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HONE OF SEA GIRT
MTAffIIAB OFFICERS ARE OPPOSED
TO GEORGIAN* GOING.
SO DECIDED IN MEETING.
rncv HAVE SOT FORGOTTEN THE
INJIRY DONE THEM IN IMM>.
Action of the Savannah Officer# W 111
Probably Re That Throughout
Georgia, a* Thla City Haa Taken
the Lead In Rifle Shooting nnd Una
Always Had the Largest Represen
-1 atlnn I pan the State Team at Sen
Girt—Sea Glrtera of Former Tears
Attended the Officers' Mertlng. j
Georgia Challengea Any State In
the Luton I pan Any Other Range
Titan Sea Girt.
•The Georgia troops trill send no repre
aentatives to Sea Girt this year to partic
ipate in the nfle matches to be held un- '
der the auspices of the New Jersey Rifle j
Aasociatlon. Savannah has always sent .
the majority of the contestants from this
state, and the action taken informally
by the commanding officers of the several
military organizations here would seem
to Indicate conclusively that no .Sea Girt- I
ers will go from Georgia.
The contests at Sea. Girt are to be held
this year from Aug. 30 to Sept. 7. A no
tice has appeared in the New York Herald
of an Invitation having been extended the
Georgia troops to send representation.
This notice Induced the officers to gather
for a consultation, with the result that it
was unanimously agreed that this state
should send no representation as long as
the management of the Sea Girt range
remains the, same as it was in 1899. when
the Georgia team was swindled out of its
just rights and trophies in the great
matches by false marking. The officers do
not mince words when they speak of the
practice of which the Georgia team was
the victim on that occasion, and of the
subsequent action* of those In authority
before whom the matter was probed, with
a clear establishment of the fact that the
Georgians had been defrauded out of their
Just deserts.
It is not through any spirit of petulance
nor a ease of Achilles sulking in his tent
that the officers take their view of the
matter, hut through their sense of the
groes wrongs their team suffered and their
determination to have nothing more to
do with Sea Girt or the New Jersey Rifle
Association in so long as they arc man
aged. os they were when the team failed
to get the credit to which Its scores en
titled it.
Nor is it through any belief that the
Georgians have lost their skill with the
rifle that the officers deellithd the invita
tion. for they have issued a challenge to
meet representatives of any state In the
Union, on any range save 8e Girt, and
for any prize or amount. The challenge
Is issued by the officers and by ex-mem
bers of the Sea Girt team, a number of
whom were at the meeting.
VISITED TWO TRACTS.
Kite Committee at Fair Association
Made it Inspection.
The Site Committee of the Board of Di
rectors of the Savannah Fair Association
paid a visit yesterday to the Screven
tract and to the Dale avenue tract, both
of which are offered as sites for the fair
grounds. In the party were Chairman J.
W. Jackson. Mr. B. H. Levy, Mr. A. B.
Moore and Mr. Albert Wylly, of the com
mute, and Mr. Percy Sugden, who has
been employed as civil engineer to get
up facts relative to the cost of putting
each of the three tracts under considera
tion in condition for holding a fair. The
Ten Broeck property will toe visited wlth-
Jn a day or two- by the committee.
Mr. Jackson said yesterday, after the
return from the inspection, that the mem
bers of the committee had not been par
ticularly impressed by the advantages of
the Screven tract, as it is difficult to
reach and would require a considerable
expenditure for clearing. With the Dale
avenue tract, however, they and Mr. Sug
den were well pleased. The engineer s
expert know-ledge came in to advantage In
acquainting the members of the commit
tee with Just the way in which the tract
Is regarded as suited to the purposes of a
fair.
It is probable that all the information
desired by the committee as to the cost
of grading and putting 1 the grounds in
condition and building a race track will
be in hand by Wednesday, and Mr. Jack
eon said he thought a meeting of the di
rectors could be called on that day for
the reception of the report of the com
mittee.
ONLY DO WHAT* RIGHT.
Comity kays This Is All It Asks of
Hays Naylor and Ollier*.
The trial of the case of Hays Naylor
and others against Chatham county was
begun yesterday in the Superior Court,
before Judge Failigant. At the close of
the day most of the evidence was before
the Jury and a recess was taken until
Monday morning.
The plaintiffs claim the county is try
ing to condemn their lands improperly
and unjustly and this action they want
condemned. The county says ail it asks
la That the plaintiffs will drain the prop
erty they own and prevent It from be
ing as it now Is. a menace to the Wealth
of the section of country in which it is
situated.
There was much evidence, very con
flicting In its character, given the Jury
yesterday for (Is consideration. The
plaintiffs are represented l>y Mr. W. F.
Slater, and the county by County Attor
ney George T. Cann.
SECOND PLACE ON SINGLES.
Won by Mr. J. S. Sims In the Tennis
Tonriinmrnt.
The second place In singles In Ihe tennis
tournament was w-on yesterday by Mr,
j. g. Blms. In the first zet Mr. O B.
Etrong defeated Mr. dims on a f ore of
7-6. In the aecond and third sets Mr.
Blms defeated Mr. Htrong 9-7 nnd 6-1.
The flrs place In singles Is held by -Mr.
M M Parks.
A good deal of Interest Is being taken
In the tournament. Thla afternoon the
playV'f *h doublet will begin. Messrs
Parks and Strong against Messrs. Brown
and Myers.
Mill Kepi < lass.
Henry Johnson, the negro held at th*
poliea at el lon for an alleged murder et
Rpcm.ii gdsle, Is not permitted to receive
visitors The prisoner has no! yet been
given a preliminary egl•***"<. •***'"•
#Hlr#r* ftmsiH mum Ik* sutossf. t Tit*
*4 it** fill IS WHM ill
M’KINNEY LED THE MOB.
| Sereven fonsty Murderers Tell of
the Anihnsh of Officers.
The Sereven county murderers were no
tified yesterday morning of the decision
of the Supreme Court in refusing to grunt
anew- trial, and realized for the first
time that they have but a short while
1 o live. The men were badly frightened
and have aban.loned all hope of escaping
the gallows. They were taken lo the top
floor of the jail, where they were photo
graphed by Mr. M. Ed. Wilson. The
condemned men were nervous and it was
with the greatest effort that they re
mained somewhat quiet until the pictures
had been taken. The men asked that
extra pictures be made so that they can
send them to their families before the |
execution.
All five of the men talked freely to a
representative of the Morning News. They
admitted that they were in the crowd on
the night Fillmore Harrington and Milton
Mears were killed, and Capt. Jesse Wade
was badly shot, but denied that they fired
at the white men. Andrew Davis was
the spokesman for the convicted murder
ers. and talkid of the ambushing of the
white men. He admits that he tvas a
member of the ’’Knights of the Archer.”
but declares that the organization was
only a relief society, and that its object
was not to exterminate the whites of
Sereven county. Davis says that most
of the members were women, and that
not a third of those who killed the officers
were members of the alleged black mafia.
Davis said that there were twelve men
present on the night that the officers were
slain, and that a negro desperado named
Mathew McKinney was the leader of the
band. McKinney, Peter Frederick. Aaron
Johnson. Boh Johnson, Jesse Alexander
and Steven Alexander were the six who
managed to escape, and the other six w-re
arrested. Five are those in jail here with
the death sentence hanging over their
heads, and Cleveland Harrington, the
sixth man captured, is in jail at Sylvania.
He has never been tried, and while it is
not known, probably furnished the offi
cers of the law with certain information
that was material to the prosecution.
Arnold Augustus and William Hudson
were the only ones who made statements
at the trial of the case, and Davis says
had he been permitted lo talk he be
lieves he would have been acquitted. The
story told by the negro is interesting,
and shows that the plan to murder the
officers had been well laid. Davis says
that Hteven Alexander had cursed Mr.
Harrington, and that he and his compan
ions intended lo go to the home of Jesse
Alexander, the boy's father, and advise
him to give himself up.
On their arrival at the place they claim
they found Mathew McKinney in charge
of affairs, and swearing that he would
wipe out the whites. He was at the head
of the six negroes already at the house
and announced that nothing but human
blood would satisfy him. Davis says that
McKinney is an escaped convict and a
desperado of the worst type. On one oc
casion lie sho-t his wife and mother-in-law.
and is wanted on hundreds of war
rants, charging every crime in the calen
dar. Davis says that when he and
his companions saw what was in the wind
they prepared to withdraw. McKinney
would not listen to this, and at the point
of his Winchester compelled them to stay
behind the bushes. The desperate leader
boldly proclaimed that he intended to
make his gun talk, and that every time
it barked a white man would drop. He
had planned to wait until the officers,
who were expected, had gone up to the
house before firing. This was done, and
when Harrington, Mears and Wade
knocked on the door McKinney’s rifle
sounded.
According to Davis. McKinney did not
loe his bead, and when he fired the first
time he ordered the others to do the same
thing. Hundreds of shots were fired and
the men were riddled with bullets. Augus
tus stated on the stand at Sylvania that
he and his companions fired because they
were forced to, but that their guns were
pointed in the air and not at the officers.
Davis denies now that he fired at all.
The negroes, without exception, say that
they are innocent, and they have no fear
of meeting their Maker. They Join In the
religious services in the jail and say that
they pray nightly for the capture of Mc-
Kinney and his following. Sheriff Thomp
son of Soreven county is expected daily
for the negroes, who will have to be re
sentenced. They will be brought back to
Savannah, where they will remain until
the day before their execution.
CHILD URL'TALLY BEATEN.
AV. E. Ilnrke Charged With Almost
Killing Ills 12-Ycar-Olil Son.
W. K. Burke, aged 40 years and white,
was arrested late yesterday afternoon, at
Ills home. No. 218 Duffy street, east, and
is held at the police station on a charge
of cruelly beating his 12-year-old son. The
child's condition said to be critical, and
Burke may not be given a preliminary ex
amination by Recorder Myrick in Police
Court this morning.
At police headquarters the blotter
shows that the arrest was made by
Mounted Patrolman W. 11. Smith and J.
C. Green is named as the prosecuting wit
ness. Burke says that the complainant
is his father-in-law and is a Florida
preacher. The trouble attracted fully 200
people, and the street was impassable un
til the arrival of the patrol wagon. The
child’s screams were heard some blocks
away, and a score of telephone messages
were sent to Desk Sergeant Etngg at
headquarters before the arrival of the of
ficer. The patrol wagon, with the sally
port man, was hurried to the scene, but
the man had been arrested before its ar
rival.
It is charged that Burke beat the child
with a stick and cuffed him around the
house. The assault was witnessed by Mrs.
Burke and her father, but they were pow
erless to stop the display of temper nnd
brutality. Burke was sober w-hen. seen by
a representative of the Morning News at
police headquarters, but was in a surly
mood. He was sleeping on one of the
hard benches and did not appear to mind
his confinement. lie cursed his fatber-in
law and denied that he had treated his
young son as Is charged. He stated that
the child hail been disobedient, anj that
he only slapped it. The prisoner did not
appear to liavo been drinking and his act
was probably caused by temper. The res
idents of the section in which the assault
was committed were greatly stirred tip,
and but for the arrival of the police
Burke would probably have been handled
roughly.
TWO HI HUIARS HELD.
One Robbed Man’s House In Country
nnd W as t might In Act.
At yesterday morning's session of Police
Court Recorder Myrick Investigated two
burglary cases, and both defendants were
rtmanded for trial In the Huperlor Court.
Richard Jones Is charged with robbing
D. It. Hoy’s grocery store at Wilson and
Walker streets, several weeks ago. Ju.ian
Dunbar, who took part in the robbery
is under a sentence of five years.
Is wis Green Is alleged to have robbed
tho house of a man named Joseph Rivers,
who testified In court that he saw the
•et commuted. Rivers lives In the eoun
i try, and with a friend, brought the pris
oner to the city .
Half Holiday st I’ostofltre.
The employes of the postofflee will hev*
• part holiday to-day The money order,
registered letter, stamp and general de
livery departmenja will he open until ij
o’clock The carrier* •111 make their
usual mottling ri- liseries eftet wul to they
will fat off for Ilia its) Th* mailing da*
ggttiunti aHi fctwalii ppm •,1 day-
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1901.
THE SOUTH’S DEAD
OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY TO
BE GENERAL IN SAVANNAH.
PARADE THIS AFTERNOON.
CONFEDERATE ORGANIZATIONS AND
MILITARY NULL DE IN LINE.
Anniversary Meeting of Confederate
Veterans Association nt Noon—Nlny
Re Opposition to Election of Board
Nominated a Week Ago—Parade
This Afternoon Will Include tinny
Organisations Military Kseort
latter lot. Wylly’* Command— Ex
ercises in Park Extension and at
Confederate Lot—Special Exercises
anil Address at Guards Halt.
It is Memorial Day. Throughout the
South tho people mourn and honor the
South's immortal dead. In Savannah, as
in her sister cities, in towns, villages and
settlements, there will be memorial serv
ices.
In this city the exercises are to be es
pecially elaborate. They will include the
decoration of the graves of all the Con
federate soldiers who lie buried in the
cemeteries around Savannah, special
meetings of the Confederate Veterans’
Association and McLaws Camp of Confed
erate Veterans, the parade of this after
noon, in which the military of the city
will unite with the Confederate organiza
tions, and during tho progress of which
there will be special exercises at the Con
federate monument, in the Park Exten
sion, and the Confederate lot, in Laurel
Grove, and the Memorial Day exercises
and address, at Guards Hall, this even
ing.
During the morning the several com
mittees of the Daughters of the Confed
eracy will be busy caring for and decorat
ing the graves of soldiers, in tho Cathe
dral Cemetery, Laurel Grove and Bona
venture. The graves of all of those sol
diers who have no relatives living In Sa
vannah will be looked after by the com
mittees of the Daughters.
During the morning also the monument
in the Park Extension will be elaborate
ly decorated, a special design having been
drawn. The members of the committee
from the Daughters of the Confederacy,
which has this work specially tn charge,
will be assisted by a detachment from
the Savannah Fire Department, in dec
orating the monument.
At noon the annuel meeting of the Con
federate Veterans’ Association will be
held at Confederate ilall. The officers
of the association for the coming year
are elected at this meeting. The entire
old board was nominated at the ante
anniversary meeting held a week ago.
Fsually this nomination is equivalent to
election, but this year it is rumored there
will be some opposition to the election of
one member of the board.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon a special
meeting of McLaws Camp of Veterans
will be held at Knights of Pythias Hall.
The First Regiment of Infantry and the
Savannah Volunteer Guards Battalion
will assemble at 4 o’clock in the after
noon. The place of assembly for the reg
iment will be the Park Extension, while
the Guards will form their battalion op
posite their armory on Bull street. The
regiment will march down Drayton to
Gaston and on Gaston to Bull. As the
march down Bull is continued the Guards
and, the Lawton Cadets will form behind
the regiment.
Owing to the non-arriva! of the neiq
uniforms, for - Company L.. the First In
fantry will parade In campaign hats and
the drpss uniform, the company officers
wearing compuign hats and leggins, the
same as the men.
The military escort will be under the
command of Col. Thomas S. Wylly, the
senior officer In line. The First Regiment
will be commanded, by Lieut. Col. G. A.
Gordon, and the Guards by Maj. W. W.
Williamson. A detachment from the Sa
vannah fire department, under the com
mand of Supt. Maguire, will be also in
line.
The Confederate Veterans’ Association.
McLaws' Camp of Confederate Veterans,
Bartoiv Camp of Sons of Veterans, and
the chapter of Children of the Confedera
cy, will assemble at Wright Square, at
4 o'clock in the afternoon. I'nder the
rules of the Confederate Veterans’ Asso
ciation and the custom that has been ob
served in the past, the marshal of the
parade will be Maj. G. M. Ryals. senior
ex-president of the association. Gen. P.
McGlashan, the other ex-president of the
association, will be assistant marshal.
The line of march will be out Bull
street to Gaston, on Gaston to Drayton,
on Drayton to Hall and thence to the
Confederate monument. From the monu
ment, where the usual exercises will be
conducted and where the veterans will
de|oslt the wreaths they will carry in
the parade, the line of march will be con
tinued to tho Confederate lot in Laurel
Grove. Then the concluding exercises
will be held. There will be a prayer,
a song by the Children of the Confederacy
and the sounding of "taps.” The chil
dren will wear, as nearly as possible, the
colors of the Confederacy, white and red.
At the cemetery they will scatter flow
ers over the soldiers’ graves.
The exercises at Guards’ Hal! will be
gin at 8:30 o'clock In the evening. The
programme will toe as follows:
Solo and chorus, "Dixie," Master Ever
ett Stothurt and the boys of St. John’s
choir.
Prayer.
Solo., "Conquered Banner," Mr. William
F. Blois.
Chorus, "Bonnie Blue Flag,” St. John's
choir.
Address.
The choir singing will be under the di
rection of Mr. Edwyn Woodhams, choir
master of St. John's. The. observance of
the day has been arranged by a commit
tee from the Confederate Veterans’ Asso
ciation, of which Gen. W. W. Gordon is
chairman.
Tile members of the committee having
in charge the decoration of the monu
ment are especially anxious to make It
as beautiful and elaborate as possible. To
this end they request that those having
flowers, however small In quantity, they
wish to devote to this purpose, wiii bring
them to the monument this morning.
HORNE STOLE FEED.
Anil Animal's Owner tlait Now An.
• wer a Charge of larrrar.
W. T. Johnson, colored, was arrested
yesterday morning by Patrolman Mona
han of the Ocean rite,-unship Company's
force for stealing corn and oats on the
wharves. The prisoner furnished bail
for his appearance lieforc Recorder Mvrb-k
In Police Court thla morning, ami the
hearing promises to be an amusing end pi.
teresling one.
It appear* that Johnson left his horse
untied on the wharves, and Inst the hun
gry animal made a meal of a lot
of corn end oat* that hid been left near,
by. Johnson does not think that he
should be punished he*auoo his horse hep.
pent 4 to commit a robbery, and Recorder
Myrick will be called upon to solve the
problem.
I< may be that th* home will be re
manded for trial In the City Court, atrd
• 111 ba sentenced to do several tusa
months worn to frost of a wages on tb
i count*' I*4Ml.
WHITAKER STREET PAVING.
WHITAKER STREET PAVING.
Mayor Believe* Company Would No*
Remove Car Track*.
Mayor Myers Is extremely doubtful that
the car line on Whitaker street would be
removed by the City and Suburban, which
owns It. It has been suggested that an
ordinance for the paving of the street Its
entire length would be followed imme
diately by the removal of the track, in
order that the street railway company
might get out of defraying its proportion
of the cost of the improvement, the as
sessment upon the company being for nine
feet.
The Savannah. Thunderbolt and Isle of
Hope Railway is the lessee of the Whita
ker street line, and, under the terms of
the lease, would have to pay the portion
of the cost falling upon the street rail
way. The supposition of some that the
City and Suburban might remove the
track in the event of the passage of a
paving ordinance, therefore, in th* May
or's opinion, is not Justified.
.Mayor Myers thinks the paving of West
Broad street of greater importance just
now than that of Whitaker. He believes
Whitaker should be paved, however, even
with the track still down, as it would be
no such very great objection or obstacle
for traffic. The wear and tear on Dray
ton street, too. he considers, should be
relieved by paving Whitaker street.
Alderman Schroder thinks well of the
plan to pave Whitaker street, but his pref
erence is for West Broad street, first,
all the way out to Henry. He believes
brick should be used in paving Whitaker
street, when the work is finally done.
The aldermen generally are tn
favor of paving Whitaker street,
and it would be no surprise
if it were soon paved with some
better material than the miserable cobble
stones that now make it rough and un
comfortable for traffic.
There has been talk about the city giv
ing the street railway company assurance
that no other company would ever be al
lowed the use of the street, provided it
were given up, but the Mayor said that
no such action could be taken. The Coun
cil could bind no future boards to such a
course. Public opinion might now be
against the street, once freed from a car
line, being again devoted to such a pur
pose, but public opinion is mutable, the
Mayor said, and cannot be counted upon
as being the same one, year or ten years
hence as now.
WILL CUT OFF $50,000
Pioperty Ynloutlon In Savannah
Will Re Affected to That Degree.
The act of the last Legislature In plac
ing the telegraph, telephone and express
comtanieo doing business In the state In
the same category with the railway com
panies, regarding the manner of their
making their returns for taxation, will
have the effect of cutting oft the amounts
at whidh- such companies are now assess
ed by city boards of tax assessors.
The railway companies make their
returns direct to the controller
general, who apportions the prop
erty among the cities, towns
and counties, showing the division of re
turns upon which each of the corporate
bodies should levy taxes.
This method results in a much lower
valuation being placed upon the property
than the municipal corporations, or Sa
vannah, at any rate.' would acctopt, and
the tax receipts are reduced materially
in consequence. The returns of the Sa
vannah, Florida and Western, for Ini
stance, are such as to apportion Savan
nah only $248,579 as the Valuation of the
extensive terminals In this city. The
company pays only $3,804.40 In taxes to
Savannah.
If the tax assessors had the power to
assess the railroads, the valuation of the
Savannah. Florida, and Western property
here would be much greater. The Mayor
has protested against the system, as the
amount upon which the company is taxed
is considered ridiculously small, when the
value of the extensive property in Sa
vannah is taken into consideration.
Heretofore the telegraph, telephone and
express companies have been assessed,
just as have individuals. The telephone
companies in Savannah have more valua
ble interests than the telegraph or the
express company. The chairman of the
board of tax assessors said yesterday that
It Is safe to suppose that the valuation
of the property in Savannah for taxa
tion will be reduced by $50,000 through
the telegraph, telephone and express com
panies being placed upon the same basis
with the railway companies and allowed
to make their returns to the Controller
General.
YACHT CLI It AT ISLE OF HOPE.
Talk of a Clalt House nnd Grounds
Being Secured.
An effort is being made to reorganize
the Isle of Hope Yacht Club somewhat
on the plan of the Savannah Yacht Club,
but, of course, on a much smaller scale.
It is among the possibilities that a piece
of property will be bought and the house
turned into a club house.
There are several places at Isle of Hope
which can be secured, and with a suffi
cient membership there would be no diffi
culty in paying for it. There is no bet
ter sailing course around Savannah than
that of Isle of Hope, as the boats In a
rate can be seen over Its entire length.
Previous to the Savannah Yacht Club lo
cating at Thunderbolt, Isle of Hope was
often the place chosen for the annual re
gattas of local yachtsmen. The Isle of
Hopers, it is hoped, will meet with a
hearty welcome from those whom they
may invite to Join with them.
WILL VISIT FIRE STATION.
Mayor anil Aldermen Are Invited to
No. ti on Tuesday.
The Mayor and Aldermen will visit the
new fire station. No. 6, at Barnard and
Thirty-eighth streets, next Tuesday after
noon at 5 o'clock. The invitation has been
extended by Alderman Schroder, chairman
of tho Fire Committee, and by Supt. Ma
guire. The visit will be entirely’ infor
mal, and the Mayor and Aldermen will'
spend only about half an hour at the sta
tion. It ts splendidly appointed for the
fire service, and the chairman of the com
mittee and the superintendent expect to
show the City Fathers something that
will please them.
AT THE TEA STORE.
A Trent for the Children In Store for
Them Saturday.
To all our patrons, and especially the
children, we will present our latest novel
ty from the Orient, the whistling cigar.
Don’t fail to be on hand Saturday, April
27. You can save 20 per cent, by purchas
ing your good* from us.
18 pounds best granulated sugar ~..|1 00
17 pounds best soft while sugar 1 00
Fancy Elgin creamery butter 25
Klo coffee per |>oun4 16c, 30e, best..., 26
Maracaibo coffee 26c, best 90
Java coffee 26c, best 85
Try our Jeve end Mocha, 3 pound*.. I tst
<loo.oi.g Young Hyson, English Break
fast. Gunpowder, Japan or Ceylon tea*
at hi’, *u<. 76c, l<e*t II per pound
Drink ‘fitea-Nectar, pure Cbineae tea
O'* per pound, A specie! present with ev
ery pound.
M-e have no •gent* Buy dles-t frets
first hand# and (M pure good*
The Great Ai.antic and Pa-tfle Taw
Company la* Broughton street. wast Tat
apnoue fall, U Wilson, tusiag *4.
UNIVERSITY MEN DINE
ANNIVERSARY MEETIVO A\D DIN-
JiEK AT DE SOTO.
WITH TOASTS AND SONGS.
ALIMNI OF UNIVERSITY ENLIVENED
THE TIME.
Chancellor Walter 11. Hill the Guest
of Honor n the Dinner—Speeches
Were Made l>j- Mr. Richard M.
Charlton on "iieoritini" Mr. Eilnln
C. Rjnls, on “The Prej" Mr. H. J.
Trt la on “The College Man In
Public Life," aid Mr. A. R. I-on
to ll on “The Ladle*”—Chancellor
Hill Invited to Attend the Centen
nial of the University.
The twelfth annual dinner of the Uni
versity Club of Savannah was given at
the De Soto last night. It was a Jovial
and altogether complete success.
The dinner was served in the breakfast
room. The tables, in the form of a
square, surrounded a mass of palms and
pink roses and pink-shaded candles com
pleted a dainty and effective scheme of
decoration.
The dinner served was a delightful one.
The menu was as follows:
Grape fruit. Sauternc.
Cream of Terrapin.
Vino d'Paste Sherry.
Caviar on Toast.
Celery. Salted Almonds. Olives.
Broiled Spanish Mackeral, Maitre d'Hotel.
Cucumbers. Potatoes, Duchesse.
Spring 1/arap Chops, ala Nelson.
New Green Peas.
St. Julien Claret.
Sweetbreads “Pique” Financier.
Asparagus.
Roman Punch.
Roast Woodcock, au Cresson.
Perrier Jouet Brut Champagne
Tomato and Lettuce Salad.
Assorted Cakes. Sherry Wine Jelly.
Neapolitan Ice Cream.
Roquefort Cheese. Toasted Crackers.
Fruits. Coffee. Cigars.
Berry shrdlu emfwyp b
At the tables were Mr. P. A. Stovall,
Mr. W. L. Clay, Mr. Edwin C. Ryals, Mr.
B. C. Yancey. Mr. James Butner, Mr. W.
W. Gordon, Jr., Mr. O. A. Partridge, Mr.
A. A. Lawrence, Mr. Shelby Myrlck. Mr.
P. W. Meldrim, Mr. John Nevitt, Mr. E.
J. Thomas. Mr. E. F. Lovell, Mr. Davis
Freeman. Mr. Henry McAlpin, Mr. R. J.
Travis, Mr. A. R. Lawton, Mr. Cosmo R.
Hardee, Mr. R. J. Charlton, Mr. Scotia
Tyson and Mr. S. B. Adams. Chancellor
Walter B. Hill and Dr. F. G. Barfield
were guests of the club.
TOAST WAS “GEORGIA.”
Praise* of Hl* State Sung liy Mr.
Rieliard M. Charlton.
Mr. Richard M. Charlton was Intro
duced by the toastmaster, Col. Meldrim,
as the first speaker. In his happy manner.
From none, with a better grace, the pres
ident said, could response to the toast,
"Georgia,” than by one of the name of
Charlton.
"Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
University Club:
“There could be no toast to which I
would respond with more pleasure and
pride than that of my native state,” raid
}lr. Charlton, "nor one of which I real
ize the mere picturing in words is so in
adequate in the justice that it merits. To
glory in deeds that stand upon the im
perishable pedestal of fame and effulge
their glittering rays as does the setting
sun behind a eavlacade of ominous clouds,
thrills the hearts and minds of all man
kind, from the humblest peasant to the
proudest potentate, and that feeling,
which has become inherent in man’s na
ture and is instilled into his soul with
the very breath of life, must needs re
main there to live in thought and deed
and not in outward expression.
"The grandest achievements have been
attained by that people whose love of
country has proved the greatest. Rome,
in Its eminence, exemplified this trait of
reverence and affection to such an ex
tent that the heralding of one's citizen
ship was the safeguard against insult and
bodily harm. Unrestricted by the dictates
of one ruler, the thought of the people
in regard to law and regulation found its
ready expression through the contact of
one man with another in shaping the af
fairs of their country, and ultimately es
tablished the only form of government
whose principles insure a future of wel
fare and enlightenment, and which hands
down to posterity traditions that glow
alike with fame and honor. Democracy,
in its simplest form, breeds a content
ment that needs no qualification, and cre
ates a force which neither the petty con
tentions of life nor the bitter strifes of
demigods can rend asunder, and our
hearts should abound with thankfulness
that fate has imposed upon us such a
form of government. Right and justice,
equality and perfect freedom, are linked
together Into one Indissoluble band. The
weakness and mistakes of rule become en
gulfed in the brightness of Its renown,
and man Is no longer the base, servile
creature of ancient eras, but a sovereign
being unlo himself and his home
"Time in its ceaseless course lias
brought hardship and trials alike to our
sovereign state. Visited by tyranny and
oppression the toil of half a century had
but a useless end, and all was lost save
honor. But those who had in years past
built her fame again raised her up to oc
cupy her eminent place among the peo
ple of the world. Silently through the
years of peace she crept carrying In her
Influence the teachings of her forefath
ers, showing to all the that pa
tience and Industry are the requisites of
tranquility. The land became blessed with
riches, her people were content and
thrifty, her natural resources were as yet
unbounded. The hand of fortune seemed
to rest firmly upon her soil. But fate,
which In Its mighty sway knows neither
weak nor strong, tomes with its madden
ing crush and fortune fades away. Fields
that had once been the evidence of pros
perity become the devastation of the mon
ster of war; homes that served to shelter
her sons found their resting place amid
the fire and ashes of marauders; men
whose names had resounded In triumphant
exultation In praise of her name and her
deeds lie dead In defense of her honor.
The nobility of her nature Is stamped be
neath the feet of unjust aggressions and
the might of arms.
"Emaciated and Impoverished, she bis
emerged Into the crowning era of her his
tory. The strong hand of labor has
brought tier from the depths of despair
to a condition of plenty and success. Fu
ture years will greet her with new
achievements of tier illustrious sons whose
names shall stand forth In proud array
among the people of another age.
11l art and religion, in commerce,
trade, and profession, In litera
ture and science, the Georgian stands be
fore mankind in an imperishable light. He
lias overcome ths hardships and trials
of a weak and exhausted colony, the mis
fortunes of continued strife, and has hand,
ed down to future times a home for the
breve, the friend,##*, end oppressed a
land of riches, a sanctuary of religion,
a race of pure, werin hi id generous been.
He bee wreathed eiouiui his head e halo
of nonor, enllgluenmeul, and civilisation,
brave In time of tsar, honorable |n time
of peace May Ids name go down inre
history with the mewiombie heroes of
time, and may the glory of the home of
his adoption never fade nor her hist Of >
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FOR SWEET CHARITY’S SAKE.
An Excellent Entertainment Given
to Help Children’* Hospital.
A most enjoyable concert was given
at the Guards’ Hall last night for the
benefit of the Children's Hospital. A
splendid programme of music and recita
tions was given by local talent, and was
so enjoyed by the audience that almost
every number was encored, in one case a
double encore being demanded. The pro
gramme was as follows:
“On Thee Each Living Soul Awaits”
(Haydn), Mrs. Gross, Mr. Rebarer, Mr.
Beckett.
“The Soul of the Violin,” Miss T.
Marion Cooper.
Ballade (A fiat) (Chopin), Mrs. Clarence
Lillenthal.
"The Silent World is Sleeping" (Buck),
Mrs. M. Ed Wilson.
"An Arabian Romance” (Conchois), Mr.
George W. Beckett.
Recitation, “Jest Her Way,” MISS Coop
er.
“Summer” (Cbaminade), Mrs. W. W.
Gross, t,
Rhapsodie (No. 12) (Liszt), Mrs. Lilien
thal.
“The Sea Hath Its Pearls” (Plnsutl),
Mrs. Gross, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Rebarer,
Mr. Beckett.
Miss Florence Colding and Miss May
Palmer were the accompanists.
One of the most artistic as tvell as the
most enjoyable features of the programme
was the playing of Mrs. Lillenthal, which
was noticeable for its artistic phrasing
and perfection of technique. To the first
number she gave a recall piece; but she
diil not respond to the warm applause
that greeted her second effort.
Miss Cooper scored her , usual success,
an encore being demanded after each of
her selections, and, upon her second ap
pearance, a double encore.
The singers also were warmly received,
each of the soloists being forced to re
spond 'to encores. Mrs. Wilson gave
"Robin,” Neidlinger; Mrs. Gross a spring
song, and Mr. Beckett “Dreams,” Bart
lett. A large audience was present so
that the concert was as undoubted a
financial, as it was an artistic, success.
TIRNER-BERG.
Quiet Wedding at tlic Home of Mrs.
Hum on Liberty Street.
Miss Adele Berg, daughter of Mr. Chas.
Berg of Jacksonville, Fla., but formerly
of Savannah, was married at noon yes
terday at the residence of Mrs. Russ, No.
412 Liberty street, west, to Mr. John A.
Turner of Pittsburg, Pa. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Charles H. Strong
of the St. John's Episcopal Church. The
couple left immediately afterward for the
North.
Merry Makers Celebration, Augusta,
Ga„ April 22-27, 1901. One fare for the
round trip, via Central of Georgia Rail
way. Tickets on sale April 20-26, inclu
sive, and for train No. 1 of the 27th. Final
return limit April 29. City ticket office
107 Bull street, and Central passenger sta
tion.—ad.
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When you can dure yourself for fifty
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J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga., for a box
postpaid.—ad.
“Queen ot Sen Itonte*,”
Savannah to Baltimore, Washington,
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via Merchants & Miners’ Transportation
Co's, elegant steamers. Accommodations
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J. J. Carolan, Agent. Uptown office, 111
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On All Train* Via the Southern Rail
way.
New York and Florida Express, leaves
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Fast Mail at 12:30 a. m.. Central time,
daily. Both trains carry Pullman draw
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and dining cars. Office, 141 Bull street.
'Phones 850.—ad.
At Estlll's News Depot, No. 45 Bull
street. Savannah Morning News and all
the other leading dailies, with a large and
varied stock of standard books and light
literature, monthlies and weeklies, and a
full line of stationery, and everything else
usually found In a first-class news depot,
—ad.
$275.00. The Rac-lne Launch. $275.00.
The prettiest launch that can be bought
anywhere Is the Racine launch. 16 feet,
one-horse power, seats six, runs very
fast.
The Racine launch Is more reliable than
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same. They have all sizes of launches. A
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The Racine launch Is the one adopted
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For Instant return to health, take Llpp
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Gut Leaders,
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DE SOTO HOTEL.
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Telephone 888.
For Prompt Service, and
the BEST COAL
Send Your Order to
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PHONE 566,
GEORGIA or BELL.
Sole Agents for the Celebrated
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Seed Corn, Seed Peas.
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for the protection of &tock.
Poultry Supplies, Bone Aleal,
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Hay, Grain and Feed of all kinds.
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LIKE MACIC.
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-DEALER IN—
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Blinds and Builders’ Supplies. Plain and
Decorative Wall Taper, Foreign and Do
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Bole Agent for Abest ne Cold Water Paint.
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