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DESERTING NOT
SO EASY NOW
IMMIGRANT OFFICIAL ACTIVE.
STRENUOUS MEASURES TAKEN BT
NEW INSPECTOR.
Desertion# Have Been Frequent. But
Are Decreming- Captains Com
pelled to Report All Desertions nr
Pay Government a Fine—Steam
ship Owners Will be Prosecuted It
They Force Sailors Ashore and
heave Them.
Since United States Immigrant In
spector Currie has been stationed in
Savannah the desertions from the vari
ous foreign ships that enter the port
has materially decreased.
When Inspector Currie first took
up his station here, the desertions
were frequent and never a day passed
without three or four being reported by
the ship captains. For some time after
Mr. Currie began his active campaign,
the conditions remained unchanged,
owing to the fact that he was not ac
quainted with the haunts of the sea
faring men, and was therefore unable
to keep a very close watch upon \hem.
The first three or four weeks of his
duties here consisted chiefly in famil
iarizing himself with the port, sailors’
boarding houses and the people
who were instrumental in inciting de
sertions. Having gained this in
formation, he now so energetically
prosecutes his search that for the very
lack of desertions time will soon hang
heavily upon his hands. Only three
desertions were reported last week,
whereas had the conditions remained
unchanged, at least fifteen would have
been entered upon the records.
One Preventive Method.
There are several boarding house
keepers in the city who engage regu
larly in the business of shipping men.
They frequently entice sailors to de
sert, it is charged, and the sailor is
kept under lock and key until the op
portunity presents itself for re-ship
ping upon some outbound vessel short
of help.
Not only are persuasive methods
used by these people, but violence is
often employed to gain their ends, and
numerous cases are on record where
men have been kidnapped while on
shore. The places thus made vacant
are filled by luckless sailors who have
been in custody awaiting just such an
opportunity for being re-shipped.
As this special cause for desertion
gave Mr. Currie so much trouble at
the start he called upon all people who
were suspected of engaging in the
illegal trade and read to them the
United States law bearing on the sub
ject, and warned them that any vio
lation of it, brought to his attention,
would be prosecuted.
Forced Aaliore by Captains.
It is often the case where a captain
finds he has more men than he abso
lutely needs for the return voyage, he
forces some of his crew ashore.
In such cases the owner of the ship
will be prosecuted, but inasmuch as
Mr. Currie goes aboard every ship that
clears and examines all the shipping
papers and compels every captain to
account for the seamen he- shipped be
fore coming to this country, this prac
tice has materially decreased.
Even if the sailor is entitled to land,
the captain of the vessel is required by
law to pay the government $2 as head
tax for each and every sailor who
leaves his vessel while in port. This
tax is also demanded of a captain if
hny of his sailors desert, and if he
fails to report all desertions he is then
held in violation of the federal law.
BY WATER*AND RAIL.
Mr. W. D. Beymer, auditor for the
Central of Georgia, arrived home last
night after several weeks spent In
New York.
Mr. James Menzies, general freight
agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, is
home from Atlanta.
Mr. Wade H. Leahy, division pas
senger agent of the Atlantic Coast
Line, leaves to-day for St. Louis.
'Mr. E. F. Coast, vice president and
traffic manager of the Seaboard Air
Line, spent the afternoon yesterday
in the city. He went North last night.
He has been in the South on business
the past two weeks.
The following sailed for the North
aboard the steamer Merrimack yester
day: D. B. MacNicoll, R. W. Hilits,
W. Y. Albertson. .H. G. A. Nash, B.
Peters, E. Damelfo, J. F. Morris, R.
N. Hood, A. Ramsey, Miss Eliza Ho
sen, Mr. and Mrs. Huey.
The passenger list of the steamer
Frederick, due to arrive from Balti
more this morning, is as follows: Mr.
and Mrs. W. .1. Pitt, Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Buell, F. A. Handy, A. M.
Morrison, S. Anderson, G. Harvey, N.
B. McSherry. J. O. Bott. J. A. Dodd,
N. H. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. D. Eng
lor, J. Davis. A. Johnson.
Beloiv is given the iist of passengers
who sailed on the Chatham at 1 o’clock
yesterday afternoon: L. B. McGill,
Miss E. Shields, Fred. Pretchel, J. M.
Newman, Geoige H. Kuhst, Miss B.
Morris, Mrs. Morris. E. Morris, 8.
White, W. E. Webster.
Ten fishermen in charge of Capt. H.
E. Webster, en route from Massachu
setts to the Florida coasts, passed
through the city yesterday. They
came via the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company’s line.
CITY BREVITIES.
The Baptist Church. Chippewa
Square, is receiving an exterior coat of
paint.
The Transportation Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce failed to hold
a meeting yesterday afternoon, no quo
rum being present.
An alarm of fire was turned in from
box 14 at 8 o'clock last night, at
Broughton and Abercom streets. The
fire proved to be a chimney burning
out at Abercom and Congress lane.
At the Congregation, B. B. Jacob,
Rabbi B. Saplro of New York, will de
liver a lecture nt the synagogue, Mont
gomery and State streets, at 6 o'clock,
this afternoon. All Juddalasm and
Zionism ate cordially invited.
electricsupply co7s
DOUGLAS CONTRACT.
Mr. Joseph M. Walker, the president
of the Electric Supply Company, re
turned yesterday from Douglas, where
he secured a contract for Installing an
alertrlr lighting plant.
Douglas, Mr. Walker says, ia as pro
gressive a town of Its slsa a* there is
In the state. He aava the tewn will
soon have an up-to-date lighting plant.
The people of Douglas ere vary hoe
I liable. Mr. Walker eeya, and he en.
joyed his stay theur very net.
MYSTIC SHRINERS
WILL CELEBRATE.
Many Interesting Events Planned
for Animal Meeting Dee. 2f>.
The next few weeks will be busy
ones for the members of Alee Temple,
Mystic Shrine.
In addition to preparations that are
now being made for the annual distri
bution of Christmas dinners to the
poor of the city, which this year will
be one of the largest in the history of
the custom, plans are also being per
fected for the annual meeting and elec
tion of officers, which will take place
Dec. 29, at which time there will be in
addition to the usual ceremonies at
tending the annual meeting a cere
monial session for the initiation of
new members and a general glorifica
tion to mark the fact that the temple
has passed the 300 mark in its mem
bership. *
Because of these several reasons for
celebrating the members of the temple
will have an unusually elaborate pro
gramme. A large delegation of the
unregenerate sons of the desert, as all
men outside of the order are known
among the initiates, is expected to
attend in order to receive the boon of
membership in the fold. These will
come from all parts of the state that
are within the jurisdiction of Alee
Temple, and they will receive a warm
welcome.
It is probable that in their honor a
street parade will be held, during
which the "fresh meat,” another term
for non-memtoers, will be marched
through the chief streets in charge of
the Arab Patrol. All the ceremonies
of the occasion will wind up with a
traditional banquet.
Because of the large number of mem
bers who will attend, as well as the
numerous candidates for admission,
Masonic Hall will prove too small for
the needs of the occasion, and so the
meeting will be held in C. L. A. Hall.
The officers of the temple are anx
ious that those who wish Christmas
dinners sent out shall communicate at
once with Illustrious Potentate E. A.
Cutts, Recorder T. E. Youmans or No
ble H. E. Wilson, chairman of the
Committee of Arrangements.
MANY TWIGS wiLL BE
LAID IN BEAVER DAM.
Initiation and Election of Officer*
To-morrow Night.
All preliminary work for the installa
tion of the local dam of Beavers have
been arranged, and on to-morrow night
about 150 twigs will be laid in the Sa
vannah dam.
The ceremony will take place at the
Metropolitan Hall at State and Whita
ker streets at 8:30 o’clock. Judge W.
P. McCrossen, district supervising
president of Alabama, will preside at
the installation, and some of the most
prominent citizens, including the May
or and a number of members of the
Board of Aldermen, will be present to
assist in stirring the water. Mayor
Bridges Smith of Macon, Mr. H. C.
Stockdell of Atlanta and a number of
prominent Beavers from Memphis will
be present to assist in the hot time
which will be provided. There are nine
offices to be filled.
Messrs. Tripp and Zimmer, state or
ganizers, have worked faithfully to get
a large and representative membership
here, and announce they believe Sa
vannah has the strongest organization
they have yet dealt with. Two car
loads of paraphernalia arrived last
night, and will be put in place to-mor
row preparatory for the installation.
with thTsecret orders.
The committee appointed for the
Elks' banquet has almost completed
the programme, and it will include
some of the most prominent orators
of the state. The occasion will be the
celebration of the fourteenth anniver
sary of the lodge, and the committee
is endeavoring to make the banquet
the greatest event in the history of the
lodge. It will be given on Jan. 18, at
the De Soto, and the musical selections,
decorations and menu will be of the
highest standard. The Executive Com
mittee is composed of Messrs. Charles
Marks, chairman, Harry Willink, Wil
liam Lattimore, A. L. Chapeau, W. J.
Kehoe and W. C. McDonough.
Deborah Lodge No. 10, Daughters of
Rebekah, held its regular weekly
meeting Friday night. After the meet
ing the drill team which is practicing
for the drill which will take place
when the Grand Lodge convenes here
in May, held its practice drill.
The team will begin on Wednesday,
Dec. 28, to practice every week, and a
little later on three or four practices
will be held a week. The floor work of
the team will be entirely new, and
according to the latest forms. The
manager of the team has received a
catalogue of the uniforms that are
worn upon such occasions, and will
shortly order elaborate paraphernalia.
The offieers-elect of Live Oak Lodge,
No. 3, I. O. O. F., recently held a
meeting and decided to give the mem
bers of the lodge a banquet on the night
the installation takes place. This cer
emony will be the first Tuesday in
January. The newly elected officers are
desirous of making the ensuing year
one of the most successful In the his
tory of the lodge, and will use all
means in their power to put new life
in the members.
The committee appointed to make ar
rangements for the annual ball of Sa
vannah Company No. 5, Knights of
Pythias, have about completed their
work and the tickets are now on sale.
The ball will be given on Jan. H, at
the Guards' Hall, and will be one of
the largest of the season. The hall
will be decorated with the colors of
the company in an artistic manner.
Refreshments will be served and Roa
enfeld’s Orchestra will furnish the mu
sic. Col. W. L. Grayson is ex-ofllclo
chairman and Mr. R. E. Hall is chair
man of the Committee of Arrange
ments .
At a recent meeting of Calanthe
Lodge. Knights of Pythias, It was de
cided to erect a monument to the mem
ory of Past Chancellor Robert Hunt.
A committee was appointed to further
the cause by selecting the monument,
and seeing that the erection takes
place at the earliest possible date.
The Metropolitan Hall, which is the
property of De Kalb Lodge, No. 9, I,
O. O. F„ and Individual members of
the order, Is receiving a coat of paint.
Large signs bearing the Inscription
"De Kalb Lodge, J. O. O. F„" have
been painted on the east and north
parapets.
FDlIt FINED* FOR FIGHTING.
Willie Jackson. Blanch Butler, Mag
gie Williams and Oeorge Williams, all
tuoloijed, wens arraign'd before the
Recorder In Police Court yesterday
morning on the charge of fighting and
disorderly conduct In a bouse In Ber
ry lane, iarly yesterday morning. The
rote seemed to be a family affair, but
the noise and disturbance was sucb
that the Recorder assessed each par•
tlcliMUit |ld or thirty days us tie
gang.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1004.
CRUMPACKER ON
NEGRO FRANCHISE
W. H. FLEMING OF AUGUSTA
RECEIVES A STATEMENT OF THE
INDIAN IAN’S VIEWS.
Crnmpneker Snys He Believes In One
Standard of L’itlsenahlp and That
Every Man, White or Black,
Should Have An Equal Show—Ex
pects Negro Population to De
crease—Civilization Will Kill on
Many, Leaving the Best.
Augusta, Dec. I". —Congressman
Crumpacker has written a letter in
reply to statements of former Con
gressman Fleming of this city, that
contains some things that give anew
view of the chhmpion of Southern dis
franchisement. Part of the reply fol
lows:
“Your suggestion about white su
premacy does not meet with my en
tire approval. I believe in the su
premacy of virtue and Intelligence
and, of course, that means white su
premacy under existing conditions, and
I firmly believe in one standard of
citizenship, and that every man white
or black, rich or poor, should stand
absolutely before the law and the
government in his civil and political
rights. I conceive this to be an es
sential principle to the permanency of
Republican institutions and it can
not with safety be departed from.
“The negro should not be allowed to
vote on account of his race or color,
nor should he be discriminated against
on that account, but wholesome and
impartial election laws should be en
acted that protect the ballot against
vice and ignorance. These laws should
apply to the white and black alike, and
should be honestly and firmly admin
istered.
“If there is only one colored man in
twenty-five that should be given the
privilege of the ballot, that one should
be accorded it as freely as it is ac
corded to the white man.
Expects Negroes to Decrease.
"I believe with you that the future
will show a declination of the colored
population, rather than an increase.
The problem for the colored race to
solve is to adjust itself to the white
man’s civilization and. in my opinion,
in making this adjustment and in car
rying the responsibilities t>f freedom,
that race will suffer immense numeri
cal inroads on account of its lack of
foresight and moral force. The aver
age jiegro would be the victim of vice,
crime, pestilence and poverty, and the
mortality of the colored race will be
greater in the future than it has been
in the past.
“In my judgment, fifty years hence
there will not be as many colored peo
ple in this country as there are to
day, and while the numbers grow
smaller, the quality must improve.
"The law of natural selection, must
in a large measure, settle the question.
The weaker members of the race must
fall by the wayside, and Us posterity
must be those of the best physical, in
tellectual and moral fiber. The snuf
fing off process is the ultimate solution,
but at the same time fundamental con
ditions must be established and main
tained, giving the members of that
race every opportunity that they are
justly entitled to work out a success
ful solution of the problem.”
SBOO FIRE IN BEAUFORT.
Frnit Store and Cnstom Honse Dam
• aged.
Beaufort, S. C., Dec. 17.—Policeman
W. I. Allen saw smoke issuing from
N. Paniottl’s fruit store on Bay street,
next to the Custom House, last night.
The sleeping owner was aroused and
was saved from suffocation. Intend
ent Townsend was notified, and an
alarm was sounded, bringing out the
white and colored steam engine com
panies, hose reels and hook and lad
ders. By breaking open glass doors and
sashes in Paniotti’s store and in the
Custom House building and cutting a
hole through the flooring of the latter,
the firemen got at the fire, and after
two hours extinguished it.
The damage to the building, which <s
covered by insurance, will amount to
several hundred dollars. Collector of
Port Smalls’ personal loss is about
$l5O. Mr. William J. Thomas sustain
ed a small loss by water. Mr. Paniotti
lost SSOO in stock of goods and fix
tures. He had no insurance.
THE WEATHER.
Morning News barometer, Dec. 17,
11:30 p. m 29.98
Morning News thermometer, Dec.
17, 11:30 p. m 12
Washington, Dec. 17.—Forecast for
Sunday and Monday:
Eastern Florida—Fair and colder
Sunday; Monday, fair; fresh wester
ly winds.
Bouth Carolina and Georgia—Fair
Sunday and Monday; fresh west to
northwest winds.
Western Florida—Fair Sunday and
Monday; warmer Monday; light north
west winds becoming south.
Yesterday’s Weather at Savannah —
Maximum temperature, 3:00
p. m 58 degrees
Minimum temperature, 12:01
a. m . 43 degrees
Mean temperature 50 degrees
Normal temperature 53 degrees
Deficiency of temperature... 3 degrees
Accumulated excess since
Dec. 1 ’.. 10 degrees
Accumulate* deficiency since
Jan. 1 254 degrees
Rainfall Trace
Normal 11 inch
Deficiency since Dec. 1 1.06 Inches
Deficiency since Jan. 1 10.38 inches
River Report.—The hlght of the Sa
vannah river at Augusta at 8 p. ni.
(75th meridian time), yesterday, was
6.8 feet, there befog no change during
the preceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo
ment of time, Dec. 17, 1904, 8 p. m.,
75th meridian time,
Nam* of Station. F t | Vf | ft
Norfolk, milling | $6 'N~ i’7il2
Wilmington, clear I 42 iW | .06
Charlotte, pt. cloudy ... 34 W j .18
Raleigh, cloudy I 36 W i .34
Asheville, cloudy | 32 NW .02
Charleston, dear 44 jW .06
Atlanta, cloudy 34 NW .02
Augusta, clear 42 W .01
Savannah, clear I 47 NW T
Jacksonville, clear 62 W T
Jupiter, cloudy { M W .go
Ksy West, pt. cloudy ~., 70 NW .00
Tampa, clear ............ A M W .01
Mobile, clear [4O NW .00
Montgomery, cloudy ...... 40 W .00
New Orleans, dear ......I 43 N j .00
Galveston, clear ..I M NW .00
Corpus chrlstl, clear 10 MK ! .00
Paisa Una, clear ■...,,,, 40 ,N W oo
R* and wo yer,
Laos I Kwtuwur
STRIKE WASN’T SETTLED.
They Seem Aa Far Apart As Ever at
Fall River.
Fall River, Mass., Dec. 17.—A con
ference lasting for four hours was
held in this city to-day between repre
sentatives of the cotton manufacturers
and their striking operatives, but no
agreement was reached and the settle
ment of the great strike, involving 26,-
000 mill hands, appears as distant as
ever.
The conference was brought about
’as the result of a trip made by the
leaders of the strike this week to New
York, where they discussed the situa
tion with President Gompers, of the
Federation of Labor and other mem
bers of the Executive Committee of the
Civic Federation.
No proposition looking toward a set
tlement was submitted by the manu
facturers. The strike leaders suggest
ed an arrangement whereby the opera
tives should go baek to work at a re
duction of 614 per cent., or one-half the
reduction voted last July by the manu
facturers, and that the mill hands
should work at this reduction for at
least three months. It was also sug
gested that at the end of that time
another conference be held with a
view to restoring the old rate of wages.
This proposition was quickly reject
ed by the manufacturers. The textile
representatives then expressed thqjr
willingness, in case all other plans
were rejected, to recommend to the
other unions that the matter be sub
mitted to arbitration by a committee
of the executive board of the National
Civic Federation, this decision to be
final. The idea was discussed at some
length, but no action was taken on
it.
A special meeting of the textile coun
cil will be held to-morrow, when the
matter of submitting the dispute to
arbitration will be discussed. If the
general sentiment appears to be de
cidedly In favor of the plan, it will be
submitted to the manufacturers in
writing.
FOR REPUBLICANS AGAIN
Wan the Dominion in tlie Colorado
IClectiou tne.
Denver, Col., Dec. 17.—Chief Justice
Gabbert to-day announced the decision
of the Supreme Court to throw out
the entire vote of three precincts of
Ward Five and one precinct of Ward
Seven at the late election on the
ground thiat gross frauds were com
mitted in violation of the injunction
served upon the election officials.
The decision does not affect the vote
for President and congressmen, but
may have an important effect upon the
governorship. The precincts that have
been excluded from the count by the
Supreme Court returned 1,455 Demo
cratic votes and 273 Republican.
In the face Qf the returns Alva Ad
ams, Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, had a plurality of about 11,000,
but the Republican managers assert
that when all the fraudulent votes are
eliminated Gov. Peabody will have a
plurality and will be seated.
Judge Campbell concurred In the de
cision, tout Judge Steele dissented, say
ing that only the illegal votes, which
had been identified, should be rejected
and the legal votes should be counted.
Through the action of the court in
excluding the Denver precincts from
the abstract of returns to date. Repub
licans will receive solid delegation in
the Legislature from this county and
the city of Denver, and will obtain
control of both branches of the Legis
lature, which canvasses the vote for
state officers.
SENTENCES IMPOSED
IN THE FEDERAL COURT.
Violation of Postal Laws Were the
Principal Offense*.
Valdosta. Ga., Dec. 17.—The sen
tences in the federal court this even
ing were us follows: John Stoncy, forg
ing signature to Indorsement on money
order, three years: John Greene, alter
ing money order and presenting it, two
years; R. L. Jefferson, Waycross,
using mail to defraud, fifteen months,
or pay $306 fine; Armond Flowers, pos
tal clerk, charged with embezzling
funds from letters, three years; Wal
ter Bracken, Balnbridge, for receiving
stolen stamps, fine SSOO, or serve one
year and a day in prison.
Quite ito affecting scene was created
this evening by the appearance of the
fathers of Bracken and Flowers ap
pealing to the court for mercy upon
their sons for the sake of their heart
broken mothers.
GERMAN STOREKEEPER
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.
Is Alleged to Hove Conspired to Loot
I*o*t offices.
Charleston, S. C. t Dec. 17.—H. Ru
dolph Rabens, a German who kept a
little shop on King street, near Line,
arrested last night by United States
Marshal Adams, was brought before
Commissioner Waring to-day and put
under $5,000 bond for appearance at a
postponed preliminary trial Jan. 6. He
is charged in the warfant with having
entered into a conspiracy with others
for the robbery of the King street
postofflee and other robberies in this
and other states.
Delay in the preliminary hearing was
occasioned by a call which took Post
office Inspector Gregory out of the
city.
NORTHCAROLiNIANS
ARE HOLDING COTTON.
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 17.—Cotton grow
ers met here and at various county
seats to-day and took the first steps
toward the holding of the staple for
better prices.
The resolutions passed at all the
meetings were practically the same
and all points heard from indicate that
the farmers are acting as a unit. The
resolutions declare that they will hold
cotton for 10 cents as the minimum
price and pledge the growers to re
duce the acreage 25 per cent. Town
ship meetings will be held next Sat
urday, more county meetings on Jan.
7 and a state meeting on Jan. 11.
Vldalla Hems.
Vldalta, Ga., Dec. 17.—Misses Maude
Hightower and Effle West, two of the
assistant teachers Of Vldalla Collegiate
Institute, took the general examination
for teachers at Mount Vernon this
week.
T. W. Willetts and family have re
cently moved hers from Broxton, and
will make this their home,
T A. Rockett and.M L. Clarke of
Donovan wen here yesterday for the
purpose of buying homes. They like
Vldalla and will In a abort time come
with their families. The following Vl
daliana are erecting new dwellings: A.
J. Williamson, Krv. K. L. Williamson.
H K hoar borough, Victor Herring
and i. V. Brantley.
w ■
Nvlnm* la a Maeaa Fulfil.
Mn on, Dec, 17.—T0-marrow morn.
Ing the pulpit of the Mutborry ht**-t
Mothodiet r’tiunh will be filled py
Oapt. JligjMMMid Brareoa Hobson
SENSATIONS IN
COLORED CONFERENCE.
Bnpttst Preachers Admitted—Hev.
Webb’s Lecture on “The Blood
of tbe Negro.”
Millen, Ga., Dec. 17.—The week’s ses
sions of the Georgia Conference of the
African Methodist Church closed to
night. The greater portion of yester
d-ay was taken up examining candi
dates for orders.
Rev. C. H. Payne, who had left the
church and joined the Independent A.
M. K. Church, was presented for re
admlssion. It developed that he had
■been elected to the bishopric in the
new church, and some feared that he
would have to be recognized as w. bish
op. Bishop Turner ruled otherwise,
and he was received.
Prof. M. M. Ponton culled the con
ference’s attention to a dispatch in
reference to the John C. Martin educa
tional fund, and resolutions commend
ing the work wore adopted.
Bishop Turner called attention to the
travels and labors of Dr. Stinson in the
interest of Morris Brown College, and
. large collection was raised for him.
One of the presiding elders created a
stir when he presented the name of a
Baptist minister for admission to the
conference. After it was learned that
Bishop Turner would use his efforts to
get the general conference to recognize
Baptist “elders" us “deacons," the sen
sation subsided, and the preacher was
received.
To-day was taken up with the read
ing of reports and the examination of
preachers' characters.
Rev. J. M. Welch lectured to-night
on "The Blood of the Negro.” He
claims that negro blood flowed through
the veins of Moses, Abraham. David,
Solomon, the prophets, John the Bap
tist and Christ.
A commission was appointed looking
to the division of territory and the
creation of another conference.
FROM WAYNESBORO
TO SAVANNAH RIVER.
Application I* Made (or Charter (or
a A>n linilrond.
Sylvanla, Ga.. Dec. 17.—Application
is made for a charter for a railroad
to be built from Waynesboro to the
Savannah river, via Sylvanla and Olyo.
The Waynesboro, Sylvania and Savan
nah River Railroad Company is the
style of the proposed corporation. The
capital stock s named at SBOO,OOO. The
company is backed by some of the
very strongest men. financially, in the
counties through which the road is to
operate.
This railroad will open up and he
the means of developing a rich coun
try.
The following are the petitioners:
William A. Wilkins, Sr., Robert C.
Neely, Edwin Fulcher, Frank M.
Cates, Charles W. Skinner, George O.
Warnock, Floyd L. Scales, William A.
Wilkins, Jr., William H. Davis, Pal
mer L. Corkep, Hugh B.'McMaster,
AVilllam M. Fulcher, William L. Mc-
Elmurray and N. P. Thomas of Way
nesboro, and L. H. Hilton, J. J. B.
Morel, Isaac Silver and P. A. Mock of
Sylvania, S. B. Lewis of Bascom, and
J. T. Walker of Boyd.
SMALLPOXIIP~~
PUTNAM COUNTY.
Public School* at Katonton Have
Hecn Cloved.
Eaton ton, Ga., Dec. 17.—0n account
of the presence of smallpox in the
town the trustees of the Eatonton pub
lic schools to-day issued instructions
to Supt. Wright to close the schools
until after Christmas, and at the open
ing of the spring term In January to
admit no child who has not been vac
cinated since Dec. 1. There are so far
five cases in town, of which four are
school children.
The County Commissioners have Is
sued a call for the County Board of
Education, the physicians of the qoun
ty and the trustees of the city public
schools to meet with them on next.
Tuesddy to consider smallpox condi
tions. Some definite action looking to
checking the spread of the disease in
the county will likely be taken.
AUTO FACTORY
FOR COVINGTON.
Tech, Graduate’s Plant for Rood
Machines.
Covington, Ga., Dec. 17.—P. J. Huson,
of this city, who has Just graduated
from the Georgia Technological School,
has equipped a plant for the manu
facture of automobiles and other elec
trical road machines. He has just
finished a locomobile that Is to bo put
on the public road for passenger serv
ice between Clarkston and Atlanta, a
distance of fifteen miles. The machine
is driven by a twenty-five horsepower
motor, will seat 'thirty persons and will
make four trips each day between the
two points mentioned.
Mr. Huson has received orders for
two handsome automobiles, the con
struction of which he will begin this
week, and for which, when completed,
he will get SI,OOO fach.
STEAMSHIP DAVEnW
REPORTED AGROUND.
AVns Bound fur Charleston With
Pyrites.
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 17.—The Brit
ish steamship Daventry, Capt. galley,
1,576 tons, which salted from Huelva,
Nov. 22, with a cargo of pyrites for
Charleston, Is reported' aground on
Hunting Island. Capt. Bailey wired
to Charleston agents from Beaufort
and the tugs Protector and Waban
sailed this afternoon to render assist
ance.
Odell Indorse* Exposition.
Norfolk. Vs.. Dec. 17-Gov. B. B.
Odell, of New York, bae given the
Jamestown Exposition his hearty In
dorsement In a communication to Gen.
Fltzhugh Lee. Gov. Odell’s letter
says;
"I consider this proposed celebration
In commemoration of the settlement of
Jamestown and the heroism and hard
ships of these early pioneers as one of
the most notable projects of the kind
In the history of this country. It cer
tainly deserves the support of every
state and .of every man who takes pride
in his country's history. I trust that
the state of New York will participate
In the exposition and that other states
will also make liberal appropriations
for tbe same purpose."
Mar (He From Pistol Wound.
Waycross, Ga.. Dec. 17.—8, 14. Jones,
a young'white man. may die frotn the
results of a pistol shot wound received
last night. Th* shooting was by J. H
Grantham, another young man. and
waa accidental. Both Jones and Gran
tham came to Wsycrues a ft* w days
ago (nan Wlnoksr, and had obtained
employment at the car factory. They
hmi boarding at the home of t'aaale
Todd, on K street. Wash examining ‘a
snaioi, th* a*spun was accidentally
discharged, reselling In the severe
wounding of Jones. 'The police ha vs
net aritete* Grantham and will mat do
sa.
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
AGREEING TO HOLD C OTTON.
Farmers’ associations in counties
throughout Georgia are holding meet
ings and agreeing not to sell their cot
ton until the price has risen to 10
cents or more.
ALBANY REAL ESTATE DEAL.
The Sale-Davls Drug Company and
Sale-Davis Theater have changed
hands at Albany, Messrs. C. M. Shiv
ers. R. S. Wells and L. R. Newsome
purchasing the former, and Mr. W. W.
Rawlings the latter. The Sale-Davls
Drug Company announces that Its in
terests here were sold for the purpose
of making a big timber land purchases
In Florida, About $49,000 changed
hands in the transaction.
*I,OOO REWARD FOR POTTER.
W. J. Prince, marshal of Davlsboro.
has given notice that the reward of
fered for the capture of Maro S. Pot
ter. who it is alleged, ran off with
funds of the Davlsboro Bank, has been
increased to SI,OOO. Potter was last
seen in Atlanta. The bank officials
say that Potter, who was cashier of
the Davlsboro Bank, and an official in
several others, made off with some
thing like $20,000. He has been away
several months.
LET ’EM ALL STOP.
Tifton Gazette: If the government
really intends to stop guessing matches
it ought to muzzle its bureau of sta
tistics on the cotton crop.
THOMASVILLE GIRL ON STAGE.
Thomasvlile Times - Enterprise;
Thomasville people will be interested
to know that a young lady who for
merly lived here, and who has a num
ber of relatives In this city, will ap
pear on the stage of the Casino in
Philadelphia to-night in one of the
leading roles of “Smiling Island.” The
young actress referred to l Miss Sal
lie Lanier Reese. She is the 17-year
old daughter of Mrs. Lucy Linton
Reese of Philadelphia, a granddaughter
of Mr. J. A. Linton and a niece of
Mr. Mac Reese of this city, Her
mother, as Miss Lucy Linton, waa very
popular in Thomasville. She was
reared here, and after her marriage
to Mr. Reese made her home in Thom
asville for several years. Miss Sallle
Reese, who has now permanently
adopted the histrionic profession, was
born In Thomiisvllle and spent her
early life here. Miss Reese enters the
theatrical 1 world under the name of
Lanier de Wolfe.
BANDERS VILI.E’fi W4TER WORKS.
The formal turning on of water of
Sandersvllle’s new waterworks system
was an event of local Importance. Mias
Esther A. Butts of SandersvtUe pre
sided at the throttle. The completion
of the waterworks system following
that of the electric plant some time
ago, terminates a series of civic im
provements costing the town between
$40,000 and $50,000.
FLORIDA.
MIST ANSWER FOR MURDER.
Judge Call at Jacksonville denied the
motion to quash the indictment against
Nellie Plummer, white, and Jake
Bradford, a negro, for the killing of
John Plummer, husband of the ac
cused woman, two weeks ago at Dens
more. In Duval county. The defendants
were arraigned and plcuded not guilty.
The trial was set for Jan. 9.
FOR A NEW RAILROAD.
Anew fall road company has been
organized In South Florida. The Plant
City, Arcadia and Gulf Railway Com
pany proposes to build a line at legst
seventy-five miles In length, extending
from Plant City. In a southeasterly di
rection, through Hillsborough, Polk,
Manatee and DeSoto counties. The in
corporators named are C. A. Root, D.
C. Thompson, William Schneider and
Albert Schneider, all well known resi
dents of Plant City. Mr. Root Is
named as president of the company,
Mr. Thompson as vice president, Mr.
W. Schneider as treasurer and Mr. A.
Schneider as seerefary. Peter O.
Knight is general atto/ney for the
company. The new railroad corpora
tion is capitalized at $200,000. The
company, proposes to purchase the
twelve miles of railway already built
by the Warnefl Lumber and Veneer
Company, of Plant City, which ex
tends out of Plant City, and complete
the road for seventy-five miles.
B SUR ANCER AT ES
Aro Wanted By the Business Inter
ests of Colnmbns.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 17.—Local Are
insurance agents, at a meeting to-day,
reorganized the Columbua Fire Insur
ance Exchange, with C. J. Edge as
president and John C, Coart as secre
tary and treasurer.
The Exchange will use Us influence
with the city officials to make certain
Improvements In the fire department,
and when this is done will ask the
Southeastern Tariff Association to rate
Columbus as a first class city again.
Some months ago this city was reduced
to second class. It is understood that
the tariff association, as soon as certain
Improvements are made, will be willing
to re-rate this city on a first .class
basis, with a small defficlency added
by reason of Inadequacies in the wa
terworks system.
how Columbus’fares
ON RATES REDUCTIONS.
On Every Class Several Cents Are
Knocked Off.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 17.—Detailed in
formation was received to-day regard
ing the reduction of Columbus freight
rates from Ohio river points and, in
fact, the entire West. A reduction of
several cents is made for nearly every
class. This same reduction will be
granted Athens, Macon and Augusta
in Georgia and Opelika and Eufaula
In Alabama.
Columbus' reductions on Eastern and
Northern rates have not yet been an
nounced here In detail, but are prac
tically the same as those given At
lanta.
PLANS FOR THE
BLUE AND GRAY.
Veterans of Both Armies Will Meet
In Washington May to.
New Hmyrna, Fla., Dec. 17.-'The gt.
Louis committee of five Union and five
Confederal# soldiers, appointed at the
preliminary meeting of the Blue and
Gray, which was held In the Hall of
Congresses on the World'e Fair
grounds, Mt. lentils, has filial May 10,
1906, as the opening date to t meetings
In Washington, It, C, l amps and
post* North and Houth Mill be repre
sented. Prominent men who were lest
ere In the Union and Confederate at*
rules will addrsss the veterans and the
fortieth anniversary of the <l*ss of
the civil War will he appropriately
celebrated.
TOM WATSON’S DAUGHTER
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
Dress Took Fire at n Reception in
Her Honor In Angusta.
Augusta. Dec. 17.—Miss Agnes Wat
son, daughter of Thomas E. Watson,
narrowly escaped burning to death at
the residence of P. D. Horkan, in this
city, where she is visiting. A recepr
tion was being given in her honor, but
only a few guests had arrived, and
Miss Watson was standing near an
open grate in the drawing room, when
the lace of her dress came in contact
with the flames, and instantly the
flimsy stuti was blazing.
Some of the men smothered the
flames as best they could with their
coats, and Miss Watson was rushed
to a room on the second floor. The
dress was torn off.
She was in a faint, and it w*as re
ported at first her injuries were fatal,
but examination showed that she suf
fered only from nervous shock.
Mr. Wafson is in New York.
Harrell Wa* Captured.
Tifton. Ga., Dec. 17.—G. W. Harrell,
formerly marshal at Seville, who shot
and killed Jim Powell at Seville, Ga.,
about six weeks ago, was cuptured to
day near Barney, in Brooks county.
Sheriff L. H. Glenn of Seville passed
through Tifton to-day, taking his pris
oner to Abbeville Jail.
What Sulphur Does
For the Human Body In Health and
Disease.
The mention of sulphur will recall
to many of us the early days when our
mothers and grandmothers gave us
our daily dose of sulphur and molasses
every spring and fall.
It was the universal spring and
fall “blood purifier,” tonic and cure
all, and mind you, this old-fashioned
remedy was not without merit.
The idea was good, but the'remedy
was crude and unpalatable, and a
large quantity had to be taken to get
any effect.
Nowadays we get all the beneficial
effects of sulphur in a palatable, con
centrated form, so that a single graiq
Is far more effective than a table
spoonful of the crude sulphur.
In recent yeurs, research and ex
periment have proven that the best
sulphur for medicinal use Is that ob
tained from Calcium (Calcium Sul
phide) and sold in drug stores under
the name of Stuart’s Calcium Wafers.
They are small chocolate coated pel
lets and contain the active medicinal
principle of sulphur in a highly con
centrated, effective form.
Few people are aware of the value
of this form of sulphur in restoring
and maintaining bodily vigor and
health; sulphur acts directly on the
liver, and excretory organs and puri
fies and enriches the blood by the
prompt elimination of waste material.
Our grandmothers knew this when
they dosed us with sulphur and mo
lasseß every spring and fall, but the
crudity and impurity of ordinary
flowers of aulphfir were often worse
than the disease, and cannot com
pare with the modern concentrated
preparations of sulphur, of which
Stuart's Calcium Wafers Is undoubt
edly the best and most wMely used.
They are the natural antidote for
liver and kidney troubles and cure
constipation and purify the blood In a
way that often surprises patient and
physician alike.
Dr. R. M. Wilkins while experi
menting with sulphur remedies soon
found that the sulphur from Calcium
was superior to any other form. Ha
says: “For liver, kidney and blood
troubles, especially when resulting
from constipation or muluria, I have
been surprised at the results obtained
from Stuart’s Calcium Wafers. In pa 2
tlents suffering from bolls and pim
fies and even deep-seated carbuncles!
have repeaedly seen them dry up
and disappear in 4 or 5 days, leaving
the akin clear and smooth. Although
Stuart’s Calcium Wafers is a proprie
tary article, and sold by druggists, and
for that reason tabooed by many
physicians, yet I know of nothing so
safe and reliable for constipation, liver
and kidney troubles and especially In
nil forms of skin disease as this rem
edy.”
At any rate people who are tired of
pills, cathartics and so-called blood
“purifiers,” will find in Stuart's Cal
cium Wafers, a far safer, more palat
ahie and effective preparation.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
SavanDahTpreparatorTschool
Barnard St., between Gwinnett and
Hall.
Instructors for 1904.
Ormond B. Strong, A. 8., Cornell,
Mathematics.
Horace Mack. A. 8., Cornell,
A. M.. tale.
Drawing, English Grammar and Ufr
erature.
Samuel W. Coons, A. 8.. Trinity.
History and Geography.
Chas. H. Hayes, A. 8., Princeton,
I-ailn and Greek.
Erie BerstrAm. Ph. D„ Harvard,
Physics, Chemistry, German.
Miss Mary Wayne, Vassar,
Reading end Spelling.
The etrongest faculty ever secured
by the school
Fall Session Will Begin Oct L
MORTON'S
School for Boys,
111 PAItK AVENUE, WERT.
Session commences Monday. Oct. 3.
Thorough preparation for College.
University or U. 8. Academies. For
catalogues address
J.R. MORTON, M. A.,
Principal.
Oa. Phone 69.
H. M. ASHeT "*
General Agent
Smith Premier
Typewriter,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dealer wanted for Savannah.
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OFFICIAL.
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City of Savannah, office Clerk of
Council. Savannah, Os„ Nov. ||, 14,
Parties deelriiig te retail liuuor dur
lug year III! will die their applies*
ttons at enoa. so that aams ean be
reed hefore Council In acrordanog
with City mfliMiie,
). HOBKKT ( RKAMKH
Clerk of CotMMtl.
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