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VOTES CAN BE HAD
IN SUFFICIENT NUMBER TO CHANGE
PRIMARY HIRES.
SHOULD THIS BE NEEDED.
IN ORDER TO SUBMIT RACE FOR
ORDINARY TO THE DEMOCRACY.
All lint Tiro of fhe Candidates
Known fo Favor the Flan—Capt.
McAlpin Thought to Oppoae It
From the Jump and Mr. Kellhaeh
Wnnt* to Look Before He Reap*.
Effort to Defeat Primary Will In
volve Attempt to Defeat Clinnse In
Rule*—No DllHenlty Anticipated to
Secure Needed Two-Third* Vote to
Pass Rule* That Work for a Fair
Election.
There seems no reason to believe
that there will not be a primary to set
tle the question of who shall be ordi
nary. The Executive Committee has
ordered it and with one exception, or
two possibly, all the candidates favor
it.
The exception regarded as reasona
bly certain is Capt. Henry McAlpin,
though this opinion is deduced rather
from what Capt. McAlpin has declined
to say than from any positive an
nouncement of his position. He has
never said he wanted a primary and
his friends on the Executive Commit
tee, Mr. W. P. Laßoche and Mr. E.
J. Whelan, are about the only ones
who actively oppose it. Mr. Laßoche
and Mr. Whelan both stated yester
day that they did not want to have a
primary in any event, Mr. Laßoche
because he believed the regular elec
tion would not take place until Octo
ber and the primary, held a few weeks
sooner, would only serve to add bit
terness to the campaign and make the
winner in the primary fight a second
battle for his election, and Mr. Whelan
because he said he thought the negroes
ought to have a voice in the matter.
Mr. Keilbach is the second candidate
w f ho has not committed himself on the
subject of a primary, though he has,
always said he was willing to enter one
if the rules for its management as
sured fairness to all. His leading friend
on the executive committee, Mr. John
Juchter, was another of those who op
posed having a primary called. The
ether opponents of the primary being
ordered, opposed it only because they
wanted the rules changed to fit new
conditions before anything was done,
and in principle they heartily favor the
plan. These are represented by Mr.
Harry Willink.
All the other candidates, it is believ
ed, are heartily in favor of the primary
and want it held. They all say they
want it held under rules that will en
sure absolute fairness to all and if this
is their real position in the matter
there ought not to be any trouble in
arranging and deciding what these
rules shall be.
The impression is current that there
will not be more than five candidates
for ordinary who will enter the prim
ary and if this is correct, there w r ill be
but little difficulty. Each candidate can
be allowed a manager at each box, and
the five managers thus chosen can se
lect two clerks. This plan has been
commended by those to whom it was
broached and seems to contain in it the
elements of exact justice. That's what
all the candidates say they want to
have and to give.
Chairman J. J. Dale of the Board of
County Commissioners told a Morning
News reporter that he did not
believe the commissioners would
order the regular election until some
date in the latter part of October.
Many of the citizens of the county
are absent now and it was the opin
ion of the chairman, which he said was
that of the other members of the
board, that it would be wiser and bet
ter to defer the election until their re
turn.
Mr. A. L. Alexander, acting chair
man of the Executive Committee, ap
pointed yesterday the committee that
is to confer with the commissioners on
the subject of the day for the regular
election. It is not desired to have the
primary too far in advance of the reg
ular election, and for this reason a
conference with the commissioners
was deemed desirable.
The committee consists of Messrs.
A. A. Lawrence, chairman; E. C. Glea
son and W. P. Laßoche. It will prob
ably appear before the commissioners
at the meeting next Thursday.
Save by the supporters of Capt. Mc-
Alpin, it was said almost universally
that a primary would be held. This
was the view of the ablest politicians
in the county, of all political factions
and shades of belief. The great ma
jority of the candidates, at any rate,
want a primary, and as they all say
they want a fair one, the politicians
do not believe there will be any dif
ficulty in arranging the rules.
The difficulty that is supposed to
stand in the way is the necessity of a
two-thirds' vote of the Executive Com
mittee to change any of the rules.
Those who don’t want a primary at all
will probably vote against any sug
gested change, and in this way tn
deavor to defeat the legislation needed
to make the primary possible. Politi
cians say that the requisite two-thirds'
vote can easily be secured to pass rules
that will make for a fair and honest
election.
RETVRXKD STOLEN WATCH.
Negro Boy Took n Liikk Chance null
Was Caught.
Clarence DeVean, a 12-year-old ne
gro boy, was arrested yesterday by
Patrolman Umbach and is held at the
police station on a charge of larceny.
While Tillle Strickland was away from
home with some washing several boys
broke into her house, in Anderson
street lane, near Price street, and took
a coat and a watch.
A short while later DeVean was seen
to place the missing watch on the wo
man's stoop, and was held by a citizen
until the arrival of the patrolman. The
boy had become frightened, and
thought it wise to make an effort to
return the most valuable of the plun
der. He will be given a preliminary
examination by Recorder Myrick in
Police Court to-morrow.
shot in' Church.
Simpson Grayson Denies That He
WnniKlet! Ely Davis.
Simpson Grayson, a negro residing
at White Bluff, was arrested yester
day morning at the City Market by
Patrolman Christian, and Is held at
the police station on a charge of as
sault with intent to murder, alleged to
have been committed on May 5, at
Ogeechee.
it is claimed that at that time Gray-
Bon fired upon and shot Ely Davis In
a church at Ogeechee, and that since
then he has kept out of the way. Davis
was badly hurt. thit recovered from his
wounds. Grayson says that he knows
nothing at all about the shooting, and
that he will have no trouble In estab
lishing an alibi. His father says that
he waa home when the shooting oc
curred,
COTTON A LITTLE LATE.
Tlie Crop Appears Somewhat Back
ward Generally This Season.
Reports from the country are to the
effect that both the upland and the
sea island cotton crops are somewhat
backward this season, so that the first
bales are not apt to get in for some
little time. The sea island crop is un
derstood to be from two to three weeks
late in most sections of Georgia.
An exhaustive Inquiry has just been
made by the Houston Post as to the
condition of the crop in Texas, which
stands at the front as the greatest of
cotton-producing states. Conditions
there are strongly reflected in the en
tire cotton world, because of the large
production of the state. From the re
ports received by the Post It seems that
the recent drought stories were great
ly exaggerated, and that the crop has
rvM suffered much after all. From sev
eral counties there are gloomy reports,
but the glowing ones seem to be in
the ‘majority.
The Texas crop will move about the
same time as usual, If there are no
general rains in the next few days, as
the dry weather will have the effect
of regaining some of the time lost In
the spring when planting was delayed.
CHURCH NAILED UP.
Thankful Baptist Congregation
Con Id Not Par Bent.
The Thankful Baptist Church at No.
736 Cleburne street was nailed up yes
terday morning by Constable Moses
Lilienthal of Magistrate Naughtln's
Court, and unless the claim of E. P.
Lawton is paid, the property will be
disposed of. The church was attached
on a claim of S4B, said to be due for
rent.
Affairs have not been working
smoothly at the colored house of wor
ship on the East Side, and the congre
gation fell down when it came to pay
ing the rent. The claimant says that he
made every effort to collect the amount
due, and that as a last resort he had
to attach the hymnals, prayer books
and benches in the place.
The attachment has been turned over
to Sheriff Schwarz and the public may
be given an opportunity to purchase a
church in the near future. It appears
that the congregation has been divided
into two factions, and that they have
had considerable trouble during the
past few weeks.
SECOND RACE FOR A CUP.
The Constance and the Meta W. to
Meet for the Second Time.
The second of a series of races for
Savannah yachts will be sailed this af
ternoon at 4 o'clock. The course will be
from the Thunderbolt Casino to Tur
ner’s Rocks and return. So far as is
known the only entries will be the
Constance and the Mota W. The first
of these races was sailed last Sunday,
and resulted in a victory for the Con
stance by a very narrow margin.
Mr. Charles YVestcott, tne owner and
skipper of the Meta W., still has great
faith in his boat, the result of a long
string of victories that she has won,
and it will take not one defeat, but sev
eral, to convince him that there is any
thing faster than his yacht in Savan
nah waters.
A large crowd watched the race last
Sunday? and if the weather is good
probably even a larger crowd will see
the one to-day. The series consists of
five races of which the winner of three
will receive a handsome silver cup, the
gift of a Savannah gentleman who
takes an active interest in the sport
and wishes to foster it.
TO MAKE LANTERN SLIDES.
Camera Club Has I'urrlinned Stere
optlrnn nml Olograph. •
The Savannah Camera Club has re
cently purchased a double dissolving
view stereopticon, one of the finest In
struments made, with electric and cal
cium lights and about 800 slides.
A private exhibition will he given the
members of the club at their rooms at
Bull street and Park avenue Wednes
day night. The club has also purchas
ed one of the latest improved electric
biographs and in the near future will
give a complimentary exhibition, either
at the Guards’ Hall or the Lawton
Memorial.
The stereopticon is one of the most
complete manufactured, is equipped
with double sets of lenses and arranged
to use either calcium or electric lights.
The slides include three series of for
eign views, about 600 altogether, and
about 200 colored views and views made
by the late Dr. S. A. White. To these
will be added a collection made by
members of the club. Lantern slide
making Is one of the most attractive
fads of skilled amateur photography,
and with the number of amateurs in
Savannah the Camera Club expects in
a short time to have a fine collection
of local views.
HEALTH OFFICER POWERLESS.
Can Do Nothing lu the Mary Multi*
Adair.
The attention of Health Officer
Brunner was called yesterday to the
case of Mary Mullis, the objectionable
country girl whose presence In the city
was mentioned In the Morning News.
Superintendent of Police Reilly re
ported that the girl had taken a posi
tion as nurse for a family Just outside
of the city limits, and Dr. Brunner
stated that he had no jurisdiction un
der the circumstances.
The affair was also called to the at
tention of Acting Mayor Dixon and he
instructed the superintendent to see
to it that the girl does not return to
the city. In the event that she does she
will be sent away as a menace to
health, or will be forcibly detained in
one of the hospitals. She left the Park
View Sanltorium of her own accord
and was found wandering in Forsyth
Park by Patrolman Atkinson.
DONATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED.
Fresh Air Home Remembered hy Sa
vnnnnh Benevolent taaorlntlon.
The ladles of Froebel Circle, King’s
Daughters, beg to acknowledge the fol
lowing contributions to the Fresh Air
Home, Tybee: Savannah Benevolent
Association, $100; Mr. C. W. West, a
box of crackers; Est. of S. W. Branch,
one case of tomatoes; Mrs. K. M. Kelly,
a hammock, and Miles Wilcox, Aaron
Ferst, Harold Ferst, M. Ferst and
Moses Ferst, $5.
The contribution of the Savannah Be
nevolent Association has enabled the
managers of the home to pay off the
balance on the property, which they
now entirely own.
The children, that Is most of them,
that spent the past week at the home,
returned to the city yesterday. To
morrow another lot of twenty or more
will be taken to the island.
linn’s Your Feet f
Do you need shoes? Does your wife
need ’em? Does the children need ’em?
I have ’em. Best you ever saw. Price
is no odds Come along and look at the
display. Nichols, the shoe man, 8
~ Broughton, west.—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 1901,
SIN CAUSED SUICIDE
OTTO GUTH OF AUGUSTA KIRRED
BY HIS OWN HAND.
FEARED WIFE’S HOMECOMING.
TURNED ON THE GAS IN HIS ROOM
IN GRAND CENTRAR HOTER.
I,eft * Note Giving Reason for HU
Hash Aet—HU Rlfeleaa Body
Fonnd Yealerdny Morning on the
Floor—Although a Married Man He
Waa Fond of the Society of Other
Uompn nnd This Probably Cauaed
HU Trugic Death—Hla Wife In
Germany, hnt Waa Expected
Shortly With Her Son—Gath Wna
Evidently Afraid to Meet Her—He
Told a Former Augusta Physician,
From Whom He Borrowed Money,
That He Had Rost at Cards at Ty
bee.
Otto Guth, an Augusta tailor, com
mitted suicide in Room 6 at the Grand
Central Hotel, on West Broad street,
at an early hour yesterday morning, by
asphyxiation. His lifeless body was dis
covered on the floor shortly after 9
o’clock by Otto W. Nell, who had smell
ed the escaping gas.
Guth killed himself in a deliberate
manner and while he was sober. He
had been gambling at Tybee and had
lost his money. This, however, is not
thought to have had anything to do
with the suicide. He left a brief note,
and from its contents it is gathered,
that the man had gotten himself in
trouble with some woman in Augusta.
He expected his wife home within the
next few weeks, and he was probably
afraid to face her, although she had
known of his weakness for other wo
men. ,
Guth called at the hotel a few min
utes after 11 o'clock Friday night, and
asked for a room. He had no baggage
and was assigned to room 6, for which
he paid. On the register he scrawled
“K. Karbig, Macon.” Just why he
chose to use an alias cannot be imag
ined, unless it was that he at first in
tended to destroy his papers and hide
his identity. He drank a glass of beer
before going upstairs, and probably de
cided after he reached the room, to
leave some tvord that might account
for his strange act.
He ordered a bottle of beer after
which he locked his door, placed his
coat and hat on a chair, and began
writing. He probably turned on the
gas at once, and was writing and
drinking the beer while the room was
being filled. Gradually he lost con
sciousness, and when found the pencil
that he had used was resting near his
hand, while on his left side was the
rather disjointed death statement.
The note was taken in charge by Cor
oner Keller and reads as follows: “It
is a lio, because It is not true. I never
touched that girl. Pay $1.50 to Royal
Arcanum in Augusta for dues, and it
is only spite work which I last been
go. Tend to the birds and dogs and
flowers. I am tired, anyhow: that girl
and neighborhood is very low down
nigger. Give my best respect to wife
and child. Otto Guth.”
On the man’s person was found $10".57,
a bank book, showing a deposit in Au
gusta amounting to some S4OO. a Royal
Arcanum pin and a watch. These ar
ticles were also taken in charge by
Coroner Keller and will be held. Guth's
wife is in Germany, with her son, and
it was not known last night what dis
position will be made of the body. So
far as is known, the dead man has no
relatives in this country.
Dr. F. Wahl formerly lived in Au
gusta and knew Guth for twelve years.
He said that the man worked hard at
his trade. Although a married man.
when he first went to Augusta, Guth
palmed himself off as a single man, and
was engaged to be married when his
wile appeared on the scene. She went
to Germany some time ago to get her
son, by another husband, and during
her absence Guth became tied up with
someone else.
Evidently someone had threatened to
disclose to his wife what had happened,
and Guth was fearful of meeting her.
He called upon Dr. Wahl Friday af
ternoon and stated that he had been
to Tybee for several days and had lost
all of his money in a game. He want
ed to borrow a few dollars to try hie
luck again, and was accommodated.
Guth gave his wife's check for the
amount secured and left, saying that
he would return to Tybee at once.
Dr. Wahl knew that the man had
always been very fond of card playing.
He noticed, 100, that Guth was nervous
and agitated, but did not ask the rea
son. He was sure his condition had
not been brought about by his losses,
for he took everything as a matter of
fact. At that time Guth was evidently
thinking of the Augusta affair, and pic
turing the scene upon the return of his
wife to this country.
The pouice were notified of the suicide
nnd Detectives Murphy and Wall visit
ed the room, and viewed the remains
to ascertain if there had bc£n any foul
play. Coroner Keller was at 'the county
farm and was promptly notified of the
death by telephone. He came to the
city at once and turned the body over
to Undertaker Goette. No Inquest was
held.
FIREMAN REINSTATED.
Clinrge of Insubordination Dismiss
ed hy Acting Mayor.
The case against Fireman D. P.
Walker was dismissed by Acting May
or Dixon yesterday and Walker was
put back to work at once. He wilt also
draw his salary for the time that he
was off duty. The fireman was charg
ed by Supt. Maguire with cursing and
threatening to kill him with a knife,
and the filing of the complaint brought
out the fact that a rather sensational
scene had been enacted at fire head
quarters on Indian street.
The case was gone Into fully hy the
acting Mayor, and he decided that
Walker was not guilty of tnsurbordina
tion. Supt. Maguire would not discuss
the result of the hearing, and had no
comment to make. Walker will con
tinue to perform his duties at station
No. 2, and it is believed that there will
be no further trouble.
A Novelty nt Ihe Casino.
One of the naptha launches has been
fitted up with Zenophone attachment
which renders band selectons of Gil
more, Sousn. and the Seventh Regiment
while the launch plows through the
dancing waves towards Warsaw
Sound. A charge of but 25 cents per
hour is made for this delightful launch
ride. Agents in Savannah, Lippman
Bros.—ad.
G. Fnnlinl, Merchant Tailor.
Just received, a fine line of serges,
wool, crash and homespun*,. Canada
homespun, fancy stripe suitings, large
assortment of trouserings, .Very lat
est designs,—ad.
HOUSE DRAINAGE FINISHED.
Raat Work on the New System Waa
Done Yealerdny.
The new system of house drainage
was completed yesterday and the work
Disconnecting with residences is going
only dally. The first soil was broken
on Randolph and Bay streets nearly
four years ago, and since that time
the streets have been dug <up, and the
pipes laid throughout the city.
The city was divided into four sec
tions, with Bull and Gaston streets
as the dividing lines. Persons living in
the first, second, third and fourth sec
tions were given respectively four,
eight, twelve and sixteen months with
in which to connect with the new
system. The time was to date from
March 1, and the houses in the first
section have already been connected
with the new system.
COR. R. R. GIGNII.IAT INJURED.
Thrown by a Itunnuny Horse In
Camp of Indiana Troops.
Col. Leigh R. GignilUat of the staff
of Governor Durbin of Indiana was
seriously injured last week at the camp
of Indiana State troops by a runaway
horse. Telegrams received by Col.
Glgnilliat’s brother, W. R. Gignilllat,
Esq., of this city, report that he is
gneatly improved. Col. Gignilllat left
Savannah about four years ago and
has become prominent In Indiana. The
Indianapolis Journal gives the follow
ing account of his mishap:
"Much excitement was caused when
a horse ridden by Lieut. Col. Leigh R.
Gignilllat, assistant inspector general
on the Governor’s staff, ran away with
its rider and finally threw him in one
of the barns, causing painful injuries
about the head and face. Colonel
GignilUat Is one of the military In
structors In Culver Military Academy
at Lake Maxinkuckee and is an expert
horseman, but the animal he was
riding became affected by the heat to
such an extent that he grew utterly
unmanageable.
“The animal dashed at reckless speed
through the camp of the First Regi
ment, along the road past the tents of
the Governor and adjutant general into
one barn and then made a wild rush
into the adjoining barn. Col. GignilUat
thought there was a crossbar at the
front end of the second barn, and for
fear of being killed by coming into vio
lent contact with It ho made a flying
leap from the horse. When he struck
the ground he came in contact with a
piece of wood, cutting a gash about an
inch and a half long from a. point be
low, the corner of the mouth to about
the middle of the chin. One tooth
was knocked out and several others
lcosened by the shock of striking the
ground.
“Dr. Pfaff, commanding the brigade
hospital corps, quickly had Col. Gig
nilliat removed to the general hospital,
where effective treatment was given
the wounded man. Col. GignilUat suf
fered greatly from shock, and this ne
cessitated the administration of stimu
lants. By evening the patient was rest
ing comfortably and expressed a desire
to return to Culver last night, but Dr.
Pfaff prevailed upon him to remain
until this afternoon. Col. Gignilllat was
visited by Gen. McKee. Gov. Durbin
and the members of the National
Guard brigade staff and the Governor's
staff.”
SNAKE COMMITTED SUICIDE.
I. S. Cohen’s Big Rnttler, “Danger,"
Put an End to Its Existence.
“Danger,” the five-foot rattlesnake
received by I. S. Cohen last Sunday
and since kept in his window, where
it attracted a great deal of attention,
committed suicide yesterday; whether
from annui superinduced by close con
finement, or a calm preference of death
to captivity, a post-mortem examina
tion failed to disclose.
The snake appeared to be in its usual
sluggish humor up to about 1 o’clock,
when a number of persons that were
gathered about the window watching
it and trying to attract its attention
saw it deliberately strike itself in the
back. It took an hour and twenty min
utes for the poison to get in its deadly
work, and when that time had expired,
"Danger” quietly stretched out and
gave up the ghost.
The skin will he stuffed and will then
adorn the window that held the crea-,
ture when alive. Many curious per
sons examined the snake after its death
and but few of them could resist a
shudden when they saw the terrible
tangs, fully an inch long, curved and
pointed, and the venomous bags lying
at their base. “Danger” was a native
of Florida and was captured near Stew
art about ten days ago.
MAYOR FOUND HIS HAT.
He Had Already Porrheid Another
One, However.
Acting Mayor Dixon recovered his
hat yesterday, but not, however, before
he had paid out $5 for anew one. Mr.
Joseph Walker saw the story of the
Mayor's missing hat in the Morning
News and discovered that he had been
the culprit. The headgear had felt
somewhat strange to the electrician,
but he thought that it was possibly
due to the heat, and did not examine
it until he learned that the Mayor had
a hat he could not wear.
Mr. Walker is vice president of the
United Order of American Firemen,
and was a witness before the Mayor
in the case against Fireman D. P.
Walker. It was after he had testified
of the trouble between Superintendent
Maguire and the fireman that he made
the mistake that cost Mr. Dixon $5.
Talked of Ihe .Sandny-Scliool.
Mr. J. R. Cain returned yesterday
from Grange, where the annual Sun
day-school celebration of Providence
Church brought together several hun
dred persons from the neighborhood,
some coming even from other coun
ties. Mr. Cain made a splendid ad
dress on the “Sunday-School," and was
warmly congratulated on his effort.
Bargains In Real Estate.
No. 307 York street, east, near Lin
coln, very nice brick residence, $3,000.
A lot on Eleventh street, 30x125 feet,
facing south, third lot west of Barnard,
$675. Terms to suit purchaser. Sev
eral splendid pieces of investment
property that will pay from 12 to 16
per cent. Send for list. Beautiful
residence corner Seventh and Lincoln.
Very cheap eoticge 828 Duffy, east, on
two lots, at $2,100. Store, dwelling and
two lots corner Ninth and Burroughs,
$2,050. John L. Archer, 10 Provident
Building.—ad.
Oilils and Ends Sline Sale.
My odds and ends sale of shoes dur
ing the next few days will make your
head swim. Cost is nowhere. Get them
at your own price. Now's' your time.
Nichols, the shoe man, 8 Broughton,
west. —ad.
At Morrison's
100 dozen men's polka dot socks in blue,
brown, red and black grounds; re
building sale price Bc. Morrison's, 23
Broughton, west.—ad.
RUN AT A PROFIT
SAVANNAH POSTOFFICE MAKES
MONEY FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR.
THE OFFICE WAS NEARLY A HUN
DRED THOUSAND TO THE GOOD.
Total Rceelpts of the Office From All
Source*, for the Fiscal Year End-
In* June 110, 1001, Were $2114,-
244.30—0f This Amount *50,830.53
Come* From Receipt* From Pot
olHce Tributary to Savannuli,
While the Expense* of the Savan
nah Office Ainnnnt to *i5,10H.33.
Excess of Actual Receipt* Over
Expenditure* I* *00,230.53.
The total receipts of the Savannah
postoffice for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1901, amounted to $204,244.39.
Of this amount, however, $59,836.53 was
received from postoffices in the Savan
nah district and cannot be strictly con
sidered a part of the postal funds of
the office here.
Deducting this amount, however,
from the total, leaves a balance of
$159,076.53, which represents the actual
receipts of the office from all sources.
The expenses of carrying on the of
fice for the fiscal year were $45,168.33,
leaving a profit of $99,239.53 to the credit
of the office on the operations for the
year. It is a good showing for Post
master Doyle, Assistant Postmaster
Waring and the office force.
The figures which show how large
has been the volume of business of
the office have Just been compiled from
the official records, and the result is
most gratifying. The volume of busi
ness is larger by several thousand dol
lars than it was for the preceding fis
cal year, which in turn was larger than
that of the year which preceded it,
though that was the year in which the
Seventh Army Corps lay encamped and
finally was mustered out near Savan
nah.
The receipts for each quarter of the
year, from all sources, were as fol
lows:
3rd quarter 1900. .$ 47,552 88
4th quarter, 1900 .. 52,135 22
Ist quarter, 1901 .. 53,245 40
2nd quarter, 1901 . 61,310 89 —$204,244 39
From which take
Receipts from oth
er postoffices ..$ 59,836 63
Expenses of Savan
nah office 45,168 33 —$105,004 86
Actual profit for
the fiscal year $ 99,239 53
It shows that the Savannah postoffice
is a profitable investment for Uncle
Sam. In a single year it cleared nearly
a hundred thousand dollars, and this
amount of money was turned into the
department, after the payment of all
expenses. -
The registry department of the Sa
vannah postoffice, as of other offices
throughout the country, shows a
steady increase in the volume of its
business and in the number of letters
and parcels handled. The following ta
ble shows the registry business of the
Savannah office for the fiscal year:
Letters registered with fee paid. 17,131
Parcels registered with fee paid. 2,577
Registered letters received for de
livery 37,164
Registered parcels received for
delivery 4,896
Registered letters and parcels re
ceived for distribution 441
Registered packages received
With matter for city delivery.. 36,942
Registered packages received
in transit 61,015
Registered package envelopes
made up and dispatched 19,035
Through registered pouches and
inner sacks received 3,060
Through registered pouches and
inner sacks made up and dis
patched 2,991
Through registered pouches and
inner sacks received in transit 1
Official letters and parcels reg
istered free 641
Total number of registered ar
ticles handled 185,894
The new sub-stations recently estab
lished have all been doing a good busi
ness and have proven of great conveni
ence and utility to the people of the
sections of the city in which they are
located. These were established at the
drug stores of W. A. Bishop, Hall and
Habersham streets; W. A. Ptgman,
Sims and West Broad streets; S. P.
Brazell, Bull and Thirty-ninth streets,
and John H. Read, Jones and Abcr
corn streets.
With the old sub-stations, those at
the drug stores of St. J. R. Yonge, Duf
fy and Whitaker streets, and R. A.
Rowllnski, Broughton and Drayton
streets, the city is now quite liberally
provided with these convenient aids to
the transaction of postal business. At
any of them anything can be done,
from mailing a letter and having it reg
istered to securing a money order,
which can be done at the main of
fice.
SNOW ItHIFT LAHD,
Wlint a Wonderful Thing It Is anil
How Popular.
Everybody is coming to know what
Snow Drift Lard Compound is. It
fills a long-felt want and like every
thing which "fills the bill,” it is quick
to become known. It is past the point
of aji experiment. It has scrouged out
of the market goods which have been
staple years and years. The fatty lard
product of the great West, which has
found a market here almost exclusive
ly, is becoming gradually a thing of
the past. The advantages of Snow
Drift are so great that it is wiping out
all competition.
Snowdrift is healthful.
Snowdrift is free of fumes.
Snow Drift cooks a. half dozen eat
ables and does not partake of the fla
vor of either.
Snow Drift is economical.
Rest of afl. Snow Drift is a finished
product of the Southern Cotton Oil
Company of this city. It is a home ar
ticle and demonstrates that Savannah
will push enterprises of its own. Merit
alone makes Snow Drift succeed out
side of Savannah, and the way in
which it has outstripped other things
of the kind is an evidence of its great
merit.—ad.
4t Morrison's
SO dozen ladies' club and initial hand
kerchiefs: rebuilding sale price 6c.
Morrison's, 23 Broughton, west. —ad.
Fminrnry of Summer Weddings.
Rummer weddings seem to be quite
the fashion. The as usual,
are supplied by Sternberg, consequent
ly supreme happiness reigns all round,
•-ad.
Al Hick's.
Look out for another one of those
delicious dinners at Hicks' to-day. The
be|t of everything to eat all the time.
The best chef to cook it. The Del. of
Georgia. Everybody who wants the
best goes to Hicks’.— ad.
“The Thrift of Time.”
"Believe me when I tell you that
thrift of time will repay you in after
life with a usury of profit beyond most
sanguine dreams and that the waste
of it will make you dwindle, alike in
intellectual and moral statue, beyond
your darkest reckonings.”—W. E.
Gladstone.
The thrift of time—most certainly
this means life insurance, the taking of
it w'hile one is young, at any rate, be
fore it's too late. Heed the lesson
well, then write at once to Harty &
Apple, managers for Georgia. The
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company, and get a specimen policy
of the best, most liberal, up-to-date
life 'insurance contract on the market.
Every possible contingency is provided
for. Don’t forget that delays are dan
gerous. Mention your age and address.
Reliable agents wanted. Harty & Ap
ple.—ad.
WEDGED THROUGH THE CROWD.
Made Hi* Way Aloiik to Take Care
of Frieud*.
With all that came to the central
station none were disappointed. The
fact is that there are so many there
to look out for callers, and the atten
tion given is such that even though
the crowds at times blockade the sur
roundings none will leave until they
have at least shaken hands with Lo
gan, wether they want'to invest or not.
He was right In the midst of the
whole push, demonstrating that it’s
difficult to lose a little man. He was
trying to take care of his friends, and
you know how one will hustle to do
that. He will push through a crowd
to wait upon you, or have someone
else do it. Try him next week.—ad.
BarKulna In Heal Estate.
No. 307 York street, east, near Lin
coln, very nice brick residence, $3,000.
A lot on Eleventh street, 30x125 feet,
facing south, third lot west of Bar
nard, $675: terms to suit purchaser.
Several splendid pieces of investment
property that will pay from 12 to 16
per cent.: send for list. Beautiful
residence corner Seventh and Lincoln.
Very cheap cottage 828 Duffy, east, on
two lots, at $2,100. Store, dwelling and
two lots corner Ninth and Burroughs
$2,050. John L. Archer, 10 Provident
Building—ad.
He Is the Man.
Nichols, the shoe man, beats ’em all
selling fine shoes for men, women and
children. Reducing stock at less than
cost price. Come along. 8 Broughton,
west. —ad.
At Morrison's.
Special sale of all-over laces and polnt
de esprit laces. Morrison’s, 23 Brough
ton, west. —ad.
Select Wedding Gifts.
Sterling silver, cut glass. Jewelry,
watches, clocks and gold and silver
novelties in perfection of detail, may
be Inspected at Sternberg’s. Lowest
prices commensurate with highest
quality.—ad.
$5.00
Savannah to Tampa, Fla.,
and Retnrn.
Via Seaboard Air Line Railway, Mon
day, Aug. 5. Tickets on sale for special
train leaving Central depot at 8 a. m..
Railroad time, and good to return cn
any regular train up to and including
Aug. 8. Separate coaches for white
and colored passengers.—ad.
SI.OO Savnnnnh to Brunswick and
Retnrn.
The Plant System will sell you round
trip tickets, Savannah to Brunswick,
good for Sunday, only at SI.OO for the
round trip. Four trains a day to
Brunswick. Call on ticket agents for
further information. —ad.
At Morrison's
Special sale of embroideries; rebuild
ing sale prices. Morrison, 23 Brough
ton, west. —ad.
Diamonds Are Higher.
But Sternberg's prices are in keep
ing with their exclusive leadership in
the gem market. Call and inspect
their splendid selections.—ad.
Best Thing for Yon.
Best thing you ever did was to read
this ad. It will tell you quick that the
place to get odds and ends in the best
shoes you ever saw is at Nichols’, the
shoe man, 8 Broughton, west. —ad.
Excursion via Plant System.
The Plant System Sunday excursion
train to Charleston will leave Savan
nah on and after Sunday, June 2, at 7
a. m., railroad time. Rate, SI.OO for
the round trip.—ad.
$2.00
Savannnh to Jacksonville
and Retnrn.
Via Seaboard Air Line Railway, Mon
day, Aug. 5. Tickets on sale for special
train leaving Central depot at 8 a. m.,
railroad time, and good to return on
any regular train up to and Including
Aug. 8. Separate coaches for white
and colored passengers.—ad.
Excursions to the Seashore, via
Plant System.
Sunday and week end excursion rates
to Pablo Beach, Atlantic Beach, Fla.,
and Isle of Palms, S. C., are now on
sale at Plant System ticket offices. Call
on ticket agents for full information.
—ad.
Don't Your Old Gold Hoard.
Take it to Sternberg's and convert it
into cash at its full value. —ad.
At Morrison’s
100 dozen children's ribbed stockings
In red, blue and black. Rebuilding
Sale price Bc. Morrison’s 23 Brough
ton, west.—ad.
$5.00
Snvannnh to Tampa, Fla.,
and Retnrn.
Via Seaboard Air Line Railway, Mon
day, Aug. 5. Tickets on sale for special
train leaving Central depot at 8 a. in.,
Railroad time, and good to return on
any regular train up to and including
Aug. 8. Separate coaches for white
and colored passengers.—ad.
Why Do ton Scratch f
When you can dure yourself for fifty
cents? All skin diseases, such as tetter,
salt rheum, ringworm, eczema, etc., can
bo surely cured by an ointment called
Tettertne. Any number of testimonials
shown for the asking. Nothing else is as
good. Unless your druggist has It. send
50 cents In stamps to the manufacturer,
J. T. Ghnptrtne, Savannah, Ga., for a box
postpaid.—ad.
Stop-Overs Allowed
Effective Aug. 3, the Seaboard Air
Line Railway will allow stop-overs at
New York on all tickets sold via .Nor
folk and the Old Dominion Steamship
Company.
Full information at ticket* office, cor
ner Bull and Bryan streets. ’Phone No.
■ 28-ad,
ALL KINDS
1 of •
Gin Roller Coverings, 1
“WALRUS,”
: RUBBER and
I SEA LION. 1
•Also Beltings, <
> Packings i
> and Leather./
. Congress and Whitaker Sts. 1
LEO FRANK.
The
Cleveland
® =s s=^6 =a =s=S>6 =a ===s>S ::::; == = £><S =! Ss = £>g=a Sa= s
Bicycle
Gives more service than any
wheel on the market. It Is not
the kind that is everlastingly in
the repair shop and after Its
purchase there is no continual
drain on your purse to keep it
running. We are Cleveland
Agents and know that there are
less complaint from Cleveland
riders than from the riders of
other wheels.
Ask any wheelman about the
merits of the Cleveland and
then let us tell you the merits
of our terms.
1:111 loin.
West Congress St.
“A SECRET”
Of the drug business
Is that prescriptions are by
Far the most profitable line to a drug
gist.
Now some drug stores put up
Very few prescriptions; and in order to
Get them use cut patent medicines as a
Bait. We could do a profitable
Business and not sell a single patent
Medicine, for we are proud to say
Prescriptions and our Family Remedies
Form the bulk of our business; so on
Patent medicines we always
Cut prices and divide profits with you,
And don't make you pay double on
Prescriptions or sell inferior drugs
In order to get even.
Think this over and
“Get It at Rowlinski’s”
Broughton and Drayton.
Either telephone 465.
CUT RATE PATENT MEDICINES.
TURN ON
The Heat,
BUY
More wood,
He’t up the Old Stove
Seven Times Hotter,
It’s Aug, -4tH,
And the house may take
cold. Don’t open a win
dow. Fire up. Keep the
cook warm.
And Above All Deplete
Your Pocketbook.
Listen to us if you’d save.
Buy a
Gas Range
AND BE COOL.
Mutual Gas Light Cos.,
7 and 9 Congress Street. West.
Is Your House
Wired for
Electric Lights?
i
Now is the time to have it wired
AT ACTUAL COST.
Do not delay, but see us about it
at once.
You may not have an opportunity
again to have your house wired at
so little expense.
You will be pleased with the re
sults if you use Electric Lights.
EDISON ELECTRIC lILOMIIITiIO CO.
Citizens Bank Building.
J. D. WEED & CO.
SAVANNAH, GA.
COTTON TIBS.
TERNE PLATES. SWEDES IRON.