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10 FELL FROM A TYBEE TRAIN. ROBERT J. EBBS’ St'DDE\ DEATH YESTEHDAY A FTEII\OON. Fell From the Train While on Ills Way to Tybee hate Yesterday and Died Shortly After From Hi In juries—KCbbn Well hnoun in the C ity and Was Formerly Associated With the Savannah Theater—Had Heeentl.v Ileen Foreman of a r.nng at Fort Screven-His llody Brought to the C ity and Turned Over to Coroner Goette. Robert J. Ebbs fell from the 5:25 o’clock Tybee train yesterday afternoon and re ceived injuria that resulted in death fif teen minutes later. The accident occurred in the neighbor hood of the three-mile post, and while the train was running at its usual speed. Ebbs, with the news ngent, Brandt Gold smith, and the baggage master, B. M. Edwards, were in the baggage car. Ac cording to the story of both Kdwards and Goldsmith, Edwards was in the rear of the car assorting the baggage, while Goldsmith was standing at the right door of the car looking out and with his back to Ebbs, who was sitting in the baggage master’s chair near the left door. Edwards heard a movement of the chair, and looking from his work, saw that it was empty nnd tipped forward, leaning against a bag of ice. He called to Gold smith, who was still looking from the window, saying: “Where is the man that was in here?” Goldsmith looked around. Ibut not seeing him in the chair, opened the front door, thinking that he had gone through it. The search for the missing man took but a few minutes, und then the baggage master pulled the hell rope, and explain ing to the conductor his fears as to the fate of the missing man, the train was run back until, within about half a mile from where it had stopped, the bleeding tmd unconscious man was found lying in the marsh about eight feet from the •track. He was placed in the baggage car and Dr. J. G. Jarrell and Dr. J. S. Howkina who were aboard summoned. They could be of no service as the mans head had be n so badiy crushed through contact with a crosstie that th re was absolutely no chance to save his life. Ho died fifteen minut s after b ing picked up, before the train had r-ached Lazaretto creek. As so n as the trn n reached the island Information of the accident was to the city. Coroner Goette was notified and took the n*:xt train down, bringing the body up to the city <n the train that left Tyboe at 7:4h o’clock. Mr. Ebbs was about 32 years old. and a native of this city, where he was well known and had mnny friends. At one time he was connected with the Theater In the capacity of ticket seller, but has recently been the foreman of a gang of laborers at work on the government res ervation at Fort Screven. To he near his work, he was living on the island at Es tfcll’s, where he boarded with Mr. Johnson Hvers. There is reason to believe that Ebbs was under the influence of liquor w’hen he met his death, as both the news agent and the baggagemasier were quite posi tive t hat he had been drinking when he came into the car. In fact, it was only two days before the accident that Mr. C. W. Saussy. superintendent of the Tybee road, had refused to let him get on the train, unless accompanied by a friend, as he was too drunk to be able to take care of himself. So far as Is known. Mr. Ebbs had no immediate relatives in this city. His brother. Wm. Ebbs, his last remain ing relative, died in a somewhat similar manner and in almost the exact place about three years ago. Coroner Goette said last night that he ‘ did not think an inquest would be neces- j sary. The remains are at the establish- \ ment of Coroner Goette. The funeral ar rangements will be made to-day. INTERESTED IN THE FIGHT. Fitzsimmons’ Victory Created No Fspeolal Surprise. The sports were considerably Interested j In the prize fight pulled off last night be- i tween Gus Ruhlln and Bob Fitzsimmons, but it created nothing like the same in terest as that displayed when Fitzsimmons met Corbett or when Corbett and Sharkey had their bout. The fight was reported in detail by wire at the music halls, and fair audiences listened attentively. Betting in New' York was on Fitzsim mons as a favorite, so it was not partic ularly surprising when he won. His vic tory came a little earlier than was ex pected, though, being in the sixth round. Most of those in Savannah who watch the big fights and follow the movements and statements of the prominent lights in the pugilistic world were with Fitz, so they were pretty well prepared for the result. Betting was pretty slow. Some money was posted, but in nothing like the amounts that indicate the interest in the "really big events that are nulled off. One man lost S3O on Ruhlln, which was the big gest losing recorded. He had It about even In several bets. WORKING ON THE FISSURE. Work on the Cracked Conduit In .Still in !*rotfi*ca. Work has not yet been completed on the conduit at the w'ater works. The break is still being exposed, workmen uncovering it toward one end W'hlle others close it up with cement and brick at the other. The conduit has been pumped dry, the fire en gine having finished its work. It is ex pected that some days will be needed to finish up the work. Not the slightest inconvenience to con sumers has resulted from the break and the efforts being made to repair it. The pressure has been* equally as strong and no complaints have been registered be cause of the failure of water to reach the top stories of buildings. The old water works engines have been in use since tho work on the fissure in the conduit began. Though their operation is more expensive than that of the engines at the new- water works, the result Is equally as good. QUARANTINE TO BE OFF. Dr. Brunner Donhtfnl of Any Yel low Fever In Tnmpa. It is probable that the Florida state health officials will declare the quaran tine against Tampa off to-day. Health Officer Brunner exacts as much. Dr. Brunner has been doubtful from the first of the existence of yellow fever in Tampa, and for the last several days he has been confirmed In this opinion. HI a conservative position in the matter is very satisfactory to Savannahians. A LAWN PARTY FOR CHILDREN. NVIII Re Given by Ladies of Seventh Street Church. The ladies of the Seventh Street Metho dist Church will give a lawn party for children on Monday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock on the green near the church. The public is invited, and is promised a pleas ant time. Refreshments will be served. Do you like a dry champagne? Try Cook’s Imperial Extra Dry; its flavor is unrivalled and U is perfectly pure.—ad. HAYS STILL AT LIBERTY. Hut No Effort U Spnrrd Tlmt May Result in IIIm Capture. Hays, the murderer of Motorman Varne doe, is still at large, though he has been | hunted and continues to be hunted as but | few criminals have been in Chatham I county in recent years. Each day numer ous reports are made to the police and de tectives giving the alleged whereabouts of the man, and regularly these rumors are investigated only to be found without foundation. One report yesterday that was made by a prominent gentleman of Thunderbolt was to the effect that a trustworthy negro fisherman had reported seeing Hays Thursday on Skidaway Island. Another report came in shortly before 11 o’clock last night that a negro had located the much-wanted criminal In the vicinity of Drayton and Gaston streets and asking that the officers be sent to that place at once. Patrolmen Godbold, Christie and Kearney went immediately to the scene of the supposed hiding place, but this search, as had others, proved bootless. According to another story, told by a railroad hand, Hays is staying at a house about five miles from the city. He would not give the direction, but was, last night, to conduct a policeman ro the place. An appointment was made with him, but he failed to keep it. Opinions among the many persons In terested in the search for Hays is about equally divided; many think that he is no longer in either the city or the vicin ity, while others are of the opinion that, with the close watch that has been con stantly maintained since the crime was committed, it w’ould have been impossi ble for him to get away, and that he Is in consequence hidden somewhere in the immediate vicinity of the city, if not with in the city itself. MEETING OF DRUGGISTS. First Annnnl Gathering of the Chat ham County ITiariuaceatlcnl As sociation. The Chatham County Pharmaceutical Association held its first annual meeting in the breakfast room of the De Soto Ho tel last night. Among a number of im portant and interesting matters which came up was the election of officers for the ensuing year. All the old officers were re-elected, as follows: J. T. Shuptrine, president; W. F. Reid, first vice president; W. C. Offfutt, treasurer, and Walter D. Jones, secretary. Mr. I. A. Solomons was elected as delegate to represent the In terest of the retail druggist at the con vention of the National Wholesale Drug gists’ Association, which is to meet in Chicago in September. The Chatham County Pharmaceutical Association has on Its rolls all the retail druggists In the city except three, repre sentatives of all the jobbers, and a large majority of the clerks. Every member of the association feels much gratified at the success of the first year in a social way in bringing the phar macists in Savannah together and estab lishing a spirit of good fellowship. From a business standpoint all are convinced that the benefits to be derived from the organization are incalculable. At the close of the meeting Mr. W. M. Cleveland extended a cordial invitation to the association to hold Its next reguler meeting at his residence on Duffy street. A vote of thanks was extended to Messrs. Watson & Powers for their kindness on a number of occasions. DOWN TO THE WEIGHT. Pearce Has Trained to the Point to Which the Fitfliters Agreed. George Pearce has trained down to within two pounds of the w'efght at which he is to meet Tommy' Corcoran next Fri day night at. the Theater. The men are to fight at 145 pounds, though they will give and take five pounds. Pearce has got rid of fifteen pounds since he has been training, and he is certain that the rest of it will disappear by the time the fight is pulled off. Corcoran is always at about 145, so he did not have to work off flesh. Both men are training industrious ly. and it is believed that he lovers of tho art wall seo the prettiest fistic contest that was ever pulled off in Savannah. Interest in the fight is increasing. So is the money put up on it. One who is In a position to know declared yesterday that he knew of $2,500 that had been wag ered on the result, ail of it at even money. A couple of bets have been registered that Pearce will put his man out, but most of the money Is on the decision. It is said SSOO is awaiting a taker who wants to put his money against Corcoran, and it Is probable that more of the long green will change hands on this fight than on any ever heid here. COLORED SOLDIERS W ANTED. Cavalry anil Infantry to lie Recruit ed for Plilllppines. Orders were received at the recruiting offire yesterday to enlist men for service in the Twenty-fifth Regiment Infantry, color, and, Unit and States Regulars, and also for the Tenth Regular Cavalry, a so col ored. Both of th*se organizations are to be sent to the Philippines shortly, and will probably be enlisted to their full s'rength. Bulletins giving the required physical proportion, the pay ad other Informat Ivin will be posted to-day In the Postofflce building. It is thought that there will be but little trouble In securing a number of enlist ments from this city and immediate vicin ity. _ HI A R HIED IN HAVANA. Nils* Beckwith, Formerly of This City, Heroine* Mrs. Moody There. Notice has been received in this city of the marriage of Miss Mabelle Beckwith and Mr. Arnold Moody, which took place about ten days ego in Havana. Cuba. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. S. L. Beckwith am! lived here until a few months ago, when she went to Havana in the government department. Mr. Moody is n native of Virginia, and is engaged in Y. M. C. A. work in and about Ha vana. Mr. and Mrs. Moody will prob ably visit Savannah about December. ON HIS WAY TO El HOP!?. Prof. Gibson Will Y!lt the Grave of Hl* Kinsman. Prof. John Gibson of Monroe. G., who has been visiting his brother. Dr. I. a. Gilieon of Savannah, sails to-day for New York. Prof. Gibson is on his way to Eu rope. where he will spend two years in special study at the Universities of Ox ford and Heidelberg. He expects to visit Egypt and Asia, mid see the grave of hi* kinsman, Hon. Thos. R. Gibson, who died while acting as United States Minister to Beirut. Your test frlerd ran give no better ad vice than this: “For impure blood, bad stomach and weak nerves take Hood’s Sarsaparilla.—ad. To Brunswick nuu Return, SI.OO Via the Plant System, Sundays. In addition to the Charleston Bunday excursions, the Plant System are selling round-trip tickets to Brunswick, good on Sundays only, at rats of $1 00 for the round trip. Trains leave at 2:10 a. m. and 6:20 a. m ad. THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1900. THE FOUR WERE INDICTED. GRAND JURY PRESENTED ALLEGED POLICY LOTTERY PROPRIETORS. Hirsch, Henderson. Hodges and Ful ton, the Four White Men Caught in the Meshes of Sheriff Sweeny’s Net, Will Answer Indictment for Violating Gaming I,nir—The Ne gro Assistants, Nnhhed at tho Same Time, Punished In City Court. Grand Jnry to Try Its Hand at Suppression anil Solicitor General W ill Assist—Trial Is to De on Mon da y. The four alleged policy lottery proprie tors who were caught in the raid of Tues day evening, were indicted by the grand jury of the Superior Court yesterday af ternoon for violating the gaming laws of the state. The men thus indicted are Julius D. Hirsch. L. J. Hodges, Male Hen derson and Frank Fulton. Ten of the negroes who were caught In the raid at the same time as were the four more prominent and influential mem bers of the profession expressed to the solicitor general yesterday morning a will ingness to enter picas of guilty and in consequence were presented to Judge Nor wood in the City Court for the offense of maintaining a policy lottery or being in strumental in its operation. Judge Nor wood assessed a fine of SSO and costs, wdth the alternative of six months on the chain gang in each case, and all of the fines were promptly paid. The men thus punished are of the class commonly know’n as “writers” for the pol icy lotteries, of which class it has been estimated there are 200 or more in Savan nah. The names of those who contributed to tho coffers of the City Court officers by the payment of the fines assessed against them are A. Hoover, Benton Green. F. Fahm, Robert Black, A. How ard, W. Brothers, Ed. Byrnes, Edward Morgan, L. G. Jenkins and Wesley Miller. Two or three others, who were arrested at the same time, refused to plead and will have to be dealt with, so the solicitor general stated, by a more indirect method than that pursued in the punishment of criminals in the City Court. Its results will probably be not less severe and it is doubtful, assuming the negroes to be guil ty of the crime with which they are charg ed, that the path they have chosen to follow is that of wisdom. Tiie meeting of the grand jury in the afternoon w’as called, it is understood, es pecially to consider the question of gam bling and the violation of the laws that are designed to prohibit it in this state. What went on behind the closed doors of the grand jury room is a secret with the members of the grand inquest, but that the gambling question was discussed in many of its phases and bearings there can be but little doubt. The attention that has been given this vexed problem by the present grand jury has been as earnest and as painstaking as that which characterized the deliberations of the grand juries by which it was preceded. It may be that the present grand jury will formulate some plan, that, carried into execution, will do something toward the abatement of the vice in Savannah and Chatham county. The witnesses who appeared against the gamblers indicted yesterday were of very different class from those who usually make out the state’s case before grand Juries. In the past it has been usual to pick up some employe of the man against whom an indictment is lo be found; yes terday the sheriff and his officers fur nished the needed evidence to support the return of a true bill. Against Hen derson Sheriff Sweeny is named as the witness on the back of the indictment; against Hodges, Deputy Hartlgan appear ed; Deputies Lilienthal and Harvey testi fied against Hirsch, while Deputy O’Con nor told of the operation of the wheel which Frank Fulton is charged with own ing and conducting. During the session of the grand jury the polieStor general was called into fre quent consultation with its members, and it is understood that he agreed to push the cases against the men indicted by the grand jury, and to bring them to trial with the greatest possible degree of celer ity. The cases against Hirsch, Henderson, Hodges and Fulton will be assigned for trial on Monday. Whatever plan is for mulated by the grand Jury will receive the support which can come, from the prosecuting officer of the state for this judicial district. The members of the grand jury, confess ing that the problem is o difficult one, and that they do not see their way clear ly to its solution, yet express the inten tion of doing what they can to abate or lessen the evil and a modest confidence that they will be able to accomplish some thing in this direction, even if they do not clean the Augean stables by one Her culean effort. As the problem has been grappled with before, without having ap proached any closer solution than it was when the former efforts were instituted, the plan and procedure of the grand jury will be watched with interest. ISLE OF HOPE M %TINEE. Cakewalk This Afternoon for the Ladies nnd Children. The cakewalk which was so successfully given at Barbee & Bandy’s pavilion at Isle of Hope Tuesday night, will be re peated this afternoon for the benefit of the ladies and children. It Is expected that a large crowd will go out. Special ar rangements have been made for the com fort of the little ones, so there need be no fears on this score. Children under five years will be admitted free, while a general admission of 10 cents will be charged to all others. There will be a guessing contest for the children. The child guessing nearest the number of peo ple on the pavilion will be awarded a handsome prize. Cars will be run every half hour by ihe street railway company. The cakewalk will begin promptly on the arrival of the 5:30 car. The guessing contest at Isle of Hope last night resulted in Miss Etta Roth schild winning on a guess of 225 as the number of people on the pavilion. There was a large crowd out for the dance, and everybody greatly enjoyed the evening. PROVIDED TEN BENCHES. Emmet Park Given a Starter in tlie Way of Improvements. Bay street green, otherwise known as Fmmpt Park, ir not to be totally Ignored. Ten new' benches were placed there yes terday for the benefit of those who spend their leisure time in search of the cooling breezes at that point. This improvement is the result of the combined effort of the street and lane department, and the Park nnd Tree Com mission. The former furnished the benches and the latter placed them in po sition. The improvement \e a small one, but It may be the beginning of greater things. It is safe to predict that the claims of Emmet Park will be loudly heard in the coming municipal campaign. Pimple* nnd Freckles on Face Your druggist will refund your money if Fazo Ointment fails to cure you.—ad. Sunday Trips m Brunswick via Plnnt System SI.OO. The riant System will sell round-trip tickets to Brunswick on Sundays, limited to date of sale, at rate of SI.OO. Trains (cava at 2:10 a. ra. and 5:20 a. m —ad BARRELS WOULD BE CLEAN. Complaints About Garbage Recep tacles Would So Result. The garbage ordinance Introduced In Council by Alderman Dixon continues to excite comment, many householders be ing opposed to it. Others regard It as needed and give It their support in the dis cussions that arise regarding It. The question is one upon which the Aldermen will figure up the pros and cons and the numbers objecting and supporting when the ordinance is put on its s cond read ing. Director of Public Works Gadsden, who heartily favors the proposed change, and who believes It necessary in order that the scavenger department may be proper ly conducted and the garbage removed from premises as it should be, welcomes the criticism that barrels, boxes or other receptacles for garbage might become foul and ill smelling. He says this is the very ti ing, the possibility that the recepta cles will became foul, that will render it altogether improbable. It I* reasoned by the Director cf Public Works that the barrels on the sidewalks and in the lanes will be open to the ob servation of inspectors. Let one reach a condition menacing to heaLh and it will be readily discovered. Mr. Gadsden, him stlf. he said, would be able to drive through the lai.es ard along the streets to observe the conui ion of the barrels. < ritlcism of the condition of the rrcep ta lts would, at any time, Mr. Gadsden de larcri, be gladly welcomed. The de portment would be glad to know if any of them were not kept c;ean. Reports about, them would be rcceivtd and steps would bo tak n to have the fau.t reme di. and. If those who object to putting barrels in the lanes on the outside of gates will provide their premises with Specially con structed garbage receptables the neces sity, under the new ordinance, would be removed. Mr. Gadsden says the deport ment would desire such an arrangement. He suggests some box into which the gar -1 age may be emptied from the yards and taken up from the lanes by the scaven gers. A number of householders already have such arrangements to dispose of their garbage. There will need to be no changes in such cases. The scavenger men find it saves time and labor to take the gar bage from such receptacles rather than go inside yards for it. It is not probable that, in view' of the protests that have been made by some, the hour named in the ordinance, 7 o’clock, as that by which the garbage is to be in the boxes, will be changed for a later one. Mr. Gadsden said it Is neces sary that the stuff be set out by that time. He says the scavenger wagons make three trips a day, two before din ner and one after, and that it w'ould bo impossible to do the w*ork if the start should be made later than 7 o’clock. The garbage from breakfast, which, some claim, should be included in the sniff removed early in the morning, Mr. Gadsden says, is comparatively little. No great advantage for householders would result, therefore, from a delay of two or three hours. In the other cities w’here the plan proposed for Savannah is opera tive, the hour by which the garbage must be placed in the lanes or on the sidewalks Is no later, while in some cases it is earlier. LOCAL PERSONAL. Mr. John Daily of Hardeevllle Is a guest of the Screven. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jenkine are quests of the Screven. Mr. J. T. Warnell of Morrison Is a gueet of the Screven. Mr. A. Pope left via the Central yes terday for Atlanta. Mr. T. R. Slappey of Hagan Is regis tered at the Screven. Mr. W. D. Denham of Fort White is a guest of the DeSoto. Mr. P. Brennan left via the Southern yesterday for Tryon. Mr. J. H. Thomas of Columbia Is reg istered at the Pulaski. Mr. W. H. Halsey of Atlanta Is reg istered at the DeSoto. Mr. O. D. Gannon of Paschal Is registered at the Pulaski. Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Dunham of Darien are guests of the Pulaski. Mr. C. A. H. Otto of New Orleans Is registered at the Screven. Miss Inez Snow' will sail for New York to-day on the Kansas City. Mis* Nellie Reynolds left’via the South ern yesterday for Waynesville. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Jervey, Jr., of At lanta are guests of the DeSoto. Mr. John A. Potter will leave via the Plant System to-day for New York. Mr. H. W. Johnson will leave via the Plant System'to-day for New York. Mr. M. K. Nussbaum of Bainbridge, Ga. t is among the guests of the Screven. Mr. H. B. Lewis of Atlanta was among the arrivals at the DeSoto yesterday. Miss M. E. Robertson will leave via the Plant System to-day for White Springs. (’apt. T. 'B. Jones was among the pas sengers of the Central yesterday for Ma con. Mr. S. A. Word of Swainsboro was among the arrivals at the Screven yester day. Mr. John W. Huger will be among the passengers on the Kansas City to-day for New York. Mr. George Fey will be among the pas sengers of the Plant System to-day for New York. Mr. E. G. Trenholm was among the pas sengers of the Southern yesterday for Waynesville. Miss J. W. Myddelton will be among the passengers of the Plant System to-day for White Springs. Mr. George W. Allen, Jr., was among the passengers of the Southern yesterday for Black Mountain. Mrs. F. W. Storer and children were among the passengers of the Southern yesterday for Asheville. Mrs. C. Aekermann was a passenger aboard the City of Birmingham which left New Y"ork for Savannah on Aug. 8. Mr. Harry Jones of Philip* & Jones, handling gentlemen’s furnishing goods, of Macon, is among the visitors in the city. Mr. T. J. Cumming has returned to the city from Hendersonville. N. C., having been hurriedly called to that point on ac count of illness in his family. Mr. D. E. Cohen of Jewish Sentiment is in the illy. Mr. Cohen will issue anew Year’s edition of his paper In the Interest of tlie Savannah Council of Jewish Wo men. What Not to Say. Do not say, “I can’t eat.” Take Hood’s Sarsaparilla and say, “I am hungry all the time, and food never hurts me.” Never say to your friends that you are as tired in the morning as t night. If they happen to be sharp they will tell you that Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures that tired feeling. Do not say. "My face Is full of pimples.” You are quite llxely to be toll by some one, "There is no need of that, for Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures pimples.” It is improper nnd unnecessary to *ay, "My health is poor and my blood is bad*” Hood's Sarsapari’la will give you good blood, and good health will follow as a natural consequence.—ad. Chair ears on Plant System excursions to Charleston ©very Sunday; engage your seats on Saturdays tu the I> Soto Hotel ticket offlee.-ad. DIFFER FROM THE BUREAU. COTTON HEN DO NOT ACCEPT THE WEATHER PEOPLE’S BULLETIN. They Insist tlie Condition of the Crop Is Superior to NN liat tlie Monthly Report Shows—The Re port, Nevertheless. Had a Bullish Effect on Prices—Cotton Men in Savannah Suy That, Instead of Gain of 1 Per Ceut. Since the Last Report, the Bulletin Should Have Shown a Gain of lO Per Cent—Chi na and Its Troubles Exerting un Influence I pon Prices. The monthly bulletin of the Weather Bureau did not accord very well with the views of the cotton men on the Bay. It appeared yesterday, but it was repudiated by practically all the factors as thorough ly out of accord with the reports they have received of the cotton crop. Their re pents. as a rule, do not cover a very wide section, being confined principally to Geor gia and Alabama, but those of some of the dealers in the staple are supplemented by advices from other sections. Instead of the advance of one point In the crop condition that was shown by the bulletin, the majority of the cotton men declared it should have been at least ten points. They based this view not only upon the crop as they know it In Georgia, but upon the reports received from other leading cotton section*. In Georgia the conditions have improved greatly within the last month, the rains that were so excessive in some sections having held up, and other sections which needed rain having received it. In Mis sissippi and Louisiana, a broker declared, the conditions have also improved, while it was made quite clear to him on a trip he made recently through North and South Carolina, that the crop in those states is in excellent way. The plant, he observed, was vigorous and well fruited, and gave every indication of yielding splendidly. This gentleman believes the crop should easily turn out 10,500,000 bales. The weath er bureau’s report caused a bullish move ment, and the gentleman believes it will continue for. possibly, the month of Au gust. to be followed by a slight decline in September. He believes it quite pos sible that the price will run above ten cents, though, he has littie faith in the hope, entertained by some, that it will reach 11 or 12. Had the trouble in China not intervened, the gentleman is confident that the high prices mentioned would have prevailed this season. Chinn, though, he declared, uses annually something iike a million or more hales, both in row material and manufactured goods, and to have such a field of consumption shut out, will nat urally counteract the rise expected. The Southern milks have been selling to a con siderable extent to China, and the state of affairs there has resulted in some of these mills cutting down their production. Prices on manufactured cotton goods, the gentleman continued, have also taken a downward turn because of the troubles in the Orient. The prices of the raw ma terial nnd that of the manufactured pro duct do not balance well, and some of the mills have sold cotton In order to unload. They hope to get the staple c'heaper by the time the demand for the goods has again driven up their price*. That, they think, will be when there has been a ces sation to the troubles that are now rife in China. Were it not for this uprising in China, the conditions, colton men say, are just suitable for a considerable advance In price*. Liverpool’s shortage is great, and that would, in itself, exert a strong up ward tendency. As it is, though, farmers may, with a reasonable degree of certain ty, count upon good prices for their cot ton. The broker referred to says the crop is earlier this '.ear than last. Th* farmers s©'m to be rushing to get advantage of the prices that now prevail. By Sept. 1 it is probable that 20,M0 la es of the new' crop will have been marketed. Tonnage will be higher than last year. This is due to so many of the tr.imp steamers having been engaged by various governments for service as transports They are needed for carrying troops or supplies to China. It seems possible that not enough ships for the rapid export of the crop can be secured. WAS A MISTAKE. Mr. Tuberdy Explains Reported At tempt nt Suicide. Mr. John F. Tuberdy, w r ho wras reported In yesterday’s Morning News as having made an attempt at suicide, requests the Morning News to say that it was all a mistake. “I had not the slightest intention of com mitting suicide,” said Mr. Tuberdy yester day. “There were two bottles of medicine in the rear of the store, where it is dark, and I got hold of the w rong bottle and started to dTink U, but the moment I tasted it I knew my mistake, nnd spit it out. Tho colored boy, seeing my mistake, raised the alarm that I had drank poison. The fact that I never felt the leas* unw'ell as a result prove* conclusively that I had no intention of taking poison.” Mr. Tuberdy’s friends will be pleased to learn that the report was an error. PROF. WOOD IN SAVANNAH. Tnskegff Elocutionist Pleased Sa vannah Audience Highly. Prof. Charles Winter Wood entertained a large audience last night at St. James A. M. E. Church. As an elocutionist Prof. Wood is on© of the most remarka ble members of his race. He is one of the instructors at the Tuskege© Institute presider over by Booker T. Wash ington, and this speaks sufficiently for his character. Prof. Wood entertained several audiences here and pleased them highly. He will be well remembered In Savannah. SEl.l*' nKLIAME. ! How It May Bo Developed in Yonr Daughter's Education. When a father has n daughter to edu cate it is very important that he should select the right school. There are many advantages in sending a girl to a boarding school. There she learns self-reliance, and it develops in her a womanhood that will I adorn her character. Parents should be j very careful tvhat school they patronize. ! Brennu College, formeily Georgia Female Seminary, at Gainesville, Go., offers ex ceptional facilities and advantages for the proper education of girls. Each student is glv.en personal, Individual work by ex perienced Christian teachers. For hand some catalogue address Brenau, Gaines ville, Ga.—ad. Hello—lsle of Hope. Grand cakewalk at Isle of Hope Satur day afternoon for the special benefit of the ladies and children. Accommodations on pavilion for 700. Admission only 10c; no reserve seats. Be sure and come, as there is a big treat in store for you. Cars leave Junction every half hour. Don’t miss the opportunity. Respectfully, Barbee & Bandy.—ad. 119.75 To Illack Mountain, Si. C., and Return. Account of Montreat Bible Society Con ference, the Southern Railway will sell tickets Aug. 9, 10. 11, 12 and 13, final limit Aug. 28. James Freeman, city passenger *nd ticket agent, ltl Bull street.-ad. THE RECORDER’S COURT GRIND. Only a Fow Prisoners and None on Serious Charges. The Recorder had another comparative ly Fmall court yesterday, and n;ne of the cases were of particular interest. R. Welcome was remanded to the City Court on two charges/one larceny from the house, and the other larceny from the wharf. Of the five prisoners arrested for fight ing and making a disturbance in a house on Reynolds street, the night before, S. Haywood was given thirty days, while the others were discharged. W. 11. Barnard, colored, charged with and sorderly conduct and cursing and abus ing the arresting officers, was given a sen tence cf $lO or fifteen days. Is Florida to Re Divided f From the Mobile Daily Register. The qu stion in Florida is the proposed moving of the capital frem Tallahassee to Jacksonville. It will take a consti u.ion a amendment to do it, and there is little likelihood of immediate success in that direction. Meantime, the evident tendency to concentrate political influence in Jack sonville that Is to say on the eastern coast of the state, has aroused a feeling all through West Florida that the west ern end of the state Is being neglected; that it is rtgaided of no value in the state, and the sooner it strikes out for itself the better. ' This feeling gives b?sls to the talk of annexation of West Florida to Alabama. The West Floridians believe that this will solve the question of the capital to every body’s satisfaction. Jacksonville will get the capital of Florida and West Florida wiil become a part of Alabama and look to Montgomery es the seat of its political influence. Possibly there is nothing but talk In the affair. The West Floridians may be de siring only to "bluff” the Jacksonville movement; but there is something more than mere talk in it, or there will be, If the capital movement Is pushed. The peo- P e of West Florida are hardly aroused as yet, but if the Jacksonville aggran dizement is persevered in there will cer tainly be an earnest effort to get West Florida disjoined from the rest of the state. And the movement will receive en couragement from some quarters in Ala bama. These facts should be carefully consid ered by the people of East Florida who are putting the capital removal plan for ward as a campaign Issue. 40 Cents for a Dollar Bonk. The Morning News is offering to Its sub scribers Rand-McNally’s dollar atlas for 40c. This Is valuable work. It embraces about all the information obtainable of the world. In a condensed form. The book is smell, convenient size and Is largely sought after at the publisher’s price of SI.OO. It contains nearly 100 colored map* of states, territories, Canadian provinces, for eign countries, our new possessions, Mex ico and Central America. It contains about 100 page* of reading matter relating to the historical, political, agricultural and commercial conditions of all countries, together with descriptive matter of each, showing comparisons of different countries of the world in an easy way. The atlas can now be obtained at the business office by all subscribers to the Morning News for 40c. If mailed, 10c ad ditional. Lively Times nt Isle of Hope. Cakew’alk will start at 6 p. m. to-day. Hunter and Van Keuren will donate for the children’s dancing contest. The prize will be awarded the lucky one guessing che number of people in the pavilion. Supper w’ill be served, including diamond back terrapin soup. Cars will leave 10th street every half hour. Don’t mjss see ing Master Easton Yonge, the youngest cakewalker in the city. Music furnished by Rosenfeld’s orchestra.—ad. J? 9.75 To Black Mountain, N. C., and Return. Account of Montreat Bible Society Con ference, the Southern Railway will sell tickets Aug. 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, final limit Aug. 28. James Freeman, city passenger and ticket agent, 341 Bull street.—ad. A Fever-Stricken Camp. Everett City, Ga., July 21, 1900—I am a strong believer in and advocate of the use cf Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic. I 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 cases of camp fever. Only those who have Iven 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 In. 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. Y'ours very truly, Chas. F. Roden. -ad. A Receftvrajx Teller. A receiving teller at a good bank said that he was about to get sick. He fell 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 atores. Gray beard pills are treasures—2sc the box. Respess Drug Cos., Proprietors.—ad. Ctaer. We have a nice Un© of cider in bottles. I pure and genuine, from the celebrated l establishment of Mott & Cos., of New York. The Russet Cider and ihe Crab Apple Cider are very good. Llppmati Bros., cor ner Congress and Barnard streets, Sa vannah, Ga.—at*. A Dellctons Smoke. The Herbert Spencer Is an elegant cigar and is truly a delightful enjoyment to inhale tho fumes of this fine tobacco; It Is exhilarating and delicious. See that the name of Herbert Spercer Is on every wrapper of every cigar, with, out which none are genuine. The Herbert Spencer cigars are only sold by the box o? 60, Conchas at $3.50, and Perfectos, $4.50 at Llpptuan Bros., whole sale druggists. Barnard and Congress streets, of this c’ty.—ad. To the Mountain*. In the nick of time. Just when you are yawning and feeling tired out and broken down, a bottle of Graybeard Is better than a trip to the mountains. Are you constipated? Take Graybeard pills. Little treasures—26c 'he box. Res pess Drug Cos.. Proprietors.—%d. The summer Is passing, have you taken In the Plant System Sunday excursions to Charleston? One dollar for the round trip —ad. The Plant System excursion train to Charleston leaves Savannah at 6:30 a. m. Sundays; tickets ore sold at one dollar for the round trip.—ad. Frenct. Olive Oil. Tbe beat oily* oil in the world Is made by Marcus Aiiotb of Bordeaux, France, wno la known aa making the only flneat grade of odve oil, preaaed from oelecled ollvea. Llppman Brothers sre agents for this house, and carry ibis otlvs oil to bottles and cans.-ad. OUR TIME —IN THE— Old Store Is drawing to a close, and we in tend to take as little as possible of the present stock with os. You will find up to the time of mov ing some very Gfeat Bargains And would natural ly think it a business error to sell such seasonable goods as Shirt Waists, Skirts, Wrappers and Parasals At half, and less than HALF-PRICE, (Which we are doing.) But if we can make a few more friends before leaving the old store, will feel fully repaid. You will find the Shirt Waists on the first floor in a full line of styles and sues, and a great many at Less Titan Half-Price. Also ask to see the 50c and 75c SILKS Reduced to USOa p. tTfove SUCCESSOR TO FOYE&MORRISON