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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. 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"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, 3