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TARRANT DISASTER.
I) %w.t:HOt * AMI TERRIFY**
IX. KF. XTIRIOH.
,ri|iluii llttlWlM* *wn>esl bv
• I tiilutloit-Kor an Ilnur the
l, r t. Thrnui Mluh lntt (hr Air.
, ir (|% tiliacnrert fun I'roni
i r v% Miidwl X onn* Wuniati
in* Mucked Ihr l.addrr.
i'. rr> the Philadelphia Proas,
y. K Oct 2>.—The details of the
.n a ktent whidh occurred at
: i v will l** r* ported by Hu* prea
rt., t it there are tome Incidental
*..u ’ calamity that art* worth
.. , . Whether It Is to go on record
.arsl tragedy caused by accident
\l • rt* i- ’ of New York or not
probable at this writing that it
r k with som*' of th* greater accl
!n the num - r destroyed probably
. ii made by the fire at the Brook
iter. over 300 In nil. will remain
i .Nbough it seems certain this
, u that many llvea were lost In
• pk.don of this noon
o' all, of the t.irtling feature*
y those who were not in the
i. , vicinity of the catastrophe was
n panic l which for a little while
i throughout all of New York
t- .a Canal street Thoae who row
i r.wd r.inning this way and that
• elr hands to their faces that
a shield tha*mM.ve> from nox
and WastsVjf hoi air. receive,!
of what a true panic would
New York unless it were In
. . kd Everybody in the Ujxv-r
th* city heard the several cxolo-
Tlx iirst on** an aocl
,,m- of the fireworks repoaltorles.
, . in: • the .p-ionalkut resemble*!
pksion of l*ombs atvi partly be
th- direction whence th** round ♦ •am*
ilm** exactly In line with the three
hop** that ar* now very actively
, , ■,| in furnishing fireworks for cam
jMign processions.
I two "F three moments (there Is no
a , - • .i.ur u ly measuring the interval
,-tvs ■ i the first and succeeding explo
t; violent detonations like the lis
, ir of ii number of big runnon one
,itr t*- other were h*>ari But it was
rot healing of these < xplosion* that
ii itr ierror that for a few moment*
. , *iu(* pKW.Hslon **f t:ir vast
ow.) ij on Broadway and th* adjoln
• g ftro!. 4
hvrd the Sky ( rapera.
Phey -iiw the t ill buildings shaken hack
tnr) forth i- though .in earthquake were
ovtng hem The vibration in the lofty
. h way tan
Mr • to m* asur* •** much as two or
ihr* ?♦•*■!. although In all probability the
*)tstan< •• wi* much l***. In addition to
hat t who w**r* upon th** s4dew.dk
wer violently shaken If they were be
twerti Barclay afreet and Canal. and be
-liw tha* str*et the concussion caused al
mo*t th** same sen-ation that a violent
arthquuke does.
It xv i th* swaying of the t ill buildings,
i . . n of insecurity, unsteadiness oou
-l by th* Jarring of the streets. th*i for
th* moment filled men and women with
rror in addition to that we heard tn
. v ry direction the w histles and bells of
nr* at earners going ift a pace which
u\v lndl it* to th* experienced New
> rkrr grave danger to property and life,
I It was apparent not only that the
•n* rg**ney was gr* at. but that one of
• • very rare ocra-elon* was upon up
tha Art dt peri me nt *i* * m* i M m • -
i v t* cell out the entire force.
! ’i a few moments, there being no recur
i. . of the erplosions. nor any continued
nt swaying of the tail buildings, it
w.v apparent that whatever had happen
* ! uas. so fur as imminent danger w'ai
ricerned. all over.
Hut then every eye was turned skyward
u -re th** most extraordinary nj^ectsclo
• is dated w th disaster ever witn*-**d in
city was observe*! High up above
ii. mist clouds that hung rather low o
-1 .v and far above the tfilleSt buildings the
' wriH speckled with black fragments of
various six*-** som** almost atomic and
. >ers carrying <lang* r by rearon of th* ir
\ Z i\ They were fr agments of the build
- or of its contents that h*l been driven
'h Into the air by th* force of the ex
ios ion Home heavy pieces of Iron and
r oflng w**re carried not only very high.
1 it three bio ks to the east, where they
II landing in the City Hall Park
fn a f w moments th** atinospher* was
1* i not *>nly with lu.**t. but with . oar-,
f of eharr* 1 wood. |sper and what tap
ir* dto !•* pieces of gU - Ths fe:-
r . H IH noticeable within it radius from
• rity Hall *f about -lx b!*> ks either
iv. n*l It was not until fuPv an hour
*t.r the explosion that all of these de
v f>ni* and to have settb *l back to
• rth. They encrusted many* of th*
iv* ments ho that as * person walked h**
•a. h*d th- m under his feet until in a
itie while so *|en •* was the throng In
roadway, they were ground to powder
1 <\iuj*ed much inconvenience through
. choking sensation they occasioned.
% <.liu**tl> Sun.
To add to the horr*>r of th- moment the
■ n*-• clouds of smoke which the heavy
■ nosphere caused to s•■•tie ****>n threw a
rt dn over the low* r part of the city
-ough which th* Min s* eme*l to be try
i*i |Mnetrat* H** thl’k was this cur
m that it was pos**lbl* t*> look SQuarely
tae sun with the nak*** a*\ Just as dur
m < (dips* If Is watched with a little
•kl g.ass.
. iitfhl of the >un streaming faintly
. .^| thi curtain, c ist upon the city
,h.oddest, roost awesome illumination
;i I*. have ev. r seen. It WSS slndbar In
• t**r t** the un* archly weird l!gh* ’
nr* vails lurtng • total * dps* of the j
It tended to throw- a pal’or upon
(••*** of the p*opl*. many whom |
• 1 iso lllumlnn'lon of that kln*l *o r* -
|. | 1.1 checks thf! had lieen occa* I
1 by th* fright.
. ,ir. m>m* of th** Incidental fea- !
t* the * xplosion noth ♦•abb to every (
w was in Hrudw.y l*ek>w (*inul
Probably the roofi impressive of
• *• recollections that will b* carried
who -aw th* gMastly and t**rror
sjiectaclc wis the suggestion it
* Ij* m of what New York would **
• ,itno an nbaolute pinlc. 1 i-***l
*| cause, whi'h couM not b* im* |
v checked. Hal this condition |
f\* minutes I ng* r. had the first |
iiijs of every one that some awful
f that Imperiled the whole city had ,
i a Im'i'D removed, no one • an pr -
fi it would have been the cOflSe- j
in lwer New York
probably *.!• t** s*'> that every
In the city below Banal street
more or less shaken by th* concus
dle in the vldnltv of the explosloii
wa frightful. hii*l there followed
ver *f broken glass quite as
i- h mor<- u<nserous than th** hall
**t a violent etimm* r storm Many
w*rr more or ke* bwdly cut by
who. hut for that, would have
1 any Injury.
* henilat Wnrnrd I'.nglneer.
Prom the New York Bun. 1
m all who heard and raw th**
i**h of * I n.‘ ther*- was but
-ton **f opinion. sn*l th.it was
• m*.| incredible that mere naph
* /.In** r alcohol In any combination
>mbustlon could produce such
Kv**ry one of the series of
t blasts Jarred and shook th** earth
dHg>s**l that only high explo
* h as nitru-glycer.it**. can do. Ni
• ftn** is us* *1 in medicine, thougii
'* bo s* crtalned yesterday that
i‘-lv* was kept on the Tarrant
Tb*r* was a permit to k**‘p
• f the commerce explosive llqu ds
fghborhf <hl has for months look*.!
wholesale drug hoaoe a* #
threat and menace If HI i
for tx block around The engineer himself
of the Tarrant building said yesterday
that he had ha*l a warning som**
ago fr*n Laxils Patterson, the chief chem
ist of the establishment.
M lf. M *aid Patterson. a Mr Phillips
quotes him. ‘lf this building ever takes
tire you get out Jum as fast as you can
ui*l don't stop until you are live blocks
awag.”
Mr Phillips ac'ed upon thl* advice yes
terday. but not until he h.wl in.ide sn
effort to get to th- upp*r floors to save
whoever might be there. Then he got
away as fast as possible and warn Ia
gtrl typewrrltcr who was returning from
luncheon not to go near th** butiJlna.
it was sure to blow up. It N Dixon of
the firm of H N. Dixon & Hon. commis
sion merchants in Washington tr*-*t, n* jr
by, said that for weeks the people cf the
nrighiiorho, 1 had scan twrrels an I car
boy* of chemicada in great numlers tak*n
mto the Tarrant build.ng. and that all
tv ere in dread of Just some such dDa;* er
oc< urred. Mr Dixon also said tha;
there were In all no less than fifteen ox
idnalana.
4*lrl lilorkrd the I.adder.
From the N* w York Tribune.
V modest factory gtrl blocked the ilr*
oscapo of the Tarrant bulk Sing with auen
obstinacy Just before the fir* 4 explosi ai
that more than a dozen boys an*! girls
came within u hairs breadth of losing
their lives. The story* is told by n clerk
• mployed by the big tea and coffee firm
••? Eppcna, Smith Ar Wiemann. whose
ores ware Just opposite, in Warren
-treat. The clerk asked that his name
U* withheld because he fear* at some
f-a Hire time h* may ugaln me* l th** mol"*
maiden In telUng the story* to a Tribune
reporter, thn clerk said
'When I heard the fire alarm 1 rushed
nt into Warren street I then saw emok*
slowly IsKiilng from the windows of the
fifth floor of the Tnrmnt building The
windows of the second floor were fllDd
with almost a score of hoys and girl**
-'reaming foS heir* luey w**r* emplov*d
by the M J Hreltenha h Pompanv. Those
who were m the street yelled back, some
one thing some another
Oet the ladder tha* goo on the fir*
escape md throw* |t out’* I veiled A man
neard mo an*! veiled back: ‘lt too heavy
We N have to Jump''
“ ‘Don't Jump" I yelled Throw out
the ladder ' Then I saw* n woman of
medium height hut of muscular build
run toward the Are escape Stooping
<k>wn ehe lifted the ladder with stiper
human strength The hoys rd girls nm*
*• her ml. and they push**! the ladd*r
out into the alley tn the rear Th* woman
! have offer seen .and be|lev* her to **
the forewoman Iti eh irge of nil th* urirl
employes She would no* com** down first,
btit motioned to one of the gir! I w.a.-
holding th*- lit ider at the laittom. ts it
wfou. I have lipra-d with n > une to •* a*iy
It The girls r ile.l out on the ladder, nnd
iv* re coming down rung offer tung when
th* one low*--* down cried out:
'You wtrkcd man’ <o way from that
ladder Y*i ought to be ashamed ‘
*' 'lf I let go you will full" I cried, look
ing straight down the street
'No; but you go way—
’ The ror of the flames now bee a ml* so
loud that I could not hear whit the girl
w,j saving I did not l(now what to do
The girl would not come down unless I
went away from the ladder, and if I dUI
the ladder would fall Several deep rum
bling sounds were now heard, and the
young women and boys on the ladder
hrl* j ked with terror All were imploring
the girl to go down, but she stood stock
still and only kept screaming ut m*
"Hy this tlnv* the first Are engine ar
rived. and a fireman w*|th a big voice
which could be heard high above the noise
of tumult roared out Tome down young
woman; tb* lives of those p-ople are mor**
important than your modesty. Bom** down,
or I'll come up and pull you down"
"The girl gave a little scream and rum
down all the rest of the ladder withal
rr.oat on * drop
•*The rest followed, and the las* girl ha l
Just left tho ladder when the first explo
sion burst forth The great walls sway ad
like a child's block house, and began to
crumble. We all made our escape down
Warren street to the waterfront. I ran
back to my desk "
The law on Explosions.
There Is a section of the city charter
which i rovlde* that "no quantity of the
fallowing named chemicals, acids an*l
combustible mat-rlais. greater than as
herein ifter enumerated, shall be st*>r* 1
or kept In or uion any one building with
in the dty. namely Sulphur, 1.000 pounds,
manufactured matches. .V*> pounds; salt
petre. nitrate of soila. .Vm pounds in the
whole; nitrate of sliver, collodion, ether,
phosphorous. r< pound* In th* who)**; aqua
fortis muriatic acid, nltri, acid un*l sul
phur!*' aclJ, not *xcctxl)ng 1.000 pound* in
*ho whole, tar. pitch, rosin, turpcntln*
luo barrels in th*- whole; except th** h im*
*tuU be stored and kpt tn such building
and manner **s sal I comm is* ion* r may •
quire under a special permit by him is
su I therefor.*' It appears that a *|*rla!
jH-rmlt was issue I in the rase of th- build
ing occupied by Tarrant A- Cos . where th*
< xplosion took place to-day A satisfac
tory explanation will now have to be given
for the granting of this permit.
WITH WISH' AM) KKCITATIO**.
The First of *tr. M. kllva-Tea-.lal*• **
Monthly Hecepllona.
The first of the monthly receptinnh to
lc given during the winter at the studio
of Mrs M Hliva-Teasdale took place yes
terday afternoon from to 7 o’clock An
interesting programme of songs, reel ta
• lor and mandolin selections was given
and much enjoysd The programme was
as follows:
1, 4 i Fiesta" roorch. two mamlolins and
piano. Miss Filth Teasdale. Mr W. H
Teasdalo and Mrs M Hllvn-Te.s*!ale
• Thy H*ntlnel Am 1 (Watson). Mr W
H. Te tsdil*
• Just Her Way" (Recitation). Miss T
Marion Cooper.
• Near Tlhv," Cuban Dance ttw ma
n.toilrj-i. Mt* Kdlth T.ii.'la.e nn-1 Mr \V
I! T-uiwkik*
on Con way Quay' lTrotrr> MHw Kl
len Morgan
“A Marri.ian of Convent.ri.c'’ ,r,x‘tta
tlont Ml T Marlon ''ootvr
n,la of Dee' (Clayi. *•*•>' Me So
)|nr." (r'armtchaelt. Mlae I’hoehe Itaker
"Aml'kuki Jlar li." Melody In F (Man
doim Cliiht, Mime, Ter.liale Ttiomi>en.
Derk-r. ami tlrarr- Kolb .in.l Teaadate.
mandollna. ano Ml Suiter, piano
"Amblealde March" I* a compoaltlon >f
Mr W II Teaf.h> Ihol I- Mill In m
ueorlpi It | hrly *1 and well written un 1
doubtleea In |te yrlnled form 11l have
coftalderaMe p.apuiartiy.
Though thin wae the drat appeoranre of
the Mandolin Club m pu*dlc. the m*m-
I. re played emor.thly and well, and re
telved many ronarani atione
Miee Cooper to her ee nd eelectlon w,*
fonael to reepond with in en ore, tvhleh
the did with "Pat Wat -mllllon." Mine
Moraan'a eona WHS one of 'he heet of th '
proeramme and wa kplen fldly receive I
TrlaJ Friends Best.
Forthirty yearsTutt s Pills have
proven a blessing to the invalid.
Are truly the sick man’s friend.
A Known Fact
For bilious headache, dyspepsia
sour stomach, malaria.constipa
tion and all kindred diseases.
TUTT’S Liver PILLS
AN ABSOLUTE CURE. _
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1900,
Did Yon Ever Know
any one who smoked the same kind
of Five Cent cigar any length of
time? Five Cent cigar smokers arc
always dissatisfied —always trying
something new—or something differ
ent, as there always seems to be some
thing wrong about the cigars they have
been smoking. Ask your dealer for
Old Virginia Cheroots
They are always good. •
Three hundred million smoked this vetr. Pncc, 3 for 5 cents.
LUTHER'S DAY CELEBRATED.
11l TIIH 1.l rill.lt u.lhli: OF TUB
i lit H( II OF TVIK IX i;>MO\,
The InnUi , rn th** Hs.'lril of th**
It *fortnti * i**ii— %ii InrrrrMlnu l*ro
lirnnime nf Mii*l<* Mini Xl*lreb**
tihen-The ?*rr% !<•* % I tendril hy n
Ur* hi Niinihrr *f l'rr*n. In**ln*l
tnv (he tiermnn l nlunlrera. Who.
%bnut Forty *frmu. nnd In I nl
furm. Msrrhrd t* the ( liurrli.
Th** Luther Longue of the Church of
the Ay riuion celebrated lo the Htirwlsy
School room of the church hint night the
ihr* humlr* *1 oj.l * ighty-thlrd amdverv
ary *>t th** * with .in Interest
ing programme of music nrwl addresses
The r<r>m lial l*een tastefully an*l brau
tlfuliy <it orated fr thu occasion with
llow*ra ai**l pt.ne while ; the r*nr of
the pulpit w*r ::>wn *xc*;llcnt portrait?*
of Luther n*l his great roadjuior, Me
lan> bthon. Between there (a. tures w*
th.- *--.at *>f am oi Li ther, th** emblem
of the .* gu*. a black • roe'- in a r* 1 heart.
* ent* r*d in a white rv>H** .*! surrounded
by a hlu* iKind, which wa> In turn en
lre I**l ly a gold one
The service* were splendidly attended,
the regular congregation lH*ing augment
ed by the German Volunte*?r* forty strong,
in uniform, under the command of Cap*
Kor.n* man
Th** programme. interspersed wtth
h>mmt atwl a*ldr*-**!** s was
Menuet (Paderewski), Mr. John Wle
g md. Jr
Vocal aolo. "Oentle, Holy Saviour." Mr
John Hanks.
Duo Coticertant a* Gregoin).
Prof John Wlegand .n*l Mr John Wie
gund. Jr
Voml duet "Just is I Am ' Messrs J
M inks and H Clark
Violin due'. "On 7 in dng Waves’* (John
Wlegand). Messrs F H CYmnrrat, Jr ,
in*l Fred Wiegand
Th- first of th* ddr*-.-e- "Who Was
Martin Luther’" was delivered by Mr W
Ii Spann. Jr After giving the history of
laither's life and work, he closed by say
mg 'Luther's character pr-sem** an tm
|H*sing combination of great qualities- Fn
dowed with broad human sympathies,
massive energy, manly and affectlonat •
♦.lmrllclty and rich, if at tlin**s coarse
humor, he is at th*- same tlm* a spiritual
g* nltis
His Intuit ion of divine t nit ha was bold
and vivid if not always oompr-nensive
and be poee-ssed th** urt which do*! glv-*-
adon* to the finer spirits that he calls to
do special work In this world that of
kindling other souls with the fir** of Ids
own onvlcti >ns. and awakening them to
higher < onsetousn*"** of religion nn*l
,|ut \ H wa a lea l* rof many, therefo
reformer in th* highest sense of the
word ”
"Fpon th* whole, history indents f*w
greater characters 1* w that -x. lt- at
.•ne** mor** love un<l admiration, and In
which w* - ** *■ i* ud—rr.* ss. honor. nn*l a <*r
tdn picture-qu* 1 gra •• an*l po**tl s**nrl*
Ditity mor* happl'v . • mbtmd with • mag
nanimous. if soroetlm** rugged
Mr. Otto Kolb t* ke on 'tcio’..r 31.
1517." which Is a dal*-." he s i*l 'm* nwu
able In the history of the chur h and th*
w*>rkl." After repealing th* story f
Tel Eel’s sale of di-is-nsat ions, ami Lu
ther's nailing hi** tea* ts on the church
door, h** said: That one .hiring act of
Martin Luther's not only displayed bis
courage, but his d--p l**xollon to th*-
truth of God. and bis .-.ubllmt pur|s>s* to
glv* to the wor i th* freedom of th* gos
pel which we now njoy.
• D was the birthday f our church and
emphaslxe*! th- precious k)c:rine that
The Just shad live- by faith "
•Why W** Ar* Lutherans" was dl
cussed by Mr John Vetter He went
into th** detail* of rh<* Lutheran belief,
ifni u history ** f the church He said that
there are now in the worUI sf.W).(W)matt
tiers of this faith, and that of this num
ber over 1 .gw tot . nrrmunl ani membe r a
ar* In th* Fnite*! tes
Mr Fred Weasels, Jr spoke on "Our
OpfK.rtunlty t*nd Duty as Lutherans." He
-ii "My friends, what a wonderful his
tory lii*t< back of us How every h**art
-hou!*l b* thrilled by the story of he m*n
and women, who through sacrifice and
to!!, tear** and blood, gave to us this
glorious heritage- our great church nnd
th*' gospels **f J* us What a deto of grat
itude* w* ow- to them and n the Lord
Only by th** faithful use of the rich prlv
ib g* we now enjoy can we show our
w *rt bines*
Our opportunity Is now. nnd this Luth-r
i.. ig u m iat nakt ttw flonrti alllitf t *
It?* glory or lis* t**rnal sham**
The |* sosn of th- emblem which Luther
;|<*pt-d u- his rout of arm is expressed
In the couplet.
• The BhrDtlan hearts on ro* tr*od,
If nexth the *V..-S their way b I* and "
Mr Wessels pointed out the duty of the
Ta-ngie, and r!os#**l with the verse
■ We udly lar as banner a cross with
in the hrart
To sh w that w* have chosen f'hrlst, the
better part.
Then Joy. and i**ce. and comfort shall
blossom ns a rose.
I‘ntil our earthly blessings the worth of
Heaven disclose "
Alt AM AT TIIH TOM CM MIC 111.
Itnskln’* Orelteatrn %\ 111 I'lnv at the
< lull House To-night.
Tho second of the Tomochl hi Club'a
series of winter entertainments will lie
given at the club-house to-night The last
of these iffalrs was a very decided sue.
cess* i*nd It Is anticipated that the one
of to-night will t*e no less enjoyable to
ih- club members.
Raskin's Orchestra will furnish the mu
sic for the o*rasl>n Dance music |s fea
tured on the programme of •**!•**!tons,
which la as follows:
Htrik** up the Hand Two-step
Orpheus Overture.
A Hot Meeting Two-step
Quo Vndis - Waltt
Fan Tan Two-wtep
Runway Girl Two-s ep
Post and Peasant Overture
Fddllng 81 as Two-step
Marguerite Walts, from Faust.
k *MnuU (.UrcbArt? % **l MO J f IMAI*
men ijir.o \ *tio\ si. i*#n k*.
Mr. . \\ . Kheiipnrd'a *prrrh Hrforr
• Ilf* Frtltl I lilt*.
A medlng of the South End rolltlfjil
Club win 14i mu hi at Whitaker and
Fifth -tret.- President It 11. Ckm^nti
presided a nuintmr of new
wo *de*tcd and the club wan addr**>** l
by it**i Waltei vv llnpi mil dntt
for elector on the Iktaarrailc ticket from
the Pint Gonsresslonal Dial riot.
Mr Sheppard (Uicumhl the leading
fued* of (hf cuupHign the flnanftol ques
tion. trusts and imp* rtsllsm It the de
. uU n of the financial question h*- to*k
• he poult loti that tiryan had l*e*n mis
represented and mtainterpreted by many
people wi*> op(oi>€ him on account of his
r.nun* m 1 views.
Mr Sheppard said that Bryan’s conten
tion wan not for the free tunay* of stl
ver per so. hut for an increase of the cir
coloring medium, or basic money **f the
k'ovrrnmini. sufficient to do the hulne*
of the country, without contra* tk*.i or
panic. and that Bryan adv*- it* 1 the fret*
coinage of silver a- a m*.ns toward **•
curing Ihot end. that In claim'd that
with tb* Increase of th* volume of
rtioney. would com** amepuadttg u
rens** tn the price of produ* Mr HI.*;-
I• rj* contended that Bry-ine prediction
u to the increase in money And the rU
in prices had been c.early proven. for the
output of the sold manes of the United
State* had lncmol during th* years * f
IW-lwet-lKtej over one hundred per con*
inout nine-tcStth* of which had gone Into
the nvney of th** country, increasing the
price of product as Bryan < oiu*ii<kjl
He then paid his respects to the trust t.
snowing that the aggregation* and combi*
nation* of m-* tilth are buying up nil
the independent industries of this country,
losing down the small ma nufactori** -.
throwing labor out of employment. In*
creasing th* prl r of Its pn duet* unjustiv.
<nd If this tendency is not * becked It w ill
no* l*e long before every merchant and
every other min of business or occupation
will be th* agent, manipulate.! by some
of the Krt corpn rat lorn* He devot'd
most of the attention •** the question
of imi>ert.iii!<m - ev*nnpllfl* and by the R
l übltran party in Its treatment of th*
Porto Hie.ms. in placing an un onetltu
M*nal dtlV% of is per cent ujton .ill trad*.
I*etween lsland and th*- 1 *nlt. •!
States H* homed that I'orto Rico m a
part of tii* United States, because under
its Jurisdiction, and that the constitution
•Mends to that Bland from the fu I that
this country Is exercising authority there
*md If the Porto Ricans should tnkc up
arms in opposition to the United State*,
no one m’ouM deny that they mere rebels,
nr th#- rlgh of the United State* to quell
the insurrection
If Porto Rico In not a part of the Unit
'd Btates Mr Sheppard said there could
he no re be, |i .> against the Unlte| States
Mr Sheppard then turned his
attention to the Pbtiippm que*
lion. rtalmtug that ther-
Is nn implied contract l*etween the Phil
ippines and the United States, whether
iher** was a iln*- written or a word spoken
l"tA-vu Admiral Dewey or any one else
to the Flltfdnos Tb* United Stat*-* wer*
lighting Spain to llb*rai* Cuba nut too
qttlrv territory Th* Fillplm*?*, lie at i.
fightii c for th-;r llb*rt\ . tit*- f i
loins hetd been fighting Their purr *
and that .f th* Unit***! St.§***: fi| not
■ on flic t, therefor* mhen th* **nm*>n ••
*mv i a* I•• * n c.nqu*-r**d. tb*- i at urn Ii •
righteous conclusion must be that the oh
J.-ct of ea*h of the conquering peopl
should be attained
The HiHik-r remarked that much had
been n!ut ’‘hauling down th*- flag
but h** showed that the fbig Vwid been
hauled down by Pr i|i nt McKinley
by granting to England • larce strip of
A ask m territory It had float* *1 over
Chepultepec and the city of Mexico, an*l
It Moats to-day over Morro ‘astle in t'uba.
and yet li ha** bten hauM down In Mex
ico and mil be haul# I down In t'uba
Mr. Sheppard sskl that he glories In the
Mug of this country and the slgnltlcan*.
of It. but h would rather If hauled
down in honor than that it should wave
In dishonor over a rebellious nation
Mr Hheppard’s remarks were ltberallv
applauded, and at their conclusion Mr W.
F. Riater addressed the m -ting, urging
upon th* memlters of the rluh th* n*< ■-
liy of pres* rving the republic in th* full
• st me aning of the word, and pointing out
that the way to do this Ih by th* Uillol
box
Mr Hlater requt -t#l all memier of t} 4
• ■lub to go to work and secure us many
as |*>.*lbie to go to the |*dl* on electk-n
day.
orTOlir.lt’* 111 ILUIN4. lIIHMITH.
The U na \*t l.arge Imi
There \Vn f **a*lilernhle \etllt>.
Building iHfmits were a little slow for
Octootf. hu consld**rable improvem* n
work was undertaken Among th* §>er
rnirs Issued for the month w* re the fol
lowing
David riohcsey. to build tmo*otor\
hrh k house, Indian street
Wm Bouhtm, o make brick Adlltlon
lb by 5). f.Vi Huntingdon street, east.
Estate John Keeley, to mak* woo<lcn ad
dition. lot Montgomery street
A L Johnson, to make improvements.
.112 fniffy, east
Mrs Edith OT) Hunter, lo build ni
agsa, k hy 2f. metnl roof. 214 fJaston. east
Plush* k a Cos. to build two-story
fr tme hour*'. Ninth street
John Wolf, to build two-story frum*.
Anderson and Oft streets
W C. Fripp. to bulid two-Morv frame.
Ninth street.
Ree ( >n<l Prwbyterlan Church, to enlarg*
hack pines* and *dd secon*l story to
parson***- Bnrnsrd street.
Charles Bernard, to move bolter anl
put In glass fr*n>t. 11 York street, west.
Mrs M J Rav. to remodel stable Into
dwelling in rear of 122 Duffy east
Mrs M A Connolly, m Montgomery,
to build stoops projecting on sUlewaik
T F. tlaillnrd. to ihSJ one r*w>m and
front porch to house. 1912 Price street.
J II Unksniu. to put on new roof and
new weather-boarding. Taylor street.
J. B Duckworth, to build two-story
frame house
Chas Kohler, to build two two-story
frame houses. Second street.
V. and M Bailer, to buiJl two one-story
frame houses. Jones street.
K E Davis, to make fr.m*- addition,
rr.etmi roof and sales, 101 Hi ver street
AGAINST AFTERNOON SCHOOLS
Continued fr* m Tenih Page.
them mdse If some wr!> settlement
of the dim. tittles could not be reached.
This I'Oiinsei prevailed and Dr Falll
gant ip{Hliued .1 committee to tn* et th**
boards After t • -hairman was mid**
chairman *f the osntnltttc, and the other
five member** tiiimlmel were \|#
Malcolm <\| • dear? F A Clifts. J ||
Vjutnt. J *' IVteteil an*! John Frizz* 11
IRMI(.I> FOB F XTHF.IUb III: %I II
Children of Hmiiiillvml \\ •**!** vuing
southern Triti|rtatinn t o.
Henry Woods Bo mi Wmwls. Fliza Lee
11 ml William 11 Bmith, !* rlhtng tb**n
salves ih the tdldren and r* |o heirs of
Hannibal Woods filed suit In the Cttv
court \c**!- liv against the B*>utherti
Transportation Comnat.y for lio.rmi dam
ages
Hannibal Wohd- lost his Ilf** on Oct *,
last, while engaged in crossing tb** river
in u -klfT Tic skiff wu run down by
the st* an * r Sailfc* belonging to the de
fend ant, both the boat nd its oceuimnt
were struck by th** wheel of the steamer,
md W.mhl;, (a 1 - droun and
It l- all* g.'d in Da- petition filed tn wirt
that hs J-.ifh was due to the * areler <
ii*.- rn-gllgei * and indifference f th**
| *-mp! >• a l i.-titsof the defendant, the
ni•>(* r and • w >f II * v* sel It Ih char*
! and that u ’lnaigh h* p rll In w *i* h Woo.! *
was |i|a* ed was evident to him and to all
who wbn*H*sl to. acri*lci.i uni aiih*Mig .
la* mad- every ft• rt to .in ;l the collis
ion. th* Bant*** li*t nothing
ll*r direction wa • not cbungr.l no *f
* f*rt wa ; made (n stop tier not even life
| line wn thrown to tb*- nt'gro in the ektff
1 Hail any ordtnarv ni* u -of averting lh*
■ iccld* m b* *u used. a\*> the petition,
i \V*ls Ilf*- WikiM I ..I v 1 Ih n saved
j A- a basis for th** cfmnutaHon of the
| 1 mount it dum.*g#H. It I- t out in thx
(■etttlon that W*o*l- made t-ts living by
J cutting w **,l on Huu hlnon Island which
ihe ferried ncress th* river and *l*l in
j th** city Ills tveragt* earning- wer* I?
! per da> Tli** plaintiffs In Ihe *■ against
th* owner of th. Banin* ar- represented
by Mr. Wad- Hampton \N *!*•
Ml II (40011 IT.HFUK %• %\t F..
i iop*r (luihii I'lmril Inst Mglit to
Only.
Tb* first |Mrformtine** of (he ('mpper
Show in B.ivnnn.ti this v* ir was given
| .t ih>- show gioun U .t Bolt* n an I list
j Broad sir* ct 1 t r ight. Th* patform*
j un> ♦* wa given ti father |e- than -i.iti.l
leg r.Mi? far nwn) of th* in the au
• lienee found therm- v oh c**l ta p-i h
<n 1 ich - #f oth* rs.
Notwlthefanding tht ctowal < \ • 1e..; or
I*r win pi* ervt-d. th- |wrf>ttitan* * went
off with I** rf. . t siiM>thn**sH and there
was nothing t interfere with Hi* specta
tors’ enjcvment Nothing <!il fir Ihe en
tertainment was one of the Inst *d its
kin*! given recently In Bnvannah.
Harreta and hia tiding mule Were laugh
pr#vok* rs of the first water and their ev
♦■ry anti* wn greeted with liow.s and
deligh* The three irotli*rs ! Ilouillem
•IM an acrobatic wet that brought forth
very hearty and well deserved appiauae
Th* T.voli 81st* r? on the double tnapme.
<night and l* 11 th- admiration of the
audience
The crowning feature of th* programme,
h**wever. wms the Jiu*glirig on.l b‘gh-wtre
i t *f th** Fuklno trmifM* of Jap-* Thrau
wiry li?tl* acrobats of the Orient terfrm~
#d som** f**** that ►* m***l lit# * -ho#( of
•h* marvelous.
Ther** will I**- matinee and night i***r
form an co io-#lwy and again to-morrow
The performance of to-morrow night will
. lose the engagement of the show in Sa
vannah.
Contagious
Blood Poison
Th-rc is no ;>isof. >o
to dec-ptivenuilsodestructivc. Iron’t l>e
too sure you are cured because all externa!
€.f the ilisease have <lisap|>eared. and
the s.iy* you are well Many per
sons have lieeu dosed with Mercury and
Potash (or month* or years, and pro
nounced cured to realire w hen too late
that the disease was onlv eorerrd up
* o*„.
out again, and to their sorrow and mortifi.
cation find those nearest nnd dearest to
them have been iufectrd try this loath
rotne disea ,e, for no other poison is so
surely transmitted from parent to child
as this. Often a had ease of Rheumatism,
Catarrh, Scrofula oi severe skin disease,
an old sore or ulcer developing in middle
life, can be traced to V.o<xl poison eoo
in*ca.7y Tho S,n of th ° Pat 'nnt.
life, for it remains smoldering in the sys
tem forever, unless properly 'rented and
driven out in the beginnlK,. S. S. 8. is
the only antidote for this peculiar virus,
the only remedy known that can over
come it and drive it out of the Wood, and
it does this so thoroughly and effectually
that there is never a return of the disease
to embarraas or humiliate you afterwards,
.rq*. OW cures Contagious Blood
Poison in any and all
contains no
cj| k_W mineral to break down
y> nr constitution ; it is
purely ve;;etable and the only Wood puri
fier known that cleanses the Mood and
at the tame time builds up the general
health
Our little book' on cont agious blood
poison is the most complete ami instruc
tive ever issued, it not only tells all
about this disease, hut also how to cure
yourself at home It is free and should
lie in the hands of everyone seeking o
Cure Send for it
THE SWIFT IPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. BA.
h U Tift I*KHT mix) th** laremi acci
dent Innurance corporation for Commer
cial T*tln the work! W* have a
m<-mIN rihtp of over 22.5b*. W h.iv*> a r.
eerv* fur.*l of over 114* <*■> N • omnn-r li|
traveler can tffonl to be without hi pro*
faction we give him Wrle ih** B*cf*?ary,
who will cheerfully give all info'mit on
II !> i*IXLLY, EDWARD TRBVBTT,
J’rtsldcnL v ike. 4l T;r
CASTORIA
for Infants and Children.
Tlu* Kind You lluyo Always Uotij-lif lius borne Un* sl(rt*!V
turo of Climm. li. Flrlclirr, and hu (won iniula* iimlor liU
|M r-oii;>l HiiporvlKion for ovrr !IO Years. Allow no ono
to il<‘<'>lvo you in this. Countorfolts, liiiitatioiiH ami
.lust-as.f-iMMI " oro hat Ksporlinonti*, uml 'ialanK<‘r tho
lioaltli of ('lithlron—Kx| N *rh'ii(*e against Kiprrlmwnt.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Some Things New
THAT WE HAVE
Just Opened Up,
And the Assortment is Complete.
VESTIBULE LACES.
Sevet (I qualities In I.'. Ik -4 and
3*? Inches wide, and nil to mat h
We have pan* In also in Irt h l’.n,
nr I Arabian.
MANTEL SCARFS
In Japanese Pi.k* Im,o:t.<l <’rc
tonnes and scxeral cheopet qualities.
LACE CURTAINS.
This sio k an uaual 11 the only full
and complete one In th** chy.
FOLDING DOOR PORTIERES
arc* hard to find, but aft r ha and
work we g.t tiUmt twenty <Hff**i nt
patterna Theae goods are extra
wt*t** tif course w have th- nar
row *n* from th** cheapest up to
$1560 a pair.
WILTON AND SMYRNA RUGS
In enrv-* from 9x up *o largcit
•lw- Th- Wlltnn nnd Axrntnrt-r M: ■
fln-.
UPHOLSTERING GOODS
Hi Ik CoMf. rtc. In nil
gradea.
COME AND SEE US.
LINDSAY & MORGAN
Learn a Profession
Without Going (way to College oi
Leaving Home nr Quitting Work,
WHAT YOU NEED
for complete iticcraa in Ilf** fa on of th* Ten Fre* 8- holomhlpti In Tha
International Uorrcapondence Bciioola of Borgntotl, l’a . which th* Mf)RN
ING NF\YB will preaent to the ten persona having th** moat vote* by Nov.
ft). IMO.
Gather all th* Voting Uoupona you cm. and win on* of the Ten Free Brholar
ehipe nam'd below. Through on* of thorn you can qualify for a c;oc)D aol
aried position, untl not lo*e a day from work or leuve your homo while study
ing
I mruhaniual FNGINFFBING
2. KLKCTRICAL ENGINBERING
(Including Complete Electrical Outfit.)
*. ARfHITF/'TURK.
4 CIVIL ENGINEERING.
6. SANITARY PLUMBING. HEAT
ING AND VENTILATION.
HOW TO VOTE.
Cut out the attach* 1 Voting Cou
pon. and mail or bring U to the
bustner* ofßco of the Morning News,
Havannah. Ga. *
Each Coupon mutt b**ar th* name
of the perron for whom you with to
vote.
JUST RECEIVED,
Fire-Proof Safe'
From tb* moat rrlt*braird maaafartarrri, both flrt-proaf • u<4
bargUr proof aaf* and malt floor*.
W* carry an Imnteaa* *to*k of F!r*-pronf Xaf*. Oar afork **m
hmrfi a very rtrgaat liar from TOO tn 4,tKN> pound*, inrluilvr,
• In At I* and dtiublr dnun, and a vlalt to oar eatabllabairat to la*
■ p*rt tbrar rlrgant infra will hr a aoarrr of macb profit and la-
Tb* prior wrlll br aa low na any rrally Flr*-proof Safe ran b*
mad*, nnd oar motto la Quality nail anfrty of th* nrat import*
• nr*.
•rad or rail on aa for farthrr partlralara, ratalopu* and prlcra.
LIPPMAN B'KOS.,
Wholesale Aficnts for Manufacturers
of Fire-Proof Safes.
OUR CARPET STOCK
nomprlax* th- f .llnwln* PRKNCII
AX M INBTI US WII.TO VS HODY
HHI SSI I--* WII.TON VKI.VKTi.
TMISTHY lIItfS.TI.S aixl IN
CHAINS
OUR PRICES ARE LOWER
• • f r flrat-ciagi
♦ * W. . r t biy JOHB an 4
l*alm th-m **ff a- FIRBT-TLABd
v u buy a carpet from
IJ * yuu x i, ' v r I* sorry, ba
caute w know It is all right.
DON'T BE CAUGHT
by a great big advertisement which
i* not all truth We never give bilta
ami make It up on other gnoda. Wa
want a living profit on evatything—
can't live without It.
FURNITURE STOCK
tn get ting in hap>. and wa an
rh'-w iif a full bn* of lte*ir<<*m and
I’Mrlnr Suits. SldetKiardw, UhtV%X
I’l flu, Ltvtlher Couches, Iron It-dt,
M itir*> rs*. Fancy lbs keri. Table*,
# t .11 pth-en satisfactory.
€ CVIKMIBTRY.
7 commercial branches.
k MECHANICAL DRAWING.
O. *l nllfg Complete Drafting Outfit.)
I ARCHITF.CTI7RAL DRAWING
(Including Complete Drafting Outfit.)
10 ORNAMENTAL DESIGN.
Gnrluding Complete Deigning Outfit.)
VOTING COUPON.
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Rt. and No
Town
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