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PROTEST AGAINST
MOVING TRACK
FROM WHITAKER STREET.
BROUGHTON STREET MERCHANTS
AND ALDERMAN PROTEST.
Alderiann Davant Had AnromriK
With Mayor Over Renoltitiou Pro
vliling for Appointment of Com
mittee to Confer With Cor Coin
panj—Mayor Said Hl* Knllngs
Went atkd Aldermnn Said He
Wanted .It Understood He lliul
Right to Express Opinion.
The proposal by the city officials to
attempt to get the Savannah Electric
Company to remove its tracks from
Whitaker street south of Broughton,
which was first announced in the
Morning News, not only caused a pro
test from some of the Broughton street
merchants, but developed opposition
among the aldermen, and got Mayor
Myers and Alderman Davant Into a
debate, which was rather spirited
on both sides, last night.
Alderman Grayson introduced his
resolution as had been announced. It
was to the effect "that a committee
of three, with the Mayor as chairman,
be appointed to confer with the Sa
vannah Electric Company for the pur
pose of having it remove the tracks on
Whitaker street, from Broughton to
Fortieth streets, that said street may
be put in condition to relieve the con
gestion of travel on Drayton street,
and afford a beautiful driveway around
the western side of the park.’’
Donlits Council's Right.
A protest from various Broughton
street merchants to the removal of the
tracks had already been read in Coun
cil, and referred to the Committee of
the Whole. The merchants alleged that
the removal of the tracks would injure
the business section of the city.
When the resolution was read Al
derman Dixon moved that it be adopt
ed. Mayor Myers was about to put the
question, when Alderman Davant in
terposed an objection that the motion
bad received no second.
The Mayor contended that an intro
duction of a resolution amounted to a
motion, and that a second alderman
making the motion that it be adopted
was practically the same as a second.
Alderman Davant, however, contended
that a mation to adopt a resolution had
to receive a second, just the same as
any other motion.
A liter inn ii TllOinll* ARillnait It*
While the two were still arguing
the point Alderman Thomas got up to
interpose an objection to the removal
of the tracks. He said it was not
fair to the residents in the South Side,
who depend on the line to get to
the business section, to move the
tracks. Furthermore, he contended
that it would be a hardship to the
property owners along the street to
allow the company to take up its
tracks and get out of paying its share
of the proposed paving that is to be
done on the street. The company, or
its predecessor, had occupied the
street for thirty years, more or less,
he said, and he seriously questioned
Council's right to allow the company
to take up the tracks.
Construction of Resolution.
Alderman Davant said he wanted to
know the scope of the resolution, and
Mayor Myers replied that there was no
scope to it, that the committee was
simply to find out what agreement the
street car company would be willing
to make, and report back to Council.
Alderman Davant stated that un
der the resolution the committee would
have the authority to go ahead and
mnke an agreement for the removal of
the tracks. The Mayor replied that
he did not so construe the resolution,
and that as he was chairman of the
committee it would be his construction
which counted.
The alderman read the resolution,
and insisted that it gave the commit
tee the right to act. The Mayor stated
that he was the one to rule on the con
struction of the resolution, and that
the alderman might appeal from his
ruling, hut that unless such an appeal
were sustained, the ruling went.
it Wan Amended.
Alderman Davant wished It un
derstood that he had a right to
comment on the resolution and that
the construction of it was merely a
matter of plain English. It was then
suggested that the resolution be
amended to make the committee re
port back to Council. Alderman Gray
son, the author of the resolution, said
that was the original intention of it
and accepted the amendment.
The resolution was put to a vote
and only Alderman Thomas voted
against it, though some of the aider
men did not vote at all. The other two
members of the committee will prob
ably be appointed by the Mayor to
day, and Alderman Grayson will be
•ne.
SAVANNAH WILL HAVE
FLAG OF ITS OWN.
Committee Appointed to Select One
for the Municipality.
A resolution by Alderman Dixon,
providing for the appointment of a
committee of three, with the Mayor
as chairman, to designate colors for
the city coat of arms, and to submit
a design for a flag for the municipali
ty, was passed by Council last night.
It was determined some time ago to
have the cout of arms of the city laid
in mosal" in the entrance of the new
City Hall, it will be recalled, but no
one was able to find out what were
the proper colors for it. Old records
■ware searched and old citizens con
sulted, but no one knew what were
the proper colors.
The flag suggestion came as an aft
erthought. When the City Hall Is
finished, a flag will, of course. be
wanted to fly over the building. In
stead of using the United States flag,
as has been the custom heretofore, it
was suggested that the city should
have a flag of its own. The commit
tee will select the design and report
back to Council. This design will
then be adonted.
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CIVIL SERVICE CLERK.
Mr, Arthur M. Robinson, of the
money order department, has been
made secretary of the local civil service
board. Miss Bessie Green and Mr. ,T.
S. Neldllngor have been named a* ad
ditional members. The nnnolntment
was made by Mr. Fred Wanamaker,
chief of the Filth civil service district.
Adler's blanket ttale and the Bull
street window on the tongue of every
body. To-morrow at 10 o’clock starts
the ever after phenomenal hlank*'t
chance—Boston manufacturer’s snmpie
blankets—soo of them up to SIO.OO val
ues all of the one phenomenal price.
To-morrow morning's News for details.
The Bull street window.—ad.
FIRE DRILL ORDINANCE
READ THE FIRST TIME.
Alderman Oliver, Hie Author, Ex
plain* the Necessity for It.
The fire drill ordinance, drafted by
Alderman Oliver, was Introduced in
Council and read for the first time at
the meeting last night.
Tho ordinance requires fire drills at
least twice a month in all schools
where more than 100 children attend,
and drills at least once a month in all
factories, shops or other places, where
100 or more females are employed.
The ordinance makes it the duty of
the principal, superintendent, or other
person in charge of a public, or private
school, where there are 100 or more
pupils to instruct Und train the chil
dren in the fire drills, “so that they
may, in a sudden emergency, be able
to leave the school building in the short
est possible time and without confus
ion or panic.”
The same wording Is used In the
paragraph relative to factories or
other establishments, employing female
labor, ‘and it is provided that a refusal,
failure or neglect to comply with the
requirements, either by school or fac
tory authorities, shall render the per
son guilty of such neglect subject to
a fine of not more than SSO, or imprison
ment of not more than thirty days,
either or both, in the discretion of the
officer presiding in Police Court.
Alderman Oliver, the author of the
ordinance, says, although the children
may be marched out of the schools for
recess and dismissed in a quick and or
derly manner, that the fire drills are
needed, nevertheless. The drills at re
cess and dismissal time come at regu
lar time and do not guard against
panic in case of fire, he says. The fire
drills should take place at unexpected
moments, so the children will become
accustomed to them, and will march
out in a rapid and orderly manner,
not knowing whether the building is
on fire.
It is just as important in factories
where women are employed as in the
schools, Alderman Oliver thinks. Ho
calls attention to a story in the New
York World of Oct. 21, where 300 hun
dred factory girls, who had been train
ed to the fire drill, marched to safety
while the flames were sweeping to
wards them with terrifying rapidity in
a large factory in Brooklyn. The story
stated that the 300 girls were saved
from probable death, or serious in
jury, by the simple fact that they were
trained to faithfully follow the fire drill
signal. The fire had reached all five
stories in the building when the alarm
was sounded, yet the hands, with the
exception of the last fifty or sixty,
marched out without attempting to
break the lines. Policemen and fire
men who had rushed into the building
to rescue them, stood aside and watch
ed with admiration the girls march
out.
SALOON CASES WERE
CONTINUED UNTIL TO'DAY.
Great Deni of Speculation m to
Xatiire of the Defenses.
The cases against the West Broad
street saloon keepers, charged with
keeping open after Saturday midnight,
which were set for a hearing in Po
lice Court yesterday morning, were
continued until this morning by re
quest of the attorneys for the defend
ants. The cases will all be heard to
day and will probably attract a good
deal of attention.
The making of the cases has caused
a great deal of talk, and there is a
good deal of speculation as to the na
ture of the defense that will be offered.
That the saloons were open and doing
business the police charge positively.
ANOTHER ~PETiTioN~ABOUT
THIRTY-FIFTH STREET.
An echo of the Thirty-fifth street
opening proposition was heard in Coun
cil last night, when a petition from D.
,T. Morrison, asking that the street be
opened from Bull to Barnard, was
read.
Mr. Morrison wrote that he had sold,
at a very low figure, portions of hts
lots for the opening of the street about
eight years ago, and that he sold for
such a low price, because he realized
the opening of the street would benefit
his property.
He was led to believe, he said, that
the street would be opened. Because
this has not been done he has been
prevented from either selling or im
proving his lots, he stated. He asks
that the street be opened as soon as
possible. After hesitating an appre
ciably length of time, the Mayor re
ferred the petition to the Committee
on City Lots.
SUPT. ASHMORE PREDICTED
YESTERDAY’S RAIN.
Hail Forgotten Fact When Matter
Was t ailed to Attention.
Among the other successful weather
predictions made by Supt. Ashmore of
Savannah in Grier’s Almanac was a
prediction that there would be rain
yesterday.
A prominent resident of Athens, who
spent the day in Savannah, was told
by a lady of the former city before
he started that the prediction in Grier's
was for rain. Sure enough, when he
reached Savannah he found that the
elements were getting in their work
and was reminded of the warning of
the Athens lady.
When asked about the prediction last
night, Supt. Ashmore was not aware
that he had predicted rain for the day,
though he was sure that such a fore
cast would have been Justified.
CAPT. HITCH RETURN^
FROM MACON TRIP.
Capt. R. M. Hitch returned yester
day morning from Macon, where he
went to attend a meeting of the
Masonic Grand Bodge, Owing to the
fact that he did not arrive in Macon
until 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon he
was not able to take part In the delib
erations.
Capt. Hitch did not give out a state
ment yesterday regarding the order of
dismissal, stating that he desired time
to consider what he should say. When
ho has carefully weighed all sides of
the case he will make a full statement
of the matter from his standpoint. He
will probably have the statement ready
within the next few days.
McCarthy cam; costiired.
The ease against John McCarthy, the
young man arrested at the Union Sta
tion Tuesday night, who had been shot,
and who Jumped from the police ambu
lance as he wns being carried home,
was continued In Police Court yester
day morning. It Is thought that Mc-
Carthy was not well enough to ap
pear. When he refused to allow the
doctors at the police station to at
tend him, Tuesday night, the ‘authori
ties derided to send him home. He
was summoned to appear In court be
fore he left police headquarters.
Remnant sale to-morrow at 9 o'clock.
Dress goods and silks will occupy the
whole main aisle. Crowds will turn
out to sec th>- carnival of remnant
selling. Leopold Adler,—ad.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27. 1004.
TO TAKE EVIDENCE
IN CARTER CASE
ERWIN WILL ARRIVE TO'DAY.
FINAL CHAPTER IN CARTER'S
CASE WILL BE COMMENCED.
Miicli of Evidence to Re Taken Here
Will He by Affidavit—Capt. Car
ter's Counsel Will Offer no Objec
tions to Evidence Government
Attorneys May Introduce and
Cnpt. Carter and Friends Will An
swer All tiuestions.
When United States District Attor
ney Marion Erwin reaches Savannah
this morning the final chapter in the
interesting case of the government vs.
Capt. Oberiin M. Calter will be
commenced, the final scene being en
acted in Chicago some time during the
winter before Judge Kohlsaat of the
United States District Court.
Col. Horace G. Stone, counsel for
Carter, received a telegram yesterday
from Mr. Erwin, in which it was stat
ed that the district attorney would be
here this morning. As soon as he ar
rives he will confer with Col. Stone as
to what will be gone into, much of
the evidence, where parties are inac
cessible, being taken by affidavit
after agreement.
During his visit at Brunswick, Col.
Stone found additional evidence of the
efficiency of Capt. Carter's services to
the government and made himself
thoroughly familiar with the work
which Capt. Carter performed at that
port.
Sentiment Favors Carter.
Since Capt. Carter’s service in the
federal prison at Leavenworth, senti
ment is with him, and nowhere is it
more strongly in favor of his complete
exoneration than in Savannah. Ac
cording to Col. Stone, Oapt. Carter Is
devoting his whole life now to the task
of proving to the world that he is in
nocent of the charges of which he was
convicted.
"He is the most indomintable work
er I have ever seen,” said Col. Stone,
and performs in an hour what most
men would require a day’s time in do
ing. He seems to have but one am
bition, and one hope, and that is to
prove th'at he was honest in every
transaction In which he participated.”
"Capt. Carter is living in a flat next
door to his brother in Chicago. His
brother is a dentist. According to the
agreement under which the property
of Capt. Carter was turned over to
the receivers he is allowed whatever
money he needs for his personal ex
penses. He is living very quietly, go
ing out very little and receiving few
friends.”
Those who knew Capt. Carter, while
he lived in Savannah can hardly re
concile this statement with the gay
life he led here.
Wants Full Publicity.
In engaging Col. Stone to succeed
Col. Wilson, who died, as counsel,
Capt. Carter said that he wanted
every particle of evidence which the
government attorneys desired to in
troduce, to come out.
His brother and closest friends, he
said, would go on the stand and an
swer any question asked of them by
the government attorneys, whether it
had direct bearing on the case or not.
No objection to any statement is to
be interposed by the defense, with the
exception of an alleged statement
made by Mr. Westcott, while the de
fendant was not present, or was not
represented. Capt. Carter feels that
nothing can be brought out that, in
truth, can show him guilty. This
move is unprecedented in the courts
in a case of this kind.
Reports on the proceedings of the
court-martial and court of inquiry
which tried Capt. Carter have already
been offered in evidence in the case.
ELECTRIC CO. ANSWERS
AND DEMURS TO TEN SUITS.
Through their attorneys, Osborne &
Bawrence, the Savannah Electric Com
pany, answered and demurred to ten
damage suits In the office of the clerk
of the Superior Court yesterday. The
cases were as follows: Sarah McElvey,
Richard Palmer, Mrs. Theodosia Coop
er, Bridget Hanley, Joseph Suther
land and Agnes Sutherland, James
Rosenbaum, Carrie Keightey, Caroline
H. Hester, Annie Gattrrfan, M. S.
Wiggins, Emma Barnes.
CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED;
LADY BADLY INJURED.
Mrs. Coleman Thrown to the Ground
and Head Seriously Hurt.
While preparing to alight from car
101 of the Savannah Electric Company
on the E. and W. line at Biberty and
Bast Broad streets last night at 8:45
o’clock, Mrs. Coleman, who resides at
No. 306 Bryan street, west, was thrown
to the ground by the sudden stopping
of the car and her head badry Injured.
Patrolman Dooley, who was near the
scene of the accident, with the assist
ance of one the passengers, put Mrs.
Coleman into a cab and she was sent
home. Physicians pronounced her in
juries serious.
Barlow Thompson, colored, who was
a passenger on the car, says he heard
Mrs. Coleman ask that the car be
stopped a block before it got to the
corner, but that the motorman was
talking to someone on the front seat,
and evidently did not hear her. When
the car neared the next corner, Thomp
son said, he rang the bell for her, and
as the car slowed up, she got on the
running board. A sudden application
of the brakes caused the car to come
to a sudden standstill, Mrs. Coleman
being thrown to the pavement.
unOVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC.
Has stood the test Twenty-five years.
The first and original tasteless chill
tonic. 50 cents, ad.
Facts for Investors.
The Idaho Consolidated Mines Com
!>any, Limited, presents some inter
esting matter In Its announcement on
page 9 of this Issue. The reports of
Prof. W. B. Yeates of this state and
Prof. Walter P. Jenney of Utah are
very complete and show the advan
tageous location of the company's
property. The announcement also
gives the details of the management
of the company and Its methods of
business. Capt. D. G. Purse, South
ern sales agent, or D. O. Purse, Jr.,
agent for Georgia, will give full In
formation on application at the office
of the company, 12 Board of Trade
building, Savanuah, Ga,
To-morrow at 9 o'clock, seml-anmfal
remnant sale of dress goods and silks.
The mutn nlsle gives way to remnants.
Immense reductions on remnants of
every character of wool goods and silks.
The remnant chance of a life time.
Leopold Adler. —ad.
WOMAN PROTECTS MAN,
WHO HAS CONFESSED.
Negro Woman at Police Station Pm
zles Plain Clofhea Men.
Pinkney Washington, the negro
woman held at the police station in
connection with the Yamacraw homi
cide last week, still refuses to give the
officers any information at all, though
she has been taken before Bob
Pritchard, the negro who did the
killing, and has heard his confession
implicating her.
The row, which resulted in Ceasar
Wilson being killed, started in the
woman's house, some time before the
killing actually took place. According
to Pritchard, the negro woman was
on the street car that he caught im
mediately after the stabbing and rode
out to the end of the line with him,
by appointment. The fact that the
row started at her house and that she
escaped on the same car with the man
who did the killing leads the officers to
believe that she is implicated in the
homicide.
Even after hearing Pritchard’s
statement, the woman denied having
gone out on the car with Pritchard.
She admitted being on the car and
gave the officers, before she knew
Pritchard was caught, a good descrip
tion of the man who rode out with
her and this description exactly fits
Pritchard.
She contends that Pritchard is not
the man, however, notwithstanding he
admits that he is. The woman is
playing a very puzzling role and the
officers are at a loss to understand her
attitude. Pritchard's confession ex
plains the manner in which Wilson
was killed, but the officers believe the
woman was connected with the affair
in some way that has not yet been
brought out.
THINKS NO PLACE~
LIKE THE SOUTH.
Although from Hustling Chicago, He
Says This Is the Place.
Hon. Horace G. Stone, a native of
Chicago, who is in Savannah at pres
ent in the interest of Cs.pt. Oberiin
Carter, says that there is nowhere in
the oountry like the South.
"This is my second visit to this sec
tion,” said Mr. Stone lost night, “but
I have already made up my mind that
the South holds out more possibilities
to the young man than ever did the
West.
"In the future, destined to be the
textile center of the world, young men
in the South should not wait for
Northerners and foreigners to come
down here and take charge of their
cotton mills.
“I learn that there is an excellent
textile schools in all of the Southern
states, and there is little excuse for
outsiders to come in here and superin
tend the operations of these great man
ufactories.
“The West has never held out such
opportunities to young men as does
the South at the present day, and the
same amount of energy expended here
will produce three-fold more than the
West.”
ALL ALDERMEN PRESENT
AT COUNCIL MEETING.
For the First Time In Many Months
Everybody >n Hand.
For the first time since the begin
ning of last summer, the Mayor and
entire board of aldermen were present
at the meeting of Council last night.
Quite a number of minor matters were
attended to and the usual schedule of
accounts, which this time amounted
to $20,321.10, was approved.
The report of the Finance Commit
tee, recommending a reduction in the
West Broad paving assessment against
E. W. Cubbedge and others, was
adopted.
A report on the general petition in
regard to Stone street, which embodied
various and sundry complaints, was
made to the effect that the light on
Stone street had been twice moved,
that the opening of the street was not
needed, and that the disorderly con
duct cases In regard to children play
ing ball had been referred to the su
perintendent of police.
A petition for a light at Barnard
and Forty-second streets was read
and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Banes.
RAIN BADLY NEEDED
BY TRUCK FARMERS.
Truck farmers In and around Savan
nah report that they are badly in need
of rain, and that unless it comes pret
ty soon they will suffer serious loss.
Many thought yesterday th'at refresh
ing showers were going to fall, when
the slight drizzle set in. The precipi
tation was hardly enough to lay the
dust after the long continued dry spell.
MRS. MERCER "FILED
PETITION FOR ALIMONY.
Mrs. Billie M. Mercer, who filed di
vorce proceedings against her hus
band, Thaddeus S. Mercer, some time
ago, filed a petition in the clerk’s
office of the Superior Court yesterday
asking for permanent and temporary
alimony.
In her petition for divorce Mrs. Mer
cer alleges that her husband treated
her cruelly, and abused her and
cursed on the streets in the presence
of strangers. Mercer was formerly a
well-known furniture dealer in Sa
vannah.
Funeral of Mrs. Mary Agnes Millard.
The funeral services over the re
mains of Mrs. Mary Agnes Millard,
who died Tuesday night, will be held
this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock from her
residence, No. 806 Drayton street.
Services will be held at 4 o’clock at the
Cathedral. The Interment will take
place In Baurel Grove Cemetery.
The following gentlemen will act as
pallbearers: Messrs. J. D. Robinson,
J. W. Baßoche. Miller Everett, Joseph
Mattox, H. R. Girtman and Thomas H.
Nugent.
Mrs. Millard was the wife of Frank
P. Millard and was 51 years old. She
was born and reared in Savannah. She
is survived by five sons. Henry, Frank,
1-eslle. Medvllle and Curtis Millard,
nnd three daughters, Beta, Arllne and
Buie Millard. She leaves one sister,
Mrs. Buie Henderson.
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Rednceil Kales to Jacksonville, Fla.,
Via Seaboard Air Line My., Ac
eonnt Trades Carnival.
Only $5.40 for the round trip. Tick
ets will be sold for all trains on Oct.
24. 26 and 28, and are limited for re
turn until Oct. 30. Full Information
at Seaboard City Ticket Office, No. 7
Bull street, ’phone 28.—ad.
Millinery sale at Adler’s to-day. It
Is a question of attending this sale nnd
buy your millinery to-day at prices
never known before, or taking It leis
urely and pay twice as much and mors
nnd pick from a stock less large.
Adlers’ millinery advertisement appears
on page 6.—ad.
MAYOR MAY VETO
COUNCIL’S ACT
GIVES NOTICE OF HIS RIGHT.
WIDENING OF THIRTY-SEVENTH
STREET CAUSES TROUBLE.
Fight Similar to One Over Thirty-
Fifth Street Two Weeks Ago—Al
tlerman Glatiguy Was on Losing
Side Again—Returned Some of the
Remarks About Needless Expendi
ture of Money Made to Hint in
Other Fight.
Thirty-seventh street caused a row in
Council last night, almost equal to the
row that Thirty-fifth street caused
at the meeting two weeks ago, though
It did not last as long.
It was proposed to purchase land to
widen the street, and a resolution to
that effect was carried through Coun
cil, but Mayor Myers announced that
he might exercise his prerogative to
veto the measure, and that he would
take the six days allowed him to con
sider the matter, if he wished that
long.
That every alderman, no less than
the proverbial dog. has his day was
shown by Alderman Glatigny. At the
meeting two weeks ago Alderman Gla
tigny had fought hard for the opening
of Thirty-fifth street, and had gone
down in defeat beneath an avalanche
of protests about extravagance, the
needless throwing away of money, etc.
Alderman Glatigny opposed the Thir
ty-seventh street measure, and did not
fail to take advantage of the same ob
jections that had been made to the
Thirty-fifth street plan. But again Al
derman Glatigny was on the losing
side, though in this case the Mayor
may veto the measure, though this is
doubtful.
The Measure Proposed.
The resolution by Alderman Thomas,
that brought on the fight, was as fol
lows:
“Resolved, That the offer of the City
and Suburban Improvement Company
to sell to the<city so much of its land
as may be needed to increase the
width of Thirty-seventh street from
Habersham street to Waters avenue
to eighty feet, and for the opening
of Reynolds, Atlantic, Paulsen, Har
mon and Ott streets, at 4% cents per
square foot be accepted.
"Payment to be by notes running
two, three and four years, with inter
est at 5 per cent., payable annually,
and titles to be satisfactory to the city
attorney.”
How Aldermen Voted.
Upon the reading of the resolution,
Alderman Glatigny arose and stated
that he wished to go on record as be
ing opposed to the measure. He said it
was a needless expenditure of the
city’s money; that there were only
two houses in the whole section bene
fited, and that it was nothing but a
“low bottom,” anyway. He thought it
was throwing away $9,000 of the city’s
money.
Alderman Thomas immediately arose
to interpose an objection. He said the
expense would be only about SB,OOO and
that the improvement was needed. It
would be cheaper to open and widen
the streets now than to wait until the
section had built up, he said.
Aldermen Davant, Thomas, Schroder,
Dixon, Wright, Garfunkel, Grayson
and Oliver voted for the resolution,
while Aldermen Glatigny, McKenna,
Harman and Canty voted against it.
Mayor Myers then announced that,
while the resolution was adopted, he
wished to reserve his right to veto for
six days, the time allowed him. He
said he did not think the widening of
the street was absolutely necessary
and that he might exercise his veto
power.
WILL FILL VACANCIES
AT REGULAR ELECTION.
Forest City Canton, No. 1, I. O. O.
F. met last night in regular session at
Odd Fellows’ Hall, Dr. W. B. Orear
presiding. The question of filling va
cancies for unexpired terms was dis
cussed, the decision being that it was
best to le*uve the offices vacant until
the regular meeting in December. A
smoker was held at the close of the
business session.
An oyster roast will be given next
Wednesday night following the meet
ing of the canton.
Hannta far Ilia Game.
The season is fast approaching when
the hunter will be getting ready for his
annual outing to the woods in search
of big game, and the present time is
opportune for making the necessary
arrangements for a successful hunt.
From reports received by the Grard
Trunk Railway System, deer are plen
tiful In several districts of the "High
lands of Ontario” and Moose abound
in the "Temagami" region. In one
day recently eight individual Moose
were seen by a canoeing party at dif
ferent points in this region. The open
season for .deer and moose in “The
Highlands” is from Nov. 1 until Nov.
15, and from Oct. 16 to Nov. 15 in the
Temagami country. Hunting parties
are assured of the legal number of
game if they go Into the proper local
ities. Reliable information regarding
camp equipment, experienced guides
and all requisites for a successful trip
can be had on application to G. T.
Bell, G. P. & T. A., Grand Trunk Rail
way System, Montreal, Canada.—ad.
THE DIG TREES.
A Wondrous und Awe-Inspiring; Pro.
duct of Nature, Found Only In
California.
California’s attractions are mostly of
Its own kind, peculiar to the state, and
of none is this so emphatically true as
that unique product the Big Trees. The
age of these coloesl Is from 1,500 to
2,000 years. The Mariposa Grove,
which can' be visited while en route to
the Yosemlte, contains some of the
largest. In the Calaveras Grove are
from ninety to one hundred of huge
size. Near Santa Cruz Is a beautiful
grove of redwood Big Trees which will
well employ a day’s visit. These can
be best reached by the Union Pacific,
whose fast trains from Missouri river
reach California 16 hours ahead of all
competitors.
Pamphlet* and maps describing the
wonders of California, and full Infor
mation about the most comfortable and
direct route to the Pacific Coast, can
be obtained of J. H. Bothrop, Q. A.,
903 Olive street, St. Bouts, Mo.—ad.
Crowds will be like bees—the big
blanket sale at Adler's at 10 o'clock
to-morrow will be the blanket oppor
tunity of a Ilf* time. Every pale of
blankets up to SIO.OO, ever so heavy
and large, ever so soft and fleecy, will
be sold at one price. No blankets
on the counters until 10 o'clock. The
Bull street window.—ad.
ARGUMENT ON INJUNCTION
ON IN ATLANTA.
Railroads Fighting; Redaction of
Hates for Oae City.
Argument on the question of mak
ing permanent the injunction restrain
ing the Georgia Railroad Commission
from putting into effect a reduction
of freight rates in favor of Atlanta
will be heard by Judge Newman in
Atlanta to-day.
All of the roads have been made
parties to the suit, so that the decision
will involve the whole question at is
sue. The original injunction was
asked for by the Central of Georgia
security holders.
Mr. W. A. Winburn, second vice
president of the Central, and Mr. W.
E. Estes, general freight agent of the
same road, left last night for Atlanta.
They will later be joined by other Sa
vannah railroad officials. It is expect
ed that the hearing will consume sev
eral days. •
The dissolving of the injunction,
which would mean that the reduced
rates asked for by Atlanta would go
into effect at once, would work a very
great hardship on Savannah, as well
as more than half of the cities and
towns of Georgia. A formal protest
has been lodged with tho commission
by Savannah. ■
FUNERAL OF UEUT. ROBERTS.
Will Take Place from St. John's
Church at 3 O’clock This Afternoon.
The funeral of Lieut. Hugh A. Rob-,
erts, who died at Fort Riley, Kan.,
last Saturday from Injuries received
while hunting, will take place from St.
John's Episcop’al Church at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. Rev. Charles H. Strong
will conduct the services. The re
mains will be taken from the family
residence on Huntingdon street to the
church under an escort of Coast Ar
tillery from Fort Screven. The honor
ary pallbearers will be chosen from
the commissioned officers at the fort.
Drill Regulations.
The latest edition of the United
States Infantry Drill Regulations. For
sale at EstiU’s News Stand. No. 18
Bull street, corner of Bryan, No. 2,
east. Savannah, Ga. Mailed to any ad
dress for 65 cents.—ad.
Vases and Pedestals.
An elegant line of these Florentine
vases and pedestals are now in stock,
and will be shown with pleasure to all
visiting out store, and the prices will
be so low that every one will be tempt
ed to select one or more beautiful
vases and their pedestals, or vases
alone.
Call soon and you will be pleased
with this beautiful Florentine ware.
Lippman Drug Company, corner Con
gress and Barnard streets.—ad.
World’s Fair, SI. Lonin, via Central
of Georgia Ry.
Low rates, shortest route, quickest
time! Choice of two routes, via At
lanta and Nashville or Birmingham.
Sleeping cars all the way.—ad.
State Agricaltm-al and Meehanieal
Fair, Columbia, S. C.
Only $5.00 for the round trip via
Seaboard Air Line Railway. Tickets
will be sold for all trains, Oct. 24 to
27, and for trains scheduled to arrive
in Columbia, forenoon of Oct. 28, with
final limit for returning, Oct. 30.
Above rate includes one admission into
the fair grounds. Full information
at City Ticket Office, No. 7 Bull street,
’phone 28.—ad.
Don’t Fail to Take In
The great carnival at Jacksonville,.Oct.
24 to 29, inclusive. The Atlantic Coast
Bine will sell round trip tickets at the
low rate of $5.40 on Oct. 24, 26 and
28. tickets limited to return until Oct.
30.
The only line offering three trains
daily, leaving Savannah 4:15 a. m..
10:12 a. m. and 4:00 p. m. (city time).
For full information consult the ticket
agent, ticket office, De Soto Hotel. Both
’phones No. 73.—ad.
November Mnanzine*.
The Savannah Morning News,
Munsey’s, Harper’s, Beslie’s, Scrib
ner’s, Country Bife in Amerioa, Burr-
Mclntosh, McClure’s, Harper’s Bazar,
Confederate Veteran, Everybody’s,
New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Washington, Baltimore, Charleston,
Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, New Or
leans, Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Bouis,
Jacksonville (Fla.) dailies; German
New York dailies. All the latest week
lies, monthlies, new books, stationery,
souvenir views of Savannah,
etc., at Estill’s News Depot, No. 18
Bull street, corner of Bryan, No. 2,
east, Savanr ah, Ga. —ad.
$20.10 St. Louis and Return via Sea
board Air Line Ry.
Every Tuesday and Thursday. Tick
ets will only be sold for use on
these days and will be limited for re
turn 10 days from date of sale. Full
Information at city ticket office, No. 7
Bull street. ’Phone 28.—ad.
Don’t Fail to Take In
The great carnival at Jacksonville, Oct.
24 to 29. inclusive. The Atlantic Coast
Bine will sell round trip tickets at the
low rate of $5.40 on Oct. 24, 26 and
28, tickets limited to return until Oct.
30.
The only line offering three trains
daily, leaving Savannah 4:15 a. m.,
10:12 a. m. and 4:00 p. m. (city time)!
For full information consult the ticket
agent, ticket office, De Soto Hotel. Both
’phones No. 72.—ad.
Abbott’s East India Corn Paint.
If you would be free of corns and
bunions ask your druggist tor Ab
bott’s East India Corn Paint. Corns
removed as well as bunions and warts
without any pain or trouble. Simply
apply this wonderful corn paint as di
rected.—ad.
ffi.oo Colnmblu and Return. Account
South Carolina State Fair.
Account the above occasion Southern
Railway announces round trip rate of
$5, Savannah to Columbia, including
one admission to fair grounds. Tick
ets to be sold Oct. 24 to 28. inclusive
limited to Oct. 30. Two trains daily
leaving Savannah 12:05 a. m. and 6
a. m., railroad time. Pullman sleep
ing care on night train. For further
Information apply at city ticket office,
141 Bull street.—ad.
A Fall Medicine.
Now Is the time to take Graybenrd
to fortify your system against ail
ments likely to prey upon you when
cool weather takes the place of warm
weather.
Oraybeard tones up your system
makes you eat and digest.
Graybeard may be had at all drug
stores for SI.OO a bottle.—ad.
Blanket sale at 10 o'clock to-morrow
morning In the wash goods aisle at
Leopold Adler’s. $8.50. $9.00 and SIO.OO,
extra heavy, all wool, large blankets
will be offered at s uniform price, of
never known proportions. Details |:i
Ilte mortow Morning News. Bull street
window.—ad.
Hof Water
In Abundance
The Othello, The Perfect anil
The Magic Ranges are noted
for the great quantity of wa
ter they supply to the bath
room and they bum either
wood or coal, or both.
19 West Broughton Street.
Two good tooth brushes
for a quarter, They have
sold heretofore at 25 cents
each. They are guaranteed
to hold their bristles. If the
bristles come out you come
in and get your money back.
A single brush
15 Cents ,
Rowlinski’s Tooth Powder,
in mammoth bottles, 2% cents.
“Get It at Rowlinski’s,”
Broughton and Drayton.
IT IS GOOD!
•
For shampooing and clean
ing the scalp of crusts, scales
anil dandruff, l'or allaying
itching and irritation-
Tetterine Soap.
It destroys the microscopic
parasites which inhabit the
diseased scalp, and it pro
motes tlu> growth and beauty
of the hair.
25 Cents a Cake.
TETTERINE the Great
Skin Remedy, 50 cents a
bottle.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
SavannahTreparat^^
Barnard St., between Gwinnett and
Hall.
Instructors for 1904.
Ormond B. Strong, A. 8., Cornell,
Mathematics.
Horace Mack, A. B„ Cornell
A. M., Yale.
Drawing, English Grammar and Bit
erature.
Samuel W. Coons. A. 8., Trinity,
History and Geography.
Chas. H. Hayes, A. 8., Princeton,
Batin and Greek.
Eric Berstrom. Ph. D., Harvard.
Physics, Chemistry. German.
Miss Mary Wayne. Vassar,
Reading and Spelling.
The strongest faculty ever secured
by the school.
Fall Session Will Besrin Oct S.
esppi
Highly recommended for Its TONIC
Properties and ns a PREVENTIVE for
All Kinds of Fevers.
E. FOUOERA & CO., 24-28 N. William St. N. Y.
g-L IX |R
ALLAN BOND S CO,
COAL
Anthracite in all sizes.
Jellico Soft Lamp.
Both Phones 507. ,
SAVANNAH THEATER.
TO-NIGHT AT 8:15 O’CLOCK
“The Sultan of Sulo.”
75—PEOPLE—7B
Carry our own orchestra.
Orchestra $1.50, Balcony SI.OO and
75c, Gallery 25c.
night Saturday n,V'mt
“Babes in Toyland”
SEATS TO-DAY’.
Mat. Orchestra sl, Balcony 75c and
50c, reserved. Night, Orchestra $1.60,
Balcony SI.OO and 75c, Gallery 25c.
SAVANNAH THEATER.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1
MATINEE AND NIGHT, *■
The Success of Three Seasons.
Ibsen's Maslei piece,
"GHOSTS.”
with Claus Bogel.
Direction of George H. Brennan Cos.
tine.).
A Play That Makes You Think.
HIGH GRADE WALRUS
AND RUBBER
Gin Roller Covering.
Leo Frank,
Congress nml Whitaker Kl*.