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SMALLER CROP -
ONLY REMEDY
THAT COTTON MEN CAN SEE
sro HELP MAWKKT NOW ANR PKE
VE.\T FI TIRE LOW TRICES.
To Born Cotton. They Think Worw
Thau Foolinh—Statement Mode
That Present Condition of Market
Might Hare Been Materially
Worae Had Break Come Earlier.
Mr. J. I*. M’ill in in a Tliinka Prleea
Too low Even if Crop la na Ijtrge
na 13.u00.0t10 Hale*.
The local cotton trade was enabled
to resume business yesterday with some
basis on which to make prices.
At the opening of the market good
middling, the only grade quoted, was
posted at 6*i cents, and at the mid
day call, and the close, the other grades
were quoted at the usual parity with
good middling which maintained its
price during the day. The tone of the
market was quiet throughout, but the
sales were larger than has been the
case for several days.
The trade is still at sea as to what
the future Is likely to bring, but the
only measure that any one ventures
to suggest as remedial for the present
condition of affairs is a lessened acre
age for the next season. This, they be
lieve, is assured, for even if the fac
tors and the banks were inclined to
advance money enough to plant as
large a crop as was produced the pres
ent season, they will not be in a posi
tion to do so on account of the money
they now have tied up in the cotton
they are carrying.
Burning Cotton Is Foolish.
Such measures as destroying the
cotton that has already been made, the
cotton men look on as worse than fool
ish. In fact nobody takes any stock
in the reported burning of cotton at
Fort Gaines, reported in yesterday's
Morning News. The lack of details
casts suspicion on the story, said one
member of the Cotton Exchange, while
another said that burning a bale of
cotton, even at present prices would be
just burning S3O to $35 in greenbacks
and nobody is likely to be so foolish.
While it is conceded that things are
looking pretty blue for all holders of
cotton it is likewise admitted that
things might have been a great deal
worse. When an analysis of the situa
tion is made, said one trader, it will be
found that cotton brought on an aver
age of 10 cents a pound, or a littte bet
ter, during the first three months of
the season, September, October and
November, and as the cotton in sight
at the end of the last named month
was over 6.100,000 bales it is a fair
assumption that, even placing the total
crop at 13,000,000 bales, a half of it
has been sold at a very fair price.
Short Acreage Certain.
If the break in price had come earlier
in the season the loss would have
proved materially heavier, while if it
had come later in the season another
evil would have complicated the situ
ation, for the farmer would have "al
ready planted probably as great an
acreage as he did this season, and the
promise of a second large crop would
have cut off any hope of better prices
for two years, instead of one.
As it is, with a lessened acreage for
the coming year, spinners will be will
ing to take the large surplus of the
present crop at a low price in order
not to be caught short next season,
when a very short crop will certainly
send prices higher.
Prices May Go I'p.
Mr. J. P. Williams thinks cotton is
selling too low and looks for better
prices as the season advances. Even
supposing that a 13.000,000-bale crop
has been made, he said, prices should
be based on the commercial crop, not
the agricultural one, and the commer
cial crop is pretty certain to be possi
bly as much as 2,000,000 bales shorter
• than the agricultural one, for the rea
son that the country is in good shape
to hold cotton and there will be
enough men who would rather "have
their cotton thaji sell it at present
prices to take approximately 2,000,000
bales out of the count.
Mr. Williams thinks also that the
growth of the cotton manufacturing
plants and the constantly increasing
•world's needs for cotton articles should
make the demand for cotton prod
ucts such that the mills will use at
least 11,500.000 bales this season.
CUBA WILL BE*SUBJECT
OF DR. BRUNNER’S ADDRESS.
* , Cuba" will be the subject of the
address to-night by Dr. W. P. Brun
ner at the Young Men's Christian As
sociation at 8:30 o'clock. Dr. Brunner,
having been In the employ of the Unit
ed States government before and dur
ing the Spanlsh-Amerlcan War. has
been in a position to gather many in
teresting facts concerning the people
and their histoiy. The lecture will be
Illustrated with many stereoptlcon
views, which will add greatly to the
Interest. Tickets for the lecture can be
secured free of charge by applying in
advance at the building.
SC H 00LWIN DOWSCUT
INTO TWO DOORS.
By cutting two windows Into doors
on the McDonough street side of the
Cathedral School. Supt. Ashmore has
made live exits for the building. With
the two additional exits the school,
building can be cleared much more
rapidly. The transforming of the win
dows Into doors was under considera
tion for some time, and It was deter
mined to have the work done during
the holidays.
PEI IT JI HOHS DISMISSED.
Judge Csnn hss dismissed sil petit
Jurors summoned for duly In tho Hu
perlor Court to-day for the term. All
the cases set for to-day that requir
ed juries, have been passed by con
sent snd only matter* for tbe court
to pass upon will be heard The of
ficial order of the court the
jurors Is given elsewhere in the Morn
ing Mows.
<MINAEV Mi MAUD MIT.
A burning chimney at the residence
of Mr. W. H. tttubbs, *t Ho. V> Har
gis street, woof, gave the rhomb si en
gine H Che OntraJ Eire At At toe a run
a <;M ■lm k hast night. The Bremen
responded to a telephone nese..g and
made the run hi excellent Mine
Hoed Me Idewee
Whet lo more enMw-doalvs the* the ,
fdMUdss>ny of thousand* cMung the ;
MMM' ‘*m*o 999 j
#1 I
STRATA OF IRON ORE
MAY HAVE BEEN STRUCK.
Something I.ike It B'na Encoontereil
In Driving Well.
Iron ore may have been struck yes
terday morning at the site of the new
Nationnl Bank building, at Broughton
and Bull streets.
An artesian well is being sunk at a
point near Congress lane and when
down 290 feet a hard strata was struck
that the contractors think may have
been iron. The strata was four or five
feet wide and difficulty was experienced
in boring through it.
Samples were examined by those in
charge of the work, and the opinion
was expressed that iron ore had been
struck. So much importance was at
tached to the discovery that samples
of the alleged ore will be turned over
to a chemist to be assayed. If it turns
out that a strata of iron ore was real
ly encountered in driving the well, it
is probable there will be further in
vestigations by experts. The find at
tracted considerable attention.
COURT ADJOURNED AS
TOKEN OF RESPECT.
Committee Appointed to Draft Reso
lutions on Deatli of Attorney.
To take action on the death of the
late J. R. Saussy. Jr., one of the best
known members of the Savannah bar,
the Chatham County Bar met in spe
cial session yesterday morning in the
Superior Court. Judge George T. Cann
of the Superior Court presided. With
him on the bench was Judge Henry
McAlpin of the Court of Ordinary.
Attorney George W. Owens,' after a
few brief but eloquent remarks from
Judge Cann had set fprth the object
of the meeting, presented a resolution
to the effect that a committee be ap
pointed to draft suitable resolutions
and present them to the bar for adop
tion. On motion of Judge Samuel B.
Adams this committee was made to
consist of five members, to be ap
pointed by Judge Cann.
The motion and resolution was
adopted unanimously and on the com
mittee Judge Cann appointed Attor
neys George W. Owens, Samuel B.
Adams, Davis Freeman, W. H. Wade,
and W. L. Clay. The committee was
instructed to meet as soon as possi
ble and then report to the court on
the result of Its labors. A special
meeting of the bar will then be called
to act on the report. At the meeting
Attorney James M. Rogers acted as
secretary.
As soon as the meeting of the bar
had adjourned Judge Cann announced
that the court would adjourn for the
day out of respect to the memory of
the deceased attorney.
DEALERS REGISTER
IN LARGE NUMBERS.
Nearly , Double na Many Registra
tion* This Year aa Last.
The hurry to register, induced by
the knowledge that indictments await
all who fail to do so, continued yes
terday at the Court of Ordinary.
All day the clerks in the office were
kept busy attending to the work and
many registered just a few minutes
before the office closed. The rush ex
ceeded all former years and when the
office closed last night a total of 309
had put their names on the book and
paid the rlgistry fee.
This showing is more than double
that made last year. The following
figures will show the increase in each
line, the registrations for last year be
ing first given and those of this year
following: Liquor dealers. 93, as
against 174; cigarette dealers. 35 as
against 80: miscellaneous, 13 as
against 55." This makes the total, to
Dec. 29. in 1904, only 141, as against
309 at the same date this year.
To-day and to-morrow are the last
days on which dealers can register
and if there are any who wish to
avoid prosecution under the misde
meanor laws of the state they must
get their names on the Ordinary’s
books before the closing hour to-mor
rew night.
NEGRO LOST VALUABLE
MULE ON AUGUSTA ROAD.
Auto Frlsrhtenert Animal and It
PlnnKPil Into Iron Pipe.
Richard Jones, a negrro living at
Montieth.was in the city yesterday and
reported the killing of a valuable mule
belonging to him between the eight
and nine-mile post on the Augusta
road Wednesday afternoon.
Jones said he was driving behind a
double team. The wagon in front was
loaded with piping for an artesian well.
Before he knew what was happening
an auto with four men in it came rap
idly up behind him and his mule be
came unmanageable.
It plunged forward Into the bristling
array of piping projecting from the
rear of the wagon, one of pieces pene
trating through the body of the mule,
from the effect of which It died im
mediately. The loss was a serious one
to the negro, as the mule was worth
about 1250. He did not know who was
In the machine, as it was soon out of
sight in a cloud of dust.
CITY WILL PURCHASE”
LAND IN SOUTH SIDE.
At a meeting yesterday of the com
mittee on City la>ts and Opening
Streets, attended by the Mayor and
the city attorney, as well as by the
members of the committee. It was de
termined to purchase some property
needed for the opening of Thirty-sixth
street.
Until the plan agreed upon Is sub
mitted to Council for approvsl It will
not be made public. The purchase was
authorised lust August by a special
resolution of Council, but heretofore
terms could not be agreed upon. The
terma now suggested srs not covered
by the orlglnsl resolution, so ths mat
ter will again go before ths entire
board.
Sew Ins Machines Inr Kent.
The ginger is known to be tbe light
est runrlng and most convenient of
any. It can he rented by the week, or
mouth, at very low rates, upon ap
plication at eny ginger store, took for
the red g. Jfie Whitaker street, ha
var.nsb. Oa ad.
IWM
A. A V. • nieedse teee Mend*.
The A- A I*. Art Calender for IWi
k# g perfect lirtie gem, IJtltofmAd
in twelve eU rotors snd very richly
ew.burned ip gold, else I*l# in bee
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|U<WI uctlM le, md fall U> prowaee
a copy We wan! one to be in every
|gs The <Jkes a * letup and Ea* <h
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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 30. 1004.
NEGRO KILLED
HIS SWEETHEART
WITHOUT WORD OF WARNING.
I SEVr A BI LLET CRASHING
THROVGH HER BRAIN.
>lirdrr Was Committed In Jones
Litne Near Vnlon Station —Robert
Drown Marie Hi. Escape After
Shooting Jennie Hnrley—Girl Had
Repelled Advance, of the Alan and
He In Supposed to Have Shot Her
in Jealonst Rage.
Without a word of warning, Robert
Brown, colored, walked in the back
door of a room in which Jessie Hur
ley, an 18-year-old negro girl, was cook
ing supper yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock, and blew her brains out with
a 38-caliber revolver.
The shooting occurred at a house one
door from Prendergast lane, in Little
Jones lane, occupied by Mary Griffin,
who boarded the negro, and was wit
nessed by two negro women who were
sitting in the room at the time.
From statements made by these wom
en, who were arrested and detained at
police headquarters until 10 o'clock at
night as witnesses, the murder was
cold blooded, and without the slightest
provocation.
Shot from Behind.
The women who were sitting in the
room at the time are Ida Evans and
Florence Green. One was sitting near
the stove reading and the other was
washing some dishes near the window.
Mary Griffin, the woman who rente the
house was in a front room scrubbing
the floor.
Brown went around to the back door
of the house and was inside the room
before anyone saw him. Jessie Hur
ley was busily engaged in preparing
some food on the stove, with her back
to the door. As she heard a step be
hind her. she straightened up and be
fore either of the two other women
could utter a warning cry Brown had
raised the revolver, which he carried
in his hand, and fired. The girl fell
backward without a sound, and was
dead in a few minutes.
The ball entered the back of her
head near the center of the skull and
came out just over the right eye. Aft
er she fell to the floor, the girl did
not move, and was left in that posi
tion until the coroner arrived.
Slayer Had Been Drinking.
As soon as he had fired the shot.
Brown walked out of the front door
and made his escape. Several persons
who saw him about the time the shoot
ing occurred stated that he had been
drinking.
Mary Griffin stated that the girl was
Brown’s sweetheart, but that she did
not seem to care much for his atten
tions. He had quarreled with her on
several occasions because she would not
go out with him.
''She was a good girl.” stated the
woman, “and was left here by her
mother several months ago. I believe
her mother is In Florida. The first I
knew of the shooting was the sound of
the shot.
Girl Cooking Sapper.
“Jessie had been helping me scrub
the floors. I complained of being hun
gry, and she said wait a few min
utes and she yould get me something
to eat. She built a fire in the atove,
and I continued with the scrubbing.
Robert walked out of the front door.
I don't know which way he went, as
I ran back to see what the matter
was.”
Patrolman Reisen was soon at the
scene of the shooting, but was too late
to catch Brown. He immediately
cleared the house of the hundreds of
curious people who had gathered, and
soon had sufficient information for the
detectives, who arrived a short time
later to work on. Brown was traced
to Yamacraw, where he was seen just
before dark, and It is believed he will
be arrested before night.
WARMING UP* PROCESS
SHOULD BEGIN TO’DAY.
Mercury Kell One Degree Below llie
Point Gxperted.
Mercury did just exactly yesterday
as the weather man said it would, and
fell until It reached the freezing point.
It even went him one better, in order
to verify his hypothetical prediction
that It might go even lower, and drop
ped to 31 degrees. It was at this point
that it stood at 8 o’clock yesterday
morning, and this was the lowest tem
perature for the day.
From that hour, under the influence
of the genial sunshine, it began Its up
ward climb. Things were discourag
ing. but It persevered, and by 3 o'clock
In the afternoon had struggled up to
the 44 degree mark. This was the
highest point reached during the day.
Then it began slow'.y falling again,
though there was a decided tendency
to come down slowly. At 9 o’clock last
night It had reached only 40 degrees
and at midnight was still hovering at
the 38 mark.
The cold will continue throughout to
day. though it will not be as severe
as that of yesterday. The backbone of
the cold wave has been broken, and
the warming up process will begin this
morning. By Sunday, no adverse con
ditions arising, normal temperatures
will prevail again.
At the hour last night when mercury
in Savannah stood at 40 degrees, the
following stations sent in tempera
tures as follows: Mobile, 32 degrees;
Montgomery, 38 degrees; Memphis. 36
degrees, Oalveston, 49 degrees; Augusta,
37 degrees, and Atlanta, 32 degrees.
NEGROTRRESTED FOR”
SCATTERING STONES.
Police (enforcing Ordinance Relative
to Ohatractlng Hlreetn.
Abraham Butler, a negro driving one
of the wagons which delivers the
crushed stone at the site of the new
bank building at Bull and Broughton
streets was arrested yesterday morn
ing by Detective Mow Davis on the
charge of violating the city ordinance
regarding the scattering of stones or
pebbles on the street.
There Is a city ordinance against the
scattering of small stones or pebblee
on the asphalt pavement, and especial
ly applies to the driving of wagons
containing crushed stone over the
pavement, when In eu< h condition that
Ilia stones will drop through the aper
litres in Its body of the wagon. f>.
Motive Davis nailed the 4Oll alt
lk<- way from Ik* ears where it wea
beaded, arid arrested Abrahams as he
waul throwing Ihe slum off gt itiough-
Imi and Mull itrsM* Tire accused win
be given a is 1 leg la I'wUce 1 'our t Hue
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Absolute Proof
liar eaffawini ailag the me*Mj g
tits "Mow f.'on* sew 11,a tnaasMM
Ash 1 (asm They hs* 10 motive fee
preesrp* Utxi *< a It# WiiHskef
1 *n*< nisi* sir arc A- J PtMStey.
S#*N)t •and
SECRETARY KEPT BUSY
WITH SUPPLY CONCERNS.
Letter, from AH Over Country About
Proposed Lighting Plant.
Since the publication in the Morning
News some time ago of the city's plan
of establishing an electric lighting
plant at the waterworks to light the
city stables and lot. Mr. Thomas Gam
ble, Jr., the Mayor's secretary, has
been kept busy answering letters from
supply houses all over the country
that want to get the contract to install
the plant.
"Tney seem to think the city is go
ing to put up a million dollar plant.”
said Mr. Gamble yesterday. "I am
getting tired of answering letters
about the thing. A cheap second hand
dynamo will probably serve every pur
pose, yet I can't make these people
understand it. If the letters keep up
about the plant. I shall have to ask
for an assistant.”
The lighting plant that is now be
ing discussed will be a small one. as
it is to supply only the city stables
and grounds. The plant can be in
stalled for less than the city now pays
in one year for the lights used at the
stables. It is thought that it will be
put in early in 1905, though no formal
action has yet been taken by the city
officials.
MANY APPLICATIONS
FOR WORK IN PANAMA.
ilore Than 10® Have Been Received
at the Loeal Ofßee.
More than 100 applications for the
government positions under the civil
service rules in Panama have been re
ceived by Mr. Arthur Robinson, secre
tary of the Savannah Civil Service
Board. There have been applications
for all departments of the work that
will be offered there, though the ma
jority have been tor 1 that of helpers
in the survey department.
There have been six applications for
the position of physicians and sur
geons, the highest paying of all those
offered. Five have asked to be exam
ined as eligibles for the position of
civil engineer, an office ranking with
that of the physicians and surgeons as
far as pay is concerned. From fifty to
seventy-five have applied for the other
positions, such as bookkeepers, clerks,
timekeepers, assistants to higher offi
cers. nurses, hospital attendants, etc.
All applications must be given to the
local secretary in sufficient time to al
low of their being forwarded to Wash
ington before Jan. 8, The papers for
examination will be made out on that
date and forwarded here at once. The
examination will be held here, com
mencing on Jan. 18. Only one day's
work is required for some of the po
sitions, though others will require two
days for completion. Full particulars
can be secured by applying to Mr.
Robinson at the money order window.
QUESTION OF TROUSERS
IN SUPREME COURT.
Snpreme Court Annnnnces Reversal
In Savannah Case.
The Supreme Court has granted a
new trial in the case of H. Blumenthal,
all of the justices concurring in revers
ing the ruling of Judge Norwood in the
matter of the application for anew
trial, their decision reaching here yes
terday morning. Blumenthal, who is
a pawnbroker, was represented by
Twiggs & Oliver, Judge H. D. D.
Twiggs appearing before the Supreme
Court.
This ease will be remembered as the
one which ended in a controversy be
tween Judge Norwood and Judge
Twiggs, as to certain words used by
the court in its charge to the jury.
The defendant was accused of knowing
ly receiving stolen goods, the articles
in question being two pairs of trousers
•that were offered to him in pawn by
two negro women. The women were
convicted of larceny and then the ac
tion was brought against the pawn
broker.
In his charge to the Jury Judge
Norwood made reference to the fact
that the guilt or innocence of the
prisoner could be inferred, among other
things, from the nature of the articles
pawned with reference to the persons
pawning. Judge Twiggs maintained
that the court said: "Do negro wom
en wear pants.” The court maintain
ed that he had said. "Whether negro
women wear pants/’
SMALL POLICE* DOCKET
AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.
There were not enough prisoners on
the mourner’s bench yesterday morn
ing in Police Court to keep it warm
nnd the Recorder let the four culprits
arraigned for trial huddle around the
stove until he made it warm enough
for them without any artificial tem
peratures. Since the holidays business
with the police has taken a remark
able slump, and there was little do
ing yesterday, which insures another
short session of the municipal mill of
justice this morning.
TO CONGRATULATE CITY
ON THE FIRE DRILLS.
Klre Chief Mniciilre Will Refer to
Them In His Report.
In his annual report to the Mayor,
Fire Chief Maguire will express his
congratulations that fire drills have
at last been Inaugurated in the pub
lic schools of the ertv.
In the last two or three reports the
fire chief has recommended that the
drills be made compulsory and he nat
urally feels some pride In the fact that
this has been brought about.
There are to be few recommenda
tions in the report this year. Chief
Maguire says he intends to be very
conservative. He will, of course, give
all the statistical matter usually In
corporated In the reports, but says
there Is going to be nothing to excite
any one.
AN AGED WHITE MAN
ARRESTED FOR LARCENY.
Wiiliam McKeon. a white man 2
years of age, was arrested yesterday
by Patrolman McGrath on the charge
of larceny. M< Kaon was charged with
the larceny of two suits of old clothes
from Uinno Kchiekel and Oeorge Hew
itt.
The saving of a few cents on a bot
tle of vantUa extract will not atone
for the annoyance of having dessert
that Is ‘'just a little off' In flavor. Al
ways buy Burnett's. Whe( you psy la
important, but what you gel mors so.
Burnett's Vanilla costs mors because
worth more—sd.
Kreseted Please*.
The chapters that have gens before
of Preluded Finance,," by Thames W
Dawson, havs t*aan printed la • pam
phlet fee HI snd will he sent, psm-
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WAS CONVICTED
COAST LINE LARCENY CASE
RGWLTED IX COXVICTIOX OF OXE
OF CREW MAKING “FIXD.”
Cnee Was Hard Fought and Oi-cn
pied nn All Day Session of City
Court—Jnry Recommended J. M.
Reid to the Extreme Mercy—Sen
tenced to Pay Fine of si: or
Serve <1 Months—Testimony ot
Fireman Most Damaging.
Conviction resulted in the first of the
larceny cases instituted by the At
lantic Coast Line Railway against cer
tain of its employes. J. M. Reid, an
engineer, was the first convicted, and
Judge Norwood sentenced him to pay
a fine of $l5O or serve six months in
the county jail.
The case was hard fought, and it was
after 3 o'clock in the afternon when
it was given to the jury. After a
comparatively short deliberation a ver
dict of guilty was returned, but the
jury recommended the prisoner to the
extreme mercy of the court. Judge
Norwood then imposed the sentence
given above. Assistant Solicitor Dan
J. Charlton conducted the prosecution
and for the defendant appeared At
torneys Wilson & Rogers, Twiggs &
Oliver and Walter P. Laßoche.
The circumstances of the case are
familiar to readers of the Morning
News. An Atlantic Coast Line train,
of which Reid was the engineer, was
stopped suddenly on its journey, it was
alleged, and the entire crew, with the
exception of the fireman, went back
a few' yards 'to investigate the con
tents of a box that had been found.
The box was filled with shoes of the
best quality, and the members of the
crew divided them among themselves,
it was charged. A few trips after
wards a similar occurrence was re
ported, only this time the box was fill
ed with Stetson hats. The railway
company, suspecting that something
was wrong, then began proceedings
against jhe different members of the
crew and Reid was the first to be
tried.
Some Damaging Testimony,
Perhaps the most damaging testi
mony against the defendant was that
of his fireman, a man named Clements
and the only one who is not charged
with having been a party to the lar
ceny. Clements told a simple, straight
forward story of the entire occurrence.
According to the witness the train
was suddenly stopped, though 'he did
not know for what cause. Immediate
ly afterwards the engineer told him
to take care of the engine while he
went back to see what was the mat
ter and what had been found. Clem
ents stayed In the engine-cab.
A few minutes later the engineer re
turned 'with two pairs of the shoes.
One pair he handed to the fireman
and told him that the conductor of
the train had sent them forward as a
gift. The fireman, suspecting nothing
save that the occurrence was some
what unusual, took the shoes. He
stated that the shoes were W. L.
Douglas’ patent leather.
The “Kinds” Continued.
On the next trip, according to the
fireman, the same proceedings were
gone through. The train was sudden
ly stopped, the engineer left and went
back to see what the trouble was, and
the fireman remained with the en
gine, doing odd work during the rest.
A few minutes later the engineer re
turned to the cab and this time he
stated that another box had been
found and opened by the crew. This
box contained hats and again the fire
man was remembered and presented
with one of the hats. He took It as
he had taken the shoes, believing that
It was presented by one who had the
right to give it.
Other witnesses were called for the
state and. though the story of none
of them was as damaging for the de
fense as was that of the fireman, they
served to fill in little details. Circum
stantial evidence was also used to aid
In making out the case for the state.
Defendant's Statement.
The defendant was the principal
witness for his side of the case and
the story he told was a good one. The
man has ar. Impediment In his speech
and It required nearly half an hour
to tell his simple story. In the prin
cipal facts his story corresponded with
that of the fireman.
He admitted opening, or assisting In
opening, the box of shoes and the box
of hats. He maintained, however, that
he did not think he was stealing them,
but that the box was a legitimate
find and not a fixed one. He stated he
believed the contents belonged to the
crew that found them and so had no
scruples against helping himself.
He closed by making a plea to the
Jury to believe hts story and not to
send him to the chain-gang or peniten
tiary. He asked t 6 be allowed to con
tinue his work, which he had faith
fully performed for a long term of
years and asked that the jury not send
him where he could not support his
wife and children.
This plea probably had Its effect on
the iurors, as shown by the recom
mendation to the extreme mercy of the
court.
MIST BK I! ORIGINAL, PACKAGE.
Renovated Rattn Cannot Be Solil try
the Pound Outside of the Package.
The order of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue directing a Strict en
forcement of the law as to the sale
of renovated butter outside of original
packages, as printed in the Morning
News yesterday, caused a good deal
of inquiry among retailers.
Among some dealers there was
a misconstruction of the com
missioner's order. The law pro
hibits the sale of renovated
butter outside ot the original pack
age. That is. It cannot be removed
from the package and retailed in small
quantities. It must be taken direct
ly from the package when sold, the
Idea being to prevent any deception as
to the product, the presence of the
stamped package showing whnt K Is.
A good many dealers have taken the
butter out of the package and then
sold It by the pound.
This ia prohibited by law and the
deputy collectors have been instructed
to confiscate all renovated butter sold
In that way.
A Dew Train Washington and
hew Vavh.
Southern fUllway announces rain
auguratten ot IU palatial noon train
out a 1 Savannah for Use Kant, leaving
| p nt Central time, dally. This a solid
vootlhuled trala.wllto most modern day
t-ril-h puiUrei. drawing morn riri
ing oars of UUest 4<etgi.. and the fa
mous wneeuaJed dnai.g cars ot the
Southern Hallway Any denied infer
. el lor. gives, er P turner, reeer vei > ,14
sited* *V rty *Uaet oSfce. lit •all
etree* 'gXssrdd Me dfT
HAD BEEN POISONED
SO MUNGIN DECLARED.
Am a Result He Landed In Jail on
Lnnac*y Warrant.
Prince Mungin, colored, is convinced
that he has been poisoned and late
last night stood prepared to defend
his position in this regard against the
world.
Asa result of this somewhat para
doxical standing, for Prince is still
very much alive, he will to-day face
a lunacy Jury in the Court of Ordinary
and his mental ability will be tested.
All indications are thait Prince will
go to Milledgeville for treatment.
Prince began his career as a public
character yesterday morning when he
suddenly appeared before the desk ser
geant at police headquarters and an
nounced that he wanted to be locked
up because he had been poisoned. The
sergeant acted quickly and sent the
negro to the city physician, with In
structions to“ff)WW him out. or any
other old thing that would save the
life that Prince declared to be on the
verge of taking the final jump.
Shortly afterwards the negro return
ed and presented to the sergeant what
he stated was a prescription that the
physician had ordered filled. This al
leged prescription stated that in the
opinion of the doctor the man was de
mented, and,aluiu!d be locked up. As
he was started cell-wards, Prince be
came violent and it took considerable
force to land him back of the bars.
Later in the day a warrant was
sworn out before Judge Henry Mc-
Alpin in the Court of Ordinary, charg
ing him with lunacy. Prince will be
given a trial this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The trial will be held in the Court
of Ordinary instead of in the county
jail, as is customary with lunacy cases.
SOUTH SIDE WILL
HAVE BIG MEETING.
Improvements Are to Be I'rged Dur
ing the Coming Year.
The South Side Administration Club
will have its last important meeting
to-night before the grand rally of all
the clubs on the night before the
municipal election.
On 'the night of the general rally
all of the clubs of the city will march
to the theater, shooting fireworks, dis
playing banners and otherwise making
things lively. This performance, which
promises to eclipse anything of the
sort ever pulled off in Savannah, will
take place on the night of Jan. 9.
A number of well known speakers
have been invitwfo address the South
Side Club to-night, among them be
ing Judge H. D. D. Twiggs, W. H.
Wade, Esq., Recorder Shelby Myrick,
Maj. W. B. Stephens, Mr. Dexter
Blount, Mr. Marcus Baker, Mr. War
ing Russell, Sr., Mr. Joseph P. Figg,
and C. G. Edwards, Esq.
The advisory committee will report
on the things that have been decided
upon to be fought for during the com
ing year. Only a limited number of
improvements have been selected, and
these will be insisted upon by the club.
ACROBATIC EXHIBITION
AT MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Was Enjoyed by Those Barred from
the Inner Sanctum.
While the Mayor, city attorney and
one of the committees of Council were
engaged on important city affairs, or
at least were supposed to have been so
engaged, in the Mayor's office, yester
day, those waiting in the outer office
were treated to a novel acrobatic and
contortionist exhibition.
A team of negroes, one an acrobat
and the other a ventriloquist, wanted
a permit to give exhibitions on the
street. "Show us what you can do,”
they were told. And the performance
started. It was an up-to-date show,
and for a time the applause threatened
to break up the meeting in the Mayor’s
office. The crowd pronounced the exhi
bition all right and the negroes were
given a free permit to perform on the
streets, with the injunction to stay in
Yamacraw while at work.
Funeral of Mrs. Maltland-Dongall.
Arrangements for the funeral of Mrs.
Frederick H. Maitland-Dougall were
completed yesterday in anticipation of
the arrival of the remains to-day. At
3:30 o’clock the funeral will be
conducted at the Independent Pres
byterian Church. At the conclusion of
this service the remains will be taken
to Laurel Grove Cemetery and placed
in the family vault.
The following gentlemen will act as
pallbearers: Messrs. C. B. Malone. F.
C. Battey, Henry McAlpin, Elmer N.
Hancock, R. Q. Stevens and Davis
Freeman. The pallbearers will meet
at the residence of Mr. W. Trenholm
Hopkins at 3 o'clock.
The funeral party Is expected to ar
rive from New York over the Atlantic
Coast Line at 9:30 o’clock this morn
ing.
For Over Sixty Years
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. It
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain, cures wind colic, and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty
five cents a bottle.—ad.
Xmas Tlntea Seaboard Air Line Rail
way.
Account of Christmas, the Seaboard
Air Line Railway will sell tickets to
the public on Dec. 23. 24. 25 and 31,
1904, and Jan. 1, 1905, at rate of one
and one-third first-class fares for the
round trip to all points east of the
Mississippi and south of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers. These tickets tv 111 be
limited for return until Jan. 4. 1905
Full Information at city ticket office’
No. 7 Bull street. ’Phone 28.—ad.
Handamne Presents for the Holt
•f day*.
We carry a fine line of vases, pedes
tals steins, beaten ware, as pretty as
the finest establishments in the larg
est cities carry. Not alone are these
things beautiful, but the prices are
very low. We have beautiful vases
from 25 cents up to }I.OO. We have al
so left a few pieces of Mexican drawn
work, such as table cloths, dollies
and center pieces, which we are clos
ing out at a very low price.
It Is well worth the visit; come and
see these handsome article*. Lipp
•nan Drug Company, corner Congress
and Barnard streets. Havamtuh. Ua.
—ad.
Holiday Krar*lss Males via Central
of Meoralo Mollway.
Bar# and one-third round trip
Iktsls will he on aale Doe, 11, hr,
and Jan. I, IMS; Snal limit Jan. 4,
MM.
Foe additional information apply i#
§. S HoSn.ee illy ticket and ,-waesr.
per apesit. Vf Puli street ad
One,
Two or Three
Tubs?
It doesn’t matter how much
water you need for a bath
you'll find that
The Othello Range
Will supply it at the proper
temperature. The Othello
makes no limitations—use
all you need
19 West Broughton Street.
The colds that come with
the cold are stayed by the
timely use of Warburines.
The little sugared tabules
work wonders in a night.
Druggists sell them—cents
the box.
Two-quart hot water bot
tles, guaranteed, 49c.
“Get It at Rowlinskt’s,”
Broughton and Drayton.
Beyond Doubt!
There is no doubt about it!
If you have a skin disease—
itching, tormenting, aggravat
ing—yon have a cure at hand
in
Tetterine
It never fails to soothe and
heal—kill the germs—and
help nature to restore the af
fected part. Just apply it to
the spot.
50 Cents a Box
At r 'ig Stores.
Hot Stuff
Stoves
This weather makes them
all the more appreciated.
They bum anything, heat
quickly and keeps the house
in a comfortable condition.
We sell the original, the
genuine, the Georgia
“Hot Stuff"
Edward Lovell’s Sons,
113 West Broughton Street.
Lumbermen Supply and
Equipment Go.
The newest thing: in Dry
Kilns.
Dries Lumber in 24 hours.
Costs less than others.
Vulcanite Roofing.
Steel Split Pulleys.
ALLAN BOND S CO,
COAL
Anthracite in all sizes.
Jellico Soft Lump.
Both Phones 507.
H. M. ASHE,
General Agent
Smith Premier
Typewriter,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dealer wanted for Savannah.
SAVANTAH THEATER.
To-night. To-morrow Mat. ami Night.
ARNOLD STOCK CO.
presenting to-night
•THE I'Hlt’K til’ SILENC E."
To-morrow M U.—Grand Double Bill
—’’Kdlthn’s Burglar” and “Peck’*
Ilsd Hoy and Ills Chum."
To-morrow Night— 'The Bleeping
Ll! v —• |,r<f, * Id*. 20c and *oe.
MONDAY xttft
“The County Chairman."
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