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NEGRO TROOPS
NOT TO BE USED
AT THE SOUTHERN POSTS
OPIMOV OP REGULAR ARMY OF
FICERS IN SAVANNAH.
Siinrnlllmi In Way of Such Action
Too preat to He Overcome—Act ot
Congre** Would Be Saceaanry.
Provision* of United State* Stat
utea—>i*Kro Could Not Make an
Efficient Coaat Artilleryman.
Want Only Beat of Soldiery—Port
Screven a Good Exuniple.
Army officers, though guarded In
their statements,-are not inclined to be
lieve anything more will be heard of
Gen. Barry’s suggestion to the effect
that negro troops be stationed at the
coast defenses throughout the South.
They take this position on two
grounds, first, because of the methods
that would have to be employed to
make such a course possible; and sec
ondly, because they do not believe ne
gro troops would be efficient.
As to the first grounds, they main
tain it is impossible of legalizing such
notion, because congressional action is
necessary. They hold that despite the
apparent negrophilistic attitude of
Northern Republicans, there is still a
prejudice against the negro that would
tend to work against the pjtssage of
such an aot. The influence of the reg
ular army officers, or at least of the
great majority, would also be against
increasing the number of negro troopu.
Liiiiil to Noitro Troop*.
Under the revised statutes of the
United States only two regiments of
negro infantrymen and two regiments
of negro cavalrymen are allowed.
Section 1104 reads, "The enlisted men
of two regiments of cavalry shkll be
colored men.” Section 1108 reads, "The
enlisted men of two regiments of in
fantry shall be colored men.” These
are the only two sections of the
statutes, of the 314 that deal with the
organization, government, etc., of the
re’gular army, that provide for negro
troops. No provision is made for ne
groes in any save these two branches.
It is further pointed out that though
Congress has from time tp time, in
creased and decreased the number of
men allowed the regular army, never
has there been any change in regard
to negro troops. This precedent is
likely to be maintained.
Negroes Not Btlieient.
“The strongest ground against al
lowing negroes to enter the Coast Ar
tillery, however, (or, for that matter,
any artillery service), is that they
would be inefficient and utterly un
able to carry out the duties required
by the service," said a military man
In discussing the subject. "A knowl
edge of the service makes this appar
ent.
”A great deal depends, as far as ef
ficiency in coast artillery is concerned,
on a knowledge of mathematics, on
quick thinking, and on absolute accu
racy. Angles are measured by math
ematical instruments, computations
are made with allowances for the
movement of the ships, the course of
the projected missiles, the range of the
rifles, and many other minute details.
Negroes could not do this work, as a
rule. The educated negro who could
handle such matters efficiently is the
great exception and so very rare, in
deed, as to make him no factor as an
element in the situation, save as
■working against his race by being
the exception that proves the opposite
rule.
"And even if the computation was
done by white officers and only the
orders regarding aiming given the
negro, it is doubtful if he would even
then be accurate enough, or suffi
ciently rapid in handling the big guns.
For these reasons the idea of negroes
In the coast artillery Is scoffed at.”
Desire to Haile Standard.
"There is a general desire,” said one
army ’officer yesterday, “to raise the
standard of the coast artillery. It has
been suggested, and evenly very seri
ously agitated, that the pay of the
coast artillerymen be increased, in the
hope this would attract a higher and
•better educated class of men into the
service. It is more probable, to my
mind, that such an act will be passed
than any introducing negro troops into
that branch of the service”
In enlistment oases, where no choice
la expressed by the recruit, if he is a
man of advanced education and of high
standing in the community, he is sent
4o the coast artillery service. Every
thing is being done to make this an
attractive branch, and it is the desire
of every officer to raise the standard of
his men.
Fort Screven serves as a good ex
ample. The soldiers stationed there
ure of a good class of citizens and us
a result Fort Screven ranks among
the highest for excellence in discipline,
marksmanship and post morale. It has
always been pointed to with pride by
the officers stationed there, and the
tendency to constantly raise the stand
srd, as shown by the Fort Screven
offlines, is found among all the army
officers In that branch of the service.
SlMunlun Acailcin, llorns.
hmond, Va„ Nov, 21.—Staunton
Hungry Academy st Staunton was al
mel entirely destroyed by fire early
this morning Mnny of the boys lost
their belongings. The dm* Age ia 111, .
With Insurance of llj.wxi.
NEW SHIP BUILDING CO.
Apirllention for Charter Filed in
Superior Court.
Through Attorney John Rourke, Jr.,
Messrs. John Rourke, James A. Rourke
and John Rourke, Jr., yesterday filed
a petition in the Superior Court ask
ing for incorporation under the name of
the Savannah Ship Building, Dry Dock
and Repair Company.
The new concern, which will have its
principal office and place of business
in Chatham county, is capitalized at
SIO,OOO, divided into 100 shares of a
par value of SIOO each. The privilege
of increasing the capital stock, at such
times as the directors may see fit. to
any sum not to exceed $500,000 is asked.
The petition tor incorporation sets
forth that the objects of the company
are to engage in the business of build
ing, buying and repairing vessels of
all classes, to build marine railways,
erect dry docks and floating docks, and
all manner of similar work. They will
also buy, rent and sell vessels of all
kinds and engage in a. general mari
time business. The petitioners are well
known Savannahians. who have play
ed a large part in the material up
building of Savannah, and their many
friends will wish them success in the
new enterprise.
LOCAL PERSONALS.
Mr. W. T. Elder of Cordele is at the
Pulaski.
Mr. W. H. Stevens of Atlanta is at
the De Soto.
Mr. T. J. O’Brien of Brunswick is at
the Pulaski.
Mr. W. A. Eason of Florence. S. C„
is at the Pulaski.
Mr. T. W. Browder of Virginia is a
guest at the De Soto.
Mr. F. E. Clark of Augusta Is regis
tered at the Pulaski.
Mr. F. W. Meakin of Fitzgerald is
stopping at the Pulaski.
Mr. B. F. Diilon, Jr., of Jacksonville,
is at the Pulaski House.
Mr. M. C. Sharpe of Scarboro, Ga„ is
stopping at the Pulaski.
Mr. J. A. Allison of Charlotte, N. C„
Is at the Pulaski House.
Mrs. W. L, Colson, Master Douglas
Colson and Mrs. Malin will spend Gala
Week in Charleston.
Mr. F. R. McCulloch and Mr. R. B.
Melcher of Atlanta are among the
guests at the De Soto.
Mr. J. M. Tomlinson and Mr. C. W.
Sheppard of Cordele registered at the
Screven House yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. George J. Wallace of
Palm Beach were among the arrivals
at the Pulaski House yesterday.
State Senator-elect John E. Foy of
Egypt spent yesterday in the city
stopping at the Pulaski House.
Col. William Clifton of Darien and a
number of his friends from Mclntosh
county spent yesterday in Savannah.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Davis and Miss
vvillie C. Davis of Manatee, Fla., and
Miss Sadie Thorpe of Townsend, Ga.,
are at the Screven House.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Lester left last
night for Ardmore, I. TANARUS., where they
will spend the greater part of the win
ter. Mrs. Lester has been quite sick
recently and it is hoped the dry cli
mate in the Southwest will do her
good.
A. 0. H. BAZAAR WILL CLOSE
IN A BLAZE OF GLORY TO NIGHT
Largest Attendance of the Enterprise Was
Last Night.
For the first time since the opening
of the A. O. H. Bazaar at the Catholic
Library Association Hall the building
was crowded last night, and business
was decidedly on the boom.
One hundred and fifteen members of
the Irish-Amerlcan Friendly Society,
headed by President W. R. Leaken,
marched into the hall shortly after 8
o'clock, and the sliver stream of life
blood thev Injected to trade made the
proprietors of the booths fairly dizzy.
To-night the bazaar will be closed in
a blaze of glory. Every article remain
ing in the booths unsold will be dis
posed of at auction to the highest
bidder. This Is positively the last
night of the bazaar.
Many awards were made laat night,
but thev were so numerous that the
committee had decided to withhold
their publication until a full list can
be made up.
The following were awarded prizes
last evening:
Most popular member of Ladles’
Auxiliary, first prize, Miss Bessie
Smith, diamond ring; second prize,
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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1904.
B. & 0. GROSS EARNINGS
NEARLY SEVENTY MILLIONS.
Tile Net Prollt* Daring the Lut
Year *28,271,952.
Baltimore, Md„ Nov. 21. —The sev
enty-eighth annual report of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, for the year
ending June 30, 1904, was submitted to
the stockholders to-day by President
Oscar G. Murray and the board of di
rectors.
The Baltimore and Ohio, including
the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern,
comprises 3,986.61 miles, and the con
trolled or affiliated lines, including the
Valley Railroad of Virginia, Ravens
wood, Spencer and Glenville Railway,
Cleveland Terminal and Valley Rail
road. Cleveland, Lorain and Wheel
ing Railway, and Ohio and Little
Kanawha Railroad, 455.74 miles, a to
tal for the system of 4,442.35 miles.
The results from operation on the
entire system show gross earnings of
$69,390,274.49; expenses $47,118,322.32; net
earnings, $22,271,952.17; the affiliated
lines, included in the foregoing figures,
earnings, gross, $4,319,193.69; expenses,
$3,489,458.62; net $829,735.07.
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD
The Seaboard Air Line re-establish
ed connection for Brunswick in the
morning train by Thalman. This order
was effective Sunday.
Mr. Carroll Smith, of the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company
was in Savannah yesterday.
Mr. C. C. Martin,, agent for the Sea
board Air Line, left for Portsmouth
yesterday.
Mr. 'Walter Hale, general euperin
tendant of the fifth division of the
Seaboard Air Line returned to Savan
nah yesterday after a visit to the St.
Louis exposition.
THE WEATHER.
Morning News barometer, Nov. 21,
11; 30 p. m 30.00
Morning News thermometer, Nov.
21, 11:30 p. m 61
Washington, Nov. 21.—Forecast for
Tuesday and Wednesday:
Georgia—Partly cloudy Tuesday,
showers in east portion; Wednesday
fair; variable winds.
South Carolina—Showers Tuesday;
Wednesday fair; variable winds.
Eastern Florida—Showers Tuesday
and probably Wednesday; variable
winds. „
Western Florida— Clearing Tuesday;
Wednesday, fair, variable winds.
Yesterday's Weather at Savannah —
Maximum temperature, 3:00
p. m 75 degrees
Minimum temperature, 7:00
a. m 56 degrees
Mean temperature 66 degrees
Normal temperature : 54 degrees
Excess of temperature 12 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Nov. 1 12 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. 1 275 degrees
Rainfall 00 inch
Normal 07 inch
Excess since Nov. 1 1.23 inches
Deficiency since Jan. 1 9.01 inches
River Report—The hight of the Sa
vannah river at Augusta at 8 a. m.
(75th meridian time), yesterday, was
5.8 feet, a rise of 0.5 foot during the
preceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo
ment of time, Nov. 21, 1904, 8:00 p. m.,
75th meridian time:
Name of Station. | T I W | R
Boston, cloudy 40 NW .00
New York city, clear 40 NW .00
Philadelphia, clear 46 N .00
Washington City, clear .. 44 NW .00
Norfolk, clear 54 N .00
Hatteras, clear 52 N .00
Wilmington, clear 60 SW .00
Charlotte, cloudy 60 SW .00
Raleigh, clear 58 S .00
Asheville, cloudy 56 NW T
Charleston, clear 62 SW .00
Atlanta, cloudy 62 S .00
Augusta, clear 64 SW .00
Savannah, clear 62 SW .00
Jacksonville, partly cldy.. 64 SE .00
Jupiter, partly cloudy .... 74 SE .08
Key West, partly cldy .... 70 NE .02
Tampa, cloudy 68 NE .00
Mobile, partly cloudy .... 64 SW .44
Montgomery, rain 62 S .30
Vicksburg, cloudy 54 W .36
New Orleans, clear 66 NW .12
Galveston, clear 64 NW .00
Corpus Christi, cloudy .. 64 E .00
Palestine, partly cloudy .. 60 NW .00
Memphis, cloudy 50 NE T
Cincinnati, clear | 50 |Cm .00
Pittsburg, clear I 46 (NW .00
Buffalo, cloudy | 42 iSW .00
Detroit, cloudy | 38 S .00
Chicago, cloudy 48 SW .00
Marquette, clear 42 SW .00
St. Paul, clear 48 SW .00
Davenport, cloudy 50 is .00
St. Louis, ptiy cldy 52 ISE .00
Kansas City, clear 56 iSW .00
Oklahoma, clear 68 jsw .00
Dodge City, cloudy 58 W .00
North Platte, clear 60 |N .00
H. B. Boyer,
Local Forecaster.
Miss Florence Makin, gold watch and
pin; most popular policeman, Ap
prize, P. J. Kelly, gold watch; JOl.
C. McCarthy, gold chain; most popu
lar boy, Edward Gildea, gold watch;
Martin Harris, silver watch. The doll
for the most popular girl was awarded
to Miss Fitzgerald; crucifix, James Mc-
Auliffc; sofa pillow, Thomas Halllgan;
chocolate pot, Mrs. Fintster; sofa pil
low, Mrs. J. J. Joyce: stiver pitcher, M.
J. O’Leary; picture, Thomas Halligan;
fern dish. Miss Mena Deegan; cushion,
Miss Nysthorn; fancy dish, Miss May
Murphy; cake, C. J. Strickland, Mrs.
W. J. Dempsey; rug, Mrs. MolTatt:
sack onions, John Cottlngham; one
sack of Chattanooga beer, P. J. Kelly;
automatic clock, pair gents’ shoes, T.
T. Abrams; pair pants, Thomas Haill
gan; rocking chair, N. P. Corish: com
fort, Mrs. T. J. Fogarty; boy's suit,
John R. Sweeney; card receiver, Mrs.
Finnister;drawnwork handkerchief, Mrs.
Quint; picture of Pope Leo. Thomas
Nugent; picture. Daniel O’Connell, M.
J. O’Leary; large vase, Mrs. MofTatt’
set of silver. Willie Harris; bureau
scarf, Samuel Reynolds; mahogany ta
ble, J. J. Garrlty; strawberry center
piece, Miss M. A. Spellman; head rest
Nina Leod: silver bread tray, Miss
Julia Crowley; cake, Mary A. Konan
hat, Mrs. W. J. Dempsey,
fBRIGHT’S DISEASE AND DIABETESES! 1
Have their origin in an Inactive or Disordered Liver. The most stealthy and fatal diseases mi 1J
I confronting medical science, claiming more victims, annually, than war and famine combined. M Ml
A puffiness under the eyes, paleness and scanty or too copious urine mark the beginning of 'Mm
Bright’s Disease. When the liver is diseased, the kidneys in their effort to perform double
work become affected. A simple “ liver regulator ” will not cure Kidney disease, for although
it corrects the first cause, the Kidneys are still affected. A Kidney remedy will not do it,
because the source of the disease is not reached. A cure is a remedy combining both, and
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ADDRESS TO PREFECTS.
Premier Combe* Tell* What I* Ex
pected ot Them.
Paris, Nov. 21.—The text of a circu
lar addressed by Premier Combes to
prefects throughout the country is
published to-night. The Premier says
the government expects the prefects to
furnish necessary information spon
taneously or at the request of any
minister, but instructs that informa
tion be sought only from holders of
political elective offices. The circular
insists that the information be impar
tial and carefully verified, adding that
it must not be communioated to any
one except departmental superiors.
This circular is intended to restore
confidence which has been shaken by
the employment of army officers to spy
on each other and the communication
of results to Masonic lodges. M. De-
Mansson, formerly Minister of Marine
and a high Mason, resigned from his
lodge, owing to his disapproval of the
recent revelations of the politioal
methods of leading Masons.
UNREST IN ARMENIA.
Serion* Condition* Reported In That
Country.
London, Nov. 21.—A serious state of
unrest continues in Armenia, where
killing and looting prevail, according
to a letter received in London to-day
by the Bible and Missionary Society
from Dr. Raynolds of the American
Board of Foreign Missions. Writing
from Van, Oct. 26, Dr. Raynolds says:
“Both the political and eoonomio con
ditions are very unsatisfactory. Pov
erty has greatly increased, business is
pretty much at a standstill, and to
crown all, the revolutionists are so
much in evidence (that the people are
in constant fear lest another massacre
be precipitated. At the beginning of
September, Van was brought to the
verge of massacre and more recently
an important village has been looted
and burned, with twenty or more per
sons killed. So you see the prospects
for the winter are far from bright.”
AUTOMOBILE CLt’B MEETING.
Officer* Were Elected to Serve the
Orgn lii/ntion.
New York. Nov. 21.—At the annual
meeting to-night of the Automobile
Club of America, Wlnthrop E. Sear
rett, retiring president, made his an
nual report. He said that the increase
of membership of the last year was 165,
increasing the revenue by $20,000. The
total membership is 589, and there are
thirty applications pending. Of these
he enumerated Santos Dumont, the
Brazilian aeronaut, and John Brisben
Walker as honorary members.
These officers were elected: Presi
dent, Dave H. Morris; first vice presi
dent, Colgate Hoyt; second vice presi
dent, W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., third vice
president, Clarence G. Dinsmore;
treasurer, Samuel H. Valentine.
The board of governors elected were
James L. Breese, Melville D. Chapman
an-d Harlan W. Whipple.
WORK HARD TO GET
OUT OF SING SING.
Ossining, N. Y., Nov. 21.—Charles
W. Johnson, the prisoner serving a
life sentence ,for murder, who was
missing in Sing Sing prison Saturday
evening, was caught late to-night by
a ruse. It was not believed in the
prison that he had got outside the
walls, but he had.
At 10:30 o’clock to-night the big
whistle in the prison sounded "O. K.”
This meant that search had been aban
doned and that the guards who were
watching the roads might come in.
The cordon of guards and keepers had
been instructed to remain on the alert
until a single blast was sounded on
the whistle.
The blast came within fifteen minutes
after "O. K.” sounded. Johnson had
climbed the iron fence, which is the
western boundary of the prison, drop
ped into the rlvf/. had swum outward
beyond the north wall and then up the
river to the dock just north of the
north wall and had concealed himself
under the dock. His sufferings since
Saturday must have been fearful, but
he remained concealed until ten min
utes after-'the “O. K." whistle sounded.
Then he w*as sighted climbing up the
piling and was seen to drag himself
onto the dock. He lay there exhausted
and when he started to struggle to his
feet two guards seized him.
MEETINGIN RUSSIA
BROKE UP IN A ROW.
Karkoff, Russia, Nov. 21.—The law
society met at the University here to
day in order to draw up a telegram
of congratulation to Interior Minister
Svlatopolk-Mirsky, embodying also the
wishes of the people for reform. MAny
who were not members of the society,
including ladies, wore present. A few
members opposed the dispatch of the
telegram as useless, which precipitated
an uproar.
In the midst of the tumult a large
number of workmen entered the hall
and showered the audience with revo
lutionary proclamations. The chair
man declared the meeting adourned. A
semi-panic followed, and there was a
grant crush for the exit, many indies
In escaping leaving their wraps behind.
The workmen and some students re
mained, and held an Impromptu meet
ing, afterwnrds going out In proces
sion singing revolutionary songs. The
procession, however, was soon dis
persed.
No one Is reported to have ecsa to
lined.
MOB WAS BLUFFED.
That I* YVliat the Kentucky Official*
Believed.
Lexington, Ky., Nov. 22.—Mayor
Combes and County Judge Bullook left
the jail at 1 o’clock this morning, say
ing that they believed danger of an
attempt to lynch the three negroes who
murdered a white man, had passed.
They say the calling out of the mi
litia and other emergency precautions
bluffed the mob leaders.
State guards surround the jail and
guard the approaches.
Lexington, Ky„ Nov. 21.—A mob is
again organizing against Jim Garfield,
John Taylor and Ed Taylor, negroes,
under arrest for the murder of Wil
liam Moore, a white man. An attempt
to lynch the negroes Sunday night,
after the murder, was abandoned.
The mob became so threatening that
County Judge Bullock advised that the
militia be called out. Constables and
deputy sheriffs to the number of fifty
had already been put on guard at the
jail and all day policemen have been
called from bed to reinforce the night
force. The police regard the situation
as grave.
At 11 o’clock to-night Col. Roger
Williams of the Second Regiment oall
ed Company C into service. Runners
are going for the soldiers in all parts
of the city. County Judge Bullock is
at the jail with the chiefs of police
and detectives and sheriffs directing
precautionary measures.
At 11 o’clock a platoon of police ad
vanced on a crowd of 300 men at Gratz
Park. The men offered no resistance
but dispersed in all directions. Sev
eral who had guns exposed were lock
ed up. The police dispersed groups of
men wherever they collected in the
downtown quarter.
While a minstrel performance was in
progress at the opera house a halt was
called by the management and it was
announced that Col. Williams asked
all militiamen in the audience to meet
him in the lobby. This caused excite
ment and hundreds of people flocked
to the jail. The police stretched ropes
across the street bounding the jail and
reinforced this with a living chain of
blue coats.
They received information that two
brothers of the widow of Moore, who
with ten children, is left unprovided
for were at the head of a mounted mob
riding from Bourbon county. The re
port that the widow h’ad said she
wanted the men lynched incited many
to Join the mob. Information that rt
was planned to burn the square of
houses in which the prisoners lived
reached the police, but they could not
spare men from the Jail to guard the
street.
Col. Williams could not get in com
munication with the Governor, but
called out the local comp’any on his
own responsibility.
POWERS FALLEN WITH
THE PEACE SUGGESTION.
Washington, Nov. 21.—One by one
the powers are lining up in hearty sup
port of President Roosevelt’s sugges
tion that another session of The Hague
tribunal be convened to complete the
work outlined by the first peace con
gress.
Secretary Hay to-day received cor
dial acceptances from Sweden and
Mexico. The Swedish government ex
presses its gratitude to President
Roosevelt for calling the matter to the
attention of the Powers, heartily ac
cepts the invitation and expresses the
opinion that one of the most important
subjects which the court should con
sider is the effect of war on the rights
of neuti'als and a definition of contra
band of war.
Mexico’s acceptance is equally cor
dial. The official answer of Russia
has not yet been received.
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WED THREE SISTERS.
Chippewa Falls, Wis., Nov. 21.—Rev.
E. M. Nelson, Andrew Nelson and
Charles Nelson, brothers, to-day were
married to Jessie Johnson, Amanda
Johnson and Clara Johnson, sisters.
After the triple ceremony, Rev. C.
J. Erdman who officiated, asked Rev.
Nelson, one of the newly rrfarried
brothers, to marry him to one of the
guests.
All the bridegrooms and all the brides
will go in a party to the World’s Fair
for a honeymoon trip.
Democrat* at Dinner.
New York, Nov. 21.—The Times says:
“At a dinner to W. S. Rodie. who
managed the up-state canvass of the
Democratic State Committee during
the recent campaign, there was a con
ference of leading Democrats last night
at the Manhattan Club. Judge Alton
B. Parker sat at the head of the table,
and there also were present William
F. Sheehan, chairman of the Executive
Commltte of the National Committee'
Delancey Nlcoll, Cord Meyer, chairman
of the State Committee, and W. S. Ro
die. After the dinner was over a pro
tracted conference was held by the
distinguished Democrats."
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mand finds a ready welcome with us, as our stock is
made up of what is best in the furniture and carpet
world. The tasty buyer will find right styles in the
fine line we show in
SOLID MAHOGANY DRESSER
CHIFFONIERS
SIDEBOARDS AND DININO XABLE3
BRASS BEDS.
LADIES’ DESKS.
PARLOR FURNITURE.
RUGS AND DRAPERIES.
This week a lot of Wicker Work Baskets,
si.so value for 98c.
LINDSAY & MORGAN
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Shortest, Best and Quickest Line to
WORLD’S FAIR, St. Louis
3—TRAINS DAILY-3
FOUR HOURS QUICKEST ROUTE
With through Pullman Sleeping and Dining Cars. Low rate tickets sold
daily. Get rates from your local agent.
Ask for tickets via L. & N.
Stop-over allowed at MAMMOTH CAVE.
Full Information on application to j. g. HOLLENBECK,
D1 strict Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
REPORTS HE SAW
A SHIP GO DOWN.
Victoria, B. C., Nov. 21.-Cft.pt. Cor
benais of the French ship Guerveur,
which arrived in the Royal roads Sat
urday night, reports that fast Wednes
day he saw a four-masted ship founder
north of the entrance to the straits of
Juan De Fuca. It is thought the ves
sel may have been the San Francisco
barkentine Mak’aweli.
HE IS THE CHIEF POISONER.
Untune Government OlHolnl Is Kept
Busy Working; on Peculiar Jobs.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Under tyrannical and despotic rulers
of some countries the office of chief
poisoner has existed for ages, but that
our own Uncle Sam pays out a hand
some sum for the mfalntenance of such
an office is not generally known.
Joseph Palmer, a Londoner, occupies
the position of chief poisoner for this
great and glorious country, but he
has not the inclination nor does he
receive a salary to put offensive and
corrupt partisans out of the way. It
is his duty to poison every article
which goes in the National Museum
books, birds, stuffed animals. Fili
pino bolos, musical Instruments, Nava
jo blankets, whales, busts of states
men, George Washington’s old clothes,
and any and every other thing, old and
new. His method is a guarantee
against the ravages of Father Time,
the rust, wood borers, cockroaches.and
even thieves. Every shelf, every case,
table, chair, in fact every article which
goes to make up the National Museum,
has been subjected to his poisoning
process. When the chief poisoner pro
nounces an article "proof,’’ it means
that Insects, bugs, microbes, moths,
and everything like nature will never
interfere with it or grow fat by feast
ing upon it. His poison is sure death,
and when an article is once subjected
to its use It is never necessary to
repeat the dose.
In an air-tight box in the rear of
one of the rooms, Mr. Palmer hud a
piano of ancient vintage going through
a process of disinfecting, or poisoning.
It was discovered that ‘a few minute
insects were making sad havoc with
the rosewood and mahogany, and It
was given to the chief poisoner to save.
A lot of blankets, skins and furs were
also awaiting preparation for the
museum.
Mr. Palmer worked a number of
years in the Crystal Palace, but grew
tired of his Job and came to Amer
ica, securing employment In the city
of New York, when that city had only
a few good positions to give out in
Mr. Palmer’s line. He resigned his
place and, after a short stay in Phil
adelphia, cam* to Washington, where
he says he Just fell Into his Job and
has held it for more than thirty years.
Mr. Palmer aaya that while visiting
England, on more than one occasion
he has been gratified to see lhaf a num
ber of the Ideas which he originated
In the National Museum at Washing
ton have been adopted 'abroad.
■'Perhaps 1 ha vs not the right to
FOR THANKSGIVING,
GUNS AND RIFLES.
HUNTING SUITS.
LOADED SHELLS.
RODS AND REELS, FISH
LINES, HOOKS, etc.
FOOTBALL OUTFITS.
PUNCHING BAGS* *
BOXING GLOVES.
INDIAN CLUBS.
DUMB BELLS.
FENCING FOILS.
LAWN TENNIS OUTFITS.
Edward Lovell’s Sons
11* Broughton Street, West.
OFFICIAL.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
City of Savannah, Mayor’s Office,
Nov. 19, 1904. —Whereas, Almighty
God during the year that has passed
has conferred upon the community of
Savannah innumerable and contin
ued blessings, granting unto us im
munity from pestilence and catastro
phe of any character, and endowing
us with an abundance of prosperity;
and,
Whereas. It is fitting that, as a com
munity, we should give some public
expression to the sense of gratitude
that should animate all for the gifts
that have been showered on us
through Divine love;
Therefore I. Herman Myers, Mayor
of the city of Savannah, do hereby
set aside and designate Thursday, No
vember 24 th, as a day of Thanksgiv
ing, and by the power vested in me do
hereby declare such day a legal holi
day, on which all municipal offices
shall close.
Given under the seal of the city of
Savannah, the day and year above set
forth. HEHMAN MYERS, Mayor.
Attest;
J. ROBERT CREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
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say so. but our museum Is a grand one,
and when we have sufficient room to
put properly on exhibition the thou
sands of articles stored in the base
ments of the main building and scat
tered around promiscuously in rented
buildings it wilt be something worth
looking at. But even now foreigners
are surprised to see our splendid mu
seum.” •
The building of s '’skyscraper"
school, with accommodations for 7,600
to 4,000 pupils, will be begun on the
lower l6astslde. New York. In the eours*
of the next few months. When it Is
completed It will be not only the first
school house of Us type, but also by
far the largest elementary public
school In esletence.