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6 CUT TO DEATH! We have cut the life out of prices. We have been forced to in or der to close out our stock. Nobody pre tends to follow our lead. They can’t do it if they expect to stay in business. We are retiring—do you see? To-day we are offering— A Solid Silver Tea Set, sold reg ularly in our stock for $l9O, to-day for $126 A Solid Silver Tea Set, sold reg ularly in our stock for SSO, to da> for $35 A Solid Silver Bowl, sold regu larly in our stock for S6O, to-da? for $43.50 We are slaughtering the prices on Havi land’s exquisite Tea Sets, Dinner Sets and extra pieces. These are all beautiful, of rare value, but we invite you to come and look at them, and give us whatever you think they are worth. It has come to that point when the people must take our stock at some thing or other. To-day is the day to finish your presents. We can please you. ALLEN BROS. AT NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, P. tl.~Frul(, Au turn outer and A hula wr llw twitMi Kir*l Him* K**v<n furkHigi. I*l*, t> V' I. <., Hh <iSaMll>*. It. •< - i‘ ! y. * ,M * r,uM * ** *" k ‘** ird - T,n *' M ‘w-vMI Race Nix furiunga. UUK BLUE AND WHITE TEAM BEING KEYED UP TO HIGHEST PITCH ELEVEN PL. AYS TO THE MISVfTID WAS THE CLIP LAST NIGHT. COPE IS PERFECTLY SATISFIED WITH CONDITION. HAKMOX WILL PLAY END ON THE DEFENSIVE. I.nimbrrjf Will lie Put Rebind tlie Line When .lay* Have the Rail, .lay Outfit Expected to Arrive To night—Tlppin and Klrl.y Smith Will Play With Orange and Rlaek. Hand Will Re Engaged to Leud Chorus in Savnnuah'. Hattie llyiuti. Harder and harder has been the work of the Savannah squad for the last week in preparation for Monday’s game with the Jays. East night it seemed that the very limit of human endurance had been reached when Capt. Cope kept calling on the men for faster and more con centrated effort after an hour's gruel ling work. Savannah has never put forth a team which has received as much hard, sys tematic work. Neither has Savannah ever produced an eleven as fast and as finished as to the finer points of the game. None of the ingenuity known to the modern coach has been neglected in bringing the men to the point of perfection which will be neces sary to triumph over the two magnifi cent teams that will line up here one week apart. After last night’s practice Capt. Cope was perhaps the least exhausted of all the men, and stated he was more than satisfied with the work of the men. Will Play Rapidly. It would be foolish now to outline Savannah's system of play. They will be mixed up with such rapidity, how ever, that the opposing Jay outfit may find itself played off its feet in the first five minutes. An average of ten plays to the minute was the way the men rushed down the field last night, and fumbling was conspicuous by Its absence. In the line up on defensive and of fensive play there will be some changes. Harmon will be used at left half on the offensive and Lans berg at right end. On the defensive Lansberg will be shifted behind the line and Harmon will take his position at end. This is done because of the peculiar qualifications of each of these brilliant players. Lansberg is recognized as one of the strongest defensive players on the line up, while Harmon’s breaking up of plays is not so good. He tackles well, but with the same fierce spirit which characterizes Lansbergs work in downing the running. In this the veteran end is without a peer in the South. Harmon stands out just as prominently as an advancer of the ball. Jays Wttt Arrive To-night. According to a statement made by "Bill” Jones yesterday the Jays will re.ach Savannah to-night shortly after 12 o'clock. They will make their headquarters at the Pulaski House and put in a quiet day of rest to-morrow. Mr. Jones said he did not know posi tively whether Kirby Smith would play w’ith the Jacksonville team. Yesterday Capt. Harry Blun pom pleted the words to the song which all rooters are requested to sing Monday. A band will be engaged to lead the song. The tin dumb bulls which are being Bold around the city will be largely in evidence with the rooters, and there Is promise of enough noise to put a competitive boiler foundry on the blink. JACK WARNER SOLD TO ST. LOUIS CLUB. Released Because Riant* Had Too Many Catcher*. Jack Warner will not be a member of the Giants next season. Instead he will play for the St. Louis National League Club. Word was received by Manager John McGraw announcing that the St. Louis management hid agreed to the pur chase price proposed by McGraw for Warner's release. Roger Bresnahan will resume his position as catcher, alternating with Frank Bowerman. President John T. Bush said: “War ner's release was sold because the club had an excess of catchers —In fact more than we knew what to do with. The St. Louis club wanted Warner and we concluded to sell him. Bower man and Bresrfahan will do the bulk of our catching, and I think will do It well." Brush was asked if there was any truth in the report that Warner was sold because he was held responsible for attempting to create dissension among the players and was not In ac cord with the policy of the New York management. "That I know nothing about,” he answered, “so far as I know he was sold because we had no use for him.” BURKE AND BLACK GET SOUTHERN LEAGUE JOBS. For South Atlantic Umpire* Are Ap pointed by Knxuuntitrli. Little Rock. Ark.. Dec. 3.—President W. M. Kavanaugh, of the Southern League, to-day appointed Dan Pfenin ger, R. W. Black, Joe Burke and Frank Bassett to be umpires in the Southern League next season. Pfeninger was with the Southern League last season, Burke and Black umpired in the South Atlantic League and Bassett officiated In the Cotton States League. President Kavanaugh has appointed Abner Powell, of Atlanta; Newt Fisher, of Nashville, and Charles Frank, of New Orleans, as a committee to assist him In preparing the 190 ft schedule. The committee will probably meet In Shreveport about the middle of Jan uary. ■I n k Horner, 13 to 5, won. with Mlladt Love, 9 to 2, second, ii nd Kodduccee, 10 to 1, third. Time 1:14 3-6. Third Race— Oii in lie and an eighth. Ludy Fonso, 6to won, with Always Faithful. 26 to 1, second, and Gigantic, 10 to I, third. Time 1:67. Fourth lta< a -Mia furlongs, handi cap. link 14. rn.ird. 7 to 6. won. with Fron tense, I to I, second, and Anturl. l. 13 to 6. third Tima 1:11 2-6. Fifth liac e -t>ne iniU and a quarter, irllliif. itrooklyn, ll tu 6, won, with It. a*la Mrt'arthy, 3 to 1. w ood and Horn, alld 7 to 1. thhd. Time 2 09 H, Mlatb lUn* tin. nilli. Jab* Oomm hurg, 2 to I, atn, with Hi. Tammany. 16 to I, second, and AhoiA. I Ui k third. Vlmm 1:42 4-6. SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1904. YALE WAS DEFEATED AT BASKET BALL. Charleston Team Ployed All AronsG the Son* of Ell. Charleston, S. C„ Dec. 23.—Before 300 spectators, massed on the running track of the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium the boys from Yale went down before the local association basketball team. The game was well played, but the lo cals, a little heavier and a fraction taller, outplayed their Connecticut op ponents at every point. The game opened a little rough and at times reminded one very much of football. The referee was, however, very alert, and fouls were promptly called and the offending teams penal ized. The score, 29 to 17, showed more than strength and weight, for the points were made 14 to 12 on field goals and 15 to 5 goals from the foul lines. Two full twenty-minute halves were played, and at the close the Yale men admitted that they had been outplayed by the Southerners, and that the game was fairly and well won. The line up was as follows: Yale. Charleston. Anderson .. right forward ..Marshall Barber left forward .... Thomas Hyatt center Henerey Rockwell .... right guard Barkerding Church left guard Smith SAVANNAH’S BATTLE HYMN FOR MONDAY’S GRIDIRON BATTLE. When the cohorts assemble at Bolton Street Park Monday afternoon to participate in the rooting for the Blue and White a brass band will be on hand to lead the mammoth choir that will sing the following verse to the air of "Teasing.” This production i3 by the well-known local foot ball librettist, Capt. Harry Blun: Tune: “Teasing.” You feel so awful blue You really don’t know what on earth to do, You played a game of football. You were never In It—not in at all. We made a touchdown and then a goal; And tills is the story told: Savannah won, and won with ease. Back, back to Jacksonville and sit down, please! ■ " Teasing, teasing. Thanksgiving we were teasing you; Teasing, teasing, to find out just what you could do. Of course, you know, that vie were— Teasing, teasing, you are not in it with the White and Blue. Don't be angry; we've got it in for sleepy Charleston, too! EXPERTS BELIEVE DECISION OF REFEREE ROACH WAS FAIR That Britt Was Cleverest Seems to Be the Unan imity of Opinion. San Francisco, Dec. 23.—Although a few complaints against the declsioh of the referee are heard, most . fight followers agree that Britt fairly earn ed his victory over Nelson. As the fight went the limit it had to be decided on points and there is no question th’at Britt landed three blows for every one Nelson sent home. In fact. Nelson did not land a dozen clean hits during the entire contest, most of his blows were delivered when they were at short range. It Is an undeniable fact that Nelson was not hurt by the blows he received and was as fresh as a “d'aisy” at the end of the fight, and for this reason some think Roche should have called it a draw. The following are the opinions of some of the leading experts in fisti cuffs: Jack Welch—Roche could give no other decision. Britt outboxed and out pointed Nelson In nearly every round. Eddie Smith—lf I Wad been in the JOBEZ WHITE MAY BE BRITT’S NEXT OPPONENT i ' Californian Has Cleaned Pugilistic Slate in His Class Here. San Francisco, Dec. 23.—There is an air of general satisfaction in this town over the result of Tuesday's battle be tween “Jimmy” Britt and Battling Nelson. With the fight now over, the topic of conversation is: Who will be Britt's next opponent? A number of challenges were read at the ringside, but as yet none of them have been given any consideration. Of all the defls hurled at the win ner the one that will receive the most attention is the challenge sent by Charlie Mitchell, the former English heavyweight pugilist, on behalf of his protege, Jabez White. If matched the battle would have an international as. peet. White will sail for America within a few days and it is not Improbable that Britt will agree to give the Eng lish boxer a chance. Britt will, how ever, ask for a few weeks' rest be Let Me Cure Your Kidney Trouble. SEE IF YOU HAVE IT Thousands suffering from kidney trouble, from urinary disorders, from rheumatism and uric acid poison make the mistake of buying ready-made remedies at drug stores, and wonder why they do not get well. No two teases of kidney trouble are exactly alike, and each re quires a different treatment. The only way you can hope to be cured Is to get the individual attention of a specialist of recognised ability and experience. I know positively that I can cure any case of kidney trou ble, rheumatism, bladder trouble. Bright's disease, dia betes. weak back, etc., no matter how stubborn and deep-seated. My announcements have appeared In the papers of this city a longer time than that of any other one man, and that in Itself provea I have been curing my patients, or I would not have been successful so long. There are certain symptoms that Indicate kidney trouble, and those who have on# or more of these symp toms should call at my office and get the benefit of a free consultation with me: or, If they cannot call, they ahould write me for Krlf-Kxamlnation blank booklet, lift II \ IHIM 47 etc , and I will give them the same benefits by inall, Itccogtilxcit a* the uleo free. Call on me or write me If you urinate too , Ol.t<-i IlMahjtMicd ..ften, |f your skin Is dry, paie, harsh or waxy, If there itml Most It' llalilc t, naueea after eating, if the joints pain and sens, If the hfM'i'iaUat. urine l dark and cloudy, If the fleeh under the eye* is bloated. If the perspiration has a bad odor. If thera la a noiMlsnl bad taste In the mouth, If you have a chilly, clammy feeling These are but a few of the many symptoms, but they are all important, and you ahould lose no time getting proper treatment. Call or write and I will make a thorough rtuitiinstion free of charge, arid advise you lust what to do to be cured. My addreos ia J Keaton Hathaway, M. It HA Bryan street, Mevsussh, <ia. hour*: • a. m. to 12 u.., 2 to 6, 7 to I p is- gundeys 49 a. mo t | p. in. FITZGERALD’S WATER AND LIGHT SERVICE. Fitzgerald, Ga., Dec. 23.—1n order to extend and imorove the water and light service to meet the increasing de mand, the city has purchased anew pump for the air lift, for 31,825. The machine has a capacity of 400 gallons per minute. The old pump will be retained as a reserve in case of acci dent or breakdown. BOYCOTTING THE SHOWS. Clreu* Rained It* Tent In Fltsgernld Ilut Didn't Sell a Tleket. Fitzgerald. Ga., Dec. 23.—The shows playing here this week are contending with a mild boycott. The street car nival shows first fell into disrepute, and a number of representative citizens, headed by Mayor Wilson, went to in terview the carnival people, for the purpose of closing the shows, but the proprietor could not be found. This afternoon James Shelby’s circus open ed at 2 o’clock for its usual perform ance, but failed to sell a ticket. Will Meet In Axltevllle. Asheville, N. C., Dec. 23.—Secretary Randolph of the Board of Trade has received a message from D. C. Weaver, Jr., and C. E. Weaver, stating that the next convention of the American In stitute of Electrical Engineers, to be held in 1905, will be in Asheville. Irwin County Farmer* Organising, Fitzgerald, Ga., Dec. 23. —The farmers of Irwin county are organizing to en courage the holding of cotton and to influence the rise in price of the im portant staple. ring I would have decided as Roche ■ did. ■ - Mat Larkin—Britt hA too much class for Nelson. Harry Corbett —THp decision looked all right to me. I must say Nelson deserves a lot of credit. Alex Gregglans—Britt won on the clean blows landed. Eddie Graney—l would have decided as Roche did. Marvin Hart—l thought Nelson put up a grand fight, but the referee de cided Britt won, and that is all there Is to It. Teddy Murphy—l thought Roche could have called it a draw. Britt held a great deal and when he was not holding he ran away. His blows were of no force. Nelson is one of the marvels of the prize ring when It comes to standing up under punishment and showing no ill effects from the terrible grueling to which he is subjected. Barring a slight bruise on the face he show ed no effects of the hammering he received. He is cheerful, although he feels that he was unfairly treated In the decision. fore entering the ring again. Sev eral of the sporting organizations in this city are now busy trying to match Nelson with “Young Corbett,” Britt to meet the winner. Everyone at the ringside applauded the grit and stamina of Nelson, and there were a few who believed that Referee Roche could have called the fight a draw. All seemed to agree that Britt showed the greater cleverness throughout. “It was a repetition of the Jeffries- Sharkey fight,” said Referee Roche. “Brlti, like Jeffries, -did the clever fighting, hitting cleanly and generally outpointing his opponent, while Nel son trusted to mad rushes and his ability to withstand punishment.” Neither man showed to-day the ef fects of the terrible gruelling he got. There was a slight scar on Britt's fore head. Nelson was unmarked. Britt's share of the purse amounts to $8,877, Nelson's to $5,918. The to tal receipts were $26,900. The Yose mite Athletic Club receives $12,105. AIMS AND PURPOSES OF EDUCATORS’ CONVENTION. Committee Seeks to Awaken Inter est In the .Jacksonville Meeting,. Washington, Dec. 23.—A report cal culated to aw-aken interest in the forthcoming meeting of the Southern Educational Association at Jackson ville, Fla., has just been Issued by the Committee on “Aims and Pur poses” of the association. The report disclaims the existence of the associ ation as due to sectional sentiment, “but,” it adds, “there is a community of interest in educational matters in the Southern states such as belongs to no other group of states in the Ameri can Union.” The impoverishment of the endowed and private schools and the passing from the educational system which met the needs of the white citizens in for mer days to a system of schools sup ported by the people and framed to meet the needs of all citizens and the demands of the twentieth century, “have rendered necessary educational changes radical as to principles and revolutionary as to methods.” “The enfranchisement of the ne groes,” the report says, “added to the citizenship of these states a generation ago an unexampled burden of illiter acy, the mode of relief from which it is our duty to determine and to accom fflish. “The effort to provide rural schools In any sense worthy of the need has disclosed, from the Appalachian moun tain section to the pine woods of Geor gia, Florida and Mississippi, and even in the rich delta of the Mississippi, dif ficulties, affecting primarily the devel opment of the schools for the white race, to which is added the enormous burden of responsibility entailed upon the white race by the presence of the negro, and the necessity for preventing his degradation and helping him to a better and more useful life. “The named have marked the section in which we live with a degree of illiteracy that is appalling. The South holds 24 per cent, of the na tive white population of the country and 64 per cent, of the native white illiterates of the country. To this is added the enormous and dangerous burden of negro illiteracy.” While the association heartily ap preciates the interest and sympathy of philanthropists everywhere, the re port says, “the problems confronting us are too complex to be easily un derstood by study at a distance, too delicate for unsympathetic handling and too great for anything less than united effort to be effective in their solution. “In dealing with the municipal schools, graded schools, high schools and college work, as to co-ordination and methods, we need to know at once what can and what cannot be carried out under our conditions. “And when we have strengthened our faith and hope by mutual coun sel regarding the work of education for the white race we need to look well to that other w r ork for ■which, whether we wish it or not, we are held responsible to the world and to our posterity—the training of the negro race. "To study and discuss the problems and policies with which we, who live and work in the Southern states, arc concerned, to compare the experiences of each so that they may be profit able to all, to Investigate conditions and needs peculiar to our own section and to encourage each other in these efforts are the aims of the Southern Educational Association. “However widely the educational needs of the South may differ from those of other sections they are still, in an important sense national needs and must be considered In the light of national Ideals and In the spirit of that broad patriotism which regard* sectional problems a* vital elements In the life of the nation.” The report Is signed by J. H. Phil lips. Birmingham, Ala.; Charles D. Mclver, Greensboro. N. C., and R. B. Fulton of the University of Mis sissippi. American Club Ginger Ale. Halt Iron Ale. The two mt delirious oirlsmateil beverage* sold. FKIIFFXT AYD |>| |tr lIOMI MAIM IIAI HM It HV Till lit ISI (ferry member dellgl.tert— Feiher, Nothrr arid 4*tlldrru. Throe grurlfy desire for I'I.F.ANAKT NTIMt'IiATIktj l*ltlhK hold at all fancy grtterra, suit founts, iluba, itr KALOLA COMPANY MANi rACTI HI ItM Hlbil r.ftAlri: hl'M IAI.TIKfc, 11-ll Bay sowt, Mast m- r. U a. Ii HI Ml lL Vtag 1-rißliai and Omnrn! Mr-r<— ’ The Gift for the One Away from Home > - r/ Let the postman's knock greet the distant one on Christmas morning. Mail a gift of Nabisco Sugar Wafers; a gift not costly, but packed with joyous Yule-tide cheer. These delicious confections, of which you hear so much from everybody, are, for the season, clothed in merry Christmas garb of holly, green and gold, each package being accompanied by a card expressive of your good-will and sweet remembrance. What kindlier messenger could you send to all your friends than a Christmas package of Nabisco Sugar Wafers? NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY SEA ISLAND COTTON MEN MAY HOLD CONVENTION One Needed to Discuss Matters of Interest to Business. The suggestion will be made by Mr. J. A. Nelson of the Cotton Trade Jour nal in to-day's issue of that publica tion, that the sea island cotton plant ers Organize for mutual benefit, and the further suggestion will be made that the meeting for this purpose be held in Savannah in the near future. The Cotton Trade Journal will say: “The sea island cotton planters of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida have questions of mutual interest to themselves to discuss yearly that pass unnoticed since there Is no organiza tion to bring them together. Efforts to plan and adopt better methods in producing finer staple, fighting the posts that damage the crop, use of the right variety of seed, producing a sta ple best suited to the trade demands, methods and benefits of fertilization and advantageous marketing, are be ing studied yearly by planters, but the good results obtained by individuals Is of little use to the industry generally because this knowledge does not reach all by a wholesome and intelligent in terchange of thought. The value of the sea island cotton Industry to these states depends largely upon the high plane on which it 1* kept by the adop tion of such methods and the applica tion of such knowledge a* an Inter change of practical facts and thoughts would develop. “To bring these advantages to sea Island planters throughout the belt and to stimulate efforts to raise the stand ard of this cotton to a higher general grading, thereby benefiting the plant * In receiving higher prices and en abling him the better to meet the steadily growing competition of other We offer the followtng list as a suggestion for appropriate Xmas gifts. .Furniture always Is pleasing because it’s ua®. ful and ornamental. SEWING TABLES MORRIS CHAIRS WORK BASKETS SHAVING STANDS *** MISSION CLOCKS . i CHIFFONIERS. MISSION CHAIRS - CELLORJKTTEB ' \ LADIES’ DESKS CHAFING DISH CABINETS TOILET TABLES COUCHES PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES LINDSAY & MORGAN cottons now used am substitutes for sea island cotton, we suggest a convention In Savannah early In the new year of all planters for the purpose of organ izing and carrying out such programme as may appear calculated to result in most good. "In suggesting that sea Island cot ton planters organize, let us not be misunderstood as desiring In the re motest a market fighting organization, or to otherwise resist the natural laws of supply and demand In fixing prices. Questions of sufficient Importance In fixing the value of this cotton could be profitably discussed In convention to many times equal advantages in other directions. "Paramount among the questions such a convention should consider Is the use of fresh seed, which has cost the planters by neglect In all three states thousands of dollars In recent years that would have been saved to them by the expenditure of a few dol lars more for good seed. No doubt government experts and prominent sea island planters could be heard with great profit on the use of right seed from the right place, and the right place is the sea islands. Other sub jects equally Important are matters of detail that will be worked out If the i planters desire to convene." Opinions have been received from many of the largest growers and inte rior buyers of this class of cotton, and they are practically a unit in the be lief that such an organization as Is proposed should be formed, as the work that It would accomplish is one of vital Importance to the business as a whole. Local members of the cotton trade who are Interested In the sea Island brunch, are also of the opinion that any measure that would bring about a realization on the part of the planter that to secure best results from ids crop, to secure even satisfactory re sults, It Is n.-teasary thet he secure new seed from the Island districts from lime to time, would be one that woull deserve, and would have the hearties' support of all persona Interested l'> the trad*. newer (Ist* 94.4 MM Hssf. Raleigh. N. C., Dee. 22.—At s hear ing In Newbern, N. C., to-dsy before Judge Henry 11. Hryan to determine ,Um amount of hood of Thomas *' leeway, the returned defaulting Mtr of the Farmer• and Martha"'* (M of that -Ity, hgU wee Asad * La way was rsMaaef Le