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OUGHT TO SHOW OVER 60.000.
TWENTY I'ER < ENT. INCREASE IN
j rOIHLA ITON TOO S>l ALL
The Last ( ('ukon Snvannoli nn
Increase of IWMI, or- a l.rowih of
40 Per < eat. for Ihe Dcenile—' The
>amo !inl(' of Would s hou
ai Population of Oum* <>o.ooo lor
Nopc.'iii lendenl \slnnon >
n t'nloulution Hioetl I l‘n
the Increase in Seliool Population
H „,i Shoo * That Willi the Same
Hate of Increase for Ihe (itneral
Pop aln lion the Hrsult Should He
fi4,6f10— Mayor Nlyers* Plan to Teal
< rnniN Aiming < il> I'mplojrs.
The hope that Savannah will fhow a
creditable ii population for th
decade now losing i> -• *• -1 with every
true Savant'.ihian at;d this, of course.
plains the anxiety with which the outcome
at the present cm. :s enumeration is re
garded. The intimation from Supervisor
Blun published in onlay’s Morning
News, that overt*
mating the results hk f -ly to be shown by
the census, and that it would be the f-art
of wisdom to modi rai tin • • -1 innit os. *• 1
like a wet blanket upon • lie pints of
many enthusiastic -Sa v.tnnahiarm. That
the unofficial expre:. ion that ■"•1.001 is more
likely to approximate the result them *• .•00
is not ct all satisfactory.
There is hardly a business man or any
one else in Savannah, who has lived
here for two decades, who i?
not convinced that the city has shown
a better rate of growth and progress
during the .a t decade titan during Hr
former, to say nothing of the decade ot
stagnation whi h succeeded the civil war
and its unfortunate successor which in
cluded the cpidemio of 1876. The census
figures for ISS gave S a popula
tion of only 30.760. almost equally divided
between white and colored. The city en
joyed a fair rate of growth during the
decade which f dlowed. and the chiz in
did not feel that their city had be n
rightly treated whin the count of 3890
showed a population of only 13,189. Yet
this was a gain of l-’.iSO people in one
dread© or a frac ion ov r 40 per o il.
Cities all over the country were then
growing very rapidly and the people of
Savannah anticipated a gain of at least
BO per eenl.
For the last decade, the most prosper
ous in Savannan's history, notwithstand
ing the pan e of 1893 and th dull years
which followed, Supervisor Blun intimate-;
without saying so that Savannah shou and
be satisfied if his count shows a gain of
10 pi r cent. In other words, he only al
lows on the basis of increase accepted
in seme of ih large cities for an increase
of 8.638 in population for the ten years
between 3890 and 19tX). as aga nst a gain
of 12,480 for the ten years b tween ISB> and
1890.
The rate of growlh for the last ten years
is certainly not less than during the pre
vious ten years, and ob*<*rvan£ Savannah
la ns< tore ready to contend that it is more.
Estimating the growth in population to
have at the same rate 40 per cent., and
accepting the figure* of 1890, 43,189, as cor
rect, an estimate upon this* basis will
show a probable population of 60,465 souls.
If the rate of growth hos been greater,
as is confidently believed, the actual pop
ulation should be greater in proportion.
There are other ways of reaching a* fair
estimate as to what the census should
chow. The Morning News made refer
ence some time ago to the increase in the
school population, of which every tux
payer is aware, by reason of the consid
erable appropriations which have been
made for new school buildings, and the
further fact that even with three larg“
new schools completed, and brought into
use during the decade, over 200 white chil
dren were unable to obtain places in th*
schools this year, while the number of
negro children shut out is easily over 1.000.
Supt. Ashmore was asked for compara
tive figures of the school population of
the city yesterday. The school census,
be explained, is taken every five years,
but not in corresponding years with the
national census. For Instanc** the school
censuses have been taken in 18S8, 1893 and
3898. Those nearest to the national con
tuses in question, are for the years ivss
end 1898. which are Just ten years apart.
“A comparison of the school population
of 1888 with t hat of 1898,” said Supt. Ash
more. “should give a fair idea as to the
Increase in population for those years and
this increase should very closely approx
imate the increase in population Ixtwcen
1890 and 1900.”
Looking up this data Mr. Ashmore found
that the school census for 1889 gave Sa
vannah a school population of 8,155. Turn
ing to the figures for 1898 he found the
school population for that year to have
been 12,216. showing an increase of 4,061
children of school age for the ten years
intervening, or nearly 50 per cent.
“The rule of proportion should hold good
in this case.” said Supt. Ashmore. “The
census of 1900 should bear the f same rela
tion to that of 1890 as the school census
of 1898 bears to that of 1888.”
He then put the following sum upon the
board: “8.155: 12,216: 43,189.” The answer,
as worked out by Supt. Ashmore, is 64.695.
“Presuming the school figures to be cor
rect,’’ said Supt. Ashmore, “the: answer
obtained should approximate the popula
tion of Savannah very closely. As to the
accuracy, of the last school census, I am
very well satisfied, as it was taken under
my supervision and the greatest care was
exercised in obtaining an accurate count.
1 believe ihe census of ISBS is lso fairly
accurate. It is possible that the count
in that year was not quite so thorough,
ond that the school population was a lit
tle In excess of the official figures. This
would reduce the total of the answer
somewhat, but the figures for ISSB could
not have been very far out of
and it would be a very liberal allowance
to deduct 2,000 from the answer I have
obtained. This would place the city’s pop
ulation at not less than 62.695.”
Mayor Myers, in spe,iking of the em
ails matter, said that hr had no doubt that
Supervisor Blun is making every f
-fort to obtain an accurate count, b.d h<
feared, from cases that had come und r
his own observation, that tgo -1 ma y
people had been overlook* <1 by the enum
erators. To test this ilea, he sad. be
proposes to have the h a is <f th depirt
ments to notify their subordinates <o as
certain whether they ajnd their famil •
had been included in the tens is cont.
and to report accordingly. lostrucdons
to this effect have L eri given, 1* -aid t a
the heads of, tl. indu e and fire depar -
monis and to the director of public V rk-.
In this way the Mayor expects to a-cer
tain in a day or two how many of the city
employes and their fatnili* s h ive bon
overlooks.
To Xttcml Masonic Reunion.
•Mr. Charles F. Fulton, district deputy
of the First Masonic District, has ue- ej> -
ed an invitation from Waynesboro Lodge
of Masons, to attend and address M i
sonic pit.tile, that will he held nt Per-*
kins Junction next Tuesday. XVaynes
bor° ldgc has invited sonn ten or fif
teen other lodges to he present, and i; Is
thought t hut fully eight hundred persons
wii t be In attendance at th affair.-
Police 11 tMI Little to Do
The police ! and m exceedingly quiet dn>
yesterday, aliening up to 1 6'clock tiiis
morning only six persons. The principal
in this bunch are those of two col
ored women. Ada I’m., and Josephine
Fmall, one of whom i- > arged with . r
-r.ving a concealed weapon, and t ie oiher
w’ith drawing a pistol and threatening to
•hoot E. Robinson.
Lac® Bale
To-day. . tftayqu 11 re'
FRIK\DLV TO ROOSEVELT.
Mayor Myers Think* He Had Better
\ecept Ili €‘ Nice I’reuhlenry.
The vice presidential feature of the Re
publican convention in Philadelphia is at
tracting a great deal of attention in Sa
vannah. so much so that the uninitiated
in polite s might imagine that Republi
can sympathizers were numerous here
just at pres nt. Governor Roosevelt his
many admirers in Savannah and bis nom
ination to fill #he second place on the Re
publican ticket would undoubtedly cause
a more friendly feeling toward that
• > and its t in i.; vicinity than
woul dotberw ise be th- case.
As to what effect this nomination would
have on Roos< vek'.s future political pros
pects opinions differ. Mayor Myers is one
of those who thinks that it would be well
for the governor to get in the game while
the entire Republican party heart seems
to be yearning for him with one big
yearn.
“There is no telling what changes in
sentiment may occur in four years.” said
Iyet ter is y “The Re publi
cans of Now York st ife Want Mr. Roose
velt for Vice President for more reasons
than one, chiefly because at hey think that
it would help to harmonize their party to
get him out of the state. Inhere is consid
erable friction there now azid though he
could doiibth s- b-* re-elec fed governor, the
probabilities are that this friction will
increase and that he would be a weaker
candidate four years hence than he is
to-day with party discord to menace his
chances of success.”
“While if is true that no Vice President
has ever been ele< :ed President, there is
no reason why this rule should hold good
in Roo.-evelt's case, lie is a young man,
and one of the kind that Is likely to keep
in the public eye, and he would be gen
erally accepted from the beginning of his
n m as the next presidential candidate of
his party. In fact, to sum it up. I think
hat Mr. Roosevelt’s only chance of br
ing President, is to accept, the vice presi
dency. If anything should happen to
President McKinley, he would step into
the place, and he would then stand a good
chance of being elected by the people at
t tie next election.”
“However,” said the Mayor, “even that
is doubtful. The people of this country
do not like to let one party stay in power
too long. 1 am convinced that Mr. Mc-
Kinley and his running mate will be
Hooted this year, and 1 am equally well
satisfied that, with a good safe man
named by the Democrats four years hence,
success will be easy. Mr. Bryan will
make a strong fight this- year, but I can
not convince myself that he h4s any
show* of winning.”
’MIDST. >llßlO \\l) FLOWERS.
Mr. Herman GelTLen anil Ml** Meta
C. I). Siem Were Wedded.
An extremely pretty wedding was that
of Mr. Herman H. Geffken and Miss
Meta C. D. Siem last night. The cere
mony, which was performed by Rev. Dr.
W. C. Schaeffer, took place at 8:30 o’clock
at the homo of the bride’s sister, Mrs.
L. C. Oerkcn. No. 429 Gwinnett street,
east. The parlors were prettily decorated
wi h palms and flowers. Prof. John Wie
gand presided at the piano, and as the
bride and groom entered the parlor, play
ed the Mendelssohn Wedding March. The
attendants were Mr. Martin Siem and
Miss Annie Schroder.
The bride was becomingly gowned in
while chiffon with lace and ribbon, an 1
wore a wrath of orangfe blossoms and a
veil. She carried a bouquet of Bride roses.
Miss Schroder wore white chiffon, applt
qued, and carried a bouquet of La France
rosea.
The bride and groom were well remem
bered by their friends, receiving an un
usually large and valuable number of
presents, consisting of furniture, silver
ware and bric-a-brac.
After the ceremony a reception was held
at the home of Mrs. Geffken, where many
friends called to offer their congratula
ti ns and b st wishes.
Mr. Geftken is a well known and pop
ular young man en,gaged in tin* grocery
business at Broughton and Price streets.
The bride is a young lady whose many
excellent qualities have endeared her to a
large circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Geffken will make their home on Brough
ton street, east.
WILL APPLY FOR NEW ( HARTER.
Innniiuon* Action Taken by Stock
holders of Southern Bank.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Southern Bank yesterday morning it was
unanimously decided that application
should be made to the Secretary of State
for a renewal of the hunk charter as it
stands at present, including the recent
amendments. Those amendments, it will
be renumbered, simply accepted certain
provisions of the general state bank law
in liiii of special provisions formerly in--
eluded in the bank’s charter.
One of the privileges obtained by the
amendment referred >o is that of increas
ing or decreasing the capital stock as
provided by the general banking law’. At
the time the amendment was obtaineil by
the bank it was thought that its capital
stock would be reduced, but nothing furth
er has been done cn this line. So long as
the conditions of the banking business
rontinue to be as satisfactory as they are
at present it is not thought likely that
any move of this kind will he made.
Mr. James E. Grady presided at the
stockholders’ meeting. Although the at
tendance was not larg< about three
fourths cf the stork was repres nted in
person and by proxy.
STI DIED THE PLANETS.
Prof. Park* Gave a I'leiisnnt Eve
ning to Pupils find Friends.
Prof. M. M. Porks of the High School,
gave n number of his pupils nnd their
friends a very pleasant entertainment last
night, observing the planets Jupiter and
Saturn, through the High School tele
scope. Astronomy is on" of the branches
of study in the science department of the
High School, of which Prof. Parks is in
charge, and he frequently make* use of
the tclctfeope in illustrating this branch
of the work to the pupils.
The planets Jupiter and Saturn were the
particular obje :> of Interests for the
evening, and both were seen to splendid
advantage. Jupiter, with his four moons
and equatorial hands, and .Saturn, with
his large bands of fight, were made plain
ly visible by the fine telescope, manipu
lated by the skilled hands df Prof. Park*.
The older persons present were fully as
much interested in these, to them, some
what novel sights, and some time was
spent In studying these big brother* of the
earth.
WILL HE NO SN\I JUDGMENT.
tc met cry Matter Will Not lie Taken
I | Without Notice.
‘ The re will be no snap. Judgment taken
on the cemetery question,” said Mayor
j Myers yesterday. “If it he decided to
take up the mutter again, full notice will
ho, given. 1 do not intend to hove it
by either side, that any uniair ad
vantage was taken.”
Mayor Myers said that he did not know
whit Alderman Hans’ plans wore, fur
ther than what he had seen stated in
the newspapers. It was very natural,
raid, that further steps
•frhftul.f" .'A& J I j n *ho direction of pro-
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1000.
FACTIONAL LINES SET ASIDE.
CHATHAM’S DELEGATES TO (ON
GRESMON VL i ON V ENTION.
\ll of Them Personal Erie nil* of
( 01. Lester—The Delectation Com
posed of Col. Dull, mid Messrs.
Moiflll, ItHvenel, Herman, lint try
and Gordon Saussy—Mr. AVilltitk**
Jtepl> to Criticism* of Committee’s
Delay in Naming the Delegates.
The delegates to th" Congressional C:-
ventiorf of the First district, to 7>e held at
Sratesboro. Wednesday, June 27, were se
lected yesterday by the committee ap
pointed for that purpose at the me ting
of the County DemoaaUc Executive Com
mittee after the recent meeting.
The deb. cation eon i ts of Col. J. H. Es
till. Mr. P. A. Stovall. T. P. Rav r. 1,
Esq., Mr. S. Herman. Mr. F. C. Bat try
and Gordon Saussy, Esq. Tlio make up of
the delegation Indicates at once that it
was selected with the idea of naming per
sonal friends of Col. Lester, without ie
gard to factional lines.
Ths committee which selected the dele
gation consisted of Messrs. Harry Wil
link. B. S. Wells and A. Ehrlich. The
committee lias been endeavoring to get to
gether for the last two or three days, but
owing to the l i t that Mr. Willink, who
was the first named and was therefore te
garded as chairman, was busily engaged
in work across the rifier, it was difficult
to arrange a meeting. The members of
the committee had no difficulty in agree
ing as soon as they got in consultation.
There has been some adverse comment
upon the delay of the committee in hHoe -
ing the delegation and t ic < ritieism has
been generally directed towards Mr. Wil
link. The latter, when asked about the
matter, said he did not think it F.uch t
difficult thing to find six friends of Col.
Lester who would be willing to make the
trip to Statesboro in his behalf ;nd '.hat
he thought a week’s notice to those se
lected would Be amply sufficient. Col.
Lester’s nomination being a f regone con
clusion he had seen no necessity for has.e
in the matter.
Mr. Ehrlich, os secretary of the commit
tee. was requested to notify each of tie
gentlemen named of his appointment and
to request his acceptance of the same.
CLOSING TUB SCHOOL YEAH.
The Final Examinations \re Now in
Progress.
Superintendent Ashmore has com
pleted the programme for the closing of
the schools for the year 1899-1900, and all
the schools will wind up their work for
(he year next week. The members of the
High Schol graduating class began their
fin and <xaminations Tuesday, and will con
clude them next Tuesday, when Principal
Train and Superintendent Ashmore, as
sisted by the High School teachers, w'lll
lake the papers in hand nnd determine
who are the graduates for 1900 and who
the unfortunate few to whom this honor
will not pertain.
The exercises of the graduating class
will take place at the theater next Thurs
day night. The annual aldress will be de
livered by Mr. Pleasant A. Sr oval 1 of the
Board cf Education.
A feature of the exercises wdil be the
presence of an orchestra to furnish the
instrumental music. This calls for the
elimination of the vocal music by the
schocl, which has been a feature of these
occasions heretofore, the only vocal music
on (he programme being the graduating
hymn by the class of the year. The ex
ercises will begin promptly at 8:30 o'clock,
by which the theater will doubtless be
crowded with relatives and friends of the
graduates.
The class of 1900 consists of eighteen
boys and forty girls, and of this number
it is expected that all hut three or four
will graduate. The class, while a large
one, is not quite so large as that of the
previous year.
The grammar schools examinations be
gin to-day and will continue for one week.
The order of examinations is as follow's:
Thursday, grammar; Friday, geography;
Monday, history; Tuesday, spelling; Wed
nesday. arithmetic. Thursday will be
spent by the teachers in going over the
examination papers with the children for
the purpose of correcting the errors an l
showing the pupils heir mistakes. This
system was introduced last year and was
found very beneficial to the children. Fri
day the promotions and averages will be
announced nnd the certificates and diplo
mas will be presented to the children. The
records of the schools will then all be
completed ‘by the t achers and turned over
to the superintendent by the principals.
The work of the year, so far as princi
pals and teachers are concerned, will then
be completed.
As usual the majority of the teachers
will spend their vacations away from Sa
vannah. Many have already made their
plans fob the summer and are only await
ing the close of the wchools to put tb m
in execution. Prof. M. M. Parks, of the
High School, will head a delegation of
about seventy-five Georgia teachers for
Chicago, when? they will take summer
courses at the great university there. Sev
eral Savannah teachers will be among the
number.
FEARS FOR HEY. W. I>. KING.
Siunnnnh Missionary In Stinntnng
Province Not Far From Tien Tsln.
The Boxer troubles in China which have
assumed so menacing an aspect recently
have a more than passing Interest for
many persons in this state and even in
Savannah who have either friends or rela
tives engaged in missionary work at or
near the sent of the trouble.
A missionary from this city, Mr. TV. D.
King, was, when last heard from by bis
relatives here, at Tal-au-fu, in the Shan
tung pro Vince and no great distance from
Tien Tsln. In his last letter home, which
was received only about two weeks ago.
though written two months earlier, he
gave a gloomy account of the outlook for
the missionaries. At the time he wrote
he said that the Big Knife, or Boxers so
ciety had been active for about eight
months and that its members had become
so violent in their demonstrations that the
Governor of Ihe province had been
forced io garrison (he town wuith
2.000 foreign drilled soldiery, and
that the missionaries had been
notified not lo travel without n military
escort. Mr. King said that the work >f
the missions had been practically broken
up. u.> the naiiv* ~. not only feared o
profess Christianity, but cvm refused to
come about th buildings for fear that
they would incur the enmity of the unti
foreign element.
Mr. King has been in China for the last
nine years. It was his Intention to return
home I • wlntet ind Its n itiv<
that in pursuit of ibis intention nnd real
ising. (hut the work of the missions, was
for the time being, in a slate where lit
ifd bajdont h may i |
one of t :e /••aport ; -wr.ts. and now is m
a position of comparative safety.
Forty years In the market with a con
stant increase in salts tells the tale for
Cook s Imperial Extra Dry Champagne.—
$A.<N> Trimmed lint* s!S.r(>.
To-day, regular $5.00 trimmed huts $2.50.
KroujkofTs.-ad.
.MOOHirS HURRIED DEPART! RE.
Story of Missing Forger Revived by
i ase in t ity < onrt.
The story of A. H. Moore and his hur
ried departure from the city last August,
*
case in the City Court, in which Moore
was one of the defend n •/. The case w r as
that of John H. Grimm, against J. L.
Thompson. H. A. Fount fin, and the Em
pire Feed and Milling Company.
The Empire F* < J nud Milling Company
was really h partnership, consisting of
Moore and Fountain. About a month be
fore his exit from this t uk of his finan
c.al exploits, exp.< ' • that involved a
number of good citizens of Savannah in
uneasiness and enV: an a "ment, Moore ex
ecuted a note for > to John 11. Grimm,
signing it the Empire Feed and Milling
Company, by liim- If a manager. This
note was discount 1 Mr. Grimm, and
upon its malurhy. ; and to he paid by him,
Moore having i ih.it time left the city,
and. Fountain averring that lie had with
drawn long be for* from the partnership,
and had nothing to do with the business
or its indebted:!- s.
There is no doubt about the fa t that
Mr. Fountain had withdrawn from the
partnership ai tin i me. a notice to thi
effect having been published in the Morn
ing News in June pr< ■" ling the execution
of the note. Tut* question at issue was
a legal one ,*’m> i.ur y. about the only
fact involved 1 lug whether or not 31 r.
Grimm had noli* e.T the dissolution. Un
der the decisions cf the courts he was en
titled to actual notice of the dissolurionr
before his right t hold a partner in the
firm upon an evidence of copartnership
indebtedness could ho barred. Mr. Grimm
stated that he had never seen the disso
lution notice in the paper and that he did
not know that the old firm had been dis
solved until he was so told by Mr. Foun-
tain.
The case was argued before the court
and jur> r by Mr. J. F. Evans for the p ain
tiff and by Mr. George W. Owens for the
defendant. Fountain. None of the oth*r
parties sued resided the obtainment of a
judgment. .Judge Norwood charged the
jury in the lare afternoon and late at
night the twelve good men and true w- re
still wracking their brain- in the jury
room and striving to reach an agreement.
If they* succeed it will b Q contained in a
sealed verdict that will be opened when
court convenes this morning.
Moore’s connection with the case Is the
fact that renders it interesting. It will
be remembered that at the time of his
departure he was under bond for his ap
pearance in the Superior Court, and that
n charge of forgery was pending against
him. An indictment was found and his
bondsmen made very effort to effect the
arrest of the fugitive from justice, but
up to this time the efforts made have not
been attended with a ray even of suc
cess.
The charge of forgery is the serious one
against the absent Moore, but it seem®
not to have been wholly by this means
that he provided himself with the funds
for the somewhat extensive trip he prob
ably' contemplated Just before his depart
ure, and which he has since taken. The
funds were largely raised by inducing
his friends to indorse his paper or ad
vance him money on it. Among these
unfortunates the plaintiff in the City
Court case is numbered. Whatever the
result of the case may be, either he or
another equally innocent party, Mr. Foun
tain, will have to bear the loss.
AS IN THE DAYS OF YORE.
A Game of Stnd-Foker With $4,000
or $5,000 on the Tnble.
A game of stud poker, that in size and
interest reminded the sporting fraternity
of the “good old times before the war,”
was played in one cf the temples of for
tune in Savannah, or not far away, a day
or two ago. It caused most of the pres
ent-day generation of sports to open their
eyes in rapturous amazement.
The game was a dollar ante, with, as
of course, in stud-poker, the dome of the
starry heavens or the size of the bet
ter’s pile, for a limit. It continued for
twelve hours and during mest of the time
there was between S4.(KM) and $5,000 on the
table. The betting was lively, but the
favor of the fickle goddess refused to
hover steadily over any' particular one of
the players, and when the game was
brought to a close, but one of them,
strangely enough, was perceptible to the
bad.
The unfortunate was a new-comer from
Tampa, who had contributed SSOO of his
wad to the local devetfes cf the green
cloth. The other losers had done but lit
tle more than pay the house the take
out.
MADE A M AJOR GENERAL.
Savniinnliinia Are Gratified at the
Promotion of Gen. Wheaton.
Those Savannahians who had the pleas
ure of meeting that gallant soldier, Gen.
Loyd Wheaton, while he was in command
cf one of the brigades of the Seventh
Army Corps, for some months encamped
around the city, wore gratified at the an
nouncement in yesterday’s Morning News
that he had been promoted to be a major
general of volunteers.
Gen. Wheaton is a colonel in ihe regu
lar army, being the commanding officer
of the Twentieth Infantry. By his fine
soldierly' qualities and genial personality
he mule many friends here, and it is
generally felt that his promotion is a
well-deservfd tribute to an officer always
faithful, diiigent and competent in the
di-charge of his duty.
Gen. Wheaton is now' in command of
one of the departments in the Philippines.
His record there has equalled that he has
made in the past.
THE REPORT WAS APPROVED.
( ommlMAioner Directed to Make
Title* to Purchasers.
The report of E. L. llackctt, C. H.
Dorsett and James L. Murphy, the com
missioners appointed by Judge Falligant
in the Superior Court to sell the estate
Involved in the partition proceedings in
stituted by Marla C. Bell against Anita
C. Cromwell, was filed in court on yes
terday.
The report showed that the property
had been sold, after advertisement, at the
door of the e urt house, at public outcry,
to the high' st and best bidder, for the
gross to*al sum cf $1,630. Judge Falligant
passed an order approving the sale and
directing that deeds to the purchasers of
the various pieces of property sold be
made by the commissioners.
1 MIL LATER IN THE WEEK.
Hearing In Case of M. Wllensky
Postponed by Commissioner.
The preliminary hearing In the case of
M. Wllensky, charged with concealing
from the receiver some of the assets of the
Savannah Shoe and Dry Goods Company,
now' bankrupt, of which he was formerly
manager, was to have been cbntinned be
fore United States Commissioner Lewis
on yesterday afternoon.
By agreement of counsel and with the
approval of the commissioner the hearing
was postponed until some day later In
the wt ok. w hen It will hr resumed. B.
Weitz, n local merchant with whom Wj
lensky Is said to have hail dealings that
indicate his guilt of the charge brought
against him. Is the only other Important
and mm-rial witness, and one other her
slon will doubtless serve to conclude the
hearing.
• If
If you would bo well, keep well, and
ward off diseases of nil kinds, keep “Crab
Orchard Water” on hand and take it oc
casionally, as required. It is Natures
[own medicine. *
SENT HER INTO DEEP SLEEP.
STRANGE INFLUENCE! OF SABRO’S
INDIAN HANDKERCHIEF.
Mrs. Wilson Inhaled the Peculiar
Odor of the Rich Silken Gift That
Ihe Sword Swallower Sent Young
Everett Sunday Night anti Did Not
Recover Consciousness 1 nlil the
Next Afternoon—The Everetts Be
lieve the llnndkerehicf Was In
tended to Pnt an Indian Spell on
the Lad.
The attempted abduction of young Pres
ton Everett by King Sabro, or, unprofes
sionnlly, William Cashwell, teems with
Incident, and each day some pew devel
opment in this interesting story of the
man’s unnatural attachment for the boy
is brought to light.
The latest has regard to the ornate
and heavily embroidered handkerchief of
Indian silk which was enclosed in
the note sent by Sabro to young Everett
last Sunday night. The handkerchief is
a weird-looking creation in itself and is
believed by many to exercise some quasi
magic spell, that takes away the senses
*of those who inhale its odor and brings
a dreamless sleep.
Mrs. Wilson, a neighbor of the Ever
ett’s, is one of those w ho experienced the
evil effects that the handkerchief pro
duced. After the exciting experiences of
Sunday evening, when Sabro received his
thrashing at the hands of Walter Sauls,
a* number of the friends of the family
gathered in the Everett’shome, the pack
age containing the note and handkerchief
was again unwrapped and those in the
room made a more or less careful inspec
tion of them both.
The handkerchief came in for Its full
share of inspection, and its odor w*as one
of the thing? that struck everyone. The
odor was strange and unfamiliar in the
nostrils of those who smelled it, and Mrs.
Wilson. Tenderer] curious, held it to her
face longer than did anyone else. Short
ly afterwards, she noticed that she was
becoming drowsy, but attached no import
ance to the fact, ascribing it merely to
the fatigue and excitement of the even
ing.
She retired and when she again woke
it w'as 4 o’clock Monday afternoon. Her
head- was still singing from the effects
of the drug, or whatever it was with
which the handkerchief had been impreg
nated, the fumes of which she had in
haled. She believes firmly that the hand
kerchief, with its strange odor, was de
signer! to play an important part in the
abduction of young Everett, and that had
he inhaled its perfume, It would have
rendered him an easy victim to the wily
maneuvers of the magician. Sabro is said
to have been born of English parentage
in India, and to have passed his youth and
early manhood in that land of sorcery
and enchantment.
Certain it is that the fakirs and adepts
of the Orient possess many n strange se
cret that is not dreamt of in the philoso
phy of the West, and it may be that Sa
bro has absorbtd some of these anil was
endeavoring to use one of them to aid his
abduction of the boy. Of course, it may
also be that imagination played a
part in the effects that have been thought
to follow inhaling the odor of the hand
kerchief, but of this it would not be pos
sible to convince any of those who experi
enced them just after the pickage was
opened.
FROM HALL. TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Bell Company Fornlslre* Bulletin
Service to Savannahtans.
During the last two days the Bell Tele
phone Company has been furnishing to
those of lis subscribers who cared to
take them, bulletins of the proceedings
of the National Republican Convention.
The bulletins have been received in full
at the Oglethorpe Club, the Cotton Ex
change and the Board of Trade. (
The company has had its own reporter
in the convention hall and a direct wire
from the hall to its exchanges through
out the country. In this manner it has
been in a position to give very rapid
service, and it has done so. The bulletins
have kept the Savannah public momentar
ily in touch with all that has transpire!
in the convention, and with the develop
ments in the race for the second place on
the Republican ticket.
The service will be continued to-day and
will be furnished to those subscribers
who care to take It. Those who do not
desire the full service will he given in
formation at any time by ringing up the
exchange and asking for it.
WANT THE FUNDS DIVIDED.
Tronble Among Labor Unions Over
Proposed Picnic.
The Building Trades Council held a
meeting last night and indorsed the action
of the members of the Carpenters’ and
Joiners Union in soliciting subscriptions
for the picnic that they intend giving on
July 4to Wilmington Island. The agents
of the Carpenters’ Union requested this
action on part of the council on account of
the many adverse criticisms tha' have
been made on the project by certain mem
bers of the other unions who think that
the funds which it is hoped will be real
ized should be applied for the common
good of all the unions and not for any
individual organization.
The picnic, so say those who ore inter
ested, will be one of the largest of its
kind ever given in this city; the sale of
tickets having already assured them of
an attendqnce that will guarantee a h ini
some addition to the funds of the union.
ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED.
Robert Mack tbo tlierrnrn Grocery
Thief Kun Down by Morphy.
Robert Mack, an escaped convict from
the county chain-gang, where he was sent
sometime ago for breaking into the Aber
jorn Street Grocery Company, but who
made his escape, was arrested yesterday
morning by Detective J. J. Murphy. He
appeared before the Recorder and was or
dered held for the county authorities.
J. C, Moody, the maimed bootblack, who
the night before had been on another of
his periodical "soaks," was given the us
ual thirty days on the gang.
Willie Carter, colored, for cursing and
abusing Mrs. J. D. Burger, was given the
alternative of coming across with sls er
spending twenty days behind the bars
Necessity compelled him to accept th<
latter.
‘•Take Hoed Will Surely Speed.” ”
Be sure to heed the first symptoms of
indigestion, nervousness and impure blood,
and thus avoid chronic dyspepsia, nervous
prostration and all the evils produced by
bad blood. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is your
safeguard. It quickly sets the stomach
right, strengthens and quiets the nerves,
purities, enriches and vitalizes the blood
and keeps up the health tone.
All liver Ills are cured by Hood’s Pills,
25c.—ad.
75c Sailor* ;iOe.
To-day, white, black, novy nnd brown
rough and ready Knox shape sailors; reg
ular 75c hat, 33c. Krouskoff's.—ad.
Ladle*,
It will be of advantage to you to read
our ad on page 5, concerning boy’s shirt
waists. B. H. Levy Bro,-ad.
75c Lndy*iuitli 75c.
The same hat as other* advertise at OSc.
Krouakoff's.-ad. (
Fiva Cents
* package or ten cents, according to
the size. Put up In atr tight boxes
which keep this good sal? good.
FRVORITE
Tii&le SdU
Is the salt that neTer sticks.
DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT CO.
St. Clair. Mich.
HENRY SOLOMON & SON,
Sole Distributing Agents.
RF.V. ALEXANDER ELLIS DEAD.
Pastor of Beth-Eilcn Baptist Church
Died From Bright** Disease.
Rev. Alexander Ellis, pastor of Bsth-
Eden Baptist Church, died at his home,
No. 505 McDonough street, east, at 9:25
o'clock last night, from Bright’s disease,
after an illness of about six weeks. He
was in bis sixty-third year. He was
born at Ivinloss, in the Parish of Trelaw
ney, County of Cornwall, Jamaica. West
Indies, Oe’t. 15, 7837.
Rev. Ellis received his preliminary ed
ucation in the public schools of the is
land, after which ho entered Calibar Col
lege. graduating after a seven years’
course in science and theology. He engag
ed in teaching scon after then in one
or two schools of the island. He was or
dained to the Christian ministry in 1867.
Soon after his ordination he left Jamaica
for the United States, arriving in New'
York in 7867. The Baptist Home Mis
sion Society of Now York im
mediately commissioned him to
teach theology in Shaw University, Ra
leigh. N. C. Leaving Raleigh the follow'-
ing April, he went to Manchester, Va.,
to engage in teaching and preaching.
While in Manchester, he received a call
from the members of the Independent
Baptist Church of Boston, with a view to
filling their pulpit. He accepted the
call. He remained in Boston from 1868 un
til 1882, after which he received a call
to the pastorate of the Second Baptist
Church. Greene Square, of this city,
which he held for eight years, during
which time he entirely remodelled the
church edifice, giving to it an appearance
worthy of its membership.
In 1891, Rev. Ellis organized the Beth-
Eden Baptist Church. Under his super
vision. a handsome brick edifice has been
erected, at Gordon and Lincoln streets,
in which his congregation is now' worship
ping. Rev. Ellis w’as a Mason, a mem
ber of Hilton Lodge, No. 2,
and was deputy division grand master of
the sente. He was president of the Minis
ters’ Evangelical Union.
Rev. Ellis was a man of unquestioned
ability, ripe experience and unfaltering
courage. He was methodical in all his
business affairs. Asa citizen, he had the
esteem of his fellow-citizens, white and
colored. He leaves- a wife, three daugh
ters and a son-in-law to mourn his loss.
His funeral will take place from the
Beth-Eden church next Sunday morning,
at 11 o’clock.
NO DISCRIMINATION SHOWY.
Secretary Then* Replies to Aider
man Horriunn's Letter.
Mayor Myers received a letter yesterday
from Mr. S. E. Theus. secretary of the
Park and Tree Commission, replying to
critcisms made upon the commission by
Alderman J. J. Horrigan for alleged lack
of attention to the squares in the eastern
part # of the city
Replying to Alderman Horrigan’s criti
cisms Mr. -Ttyeuß states that It is not the
rule of the commission to give attention
to particular parts of the city more than
to other parts. Bull street, as the prin
cipal promenade of the citizens, Forsyth
Park, Oglethorpe avenue and Coonial
Park have been improved with a view io
the pleasure and benefit of all the citi
zens and the effort has been made to make
these improvements, especially as relates
to the parks, lasting and permanent.
The commission. Mr. Theus states, has
asked many times for an appropriation
with which to improve the Bay street
green, but has always been refused by
Council. It has had plans in hand for
tills improvement for some years, and
has even gone so far as to suggest a
name, “Emmet Park.” an likely to meet
with favor among the residents of that
vicinity.
As to the matter of walks through the
squares. Mr. Theus states, this comes ex
clusively under the department of public
works, and cutting across gross plats
is regulated by city ordinances. A word
to the police to enforce these ordinances
might have the desired effect, he sug
gests.
In conclusion. Mr. Theus states that the
commission has a large job on its hand:’,
in the shape of 7,000 dead trees, w-hich
should be removed this summer. As its
resources are limited, it is taxed to the
utmost to cope with the situation. Tho
commission, he states, is making the best
possible use of the means at its disposal,
and challenges any other city department
to show the same amount of work accom
plished for the money expended.
HALF- RATES
To Rnrnesvi lie \ in. C entral of Geor
gia Railway,
Account of Rnrnesvllle < linntnnqua.
Tickets on sale from nil points in Geor
gia on Central of Georgia Railway. July
3 to 6 inclusive, and for trains scheduled
to arrive in Barnesville prior to r.oon
July 7. Final limit July 10.
Ticket Offices—lo 7 Bull street and Cen
tral i>assenger station.—ad.
Family Etrnrilnni In Tyboe Every
Wednesday and Friday,
Twenty-five cents round trip. Tickets
limited to date of sale. Tickets on sale
at Tybee Depot, Randolih street, foot of
President.—ad.
Summer Excursion 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, ahd T
A.; Randall Clifton, district passenger
agent, 141 Bull street.—ad.
Cider.
We have a nice line of cider In bottles,
pure and genuine, from the celebrated
establishment- of Mott & Cos., of New
York.
The Russet Cider and the Crab \pple
Cider are very good. Llppman Bros, cor
ner Congriss and Barnard streets, Sa
vannah, Ga.—ad.
Grn y beard.
“Grayheard cured me of Catarrh of tho
head which had clung to me 3a years.
Mrs. Khoda Lean.
Ballinger, Tex.”
Graybeard is sold, at all drugstores for
W- Respeia Drug Cos.. Props.—ad.
A Dcllciona NmoLr.
The Herbert Spencer Is on 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 non* are genuine.
The iferbert Spencer cigars are only sold
by the box of 30. Conchas at J3.W>. and
Perfectos, M. 50 at Llppman Bros., whole
sale druggists, Barnard and Congress
FASHIONABLE
“SUMMER
HORSE
CLOTHING.”
Complete and nobby
assortment of Ear Nets,
Body Nets, Sheets, etc.
Also stylish line of Lin
en Lap jßobes.
Congress and Whitaker Sts.
LEO FRANK.
Refrigerators.
Ckilcot, the Yukon
and the Economic.
Best in their class,
Freezers.
Peerless and Zero.
Best in the world.
y. minis.
lls speis in iiseii,
480 Courtland Ave ,
Atlanta, Ga„ April 26th, 1900
Columbia Drug Company, Savannah,
Ga.:
Gentlemen—lt gives me pleasure to
heartily recommend “Infant-Friend
Powder,” and to give to you a singu
lar little coincidence connected with
it.
During the Cotton States and Inter
national Exposition I was presented
with a little box of this pow'der, and
was so pleased with it that I was ex
ceedingly anxious to get more, but on
looking at the box 1 found nothing
but Savannah. Ga., no other address
I have often wished I knew where
to get it. This morning’s mail brought
your circular with enclosed sample. I
immediately referred to my box, and
found it was the “Infant-Friend Pow
der.” It is without doubt tha best
powder I have ever used.
Respectfully,
MRS. Wm. KING.
j For sale by all Druggists,
j Manufactured by
COLUMBIA DRUG COMPANY,
i Savannah, Ga.
!CUBAN
i WATER
j MONKEYS.
EDWARD LOVELL’S 818,
113 BROUGHTON STREET, WEST.
COMFORT
For your 6tock The fly season Is now on
us and the time to us©
Tough on Flies,
a lotion when applied will prevent your
horses and cattle i'icra being pestered. Try
it and be convinced.
HAY, GRAIN. BRAN, COW FEED,
CHICKEN FEEL), etc.
T. J. DAVIS.
Phone 223. its Bay street, west.
J>UCRO’S
E Alimentary
UXiR
Is highly ro< onmen<le<l as a remedy for
lung diseases ami as a preventive for
typhoid, malarial and all kinds of levers
AgcuU. K. Fougcra A Cos., New York
SCHOOLS AM) COLLEGES.
chenoweYh ~
1342 Vermont ave. and lowa Circle.
Washington, D. C.
Boarding School for young ladles. Seed
for catalogue. Miss _ Mary Davenport
Chenowcth, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Sloan.
FREE! FREE! FREE!
CALL OR WRITE)
Donnelly Pharmacy
For package of T. pnd P. INDIGESTION
, TABLETS.
It cures when others fail.
J. D. WEED & CO
, BAY ANSI Ail, (lA.
Leather Belting, Steam Packing & Hose.
Agents f<y XEW YORK RUBBER
BELTING AND PACKING COMPANY.
M Morphine and Whiskey hab
it. treated without pair or
confinement Cure guaran
teed or no pay. B. H. VKAL,
Man'gr Lithia Springs San
itarium. Box 3. Mulch. Ub