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10 COURT MARTIAL'S POWERS. MILITARY THIHI MI, MAY Pi M*H AS FOR A MIS DEM KA A OR. Cftnrt Martial to Try Case of < orp. Hnrrin of the Ilepiililioaii R 1 u* * lo Ideal. Col. Thomas M. Wyllj I* President and Meut. I>. C\ Harrow. Jndge Atlvoente— Harris Is fhar cd with Insubordination. Absence Without Leave and Other Military Offrusrs, Alleged to Have Heent om ul itted During the Trip to Loiii*- vllle. The court-martial ordered to assemble to try the charge? preferred by Capt. Wil ton, of the Republican Blues, against Corpl. Harris of the same company, will begin its sessions ot the Armory of the First Regiment of Infantry Monday night. Lieut. Col. Thomas Al. Wylly is presi dent of the court, and Ldeut. I). C. Har row is detailed judge advocate. While the court sits to hear all cases that may be brought before it, it is well understood that the principal and indeed the only ease will be that of Corpl. Harris. The charges against him include insubordina tion, disobedience of orders, absence with out leave and others of the like general character. They are founder! upon rlie al leged misconduct of Corpl. Harris during •the trip made by the company, of which he is a member to Louisville, at the time of the Confederate reunion. Under the existing stale law a court, martial is a very s ran- ffair and is vested with very large >owers. Under the last enactment of the gere al assembly on the subj ct :h' court has power t) punish as f r a mi.-derm a nor, which in volves the infliction of a tine of SI,OOO and all costs of the proceeding, imprison ment for twelve months on the chain f?ang and six months in the county Jail. The court-martial is empowered under ♦he Jaw to inflict either or n> of these penalties, or any portion of either or all of them, in its discretion. The powers that a court-martial may exercise ore understood by very fw, even of those who are primarily interest ed in the n ilitury and in military law. u\ s it may imprison for contempt, it Ins the power to enforce the attendance of the accused and witnesses lor or against him. under th<* same regulations and limitations of force in the civil courts of ih* state. It is understood that Harris will be represented before the court-martial by Copt. J. Ferris Cann, who was his counsel odso in proceeding instituted against him by Capt. Wilson, that grew out of the A rip to Louisville. It is understood also that there are likely to be counter charges and that during the sessions of the court some interesting and perhaps sensational developments may be ex pected. The court, under the order creating it. is authorized to sit at such times •as puits the convenience of its members. As it is improbable, however, that day ses sions will be agreeable to the officers composing it, it is far more that only night sessions will be held. AVI YYBR THE FAVORITE HERE. Savannah Sportsmen Backed for ninbin:in nnd Cheered Hla Victory. A crowd of perhaps 500 interested per sons gathered outside the Morning News building last night for the purpose of lis tening to the reports of the Fitzsimmons- Sharkey fight, as they came from the Ringside over the Associated Press wire. Despite the fact that there was noth ing doing until long after 11 o’clock, and notwithstanding a drizzling rain that was falling most of the time, the crowd waited patiently nnd with great apparent natufe. It was a Fitzsimmons crowd, seemingly, and though it got little for its long watt other than the announcement that the Cornishman had won the fight nnd the money, it seemed to be satisfied. The xvhoe thing was over go quickly that the reports of the light by rounds had not begun to come in. and the simple an nouncement was made that in the second round Sharkey had been out of the game. At the Tomochichi Club there was a smaller but scarcely less enthusiastic gathering. There, too, Fitzsimmons was the favorite, both with the element that liad money with which to back their choice and judgment and the more numer ous party who took their® out in wind. At the club the betting started at 10 to 8 and 10 to 7 on Fitzsimmons, and for a time money at this rate found ready takers. Later th& odds were forced down to 2 to 1, at which a number of small bets were made. The returns were re e'eived in the reading room of the club, ■which ftas comfortably filled. The room is a large one and a conservative esti mate places the* number of those who listened there to the account of the fight mi above a hundred persons. Th-re was some added local Interest In the fight, that sprung from the fact that Sharkey was formerly a stoker on one of the liners of the Ot'ean Steamship Company, plying between this port and New York. This local interest In him, however, did not serve to counterbalance the admiration yielded Fitzsimmons be cause of his indomitable pluck and skill •nd the many victories he has won. He was the strong favorite everywhere. CHARGIIO WITH ST F A LI\G *2OO. Ti-Plic‘*man York Arrested for Ml ni>|>r|irintinjc Funds. J. B. York, a former policeman, was arrested by Patrolman "Douglas yesterday on a serious charge. A. Slater, a county cattle dealer accuses him with the theft of S2OO, the greater part of the proceeds of the sale of carload of cattle which iVere disposal of by Slater and York day before yesterday. According to the statement of the plaintilT, both he and York celebrated the disposal of the stock by going on a drink ing bout. When Slater awoke the next morning he riikeed the. money, find sup posing York had taken it. hod him ar rested. The case will be heard by the Recorder this morning. Two other white men, W. H. McCralg and K. A. Fowler, were arrested yester day by Patrolman Dwyer. They are charged with fighting in the t-treet. i ♦ DIKD AT MT. JOSEPH'S IX FIRM ARY. Ynnrtfpn-Yenr-Old Dritigltfer of Mr, unl Mr*. W. It. Wilson of Tybee. Aiifc* Katie Wilson, the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wilson, died at St. Joseph’s Infirmary last night, after a short illness from fever. She hid betn living with her parents at the South Kod of Tybee Island, where she was taken ill. Tuoeday she wus brought to the oily and placed In St. Joseph's, where ehe died. She wu* one of three children, the others being n daughter of 12 years and a son of 16 yoars. The funeral will take pin e at 6 o'clock this afternoon from the residence of Mi. W, F. Thee, at Waidburg and Weal Broad street*. The Interment will he in Laurel Grove Ceme* tery. Patronize American goods, especially when you know they are th* best like Cook a Imperial ivatia Dry Champagne. •4. * BOOKS AAD PAPERS RIRYED. Fire Broke Out in the Office of the Autwerp Nhiiil Stores In. Fire was discovered in the Hoard of Trade building last night, shortly after 10 o’clock, by Patrolman Lange. He turned in an alarm from box 7 and the engines responded. The tire was on the second floor of the building, on the Drayton street side, in room 10. occupied by the Antwerp Naval Stores Company. The door of the room was smashed in and a stream from the chemical was turned on a box of papers and books which stood in the northeast corner and which seemed to be the cen ter of the fire. The wall back of the box was also on tire, and much of it had lo be torn down before the smouldering woodwork could be reached and the fire extinguished. ’ The walls of the room are very badly smoked, and all of the painted woodwork badly blistered. The flame ate through the corner in which they started into room 9. occupied by Mr. M. C. Tobias, but practically no damage was done there, except to the wall. Mr. H. Weibert, manager of the naval stores company was reached by telephone and came t? the offices immediately. The Looks and papers burned, he said, were rf r.o particular value, being used only 4 ccadonally for reference. 'I he origin cf the fire is not known. It had been burning, probably, for some time befpre being discovered, as the fvapers were quite charred-. Mr. AV. B. Jenkins, of the Postal Telegraph Company, si and tha* he had seen smoke in the \icir.ity of the rcom probably half an Lour befor the alarm was turn cl in. but supposing that it came from the lane paid no at tention to it. The firemen made a quick run and did excellent work in extinguishing the flames in so short a time. HALF AY IY’CH OF R AIY. Generally Fair Weather Predicted Again for To-day and To-inorroxv. After the drought that has lasted! for so long a time, Savannoh was refreshed last night by nearly half an inch of rain. It came with the thunderstorm that de veloped quite late in the afternoon and broke shortly after 8 o’clock. It was a most welcome relief, for though the day had not been as hot as its immediate pre decessors. still it was entirely too act for comfort. The maximum temperature for the day was 95 degrees, and was reached at 2:10 o’clock. The minimum was 74 and occurred at 6:30 n. m. This gave a variation of 21 degrees and a mean temperature of 84%, an excess over nor mal of 4% degrees. As the result of the wind wires were Mown down at Henry atreet lane and Bull street, and at Jefferson street and McDonough street lane. A telephone mes sage was sent to the barracks and 1 po licemen were pent to the scenes of the danger until the wires could be replaced. The state forecast for to-day and to morrow is for generally fair weather, warmer in the interior to-day. Light southwest winds are expected. TAX RATE STILL I \FIXED. County romniiMxioncrN Likely to Take I p Matter Yest Week. As soon ns a suindent number of 'he County Commissioners can be assemh!ed there will be a meeting for the purpose of fixing (lie county tax rate for the present year. Chairman Dale and other members of the board are absent on their vacations, and for this reason the matter of fixing the tax rate has been deferred to a date later than usual. The rate for last year was $6.29 per thousand dollar*. It is hoped to reduce the rate to some extent this year, by reason of the large increase in tax re turns. The reduction, however; wall be rtself rendered smaller on account of the road and bridge building contemplated for next year, and the consequent heavy purchase*! of material, principally of Au gusta gravel, that will bo rendered nee* eseary, and the addition to the appropria tion for purposes of public education made by the grand jury over that of the digest of the commissioners. Chairman Dale 'and Commissioner Sim klns are both expected to return next week and their presence In the city will give n quorum of the board. It is prol>- able that the matter of fixing the lax late will be taken up then. THE MOTORWAY'S YF.GLIGEYCE. Korin, the Haul* of Dnninuo Soil \Kninxt Street Railroad. By his next friend. Geo ge B. Mosher, Frank Mcsher has tile l an action for rlamagiS against the Savannah, Thunder bolt and Isle of Hope Railway Company in the City Court. The action is for dam ages in the sum of $2,000 for Injuries (barged to lave resu'lcd from the negl gence of one of the dcfrniant's motor men. The accident on which the suit is bas ed occurred on June 13. Had the motor man. a\ers the plaintiff in his petition, been attending to his duty, instead of holding nn animated conversation with another p rson tn the car. h ■ could hat e stopptd the car and prevented the acci dent. The plaintiff eharges that the Injuries he received have r suited in very /great bodily suffering ard for til s, as well as the expense to wl.i-h he has betn put, he asks that th> defendant be compelled to respond in damages. LIEUT. McKETHAX AT KI RK. Lrltf r Hfcrirnl From Him Dalril July 27. Mr. Clarence Hatch of the branch hy drographic office received a letter yes terday from Lieut. A. A. McKethan, IT. s, v. formerly hydrosrapher in charge here, but now on the battleship Oregon, dated at Kure, Japan, July 27. The Oregon was then undergoing repairs. Dis patches of the last few days report that the work is nearly finished and the ship will be ready for sea within a week. Lieut. McKethan had hoped to see ac tive service when he was assigned to the Oregon, but instead has seen very little so far. FIVE FOH THE TENTH CAVALRY. Recruits on Their Way tn Forts < lark nnl Bam Houston. Five colored recruits left via the Plant Symem yesterday for Forts Clarke and Ham Houston, where they will Join the Tenth Cavalry, colored, now being re cruited for service in the Philippines. liU.Tfi to ChliMiuo anil Return via Southern Hallway. Account O. A. R. encampment, tickets on sae Aug. 26, 20 and 27. final limit Hept S, can be extended to Kept 20 upon payrnant of fifty cents. James I Freeman, city and tick el agent, Bull street. 'Phonea 159.—ad. THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1900. SLEEPING OVER THEIR RIGHTS TI RPF.YTIYE MIA >ll ST REGISTER THEIR STILLS BY SEPT. 1. Otherwise They A\ 111 Re Liable to a Penalty of sr>OU for Each Still. Thin Unn Required luder the In ternal Revenue Law of ISI#S. lint YYaa >ot Enforced—lnternal Reve nae Commissioner \Vilnon Han Or dered Its Enforcement—Coat* Yoth iiiK to Register. Hut the Fine I* SSOO if Not lleglntered—Bln nk* t an ll* Obtained Free From the De lia rf me nt. The turpentine operators of Georgia and adjoining states are sleeping over their rights and are liable to get into serious trouble with the government un less they' immediately take steps to pro tect themselves. Under the internal revenue act of 1898 all stills, turpentine included, were re quired to l>e registered'with the infernal revenue officials. In some manner or other the enforcement of the act as ap plied to turpentine stills was overlooked, and this oversight was only' called to the attention of the internal revenue officials this year. A ruling was issued by Internal Reve nue Commissioner G. W. Wilson to the effect that all sue'h stills must be regis tered by Sept. 1 or the owners of the stills become subject to a penalty of SSOO. From this penalty there is no recourse nor redress. This ruling also does not seem to have been brought to the attention of the oper ators, and the time, in which they can register and escape the penalty’ is grow ing short. Some of the local firms, en gaged in manufacturing rosin, among them the Shotfer Company, have learned of the ruling and have registered their stills. Altogether, however, only fifty stills have been registered in this divi sion, whereas there must be several hun dred. Mr. H. C. Hard on, gauger end .deputy collector for the internal revenue de partment at Savannah, requests the M irn'ng News to make this announce ment for the benefit of the operators of Gcorgi t, F orida and adjoining states. “The department has l>een very lenient in this matter,” said Mr. Harrison, “and I am satisfied it will not permit the de fault to continue after the date named. There i no excuse for delinquency. It costs nothing to r gi ter and registra tion can be made with any deputy col lector cr other official of the revenue ser vice. The department will furnish all blanks cn applica ion and where there is no internal revenue officer affidavit can Lc made before any’ official qualified to wit’ e s an oath. Any notary public who Ins a seal can act in this capacity.” Asked as to why the government re quires a Wgistry of turpentine stills. Mr. Harrison said this ws doubtless due to the fact that th“ stills used in the tur pentine business arc the regulation cop per stills which can be used for distilling whisky' or other alcoholic stimulants and the framers of the law doubtless con sidered it well to have a record of all these stills. “Anyhow,” sold he, “the requirement is there and so is the penalty, and both will be enforced un’ess the operators take steps to protect themselves.” It seems strange, that the factors have not taken sters to pro ect their custom ers in thi -and adjoining states. It may be that they have done s">. and that the registration is more general then Mr. Harrison is aware. The naval stor s oper ators have trouble* enough, nor withstand ing the fair j rices they are getting for their produc s, and it would be very poor policy for them to get in'o any muss with the government. The Filipino rebel lion is still on and the China business* is just at iis climax, and the government needs all the rev* nue it can get hold, so it may’ he presumed that it will hardly let up on an.v delinquents who lay them selves liable to penalti s. WITH CONTESTS AM) RACKS. Labor Day Will He Observed by Cel ebration on Tybee Island. Sept. 3. set apart by state legislation and designated by the proclamation of Gov. Candler ns Labor Day, will be fit tingly observed at Tybee by the Savan nah Trades and Labor Assembly. An interesting programme of athletic and other events has been prepared*. The events will include foot and bicycle races, tugs o-f war, egg and spoon races, a cakewalk, putting the shot and others. For all of these appropriate prizes, do nated by the business men of Savannah, are offered and will be awarded. Be sides* the attractions in the form uf con tests there will be dancing* on the pavil ion, to which amusement those, who so desire may devote themselves and their energies during the afternoon and even ing. One of the most interesting events will be a tug of war between employes of the Plant System and Central of Geor gia, for which the following prizes are offered: Half barrel beer by Tim Mo* Alpin, box cigars by C. J. O’Brien, two kegs beer by John Cottingham. half dozen bottles wine by 81l Verirki, ham by N. Lang, keg beer by Martin Roenteh & Cos., box cigars by M. Ferst's Sons & Cos., box cigars by Savannah Grocery Company, box union-made cigars by George Beck mann, one bottle Old Crow* whisky by Charles Levan. The programme will not be concluded until 9 o'clock in the evening, at which hour there will be a drawing dbntest for several handsome prizes. Purchasers of tickets for the island on the day of the celebration will be entitled to chances in this drawing. The committee in charge of the cele bration of the day are striving to make it interesting to all who attend and the programme they have arranged speaks well for their energy and discretion. The races at Thunderbolt Park are also attracting general attention, WATER ( OM)I IT RESTORED. New Waterworks Supplying the City Once More. The citizens of Savannah are again receiving their entire water supply from the new- waterworks. The break in the conduit from the wells, upon which work has been in progress for several weeks, has row been repaired. The old works were idle for the first time yesterday, and the new works did all the work. The break, which at first seemed to he a small affair, proved to be n quite ex* tensive one, being about 250 feet In length. Fortunately it wus for the most part dong die top of the oonduit so that the loss of water had been small, but it was evidently growing and immediate work was necessary. The exact cost of making the repairs has not been figured up yet. hut it is estimated to be between $2,000 and 93.000. The break wis so located that by put ting in a bulkhead it was only neces sary to cut out six of the twelve wells and these, with the supply from the old Works, gave the city all the water It could use. About 9,000,000 gallons a day U the estimated dally consumption for Ha vannah, a little more in lummer and a little leas in winter. It is matter of comment that the supply has not only hrenr adequate, but that the pressure dur ing the last few we**ks ha* been letter than usual Us very hot weather, there be ing no difficulty In obtaining watar on top fioot* tmywher# In rha city. WEEDS Slim I D RE Cl T. Hr. Branner nml chairman Dalltn llUcnsm the Question. Mayor Myers said yesterday that the Committee of the Whole is not yet readv to take up the recommendation of the sanitary board that all the weeds in the vacant lots throughout the city, partic ularly in the southern section, be cut down and removed. The Mayor is doubt ful if the property owners can be re quired to pay the city for doing the w’ork, and he is also disinclined to approve any extra expenditures at present. Chairman Daffin of the Park and Tree Commission has a theory which may’ re lieve the Mayor of his dilemma. “The weeds do no harm," said Chairman Daf tin. “Dr. Stone and I investigated this matter three or four years ago and came to the conclusion that little good was ac complished by cutting down the weeds. If you will think a moment you will ad mit that the weeds, especially the coffee weed and other common varieties well know n here, must do a great deal of good by absorbing poisonous gases from the atmosphere and taking up water and foul matter from the soil. They require these things for their grow’th. If cut down and allow’ed to rot they become dangerous and should always be removed immedi ately.” Chairman Daffln’s theory was brought to the attention of Health Officer Brun ner. In fact, the chairman mentioned it to Dr. Brunner himself. While not con testing Mr. Dafiln’s position as to growing weeds. Dr. Brunner promptly pointed out that nt this season of the year the weeds, which have been growing ail summer, are beginning to die down and dropping their debrte. Everyone knows that de caying vegetation is unhealthy, and Mr Daffin promptly admitted the correctness of Dr. Brunner’s position on this subject. “Besides, “ said Dr. Brunner, “I had rather trust the sun to absorb moisture than the weeds. Again, the weeds fur nish a hiding place where, filth and un* desirable debris of every kind may be concealed. When these hiding places are cleaned out the filth Is exposed, and the scavenger department gets in its work. It will be a very’ serious mistake for tne city not to clean up the weeds at the earliest possible date.” SEIZED EVER A THING SHE HAD. Woman Conjdn't Pay, So Her Farni tnre W* Taken. A case has just been filed In Magis trate Nathan’s court, which shows, if the allegations of the plaintiff be true, to what an extent the numerous loan offices of the city conduct their usurious business nnd the class and condition of their vic tims. The plaintiff is Annie Anderson, color ed, who lives on Gwinnett street, east. Sixteen months ago she avers she bor rowed of the Philadelphia, a loan com pany of which Malphua and Drake are the proprietors. $5, giving as security a lien on her furniture and promising to pay as interest SI.BO per month. She has paid in, she say , about S2B. but still, according to the statement of the com pany, owes the original $5. Last week, she states, an agent of the company came to her house and took all of her furniture, even including the stove, on which her dinner was being cooked at the time. She claims that the man who took the things represented himself to be an officer of the law and to be armed with the proper legal authority for his acts, but that she has since learned that he is not an officer, and was acting upon no authority greater than that of his em ployers. An officer of Magistrate Naughfin’s court, to whom the complaint was first made, telephoned the company’ that it would be well for it to return to the wo man the seized property, and this they did. Through her attorney’s, Messrs. Wil son & Rogers, the plaintiff has now en tered suit for the amount of the illegal interest that has been paid. The rase will be heard a# the September session pf the court. GRANTED LEAVE TO ITRCHASE.' Mrs. Lilia C. Comer to Make Invest ments for Her AVnrds. Mr?. Lilia C. Comer, as guardian of her minor children, Mary, John D. and Lilia Comer, filed an application for per mission to invest certain property belong ing to her wards in railroad stocks and other securities, in Superior Court, yes terday. The purpose of the application was to carry into effect a project formulated and begun by Mr. Hugh "M. Comer, during his lifetime, and interrupted by his death. It embraces the purchase for his children of shares of the Chattahoochee and Gulf Railway Company. The money needed for the completion of the project is in the hands of Mrs. Comer, as guardian, or will shortly come into her hands from the income of the estates of her wards. Judge Falligant granted the permission sought in the application. RETAILERS ARE INCORPORATED. Association Granted a Charter by .Judge Falligant. The Retail Merchants’ Association of Savannah was incorporated, by virtue of an order passed by Judge Falligant in the Superior Court yesterday, for a term of twenty years, with the usual privilege of renewal of the charter rights at the expiration of that period. The corporation is but the legal cAher self of the unincorporated association of the same name that has been in exist ence here for the past several years. It has for its general objects the increase of the trade and business of the city, the promotion of a better and more cor dial feeling among the retail houses' and the establishment of a system and rat ings of commercial credit. I INMATES OF OSBORNE HOUSE. Women 9rr*ted in Lewd Place Wnnt to Go Home. In the Recorder's Court yesterday thir teen prisoners were disposed of. Little interest attaches to any of the cases, ex cept that of Mabel Osborne, colored, the keeper bf a lewd house on McDonough street, near East Broad, and the inmates, Bessie Jones, colored, and Ada and Viola Wall, white. The Wall women assert that they are from Rldgeland, S. C., and were induced by the Osborne woman, through specious promises, to come to Savannah. They further assert that they were not aware of the character of the life to which they were being brought, and that they are now anxious to return to their home. The case was continued. M vi TO TUB im ill M\R V. Hick Negro Hay Found In Cblppown Square. A small negro boy was found lying In Chippewa Square yesterday, shortly be fore noon. He could give no Information of himself other than that sick and too weak to walk, and that he had been in this toslilon in the square for some lime. The police ambulance wus culled and ha wea taken to ihe Georgia Infirm ary. Ring Worm—No t ure Nn Pay. Your druggist will refund your money If Paso Ointment fail* lo cure you. 60 aents.-ad. HOO HOOS TO CONCATENATE. SAW Mill. MEN WILL RECREATE WITH THEM AT TYREE. Georgia Mill Association to Hold Its .Monthly Meeting: Present Pro gramme of C nrtalllng Product and Maintaining Prices To Be Contin ued—The Georgia Hoo Hoos to Have a Grand Concatentlon—The Day to Close With n Riinquet nt the Hotel Tyhee, Tendered by the Local Hill Men. The Georgia Sawmill Association will hold a meeting at Tybee, next Tuesday. Aug. 28. At the same time the Georgia Hoo Hoos will hold a concatenation. At the present time it is impossible to say which affair will excel the other, but both appear to be of considerable import ance. It has been some time since the Hoo Hoo had a concatenation in this neck of the woods and there is weighty business to be transacted. The Sawmill Association has a member ship of about 100, most of whom are also members of the. I 100 Hoo, and a full at tendance Is expected. There are also a number of local Hoo Hoos who are not members of the association, but who will take a full share in the festivities. The sawmill men will arrive in town Tuesday morning. At 11:30 o’clock they’ will take a special train to Tybee, fur nished by the local sawmill men. Lunch will be served immediately on arrival at the Hotel Ty’bee. After lunch the meet ing of the Sawmill Association will, be held. The present low prices of lumber and the means adopted by’ ihe association of maintaining prices will be the chief subject of discussion. At a recent meet ing of the association it was decided to maintain prices by curtailing the product and the good effects of this measure have already been shown. This rule will doubt less be continued in force. After the meeting of the Association the Hoo Hoo concatenation will be held, and the present indications are that it will be a corker. About thirty young “kittens” are to have their eyes opened and be made full-fledged members of the Order of the Black Cat. The ceremonies promise to be both interesting and ex cruciating. Mr. W. S. Wilson of At lanta, vice-gere rut snark of the state, will have charge of the ceremonies, and with the assistance of Mr. W. B. Stillwell and other members of the “Big Nine,’’ will serve to keep the fun going. The concatenation is expected to con clude in time for a dip in the surf, and ut 7 o’clock there will be a banquet in the dining room of the Hotel Tybee, ten dered by the local mill men and Hoo Hoos. The saw mill men are noted for good fellowship and congeniality, but the ar rangements made for Tuesday’s celebra tion promise to eclipse anything of the kind in the previous history’ of the asso ciation. Mr. W. Edwin Grady, chairman of the committee having in charge the concate nation. announces the following Hoo Hoos who will conduct the concatenation: Snark of the Universe—W. S. Wilson. Senior Hoo Hoo—W. B. Stillwell. Junior Hoo Hoo—W. W. Starr. Bojum—A. B. Palmer. Scrivenoter—W. E. Grady. Jabberw’ock—W. Fred Baker. Custodian—C. W. Saussy. Arcanoper—C. C. Martin. Gurdon—C. W. Howard. THE DEMI RRKRS OVERRULED. Judge Speer Renders His First De cision in Ilnrstoxv Case. Judge Spier has overruled the demur rers fled by the def ndan’s in the case of John Barstow and others, of the estate of Elias B. Barstow against Isaac Beckett and othets. the defendants all being prominent citizens of Savannah. The elder Bars ow, whose estate is rep resented by the llaintiffs, lived the life of a hermit and rrcluse on Wilmington Island. He was once the ownlr of a very considerable property, hut hD extrava gance and intemperance servfd to reduce ihis to a pittance before h's death. He died a one, his toly b?ing found some days afterwards on the floor of a room in the house in which he lived. It was charged in the petition filed in the original case that at the t'm** of the execution of the de.ds to Mr. Beckett and others Bars ow was in a m ntal eendi in that prevented any sensible businets transcc ion on bis par ard that he was mentally incompetent to contract. In support rf the charge that this was ihe fact the plaintiffs print to the al -1 g\d inadequate price paid for the prop erty. The defendants of course, deny abso lutely that any advantage was taken of Barstow by them and aver, on the con trary. that the transactions to which he was a party were alogther proper and legi.ima e They deny also his incompe tency to look after his business affairs at the time the transfers of property were made. At the last term of the court, to w'hich the case was returnable, they filed sever al demurrers, which were argued before Judge SjKer at that time. Judge Speer then reserved his decision, which he has just rendered. It overrules the demurrers and thus requires the defendants to try their case Ik fore a jury. The case in volves property in Savannah and Chat ham county, amounting in value to many thousand dollars. The p'ain.iffs aie ail non-residents of this city. CHATHAM* WON THE SERIES. Took Two of Three Came* From At lanta’s Colored Rail Team. The Chatham*, the colored baseball team that went on from Savannah to At lanta last Tuesday night, to play a series of three games with a team of the latter city, were successful in winning two of the games of the series. The first game, that played on Wednes day. resuited in a victory for the Atlanta aggregation by a score of 11 to 10. but the Chatham* ran away with both other games, both by a score of Bto 2. In win ning this series the Chat hams have dem onstrated their right to the title of cham pion among the colored ball teams of the state. The team left Atlanta last night and will reach the city at 7 o’clock this morn ing on the Central train. The Atlanta team had been materialy strengthened be tween the time it played In Savannah and the games in its own bailiwick and the Chatham* found it more? difficult to heat than they had expected. However, the vic tory was won. Isle of llo|e*N En tertn in men t. The entertainment at Burbee & Ban dy’s at Isle of Hope last night drew a crowd in spite of the rain and the Coney Island prize fight. A heavy electrical eiorm swept over the Island between 9 and 10 o’clock, but after that the night was pleasant. The cinematoscope show took place after the rain ,and wa* all that has been claimed for it. The guess ing contest prize of $5 of merchandise by the Metropolitan Clothing Company waj* won by Mr. C. K Dunlap on a guess of 193. Sunday Trips to Brunswick rim Plant 9> stnu, sl. Tha Plant System will tell round-trip tickets to Brunswick on Sundays, limited to data ot sale, at rate of 91.U0. Trains leave at 210 a. m. and 6:2U a tn -ad. DAMAGES FOR HIS INJI HIES. Frank Halsey Filed the First Dam age Suit Against Seaboard. The petition in the first damage suit, filed In a Savannah court against the new Seaboard Air Line, was deposited with the clerk of the City Court on yesterday by Mr. A. P. Wright, representing the plaintiff. Frank Halsey. Halsey sues the company for SIO,OOO damages, for personal injuries alleged to have been incurred by him by reason of a fall through a bridge, belonging to the defendant and located at Williams’ sta tion. ten miles from Savannah. This ac cident was suffered by him while he was crossing the bridge, on the night of July 28, of ihe present year. Halsey charges that the bridge formed part of a public thoroughfare, and that, ap it belonged to the defendant, it was the duty’ of the defendant to keep it in proper repair and in safe condition for the passage and use of pedestrians. It was not. he avers, in such condition, hav ing been allowed, on the contrary, to fail into a bad of repair. It w’as be cause of the*defective condition of the bridge, and not through any negligence or lack of care on his part, that the accident resulted. The failure of the company to discharge ils alleged duty <o the public in keeping the bridge in repair, is said to be negli gence. and is made the basis of the plaint iff’s claim to a recovery. He charges that the. injuries he received in his fall are serious and likely to he permanent. AT THE THEATER. Kelly's Kbls Give an Entertaining Show Against Odds. “Kelly's Kids” played against bad weather, the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey fight and a fire last night and kept their audi ence entertained from the rise of the cur tain until it dropped at the end of the last act. To those who revel in farce that fairly roars Mr. Cosgrove is prepared to give an ample quid pro quo for their money'. He has no less than twenty clever people in his company and a car load of new’ and attractive scenery. The production itself is a hodge-podge of clev er nonsense, music and vaudeville. The show is not a dull one, in fact, it is a very lively one and entertaining from siart to finish. There are a number of pretty and clever young women in the company whose costuming and dancing are attrac tive features. To those who want an evening of pure farce “Kelly's Kids” will fill the bill. The audience was an en thusiastic one and laughed and applaud ed by turns. The company’ will go from here to Augusta and Augustans can count on a good show. At the matinee td-ray Miss Clayton as sisted by the ladies of the company, will give a reception to the ladies and chil dren. This is a p pular departure, and is original with Miss Clayton. After the curtain falls on the last act cf “Th* Sul tan's Daughter,” the ladies of the com pany in costume, will remain on the stage and the ladies and children can pass through the right-hand box, where they wll be received by Miss Clayton A spe cial musical programme will be rendered by the ladies’ orchestra, under the direc tion of Miss Geraldine Glee. At night the company’ will present by special request, the four-act Russian drama “Darkest Russia,'' with complete scenery and electrical effects. Between the acts new’ specialties will be introduc ed by the Glees and Hewellettea. This will close the company’s engagement her?, which has been a very successful one. Mr. L. S. Levy, doorkeeper at the. Sa vannah Theater, and Mr. W. E. Finney, in charge of the box office, who filled po sitions at Hotel Tybee until the formal opening of the theatrical season, have re turned to their old stands ot the Theater. The courteous consideration they have shown patrons of thf* Theater has brought them many acquaintances, who will be pleased to renew old friend's hip* s . Bad blood is a bad thing to inherit cr acquire, but bad blood may be made good blood by taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla.— ad. VOIR DAUGHTER'S EDI CATION. Renan College*, nt Gainesville, and Its Superior Advantages. In deciding as to where you will send your daughter to school the coming year It will be well to consider Brenau College, formerly Georgia Female Seminary. This school is one of the best in the South. Its equipment i*s new and up-to-date in every particular. Its curriculum is high and has given the school a prominence that few institutions in the South can claim. The musical conservatory is pre sided over by one of the greatest musi cians of this country. For handsome cat alogue address Brenau, Gainesville, Ga. The Central of Georgia Hallway Mill Change Schedule Between Sa vannah and Tybee Aug. 28. On and after the above date, the sched ule between Savannah and Tybee will be as follows: Savannah 10:05 a. m., 3:35 p. m., 5:25 p. m.. 8:05 p. m. Leave Tybee. 7:45 h. m., 11:05 a. m., 6:45 p. m., 9:30 p. m.— ad. NOW 18 THE TIME To use Johnson’s Chill entfcrfVver Tonic. If you wish to remain at your post of duty and pass through September and October without the loss of n single hour of time, take a course of Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic. Neither the mountains nor the seashore can guarantee such absolute immunity from sickness as Johnson’s Tonic se cures to you. The wise man insures his life and the wiser man insures his health. A bottle of Johnson’s Tonic is a guarantee of health. It saves enormous waste of time, saves vast expenditures of money In doctor’s bills and saves human life when endangered by fever. Use it and use nothing else.—ad. The summer is passing, have you taken In the Plant System Sunday excursions to Charleston? One dollar for the round trip. —ad. "Graybeerd is a family medicine with us," sad a prominent business man yes terday. "My wife takes It, and I notice he is enjoying better health than for years. The children keep well by taking it." Grayb*ard may be obtained at all drug stores or write to us for it. Rcspess Drug Cos., sole preps.. Savannah, Ga.-ad. The Plant System excursion train to ■ Charleston leaves Savannah at 6:20 a. m Sundays; tickets are sold at one dollar for Ihe round trip.—ad. To Draiuulek ami Return SI.OO via 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 rate of fl.oo f or the round trip. Trains leave at 2:lo tt . m. and 5.30 a. m.—ad. Chair cars on Plant System excursions to Charleston every Sunday, engage your seat* on Saturdaya at the De Soto Hotel ticket offlee.-ad. - Perhaps Not.—‘The huhand of the T>owaer Empress, of course, la dead." ‘Oh, well* I eupyoas ha d>MU*t pbj.ct io that. VPuclu IF Si's dill s Few iti DOES NOT CURE ALL low Fevers and Gi® YOUR DRUGGIST WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY Every Bottle Guaranteed. MANUFACTURED BY COLUMBIA DRUG CO., SAVANNAH, CA The Singer Piano of Chicago, 111. This SINGER PIANO Is sold by man, of the leading dealers in the United States, such ss Wm. Stelnert Sons Cos., who have the largest establishments In Boston, New’ Haven and Providence. Also the SINGER PIANO is sold by Wm. Knabe Cos., having the leading house® in Boston, Baltimore, Washington and New York city. There are a large number of leading Houses handling diANCjrLtt PIANO, 100 numerous to mention. The SINGER PIANO is evidently one of the best pianos in the market, or it would not be sold by these leading houses. It has an elegant singing tone, much finer than most pianos, and about one-hal| the price of other Instruments. Call and see, and examine the SINGER PIANO and save a good deal of money on your purchase. Same guarantee is ex tended for the SINGER PIANO as any of the leading pianos of the day. and a sat isfactory price will be given to all on ap plication. LIPPMAN BROTHERS. Wholesale Agents, Wholesale Druggists. Barnard and Congress Streets, Savannah, Ga. TUST RECEIVED A CAR LOAD OF GARDEN TILE. EMI KILL’S SIS. 113 Rrooxlon Street, West. SUMMER lILSOHTS. CHARMING RESORTS For health and pleasure along the line of the Tallulah Falis Ry Cos. To those seeking summer homes attention is In vited o the delightful mountain resorts along the line of the Tallulah Falls Rv. Close connections are made with all Southern Railway trains. You can leave Atlanta 7:50 a. m., 12 o’clock noon, and 4:30 p. tn. Comfortable and convenient hotels and boarding houses are located at Demorest, Clarksville, Nacoochee Val ley, Turnersville, Tallulah, Tallulah Falls, and *in Rabun county. Any of these places can be reached in a rhree hours' ride from Atlanta. This is one of the most beautiful and picturesque sections of the South. The climate Is cool and salubrious and the water the purest and best In the world. For fur ther Information apply to SAMUEL. C. DUNLAP. General Manager, Clarksville, Ga. HOTEL VICTORIA Broadway, sth avenue and 27Ch st., New York city. Entirely new; absolutely fire proof; European plan. Rooms, <I.OO pet day and upward. ROBERT T. DUNLOP. Manager. Formerly of Hotel Imperial. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. stTjosephTacademy For toung Lau.ee, Washington, Wilkes county, Georgia, admitted to be one of the most home-like Institutions in the count try. Climate healthy. Extensive, lawns Course thorough. Terms moderate. Music, Art, Physical Culture, Elocution, Stenog raphy and Typewriting. Address • MOTHER SUPERIOR. BETHEL MILITARY ACADEMY. Bethel Academy. \a. in historic Nonnern Virginia. Best references almost anywher# in the Union. Thirty-third season begin* Sept. 21st. Illustrated catalogue. Col. R A. Mclntyre, Superintendent. Edgeworth Hoarding & Day School For Girls. Reopens Sept. 27. 38th year. Mrs. H. P. I.EFEBVRE, Principal Miss E. D. HUNTLEY, Associate Prin. 122 and 124 W. Franklin ,t., Baltimore,Md. PANTOPS ACADEMY NEAR CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA For boys. Fully equipped. Send for catalogue. JOHN K. SAMPSON. A M . Principal BRfiNNAN BROS., WHOLCSALB Fruit, Produce, Grain, Etc, > BAY STREET. West. TfltphontlSl. COMFORT For your stock. The fly seaaon Is now o® us and the time to use Tough on Flies, a lotion when applied will prevent hones end cattle from being peetered. Try It mid be convinced. HAY, GRAIN, BRAN, COW CHICKEN FEED, etc. T. J. DAVIS. ?ho a, u* Bay *r*et, W “ L