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8 COL CHARLTON H. WAY DEAD. PASSED AWAY AT BEAULIEU AFTER TWO DA V S ILLNESS. Had Bren in Fftilinjr Health for Some Time, lint Until a Few Honrs Be fore His Death Hi* C ondition Wa* hot Regarded n* Uritiea I—llreat lied Hi* Last n* Air*. Way Left Hi* Bed aide to Meet Dr. Elliott—End C ante ’ Peacefully—Wns Col. of the Fifty fonrtli Georgia Onrinur the Civil War—Con Mai General at St. Peters liarg l nder Cleveland. Col. Charlton H. Way, one ff the best known citizens of Savannah, died at his home at Beaulieu at 4 o’clock yes | terday afternoon. Stomach trouble was { the immediate cause of his death. For some lime Col. Way’s friends have \ noticed that his accustomed Rood health seemed to have left him. and that h* f reeroed to be rapidly failing. His con j ditlon, however, was not thought at all ; serious, and when he became worse and took to his bed, two days ago, Mrs. \\ ay * ciia not even feel it necessary to call in * the services of a physician. Yesterday afternoon she noticed that bo Stas growing: weaker and apparently was guttering more than had previously been , the case and n note was dispatched to the city for Dr. W. H. Elliott about 3 o’clock, j Hr. Elliott went out to Beaulieu on the next car, reaching the house Just about 4. As he went up the steps of Col. j Way's home, Mrs. Way, who had been f nt the bedside of her husband, left him aqd came out on the veranda to meet Dr. * Elliott. When she left the bedside Col. ‘ t \Vgy was breathing quietly, and though 1 by this time It was seen that his condi tion was critical, it was not expected that his dissolution was so nearly at hand. She returned with Dr. Elliott to the sick room. In the interim death had come quietly, and Col. Way had breathed bis last. It was evident that he had passed away without a struggle. The arrangements for the funeral had itiot been completed up to a late hour last night, but it was then understood . that It would take place this afternoon. * Whether ic will be from the residence at (Beaulieu or whether the body will first l>e brought into the city and the service* ’ be conducted at one of the city churches - lies not yet been determined. ! Col. Way was about 65 years old and a life-long resident of Savannah, of which | Lis father was also a citizen. He was •ne of a large family, but his brothers end sister;* have all left Savannah or are dead. No one of them lives here to-day. j Col. Way was one of the organizers of the Oglethorpe Light Infantry and was chosen n subaltern of that command when i It became part of the state forces in 1*56. . During the Civil War be commanded the • Fifty-fourth Regiment of Georgia Infan- I try. The regiment formed part of Mer cer’s brigade, consisting of the First. | Fifty-fourth, Fifty-seventh and Sixtv j third Georgia Regiments. The brigade •aw service in Johnston and Hood’s j armies, taking part with the latter gen eral in the campaign in Tennessee. After the war Col. Way returned to Savannah, I iwhe-re he has since resided. During the first administration of Pres ident Cleveland, Col. Way was appointed | consul general to St. Petersburg, succeed : sng there Gen. Pierce M. B. Young. He 5 filled this position -with dignity and credit, i the suavKy and courtesy of his manners i and the polish and elegance of his bear ing enabling him to discharge its quast dlplomatic duties with much success. During the World’s Columbian Expo sition. in Chicago, in 1893, Col. Way was commissioner from Georgia. During his life he held other positions and offices of !the like characetr, for which his tastes and attainments peculiarly qualified him. In the course of his residem ‘t abroad, at . various times, he had accumulated a valu able and Interesting collection of articles !ef vertu, bric-a-brac, books, statuary and paintings, most of which was destroyed in the fire which consumed his residence at Beaulieu several years ago. Col. Way was one of the most brilliant I conversationalists and reconteurs in Sa vannah. With a mind naturally brilliant and assiduously cultivated, stored with strange bits of Information, amusing anec dotes and personal reminiscences, gather ed In every quarter of the globe, he was a delightful companion. Col. Way married Miss Frances Wil liams, of Milledgeville, who survives him. i There are no children. His death removes one of the few remaining Savannahians of • the old ante-bellum school. SAVANNAH COl NCIL NO. 1. Fltrmrn'a Order to Have Its tnnnnl Meeting To-night. ( The Savannah Council of the Order of American Firemen will hold its annual ' meeting and election of officers at the central station, on Oglethorpe avenue, at *:3O o'clock to-night. Besides the elec , tlon of officers, only routine business is ’to be transacted. There will probably be some changes in the officers, this being ■ usually the case at each election. M. J. • Brigoni is president and A. J. Toshach t secretary at present. The Savannah Council of the Order of American Firemen has been one of the most successful institutions of the kind established in the city. Organized only a few years ago, its affairs have been > conducted quietly and in a systematic ' Business manner. Most of the members of the fire department are members of the order, though there is nothing compul ' sory In this. Members who have re signed or been dropped from the depart ment are eligible to continue their mem , bership In the service, and former mrm • bees of the volunteer department are also ' eligible for membership, j The order Is a benevolent and beneflei t ary one, paying death and sick benefits i end relieving the distressed among fam ilies of deceased firemen. The council bas been fortunate in having few death I claims, and as its affairs have been well managed, It has a fund of about $1,300 i to Its credit. FIRE FROM EXPLODING STOVE, Re. 4 Engine Compnny railed to i Blase on XVnldbnvg Street. Engine Company No. 4 was called out yesterday afternoon at G:3O o’clock to No. 122 Waldburg street, west, where, on the third floor, a gasoline stove had explod ed. The flames had gained but little head way when the firemen reached the scene and were easily extinguished by hand ex tinguishers. The damage was very slight. The house is occupied by Mr. J. R. Car- Clll. TO AaVE SAILED ON THE BREMEN. Mr. Deo Mehrtens Wi Bonked for the 111-Fated * tennis lilp. Prof. Leo W. Mehrtens left via the Plant System to-day for New Y'ork, where he wai suddenly called on account of the burning of Ihe steamship Bremen, on •which Mrs. Mehrtens was to have sailed for Europe. Mr. Mehrtens goes to ar range passage for his wife via some other ahlp. First Salmon of the Season. Messrs. M. Fersl’s Sons & Cos. received yesterday the first car of fancy salmon of the 1900 pack. This Is about four •weeks ahead of ihe usual shipments. The quality is very fine and the assortment consists of one-pound tails, one-pound Mats and half-pound flats. The trade to aak tor prices. TO EXTEND ITS RETORTS. Weather Bnrenti Will Take In the Pacific Coast From Nnw on. A recent act of the department of agri culture which went into effect yesterday is the extension of the weather bureau service to include reports from practically every part of the country. Hitherto the reports received here and at other stations in the Eastern and Southern states have embraced reports of the weather condi tions only in those states east of the Rocky mountains, Dodge City, Kan., be ing the furthest station west from which reports wore included in the statements of the weather furnish and in this part of the country. The reason that the reports from stations wfst of the Rocky moun tains and from the Pacific coast were not included before is that meteorological changes which occur in that part of the country are rarely if ever felt as far west and south as to make it of any practical value to record them. Now, however, the department has de cided on the unltiotion of the service to include reports from all parts of the coun try. The stations that will be added ore those at Spokane, Portland, 0., Winne mucea, Nev., San Francisco, Los Angeles, El Paso. Cedar City, Utah, and Miles City, Mont. There will be added also two sta tions In the extreme northeast, Portland. Me., and Oswego, N. Y. The. appropriation for the erection of new signal towers at Brunswick, Port Royal, and Tybee became available on July 1, and Observer Boyer expects to leave for Brunswick within the next few days to superintend the erection of the tower at that point. Later be will go to Tybee- and then to Port Royal. COMPARED WITH OTHER JUNES. I.n*f Month Wa* an ( annually Mild One. While the last few days of June were excessively hot compared with the re mainder of the month, the m an temper ature for the rron h as a whole was low er by two degrees than the same month in ’9B and ’99, and 4 lower than in ’97. The highest point reached during the month just gone was 91 degrees, which was at tained on The last day, and on on’y five days did the thermometer reach as high as Ifc) degrees. This, in comparison with last June, is really exceptional as on fifteen days dur ing that month the mercury exceeded £0 degrees: on one day. the 15th, reaching 99 degrees, while on the hottest day dur ing last month the thermometer reach only 94. Though lacking In heat, it made up in the rainfall which was 6.31 inches and lacked but .3 of an inch of being the nor mal for the month. Compered with June 99 it was an exceptionally wet month, as during that month only 1.07 inches of water fell. What the past month lacked in heat will from appearances be made up during the present month, as the maximum yes terday was 94 degrees, equal to the high est point reached during June, and 14 de grees warmer than it was on the first of July 99. The rainfall yesterday was .26 of an inch. • The state forecast for to-day is for fair weather, warmer in the northern portion. Showers may be expected to-morrow with light south winds. SIFFERED NO LOSS. Ocean Steamship Wharves Not In volved In the Hoboken Fire. The Ocean Steamship Company's prop erty at Hoboken was not damaged In the tremendous sweep of flame which destroy ed the ships and wharves of the North German Lloyd Company Saturday after noon and night. The Savannah line was very fortunate in this respect as its Ho boken wharves are situated only about a quarter of a mile above those of the North German Lloyd The lire was below Castle Point, while the Ocean Steamship Company’s wharves are above this point. President Egan received a telegram yesterday from Superintendent Le Fevre at New York, stating that there was no damage to the company's property. The toial loss sustained by the fire, the super intendent stated, is uncertain, while the loss of life could only be estimated. The Ocean Steamship Company had some lighters in the vicinity of the fire, which were saved by its tug along with four other lighters belonging to other com panies. BAPTIST YOING PEOPLE RALLY. Echo Meeting of the Recent Stnte Convention. The B. Y. P. U. of the Duffy Street Baptist Church held a rally meeting yes terday morning which was well attended. The meeting was intended to be an echo cf the recent convention of the order that was he'd in Atlanta. An interesting pro gramme of songs and addresses had been .prepared. Messrs. B. L. Bugg, A. E. Meyer, L. L. Carswell, J. E. McMillan and Mrs. Meyer spoke to the congrega tion respecting the work and spirit of the convention, and emphasized the necessity for the continued upbuilding of the soci ety and educating its members for a life of usefulness and service. Owing to the heat, the speakers had ben limited to talks of five minutes each, 1 but despite the shortness of the time each speaker managed lo give much excellent advice that If followed is sure to give ex cellent reeults. - SUPPOSED TO BE INCENDIARY. Snsplrlnu* Fire In a West Hr on.l Street nuteher Shop Lost Night. The firemen were called out last night a second time by an alarm from box 35. The blaze was in a small butcher shop at Stewart and West Broad streets kept by a man named Henderson, and was quickly extinguished by the chemical en gine from No. 4 station. The peculiar fea ture übout the firs was that It was discovered in a lot of trash in one corner of the shop and in close proximity to a kerosene tank. On account of this suspicious circumstance the cause of fire was put down as incen diary. The kerosene tank was said to have been rolled out by a citizen before the firemen arrived, and that the citizen had hts hands badly burned In doing so, but Information on this score was rather indefinite. NVAS BADLY SCALDED. Little Willie Knight rnlntnlly In- Jnrrtl at .lesnp. Willie Knight, the little 5-year-old son of Mr. W. T. Knight, had the misfor tune to be badly scalded about the head and neck last week, while staying wllh his aunt, at Jesup. Mr. Knight was no tified and at once left for Jesup, accom panied by Dr. Crowther, returning early yesterday morning with the little sufferer. The little fellow's Injuries are painful, but are not regarded as serious. HER RECOVERY DOUBTFUL. Little Ruth Bnntet Taken to the Sa vannah Hospital. Ruth Boutet, the orphan child who was Injured at the Savannah Female Orphan Asylum Saturday by falling over the ban isters, has been taken to the Savannah Hospital, where yesterday she spent a comparatively quiet day. It Is thought, however, that there Is Utile chance of her recotery. THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JULY 2, 1900. THE PEACH CROP IN DANGER. BLACK ROT IS THREATENING THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FRUIT. * In Some Section* of the State, Nota bly Tho*e Snrronndinß GrWlin a nil Macon, It I* Reported to Have De- Mfroyeil Already the Earlier Varie ties of tlie Pencil—Elbert n* anil Other I.nte Varieties Will Suffer ff Rain* Do Not C"ea*c—Pent a Form of Fangti* That Spreads Rnpidly. Maj. G. M. Rynls Carrying llnnd* From Savannah to Gather Hi* < rop. The peach crop of Georgia is facing a new danger now, one (hat has already materially decreased it and that M’s fair to do damage even greater than it has accomplished. The recent heavy rains have been followed by the advent in the orchards cf the dreaded scourge known as the ’ b ack rot.” The ’’black rot” is a variety of fungus, that forms on the skin of the fruit and rapidly destroys it. When it is once in troduced into an orchard it spreads from tree to tree with a rapidity almost incon ceivable and the hapless fruit grower, who one day has b en estimating his ship ments by the car load, finds out the next that there will te carriers of peaches in stead. A hot and moist condition of the atmos phere seems to be favorably to the pro duction end spread of the fungus and in several of the peach sections of the state it has practically destroyed all of the earlier varieties of peaches, that had not been shipped before the heavy rains be gan. This is especially true in the section surrounding Griffin, where the Experi mental Farm is located, end where the peach industry has been steadily increas ing in extent and importance during the past few years. A grower from that section, who was in Savannah e day or two ago, told a story illustrative of the conditions there. One of his neighbors was engaged in loading a car with peaches, and as at nightfall the car had not been filled with the terriers, the completion of the work was deferred until the following day. With the dawn the grower went to inspect his car and found that during the night the black rot had got in its work and that the peaches were beginning to assume the appearance of the pulpy mass he knew’ they would become long ere they had reached their destination. Prom the car the grower returned to his packing house to find that the same con dition of things obtained there. The peaches were rotting. In the orchards, on the trees, the fruit also was beginning to succumb to the ravages of the pest. Not only are the earlier varieties de stroyed, but the growers fear that the El bertas will suffer the same fate, if the weather does not undergo a material change and the heavy rains cease to fall. From a condition of high expectation and confidence in the success of the crop, a large proportion of the growers of the state have fallen into despondency and say that the outlook is very gloomy in deed. The Griffin and Macon sections seem to have suffered more thorn the pest than the other fruit belts of hhe state. There is a preparation in use among the growers, with which the trees are sprayed, which, it is said, will prevent the root from at tacking them. Where this has been used plentifully and carefully there is a no-, ticeable absence of the rot, though trees just across the road may be attacked by it and the fruit be destroyed. The prep aration is a compound of lime, sulphate of copper and water. Maj. G. M. Ryals left yesterday for his orchards at Ty Ty, taking with him about twemy-five hands, who will assist in picking and packing the peaches. Maj. Ryals carried a smaller number of ne groes a few days since and will probably increase his force when the shipment of the principal crop, the Elbertas, begins. These peaches are expected to be suffi ciently ripe to ship in large quantities about the end of the present week or the first of next week. The peaches now being shipped from most of the orchards are of the Lady In gold. Lone Star and Amelia varieties, which come in just ahead of the Elbertas. These peaches are of considerably better quality than the earlier varieties, though they do not compare in appearance or taste with the queen of the Georgia orch ards. The prophesies of the Weather Bureau do not authorize any very strongly held hope that the weather will be permanent ly fair, though, it is promised, the rain will skip Gecjrgia to-day. The success of the crop depends almost entirely upon a cessation of the rains and an era of dry, sunshiny weather. Should such a change fail to come it will mean a loss of possibly hundreds of thousands of dol lars to Ihe Georgia growers. WEEK IN SUPERIOR COl RT. Jefferson Street Paving Case As signed for Thursday. This week In the Superior Court will be devoted to the hearing of civil cases, the consideration of criminal business having been postponed until the last week of the month. The civil cases have been ac cumulating recently and there are n number of them, of which Judge Falli gant Is anxious to dispose. The principal interest of the general public in the cases to be heard during the week revolves around the trial of the Jefferson street paving cases, which have been assigned for Thursday. The prop erty owners on Jefferson street are seek ing to resist the payment of the city's as sessments against them for paving the street, on the ground that the Belgian block pavement is altogether unsatisfac tory, and is an actual disadvantage to householders, rather than a benefit. The property owners' position is strengthened by a number of arguments, primarily that the noise produced by ihe traffic that is forced through the street by the fact that it is the only paved street west of Whitaker, running north and south, is a constant source of annoy ance, preventing any but the most hard ened enjoying the repose that ought to follow a conscience at rest. There are a number of other cases to be tried during the week, but none of them, other than the paving case, is of any particular public interest or import ance. Court will sit each day until Satur day and Judge Falligant himself will not find rest from Jiis labors even on the Fourth. On lhat day there will be no jury In attendance, but the Judge will hear arguments In some eases that can re eive attention In chambers. DEATH OF MRS. V. S. STIDER. Her Funeral Front Sacred Heart CJinreh This Afternoon, Mrs. V. S. Studer. aged 65 years, died yesterday at her residence, at Burroughs' and Ninth streets, after an illness of two months The deceased was well known by many of the older Savannahians. having come here In her early childhood. Mrs. Studer’s maiden name was Miss Mary A. Schreck. Her married life extends over forty-eight years. She leaves no children to mourn her loss. The fun eral will take place this afternoon at 5 o'clock from the Sacred Heart Church, of which Mrs. Studer was a devout mem ber. The Interment will be In Laurel Grove Cemetery. MISSIONARY HUDSON SAFE. Tiding* Received of the Axson Me morial School in China. Among the announcements at the Inde pendent Presbyterian Church yesterday morning the pastor. Rev. Dr. Fair, stated that recent tidings confirmed the safety of Rev. W. H. Hudson, the missionary in China who is supported by the Ladies’ Society of the Independent Church. Many of the members have been very anxious about Mr. Hudson end his family since the troubles in China began. He is sta tioned at Hashing and has charge of the Axson Memorial School for boys, which is carried on in connection with a very flourishing medical and dispensary work for the treatment of disease among the natives. The subject of Dr. Fair’s sermon was the Apostolic Benediction, the text being 2 Cor., 13-14, “The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Love of God and the Com munion of the Holy Ghost Be With You All.” He said the Hebrew form of bless ing was mercy to you,*the Greek, grace to you, the Roman, peace to you. The Apostle took these national forms of salu tation and wove them into this benedic tion. to show’ that God’s attitude to ail nations and individuals is one of blessing and good will and kindly greeting. When Jacob left his father’s home to go out into the world, the patriarch laid his hand upon the head of his child and blessed him. “So, when we leave our Father’s House of worship to go out into the battle ot life,” said Dr. Fair. “His blessing is pro nounced upon us, to remind us of His love and willingness to help during the dangers anti trials of the coming week.” Dr. Fair said the custom of firing three volleys over a soldier’s grave is supposed to be derived from an ancient custom when a Christian warrior died. If his body was buried in a cemetery near a church, the bell was tolled three times in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Ghost. If he was buried on the field of battle, a bugle or dTum was sound ed three times above his grave. They seemed to feel the Christian warrior would sleep sweetly and undisturbed, and holy angels would keep w’atch by his sepulchre, if it was censecrated by the name of the sacred Trinity. “So may we fight the good fight of faith,” said Dr. Fair, “and rise at last to the victor’s crown by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Ghost.” At night Dr. Fair preached upon the text: “Where Hast Thou Gleaned To day?” The main idea of the sermon was the importance of doing little things. It was the office of a gleaner to follow the reapers, to gather up the grains they drop ped, to reap the hidden places they over looked. and the secluded corners where they could not thrust in the scythe. So in every community there are people who are inaccessible to the church and little child ren whose spiritual wellfare is neglected. Let it be the Christian’s daily work to bring them under the influence of Christ.” WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. Snd Death of h South Carolina Lady Well Known Here. The death of Mrs. J. V. Morrison, which occurred at her home at Esttll, S. C, last week, under distressing circum stances, was a grief and shock to her friends and relatives here. Mrs. Morri son was sitting on the porch of her home with her stepson. Mr. Henry Morrison, formerly of Savannah, sitting on a step below her. Seeing a pistol in Mr. Morrison's hip pocket. she reached down to get it, prob ably desiring to examine it. The pistol protruded from the pocket with the barrel upward. In drawing it from her stepson's pocket It is supposed that the hammer caught In his clothing and that this caus ed the discharge of ihe weapon. The ball passed through Mrs. Morrison's throat, coming out in the back, below the should er. She survived only a few minutes. The deceased was well known in Savan nah, being the mother of Mrs. Thomas Purse and Mrs. George Wright and the stepmother of Dr. A. A. Morrison and Mr. T. W. Morrison, all of this city. She was the wife of Mr. J. V. Morrison of Estill and the daughter of Col. John Law ton of Lawtonville, S. C., a prominent planter of that section. The funeral took place Thursday, the interment being at the family burying ground at Lawtonville. GOOD CROWDS AT TYBEE. Rain Did Not Keep Them Away, but It Sent Them Bnek. The heavy rains yesterday decreased the crowds somewhat at the suburban resorts, and incidentally made life much pleasant er in the city. There was a large crowd at Tybee, however, a considerable percentage being excursionists from the interior. The Island was favored with a very heavy thunderstorm about 2 o'clock, the rain pouring down in such torrents that some of the residents likened it to a cloudburst. As the rain continued through the after noon a large proportion of the crowd came up on the early trains. Last night the street cars were very heavily patronized, both on the city and the suburban lines. Scotch and >rl*h Whiskies. The finest imported from Scotland and Ireland are to be had from Lippman Brothers. They are Imported by that firm In bottles from the distilleries in Scotland and Ireland. And il you want the cele brated Ola Highland Scotch whiskey, or ihe Wheeler Irish whiskey, call on Lipp mart Brothers for It. •This firm has decided to sell all Imported wines and liquors at retail, which we think la quite an acquisition for our Savannah consumers. Lippman Brothers have something espe cially nice from Scotland called Cherry whiskey, imported from Rutherford of Leith, Scotland, and we are safe In saying nothing like this has ever been Imported in these parts before. It has the most delightful cherry flavor, and the whiskey is not of the strongest type.—ad. P. P. r., a wonderful medicine; it gives an appetite; it invigorates and strength ens. P. P. P. cures rheumatism and all pains in the side, back and shoulders, knees, hips, wrists and joints. P. P. p. cures syphilis in all its various stages, old ulcers, sores and kidney complaint. P. P. P. cures ontarrah, eczema, erysipelas, all skin diseases and mercurial poisoning, P. P. P. cures dyspepsia, chronic female complaints and broken-down constitution and loss of manhood. P. P. P.. the best blood purifier of the age, has made more permanent cures than all other blood rem edies, I.ippman Bros., sole proprietors, Savannah, Ga —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 Spencer Is on every wrapper of every cigar, with out which none are genuine. The Herbert Spencer cigars are only sold -by Ihe box of 50, Conchas at $3.50, and Perfectos, $4 50 at Lippman Bros., whole sale druggists, Barnard and Congress streets, of this city —ad. Suggestions as to a location for a summer outing may be had by addressing Jas. C. Pond, gener al passenger agent, Wisconsin Central Railway, Milwaukee, Wls., for Illustrated booklets, dtscrlptlve of ihe many beauti ful resorts In Illinois and Wisconsin locat ed along the line of that popular thor oughfare. Good hotel accommodations. 1 with excellent fishing, boating, etc.—ad. BRYAN MEN MORE CHEERFUL 5A V AWAHIANS RCUIV TO THINK THEIR CANDIDATE HAS A CHANCE TO AVI.N. Sow That the Dost mid Smoke of the Philadelphia Convention Ha* nlonn Awa/Tbey See That Thing* Are Not So Serene in the Repnlili enn Camp n They Were Made to Appear—With Any Sort of a Rea annnble Platform Deinoeratic Bo lnc** Men Will Vote the Ticket. All Depend* on the Plntforin to Be Adopted Thi* Week nt Knnsn* City. The Democratic National Convention meets at Kansas City this week, and all eyes will be centered there for a time at least. That is, unless the Boxers do something terrible in China, or the Boers gain a victory over Lord Roberts in South Africa. Like the Republican Convention at Philadelphia, the head of the ticket is positively known beforehand, and the tail of the ticket, is still in the woods. Un like the Republican Convention, however, the interest does not center chiefly In the vice presidential candidate. There is no Rough Rider candidate to mate with Bryan, and the only question which will confront the convention in this matter is whether a favorite of the East or the West shall be chosen, whether the candi date shall be a rank free silverite from the West of the Mississippi or a “bimet allist, ” who regards the money question as practically settled, from the east of that stream and north of the Ohio. The South is not considered in this calcula tion. The question is an im.ortant one, but, east of the Mississippi ai least, the plat form is general regarded as more im portant. Thousands of good Democrats who voted for McKinley and Hobart last time, or for Palmer and Buckner, or who did not vote at a 1, are anxiously waiting to see whether they will be given a plat form on which -hey stand while at the same time maintaining thdr mental and political equilibrium. It is a time when the platform is of mere importance than the man. The Repub'ican platform was cut and dried beforehand, as everybody knows. In fact, it seems to have been a li tie toe dry for many ardent Republicans and they are hav ng considerable difficulty in swal lowing it. The Kansas City Convention will not make its own platform any more than the Philadelphia Convention made its platform, but whereas three or four men seem to have made the Republican p’atform, while one pu,t the linishing touches to it, at least a score, and prob ably two score, will have something to say in making the one at Kansas City. The leaders of the North, the South and the West will put their heads together, and there will be some very deep cogita tion before a platform is offered for the consideration of the convention. Then it is more than likely that a few people cn the floor of the convention will have something to say about the platform, and it may have to be returned for amende ment. It will not be a cut-and-dried affair anyway. It is remarkable what a change in senti ment has occurred locally since the echoes of the Republican Convention died away. When the convention first conclud ed Its work everybody seemed to regard the result as a foregone conclusion. Dem ocrats readily acknowledged that the ticket was a strong one, that the unani mity and harmony was remarkable and that all this pointed to undoubted success. It was freely said that McKinley and Roosevelt would get 1,000 votes in Savan nah and bets of two and three to one on the national result were freely offered, with no lakers. Now that it is realized that the enthus iasm of the Philadelphia convention was manufactured and the newspaper rnen who were there are telling the people that there was less real enthusiasm than they ever knew' at a national convention, and the Republican leaders are charging each other with doctoring the platform the Democrats are beginning to realize that things are not always what they' seem. There is a general feeling current that with a good man named to run with Bryan (Hill or some other Eastern man) and the money question handled in a con servative manner the Democrats have a good show to win. "Savannah is a comemreial tow’n and pretty much on the same order of com mercial towns elsewhere," said a business man yesterday. “The hundreds of good business men who voted the McKinley ticket four years ago are not disposed to do so again, and there is a general inclin ation to stay in the party ranks, if they are not forcibly pushed out. While there was a general feeling the other day that 19M would be merely a repetition of 1896 this feeling has changed and there is now not only a hope that Bryan may win, but a belief that he will win, provided the platform is not extreme. Business men generally regard the money question as settled for years to come and they see no reason why the convention should give special attention to a subject which is no longer a live topic. If Mr. Bryan and his friends will be reasonable in this mat ter they may see success perch upon their banners. There are thousands of business men in the North, especially in New York City, Democrats In principle, who view the matter just as we do. They are willing to vote for a Democratic candidate on al most any platform except a silver plat form. Anti-imperialism and anti-trusts, with the mismanagement of the Republi cans in Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philip pines, furnish ample subjects for the party platform. Like sliver a very little of the Chicago platform will go a long ways now and the Democratic leaders would do well to bear this in mind.” There are no doubt hundreds of business men in Savannah and elsewhere through out the country who take Just the same view of the matter and who are willing to help the Bryan campaign along with their money and their votes, If given half a showing. Do you read what people say about Hood's Sarsaparilla? It Is curing all forms of disease caused or promoted by Impure blood.—ad. Snmmrr 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. and T. A.; Randall Clifton, district passenger agent, 141 Bull street ad. The lots in Collinsville *o he sold on July 3, are on Waldburg, Duffy, Henry and Anderson streets; sale begins at five o'clock, corner Waldburg and Ott; sev erat nice corner lots, and 3 residences to be sold. John L. Archer.—ad. Five dollars a month Isn't much; but if you put It In a piece of Savannah real estate for a few years, you will have a good start In life. You will have a chance to do this July 3. at 5 o clock, when some of the most beautiful lots in Collinsville will be sold at auction. John L. Archer. Auctioneer, —ad. The lots In Collinsville to be sold on July 8, are on Waldburg, Duffy, Henry and Anderson streets: sale begins at five o'clock, corner Waldburg and Ott; sev eral nice corner lots, and 3 residences to b sold. John L. Archer.—ad. Half Rate* to Kaasa* City and Re turn Vim Central of Georgia Rail way. Democratic Convention. Tickets on sale July 1 and 2. Final return limit July 9, 1900. Direct route via Macon, Columbus and Birmingham, through eleerers Sa vannah to Birmingham, and Birmingham to Kansas City. Ticket office 107 Bull street and Central passenger station —ad. |2..'0 To Mncon and Return. Via Central of Georgia Railway, July 3. Tickets will be sold for train leaving Sa vannah 8:45 a. m., July 3. limited July 5 re turning. This gives over two days In Ma con.—ad. The lots in Collinsville to be sold on July 3, are on Waldburg, Duffy, Henry and Anderson streets; sale begins at five o'clock, corner Waldburg and Ott; sev eral nice corner lots, and 3 residences to be sold. John L. Archer. —ad. Spend 4th of July at Tybee, 23 Cent* Round Trip. A programme of many pleasing and in teresting features has been arranged. Grand display ol flre-works and various other Interesting attractions. MUSIC AND DANCINC*. Schedule* for 4th of July Only. Leave Savannah 7:00 n. m., 9:00 a. m., 11:30 a. m„ 1:30 p. m., 3:30 p. m., 5:25 p. m., 6:30 p. m., 8:50 p. in., 11:10 p m. Leave Tybee 6:00 a. m., 8:00 a. m. 10:10 a. m., 12:30 p. m., 2:30 p. m., 5:15 p. ft)., 7:40 p. m., 10:00 p. m., 11:59 p. m. Ticket office, Tybee depot, Randolph street, foot of President, and 107 Bull street.—ad. The lots in Collinsville to be sold on July 3, are on Waldburg, Duffy, Henry and Anderson streets; sale begins at five o'clock, corner Waldburg and Ott; sev eral nice corner lots, and 3 residences to be sold. John L. Archer. —ad. For Sale nt Auction. Some of the most beautiful lots in Col linsville will be sold at auction Tuesday. July 3, at 5 o'clock p. m. Terms, $23.0) cash, $5.00 a month. 6 per cent, interest. Also nice residences, SSO 00 cash, $25.00 a month, 6 per cent. John L. Archer, Auctioneer. To the Mountain*. In the nick of time. Just when you are yawning and feeling tired out and broken down, a bottle of Graybeard is better than a trip to the mountains. Are you constipated? Take Graybeard pills. Little treasures—2sc the box. Res pess Drug Cos., Proprietors.—ad. The lots in Collinsville to be sold on July 3, are on Waldburg, Duffy. Henry and Anderson streets; sale begins at five o'clock, corner Waldburg and Ott; sev eral nice corner lots, and 3 residences to be sold. John L. Archer.—ad. To Brunswick and Return, Via the Plnnt System, Sundays. In addition to the Charleston Sunday excursions, the Plant System are selling round-trip tickets to Brunswick, good on Sundays only, at rate of SI.OO for the round trip. Trains leave at 2:10 a. m. and 5:20 a. m.—ad. The lots in Collinsville to be sold on July 3, are on Waldburg, DufTy, Henry and Anderson streets; sale begins at five o'clock, corner Waldburg and Ott; sev eral nice corner lots, and 3 residences to be sold. Johp L. Archer.—ad. Five dollars a month Isn't much; but If you put It In a £iece of Savannah real estate for a few years, you will have a good start In life. You will have a chance to do this July 3, at 5 o'clock, when some of the most beautiful lots in Collinsville will be s:ld at auction. John L. Archer, Auctioneer, —ad. The lots in Collinsville to be sold on July 3, are on Waldburg, Duffy, Henry and Anderson streets; sale begins at five o'clock, corner Waldburg and Ott; sev eral nice corner lots, and 3 residences to be sold. John L. Archer.—ad. For Sole at Auction. Some of the most beautiful lots lrv Col linsville will be sold at auction Tuesday, July 3. at 5 o’clock p. m. Terms, $25.00 cash. $5.00 a month, 6 per cent. Interest Also nice residences, $59.00 cash, $25.00 a month, 6 per cent. John L. Archer, Auctioneer. Five dollars a month Isn't much; but If you put It In a piece of Savannah real estate for a few years, you will havo a good start in life. You will have a chance to do this July 3, at 5 o'clock, when some of the most beautiful lots In Collinsville will be sold at auction. John L. Archer, Auctioneer, —ad. The lots In Collinsville to be sold on July 3, are on Waldburg, Duffy, Henry and Anderson streets; sale begins at five o’clock, corner Waldburg and Ott; sev eral nice corner lots, and 3 residences to be sold. John L. Archer.—ad. Fourth July Excursion, Via Central of Georgia Railway. One fare and a third round trip between all points in Southeastern Passenger As socialion territory. Tickets on sale, July 2,3 and 4. Final limit July 7, 1900. Ticket office, 107 Bull street, and Central pas senger station.—ad. $2.50 to Macon and Rrtnrn. Via Central of Georgia Railway, July 3. Tickets will be sold for train leaving Sa vannah 8:45 a. m., July 3, limited July 5 re turning. This gives over two days in Ma con.—d. The lots In Collinsville to be sold on July 3, are on Waldburg, Duffy, Henry and Anderson streets; sale begins at fivo o'clock, corner Waldburg and Ott; sev eral nice corner lots, and 3 residences to be sold. John L. Archer.—ad. One Fore noan<l Trip to Warm Springs. G., Via Central of Georgia Railway. Account meeting Georgia Bar Associa tion. Tickets will be sold from ail cou pon ticket stations in Georgia, July 3, 4 and 5. Final limit July 7. 1900. Ticket of fice 107 Bull street, and Central passenger station—ad. The lots in Collinsville 4o he sold on July 3, are on Waldburg, Duffy, Henry and Anderson streets; sale begins at five o'clock, corner Waldburg and dtt; sev eral nice corner lots, and 3 residences to be sold. John L. Archer.—ad. Sunday Trips to Brunswick Via l’lnnt System SI,OO. The Plant System will sell round-trip tickets to Brunswick cn Sundays, limited to date of sale, at rate of SI.OO. Trains leave at 2:10 a. m. and 5:20 a. m —ad. For Sale nt Auction. Some of the most beautiful loti i n col llnsvllla will be sold at auction Juesday July 8, at 5 o'clock p. m. Terms, *25.00 cash. *5.00 a month, 6 per cent. Interest Also nice residences, $60.00 cash $25 00 ■ month. per sent, John U Archer. Auctioneer, L ATT! MORE’S West Congress Street. THE CLEVELAND BICYCLE IS EQUIPPED WITH BURWELL BEARINGS. They reduce friction, Worry and trouble. Wheelmen can tell you All about them. 1900 PACK. 1900 PACK. Columbia River Salmon. Just arrived, first carload FANCY CO LUMBIA RIVER SALMON, 1900 pack, shipped from the Pacific coast direct from Astoria, Oregon. One-potind Tails. One-poond Flats. Half-pound Flats. We Invite the trade to write us far prices. M. FIRM'S 8018 8 C 0„ SAVANNAH, GA. Hot Day ttagains at Hogan's. Some wonderful offerings of the best qualities. Good goods cheap, and noth ing old to sell. LADIES' NECKWEAR. Taffeta Silk English Squares—the new est for ladies’ wear. Handsome colorings and styles. All other sorts and styles. Prices way below the usual. FANCY RIBBONS. Fancy Grenadine and Striped Ribbons this week for 23c, 39c, 43c. LACES AND EMBROIDERIES. A big reduction on Laces. Embroideries and Allover Laces and Embroideries. LADIES’ HOSE. Ladles' Fancy Openwork Hose 13c; worth 20c. Ladies' Black Lisle Fancy Lace Striped 25c; worth 35c. Ladles' Black Lisle Fancy,Ribbed Hose 29c; worth 50c. Ladies’ Fancy Colored Striped and Polka Dots Hose 19c and 25c. . Misses' Fine Black Lisle Openwork Hose, all sizes 23c; reduced from 50c. Infants' fine Lisle Openwork Half Hose, all colors, 25c; usuul price 35c. SALE OF DRESS GOODS. The sale of Dress Goods proved a reve lation to the ladies. From our announce ment they had expected much, but they found even more. It is undeniably the biggest opportunity ever offered, this year to buy dependable, stylish and beautiful dress stuffs at sensationally low prices. HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Good Table Damask 25c. Good All Linen 60-inch Table Damask -45 c; cheap at 60c. Good All Linen 72-inch Bleached Table Damask 65c. 72-inch Bleached Table Damask 75c. 72-Inch Bleached Table Damask 98c. SPECIAL FOR THE WEEK. Our regular 72-inch $1.50 Damask $1.12t4c. TOWELS, TOWELS, TOWELS. 20x40 Linen Huck Towels $1.75; a bar gain 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. White Bed Spreads 63c, SI.OO, $1.35; ex traordinary good values. 36-inch Bleach Shirting 6Uc, 7c, Stic. LADIES’ I NUERWEAR. The interest in this sale Is unflagging. People coming back for more is an indi cation of an offering of peculiar merit. The assortment is complete, numbering alt grades, from those of little cost to the finest lingerie the market affords. GIVE THE MEN A CHANCE. The men are happy because they can dress from our stock at close figures. At women's prices, so to apeak. And the stock is all that can be desired. Colored Shirts, with or without collara sl.2s quality, to go at 89c. 89c quality to go at 69c. 79c quality to go at 63c. Large assortment at 49c. MEN'S UNDERWEAR. Men's Bal. Vests 25c; worth 35f1. Bleached Drill .Drawers for 25c and 43e\ cheap at 39c and 50c. A tine Gauze Vest at 39c; worth 50e.’ 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. LEMONS. - Black Eye, Pigeon and Cow Peas Potatoes, Onions, Peanuts, and all frullff and vegetables In season. Hay, Grain, Flour, Feed. Rice Straw. Magic Poultry and Stock Food. Our Orn fv>w PWfl. *fc. 213 and 215 BAY. WEST. W. D. SIMKINS & CO.