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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
SIGMA NUS TO MEET.
The annual convention of the third
division of the Sigma Nu fraternity
w jli be held in Macon on Thanksgiv
ing day. This division consists of all
ihe members of Sigma Nu fraternity
in the states of Alabama and Georgia,
including eight active chapters and
three alumni chapters, located as fol
lows: Mu chapter. University of Geor
gia, Athens, Ga.; Xi chapter, Emory
College, Oxford, Ga.; Eta chapter,
Mercer University, Macon, Ga.; Kappa
chapter, North Georgia Agricultural
College, Dahlonega, Ga.; Gamma Alpha
chapter, Georgia Technological School,
Atlanta, Ga.; Beta Theta chapter, Al
abama Polytechnical, Auburn, Ala.,;
Theta chapter, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, Ala.; lota chapter, Howard
College, Birmingham, Ala. The three
alumni chapters are located at At
lanta, Ga., Birmingham, Ala., and
Montgomery, Ala. The convention will
he called to order at 10:30 a. m. in the
parlors of the Hotel Lanier, by Mr.
AV. T. Kemp of Atlanta, who is in
spector of the third division. At this
session of the convention the business
which is to come up will be transact
ed, and then the meeting will adjourn
lintil that night, when at the same
hotel a sumptuous banquet will be
served. Mr. Eugene Anderson, an
alumnus of Eta chapter, will be toast
master, and toasts will be responded
to by a representative of each of the
chapters and for the alumni by Hon.
W. J. Lane of Americus; Fred Morris
of Marietta, and Capt. R. M. Hitch of
Savannah.
WILL PLANT MANY TREES.
The Bagley-Gober Nursery Company
has elected Judge George F. Gober
president; N. M. Bagley of Atlanta,
secretary and treasurer. They own
about 1,300 acres of land in Sumter
county, and will put out over 2,000
trees there this winter. Judge Gober
also has about 300,000 trees in North
Georgia.
WILL ELECT ALL AT ONCE.
By a vote of the people in the white
primary, held by the citizens City Ex
ecutive Committee at Macon, it was
decided to hereafter have the election
of the Mayor and aldermen of Macon
at the same time for concurrent terms
of two years each. Though this
change is not in accordance with the
wishes of the present Mayor and Coun
cil, it was ratified to-day with a de
cided majority. In the election of al
dermen to fill the four seats made va
cant in Council by those retiring, Al
derman Sloan was re-elected. F. A.
Guttenberger and Leon Dure went in
without opposition, and J. B. Melton
-won out over Lynwood L. Bright in
the contest in the second ward.
WRECK AT THOMSON.
A through train from Augusta to
Atlanta was wrecked in the railroad
yards at Thomson Thursday. The en
gine passed safely over a switch, but
the second car, followed by seven oth
er cars, took the sidetrack, the switch
turning as the train passed over it.
Four cars were demolished and the
main line blocked for several hours.
CLASSED AS A NEGRESS.
Claiming that on Oct. 8 she was in
structed to ride in the space set aside
for negroes on a South Macon car,
Miss Rosa Leve3on. a niece of H.
Kaplan of Macon, has filed a suit for
SIO,OOO with the clerk of the City
Court. In the petition of the plaintiff
it is claimed that Miss Leveson tried
to explain to the conductor that no
African blood runs through her veins,
but that he was unbelieving and forced
her to get off the car at some distance
from her residence.
HILL TOOK LAUDANUM.
P. Y. Hill, a white drayman of La
vonia, died Wednesday night as the
result of ajn ounce and a half dose
of laudanum, taken shortly before
noon with suicidal intent. He lay
down on the bed and instructed his
wife not to throw cold water on him,
nor to allow any one else to do so,
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and went to sleep. He was never
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UAGGS NOT INDICTED.
After heading evidence the entire
day the grand jury at Bainbridge fail
ed to return a true bill against Mer
cer Baggs, charged with the killing
of John Hunter in a duel between the
two on the streets of Bainbridge, Feb.
27, last. The grand jury at the May
term of court also found no bill, and
this finding by two successive grand
juries virtually amounts to an acquit
tal and stops farther prosecution of
Baggs.
FLORIDA.
BENNETT CASE CONTINUED.
The case of Bennett brothers at
Starke, for the killing of H. O. Rich
ard at Lawtey was continued until
March 20, 1905, on account of the sick
ness of Henry Bennett, one of the ac
cused. Spate’s Attorney Calhoun was
ready, but could not refuse the con
tinuance.
► REDUCED TO LOWER CLASS.
Pilot John Malloy, who was in charge
of the cruiser Columbia when that ves
sel went aground last week inside the
Pensacola harbor, was tried before the
Board of Pilot Commissioners, and was
reduced to 'a 19-foot branch. Accord
ing to this decision, the pilot cannot
-board a vessel drawling more than
twelve feet during the next twelve
months. The only witnesses before
the board were the pilot and the navi
gating officer of the Columbia, and it
was the testimony of the latter that
caused the action of the commission
ers.
SHOT BY A FRIEND.
A deplorable accident occurred at
San Antonio, when Alonzo Woodburn
was accidentally shot and killed by a
shotgun in the hands of a friend. The
accident happened at the home of
Joseph Goss. The young man who was
killed was about eighteen years of age,
and was well liked by everyone.
THANKS OF GOVERNOR.
Gov. Jennings, as commander-in
chief of the Florida State Troops, has
expressed, through Adjt. Gen. J. Clif
ford R. Foster, his appreciation of the
services of the officers and men of the
Jacksonville Rifles during the time
they acted as a guard for the prisoners
from Baxter at the time of the prelimi
nary hearing at Macclenny.
ELKS TO ORGANIZE.
Elks from all parts of Florida gath
ered In Tampa Thursday, the occa
sion being the first convention of that
order ever held in the state. The pur
pose of the convention, is to perfect a
state organization of the order. As
delegates to the convention, each of
the lodges in the state sent a number
of its leading members, the represen
tation in the convention being base on
the total active membership of each
lodge.
REISER WAS*ACQUITTED.
Fonn<l Not Guilty of the Murder ot
Peevey.
Guyton, Ga., Nov. 18.—The Jury In
the case of John V. Reiser, charged
with the murder of Lester Peevey, re
turned a verdict at Springfield late last
night, acquitting the accused.
The state produced no evidence dam
aging In any way to Reiser. The only
two eye witnesses to the killing of
Peevey. who were negroes, lived on the
premises of Reiser and were not pres
ent at the trial. For this reason testi
mony for the state was lacking.
Reiser himself, on the stand, con
fessed to the killing of young Peevey,
but claimed It was In self-defense. The
murdered man, when found, was on
Reiser’s premises.
Emory College Challenged to De
bate.
Oxford, Ga.. Nov. 18.—Trinity College
of Durham. N. C., has challenged Em
ory to an Intercollegiate debate, to be
held In Durham next spring.
The matter was brought before the
literary societies and the challenge ac
cepted. The debates for places will
begin next Monday, and the man from
each literary society making the best
record out of three trials will be chos
en. The subjects are to be chosen by
members of the faculty, who will also
act is judges.
Schooner Wlusmore Dnttered.
Lewes, Del., Nov. IS.—The Assa
teague life-savers report that the
schooner Thomas Wlnsmore, from
Brunswick for Philadelphia (before re
ported spoken with loss of sails, etc. >
arrived at Assstesgue, Vs., last night
with jlbboom, foretop mast and all
bead sails gone.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 19. 1904.
FED DIAMONDS TO GEESE.
One of tlie Way* Smuggler. Have ot
Evading Custom. Duty.
From the New York World.
An old chef of the sea, a schooner’s
cook who has sailed world wide, fell
to gossiping down near Market street
on the art of smuggling, the recent
discovery of false bulkheads on steam
ers hiding rich goods having suggested
this line of reminiscence.
‘‘A man on the Platte gave me two
boxes of cigars when I was running
on the steamship America into Liv
erpool, and I wished to give them to
friends, for I myself always smoke a
pipe,” he began.
‘ln England they pay particular at
tention to a pint of spirits or a few
cigars. I put each box in the center
of a batch of dough and baked the out
side. The inspector that came aboard
had a trident. He came into the gal
ley and began to jab his trident into
each loaf of freshly baked bread in
the racks overhead. He kept nearing
my cigars, and I see I had got to think
and act quick.
“ ‘Here, boys,’ says I, ‘take these
loaves aft,’ passing out the two boxes
in the heart of the bread.
“ ‘Hold on a minute,’ says the in
spector, ‘I haven’t jabbed them loaves.’
“ ‘Now, I don’t know as I fancy your
handling over my bread,’ says I, quick
like. 'Those loaves belong to me, and
I’m going to eat them myself. I don’t
know as I want your hands on them.’ ’’
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“ ‘Oh, if that’s the case,' says he,
‘let ’em stay aft.’ I was safe.
"When I was a steward on the City
of New York, now the New York, a
boy collected the candles from the
staterooms, and I was burning the
stub of a wax candle in the glory hole
when it began to splutter, and out
puts a diamond as big as a pea. The
man that had hid the spark didn’t
dare to peep, and so I turned in the
stone to the custom house, and it went
tc the public stores. Nobody ever
claimed it, and a year afterward the
United States Treasury Department
paid me $1,400 as my share.
“Once a man coming this way on
the New York had a couple of geese,
fare birds, which were in a cage In
care of the butcher, and every day
the owner looked after them. There
was no duty on them, as they were
imported to improve native stock. On
the day we were coming into port I
see the man feeding something to the
geese. It wasn’t corn, for it flash
ed back the rays of the sun.
" ‘l’m feeding them medicine; they
ain’t well,’ says he.
"‘I guess them ducks need a cus
tom-house doctor,’ says I, ‘and when
I get ashore I’ll fetch one.'
"■What do you mean?” says he.
"‘I mean that I’m going to tell on
you—that you’ve fed diamonds to
your geese for breakfast—unless you
do the right thing by me,’ I says.
“So he gives me $lO to keep my
mouth shut.
"Chewing gum is the best and saf
est dfcguiae for a diamond. Many a
time Tve been paid $2 for coming
ashore chewing on a piece of gum with
a spark inside of it and going to meet
the owner outside."
The sickest man is not al
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yet not feel equal to the task.
The eternal grind keeps many
in the traces who ought to be
in bed.
A thorough course of John
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strength and restores vitality.
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCES.
By Committee on Streets and Lanes—
An ordinance for the improvement
of Thirty-first, street from the west
property line of West Broad street to
the east property line of Ogeeches
road, in the city of Savannah, Geor
gia, under the terms and provisions of
an Ant of the Legislature of Georgia,
approved Oct. 1, 1887.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, in Council assembled, under
the terms and provisions of an Act of
the Legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. 1, 1887, that the director of pub
lic works for the city of Savannah,
and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be, and they are
hereby authorized and directed to build
and construct on Thirty-first street, in
the city of Savannah, from the west
property line of West Broad street to
the east property line of Ogeechee road,
a roadway of vitrified brick thirty (30)
feet between the curbing, said pave
ment at ail street and lane intersec
tions to extend over the full width of
said Thirty-first street, that is to say,
to lines coincident with the respective
property lines: and they are author
ized and directed to lay the necessary
curbing, and to do all the work In the
way of grading, the placing of catch
basins, drains, crossings, and all other
things Incident to the construction and
completion of said roadway on said
portion of Thirty-first street.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
after the total cost of said work shall
have been ascertained, one-third of
such total cost shall be paid out of
the city treasury, and the other two
thirds bv the persons owning at the
date of the adoption of this ordinance,
the real estate abutting on said por
tion of Thirty-first street to be im
proved under this ordinance, according
to frontage, and the prorata amount
of the cost of such work is hereby as
sessed against the said abutting real
estate and its owners, as aforesaid,
according to frontage
The frontage of intersecting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portion of Thirty-first
street, to be improved, and the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savan
nah, shall be for all Intents and pur
poses of this ordinance, the owner ot
the real estate so abutting, and shall
pay from the city treasury its just
prorata as such owner of the cost of
such work, according to frontage, In
addition to Its one-third (1-3) of the
entire cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 3. Be It further ordained, that
after the Improvement hereinbefore
provided for has been completed, the
said director and the said committee
shall prepare and submit to the Coun
cil of the city of Savannah, a state
ment showing the cost of the improve
ment herein provided for, and also an
assessment roll showing as to two
thirds (2-8) of the cost to be apportion
ed, how it la apportioned among the
several abutting parcels, including the
street and lane intersections, and giv
ing the sum chargeable to each parcel,
with the name of the owner.
Upon the consideration and adoption
of said statement and assessment roll
by the Council of the city of Savannah,
It shall then become the duty of the
city treasurer to send to the abutting
property owners their proper bills for
the same, as It may be ascertained by
th City Council, and if such bills so
sent be not paid wlthlr. thirty (30)
days after the presentation or sending
of the same, It shall then become the
duty of the city treasurer to Issue ex
ecution for the amount, together with
ths costs, against the persons and
property aforesaid, which executions
shall be made and levied out of the
property described therein, ss are ex
ecutions for city taxes.
oeo. 4. Be it further ordained, that
•II ordinances and psrtg of ordinances
In conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time Nov •, 1904, and published
for Information
J. ROBERT CREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
OFFICIAL.
By Committee on Streets and Lanes—
An ordinance for t’he Improvement
of Bryan street, from the west prop
erty line of Abercorn street to the west
property line of East Broad street, In
the city of Savannah, Georgia, under
the terms and provisions of an act of
the Legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. 1. 1887.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, In Council assembled, under
the terms and provisions of an act of
the Legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. 1, 1887, that the director of pub
lic works for the city of Savannah, arid
the Committee on Streets and Lanes
of said city, be. and they are hereby
authorized and directed to build and
construct on Bryan street. In the city
of Savannah, from the west property
line of Abercorn, street to the west
prpperty line of East Broad street a
roadway of vitrified brick twenty-one
(21) feet between the curbing, said
pavement at all street and lane Inter
sections to extend over the full width
of said Bryan street, that is to say, to
lines coincident with the respective
property lines, except on the intersect
ing street, Brice, which said last
named street has been heretofore
paved; and they arc authorized and
directed to lay the necessary curbing,
and to do all the work In the way of
grading, the placing of catch basins,
drains, crossings, and all other things
incident to the construction and com
pletion of said roadway on said por
tion of Bryan street.
Bee. 2. Be It further ordained that
a street railroad company having
tracks running through said portion of
Bryan street to be Improved under this
ordinance, is hereby required to pave
the width of its tracks and two feet
on each side of every line of the tracks
of said street railroad company with
vitrified brick, as the said work pro
gresses, and In the event this Is not
done by said company, the said direc
tor of public works and the said com
mittee shall see to Its being done at
the expense of said railroad company.
Sec. 3. Be It further ordained that
after the total cost of said work, ex
clusive of that done by or for a street
railroad company, shall have been as
certained, one-third of such total cost
shall be paid out of the city treasury,
and the other two-thirds by the per
sons owning at the date of the adop
tion of this ordinance, the real estate
abutting on said portion of Bryan
street to be Improved under this ordi
nance, according to frontage, and the
pro rata amount of the cost of such
work is hereby assessed against the
said abutting real estate and Ita own
ers, as aforesaid, according to front-
age.
The frontage of Intersecting streets
and lanes Is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portion of Bryan
street to be Improved, and the Mayor
Hnd Aldermen of the city of Savannah,
shall be for all Intents and purposes
of this ordinance, the owner of the
real estate so abutting, and shall pay
from the city treasury its Just, pro
rata as such owner of the cost of such
work, according to frontage, in addi
tion to its one-third (1-8) of the entire
cost as hereinbefore provided.
Bee. 4. Be It further ordained that
after the improvement hereinbefore pro
vided for has been completed, the said
director and the said committee shall
prepare and submit to the Council of
the city of Savannah a statement
showing the cost of the Improvement
herein provided for, and also an assess
ment roll showing as to two-thirds
(3-3) of the cost to be apportioned, how
It is apportioned among the several
abutting parcels, including the street
snd lane intersections, and giving the
sutn chargeable to each parcal, with
the name of the owner.
Upon the consideration and adoption
of said statement and assessment roll
by the Council of the elty of Savan
nah It shall then become the duty of
the city treasurer to send to the abut
ting property owners their proper bills
for the same, as It may be ascertained
by the City Council, snd If such bills
so sent be not paid within thirty (M)
days after the presentation or send-
OFFICIAL.
Ing of the same, it shall then become
the duty of the city treasurer to Issue
executions for the amount, together
with the costs, against the persons
and property aforesaid, which execu
tions shall be made and levied out of
the property described therein, as are
executions for city taxes. The said
statement and assessment roll shall
also show the amount payable by a
street railroad company, and should
such company fall or refuse to pay a
bill for the same thirty (30) days after
the presentation or sending of the
same, It shall be the duty of the city
treasurer to Issue execution against
said company and Its property for said
hill, together with costs, which shall
be made and levied as are executions
for city taxes.
Sec. 5. Be It further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
In conflict with this ordinance are here
by repealed.
Ordinance read In Council for the
first time Nov. 9. 1904, and published
for information.
J. ROBERT CREAMER.
Clerk of Council.
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Unhealthy smoke
Reminds you no more.
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Remember the
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liOiilHlann, Texas, Mexico and
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Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona In November and
December.
Information cheerfully Riven.
J. F. VAN RENSSELAER,
General Agent,
13 Peachtree street. Atlanta. Ga.
IMIOI’OSALS WASTED.
U. H. ENGINEER OFFICE. SA
vannah. Ga.. Nov. 15. 1904; sealed pro
posals for building a coaling wharf
In Savanrfah harbor. Georgia, will be
received at this office until 12 noon.
(Eastern Standard Time), Dec. 10. 1904,
and then publicly opened: speclllca
tions. blank forms, and all available
Information will be furnished on appli
cation to this office. James B. Quinn,
lieutenant colonel. Corps of Engineers.
Fort Do Soto, Fla., Oct. SI. 1904.
Healed proposals In triplicate for
plumbing 1 officer's and 1 N. C. O.
quarters will be received here until I
p. m. Nov. SO. 1904. VT. 8. reserves
right to reject or accept any and all
proposals or any part thereof. Infor
mation furnished on application. En
velopes containing propose Is will be
marked "Proposals tor Plumbing
Buildings,” addressed C. DeW. WUI
- Cept. A. C., Q. U.
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