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10 READ'S LIFE WITH THE JURY. COJrLICTiKG EVIDENCE IS THE STEWART NI'RDER CA SE. The Testimony of the Witnesses for the State, it the Jnry Find 3t to lie True, Makes Out ** Case otf Cm el and N\ aaton Murder— Renal Says He Was Attacked by Stewart and Another Ilefore He FfTed tile Fatal Shot-Dr. Corbin and Dr. Jnrrell Give Evidence That Renal lind Wound* on Ills Fare*— Seventeen Jurors Went Off for Caaisc. J. J. Read was on trial in the Superior Court all of yesterday for the murder of William Stewart. Shortly after 7 o'- clock the evidence was concluded and a recess was taken. The ar guments will be made when court con venes this morning. A large part of the morning session was consumed in the selection of a jury, and It was after 1 o'clock when the case was ready for the introductory arguments of counsol for the state and the defense and the introduction of writ nesses. At noon the panel of jurors had been ex hausted and it was found nereesarv to take a recess for an hour while talesmen juror* were found and summoned. The following jury wws finally secured: James U. Mehrtens. William G. Vaughn, Henry G. Roae, John R. Harvey, A. J. Fulton, James H. Jenkins, K. J. Nevlls, William H. Sauls, John J. McDonough, Jr.; Joseph E. Del annoy, Charles Kohler and Edward Carter. Of the prospective, jurymen who faced counsel for the state nnd the defense, the state struck seven, the defense nineteen and seventeen went off for cause. The prisoner was in court with his coun sel, Judge H. D. D. Twiggs and Messrs. R. L* Coldlng end F. M. Oliver, while near him sat his wife, mother and brother. The wife held in her lap an infant two years old. while a sevond child, a trifle more advanced in years, played about its mother and Uncle. Solicitor General Osborne, smiling, ready, alert end confident, looked after the interests of the state. In his opening remarks to the Jury the solicitor general said, after reading the in dictment and those sections of the code applicable to the case, that he ex ipected to show that Stewart had been killed without reason, justification or prov ocation. The defendant, under the influ ence of liquor, end in- consequence ugly, quarrelsome and meddlesome, had delib erately and wantonly provoked a difficul ty with the man he afterwards killed, and had then shot him down In cold blood. The cate was one which well fitted the definition of the code ns to implied malice, tn that “no considerable provocation ap peared, and all the circumstances of the killing showed an abandoned and malig nant heart." It was a case in which the evidence demonstrated the slayer to be a man at war with mankind. The first -witness introduced on behalf of the state was. Coroner John A. Goettcv ’Coroner Goette testified •© being called to the bedside of the victim, Stewart. while he was still alive, and to seeing him afterwards dead. The coroner said that death had resulted from a wound from a revolver bullet, that pen etrated the body about six inches to tho left of the navel. From this point the solicitor general be gan the introduction of evidence that built up a wall of guilt about the defend ant. Mamie Dapper testified that she saw Read. Stewart, the brother of the latter. Philip Variila. the Greek proprietor of the Store before which the shooting occurred, end William Washington, standing close to each other. Read was on the sidewalk and the others on the. space intended for e grass plot that runs down the. length of the street. Sho turned into her house, nnd while she was inside, heerd the report of a revolver. When she hfrd the shot Bhe had mot been inside and out of sight of the participants in the difficulty more than a few eeconds. When she rushed out of the house she saw- Variila, the Greek, afcd Read struggling together for the pos session of a revolver. Adelaide Nelson was the* next witness. She rectified that she passed in front of Varilla’s more a few' moments before the homicide was committed. At the time Head was standing on the sidewalk nnd Variila and several negroe men on the ifttretch of sand in front of the. store. She heard R*ad say that he didn't have to get drunk to come around any "nig gers’’ and aaw' him,almost immediately af ter this remark, draw a revolver from his pocket. To use her own language, “she Went around the corner." and as she did 60 she heard the ©hot fired. Harry Fraley heard the shot fired from a position across the ©treet. in the gate way of the Plant System depoi. He looked up to see Read struggling with Variila and Stewart making his way across the ©treet. fe. <\ Payne gave practically the ©ame evidence as the witness who had preceded him on the stand. Robert Richards was the first witness of prime importance for the state. He was. he said, a fireman for the Central Railway, and was standing in front of the store of Philip Variila, on East Broad ©treet, with William Stewart, "Walter Stewart and Tom Willis when the shoot ing occurred. As Read came up from the direction of Liberty street, the witness had his hand on Walter Stew r art’s shoul der. Read stopped in front of the store end placed one hand on an iron post that supported the. awning. Standing thus he looked at the men gathered below him and said: “Which one of you -- insulted me as I came by here?" •According to the witness there was no answer to this question from anyone but Ithe Greek, w r ho said that no one there lhad insulted Read, and that if anyone had. he had gone. Then said Read: “ii be. lieve it was one of you yellow The only mulattoes In the crowd were William Stewart and his brother, and the former told Read that he did not have to get drunk to come around and apply the epithet he had Used. The witness said that Read heaped Insult after insult upon Stewart. to which the latter had made but mild replies, and that finally Read told Stewart to get down on his knees and apologize for what he had said. T can do that," said St< w art, “but 1 have done nothing to you.” He had barely finished the sentence, when Read presented the revolver, which he had already drawn, and tired. Stewart staggered across the street nnd Variila grappled with Read, endeavoring to get control of the revolver and pre vent its being used again. Considerable amusement was created by Ihe efforts of Judge Twiggs, who cross examined the witness for the defense, to find out the exact positions in which the parties to the homicide and the witness Vtood at the time of its occurrence. “Now." said Judge Twiggs, standing In Tront of the witness and beaming be rvignanlly at him over his glasses, “you represent Stewart and I—for the time— you." “No, ©ir,’’ said Richards, excitedly, .and pointing to Clerk Carr, who occupied a 3 Iff went relative position; “that gentle man represents me." There was a laugh from the ©pectator©, which was augment kid when the solicitor general said: “The ■ witness, your honor, objects to Judge f Twiggs representing him." At this ©tage of the proceeding© the hour for the recess had been reached nnd rhe recce© was taken until 4 o’clock In the iftemoon. At 4 o’clock the trial of Ihe tase was resumed, with the same witness. ftichardF, ‘still on the stand and under iross-examinatlon by Judge Twiggs. At this point the first Indication of the Ine of the defense was made. Judgei rw*ggft was particular in questioning the kd tnens mto the kind of chocs worn by I the deceased at the time he was shot, and i though no very definite information was ! gleaned counsel seemed to be content. Philip Variila, the Greek, before whose store the homicide was committed, told a i .story that in essentials, was practically j the same ns that of Richards. Variila*© evidence was given with the assistance of lan interpreter. He said that about nn ! hour before the homicide Read came up ' to him and asked him to have a drink, an invitation which he accepted. He re | turned to store and was sitting in front of it, ii> company with several negro men when Read returned. He heard the argument and interchange of incivilities between Read end William Stewart, but because of his scanty acquaintance with the language, hod been able to understand but little of what was said. He had seen Read draw nks revolver and shoot Stew art. and then had grappled with the for mer. Stewart had made no effort to at tack Read, and hud threatened him in no way before the ©hot was fired. On being cross-examined by Judge Twiggs, Variila denied that he had told Messrs'. Oliver and Colding that he was in his store when the shot wa.s fired and had not seen ' it. With the exception of this denial, the cross-examination developed practically nothing. Judge Twigrgs made an effort to show that an interpreter was not needed, but Judge Kelligant was satisfied from Variila’© manner of testifying that an in terpreter was needed, and directed that the examination should not proceed with out one. Tom Willis was the next witness placed on the stand by the solicitor general. His testimony was like a hat of the witnesses who had testified before him and to the effect that Read had come up, in a half d.unken cond tion, precipitated a difficul ty with William Stewart, applied to him almost every term of vile abuse that the vocabulary of the gutter contains, and, when he made a feeble remonstrance, be fore he had made any sign or show of resistance or assault, shot him down in the street. William Washington testified to the same general effect. Tom Williams said that he passed in front of Varillia’s store shortly before the shooting and that Read was then stand ing with one hand on the post of the awning. He ordered ‘Williams to remove his hat and almost immediately after wards became involved in the quarrel with Stewart that terminated in the latter’s death. In other respects the testimony of Williams was essentially alike that of the other witnesses. Walter Stewart, the brother of the dead ' man. was present when Read approached his brother and began to curse and abuse him. The witness told the same story of the events and conversation leading up to the homicide that had already been given to the jury. The state rested its case at 5:45 o’clock, and the Introduction nf evidence on behalf of the defense was at once begun. The defendant was placed on the stand to make his statement. He said that he had left the house of his mother shortly after o'clock, on tho evening of June 17. and had walked down to the ©tore of Phillip Variila. He had been drinking, he acknowledged, and was conscious of not being as as he might have been. Seeing a young woman in the fruit store, lie placed his hand cn one of the awning posts to steady himself. As he was stand ing in that position, he heard one of the negroes seated in front of the store, whom ho afterwards knew to he William Stew art, say: “Look at that fool.’’ He turned and asked- the negro what he meant and whom he meant and Stewart retorted, “You, you.’’ As this reply was. made, said the defendant, one of the negroes, the same man who had cursed him, kicked him in the groin, and a sec ond of the party struck him in the face. Me turned and drawing his revolver from his pocket fired at William Stewart. There was a short struggle with Variila for the possession of the revolver, and soon af terwards he walked down to Beytah’s bar and waited until an officer came to arrest him. , With his attention drawn by counsel to the fart that he had omitted something of his story. Read remembered that before he had ©hot the “yellow fellow,’’ the man he shot placed his hand in his pocket as if for the purpose of drawing a weapon. It was after this morion had been made that he fired the shot that caused William Stewart's death. Dr. M. X. Corbin, testifying on behalf of che defense, said that he had been call ed to the station house two days after the homicide for the purpose of examining the defendant. Ho found 'that Read hod o bruise on the groin nnd four bruises, with marks that looked like scratches proceed ing from them, on both skies of his face. Dr. Corbin stated with great posltive nes© that the hruise on the groin had been made, in his opinion, with the toe of a shoe. He produced a diagram of the bruise, showing its size and shape, nnd applied it to the toe of hit; own shoe for the purpose of demonstrating to the jury how easily a swift kick could have pro duced It. The bruises on the side of the face, he testified, seemed to have been made by a man’s fist. On being cross-examined by the solici tor .general, F>r. Corbin lost something of his positiveness, but not much. He ac knowledged that the bruises might have )>eon produced in some manner other than with the toe of a shoe and with the fist, but still held to his opinion that this was the way ir> which they were produced, as a matter of fact. Dr. J. G. Jarrell testified to the same general state of facts as had Dr. Corbin, but was by no means so definite nnd ex act 4n his explanation of the manner in which the bruises were produced. They might have been produced in the manner suggested, ©aid Dr. Jarrell, but he also acknowledged that they might as well have been produced in half a dozen ways beside. Mrs. M. 9. Read, the mother of the de fendant. whs next placed on the stand. She testified as to her son leaving the house on tho evening of the homicide, shortly liefore it was committed. She de clared that at that time there were no bruises, marks or contusions of any kind on his face. If there hnd been she would have been certain to see them. Mr. F. M. Oliver, of counsel for the de fendant. was placed on the stand to tes tify as to a conversation had by him with Philip Variila. Mr. Oliver said he had seen the (.reek in his store on Friday af ternoon and that on that occasion he had been told bv \ arilla that lie was not pres ent when Ihe shot was Tired, hut was in side his store waiting on a customer. This statement was contrary to that made on the stand. Patrolmen CVosby and Farrell testified that when they arrested Read, some ten or fifteen minutes after the shooting, they found bruises and blood on his face. They h fl d found no pistol on his person, though he had been searched before being sent Into the station house. With the introduction of this evidence the defense rested nnrl the state began to introduce evidence in rebuttal. The re buttal testimony consisted of categorical denials by all of the witnesses for the state, who were present when the homi cide was committed, of having themselves struck Read or kicked him. or seen any one else either strike or kick him. Short ly nfter 7 o'clock the, recess until this morning was token. When court convenes this morning the arguments for the state nnd the accused will be made, nnd Judpc Falligant will charge the jury. Both Mr. Coldlng and Judge Ttviggr* will probably make orgu metns fertile defendant, and the solicitor general will open and conclude for the state. It is unlikely that the case will go to the jury much before the laic nftoi*- nocn. To Brunswick ana Return, #I.OO Via the riant Syeteni, Sundays. In addition to tht Charleston Sunday excursions, the Plant System are selling round-trip tickets to Brunswick, good on Sundays only, at rate of *I.OO for the round trip. Trains leave at 2:10 a. ra. and , f>:2o a m —ad. THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1900. MANY TEAMS WILL ENTER. COL. 4 ANN FINDS KEEN INTEREST IN THE RIFLE CONTESTS. He Has* A*Miranri' From Many Com ma ml * That They Will Take Part in the State Shoot—Only Officer* nnd Enlisted Men Can Slioot on tlie Team©—One Company Can Enter n* Many Teams iin It I’leaiei—Other Prized Will lie Added to the I>c Soto and the Dcllenue Trophies. Not Net Settled N\ here Yiaiting Ten niff Will Be Quartered. Indications point toward a very suc cessful meeting of rifle teams from all over the state on Sept. 3 and 4. Col. George T. Cann. inspector general of rifle prac tice, has returned from Cumberland, where he went to meet the officers of the Fourth Georgia Regiment, which was in camp there. Col. Cann reports that the military throughout the ©tale seem to he Interested in the coming shoot, and it is clear to his mind that there will be enough teams to make It a decided suc cess. Col. Cann met the officers of the nine companies in ramp and had a talk with them about rifle shooiing, seeking to im press them with a sense of its import ance and to induce them to devote more time and attention to it. He also found opportunity to gather an idea as to how many teams will be sent to participate in the contv sts. No company will he limited to one team. In fact, a company may enter as many teams as it may desire. The only provision is that every man on the teams must he enlisted or an officer, as mem bers in other classes will not be allowed to shoot. The contests are solely for en listed men and officers. This privilege of allowing one company more than one team will mean that two or three will he en tered by some of the commands located :n the smaller cities where considerable interest in rifle practice has developed. Two or three teams will come from Waycross, one will come from Brunswick, one or two will he here from Thomasville, Albany will send two or three, one will come from Balnbridge, Macon will send one and Atlanta will send from 30 to 40 men, if reasonable rates can be made with the railroads. This is the estimate Col. Cann has made. It is now believed that not one of the local companies will fail to enter a team. Some of them will probably enter two or three. Col. Cann is sure there will not be less than fifteen learns to contest, and he is rather of the opinion that there will be more than twenty. Teams from three regiments are as sured. The First Infantry, the First Cav alry and the Fourth Infantry are certoln to enter teams, and it is believed that one or two of the other regiment© will be rep resented. In fact, there will be so many teams to contest that the range officers will be put to it to have them all shoot during the two day© set apart for the meeting. The I)e Soto trophy will be the prize for the best company team, while the reg imental teams will shoot for the De Renne trophy. In addition to these trophies, the B. C. Powder cup, won at the last state shoot by the Guards, will be contested for. just how, is not known. It is possible that it may stand as the second prize in the company or regimen tal match. The same is true of the Fifth Regiment cup. which, it is thought, will be turned over to the association to be contested for annually by the state troops. It is probable, too, that one err two medals will be offered a© individual prizes. This matter has been discussed-, and the sentiment seems to favor it. Representa tives of some of the companies had a meeting last night to discuss matters con nected with the coming contest. No decision ha© yet been reached os to how the visiting teams will be cared for during their stay in Savannah. Col. Cann does not know whether tentage will be furnished and camp established at the range. If that is not done it is prob able that the team will be quartered in the city. The artesian well and baths that are to follow have removed one objection to the rifle range as a camping place, and many believe to pitch tents there and es tablish a mess would be the best and most satisfactory solution of tho difficulty. sled upon a fontr act. Dr. White Ilenlstn Contractors* Claim Because of Delays. Judge Norwood and a jury were engaged yesterday afternoon in hearing evidence in the case of Armitnge & Sharpe, against Dr. S. A. White. The plaintiffs sue the defendant for an alleged unpaid balance upon the contract price of three houses on Oglethorpe avenue, which were erected for him by them. Payment of the account, amounting to $2,437. is being resisted by the defendant on the ground that the unnecessary de lays in the construction of the buildings put him to much useless expense and pre vented his renting them to tenants from the time when they should have been ready, in accordance with the terms of the contract, until the time they actually were ready. The defendant admits an indebted ness of $941. When the reces© was taken last night the introduction of evidence for the de fendant was still in progress. The plaint iffs are represented by Messrs. Garrard Meldrim. nnd the defendant by Messrs. Saussy & Saussy. THE BLAKE HAN SAILED. Officers nf the A easel Were Well Received at Tyliee. The steamer Blake of the coast survey service, has sailed from Tybee. The vessel lay for ©ome time In the roads, having come up from the West Indies, where sur veys were made. While in Tybee waters, a survey of the roads and the bar was made. *The officers of the vessel spent consid erable of the'r time ashore while off Ty bee. The hot' I. s nee the season is at its bight, was an attraction to them, and many of the guests say the officers be came general favorites. To some of the guests of tlie hotel and residents of the island invitations to visit the officer© aboard their vessel were extended. The commander was accompanied by his wife. FOR TIIE POOH OF THE CITY. Onr Lndy’n Aid Society Birthday Party To-night. Our Lady’s Air Society of the Cathe dral Parish, will give a birthday party at the. bishop's residence this afternoon , .and evening, from 5 till 10 o'clock. To those presenting sacks with their pennies, refreshments will be served; to all others refreshments will be sold The yard and lawn of the residence wili be handsomely decorated, and will be il luminated with electric lights and Jap anese lanterns. The entrance will be on Harris and Lincoln streets, As the society is non-sectarian, its char ities b ing dispensed among the poor of the city regardless of creed, it is expected that the public will contribute liberally to so worthy and deserving a cause. Sunday Trips ro Brunswick Via riant System 91.00. 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. ra —ad. TO HAVE BARRELS IN LANES. Alderman Dixon Will Introduce a Garbage Ordinance. Alderman James M. Dixon will introduce an ordinance in Council this afternoon, it is said, r qulrlng ihat tenants of houses leave garbage barrels in the lanes. It is claimed that this would be a great im provement over the present plan of hav ing the barrels in the yards. Dissatisfac tion has been expressed, and it is believed it would be removed by such an ordi nance. It was suggested to Director of Public Works Gadsdfn, who is thoroughly in ac cord wuth the Idea of a change in the or dinance governing garbage, that pacing the barrels in tlie lanes might become a great nuisance because of the garbage pickers, many of whom, as it is, visit the boxes placed here and there throughout the city by the streets and lanes drpart m nt for the reception of waste matter. He replied, though, that he did not be lieve this would be an objection, as the greater part of ihe picking is done at tire places where the garbage is dumped. Many darkies make their living from go ing over the garbage heaps where they are deposited by the wagons of the scaven ger department. They search industrious ly. raking and poking about in the stuff, selecting bit© of rags, bones and numerous other things that have some little value. Their pickings are sold to the junk deal ers. Some time ago Director Gadsden had n contract with a junk dealer to supply him with all the city's waste paper. The con tract was for SSO a year, the chief value to the city being that a convenient place was afforded on Bryan street for clumping all the paper, the long haul into the coun try being thereby avoided. Soon there was a great pile of paper unloaded in the junk dealer’s hack yard, more in fact, ihnn he knew what to do with. The chief of the fire department had just begun to kick about the inflammable stuff being in ihe yard, when the contract went up. It had continued but three days, but the junk dealer was glad to get out of it by paying S2O. The venture came to such nn abrupt conclusion because of the discovery by the junk dealer of the fact that freight rate© were too high to admit of his lay ing the paper down in New York et a cost that would mean anything etee than a loss*. There was a market there for the ©tuff, but the steamship company could not haul it at a rate low enough to admit of the business being carried on. Resides, there was the difficulty of hav ing no compress, and the paper could not be compactly baled. All the garbage is now dumped some dis tance from the city limits. The crematory its not used at all. The stuff makes ex cellent compost after standing for a time, and it is for this that it is used on a truck farm. Dead animals, formerly carted to the crematory to be incinerated, are now taken to a fertilizer factory, to which they are turned over for the considera tion of their transformation into a state in which they are no longer a menace to the health of the city. BRUNSWICK AM) THE BATTERIES Will Slept at Ball Park Friday and Saturday. Brunswick will play a picked team from Batteries C and F, stationed at the gar rison on Tybee Island, at Bolton street park, Friday and Saturday of this week. The Brunswick team is the finest South, and the fans will have an opportunity of witnessing good baseball. The Artillery team will be a pick of the two batteries. On the Brunswick team will be seen some Savannah boys and also some play ers, who, while not Savannahians, never theless have played on Savannah teams. Jim Ballantyne is captain of the Bruns wick aggregation, and his friends are glad to know that he is playing a fast, clean article of ball, and will turn out in large numbers, to see him in the games this week. “Bub" Harper, another favorite of the fans, will also appear in a Brunswick uni form, as will Vlllineau, another Savan nah boy. Hallowed, who pitched such good ball for ihe Savannah Southern League team in ’9B, is with Brunswick. Ed Garrett, who played short stop for the C. L. A.'s in '95, is also a member of the Brunswick team. Out of the nine men that comprise the Brunswick ‘'Champions," three of them are Savannah boys and two of them have played on Savannah learns. The Bruns wick team will find quite a number of Savannah rooters. RIVERS’ CASE CONTINUED. His Wife Too 111 to Appear Against Hint. In the Recorder's Court yesterday the rase of Henry Rivers, charged with beat ing Mary Jane Myers with a rock on Sun day night was continued, as the woman is still to ill from the beating to appear against him. Austin Ryan, colored, for breaking into the bar of the Alpha and stealing a part of the stock of liquor, was turned over to the City Court on a charge of burglary. Elber Washington, the 11-year-old negro, who was arrested on a charge of breaking into a house and stealing several articles of clothing was remanded to the City Court. The seven colored prisoners that had been brought in the night before for be ing in a disorderly house in Perry sitreet, between Floyd and Abercorn streets, were given varying sentences. One was dis charged, two fined $5 or ten days, and the remaining four given $lO or fifteen days. AS COOL AS THE NORTH. Snvnnnnli llnd the Same Tempern tnre Last Night as Boston. After the heated spell Savannahians are now having a let-up in hot weather. The highest temperature yesterday was 88 de grees, The mean for the day was exactly the normal, 82 degrees. In spite of the coolness July is 7 degrees ahead on tem perature and something over 3 inches ahead on rainfall. At 8 o'clock last night Savannah had the same temperature as Bos ton, New York, Philadelphia, Wash ington, Augusta, Vicksburg, Cincin nati, Dodge City and North Platte, all even temperatures prevailing over nearly the entire country. There was a slight rainfall at Savannah during the late afternoon, but not enough to more than lay the dust, and hardly that in places. POLICE TOOK IN TEN. Thieves' Plnmler Awaiting Identifi cation nt Barracks. Ten prisoners were taken in by the police up to midnight last night, but not one of th* m on a serious charge. The detectives have recently cap'.ured a number of articles from thieves or sus picious characters for which they would like to find owners. One of these Is an improved remode.ed Springfield army ride of the style issued to the state troops this year. It Is numbered 455.572 and lias stomped on the stock U. S.—F. 99. An owner is wanted also for a ladles' siher double case watch. Elgin move ment, having on the outside of the case the initials "L. B. F.” and on the back of the case Inside "Lizzie B. Farmer from Methodist Sunday School. Christmas 1887 " Another find Is a pair of tailor-made trousers finely striped In b ue, white, and black giving a grayish color. These arti cles can be applied for at the barracks. TO EXEMPLIFY THE DEGREES. HASDXIC NVORSHUPFt I, MASTERS WIIX MEET TO-MGHT. H.prrspnlatlvr. of Twpnty-flve Ludgea Expectril to Attend First Masonic District Convention—De gree! Will Be Conferred by Clin ton, Ancient landmark, Zerubbn bel, Landrum and Solomons Loilees The first meeting of the District Con vention of the Worshipful Masters of the First Masonic District will be held at Masonic Hall to-night, when the Entered Apprentice degree will be conferred by Clinton and Ancient Landmark Lodges, and the Fellowcraft Degree by Zerubbabel and Landrum Lodges. The convention was called by District Deputy Charles F. Fulton for the purpose of exemplifying the work of the three de grees of the Blue Lodge. All of the mas ters of the c'ity lodges, with the possible exception of the master of Ancient Land mark Lodge, will be present and take part in the work. There are thirty-five lodges in the dis trict and the greater number of these will be represented by one or more members. Among the Worshipful Masters who have already expressed their intention of being present are: J. W. Parker of Solomon's No. 1, Sa vannah. P. A. Stovall of Zerubbabel No. 15, Sa vannah. A. S. Cohen of Clinton No. 54, Savan nah. George T. Cann of Landrum No. 48, Savannah. R. M. Hitch of Ancient Landmark No. 231, Savannah. W. M. Zorn of Hinesville No. 271, Hines ville. D. E. Gay of Ridgeway No. 101, Sid ney. J. A. Lee of Rocky Ford No. 372, Scar boro. F. R. Tarver of Springfield No. 28c, Springfield. J. M. Sconyers of Ezell No. 335, Clax ton. J. W. Wilson of Ogeechee No. 213, Statesboro. J. A. Rodgers of Alexander No. 385, Alexander. D. A. Smiley of Bayview No. 210, Smi ley. C. H. Mann of Milllken Creek No. 302, Perry's Mill. J. F. Etheridge of Adrian No. 370, Adrian. Joseph M. Smith of Pembroke No. 362, Pembroke. J. T. Walker of St. John’s No. 269, Thyne. Thomas C. Morgan of Bryan No. 303, Fllabell. William M. Howard of Dover No. 383, Dover. To-morrow night the Master Masons’ degree will be conferred by Solomon's Lodge. At the conclusion of the work a banquet will be served, under the direc tion of the Independent Society of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. RALE OF TIIF, ARMY HOSPITAL. Run rtormastcr General Held on Long Enough to Raise Original Offers. The army hospital buildings eseetn at last to have landed with Mr. Carlton C. Champion. Just what Mr. Champion intends doing with them is not known. While no official notice of the sale has been received it is fully well understood that he is the purchaser at *17.000. When the property was first offered for sale there was but one bid, which aggregated about *13,000. Quartermaster General Ludington declined to accept that bid be cause he did not consider it sufficient to justify him in disposing of property which cost the government over $150,000 for the sum offered. The matter was held up with the hope that a more liberal offer would be forthcoming. Gen. Ludington contend ed that the plumbing alone cost the gov ernment nearly *13.000. In the meantime there was considerable correspondence be tween the war department and a number of citizens of Savannah relative to the sale of the property, but bidders were shy. Finally Gen. Ludington declared that be fore he would sacrifice the buildings he would have them torn down and ihe ma terial removed to 6ome other military sta tion where it could be used to an ad vantage in improving some of the incom pleted posts. As the auctioneers continue to threaten that an article is "going, going," the quartermaster dwelt long enough to se cure a substantial advance on the origi nal price offered, and a bid for something over *17.000, the sale was made, and Gen. Ludington feels that he secured the best price obtainable under the circumstances. Mr. Wolf of the Isaac Joseph Iron Com pany, who made the first bid, said last night that he had received no further in formation as to the disposal of the prop erly than has already been given in the Morning News. HIBERNIAN DAY AT TV BEE. Nine Hundred Picnickers Made Merry at the Jlearli. The annual picnic of the A. O. H. was held yesterday nt Tybee, and was very well attended. The trains for the island ran on the regular schedule, and took down during the day about nine hundred passengers. There is little doubt that this number would have been materially increased, but for the threatening weath er in the afternoon. Last year the A. O. H., with two other societies, as a joint picnic at Tybee, took down about three thousand people. The picnickers had a very pleasant time yesterday in spite of the rain, as that interfered but little with the bathing, and the dancing, the principal attractions. Many of the pleasure seekers, particularly the ladies and children, returned on the early trains, but still quite a number took advantage of the ball train and came to the city on that. TYNDALL WANTS NEW TRIAL. Motion for n Itehenrltig in Murder Case Filed in Superior Court. A motion for anew trial in the cose of Henry Tyndall, who was tried at the present term of the Superior Court for the murder of William Brown, convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for life, was filed on yesterday. The grounds of the motion are that the verdict was contrary to and against the weight of the evidence, contrary to the principles of Justice and equity and un warranted, and that the charge of the court placed before the jury, for their consideration, incorrect principles of law.' The filing of the motion acts os a super sedeas and Tyndall will not be removed to the penitentiary until it is disposed tf finally. Eating nnd Sleeping. Food supplies and substance for repair ing the wastes of tho body, and gives strength. Sleep affords the opportunity for these repairs o be made. Both are necessary to health. If you can t eat and sleep, take Hood's Sarsaparilla. It cre ates a good appetite and tones the diges tive organs, and it gives th# sweet, rest ful sleep of childhood. Be sure to gee Hood’s. Biliousness is curtd by Hood's Fills. 36c. — ad. MAY CHANGE THE ROUTE. Skidaway Narrows May be Widened and Deepened. No report has yet been made upon the proposed cut-off in the inside route from Savannah to Darien, Brunswick and Fer nandina. A preliminary survey of Skid away Narrows has been provided for, and this will probably be made soon. Upon It Capt. C. E. Gilette will base whatever recommendation he may make. It is hoped by those interested that the report may be favorable. It is said that something like 30 miles will be cut off o£ the present route If 'he Skidaway Narrows scheme is found practicable At piesent the Narrows ate not navigable by any save the smallest craft, but it is possible that dredging may so widen and deepen them as to admit the steamers and other vessels that ply be tween Savannah and points to the south. 'A considerable volume of business Is handled over the inside route. Not so much is done at this end as to the south, for Brunswick, Darien and Fernandina have daily traffic, vessels passing from one place to another. During the season, however, there are a great many oysters brought to canneries in this neighborhood from down the coast, while the inside route also provides a means for reaching the Savannah markets and mills with great quantifies of rice raised along the rivers to the south. Many have expressed the hope that the survey may show the plan to make use of the Narrows entirely practicable. Capt. Gillette’s report will doubtless settle the matter. If it should be favorable, the work will be done: if unfavorable, Ihe present inside ioute will be continued. Skidaway Narrows separate Skidaway Island from the main land. If vessels could go through the Narrows the neces sity of going by Warsaw would be re moved. DEATH OF T. G. FITZGERALD. An Old Snvnnnnhlnn nnd n Marine Engineer of Repntation. At 10 o’clock yesterday morning, Mr. Thomas G. Fitzgerald, well known in Sa vannah. and along the South Atlantic coast, died at his residence, No. 122 Weld burg street, east. Mr. Fitzgerald was 60 years of age. Monday night he went home complaining of being ill, and during the night became gradually worse. A physician was called and did all that he could for the patient, but despite every effort Mr. Fitzgerald expired at 10 o’clock. In his business, as a marine engineer, he was among the best In this part of the country, and during the Spanish-American War, had charge of the engines of the Associated Press dispatch boat Dandy. Mr. Fitzgerald was a widower and leaves four daughters. They are Mrs. Louis Barth of Memphis, and Misses An nie, Agnes and Ella Fitzgerald of Savan nah. The day and hour of the funeral have not yet been decided upon. COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON. Mailer of >lr. J: NV. Mclntyre's Ilonse Will Come up Again. The City Council will meet this after noon at the Exchange. Aside from the routine business, it is thought there will be few matters to demand the attention of (he Aldermen. The effort to have Mr. J. TV. Mclntyre tear down a house on the premises No. 2 8 Broughton street, east, will be contin ued. Notice has been served, and it is probable Mr. Mclntyre or a representative will appear before Council. Complaint about the house was made by Mrs. Ellen M. Oliviera, and it is claimed (hat it is a nuisance, a source of danger and a menace to other property in case of fire. The case has been occupying the. atten tion of Council for 6ome time. It is rrob able that it will be settled to-day. New Building at Wesleyan. The Wesleyan Female College, at Ma con, Ga„ was so crowded with pupils last year that there was not a day when an other student could have conveniently been admitted, and a great overflow 4s expected next fall. For this reason the trustees have decided to erect another building at once. The president. Dr. J. W. Roberts, informs us tha-t he is reserving the rooms for those who speak for them first. We rejoice at such prosperity for this, the oldest college for women in’the world. See the advertisement of the Wes leyan in this issue of the News.—ad. First. If well, keep well by taking Johnson’s Tonic. If sick, get well by tak ing Johnson's Tonic. Second. Wise men insure their lives; wiser men insure their health by using Johnson’s Tonic l . Third. Johnson’s Tonic is a family physician, ready to answer ten thousand calls at once. Its fee is only 50 cfents and the good it does is beyond human reckon ing. Fourth. Johnson’s Tonic costs 60 cents a bottle if it cures. Not a single cent if it does not.—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. Kes pess Drug Cos.. Proprietor*.—ad. What t* Tetterlne f It is a sure cure for all skin diseases. It cures itch, tetter, ringworm, eczema, salt rheum, etc. Never fails. Nothing is ",(ust as good." Don't accept substitutes. Try and you will be convinced, as thousands of others have. If your druggist doesn’t keep it, send 50c in stamps direct to the maker, J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga. for a box postpaid.—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 the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Twenty-live cents a bottle, —ad. A Itecelrimir 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 or, Graybeard ami two bottles completely overhauled him and made him about as good as new. Get Graybeard at all drug stores. Gray beard pills are treasures—2se the box. Respess Drug Cos.. Proprietors.—ad. A Delirlonx Smoke. The Herbert Spencer Is an elegant cigar and is truly a delightful enjoyment to Inhale the fumes of this line tobacco; it Is exhilarating and delicious. 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 60, Conchas at *3.60, and Perfectos. *1.50 at Ltpptnan Bros., whole sale druggists, Barnard and Congress streets, of this city ad. French Olive Oil. The best olive oil in the work* is made by Marcus Alloth at Bordeaux. France, wno is known aa making the only finest grade of olive oil. pressed from stleoted olives. Llppmsn Brothers are agents for this bouse, and carry this olive oil la bottles 1 and cans.—ad. 1 $3.75 A PAIR. Beginning to-morrow we will tel , Ihe EDWIN CLAPP and A. E. TLETO.N MEN’S FINEST SHOES. mado at the remarkably low price of $3,75 a pair, In Dark, Tan, Vlcl and Willow Calf. These are the highest price slmr, sold at the LOWEST CUT PRICES in this city. &hd / 7f!m£} 17 BROUGHTON ST, .WEST. CHAIN OR j UR WELL j wm.& h. h. latti.more, CHAINLESS > OEARINGS I WEST CONGRESS STREET. I li’S YOUR FAULT IF YOUR TINS RUST. You can buy of us, the sole agents, MIG Ml. Guaranteed not to rust. If it does rust Lring it back and ge4 n new piece without charge. The Anti-Rust is the best tinware mad# -and we sell it. You get a guaranteed piece of tin when you buy it here. The BEST tin made, and guaranteed NOT TO RUST. We have a full stock, and every articl* made is shown in it. Come here and buy your tin. It’s the place to get your full dollar’* worth. Q. VV. ALLEN & C 0„ STATE AND BARNARD STS. B. B. Neat* F. P. Millard, President Vice President. Henry Blttw. Jr Sec’y and Treaa NEAL-MILLARD CO. Builders’ Material, Sash, Doors ana Blinds, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Class and Broshes, GUILDERS’ HARDWARE. Limp, Cement and Plaster, •m and WkltakM •tinln uvAiua, u. 4S, BURK’S JTM Dyspepsia My Tablets <| jSfIKKSFp'fJ x, •• r I ''tJ j.,.j ~n Bloat-r. K ■ Eormt ip,it>n.P!li'RinM I'%l- ■ i) tat • i of th liMrt •’ ' ko '3"r'l-ft, ■ nut effect • cure. Jm Promote ‘he Appetite ji If and Pat Flesh on Thlnl / Pncir/P Ail dieordera of the •tomdßi *nd ■ f rLOH'- bowsli run cur#-! ©y their* uf Neat, rompecl, ten he carried in Ihe pok- ■ ■ A Prire 50c per box. At all driifEUsti M B LOU BURK 4 CO., Bloomington, 111. M UNION HOTEL, West Broad and Haris streets, opposite Central Depot. Modern appointment Convenient to all street car lines. Rates tI.2S and *1.60 and *2.00 per day. Blngls meal 26c. M. J. PATERSON, Manage*. _