to work In unison. Mr.
t sboine was in wretched health, and con
sequently unable to render the active ser
vice which he would like to have done,
and Col. Dixon did not arrive In Wash
ington until Sunday. The committee was
hand cat ped from the start. Congressman
Lster had gone down to Old Point Com
lort with thk River and Harbor Commit
tee. and did nett return until Monday
morning, and consequently they were
without his advice In beginning the light.
Se iat;r C ay was go ten hold of and read
i y gave his aid. Congressman Tate, of
the Ninth district, who Is a member of
the Naval Committee of the House, when
approached by t apt. Furs-, at once took
off his coat and worked like a Trojan.
Congressman Bellamy of North Carolina
also enlisted promptly against Charleston
acd rendered very effective service.
"I soon saw that we had no hone of
changing the amendment In the Senate,"
sill Capt. Purxb, “and that our my
hope was with the House conferees. Sen
ator Tillman was obdurate, and his col
leagues on the committee. Senators Hale
and Perkins, were Indifferent. Congress
man Cummings, the cnly Democrat among
the House conferees, at once took our
view of the matter and labored to bring
bis (wo Republican colleagues to see the
matter In the same light. Congressmen
Tate and Bellamy also labored to ih
same end. Both rendered me valuable as
sistance. We received what I considered
fairly satisfactory assuranct s from
Messrs. Foss and Dayton, though the lat
ttr was somewhat doubtful."
"The amendment,’' said Capt. Purse, "Is
purely a Senate affair and originated
there The peculiar feature about Ihe
matter Is that, although a Senate affair,
It will have to be decided In the House
As the result of my labors, I concluded
that the best we can hope for Is that the
amendment will be stricken out entirely
Ih the House. It is 100 late In the session
to accomplish anythin* else. An amend
ment to the amendment would be fought
Jn the Senate, even if it should be gotten
through the Senate. If the amendment
be defeated the matter cannot come up
again for twelve months, nnd we will lie
on our guard to see that Savannah gets
a fair show."
With the strong fight which will evident
ly be made upon the amendment by Con
gressmen Cummings, Tate and Bellamy,
ils defeat may reasonably he looked for.
The naval station Is n plum worth pull
ing for. The naval opproprlatlon Mil.
which originated in Ihe House, provided
for the rebuilding of Ihe dry dock at a
cost not to exceed *300,000. in the Senate
this appropriation was itemized nn<l
changed to a total of 1412,000. To this
Senator Tlilmon had udded Ihe following
amendment:
"the expenditure of the appropriations
hereinliefcre provided under the hetid of
public works In the bureau of yards and
docks at the naval station, Pogt Royal,
S. C., ate lefi t n the discretion of the Sec'
retary of the Navy, who Is hereby au
thorized and direeted to forthwith exam
ine Into the expediency of changing -aid
station to some point in the state of South
Carolina i or near the city of Charles
ton, and If the Secretary, on such exam
ination, shall decide that aura change is
expedient and desirable, he is authorized
lo expend the money hereinbefore appro
priated upon such new novnl station, and
n dock therefor having thirty feci depth
of water on the sij] ai mean high tide: and
for the purchase of a site for ihe same, no
Is authorized 10 expend out of said appro
priation. n sum not lo exceed $100,000,"
II will he seen that the milder of mak
ing Ihe ohonge is silll left to the Secre
tory of Ihe Navy, even with the Tillman
amendment.
Columbia tfl.ho It on ml Trip.
Clump 1-1 sears lon, Holiday. Slay 2H.
Special train will leave Savannah 7:30
a. m., city time, via Southern Railway
Monday, May 28. Returning, leave Colum
bia, :<jo p. m , same date; $l5O round trip.
Separate i-oaehes for whlto and colored
people,—ad.
COTTON FI TI RES’ SLIMP.
With Price, IHeformiek Failure, Kept
the Ray .Astir.
The slump in cotton futures yesterday
surpassed anything in the recollection cf
many of the older members of the Savan
nah exchange, and produced a flurry
which was the talk In local business cir
cles during the day. The drop Wednes
day was a sharp one, and on account of
it one element of the trade looked for a
reaction. It seemed the first drop was
only an “eye-opener,” however, judging
from the looks of the future boards at the
closing yesterday.
The principal event In connection with
the drop was the failure of Price, McCor
mick & Cos., bankers and brokers of New
York, who for a long time post have flood
ed the newspapers with circular letter*
bearing on the cotton market. This firm
was heavily long In the months which lost
most. Asa result they were carried from
their feet when the crisis was reached by
declines of 78 points In May, and a corre
sponding drop in August. The transactions
are estimated to have been over a million
bales for the day.
While the drop was a surprise in some
quarters, especially (he extent of It, it may
be said a majority of the local trade look
ed for further losses and were n<4, there
fore, greatly surprised. An evidence of this
was the large numbers of cigars and other
stakes which changed hands in favor of
those who believed a further drop was in
store. Neither was the failure of Price,
MoCormick & Cos. a surprise. It was gen
erally believed that the firm was endeav
oring to corner either May or August and
this made it certain when the downward
tendency set in that the firm would suffer
in either event.
For some time the South has been a
consistent seller of cotton on the theory
that the good weather conditions would,
together wilh an Increased acreage and
the use of more fertilizers, would have the
effect of causing a large yield. The high
prices of last season were an incentive for
farmers to plant on a larger Scale than
ever before, and reports from many sec
tions are to the effect that they have not
failed to do it.
TO SEE IT AT ITS REST.
Several Snvunnahinn* Going td
Rarnesville for tlie Eclipse.
Mr. Otis Ashmore will leave to-night for
Barnesville, where he will be an interest
ed. observer of the solar eclipse. Barnes
ville Is In the line of totality, and the gov
ernment has established an observatory
there for the special purpose of taking
scientific notes on the phenomenon. Mr.
Ashmore has been asked by the director
of Ihe naval observatory to assist In these
observations, and it will be in the capacity
of a government observer that he will
view' the eclipse. He will make drawings
of a section of the corona.
It Is not known on Just what days they
will go, as the eclipse occurs Monday
morning, but the following gentlemen have
expressrd a determination to go to
Barnesville also: Mr. J. R. Saussy, Mr.
G. B. Whatley and Dr. W. F. Alkon,
General Passenger Agent J. C. Haile of
the Central Railroad will also go with his
family.
Dr. Aiken will go as a scientist, while
the otht rs will be influenced merely by a
desire to witness the eclipse as a phe
nomenon. Dr. Aiken will have a camera
w-lth which he will endeavor to catch snap
ehois of the "Shadow' bands." If he is
successful his name will become known in
scientific circles He Is an expert ama
teur photographer, and his associates In
that line In the city will be Interested to
know If he succeeds In his mission.
The "shadow bands” are almost invari
able features of an eclipse of Ihe sun.
They immediately precede the event. Just
before the moment of contact the entire
atmosphere of the earth usually becomes
all a-quiver, causing diffractions. These
pass as a fringe along surfaces, showing
wilh rapidity as shadows. Never yet have
scientists been able to Judge accurately
of the properties of these “shadow bands,"
and Dr. Aiken, If he succeeds, will make
a valuable contribution to scienc e.
A screen, a camera and quick plates will
be used. If the rapidly passing “bands"
can be photographed a great deal may be
learned about them.
HOSPITAL HALE CIX>SED.
All llir Crockery Went Yesterday nt
Very Good Prices.
The sale of medical department goods
at the T’nlted States Army Hospital was
oonelu3etTyesterday. The entire stock of
condemned crockery, most of it in the
condition in which it came from the man
ufacturers, was disposed of at very good
prices.
It was Intended that the sale of un
claimed goods should be held next Mon--
day, but many of the. buyers from a dis
tance notitied those in charge that they
desired to get away before that time, so
the matter was reconsidered, and it was
determined to sell such goods to-morrow.
It is thought there will not be a great
quantity of these, as those who bought
seemed quite well satisfied with their bar
gains, and it is not thought they will
care to back down.
The Isaac Joseph Iron Company of Cin
cinnati secured all of the sheets, towels,
pillow Cases and other linen goods that
were sold. This was not in the bidding,
but by private purchase afterwords. Mr.
Joseph Wolff, their representative in Sa
vannah. made the (leal with the Snvan
nahians who formed a syndicate for the
purchase of goods and who secured a
great deal of all that were disposed of.
PBAt H CROP ON THE MOVE.
Groiver* tlcKlntilniA to Make Small
Shipment* of Sneed Pcnclic*.
The fruit growers of the Southern part
of the slate are beginning now to move
the crop of peaches. Of course the ship
ments now made arc comparatively small,
and of the comparatively inferior Sneed
variety. Still the fruit is bringing good
prices.
The Ryais Peach Company, with orch
ards located at Ty Ty,' Is shipping small
quantities of the fruit to New York and
other Northern markets, a few crates lo
each place. Home of its fruit will also
be ship(>ed to Savannah. t
Yesterday Messrs. Collins, Grayson &
Cos., received a consignment of five car
riers from the Hoffman orchards, neap Tlf
ton, which sold readily, and quickly at
$4 per carrier. In a short time the fruit
will be coming in in very much greater
quontlty.
LOT SALE CONCLUDED.
sltt,-4ttt) More of the Waring Property-
Sold Aesterdny.
Mr. John L. Archer concluded his public
sale of tile Waring lols on the eastern
side of the city yesterday. As on tho
day lx-fore, good prices were obtained,
though not so many lots were sold. Less
than a dozen lots were sold on Waldburg,
Henry, Duffy and Anderson streets, the
total amount of tile sales being $10,400. A
30-foot lot at the corner of Duffy and
Price streets, sold for $1,530, and a 60-foot
lot at Waldburg and Price for $3,500.
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. MAY 25, 1900.
DIVIDE COMMITTEE EQUALLY.
MAYOR MYERS ENDORSES MR. CYN
MVGHAM FOR CHAIRMAN.
Neither Fnetlon Should Be In Con
trol In the Committee, He Soys.
Let Eneli Side Name Twelve Good
Men With Mr. Cunningham ns
Chnfrinnn mid No One Will Mure
.Any Right to Complain—Citizens*
Victory Dors Not Entitle Them to
Control the Committee, lie Holds.
Senator-Elect Caun and Alderman
Dixon Endorse the I’lnn.
The suggestion made In yester
day's . Morning News that the
question of anew Democratic
Executive Committee for the county
be settled by naming Mr. T. Mahew Cun
ningham, Jr., chairman, with a commit
tee of twenty-four members selected from
both sides, either by Mr. Cunningham or
the representatives of the two factions,
seems to meet with general favor. The
suggestion Is regarded as a very easy so
lution of what might otherwise prove to
be a very troublesome matter. Although
Mr. Cunningham has always been counted
with the Liberal forces the Citizens lead
ers say that he would be entirely satis
factory to them as the head of the party.
Mayor Myers, when seen yesterday, ex
pressed his approval of Mr. Cunningham
as the head of the committee, and also
expressed some views upon the subject
of representation upon the committee,
which, it is safe to say, his political op
ponents would hardly have expected of
him.
"Mr. Cunningham would be eminently
satisfactory to me as the head of the com
mittee," said Mayor Myers. “As to the
selection of the committee, the plan which
I favor, and which has been approved in
some private discussions among our
friends, is that the committee be equally
divided, and that each side name twelve
good men. I do not believe that one
faction should have entire control of the
committee. The committee should repre
sent the entire party, and this it cannot
fairly do when all or a large majority
of itsjnembers are affiliated with one fac
tion. I have no objection to party men
on the committee, provided they are rep
resentative Democrats, but I do not think
ultra partisans should be named."
“You do not consider then that the re
cent victory of the Citizens’ faction en
tities It to the control of the committee?"
Mr. Myers was asked.
“No. I do not,” he replied. “I think it
best for the Interests of the party that
both sides should be equally represented
on the committee. With some fair-mind
ed gentleman like Mr. Cunningham as um
pire, each side would be assured of fair
treatment, and no Democrat would have
a right to feel that he was not represented
In the committee as would he the case if
the committee were controlled by one fac
tion."
Mr. J. Ferris Cann, the party nominee
for senator, and Alderman James M. Dix
on, when the suggestion in yesterday’s
Morning News was brought to their at
tention, gave it their hearty approval, and
said that they were entirely willing to
leave the selection of the committee to
Mr. Cunningham, as in this manner a
committee might he obtained a number
of the members of which would not be
actively affiliated with either faction, and
who would thus be better qualified to
Judge as to eny difference which might
arise within the party in the future.
SI RET Y IS DEI NO SLED.
Cordele Compress Company anil Its
Salt Agrninst W. D. SI ink ins.
The ease of the Cordele Compress Com
pany against W. D. Stmkins was on trial
in the City Court all of yesterday and will
be continued to-day. The suit Is on a bond
of suretyship, entered into by the de
fendant for the faithful performance of
a contract between his principal, the
Georgia Cotton Company, and the piain
tiff.
In more ways than one the case is in
teresting. and it is being bitterly con
tested. Mr. S. B. Adams, of Denmark,
Adams & Freeman, is conducting the
case for the plaintiff, while Mr. Walter
S. Chisholm, of Chisholm & Clay is look
ing after the interests of the defendant.
The plaintiff sues for the recovery of
the gross sum of $3,912.74, which it claims
to be due from Mr. Simklns by reason of
the failure of the Georgia Cotton Com
pany to comply with the conditions of
its contract. Of this amount SI,OOO is for
rental of the cotton compress which w-ns
the subject of the lease, $1,875 for esti
mated profits that would have accrued
to the plaintiff had the contract been car
ried out. and $1,037.74 for repairs to the
compress which the lessor refused to
have made.
The plaintiff claims that in the latter
part of 1898 it leased the ibtton compress
nt Cordele to the defendant's principal.
The Georgia Cotton Company .agreed to
pay a certain amount as rent and an addi
tional amount upon each bale of cotton
compressed after a stipulated number of
bales. 15,0C0, had passed through the press.
It is claimed that on Oct. 24. 1893, after art
explosion, which was due to the careless
handling of the machinery by the cotton
company's agents and employes, the lat
ter abandoned the compress and refused
either to have It repaired, continue the
lease or pay the rent. Had the cotton
company had the machinery repaired and
continued the Aompress in operation, as It
was bound by Its contract to do, it is con
tended that 25.000 bales of cotton, In ex
cess of 15,000 bales, could easily have been
secured nnd compressed and that at 7H
cents a bale this would have amounted
to $1,875.
In answer to the variousallegations of
the plaintiff's petition the defendant be
gins by repudiating absolutely any lia
bility whatever. He then goes on to say
that when the Cotton Company, of which
tie was and is the surety, took possession
of the property, the engines and other ma
chinery were out of repair, and contained
hidden defects, that, apparent nt lint
only to the eye of a skilled engineer, final
ly caused an explosion., the effects of
which were apparent to all. Not only was
the machinery unsultcd*for the purpose
for which H had been designed, and for
which it had been leased by Ihe Georgia
Cotton Company, but Its further use was
dangerous to the lives and limbs of the
company's employes, and for this reason It
had refused longer to operate it.
By reason of the alleged failure lo turn
over the machinery to it In good condi
tion, and of other alleged breaches of the
contract by the Cordele Compress Com
pany, Ihe defendant claims that the Geor
gia Cotton Company was under no obli
gation whatever to continue to carry out
Its side of it. Therefore, he contends, lie
Is under no obligation to respond upon his
bond of suretyship.
Evidence in line with the varying con
tentions of the parties was Introduced
yesterday morning and afternoon and will
probably be further augmented during to
day. Yesterday the air <>f the court room
was filled with expressions such as Jib,
shaft, bolt, cross piece, and all the tech
nicalities of maehlnerydom. Much time
was spent in making all of this clear lo
Ihe Jurymen, and, even with the time
spent, if they succeeded In gleaning a
clear understanding of what had caused
the explosion, It was more than the spec
tators would have ventured to assert.
KE Rt Bn All EiL AT THK FAIR.
Lotlffe Preaeuteil Mrs. Dnvil Well* a
Cat Mias* Horrl.
Hast night for the second time since the
opening of the Mas nic Fair Z rubbabel
Hodge attended as a body. The lodge
met at Masonic Hall and after conferring
the E. A. degree marched, fifty strong,
to the fair, where the members took sup
per. After supper they went to their bo>th
and, through Worshipful Master P. A.
Stovall, presented Mrs. David Wells, the
chairman of Zerubbabel Auxiliary, a
handsome cut glass bowl. The gift was
made as a tribute to M r s. Wells' unceas
ing efforts in b-half of the lodge, and the
excellent results that have followed her
work. Mrs. W. F. Chaplin and her ass.st
ants served to the loige an excellent sup
per, which is the last that will be served
at the fair.
Manager Noble F. Martin requests that
all holders of books of options return
them to him to-day, or to-nighc, whether
the books be sold or only partly sold. He
also desires that all persons having un
sold tickets of admission will turn them
over to him at the very earliest oppor
tunity.
Mr. T. R. Youman auctioned off last
night a large number of things, among
them several bjrreis of flour, numerous
boxes of cigar?, several cases of whisky,
many bags of coffee, and a lot of bottled
articles. The prices brought were on |he
whole fair, though many of the sales were
in the nature of bargains. The booths,
too, disposed of numerous articles. At
Zerubbabel were awarded a pin cushion,
a Japanese doll, a silk table cover, a case
of liquor, silver fruit dish, a pair of
blankets, a cane, and a pair of opera
glasses.
At the Shrine booth were received as
gifts two tile plaques, and a zither. The
latter being given by Mr. E. V. Petite.
Among the awards were several caipm
ters ilanes, also many fancy articles.
Clinton booth gave out a handsome
lamp, case of cordials, a centerpiece, and
many pieces of fancy work. This booth
received from Mr. Frank Werm a silver
pin tray.
Landrum booth also disposed of many
of the gifts received, among them being
several articles received from Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Knight, Miss Mell Thomas,
and through Miss Ray Cutter.
Numerous articles were given out by
the Commandery booth, among them be
ing a parasol, a jewel case, a painting, a
work bag, and many smaller pieces of
fancy work. A number of things that
have been awarded at thifc booth are still
uncalled for. The ladles who are In charge
of the booth, are anxious that these be
called ior at once.
Ancient Landmark booth received yes
terday an exceptionally valuable gift De
inf? presented through Mrs. W. G. Charl
ton of a mileage book, for one thousand
miles, given by the Georgia and Alabama
road. This booth awarded last night a
fish set, a fancy chair, and a mirrow.
The country store, since the reduction
of the price of options, is doing one of
tha largest trades of any department of
the fair. Both the punch bowl, and the
barrel of flour were awarded last night.
'Solomons’ booth, the lemonade and can
dy booth, and the Turkish smoking room,
took in large receipts.
As there Is still an immense amount of
things to be disposed of, and only two
days to get rid of them in. the auction
sale will be continued to-night and to
morrow night. Many bargains will be of
fered.
G WIXXETT STREET’S PAVEMENT.
The Cost Only $1.42 Per Square Yard.
Indian Street to He Taken I'p Next.
A statement of the cost of paving Gwin
nett street from Whitaker street to Cem
etery street has been made up by the di
rector of public works. The total cost of
Hie work was $19,344.13. Of this amount
the city pays one-third. With the addi
tional cost of street intersection, which
are charged against the city, the city's
portion of the bill will be $8,792.95. This
leaves $10,551.18 to be assessed against
the property owners. The statement of
dost and the assessment roll will be veri
fied In the usual manner at the next meet
ing of Council.
Director Gadsden has prepared some in
teresting figures on the cost of the Gwin
nett street pavement. The cost of the
work was $1.42 per square yard. This in
cludes curbing, grading and the necessary
sewer work. As the brick cost $1.03 per
square yard the recofd made on tin work
is a very satisfactory one. As compared
with $2.10 per square yard for asphalt the
residents on Gwinnett street have reason
to congratulate themselves that vitrified
brick and not asphalt was seLected for
that pavement.
Good headway is being made on the work
on President street ar.d the pavement
there will probably be completed to-mor
row night. Alderman Dixon, chairman
of the Committee on Streets and lames,
believes that he will be able to pave other
streets this year.
"Indian street will be taken up next,"
said Alderman Dixon, when asked about
the matter yesterday. "It Is not Intended
to do anything until this fall, however.
We have spent only about half the pav
ing appropriation for tho year and tun
afford to pave another street.”
Director Gadsden is in favor of com
pleting Jefferson street from Henry street
out to Estill avenue and thus providing a
driveway connecting with Drayton street.
He wouid also like to see one of the cross
streets in the southern section paved
from Jefferson to Drayton.
ARBITRATION ASKIJO FOR.
In tons Select Mayor Myers nnd Ask
ed Itnlltler* to Select One.
Mr. W. J. Williams of Atlanta, member
of the executive board of Carpenters and
Joiners, sent to the members of the Rnlld
ers’ Exchange yesterday a request that
the questions of hours and wages at which
the members of the exchange and the
Building Trades’ Council are now at issue,
l>e submitted to arbitration.
In Ills letter Mr. Williams stated that
Mayor Myers had consented to act as one
of the arbitrators, and suggested that the
exchange appoint ta second arbitrator to
serve with him, and that these two select
a third; the three to compose a board, to
which the entire question shall be submit
ted.
As the communicaton was sent after
the usual morning meeting of the ex
change members probably only a few are
aware of its having been sent or of Its
contents. As meetings for the transaction
of business are held by ihe exchange oily
on Mondays. It is doubtful whether any
action on this communication will he
taken before next Monday.
WILL DRILL AT TYREE.
German A oltiuteer* to Have Thetr
Annual I’ienle -Itine 5.
The German Volunteers will have their
nnnu.il picnic nt Tybee Tuesday, June 5.
The event of the day Will be the onnuai
prize drill of the company, w hich w ill take
pace nt the South End Hotel at 5 o’clock.
The Volunteers are in good shape, and the
prize drill is expected to offer an Interest
ing competition. Many of the friends ot
the company will take in the affair, as tho
Volunteers never fall to have a good time
Idem. R. W. IJatighn is chairman of the
committee which has the entertainment in
hunj.
TO MAKE ITS PRESENTMENTS.
SI PER IOR OOI'HT GR AND JITIY
WILL RETURN THEM TO-DAY.
I'onr Indictment*, Three for Main
taining Gaming Houses, Were
Found Yesterday—Names of Defen
dant* Held Ip Until They Cnn Be
Arrested nn.l Bonded or Jailed.
School Hoard Likely to Get All It
A*k—Hard Swearing In the Grand
Jury Room Witnesses 8*1(1 to
Have Been Spirited Away—Grand
Juror* Have Worked Hurd mid
Will AVelcome Thetr Discharge.
This afternoon at 4 o’clock the grand
Jury of the Superior Court will meet for
the last time and will make its general
presentments to Judge Falligant. When
these have been made the grand jury will
be discharged and the court adjourned
for the term.
The grand jury met yesterday afternoon
and returned four indictments. Three of
these were for keeping and maintaining
gaming houses of one kind or another.
At the request of the members of the
grand Jury and in accordance with the
wish of the foreman, Mr. Henry D. Stev
ens, the names of these defendants are
suppressed until they can bo served with
the bench warrants that have been issued
for their arrest, and either bonded or
committed to jail. The fourth indictment,
involving the wrongful conversion of a
sow, stands in the same category, the de
fendant not having been arrested, and his
name is suppressed for the same reason.
When the grand jury returned to the
court room, after a three hours' session,
Foreman Stevens stated, as he handed the
indictments that had been found to the
solicitor general pro tem., Mr. Coldlng,
that he would especially urge that the
names of the defendants be kept secret
until they could be arrested. He ex
pressed his surprise that when the last
indictments were found the names of the
indicted parlies appeared in the Morning
News the next morning. Mr. Coldlng ex
plained that bench warrants for the ar
rest of the defendants had been issued at
once on that occasion, and the men had
all given bond.
There Is some speculation, but not much,
as to what, tlie grand jury intends to do in
the matter of the appropriation for school
buildings and for education generally.
Though there will remain some doubt un
til the presentments have been handed in.
It is commonly reputed and believed that
the school appropriation will be Increased,
approximately, at least, to the $91,000 that
has been asked for by the Board of Edu
cation. In making up the budget the
County Commissioners reduced the appro
priation to $75,000. It is believed that with
this exception there will be no material
change in the budget submitted by the
commissioners.
From all accounts the grand jury room
has witnessed some hard swearing since
the grand jury’s investigation of. the
gambling situation began. It Is said that
seme of the witnesses were actual em
ployes of the gambling rooms, working
nightly, even during the time the grand
Jury was in session, in these rooms, and
were yet unable, when interrogated, to
rtmember anything at all about it. They
would twist and squirm under the ques
li ns of the acting solicitor, and the grand
jurymen and it was not possible to pin
them down to tho confession of any
knowledge of any subject connected with
gambling, other than that they had a
vague idea that there was some little
gambling going on in Savannah. Just
where they could not tell.
Other of the witnesses, it is stated, were
spirited out of the way by their employers
between the time that subpenas for their
attendance were issued, and the session
of the gTand jury. If they keep perma
nently out of the way the community will
doubtless be able to afford well the failure
to find indi Aments against some of their
employers. But there is little of real hope
that this will be the case.
Before the grand jury’ went out yester
day Judge Falligant expressed his willing
ness to keep the court tn session as long
as nfeessaty for the transaction of its
> business, until to-morrow or even until
next w ek. if it were essential. He was
asruted that the g and jury had all of its
work well in hand and that it would be
prepared to hand in its general present
ments and be discharged for the term this
afternoon.
The duties of the grand jury during the
term have been arduous and engrossing,
and have hern well performed. The mem
bers ate all anxious to be relieved of fur
ther duties and to them the discharge that
is In store this afternoon will come as a
glad relief. The grand jury of the March
term has to shoulder the responsibility of
preparing the budge', as w 11 as cf exam
ining the bocks of county officers, in con
nection wPh its other duties. There is a
mass of detail committee work for it lo
do and the membe s have been kept busy.
The general presentments will be import
ant and will deal with many questions of
controlling internet to the citizens an 1
taxpayers cf the county.
WILL GIVE THEM A ROUTE.
Vernon Midi Road Company to Hnve
an Inside Belt.
The City Council Committee on
Streets and Lanes, to which was
referred the petition of the Vernon
Shell Road Company for street
railway privlleg s, expects to make a re
port at the next meeting of Council. Al
derman Dlxcn. chairman of the commit
tee, sold yesterday that the committee
would report recommending a route for
the company.
Tho company will be offer.d a route com
ing dawn town on Montgomery street, and
go ng south cn Price street. To get to
Montgomfry st e-t it will be allow-ed to
co on Bull street to Twelfth, and on
Twelfth to Montgomery. For the northern
end cf the belt Bay street will probably
be grained. It Is understood that the com
l any h-s no objec.ion to undertaking the
light which will' probably result with the
Savannah, Thiir.,derbplt and Isle of Hope
Railroad, because of the conditions at
tached by the last Council as to the fu
ture use of that street in its agreement
w th the Savannah. Thunderbolt and Isle
of Hope Company.
BEFORE EX AMINING BOARD.
Ten Candidates for Commissions
Will Appear Till* Afternoon.
Tho military examining board will con
front a party of candidates for commis
sions in the state service this afternoon.
The examinations will he held at the ar
mory of ihe First Regiment, on Abercorn
street. The examining hoard consists of
Capt. J. T. West of the Savannah Ca
dets Lieut. F. O. Wlleon of the Savan
nah Volunteer Guards, and Lieut. C. A.
I-. Cunningham of the Georgia Hussars.
Ten candidates arc to appear before the
boa and. torn from the city and others
Ir in nelghtoring p a rs Fight of the
cardidnt h are att r commlssmt in Hit
Georgia state t cops, rnd two want th.em
In the Georgia slut' troops, colored.
"Reiter laic than never." It Is best,
however, to be never late about taking
Hood’s Sarsaparilla to purify your blc
Take it now.—ad.
NO MORE INTERVENTIONS.
They Will Not Re Allowed In Ste
vens-Clnrk Cn*e After Jnly 2.
Judge Falligant granted an order in the
case of the Snow Steam Pump Works
against the Stevens-Clark Company on
yesterday. The order recites that the case
has been pending in court since Oct. 22,
1898, and that since that data all of the
creditors have had abundant time and op
portunity to file their Interventions, had
they desired to do so. It is therefore or
dered that no interventions in the case
be permitted after July 2, of the present
year, and that notice of the order be pub
lished in the newspapers.
A jury that was engaged in an effort to
determine the rights and wrongs of the
intervention of the Central of Georgia
Railway Company for $lB6, in the same
case, could not agree, and Judge Falll
gant withdrew the foreman of the Jury
and declared a mistrial.
MET IN SOLOMON’S TEMPLE.
District Conference of Zion Metho
dist Church.
The District Conference of the Zion
Methodist Episcopal Church of the Sa
vannah district held Its first session In
Solomon’s Temple, on Randolph street,
yesterday. Bishop W. D. Bayfield pre
sided.
Bishop Bayfield spoke on the subject.
“Those That Were There Was Much
Lifted Up." Sunday will be a high day
with the Zion Church.
$14.00 hy Special Train, Savannah to
Louisville, Ky., Via Central of
Georgia Hallway—Lookout Moun
tain Route,
Special train for Louisville, Ky., carry
ing the military. Confederate veterans and
their friends, will leave Savannah 8:30 a.
m. Monday, May 28, 1900, and go through
to Louisville, Ky., making only necessary
stops for meals en route. Ample accom
modations will be provided. Tickets lim
ited for return until June 10.
For full informa Hon, apply at ticket of
fice, 107 Bull street, or Central passenger
station.—ad.
Five Traiu* a Dny to Brunswick, Via
the Plant System.
If you are going to Brunswick, take the
Plant System, via Jesup and Southern
Railway. Quickest time.—ad.
sl4 Savannnh to Louisville, Ky., and
Return Via Central of Georgia
Railway—Lookout Mountain Route.
For this occasion tickets will be sold
May ?7, 2S and 29, limited for return Juno
10. l'JOb. at one cent per mile traveled for
the round trip from all points in the South.
The Central offers the most delightful
route through Atlanta. Chattanooga and
Nashvillo. Double daily trains. Sleep
ing cars by night; parlor cars by day.
Ticket office, 107 Bull street and Central
passenger station.—ad.
A Comfortable Trip to Montgomery.
Is only made via the Plant System; only
line running direct sleepers between Sa
vannah and Montgomery.—ad.
Summer Excursions.
Low Rates Via Sontliern Ry.
Summer excursion tickets now on sale,
via Southern Railway, from Savannah to
principal summer resorts in North Caro
lina, Tennessee, Virginia, etc., tick
ets limited for return passage
until OiN. 31. Complete informa
tion may be obtained; also literature
and summer homes folder giving full par
ticulars about the best hotels, bearding
houses, etc. Southern Railway is the only
line operating through sleeping cars io
Asheville, Hot Spring* 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.
Sunday Trips to Cbnrlcston and Isle
of Palms.
SI.OO for the round trip to Charleston.
Tickets sold good only for Sundays; via
Plant System.—ad.
Soft Shell Crabs.
Tha lovers of soft-ehcll crabs will b
pleased to hear that a big supply is on the
way to Savannah, and will be ready for
housekeepers shortly. The supply will be
ample for all, but the question of main
Importance is where to get them. Call
on Logan, the caterer in the city market,
who is always in the front in getting
seasonable stuffs to Savannah. Call eat'iy
and be sure to be served.—ad.
Grnylteard.
•'Graybeard cured me of Catarrh of the
head which nad clung to me & years.
Mrs. Rhoda Dean.
Ballinger, Tex.”
Graybeard is sold at all drugstores for
sl. Respess Drug Cos.. Props.—ad.
Chair Cars on the Plant System Sun
day Excursions.
Tickets sold at rate of SI.OO for the round
trip to Charleston. Chair car attached
to train leaving Savannah 6:20 a. m.—ad.
For Over Fifty Y’enrs.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for children teething. It soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain
cures wind colic, and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottle,
—ad.
Mr. Charles .Harks, Hurrah for Hint!
To-night he will give a $5 pair of h 3
finest ladies' shoes to the lady who guesses
nearest the number of people on Barbee &
Bandy's pavilion. Terrapin soup will be
served, with fish supper. Tide suits for
bathing. Dancing until 12 o'clock. Cars
leave Tenth street every half hour from
7 o’clock. Barbee & Bandy.—ad.
Suggestion*
as to a location for a summer outing may
be had by addressing Jss. C. Pond, gener
al passenger agent, Wisconsin Central
Rat.way, Milwaukee, Wls., for Illustrated
booklets, dts rlptive of the many beauti
ful resorts in Illinois and Wisconsin locat
ed along the line of that popular thor
oughfare. Gbod hotel accommodations
with excellent fishing, boating, etc.-ad.
Fifty Cents Will stop Your Scratch
ing.
Whether it Is from tetter, eczema ring
worm, salt rheum, or any other skin
trouble, use Tettorlne.and accept no sub
stitute, claimed by the deafer to be "just
as good." Noth.ng else is Just as good.
If your drugget can't supply you, send 50
cents in et'mps to J. T. Shuptrlnc, Savan
nah, Ua„ for a hex postpaid.-ad.
Harris Lttlila Water.
Is Ihe best Lithirt water on tho market
and contains more llthla than any other
It will save your life. Sold nt my foun
tain, all you can drink for 5 cents De
livered nt your house by the gallon, car
boy or barrel. Livingston's Pharmacies
Congress and Bull, telephone, 2113; and 303
Belt telephone 3S2.—ad.
Lattimore's List
—of—
Git PHccs. \
There Is nothing more popular th
agateware, and our popular pri,
will surely cause a great quantl
of it to move into Savannah houi
holds.
AGATEWARE.
Four-quart Double Boilers
Half-quart Cofree Biggins
Four-quart Tea Pots
Eight-quart Saucepans
Three-quart Saucepans
Four-quart Buckets with covers ... j
One-quart Tea Pots
Four-quart Tea Kettles ",
Long Spoons
Agate Ham Boilers ,
Three-Deck Agate Dinner Buckets ,
No 12 Agate Coffee Kettles ',
Agate Soap Dishes
Agate Bread Pans ",
Eight-quart Copper Bottom Agate
Saucepans ,
Don’t forget the Cleveland, Sterllm
Crescent and Dayton bicycles. We a
agents for them and our terms are ridt
ulously easy.
We grant the lowest prices in Savanna
on bicycle sundries. Come, see, and sat
your money.
All hardware things wear Congri
street prices, about 25 per cent, lower tn
our pretentious competitors.
WM.&H. H. LATTIMORE
WEST CONGRESS STREET.
A REFBIBERUTdI
IVlust Be Bough
ON FAITH.
You can’t try it first, but you can belle*
what we say about the BEST KEFKIQt
RATOR made,
The Gurney
It has been tried and is rectmmend
by its users. We know it and sell It. W
urge you to buy It, because it is the great
est, coolest, cleanest and easiest refrlger:
tor to run. IT USES LESS ICE THA!
ANY OTHER. You'll be delighted with i
We have all the other summer ne-di
such as Ice Cream Freezers, Water Coo
ers, Fly Fans Ice Picks, Shaker*, Ic
Breakers, Inexpensive China Glasswar
and Kitchen Furnishings for the cottag
on the salts or seashore. This is tn
money-saving store for you.
G. W. ALLEN & CO
STATE AND BARNARD.
FLUTING
AND
PLATINI
MACHINES
EDWARD LOVELL'S SONS
113 BROUGHTON STREET. WEST.
aB. Neap, F. P. Millard, I
President Vico President I
Henry BLtrtt, Jr Seo’y and Treas I
IEAL-MILLARI) CO.j
Builders’ Material,
Sash, Doors and Blinls, |
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Class and Brushes, j
EUILDERS’ HARDWARE, j
Limp, Cement and Piaster,
;
•at WkltßltM •*•••<•■ j
UTAMAB, Ui
LEMONS.
Black Eye, Pigeon and Cow Peas
Potatoes, Onions, Peanut*, and all u llll
nnd vegetables in season.
Hay, Grain, Flour, Feed.
Itlce Straw, Magic Poultry and St*
Food. •
Our Own Cow Feed. etc.
213 and 215 BAT, WE9T.
W. D. SIMKINS & CO
iFMEiON HIDES WANTEI
DRY FLINTS !!
DRY SALTS
GREEN SALTED
R. KIRKLAND,
Buyer of Old Rail*. Scrap Iron and Metal
17 to 1:1 St. Julian street, west.
ROASTED COFFEE
For sale to the trade by
C. M. GILBERT & CO.,
Coffee Importer* and Roaster*