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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. 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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. Name Rt. and No Town 7