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CHRISTMAS AT THE CAPITAL
M AOHINGTO* VKIIV m iBT DIRIXG
THE HOLIDAYS.
(imirrHW'n Gw Horn*- to Do Their
.unlit ('!•■ Ataanli—How Former
occupant* of thr WMIo Honor Ob.
nrrtrd (hr Day—President U*.
rnla Enjoyrd Yutno With (hr Chll
,lrrn—Mrs. tirnwt Had a “Hoarr
Hand” for Gifts.
Washington, Dec. 22.—Congress has
„cver been able to successfully compete
w: h Christmas. When Santa Claua nr
rivri tn Washington, the Senate and
Mouse of Representatives cloee up shop
.md retire to their respective homes, leav
•:g the merry old gentleman, who ought
I he everybody's friend, practically In
p,,a<,eeelon of the national capital. From
the foundation of the government down
I, the pretent time. It has been the prac
• oe for Congress to take a recess during
iv hoi days. The adjournment Is usually
•.liken several days before Bt. Ntck ar
rive*. so that ho has never had the priv-
Vge of seeing the national legislature at
work. The usual custom hes heen fol
lowed this year and already many of the
renators end representatives have left for
■ lelr homes to spend the holiday season.
In congressional circles, Christmas ob
servances and the exchanging of gifts Is
gen C-ally confined to members of the
rnme family. The late Benator I-eland
Stanford of California was the first and
only rational legislator who assumed the
r. le of Banta Claua at Christmas time for
Die benefit of the Immediate employes of
the Senate Chamber. Although Benator
Stanford had no children of hla own, he
wna devoted to young people and took de
i'fctit tn contributing., to their happiness
is his abundant menna suggested The
first year he was In the Senate, he ob
tained from the subtreasury at California
anew mintage of five-doliar gold pieces
which he distributed among the 25 little
hoy* who serve as pages In the Semite
h amber Kach succeeding year while
S- nator Stanford remained tn the Senate,
the pages received from him a five dollar
gold piece at Chrletnias time. Senator
Stanford on those occasions deputised the
venerable (’apt. Bassett, now passed
away, to play the part of Santa Cktua.
mid right well he looked tha character
lit* snow-white hair and beard, ruddy
lomplexlon. n merry eyo a*id cheerful
voice asslstisl In making the charaoter
inplele and about Christinas time, the
• tear old Captain was dubbed Santa Claus
Ii the little t>oys of the Benate. Al
though there are many wealthy men In
tne Benate to-day none of them have
attempted to follow the prerodent set by
Senator Stanford which caused universal
rejoicing among the Senate pages at
i hrtsimaie time
At the White House. President McKin
ley and his wife do not try to make
much of the Christmoe festival. Having
no children of their own and their guests
at this time being grown people, there
•..111 t*e little or no Christmas celebration
i.i the Executive Mansion beyond a gen
eml exchange of gifts and a quiet family
• Inner. President McKinley anti hts wife
make It a rule to remember all of the
official and itomestic member* of the
household, according to otroumsfanoe*
Mrs. McKlnlev has spent many pleasant
hour* recently making with her own
hands. Christmas souvenirs for relatives
and dear friends.
Former occupants of the YVhNe House
w ho had children or grandchildren, cele
brated Christmas by having a gift tree
• et up In the library on the second floor
Mr* Cleveland (luring her husband's laet
p tmlntst rat on. made a great event of
< ins’mss from a child's standpoint. A
beautifully decorated tree was roared In
the children's play room up stairs, and
Invitations wore sent out in the
names of the Misses Cleveland—Ruth and
Esther—to all of the little people In 'he
• wblnet circle. At a given hour In the
Itfiernoon, the little people, accompanied
by their mothers or their nurses. a*-cm
b .-d at the White House, witnessed ih
llghtlng of the tree and enjoyed a goo I
romp, with President and Mrs Cleveland
leading In the merry-making. Right here
It Is but fair to state that no occupant
of the White House during the past half
•entury enjoyed a romp with little chil
dren more than Orover Cleveland. He
ellll retains a fondness for little folks, ac
• ording to the latest private advice* from
I‘rllicet on.
President IJncoln. Gen. Grant, President
Jl.iv.h ami (Jm. Benjamin Harrison ilso
made much of the Christmas festival dur
ing their occupancy of th# executive
maiiKinn. Veteran fmplo>ra who servtve
Ihe In man tad r.incoln. ralata to thl# day
how "Old Aba” would Rat down on the
floor. roin| nnd play with hi* children
and their little companion* under the In
apiratlon of the Christmas season Ho It
wa* with Gan. Grant. It 1* raid that ha
could extract more fun from n*l*tlnß
In decoratltiß a Ohrlstmaa tre<> and the
•Istrlbutloti of present# It contained than
many of the little folk* Mr*. Grant was
also an enthustaallc and Renerou* promo
ter of Christmas entertainment*. liar
liberality In the bestowal of Chrtetmaa
present* wa# effectively expre**ed hy an
oil "Hoiithern mammy." at one time a
oervhnt In the employ of the Grant fam
ily, when tthe *ald. "D* ole mtxaea never
forxtt# any one. for *he hi- a hand heavy
for alft." The llaye*’* and the Harrison*
celebrated Christmas at the White House
with Christmas tree* and attendlnK cere
monlee. but Nellie Arthur probably had
the moat .brilliant children'* Chrlstma*
party ever Riven In the executive mansion,
fthe was Just old cnourh when her father
wu* President to nppreclate and elaborate
n children'* party. With her aunt to con
duet the entertainment. Invitation- were
rent to more than o hundred children In
the oOdll 1 In-lee. It was In the nature
of a fancy dre* party. Judging from the
beautiful and costly costume* some of the
little people woVe. There wa* a bril
liantly lighted Christmas tree, delicate re
freshment* and a jeul live Santa Clau* to
distribute the gift*. There was music,
dancing, and juet such merry-making as
little people between Ihe ages of a an 1 13
years old most enjoy. There are young
ladle* of society to-day who never weory
or recalling Nellie Arthur's Christum
parties nt the While House. One of the
|irtnci|>al features of one of her Christmas
jsirlles was a completely constructed doll
house attffi Irntly large to permit a child
of from 8 to |n year* old to enter. It
was beautifully furnished and Nellie Ar
thur was the envy of ell her little asso
ciates In consequence. The little doll
house, somewhat Impaired hy wear and
tear. Is now stored nway In the basement
of the White House
Throughout official circles the usual
preparations are being made for a proper
celebration of she Christmas festival.* All
of Ihe members of the cabinet will spend
their Christmas In Washington. A major
ity of the members of the Senate mske
their homes here and have their families
with them so that the senatorial circles
will not be greatly depleted by the holi
day Yeoes*. In the House It Is different.
Comparatively few of the representatives
bring lheir families to Washington with
them during the short session of Con
gres, therefore. It would be Impossible to
muster a quorum of the House In this
city twenty-four hours after iho adjourn
ment for the recess.
Old general prosperity Is lsrgely tn evi
dence In the shopping districts. All of
the bust nest houses where holiday gifts
are on sale, ore thronged from morning
till nlßhi with eager nurchnsers and the
smiling and sat'sfled shop-keepers declare
that their tdialnas# thus far exceed* any
thing they have ever experienced. There
I* one man In town who probably wishes
there wa# no such season as Christmas
or else he regrets his striking resemblance
to the merrv old chap, who m our Infancy
we ware taught was Santa Claus. I refer
to the venerable Benator Stewart of Ne
vada. His long, white hoard and flowing
hatr of the some color end hts rotund fig
ure. hss caused many a little child to ask
Its parents tf that old gentleman coming
down the street were Banta Claus. Bena
tor Stewart ts quick to reaent any sug
gestion from his political enemies that he
is either old Father Time or Santa Claus
In the sense of being a political back
number. Hut being a great lover of hula
children, he enjoys thoroughly the fsot
that he Is the center of attraction to tha
youngsters who throng the business
streets at this season. That tha Benator
is not at all averse to this kind of noto
riety. is manifested by his morning and
afternoon parades through the shopping
districts.
TO BAR i til ASAOCIATIOX.
Carolina Railroad Commission to
Drive It From the Mate.
Columbia. 8 C., Dee. 23.—The State
Railroad Commission Is pushing a fight
against tha Car Service Association that
may lead to thetr being put out of busi
ness in this state.
The commission bae Just promulgated
a edt of demurrage rules Intended to lake
the place In this state of the rules of tb'
Car Service Association, and tha commis
sion will not hereafter recognise that •*-
eoctstlon or have any dealings with It.
That annotation has been standing be
tween the railroads and the con
signees, making rules for tha delivery of
freight, collecting the charge* tu certain
esse*, ate! generally controlling freight
until It was iitiiouded Frequent com
plaint* were made ttiat cara arrived were
withheld so they could not be unloaded
and then charge# collected from the con
signee* for not unloading
Home lime ago the car service people
countemi.inded the order of the general
manager of the Sou!hern road, and stop
ped a oar from being delivered to the
mills of the Vlrgtnla-Caro.lna Chemical
Company tn this city. Asa result one of
the mills was closed fur several days,
having no malarial to work on. This ac
tion precipitated the fight that Is now on
lo rule the association out of the state
The rule* of the romml*slon provide
that the dealing* of consignees wtth the
roa.hv shall tie direct, end provktee com
pensation to roads for cars not unloaded
after notice of arrival, but the road* must
place those cars where they con be un
loaded. Since the fight has been started—
end tt will likely go to the Legislature
when It meets next month—the commis
sion has received assurance* from the
Florida commission that the fight would
be pushed in that state to bar the Car
Service Association.
1.01 U. I'RII SOS ll#.
Mr H Peterson of Alley Is a guest of
the Pulaski.
Mr. M W. Mcßae of Atlanta Is a guest
of the Pulaski.
Mr A. Konettko of Darien Is registered
at the Pulaski.
Mr. F F. Burk# of Darien Is • guest
of the Hcreven.
Mr. I.tike Cohen of Columbus Is register
ed st the Ie Hoto.
Mr. E. A. Culls left yesterday for Ma
eon via the Central.
Mr. It Williams of Hwalnsboro la regis
tered ai the Hcreven.
Mr. George I*. Erwin of Clarkeavlile Is
a guest of the Screven.
Mr. H. H. Harris left over the Central
yesterday for Augusta.
Mr. H, Alexander of Ratnbrldge. Ga.,
la registered as the Screven.
Mr. 8 Leonard left over the riant Sys
tem yesterday for Pensacola.
Mr, A J B!nas left over the Seaboard
Air Lin* yesterday for Augusta
Mr J. A Davis left over the Seaboard
Air Line yesterday for New York
Mr. C. H, Gate* left for New York yes
ierday via the Seaboard Air Line.
Mr. W. G. (Twvpcr left via the Seaboard
Air Line yesterday for Jacksonville.
Mr, L. C. Powell left over the Seaboard
Air Line yesterday for Jacksonville.
Mr J. M Burrell left vln tho Seaboard
Air Line yesterday for Philadelphia.
Mrs My Wood of Naylor was among
the arrivals at the Pulaski yesterday.
Mr J H. Brinkley left over the Sea
board Air Line yesterday for Suffolk.
Mr. C. 1., Henver of Jacksonville was
among ihe arrivals yesterday at the Pu
laski.
Mr. A. C. Harmon was a passenger of
the Seaboard Air Line yesterday for
Aiken.
Mr. A Hermane# was a passenger of the
Seaboard Air Line yesterday for Rich
mond.
Mr. J Einstein was among the passen
gers of the Plant System yesterday for
New York.
Mr. P. F. Leach was among the pas
senger# of the Seaboard Air Line yester
day for New Y'ork.
Mr William Graham was among the
passengers of the Seoboard Air Line yes
terday for New Y'ork.
Mr Theo, Morgan, who ha* been at
tending the Atlanta College of Dentistry.
Is a! home for the holidays.
Miss Florin* Morgan after a visit to her
cous.ns. Mr, and Mrs K. O. Wlliltigftat
of Atlanta has returned home.
Mr Albert Mlchclson of the Georgia
Tech, spent yesterday In the city and left
for hi* home In Darien last night.
Mr and Mrs. John A. Calhoun were
among tlw passengers of the Seaboard
Air l.lne yesterday for Philadelphia.
Messrs. Albert Clarke and Frank
Clark' have returned from Orangeburg
College to spend the Christmas holiday.
Mr. C. D. Mile left via the City of Au
gusta last high: for New York, where he
w ill *|s'tid Ihe Christmas holidays with his
family.
Mr L M Terrell, superintendent R. M
S , Klf;h Division, Cnlled Stales Army,
with headquarters at Atlanta. Is register
ed nt the Pulaski,
Mrs. Fred 11. Gosllne will leave Thurs
day for her home. Dallas. Texas, after a
very pleasant visit wltn her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Philip Buckwaid.
Messrs. Ralph Meidrim. Gordon Haines,
A. P. A'lam*. Elwoo.l SteCuen. Cordon
i arsett and Paul Jette. came down from
Atlanta yesterday and will spend Ihe holi
day at home.
Mr Joseph N. Smith, foreman of the
Llber:y County Herald of Hinevllle, will
spend the holiday week wllh hi# mother.
Mr#. Josephine Smith. No. 101 Thirty
third street, east.
Mr, David O Allen wa# a passenger on
the Nacooche# from New York yester
day Mr. Allen la • medical wudenl at
to* College of Physicians and Surgeons of
.w York and I* home for Ihe holidays.
Mr. W C. Prendergaat left last week
for Havana. Cuba, where he goes to be
assistant to Agent J H Btirle of the
Southern Express Company. Hl* many
friend* wish him every *ucces* In hi* now
AekJ
Messrs. Willard Sullivan. Walter Hey
ward. W S. Rankin, Jacob Paulsen. Jr.,
and F. O. Bell. Jr., all esudenl* at the
Georgia Hchool of Technology. Atlanta,
arrived home yesterday morning, lo apenft
the Christmas holidays.
OHIO SCHOOL TEACHERS.
A Party ot I IK) Maklr.j a Trip
Through Florida.
St. Augmthte. F!*.. Dec. a—A special
train will arrive her# to-morrow morning
with a party of 1 teacher* of Cleveland,
0., accompanied by • number of promi
nent Ohioan*. They will leave Monde)
for Miami and embark there for Havana
and other point* In Cut*. They wtU re
turn the first weak to January. ,
THL MOKM-CnG NLVvS: bIiMDAY, I>JsX JflMBJsiK 2J, 1900.
GOOD MONEY FOR ORANGES.
THU TfMß'ft t HOl** KTIMATF.D AT
U.\O.4AM) BOX£9.
At PrMfnt Trices tn Gmwm <hf
• 'rnp Will Art Tkrm Harr Monry
That Old ft.noo.ooo-11*mi Crop *•-
for* thr I'rrrar Nacniludr of
rtioaphnlr Mining 1 nilw•try—Tot*l
Mtlpmrnta for W©r KatloMitrd it
MHMIOO Ton*—Thr Old OBlt*l
BuHAlng Rrnotatrd-A >rw l.rnd
rr In \Vrt llorltlu Politic*.
Tllaha*©©. Fla.. Dre. 22 —lt can bn
flrtatrd <*n thr authority of thr Blt© Ag
ricultural I‘rpartmrnt that thr Florida
orang© crop of this winter will bring more
money into the state than has ever I*©*
fore hern netted from thl* aourea. Re
port* received by the department indicate
that thl* yearn crop xrtll be at least
1.3W.M1 boxen and the average price being
obtained for them 1* $l3O per box Juat
before the freexe. upward of *|x yearn
ago. Florida** orange grove* yielded about
non fifth boxen, but the grower* got on an
average only a bruit 4> rente per box for
them I Vale re In the great Northern
marker* write that the orange* from the
rejuvenated grove* are regarded a* ati
perlor even to the Florida orange of old
and that the demand for them I* enorm
ously greater than the supply.
Hon. H 8 Billot, ntate statistician. ha*
Juat received report* from the TTnlted
Atate* Custom Mouse authorities at the
several Florida porta, which furnish evi
dence that the phosphate mining Industry
In this state Is increasing In magnitude.
For several years Florltla has surpasekl
all of the other states in the output of
phophate*. snd the extent of the depos
its of this rock Is not known even yet.
although prospering h* been esrrled on
constantly for the last ten yearn. The
official figures received by Mr Billot cover
the eleven months from Jan. 1. to
IVo j. farm. and show that Florida hard*
rock sr.d pebble phosphates have !een ex
ported from the several ports during that
period, as follows: Tampa tons;
Key West. 38 ftft4 Ions: Fernandln*. 144 ?ft
ton*: Peiuuicola. 112.987 ten* The state
sta4lstlelan also has reliable Information
showing that during the same period
about Hft.fiftl rone were exported from Pun
fa <kr*la and something over WO.WO ton*
were carried by rail 4o Ravannah ond
Rrunswi *k. Ga . an*l shipped from thoo
ports. The exports of Florida phosphates
for the entire year Is estimated at about
WvtfMi cons.
The old State House haa been greaflv
Improved within the last weeks The
building ha* been given a careful nnl
durable (Minting of light French griy.
the trimmings painted olive green and the
blinds a deep green Most of the offices
have been thoroughly overhauled, new and
better heating apparatus being put In and
new carpels laid, testde* other change#
shere needed The big brick building
Is now In belter condition nnd present*
from every point of view a more attrac
tive appearance than for mntiv years and
w hen Judge Jennlnge Is installed a# Gov
ernor he will find the Capitol very far
remove) from being "an old rookery, tit
only for the habitation of hat* and owls."
one of the most prominent advocates
of removing the seat of government to
Jacksonville described II In hi* speeches
last summer
The railroads have offered free trans
portation to ■MI of the state troop* desir
ing to take pirt In the Inauguration cere
monies. and It Is now announced that at
least I.o*o of the troop* will lie in Une.
The military feature I" *X|ected to at
tract several thousand people. In addition
to the crowd* which Intend to come as a
personal corn pit tnerrt to Mr. Jennings, mil
itary or no military
The popularity of the new Governor 1*
Illustrated hy the fact that Floridians
have ceased to enumerate as one of Judg
Jennings' chief point* of atrenglh hi*
rose relationship to Hon. William Jen
nings Brvan. Now they pul It like thl-.
Mr Rryan wus defeated for the prci
slenoy. It I* true; hut he must l* a great
mini Itecaiwe he I* a first cousin of oar
own siatceman. Willi.>m Jennings Ho
far es the record* show. Mr. Jennings
will he the youngest Governor Florida
ever had. He I* 37 years of sip
Now th at the collide of thousand of stale
am) county officer* of various ranks elect
ed on Nov. 6 are engaged In making their
bond* ar.d complying with other requisites
preliminary 1o their installation In offle
on Jan 8. It ho* developed that not on
of the siiretygi omrMnlf* aulhorlxed to do
t
ihe provisions of Chapter 71. laiws of
1K99. A deposit of *V>i>#i is required
In Florida politic* the year IWn has been
remarkahle for the prominence which
young Democrat* have assumed tn thetr
P rty’a councils' Even in conservative,
tradition-cherishing West FdMrlda—tile
section Alabama I* aftery-the young,
in wo are coming to be regarded n* Ihe
party leader* Hlr.ce the dea'h of the
lamented Col. W. D. Chipley. three yrnr
ago. the Wist Florida Iteinocmt# have
not had a reoognind leader, hut it weem<
that the wont la about lo he filled, and
that former t'nlted States District Attor
ney J. Emmet Wolfe of Pensacola, will.
In Ihe Immediate future, he ihe controll
ing figure west of Ihe Clniltahoochee
river.
Emmet Wolfe and Gov.-elect Jennings
are native* of Ihe same state. Illinois.
Mr Wolfe's residence In Florida, how
ever, dates from hi* early childhood days
In I*B*
Mr Wolfe was elected to the Florida
House of Hep resen tat Ives last month, and
is West Florida's candidate for speaker
of that body. He has strong compel I tor#
for tha honor, but so thoroughly ha# he
availed himself of the numerous oniinr
t unities presented to him recently to win
li ft tirln! friend* In all pari# of thy state
that the tldn seem* to he running strong
|y his woy In the speakership race.
H AILHOADA TO ( LOAB ll*.
The Office Force* tt 111 Have Holiday
on ( hrlalnto*.
The general office* of the railroad# In
Savannah will be closed all day on Christ
mas. ouch. too. will he the case with the
offices controlled hy Ihe local agent*, save
for keeping* U>e delivery offices open lor
I ft short time during the forenoon. An
agreement to thl* effect has been erne re I
Into by the l**al agent*.
No |a-rl#hohle freight for dl*t*nt ship
ment will he received by the railroad* t n
111 after ''Pristina*, m* freight train* will
not be run on that day and freight for
distant fK'ins would not have time to
reach It* destination before. Receipts of
that class ct freight closed yeaterdiy.
Mr W. W. Owaincy. Jr., chief engi
neer of the Seaboard Air IJnr, waa among
the visitor* In the city yesterday.
Mr C. C. Clark. Chattanooga repr*ent
atlve of the ;a#*ns*r department of the
Big Four, was In Havannah yesterday.
Mr It. C. Avery, clly passenger agent
of the Ocean S;eam*hlp Company al
Jacksonville, waa visitor to Savannah
yesterday.
Mr O. L. Mitchell, division passenger
agent of the Queen and CftHOMt route,
with headquarters at Chattanooga, was
among tha arrivals to Havannah yaater
day-
Mr Chaa. C. Clark, traveling passenger
agent of the Big Four rout*, with head
quarter* at Chattanooga, wae among the
visitors to the city yesterday.
Twenty colored turpentine band* arer*
sent over the RDni System yesterday to
Buuiam Hail, a to. t
Life insurance is
good for your family.
Health insurance is
good for both YOU
and your family.
You collect health insurance by
living. You haw to die before life
insurance can he collected.
If you knew your health was
threatened you'd inatm* it if you
could. Yott can insure your health.
The stomach is tlie vital center
of the body. The whole body is
nourished from the stomach. The
blood is made in the stomach. A
disordered stomach means disor
dered blood, disordered liody, disor
dered brain. You never heard of
a sick person with a sound stomach.
Make your stomach sound and
you insure your health.
How * As thousands of others
have done by the use of Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
It's the one sure medicine for the
stomach. It heals. It strengthens.
"Words fail tn express wtast ! suffered
for three rear*, with cold chills, palpitation
of heart, shortness of breath, anil low spir
its." writes Mrs A C louts, of Walter
boro. Cqilatnn Cos ,S C " I could not
sleep inn trails thought t would soon die
Had a peculiar roaring through mi head
all the time Was so emaciated snd weak
I could not feed myself My aunt induced
me to try Dt Pierce's Golden Medical Die
covery w hich 1 did. only to please her snd
ji> (lot ties cured tne To day am sound
**d well During the three years I wsa
sick. I had five dim-rent physicians ”
Contalt Dr. Pierce b) letter, free.
All correspondence private. Ad
dress Dr. R.V. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y.
ATLANTA’S BUDGET OF NEWS.
(Continued frotn Iwaid Png*.)
* radical chang© In th management of
th** l4>ul*vi)l© find Nashvlll© nUlfd riMitk.
which include* Iho Nashville. Chattanoom
diul Si. Louis. ©isl I t* IWnlirn mid At
lantic.
In a tolegrnm received In Atlanta to
•lay Thom** any* th*t the
rumor in wit bout found Uon, end that
he* lo** not Intend to resign h* office
Though 70 ymrn old the Major Tw *1 111
a very u tlvr man. und Is concerted to t*
*>ii| of tho nfont efficient rallrood prestl-
In h I'nltod Rtwte*
Sixte IdbrarUn Hrown announce* th*t
th* Jllth Georgia will be ready for di*
trlhudon next Tu**<ki> Th work h
*een ptepwred with ununtml promptne**.
nd I* Iri evefy %vay a tiHi*t tie factory
publication.
While fighting n flr* which rage.l in th*
haaemefU of the t'olumhian Hook <’••til
pany'i wtore Whltelmll. Thursday
night. <*hief W. It Joyner, fell througn
.in opening In i floor. pm downwar*!
fifteen feet through thi k bl u k emke.
into the m>l auiMaineil actions
nijuriee Hi* left hip w** tprulnel, hi*
ick wan fractured, and hi* body wan
eonrUlerably hrutaed. The chief had **n.
ferN| th* atore through th** front door
He lf| a Mjuud of hoaemen ta<-k Into tin
iktrketjed afore room, intending to go into
the baaement where the flame* were
through a door on the first flor at th*
rear end of the long room he noticed n
•rrall opening out for that hole
he called to the men who were following
clnwe behind him At the same time he
jumped over the hole, only to find that
1 larger opening wa* In the floor dlrertlv
in front of him Insttanl of iaivling ou
the floor he went <U*vn through <he targ 4
h<i.e atu|
black smoke tvhl *h wax boiling up from
the basement The men heard him *trlk
:he basement floor They thought .t
first he had fallen Into th© ftarn *. but i
mlnirte Inter they heard him aung out
that lie wax all right.
Whn the men reached th© basement by
the Mt.ilrw.iy they found th© chief mi
work clearing nway for th® hose pipe lf<
did not rwillis how badly he was hurt
until the fire wmn otit, and he had ©farted
for the engine house Then he found that
he could scarcely walk I>r. VV r Jarni
gan. was called In to dress the Injuries
He ptonoun< ed th* m serbm*. and •Uvl** , d
the chief to tiy In led for a day or
two.
Tha trustee* of the B.ate Normal gchoo]
at Atjiena held a meeting at the t'anltol
and elected the new fnculty for th**
school, •* follows: 8 I>. it rad well, presi
dent. K. C. Hr msoti, I). L. Bmcst. K
B. limith. F. J < rr. Hothlter Graham.
Miss Ila Young. Miss Busle Newton. Mis*
Vab rla Fraxler. Miss Annie Linton The
tnjwtH*-© decided to chartge th* cxMjrse
from two to three year* lioginnlng next
March, which they say will make a
marked Improvement in th© teachers of
Georgiu Th© school building are to be
renovated ate! impro\el.
FRANK J. BOH AY IS IM.il>.
Never Recovered I sinaelousnesa Af
ter stricken With 111 rights Disease.
Mr. Frank J Bohan died at 10 o'clock
last night, at the Savannah Hospital,
from acute Bright* disease. He ha<l
been uneoneclou* ever since he wa* strick
en with Ihe attack which caused h!
death, on Thursday morning, while he
was at work at the machine shops of
Ihe Plant System.
Mr. liohun was taken to the hospital
Immediately after the seisure. From the
tliwt It was seen mat his condition was
desperate, amt but slight hope wa* en
tertained of hl recovery. He grew grad
ually even worse, until the end come.
/.Mr. Bohan was the son of the late J.
J. Bohan and was Z year# old. Fourteen
years of his life had been spent In the
machine shops of the Plant Bystem, Ait
.Savannah, where ilia ability and sealou*
service found really recognition, aid
bioug.it him ropid projnotlon. At the
time of his daM:h he was assistant gen
eral foreman of tho shops, and held tho
entire confidence of his superiors In the
mechanical department of (be system
Mr Bohan was a member of the Em
ployes' Mutual Relief Association and ot
ihe Hospital Department of ihe Plant Hys
teric For some lime he was a member of
Company B. of the Havannah Volunteer
Guards, but resigned some years ago. lie
leaves a brother, Mr. William M Bohan,
and two slaters. Misses Annie and Maggie
Bohan.
The funeral will lake place from hi* late
resl'ienre. ¥U Hall street east, at 3>
o'clock to-morrow afternoon. The fun
eral services will be conducted at the Ca
thedral and the Interment hi- tn the Ca
thedral Cetmtery.
THE Ft FI. NOT *1 IT ABLE.
Trial of Torpedo Boat Halley gas
pended on This Account.
Washington. Tier. 8.-Secretary Long
has received the following telegram from
Capt. Evan*, tha temporary head of the
trial board, which has bean conducting the
runs of the new torpedo boat Salley oft
pfswport. regarding tha performance of
the little vernal yesterday:
"Trial Bailey suspended for want of
suitable coal? Standardisation complete
for knot*. Engine# and appurtenances
worked admirably. Board leave* for
\t ashing ton to-nlgut- Bailey returns to
Morris Mights*
ITS SERVICE AS ARTILLERY.
WAI BIT AY IYOinVSYT* OF THF
tit mor Dinrj.
former ('eantaadlng ntllesr f th©
llattallon \\ rife* an Iwferewttwg
l.efter. II el© fire f© It* llfatxtry **d
I hat of the Other Military (Hhs
mand* f fh© nty-Nr Inofat* lltst
apt. %. C. Ifcawewport Un> Yevrr
Lieutenant t'nlonrl ©f the llegl
ment—lnstaaee* \% here
mlselowed officer* In the tinsnla
Held f (HiimiHlßH* In fh© Itrfft
•nenf Heen I led.
Col. William 8 Basinger of Athens,
one of the former commanding ofTVei*
of <he Hnvunnih Volunteer Guards’ Hat
talioti. ha* written on interesting letter
to a friend in Hwvannwh. who also re
tain* a warm Interest In the oomnifitul,
relative to some of the facts of it* ha
lo ry and that of the other military or
tanlsatlon* of th© city.
Recently the statement tins been cur
rent that t one time In It* history the
Guard* were heav\ artillery n*l H• m
••r say* that thla Is not at all oorreot
“For some time, indeed.** he euvs, after
amneUitng of the organic* ion
h*l earl\ iltor\ of the corp- it %' •
assigned to duty at .m the ■-.*•-
Of Georgia and at Jhjlltvan’a Island. 8
<* where It was obliged by clrcum
•lance* to aaauma the dutlr* of heavy
artillery, a* well *t< infantry. Ami. a*
you personally know, for you were on*
of us. it gained great reputation for pro
flclenoy in both bran -h*** of service. Hut
the very brightest laurel* the cerpg won
during the war were gained by Ita exploit*
at Battery Wagner, and on the field of
B©ll.u h creek, at which latter |da<'© ft
was Singled out by its commanding gen
eral for hts apecigi thanks for It* con
duct and courage
•i * , am * ,n "*''* ** the . ixre.ilnn tn ths
S.lp from thr Ne,va ' which you rn<l mi"
Wtlte* <vq Nn.iuKrr. 'that Imv m>*
tukm In savittK (hat Cspi A r Imven-
Iwrl was never llrittrnani colonel of the
relmeni. |f , h , r . r 01 1,., h , nm
eplruoue feet In the hiatory of the (jiianle
fr.en I*M to lac which I 4o not know
a. perfectly I know my own ,-rara!
. Th *' * i Council.
tamrl In Mr lismhlr'e acoouni of th.'
janoe .round, n.ey have het-n elund by
*• comman<l
inc the Heviu.nah Volunteer (limrils
which wee then hu- „
On th.. other hen-l. ref-rtlitx to the
■.UtxraM.," |„ ,ar .|„. „ w> Ih| „
I.leut, I>eventer.t nilsht have h-efc. at the
*m.. time, a lien tenant In the iKmrifa
*nl lieutenant colonel of the rcsrlment. n
wen a etnnfilnK rule of the Otter le then.
s It nuqht to be now. that no officer
commleslotMul or non-commixe|..ne4. r.uii.i
hol.l anv iwher military •iii. trv'inenr wh
out leave ally arnutr.l l.y the oirj*.
No -uoh leave wna e\er aranle.l. or ever
W.nilit have l.ei,, m any rammleelonen
cith er of the or wa. (mnte.l in
.lent. Davenpori. If he h.i anceftte.! nn
other military ntaeUniment nHlimit
h ave. h. would lio\e ho.l to reelirrv Mut
he rinwliiol with the loiarde. aa th-et
llelltem nt. till they forme,l their loitinl
len. In loci, when he became captain .a
Company H, an.l resigned Hmi ,niini.
-t'•n. In Ihe earn.- venr, to he ohm cs|e
tain of the Tatirutll quarts"
iol H.sinner expreeeee eurprtoe lha'
the feet that Carl tlcorire W Btllea .
once lieutenant nolone! of the rvlni>n>
ehould se.ni to he so ltu|e known .Old
•eeme to think lhal the hooke of the
r-.lment ahould have reveals.] this elr
cnm.tance of lie hlelory.
The volunteer companies of Savannah
were first formed Into a luttallnn." he
write*, "under an ac of the General As
sembly, passed in January. lISX Th*
militia laws of the stale were enforced
al that lime and all the volunteer oom
l-int-* of the city were at
tached to the First Begtm'iit
of Mllltls. Not only did they ni ike
the regiment too Mg, hut It was a ran
slant annoyance to them to he sandwiched
tetwe. n the iinunlformed and unlnstruot
cd militia companies at regimental drill*,
The-1- consideration* led to the formation
of the Volunteer Battalion, and. a.* stat
ed In the slip from the Morning News ef
Dec. 13. Ueiit, A It. Ij, art on of the Blue*
wa# elected lieutenant colonel fo eomman I
It. There wa* no oilier field officer. Wil
liam Bulloch Ja'k*on, then a non-com mis
sioned officer of the Guards. was allowed
hy special resolution of the corps to be
come adjutant of the battalion, while still
retaining hi* non-commissioned office, on
condition that he should he excused from
hi* duties to the cnr|H> nnlv when the
Inttalion should he out a* a whole. Hhort
iy afterward the Di-Kalb Riflemen were
for me 1 and came Into the battalion. This
accession entitled the battalion to become
a regiment, under the seeond section of
the act of 1833. and anew act passed
In Decemlier, 1858. to organise the regi
ment. which provided for m full regimental
organization.
Thereupon Lieut. Col. Law-ton wus
elected colonel and our dear friend, Capt
'borne W. Htlle*. then a Junior sergeant
In the Guaritn. under a special resolu
tion of the corps, which, I think, was
offered by myself, was permitted to be
eomo lieutenant colonel of the regiment,
under condition* almllsy lo those pre
srf 11**1 In the case of''Bulloch Jackson
"But when the Guards formed their
battalion. In 1881. Col. H?lie* resigned hi
commission as lieutenant enkinel to Ink*
the position of first lieutenant of Com
pany It of the Guard* His later history
tve all know Rivalry belli" en the Guard
and ahe Blue* had nothing to do with
the selection of these gentlemen for posi
tions In the volunteer bittallon and reg
iment. Thev were chosen for their Well
known qualifications. In those dava the
Guards were tn Ihe habit of training up
good officers."
fine great good has followed the recent
discussions upon matters of military in
terest. They have revived the rt.igglnv
geal of some of the veterans of the sev
eral corps ond brought to light a mam*
of valuable unwritten history that other
wise would have been suffered lo go un
recorded. Col. Basinger's letter I* a val
uable contribution of this character.
CHKaCEVr t ITI HANDICAP.
*lu Mare Waa the Favorite aud
Won la I t.Mli,.
New Orleans. Dec, 21—The usual Bat
urday make w.l* the IJ.flun Creacwnt City
handicap at a mile aivl an eighth, for
which Imp. Mint Hauce wa* made favor
lie, backed from four# lo 7 to X Knight
Baitheret waa the ring's choice at tha
opening but hi* allot tel weight was drain
ed too much ami the talent refused him
Mint Sauce had no rivals.
Find Race—Big furlongs. Grey Dally, 7
to X won. with Vaudes. 8 to 1. aecond.
and Porter 8.. Bto I, third. Tim* 1:18,
Second Race—On# mile and a sixteenth,
veiling. Star Cotton, t to J. won. with
Col. Cassidy, 8 to 1. second, and Brown
Vail, 15 ip I. third. Time 1.53.
Third Ha eo—Handicap, steeple chase
I sen, 7 to 3. won. with Terry Ranger. 2’
tn 1, second, and Harve 8., 10 lo 1. third.
Time 2 3114.
Fourth Race—Crescent City handicap,
one mile and an eighth. Imp/ Mint Hauce.
7 to X won. with Linden EUa. M to 1.
second, and Donna Seay. 3* to 1. third.
Time 1:2214-
Flfth Race—Sevan furlong*, selling. Lo
cal Blossom. 2 to 2, won. with Island
Prince#*. Br> to 1. eecond. and Cterp. 2 to
X third. Time 1:32.
Blath Race-On# mile and a sixteenth
Hood'# Brigade. A to X won. with W. B
Galas. 3 to L second, and Hllvar Cola X
to 1, third. Titos DO,
Let Your
Boy or Girl
sin n tun HI
DON'T Ol VK TIIF.M BOM K ANTI-
Qt'ATEP GIFT Jl'BT HF.CAFBF. IT'S
CHEAP
DON'T. WB REfiKHCH YOl*. OIVK
AN ANCIKNT WHEEL I'MKD IN TIM KB
THAT WERE HI T KNTIKKI.Y Oil-
BOI.RTF. IN THICBtL DAYS OF AD
VA Net; MEET
IT'B TO YOI’R XNTBREBT TO IfF.KD
OI'H ADVICE
YOU CANT AFFORD TO HAVH
YOUR CHIIJI APPEAR AB A HACK
MMHBIt
THEREFORE
COME HERE,
WHERE
Juvenile Wheels
are tn plenty—and where
me M Juvenile Wheels
ARE SOLD.
Thf.v wheel* are bulk for ua.
They are high grad© lop-notch, aa It
were. Are like our
PRMiIUS lI'GM ms:
IF YOU ARE Uf DOUBT COME THE
SOONER YOU COME THE BETTER.
Our luventle Wheels Are
Sold at $22.50 A $25.
I
you Cant mkahure thrir worth
IIT THR PRICK.
If you wish to tak* your child In your
conA<l®n<*©, then you’ll UK HI'HK TO
HUr lIRIiK.
Hern use the children all know thla la
TUB PLACE.
For the Ghildren
Of Larger Growth
WE IIA VK THR
Matchless Columbia!
AT THE REDUCED PRICES,
Chainless S6O.
Chain S4O.
Ample stnek to please any demand.
W© repair wheel* for th* next c*niury.
T. A. BRYSON,
Wheels for the Holidays,
212 BUI.I, STREET •
%lf THIN SALES FI'TI HE HAYS.
AUCTION SALE
—OF—
LOTS AT THE tikOWING TOWN.
COLLINS, GA. f
THI'RHDAY. JAN. 3. 11 A M
A beautiful plantation has been subdi
vided Into lota and streets, and will he
•obi al public auction on Ihe premise* as
above
Collies Is growing rapidly, nnd these
lot* Will tie aold so that anybody can se
cure onr.
C. 11. DOBHETT. Auctioneer.
arid I.AI. NOTH AIM.
KNIGHT'S PHARMACY,
Open at Night.
Perfume Atomisers 25c to 2-
Bcal. Morocco and Fancy I.eather pock
ethonk* 225 c to JSW
Merschnutn Pipe* 13 to 215
Hair Broshe* ~...10c to 25
Tooth Brushes (guaranteed! SSc
Roger* A Gullet's, Palmer'*, Plnaud'a,
Coudray'e. Colgate's Toilet Waters, Soaps.
Powders arid Perfumes at price# that will
please. KNIGHTB PHARMACY.
Both Teleptiones, 538.
HEADS OF HOMES. HOTELS AND
, HOSPITALS
Has It ever occurr**! lo you that nearly
one-half your Ilf# I* apeot tnbed? The
tun tr**e Is the most abused arllcle of
furniture, ond •hotild be well made and
of good, clean material. It should be pick
ed nnd clean***! at least once each three
v*ar# We make new ones to order, and
have Improved machinery to eleans# and
pick old ones. Our mcchan -al work, line
of tickings and material for Ailing. flrsl
claw Medicate*! Steam Renovation of
Feather*. Ifalr. etc.
NATIONAL MATTBEBS AND
RENOVATINO CO..
Bell Phone UK 331 Drayton.
I 'HH IST MAS DIN NICK.
Beet Chrtatmaa dinner you ever ate at
Han Francisco Iteslournnt.
Good fowl. Cooked right.
JOE CHANG, Proprietor,
lit Drayton street.
IV 8 —Your place will b saved for you.
Ho come along.
ttllllSTMAs MEATS.
Anything you arant you get of ua fresh
and Ana.
Beef. Veal. Pork. Mutton.
Phones 1171. BCOTT A DAVIS.
P. 8 —Delivery prompt. Goods the beat.
PROPERTY nttNl'Jll.
If you want your plumbing work done
reasonable and up-to-date, rail on the
former plumbing Inspector. COSGROVE,
133 Drayton atreet. In rear Lutheran
Church.
DAVID CLARK,
111 JefTeraon.
trill Ax up the old furniture for you
Makes It look good as new What he can’t
do to furniture la not worth doing. He
makes the best mat tree* on earth. He
makes prices tight, too. See him.
CITY OF SAt AAA All POCKET it At*.
30 CENTS EACR.
PRINTED IN TWO COI.ORL
NICELY DdIND IN CLOTH AND
■TARTER IN UUI.U ON SIDE.
Pee Sale by
' TOE HORNING NEWS.
•I'D ui, Nfvrit-ni.
OKi:r.H' •< OTCM tI'HIIKY.
This celebrated famous old vattad
lllfhlswl Whisky Is ."(ported dsrsft
from the distillery by us
This Or.er Bcohti wntsky le
xusrsniecl to ts buttled abroad
•mi Is censlcned to us from Dies
now Scot land, and D in bond tn
the United States Custom Houea in
this city.
Thla grand eld drear ftroteb
W hlaky I. beautifully mallow and
mi and to a degree and U soft to tha
palate aa not could puaalbly wtah.
ami there lea nuttlneaa about tl
that le cape- tally pieaelng.
We are (led tn let the publla pur
chaee as amell qnontdty at they
wish, even one bottle, for tb* pur
pose of Introducing the brat brand
of Scotch whisky sxtanc .
HITMAN BROS.
WhslaaaJa Druggtota,
Lappman't Hlaok.
Bole Aganie for th* drear Distil
lar|as. Cllaegnw. Scotland, end Dub
lin. Ireland, far their Bvotch sad
Irish WhDkles •
at in in.i> w ith mxntnu.
llavipK i id, "•! with dv.pepala for ■
Innx lime, (mis week it eiav at Himinte
Springe has entirely cured me. and I mar
eat food that I could never think of eat
in* before, and I Po l better Ilian I hava
for years. 1 slew eulTcrmi wtth catarrh,
and from the HTccie ol the orator and
aun. 1 know that If I could have lemaiaod
three weeks and followed directtoas. It
would h ive curd mo of II entirely also,
and 1 lake pleasure In rmouwnandtnß
the springs and lie wonderful water to
Ihiae suffering aa I have If they will
only follow directions, and use the water
freely, ihey will be cured 1 have gained
.even pounds 111 the week, and shall raver
forget Huwanee Springe
(W H F DONN'BUeY, Druggist,
liberty and Urk f Bireeta. Savannah, (la.
, n
All you can drink for to at Uvmgstah’g.
•Tin a
ROYAL.
(MAX liIUT
You cannot obtain anywhere hettwr
value for your money, or give more
pleasure to those whom you Intend
rememhartng than by presenting
them with
CONIDA'R
BEST QUAIJTY CHOOOI.ATJ
(or Ron-Hono- or mixed)
II 00 TER BOX OF I POUND®.
EYESIGHT is PRIt riLEg*.
The MASONIC TWMPLF. I'IIARMACT
ha* added an optical department lo their
establishment and are now prepared lo
correct errors In refraction tn all tta dlf*
ferent form* by the latest method* knoam
to actenre.
An expert graduate optician ta a ways
tn attendance
Hpectacte* and Eyagloasaa mads to or
der Price# reasonable and satisfaction
guaranteed
Eye# tested free of charge
Georgia Phone No lit Ball Phona No. ML
W. C. FMirr A 00.
INSURANCE AND REAL EBTATB
AGENT*
Real Estate bought and sold on commie
lions and Bent# collected.
Itepreeentlng
Travelers Insurance Company Life. Ac
cident and liability Deparimente.
New York Underwriters Firs Insurance
Company
Greenwich Fir# Inauranoe Company.
The City Trust. Bale Deposit and Bursty
Company
Issuing Bond* of Bursty to coriraosors,
ad mini*' r atom guardian*, ate.
FI HE WORK*.
We are headquarter* for Firs Works.
Full acaortmaeit. all kind*. Plaeg your
orders will* u* before tha rush.
HARDER A MARSHALL.
Phona* W.
PRWBCmPTIORg.
Description# Ailed any lime Of day or
night- The only up-to-date pharmacy tn
Bouth Havannah
PARK AVE I'll ABM ACT.
J L Branan, Prop.
Cor. Park Ava. and Barnard.
Phone UK
ROND* execctko.
By the American Bonding and Truag
Company ot Halllnwr* Wa are author-
Isml to eie ut# locally (Immediately upon
application, all bond* lu Judicial pro
cceding* In either the state or Dotted
Btatea Court*, and of administrator* and
guardian*
prAHTNO A HtTl.td. Arantt,
Telephone 534. Provident nulldlnih
SPECIAL NOTICE.
We are now giving apeelal attention to
houe# painting, kaltomlnlng and paper
hanging, etc. With a corpa of only Arat
clas* workmen nnd a competent *up#r
tnlednent w ran do your work promptly
and *aU*faceorlly. Get our "allmat# on
anything In houe# decorating Una and
save money.
ANDBEW HANLEY CO.
itm GOHI.F.HN. I'm: DI < Hi.
Fine Game of all Itlads.
Fruits and Nuts for Christmas.
Fane, Groeerle*.
I/Ct me knnw vehnt yon won*.
Phonea 373. M• I, GiHDNRR*
P. I'aa (be leader.
HF.I.MKKV3 CAFE,
Liberty and Whitaker.
The fashionable caf# of Havannah.
Within a block of Ihe De 8010. Every
thing In season. Fal gam*. Fraab oye
ter* Private parllea-dinnaig.
Phone 848. *'
XMAf THEE*. o
Our last shipment of tha Famou* Main*
Hpruc* Trees arrived this morning.
Call early Monday and make your aaloo
tlont.
REMI.KR'B,
Corner Drayton and Liberty streeta.
PAINTY AND IBM *F. PAINTING.
We handle nothing but tha VERT
BEST grade* of PAINTB and OILS, and
employ the very best palmers to be had.
Allow us to make bid on painting your
house.
HAVANNAH BITII.DINO BI'PPLT CO.,
comer Congrea# and Drayton.
Phone 111.
rou sale.
On* 10-Inch Steam Shot Gun Feed. 22
feet long; one Hill Oscillating Steam Nig
ger. I and 10-lnch cycllndere, only used
about thirty days; ona Picket Machine
and on* Ntary Guide; also a lot of Circu
lar Haw* from 18 to 18 Inch*# diameter,
from the milt of II P. Smart A Bro. In
l.manuel county The above for sal* by
VLLB ROYAL MFO CO..
Have on ah. On,
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