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10 POLICE CENSUS IN ONE DAY. MAY FOLLOW <SOVFJIY ME\T ENU MERATION IF IT IS TOO LOW, Mayor Myer* Say* It I* Important That a City Re Given Credit for Every Inhabitant It Iln—He Re lieves Publicity 1* (lort for Any Error* That May Re Made by tlie Enumerator*—Think* Cnpt. Rlun I* Dnine Hi* Rent and Should He Helped Will Have the Police Force Take nn Fnnmeation if the C-en*u* Fall* Below Whnt lie D**- lieve* It Shonlil Show. “I shall send out the police force as cnsu9 enumerators,” said Mayor Myers yesterday, ‘‘if 1 find reason to believe that any considerable omission of names is made in the government enumeration. It is important that a city should receive credit for every inhabitant it lias, and 1 propose to see. in as far as it may Ik* in my power, that Savannah gets this credit. ‘‘With the eighty members of the poli •> force at work. I could have the census of the city taken in a day. Of course, ill we would want would be the bare enum eration. The various bits of information that the government enumerators require, would not be needed. The work for the police enumerators would thereby be sim plified. and they could finish it in a day. ‘‘As I said, it is essential that a city gets all that is due it. No nanw should be left out. If there are any who know that they have not been counted, they should let Capt. Biun know. I om confi dent that he is doing the best that he can, and is using every effort to secure a cor rect census. The people should assist him ir> it. ‘‘l am glad publicity is being given omissions made by the enumerators. It will serve to make them very careful, an 1 citizens who are not found will have it called to their attention that they should look up (‘apt. Rlun to give in the infor mation that the enumerators did not se cure.” The Mayor was ask<"d what he regard ed as a fair estimate of Savannah's j opu lation, but he did not commit himself. He said if the census shows €5.000. he w 11 enter no protest. His own estimate, lie would not make known, nor did he say what he would accept as the minimum number, thereby removing, as he might see it, the n?ed for a census by the po lice. Supervisor Blun and his clerks are checking up the enumerators’ returns to find whatever omiss ons have occurred. They say they cannot tell whether there have been any omissions or not until they go over the <numerators portfolios, and check them u with the street and block lists which they have, to see whether all the houses have been visited. When they have done this they will know' whether the enumerators have been to all the houses in their dlstric.fi. If omissions are found or are reported by people who have not been counted, the enumerator will be* called upon to revise his returns until they are correct. WILENSK Y HEARING BEGUN. Evidence Given Before Commi**inn er Lewi* on Yesterday. United States Commissioner Lewis be gan yesterday the taking of evidence in the preliminary hearing of M. Wilensky, charged with violating one of the sections of the National Bankruptcy Law, by con cealing from the receiver a portion of the assets of the defunct Savannah Shoe and Dry Goods Company, of which he was formerly manager. The evidence taken was that of several clerks of the Central Railway and Ocean Steamship Company, Detective Si Basch, who has been working up the case for the creditors, I. Berendt and others. It was along the line already outlined, when practically the same ground was covered in the hearing before Referee A. H. Mac- Donell, and tended to show that there -was a well considered scheme in opera tion by Wilensky, and certain confeder ates, to conceal some of the bankrupt company’s assets. It was shown that he had disposed of some of the goods just prior to the filing of the petition in bank ruptcy', had afterwards taken them hack and resold them even after the petition httli been filed. The hearing will be continued to-morrow afternoon, with B. Welt*, one of those to W'hom goods were sold, on the stand. The testimony of this witness is expected *o be interesting. It is alleged that Wilen sky has profited by the illegal transac tions, in some amount between $2,000 and * 3 ’ ooo ' , i L, WINTS IT POSTPONED. Mr. Frank Strachan Han Asked That the Rejtattn Be Delayed. An effort is afoot to induce the Carolina Yacht C*ub to postpone its annual re gatta. Mr. Frank Strachan of Brunswick has written, requesting a postponement until July 4 or July 7, as he will be una ble to get his boat, the Monsoon, in rac ing trim before that time. He is awaiting his answer here in Savannah. It is probable that the Yacht Club will agre* to do this. About July 7 the Nation al Educational Association will be in con vention in Charleston, and yacht races would be an added attraction to the visi tors. If the matter appeals to the sailing committee in this light, the postponement will doubtless be made. The Dragoon, It is authoritatively an nounced. will go in any event. If the re gatta is held on June 28. or on July 4 or 7. the Maris’ victim will m e; her again. It is the hope of tt\e Savannah yachtsmen that a very strong wind may prevail the day of the race, as they are desirous of trying the Dragoon against the Maris un der thoae conditions. NEW ROAD TO WHITE BLUFF. Dauejr Avenue Connected by Straight Line With \ernn Shell Komi. The county force of convicts, under the direction of Superintendent Chaplin, has just completed Davidson avenue, the new ; road connecting the terminus of Dancy j avenue with the VernYm Shell Road. The I new road is something over a mile in j length and forms an (xtension of Dancy ; avenue. The avenue with whi h Davidson av<nu connects runs along in the rear of White j Bluff. Until the new road was completed the residents of the Bluff had to go a most circuitous route in order to reach ! the Vernon Shell Road and the city. With the new road the route is absolutely 1 straight. The junction with the Vernon Shell Road is made at a point 1,20> feet nrr'h of th--* right mile-sione. The county h®s a thiriy-fnot rigbt-of- for is new thoroughfare, eighieen f*et of which have be n <oi i;m and in the ■construct n of the r ad bed. The roa i is ■ ” ,rt a ’ irl 1 - no ten urf. < <l. Thi ■forth, r impr m* nt will proi .iblv come in ihe com e , f tim* CADET Mhi I'd \ ( OHI’IIH \L. loan? kavan no hi ait 1* \cliieviiiff Distinction ut West Point. < adet Julian Schley nf Savannah has been made a corporal at West Point. He will soon enter upon his second year The honor of a corporalship falls to but few In the class, and Mr. Schley's many friend? here will be glad he has eei ured it His class standing is high, and in oih*r ways he is doing himself credit. Hr ha* been elacred first hop leader by his class Mrs Julian Schley, Cadet Schley’s rooth cmMr*n - gone o West Point log ihe summer, y ——- ASSAULTED BY A CONDUCTOR. Gilbert Collyer Claim* to Have Been Struck Witli knock*. A suit upon o somewhat unusual cause of action, wae filed in the City Court on yesterday. Gilbert F. Collyer wants $5,000 damages from the Savannan, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope Railway, for an unprovoked assault with a pair of knucks, alleged to have been made upon him by one of the company’s conductors. Collyer says, that while standing on the corner of Broughton and West Broad streets, awaiting the arrival of the Belt Line car, to which he had n transfer, he met a friend and walked with him a little ways down the street. When the car he wanted t ame iip he boarded it. After the turn into Bay street was made, and about the time the car reached Whitaker street. Collyer was approached by the conductor, who asked for his fare. The conductor told him he could accept the transfer ticket that Collyer offered, only when, it was presented hi tr.msfYr ' points, and that tin* passenger had no busi ness to walk down the street and avvavj from the point. Collyer says he told the j conductor that if it were against the rules | of the company, to accept transfer tickets under such circumstances, to return the ) ticket to him and he would pay his fa re. With this, says the petition, the con ductor seemed to fly into a sudden pas sion of rage. He told Collyer, in an ex cited tone, ‘ not to give him any of his lack.” and without more ado drew from bis pocket what appeared to the fright ened passenger, to be a pair of brass knucks. With this weapon Collyer says the conductor struck him a terrific blow over the eye, swelling the optic to an abnormal extent, closing the lid and In terfering with his vision and his work. He was prevented for some time going about his usual vocations and suffered great mental and physical pain, anguish end suffering. He asks that the company be made re sponsible for this unprovoked assault by the conductor, and required to reimburse him for the damages he considered he has sustained. Punitive damages for the wrong he thinks proper under the cir cumstances, and he asks that these also be allowed by the judgment of the court. The plaintiff is represented by Messrs. Twiggs & Oliver. (OMMITTKE NF.KDS TIME. Capt. runningliam Say* It Cnnnot Hush lio Academy Flan*. Many inquiries are being made about (he progress of the plans for the rebuild ing of the Chatham Academy. Many pa rents are interested, particularly (hose whose children are In Chatham Schools Nof*. 1 and 2, which were forced out. of quarters by the j>artial destruction of the academy. The present arrangement of afternoon sessions at the Cathedral and Massie schools is not satisfactory, and the sooner it can isrive place to another, the better satisfied the parents and the children themselves will be. This will only be when the* aeadmey is restored, for the Board of Education is convinced that the best possible solution of the difficulty was hit upon and that any ether would not prove even as satisfactory. Capt. H. C. Cunninghanu chairman of the Building Committee of the l>oard of trustees of the academy, was seen yester day and asked if any progress had l>een made. He replied that Mr. Henry Urnan had been employed to submit a design that would meet the approval of the com mittee from the Board of Education and from the board of trustees, and that par tial plans had already been submitted by the architect. The undertaking, Capt. Cunningham de clared, is a trying one, because the funds at the command of the board will not ad mit of hurrying into an acceptable of plans that, to carry out. would represent a greater cost than could be met. If. said Capt. Cunningham, someone would kind ly donate an additional $50,000, there would be no difficulty in starting work at once, but the problem of putting up the best possible building at the lowest possible cost is a troublesome one, and cannot be solved by rushing unthinkingly to a con clusion. Careful and deliberate judgment should be used, every care should be ex ercised and ihe best results should be achieved. Capt Cunningham could not say when Mr. Urban would complete the work for which his services have been engaged. .JOSS HAD \ BIRTHDAY. ( liineme Hail to Stay Away From Sunday School to Celebrate. A Chinese class in one of the leading Sunday Schools of the city, is a source of considerable pride to a number of church people who take an Interest in the direc tion of the work. The attendance of the Chinamen is very regular, for they, too, feel that they are well looked after 4n a spiritual way, and there Is one, especially, who makes it a point never to miss a Sunday. t "*1 East Sunday, but one of the Chinamen showed up. He was the one upon whom the teachers can always count. When he was on his native heath, this constant one w'avS not known as Robert, but he has been Christianized and christened, and it is to the Anglo-Saxon name he now re sponds. *9 “Why, Robert,” asked 4he lady ui sur prise. noting that no others were pAsen;, "where are all the rest?” Robert had probably not advanced far enough in his theology to understand tha it would be a sad blow to the fond hopes of the -teacher for the regerenation \t the Chinamen if he should tell the truth. He had been taught that he truth should be told, and accordingly he proceeded to let the lady have it. “Dis-ee idol’s birthday,” he declared, calmly oblivious of the horror he was unfolding. “Dey no come-ee on idol’s blhheday. To-night dey have-ee big suppee. Wante-ee me eomee-ee. Ask-ee me one dollah. I no come-ee. I come-ee Sunday school.” This, of course, was staggering. After a bit, however, the teacher recovered, and Ilobert was commended for his allegiance o his new faith. It is very probable that the other Chinamen will learn how monstrous was their conduct when they again appear at Sunday school. WILL BRING I P CEMETERY ISSUE. \iil. Han* Think* Connell Should tot Decisively. Alderman Haas, chairman of the Spe cial Cemetery Committee, whose report I in favor of the purchase of the Garrard , tract, Wa# acted upon unfavorably by j Council last week, said yesterday, that he J intends to bring the matter up again. Whether he will do so at the next meet, ing of Council or at some future meeting ho was not prepared to say. “You will bring up the Garrard tract matter again then,” said the reporter, In advertently. “I did nor say anything about the Oar j r.rd tract,” replied Alderman Haas. "I f-il the cemetery question. I think this qiu-iion is one which should be disposed *f by Council without delay, whether tt i f* !• the Garrard tri or t*ome other | fn> 1 •’* _ .. Ail • • The Ifculfli Cm I* Ip mi Is much simpler than is sometime# #up pos-rd. Health depend# chiefly upon p r fe. t digestion and pure blood, ard tha i problem Is solved very readily by Hood’s I Sarsaparilla. You may keep well by lak I ing it promptly for any stomach or blood I disorder. Its curra of aorofula. salt rheum, catarrh. dyspepsia, rheumatism and other diseases are numbered by the thous ands. UThe favorite family cathartic U HcoT* Ills.—pd. t THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1900. KING SABRO’S FLIMSY STORY. SWORD SWALLOWER WANTED TO sal ARE himself. Recorded Hartrliljge Doubted Hl* Good Intention* and Turned Him Over io the Grand Jm> to ' n “ Nurr for Attempted Abduction—Sa hro Suit! He Wanted to Live Young Everett n Suit of t lotlie* nnd Pay Him ?;{<>, Rut Neither t lothe* Nor Money AArre in Evidence*. William Cashwell- <>r, as he is better | known. ‘‘King Sabro,” the sword fiwal i lower, was given a hearing ii the Itccord !oi s Court yesterday morning on the | charge of* attempting to abduct Preston j Everett Sunday night, an account of j which appeared in yesterday’s issue oi the Morning News. Cashwell pleaded not guilty. His effort | to see the boy. he said, was caused by his ! desire to til him goodbye, as lie expected , ! -o leave Savannah shortly for Brunswick, j j Jic also wanted to give Preston, be said. . ! sonn* clot lies that belonged to him aid j ■ n the theatrical tour that they had made to- , get her previous to his arrest and trial in . Macon. Mr. Everett, the father of Preston np- pea red as the pros* i, uting witness. He told tlie Recorder* flatly that he doubted the prisoner’s story about ihe money nnd the clothes. He said that Sabro’s fend- | ness for the boy. if it might Ik? call’d a fondness, was a most unnatural and re pulsive one, that he was convinced that Sabro wanted the boy for no good pur pose, and that he knew whereof he spoke, as during Preston's first engagement with the company in which Sabro was, he had traveled with it. Sabro denied the imputation, and said ihat he had been grossly insulted, but would forgive Mr. Everett. The prisoner would seem to be of a very forgiving disposition, as on the night of his arrest, after he had been pummelled by young Sauls, he also “forgave” him. and asked that he not be arrested. Recorder Hartridge wouldn't stand for the story of the benevolent feelings of the prisoner towards the boy, particularly as neither the clothes nor the S3O were in evidence when the arrest was made, so he remanded him to the Superior Court grand jury, before which his case will be considered. The charge against him is attempted abduction. ENDORSED THE MOVEMENT. Southern Industrial University Fa vored by Hoard of Trade Director*. At a meeting of the directors of the Board of Trade yesterday resolutions were adopted giving the hearty indorsement of the board to the movement begun by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce in behalf of a great Southern industrial university. The resolutions speak, for themselves. They are as follows: “The close of the Civil War In April, 1860, found the South prostrated as an ag ricultural country, her labor disorganized, her farm improvements in ashes over vast areas and without stock or implements in <he greater-part for making crops. The cotton crop of that year of 2.500,(M0 bales was predicted, by conservative men, would never be reached in volume again. “Yet a generation after the war our cot ton crop reaches 12,0C0.000 bales, and other crops show proportionate -gains, and the disposition of these crops, so as to make them profitable to their producers, is now* a burning issue confronting the people of the South. “Industrial improvements already made have demonstrated that the South pos sesses, in an eminent degree, the advant ages for successful industrial develop ment, as well as agricultural growth, and can thus reap the manufacturers’, as well as the producers’, profits and go right to the consumers with the finished prod ucts, enjoying double profits. “But skilled labor, along industrial lines, is scarce in the South. To meet this necessity, it is proposed io establish a large central industrial school, where our children can be prepared in the most thorough manner for the Industrial de velopment fraught with great possibilities for a more permanent growth in wealth and importance than ihe South has ever hitherto enjoyed in her whole history. “The Savannah Board of Trade, there fore, extends its hearty co-operation to ihe Richmond (Ya.) Chamber of Com merce in its efforts to materialize the va rious interests that have, with that body, favored the founding of a great Central Industrial School, and it is unanimously Resolved by the Beard of Directors of the Savannah Board of Trade, ihat this action be communicated to the Richmond Chamber cf Commerce, with the further assurance that this body is ready to tak any further steps to accomplish the de sired end. leaving the matter of location and details of organization to be discuss ed when the public show a disposition to give material aid and countenance to the undertaking.” The Richmond Evening Leader, in en dorsing the action of the Chamber of Commerce of that city upon this subject, says: “The South is rapidly becoming a great manufacturing section, and it has every advantage over the rest of the country except in the matter of skilled labor. This exception should cease to be. We have plenty of good material in the South, and it should be utilized. It is said by those who are at the head of the movement ihat there is a good prospect of obtaining an endowment of $.',001,000 dollars for the proposed university. The institution, it is understood, will embrace schools covering every branch of manufacture. These schools will not come in conflict with the industrial institutions already in exist ence. but will rather aid them in their work.” SERGT. ALEX KHEX SON. ' Il* I* Named a* tlie Probable \ew Lieutenant of the Chatham*. The election to till the vacancy in the Chatham Artillery that was caused by the death of First Lieutenant W. G. Cann was not held last night. Next Monday night the battery will vote informally lor the successor to the office. It is p-oba ble that Second Lieutenant C. W. S.iu-sy will be elected to fill the p sit Jon. in which event the second lieutenancy will be va cant. It is said First Sergeant Alex. Krenson will be elected second lieutenant without opposition. The officers will then be Capt G. P. Walker. First Lieu tenant H. S. Dreeso, First Lieut nam C \V. Baussy and Second Lieuteant Alex. Krenson. NO PLACE SELECTED YET. King'* Daughter* limp Not Found Suitable I’lnee for Day Nursery. The Union of Kings Daughters met yes j lerday afternoon a: 5 o’clock at the Sun day School room of the Independent Pres ! hyterlan Church, for the purpose of j- - looting another and more suitable site for the Day Nursery. One or two p*n • were dl.~ but failed to meet .ill of the requirement*, and li was derided , look fur;her before making decision. The nut'Hng also received the acrep.. ance by M Madge Reid of the stite ; secretaryship of the society, i 0 which she i wa* elected at the recen* State Conven tion of the King’s Daughter*. There is no better dinner win# than Cook * Imperial Extra Dry Champagne help# cU Xfftir LICENSED TO EMBALM. State Hoard Examined Twonty-serrn < nndidatc* Yesterday. The Georgia State Board of Embalming met yesterday morning at the Y. M. C. A. Hail and held an all day session in examining candidates, of whom there w re twenty-seven. The board consists of five members, and was created by an act of the General As j semblv of Georgia in December. 1599. Un der this act on and after July 1. no per -1 on who has net become a licensed em -1 balmer by passing the examinations re quired by the board will be permitted to ,:-sijo a certificate for the transportation of bodies dead of certain infectious and 1 contagious disease-, or to practice the art and science of embalming, or under ta ’1 oth< 1 spaci 1 1 conditions, as pro vided in the regulations adopted by the | beard. The first examination of tjje board was h< Id in Macon on June 2 and 3, w hen for ty-seven candidates wore examined.Twen ly-seven candidates were examined yes terday, and it la expected that there will be at least ten more to-day. The examination is quite a hard one, embracing as it does a thorough knowl edge of the following general subjects: The visceral anatomy and vascular sys tem of tlie human body; methods of em balming; precautions to be taken after embalming to insure safety in the trans portation of todies of these who have died of an infectious disease; the meaning of “infection,” "contagion.” and ’‘disinfec tion;’’ th * signs of death and how deter mined; practical demonstrations on the cadaver when required; such other topics as the board may present from time to time. No statement of the results of the ex aminations will be made public; this in formation as well as all other reports of the board is made direct to the Gover nor. * \ The gentlemen composing the board are Messrs. W. Edward Platt of Au gusta, president; L. H. Burghard of Ma con, secretary and treasurer; H. M. Pat terson of Atlanta, C. L. Torbett of Co lumbus and G. N. Brandon of Atlanta. On Tuesday will be held the annual meeting of the Georgia Funeral Direc tors’ Association ,of which, likewise, Mr. Flatt is president. This association has quite a large membership, and will doubtless be well attended. Addresses will be delivered by several of the mem bers, as w'ell as by Drs. St. J. B. Graham and M. X. Corbin. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year, and the next place of meeting will be decided on. PREPARING FOR THE BLUES. Cnpt. Wilson Wnm at Beaufort to Take Dry Dock Picture*. Capt. M. Ed. Wilson of the Republican Blues returned last night from Beaufort. He reports that great preparations are be ing made there for the entertainment of the Blues, who go over on the Clifton on June 28. The boat will leave the city at 9 o’clock yin the morning. She will return after midnight. A baseball game will be played in the afternoon between a team from the Blues and one from their hosts, the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery Naval Reserves. A banquet and a dance have been arranged for the evening's entertainment. It is pro posed to make the event a sort of reunion of old members of the Reserves, and .sev eral of those now living in Savannah who surrendered with the command at Ander sonville during the Civil War will accom pany the Blues on the trip. Capt. Wilson had his photographic out fit with him. He accompanied the Beau fort Committee on an inspection tour of the Port Royal dry dock and dry dock works, taking many photographs that will be printed in pamphlet form for distri bution by the people of Beaufort, where they will have the greatest effect in pre venting the removal of the dry dock to Charleston. The people of Beaufort. Capt. Wilson said, are greatly stirred up over the mat ter, and they are determined that Charles ton shall not have the dry dock. They do not want it moved at all and do not believe there is any necessity demanding it. If it is to be removed, though, Capt. Wilson says, they would infinitely prefer that Savannah have it rather than Charleston. Statistics and measurements relative to the Port Royal harbor are be ing secured, and an array of evidence will be presented that will show a strong case. The greatest claim is that the $5,000,000 al ready invested in the dry dock should not be thrown away.” CROPS IN MIDDLE GEORGIA. Mr. J. S. Wood'* Observations Be tween Augusta, and Hawkinsvllle. Mr. James S. Wood returned yesterday from Augusta and Hawkinsville, and re ports crop conditions seen from the trains l>etween Augusta and Sundersville not very good. From Tennille to Hawkinsville the cultivation 4s fine and the crops ex cellent. That part of Middle Georgia has just finished gathering an unusually large grain crop, and planters talk of forty bushels of wheat per acre as nothing to brag on. some planters averaging over thirty bushels. Farmers in that section are In good con dition. said Mr. Wood, and ao are the merchants. Money is plenty and industrial enterprises are springing up at every town of importance. The Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad, in which Mr. Wood is interested, will pay its usual dividends on demand after the 20th Inst. FRENCH .MAILS TOO SLOW. President Pome's Delayed Invitation to (io to Pari*. President IX G. Purse of the Board of Trade received yesterday an invitation from the American Chamber of Commerce at Pnris “to do them the honor of assist ing at the reception which will take place In the national pavilion of the United States in the exposition grounds. 1900, on Thursday, the seventh day of June, be tween the hours of 9 and 11. Entrance through gate No. 11, Pont des Invalides.” The envelope containing the invitation simply had the Paris stamp, besides the address, with no postmark of any kind, which is rather unusual. As Capt. Purse lias not the power to turn back the march of time, and does not possess the “wings of the morning,” the invitation was not accepted. , t i C ONVENTION BULLETINS. Tlie Bell Telephone Will Serve It* Suli.eriber* Dlreet From the Hall. A novelty in convention reporting will be put on in Savannah to-day by the Bell Company. The company will have lia own reporter in the convention hall. He will he connected by long distance 'phone with the exchange In this city. As events trana pire he will call them out to the operator it this end of the line, who will repeat them to subscribers here Subscribers may notify the exchange Ihat they wl.-h lo re reive the bulletins, or call up at any time ihev desire to know how thing, are going, the bulletins will also he server! by 'phone lo Ihe hotels and clubs. ronservntory t nneert Uoatponed. The closing concert for the ftoason of the Savannah Conservatory of Music ha-- lent postponed from Thursday niglit Jim" lo Monday night, the ir.fh Mrs Lro TV M'hrtms wt I th n plav .elections from Chopin. Mendelssohn and l,lsz' Family Excursion* to Tybr. Every Wcdnrxiur nnd Friday. Twenty-five rents round trip. T|r|<e>* limited to dst. of sale. Ticket, on sale at Tybee Depot. Randolph street, foot Of k ITeslden-t.—ad. ~ HELD ON TO THEIR TRUNKS. TWO GYVV %STIC PF.HFORYIERS WANT DAMAGES PR OM C. A S. BY. Thfr Tame From Charleston to Sa vannah to Pnr.ii. Their CnHlns jio.l Arrived to Kind Their Cos tnine* l nder Lock. and Key. Agent Demanded Excess Rnjrsraee Charges Before He Would Give Them Vp—For Interference AVith Their Bu.ine.n an.l injury to Their ' FeeliiiK. They Kaeh Want SI,OOO DamuKes—Mit>up of Restnlnr anti Excursion Tickets Caused the Tangle. Two suits against the Charleston and Savannah Railway Company, based on identical causes of action, stating the same facts and asking the same amount of damages, were filed in the City Court on yesterday. The plaintiffs in the cases are W. C. Manning and Louis DuCrow. The plaintiffs are one-legged trapeze performers and gymnasts, who for some w r eeks, have been doing a turn at one of the local music halls. They allege that, pn May 20, they purchased first-class tick ets from Charleston to Savannah, expect ing to come to this city for the purpose of filling an engagement they had made, and their baggage was checked on these tickets. Upon checking the baggage the agent of the company at Charleston, punched the tickets, - 'B. C.” thus showing that bag gage had been checked upon them, and protecting the company against any abuse of tRe baggage privilege by having other trunks checked on the same tick ets. Checks were, of course, given for the baggage.- Upon arrival in Savannah the plaintiffs offered the agent of the company in charge of its baggage room here the checks fyr the trunks, and was refused permission to take them. The agent ad mitted that the trunks were in his pos session, but refused to deliver them to the defendants until a ticket had been sur rendered and certain charges that had been assessed against the baggage had been paid. In fear of having their engagement cancelled the plaintiffs submitted to these demands, delivered a ticket and received in exchange the baggage. It is alleged that the company well knew that the plaintiff.? were theatrical performers and that the trunks contained their wardrobes and other paraphernalia incident to their business, without which it would be im possible for them to appear in public, and thus make the money that would otherwise be theirs. It is charged that the refusal of the company to deliver the trunks on demand was wrongful and tortious; that it sub jected the plaintiffs to annoyance and chagrin, and that such action was a flagrant infringement upon the plaintiff s rights. The consequences of the refusal are said to have been the necessity In curred by the plaintiffs to employ coun sel and serious interference with their business. For the wrong and damage alleged to have been inflicted, for their wounded feelings and as a punishment to the com pany for its failure to deliver the baggage on demand, the plaintiffs each ask a re covery in the amount of SI,OOO. They are represented by Mr. R. U Golding. It is stated, as matters of fact not em braced in the petitions filed in court, that when the plaintiffs came to the station in Charleston they were provided with excur sion tickets from that point to Savannah, and that the agent of the company tola them they could not check their baggage on these tickets. They then purchased first-class tickets to Savannah, had their baggage checked on these and themselves used the excursion tickets to defray their passage to Savannah. When the agent here refused to deliver the baggage it was on the ground that the tickets upon which it had been checked had never been taken up on the train. II was only after repeated arguments and remonstrances that they consented to yield up one of the tickets and pay excess hag gage rates in order to recover their trunks and costumes. The other ticket has never been used and is still In the plaintiff's pos session. The case Involves an interesting ques tion of law. Its decision, if the facts stated he undisputed, depends upon the right of a railway company to refuse lo deliver baggage until the tickets upon which the baggage has been checked have been delivered up to its conductor or other agent. To the lay mind it would seem that the ticket entitles the passenger to transportation for both hie baggage and himself, and that if he neglected to avail himself of either privilege, it Is none of the company's business. The company would seem to be effectually protected against having to check the baggage twice by the punch marks, that are placed on the ticket, by the station baggage agent at the point of departure. GOT ALI, THE FIGHT HE W ANTED. Frank McCarroll Spoiling for Blood, Got It. Frank McCarroll, white, go* drunk last night and started to paint a brilliant car mine that part of the city in the im mediate vicinity of the market. He went through Solomon's drug store, at Barnard and Congress streets, and expressed in no uncertain terms and in language more forcible than elegant his opinions of the clerks, both individually and collective ly; then he floated into Ell Veruki's bar and started In on the same game, but In Frank Hogan he went up against a man who wouldn't stand for any such “hand out” as had been given the drug clerks, and as soon as McCarroll had called Ho gan a few variegated names amd con vinced him that he was a bad man and was looking for trouble. Hogan started in to accommodate him. He went for him with a vim, and in a short time had blacked both his eyes, put his nose out of plumb and had raised an assorted lot of kopjes over his cranium. By this time a crowd, attracted by the rumpus, had gathered, and in It several policemen. As McCarroll had lost his taste for fight ing, Hogan gave himself up to the offi cers. He was released, as McCarroll re fused to prefer charges. Adams Jones, colored, who Saturday night cut James Bolden's hand, was ar rested yesterday and will be given a hear ing this morning. Another case that will be heard this morning and which will prove of Interest is that of a Broughton street shopkeeper who was arrested by I Officer Winn for practicing Baxter street ( methods and pulling customers into hts store. S. James, colored, was taken in by Offi cer Atkinson at the request of Mattie Spaulding, who charged him with stealing J 3.90 from her. The theft occurred Fri day night, hut Hattie was unable to locate her man until yesterday. When she learn ed that he was blowing her cash up In Orapevine Alley she lost no time In get ting on a segut for the purpose of verify ing the Finding It true, she took James In charge and marched him down to her house. No 715 Henry street, west, where she kpt guard over him until the police patrol, Which had been rent lor, arrived James when l,e was turned over to tile jealt. e. mad.- a break for liberty and ran three blocks before he was cap tured. HALF IIATEN In flarnratllle v£ trntrnl of Geor> Kin Itflllnnr, Account of Hnrneaa life < him tntiqnn. TANARUS! keta on tale from nil points in Oeor glt nn central of (Georgia Railway. July .", to lnclusive, and for trains scheduled to arrive In Barnesville prior to noon July 7. Final limit July in. Ticket offices—lo 7 Bull slrcqi and Con i tral pissseger statl9n 4 —ad HENRY SOLOMON & SON, Sole Distributing Agents. WON’T GO TO BRUNSWICK. Companion Felt They Had to Derline the lnvitntion. None of the Savannah military com panies will go to Brunswick to partici pate in the military features of the South eastern Fair Association. Had the invi tation been extended earlier, it is not unlikely that some of the commands might have taken advantage of it, but too little lime for preparation was left, as the matter was brought up at the meetings lust night for the first time. The fair is to he held next week, and companies wishing to attend and take part in the competition for prizes would have but slight chance for practice drills. In most of the companies the invita tion of Maj. Dart of Brunswick was made known. After some discussion, it was de termined that the commands would be unable to accept. This decision was In duced, too, on account of some of the commands having recently taken trips and others having them in view. The opportunity to win prizes was very alluring to some of the cqmmands, but the objections and difficulties in the way of the trip were regarded as insuperable. It was especially regretted that the invi tation had to be declined, because of the courtesy of Maj. Dart, in staing that whatever day of the fair the Savannah military might agree upon would be made that for the competition. The Brunswick commands, too, were declared out of the contests, as they would have a manifest advantage in being able to turn out more men than commands from a distance. A prize of SIOO is announced for fhe best drilled company of thirty-five men, in cluding officers; another of SIOO for the company showing the greatest enlisted strength; one of $25 for the best squad under a sergeant; an individual prize of sio for the best drilled man, and another of $lO for the second best drilled man. The prizes and the hospitable treatment of which the commands felt assured were great attractions, and all were sorry that they had to be resisted. EP WORTH LEAGUE CONFERENCE. Ooestiona That Will Come Up at Rome This Week. The Georgia Stale Conference of Ep worth Leagues will be held at Rome this week, and the first of next. Opening Thursday, and continuing until next Tues day. The conference is now supporting a special missionary in Cuba, Rev. George N. McDonell, and his work will be dis cussed. There is a disposition among many leaguers to adopt, what is known as “The Holston Plan of Missionary Work." provided it is not to interfere wi h the League's special missionary. The subject of a division of the state conference will also come up. The ques tion whether the state conference shall be divided into a North and South Geor gia Conference will'be considered. A resolution was passed at the last con ference, which will come up in Rome, as to whether there shall be a paid field sec retary. There will he a special missionary ex hibit under the superintendence of Miss Julia Butler, of Nashville, Tenn. Savannah, it 1s expected will be well represented at the conference. MAKING UP FOR DRY WEATHER. Jane ..Starting in to Even Up on Rainfall. The spell of wet weather that has pre vailed for the past few days was contin ued yesterday by a fall of .42 of an inch of rainr up to 10 o'clock last night. As it continued to rain steadily even up to an early hour this morning it is likely that the record will show a fall of fully half as much again by this morning. June is short about I*4 inches on rain yet. The mean temperature for the day was 76 degrees. The state forecast for to-day is fair and warmer weather in the west, with showers in the east, and brisk north winds. To-morrow it is predicted will be fair. , The Greatest Benefits From the use of Crab Orchard Water are experienced by taking it in small doses, and using it regularly. Small doses stimulate the secretions of the stomach and bowels, and restore them to their normal condition.—ad. Summer Exetirsiou Problem. The attractive and interesting publica tions issued by the Southern Railway, namely, Summer Homes Folder, “Land of the Sky” and Sapphire country pam phlets will greatly assist one in selecting desirable summer resorts. Low rate ex cursion tickets now on sale via. South ern. James Freeman, C. P. and T. A.; Randall Clifton, district passenger agent. 141 Bull street.—ad. Cider. We have a nice line of elder In bottles, pure and genuine, from the celebrated establishment of Mott & Cos., of New York. The Russet Cider and the Crab Apple Cider are very good. Llppman Bros., cor ner Congress und Barnard streets. Sa vannah, Ga.—ad. Gray beard. “Graybeard cured me of Catarrh of tha head which had clung to me 3a years. Mrs. Rhoda Dean. Ballinger. Tex." Graybeard Is sold at all drugstores for $L Respess Drug Cos., Props ad. A Delicious 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 Sper.cer Is on every wrapper of every cigar, with out which none are genuine. The Herbert Spencer cigars are only sold by the box of 50, Conchas at $3.50 and Perfectos. $4.50 at Llppman Bros., whole sale druggists, Barnard and Congress streets, of this city.—ad. Graybeard. “Graybeard Is the only medicine which I cures Stomach troubles in my family at ! this season. It is a gjpat remedy. Rev. L. J. Gresham, Eureka, Tex.” Graybeard Pills are the Pills to take now. 25 cents. Respess Drug Cos., Props.-ad ! French Olive oil. The best olive oil In tha world la made by Marcua Alioth of Bordeaux. France who ie known as making the only finest grade of olive oil. preaaed from selected olives. Llppman Brothers are agents (or thl# house, and carry (jHa oJlve oil lo bottles and cans,—ad, ~., FASHIONABLE “SUMMER HORSE CLOTHING.” Complete and nobby assortment of'Ear Nets, Body Nets, Sheets, etc. Also stylish line of Lin en Lap Robes, Congress and Whitaker Sts, LEO FRANK. inH SAYES^|HP DOCTOR BILLS Bar Ben Is th greatest known nerye tonic and blood purifier. 14 creates solid f!ab. muscle and strength, clears the brain, makes tbe blovxl pure and rich, and causes a general feeling of health, power and manly vigor. Within 3 days after taking the first dose you no tics the return of the old yim. snap and energy you hare counted as lost forever, while a continued. Judicious use causes an Improve ment both satisfactory and last ing. One box will work wonders, six should perfect a cu r o; bu cents a box. 6 boxes for s2.of. For sale by all druggists everywhere or will b# mailed sealed upon receipt of price. Address Drs. Barton and Benson. Bar-Bsn Block, Clsvs land, O. CET IT TODAY! Decorated Sales Are the Order of the Day Old. goods decorated with low figures, but old goods all the same. Now here you have only new goods—not a yard of last year's stock. Everything new. Everything this year's. What different is a cent or two a yard if you get the latest and best. What 1b a penny's cost compared with a dollar's satisfaction. Now here is the place to get your money's worth. We ask you to see the goods and compare the prices’ Our reductions go all through the store. Nothing escaped the lowering wave of lower prices. NOTE, PLEASE, WHAT AVE ARE DOIN'!} FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. Good Table Damask 2Sc. Good All Linen 60-inch Table Damask 45c; cheap at 60c. Good All Linen' 72-inch Bleached Tabla Damask 6oc. 72-inch Bleached Table Damask 75c. 72-inch Bleached Table Damask 98c. SPECIAL FOR THE WEEK. Our regular 72-inch $1.50 Damask sl-1214. TOWELS, TOWELS. TOWELS. 20x40 Linen Huck Towels $1.75; a hargain at $2.25 per dozen. Linen Huck Towels $2.00; a bargain at $2.50 per dozen. Splendid line of fine Damask and Huck Towels. Whie Bed Spreads 63c. SI.OO, $1.25; extra ordinary good values. 36-inch Bleach Shirting 6!4c, 7c, g'Ae. SPECIAL HOT DAY GOODS. Closing out a lot of Pique, white stripes and checks, Nainsooks regardless of cost to us. Printed Dimities and Lawn B'Ac; worth 121ic. LADIES’ UNDERWEAR. We offer some of the greatest values ever put ou.t at this store. And only worthy goods, mind you. Our public ap preciates the fact that nothing but good garments are ever offered here. We show Underwear in cotton, lisle thread, white, black and colored silk. LADIES’ HOSE. Ladies’ Fancy Openwork Hose 13c; worth 20c. Ladies’ Black Lisle Fancy Lace Striped 25c; worth 35c. Ladies’ Black Lisle Fancy Ribbed Hose 29c; worth 50c. Ladies’ Fancy Colored Striped and Polka Dots Hose 19c and 25c. Misses’ Fine Black Lisle Openwork HOre, all sizes 23c; reduced from 50c. Infants' fine Lisle Openwork Half Hose, all colors, 25c; usual price 35c. LADIES’ NECKWEAR. Taffeta Silk English Squares—the now. est for ladies’ wear. Handsome colorings and styles. All other sorts and styles. Prices way below the usual. Fancy Grenadine and Striped Ribbons this week for 23c, 39c, 43c. A big reduction on Laces. Embroideries and Aliover Laces and Embroideries. HERE IS CHANCE FOR THE MEN. You can get the men's fixin's here right up to date in style and at prices way be low the exclusive men's stores. Look at these>hirts: Colored Shirts, with or without collars, $1.25 quality, to go at 89c. 89c. quality to go at 69c. 79c quality to go ar 63c. Large assortment at 49c. MEN’S UNDERWEAR. Men's Bal. Vests 25c; worth 35e. Bleached Drill Drawers for 25c and 43e; cheap at 39c and 50c. A.fine Gauze Vest at 39c; worth 50c. A good Cambric Night Robe, without collar, this week only 50c; worth 75c. MEN’S HALF HOSE. Splendid line of Gents’ Half Hose, black, tan, unbleached, 19c; worth 35c. Daniel Hogan, The corner Broughton and Barnard Sts. CUBAN WATER MONKEYS. EDVARD LOVELL’S SONS, 113 BROUGHTON STREET, WEST. ONE MILLION HIDES WANTED DRY FLINTS 15<J DRY SALTS 133 GREEN SALTED To R. KIRKLAND, Buyer of Old Rails, Scrap iron and Uitilf 417 to m St, Julian street, west