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24 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