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20 LIKE A NOVEL BY DUMAS. WILLIAM AUSTIN'S BOMAATIC STORY OF HIS LIFE. Itearwl by n Woman Who Cl a I me.l | to Bo His Mother, Bnt Who Hr Now Bellovoa Made Way With His Heal Mother and Stole Her Child ren aud Her Property-Discovery Came at Her Death and a Roma nee Written by the Woman Furnished the Cine Which Has Ud to a Most Remarkable Series of Dis coveries The Story Renan in Charleston Xearly 4f> Year* Ago. William Austin, who, with his wife, is stopping at the Marshall House and in cidentally putting in a two-week.- engage ment in a music hall, hat a life story with romance enough in it to furnish the material for half a dozen novels, and the strange feature about it that only within the last three months did Austin get the thread of rhi? mysterious romance which he is still unraveling and the begin ning of this thread was furnished by ar. unpublished novel writteo by his reputed mother, Mrs. Joseph Fernando, of 162 l ast Fifty-fifth street, New York city. Not until Mrs. Fernando's death, which occurred May 21 last, did Austin discover that she was not hie mother, and this dis covery was made almost immediately' aft er the womans death. While aware of come strange circumstances in hie early youth he had never questioned the fuct that the woman wrho claimed to be his "Waother was eueh in reality. Now he not only knows that she is not his mother, but he believes that she was guilty of making away with his real mother, as suming her name and. thereby obtained possession of a large property, whirh had been deeded to his mother by her father nnd other relatives. He believes that this was accompliahed with the aid of an ac complice, a shrewd and scheming law yer in Philadelphia. Whether his mother Is dead, or whether she is an inmate of b lunatic asylum, which there is some i reason to believe, Austin is in doubt. Until after his reputed mother's death, Austin did not know his own name, for, ns a matter of fact, his name is not Austin, but Davis, which he has discov ered to have been the name of his father end mother. He had an indistinct remem brance of having borne this name, but remembered having been ordered by the woman whom he believed to be. his mother to call himself Post, under which name both he and his sister were baptized in Philadelphia, Austin is the name which he assumed when he ran away from home while a youth and began his life upon the stage. He returned at intervals to the homo of his reputed mother in Phila delphia, and afterward in New York, and was present at ihe time of her death In New York. Vl.tU , , _ _ The secret of Austin's birth came out at Mrs. Fernando's death. Bhc had told It to her daughter by Fernando and also to one or two other friends, and the se cret came out when a dispute arose as to the division of the property and admin istration upon the estate, Fernando and his daughter contending that Austin was rot entitled to share in the property, be cause he was in fact not the son of the deceased woman. “My mother's name was Anita C. Da vis,” said Austin to a Morning News re porter yesterday, "and she was the daughter of Benjamin Davis Ellis and H. Victoria Ellis, who lived in Charleston in 3860. My father was Charles Solomon Da vis, of Charleston. For some reason un known to me my father and mother sep arated shortly after the birth of myself and my little sister, and never lived to gether afterward. When we were quite young, about four years of age. I re member lhat we left Char eston for New Orleans, and after remaining there awhile left that city by steamer for Philadel phia. I remember distinctly that when we left New Orleans the steamer which we Intended to take had pulled out into the stream and we were forced to lake a later steamer This fir t steamer sunk on the voyage with all on hoard. Both ves sels belonged to th*- Morgan line and I understand thai they have the records of the passenger lists. “How or where my mother disappeared I do not know. I have no recollection of tier death. When we left Philadelphia a •woman named Ann Mullins or Mulligan accompanied us as a servant. It is this woman whom I next recall as living with In Philadelphia with my sister and re garding her as our mother. She called herself Ann C. Davie and we were then living at 642 North Seventeenth street. Later we removed to 118 Girard avenue, and the woman ordered my sister and mv eelf to tell any one who asked us that our name was Post. We thought that as she was our mother that this was all right and continued to be known by that name afterwards. I am under the impression that ehe married a man by the name of Post about this time, but of this I have been unable to find any record. The wo man appeared to have ample means Be sides the two properties mentioned there were other properties which stood in her name, and from these and, perhaps from other sources she derived a large revenue. The lawyer whom I regard as her accom plice managed her affairs. He frequently visited her and paid her over from $3,000 to $5,000 a month revenue from her prop erties. In 1872 we removed to New York and resided at No. 57 East Fifty-ninth •tree!, which property was also in the woman's name. In 1876 she married Joseph J. Fernando, fruit dealer. She was a woman of brilliant mind, of line appearance nnd apparently with ample means, living In great style, and with, aa abundance of Jewelry and diamonds.' 6he onoe figured In a $50,000 lawsuit with a Mrs. Lynch of Now York, because of a largo quantity of Jewelry and valuables, which she had pawned with Mrs. Lynch, and which she endeavored to recover. Bhe frequently speculated in Wall street, and was well known to business men there. As she had a number of offers from prominent business men, I could never understand why she married Fernando, who was eimply a fruit dealer with no property. She continued to receive her income from Philadelphia for some three or four years, after her marriage to Fer nando, but her Philadelphia friend caught on after awhile and cut off the income. Then getting into straights she moved bock to Philadelphia, and the income was renewed. After Horne years there she re turned to New York and to Fernando, with whom she was living at the time of ber death." “Among the things which I secured possession of at the death of the woman." staid Mr. Austin, “was an unpublished novel and play, which she had written, besides four oil paintings, which she had expressed a particular desire that I should have. I paid no particular atten tion to the play, but my wife began put ting It together. After discovering that I was not her son, I began to seek some clue to my parentage and putting many things together, I concluded that there bad been foul play, but I was absolutely ut a lose where to begin my search. It was the play which furnished the clue. Jn studying It over we found that the scene was located In Charleston, and that It seemed to have a peculiar bearing upon the life of lha woman who had claimed to be my mother. In one place the hero ine discovers a box filled with papers re lating to herself, In which she finds the address of her guardian, of whom she bad never heard, believing the woman with whom she was living to bo her mother. The guardian'* address was .-given as “Joseph Austin, 116 Meetlnr street. Charleston S. C." The heroine la made to explain at this point: “There 1* *ome mystery here. Mamma baa never seemed like a real mother lo on fourth Fage.^ R. CHUU.ES O'BVRVE DEAD. HI, Foifrnl From St. Patrick’* Chnreh Tbl. Afternoon. Mr. R. Charles O Byrne, whose serious I Illness has been announced In the Morn ; ini? News, died at 11 o’clock yesterday morning at the home of his parents, Mr. I and Mrs. James O'Byrne, No. 408 Ogle thorpe avenue, west. Mr. O'Bryne's death is a source of gTeat regret to a large circle of friends and mintances. He was a native of Sa vannah, had lived almost f his entire life here, and was very generally known, his prominence in athletic sports having orvid especially to bring him to the at tention of the public. That a young man of such splendid physique, who had so lately been seen on the streets a picture of apparently perfect health and strength, should so soon succumb to insidious dis ease. seemed hardly possible to those who hail known him. The deceased had recently completed his thirtieth year. He had been engaged In various avocations in Savannah since reaching manhood and hX the breaking out of the Spantsh-Ameriean war enlist ed in the United States navy. He was assigned to duty aboard the Amphitrite. and took part in the bombardment of San Juan and other events on the coast of Porto Rico. His record in the navy was a good one, and he obtained promo tion to a petty officer’s place. Not desir ing to continue in the navy in the time of peace, he secured his discharge under the terms of his enlistment, after the close of the wa.r, and returned.to Savannah. Although he passed the examination by the navy niedical officers Mr O’Byrne was aware of slight affection in his lungs pre vious to this. The sea life was of great benefit to him, but on his return to Sa vannah the disease grew upon him He gradually became weaker, but only took to his bed about a week ago. Hemorr hages ensued, and it was at once seen that there was no hope for him. Besides his parents the deceased leave* a brother, Mr. M. A. O'Byrne. and a sis ter, Miss Angela O’Byrne, the latter now In Europe. The funeral will take place this after noon at 4 o’clock from S*L Patrick's Church The pall bearers will be Messrs Thomas Halligan. J H. Haslam. A. J. Merkle, Samuel Ross, J. W. Golden, J. W. Savarese and J. J. McDonough. AT REST IX LAI BEL GROVE. Fnnornl of tin- Late Gain-way Bar- Irldgr From Christ Church. The funeral of the late Gazaway Hart ridge took place from Christ Church at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was at tended by many of the Savannahlans who held him in kindly and loving esteem. The body arrived from New York over the Plant System at 9 o’clock in the morn ing, in charge of Mr. Clifford Hartrldge, a cousin of the deceased. From the sta tion the body was conveyed to the resi dence of Mr- Walter C. Hartrldge, on Jones street, east, where it remained dur ing the day. At 5 o'clock It was taken to the church. The casket was met by Rev. Robb White, by whom the solemn and Impressive funeral service of the Episco pal Church was read. During the service the choir sang, very sweetly and Impres sively. “Lead, Kindly Light," and “Nearer, My God, to Thee." The interment was In the family lot at Laurel G-rove, where the body of Mr. Haxtri<sge was laid to re*t beside that of his wife. The services were characteristic of that quiet freedom from every taint of ostentation or display that was charac teristic aC the man and were, therefore, as he himself would have had them. The ser vices at the church were attended by jr.-.en in every -walk and station of life, with whom the kindly .geniality c f Mr. Hart ridge. his loving kindness and wealth of human sympathy had made him deserved ly and almost equally popular. Mr. Hartridge's sister. Mrs. McGee of Nashville, reached the city in time to at tend the funeral of her brother. Both Mrs. McGee and Mr. Clifford Hartrldge will re turn to their homes within the next few days. BCLCKEX MAY PAY OUT. Is Trying to Settle Shortage AVith Ills Lodge. John R. Rulcken, charged with embez zling fonds belonging to Concord Lodge of Odd Fellows, was not locked up yes terday, but in charge of Constable Hill of Magistrate Kline’s court, spent the day in an effort to raise sufficient money to square bis accounts with the lodge which has ’decided If a certain amount can be paid in cash and the remainder In monthly Instalments, the charge on which the young man Is now held will be withdrawn, and no further action taken in the matter. The amount of the sum to be raised for the first payment was not made public, but it is said that Rulcken had yesterday succeeded In .net ting about SIOO, and expects to secure the remainder. Since action was taken by Concord Lodge other of the young man’s misdeeds have cometolightendltis said that no la ter than last Saturday, although he then knew that he was known to be a default er, lie secured money under false pre tenses. None of those that he has wronged has as yet taken action against him nnd It is very doubtful any of them will do so. The statement of the prisotmr that the greater part of the money taken was lost In cotton futures Is denied by members of the Cotton Exchange and other persons who are acquainted with the habits of Buleken. It went, they say, on dice and horse racing. FLOWERS SPOKE SYMPATHY. Grave of Little Ralston Daniel a Floral Bed. The funeral of John Ralston, the Infant son of Dr. and Mrs. John W. Daniel, took place yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, from St. Paul's Episcopal Church. There whs a large attendance of the friends of the bereaved parents, and many hand aome floral tributes bespoke their love and sympathy. The funeral service was conducted by Rev, J. L. Scully. The In terment was In I-nurel Grove Cemetery, where the little mound tvas covered with sweet flowers until it was hidden from sight. FIREMEN’S SUMMER PICNIC. Tuesday the Day Set for the Event At Tybee. The annual picnic of Savannah Council of the Order of American Fireman will be held Tuesday, July 17, at Tybee. The proceeds of the picnic go to the endow ment fund of the council. A majority of the members of the fire department are members of the council, which pays week ly sick benefits and SIOO to beneficaries upon the death of a member. The com mittee having the picnic in charge has completed all arrangements to make it a success, and all who attend are guaran teed an enjoyable time. WENT UP EIGHT DEGREES. Mercury Again Touched the DO Dr. grre Murk. There was a Jump of eight degree* in the temperature yesterday over that of the day before, the maximum being 60 degrees, against 82 for the preceding day. The minimum was 74, giving a mean tem perature of 82 degrees. The rainfall up to ft o'clock p. m., was .09 of an Inch. The state forecast predict* generally fair wealhfr for to-day and to-morrow, except on the coast, where rain may be expected. Fresh *quUrtVe*l wind* win prevails THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY', JULY 15, 1900. THEIR VIEWS HAVE CHANGED. XORTHFRIf TEACHERS ADMIT AOITH UNDERSTANDS RACES. They Believe Southern People Are In a Position to Deni More Intelli gently With the Question Than Those Who Have Only a Remote Acquaintance With It—Snpt. Ash more’s Observations at the Charleston Convention. Superintendent of Schools Otis Ash more returned yesterday from Charleston, where, he amended the annual convention of the National Educational Association. He was accompanied by Mr. John R. Kirke, superintendent of public education of Missouri, who is bis guest. Assistant Superintendent F. H. Ferguson, Principal JU F. Train of the High School, Principal T. S. Lucas of the Anderson Street School and other Savannah teachers aIFO attended the convention. Prof. J. W. Green of New Jersey, the new president of the National Association, passed through Savannah In the afternoon on his return North by steamer. “The convention was a thoroughly sat isfactory one?” said Supt. Ashmore. The attendance was not as large as was ex pected, but what It lacked In quantity it made up in quality. The best element among the teachers of the country at large, the workers and thinkers of the professions, were largely represented and took an active part in the discussions. The work of the convention was very beneficial to those in attendance. Many excellent papers were read and discussed by men and women of ability In educa tional lines. The attendance Is estimated all the way from 3,000 to 5,000, about 2,500 teachers, I should say, being actually in attendance upon the convention. The peo ple of Charleston were liberal in their hospitality and the delegates were splen didly cared for." “The South was very creditably repre sents a l the convention/’ said Supt. Ashmore. “The section having the strongest representa’ion. both numeric ally end Intellectually, perhaps, was the Northwest. The people of that section are very much olive upon the subject of education, and their representatives were an energetic and oble lot. A great deal of good was accomplished by the convention in bringing intelligent men and women of other sections in contact with those of the South and giving them a chance to exchange ideas and come la contact with the real situation here. I find that the views of the Northern peo ple, as represented by the teachers, have changed considerably on some subjects from those of former years. They ore now ready to admit that we are in better position to know the true status and con dition, of the negro, and that we should be better able to deal with the questions which are constantly arising from this source than those who have only a re mote acquaintance with the situation, if any at all.” The Maryland teachers, who arrived Fri day night, spent the greater part of the day In taking in the city, and left for Baltimore by the steamer Itasca in the afternoon. A number of other* came over during the day, including Supt. Green of New Jersey, the newly elected presi dent of the association, who, with sev eral others, went North on the Nacooehte last night. HOPES IX OGEECHKE HOAD. Supt. Chaplin Ascribe* Dissatisfac tion to the Chert. Considerable dissatisfaction seems to ex ist, and some complaint has been made of the condition of the Ogeeohee road, which, by the way, Supt. Chaplin save, is the only macadamized road in the coun ty. That is. It is macadamized for most of Its length, though other experiments in paving materials were made by the county authorities before it was com pleted. When Supt. Chaplin was seen about the condition of the Ogeechee road, he stated that, taken all In all, it is as good a road as there is in the county. It is not as smooth, he said, as the roads paved with Augusta gravel, hut this could not be ex pected of a road of Its style of construc tion. What It lacks in smoothness. It makes up in durability. The real difficulty, said Mr. Chaplin, ts with that portion of the road within the city limits, which is paved with shells, and about 1.000 feet of the county road, which was surfaced with chert. The chert was not satisfactory, and holes have ap peared at rather close intervals along this stretch of road. Augusla gravel has been ordered to repair them. •Because of some misunderstanding of the gravel contractor as to the kind of material he Is expected to furnish, it has not yet arrived. As soon as it reaches the city, Mr. Chaplin said, the holes would be filled, the surface leveled, and the road put In good condition. ' DEACONS’ CLUB SHORT ON CASH, One of the Brethren Got Away With Over Fifty Dollars. The Deacons' Club of the St. John's Baptist Church is in mourning and re fuses to be comforted, all on account of the shortcomings of one of its members. That he should merely fall from grace would be sufficient cause for grief, but in this case the sorrow that would at tend 6uch a melancholy slip is the fur ther enhanced by the fact that the club is the sufferer by the brother's evil ways to the extent of $52.63. The date of the downfall of "Brother" L. L. Borders, the man who got the cash, dates back to bust April, when, owing to the Inability of the treasurer of the club to make a deposit at the hank, the money was intrusted to him, with the strict in junction to Flow it safely and be sure to bring hack the book. This he promised to do, but at the next meeting of the club, when he was asked for the book, he claimed to have forgotten it, and at each succeeding meeting he had a ready and, it seems, an acceptable excuse for the shortage was not discovered until a short time ago, when an attempt on the part of the treasurer to draw some of the money disclosed the fact that It had never been deposited. Yesterday in Magistrate Jones’ court, a warrant charging Borders wth larceny after trust was sworn out. Borders was arrested and is likely to find out that “the way of the transgres sor is hard." LEADER OF THE RABBIS, Dr. Joseph Silver-man of New Tori. Suooeeert* Dr. Wise. Rabbi Joseph Silverman of Temp'c Emanu-El, in New York, a broth er of Dr. Charles Silverman of Savannah, was elected president of the Conference of American Rab bis at Buffalo last week to succeed the late lamented Dr. AVise. Yesterday he announced his acceptance In his temple on Fifth avenue tn New A'ork. Dr, Silver man is well known In Savannah, His elec tion as president of the American Confer ence of Rabbis Is considered the greatest honor that can be conferred upon a rabbi. Dr. Silverman's election was unanimous, hla being the only nomination to succeed COMPETITION IN MILLING. The Savannah Rice Mill Company Enters the Field. There will be competition in the rice milling business in Savannah this fall. The Savannah Rice Mill Company, which was incorporated with an aiMhorized cap ital stock of SIOO,OOO some time ago, Is converting the old Haywood-Gage Ice Company buildings, Nos. 208 to 216 Bay street, west, a rice mili. The officers of the company ere T. M. Cunningham, president; Jonas Mendel, vice president; John Screven, Jr . man ager; directors, T. M. Cunningham. Jo r.as Mendel. Herman Myers, F. S. Lath rop, John R. Y'oung, M. W. Dixon. 7sa dore Silver berg, and A. R. Fawcett. The buildings are very well suited for the business, having a front of about 100 feet on Bay and River streets, with four to live stories above River street The buildings are among the oldest In the city with very heavy walls, and are divided into three separate buildings which have all been thrown into one. The first floor below Bay street is being divided Into two floors for storage purposes, and this, with the other compartment of the build ings, will afford ample storage room. The company also controls 104 feet of wharf and an elevator will be erected there for the purpose of transferring the grain di rect to the compartments. The central location of the buildings is aJ6O an advan tage. Ten years ago Savannah had three rice mills. With the destruction of the Lower Rice (Mill and the Savannah Steam Rice Mill by fire, only one mill was left, the Planters’ Rice Mill. In ordinary years this mill has b*en sufficient to handle the business, but with good crop years and nome increase in the acreage the mill has had all it could handle, and some rice has been sent out of this territory to Charleston. Mr. John Screven is the promoter and organizer of the new company. He has been working it up for the last two years, and in doing so has visited rice mills and manufacturer* of milling machinery from New Y'ork to Texas. “The machinery of the new mill is the very b*st that can be obtained/’ said Mr. Screven yesterday, “being ordered from different manufacturers throughout the country. As each part is constructed for its especial purpose, it can be very easily put together with very little work here. The machinery ie arriving andi is being put in place, and the mill will be in read iness for operation by Sept. 15. Besides all the latest machinery, the mill will have the advantage of the old secret pro cesses w hich were used to such advantage at the old Dower Rice Mill. “There Is ample business* for two mills.’’ said Mr. Screven. “The rice crop in this territory is about 450,000 bushels, of which about 100,000 are shipped elsewhere to be milled. Tbe new mill will keep this rice at home, and will in this way be a bene fit to the Savannah rice market and the Savannah planters.” REVERSED THE RECORDER. AVtthont Jurisdiction to Fine for Selling Liquor on Sunday. Judge Falllgant rendered his decision In the certiorari case of J. N. Anderson against the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in the Superior Court yesterday morning. The case is one In which the plaintiff In certiorari was fined SIOO in the Police Court for Belling liquor on Sunday, from which sentence he ap pealed to the Superior Court. Under the ruling of the Superior Court in Kassell’s case Judge Falligant held that the fine inflicted upon Anderson by the Recorder was not authorized by the jurisdiction of the court. The certiorari is therefore sustained and the judgment of the Recorder reversed. Despite the decision Anderson will not get back, just yet, at any rate, the fine of SIOO which was assessed against him in the Police Court. City Attorney S. B. Adams does not agree with Judge Falll gant that the decision in Kassel's case controls that In Anderson's case, and he will advise the city not to repay the amount of the fine. Anderson will have to enforce repayment if he desires It by action at law. MANZIE TURNED LOOSE. Warrants Charging Gambling Re sult of The Royal Row. Pete Manzie, the pugilist, who was ar rested a day or two ago at the request of J. E. Lamond on the charge of reliev ing him of about S4O, was given a hearing before Magistrate Kline yesterday and was discharged. Manzie admits that he struck Lamond, but says he did so only after he had been grossly Insulted. As to the question of the money being lost while Lamond was In the box where the row occurred, Manzie said It is utterly absurd, as the row was started by the fact that Lamond had only $2.65 with which to pay for a $5 bottle of wine. As soon as the Manzie case was dismiss ed Lamond swore out a warrant for Mas sart, the proprietor of the Royal, charg ing him with running a gambling house. Massart was arrested, but gave bond. He will be given a hearing at the court of Magistrate Kline Tuesday morning. Neither he nor his lawyer is worrying about the matter. Massart says this charge is as ridiculous as that on which Manzie was arrested and was dictated merely out of spite. IS OUT OF THE MARKET. Greek Plunger Knocked Out by Yesterday's Slump in Cotton. The Greek plunger In the cotton market has retired after a very brief but unsat isfactory experience. His experience was a losing one from the start and yester day's big slump in September cotton knocked him clear out of the box. His losses are variously estimated, but on acquaintance reports that the plunger Stales his losses at something over S4OO as the result of three days' monkeying with the cotton market. What he cannot un derstand is that people should think it strange lhat a Greek should take a flyer In the market Just like any other Chris tian. "Why chn't a Greek play the market Just as well as anybody else?” he Inquired. "Anyway, I've had my try and I've got enough for awhile." The ex-plunger takes bis losses very philosophically and has returned to hie fruit stand without wasting any time In bemoaning his losses. HIBERNIANS TO PI CMC. Three Divisions Will Hnld Forth. a Tybee July 24. The three divisions of the Ancient Or der of Hibernians, assisted by the Ladies’ Auxiliary, will have a big picnic at the Tybee Hotel Tuesday, July 24. A large committee has charge of the arrange ments, and will look after the entertain ment of the friends of the order. Two brass and string hands will discourse musk: for the occasion. Everything will be done to make the Hibernian gala day at Tybee pleasant. Dissert Discontinued Digging. The Rold seekers, who have been hunt ing for buried money in the lot at Cuyler and New Houston streets, have not as yet been rewarded with a "strike," and have decided to discontinue their opera tions until the dark nights ohsll arrive, as dark nights are considered more aus p.ctoue for auch a quest than are moon- JigM nJjht* •'■'. THE FACTS IN EVIDENCE. ATLANTA’S SEA GIRT TE %M AND GEORGIA’S OFFERED OBJECTION. Goveror* Horse Guards Laid the Protect on the Table and Seem Determined to Make the Sea Girt Trip—The Atlanta Journal Dis courses Further on the Sporting Spirit as It Does Not Prevail in Savannah —\\ hat Savannah’s Spirit Really Is. The Atlanta proposition to a rifle team to Sea Girt and the protest of the Georgia team are discussed at length in the Atlanta Journal. While 4t seems that no positive action has been taken and that the statement is rot on authority, or is on undivulged authority, the Journal article say* that the Governors Horse Guard will send a team to Sea Girt. Similar information was conveyed in the Atlanta dispatches of the Morning News yesterday morning. “Atlanta.” says the writer in the Jour nal, “knew of the Hilton trophy scandal without this reminder from Savannah." The first misapprehension under which the writer in the Journal labors is that the protest that has been made comes from a Savannah team. This is true only to the extent that eleven out of the twelve men who contested for the Hilton trophy, as ihe representatives of the state, were from this city. These Savannahlans se cured their places on the team after con tests at Sea Girt in which all the qualified men from Georgia who were there at the time compet'd. Thai Savannah was rep resented by so many more riflemen than other cities Is due to the fact that Sa vannahians could shoot straighter. The team was Georgia’s from start to finish. The second misapprehension, said a member of the team. Is as to the persons against whom Georgia’s charges of un fairness were made in the first instance. Had it been true that the New Jersey State Rifle Association was guilty of fraud, it would have been proper for the Georgia team to withdraw immediately from the contest, as it would undoubted ly have done. But no such charges against the association or the range officers was made, the allegation of unfairness being confined to markers in the pit. who. it is said, are chosen from the hucksters and fishermen of Sea Girt and the vicinity. The rules of the rifle association pre scribe the body to which appeal shall be made. This is its Executive Committee and to the Executive Committee the Geor gians went with their protest against the treatment to which they had been subject ed. When there was no room to doubt that fraud had been committed, there was no room in the minds of the Georgians that Justice would be done. So impressed with the fact that there was fraud was Gen. A. R. Kuser, an officer in the New Jersey National Guard, a member of the Executive Committee of the State- Rifle. Association, a member of the New' Jersey team and its best shot for a number of years, that he resigned from the associa tion. If It was proper for him to take thi step, said the member of the team, it was scarcely improper for Georgia to refuse to give a second opportunity to be fraudulently deprived of a trophy the team had won and then be denied justice. That this action was in thorough accord with ! the best instinct of the most thorough sportsman will not be denied by any one who has any conception of the meaning of the term. The imputations made against the sport ing spirit tn Savannah, as It is represented by its beet exponents here, and these are the men who have made up the Georgia team at Sea Girt In former years, they think need no denial. When rifle prac tice in other cities was dormant, Savan nahlane revived it, and, at their own ex pense, sent a team to the New Jersey ranges. It was the Georgia team, and the prizes it won redounded to the credit of the entire state. The matches that it lost, it lost without a protest and In the beat of spirit. It lost enough matches to make it evident that there was no lack of sporting spirit in its members, and to convinoe anyone that as long as it was treated with anything like a reason able degree of fairness there would never be a prptest. The personal popularity achieved at Sea Girt by these Savannah tans, making up the Georgia team, is suffi cient evidence of the fact that they were and are sportsmen in the truest and best sense of the term. A third misconception under which the Journal labors, said a member of the team, is that the protest against the per petrated fraud -was from Sapannah. The fact is that the protest was made on be half of the state, and was signed by the inspector general of rifle practice. Col. George T. Cann, and the acting adjutant general, Col. Phil G. Byrd. The pro test was from the state, and from, the Slate, with t.he exception of Atlanta, came the indignation excited by the denial of the just and fair claims that it embodied. It is said that the resources of the Geor gia team to prevent the Horse Guards sending a team to Sea Girt have not been exhausted by the protest filed with the troop, which It has laid on the table. It is understood that an effort will be made with the Governor to have him refuse his assent to the projected trip, which will be backed by whatever influence Savannah military men who are closest to his ear can bring to bear. When spoken to on this subject Col. George T. Cann, state inspector general of rifle practice, stated that had the plan been under consideration here he would certainly have used whatever influence he had with the Governor to secure his veto, as he considered that to send another team to Sea Girt, after the occurrences of last year, would be most unfortunate and most detrimental to the best Interests of the military of the state. As the plan was not under discussion here, but In Allanta, Col. Cann said he did not know whether he would make It the subject of any offi cial action or recommendation or not. FRESH AIR CHILDREN. Slitffß of Thom Came f'p From Ty. hoe Yesterday. The sixteen children who spent the week at the Fresh Air Home at Tybee came up to the city yesterday and to-morrow a like number of others will go down for a aix-days' outing. The following donations to the Home were received last week: Mr. Puree $5 oo Mr. Robert Coldlng 6 00 Mrs. W. C. Mclntlre, bread and fruit; Mrs. Gutlmartln, watermelons; Maymle and Dorothy Workman. Florence Krans, Helen Dixon. Belle Battey, Annie Johnson, Annie Battey, sl.lO, proceeds from cake walk. A LIGHT WEIGHT CONTEST. I’cte Mamie and Eddie Mack at the Thenter Wednesday .Mglit. A 20-round go has been arranged at the Theater Wednesday night between Pete Manzie of Savannah and Eddie Mack, of Newark, N. J. The men are to fight at catch weights, but as both are light weights It Is expected that they will enter the ring at about 122 pounds each. The sum of SIOO has been posted by each side as a wager, the amount to he forfeited If either man falls to come to the scratch Manzie Is well known In Savannah as a clever and skilful little tighter, but Mack Is said to be a good match for him, and a lively go Is expected. Abbott's East India Corn Paint cures every time; It takes off the corn; no patn; cure* warts and bunions ond Is conceded to be * wonderful corn cure. Bold by all .druggists.—ad, ■- It Is Not \\ liftt Yon Make. Bat What You Save That Will Make You £access! al. The best, safest and surest way to save is to have the right kind of a life Insur ance policy. Primarily, it is protection, it creates an estate of so many thousands, just as soon as you have paid the first premium and received your policy. Again, It is nothin* more than the saving of money, and It is in a measure a com pulsory saving for you will know that you must meet the premiums. Savings other than this kind are frequently de ferred fra more convenient reason, and the procrastination often ends in failure, besides, it is so easy to draw* out money deposited in savings institutions on the slight* st provocation. If your policy is in the Massachusetts Mutual, it has a defi nite cash and loan value as soon as it is 2 years old. For young men there is no surer, betier way to encourage the habit of skiving. It would take years to build up an estate like this, even if it is accom plished the result would be no better, if as good. The Massachusetts Mutual was organized in 1851; is strong and reliable. Pays handsome dividends to policy-hold ers, and is, in its broadest meaning, a policy-holders’ company. That company for which its old policy-holders have a kind word is a recommendation in itself. There are many old Massachusetts Mu tual policy-holders in this community and every one of them are well pleased and satisfied. We will be glad to give you all necessary information if you wfill write, sending us your age and address. Don’t let ’99 go without at least making an ef fort and begin with the New Y’ear to have some of this sort of saving. Harty & Apple, managers for Georgia, 117 Bay street, east, Sa\annah. Ga— ad. Installed Live Oak’ Officer*. At the last meeting of Live Oak Lodge of Odd Fellows, District Deputy Grand Master Henry McAlpin installed the fol lowing officers: N. G.—Henry Stelljes. V. G.-W. O. Hawley. P. and R. Secretary—Leander Butler. Treasurer—Frank Werm. Colored A. M. C. A. The colored Men’s Christian As sociation will hold its young men’s Sun day meeting at the association rooms, Bol ton lane and West Broad, at 5 o’clock this afternoon. The programme will consist of songs, prayer and instrumental music. FANS GOING IN THE MARKET. The Large Number in Use There Keep the Surroundings Cool. At the market yesterday was to be found the usual supplies for this season of the year. One great advantage of vis iting the market is that while there the buyer is in about the coolest place in town. This is due to the fact that the building is full of electric fans, spinning at a miraculous rate of speed, and which keep the air thoroughly stirred. Fans were going at Logan’s, and he was at tending to the wants of the people who flocked there. He is not making any spe cial announcement this week, but has about everything the market affords. Call and have your meats kept by him until Sunday morning, when they will be de livered at your door.—ad. Two Oil Paintings for SaJe. There Is on exhibition at W. E. Wimpy's furniture establishment two pieces of art for sale, executed by a New York artist, A. S. Bangs, who is in our city for a lim ited time, and is open tor orders. The one represents “A Siren,” poised on the rocks off the shores of Greece, holding aloft a conch shell, with which she makes the alluring music which charms the pass ing 6ailors to their doom. The other, some most natural life-like fish, painted at Tybee— both are entirely original. Any inquiries Mr. Wimpy will gladly re spond to, or the artist may be addressed at 602 West Twelfth street, city.—ad. To-day. Dinner to-day at Hicks’, the famous restaurant, will be upon the high stand ard. Delicious spring lamb, frying chick ens, red roasts, fine steaks—and they are cooked as nobody can cook, except Hicks. Try it to-day. Hicks’.—ad. To Brunswick and Return, SI.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 $1 00 for “tKe round trip. Trains leave at 2:10 a. so. and 5:20 a. m.—ad. Sunday Trips m Brunswick 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 SI.OO. Trains leave at 2:10 a. m. and 5:20 a. m —ad. Pineapple, Ala., May 10, 1900.—1 do not hesitate to recommend Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic for Grip, and all forms of fever. I give It the highest possible in dorsement by using It tn my own family. William H. Lloyd. Johnson’s Tonic does In a day what slow and uncertain quinine cannot do in ten days. It acts gently upon the liver and sharpens the appetite. Use nothing else for fever.—ad. A Doctor’s Advice Free. About Tetterlne, Dr. M. L. Fielder of Ec lectic P. 0., Elmore county, Alabama, says: ’’l know it to be a radical cure for tetter,sail rheum, eczema and ail kindred diseases of the skin and scalp. I never prescribe anything else in all skin trou bles." Send 60c in stamps for a box of It postpaid, to the manufacturer, J. T. Shup trine, Savannah, Ga., if your druggist doesn't keep it.—ad. 'l'll*- Aragon. Peachtree street, Atlanta, Ga., under new management. Cafe of rare excellence. Recommends Itself for the notable char acter of its guests. Free coaches. Sco vllle Bros.—ad. A Receiving Teller, A receiving teller at a good bank said that he was about to get sick. He felt tired all time; sleep did not refresh him; felt as if he ought to take vacation, A pharmacist put him on Graybeard and two bottles completely overhauled him end made him about as good as new. Get Graybeard at all drug stores. Gray beard pills ere treasures—2sc the box Respesa Drug Cos.. Proprietors.—ad. Rhine nnd Moselle Wines. The fine French wines In bottles are Im ported direct from the well known house of Everest, Dupont & Cos., Bordeaux, France, by lAppman Bros, of this city. Uppraan Bros, desire to call attention to the St. Julien brand of claret wine, which Is very tine, but quite low-priced. Their Chauteau Eeovllle Is known as one of the finest claret wines Imported to the United States. Llppman Bros.' Importations of Rhine wines are certainly worth the attention of connoisseurs. They are from the cele brated wine grower Martin Deutz of Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany. His Bodenhelm Rhine wine Is very nice and delicious, but low price. His Marcobrunner Cabinet, from select ed grapes, Is well worth the attention of the finest Judges of Rhine wine in the city His Yohannjsburger Cabinet Is very deli cate and rare, and Is perfection of wine .•nd the finest ofj ill —ad. The Elk $3.50 11. DO TOU PAT $3.50 FOR TOUR DAILY SHOES? Then see the ELK, and you wtu find u to be better than any other $3.50 shoe that you ever wore, or equal to any $4.00 eho that you’ll find elsewhere. Made of Vlcl Kid end Durable Leather, every shoe stamped with the ELK HEAD on the sole. All sizes, all widths. TO SEE THEM IS TO WEAR THEM, 17 BROUGHTON ST..WEST, NEW LINE OF HORSE NETS, HORSE SUN BONNETS, LAP SHEETS, EAR TIPS, Just arrived. Congress and Whitaker Sts. LEO FRANK. LATTIMORE’S, West Congress Street. Low Prices The Rule It doesn’t matter what too purchase may be you can emve money by ffettinv it aronnd on Congrcsn street. Everything: in our store carrier a price to sicken our competitors* If you want a v Furnace or A Range our summer estimates will please yot. Plenty of time to do the work properly. In Hardware You find indueinerly low prices here, and in bicycles none compares with th© celebrated Cleveland Our terms are ridiculosly easy. COME SEE US. NOW THAT ICE IS UP IT REQIIRES AN ECONOMICAL FniGBRATOR, Such As The Gurney. I>on<f uy the Rest and the Cheap est to run. IT’S NOT IN THE ICE TRUST. BIT IS THE POOR MATS FRJE.NIL Wi‘ are selling them at Cost We Have an Exquisite Lino of WEDDING GIFTS, CUT GLASS. CAMEO WARE. IMPORTED CHINA LAMPS And other Handsome Oifts. We aJ* Money-Savers you know, aud It’s your interest to bny here. 0. W. ALLEN & CO., STATE AND BARNARD. Sul Pippin ii Thorough preparation for college or bus iness. Boys may enter at any time. Next fall the school will bo moved to new quarters fully equipped for A MILITARY SCHOOL. Further particulars from the principal, ORMOND B. STRONG, 811 Lincoln Street. Catalogue may be had for the asking at Solomons' Bull street drug store. UNION HOTEL West Broad and Haris streets, opposite Central Depot. Modern appointment. Convenient to all street car lines. Rates $1.25 and $1.50 and $2.00 per day. Single meal 25c. , .41. J. FATERSON, Mangge*.