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While the formal, opening of lb* the
atrical season baa taken place It will be
several work* yet before the aeaaon begin*
to lake on H* uaual bright aspect and be
fore the hotter clan* of a how* heirtn to
tome. The weather la too warm Just now
for theatrical*. anyhow, and no matter
x*w (food a piece la preaented It baa a
bard time mustering much of a houae.
The winter aeaaon opened In New York
last Monday. Otto Skinner In "Prince
kto" at Wallack's, Jamea K. Hackett In
The Pride of Jurnlo" at the Criterion,
ind the Mg ptnladlon of "Ben Hur” at
he Broadway, were the principle opening
•Ilia. Toe American Theater, which la
he houae recently leaned by the Oreen
vali people, opened Kept. 1 with a tre
nendoua production of “The Great Ruby,"
lugustln Daly'a aucceaa. Thla houae la
mder the management of Sidney Wei*,
vho wa here laat aeaaon. Jt la one of
he largest and handsome*! theater* In
Vew York and the Oreenwall people are
naktng atrong etforia to have It a pop
ular playhouae.
The entertainment* which have been
:lven at tn various roof garden* In New
fork during the lunmtr have bien only
nedtocre. hut the tran*lent Southerner
ma given up hla dollar or two very free
y and the New York manager* have
popped out quite a lot of money from
he roof a how*.
"McFadden's Row of Klata" was seen at
wo performance* yesterday. matlree and
tight. The play la not anew one In Ba
annah, but It hae l>eeri considerably re
.nodeled and la preaented by a very Ctean
otnxry.
The Theater will he cloaed all of thl*
week. but neat week will he open
he entire week with the Robeon Theater
Company.
The "Prisoner of Zend*" will be one
>1 the early plays this season. llereto
ore It has not been seen until nearly the
lose of (he season.
Al G Field's minstrels are on their way
South. The company It said to be the beat
the Fields' management has ever sent out.
The New York Casino success. "The
telle of New York." will t** presented In
Savannah by the same company that
■iayed It originally and the same that
;ave the piece I*7 performance* In Ixmdon
it the Shaftesbury Theater. An actress
new to the AmerliUn audience* la Mis*
deulah Dodge, a dainty, wtnaoma little
soman, wbo plays the pretty Salvation
Army lassie Her aucceaa In the rola. It
it said, la quite equal to that of Mias Edna
May's Most of the London company are
•till with the organisation, which Includes
<£. J. Connelly, James Darling. Joseph
Kane. Arthur Deagon. George Tollman.
K. S. Tarr, Mae Sailor, Flo Perry, Er
,-nlnle Earle. luoulse Wtlitard, Las Belle
Daste and a shapely chorus.
The two companies presenting "The
Christian" are pursuing prosperous tour*
through the New Fatglsnd and Middle
states, and proving beyond doubt that. In
spite of Its two phenomenal seasons, the
popularity of Hall Caine's play has not
waned.
Sarah Cowell I,eMayne will begin her
second starring tour In "The Greatest
Thing In the World." at Wilmington. Del.,
on Sept 24. playing two weeks of return
engagements over the same territory
where she scored such a success last
spring before coming to Wallack’s the
atre for her firm stellar appearance in
New York on Oct. *. Among the new
members of Mrs, la-Moyne's company will
be Wilton laickaye. John OWndlnnlng,
Florence Rockwell, Adelaide Thurston and
Mts. Glendlnnlng—Robert Edeeon, Walter
Thomas. Charles Stanley and Edwin
James, being retained In the same roles
they played last season.
Chart** B Hanford retains some happy
memoriae of hi* day* a* youngster,
with Booth and Barret*. Barrett • a
man of austere personality and a rigid
disciplinarian. Booth waa gentle of speech
and tolerant, fine night he ra* obliged
to go to the atage from hie dreasing room
by a remote route which ied him paat a
pointer of super*. He had been playing
•'Richelieu" and when he launched "The
curse of Rome" hi* voice had a reso
nance which made the building shake. One
of the super* stepped out and blocked his
way. remarking.
Mr. Booth. 1 kin do that g-r-r-r!"
"Can you Indeed? What 'g-r-r-r' la
that?'
"The one you do when you say 'the
curwe of Rome.' “
"Ah. let me hear you."
The confident youth Inflated his chest
and delivered the speech with a rasp on
the word "Rome" which sounded like a
planing mill. Mr. Booth waited until the
declamation was concluded and then said:
'?t is very good. While 1 differ ailghtly
from your Idea of reading aomc parts of
the speech. I must confess I think your
'g-r-r-r' Is much better than mine."
Delta Fox is herself again. She ha*
made a hit as Belle Money In "The Rog
er* Brothers In Central Bark" In Phila
delphia. and her appearance In tht# farce
at the Victoria Theater In New York Sept
17 will attract not a little attention. She
has completely recovered her health and
plays with all her old-time vivacity In
"Three Sailors," a specialty with Ihe Rog
ers Brother* In the second act. and as Iho
cabby in a mualoal specialty In the last
act "If Cabby told Half That He
Knows." she display* In It* fullest meas
ure Ihe artistic ability which won for her
a reputation a# an entertainer.
The fotlowlng clipping from a news
paper will no doubt prove Interesting read
ing to the friends In Savannah of Mr
James Neill, a popular young Savannah
ten and a clever amateur actor, and who
ts now a prominent light on the stage,
and very well Messed with the world's
goods "H oil stock I* such a good thing.
I guess I'll start a company of my own
When James Neill. Ihe actor, apoke those
wonts be was standing on the forward
deck of an ocean steamer, en route from
not nil! to the Ookten atate. A man had
been dinning Into the ear* of another
timn on the deak the glorlea of the oil In
dustry tn Southern Call torn le. It's go
ing to bea* the gold mining business in
California all hollow. Mr Neill heard
this enthusiast say. A roan with stock
In a good comtmny la bound to get rich."
continued this enthusiast at the actor's
elbow, and as he talked. Neill, quite
phlegmatic and usually cool, found hi*
pulse beating a bit faster. He walked
back to his stateroom, told Mis* Edythe
Chapman, woo In private life. I* Mrs.
Jams Neill, what he hod heard about
oil m California, amt then concluded
•with the opening words of this story:
"If oil stock |* such a good thing, I guess
I'M start a company of my own." And
true to hk> "guwm." Neill has started
the company, own* a third or more of
the TSO.uOO shares, ts president, of the
company, and so becomes Interested to
fhe tune of a good many thousand dol
let* in the Infant Industry of Ihe state.
In "having a company of hi* own." Mr
Nelli is merely carrying out the same
Instinct* >hat have made him the director
of a great dramatic company. Instead of
fMrsty a player ta scum oUur fellows
organisation. In other words, if a thing
seem* a guu.l thmg to Neill he prefers
to have a big Interest jn it. take the big
end of the risk and. naturally, enjoy the
lion's share of the profits—lf there are
other factore. have made him weathly.
A# In theater enterprise*, so In oil, Nelli
ha* "plunged." Hl* dramatic company has
been in las Angeles twice In a year, play
ing to large and profitable buslne** both
times Theater men stiy that Nelli prob
ably ha* cleared lat.ow in his two season*
V the Burbank Theater. He has now In
vested the major part of those profit* In
a California Industry, and the coin that
came to him from the pockets of Califor
nian* t* to he returned lo the pocket* of
other Californians. The oil company of
which Mr. Neill was elected president a
few day* ago, Includes In It* directorate
such men as Judge Knight. J. W. Evans,
G. F. Herr and other weil known Eo*
Angeles cttlsen*. Oliver Morose© may
become an Investor In the corporation.
Yesterday. Mr. Neill says, a local capi
tallst*. and Intimate friend of Mr Moroc
co, offered to purchase 15.000 worth of the
company’s shares on condition that Mr
Morosco should be made treasurer of the
company. Neill ha* purehaaed, or per
haps It should he said hi* company has
bought. Mil acre* of land near Newhall, In
the Plaeerlta canyon, which land Is di
rectly In line with the vein of such mar
velous richness and value tapped a few
days ago by the New Century Oil Com
pany. It I* hardly necessary to say that
the land was bought some time ago. be
fore thl# recent sensational strike was
made In the canyon, a# now the land
could hardly be purchased for ten time#
Its quoted Value of n few weeks ago. In
addition lo this quarter section. Neill's
company ha* leased ISO acre# of oil land
near Plru city. In Ventura county.
That distinguished man - * children
rarely carry on hi* fame l* a rule that
has It* exception*, and one of the latest
of the*# Is the success on the stage of
Miss Gertrud# Poghlan daughter of
Charles Poghlan, whose fame death has
already begun to mellow. Miss Poghlan’#
latent 1* of the quality one would look
for In the daughter of her father, and
she post# sses >n abundance other qual
ities necessary for Its establishment Her
great success In the delicately Intellectual
part of Celia Bryce tn "The Royal Box"
dirnonstrated In what field of her art ahe
would triumph. The choice Miss Poghlan
ha* made of a role to star in show* that
she realise* this fact She will play thl*
season the bright, lively, dominating, raat
les* Becky Sharp, in a dramatltation made
by her father of "Vanity Fair." In ap
pearance Miss Poghlan meets all the re
quirement* of Thackeray’* heroine. Youth
and beauty are here. he Is petite and
graceful, with rounded arms and shoul
der*, her east of feature* Is piquant and
she has a mass of fight hair which I* very
becoming to her arch countenance, par
ticularly ao when It Is dressed In the style
prevailing In the days of the First Em
pire Such a woman could easily bind and
hold captive a heavy dragoon like Raw
don Crawley, or fascinate such a stated
admirer of women as t<ord Bteyue Mts*
Poghlan was seen here last season In her
father's support.
Richard Mansfield ha* completed hts list
of actresses for hi* revival of Shakea-
Ifeare's "King Henry V." at the Garden
theater. Oct. 1. Ml*. Florence Kahn will
appear as Rumor. Thl* will be her first
N* w York appearance since her sucres*
laat yesr with the course of modern play*
at the Pamegle Lyceum. Mdlle Brassy
will be the Princes* Katherine. She came
to America especially to play this role
Susan re Santje will be Alice, the lady tn
waiting on the French Princess, and Miss
Georgloe Brandon Is cast for Isabel.
Queen of France. There Is additional In
terest tn the fart that Estelle Mortimer
will appear a* Dame Quickly. The part of
the boy at Dame Quickly'* Inn. the Boar's
Head In Eastcheap. will be played by
Dorothy Chester, who ts Mrs Frederick
de Belleville.
Nat Goodwin and Mrs Goodwin are
now in Pari*, and will shortly visit Mun
ich and also the "Passion Play." Mr
Goodwin write* that he Is In perfect
health.
FON Ft Tl'ltF. HISTORIANS.
fiew. F.van* Wants Information to
File In the archives of the State.
Gen. clement A Kvans. commanding the
Georgia division of the United Confederate
Veteran*, has undertaken the task of
gathering speclflr and general Information
concerning all Ihe command* which nerv
ed In Ihe armies of Ihe Confederate slates
from this slate Hl* Idea I* to secure as
far as possible a complete history of every
command, companies as well a* regi
ments, whirh gave Ita service* lo Ihe Con
federate cause In order that the Infor
mation may be placed upon record for use
by future historians. To this end he has
sent out letters to hundreds of Confeder
ate veterans as well as to the various
camps of the United Confederate Veter
ans tn the stste. reques'lng that Informa
tion of Ihe rharaeter sought to be furnish
ed him by all In position to do so
The following extract from Oen Kvans
circular letter outlln- ihe Information de
sired and the purpose* for which It ts In
tended:
"For some time past I have endeavored
to make a collection of material from
which very full and accurate historic*
can he made of the Infantry, cavalry and
artillery companies, battalions, batteries
and regiments which went from our state
Into Confederate armlr*. In furtherance
of that extensive work I write lo you for
whatever Information you can recall con
cerning the company, or companies with
which you served tn the Confederate war.
and the position* you personally Ailed, 1
am sure I can appeal to you a* a faithful
comrade to give me this data without
hesitation and without delay. This I* giv
ing you trouble and will take part of your
lime, hut I think it Is a duty we owe to
our fallen comrade*, and our Southern
people generally to leave behind u* a true
testimony of Ihe eventful war in whteh
they valltantly sought to sustain the Con
federate states government.
"With this in view I will ask you to gjve
me Ihe following .lain: The name of your
company, in what county or counties it
was raised: about which time and place
It was mustered Into service; atwut how
many men were first mustered In; names
of captain, lieutenant*, orderly *ergeanl.
ami other sergeants; how was It armed
at llrst: how uniformed; how equipped
aw lo tents; where w*s It first stationed
on duty; to what regiment (or hattalion
anrt grigade was It first attached, name
of colonel, major and adjutant; give Ihe
names, as far as you can recall, of the
several captain* amt lieutenants, who.
from time to time. *ervt.| with your com
pany; *<ate the various regiments and
brigades In which your company served
If you have a muster roll pleas*, let m
have a copy. If you kepi a diary I would
be glad to leave a copy to file, State fully
or briefly as you choose and as far as
your Information or memory serves you
i tb* marches, campaign*, bailies and spe
cial sklrmkthrs In which your company
was engaged Mention special Incident#
of heroic suffering or behavior In battle.
Give he name* ami Bostofllce* of any
private* or officers who would prob*b*y
assist in giving information about the
THE WOHMNG NEWS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 19CKX
I company. Send me also a sketch of your
! own Confederate service.
"You will understand that the foregoing
I Is only u guide to you tn writing about
I your lompany. You will please adopt
nny form In writing you choose, but In
older that all the report* may be bound
In a volume for deposit in the archives of
the state at th capttol, It wtl! be best
for you to write on on* side only of the
letter paper and leave on the left hand
side a margin of an Inch for binding,
a* you see on thla sheet
Capt A M. C, Duncan has made a spe
cialty of preparing a list of the various
| commands, which served In the Confed
| crate service from Chatham county, some
j slaty odd In all. ami could doubtless fur
{ rlsh s list of the entire number with the
j officers with whom they entered service.
, A# to the detailed history of the various
•'ommand# of thi* oouniy, c •;* Dun um
I has already prepare! an excellent record
j of the service of Company A,, of the Geor
| gla Hussars, and Is doubthtw ready by
i this time to furnish a good account of
Company Ii . of the sum* organisation.
There are a number of old veteran* living,
who are both able ami competent to fur
nish the desired Information concerning
the other tell command* which took a
leading part In the Civil War. and Ihey
will doubtless take pleasure In doing so.
ARRESTED FOR 111 H6I.AHY.
"Rubber" Johnson Subbed by Depo
nes OTnnnor and Harvey.
A negro known us "Buhber” Johnson,
who Is wanted in Waynesboro for bur
glary, was arrested yesterday afternoon
by Deputy Sheriff* O'Connor and Har
vey. In that section of Perry lane, between
IVret Broad and Mon!gomery streets, tlmt
Is so well known to the police and the
county officers.
Johnson t* charged with having atoln
a considerable sum of money from the
office of the clerk of the Superior Court
of Burke county, mart to have aggravated
this crime by the commission of eever.il
other minor offenses. He Is want'd by
Sheriff Hurst and wanted bad. and the
sheriff mails an urgent request upon
Deputy O'Connor that he be nabbed If
It were possible.
The two county officers bagged their
game In Perry lane without any great
umoun; of trouble, and had him locked up
in Jail. Johnson protests that he I* Inno
cent of any offense whatever, but cannot
eb Induced even to disc use hi* Innocence
at very great length. He seems to re
alise very thoroughly that hls t# on# of
the cases in which silence Is golden and
he stick* closely to this golden rule.
Sheriff Hurst has been notified of John
son'* arrest ami detention here, end will
doubtless be down from Waynesboro to
morrow to take the prisoner back to stand
i , ’ IS;-"?'! it .tea -ffSN'*B*- •*eA*V-,pl
'
trial. A reward has been ofTered for th*
negro’s arrest, and this will be paid to
Deputies O'Connor and Harvey.
MAY PAY FOR GARBAGE.
Hid* Asked for Privilege of ftortlng
Clty'a Hump Heap.
The city’s garbage may yet bring In a
revenue lo Ihe city's treasury. Director
Gadsden of the politic works haa a notice
In Ihe Morning New*, catling for hide
for the privilege of aorllng the city's gar
bage pile for ail materials, such as rags,
paper, tin cans, glass and all substances
not of fertilizing value. Bids will be re
ceived at the director's office not later
than noon. Saturday. Sept. 15. All bl<A>
are to be goal for one year.
Director tiadsden s.iUI yesterday that
there had been so many Inquiries recently
as to the terms open which the city would
permit the garbage to be sorted with a
variety of tentative offers- for the privi
lege. that he had decided to advertise
for bid* and llml out what the |>arties In
terested were willing lo give for thki
privilege. From the number of Inquiries
lately. t Is not unlikely that Ihe city
will be offered a neat sum for the privilege
of sorting ll* garbage.
THU HMTHIIUKII* RUT.
Political Baseball Game Was Not In
teresting.
The political ball game yesterday after
noon was not much of an affair. There
was only a small attendance, and the
game was poorly played throughout.
There waa considerable kicking through
out the game, ami the Soul holders quit
In the eighth Inning, charging Umpire
Charles Totilssaim with favoring their
option cut* the Fores* Clly. As tt was
nearly dark, II was time to call the game
anyway. The score stood 12 to 11 In favor
of Ihe Forest t’llys, the closeness of the
eeore not being any Indication, however,
of any remarkable closeness In playing.
FILED AN trnt.tßF.kEXT,
Fatale ot Me*. John Green Valued by
F.ieeslor hi ff-Jtl.i;i2.oS.
Patrick O'Connor, as executor of the
es'ate of Ihe late Mrs. Rosa Green, filed
an appraisement of the estate In the Court
of Ordinary on yesterday. The executor
finds that the estate own* real and per
sonal properly to the aggregate value of
taS.M2.td
Mrs. Qr-en was the wife of ex-Chlef of
Poller John tireen, preceding him lo the
grave by about a year Her last will and
testament, however, was not filed for re
cord and probate until after bis death.
COLD BOTTLE BUT NO BIRD.
AATtOXAI, (UM.IIIA* TAKES A
it a sir in rttonscTius of g ame.
Rill I'usaed at East Session af Inn
stress tv ill Effectively Prevent the
hale af Game 00l of Reason—- state
latw Prohibiting hale Hus Meen
Evaded by 'hipping Birds From
Other hiates or by 'ns Inn They
Were 'hipped From tllbrr htalra.
Thla Made Illegal Also— Sportsmen
Welcome An> thin,7 Thai Will
Tend lo Prevent Destruction of
tiamr and Fish.
It l* very probable that the consump
tion of the "large cold bottle and the
small hot bird" will be limited in Sa
vannah this year to the time, beginning
Nov. 1, when partridges ami quail may
be legally executed wlihln the limits of
the state of Georgia. That Is, the two
In conjunction with each other; the cold
bottle may be "killed” whenever the
seeker after refreshment and tnvtgoratlon
can raise the price.
That It haa not been always thus Sa
vannah epicures find It easy to remember.
Although the state law say* that quail
shall not be ahot or trapped before Nov.
J. the bird* began lo appear tn the mar
ket fully six weeks before that dale and
were freely offered for sale. They were
displayed on the bill* of fare and the
tables at the restaurant*, and houe
hoUlers, even, found It posslbte to carry
home a half a doxen for their own con
sumption. These birds, be It said, as It
was said, came from the goodly stales of
South Carolina and Florida; not one of
them had been shot In Georgia.
In the future. If the law Is enforced,
this little game will not lie a thing possi
ble. At the last session of the national
congress a bill was passed, which was.
subsequently to Its parease, signed by the
President, which knocks the scheme in
the head. The harmless little Action
which told of the bird* meeting their un
timely end within the Jurisdiction of an
other state will no longer avail to avert
the punishment of the law By virtue of
the new national legislation on the sub
ject. It will be Just as unlawful to sell
bird* killed In Florida or Sooth Carolina
as If their earthly career had been termi
nated In thl* Mate
The state tew make* It unlawful and
punishable a* a misdemeanor to sell or
offer to sell game out of season, when
that game has been killed within the
state. The Federal statute recently en
acted declares on this subject: •
"That all dead bodies or parts thereof
of any foreign animals or birds, the im
portation of which Is prohibited, or the
dead bodies or parts thereof of any wild
animals or birds transported into any
state or territory, or remaining therein
for use. consumption, sale or storage
therein, shall, upon arrival In such stale
or territory, be subject to the operation
and effect of the laws of such state or
territory, enacted In the exercise of its
police powers, lo Ihe same extent and
tn the same manner as though such ani
mals or birds had been produced In such
state and territory, ami shall not be ex
empt therefrom by reason of being Intro
duced therein In original trackages or
otherwise,"
The effect of this will he to render It
Impossible to sell game out of season,
without becoming liable lo experience Ihe
wrath of Ihe outraged majesty of the law.
Whether the Federal statute will be en
forced with any greater diligence than
ha* ben the state laws for the protection
of game remains aquestlon.hu* It has been
slated that United States marshals and
district attorney* have received Instruc
tion* from the Department of Justice tn
give It Its full effect. With venison Ihe ef
fect of Ihe law will be even more sweep
ing, as Ihe stale law fixes the period dur
ing which deer may be killed as for the
months of November and December alone.
There are provisions In the Federal law
which affect the subjects of game-shoot
ing and game-eating In other way* than
that lo which attention ha* been called,
and which give Indication* of rendering
the life of Mm who seeks to evade It*
mandate* a hard one. Section 3 makes
It unlawful for any one to deliver to a
common carrier to transport from one
stale or territory to another any animal*
or bird* which have been kilted In viola
tion of the law of the state, territory or
district from which they are to he
shipped Section 1 provide* for packages
contailnlng shipment* of dead animals or
bird* being so marked and arranged lhal
the name of the consignor, consigner, and
the nature of Ihe content* moy be readily
ascertained on ln*pec*ton of the outside
of such packages.
To Ihe real sportsmen of Savannah and
Its vicinity, tvbo have witched the not
;io gradual decrease m Ihe amount of
game about Ihe city, the announcement
that the United States government Is to
take a hand In the effort to prevent the
destruction of gome, will ta- a matter of
considerable satisfaction Under present
condition* deer have disappeared, save
from n few favored and preserved locali
ties. quail have become more amt more
scarce, and other varieties of game have
suffered In proportion to their deairaMlMv
to the pot-hunter Anything that serve*
lo Impede this wholesale destruction will
be wel -omed by those who have *he true
Interest* of sport at heart.
Fish ore going th* way of gam*. Tht
omnipresent seine ha* either entrapped
1 the member* of the finny tribe within Its
meshes, or had driver, them to seek u
more secluded home In less troublous lo
calities,'* The Hailing drops that were
! known aid loved of the .Sortpie# of Wal
ton a decade ago. are uninhabited pool*
10-day, and the lone fisherman comes
itomr disconsolate, after a day with rod
and line with practically nothing upon
which lo weave the graceful ngments of
ha imagination A basis Is necessary for
anything, and the llsnerman feel* ar
grieved thnt he should be deprived of
this or Its possibility through the work
of the seiner*. Tale# that ten year* ago
would have been almost probable, are
laughed o scorns to-day. Nobody be
lieve# them.
BROKE I P THE MOVEMENT.
Merchandise tlrokera Will Riot Close
Early on Natardays.
A scheme which had been arranged be
■ tween the merchandise brokers of the city,
having for its purpose the closing of their
place* of business at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon* throughout the year, was nip
ped in the bud yesterday by the action
! <>f one of the firms of wholesale grocers.
The brokers have been closing at 2
j o'clock Saturdays during the summer, and
j as they had fount that the practice, when
! universal, did not Interfere "With bual
r esa. they had determined to continue It
| throughout the year To keep up with
| the merchandise brokerage business, re
| quire# steady movement during the week,
and when the week's end comes, employ
er* end employes are anxious- lo have s
test and feel they are entitled to receive
! it.
Everything was fixed to Iceep up the
practice of early closing on Saturdays.
> eslrrday being the first day when the
old agreement did not apply, when came
the smash. A member of one of the load
ing firm* of wholesale grorere called Into
hls office a member of the firm of brokrrs
with which the former house principally
denis, ar.rt told him. It ls said. If he closed
his office .luring the afternoon business re
lations between them must ceasa on the
spot. •
Under thl* state of ftfets there was but
one thing for the brokerage firm to do,
and It did It The other brokers were no
tified .and all kept open.
Ull EH SIFTED AMI RUMEN T 9.
Rt-vannah Yacht flab Is nelag Gen
erously Eqnlpped.
The Savannah Yacht Club Is making
great strides as a means of diversified
amusement for the member*. The most
recent adjunct are the traps and other
paraphernalia for shooting clay pigeons,
a sport In which great pleasure te found.
Every Saturday afternoon there are many
of the sportsmen members of the club at
the traps, and the beat shots are demon-
Strating their prowess, while the poorer
ones are weekly becoming more proficient.
The latest plan Is to establish a bowl
ing alley. It t* proposed to build the
house |t Is to occupy on piles. Just norih
of !he main building of the club. It hv>
also been suggested that the house be
made large enough for a pistol ami parlor
rifle gallery, as well as for howling, ami
the suggestion may be a.lopled when the
board of stewards considers the proposi
tion to build.
A tennis court and a croquet ground are
being laid off now. A splendid bathing
pool has been a source of pleasure to the
members for two or three season*, and
there are yet other diversions that tend
to make tha Yscht Club Immensely pop.
ular.
POLICE HAD A DULL DAY.
Caaanally Qnlet for a Saturday, l ess
Than Half a Dasen Arrests.
Business In police circles was usually
dull yesterday for Saturday, only about
half a doxen prisoners having been taken
to the barracks up to midnight.
Robert Thompson, colored, was arrested
and sent In by Sergt Floyd on the charge
of assaulting Tosher Hanglcos with a
"rock." The story of the difficulty a* told
by Hanglcos Is that the man owed him 10
cents, and that laat night seeing him on
the street he dunned him for It This the
negio resented, and. becoming angered
by the argument that followed hls refusal
to pay, secured a rock and atruck Hn
glcos on the arm with It. Hanglcos ls not
seriously hurt, although the bruise re
ceived I* a painful on# and brought blood.
IVm Mlk-s, a colored hack driver, waa
arrested by Patrolman Frank Wall on the
charge of driving on the wrong side of
the street Mile* was coming north on
Bull street yesterday afternoon at about
S o'clock. He turned shortly to hls left
Into Broughton street, striking the bicy
cle of a young man who we a coming down
Bull street and breaking It badly. The
rider was unhurt.
GOWK FOR THE JE.IIIE.
MnJ. Wilkin* Will Bring Ills New
Yacht ta Savannah.
MaJ, W. A. Wilkin* of Waynesboro left
yesterday for New York, where he goes to
lake possession of the Jessie, the steam
yacht he purchased a few months ago.
With him went Pilot Dunham am] Engin
eer Alvin Miller, who will sail with MaJ.
Wilkins In Northern waters for two or
three weeks before starling on the trip
South. It is expected that the vessel,
coming down hy she Inside route, will
reach Savannah about Oct. 10.
The Jesale will be an addition lo the
fleet of the Savannah Yacht Club, of
which her new owner Is a member. She
will be Ihe largest of the vessels In the
fleet. MaJ. Wilkin* experts to keep the
yacht In Savannah water* when he Is not
using her. as Savannah I* th* nearest port
to his home MaJ. Wilkins I* also a mem
of the Carolina Yacht Club of Charleston.
The Jessie was built In I*9o at Port Jef
ferson. N. Y. Her gross tonnage Is 43.2*
and her net tonnage 29.95. Her length Is
55.5 fet. her breadth 13.2 and her depth 5.9.
It ts possible that MaJ. Wilkins will r®-
christen the Je*s!e.
RECORDER II *l LARGE DOCKET.
Bat None of the f'asea Were of More
Than Passing Interest.
There were seventeen cases before Ihe
Recorder yesterday and the aggregated
fines made quite a large addition to the
city exchequer. Eugene Gibson, the ne
gro arrested the day before on th# charge
of robbing the store of Mr. J. Cohen,
where he had ben employed as a porter,
was remanded to the Clly Court.
T. J. Houston, charged with exposing
for stile In the market rotten cabbage.was
sent to the same tribunal, as was also Gus
Thompson, charged with carrying con
cealed weapons, a pair of brass knucka.
The other prisoners were up for the us
ual petty offense*.
irNEI EX BOCAE IMPROVED.
Mr -Dnb tins Put In nn Elevator anil
Made Renovations.
Improvement* snd renovations have
been made tn Ihe Screven House. Mr,
B. Dub. Ihe proprietor, looking out for
the comfort ami convenience of hi* guests,
has put In anew elevator, work on which
was completed yesterday. The machinery
works smoothly and well, and Ihe addi
tion lo Ihe hotel's equipment will be wel
comed by gueot* Mr, Dub has also had
hi* dining room handsomely papered and
decorated, while twenty-seven of the bed
rooms have been refurnished throughout.
Another Week ot Surprises.
J. L. Horrison is still in the
with another week of surprises.
This week we are still lower than
last week’s phenomenal bargains.
It only requires inspection to
know that we are not humbugging,
but sincere in all we say. If you
want anything in the Gents’ Fur
nishing line give us a call at 23
Broughton, west, and satisfy your
curiosity.
J. L. MORRISON
23 BROUGHTON, WEST.
lIiRHOP Tl HNER ON McKINI.EY.
He I* Dead Against the President
and Rtnnds far llrynn.
Bishop M. H. Turner, of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church. Is In Savan
nah to take part tn the exercise* at the
New Street Church to-day. The bishop ha*
been quoted recently an bclr.g a Democrat
and for Bryan. A# to being a Democrat
the bishop said last night: "1 am not a
Democrat, and likely never will be. I tie
long alone to the Prohibition party, and
no other under heaven, except to the
Christian church. Thla has ben published
a hundred times In the newspapers of the
country, and has been uttered by myreif
at least ten thousand times. I am In fa
vor of ridding the land of the liquor curse
by any means that can be devised, alal
1 am with any perty and will support any
party that ha* such a plank In Us plat
form. Thl* I* the end of my political
affiliation* with any party now In the
country. 1 did say. and I say yet. that
I woubt vote far W. J, Bryan five times
before I would vote for William
once, and, indeed. I will further say that
betwe< n Bryan and McKinley, I am for
Bryan Not bei ause lie la a Demo rit,
and not because McKinley I* a Repub
lican. but because we have tried McKin
ley for four years and he Is of no benefit
to the black man, except tn giving some
of them Just a few office*, hut the great
bulk of my race receive no more recogni
tion at hls hands than a man who has
been dead for twenty years.
"I am negro, and my destiny ami the
destiny of my race and children Is my
chief concern. Mr. Bryan 1* a white man.
nnd ho is Mr. McKinley and Mr. Bryan
might be a* apathetic. Indifferent and a*
unconcerned as Mr. McKinley ts. but we
have tried Mr, McKinley for four year*
and so far as the negro ts concerned we
have had the most cruel and outrageous
time* In the history of the nation.
I am willing, as a negro, to try
some other white man. I care nothing
about hls politic* nor hls party. So far
as that Is concerned. Grover Cleveland,
w horn we thought was going to re-estab
lish slavery when he was elected, turned
out to be one of the ablest nnd best Presi
dents that ever graced the nation. Gen.
Washington. Gen. Jackson and Mr. Lin
coln were the only three President# who
ever possesesd the manhood and backbone
of Mr. Cleveland, and I believe In one re
spect he towered ahove them. Ohio ha*
given us three President*, and If any of
Ahem was ever any account, so far a* the
negro ts concerned, I have yet to lesrn
about It.
“A* for me taking the stump for Mr.
Bryan and making a canvass of certain
states. It Is too ridiculous to mention. Ev
erybody know* I received a paralytic
stroke last December, oml have not been
able to even preach since. While lam
a great deal belter and enn walk about In
a limping condition, and can ride on the
cars and visit my churches to some ex
tent. I could not canvass any state or go
out on speaking tour If I were ever so
anxious. To take the stump tn my con
dition would he impossible.''
"Mr McKinley said In hls Inaugural
address that ‘lynching must “top,. " said
Bishop Turner, "and we oil threw up our
hats and thought better times were ahead
But when on.- of ih<- bloodiest etn-ode#
that ever took place In any state occurred,
and a Democratic editor of one of the
greatest papers In the South sent hi* re
porter and begged Mr McKinley for a
simple remark, he refused to open hls
mouth. He did not even say 'I am sorry;
such rbnduet Is disgraceful." or. Indeed,
anything No one haa been lynched In
all England In seventy-one year*, and If
the President had given the negro hi*
moral Influence In allowing hlmwelf to be
Interviewed, he would have accomplished
much good. Bui he would not even do
that.
"I cannot betray confidence.” said the
Bishop, "but only wlh J ejuhl mibllsh
some things that have been written to
me by some of the nfiles’ and richest men
of the nation and In McKinley's cnnfl
denee. I mean wjilte Republicans. If I
could do it there Is not a negro in the
nation who would vote for him. .Mr.
Bryan could not render himself more oh
noxious in twenty-dive years. But I will
leave this line of thought, for If I were
to ventilate all that is In me. I would
need thirty columns of this paper As for
what Is commonly denominated Im-'erlal
l*m, no colored man wit h any sense could
endorse. White men may endorse It, but
black man cannot unless he does It
absolutely through Ignorance. We know
100 wed what must be the status of
everybody who has colored blood In their
veins Mr. Cleveland. who was terribly
opposed to the annexation of Hawaii, told
me. in person, that the inhabitants of no
strange nation would receive an equal
she-wing where the t’nlted Stales ruled
He could have raid, if they were of a
darker hue.
"In regard to the financial policy of Mr.
Bryan.” said the bishop, ”1, as one, care
nothing The money Is all made ,md
ha tailed by the white people, and any
money they can use as a circulating medi
um, we can use You can call It sound
money or unsound. The only |*rt the
black man haa In It Is to get whit few
dimes or dollars he can collect from Iho
while people, end I am not concerned
about It. Hut I am concerned about this
discrimination. proscription, disfran
chisement and lynching*; sometime* a
doxen at once, and the wholesale blood
and slaughter which Is going on In the
country, until we are regarded by other
countries as the most disgraceful nation
on earth, 1 knew what 1 am talking
about, for I have visited other natlona
and have frequently writhed under their
remarks. 1 synching* and unl.iwfur mur
dering were going on long before Mr.
McKinley became President. but tt has
Increased three-fold. If not font-fold,
since he has become President. J believe
Mr. Bryan will stop It or greatly diminish
It for he is too bokl ami manly to say
rushing about it Hi *Bl Ml Ihll nation
that the lowest wretch should have a fair
trial.”
As McKinley s foreign policy. BUhop
Turner said: "Paralysed a* I am. ami
nearly speeehle**, 1 feel called upon In
my declining days to enter my solemn
protest against the unholy war of con
quers nuv being waged by this county
against the Philippines 1 hold William
McKinley md his advisor* reaponatb.
lor this trims of the century. These Flii-
plno* are a feeble band of sable pn'rt.
ot*. noi white, on their native soli, around
their home* and the grave* of tneir
maintaining a heroic bur pitifully unequal
straggle fob their God-given right- * ( *j
for Ihelr llbertle#. Mr. Bryan ..>■- t,
It he j* elected President he will convene
Congress a! once and give them tie r j n .
dependence Further, by tr.ity
en.ictment Mr McKinley his p. .
ognlxed human slavery In parts
of those t#lan-ls. and he ho- go.
colored soldier* there from thl* country
executing his dtaholicsl will. Thl* high
handed act Is violative ami suherslve of
the fundaments! law set forth hi Die In.
!u ration of Independence, ami tic consti
tution of the United States."
Bishop Turner will lie In the ciiv prob
ably until Tuesday. He haa never |.
e<l since he wo* paralysed at a Methodic,
i'onference here last December, but id
se able to talk lo hls people Informally.
changes”amoVg teachers.
Continued From Twentieth Page
be found, In which event they may secure
transfers from the school# they attend* |
last year and be received In I hone more
conveniently located for them. Such
transfers, where they are posrtbl*. mat b
arranged now. and Mr. Ashmore de-ir**
that attention be given them before the
general rush for admisdon Is on. Parent*
desiring to secure a transfer of children
may do so by calling at the superintend,
ent'* office, provided room exist* In lha
school to which the transfer Is sought.
A* has been the cam- for many yeais. it
ts expected that there will be many ap
plicants who cannot be received In the
schools. The demand for seat* la great
er than the supply, and year alter yeir
the superintendent Is forced to keep a
waiting fist of those wbo have been una
ble to find places. In the order of appli
cation, the name# of children will he kept
on the fiat. ami. whenever a vacancy oc
curs. notice will be sent lo the child en
titled to the seat. During a term many
of those on a watting fiat are thus pro
vided with places.
Many families are away from the city
now. but It la essential that the children
get back In tlmn for the opening of the
schools. Unless they appear lo claim the
pl.acm reserved for them hy virtue of
their having been In the school# last year,
they are likely to be forfeited lo tho-a
who may be walling for accommodation*
Buperlntendenl Ashmore directs notice to
the fact that all children have equal
privileges, that the schools open later
than those of any other In the state ant
that parents should be careful to avoid
the forfeiture of their children's places
by allowing them lo remain out of the
city or away from achool on or after the
oi s-rung day.
Always, for sevrral days after the open
ing of schools, there 1 a mighty ruh
1 upon the book dealers. Children and pa-
I rent* tepulr to the stores In swarm* to
j secure the books needed for the new term
' and U la often the ca*e that the clerk#
ate no overrushed that they ore unable
i to wait on the customer* untii palu-fim
! ha* been exhaust* and. This year Mr. Ash
t more has devised a plan by which he be
j lleves the usual congestion may be re
moved He ba# provided the bookdealers
with fiat* of the hook* to be used In the
i various grade*, and pupils who are sure
jof their classification, a# are nine-tenth*
|of those who were In the schools lat
term, may buy thrlr needed supplies in
advance of the opening. This will be an
j advantage to all concerned.
No admission cards will be Issued Sat
urday. Sept. 29. That day Superintendent
Ashmore wilt devote to the teachers, all
of whom he will nv ct to dtscu** and ar
range for the opening He will confer
with the wh te teachers of the city s'boola
at 10 o’clock at Chatham Academy. Tha
county teacher* wilt meet him there en
hour later. The colored teacher* of tha
city will meet the superintendent at 12
o clock at the East Broad Street School.
CAIfJHT I.UDEHMCATH KLKVATOH.
Elevator floor Fell on William Mum
ford With Serious Hcsnlts.
William Mumford, the colored man who
has charge of the elevator In the tTtlsen*
’ Hank building, undertook yester, Ivy to
start the elevator up from the bottom
when the car caught after going thert
| distance. Mumford went down Into h*
! well underneath to ascertain the cause of
the trouble, and while at work there be
managed In some way to loosen one n.
the Iron elevator doors, which fell upon
him, breaking his tight leg. t>r. I *■
Mlbron of Hathaway A Cos. gave tcm pot"
ary attention ami Mumford was removed
In the police ambulance lo his home bo.
SIS New Houston street, west, where h*
was attended hy Dr. W. E. Norton. The
Injury Is described by Dr. Norton as
compound comminuted fracture of b n
the tibia and fibula.
COffBRVATOMY TO OPE'.
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Prof. Nehrteas’ School lo Regia *•*
Fourth teases Oaf. 1-
The Savannah Conservatory of Musi',
Prof. Deo W. Mhr tens, will open •
fourth season Monday, Oct. 10. The su ■
cess of the conservatory In the past *
suflb-lent assurance for the future. There
will be an able corps of teachers.
loth vocgl and instrumental music of
high order will be taught. Mrs. H urJ
W. Mebriene, the well known concert
pianist, who has spent the last several
months studying umhr the best teacher*
In Germany, te expected lo return shortly
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THOftaiT HE HAD ’EM.
Hat This Snake Proved to Re the
•teal Thlnn and Saceambrd to •
Stlek. , .
A grass snake about a foot long **'
killed yesterday about 11 o'clock on •*•>*
street, between Bull and Drayton, by a
young man. who discovered it as he w.i"
riding his wheel near the edge of the
pavement. It wits of a harmless variety,
and Is thought to have been brought
the city and released by some mlsebb
nos boy or a man. anxious to play a pr*<’-
tlcal joke on frtenda that .molds *>o*
wise!; but too much.