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THE BIRTHDAY OF DAVIS.
TO-HOHItOW WILL BE OBSERVED
AS HOLIDAY IY SAVANNAH.
The Yntnl Dny of the South'* Chlef
tntn Falla on To-dny, lint Beenuac
It la Sunday To-morrow Will Be
t'-elelirated No Arrangement*
Made for Any Fortnnl Observance
ot the Day—Conrta Will Be Opened
ii nd Then Adjourned Memorial
Feature Ha* Been Committed to
the Cliopter of Children of the
Confederne.y—Mr. J. R. Sauaay Hill
Addreaa Ita Meeting.
Although no arrangement* for a public
celebration have been mode, to-morrow
will be generally observed as the birthday
of Jefferson I>avis, the president of the
Confederacy. This, really, Is the natal
day of the South's great chieftain, but
because it ie Sunday, tosmorrow will be
observed instead.
The banks, the Board of Trade, the
courts end other public or semi-public
Institutions will be closed, and the public
schools of the city have declared a holi
day for thfeir pupils. The City Excnange
also will be closed. Some of the larger
•tores will probably observe shortened
hours.
Georgia Is one of the fen! states in the
South, In which the day Is a legal holi
day, so declared by act of the Legislature.
Up to a very short time ago, Georgia
and Florida were the only states In the
country In which the day was so dis
tinguished, but a vigorous movement has
been lately afoot to have the legislatures
of all the Southern states, make It a hol
iday, and some of them now may be added
to the list. ■;!!¥
Tbe June term of the Superior Court
convenes tomorrow, and to fulfil the re
quirements of law the court will probab'y
be opened ami then adjourned. Judge
Falllgant will return from Louisville,
where he has been In attendance upon
tbe Confederate reunion, to-night or to
morrow morning. The charge to the grand
Jury, always delivered by the on
the’ first day of the term, will In all like
lihood be postponed until Tuesday rmrn
lng. It Is understood, in Judge Falllgant’s
absence, that no business will be transact
ed during the day. The day will be simil
arly observed In the other state courts
and by the office forces In the Court He use.
It la probable that most of those
to whom the day gives a holi
day will spend it at some of
the seaside resorts. There will be no
celebrations or observance of general pub
lic interest to keep them in the city and
the resorts will doubtless be crowded by
pleasure-seeker^.
The holiday Is anew one, and the peo
ple generally have hardly become accus
tomed sufficiently to it sobservance to
have tt assume any definite and distinc
tive character in the manner of its cele
bration. The memorial feature of the
day's observance seems to have been com
mitted or left to the Children of the Con
federacy, who will meet to-morrow after
noon.
Win- TAI-K TO THE CHILDREN.
Mr. J. R, Sanssy's Aildre** on Jef
ferson Ravi* anil Hl* Daughter.
The last meeting that the Winnie Davis
Chapter of Children of the Confederacy
will hold before October will lake place
at 5:30 o'clock to-morrow aftepioon. The
meeting will be held In Confederate Hall,
In .the Whitfield building.
It will be among the most Interesting of
the meetings the chapter has held since
Its organization. Its principal feature
will be on address by Mr. J. R. 9aussy
upon Jefferson Davis and Miss Winnie
Davis, the Daughter of the Confederacy,
and it Is expected that this will be of
valuable historic Interest. As the birth
day of the President of the Confederacy
falls this year on Sunday, to-morrow will
ibe generally observed In Its stead. The
exercises at the meeting of the Children
of the Confederacy will be largely memo
rial In their character.
At the meeting Master Malcolm Mac-
I-sn wl 1 recite the “Jacket of Gray,” and
there will be other songs and recitations
by other members of the chapter and by
the chapter as a whole. M.ss Addle Bar
nard, lhe directress, is taking a deep in
terest In the work of the children, and
her efTorts have been crowned with the
most abounding suece-s.
Already there have been filed with her
more than 200 applications for member
ship In the chapter, and of this number
150 or more have been favorably reported.
Other applications are received at each
meeting, and the prospects for doubling
the present membership are more than
b ight.
At the meeting of to-morrow the chap
ter will be presented with a gavel made
frem a spoke of a wheel of the carriage
of one of the guns used by Gen. Hardee’s
aimy in the defense~of Savannah. While
the evacuation was in progress, and the
army was crossing the river the gun and
its carriage fell oveib ard, and was lost
for some years. The anchor of a vessel
that sought a b?rth near the spot at
which the gun had been lost became en
tangled In the spokes of the carriage
wheels, and In this manner the gun was
recovered. The gavel will be presented to
the chapter on behalf of the Confederate
Veterans' Association
MAXWELL. CAK.HT RED-HANDED.
A Clever Itlver Plrute Nabbed by
Mnrphy anil Garrlty.
Joseph Maxwell, a negro river pirate of
high standing In hie peculiar line of busi
ness, was nebbed by Detectives Murphy
and Garrlty early yesterday morning.
Maxwell was caught red-handed, for In
his boat were-a number of valuable arti
cles he had just stolen.
The detectives have been on the lookout
for Maxwell for some time, and Friday
night, Murphy and Garrlty rowed down to
Reid's landing, near which point the negro
makes his home. They waited for some
hours, and at last, at about t o'clock, their
quarry appeared. Before he was aware
® the officers’ presence, they had him
covered by their revolvers and demanded
hla surrender. He yielded a reluctant as
sent to their demand, that he return to the
city as their prisoner.
Maxwell is an old lnd and an expert at
the business. and !e more than suspected
by the detectives of the commission of
a dozen or more acts of river piracy. He
has been extraordinarily fortunate In
keeping out of their way, and avoiding
Arrest, and the officers are congratulating
themselves that he Is at last behind the
bars.
< ’***■ 1 1 1 ■ m -■"■S-
St. Paul’s Warsaw Pleulc.
The annual picnic of the Sunday School
of Bt. Paul's Episcopal Church will be
given day after to-morrow. The steamer
Santee will be ueed, and It is thought
there will be a large crowd to take the
trip to Warsaw, where the spread will be
given and where various delights dear to
children and older people will be experi
enced. The steamer will leave Savannah
at 8:16 in the morning and Thunderbolt at
19 ;!&
REMAINS WILL ARRIVE TO-DAY.
Funeral of the Late W. G. t'anu Will
Take Place To-morrow Morning.
The remains of the late William G. CafTn,
whose unexpected death in Philadelphia
was announced Ur yesterday's Morning
News, are expected to arrive in the city
at 4:15 o’clock this afternoon. Col. George
T. Cann, who arrived in Philadelphia yes
terday, telegraphed that he would
at 6 o'clock in-the afternoon with the bpy,
accompanied by the widow and the lfi(® u
son of the deceased. ' (
The funeral will take plaoe from St.
John’s Church at 10 o'clock to-morrow
morning. Rev. C. H. Strong will con
duct the services ar.d the Interment will
be In Bonaventure Cemetery. The Char
ham Artillery and Palestine Commandery
of the Knights Templar, with both of
which organizations the dceased has been
actively associated for a number of years,
will pay the last tribute of respect to their
deceased member. Mr. Cann was an efhy,
thuslastle member of the Chathams and
had been the first lieutenant of the com
pany for the last several years.
\ No definite Information, has been receiv
ed here as yet as to the circumstances of
Mr. Cann's death. As some of the tele
grams announcing his death were dated
May 31 and others June 1 It is taken for
granted that he died at the home of his
relative, Mrs. Buckaman. This supposition
Is borne out by a letter received yesterday
by a member of the family from Mrs.
Cann, written Thursday, In which she
stated that her husband was not feeling
quite so well as he had been previously,
but that he was cheerful, and no appre
hension was feit.
A letter wrluen by Mr. Cann himself
Thursday, and probably mailed that night,
to a friend here, stated that he felt de
pressed, and Indicated that he did not
feel his condition as satisfactory as ha
would like, though there was no intima
tion that he felt the end was near. Sev
eral letters written by him the dny be
fore and received by relatives and friends
here after the announcement of his death,
showed that he was very bright and
cheerful ot the time, and that he felt sa
much Improved that he had given up the
Idea of his extended trip North, and In
tended returning here to resume his work.
Among the business men of the city
Mr. Cann's death is greatly deplored.
There have been few, If any, deaths In
racent years which have caused so much
gloom over the business community.
Other men, wielding greater influence in
financial affairs of the city have passed
away, but for the most part they were
those whose Ufe-work had been-eomplet
ed. Mr. Cann was young, active, and
In the midst of a most promising career
which held out every hope of weil-round
ed success with riper years. The stock
holders and directors of the Savannah
Bank and Trust Company confess that his
loss Is a severe one to them. They al
ready looked upon him os the natural
successor of the present head of the bank,
Mr. J. P. Weed, who has several times
expressed a desire to retire, ond It Is
probable that hod Mr. Cann lived until
the next annual meeting that he would
have been placed at the head of the in
stitution, which he had already greatly
strengthened by his able management a*
cashier. The directors of the bank have
appointed Mr. D. C. Carson, the teller, to
fill the position of cashier until a regu
lar election can be had.
MYSTERY RF “SHADOW BANDS."
Dr. W. F. Aiken Relieved to Have
Solved the Phenomena.
The Morning News will publish within
a few days an-article offering a scientific
explanation of the hitherto problematical
phenomena known as "shadow-bands,”
which are faintly seeh for a very few sec
onds Immediately before and nfter the
phase of toialliy In total eclipses of the
sun.
The author of the paper, Dr. William
F. Aiken of this city had an excellent
opportunity to study these bands during
the eclipse of May 28. when, under the
auspices of Mr. Otis Ashmore, he visit
ed Barnesvllle for that purpose. Dr.
Aiken's observations were conducted in
conjunction with the other work of the
United States Naval Observatory Station
located at Barnesvllle, and In charge of
Prof. M. Updegraff of the Naval Observa
tory.
Dr. Aiken's description of the shadow
bands and his explanation of the optical
principles involved In their production
will be readily understood even by those
who lay no claim lo scientific attain
ments, the author having avoided as care
fully os possible the use of technical
terms. This can safely he promised. The
publication of the article must, however,
await the completion of the accompany
ing illustrations.
It may Interest the devotees of the
camera to learn that the main principle
involved In Dr. Aiken's theory Is closely
allied to that of “pin-hole" photography,
the notches between the mounta'ns on
the moon's odge casting n Bertes of faint
ly luminous Images of the sun upon the
earth. Portraks of these dope about the
central shadow, or umbra, are discernible,
owing to the diminished amount of other
light in that region.
WORKING FOR THEIR PLAY.
Cnclt-t* Are Interested In the Per
formance f Wednesday.
The Savannah Cadets are busily en
gaged in the effort to make the financial
feature of the performance to be given
for their benefit at the Theater next
Wednesday night a success. They are In
ducing their friends to buy tickets, and
It Is thought there will be a good house
to witness the production.
The play will be “Sunset,” and mem
bers of the Y. M. H. A. Dramatic Asso
ciation, assisted by others, will put It on.
Some of those In the cast are well known
as amateur actors, and It Is thought they
will sustain their reputations In fine form
on this occasion.
DIKII AT FOLK SCORE YEARS.
Mrs. Christiana Jaagstetter One of
Savnnnnli's Oldest Residents.
Mrs. Christian Jaugstetter died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. William M.
Gibbons, No. 569 Bay street, west, at 12:36
this morning, afler an Illness of several
months. Mrs. Jaugstetter was 80 years
old. She was born in Wuetemberg, Ger
many, but had lived In Savannah forty
nine years. She had been forty years
a member of the Lutheran Church. She
leaves three sons. Messrs. Fred, John and
Louts Juugsietter, the latter a resident
of Passaic, N. J., and one daughter, Mrs.
William M. Gibbons, with whom she lived.
Her funeral will take place to-morrow.
EXECUTORS PILED APPLICATIONS.
Court of Ordinary Will Observe Jef
ferson Davis' Birthday.
In the Court of Ordinary yesterday, John
H. Quinn, executor of the will of Julia
Crowley, and Charles F. Fulton, executor
of the will of Bridget O'Menro, tiled ap
plications for letters dlsmlssory.
To-morrow Is the first day of the June
term of the court, but as It Is also a holi
day, the court will be merely opened and
then adjourned until Tuesday, The birth
day of Jefferson Davis will be generally
.observed In the Court House.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1900.
WILL OPPOSE GARRARD TRACT
FIVE ALDERMEN ARE FIRM IN
THEIR OPPOSITION.
Alderman Tiedemnn and Well* Give
Their Views on the Subject—lt
Unsuitable Location and Inacces
sibility the Chief Objection*, Bat
UK They Also Consider the Price Too
k High—The Section Southern** of
'’the City Mneh Better Suited for
Cemetery Purpose* and lu Mach
Better Favor With the Publio—Mr.
John Lyons Take* the game View
erf the tiuestlon.
The report of the special Cemetery
Committee of City Council In favor of the
purchase of the Garrard tract on the
Cgeecheo Road as the site for anew cem
etery, is not likely to be adopted without
opposition. The five aldermen who op-
K 'posed the report at the meeting of the
Committee cf the Whole last week, are
very decided in their opposition, and they
have the backing of a number of citizens
In the positions wh ch they have taken.
The members of Council opposed to the
purchase of the tract, are Aldermen
Tledeman, Thomas, MliU. Well* and
Doyle.
Aldermen Tledeman and Wells, who
were seen yesterday at the City Ex
change, said that the chief grounds of
their opposition are the unsuitable loca
-11.-n, the inaccessibility of the tract and
the high price demanded.
"T: e location is unsuitable,” said Aider
man Tledeman. “It I* not In the right
direction from the city, and It is Inaccessi
ble. At every funeral of even ordinary at
tendance, there Is always a good many
people, who not being related to the fam
ily or not be ng on sufficiently intimate
terms with its members, are not entitled
to the privilege of rldirg in the carriages,
and It some times happens that there are
not sufficient carr ag s for the friends of
the fami y. These, people would not feel
warranted In going to the expense of hir
ing a conveyance for of at
tending the funeral. At present they can
avail themselves of the street cars, but
there is no assurance that such facilities
would be provided to the tract In ques
tion.
“It would be much better in my Judg
ment," said Alderman. Tlcdeman. “to buy
a tract In a more favorable locality, one
already having means of access, even If
we had to pay more for It. Such a ceme
tery would be much more generally resort
ed to, and It would be easier to get peo
ple to buy and Improve lots. With the
amount of land In the Garrard tract,
which is unsuited for cemetery purposes,
I estimate that the actual cost to the city
would be about twice the price named
per acre, or about SBS per acre. This is
too much for land in that locality. I In
vestigated this question when a member
of the previous Cemetery Committee, and
I was not favorably Impressed with the
Garrard tract. The city engineer, who
was Instructed to take soundings and lev
els there, reported a great deal of low
land, and that hil* soundings showed wa
ter at. a depth of to 7 feet below the
surface. This Is little if any better than
Laurel Grove."
"I think the price la too high,” said
Alderman Weils, but my chief objection
Is to the location. I would have no ob
jections to paying the price named for a
large tract favorably located. There is
little travel from the city on the Ogeechee
road, and no attractions to draw the peo
ple In that direction, nor Is the road in
good condition. There is a large negro
population In that section, while white
people are few. Ab we all know the
graves of our dead are chiefly looked after
by the women and children. There are
very few ladles who would core to go
out unaccompanied to anew cemetery,
distant from the city, and but little fre
quented, as would certainly be the case
for a number of years, and especially
would this be the case, without means of
aeeess, other than by private conveyance.”
“On the other side of the city," said
Alderman Wells, “we already have one
street railroad and the promise of an
other. We have a shell road which will
probably be made free in the next few
years and fine gravel roads already pro
vided by the county. There Is a great
deni of travel over these roads, and the
section Is already the most popular In
the county. A cemetery located In this
section would be under constant ob-
servation, public interest would be easi
ly stimulated and the lot owners, as well
as the city, would take a pride In Im
proving and beautifying the property.
The lands between the Catholic and the
Itonaventure Cemeteries are well suited
for cemetery purposes. For the mot part
they are high and well-drained and could
be easily Improved. An effort should be
made on the part of the public to secure
the location of the cemetery in that
quarter.”
Mr. John Lyons Is one of a number of
citizens who are opposed to the purchase
of the Garrara tract. “I know nothing
about the land,” said Mr. Lyons. “I
am simply opposed to the location. I see
no reason for haste In this matter. All
tho funerals do not go to Laurel Grove
by a great deal. I have attended four
lit the last few days, all of them either
at Bona venture or the Cathedral Ceme
tery. Probably more than half the inter
ments are at these two cemeteries and
this proportion Is likely to continue for
a number of years to come. If It were
left to n vote of the people I am satis
fied that the vast majority would decide
In favor of locating the new cemetery
somewhere between the Catholic Ceme
tery and Itonaventure. preferably near
(he latter. It would then be practically
a part of Bnnaventure and could be Im
proved on (be same lines.
Mr. Edward I.bvell said that he did not
think It would be wisdom on the part
of the city to purchase the Garrard tract,
and that the Avondale tract waa more
suitable for cemetery purposes than any
ojher In convenient access of the city.
OPEN THE HOME TO-MOHROW.
Sixteen Children Go to Tybee In the
Morning: for n Week's May.
The formal opening of the Fresh Air
Home on Tybee Island will take place to
morrow afternoon. Froebel Circle of
King's Daughters has been allowed | re
bate by the railroad on all tickets sold,
and It la hoped that there will be a largo
crowd to go down, as the Home Itself
win be benefited If funds can be secured
as a result of the opening.
Rev. Dr. Jamea Y. Fair, pastor qf the
Independent Presbyterian Church, and
Rev. J. L. Scully, rector of St. Pam's
Episcopal Church, will take part In the
opening programme, Dr. Fair offering a
prayer, and Mr. Scully delivering an ad
dress. This will be Immediately after the
arrival of the train that leavee Savanna,i
at 8:30 o'clock, city time. Bishop Kelley
was to have tnken part In the exerciser
but hls trip to Richmond, to be Installed
In hls see, prevented.
To-morrow morning. Miss Dali, who ma
trontzes the children who go down as
beneficiaries of the Home, will leave for
Tybee with sixteen ohtldren. Miss Marie
loard, who was reared In the Savannah
Female Orphan Home, has been appointed
assistant matron of the Fresh Air Home.
VISITORS BACK TO-SIGHT.
Suvannnlilan* Who Went to Louln
vlll Return on the Special.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry, the Re
publican Blues, the Confederate Veterans,
the Sons of Veterons and the ladle* who
accompanied them to Louisville are ex
pected to reach Savannah to-night. All
of the Savannahlans will not return Just
yet, as a number of them had determined
before going to Louisville tp extend their
trip from that city. Members of the two
military had made up parties
for excursions to other places of Interest
In that section. •
The special train was scheduled to
leave Louisville at 7 o'clock last n'ght.
It wa* thought that would put It In Sa
vannah to-night at Bbout 9 or 10 o’clock.
Doubtless there will be many at -the de
pot to welcome the returned visitors to
the reunion.
Letters received from those at the re
union Indicate that they have had a great
time. Despite the rain, the old soldiers
and young have managed to enjoy them
selves to the utmost. The reception ac
corded them by the people of the Ken
tucky metropolis was all that could have
been asked, and the members of the mili
tary, particularly, will probably have
great stories to relate of the excellent
treatment they experienced and the good
time they had.
BLACK GOT THIRTY DAYS.
Wife Beater Given the Limit of Re
corder's Esaiihlng Power.
L. Black, the white man whom Detec
tive Shea arrested on Friday for wife
beating, was given a hearing before the
Recorder yesterday morning, and at Its
conclusion was sentenced to pay a fine
of *25 or serve thirty days In Jail.
From the evidence of the several wli
nesses who testified at the henring It ap
peared that Black had cursed, beat, kick
ed and otherwise abused his wife. Her
offense, or the reason for Black’s anger,
was not made clear, his explanation he
lng that he thought he was merely exer
cising one or his conjugal rights when
he chastised his wife. He had become
viciously angry when two of the men in
the house Interfered to prevent his ill
treating her further.
FOR ORPHANS AND THE OLD.
Colored People Have Bought a Place
at East Savannah.
The tAiatees of the Colored Orphans’
Home have bought a plants at East Savan
nah for the care of old people and orphan
children. The place was purchased for
SBSO, SSOO of which was paid cash, leaving
a balance of $360. They are now striving
to raise this amount and are calling on
the public to aid them in the effort. The
claim is made that by so doing many poor
girls and boys, who have neither home
nor parents, will be taken oft the streets.
Contributions may be given to M. Hall,
president, or to Dolllo Delburg, treasurer,
of the enterprise.
SUCCESSFUL YEAR CLOSED.
Commencement Exercises at Haven
School on Thursday.
The commencement exercises of Haven
School were held at the school grounds.
In a large tent that had been pitched for
the purpose, Thursday afternoon. The
delivery of the diplomas to the members
of the class of 1900 concluded one of the
most successful years In the history of
the Institution.
An interesting programme was render
ed by the members of the graduating
class and an address delivered by Prof.
N. B. Young, of ihe Georgia State Col
lege.
Firemen Had a Few Minutes’ Work.
A small fire in Bfoughton street lane In
a house occupied by colored people. In the
rear'of No. 8 State street, west, gave the
firemen at No. 1 engine house a few min
utes’ work early last night. A telephone,
call brought the firemen to the scene and
the blaze, which was In the celling, was
put out with a hand extinguisher.
known Ft>R*LONG LIVES.
SavA u naii I an* Have Record In This
Respect.
It may be Interesting to know that Sa
vanahians have become known for their
longevity, many living to be ninety to a
hundred years of age, and some older than
this. One of the things which concerns
every person most Is the way to pres<rve
their health, and to catch on to the se rets
of the old-timers. If poss ble. With every
piece of meat Logan sells he guarantees
the buyer will live longer. U'a fiesh, sweet
and nourishing. I
During the fruit season IMr. I.ogan de
sires ft understood that’ he furnishes
peaches, berries and all vegetables at cost
price. His Sunday deliveries for the sum
mer haye been Inaugurated. All you buy
on Saturday Is kept in good ord r in
Logan's refrigerators ar.d drl verel
promptly next morning.—ad.
Colored People lo C*e Fulr Bultdlnsv.
The Fair building, recently vacated by
the ln *!• 118,11 E* t * rl * lon ' will
be occupied by a fair by colored people.
Their fair Is announced to open to-mor
row night and to, continue three weeks,
with music and dancing every night. It
had been understood up o a few days
ago, that the building would be removed
at one*.
Dr. Uenjamln Glaser,
Nolen title Optician,
Late of Vienna, Austria, can be consulted
In regard to headache, impaired vision and
nervousness, at his office, Sternberg &
Cos.. No. >l7 Broughton street, west.-d.
Colored Fnlr
At Pork Extension, commencing Monday
night and continuing for three weeks.
Baseball, cakewalk, music and refresh
ments. Admission, 10 cents.—ad.
Tlionnessen’s Picture Fruin® Fac
tory,
York street, opposite Postofflce. We
make frames of all kinds, and re-silver
looking glasses when damaged or spot
ted at reduced prices.—ad.
Special Rate*
And easy terms of payment to city
student*. Cal! or send for catalogue.
Draughon'a Practical Business College,
Masonic Temple, corner Liberty and Whit
aker.—ad.
We Do Not
Qnote a few articles below cost and then
make upon others. That's not our way.
Everything sold nt a uniformly low price.
A substantial reduction from regular
price. Foye A Morrison.—ad.
We are selling 12 soda water tickets for
50c, and will state thnt the best Is none
100 good at Livingston's drug stores.—ad.
See Jackson, Metzger & Co.’s “Dissolu
tion Sale*’ "ad.” on page 13.—ad.
WHICH DIXON WILL IT BE7
BOTH SAID TO RE LOOKING FOR
THE MAYORALTY.
Ex-Alilerman Davl* Say* That Al
derman James M. Dixon WIU Be
the Caadiilnte and He Will Give
Him Hl* Hearty Support—The Lib
eral Club 11ns Moved Over to
Hutchinson’* Island, Sny* Mr.
Davl*, But He May Be Mistaken
About This—Jim Dixon Will Get
More Liberal Vote* Than Merritt
IV., He Say*, Dnt There Are Other*
Who Think Differently.
According to ex-Alderman Thomas J.
Davis, the next mayoralty race will be
an Interesting one. It Is known that Mr.
Davis takes quite an Interest In local pol
itics, and while he has not always been
winning side, he is a close ob
server of political events.
"Did you know that there are two can
didates In the field for the mayoralty
nomination?" said Mr. Davis to a Morn
ing News reporter yesterday. "Well,
that is Just the size of It, and I will tell
you their names. They are Merritt W.
Dixon and Jamee M. Dixon. Both are
lookinS for the nomination of the Citizens
Club, and there ie going to be an Interest
ing time."
Mr. Davis was asked If he did not think
it unlikely that two brothers who are
close friends, politically as well as per
sonally, would oppose each other, but
said that he did not think relationship
would cut much figure In the race.
“James M. Dixon will get the nomina
tion,” continued Mr. Davis, “and he will
be elected. He has made a good record
as on alderman, a* well as a business
man. and he has a lot of friends outside
of his party. Jim Dixon Is cool and con
servative, and will get a large support
from the Liberals. The Liberals are sore
on Merritt, because he was with them
and then turned against them. If he
should be nominated, there would oer
•tninly be opposition. If Jim Dixon Is
nominated, there will be no opposlton."
"What about the Liberal Club?" Mr.
Davis was asked.
"The Liberal Club hos moved over to
Hutchinson Island,” he replied., "And
were so badly licked In the primary that
there is none of us left. We were thrown
down and sold out, ar.d the consequence
Is that there Is no more Liberal Club."
"And where will you be In the fights,"
Mr. Davis was asked.
"I shall pull off my coat and go to work
for Jim Dixon," he replied. "I shall sui>-
port him on personal, and not on political
grounds. We have been close friends
for years, and I would rather see him
Mayor than any man I know of in Sa
ve nnah,”
The close friendship which exists be
tween Mr. Dixon and Mr. Davis is well
known, but the political friends and as
sociates of the latter will doubtless he
somewhat surprised at his assertion that
the Liberal Club has been entirely wls>el
out. and his declaration that he will sup
port (Mr. Dixon or any other candidate
from the other s'de. Mr. Davis has been
one of the staunchest members of the
Liberal Club since its organization, and
as there are many Liberals who still have
plenty of fight left In them, they will be
at a loss to account for his declaration
as to the club’s non-existence.
Some of those who have been taking
npte of the political breezes ore Inclined
to think that the Indications point rather
to Col. Dixon than to Alderman Dixon, os
the candidate of the Citizens’ party, for
the mayoralty nomination. Col. Dixon has
figured -quite prominently In politic* for
a number of years past, and In spite
of his somewhat erratic tendencies, where
politics are concerned, has a number of
personal friends, would support him
without regard to party. These are In
clined to think that he would draw a good
support from his former friends in the
Liberal Club, of which he was at one
time one of the lenders, notwithstanding
the strong fight which he made under the
Citizens’ banner, during the recent cam
paign.
It is a little early, however, for mayoral
ty forecasts, and possibly Mr. Davis is
mistaken In announcing thus early, that
the Liberal Club has sought a location
across the river.
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Harris Llthiiz Water.
Is the best Llthla water on the market
and contains more lithia than any other.
It will save your life. Bold at my foun.
tain, all you can drink for w. cents. De
livered at your house by the gallon, car
boy or barrel. Livingston’s Pharmacies,
Congress and Bull, telephone, 293; and 309
Bell telephone 382.—ad.
You Cannot Draw
Continuous crowds without merit. Our
great removal sale is the talk of the pub
lic, and our competitors alike. Look
how busy we will be to-morrow. Foye
& Morrison.—ad.
Winding Up! Going Out!
And that is why the Oglethorpe Real Es
tate Company talks "business." One hun
dred and forty-five lots on Eighth street,
east, from Habersham street to Waters
avenue, the prettiest you ever saw, will
be sold at auction, June 12. 6 p. m. See
our big advertisement this issue. Plat
shek & Cos., auctioneers.—ad.
A Killing Face,
That Is what ether merchants say. of
the business now being done at our great
removal sale. Foye & Morrison.—d.
Millinery Bargains.
This week KrouskofTs offer special
prices on trimmed hats, untrlmmed hats
and sailors, fioweis, shapes and millinery
n velties, Just half price of what others
ask at their sales. KrouskofTs.—ad.
Land Grabbers' Festival.
On June 12, at 6 p. m. Your lima has
come. Never did you have such a chance
nor never again will you get It. One
hundred and forty-five beautiful lots on
Eighth street, east, will be sold at auc
tion for whatever they will bring. Read
our big advertisement this Issue. Flat*
shek & Cos., auctioneers.—ad.
Do you want something that will keep
your beds clean? Then buy Home Keep
ers’ Friend. Price 15c per bottle. Living
ston’s Pharmacy, Bull and Congress
street. Telephone 298, and De Soto Phar
macy, 309 Bqll street. Telephone 882—ad.
You Would Not
Look for big fish in shallow waters. If
you want big bargains, come this week
to our great removal sale. Foye & Mor
rison.—ad.
L. L. Burpee.
I am prepared to do oil kinds of plumb
ing promptly. Leave orders at 20 Bryan
street, west. Or 'phone 931 and the work
will be attended to at once.—ad.
G. Fnutlnl,
Merchant Tailor,
Is showing a select line of spring pat
tern* In suiting* and trouserings. A
complete assortment of striped flannels
and worsted suitings.—ad \
WHAT IS LIFE?
The Thing We Call Life Is Bui n
Slender Thread.
How few realize this great truth. To
day we areffiear, to-morrow gone. To-day
is all we have. The present is our only
and moet precious opportunity. Grasp it
while you can, to-morrow may be too late.
Kindly ponder over this carefully, then
write ue a card, merely stating your age
and address and we will send you Interest
ing Information concerning life insurance,
which you will appreciate. With a policy
In the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insur
ance* Company you have all that is beet
in life insurance. You have a contract
that has the protection of the laws of
Massachusetts, the best laws In the
Union. The Massachusetts Mutual is the
leading Massachusetts company, having
more Insurance in force than any other
Massachusetts company. It undoubtedly
pays larger annual dividends than any
other Massachusetts company doing busi
ness In this state. The verification of this
statement will be shown to any one suffi
ciently interested. Talk, as well as print
ers’ ink, is very cheap, We are abundant
ly able to substantiate out statement and
Invite comparisons on this subject. If you
are Interested it might pay you to Investi
gate us. Harty & Apple, managers for
Georgia, 117 Bay street, east, Savannah,
Ga. Georgia 'phone No. 232.—ad.
Any Price They Will Bring.
So says the Oglethorpe Real Estate
Company, owners of beautiful “Teynac
Gardens.” One hundred and forty-five
elegant building lots to be sold at auc
tion to the highest bidders on June 12,
at 5 p. m. Terms, *25 cash,.*2s quarterly;
interest at 6 per cent. Read the big ad
vertisement this issue. Platshek & Cos.,
auctioneers.— a'd.
Millinery Bargains.
This week Krausk'ffs offer sp"clal
prices on trimmed hats, untrimmed hats,
and sail rs, flowers, shapes and millin
ery novelties, jus' half price of what
others ask at tflelr sales. Krouskoffs.
—ad.
Reliability.
Only one 111 tie word, yet It covers the
entire question. It tclLs the tale. When
we announce a sale and say we will give
unheard-of bargains, the public unhesi
tatingly and Implicl.iy believes it. That’s
why we are continually crowded at our
great removal sale. Foye & Morrison.—
ad.
LOW RATE SIMMER TOURIST TICK
ETS VIA.
Central of Georgia Railway, to the
Principal Summer Resort* of North
Carolina, Georgia, Tcnne*ee, Vir
ginia, Etc.
Tickets will be on sale commencing May
18, and daily thereafter during the sum
mer, limited to October 31, 1900, returning.
The Central offers unusually attractive
schedules, perfect passenger, and elegant
sleeping and parlor car service, to Augus
ta, Atlanta and Birmingham, at which
points close connection Is made with
through trains to all mountain resorts.
For beautifully Illustrated matter, full
particulars regarding rates, loutes. hotels,
etc., apply to any agent of the Central ot
Georgia Railway, or to W. G. Brewer,
City Ticket and Passenger Agent, No. 107
Bull street. Savannah Ga. Phone 83 —ad.
$2.30 to Mncon and Return, Jnne 11.
Excursion tickets, via Central of Georgia
Railway, will be sold for train leaving
Savannah 5:46 a. m., Jfine 11, to Macon and
return at rata of $2.50. Tickets limited to
June 13, 1900, returning. This will afford
a fine opportunity for a pleasant trip to
Macon.—ad.
What Did I Tell Yon,
Your wife will say If you spend your
money before the giant sale of lots in
“Teynac Gardens." One hundred and
forty-five lots to be sold for any price they
will bring. See the big advertisement this
issue. Platshek & Cos., auctioneers.—ad.
' ' * '• *
Price* Even Lower
Than last week. Last week was great.
This week will be greater. Greater in
the value of the goods offered. Greater In
every way than any sale ever before held
In Savannah, not excepting ihe free ride
excursion, anniversary fake sales. Huge
bargains in every department at the great
removal sale. Foye & Morrison.—ad.
Millinery Bargain*.
This week Krousltoffs offer special
prices on trimmed hats, untrlmmed hats,
and sailors, flowers, shapes and miliin
ery novelties, just half price of what
othors ask at their sales. Krouskoff's.
—ad.
See Jackson, Metzger & Co.'s “Dissolu
tion Sale” “ad.” on page 13.—ad.
-
Cheap Trip to Charleston, Via the
Plant System,
The riant System will run a week-day
excursion to Charleston on June 5. Train
leaves Savannah at 5:45 a. m., Central
time, arriving In Charleston 10:30 a. m.,
Eastern time. Tickeis will be sold at the
rate of $1.50 for the round trip, limited to
return to any regular train June 6.—ad.
Summer Excursions,
Low Ilnte* Via Southern 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 Oct. 31. Complete Informa
tion may be obtained: also literature
and summer homes folder giving full par
ticular* about the best hotels, boaid.ng
houses, etc. Southern Railway is the only
line operating through sleeping cars to
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, Sso,—ad.
S Grayhenrd.
"Grsybeard cured me of Catarrh of the
bead which had clung to me 36 years.
Mrs. Rhoda Dean.
Ballinger, Tex.”
Graybcard is sold at all drugstores for
sl. Respess Drug Cos., Props.—ad.
Why Do Yon Scratchr
When you can cure yourself for fifty
cents? All skin diseases, such as tetter,
salt rheum, ringworm, eczema, eo, cm te
surely cur and by an oln ment called Tetter
lne. Any number of testimonials show for
the asking. Nothing else Is as gooi. Un
less your druggist has it, send 80 cents in
■ tamps to the manufacturer, J. T. Bhup
trlne. Savannah. Ua., for a box poatpa and.-
ad.
■■ . ♦ .■ .
Millinery Bargains,
This week Krcuskaffs offer special
prices on trimmed hals untrlmmed hats,
and aallora. flowers, shapes and millin
ery novelties, Just half price of what
ethers ask at their aa.es. KrouskofTs.
—ad.
See Jackson, Metzger A Co.'s "Dissolu
i lion Sale” "Ad.” on page 13.—ad
sorosis
SHOES.
We sell them in Savaa*
nah, and ours is ,the onl£
store where you can find
EVERY STYLE from
SPECIAL LEATHERS foa
all occasions.
PRICE:
$3.50
PER PAIR.
laLsaAi
“We Are the Leaders.”
Our
Assortment and
Prices of
GARDEN HOSE
Surpasses
All Competiton.
Congress and Whitaker Sis.
LEO FRANK.
| LATTIMORE’S
DO YOU WANT
ACHAINLESS?
There is but one make to get.
• There are others made, but
they do not have the cele
brated
BURWELL
BEARINGS,
And consequently are not in
favor with knowing wheelmen,
The Burwell Bearings give the
Cleveland its easy-running
qualities. They are not found
on any other wheel.
OTHER CHAINLESS
BICYCLES
Do not compare with the
Cleveland, because the Cleve
land is made for service-hard
service. It is the young
man’s wheel.
Wm. & H. H. Lattimore,
West Congress Street.
LATTIMORE’S
SAFE AND SURE
' IS THE
Gas Range.
It Is beyond the experimental
stage, and Is the
Best Cook Stove
In the World.
Thousands of Gas Ranges are In
this town. They all give satisfac
tion, too.
Think about it and act. Summer
Is here. Heat is abundant. Don't
try to make more. Get a Gas Rang*
and be cool.
Mutual Gas Light Cos.,
7 and 9 Congress street, west.
sini Million school
Thorough preparation for college or bus
iness. Boys may enter at any time. Next
fall the school will be moved to Ntw
quarters fully equipped for
A MILITARY SCHOOL.
Further particulars from the principal,
ORMOND B. STRONG,
814 Liucolb Street.