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8 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. ’ 1 ♦ • 11 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 ® 111 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