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JACKSONVILLE AND CHARLESTON
WILL NOT PLAY TO MORROW
JACKSOSVII.LE HAS REFUSED TO
GIVE GIXLS RETURN GAME.
FEAR THAT ATTENDANCE
WILL NOT PAY FOR GAME.
CHARLESTON HAS GUARANTEED
EXPENSES AND A BONUS.
In the Light of Recent Event* the
Childish Quiblillng of These Two
Teams 1* Itaiher Amusing to Sa
vannah Rooters—Jay* Turning All
of Their Attention to Getting
Ready for Game With Savannah
Christmas Day Arrangements
Have Been Made for Securing
More Hired Help.
It has been definitely settled that
there will not be another contest be
tween the Jacksonville and Charleston
football teams this season. Charleston
says Jacksonville is afraid of the Gulls,
and Jacksonville says it is afraid of
the gate receipts.
For some unknown reason, says the
Charleston News and Courier, though
extreme skittishness and coyness, re
inforced by chilly extremities of the
Jays, may have played their part, the
game of football which was sched
uled to be played in this city Satur
day afternoon between teams repre
senting the city of Jacksonville and
Charleston will not be played. When
this fact became positively known
the Charleston management wired the
manager of the Jays that, if more al
luring, the Gulls would meet the Jays
in Savannah, and at midnight no re
ply had been received to this tele
gram—it was probably delayed some
where—possibly in the manager’s
pocket.
So do the hopes of the football lov
ing public of Charleston go up Jn
smoke. And so disgusted were mem
bers of the Charleston Athletic Club
with the conduct of the Jays that Jack
sonville was blacklisted and her con
duct adjudged unsportsmanlike in the
extreme.
XV lint It All Mean*.
The story in connection with the
Charleston-Jacksonville game is rath
er a long one, and many letters and
telegrams have passed between the
management of the two teams. The
first letter received from a Jackson
ville man was signed by Charles Mo
rant, written on Sept. 22, accepting
the proposition to meet the Charleston
team on that Charleston ground on
Dec. 10.
Then a long period of silence en
sued, and every one thought that Jack
sonville would play in Charleston in
December. Then ■ Manager Dozier
loomed up on the horizon, and ex
pressed the desire that the Charles
ton team play in Jacksonville first,
and that Jacksonville would play in
Charleston later.
Shortly after the Jacksonville game
a letter was received from the Jay
manager to the effect that a game In
Savannah would probably 1 pay better
than a game in Charleston. An effort
was made to have the teams meet
here, but Jacksonville appeared very
retiring in the matter. Before the
game had been played in Jacksonville
articles of agreement for a game to
be played in Charleston on Dec. 17
were signed by Manager Dozier for
Jacksonville and Manager Coleman for
Charleston. In these articles Charles
ton' only guaranteed expenses, which
were the terms offered Charleston to
go to Jacksonville.
Not lit Savannah.
“When it was learned that it was
on account of the fear of lack of clear
ing money that frightened the Jays
a wire was sent the management to
the effect that SIOO and expenses would
be guaranteed if the Jay team would
come to Charleston. At midnight no
answer had been received, so it would
appear to the unprejudiced observer
that it is not money that the Jays fear
—it might be the Charleston football
team.
“What manner of defense the Jack
sonville papers will put up for the Jays
remains to be seen. Briefly the case
is this: Charleston had a date with
Jacksonville. Jacksonville says, “Play
us down here and we will go up to
Charleston and play you." Charleston
goes to Jaytown; never fumbles, nev
er loses the ball on no gain, yet loses
the game.
"Charleston comes home. Jays are
financially embarrassed; they say,
•Afraid we won’t attract a crowd in
Charleston. Better play in Savannah
or call it off.’ Charleston protests, as
the citizens of Charleston have sup
ported the team and should be given an
opportunity of seeing the team in ac
tion. Considerable correspondence.
Charleston wires. "Come on up here
and we guarantee expenses and SIOO
extra." And Jacksonville—well, Jack
sonville holds her peace—and the
Charleston management hold a piece of
paper on which is written an agree
ment between the managements of the
two elevens."-
What the Jays Say.
The Florida Times-tTnion has the
following from the Jacksonville view
point-
“Tbe loss to the football enthusiasts
of the two cities of this game Is due
to the tact that there was too much
time devoted to quibbling over the
place for the gume. At the first
Charleston and Jacksonville were to
play the second game In Charleston,
but after Manager Coleman had acted
so hastily as to take his men off the
field in the game here after they had
practically lost the game, it was fear
ed the feeling would be too intense,
and that the probability of a good
crowd In Savannah would make a
game there preferable.
"Thia arrangement was decided up
on, and It was thought It would hold.
Jacksonville at once commenced a
vigorous campaign of coaching and
getting In shape for the second con
test against this ereat team, when
there came the word from Manager
Coleman that It had been determined
to rlav the •'ame In Charleston. Mati
ng, r Ctlernan stated that the back
ers of the Charleston team wanted the
aecond game under their own palmet
to tree, and that the Savannah ar
rangement was declared oft."
Two Men Withdrew.
“It was then that the Jacksonville
souad were led to believe that there
was doubt 'as to a game, and the re
sult was that some Of them lost In
terest. Asa mailer of fact two of
the best local men withdrew from the
gems, and thle neceeellated sending to
other towns for stsrs to meet with Ha
vat,ith on t'hrtetmae.
’'When at last Manager Coleman an
nounced that he was willing to meet
Js< fcaonelUs In Hevanush H Was then
to*, late end Menage. Ijosler was
compel lad tu call th* game dT
'Kverrthlng Is now directed toward
the game with Ifevaiinah on the Men
der follow H>s Christmas. and It Is
th# general opti.lo*. that the gain*
** *• he one ut the hardeat -{ought
contests in the history of the sport In
the South.
Tip for Savannah.
“If Savannah is of the opinion that
Jacksonville will be in the same crip
pled condition that she was when she
played Savannah, there will have to
be a little study on her part of the sit
uation in Jacksonville in order that she
will be prepared to meet the strong
aggregation which Jacksonville will pit
against her in this coming game of
giants.
"Manager Dozier has closed all ne
gotiations for the coming of Council,
Thompson of the All-Southern team
and another star who figured promi
nently in the contests this fall in the
South. With the addition of these three
men, with Tippin and Townsend back
in the game and Jones in fine form,
there can hardly be a doubt of the
strengthening of the Jacksonville
eleven.
Expect Fair Deal.
"The Jacksonville contingent is ex
pecting better treatment from Savan
nah than that which was accorded
them at the game on Thanksgiving.
Of course, they would naturally have
a right to expect this, but since the
game the manager of the Savannah
team has written letters of an apolo
getic nature and assured Jacksonville
that there will be no repetition of some
of the bad conduct seen on the field
on that day.
“Jacksonville will insist upon having
officials from other towns, and will
go to Savannah this time expecting
a fair deal in every way and also
expecting to win the game.
"Interest in the game is beginning to
increase here, and it will be at fever
heat when the game at Savannah
comes off. ”
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Dec. 15.—Gus Heidorn
and Rankin were the only beaten fav
orites to-day. Summary:
First Race—Five furlongs. Dundall,
7 to 2, won, with Ethels Pride, 20 to
1, second, and Halcyon Days, 2 to 1,
third. Time 1:05.
Second Race—Seven furlongs. Jos
sette, 11 to 5, won, with Kleinwood, 7
to 1, second, and Federal, 11 to 1, third.
Time 1:35 2-5.
Third Race—One mile. Southamp
ton, 30 to 1, won, with Worthington,
9 to 1, second, and Birch Rod, 3 to 1,
third. Time 1:50 2-5.
Fourth Race—Mile and a sixteenth,
handicap. Garnish. 7 to 1, won, with
Mauser, 3 to 1. second, and Careless.
9 to 2. third. Time 1:53.
Fifth Race—Six furlongs. Mimosa,
4 to 5, won with Trossache, 50 to 1,
second, and Unmasked, 12 to 1, third.
Time 1:17 4-5.
Sixth Race—One mile. Mathador, 6
to 5, won, with Kenton, 100 to 1, sec
ond. and Fair Reveller, 8 to 1, third.
Time 1:48 2-5.
savannahTan manager of
EMORY’S FRESHMAN TEAM.
Oxford, Ga„ Dec. 15.—Mr. C. V.
Snedeker, of Savannah, was to-day
elected manager of the Freshman foot
ball team for next year. The election
was at a dinner tendered tha Fresh
man team by their coach, and came
as quite a surprise to Mr. Snedeker.
He will take charge of the team dur
ing their sophomore year. Mr. Snede
ker is one of the best all-round foot
ball players in college and it was
due largely to his efforts that his
team made such a remarkable record
this year. He is a member of the
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity and of
Freshman Social Club.
SPORTS HIT HEAVILY
BY SMOOTH PLAYERS.
Once again the creative crook has
started southward, bringing new ideas
and new plans for fleecing the un
wary. He struck Savannah several
days ago and already two local bank
rolls have suffered, for the festive
sharp is working where the going is
soft and where the smart ones are the
prey.
The old game of "copper on and cop
per off” at faro has long since been
forgotten and is known to have exist
ed by every tin horn who knows how
to strip a deck; the “cough signal
service” at roulette was detected sev
eral years ago and has been laid on
thp shelf; conduroy covers have been
the death of the “holding up five” crap
plgy and a hundred and one other
clever Idea* for "skinning the house"
gradually drifted into the knowledge
of the local green cloth knights, but
that there Is something new under the
sun, at least so far as the local sports
are concerned, was evidenced two
nights ago when one fat bank roll col
lapsed and another was so emaciated
the following morning that brown pa
per was employed to bring it to Its
wonted rotundity.
The first smart thing the strangers
in town did was to “snake” a roulette
wheel. Entering a well-known club
they sent the attendant out In quest
of something, and while he was gone,
pulled out eight of the round cornered
compartment slides on the wheel,
substituted squares corners, just a
fraction higher than the others—and
waited.
That night the blow off came, and
It was truly startling to see how often
the little ball dropped into this dou
ble quartette of numbers, until final
ly the dealer cried enough. Something
over S7OO was the amount the little bit
of maneuvering netted the sharps.
Down on the West Side a pair of
"shapes” strong enough to walk
were thrown in on a crap lay out, and
the wise ones simply "eat the
field up.” The sliver bank roll was
won on the first four shots and after
digging deeply Into the soft stuff the
trio of smart ones retired.
DAVIS WILL GIVES BOYD.
Relatives of Herbert Davis hava ar
ranged to have the young man re
leased on bond to-day. and he will be
discharged from the Savannah Hospi
tal, where he has been confined since
the morning when he came near being
asphyxiated in a house on Taylor
street.
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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1904.
NEGRO GIRL STOLE
RINGS FROM CHILDREN.
Told Recorder She XVn* Made to Do
It by Older Girl.
Katie Butler, a diminutive negro
girl 9 years of age, was arraigned be
fore the Recorder yesterday morning
on the charge of stealing rings from
the fingers of children of Mrs. Rund
baken.
She was arrested several days ago
by Detective Mose Davis. She said
she had no home and had been living
with an aunt in Liberty lane, but in
quiry at the place she designated
proved If her relatives had lived there
they had departed.
When questioned by the Recorder the
girl admitted she had taken four rings
from the fingers of small children, but
said a larger girl made her do it. She
had one of the rings, which was re
turned to the owner. She said the
large girl took the other three away
from her. Owing to her youthfulness
and the statement that she had been
forced to steal by a larger girl, she
was discharged.
When asked where she was going as
she was leaving the police station she
said she did not know, but she was
going to try and find her aunt’s.
NEGRO CAUGhYYn THE
ACT OF BURGLARY.
Boy XVho Knew Him Slrnrk a Light
and XX’nn Able to Identify.
Ed Johnson alias Ed Duncan was
arrested by Detective Mose Davis yes
terday on the charge of attempted
burglary of tha residence of Mary
Thrash at No. 611 Charlton street,
west.
The woman who occupies the house
had gone out to spend the night with
a friend, when Charles Bowden, a
negro boy who boards with her re
turned to the house, and found two
negroes trying to effect an entrance.
He struck a light, and recognized
Johnson as the man at the window.
The other negro was a stranger to
him, and made his escape. Bowden
identified Johnson as the guilty party.
The same house was burglarized
about two months ago, every thing of
any value in it being carried away.
Johnson was just released from jail
Wednesday morning. He is a candy
maker by trade, and formerly worked
for Colllns-Grayson & Cos.
BELIEVED NEGRO HAD
SUFFERED SUFFICIENTLY.
Venos Bryant charged with cutting
Nick Panos some time ago, and Peter
Gesson, charged with shooting Bryant
directly after he had cut Panos, were
arraigned in Police Court yesterday
morning, and after a lecture Bryant,
whom It was charged was the aggres
sor in the difficulty, was discharged.
Bryant was badly wounded In the hip
and the Recorder believed he had suf
fered enough. The fight was a three
cornered affair which occurred about
two weeks ago over the sale of a piece
of pie.
LOCAL PERSONALS.
Mr. R. D. Gordon of Montreal is
at the De Soto.
Mr. F. B. Sirmans of Sirmana, Ga.,
is at the Pulaski.
Mr. George M. Brinson of Stillmore
is at the De Soto.
Mr. H. E. Purvis of Lew, Ga., is
at the Screven House.
Mr. E. A. Edenfleld of Stillmore is
at the Screven House.
Mrs. J. E. Mathis of Amerlcus is
stopping at the Pulaski.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Horton of Au
gusta are at the Pulaski.
Mr. C. B. Pinckney of Brunswick is
registered at the Pulaski.
Mr. M. F. Mosley of Oak Park, Ga.,
is stopping at the Pulaski.
Rev. A. C. Freed of Columbia reg
istered at the Pulaski yesterday.
Mr. M.K. Long of Lena. S. C., Is
registered at the Screven House.
Mr. L. S. Bryan of Wildwood, Fla.,
Is stopping at the Screven House.
Mr. George T. Nichols of New York
is registered at the Screven House.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Haskell of
Boston are registered at the De Soto.
Mr. Charles Fitzgerald of Jackson,
Miss., is stopping at the Screven
House.
Mr. Ed. Peeples, a prominent rail
road man of Atlanta, is registered at
the Pulaski.
Mr. E. A. Weil, manager of the “Girl
from Dixie* Company, is a guest at
the Da Soto.
Mr. and iMrs. George C. Murray of
Washington, D. C., are stopping at
the De Soto.
Mr. W. R. Pilerson and Mr, E. H.
MCNell of Trilby, Fla., are registered
at the Pulaski.
Mr. A. R. Roberts and Mr. J. D.
Humphrey of Ogeechee, Ga., are regis
tered at the Pulaski.
Mrs. George N. Conrad, accompa
nied by her child and nurse, is regis
tered at the De Soto.
Mr. F. P. Stoy, Mayor of Atlantic
City, is a guest at the De Soto. Mr.
Stoy visits Savannah every winter
for hunting.
Mr. H. Cronhelm of Atlanta, the edi
tor of the Pythian Lodge Secret, who
has been in Savannah for several days
in the interest of his paper, has re
turned home.
Mr. J. Marshall Hawkins, general
purchasing agent of the Howard Sup
ply Company -with headquarters at
Huntington. W. Va., Is in Savannah
and will remain here for a few days.
Mr. Stephen Elliott, an aged citizen,
was taken suddenly ill Wednesday
night, while visiting at the home of
Mr. Ike Gtmble at No. 2203 Whitaker
street. Mr. Elliott was taken to the
Savannah Hospital, and Is now In a
critical condition.
WALTHOUR ANNOUNCES
RIVAL CYCLE CONCERN.
Atlanta, Dec. 16.—“ Bobby” Walthour,
who with other bicycle riders, hus
been severely penalized for leaving the
track at Madison Square, Garden dure
Ing the recent six day contest, posi
tively announced to-day that before
the riders left New York the American
Cyclist Association waa agreed upon,
to become effective if the National
Cycling Association should take the
course that It has by punishing the ten
men who left the contest.
This association, he says. Is backed
by several men of wealth, and will In
clude meet of the leading professional
riders of the country. A meeting Is to
be held at Boston early neat month,
when the organisation will be com
pleted, Probably Mr. Kerri am of tbs
Boston Herald, will be president.
iealrwrd by Semite.
Washington, i*r. s6,—Tbs Senate to
day confirmed (be following noinlua
-1 ions;
Postmasters-Florid* Louis Wlse*
ioget, Marianne, Usetit A. W, Wen
dell, tjuincy, Knock a. Skipper, Bet-
AMATEUR UNION
THE PROPER THING
AGAINST PROFESSIONALISM.
EXPERIMENTS THIS SEASON DE
MONSTRATE IT IS A FAILURE.
Football Never Wa* and Will Never
Bea Game for Paid Team* to At
tract With—College Spirit of Ri
valry Best Example of the Demand
for Amateur Player* on Football
Team*—Jacksonville and Charles
ton Sutter Gate Receipt* from Lack
of Local Interest.
With a sufficient number of games
already played this season in Jackson
ville, Savannah and Charleston, the
question of professionalism in football
has practically worked its own solu
tion in the cases of Charleston and
Jacksonville.
It has not been attempted in Sa
vannah, but sufficient proof is furnish
ed in the financial circumstances of
the Athletic Associations in the sis
ter cities that Savannah people and
Savannah football enthusiasts go out
to the park to root for Savannah play
ers and not for hired athletes.
Savannah’s success with home tal
ent has brought matters to the present
state, and unless some positive stand
is taken in the way of establishing
an amateur athletic union between the
cities which are now fighting for the
football supremacy it is to see the
end of the annual games between the
three cities.
Home Spirit Mean* Much.
The spirits of the supporters of the
game in Jacksonville and in Charles
ton Is highly commendable, but the
same amount of effort and money de
voted to the development of a team
made up of home boys who have sis
ters, brothers and relatives Interested
In their playing on the team, to boost
along the home spirit will make the
game far more attractive in all of the
cities, and eliminate much of the
roughness and squabbling which has
been too apparent in games already
played this season.
At one game here Savannah turned
out more people than the total num
ber which attended all games played
so far this season in either Jackson
ville or Charleston, and it is safe to
predict that on Christmas and New
Year Bolton Street Park will not be
able to hold the crowds.
Not Love of FootlmlL
This intense interest manifested in
the game here is not for the mere love
of football. There will be hundreds
of spectators there who will not know
who has won when the game is finish
ed, but they know the members of the
team and they have the savannah
spirit and as soon as they are told that
Savannah's team has done something
worthy of commendation they will
shout with the loudest.
Where is there a man on Jackson
ville or Charleston's line up whose
home is not in the city on whose teta.ni
he plays, that holds the admiration
and confidence that Harris Cope, Way
mon Harmon, Joe Rossiter. Joe Black,
Lansberg, Sullivan and every man
who will wear the Blue and White on
New Year’s, inspires In Savannah?
It Is too late this season to enter Into
a three-cornered agreement to War
professionalism In the annual games,
but this is a matter which should re
ceive 'the attention of the Savannah
Athletic Association next year.
COLORED EDUCATORS WILL
ASSEMBLE AT MEMPHIS.
On Dec. 28, 29 and 30 the annual con
vention of the national association of
A. & M. College professors will be in
session at Memphis, Tenn.
Colored college professors from all
over the country will be in attendance.
President R. R. Wright of the Georgia
State Normal and Industrial College,
colored, will attend the convention and
will deliver an address on "Agricul
ture."
$lB to S4O
THE TAIL END
of the season finds us with an ex
cellent assortment of everything in
tailoring.
Of course we havent so much of
each kind as we had earlier in the
season—but we have enough for
YOU —and we wish to have less,
by the amount you require.
The grand assortment we carry
is only one of the inducements we
hold out to prospective buyers.
Our grand product Is much
more Important, and our fair
prices need not be overlooked.
Suits and Overcoats,
Tailored to Taste
$lB to S4O.
HORniiivainc.,
Tailors,
107 BULL ST.,
Sfirtsetb, > * Georgia.
NEW ASSISTANT
AGENT OF SOUTHERN.
Mr. P. C. Cater of Jacksonville has
received the appointment of assistant
to Mr. Edward Thomson, city ticket
agent of the Southern Railway. He
succeeds Mr. G. T. Wells, resigned. Mr.
Cater is transferred from the service
of the company at Jacksonville. He
will arrive to-day to take up his new
duties.
BY WATER AND RAIL
Mr. U. B. Harrold of the Central of
Georgia board of directors, will arrive
this morning from New York on the
City of Columbus. He is en route to
his home in Amerlcus.
The Ocean Steamship Company will
sell tickets from New York to Savan
nah and return to students desiring tq
return home for the holidays. The rate
for the round trip will be $26. These
tickets will be sold for the steamer City
of Atlanta leaving New York Dec. 17,
and for the City of Memphis leaving
New York Dec. 20. The tickets will be
limited for final return pasasge Jan. 7.
To secure these tickets a certificate
from the officers of the students’
schools will be necessary. There is
considerable local interest in these
rates owing to the fact that many Sa
vannah young people are in schools
North. Arrangements can be made at
the ticket office here to have these
tickets furnished.
Mr. E. M. Bronson, Southeastern
agent of the Pennsylvania with head
quarters in Cincinnati, is in the city
on business.
Mr. A. E. Woodell, traveling freight
agent of the Harriman-Paciflc lines,
with headquarters in Atlanta, was a
caller at the ticket offices yesterday.
Mr. Charles F. Stewart and Mr. W.
R. Scruggs of the Seaboard will re
turn to-night from Columbus, where
they went on business for their road.
The City of Columbus of the Ocean
Steamship Company is due to arrive,
from New York this morning. Miss E.*
S. Hewitt and Mrs. B. S. Purse are
among the passengers.
The passenger list of the steamer
Merrimack, due to arrive this morning
from Philadelphia, is as follows: F. V.
Fisher, Charles B. Pennypacker, M.
Lauenverg, F. J. Meade, G. V. Stewart,
D. S. Most, Charles Hallowell, Wil
liam Fort, M. M. Tutor, G. McDade,
J. Ryan, J. B. Garrison, H. P. Cod
dington, W. Benjamin, E. Knight, F.
B. Fisher, F. Ackerson, J. Downing,
J. Doe, A. H. Carslle, Mrs. L. Polite,
W. A. McKenna, F. J. McGill, G. E.
Carroll, F. M. Brown, L. L. Johnson,
G. W. Heeley, H. Horner, A. C. Tal
bot, H. E. Hebard, Mrs. G. McDade,
D. Gray, B. H. Gibson, Mrs. L.
Smith, Joseph Darling, F. O’Neill, M.
K. Irons, P. Vlnning, W. Marshall, J.
O. Dell, J. C. Hagerty.
The following passengers are on the
steamer Chatham, which is expected
to arrive from Baltimore this morn
ing: A. A. Brown, Mrs. J. B. Brown,
J. Cavannaugh, T. M. Alexander, R. O.
Morgan, R. Earl, R. W. Gale, J.
Strecker, S. A. Walsh, Mrs. A. A.
Brown, J. Anglan, D. C. Anderson,
Miss F. Alexander, J. A. Kenelly, N.
J. Kenney, Miss J. A. S. Gale, R. B.
Walsh.
The steamer Itasca sailed for Bal
timore yesterday ai noon. The fol
lowing were passengers: Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Gill. Mrs. R. C. Malloy, Miss
Grace Nevelsch, Miss Marie Gill, Mr.
and Mrs. S. P. Jones, L. A. Frelden
berg, R. P. Rountree, A. L. Johnson.
Southern Will Give fiIK.OOO.
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 15.—The South
ern Railway will give $15,000 and a
site toward the erection of a $20,000 Y.
M. C. A. building In Spencer, N. C.
Steps towards its erection will be taken
about Jan. 1.
CITY BREVITIES.
David Bryant was turned over to
the City Court by the Recorder yes
terday morning on a charge of larceny
of an ax from Mr. Cliff, of Thirty
sixth street.
The Christmas sale of the Parsonage
Aid Society. Circle No 4. will take
place this afternoon and night at the
residence of Mrs. Adam Kessel. The
public is invited.
The declaration of attachment in the
case of Charles H. Lary, against the
bankrupt Empire Dredging Company,
has been filed In the Superior Court.
The amount sought is S4BO.
NEWTON FARNIIRS TO DIS
CUSS COTTON SITUATION.
Five Thounand Bale* Yet Unmar
keted in the County.
Covington, Ga., Dec. 15.—The farm
ers of Newton county will meet here
Saturday, to advise with the merchants
and bankers in reference to the cotton
situation.
The leading farmers of Newton coun
ty and the cotton dealers of Covington
believe that by holding the remainder
of the cotton crop it will bring 10
cents per pound. The banks have al
ready agreed to advance a reasonable
amount of money on every bale of cot
ton stored in the local warehouses. The
merchants will likewise do everything
possible to aid the farmers in holding
their cotton for better prices.
Between eighteen and twenty thou
sand bales have been marketed here
up to date, and It is estimated that
four or five thousand bales are yet in
the hands of the farmers of the county.
The matter of diminishing the cot
ton acreage for 1905 will be discussed,
and definite action taken. Each plant
er will be urged to pledge himself to
decrease the size of his cotton crop a
certain per cent.
On account of the unprecedented cot
ton yield and the good price secured
for the greater portion of the crop, the
farmers of Newton county are in a
most prosperous condition.
COLOREDMETHODISTS
AT MILLEN.
The Georgia Conference I* Well Un
iter Way
Mlllen, Oa., Dec. 15.— I The Georgia
conference of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church is now well under
way. Rev. R. H. Hlngleton of Savan
nah has been elected chief secretary,
and Rev. T. W. MeMIl assistant.
The marshals are Revs. J. H. Brown,
J. K. Gass, J. K. Brown, G. W. Jen
kins, M. C. Rogers and E. M. Haw
kins.
Bishop Turner used an sspreaalon
during 10-dsy’s sermon which showed
that the negro yet loves the oid melo
dies of thsir slave-time fathers and
mothers. “That song," he said, refer
ring to the singing <>f "One More River
to I'raos." “fills my eoul, end if thte
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ECKSTEIN’S
Friday Special Sale!
I, . , :^.! ) ?^ nTKRS FOR DOLLS, CHINA TEA AND TOILET
METAL ART GOODS. COLLAR AND CUFF BOXES. GLOVE.
YiP WORK PERFUMERY. AND A COM?
PRESENTS. GLOVES. HANDKERCHIEFS,
l''! .>)L l:AR ’ UMBRELLAS, FURS. CHILDREN’S FI R SETS,
TO-DAY ONLY
DRESSED, JOINTED AND KID BODY DOLLS, all of our 25c line on
special sale
at 19c
TO-DAY ONLY
PLAIN LINEN H. S. HANDKERCHIEFS, LADIES’ H. S.
R ,S C . OT ' I ’ OI>, D EDGE EMBROIDERED HAN DK E RCHIEFS,
MEN S ALL LINEN H. S. HANDKERCHIEFS, the 15c value, on sole
..to-day
a t 10c
TO-DAY ONLY
LEATHER HAND BAGS
All the new shapes, in Black and Colors, quality worth up to $1.50 each,
on sale
at 98c
READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT SPECIALS
TO-DAY ONLY
LADIES’ WALKING SKIRTS, well made, perfect fitting, fine material,
and In all the latest style mixtures, Cheviots, etc., this line includes the
$0.50 values, and sold to-day
at $3.89
TO-DAY ONLY
LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS, the newest and best styles, In Mohairs,
French and Scotch Flannels, Batiste and Fancy Plaids, these are the
usual $3.50 values, on sale to-day
at $1.98
TO-DAY ONLY
LADIES’ FI’RS, new choice goods, selected stylos, and worth SI.OO
each, yet we place on sale a limited lot to-day
at $2.49
TO-DAY ONLY
LADIES’ SWEATERS, all wool, nice quality, in Black, Blue, White
and Red, worth everywhere $2.00, on sale bv us to-day only
at $1.39
Eckstein’s Goods and Prices Always Please
GUSTAVE TCKSTEIN & CO.
DIAMONDS
Always the “Savannah authority” on precious stones, our display
for the holidays of
Diamonds and Diamond Jewelry
surpasses all previous effort, and we invite the attention of those
who desire
Beautiful Brilliants
to our exhibit.
Our Prices Are the Lowest
in Georgia, and variety the largest.
Fine Jewelry and Silverware,
Gold and Sliver Ornaments, Cut Glass, Silverware, etc.
OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL CHRISTHAS.
117 BROUGHTON, WEST.
Sternberg & Cos.
G. Simmons, representing the Church
Extension Missionary, Publication,
Sunday-school Review and Southern
Recorder departments, were intro
duced, and addressed the conference.
The following visitors were intro
duced: Dr. L. H. Smith of Macon,
Dr. T. J. McCoombs, Sandersville; Rev.
M. R. Grandison, Dr. F. F. Baddie,
of Milledgeville, Dr. W. C. Gains of
Macon, Dr. P. W. Greatheart of Amerl
cus, Dr. J. B. Lofton of Talbotton,
Rev. S. H. Charleston. Rev. T. J. Hall,
Rev. W. H. Bally, Dr. R. Evans, and
Elder J. M. Webb of Seattle, Wash.
The following are the presiding el
ders; Revs. R. M. Taylor, W. O. P.
Sherman, D. D.,: J. A. Brockett, D. D.;
J. T. Thomas, W. A. Pierce, G. W. But
ler, W. H. Wills, E. B. Brown. B. F.
Curry and T. N. M. Smith.
Revs. R. H. Singleton, D. D.; J. A.
Hadley, A. K. Wood and E. Lowry
are some of the leaders of the con
ference.
STATESBORO’SBAPTISTS
GROWING IN NUMBERS.
Statesboro, Ga., Dec. s.—The Baptists
closed last night one of the most suc
cessful revival meetings held in States
boro for some time. The meetings
were conducted by Rev. J. L. Cope
land of Waynesboro, assisted by J. K.
McLemnre. Mr. Copeland said that
ho rarely ever held meetings of this
kind more than once in the asms
town, but he wants to come bark to
Mtatesboro. Nearly twenty-five con
verts have been added to the church.
Thus far the HapOst Church has re
ceived shout seventy mentbere.
ICMorr’* Prise etor* Writers.
Oaford. Us., (Nr, U.—T. W, Oliver,
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WE WILL BE OPEN
Every Night
Until Xmas, to serve those that
cannot attend our
Closing Out Sale
in day time.
OUP. STOCK OF
Whiting’s Solid Silver
FINE AND ELABORATE
CUT GI.AKS and
HANDSOME CHINA
Is diminishing rapidly. Be sure
and get Borne of these good things
before they are all gone.
Allen Bros.
. I#s Broughton St.. West.
CL P. Almand, Atlanta, second prise,
$lO. "If It Had Only Been;" E. K.
King, third prise, SH, "The Old Her
mit." These stories are to appear In
the January leeue of the Phornli. This
is an annual conteet, and la each time
participated In by a large number nf
students and to win one of these prises
gains for ons the distinction of being
tme of the best writers In college. Mr.
B M. Girardeau of bavannali end Mr.
U W Whitehead of Dublin beth tw
bwierabie waling.