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WILL FAVOR LOCAL OPTION.
SAVAWAH’S DELEGATION TO TUB
STATE (OWEATION.
Congressman Hafns E. Lester and
Hon. \V. AA . Osliorne Among Those
Who Will AA'atcli the Construct ion
of the Platform—Looks ns Tliouuh
n Msorous Effort to Secure tho
Innertlon of a Local Option Plank
Will Be Slade nml That Saiauuuh's
- Delegates Will Help in the Fight.
But They Won't Talk About It.
Delegates to \ntionul Convention
Are \ot Disclosed.
A bunch of Savannah politician? left
for Atlanta yesterday and last night, to
watch the performances at the meeting of
the State Democratic Executive Commit
tee to-day. and the convention of the 1< n>-
or ratio party, that begins i .- sessions t a
morrow morning.
Besides Chairman F G. dußignon theie
•re other men prominent in the poli i al
iite of Savannah, end the elate, who liave
gone from this city to be on hand when
the platform upon which the party i.~ t.)
stand in the coming campaigns. Is in
proofs? of construction. Hon. Rufus E.
"Hester, Hon. \V. \Y. Osborne. Col. M. W.
Dixon. Capt. J. Ferris Cann, and Mr. J.
Robert Creamer. left on the Central train
last night. Other of the politicians had
taken earlier trains during the day. Mr.
R. M. Martin, who is a delegate to th~
convention from Liberty county, leaving
on the Southern.
Though the. politicians and the delegates
maintains a close reticence to their
plans and intentions on the subject of the
platform, there is every indication that a
strong and determined effort wi’l be made
to have the party indorse local option a,
the principle of Democracy, on the liquor
question, and to secure the insertion of
a local option plank in the de * a* i rv of
party belief and intention? that the con
vention will adopt. It is probable that
this plfltik will be supported ircvily I
the delegates from ti is coun;.' and that
Whatever hiflueru * otiters front Savannah
who are not delegates can exert *ill b
uped to secure its insertion in the. plat
form.
The Savannah men believe that the in- ;
•ertion of such a plank will be ol nu'
ial bene tit to the state The prohibition
issue consumes •a- . > • .*r two or •
weeks of ihe tim* and irt'-Plion of Hi*
legislature. otl e:n i-: i: • . everythiug
and. very mu hi mor ’imp and at
tention ar* devoted to it during the re
mainder of the .-e-sioii. 'Phis time, it is
felt, could be pr t . \ t> r.r if. n
ouiec way, and it is thought that if the
local option plank gains insertion in the
p] a Worm the “burning Isaue of prohibi
tion” will be satisfactorily relegated to the
tear. Once the jar’y has declared flatly
for local option, as opposed 10 prohibition,
the annual disturbance in tlm Legislature
will cease to cause any apprehension.
Other members of <he delegation from
ibis county to the convention will leave
to-night. .Mr. A. A. Lawrence will
be of tli is put Col. George T.
Gann has found i' impossible 10 rceonei’e
his business engagements with attend
ance upon the convention, and he will
rot go.
The delegates have little to say on the
subject of delegates to the National Con
vention. e4her from the state at large
or from this district. None of them
could be induced to declare his prefer
ences in this matter, all agreeing in tiv*
statement that the question had been left
open for future consideration and deter
mination It looks os though the sc lei -
tion of delegates t to be made subservi
ent to that the representative? from this
county to the convention consider a more
vita! one—the insertion of the local option
plank in he platform.
If the delegation expressed t eir vi<°ws
they would doubtless indorse he candi
dacy of Senator A. O. Baeon as one cf
the delegates from the s-tate-at-lnrge to
the National Convention. The mwem-nt
10 have Senator Bacon named has assum
ed the aspect of a demand for the paii i
oal recognition of South Georgia, and as
this section of the state is very often for
gotten when the party is distributing i"-
hoitors and awards, the movement has
tbe indorsement of the po illeia* s o* Sa
vannah. They are quite willing to t lk |
generally along th< -•* 1 nes, b i they * -
cllne to commit tht.tnsclv* , s afore ime to !
the support of anybody-. The ni-as-iwr. rot
the man, is receiving their time : nd at
tention.
With the exception of the effort to have
the local option plonk in corpora tbd in the
platform, it its likely that the sessions
of the convention will be without <n.v
very greet interest or excitement. Th
candidates for State* House officers r.r.i
judges, and solicitor general of the siv- 1
era! judicial circuits of tbe state, will be
DC minuted in accordance- with th- and isio'i
of the last primary, and there wi’l be no
contests in. tiny of the.-e ises. The im
press ion seems to be that the convention j
will be a very short one. but if the local
option fight is made, the sessions may
be prolonged.
, TOO MAAY HOLIDAYS.
School Bnnnl ficdd Yot Afford to
Arid Stephen** Hirtlidu v to Li <t.
“Tco marry holidays are enjoyed by tie
public- schools already.” said Presklent
George A. Mercer yesterday, when n.-jk and
why the Board of Education had not
granted the request of the local chapter
of the Daughters cf the Confederacy. to
have Feb. 11, set apart as a holiday, in ;
memory of Alexander H. Stephens, whose
birthday it is. Col. Mercer believes the
work of the schools is seriously interfered
wuh by lovin-v; too many holidays, and
he does not any should be added
to the present list.
An hour or o on Stephens’ birthday.
Col. Mercer, said, might be devot'd to
exerejsf?. having some connection with
the Confederacy’s vice president, and it
is probela. that the hour usually given to
reading, tv ill .e so pent. That is thought
to be fit and prone’-, and perfectly wirhi
the bounds of proper conduct of tiie
•eh^olf.
Under no cl< unistanca-. though, said
Col. Mercer, would he agree to a coll* c-
Tton being Token in the schools. The
Daughters of ih- Confederacy desired that
one. cent bo contributed on Feb. 11, by
each pupil, to be •I * \. ■•• and to the restora
tion of Liberty Hall. Stephens’ old home
at Crawford vi He. To a how such a col
lection would Ik a Kid pn , e.ieni. the Col
onel said. and. wild* precedents should
not be a law, , hry are yet hard to over
ride.
Supt. Otis Ashmore shares the opinion
of Col. Mercer, n to hollda>s. He fo* -
lleve# that fhe schools in Savannah a!- i
raafiy enjoy more than, tho.-'- in . on:<- other
Place*, ami that the effectives s.* of the
*yst<?fn -\inno; b< so wed main m:.<l if
the number of h Mdays is to be In.-u-ased.
UTIZIAS* I! AM\ DIUEt TOR*.
\
Stockholder* i liom* (Ik- Sumo llourt!
nt tin* Annual >1 retina.
annual meting of ti.* stcckhold
B ,hf ‘ Cltiaei 1 hiiik v s held j.sr.rd v
morning ir> the oili- -of Vice Pro si.lei it
B. Lane. T .< < H board < f dime cr,
was chosen for another year. The gentle
men comprising the board *r Me*rr B
A. Denmark. Mills B. Lam *\ ■ m
Rogers. John 11. Esii I. E iw.t and : . j ,ov
eii. Joan H. Young, Charles L>. B-ild j
Henry D. tStevtn*. John Heard iki;,,.;
Thomas H. McMillan. John VV. Hin t’
George J. Mills and Edward T. Coiner
The board of directors did not n.-n *f.
*r the election. The meeting of the board
for the election of Us offlf era will be h* Id
this morning *t 11 o’clock. It is aid The
•ame officers will be elected,
MIDST FLOHkRS AM) MUSIC.
Happy Nuptial* of Mr. Irwin Cobb
and AHms I.uura Baker.
A homo wedding, beautifully carried out
in every detail, took place last evening,
at the home of Mr. and -Mrs. Marcus 3.
Baker on Oglethorpe avenue, when their
I younger daughter. Spencer, became
the wife of Mr. Irwin Shrewsbury Cobb*
of Louisville, Ky. The ceremony wis
! performed by Rev. Pascorn Anthony, in
the presence of the family ufld near r !-
! olives.
A brilliant reception followed, at wld a
. were present, numbers of guests. Tfic
! residence was elaborately decorated wit/i
! tall palms, bamboo vine, and foliage
plants. The ceremony took place in the
j front reception room beneath on arch of
! smi.ax, ferns and while flowers. The
| chandeliers w r ere shaded with rose < >tv*r.
1 through which the light • ist u soft glow,
and in tic hall md other room.-, th*- dec
orations were .tlso of pink and w ait**. The
dining room was particularly lovely. From
the center of the railing to tie four cor
ners of the room, were suspended gutiami
;of bamboo vine, md directly over ihe'
table, a large wedding be,l was hung.
This woe studded wi:h whit** flowers, and
from the cent* r scarfs of illusion w* re
drawn down to tiie corners of the table.
Pink roses aid >w- j>- i< were used In
decoration, the room was ligated widi
pink candles in silver candelabra, and in
- refreshments nl-o carried out the color
scheme of pink.
The ceremony took place at o’clock.
An orchestra .stationed in the hall played
the wedding march froin”Lohrengrin” and
1 he four bridesmaid: entered the parlor
first. They carried white ribbons, that
formed an aisle through which the rest
of the bridal party walked. These rib
bon-bearers were Miss McDaniel of
Springfield, Mo., Miss Conniff of Jackson
ville, Fla., Miss Mary Hodgson of Ath
ens and Hiss Joy Harper of Rome. They
wore dainty costumes of white organdie,
trin:m*-d with \":il‘*n-iennes lace, and car
ried shower bouquets of pink sweet peas.
Following them walked Master Walter
McNeil, who presented the wedding ring
to the minister.
The be?* man. Mr. Saunders Fowler of i
Paducah, Ky.. and the maid of honor.
Miss Judo Hodgson of Aibens, preceded
ihe bridal < ouph Miss Hodgyftn's charm
ing gown was of while organdie, with
inset;ions of !a* < . over phik taffeta, and |
her bouqne' w.i- of La France roses.
The bride’s beautiful gown was of ac
eonJion pleated win c chiffon over dueh
e-s . in, and was charaelri iz* and by its ;
.-implicity. She wore no ornamrnis, ex- i
cep a sunburst of diamonds, which fast- I
cued th* veil of illusion, and carried a
liou'.ai- * of bride ros sand ferns.
A pretly and unique feature followed |
the i . rpmony, that of drinking the lualdi |
o f V ride and groom in a quaint old German
!oar!-cup, v.hie.i w.is sent as a gift from
Kentucky friends of the groom. The cur>,
which was fully twelve inches in heigh ,
w e of green and gold glass and was in
scribed with a G> rman motto of good
luck, it was tilled with Rhine wine and
\va.- passed from one to another of the
family c ircle, followed by congratulations
and impromptu toasts.
The reception guests were ente:tnined
from !> until 11 o’clock, and later in iho
evening there was dancing for the young !
people. Mrs. Baker, mother of the bride,
received the guests, assisted by ler j
daughter. Mrs. Henry Blun, Jr. Mrs.
Baker was gowned in *ihck silk, with
trimmings of lace and sptngled net, while
Mrs. Blun wore pale blue taffeta, with 1
ovrr-drcss o bla< k lace.
Much merriment was occasioned among
(lie bridesmaids by tho bride's divt ,ing
her bouquet bet wren them. The flowers
were arranged in five clusters, in one of
which was concealed o turquoise ring, and
in another a silver bodkin.
At midnight Mr. and Mrs. Cobb left for
YY.V’ningron. Hride.'s tailor-made
Traveling gown was of fawn-colored cloth,
lined with pastel blue, and she wore a hat
of golden brown straw with rosettes of
block chiffon. The bridal tour will ex
tend throughout 'ho summer and Mr. and
Mrs. Cobb will not go to their home in
Louisville until September. Mr. Cobh,
whose birth place is Paducah, belongs to
a prominent Kentucky family and is a
young man of brilliant promise. He is
on 'lv* edtorial staff of the luisvi!le Post
and is a gifted cartoonist as well as writ
er. The lovely bride is the younger daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus (Stephen Ba
ker, and carries with her to her new home
the good wishes of a host of Savannah
friends.
CAN MAKE CONNECTIONS.
New House llrniituge Syntem Is Now
Ready for I wo.
Connections with the now house drain
age system will soon begin. The inspec
tion of the completed portion of the sys
tem is practically completed and the di
rector of public works Is now ready to
receive applications for permits to con
nect Therewith. Several applications have
already been tiled.
More than half the property owners of
tho <ity will shortly have the opportun
ity of connecting with tbe new system, if
they so desire. The entire section east
of Bull street, from the river south to
Seventh street, is complete and ready for
connection, as is also the portions west
of Bull, from the river south to York
street lane, and from Bolton lane south
to Eighth street, between Bull and West
Broad streets.
The director of public works requests
that all property owners desiring: to make
connection- with the new house drainage
system 'hiring the next three months j
will hand in their applications at his of-}
rice, stating the locations of the connec
tions they wish t Am.ike, within the next
two weeks. As the map of tho new sys- !
tern has not yot been completed, it will
Ik* necessary for the supervising engineer
to locate the “Y’s” where each connec
tion is to le made, hence the request for
property owners desiring to make connec
tion to band In their applications with
in <he time specified.
DEATH OF ViR. ( HAKIJ S \FTM \\.
He Was Formerly Sn vn nnnli.'nn
ntil AYiiw Well Known Here.
Mr. Emile Newman received a telegram
yesterday from Jr.dianapclF, lnd., nr- ,
nouncing the death of his brother. I
Charles Newman, which occurred in that
city Monday, from pneunion a. The fun-
oral tobk place yesterday tit Indianapolis. ,
Mr. Newman was 4G \<ars old and tin- j
married. He was well known in this city, :
having been several years ago connected
with the firm ol S. Guckonh im< r Sons
as a traveling salesman. After severing!
His connection wbb Guckenheimer &
So ns he went to S<. Louis and became
interested in the tobacco trade, which be
had just left, with the intention of travel
ing Southern Indiana, in Hie interests of
a baking powder concern when his death
occurred.
In the death of his brother Mr. New
man, has the sympathy of the many
friends who kn< \v tbe deceased.
IRE FEMErERI *l :> I lb\.
<om in 11 l*e** Report Likely to lie
Adopted !> t oiiitell To-d:iv.
Tiie City Council will hold its first af
-1 ter noon session for the summer tills after
noon. Apparently, there is no new busi
ness of imporLancc to be brought lie fore
'h #> meeting, but the indications are that
ihe reiort of the special Cemetery Com
mit‘eo favoring the purchase of the Gar
rard tract on the Ogcechee road is the
spe for anew city cemetery, will be
act* i upon.
Mayor Myers said yesterday that lie |
! thought it likely that the question would
be taktn up and disposed of. and this
may be tuk< n to Indicate tho 4 action upon
j the report will be favorable. The mem- 1
; hers of Council who are opposed to the
purchase of the tract, however, will
doubtless have something to aay before
‘ *he vote la taken.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1900.
WILL PREPARE NEW PLANS.
\rchitect i imw to >rmsiT ck-
SIGKS FOR r;i.ITAH ACVDKMV.
They Will Be Passed I pon ly n Com
mittee From Hi** Bonn! of Edaea
tion Before Being Aeeepted—'The
New Plan to Be Drawn to Alert the
Wishes of tlie School Board am!
Aeadi-ni} Trustee*—NN ill Ise a* Lit
tle Delay as Possible in Commene-
Ing Work Alter the Plan Has Been
Accepted.
Architect Henry Urban, it is under
| stood, will 1-e employed by the Building
Committee of the board of trustees of
Chatham Academy as the architect to
submit a design for the restoration of
that building. The design submitted by
Mr. I'rb-m mu-a !** ace-ptabb* to the
Do. ul of Education, Tjiis dec 1-ion
l>e*-n reached by the trustees at their
meeting at Gen. W. W. Gordon’s home
day before yesterday.
The Building Committee of trustees
'•onsis:s of Cap'. 11. C. Cunningham, Mr.
W. L. Clay, Mr. George Freeman and
Mr. George J. Baldwin. The Board of
Education has given full power to piss
upon the design offered to the following
committee: Col. J. H. Estfil. Mr. .15 A.
Denmark, Capt. Henry Blun and Mr. Otis
Ashmore, superintendent of schools.
Regarding the architect, the restoration
of the academy seems about to revert to
<he plan that it was thought would be
followed not long after the building was
partially burned, when he trustees en
tered upon a consideration of ways and
means for rebuilding. .* design was rt
quested from Mr. Urban and was fur
nished. though the architect hod to con
fine himself to the old lines of the acade
my. Objections to the old lines were
raised, and the situation was finally re
duced to am advertise me*it for designs, as
a result cf which eleven were submitted
by as many architects.
I was said tho ousters felt somewhat
bound to Air. Urban, because they sought
him First for a design. He was among the
eleven, but all the designs were declined
by the trustees. Thus, if Mr. Urban is
to furnish the design, th** situation is a.
i4 was just after 'he fir*.
Col. George A. Mercer, ptr idont of tIV
Board of Education, and also a number
of 'he board of trus'ees, approved the plan
submitted by Mr. H. \V. Witcover in the
Vornprtitiefh of the nrchite -ts. both as to
interior ad exterior, but. n .v. iha i-,
decision has been readied to have the
Building Committee select an an 'she t
whose design shall be satiflfae ory to th •
committee from the Board of Idau ati n.
:u v- anxious that t little <le ay ns pos-i
--b’.e t.rec de the ;cual comrnencemen: cf
v/ork for the restoration of the academy.
Fa pen is cf the children who a'tend th*
two Chatham schools. Cel. Mer< cr declar
ed. are greatly inconvenience 1. by the af
ternoon sessions, arrangement, ar.d it is
essntiol that the Academy be reside i as
quickly ns possible in order that the morn
ing sessions may be resumed. The great
falling off in attendance at the two schools
has been due to their a.ternocn sessions,
and Col. Me*cc;' had hop'd that by
January 1. at the very latest, the Academy
work might lie sufficiently 'advanced o
again admit of tlie accommodation of the
Chatham schools.
MANY Bl ILDIVtiS IN PROSPECT.
Contractor* Banking* far n Lively
I'o.'Uion Fi*em Now on.
There has been an unusual activity in
tho real estate marker within the last few
montfis. but as ypi no ccrresponding re
vival in the building trades. A Ba ling
contractor, who was asked as to the prob
able cause of this condition, and whether
it was likely to continue, said (hot it was
due, probably, ro the fact that siiKP the
!a?t building season there has been a
heavy increase in the cod of almost all
building materials, and that though there
arc many inquiries from prospective build
ers they seem loth to pay the inctease that
the price of muteiiuls forces ihe contrac
tors to charge, and are holding off in the
hope that different conditions may obtain
later in the reason.
Despite the drawback, however, there is
n fair amount of building being dons, and*
the outl* ok i* that much more of it will
be done later. This season, it is predicted,
will t>e it more prosperous one for The con
tractors than v'.t-t ihe la-t. as during last
season many of the cont; actors were forc
ed to pay 'Uch large ly increased and un
expected prices for both material and la
bor that in many cus. s the profits of the
work were entirely wiped out.
LONE ID MELT HER AFFIX',("*>.
A Serevcn County Young Lady to
Become* n Soldier’* Bride,
A Screven county young lady, a member
of one of the oldest families in that sec
tion of the state. Is on her way to Cxibi,
where she will be married to t young sol
dier whom she met while Lee’s Co.ps v as
camped around Savannah.
The prospective bride arrived here las)
night and will leav e for T. mm this morn
ing, sailing for Cuba io-mori\,w night.
Her affianced is stationed in Havana, and
the wedding will take plat e on lit r . i
- rival there. The young lady was visiting
! in Savannah when the army was camped
! hero. At the home ol* her frit mis eh ni t
| the young soldier whom fat*- nodded was
| to become her husband. Th< ir engagement
was announced seme time since. A few
days figo she received a c ablegram frrm
her lover asking her to con *' to Uavani
and she is now on her way ill re.
TWEVI Y-M XEN LOTS SOU).
Auctioneer Plntnltek DiftpoMcd nt
Ecjalitb Street sit* s.
The sale of a number of the lo s owned
by the Oglethorpe Real Estate: Company
took place on the ground .vest, ’ lay uftcr
noon. The sale was conducted by Auc
tioneer S. K. Flatslick. and, despite the
threatening aspects of tho skies, there
t v* as a good attendance.
The loirf are situatcnl on Eighth street,
from Habersham east to Waters avenue.
Most of those sold yesterday, how. ver.
nr*' located on' or near bad Broad street.
For the twen.y-seven tots noM an aggre
gate price of $7,020 \va obhdmvl, an aver
age of S2SO a lot. Among tho purchasers
were Messrs. S omon Shoftall, Jacob Uo
hon, I*. J. Moirison.’J. F rf Brown and J.
I). Ferss'o. All of the proper.y owned by
•he company will be disn sid of nd the
sale will be continued later until this is
accomplished.
Eating and Meejiing.
Food supplies and substance for repair
ing the wastes of the hotly, and gives
strength. Sleep affords the opportunity
for these repairs to be made. Both are
necessary to health, it you can’t eat and
sb *‘p, ta Hood’s Sarsap.irlll.i. It r.-
atf‘B a good appetite and Tones the div>s
tive organs, and I* gives th*- sweet, r. -t
--ful sleep r.f childhood. Be sure to get
Hood’s.
Biliousness Is cured l*v Hood’s Fills ‘\v
—ad.
llM.f iIVI!v.N
To llnrnr., III<• \ in < i iural of r.i-or.
win IlHllimy,
\cconnl of Knrnr.vlllo Cliniilnunno,
Ticket* on fcotn nil p Inis 01 i-cn.
iral of Ueorgta itiillwuy July J 10 k |. :r j
| slve, nd for train* Bcliccjiilcl to at rive In
! rtarnesvllic prior lo noo; . Jnlv 7, Kli.ai
I limit July 10.
I Ticket Omi o*—lo7 Bull street unci t_ v titr i;
fassjonßer Station. —ati.
BOYS HEIEIVED PRIZES.
IntorrsTinß i ommenoenient Exer
cl*r? of >3r. Strong** School.
The commencement exercises of Mr.
Ormond 9Trong’s school were held last
night, at St. John’s Parish Hall. Many
of the relatives and friends of the boys
were present, and the exercises were
greatly enjoyed. The efforts of the boys
to entertain their audience were very
succesHful, the defamations being partic
ularly creditable.
Mr. Strong, the principal, gave a brief
review of the year’s work, and outlined
a plan he has for the addition of a mili
tary feature next year, believing that it
will increase the interest of the boys, and
be a benefit to them mentally and physi
cally. The pupils are heartily in favor
of thn military feature, and its Inaugura
tion wi.l be hailed by them with delight.
The principal introduced Eidred Papy,
who declaimed Antony’s address over
Caesar’s body. This was one of the best
cf the declamations. Catesby Jones also
declaimed, his selection being Patrick
Henry’s celebrated speech before the Bur
gesses. H. Strong. Jr., declaimed H.
W. Grady’s “Now South.”
I'lkmi ihe conclusion of the declama
tions. Mr. I\ A. Stovall, with a few ap
propriate remarks, presented the prize? to
the boys whose conduct and application
entitled (hem to receive them. Four sli
ver watches and two gold medals wore giv
en, the prizes being offered by the direc
tors of the school. They were awarded
as follows: Watches to Edwin Carson for
general excellence, Julian M. Solomon, Jr.,
for LcUin. C. H. Strong, Jr., for mathema
tics, George Cornwell for English; medals
to Eidred Papy for declamation and to W.
M. Jones, Jr., for spelling.
Tho Sown nee scholarship was not
awarded, as there was no graduating class
his year. It may be awarded to some pu
pil of the summer class, which will open
on July u.
The closing remarks were made by Mr.
Strong, who thanked the parents of his
pupils for entrusting them to his cate,
the directors of the school for their ser
vices and the boys themselves for their
interest In the work and their excellent
deportment.
After the exercises were over, dancing
and refreshments were enjoyed, the ar
rangements for these features having been
made by tbe following committer of the
school: Walter Heyward. Warren But
ler, Edward Carson, Eidred Pap>\ Edward
Ilinswangcr and C. H. Strong. Jr,
--o • i
IN HEAD-ON 4 OELISION.
Passenger and it Freight Came To
gether on the l’. C. & I*.
Engineer Pierce an l rt colored fireman
of the Florida Central and Peninsular !
were brought to the city yesterday after
noon on train No. .44. They had been in
: jured in a head-on collision the night be
! fore. Police ambulances were in waiting,
i and the men were transferred to their
I homes. Neither was badly hurt, and it is
! expected thnt (hey will be out again with
in a few days.
The accident occurred night before last,
between 10 and 11 o’clock, one mile south
; of White Oak, seventy-five miles south of
Savannah. Train No. ♦!*. northbound, and
a southbound local freight crashed to
gether. Though There had been no inyes
i ligation of the accident yesterday after
noon. it was staled at the general office
in Savannah that ir had probably been due
><> sotm■ fault of the conductor of the
freight train.
No. left Jacksonville night before last
at 7:43. The freight had left Savannah in
‘he afternoon, and the passenger train
had the right of way. ‘Just why it was the
orders were misunderstood and the trains
came together was rot known, but. as he
result of some one’s carelessness, the road
lost considerably in equipment, besides
having ths engineer and fireman of the
pi • ' train hurt. Both engines were
badly battered, and the sleeping ear.
which, on No. tW. is pulled next to the
• ngine. <vas also damaged, though not
thrown from the track. None of the pas
sengers was hurt.
The track was neared of the wreck by
9 o’clock yesterday morning, a wrecking
train having been dispatched to the scene.
Another No. (JG was made up in Savannah
on news of the wreck being received, and
it left on the regular schedule time at
1 a. m. yesterday for Columbia.
DON'T Tin THE PHALLI PI NES.
A Savnniinh Fold Her Boy'* Advice to
Ills Friends.
Magistrate E. Bcvans, who h3s a son
with Hie United States troops in the Phil
ippines. received from him yesterday an
interesting letter dated April 6, and suit
from Her to, Nueva Fa nay.
Referring to the fighting, he says: “Wo
are not having much to do now, as most
of the fighting is over, as far as this
island is concerned, and I think it is aljout
he same on almost all of the other isi
ukK except Luzon. We have not had very
much sickness in our regiment; we have
lost only two or three men, and they died
of tlie small-pox. The worst enemy that
the American soldier has over
j here is a native drink known
! a-? “tuba.” It comes from the
aunt t?c'. the top of which is tapped
ar.d a bamboo cup to fastened That the
juice or tuba can run into it. In one night
i cup will be filled with tills awful stuff,
of which half a pint i* enough to make
one bi as>ly drunk, or. as the natives call
. ”hxo.” One of our boys got a little
too much of it, and it nearly set him
razy. This is a cur’ous country; we
never have -my cold weather; it is as hot
1 here in tlu winter as it is in the stales
: during the summer.”
"There i< one thing that I want to tell
you. * you hear anyone .say that all
1 kinds of fruit grow wild here, or Ilia'
they grow at all you need not believe
: him. We can’t get any kind of fruit ox
| I'cpt coeoanuts, mangoes, and bunanes.
and half of them are not fit to eat. Tell
; all of my friends that are safe a home,
| *o stay there, and nor look for anything
that They have not lost in the Philip
pines.”
A\ ILL SHOOT AND DINE. '
Riflemen AA ill Oleltrute U.Mli Anni
versary of the \**oeintion.
The twcnly-tfifth anniversary of tlie Sa
vannah If! Me Association will be cele
brated to-morrow. A number of tlie offi
cers and members have been busy for
some days, arranging for tiie dinner and
-peaking that will mark the celebration,
an-! it is probable that nearly all who be
long to the association will be in attend
ance.
In the afternoon the anniversary will he
marked by rifle contests at the range. Th**
shooiAc: w.H begin with the arrival of the
• c aving ihe Bolton street st I'lcn ut
f o’ k. Tiie more members there me
,t>i a .t i.dpn in/the shooting, tiie. great J
* r will i< Th* satisfaction of the officers
: of the asso luGon.
From the i fie range, the members of
* as.-ocia; i**n w ill go direct to Mrs.
I\ninoil's , Thunderbolt, where the din
ner is to be served. An arrangement has
been made, by which the dinner will lie
served under can van, which will be I
spnad in the garden in Iront of Mrs.
j Ban non'ft.
Mr. Walter G. Charlton. Mr. Waller C.
Hart ridge. Mr. George A. Mercer. Jr..
Mr I*.. A Stovall. Judge Robert Falli
i Kant and (’*.. A*. R. Lowtou will he the i
speakers. The announcement of Cneir
names is n tuffi dent guarantee thnt eu- I
Joyutde si* <' he may be heard.
Family l \cur*innn lo Tylm*
HeilneNilnjr nml Fr’diiy.
Twenty-five cents round trip. Tickets
UmUr.l lo dale of *ale. Ticket* on *lc
it Tybe* Depot, Haudolph street loot of
1 VretiiUcn I ..—uU. .
<N FAVOR OF CAR LINES.
WARSAW WITHOUT POWER TO
LEVY SPECIFIC TAXES.
Jndgo Falllgant'n Decinion Holds
Thet the Levy of the Tax of
and $lO Per Car ou the Savannah,
Thunderbolt and Inle of Hope
Ituilnay Zn Without Authority of
Law and Canuot Be (’plield Legal
ly—The Town I* Prohibited and
ftentrained From Its Enforcement.
The Decision nt Variance \\ ith
That Rendered by Judge Fallignnt
in the Company'* Case Against
Sava nnnh.
Judge Falligant handed down a decision
yesterday in the injunction case
of the Savannah. Thunderbolt and
Isle of Hope Railway against the
Mayor and Aldermen of the town of War
saw. The decision is favorable to the rail
way, -and prohibits the town from enforc
/
ing the collection cf f he taxes which are
the subject of complaint.
The petition in the case was filed last
year, when Judge Fal'.igant granted a re
straining order that has continued in force
since. The town of Warsaw, or Thunder
bolt, had passed a taxing ordinance which
subjected ihe street railway company to
the payment of a specific tax of SYOO and a
further tax of $lO upon every car that en
tered the corporate limits of the town
during the year. Asa very large number
of cars are used by the company to ac
commodate the large travel between Sa
vannah and Thunderbolt during the sum
mer months, the tax that it would have
been compelled to pay under the provis
ions of the ordinance would have been a
heavy one.
The objections to' the legality of ihe or
dinance that were urged by the plaintiff
in its petition to the court, and in the ar
guments of its counsel. Mr. Barrow, were
founded upon its lack of harmony wkh
the laws of the state on the subject of
taxation, the acts of the Legislature mak
ing special provision for The taxation of
street railway companies nnd other cor
porations engaged in ihe business of com
mon carriers, and limiting the taxing pow
ers of municipal corporations as to them.
The decision is directly at variance, in
Its tenor and effect, wkh that rendered
by Judge Falligant in the easq of the Sa
vannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
Railway, against the Mayor end Aldermen
of ihe city of Savannah. In that case t.i>
right of a municipal corporation to levy
a specific tax upon street railway compa
nies was also in question, and under the
principles of law therein involved, Judge
Falligant held that the tax might legiti
mately and properly be levied, rt has been
generally thought that the some princi
ples governed both cases, but the decision
of the court is to the effect that this is
not the law. and that the casee do not
stand upon the same footing, and are not
governed by the same principles.
When the petition for a temporary re
straining order was first filed in court,
there were interesting features connected
i with it. The company hid been called
upon to pay the taxes that had been levied
against it. and had refused flarl> . It w* i
i ihen stated that it was the intention of
, the municipal authorities of Warsaw to
; levy the tax fi. fas. upon the <a? of the
| company, as they entered the corporate
limits, and to chain them to the tracks
! until the executions were paid. (Some
thing of this intention had been officially
communicated o the officers of the street
railway company, and Hip restraining or
der from Judge F;iliigant was obtained
just in time to stop this action.
The arguments upon the application for
a. temporary injunction w r re made some.
; two or three weeks ago, Judge Falligant
then reserving his decision. Tr is a. mat
ter of some surprise that the decision is
at variance with that rendered in the
s*reet railway company’s case against 4he
dry, in which, to the lay mind. P ap
peared that the same principles were in
volved. The decision rendered is a short
i one, and no discussion of the grounds of
law and fact upon which it is founded is
contained therein. Judge Falligant stat
ed yesterday, however, that in his opin
ion the proper determination of tho is
sues involved in the two cases wns not
dependent upon the same principles of
law. and for this reason the decisions
rendered had i;o< been alike.
It is probable that the case will be
carried to the Supreme Court. It con
i tains on-' of the interesting questions of
j ta: (tion that have lately arisen in such
i number, the decision of which by the
| court of last resort of the state, has ef
| fee ted some consternation among the
members of the business world.
BOYS SCHOOL t OAIY&EN4 EVENTS.
Prof. Morton'* To-morrow nnd Sa
vanna It Academy Friday.
The Morton School for Boys will have !b
annual •commencement exerqises to-mor
| row morning at 10 o’clock, at* the school,
N0.13 Macon street, east. The exercises will
consist of addresses and the presentation
1 of certificates of merit in single branches,
nnd for general work, also the awarding
of medals, and of scholarships for the
| ensuing year. Tho medals are three in
number and the scholarships two.
Tho commencement exercises of Hie Sa
; vannah Academy will be held on Friday
| morning at 10 o’clock, ar tho A adomy. on
Madison square. Tho programme of exer
| rises has nor yot boon completed, but in
; excellence and interest will bo in keeping
1 with those vf former years, li will con
! sist in part of Tin opening address to the
i boys by some prominent Savannaiiian. and
i the presentation of seven medals, as fol-
I lows: One each for the primary de
partment. grammar school and high
school; for general excellence, declama
tion and deportment; also the Savannah
Academy medal.
Later in the month, about the 21st
Captain Taliaferro will leave for his*sum
mer home at Rapidan. Ya., to which
place- he will be accompanied by some ter*
of his pupils.
A GIFT FROM Hl* rt IILS.
l*rof. Hti finer l’rr*fiit<vl n Httnd-
Mome lounge ly Hi* < In**.
Prof. Franz Hubner received yesterday
a handsome lo.ither lounge accompanied
by the following note from Mr. I. G. Ha i. :
“Your class of 1900, desiring to show an
appreciation of your musical effor s in
their behalf, have detailed me to present
you, in their name, this lounge. We trust
that you will find much comfort from the
use thereof. We also hop that your efforts
may be crowned with the sam succe s
us were those of the concert of May 31."
Mr. Hubner, while highly de Ighted wi-h
the lounge, is fllll more pleas <1 wb.h ti e
good will and appreciation of his pup ! l of
which th. present so eloquently trsHfirs.
Don't forget auction, sale of lots, be
tween Hnrnard and Whitaker streets, on
Eleventh, to-morrow afternoon, at ti
o’clock; $2.1 cash, $5 a month, G per rent,
interest. John L. Archer, auctioneer!
—BvJ.
Ilitlf Bute to Aihmtii nml Return Ala
< cut rn I of tiforglii, Account G<or
uin Mute Democratic C onvention.
Tickets on sale June 12 and 13. and for j
train* scheduled to arrive in Atlanta prior
o noon. June 14. Final limit, June IR I
Ticket offi es, FT Bui! street and Central !
passenger station.—ad.
Don't forget auction sale of lot?, be
tween Barnard and Whitaker streets, on
Eleventh, to-morrow afternoon, nt G
o clock; $25 cash, $5 a month, G per cent
Interest. John L* A r, '|igg puctianger
i-ad. - * |
TO CLOSE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE.
It Will Be Reopened Again Some
v Time in October.
Tho ladies of the Savannah Women’s
' Exchange held an interesting meeting yes
terday afternoon at the Guards’ Armory
HalL Arrangements for closing the Ex
| change during the summer months were
discussed and perfected.
The ladies have decided to close the Ex
change June 18, and wfill reopen it in Oc
tober. During ihis time orders will be
taken through the president, Mrs. Louis
! Haskell, who will be in communication
! wi'h the consignors. Any one wishing to
order cakes, ices or other delicacies need
only apply to Mrs. Haskell, at her home,
State street, east. In this way the benefit
to both purchaser and members of the
Exchange will Continue during the sum
mer.
After six months of success, the board
of managers feel confident that the Ex
change will continue to grow. The sales
have been very satisfactory, and numbers
of new features wilt be added in the fall.
MKT TO ARRANGE BRICE'S.
Land Pebble Phosphate Owner*
Gathered in Sn\nnnali.
A meeting of owners of land pebble pho -
phate holdings in Barlow county, Florida,
was held at the De Soto yesterday with
a view to arranging for united action dur
j ing the coming season, especially in the
i matter of prices. Those present were
Messrs. Joseph Hull and L. W. Haskell
of Savannah, B. H. Heyward of South
Carolina, J. F. Beaty of Boston. The
meeting lasted some time, but Mr. Has
kell stated afterwards that nothing what
ever was accomplished by it.
One Fore Round Trip to Atlanta Ala
Central of Georgia Railway.
Account Meeting; B. Y. P. 1. Southern
State*.
Tickets on sale June IS and 19. and for
trains scheduled to arrive in Atlanta prior
1 to noon. June 20. Final limit June 23.
Ticket Offices —107 Bull street ar.d Central
Passenger Station.—ad.
Half Rale* to Axhtllle. N. C., June
13tli to l<tli, A ia Southern Railway.
Account Southern Students’ Conference
Y. M. C. A.’s, Conference City Y. M. C.
A. Workers, and Conference Y. VY. C. A.,
A heville, N. C., June 15-25, Southern
Riilway wi 1 sell tickets to Asheville, and
return at rate one fare round *rip. $9.25
from Savannah. Southern Railway is only
line on ratin' 1 : through car.- from Savan
nah to Asheville. City ticker office, 141
Dull street, telephones 850.—ad.
Summer Schedule* to Tyliee.
In Effect June 10.
Week Days—Leave Savannah 6:20 a. m.,
10:05 a. m., 3:35 p. in., 5:25 p. m., 6:50 p. m.,
8:35 p. m.
Sundays—7:43 a. m.. 10:05 a. m., 12:05 p.
m., 3:33 p. m.. s:£> p. m.. 6:50 p. m.. 8:35 p.
m. (Savannah city time.)—ad.
Excursion Ticket* to New York nnd
I'li i Indelph la Ain “Savannah Line.”
licpnblicnn Convention
June Ifffh, 1800.
Round trip ti kots will be sold for
steamships of the Savannah Line, sailing
from Savannah June 12. 15, 16 and 18. fine;
return i ; mit June 30. 1900. Tickets $26.50
from Savannah to New York and Phila
delphia. Proportionately low rates from
interior points.
For steamship reservation?, etc., write
or apply to W. G. Brewer, City Ticket end
Passenger Agent, 107 Bull street, Savan
nah. Ga.—ad.
Don’t forget auction sale of lots, be
tween Barnard and Whitaker streets, on
Eleventh, to-morrow afternoon, at 6
o’clock; $25 cash. $5 a month, 6 per cent,
interest. John L. Archer, auctioneer,
—ad.
A DcHcioti* Smoke.
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 Spencer
is on every wrapper of every cigar, with
out which none are genuine.
The Herbert Spencer cigars aie only sold
by tha box of 50, Conchas at $3.50, and
sale druggists. Barnard and Congress
streets, of this city.—ad.
Cider.
We have a nice line of cider in bottles,
pare and genuine, from the celebrated
establishment of Mott & Cos., cf New
York.
The Russet Cider and the Crab Apple
Cider are very good. Lippmun Dro?., cor
ner Congress and Barnard streets, Sa
vannah, Ga.—ad.
Don't firget auction sale of lots, be
tween Barnard and Whitaker streets, on
Eleventh, to-morrow afternoon, at 6
o'clock: $23 cash, $5 a month, 6 per cent,
interest. John L. Archer, auctioneer,
—ad.
One-Half Rate* to Philadelphia, Pn„
June lr.tli to IStli, via Southern
Railway.
Account Republican National Convention,
Philadelphia, Southern Railway will sell
round trip tickets at half rates, me fare
for round trip, ticket to be 3j.j j..ne ]5
to 18, inclusive, with final limit. June 2;.
Round trip rale from Savannah S2LSO
Double daily trains, complete .lining < a *
service. City passenger and ticket office,
111 Dull street, telephones 5,50.—ad.
Gra > beard.
“Graybcard is tlu- only medicine which
cures Stomach troubles in my family at
this season. It is a great remedy.
Rev. L. J. Gresham,
Eureka, Tex.”
Graybeard Pills are the Pi Is to take
now. 25 cents.
R spess Drug Cos.. Props.—ad.
Don't forget auction sale of lots, be
tween Barnard and Whitaker streets, on
Eleventh, to-morrow afternoon, at <>
o’clock; $25 cash, $5 a month, 6 per ont.'j
interest. John L. Archer, auctioneer. I
-a.!.
A Doctor'll Id vice Free.
About Tcttcrine, Dr. M. L. Fielder of Fc.
lc tic P. U.. Kiinore county, Alabama,
says: "I know it 10 be a radical eu:e for
toiler,salt rneum, ccnnia and ail k ndred
diseases of llie skin nnd scalp. i never
preset ite anything else in all skin trou
bles.” S. nd eOc in stamps for a box of P
postpaid, to the manufacturer, J. T. Shop
trim, Savannah, Oa., if your drugs st.
doisn't ke p U.—ad.
For Over Fifty Years.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for children teething. ]i soothes tite
child, softens the gums, allays all p.in
cures Wind colic, and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Twenty-live cent* a bottle,
—ad
MilUMCstloila
as to a location for a summer outing may
lie had by addressing Jes (', Pond, gener
al passenger agent, Wisconsin Central
Rahway, Milwaukee, Wls., for Illustrated
booklets, dts rlptlvo of the many beauti
ful resorts In Illinois and Wltconsln locat
ed along th. line of that popular thor
oughfare. Good hotel a comrnodatlons.
with excellent ils’.lng, beating, etc.—ad.
—Walter J. Swingle, agricultural ex
plorer for the United States Deportment of
Agriculture, has gone to Algeria to pur
chase 200 date palms. The Trees are to
be shipped to Arizona and planted there.
FOR HOUSE WEAR! | -I “r**,
EASY v ape the Bgarcgfr
MO STYLE ABOUT ' 9" >n
JUAT SOLID COMFORT,
OUR CUT-PRICE
Shoe Sale
Has drawn crouds of people o thi,
popular Shoe Store, nml ninny ,i 1.
lar did we save the shoe-buying
people.
AYe will continue (hi* Cut Sal*
until July Ist.
COME NOAV AYHILE SIZES ARE
PLENTY.
17 Bft&UGHfOM SfeWEST.
LATTfMORE’S
Second-Hand,
But Good Value;.
AVo arc tning to clean out
our *tock of *crond-hnnd
bicycle* and to do so
quickly we shall grant
buyer* extra concession*
In many instance* the
wheels arc nearly new nnd
are really north ."O per
cent, more than we have
marked them. But
Thay Most
Go Quickly.
AA o will ronridrr jotir bid
tui r.nj of them, but you
will really tie satisfied
with what jou hear when
yon get here.
These wheel* are stand
ard makes, many of them
oriqiiially sold by us and
traded hark for new wheels
this season.
Come in and see them.
LATTIMORE’S
GAS COSTS LESS
than any other fuel.
A GAS RA.AGE
Costs less t:-an any other stove.
GAS MAKES SO HEAT
extert when it is needed.
GAS IS CLEAN.
Gas does bet', r work.
GAS SAVES
You money.
TRY A GAS RANGE.
$! a month rental.
MUTUAL GAS LIGHT CO.,
7 and 9 Congress street, west.
Howsj r mr
A‘Ja> 42 (
Dyspepsia ?
1 p . rt dif--rrssiifof ntaladiea. re*
•' •' ;1 11 iistij.isiioii. litliotisness. palp.ta-
OEH Wr Dof ik e Ilf SI i, disofi(TlCf tho kI'IUOYI,
dm . ’ •'•'* '■’* :i 'dlly iiiijtj'rAil It*;t!f!i. t an ba
3/ rP" ■ <l/on,i ** er ’3nf*nt:y Cured by Burk**
y "yjptoiuf Cure Yaaiols p; mnotua appetite nud
/ <l'pef ti>n ian |mve ti n m al tvajrr with you Com*
jileto direction* wdh every i".x. Equally cflciect in
69 Acute er Chronic Costs.
■ * f| •. ajc par Ipin. -‘All P-ußtifts ■’
J ' & Cos , Bloominirtnn 111
schools jse coLustiKs.
PAQTTTAMC! SECURED. Sla.7 dopoelt money
iUOiIIUIIO for tuition In bank till poattlos is
o i ••cured, or will accept notes.
Cheap hoard. Car fare paid- bo vacation.
Eater any time. Open for both sexes.
) DRAUGHOIM’S rtA
BUSIfjgSS *-’>■
Nashville, Term* RavannahtGs*
CalVoeton, Tex* Texarkana, Tex.
lndoir,(‘(l hv merrhnnm and lifttike.n ® Three
Bnonthu* l>ockk‘t>|iiuy with ih, ptjnnh nix. elflnwhere.
All con.nv'niai branclißutni.’tfnr. Forolrfularsexplnin
insr “ Mom* 1 stud? widvoss “ Tk*; aitaint A.
For colleco uldrcts •• DeparUncot
MASONIC TEMPLE. Savannah. Os-
JOHN C. BUTLER,
—DKA-LKR iPi—
Taints. Oils and Uless, sash. Doors, BUtids,
and Builder*' Supplies, Plain and Decorn,
tlve Wall Paper, Foreign and Domesf'i
Cements, Lime, Piaster and Hair, Som
Agent for Abestine Cold Water Paint,
ju Congress street, west, ar.d t 9 St. Julian
street, west.
ROASTF I) COFFEE
For sale to the trade by
C. M. GILBERT & CO.,
Coffee Importers and Roasters.