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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
ENJOYING THEIR VISIT.
Many Savannnhians Visited the Tor
pedo boats Yesterday.

1t was a free and easy day with the
I crews of the torpedo boats yesterday. The
men are usually allowed an extension Of
liberty on Saturday, and though there is
a good deal of work to do from time TO
time, they have considerable time they
can call their own.
The discipline on board torpedo bOate
Is by no means as strict as it is on regu-
lar men-of-war The man are allowed a
great deal more liberty, but as a rule they
have a good deal more work, and it is
done under much harder conditions. The
torpedo boats on account of being fun Of
machinery. require a great deal of care
and attention, besides which they are kept
steamed up and ready to move on a few
minutes notice. But the men get their
time on shore and they get a good deal
OF il. There is no such strict guard over
them as is kept over the men on the large
war vessels, and with the exception of
those who are on watch they go and
come almost when they please especially
while lying in port as they are now.
A large number of Savannahians visited
the torpedo boats yesterday afternoon.
They walked over the decks and examined
curiousy the long tubes Used for firing
the torpedoes. Some of them went below
and took a look at the interior of the
boats. Bat, as it was a pretty hard task
going in and out through first one small
hole and then another, few made the in
VesuGauon.
For much of the time the officers of the
boats are kept pretty busy on board but
they have been visiting some of the clubs,
and looking at different points of interest
around the city. There is no doubt that
their stay here will be a pleasant one.
The Ericsson is expected to join the 10
tilla tomorrow. She remained at Port
Royal when the other boats came to Sa-
Vannah for the purpose of having some
few small repairs made She is in good
shape now, and will come and join the
fleet here. The Foote, another of the fo-
tia is expected here either Tuesday or
Wednesday, and win leave Savannah with
the other boats for southern ports. The
Winslow will join the fotilla later on.
Tomorrow viii lie one of the most i'm
portant days of those spent here by the
torpedo boats. The members of the naval
militia viii be taken down to the mouth
of the river in the afternoon and shown
the practical workings of the torpedo
tubes. The members of the two divisions
have been summoned by Lieuts. H. S.
Colding and c. e. Broughton to assemble
at their armory at y O'Clock tomorrow in
their blue uniforms, and shortly before l
o'clock they will march to the torpedo
boats The boats which take them down
VIII leave the city at l O'clock sharp.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
DOGS and Ponies

Prof Gentry and his company of edu-
Gated dogs and ponies. some 100 in num-
Der, will exhibit in this city under canvas
at Bolton and Price streets, three nights.
beginning Thursday, Dec. 2. Matinees
Friday and Saturday at p. m.
Prof Gentry's exhibition is too well
known in this city to need much praising.
The simple announcement that his talent
ed dogs and ponies are soon to exhibit here
is sufficient to enthuse the little ones, who
in turn make the fact known to the older
ones, and as usual Prof. Gentry will enjoy
the same liberal patronage His exhibit
tons thoroughly deserve all the praise
that is bestowed upon it, for it would be
impossible to devise more pleasing and
instructive exhibition than the one given
by Prof. Gentry and his wonderful dogs
and ponies. The prices of admission are:
Children, 10 cents; adults, 20 cents.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
CHARITIES TO GET TO WORK.
Meeting of the Association Called to
Elect Officers.

The controlling board of the Charitable
Association Of Savannah will meet in the
city council chamber tomorrow night, for
the purpose of pushing the work already
commenced but which came to an unex-
pected standstlL
The call for the meeting was issued by
the secretary. Rev. w. A. Nisbet, and by
the sanction of the chairman, Mayor Mel
drim, whose engagements prevented his
attending to the matter
Pursuant to the call, the first business
will be the election of officers. with the
possible exception of the relief agent,
which will probably be deferred to another
meeting. No thought has yet been given
as TO who will be selected as officers, but
the association IS in its infancy and the
desire of the members is to select those
who will give reasonable attention to the
work.
With the president, vice president, sec
rotary and treasurer, there will be more
responsibility than actual work. The re-
lief agent is the officer upon whom will
rest the responsibility of hustlng around
and attending to the wants of the needy,
1t is understood the reason for deferring
the selection of this officer is to await the
wherewithal. There will be considerable
cost attached to the carrying on of
the work upon the proposed basis and ar
rangement for necessary funds is an i'm
portant matter. 1t is not thought much
delay will be caused from this source,
however.
Besides the selection of officers, the
board will discuss the work of the asso-
citation in all phases, with the hope of
adopting the best possible methods.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
CAUGHT BY AN ADVERTISEMENT
You Cant Fool Mrs. smarteIIiclx Apx
More.

Mrs. Smartellick had been caught the
odd time by ads" that posed among the
local items as straight news matter, and
the last time she was fooled vowed an
Impressive vow that she wouldn't be taken
in again. She resolved, thenceforward
that before reading another item she would
look at the bottom of it first to see if IT
wound up with the customary "ad.'
which is put at the bottom of this para
graph to illustrate the idea The very
next Sunday morning a strikingly sug-
gesuive and catchy headline in the local
paper grasped her attention, and, before
she had remembered her previous reso-
luton, she had read that Sternberg and
Company's big Broughton street jewelry
palace was prepared for the biggest holi-
day trade on record, with magnificent
displays of diamonds, fine jewelry, silver
ware, lamps and fine bric-a-brac gener-
ally. While the lady felt little warm for
the moment, she thought that after all
she should be pleased at having such rea-
sonable and pleasant information convey
ed to her in so readable a fashion.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
ENJOYED THEIR DINNER.
Many People VIII Remember Las
Thanksgiving Day.

Last Thursday was a happy day in a
great many families who gathered around
the festive board and partook of their
grand Thanksgiving day dinner, which
was supplied by H. Logan, the butcher.
There never was such fine supply of
of wild game, turkeys, ducks, geese, sweet
breads, brains, celery, and choice beef as
was sent to Logan's customers last week.
There will not be finer display in anv
market this week, as will be shown on
Logan's stalls.
AS everybody knows there's no place
where a better class of wholesome edi-
bles can be found, than at Logans
If you are not already a customer of the
leading butcher, it will be to your advan-
tage to go to the market and see how the
business is conducted at Logan's; how the
hundreds of customers are served with the
choicest things III the countrywide pro-
auctions of the north, east and wcst.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
What Is Life Insurances



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about the vacant chair. 1t is answer to
the prayer Give us this day our daily
bread" 1t is an echo of holy writ, HE
relieveth the fatherless and widow" 1t is
creator of wealth, defender of home,
a provider against want. 1t is a will which
needs no lawyer to make, as none need try
to break. 1t is a conserver of estates, es-
pecIally so when involved or closely in
vested. It is a monument to memory far
more honorable than marble shaft or gran
Its pillar 1t is all these and very much
more, II so be you have the insurance, the
right kind. Remember these three last
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
HOO HOos TO CONcATENATE.
VIII Purr, GrOwI and Eat Christmas
Week.


! The Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoo
will give a banquet next month. The date
has not yet been decided upon, but it is
thought it win be Dec. q.
One of the orders greatest efforts In
the way of a confederation will be made.
The concentration will precede the ban
quet, and will be presided over by Vice
gerent Shark Merritt w. Dixon. The Sa-
vannah members expect to have a large
number of visiting brothers in the city at
the time Of the banquet
1t is believed that Atlanta, the strongest
center of Hoo Hooism in the state, will
send down its delegation to concatenate
again with the Savannah cats.
When the state concentration of the or
der was held al Tybee last summer there
were a number of the Atlantians present,
and they did a great deal toward enliven-
ing the occasion and making it the I'M
qualified success it proved. The coming
of merry Atlanta cats will be eagerly hop
ed for. There will be visiting members
from other sections of the state.
The place at which the concentration
and banquet win be held has not yet been
selected. The matter is under consdera-
ton now. Nicegerent Dixon, who is a
member of the supreme nine of the Hoo
Hoos, is looking after the arrangements
for the occasion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
CHANGES IN THE PARKS.
improvements Shown by Photo
graphic Vicws


A number of Photographic views aptly
illustrating the work of the park and tree
commission in Savannah were brought
to the Morning News office yesterday by
Mr.. W. w. Gordon, secretary of the COM
mission. The views show the condition of
Forsyth park after the storm of Sept %,
1896, and Its present condition, and the
condition of Colonial park in January,
1895, before the commission took charge of
1t and its condition on Nov. 81, when the
views were taken.
The views present a startling contrast.
No stronger illustration of the work done
by the commission could be given. Views
were taken of Forsyth park after the
storm from several different points of
view. They show the park to be tangled
mass of trees and shrubbery with broken
trees and branches in every direction, an
apparently hopeless ruin. The views
taken thirteen months later show not only
clean and well kept park, but a beau
tiful one with stately avenues and We'll
arranged walks.
The contrast in the Colonial park is
equally striking. Jan. q, 1896, a number
of views of the old cemetery, as it then
was, were taken, showing its dilapidatel
and unkempt condition, overgrown with
weeds and grass and the old vaults and
monuments broken and tumbling down.
The views of Nov. q last, show an entire
change, the old wall gone, the vaults re-
paired, a well kept lawn, free of weeds
and tastefully arranged shrubbery, with
winding walks and other attractive fea-
lures. Those who opposed the purchase
of Colonial park by the city should study
the contrasting views and see what a
change has been wrought.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
MARRIED THE WRONG WOMAN.
Robert Golden Found Out That His
Wife Had One Husband Living.


Wife Had One Husband Living.
Robert Golden, colored, had more trou-
BILE yesterday than should fall to the lot
of one man in the same day. Day before
yesterday he secured a marriage license
from the court of ordinary, under which
he was given the privilege of being Joined
in wedlock with Candelas Bacon. The
ceremony was duly performed and every
thing went as merry as a marriage bell
until yesterday.
The license. duly certified to by the min
ister r. NJ S. Taylor was returned yes
terday TO the court of ordinary, and short
ly after it came in, Golden himself APP
peared with a tale of woe. He found that
he had been led into a trap so he be-
lieved. Candelas Bacon, his wife of a
day, wis discovered to be a bigamist. She
has a husband James Bacon who is said
now to he living in Darien. This was a
pretty state of things, and Golden wanted
to know how TO get out of IL.
dis is something l never been into be-
70 " he said, and he insisted that he had
been scared into the marriage. To COM
piicate matters still more Golden had his
eye on another girl, whom he wanted TO
marry, and he did not know just how he
could arrange the thing. He went to see
the solicitor general and found out that
in the event Candeias Bacou's husband
was still living, his marriage with her
was void, and he had the right TO marry
again Happy in this knowledge he re-
turned to the court of ordinary, secured
another license and went off TO make Jose
phine Gray happy woman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
Thc Oyster,s Home.

Have you had a real good oyster this
season? If you have not. it is your own
fault. Halligan has the finest oysters ever
taken from the water. He knows where
to get them and his perfect system of re-
frigeration guarantees the delivery in
prime condition of the finest New York.
Baltimore and Norfolk oysters. Halligan
oyster cooks are experts and understand
The art Of cooking perfectly The wav
too, oysters are served at Haligan's add.
so much to your satisfaction. You can
get everything your fancy suggests ana
get it right at Halligans Congress street
restaurant.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
SHORT ON POLL TAXES.
Collections in other Lines, However,
Are Very Good.

Are Very Good.
The collection OF state and county taxes
is progressing extraordinarily well, Tax
Collector J. J. MCGOWAN states, and as a
rule it may be said to be better now than
was the case at this time last year.
Some trouble is being experienced, how
ever, in the matter Of collecting poll taxes,
and fewer Of them are coming in now than
has been the case at this period within
several years.
A great many people do not seem to I'M
derstand the poll tax question. They LOOK
upon it as a political tax, and one which
must be paid FOR the privilege of voting.
Such is not the case, however as it is an
educational tax and must be paid under
the law by all male residents. whether
they are citizens or not, between the ages
Of q and 60 years.
outside of the poll taxes, collections are
especially good, and most of the incorpor-
| ated companies and large business con-
Germs have already paid their taxes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28

The de Lossy-Holden Champagne is the
finest in the world. 1t has only lately
been imported into America, but bids fair
to outstrip all others by its purity and
wholesomeness. This firm has command
of the finest vineyards in the champagne
growing districts, and are themselves
considerable land owners. Their ambi-
ton has been and will be to introduce on
ly the finest wine that the districts can
produce, and to place it before the con-
sumers in perfect condition, pure and I'M
tempered with. For sale by Lippman
Bros. Lippman's block, Savannah Ga
and John Lyons & Co-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
THE APPEAL GONE UP.

Clerk Carr Has Forwarded the Re-
cord in the Fire Commission Case
The bin Of exceptions in the case of the
mayor and aldermen Of Savannah against
William l.. Grayson and others, fire COM
missioners of savannah was sent to the
supreme court last night by Clerk j. X.
p Carr of the superior court.
This is the case in which Judge FALL
CANT decided that the members of the
commission were not amenable to the city
council, and could not be tried by that
body under impeachment charges Mr.. S.
b. Adams, representing the city, has taken
an appeal from that decision, and the bill
of exceptions and complete record in the
case will be in the hands of the supreme
court tomorrow.
The case viii, of course, have 10 take
its place on the calendar. and 1t is not
likely that 1t VIII be taken up for a hear
ing for several weeks to come.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
AN UNIFORM DISCIPLINE.
Some Changes the Officers of the
Guards Will Probably Make.

The officers connected with the Savannah
Volunteer Guards battalion held an impor-
tant meeting last night to arrange mat
tors in connection with the coming drill
season. Considerable work in this connec-
ton was done.
1t is understood that there is to be a
strict and uniform discipline throughout
the corps in the future. Heretofore the dis
ciplne has been strict, but il has been
largely according to the ideas Of the COM
mandng officers of each company. This
was the cause of a lack of uniformity
1t is thought a uniform system of discl-
pline, to apply to each company will be
adopted by the officers. The drill season
will begin early in December.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
1t Was Great.

The magnificent Thanksgiving dinner at
Hicks gave the public some idea of the
capacity of the Hicks establishment. No
restaurant in the south, in fact, none ont
side of the largest cities, would undertake
such an elaborate affair. At Hicks these
extra days make no difference, so nerfect
IS the organization and so vast the re-
sources of the best restaurant ever in Sa-
Tannah. II you want good things, go to
Hicks and get them.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
PERsONATED AN OFFICER.
Dorsey Pretended He Could Get PEN
siOns for All Sorts of widows.

Dorsey Pretended He Could Get PEN
siOns for All Sorts of widows.
Antony Dorsey. the negro who was re-
Gently arrested by the police on several
charges, for which he will have to answer
to the state courts, was given a prelimi-
nary hearing before the United States
commissioner yesterday on a charge of
personating an officer or employee of the
United States government.
According to the testimony he went
about in the western part of the city
pretending that he was employed by the
government TO take the names aud ages
of widows, TO whom he said pensions would
be paid by the government He did not
make much out of this game, so far as
is known, though he managed to extract
$3.50 from q negro boy named Charlie
Franklin, upon promising him job at
Sc a week in the government service. He
was held for trial by the United States
district court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
The FINEST Layout in Town.

That's the great line of 22-cent neck
wear at the Metropolitan. Never was
there such a display of elegant four-in-
hands, Tecks, band bows and flowing end
ties sold at such diminutive price. Thew
are yours while they last-but at the rate
they are selling, they will not be here
very much longer. MetropoIitan C,1oth y.
ing Company, 121 Broughton street west
--ad. ~ "N9'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
New Mattings for Little Money

A large lot of new mattings has arrival
ana VIII be sold at astonishingly low
prices. We have bought them at the low
est cash prices, and will make a sma,,
profit by selling to you, and at the same
time give you credit. The expenses of this
establishment being light we give the ben
eft of it to our patrons. We puarantHo
the prices to be lower than any other
house, both in mattings and furnitIre
Schwarz's furniture and CARPET store 10i
Congress street. west.-ad. w
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
BARNARD STREET NOT OPENED.
street Railway Has Not Yet Fulfill
ed Its Agreement.

That part of the agreement between the
city council and the street railway people
providing for the opening Of Barnard street
through the company's land has not vet
been carried out. The railway company's
fences are suu nearly across the street.
as they have been for years, much to the
injury Of property south Of Second avenue.
The street south of the railroad lot was
opened years ago, but owing to the OBJ
sgruction in the shape Of the projecting
fence is not a convenient thoroughfare
The fences should be removed and the
street graded without further delay.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
Tomorrow the Inst nav

After tomorrow night you cannot get
those elegant wooden shirts and drawers
at 70 cents. The price is little, but the
value is big. The garments are worth
$50 each, but tomorrow you can buy
them at 70 cents You had better take
look and then you will surely buy and
be profitted by doing so.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28

There's great run on the fine, fashion
able neckwear, now on sale at the Met
ropolitan for % cents each. It's the same
KIND that usually sells for 50 to rs cents.
Ihere was never such a large variety of
new and stylish neckties placed on the
market at the price-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
The 20 Cents Undermenr.

Don't forget that tomorrow is the last
day of special sale No. 6, at the Metropol-
itan, when you can buy fine wooden under
shirts and drawers at 70 cents garment
the kind that always sell for $3.50 or $500 a
suit.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
KILLED WITH A HOE.
Fatal Quarrel on TayIOr's PIant0-
tiOn in south Carolina.

tiOn in south Carolina.
From gentleman who spent several
days last week over in South Carolina
hunting, a News reporter learned of IA
tai difficulty which occurred on Taylors
were planting a patch" on shares A
quarrel arose between them about the
work each was doing, and after a passage
of words, the man became enraged and
struck the woman a violent blow in the
breast with a potato hoe, causing almost
instant death The slayer endeavored to
escape, but was pursued by officers. and
arrested and lodged in Jail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
Sale of Roas md Canea

hrouskoff's offer their stock of Cooue
Boas' long lengths, at Acc, 7sc CSC and
$l'ZS; these goods are regularly sold from
$l'oo to $500; special prices on ostrich boas
al N'N'ANNAA @
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
DIscout Sale at Krousl.or,.

u entire stock OF fancy feathers and
birds, interesting prices throughout tbis
entire line; it will pay intending and ooo
1omicnl buyers to examine the range %
PRICES at Krouskoff' sad. u
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
INrOuskoR,a

Special clearance sale of $50 dozen EN-
poria Jet Aigrettes and ornaments. this
seasons attractive novelty, 15o and Csc
each; regular value, 80 and 75c-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28

AT Krouskoff' this week. the ladies
can buy the best quality French felt sailor
trimmed either in velvet or gros grain
ribbon, in all shapes and colors, at Use
reduced from &OO. At Krousl1off' s.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
Oak. PING and Lightunnh

All sizes and lengths. for sale by r. r
Cassels. Office and yard 7OS Gwinnett
street, east. Telephone Tad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
Detter IMAM kIondiI1e Gold

Is health and strength gained by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood pur-
iher 1t fortihes the whole system and
gives you such strength that nervous iron
bles cease, and work which seemed wear
ing and laborious, becomes easy and is
cheerfully performed. 1t has done this for
others, 1t will for you.