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WOMAN GOT LIFE SENTENCE.
SIGNOR A MITCHELL WILL GO TO
THE PENITENTIAHY FOR LIFE.
ItecommeaUatlon of Jary Saved the
Keek of the Mardercsa of Jimei
Harris—Verdict of Gntlt>- Reached
la Half an Hoar After the Jarv'a
Retirement From the Coart Room
for Deliberation Evidence ot
State's Wltneaaea Made Out Clear
Caw of Deliberate Marder—James
Small Placed on the Stand for the
Defense, bat Jary Didn't Believe
Him.
At 630 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Fudge Failigant pronounced sentence in
the case of Signora Mitchell, condemning
her, in accordance with the verdict of
'he Jury, to imprisonment in the peniten
tiary the rest of her life. In this man
ner 6he wilt expiate the murder of James
Harris.
The second murder trial of the week was
begun in the Superior Court yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock. The case was well
known to the public. The woman who
was charged with the crime was notori
ous for her many 111-deeds, the evidence
was to eome extent’conflicting, and a
hard-fought legal battle was expected. It
w(s these facts, doubtless, that drew to
the court room the comparatively large
number of spectators, who came early and
stayed late. The prisoner entered the
court room In company with her counsel,
Messrs. Shelby Myrlck and Richard M.
beater. The interests of the state were
represented in the person of Solicitor Gen
eral W. W. Osborne.
Jhe important witnesses for the state
were Dan Glover. Gus Thompson and
Owens Martin, the two lat*r having been
in the room with the woman and James
Harris when the fatal shots were fired.
Coroner Goette was also a witness for
the state, but testified merely as 10 the
nature of the wound that ha& produced
stating that Harris had died from
thf affect# of a pistol wound in the siom
ach. Still other witnesses joined in the
recitation of the facts of the night and
eqrl* morning at Signor* Mitchell s house,
which led up to the commission of the
inagedy.
Gus Thompson's story is typical of that
of the ether witnesses for the state He
said that late Sunday night. May 27, a
crowd of negroes foregathered at the
house of Signora Mitchell and before a
great while had elapsed a of skin
was in progress. Thompson. Glover. Mar
tin, Smalls. Harris and the woman were
among the players.
puck went steadily against Harris, said
the witness. Again and again he placed
his bets and with equal regularity he
,!ot. Possibly he was not in the beet
of .humor, for a quarrel arose between
him and the woman, which was with diffi
culty quieted and the game resumed. The
Interlude did not serve to change Harris'
luck, for he continued to be ag unfortu
nate as he had been from the first.
On the ten spot of hearts, which had
been turned in a way that contributed
much -to bis ill-luck, Harris heaped some
of bis displeasure. As he lost one of the
bet* he made he picked this card from
the deck and stated that if it turned
again he would tear it to pieces. Then he
shoved his last remaining chip* on the
table. Ten of hearts was turned. Harris
lost and his anger was again aroused.
"It’s a horse deck, anyhow," he said, and
tore the in two.
“What do you mean by tearing my
cards?” asked Signora.
"Oh, it's a horse deck. 1 ” repeated Har
ris, and with this the woman drew a re
volver and attempted to shoot the man
qad offended her. The others about
the table frustrated this purpose, Harris
was hustled Into one room and the woman
InW another. Borne of the party stayed
with each of the belligerents, represent
ing to them how unwise it would be to
have a serious quarrel and it was thought
that all danger of trouble had been re
moved.
At last Harris walked to the door of the
room in which the woman was at the
lime. As his foot the threshold
Signora raised her revolver and fired, but
Smalls, who was with her. knocked up
her hand and the bullet went wide. She
flrod" a second and a third shot, and the
last one took effect. Harris sank to the
ground with a moan of agony and most
of the party left the house. Enough re
mained to help the wounded man to a
bed. where he,!ay until he breathed his
last.
In the meantime, however. Signora left
the house, and the officers arrived and
took charge. It appeared that Signora
crawled under the adjoining house and
lay there until she sunk peacefully to
sleep. Her snores attracted the attention
of one of the men. he apprised one of the
officer® of their probable source, and the
woman was pulled out of her hiding place
and arrested. She was then brought back
into the house and remained there watch
ing Harris slowly and painfully expire.
Then she was taken to the station house.
This, in effect, was the story of
Thompson, and that of th other wit
nesses for the state served but to empha
size some of i|s features and lend the
weight of corroborative evidence to oth
er#. None of the witnesses for the state
saw a knife in the hands of James Har
ris, none of them saw him make any ef
fort to assgutt the woman, none of them
s*w anything done by him that would
have justified her in the belief that a
serious bodily assault was about to be
committed on her. On the contrary the
woman had been the aggressor at every
stage ot the quarrel that culminated in
the homicide.
James Smalls was placed on the stand.
Ajfter detailing the facts of the evening
and telling of the quarrel that resulted
from Harris tearing the card, during
Monday morning's early hours, Smslls
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related his version of the shooting and
the events by which it wa* immediately
preceded.
He said that the task of getting Si?-
liora quiet had been delegated cO him und
that he thought he bad been successful.
6otne of the other men were with Harris
in another room, while he had Signora irk
the room in which she slept. He heard a
noise outside the room iloor and Harris
appeared with a knife in his hand. As he
stepped across the threshold and st.irt.el
to advance Signora she tired, but the
witness threw ujS her arm and so deflect
ed her aim that the bullet spent itself
harmlessly in the ceiling. She fired again
as Harris continued to advance, and yet
again. The third bullet took effect.
The defendant was placed on the starwi
to make a statement in her own behalf.
She corrobereted the story told by Smalls
in oil essential particulars, stating that
Harris was advancing upon her with a
knife or some weapon she believed to be
a knife when she tired. When the got out
of the way and crawled unver the al*
joining house, it had been merely to es
cape the anger of any of the friends of
Harris who might come up and not to
avoid arrest. She had intended, she .said,
to give herself up as soon, as the officers
arrived and had surrendered willingly
when called upon to do so.
The evidence had been concluded before
2 o'clock and Judge Falliganr directed a
recess until 4 in the afternoon, when the.
arguments were made*. In his opening ar
gument Solicitor General Osborne con
tented himself with a simple statement of
the principles of law upon which he
would rely.
The solicitor general was followed by
Messrs. Myrick and Hester, for the de
fense, both of whom made strong argu
ments. Indeed, counsel for the defendant
m?de a hard ftgbt from The beginning to
the end of the. case, but question the wit
nesses as th y would and argue as they
did, they oculd net succeed in convincing
the jury that Smalls had told he truth.
His story depended too much upon the
existence of the knife he swore Harris
held when he entered the woman's room,
and no knife has been found.
Mr. Osborne made the concluding argu
ment, summing up the evidence in his
usual fine style. He ridiculed the con
tentions cf the defendant's attorneys that
the knife had ben made way with by
some friend of Harris, enforcing: with ar
gument. and illustration the weakness of
this statement.
Judge Falligant concluded his charge
to the jury shortly before 6 o'clock and
within less than half an hour a verdict
of guilty, with the r commendation for
punishment by impr sonment in the pen
itentiary for life, instead of the gallows,
was returned. Sentence was immediately
passed by the court.
JEALOUS OF THEIR AUTHORITY.
Continued from Tenth Page.
ty," we are not prepared to say that thi
trustees will not act wfth more wisdom
if left to themselves.”
The report is signed by the committee,
consisting of J. H. Estlll, chairman;
Brantley A. Denmark end Henry Blun
of the board, and Superintendent Otis
Ashmore.
It Is expected that there will be a large
attendance of the members of the board
at the meeting to-morrow afternoon, when
the report will be fully considered and
discussed. Should the- report of the com
mittee, in which the failure to reach a
satisfactory understanding with the trus
tees is so fuliy and freely reviewed, and
In which the members of the committee
metaphorically wash their hands of the
matter, be adopted, it is doubtful if any
further effort wilt be made to secure e
Joint understanding. It is understood,
however, that a suggestion, which was
made at the meeting yesterday afternoon,
will be brought up for consideration,
which, if favorably received, may lead to
another move on the part of the board to
obtain the desired results on slightly dif
ferent lines.
WITH THE BOARD'S ESTEEM.
Presentations to Retiring Cnshler of
Chatham Rank.
Mr. W. F. McCauley, the retiring
cashier of the Chatham Bank, whose res
ignation took effect yesterday, was sur
prised at the last meeting; of the board
of directors of the bank he will attend as
Its cashier by the preemption to him
of a very handsome tesilmonial of the di
rectors’ appreciation of hts services.
When the business of the meeting had
been concluded President Adler presented
Mr McCauley a handsome silver salad
bowl, on behalf of himself and Ills fellow
directors, accompanying the gift with
many expressions, of appreciation and
good will. Mr. McCauley has been with
the bank during the period that it has
steadily advanced from an Inconspicuous
position In the business world to Its pres
ent condition of prosperity and success,
and much of the credit for Its success Is
Imputed by the directors to him. Presi
dent Adler assured Mr. McCauley of the
regret with which the bank patted with
him. and that the good wishes of its every
officer and employe would follow him.
Although he was taken by surprise, Mr.
McCauley made a felling response, assur
ing the direcors that while he prized and
would continue to prize the gift they had
made him. he would value their presi
dent’s expressions of appreciation and
good will even mere The bowl is inscrib
ed: "To VV. F. McCMttley, from the Di
rector* of lha Chatham Bank. June 27,
19C0."
Dur.rg the afternoon Mr. McCauley re
ceived still an ther lestimonlal of the re
gard in which he is held, this time from
Mr. Barron Carter, assistant cashier of
th bank. Mr Carter and Mr. McCauley
have been ve ry Intimately connected in
tfceir wirk for the bank's Interests dur
ing the last three years and their busi
ness nd personal friendship has been
a* close and as intimate as friendship be
tween man and man can be. That this
friendship has been uninterruptedly ror
dlal and pleasant Is a tribute to both.
Mr. Carter’s gift to Mr. McCauley was
a quait r oak. silver-mounted cigar case,
if handsome design, and tilled of course,
with "Petf ctos.” On the box was the In
scription: ”W. V. McCauley, from his
Friend, Barron Carter." When It was
presented to Mr. McCauley It left him
without a word to say and he could only
sr*sa his appreciation by s cordial grasp
TH i donor’s ban* I
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. JUNE 28. 1900.
TO LEAVE THE PLANT SYSTEM.
VH'E PRESIDENT KNOTT SAID TO
HAVE RESIGNED.
The Rumor Current and Generally
Accepted as True-I'nderstuod
That He Will Be President ef a
Western Rond—The Chang.- a Pro
motion—Mr. Knott Had Been With
Plant System Six Moalhs—His Suc
cessor tnkuoni.
The rumor was current last night that
Viee President S. R. Knott of the Plant
System has besigned and will leave Sa
vannah July 1 to become president of a
Western road.
Mr. Knott could not be seen, but the
rumor is generally accepted as tru. Who
his successor will be is not known. Mr.
Knott came to the Plant System .fan. 1
from the Louisville and Nashville, of
which he was vice president. He is a
practical railroad man. having worked
his way up from the ranks. During the
six months he has been with the Plant
System he has been its active head and
has inaugurated many changes.
The reason of his leaving is understood
to be the acceptance of a better position.
Mr. B. W. Wrenn and Mr. W. H.
Leahy were among the passengers of the
Plant System yesterday for Charleston.
Mr. S. L. Rogers, traveling papsenger
and freight agent of the Evansville Route,
with headquarters at Atlanta, spent yes
terday in Savannah.
Mr. J. H. Ward. Southeastern passen
ger agent of the Texas Pacific, with head
quarters at Atlanta, was among the vis
itors to the city yesterday.
Mr. J. N. Carnatzar, Southeastern pas
senger agent of the Mobile and Ohio, with
headquarters at Montgomery, was in the
city yesterday.
M'K-VNE HOSPITAL EXERCISES.
Four Graduate* Received Diploma*
at Annual Commencement.
The exercises of the fifth annua! com
mencement of the McKane Hospital
School for Training Nurses, took place
lost night et the Fiord's Opera House.
Four graduates were given diplomas. In
addition to the presentation of diplomas,
the following Interesting programme of
exercises was given:
Music-March.
Frayer by Rev. John Crolley of Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Vocal duet by Florence A. Fields and
lona Coston.
Address of welcome by Mrs. Florence
Ward, president of the board of managers.
Vocal solo by Mrs. J. F. Thompson.
Recitation try Flora Blyler.
Vocal solo by Mrs. J. Et. Smith.
Address to the graduating class by Dr.
S. Palmer Lloyd.
Bandaging contest by the Junior class.
Vocal solo by Amabel I. Monroe.
Address by Rev. M. J. Maddox of First
African Baptist Church.
Vocal duet by Julia Williams and (Char
lotte ißeiley.
''Ambition," Augustus Snyder.
Valedictory by Mrs. Mintle Cannai.
Vocal solo by Mad. Frances Balzona.
Presentation of diplomas by Dr. Alice
Woodby McKane.
Solo by Charles T. 'Water*.
Presentation of prize In bandaging.
Benediction by Rev. Cargile of St. Fill
ips, African Methodist Episcopal Church.
The McKane School was founded seven
years ago by Dr. Cornelius McKane, 11
graduate of the medical department of the
University of Vermont, and his wife,
Alice Woodby McKane. who was grad
uated from the Woman's Medical College
Of Philadelphia. Each pupil of the school
takes a two-year course, before gradual
ing F’our years ago the McKane Hospital
was founded. At present It occupies quar
ters at Sixth and Bulloch streets, and
has accommodations for forty-two pa
tients The hospital is entirely dependent
on charity for the means with which to
carry on its work.
HIGH SCHOOL C.R kDU.STES.
Theater Mill Be Crowded With Their
Friend* To-night.
The graduating exercises of the High
school of 1900 will be the event at the the
ater to-night. To some of the young peo
ple, and doubtless to their parents as well.
It will seem almost the event of their
lives. The event Is always one of decided
Interest, even to these who have no and rect
interest In the graduates. and the theater
will very probably be crowded to its ca
pacity.
The programme Includes the usual salu
tatory and valedictories with the essays
by the nine other graduates who obta'ned
readers' places. There are some bright
young people among inose who obtained
the honors and as some interesting topics
are to be dismissed the evening is not like
ly to be a dull one at any rate.
Mr. Pleasant A. Stovall will deliver the
address to the graduate* while Col. Georg*
A. Mercer, president of the Board of
Education, will as usual deliver the di
plomas. The exercises will close with the
graduates' song by the graduating class
CimiSH MILL. PICT IC.
fourth District flab to Celebrate
the Primary Vlotary.
The leaders of the Fourth District C'ltl
zene Club are prepared for a Jubilee pic
nic to be given the latter part of next
month. President ftimuol Reynolds an
nounced yesterday that the picric would
;>e a go. It is only being postponed t <
(he latter part of the month booauae of
various other festive affairs In prospect
within the next week or two.
President Reynolds aald that the picnic
Will Ik- held either at Deufuakle or Wil
mington It la portly In celebration of the
recent victory at the prlmory and partly
lust to give the boys a good time Presi
dent Reynold* predicts that the picnic
1 will be the great*** event of the Kind ever
siveo In Chatham oouaiy-
FAMINF. STRICKEN INDIA.
Efforts Being Made to Relieve the
Starving People.
Editor of Savannah Morning News-
To-day some 60.000,D0T of our fellow-be
ings In India are suffering acutely for
lack of fdod. Of this number 10.0C0.000 are
already face to face with starvation, and
not hundreds, but thousands, are dying
daily.
Government aid, Just enough to main
tain life, is being given through the
agency of relief works to large numbers.
Private aid Is also dolrg much to rel ev
these terrible conditions, but still there
ought to be, there must be, done, many
times over what is already being dene.
The famine is one of the most severe and
far-reaching of any during the past one
hundred years, and the worst is not yet.
Were these conditions existing in any
part of our own country, thera s scarce
ly a man. woman or child who would
not rush forward with his or her aid.
however small it might be But the mere
fact of distance can surely make no dif
ference with u* as a people. The fact
of this crying need and our knowledge
of it, is the call to us for service., each
according to his or her ability.
There is to-day stored up in Ind a grain
sufficient to feed every person, as well as
animal, in all the affected districts, but
th* people have become so impoverish
ed, in great measure through the over
taxation of the British government and
other causes of a kindred nature, that
they haven't evtn the pitiably small
means required on the part of each to un
lock it. Through the agency of the cable
any amounts stnt to the treasurers of
the relief funds to-day, can to-morrow be
unlocking and distributing the grain
among those who but for Its merciful
coming would not be alive even on the
third day.
There are many thousands of people
In all parts of our country who would
gladly, 1 am confident, contribute their
portion, were the matter properly pre
sented to them, and a safe channel for
their aid brought to their attention May
I therefore make the following sugges
ti ns to the readers of the Morning New*;
During the past few days in Bostoif a
committee of one hundred prominent citi
zen*. known as the Boston Committee
of One Hundred on India Famine Re
lief," has been organized to take tn hand
the collection of funds from Boston and
vicinity. This committee has selected
a chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer.
It is already circulating Itterature set
ting forth the facts In connection with the
famine, and putting forth whatever ef
forts are required for the speedy collec
tion and transmittal to the affected dis
tricts of as large a fund as Is possible
for it to collect. Through Its agency alone
many thousand* of lives will be saved
from the pain and agony of slow starva
tion.
This same plan—and this is my point
can be adopted in every city and town in
the country, and I trust that i will be
adopted in very large numbers. Any per
son of known integrity and honesty of
purpose who feels moved to turn an ear
to the pitiable cry for bread that is at
this moment going up from hundreds of
thousands of our suffering fellow-beings,
in a country which has given to the world
some of its most valuable treasures in
learning, in music, in science, in art, In
thought, in religion, tn life, can be in
strumental in putting into operation the
above plan in the community in which he
or she is living. Special care should be
exercised 1n selecting a treasurer to re
ceive the. funds—either some well-known
individual of unquestionable integrity, or
beUer still, perhaps, some well known
banking house.
An organisation of a similar nature was
farmed a few dais earlier in New York
City, nnd within twelve days after its
formation the sum of 130,900 had been
cabled to the starving ones.
The secretary of the Boston Commit
tee. who con be addressed "Boston Com
mittee of One Hundred on India Fanzine
Relief,” No. 14 Beacon street, room 204. or
the secretafy of the New York Commit
tee, who can be addressed "Committee
of One Hundred on Famine Relief.” 73
Bible House. New York, will be glad. I
am sure, to give suggestions to any who
may Interest themselves in organizing a
committee in their own city or village,
and also to send printed information re
garding the existing conditions in the
famine stricken districts of India, es also
the needs, methods of distribution there,
etc., which can be reproduced by the va
rious committees through their local press,
in letter and leaflet form, etc., as they
may deem best.
The treasurers of the Boston Commit
tee. Messrs. Brown (Bros. A Cos., bankers.
30 State street, Boston, or of the New
York Committee, Messrs. Brown Bros.
A Cos., bankers, 59 Wall street, will be
glad to receive, acknowledge, and forward
by cable, any amounts that may be in
trusted to them by th# treasurers of any
organizations, not so closely In touch with
the cable, and the distributing agencies
in India, or to receive, acknowledge, end
forward in like manner, any sums direct
ly from contributor*, where no local com
mittee exists.
Certainly from this land ef plenty. large
sums will go to that land of famine. It
is within the power of each one here, to
be the means of saving a life or many
live* there. Two cents a day will feed
one person; two dollars will save life
until the coming harvest. Surely upon
us ail. even to the extent of noma littie
sacrifice if necessary, a deep responsibil
ity rests.
Ralph Waldo Trine, Boston.
WANT# Hl# FINE REFINDED.
Oyster Gatherer's t'.'lafm Agatuat the
Sloop -Clifford C."
A libel against the slcop Clifford C. wa
filed in the United States Court yesterday
by C. A. Carter, who claims as due him
seaman's wages to the emoutvt of *3O
The case is rather an Interesting one
The which 1s owned by Mr C. H.
Dixon is engaged In the oyster gathering
business. During last season she was at
work in the neighborhood of Brunswick
when the entire crew was arrested by the
authorities of Glynn county on a charge
of illicitly taking oyster* from private
beds. The men were tried at Brunswick
and fined. Carter's floe amounting to S3O.
It I* the amount of this tine Carter claims
that the captain of the slocp refused >o
pay him claiming that It was spent for
his benefit and should, therefore, be de
ducted from the salary that was due him.
Carter holds that in taking the oysters
which he got Into the trouble he was
obeying tbe orders pf the captain and that
he. therefore, or through him the owner
of the sloop Is liable for the fine. The
matter will come up for a hearing oo July
U.
To Addre** Teacher* at Irwlnton.
Cal. G. B. Whatley left last night by
the Central for Irwlngton. where be will
deliver the annual address to-day before
the T-ocher*’ Institute. His subject will
be "Pracleai Education *'
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That old sore or nicer, which has been a source of pain, worry and anxiety to you for ENDANGER
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io Ladies’ Waists, Separate Skirts,
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THE SWEET Gilt f, GRADUATE.
Behold the Sweet Girl Graduate! she
conies.
With each returning year, to grace our
homes
With all her charms, as doth the new
born spring
Produce its lovely floral offering.
Tb render still more beautiful the earth.
Which, in a happy mood, hath given it
birth.
O happy maids! so fair, so pure and
sweet!
We welcome you with a warm heart and
greet
You, as you stand upon life's threshold
here.
While the great ocean rolls before you,
where
You all must sail, upon the treaeh'rous
deep, •
While heaven above ehall vigil o'er you
keep.
Youth is life's cheerful morn, whose
roseate hue
Cannot hist the entire Journey through;
Time change* all on which his touch Is
laid;
Perhaps the brightest of yOur dreams will
fade
Into the somber shade of evening's gray;
The star of Hope, bearing with genial
ray,
Must sometime pale, when gethYing
clouds will throw
Dark shadows o'er it to obscure its glow.
But this Is your life's morn—your bright
hey-day—
There dare not, irr your Armament, to
day.
One single cloud or shadow o'er It stray,
To filch from you one single Joy away;
Look up Into the heaven's vault, so blue!
That dome, fashioned by The Great Arch
itect, so true.
Is with naught but the. purest ether
tilled.
Which He from heaven's rivulets dis
tilled;
Pure a* that essence let your life here be.
Drink from the fountain of felicity;
Reach oot your arm and seize each pass
ing Joy
That heaven may to you without
alloy;
Bo fllled with mirth; Innocent pleasures
grasp.
And hold them with a Arm, enduring,
clasp;
"Just to count heads" heaven did not send
you here.
But meant that every life should have its
share
Of pleasures—such as leave no string be
hind,
I,ike an Imbedded thorn within *he mind
To prick the conscience when reclining
years
Bring food for thought, which of* some
lone heart sears.
For time mia-spent; then, therefore, let
your light
Like the Wise Virgins', ever trimmed,
and bright,
Be burning, when you knock at heaven's
gate.
That you hear not those fateful words—
Too late!
Which would freeze up and wither all
, your soul;
But let the bridegroom ready be, to roll
The gatea ajar, and welcome you to share
In the grand feast, with those assembled
there.
The Paradise, which our first parents
knew,
Was nevermore to mortal given to view.
But you may seek to build one of your
own,
Whose site may be within your heart
alone;
And build you alao there, deep In your
hr east.
(Warm with lovo for your kind) a little
nest.
Wherein t* shelter purity of thought.
With which, sometimes, can happiness be
bought;
Burnish the beauty of your God-given
mind,
So that It be like gold seven times re
fined;
Seek to be charitable, true and Just,
And for all else in God repose your trust.
On your bright blushing, flower-bed I see
One llUle maid, who Is quite dear lo me—
SIVAW MATTINGS.
We have put on sale all remnants, and will sell same at less than eaat Mg ,
cash only. Our regular ltn ha* ,utt had 300 roll* added to it
Awnings and Mosquito Nets
Should be what you wont Juet now.
Iron Beds and Perfection Mattresses
Are a great specialty with ua.
Read’s Odorless Refrigerators
Are what the name implies. The only one that you can gat a writteg
guarantee with.
Baby Carriages and Go-Carts
in a very large variety, 14.00 and up.
The Puritan Blue Flame Stove,
As advertised by Ihe Standard Oil Company, la on ala at our gtora, and II
is a dandy. Come and see it and you will buy it.
■■ Lihdsay&Horgah 1
FIRE PROOF SAFES.
We carry the only line of Fire Proof Safes that are
for sale in the State. We have a stock of all sizes and
a visit to our establishment is cordially invited. To be
prepared in time of peace is our motto. Get a good
Fire Proof Safe and you will never regret the invert'
ment. Do not buy a second-hand safe unless you know it
has never been in a fire. We will sell you Iron Safes ae
low as the factory will, with freight added.
LI PPM AN BROTHERS,
Wholesale Druggists and Wholesale Agents
Fire Proof Safes.
For other*, to the world, may seem more
fair—
But for tha* she was once my haby-gtrl.
Whoso Ilf* I've watched, like bud*, their
leaves unfurl,
Until the full-blown flower revealed ap
pears.
To cheer the gardner for his toil and
cares.
O life! encircle her with kindliness and
throw
Above her path Hopes' Iridescent bow.
Riches I would not crave, but grant to
her
Health, plenty and contentment—these
confer.
For they make up the sum of happiness,
And blest shall be whom heaven thug
shall bless.
Nor would I wish all Joy for her alone.
But ask that o'er her schoolmate*, too,
lie thrown
The self-same bier sings, which kind
heaven above
Grants unto us with Its unstinted love.
Now, Sweet Girl Graduate, comes your
farewell!
This little word may cause some hearts
to swell
With misgivings on this eventful day-
Your School Is ''Out" for Good, but bear
away
The dearest recollections of the past,
For. In the future, ye will often cast
A retrospective glance upon this scene—
Oh, In your memories be It ever green!
To cheer you, as the oasis, In the wild,
Brings comfort to the desert's lonely
child,
Hugo Knott.
Savannah, Ga., 27th June, 1900.
FEW BEFORE THE RECORDER.
iMltrdar’t Docket aa Tnaenally
Small An*.
The Recorder had on* of the smallest
dockets since the beginning of the warm
weather yesterday. Only six prisoners
appeared before him and they were quick
ly disposed of.
Rol*y Jenkins, a colored boy II years
old. was remanded to the Cffy Court on
a charg* of the theft of I*o from J. Crook,
a fruit dealer for whom he worked.
The raze of Tom Boms, colored, wbo
was run In the night before for having
In ht possession two bicycles lhat he
could not give a satisfactody account of,
was continued.
Mint* loa*e* Ready for Tenant.*.
The eighteen new houses recently erect
ed by the Minis estate on Alice srd Mont
gomery streets are now ready lor oceu
lfl ixy. Mr. Rimuel Reynolds, the agent,
announce* that lve is ready lo receive ten
ants for these houses at the rental of HI
per month. The bouses are equipped with
all mtxlorn eonven-enoes and are well
worth the money ask'd.
tiorrnl of 1,1 ttle Julian Sipple.
Tlw> funeral of Julian Siipl*. the infant
sen of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sipple, took
place yesterday afternoon al & o'clock
from their home. No. 307 Duffy street,
west. The services were conducted by
Rev. Father William Mayer of tha 6a
ered Heart Church. Tha burial was in
TELEGRAPH MARKETS.
(Continued from Ninth Page.)
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Cleslha.
Wheat No. 2
jun* .... an
July *2 .flß2'i 84>* (i Mf
Aug 83 S3** 12V* MU
Corn. No. 5
June lIHtM’H 43*4 Uff4U4
July 4Ui4IH AM* 414k4n& 48*
Aug ITHffCVi 44>af144’4 42*4
Chats, No. 2
July 3434 33% 3444 2M
Aug :sV4<ef23'-i 28% 38%
Mess Pork, per barrel—
July .112 40 *l2 Ft) *l2 40 *l9 8#
Sept. 12 <2H 18 OS 13 60 IS <S%
Lard, per 10 pounds—
July . 90 7 (12(4 7 <*W
Sept. 7 <l6 7 20 7 86 7 PM
Oct. .7 15 7 22(4 7 13(4 725
Short Ribs, per 100 pound*—
July . 705 7 20 7 06 IS
Sept. 7 15 7 30 7 13 7
Cash quotations wer* a* follows: Flour
Arm: No. 3 spring wheat, 80^43c; No ]
red. Sf<43gsc. No. J corn. 49140411*0; Na
2 yellow corn. 42%t3'43Hc. No. 2 os*. BUI
26e; No. 2 white, 2T>,ff;7%c; NO. 2 white.
27526 c; No. 3 rye. l81%c; good feeding
bai lee, 3&g39e; fair lo choice malting, 4M
15c; No. 1 flax feed. *1*0; No. 1 North
western, *1.80; mess pork, per barrel. SlLg|
4*12 *0; lard, per 100 pound*, t* DOtgTOßfc
short ribs tloose), *8.95®7.25; dry salt
ed shoulder* (boxed), H75#7.00; short cleat
sides (boxed), $7 50#7<50; whiskey, basis of
high wine*. *1.23; sugar, clov*r, aau
tracl grade. Bc. ,
FEW BUILDING PgRBITf.
Strike of the Carpenters flaring ft*
Effect In Atlanta,
Atlanta. June 27.—The extent to wbteh
the carpenter'* Mrtk* hat affect*# battl
ing In Atlanta la apparent an the banka f
City Building Inspector Pittman. wtiH>
show that any thirteen permit* h*v* heap
Issued for dwelling hauaea this month, g
ogainst about three time* that many f*r
the. corresponding period teat year Ike
carpenters claim they will yet win. meg
some SO# or 800 are Uli holding out Abaut
500 have gone hack to work, and thane
prill out say those who went back stark
given what they demanded, IS per day gm
eight houra’ work.
CITY BREVITIES.
t o
Frank Holland, a voung white te!\
formerly of Atlanta, but who has apant
some time In Rivannah. died yesterday
morning In the cHy hospital. Tha funeral
will take place to-day.
.. . -jp—
Blare on Jefferson Street.
A small Are was discovers# shortly af
ter 11 o'clock teat night in tha aha* atoew
of B. Kozlctki, No. 207 Jefferson street.
The engines from origin* hduo* No. * re
sponded to the alarm and axtlngulabdU
the lire within a very ehort tlute. Tha
damage wan very small.
Pollremaw Meldrtm a Bridegroom.
Officer M. U Meldrtm of the Savannah
police waa married yesterday In Wal.hour
ville to Mis* Maddox of that place. Offlcar
Meldrtm I* at present on hip vaeatloa. but
will return to the city sborily gag beta#
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