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10 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 > A> oloose eat Third Pegs j 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. Why Do Yon Scratch? When you can dure yourself for fifty cents? All skin diseases, such as tetter, salt rheum, ringworm, eczema, etc., can be surely cured by an ointment called Tetterinc. Any number of testimonials shown tor the asking. Nothing else is as good. Unless your druggist has it, send oo cenis itt stamps to the manufacturer, J. T. 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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 steam. Lippman Bros, are agents for the same. They have all sizes of launches. A complete trial to all parties Intending to purchase. The Racine launch Is the one adopted by the Pan-American Exposition In Buf falo, because they are the best and more reliable than any, simple, seaworthy, safe and fully guaranteed. Lippman Bros, are agents for the manufacturers and carry a stock of these boats at all times, —ad. For Over Fifty Y'eura. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has been used for children teething. 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