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NEW RAILROAD
INTO SAVANNAH
A. & B. MAY ENTER THE CITY
BY SBCt'RIXG TRACKAGE BIGHTS
OVER A. O. L. AT OFFERMAA.
(The New A. A B. CennlnUn* of the
A. A 8.. the B. A- 8.. the T. A N. E.,
and the T. T. A G. Ha* Secured
Loan of s£.<>4o,ooo to Be l'ed for
New Equipment and Eitenalona.
Road to Be Pushed on to Atlanta
and to Birmingham—Cloae Traffic
ArraiiKcmenta Likely to Be Made
With S. A. 1..
Within a short time Savannah may
be the headquarters of another rail
road system of no mean proportions
and one that will be operated through
a territory that promises much to this
city both in the way of passenger and
freight traffic.
The new road will be the system
composed of the consolidation of the
Atlantic and Birmingham, the Bruns
wick and Birmingham, the Tifton and
Northeastern and the Tifton, Thorhas-
Ville and Gulf. It will doubtless be
operated under the name of the At
lantic and Birmingham, as it is this
road that has secured the control of
the others.
Though it occupies rather a restrict
ed place among the systems of the
country at present, it will not be so
limited long, as it is the intention
of those in charge of it to extend it
to Atlanta, and to Birmingham, and
secure connections with the through
lines to the North and the West.
Though nothing definite has been an
nounced in regard to the headquarters
coming to Savannah it is known that
the officers of the line look to this
city as a natural outlet, and as most
advantegeously situated for the main
offices. It is intended to operate into
Savannah either by securing trackage
rights over the Atlantic Coast Bine,
which the Atlantic and Birmingham
reaches at Offerman, or to build its
own line into Savannah. It is stated
that the Atlantic Coast Line will grant
such lights when the Atlantic and
Birmingham is ready to take advantage
of them.
Money for Extension*.
That the development of the new sys
tem will be rapid from now on is
shown bv the recent changes in the
way of consolidations, which have been
announced from time to time through
the Morning News, and by the very re
cent fact that the Old Colony Trust
Company, has undertaken to loan $2,-
640,000 to the new system with which
to make the needed extensions, and
to furnish the new' equipment that is
needed to put the road in position to
do a first-class business in every de
partment.
The Old Colony Company, as is well
known, is closely Interested in the Sea
board Air Line, its interests in that
Bystem being represented in the person
of Mr. T. Jefferson Cooledge, who is
interested with Mr. H. M. Atkinson of
Atlanta in the control of the Tifton
and Northeastern, and the Tifton,
Thomasville and Gulf roads. As night
be expected under the circumstances
the new system will have close traf
fic arrangements with the Seaboard
Air Line.
Businc** from Seaboard.
The Seaboard Air Line will be in
position to give it considerable busi
ness and doubtless will, making over
at least a part of Us system, an ar
rangement similar to that now In force
■with the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida. Under this arrangement much of
the through freight of the Seaboard
Air Line that is bound for North
west, chiefly fruits and vegetables that
originate to the south of Jacksonville,
is hauled by the Seaboard Air Line to
Jacksonville. It is there turned over
to the Georgia Southern and Florida,
which takes it as far as Cordele and
there turns it over again to the Sea
board Air Line to be taken to its
Western connections at Montgomery.
The same arrangement can be made,
and doubtless will be made, with the
Atlantic and Birmingham, the transfer
being made to the Atlantic and Birm
ingham at Thalman to the south, and
the re-transfer from the Atlantic and
Birmingham to the Seaboard Air Line
fit Cordele. The new connections would
also give a shorter route to and from
Savannah to a fine territory, one that
legitimately belongs to this city and
in which it is believed there is room
for a large development of trade.
SERGEANT INJURED
BY FALL FROM HORSE.
Police Sergeant J. A. Woods was
thrown from his horse yesterday
morning and painfully injured, chas
ing a negro thief. The officer saw
two negro boys with Smyrna rugs un
der their arms and, suspecting that
the rugs w-ere stolen, gave chased.
The boys separated and ran in op
posite directions. Sergt. Woods pur
sued one of them until he cornered
him on Park avenue. As the officer
was dismounting to make the arrest
the boy began running again. Sergt.
Woods remounted and again gave
chase, but in attempting to make a
short turn he was thrown from his
horse. He was painfully bruised and
his scalp was cut. While the injuries
are painful they are not seriotis.
EM PTI ED~H IS~PISTOL~
AT NEGRO CROOKS.
In an effort to stop two negroes
who had attempted to rob a country
man in the waiting room at the Union
■Station Patrolman Harley emptied
his revolver early yesterday morning.
The negroes managed to make their
escape and no trace of them could be
found by the officer, although a close
search was made of the neighborhood.
They had gotton out of the station be
for the officer's attention was called
to the fact that they had made an ef
fort to rob the countryman. The
shooting brought several other uni
formed men to the station and
created considerable excitement In the
vicinity.
PURSE SNATCHER REMANDED.
W. H. Jones, the negro who was ar
rested for snatching a purse from
Sidney Clarke, a colored woman, was
yesterday remanded for trial in the
Superior Court by Recorder Myrick.
The police believe that Jones thought
the woman was white and that he
Would make a richer haul.
Special Sermon for Jew*.
Rev. Dr. J. D. Jordan, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, will preach a
special sermon Sunday night when he
will take for his subject “The Jew,
His God, His Bible and His Religion.”
He will Issue a special invltution to
the followers of the Jewish faith to at
tend the service.
Why is Friday, February 12th?—ad.
GASTON STREET CASE
MAY BE SETTLED.
Mayor and Three Aldermen Will
Meet Property Onwer*.
At the regular meeting of City Coun
cil last night no decisive action was
taken in the Gaston street paving case.
A committee consisting of Mayor My
ers, Aldermen Oliver. Davant, and
Thomas was appointed to confer with
the attorneys, and the property own
ers with a view to reaching some
agreement. The committee was in
structed to report to Council at the
next meeting.
It is believed, now. that this commit
tee will be able to come to a satisfac
tory arrangement with the property
owners and it may be that Council will
agree to pave the entire street, with
asphalt. It is known that two or three
aldermen are in favor of this, because
of the unusual circumstances connect
ed with the case. In the event, how
ever, that the committee is unable to
come to an agreement with the prop
erty owners the matter will be taken
up at once before the master appoint
ed by Judge Speer when the injunction
proceedings was first begun in the
United States court.
Acting Mayor Dixon, presided, after
the caucus. Mayor Myers was called
to Macon, and left over the Central
at 10 o’clock. The only business con
ducted in open session was the regu
lar routine work. Mr. Robert H.
Clements was elected keeper of Laurel
Grove Cemetery to succeed the late
Henry Garwes.
An ordinance requiring owners of
automobiles to register their machines
was read and ordered placed on the
table. Some minor changes will be
made in the ordinance and it will be
passed at the next regular session.
Col. G. A. Gordon, commanding the
First Infantry, Georgia State Troops,
sent in a petition requesting that a
committee of that organization be al
lowed to appear before Council in re
gard to military appropriations. The
petition was referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole.
A petition was read from the li
censed butchers requesting that the
green grocers holding licenses to op
erate outside of the City Market, be
required to observe the same hours as
are observed by the City Market, and
that they be required to close their
places of business on Sunday. They
also petitioned that the law regulat
ing the selling by hucksters in and
around the market be enforced, there
by permitting farmers and persons
bringing truck to the city to get their
wagons to the market. The petition
was referred to the Committee on Mar
ket.
A petition was presented by the Lit
tle Sisters of the Poor requesting that
they be relieved of the payment of a
bill amounting to $263.58 for its pro
portion of the cost of paving Aber
corn street, abutting on lot No. 54,
Dasher ward. It was referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
An ordinance for the Improvement
of Farm street from the south side of
Bryan street to the south side of New
street, was passed.
CREDITORS wTLL GET~
NOTHING FROM O’KEEFE.
At Meeting of Creditor* .lame* L.
Shaw Wan Appointed Trustee.
A meeting of the creditors of James
O'Keefe, who filed a petition in bank
ruptcy a few days ago, was held yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock at the
office of Referee MacDonell, at which
time Mr. James L. Shaw was appoint
ed trustee.
The stock is valued at $625, and as
the petitioner asked for homestead
rights he will be entitled to more than
this amount. Unless the creditors can
find other assets they will get noth
ing for their claims.
M OTIO nTOR
TO BE AMENDED.
The motion for anew trial which was
filed in the case of the state vs. Wil
lie Calvin, now under death sentence
for the murder of Rosa Pace, will be
amended Saturday just before the mo
tion is argued before Judge Cann.
The original motion tiled was on
statutory grounds, but the attorneys
for Calvin will further amend the mo
tion by reciting the omission of im
portant evidence which they say they
have discovered. Just what the na
ture of this is the attorneys would not
state.
DICKERSON ChTIDRENTO
GO TO BETHESDA HOME.
Three OfT*irli.g* of Man Who 1*
Being Held for Wife Murder.
President J. H. Estill gave a permit
yesterday for the three younger chil
dren of Benjamin Dickerson, who is
held in jail on the charge of murder
ing his wife, to be placed in the Be
thesda Orphans Home.
The names of the children are Lee,
Benjamin and George, aged 10, 7 and
4 years. The application was made to
President Estill by the aunt3 of the
children, who are Dickerson's sisters.
HEAVY REGISTRATION
FROM FOURTH DISTRICT.
Of the 1,400 voters who have regis
tered so far one-third of them are
from the Fourth district, and nearly
all are whites. The total registration
yesterday was 71.
The registration books will close
twenty days before the first primary
Is held, and as that day has not yet
been decided on no definite time for
the closing of the books can be an
nounced.
ODELL ’S MOTIOpTfOR~
NEW TRIAL OVERRULED.
The motion of Charles O'Dell for a
new trial was overruled by Judge
Cann in the Superior Court yesterday.
O'Dell was convicted some time ago
on a charge of conducting a policy lot
tery and was sentenced to pay a fine
of SI,OOO and to serve three months in
Jail. The motion, which was over
ruled, will be appealed to the Supreme
Court.
Damage Suit Agalnat the City.
The damage suit filed some time ago
by W. E. Swanson against the Mayor
and aldermen of Savannah for in
juries received while riding his bicycle
on one of the city's streets some time
ago, will come up for hearing in the
City Court to-day.
Bank Bought Plantation*.
So as to protect its interests in the
premises the Southern Bank has pur
chased all of the real estate belonging
to the bankrupt estate of Silverberg &
Cos. The property was sold by the re
ceiver for $9,000. The property sold
consists of two rice plantations.
Why la Friday, February 12th7—ad.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1904
NOTICE SERVED
ON ROOSEVELT
HE MUST KEEP HANDS OFF.
SIMMONS WILL OPPOSE EDW ARDS’
ELECTION TO CONVENTION.
Say* He I* Not Acting Single Hand
ed—lntlinntc* That Other Colored
Leader* Are Backing Him in Fight
on Mneon !’<>< limnler—Ohio Con
gre**man Said to Have Iteiine*ted
That Delegation Not Be Instruct
ed—Alleged That Lyon* and Others
Would Desert Rooneveit If Hanna
Should Enter Race.
“I have written to President Roose
velt and informed him that the Re
publicans of South Georgia would not
stand for his interference in our local
conventions,’’ said J. C. Simmons,
chairman of the Republican Coun
ty Executive Committee yester
day. “1 have . nothing to take
back, and you can say that I will de
feat Harry Stillwell Edwards for dele
gate-at-large to the Republican Na
tional Convention.’’
The County Executive Committee
met at Harris street hall yesterday
morning and issued a call for the pre
cinct meetings to be held Feb. 15 to
elect delegates to the county conven
tion, which was called for Wednesday,
Feb. 17. The meeting was presided
over by Simmons, who gained notoriety
a week ago when he issued his mani
festo against President Roosevelt’s in
terference in "the internal affairs of
the Georgia Republicans.”
Simmons controlled the action of the
meeting and at his suggestion a reso
lution was adopted indorsing the ad
ministration of President Roosevelt. He
says he did this “to play good politics,”
as he expects to support Mr. Roose
velt for renomination if he keeps his
hands out of the party fight in Geor
gia.
"1 Am ltepnldican Bom* of Chatham.”
The county convention was called
for the purpose of electing twelve
delegates to the state convention
which meets in Atlanta March 23, and
six delegates to the congressional con
vention which meets in Savannah Feb.
19. Simmons declared he W-as the Re
publican "boss’' of Chatham county
and the county convention would
carry out his wishes to the letter.
"I Avill go to the state convention as
chairman of the Chatham county dele
gation and will go there for the pur
pose of defeating the election of Mr.
Edwards as a delegate to the Chicago
convention. I can control nine-tenths
of the delegates from the First con
gressional district and I will make no
concessions.” He said he would also
be a delegate to the congressional
convention and would advocate the
election of Special Assistant Attorney
General Leaken and Collector De
veaux as delegates to the Chicago
convention.
Not Aeting Single Handed.
Simmons, said he had nothing to re
tract and that he was not acting sin
gle handed. "The Republican leaders
are wall aware of my intentions and
they are behind me. They are opposed
to the election of Postmaster Edwards,
but cannot come out openly and fight
him since President Roosevelt has ex
pressed a desire that he be a mem
ber of the delegation from the state
at large. I have no fear of losing my
position as the President has no pow
er to remove me and Col. Deveaux is
not going to interfere with me. You
see 1 am advocating his election to the
National Convention, and he is going
to be elected. If there was any fight
between the collector and myself you
would not hear me boosting him for
this honor.”
While Simmons refused to make a
positive statement to the effect, he
Intimated very strongly that Judson
Lyons, Collector of Internal Revenue
Rucker and Collector Deveaux were
backing him in his light against Mr.
Edwards. He says he will come out
on the winning side, and that no new
recruit or “lily-w-hite” will be allowed
on the delegation to the Chicago con
vention.
Might Support Senator Hanna.
According to Chairman Simmons it
would not require much persuasion to
get the Georgia delegation in line for
Senator Hanna in case President Roose
velt insists on the selection of "lily
white” Republicans to the National
Convention. He said National Commit
teeman Judson Lyons was very close
to Senator Hanna, and in case the
Ohio senator permitted the use of his
name in the National Convention.
Lyons might desert the administration
forces and throw the vote of the Geor
gia delegation for Hanna.
He said a prominent colored politician
in Savannah had received a confiden
tial letter from a member of Congress
urging that the delegates from the
First Congressional district not be in
structed for Roosevelt. This member
of Congress is from the state of Ohio
and intimated that Senator Hanna's
friends were yet hopeful that he would
allow the use of his name before the
Chicago convention.
Simmons would not devulge the name
of the colored politician, who receiv
ed the letter, or the name of the
Ohio congressman who wrote. He said
the letter had been shown to him in
confidence, and he had been caution
ed, “not to mention the matter to
the Morning News.” He finally ad
mitted that an answer was sent the
Ohio congressman last Saturday, in
forming him that while the delegation
would be instructed for President
Roosevelt, It Senator Hanna entered
the race, he would have nothing to
fear from the delegation.
BRANCH STOCK DELIVERED.
Certified Cheek for Purehne Money
Turned Over to Trustee.
The stock of goods of the Branch
Company was turned over to Mr.
James G. Nelson yesterday morning
when Mr. Nelson gave the trustee,
Mr. Louis W. Roberts, a certified
check for $4,000, the purchase price of
the stock.
Mr. Nelson's first bid of $3,700 was
not considered high enough by Ref
eree MacDonell, and the purchase was
not confirmed until he agreed to make
it an even $4,000. A meeting of the
creditors for the first time will be
held at the office of Referee MacDonell,
Feb. 10. At that time the proceeds of
the sale will be prorated.
Veteran* and Widow* Paid.
Checks aggregating $3,595 were paid
to those entitled to pensions at the
Ordinary's Office yesterday, and It Is
expected that the remainder of the
money now on deposit to meet the pen
sion checks will be drawn out to-day.
There is $5,755 to be paid in Chatham
county, leaving $2,160 yet to be turn
ed over to the veterans, and widows
of veterans. Some of the checks will
be delivered at the homes of those un
able to come for them.
Why is Friday, February 12th?—ad.
NEGRO HELD FOR LUNACY
DIED IN COUNTY JAIL
Wa* Carried There Several Daye
Ago from Georgia Infirmary.
Sam Tucker, the negro carried from
the Georgia Infirmary a few days ago
to the county jail, on a writ of lunacy,
died yesteiday morning in the hospital
room at the Jail, and was buried at
Laurel Grove Cemetery.
Tucker was the negro who was be
ing treated at the infirmary for a
complication of diseases, and who be
came violent last Saturday, trying to
place a red-hot stove lid on the head
of one of the patients, and later
threatening the safety of all the in
mates with a chair.
GAVE HIS CUSTOMER
MORE THAN HE WANTED.
Negro Barber Charged s2.<>s and
Landed at Police Station.
W. A. Hazzard, a negro barber do
ing business on West Broad street, yes
terday morning put all the finishing
touches on a customer, and then charg
ed him $2.65 for the operation.
The customer paid $2.50 under protest
and reported the case to the police.
Asa result Patrolman Sheehan called
on Hazzard and he will face the Re
corder this morning charged with over
charging a customer.
The comDlainant was P. C. McClif
ford, a countrymen. He wanted only
a shave, he told the police. Hazzard
shaved him as requested. Then he
trimmed his hair, shampooed him, sing
ed the ends of the hair, gave the cus
tomer a facial massage, and dyed and
waxed his mustache. During these
proceedings, which the customer
thought were throw-n in with the shave,,
the boy in the shop had been busy. He
shined the shoes and used the clothes
brush in Pullman porter fashion.
When McCllfford started to go he
shoved a quarter at the barber. To
his astonishment he was informed that
the bill against him for services ren
dered was $2.65. He protested vigor
ously, but the barber insisted. The
stranger confessed he only had $2.50
with him. and this he paid over under
protest.
Feeling that something was wrong
and that he had been “done.” he ap
plied to the police. Patrolman Sheehan
then called on Hazzard and sent him
to the police station. The barber will
face the Recorder this morning and at
tempt to justify his conduct.
PROPRIETOR OF HOTEL
IN BANKRUPTCY.
Petttlou Filed by Otto Nell. Proprie
tor of the Central.
Through his attorney, Mr. J. Ferris
Cann, Otto Nell, proprietor of the Cen
tral Hotel and bar, at No. 316 West
Broad street, filed a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy in the clerk’s office of
the United States court yesterday
morning.
In his schedule of liabilities the pe
titioner mentions the following items:
Taxes, both county and state, as well
as license for the year 1903, $265.95;
secured claims, $1,000; unsecured
claims, $2,302.49. No schedule of as
sets was filed With the petition.
WILL REPEAT PROGRAMME.
Mr. John Rebnrer to Give Beneflt
Recital Tor Orchetrn.
The Savannah klusic Club will repeat
to-night, with sonie additions, the pro
gramme that was given at the last
meeting. This will be done because
the very disagreeable weather last
Thursday kept the attendance down to
a mere handful. The programme with
the additions, will be as follows:
Plano duet, "Russia,” "Spain,” “It
aly.” Op. 23, Mozkowsky, Mrs. F. C.
Wilson and Miss Ysabel Smart.
Song, "Dear Heart,” (Tunison), "Be
duin Love Song” (Plnsuti), Mrs. W. H.
Teasdale.
Violin, “Cavatina” (Bohm), "Mazu
ka” (Miersch), Mr. Rudolph Jacobson.
Songs, "She Wears a Rose in Her
Hair” (Hawley), “O Leave Me Not”
(Denza), Miss Nannine White.
Duet, “Calm as the Night” (Bohm),
Mrs. N. H. Finnie and Mr. W. S. Blun.
Song, “Cavatina” (Faust), Gounod,
Miss Agnes Kenney.
Song, “La Serenata” (Braga), Miss
Eleanor Allan.
Violin obligato by Miss Kayton.
Two pianos, “Rondo,” Op. 73, (Cho
pin), Miss Lola Moynelo and Miss Em
ma B. Coburn.
Since the departure from Savannah
of Mr. A. C. Meyer, the leadership of
the Music Club’s orchestra has been
taken by Mr. Joseph Coecia. who Is
now conducting rehearsals. Some time
the latter part of the month, probably
the 24th, a piano recital for the benefit
of the orchestra will be given by Mr.
John Rebarer. The programme will be
closed with the Rubinstein Concerto,
with orchestral accompaniment. 1
BOY SWINDLE?BOUND
OVER ON THREE CHARGES.
Harry Miller, the boy swindler was
bound over to the Superior Court un
der three charges of cheating and
swindling yesterday. In the event these
cases are nol prossed in the higher
court the boy will be rearrested and
held for the St. Augustine authorities,
as they have requested that he be re
turned to them in the event he is not
prosecuted here.
Mlnalon Worker Will Leetnre.
Rev. S. H. Hadley, who has charge
of the Jerry McAuley Mission in New
York will arrive in Savannah on
Saturday night to deliver two lectures.
On Sunday afternoon he will speak in
Lawton Memorial and on Sunday
night at. Wesley Monumental church.
At both services he will speak of mis
sion and rescue work. As the head of
the Jerry McAuley Mission, Rev. Mr.
Hadley is widley known and his ex
perience in the field should make
his talk an interesting and instruct
ive one. Mr. Hadley may spend Mon
day in Savannah and on Tuesday he
will go to Gainesville to take part in
the annual Bible convention.
Munienle at Lawton Memorial.
A large and appreciative audience
followed the musical programme render
ed at Lawton Memorial last night for
the benefit of St. Paul’s Church build
ing fund. Every number on the pro
gramme was creditably rendered, and
nearly every number was vigorously
encored. Taken as a whole the musi
cale was one of the best that has ever
been given in Lawton Memorial. The
musical numbers were Interspersed
with humorous and pathetic recitations.
These numbers formed one of the most
pleasing features of the entire evening.
A neat su*: was realized for the build
ing fund of the church.
Pntson Case Dropped by Police.
The case of Mrs. Josephine Linton,
who claimed that she was poiaoned has
been dropped by the police. The wom
an has told conflicting stories, and the
authorities do not know what to be
lieve. The woman Is reco>fertng rapid
ly, and will be able to be out In a few
day a.
CUSTODIAN NAMED
FOR DAVIS STOCK
H. B. HARDEN APPOINTED.
JUDGE SPEER SENT AUTHORITY
FOR APPOINTMENT BY WIRE.
Referee MacDonell Refnned to Ap
point Custodian Before Matter Had
Been Formully Heferred to lllm.
Without nn Order from Judge
Speer, Who Decided That Similar
Action in Branch Case Wa* Pre
mature and Illegal—Schedule of
Llnbilitie* and Assets Will Proba
bly Be Filed.
Mr. Henry B. Harden was yesterday
appointed custodian of the business
affairs of Mr. T. J. Davis, against
whom a petition in involuntary bank
ruptcy was filed the day before. Mr.
Harden will take charge of the busi
ness under a $2,000 bond.
In the efforts of attorneys repre
senting creditors to have a custodian
appointed there was a slight clash,
Referee MacDonell refusing to appoint
a trustee, or receiver, before the mat
ter had been referred and considred
by the referee.
O’Connor, O'Byrne & Hartridge, and
Alexander & Hitch, representing cred
itors, applied to the referee for the
appointment of a custodian. Judge
MacDonell refused to make the ap
pointment, as the same question
which was decided by Judge Speer in
the Branch case, was involved; that
of appointing a receiver before the
matter had come up for hearing be
fore the referee.
Judge Speer'* Former Rnllng.
Judge Speer ruled that the action of
the referee was premature and illegal,
and set aside his act of appointment.
Although authorities were cited where
other judges had ruled the opposite of
Judge Speer in cases of a similar
character, the decision here was not
appealed.
When the application was made to
Judge MacDonell, for the appointment
of a receiver he stated he would take
no action unless ordered by Judge
Speer. The attorneys at once com
municated with Judge Speer, who is
in New Orleans, and shortly after
noon a telegram was received author
izing the appointment of a custodian.
Judge MacDonell at once appointed Ml.
Harden.
By virtue of his office, Mr. Harden is
authorized to take entire charge of the
affairs of Mr. Davis, and to collect
all debts and accounts, which amount
to about $9,000. Other assets amount
to about $1,500, besides the real estate
in equity.
A Contest I* Likely.
There is little doubt that there will
be a contest between creditors, as many
of them have not yet filed their claims,
and the outstanding notes and mort
gage deeds held by Mr. James YV.
Schley, and unsecured notes held by
iMr. John Sullivan Schley, are to be
beard from.
The claims of the petitioning cred
itors amount to about $3,500, but out
side of this there are, it is believed,
other debts amounting to nearly $50,-
000.
A meeting of creditors of Mr. Davis
will be held at the office of Referee
MacDonell on the morning of Feb. 9,
at which time Mr. Davis will probably
filed a schedule of his assets and liabil
ities.
EVERY ROSIN GRADE
HAS A CHRISTIAN NAME.
How the Grade* Are Familiarly
Known to Men Who Handle It.
Not many people outside of the rosin
market who read the alphabetical
quotations know that each letter has
a significance to the laborers who cut
the boxes and pack the rosin into bar
rels for shipment. They have given
each grade a name of its own, rang
ing from the masculine to the femi
nine gender, and embracing almost all
the common Christian names.
The only two grades that have
escaped the christening of the rosins
are the two top notch pales, which
are known as Window Glass and
Water White, and are designated at
the Board of Trade and on the Bay
by the abbreviated terms of WG and
WW.
The other pales, mediums and com
mons are thus known to the workers
in the pine forests, Nancy, Mary,
Kate, Isaac, Henry, George, Frank,
Edward, Dollie, Betsy, Carrie and
Alice.
Rosin inspectors- have adopted these
terms and they are now officially
quoted on the board and in the fac
tors’ office.
They also serve as a convenience in
telephoning quotations and save con
siderable trouble from the confusion
of the sound of a similarity of the let
ters over the wire.
New Schedule to Angnnta.
Southern Railway offers a most de
sirable schedule to Augusta, daily ex
cept Sunday, leaving Savannah 6:25
p. in., city time, arriving Augusta
10:10 p. m. Pullman cars all the way.
Dining cars serve supper en route.
Any desired information furnished at
city ticket office, 141 Bull street,
'phones 850.—ad.
Atlantic Coast Line gives beneflt of
short line mileage detachments be
tween Savannah and Augusta, J 32
miles.—ad.
Wliat Mr. Strickland Say*.
"I took two bottles of Graybeard for
rheumatism and was cured. A mem
ber of my church took It for paraly
sis and it helped her surprisingly.
Rev. A. R. Strickland,
Daisy, Ga.”
Graybeard is found at drug stores,
$1 a bottle, six for $5. Graybeard pills!
25c a box. Graybeard Ointment. 25c
a box.—ad.
What Mr. Clark Says.
“I suffered of rheumatism a long
time and found nothing to relieve me
until I took Graybeard. I tried al
most everything I heard of, that is, in
the line of blood medicine. All failed.
I can't praise Graybeard enough for
what it did for me.
C. C. Clark,
420 Park avenue.
Graybeard is sold at drug stores, $1
a bottle, six for $5. Graybeard Pills
25c a box. Graybeard Ointment, 25c a
box.—ad.
New Schedule to Augusta.
Southern Railway offers a most de
sirable schedule to Augusta, daily ex
cept Sunday, leaving Savannah 5:25 p.
in., city time, arriving Augusta 10:10 p.
m. Pullman cars all the way. Dining
cars serves supper en route. Any de
sired information furnished at city
ticket office, X4l Bull street, ’phones
sso.—ad.
TO MAKE PLAfiS FOR
ANNUAL DINNER.
Entertainment Committee. ( hanibei
of Commerce, Will Meet.
The Entertainment Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce will meet this
afternoon at 4:30 o’clock to consider
plans for the annual dinner of the
organization, which will take place on
some night in the first week in
March.
The committee has held one meet
ing at which a number of plans were
discussed, though nothing definite was
done. At the meeting this afternoon
not only will the general plans for the
dinner be formulated, but a prominent
speaker for the occasion will also be
decided on.
At the former meeting Secretary
Cortelyou of the Bureau of Commerce
and Labor was suggested and dis
cussed, and his name will again come
up for consideration to-day. Should it
be decided to invite him it is prob
able that a committee will be appoint
ed to go to Washington and deliver
the invitation in person.
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY SAVANNAH Y. W. C. A.
The New Organization I* Now Under
Headway.
With the election of officers of the
Board of Directors at their meeting
yesterday the Savannah Y. W. C. A.
is now well under way and will begin
its active work at once. The meeting
was well attended and interest was
shown in the matters brought before
the body. The following officers were
elected:
President—Miss Ellen McAlpin.
Vice President —Mrs. A. C. Lawton.
Treasurer—Mrs. H. C. Cunningham.
Recording Secretary—Mrs. B. F.
Bullard.
Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. Percy
Williams.
The following is the board of direc
tors as permanently formed: Mrs.
Clinton Sawyer, Mrs. Harold, Ayer,
Mrs. John Paulsen, Mrs. Louis War
field, Mrs. Wright Hunter, Mrs.
Charles Barney, Mrs. Davis Freeman,
Mrs. John A. Calhoun, Miss Emily
Shotter, Miss Leila Axson, Miss Irene
Withers, Miss Nannie Coney, and
Mrs. William Nichols.
The directors decided to hold a regu
lar meeting on the second Wednesday
of each month at 11 o’clock in the
morning. The entire membership will
hold a business meeting quarterly,
when reports will be made by the di
rectors, and other business attended
to. The first general meeting will be
held in April.
Miss Emma Hays of Chicago, one
of the national city secretaries, will
leave this morning for Montgomery
where she goes in the interests of the
work. It was largely due to the ef
forts of Miss Hays and Miss Mabel
K. Stafford, who assisted her, that the
association was organized here.
Physician* Held Meeting.
The Chatham County Medical So
ciety held its February meeting last
night at the home of Dr. C. Silver
man. The paper of the evening was
a symposium on rheumatism, to which
Drs. St. J. B. Graham, 3VJ- X. Corbin
and J. W. Daniel contributed.
Excursion Rate* to Neve Orleans, Mo.
bile and Pensacola, Acconnt of
Mardi Gras.
The Central of Georgia Railway will
sell round trip tickets at reduced rates
from all coupon ticket stations to New
Orleans, -Mobile and Pensacola, Feb.
9-15, inclusive, good to return until
Feb. 20, 1904. By ’ depositing tickets
and payment of 50 cents, an extension
to March 5. 1904, will be granted.
For further information, apply or
write to W. G. Brewer, city ticket and
passenger agent, 107 Bull street, Sa
vannah, Ga. —ad.
New Games at Estill’*.
The Bourse, Pit, Flinch, mailed to
any address for 50 cents. Send orders
to William Estill (Estill’s News De
pot), 45 Bull street, Savannah, Ga.—ad.
One Fare to Mardi Gra* via Sea
board Air Line By.
Excursion tickets will be sold by
Seaboard Air Line Railway at one
fare for the round-trip, (plus 25c),
February 9th to 15th inclusive, ac
count of Mardi Gras, to New Orleans,
Mobile and Pensacola. Liberal ar
rangements for stop-over and long
limit returning. Be sure and go via the
Seaboard.—ad.
Atlantic Coast Line gives beneflt of
a short line mileage detachments be
tween Savannah and Augusta, 132
miles.—ad.
Seaboard Florida Limited—Luxuri
ous Passenger Service.
Only Florida Limited train from the
East operated daily. Absolutely the
quickest time, because the route is the
shortest. Time only three hours thir
ty minutes Savannah to Jackson
ville. Time, only twenty-two hours
fifteen minutes Savannah to New
York city. Train southbound leaves
Savannah at 9:60 a. m., arrives Jack
sonville 1:20 p. m., St. Augustine 2:30
p. m. Train northbound leaves Sa
vannah 5:00 p. m., arrives New York
3:15 p. m. (ail time shown is railroad
time, one hour slower than Savannah
time). The Seaboard Florida Limited
is composed exclusively of Pullman
cars. Including compartment cars,
consisting of separate private rooms
or compartments, which can be used
singly or en suite, affording perfect ex
clusiveness, if desired; two double
drawing room c*ars, observation car,
which is now one of the necessities in
the best of modern travel, the comfort
and freedom of which adds greatly to
the pleasure of the trip, and the mag
nificently illuminated and richly dec
orated dining car, with its splendid
service of silver and cut glass, and
snowy linen, presents but a fitting
palace on wheels within tvhlch to enjoy
the tempting fe’asts which are offered,
consisting of all the dainties of the
season. That Savannahians may en
joy the very best this famous train
affords, ample space has been assigned
the Savanifah office, including state
rooms and drawing rooms, assuring
positive reservations of the choicest
accommodations. Complete information
at Seaboard Air Line, city ticket of
fice, 7 Bull.—ad.
Going to Florida!
Travel Via Seaboard Air Line Ry.
Because it is the "Short Line" and
has Pullman cars on all trains. Two
trains daily with through Puliman cars
to Tampa without change. Direct con
nection at Jacksonville in Union Sta
tion for all East Coast points. Sea
board Air Line Interchangeable mile
age tickets are just the proper thing
for tourist travel in Florida. Saves
money. Seaboard City Office, 7 Bull
street. Both phones No. 28.—ad.
Do Not t'e a, Knife.
We mean by this that If you have
corns, warts or bunions do not use a
knife. It is dangerous. Simply apply
externally, Abbott’s East India Corn
Paint, as directed, and the warts,
corns and bunions will disappear,
never to return again. Abbott’s East
India Corn Paint is invaluable for the
cure of corns, warts and bunions. Al- I
ways buy it.—ad.
Now Is the Time.
Take advantage of the very low
prices we are now offering on
RANGES—
THE PERFECT
THE OTHELLO
THE MAGIC
End of the season prices mean
a big saving to you.
Fair To-day.
WfIR&URINES* TAKE WiTH YOU-
Warburines keep the sys
tem in such a good condition
that colds and coughs are
warded off.
They tone the liver and kill
lurking malaria.
Fifteen cents the red trade
marked box, by mail or at
druggists.
“Get If At Rowlinski’s,”
(Broughton \
and ) Meet
Drayton /
LIQUOZONE
Just received a
fresh stoch of
Liquozone. Tele
phone us and we
will fill orders
promptly.
J. T. SHUPTRINE,
Bolton & Montgomery.
Phones 248.
Congress & Jefferson.
Phones 269.
Do Mi
that you can buy a truly HIGH
GRADE Piano for but little more
than a cheap, INFERIOR In
strument Costs. Only a slight
advance in cost secures a Piano
that will last twice as long and
give a hundredfold more satis
faction.
The Old Reliable
Mafhushek
tried and tested in this field for
over 33 years and never a failure.
' The Piano for a lifetime of good,
honest service, and cheapest in
the long run.
No Other High Grade Piano
So Reasonable in Price.
Every dollar of cost put into best
material and fine workmanship.
Cash or Easy Payments.
Call and See the New Styles.
Sheet Music Half Price.
Ludden & Bates* S.M.H.
JOHN D. MURPHY, Mg’r.
ALLAN BOND & CO.
COAL MERCHANTS.
All best grades for house
hold use. Both Phones 507.
Office Bull Street.
Savannah, Georgia.
COAL AND WOOD.
TELEPHONE 69.
0. R. THOMAS & SON.
SAVANNAH THEATER.
ALL WEEK.
The Ferguson Stock Cos.
To-night—"He Couldn’t Marry
Three.” To-morrow Night—" Dangers
of a Great City.” Sat. Mat. —“The Tie
That Binds.” Sat. Night—“ The Way
of the World.” Prices—loc, 20c, 30c.
BARGAINS
-IN—
LAP ROBES
and BLANKETS
Leo Frank
CaxrcM and Whitaker It*.