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THE POLICY SHOPS RAIDED.
SHERIFF SWEENY AND DEPUTIES
CAI'GHT SEVENTEEN OPERATORS.
The Rntd Was l>y Direction of the
Grand .lory anti the Arrests Were
Jiatle In Coheres* lane, Hetrreen
Dull anti Drayton Streets—The
Chatham. Original C.rnnine, Ken
tucky anil Klondike, the Lotteries
That Attracted the Attention of the
OlUeers of the Law-Hiraeli, Hen
derson. Fulton and Hodges, With
Thirteen Negro Assistants, Sent to
Station Htiuse.
Several of the policy shop? of Savannah
.■Were raided by Sheriff Sweeny and his
deputies lost night and seventeen of those
found superintending the revolutions and
evolutions of this particular form of for
tune*.? wheel were arrested and lined up
and ant In to the station house.
Tile i*aid was the direct result of a trip
through the section of Congress lane, be
tween B.tll and Drayton streets, recently
mode by a prominent member of the
grand jun- The reports that are freely
circulated to the effect that this form of
gambling' is indulged in openly and with
out any attempt whatever at conceal
ment induced Ihis grand juryman to walk
through the lane, at the point indicated,
■where it is another matter of common
knowledge tllat the principal offices of the
policy shops, wihere the drawings are
made, are located jn greatest numbers.
As he started in from one end of the
lane he noticed crowds of negroes,
also a few white persons. gathered
before several .pen doors, and as he
passed these dootte he saw the revolutions
of the wheels and hteard thccall of the num
bers, as they were drawn. His visit to
the alleged scene ctf operations convinced
him that report feri once had told the
truth and that everything that had been
said about the open ;*nd flagrant manner
in which the law wae violated was en
tirely true.
Some of the connecting links between
this visit and the raid f last night can,
in the nalure of things, l ie matters of sur
mise only. but the doctrine of probabilities
works beautifully in supplying them.
There can be but little r eal doubt as to
how the thing happened. There was a
meeting of the grand jury j-esterday after
noon and it was noticeable that there was
a considerable disparity bethveen the time
spent in the grand Jury loom and the
number of indictments roiorned. There
was a feeling around the Court House at
the time that something had happened,
but as to Just what it was nobody ventur
ed more than the vaguest prediction. An
hour afterwards the secret was public
property.
After the adjournment, SheriiT Sweeny
was dailec. upon by member? of the grand
jury and furnished with information he
was told wotnd lead to the arrest, red
handed, of violators of the law prohibiting
gaming. He was informed that if he would
proceed with his force of deputies to Con
gress lane, between Bull and Drayton
streets at 7:30 o'clock in the evening, he
would find four or five policy lottery
wheels in revolution and the successful
holders of tickets receiving their prizes.
He was instructed by the grand inquest
to cause the arrest of every person found
assisting in any way in the operation of
these wheels and to have the parties thus
detected and captured sent to the station
house.
The sheriff carried out his instructions
to the letter. Accompanied by Ids full
force of deputies he proceeded to Congress
Jane and at the stroke of the half hour
the raid was begun. The lane at this hour
wag crowded with negroes, assembled to
eee if the lightning of chance had struck
anywhere In their neighborhood;the wheels
were turning at half a dozen places, prizes
were being handed out to those who had
won them, and the gay laugh of the fav
orites of fortune mingled with the dolorous
groans of those who had staked
the price of several beer upon the turn
of tne wheel and been themselvs turnd
down by fickle goddess.
This was the scene in the lane when
the sheriff and his officers made their tri
umphal entry. In a few minutes "the gay
laugh ot the favorites of fortune” was
no longer heard and there was a singular
uniformity in the matter of noise. Some
of those who superintended the revolu
tions of the wheels took their arrest quiet
ly enough and none of them made any ef
fectual or even forceful resistance. In
the course of a very few minutes the raid
had been completed, and seventeen, caught
In the very act, were lined up at the po
lice telegraph box at the corner of Bull
and Broughton streets.
In this short space of time (he Chatham,
the Original Genuine, the Kentucky and
the Klondike policy lotteries had been en
tered and their alleged proprietors, with
a baker's dozen of negro assistants, were
under arrest.
The white men arrested were J. D.
Hirsch, Frank Fulton, \V. Mai Hender
si. n and L. J. Hodges. The arrest of these
m-n nn a charge of violating the gaming
lows is not anew thing for any one of
thtm. though Hodges has not been at the
busintss so long, nor is he as well known,
as his companions in misfortune. The oth
er three have been arrested with almost
uninterrupted punctuality every year for
many years.
The negroes arrested for complicity in
the operation of the lotteries were Wesley
Miller, Ed Rynes, A. Howard, Wash
Brouthcrs. A Hoover, Denton Green, Ed
ward Morgan. William Black, John Small,
F. Fahm. Robert Brisbane., D Nix and
I, G Jenkins. It i? prrbahle that not all
of those connected with the lotteries w r
caught in the meshes of the net that
Sheriff Sweeny set for their capture, hut
the number actually arrested speaks well
for the sheriff and his officers.
All of the men arrested, white and col
ored. were carried to the police station
house the negroes in a patrol wagon and
the white men on foot and under the es
cort of some of the deputies. They re
mained at the station house for about an
hour, when bonds for all of them were
arranged by their friend?, and they were
released until this morning, when their
bonds require th.lr apparanee before Re
corder Hartridge, in the Police Court.
As Mr. Hartridge had no more bitter
enemies in his fight for the solicitor gen
eralship than the gamblers. It will be in
teresting to watch the trial of the cases
against those who will appear before him
The Recorder has no punishing power in
euoh cases, the offense With which they
are charged being a violation of a state
law, and all he can do therefore Is to
turn them over to the City or Superior
Court. If he decides that there is prob
able cause to believe them gutlty, this
course will he pursued.
The explanation of the raid lies In the
determination of the present grand Jury
to do something to stop the practice of
open and public gambling in Savannah.
This much of the grand Jury's Intention
Is known and the plan they directed the
sheriff to follow is designed to carry it
out. Their idea Is that every one con
nected with the operation of a gambling
house is equally guilty and that if like
punishments are dealt out to all of them
much will be accomplished In the direc
tion of suppressing the vice. It has al
ways been understood that the fines of
the employe* of gambling houses were
borne by the proprietors, and that they
have found it possible to do this by rea
son of the fact that fines for these lesser
lights of the fraternity were generally
email.
The raid was made at a time when
there are many pedestrians on Bull street,
and it attracted a good deal of attention.
A large crowd assembled to see the patrol
wagon start with its kad for the station
j house, and the members of the crowd
watched the members of the party In the
I wagon with absorbing interest.
! "Did they catch those fellows red-hand
j and?” one of the spectators was heard to
I ask n not her.
'Red-handed!” was the reply. "Why,
j they were spattered with blood from head
to foot.”
YACHTS ARE AT A DISCOUNT.
Scarcely the Proverbial Song Offered
for the Dragoon.
Cup-defenders that have once failed suc
cessfully to defend a cup seem to be a
drug on the Savannah market. The yacht
pragoon, the winner of haif a hundred
races, and once the fleetest in her class,
was offered for sale before the door of the
Court House yesterday morning and with
drawn because there was but one bid.
The yacht was offered for sale by Auc
tioneer I. D. La Roche and the one bid
was made by Mr. W. D. Simkins. The hid
was of SSOO, and as nobody saw fit to raise
it, the sale was not perfected. The Dra
goon cost probably ten times the amount
of this bid originally, and three or four
times the amount when she was bought
by a Savannah syndicate eighteen months
ago.
The offerings of real estate that were
made were few and unattarctive and the
bidding was not very spirited. Mr. Le-
Roohe sold the property at 724 Gwinnett
street, east, to Capt. J. F. Cann, for $606.
The property consists of a small dwelling
and a lot, thirty by a hundred feet.
Sheriff Whelan, of the City Court, offer- !
ed fi>r sale a lot of land of the Spring
field, plantation tract, containing twelve
acres. The property had been levied on
under foreclosure proceedings instituted
in tho City Cour4 by Mrs. Mary D. Brown
against James R. Dooner. It was bought
in by Mr. H. E. Wilson, for Mrs. Brown,
for $2,400.
Mr. •€. H. Dorset! bought the property
at the corner of Olive and Farm streets,
in Ynniacr'aw, for $2,700. This property
was ntso offered for sale under foreclos
ure pr*x eedings by Sheriff Whelan, the ex
ecution being in favor of the Standard
Buildirig and Loan Association against
James McGuire. The properly had a
front of seventy-three feet on Olive street
and a roctangular depth of one hundred
feet on Farm street.
Mr. Ntaholas Lang bought ir a piece of
property on the Skidaway Shell road, that
had been the subject of foreclosure pro
ceedings Instituted by him against Mrs.
Anne Region. The tract contains thirty
three aeiw. and brought $2,600. A num
ber of unimportant tax sales were made
to various purchasers by Sheriff Sweeny.
It is understood that an effort will now
be made to get up a raffle on the Dragoon.
After the failures to dispose of the boat
by sale, tihe syndicate has decided that
some other course must be followed. A
gentleman interested in her says she will
be raffled.
STAMPEDE ON BULL STREET.
RaDawny Horse Made Things Lively
Y'esterday Afternoon.
A horse belonging to Boley’s Star Gro
cery Company created consternation
among the promenaders on Bull street
yetnerday afternoon shortly before 7
o'clock. The animal attached to a de
livery wag-on, and was on State street,
between Bull and Whitaker when he be
gan his run. He had gone but a short
dtstnnce before the wagon was caught
by a post in front of the s*ore of Mr.
P. J. Klernan, and the harness giving
away Hie vehicle remained there while
the horse continued on his mad run. He
swerved into Bull street on the east side
walk, narrowly missing a number of la
dies who fled to the nearby doorway for
protection. His course then took him to
the asphalt and, still wildly galloping, he
headed north on Bull street, giving the
orowd at the northwest corner of Bull
and Broughton but little time to get out
of the way, repeating this performance
at Bull and Congress streets, turning west
on Congress. He continued for some dis
tance but by this time had lost most of
his zest for the sport and was captured
without much difficulty. No damage was
done except to the harness.
WILL HAVE A RI ORUM.
Only a Majority of Members in City
Required Now.
There will be a meeting of Council this
afternoon. There will be no difficulty In
securing a quorum, for the reason that
under the ordinance a majority of the
members in the city constitutes a quorum
during the months of August and Septem
ber. During other months a majority of
the board is required, and hence the ina
bility to secure a quorum at the last meet
ing. There are seven members of the
board in the city, but as Mayor Myers is
away and Alderman Tiedeman Is acting
Mayor, there will have to be five mem
bers present altogether to make a quo
rum.
There is little business of importance to
come up. The ordinance requiring gar
bage to be dumped in suitable receptacles
and placed outside the rear gates of
houses by 7 a. tn. will probably be taken
up and adopted.
POLICEMAN RtHRETT DEAD.
Well-Known Member of Force Suc
cumb* After Two Weeks Illness.
J. J. Barrett, a members of the police
force, died last night at 11:46 o'clock at his
home, No. 500 Indian street. His death was
caused by a stomach complaint and,
though he had been sick foronlyabout two
weeks, his distemper early assumed so
malignant a form that for some time there
had been but little or no hope for his re
covery.
Barrett has been a member of the police
force for about six years, during about
four of which he was a detective. He be
came a patrolman again a few months
ago aid held this rank at the time of his
death.
The deceased leaves a wife and two chil
dren. also brother Mr. William Barrett.
The funeral Arrangements will be made to
day.
MBS. H. COHEN DEAD.
Passed Away After a Brief lllnrna at
Her Home on Charlton, Went.
Airs. H. Cohen, wife of H. Cohen, of
number 415 Charlton street, west, died yes
terday afternoon at 5 o’clock at her res
idence. She had only been 111 a short time,
and her death was somewhat unexpected.
The deceased came to Bavannah three
years ago from Macon, and has resided
here since. During this time she acquired
many friends, who will be pained to hear
the sad announcement of her taking away.
Mrs. Cohen was generally loved by all
who knew her. She leaves, besides her
husband, three children to mourn her loss.
They are M. 0., Nathan, and Miss Tillle
Cohen. The funeral will take place this
afternoon at 4 o'clock from the family res
idence.
CIl AJftiE KB RIGHT DEPOTS.
Central Will llcliier Freight From
the West Broad Ynrds.
A change Is to be made In the Central
Rallrrad’s location of Its freight delivery
warehouse. On and after to-morrow the
depot will be looattd In the warehouse In
the West Broad street yard, directly be
hind the general office building. This will
be a great convenience, as the long trips
that have bren made will no longer be
necessary for the teams hauling the
freight received over the Central.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1900.
STATE WILL PAY EXPENSES.
WITH I"V A LIMIT, IT WILL DKFRU
COST OF THE RIFLE SHOOT.
Col. Georgf T. Cann. Inspector ot
Rifle Practice, flaw Been So \ilvi*-
cd—-An Order Relative to the Coin
petition Will Soon He iHnaed by the
Adjutant t.enera i-Ent r Ic* Mint He
Made Witli Col. ( a nn-Probable
the Railroad* Will Offer a Rote of
One Cent n Mile—Three Match***
Have Been Positively Arranged.
The Ftate will furnish transportation
and a per diem for the company teams
that may attend the second annual rifle
and carbine competition for the Georgia
State Troops, which will be held at the
Avondale range Sept. 3 and 4. Col. George
T. Cann, inspector general of rifle prac
tice, under whose directions the shoot
will take place, has been so informed.
Col. Cann named an amount that he be
lieved would defray the cost of transpor
tation and admit of the payment of a per
diem, and to this amount the Governor
has given his approval. Should, however,
the oppropriation prove insufficient for
these purposes, it will be divided among
the companies at a distance that enter
teams, being distributed nt a pro rata in
accordance with the distance traveled.
Only visiting teams will receive any
benefit from the appropriation. The lo
cal troops, obviously, would not be en
titled to ft. It is expected that the ad
jutant general will soon issue an order
relative to the shoot, and that this order
will be sent to every commanding officer
in the state.
Col. Cann expects the railroads to agree
to a rate of one cent o mile for the teams.
This is a rate that is usually accorded
state troops when destined for a camp
of instruction, as at Griffin, and that,
practically, is what the rifle competition
is <o be. He has consulted the railroad
officials, and they believe that no objec
tion will be offered to the rate being de
clared effective for the shoot.
Original ammunition will be furnished
by the state. A great quantity of it will
be needed, probably more than 5,000 rounds.
The cost will be considerable, but it is
thought that the benefit derived by the
troops from the practice end the interest
in rifle shooting it will create will far sur
pass expectations, and that the expense,
considered in the light of results, will
really be os nothing.
The Governor has professed his interest
in the shoot and his desire to see the best
possible results achieved. He appreciates
the value of rifle practice for the troops,
and it is believed a successful meeting this
year will result in others in the future
that will be participated in by many teams
and upon which more money will be ex
pended.
Entries for the competition will be made
with Col. Cann not later than three days
before Sept. 3. Regimental commanders
will make the details of competitors from
their organizations, not to exceed five men
from each company, and forward the en
tries to the inspector general of rifle prac
tice. Immediately after reaching Savan
nah, team captains will report to Col.
Cann. Assignment to quarters will be
made, cots being ready for the visitors
in the armories of the local military.
Besides conveying the above informa
tion, the order soon to be issued will con
tain a copy of the rules for the govern
ance of state matches, drawn lip by Col.
Cenn. These rules embrace every ques
tion that may arise, and the captains of
teams will find them of value.
Three matches have thus far been defi
nitely arranged. It is possible there may
be another, though the time, two days,
will not admit of much more shooting than
that necessary for the three. It is also
possible that one or more individual
matches may be arranged, as that is a
matter in which several of the best shots
have displayed an interest. A revolver
contest has also been suggested, and It is
possible that one may be arranged.
The De Renne match will be for compa
ny, battalion, or regimental competition
among teams of ten men each for the De
Renne cup. n magnificent silver piece pre
sented by Mr. Wymberly J. Deßeune.
This cup is valued at SI,OOO. It will be held
by the winning team for one year. The
teams will compete for it at 200, 300, 500 and
600 yards and at the skirmish, -five shots
being fired at the 200 and 300-yard ranges,
ten at 500 yards and twenty at the skir
mish. any number of shots to be fired on
the skirmish at each halt within the time
limit.
The De Soto Cup, presented by Messrs.
Watson & Powers of the De Soto Hotel,
will be the prize in the De Soto match,
w'hich will be open to teams of five men
from any company, troop or division of
naval militia. The entrance fee will be
$1 per man. The distances will be 200, 300.
600, 600 yards and the skirmish, with five
shots at 2CO, 300 and 600 yards, and ten at
500 and the skirmish. In this match the
distances and the number of shots that
prevail in slate qualifications for sharp
shooters and marksmen will be observed,
so that opportunity will be given contest
ants to have their records count.
'Matches will be held for the cavalry
troops, and all conditions governing the
infantry will apply, except that carbines
only will be allowed. The conditions will
be the same as in the lie Soto match.
Any team from the cavalry may enter the
infantry competition, but such a team
must use the infantry weapon. The prize
for the cavalry competion will be the E.
C. Powder cup, in all probability, which is
now held by the Guards. If not this cup,
then some other will be awarded.
001. Oann has not been definitely in
formed that the Fifth Regiment will agree
to its cup being devoted to the state
shoot It would moke a valuable addition
to the list of trophies for which the ttoips
are to contest, and it is hoped that the
suggestion of Capt. Hope of the Gover
nor's Horse Guards may be followed
As yet, Col. Cann does r.ot know posi
tively how many teams will enter. He
counts, how. ver, upon about twenty. Ha
was surprised and gratified by the inter
est manifested among the officers and
men of the Fourth Regiment when he
was among them during their recent en
campment on Cumberland Island. Col.
Cann says the Savannah marksmen, who
have been so long accustomed to win all
prizes In rifle competition, will have to
look to thtlr laurels, as commands at a
distance have been devoting more at
tention to practice than formerly.
Until the order has been Issued by the
adjutant general, the commanding of
ficers will not know officially Just what
Is contemplated for the competition nor
what steps to take. Not lctig after Its
appearance, however, entries will he sent
In to Col. Cann. It Is piobabie that all
the local companies will enter teams, as
they have been busy at the range during
the season. Some of them have qualified
many men, and will doubtless be able to
give a good account of themselves In the
contest.
Haling and Sleeping.
Food supplies and substance for repair
ing the wastes of tho body, and gives
strength. Sleep affords the opportunity
for these repairs to he 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 the sweet, rest
ful sleep of childhood. Be sure to get
Hood's.
Biliousness Is cured by Hood's Pills, 25c
—sd.
Half Price for Shirt Waists
Ladles, attend the half-price shirt waist
sale at B. H. Levy & Bro.’s.—ad.
INDICTED LOEB AND HALL.
Grand Jury Found Three Indict
ment* Agninut Western Crook*.
T. E. Hall and Ben Loeb were Indicted
by the grand jury of the Superior Court
yesterday afternoon. The grand jury re
turned three Indictments against these
men, all charging laj-ceny from the house
and bared respectively on their ingenious
operations in the wholesale stores of I.
M. Frank AL Cos.. Eckman & Vetsburg and
I. Epstein a Bro.
Hall and Loeb are the western crooks
who descended upon Savannah early last
week and successfully perpetrated three
larcenies before they were finally detected
and ariested. By the energetic work of
the defective department, and especially
of Detectives Shea. Stark and Garrity. all
of *he goods that had been stolen in Sa
vannah were recovered.
The fit st indictment charges the larceny
of thirty-six dozen pairs of kid gloves, of
the value of $8 per dozen, from I. M
Frank & Cos., the second indictment the
larceny of six and one-half dozen pairs
of kid gloves, of the value of $9 per doz
en, three and two-thirds dozen pairs of
kid gloves, of the value of $7 per dozen,
and five dozen silk handkerchiefs, of tho
value of $4.50 per dozen, from Eckman &
V< t-burg. and the third indictment the
larceny of seventeen pieces of silk, of the
value of sl7 per piece, one dozen pair of
hose, of the value of $1.65 per dozen, from
I. Fp.'tein & Bro. The total value of the
goods chaffed in th Q three indic f ments
with having been stolen by Loeb and Hall
is $(67.31.
They succeeded, in their character of
country merchants, in making these hauls
within two da vs. and but for their ar
rest would probably have made others. As
it is they have been indicted thrice and
a long term in the penitentiary is the
biightest outlook for either of them.
The grand jury reindicted W. C.
Mathews, the defaulting manager of the
office of Murphy & Cos. In this city. The
indictments previously returned by the
grand jury were nol prossed at the in
stance of the solicitor general, by reason
of the fact that, acting upon information
given him he had represented Murphy &
Cos. to be a Georgia corporation, whereas
as a matter of fact, it is incorporated un
der the laws of the state of New York.
This error in the indictment would have
rendered them demurrable. and others,
that are free from this objection, were
therefore prepared by Mr. Osborne and
returned by the grand jury.
The indictments are otherwise identical
with those previously returned. They are
throe in number and charge Mathews
with the larceny after trust of $2,000,
$498.75 and $498.75, respectively. Sheriff
Sweeny is not in receipt of any informa
tion as to the probable date of the return
of Mathews to the city, to stand trial for
the offense wi?h which he is charged.
He is reported arrested at Juneau, Alaska,
but news of his recent whereabouts and
actions has been remarkably scarce.
The other indictments returned were of
no particular importance. Paul Howard
is charged with burglarizing the house of
\V\ H. Taylor; John Henderson for bur
glarizing the store of George Christopher,
and Scott Ready, Henry Ralph, R. Young
and John Williams are indicted for as
sault with intent to murder.
DREW A GREAT CROWD.
Cakewalk nt Isle of Hope Was Won
by Two Little Girls.
The most successful night Isle of Hope
has known was last night, when the pavil
ion was filled by those who went out to
witness the cakewalk. The affair was
admirably managed, Mr. John 8. Banks
being ably assisted by Messrs. R. E.
Banks and W. W. Metzger as ushers in
managing the crowd.
The cake was won by Misses Georgia
Banks and Ruihie Sheftall, the former
masquerading as a boy. The other couples
were Masters. Norman Warrick and
Easton Yonge, Misses Georgia Banks and
Ethel Apple, Master Willie Morrissey and
Miss Sadie O'Neill and Master Pres-ion
Everett and Miss Nellie Everett. The
last two led the walk, but were not con
testants for the prize, a handsome cake.
The judges were Capt. J. T. West, Mr.
Frank Kulman, and Mr. Cecil Strobhar.
The "walking” of the winning couple
was so greatly enjoyed that they had to
respond to an encore. Little Easton
Yonge's very diminutive size, together
with his clever work, entitled him to a
prize also, and a cake was given him.
The guessing contest as to the number of
persons on the pavilion was won by Mr.
A, Ehrlich, whose guess was 826. The
prize was J 5 worth of merchandise at the
Metropolitan Clothing Company.
WAYLAID ON WATERS' ROAD.
>'egro Attacks Bicyclist Bnt Gets
Worse of the Encounter.
A gentleman riding a bicycle on
the Waters road last night was
attacked by two drunken negroes, one of
whom attempted to smash the wheel and
did succeed in kicking out a spoke.
As the rider approached the men he
heard one say to the other "Let's knock
him oft the wheel,” but, noting their
drunken condition, he thought It was only
a threat. As he got opposite to them, how
ever, one of them gave (he wheel a vicious
kick, knocking out. as it was afterward
found, one of the spokes and bending oth
ers.
The rider dismounted and, a small
stick that he found close at hand, not only
knocked down his assailant, but pounded
the cost of the damages out of him. as he
afterward expresesd it. The negro’s com
panion, as soon as he saw that his friend
was in for it, beat a hasty retreat and was
seen no more. When the rider had taken
what he considered sufficient satisfaction
for the. indignity to himself and damage
(o the wheel, he rode on, leaving the man
on the ground. No report has been made
to the police and no arrests have been
made.
ADMIRES SAVANNAH'S SQIAHBS.
Aldermen of Nashville Wonts Them
Duplicated In That City.
Mr. L. R. Freeman, an alderman of
Nashville, who spent yesterday in Savan
nah, was very much impressed wllh the
city, which he says he thinks the most
beautiful in the South, and particularly
with the parks and the squares. Their
arrangement he thinks admirable and
stated that when he returns to Nashville
he will ask that the City Council defray
the expenses of the Board of Aldermen to
Savannah so that they may see the plan
and arrangement of the squares and pars
with a view to laying out in or near Nash
ville similar ones.
"Squares, parks, or breathing places,”
said Mr. Freemen, "are the crying need
of Nashville, and as Savannah's are quite
the prettiest and most adaptable that I
have seen I shall certainly try to have
them duplicated In our city."
.Mr. Fireman sailed for New Y’ork yes
terday on the City of Augusta.
Sunday Trips si Brunswick Via
•’hint System fl.Otl.
The Flant Bystem will sell round-trip
tick< ts to Brunswick on Sundays, limited
to date of sale, at rate of 31.00. Tralna
cava at 2:10 a. m. and 5:20 a. m —ad.
Hnlf Price for Shirt Waists
Ladles, a.tend the half-price shirt waist
sale at B. H. Levy & Bro.'s.—ad.
The riant System excursion train to
Charleston leaves Savannah at 6:10 a. m
Sundays; tickets era sold at one dollar for
the round trip.—ad.
BACK FROM THE EXPOSITION.
THE PARIS SHOW St FFERS IN COM
PARISON WITH CHICAGO’S.
Hr. J. W. Huger Was fiov. Candler's
Representative at 4he Exposition
and nt tlie I nvefllng of the Lafay
ette and tYußliinglou Monuments.
Ills Patriotism Was Not Hart hy
Seeing a Display Superior to the
World's Fair—Only in Art Dues the
Paris Exposition Surpass—The Ex
position Has Not Been a Success
Financially—Other Notes of Mr.
Huger.
No shock to the patriotism of Mr. John
W. Huger, Gov. Allen D. Candler’s repre
sentative at the unveiling of the Lafay
ette and the Washington monuments and
at the Paris Exposition, was administered
by what he witnessed, for, as a successful
fair, Mr. Huger declared last night, when
seen by a representative of the Morning
News, that in Paris cannot be compared
with what was enjoyed by millions of
visitors In Chicago in 1593.
Mr. Huger spent several weeks very
pleasantly in Paris. He found the expo
sition very interesting, particularly the
arts displays. The collections of statuary
and paintings were singular in affording
the only Instance of superiority of the
Paris Exposition over the World’s Fair.
This would naturally be the case. Europe
la supplied with a vast wealth of paint
ings and sculpture, and the old galleries
have been despoiled for the display at
Paris. Visits to the Louvre, Fontaine
bleau and other places, said Mr. Huger,
reveal that many celebrated works are
missing. They have been taken to the
exposition.
Financially, the Paris exposition has not
been a success. Mr. Huger says there
have not been as many visitors as were
predicted. Of Germans and Americans
there have been many, but the English
have held aloof. Provoked by indiscreet
publications in the French pagers and by
caricatures of their sovere'gn. the Briton?
have sulked on their island, leaving
Johnny Crapaud to gather spectators for
his show from where else he might.
Preparations made upon a grand scale
for the reception and entertainment of
the millions expected might have been
decreased one half, and still there would
have been ample entertainment for those'
who have gathered from the wide, wide
world to see the wonders of the exposi
tion. Mr. Huger says he noted many evi
dences of this readiness for the traveler
who did not come. One great hotel, built
especially, with a capacity for 1,800 guests,
was struggling along with but 400.
In the failure of several of the expected
ruling sovereigns of the world to attend,
the exposition suffered a great blow. Give
the French a celebrity to gaze upon, and
their happiness is complete. Hut foreign
potentates have been few. Fearing, possi
bly, that the mighty bustle, jam and dis
order of overflowing Paris might offer too
great attraction for the destructive tastes
of anarchy, they decided to remain away.
The narrow escape of the Shah of Persia
IndicatesVnat there may have been reason
in sudh a view, if entertained.
The attempt upon the life of the Shah
and the trouble in China may both serve
to deplete the exposition crowds. Mr. Hu
ger believes an uprising of such interna
tional interest as that in China will have
the effect of keeping visitors away.
During the weeks Mr. Huger spent in
Paris, the greatest event of all was the
celebration of the fall of the Bastile on
July 14, the national holiday or fete day
in France. The Parisians went mad on
that day, the natural exuberance of the
Frenchman bursting all bounds. To
Americans, it. was a novel and interesting
sight to witness the celebrants of the an
niversary of what is popularly supposed
to have been the death of despotism and
the rise of French liberty.
More than his visits to the exposition,
Mr. Huger enjoyed excursions he made
to the Louvre, Fontainebleau and Ver
sailles. In the clustering memories of
those places he found more to please than
In the busy rush and hum of the crowds
at the great show.
Last night Mr. Huger left for Atlanta.
He will see the Governor and report up
on his visit.
THINKS WELL OF THE PLAN.
Mr. Egan Approves Maj. Ryals’ Sng
-8.-stion About Freight.
It is not unlikely that anew plan for
handling the peach crop may grow out of
a recent discussion between President
John M. Egan of the Central and Maj. G.
M. Ryals, who grows fruit extensively
In South Georgia. Maj. Ryals has advo
cated that freight on peaches be prepaid,
believing that advantages to the growers
and to the railroads would thereby accrue.
Maj. Ryal's views upon this question
have been set forth in an Interview by
the Morning News. When President
Egan was asked for his opinion, he replied
that he had had a talk with Maj. Ryals,
and that he thought well of the view the
latter had expressed. "I told Maj. Ryals.”
said Mr. Egan, "that I would find oppor
tunity to bring his proposal before the
railroad managers before the movement
of the next crop.”
President Egan was asked If the grow
ers from whom he had received reports
had cleared any money this season. His
reply was that he had received reports
from but one. a company for which one of
its officers had declared a profit for the
season. Mr. Egan did not know how the
growers generally fared.
The movement Is now over. No more
Georgia peaches ore going to Northern
and Eastern markets. The total number
of cars shipped from Georgia during the
season was 1971, of which 1.436 were han
dled by the Central It Is believed that
about 150 cars may he added to the total
of the crop to Include the peaehes shipped
by express or by local freight. The total
number given was of refrigerator cars.
Mr Egan regards 150 as a fair estimate
of the additional cars.
It might he supposed that this Is early
In the game to be figuring on next year's
peach crop, yet It i being done. Mr.
Egan says he has been told by experts
that the Indications point to a splendid
yield next season should there be no un
toward conditions to ar se. Experts, he
says, declare that the trees show evidence
that they will produce peaches In abund
ance. They base their statements upon ob
servations they make In the orchards, an I
It Is said they can tell the probabilities
for a season nearly a year distant.
When asked how the railroads were sat
isfied with the results of the pea. h season
Mr. Egan answered that they had want
ed more of the fruit. They expected the
crop would be much larger and were dis
appointed.
LIEL'T. MAHER WILL STAY'.
A Njflpgrnni From Washington An
nounces This Fact.
Lieut. George B. Maher of the revenue
cutter service will not leave Savannah
for a least a year. It was generally un
derstood here that Mr. Maher and his
family would leave In the near future.
He was making his arrangements with a
view to departure, but a change in or
ders will result in his remaining In Sa
vannah. His many friends here will re
ceive this announcement as good news.
Lieut. Maher left he city a few days
ago and Is now In Washington. A tele
gram wa* received from him yesterday
that stated he would be in Savannah for
a year. 1
CAME FOR RIFLE PRACTICE.
Tbe Burke Light Infantry tn Savan
nah Yesterday. ,
The Burke Light Infantry, thirty-three
strong, under ccmmand of First Lieuten
ant Floyd L. Scales, came to Savannah
yesterday morning from Waynesboro. The
cofhpany was highly commended by Sa
vannah officers for the visit, as It was
paid primarily for the purpose of practic
ing on the Avondale rifle range.
The Burke Light Infantry is Company
E of the First Regiment, Infantry. Capt.
W. E. Coney, adjutant of the regiment,
met the command and escorted it to the
range. He was assisted there in showing
Lieut. Scales and his men the ropes by
Sergt. A. C. Common, Sergt. G. Bourquin,
Sergt. Walter Purse and other enlisted
men of the First Regiment. Lieut. Col.
T. S. Wylly, Jr., also visited the range
and we corned Lieut. Scales.
Being new to rifle practice and having
no range at Waynesboro, the Burke Light
infantrymen were naturally oft in their
shooting. None of the men qualified as
marksmen or sharpshooters, but the fig
ure of merit will be good, nevertheless,
on account of the men having appeared
upon the range. It is said their visit to
Savannah and trial of rifle practice will
probably result in the early establishment
of a range at Waynesboro.
After two hours on the range, the com
pany returned to the city. Dinner was
had at the Screven House, after which
the command went to the Tybee depot to
lake a train to the island. The stay there
was very pleasant. The command re
turned last night to Waynesboro.
Next week or the week after the Kell
Rifles of Statesboro, Company F of the
First Regiment, will come to Savannah
for a day on the range. The company
will be commanded by Capt. Batch. On
Aug. 16 the Brunswick Rifles are booked
for a trip to Waycross. where the rifle
range will be used. These trips for prac
tice make it quite clear that the com
panies are Interested.
HAYS STILL AT LARGE.
His Victim Buried Y'esterday Morn
ing in Laurel Grove.
There were no developments yesterday
in the search for Seaborn Hays, the slay
er of Motorman Varnadoe. The police
and detectives, as well as many private
persons, friends of the dead man, are still
on the lookout, but each day lessens the
chances of finding the man, at least of
finding him in this city or vicinity.
Jim Hays, a brother of the murderer,
was arrested at his Sandfly home early
yesterday morning and brought to the city,
hut was released yesterday afternoon, as
there was no reason for holding him.
Mr. Varnadoe was buried yesterday
morning at Laurel Grieve Cemetery. His
funeral was largely attended, particularly
by the employes of the street railway com
pany.
A Fever-Stricken Camp.
Everett City, Ga., July 21, 1900.—1 am a
strong believer In and advocate of the use
of Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic. J
know what it will do. I have tried it in
Cuba and the low lands of Mexico. I
have been a soldier In my time and have
found the Tonic invaluable in cgses of
camp fever. Only those who have been
in the tropics as soldiers can comprehend
the horrors of a fever-stricken camp,
miles and miles away from its base of
supplies. It was in such places that
Johnson's Tonic came tn. You did not
need any Calomel or quinine or
any other drug. Stick to the Tonic and
you will be able to eat embalmed beef
again. Yours very truly,
Chas. F. Roden.
—sd.
The summer is passing, have you taken
in the Plant System Sunday excursions to
Charleston? One dollar for the round trip,
—ad.
A Receiving Teller.
A receiving teller at a good bank eald
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 made him about as good as new.
Get Graybeard at all drug stores. Gray-
pills are treasures—2oc the box.
Respese Drug Cos.. Proprietors.—ad.
CTwer.
We have a nice line of elder in bottles,
pure and genuine, from the celebrated
establishment of Mott & Cos., of New
Y’ork.
The Russet Cider and the Crab Apple
Cider are very good. Lippman Bros., cor
ner Congress and Barnard streets, 9a
vannah, Ga.—ad.
A Dellctona Smoke.
The Herbert Spencer Is an elegant cigar
and Is truly a delightful enjoyment to
inhale the fumes of this fine 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 50, Conchas at 33.60, and
Perfectos, 14 50 at Lippman Bros., whole
sale druggists, Barnard and Congress
streets, of this city.—ad.
To tile Mountains. T-
In the nick of time.
Just when you are yawning and feeling
tired out and broken down, a bottle of
Graybeard is better th*n a trip to the
mountains.
Are you constipated? Take Graybeard
pills. Little treasures—26c >be box. Rea
pese Drug Cos., Proprietors.—d.
Chair cars on Plant System excursions
to Charleston every Sunday; engage your
seats on Saturdays at the De Soto Hotel
ticket office.—ad.
To Brunswick ana Return, gl.no Via
the Plant System, Sundays.
In addition to the Charleston Sunday
excursions, the Plant System are selling
round-trip tickets to Brunswick, good on
Sundays only, at rate of 31 00 for the
round trip. Trains leave at 2:10 a. ro. and
5:20 a. m—ad
Scotch and Irish Whiskies.
The finest Imported from Scotland and
Ireland are to be had from Lippman
Brothers. They are Imported by that firm
in bottles from the distilleries In Scotland
and Ireland. And if you want the cele
brated Ola Highland Scotch whiskey, or
■he Wheeler Irish whiskey, call on Lipp
man Brothers for It.
This firm has decided to sell all imported
wines and liquors at retail, which we think
la quite an acquisition for our Savannah
consumers.
Lippman Brothers have something espe
cially nice from Scotland called Cherry
whiskey. Imported from Rutherford ot
Leith, Scotland, and we are safe In eaylnt
nothing like thle has ever been imported ■
In these parts before. It has the most
delightful cherry flavor, and the whiskey
Is not of the strongest type.—ad.
Fifty Cents Will stop Y'onr Scratch
ing.
Whether It Is from tetter, enema, ring
worm, salt rheum, or any other skin
trouble, use Tetterlne.and accept no sub
stitute, claimed by the deafer to be ‘ Just
ts good.” Nothing else Is just as good.
If your druggist can’t supply you. send 50
cents In stamps to J. T. Bhuptrlne, Savan
nah, Ga., for a box postpaid.—ad.
AUGUST
CLOSING
SALE
i
—OF—*
SUMMER
SHOES
Cut prices prevail in all
departments. See us this
month for shoes.
it contains the easy-running qualities that made the
A Ills Chain Model so popular with prominent wheelmen.
It is equipped with Burwell Bearings. W m fa H H I aHimnvo
Fruit Jars
Cheaper Than Ever
—at the —
Right Place to Boy.
Fruit is plenty and the
best makes of fruit jars are
very cheap here.
We have a beautiful line
of Brass Vases and Onyx
Tables.
G. W. ALLEN & CO,
STATE AND BARNARD STS.
SCHOOLS A\D COLLEGES.
~stTjosep^^
For Young Ladle*. Washington. Wilkes
county. Georgia, admitted to be one of lh*
most home-like institutions in the count
try. Climate healthy. Extensive. lawn*
Course thorough. Terms moderate. Music,
Art. Physical Culture. Elocution. Stenog
raphy and Typewriting. Address
MOTHER SUPERIOR.
Mt. St. \riicn* College for Women,
Mt. Washington, Md.
THOROUGH ENGLISH COURSE. Lec
tures delivered. Degrees conferred. MT.
WASHINGTON SEMINARY FOR BOYS
under 13 years. Primary and Preparatory
courses. Both institutions conducted oy
Sisters of Mercy. Preparatory School for
little girls. Address
EPISCOPAL HIQH SCHOOL.
L. M. BLACKFORD, M. A, Principal.
For Boys. Three miles from Alexandria,
Va, and eight from Washington, D.
C. The 62d year opens Sept. 26, 1900. Cata
logue sent on application to the principal
at Alexandria.
Edgeworth Hoarding & Day School
For Girls. Reopens Sept. 27. 38th year.
Mrs. H. P. LEFEBVRE, Principal.
Miss E. D. HUNTLEY, Associate Prln.
122 and 124 W. Franklin st, Baltimore,Md.
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