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USHERED IN WITH A RACKET.
I*SI 91. (JURAT ( l.iMtm 'I UIHI Il
TIIF. AIIVKdT or CHIIIATMt*.
Rrrrta Urrf 'I lironif**t hr Timor
Ohn %V rrr O-I for All llir Rn Jo,-
nirnl Thf > (oultl I’tnri—llruhton
Mrrrl 99m, l*rknl br * llrnrr
Mh, lor Krrrrol Hnrr4Mirriii
tlona nnl lariilrnl* of (hr lrrn<
C'ltrlatmna l> Hn>
llr ).,•* l—llual ou II on ara nml
I'utilli- Inalllullona Mill Hr lloaril.
Tho uruol hljM-tuf Mir<- of Un hocna. 1
roar of Klutvf rra krrr, amt 4lt*eo*>c*rUn* j
din of cow twit*, irhrrnl in < '(irtxtmai*
May Tt** cllv no* nimoat convulucl with
energy lt DUtftl, r*ubrrnre and rnthu-
Btaxm Irutf In aliuinlmicr And
marking ('hrlutnui* *ve A* tho nol*l*t
time Savannah l*.* known for a year.
Broutthtuft wtrerl oi> |>ar *xc*i;*m* thr
irain of Ai'tlon. In faiT. thrrr an at
fiuKh of .1 Don lhat ihr rrow.ls almoAt
want bryoml the hound* und been**.; In
active tnromrii iK(r immrnalty. There
war a Jam and crush for hours, amt trend
ing one * way through the dense mas***
of humanity *** * much of Job as
one cared l*> undertake.
llamileeaJy riotous In lit* enjoyment
of the season that outstrip* all others in j
the race for tho first place In I
tha hearts of Southern people, the crowd,
wore liubhllnr over with aol spirit
principally of the mental sort, though
there was shout the usual assortment of
Christmas drunks to tie found. Tin po
lio# were diligent and “ran In" those thit
were eonsldemlily "to the had." but th ■
records at the station *ll*l not show that
there will b an esrea.lve array of sober
ed aid sorry Individuals to face Ibe Re
corder when he h(riils court this mornln.
at * o'clock. B. K. Morse w ill not be
out of Icjs.imas, however, for there were
enough a- voices stacking up against the
rye to Insure him busy day.
ChnstuiAe crowils were of the usual
character. Heterogeneous m.*"** surged
up and down the streets, while curious
spectator,i. symiMthetlc and responsive to
•.lie enthusiasm they saw on every aid*,
or hypochondriacasi and depressed by evl
dmx- of Ibe enjoyment of others that
they were unable, for some reason, th*m
eelv* s lo share, lounged against W'.ills nr
In (ban Wavs amt watched the li ‘>' g
throngs* Mere passed a merry roniisinv.
half a ikarn boyn and girls of Ihc
lomfring. roßt-king K*’ of sixteen or
th< realsHil. making their Joyous luughler
carry a* far a* it might In so raucous
b.il-l and punctuating it with blasts from
homs. the detonations of clashing su phur
m.irb*s or th*. lii" ‘ nee* ssnry to how
a rolled-tip pots-r snake his full length
Into the face of some startled passer by
Then am*- llie workingnsin and hi- wtf*.
p, rh.ips with IMI or ihreo of the children
along all laden with the gifts lhat w.-r.-
to make little ones happy upon their
waking this nnsming Neat might l*e e**u
the buslneas man. the lawyer, the *loetor,
the banker, beta tod. perhaps. In their
shoigitug ai.l only awake to the thought
that Christmws sue at hand and lhat
those deor to th*m aouM t* sorely disap
pointed It something v.fy pretty were not
forthmaung. Next might 1- se*-n th.
drunk..cither of the gregarious or of the
miliary iy|s They were usually lit
flock*, for a Christmas Jag Is not wlrat it
tt cracked up to b* unless It otn tie sliared
by reaponslve hoot, companion#.
Tbte was a Ml of the merry si'ie of It
all. but there was another, as but a mo
ment's ear to the ulmost drowned, yet
plaintive, appeal of the email tsind organ
• ~~s* * •" -hi io*o.< m*rulli jdnt or all
rye for Hie sign asqustnllng one of the
Infirmity of another beggar would demon
strate. Christmas Is the time of all
others when liberal responses are made
to demands for charity, and the anniver
sary of She birth of Him who sikt "The
poor ye have with ye alwaya" Is observ
ed by contributions lo the cause to Which
He was devoted.
Between t and 9 o'clock, perhaps, the
crowds were densest. It was then that
passage through Sh**m * oultl t>- w.*tt only
by dint of much stniggllng. patience and
del. rmlnatloti In this was a measure
of Intereet for those who were bound
upon no especial bualnea. but who had
the evening so themselves with noihlltK
to do of greater Importance then having
a good time.
Jlany Incld* ns* of th* evening would t>e
Interesting, but all who were on the
streets ha.! numerous ones within their
ken Practically tn- .-mire ia*ui.*.'iM<t
was on the street#, and there was enough
to Interest all One occurrence lhat was
of partk’ifiar Interest to one man was the
fall of a pistol lull let. The fa*s of wuch
signal moment to him In ibis connection
was that It was by but an Inch that the
leaden mls-lle missed ha* head He pick'd
up the bullet, which had been fired Into
the air from a pistol by some enshiuriast.
and was exhibiting It to show how car.-
lesa and foo.lsh persons are who Insist
upon turning their gun* loo** In th* air
and how lucky be was In taring Just out
of the way of th* descending pellet of
lewd.
To those who have followed with no
great pleasure the course of the cbrisi
mas sen son It would seem, reasoning
from the amount of noise lhat ha# been
mad* and net chronologically. that
Christmas had about paaae.l, but there i*
• hat in store for them that will cauie
the oomplete a einrionicnt of such an un
wise thought. To-day I# lo Is* not n whit
lesa noisy than was iaat night. Here*
will tha reverberations of the last cannon
cracker of the night have ceased to din
the ear# of the tossing and disgusted oc
cupant# of the decide## Issls before the
echoes will be set tiling by the first of
Christmas day. and fuel will thus be ad
ded to the wrath of tin* awakened sleep
ers. Slumber will be something of which
•he light sleeper will stand In need be
fore the agony of the Christmas holiday*
has passed.
Small hovs rampant wilt Indulge alt ilav
tops tn every excea* of nol.e that their
own Ingenuity and that of firework* man
ufacturers lan produce, while to-night
the monotony will be broken by the b-a*
objectionable feature of the Christmas eel
ebratlon. pyrotechnic displays. For
week* select coterie* of youthful ole.
brattle have been employed In the hlghiv
delightful occunatton of I-egging or 111 —i-
Ihtr tuxes or barrel* for Christmas bon
flraa, and to-filght In the Park Kilrmlnn
they will Indulite In the tntenae rivalry
of seeing which banda have been most
eucceaaful In tratherm* the largest quan
tity of li.flMmmabl* material. The boy*
have been lona ktoklna forward to to
tiiht. and It will be a eel disappoint
men I to them if they do not have a* good
a time a* they have anticipated.
The day will bo aultably observed by
nearly all the business house* ai*t public
InslMtitlona of the city. Wholesale and
retail dealer*’ atore* will be cfosed for
the day. Only thoe of the latter char
acter handllna *ood that are In eapcoiul
demand on Ctorlalmti* ilay will lie open.
The lank*, the Cotton Em liana*, the
City Exchange. the railroad otTlce*. the
)>oatoffice, the county official*' room* at
the Court Hou*e and other place* where
business la ordinarily transacted will not
be open.
Various means of spending the day
pleasantly will be at hand, for the holi
day wl.) leave crowds seeking some man
ner of diversion, and this wa* appreciated
by those who have bean managing certain
forma of entertainment. This morning
and this afternoon there will be football
at tbe Bolton Street Park, while thla af
ternoon there win be horse races at the
Thun<b rbo.t Driving Park. (Many will go
cast on hunt log or netting tripe, in fact,
have already gone, while drives will be
Indulged In bv many others, the weather
being favorable.
For those who de#lre to observe the (lay
in the manner that U would seeen It
’wild U observed there will tie church
service Bpertal programmer have been
arrange*! for th*- l-Jplsoopal. Catholic and
Lailhern Cburrhaw
( HKUTII.It MIHIIUBg TII-BIV.
II 111 He ( elrltralrg s( a Number of
( Iturehes U 111 Special Waste.
So u of the churches a# did not hold
ihelr Christmas wervlco# Sunday will *lo
so to-day. Among fhose that will are Ihc
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist where
masse# will be celebrate*! at S:Sh o'clock
m when a solemn pontifical mas# will
be celebrated, at 7. al S, at 9. and at 10:30.
when high mats* will be celebrated The
Sunday school will meet #t * o'clock.
At th* 10.30 m ics will be given (he
Christmas mu-i it programme as follows
len-'entur Coell’* iMelvll).
Mars In A IJohn AVtegandi.
• ifferiory "Adesti- Fi.leleS" (Novellol.
"<i Salutaris" (Petri).
"Tanium Krgo" iH.immerel).
"loiudat Iximlr.umchant.
At S’ I'atrtuk's Church in * as*-* will be
• • nr it'd at s oVlock a. m . at 7. at I'd
*bl *f lO.ltn At the high notes, to 30. wltl
■■ tha customary programme if
t rtrtniMS rrmrlr as follows:
Marso # mass in O.
Adssle I tiilrr," (Nuvello).
At the S.e nrd Heart Charch three
masses. The fle*t mass will be at (S
" ... k the re. owd at 7 and high m iss a;
>" Tne Choir wffl for the ftrsf time |n
•bla illy, rrealer "Sle.irn#' Mass In F
I n* offertory will I* “Arleste Fld*4*" be
Nove.lo Itenedl fTon with the lifers* ,|
S* rament will be given immediately af
ter high mass
At St Paul's Kirircnpal Church there
will h. an early celebration at 7 9* o'rl >ck
Old high ■ -lebi-adon al 11 o’clo*-k at
wnP h the following muatc will be sung
ITor***lonal. hymn J 7.
Ventt* ft diver).
Gloria (Nelson).
To la-um lomdamus (Alzamora).
J't >llale I *** (Alxamoral.
Communion.
Hymn g j
Kyrle (Adlam)
Gloria Tlt.l (Adlam).
Offertory, "All I'rals* to the Eternal
Uon).'*
lin*<tlrtuf f.Mor!#y).
\’ !.. .\ -1 j.ifii i g'
<lorla K* (Hunt). |
U* * >.
11ymn iT.
At St John'* f’hurh th# v ro will a
•H tuition <( holy onminunloti Hi 11
• k Thf programme of will
In- mm follow.**:
lTo>‘"9Hional hymn (51), **l!ark! What
Mf.in Tlkmo Holy Volcf*?"
Wnllf. old uh nt
Tf ln*um < Atz irnora).
JiihllatM Crhant).
Iniroll hymn <:►!), “It Cam# Vpon thr
Miilnlicht
Holy * -omm un loti.
Kyrl# uloimodt
Hymn. “Hark! What Mran Thour Holy
VcicwT' H'iaroi*o Rfffh
Offrrtory, Chrlatmas hymn (Ailam*
Blnierri.
HiN'fMnloDal hynn (), “Anucla From
thr It-tiilrn* of (llory.”
Rrv. Charles II Stronar, rrdor.
Ivlwyii K. Wiolhamn, ort(Mnli*t an<)
oholrmiater.
A! St. MichaH's < % harrl fhrro will Ie
an i-arly rolebmtlon at 7:30 o'Hork, ut
w hlrh tho Ijord'a au|p**r will hr adminl*-
uml aUo the* nmial CnrUfemaii eer
v|*r at 11 o‘rlo< k
Th*r# will he *rvlc#i at th# IsUthrran
Church of th# Aiu rnaion at 11 o’clock.
t llHimi%A %T THR ISX4TI % \t*E.
r*-ilaV Will flic ualet lint There Will
JJ- Umblm eaa I’lW HIIIP Tli M
To-day being Christmas the offices In
the C%ty Exchange will be closixl. Hucn
Is the tenor of a notice published In the
Morning New# to-day It is rub* at the
Cny Exchange to cbise up on holiday#,
but the offices there are shut up p.irtk*u
larijr tight when It cornea to Chrietnate
Clerk of Council Itailey may iak* a siiorc
turn around in that direction for a few
minutes this morning simply to see th it
the building is at ill there, hut few if any.
other# are likely to put In an appearance.
Mayor Myers and all the ofti dais wl'l
:l - il -It Yfr ll i-• ' f ■ i" t nip -I
the occasion there t* to be hwl. The ex
change will open up for hueiness i*fimr
row. hooi ver. as usual, and If It 1# not
a busy lay there will be a busy night us
Council will me* to tonskler a numlNt of
ini|K>n.int matters.
In Mtbhtion to the matters mmiinned
yesierda> to com# be for# Council to-mor
row night there wUI iso !•* . |etltl>n
fr*>m property owners living in the neigh*
horhood of Holton and Eim lirontl afreet#
protesting Against the holding of any eD-
use# in that locality. Council will he
u*k) not to permit any more #!tow# to
ua# tho lot flier# on account of the an
noyance to tl># roMldeut# of that section.
Another matt#t will la* the |i*titlon of
Eugene W. Anderson, colored. tiled
through his attorneys, Messrs. Harrow
and Harrow.for compensation for injuries
received by Ids running into a limb of n
tree projecting over the stdewnlk on
Oglethorpe avenue near West Broad
Anderson woe walking along hi the dark
and the limb airuck him In the eye and
face inflit ting a painful wound. H**
claim# he ha# been unable to work sine#
the accident and has had to pay heavy
doctors' bills.
CHARITY OP Till*. sllltmißl.
flnunteon* Hoses anil llasWet* Seat
tn Home* of Many Poor.
Many homes were made happy yester
day and last night through the benevo
lence of the Mystic Shrinera. Their an
nual ofTcrltigs to She poor W.i* a hnunteoua
one and it will put u good Christmas din
ner ot> many a table that would otherwise
have been hare of the delicacies of the
him son.
The hoxea ami baskets were taken to
the Masonic Temple at S:*) o'oloek yes
terday afternoon, and within a
short time thereafter more than
15) of them had been. received
The number Incnased during trie
afternoon until lost night more Hum
- s > were collecti*l at the hall to He dis
tributed In each box or basket was u
bountiful variety of good food. Thera
were chickens, turkeys, fruit, cakes, dour,
and ail aorta of g.od things that go *o
make up a Christmas feast. There wa*
enough ill each of them to provide food
for a emuil family for three or four days,
and they will have a regular Christmas
week. East night the Shr.ners gut to
gether and with trams at hand went
about the work of distribution them
selves. Thev had their lists and routes
made out, and the boxes went Into home*
where they will do the must good.
FIHEMEN <l\ THE STRCKTI.
Careful Match I* Maintained for In
cipient Hlone*.
Christmas has been exceptional In that
there* have thus far been no fires. It Is
usually the case that the firework*, com
bined with the extreme careiessntes of
many who uae them, do not fall to cause
half a doten small blataa before Christ
mas day has dawned, but property own
ers are favored this year by fortune,
whose Christmas gift to them has been
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THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2\ 1900.
KILLED ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
WiLTKR J(i\M -TOKA
k%t%IjIsV imßßfr:u h% Ton
jt:>ki>v
Ilia Throat fat mnil llr lllrt to
iH-afh—Jrnkina 4 lalnis Mr %rlrl
In *rlf-llrfrnar—>Thr Muhhtnic Took
I'lnrr In thr Mrrrt \r*r Wlirrr
Jour* la *alf In IMr KlllrH n
%tn l.nat *>ammrr—lminral \% 111
Hr Mr It! Tn-fn>.
Walter Jonm, colored, otherwt*o known
•a “Tom.” dirtl nlaht at thr Oror
*cu Infirmary, from thr r jult of knlfr
woutids received at thr hard# of Thoma
9
Jmkina.
Thr nrjihbina or' tirr# at Weat Itroal
anl fTrsidr-nt atiout •> l‘ orloi’n.
Jrnkin#' atory that hr waa |MJ*fdik
alona Ihr trr#*t arxl pu*w Jortra • ommit*
tlnir a nulaance and lo warn him
that if hr wa* rauaht hr would lr fln and
or imprisoned. Jonr* repllrd that It aa
n<n- of hi# <1 bualn* **. anyway, and
amoehrd him In thr mouth with hln ti*L,
and l#o drew a knife. “Then.’’ Mid the
prisoner, “not only Jonre, lut two oth*r
m* n that wrrr with him, aiarted for nu,
and I cut In relf-defrnae."
JrnkliMi iikuir but one cut, that wa#
enough to d*ath, for thr knife en
tered at the lobe of the left ear and w* nt
it# courier down thr neck #everlnK an ar
tery. and caman*; and iti) frotik i'* of
blood.
Patrolman Collin#, who tame along a
few m)nut*a after the affair, rent th#
hurry call tor th# umbulan'e. and tried
to help the man a bei* he oouhi. l>r.
MorrlMn, who rami' to the #'*r.e of the
ruttitiK tried to ataunrh the flow f blood,
but It wa# u#eieM and Jonee imm pr< -
ttraily de.id br’foto Ik retiriird the In
firmary.
Alter Jenkln* rut Jmtn he ran down
the atreet, hut wa followed and rap
lured at the raJrroidl by Joikw*
two friend#, both of whom #tate that tln
born lid wa# unprovoked.
Joiich wtr weli known to th# police,
though ho bore no very *<*nd reiAjtation.
A few month# hko hr r
-r #te*l for lu Ihk mind up in
the killing of another 4.e*cro at Httrrl#>fi
un i We#4 Broad #tr*v-t# ufiiy a few feet
away from the pI.K * where hr hinno-lf re
ceived his death wound. Th# ctan wa# in*
veetuintl by the Krand Jury but eveknee
enough t* iMkl him (xnikt not I** aecurwd.
Coronor <kxtt- wa# nodded of th# kdl
ina of Jone# and will probably hold ai.
K.qurst vome time to-day.
.“HOT BEt \l HE It EJ fIU TED.
I'ourieen-lrar-Olil t.lrl the Virlliu
*f a J**alou* Diver.
Tn*lla Oreen. a colored glri 14 years old
was ahot lust night ul*>ut 12 o lo k by
Coatiy Houston and wni probably di •
from the wound.
The shooting occurred on Harrison
street, near 1-aurel. and. from the state
ment# of the witnesses wan entirely with
out provocation. The girl, ti seems, had
been accepting the attentions of Hu*ton
for several montu* but last night when
he “claimed her as hi# girl” she denied
the c;alm Tnls so ang A r<d him that
without any further word# he shot he.*.
The bullet, a 3R-callbre one. entered til#
left groin Inflicting a wound th.it wlil. so
ber attending physician say#, prove fatal.
WMIU <;Uv\-er m olored man who s.o
n*ar th- seen# of the affair, caught th#
na* and him over to Patrolman
l>avi# who sen 4 him to the barrack
W bile on the way there, he seemingly did
not realize the gravity of his offense, but
was perfectly cool and collected tw ex
pt*asel no regret for hk* act.
The glri was in ken to her htm< on Ann
street, near Harrison, where she was
when seen last night by a Morning News
reporter.
DID I P THE %% %T 4 IIHAII.
Crowd of \eg roes Reseat Ills Inter
fering With I’heir %ni naeuiput,
Joe Hottertson.the colore<l watchman for
Kehoe’s Foundry, was shot three times
lust night about 10 o’clock by a crowd of
colored rowdies that he tried to prevent
slwtotlng off fireworks rxir the foundry.
There were several men in she crowd
and when Robertson remonstrated with
them for endangering the property of
which he is the caretaker he was told
that if was none of his damned business
whether they fired off the thing# or not.
lie told them that It was his business and
then they jumped on him. so many that
Robertson was unable to say who or how
many shot him. Robertson also has a
wound on the haek that att>e.tn to have
been made with a knife
The victim of the onslaught was taken
to the barracks where his wound# were
attended to by Dr. E. 8. Osborne.
About midnight Detectives Hiark, Mur
phy and Wall, together with I’atrolman
J Farrell, captured three men that are
thought to h ive had :i hand In the affair,
chough they deny It They are Black
Alec, Bonvy Jim. and Robert Ralston.
It 1# th<agbt that Robertson # wounds
will not prove fatal.
PlltE l> t 111 IK 1111.1.-g OITtIT.
Hunted a Hooke*** and a let si
Paper*.
The flremen were called out at 1:®
o'clock this morning by on alarm from
Hox No. hut Hay and Whitaker street-
I I* • W'.U , .1 I ' ' ’ •'.! li.'.l' ■ -•”
In the Waidburg bulkling on the north
able of Hoy street, next to the City rlx
ehange. It started among a lot of paper*
In a book case In Mr. Churchill’s private
office in the renr part of the hul.dlng.
Wiiehimn Palvey saw the light and
turned In an alarm. A stream
from n rhemlcal extinguished the
blase before It had gained much
headway. Only the papers and
books In one side of the case ami the book
case Itaeif were burned The damage to
the furniture will not amount to more
than a few dollars. There was nothing to
whow. how the Are started, but I* supposed
to have been from matches on the book
caae.
CHKIWTYIt* tilKTk EtH FIRRMKX.
Assistant Chief Mourn and Foreman
Tnahneh lleniemhered.
Assistant Fire Chief Monro and Fore
man Toshach of No. 3 Engine Company
were each the recipient* of Christmas
gift yeaterday from the men al the Ogle
thorpe avenue station. The assistant
chief wa* presented a h.in.laom* fountain
pen and Forenan Toshach roller chair
for his desk. Both officers are popular
with the men. and the presentation was
the occasion for an expression of the good
feeling that exist* between them.
t nder the Mars and Bars.
"Vnder ths Star# and Bars; or Mem
oir*of Tour T*rf Bsrvice With the
Oglethdrpe*-of Augusta, Qa," by Walter
A. Clark, orderly sergeant. Price, cloth.
73 cents; paper. 59 cents. For sale at
Estlll’a "X**# Ix-jun, 45 Bull street, Su
vaunaU. lie.—ad.
WflX UHHK FOH Till-; FAIR.
%m% amnmh OruiHHirra IMHir Tkem
•rltr* to Ho All They f an.
A meeting of Po#t A of the Traveler#’
I'rotertlve AMOciatlon wu# held yester
day mornlna at the Bereven Hou#e. pre#-
ident Max Kraut*# prr#ldlmr. Several m.*f
ter# of Inter* #t to the Pout were brought
up for dW'tjsdon and action, but chief in
Importanee among thore considered w#
(hat ttf the ikate Fair. The following res
olution wa# offered and adopt#*), the
drumrm r gladly ohliiratlllff them#elvea
to do all In their power for the #ucce #f
trie fair:
“Wheren* h* r||y of Havannah. In con
formity with the eijr*#ed delr# of her
people, backed up with the hard cath.
ha#, throuKh the pathnt effort# of her
faithful representative#, been aw.irde*!
the next annual Slate Fair; therefore,
be It
“Hesolved. Flrat: That the membership
of Post A Traveler*’ Protective A##oc!a
tlon f Ami*rl n, an orKanlaunon com-
IMksed of Th* drummer* traveling out of
Havannah. rrtognlp this .# . iroirr*##lvc
step In the direction of trade expansion.
“S < nd That wo commend th# enter
pr e exhibited by Havtinn.ih on thl# oc
ranlon. iind are In hearty symra:hy wdth
the undertaktnr
“Thlr*! Tha# we pUdire wjr best effort#
to create enthusiasm to talk Fair and
advertise th*- Fair In our travels; am! will
in our humble w.y, strive to promote and
contribute to M- success In every w#v
poasble.
"Fourth. That these resolutions be
-pread upon our mlnue* and. aoon after
ortranlxatlon. a copy be han*!ed the chalr
n;m of the Ht.te Fair Executive Commit*
t-
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Tin: M % lit IT% OF llilbbl .
Tree at the f onnty Farm U#■
fgunrded hi n tonslet.
There has been an unusual #* arclty of
holly this year It has been In ureat de
ni *ml for ornament, and In some instance#
for Christina* tr*-*e. Many I idle# have
*lriven out on the country roads during
the hi t few day# In search of holly
bran hes, an*) sometimes s*-* klmc entire
trees If they could in* found. Many
(V risitn.i h, howevr, have depleted the
supply of hoi y In the womis. and holly
t’hrtstnwis trees thl# year are few and
f.ir betw**en. Many have faiU-d even to
!*c ure small branches of It for ornamen
tation.
A iady drove out one of the rood# the
other <lay aearchlng everywhere for ho ly.
Tho only tree on the drive from
w hich a refimm tuhie brunch could hav#
is t n secured stood Just at the entrance
to the county farm. It wa* much admired,
but a convict stood guard over It. a
trusty who was instructed that it wa# not
t* be touched Appeals w**re in vajn. The
Founty < *omcnlsalouers evidently have an
*•>*• for beauty, and obey w*re determined
r.ot to ►**• their dl#ffa:ured. Hence
the • onvirt was put there and told to sav
lo all comers that the tree wa# an orna
ment of the county farm, and so It was
to remain
Perhai s s* v*ral others had the same
experience, ne\-erthe'es.H the commission*
or* preserved their pretty tree, and those
who drive out the Montgomery * ‘row*
Rond will see It smndlnjr there to-day un
lu*U)bhol and unharmed.
A WRLt tMli: IH.tNNt GIFT.
Mrs. Morel H'***!vea the Woodmen's
Insurance on Her late Husband.
Mrs. Mathilda 8. Morel, widow of the
late J 8 Morel. Jr., will receive a Christ
mas present to-day in the shape of a
$3,000 check from the Woodmen of the
World in (Miyment of the Insurance uimn
•** l*#. rxt hop lt* tiiiKj*rt(t wtiA WAtf
killed by n railroad train near MUivdg*-
villa a month or two ago.
There was Rome difficulty ami
de.ay In obtaining the proofs of
deal h, but when these were re
ceived and forwardM to the headquar
ters of the Woodmen It took Just ten
days to return to the clerk of the eainp
in Savannah the check for payment of
the policy.
Mrs Morel, who is nt Wilming
ton Island. was notified yesterday
that the camp is ready to pay over to
her the amount of her busband’a insur
ance. Aeconvpanvtng the check was an
order to erect a monument over the grave
of the dead member of the society. The
promptness with which the policy was
paid af<or the proofs of death were sub
mit ted is characteristic of the busln*ss
management ut the mstmen’s order.
The 13,00 win be a welcome c'/iristmia
gift to Mrs. Morel. The Woodmen s pol
icy was the only insurance Mr Morel had
W ITH fllbt bit W ATER RRRVItR.
Mr, H. M. lotion Was Prevented h)
iliilurmru and 4 oiiduefors.
General Manager 11. M Jjofton of the
ffavannah. Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
Railway, was presented with a handsome
•diver water service by tbe conductors
him! mot or men of tbe line. The presenta
tion took place yesterday at noon at the
oflice of the company on Holton street.
Mr. J F. t’olllns. starter of the ears,
made the presentation speech, expressing
the esteem In which Mr. lx>ftot is held
by the employes of the company *nd
wishing him a very happy Christmas. The
handsome token of the regard of the em
ployes was received with titling atknowl
edgment by Mr. la>ftln.
ME A Til OF Mil. hat UIIHKMtI.
Farmrrly a Sstsnnsldsn and geere
tnry of Central llaltrond.
A telegram rreelvrd In flavanitah yester
day ennoum-e-l the tleath of Mr. Edward
Workman In New York on Sunday.
Mr Workman will be remembered by
many ttavunnahlans. He wa* private sec
retary for the lute Mr. H. M. Corner for
scene eight years, and waa for several
year* secretary of the- Central Railroad.
At the Inst annual meeting of the oom
t-any he failed of re-s-lectlon. and noon af
terward* left for New York with Mr*.
Workman and their two children.
NO ENCAII RlfilXU CHANGE.
Hr. W llllam Hnnean Is hull tlesper
ately 111.
The condition of Dr. William Duncan,
whose desperate Illness was announced In
yesterday's Morning News, cmitliuMa ao
serious as to warrant no valid hope of
his recovery. He was In practically a
tomatose slate all of yesterday, ami
though last night he was reported as tp
l-arently a little stronger, the Improve
ment ’ as not of a character to encour
age the holies of his friends.
<•Kiy.CH THKIIi FOCKBTHOOK.
Two louns laaillea Hohbed on Park
Avenue.
laiat night, about o'clock. while the
Misses l.ebey were on Park avenue, he
tween Bull and Whitaker streets, a young
negro, that Jt seems had been follow'd
them for some time, rushed against them,
and. grabbing ths pockstbook of ons of
the ladles got away with It. The matter
has been reported at the barracks.
Buy It. Try 11. Tou will never change
your brand. Cook’s Imperial Extra Dry
Champagne never falls to please. -ed.
M'MILLAN MAY BE IN RACE.
HKI.IIoF EIPRKNKD THIT HI.
HII.I BNTtn ( IrtTKXT.
11.-I*r(, H.rr ( urrrn( )*•(*• day •
■ li.lh IMm That Hr H*l l**ldr.l
to Hun lint Mr. Mrttillan *•)•
Tl.rr*- trr (lihrr )t,tl,r. Klr.l (
h* ( ax,l<l,rrd—••)■ Hr Will HgUr
a MntMii.nl W 1(1*10 ** l(> r Two-
PnlKle* W ill lot Hr Tolh**l To-ilot.
9pw Candida** for Hiirl**rm*l*-r.
Mr. W rlli* Will Not Hun for lld.r-
Man.
It Is believed that Mr T H McMillan
will enter the race fr Mayor on the antl
.nlministration platform, wketiever that
platform Is ailopt***) It w.is re|s>rtetl yes
terday from several llfferent sources that
Mr. M' Mllian had practically consented
to make the race. Heveral mcmls-rs of
the anti-administration faction stated th t
they believed Mr McMillan would c*i
iwtu to the us* of hi# name. A number
of those on the other side s.iid they had
heard II positively stated that auch would
be the case.
It may be said, however, that as yet
no authoritative #(ap-meH has come from
Mr. McMillan as to whether h- would or
would not run. l\i view of the many re
(Kjrts around the streets lo the effect that
he would make the race, a representative
rff the Mornlna New# asksl him ;>oinf -■l
ly alout the matter yesterday.
“1 am not prepared now to make an>
statement,” Mr. McMillan replied, “as
ihere are several matters to be tak*# Into
consideration before a decision t# reached
1 will be ready within a day *r two to
make a statement one way or the other,
but at the present time It is Impossible
for me to say anything definite.”
It Is understood that Mr. M Mllian wrlli
have a further consultation with hi#friends
before making a definite statement. To
day being Christmas, then will he no |*<-
HI lea J conference of a purely business na
ture; hence no results ure expected un 1
to-morrow or next day. It is tacitly un
derstood that fiolltlcal matters will U
droplet to-day and any arrangement *
that ere tA lie made or conference# that
If* to be held will go over ui.tii UMBO
row.
It I# believed that If Mr. McMillan
makes the race, the afkil-admlnlsinition
faction will put out as strong an aKh-r
--(iMiftic ticket as It is po?-#tbie to secure.
tv*n with the election of two or thr*
aldermen, this faction would have an .<)
vantage in future contests which both
sides know well how to ap(ireciate It J*
Iwdlsved to be due to this fact that many
of th# present city officials, some of
whom were former Uherwl Club sympa
thisers, will continue to hold their po-l
tlono.
Th# race for th# o4t> offices goe warm
ly on. It was stated yesterday that w w.
practically poalfive lhat Mr F M Oliver
wouid oppose Mr 8 H Adams for dty at
torney. The Morning News at a ted yeacer
day that Mr. Oliver would pro.abl> be lu
ch race. #
Anew candidate for harbormaster n
shied his castor Into the fing. # tl* 1# Mr
Farcy Lae. at present In th# employ of the
t’entral KaHroitd. Mr. Dee's friends say
mat he wlil have eight votes. Mr Jam* -
Mcßride’s friends insist that* he has *4ght
voiea for the want# pie*lHon, ami tho-*
supporting (’apt. Reilly and Mr. vor.
Eberstein Insist they cannot beaten.
Mr John Bower's friends say that in th*
fight between Mr. H. E Dree son and Mr
J. lirdjert Creamer, he will be able to lam)
(gain in the city mar-hal'n office Mr
Dreeson, 4t is makjng som* w hat
of an independent fight, whll# Mr. (’reamer
is supposed to have ih# support of many
of the administration faction leaders.
Mr David Wells stated to friend# yea
.**.x•• tHm-i k* witia noalitvfiv not .)
the race tor abierman this clrm*. Mr
Wells, it will le remembered ha# been
count'd on as one rm-mler of the pres
ent ikb rtnanlc Isjard. who would be on
the coming administration ticket. His
determination not to do so leaves only
three memi>ers of the present board who
will be on the administration ticket,
namely Aldermen Dixon, liacon and
Thomas
“KKKP THE FI.BIMJ.”
\ew In flic 4'n tit |m Ik it
Circular Line.
II it her a striking little thing In the cir
cular line was Issued yesterday anil ex
tensively distributed among the colore I
people of the oily during the morning. It
is a concept of Toni Golden. a trader of
the administration forces among the mem
bers of his race, and as a campaign doc
ument It Is a pearl of great price.
"Home Industry!" It Is headed, In large
black letters that extend across the top
of the |*ige, and "Home Industry” I* re
peated In letters scarcely less black on
the line below
“It has become necesaary.” the circular
proceeds, "to call a meeting of the colored
voters of the four city tnllltla districts,
to come together once to secure protec
tion for the colored eltlsens of Chatham
county, and who reslly need the s> m|*u
thy snd protection of all nation.
"The meeting Is lo be held at Ogle
thorpe Hall, comer Itay ami Humber
street*. tVedncjelay night, lec iw.
at * o'clock sharp. Speeches will he made
by prominent colored Cttlsena and all vot
ers will have an opportunity to give vent
lo their feelings as to the coming cam-
IMlgn No elttxen will he required to sign
anything at thia meeting.
"This Invitation Is extended by Presi
dent Golden of the Oglethorpe Club, and
his desire Is to have every colored gen
tleman who Is Interested In the best wel
fare of his race to he present. All preach
ers. doctors, lawyers and mechanics are
cordially Invited to he present ami each
one of them will he made welcome." The
circular Is adorned with a cut of the
Btar* amt Rtrlpes. beneath which Is the
motto, "Keep the flag flying "
The exact connection between home In
dustry. the necessity for the protection
of colored eltlsens. the coming campaign
'ami the flight of the flag ts not explained
In the circular, but doubtless at the meet
ing all will be made clear. The explana
tion. It Is likely, will come In the form
of an Indorsement of Mayor Myers and
hts administration.
fTIEIUL or PRANK Holm.
Bervlrea at Cathedral Attended by
Many People.
The funeral of the late Frank J. Jioh.in
took plsee from the family residence. No,
>/ Hall street, east. a J;N) o'clock yes
terday sftemoon. The services at the
Cathedral of Bt. John the Baptist were
conducted half an hour Inter. In the pres
ence of a very large number of the frlenls
and acquaintances of Mr. Bohan and his
family.
The funeral services at the Cathedral
and at the grave In the Cathedral Cem
etery were conducted by Rev. Father
Robert Kennedy, rector of the parish
The choir of the Cathedral rendered a
number of beautiful -acred song- and
hymns while the services were In prog
ress.
The funeral was attended by the em
ployes of the Plant System shops at B.
vannah. of which Ur Bohan was assist
ant general foreman at the elms of his
death. In a body.
■ • *
Th* b*t protection *v*!ntt fvrs.
pneumonia, diphtheria, ate.. ! In building
up tha with iluod* SarsaparlUa.
—#4.
\i tauc uiu;d mhiiitai ti hrrv*
l .ll.m, Klrrlrlr lllnmlnailna Tb.'*
I.KI (n 11,
Each of ti* *mrlo>'* of th* Eritxoo
Electric Itluralnxtmg Comiuiny r-ccivcl
laet night with th* coniptl
m*f*(*. It lx *tual Chrlatmaa pr**nt Tl>*-
marii**l men r*c*tv*t lurk*)' and * t ’°*
of candy while th* xtngt* tn*n w*i* glv*n
mi .Ia twx of h.*i**lK*rchl*f.
Khort*y eftcr 9 o’cio*k th* ne-n. hftF
two. in number were invited into the rH>m
of th* Katr Bit lain K*nd*rgartrn B)-*-
t* m n*ar the Ki- tric C.anpany'x wora*.
and tier.- ~*llr.--..t *> Mr A. 1* I'rum
manag-r of th* .omi'any and Mr Georg*
J Haidarln. |t pr**l*l*nt.
Mr. Baldwin nu. 1* quit* an lnt*r*!*tlng
talk telling th* men th* vatu* of ,y
-t.miii. *rwl conri'i*nttou work. atl an
-urine them of th* cMniainy'a apprecia
tion of it He I*l,o cho** thl* occaxlon
of notifying them thal at a r*c*nt m**t-
Ing .f (h<- to. khotdera of (h*- company
tt had h en deeided that taginnlns with
next y*nr * >.th * mfrioye of th* company
will !>.• given name time .luring th* year
a hoi..t.iy of i.l. day, *t full pay. Thl,
tnnotin-< ment w.i, gr*-etcd with a hearty
wpplauflc.
M- (iearge O. Httaecv *xpre,**.| to
M--,r, Ballwin and I>rtim th* .*t>-
ireetaiion *ri 111. <'hrl,tma* gift and (lino
cf th* hotkloy. Th* pr. ,en(* were then
liatrtt* ilcl by M* -r, I*ttun and Keck,
an,l Mr, Baldwin, who gave out the
randy.
MHII (19 9 9| 99 lit 9T.
i based. Ileaf nul Cornered a Arum,
hat Mas lrl%en Oil hy Police.
An unknown i, r came near being
klil-ti last r ight on Whitaker str.et short
ly before 10 o’cks k. He t*came involve*)
in a qusrrel with a whit# man on Hull
street, and struck him and ran. N'>4 only
the man that was struck ran after him.
i*ent on vengeance, but tho chese
was Joine.l in I y others at every step of
the way. so that by the time tho negro
:runcd .* -• on Broughton streot tliere
was bowling mob of possibly l£n or
more lent on nkliHt vengeam*# for they
knew not what, on th# flying negro. TTw*
m<tn iul h raping cut the b. k of his
hea f fr*m which the blood was flowing
mj fr* \ that it spattered tho sklewalk
as he ran.
When Whitaker street was reached he
turr-i to the south and ran for a block,
and entered a small shop In search of
i*afel> TTi** proprietor <f the p!c# t see
ing his plight, cose*l the door, but the
mob w.i9 P nt on g‘ttlt.g it quarry, and
nroke in live <ior and woukl probatjy
have killed the man Nit ftr the arrival of
l*atr.lrmn tkslbold. uli ditpernd the
crowd and escorted the fugitive a safe
distsmre on hi# way home.
PRETTY AHOW IVIKDOWI.
fhe Hestanrants Make a Tempting
Display.
The show windows of Hicks* restaurant
are attracting • great and al of attention.
They are gratefully festooned with green
mil filled with l< mpting * atabl*s.
A lupous sucking pig with an apple In
its mouth, cooked brown, alongside of a
fat turkey, with every imaginable trim
ming at.d dressing, fid one window. While
Mumm's Extra Dry, with a tempiing lay
out nil the other.
Mr Hiidts has the reputation of mik
ing the prettiest window display* of any
retaurant or hotel In Havsnnah. He has
not fallen short In the display of
The San Francisco restaurant. 114 Dray
ton street, has a graceful and tempt
display of good things to et and drink.
IIHMiIIT IMtonl’Ht TW.
Troll’* **rrn<l Term. Ilrginnluft
llrt rIRtM t HI at.
The recent unusu.il good fortune of the
fteorgl * S hool of Technology will Jn
crvmre ii *ffb*U ncy. No entrance examina
tion will 1h- h*rraft*>r. ami et
dents *ntorlug without nuftbient prt f**r
aiion for the low • >i da** will be advanc
ed ns rapidly <* possible. Htudenta may
nter at any lime, but nr j<lv!ml to enter
at the beginning of he term. Dec. 31
Applicants f*r ndmlMlon are requested
to write at on e for particular*. Addres*
Kyman Hall. President,
Atlanta, (la,—ad.
Hrnndia ftulwon, ‘.’l* Ilrnajch Inn
**frrp|. I n*t.
My friends and pitron* are Invited o
join me this morning with the flneat cl. a
of egg-nog in the city, between the hotirr
of 8 and 12 o’clock. You will have to
"hurry,** If you want to nee Peter, for I
will ie closed after 12 oViork noon. Peter
Morton.—ad.
xitick.
•Ichednlr* to T> bre. (in.
Tybee train** scheduled to leave Savan
nah at 3:( p. m. ntvl Tybee t f:3u p m.
(city time) daily wiU he annulled on Dec.
25. Chrlatmaa day. J C. Halle.
a*l.— General Pa Merger Agent.
Mr. Drnt +n y*,
"Oraybeard has well nigh cured me of
rheumatism from which I have br* n a
grwt nufTerer the hint fifteen yearn.** Mr
Dent’a poMoftire t* St. 81mon< Inland, Qa.
Kev. John fhrlHtun of Pierce, Ala.,
says: “Oraybeard has cured Mr*. John
Childress of Baldwin county of rheuma
tism. In February Is-forc she bt-gan >o
take Oraybeard she was given up to die
She ts now sound and well."
Oraybeard Is made only by Hrapes
lirug t'om|sny, sole owners, and sold hy
drugglt* for 81 <*> u bottle. Every family
should have a box of Oraybeard I*lll* sod
Oraybeard Ointment.—ad.
Holiday Hales via Rontl.era nail
may.
Tickets on sale to atl points, a fare and
a third for the round trip, on Dec 22-2S
-21-23*30 and 31st, lHflr, also Jan. 1, 1901
limited to Jan. I, returning m addition
to above, stu.lents holding certlflcales
signed by superlntendents or prlnelim’a
of schools or colleges will be sold tickets
eonunendtng Dec IS and limited to Jan.
8. Ja*. Freeman, cjty passenger and ticket
agent, lit Hull street. 'Phones BSo—ad.
angered S.l I earn.
••oraybenrd cured me of catarrh from
win. It 1 bed iiiSdul 'holy-five years
Nothing on earth so far as I was able
to obtain gave me relief since taking
Greybeard I am as well a* ever 1 t,ad
catarrh of the head. Mrs. It hods Dean
Ballinger. Tex. '
limy heard |* made only by Respess
Drug Company, sole owners, and Is solj
at drugstores for II a bottle.—ed.
Holiday Hates
Via Central of Georgia Hallway.
Tickets will be sakl at rate of a fare
and a third round trip on Dec. 22. ss -4
S. and 21. IW>; al-o Jan. l, nn '.J
limit returning Jan. 4, IT:
Ticket office 107 Bull street and Central
Passenger Station —ad.
A High-Or.-de Institution for Indies
Shorter Coilsgt. Rome. Oa. Wrt,. ,~
catalog a* —ad * w
—’’What kind of a man la Dougiesp
faZ,*'"l'V** W ‘" *•“ • ""'-ll
favor, so he can come around next da*
and aak a big Uvgr.’-Chlcogo IW-oid.
FOR
USEFUL CHRISTMAS
“GIFTS”
—GET ONE OF OUR—
HANDSOME
LAP ROBES,
HARNESS or
SADDLES
Congress and Whiiaker Sts.
LEO FRANK.
The Event
of the Season
—AT —
Hogan’s
Excellent Chance
For Christmas
Shoppers
TO BUY
FINE FURS
and CAPES
fll Actual Cost
Thox* Rood* arc all this wnjon'* xtylc*.
No back mimlcrx. We hove too ir.any c.|
Ihc a hove garments, t cil.a the season It
advanced.
Come early and get the pick.
Daniel Hogan,
Corner Broughton and Barnard t
HARDWARE
Oil Heaters.
Air Tight Heaters.
Stoves and Ranges.
Fire Arms.
Ammunition.
Hunting Coats
and Leggins.
Abo w our lino of (TOOKI NO UTEM
-811-8. TINWAKK aikl CITL.KUY.
H I PEEPLES i m,
:r. CONOR EBB BTREET. WEST.
We Save You Money
—ON—
Fire Works. Toys and dolls; see us quick.
"Phone 678.
DONNELLY DRCO CO.,
Liberty snd Price streets.
J. D. WEED fc CO
AAV AN BAH, aA.
Leather Belting. Steam Packing & Hose
Agents lor NEW iUUK SUBiik.lt
UL.LTLNU AN Li PACKING COMP AN X.
AMI BKMK.NT9.
§AVANN.AH TIIKATEIf.
CHIURTMAS DAY. DEC 25.
matinee and night
UUOHTER EVERY MINI'TE.
HOYT'S
“A MIDNIGHT BELL’’
with ALICE ROBEEAND at "Dot.”
and an excellent supporting company, In
cluding IJIIIe lutwson. Ihe little spe- laity
queen; Harry S. Robinson as "Deacon
Tldd;" the Village Choir, and plenty of
1 tnusie and *|*-eialtlea.
PRlCES—Matinee. 7.V. Me and Xci
1 Night. ll.U), 75e, Guo and 3Ek’.
SAVANNAH THEATER.
FRIDAY EVENT NO, DEC. ,
Farewell Tour of
Droodhurat’s Furiously Funny Faroe,
“U! HfiDDened to Jones.”
By OEOROE H. BHOADHCRST.
and presented hy the Broadhurat Bros.’
No 1 Company.
OR EAT CAST!
FCNNIEH THAN EVER!
**ats on tale. Plicae—gum, 75c, *oc and