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POLICY RUNNING
IN CITY’S HOUSE
FIVE CAUGHT IN A RAID.
ENTIRE FORCE OF PLAIN CLOTHES
MEN WRECKED BUILDING.
Bonne In Wltleh Dusky Representa
tives of Six Policy Wheels Were
Writing Tickets Swooped Down
l lion ly Detectives, Prisoners
Taken and Then Place Was De
molished—Buililtnff at Anderson
Lane and Whitaker Street Was
Bontht by City in 1808, bat Got
Lost In Shuffle,
Housed In a one-story frame build
ing at Anderson lane and Whitaker
street, owned by the city of Savan
nah, surrounded by all of the neces
sary paraphernalia, and doing busi
ness without even an effort at secrecy,
dusky representatives of six policy lot
teries were stampeded by a detach
ment of plain clothes men late yester
day afternoon.
After five negroes had been placed
under arrest and sent to the police
station In the patrol wagon, the de
tectives demolished the structure and
contents, and the house will never
again be used. The officers did their
■work thoroughly, in the presence of
several hundred interested spectators.
There was hardly enough left for a
scavenger wagon when the plain
clothes men completed their labors.
In a number of ways the raid was
the most spectacular yet made by the
police. Officers swooped down upon
the same building several weeks ago,
but at that time It was not known
that the city owned the property, or
at least so far as is known no one
connected with the city knew anything
about the city's ownership.
Officer* Were Amazed.
For a day or two frequent reports
were made at police headquarters that
policy tickets were being written in
the same place on Whitaker street
that had been raided not a great while
ago. Before planning the raid the of
ficers determined to ascertain who
owned the property, with a view, pos
sibly, of handling the owner of the
house as well as the writers. But the
officers ran into a great big snag.
The man who was supposed to own
the house didn’t own it at all. The
place had been purchased by the city
as far back as 1898, and at Intervals
policy tickets had been sold in the
house. The plain clothes men were
temporarily "up against it.” It was
ascertained that the city had not rent
ed the shack to any one, and really
no one could be found who remembered
that it had even been purchased, un
til the report of Mayor Meldrim for
1898 was hauled out.
City I’urclinsed Property.
It was then \ ery clear that the city
had purchased a strip of land In An
derson lane, between Bull and Bar
nard streets, and had made use of
a good part of it. But the little piece
of ground with the house on it had
escaped the attention of the city offi
cers, there having been a change in
administrations. When this discovery
was made the offense being commit
ted became doubly serious and the raid
was arranged. Officers Murphy, Wall,
Stark, Bostick and Mose David made
the trip and caused the stampede.
When the plain clothes men got with
in a few feet of the house a negro in
the doorway made a break for liberty.
Officer Davis gave chase and pedes
trians were entertained with an ex
cellent article of hurdle racing. There
were a half dozen exits to the place,
but the officers believed that they had
them all guarded. In this they were
mistaken and several of those in the
house managed to get away.
Was Writing a Ticket.
These men made use of a door lead
ing from the shack into the place of
/"Dr.” M. J. Graham, a negro. They
had been paying "Dr.” Graham rent
for the place and the door was rather
Inviting. In the room Edward H.
Bynes, Tom Harris, Charlie Davie and
Joe- Ponder, all negroes, were held up.
Detective Prank Wall charges that
Bynes was writing a ticket when he
made him a prisoner.
Harris, who was arrested in one of
the recent raids, was asleep at the
switch, and was in custody when he
awoke. He was resting his head on a
policy sheet when the officers entered,
but the noise did not arouse him. It
was evident that he hud been drinking,
and he was drowsy when he reached
the police station. He denied that he
was dreaming a number for a pros
pective customer.
Negro ••Doctor” in Custody,
”Dr.” Graham was taken in charge
also and given a ride in the patrol
wagon. He protested, but it didn’t
go with the plain clothes men. Gra
ham declared that he manufactured
and prescribed medicine, and that he
was noL. being treated properly. He
admitted collecting rent for the city's
house,. but declared that he was only
acting as an agent for his brother,
now in New York.
One of the writer* said that "Dr.”
Graham had been collecting $5 a
month from each wheel represented in
the house, and Graham was charged
with renting property for gaming pur
poses. He furnished bail for his ap
pearance in Police Court. Then he
called at the Morning News office and
asked that his name be withheld from
the public, In order that his business
might not suffer. Besides $22.10 "Dr.”
Graham had a number of policy draw
ings in his possession when made a
prisoner.
A bicycle, a hat, a roll of policy
ticket paper and two boards were
taken in charge by the officers, and
Bent to the police station. The officers
would be glad to return the bicycle
to its owner and to present the hat to
the negro who escaped from under it.
In the event that a claimant for either
puts In an appearance, however, he
will be arrested.
After the prisoners had been carted
away the detectives got busy.
w PifcklliK 1 In* llounr,
"What are we going to do with the
•tuff in here,” asked Detective Stark.
There was a crush and Detective
Rlark got his tip. Detective Wall had
•elzed a piano atool and smashed one
of the windows. A lamp fell to the
floor next and was broken Into a hun
dred pieces.
Then the officers made a grab for one
of the tables in tin- room. This was
promptly demolished so that each
might get a leg for a club. With the
legs of III* taoies the plain clothe*
men demolished everything In sight
and not * window its left in the room.
Home one in the neighborhood car
ried In an as and the side of the shock
woo attacked. The dete< lives did not
tire of their work until they had
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CONNERAT WAS MADE
EXALTED RULER.
Defeated Col. H. L. Colding In Elks’
Election Last Night.
At one of the largest meetings ever
held by the Elks in Savannah, W. H.
Connerat, Jr., was last night elected
exalted ruler in place of R. L. Cold
ing. Col. Colding, who was a candi
date for re-election, moved that the
election be made unanimous and this
was done. The race for office of ex
alted ruler was a spirited one, having
attracted the Interest not only of the
Elks of the city, but of almost every
one else. Col. Colding was elected
delegate to the Grand Lodge, which
will meet In Cincinnati In July. W.
T. Dixon was elected alternate.
The other officers elected were as
follows:
Esteemed Leading Knight—F. X.
Douglas.
Esteemed Royal Knight—M. D. Papy.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight—A. L.
Chapeau.
Tyler—W. L. McGovern.
Secretary—Reuben Butler.
Trustees—Harry Willlnk, Gus Kels
ling, W. T. Dixon.
There were not contests except In
the race for exalted ruler. The race
for that office was a good natured one
on the part of the candidates.
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BEFORE ASSESSORS.
Board Has Derided That Manner at
Taxing In Equitable.
No change will be made In the mode
of taxing the banking institutions of
Savannah.
The Board of Tax Assessors has ren
dered its decision In the case of the
recent appeal of the banks to be re
lieved of taxation on real estate, on
the ground that the city is imposing a
double tax.
A letter has been addressed to each
of the banks by the assessors, in which
it is announced that the present man
ner of taxing the banks Is Just and
equitable, and that the board has de
termined to make no change. As has
been stated in the .Morning News, had
the banks won their light before the
assessors the city would have loat rev
enue amounting to. about SIO,OOO. No
contest is likely.
THROWN FROM BICYCLE
BY STRIKING DOG.
Young Klernnn Was Hurrying to
Fire on Bicycle.
While riding on his bicycle to the
Central Railroad round house
fire yesterday afternoon, John Kier
nan, son of Mrs. Mary Kiernan of No.
110 Oglethorpe avenue, east, ran over
a large dog and was thrown to the
pavement, sustaining painful, though
not serious, Injuries.
The accident took place on Ogle
thorpe avenue, near Whitaker street.
The boy was scorching along when a
large dog ran after the bicycle. The
dog got mixed up in the wheels and
the boy was thrown headlong over the
handle bars. He landed on his fore
head on the asphalt pavement. His
arm and shoulder were also Injured.
Mr. J. W. Hart picked the boy up
and carried him home In his buggy.
GARBAGE CARS*WILL
TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE.
Officials Agree That Thsy Mast
I<esve Whitaker Street.
At the recent conference between the
county and city officials and officers
of the Savannah Electric Company,
relative to the garbage nuisance, it
was decided, not only to move the
garbage dump on the county farm a
greater distance from the Isle of
Hope tracks, but also to take the gar
bage to the farm by some other route
than Whitaker street.
The selection of the new route for
the garbage cars has been left with
Alderman Davant, the chairman of the
Streets and Danes Committee, and the
director of public works. The officers
of the electric company will, of course,
have to agree to the route selected by
these two, but it is understood almost
any route will be satisfactory to the
company.
BANKRUPT STOCK
SOLD BY REFEREE.
Leopold Adler Highest Didder for
Metzger & Brunson Stork.
Bids for the sale of the Metzger &
Brunson stock of goods were opened
yesterday by the referee in bankruptcy,
and the trustee, Mr. George S. Haines.
Pour ibids were submitted and the
goods were sold to Mr. Beopold Adler
for $5,110, this being the highest bid
submitted.
The offers made ranged from $3,100 to
$5,110. The goods will be turned over
to the successful bidder by the trustee
to-day.
The fixtures and accounts will be dis
posed of at an early date. The store
formerly occupledi by the bankrupt
company has been leased to Mr. A. S.
Nichols, who will occupy it In a few
months.
BRITISH CONSULATE
TRANSFERRED HERE.
Consul de Coeilogon lias Arrived in
Savannah to Open Headquarters.
As was announced In the Morning
News some time since the British con
sulate for the district comprising the
states of North Carolina, South Car
olina, Georgia and Tennessee has been
transferred from Charleston to Savan
nah by order of the British Foreign
Secretary. The British consul. Col.
Henry W. R. de Coetlogon and Mrs. de
Coetlogon arrived in the city last night
and are making their temporary head
quarters at the De Soto.
Mr. Alexander Harkness. the vice
consul, will leave for Charleston with
in the next few days, where he will be
located In the future. The British
consul will for the present occupy the
same quarters that have been used by
Mr. Harkness at No. 10 Abercorn
street. He contemplates taking a cot
tage at Isle of Hope for the summer,
If he call find a suitable one to let.
Col| De Coetlogon was for a num
ber of year* In the British army and
ha* Been much foreign service. He waa
appointed to tha Charleston consulate
nine years ago. The British govern
ment removed the consulate to tht*
city, It I* said, because It la realized
that Huvannah la the most important
port tn the consular district. The con
sulate had been located In Charleston
for a number of year* and It was with
regret that th people of that city re
ceived *he news that the headquarters
had been changed to Mavannan.
Atlantic Coast Bute g.ees benefit of
a abort lin# mileage detachments be
• ween ftofebbah send August*, Ut
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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY.MARCH 30. 1904.
FOR FIRST TIME
IN BARRACKS
CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET.
GASTON STREET PAVING ORDI
NANCE WILL BE REPEALED.
Not Known Whether Asphalt Ordi
nance Will Be introduced for the
Street—Repealing of Brick Ordi
nance Takes Injunction Proceed
ing* Ont of the Courts—Conference
With Military and County on
Perry Street Matter—Gasoline Or
dinance Will Pass.
At the meeting of City Council to
night, the first to be held in the Police
Court room, the ordinance repealing
the Gaston street paving will be read
for the second time ad passed.
This will leave the street In the’ same
condition it was in before the ordi
nance for the brick pavement was
passed. The repealing of the paving
ordinance takes the case of the prop
erty owners along the street out of
court.
Anew paving ordinance Is now In
order, though it is not known whether
one will be introduced at the meeting
to-night. An ordinance providing for
the paving of the street with asphalt
will doubtless be Introduced some time
In the near future, but there promises
to be a hard fight over its passage. It
Is doubtful if the requisite two-thirds
vote can be obtained, and the chances
are the street will be left just as it is
for some time to come.
Conference Over Perry Street.
The special committee appointed to
consider the petition of the Interstate
Military Rifle Association, asking for
the prolongation of Perry street so that
a good road may be obtained to the
new Avondale Range, will make its re
port. The committee has not yet for
mulated its report, as there will be a
meeting this afternoon at the Court
House to consider the matter with the
county commissioners.'
It is thought the committee will
make a favorable report and that Coun
cil will scree to the desired improve
ment. A? the meeting between the
Council committee and the commis
sioners. the matter will be gone Into
thoroughly. The Rifle Association has
also filed a petition with the commis
sioners. The plan Is for the cltv to
extend Perry street to Bilbo canal, and
the county construct a hardened road
way from the canal In an easterly di
rection to Causton Bluff road and that
the road be hardened to the range. It
is believed both the city and the coun
ty will agree to the plan. Indeed, some
of the officials have already committed
themselves to It.
Will Pas* Gasoline Ordinance.
The gasoline ordinance will come up
and be placed upon its passage. It
Is thought It will be passed without
a dissenting vote. At the last meet
ing the ordinance was tabled to allow
any one who objected to it to file a
complaint. No complaints have been
received and the ordinance will be pass
ed.
The objection which the Lutheran
Church of the Ascension filed with
Council to the paving of State street
from Bull to Drayton will be with
drawn. The ordinance providing for
the paving of this block will then be
passed.
Two Paving Ordinances.
There are two other paving ordi
nances that will be read for the second
time and passed. One provides for
the paving of Habersham street from
Henry to Thirty-first, and the other
for the paving of Thirty-first from
Habersham to West Broad.
The indications are that the meet
ing will be a short one, as two or
three of the aldermen will be absent,
and there is not a great deal to come
up.
TOO BUSY THIS WEEK
FOR POOR HOUSE TALK.
Mayor Myers Has His Hands Fall
Jnst at Present.
Mayor Myers said yesterday he
would not be able to call a meeting
of the special committee In regard to
the establishment of a poor house for
several days yet, probably not until
next week.
It was the Mayor’s intention when
he returned from Macon to call a
meeting of this committee at once, but
he has been so busy with other mat
ters that it has been impossible for
him to take it up. He had to attend
a conference with the County Com
missioners Monday afternoon, a meet
ing of the sanitary board yesterday
afternoon and he has a meeting of an
other special committtee that desires
to report to Council to-night, for this
afternoon.
TO TAKE EVIDENCE
IN SUIT IN EQUITY.
Suit Drought Against I.amber Com
pany to Recover Land.
Taking evidence in the case of
Charles Marthinson vs. N. B. King
and the Hall Tie and Lumber Com
pany, which has been continued from
time to time during the last six months
before Commissioner Hewlett, will be
resumed to-morrow, and It is believed
the testimony will be completed.
The case is a suit in equity for the
recovery of 2,500 acres of land in Charl
ton county, or Its value, $14,000. The
taking of the testimony brought some
unusual proceedings on the part of the
defendants, who now hold the proper
ty under a bond of SIO,OOO demanded
by Judge Speer when he granted a
permanent Injunction last August.
N. Y. LIFE’S BRANCH OFFICE
Will Be Established tn Savannah
About April 1,
The New York Life Insurance Com
pany has decided to establish a branch
office In Savannah. Handsome offices
will be opened on the fourth floor of
the Germania Bank building about April
I. The branch office will be a great ad
vantage to the people of Savnnnnh and
South Georgia who have business with
the company. Two other branch of
fices will be established In Georgia,
one at Macon and one at Atlanta,
Whereever these branch offices are es
tablished the business of the company
Increases, and It require* a larger force
to handle It.
The one great virtue of Burnett’*
Vanilla Extract I* purity. It la real
vanilla sxtraut and nothing hut va
nilla extract. Always use Burnett’s.
The annoyance of having deaaert that
ia ”ju*t a little off ' In flavor la obvi
ated by always uatng Burnett's Va
nilla.—ad.
Rich new atylaa In tha celebrated
"Hamburger” makes of suits at M.
(>eyfua. These suits hold shape and
At fltMfly. On'y at M JLXyfua can you
o*4 tbauj.—ad.
SEVEN DEFENDANTS
BEFORE COURT-MARTIAL.
Trouble for Bines Who Wert Ab
sent from Inspection.
Seven members of the Republican
Blues, Company M, of the First Regi
ment, Infantry, were defendants be
fore regimental court-martial, held in
the quarters of Company H, German
Volunteers, last night. t
The men were Privates W. E. Neve,
R. E. Bennett, C. S. Sickel, Marion
Hester, R. L. Miller and W. H. Tut
tle and Corpl. John S. Travis.
The charge In each case was being
absent from inspection of the company
March 2. Private J. W. Stanfield was
also to have been tried on this charge,
but he could not be found to have the
necessary papers served on him, and
his case was not brought up.
The court consisted of Maj. Edward
S. Elliott, president; Capt. Robert M.
Hitch, Capt. John Bell and Lieut. C.
V. Hohenstein, judge advocate. The
findings of the court will be forwarded
to the Governor, and will not be an
nounced to the public or the persons
tried until he has passed on them. The
penalty In the case of a verdict of
guilty in each case means dismissal
from the service.
Each of the accused men had an ex
cuse, or more than one, of more or less
value. In the case of several of them
the trouble was that the excuse had
not been made to the company com
mander before the Inspection, nor after
it, until the charges that brought them
before the court-martial had been
mads.
PARKER NEXT PRESIDENT
SAYS NEW YORK LAWYER.
Col. R- L. Sledge Believes Parker
Will Defent Roosevelt.
"Judge Alton B. Parker will certain
ly be the nominee of the Democratic
party at the St. Louis convention and
will defeat Mr. Roosevelt for the Pres
idency in said Col. R. L.
Sledge, a New York lawyer, at the De
Soto last night.
"It is now a conceded fact In New
York that Judge Parker will be
the nominess of the party, and those
posted in politics declare that he will
defeat President Roosevelt at the polls.
Judge Parker has a good record and
those who know him say he is one of
the ablest men in the nation to-day. If
he Is nominated I am Informed he will
resign his position on the bench and
make a vigorous campaign.
“I know for a certainty that Presi
dent Roosevelt is a very Unpopular man
in financial circles. He Is not consid
ered a safe man- and there are (thou
sands of Republicans who will support
Judge Parker in preference to Mr.
Roosevelt. They feel they would tiot
have near so much to fear from him
as they would from Roosevelt serving
a second term.
"Judge Parker is solid on every prin
ciple that is advocated by the present
day Democracy. He Is an enemy of
trusts and corporations that are op
pressing the poor, but would not make
war on legitimate corporations that are
keeping within the letter of the law.
No honest man need fear Judge Parker
in the White House."
SAVANNAH HARBOR IS
IN GOOD CONDITION.
Slight Shoaling Near Old Water
works and I,ong Island Crossing.
An official inspection was made of
the work that has been done in Sa
vannah harbor by Col. James B.
Quinn, division chief of United States
Engineers, and the lnspeotion shows the
harbor is in good condition In almost
every respect. In only two places is
there any evidence of filling-in or
shoaling.
One of these is near the old water
works, and the other near Dong Is
land crossing, between Venus Point and
the quarantine station. All of the ma
terial which has filled in is soft and
yielding, and Will yield easily to
dredging. There Is still sufficient
money on hand to re-dredge these
parts of ths channel.
Otherwise the channel Is In excep
tionally fine condition. There Is a ten
dency for the current to scour, and
this will aid greatly In keeping the
channel clear, thus reducing the cost
of maintenance.
STOLEN SUIT CASE FOUND
WITH CONTENTS INTACT.
Thief Had Hole in Side, bat Was
Frightened Away.
A dress suit case, which was stolen
yesterday morning from No. 119 Perry
street, west, was found later in the day
by Patrolman R. T. Davis at Jefferson
street and Perry lane, with all of its
contents Intact.
The thief had not been able to get
the suit case open, as it was locked
and he had cut a large hole in the side
to examine the contents. Nothing,
however, had been taken out of it. It
is thought the thief must have been
examining the contents in the lane and
was frightened away by some one’s ap
proach.
At the time the suit case was found
it was not known to whom it belong
ed. But the owner called at police
headquarters last night to report the
theft and found his property. The
suit case belonged to J. B. Harold of
Columbia, S. C.
ON WAY TO FIRE
FOREMAN WAS STRUCK
By Rock Thrown by Negro Engaged
in Fight Among Boys.
For striking a fireman with a brick,
while he was on his way to the fire
at the Central Railway roundhouse
yesterday afternoon, Frank Arden, an
11-year-old negro, was arrested and
sent to the police station.
The arrest was made by the firemen
under the direction of Supt. Maguire.
There were a number of little negro?s
engaged in a rock battle near the scene,
of the fire, and they continued fighting
when the engines arrived. One of the
bricks struck a foreman. The fire
men gave chase, but all of the darkies
escaped, except Arden. He will be
arraigned before the Recorder this
morning.
L. O.TrEGOrTREMANDED.
D. O. Gregory, charged with steal
ing a purse from W. R. McConnell.
Jr., Saturday night on a train, was
yesterday morning remanded to the
Superior Court by the Recorder. A
train hand stated he had seen Gregory
with the purse, though It was not
found on him when he was searched.
Kwlen by Mlrnibea.
This expression exactly describes the
condition of the skin when attacked by
many forms of skin diseases. U Is a
horrid Idea, but perfectly true To
eradicate these disease germs and re
etore a healthy akin, use Tettetina.
an Infallible cur# for totter, ring worm,
lleh and all forms of akin disease*,
60 canta per boa, all druggists, m by
mail from J. T. Bhuptrlnv, Manulae
lurar, Havanuah, Ua-ad,
SAME OFFICERS
AGAIN ELECTED
BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
ANNUAL MEETING OF DIRECTORS
PROVED AN IMPORTANT ONE.
President J. H. Esttll Announced
Committees In Which Few
Changes Were Made—Merchants'
Association Wants Assistance In
Regulating Business of Pawn
Shops—Capt. Davidson Announced
Work Planned for Fort Screven.
Efforts to Be Made to Hurry Work
on Marine Hospital.
At the annual meeting of the direc
tors of the Chamber of Commerce,
yesterday afternoon, officers were
elected for the coming year. The en
tire board was re-elected.
Committees were appointed and va
rious matters were considered, among
them a plan for an automo
bile speedway, presented by Mr.
Roy C. Foster, and an account of the
improvements that are to be made at
Fort Screven, given by Capt. David
son of the quartermaster’s department,
U. S. A., who Is in charge of the
work.
The officers of the Chamber of Com
merce are as follows:
President—Col. J. H. Estlll.
First Vice President —Leopold Adler.
Second Vice President—George W.
Tiedeman.
Third Vice President—Herman My
ers.
Fourth Vice President—Maj. W. W.
Williamson.
Treasurer—W. F. McCauley.
Secretary—W. J. Donlan.
Col. Estill was nominated by Col. P.
A. Stovall. There was no other nomi
nation and he was unanimously elect
ed. He thanked the members for their
continued confidence in him as dis
played by their vote, and said he
hoped that the Chamber of Commerce
would prove even more successful dur
ing Its second year than It did dur
ing its first. Maj. J. F. Cann nomi
nated the old board of vice presi
dents and these, too, were elected
without a dissenting voice. Mr. Frank
M. Oliver was elected a director to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Mr. J. J. Kirby.
President Named Committee.
Col. Estill announced the committees
of which the chairmen are as follows:
Executive and Finance, Beopold Ad
ler; Manufactures, William Kehoe;
Banking and Insurance, J. D. Cars
well; Real Estate, C. H. Dorsett;
Transportation, Frank C. Battey;
Membership, P. A. Stovall; Municipal
Affairs, B. H. Bevy; Promotion of
Public Interest, Sig Gardner; Com
merce and Trade, W. D. Krenson; Beg
lslatlon, J. Ferris Cann; Harbor and
River. J. M. Barnard; Public Roads,
Gordon Saussy; Entertainment, Roy
C. Foster; Advertising, C. H. Dorsett;
Agriculture, A. B. Moore; Health and
Sanitation, J. B. Hiers; Subscription,
O. S. Kulman; Harbor Defenses, W.
W. Williamson; Deep Water, W. W.
Mackall. The two last named are spe
cial committees.
Merchants Asked Assistance.
A communication wag read from the
Retail Merchants Association in which
the Chamber of Commerce was asked
to assist that organization to put a
stop to the retail trade that is carried
on by pawn shops, and also to endeav
or to secure legislation that will make
a legal rate of Interest that both pawn
shops and loan offices may charge. The
matter was referred to the committees
on Municipal Affairs and on Legisla
tion.
Capt. Davidson was Introduced to the
meeting, and after Col. Estill had ex
plained the interest that the Chamber
of Commerce has been taking in the ef
forts to build up and improve Fort
Screven, he was asked to tell of the
work that has been authorized at that
post by the government. He said he'
had recently ' secured bids for nine
frame buildings, five of them officers
quarters, one a gymnasium, two quar
ters for non-commissioned officers and
one a guardhouse, and that the con
tracts for these had been sent on to
Washington for approval.
He said the plans also contemplated
the building of brick piers and curtain
walls for four sets of officer’s quar
ters, and two barracks and extra wa
ter mains, and sewers for the new
houses, the grading of the reservation,
extending from the rear of the officers’
quarters to the railroad track, and the
filling of ditches and upbuilding of the
ground so that the reservation will be
rid of ditches and pools of stagnant
water.
Garrison to Be Enlarged.
Th post Is soon to have its garrison
Increased from three companies to
four, and to accommodate the addi
tional company another barrack will
have to be built. The new company
will not be sent to the fort until this
has been completed. Capt. Davidson
said that the post would be built up
as rapidly as the money was allotted
for the purpose. Referring to the In
terest that the members of the Cham
ber of Commerce take In the matter,
he said he would be glad to have the
members call on him at his office. In
the Merchants’ Bank building, and that
he would assist them in any way pos
sible.
An effort Is still on foot by a com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce,
of which Mr. O. S. Kulman Is chair
man, to secure a brass band for the
fort. Mr. Kulman said yesterday that
he lacks but $36 now of having the
required amount, and he hopes to have
this within a very short time.
Marine Hospital Matter*.
Mr. T. E. Youmans brought up the
matter of the Marine Hospital. He
said that from what he could learn the
government contemplated erecting but
one building, while in the opinion of
Dr. Brooks, the local surgeon of the
Marine Hospital Service, at least three
buildings will be necessary. Mr. You
mans said also that the government
owns but a part of the block on which
the hospital is to be built, and that he
thought It would be for the benefit of
the public that the remainder of the
block should be secured to complete an
adequate site.
He moved that the matter be re
ferred to the Committee on Public In
terest, that body to seek the co-opera
tion of the representative* at Wash
ington to secure a larger appropria
tion; one that will enable the govern
ment not only to secure the larger
site, but also to build the necessary
number of buildings, and to Inquire
Into the cause of delay tn starting the
work. The motion was curried.
Aiken, I. r.
On your way North atop at Aiken, j
"Park In tha Pine#” la anew and thor.
oughiy modern tourist hotel, and can
glv you th# very !>#•( i<Tonimf>4k.
ttons. Hplendid train servlet via flouth.
*rn K*ll*sy Apply at city ticket g.
flea, 111 bull attest.—ad.
ROAST FOR POLICE
FROM COMMISSION.
Park anil Tree Commissioners Reg
istered Strong Kick.
Complaint has been lodged with the
Mayor and aldermen by Chairman P.
D. Daffln and Vice Chairman C. S.
Ellis of the Park and Tree Commis
sion, because of depredations commit
ted In Colonial Park.
Vice Chairman Ellis, who has con
trol of the park, has written a letter
to the chairman on the subject
and Mr. Daffin enclosed the letter
to the Mayor and aldermen with a
brief note to the effect that he has
frequently called the attention of the
police to the matter.
The letter by Mr. Ellis contains, a
roast for the police department. One
paragraph of the letter is as follows:
"This park adjoins the police bar
racks —the whole of the area being
visible from the police building—and it
would seem practicable for the police
department to prevent these outrages
on public decency as well as the sys
tematic destruction of the public prop
erty.”
Another portion of the letter reads:
“It Is impossible for our force avail
able to protect the public property In
the park, or to prevent violations.
"The trees and the beautiful hedge
on the south side of the park are con
tinually being broken and despoiled, in
some Instances by boys, who break oft
the branches for ‘chinney sticks;' In
other instances, simply for mischief.
‘The tombs, gravestones and shrub
bery are constantly being broken down
and ruined by children playing over
and around them, and, worse than all,
this sacred spot, consecrated to the
memory of the dead, and committed
to the care of the municipal authori
ties, is habitually desecrated."
These communications from the offi
cers of the Park and Tree Commission
will be presented to Council at its
meeting to-night.
MANAGER SEESKIND GAVE
POLICE A CHECK.
t
Made a Donation to the Benevolent
Association ot S3B,
Manager Seeskind of the Savannah
Theater has presented the Police
Benevolent Association with a check
for $35. The money is a direct donation
from Mr. Seeskind to the association
and not a cut in the price of the
theater.
The association had already paid for
the use of the house for the King Stan
ley police benefit. The gift goes en
tirely to the association and will not
be divided as part of the profits of the
show given Monday night.
A little over SIOO over and above all
expenses was made at the Stanley per
formance. The association will get 60
per cent, of this and Stanley 40. Adding
Mr. Seeskind’s gift, the association will
receive about SIOO.
Stanley, who gave the performance
here, Is going to Augusta within a day
or so and will put on a performance
there. A police association has just
been organized In Augusta and his
performance will be given under its
auspices.
The War In a Nutshell.
The way to keep in touch with the
great events In the Far East Is to get
the new and latest War Atlas just is
sued and offered by the Morning News.
"The Rand McNally & Co.’s Russo-
Japanese War Atlas,” showing Ruspia
in-Europe and Russia-in-Asia, Japan
Korea, Manchuria and China, and the
entire operations in the Far Eastern
conflict. It contains seven double
page maps in colors, with index and
quick-finding scale for each map; a
list of all the chief cities, with popula
tion; fighting strength and reserves of
Russia and Japan. Sent by mail any
where on receipts of 25 cents.
The Daily and Sunday Morning
News 1 year and the War At
las $8.1)0
The Weekly News 1 year and War
Atlas 1.00
Savannah Morning News, Savannah,
Ga. —ad.
Do Von Feel Tired f
This Is the time of year when nine
people out of ten feel broken down.
They feel tired after walking a block.
No appetite—peevish. It Is worth a
great deal to be relieved of these ail
ments. And there is no sense in hav
ing them If they can be relieved. Now,
Graybeard is specially recommended in
these cases. It tones up the system.
Gives you an appetite. Relieves the ail
ment.
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Graybeard is found at all drug stores,
$1 a bottle, 6 for $5. Graybeard Pills—
little treasures—2s cents.—ad.
Stop Off at Charleston, S, C.
A city of great historic interest.
Visit the famous “Magnolia Gardens,”
tea farm, Fort Sumter, Isle of Palms,
etc. Numerous excursions of interest
and pleasure. The Atlantic Coast Line
has two Pullman dining car trains that
leave Savannah 1:15 p. m. and 4:55 p.
m. Stop-over privileges allowed on
winter tourist tickets. Apply at City
Ticket Office, De Soto Hotel. W. H.
Leahy, D. P. A., M. Walsh, T. P. A.',
Savannah, Ga. —ad.
St. Loots World's Fair, April 30—De
cember 1, ISO 4.
Low rates and superior service from
Savannah via Southern Railway.
Round trip tickets, with season limit,
$38.35; sixty-day limit, $32, or fifteen
day limit, $26.05. We will run through
Pullman sleeping cars from Savannah
to St. Louis during the exposition.
Southern Railway is the "World’s Fair
Short Line.” Call on me for any de
sired information, E. G. Thomson, C. P.
and T. A., 141 Bull street.—ad.
If You Are Going Fast
Do not fail to consult the schedules of
Atlanta Coast Line; it will be to your
advantage. The palatial New York
and Florida Special, solid Pullman
train with drawing-room compartment
sleepers, observation and dining cars,
leaves Savannah 5:55 p. m. (city time)'
arrives Washington 10:33 a. m„ Balti
more 11:47 a. in., Philadelphia 2 p. m
New York 4:45 p. m„ following day
The only electric lighted train between
the East and South, and most luxuri
ous service. The Florida ar.d West In
dian Limited leaves Savannah 215
p. m. (city time), arrives Washington
7:54 am., Baltimore 9:13 a. m„ Phil
adelphia 11:22 a. m., New York 2 pm
following day. Pullman drawing-room
sleepers and dining car. For Pull
man reservations and further informa
tion with reference to rates and
schedules, see ticket agents, De Soto
Hotel, or Union Station.—ad.
Cray heard.
Now comes that season when you
are tired after walking ten steps. You
ache. You are fretful. No appetite, it
is worth a gerat deal to be relieved of
this trouble. Oraybeard will relieve
you. Take a bottle home to-night and
you will be fresh and bright to-mor
row.
Orayhcard Is found at all drug stores
tl a bottle, for IS. Ur ay beard Pills.
Me. Little treasures.- ad.
Atlantic Coast Law gives benefit of
short line mileage detachments be
tween Mavaurnah and Augusta. 11l
u.Ues.—ad. "
ForYourLadies
Whiteley
Exercisers
Induces just the necessary ex
ercise to keep bloom in the
cheeks and develop a striking
figure. They promote health.
We carry a full line of them.
19 Broughton Street West.
Showers To-day.
Whatever your walk in life may
be let Warburines be your bosom
friends. They cheer you up by
keeping your liver in a good con
dition. 15 cents the red box at
drug stores.
“Get It At Rowlinski's”
(Brougbton\
and j Most
Drayton /
All Kinds of Spring Songs
will soon he hoard, any of which can
be Improved l>.v an accompaniment
played on one of our artistic pianos..
Tn pianos, organs and all things
musical we handle EVERYTHING,
‘‘from the cheapest that's good to the
best made.”
A full new line of Talking Ma
chines and Records just in at prices
that are right.
Pay by the month if yon prefer.
LUDDEN & BATES S.M.H.
GAS
IS CHEAPER NOW.
...ONLY...
125 c
A HUNDRED FEET.
Does not heat the house.
Cheapest fuel known.
SAVANNAITiAS CO.,
7 and Congress Street, West.
4%
PAID ON DEPOSITS
—in th*—
Savings
Department
—of th*—
COMMERCIAL BANK
of Savannah.
State Depository.
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