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20 JUST HALF EXPECTED CROP. RAINS HATB LESSENED HOPES AND PEACHES OF THE GROWERS. Csitlnafd Damp Weather Prevented the Rapid Motnrity of the Fruit. Mann of Wnter Bent the Pcachfi From the Tree* and the Rnln-Pro dnccd Brown Rot la Now Rnvag -Ins the Orchards—Soane Sections Have Suffered More Than Ollier*. The Rot. However, I* Everywhere. Unless Present Fnlr Weather Con tinues Still Greater Damage la Ap prehended. Jtiere le reason to believe that the peach crop of Georgia, estimated but a few weeks ago as likely to be the largest and one of the best In the history of the state, has been or will be reduced to half Its former magnitude by the unfavoring condition* that have prevailed since for mer predictions were made. Maj. G. M. Ryals returned yesterday morning from Griffin, where he has been in attendance upon the meeting of the di rectors of the State Experiment Station. Prior to the meeting of the directors of the station Maj. Ryals had spent several days upon his own orchards at Ty Ty, the directors, representing each Congres sional district of the state, are thoroughly posted as to the peach industry, and his Information as to the falling off in the amount of the peach crop Is gleaned from what he himself saw and what his col leagues on the board had to say. Com missioner Stevens was also present at the meeting and he It was who estimated the lose at one-half of the crop. A number of causes have conduced to ttils result. First and foremost are the excessive and continuous rains that have prevailed all over the state up to a few Weeks ago. The rains have brought about a moist and clammy atmosphere that has been most unfavorable to the ripening and maturity of the peaches, have, by the very weight of the masses of water that have been precipitated from the skies, beaten millions of peaches from the trees, and, lastly, have brought on the dreaded black or brown rot, (hit in some sections of the etate has practically destroyed the crop of the earlier varieties of peaches, is no*,v attacking the Elbertas and other late va rieties and bids fair to do damage still more disastrous. No one of the peach sections has escaped the ravages of the pest, its ominous and destructive presence having been noted everywhere peaches are grown. The damage that it will ulti mately do is perfectly problematic, but the danger ts sufficiently emergent and great to dampen or kill the enthusiasm of some of the growers. The brown rot has done more damage than ony other of the rain-brought plagues of the orchards. For about a week now there has been but little rain in the fruit sections and in the clearing skies the growers are able to see the bow of hope. It is believed that with the continuance of sunshine and dry weather the ravages dr the pest will be stopped, snd that the damage it will work in the future will, perhaps, not reach the mag nitude that has been feared. The damage to the crop, of course, varies in different sections, but there is no section where the ravages of the brown rot have not been apparent. In Maj. Ryals’ orchards, where every pre caution known to agricultural science has been resorted to to prevent the damage that it was known would follow the ap pearance of the rot, it is yet present on many trees and has diminished to some extent the number of cars that would otherwise have been shipped. In comparison with other orchards in the same sections and with all the orchards in some sections, Maj. Ryals’ trees have suffered but very little and the damage to the crop has been small. He feels that he has every reason to be Satisfied with the results that have fol owed his preventive measures and does not anticipate that the future Injury' to the trees or fruit will be material. < The shipment of Elbertas from the orchards has already been begun, though, •s yet. In comparatively small quanti ties. In a day or two now the Elbertas will be leaving Georgia by the trainload every hour, almost, of the day. To those growers whose crops of this variety of ■the peach have not been seriously dam aged by the rain and the rot, the fact that the crop in general will not be as large as was anticipated will probably be an advantage rather than the con trary’. There has been considerable fear that the very large crop that has been predicted and anticipated would serve to beat down the price of peaches to a point At which there was but little, if any, profit for the growers. GAVE OUT THE FRIZES, Sailing Committee Mode Awards as First Annonneed. The Sailing Committee of the Isle of Hope Yacht Club met yesterday .and awarded the prizes to the winners In the July Fourth regatta. The awards were made exactly as announced by the Morn ing News In Its report of the races on the cay following. The winning yachts are as ■follows: First Class—Vida, first prize; Ecle R., second prize. Second Class—Georgians, first prize; Meta W., second prize. Third Class—Fern, first prize; Baby Mine, second prize. Mr. C. B. Westcott having found that the committee did not approve of the steps taken by him in remeasuring the Georgiana on his own account and claim ing the first prize for the Meta W., did not press his claim before the commit tee. GAVE THEIR PASTOR A TURNOUT. Bt. Pnal's l.otlierans Present Hev. SI. J. Elding n Horse nnd Phaeton, Rev. M. J. Epting, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, was presented a horse and phaeton by the members of his congregation yesterday. Dur ing the forenoon a committee of ladles called at the pastor’s home on Waldburg street and presented him the horse and phaeton, which were standing In front of the house. The gift was a complete surprise to the paetor, but is no less appreciated. The turnout Is a hand some one and U complete. Mr. Epting expressed to the committee his grateful appreciation of the gift MOONLIGHT ON THE CLIFTON. Excursion Round the Horn by Vet erans of Ray's Immunca, Camp Ray, of Veterans of the Spanlsh- Amerlcan War, will give a moonlight ex cursion "round the horn," on Thursday evening, July 12. The trip will be made on the steamer Clifton, and, If the weather ts pleasant and the moon bright, ougth to be pleasant. The committee In charge of the affair consists of Messrs. V. H. Wortham, H. M. T. Mlscally and O. H. Wilson. The camp Is organized from former members of Ray’s Immunes, and has a member ship of about thirty. The Clifton will leave Its dock at 8:30 o'clock. Bondar Trips ro llrunswlck Via Plant System SI.OO. The Plant System will sell round-trip tickets to Brunswick on Sundays, limited to date of sale, at rate of *I.OO. Trains Jeavs at 2:10 a. m, and 0:20 a. rn.-ad. MORRIS AND GATHER WOOD GO. Brnlt Clerks Leave on Kssmi City for New York. Mr. John Morris, personal ledger book keeper of the Merchants National Bank, leaves on the Kansas City for New York this morning, carrying with him the I checks drawn upon the Merchants Na i tional ( as the government depository, by I Capt. O. M. Carter, during that portion I of his period of service here when the conspiracy to defraud the United States is alleged to have been in progress. Mr. D. K. Catherwood, personal ledger bookkeeper of the Southern Bank. Is also a passenger on the Kansas City. Whether Mr. Catherwood carried his books with him Is now known, ns at tl o'clock last night the bank officials stated that they had reached absolutely no determination [ in the matter and would be able to give | no Information on the subject until to morrow. Mr. John O’Gorman, personal ledger bookkeeper of tbe Savannah Bank and Trust Company, is the only one of the three bank clerks summoned by di rection of District Attorney Erwin, to ap pear before Commissioner Shields In the Greene-Gaynor hearing, who Is not known to be on the way to New York. The bank clerks have been directed to appear before Commissioner Shields Wed nesday morning, so that Messrs. Morris ar.d Catherwood, should they answer the summons, will have abundant time to recover from the effects of their sea journey and get the documentary evi dence they carry in Bhape for presenta tion, before their examination by the dis trict attorney and counsel for the defend ant begins. Mr. O'Gorman will be able to leave here to-morrow and still reach New York In time to appear before the commissioner at the day and hour ap pointed In his subpoena. CORONER WILL INVESTIGATE. Will Hold Inrinrst Upon the Bodies of Tilton and Jenkins. The doubly fatal accident at the Plant System yards Friday right, which cost the lives of Robert L. Tilton end Julius Jenkins, the latter a negro, will be Inves tigated to-day by Coroner Goette and a jury. The coroner had not decided last night at what hour he will hold the In quest. The accident was one of the most pa thetic of recent happening In Savannah. The sight of the poor fellow who was stricken down In the very bloom of his youth, just when life had begun to yield him a slender measure of success and when he was first in a position to con tribute to the comfort and happiness of his loved ones, was sufficient to dim the eyes of even the most callous. That he should have met death so suddenly and under such fearsome circumstances and yet faced It so calmly and so bravely, added to the pathos. What evidence wil be brought out at the coroner's inquest is a matter of doubt, and until the testimony of all the wit nesses to the accident has been adduced, it is difficult to determine just what de gree of fault Is to be ascribed to the lad who met his death and what to the engineer of the yard engine that was its cause. Certainly, if young Tilton was at fault, he has most dearly attoned It. The funeral of Mr. Tilton will take place from St. Paul's Protestant Episco pal Church at 8 o'clock this morning, the services being conducted by Rev. J. 1.. Scully. The Chatham Artillery, of which Mr. Tilton was a member, will attend his funeral In a body. The pallbearers will be Messrs. Julian Beckett, Octavius Til ton, Stephen Rose, Ernest Rotereau, Marion Luffburrow and E. Crosdell. MERCURY TAKES A DROP. Savannnh the Coolest Place in the Country East Night. Savannah had a record-breaker for the season in the weather yesterday. Mercury went Its record of the day before one de gree better and scored 99 degrees. This was reached at 2:45 o'clock. The mean tem perature for the day was 88H degrees. For tunately for sweltering people the mer cury began to fall shortly after high wa ter mark was reached and, as the after noon waned and a brisk south wind sprung up, the weather bectime comparatively comfortable at night. Savannah was the the coolest place In the entire country ex cept Jacksonville, according to the weath er bureau. Charleston, which brags on Its coolness, 1s not excepted. At 8 o'clock Charlestonians were sitting on their bal conies in a temperature nearly five de grees higher than that of Savannah. Au gusia at that hour reported 92 degrees, 12 above Savannah, and Charlotte reported 90 degrees. No casualties were reported In Savan nah from the heat, though on the wharvee and in the railroad yards It was Intense. The work on the wharves was carried on with some difficulty. The forecast for to-day la lodal rains, which are possible also to-morrow. Cooler weather is predicted for the interior to morrow. Fresh to brisk southwest winds may be expected. MISTRIAL WAS DECLARED. Jury In Injnncllon Case In Superior Court Con Id Not Agree. At 9:30 o'clock last night the Jury in the case of Florence N. Chambers against D xon, Mitchell & Cos , which had been trying to reach an agreement all day long, reported for the lust time that an agree ment was impossible. Judge Falllgant then withdrew one of the jurymen and de clared a mistrial. The case is one wherein the plaintiff Is seeking to enjoin the defendants from fmther acts of trespass on land which she oi;i!ms as her own. The question of tifle Is the gist of the proceeding, the plaintiff claiming that the title conveyed to the defendants by their grantor, one T. W Griffin, Is founded In forgery and fraud and Is, th. refore. Illegal and void. The at tack made upon the character and actions of Griffin, In the effort to substantiate this charge, made the interesting feature of the case. TO PICNIC AT WARSAW. The Greens and Their Friends Pre paring for an Enjoyable Time. The picnic of the Irish Jasper Greens at Warsaw Wednesday promises to be a very pleasant affair. The picnic Is an In vitation one. no tickets being sold, but the Greens have many friends, and these have been liberally remembered. For five benefit of those who do not wish to be troubled with baskets, the committee has arranged to have dinners served at 5,1 cents each The Santee has been secured for the occasion and will leave the wharf at the foot of Abercorn street at 8:39 a. m. FUNERAL OF MR. S. J. M. BAKER. Will Be Attended by llnssars and Confederate Vctcrnne. The funeral of the late Stephen J. M Baker, whose death wos announced In the Morning News yesterday, will take place at 4 o’olosk this afternoon, from No. 103 Henry street, east. It will be attended by the Georgia Hussars of which the de ceased was an honorary member, and by the Confederate Veterans’ Association. The Interment will be In Bonaventure Cemetery. Mr. Baker was widely known, and the organizations of which he was a member will turn out with full ranks, to pay the last tribute of respect. THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1900. CHICAGO TEACHERS ARRIVE. ▲ PARTY OF FORTY-FIVE REACH ED B.IVAVNAH LAsT NIGHT. Will Spend To-day Here and Rename Their Journey to Charleston To morrow—About 175 Clilcagro and Wlioonaln Teacher* to Arrive To night, Oeildei Delegate* From Arkanaai and Other State* Hr. Drown of Minnesota Talk* of the Trip. The Chicago Federation of Teachers, forty-five aftrong, reached the city last night over the Central, and are at the De Soto. The members, who are nearly all ladiea, will spend the day quietly. They will take a look at convenient points of interest early this morning, after which they wili divide among the various churches. In the afternoon they will prob ably visit Tybee, though it may be de cided to make a street car tour of the city and suburbs. The party arrived in a special car at tached to the regular day train of the Central from Atlanta. Goggln, pres ident of the Federation, heads the party, together with Miss Tennerin, chairman of the Committee on Arrangements. As they have been cons antly on the move for the last four days most of them retired early. They were all accommodated with rooms on the south side of the De Soto in order that they might get the benefit of the pre vailing southern breeze, but as the breeze took a change about temporarily, many requested to be given rooms facing other wise, and in this way they were accommo dated also. Mr. J. M. Brown, secretary of the As sociated School Board of Minnesota. Dr. W. A. Hunt, a school official of North field, Minn., Prof. Thompson of Michigan, and one or two other gentlemen are with the party. “I did not like the route chosen by the Minensota party bo I Joined the Chicago Federation party,” said Mr. Brown last night. “The Minnesota party is making the trip down by way of Asheville and will probably return by way of Savannah. They have quite a large excursion. We have had a very pleasant trip down, stop ping at Nashville, Chattanooga and At lanta. The weather has been very pleas ant, this being the first day we have felt the heat. We shall remain here until Monday, spending Sunday quietly and probably going to Tybee in the afternoon.” "We have been royally treated by the Central.” said Mr. Brown. “A passenger agent of the company, Mr. Fogg, I think, met u® at Chattanooga. He was of great assistance to us, spending the day in showing us the points of interest and show ing us every courtesy, and continued with us until Atlanta. There we were taken in hand by Mr. Robinson, who continued with ua to Savannah, and look ed out for our comfort, as well as furnish ing us information of interest.” "The Charleston convention will be very largely attended, especially from the Northwest. It is reported that fuliy 1,000 excursionists, mostly teachers, have left Chicago for Charleston, and Minnesota will be nearly as largely represented, the president being from our state. It was the South’s turn to have the convention, and as the Southern teachers have been coming North and West, we felt it only right that we should come South. We are anticipating a great meeting in Charleston and a.very pleasant time.” Supt. Ashmore met the teachers’ party at the De Soto last night, and spent some time with them, giving information as to the manner in which they could best put in their day in Savannah. The Chicago Teachers’ Club, accompan ied by a Wisconsin party, about 175 strong, in all, will reach the city to-night by the Central In a train of six Pullman sleepers. The party will remain here about twenty-four hours. The Arkansas party is expected to reach here this after noon or to-night, and it is expected that a number of small parties from the South and West will reach the city to-day and to-morrow. TWENTY ROUNDS FOR DECISION. Pete Mnnxte nnd Eddie Murk, at Newark. Will Come Together. A twenty-round bout for a decision has been arranged between Pete Manzte of f-a vannah and Eddie Mack of Newark, N. J., which will be pulled off on July 18. It is probable that the fight will take place at Ihe Theater, but this has not been defi nitely arranged. Each of the fighters has deposited *IOO with T. O. Mcßride, who has'been select ed as stakeholder. This sum will be for feited by that one of them who does not enter the ring at the appointed time and will remain as a side bet. if the fight comes off, until the contest Is decided. The fight is to be at catch weights. Manzle’s skill and cleverness are well known In Savannah, where he has fought a number of fistic battles, and his oppo nent is said to be ample able to hold his own with the best of them In his class. The encounter will doubtless prove inter esting to those who enjoy what Is usually described In the handbills as "a clean and scientific exhibition of the manly art of aelf-defense." FINISHING THE CENSUS WORK. Savannah Itetnrna to Go Forward Early This Week. Supervisor Henry Blun is finishing up the census work for this district. He said yesterday that he expects to forward the returns for Savannah to Washington early this week. Although the schedules are being tabulated here, he will be unable to give out any Information. Mr. Blun said that probably the first thing to be done with the returns after they reach the census director will be to check up the schedules In order to deter mine the amount of pay to which the enumerators are entitled. After this has been done they will take their turn in being tabulated in the usual manner. Whrlever information is obtained as to' the population of the city will have to come from the director. Mr. Blun said. Y. M. C. A.’S SUMMER GYM. Gen. Secretary Johnson In Charge During Mr. Illnke’s Absence. In the absence of Mr. J. C. Blake, phy sical director of the Young Men's Chris tian Association, who Is taking a course of physical culture at Chautauqua, the nine gymnasium classes a week will be In charge of General Secretary Johnson who has had experience In this work. The classes during the summer mcn'hs wl l be conducted as follows, the work done being of a light \arlety: Business Men—Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons at 6:30 o'clock. Young Men—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights at 9 o'clock. Boys—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings at 10 o’clock. The junior classes have been changed from the afternoons PRICE OF ICE GOES UP. Cnnsnnirra Will Pay 20 Cent* a Hun dred From Now 'on. Ice consumers will have to pay 20 cents a hundred for Ice from now on, except those who have contracts for the fifteen rent rate The advance Is now in effect. Whether It will last or whether Ice will Ao Atlll higher remama to be seen. , PLEASANT A It'D PROFITABLE. Col. Lawton’* Comment on Meeting of tbe Georgia Bar Association. Col. A. L. Lawton returned yesterday morning from Warm Springs, where he had been in attendance upon the annual meeting of the Georgia Bar Association. He said that the meeting was one of the most pleasant, as it was in every way one of the moet instructive and profitable, that he had ever attended. So large was the mass of business that required the consideration and action of the association that much of it had to be postponed until the next annual meeting. There were several matters of legislation, including the question of fees for expert medical testimony and privileged commu nications between physician and patient and that of the admission to the bar, with out examination, of law graduates of sev eral colleges in the state, now enjoying this privilege. Members of the associa tion desired that the Legislature should be memorialized on these subjects and that the passage or repeal of laws affecting them should be urged. On account of the stress of business, however, it was deter mined to make no recommendation on any of these questions, but to defer ac tion until the next meeting. Besides Col. Lawton, Col. P. W. Mel drim. Judge Paul E. Seabrook and Mr. T. M. Cunningham, Jr., attended the meeting of the association. Col. Meldrim did not return to Savannah directly after the adjournment, but Judge Seabrook and Mr. Cunningham came down on the same train with Col. Lawton. Col. Meldrim is expected to arrive to-morrow. Members of the American Bar Associa tion here have received communications from its secretary, inquiring if they in tend attending <he dinner in honor of the bench, and 7>ar of America, given in Lon don, by the English bar, about the middle of the present month. It Is not likely that any Savanah members of the American Association will be enabled to attend. Col. Ixiwton said yesterday that h could not go. The meeting of the American Bar Asso ciation take® place thi* year at Saratoga, Aug. 29. It Is probable that several Sa vannah lawyers will attend this assem blage of the distinguished men of the legal profession in the United States. FIFTEEN i.\ police court. Recorder Had a Ltvely Lot to Dl po*e of. Fifteeen prisoners were on tho Record er’s docket yesterday when court was con vened. The case of Robert Holmes, col ored, who is charged with the shooting of Joe Edwards, while on a plctaic on the Alpha Thursday morning, was not heard as the boy is unable to appear as a wit ness. In fact the boy was yesterday re ported to be neither the police department nor the coroner has been offi cially notified to that effect. The nix wit nesses in the case who have been locked up at the- barracks pending the hearing, were yesterday released on bond. Another case that was continued was that of Charles West, colored, who is thought to be a bicycle thief. Manigault Jones and John Doty, two colored boys about 14 years 61d, were turn ed over to the City Court on a charge of stealing a bicycle from Mr. W. H. Artley. The other prisoners who were up on pet ty charges, were quickly disposed of in th© usual way with fines, imprisonment or discharges. DOING DUTY ON THE MARIETTA. Former Naval Militiaman’* Soove nier of the Philippine*. Mr. Henry S. Colding: has received from Elmer C. Horton-, blacksmith on the Uni ted States ship Marietta, a handsomely engraved nautilus shell. On the ehell in raised letters, is the inscription, ”A souvenir to Henry S. Colding, from B. C. Horton, U. S. S. Marietta, Cebu, P. 1., 1900.” According to a letter which accompanied the present. Mr. Horton is ably sustain ing the reputation of Georgians as unfail ing shots. He won the prizes offered aboard ship for the best rifle and pistol shots. He also says Incidentally that the temperature In the engine rooms aboard ship, where he is engaged most of the time, Is 140 degrees In the shade. Mr. Horton's duties in the engine rooms Is to keep the boilers supplied with water. During his residence in Savannah, Mr. Horton was a member of the Georgia Naval Militia, in which he made a repu tation for being faithful and efficient. His friends will be pleased to hear of his success on the Marietta. ELKS gone to grand lodge. Savnnnnli's Delegation to Atlantic City Convention. A delegation of Elks sailed yesterday on the Alleghany for Baltimore whence they Will go to Atlantic City, N. J., where the Grand Dodge of the order will meet on July 10, and continue In session for three days. Those who went from Savannah are Messrs. G. Fantini, W. F. Gibson, Frank Chester, Ed. Haslam. Charles Pritchard, J. C. Shaw, Newcomb Cohen, Virgil Burns, J. C. Anderson and J. C. Butner. A number of members of the Savannah lodge are now In the vicinity of Atlantic City, and it is thought that they will be present.at the meetings of the Grand Lodge. It is also quite likely that other members who cculd not spare the lime lor the sti airier trip will go by rail Jater, but In time for the meetings. WIFE GRANTED ADMINISTRATION. Clement Dohy Also Filed a Petition for a Yrsr'i Support. Temporary letters of administration upon the estate of John F. Doby were granted by Judge Ferrill in the Court of Ordi nary yesterday to Clement Doby, who also filed an application for a widow's year's support. Appraisers were appoint ed to estimate the value of the estate and lhe amount the widow should be allowed for this latter purpose. letters dismlssory were granted to Will iam A. Houston, as guardian of the per sons and estates of Louisa Pittman and others, minors. Pimples on the face are not only an noying, but they Indicate bad blood. Hood’s Sarsaparilla c*ures them by puri fying tha blood.—ad. *19.43 to Cincinnati and Return Via Sonthern Railway. Account annual convention B. T. P. IT. of America. Through car service. Tickets on sole July 10, 11 and 12, final return limit July 18, 1900. James Freeman, City Pas senger and Ticket Agent, 141 Bull street.— ad. Enjoy Yourself! You will find Hicks' to-day the coolest place In Savannah. Plenty ices, and everything in the world to eat. Tender lamb, fat chickens, fresh fish. All kinds of fruits and vegetables. A dinner at Hicks' is a dinner.—ad. Foye * Morrison's New Store. The metal celling ! being put In first and second floors of the new Foye A Mor rison building. The firm will move Into the store about Aug. 1. Cheap Excursion Via 9. A. L. Ky. *5.00 to Jacksonville and return. Tickets will be sold July 14 and limited for return until July 29—ad. KILLING TEN TO ONE IN LUZON A SAVANNAH SOLDIER’S DESCRIP TION OF PHILIPPINE WARFARE. I’rlTnte Gannon of the 47th Infantry Gives an Account of Two Excur sions In Which His lleilmnt Par ticipated The Reporta Simply Show the Sort of Guerilla Warfare Which Still Continues In the Islands Filipino* Ddk Bumboo Pita for Soldlero—Over 200 of the Brown Men Killed on One Expe dition. Mr. John J. Gannon of this city received a few days ago a letter from his brother. Privat. Joseph H, Gannon, of the Forty seventh United, States Infantry, now in the Philippines. Th© letter was written from Legaspi, several weeks ago. Besides giving Information of personal Interest to his relatives here. Private Gannon gives some account of the fighting In which the troops of his regiment had been recently engaged. Like former letters received from Pri vate Gannon and other soldiers In the Philippines, this letter shows that the same old bushwhacking tactics are being con tinued in the Philippines and that while the Americans are killing ten Filipihos to one American, the Filipinos seem to be able to stand the ratio. The fighting re ported oedurred during February and March. This is rather ancient news, but it is of interest as showing the conditions under which the Americans are doing their work in the Philippines. Private Gannon writes In part as follows: "In scouting from Albay to Daraga, some thirty-five or forty shots were fired at us, and the firing was kept up until the outposts from Daraga and troops from Albay came up and charged across a rice paddy and drove them Into the moun tains. We had a general scout of six com panies on the morning of the 6th, and went out from Legaspi with three companies at 5:30 a. m.—probably a thousand insurrec tors were seen during the morning and a number of shots exchanged at long range, but only at one point did they moke any stand. At this point a lieutenant, with one platoon of Company 1., advanced upon them across a wide and very muddy ride paddy, on the other side of which they had a well-constructed trench. Our ad vance was necessarily slow on account of the mud, but we held their attention. In the meantime two lieutenants, with the other platoon, flanked the trench, and get ting close up before being seen they kill ed twenty-two, one of whom was an offi cer. Having seen fires in both Daraga and Albay In the early morning, and those companies not having come out, we march ed to those places and found they had both been attacked the night previous by men armed with both bolos and guns. At Albay when we reached there, forty-four Filipinos had been collected to be buried in a trench they were digging.. "The colonel of the Fortieth Regiment having arrived here with a battalion of his regiment, they were stationed at Da raga and Albay; and the colonel having called in all the companies, we took the ship he had come in, which lay idle In the harbor and was a government transport, L led four companies and two pieces of artillery, and at 10 p. m., Feb. 8, we sail ed for Tabaco. We landed the next morn ing at 8 o’clock, all except the artillery. The enemy opened fire on us just before the small boats reached the beach, but without killing any of the troops. They were driven out of their trenches on the left side of the town by our line ad vancing one-half at a time across a rice field, without any loss to either side so far as known. A captain with his com pany, who was protecting our right flank. charged l a trench back of town, killing six; another captain killed four more after we had possession of the town on the road to the extreme right. A com pany was then sent out to the left under o lieutenant, and with another lieutenant, surprised a number In the trenches on the road to Legaspi, killing between them twenty-five, one an officer. "The insurrectos had determined to burn Tabaco, but our coming was a surprise to them, as they expected us over-land. They set fire to about twenty houses, but we succeeded in extinguishing the flames In all the houses of any importance except three. Mr. Fulcher, an Englishman In charge of large hemp interests, said that they had been carting away furniture for two weeks, and that had we delayed much longer the town would surely have been burnt. "On March 17. we left with oil available men from Legaspl, Albay and Daraga, about 420 men, and one section of artil lery. We had for transportation one four-mule army wagon, one ambulance, an Improvised four-pony wagon and 1 some old carrom,atas. "The troops from Legaspi marched at 5 a. m., March 14, 1900. the troops from Al bay and Daraga joining as the command passed, except one company of the For tieth Regiment Infantry, U. S. A., which was ordered to occupy Malabog -in the early morning and hold it. From this time until we took Guinoba tan, a distance of probably seven miles, we had almost constant firing from parties in the hills; and In the woods this side of CamalSg, an earth trench or barricade had been built across the rood at the en trance to the woods, two earth and 1 hemp barricades had been put in where the hemp ones were when we first took Cama lig—the wings had been extended fifty or sixty yards on each side of the road—the brush and undergrowth had been cut down and the place arranged In front with pit falls, with sharpened bamboo upright In them and the surface carefully conceal ed. A corpora! of Company I, Forty seventh Infantry, United States Volun teers, fell into one of these pitfalls and was severely wounded—the bamboo pass ed entirely through his hand and cloth ing and obliquely into his belly, penetrat ing at the naval, making a wound three inches long—anoiher bamboo penetrated his back. “At Camalig. about fifty riflemen fired on the command while resting In the churchyard, shots striking everywhere among the men—some hitting the church and some cutting off limbs from the trees in front, but no one was hit. and the fire was stopped by volleys from our men from the opposite side of the town and from a 3-inch gun. "From there to Gulnobatan the firing was almost constant, but we were not forced to deploy, and only stopped a com pany now and then to fire a few volleys when the fire became too hot. At Guino batan we had a sharp little engagement, but charged and took the place. A pri vate of Company I, Forty-seventh In fantry, was shot In the right shoulder, not dangerous. From Gulnobatan to Li gao only two shots were fired at us. and we entered the town without opposition. tVe found the town deserted, except by three or four Spaniards, who had con cealed themselves when the bolo men drove the Inhabllants out, and a Filipino doctor who was attending some wound ed men, whom they had In hospitals, nnd the family with whom he lived, also <he hospital attendants, who wore the red cross on their arms. The whole command remained at Llgao that night. On Fri day the whole command returned to Da raga. Albay and Legaspl, reaching there about 2p. m. The command was fired on most of the way from Gulnobatan, In through Camalig. hy about the same number of riflemen found In going up. No one wns killed or wounded on our side while returning. Seventeen Spanish pris oner* came In during the day we remain ed In Llgao. They all had bolo cuts of recent date. They were accompanied by a native Filipino, who said the presidents wanted to come In and bring In his peo ple, but that if he did and we did not DO YOU WEAR SU'SPEaN DKR9 f Facts for Mea Who Have Sense Enough to Think. One little realizes how much suspend ers have to do with our appearance In society. The same with life Insurance; It is an extra brace to keep the family together. 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A large attendance and a good time is expected. The members of thf Forest City Inde pendent Club will give a picnic Aug. 9. at the Tybee Hotel. The following is the committee on arrangements: Chas. Tous salnt, James Lane, James Mcßride. Thos. L. Hill, Charles Carroll. The club has a membership of nearly 400. Ruth Bontet, the child who was serious ly Injured by falling over the banisters of the Savannah Female Orphan Asylum last Saturday night, and who has since been at the Savannah Hospital, was re ported last night as having improved con siderably during the past week. It is now thought that there Is a chance of her com plete recovery. The “Young Men’s Sunday” meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association (colored), will be held In the association's new rooms In St. Augustine Hall, Bolton lane and West Broad street, at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon. The programme will consist of songs and prayer and short talks by the young men, and piano and vocal selections. Light Day With Police. For a Saturday there was very little done at the barracks yesterday. The only case of any Importance was that of Ephraim Robertson, colored, who was ar rested by Patrolman Malette of the Ocean S eamship Company’s force on a charge of stealing brasses from the wharf. NOW FOR SOFT-SHELL CRABS. Choice Lot Will Reach Savannah To morrow. To the lovers of soft shell crabs there Is something of particular interest just now. Those who have enjoyed them dur ing the season by hustling to the dealer who was lucky enough to get a shipment, know the importance of promtness when It Is announced they are here. You have to hurry or left without. Believing it is better to give a tip before than after ward, Logan desires to inform his cus tomers that the last shipment pf the sea son will be reecived by him to-morrow (Monday). Order promptly If you desire any. They are sure to be gone before the sun gets to the 80-degree point.—ad. The Aragon. Peachtree street, Atlanta, Ga., under new management. Cafe of rare excellence. Recommends Itself for the notable char acter of its guts.s. Free coaches. Sco ville Bros.—ad. What Is Tettertnef It Is a sure cure for all skin diseases. It cures itch, tetter, ringworm, eczema, salt rheum, etc. Never falls. Nothing is "Just as good." Don't accept substitutes. Try and you will be convinced, as thousands of others have. If your druggist doesn’t keep it, send 50c in stamps direct to the maker, J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga„ (or a box postpaid.—ad. 819.45 to Cincinnati and Return Via Southern Hallway. Account annual convention B. Y. P. U. of America. Through car service. Tickets on sale July 10, 11 and 12, final return limit July 18. 1900. James Freeman. City Pas senger and Ticket Agent. 141 Bull street.— ad. One Fare lloand Trip to Atlanta Via Central of Georgia llallna}. Account annual Convention Young Peo ple's Christian Union, Untversallst Church, Atlanta, Ga. Tickets on sale July 10, and for trains scheduled to ar rive in Atlanta forenoon, July 11. Final limit returning July 20, 1900. Ticket office 107 Bull street, and Central passenger station—ad. To Rrmumlclt nnd Return, *ll.OO Via the Plant 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 *I,OO for the round trip. Trains leave at 2:10 a. m and 5:20 a. m.—ad. Asgasts $1.60 Round Trip—Cheap Excursion. Thursday, July 12. Special train will leave Savannah 7:30 a. m., city time, via Southern Railway Thursday, July 12, returning leave August ta 10:00 p. m., same dale; *1.50 round, trip Separate coaches for white andi colored people.—ad. Jnly Magazines at Estlll's. Harper's Monthly, Scrlbner'a Monthly Century Magazine, Munsey's, ths Puri tan, Argosy. Pierson's, Wide World Eclectic, Cosmopolitan. 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LATTIMORE’S WEST CONGRESS ST, A MOMENT’S THOUGHT and you will realize why Congres* street prices are lower than those oo more pretentious streets, and it you wilt come to our store you will discover that our prices are lower than others even on Congress street. NOW IS THE TIME to get estimates on stove and range work. Plenty ot time in which to do the work and prices now are inducingly low, We have the celebrated “Perfect” and Royal Magic Ranges. Come in, see and learn. HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS at extremely low prices and a mammoth stock to select from, LATTIMORE’S WEST CONGRESS ST, Great and Good Are We To You Heat-Burdened People Now that OLD SOL, Is doing his best to melt you In nothingness, we come to the rescue. REFRIGERATORS AT COST. Inelurilnif (be Faraoui Gurney ■ COLDEST AND BEST. A big reduction In Hot Reducers—such as Ice Cream Freezers, Ice Goods and similar articles. For those who will get-married 1* July WEDDING PRESENTS AT TEMPTING PRICES. Q. W. ALLEN & CO., STATE AND BARNARD. liii imot Ml Thorough preparation for college or bus lness. Boys may ehter at any time . 6 fall the school will he moved to ne quarters fully equipped for A MILITARY SCHOOL. Further particulars from the principal, ORMOND B. STRONG, (111 Lincoln Street. Catalogue may be had for the asking • Solomons' Bull street drug store WHEN IN CHARLESIOnT’ If you want the best service and every thing in keeping therewith, stop at Charleston’s Leading Restaurant, THE PALACE CAFE, *7B King street.