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MELON CROP VERY SHORT.
ESTIMATED TO BE IJAOO CARS LESS
than that or east yeah,
gnrh no Eatimalr Regarded ** Con
aervafi'ie end IJeoree Slav Be
Orcater Shlpuirnta Over Plant
System Alone Hnve FaUrn OIT
1,000 Car* I p to tile Preteal-June
Rain* Responsible for Shortage.
Grower* Hare Prnetteally Stopped
Slitpplnil Low Trice* Prerail.
Quality of Melon* 1* Poor nnd Con
dition of Crop Generally l n*tls
factory.
The shipment of watermelons from the
interior counties of the state to Northern
markets has alx>ut endeci. Either ttie
best part of the crop ha* been exhausted
or else tho growers have found it un
profitable to ship their melons to be sold
ej the present market prices.
The crop is short this year by perhaps
1,600 cars. This time la.*t year the Plant
Bystem, which handles the bulk of the
Georgia crop, had transported 2,000 cars of
melons, while Master of Transportation
TUylow informed a Morning News repor
ter yesterday that up to date but 2,000
cars had been handled. With the decrease
Id shipments over the other lines which
also carry watermelons, it is aJtogether
probable that the aggregate of decrease
will he net less than 1.500 cars, and that
it may bo more.
(Mr. Haylow accounts for the decrease
toy recalling the damage done the . rop
toy the excessive raina that obtained dur
ing the month of June, just at the time
the melons wire maturing, by which a
large percentage of the yield was rendered
unfit for shipment. The damage done by
the rains can scarcely be estimated accu
rately, a* vast quantities of the melons
that obtained their maturity and appar
ently were all right had all their sweet
ness taken away by the heavy fall of wa
ter, and would not bring the amount of
freight charges when placed on the mar
ket.
While at the first the prices obtained by
the growers were in* the main satisfactory,
the market rapidly slumped and on yester
day melons were quoted in New York at
from $2 to $8 per hundred. At this price
liiere is but little inducement for the
growers to continue shipments, especially
sis the melons now remaining in the lield
ere not particularly fine and would come
nearer bringing the leoeer price than the
greater. The market rej>orts say that
melons are in good demand, but they are
in good demand at a price too small to
make shipping them profitable.
(Melons have become one of the import
ant crops of the state and the compara
tive failure of this year will be felt
throughout the section in which they are
grown. Those that are shipped over the
Plant System come principally from the
counties in the neighborhood of Tifton,
Albany and Thomasvllle, where thou
ands of acres are planted In this luscious
and delightful fruit. Most of those which
leave the stato are shipped to New York,
where the Georgia melon has attained and
holds a well-deserved popularity among
epicures.
The Ocean Steamship Company liners
that left Savannah up to about two weeks
igo all carried several carloads of watermel
ons to New York. About July 4 it is gen
erally estimated that the bulk of the ship
ping has been done and this year the gen
eral rule was not troubled by an exception.
Indeed, there have been fewer melons
shipped since that date than is usually
the case.
Mr. Hstylow does not believe that there
will be any large amount of shipments
after this time, as the number of cars
handled decreases daily. It is said the
growers are permitting the melons to rot
in the fields rather than to ship them with
<he practical certainty of having their
vemure result, in a loss instead of a profit.
The local market continue* well stock
ed. though the quality of the offerings of
the fruit stores in this line, is not partic
ularly good. An occasional melon that
approximates in quality what is regarded
as a fair type is found, but most of them
are without the sweetness and firmness
make of the Georgia product so
dainty and refreshing o morsel, when It
oomoe cold from the refrigerator, in the
middle of a hot summer s day. Rain ac
counts for it all.
The crop of cantaloupes, which has also
assumed considerable Importance In Geor
gia during the last few years, has also
auffoFed largely as a result of the rains,
and is neither so large nor the quality of
the melons so good as had been expected
toy' the growers. In damage to the peach
and melon crop**, the rams of June have
cost the state hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
WANT LIABILITY LIMITED.
Claim* of Owners of rarjco Filed In
Case of the IVm. Lawrence.
Master in Admiralty T. P. Ravenel open
ed his court yesterday for the purpose of
admitting to record the claims of the own
ers of the cargo of the wrecked steamship
William Lawrence of the Merchants' and
Miners' Line.
Tho steamship company has filed a bill
asking the court to limit its liability to
The value of the wrecked vessel, which it
abandoned, at the time of the wreck, to
.hose who had claims against her. The
Itoklers of the claims are resisting the ef
fort of the company to limit its liability.
The matter has been referred by Judge
Bpoer to Master In Admiralty Ravenel,
Who will hear the evidence and make a
report to the court.
WAS MADE TO PAY ALIMONY.
Wesley Philips Directed to Contrib
ute to His Wife’s Snpport.
In the Superior Court yesterday Judge
JFalligant heard the application in the
case of Georgiana Philips against Wesley
Philip*, for temporary and permanent
alimony The order passed by Judge Fal-
Jigant dlreots that the defendant pay to
the plaintiff the sum of $5 pier month
temporary alimony, while he is paying
etfwney's fees of £5, in monthly Instal
ments of $5.
When the payment of attorney's foes is
completed, at the end of five months, the
defendant Is to begin to pay to the plain
tiff the sum of $8 per month, as temporary
alimony, which is to he continued until
Ihe case is disposed of finally.
FIREMEN AT THE BEACH,
(tavnnnah Council Held Its Annual
Picnic at Tybee.
The picnic of the Savannah Council of
the Order of American Firemen at Tybee
yesterday was very largely attended. A
large crowd went down on the 10 o'clock
train, and was followed by other crowds
on later trains Less than a third of the
firemen were able to get away from their
duties and go down to the island, but
their families and friends fully made up
for any lack of attendance on their part.
The picnic netted a good sum for the en
dowment fund of the order.
PYTHIAN EACinsiON TO-DAY.
Will Arrive From Along the Central
Linen.
A big excursion from along the line of
the Central Railroad, under the auspices
of the Knighte of Pythias of Macon, will
arrive in Bavanr.ah to-day. The Central
has fcaen •ntjeavortng to make this the
excursion of the year and a iarge crowd
la expected. The excursionists will spend
part of their time In the city and will take
ja Tjrfet* hd luo other jworts.
DEATH OF YATES THOMPSON.
Died Suddenly at .Johnston'* Station
From Arnte Indigestion.
Mr. Yates Thompson, Sr., died suddenly
1 at Johnston’s Station. Liberty county, at
midnight night before last from acute in
| digestion. The news of his death was not
received by his family until yesterday
morning. His body reached here a few
hours later and was taken to the family
residence. No. 101 Henry street, east.
The funeral will take place at 5 o’clock
this afternoon, the Interment being in
Bonaventure Cemetery.
The news of Mr. Thompson’s death was
a shock not only to his family, but to
everyone who knew him, and was receiv
ed with deep regret. Mr. Thompson spent
Sunday with his family and left Monday
morning on a business trip over the
Plant System. He. stopped a* Johnston’s
Station and was to spend the night with
Mr. C. J. McDonald. He was subject to
attacks of indigestion and had not been
feeling well during the day, but thought
that with the night’s rest he would be
i all right. He took some medicine, during
the evening and retired between 10 and 11
o'clock. About an hour later Mr.
McDonald heard a rapping on the floor
of his room. He went at once to see
what was the matter, and found Mr.
Thompson in intense pain. He gave him
such remedies ae he had at hand, and
sent at once for a physician, who lived
nearby; but before he arrived Mr. Thomp
son was dead. His ill feeling during the
day had been the beginning of the fatal
at tack.
Mr. Thompson was one of the best
known traveling men in Savannah. He
was connected with the firm of J. M.
Dixon & Cos., wholesale grocers. He was
SI years old. and was a son of Col. W.
T. Thompson, for many years editor of
the Morning News, and one of the best
known men in the South. He leaves a
wife, three sons. Wiliam TANARUS., Yates and
Hugh Thompson, and a daughter. Miss
Caro Thompson, who was in Columbus
when she received the news of her fath
er's death, but reached here
last night. He leaves also. a
brother, Mr. W. T. Thompson of Quitman,
and a sister Mrs. Mary A. Wade.
Mr. Thompson was a quiet, unassuming
man. but with a large circle of friends in
Savannah and throughout South and Mid
dle Georgia and Florida in which he had
traveled for years Messrs, Dixon & Cos.
at once issued a circular announcing his
death, which will be received with regret
I y his business and social acquaintances.
The funeral will take p’.ace from the fam
ily residence nr Drayton and Henr>
streets. The services will be conducted by
Rev. W. A. Nisbet of -the Second Pres
byterian Church and Rev. Ed. F. Cook
of Wesley Monumental Church.
RAN AMI’C'K IN SOITHVILLE.
Albert Calhoun, Colored, Tried
Wholesale Killing.
Albert Caihourn, colored, living In
Southvlllo ran amuck yesterday and af
ter severely heating his wife tried to kill
both her and her mother.
The affair took place in the morning and
was the result of some trifling family
disagreement. Calhoun first thrashed his
wife unmercifully and then going to a
store in the vicinity secured a pistol from
behind the counter and disregarding the
owner's protest returned home and tried
to kill both of the women. The only rea
son that he did not succeed In his mur
derous intention was because of the fact
that the pistol was of a mechanism that
he and and not understand, and could not be
tired, though he held It at the breast of
the women and repeatedly snapped the
hammer in his effort to shoot. Then evi
dently fearing arrest he started for the
country and got as far as Southover junc
tion when he changed his mind and sort
ed back to town.
Meantime the police had been made ac
quainted with the malter and were on the
look out for him Patrolman Behrman
found him at the Bull street crossing of
the Plant System track and arrested him.
TAX RECEIPTS WERE LARGE.
Tax Payers Late ns t'aual, Bnt Paid
I'p Well.
City Treasurer Hardee reports that the
city taxes for the second quarter of 3900
came In remarkably well. In footing up
the totals yesterday it was found that
the receipts from real estate and prop
erty taxes were $6,000 in excess of those
for July a year ago, while the receipts
from water rates were $2,000 in excess.
"So far as the amounts are concerned
the receipts ere very satisfactory." said
Maj. Hardee, "but the taxpayers per
sisted in their usual method of waiting
until the last day or two. Saturday night
I did not get away from the office until
after 11 o'clock, and last night it was 9:30
o'clock when I got away. The work has
plied up on us greatly during the last few
years, there being much more detail work
to be done. At the same lime 1 do not
see how it is possible to make a re
division, even should Council he inclined
to give me more assistance.”
Maj. Hardee's assistants, Messrs. Beli,
Dreese and Pritchard, are all experts in
their respective lines, and this makes it
possible for the treasurer to handle the
volume of business which passes througn
his hands, and at the same time keep the
accounts ln> the excellent shape which
has characterized the city finances since
he took charge of the office.
NVEDDBD AT THE MANSE.
Mr. C. 4' Robertson and Miss Olle ,?er
gaeson Married by Dr. Fair.
Mr. C. C. Robertson and Miss Ollie
Jergueson were married at the parsonage
of the Independent Presbyterian Church
last night. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Dr. James Y. Fair, and was
exceedingly quiet and simple.
Only the families and a few Intimate
friends of the bride and groom were pres
ent at the marriage. Immediately
the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Robertson
vnllcd on the Birmingham for New Y'ork.
They will spend several weeks in New
Y'ork and elsewhere at the North, and will
be at home to their friends, after Aug.
15. at 303 Second street, east.
Both the young people are very popular
with a large circle of friends, end re*
celved a number of handsome presents.
WANT TO FORCE EARLY CLOSING.
Retail Clerks’ Issnelntlon Innea a
Circular.
The Retail Clerks' Association evidently
has determined to bring into line, as far
as possible, all of the merchants tvho
have not yet subscribed to the early clos
ing movement, and with this object in
view, had printed and yesterday distrib
uted, a number of street dodgers, re
questing the public not to trade at any
time with stores that were kept open
after 6 o’clock.
McLAAVS CAMP OF VETERANS.
Will Give a Moonlight Excursion
Early Next Month.
McLaws' Camp of Confederate Veterans
held Its July meeting last night. There
was a fair attendance and considerable
routine business was transacted. It was
decided to give a moonlight steamer ex
cursion early In August for the purpose
M laswattif the fueda of u>e ctmw
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JELY 18, 1900.
ARMY RECRUITS COMING IN.
NO LACK {>F VOUYTEERi TO FIGHT
IN CHINA OR ANYWHERE.
Forty-two Men Enlisted in Savitnn.ib
Lant Month and the Recruiting
Office Likely to He Kept Busy
From Now on—Conjgrciianinn Lester
Doe* Not Think There Will He n
Special Session of Congress—Talk
of the Chinese Situation.
The war spirit is again in evidence. In
quiries reach the Morning News office
from surrounding town and v.llages, ask
ing information as to recruiting in the
army. There is no doubt that the indig
nation of the people here, in common
with those all over the country,
has reached a high pitch and that Savan
nah’s full quota of troops, to avenge the
outrages that have been committed in
China, could be secured by a simple de
claration cf the purpose for which troop3
were reeded.
Congressman Lester, in reply o a ques
tion. said that he did not think it likely
that the President would call a special
session of Congress for The purpose of ob
taining authority to issue a call for troops
for service in China. The government
will strain every nerve to get sufficient
available troops for this service from
those not absolutely needed elsewhere be
fore taking such a step as that mention
ed, Col. Lester thinks.
There seem to he plenty of Georgians
who are willing to fight their country's
battles In China and elsewhere. Forty
two recruits were enlisted here last month,
some going to Cuba, some to the Philip
pines, and others to home stations The
ratio is being kept up end some of those
enlisting now express a desire to go to
China. They may have their desires
gratified before they are much older.
The recruiting station in Savannah ia
in charge of Capt. Frank B. Jones, of
the Twenty-isecond Infantry, though Cap'.
Jones spends most of his time in Macon,
w'here a second recruiting office is located.
The enlistments continue with an en
couraging steadiness. The number for
this month will probably be greater, as
the opportunity to see active service is
better than it has been for some time.
Additional troops will, in all likelihood,
be sent to the Philippines, while the Chi
nese embroglio will divest the home gar
risons of every available regiment, bat
talion and company.
There is n general inclination to throw
the blame for the Chinese trouble on (h
missionaries. It is the common remark
almost wherever and whenever the Cinese
imbroglio is mentioned. The missionaries
have friends and defenders, though. A
Morning News reporter met in succession
yesterday a railroad man, a business man,
a school teacher, a doctor and a lawyer,
and each one, without the subject having
been previously suggested or any inquiry
having been made, brought up the Chi
nese question and charged the trouble up
on the missionaries. It may be that the
pople who lay the burden of this trouble
upon their shoulders are not quite so well
acquainted with the missionaries and their
work as they might be and that they have
not impoverished themselves in giving up
their dollars to help spread the gospel of
peace.
"I don’t see what right we have to send
men and women over to a country which
has a civilization of its own some thous
ands of years older than ours and a relig
ion, or two or three perhaps, which are en
tirely satisfactory to them, to teach them
that their religion is all wrong and that
they are all living in darkness and ig
norance, and that the sooner they get on
so our ways the better. We wouldn't
stand for anything of the kind and the
Chinese wouldn't have stood for it as long
as they have except that they found out
that the missionaries were backed up
with guns and warships and that every
missionary killed meant a concession or a
big indemnity."
This was the business man, but his
ideas were practically the same as those
of others who brought up the subject.
Some few advanced the idea that it was
western civilization to which the Chinese
objected as much ns to western religion,
and it was pointed out that exploitation
of graveyards for railway rights of way
would not be tolerated even In this
country.
Another feature of the situation which
is frequently discussed is the manner in
which many believe the Western nations
have blundered in waking a sleeping
giant. "The civilized nations.” remarked
one Savannahlan, "evidently took China
for a corpse that could be walked on at
pleasure. They merely stepped on the
toes of this old corpse by bomharding a
few forts at one of the many Chinese
seaports, and the corpse was galvanized
into life. It has become an exceedingly
lively corpse, and one that it will be very
hard to put to sleep again, and now the
nations are all aghast at the job they
have unwittingly taken on their hands."
While everybody does not look at it in
this way, very general surprise is ex
pressed at the fighting spirit manifested by
the Chinese, and still more so at the fact
that they evidently have a large army
well trained and well equipped with Eu
ropean guns and ammunition. The Chi
nese appear to have discovered that tom
toms and stinkp>ols were no longer up
to-date fighting material shortly after
their affair with the Japanese, and to
have taken measures according!}’.
AT LAW FOR THIRTY CENTS.
The Prlre of a Few Cn,itnlnnpes Give
The Lawyers a Fee.
An unusual case was tried In Magistrate
Nathan’s Court yesterday, being the ac
tion of E. W. Wright against Frank Die
ter for 30 cents. As might be readily sup
posed the actual size of the sum is not the
point at issue.
The story of the suit is that on June 13
Dieter bought of Wright a few canta
loupes for 30 cents, but did not pay for
them, and later when called on for the
money asked Wright to take tl out in
trade at his meat slall in the Market.
This Wright declined to do and Dieter
sent in an ultimatum to the effect that
he would take it That way or not at all.
Then Wright decided to sue. Dell or se
cured the service of a lawyer after the
papers of the suit had been served on
him and offered to settle the matter of
the amount involved without having a
hearing, but declined to stand the costs
of the court fees A decision was given
in favor of the plaintiff, hut a motion of
an appeal was tiled and the case will he
heard again before a Jury. The costs of
the papers and trial already amount to
over $6 without including ihe attorney's
fee.
When we have good blood we are
healthy, strong, vigorous and full of • life
end energy. Hood's Sarsaparilla makes
good blood —ad.
Lookout Monntaln House,
Those who contemplate taking o sum
mer outing in the higher altitudce. should
read the advertisement of the Lookout
Mounton House. Tennessee. This hotel is
situated on the mountain, ofter which
it is named, and In sight of Chattanooga.
The location Is healthy and hrecing. and
the cuisine and keeping of the hotel,
all that could be desired by those tvho
are looking for a nice restful place.
It Is worth a trip to Tybee Hotel, Thurs
day evening, to see the Tybee cakewnik.
Take a delightful surf bah. and swell
the proceeds of the Fresh Air Fund; ad
mission 10c. It wrill b.c the best thing of
the season.—ad. -* -
HI 11,DING STATUS GOOD.
Many Permits Conttnwr to be Issued
by the Tax Amsmoti.
There is a considerable amount of build
ing and repair work in progress in the
city and the permits for new work grant
ed or applied for at the office of the Board
of Tax Assessors during the present
month show a very healthy state of af
fairs in the building line Among those
upon the list at the tax assessor's office
for July are the following:
M. E. Houlihan, to build 1-story store,
Bull and Third streets
E. L*. Prince, o build 2-siory house,
Henry street.
J D. Weed, to build 3-story brick ware
house, State street.
J. F. C Myers, to build 2-tory frame
stable, .lift Gwinnett, east.
A. J. Ives, to build 2-tory frame stable.
SOS Gwinnett, east.
J. F. Rosenbrook. to build two 2-story
frame houses. Second street, west.
A. J. Ivffl. to add room on fourth floor,
306 Gwinnett, east.
S. P. Quarterman, to build 2-story frame
house, Duffy east of Price.
Savannah Rice Mill Company, to erect
elevator and conveyer and convert build
ings into rice mill, w’harf lot. west of
Bull street.
A L. Tucker, to change front of first
story and remove partition. 20 and 22
State street, west.
Charles Coles, to build two 2-story
frame bouses, 616 Waldhurg, west.
S. J. Eadv, to add one room and hall
way on north side, 501 Etghth street,
west.
Mrs. C. A Lamar, to change portion of
s able into five houses. Broughton, east.
Mrs. Maggie Snedeker, to build 2-story
frame house. Park avenue, east.
J. A. G. Carson, to build bay window on
west si } e of and add two rooms to
south side, 117 Bolton, east.
CONFIRM MR. BUN’S FIGURES.
Health Officer nnd Assistant Poit-
I master Agree With Him.
Supervisor Henry Blun will soon finish
his census work. The city reports have
already gone forward to Washington,
and the country schedules are now being
checked up by the supervisor for the pur- i
pose of seeing if the enumerators have
filled them out according to law.
While Mr. Blun is still under the in
junction not to give out any information
as to the results, he could doubtless tell to
a unit the exact population of Savannah
as shown by the census returns. The best
evidence of this is the confidence with
which he refers to his former estimate
made in the Morning News three weeks
ago of an increase of 20 to 21 per cent, in
Savannah’s population over that of 1890.
As Savannah's population in 1890 was
something over 43,000, an estimate based
on the hints thrown out by Mr. Blun
would give the city between 51,000 and
52,000 at present. Savannahians generally
had based their hopes on at least 60,000
population, and the majority thought
65J00 would be about k rlgh. The hints
thrown out by Mr. Blun prepared the
public mind to accept the actual figures
when announced.
Health Officer Brunner and Assistant
Postmaster Waring state that they con
sider Supervisor Blun’s figures approxi
mately correct. Dr. Brunner’s estimate
at first was 65 000, but when he began to
study over the matter and look up the
records of the health office he promptly
cut the estimate to 55.000.
“It must be remembered,” said Dr.
Brunner, “that the corporate limits of
Savanah are exactly the same this year
as they were in 1890. Collinsville and the
southside were both included in the cen
sus of 1890. It is true that the population
of both these sections has increased large
ly and (hat there has been some increase
in the city itself, but it is doubtful if the
total increase within the city limits will
exceed 20 to 25 per cent.”
“I think 52.000 will be about right,” said
Assistant Postmaster Waring. “It is true
that the business of the Postoffice has In
creased fully sft p*r cent. In the last ten
years, but there are other things to ac
count for that. A considerable part of
this increase is from business house* and
railroads, and then people generally use
the mail 6 more freely than they formerly
did.”
“Savannah Is deceptive 1n appearances
in this respect.” said Mr. Waring, “that
there are so many people working here
who do not live In the city. There are
probably 3,ft00 to 4,000 negroes working at
the wharves and huckstering on f he
streets, who live at Woodsville. West Sa
vannah. DlttmersviUe, East Savannah and
LePagevtlle. These villages are all out
side the limits, and altogether they repre
sent eeveral thousand people. The census
will show a healthy growth for the city,
hut no# what the enthusiastic ones have
been claiming.”
COLORED TEAMS TO MEET.
/ __
savannahs and Chatlinjns Will Rattle
for Baseball Supremacy.
The Savannah and Chatham baseball
clubs, two local colored aggregations of
exponents of the national game, will bat
tie for supremacy at the Bolton street
park this afternoon. Besides the supre
macy It is stated by the management
that the winning team will get a purse
of S6O and all of the gate receipts.
The game will be called at 4:30 o'clock.
The batteries will be Grant, Washington
and Bacon, for the Savannah team, and
Dillworth and Brown for the Chathams.
"Shiney," the ebon-hued left fielder of the
Savannahs, will be in the game and both
teams are said to be made up of good ma
terial.
On to-morrow and Friday afternoons
the Sat*arnsh team will meet a club of
colored ball-tossers from Charleston.
These games cannot truthfully be des
cribed as unexciting, an element of Inter
est being furnished frequently by the oc
currence of a contest not down In the
programme. With the, SSA purse there
ought to he plenty of sport of some kind
before the game Is over.
CITY’S HEALTH VERY GOOD.
The Death Kate So Far for This
Month ( n usually Low.
Health Officer Brunner reports Savan
nah's midsummer sanitary condition as
being very satisfactory. As usual at this
season, Savannah's death rate is lower
than at any other period of the year.
"The death rate so far for July," said
Dr. Brunner yesterday, "Is the lowest of
any month yet since l resumed charge of
the office about fifteen months ago. The
white death rate is below the. normal,
while the colored death rate Is unsusally
low. Just why this Is I cannot say, ex
cept that all the health conditions appear
to be favorable.”
This state of affairs should be comfort
ing to the stay-at-homes, who have the
satisfaction of knowing that If Savannah
Is not a watering place nor a seaside re
sort that It Is at least one of the healthiest
cities to be found anywhere in the coun
try during the summer months.
Many professions and grandest ama
teurs that ever appeared, will all number
in the cakewalk Thursday evening, for
the benefit of the fresh air fund, at Ty
bee Hotel —ad.
To RrnnsTrlck ana Return, SI.OO Via
the Plant System, Sundays.
In addition to the Charleston Sunday
excursions, the Plant System ara selling
round-trip tickets to Brunswick, good on
Sundays only, at rata of $1 00 for the
round trip. Trains leave at 2.10 a. m. and
ijt a. ot.—adv
CAPTAIN JOHN GREEN DEAD.
WAS A FORMER CHIEF OF SAVAN
NAH’S POLICE FORCE.
He Began His Service n* a Member
of the Force Immediately After the
War and Succeeded the I*ate Gen.
Anderson a* Chief in 1888—Wim a
Rigid Martinet in the Performance
of Dnly—Was an Officer of the Irish
Jasper Greens Dnrlng the War and
an Honorary Member of the Com
pany.
Capt. John Green, for nearly thirty
years a member of the Savannah police
force and its chief for several terms, died
last night at 7 o'clock at St. Joseph’s
Infirmary after a short illness.
Capt. Green had been in falling health
for some time, but had been seriously ill
only since last Friday. As he was living
alone in his house on President street,
east, his friends, as soon as they discov
ered his condition, insisted upon his re
moval to the Infirmary', which was done
Sunday afternoon. Death was due rather
to a general breakdown than to any spe
cific cause. Since the death of his wife
about a year ago Capt. Green had taken
but little interest in anything, and but
little care of himself and at his advanced
age the effects of this neglect were soon
visible. He was about 73 years of age.
Capt. Green was a native of South Gal
way, Ireland, but came fo Savannah some
time before #he war between the states.
Previous to his coming to this country he
had been a member of the mounted con
stabulary of Ireland, in which service he
acquired the soldierly bearing and splen
did horsemanship which distinguished
him ever afterwards and of which he was
justly proud.
On the breaking out of the war he en
listed with one of the companies of the
Irish Jasper Greens and did valiant serv
ice for the Confederacy, returning to Sa
vannah with the rank of lieutenant. Sa
vannah aws a very disorderly city' at that
time and a police force was one of the
city’s chief needs. One was organized
shortly after the war wiih Capt. Aiken, a
Confederate .soldier. In charge, and the fu
ture chief was one of the first men en
rolled. Capt. Aiken held the position on
ly a short time, and was succeeded by
Gen. Robert H. Anderson, who thoroughly
reorganized the force.
Capt. Green’s soldierly qualities were
soon recognized and he was made a ser
geant early in 1866. He served
as ranking sergeant of the
force for a number of y’ear and
in 1884, was elected a lieutenant of police.
Afterwards the lieutenants of police w’ere
abolished, and the position of assistant
chief created - to which he was elected.
He held this position until the death of
Gen. Anderson, when he succeeded that
able officer as commander of the force.
There was much opposition #o Capt.
Green’s election to the position of chief,
many’ holding that he was not qualified
to fill the position, and there was con
tinued criticism during his administration
of the office. Cap#. Green was a rigid
martinet, nnd believed that a policeman
should be a soldier. He performed his
duty’ farithfully as he understood it, and
required his men to execute orders to the
letter. His particularity in small matters,
and his persistent adherence to the mili
tary discipline enforced by his predeces
sor, did not tend to make him popular with
his men, but his honesty of motive and
fidelity #o duty won him the respect of
hi 9 superiors, and the heads of the ciiy
government under whom he cserved.
When defeated for re-election in 1895,
he lacked less than a year of serving out
the full time of thirty* years, which would
have entitled him to retire on a pension
of half pay. There are many who thought
it a great injustice that he should not have
been retained in office until he could have
completed this term, and Capt. Green
himself felt that he had been very un
justly treated in the matter.
The deceased leaves no children and
had no relatives in Bnvannah. He has a
brother in Bridgeport. Conn., whose
daughter visited here about a year ago.
This daughter was wired of the death
of her uncle last night, and the funeral
arrangements will be deferred, ewaiting
word from the Bridgeport relatives. The
deceased was in comfortable circumstan
ces, owning two nice houses on President
street, ecst, and having some money in
bank He was a member of the Confeder
ate Veterans’ Association, Camp No. 756,
and an honorary member of the Irish Jas
per Greens. It is expected that both of
these organizations will attend the fu
neral. which will probably take place
some time to-morrow.
TRIED IT ONCE TOO OFTEN.
Planter's Hotel People Wouldn't
Stand C. N. Ryala.
C. N. Rvals, white, was arrested last
night by Patrolman Blumberg at the re
quest of the clerk of the Planters Hotel,
who charged him with being drunk and
disordely, and an annoyance to the guests
of the house.
Ryals, it seems, had been on a protract
ed drunk, for on the night before he played
the same game. The fact that no effort was
made topunishhlmat that time probably led
him to think himself an Immune so he
tried It over again. His explanation of
why he did it will be made to the Recorder
this morning.
Cleveland Stein, a white boy, with an
ardent admiration for the principles of hy
giene and not unmindful of the pleasant
sensation, of a bath on a hot day, went
swimming in the river yesterday and was
arrested by Patrolman Dooley and locked
up in consequence.
Lewis Johnson's admiration for the
watch and chain of Jackson Edwards led
him, according to the story of Edwards,
to appropriate It to his own uses without
leave or compensation. He was arrested
by Patrolman Connely of the Central road.
All together the police, had quite a busy
day and before midnight had more than
a dozen prisoners.
CITY BREVITIES.
A large number of the teachers from
Chicago, Cincinnati and Dayton, who at
tended the National Educational Associa
tion a I Charleston left for home yesterday,
going via the Merchants' and Miners' Line
to Baltimore.
Ths third of the special Bible study
meetings at Wesley Monumental Church
will be held to-night at 8:30 o'clock. The
study of the topics announced has aroused
much Interest. The services have been
well attended. The study night promises
to be among the most interesling of the
series.
The prize of $6 of merchandise offered
by the Metropolitan Clothing Company
In the guessing contest at Barbee &
Bandy's at Isle of Hope last night was
won by Mr. W. H. Bostwlck. Friday
night the prize In the ladles' guessing
contest will be a dozen photographs offer
ed by Mr. J. H. Moore.
The oily marshal look charge of a couple
of penny-ln-the-s!ot weighing machines
yesterday by direction of Chairman Dixon
of the Council Committee on Streets and
Lanes. The machines. It Is claimed, were
put up In the streets without authority,
and as the city derives no revenue from
them. It decided to take them off the
streets Parker's News Agency claimed
the machines later In the day, and Is en
deavoring to arrange with the city lo al
low them to remain where they were on
the streets.
The two Rooe boys are simply Immense
in the Tyhee caketvalk, Thursday evening;
like U even seen hide.-ad.
TWENTY'-TWO LINED UP.
Nearly Two Dozen Prisoners in Po
lice Conrt Yesterday.
Twenty-tw’o prisoners were before the
Recorder yesterday on charges of every
description from disordrly conduct to as
sault with intent to murder. On the lat
ter charge two prisoners were held.
The case of Charles Bell who the day
before shot twice Willie Holmes, inflicting
wounds from which he will probably die,
was continued to await the result of the
man’s injuries.
A. Sims, charged with firing a rifle at
his step-faiher, a man named Johnson,
was committed to jail for thirty days as
he was unaYde to pay the optional fine of
*3O.
Willie Brown, the drunken and unruly
cclored woman who was arrested the
night before In the tenderloin by Patrol
man M. Davis, was heard on the charge
of being drunk and disorderly, and curs
ing and assaulting the arresting officer.
She got thirty days on the chain gang,as
the $25 that would have secured her liber
ty was not forthcoming.
Advice to the Powers.
Crystal River, Fla., July 16, 1900.—Edi
tor of Savannah Morning News: Y'our
valuable paper of the 14lh noted in ref
erence to the situation in China why is
it the Powers are pursuing such a hesi
tating, doubting policy? They soon will
require an army of 500,000 men to retach
Pekin, as the southern provinces are now
sending large armies to Pekin with the
plea of putting down the Boxers, but
ostensibly to reinforce them. To any one
at all familiar with Chinese de
ception these facts will be appar
ent. Capt. B. H. McCalla stated
In the first place 50,000 would
be required. It is a mis*ake to think the
Chinaman can't fight. He has been drill
ing for the past four or 'five years and
Importing arms and ammunition, so each
moment of delay makes the situation
more perilous for the allies. Energetic,
action is what is needed. If the Pow’ers
cannot work conjointly then each should
send sufficient force to enable them to
act independinely. Everybody feel 9 keen
ly the delay. W. L. Papple.
Tybee cakewalk. Tybee Island,’ Tybee
Hotel, Thursday evening, will be the best
you ever saw; for the benefit of the fresh
air fund. Admission 10c.—ad.
A High tirade ( nrrlcnlam.
The Wesleyan Female College, at Ma
con, Ga., is doing a work for the South
that has long been needed. It has raised
its curriculum to the standard of a really
high grade college. There are only two
other colleges for girls in the entire South
that are doing this class of work, while
in the North there are many. Our South
ern women deserve as good an education
as the women of the North, and we con
gratulate tho Wesleyan College on its ef
forts to meet this demand. The Wesleyan
is the oldest Female College in the world,
and has a right, therefore, to stand at
the top.
The president. Dr. J. W. Roberts, will
gladly furnish any information desired.
Parents having daughters to send off to
college will do well to write to him. See
the advertisement of the Wesleyan in this
issue of the News.—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 ueing it in 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.
Cider.
We have a nice line of elder In bottles,
pure and genuine, from the celebrated
establishment of Mott & Cos., of New
York.
The Russet Cider and the Crab Apple
Cider are very good. Llppman Bros., cor
ner Congress and Barnard streets, Sa
vannah, Ga.—ad.
To the Moontaioa,
In the nick of time.
Just when you are yawning and feeling
tired out and broken down, a bottle of
Graybeard Is better than a trip to the
mountains.
Are you constipated? Take Graybeard
pills. Little treasures—26c ’he box. Res
pese Drug Cos., Proprietors.—xd.
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A Delicious Smoke.
The Herbert Spencer la an elegant cigar
and Is truly a delightful enjoyment to
Inhale the fumes of this fine tobacco; It
Is exhilarating and dellolous.
See that the name of Herbert Sper.cer
Is on every wrapper of every cigar, with
out which none are genuine.
The Herbert Spencer cigars are only sold
by the box of 50, Conchas at $3.50, and
Perfectos. $4.50 at Lippman Bros., whole
sale druggists, Barnard and Congress
streets, of this city.—ad.
Scotch and Irish Whiskies.
The finest imported from Scotland and
Ireland are to be had from Llppman
Brothers. They are imported by that firm
in bottles from the distilleries in Scotland
and Ireland. And if you want the cele
brated Ola High.and Scotch whiskey, or
ihe Wtjgeler Irish whlakey, call on Llpp
man Brothers for It.
•This firm has decided to sell all Imported
wines and liquors al retail, which we think
is quite an acquisition for our Savannah
consumers.
Lippman Brothers have something espe
cially nice from Scotland called Cherry
whiskey, imported from Rutherford of
Leith. Scotland, and we are safe In saving
nothing like this has ever been imported
in these parts before. It has the most
delightful cherry flavor, and the whiskey
to not of the strongest type.—ad.
A Recelvnig 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
and mode him about as good as new.
Get Graybeard at all drug stores. Gray
heard pill* are treasures—2fc the box.
Respese Drug Cos., Proprietors.—ad.
Sunday Trip* tat Brunswick Via
Plant gyetera ft.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.
Headquarters.
If In market for Mason's Porcelain
lined top fruit jars, Inquire of us for
prices before placing order. A. B. Hull A
Co.—ad.
For Over Fifty Years.
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 Ihe beet remedy
lor Diarrhoea. Twenty-ftvs cent* a bottle,
—ad.
All Skin Diseases Cared
By a wonderlu! ointment called Tetterlne
"It Is the only thing that gives me relief,"
wrltee Mr*. M. E. Latimer, Bl’oxl, Mis#.
She had an itchy breaking out on her
skin. It curee tetter, salt rheum, and all
other skin troubles. 60c per box at your
druggist, or send ths amount in stamps
,U> J. TANARUS, 6Uppyile, Savannah^
The Elk
$3.50
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DO YOU PAT $3.50 FOR YOUR LUIL7
SHOES?
Then see the ELK. and you will find it
to be better than any other $3.50 shoe that
you ever wore, or equal to any $4.00 , h o,
that you’ll And elsewhere.
Made of Viol Kid and Durable Leather
every shoe stamped with the ELK HE\d
on the sole. All sizes, ail widths.
TO SEE THEM IS TO WEAR THEM,
17 BROUGHTON ST.WEStT
Lattimore’s
WEST CONGRESS STREET,
Hot Weather
Inducements
were never so attractive as
they are now. You get extra
values in all your purchases
(luring this trying weather,
and at the same time you get
the very best goods.
Our prices on Stoves, Fur.
naces and Ranges are now
inducingly low. Plenty of
time to do the work.
Better prices here on Fish
ing Tackle, Cutlery and
Sporting Goods than any.
where in town.
We have always been the
Bicycle leaders and we are
now giving our patrons ad
vantage of low prices and
easy terms.-and the Cleve
land Chainless is our lead
ing wheel.
Congress street prices are
low and our prices are the
lowest on Congress street.
Lattimore's
WEST CONGRESS STREET.
NOW
THAT
ICE
IS UP
IT ItEQMRFS AS ECONOMICAL RE
FRIG liR A TOR.
Snch As
The Gurney.
I. on* Tray the Rest anl the Cheap
est to ran.
IT’S NOT IN THE iCE TRUST.
BIT IS THE POOH MAX'S FRIEND.
XVe are selling them at Cost
We Have an Exquisite Line of
WEDDING GIFTS,
CUT GLASS,
CAMEO WARE,
IMPORTED CHINA LAMPS
And other Handsome Gifts. We i*e
Money-Savers you know, and it’s to
yonr Interest to bay here.
G. W. ALLEN & CO.,
STATE AND BARNARD.
R B. N* At. F. P Millard,
President Vice President
Henry Bun*. Jr Seo'y and Treat
NEAL-MILLARD CO.
Builders’ Material,
Sasb, Doors and Blinds,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Class and Broshes,
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE.
Lime, Cement and Plaster,
■ar and Whitaker atresia.
UfAMU, •*.
SODA WATER.
Soda Water, Ice Cream and Sherbet*
made of the best fruit and cream by
professional dispenser. Sent to any P*
of Ihe city. 9 unday orders solicit*
Cream and sherbets 5 cents.
DONNELLY PHARMACY.
Phone. No. 678. No. 421 Liberty at, can.
J. D. WEED * CO
UVAIHAU, GA.
Leather Belting, Steam Packing & Hose.
Agents lor NEW YORK RUBBER
BELTING AND PACKING COMPAN V-
Empty Hogsheads.
Empty Molasses Hogsheads
lif
C. M. GILBERT & COg