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PART TWO. CRANKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE. jIIEV ARE ALWAYS MIiDOWCO 111 DETECTIVE*. .'(Tatra In Chinn Interfered Will I'rrsldrnt'. Summer Plana The llnltv I'rogrannr al (be Eirratlrr Man.lon —Tnrntlrth lenlury Mar rlage Ceremony Likely In He Nufloeable (or Simplicity— A Queer Celrbrnllon— It Wn al tbe Ilnur <>( tbe Tnrklab Minister—liar liar, bar Keallrlllea—Other Mailer. i Intcreat. Washington. Sept. A—That the fool killer has no* been around of late Is proved by the superstitious chap who la solemnly Insisting that every President of the United States, with one exception, who has been elected In a year ending with a cipher, has died In office. Also that there have been even period* of twenty years between the elections of • hose who died lr> office—Harrison. IMb; Lincoln, 1880; Qartield, 18*9. Fear of the hoodoo extending to 1900 doe. not seem to weigh heavily on the minds of either of the present candidates for the presiden tial chair; though the Washington police say It Is undoubtedly true that the n rasstns of the Italian King have eeveral other rulers on their black Hat, to he ••re moved" as early aa practicable. Including President McKinley. For the best of rea sons the public are never Informed of the cranks that constantly beset the White House during every administra tion. and shadow the Kseeutlve when ever he ventures abroad. Most of them are comparatively harmless, with only some crazy notion troubling their poor brains like that of the man who lately Introduced himself to the doorkeeper a* Mr Jesus Christ, from Jerusalem, but now and then one Is as murderous In In tention as Oulteau, and only laeks op portunity for carrying out his purpose All our Presidents are constantly guard t-d more or less closely, whether they de sire l or not; but none of them In recent years has been solicitous about it as President Cleveland, who seldom went about Washington at all. and never with out policemen In etttsens clothes follow ing close behind Nobody has ever ac cused Mr. Cleveland of being a coward, and It Is probable that he had private Informs lion of aetempts on his life, of hloh the public were not made aware. Urant and McKinley have gone about more freely than other Presidents of modern times, exhibiting no concern for ue murderous lunatics who were possl i>ly fololwlng In their wake; but all the fame, whether they knew M or not, both ranks and 'President were always shad owed by vigilant policemen. ....... . .Uncertainty about affair* In China ha* ployed duck* and drake* with all the plina of the McKinley* for she rummer nd early aulnmn. The president very much desired to attend the Grand Army •Ing at Chicago, and Mr*. McKinley 1* •molly nnxlou* to *et back to Canton H'-wever, both are making the beat of it- situation, taking early morning driv together, and perhaps going out ac.ln near the close of there terribly hot •lay. Mr* McKinley ha* always taken her dally drive whenever her health per mut'd. but tt la not often that her busy husband I* at liberty to go with her Oc si*l nally, during the last almost un bearable fortnight, which, acctv ding to the Weather Bureau, ha* been the hot test ever recorded In Washington, their rtal'y programme ha* been varied by an evening dinner at Chevy Chase, or the Country Cltth. given by Mir* member of the cabinet; and last Friday evening they enjoyed a trip down the Potomac, on board the yocht Sylph. Their pleasure was shared by Secretary and Mrs Gage. Secretary Root, Secretary Hitchcock. Secretary Wilson. Ad Jut. Gen. Corbin. Surgeon General and Mrs. Sternberg. I*r. and Mrs Rlxey. Cpt Cowles of the navy, and Private Secretary Cortelyou Whatever the state of affairs In China, the President and Mrs McKinley will cer tainly attend the wedding of their niece, next week, at Somerset, Pa Miss Mabel McKlnl y. who becomes Mrs Dr. Raer on hept 12 I* a shin ng though somewhat rare example of sterling good sense ex hibited by young women on whom, all their lives, dame fortune has lavished her choicest gifts and who would therefore be expected to out-do less favored girl* In their wedding festivities. Despite the Ids! tic charm and romance that attache* to a "Whit* House wedding.” a thing to be hand*d down as n proud hit of family h'sjory, second In Importance only to that • f birth In the same htstor:e mansion. Miss M Klnley from the llr*t has said that she preferred to be married at home. Friends and family urged tha White House plan and the newspaper chroniclers announc ed It as a s.tbd fact; but the young peo ple, who are most concerned, persisted In iheir own quiet way. shrinking from the public glare that necessarily accompanies • ny social movement In the official real d.nce of the chief executive. • • • • • • • There have bwn other recent examples of the same right feeling among the wealthier classes of to-day. who could < Mainly afford no end of "spread,” hut preferred to shield the most sacred event of their lives from the sacrilegious gaze of the rabble; and It Is not unlikely that she up-to-daie bride of the twentieth cen tury will return to the slmider ceremonies that contented her great-great-grand mother. Miss McKinley’s bridal gown Is to be of cream peou dr sole, wrlth train two and a half yards long. The front will he veiled with misty fpld* of accordion pleaud chiffon, caught with rosettes of bahy ribbon. A fichu of beaut ful Ducher*' Ij'T (;he gtft ot the President's wlfe. wlt| decorate the bodice, combined with chiffon frills, and the long tulle veil will be edgtd with narrow lace. Miss Mabel la very fond of dainty white and Ivory-tinted gowns, and rarely wears anything else at iro*ptInns. One of the prettiest dresses In "hleh she appeared ot the White House last winter was a white satin slip, under rteam gauge flowered with allver. • •••••* The queerest celebration that Washing ton has witness'd for msny a day. oc curred this week at the summer |ome of the Turkish minister. All Ferrough Bey, In honor of the twenty-llfth anniversary of the coronation of Abdul Hamid HI. as Fulton of Tutk-y and Kallf of Islam. The simmer home of the Turkish legation Is nut at Cleveland Park. Just beyond the aristocratic suburb called Chevy Chase a* and In the neighborhood of President Cleveland’s former country-place. The Wo dthlest and most prominent Turkish ' 'bjeeia In America were guest* of the oy and logeiher they Joined In a sol ' on Moslem service of thanks for the i "-jervatlon of their monarch's Ilf* All ' -e ptrtlolpating In the Istn were de v 'es of the Queen Prophet—but It does hot follow that oil ef them wsre Turks A* • mstter of fact. th rite was con ducted by "Mohammed'' Webb, who though an American born and bred. Is o convent to Islam Mr. Wabh came over from Rutherford. N J.. especially to take f art In the celebration and remained sev eral days os a guest of tha minister, It Jhitmnnal) Morning Mctns. la doubtful If any ceremony of the same sort was ever before attempted In this country. Many of the guests came from New York. Phlladciph'a. Boston and Chi cago, and included prominent Turkish. S rvtan and Armenian merchants, as well as all the Turkish consuls In America. All Furrough Bey has a pretiy place and It was beautifully bedecked for the occasion. The Tutklsh hag—a star and a crescent In while, on a r<d Held—was every where joined with the Stars and Stripes. and the green flag of the Mohammedan faith, the same colors prodigally need In the spacious grounds, the broad piazza and the parlors. Tne union of ted. white and green was a trib ute to Abdul llamld. who has tne red and white aa Ids colors by reason of temporal power, and green through his pmltton as head of the Moslem filth. (Jsy Ini per lanterns lighted the iawns after dusk. Pinner*was served In true Turk ish fashion, and It Is needless to adit that tt was a bachelor banquet, for in Tur key H Is not good form for any woman to attend such affairs, or indeed any other where their facea might be seen of men One could not help feeling sorry for the pretty young wife of the minister, and Iter new baby, shut up somewhere In the rear of the house with her female <>om innlon. After the coffee. Mr. Webb of fered a toast to Ills Majesty, Abdul Hamid. The Turkish Mlninter paid me same tribute to President McKinley; and then the more serious part of the even ing began. Mr. Webb, who lest It. |s still an American citizen, but knows all about the Turkish longue nnl en Intone 4ik the bett of mocszinx. calling the Kulthfu. to prayer from fh*‘ Minaret* of a mo>>quo. lie wait consul for thl* government it Manila during a period of rive years. There l* no mosque In Washington, bin that Is no hliKlninc* to Mnelem worship heoauie. according to the trut tenet of Molwuimu-tl, nil place* may be made equally naorof by the presence of true believers. the legation purlor* were need for the tfervire. The little n>m|M.tv salaamed profoundly toward the Kant, and then the sonorous voice of Mr. floated tar out into the darkness of the par*. *hunting the Iran—the prayer of the Faithful This over, the party hour* ed sme moment* In silent supplication. Ilaeh offering a separate prayer of thank* that the life of the Btilfnn has be*n spared; but no word trai *ioken. At the conclusion of the service. All Ferrwih Hey seated hlm*e|f |n a chair beside a larae portrait of Aiidul Hamid, ami each of the ffueet*. wearing* the fe*. cam** up io offer form 1 1 congratulations to the min ister as the envoy of the Sultan. • •••••••• I’p at Har Harbor th** Joy over the American and British fleet* appear?* al most hysterical. “Squadron week,** whic h iiegan with the arrival of Admiral Farqu har with the ships of the North Atlarvtl fleet, under his command, means a steady round of dance* and dinners, flirtation*. re**ptlon and all sort* of gaieties—is many as can he crowded into the hour* net ween sun and sun. Admiral Sir Fred erick Bedford. K C. 8.. and his British sqiudron. also arrived on Tuesday and form no insigntfWrx part of the popular •how Prince Trouhetskoy his also turn ed up at Bar Harbor for squadron week; .nd so has Baron Fava. the Italian Min ister. previous to his annual autumn visit to the Berkshire Hills. By the way, all foreigners In this l.ind of oaks and m pies, elms and beeches, are enthusiastic over the glory of our autumnal woods, which can be seen nowhere better than In the hills of 'Berkshire. Another flutter In society |s caused by the arrival last week from Kttrope of Prince Henri de Croy. who Is no stranger to the Four Hundred by reason of pre vious vlslte. It will be remembered tha; he figured prominently, in New York last winter ae n guest at the mirrlage of Miss Julia Grant, to his friend. Prince <*anta cu*ei*e. and report rays that he now re turns to pay his most ardent “distresses * to one of the pretty bride* mi Id* of that orcaslon. Prince Croy Is Just now in New York, but Is hooked for Washington early In the aeaaon. When the great gray atone palace call ed Riewars castle avas built In Washing ion. a quarter of n century ago. there were plenty of satirical people who railed It "Stewon's folly." so Isolated was tne site and so splendid was the architectural effect for the primitive day* of '7a It dkl seem foolish to rear so magnificent a structure in so poor and remote a portion of Washington ns the now ullra-fashlon ahle neighborhood of Dupont Circle was al that time. Rut Senator Stewart, who always know* what he Is about atl stamls by his own convictions, could afford to accept with good nature all the Jeats nt hla expense. The great mansion ho* not only made a splendid home for the Stew arts whenever they desire-d to tx'cupy It. but has proved a very profitable financial Investment as well. For several year# It was tho home of the Chinese legation, at an enormous rental, and oilier prominent persons have paid small fortune* for the privilege of occupying It for longer or shorter period*. Some year* ago a wealthy syndicate desired to build a sky scraplug apartment house on the site, which should also Include the "caslle" with some additions and alteration*, but the Senator's term* were also of the sky scraping variety, and so the project was abandoned. A great while ago Senator (?) William A. Clark, the Montana multi millionaire, purchased the house—and no body knows what fabulous sum he paid for It. or particularly cares, since the only llnam-ta! trouble that afflicts the "Copper King" I* to get rid of some of the sur plus millions tbal are piling In upon him. People tire wondering what Mr. Clark intends to do with his pun base, but so far neither hints nor downright questions have wheedled from him any Informa tion. It Is the general opinion, however, that he Intends to tear down the spacious old iwla'** ami er*ct a mtirh larger and hamtsomor one—whieh perhap* may be reehristened "Clark's Folly." since the widower Senator h.ia now no unmarried children or other fam ily of his own "Stewart cas tle" has been Ihe scene of more notable entertainments than any other house of equal age In the capital—always except ing the White House. The Stewarts were* famous for large parties, going up Into the several hundreds. The wedding re ception and other festivities for the mar riage of thefr daughter were on wo grand and sumptuous a scale that society l* still talking about them. The last great entertainment given In the castle was by Senator and Mrs. Stewart for their young daughter Resale's coming mil. and Iheir pretty granddaughter. Mis# Fox. All Ihe world has heard of Ihe famous ball given by Ihe Chinese minister In the splendid mansion a few year* ago. when horde* o* uninvited people rushed In and gobbled ~U (he refreshment* Intended for the guests. _ p p r , a wonderful medicine; It gives an appetite; It Invigorate* and strength ens. F. F. P. cures rheumatism and all nalns In the side, back and ahouiders. knea*. hips, wnsta sml Joints P. P p cures syphilis in all Its various stages, oid ulcers, sores and kidney complaint P. p P. cures catarrah. ecaema. erysipelas all slim dlaeA*** and mercurial poisoning, p P. P. cures dyspepsia, chronic ferns!* complaints and broken-down constitution and loss of manhood. P. f, P.. th* beat purlffer of tha age. ha* made mors permanent cures than all other blood rem edies- upptnan Rro*., ao.a prtprjeiors, Savannah, Oa.-ad SAVANNAH, GA-, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1900. It Has Begun in Earnest The Season’s Initial sale of FURNITURE and CARPETS. Those Old in the Housekeeping Business Are Anticipating the Rush. Every train brings in for us hundreds of cases of new fall goods, and tbe wise, as always, are getting the pick of the choicest. This Column -IS THE— Housekeepers’ * Paradise. GLASSWARE. Some odd* and end* to close out. any piece soft tor lc, worth from 4c to 10c. Cream Pitcher* lc each. Toothpick Ho'derw lc each. Spoon holder* lc each. Odds and ende of cample tumbler goblet* at lc each. For 2 cent* you can buy fancy decorat ed glaaa cream aaucera. Extra deep Imitation cut glaaa pickle dlahes. Fancy aquare cake plate*. Dated top al< and pepper ahakera and augar bowl*. For 10 centa we offer lha Hollowing In glassware: Engraved rryatal goblet*. Cut glaaa table tumblers, gallon water juge. 10-Inch berry bnwla and 14-tnCh celery trays. .- . - Extra large kitchen hetebat* worth 10c, at 6c. Ijrg* alze English porcelain-covered <ll h 6, won t • ~o at , 25c. Fancy thape porcelain gravy dlahes. worth 24c at 10c. Large else fancy shape porcelain pitch ers and basins. worth 41.00 pair, go at 59c per pair. One lot fancy black Iron candlesticks, worth 24c and 40c each, go at 10c. Fancy lace edge shelf paper, U yards in a piece, worth 10c, go at 3c Each. $6.50 Ladies’ Rainy Day Skirts for $4.50 Handsome Line Ladies’ Walking Skirts, $3.00 $8.50 Black Brilliantine Skirts, 56.00 Nos. 50, 60, 80 Metallic Taffeta Ribbons, Isc yd. —+ $1.50 Ladies’ Felt Golf Hats, 98c 1 yard wide Fruit of the Loom Shirt ing 61c Mennen's Tal cum Powder I2iC Per Box. 75c 38-inch Black Cheviots 50c yd. 54-inch Bleached Table Damask 2lc yd. Guaranteed Black Taffeta Silks 98c. Great Bargain. 56-inch all wool Plaid Back Suitings, $1.50 Yard. Clearance Sale -OF- Summer Shoes. Infants' strap slipper*, in all colors, the newest shapes, sal# price 88c. the kind you pay SI.BO elsewhere. Slice 1 to 8. Mtsees and children's Tan and Black Southern Butt Sandals and Oxfords, $ to 2s, Sl.&v value. Now 89c. Ladle*' Pat Tip Sprint: Heel and Heel ed Oxford*. Southern Hint and Strap Sandals. 1t.60 and 42.08 quality, at $1.29. A large afitartmetit lo nlect from. • Now for a good *"hool ahor for the boy*. Buy the Bunker Hill Orest Wear School Shoes. None better msdc In oil the new leathers and shapes Prices range from $1.50 to $2.00. The Magic School Shoes for th# girl*, mad* on th# mannish last and made in vtri kid and calf; laced and button. Prices $1.60 to $2.00. Men's Patent Leather and Patent VM Kid Bats end Buttons on the new last and new shapes, for full dress. Prices. $3.50 to $6.00. UMBRELLAS Re-covered while you wait, 98c Up FURNITURE GALORE. White Enamel Easels, ■ B Very fjincy g I Grill Work gianmasß & Brass g I Trimmings, g 1 Adjustable Picture M I Rest of • Brass, g |I solid and g I substaa- Cni Cl.,—. Chiffoniers, : Golden oak tfsjill ca rv e ve ' *1 *4 IF drawers, brass handles, well made, 30 inches wide, with locks, I®worth $7.50, r _i—Now fell $5-98 L Seme, but with French minor l*ai Inches and a -SSC - ■■]} j3 mrhea wide, worth 1 “ i/ 112 80. Now C*if $9.48 A BIiDROOVI COMPI.ETI: For Only $29.75. RICH GOLDEN OAK. FINE FINISH. 1 DItKBHKIt (large miiror). 1 BED 1 WASH STAND. 4 CHAIRS. 1 ROCKER. j 1 TABLE. 1 TOWEL RACK. 1 MATTRESS. 1 SPRING. I , WORTH $45.00 If you have any use for a good Refriger ator or Ice Chest, we will sell what we have left at Half-Price. & bull sis. ' Baby Carriages. To malt** room far ©th**r gooff* -Kiibh#: tlrM (no nut*i fa lo***), fro( break |**r a no). hiindln> guaranteed not to pull off: 9 >OO ot?fp now $?• V. 970 no Biyt# now 912 00 Btyl<* now .* $7 ht sls 00 gtyla now 19 00 GET FIRST PICK. Rory O’Moorc Iteckers, In poliihnl rich floldfn Oak and Cherry flnlah- l*athrr oil, iirmn bolt#*! to Ih# back and neat. Th* bon avrr offtrtd in thl* city. A f**w left, worth IS 00, Only $2.61; White Enamel Cribs. Removable with bras* knob*, worth Only $3.98. Mo,* Mattree*.i In fit above only It ** Mahogany Tables. If you exper, to hn> n Parlor or Library Table for the , online winter evening* d n not fall to see thl* one In Mahogany finish, handoom, ly carved. French leg. Only a few, and really *orth more than 13 40, Monday Only $1.48._ Cedar Chests. Golden Oak finished genuine cedar lined, to close out entire (trek will sell at manu. facturer*' prices. Sells for 48.90, Only $4.75. New Carpets The Colorings in this Season’s Goods are Exquisite. The Wiltons, . Axminsters, Moquettes and Velvets ARE GRAND The Tapestry Bruaeela at u ~ 55c Ars Extraordinary. The Ingrain Carpets at 46c Are great Inducatnenta. The Lace Curtains at $1.50 Ars dainty and dastrable. The Irish Point I jar* Curtains run from $5.00 to $16.00. The Buffi, and Point d’Esprit Curtains are eomethlifg unusual and fetching. Ths Portltrree at S3OO Are enticing and cheap Linoleum and Oil Cloth In many pat tern*. lift PRICES —FOR— Fine Domestics. Beat Quality Indigo Prints gc, Slmpeon Sliver Grey Prlhta ....lc 217-Inch Percales, navy blue and gamete.4c Soft Finished Bleached Shirting A .4c Heavy Outing Flannel, worth 1284 c ~..Vfc Double Fold Flannels for Wrappers and Hhlrl-wall. French Flannel Pattern. .He All Linen Checked Doylies j*,- All IJnen Damask Fancy Doytlew 40c Extra Site Honey-Comb Towels. fringed, woven colorad borders lc All Linen Hurk Towels, hemmed. fancy borders, sites 18x31. 14c value, ,10c All Linen Iluck Towel*, hemstitched, Sr value 14c Extra Site Damask Towels, knotted fringe, fancy fcbrder, S4c value 26c Hleachcd Da mark. 24c value .......21c fj-inch Bleached All Linen Damask. I*o value Me A Few Left. See Theml Ladies' $20.00 Salts, $8.48. PAGES 11 TO 20. Men’s Scriven Drawers, 50C pair. $2 and $2.50 Men’s Negligee Shirts (to close) s|.so each Men’s Fancy Hosiery 25c worth really 35c i Men’s SIO.OO Suits (to close), 16.90 SIO.OO California Wool Blanket* $648 40-inch White Lawns 7!c Men’s & Boys’ Night Shirts 25c Btfc Percales, Dark Colors, 5C yard 20c Ladies' Black Ribbed Hose l2Jc Turkish Linen Note Paper, per pound, IBC _ Fine Opaque Shades, with springs, 35c