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"(HE MARIS WON FIRST RACE.
CfMARLESTON I'ACHT SAILED AAV AN
FROM THE DMAGOOW,
fqnt the Savannahian Over the Line
by 7 Minutes ami r- 3 SecwuU. Cor
recteil Time —Charleston Boat Out
pointed Her. Out-a I led •'Her and
Shooed a ( lenr Superiority in the
Several Sorts of Weather That
Were Offered—Hopes of the Savan
nahinns Have Diminished—An
other Hart To-day. and It May He
the hast—lf the Dragoon Wins
There Will He Another To-mor
row.
Maris, representing the Carolina
l’fcht Club of Charleston, clearly outsail
ed the Dragoon, representing the Favan-
Yacht Club, over the Wilmington
liter coure* yesterday afternoon, winning
w.ißh 7 minutes 56% seconds, corrected time,
to spare. The Dragoon had a stern chase
lrr the start, and never was she in the
le/ad.
'Shis is the official record made up by the
tiife keepers:
tyragoon crossed the line at. 12:53:27%.
dfcaris at 12:53:28%.
’Haris rounded Cabbage Island stake
bqft at 3:11.
Dragoon rounded at 3:15.
Maris rounded Joes Cut stakeboat at
8:32:15.
Dragoon rounded at 3:37:30.
Maris rounded Cabbage Island stakeboat
at 4:02.
Dragoon rounded at 4:11.
Maris crossed starting line at 4:50:37 1 {;.
Dragoon crossed at 5:1j1:47 , 2-
The elapsed time of the race was 4
hours. 6 minutes and 10 seconds; time al
lowance for the Dragoon was 4 minutes.
13V* seconds. The Maris’ actual time de
feat of the Dragoon was 12 minute- and
10 seconds. Her corrected time was 7 min
utes, seconds.
The course was from an imaginary
off Turner’s Rock to a stakeboat anchored
near the Cabbage Island spltbuoy. then
to a stakeboat anchored at Joe s <. ut,
back to the Cabbage Island si.ikebn.it, and
then to the starting lin< . This is twen it
knots, or about 24 land miles, and. a--
spite the calm weather, they had for a
while, the yachts sailed the course in u
little more than four hours, leaving in
average of nearly six miles on hour. !• rorn
the Cabbage Island stake x>at to the star.-
ing line, there is a stretch of .-mom t ight
knots, and, with a rather stiff southeast
breeze over Iter port quarter and abeam,
the Maris covered tt in a little less than
an hour. The boats can go about twelve
knots an hour in strong winds
The race inspired < great deal of in
terest. Probably forty craft of all sizes
and descriptions watched the speedy sin
gles tickers, everything from a big. id*-
wheel, excursion steamboat to a naphtha
launch, being out with passengers. The
Clifton and the Alpha, chartered by the
Savannah Yacht Club, and under the man
agement of the Regatta Committee, of
which Col. Merritt W. Dixon is the’effi
cient chairman, were comfortably crowd
ed, while the Santee, the Loretta. the
Mermaid and the Bessie May, were the
other steamers that followed the flyers. A
perfect swarm of Failing craft dotted t a**
water, number of them being natty
representatives A|f the Carolina Yacht
Club.
Among Charleston ladles who saw the
race were Mrs. Rawlins Lowndes. Mrs.
Mayo Read. Mrs John H. Marshall. Miss
Darby, Miss Frost, Miss Brawley and Miss
Carroll. Among the gentlemen w- re
Messrs. Henry Frost. Mayo Read. John
Marshall, Ju.llan Mitchell, Jr . Rutledge
Buist. Lee Holmes. D. B. Cunningham.
Henry Pringle, R. S. French. H. S. Miller,
William Robertson. K. I*. Jervey, Alex.
Marshall, W. H. Tucker, J. H. Small,
Henry Dotterer, Edmund Rhett. J. A.
Calhoun. R. S. Whaley. F. I’oreher, ■
James Adger, Commodore E. W. Hughes j
end Vice Commodore H. F. Walker of the
Ca roli na Yach t Club.
Through the courtesy of Lieut. George
B. Maher, the little reveni • steamer Ty
bee was placed at the service of the Sail
ing Committee, which judged the race.
Aboard her were Chairman Frank Jones,
and Mr. H. D. Stevens of the Sailing
Committee; Mr. W. D. Simkins, Mr. <
Noble Jones, Mr. Allan Bond. .Mr. William
Pratt and Capt. T. S. Wylly of the
Timers’ Committee; Judge A. H. Mac-
Donell, Col. B. W. Wrenn and o repre
sentative of the Morning New . The Ty
bee was delayed half an hour in reach
ing the Yacht Club, because of an alarm
of fire from box No. 8 having been turned
in just as she was on the point of leaving
the city. The Tybee responded to this
alarm, and Lieut. Maher could not get
away until he learned that the boat would
not be needed for tiro service.
Mg h t*e*r* Disappointed.
Had it not been for the extremely
squally appearance of the sky during the
forenoon, it is probable that more would
have been out to see the race. Shortly
before 11 o’clock then* was a In avy show
er at the Yacht Club, and the sightseers
left for the* starting point as soon as it
was over. The Dragoon had tire •< ded
ttMNtt by about an hour, under her own
sail, while the Maris was towed down,
leaving about 10:4f o'clock by the Winona.
The Clifton and the Tybee were about the
last to get away from the club house, and,
gathered at the starting point and on the
way down, there must then have been
nearly 1,000 spectators. Several of the
boats, the big steamers among them, had
made the trip from the oily with their
parties, taking up reinforcements at the
club house.
Sunnily at the ‘'tart.
Nearly all the way down there wore in
termittent squalls, the wind being pretty
strong at times. There was something
about the look of things, though, that
induced the experts to declare that there
would soon b- a practical calm, and this
prediction was verified not long utter the
3tart.
Some time was lost after the arrival of
the Tybee at the starting point, in getting
the atakeboat properly anchored. In the
meantime the Dragoon was flying alioiit,
running here and there, ami winning no
little admiration b\ her sailing, and Hie
way she was hand). I. (’apt. Theodore
Barnard was at t In Im. and the others
of her crew w*• Me:- - Julian Schley,
Paschal Strong. H < ry Backus, Stein Bry
an and James Hard* <
The .Marls lay at anchor until just a
few minutes ) for- the first whistle
•ounded from th** T\ i -*• When her crew,
with Capt. W. D Forcher. \t the helm,
finally got her mainsail and jib up, it was
clear from the light way she skimmed
the water, that the Dragoon hod found
no mean competitor. The other** of the
crew were Messrs. J. W. Lewis. M. K.
Bryan. Arthur Young, Alex Marshall,
Jr., nnd three colored boat hand's. M*\
H. H. Bacon was on th* Marls for the
Savannah Yacht Club, and Mr. C R.
Cunningham represented the Carolina
Club oh the Dragoon.
During this pr- aratory spinning
about, there was a- inking breeze, and
the interest of th- sp* ctators was keen
The yachts circled and wheeled after tin
whistle sounded, and for five minutes they !
lock eyed for the start, running beyond th*
line, coming about quickly and coincid
ing upon their estimates of the elapse of
the five minutes 111! the starting whistle
Running side by side, they approached
the line, and then the whistle sounded.
At the time the boats were not more
than two lengths from the line, and they
crossed it with the Dragoon one second
In <h lead.
The next few were anxious moments
Th. breeze was still fa w r and the boats
ware heel ng a little und-r it, and all
wanted to see which w.uld forge ahead.
It wa* the Maris. Slowly, but very per
saptlbiy, she went ahead, and for a mile
’ tGouUuu4 XtUrd '
MIDST A HEALTH OF FLOWERS.
Mr. Sanmel KrHnuiun ami Miss Tens
llriter Were Wedded.
The wedding yesterday of Mr. Samuel
Kreigeman of New' Y'ork, and Miss Tess
Hester, was one of the most beautiful
home weddings of this season. The cere
mony took place at noon, at the residence
of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Bertha Hex
ter, on Jones street, and was performed
by Rev. I. I'. Mendes. Only the rela
tives and a few intimate friends were
The decorations were unsually lavish
and beautiful. Wreaths of bamboo and
other evergreens were festooned about
the walls, and palms and ferns gave a
cool aspect to the suite of rooms.
The canopy was formed of smilax in
terspersed with white roses, and beneath
this the bridal couple stood for the im
pressive t- rvice.
The march from Lohengrin was render
ed by Leon’s Cfrchestra. s processional
for the bridal party. Mr iMord Hyams,
master of ceremonies, entered the par
lore first; following him, walked Miss
Nanette Hex ter, the bride’s young
est sister. The groom, accompanied
by Hr. Julian Hexter, came next, and then
Miss BenuJ.ah Hexter, the maid of ho : r.
The little flow, r girl, Miss Nanette Hex
ter, wore a dainty gown of white organdie
with insertions of Valenciennes lace. . n l
carried a basket of Bride roses. Miss
Beulah Hex ter was charmingly gowned in
white chiffon with accordion pleatings and
lace, and the three sisters, all in white,
made an attractive picture.
The bride, who enter, and with her mother,
look* and particularly lovely in her exqui
site costume of mousseline de sole over
taffeta. Both skirt and bodice were elabo
rately trimmed with Duchess lace and
knife pleatings of mouss. line, edged with
satin. Orange blossoms fasten'd the tulle
veil, which fell in graceful folds to the
end of the train, and the bridal bouquet
was composed of lilies-of-the-valley.
Mrs. Hexter wore a handsome gown of
point d’esprit over black silk, the bodice
being richly trimmed with applique.
At the wedding breakfast, served after
the ceremony, the bridal paiuy sat at a
small table, which like that for the
guests, was decorated with Nephitos rose-;,
maiden-hair ferns and smilax. letter in rhe
afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Kreigsman left
for New York. They will sail for Ltir.cp'*
on the 12th by the North German Lloyd
steamer, the Lahn. On their return they
will make their home in New York,
where Mr. Kreigsman is well known s
a member of the firm of Brill & Kreigs
tnan. The charming bridt whom he lias
won is the daughter of Mrs.
bertha * Hexter atul the late Simon
Hexter. For three years she has
been studying at the New* York Nor
mal School, of which she is a graduate.
Her many friends and admirers would
have rejoiced more in her happiness had
they regretted her departure less.
The number and beauty of the wedding
gifts- bore witness to a certain extent of
the popularity of the young couple.
Among the guests present at the cere
mony and breakfast were Dr. and Mrs.
I. I\ Mendes, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mein
hard. Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur L. Weil, Mr. and Mrs.
JL Traub. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferst,
Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Binswanger. Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Rosenheim, Mr. and Mrs.
F. Herman, Mr. and Mrs. L. JO. Grouse.
Air. and Mrs. 10. A. Weil, Mr. and Mrs.
S. A. Einstein, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Ferst,
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Ferst. Mrs. Isaac
Hirsch of Atlanta, Mrs. Engel. Mrs. Fer
dinadn Weil, Mrs. Lilienthal, Mr. H.
Witcover and Mr. N. Schutz.
V PRETTA HOME WEDDING
lYas I'liat of Mr. Walter Groff ami
IHlss liny lira at ley.
Avery pretty home wedding took place
last night at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Brantley, on Howard street.
The bride was Miss Hattie May Brantley
and the groom was Mr. Walter S. Groff.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Bascom Anthony, pastor of Trinity Meth
odist Church. The house was profusely
decorated with palms and out flowers.
The bride, was handsomely gown-d in
chiffon over white taffeta silk, and car
ried a shower bouquet of Bride roses. '1 he
maid of honor. Miss Florrie Metzger, was
attired in white organdie and lace. Mr.
C. it. Brantley, brother of the was
•best man. The bride is the accomplished
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brantley,
and by her sweet disposition has won.
many friends. The bridegroom is a younr
man of sterling qualities and is connected
with the. Morning News. Many friends
wish them u long life of happiness and
prosperity. ..
WHIES < VISED A BLAZE.
Entire Dcpnrlincnt Turned Out in
|{e*pnn*e to Itov S.
The entire fire d< partment was called
out at 10 o’clock yesterday morning to
a small fire at 114 Bryan street, west,
near "Whitaker street. The box pulled
was No. S, at Bay and Whitaker streets,
and the orders are for the entire depart
ment when this call is sound
el. This is because of the number of large
commercial buildings located in this vi
cinity, and also the number of disastrous
tires which have occurred there in recent
yea is.
The firemen found only a small blaze
in the roof of the wholesale liquor store
conduct- and by Col John Juchter. The fire
was in the roof at the western end of the
building and there seems to be little doubt
But that it was caused by dead wires,
probably those of the Burglar Alarm
Company, which had become crossed at
some point further away with a live trol
ley or electric light wire. The fire evi
dently reached the roof from the cross
aims supporting these wires. The blaze
was quickly finished by the firemen with
the chemical hand extinguishers. The
damage is slight. The building is owned
by Mr. J. D. Weed. The turning out of
the entire department caused a large
crowd to gather, as is usually the case,
in fact, when box h sounds.
Col. Juchter is in New' York on his
way to Europe, where lie expects to spend
the summer.
TO RECEIVE lILSHOI* li KILE Y.
The trrn ngemenl* Completed for the
lleeeptlon This Afternoon.
It is expected that the reception to be
tendered Bishop Kelley at the Cathedral
this afternoon, on the occasion of his re
turn from his recent consecration at St.
Peter’s Cathedral in Richmond, will be
very largely attended by the Catholics of
the city, and the many friends of the
Bishop generally.
The Reception Committee, consisting rf
about twenty prominent Catholics, will
meet nt the Bishop’s residence at 3:45
o’clock. Carriages will be in waiting, and
the committee will proceed to Hie Plant
System depot, where they will meet the
Southern train, due at 4:15, city time. On
the arrival of the train, the committee
will escort the Bishop to his residence.
After allowing him sufficient time In
| which to brush off the dust of travel, the
! party will proceed to the main floor of
, the new Cathedral, where the exercises
which have been arranged, will take
1 place. The exercise® will consist of two
presentation addresses. The first will be
by Vicar General Bazin, In behalf of Hie
ciergy of the diocese, and Hie
second b>* Mr. P. J. O'Connor, in be
half of tiie laity. Responses will doubt
less be mad- by the Bishop, to both ad
dresses.
I The committee which hoe* in charge the
matter of obtaining funds for the puree
to be presented by the laity, is meeting
with gratifying success, and the indica
tions are that the purse will be one which
even a Bishop need not be ashamed of.
Your best friend can give no better ad
-1 vice than this: “For Impure blood, bad
stomach and weak nerve* taka Hood's
k Sarsaparilla.—ad.
THE LISTING NEWS: FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1900.
COTTON OIL REFINERY BORNEO
SOUTHERN OIL COMPANY A LOS EH
BY $150,000.
Fire Broke Out Suddenly In Roof of
Refinery Building and spread
Rapidly—Fire Department AVas
Called I pon for Aid and Rendered
Ya lun Lie A Mint a nee—tiood V\ rk
1> Mr. Kve Saved a Considerable
Lons on Oil—The Eoyornble Direc
tion of the Wind and tiood Work
bj tlie Firemen Saved the Large
and Valuable .Mill Blunt From De
struction—Lo In Fully t overed
by Insurance and building Will
Be Keliuilt.
The entire refinery p ant of the South
ern Cotton Oil Company, w> st of the city,
together with the barrel plant and soap
factory, an i the Wesson oil storage
house, was destroy*'! by lire yesterday
afternoon, with a total loss of $1 50,C00.
The large crude oil manufacturing plant
of the company, and its n nv rous storage
tanks are practical y uninjured.
The loss is chiefly to buildings and fna
ohinery, the large amount of oil
in the tanks in the refinery
building having been pumped out
after the fire begun as the result
of tho coolness and good judgment of one
of the employes. Otherwise the loss
would have been much greater. The loss
is fully covrred by insurance, placed with
local and Northern agents.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
though some of the employes have an in
definite idea to the effect that the build
ing was struck by ligh'ning during the
heavy thumb: rsterm, which prevailed be
tween 1 and 2 o’cloc k. There was a blind
ing flash of lightning, and a heavy crash
of thunder in the vicinity of the mill dur
ing the thunderstorm, and some of the
employes expressed the opinion then that
the building had been struck. it was
nearly an hour later, how- ver, when the
lire was discovered.
The tire was first seen near the roof of
the three-story refinery building, about
2:30 p. m. Several of the employes ap
pear to have sef?n the blaze about tHe
same time. Knowing the inflammable
character of the materials there, there
was naturally som<- excitement. , The
blaze was a small one, however, and as
the company is equipped for such emer
gencies, the tirefighting apparatus was
gotten out, and work begun at once.
The flames spread very rapidly, and were
soon beyond the control of the company’s
force. Seeing the state of affairs, Sunt.
W. C. Petty, who was in charge, tele
phoned the Savannah lire department for
assistance. Supt. Maguire*responded with
the big engine and hose wagon from head
quarters. It is a long run to the oil
works, over a good road, however, and
the whole upper floor of the refinery
building was in flames when the engine
arrived. Seeing the state of affairs, Supt.
Maguire telephoned an order for an alarm
from box 52, calling out all the northern
section of the department, except the
chemical engines.
Owing to the long run to the works and '
the difficulty of getting water after their
arrival the firemen had no show at saving
the refinery. In fact, with the inflamma
ble character of the materials stored there
it is doubtful if they could have accom- ;
pii shed anything with this building after;
the flames once obtained a hold. Good I
work was done, however, in preventing !
the spread of the flames to the other I
buildings, several of which adjoined very 1
closely, nn.l for this Superintendent Ma
guire and his men received Hie hearty
thanks of Manager L. W. Haskell and the
other officials of the company.
Lmkily for the oil company the large
drain leading across the grounds had be
come choked during the thunderstorm and
was filled with water. Ascertaining that
the artesian \yoll at the works could be
fed into this drain Superintendent Ma
guire at once arranged for this and put
the large engine to work. A hydrant was
discovered in the field some distance west :
of the works on the large main leading
from the old waterworks. It had not been
used in years and some time was lost in
making a connection, but this was finally
accomplished. No water could be pro
vided for the third engine and it was
sent hack to the city.
There was a high wind from the north
west. which helped the flames, but carried
them away from the main buildings of the
mill. In a shift of the wind to the east,
however, the heat set fire to the frame,
building us and for . inning and storing the
Wesson oil. and this building: was eaten
up by the flames in short order. It con
tained several thousand dollars worth of
the Wesson oil, hut the loss here was
small as compared with the refinery.
The refinery was 200 feet in length by
60 in width and was filled with valuable
machinery for refining the crude oil. con
verting it into salad and other edible oils.
The older portion of the building, which
was entirely of brick, was used in part
as the soap-making plant. This is praci
cally a total loss, though parts of the
walls will doubtless be made use < f in re
building. The extension to this building
was of brick and wood covered with gal
vanized iron. It burned fiercely and two
hours after the fire started was simply a
mass of twisted iron lying upon the brick
friinrTfltinn..
Mr. Hammond Eve. who has charg* of
the pumping department of the works,
showed great judgment and presence of
mind, which resulted in a large saving to
the company. As soon as he discovered the
dangerous character of the tiro he put the
pumps to work and soon had nil the val
uable oil in the refinery transfers and to the
tanks, which are practically fireproof.
This piece of good work on the part of
Mr. Eve was mentioned with de ido l ap
proval by Mr. Haskell.
Mr. Haskell and Mr. G. F. Tennille, the
chief chemist, were both at the yacht
race. Word was got to them as soon as
j>osslble. and they made haste to get to
the works, reaching there about 6 o'clock.
They anticipated a very si rious state of
affairs, and l>oth were wed pleased to find
that only the refinery had been destroyed
and that the remainder of the valuable
plant was practically out of danger.
“The total .loss is about $150,(X0.” said
Mr. Haskell to a Morning N- \vs reporter
who saw him at the scene. “The refinery
barrel shed and soap factory ore prac
tically a total loss. The loss is chiefly on
buildings and machinery, the stock of <>il
in the refinery having mostly been pumped
out by the good work of Mr. Eve. The
Wesson oil storage house w as also burned.
The loss is fully covered by insurance.
There is no serious loss on stocks of oil.”
“The loss might have been much more
serious one,” said Mr. Haskell. “We have
always been apprehensive If there should
he a tire the whole plant would go. The
mill ar.d adjoining bull lings are practlea.iy
uninjured, and the tanks are unhurt. I
am very well phased indeed that 1 1 i* tire
men were able to .isolate the fire. The val
ue of the entire plant is n arl\ SI.<HV>,OOO,
with about s7s<Mioo Insurance There is a
very large stock of oil on hand.”
Mr. Haskell thanked Supt Maguire for
the effective aid rendered by the tire de
partment. The mill being be von* I the
city limits, the department could have
declined to respond, and this fact made
the service.rendered the more appreciated.
Supt. Maguire expressed regrets that lie
was not notified of the full extent of the
danger at once, in order that the full
available strength of the department for
the work migiht have been brought fo the
scene promptly.
Mr. Haskell remark I *-1 that if the refin
ery had to be burned, it was very for
tunate that it should occur just at this
time, the season’s* work being practi
cally concluded, and there being sufficient
time in which to rebuild before the open
ing of the next season.- The company
will undoubtedly rebuild, he said. The
refinery was one of the most complete ot
any owned by the company, being used in
the production of the finest oils Th*
greater part of It was almost new. hav-
Ilng been in operation little more than
a year.
Mr. Eve, who has charge of the pump-
ing department, was tio busy pumping t ha
oil from the refinery to a place of safety,
that he failed to save his bicycle, and
clothing which w'ere in the office of the
burned building.
SIX WILL HE GRADUATED.
( losing Exercises of St. Vincent**
Academy on .lone 27.
The graduating exercises of St. Vin
cent’s Academy will take place at the
theater at 6:30 o’clock, on the evening of
Wednesday, June 27. At that time a class
of six young women will be graduated and
receive the diplomas to which their years
of arduous work, crowned with full suc
res?, entitle them.
The graduating class consists of Miss
Annie E. Houston. Miss Mary A. Kennedy,
Miss Helen A. Lyons, Miss Julia M. Boyle.
Mi - Ella A. O Mara and /Miss Mary Y.
Christian. Miss Houston will be the val
edictorian, and Mjss Kennedy the saluta
torian of the Class of 1900.
The final examinations of the academy
have been in progress since the latter
of May. the instructors determining that
it would be wiser and better to begin them
thus early rather than to subject the pu
pils to the hardships of standing long
and difficult examinations during the in
tensely hot days that may be expected
ai any time during the month of June.
The examination in the catechism and
Christian doctrine for the undergraduating
class took place on Monday, and the Faf
ferty prize in this grade was won by Miss
Catherine Blun. Th-* same examination
for the lower senior class was held yes
terday. and the Cafferty prize won by Mi-s
Kate McCredmond. These prizes were in
stituted by the late Very Rev. Edward
Cafferty, formerly vicar general of the
diocese of Savannah.
The contest in written spelling for the
members of the upper classes will take
place during next week. This examina
tion i a difficult and rigorous one and
is looked forward to with mingled hop?
and fear by those who intend to brave its
terrors and make ju\ 4 effort to win the
prize that is offered. *
The closing exercis s of the academy,
that will be held at the theater, will be
made especially interesting by the exten
sive programme of music that has been
provided. The music on these occasions
is always a leading feature and this year
it will be of even more than customary
elaborateness and excellence. For its bet
ter rendition tjiere will be full orchestral
accompaniment.
The year has been one of the most sat
isfactory and successful in the history of
the academy. The enrollment has Iven
larger and the diligence and application
of the fair young s-tudents more encour
aging to their instructors than has been
the case for a number of years. The Sisters
of Mercy, by whom the school is so well
Conducted, feel that have good reason
for gratitude for and a fair measure of
satisfaction with, the results they nave
accomplished.
TO MAM FACTI’RE FROM WOOD.
I-iprpont Mannfacturlnu Company
Hns Vpptlotl for Incorporation.
The Pierpont Manufacturing: Company
has applied for a charter of incorporation
to Judge Falligant, in the Superior Court.
The company desires to engage in the
manufacture of articles made from wood
.]nd to enjoy such rights and privileges
ns shall he deemed essential or wise in
the execution of Us corporate purposes.
The capital stock of the company, to
be actually paid in, is to he $75,000, hut the
privilege of increasing this to $700.000 m ;
the discretion of the board of directors,
is asked of the court. The incorporators
named, are Wallace J. Pierpont of Cres
cent City, Fla., and William W. Mackal),
J. Randolph Anderson, and William V.
Davis, of Savannah. The principal place
of business is to he In this county.
MONEY OHUCHS ON PARIS.
Savannah Poslnfflce Will Isaac Them
at Dome-tic Rates.
The postofilee department has establish
ed a money order station at the Exposi
tion building in Paris, and the Savannah
Postoftice Is now prepared to draw money
orders on that office.
These orders are domestic and cost re
mitters only 32c per hundred. Domestic
money orders are drawn on the station
at the Exposition only, and are intended
tor the convenience of Americans at the
exposition. An order drawn on any other
office in Paris is treated as an internation
al money order for which an internation
al fee is asked. This fee is $1 per hun
dred.
While no orders are being drawn yet,
it is expeeied that-Savannah will do her
share of this business.
FINER VI. 11l RECTORS COWING.
Sin to Association AVTII Ho in Snvnn
noli This Month.
Mr. Edward Platt of Augusta, Is in Sa
vannah. to arrange for examinations by
the §tate Board of Embalmers, to be held
in Savannah, June 18 and 19. The. State
Funeral Directors’ Association will meet
in Savannah, June 20 and 21, and the Sa
vannah undertakers are arranging for
their entertainment.
One Thousand
Fonr-qnnrt Deep Stew I’nnn
Just received 1,000 4-quart agate deep
stew pans, to' be given away Friday and
Saturday to all purchasers of any of the
following articles:
one pound Thea-Nectar tea foe.
One pound Japo tea 75c,
One pound A. & P. baking powder 45c.
One pound best pepper 50c,
i hie pound best mustard 50c.
Two bottles extracts, any kind 50c.
$1 worth of coffee, any kind; 60c worth
of tea. any kind; 75c worth of tea and cot
fee. Friday and Saturday, two days only.
The Great Atlantic 1 and Pacific Tea Com
| pany, 106 Broughton street, west. Teh
| phone 610.—ad.
Hailor Hat Sale.
Prices of these goods at Krouskoff’s arc
less than others ask for old styles and
shop-worn. Krouskoff's offer you new
styles and best qualities at less than oth
er- ask at the'.r fake sales.
Children’s sailors, the Columbia, in navy
curd, brown and black, trimmed, 19c at
Krouskoff’s.
Ladies’ tine mixed straw sailors, blue
and white, card, and white, brown and
white; others’ sale price is $1.19; Krous
koff’s, 69c.
White rough-and-ready straw sailors,
silk band, leather sweat, others ask 98c;
Krouskoff’s, 48c. *
Knox shape, style nnd finish, rough-and
ready sailors, 73c at Krouskoff's; others
ask $1.50.
Mohair sailors, all shapes and colors, the
finest braid made; others ask $2.00; Krous
koff's price, sl.oo.
White and black jumbo straw sailors,
the lightest weight braid made, trimmed
with scarf and fringe; others ask $2.00;
Krouskoff’s price, 98c.—ad.
l*lc of Hope To-nighf.
Gentleman guessing contest. Wilson, the
photographer, will 'present a dozen pho
tographs to the gentleman who guesses
right to-night. Rosenfeld’s sweet music
and A No. 1 fish supper at Barbee &
Bandy’s. Go out and enjoy yourself.
Fare 5 cents.—ad.
Aew Itookn
’ Amateur (Tacksman,” "Brought to <
Bay.” “The Cross or the Pound, Which?"
“Found in the Philippines,” “The Jimmy-
John Boas,” “Living by the Spirit,"
Monsieur Beaucaire," “The Mississippi
Valley in the Civil War,” “The Boomers of
Acre Hill,” “Tales From Town Topics,"
“Sophia,” “The Bath Comedy,” “Tho
Burden of Christopher,” ”A Modern Ju
ltet,” "Biography of a Grixxly,” “Mar
tyrs of Empire,” “Captain Sntan,” “9t.
Ives.” “A Set of Rogues,” “The Immortal
Garland.” “A Difficult Problem,” (by An
na Katharine Green). For sale at Eatill'*
N-w* Depot, 45 Hull uet t Savannuh,
l a “—A
SI.OOO REWARD FOR MATHEWS
MURPHY A CO.’S ANXIETY TO FIND
THEIR MISSING MAN AGER.
They Are Willing to Give the
Amount Named for the Arrest and
Delivery of Mathew.** at Savannah.
The Completed Investigation of
tlie Accounts Shows a Shortage of
Nearly $7,000 for tin* One Month
That Mathews Was in Charge of
the Office—Tlie Loss u Small Matter
to the Firm, But They Desire to
Make an Example of Mathews.
Murphy & Cos. have issued circulars an
nouncing a reward of SI,OOO for the arrest
and delivery of W. C. Mathews to the
sheriff of Chatham county. The circulars
contain a picture of Matthews, and a very
complete description of him.
The investigation of the accounts of the
local office here has been completed, and
it has been ascertained that Matthews’
shortage is between $6,0C0 and $7,000. Al
though he had been in the employ of the
company in New York and Atlanta he
had never been entrusted with the charge
of an office before, and he seems to have
started out from the very day he took
charge with the intention of working the
company for every cent that he could.
Playing the races, gambling in stocks,
and blowing himself in the tenderloin sec
tion were his favorite diversions, and
these he pursued in a manner which made
i some of the local sport3 stare. It was evi
dent to those acquainted with his circum
stances that he was spending considera-
I bly more than his income, and the won
| der is That suspicion was not excited
sooner.
•It took Mathews just a month to get
nearly $7,000 ahead of tlie company. He
came here in April, but was not put in
charge until two weeks later. During this
time he was evidently without funds and
even borrowed from other employes of
the* company. His extravagant style of
living dated from the day he took charge
of the office, and he kept up the pace eon
j tinuously until his departure a week ago
i to-night. Just how much of the money
: of the firm he took with him is uncer
tain. but it was evidently a considerable
amount.
The financial system used by the com
pany made it easy for an unscrupulous
manager to get ahead of it. Two accounts
are kept with the bank with which the
company deposits. One is in the nam<- of
Murphy & Cos. and the other in the name
of the manager. The manager’s account
is used in defraying the expenses of the
office and in paying the profits of the
local customers upon their speculations.
Whenever these happen to be too large for
the manager's account to meet with ease
he notifies the home office of the amount
needed and an order is wired him for the
transfer of the amount from the com
pany’s account to his own.
This is what made it so easy for Math
ews to get ahead of the company. A good
many of Murphy & Co.’s customers were
caught in the slump in the cotton market
last week and found it necessary to put
up additional margins. Mathews collect
ed about S4.OX) from this source, but put
the money in lys pocket instead of de
positing it io his account es manager.
Having made up his mind to shake the
business and the city at the same time,
doubtless with the intention of reforming
and leading a different life hereafter,
Mathews wired the company 'Saturday
that he needed S2,OCX) for his account as
manager. The order was promptly given.
When Mathews presented the order at the
bank the cashier inquired if he should
place it to hi? account, as was customary.
Mathews replied no, that he desired the
amount in cash and asked for two SI,OOO
bills. This the cashier was unable to give
him, but paid the order instead in SSO and
SIOO bills. These bills are anew issue of
the First National Bank of Macon and are
expected to play a part in the detection
of Mathews. The description given of
Mathews in the circular is as folows:
“Age about 30 years, but looks younger,
weight about 145 pounds, bight about 5
feet 9 inches, rather slender but of sup
ple build, dark brown hair, parted in the
middle, rather inclined to curl* slight
brown moustache, (doubtless has shaven
off now) blue eyes, but rather weak look
ing. wears eye glasses, has clear fair
skin, rather feminine appearance. Good
set of teeth, upper gums show plainly
i when he talks. Smokes cigars very freely.
lower lips usually chapped from excessive
! smoking. Nails of fingers long, always
I r.icely manicured. A great frequenter of
! pool rooms, and race tracks. Dr* sses very
neatly. Quite often wears silk hat, Prince
Albert coal, low quartered shoes, fond
cf jewelry, especially rings, has fine soli
taire ring, also silver mounted rabbit
foot attached to his cigar cutter, and
handsome small size gold watch. He had
in his possession some fifty and one hun
dred dollar bills of new issue of First
National Bank of Macon, Ga.; supposed
to have left Savannah Saturday night,
June 2, for Goutsvilie. Ivy., via Knoxville,
Tenn. His home formerly in Xenia, 0.,
and New York. Resided in Atlanta about
six months, from there to Savannah for
one month "
The circular is signed by Murphy & Cos.,
and Thomas Screven, superintendent of
1 oiice. It will be sent broad-cast through
out the country. Murphy & Cos. are de
termined to apprehend Matthews, and to
make an example of him if possible. It
is the first time they have been treated so
badly by an employe, and they are not
disposed to let him go unpunished. Pe
te tives in other cities are engaged on
the case.
The descriplion is about as accurate as
cculd he given, and shows Matthews to
have been quite a stylish looking chap.
He was also a very plausible fellow, and
had no difficulty in making a good im
pression Uj:on those whom he met. He
was accompanied by his wife, who is
said, to have be n a fine looking woman,
and dressed stylishly. Matthews' father
in-law was also with him here for a time.
As an Illustration cf his methods, it is
s’ a ted that Matthews came down to the
office one morning wearing a magnificent
so italre and amend ring with handsome dia
mond shirt studs and" cuff buttons, lie
explained'his display of gems by saying
that they were gifts from his father-in
law, and remarked that the old man was
very well to do. When the head of the
company heard of this Incident it made
him faint. When he recovered from his
astonishment In* replied that Matthews
father-in-law had been property man for
a Broadway music hall, and never made
over $lO a month In his life.
With the $2.0.0 which he got from the
c mpany Saturday, and probably as much
more which he had appropriated from the
manager's account, Matthews was very
well hioled when lie left the city, and can
afford to r main quiet until (ho scent gets
cold. His wife left for New York the week
before h s departure, atul her trunks were
rent North lasi W *ll. <day. Her t itlgti
preceded her by several days.
Mr. J. 11. I'oits is now temporarily in
charge of the local office of Murphy A
Go., and business is going on as usual. A
few of the smaller customers got nervous
When they heard of Mathews' shortage,
and made inquiries os io the status of
affairs. They were informed that a com
pany which has numerous offices through
out the country, and frequently pays out a
giealer amount than (lie loss sustained
In profit* to a single customer, would
not lie in anywise hampered by n small
matter like this.
Excursion Tickets to New 1 ork null
I'lilntlelphin Aln "Savannah 1.1ne."
National Republican Convention
Jane lltth, 1900.
Round trip tickets will be sold for
steamships of the Savannah Gtnc, sailing
from Savannah June 12, 15, 16 and 18, fine;
return limit June 30, 1900. Tickets $26.50
from Savannah to New York and Phila
delphia. Proportionately low rates from
Interior points.
For steamship reservations, etc., write
or apply to W. G. Brewer, City Ticket and
Passenger Agent, 107 Bull street, Savan
Watted Array in Bank
Are great fortunes. Three per cent, might
do for those who need a guardian, but
for the wise, rushing, money-getting
community, we say, what you want is
good real estate that will grow in value
even while you sleep; therefore, go out
and look at those elegant lots in “Tey
nac Gardens,” Eighth street, east, from
Habersham to Waters avenue; 145 beau
ties to go at auction for whatever they
will bring. Terms, $25 cash, $25 quarter
ly, 6 per cent, interest, or 5 per cent, dis
count allowed for all cash. Great sale
day, June 12, at 5 p. m. Platshek & Cos.,
auctioneers.—ad.
Half Hat**** to Axhvllle, N. C., Jnne
littli to ltltli, Via Southern Rallnay.
Account Southern Students’ Conference
Y. M. C. A.’s, Conference City Y. M. C.
A. Workers, and Conference Y. W. C. A.,
Asheville, N. C.. June 15-25, Southern
Railway will sell tickets to Asheville, and
return at rate one fare round trip. $9 25
from Savannah. Southern Railway is only
line operating through cars from Savan
nah to Asheville. City ticket office, 141
Bull street, telephones 850.—ad.
Seashore Eicnmiona.
Effective June 10th and to continue
during the summer season, low rate week
end excursion tickets will be on sale to
Tybee from the principal stations on the
Central of Georgia Railway.—ad.
Trimmed Hat Sale.
Why buy shopworn goods, faded and out
of style.
Buy millinery from Krouskoff’s. who
know how to sell millinery, and do not
palm of old stock on you.
Regular $6 Trimmed Hats, specially
made, $3.
Regular $8 Trimmed Hats, specially
made, $4.
Reguiar $lO Trimmed Hats, specially
made, $5.
One hundred and sixty-eight hats made
inside of the last six weeks, ail stylish
goods, handsomely trimmed, you can
have at your price. Krouskoff’s rule is
no trimmed hat should stay in their es
tablishment more than ten days; if one
price does not se*ll it. it is marked down
until a price is reached, regardless of
cost, until sold. Krouskoff’s.—ad.
Where For tones* Are Planted
That is the place to buy; don’t invest
your idle cash in a marsh lot or faked
up illusion; get it on an open street; get
where you have pure artesian water, high
dry. graded qvenues; neighbors on lot
next to you; more coming every day, and,
above all, where you can buy for less
money all these advantages. Your profit
is to wait great auction sale of 145 lots,
Eighth street, east, from Habersham to
Waters avenue, June 12, 5 p. m. Terms,
$25 cash. $25 quarterly, 6 per cent, inter
est. or a 5 per cent, discount allowed for
all cash. Platshek & Cos., auctioneers.—
ad.
A Delicious Siuoke.
The Herbert Spencer is an elegant cigar
and is truly a delightful enjoyment to
inhale the fumes of this fine tobacco; it
is exhilarating and delicious.
See that the name of Herbert Spender
is on every wrapper of every cigar, with
out which none are genuine.
The Herbert Spencer cigars are oniy sold
by the box of 50, Conchas at $3.50, and
Perfectos, $4.50 at Lippman Bros., whole
sale druggists, Barnard and Congress
streets, of this city.—ad.
Funt Horses, Slow loaehf*
Don’t go well together, but cash Invested
In beautiful “Teynac Gardens'* lots roll
smoothly onward, hand and glove, as the
saying goes. Wise people have bought ,
lots already and built upon them and !
landgrabbers are trying to buy them at
private sale now, but the company says
no; therefore, remember, the great
slaughter sale of 145 lots takes place June
12, 5 p. m., at auction to highest bidder.
Terms, $25 cash. $25 quarterly, 6 per cent,
interest, or a 5 per cent, discount allowed
for all cash. Platshek & Cos. t auction
eers.—ad.
Manufacturer'* Ribbon Sale.
To-day at Krouskoff’s, the entire stock
of all silk ribbons, the products of the
well known Jefford & Collins’ silk mills,
purchased by Mr. S. Krouskoff in New
York last week, and shipped immediately
to be placed on sale commencing to-day,
at Krouskoff’s.
1.(50 pieces 5-inch hemstitched taffeta
ribbons, all colors, white, creme, blue,
pink, cardinal, black, ecru, beige and
cetesc, worth 50c per yard, on sale 23c.
987 pieces 5-inch, all-silk metalique taf
feta ribbons, regular 35c quality, all over
the city sale price 19c. all colors.
.Special Offering.
Outclassing all attempts of others to com
pete with Krouskoff's, the "Ribbon Mart
of Savannah.” Black, all silk taffeta j
metalique.
s—l-inch wide, 4c per yard.
7I 1 -2-inch wide, tic per yard. L , *1
9 lvi-inch wide, 8c per yard. ,ijV
16 —2b-inch wide, 11c per yard. L
22—3-inch wide, L'hC per yard. ' 1
20—1-inch wide, 14c per yard.
00 —5-inch wide, 16c per yard.
Krouskoff’s—the Ribbon Mart.—ad#
Louisville Confederate lie-union
The Louisville Courier-Journal of May
30, contains an illustrated account of the
late Confederate Reunion at Louisville,
Ky. For sale at Estill’s News Depot, No.
45 Bull street. Savannah, Ga.—ad.
Milestone!* ns Decoy*.
What you have done in the past has
nothing to do with the case to-day. If
you were ‘‘done” up by “boosters” at
some auction sale or other, don't carry
any weight or even argument about ‘‘Tey
nac Gardens” lots. This great bona fide
sale lakes place June 12, at 5 p. m. One
hundred and forty-five elegant lots will
be sold for whatever they will bring. If
you don’t get a few tell your troubles to
Capt. Screven. Terms, $25 cash, $25 quar
terly. 6 per cent, interest, or a 5 per cent,
discount allowed for all cash. Platshek
& Cos., auctioneers.—ad.
“Sumnier Schedule* to Tybee
The Central of Georgia, beginning June
10. will operate the same schedules be
tween Savannah and Tybee as were in ef
fort last summer, viz: six trains each way
on week days and seven on Sundays.—ad.
Gray ben rd.
“Graybeard is the only medicine which
cures Stomach troubles in my family at
this season. It is a great remedy.
Rev. L. J. Gresham,
Eureka, Tex.”
Graybeard Fills are the Pills to tike
now. 25 cents.
Respess Drug Cos., Props.—ad
Get Ahead of Old A **e.
One dollar laid aside as a young man
moans millions when you are old, and
you can beat old age in the race with
wealth by fruitful methods. One of these
is to buy some “Teynac Gardens” lots, on
Eighth street, east, from Habersham to
Water’s avenue. They will be sold for
whatever they will bring. Great fortunes
are made from low-pribed lots; the high
ones are full of sentiment. This great
auction sale rakes place June 12, 5 p. m.
Terms, $25 cash, $25 quarterly, 6 per cent,
interest, or a 5 per cent, discount allowed
for all cash. Platshek & Cos., auction
eers.—ad.
The Central’s Sunday Special.
The Central of Georgia Railway is op
erating the usual seashore special, leav
irg Augusta Sunday mornings at 6:15, and
arriving at Bavannah 10:25 a. m. Return
ing. leave Savannah 6:15 p. m., arriving at
Augusta 10:40 p. m. Stops are made at all
stations between Augusta and Bavannah.
,-ad. -- -
LATTIMORE’S
WHEN
GHAINLESS
Is tlie subject the CELEBRA
TED CLEVELAND must be con
sidered. It contains all the
good tilings of vrheeldom,
BURWELL
BEARINGS
Arc found only on the Clere
lanfl. They give It its easy,
running qualities anil make It,
beyond question, the easiest
running wheel on the market,
THE CLEVELAND
GHAINLESS
Is superior to *ll ehalnlesa
wheels made, notwithstand
ing the fact that some dealer*
aye giving other makes a
grand rash.
The CLEVELAND sells itself.
WM.&H. H. LATTIMORE,
WEST CONGRESS STREET.
LATTIMORE’S
YOUNG MAN,
YOUNG WOMAN,
Stop Before You Marry,
And buy a GURNEY Refrigerator. It
will coo! any discord and make the fam
ily affairs run as easy as an old shoe.
You can’t get a better refrigerator. Nor
can you get one so good. The Gurney
keeps things cold, uses little ice; is clean
and durable.
We have, too, the best freezers in the
world. They make ice cream freezing
a positive pleasure, and if you get THE
WHITE MOUNTAIN or THE OHIO, you
have the right thing.
Some great bargains in fine Cut Glass
and Imported China.
The place to save money is here. Sum
mer goods at very low prices.
G. W. ALLEN & CO.,
STATE AND BARNARD.
!CUBAN
I WATER
MONKEYS.
HID lOKEIL'S SB.
Mill Men and Others.
40-horse power Boiler, but little
used In good shape, only taken out
to make room. Price S4OO, delivered
at any railroad in Savannah. Ad
dress v T
J. H. ESTILL,
Morning News,
Savannah, Qa.
LEMONS.
Black Eye, Pigeon and Cow Peas
Potatoes, Onions, Peanuts, and ail fruit*
and vegetables in season.
Hay. Grain, Flour, Feed.
Rice Straw, Magic Poultry and Stock
Food.
Our Own Cow Feed. etc.
213 and 215 BAY, WEST.
W. D. SIM KINS & CO.
COMFORT
For your stock The fly Eeauoo Is now oB
us and the time to use
Tough on Flies,
s lotion when applied will prevent youv
horses and cattle frcra being pestered. Try
It and be convinced.
HAY, GRAIN. BRAN, COW PESO,
CHICKEN FEED, etc.
T. J. DAVIS.
Phone 223. 113 Bay street, west.
BRENNAN BROS.,
WHOLESALB
Fruit, Produce, Grain, Etc.
122 BAY STREET. Wt.
Telephone SS*.
ROASTED COFFEE
For ml* to th* trod* by
C. M. GILBERT & CO.,
, Ccffoo Importora and Ro**tr%
