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CASDIDATK* FOR AIA)ERMF.W.
Ala^or torera and Mia Admlnlalra
tlon lodoravd hr largr MrHlna of
Ihr (lllira* Club at hatunlr Trm
plo lark of onpoalflan neemcd to
Harr Hlllril Hatbaalaam and Ihr
MrrlLaK Wes a Ifalri liar.
Iltretdir* hi F. M. Oliver. J. F.
lain, John E. hchesars and . .
Oaborae—•*lanunlitrr of One Itnn*
drnl Will Rrpurl Ita Aiiailnalliina
to Mui Meetlmt Wrdnralir Mglil.
A mnttnK of aix hundred or more voi<-r
of Savannah fihirml at Masonic Tempi#
luat nIgM, iml or aril tha candidacy of Hon.
Herman Him for the mayoralty, and
authorised the appointment of a commit
fee of one Itundrad. hr tha chairman ot
the merOng. to mak* nomltiatlona for al
derman.
The fat berth* vr.it a hirae one. for be
•ldea thoae who were In the hull- ther.
v rrc a hundred or more whom the I will
moaid not lut'd. who held little overflow
taretlng* on the atreeta. The lack of oie
jioaftloßk however, eaat a damper up-m the
en{huisam and the fneetln* was one o*
tha qid at eat political meettnaa that Ite
vannah haa known for a lonic time.
Thera were about four hundred pernor.*
already In the hall, when the willed ad
ministration cluh* of the southern section
of the city marched In. Tha club* were
headed by a braae band and a carriage,
containing Praatdent Wdixm T. Hussey,
of tha Hoirthstd* Admmlatratlon nub,
B’reatdcnt It. H. Clemente, of the South
jtnd Club, and I’reatdent K. M Cornwell
of tha W. W. Oeborne Club. Measr*.
. H. Holland and B. O. Itoffera acted aa
anarahala of fhe | raili There were
about 350 men in line. The Houthildem
and the band marched Into the hall, and
the tetter took up an advantageous por
tion in the gallery.
On the etaite were Messrs. II W. Dlx
on. W. IV. Oaoorne, W. H. Wade,
Charles Slppie. Jam** M Dixon. J, F.
Cano, M J. Boyle. F. M. Oliver. John
f4 bwarx. 8 L. luixaroo, L. A PalUg-int,
At X. Corbin. John J. Keller. W T. Hua
oey. F. M. Cornwaß, H. H. Clement*.
"VV. I*. Bailey. A J. Garfunkel, Chart.a
flarfunkel. M Naufhtln. Samuel Ke>-
tKiliki. John E Schwarz, William Harden,
C |P. Kell bach, Jonn* Mendel. Sell* Men
del. anal other*
Col. M VV Blxon called the meeting to
order and stated that Ita purpnae wax to
Indorse the randhtecy of Hun. Herman
Myera for re-eleotlon to fhe oftlce of May
or of Savannah and the appointment of
a committee to nominate a Board of Al
dermen
"It doesn’t look now aa If there would
I* any opposition lo the election of Mr
Myers, and 1 don’t believe there will be ’’
sand Col. Dixon. "I believe that there la
hut one party In this municipal oamiwign.
and that 1* made up of oupportera of the
jprenetM administration and thoae who
favor Its Indorsement at the polls on tha
kth of next January.”
The ohatrman intiodured aa the first
speaker Mr F. M Oliver, who ho* become
a fast fanorlto with the attendant* upon
political meetings since, he won his polit
ical spur* In the healed campaign of last
May. He was greeted with applause,
that became even more hearty and con-
tlnued when he mentioned the name* of
!Mi)or litem and Hotlcltor General o
born, as mni equally entitled to the can
■l delation and tbe suffrage of the peopiu
of Savannah.
"The Ctttsens' Club." Mild Mr. Oliver,
“haa stood In the paat for u gov. rnmrnl
of the people of Havannah, for Uie peo
pie of Havannan, by the people of Si
varnish, and aa King a* It rontlnuea to
atand for Ihla principle. I ahall continue
to be one of Ita inerolx-r*."
Mr. Oliver aaid that ao well tiad tlte
jtrearnt udmtidsi ration governed the city
that there had not been a criticism. There
If no room for criticism, he aald. ami
Mayor Myers and hta administration de
aterves to receive the tndoraement of the
prop!.- of Havannah
Col. Dixon r*d a latter from Hon
Jr. Q. duUtgnon. who had been expected
to be preeent and apeak Mr duttlg-
Skwi explained In hi* lotter that
he bad hlmaelf expected to make a few
remark* Indorsing Mayor Mytra and he
regretted that hta engagement* would not
permit him lo attend the meeting At the
tna* meeting of Wednesday night, Mr
dußtgnon aaM. tic would he present aiat
wrouid have the ideaaure then of aaylng
vrhat be wished to aay In reference lo the
pniltlcal campaign
There were erlea for "Hohwarx," and
Air John K. B>hwarx. The chairman ex
plained that In the Inal campaign hr and
Mr. Schwarx had hern on opposite side*
i of the political fence and had then had
good deal to aay about each other.
| There had been nothing offen*lve Intend
ed or Imputed, said Col. Dixon, In thla
Hide exchange of |>er*onalltlea. and he
and Mr tichw.irz had always continued
good friend*. <ltwltt the difference* that
politic* engenders.
Mr. gahwar* l-egan by aaylng that he
did not Intend to make a long speech He
■wax gratified that at last "the pln-cuah
lon and tha eel were awimmlng .In the
autfar pool Little Johnny haa burled the
•atebet and peace relgna In Yaotacrnw."
Mr. Schwara aald tlial he had two or
thrwe reason* for changing from the op
position to the eupp rt of the administra
tion and aa he bad been somewhat crMt
clged on thla account he desired to give
them briefly. Pirn, he explained, he had
changed because aa an American clllgen
I It wa# hi* rlghl lo change hi* mind when
ever he pleaaed. Second because Mayor
Myers had given the city a clean and
businesslike ndmlnlat iatlon and was en
titled to support and re-*J*ciloi Third.
In tha last campaign, he had supported
Mr Hanridpe and not ihe Liberal Club,
and ha fell that he owed no particular
allegiance 10 that organization, especially,
as was now the case, when It tu prac
tically dead.
The accession of Mr Schwarx lo tha
forces at the dtlxens Club was received
talth rmsen favor and he was liberally ap
plauded throughout.
As Mr. fk-hwarx took his seat and Ih*
applause began again, a dog. that had
already bean the occasion of
ccmskfc-rahle merriment. placet hlm
aelf once more In evidence He
Had a position of vantage on Ihe
atagr from which he watched Ihe pro
needing* with great apparent Interrat. As
the applause began he jumped from Ihe
•tag* to the floor of the hall and ran.
Larking. from one end of It to the other
Then, aa If having failed to satisfy hi*
curtoaky, he jumped on the atage again
wild looked Inquiringly tq> Into the face
of Chairman Dixon.
"Mr Chairman." aald Oapt. I>oy|e. "I
Should like to know who Is the owner of
that dog." For answer the dignified
at.sirmtn clutched the offending canine
ft the ear. led him to the side of the
ijjptage aixl deposit ad him in one of the
alreast! . rooms From that time on the
lacked one element of strong
jjpntrrest
3 The next speaker Introduced by Chalr
• 'bur Dixon wa Senator J Ferris Cann.
After some complimentary allusions to
i itr. Schwart Senator Oann said that at
->*ha outset he was eitrw to taka the posi
tion that a friend of hi* who Hands Mgh
• Savannah and who addressee the 1-11>-
gis. Club very often, aiway* ncruptes
i., T That puattlon l." sold Senator Cann.
i, *‘that iht* meeting la composed of the
I Jevrssentatlvs men of Savannah, and
fthat the other crowd I* a factional polltt-
I (pal club "
• "There haa been but one man who ha*
n T* n,ur ‘v | fo **Ter a criticism upon Mayor
J aPtyere 1 administration, and he has noi de
ft * bat he meant Neither baa he
enough of theae crniciama to
male* them tha haala of a < amfiatgn.'*
fU-ivator Cmb coruoodod that th*r© waa
not a ulngle tu tlon, not a alngl© MpHfi H
ture of th* public mnn*y. that could rxx
In* dftftniii'd.
Mr. 8. L. Iwasaron moval tha *1 op
tion of a r*m>lutlon, mr*■*twik tha chair*
mn to appoint a ommiUe* of one hurt
died, which should a*leo4 twelve candl
9at*-i* for Mulrrmi’it and report to a irua
martini to ha hrWft In Masonic Temple
n*xt WVdr.fNiJiy evening Mr J. J
Stafford moved to amrru! thla rraolution
hy providing that Ib# auntnitter nhoulri
b* mad'- op of twenty, five nirnlT* from
*fh of the four nt> divtrlct*. Tht
airu*nlm#*nt wan carried and the resolu
tion pa*#*d aa amend'd Tha chairman
will appoint tb* commit toe at hi* lelaur**.
Th* lt *|wakr wan Mr. VV VV 0-
home. Whose upp-hhiic - wan the flgnal
for the firm really hearty applaute that
the meeting proUuittJ Mr ohorn* epoke
for only a few mlnuten. but what he had
to nay wna pithy and directly to the
polo*.
The organisation ow*n It to Itnelf. an
well as to the city of Savannah, to see
to It that onJy good men ara rhnnen to
make up with Mr Myers the mttnlrlptl
t • ket. The fjet that there |n nu oppo
aitlon to Mr Myenf re-election ihovfi
conrluniveiy that hla a imlotntration han
been clean and na?lnfa> tore. Mad It not
been, there would have lieen oppontlm,
and plenty of it. The only way to keep
down effective opposition In to glv** a
ffood admmint ration, and to * crump! I-h
thla It In ne f**ary to elect aldrrrv*n who
are able and anxloioi to do their full duty.
“I believe.” aald Mr. f>borne, “that the
plan you have adopted to-night will fully
conserve thin desired end.”
Mr. <inborn** said tinti Savannah owe*
Mayor Myem the indorn*ment of a re
•lectkxi. The Mayor went Into office
*ltl* a deficit nuirlng him in the face,
and han not only m*t Urge extraordinary
expetiaea for houn* drainage. I nit lain
done a conaith-nthlc amount of iireet pav
ing and carried (*ut other public work*,
without Incre.ieJng the luxe* of the peo
i*b*.
"There la another thing for which Mr
M\er deserves cre*Ht. He Ham brought
the Ht.ite Fair to Savannah I give him
thla credit tteraus* ha wait (he main
• pring of th movement which reMiilt*<d
In the fair lelni aei tired by this city. It
la a Mg thin* It means Hat a very
large amount of money will Ik* turned
I'mm* every yonr In for tha
fnfr will he followed by (he eatabllah
rnent of annual race meet* With North-
rn horaea winter. llc near Kavannrth and
Northern man following tha horaea. there
ought to it- plenty money and I don't
• uppoae any f ua will objact to having
It turned loose among ua '*
Mr. Oaia>rne concluded hta remarks by
iTHviug that the meeting tndorae the can
didacy of Hon Herman Myera for the
tuayoralty of Savannah and that thoae
present t the ineettng tlelge him their
votes and support. The motion was put
and carried with a will, and immediately
after ward* a motion to adjourn met with
just as much favor.
MKbT MKT FRIDAY RIGHT.
Ofllrees of First Infantry Will Thrn
Hecrtve a Nsyort.
The olfleere of the First Infantry wrre
to have held a meeting at the Regimental
Armory last night, bul Col. T. 8 Wylly,
Jr., ordered a postponement until next
Friday night. The officers were to have
received a report of the domrolttee that
bad been appointed to nominate two lleu
ietiants for the Kmmet Hlflee, the new
Irish company that Is being raised by
Ideut. K. A 1 Leonard of the Irish Jtp*r
flreen*. who la to be captain of the com
mand. Thla report will be made next
Friday night.
flreal progress ha* been mad* with the
roll of the prospective company, and It
seems that Lieut, le-onard will make good
his promise lo have It ready for muster-
In by Jan. 19. It la not known who will
be the two lieutenants, an that ta being
kept quiet until ihe report I* made to
the officer*, but H I* understood that there
are a number who are anxious for the
honors and who are Isdng considered.
WILL F.UUIIi; IH .IAV lit.
Next General Turu-owt of Military tn
Be on l.re'a Birthday.
The next general parade of the military
of the etly will be held on Jan. 19. Ihe
birthday of Oen. Robert K. Lee. and the
company commander* are bending tnnr
energies toward having the full strength
of their commands out and presenting an
attractive appearance. All ihe compen'e*
of all branches of the service In the <lty
will participate In Ihe i-arade. and It Is
lslt>le that one or more of thuae at
tached to the First Infantry that are
malmatned In nclghlmrtn* tlace* will visit
tne etly tor the same purjo**
New unttorhM will be received Inn the
state by the non-oommt*toncd stiff offi
cer* of the First Infantry. A hill of lad
ing for the uniform* haa alrca ly been
received, and there 1* no reason why t.uy
should noi be ready for the non-com*, in
lime for the parade. The uniform" ere
furnished without cost to the wrarr* by
the slat*, ji st a* Is the case with uni
forms for companies.
, , *
FI NKMAL IIK W. M. STUCKBTT.
Was Attended by Many Friend* and
y.ernhhabel badge of M**on.
The funeral of Mr. W. H. Stockett took
place yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock
at hi* home. No. it State street, west.
It was attended by a large number of
friend* tn addition to Zerubbabel Lodge
of Masons, of which the deceoned had been
h member The service* at the house
were conducted by Rev. l> ft. BJmfltkl
•if the ttouthsidc Baptist Church, who also
spoke at the grave, where also the usual
Masonic rllew for the dead were per
formed.
The coffin was draprd with the V’nlted
Htate* Itag tn token of membership In
the Grand Army of the Republic, nod bote
the Masonic Insignia, the square and c0m
.... - 1 o ill:** IF. re w• re M- srt
John li. Foa and W. B. Blubba. repre
senting Zerubbabel lodge. Mr. William
I’tew from the Urnisl Army of the lie
puhlle. and Mr. K J. , Stewart of the
Knights of Damon.
FI VENAL OF F. TT BOUIY.
lerTleei at At. Fatrlek'* and later
meat In 4thedral Ometery.
The funeral of the late Mr. Patrick
Tulxrdy took plac# yaaterday morning
at 11 o'clock from St. Patrick* Church,
the service* being conducted by Rev.
Father Quinlan The Interment was In
the cathedral Cemetery. The following
gentlemen acted as pallbearers: Messrs
A 8. Nichole. P. Power*. P. M. Con io
dine. P Rosstter, M. A. O'Brien, J. R
Walsh, John Brennan a*d M J. Mur
phy.
(Lilt WILL tiIVE A DARK.
To in or Inch I Clab Will Entertain la
dle. Next Friday Vlght.
An entertainment for ladles will be
given at the Tomochtchl Club next Friday
night. The Guards' Hall has been *-
ruled. iAu the folding deem connecting It
with the club's quarters will be thrown
silt There wll! be dancing from 9 until
1 o'(dock The lad lew who attended the
formal opening of the club lasi wiiqter
will recall thetr pleasant evening, and the
approaching entertainment will doubt!***
be aa greatly enjoyed.
Wine! Drink Oook'a Extra Dry Cham
pagne.
WtM' Pur# Juice naturally fermented.
Wlnel Of forty y*ar*' record. Try It—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1900.
OVER $100,000,000 INCREASE.
h%*k risßikißdft ji nr num
HMIS.TH TO rHtI.:M4 ( 4Wi.
Asraitnali'a Itemarbable Xbonlsa
for the Year Jwat C lottSK—Tbr l
rreaae Use Israel) to Itlaber
l*rf eea of Pr*d ueta— la
e renter it Itallroad t < '*actlltlrte tiring
More llutelneste Mere—The V ear’s
It no k t'learlnaga Shown l>y Moulin.
The commercial showing of Savannah
for lino will ecllp* all previous records
In the city’s hiatory, and will probably
be equaled by few other cities In tha
country. Through a general broadening
of business, the aggregate figures repre
senting the year's operations are so far
In ex fee* of previous years as to surprise
even those who ordinarily keep in c-ose
touch with such matters.
That the bank clearings for th* year
will show an Increase of nearly
over 1* Is enough to stir the pride of
every burlnena man The strides friuvari
es h has made have placed her high up
among the Important commercial cltiea
of the Booth, and gives to her cltlien*
some Idea of the proportion* this advanc
ing movement Is to assume.
No better assurance of a continued im
provement Is to is* had than In the f ict
that th* year haa witnessed greatly en
larged transportation facilities hy which
Savannah la brought In closer touch with
the producing country, and will, there
fore. receive more business when tliesa
railroads have had time to thoroughly
work up business in the territory they
ler.etrate. Among theae roads may
be mentioned th He* board Air
Line and Us excellent terminals
across the river, the Southern Hallway
with Its freight and passenger tmfft' and
the additions to the rentrala lines where
by valuable feeders to the main system
have been established. The additions to
the railroads increase the city’s foreign
commerce, and In turn create a demand
for tonnage which la being satisfied ee
rapidly as (he need for more vessels be
comes apparent.
Viewed from nil standpoints, the future
holds out nothing to discourage thoae who
anticipate a development of stupendous
proportions during the next few' years.
As the year dors not cioee until Mon
day, an absolutely correct statement of
clearings cannot be had before that time.
For tha purpose of comparison, however,
the Morning News has obtained from the
clearing house estimates of what (he
clearings will be to-day and Monday, to
wMv.it was added the total for the four
W'eeks of December closing yesterday. If
anything, the final showing for the two
days omitted will be larger than (he esti
mates. The clearings by month* for 1900.
are as follows:
January t 19.3* 7<m si
February 22.hC.ni2 01
March 22.792.M2 29
April 1 344.541 10
May 13.511.250 51
June t9.nM.567 45
July 1t.742.276 06
August 13.172.194 M
September 3t1.590.1M7 t3
(K-tober 30,113.422 7*
November 2139* 524 7>
December 23.t15.44t 49
Total 1900 (240.344 W 6 92
Total 1999 : 1H.51t.7ir24
Increase 1900 tlot.Kt.ltS 69
A glance at the foregoing table will
show tliat the Increases are not repre
sented by a spurt In business, hut by n
steady movement during alt the active
month* The gains are accounted for
principally by th* higher prices which
have prevailed for colon, naval stores
during ihe early pnrt of the season,
lumber anil various other products of th*
pine. Not only have the higher prices
helped to Increase the clearings, hut the
proepect of even better prims later In
the season caused many farmer* to hold
their cotton and other products, and the
money tn do this was furnished through
Savannah banka. The large (tow of
money through the hanks with wmch to
carry crop* Is another Item that contrite
tiled largely to the big clearings Vast
Improvements tn and nhout the city. In
volving the dlshiu-sement of millions of
dollar*, have been tn progress throughout
the year. The rscciSrnt opportunities for
Investment have been another mean* of
attracting an Immense amount of money
to th* city to he put Into railroad and
taank stocks and cither forms of Invest
ment securities.
FMOAT PIIFDII TF.lt FOH TO-RIGHT.
Fair and 4 older the Fred let lon for
T4>-day and To-morrow.
Savannah’s mean temperature yesterday
was 5 degrees above the normal, though
the month ao far show* an accumulated
shortage of 21 degrees. Yesterday’s tem
peratures were, maximum, St. and mini
mum 49. giving a mean of 53, while the
normal I* 49. The record for the year up
to yesterday shows an accumulated ex
cess of heat of 282 degree*.
The rainfall was .24 of an Inch. The
month la still short It of an Inch of the
normal rainfall, and the year shows an
accumulated shortage of 7.62 Inches
The forecast for to-day Is for fair and
much .Older weather, with froat to-night
In the southern portion of the state. For
to-morrow, fair weather ts predicted, with
fresh north to east wind*.
FAI 1.. A 6400-44D0 OW L
The lalret Vddltton to the Men a* e
rle of the Firemen.
The Bremen at Engine House No. 3 have
an addition to their menagrrle In the
shape of a large horned owl. presented
them yesterday by Mr. Jesse Rartee.
In the card that accompanied Ihe gift
te la stated that the creature's name ta
Paul and that he was captured on Ptke'
Teak. Col.. March 26. 1900. by Mr Harold
K As henls-rg
The card contained the further Informa
tion that Paul Is the famous goo-goo
owl. "He make* those eyes," It said—
“ Watch him."
A casual Inspection of "Paul" leave* no
doubt that he doe* make eye*, hut wheth
er they have all of the seductive qualities
tha! are generally aacrtbed to the "goo
goo” variety hi* present owner* are not
yet ready to say.
WAXY WERE It F4.1 ATFHFD.
Aprelfle Taxpayers l.oi Their tanra
on Ordinary's Mata.
The registration of (hose engaged tn
occupations upon which the state Imposes
a spe> ifle tax was begun ynslerday In Ihe
office of the Ordinary. During the day
there were registered one hundred and
sixty specific taxpayers. Including sixty
three liquor dealer*, elghty-saven cigar
ette dealer*, and rn of varloux other
tased occupations.
It was considered quite a good day,
mmalderlng Ihe fact that <h* dealer* have
scarcely been waked up to the necessity
of getting thetr name* on the list and
are prone never to do to-day what can
be put off until to-morrow.
Ml VT Mil K < OTTOS 1 AK*.
- -
%lr. Tlrdruisn Thinks the Sawthern
Spinner* \% ill %% In Owt.
Mr Irvin H Tledeman. formerly of Ba* .
vannah. but tww of New York, who is ]
spending a coup!** of w**kw in th* Bouth j
or pleasure. Is incidentally looking after 1
nft'iteTs'" Mr .••dernai*
HipfMd In Charleston and will spend the
time there.
Mr Tledemar. Is the manager In New
York fur the Bout hern Cotton MIL* and
• ommugun company, an organisation
whose principal office Is in this city. This
is an independent company, which a<4
as broker for a large number of cotton
mills In the Bout h which are not fnem
ber* of the Houthern Cotton Yarn Bpln
nrr* Asao< iation. Most of these mtUs are
lo< <ted in Houth Georgia Alabama and
In South CaroMna. Mr Tledeman repre
sents the < omiMtny at No €2> Worth street.
New York, and look* after the placing on
the m irked of th* goods many.'soured by
the mill* which do business through the
• ompany.
Mr Ti<Kleman wag asked yesterday If
the trouble between the Cotton Spinners*
Association and the < ommiieion men In
N*-w York affected the Ha vannah com
pany which he represents.
“No,” Mr. Tl*t>man replied, “we are
entirely Independent of the Houthern Yarn
Bpinners’ Aaeo*Utlon. and we are Inde
(M'ndent of the ot ner com mi sal on men.
W. ar* a cotrijainy separate and lo our
**!ves. and are simuiy looking after the
interests of our clients.**
Mr. Tledeman was 4 aked If there was
any combination of the commission men
In New York, through which they could
shut out the Spinner*' Awauclaflon amt
compel them to |my the same rate of com
mlsMion that is being p.ud at present. The
c*otnmlssion men hava been charging & per
cent., while the spinners want to reduce
th rate to 4 ier rent, and have aswerted
they would put ihelr own brokers in the
field unless the conimhMion men came to
their terms.
"There Is no way.** Mr Tledeman said.
90 r * r a** I can see. in which the com
mission men can cntnpel the spinners to
“by fixed rate. The mills that use
the yams are compelled to have them
mihl as a matter of fact the Southern
yarns are cheaper than the
yarns It seems therefore that tt is sim
ply a question of who shall sell this pro
duct If the Southern spinners put (heir
own agents in the held they wifi sell their
produi t Just as they do through the New
Yofk brokers, b**oauae (here Is a demand
for It.
"’Our company has no connection with
the Spinners' Aaaoclatlon. Whether we
will In tha future or not, I cannot tell at
ireaent.’*
Mr Tledeman weemed to think that the
Southern spinners would have no difficul
ty In carrying their point with regard (o
the commlsaion charges on account of the
fact that there is a demand for the entire
product.
Mi Tiedatnan. In addition to represent
ing th© Southern Ootron Mills and (’otn*
mission company, has another office a?
No. 106 Wall street. Ho Is a buyer for
several prominent wholesale grocery
houses In that city, and represents also
a number In the South
Mr Tledeman sad that In hla opinion
the financial condition of the country was
never beater Christmas tn New York, he
said, waa one of the beet known In years
Th© people seamed to have morg money
to apend there, as was the case In most
other sections, and they spent It.
Mr TledcmHn said there waa a general
fel:ng of confidence following the elec*
tl n. and everything settled down for four
y*ars of good liard business. There wa
never any doubt In New York, he auid,
es to the result of the election. Tha re
sult irttled the business situation, he
said, whereas If It had been different there
would probably have been a temporary
upheaval.
LIGHT Uli:s Oh JAM. 14.
I’oreito and file* Will light Then
at the Savannah Theater.
Peter Poretto of Cincinnati and Austin
Rice of New London, Conn., will flghf
twenty-live rounds for a decision at the
Savannah Theater on the night of Jan.
14. The bout will be under the auspices
of the Austral Athletic Association.
"Shorty" Jenkins will underiake to whip
the winner of Ihe bout. Jenkins hasn't
been doing anything In Ihe lighting line
for three or four year*, but thote who
have seen him In the ring will welcome
an opportunity to see him up against a
good managvin. His specially!* wrestling,
hut "Shorty's" education In the flsltc line
has been by no means neglected, and he
can put up aa pretty an exhibition or a*
stiff a tight a* anybody In hla class He
will have to train down to the weight of
the featherweight tighter*, but that will
not be a difficult matter for him,
Jenkins will refer.-* the bout hrnween
Poretto and Rtoe, both of whom must
weigh In the sfternoon of Ihe flxhl at less
than 131 pounds. Poretio Is hers now,
training for the bout, and Ihe sport* are
well pleased with his look* Rtc* li ready
o come at any time, though It ts not
probable that he will gel here many days
before the tight.
The two fighters have record* of which
they may well he proud, and there I* no
reason why those who attend th* fight
should not see a "rough house " Roth have
reputation* in this lire, and It Is sup
posed they will try to sustain them. Po
retto ha* been fighting for three ye.irs.and
It ts said that he ha* never yet been de
feated Of Rice, It la said that he ha*
been fighting five years and haa never
even been sent lo the mat. much less re
ceived n knockout. H* was up against
Terry McGovern once and was whipped
In the fourteenth round.
111.1 FA AHF TUP. CMAMPIOV*.
Won (hr llaiLrt Hall Series by De
fratlnn the White*.
The laat game of basket hall of th*
season's series was played at the Y. M
C. A. last night lie tween the Blues and
the White*. Both teams were fled or
first place, ami as each I* composed < f
good p! I Vers and had determined lo win
ihe series, the play waa hot from begin
ning to end. Not only was the battle a
hard-fought one, hut It was one of the
heet-played ant most enjoyable g.vues
that have been played during th? aeries.
Both the team and the Individual work
were tne tiest that ha* bean lone In any
of th* games
The work of all of the players waa gilt
edged, but that of Hunt. W. T. Doty and
E. iYmrvoister was especially good. Hunt
scoring 10 points, Doty 9 and I'ourvolshr
one lee*, though some of hla throws were
very brilliant, being made under the most
disadvintagtou circumstance*.
At the end of the first half the wore
whs nearly even, talng slightly In favot
of the Blues, hut In the second half the
Whites forge 1 ahead, and looked at one
time like sure winner*, hut were finally
hralen by the score of It to 14.
The line-up of the trams was:
Blue*. Whites.
Elton, tl Fenter Doty. W T
Elion. J Bight forward ......... Purse
Courvolsler.L.Left forward OourvolsK r. J.
Lovell Right guard Balfour
Hunt Lett guard Carella*
The order of Ihe team* tn the sect**,
decided by last night's gam*. I* now
Blue* first. White* second, and Red*
third, and last.
While this game concludes the basket
ball aerlr* the association members will
not he lung without game*, aa a leagus
of three indoor baseball teams will be
formed shortly
Bait rheum, with Its burning, stinging
sensation, la du* tu poor blood and Is
cured by Hood* Bar a* par ilia, the graa:
blood purifier.—ad.
MANY CHILDREN MADE GLAD.
KIVfC II ADAr l 1(001. CHHBTKAI
I MLtetete THVi BAST MUMT.
hectare Vtoom of the First Hapflaf
( harch Was Filled With a Happy
Crowd—Fmerelsea ll'rrr t osdurtrd
hy superintendent <als -
(last Distributed Gifts—Fan at
the expense of hehool'a otUcera.
Kattrlsiswealt Also at First l*re
hyterlan. Isle of Mope, M. I’nul'a
Latbrrss and hf. Aadrew's *anday
Hr hoolte—Others Yet to Be Held.
The Sunday school of the First Baptist
Church enjoyed a Christmas tree last
night. The celebration was held In the
lecture room of th© church, and a*! who
attended seemed to hav© a thoroughly
good time. The older persons entered
with almost as much pleasure as the
young folk into the enjoyment of the af
fair. and tha pies.-ure of the tormer was
Increased hy the evidence of the d< light
of the children.
The distribution of the presents was pre
ceded by a short programme of songs,
which were lad by th* superintendent of
the school. Mr J R train Th* children
had been well Instructed, and the songs
were sung with a sucoess that added
greatly to the evening.
Mr. Albert King played the part of
Santa riaut, apfiearlng In fantastic girb
and creating no end of merriment for tnc
children. He read the name* of the more
than 30U chladren who form the school
when he found them upon the cards at
tached to the presents, and a.I went for
ward as their name* were ailed to re-
I celve their gifts. The offi era of ths
school were included wcnor.g those who
! received presents, and the opportunity
i for a bit of fun was not missed. The
superintendent was presented with a rule
.is budge of authority; the assistant
superintendent. Mr. C. R. Bordley. was
presented with a ham. Santa Claus re
marking that he had attend**! a Baptist
picnic last summer and had observed the
nsshstant superintendent eat; Secretary
Eve received an apple tree with snake
crawling up the trunk, and the other offi
cers furnishes! their share of amusement
for the large crowd.
Upon the conclusion of the distribution
of presents, which included fruit and
cendy for each child, an hour was spent
very pleasantly, Mr Cain having an
nounced that he school would be g!d to
hava all remain who would for the social
tha* was to follow the Christmas tree
prevents tlons.
*i AVK Ft PIIJ* AND TKACH EHS.
• hlldren of the First Presbyterian
‘ 4 hareh Held Their Annual Cele
bration.
celebration of the Sun
day School of the First Presbyterian
Church was held last night. The pro
gramme of exercises consisted
of the processional. "Hark. the
Herald Angels Btng." an ad
dress of welcome, and a recitation, "Hap
py Christmas." This was followed by a
carol by th* school, and. after a respon
sive reading, by a song by the pupils of
the primary department. Other hymns
and recitations followed and then rame
the distribution of the gift* with which
two trees had been loaded. Not only was
each child of the school rrtnembered. hul
also the teachers who received gift* after
th* children had received their*. The pres
ent* were given out by an orthodox,
looking Santa Claus.
Th* tree* and the decorations of the
church were quite tasteful and pretty and
reflect much credit on the member# of
Ihe Sunday School amt church who ar
ranged them Mr. Mint Hood, the super
sr 4. ndrnt of the school, tn his dosing
address, took occasion to thank all those
that hod assisted In the work
Master Frank Baker. pupil of the In
fant class wss presented with a handsome
HIM* as a reward for learning fifty-two
verses of Scripture.
I>RI/.M Kllll THK I’l I’ll A.
Awards and Presents Distributed at
late of Hope Sunday Achonl.
The Christmas celebration and exercises
of the Isle of Hope Runrt.iv School w,
held at the churrh building last night.
There were present a number of the par
ents of the pupils and other friends of
the achoot. and the exercises were enjoy
ed by these, as well as by ihe pupil
themselves.
There were recitations amt songs, after
Sup?. J. Maf|ijjj# submitted hip
report for the year. The report showed
that the school now ha* a membership of
seventy, and that its average attendance
for the year was forty-six. 11 haa on
hand now 926 In cash, and during the year
haa contributed more than 940 to mlsaton*
and charitable work.
Early tn the year prlxes were offered
for certain special work and these were
awarded last night. Th# Infant cUs
won the pnxe for bringing In the largest
amount of money, and It* teacher was
presented with a handsome album. In
which will be preserved ihe
photographs of all 4h* member*
of the <’la*e Miss Alberta Wylly
wws awarded the prlxe for bringing In
Ihe largest number of new pupils. A
prtxe had been offered the pupil making
Ihe best record In punctual attendance,
but It w.is found that five of the pupils.
Misses Alberta Walts, Nellie Waite. Ethel
Wiley, Beatrice Worth and Fmml*
Worth, had not mlsesd a single service
during the year. Each of these was
awarded a prtxe.
After the distribution of prlxes there
followed Ihe distribution of presen's from
the tree, which was a handsome one and
had been beautifully decorated. The
exercise# were roniiuded by a little ad
dress from Mr. R. B. Reppard. who was
In hi* happiest vein and made o char
acteristic talk.
TWO TU FF 1.0 DA lF i'RFAFTTA.
Given In tbe 4'hlldren of At. Fanl'a
Lntheran I hareh Ann.li, A,. b001.
The ehlldren of the Sunday school of
Bt. Paul's laiiheran Church held a Christ
mas celebration last night. The church
was prettily decorated for the occasion
wrlth hanging vines, and hunches of green
ery displayed wherever possible. whH*
the prln'-lpal feature* of Ihe decorations
as well as of the gather, twin Christman
trees of Maine spruce, were splendid
in their glitter of tlnrel, candles and vari
colored hangings Above the trees on „
series of hanging bell#, each hearing on*
letter was spelled. ''Christmas."
The order of services consisted of sev
eral caqpl*. sung hy the infant class, and
other# by the general school, responalve
reading* of scriptural lessons and hvmns
by the school ami congregation Just lw
for* the slvlng out of th- presents Rev.
M J. Eptlng. ]taster of the church, took
the occasion to thank Messrs. A J.
Dlercks. Ja kson * Metzger. Oppenhelmer
A Bloat and M. F. Kirby A Cos. for as
sistance tn getting the presents for 'h*
children, of whom each tn the Blindly
school was substantially remembered.
TREE AT AT. I.IDBEtI'J 9USSIOX.
Alxty-flre Paplla Given Toys' Pratt
and Candy.
A Christmas entertainment for th* ben
efit of the pupil* waa given last night at
St. Andrew*' Mission. No. 566 Margaret
street The customary Christmas ;rse
had been erected and bora presents for
aach of the alxly-fiv* children that attend
th* mlaalon. Tha preaanta ot
various toys, but in addition to them each
chill wnx lvn prwnt* of fruit and
randy. Tha rxarrlxa* warn conducted hy
Mr. K. H. Polk, nrhlla th* oddraaa to tho
clitldran •> mod*- by Mr. T. G. Huntar.
Kevero! oth-r Intrraatad In tha
work of tha mlaalon were preaent and
aaaiatad In tha work.
nUNBUT* FUB THE POOR.
Children of Chrlat Chorrh Will Ff
Thant on n < hrla,na. Traa.
Tha cualomary Chrlalmaa calatoratlon of
Chrlat (Tiurch Sunday School will ha held
to-morrow afiartioon at 4 o'clock, whan
the chlkt-en will hava a Chrlalmaa traa
for which they will brine preaent* tnatm.l
of recelvlnit them from It. Theac praa
enta arc Intended for the poor of th# par
iah and city, and will he taken In charye
and dlrtrtbuted tha fo:lowln flay by a
committee of church worker* appointed
for that purport
POSTPONED MECAI E OP R AIS.
"tarred Heart ( krl.tma* Traa Will
Re Hr Id To-morrow.
Tha Chrlalmaa traa relebratlon of th*
Sunday xehool of tha Sacrad Hanrt
Church, which waa to have bean bald vea
tanlay afternoon #t 3:Jt o'clock, wax poxt
ponad. The rain Interfere! with th# at
tendance. and comparatively few children
were prexent. A Chrixtma* cantata waa
given, after which tha children left to re
turn to-morrow afternoon when Chrlat
maa celebration will be held.
lAM Al. PER SOS Ala
Mr Jacob Haa* of Atlanta la at th#
Screven.
Mr George Dole Wadley I* a ifueat of
the De Soto.
Mr J W la-r of Brooklet to a. gue*t
of the Screven.
Mr F F Stacer of I.yona I* * sueal
of the Screven.
Mr J I-. Riley of Atlanta I* regtitered
at the De Soto.
Mlxx Man' Bohlen of Beaufort I* a
gueat of the Screven.
Mr T. O. I’owell of Milledgevllle to reg
txiered at the I>e Soto.
Mr Walter Rountree of Pearaon to reg
istered at the Screven
Mr R. U cvimp’wll of Winn. Fla., la
registered at tha Screven.
Mr D. W McDendon of Swalnaboro I*
rrglatered at the Screven.
Mrs. J. A. Fulcher left via lha Plant
System yexterxlay for Tampa.
Mr. J. Irby Buckner of Sparta la in tha
city on visit of a few days.
Mr. C. H. Davla and daughters, of Town
send, are guests of the Bcrevetic.
Mr. Emile Newman returned yeaferday
from a business trip to New York.
Mrs H M. Johnson has returned to th#
city after a plmxant visit to Augusta.
Mr B. R Gray of PlneMonm was
among the gueat* of th* Screven yester
day.
Mr R. M Wllkerson left via the Sea
ts lard Atr Line yesterday for Camden,
8. C.
Mr. 11. A. Mr.Bachem of Jacksonville
was among the guests of the Screven
yesterday.
Mr. Herbert Robert* and Mr J. H Spen
cer led via ihe Plant System yesterday
for Baltimore.
Mrs. J. R. B.iu#*y and Mrs 8. L Yarn
ed o* were among the paert-nger* of tha
Plant Hystcm yesterday for Tamp*
Miss Katie Burroughs entertained her
class of Sunday School scholar* with a
dance In St. John's Church Parish Hall
last night. A number of young people
v err In attendance, and a very pleasant
evening was spent.
Dr. P. M. Carrington, surgeon In tne
I'nlted Stales Marine Hospital Service at
W ashington and hi* fnmlly, are expected
in Savannah to-day. and will spend two
days with Mr and Mrs. Mint Hood be
fore leaving for New Mexico, where Dr.
Carrington has been transferred.
Mr. J. B. Hockaday. division superin
tendent of the Southern Kxpress Com
l*my. and Mrs. Hockaday havr gone to
Charleston. called there by the
new* of the death of Mrs.
Hockaday * father, who had long been
111 but whose death was unexpected. Mr.
and -Mr*. Horkaday’a friends will sym
pathise with them In their bereavement.
Iliiporlanl Changes la Schedules,
Central of i.rnrgl* Hallway,
In F.ffeet Sunday, December 31, 1 ROD.
Train No. 3 leaving Savannah at 9:00
p. m. (Central time), on and after Dec.
30. will make close connection ai Birm
ingham Willi the Southeastern Limited of
the K. C., M and B R. R. for Memphis,
Kansas City and points West and North
west, reducing the time between Savan
nah and Kansas City to Ihtrty-stx hours.
Train No. 4 from Birmingham. Colum
bus. Macon. Atlanta and Augusta will
arrive at Savannah 7:00 a. m (Central
time). Instead of 6:90 a. m.
Oreatly Improved service between Sa
vannah and New Orleans, and all Texas
points.
For further Information apply at Cen
tral py**enxrr station, or city ticket of
fice, 107 Bull street —ad.
Mr. Dent Aay*,
“Graybeard has well nigh cured me of
rheumatism from which I have been a
great sufferer the last fifteen years." Mr.
Dent * postofflee la Bt. Simon? Island. G*.
Rev. John Chrtxalan of Pierce, Ala.,
says: "Graybeard ha* cured Mr*. John
Childress of Baldwin county of rheuma
tism. 11l February before she began to
take Graybeard she waa given up to die.
She lx now sound and well.”
Graybeard I* mad* only by Reapes*
Drug Company. "<>* owner*, and ao |d by
druggist* for 91 00 a bottle Every family
should have a bog of Graybeard Fill* and
Graybeard Ointment —ad.
Fine Ftigravlna,
An opportunity to have engraving done
hy an expert from New York during th*
next ten day* at New York prices at
J A C. N. Thomas'. 124 Whitaker street,
—ad.
1 Oder tbe Atara and Ran.
"Under the Star* and Bars; or Mem
oir* of Four Year*' Service With the
Oglethorpe* of Augusta, Oa." by Waller
A. Clark, orderly sergeant. Price cloth
73 cent*; paper. 50 cent# For aale at
Katlll's New* Depot, 45 Bull street fU
vannah. I la—ad.
Aafferest AS Years.
"OraybeaM cured me of catarrh from
which I had suffered thirty-five year*
Nothing on earth ae far a* I was able
to obtain gv# me relief. Since taking
Graybeard I am a* well aa ever. I
catarrh of the head. Mr*, hhoda 1i,..
Ballinger, Te*.
Graybeard la mad* only by Heapeae
Drug Company, sole owners, and la eold
at drugstores for (Ia bottle. -ad.
Holiday Rales via Soother* Rail
way.
Ticket* on sal* to all point*. • fan
a third for th* round trip, on Dec Jj :;.
24-26-30 and list, 1900. also Jan i. ],
limited to Jen 4. returning i„ .dUstim,
, ' u<ten, certificate*
signed by superintendent, of princlpo:.
of scnooie or college* will be sold tickets
cemmeu. ,n, Dec It end homed t 0 j.n
* Jas Fret man, city pus-engsr and ticket
Mam. 141 Bull street. Phone, lio.-**
A TEXAS WONDER.
Hall's Croat IMaravary.
On* amall bottle of Itali a Great Dis
covery cures oil kidney and bladder trou
ble*. remove* gravel, cures diabetes, earn
Inal amlaslona. weak and lama backs,
rheumatism end all Irregularities ot tho
kldnryo and biaddor tn both man and wo
men. regulate, tualcer troubles In chil
dren. If not sold by your druggist wtd
be sent by moil on receipt of U. on* small
bottle to two mouths’ treatment, and will
cur* any case above mentioned Dr. E.
W. Hell, sole manufacturer. P. O. Box
B. St Louis. Mo. Send for testimonials.
Hold by all druggists and Solomons Cos.,
Savannah. Ga
Read Thla.
Dothan, Ala. July 11. IW*.
Dr. E. W Hall. St Loul*. Mo-Dear
Sir: W# have been sailing your Texas
Wonder, Hall's Great Discovery, for two
years and recommend It to any on* suf
fering with any kidney trouble a a being
the bast remedy w# ever sold Your*
truly. J. R- YOUNG.
FOR CHRISTMAS.
CANVAS HUNTING
COATS,
HATS,
VESTS,
LECCINS, 6lc,
hi mil s is.
US Broughton Streat. Went.
Bone Meal
For Chicken Feed and Fertlllaer.
NITRATE OF SODA
Invaluable for •’homo-mixed’’ fertlUxor.
Th* cheapest and most concentrated oa
the market Send for portlculara
HAT, GRAM, COW FEED. REA*, BTC.
SEED OATS AND RYE-
T. J. DAVIS,
‘Phone Cl , 111 Bay atreat, west.
BRENNAN BROS*
RMOLF.SACa
Fruit, Produce, Grain, Etc,
Say STREET. Waoi.
lebrbsHtM.
ORANGES.
Headquarters for
FINE FLORIDA ORANQEB.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES o. all
kinds.
SEED RTE. SEED OATS.
HAY. ORAIN. FEED. FLOUR
CHEESE. BEANS. Peas. Rice Straw, eta.
W. 1). Simkins A: Cos.
Contractors' and Builders’
aod Mill Supplies.
Castings, Steel Brains, Columns SIVI
Channel Boll*. R<xl*. Weights, Tank*.
Towers, etc. Steel Wire and Manila Rope.
Hoisting Engines and Pumps, Jack*. Der
rick* Crab*. Chain and Rope Holst*.
C**t every day. Make quick delivery.
LOMBARD IRON WORKS AND SUP
PLY COMPANY.
Augusta, tia.
rCMICMIkTin-S (HOLISM
ENNYRUYAL PILLS
OHfdssl mm 4 Owl? (.(aatnr
aTL**\*AFF.. Alws*** lAh # I atllfl*. Ml !>f affirt
chic'mfhtf.k*- km.i.Hh
la ItKD u 4 ••!•) w4tA.ii' kora *•* *4
ft 1 t*r teThw
M Mroo6 MOUisUmi m 4 toll*.
I / A *•* r*r litMUM AT MA 4*. M
I 2,' J **■!> PsrUesJm, TwhialaU
If*. T? AM ;, IIUrNe| A 4i* t ,wjMr kfrw
v ff Km Mall lO.ftiift lUiikf
„ U Draum* \ fctrkrot*? < ke awl fa I Ca,
ttk MrnAUmm Sur4 PMIU.. Pi!
N4 fcy k 11. ItMitH A C#w kid l)fi||iMA AM OiMba
MINGLEDORFF & CO.
MACHINE BLACKSMITHS
AND BOILERMAKERS.
Telephone 553,
510 Indian (treat. Savannah. Oa.
JOUN (i. Bl TLER,
—DEALERBIN—
Palnla. Oil* and UUa*. Saab, Dootw
Blinds and Bulldara’ Supplies. Plain and
Decorative Wall paper. Foreign ad Do
mestic Cement*. Lime liaater and Hair.
Sole Agent for Aheatlne Cold Water Palat.
Congress street, west a nd 1* St Julian
•" reei. weeL
J. D. WEED&CO
IAV AABAJ6, U.
Leather Belting. Steam Packing & Hose
Agoota far MEW IUKK StlkULit
BLLTLSU AMP PACKING COSTA rt I-
W. ROSS ORAVENER,
Manufacturer's Aijcnt,
RAILWAY A!6D MILL gt'PrLIKS,
Provldant Building. Savannah. O*.
We Save You Money
-ON-
Flre Works, Toy* and doll*; see us quick.
'Piton* 675.
DONNELLY DRUQ CO..
Liberty and Price street t.
amommueiitb.
JuTvVHMHMTKir
On* week, commencing Moiwlay, Dae.
11 (except Thtiradny). the heal of *U—The
Aubrey Stork CY>.. headed by tha versatile
arirea*. Min IJltian Bayer, In a repertoire
at metropolitan erentc sue-*.*** at papular
prtcra Monday night. "‘The Prtnc# of
Russia." with magnlltrem rootumra and
* carload of scenery. Matinees Tueeday,
W •dnesday, Friday and Saturday.