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CANDIDATES FOR ALDERMEN.
TME CKHTUS A*l LIKT.I/V TO
111 ON CTTTXKttfI (1.1 VI Til KKT.
Aldt-rinnn Olson nnl ltrun ll*nl n
List of ls Uho Irr Nnlil In lit- %l
ri'nih 'll. P. Ilttnn am#
fir 11. \. H. Prhrof d**r Two Of hoi*
IVrlnlnflow Vltlrmif n U rlln an*;
Tlmlcmnn nml 4 njii. U . 11. Mr|h’ia
Inn ll* *• Ikr Hoard If Thr> Will.
Muy Mr Thrrr Tl*kcl In tin* I’lrlil.
Their is con*llenlJe *p#*rulatioi an to
sh* composition of th<- oldennAfik' ticker
that wiU he rrp>rtc4 to the Cltlxcn#' Club.
ty its Nominating Fommitie# of One
Hundred. Wednesday night. There nre
rumors to the effect tlvt there wiil lie
two. atMf pr##ih|y three, atdcrvnafiftc tlck
gttt in the field.
It k said that the amotiit the
mi <ti lU9 for Aldermen on the Citlxenn'
Club tick't are James M Dixon, llal 11.
Bacott. Dr. M F I>unn. E. A. M.
I Schrocdcr. William C. Frlpp and Koliert
IllolUi and There are many prabuhlltllcM
tand possibilities. including D. IV. Thom*
•. William L. Grayson. W. T. Hussey,
Adolph laffier. Ab* J Oarfunkel, Wlwln
I Fmnk. W. 11. Stephens. John F. Oanty,
U.ivel Wells and <l#orKe W Tb*b*man.
It Is believed that Al*lerm<’fi WelW* and
Tledrnmn will both l*e pUnd on Ih*
I ticket If they will permit the use of their
•turn* ■, ms I If they are not candidates
It will be hreauto they find that their
r tu*ln*s will not permit the anertflew of
i their time, or some other reason prevent
j them serving. Alderman Thonm , who
I Is chairman of the House lirdlnag*
' mb tee. Is an Hid* rmanic possibility, and
| it is not unlikely that he will he dome
fiat**#! Mr Thomas lias perform'd met
j efficient service In connection with tins
i Inst.illation of th* new house drainage
| aystem. and it ty/uM ilsubtUai I** gratt-
I tying to his present a sms tales hi Coun
cil to hove him retained on the l*nr#l
t It Is understood that Capt Hteph >*
Cti be a rn. rnU r of the lioard If he will
| •crept the nomination. In* he Is a very
Busy man. and It Is not known that he
* Will decide to permit The use of his name
To represent the Jewish vote, the choiee
of the committee Is reported to be U*
tween Adolph Is'ltHr. Ala* J. UurfutiKol
I and Kdwln Frank, on*' of whom Is pt.c
--? Tlrally certain to b* on the ticket.
% The nominee# of the labor vote of lh**
©tty, It. W. Itaughn nn*i w liiiam F, Mar
i’!#. have Uready notified Clerk of Conn
dl Hailey that they will be i-.tndidn? w
This notice Is given in accordance wt.lt
the provisions of the muni>-l|al election
Jaw (MMiDti at the lasi session of the L-g
--* tshiture.
it is rather |Mrobath> that this dolor -
§ in*nation on t*h- i*u’t of both of the.-*
I candidate# to go befor (he people will
f |>r*vm either of them Immihi placid on
T the CitiXens' Club ticket. H had been
I probable that one of them would have
i b*en put on the ticket, but us they Imv*-
determined to take the lM in tludr teeth
* and run anywa>. th* y will probably Is
i iwrtnluel to run without assistance,
f Their iick*t will make up the second
ivhlrh Is mentioned iilwvi.
1 The third tck*s l> a threat and a pw-
I •Ibility. Its prospective origtn Is with cer-
I tail] Humber* *d 111* lti/- u Oul>. wt.-v
I i*i kicking l*efor* they have been spur
* red They say that If some of the po#-
1 ilbli- candklalts for aldermen are placed
1 *n th** u* k- < will kick ov< r th#
I traces and "run x*mnl men for offlee
f They claim that they cannot stand for
| eom* of the* candidal* s whose names havt.
| Isi'ti arul art- being discuss#**!
I Th*- aiisdntment nominating committee
f of one hundred, whir h was authorised n
I the mas- meeting of Friday night, will
be completed by t hulrman M. W Dixon
i tci-di v and a m*etiug of th* eomndtt*e
* held, protsibly. to-morrow night. In thr
meantime there will Is* some warm pollt
* teal work k>nc by the candhliHe* for ur
dermanlc honors
14 Is sai l by prominent men*ier# of the
Cltlsen* Club that th*' Internecine fight
that for a long time scmrl to be going
on In Its ranks lH*tw*en Mayor Myers
. nnd Alderman Dixon for the mayoralty
nomination was nothing more nor less
than a political scheme, designed to block
the movement* of the opposition.
If this be true, and the information
comes dlriH'tly from one who ought to
know, the scheme was crowned with a
l stegre* of succeas that It* origlrawers. In
• their fondest dream*, could scarcely have
J tmtleipoud. In the otrtition of many po
‘ Utica! expert* it I* directly responsible
1 tor the condition of affairs which now
prevails, whereby Mayor Myer* will be
to succeed him*" If without oppo-
Of course there is <t chance of
I u randid.it* being plured in the field at
’ the last moment, but this chance i* re
j yarded as so egceHltrvgly remote that It
u it# deenu-d banlly worth discussion.
* "If ftt had m n the *xitdm nt
|#hat twgan to b' apparent within our own
8 said the l’iti* ns Club leader, who
i j Was dls‘ussing the question with a M*rn
i( ing News reporter, "we eotikl have had
I; Mayor Myers and Mr, Dixon running
|)T#ralnir-! each other yet. Asa matter
! of fact, the questhm of the nomination
l! w#s seltleil lotig sine**, bi-fore the public
,|! I#r#s notified of the withdrawal of Aidrr
j man Dixon, and there never was a chanee
. of the* gentlemen .-erlu.dy each
8 other. Their friends In our ranks hr
j |pm to get so much Interested In the mat
-11 ter.however. tfuit we bail to cull the thing
[fiotr. bf'>r<* we had Intended to do s *’
k I But even then It had served Its pur
| msise. Th** politician- of the opp -iltton
LiSumped to the com lusi.at. liiul then seem*
*d to be warranted th* fact*, that the
H ptteeti* Club had beeme. too big and
|| cumbersome to be any hmger an effective
H Mlitical machine and that a split wic*
. Imminml. They haetene*! to attac h
rf kkMMN-lves to the twind wagon of tha oh*
#f the mayoralty candidates whom they
’ j pick** I os the winner With a <lolcful *lgh
■•nd an eye on an fflco. they unnounce<l
bthar the liberal Club was practically
•dc.nl and they were goittg to fight for the
* tiwin for whom they had always enter
.Aaitw'l n profound admiration.
, & Dixon meetings wsre being heUl all oarer
etown and every now and then som** ex
*** nsraler of th** Llbcfal Club would ap
i piar at these meeting* and get in line for
Dixon, he would bring his |s*r
; < With him
liJOther ex-memh*r* of the Dilteral Club
Tlsyre Just a* anxious to attach th<'mselv*
Hto h*t cohort# led by Mayor Myer*.
* lieantltue. It I* poasibie to Imagine, the
f Wicked tolltlclans who had put up this
graxnc on an unsuspecting publl. and an
i unsuspecting optwsition. lay hack In their
* .Vnkaiia and lauh*#l and admired the cx
fcor.ittig gullibility of human nature,
v Certainly. It vis a great old Joke.
Tia cifgioslttofi leaders had been so nnx
, ileus to * ncourage the spilt in the CHI-
Club that they had got thems#*h*s
nr !* mixed up with the candl
* c da' v of either Alderman LHxon or Mayor
and when they found that the
Bjf Kdi? did not exist they discovered that It
8 would b difficult to extricate th-*mselve*.
, Th# o|gK>rttinNy t#> rally an effective foroe
M ko oppose the re-election of Mayor Mver
fat bud bf* n lost. If tiO* fight within the Cltl
■ pens* Club ranks had not iwursl to le
H In progress, and the questkat of the nom-
Ination of that faction hod ben nettled
or three month* since it i* practl*-
pßaily certain that on the day of election
| there ul*l .‘wsve l*ocn a well-orgtnix#*#l.
pfllurmed and equlpfed ctpposltion If It wa
ik! -- fkt of politic** strategy, a* I* said.
Ijjrlt was on** of the smartest trick* ever
M #*:ayd In Havannah
||* .1 *• Els'-r Qaalil) of t hnmpng-ne.
ffil* import. 4 , h * n lhftt of o. H. MumnTft
Dry row coming to this country.
thl ••normoua import* of 10P.521
2? lr> 11 ln or 73.1*y cases
#thr brand.—ad.
HthvnA x M.ttF.H t
John hlngleton f Mptared at llnr
roaaih* htatlu and l.odaed In Jail.
John Hlngleton. colotml, was arrested
yesterday by kavey ®h<qgard. the marshal
of Hurrough* station, and was committed
Vi Jail on a charge of murder. Singleton
•'hot and fatally wounded amaher if*gr.
n imed Zarhirii* iTeetmi near llurmughs
on Christmas day. Preston was shot in
the abdomen and died at the Georgia In*
Armory Wednesday afrernonti
From the testimony at the coroner** in
quest -there was not the slightest provoca
tion for the sh<siting Preston SltigN*t hi
and another negro had been to a fiance,
and Singh-ton was under the Influence of
liquor He announce*) that he Intended to
sit In the road nil night and would not
continue homeward with th* other ’wo
men. ITeston anl th<- other nf gro. wh#
name Is llcnry, hud only goto* • few fe# t
when, without the eliht#>*t warning. Sin
gle-ion fHilled hi- weapon and fired. The
bxll struck Preston arul In the excite
ment the drunken negro escaped The
enivis r's Jury call'd homicide manslaugh
ter.
Hlngb ton kept fan hiding until yesterday,
when he bet ame bold and visited the
town. Sheppard placed the man tinder
arrest and a commitment was tlgn*d
Jointly by Mayor l#eree md Recorder
Weston. It wis tm this commitment
charging murder, that Singleton wa lodg
'd in the county Jail The prison claims
that lie iwid no Intentioii of shooting any
<• . and that he only fired hi • pistol In a
spirit of fun ll* will t**- held to await
the action of the grand Jury of the Hu
ptrlur Court.
THE Till MIENIHtI.T CAN I NO.
Work on Its IVm s'lntinns ns M ell n
Hm* I'rnfMHril Tmek Now holng on.
Ttu* work of searing up the right-or
way for tlie new track of the rtavannah.
Thunderbolt and lale ••( Hope Itailwny at
Thunderbolt, which will run to the point.
Is ttfdug pushed forward rapidly, having
been >Mtgun some ;jfn** ugo Th* founda
ttofts for tin* proposed Casino at th# |*olnt
dso <ire I*-lug laid. It I* expretad flut
much of the materials that will In* used
in this building as w II as on the track
will ho taken nut to Thunderbolt w*lth*n
a short time, and that track, f'oslno, and
park will be ready tor the public by May
1. at least
The railway will also, next week, begin
If. building of tw*j waiting sheds for
tb acvommcslatlon of It* patrons on#*
of these will be at the southeast comsr
of flop# n anl East Broad street*, where
the Ko*t an<l Wifi Belt crosses th* Hol
ton street track, and the other at the
n.iithe.ow cMer of Gwlniwtt and Hab
ersham streets for th#* accommodation.
ptine||iUy. of the Collinsville natron* of
the rnilwriy. Permission for the erection
of th** sheds was given by City Coun
cil some time ago.
HHEItIFF TllltrvnTAßh TO sffooT.
I Utility Officer Had n Hard < hac
%fter an Eaeaped t oaxlct.
William Green, colored, who ha given
the rlty an#l *#Minty ftl‘er* no end of
trouble, was arrswted near Gas House hill
yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Bweeny
after a hard *ha#. The lad eorapeil
fr#?tn the county chain-gang several ibiys
ago and sin##* that time the officers have
been marching f#r him. As soon as Green
w the sheriff he started on a run for
Jones’ Field, with the county official close
at his heels. The hoy was fleet-footed,
but when th# officer drew his revolver nn|
threatened to shoot Green came to it halt.
The negro was originally sentenced to
serve a year for larceny, but mad# his
escape shortly afterwards. He was re
apt ured and on additional year was
given him n#l for the secorni tim* he
<-iud*d the Vigil a m*e of the guard#. <lr*en
will ap|M'-ar before Judge Norwood In th#*
City Court to-€norrow and ww be given
another twelve months. MUien arrested
he de# kirel that he would mt r#*maln cm
th*- gang very long and he apiwared to
ne an what he said.
IIV THIGH 01,1) M%*TBH.
M. John'* l It In Will be lltang T►-
•ilull I t*v Mr. HulmtU.
Mr. K. II Rolrft*. formerly cMntPi
maftr of Bt. John's Church, will be at
hi* old post to-night to “ring out the old
and ring ir. the new.” Mr. Robert * was
several years in Savannah, and during
his stay he was In charge of the chime*,
ringing them for service# and upon just
such occasions as to-night. He left Ba
\ annuh about a year ago for Portsmouth,
o . but he h.t* now secured a position in
New York and will sail to-morrow for
that city.
The oh tinea will ring to-night from li
to 11.30 o'clock, when the service will
follow. A few minutes before 12 o'clock
the church will he darkened and at the
Stroke of the hour will Ik* lighted again,
the chime* |* a ling forth "Bread of the
WbrkV' at the same time.
♦ i
Fl \Klt\l. <F Mil. KL.t.\RRV.
fterarftcoa al Cathedral anl Interment
In ( slknlrsl Cemetery.
The funeral of the late Mr John MoM
Flannery will lw held this afternoon m\
I o'clock from the Cathedral of Bt. John
the Baptist. The services will bo <xm
ducted by Rt. Rev. H. J. Kelley, Bishop
of the Savannah diocese. The Interment
will be In the Cathedral Cemetery.
The Irish Jasier Greens, of which Mr
Flannery was an auxiliary member, will
turn out for the funeral Representing
tin* Groans among the iNillltearers will Imp
Messrs. J. I>. Robinson, Jr., and D. J.
C oar It cm, and the other pnlltkcarer* win
Ik* Messrs. J. W. Gleason. J H. Htrouss.
W. T Johnsti, J. W. Mdntlre, Jr.. G.
W. Dwell*, Jr. ami C. O. Anderson. Jr.
Wild. MFIVr WITH FOHIIfT CIT%
*athslde Club to Gather In Wash*
Ington Hqunrr.
The Southed - Club. William T Hu*ey.
president, will mat in Washington
Hquare with the Forest City Independent
Club on Wednesday night and match as
one big club to the mass meet tng of the
administration summers. Many of the
memtwr* of the southstde organisation re
side In the Fourth district, ami for this
reason the two clubs are closely connect
ed. ITaekUnt Hussey has named the fA
lowing marshal* from the southslde: J.
Holier t Creamer. B. O. Rogers, W. 11.
Feck and John Ulmer.
poiiTroiiKo rismiiY smubok.
Will He I'rssrhnl Yrit *unlny a|
I utlirmii < burrh of tßrenalOß.
The sermon at the Lutheran Church of
the Ascension by the pastor. Rev. Dr.
W. C. Hohacffer, yesterday morning, was
to have* turned upon the olosing century
and the new one. The rain, however,
prevented s large attendant's, and the
pastor concluded to reserve his sermon for
next tfunday morning, preaching it at
the opening of the twentieth. Instead of
at Hit close o 4 the nineteenth century,
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1000.
TO WATCH PASSING OF 1900.
CONGREGATION* %% 11.1. GREET
(OMIX. OF u:w t K ATI It I •
I ninn Her vice f the Con wreak flows
of %ll the Me Ik odist l harebea %% 111
He Held at Grace f har*h—s*|-mn
l*#nfltteal %tnsa and llenedletion *i
the lll*s*ed SHerantent to He 4 ele
rated la %ll the llhiinm i atholle
€ Imre lies— l.ulhernn nnd K#ift<**|i4l
f liur*hea %ls t< Hll Servlees.
The n*w century, Iwxinnlng lmm< diat -
ly after midn|jiht to-night wib t* gre* ed
oy hunlreds of assembled watcher* In
Havarituth churches who wl.l have gather
'd for the puri*osf‘ of witi hing tin* 'lying
year and centuo* po*s away, and th new
century with Its unknown in wers to the
hope.#, re-pirations and i-ire* of mil itia
of people tidier Itself Into exist'd < .
At alt such gatherings there will Is* re
ligious services. 1 ginning, in the greater
number of <*•->*, shortly before midnight
##nd lasting into the n#-w year. No one of
these a#rv!re will be more Interesting
than that of the w.itch-nlgM service of the
a eml -d congrt gAlions of th# M< tlKSllsf
Churehe* whi* h will begin at Grace
church at 10 o’clock.
It Is an oc'astern of gr#*.it slgiUffc >n# c.
not only because the n .inhUd congr •
K<itiun will nul farewell to th* old year
and century and welcome the new year
and century, but almr #*•'.uh in ever>|
se< tlon f the I’nlted Htates, where trise
.'U (.k|n t Epl*cot*il Chur* h. Huuth, Is
organised, the mefnla*rs will meet for ;
*mtiar purp.*#- and follow th suite pro
gramme
Suvannah Is pe. ull. rly fortunate In hav
ing one of the ten Bishop* of the church
to conduct th* service. Bishop Hendrix,
whose ministry In the pulpits here for
the past f*w weeks has t#en ns*-t pto
fliable, will preach an approprlat# ser
mon. The oih*r Itahirvf of th* ptu
gro nine . w hiU* pr#-par#**l by u eommitt*- 4
of the leaders In church w/rk at Nash
ville. will be of an Informal character. No
-• t #*•: r♦- -- - ! pi > If* I
expecte*!. but all of the ptt<*tort:, SOOle
visiting ministers, and many Inym* n will
till their expert' nc#.*. * peaking specially
t,i the personal blessings and their pur
poses for the futur#
Congregational singing of obi hymn# and
tunes, ld by a chortle choir, will be tn*-
musical feature. In which all will I**
expected to Joki
A voluntary thank offering will be
taken for the purj>o*e of Increasing the
twentieth century vhicatkNi fund This
will be tkxie at all of the watch-night ** t -
vices, and doubtless the remalnd# r of the
51..7M0.0Q0, th** amount to r.it.-*d hy in*
Houthern Methodists, will la* ured.
The following is the programme In full:
Part 1. from 10 o’cl4a k to 11.
Experience in#-'ting aiwl l#v* feast.
Hymn. “Sing to the Great Jehovah’s
Praise,” No. 711.
Prayer
Hcrlptun* reading. Psalm lOu; Duke 1:W
--56.
Hymn. ’’Eternal Source of Every Jov,*’
No 716.
Brief statement of great educational nr#l
missionary facts of the century, itev.
Huum Anthony.
Personal experien ew; expressions of
thanks for m*T i*s past hiu! reasons for
a century thank offering.
Hymn. ’Tome. l#et Is Fse the Grace
Divine.” No 717.
Part 11, from 11 o’clock to 12.
Hermon by BUiiop K. It Hendrix, D.D.,
LL D.
Thank offerlnir.
A P# HM4jfi of pmywr.
Hymn, ”Tlm#* How Rtvlft.’’ No. 710.^
>f ih#* other church#*## where aervFe**
will be h#*M at mi ’.night non#* w ill !**•
more or elaborate than tha**
that will Ih* h#*l#l 111 ♦ .tch of the Horn.in
Crthollc Churrhen. The*##* nervlce*# will
conxlxt of 11 Hob-mn (amtiflcai minH, with
M|>e( tally prepared muntc. The urogramm*a
of 1 hone service* wre prim.-1 in yewter
<kiy* Morning New#. At th#* Br*r* .1
!l#*unt t'hurch, how#*v**r. another part ha*#
!*•* Hi.l*#l to the {(rogramme. Utile \li#-
Miirgueiite Snow having l**n #e-ure#l u>
#lng the solo part of the "Adeste Ffah lU.”
A notice of thexe wrvloM w in given out
y**Ht#*r*lay In all of the church#**#.
In al#lltlon to the xervlcer# h* kl by th *
M* thodUti and the Human ('xtbolic# th**r'*
will h#* crvtc# mlho by th# Epli*e>|*allana
ami the Lutheran#. At Bt. Four# Eptaco
pal Church there will la* two w#-rvi< •* of
a p : niicru.il character, th* Hr**t at 12 m
an#l the aecond at 11.30, laatlng until mid
night aft#*r which holy communion will
lw* a#lmtnl#tere#l. At Ht John’t# Church
a 100, there will he an II.Ji o'clock service,
and holy exjnmmlon aft*-r the <*hlm# e
have announc*-#! the death of the ld
\trnr
At the LiHheran Church of th#- Anc**n
•lon there will ta* 11 aimilwr meeting under
the direction of the Bother lasagne. There
wiU be numerou# a<klrett* by th* m*tn
h*r#. and a review of th** imat century
iwwl forecast of what the n w la likely to
bring, hy the %mMor of the church, Hev.
Dr. W. C. Bchaeff#*r.
At Bt. Stephen'# Church, colored, there
will he a nervlce beginning at 11:30 o'clock
an#l cdoHlng with an ulmtnletration of the
Holy Communion at midnight.
At Bt. Benedict'?# rhurch, colored, there
will l** oolemn |>ontlftcat m#tx at mid
night with th#* hencHction of the
Hl##e*ul Kacrament.
To accommodate the belated atten#!-
antx at there aervlcea the Savannah,
Thunderbolt and laU* of Ho|h* Hallway
will run It# 'r* on At>ercorn, Whitaker,
and Barnard #tr#*et up to 1 o'clock.
I LKAIIIMi WKtTHU Tll-IItV.
to 111 hr Folder, lUo, In the •*,ll l, -
easlern l*nrt of tlir Htnlr,
Till' went her jrraltrdljr .1 till Inst night
wax as disagreeable ns rain ami Its conis*
qucnt slush In lhe sti mH.< could make It.
During ttit twenty-four hours ending at
*> o'clock m of nit Inch of rain fell, thus
wiping out the previous shortage of the
month nixl giving a surplus of 87 of nn
Inch. For the yenr thtre Is still an uc
<simulated shortage of ti mi Inches.
The tctnprrnsure yewterday was. marl
mum. as degrees, and minimum 4*l, making
a mean of 47 which was 7 degrees uhove
the normal. This reduces the accumu
lated shortage of temperature for the
month to 13 degrees, and Increase* the ac
cumulated exits* for the year to 273
degree*
The Washington forecast for to-day Is
clear weather In the west, and clearing In
the eastern portion of the state, wlih
colder In the southeast portion To-mor
row , It is predicted will be fair with
colder In the southern* portion, winds be
coming fresh northeast.
To Make lllail the I nfortiinntc.
The Inmates of the Abrahams Home
will be given a Chrlatma* season treat
Wednesday evening by a number of young
ladles who, not content with enjoying the
festival themselves, wish also to make
others happy. The detail* of the •:nter
talnment have r.ot yet to-*n de elded or>,
but It Is expected that a numtwr of sing
ers will assist In giving a musical pro
gramme. and it Is also likely that there
will be one or two recitations. At the
conclusion of these selections refresh
ments will be served.
Death of K.lttle Marls Schley.
*
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. W.
Schley, died yesterday afternoon after an
Illness of about a week, from bronchial
pneumonia. The funeral will take place
from the family residence. No, Htin
tutgdon street, eaat, at 4:3* o'clock this
afternoon. i
t Itt< Is y\ \\ Hoi E ON.
tel|a-t#ra> %rrl%e#l %>sterda>
Xfornlnu bat llil %#*l t nload.
The William B#lls and Janus Gray cir
| ms Hrriv#'*! in ffisvonnah early ye#t# rday
morning over the Plant Bystem from Ml
iimi, ll* . where a |K*rfrm*nce was
given Thus-fay. Th*- aggregation me
•n a iai tr,ln, and remained on •
j e *lmg near Wablhurg street during the
•I *) Mr ii .1 Mr- deli* and *#>n. Mr.
! and Mr*. Gray, Business Manager H.
Stafford and Treasurer Warren A Pat
rick registered at the Pulaski House.
The circus litiHig.it a m*tagerie, hlkmu
KS> t#*al of b*rse an#l ? men The horse*
were taken out of the car* during th*
Ja\ bit non* of the paraphernalia were
unloaded.
Th** circus attache* with any Intention
of leaving Mavannah for the places from
which they hall were given a rush bv
the passenger r*|r*eciif Mtlvw of the lu a I
rtllroa#ls. ail of whom wanted the busi
ness for their respective line*. The v# ry
quick schedule* that are offered to the
Wist Memphis. Chi ago, Kansas City
•nd New Ortes i
In s hcdules that he lms rffectivt* last
iitaht. together with th** **onvenlen#- of
Hie hour of ibpartur** of the night tra.n,
set ured the bulk of the buslio-M- for that
t
Ticket and I****•• n*i#*r Agent W. O. Brew
er con."ideied. *wa> Is# itigurated under very
favorable cir> ttmtance>, s ,4 large crowd
left on tlie train.
Home lifty of the attaches of the circus
have already left or are to leave BaMin
na h. and other lines will get their chance
it tin* • who tr#Si leave t*-day. At Jack
sonville many ol the circus |*oplc were
dismissed, and they have l**en lrofpina
off at various points wii*-r* the show has
*opp#-d recently.
The circus peop.e attracted much at
ttntsai #n the streets, where they wer*
lieing held fast by the representatives Of
the rallroa!* Mont of those who are
to leave were hangers-on. memi*#*rs of
the Ihiihl and performers. They appeared
to Is* sore becaune they were unable t#
obtain siiedal rates over any of the roa is
out of Bavnnruth
It is by no mean* a sure thing that th**
iKgregation will winter in Savannah, al
though Mr Bek* and Mr. Gray Ilk#- Ha
v nnah and spoke of buying pro(ertv
here nnd making this their headquarter -
Both showmen have famidse. and thought
of making their permanent
ion*. Buslne-t Manager Stafford stated
to u representative of the Morning N*we
list night, however, that a site nad not
yet tn-#n s--ui'xl. and that the show
might move on.
"We have Uen offered no Inducement*
to rssnatn in Havannah. and the people
do not .ippear to want us.” eaui Mi
St Afford. "We have receive#! ll letter
from the Mayor of Macon, asking us to
go to that city, and offering us the *x-
I* -itton pi** e, free of charge, if w* will
winter there Pules** we find a suitable
place townor r ow and some sort of In
ducement Is made us to remain, we will
move to some other point. This was our
r i "iri for not unloading upon our r
-rtval.
"Our aggregation l* quite a large one
and Its six*- alii he dootHcd when we go
on tin* riod next season In the neighbor
hood of 100 men remain with the stock
and property, and between ShMitf) an#) $15,-
0 is left in the place where w* winter.
It woufal i*|M*ar to me tnat this would b:
enougn to warrant someone in making
us mi Inducement to remain. We ail like
Savannah, but must go w here w <an do
tin* Iwet.
"Wt will start on the road again on
April 1. and will, at that time, have .1
twnty-car show and a complete menag
erie I cannot io*ltiveK state what will
•e lone until to-morrow, but in the mei>-
nme 1 hop** some arrangement will ts#
mad*- %vhereby we hi remain In this
Ity.”
lflTfl-SUTII < FATIHt SUMVICE.
Inierenting Faert*l*m by Duffy Street
VinptiM lllhle l la*■#.
The Nineteenth-Twentieth Century
service of live Bible Clan# of Hhe Duffy
Street Hip:lt#t Church y*-Merday nfter
n*Kn was and a large congre
gation war present. The exerciaes i**gan
irt 4 o'clock with a prelude by th* orches
tra. The iK'hool and congr*gatlon Joined
In the Hinging of Hymn 4k7. after which
the Invoc.nlon wa** pronounced by Buj*er-
Intendent Ilugg. Thl** was ftdlowe#! by the
singing of Hymn 578 by the #<*hool and
congregation.
The responsive raiding was conducted
by Mr. Carswell ami mi taken fr*>m
103*1 1 Naim Hymn 3* wa*# next sung and
Mr. A E. Myer followed with a brief, but
Interesting history of Sunday M
work. Mr. Myer told of how* the first
Sunday school wan start#*#! in England,
hy a man named Itace. among the vilest
and m*#t d*proved class of |M*oplc. He
noted th** wonderful stride# that this
da*## of Christian work had made In less
than a **ntury. Th#* quartet, compo#*-d
of Mr#. Thorpe. Miss Pettigrew, Mr. Fri
erson and Mr. Monrrtef, son* a gospel
hymn, after which the scripture lesson
w * rea*l by Mr Pice.
After Hymn Sh ha<i been rendered an in
?#*rsilng rtiMres*; on the future of Chrls
tl.mity was delivered hy Hev. Robert
Van IK*venter. Mr. Von Deventer foke
of the <liities of mankind and of the good
effect of religion. Before the ctassee as
sembled In th#lr rooms Mrs. Monertef
mg a solo.
Fpon the reassembling of the scholars
Hymn 32$ was sung, after which Becretary
Horn's report was reai It showed the
school to he In 11 flourishing covulltlon and
r#*t#orta<l the closing of a mo*t succtsssful
year In that lepfiriment of the church.
After the singing of Hymn 1T the ben
••dlcgloo was pronotin#'##! by Hev. Mr.
Van IVventer.
HKFF.IVF.D Mt\V MIPTS.
The snered Heart Sunday School
tin*e Its I'nplls a t'hrl.tms* Tree.
The Christmas tree celebration of the Ha -
cred Heart Sunday School was held yes
terday afternoon at Sacred Heart Hall,
taking the place of the regular Sunday
school sendee. The celebration was to
have been held last Friday, but was post
poned until yesterday on account of the
had weather.
Practically all of the pupils of the
school. al>out 200. were present yesterday,
and each was substantially remembered
with present* of toys, games, books, fruit
of various kinds, and candy. Some of the
gifts were on the tree, but not more than
half, as It was unable to support them
all. The teachers of the school formed
a commute,* of distribution. The tree, an
exceptionally pretty one. stood In h cor
ner of the hall. Its gwy decorations and
pemlant gifts hid from view by a curtain
until the ceremonlee preceding the distri
bution had been finished; then (he gift*
were presented.
RKV, liollll SHITS 11.1,.
Service* at t hrlst flinrch < .inducted
by Mr. 11. M. Johnson.
Service* at Christ Church yesterday
morning were conducted by Mr. H. M.
Johnson, secretary of the Young Men's
Christian Association. The rector. Rev.
Robh White, was 111, ami his place was
taken oy Mr. Johnson.
I nder the Slur* and Bara.
"Under the Stars and Bars; or Mem
oirs of Four Years' Service with the
Oglethorpe* of Augusta. Oa," by Walter
A. Clerk, orderly sergeant. Price, cloth,
75 rents: pepnr. SO cent*. For sale at
Ptotlll's New* Depot, 44 iiull street, Sa
gajuueh. Oa.-ad
GOLF TEAMS PLAY TO-DAY.
• %#>*•! %M 'KW
WILL ' O#TK#T THi: LINK*.
Vud 111 mm. Team of Nen Orleans De
feated Hsess Team hr HO It on
KstardSf, sad %rrlxe Here This
Vurnlnu In I‘r the Team From the
sax as nab t Inb—settre of the Huron
(•smr la Detail—t.ame llrslo# at
lllffi) This %fteruo—l ava# t#aller>
Mill Prohalil) Ohsrrxe It—New
Orleans I’lajers l.eaxr Te-alghl
for Ntlanta and kaxannali l*la>rrw
To-worron for llarlrn.
The team from he Audubon Golf (Tub
of New Orleans will arrive this morning
from Macon hy the Central Railroad The
visitors will is* fn-eh from a victory,
having dcfistr'l the Mat on team on Hut
urduy aftermwn by a * ore of to 0.
That was a good, string defeat and show*
that#the New <)rl*an* players know the
game. It i undcisto.d that there are
gsd golfers in Macon, ami the Savannah
tam will appreciate what they arc up
against when they meet the New Orleans
gentlemen on the links this af#Tnoon
Following Is the score In detail of the
game that was playel in Macon. It will
he read with Interest hy the Hav.mn.ih
golf #■-rs, and the mcmtH-rs of the local
team will have on oj|K>rtunlty to Judge
from It of ji**t the calllw*r of the player*
who constitute the New Orleans team.
Macon— Now Orleans—
Dove. E. K. I>. ... 0 Dubuv* 1 up
Ha kin. J If. .... o Eustls. II 8. .. 4us
m • Moon 6 ffiffi
Wright. J T Buckner. W N 7 up
Wise. J. C 0 Htew art 13 Up
Total (h T#dal 30 up
Against the Audutmn team the Savannah
players, representing the Savannah Golf
Club, will he Mr. Henry lllun, Jr . cap
tain: Mr Noble Hardee. Mr. St* n Bryan,
Mr C. W. Baursy and Mr. C\ F. Mo-***
Thes#* gentlemen have lieen practicing dil
igently. and they all hoje they may be
able to give a better account of them
selves In the match than did the Macon
players. In fact, they are not without
hope of winning the game.
The members of the Savannah team
will meet the vbtting team at the depot
this morning. From there they will go
td“the I>e Hoto for breakfast After br- ik
fust the Havnr.mihlans will go to th-ir
business, while th#* New Orleans gentle
men will go to th#- link.- to look o*#r the
ground over which they are to play
It Is expected that there will be a large
gallery out to see th#* game, which will
l#egin promptly at 2:* o'clock. Eighteen
hol**s will be played, which will m#*an that
the game will l*ct practically nil the af
ternoon The link* are in good condition,
save, pomihly, for too much moistur#
The ball* will not roll readily, stopping
Juki about where they strlk#*. but the
local player* rather believe they have
an advantage in thK
No others than those engage In the
mar#*h will b#* ailow#*l to play whll* It Is
In progr#*w*. Th** links will In* for th*
teams only. It Is unlikely that any of the
other gulf# r* would care •<> iday. a* It Is
s-id#>m that opfsirtunlty Is off#*r# l i# wlt
nc*s such a game as is looked for. The
< row 1 will probably follow th- team* over
the course to mnk#* not#* of th#* and
learn wm#- of thr fine punts of th# game
as they will be demonstrated.
"We trust.” said one of the local play
ers last night, "that the gallery will ob
serve one of the most Important rule* of
golf etiquette and refrain from making
any c#tmtnent upon th- gam*- when n play
er I* a*>out to make ,-t strok#*. Neither by
word or sign should this le d#Nu-. and
th* members of the S ivannah team would
certainly feci the k % 'nest regr#t should
any of the on-looker* offend In this r
spr-cc.”
After th#- game the visiting team will
lie entertained by the Havannah team
The former will take the night train over
the Central for Atlanta, tt 1* understood,
there to play another match g im* Th
Havannah team will leave b> th* early
morning r.iln over the 8* ilusin! Air Un*
for Darien, where a return match with
the team of the golf club of that pla *#
will tw plave#).
POLICE SFIIGF %NT LIN4KI ILL.
The N rternn Officer 4'onflned in III*
Home and His Fsnitl) Mu*li ('on
eerned.
Police T>esk Rerreint Henry IJngg 1#
nt his residence. 222 Park avenue, #dis,
in a serious romlitUm. an#! nts frierum
and family are very much concerned
about his welfare.
Kergt. Ungg has been sick for several
weeks, and his family Is beginning to feel
alarmed. He a|>is*ared on the streets
about two w#ek* ago. ami It was th*n
thought that he had oomjdetely recovcr**l
A relaji##- set In and he Is now very weak.
Sergt. Llngg is one of th# oM-st men.
huth In point of service and in age. In
the police de|iartmt*ftt. an*! his friend# will
regret to barn of the chat fr th**
worst. The sick ofllcar Is well I Ike# I hy
the patrolmen and his fellow scrg**ant#,
an#i his speedy recovery Is hopcsl for.
*%T%N INI) THE WO It ID.
HUhop E. H. Hendrix’s Elo#|U*nt ker
mon at l''|ta*rlh t hnreh.
Bishop K. R. Hendrix of Kansas City,
pr-ached last night at Epw>rtb M* traxllst
Church, at Jefferson and Thlrty-eevenMi
streets. Bishop Hendrix’# them** w.# the
l*ofv*r of Hatan In the world, ms! It w is
graphically treated.
The comuusion reached was that goo#!,
procetnliag from an inffolte la-ing. was
inflnlte and would prevail over evil, Whlc.i
wan a manifestation of the finite ff.it.in.
an#l h*K'v finite.
In his sermon Bishop Hendrix scored
roundly the saloons am! KumbiliiK ruom*
*4 ikwnnsh, which he s.isl were .ig*nrl#*s
of Satan In <nrrylng on his war against
the human race. The wiles of th** frvll
and the temptations which he Is accus
tomed to throw tn the way of the people
of this work! were d*u-rtb*<d. arul ills
dangerous power revealed.
THK IliiMKI (INDY Fill I.IIT.
Reported Murder In Froxttmn Turn
ed Oat to liner Hern a street Scrap.
The city detectives had another wiki
goose chase ymterday, when they were
called on to tnvmtlgate an alleged murder
In the western section of the city. It
was reported that two negro women hn l
been kill'd In FYogtown and Detective
Frank Wml hurried to where the homi
cide was supposed to have occurred. |i
developed that two women hud got
Into a common street brawl, but thu
neither one had been damag'd to any
great extent. The belligerents could no!
o located by the detective, ami no ur
reets were made Only n day or two ago
rhe officer* went on a similar errand on
Wnldburg street, near West Hrond.
Rheumatism In ail Its forms I* prompt
ly and permanently cured by Hood's Sar
saparilla. which neutralise* acidity of the
blood—ad.
Fine Engraving.
Ait opportunity to have engraving done
by an expert from New York during the
next ten days at New York price* at
J. *C. N. Thom*,, 124 Whitaker street.
i
NHOOT AT TIMKEN** HEADH.
•tavnnnaK HIBr to at
tlir llanar To-#rrit.
Th<- hiihiml turk>’ 'hoot of h<* Hov.m
nih Kill. Aoxoclatlon will be hrkl at th*
rllb- to-morrow. N<*w Year’, Pa>
I* obtwrvnl in tnt* way by th* Hllle A*-
nocLitloii. the hiivinit been ao-
Cupturned for year, to vall thr rati** un
Jan. 1. anil content for the blrda.
Shootln* will be at 30U arwl 3t# yard*.
The m* mien will lx* dtvkted Into classes,
and the prixes will be won by those mak
ing the best scores In each Class Greit
lnter**st Is always displayed In the con
test* and It Is expected that there will
Is .1 large < r.wl out. The shooting will
b# gin promptly at 10 o'clock to egisble tn#
m- mln-rs to complete their snores in lime
to get home for their New Year's din
nefs. This has been a difficulty in the
I#hst, for the reason that th* whootltiK
h'gui. too late, preventing som# of thos#*
who might otherwise have attended from
k>mg so. A g#.Hw| New Year’s dinner
w.ih r#farded as m*re greatly to be de
eir#*l tiian contesting for turkeys. This
year oth the shooting and the dinners
may is* enjoy#*!
After the contests at the and 3Ah
yard ranges, th#*re will lie shouting at
live birds In the time-honored way. Th#
turkeys will Is* stood up behind one of
the butts at a distance of M 0 yards from
th** m.irksnun. who will In# from 'imong
the tw*at in th#* assocoltlofi. The bird#
will have only th*tr heads exposed which
will !m* kept above the butt hy the bird#’
desire for com that will b© strewn where
they will have to stri*tch to r’acti It
IP freshments will Is* eerved lor the
m*mis*rs. An oyster roast will he among
th#* Attractl<MDS, ami It is expected that
j th* shoot will prove *o<* of the most *-n
--j juyable the .i#kr latlon h*s ever held.
Then* Is a large memtsrship now', and
gr#ster Interest was manifested during
last s*ason than ha#i b#*n known tor a
long time.
t 111 IdMt I*\ GAVE FHEIENTI.
sim#la> Ifbfsil f t lirlst C’horeh ll%ld
Ita I hrlalma* Fmllvtl.
The Christmas festival of the Bundav
Sk’hool of Christ Church was hekl In tne
Sun*l iy Hchool ro#>m yesterday afternoon.
Though the w* at her was threaten ng.
th*r- was yet a considerable att*nd#i -e,
ind th#- u-ual pleiteure that is found hy
th#* members of the school In mtiking thur
I’hrlstmas i*ontrlbutlons to poor children
was experienced.
A *llff#*r.nt plan for the observance of
I 1! :,r..iii tt • * I, r*ii*w•■*! In
most >f th* other Hunday Hi hools of t ie
city prevails with that of Chrfait Fhurch.
It it- n#>t s#> much the p!*asure of r*jv
iug as that of giving which Is sought,
and tti#* children of the S4*hool are taught
that “it is b#*tt*r to give than to r*-
• #*lve." A |ractlcal exempdtlcatlon of
this is given em-h year, the members of
the chord bringing Thristm.ie gifts f>r
poor children. an#l dep<slitng them upon
the f'otrum as the nam*s of the teachers
of th#* class#-.** are called.
The presents received fr Hhe po<ir y#s
terlay ex*#*- ld the usual number. Thex
were divid'd among th* teachers of th**
s* h*d for furth*r distribution among th*
childr'-n for whom they art* Intended. This
distribution will tw made to-day. and le
light will Ik* aken by the fortunate re
ciplents In the presents that fall to their
lot
Mr. Edward 8 Elliott conduct'd the n**c
vi" v that were Included In the (’hrl-tma*
festival, a number of Christmas Carols
being sung. *.\lr Elliott, who is superln
tendent #f the school, mad#* a short talk
u|nt th' objei t of the festival and com
mended the pinn of giving rather than
receiving pr#*9##*nts. He called out the
namt-N of the t*^a. hers, nnl each <-la*.
when designat'd advanced, deposit'd
presents, received l>oxe-. of -andy and r#-
turn#*#! to its place. Further religious ex
crolr-M s con iud#**l the festival.
POLK F H%DF ONE %HHH*T.
The Hnlny Weather Made *nnlay a
Blow llat With the Police.
The r*on!!nu**d ha#| weather kept the
number of arrest# down yesterday, nnd
onlv one prisoner was caught In the potlce
dragnet daring the entire twenty-four
hours. The unfortunate individual wa#
John Demere. a negra who 1# well knowt.
In |iolice circles. iVmere Is charged by
Patrolman W ll Harrison with la*lng dis
orderly on he street arul will have to
tell Jutlge Hart ridge how It all happ~n*d
when hi# nam* Is call*l ib|# morning-
Th oily delecllv.H ( |n aeveral u-
I>l iau - har.i lt r* Ritunkty nlkht, but
lh>r>. nuthlntf nimlnn any of
Iho |rtb-a In cualoily. One o i the ne
kTih ' .rnt In by the .(*.‘<'l.ll men la Spen
cer McNurry. an old-time rrook. S;'i\c-r
war ends-HVorlnit to m il a Win heater rill--
an-l a pIMoI when placed under arre -1
Another of the negroes had several suits
of clothliiß.
lin Por laii t llisnse. In kehedule.,
t entrnl of lirnrsts It.llway,
In Kfleet Inutln). IH-ceml*er .Vo. iihsv,
Train No. 3. leaving Savannah at 9:00
p. m. (Central *lme>. on und after Dec.
30 will make elose connection at Blrm-
Intthnm with the Southeastern Limited of
the K. (’., M. and II R. It for Memphis.
Kansas Oily and point* West and North
west. reducing the time between Savan
nah anil Kansu* City to tblrty-stx hours.
Train No I from Birmingham, Colum
bus. Maeon, Atlanta nnd August, will
arrive at Savannah 7:00 a. m (Central
timer Instead of 8:00 a. m *
(•ready Improved service between Sa
vannah und New Orleans, and all Texas
point*.
For further Information apply at Cen
tral | rs.enser station, or < Ity ticket of
fice, 107 Bull street.—ad.
Mr. Dent Mays,
"Grayheard has well nigh cured me of
rheumatism from which 1 have been a
great sufferer the last fifteen years." Mr
Dent’s poslofftce Is at. Bunco* Island Q
Rev. John Chrtselan of Pierce. Ala
says: "Grsytard has cured Mr* John
t’hlldres* of llaldwin county of rheuma
tism In February before vhe begun *o
take Grayheard ehe was glv, u up to die
She 1s now sound and well."
Grayheard 1* made only by Re*pe,s
Drug t'ompany. sole owner*, and sold by
druggtt* for 11 00 a bottle Kvrry family
should have a box of Grayheard ]*|j| (
Grayheard Ointment —ad.
Holiday Ilntrs via koalhera Rail
way.
Ticket* on sals to all points, a fare and
a third for the round trip, on Dec 2-23-
34-24-30 and 31st. 1300. alto Jan. l, ii,
limited to Jan. 4. returning In addition
to above, students holding certificate*
signed by superintendent* or principal*
of schools or collages will be sold tlck.-t*
conimen-lng Dec 15 and l.mlted to Jag
1 Jas. I- reeman, city pis rnger and ticket
agent. 141 Hull street. 'Phones R4o— *d.
For Over Fifty year*.
Mr* Winstw't Soothing Byrup ha. been
use*! for children teething. It soothe# the
cht.d. softens the gums, allays all naln
cures wli*l colic, and |* the Tv,* rwnTdy
te PlgfliOM, Twenly-itv* emu a bottle
A High-Grade Institution lor Ladlsa _
Shorter Cobegs. Rome, <Ja. Writs fa,
catalogue —ad
—He: Yra, ah* doea look lovely’ Is sha
brainy? A woman of mind?
t £u-u\T y: Ut koo *‘" tor J
BARGAINS:
Ranges
Stoves
Heaters
Hot Stuff Steves
Bicycles
Bicycle Sundries
Sportimg Goods
Fishing Tackle
Guns and
Revolvers
Ammunition
Everything al correct prices.
Com* to see ua to-day.
A saving here Mi every purchaa#.
WM. & H H. LATTIMORE,
WEOT OONORKB3 STRKET.
Hogan’s
Special
Blanket
-AND-
Comfort
Sale.
Our magnificent array of
these goods cannot he
equaled hy any house in the
city. There will he no
bandying of words about
the price. They are so
marked tha. a sale is cer
tain. Com.- and judge this
matter for yourself and he
satisfied. •
Remember that every
thing is fresh and new; no
old stock to palm off.
Daniel Hogan,
• -orncr Ilroturhton awl Banian) at*.
"Sunset Route,
(of
SOUTHERN PACIFIC W
COMPANY. Xs^^/
Th* Tavorltc and Bc.t Houle Line
To LOUSIANA, TEXAS,
MEXICO. CALIFORNIA,
and all Points Wat.
BTAMDAKI* TI'U.UANB on nil irulnn
Tally.
EXOtmStON PAUACE PPI.I.MANS
dally. exc*pi Monday, frotn New Oriemw
to California and Oregon point', al Jd.'JO
per b^rth.
F-ItKK t-HAIII CARS dally. Nrw Or
l*an to l>alla*. and Mli.tl* and
North, in TANARUS, \a. polnta.
DAILY TIIHOIDM PPLIjaANS L>
M*sk City and S..n Kmnrlaro.
Th Kamou* SPNfIRT LIMITED, ov*rv
Monday. Thuraday an.) Saluid.iy, N*w
Orloana to San Frnnrlico
For a'l Information, nddreea
CLARENCE W. MURPH(Y, T. P. A ,
1# Eam Tlryan Hi , Havannah, Oa.
Empty Honslicads.
Satpty Molaaksa too*.brads la*
sale by
C. M. GILBERT & CO.
AMtSKUB.MTS.
4Y ANY til THK ATM.
One week, commencing Monday. Dec.
31 (except Thursday!, the tost of all—The
Aubrey Stock Cos., headed l>y the versatile
aciress. Miss Lillian Haver. In a repertoire
of metropolitan scenic succe-ses.at popular
prl es. Monday night. "The Prince of
Russia," with magnificent costumes and
a cprload of scenery. Matinees Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday and Bnturdny.
SAVANNAH THEATER.
ONK NIGHT ONLY. THURSDAY. Jan. I
JULIUS CAIIN presents the great Am
erican play,
SECRET SERVICE.
BY WILLIAM (MI.LETTK.
Author of "Sherlock Holmes."
Th triumphant auccaaa of America.
England. Australia, with all the original
scenery and effects that characterised It"
phenomena! run of 300 nights at the Gar
rick Theater, New York. Interpreted by
an eminent cast.
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