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2 AUGUSTA'S MAYOR IS DEAD. HON. C. A. ROBBE'S DEATH DIE TO CONGESTION OF THE UR A I*. The End ( aroe Yesterday Mornlnß. The Day Before He Had Fallen in the StrcetM—Durl iik the Spring: lie Had Been 111 —Horn In New Hamp shire. Mr. Itohbe \V** a t onfeder nte Soldier—llls Public < arecr. Augusta, July 7. —Hon Charles A. Robbe, Mayor of this city, died this morning at 9 o'clock of congestion of the brain. While walking in the lower portion of Ihe city yesterday afternoon he was seen to fall twice, but with great effort regained his fe:et. He fell a third time and lay full length on the ground, unconscious. His family were immediately notified and May or Robbe was carried to his home in the ambulance. Five physicians were s>m moned, but their efforts were of no avail. Mayor Robbe had not been in good health recently, lie was ill during the early spring, but recuperated. He then •pent some lime at Indian Spring con valescing and returned in better health. He had fever yesterday and the day be fore, and his family protested against his going out, but he was obdurate and left his borne about SGO o'clock yesterday af ternoon. At 5 o'clock he was stricken and fell to the ground unconscious. When carried to his home his temperature was found to be 106!*. Hon. Charles A. Robbe was born in Hancock, N. li., Nov. 10, 183;:. At about 20 years of agp he removed to Savannah, Ga.. w here he remained a short time. He removed from Savannah to Augusta and engaged in the construction ol gas works at various points throughout Georgia and Tennessee When the Civil War broke out he enlisted as a private in Company C, Forty-eighth Georgia Infantry, end was rapidly promoted, reaching ihn rank of captain in the summer of 1864. Capt. Robbe was an active, participant in the first battle of Fredericksburg, Chancellors ville, second Fredericksburg and Gettys burg, where he was severely wounded in the neck and shoulder on the second day, in the assault on Cemetery Hill. In mak ing a reeonnoisanee in front of Peters burg on June 22, 1864. he was shot in the left arm. but rejoined his command as soon as his wound would permit. After the close of the wur he returned to Augusta and engaged in the manufac ture of artificial ice for one year. He erected the first i.'? plant ever established in the city of Augusta, and it is now In operation. In 1866 he resumed the plumb ing and heating business, and since that time has equipped many of the largest buildings in Georgia and fiouth Carolina. In 1860 Mr. Robbe became a member of the volunteer fire department of Augusta, was made chief in 1576. and retired, on breaking his ankle in ISB4. In 1880 he was elected to the lower House of the State Legislature, running some 509 votes ahead of the remainder of the ticket. He was re-elected in 1884 and made cha rman of the Committee on Man ufactures and served as se ond member of the Committee on Finance-. In 1892 he was chosen to represtnt tlw Kighteenth district in the Georgia Senate, serving as chairman pf the Committee on Public 6ehcols,Sanitation and Hygiene,and as a member of the committees on Military, Corporations.Finance.Lunatic Asylum and Academy for the Blind. H* was also chair man of the special committee of the Sen ate which introduced and secured the passage of the bill appropriating SIOO,OOO fer the building of the in w lunatic asylum at MJledgeville, Ga. For a number of years Mr. Robbe was president of the Board of Commissioners of the R chmond county reforma<ory, and evinced a deep Interest in the work of that institution. He was a Knight Templar Mason and had been fc r years a member of the Sov ereign grand lodge. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and was connected with the Benevolent Order of Elks. He was for two years chancellor commander of Vigilant Bodge. No. 2. Knights of Pythias, and was elected deputy grand chancel’or for the state of Georgia, hut declined to seive. He was also prominently connected with the lo 1 chapter of the Knights of Honor. • On April 18. 1899. Mr. Robbe took his seat as Major of the city of Augusta, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. Patrick Walsh. Mr. Robbe was married in 1867 to Miss Mary A., daughter of the late John Reaney, a prominent citizen of Augusta, and is survived by her and two sons. Frank A. and Charles A.. Jr. The funeral will occur at 5:30 o’clock to morrow' afternoon. • At a called meeting of Council this morning. Councilman Thomas Rarrett. Jr., of the Third ward, was elected mayor pro tempore. DAVE IIIM. INVITED. Atlanta V\nnf* Mini at the Mine and (■ra > Reunion. Atlanta. July 7.—David Bennett Hill will probably attend the Atlanta battle field reunion on July 20. One of the invi tations got up by Secretary T. H. Mar gin of the Fair Association was mailed to him to-day. among thousands of oth ers, and in addition he has been urgently requested by special lerter from Mr. Mar tin to be the guest of the Executive Com mittee during the Blue and Gray meet ing. Every possible effort will be made to get the distinguished Democrat to at tend the reunion. BOltiHT ATHENS' BONDS. National Bunk of Athens Secured Them for $.10,000. Athens, Ga., July 7.— Capt. James White, president of the National Bank of Athens, was successful in the bidding for the pur chase of city sewer bonds. His bid was 130.090. Miss Wages, the young Woman who crime so near drowning in the Oconee, is in a critical condition. She was under water for fully five minutes. Inspired by the action of Savannah s young men in forming a “Shirt Sleeves Brigade. " about a dozen young Athenians hsre formed a “Bald-Headed Club,” hav ing had their heads shaved to a finish. FOR CAMP OX CUMBERLAND. noiuK l.lulil (lUardu ami Hill Illy I'flliflH on mi O u 111114 . Romp, Ua., July 7.—The Rome Light Guards and Hill City Cadets, about sev enty-flvo strong, left this morning for Cumberland Island, where they will en camp for two weeks. Tills makes about 125 Romans enjoying the surf bathing at Cumberland Island, among them a party of the hook and ladder Are com pany. Atlanta Teachers to Ho. Atlanta, July 7.—Many teachers will go from Atlanta and the surrounding coun try to the meeting of the National Edu cational Association at Charleston. Among those who will leave early Mon day morning will be William M. Slaton, president of the Georgia Educational As sociation; Supl. W. F. Slaton, Mrs. J rj. Scrub-hen, Mrs. A. H. Smith, Misses Ma mie and Susie Battle, Miss Martha N’un nully. Miss Laura G. Wood, Miss Emme line Haines uml many othcra. —(Profs. Hetnise; and Wundt of the Uni versity of Lelpslc, recently celebrated (be completion of thedr twenty-llfth year as members of the faculty of that institution, and both of them left the clLy to escape | MiaaKtnles and congratulations. 44 A Miss is As Good as a Mile/ f If you are not entirely ’well, you are ill. Illness docs not mean death’s door. It is a sense of ’weariness, a “ tired feeling," a life filled ’with nameless pains and suffer ing. In 9CT.- of cases the blood is to blame. Hood's Sarsaparilla is Nature’s corrective for disorders of the blood. Remember ZfeodJ SaUufiaitfk Never Disappoints l\ MEM OH I AM. IN MEMOR7AM. Warren Palmer Wilcox was bom 50 years ago in the state of Massachusetts. He died June 18. 19U0. at the Park Avenue Hotel, in the city of New York. Mr. Wil cox moved to South Carolina with his parents when he was a boy and lived in that state till 1896. He was a very suc cessful merchant at Allendale*, S. C., for a number of years. July 16, 1896, he was married to Miss Mabel Hillyer at Rome, Ga. His wife is from one of the oldest and most prominent families in the state. Their union was blessed by the birth of a bright and happy little girl in 1807. She* still lives and is a joy lo her widowed mother. In the fall of ‘96 Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox ruiTie to Savannah to make their home, and occupied the house at 303 Gwinnett street, east. The health of Mr. Wilcox began to fail the same year he moved to Savannah and he was never able to become extensively acquainted with the people of Savannah. He, with his wife, was a devoted mem ber of the Savannah Baptist Church, a liberal contributor to all of its work and deeply interested in all religious enter pris j*. Just before Laving for New York he sent SSO to his church to be given to foreign and home missions and a liberal sum to be applied to the poor fund of the church. He went to New York in May to be treated for heart trouble and was taken with an acute case of jaundice, which was the immediate cause of his death. His remains were brought to Home, Ga., and buried there. There has passed from us one of our most honorable and upright citizens, a pure and godly Christian, a gentle and faithful husband, a fond and patient father, and a true and noble friend. His widow and little daughter and other rela tives have the tenderest sympathy of many friends in their great loss, but they mourn not as those who have no hope, for while he is absent from us he is pres ent with the Lord. His Devoted Pastor, JOHN D. JORDAN. IN MEMORIAM. Died, in the city, on the 6th Inst., Ste phen Jackson Maxwell Baker, In his 76th year. Mr. Baker, who was a great-grandson of Col. John Baker, of Liberty county, was born in Bryan county, Georgia, on the 19th of February, 1826. Early In life he left home to learn the printer's trade, which he intended and did adopt, a6 a profession until his call to arms, in 1861, caused him to lay aside the type stick and accept the sword instead. He enlisted in the Savannah Volunteer Guards, but preferring the cavalry ser vice, applied to be dismissed from the Guards and taken into the Georgia Hus sars, then under command of Capt. Wilt burger. This company was then taken as Company A into the Fifth Georgia Cav alry. which constituted one of the reg iments in the brigade of Gen. R. H. An derson. Directly under Gen. Anderson, and dur ing the greater part of the war serving a* courier, he surrendered under Gen. John ston in North Carolina. Returning to his family and home in this city, he resumed his profession until over taken by adversity he gave up the busi ness and served the city as port warden for several years. Pressed down with years and in declining health he continued to sink until death came to his relief. Proud of his ancestral record, strictly conscientious and of undoubted courage, he made an ideal soldier, a man of pride, and brightest sense of honor, he was the staunchest of friends. Of a moat affec tionate disposition, ho was the tenderest husband and loving parent. With unsullied reputation as a gallant defender of his country’s honor, he has ever been an ardent veteran. In June, 1848, he married Miss Carrie E. R. Mongin, who preceded him to the other shore only two years. Two children. Mrs. William N. Nichols of this city, and Mongiri B. Baker of Ma con, survive. “Green be the turf above thee. Friend of my better days; None knew thee but to love thee. None named thee but to praise.” T. H. M. SPECIAL NOTICES. THE GOB It IE K K MAN t FACT! RING COM Pit NY. On and after .Inly 8 the price nr ice ivill he 25c FOR IIM* I’Ol NOS. 15c FOR 50 HOUNDS. 10c FOR 25 POUNDS. the nut it ii; ice >i\m fauti ring COMPANY. GRAND MOONLIGHT EXCURSION A ROUND HELL BUOY By Luther League of the Lutheran Church, MONDAY, JULY !>. Steamer Alpha will leave wharf foot of Whitaker street * o'clock. Music on .board. THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. JULY 8. 1900. MARRIAGES. Thursday evening, Juno 28, at the manse of First Presbyterian Church, by Rev. Arthur J. Smith, Miss Amanda McEvoy and Mr. John M. Donaldson, both of Sa vannah. No cards. Jacksonville 7>per please copy. SIItERAL INVITATIONS. BAKER.—The friends and acquaint ances of Stephen J. M. Baker, Mongin B. Baker and Mr. and Mrs. William N. Nichols are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of Stephen J. M. Baker from the residence of William N. Nichols, 193 Henry street, east, this (Sunday)' after noon at 4 o’clock. Interment at Bona venture. TlLTON.—Relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Tilton and their son. Robert M. Tilton, and Maj. N. O. Tilton and families, are requested to attend the funeral of Robert M. Tilton at St. Paul's Church, Duffy and Barnard streets, at 9 o’clock this morning. MEETINGS. \ HTEIt YN AS SOCIATION. Will meet at their hall this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock to attend the funeral of Comrade S. J. M. Baker. ROBERT FALLIGANT, JAMES W. MeINTIRE, President. Secretary. MILITARY ORDERS. f ieadquartt rs <>< orgi \ 1 lussai s, Troop A, Ist Regt. Cav., Ga. Vol. The regular quarterly meeting of the troop will /. l>e held to-morrow (Mon- JujMBP day) evening, July 9. nt -- the armory at S:ls o'clock. A i classes of members J are invited to attend. By 7 \\< i order of C. A. L. CUNNINGHAM. Ist Lieut. Commanding. J. STEIN METZ BRYAN, Secretary. SPECIAL NOTICES. The petit juiors of the City Court need not appear until Tuesday, July 10. 1900, at 10 a. in. By order of the Hon. Thomas M. Norwood. Judge. WARRING RUSSELL, JR., Clerk. SINGLE LOT OR A BLOCK. The “closing out” sale of the Chatham Real Estate and Improvement Company’s holdings in the southeastern section of the city affords an investment for investors as well as home-seekers. The terms of sale are such that a block of lots can be bought by any one who has a reasonable income. What some men spend for cigars, to say nothing about more expensive enjoyments, will pay for a block of lots in five years. It is only an institution like the Chatham Real Estate and Improvement Company that can offer such terms to purchasers as S2O down and $2.50 per month and 3 per cent, interest on deferred payments for a lot! It takes a strong company to do this, and when it offers to build a house for the purchaser of a lot just as soon as he dem onstrates that he can pay back what he borrows, its way of doing business is sim ply out of reach of competition. Every body who knows anything knows that what the Chatham Real Estate and Im provement Company promises it will per form. It is offering these lots on the terms Indicated because the directors of the company have decided that its real estate must be closed out “regardless of cost.” The sale takes place Tuesday, July 10, at 6 p. m., and don't you forget it! C. H. DORSETT, Auctioneer. ANNUAL .CMC —of— SAVANNAH COUNCIL NO. 1. ORDER OF AMERICAN FIREMEN, For Benefit of Endowment Fund, —at— HOTEL TYBEE, TUESDAY, JULY 17. 1900. Whole Tickets 50c | Halves 25c COMMITTEE: M. J. Brignonl, Chairman;A. J. Toshach, Secretary; A. P, McFarland, C\ O. God frey, W. Pringle. W. H. Williams, J. O’Leary, W. D. Claiborne. D. T. Brunson, James Larkin, VY. M. Clark. BUSINESS NOTICES. SOME PEOPLE HAVE \ GOOD DEAL OF MONEY But they don’t like to pay fancy prices any belter than poor people. And they don’t have to when they buy at our store. We treat all people exactly alike We treat all people the best we can. We cell on the closest possible profit. R. L. CLANCY & CO., 113 Whitaker street. For the Wedding. Make the bride happier by giving: a present she w 1.l be proud of. We make a apeeiulty of Wedding enlf. We are prepared lo supply every tiling in STICKLING SILVER and rich CUT GLASS, in competi tion with any other American house. Jewel err, 14 Bull S OKARMA, Shoe Manufacturer. Daily Production 30 Pairs- To keep our plant moving vve reduced prices on all grades. Come and see how we make them. 111 Broughton. Hast. WOOL WOOL WOOL Consignments of wool solicited. Highest prices, cor rect weights and prompt returns. LEE ROY MYERS & CO., Savannah, Ga. ... hSh Base Ball 3 Supplies. jfl&p S.Z. 0 f” Prices quoted on lUffg ™ Base Ball Uniforms. QBD ISHo mf lift IIS R Urn Ihe best coffee in the world is WALDORF-ASTORIA. In 3-lb. sealed tins, SI.OO. To be had only at MUNSTER’S, DUFFY AN'D DRAYTON. MCPMPEE OLHDTO laundered by us NluLlull drlmlo obviate wearing coats. Office 307 Bull Street. 'Phone 700 BtJ9l!*ft£SS XOTICBI. Tuesday, July 10 6 P. M. CITY LOTS At Auction A Better Investment Than a Savings Bank Account or a Lite insurance Policy. THE OLD \Nl> RELIABLE CHATHAM REAL ESTATE AM) IM PROVEMENT COM PAN V Offers for sale lota PRICK. PLANT, ST. MICHAEL. ST. JOHN'S, ST. NICOLAS ANl> ST. I* AI L STREETS. Thin property in oflTereal on term* nlilcli can not be equaled by any per non, wyndicnte or eorporntlon In t him oily or elaew liere. Not only will tlie company well lot* on the liberal term* Net forth below, but when tlie payments are Nutiielent to Knnrantee It n loan will be made no that the buyer can build a house. Send to C. H. Dorsett’s office and get a map. How Easy it is to Pay lor a Lot! S2O CASH! and $2.50 a month ON 1 NPAin PI IICHASK MONEY, with r. per eent. Interest. Thin meaiiN practically that VO! KKCKI\E IN TEREST at tlie rate of o PER t ENT. per aumim ON EVERY HOLLAR you pay In from tlie time you pay it un til yon make the Innt pnymentl New system of liouae tlrnlnatte tliroiifttli tb In property. Anderson Street School nearby. SALE ON I*ll ERISES Tuesday, July 10, 1900, ! O'CLOCK P. M. 11 y order of the Hoard of OireetorN. C. If. DOHSKTT, \netloneer. COMDA'I. niMl)t', <X>\IDA'S. 1 That Is nil you hour everywhere. | Condta’e Palace for h e Crc am, Sherbets, 1 Soda Water, new drinks, Chocolate. un.l lion Bon?. Ills ptuce 1? popular. because lie serve* the best of everything in that line. Fifteen hundred dally customers will tell you that t no. Peach Sherbet, Peach lee Cream always on hand. BUSINESS NOTICES. NOTHPVG IS PRETTIER or is more healthful than a pleasant ride in a cool and easy-riding Canopy Top Surrey. f . co-* May It gives color to the cheeks and general health to your entire family. If you are not going to send your family away this summer, come down to see us. You ran buy a carriage and harness reasonable and m easy terms if you want to. Rub ber tires also, but they’re not altogether necessary. We will be glad to see you. UOHEN-KTTLMAN CARRIAGE AND IV AG ON COMPANY, Broughton and West Broad .streets, Babcock's Representatives. Mr. Chae. Brant is now' with us. AN OBJECT LESSON. Looking through our stock of wedding gifts is really an object lesson. The great advance in mechanical art, fnables us to offer such a variety of goods from leading manufacturers that cne cannot be at less to decide what a gift shall be. The simplest as well as the most exact ing tastes can be suited. We have a tine lot of French Carriage Clocks, quite suitable for gifts. THEUS BROS A. L. Desbouillons We have 18 and 22-karat plain Gold Rings for wedding rings in the latest shapes. Also a large assortment of Diamond Jewelry at the old price of Diamonds as long as they last. A. L. DESBOUILLONS, 43 Bull Street. ANXIOUS TO SELL For $2,500. A two-story double cottage on a cor ner. A one-story cottage on a corner, and a lot sixty feet front by one hundred and seventeen fee deep, with two wide streets and a lane. So anxious are the owners to sell that they will take a part cash and give long time on the balance at a low rate of In terest. C. H. DOHSETT. to lewipet Piste For fale, a Forsaith Newspaper Folder; will fold fheet SfJx4j. It Is In good order. Price 1100. It cost originally $l,lOO, but we have no u*e for It and want the room U occupies. It will be an invaluable adjunct to any newspaper Addrtaa MORNING NEWS, Savannah, Go. 3,176 Pairs Of our celebrated $3.50 Shoes were sold during 12 months ending July Ist, 1900. i This means that EVERY THIRD MAN in Savannah is wearing these now fa mous shoes. But They certainly have More Style, More Snap, More Ginger. They arn't five dollar ones, but they FEEL like them, and they certainly LOOK it. (P. S. They are only 3 fifty.) It’s a Winner. Tom keener J. PINKUSSOHN & CO., 206 Bay street, west, Savannah, Ga. BONDY & LEDERER. Hakers, New York. SAVANNAH STEAM LAUNDRY II Congress Street, West. FINE WORK, Prompt Delivery. Phone 383, KODAKS AND FILMS SPECTACLES. We charge $1 that others charge $2.50 for. We save you from s‘2 to $5 on your eyeglass prescriptions. Robinson’s Thermal Bath Cabinet. Call for circular. Livingston’s Prescription Pharmacies, Bull and Congress and 300 Bull street. H. 11. LIVINGSTON. " THE ONLY Exclusive Family Liquor Store IN THE CITY. TRY OUR FAMOUS Imperial Nectar Pure Rye Whiskey. Full Quarts, $I; four bottles, containing full Gallon, $3.50. RFI SINfiFR &. fid UILOHIULIi W UUl| FULL LINE OF CI.ARbT WINES. LADEVEZES Wall Mouldings, Artists’ Materials, Rpicturbll , l slation l f r v y.’ Portrai ‘ s .. jja FRAME Wsi Savannah Views on Urina ls FACTORY jp ware. Photographic Papers, First-class work at lowest prices. 105 TO 1(19 CO.\Gltllt, STREET, WEST. Knight's Pharmacy SELLS ST FOR LESS. Borated Talcum 5c I 47n Soap IS* Roach Salt lUr . Fever Thermometer Bryan. Chill Tonic 26c K. It. C. (Cures Rheumatism) Insect Powder, P. D. & Co.’* 40c I Celery and Cocoa 75 Palmer’s Toilet Water SOo ( Beef, Iron nnd wine ™ fountain Syringes, Bulb Syringe?, guaranteed. Good c.esls. courteous treatment Olid one price to all. KNIGHT'S PHARMACY Ga. Phone 539. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED. (Bell Phone 5H!>. PARK AVENUE PHARMACY. Prescriptions tilled at any hour day or night. The only live drug siore In south ern aection of Savannah. PARK AVENUE PHARMACY, J. L. BRANAN, Proprietor, Corner Park avenue and Barnard St. TRY RED HEART. Il Is the beer to drink. Ask for it and you will he deligl ll * ll with It. By Jung Brewing Company. Branch, Bull and River streets. WJI. M. iiIUCKKN, Man** r - Thone 91*.