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SAVANNAH WANTS THE FAIR.
MU. RVAU Oil MR. .%<K*o>
o\# to m%*©\ to get it.
City Ftrbanur Mrrllni % *-•! I nawt*
mows I y Iw Fas or of It—There \\ mm
a Tw o-'ldfdi ft>ti* wsiw. hat All
Were A allows That the fair Me
llelH Mere i Jockey f lob a Ihmhl
Thlwg to Folios* After the fttate
fair AaHserlptlons Report-d
\i>auntnl to sll.o*o, hot the Are
■ siart laonat IV 111 Me Raised.
Bt\ann*h trill lr-et on having th© Sta.r
>'.r next year. Thia ws* determine*! at
the of fboffe Interested, held at
the City Excnang© fttuftfijr afternoon.
t< and ia; mght Mo G. M Ilya* and Mr
Joseph W JakM*r) left tfte cHy for Ma*
m * (ordsr e with the action of the
ra-etlng. to present Savannan case be
fr< the Stole Fair t'omm;u which
m* *ts :hert to-day.
There j a tool deal of diicunlon
of the matter such as wan calculated to
give w.l present an insight into the prot>
I m of holding the fair in thl# city, ftsn*
u ir, <0 to a*k the l oir Committee for an
• xr-ne *r. of time for thirty days, whn
other* tn l the or< i#K>(i to talk up th -
y dry * . ut. However, when the matter
• am* to a vole • the pnHKallioi) of Mr
aieorae W. OvM that Maj. Hyale sh*u4.J
i* requested to a*k for the fa 4 r for Ra
\annsh. insuring the commit t*'© Dost l.
r- .iry fonls would be
and that viluaM- prise* w>*uk! In* offered,
t *©rs was not a dte©nt!ng vote When
t* aye- arl rays were tailed : here
a Ima) chorus >•*. nrxi nobody ven
tured to pot in a vote against the motion.
The meeting was called for 4 o'clock
and was In semton until nearly € o clock
There wers present Mayor Herman Myers,
chairman. Mtr> G VI. K>a), Georg©
W. Owen*. C. Garfunkel. ('harita I>vm.
A. I/hwaM, I*. A Stovall. Jrwph Doyle.
A. P. Doyle, M Drjrfus. 8. L. laixaron,
Tboroa* Warwick. I. Collat. If K Dree
•on. J K Mi autre. D. B. Morgan. 11.
H Levy, C. 8. Byck. J. T ffhuptrin*.
L Adler. 8c Krotwkoff. I. A ffolomons.
Joseph W. Jack son. P. Confcla. A. A.
Xlotwla. B. 8 1 /nf Max Hoioimsi, A
W. Master son. D. G. Pur*/* W. W
B*arr. George Hchwarx and I>anie| Ho
gan.
Th# subscription* reported amounted In
rpuiwl ftnrw to $19,000. Borne of the com
rrmtee# had • f-omHli'hpd little on account
of the fact that It nan diairnl by those
call Mot to subscribe to know definitely
mbit ttu to hr done before they put
their r.am* down. Thetr reports. how
ew r. wer** rot discouraging
Mr Ft H. I**vy tated that ho had not
any further, but that hi* oomrnhie.
could be df|w>nded m for $13,000 Mr
Levy’s I'ommlitee had re|>orttd
s€.lsd. lie M il.I h#> w,i ready to ln< r*as<*
hi* personal subscription from XTJu to sl.-
000. and he thought otiers would Increase
theirs.
Mr 8 L. laxaron reported |M sub
scribed from the wholesale gres'ero. ami
•aid he believed they mini id all come for
ward If they knew that the fair was
a certainty.
Mr. W W. fttarr mmnted some Informa
tion am to the past record of the Btate
Fair. MaJ. KyaU said he had never taken
any active Interest In the fair Is*fore,
but that the fair had atoays paid art so
far as he wa advised. There were cer
tain thing* sometimes in connection with
the fair, such as street railroads which,
he said, would not pay out. Savannah
however, lie considered, would give a
real State Fair, and not merely , local
affair lie disputed the proprwltlon that
this m not a iruod agricultural section. It
it as good an agricultural section, he said,
as Fulton county. He wan satisfied that
some of the most prominent men in the
state, such as Gen. John It. Gordon. Con
gressman Livingston, ex-Gov. North**n
and others wuoid take a most active In
terest In the fair here.
Mr dtarr expressed rone* doubts about
the matter He thought .Savannah would
no* be able to get the one cent a mils
rale. He thought, also a sufficient num
ber of people could not Is* Induced to
come to Bavannah. Mayor Myers differed
with him strongly on both these proposi
tions.
J E. Maguire reported the subscrip
tions of his iommlltee as more than
doubled.
Mr. S KrmiskofT argued that with the
l>rop|* divid'd, and the cotton ami naval
Mores men on the Bay opposed to the
movement, the fair could not be made a
success, no matter how much was sub
scribed to It.
Mr Jackson said he had no further sule
scrip;ions, but that the theaters, hr* w
eries and ice companies were yet to be
heard from. He said they had been Some*
what 1 staewarm only because they were
doubtful whether the plan would go
through.
Sir lataamn thought the matter of or
ganising the Jockey club would follow
naturally and closely upon the Htate Fair
movement, but the first thing to do. he
thought, was to get the lair
Mr. Owens at a ted that JLera wa no
dtre on the part of Chj# Interested In
the Jockey club to throw oold water on
the fair movement. He referred to the
old fair, allowing that It mss merely a
local movement and that k lacked the
ptesiigo the stats lair wouid
have. The owner* of the prof#-
egty. be said. atlll have theJr
■rupee? \ They did not actually kw©
3i\r money in running the fair. The prop-
erty originally com SCT.OOO. but the gate
rerripo war* used to I* y tn *xp#ir*es
If the earn. ground* r* oak-cted h aM
h bad no doubt that th* association will
permit the* use of them frev of rent. Th*
Improvement* put upon th* ground* would
t>* of sufficient value o the
members of 4 the association. Ha
aatlstted that the auboertb
•r* to th* jockey club movement
would take up all of the subscription* and
carry oo the movement. Mr. Owen* wa*
satisfied there wee money uftl. lent In
hand to go ahead and carry out the fair
movement. However. If the fair people
decide to dlaoontlnue he had no doufa* the
jockey people would be ready to take the
matter up at once.
Th* question being naked a* to whether
a number of votee had not ben icitn
laed Valdoela and other place*, MaJ. Kyal*
•eld be felt confident he could secure cer
tain voles for Savannah. no matter what
ha* taken place
Mr. Jaokson referred to the Increase
In papulation In Chatham county within
the hurt thirty year* amoe th* last fair
took place, showing It had grown from
.<m then, to 75.000 now. Thl* he consid
ered, tn Itself, H great guarantee of the
sut ceas of e fair here al this time
Sir. Stovall tht-n moved that MaJ. Ryal*
b<* authorised bo ask the committee for an
extension of thirty days so that further
time might be given to go Into the mat
ter thoroughly. The object of the motion
was to have the committee postpone its
decMon foe that period.
Mr. Jackson moved that MaJ RyOls be
authorised to bid a sufficient amount as
to prises to secure the fair for Savan
nah •
Mr Adler did not thtr.k Savannah waa
prepared tr> go ahead and make a hid for
the fair a* the amount of money ai
not suffioSenl.
Mr Owen* moved *# a substitute for
other motions that MaJ Ryala b* author
ised to request that th# neat State Pair be
k*!d In Savannah. H* said that no guar
antae wn required In the way of prises.
Thera was no real estate speculation or
Hr*t railroad scheme behind the move
(Continued on Third Page.)
wKnonii at (H.o rwmn.
Miss Sola Hell Porter fleeotwes Mrs.
W alter Dads.
Avery pretty wedding took place last
evening in Trinity Methodist Church when
Vlis* Sola Bell Porter became Mr*. Wal
ter Da via The ceremony waa performed
by Rev Ba-otn Anthony In the present
of many friends and relatives of the
young couple
The wedding marh from *'Lohengrin**
was played as the bridal party entered the
eh tire h.
The ushers were Vlr J M Hamer, Mr.
K. B. Ivy. Mr Arbury Bostwk-k. and
Mr Rohm Ingram
The bri.le. wtio entered the church with
the groom, wore a handsome traveling
• WNume of castor doth. The Grecian
Mo** • v et-t of white satin
with an accordion ideated tie of white
. hiffon. The hat of s:or colored silk
was trimmed with panne velvet and a
lovely tiouquet of pink and white carna
tions was carried.
During the ceremory Mendel •antin'*
w
i*i Mr. W. N Cler The relatlvea
*nd a few ntlmate friends of
the bride and groom. gathered
after the ceremony at the horn*- of Mrs.
A. K Porter, on Liberty, street
A rerepfkm held. Th- parlors were
.••domed for the occasion with garlands of
Uimbo vm* and presented s bright and
festivr acene. In ih** center of the room
beneath the chandelier, the bride* cake
o< up|ed a conspicuous place. The elab
orate dec***lion of lattice work surround
ing .in anchor was the handiwork of the
br;|e s nsther, and was as much ad
mired ** were the ©umber* of beautiful
present* received
During the evening Mr. and Mr- Davis
l* ft for B**.a 8 C . where they wl!l
visit Mr and Mrs Fletcher Davie. th*
parent* of th© groom Un their return
to Savannah they will moke their home
at 2M liberty street went, and there they
v | in at horn** to their friends af:er
J.tti 1 The groom, who i* the city grain
Inq** * tor. hs mad© many friends since
•ie • am* hero from South Carolina sev
-ral y*nm ago. and I* to be congratulat'd
on the lovely and lovable brkie he has
won Among the w-dding gtionts were
Mies I.ill i and Mis* Lutle Davis of B©r
* . 8 Mrs N D. Mode •- hy. and
Miss Daisy M.dei hy. Mrs Dykes. Mr
William Davis Mr VI Murray. Miss
Daisy Porter of Hldgeland. 8 (' . Mrs
M M Mlngledorf. Mrs Dasher. Mr and
Mrs J K Coop* r Miss Zulh and Miss
Lucille Porter, and Master Myers Porter.
MR*. n. A. HI IK KR, JR.. DBtn.
I'tinernl Will Take Place Tble
noon From < brief f hnreh.
Mrs George A Mercer. Jr., died yester
day morning at her home. No. ins Park
avenue, cast, of heart failure. No severe
illness find given warning of th** fatal
attack, and her death was ths greater
shock for the reason that it was ao sud
den. When Mr. Marrer left home
for his office, at the usual hour. Mrs
Mercer was not regarded as seriously HI
hut before he reached his office she w ti
d*a I. Aid was call** ! from the home of
her sister-in-law. Mrs. J. M I*ang. near
by, but It m is found that nothing could
be done. Kite died within a very fw min
utes after the wlaun*
In his bereavement Mr Mercer has the
sympathy of .i wide circle of friends, who
will regret the lows of one so universally
a favorite. By her many lovable quali
ties, Mrs. Mercer had made herself
admired and esteemed. . ami to all
the news of her death was a eho *k Three
little sons* survive her. the eldest being
wbnut ight years of age and the youngcat
an Infant.
Mr* Mercer was Miss Mamie Walter be
fore hr marriage, the daughter of the
late George Waller. Bhe wan reared in
Savannah. and from her earliest girlhood
had the faculty of winning and holding
friends. Bne was graduated from th**
Lucy Cobb Institute, and was married
Siam after. The Immediate relatives who
survive her are three sisters. Mrs. Henry
Dun woody of Hrunswi k Mrs llotilns It
Kamlolph of Atlanta, and Mbs Fran'**
Walter of Atlanta, and a brother. Mr
George Walter, who Is now at Poughkeep
sie at school.
The fuueral will tak.* place this after
noon at 3:30 o’clock from Christ Church.
TAI HOOKS WILL (’MISi: TO-DAY.
Interest and < osts \\ 111 He trifled to
Taxes Hereafter.
This Is the last day ujmmi which the tax
payers of Chatham county can pay their
state and county tax*a for 19(*> without
paying also both Interest and costs. The
hooks of the tax collector will close at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Yesterday there was a long line of tax
payers In the corridor *f the Court House
aml it Is expected that the rush to-day
will be even greater. The approach of the
municipal election ami the necessity of
paying stole and county taxes In order to
vote at It add# Incentive to the taxpayw'i
desire to get square.
After to-doy the amount that each one
on the registration list owes the stale and
county will he marked opposite his nano*
and he pay* It. with Interest and
the sheriff’s costs of collection, he will not
be entitled to vote for a mayor and al
dermen. It will be necessary for http to
pfbsent hts receipt from the tax collector
to the managers at the box In order to de
posit hla ballot.
SEPARATION OP THE It it'EM.
Street Railway Director* to Consider
It la January.
The neat meeting of the board of direc
tors of the Savannah, Thunderbolt and-
Isle of Hope Railway wilt be on the sec
ond Tuesday In January, and II Is then
that the matter of Ihe separation of the
races on the Thunderbolt line will be
brought up. the committee from (he Sa
vannah Yacht Club having aectired the
promise that th* board would consider
the question. During the summer It Is
solved by having the colored passengers
occupy Ihe rear seats of the cars, bud
during the winter, when the cars are
closed, there are no rear seats.
It would be a considerable Item of ex
pense and trouble to the company to run
separate car*, and the outcome of the re
quest of the Yacht Club will be awaited
with Intercat. The matter, on the whole,
I* a delicate one for the company to han
dle.
,* t t
NO |l OTATION ON MI*:H.
la I.tkrly to tie Posted by Savannah
Cotton Eaehaage.
No action has yet been taken by the
Savannah Colton Exchange toward regu
lating the quotations and sate of cotton
seed and Its products. Whether a com
mittee will be appointed to look Into the
matter remains to be seeo. It Is not un
derstood that any request has yet been
made to look Into the matter. The South
ern Cotton Oil Company Is a large buyer
In Savannih. end there Is considerable
seed bought for export
Action he* been taken by the Memphis
antTNew Or eans cotton exchange* t n this
matter, both of which have appointed
commtttaee on cottonseed and Its products.
It Is understood these committees will
quote prices on teed th* same as other
committee* do on th# staple.
Cook's Impede! Champagne—Extra dry
and extra quality. Dry pungent, emlsa
delicious aroma and hag lovely bouquet.—
•A-
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1000.
MAYOR MYERS IS NOTIFIED,
(OhRITTMC OP* *I\TKR> ADfIIEO
HIM OF iidorh:rrvt.
They Met Ut Ylght at the Ik %t.
The Mavnr Thanked Them for the
Fpre*aln of t eaUdeare awl
'look the Matter of a Reply Into
# oaatilerafion There la Little
llouill That Ilia Inisrr Will He In
the Affirmative— Aolblng IN*lnltr
Hone With Regard to Velretln* nn
Aldermnnte Tlrkrt.
Mayor Herman Vlyem was notified at
the De Soto last (Oght by committee
of sixteen, representing the a*!mifustraUon
force* of the four militia districts of the
city, of the unanimous action in the sev
eral districts on Monday night lest,
indorsing him for the oftl-e of Mayor to
succeed himself.
Mayor Vlyerw m-t the commlttea In
room No. IC. nnd th c nftren 't iast-l
ar>out an hour. Only those directly in
(•rpt*tl W**re prewnt. The members of
the committee of sixteen present, were J.
W. Matthews. Frank VI lermott. Waring
I turns 11. VI. Naughtin. J Robert Creamer
Alex Mend. I. J A Reiser. Jam. M -
Bride. 8 L. laisaron, it Kirkland. A
A. Lawrence. James Maguire, Richard
Wickham, C. It. West colt and ex-Police
man Bpencer Braxell. Mr. W. W. Os
borne waa also present.
At the -on'lusion of the meeting the
following *tatement with regard to the
conference was given out:
‘The committee of sixteen representing
the four militia districts', called upon the
Hon. Herman Myers at the De 800 to
notify him of the unanimous action of
the several districts on Monday night last,
.n Indorsing him for the office of Mayor
of Savannah to succeed liimeelf, and to
request that he stars) for re-election Toe
committee further assured him of their
• irnest and undlvidyj support.**
liey.w.d this nn#* of those present would
discuss what took place. It was stated
tout it was simply a conference nt which
no definite was taken beyond that j
given out In the foregoing statement.
It may b* state*! positively, however,
on goud authority, that no actUMi was tak
en with regard to the matter of selecting
an aider manic ticket. There was a report
that something on this line would be done,
bus. while the matter may hav* tasn in
formally discussed, such was not the case
The committee simply assured Mr. Vlyen
of the earnest arwl undivided support of
themselves and those they represented,
and pl-dg<d themselves to support such
tkket - might i*c nominat‘*l to run with
him.
Mayor Myers thanked the members of
the committee for their Indorsement and
their earnest assursrt 'es of support. While
he took the matter of a reply under con
siders* ton for the present. It is freely
stated that there is no doubt of his i* -
c-ptance, but It will probably be affer
the unanimous action of a mass meeting
wht r n Is expected to be held about the
first of next month.
‘ There will he some surprise* when our
aid* rmanl>• h*ar*l Is announced," r*n>;-.rk
•vl a prominent member of the olrf*i nisi ra
tion faction yesterday. "There is no doubt
tiuit at least four nvemlsrs of the present
board will be on the new ticket. They are
A Mermen Wells* Dixon, Bacon and
Thomas. Another member of th© prospec
tive board will be Mr. K A M Schroeder
Beyorai that I ran tell you nothing at the
pre-ent time, but I c n say we will present
to the people one of the strongest tickets
that tins*'ever offered for election In
the city. Of the other members on the
pre*4*nt board several absolutely refuse to
run again, aitd others we are not politi
cally Inclined to put on th© ticket. I will
reiterate however, that there will be
some surprise#.'*
Tiie chances are that the political field
will quiet down considerably with the hod
d.iya and tl- probability 1- there will b
litti- else doing, so far At least ns th
adminlstratinn force* ur concerned until
after t*hristiMs.
A rally of the administration supporters
**f tho Fourth District will b- held at
laiiior Hal) to-night, when a Myers (Tub
will tv organluxl.
Mr HILL A% %<• %IX INDORSED.
Second* District Clsh Will Ask Him
to tlua for Mayor.
The Becomt IHstrlct Democratic Club
was organised last night at a meeting
held at No 211 West Broad street.
The organisation of the club was fol
lowed by the passage of a strong resolu
tion indorsing Mr. T. H. M.-Mi liar* or the
antl-ndministration candidate for Mayor.
Blgty invitations were sent out. and
fifty-three of those invited, attended the
meeting. Organisation was perfected by
the election of Mr. Edward J. Wheian as
president. F. 8. Van Glesen, vice presi
dent. and John Coleman, secretary.
Bevcral s|H-eches were made by well
known mambars of the anti-administra
tion foot 100, following which resolution*
were offered and unanimously adopted in
dorsing Mr. M< Miiian for the mayoralty.
On motion a committee of five, consist
ing of Messrs. K J. Whelan. Ebb Hom
ing. Bam Davis, Clnlro Benton and Thom
as A. Folllard wns appointed to cull on
Mr. McMihan am I notify him of the In
dorsement. ami request that he allow the
use of his name as a candidate for Mayor.
The action t*kn at this meeting was
similar to that taken at the meeting* held
the night before In the First ami Fourth
districts, and as In those cases the art inn
waa unanimous. This committee will
call on Mr. M< MiUun this afternoon prob
ably at hla office and notify him of the
action taken.
It ts not expected that Mr. McMillan
will give an answer to these district com
mittees for several days yet, but the gen
eral opinion is that there Is no doubt
about his accepting the commission to
make the race. All Indications point to
the fact that the contest will he between
Mayor Myers and Mr. McMillan and a
warm contest It will no doubt he.
('OUlHbll VOTE Hi INDORSE HIM.
Candidacy at Mayor Myers Meets
With Hearty Approval Pram Them.
A muse meeting of colored voter* was
held at No. 11 Farm street last night,
and the candidacy of Mayor Mycre for re
election, was enlhualaetlcally Indorsed
Andrew ratterron acted as chairman and
J. K. Kimball as secretary of the meet
ing.
The following committee was appointed
1 1 wait upon Mayor Myers ami notify
him of the action that had been taken:
T<m Oolden, J. E. Kimball, Andrew Pat
terson. Joseph White and Jacob Wright
The committee will iwobabiy call upon
the Mayor to-day.
The secretary of the meeting stated
that there were seventy-five registered
voters present, "by actual count " The
meeting was the first effort to organize
the negro vote that has become apparent
a Inca the agitation for the election began
Snnese and lllaw.
That I* what you muat do when you
have catarrh In the head. The way to cure
thl* disease Is te purify the blood with
Hood's Sarsaparilla. This m*dlc|na soothes
and heala the Inflamed surfaces. rabulMj
th* delicate tissue* and permanently cure*
oatarrh by expelling from the blood the
acrofuloue talnte upon which It dapthd*.
Re sure to get Hood's
Th* non-lrrttatlng cathartic—Hood's
Fills.—Wd.
home row mi; holiday*.
%avananh Hoys ami tlrl Mho Arc
%%vay for RMsPSiinM.
Savannah has no Institution for hlghe
eduentioa for white hoys and girls, an)
the result is that all who get a codeglat
training are sent nway for It This
there will be many absent stu.leuts. tw*
an<l girl*, returning to sp©*l the holklays
aim the folks at h**ne. as. with nffMi of
the lnetltutlona, this Is th© last week of
the fall term. A number of those who
have been away have already returned
and are enjoying their stay at home a*
vastly as they had hoped.
Among ihoe** who are away al school*
colleges and universities, and who may
or msv not return for tho hoiblaya. are
the following At Athens attending the
I niv-rsity of Georgia, Mesars. I s rai.
A b*m While Lindsay. Gordon Carson.
Ral|h M klrim. Faul Jette. tJonlm
llair.es, John Monahan. Dan McMillan,
Ohariie Russell and <'.imi>t>el| Krenson.
at t;e Tc i ologi- al 8 hool at Atlsntu
Messrs. Wll srii Bnllivan. 81-lney Ry.b
Waiter lityssni. Grover IWulsen. Clif
ford Btuits and Frank Bek, at Yale.
\l' oi - Seine v Hlubb-. John. II untnoiwl.
Grata lK*nt and Antonio Waring, at Co
lumtM*. Vl’>srs. Dan Hopps, laiwreruu*
Le* arid Willie Blurt; at Hewanee. Har
ris <\>p*. Percy Huger and Belrna Gor
don. Jr., nt th- I'niverslly of Vliginia.
Mr Tom Devsaiark; at Fmory, Mr Tom
< a varus ugh; at th* I'nlverslty of Mary
land. Mr. i’raig Barrow; at Lawrence-
Mile, N J . M< ssrs. Wayne Warfield and
Jam* - Waring, at Taft’s, Messrs. Lester
and Edward Knrow; at Watertown, t’onn.,
Mr <;trge Baldwin; at Miss C orris ns
miol for Young Lid its. in New York.
I lull and Miss VI *
At Mr Cam©© in New York. Miss Kdtth
t'avanaugh; at Smith's College, Miss
Marian M lean; nt the Andov-r Acad
emy. Mins Elizsi cth Gilliert; at Wesley
a n.vMiss lail-ah A*!;ims; at Converse
College. Mi** Marie Cheatham; at Green
vi le, 8. C.. Miss Myra Wilcox; at the
Lucy Cohb Instiiute. Miss Fannie Mel
•inm. Mlm Annie Russell and Mi-s
Edith Flmer; at Georgetown. Mis* ftuen-
Brouk * and !lhi Stella Bailey; at th© Ba
•rn Female Ai.id-my. Mias Marl- Bco
vllh? and Mine llattie Bell Bul ard.
PLAOTKH FEI.L tiA A |*| I*|L.
small Portion of felling Dropped
nnd rnniril n f iiintotlon.
Rome three square feet of plaster fell
yesterday morning about 11 <Bclock in th©
room occupied by Fifth Grade B in the
West Broad Htreet School, colored. One
of the pupils, a boy. was Injured slightly
by the plaster, which fell on his head.
His hurts were such as to send him home
for the r**st of the day.
Quite a commotion was excited by the
fall of the plaster, the scream* of the hoy
who had been hurt and of other pupils
who had shared ids alarm. Many rushed
from the rxxm to the sires©. Nor was
the commotion confined to the one room,
for it spread to others, and nearly the
entire L hool w.s In a considerable up
roar for a minute until the matter hod
been explained. The excitement was then
allayed and the school went onywith it*
work, an intermission of some ffve min
utes having been caused by the fall of
the plnder.
wot i,d ii %a i; t it im i ll the *now
Related Member* #f Miin i *wny Girl
Cos. Got n ©perliil Train.
Five mem hem of the Runaway Off!
Company were left behind yesterday,
when the remainder of the company to.de
th© Central train tat Augusta. They were
very much worried over their predica
ment. ami appealed to the Central Road
for help. The raid also received a tele
graphi • message from the manager of th©
company, saying that unle*s the left
ovets could l*e got to Augusta It would be
Impossible <o give the show Ibore. The
resourceful passenger men of the Central
put the hvc Inflated actors on a special
coach which was run as far as Four Mi!©
Hill and there attached to a fast freight
that put them at MUlen in lime to catch
a train for Augusta.
I\ IM.i: VI %\ IDOWI* PKMAIO**.
Blanks for Application* Will ttmn
be In Hand* of Ordinary.
The indigent widows of Confederate vet
erans. who are entlth-d to gienslons from
the state under the |rovl*ione of the act
passed at the last *-s*lon of the General
Assembly, will shortly ho In a position
to make out their applications.
Judge Ferrill, of the Court of Ordinary,
will receive a full supply of blank* from
the Pension Cogimlssloner within the next
few days iiml these can be had by ap
plying to him. li st ructions #nt out by
the Pension Commissioner require that
these blank# he filled out hy the applicant
by March 15 and returned to the ordinary.
They must la* In the hands of the Pen
sion Commissioner by April 1. In default
of which they will not be considered until
I*l2.
WILL HE FIMMIKU 11% J %V 1.
That I* Now Thunglit of Thlrty
eighlh Street School.
It is now thought that It will he hut
very little. If any. after Jan. 1. that the
Thirty-eighth Street School will be com
pleted and rawly for occupancy. Th*
heating and tne plumbing apparatus Is
all on the lot. and It Is said that it can
he put In place hy Jan. 1. This was the
question that had been concerning the
Miithortties, hut they now see no reason
why the school whotikl not be formally
opined soon after the In-ginning of the
new year.
At the Tea fttarr.
Needed Halslas at Cast.
Ten (eats a Paand.
These raisins ore thorougitly cleaned,
steamed and seeded by new process, reody
for Immediate use. Our business la tea#
and coffees but we handle a great many
fancy grocery epe* Ultte*. Note our price*
A. A P. seeded raisins Htc,
A A I*, cleaned currant* 15c.
A A P. spices, all kind* 10c.
Mixed spice* for fruit cake now ready.
14 |H>unds best granulated sugar 11.00.
17 |>ounds best soft white sugar II no.
Fancy Elgin Creamery butter *c.
Rio Coffee, per pound 15c. Me. best 26c.
Java coffee, per pound ffic. 10c. best 15c.
Try our Java and Mocha, 1 pounds 11.00.
Tens at cargo prices.
Oolong. Young Hyson. English Break
fast. Gunpowder. Japan and Ceylon teas
at 40c. 40c. TV. best 11.00 a pound.
Drink Thea-Neclar pure Chinese tea, 40c
per pound; a special present with every
|*>uml I's* A A P. Raking Powder, tic
per pound, a large enamelled sauce-pan
given with every pound this week. The
Great Atlantic aid Pacific Tea Company.
M 4 Itroughton street, west, telephone <l4,
H. T. Wilson, manager —ad
Holiday Rlhbowa
at KroaakafPs.
Just received at Krouakoff. a fid! line
of Satin Taffeta and Fancy Ribbons, also
wash ribbons, at price# lower than else
where.—KrouxkofTs—ad.
Misses’ awd Girls' Watches
Chain* and charm*, new and novel
design*, at Sternberg A Co.'* —ad.
A High-Grade institution for Ladles
Shorter Cell***, Hume, Oa. Write ter
catalogue.—ad.
SOME UNWRITTEN HISTORY.
T %liia of thh nomu.M vri;
A IV V TOLD HY C. Lt'CTKX JOXBS.
Hr ©poke to Bartow (snip of ©on*
of • onfrdrrair Irfrran* laat
Alltht—The I woc*e**ful Expedi
tion fpr the Relief of Ike Conletl
ernte Prisoners nt l*olnt losikHUl.
Ilrarribeil. nnl the H-naon* lor It*
Abandonment Given—'Til© ITof llnd
Hren llHeot rretl—The < rul*e of
the Tnllnbasser—'l he t omioeree
De*t roper* That Effrrtrd Thlrl>
three Cnpturea In Five Daa.
Bartow Camp of Bons of Confederate
Veterans Inaugurated last night the se
rif* of special meeting!* It will hold dur
ing the winter and spring. Tho camp
was addressed by Vlr. C. Lucien Jot*s.
who told of some of the rxploi** of the
Confederate Stales Navy, a subject of
which very little is generally known.
Vlr Jones was introduced to the < amp
by Commandant YL Laws, at the ronclu-
Gon of th© business eensinn. lie Is gan
his remarks by saying tht he had n
Impressed by what Gen. Evans had sold
on the occasion of the last reunion of the
state division of Confederate veterans at
Augusta, upon the necessity of the vtL
erans tsunemittlng to th© younger gen
eration such unwritten history of the War
oelween th© Htates as wan in their i*j*-
seselon. Therefore, it was that h© bad
accepted with so mikti p.eafur© tli© Invi
tation. extended him by Comni indant Me
to address the camp.
Two principal subjects were embraced
within the scope of his r-tnark*. one the
unsuccessful expedition that started from
NVtimington to r©lease the Confedenie
soldiers confined at Point and
the other the <omm-r * -1-stroymg cruises
of th- Confederate steamship Tal ah.•**—.
Vlr Jones was a number of ih Hr - * ex
pedition and on officer of the
Ho was *p- tally detailed ns i*y
maater of the expedition and attended to
the preliminary work of providing cloth
ing. rations and arms for men for G*
weeks. This was In the summ-r of 18W.
and t ths time it way far • i--*r t* un
orders to provide what was itec-vsary
for an expe<llilon of thl* six#* and char
acter than It was to carry these order*
into exerut on. Mr. Jon-s said that he
remembered very well that on this o a
slon he pressed Into service two barrels
of apfde brandy, for which he paid IT •••
This, of course was Cmife lerote money,
at that time at h small dls*’Ount.
The exp*lltion was commanded by
Commander John Taylor Wood, th* 1 naval
aide of President Davis. Two blo.*k de
runners, the Florle and the Letter B.
were prassed into service and were provis
ioned and arm-d under tin* direction f
; Mr. Jones. Oommander Wool way in
j command of th- Flori- and Lieut. W. II
Ward of the L tt-r 8.. Mr Jon-* b- .n
attached to the former vess-1. Th- ves
sel# w*re offi-er‘d and manned by !•:.u h
menta fram th© Jam©* River Squadron of
th© Confe<lcrate Navy. Th** crews u re
especially drilled In boarding veseel*.
Before th© vesaels were ready t* sal!
there Joined the xpr**lition a num!*-r <f
t’onfe<lerate Army ofli'-rrn of high ta k.
among them leing Gan. CustD L * Tiio
object of the ©xpedi'don was known only
to the higher officers, non** of low* r rank
being entrusted with the secret. Possildy
!<me cotre**t conjecture* of the purpo.-e
! for which the vessels had been G111•*I on
md manned were made, when stands
>f arms were transferred from the boll
of a vessel that had successfully run the
blockade to the holds of the Klorie and
the Leter B.
In order to get beyond the squad
ron of Wockadera that guarded the
approaches to Che baroor of Wilmington,
it was necessary to select a dark night,
w hen there was r.o moon—the darker, th *
better. On such a night tbc two vessels
started ourt of the harbor, but thy tkl
was too low ami one of them stuck n\ a
shoal. They had to drop hack to the
mouth of the river and await a more
favorable occasion.
•*Tle next night," said Mr Jones, ”w
started again and the vessels got over
the Itip and nearly over tne bar W.
(bought we were off \hn a signal wis
hashed to us from Fort Fisher, ordering
the vessels to return to their anchorage
much to the chagrin and disgust of all on
board. The next mortnng the vessels
returned (o Wninington ami the officers
and crew# to their Motions, except about
a hundred officers and men. who later
on became part of the crew of the Talla
hassee.
"It was some tlnv after the point Look
out expedition was abandoned be fora w*
knew It*4 |.-tJn.ilton and object. In th.-
Naval War Records, Vo!, lu. poge 721, I#
• ontahud the only hiatorical mention of
the ex|edition with which 1 am acquaint,
ed. There I* a telegram from Col. Wood
to Hi# President. dat'd July 9. 18*4. saying.
'Will try to gel out to-night.' ami on the
?*ame page, dated July iti. a telegram from
the President to Col. Wool, stating the
object and destination of the exjxiitk>n
had been found out by the enemy and ug
gestlng calm consideration and compari
son of views w ith Gen. I©©.*•
Mr. Jones said the telegram to Cos!.
Wood ami another to Gen. Lee, on the
same subject, which had been sent by the
1 resident, must have reached Fort Kisner
after llre vessel* had left their anchorage
Had they arrived but a short while later
the vessels would have le-n beyond re
os.l and. with the plans of the expedition
In the possession of th* enemy, the exp
# ture or destruction of the entire tittle
'force would have been a certainty and
nothing would have been accomplished ly
the sacrifice.
"At the time thl* expedition was got
up” *ald Mr. Jones, "there were some
M.OOO of our soldier* prisoner* at Point
1-ookout, on the Potomac river, guarded
only by two small gunboats and some ur
llllery. Our cruise was to go there and
board ami capture the gunboats, land the
arm* and place them In the hand* of the
prisoners. Then Gen. Lee and the other
officer* of the army were to take com
mand of the prisoner", thus released, and
march them through Maryland to Wash
ington and co-operate WMh Gen. Early,
who already was threatening Washington
on Ihe other aide of the river. Tire
cause of the abandonment of the expedi
tion was that the enemy had found out
k* object and destination, the two small
gunboat* were removed and replaced with
larger veas<l* and the prisoners moved
from Point Lookout and sent farther
North, where their friends and comrades
could not help them."
From some of the member* of this ex
pedition. the nucleus of the crew of the
TaHahawee was formed This vewel was
commanded by John Taylor Wood, and
on tta first cruise, extending over twelve
days, raptured and either dretroyed or
bonded thirty-three of the enemy's v*s
*rl*. These vessels were found between
Norfolk and Halifax, and the actual num
ber of days consumed tn their capture w is
live, giving an average* of over six a
day. Mr Jones was an officer of the Tal
labnasee on this cruise.
During thl* time forty vessels of th*
United States Navy were searching for
her. bid after the Morkadlnx squadron
wae passed on the outgoing trip no hostile
sh.p, aavs those the Tail.ihaaoe* raptured
was encountered until the effort
to pass again into the har
bor was successfully made. Mr. Jones *wp
plemented hi* own story of th* cruise hv
reading extracts from the personal nar
rative of ('apt Wood, which was printed
In the Century shout two year# ago
"I cannot close these remarks" he said
"without referring to the feet that the
laat gun fired In defense of the Nouth ant
our cause waa Bred by the navy from
the deck of the Confederate Star** Cruiser
Shenandoah Thl* was on June a IM4
In th# Arctic ocean, two months after
Gen Lee had surrendered, and It was not
until November, IKS. seven months after
den !***■ surrenderee!, that she was turn
ed over to the British government at
Liverpool, by her eaptdn. James L Wad
dell He h.*d been Informed on Aug 2
of th© downfall of the Confederacy. and
had then ord-red hi# crew and ship to
tie disarmed and his guns dismounted ”
vif Jones' talk was on a subject upon
which there is little gueral Information,
and it wS* gr*.tly enjoyed by the mem
ber* of the -amp. At It* •‘onduilofl a
rising vote of thanks was tendered him.
After the meet log light refreshment# were
served.
HE YTH Id' t HIHI.I’A H. THOBHV
MIS Kusrral Ulll Take Place Thl*
Aflernonn.
B<rirt. Chark* B. Thorpe of th, Ocoan
Htramahi{> Botlco. **>* t •>' home No
;i Hnr> <et. yeerdy morn
in*, after w> lllnew of wverel wrote H. t
funeral will mhe pl.e from the reel.ten e
nt t o'.'te'k ttil, afternoon Tho Inter
num will I>e tn laiurel Grove Cemetery.
y,.|.i T'-orpe waa a native of Mrlnto.il
......nil lixl <• about 60 year* olil H
h.i.l tu .li for eeviTel yearn a member of
! (i, .an Btearnnhlp illoe force, n'hl
„) a loneclenltoue. fearliwn anil faithful
other. He leaves wtfr. two daughters
aiol one son. ,
GUI AT JOVI K’S.
l.lvely Time Arnnn.l the Green
Grocer.
As usual James J. Joyce, the ree*i
Eiooer at Abercorn snil IJlerty streets Is
anion* tiie hrst to decorate, ansi imt his
store In holklay attire.
lie rails the street In front of hla store
Avenue ‘'J." On one eklo he haa built
a wall of evergreen, holly, cedar, pine
and smllax. On the other he has built
„ u ill of g.itne and mental, fruits and v.-k
--. tnhls.. wild turkeys, wild ducks, venison,
(jii.i.l. done, sailte- The arrungement 1*
novel and !i*s nttrarted the attention of
jK.le.trl Ills who pars in the nei*h!orii.ssl
oi Joyct*>
Th- wii.‘Ww* arc <lr-*sed with Xmi*
goo*liew—niM* of nil kinds, raisins and
I fruits, anti conf-otion*.
T!i- *tor- In© recently been renovated
ami repainted, arwl is one of the prettiest
in the el'v —L
I *niii•n —nl ©ale of Far*
at Krouskoff’s special values, terms cash.
Krouskoff’s—ad.
Kwtchea.
Spl-n*id variety at Htcrnlierg &
Co.**.—ad.
1 onilasment *ale of Y'ar*
at Kroaskoff**.
Krouskoff © have received a
of fur* from on- of til© iesllng furrier©
of th© country, and are to be sold imme
diately. terms strictly cash, positively no
fur* to l>© chxrgcd al this sale; the lot
comprise#:
Bable.
Fox
Mir. in
Mink.
Astrach.in.
I* t - in Limb
Red Fox.
Coney.
ftkunk.
Skunk Opossum,
imitation S.tble.
Imitation M.nk.
Electric Seal.
Chinchilla.
In collars, cape© and collarette*.—Krous
k off's.—ad.
A I lml-1 Inm Office i 'lock
Is an appropriate and practical Chlrstmaa
pr*senf. Sternberg & Cos. have the lati(
and b*'*at ad.
.. ■ ♦ •
Florida OrMDgra.
©litpmcots for Christ mas.
Orders for line Florida urang-s anti
grapefruH, to Ik* ship|H'i as "Chrtlmas
Prei'cnta" may now be placet] with u.
and will have our usual careful attention
©nd prompt dispatch. W. D. Himkin* &
Cos., ZU and 215 Bay street, west.— ad.
t onsigument ©ale of Y'nrs
at KrouskofTa special values, terms ca*h.
Krou • k off* s.— and.
A ©peelal I lirlsiotas rtnle.
A* long as they kiM. Blernl>erg St Cos
off-r a handsome line of sterling silver
purse?* at |2.s) each. Better hurry if you
want on© —ad.
Holiday Hlbksas
nt R rouakoff's.
Just received at a full line
of Baiin Taffeta nn*l Fancy Hlblmns, also
wash ribbon*, at prices lower than else
where.—Krouskoff’s.—ad.
Old (told for t lirlalniNß.
Gather up your broken, defaced or an
tique old gold and exchange It at 8 tern
berg A Co.'s for new good* or cash at
full value.—aid.
Holiday Itatea * lit Southern Ball-
W#y.
Tickets on sale to all points, a fare and
a third for the round trip, on Dec 22-23-
24-25-JO and 31st, I*. also Jn. 1. 1901,
limited to Jan. 4, returning, in addition
to above, students holding certificates
signed by superintendent* or principal*
of senool* or colleges will be sold tickets
commencing Dec. 15 and limited to Jan.
8 Jas. Freeman, city |*i sponger and ticket
agent, 141 Bull street. ‘Phones 850—ad.
Holiday Millinery hale
at KrnaskofT*.
Children's Trimmed Hats, worth $1 am!
$5; sale $2.43.
Ladies' Trimmed Hats, worth $10; sale
$5
Ml sags* Trimmed Huts, worth $8; sale
$4.
Children'* Silk Bonnets, all colors; $1.48
$1 x. $2 5o and $3 on
Biby Paps, in silk, all colors; 48c to $5.
Imported lilac* Velvet Pattern Hats,
worth s2>; sale $lO.
Walking Hats, till colors; worth 98*\
sale 48c.
Mexican Hats, all colors; soft felt;
worth. 98c; sale. 48c.
la* lies’ Finest Wu.ility Walking Hats
worth $2.50; sale $1.23.
Indies’ Finest Quality Brush Felt Hats*
worth $1.80; sab* &8c
Readv - to-Wear Hats, all colors, from
to $1.98 KrouakofTs, the milliners-,
ad.
There la No Cot Glass
I.ijie Sternberg A Co.'s matchless collec
tion of fauttlesa cutting and new design*
-ad.
Holiday Hates
Via Central of Georgia Hallway.
Ticket* will be sold at rate of a fare
and a third round trip on Dec. Xt. a, 24.
, M and It. 1100; also Jan. I. l*oi, nnal
limit returning Jan. t, mi.
In addition to the above, tickets will
be sold to etudrnts of schools and col
lege* on presentation of certtneat#* signe t
by superintendent, president or prlnctnai
thereof, on Dec. U to a. tneluelvi. flnli
limit returning Jan. I, ltoi
Tiekat offloe 10? Bull atreel and Central
Paxsenger Station —ad.
Const ora airnt *•< of Para
at Krouskoff's special value*, term* cash
Krouskofts. —ask
FOR
“GIFTS”
—GET ONE OF OCR—
HANDSOME
LAP ROBES,
HARNESS or
SADDLES
Congress and W Maker-Sts.
LEO FRANK.
Hag? 1 2?|9©wffffkH)Ssf’!!#: •SSi J/EjL'
It Is THE BEST and the largest a
dent insurance corporation for (’on tiie -
dal Travelers In th- work! W© have 4
m-mbrrshlp of over 21,fid. Wo have .1 r
serve fund of over 114.*.*W). No commer q
traveler can afford to be without the pr
t- Mon wt give him \\'ri # Hm s--
who will cheerfully give all Info mat n
11 D. BIX LEY. EDWARD TRBVKTT.
Fresldcnt. Sec. A* Treas.
Contractors' and Builders’
and Mill Supplies.
Casting,, Htt'ol Ht-am,, Columns an. I
Channel Boim. Koria. Weights. Tank,.
Tower*, etc. Bl*r | Wlr* and Manila Ropr,
Moisting Engino* and Himifw, Jack*. Der
rti k. Crnl>!. t'hain ar.l Rope Mol.t,
Cast every dny. Make quick delivery.
LOMBARD IRON WORKS AND SVP
PLY COMPANY.
Augusta. Ga.
MINGLEDOKPF & CO.
MACHINE BLACKSMITHS
AND BOILERMAKERS.
Telephono K3,
51 Indian street. Savannah, O*.
TMOSE
Juvenile Wheels
that wc told you
about Sunday are
MUCHLY IN DEMAND.
.They are he wheels the CHILDREN
WANT, bc 4 ;iue they are lik* GROAVV
FOlaKH* WHEELS, and are MADE T>
Ul’U ORDER ami adapted to OUR
FINE TRADE.
S2O and $25 are the prices,
and $35 and S4O the values.
Our wheels *r ready for your inspn
tion. They can be delivered to-day or
Just when you say. l>otTt forget
A COLUMBIA
when yon nre looking for a nice presen:.
It’* the ,nup of the season.
S4O S6O
for and for
Chain Chainless
COME TO-DAY and select the JUVEN
ILE WHEEL. *
T. A. BRYSON,
COLUMBIA AGENT,
JO Bull Street
till UCXI.MI.
£\\AVVAH THEATER.
—TO-NIGHT—
•'Get Y'our Money'* Worth."
THE WORLD FAMOUS
BUCK PATTI
TROUBADOURS
Greatest Colored Show on Barth.
Rlack Patti and Ebony Ecstasies. A
bunch of fun anj melody.
Thl# Is the original company, which ha*
mud* one of ih* most popular hit# In Ihe
annals of Amerleun amusements.
Ilolcony reserved for colored patrons.
SAVANNAH THEATER.
Friday. lumber 21.
Th© i© ftrrat dramatic ©vent of th©
year. The repre*©nUKWc American pUV
NATHAN HALE,
> With Howard Kyle and Nannette Com
stock. ami an excellent comjmny.
With all the original scenery, coatum*s.
properties, etc., ns seen at the Knicker
bocker Theater, N*w York, embracing
: CARI/iADS OF SCENERY.
Seats on sal* Wednesday. Pr(f#s R -* 1 -
lI.MO, 7ac. Me.. 25c.
gA V AN\ ill THEATER.
SATURDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT,
DEC. —.
“The Bowery
After Dark.”
A thrilling melodrama of New York life.
Introducing
terry McGovern.
Bantam Feather and Ught Weight Cham
pion of th# World.
PRICKS- Matinee, adults Me. child""
Me; night, 11.00. 75c, 60c and 15a