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AGREE TO ACCEPT HALF PAY.
officer* fir mn crotn %i.
cot RT-N IRTUI. ANK GKJIKROtS.
far (kr Good of (hr Arrrlrr They
peopled to RrrHvr ( omprnwillnn
for TWO PleoolntiM A* If They Here
One—Tl I* M enno * They Will Re
ceive ftSK..%4! a Weaolon, Instead of
fA. for (he Ten Aeaalowa Required
for (he Three f aoeo Hronvht lie
fore Them— Agreement IHier hot
I'tfrod to the .Imlue Iduwole, (he
Reporter or (he Knllateil Men on
Jfaty—( oaf of (he I oprt Redared hy
Thin Action, From Abo( (o
. % liont AilT.I.
Th* five member* of the general court
tnar'ial. which recently concluded lie *es-
Horn in hive agreed to receive
Je** iimpenentloo from the etate for their
rmcM than 1* allowed hy statute. The
mamb ri of the court are Lieut. # Col. T.
ft. wylly. Jr.. M.ij. Thom** Be re von, Capt
V. F. Gleason, Capt. C. If. Rlrhardion,
and Liftii. Georg* Richter, All of the
flmt Infantry.
The officer* agreed to make two dnv*
of their Mnric* equivalent to one. or. in
other worla, to receive one-half tn<
amount to which (hey ere entitled under
the law. A aertlon of the *|e of Geor
gia fixed the pay of the member* of the
court at $5 a day, or any part of a day
•hey may alt hi con aide ration of cane*
brought before It Ry the decision they
reached. the amount of their com pens*
lion will be $2.60 a day Instead of $5
Thia dc Ition of the members of the
court has beer. forwarded to Atlanta, it
will be ttw iam It fed to the tktvernor. whom
It will doubtless please no IK tie. Gov.
Candler has been worried by the amount
(hat he h* understood tm Marine the
Mat* m the fat a lor the expenses of the
court, and genuine relief will doubtless be
ufforded him by the action of the officer*.
Of her officer* of the military establish
ment of the state, who are located In At
Rnta. have felt aggrieved by the prne
pectfve coat of the court-mart la I. which,
in their opinion, waa railed to paoa upon
cho ryes of too trivial a nature to have
b-fn*nrh| a general court. The Atiant
paper* have taken the matter u|a and. in
fact, throughout the state, there has been
a row raised. The officers of the court
decided It would help the military m e
In the state to agree to receive • redu
(ion In poy. nrxl It was for this re* on
that their H -tU>n was taken.
In Atlanta there was a mistaken Idea
that the court-mart 1 1 1 would cost s*tne
thtng like 11.(01 Only ten sessions of the
court were held, though ll waa expected
that there would Ik* more, as the machin
ery turned hut slowly at the start The
coat |er session, ar the $5 rate of pay.
would be about |f for the members of
the court, the judge advocate, the report
er and Um unlisted men on duty. The ten
fiesalons, therefore, at S4O a session, would
amount to Rd, but the d* . Isloo of the
tnemlter* of the court to accept less com
pensation redUC'W the total cost to f27 •
The agnment reached by the members
of the court do* not extend to the judge
advocate Lieut David C Harrow’, Mr
John Bell, the reporter, or the enlisted
tnen who serv’d Their pay will be in
full, as they worked hard. Thera Is some
question about the compensation of the
reporter, but. as the evidence was so
Voluminous, he should clearly receive
more than $3 a session, which Is the
amount that has been mentioned as de
fined hy law for the reporter of court
tn irttal proceedings
The findings in the cases are yet to go
forward. It Is not known what the out
come will he. Corpl. ft H Harris of the
Republican Blues, Carpi. Kd. Brown and
Private Walker of the Colquitt Blues, col
ored. who are (he accused, and those who
brought the Large* against them will
Bave nothing to do hut remain a* patient
as possible until the findings reach At
lanta and or** opened and made nubile
from the office of the adjutant general.
One might reasonably expect, from the
great deal (hat has been said nisi writ
ten throughout the state about the court
martial. that the Atlanta paper* would
tiave known that It concluded It* session*
some days ago. Yet one of them had a
reporter find that the court-marital had
been ordered and. in Friday’s paper, he
published the toiiowtng newsy notice
about It under the heading. “Court-mar
til* officer of the First Regiment May
Re Tried In Savannah Next Week.”
•’Then* will be very Interesting court
martial proceedings prolmbly within the
pcxr few' day* at Savannah.
’The prisoner Is Corporal R. 8. Harris
of Company M. First Regiment of Georgia
Infantry, charged with breach of arrest.
# *l€ Is alleged (hat at the reunion of Con
federate soldiers at loulsvlle, In May,
Corporal Harris waa placed under arrest
for some trivial disorder. It I* the cus
tom among troops that when an officer 1*
arrested he shall not be kept under guard,
but Is placed on his honor. The charges
preferred (date that Harris escaped from
arrest and accordingly (he Governor has
appointed a court to try the offending
corporal.”
WILL DKhOTK WRATH ICR CHANGE*.
Additional Code of Signals to be
lard hr the Weather Itareau.
Beginning aotne time during the present
week the aervlca of the lor a l Weather
Bureau will he marts more complete by
the addition of a code of signal flag*,
which will he uaed dally, to allow the
Weather predicted for the day following.
The signal* are a* follow*: While flag,
lair weather; Hue, rain or enow; half
white and half blue, local rain or snow.
3 addttinfi to theae will be used a black
triangular flag, which will denote the ex
pected temperature condltlona. Displayed
with any of the previously mentioned
flags. K wIM denote an increase or de
crease in temperaiore, as It shall be dis
played above or below the accompanying
Hag its absence will denote that the
temperature In expected to vary but lit
tle. If any. from that of the previous dav,
Theee flags will be down from the mast
■t the eastern oral of the f'osioftl. e build
ing. being raised Immediately after the
torero- in made by Mr. H. H Hover
the local forecast official. In case f
more important meteorological ' changes,
however, such an high or dangerous winds
or a cold wave, algnal* denoting those
changes will take precoler.ee. and tvlll be
flown Instead of the others. In all cases
Where the new code of signals ere used
the conditions the! they forsiWl are pre
dicted for the day following, between the
floors of S o'clock a. m. and l p m.
TO ur.T THE lIITEMS HIT.
local Political Club Will Hold
Meetings Tuesday light.
The floufhslde Admlnietralton Club will
hold a rally at the Southslde Armory at
SVhitakcr and Second streets, Tuesday
night. The club will elect a secretary,
and will appoint an executive committee
of twenty-five member*. It will also per
fect plans for getting out aa many voters
as possible next Wednesday.
The Forest City Independent Club will
aho hold a meeting on Tuesday night for
Che same purpose.
♦ . (
Drummers.
H W. Tlpplna has opened hi# hotel et
Manassas. Ga. Ills Intention Is to cater
especially to comjnerrlal traveler# Bill of
fare to be unexcelled by any. Clean beds
and pome attention Give your baggage
to "Drumroars' Hotel" porter.—ad
LOOK FOR lluAl < CM*
I.lk’* ( nrnhnl I ommlttees Has?
With Work of Preparation.
Preparations for the Klk* Street Fair
and Carnival, to be held In the park Ex*
tension from Nov. f to Nov. 17. are being
made steadily and rupldly by the various
cmmltt<e* that have the equally various
departments of (he enterprise In hand.
Bu< cesa, frm every Mamlpoint, aeem*
now to ba assured
The committee on privilege* has met
with much ♦ ncouragf ment from local mer
chants and manufacturers In the effort to
sell space for the industrial exhibition that
Is to he one of the features of tie- carni
val llighty |*er cent, of the space that
has I*hi set adde for thi* |Hirf>ose has
Iwen disposed of to prospective exhibitors,
and of that portion which remains, urine
m allcr portion is - il l dally.
The special features of the exhibition
are heiv’g gathered together from the four
quarters of the earth, where they have
been exhibiting, and In this line the *t
nlval promises to be one of the best
things of It* kind that the flouth has
known. These attraction* h'iv<* >ii se
lected with very great • are and with two
requirement* ever In the mlnda of the
committee; first, that the attraction con
sidered must th of the best of It* kind,
and, second, that It contained nothing that
could offend the taste of the most fastid
ious
With such attraction* to offer, with
• heap rates on all the ra Iroads, and with
the delightful wather Savannah usually
enjoys at the *eu*on when the carnival
will he In progres*. the promoter* of the
enterprise aee no reason to apprehend
anything hut pronounced success The
profit* will l*c f >r charity, purely and sim
ply. Not ,t penny of the money made i*
to relieve the necessities >f persons who
are Klk* rather than the need of those
who are not Klk* The charity of the or
der |h a* effective a* It I* unostentatious
and depends upon no other consideration
than the real trouble of Its object.
IIKF.DEH Till! HKtOMNHMUTIOji.
Negro flaekmen Aenfenced to Chain
(inne In Judge f elliannt,
In the Buparlor Court yesterday Judge
Falllgant sentenced I>avti and
Alonso Williams each to pay a fine of
sl"b and cos** or In lieu of the fine and
costs to serve twelve months on the chain
gang
These were the negro hackmen who
robbed Capt G. A Rimes of fR>, and who
were tried and convicted In the fluperlor
Court Friday. For some reason the Jury
that tried the case saw fit to accompany
It* verdict of guilty with a recommenda
tlon to punishment a* for a ml*demean
or Judge Kalligant was not at all con
vinced that the recommendation was one
which he should regard and for a time
was doubtful whether he would regard It
110 finally determin’d nor to Impose sen
fence at once, hut to consider the ques
tion further Yesterday the men were di
rected brought Into court, and sentence
ns for a misdemeanor was lmpoed Had
the recommendation been disregarded hy
the presiding Judge I: would have meant
a term In the penitentiary for both de
/endants. As It I*, they will only l Im
prisoned ofi the chain-gang of the county
for a year.
In the same court Paul Howard entered
a plea of guilty to an Indictment charging
him with burglary. Paul qualified hi*
plea, however with the condition that he
should he punished a* for a misdemeanor
and he, 100, will serve a year on the
fang.
VIAITED ftCHOOL 111 ILDINGS.
Fv’rydiina !• In R’artlneas for (hr
o|.-iiiiiK f (he Term.
Vied Pre:M*nt J R. Bauwy of the RoaM
of K4ti'ttnn *nd flupt. OU Anhmore of
the public achoolt mode a round of nil
Ihe e/ ho>*i bulkllnxa In the city yextrrday
afternoon to *er that th*y %er© In r -iwil
naaa for the openlrx of the fall terffi to
morrow. The Janitors were nt hand To
receive the jsentlemen arut show them
over the and any omission on
the J*nllors* part ohncrvM were |u*lntefi
out an'l hrra |pl. Everything will b© in
lcrf*<*t order for the opening
The forenoon wa* devotee! by Mr Ash
more to the reception of the teachers of
ihe city nnd county, with whom he dD-
u**ed the )(N'nlng and to whom he Issued
in struct tone that will govern them on the
opening day. At 10 o'clock he met the
city KttcherH of the white schools, and at
It o'clock the county teachers of the white
-hoola. Shortly heford 12 oMock he went
to the Ka*t Broad Street Uoiored flfchaol*
where he qit the colored teacher©
Nearly all the private echooln, well
n© the public arhoola, will open this week
Advertisement* of th* opening day* have
ap|Msr*d In te Morning News. Morton'*
flihool for Boy*, the Savannah Anntcny,
the Savannah Preparatory Rrhonl. th
Og|ethor|*e Seminary and Ml*a Jlartrldge'e
echool will all open thl* week. Mi** Mary
Wavite will open her achool on Oct. R.
i
COL. LAWTON AND M’KINLRY.
Havananah Man*a I'outtAon C'anaed
(*oaaider*hie Talk.
Col. A R. Lawton * letter In tha New
York Sun of Friday, announcing hi# In
tention to vote for McKinley for Presi
dent. created no lit lie interest In Savan
nah.
The Sun'* editorial comment on Col.
Lawton'* letter wa* also read with Inter
e*t. The Sun InvMed Col. Lawton to reply
to It* editorial, and thi* he did very
promptly, dlc<ut!nx*a letter a* *oon a* he
had *een It.
Col. Lawton wa* seen !o*t night a** to
the Sun’* comment, but he declined to dl*- j
<ii** (he matter on the ground that he
liAit already written the Sun. nnd did nol
<onst<ter it proper to anticipate his letter.
YOU him 11 THIA WEEK.
Solemn Day In the Jewish Calendar
Will l*e Obirrvrd \ ceoril Int Iy.
On Tuesday :t iunH will l>cßin the
Jewish Day of Atonement or Yotn Klp
pur. which will liirtl through Tue*da>
night, mud until itmwt of the followiiKi
<!.v. This I* the most solemn day |n tli.i
Jewish calendar. and 1* observed univer
sally with service* and faMtiMi. Service*
will be hcWI In Temple Mlckva Israel and
H’nal Jacob flytiagogue. and blw by tle
H G H |B Odd r n Mall. As In
the rase of Itoeh Mashnnna.h. which pre
rrdad it by ten day*. all of the stores
belonging to member* of the faith, will
le f lows! Succoth, or the Feast of the
Tabernacles will occur on Oct. B-t.
lknl for Divorce,
A divorce suit, Interesting In Itself and
In the character of the i barges made, and
gaining no addctl Interest through the
nom< of the parties, was fll#d In the of
fice of the clerk of the Superior Court on
y* -terday morning. The plaintiff Is Mrs.
Maggie Thompson; the deffrxUnt. Capt.
Walter J. Thompson, her husband.
Pimple* on the faca are not only an
raying, hut they Indlrats bad blond.
Mood's Sarraparllla cures them by puri
fying the blond —ad
Killed the %flaslonartes.
put what does a man care about these
things when he wants dinner. Think of
nothing else until you have had ft There
Is hut one piece where you are able to
obtain anything you a ant. That is lllcks.
Uo there to-da> .—ad.
THE MORNTNG NEWS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1900.
FOUR SONS ARE THE HEIRS.
WILL or MRH. ELISA f. f IffRMOLM
cm IDE* ESTATE AMONG THEM.
lira. (hlaholm'i (laughter,
Georgia ( lllolnt. Was a legatee,
Hot Her Share Reverted at Her
flrnlh lo (he Fstale—Family Jew
elry and llelrl •toms (he Subjects
of ('articular lllspoal tloa— 4o 4a
nulty for C 01. Clifford W , Aader
•na>Mr. Waller S. (hlahnlm Will
Probably he the Sole F.irrulnr and
Its I nrusted With l.nrge Powers.
Th’ will of the late Mrs Elisa C. Chis
holm wa* filed for probata In the office
of the Court of Ordinary on v eater day.
From the will and the accompanying pa
per It Is difficult or, lndee<l ( im;s>s iblo
to estimate tha value of the property dis
posed of, but It Is evident, nevertheless,
ti.nt the document carries the title* to a
very large estate.
Four son* are practically Ihe sole bene
fit a rie*. the exceptions t>elng an annuity of
JWn that la left Col Clifford W. Anderaon,
Mrs. Chialroim s brother, and a snuill fix
ed sum that is l**f| for the maintenance of
the family lota In Bona venture and Lau
rel Grove Miss Georgia B. Chisholm, who
was an equal beneficiary with her broth
er* under the terms of the will a* origi
nally drawn, has died since the document
was executed and her share, therefore,
ha* lapsed Messrs. Walter fl., J Andef*-
**, Kdwurd deC. and Frank Chisholm
have thus become the only legatees.
Tha will wa* executed at Casactovla.
N Y . Aug 12. 1691, and the codicil at
Summerville. <la., eight years later. The
latter document makes some Important
<1 ranges In ihe will.
Mr* Chisholm first provided for the dis-
Itonliion of the family stiver, furniture
and Jewelry, which came to her at the
d-ath of her hustaind. The w!U direct*
that Mr J A. Chisholm shall recjplve hit
father's crest ring and some of the fami
ly silver snd furniture. Mr Walter fl.
Chisholm Is to have his father's Watch
and chain and the furniture of hla law
office* and his law library, while the rest
of the articles of this description Is di
vid'd between Mem. Frank and Bdwanl
Chisholm or directed sold under the term*
of Ihe will for purpoae* of general dis
tribution.
Two legaHe* of ll.ffiO each were provid
ed for in the original will, to be iid to
Messrs. Frank ami Edward Chisolm upon
the attainment hy eah of them of hi*
majority In considerstioci of a pledge that
he would no* use either tobacco or Intox
icants until he should have reached that
age.
The family resldem*. at Ihe corner of
Gaston and Whitaker streets, Mr*. Chis
holm aeks, shall not be *old until all of
her children have attained their majori
ties. * that they may all have the im
portunity to purchase II If they so desire.
As all of the sons have reached the age
of 21, this clause of the will does not op
ernte.
The residue of the property, by the terms
of the will, I* left to the executor* In
trusl, the income from the Investment*
i**lng directed equally divided between
the five children. A* already noted. Ml**
Georgia Chisholm llr*i before the death
of her mother, and the share that wa* to
have lew hers ha* thus been diverted to
the estate. The executors named are Miss
Georgia Chisholm. Mr Walter fl Chisholm
and Mr Frank H. Miller, the last namM
of Augusta.
By the term* of tha codicil the distri
bution of the estate 1# postponed until
Mr. Frank Chisholm has reached the age
of 25 years, when It Is to b#
wound up. Until that time the legatee*
nre to receive equal Share*. Mr
Edward Chisholm's share is to be de
cteased, however, by s?'.?***. representing
money advanced to him by hi* mother
during hi* lifetime
A sum of money sufficient to produce an
annual Income of srtw I* to la Invested by
the executor* and this Income paid, at the
rate of S.V) per month, to Mr. clarence G
Anderson, for the benefit of hi* and the
t♦•Matrix brother. Col. Clifford W. An
derson.
The codicil direct* that the will and co
■ ll.lt hail h„ probated In I'hatham coun
ty. which Mra Chisholm ha* ronaldered
her home *lnre the destruction ly tire of
the Windsor Hotel. In New York. In that
hotel *he had made her home for many
year*.
But one of the three executor* named I*
to *ervo. Mir* Chisholm I* d--*d. ntid Mr
Miller. It l Mated, ha* already Intimated
hi* unwlllliigneseslo serve. Till* leave* Mr.
Walter H. Chisholm and he petition* the
court for letter* testamentary. The peti
tion to Ihl* effect I* Joined In and ap
proved by hi* brother*, who are the three
othcf heir* of the estate Cnder the will
and codicil Mr. Chisholm will have ple
nary power*, almost, a* he I* required to
give no bond, relieved of Ihe necessity
of fillntr return* and report* and permit
ted to use his discretion as to the stile of
the property for purposes either of rein
vestment or distribution
Judfte Kerrlli will return to Savannah
from New York to-morrow mnrnlntr and
the October term of the Court of Ordinary
will he convened. It Is piohable that Ihe
will will he admitted to probate In com
mon form and letters testamentary Issued
t hen.
I'Olt TRilllllVti < Ot.OQFD Till Til.
■.oral Institution That Is Rrslnsln*
a itood U nrk Here.
An Institution that has for tts purpose
the Industrial training of the orphan
youth of th* colored rue* Is tlolnc Rood
work In Savannah. It I* th* school con
ducted by the I'nlted State* Cnton Asso
ciation. which I* located at the corner of
Seventh and Reynolds street.
Th* Institution Is no only a school for
the young, but a retreat for the decrepit
anil Infirm aged of the race. It* conduct
1* surpervlscd by Rev A. J. Cooper, a
young colored man who has won the re
aped and I* enlisting the active co-opera*
tlon of hi* people.
The number of children *nd old person*
for whom Ihe Inslullon. In It* present
shape. I* able to care I* necessarily lim
ited, hut with added resources it Is hoped
may soon he materially Increased.
These will he service* to-day which will
have for ihelr general theme the work of
the school and rrtront. These will be con
ducted at 11 o'clock In the morning and *
In the evening. At the evening service
Rev. Cooper will preach.
RIXORIMCR HAD AS lev Eft DOZE*!
lint A* One of the Prisoner* Mss
t hnraed With trrlnss Prime.
Twelve prisoners were before the Re. ord
er's Court yesterday. Jo William, colored,
arrested the day lie fore by Detective St.irk
on tfie charge of larceny after trust from
Mr. F. C. I letter, was turned over to the
City Court.
Munda Williams, cokwe.l, for cursing
and using obscene language on the street,
was aent to jail for twenty days, as she
could not pay th* alternate line of $lO
Joseph Morgan, white, who was arrest
ed on the charge of stealing a rid* on the
Plant System train, wwa remanded to the
loek-up to be held for the Liberty county
authorities.
The other rasen were Immaterial on**.
Taken for health give* pleasure. Taken
for pleasure gives health—delightful, re
freshing Sarato gaArondack Water. All
you can drink for five cent* at Solomons
drug store, Bull wad Charlton ttieeu,—ad.
LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
GRAPHIC DPAI RIPTIOI OF IT RY A
YOUNG EO LO I ICR FROM #A
% ANA All.
In a Letter to a Relative la Aavaanah
Me Tells of Incidents of the War.
Two Koldlcra Hint na Ike Hesnlf of
Tbelr lleaerfloa—One of Them a
Savannah Man— Vlxld Deaerlpttoii
of a \ alcana and the (darthqnakes
That Accompany Its Eruption*.
The Ping nc of (. ra*boppr ra, anl
(he Native* A levs f Them From
(he Standpoint ot Food.
Mr J. C. Cornell of this city yesterday
r* < elved an Interesting letter that was
*en( him from the Philippine Islands hy
hla nephew. Mr. Chartai L. I‘alin, a cor
poral in Company C of the Twenty-ninth
Regiment Infantry’ Besides the of
the letter It I* rendered the more Interest
ing from the fart that the company to
which the writer belongs 1* a part of (he
regiment from which another company,
F. In a dispatch from Gen. MacArthur,
dated Sept. 11, Is reported lost on the Isl
and of Torrljos. Mr. Pulin’* letter,
however, was written more than n month
before (hat event happened, though the
party that wan raptured were probably
pursuing, when captured. Just such tac
tic* a* he describes.
In his letter Mr. Palin says: * My health
!• good and I Iwive high hope* of tl* con
tinuing on, a* 1 am now climatised, and
can stand thia tropical cHm.it© heater
than at first. I see hy the pl*r* that
Gen. Otis has declared the w.ir In the
Philippines Is over, but the taking of the
different Islands ha* begun since his de
parture, and our (roops have a scrap on
nearly every Island that they take.
“The Lodron.es are giving the friendly
natives great deal of trouhh- also our
soldiers, who, ms soon as a hand Is r*
ported, arc sent out after them in de
tachments. June *2 a detachment under
the command of Lieut. Miller of Company
II was sent out to round up some La
drone* on this bland. After chasing them
foe pearly three days and nights over the
mountains, they at last found them. A
short, sharp fight ensued which resulted
In tb killing of thirteen, the wounding of
thro*, and the capture of three. Only two
♦ scaped, thus putting an end to ladr<>ning
on this Islam!.
"fl|M tking of chilly weather, how I wish
we could have a part of it over her.
Some days It stops raining for tew hour 4,
and Old B<i |>ecp* through u break In
the clouds*, ami I: Is eo hot that we can
scarcely stay In our tents 1 believe 1
would r.ither have the ram than the sun
We now drink rain water In preference
to the well water that we were at one
time compelled to drink, which was no:
very palatable after boiling
“July 24. Company C embarked er the
gunboat Helena for the Island of Samir
where there is said #o be a grei* deal of
flghilttg I was left here and have no
Idea When I shall le returned to the .x>m
puny for duty.
“On July 27. Privates Art*. Mlrkler. Cor
ren, and Moss, all of Company B, desert
'd. taking government horse* with them,
on the 30fh. i detachment In *>mmind
of Lieut. Miller w.h sent out to bring
them in dead or alive. A minute* be
fore It left Mors came |n and gave him
self up. After the detachment had been
out two days. It was met by Art*. *ho
wws on his wav back. He also gave him
self up. and offered to show where the
other two men were After being out
five days the detachmen: at last found
them Corrers fired at the detachment,
wounding one of the soldier* In the arm
The detachment then return**! (he flro,
wounding I*oth men hut rot eerkruoi)’.
They th**i went up to them to take (hem
prisoner a, when Oorren and Mlckter both
fired, but without effect. No mercy was
then shown them, the detachment firing
and riddling them with bullets. Their
bodies were brought here two days later,
and are hurled In the cemetary it this
place Joe Corrcn used to work for i
firm on Bay street In Havann.-ih. and en
listed there Aug 2.
' We have been visited hy a *w* irm of
grasshoiH>er* The air was filled with
them, and they were at least six Inches
deep on the ground a* far ns the eye
could see They cox net the trees, strip
ping them of their leaves and hark. They
left the next day. They f,. at least three
Inches long ami pay us a \lslt about once
every two weeks The natives boll and eat
then* and say they are “much* bueno
chow chow.” meaning that they are g x*l
to eat.
Earthquakes are frequent, caused by
voh.inlc eruptions There Is a volcano
about twenty mile* from here, which \* m
plain view. It has occasional eruptions
One night while or* guard I *aw one of
them It was terrible as well as pictur
esque. It spouted up a stream of fire sev
eral hundred feet In the lr. and kept
up a continuous roar for yhout two hours,
while every few minute* we would re
clve a shock that would nearly throw u*
off our feet. It rains Incessantly and has
been doing so for a*e.irly two months
About four more months of the rainy sea
son still ha* to come
Three volunteer regiment* start for the
stajes In November and after that three
or four will follow each month. All of the
volunteers will he In (he United States by
May. 1901. The Twenty-ninth Regiment
Is’lng the fourth over here, will leave,
probably. In December, arrive In Jn
tiaiy, and he mustered out In February.
Then 1 will bid good bye to armv life,
and once more seek the path of civilisa
tion and follow It to the nd.
Will. 1.0 ‘lit ATI IH MKDiriNR. '
Sir. VI. F. Herlut Will G tn Richmond
tn Take a f'nurse In Medicine.
Mr. Henjnmin F. Hcrloi will leave to-day
for Richmond, where he will take a three
year's medical course In the Virginia
Medical College. Mr. Hcrlot has studied at
the Augusta Medical College and with his
brother. Dr. George W. Kerim, of this
city, and through this preliminary train
ing Is enabled So take a shorter course
than otherwise would have becu possible,
Mr. Herlot ha* lain connected for a
number of year* with the Plant System,
and occupied an important position,
which he leaves to take up hk) medical
studies, carrying with him the s.ncere re
gret of his former employers, and Ihelr
best wishes for his fuAure sucres*. Mr
Herlot expect* to practice In Savannah
when he has completed his course.
A llcoord In lllood.
The record of Hood'* Sarsaparilla I* lit
orally written In the blood of million* of
people to whim It has given go and health
It I* all the time curing dlse.tsa* of the
stomach, nerves, kidney* and blood, and
It >* doing good every day to tnoirsano*
who *re taking It for poor appetite. tired
feeling and general debility. It Is ths best
medicine money van buy
Hood's Pills aro non-irritating Price
15 cent* —ad
Air. I: ml l Kckatcln.
By hi* card In another column It will
be seen that Mr. Emil Eckstein has sold
out hie Interest In the well-known dry
goods Arm of Messrs Gustave Eckstein
& Cos Mr Eckstein has been engaged
in business tn this city since 1,73. and for
many year* was manager of the house
It ts understood that, after a short vaca
tion. he will enter business for hints'll
Mr Eckstein Is an energetic and careful
merchant, and It Is a source of satlsfac*-
tton to know that ha doe* not propose
['tiring from busltuaa.
WMRIKi THK.IH 01,0 ITIUWN.
Men Aeem to He in No Npeeial Harry
to Trj Winter Mata.
One olfeet of the warm weather that has
ext (Wind so unbrokenly and so unusually
d* ♦•*> into the early fail haa been to ke p
straw hata and thin summer clothing !n
use The reign of comfortahie garimii'*
♦ J a light texture has leen extended, and
the i*res nt prosper t i- (hat they will not
be dethroned for eome time
Hi raw hats have grown rather disrepu
table jn appearance at this late date, yet
they are lung to with t tenacity that
*jK*k* eloquently, if not of their com
fort. then of ihe disromfort (hat come*
from the weiring of those of the felt va
riety in summer. Aetna of ne old rtrxtvs
have long since assumed a sort of Weary
Willie, Hungry Hawkins or Dusty Hoads
aejM f and the wauicr ♦* weather com ■ s
| the more merciful 1I will is* to the friends
I of th© wearers of the ancient headgear.
Some sperut.ition |s Indulip-d In tia to
when It Is ♦Wt-irabb* to shake (he old
straw*. They should be called In rather
soon, but the dote will probably not b**
well defined. All will depend upon the
weather, ai*l It is safe to say the sad
' looking apetimene of the art of thooe. who
> eotivert hay into hats, wdll l*e u vogue
i until ("hr Is truss if the mercury does not
take a tumble.
lu some cities there are rulsa establish
ed. and they govern such matters as the
i time for th*- appearance and dl*aiteara4M •*
of straw hat" with art iron firmness*. N%v
! hrloiiw Is one of those, and one Mket
one's Ufa in one’s hand* hy appearing
j upon th#* street with a straw hat after
i (he date, when they have bean proscribed.
Comfort will count here, however, anil t
j i* doubtful If. |n the city that cradled the
.-hlrt-sieeye movement for men. sacrifice
; be made to a con vent lona Iky thlt
might esiablish a date for the calling u*
o' straw hat* sh“n the weather is still
warm enough to derrmn l their use.
THEY THREW I ONFETTI.
%n Amnarmrni That Will he Aoon at
the Elk's i arnival.
Returned visitors to the Macon Carni
val seefn to be well pleased with the en
tertalnment affonled them there The
show was all they had wished for. and
the general expr >*slon ! of satisfaction
| A number of Savannahians went to Mi-
I con for the occasion
flome features of the Macon Carnival
will ho Introduced by the Klks in the'.r
♦ ntert.ilnment In November Visitors were
greatly impressed with the amusement
th.ii was derived from •*. nfettl which will
l*e in evidence at the Klks’ Carnival The
♦ ♦mb nation that make* the confetti at
tractive Is of pretty girls and hits of
I brightly color*d tp*r
Savannah visitors had mouth*, eyes and
earn filled with Ihe confetti One gentle
man said he was standing with two or
three others on the midway on Third
street Some funny Joke had been crack
*d. and his head was thrown hack and
hi* mouth was wide open In the eojoy
m* nt of It. Just then a pretty girl pass’d
n ong and threw a handful of the con
fetti For the next few seconds the gen
tleman was busy removing the confetti
from hi* mouth, where most of It landed
Little hoys are venders of the confetti,
which I* sold at 6 cents a package There
must lea gieit deal made upon the stuff,
as Its cost is Inaign brant It Is bought
In quantities hy msrr\ -makers, and all
a ong the midway In Macon m.ghr he seen
millions of the scattered bits. Everybody
was throwing confetti, and no thought of
resentment seemed aver to occur to any
one.
HANDIC AP ON THI RADAY.
Programme Arranged for the Forest
City fSun Club Ahoot.
flreat Interest Is manifested among
the member* of the Forest City Gun Club
and other* In the handbap that wtll take
tdaee at the Gun Club's gtoimd* east of
Ihe city next Thursday. A handicap event
of that kind that ha* been arranged is
unusual In Savannah, and Ihe interest Is.
in a measure, a Counted for by that fact.
Messrs. H. Woeltjcn. Chaika* A la
motte and K. G. Jaugetettor compose th**
committee of arrangehnent. They have
fixed the handicap* for .lead birds, which
run from one to seven tn each of the six
events of twenty btrd* that are to be shot
Tho entr.ifn >■ fee In each event will be sl,
ami there will be ST, a<lded to the purse
The handicap allowances are very liberal
ami no doubt will attract the mrmt>er
of the club |n for<-e. The shoot will be
the closing one of the mm son.
Programme* of the shoot have been
made up and will Is* posted at the club
for Ihe benefit of the members. The
shooting will l>egln at IJO o'clock in Ihe
afternoon,
WHAT TRA YF.I.KH* SAT.
lint One Verdict They All Have to
Give.
The verdict of ihe many Savannahtan*
now returning front summering resort* I*
that traveling I* luxurious. It Is not only
ihe entertainment they enjoy at the re
sort*, but the pleasure of flying through
the country and viewing picturesque
scenery. They have been used to eating
tine food in well-kept hotel* and on rail
way train* and steamship*. The latter
enjoyment may not ho discontinued—call
at lowan's In the Market. Takes too
much space to specify hi* specialities. Re
member that heraftcr the market opens
at 4 a. m. and closes 11 a. m. Ladles' day*
at lowan's. Tuesdays, Thursdays and bat
tin hi ys.—ad.
Trimmed Hats at R.V
On Thursday and Friday next at
Krouskoff's. the great millinery event of
the fall season takes place. One of Ihe
featur. * of the opening will ho the va
riety and surprising eh Ranee of ilie hats
at medium prices. 35 to 110 These have
always been sie'Claltle* yif Krotiskolf'*.
•tnd emphasise fore* fully the fact that at
Krouskoff's beauty and effectiveness are
not necessarily expensive.
Krouskoff's have hats at I*. which, In
every respect of taste, distinctiveness,
becontlngnes* and piquant originality,
compare favorably with Parisian confec
tions. coding $25 Krouskoff's have other*
at $\ to $!. which are adaptations of Pa
ris ideas, and Improvement* on them The
ladles are cordially Invited to the grand
oprn'ng next Thursday and Friday at
K rouakoff' * —ad.
lit* Fifteenth Anniversary.
Mr. James J, Joyce at Abercom and
Liberty streets, celebrated hi* nftrtxith
anniversary In business yesterday. He has
been wmi'k rfully successful and I* one
of the foremost green grocers In the stale.
What Mr. Joyce has done I* not easy for
alt men to do. Because not all men are
as polite as he Is. nor as conscientious In
and aitng with hi* customers as he Is, nor
as good Judges of meat* a* he I*.
Mr. Joyce Is. and lias been, for a long*
HiTT-Sr-XTT.c Mortiln*rm"iT* K*l pa-
Irons, and through It* column* has In
duced people from every section of the
cl*y to visit his place, and to become his
customer*.
The Morning News congratulates him
upon the successful round up of his flf.
teen year* In hustness
The Aragon,
Peachtree street. Atlanta. Oa.. under
new management. Cafe of rare excellence.
Recommends Itself for ths notable char
acter of Its guesta. Fret coach. a 00-kMe
-kMe Brcs -ad, “
VI by YM Ahowld aw re Yowr Life-
Because you are not certain to live, you
are not living and working for ytUfßl*
alone; among so many uncertaintlts. you
will thus have something certain, a cr
tam number of men of your age will and
must dk flue very year, you are not cer
tain lo retain your position, your saUry
or your property; looked at from a com
mer ml point of view, It Is a wloe trans
action. tne education of your children <on
lie compkted ss you row plan for them,
not matter when death comes, you and
>our family will be taken by surprise you
are not certain of keeping your health—
nod If not healthy you cannot be Insured
\\*hen you an- In great (*erll. or !anger
! ! you xviil bo glad that your life
i* Insured, no letter plan to enable you
to guard the sacred interests of your
I unity has yet been levlsed; It hi sure
method of giving help to your family
when you are no longer living and work
ing for them, xour family wl.l be enabled
to “pay off that mortgage" end secur# a
home for themoslvea— th object for which
you have struggled so much. If you ar**
“ometlme* “put to It" row. to make a
.ixtng, what trouble will not your family
have when the Industry and sagacity of
the father is taken from them? One pre
mium payment made may bring these
benefits Instantaneously, to your family
qj- neglected, may result in breaking up of
tne home, and necessitate a struggle of
the widow and orphan# for an existence.
These are all good reason* for your in
suring your life. You should take your
insurance In the Massachusetts Mutual
because It Is the hading Massachusetts
<mpeny; bee.xuee It operates under the
fim us Mnisi husetts law*, the best law*
In the United .State* for the protection of
policy-holders; because It pay* handsome
annual dividends; i we have the lest ptoof
in the world a* to our dividends, vix
The indorsement of many who arc Insur
ed with us); because the company writes
a fair, plain. ***slly understood policy; be
aus© no fairer or better one I* written
m any oempany; because you will be bet
ter satisfied when you hold a Massachu
setts policy; because why go on ’ Bend
u- your as*’ an*i nldres* and we will glx*
you many other good reason#. Ilarty A
Ai>t< managers for Georgia. 117 Bay
street. i,i*t. Savannah. Ga. A few reliable
agents vx.ntd. I,a.M* s Insured, too. same
a men —ad.
The Millinery Display This Week
at Kronakoff'a to be the Richest
and Rarest Millinery Ksposltlon
Rvrr Aeen Snath.
It I* nol In n spirit of boastfulnem that
Krotn*kolT> mv th.lr fall anl winter
openlns next Thuraday and Friday will
exrell all other* In point of attractlvenee*.
variety, etyl* and prarllrabllUy. It* Ju*t
a plain fj. t. none of Ihe tmpueelble for
rieation* will find a place In this
exhibit The Tans hat* are selected to
meet the refinement of feeltn* character
istic of Savannah ladle*. Kn>u*kofT adap
tation* of French fancle* (and thetr own
• leslanlnira. which I* In charge of Mr
A lolphe Krouakoff, who. Is In New York
and Europe In Ihe Infereat of thl* great
millinery house) touch a popular chord,
and will evoke most unstinted praise.
Krouekoff's will show reproduction* of
' Lino Faulkner, pomyane, March
ind and Ylrot, with price* leas than half
of the Paris hat. For Instance:
A I.lnn Faulkner. Paris price, 'JflO franca.
J 4": reproduction price floOO
A Pouyane Paris price 140 franc*, 12840.
reproduction price. 112 00.
A \'lrot—Paris price, I&i franca. UR 00,
reproduction price, 115 00.
The only difference one ha* a Pari*
label and made In Pari*—the other he* a
Krouakoff label and made at Krouakoff *
The grand opening next Thuraday and
Friday—ad.
The "Home t owirra” Are Ftorktng In.
Every steamer and train arriving now Is
Oiled with Pavannahlans. returning from
iheir summer outing*. School* open to
morrow. the "moving" coiwhigent 1*
''hanging It* base, niid Ihe stores with
bright end attractive *lork*. betoken a
new sewson The city ministers have re
turned from their vacation*, and we may
suy (hat autumn" I* ready for husinee*
at Ihe obi aland, and many new one*.
Sternberg'* Jewelry Palace is not the least
conspicuous of Broughton street'* mag
idfl. nt trad" emporiums, nnd with ll*
carefully selected gnrner of ornamental
and useful article*. In ready for tiwpec
tton The largest and choicest display of
■ ulKlass, d.amende, silverware. Jewelry,
watches arid bric-a-brac, is now displayed,
nnd the newest, daintiest and moat unique
ae.|dlng present collection ever presented
In Savannah. Invltew irrepressible praise
Old gold bought at highest value for
cash, or )aken In trade, as usual.~ad.
Drnaghon'a Tract lea I Bwalnesa Col
lege In Handsome hew t)uorters.
luauehon * Praellral Business College
has been moved and now oreuple* hand
some quarters In Odd Fallows' Hall, cor
ner Barnard and Slate streets. Prof.
Draughon always look* out for the In
terest of Ills students, hence hi* selection
of the finest hall In the city. There are
several different clan* room* and every
thing t* arranged for successfully con
din ling n largo commercial college. Prof.
Draughon has eight colleges located re
speellvely nt Havannah. Nashville. M
I aims. Montgomery. Shreveport. Fori
Worth and tSalveston. Hl* Galveston
college was seriously damaged by the
storm, hut no lives lost. He will doubt
less enntlnue hla Galveston college as
hertofore. Visit the new quarters and
Prof. Bra idly, the manager, will take
pleasure tn showing you through the dif
ferent department*. Hce special rales
elsewhere In this Issue—ad.
Georgia Grape Juice.
This splendid Georgia Concord Grape
Juice l* dispensed free for the purpoae of
introducing the elegant Georgia Grape
Juice at Could*'*, Bull street, between
Ymk and Oglethorpe avenue. Wholrsg e
agents, I,.ppm on Bros. Wholesale Drug
gists, Savannah. Ga.—ad.
Returned from Europe.
Dr and Mr*. J. C. While have returned
from n twelve month* stay In New York
and Europe. Dr. White remained In New
York during winter taking lectures, after
which he went abroad and studied In Ber
lin. Edinburgh, Vienna and Eondon. He
has | Hire based the building on wee) 1,1
bcriy street, formerly occupied by the
Abbo Medical Institute, and will open up
hi* office there this week.—ad.
G. I astlsl, 1
Merchant Tailor.
High class ladles' tailor-made costume*,
made to order from the latest pattern*
and most select stock —ad.
Watch Repairing.
Carry your watches to J. * <* N
Thotnar. Jewelers, 131 Whitaker. Bepotrln*
•lorn- well and cheap Eyes tested free
W hat Is Tetterlnef
It 1* a sure cure for all skin diseases R
cure* Itch, tetter, ringworm. ecie m ,
rheum, etc Never fall- No. him, i, - Jun
as rood ! >on t *■-- epr • iEiarltuiet Try
and you will be convinced, as thousand,
of others have. If y<jq r druggist doean’t
'*• *SI ln direct to iht
gnakor. J T Shuptrtne, Savannah Ga_
tor * bog postpaid -ad. ° u *"
ladles' Tailor* Made
High clast ladles' t.imr-mad* co,, U m,,
wade to order from latest pattern* and
•‘ ook - 0
OUR
Armored Cruiser Shoe
Is boilt to stand hard ser
vice. is the most popular,
and has the largest sale of
any Shoe sold for
BOYS’ WE HR.
It has gained its popular
ity truly on its merits as
there is no Shoe made that
will equal same
For Service.
AOLD ONLY AND EXCLUSIVELY RY
IT BWOUBHTON ST..WEST
“NOBBY LINE”
of
“Riding Saddles,”
Ail Kinds
and
Styles.
We Manufacture
Them.
Congress and Whitaker Sts.
LEO FRANK.
Let us show you out
Stoves and Ranges.
Low prices rule here*
Most complete line*
WM. &, H. H. LATTIMORE, West Congress Street.
IT'S UP
TO YOU
TO BUY
Houseiurnisliing Goods,
*
and nr aell them an cheap—bnt ar
aril only GOOD GOODS. The Insllna.
w raring, honest kind, with nn rstrn
rharge for qnnllty.
That ASTI-TRt ST Tiff we aetl I*
GI AR AATKF.D by the mnker and
nsrarlvrs. It cannot be bed else
where, end Is the cheapest tlnwnre
yon rnn buy,
AVc linve everything nrrded In the
home.
G. W. Allen & Cos.,
aori Barnard Atraeta
The Bee Hive,
N. SCHUTZ,
St. Julian and Whitaker Street*-
MEN’S GOODS
at about half what you ex
pect to pay for them.
MEN'S OVERSHIRTS. Sateen, Madrs*.
Duck. Cheviot, and Outing Flannel l
light and dark colors, well made. f uU
•lies,
25c
MEN'S FALL UNDERSHIRTS. French
neck, silk bound, pearl buttons,
20c
MENS FAST BLACK AND TANh
HALF HOSE, all fixes,
7c
MEN'S FANCT ELASTIC ST’SFEN
DERb, full length, good wabhtng,
10c