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8 STABBED THROUGH THE HEART TWO \BGAOE.H Ql ARRELLED OVER A KM IK AND OVB SUIAi. Tlif Killing; Ilnrbor A Bandy** Pavilion at Ult* of Hope—Alfred Green, the Murdered Man—Hi* Slayer, Jim William*. Fled, and Ha* Mot Been Captured—The Mur dered Mans liik Statement to Dr. Corbin—Deputy Sheriff* on the Seareli for 'William*. Alfred Green, was slabbed to -Aeath yes terday at:-*: :< on a Isle of Hope by Jim NViliiam? Boh n* a are . olored. The trag edy occurred n or the water’s edge and within a few feet of Barbee & Bandy’s pavilion wounded man. though stabbed through the heart, as was sub sequently Lamed. t icked up a stick and pursued his assailant for probably 150 f j et lip the hluiT and irvo a road leading to ward the woods. ho fell and died within a Kw rr.inuus Dr. M. X. Corbin who was in the neigh borhood, reach, and ;he man b.**ore he died and heard from him a version of the ar fair. It consisted of hut two sentences, being cut she rt by death. ' Jim WlUftjms. ’ Gre-u -aid, ‘stabbed me" When askea if tlvey were fighting he said “No, Wil liams had my knife, and when I asked for it, he cut me.” He di*d before he could say more. There were a number of eye witnesses to the affair and their stories are sub stantially the same, differing only in a few minor details, the discrepancies being such as might naturally be expected from the rapid sequence of events and the dif ferent view points of the witnesses. Frank Tyler and Sandy Young, alias “Son” Young, or “Old Coat,” were with in a few feet of the principals in the tragedy and had been there from the be ginning of the quarrel. According to their story Williams and Green vs th six or eig t other n gioes. were near the oyster house of Messrs. Rosen brook and Idttie, where they had been eotting chatting for probably two hours before -the cutting occurred. Green for Borne cause left the group to go up the bluff, but left his coat, in the pocket of which there was a knife and half a clgareKe, hanging on the support of his tent. After he had gone Williams ns a joke took the articles from the pocket and gave the knife to Young to keep until he should cal. for it. When Green returned he asked for the missing property and Williams banteringly asked him if he told him who had the knife would he whip the man. Green answered that he would not fight the man, but that he would take the knife from him. This banter went on for some time until, according 10 Young’s sto ry, he saw that Green was getting mad, bo he gave the knife back to Williams with the suggestion that he return it to Green, and told ihem further that he didn’t think they ought to quarrel about the matter. During the controversy Williams had his own knife open in hia trousers’ rear pock et and held the knife in dispute tanraliz ingly in his hand and in view of its owner. Finally, according to these two witnesses. Green became so evidently angry that Williams handed him the knife which he immediately put in his pocket, and then advancing on Williams, who held in one hand his own knife open and in the other a heavy stick, he struck him on the Jaw* with his fist. Williams immediately drove the knife into his breast, and as he turned and started toward the camp for a stick, struck him a heavy blow on the head with the stick that he held. Green secured the other stiok that he had started for and turning pursued his assailant. who ran up the bluff and down the road before mentioned, whence he es caped to the open country to the rear of the bluff, w hile the wounded man fell and died. One or two of the men who are said to have been In the group when the cutting occurred, but who could not be seen told slightly different stories from the fore going. One of them told Dr. Corbin that before the fatal blow had been struck the lie had been given and returned by the men and that Green being unarmed had appealed to him for the loan of his knife ivlrh which to avenge the Injury. Aiother story was that the stab had been given with Green's knife about which the dlspoite had begun, anil this story is seemingly borne out by the fact that no knife was found on the dead man when he was examined by Coroner Goette. Still another rumor was to the effect that the stab had been dealt with a heavy fish knife that had been left by Mr. S. S. Sasser in Green's boat, and which had been reported lost or stolen. Whatever the weapon, the blow must have been dealt with deadly intent as the blade was driven through the breast bone, penetrat ing a portion of the left lung and cutting the heart almost in ttvo. The may lay where he fell until shortly after 10 o’clock when Coroner Goette ar rived and gave iiermlsslou for the re moval of the. body. About fifteen minutes after the man ■was out the group with which he had been, together with a number of his friends, headed by Messrs. E. B. Peek and F. K. Howard, started in pursuit of the murderer. He was seen quite a dis tance ahead of the pursuing party on the railway track and headed for Sandfly sta tion. near where he lives. It was rapidly growing dark and as the negro left the track for ihe bushes as soon as he saw that he was pursued, he made his escape. Another party went out after him later and went as far a* his house, which they searched without finding him. Son Young, who went up the track im mediately after the cutting and before It was known that Green was dead, savs that Williams emerged from the bushes and walked on the track a few hundred yards from the bluff. Williams called out to him to get his coat and hat from Oliver Thompson and bring them to him This Young says he declined to do. Meanwhile, he had overtaken the man and together they walked in the direction of Sandfly. After going some distance Williams finally said that he was going back for his things and, turning, walked in the direction of Isle of Hope. This was the last seen of him. Deputy Sheriffs O’Connor and Harti gan went to Isle of Hope last night and also to the house of Williams, which they searched, but without avail. An Inquest will probably be held to-day. TWO Olti THE SAME CHARGE. ■White Man nml Colored Woman to Answer the Charge of Theft. Jamea Cosgrove, white, was arrested ami sent to the hat racks yesterday by De tective J, J. Murphy at the request of W. H. Hayes, also white, who charges him wllh the theft of *lO The case will V* heard tills morning la fore Ihe Recorder. Willie a colored woman, was arrested by Detective Murphy early yes terday morning on the charge of stealing m Saturda> night |?,i from a Boeufort iei;io. who ha- since left the city. Ac i aiding t.. the story of the plaintiff he was a' tie wimsn's hose and she Im f. ved lie op,e, rlui Iy of his visit : 0 re lieve hm of hl pie It Is suojiosel that tt.c men* v tut laid out In new clothes and a guil.ir, as she had these artl 1e when arret'd Ano h r soaolcloua cir cuits nn i, .ttid one that se ins to point <o lor guilt, is that she was on the joint of hoarding a tiuin wlun artested Thee wore several other airssts, but none of particular mom< nt. IIIIIACH TRIAL IS ON TO-DAY. Gambling Case Han Been taniicned In the Superior Court. The case of the state against Julius D Hirsch, indicted by the grand jury for alleged violatio: s> of the gaming law.-, has been assigned lor trial in the S p nor Court this niomir g The assignment wa made lest Thursday, at th-_ request of the solicitor genual. The thre-e proprietors of policy lotterhs who were arrested and indicted at the same time as was th*> defendant in the I ending case have all pleaded guilty and l*en sentenced. Of ihe three Hedges p iid a fine of $lOlO and the costs of the prose cution, while Henderson and Ful.on. old er hands at the business, were giv -n a fix months jail sentence as wt 11 as the fine and costs. What course intends to follow' can net be definitely stated, though it was announced at the time his compan ions In misfortune were fined and im prisoned that he would decline to enter • plea of guilty. The \ i Jenee against him, unfortunately, is rather conclusive and to wage a vigorous fight would no’, in all human probability, be the wisest course he could ad< pt. A story that is told by Judge Falligant is interesting in this connection. It re lates to two Jocular gentlemen of the days of yore, who were returning from one of the suburban resorts that clustered around Savananh in the seventies. To get back to the city it was necessary for them to cross a deep ditch, the passage of this dangerous way being effected by means of a plank thrown across it. which was neither very wide nor very securely fixed. The night was dark and the wine had been unusually good and up to the limit in quantity. The real carrying capacity of ihe two friends, when under full sail and in the uncertainty of darkness, had reached some time before they lefi the resort and the passage of the ditch was a problem of no mean magnitude. Neverthe less, one of them got across in safety and was winding his uncertain way towards the city when his listening ear was struck by plaintive appeals for assistance. Returned ro the ditch, he peered over the edge, and at the bottom dimly dis cerned the recumbent form of his friend and companion of the night. “Dick." said the one In The ditch, “why (hie) donsh you come and help me outer hole?” Dick looked at the thirty feet of noth ing that separated him from his friend and helplessly bethought himself of his inability to render any real assistance. He pondered the matter carefully and solemnly and ‘then, struck by a happy in spiration. leaned over and called out: “I don’ see wash I can do to get you outer dish.” he said, “but I’m and if T don* come dowrn and lie next to you.” Whereupon he calmly rolled himself over the edge of the ditch to the bottom. The moral of this story has been ap plied to the predicament of Henderson and Fulton, and the ass'stance they may expect <o derive from Hirseh. ARK ALRKADY ORGANIZED. Savannah Anticipated the Call for DemncrH tic < lnh*. The call published in yesterday’s Morn ing News from Bryan and Stevenson, can didates for President and Vice President on the regular Democratic ticket; Hon. James K. Jones, national chairman of the Democratic party, and Hon. W. R. Hearst, chairman of the National Association of Democratic Clubs, for the holding of meetings generally throughout the coun try on Sept. 1 for the purpose of organizing Democratic clubs and putting the same in touch with the National Association, had already been anticipated in Savannah. A Bryan and Stevenson club has already been formed here and application made for admission to the National Association. The suggestion for a general rally on the night of Sept. 1 will doubtless be accepted by the local organization if the Theater can be secured on that date, and steps taken then to conduct an active campaign in order that the full vote may be brought out for the candidates. Savannah has been somewhat lax in this matter in na tional campaigns in the past and the club may be able to do some effective work on the right line. SAW MILL MEN TO MEET. They Will Hold Forth at Tybee With the "1100 Hooe" August The monthly meeting of the Georgia Saw Mill Association will be held at Tybee, Aug. 28, and promises to be well attended. While there are no matters of particular interest to come before the Association, this will not lessen the Interest usually manifested In the meetings. H. H. Cliff of Clifton, is the president, and is working in connection with a local committee of six to make the meeting a success. It is the intention to "kill twb birds* with one stone" at the meeting by having a concatenation of the "Hoo Hoos.” W. S. Wilson of Atlanta is vicegerent. A com mittee of six also represents this order in making the arrangements. It is' the in tention to conclude both meetings during the day so that a banquet may lie held in the evening. Special trains will be run to Tybee to carry the lumbermen down. MRS. J. ANDERSON DEAD. Passed Away at Her Home Yesterday After a Uriel Illness. Mrs. Joseph Anderson died yesterday afternoon at her residence, No. 539 York street, east, after an illness of only two days. Mrs. Anderson was a native or Ireland and in her 68th year. Site had been a resident of Savannah for the past thirty-five years. The deceased was a devout member of the Roman Catholic Church and was noted for her many acts of charity. Tli■■ deceased leaves a husband and two sons. Robert and Thomas McLaughlin, and ono daughter, Mrs. John Cullom. The funeral will take place this after noon at 5 o'clock from 539 York street, east, and the Interment will be In the Cathedral Cemetery. PIAEHAL SERVICES HELD. Mr. Fell'* Ilody to lie Removed to Ht. Pleasant for Barlal. The funeral services of the late C. E. Gadsden Fell, Jr., took place at the home of his father, the country homo of the family west of the city, at 6 o'clock yes terday afternoon. The services were at tended by a large number of the friend* of this popular young man. Early this morning (lie I ody will l>. conveye 1 to the Plant Sys em <lep t win nee It w ill be carried lo Char:e*ton by the 5:45 o'clock train. From Charleston i the body will he r moved to Mount li a-- ant, across the river from that oily, wheie the old family home is I oca, id uiid the Interment will tak place. ROOTLESS CHASE Foil A HOIIHEH. A Criminal From Screven County Snld to He In the t'lty. A nquad cf poll.* had a bootless hum early yesterday morning for an allege I highway robber. Shortly after 2 o'clock a telephone message was reolved at the barracks from a colored man who laid (hat he had *ei li nt>r a In he neighborhood of Jefferson and Wh'lk streets, • n gro who |g waited I Bcrevsn erut ty on the charge of highway lobhery. ! Thu policemen were e, tit o the ac ne, hut the nian was not to h, f ,und nor w< a he j discovered el* where though quite an tig. 1 aarch wa* mad* tor him THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1900. M'ALPIN IS THE CANDIDATE WHOM REP! IILICAM LEADERS EX |Et T TO OPPOSE < OL. LESTER. rhe> Do Not Deny He Will Be Nomi nated by the Dinrict Fonventlon, That Meet* In Savannah on Sept. J '2, Though They Say Nothing Defi nite <a n lie Given Out at Thi* Time—Mr. Johnson I* Still In the Race and 'Slay Not Retire—< apt. Me AI pi n** Reported Nomination 1* to Be by the Other Wing of the Party—Two Republican Candidate* Would Pleane Democrat*. It i= believed that at the Republican District Convention, to be held in Savan nah. Sept. 12. Capt. Henry McAlpin will 1 e nominated as he candidate of the par tv for Congress. It is practically re tain t hut his name will be placed m nomination I Ik fore the convention, an i it is asserted | that he will receive easily the necessary number of votes to make him the con ven I n’e choice. Capt. McAlpin was not in the city yes terday an 1 could not, therefore, be about this report, but it has been verified by the virtual admissions of several well known Republican politicians of the coun ty and district. When they are spoken to on the subject the burden of the song to which the Republican leaders immedi ately attune their voices is nothing has been definitely decided and that, in the very nature of things, nothing can be decided until the convention is held There are indications, however, that the nomination of Capt. McAlpin by the party convention will not be productive of the perfect harmony that has been thought one of its primary objects and purposes. The convention to be held is that of the wing of the party of which Mr. \V. R. Lcaken, Capt. Henry Blun and Col. J. H. Deveaux are the leaders. L. M. Pleas ant is the chairman of its executive com mittee. The adverse faction i9 headed by Postmaster Joseph F. Doyle and its dis trict committee by James R. Delegal. This latter faction has placet! In nomi nation already the name of Mr. Tomlin son F. Johnson and its leaders fail to verify the report that he contemples a graceful retirement in favor of Capt. Mc- Alpin or anyone else. Mr. Johnson now holds whatever ail vantage accrues from being (he first in the field and is rather unwilling io relinquish it to another, es pecially when that other is the prospec tive nominee of the hostile wing of the party. Though his campaign to date has been characterized by a masterly inac tivity, it may be that he intends to change his tactics and develop greater mobility an the elections approach. Two Republican candidates actually in the field would, of course, be the thing most desired of the Democrats, next to fhere being no Republican candidate at all. If the factional differences of the Republicans determine them to make the fight with two candidates, or, rather, pre vent them from making it with one, Col. Hester and his supporters w’ill doubtless be satisfied very amply. Capt. McAlpin’s nomination by the con vention. if he can be induced to accept it, is practically beyond doubt, notwith standing the slighting estimates of their own influence that the leaders of the Re publican party see fit to make when they are approached on the subject. They seem confident enough, too. ♦hat he will accept, one of thorn stating, as a reason for with holding the announcement of the conven tion’s nomination, “that between now' and then the prospective candidate might change his mind.’’ The evident inference from this remark is that they have re ceived assurances he would accept the nomination were it tendered him. I p to the present lime Capt. McAlpin’s allegiance to the Democratic party has not been questioned, though, as has already been stated, he is known to have opposed the sixteen-to-one plank and some other features of the Chicago and Kansas City platforms. It is upon this issue, doubt less, that he will make the fight. In case he should be made the Republican candi date, expecting to receive the support of those members of the Democratic party whose opposition to the free coinage of silver is sufficiently intense to overbalance their opposition to militarism and impe rialism. Capt. McAlpin, it is stated, will return to the city this morning, and it will doubt less be possible to secure from him then some positive statement of his Intentions. In the meantime it may be stated safely that if he should decline to run under their auspices or to accept the nomination at the hands of their convention, the Repub lican leaders of the district will be a very badly surprised lot of men. SETS HIMSELF RIGHT. Corcoran Make* n Statement of Ills Position. There has been so much adverse criti cism of the Corcoran-Pearce prize fight at the Theater Friday night that Tom Corcoran and his friends feel that some of the disgruntled may be inclined to include him In the disrepute which attaches to the affair. The Morning News took pains to state In Us report of the tight that Corcoran's work was honest and earnest and that he was evidently party lo no deal, supposing one to have been made. Corcoran has ad dressed a communication to the Morning News in which he not only sets forth his position in the matter, but Incidentally shows that he also shares in the contempt for Ills late antagonist. His statement will he of interest to the many who have been discussing the tight. In his communica tion he says: "I would like lo place myself in a true light before the pubiir In reference to the meeting between myself and Pearce. That there was any undersiandlng between me and any other party that the fight was to he any other than on its merits I can honestly und willingly deny. I have been engaged in different fights for the last six years and this Is the first lime that any thing lias over been said that would cast even the slightest suspicion in regard to my being a party to any underhand or dirty transaction. I know only too well that the general sporting public know i did what the articles of agreement called for and thnt I will continue to fight to win every time. "As far as Pearce is concerned, I am sorry I did not know him better, be cause If I had, the affair would never have been pulled off. I would*have let the public know the reason, although I might have lost my lime in training. I am not supposed to know what the abil ity of my opponent is before we meet tn the ring, and until (hen I did not see Pearce after signing the articles. Nor do I care what man at 145 pounds In the I'nited States Is brought here; I am will ing 40 fight at any time or place. It is well known ilial boxing is not my only mean* of support. I am able and can work at more than one occupation.” Corcoran's statement is a very credit aide one, and Is In line with the opinion whl'h the Savannah sporting public has always held of him. It P- pns-lble that another flglrt will he arranged for Corcoran laier on, but nol with Pearce. Tommy Williams of Louis ville has asked for a fight with Corcoran, and the latter has expressed Ills willing ness on the usual conditions, the fight to he at hi* weight, Williams 1* ssld to have a good record, hut It Is *afe to say that Ihe local sports will give him no fneouragemenl until they satisfy Ui*m ■ aelvcs us to 111* pust MORE CLOCKS NEEDED. Eighth Afreet School Not Suited for Thin Ftirpope, However. It may not be possible for the city to grant the petition now being circulated by residents of the southwestern section for the placing of a public clock on the new Eighth Street School building, now' in course of construction. Mr. Dee Roy Myers, chairman of the Building Com mittee of tYie Board of Education, says that it will be impracticable for the Board of Education to comply with such a re quest. “The plans for the Eighth Street School.” said Mr. Myers to a Morning News reporter, “do not include a cupola for a clock or other purpose, and the ar rangement of the building is such that a cupola could not very well be provided without greatly detracting from (he ap pearance of the building. I think the Eighth Street School is out of the ques tion for the location of a public clock.” This announcement will be a disappoint ment to the petitioners, but there are doubtless other points, more centrally lo cate.! perhaps, w’hich could be used for the purpose. The petition anyway re vives the question of the need of more town clocks. The Morning News has al ready called attention to the fact that there is no public clock south of Bull street and Oglethorpe avenue. The four public clocks, at the City Exchange, the Court House, the Independent Presbyte rian Church and Rourke’s foundry, are all in the extreme northern portion of the city and hardly any benefit is afforded by any one of them to the residence section. The suggestion of the ilea of placing a town clock in the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church will doubtless meet with favor from the people of the central residence section of the city. It has been suggested also that n large public clock would be a desirable addition to the new union depot building on West Broad street, as its benefits would extend to a large section of the city which is now without such a convenience. Mr.! W. W. Mackall, representing the union depot people. w r hen asked about this suggestion, said that he understood that one of the plans for the union depot building included a large clock cupola, but this being only a minor matter in connection with the construction of the building, had been given no consideration as yet. Tills, he said, would depend ol tegether on whether the plan adopted for the building would lend itself to such a feature. Electrically illuminated clocks are now generally in use and tin case anew pub lic clock; should be provided for the. resi dence section this improvement will doubt less be included. With the illuminated dials, which are in use in many other cities, the time can be ascertained at night, from a great distance. THREE GAMES IN PROSPECT. The Screen in Front of Bolton Street Grand Stand to He Repaired. The wMre screen in front of the grand eiand at the. Bolton Street Ball Park i3 to be repaired. This will bp goo! news to lovers of baseball as the ragged condition of the screen has bn a source of con siderable danger during the several series of games which have recently been play ed at the park. Considerable local interest is being aroused in the games to take p ace at the park Thursday, Friday and Saturday between the Brunswick and Fernandina teams, and a goed attendance is looked for. The games would probably not have bpen played hut for the fact that a for f dt of SIOO a side was potted by the man agers of the iwo teams with a prominent hotel man here. First one manager and then the other has expressed a willing ness to pull and wn the money, but as both never happened to be in the humor at the same time this wa< n3t done, and the games will be played. The captains of the two teams, Jim Ballantyne and Frank Butler, are both well known in Favannah. and are expect ed to add seme feature* of their own to the games. A1 hough the Brunswick ham has mode a fine record, same of the local admirers of the game are inclined to ake the Ferrondina end of ihe betting, whi h Indicates that they expect some • good work from the Butler aggregation. OPENING OF THE THEATER. Clayton Stock Cos. to Rogln Its En gagement To-night. The Una Clayton Stock Company will open the Theater season to-night with “Miss Roarer,” playing a week’s engage ment with daily matinees after to-day. For to-night’s programme the four-act comedy drama. “Miss Rearer.” will be presented. The members of the company will have ample opportunity to display their ability. The plot has many merito rious features that will appeal to all amusement lovers. It is said to be full of surprises—not olap-trap situations that have been worn threadbare il“* all comedy dramas—but new' ideas exploited as to sto ry and theme. The story complete Is made for the in troduction of music and specialties. A fea ture of the performance will be the ap pearance of the vaudeville stars, the Hew aJetts. w'hose Chinese gymnastic specialty is sure to be received with the greatest enthusiasm on the part of the audience. Miss Clayton will also sing several of her songs and other diversions. Besides these two special features, other members of the company w'ill contribute specialties. Manager Weis has had placed in the Theater a number of electric fans for the comfort of its patrons. WILL PLAY IX ATLANTA. Clintliani llnselinll Team to Try n Series With Its Old Rival. The Chatham baseball t arn, under the management of J. W. Thompson, will leave for Atlanta to-morrow night, mak ing the trip by way of the Central. The trip is made for the purpose of playing a aeries of three gam- s wi h the color, and chamfiors of the capitol city. The team that will he taken consists of R. Brown. E. J. Mackey, S. J. Dilworth, G. Pasture, P. Jones, H. Style*. R. Prin gle, captain, G. Carty, A. Graham. C. Warner, R. Copely, J. Ray, M. Bryan and F. W. Thompson, the last named occupy ing the responsible position and perform ing the arduous dut’es of mascot. The games with the (Atlanta team will be played on Wednesday. Thursday and Frida., and the Chatham* cherish the eo fident expectation of winning tlem all. Pnder the least favorable circumstance they do not expect io fall heir to fewer than two out of the three of the aeries They have heat everything in th line of colored baseball teams in this s etion, and the Atlunta aggregation more than on e. Even In the strength that the lA'lant i team is endeavoring to ndd, Ihe Chatham* (U*c no reason to think they will be less successful ihan they have he.n, ‘‘Delay* Are Daiigpronn." A small pimple on your face may seem of little consequence, but It shows your blood Is Impure, and Impute blood is what causes most of the diseasrs from whiert people suffer. Better heed the warning given by the pimple and purify your blood at once by taking Hood’s Sarsapa rilla. This medicine cures all diseases due to had blood, including scrofula and sail rhe. m. Th* . non-Irrltatlng cm hurtle— llood’* fllUh—*o. HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR. THE WEATHER BI REAL’ SAID IT AND NO ONE DO IB TED IT. Morpnrj- C limbed to a High Notch Early In the Da> and Stayed There. The Weather llureaa’* Maximum !H> .*l-10 —It Un liot at the Resort*, Too—Three Homicide* Since the Heated Term Regan— Some Conso lation in the Fact That Savannah I* Healthiest During the Heated Period—A Physician Discusses the Relative Mortality of Savaunnh aml New York From the Heat. By unanimous consent yesterday is voted to have been the hottest day of the year. There was not a dissenting voice to this opinion and for once the general public was right on the weather question. For the fourth time this 1 summer the thermometer reached 99, but it remained in that neighborhood longer than on any previous day and there were no cooling breezes and no thunderstorms to cool the heated atmosphere. The air simply got hotter and hotter. It was true that there was a breeze about 2 o’clock, but the mercury had just reached the highest point and the wind was like a blast from the Sahara. To be exact as to the temperature the thermometer at the weather bureau reach -90 3-10. This was Just 1-10 higher than the previous day. The minimum was 78 de grees at 6 o’clock in the morning and from that hour the mercury climbed steadily'. The extreme heat lasted through the entire day and well into the nighi and the general complaint was well jus tified. There w’as no escape from the heat. Many people sought the resorts, only to find themselves cheated in their hopes. It was just as hot at Tybee, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope as it was in the city, and the land breeze, with its usual ac companiment of mosquitoes, made the discomfort all the greater. In lown most of the people remained within doors and in costumes strictly negligee made a vain effort to keep cool. The night was ex ceedingly oppressive and continued so until mid-night, when a slight breeze sprung up. The shirtwaist man was in his element, during the night, at least, for of the male portion of the popula tion to be seen on The streets, three out of four, at least, were in their shirt sleeves. No heat prostrations were reported dur ing the day’, but one more homicide was added to the list of recent events of this kind. It is a noiew'orthy fact, and one fully borne out by the police records, that a term of extreme heat is almost certain io insure a series of crimes of violence. After a period of comparative exemption from .such crimes there have been three homicides following each other in rapid succession. It is also a theory w’ilh The police that these crimes run in triples, and if one suicide should occur they would expect two more. Savannah has something to be thankful for, how’ever, in the fact that the city has enjoyed a remarkably healthy summer. The death rate has been very low and the physicians report (hat the city has been very healthy. This is in direct contrast with the conditions in the large cities of the North where a heated term not only brings numerous prostrations and sun strokes, but is followed by an increase in the death rate, the mortality among the children being especially marked. A well-known physician was asked why it was that period of severe heat seemed to produce such a markedly different ef fect in Savannah as compared with New York and other Northern cities. This physician had considerable experience in the New York hospitals before coming to Savannah and is familiar with the condi tions in both cities. “The explanation is in the different con ditions,” he said. “Savannah is natur ally a healthy city and our summers are usually the healthiest portions of the year. One reason for this is that the heat comes on us more slowly and we are better ac customed to it. In New York the sum mer is shorter and the temperature varies more during the summer months. Conse quently they are not so well prepared to stand high temperature as are the people farther South. “The effects of the hfat in New York are chiefly felt in the immense tenement house dis riots.the classes most severely affected being he very old, he very’ young and those addicted to the use of alcoholic stimulants. The workingmen on the docks furnish a laige proportion of the prostra -11. ns. The laborers will rush off at the noon hour, put three or four glasses of cold beer into their stomachs while still heated and then return to their work when the heat is at its hight. The result is that many cf them are overcome by the hfat. Most cf rur cases of pros ration at the hospital used to come in b tween 3 and 4 o’c’ock in the afternoon. Among the children of the poor, who are ciowdeJ together in the tenement house district, 600 people some times living in ore house, the suffering is very great. Unable to get away from the tenement districts and without the comforts of life, the mortal ity naturally increase*. There is liitle, if any, increase in mortality among the well-to-do on account of the heat.” “Here in Savannah,” continued the phy sician, “the first heated spell in May gives us more trouble with the children than all the rest of the summer. After May they get used to it or go away. June and July are healthy months. During the lat ter part of August and September we be gin to have some fevers, but rarely to any great extent. Our chief exemption from increased heat mortality is due to the fact that we have no tenement house districts. Nearly every' family has a house or a flat of its own and the tenement house evil is practically unknown. Then, as I have said, our people are more accustomed to the heat.” SIIIRT WAISTS FOR THE POLICEe The Movement llelug Adopted Oyer the Country. The shirt-waist movement, which or- Iginated in Savannah, but which so far has been received with considerable more enthusiasm in other places than It re ceived In the place of Its inception, is again to the fore, this time in the police department. The men say, and Justly, that they have even more reason to desire the doffing of chats than has the average man, for he may put on what stems good to him, from his last winter's coat to the thinnest pongee, or the lightest of linens, and thereby achieve comparative comfort, white they ore compelled to wear a regie latlon uniform, which, to look neat and to comply w'kh the regulations of the department, must either be buttoned up entirely or If left open below the top button, must have under It a vest. Again, they, more than any other one class, are exposed to the heat, for the beat must be walked, and boxes pulled on time no matter what the temperature. In the chase of criminals, too. to be minus a coat is a distinct advantage. Probably 90 per cent, of the force would welcome any arrangement by which the innovation could he introduced. One or two, it is true, look askance at the Idea of appearing without coats, hut their ob jection might he summed up In the maxim "ptide feels no pain;" they would rather bear the heat than display to public gaze the avoirdupois in the form of embon point that they have acquired by many years of aduou* *ervlee. The many, who favor the Innovation note with considerable satisfaction the growth of the movement in the ’Northern cities and the possibility that it may be adopted even by Atlanta. Already, they tsay, Al toona. Pa.. New Haven, Conn., and one or two of the New Jersey cities have adopted thf* plan and still it seems to be growing in favor, for only so late as Friday the fol lowing dispatch was sent out from Lan caster, Pa.: The police of Lancaster •having peti tioned to be allowed clothing other than that worn in winter. Mayor Muhlenberg has issued orders for them to appear on Sunday in white shirts waists, black neck ties. blue trousers and white helmets. Knowing well Savannah’s conservatism, they do not even hope to have the matter receive much consideration during the present summer, hut think it likely that something qdong the line of keeping com fortable may be accomplished by the time that the next hot season rolls around. Superintendent Screven was asked for hie views of the matter, but said that he had not given it any- consideration as it had never been called to his attention be fore. Postmaster Doyie was asked about the shirt waist uniform for the letter carriers. He was not inclined to discuss the matter, but said that he would of courvo for ward to the department any petition the letter carriers might desire to make. En Route to Faldo Heaeh. The Atlanta Artillery', sixty' strong, passed through Savannah yesterday morning, en route to Pablo Beach, w’here they went into camp during the afternoon with the Jacksonville Light Infantry. The A-tlantlana carried three field pieces and are prepared to stay in camp for ten day's. Mountain Excuralon via l'lunt Sys tem. For trains leaving Savannah Aug. 22, the Plant System will sell round trip tickets to Lookout mountain, Tenn., $11:60; Monteagle, Tenn., $12.50; Sewanee, Tenn., $12.40. All tickets limit‘O to return to Sept. 3. This line offers double daily ser vice to the above points, and schedules are shorter and more convenient than any other line. If you are thinking of making this tiip, cal ar city ti ket of fice, De Soto Hotel, ’phenes 73.—ad. Annual Mountain Excursion via Southern Railway. Very low rates to principal North Car olina res rts. Special train, luxurl us day coaches w’ill leave Plant System station 7:00 a. m. railroad time, Aug. 22nd, tick ets limited S- pt. 3rd. geo 1 returning on regular trains. Jas. Freeman, city pas s nger and ti ket agent, 141 Bull stre t. Phone 850.—ad. x 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 w r ho have been in the tropics as soldiers can comprehend the horrors of a fevcr-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 >’ou w’ill be able to eat embalmed beef again. Yours very truly, Chas. F. Roden. -ad. Annual Mountain Excnrnion via Southern Railway. Very low rates to principal North Car olina resorts. Special train, luxurious day coaches will leave Plant System station 7:00 a. m. railroad time, Aug. 22nd, tick ets limited S pt. 3rd. good returning cn regular trains. Ja-. Freeman, < ity pas senger and ti k't agent, 141 Bull street. Phone 850 ad. The summer is passing, have you taken in the Plant System Sunday excursions to Charleston? One dollar for the round trip, —ad. Chair cars on Plant System excursions to Charleston every Sunday; engage your seats on Saturdays at the De Soto Hotel ticket office.—ad. Sunday Trip* to Brunswick via Plnnt System, sl. The Plant System will sell round-trip tickets to Brunswick on Sundays, limited to date of sale, at rate of SI.OO. Trains leave at 2:10 a. m. and 5:20 a. m.— ad. The Plant System excursion train to Charleston leaves Savannah at 6:20 a. m. Sundays; tickets are sold at one dollar for the round trip.—ad. War Map of China. Rand-McNally’s War Map of China, showing the Chineses empire, British In dia, Japan, Philippine Islands, French In doo-China, Siam, Malaysia, Corea, etc., mailed to any address for 25 cents. For sale at Estill’s News Depot, 43 Bull street, Savannah, Ga. “Anew line of elegant fire proof safes from the largest manufacturers in the United States can be sen at Ldppman Bros., wholesale druggists in this city. Prii e and quality w ill be of interest.” —ad. Eighth Annual Mountain Excursion to North anil South Carolina Point*. The Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell cheap excursion tickets to the moun tain resorts in North and Sou-th Carolina Aug. 22, good to return until Sept. 3. For full particulars apply at city ticket office, corner Bull and Bryan streets, or ’phone 28.—ad. At Entill'n !Vf Depot, No. -tr, n<ill Street. Savannah Morning News, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charles ton (S. C.), Jacksonville (Fla.), Cincinnati, New Orleans. Washington (D. C.), Chica go, Augusta (Ga), Atlanta, Macon (Cla ), and other prominent dailie s; also the va rious monthlies and weeklies, new books and everything else usually found in ttrst-claes news depots.—ad. Annual Mountain Excursion via Southern Railway. Very low rates to principal North Car olina resorts. Special train, luxurious day coaches will leave Plant System station 7:10 a. tn. railroad lime, Aug. 2-'nd, tick ets limited Sept. 3rd, good returning on regular trains Jas. Freeman, city pas senger and tkk.t agent, 111 Bull s root Phone 850 —ad. To Brnnsirirk and Return IM.OO vln the Plant System, Sunday. In addition to the Charleston Sunday excursions, the Plant System are selling round-trip tickets to Brunswick, good on Sundays only, at rale of *I.OO for ih round irlp. Trains leave at 2:10 a . m. and 5:20 a. m—ad. "Graybeard Is a family medicine with us." fid a | re min. nt busings, trail yes terday, "My wife takes B, and I nitic? She Is enjoying belter health than f r yThe children ke.p well by inking Grayb'ard may he obtained at all and i g sloras or write to us for It. Kiapees itrug Cos., sola prom., Savannah, Ga. ad. Take Advantage of our inducingly low summer prices on STOVES and RANGES. You can make a big saving by ordering your range now. We have time to do the work well and our prices now are very low. Come look over our line." WM. <SI H. H. LATTIMORE, West Congress. The Higher the Temperature The Lower the Prices. Dow n, down do our figures go. We must clear out all summer goods. You can buy now' so cheaply, but you must buy ! now. These are the inviting offers for | your consideration. ALL SUMMER GOODS AT LESS j THAN COST. WHITE GOODS FOR TUB LEAST MONEY. 10c quality India Linen Bc. 12%c quality 10c. j() . | 15c quality 12c. 20c quality 15c. 25c quality 20c. A 16x34 Huck Towel at 10c; worth 16c. Huck Towels, 20x40, $1.75 dozen; worth | $2.25. Extra full size $2.00 dozen; worth $2.50. A line Demask Towels at 26c each; ac- I tual value 35c. A full line Fringed Doylies at 50c. 75c 1 and SI.OO dozen; woith 75c, SI.OO and $1.25 I dozen. 72-inch White French Nainsook 29c a | yard; worth 46c. 72-inch French Nainsook reduced from I 65c a yard to 48c. 72-inch Nainsook reduced from $1 per I yard to 73c yard. TABLE DAMASKS IT UEDICEU PRICES. 60-inch Bleached Linen Table Damask at 49c; actual value 65c. 72-inch Table Damask reduced from Ssc I the yard to 69c. ' 72-inch Bieached Damask reduced from $1 to 79c. High novelties in the same line of goods at sl. $1.25, sl.so—a saviqg of fully 25 per cent. A yard-wide Shirting; at 7c this week; former price 10c. A better grade at BHc; former price 10c HANDKERCHIEFS FOR SO LITTLE MONET. Ladies' Embroidered Handkerchiefs re duced from 1214 c to 9c each. The 15c quality at 11c. A finer line reduced from 25c to 19c. Still a better grade reduced from 350 to 25c. DRESS GOODS AT LESS THAN COST. 42-inch Serge, 75c quality, for 50c. 45-inch French Black Serge, 85c quality, for 69c. 52-inch Black Cheviot Serge, $1 quality, for 85c. 45-inch Black Mohair 79c; regular SI.OO quality. 54-inch Gray and Tan Homespuns 75c; regular SI.OO quality. Colored Taffeta Silk 75c; former price sl. Black Peau de Soie and Satin Duchess# Silks reduced from $1.25 to 85c the yard. 30c and 35c Imported Ginghams at 19c. Ladies’ 26-inch Umbrellas, $1 quality, now’ to 69c. Ladies’ 26-inch Umbrellas, $1.26 quality, this week 98c. HOSIERY THE OOOD KIND. CHEAP. Ladies' Openwork 13e; worth 20c. Ladles' Black Lisle Drop-stltch at 25c; worth 35c. Ladies’ Black Lisle Woven Colored Silk Dot this week 47c; actual value 6oc the pr. Indies’ Black Lisle Lace Hose 69c; worth SI.OO. Mali's I)rop-stltoh Hose 26c; worth' 35c. Infants’ Lisle Lace Socks 23c; worth 35c. MEN’S HOSE FOR AHOI'T ONE-HALF THEIR VALLE. 50c grade at 25c; that sold at 26c thU week 19c. Clearance sale this week of Allover Laces and Embroideries at half price. lot pieces Canton Matting Just received; prices 15c to 60c per yard. 150 Smyrna Rugs at reduced prices. Daniel Hogan, The corner Broughton and Barnard sts. TUST RECEIVED A CAR LOAD OF GARDEN TILE, [DMD Mil’S SB 1121 Ilrouiiton Street, J. D. WEED * CO MVAMfAII, a*. Leather Belting. Steam Packing 4 Hoss. Agent* for NEW TOHK HtTNBEI* BELTING AND PACKING COMPANY OLD NEWHPAPERB 200 for 21 cent* at Business Ufflco Morning New*.