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••JF t Qurrr thli * In thi worlrt of mirn.*
o*u! William A !' ik< n ■ •(■ 4y Umt
ytf*k. "ho* triv rinx which ap|*Mr
<o fie actl-lentu pomrtlmcn rhupc ihm
lf|N. ato .i b to *' • • rei cfTc< tin th*>
future The cbijlum of the man who I
proK.t lv ih cl*'v r* * i profc.*•!< nil thief
In th Joliet p©t.ltrntUry waa lu*> to
rnnili|rr&n ♦ x-n* ‘o an orcurren © wol h
ml#rhr w t - Mental. In which f
hal ?h- honor (, f lM*rin* par? "
"And whom -lo you con* *ler the clever
eai thief In that famou© tr> n*bou*© at
Jollei hk<l a lounicer In the not©*! 4c
te-11\ e # private offl- •
Well, tt l* har.l to ©ay toat off ha n I,
liter© .ire to very many *rad*! an.l \ ri**-
tten of thlevea S.wn thefe. |** rt in var
oup linen A clever eafehlowcr ami 1
elevar hot© nck work n altogether .f
--ferent line* from clever .ounterfaiter
or hank nneak. yet *n ■> i .lanaafoua
man in hln ape Ity Hui the fellow I
hart In mlr.l I* a hotel thief. who*e namt
In Hod Ha on who had the police of
thli whole country lookiii* for him for
twelve or fifteen year • For i lona time
there had been c< vnplalnts of hatel rob
ber!©© bobbing up tn every larg© city In
the country Now* tt w-tild h New Yor
and tn a month or * St Lou!* or Fhlcaeo
and the police couldn't g* t it clew ****©ix
that the thief wan on old man. wall dreaa
ed well behaved ar.d to all outward p
pearence a highly renfe -table gU۩t of
the varloun hoirli* which were robbed In
every cane the work was cleverly done
and evidently by an expert No room*
were broken tnto or trunke broken open
The thief had ekel ton key* for rm door*
ond for trunk' ard vail*©*. and he left
no trace behind him except the absence
of the valuable*
Police Were In Oeapair.
"The omplalntp became po perilptent
that tHc heat detective* In the various
cl*ten were tlm ami agalii set to work to
bring in all th- hotel -neak they knew
hut the right man waa not found Ther.-
wete plenty of old tn* t following the cal
ling. but Iti no ca*e could the crime under
con aide nation he foptened on my of them.
They proved alibi* ami the pdlc*
were In !•*; air For more Ih.tn a doc ©it
year* this port of thing went on an I 1?
became more of a myetery with the pa-*
In* year*. There wa *<:are . city In the
country In which the poll* e force did not
have n complaint attain*! the im*lnterh>
roomworker. who aoemed to laugh at their
effort tn trap hint
"About two year* ago I happened to he
in N* w York on bualneea and had bean
vlPltlng with Chief Devery at halquarl
er* one evening, and here I* where th.
trivial Incident come* In which had *uch
an efbet afterw rd It wa* Pimply a
chance that I dropp'd Into Devery'* >f*
fir© ihot evening and after we had talk
ed a while he *al I
*• ‘We've got i fellow locked up at Cap
tain I’rUe * matl* n who w a* caught work
In* room* In the Waldorf-Aatorla and w*
think he'* *■ t a record, but we can't make
him out. Suppoae we *ep down there ©o
you can tak* a look at him’*
“Th© a**l*tant man.tger of our New
York office wa* with me and I told him
to get out the picture of western hotel
aneak*. and * we had nothing el*e on
hand thr* of u* iok . *;roll to the
station and they hr night thl* fellow in
So w. I’ve never *cn <3 r.erwl Jo* Whe'l't,
but thl* o’d fellow 1 ok* and exacth lik* the
tie ia I \V h* e|*r in th* h*-w
paper* and that *tru k me the flr*t thlnv.
lie wa* tx>ut **o j**ar- old and when th>-y
arre*'ed him they fnu# .1 a bunch of *keb -
ten key* that would open anything
door*, trunks ot ,n> thing else Th*>
aecoivl thli g that *truck me was that I
had *cen him lcfor . but at that moment
I couldn’t place bint I looked him over
pretty carefully a* <1 aid finally:
" Tv© n you somewlur* before *
Ytil n Prolvkalulial Tltlcf.
" 'No. you'vo nover seen me,' ho ehl
•You ro Mr t*lnkerton I know Hnl I m
not a professional thief This Ir my flrst
offense and you novor o*l w mo in your
llfo '
"I kept on looking at him and finally I
lan.le l him 1 Mid:
'• 'I wow you tn thr South at a prtie
flaht about iw<my-ftva yeat* hm> I: w.*
tllno* tho Mason-Alien or tin* Allen-I’rl ■
fight, I don't remember which Y'ou were
with Johnny Re Maao and Yellow Sam
I've *e#n vou sine. In Now Orleans when
you trimmed the St. Charles hotel there
I know you. hut L can't think of your
n:*m* Just now.' "
"He looked me right In the eye and
said.
'Mr Pinkerton, you've not me wrong. I
never heatd of tho* peopr you inemtloi*
ami I haven't been tn New Orleans. f>r
a (treat mnny year- '
"I picked up hts< derby hat that tu Iv
ina on the table anti look'd !ns-id* it and
there was the trade mark of a New Or
leans* hat dealer.
" *No, you haven't Ijecn there.' I aa> e
to him. 'you probably have your hatst aent
to you from New Orlenna. don't you?'
"Alt this time our New York man had
been looking through the photographs' of
hotel snettx* who had Item arreeted for
year* back and finally he handed me one
amt wa.}*: 'There'a hi* picture ’ and ure
enough ti tut When the picture wa -
taken he had tdde whlek<’rt* amt at thtl
time he .wore a full beard, hut It wa* hist
picture all right and I told hint so
•• 'You're not a professional?’ I *aye
'What I* your picture doing tn our gal
lery. then?'
•• 'That * not mi picture.' he wry# I
don't know anything about that picture.'
" Just take a look at the way the
wrinkle* In this* forehand run I sui.
'and then look at your own In the giaea
Look at the ehape of that ear. It'* your
plrture and we'll have your record to
morrow '
Iteiuemher* >*lnr <sf Criminal.
Then he weakened and admitted It
wa* hi* picture but he *utd he had verve I
hi* time for the crime commltled when
the plrture wa* l iken and that ehouldn t
he Isiouaht agwlnrt him Ail thl* time I
wa* puailing over hi* name. tor. of course
the name on the ha. k of the picture wav
an alia* Hut ! couldn't make it Finally
we left and a* we were going I *a!tl to
h:m 'We protect all the Jeweler* In the
association and If we ever fall up again*
you we'll fall hard.' We went out and 1
hadn't hardly left the elation when hi*
name came to me like a flash—'Hod' Ha
con. I went right back anti told Cap
tain Price who he was and the fellow ad
milted It.
•’I came on to Chicago and lost *lght
of the ea*. and in a ll'tla while fnrg I
ell about 'Hod' Baron until I wa* remind
*d of him with nomethlng of a Jolt About
a year ago a roomworker In the Pa!mr
houtse robbed e jewelry salesman. You
know, the traveler# of the big Jewelrv
house- iam .ery valuable goods wl'h
them., rare stone* of various kind* In lit -
tla flat wallet* of Mark velvet The more
valuable of these the drummer keep* or.
The Non-Irritating
Cathartic
Easy to take, easy to operate-
Hood’s Pills
{lrvtf*77Umuc Cm
I'nniurto Floor*.
have been laid in many of
the comfortable home* In |
New York, Do*ton andli
*ther cltle* More cleanly .
and economical than car
k •i r md f
floor* laid and polished
complete over old floor*. \
making a *olld and Ih*wu- |
fiful improvement. Cat*
a log tie on request K** I
• imate* sent on receipt I
of measures of room* I
Having a ntimber of floor*!
to lay In Havannah this I;
month we .ran quote clow
figures L
.1 M ADAMS.
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Haltlmorc. Md.
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hb jer*on. hut a man can't load his poog
•!* down with a trunkful of e-unudt*'
anti. Inside* that, ifter traveling with
Jewelry u number of year* and never get
ting robbed a man I* likely to get a lit
tle bit careless Ifiarnor d* are little rnt>rc
to ame cf them ih.m shoes are to sale*
men after they have handled them for
several year*. Well, this roomworker In
the Palmer house probably got hi* eye
on thl* jewelry salesman either here or
In some other ' Ity. found out what line
h> wa* in and Just followed him around
until the proper time came, when he went
on a huslnea* tour of the Jewelry houses
and left some atones In his trunk
*nlr*nitn Dlseoa ers III* l.**.
’ •letting m’o n room in a hotel and from
ttr.t getting min h truck is ch id* play
to a man who ha* a lot of skeleton keys,
and this fellow made a good Job of it. He-
Uoting i morpen: when the aallwg) wa*
•Icserted he ojiened the door of th* room
and then It wa* easy sailing. He grabltoJ
•ff quite a lot of sturr from the trunk
and vallae* In ihe room and the loss wa*
not discovered until some time nft*r the
salesman got back to his room, because
everythin* was apparently as he had left
It nnd hi* suspicion* were not arouse*!
When be discovered th* robbery he noti
fied us. a* w* irpresent the Jewelers* as
sociation n all such case*, ami w* start
ed to work
"In . very thert time our Pittsburg
ag< ncy pick* and u| a hotel sneak, a man
about tk. gray an l respectable looking
He was brought on here and a* soon O'
I saw him I recognised my frlen 'Hod
Paeon, late of New Orleans
” *1 told you we’d fall on you sooner or
later. Hod.' said 1 but h* didn't have a
word to say He wa* Identified and con
victed and now he’s serving an indeter
minate sentence at Joliet
'That man I regard a* probably the
c overeat hotel sneak In the hualnesr
There are plenty of them but he l* ah ut
the only one who kept the police of the
whole country guessing for year* Not
only that, but he operated In Europe and
wa* never caught It wa* his suave man
ner. b|* eminent re*pectablfity that help
ed him out When a hotel wa* robbed
m pk ion never attached to him for a mo
ment. although the pluci might b*. -warm
Ing wlih def ectl\ e- >f emir-c, h* had
don© time In the |Mot, but he wa* shrewd
and chver enough to dodge the result*
of that.
Made a Mlataltc In Ilia Man.
Hut It wa* the accident of my chanc
ing to bo in Chief Devor.v'* office that
evening, together with having met him
at that prl*. fight twunty-flve year* ago
and having hla face remain In m> memory
somehow, which led to ll* undoing. Had
I not hapfened tc b> tn New York there
Is ik telling how 1 ng be might have con
tinued hi* career—until he tpckled a Jewcl
r\* m esman. He told me here that b* il l
not know this fellow was a Jewelry *.|e*-
nan and that if be did he would have
kept ofT Hut, you see. Its the little thing*
that count In thi* world."
VTOrt TlfK COUGH tvil WORKS OFF
TIIF. coi.n.
Laxative Dromo Quinine Tablet# cure a
okl In one day. No cure, no pay. Prlca
K ctrnt* ad.
I mVKNUITV 111 LLETIff.
Will He laaueil (tuarterly and Con
tatti tluelt Inforntatlnn.
Athene. Ga., Oct. It -The flret l*ue of
the University of Georgia Bulletin came
out to-day amt ta causing much coin
ment from the I'nlverslty alumni in
Alliens It I* anew departure, and pro
poae* In part to do away with the okl
Idea of issuing only one catalogue a year,
and nl*> expect* to furnish a succinct
-ketch of the university year by year.
It will lie issued quarterly and will ho
complied by Mr A L. Hull, secretary
of the Hoard of Ttuetee* The first Issti
contain* an tditorl.il Introduction, the
chancellor'* annual report and Ihe Hoard
of Trustee*, acts* of the Hoar.! of True-
Iciv. tirtnual meeting of the Alumni Bo
clety. alumni personal*. cla*s reunion*,
ne rologv and a short hlstorieal sketch
Thl* new departure oil the part of The
university will l>e hail'd with delight by
the uitimn! nil over ihe state, ami much
good with result from It.
I.lki: A LEAD Ml KMI..
t iaelnnati Never Had a I batter With
at. I.csala.
St I*ouls Oct. II -St l*otils made Cin
cinnati look like h minor league club ihl*
afternoon Tht visitor* never had a
chance. St Louis is now tied with Chi
cago for flfth pace Attendance r..jti
Score: HUE.
Si I-nil* ..1 1 200102*—7 J 7 1
Cincinnati .0 ftoo 00 0 o—o ft 0
Battertew—Su.lhoff and Criger and Stan
ton; Scott and Pelts.
It nit in Needed foe I ail lon.
Columbia H C.. Oct. 14.—A1l th com
mercial warehouse# In the state are being
taxed to supply room for *x*lton In
•mailer town* companteo are being organ
tied to build such warehouse* The bank*
In town* where there are warehouse* have
prartlratly no mono to lend .ate. pi on
cotton tn storage Farmer*. believing
cotton I* going higher, are taking advan
tage of ltie facllltlta to store cot on and
obtain r.dy money, lianka are all lend
ing 9 cents per pound.
s ♦ ■ I
Queer Tlttit it * tn Xoutli t srnllnn.
Columbia. S C’.. Oct. M —Near Ronalds
Greenwood county, while a negro was
taking a halter off a cow. lightning kt lei
th* cow- ami didn’t Jar the negro.
In Greenwood a lady felt something
moving on her bed at night Thinking It
It was her pet rat. she went hark to sleep.
In the morning she discovered a highland
moccasin coiled up at 'he foot of the bed
She didn't faint She killed II
Xherlff of Kershaw < iisntjr.
Columbia. S Oct 14—After three pri
maries atal two contest*, the •tight for
sheriff of Kershaw county ha* been set
tled In favor of J S Tranthan. who Ir
each Instance has teemed to be the popu
lar choice
THE MOKNINd NEWS: MON DAY. OCTOBER 15. 1900.
o\n>M> (MB MKT.
|*roferra at Emory Find lleltgbt In
the Meeting*.
Emory College, fiford, <la.. Oct. II
The memfers of the Emory faculty have
an organlgatkm.' the Oxonian Club,
which I* both literary and social In tte
nature, and from whEh each of Its mem
bers have derived a great deal of profit
•nd pleasure The meetings are held once
i month at th* home* of the different
member*, and at each meeting a paper
n some subject of current Interest I*
rr and ova member appointed at a previous
meeting The reading of the paper t* fol
lowed by a general dl* uaelon of the
pubjeci In ha* and When thi* dt*-u*sion Is
< *o*cd and tli- r**gular tuslne*s transact*
id the remolnder of the evening l* us
ually spent in s*.c|al enjoyment The
papers wM*h wcr read at the meeting*
of the elu • held tast year wer* emcellent,
tio h a* to th* b-pth of thought, careful
research shown In their preparation and
the {recreating styl* si which th* y were
written.
The fire* meeting of the Omni m for
thi* year was held Friday evening, the
•la * b .ng th* gurets of President Dow
m*n The principal feature of the even
ing wa* ih*- reading of the paper by Fmf.
H H Hroll< > entitle*! "Our Ml ros* oplc
Friends " w r hl h was n discussion of bac
teria Considerable mtere* wa* aroused
l>) this ex client an*l carefully prepared
paper, and quite u lively dl*rusi>n n
-4U. f Aft*r the meeting k lightful re
freshment* were *erve*l and Mr* Dow
man who is famed for her hospitality,
never had u rrwire appn •datice company.
The November meeting of the club will
be held at the nome of I*rof Andrew
Sledd. on which occaskion a paper will he
read by President Dow man
NEW HOLD MINING ( OBI*%NY.
( barter Granted Ity South Carolina
Secretary of State.
Columbia H C, Oct 14—The Secretary
f State haa Issued a lo the
Palmetto Hold Mining Company, with a
capital io k off 1.000,100 The corporator*
are L C Cannon of Spartanburg and
Henry Kurt* and L#uciu* C. Embee of
Princeton. !nJ.
The gold mine to be developed Is situ
ated at West Spring*. var the line be
tween t'nlon and Spartanburg count I**,
and only a short distance from Glenn
Spring*
Mr Kurts Is a practical miner, but most
of his work ha* been in Indiana coal
mine* The labor trouble*, he says. trove
him to seek r w fields, nnd he thinks he
ha* found it good thing here
These mines are not new so far a* the
knowledge f the gold deposit goes, but
they have never been worked upon a large
M*aile. Mr. Runs says two haft* have
been already sunk ISO feet and It I* pro
posed to go down .W There are wrven
parallel vein* In a strip of land ♦**> feet
wide At present thirty people are em
ployed and a 3U-*tamp mill I* operaf**!
It Is proposed to install machinery to
handle iar ton* of dirt a day. The dirt
now average© $* per ton and the cost 1*
U SO per ton
The company own* 3acre* and ha*
option* on *46 covering a strip Fi mile* In
length under which the gold veins e*-
tend.
JOHN ANDERSON DEAD.
lie AA ns Ftirsinsn of the Chronicle's
Composing Hoorn.
Augusta. Oct. 14—Mr. John Andemon.
who has been foreman of the Chronicle
composing room for tw*n4y-three year*,
died to-duy from erysipelas. Mr Ander
son began work in the Chronicle office In
IsiU. whets he was 13 years okl. and had
been here ever Klnrfe without lnt rmission,
except during the Civil War. when he was
a gallant soldier tn the Forty-eighth Geor
gia He waw a faithful w-orkman up to
the hour he wa* stricken down.
Three weeks ago he went 40 the howol
tol and had on*- of his toe* amputated
ttiood |*oleots and eryetpelas followed He
was loyal to the Chronicle under all con
dltlona. and wa* honest and manly. He
t* survived by three grown children of
his first marrtage, and hi# second wife
and three young children.
NEWSPAPER MEN INVITED.
t nhttnli* AV tint* ilsmbrrsnt thr Pres*
Association In Atlanta.
Fair Grounds. Atlanta. Oct. 14.—Mr H
H. Cnbontsa, president of the Georgia
I'res* A**o In slots, ha* l**urd the follow
ing invitation: "The member# of the
Georgia Pres* Association are Invited to
meet at the Kimball House. Atlanta, on
Tuesday. Oet. IS. at 11 o'clock All edi
tor* and publishers of new simpers In Geor
gia ore Invited so attend the meeting
Tuesday will he "Press I>ay" at the
Southern Int-estate Fair, nnd the mati
ng* ment will provide a barbecue for the
editors. The .ourte*lew of all exhibits and
shows will lie extended to newspaper men
A cordial Invitation Is rxlcndrd to all.
Heath at Thoiunav llle.
Thomasvlllr. Ga., Get 14. Mrs. Wm.
Campbell died yesterday morning at her
home In this city.
WATER ON HOARD A SHIP.
Vlarlncr* on l.onM-lllwtuncc Sailing
V essel* Have to Econom Ist-.
From the New York Times.
The average New Yorker, accustomed as
he Is to an almost limitless sunplv of
fresh water loth for use ami for waste,
would be otuazed to observe the mote
than rigid economy with which the pre
cious fluid Is doled out on board ships
making long voyage* In the case of ,i
large ocean liner wh.oh crosses Irum port
to |>ort in a week or lee* there I* no cry
ing need for stint In this particular. Hut
11 is a far lilffcretM matter where a large
sailing vessel clears for some harbor
upon tile other able of the globe One of,
say, 1 .I*l tons will often start upon a voy
age supposed to cover at toast four
month* carrying an amount of fresh wa
ter which In the average apartment house
would be exhausted between daylight and
tv>ond->
"In my early days.” said an old sailor,
discussing this topic yesterday. "I shipped
on a full-rlggtd American ship which car
ried a crow of about twenty all told. Tly
Itrst object lesson In Ihe economy of fresh
water prevailing on board was received
on the second Sunday morning out from
port. The male's watch, of whlrh I was
a member, now indulged In the luxury of
h wash A bucket about twn-thirda full
of water that hail Just been pumped from
the l.rge*l of the tanks was placed upon
the main hatch. I was accorded the Aral
chance at Ihe bucket, presumably for the
reason that a relative of mine waa a mem
ber of Ihe llrm of merchant* which had
chartered Ihe ship. This fact brought to
me certain advantage* In forerastle so.
etety that I might not otherwise have en
joyed
"Stripped ro Ihe waist. I proceeded
If You are Tired
Takt
Horsford s Acid Phosphate
It afford# immediate relief in mental
and physical exhaustion and insomnia.
Gen mas boars turns Hoasroao't en wrapper.
hrlukly lo Ih* hulno* of Ixvinr Aftr
thoroughly •orubbtng and tinalng-lo put
It nautlcHjr--mir uppr work*. I oha-rv-d
nwlttna bahlnd m with a ‘ntxl raoraa
lon on hi* i ountmanea. a tall, rawr-banad
Irtah- Arnartoan aallor to whom 1 politaly
handrd th burkrt after I hl oninlai
out Into tha dark acuppara thr watar
Whlrh I rraarda-l a* havlna alraady baar,
Ura. lv *p.Had My nhtpmatr aa*.l at ma
Hr*t In ronateriwtlcn and than In India
n.iturr after which he eaclaimel with a
anaar
•• -you're 100 blanked proud, you ar*.
"After hr had pro.itrad anothar IWO
thlrda of it bucket from th watar tank
h.- rnvr hlmaalf a vloroua a-ah Than
another aallor plunrd hla hrad Into thr
rania water One hv onr thr other mam
bar.* of thr watch clcanard thamralvaa In
the Kama dark and aoapy fluid Tn tha
afternoon I raw mamhara of the other
watch liathlna with tha oft-ue*d wutar
In fact, by tilahtfal!. with thr notable
< Krrptkm of mvrrlf. every member of tha
cr> w rraldlna be fora thr maal had wash
ed hlmaalf In the contents of that aalf
rame bu Vet Nor waa the mlaalon of thta
water yet fulfilled Uurln* the neat few
dayr .allcira were roratantly In tha off
w-atrhea waahlna ahlrta and )timper In
It. In fad. nty ehlpmatei rontlnuad to
uaa- It for thla iwirpoae until there remain
ed little In the bucket beside auda and
aa.llmenl
There haa lon* been aol.l to aattora a
patent aoap which l represented aa of
service In waahln* with aalt water. Tha
sailor. IWwver, Ihlnkw lltti* of sail wra
lar for waahlnga of any dew- rlption un-
Pa It la to low an old pair of trousers
overboard by the help of a atom line for
a few days The drawback of thla method
la that when the ahlp la becalmed, or la
only movtn* aiowly Ihe frisky shark la
apt to nibble too atronfly upon the trous
ers Hather than resort to the Imperfect
cleanatn*. which tha sea water afford*,
the men of the forecastle prefer to re
main sol loti Indefinitely If an*a*ed In
tarring down the rigging when the sum
mons 19 dinner comes, to carefully wipe
the fingers with oakum or with yarns pull
ed from fragments of old rope. Is deemed a
sufficient toilet
Tha dally portion of fresh water allowed
to each aallor under the shipping laws la
one gallon This Includes who- la used In
his tea and coffee (where a considerable
portion bolls away In the preparingi and
In the other rooklrng Tha water for hls
occasional washes depends upon the gen -
erosltv of tha captain, unlees he haa the
good fortune to catch something from Ihe
rainfalls The meal puddings, or "duff."
and the vegetables, when there are ant
of tha latter, are boiled In eo water, dip
ped from over the ship* side The cabin
dishes are washed In salt water, well
heatwl The sallot uses a service of tin
Almost entirely, and thin he sometime#
clean* by simply rubbing It with old rope
"shakings "
The greater portion of th supply of
freh water It usually placed In a large
circular tank In the hold, where, how
ever. It crowds out comparatively but a
small cargo space. The remainder Is kept
on deck tn small tank* and casks, se
curely lashed for safety tVhsnevee there
Is a rainfall, whatever water drains from
the after deckhouse la caught Thl* I*
usually stored In Ihe deck tanks and
cask* Sometime* the water thus secured
I* placed In th# large tank, and It then
Imparts It* tarry taste to the rest of the
eofiplv stored there In ca*e a dangerous
leak springs In the large tank It may be
necessary for the *hlp to pul Into the
nearest port for more water But usually
the captain atari* upon hls long voyage
without any Intention of stopping at any
Intermediate port.
—The Prtnra of Bulgaria on a recent
Journey from Salaburg to Munich took
the place of the engineer and ran the
special train himself.
-# 1 <
The Brat Preaenptloa far Malaria.
Chills and Favar. la a bottle of Orove’t
Tasteless Chill Tonic. It Is simply Iron
and quinine In a tasteless form. No curs
—no pav Price 60c - ad.
SPECIAL AUI IOCA
PRESERVE TUI M SIGHT
By wearing glasses that not alorsa enabls
you to sea. but corrsct avery dsfgcl that
may salat.
Thor# Is no guesswork la our methods
We hava tho latest and moat approved
scientific apparatus for accurst# aye last
ing. Wa make no charge for consulta
tion or examination, and should you noed
the services of s physician wa will frank
ly tall you so.
Our crystal lenses are perfect in every
respect, being ground under our own su
pervision. They cannot be compared in
value to the kind offered as cheep by the
so-called opticians or Jewelers who han
dle Inferior glaasaa as a side llna.
DR. M. SCHWAB A SON.
Exclusive Opticians, 47 Bull Street
N. B.—Oculist prescriptions Oiled same
day received. Repairing done at short
notice.
NOTICE TO TAX PAVER*.
City Treasurer’s Office,
Savannah. Oa„ Oet. 1. 1900.
The following taxes are now due;
REAL ESTATE, third quarter. 1900
KTtM'K IN TRADE, third quarter. 1900.
FURNITURE etc., third quarter. 1900
MONEY. MORTGAGES, etc. third
quarirr. 1900.
A discount of TEN PER CENT will
be til owed I pot i all of the above If pay
ment la made within fifteen days after
Oct 1. C. 8 HARDEE,
City Treasurer.
■IV ONLY THE BEST UINOKJA ALE.
The best le the Wheeler Brand of Bel
fast Ginger Ale. made by Wheeler A Cos.,
of Urifast, Ireland, from the csiebraled
croruac Springs of that city. These
spiings are the properly of W heeler A
Cos., btnue no other Ginger Ale manufac
turer in it eland ha# Ihoea waters but
then writes The Wheeler Ginger Ala la
made from pure Jamaica Ginger Root and
not from Bed Pepper, as others art; one
Is deleterious—the other Is a ionic.
For Healthfulnesa and Purity the cele
brated Wheeler brand of Belfast Ginger
Ala la lbs beat.
t.IPPMAN BROTHERS,
■ole Southern Agenle. Savannah. Ga.
NOTICE.
We are now moving our Wholesale De
partment to the commodious quarters 127
Congress street (formerly occupied by M
Dryfus, and will be tn perfeot shape In
a few days, and be pleased to serve our
friends.
SOLOMONS COMPANY.
ASH AND CYrHEkN LLMUKR FOR
SALE.
130.000 feel of sah. aultable for wheel
wrights. carriage makers, car works and
Inietlor house finish. Also eyptee* lumber
of all sties We have resumed cutting
our famous brgtyl* of cypress shingles
*l.l Wli; soon have a ruil line of them for
sale. VALE ROYAL MPO CO
RICE MILLING. HUE KLOI'R, MILE
CHAFF.
We have anew mill with all modern
processes, and machinery, and are now
ready for business. We solicit your pat
ronage and Invite correspondence; noe
chaff free lo patrons.
THE SAVANNAH RICE MILL CO.,
T. 91 Cunningham. President.
John Screven, Jr , Manager.
reseat at. titv IT iTIOtv
HOI.MBB -Th# friend* and acquaint
ances of Mrs. Celia J Holmes ara re
spectfully Invited to attend the funeral
of her mother, Mra Martha Burney, to
morrow afternoon, at 4 o’clock, from th"
First A B Church Franklin square.
art. lat toTICU.
uirßMvcT^tKFnm^
The flueln".* Failure Teat.
W. J Bryan's apeech at Mudlaon Square
Oarden: “It I* only necessary to note the
increased number of failure* In order to
know that a gold standard la ruinous to
merchants and manufacturer* During
tha calendar year ll** there were business
failures amounting to I?J*.n** ttt I.ast
year the failures fell to W *7*.6*o -a de
crease of over One Hundred and Thirty
five Million Dollars—B'atiatlcal Abstract
of the f B Prosperity I'nder a ilold
Administration TV J Bryan apee, h at
Rhlnebeck N T . August, tfi "Wa hon
estly believe that there can b no perma
nent. no general prosperity In this coun
try until we slop the conspiracy of those
who would make gold the only standard
of ths world ” Ravings Bonk* of ths
I’nlted Btatas— ISSS number of depositors
S.fqj.tM, deposits. *1*01,16*277; IMP. num
ber of depositor*. 6.*17.616. deposits. 67 -
2SO.6**.Kt Increase of depositor* £22.224.
deposits 6222.2'.<>.77 —Compiled In office of
Con*roller of Currency The American
people saved last year Three Hundred and
Twenty-three M'lllon Dollars more /ban
during the year when Mr. Bryan made
the above statement The condition of
the railroads Is an Indea of the proep©ly
of the country Gross earning* of rail
roads of t’nltad State*. 1616. II 0K.M6.4n;
16*6. 61.26* 666.726 ; mere***, |157.13.?7-ln
tlatlcal Abstract of the tj 8., p 666. The
railroads have earned One Hundred and
Fifty-seven Million Dollar* more In 16**
than In 16*6; of thl* only 1.70 per cent, of
the capital Invested went tn the owners
of the stock: most of the rest went to
labor The eg port of domestic merchan
dise In 19*0 was Five Hundred and Forty
Mt'ilon Dollars greiter than In 16*6 —Sta
tiMlcal Abstract of the l’ 8 , p 92 Was
Mr Bryan right?
vote for McKinley, roobevklt
and I.EAKEN
LEVANT! CAFE.
RESTAURANT AND OY STER HOI 9R.
11l Congress Street, West.
Rise Point. Rerkaway and Native
Oysters Is all styles.
CHOP STEIK!
AND GAME OP ALL KINDS IN SEASON
EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS.
DINING ROOMS UPSTAIRS.
NERVOI I DYSPEPSIA.
T. B. Kemp. D. D . Si Mary's. Ga.. July
13. 1993. writes:
"t lake pleasure In tesflfylng lo the
healing and Invigorating qualities of Bu
wanee Springs I have been suffering for
some months from nervous dyspepsia
which followed an atlnck of la grippe
and came to the springs ten days ago
seeking relief I hove been rapidly Im
proving elnre the first day. and feel at
present aa If I were entirely well Per
sons with lost appetite and tired nerves
will find. I believe, In the waters of these
springs the very thing they need "
losif Inflammation of the Bladder
and Catarrh of Ihe Bladder.
Col. Joseph M Hull of Fort Eagle. Fla.
says:
• • "After being treated by two of the
moat eminent physicians of Georgia. Aral
for sub-acute Inflammation of the bladder
and afterward* for eaiarrh of the bladder,
without relief. I went to your spring a
perfect skeleton not able to walk alone
And after drinking of the waters freely
In twenty-four hours Ihe disease was
cheeked, and I have never had a return
sines of the disease I think the water
of your spring a certain cure for kidney
and bladder d.lease Any one wishing lo
write me about It <-n do so and I will
answer them chesrfully."
COP 9HTNER SHIP NOTICE.
. Savannah. Ga.. Oct. IS, 1900
We. the undersigned have this day
formed a copartnership under the firm
name of Johnson. Moore A Cos to conduct
a general brokerage and commisalon busi
ness for the sale of provision*, etc.
J B. JOHNSON
A B MOORE
e o. McDonald.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
All Mila against the Italian hark Zeflro
must be presented at our oftlee before I!
o'clock m this day. or payment thereof
will bo debarred
STRACHAN A CO . Consignees.
Savannah. Ga.. Oci. IS. l9no
NOTICE.
The schedule ta changed for Suwanee
Spring* You can leave Savannah, via
Plant System, ai 8 a tn.. arrive at tht
Springs at 12:20 p. m. This schedule is
good (or every day In the week.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
City of Savannah
Office Clerk of Council. Oct. t. 1900.
A vacancy having occurred In the Board
of the Commissioners of •Pilotage by rea
son of the death of Commissioner J J.
Wilder, and by virtue of a resolution
adopt'd at a meeting of Council held on
the evening of Ihe 3rd Instant Notlcs Is
hereby given that an election will b#
held at Ihe next regular meeting of Coun
cil. Ocl. 17. 9 p m . to fill the unexplred
term occasioned by the death of the aakl
Commissioner Wilder.
All applications to be Med on or before
12 m. of the 17th Instant
WILLIAM P BAILEY.
Clark of Council
WALL PAPER. FATEH HANGING.
We carry complete assortment of la last
atyla paper#, and employ only brat artists
Saw our goods and gsl our estlmata be
fore giving out your work. Our prtcae tbs
very lowest.
SAVANNAH BUILDINO SUPPLY CO..
Corner Drayton and Cwngraaa.
Phone 819.
BONDS LU.HTUI
By the American Bond.ng and Trust
t ompany af lialiin.ore We are author
ised to exocut- iocoiiy tlmm-dtately upon
application), all bonds In Judicial pro
ceeding* In either tha stale or United
■talc* courts, and of administrators and
guardians
BEARING * HULL Agents
Telephone 3*4- Provident Botldtag.
OUR C LIENT*
Loan money el six per cent, on real
estate security.
BECKETT A BECKETT.
Attorneys at Law and Conveyancers
AMIPBMKXTg.
Wednesday October 17th
620 P. M
op mm oi mo cathedral
-BY
MR. J. LEWIS BROWNE.
-or
% Hants, firnrala.
assisted hy Mrs M M O Brlen of Al
ania Ga Mra W. W (Irosa. Mrs M Ed
Wilson. Miss Allan. Mr J M Black and
Prof John Wiegand. accompanist,
under the direction of Mr Frank E
Krbarer Choir Muter of the Cathedral
PHIMIR * >1
Part First.
No 1. (a) Bach Fanlast t In O Major (Bk
IV No. 11l Treaa VII Ement.
Grave. I-enlemente.
(b| nrantns—Andante— Andant*
Mo I to. (from Sonata tn F Minor,
op. 6|.
Rossini Pro Peccatls
J. M Black
2. (at Bugtehude Fugue tn C Major
<h! Dubois “In Parsdlslum
6. Massenet Aria from Herodtad"
Mrs M M O Brlen
5. (a! Seebotck "Berenata Napolltana
(hi Browne .‘'Bcherio""—March (new)
Part Second.
1. Leslie Come t'nlo Him
Mrs M Ed. Wilson
2 Rossini Quts Esl Homo
Mrs W. VV Gross and Mias Nen.c Alum
3. Nevln "Vanegla."
(a) "A ba "
<b( - Gondollerl.’'
(c> "Canaone—
(d) "Bouna Notts (Ave Marla).
4. Baaslnl "dalve Regina"
Mrs M M O'Brien
6 Extemponxat.on In Bor,ala form, upon
themea to be furnished at time of
performance by the- director.
On this occasion the new organ of the
Cathedral, the largest and fine*! tn the
Boutit. will be opened and ll* complete
ness of mechanism and magnificent lone
quality demonstrate,! thoroughly by Mr
Browns, a moel accomplished organist
An admission of 60 cents will be charge.!
for the benefit of Ihe organ fund of the
church. Ticket# on aale at Connor's
bookstore and at Ihe door of the Cathe
dral.
gAVANNAH THEATER.
Thursday Matinee and Night. Get 16
The Event of the Season Engagement of
America's Tragedian. Mr.
ROBERT DOWNING.
Assisted hv the Talented and Beaullful
ALBERTA CONVERSE,
and a complete company. Including Cha*
D. Herman. William Somers. Lillian
Klngrhtiry and Minnie Ltndley. presenting
hi* latest and greatest *urre*#e*.
•■RICHARD. THF. LION-HEARTED. '
—and—
"THE GLADIATOR "
Under direction of E. D SHAW
Price*—Matinee. 76". 60c and 26. Night.
61.60 11.00. 76c. 50c and 26c
BAVAMBAH I.ECTI RE COI'RM'.,
Tuesday. Oot. 16. 610 p m . Guards Hall
Admission 75 cent*.
PARIS AND THE EXPOSITION.
(Illustrated )
Seat* reserved at Y M H A. building
110 Liberty *treet. west. 8:60 to 11 a. m .
and 3 to 5 p. m
■I6I6EU ROTICS4
McGoir.'s Portable Furnace
Thl* machine supplies a long-felt want
In the prompt and efficacious fumigation
of house* which have been In contact
with contagious and other diseases. Hv
using the fume* of either formaldehyde
or sulphur, or both, ihe room lo he disin
fected I* thoroughly charged and Ihe fu
migation le made complete In every way.
(1> IT FUMIGATES HOUSES AND
SHIPS
(21 IT FUMIGATES SEWERS
fSt IT DESTROYS RANK VEGETA
TION
The above cut shows ehe machine |n
readiness to fumigate a dwelling, which
I* alwave done from the outside. Hy
mean* of gasoline burners under an air
tight basin charged with formaldehyde
and sulphur Ihe fumes generated are
forced by the attached blower Into the
apartment being treated.
This shows the method of fumigating
sewers, which Is thoroughly done with
McGuire's machine Whnt Is claim'd for
It Is a great saving of time, convenience
and efficaciousness The machine may be
Inspected In operation each afternoon
from 2 to & at No. 43" Hrvan street, west.
JAMES McGF I RE.
Patentee and Owner.
Whenever the Best Is Wanted
Office 307 Hull Street. Telephone 700
APKCIAL BOTICKS.
IMS- MAX TO CLEAN CAKPaaTS.
Tha only way to gat your carpets prop.
ary taken up, < loaned and taken are of
tor tha aumn.ar la to turn tha Job over ta
th* District M'ssrng r and Delivery Cos.,
talepbone X, or call at 32 Montgomery
at'set, and that will make you an esti
mate on the cost of the work Ptlooe
rana-nahle They alao pack, move and
■tors furniture and pianos
C. H. MEDLOCK. Supt. and Mgr.
MATTRESSES, MATTRESSES.
Have your mattresses and feathers ren
ova led by our nu-dlraled steam process
before a change In Weather takes place.
(Th# only plant tn Bavannah.) It over
come! all Impurities and renews life and
volume In all bedding material Prices on
renovation of feathers a* ft low, Beds
99 5< ho sier* 11. pillows .Vs tot lon, mass
and hair mattresses made lo order Fine
work, low prices Work guaranteed.
NATIONAL MATTRESS AND RENO
VATING CO..
Bell phone UK. Hi Drayton street
LEOPOLD ADLEII. JNo r r ... .
President ,. LUj \
C B. ELLIS. BARRON c*£L
Vice Presided!. A ,, t ,' K RR.
The Chatbain Ben
Will be please*) to receive in, ~r „
of Merchants. Firm*. Individ.,..
and Corporations "*' e 4
Liberal favor* extended
Unsurpassed collection facility ..
ing prompt returns.
LY 0.61 DE|>olT*
rent'*CO,rotnonH B °"* V.u)U ~
renl Correspondence solicited. "•
The Cilizenslank
4AF SAVAASA6L "
li_cAP,tALSSOO.OOO
- lna> •
Bnatasaa.
SoltaAla Accesst, m Utblluk
Merck,.... Mk . u( (U(|
laUsi,.
Cwliaction. handled with
•wnnomy and dlspntah.
Utrtm,
allawafl on deposits la aa© l* V |m
DapartOMnt.
•nf.ty *A.po.i, u( „
Va.lt*.
■ RASTI.RY A. DKAMARK Pv,.,„
■ ILL* 6). l ilt, Vie.
SEONGB C. FREFMAV. Ca.hl.e,
iIOStDO6 L GROOVER, A..,,
SOUTHERN Bi(
of the State of Oeorgta
Capital PAW
Surplus and undivided profits 6W;ik
ULPOSnuIIY 06 I IIL STATE u y
GEORGIA.
Superior facllitie* lor transacting a
General Banking' riutinaa*
> oilectlona maths on alt points ~~
.>,!blc through banka and bar.awa.
Accounts ol Oauks, lienkr;. 3,.>T.art,
and others solicited. Bate Deposit Uou,
lor rent.
Department of Savings, Interest payaha
quarterly
Holla Sterling Exchange on LocAaa a
and upwards
JOHN FLANNERY. President.
HORACE A CRANE. Vie# President
JAMES SULLIVAN Ga*hler
DIRECTORS
JNO FLANNERY. VII W. OORDON
E. A. WEIL W W GORDON Jr
H A CRANE. JOHN M EGAN
LEfE ROY MYERS JOSEPH FF.R9T
H P SMART. CHARLES ELUt
EDWARD KELLT. JOHN J KIRHT
Sllil M! M
CAPITAL, #330,000.
Arccunts of banka, merchants, corpora,
lions and Individuals aollcltadL
Savings Department, interest p,M
quarterly.
Safety Boxes and Storage Vaults for
rent.
Collections made oo all point* at rea
sonable rates.
Drafts sold on all the chief cities of the
world.
Correspondence Invited.
JOSEPH D WEED, President.
JOHN C ROWLAJND. Vice President
W. F. McCAULEY. Cashier
THE GERMANIA BANK
savannah, ga.
CApital
Undivided prints 6u.ae
This bank oflera its services to corpora
tions. merchants and individuals
Has authority to act .a axecutor, ad
ministrator, guardian etc
lsu>a drafts oo the principal eltlte la
Great Britain and Ireland and on the
Continent
Interest paid or compounded quarter:?
on dapvalte In th# Savings Department
Safety Hoxe* for rent
HENRY BLUN. President.
o*o. W TTEDEMAN. Vine President
JOHN M HOGAN. Cashier
WALTER F. HOGAN, Aa.'t CaaMer
No 1440. Chartered UK
—THE
HOIS Mil Ml
OF BAVANNAH.
CAPITAL. UOvAJ. surplus, iuma
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.
J A. G. CARBON. Prsrldgt.
BEIKNE GORDON, Vice President-
W M DAVANT. Cashier.
Accounts of lank* and barkers. iw*r
ehan'a end corporations received tip a
the moat favorable terms consistent srttk
safe end conservative benklrg
THE GEORGIA STATE
B LILDINO AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
IS YORK STREET. WEST.
5 PER CENT, per annum allow'l on
deposits, withdrawable on drmend.
Interest credited quarterly
6 PER CENT, per annum allowed t* l
a- posit* of even hundreds, withdraw*
able at annual periods.
OK<) W. TIKDKMAN. President.
H. H LEVY. Vice Preaklenl.
B. W. BELL Secretary.
C. O. ANDERSON. JR . Treasurer.
The Chatham Real Estate
and Improvement Cos.
ARE PREPARED
To Make Loans
On Reasonable Terms
To NUDOPfir Pisft
For sals, a Facaalth News pager raid*,
will fold Sheet 33x45. It Is In good <r; *’
Price 9100 11 cost origin#Ur lU<*. r ’ '
wa have au use for 14 end wool the root*
t occupies.
II will be art Invaluable adjuact ta
newepapav ufßos , I
Add rasa
MORNING NEWS,
BarssisS ®“"
IF TOO WANT GOOD MATERIA*-
and work, ordat your lithographed*
printed stationery and Mank bowk* •
Morning Nows, Savannah. Ga.