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WILL BE A HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
in nr inorpm* di-
CVATK M>U TIMES.
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Mhl llh lb r Mnny Mho >rr
t lona to l.ay In Their of
Holiday Olfta— *1 rr.-hnn! a. l.riwr)
Urn and Hm.her* llntr Had a
lltiay Haioa-Thl < liriatmii. | rrr
Mill He freely lard—thrlalaiaa
ud the 'mall Roy—Sol like It
I led In Be In Olden Tlmea.
The afreets were nllva let nlyht with
Chii'tmns ahtn>|er. Down town, *pe
. laily on itrounhton street, the r#w..r
--n-e was tht nt a small edition of
Christmas eve There was a stood deal of
noise, hot rather a scarcity of Christinas
horns and fireworks. The fact was the
people were too busy irntherlng up their
Christmas bundle* nrtd got tin* In shape
lor more freetlom on Christmas eve.
Trie retail stores wire crowded all the
evertosr, many of them staying open right
up to 12 o'clock. While Ftroughton street
was crowded almost as much as ts the
. .isc on Christmas eve. there was noth,
lug like the merriment that marks that
occasion. However, here and them a
straggling not# from a Christmas horn
-uJd be heard, and now and then from
a distance would come the sound of u
innon cracker.
IXrywhere the mercliants seamed to
tx Invlng a lively trade, and packages
were being sent out as rapidly as the de
livery wagons, and the extra force of
porters could carry them When there
a sometimes doubt of getting packages
out during the evening, the purchaser*
would carry them themselves, and many
•■hoppers could be seen going out H ill
street with arms full of all sorts of bun
dles. aiMli
I hrialmas Hits the Pocket.
Tte only melancholy thing almut
Christmas Is the usual deficiency In the
average pocket book; for the rest It la
• glnr tsi* fun-making season of Joy and
happiness Perhaps It Is a wise provision
that |aople are so constituted lltut they
vv tiu to do for others on tlmt occasion
just n llitlw more than they feel Ih'-j
are able to do; doubtless It add. to the
weight and degree of the happiness of
Ihe giver and of the recipient. After all.
It is <> mailer of memory of friends and
net the dollars and cents Involved that
vtcs the true Joy anil happiness that
comes with the holiday season.
Christmas day this year will bring hup
pile -s into many Savannah homes. Indeed
It ts j ratable that no one will be forgot
ten. an-1 the khl of Vanin raw arid (ias
hntisc 1111 l will Is- ms Jubilant over M*
trn-' nt tin horn, us the child of fortune
with his costly mechan.'-al toys. Bavin,
i,ah seems alive with Chrt''mas pur
chasers . toys and firework* are already
ph-ntiftil, and seldom has a more elegant
display of useful and ornamental Chrtst
t'ifcr articles been seen.
With the stroke of midnight to-morrow
t . ht childhood will h. gin to dream of
c.mt i Claus ond firecrackers, all will he
• njoying a sweet repose that precede* Ihe
diwring of tile sweetest day In all lha
>ar And with the morning happy youth
i'll cat her about well-filled sto kings or
■ r mud the Merry Christmas tree, taper
re with candles In tin darkened room.
The Christmas tree Is u time-honored
;e-i|tutlon. While tt was never so much
i fav o among Ihe Puritans of New Eng
land during the < arly days, it was diff-r
--• t with the Dutch settlers of New York.
T ■ v ,ove I the old customs and they fol
ios i them here as they M it the old
■ Miy, So the custom was kept up ae
th* country grew; each colony knew the
i hrleim-i- tree and loved I; until to-day
throughout the length and bre.idvn of our
lountry It I* a most Important hoM lay
ii. tuition. Christmas tree- scent more
p . ntiful In Savannah this year than has
r. the ca •• for several years p*
Quantities at them may be ,-ren on many
corners, and already the demand for them
is s- irir thing unusual. One dealer said he
espi'-ted to s. II twice as vnany Christmas
i this year oa he disposed of last
And every iree will bring g.adness !.
mtnv hearts. Ijrrger titan those which
the dealers handle will be the trees used
by ihe Sunday schools and some of the
eh Tit a the Institutions, and for these
man with a wagon and an ax will be sent
Into the woods.
In Ihr Market.
The appearance r*f the market and oth
er |*la -with dclicacl©* i.<l daintier are
hiiiid •>1 given evUlenoe of #♦ prosperous
<*hrlstfiMi© era-on When 1 1 people nre
In g<>od spirit© and euppiled with t;>© cash
to mk * thrtr holidays the cwsh
of course. being a prerequisite to flood
©pirlte, the market* of the caterer* are
!wv well supplied. The man who ea
ter* to the palate of the rhristmas epi
cure eeem* to know Intuitively Ju*t what
the peoph are Kolng to do. lie can smiT
mxvl Chrlerma* a month or two off
with a river or *o between, and he come*
pretty near having on hand Juat exactly
what 1* wanted and a plenty of it. A gool
many thousand turkey* will probably cros
the tahirs of Havnnnahlans on their way
to somewhere e|*e, within the brief apace
of the festal week, how many, there will
b* no way of telling exactly unlca* some
eru go* to work and counts the hone*.
Fortunately the Christmas holiday* eome
Just at tne time when game j* In ©#a
►•hi. and along with the turkey, quail,
dove*, woodcock, ducks, of the feathered
tr ;© and often venison, o upy plires of
prominence In the butchere* stalls.
The Christmas dinner Is in many hou*e
houls a feature a* Important as the
Chriatmaa tree; in many others the Christ
inas tree i R ,| p|de |seue a* compared with
the t>tg spread. No Savannahtan need be
at a loss this year to supply hi* Christ
inas table Jf he can on4y think of what
In* want* he will And It In the home mar
ket almost a* *oon as It 1* asked for.
< ‘ hr Ist mar marketing is an easy thing
iMtvtMkyi If a man knows what hi* atom
■oh crave*.
An liHe>-e*Mng feature of the Christ
mas dinner 1* that It I- one of the few
trvain of the year at which the average
man take* his time; he I* not In a hurry
to get to business and he spend* the af
ternoon with his family. It Is a long
nnd Interesting ©ut, and there are few,
If any, who do not enjoy It.
A delightful feature of the Christmas
©eaaon and one which Is in great accord
with its sentiments. Is the memory of the
' ha r I table Institution* and their Inmates
None of those in Savannah are ever for
gotten, and this Christmas it 4- promised
they will be well remembered. Baskets of
food and bundle* of clothing will be col
lee ted In many a household and sent to
the widows and the orphan*. Many of
those within the walls of these Institu
tion* will he remembered In other ways
by friends or others who are charitably
Inclined.
4 HrUtmns With the •‘mall Ho>.
The small boy with hi* tin born, his
Are cracker, his sky rocket, and perhaps
a barrel bon tire, is not to be overlooked
among the important holiday Institutions.
He Is a* Indispensable to the Christmas
season us |s the turkey on the Christmas
table. Firework* In abundance have be
tun to appear ot the many stands arour.d
he streets and by to-morrow afternoon
he dealers will be doing a rushing bud
ic*w. The firework* men anticipate a
uahlng trade this season. Nobody Is
omplalntng about hard times, and along
vlth others the small boy will have more
honey to Invest In firework* and toy
emnofk
According the testimony of the old
t ners, however, the Christmas cciehra
ti*i of the smalt boy I* not what It u*ed
n be back In the fifties and sixties and
*wn a decade or two ago. A couple of
tiooa who were boys back in the late
forties and early fifties grew reminiscent
tn* other day when the subject of Chris’-
ma wm mentioned
Tt * barrel fire w-fch plenty of tar an 1
Wain used to be the great feature o'
< hrUimaa with u* hark In the fifties
o*ie of them remarketl -| remember in
4, the yellow fever yeat seeing irre.it
bonfire* In all the squares throughout the
r,,y * pottce barracks Mood right
•‘'roae there.’ he continued. Indicating the
•ye of the new government building
Hut the polio.* never give up boy* any
trouble. They us* I to have then wat h
mpn patrolling the street* with mutketp
• i H *aa a ,< lri , k of the bov> about
hrutma* time to wltp up behind one . f
three watchmen an I take hie muaket
•way from him. Then one of the kUla
wou w and make the watchman
•n.irk time, or dance, or do other similar
undignified Ft until We had very f.*w
fireworks In ho#- da ye. In f * t, practical
l.v nothing but firecracker*, hut no on**
would hesltit# to shoot nmskeis loaded on
ly with pow ler pistols and any port of
< a niton ‘hey could get hold of We had
lot of trick* In those days that seem to
have hern forgotten now Nowaday* the
police regulation* are far more >tries. The
loya do not have *nv such bonfires as we
were allowed to build, and cuch even a*;
were seen in comparatively rerent years
Th**v have more firework* than we (ltd.
hut It ends there It d>e." not teem to
ne that the hoy a now hare any such fun
u.e-we uaad to have"
•Tbr celebration of Christ mu* to my
mind, remarke| .mother. "has change! tn
some a a vs. and In otherw It has nor. Th
season brings the Mmc sentiments and
feelings now that It did fifty years ig
Everybody h;ul a hlg dinner then, as Is
the case now. and bustne** was forz**'-
ton a* It Ip to-day.” lie thmijrht. if any
thing. the charitable Institution** which
were here then, were as well, and som* -
times, perhaps, better supplied with table
delicacies and other remembrances th.*n
Is the rase to-day.
As far as the celebration of the small
boy Is concerned, he |* going the limit of
Ihe law to-day. as he did In years gone
by. Horn*- of the old customs have al
most paHsed lido disuse tM*e.itie thev are
Interdict* and. hut there are other custom-*
and trick*. and If there is anything the
small boys wants to do. he le going to
take the chances so long as there Is no
poll enian in sight.
An exceptionally good dinner Is being
prepared this year for the y* or more
county convicts. They will have fruit and
cake, an eitra rpiantlty of meat and
other rations, and plenty of tobacco to
get th m through the week The Inmate
of the Jatl also will he remembered Even
the outcasts from socle!v are not forgot
ten. and In their way they will unques
tionably enjoy the day.
•MOHi: TIM* HOtl UIIMHU*t.
\\ err It.Hpl.nU of thr rhrt.tnin.
He.imt, of Frn.h.l rin*l,.
The Chrlstma* tree entertainment given
by Krof.li*! Circle of King Daughters at
Mnaonlc Hall yesterday morning was a
complete uece* The attendance w*
lanrr, and everybody had a very pltaaam
dm
The charity In which twenty young la
dle* who constitute th clrclo re
ceives th* ** notion of a (trout many of
the cltixrn? of .Savannah, and It 1* largely
tor this reason that It always prove. *u h
a groat juicce** Th young ladle* have
always hern extremely praetleal In their
charltahlr work, and the connection of
Froebel Circle with any undertaking al
wayi commenda It to the public. The *nc
cessful conduct of the Freeh Air Horn
at Tyhee hue been largely reapotwlbie for
the popularity of the circle and for the
esteem In which It In held.
More than *0 children were the hen*.
Hilaries of the circle at the Ohrl*tm*.
tree, All thee* children were chosen hy
members of the circle under the belief
that ihey would receive no prer.-nt* at nil
at Chrletmaa nr.le.s they were remem -
I ere.l by euch an organisation * their
own Thl* pier was conceived some three
year* ago. and •< h “* nm ' bwn f**' ,n
Hucceesful execution three time*
The hoar appointed for the ('tirlflmit'
tree wa* 11 o'clock, hut long before then
the children were gathered on the aid--
walk In front of the Masonic building
Ml rvere eager and impatient for .ntinU
•lon into the had and the enjoyment of
the g.evd time to which they were ron
fldently looking forward Many of them
had attended previous entertainment! of
Froebel rircle and knew that they might
expect n' present* and nice thing.- lo
eat, and In thl* expectation they were
not disappointed.
Policemen were stationed at the door
to keep hack the crowd of children, and
to admit them In email partiea up<ai the
presentation of their ticket*, the idei l
log to avoid a rush up the stair* to the
hall Two or threa firemen were In at
tendance in the Mil. ami Ihe ladle* wer.
deeply gretetul to both policemen end
firemen for their aaaNtance
All the day before the member* of tho
circle had been busy preparing Ihe hall
for Ihe Christmas tree. They had ar
muxe.i great pile* of present*, consisting
principally of toy* for boy* on.l girl*
and of fruit and candy. Kaeh child wo*
to re. elve a toy. an apple, ar. orange and
h**tdc*. a large bag of canity.
Upon the admission of all the children
Into the hall, the girl* from the Savan
nah Female Orphan Home, who were In
the bwlcony, rang a Christmas carol,
their beautiful voices being beard to ad
vantage. Ml** Martha (J rtacku* then
quieted the children and held their c.o
-m attention while *he told them. In a
charming and Interesting manner, the
etory o' Christ. Impressing upon them the
slgnlflcanoe of the observance of Christ
mas.
The distribution of the present* and
other thing* followed the story, the chil
dren being admitted In two* and Ihre. at
one door to the stage, receiving their
aharc of the trea*ure* ami departing by
another door, all Immensely happy and
plea-cd with the thine* that had fa.bn
to their 101. Hundred* of home* will have
a rav of gladness enter them through
Froehel Clrde that would otherwl*. have
been without the Joy thwt make* Christ
ms* what It I* to the children of Ihe
well-to-do claaae*.
%ia laleal C-fe.
The Beckmann Cafe I* on* of the nicest
place* In th* city for the Inner man fo
be refreshed and Invigorated. Proprietor
Beckmann has refurnished the entire cafe
and th# upper and lower floors *re all
that the most particular could de.lr*. The
beet chef and a corp* of experienced cook*
make le poe-lble for the Beckmann Cafe
to serve game, me*#*, sea food and all
Ihe delicacies of the season In a f*ultl. s
xtyl... Uulf co**t oy*ler* of fine flavor,
fat and fresh, arc a •pe. lalty The*.- are
received every day Northern and domes
tic oyster* nre also on call. The fn
mou* Wuerxhurger Hof Braeu Beer on
draught and In bottle* ha* proven one of
l* strongest attraction* of the cafe. Mr
Beckmann ha* the purest, ohle-l and N l
wine* whiskies and brandle*. ru.d eerve*
all the desirable and popular brand*.
ll* Import# .llroct amt hi* customer* can
depend on having the be*t. The Beckmann
Cafe !# a well-conducted. flrt-cla Insti
tution and the service I* up lo the high
est standard of excellence
A Pretty tt **■
The B * W. I-sundry I* driving one
of the prettiest delivery wagone In Ba
vonn.li It waa built recently by P Bar
ret: the wagon manufacturer, on West
Brood street. Every part of the wagon
wo* made here. The wood la while oak
and poplar. It la painted chrome yellow.
,nd ha* bevaled glass It i* ujet. dur.r
i|# ind very •*)' runnln* Tlw h.
W Laundry hvi been complimented upon
their at* outflt
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1000.
50.000 PIECES OF MAH. A OAY.
rovrorrnF* iiwrui % itrxuftD
HHIsIKIHt* RCIN.
Post master Doyle *>• the Office Is
Dawdling Daily * >lm* of Hail.
Ilrglstry Department llsd * llf
httra (Jerks—Money Order lie.
pariuienl Is Also Feeling the I*l
-of Ihe IIoIIiIn) s— Indications
Mini the I hrlstniws .lag Trade In
Dry i nantfes Is I nasnnlly l arge.
( hrlsinian Deliveries of Mall.
There Is no institution (hat Is more in
dicative of g prosperous and pleasant
Christmas season than the postofllce.
Postmaster Joseph F. Doyle* ways that the
Savannah inj.-toffUe is now handling the
biggest Chris*maw mall ever k *wn In his
experience. Tliat means great deal, for
PoMmiotrr lk)>ie ban fw-nt more than
half n dozen Chrlstm*-*** at the head of
the Savannah office.
Ordinarily, during the last lx months
the Savannah postofftre has handled a
dally average of something like
pieces of virst-class mall. Now the post
raar r mivs the buwlne*s Is nearly dou
tdo tnat, an l the number handle<l on sc
count of th* fhrlstmaa holidays will
almost re.i<h the enormous total of fib.****
a day There is also u similar im rease
in tho number of mer. handHw packages
handled.
The registry at the Bvan
naiToffice Is doing an enormous business.
It Is apparently more popul.tr than ll bus
ever been hgtore. For the last two or
three and lys there have been crowds around
the registry window at all hours of the
day. receiving or sending packages or let
ter*. Postmaster I*)ie found It neces
sary yesterday to put five clerks In the
registry department, and even then they
could hardly attend to the heavy business.
It w.is fortunat*- for she poM<t!l e force
ttwt the Northern mall due In the after
noon w.ts four hours late as It enabled
one of the mall crew to .*slst In the reg
tstry department. As ati Instance of bow
the registry business b piling up It ts
sealed that forty registered letters were
received y* -ter lay for one flavnnnah firm,
and others are getting them n similar
protortloti The registry department is
used both for sending letters containing
money and also valuable pack gee. an that
ttmst of yiose t'hrlstma* presents which
have much Intrinsic value, and are sent
by mall, are always registered.
A similar rush of business confronts
tha money ord**r departmegst. It appear*,
however, that nw-re orders are being re
flved In the city Just now than arc bo-
Ing sent cut. It Is said one firm nad
rashe*! yesterday at -out in small mon
ey orders fr* m many orettons of <le.rgia
and neighboring states. Interesting con
elusions may la* drawn from this large
amount In small orders, and other similar
Instances For example it |h known that
the people in tho dry country counties
are not wending to the city for watermel
ons A man up a tree might say that the
renpon*>'*s to those money orders would
be something like a hundred or more Juan
with assorted contents The Jug trade is
prolific at this seaoon of the year and
most of tn* orders for Christmas boo**
from the dry counties are accomf<anled
by postoflbv* ns nev orders. while some,
times they came by register*-#! mall. The
Indications are that the Jug trade this
year will bo heavy.
ffhfttdiTy Intervening will cause a con
gestion of mall matter at the Posloffl e.
There being no leilvery of mail to-day,
the Christmas letter* and packages will
accumulate In quantities The PoWtofflra
will deliver all of the mail matter that Is
called for this morning, but that will get
comparatively little of It out of the way,
MS few* go there on Sun*lay. However,
this morning * mall delivery will b*. much
larger than Is usually the case on Sun
day. and on that account there will be
extra arrters on duty. These extra car
riers will also aid In the delivery of mall
to-morrow, and on Christmas morning,
there being only one delivery on Tuesday.
The stamp window and the registry le
partment will he open in the morning, but
the money order department will be
doted.
FO* Ht VTMIV SWAPPED V HIM.
Chatham Hunt flat. - * Fleealde Meet
In the De <>tn nnitqart Hall.
The Chatham Hunt Club gave a flredd#
(HTTIt In the banquet hall of the D* ftso
ls*t night from 8 to 11 o'clock. Some of
the most prominent hunter* and riders In
Savannah were present. President Paul
T Haskell presided. The hunt consisted
chiefly In swapping clever hunt stories,
and In a comparison of hunters game
book*.
While no member* or guest could show
o game record ** complete as Emperor
William, whose sport now Is riding
to the hounds, many had very good ones
and they were Intrre-tlng.
Dr. M. X. Corbin ha* been at the death
of flfty-flve foxes In Chatham county
Thl* was Information lo a great many
rider* and thy expressed uneasiness less
the crop forthcoming. Just a* the club !
making It* brilliant debut, might become
exhausted. Dr. Corbin astured them,
however, that for ihoec reynard* which
the hound* have pluckml from the hay*
at rt.mlfly More Ia supply adequate for
U H demands of the cluh ror the next ten
year*.
Mr Haskell related hi* experience In
aliases In whlcn Oen. Wade Hampton was
a rider. 11l this part of the county. Oen
Hampton is an authority on riding to the
hound* Hl* daughter Is quite a* enthu
siastic a hunter aa her father and never
misses tin opportunity to ride.
Kev John D Jordan Is an enthusiastic
hunter. He ronfe*ed tha tiding to Ihe
hound suits him much tattler than follow
ing bird dog* To the hound* he can ex
ercise Ids lung* when II become* exciting
—to Ha Others he must bo quietest when
he I* most excited.
Dr. F C. Wilson recounted Ihe expe
rience of the hunter* who acourcd Black
beard for deer some three weeks ago with
the cluh* dog*. Notwithstanding he Is
one of the finest shot* tn the country. In
the language of one of the natives. He
fared by common poor" on Blackbeard.
Heveral letters were read from people
In and out of Sivunnoh regretting that
they could not attend ihe fireside hunt
Among those In Savannah were W W
iJordon. Jr Hrv llawom Anthony wiel
Rev. Charles 11. Strong Mr Strong s
letter wa* very much enjoyed hy the
numbers, and Is a* follows*.
Savannah. Deo 20.-My Dear Mr Has
kell: Nothing would give me greater
p'eaaure than to attend the "fireside hunt"
v the De Solo Friday night, but unfor
tunately I am laid by the liee.s from over
exertion thl* summer. I have nothing to
do save to be down gazing at ihe caribou
I killed lhi* vacation, which grins at m>
and seems to say: "How do you like H
yourself?""
I also have a lirge supply of big yatne
about salmon and trout in Newfoundland
an d a* to hunting. I would like to tell
the club bow tt certain genial do-:.nr
knocked over hi* caribou after nine shot*,
the animal patiently walling for him -•>
•"catch up" every lime and It woual
also be interesting to learn that the
ex-ehamplon amateur of the United
State* threw up two leave* for a JW-yard
shot, and kept shooting off bit* of a poor
buck - * horn* who stood there shaking hi*
head a< him t would be todiously silent
*.■ lo Hie finest and largest caribou whlcn
I left up there, free lo wander over th
great barren* seeking health.
.xht it mi a glorious time and for the
ntiiirod* of your club let me commend
Newfoundland a* a paradise for sports
men of all kind*. I am willing to pay the
penalty I am now paying for tht pleas
ure f u nil
W Idilnf you a successful hunt and
plenty of yarns. 1 am, with regrets, yours
tru v. FSarie** II Strong
After many amusing experience* ha 1
been toid by members and guetts. refresh
ments wpr*- nerved and th*- najtt m* li e
waj* an noun* el nne hundred Invitation*
were sent out to a meet at Sandfly Chr - -
mas day.
The doew arc - keen as mustard for a
run. at l tt is announced that there In t
"particularly*' large ami tuning f.x t
Sandfly* which has deceived the h*>uts
twbe. and a determined effort will be
made to follow him to the death at thla
meet.
Th** hunters *a\ that it wall be one .*f
Ihe be*t hunts o' the season The Hverv
stables are making an effort to provide
mounts At 7 o’clock Tuewdav m*rnlng
th*- master of the bunt will blow his horn
and the hunters will sesrnihle The tir-t
stop will Hr made at Whrlmtrc I’irk
junction Skldaway shell rout and l% e
av nue \ft*r whi h the hunters will \
<**rd to Sainlfl). where the gr**uter |art
of the day will be spent in the "aport of
kings."
H>li ( IIHinMD DIMKItV
The Market Well Supplied With
Meat* nod % egelables.
With the >omtng of is tot thr
least net lr.tl things to demand
consideration, at least to house keepers. Is
the Market Thla vear the buying of n
ChrisliMUt dinner ‘nutlet be a very stmpl
ma*ter for the mark* t b* exceptlotMklly
well filled wi*h good things of every *b -
scription. *.i it will be quite an * is*
ter to comply with tho admonitions of the
old Ming that hid*
At I'hrlsinwts be merry and thankful
wlthai
And teas* thy poor neighbor*, the great
and the rrut|.* a
"When <T)rl*tmas comes it brings k*whl
d:eer," the old song ays. ami In the days
of k? tght * and Imroi > open were
kepi, and for two wrecks not hit g was
he.ird of hut revelry and busting
At the giea* fest on <'hristnuis Day
there wras great pomp and cir umston- es
dmong Ihe tt*He* served up the boar
head whs first at the feort, and for* 1 -
m*>? * on the board
Heralded b> a flourish of trumpet: and
accompanied b> strains of niuetc. it w.ia
carrl I on n dlah of gold or silver into the
bat queiing nail by the steward, who as
he marched at fh- h-ad of the pro#-* sskNt
of nobles, knights amt ladle*, gang.
"The bear head In hand bring 1.
With garland* gay and roa'quary 1
I pray you all sing merrily.'*
The p* vcock was also a favorite dl*h
for ('hrlstmaa h i-ting, u covered
with gold leaf, and w.i* <arried Into he
dtrdng hall by (lie mMt distinguished lady
guaet s
Mint's p|*s were popular a* early os
lfW. ami In a book *>f cookery pubtish*-#! In
175. i hera 1g a recipe for a pudding to
b* boiled in a laieln. h*-arlng a strong
resemhlanee tr> the modem <'firlstms
plunt pu*)ding.
•Boars head, ex*epr in the form of pig
h id cheese, or stew, has passed with th *
knight an*l lall*>s who are t.
have Introduce! it as tha pio* *• and. r
siatafi‘e of the Chrlstma- dinner, hut Its
*°e will never I*** fe*t because of th
nmny d.imty, hi ,| to modern way* of
thinking, more dele* table dishes that can
he had in it* place Tt* Market abourwD
wHh them. anl the pri> ate on th*
whole quite reasonahl**.
The pure ha sew yesterday could hardly
Is* taken H s true |iuS* x of w hat ChrH?m
•tinners will he. though supplies
are plentiful, buyers are holding ha k
until Monday. I** night * offerings mac
ha taken •* a fair showing of the condi
tion of the marks:, however.
(Jam- Is plentiful und in excellent <x*n
ditlon Of the smaller birds partrl#lg
an*l dove* ate m the greatest abumUn e
and el| r* a*ls|v at 30 and 10 cents apiece
respectively. all varieties <* ducks als*l
are to Ik* had They bring pr!*e*
Ing to ihe kind, can%oaha.-ka. of course,
I" ing the most expensive. <3roo*~ and
pratrio chicken* ar In mcMlerata demaiMl.
lulling at SI 50 f*er pair Venison also Is
more than usually plentiful, and brings
the standard price, 2T. cents a pound Of
fowls the market is plentifully supplied
with ohlck*ns. ducks, gee** md turkeys,
all In excellent condition. The usual i*ri* a
ak<*d for them Is I* 'eits m p*>un 1
Ov*ter* while n<t so plentiful are of a
goo*l quality They sell at rems s
quart Flfh are plentiful hut the demand
for them Is not ao great as It should be
for this season
Vegetable*, top. are quite plentiful Ind
of a splendid quality; everything* common
to this season of the y.,r Is to be had
in the greatest abundance and at very
reasonable price*.
ftquashea are quoted nt & and 10 cents
according to size lettuce at .5 cents a
head, celery ihrea head* for V cants, bee's
5 cents a hunch, eggplant*, according to
*i*e, o and 10 cents. While biitterhean*.
stringHeans. ra*lUhes. cabbages, new poti
tooM and salad plant* ar* to he hal at
Lorreaiondlng prie**.
The real buslne** of the Christmas buy
ing will begin to-morrow. The m*rk**C
men tie on the lookout for this, and will
make their prq><iro'ions to-day by decor
ating their stalls and getting their sujr
plles to the market and arranged ready
for th* expected rush.
The <iuuiihnli l*rr |m rn fr > irhnfil.
A little aver m year the 8. P. H.
a it J fAmlllarly epok**n of. flret o|>ei)Hj
Its doorj lo etudite. Th©
l*oy© |)|Bnrc.i an<l work wa© t*jrtin with
© much ©nthuiA-Hm i if thr h.il intoti
double thl© iiumh<*r ll was r*>t lodk be
fore the ©nerl ©atliifacilon plven to ©tu
dent* and pn rerrt© alike to tell, ari l
between January and March, twelve more
©tufleait© were entert and in th** acfoool.
Th© headmaater of th© mhaol 1© n
younac nuan who *f>s>#r© to b** Ihh little
okler than ©ome of hi© pupil , hut a vl©l
t<r to the school room* 1© at once Im
pressed with th* perfect diaciplinc wr v ti<*h
prevail© among? the ©tucients. I>oubtleM©
the military truininx of th* hoy© ha©
much lo do wHh ihe order which I© ob
served in study hall and r©cttatkn rooms,
but beside© this, there Is evident a spirit
of friendship an*J between
teacher© and students which mk<' <ll©-
clplln© more satisfactory than when It
is enforced by great severity.
The milbary training of the school 1©
not Inieruled to moke ©okl ©rs of the boys
It I© Intended Ui promote inmtedbite f*t>e
dlcnce to fhos© in authority, to afford a
tlorough physical development, and to
ericoiftajte neatness and promptness.
The numbers over fifty buys, and
Is cqulj>ped with th© st.m'krrd military
school rifle Thw ap|>*wrarK' of the boys
t drill has been moat favorably crltl*
i -#d t> *h*>ae who have ©t-en them
The school Kfc* aucresafullv pr, mi re* I
student© for Y*!e, Cornell, and many of
our Bouth* m unlveraitle* It© Instructing
carp*, besides Mr Bttong, who Is a Cor
nell alumnus, numbers three teachers
Hev. ft P Johnson, A M . of Princeton.
John B!ei*cr, A 11., of Northwemern
University, and Mrs 1* N. Btror> ot
Vassar. wiwi wa© until her marrlate,
teacher of mathenriHtlcs at the Hijrh
Sk'hOdl.
Th© school wfw accupie© th© well known
Habersham house on ilarrlff and B.r
nard streets, aial ihe students may he
teen at drill ©very day In the square in
front of the house. The bulldlnj? ■ontalns
a 1 ir*e atudy hall, a lafwrmtory and four
recitation room©
The 8. P. 8 offer- not only a prenatw
lion for any American university or
-dentine school, but to thoae who wish
a liberal aducatlon i*fore e*>teHriir bul
ites© It after* much Hull la studied In the
two year© *oliapr.
Visitors to Uk. school are always made
MANY WILL GO FOR GAME.
H014D%%* W ltd# B: IM i tMM Id
AITIHT 91 M'nMiqkl l.
(.(•me of 111 Kinds. It U CTalnied by
sme. I* Plentiful—Of hr ra Ih. \n|
In *1 *re the Alttsment, Hat IXe
dare Thr* llsir >'*niod a aenrrlfy
of | nail— Mestanranirnr* the
Price* ll* mi mi ded for thr Hirila
Hose Hern I. r easts e—% Well-In
formed llnnfsman Dlsr-aoaes t.nmr
and ili* llest Way to IVnnt It
Hotwired* of hue Inc imrties will tak*
advantage of 4he Chrletmas holkla>' f u
indulge*)*-* m aport roxsl H# msn\ ha\
vacations of from one i.iv to t|r entire
w*-V tt Chriatmaa that excellent op pec
tunltj Is afforded for trips afield wi l
gun and and never is there a failure
to take advantage of the chance to get
among the gjme.
In Mn .tnn i'i there are many *j*nrt'mrn
who in\wriahl\ sp*nd their holMavs in
search of partridge*, turkeys. le**r or
other when tho season m on. and
fur several days they have been busy
forming th**lr (xirtie* anl arr tnglng their
trips for tills weg. Home will makr
extended Jaunts, irmatnmg away for set
cral luv- while others will hunt w thin
a compsiratlvetv short radlu* from S
v anna In devoting only (’hrlstniie Day to
their sport.
H**veral parties hava been m.ide up for
tri|s to the **• Islatnls of the (Icorgui
anil .douth t*arollna **>ef D* *r me the
particular object* of such parties, hut
they will niso go in qu* *t of purtrUlae*.
Thi - m*>nth 'on*iikles the s-anoti In whnh
*l** r in iy | #:all> Im* chot, and tho*r w i*
Uko to tike sthOils and ilstett to the Ist,
of the duo In tho hope that their quarry
mov I'*- driven past within hon;|ti; *lis.
t tn* **. f• ■ I that the> must have ::e matt
try t th.* fleet denlxona of the brake
Harm* this sen-on ha* been v*iy ahutsl
ant. a* cording to ootiis hutHflonen. w hile
other* ho\ e de jrtr.-i that they have not
l*e-n aUi-cessfiil In tin*llng H It*>*taurant
ktepera In fiav.mnah Iwive .1* m.*l that
theta hi* been gt#at scarcity, tt tmvlnw
bean "up to" them tu *n\ something "I
ttie kind when those who Ilk** a lot bln
•ind a col*l twalie have Indulged In s lit
tle via- rows kicking about the stlfT prb*e
hargt-d f#*r a t race or a -ingle quail The
restaurateurs declare that they have no
alt* motive hut to a-k high prl*■* for
quail a* thev app ar upon I heir table",
hu* the tn.*rk*t hunter* will not |ert with
the bird* f**r less than ronakSeroidy above
the prt#ee that uauallv prevail ThD o>#
sort km is In acx>rd with Hw statements
of h me of th sportsmen as to the s ir
cMy of birds, but I- * contradiction of
the derl.trathm of others that a great
many are to be found.
A sportsman who l perhai** In-tter In
formed upon the game question than any
other In Savannah, di**'uss**l It with a
representative of the Morning News lie
has made many trips this sswtson. atld ex.
celb-nt success ha- rewatded his efforts
"Game this season," he declared "Is
plentiful. After the rain.** that have fall
en within the last week sport-mien mav
oontMentiy t-xpoct that the oonditfon* will
Im* vastly improved, ami the gt**ai amount
of gak>* will be the more readily found.
That has hewn the dlfflcully all along It
ha.* been too dry to hunt with the best
results; too dry and too warm.
"Those who have hud little experience
In hunting 4iial! <V not raU*e that verv
much difference Is created by fryness but
*‘Xperten*'e*l hunters will agree that *l**c
•mi tlu*l bh*ls In far grestor quantities
wiwn there Is motsturi- on the ground and
th<- sent will lie.
During the greater part of the season
there ha- rot been enough moisture • n
the grass and leaves for the scent of
quail lo remain. The result Is that dogs
cannot strike a trail that la anything but
very tresh. Ordinarily, a dog will er rs
the trail of a covey and acervt them when
they ate many yard* uway, but, wlmi
the weather has been dry for aome time,
he ha* to almost run upon the hints be
fore he snr cite them What I* the result ’
Why a gre.lt deal of the territory over
which th* dog hunts la really not covered
ut all. as he may hav* passed the birds
without having smellrd them.
Another difficulty that ha* been fell all
the season has been Ihe result of the
unusually warm weather that ha- pn
vailed. Dog* grow hot ami tired 100
quickly and they are no good for hunt
ing When Ihey get that way They r-n
log at heel and wl.l lad Mir from a path.
There I* a llstiessness alamt them that
Is exasperating to the hunter, but It can
ted Ue driven away save by rest A good
plan In su< h weather l for relay*, a- II
were, lo be hunted. Ihe dog t- tug re
liev'd when they grow tired. This .an
be-1 be done b\ hunting two at a time,
the huntsmen following road* In a vehicle
and carrying ths two dog* that are not
hunting at the time
' Vet another objectionable effect of fhc
warm weather, particularly noticeable In
the wlre-grwaa region*. I that the gras-
Is not kl-ed The upper portion* ar
killed by the light frost*, but Ihe dead
grass then serves only a* a covering and
protection for tnat beneath This <‘i
tinues green ami upright, affording ex
cel lent .over for birds It Is almost lm
isieelhle to get up single birds properly
In such a country for they cannot be found
bv a ilog, a- they do rot move from the
spots upon whb h they sink after their
flight from he !>.*•■ where they were
flushed a* a covey.
•Houfh rhirokiw tor* *•• ,h ' h *“"'
bun Hug territory thl* season, ttunduy ha
heen the .lay of all others tor sportsmen
and the .Tiarleeion and Hwvannah Kail
road Imk b l largo tsirlles of BovannAh
sportsmen .very Kunday They have not
come Is.ck empty-handed, cither l-aet
tJnnday friers! amt I were up some thirty
mile* from here, ami our hag was llfty
quail. That was nor one> bit l*il for the
I .art of a day w. (.ut In.
"Thore duo'll i aroilnlan* don’t much
like the PI a of city por'*m.n hunting
oti their land*, but where they are
known it I# all right, and aome very ex
.ellrnl sport can be obtained Much of
the land In the southern aertlon of the
state Is preserved by Northern clubs, amt
hunting upon Ihetr places is not allowed
Diligent care la exercised to prevent 11,
ami there la Uttle- poaching
-Rut there t* a lot of team- on th©*
preserves*, and tt la a temptation to a
ke. n *i>orunan lo gel among It. The
clutw make It a practice to plant grain
and other foo-l lhat I- fancied by Ihe
partridges, aral thousand* of Ihe birds ar.
attracted to the rich feeding grounds for
this reason. Then, 100, the club* pay so
much each foe live Mrd* lhat may be
trapped by people of their vicinity, and
>h result I* that many addition* to the
stock already on tho preserves are ma.b
from this source.
■ While a urea" mtny hunlcr* will be
out during Christmas week lor quail,
tb- v will not nave as good -port oe they
Hill later January and February am
really Hie months In which to hurt th.
bird* Plenty of cold w-atner has I wen
hod by then, ami the gra> l dead Tho
.log* do no: grow bred so easily, either.
In fart, there Is no comparison between
this lime and a few week* later for hunt
ing quail.
"Nothin*, lo my mind. In the way of
sport furnishes Ihe eujoyment that there
Is in getting up a covey ot partridge*,
turning loos* both barrel* then and g.-i
--ttng them up again singly, bagging hum
-rs taut may be In *< ordam. with your
abilities as a shot I pass up every thing
else for quail But there are other* who
prefer other form* of aport. and duck
hunter* are among them They **V ther-
•*►.• f ' . '"
duck* this season The reason advanced
Is that there was little coal weother at
the North until Ihe season advanced, so
lhat It was not necessary for the ducks
to atop al intermedia:e p-onia on tbelr
wa) South. They have passed over point*
midway where they tjtuallv ret. staying
• t the North until the weather grew <O9l
The result ha* teen that they Ixivs neith
er bin ihlnn<d out by sportsmen In the
tn I*l . et;.* n>r ma*le gigi>*hv and *)is
pl Sous bv Oelng shot Into Market hunt
er* *-• hHnxing in s groat many and srke ’*
A M.W I*l HI.It ItO AD.
t*winnrlt *tree| • 'xlended-*nucs
tlm 11rthy *>l l*r**oi|t %ttentloa.
Rd Nor Mor nil*: New* Now tha* the
hoi J Ing Of the •. vt Mate Fair in Hu von
nah is an nsmr >#t fa *, a very i titan
shouM l*e casting about t* make It such
* auc ** A . tut gtea or thlrg* will fol
k*w It.
It lai occurred t*-* the writer that, at
•| . t
ficlllti*'* f r rcu lilt k th groum While
having no interest in Ten limr* k course,
tt would seexn tha* oJI of the urgutn*.4H
favor it. rt - th*- best I .. iihm it a)r*sidv
has a r * ooiim\ that can be made en
tlre|\- itisfa. ttv at ales . e*t th*oii
n- w one could b- uietru* t**l a4 on\ oth
er point All lines t *f rallns!s can r*a tv
It for the !-livery of freight atnl ta*
•engers. Th* te Is alteudv a th*roughlv
eqt*lfied tn*ll. v line, which *an la* dou
ble track* i if i • c-aary On each side of
it there are we I puved public roads
Th.* own* i * *•• publl* Spirit* *1 men.
wlwwe hoilli c* have i*t |e*-u tuld for
other ptii|s> heretofore. *n*l therefore
tu fid It loti* value s* to its uc or pur
pos. .an Im* pit* U|n It
The abov e. h*)W*oet . ottl) o trs to m*f
!ii txvnii* dion wi h l tie m iin |Mtrp*se ot
this Inlll that, to wit The wlmloti) ot
atwrther i*tlbll<* roa I awsv from the rail*
n*a*K b) with !i !* *a h Ten ftroe#k
* otrrso or fair grounds
Heycral year* ago tle*re wa advocated
th*> extension of tlwinnett street, west
ward to It) ilte**'* c t U*ti with the Telfair
road This W'aM lw 1 dlr-**t to the fair
grouist*. eape. lolly If It were diverge Ia
little to the northw nU
(Iwirinett str*et i- now pav'ed to Ht lies
av* title st#l l- open"! *n di*dnn*’e Im
yond that point There are Inrt tht**e
owners thr*mgh w h>*-*‘ land* th** roil
w>oi<! be prJ . tod It would develop thelf
holdings t* such an *'\tcnt, that very a*t*
vantageM tetnw- c**ul*l l*ubt|cs te
mad- with them There are im* physl- a*
difficulties tn the way. and th# work
could h* aotompllsiied by the chain-gang
thr- ugh the we? • *<*). when w'*rk In tho
swamp* Is hnt* "*lble
There Ia tratnendmi* a reg of th*
county between th* l#oulsvlMo and the
ok * hee nsub ami there I** ta> dlte#i
re.td frm Havannuli to this n* n**ii x
grit and .1 •* very valuable kin*l very
near to the city, os the crow file*, re
quires mil* s of driving to reach, on a.-
KMiix or the rtr**iiitua route, tiw *dy
wav of reaching it
The poll* v of th* rvainty fotmnlmslon
t-r* ho* he n t build roo*ls whero ms-d*
•si If the right* of wav are gianted with
out root to the eotnHy. N* new rood
wouM d< * so much go al a* thla. and if
thwi*' most Interested will move now In
f M* matter. ** more propitious time
could l*e d**ct*l
I’nf'Utum**lv for the writer he Is not
one of those three land otvner*. nor has
he anything tn that vicinity to be bona
flte#|. but only mokes the suggostlorr,
knowing the need. Sf.l for the
PubMr Good
ORDF.H* FOH Kilted" WFIVHIT.
I,lent. I.eonnrd lleteehed aw.l Rlee
tion l'ostp.c.l.
The g.-ncrnl and special order* were
Issued yesterday hv f'nl T. S Wvlly. Jr,
of the Klr-t Infantry The special order
lota, hed I-lent K A lesmard ot the
ii a Jasper OfMM tamptirarlly for the
duty of orgntuxlng llw new , .mipsny. the
Fannie! lurtes, to lm pr,s<nt.sl for mut
ter In es won •* po-lble l.leut la-onard
will report directly to Uie regimental
commander.
Heveral sections made up th. general
order Th- extract from the llov.rnsrr's
order dct*. liln* the gsvsnnah Volunteer
tiuards from tho regiment was publlan*
,„1. lel the ©fficera of the tJusrl* were
r tin lfc* Air if.
The . lection of e colonel, a lieutenant
. ol.mel and two majors legally was l-sd
,*..*! by the order* until Jin M The date
originally assign'd was Dec Th
places hour* and sapervlsors for tn>
elect lon remain a* Indicated In a pre-cd-
Injr ofil< r. _ _
A meting of the ..fllcers of tho regl
ment will be held next Friday night at
the armory, when buelneae relativethe
r. -organ. xa I ton of the rommaml Will be
coniidfitd. ______
IBRirmAS l"ID Till! POI.UTB.
Their Holiday Mh Drwaka Be-
H nn tei M*HI.
The rhrtstmea troubles of the poll e
imgin yesterday Business was brisk,
considering Ihe fact that It Is *UH • cou
ple of .lay# before the holiday.
A White man waa arrested and wnl
the barracks by Patrolman Dooley at tho
request of K Fraser, colored, who claims
that the person made an assault with m
lern to kill by firing at Mm •*-
U Another vl'tlm of the craxe for flrtnq
crackers before the proper time was
Henry Elmore, colored, who was aent in
by Patrolmen Baulin _
A while drunk who gave the name or
Forest, and tm pretl, of "Prtyfe.wr. wa.
Kl>r „ c.uartera for the night, and until b#
Is liear.l hy the Recorder Monday, for be-
Itk drunk o ih** **te****t. . .
Jolin Mxxw. llt oolortHl. W * B
Patrolman luills for dloorderly eonduct.
sHiking ar ' thteatenlng to kill Isaac
Wrig.>t. while.
lOiiKTr WILL tI.!BATE.
Uwlertalameat by Be.aagx erlea
Teutonia >n Wedneaday tight.
J„ ru.tom.ry "WVlhf.arht.feel" will b
celebfateri by Ihr llrrmnn flinging Boctolf.
Ti ulonta, at Uermatil* Hall ot. Weflnea
day night Many of the ftleml* of the
KK-lety will he tn attendance, and K
rxie ted that one of ll* moet enjoyable
events wiil r*warl thoee who gather lo
hear the excellent mind that will tm ren
ders! The aoolety ha* been rehmrtlng
the mualo for some tine* ai*l I* fully pre
p.iri-l to render It to advantage.
Fourteen go<* voire*, under Ihe leader
*h!|i of Prof. John Wiegand, conlltul*
(he rnorrm. and the |ntrumental niuele
will be lurnleheil oy an orchestra. ll<-<-
thovr n * t irirtm.i* hyino, Wagner"! Flen-
XI Ahr'x "H<.m.ig, to the Forest."
Helnae * "f'ounrll Meeting." and aever.ol
so try* will he given.
BJI VI Tint CtK KTIkl. ON.
street llallMU> llluht to foudeinn
Nut Defernilned.
The hearing In the Injunction *ult of
Henry Amlnn nsln*t the Savannah.
ThumlerboH and I*le of Hope Railway,
which h** been dragging I *low length
along bqfore Judge FalUgant for the past
week. I, dragging -lill. It had not lieen
concluded ymtorday evening when the
rece** Waa taken.
Mr. Ambar seek* to have the road en
joined from further pnaeruttiig procewl
ing* ll h l- nuted for the conijemna
tlon of certain hind belongtng lo him and
lor..tel al Thunderbolt, which Ihe r.md
want- lo cr<>- for the pur(*>*# of reach
ing He new improvement* at Mather'*
Point.
Mr. in>l*>rpe who I* conducting the ca*e
for the defendant. *ttcd yenterday that
he confidently expected that tt would la*t
until Ihe New Tear. Appearances bear
out fully Hi* dictum au Hits subject.
SIEBLES’ ALARM NOT ECHOED
aAVAJfffAII lAMIiVg MEN TVVVTm
9. A. L TKitfllAlJ KiWC.
IHfle. if Any, (Vsiirii*h4 Among la—
en I rn*nraiu*e U*n < nuned by Mr*
.•Irbies' Deported Fear of a Fire
Originating In the wpleifa **hed at
the Temtlnnls llr-e*mlng Isenernl#
Mr H 11. Marbnll Ulrf t Isnoat
cars U• Inken to Aerarr Most
A|iprord Terntlnnle— Fire Wall a
Me a*tt re for Anfety—Mr. P, V,
I'rruilergast Thinks Trim Inala
Are of the Vtest.
The Atlanta bsetrrance men. who e**t*
r*’porte*l In tlw Morning Now*' dknawchaa
as Imviirg left for Hnvarmah to Investl
gute the danger of a Are orlginofflng tn
the spirits sheds of tho fteuhoard Air
Dins terminal* •preadlng and be. •snlng
a general conflagration, have not arriv
ed Inquirl* s maurg the loral ft suraaca
men yesterday afternoon flailed to 4lo
eov* r their presence In the city.
Mr F of • oluml-X* was rsport
c#l *s dissatisfied with the .'•►netmotion
of the easternmost of tho piers, that o
which the turpentine <rwt rosin brought
to Die |*ort by the R* ahuatd Air line am
alire! to tw tt shfpment. Homwthlng
about the flro wall ou the pier dDplaimad
Mr Hletde*. who |s an lnsuranca man
nnd who mod* an inap* f|nr of the term
inal* while hero a day nr two ago.
The report had tt thnl Mr. Hieb.Oa
thought there would he Imminent danger
of a fir. originating atnfd tlie rurpanttna
utd naval nor* nt ttwn iwrminwD tsdng
'Ofnmunk *te*| by meant* of t*ci>entlfva
burning and fkkitlrrg on the water to (hw
w harves and shipping arrn > th* fiver,
atsl thenoa t< the tmthhng* along KtvOr
street, thus resultiiig In n g*neral *on
flagratlon.
t hief anavnr Mr FH blew fegya issfiwd
t* he that of lan Ding turpentine flowing
underneath the rrre wall which I* not
•ou.’hed by w.iter wrtten the tide l* low,
reaching the river and floating out upon
a ml set .-in of general destruction *rbla
wa* tha fear accredited t.* turn h) the
report, and rite flro wall that he wav* bog
It* la* abov** low water m*ik Mem* to
alarm him no little.
Mr \\ V\ . Maekall of counsel for tha
Heehoard Air Line ww* seen tbout the re
pnrt. and lilh eipresston* upon the matter
b*f little room for * feeling of alarm. The
terminal*, he declared, were built upon
Ihe latest and most Improve*! pinna, and
• I* absurd to think that atiy precaution
agnlnst Ore should have been omitted.
Tl*e fire wall mentioned by Mr fHeblea
ocparaie* the spirit* *hed tnt# two parta
as a measurs of safety It I** doslgnad
• prevent the *pr* *l of flattie* from on*
side of the shed o the other and run#
back from the slip, not parallel with If.
No necessity for a fire wall existed, and It
was ■ *r,tru il simply to prevent tha de
struction of all tha aptrks should Hr#
break out
Mr Charles K Prendergaat, one of Ihe
leading Are insurance men. said, when
seen hy a representative of the Morning
News, that he had never made a critical
examination of the terminal*, but that he
entertained no particular fear as to rhetp
threatening danger to properly Bnotigh
carv and money were expended tiopn their
construction to make them of Ihe most
approved style, minimising all danger
from combustion.
For reera. Mr Prandergsst said, ttwin
ha* h*n o fear haunting insurance m-t
that n Are might atari tn the spirits sheds
of one of the railway terminate, end 'a
.omnium, nb-l to the wharves and ship
ping In the harbor Nothing of the kind
has occirrred, bur rslorle* of burning oil
floating utioa water and consuming every
thing with which it t-nr tn contact hava
not served lo allay the fearw of the In
surance men.
About a year ago the local Insurance
men united tn a petition to the Plant Bvs
tem and rhe tVntrgl Railroad, to so ar
range their spirit* sh#>k and yards a*
to cause any iMjmlng material <o flow
sway from and not toward Ihe river. It
was desired tliat the companies grailn
Ihelr yar.lg In such a manner aa lo pre
vent the spirit* finding their way to the
water In case of firs.
Thl* deylrrd grade wa* a pari of (tia
schema of construction of the Reahoard
Air I.lne lermlnala, Mr. Mackall sakl.
and burning spirit* could nol flow to
ward the river On tt>e contrary, they
would flow away from It.
fluvannah Insurance men have not
echoed the alarm of Mr Meblao. Mr.
Prend. rga*t -ahl that he had not hear.l
r one of those shorn he trad met during
the day refer to ihe report of th danger
All of them are alert and upon their
gurd against anything that might I.a
against the Interests of thrlr companies,
hut nor one had ever had any objection
lo offer ngalner the Heabuard terminal*,
upon which many of them bars Issued
policies.
(RIMItAL I ttkt %KIT TURN.
t aired States Inert Will Try These
lllln Hare Hern Indicted.
There will he a number of criminal
trials during the next term of Ihe t nited
Rtatea District r’ourt. which eonvanea
J*n. T. Before Judge flpear left for Ma
con. on Friday night, ha staled that (has*
criminal cases would be taken up during
the session
In a number of Ihewe case* tndlctmant*
have already been found and the .lefanri
snts are either In Jail or out on bond
awaiting trial. There are rnma days dur
ing the month of January for whloh no
civil rase* have been assigned ami ll It
probuhle these or some of them, will ha
given up to the trial of the criminal rests.
Among the case* lo he tried hi that Of
r, 11. Hewts, of the remaining member*
of ihe band of conspirators, who. with
J t* Tyson at their Head, fleeced mer
chant* all over the country throiggh titw
ns* of the mails When Tyson and his
no-, .inspirators were arrested. Reads and
W. 1,. Jones, of all of those who were
indicted for cnfnp'b’lty In the crime, alona
managed lo rexpr the rlurchea of tho of
flerra of rh* law
Jones has never been captured. It tras
some time after the other* had pica.tail
guilty and been sentenced, even after tho
court ha.l been adjourned for the term,
that Kewls woe arrested. He wa* unable
lo give bon.l and ha* l-ceei a prisoner at
the county Jail ever since.
He stem* to have had a pretty hard
lime. He had no money aral no clothe*
nn.l appeared to have hod no friends to
supply bint with either Ihe one or rtw.
Other. The Uttered garment* he wor* at
the time of his srresi wero soon rcl iogA
tn rags rind ror some time he has Imam
wearing a suit of convict's clothe* given
him oy the hrrlff. The matter era*
brought In Judge B|>eet'* attention whlla
hr was In Huvannsh, and It Is altogether
likely that something will be .tone at
one- to alleviate the unfortunate condi
tion in whloh Kewls And* himself.
There ore other ease*, turned over lo
the District Court by th* Unlink Bin teg
*mml*etoners Ira thb* .11 v let on of the
flout hern ..Jstriot, In which no iiHllotnwoto
have yet I wen foupd It has not yet been
anttounced wh*th*r or not a grand Jury
will le. summoned for this term of tho
court, but should otw be drawn thews
c*-e* will receive attention. If Indict
ment* In these cases ara found. It arid
In all likelihood be necessary for the court
to extend ll* session well Into the month
of February, a* the trial ot the .till
coses on Ihe dript and the criminal
cate* In which r-dietmeat* hava >lr.ady
been fount w.ll consume the eullra
month of January, ami possibly In therw
wfves require more time than van bo
given thorn during lhat moaUk
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