The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-03
THE FOURTH A DAY FOR FUN.
a Go-As-YOU-PLEAsE DAY WITH NO
SPECIAL PROGRAMME.

a Big Day With the ResOrts-HOrse
Races and Base Ball the Pro-
gramme on Tybee-SOIdiers VIII
Fire Salute to the Stntes-PubIic
Buildings All to Close as Usual.
The Superior Court, However, VIII
Be In SessiOn-NOthing Special In
View by the Military.
| The principal feature on hand for most
of Savannah's population for the glorious
Fourth of July appears to be to attempt
the holiday win afford
There will be several features in the way
of celebration, or rather in remembrance
of the day, as it were, for there is really
nothing on the programme in the way of a
patriotic celebration of the day. 1t was
urged, but the people of Savannah did not
appear to take to it. and no efforts toward
SUCH a celebration as will be had in many
other cities of the country, were made.
The principal feature of the day win be
the effort on the part of a large portion
Of the population to get to the resorts. As
usual, it win no doubt be a successful
effort. The Fourth is usually the biggest
day of The year with Tybee, and Tybee
viii, no doubt, keep up its usual record
| The programme of the sports for the day
has already been made up, in part There
will be horse races on the beach in front
of the hotels in the morning In the first
race there will be entered Mr.. w. NJ. Bo-
hams mare Nellie Alfred, E. Muhlberg's
horse Odd Socks and ]. f. FurIong's
mare Belle R. This Will be a mile race
the best three heats in five. There will
| also be running race, half-mile heats in
which there are already two entries, and
| there may be others.
In the afternoon there will be a base hall
| game on the beach in front of the hotels
between selected teams from The navy
ana me army. A team viii come over
from the Port Royal navy yard to-mor-
row for the purpose of playing a similar
~ PICKED team from the army forces now
az ihe government reservation on the north
eud Of Tybee This is expected to be one
| OF the most interesting features of the
DAY. other athletic sports are being ar
ranged for, and altogether with surf
DathinS and other features the day at
1yoee VIII no doubt be a hilarious one
Flags will. of course, be floating from
every flag staff over every public build
ing and from many business houses in
commemoration of the day, but there is
rather a shortage of decorations as bunt-
ing does not appear to have been pur-
chased in very large quantities.
A portion of the crowd which does not
go to Tybee will no doubt take in Thun-
derbolt and Warsaw. Both are popular
resorts for the Fourth of July, and each
VIII undoubtedly have it's crowd.
II is customary to appropriately OBJ
serve the day at all military reservations,
and this will undoubtedly be done at Ty-
bee. The usual custom al military reser-
vations is to fire salute of forty-five
guus,one for each state in the union. The
big guns mounted on the new fortifca-
tion however, are too large for this pur-
pose as il would cost too much for am
munition. The infantry company, how
ever, is providede with blank cartridges,
and it is proba bic that a salute will be
! fired with the United States rifles. Then
most of the men in the artillery battery
and in the infantry company viii be given
a sort of day off. AlLexcept those WHO
are on guard duty will be allowed to go
whore they please on the island and prob
ably some of hem will come TO the city.
The day with the military will be an ex-
tremely quiet one. Some of the Georgia
Hussars have arranged for fishing trip,
| but as a whole the troop has no pro-
gramme on hand. Neither the Guards
nor any of the regiment have anything
particular in view. though some of the
militiamen may go out 10 the rife range
for an afternoons target practice.
The wholesale houses on the Bay will
pretty near all be closed for the entire
day, while the retail dealers win close at
l o'clock, giving their employees a half
| holiday It win be a sort of a day Off all
around, and those who have the opportu-
nifty will make the most of it,
With the exception of the Superior Court
all the Offices in the court house will be
closed. Judge Falligant has found it rec
essary to hold court on Monday on account
of the fact that this is the last week to be
given to criminal business, and there is
considerable yet on the docket to be dis
posed of. Solicitor General Osborne is de-
sirous of clearing up the entire criminal
docket at once, and for this reason there
viii be a session of the Superior Court.
The custom house, City Exchange, Cot
ton Exchange, Board of Trade and other
public buildings will be closed for the day,
and other buildings of a like character will
also close their doors. The postoffice as
usual will observe Sunday hours.
This win practically give two holidays
in succession, Sunday and the Fourth.
This makes it a good season for the re-
sorts, and they viii undoubtedly make the
most of it,