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10 BETRAYED BY A RABBIT-FOOT. EMBLEM OP GOOD LI'CK COST MAT THEWS HIS LIBERTY. Mnnoger of Mnrpliy Co.** Sovnnnflh Office Altray* Wore n n*bbit-Fot-The Foot Was ’Vot ed in the Descriptive Circnlitrs-In Far Away .Inneon Ho Lost llir Foot and His Inqniries Aloot It Led to Hid Arrest—lt I* Exported That Matthew* W ill Bo Dronsht Ilork to Savannah About Ana. 1b A rabbit’s foot is popularly regarded as a sure thing to win good lit “k. hut one •w'as the undoing of W. C. Matthfw*, ex manager for the Savannah office of Mur phy & Cos. It was through a rabbit's foot that the absconding manager was appre hended. and to the innocent little com bine uon of bone and skin nnd fur he owes the distress of mind that has followed bis seizure by the officers of the law and the possible years he may spend in ex piating his crime, if Ihe allegations of the prosecuting concern are made good and the law takes its course. When the circulars descriptive of Mat thews were sent out they contained, among a great deal of other personal in formation, the statement that their subject was accustomed to wear a cigar cutter ©trung upon a chain attached to one of the buttons of his trousers. The cutter was worn ir. one of the hip pockets, and, fastened to it, was the fateful rabbit’s foot. Doubtless, as highly as he prized the emblem of good luck, had its owner known how’ It was to play him false, ne would long since have thrown it away. But the future was dark to him. nnd lie tie could he tell that ir was to be through the agency of the harmless little foot • hat the minions of the. low would hound him down. Matthews reached Juneau, Alaska, and probably he thought, in that far distant land, he would be sate from the law. Un luckily for him, he lost his rabbit’s foot. So keenly did he feel the loss that he at once began making inquiries, probably rjpver dreaming that so minute a person al characteristic as a rabbit's foot being a part of his adornment could have found its way Into the. circulars descriptive of him, nor that such circulars could have been sent to far-away Juneau. Yet such w Fis the case, and Matthews’ Incautious Inquiries about his missing rabbit’s foot reached ears for which they were never intended. A man looking for a rabbit’s foot is not so every-day a sight ue to fail to create some little comment when he pursues Ms Inquiries, aa Mat thews did in Juneau. Finally it reached the oars of <he police, and at once the matter was associated with the circular that had been received there. The officers in Juneau looked up tholr man. ajrid they thought at once they hud (Matthews. To make assurance doubly sure, however, they decided to wire the Pinkerton men at Portland, Ore., who were working up the case, and soon the message came flashing back that they probably wc*re on the right track. All the lime the Juaeau officers h&d been shadow ing the man. and the telegram from Port land cinched the thing. Matthews was ar rested. and the news came back to Sa vannah of his apprehension. Marry will doubtless recall that rabbit’s foot. Matthews wore it constantly, and those who knew him in Savannah had a chance to 6ee 1t often. To many whose faith In a rabbit's foot as a sure deflector of bad luck has been fixed the story of Matthews’ betrayal by one that had been treasured for a long while may prove dis concerting. nnd that sweet confidence has been reposed in the merits of the left hind foot of a graveyard bunnie caught in Abe full of the moon may be sadly shaken. It is not known that Matthews has yet left Juneau. Requisition papers, were sent on for him, and It Is expected that he will arrive in Savannah about the mid dle of August. He will be tried here for embezzlement. In actual oa>h. he was *bcrt about $5,000 of Murphy & Co.’s money. WILL FINISH ON .JAN. 1. Eighth Street School Is Buildln* Inder n Slow Contrnrl, The wall? for the new Eighth Street (School building have been finished to the *erond story. The Board of Education awarded a slow contract for the work, which will not he completed before Jan. 1. There were two reasons why it was de sired that -work on the building should not he rushed. One was because only 110,000 was available this year for payment on the building. Tile other reason was an economic one. At the time the contract was awarded builders were worried by ,i strike or two. and materials and supplies were not only high, but also hard to get. They were ready to undertake the con struction of the school for less money cn u slow contract than on a raiid one. ' Superintendent Otis Ashmore of the public schools was asked yesterday If he though the Eighth Street School would be filled up the first year. He answered that he scarcely thought It would lie, though only a year or two will elapse before all ♦he grades will he full. Already there are roany children in that locality, and iheir is Incri-nfung;. The opening of the Eighth Street Scool PonHtitm- during the closing months of the year will not mean the relief of even one rt Ihe two Grammar Schools from the. af ternoon sessions that were made necessary **y th * partial destruction of Chatham Academy. Mr. Ashmore said the division of the school population into districts would nor admit of this, as greatly .is he should desire to eoe the system revertj to the normal. The restoration of the Acad emy Is the only thing that ran bring this about, ar.d that will scarcely be before the close of the term of 1900-1901. J. J. HEAD OIA TRIAL TO-DAY. H 7!!! Answer Before a Jury for Mnr der of WitltniH Stewurt. The case of J. J. Rend, indicted by the grand Jury for the murder of William Stewart, is assigned for trial in the Su fiprior Court this morning. Read shot *nd killed Stewart, who was a negro, in iront of fruit etand on East Brood •treet. In the trial of the case against Read the ftt-ate will be represented by Solicitor Gen eral W. W. Osborne and the defendant by Messrs. Twiggs & Oliver and R. L*. Cold- Ing It is humored that counsel for the defense will move for n postponement or continuance of the case, on the ground that they have not had sufficient time to prepare their defense and arrange for the aitemiance of all the witnesses whose pretence they dr sire and whose testimony ♦* essential. It is probably 'hat eounsel will have to moke out a good case for a continuance •hould they urge the point, and that they ■will he held to the strict requirements of ♦he law. Shoukl Read not be tried this week the case will probably go over un til November, ns it is unlikely that there tmII be any trials of criminal cases be tween now and then and to try his would necessitate a special Jury. To Bronsirick and Return, mi.no Via the Plant System, fenndays. In addition to the Charleston Sunday excursions. the Plant System are selling round-trip tickets to Brunswick, good on Bundaya only, at rate of $1 Of for ths round trip. Tram* leave at 2:10 a. to. and 1:20 a. m —ad Mc PO\AI,n PLEADED GUILTY. Sent to the Gang for a Year for Lar ceny After Trust. The trial of criminal cases was resumed in the Superior Court yesterday morning. Judge Falligant presiding and Solicitor General W. W. Osborne representing the interests of the state. A number of de fendants were tried, and, with one ex ception, all of them were convicted. George McDonald, formerly a collector in the employ of Justice Samuel Rey nolds, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of larceny after trust. McDonald was ac customed to collect for Justice Reynolds the rents due from the occupants of the houses of which the latter has renting charge. A few weeks ago he appropriat ed the money he received from several 'n these tenants and skipped for the South Carolina coast. He. was located and captured with but very little trouble. The. grand jury found three indictments against him for larceny afier trust, and, upon his pleading guilty to one of these, nolle prosequis were entered in the other cast's. Judge. Falligant sentenced McDon ald to pay a fine of SIOO and the costs r f the prosecution, or to serve twelve months on the chain-gang. Robert Brown was placed on trial for assault with intent to murder Louisa Hu bert. a negro woman. Louisa said that Brown had attempted to cut her heart out with a knife, but the Jury, evidently more impressed with the statement of the de fendant than with the evidence of the prosecuting witness, returned a verdict cf not guilty. Brown was represented by Mr. Ij. G. Harvey. Robert 'Mack had been sent to the chain gang to serve a term for misdemeanor, of which he had been convicted. Finding the quarters a bit uncomfortable, and the society not os congenial as he would like to have it. Mack made one day a hurried exit from the camp. He was recaptured, and yesterday Judge Ffllllgant sentenced him to serve twelve months additional on the chain gang, the sentence to begin at the expiration of his present term. Mary Coverdell was found guilty by n jury of larceny after trust, but recom mended. however, to be punished as for a misdemeanor. Mary got hold of $5. which she converted to her own use. Judge FaJllbant sent her to the chain gang for a year. Mr. Rich ard M. Charlton, who represented the wo man, made a plea to the court for judi cial clemency, basing the request for a light sentence upon the fact that the wo man was tiie sole support of nn invalid mother and another dependent female. Judge Falligant could not lend the light of his countenance to Mary’s rather ec centric method of caring for her de pendant relatives, and he directed, there fore, that she be put to work and labor on the chain gang for the term of twelve months. TROUBLE BEGAN AT LOUISVILLE. Private Harris of Blues in Mngls trate Nathan's Court. A traverse to -the attachment recently levied on money belonging to R. S. Har ris by Capt. M. E<l Wilson of the Repub lican Blues was filed and the arguments beard in Magistrate Naughtin's court yes terday afternoon. The story of the trouble of which the suit is the outcome dates back to the time when the Blues went to Louisville as the escort, of the Confederate Veterans. Har ris, tvho was a member of the company, according to the testimony of Capt. Wil 6on and other members, was not exactly on his best behavior during the stay of the men in Louisville and as a result was arrested and placed under guard. During this confinement he told his guard, and later the captain himself, that he did not Intend to return to Savannah with the company. or, in fact. at all. Capt. Wilson said that he had told Harris that he should return, and on the day that the company left Louisville, he had personally seen that Harris was iiu line when the march to the depot began. When the depot was reached, however, Harris had disappear ed. Later, he telephoned and asked that his ticket he left for him. Upon the return of the company to this city. Capt. Wilson, considering the fact that he was held responsible for the uni form and accoutrements tvhirh Harris still retained and also that he was a creditor of Harris for several dollars, sued out an attachment against the sal ary of the delinquent soldier, which was ♦ hen due him by his employer. Later Harris returned to the company a part of the accoutrements and himself came back to the city. The argument of Harris’ attorney yes terday was that his client was a citizen of the state of Georgia at the time that the attachment was sued out. hence the attachment was contrary to law and could not hold. The magistrate reserved his decision. The case will be continued to day. COTTON FOR NEW ORLEANS. Estimated That About 1.000 Bnlcs Will do to Tl,nt Market. From a mathematical standpoint "naught" means nothing, but that this is not always the cose was thoroughly demonstrated before all the cotton men on the Bay had left their offices yester day. In some unaccountable way a re lort that 1.000 holes of cotton had been shipped to New Orleans from Savannah got an extra goose egg attached to it. The consequence was that telegrams be gan to pour in from many sections of the South asking for a confirmation of the re port that New Orleans was to get 10,000 bales of cotton from Savannah. A few explanatory messages were sufficient to set the more excited at ease again. The fact Is that Savannah has been shipping some cotton to New Orleans or late. About 100 bales was shipped there ■some two weeks ago to the branch of a Savannah firm, which could dispose of the cotton to better advantage there. Another shipment of 000 Imlea was made yester day by a large broker, and other ship ments it is understood will be made to day, which will run the total to 1,000 bales. Much of this cotton will be used to cover contracts. Spote bring more there than at Savannah nt present, the price here for basis middling being cents, and at New Orleans 10 3-16 cents. There are at present estimated to be from 2,000 to 3,000 lxtles of cotton available for sale. INTEHE.NTEIJ IN THE SHOOT. rroliably Every Snvnn.inli Company Will Enter a Team. The local military companies are show ing considerable Interest in the rifle con tests that are to be held here Sept. 3 and 4. Many teams from over the state will he here to participate, in the trial of ski'l at Avondale range, and it Is believed that there is not a company In the city that will fail to enter a team. Already the offi cers In some of the companies have gone to work with the object of entering teams. When the teams have been selected, tt cat. be foretold with but little chance of a in stake which will win. Many of ms companies know before thsy enter tenma that they will stand no chance of winning the trophy, but they are nevertheless anx ious to hi p along the shoot, as It i. io he held In Favannah and they are deurous of having It as successful a a possible. It is said that some of the old members of the companies are being re-enlisted in order that they may be secured on the team*. The companies of the Guards are said to be getting a number of their former members, and their ability In the shooting lice will probably mean that someone of the Guard*' companies will carry off the trophy. THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1900. SODA FOUNTAIN BLEW UP. NEGRO BOY’S CLOTHING TORN FROM HIS BODY BY THE EX PLOSION. Donnelly’* riinrninoy the Scene of • lie Accident—'The Explosion Oe ourretl While the Fountain Was Being Charged—Part of the Foun tain Went Through the Celling Into the Next Story—The Injured Boy W 111 Probably- Lose an Eye. By the explosion of a soda water foun tain in Donnelly’s Pharmacy at Liberty and Price streets yesterday morning Reu ben Brown, a colored hoy who dispenses soda water, received injuries which will probably result In the loss of an eye. The boy was charging the fountain and had just detached it from the liquid gas tube when the explosion took place. The fountain parted, crashing through a sec tion of shelving, tearing away a window sill and breaking a hole through the ceil ing into the room above, which i6 oc cupied by the family of Mr. W. E. Pra ther, manager of the pharmacy. The boy was blown across the room, every vestige of clothing was torn trom his body and he received injuries which will Jay him up several da>\s. He was removed to his home and Dr. Reid dress ed his W'ounds. Mr. Prather had just left the room where the fountain was being charged and cannot account for the ac cident. The concussion was so great that jugs in the room were broken and a pair of glass scales were shivered. "When the boys torn clothing was picked up it was found that his shoes were ripped and the heels torn off. The explosion was heard several blocks away ar.d e-eated considerable excitement. TRIP TO THE COl M Y FARM. Mayor nnd Aldermen Guest* of the Comity Commissioner*. Mayor Myers nnd some of the aldermen, with the judges of the Superior and City Courts, were the guests of the County Commissiouer9 yesterday afternoon. The occasion was Chairman Dale’s promised demonstration of the superiority of coun ty over city management of Estill Park. The party started from the Court House in a four-horse buck-hoard and a num ber of other traps, at 4 o’clock in the af ternoon. It included Chairman J. J. Dale and Commissioners John Lyons and W. D. Simkins, Mayor Herman Myers and Alderman J. M. Dixon. Hal H. Bacon, D. R. Thomas, George W. Tiedeman and John Schwarz. Judge Robert Falligant and Judge T. M. Norwood. Commission ers-elect A. B. Moore, Jacob Paulsen and A. Vetsburg. County Attorney J. R. Sau sy. Mr. J. 9. Collins and Capt. John R. Dillon and Mr. G. Reuben Butler, the former and present clerks of the board of County Commissioners. Although the day was not as cool as It might have bc*en, the drive to the county farm was not unpleasant, affording the aldermen and other guests an excellent opportunity to inspect the roads that con nect the city with the scene of the coun ty’e> agricultural enterprises. The farm was of interest in Itself. Main tained and cultivated, as it is, almost sole ly with *he labor of women and boys and old men on the chaingang, it Is yet a model of thrift and enterprise, and dur ing every year saves the county many a dollar. The watermelons that were cut for the aldermen and others were as good as any ever grown in this part of the state, and were as cold as ice could them. The commissioners pointed out to those unfamiliar with the locality what had been accomplished in the last few years, and prophesied that the waste places in Estill Park, neglected by the city, would he made to bloom and blos som like the cornstalk or the watermelon vine, if not exactly like the rose. The trip w-as an enjoyable one and the party returned to the city well pleased with each other and with what they had seen. Whether the Mayor and aldermen were entirely prepared to agree that the county’s resumption of jurisdiction over Estill Park was entirely for the best is another question. ’GATOR IN HIGH SCHOOL YARD. Three-Foot Critter Killed by the School Jnnltor. A three-foot long ’gator got out of his bailiwick night before last and when the High School janitor went out into the play grounds yesterday morning the first thing his eye lit on was the saurian mak ing his way across the yard. Without waiting for an explanation the janitor seized a club and dispatched the ’‘critter." ®npt. Ashmore arrived about that time, but too late to learn where the 'gator was from and how he got into the Acade my grounds. If Instead of vacation time the saurian had put in his appearance in school sea son while the grounds were filled with pretty girls, he would probably have had the experience of his life lime and got off different than ho did at the hands of the unfeeling janitor. WORKING ON THE DOCK. Tlie Sonhonrd Air Line Has Started to Reduce Its Slse. The Seaboard Air Line lost no time in beginning the alteration of Its dock near the City Exchange. It will be recalled that the Mayor addressed a letter to Messrs. Mackall & Anderson, requesting that the dock’s proportions he reduced, as the landing place could not be readily utilized by those who had been accus tomed to use it. Permission for the com pany to build its dock had been granted under the impression that it would not he such a voluminous affair. A force of men was put to work yes terday cutting the dock down. It will not take up so much room at the Ex change dock when the alterations pro posed have been accomplished. HIBERNIANS AT THE HE\t 11. Ancient Order Divisions Will Have Tybee To-day, The Hibernians will have their annual outing to-day at Tyhee. Excellent music has been engaged, and all who desire to dance will have abundant opportunity. The Tyhee Railway will run several trains to and from the island, and will have enough cars to accommodate the ex cursionists. The tide will he high ahout 6 o’clock, and many will no doubt enjoy the pleasures of the surf. The commiliee In charge Is composed of the loading mem bers of the order, and they promise all who attend an agreeable time. Cars will be waiting ni the depot upon the arrival of all the trams In the city The picnic will doubtless have a liberal patronage from those who wish to enjoy a delightful experience at the seashore. Retail Clerks Day nt Tybee. The Retail Clerks' Association will hold Its annual picnic on Thursday at Tybee. It 1* expected that a large crowd will attend and a pleasant time is anticipated. Do you read what people say about Hood’s Sarsaparilla? It Is curing all farms tti disease caused or promoted by Impure blood.—ad. FOR RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS. Ilnrry Gordon Arrested for Wrong ful PoMscsslon of W heel. Harry Gordon, a young white man, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer Constantine of Magistrate Jones’ office, on a warrant charging him with buying stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen. The arrest is the sequel to a story already interesting. On July 5 Deputy Sheriff John H. Wil link of the City Court had his wheel stolen from the Court House. Diligent efforts to find the thief or the wheel proved unavailing and for more than a week Mr. Willink searched irf vain. He had about given up hope, when on cross ing Bull street, in the direction of the Court House, he saw a man ride into York street from Bull. The man was white, and w r as riding a wheel that Mr. \V iilink recognized as his own. He ran down the wheelman and caught him. Mr. Willink told the rider, who proved to be Gordon, that the wheel was his and that it had been stolen from him a week before. Gordon said the w'heel belonged to him. Its own£r reasserted his ownership and mentioned numerous marks by which he could identify it. As Gordon refused to give it up, the deputy sheriff called the police patrol wagon from the nearest box and hod him sent in to the barracks. At ihe station house Gordon told that he had purchased the wheel from a ne gro. whom he described. He had paid C 2.50, lie said, or rather had paid 50 cents in cash end promised the negro the rest of the purchase money. The description given of the man who had sold him the wheel tallied with that of Charley West, a negro who had been sent from the City Court to the chaingang, on the day pre ceding. for tne larceny of another bicycle, investigation proved that this surmise w i<* correct and Wet acknowledged his guilt. At the solir’tation of Gordon’s wife Mr. Willink gave his permission to have the charges against the purchaser of the stolen property dropped and to the dis missal of fh*- case against him. Yester day tne deputy sheriff found that Gordon was consulting an attorney for the pur pose of instituting against him an action for false imprisonment, based on the ar rest made when he was first found with the stolen property in his possession. As Gordon’s gratitude for his leniency had taken this peculiar turn, Mr. Willink determined he would give him something for which to sue. Consequently, he went before Magistrate Jones and swore out the warrant for receiving stolen goods, which was served by Officer Constantine. WATS IT IN THE LANES. Public Works Director Not Satisfied NYith the Present Garbage System. An ordinance amending the present gar bage ordinance will soon be introduced in the City Council. Director of Public Works Gadsden complains that the pres ent ordinance is not satisfactory, and It is understood That an alderman who shares his view will submit a substitute at an early meeting. It is now required that the occupant of every house shall provide two receptacles for garbage and that it must be separat ed, the non-combustible being placed in one barrel or box and the combustible in another. Asa matter of fact, Mr. Gads den declares, the division is made in but few cases, all the garbage of the premises being usually dumped into one recepta cle. Nor is this box or barrel placed near the gate, as the law directs. On the contrary, it Is usually close to the house, servants finding it more convenient to make the scavenger man walk than to walk themselves. It frequently happens that the men who drive the scavenger wagons cannot open the gates of the premises to reach the garbage barrels. Complaints about the non-removal of accumulated garbage often result, and investigations disclose that the fault has been through gates be ing locked and the wagon drivers, there fore, being unable to gain entrance to the yards. Mr. Gadsden wants the work of the scavenger department, which comes un der his supervision, facilitated and made more effective by an ordinance demand ing that the barrels be placed in the lanes, outside the gates. The division into combustible and non-combustible matter, also, should be made. A great deal of time could be saved by such an arrange ment. and the difficulty about gaining en trance to yards would be removed. STILL LIKES THE VERTICAL. Snpt. Vsliniore Sees No nenson Why the System Should Be Chanced. Supt. Otis Ashmore of the public schools was asked yesterday if he still regards vertical writing as having advantages over the slant system. Two years ago the opinion of Supt. Ashmore and the Board of Education was o strongly against the continuance of the slant sys tem in the schols that it was succeeded by the vertical style, which has prevailed ever since. Supt. Ashmore said he knew of no reason why a change should be made to the old style. The vertical has given gen eral satisfaction, and the work of the children has been very neat. Many of them have become exceptionally expert penmen In the new style. Many argu ments were advanced at the time of the adoption of the vertical system to show its superiority, and Supt. Ashmore still holds with them. Touching upon the c'.alm that Individu ality is destroyed by the vertical system, Mr. Ashmore said the matn consideration in penmanship is legibility, that a charac teristic hand is of no special Importance save, possibly, when it comes to drawing a c heck. That affects so comparatively few that the argument is deprived of much of its weight. Individuality in writing is useless, anyway, he declares. There is certainly none in type-written pages nor in printed matter, yet infinitely more thoughts arp conveyed to paper by means of typewriters and printing presses than by handwriting. LI EXT. MeKETHAN ON THE OREGON. NVns Ordered to the tin I tlrshf |> on Ills Arrival nt Manila. Lieut. A. A. McKethan, IT. S. N., who left Savannah six weeks ago for Manila, Is now on the Oregon at Nagasaki. Lieut. MoKethan was in charge of the branch hydrographic office here a year. During the Spntilsh-Amerlean war he was navigator on the hospital ship Solace. In 'May he was detached from the hydro, graphic office and ordered to the Philip pines. to report to the commander of the naval forces at Manila. He was trans ferred at once on his arrival there to the Oregon, and was on her when she struck the Plnnack rock off the China coast. * EDI'CATE YOUR DAUGHTER. ■trenail College an Ideal Place for Her Education. Brenau College, formerly Georgia Fe male Seminary, at Gainesville, Ga., is one of the foremost educational Institutions In the South. Its record for thoroughness Is equaled by but few Institutions of learning in this country. It offers to young women a practical education in keeping with.the age. A special feature Is lta conservatory of music, which has thirty-five pianos and a magnificent pipe organ. It has a faculty of the highest standing, and Its chemical and biological laboratories are equipped with the latest apparatus. For handsome catalogue ad dress Brenau, Gainesville, Ga.—ad. INDIAN STREET TO BE PAVED. AVILL PROBABLY HE THE NEXT STREET TO BE BRICKED. City Will Begin the Work in the Fall—Bull Street, Between Tenth and Twelfth Street*, Being Paved With Chert—An Augusta Gravel Pavement for New Street—Progress of Repairs on the Asphalt Pave ments. The only paving now being done by the city Is that portion of Bull street between Tenth and Estill avenue. Augusta gravel is being laid there, extending the pave ment of the material that was laid three years ago from Park avenue to Tenth street. Hands have been at work upon the pavement for about a week, and that much time will be required to complete it. There was an interruption, owing to de lay in getting gravel. It is very probable that Indian street will be the next paved. The traffic on that street, as it Is, is rather heavy, and it would be. greatly increased were there a pavement. Bryan street has too much traffic, the many vehicles often interfering with one another. Paving Indian street would relieve the congestion on Bryan street, affording two paved thoroughfares to the busy wharves and docks toward the west end of the river front. One difficulty that has stood in the way of paving Indian street has been the com paratively poor circumstances of many of the property owners. Not a few of those who live along the streets own their homes, and the cost of the pavement, of which they would have to bear their part, would fall upon them rather heavily.* Yet it is felt that the necessity of the case de mands that the street be paved, and it is very probable that the fall will aee the work begun. Vitrified brick or Belgian block will doubtless be used. Director of Public Works Gadsden does not believe in as phalt as n proper pavement for streets upon which there i6 to be a heavy traffic, and in that view people generally con cur. In fact. Mr. Gadsden is opposed to asphalt altogether as an economic pave ment, being convinced that it will last but eight or ten years. Should a cart or wagon never be driven upon an asphalt pavement, it would still be found that, after a few years, it was crumbling away. The stuff has a certain term of life, anti, after that expires, it is useless. Mr. Gadsden says the asphalt streets are now in fairly good condition, the Southern Asphalt Company having about caught up in Its work or repair. The Drayton street pavement has never had a patch made .in it yet, save when re quired after plumbing work, though it is true the pavement has been down for but a short while. The Oglethorpe avenue pavement, however, has required con siderable patching. Upon Bull, Liberty and Congress streets, however, repairs have to be made constantly. In the large cities of the country repairs are not bothered with. After a pavement has stood until Its life has passed, it is torn up, and an entire layer of fresh asphalt is put down. In the fall an Augusta gravel pavement will be laid on New street. The gravel is already in the Central Railroad’s yards, where it has been for several months. The railroad has always njaintained a pavement .on New street, and will con tinue to do so, now that the warehouses have been leased to wholesale grocery houses. The city will lay the gravel the railroad furnishes. BAGGED A WHOLE HOUSEFUL. Police Raided a Disorderly Place on Perry Street, Nine prisoners were taken to the bar racks late last night from a house on Per ry street, between Abercorn and Floyd streets. They were arrested by Patrolman Broom on a charge of keeping a disorder ly house. Two of the prisoners, an old woman and a 9-year-old boy, were after wards released as they were able to prove to the satisfaction of the police authori ties that they had nothing to do with the mix-up. Another prisoner who was taken in yes terday is Elbert Washington, a negro boy 11 years old. who is charged by Jake Wil liams with having entered his house and stolen several articles of clothing. It was only recently that the prisoner was ar rested on a charge of larceny, punishment for which he escaped on account of his youth. William Howard, colored, is an inmate of the Barracks on account of his fond ness for "roas’in' ears." which led him, according to the plaintifl, Daniel Zip perer. to enter his patch and appropriate a number of these delicacies. DAWSON WANTS HIS RING. Claims That Pawnbroker fltnmherg Hns It In Hl* Possession. A bail in trover suit against M. Bium berg, a Broughton street pawnbroker, was filed in the City Court on yesterday. The plaintiff Is C. Dawson, who claims that Blumberg has in his possession a diamond ring of the value of $75, belonging lo the plaintiff. Dawson avers, in accordance with the usual form of actions of bail in trover, that he has demanded the possession of the ring from Blumberg and that posses sion has been refused. /Therefore, he asks ♦he interposition of the strong arm of the law and the return of the ring by the law’s mandate. Yesterday Deputy Sheriff Willink of the City Court was looking for Blumberg to serve the affidavit and bond in bail in trover upon him. but the defendant was not to be found. He was reported at his place of business to be In New York. TOLD HIM TO KEEP THE CHANGE. Lacy Sailor Flash With Gold In a Justice's Court. Lucy Sniler, colored, was arrested by an officer of Magistrate Nathans’ court yes terday on a charge of assault nnd bat tery. and also a breach of good behavior. The woman gave bond for both and when it came to pay for the papers tendered a $lO gold-piece. Though the costs of the warrants were considerably less than the amount of the coin, she refused the change, and asked the magistrate to keep the coin In his possession until such time as she could redeem It. She W'on It. she explained, by naming Lincoln Park when a prize was offered by the Savannah, Thunderbolt nnd Iste of Hope road for the most appropriate name for the new park, and she wanted to keep It as a memento and for good luck. BEAT MARY WITH A ROCK. Henry Rivers Arrested for an As sault on a Woman. Henry Rivers, colored, was arrested yes terday by Detective Stark on the charge of assaulting and beating Mary Jones Myers, n woman with whom he has been living. The assault took place Sunday night, but no report was made of It un til yesterday afternoon. Rivers gave the woman a most unmerciful beating, using a rock as his weapon. A colored doctor who was called In said that he thought ♦he womans’ Injuries were likely to prove fatal. Rivers did not deny that he had assaulted her, but said In extenuation of his act that he did not mean to beat her quite so bad. Fof forty years Cook's Imperial Cham pagne (Extra Dry) has been on the mar ket. Once used never discarded.—ad. The Only KIND THAT WON’T CAKE FHVORITE Table Salt Bold In duat proof and air tig LG boxes. At the grocer’s. 5 and 10 cent sizes. DIAMOND CRYSTAL SALT CO St. Clair. Mich. HENRY SOLOMON & SON, Sole Distributing Agents. MANY WANT HOtSIJS. Real Estate Agent* Report That House Demand I*. Active. is the time when house seekers and renting agents get together. Three months before Oct. 1 owners of houses and tenants exchange notices. It then develops whether contracts are to be con tinued. When it is found that houses are to be given up, the next thing is to rent them again. Those to whom they belong try to find other tenants, while the old tenants try to find new houses. Real estate agents declare that there is a greater demand than usual this season for houses. It Is said, how’ever, that the increase noted is among those who are looking for houses that bring something like $25 a month. For these houses, the search is usually made from Taylor street southward. On Oct. 1 the old tenants will relin quish possession in favor of the new. The furniture van will be abroad in the land at about that time, and those engaged in the moving business will find their hands full. REPAIRS ON THE SCHOOLS. The Building* Do Not Require Ex tensive Work. This is the season when repairs on the various public school buildings are made. The superintendent is paying visits to the schools daily, looking for the repairs that are needed and engaging the services of artisans to make them. Upon none of the buildings are the repairs extensive, probably the greatest being required by the Henry Street School, where the roof and the fence must be painted. A special workman is needed for the work on the blackboards. Once a year a man who travels all over the country repairing plaster blackboards strikes Sa vannah, and the breaks are then repaired. In the new' and properly equipped schools slate blackboards are used, and these never require the services of the expert, but in the older schools some of the plas ter boards need his attention. CITY BREVITIES. Staff Captain Bonnet from Atlanta will lead a salvation meeting in the lecture room of Trinity Methodist Church to-night at 8:30 o'clock. The Savannah Cadets have received a letter from Mrs. Charles B. Satterlee in acknowledgment of the wreath that was sent her on the anniversary of the death of her husband, Capt. Satterlee. The Chathams and the Savannahs play ed another game yesterday afternoon at •he Bolton park. The Savannahs won on a score of 8 to 5. There will be another game this afternoon, when Dill worth and Brown will be the battery for the Chathams, while the Savannahs will be represented in the points by Bacon, Peal and Washington. A way summer showers have of falling within well-defined lines was exemplified yesterday. Several cars were boarded at about 2 o’clock on Bay street that had just come from the Southern section. While not a drop of water had fallen on the Bay, it was observed with some sur prise by new passengers that the roofs, running boards end seats of the cars were wet. Mr. Mackall Still Absent. Mr. W. \V. Mackall, a director and of counsel for the Seaboard Air Line, is still somewhere near the headquarters of the system. Mr. Mackall went to Portsmouth several days ago and yesterday was re ported in Washington. The day of his re turn to Savannah is indefinite. Sledge Hammer Arguments. Ladles' waists, formerly sold for $2. $1.50 and SI.OO each, this week only 50e at the great removal sale. P. T. Foye, suc cessor to Foye & Morrison —ad. To the Mountains. 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 'be box. Res- PC9S Drug Cos., Proprietors.—vl. A Recetvrng Teller. A receiving teller at a good bank said that he was about to get slek. He felt tired all time; sleep did not refreah him; felt as if he ought to take vacaiton A pharmacist put him on Graybeard and two bottles completely overhauled him and made him about as good as new. Get Graybeard at all drug stores. Gray heard pills are treasures—2sc the box Respess Drug Cos.. Proprietors.—ad. Sunday Trips m Brunswick Via Plant System SI.OA, The Plant System will sell round-trip tickets to Brunswick cn 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 In my own faintly. William H. Lloyd. Johnson’s Tonic does In a day what slow and uncertain quinine cannot do in tea days. It acts gently upon the liver and sharpens the appetite. Use nothing else for fever.—ad. A Delicious Smoke. The Herbert Spencer Is an elegant cigar and Is truly a delightful enjoyment to innale the fumes of this fine tobacco; it Is exhilarating and delicious. See that the name of Herbert Spencer Is on every wraft>er of every cigar, with out which none are genuine. The Herbert Spencer cigars are only sold by the box of 80, Conchas at $3.60, and Perfectos, $4 50 at Llppcnan Bros., whole sale druggists, Barnard and Congress streets, of this city.— ad. American Whiskies. Llppman Brothers carry In stock th* most noted branda Antediluvian Is a celebrated whiskey, bottled by Osborns of Naw York, ana are safe In saying It la oos of the best whiskies in the city. The Peoria Rye Whiskey, bottle In bond by Clark Bros, of Peoria, 111., is also a fine whiskey. Ths Feerlese wh.sksy. bottled In bond at Hendersonville. Ky.. being under the eu pervislon of the United States government Insuring purity and strength. Llppman Bros, are wholesale druggists, but they Intend to retail these fin* whis kies .—ad. “SPECIAL” Low Prices on all kinds of HARNESS THIS WEEK. We can please you. Congress and Whitaker Sts. LEO FRANK. mid-summer figures PREVAIL at KOGAN'S. Inducements in every department. Great, er reductions to meet the demand for gxd goods cheap. A positive saving on every item. This is the cool store—Cool cars stop at the door. Y’ou save money and discomfort when you shop here. ' SUMMER DRESS GOODS. 10c Colored Dimities 7Vfcc. 15c Colored Lawns and Dimities 10c. Imported Madras Cloth and Gingham 25c and 30c grades, at 19c. 65c Grey Homespuns at 45e. 65c Black China Silks 49c. 25c Black Serges at 50c. White Striped Madras, suitable for waits,~2oc, instead of 30c. LACES AND EMBROIDERIES AT VERY LOW FIGURES. Machine-made Torchon Laces and Jnser tings—assorted patterns. Fine Valenciennes and Point de Paris Laces and Insertings; large variety of 1 patterns. Cambric, Swiss and Nainsook Edging and Inserting: neat and open work pat terns; choice collection. LADIES* HOSIERY. Special bargains in Misses’ Black Riche lieu Ribbed Hose 15c; worth 30c. Bargain Ladks’ Black Lisle Lace Hose 25c; worth 35c. Bargain Ladies’ Black Lisle Lace Hose G9c; worth SI.OO. Bargain Ladies’ Block Lisle Hose, silk polka dot, 47c; worth 75c. Bargain Ladies’ Polka Dot and Fancy Striped Hose 19c and 25c. UNDER WEAR CHEAP. Ladles’ Silk Vests in white, pink and blue, 75c quality for 50c. Ladies’ Lisle Vests, 40c quality for 25c. Lodiea’ Lisle Vests. 25c quality for 15c. Toadies’ Out Size, 25c quality for 19c. * Ladies’ Ribbed Knee Pants 25c. SHIRTING REDUCED. 36-inch Wamsutta Bleached Shirting lOVfec. Splendid 36-inch White Shirting 6\c. BED SPREADS AT COST. White Summer Bed Spread 63c. Splendid White Bed Spreads for SI.OO. 6plendid White Bed Spreads for $1.25. BEST TOWEL IN TIIE CITY. Fine Large White and Colored Borders Damask Towels for 25c. MEN’S SHIRTS. Special line Men’s Madras Shirts 89c; regular $1.25. 50 dozen Colored Shirts, regular 69c, 50c. MEN’S UNDERWEAR, MEN’S NECKWEAR. MEN’S HALF HOSE, AT ABOUT ONE-H ALF ITS A'A LI E. Gents’ Half Hose, regular 50c, this week 25 cents. Gents’ Half Hose, regular 35c, this week 19 cents. Gents’ Fancy Half Hose, regular 30c, this week 13c. Daniel Hogan, The corner Broughton and Barnard St* H. I PEEPLES I SI 125 Congress Si.. West. We handle the Yale & Towne Manufactur ing Company’s line of Builders’ Hardware. See these goods and get prices before plac ing your order else where. Fishing Tackle, JAPANESE, WOOD AND STEEL JOINTED RODS, REELS, LINES AND Hooks of All Kinds. m loirs as 113 BROUGHTON STREET, WE9T. LEMONS. Black Eye, Pigeon and Cow Peaa Potatoes. Onions. Peanuts, and all fruits and vegetables In season. Hay. Grain, Flour, Feed. Rice Straw. Maglo Poultry and Block Pood. Our Own Few Feed, ete W. D. SIMKINS & CO. 213 and 216 BAY, WEST. COMFORT^ For your stock Tht fly aeeaon Is now on ua and the time to use Tough on Flies, a lotion when applied will prevent your horeea and cattle from being pestered. Try It and be convlnoed. HAY, GRAIN. BRAN. COW FEED, CHICKEN FEED. etc. T. J. DAVIS. Phone 223. Ut Bay street, west.