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SIX CHINESE COMPANIES. His COXCISnX CONTROLS THE CHI NESE OF AMERICA. Thr Oriffi nl Purpose of the- Oruanl ((,||rtn Was tle Nlatual Protection 0 f the Chinese on Their Journey* to fl(l From the Ini ted State*. The Present Scope nnl Work of tljc Organisation Corruption , r ept Into tlic Company, Funds Were Isetl for Personal lleuetit, find Some of the Official* Abncond r<l—The Salaries f the Officers Krt . A Clone Watch I* Kept ( ,n Those in Debt. From the Baltimore American. For weeks San Francisco has been wrought up over the bubonic plague. Ten Chinamen died from some unknown dis eas* The state board of health says it *a- the plague; the city board of health says u was not. first little attention was paid to these gu <pi ‘•.ous deaths. Chinamen can’t be ex p, ted to make their exit by the ordinary routes But as the number of deaths in creased, examinations were made. An or der was issued for the inoculation of every human being in Chinatown. In terror, John flew to the courts, and the courts de clared the order illegal. The authorities were aroused. Precau tion? must be taken. So Chinatown was quarantined. A rope was stretched around the Chinese quarter and a line of police men No one could pass in or out with out a permit. Glad to have escaped that unknown hor ror. inoculation, John submitted right meck’.Y to inspection and fumigation; that ihe John that remained. But many hundreds of him, with bundle on his shoulder, had filed out of Chinatown the liighi before the quarantine was establish ed The Chinese feel that they have been treated outrageously. But John gets little sympathy on the Western coast. He is not loved there. He has become too numer ous. * In the present struggle one hears much of “(he Chinese Six Companies.” It was they who took the question of inoculation to the courts; it was they who contested the right of quarantine; it was they who brought the mailer to the attenion of W'u Ting Fang, minlser at Washington. The Chinese Six Companies. The name is puzzling, baffling, truly Chinese l ew people, even in the West, know v. ho or what the Six Compani s arc. During the fioutflous tim s of the ear y '?) when anti-Chinese feeling was boiling o er say? a We-t?rn exchange the Six C*mranies were ace used of earrying on a g>s . in of slavery which bound ev ry Chi ne e immigrant to them in a manner be .. ond ilc power of the courts to control. It was rharged that they had establbhed j d< ia tribura's, jails ,n i prisons, an 1 8 cr* tiy exercis' and judicial authority over be people. These and other severe cha ges were made the ground for vio -1 nt p rsecutlon, which led lo ricts. fi< rc and b.oody. In a memorial address and io President Gran by the Six Companies, thes c argos were refuted arid no evideno' ha- be n produefd io show that Chin se la! rms in this county are .-laves. Nev- the id* a had takn su h firm bod n the nvn who w -r • s eking every n ea 1 s o prohibit further immigration. a'>d so < pen w-re their accusation t a. *ven now there is a general impr ssioti that the companies lav- every Chinaman in absolute bondag . It is known that the.e ha'e been and are many Chines - loborrrs brought i ere under contact; but it is firmly dfnbd that the Six Corn ranks have anything lo and) wi h ihi- traf fic Highbinder Tongs. A pain, in the minds of many, the Six Companies are no more nor less than Highbinder tongs. Cbheis te’.ieve them to be t ie ruling jow r in Chinese com mercial affairs. At the ;>r< s n’ time the last 4dea is not far from true, but the original purpose of the oiganiaa'ion was ihe mutual p:ot c tion of Chinese in th* ir journeys to and from America, and the sending home for burial in ancestral tombs of the bones of thos- who died here. In a.l matters of moment the Six Com rani s act officially for ihe Chinese peo ple. and it is declared by Chinese who ought to know and who might r as on ably b.- xre'*ted to tell ihe truth, that above all else their mbs on is that of a mutual benevol nt society. To understand the necessity of such a aoeiety one must take a look at the China man at home and see what influence has been at work. In China, the most import ant |iolitlcal and .social institution is the clan organization, which is more or less a result, or possibly a cause, of ancestor worship. Family trees, in Chinn, are deep rooted and many branched. Almost *ny Chinaman’s genealogical record dates back twenty-five, thirty or or fifty gener ations; even twenty-five or more centuries •r* not too much for some to claim. The descendants of a common ancestor form a clan. They cluster together in a village or district, calling one another cousins, but not allowed to intermarry on penalty of death. Among the people of a elan every man over years of age is an elder, reghrdless of his station. Only those of the younger men who have passed government exam inations are worthy to be classed with those who have the virtue of age. These latter are known as “kong ming" or “titled scholars.” Together with the eld ers they constitute the officers of the ‘•■in; and In addition to these one man is Annually elected secretary and treasurer. is the business of these officers to de cide all affairs of importance for the clan, it* matetrs of especial interest, boys v. ho have attained their majority—lß years—are allowed a voice. At an annual meeting the ancestral lands are rented out to the highest bidder. • hose nearby to members of the clan; ♦host-a t a distance to outsiders. Quarterly officers meet to collect the rents. These rent- and incomes from ancestral property aro kept in the clan treasury for the pay ni *ni of taxes and general expenses of the din, such as lawsuits, public buildings, roads, celebrations of births and deaths. Should a member of the clan fail to pay rent for q length of time, the officers demand the sum from the head of the de linquent's immcdaltc family. All quarrels, disputes and unsettled df-bt- within the clan are settled according the counsel of the titled scholars *n l iders. in case of quarrel with roe mhen* of nnother clan, if their own numbers ore in the wrong,'the officer** apologies and punish the wrong err Otherwise, they demand redress ro * n ( he other side. Criminals are given ® v * r io Justice; or in the event the crim lr,‘ s rbe and cannot he found, some rel -0:i Vf roust pay the penalty. J h * officers constitute a sort of reform 9 hool and have authority to correct th* ward ami obstreperous youth who Isobey their parent**; also to punish n ° s * who sell opium in the villages or Gamble with boys. Bad l>oya are hand pd over to the low or threatened with ex- Pulsion from the clan—the worst possi- N* <JI W ae*. w hen members of a clan remove from ® n ‘ l'*rt of China to another they live Hortford’t Acid Phosphate NERVOUSNESS. A superior restorative when the ner voua aystem has become impaired by mental or physical overwork. THE JOYS OF VIGOROUS MANHOOD. Astounding Sucres, of Dr. Hatha... ■„ UctorUK ,h, shattered Nerse. of Ae. to su h^! r Healthy Condition. His Treatments for Other Weak nesses of Men IJr. Hathaway's treatment for that terrl- D.e condition of mental and bodily weak ness. brought about by youthful lgno trunce and folly. ers. It Is not. ns most others are, simply a stimulant which acts for n few days and then leaves the poor, deluded patient in worse oondl * lion than be r fore. Dr. Hath away’s treot .v. „ . ment cures; it J. Newton Hathaway, M.D. acts on every The Longest Established weakened por- Specialisl in the South, lion of the body. It builds up nerve, tissue and muscular strength, and revitalises the whole body The hitherto miserable victim becomes titled for a husband and a father This is what Dr, Hathaway', treatment does, and it does it invariably in every case, never mind how serious the condi tlon of the patient. l)r. Hathaway aiso treats, with the guarantee of success, Varicocele without opeiution. Stricture (by a pain less home treatment), Specific Blood Pois oning and oilier chronic diseases of men, including all Urinary and Sexual disor der?. Absolutely private and confidential con sultation without any cost can be had in Dr. Hathaway’s office. If you live out of town, or cannot for any reason visit the office, he will send you free his latest book and self-examination blanks. J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D., Dr. Hut ha way A Cos., 25A Bryan street, Savannah, Ga. Office Hours—9 to 12 m.; 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m. Sundays, io a. m. to 1 p. m. together, forming a sort of fraternity. If they are too few for this they join with others from the same province. Tints the nature of the Chinese Six Com panies in San Francteco 1 apparent. V\ uen. after the discovery of gold in Cal ifornia, the Chinese flocked here by thous mdr, what was more natural than that •'hey should organize after the custom of iheir country? Here they were, strange in appearance, manner and language; at a lin e when the code of ethics was, “Every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost.” One Society at First. At first there was but one society. They rented t room on Sacramento street in Francisco, and in this modest way ib" work began. Many of the Chinese who came here had never been more than hfty or a hundred miles from their birth place. To be landed alone in a rushing, roaring Western town In thoe boom times, was bewildering, even to people without pigtails. John. scare?) and Tange, knew not which way to turn. When a ship came in. the society sent wagons to take the Immigrants and their iggage to Chinatown, where they were -'applied with a room, water and wood for i month, or two, or untii they found work. This plan required money, which was supplied by voluntary subscription and voluntary taxes. Then a rule was made whereby every Chinaman leaving the ("nited Slates was required to contribute an amount which has varied at different times from $6 to S2O. At first the president of the society was chosen for an indefinite term, but, as the Chinese population increased, and differ ent clans were represented in large num bers, Jealousy appeared. No clan was willing that a member of another clan should lie president for life. Then rame corruption—corruption of the every-day sort; society funds used for personal benefit; absconding and the rest. ’ It was rot long before there were six different societies, or companies, repre senting the most populous clans. They were railed and ore still known as Sam Yup, Yung Wo, Kong Chow, Nlng Yung, Hop Wo and Yan Wo. Each company has Its president, treas urer and interpreter, or inspector, These are elected annually by the directors, who are merchants and prominent men of the clans in San Francisco. The presidents receives n salary of from SIOO to S2OO a month, the interpreters SUO. There is now no membership fee and nor formal rites or ceremonies of admission. The name, age and native place of each Chi nese immigrant is taken, and he is en rolled in the company to which he be longs. When he is in need of assist ance, he applies to his company. The companies ore supposed to give aid to those who are sick or out of work, sending them back to China if need be; to contribute to sufferers in time of disas ters, and to attend to shipping the re mains of Chinamen to their native land. They are called upon to act as a board of arbitration in all disputes; and to help collect debts. They are without power to compel the settlement of any question, and if their advice is not followed, the matter must go to the courts. Among the Chinese it is the rule to lend money without security and without so much as a scrap of paper between the two parties. This makes it very easy for the debtor to evade the debt, and the United States courts could not do much to help Ihe creditor. Should a man attempt to leave the country with unpaid debts, the creditors at once inform the Six Com panies. and as they keep a close watch for all who take passage, in order to get the money which is paid as an exit fee, the evading John is likely to be presented with the claims and advised to pay. If he refuse, an attempt is made to prevent his leaving by aid of the law. At present the going away subscription is about $9. One-third of it goes to “The Meeting Hall of the Middle Kingdom," which is the place of meeting when a question of importance to all the clans brings the directors of the entire Six Com- I>anios into solemn session; one-third goes to his own particular society and the re mainder to the fund for shipping the ashes of the dead to China. In (he early days the Six Companies had a hard and fast contract with the steam ship companies whereby transportation was refused unless in addition to the reg ular fare a permit from ihe Six Com panies could be shown, providing that the proper fee had l>een paid and all debts settled. Eater, when many Chinese had been converted by the mission workers, they refused to pay the fee of the Six companies because in connection with each hall Is a joss house, where the patron di vinities of the clan are worshipped. In accordance with their contract the steam ship companies refused passage to Chris tian Chinese unless an extortionate fare was paid, but in time, after much con troversy, the contract was of necessity an nulled. ' Now. as a rule, the Chinese re turning home go voluntarily to the office of the company and pay their fees and get receipts The Inspector collects receipts at the wharf and sees the traveler saft on board the ship. The directors of the companies hold rng ular business meetings. When anything of Importance comes up notices sre sent out to Insure a full attendance. Matter* 111 outside towns are attended to by let ter or when necessary, a representative Is s nt to adjust the difficulty. Elections [ t<lkP place annually, but the officers are eften te d.cted for two or three terms, how n Wealthy Concern. From a small beginning the Six Com panies have become wealthy organlaa tlon. They have now a large surplus on ! hand, which Is constantly lncrtased by I investment. All or nearly all cf them own their own halls and Josa house*, which THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JULY 0, 1000. means a valuable aggregation of realty. Their disbursements are corre-pondlng ly heavy. Thy spent nearly $100,00) testing the constitutionality of the Geary act. Barge sums were sent to aid sufferers duiing the famines and floods in China a few years ago. They gave SI,OOO for the relief of the Johnstown victims. !>ast year they subscribed $5,000 lo the fund for the reception of the California volunteers on their return h< me. Each comratiy has an elaborate affair. It is a fort of All Sauls’ day, in honor of hose who have died during the year. Thousands of dollars go off in smoke and noise, with roast pigs ard pipes and little brown jugs on the One great source of revenue is the sale of the office cf priest, or keeper of the temple. This office is much sought after and has brought as high as SIB,OOO for one year. The holy man ixrckets all moneys paid In the temple for incense, paper money and the various offerings which cause (he mighty Joss to smile upon his worshippers. For thi se The priest cnarges thros or four hundred times as much as they would cost outside the temple, but in the ecstasy of devotion the devotee gladly pays $6 or $6 for something he knows to be worth two or three cents. This and the large voluntary offerirgs are perquisites of the keeper, and the office is w<ll werth having. In the interest of truth, it must be said that the Six Companies do not always dwell together in peace and harmony. Un til a year ago, the relations had \>een as umitable as could be expected where the interests o£ so many are concerned. But there are two distinct factions, the Sam Yups and the See Yups. The former arc the cot-trolling factor in three districts of the Canton province and the latetr in four districts of the same. The line, formerly drawn at home, not grown dim in this country. Probably nine-teenth of the Chinese in the United Slates are See Yups, and they form the majority of live of the Six Companoes. While strong in numbers, they are weak in wealth, only about 25 per cent, being merchants, the balance laborers. Of the Sam Yups>( |>os sibly nine-tenth are merchants, and money talks in Chinese as well as in other lan guages. About a year ago a See Yup was killed, presumably by a Sam Yup. The Sam Yup defended their man bravely, sparing no expenee. and he was acquitted. Then the Sec Yups boycotted the Sams, and thus the war has raged. A sorry spectacle for a mutual benevolent associa tion ! The fact that virtually all of the Chi nese belong to the Six Companies does not pervent their forming similar smaller societies in every town where their num ber justifies It. The small societies may have the same name as one of the Six Companies, but they arc entirely dis ant, and are purely local in character. They have their halls and jos houses; they meet and discuss their affairs and hetp each other after a fashion. But all im portant matters are taken to the Six Com panies. To them all Chinese turn in time of trouble. The directors aie men of af fairs. They employ American lawyer* and their understand the law’s of this country- The ordinary Chinaman knows little of law, and cares less. He saves himpelf the trouble by rqjying on the Six Companies. Herein lies their power. THE 9IAVV AS A Bt SIMiSS. What It’s Worth in Money to Those Who Follow It In England, From the London Mall. The boy who proposes to join the royal navy as its humblest member, with the in tention of climbing to the giddy hlght occupied by an admiral of the fleet, ought to equip hiitiself with the elixir vitae, but even then experience might prove to him that he has had more ambition than he could satisfy. In the navy you may start, so to speak, at bedrock. A generous war office ofjprs the private a shilling a day, but in the navy the salary of a “boy” works out at less than sixpence a day. The first step in the ladder is attained when a navy lad blossoms Into an able ordinary seaman on a seagoing ship, when he can at once look down on a mere pri vate with the haughty contempt that springs from financial superiority. An or dinary seaman at this stage receives at least £22 a year, and may obtain an in crease. It is seldom that a Jack Tar reaches commissioned rank, but suppos ing the desperate chasm bridged, he must be an oldish man, and he will be past active service long before he could hope to run through the high and responsible positions which Intervene between him and the top of the profession. A private may solace himself with the more or less gilded fiction that he carries a field marshal's baton In his pocket, but a gallant Jack cannot dream that he has the magnificent cocked hat of an admiral of the fleet in his handbox. The seats of the mighty In the navy, though gorgeous and terrible for a seaman to look upon, are, strange to relate, rot so well stuffed In a pecuniary sense as the seats of the mighty In the sister service, and this In spite of the fact that England Is prone to consider the navy as her principal safe guard. Roughly speaking, a field marshal would correspond with an admiral of the fleet, according to the rate of commis sion, but while a field marshal can earn £l6 a day or £5,840 a year, his naval paral lel must be content with £2,190 and such allowances as my lords of the admiralty may direct. This pecuniary Inferiority is visible elsewhere. An admiral may be said to correspond with a general, but the general has considerably more money. The same may be said of the lieutenant general, who finds his parallel In a vice admiral. Major generals rank with rear admirals, and both get the same honora rium. The first-clsss commodore, how ever. who may rank with a brigadier general if the date of the latter’s com mission permits, has an advantage over the brigadier, since the latter only draws £2 10s. a day. Brigadier generals may also rank with second-class commodores; and here the army officer again maintains his superi orliy. Colonels rank with captains of throe years’ standing and get more money; some lieutenant colonels rank with staff captains, but since a lieutenant colonel’s, pay is 18s. a day, the scale de scends on the navy side. It will be ob served that, according to these rules, a captain In the army Is In rank much In ferior to a captain In the navy. An ar my captain with his 11s. 7d. a day Is bracketed with a navy lieutenant or a navigating l'eutenant of under eight venrs’ standing, and In most cases, per haps. he obtains more pay, though the scale of the naval man varies, and It is possible for him to eclipse the captain after a certain period. Happily, however, our naval defenders do not Join the ser vice for love of money, and they do not bicker over ttfeir respective emoluments. At the same time it would be disguising the fact to say that no dissatisfaction exists in certain ranks—the warrant offi cers. for instance—that a commission is practically unobtainable In the navy by a man who has started from the lowest rung of the ladder. The most a clever. Industrious boy can look forward to Is the rank of chief boatswain, chief car penter or chief gunner, with a maximum rate of pay of f 219 il >"‘ ar - Therefore, from a purely financial point of view the navy cannot be said to hold out any very great attraction. Supporters of the pres ent system argue that the A. B. does not make a good officer, no matter how smart he may be In the army, on the other hand every encouragement Is given to the Intelligent, ambitious private to gain a commission. CASTOR IA For Infant! and Children. Ths Kind You Have Always Bought Bears th# /Tr -// Signature of THE CHEESMAN Roller Cotton Gin is built upon a n>v principle, and IS GUARANTEED TO DO MORE AND BETTER WORK than any other roller cotton gin in the world. Wo do not ask you to buy without our guarantee. We want a trial te*t In YOUR GIN HOUSE THE ONLY CONDITION is that you purchase it. if it meets our claims. Write for full particulars to THE CHEESMAN COTTON GIN CO.. 27 William street, New York, THE WEATHER. Forecast for Monday and Tuesday: Georgia: Generally fair Monday and Tuesdays warmer in northern portion Monday; fresh northerly winds. North Carolina and South Carolina: Generally fair Monday and Tuesday; cooler on he coast Monday, fresh to brink westerly winds. Eastern Florida: Local rains .Monday ami Tuesday; light variable winds. Western Florida. Alabama, Mississippi and Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday; light northerly winds. Yesterday’s weather at Savannah: Maximum temperature 12:45 p. m 95 degrees Minimum temperature, 5:45 a.. m 74 degrees Mean temparatpre 84 degrees Normal temperature 82 degrees Excess of temperature 2 degrees Accumulated excess since July 1 21 degrees Accumulated deficiency since Jan. 1 165 degrees Rainfall 08 inch Normal 18 inch Deficiency since July 1 72 inch Deficiency since Jan. 1 24 inch River Report: The hight of the Savan nah river at Augusta, at 8 a. m. (75th m>o tedlan time) yesterday, was 8.8 feet, a fall of 0.4 foot during the preceding twen ty-four hours. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all station, July 8, 1900, 8 p. m.. 75th meridain time. Names of Stations. | T I •V ;Rain. Boston, cloudy [ 84 J 12 | .00 New York city, plly cldy j 76 | 6 j T Philadelphia, clear 80 | L | .16 Washington city, pt cldy ] 84 j L .O') Norfolk, cloudy J 78 J 12 | .24 Hatteras, clear | 80 j 16 | .00 W ilmington, clear | 82 I 16 | .‘>o Charlotte, cloudy | 7S j 14 | T Raleigh, cloudy | 76 j L | T Charleston, partly cloudy I 96 , 18 j .60 Atlanta, cloudy f 68 | 24 | T Augusta, cloudy j 82 | 6 j .00 Savannah, cloudy j 80 I 8 j .06 Jacksonville, cloudy j 80 j 6 | .02 Jupiter, partly cloudy jBO j 8 j .00 Key Weat, partly cloudy | 82 | L | .06 Tampa, clear j 76 j L | .04 Mobile, clear | 86 | 8 | .00 Motugomcr.V. partly cldy j 88 | L j .01 Vicksburg, cloudy | 72 j L j .22 New Orleans, clear j 88 | 6 j .00 Galveston, partly cloudy i 84 | L j .20 Corpus Christi. ptly cldy | 84 | 14 | .0) Palestine, cloudy 86 | L | .00 Memphis, partly cloudy ..j 84 | S j .00 Cincinanti, cloudy j 68 | Iff J .<4) Pittsburg, cloudy j 70 j R J T Buffalo, cloudy | 66 | 24 j .06 Detroit, cloudy | 6*l j 22 | .CO Chicago, clear j 62 j 14 | .00 Marqucite, cloudy \ 62 j 24 j .<*) St. Paul, clear > 76 | 6 j .00 Davenport, clear j 78 j 8 J .00 St. luis. clear j 78 | 12 j .00 Kansas City, clear j 89 | 8 | .00 Oklahoma, cloudy ! 84 | L j .00 Dodge City, clear | 82 | 8 | .(X) T. for temperature; V. for velocity. H. B. Boyer. Weather Bureau. PLEASED WITH CRENSHAW. Prealtlent Egan Says Railroad Men Are Satisfied. The announcement in yesterday's Morn ing News that Hon. Thomas C. Crenshaw had been made chairman of the railroad commission of Georgia to succeed the late Col. L. N. Trammed is a matter of con siderable Interest to railroad and business men In Savannah. Mr. Crenshaw is well known to the railroad men here and ap parently well liked by them. “So for as I am nwdTe Mr. Crenshaw’s selection as chairman of the commission Is entirely satisfactory to the railroad men of Sa vannah and the state at large," said Pres ident Egan of the Central yesterday. He Is an excellent gentleman personally, and I for one have no cause to feel dissatis fied." President Egan’s relations with the late Col. Trammell were very pleasant. When he received the news of Col. Tram mell’s death he at once sent a telegram to the family, expressing his sympathy and condolence in their grief. The Hawkinsville agencies of the Wrightmille and Tennille Railroad and the Southern Railway have been consoli dated and J. Z. T. Fann named as uveal freight and passenger agent for both com panies. The depot of the Wrightsvllle and Tennille Railroad, on the eastern bank of the Ocmulgee river, has been abandon ed, and all passengers, baggage and freight are received and delivered nt the Southern Railway depot. The earnings of the Central of Georgia Railway for the week ending the third week of June was $83,773, against J 83.754 last year, and $2,792,265 from Jan. 1 to the end of the third week of June, against $2,487,407 for the corresponding period lost year. The Increase over last year for the third week mentioned is $10,019. LOCAL PIC It SO 3A L. Mr. N. H. Rlrh of Atlanta la at the De Soto. Mr. J. W. Smith of Atlanta Is at the De Soto. Mr. W. R. Wall of Dawson Is the guest of Che De Soto. Milts M. J. Greene of Macon Is regis tered at the Pulaski. Mr. John H. Donahue of Macon Is regis tered at the Pulaski. Mr. C. D. Kills of Gadsden Is regis tered at the De Soto. Mr. Clark Howell of Atlanta is the guest of the De Soto. Miss R. McMillan of Talladega Is reg istered at the De Soto. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Beck of Eatonton are guests of the Pulaski. Mr. J. K. Sheppard of Amerlcus register ed at the Pulaski yesterday. Miss' Beatrice Rosenthal of Charleston Is registered at the De Soto. Mr. J. T. Graety of Baltimore is In the city, a guest of the Pulaski. Mr. and K. W. Hammond of Grif fin nre'the guests of the Pulaski. Mr. Paul Heyman of Augusta was reg istered at the Screven yesterday. Mr. George I). Perkins and wife of Tal lahassee are guests of the Pulaski. Mr. A. 8. Heath of Augusta was among yesterday’s arrivals at the Pulaski. Mr. R. Field of Macon was- in the city yesterday and stayed at th Pulaski. Mr. W. W. Hertz of Macon was among the arrivals at the Pulaski yesterday. Mr. J. J. Broder of Macon was In the city yesterday, the guest of the De Soto. Mr. E. J. Hoyt of Sylvanta was In the city yezterday and stayed at the Screven. Mies Edith Schatsman of Macon was among the arrivals at the Pulaski yester day. Mr. B. E. Umlth of Waynesboro was among the arrivals at the Pulaski yester day. Mlac Bessie Judkins of Griffin was ii\ the city yesterday, the guest of the Pu laski. Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmore of Brun swick, formerly of Savannah, spent yes terday in the city. Solicitor General Livingston Kenan of Darien jyas in the city yesterday, a guest of the Pulaski. Messrs. George Hurley and Thomas Hurley and Miss Madge Hurley of Ma con are the guests of the Pulaski. Mrs. R. W. Henderson and ihe Misses Ida Henderson and Carrie Henderson of Talladega are registered at the De Soto. Mr. Walter A. Walter has returned from Baltimore, ‘where he went three months tigo, to have on operation performed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Fi fleet, month's agrv Mr. Walter was operated on at the Savannah Hospital for appendici tis and afterward wont to Baltimore. MTV mtr.VIYIFS. Mr. J. H. Fall of Nashville, vice presi dent of Savannah’s street railway sys tem. is spending n few’ days at Savan nah and at Tybec. Mr. Walter R. Jones, general manager of the Anvil, was called to Atlanta last night by a telegram announcing the death of his father in that city yesterday. Mr. Jones will have* the sympathy of his many friends here. For Over Fifty Yrnra. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has been used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for D.arrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottle, —ad. —The Imperial memorial to Sir George Grey, the British statesman who proposed South African federation forty years ago, i? to take the form of a bust, to be plac ed in the cryp* of St. Paul’s Cathedral, and a portrait to he hung In the National Por trait Gallery. Prof. Herkomer will paint the portrait and E. Onslow Ford will ex ecute the sculpture. LEGAL NOTICES. GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY.— Whereas, Elizabeth Vollmar has applied to Court of Ordinary to have lette rs of administration upon the estate of Flem ing B. Coates, deceased, granted to Jor dan F. Brooks, eouniy administrator. These are to cite and admonish all whom it may concern to be and appear before paid court to make objection on or before the first Monday in August, next, otherwise said letters tv II he granted. Witness, the Hon. Hampton L. Ferrill, Ordinary for Chatham county, this the 30th day of June, 1900. FRANK E. KEILBACH, Clerk Ct. Ord'y, C. Cos. GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY Whereas, John J. Gaudry has applied to Court of Ordinary for letters dlsmlssory as guardian of the property of Klise a. Gaudry and John IJ. Gaudry, formerly minors. These are, therefore, to Hte nnd ad monish all whom it may concern to be and appear before said court to make objection (if any they have) on or before the first Monday in August, next, other wise said letters will be granted. Witness, the Hon. Hampton L. Ferrill, Ordinary for Chatham county, this the 30th day of June, 1900.’ FRANK E. KEILBACH, Clerk Ct. Ord’y, C. Cos. GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY.—No tice is hereby given that I have made application to the Court of Ordinary for Chatham county for leave to sell ritv of Savannah bonds as follows: One SSOO bond, due 1913. numbered 16; one SSO bond, due 1913, numbered 218; one SSO bond, due 1913, numbered 219, belonging to the estate of Mary Shea ban and Josephine Sheabnn, minors, for the purpose of dis tribution, and that said order will be grnnted at August term. 1900. of said court, unless objections are filed thereto. CATHERINE GOETTE. Guardian of Mary and Josephine Shea ban, Minors. GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY— Whereas. John M. Black has applied m Court of Ordinary for letters dlsmissory as guardian of the property of Sallle F., Joseph U, and Ignatius Black, formerly minors. These are. therefore, to cite and ad monish all whom It may concern to be and appear before said court to make objection on or before ihe first Monday In August, next, otherwise, said letters will be granted. Witness, the Hon. Hampton L. Ferrill. Ordinary for Chatham county, this the 30th day of June, 1900. FRANK E. KEILBACH, Clerk Ct. Ord’y, C. Cos. GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNT y 7— Whereas, Eben Hillyer has applied o Court of Ordinary for letters of adminis tration on the estate of Warren Palmer Willeox, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite nnd ad monish all whom it may concern to be and appear before said court to make objection (if any they have) on or before the first Monday In August, next, other wise said letters will be granted. Witness, the Hon. Hampton L. Ferrill, ordinary for Chatham county, this the 30th day of June. 1900. FRANK E. KEILBACH. Clerk Ct. Ord’y, C. Cos. GEORGIA, CHATHAM COCNTY.—No tice Is hereby given that I have made ap plication to the Court of Ordinary for Chatham county for to sell all the real estate belonging to estate of Friday Milieu, deceased, for the payment of debts and distribution, and that said order will be granted at August term. 1900. of said court, unless objections are filed thereto. JORDAN F. BROOKS. Adm’r Estate Friday Mlllen, Deceased. June 30, 1900. GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY— Notice Is hereby given that I have made application to the Court of Ordinary for Chatham county for leave to sell jot No. 8 in block No. 4 of o. J. Hull’s subdivision. Included In the southeastern angle at the junction of Thunderbolt and Waters rood. Chatham County. Georgia, belonging to estate of Annie Lloyd, deceased, for the payment of dob's and distribution, and that said order will be granted at August term. 1900, of said court, unless objections ore filed thereto'! JORDAN F. BROOK a Administrator Estate Annie Lloyd. July C, 1900. GEORGIA, TH A M CO l J NTY- Notice Is hereby given that I have made application to the Court of Ordinary for Chatham couhty fleave to Bell a part of lot No. H of the Placentia tract In Chat ham county, Georgia, with the Improve ment thereon, belonging to estate of Mary Playter, deceased, for the payment of debts and distribution, and that said order will be granted at August term, 1900. of sold court, unless objections ar*' filed thereto. JORDAN F. BROOKS. Administrator Estate of Mary Playter. July H, 1900. JOHN C. BUTLER, —DEALER IN— Palnta, Oil* and Ulas, *a*h. Door*, Blind*, and Build*!*’ Supplies. Plain and Decor*, tlv* Wall Paper, Foreign and DomeatN Cement*, Lime, Plaeler end Hair. Sole Agent for Aheetln* Cold Water Paint. 10 Con*rt street. we*t. and 1 Bu Julian •tract. weeL J. D. WEED ft CO UTUIAS, OA. Leather Belting, Steam Packing & Hose. A sent* for NEW YORK RUBBER BELTING AND PACKING COMPANY. CLASSIFIED AuVERIISEMENTS. PBADUL •to cornott o r. ■ • is th bq i es tion when the tun )s glaring and dax zling—eyes weaken, blinking, smarting and running water; tinted spectacles will strengthen for outdoor work; white spec tacles to stop headaches for Inside work; in buying from the Fegeas retiring-out sale the price will not blind U; m w screw or rivet replaced in old frames for 10c. 28 East Broughton, Hair, Jewelry and Shav ing Supp y House. “FLORAL DESIGNS. FLOWERS AND plants, at Gardner’s Bazaar, agent OeJ schlg’s Nursery. ART METAL STOOLS, CHAIRS AND tables for up-to-date eonfestioners, drug stores and restaurants. G. P. Miller, Agi. “ENGLISH FOLDING GO-CARTS, something new. for the babbs. cmn t* taken on street cars. C. P. Miller, Agr. HAMMOCKS 1A MMOCRS rHEAP ones; nice ones; fine ones; closing then out cheap this week. C. P. Miiler, Agent, 207 Broughton, west. FINK RICHFIELD LAMB AT "Ba~ ker's,” every day; best of all other m* ats in market. SOUTHERN UMBRELLA FACTORY; largest unsJ>rella factory south of Balti more; ail repairings neatly done; all covers cut from piece; mourning umbrellas ma le to order; we call your special attention to our fresh stock of alpaca covers. 330 West Broad street; second block of Cen tral depot. CONI DA’S PALACE Oh SWEETS; new addition; the choicest cut flowers for sale; fresh every day. BERMUDA LAWN GRASS'SEED." AT Gardner’s Bazaar. CASH BUYERS’ PICNIC EVERY DAY thin week; our large stock must be re duced, and w** will exchange it cheap for cash. C. P. Miller. Agent, 207 Broughton, west. JOHN LYNCH. WHITAKER AND Taylor streets, is hemlqnrters for Bunny Side Farm cream; fresh every day. RING UP 2484 IF YOU WANT TO have your furniture moved or parked for shipment or storage; 1 guarantee prices they fame as t do the work that’s given to me. A. S. Griffin, 314 Broughton street, west; mattresses made to order. “IF ITS RUGS YOU WANT. YOU“CAN get them cheaper from McGillis. PULLEY BELT BUCKLES. WORTH 50c. for 30c. at Gardner’s Bazaar. “BALDWIN I)RY AIR REFRIGERA tors, still in the lead; also full line of Ice boxes, from $3 up. C. P. Miller, Agent, 207 Broughton, west. MILLER’S AWNINGS GIVE SATI3- faotton; you had better get our estimate and let us put you up one at once. C. P. Miller. Agent, 207 Broughton, west. WATER COOLERS, ALL SIZES. FROM SI.OO up. C. P. Miller, Agent, 207 Brough ton. west. M GILLIB SELLS SIXTY-INCH RUGS —Smyrna p.i(terns—for 99 cents. "“WEDDING PRESENTS. SCHOOL presents, presents of all kinds; large va rieties at low prices. C. P. Miller, agent, 207 Broughton, west. "M’GTLLIS IS CHEAP ON RUGS, NETS, lace curtains, hammocks, water coolers, pillows, pictures, stoves, bedroom suites, and furniture of every description. “MOSQUTTO NETS. 9S CENTS. AND up; oil grade* of American Imiwrlod la with best fixtures, at reasonable prices. I*. MiPer. Agent. 207 Broughton, west. CROQUET SETS. 73c; CROKINOLE. $1.25, at Gardner’s Bazaar. M’GILLIS’ LACE CURTAINS WILL heai+tlfy your parlor. WHEN YOU SEE M’GILLIS’ SIXTY- Inch 99 cents rugs, you will buy them. Just can’t help it; will sell In any quan tity. ““FURNITURE MOVED WITH CARE,” is a specialty with McGißts. M’GTLLIS MOVES. PACKS. SHIPS and etorcs pianos and furniture; best work only; no "Cheap-John” prices—no “Cheap- John” Jobs. MBDICAI* HOW AHE TOUR FEET: IF TOUR feet are troubling you, call on me and I will give you relief; I cure Ingrowing nails, corns and all diseases of the f*t without pain; charge# reasonable; can give tho best references 1n the city: patients treat ed at residences; orders can be left at Liv ingston’s drug store. Eull and Congress streets; telephone 293. I*m Davis, sur fw>r i ■ "■ 1 HELP \\ ASTRO— MALE. tpnd to sodii fountain. Call after ten o’clock, De 8010 Pharmacy. WANTED. MEN TO LEARN BARBER tra.le, only S weeks required; special offer of board, tools, transportation and schol arship continued until Außust, on account of demand for our graduates; splendid chance for applicants from distance; cat aloßue mailed free. Moier Barber Col lege, St. Louis, Mo. HELP WANTED—FEMALE. "'vLA>n5cir~X'NTL\T"3fNirTqDUsET: tied colored woman for general hbuse work. Apply at 1815 Habersham stree. " WANTED. A~ GENERAL SERVANT; must be able to cook. Apply 119 Duffy street, west. * Y tisu AGENTS WAitTED, ~]uTloTTir"vrANTElb TfpBE~TNDE^ pendent., le:u ihe Rrandest pay in* pro fession of the ag*. A beautiful liook and information alioolulely free. American In stitute of Science, Nevada, Mo. WANTED— MISt ELLAS EOIS. "'\vX?m : rrr^<'>' , DoitßG'CiG sponsible private party, small amount on diamonds; will pay reasonable Interest. Address Loan, care Savannah Morula* News. . IF YOU W A NT’a I’LACE TO'DUMP earth, dirt, .land, manure, etc., free of charge, Just at city limits, hauling over hard road, write or telephone Brown Bros., corner Anderson and East Broad streets. WANTED TO PURCHASE A Nl’M b<T of small tenement houses In *oo<l repair, now occupied by tenants, and lo cated In Ihe city of Savannah. Address Purchaser, care Morning News. EARTH. SAND. MANURE; PARTIES making excavations and other having earth, sand, manure, etc., can find a place to haul and dump It wllhln city limits; (good hard road to the place), by addressing or calling on Brown Bros., corner Anderson and East liroad streets, tehphone 1103. FOR H BnT—ROOMS. COOL. DELIGHTFUL FURNISHED rooms with or without board In private family. 106 Anderson street, west. “LARGE FURNISHED FRONT ROOM - , well ventilated, all conveniences; also one small room; one dollar week. 303 Presi dent, west. " NICMLy FURNISHED 80 OTH roomier all conveniences. 308 Barnard street, near Liberty. FOR r.tt.TT—HdUBK*. FOR RENT. FROM OCT. 1, THREE story brick residence. 312 Liberty street, *u*t; 11 rooms with all modern improve ments. Apply McDonough & liallantyne s Foundry. FOR RENT, PREMISE# NO. sl7 PERL ry street, writ, In perfect order *nd con dition; *ll t onv, nlencos; right rent to right tenant; possession can be given Im mediately. Estate Salomon Cohen, Weat B oad and Broightcn streets. “Fort RENT, 313 OGLETHORPE AV E nue, weat, cheap until Oct. L M. 9. Ba ker, agent. AUCTION SALES THIS DAY. ~ aYauction CEDAR PACKING CHEST, COTTON TRICKS, SCALES, FLRNITIRB, ETC. C. H. DOR SETT, Auctioneer, Will sell MONDAY, 9th, at 22 Congrexg, west, 5 Coffee Roasters or Army Btoves. pair of large Platform S<fles for hay. Bed Spring?. Refrigerator. Bureaus. Bedsteads. Cfdnr Chest for packing. Matting, lot of China and Crockery. 6 Cotton Trucks. Larg? Siove ami Cooking Utensils, Walnut Wardrobe. FOR Ft RAT—HOUSE® gomrry, corner Huntingdon; also 515 and 517 Bay, east. O. H. Remshart, 16 Bry an, east. "FOR RENT. HOUB COND enue, ast. Apply William Lynch, at this number. TO IIe'ntTrksTDENTES TOT AND 70S Habersham streets; tight rooms each; hot and co'd water; Immediate posses sion. Apply W. W. Swintoti, 206 Eighth stre< t, east. THUNDERBOLT,' DESIRABLY SlT uated house on river front; also small house. Inquire two fourteen Bryan street, east. , LARGE HOUSE, FoVRTKKN ROOMS, near Central road; all conveniences. Ap ply A. S. Cohen, River and Lincoln streets. TYREE; COTTAGE AND ROOMS FOR rent, opposite postofflee; also house 312 East Oglethorpe avenue. Oct. 1. Apply 310. FOR RENT. 7-ROOM HOUSE, 414 Price street. Apply 310 Liberty street, east. FOH HEAT—9TOKEB. STORE FOR RENT AT 117 BROT’GH ton street, east; possession immediately. Apply A. Wylly, 12 Bryan street, east. FOR RENT, STORE AND BASEMENT under Odd Fellows’ Hall, corner State and Barnard streets. Inquire Room 7. upstairs. FOR RENT. I HAT ;EBIRABLB store and warehouse formerly occupied by George W. Tiedenian & Bro., corner Bay and Montgomery street; in perfect order and condition; right rent to right tenant; possesion can bo given Immedi ately. Hst. Salomon Cohn. corner West liroad nnd Broughton streets. FOB KEAT-UIICELLANEOUS. FLAT CONNECTING ROOMS. FIRST floor; large hall third floor, suitable for any purpose. John Lyons. SOU SALE— HEAL ESTATE. FOR SALE, NO 30 STATE STREET, west; will be sold at n bargain If closed at once; also 1307 West Broad, party leaves the city in a few days. C. H. Dor sett. FOR BALE, THOSE LOTS ON NINTH street, near East Broad, have only been •old to first-class |al lies, uho will make g od neighbors; and none other can buy. The terms are very easy, and they are j cheaper than any other In the vicinity. C. H. Dorsett. | FOR SALE, LOTS ON NINTH STREET i near East Pr'ad. no city taxes, at s2o* each; tweniy-five dollars cash, and easy monthly payments. C. H. Dorsett. FOR SALE. LOTS pN NINTH, NEAR East Broad, at S2(O each; will soon ba artvane and to $225; when a lot has been paid for I can arrange to get a home built. C. H Dorsett. ' RESIDENCES AND BUILDING LOT* for sale all over the city. Robert H. Tatem. real estate dealer. No. 7 Yorlc street, west. FOR $lO DOWN - AND $S MONTHLY, you can buy eholee lots on Eleventh and Tenth streets, east, from Savannah Real Estate Exchange. ’ FOR SALE. A LOT FOR TWO HUN 6red dollars: esey terms, on Ninth streot, freer East Broad; no ctly taxation. C. H. Dorsett. FOII SALE—MISCELLANEOUS. FOR BALE, TWO 8-FKET, TWO 4- feet and one 3-feet, upright show cases, and several four and five feet low cases; very Cheap and In quaniitle-s desired, at Prrsse’s Drug Stores comer Henry snd Abcrcorn and corner Whitaker and Tay lor streets. “FOR SALE. TYPEWRITER IN FlßST eiass condition; cash or easy terms. Ap ply 8 Jones street, east. ' FOR SALE. SECOND HAND ELEC trle elevator machinery; good condition. Savannah Electric Company, 40 Drayton. ASH AND CYPRESS LUMBER FOR tale—lso,ooo feet of ash suitable for wheel wrights. carriage makers, ear works and Interior house finish. Also evpress lumber of all sizes. We have resumed cutting our famous brands of cypress shingles and will soon have a fail line of them for sale. Vale Royal Manufacturing Company. FIRE PROOF SAFES FOR SALE AT low pries; ail to atock in live aunoieo in five thousand pound*. Apply i-ipptoa* Bros. FOR SALE. AN ELEGANT PHAETOW snd larse carriage, sscond-hsnd; will b* sold ch; oils Is by Brswwtsr snd tba other h* Slivers- Doth ths best makers to the United .date*. Llppmnn Pro#.. wBDl*. sale .druggist!. Savannah, Oa. LUST AND FOUND. LOST, BLUE SILK UMBRELLA, AT Hotel Tybee. Reword If returned to J. E. Ifarty, 122 Bay street, east. LOST, ON FRIDAY, GOLD CRESCENT brooch. Finder will be rewarded if left ut No. 125 Charlton street, east. STRAYED. ~ — STRAYED OR STOLEN, SETTER DOG, brown ears and brown spot on side. An swers to name of Bport. Reward If re turned to 521 East Jones street. ■uAituisa. 2 SOUTH ROOMS WITH BOARD FOR gentlemen. 212 Jones street, west. "FEW - GENTLEMEN CAN' SECURES board, large rooms, newly furbished. 14 Taylor, west, near Bull. SUMMER RESORTS. TtOARIU "READY FOR boarders; terms apply to Mrs. A. B. Whaley, Saluda, N. C. EDUCATIONAL. AND PRIVATE Instructor!. Ormond B. Strong, 112 Gag ton. west, Georga ’Phone 1108. MISCELLANEOUS. ~ ELECTRIC SUPPLIES, DYNAMOS, motors, fan*, bells, lights Installed. Sa vannah Electric Company. 40 Drayton. ‘ELECTRO - PLATING, ELECTRIC RE palrtng. contracting and construction. Sa vannah Electric Company. 40 Drayton. LEMONS. Black Eye, Pigeon and Cow paa Potatoes. Onions. Peanut*, and all frulta and vegetable In eaeon. Hay, Grain. Flour Feed. Rice Strew. Maglo Poultry and Stock Food. Otir Ow— Caw *O4 ale tit and 713 BAT. WEST. W. D SIMKINB & CO. OLD NEWSPAPERS. 100 for E oenUL OO •ualnaaa pace Morn My New, 3