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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
RIFLES CRACK AT AvoNDALE.
Fine Scores Made at the Season.
First shoot

The Savannah Rife Association held its
first shoot of the season yesterday after
noon at Avondale range. There was an
unusually large attendance.
The shooting was particularly good. the
crack shots seeming in no wise handicap
ped on account of their not having had
any practice for several months. The
scores would have been very creditab.e for
the closing instead of the opening shoot Of
the season.
As is customary on the occasions of their
shoots. the members We're divided into two
squads. Each side chose its captainl
President Z. A. Cuts being selected for
the first and DR.. J. S. Howlns for the
second squad. These leaders marshalled
their forces, and the contest between them
began. When the smoke of the firing clear
ed away. il was found that the second
squad had beaten the first
The shooting was at 200 and 800 yards
The best scores were made by Mr.. &. S.
Richmond and Mr.. ]. S. Walthour. The
latter won the medal to which five bulF $
eyes at the 2o0-yard range entities a mem
Der. This was quite an accomplishment
and one of which Mr.. Walthour may feel
proud, as only those regarded as the best
shots of the association have won tie
AltudlS. Last year several OF EnbHn were
won, but they went TO such shots as
Messrs. Richmond, Battey and Wilson.
MIR. Rlchmond's score was the largest ag-
gregate Of all, being 90 points out of 100.
The rest of the scores were very good,
none of the members falling very low.
This, too, was in spite of the brisk wind
that prevailed.
The next shoot of the association will
be next Thursday afternoon. Twenty
three meetings are usually mad during
season, Thursday afternoons being the
time selected for them. Many of the mem
bers of the association are members of che
or another of the military organizations
of the city and the practice that will be
secured at the shoots of the rifle associa-
ton will come in well ia the military con
tests to be held by the Georgia troops in
May. Aside from the great interest felt
in the association, this will probably form
one of the inducements to the members to
attend the shoots.
Several new members have recently been
added TO the association. and it bids fair
TO be as popular this season as ever be-
fore. The gentlemen comprising it are of
pleasant and congenial dispositions, and
every member finds his associations all
that he might wish.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
LAUNCHING OF THE PRIMA.
Miss Taggart Broke "a Bottle of JAS
per Water Over the Vessels Bows.

Miss TaggaFt Broke "a Bottle of JAS
per water Over the Vessels Bows.
The steamer launch Prima, built by Mr..
w. c. Shearer at Atlanta, was launched
in the Savannah river yesterday. The
handsome little vessel was chrlstened by
Miss Debbie Taggart, who stood on the
deck with several trends of the owner,
as she glided into Ire wafer at the Cen
trail OF Georgia Railroad wharves, about
10 o'clock.
Quite a crowd witnessed the christening.
Miss Taggart broke a bottle of water from
the famous Jasper Spring, over the bows,
as the little vessel foated Out in the
stream.
The Prima was built by Mr.. Shearer, a
well-known machinist of Atlanta, with the
assistance of his sons She is a very at
tractive little craft and is built of steel,
one-eighth of an inch thick. The steel
ribs are PLACED IA inches apart, and are
one and a half inches thick. The keel,
from stern post TO prov, is one solid piece,
and every plate is snugly riveted.
On either side of the engine are coal
bunkers, with a capacity of ohe ton each.
With this coal supply the engines could be
kept at top speed on a run of 500 or 600
miles. .
The fresh water tank is placed in the
bow 1t has a capacity of sixty-five gal
Ions, which furnishes drinking water and
renews the supply in the small tank The
fresh wafer is drawn from a faucet in the
engine room.
The arrangement of the boat Is such IS
to insure comfort for the passengers and
the inner space is divided into three COM
partments, with strong bulkheads.
The engine and boiler room is eight feet
long. Behind it is the galley containing
a refrigerator and locker capable of hold
ing weeks supply for twenty-five per-
sons. The cabin is commodious, and las
a seating capacity of sixteen persons.
There is an immense locker forward, IN
which baggage and other supplies for the
passengers viii be carried.
The boat can be steered from the stern
or the bow. There is a small deck cft
upon which camp stools can be placed in
good weather, and the cabin roof is SO
constructed as to stand the weight of pas
sengers. In good weather 1t viii have a
seating capacity greater than that of the
main cabin.
1t is the Intention of Mr.. Shearer to ure
the boat for pleasure purposes. A trip
the near future. Florida and the coast CT
Georgia will be visited A trial trip will
be made down the river to-day, and several
of MIR. Shearers friends have been invige1
to accompany him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
HE sMOTE THE RAILER.
How One Roy Punished Another for
Laughing at His Broken Arm.

The village physician of the. seacoast
country sometimes encounters unique
cases. Dr. B. F. Frye of Vaudeville, s.
c., who was in the city yesterday, tells
a story Illustrating the point. A few days
ago he was called from an after-dnner
siesta to set a broken arm. He found
awaiting him, however, two patients in
stead of one; each a negro boy of 70 or
10 years, and each having an arm broken.
Inquiry developed the fact that one of
the boys had been thrown from a horse
sustaining a fracture between wrist and
elbow. AS he lay on the ground, bowling
with pain, another small dar-
key, who had witnessed the
fall, began guying the unfor-
tuuate one. This so angered the fallen
horseman that in sheer desperation of
wrath he seized a lightwood knot end
smashed the arm of the fellow who had
been laughing at him.
This happened at Tillman, in Hampton
county. twenty miles from Hardeeville.
The mothers of the Doys walked, with their
offspring, the distance to the surgeon; ard
when the boue-setting had been completed,
each proffered a 50-cent coin In payment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
WANT CLEAN JURY ROOMS.
Twelve City Court Jurors Make n
Complaint to Judge Norwood.

After spending several hours in the City
Court jury room yesterday, the members
of the jury in the case of Erwin Kennedy
against the Central Railroad came TO the
conclusion that something ought to be
done in the matter Of cleaning the room
for the benefit OF future juries.
When the verdict was rendered, Fore
man w. c. Travis of that jury handed to
the court a statement signed by every
member of the jury, in which Judge Nor
woods attention was called to the fact
that the jury room was quite dirty, and
presented the appearance of not having
been cleaned in some time. 1t was partic-
ularly mentioned that there was danger
from tuberculosis on account of the dried
up expectoratons which were on the floor
Another complaint was that there were
never any towels and soap in the room
for the use of juries, which are sometimes
kept out all night. The jurors said they
hoped the court would look into the mat
ter and correct the evil.
Judge Norwood thanked the jurors for
their interest in the matter and said he
would bring IL to the attention of the
proper authorities at once, and see to il
that the evils complained of were reme-
Died
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
LIVELY BIDDING ON LOTS.
Auspicious beginning of the Lot Sale
i'm the Kew Addition.

The lively interest taken in Savannah
real estate was illustrated by the good at
tendance yesterday afternoon at the first
sale of lots in the New Addition. The
new streets which have recently been op-
ened and graded by the city had 50
changed the appearance of the locality
that many who attended the sale who had
not seen the improvements before, scarce
ly realized that There was such an eligi-
bic section near the city for good building
lots.
The Offering of the property on Ninth
street was the first sale of lots in the New
Addition, and while the prices at which
they were sold were far below what has
been the asking price for similar lots on
adjacent streets, the bidding showed that
there was a good demand for the prop
erty. 1t was fully up to the number of
people present
One block was sold at prices ranging
from $50 to $l75 per lot. Several lots were
bought by Western excursionists and a
number by parties who intend building
homes for themselves. One bidder was
making Inquiries before the sale was over
as to what arrangements he could make
about building a house on his lot.
Conspicuous among the buyers were "a
number of well-known real estate brokers
and owners, who, though merely COOKERS
on in Vienna" were doubtless deeply in
terested in the selling. The sale will be
the keynote to future real estate opera
tons.
Mr.. Perry Pease of Dayton, o., who
sold for Mr. c. H. Dorset, showed that
he was an adept al selling property. He
Is veteran auctoneer, who is well-known
fhTOIU no bap Of tha
First Regiment of Georgia Volunteers
furnished the music for the occasion.
The sale win be continued this after
noon beginning at A o'clock. The Abar-
corn and Whitaker street cars pass with
in five minutes walk of the property.
Parties wishing to attend the sale should
get Off at Eighth street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
PEEPLEs-KELLE Welded.
Their Marriage Quietly Celebrated
at Home.

There was a happy home wedding at the
residence of Mrs. Rosa Keller, No PIP
Duffy street, west, last night when her
daughter, Miss Maud Keller, and Mr. A.
Frank Peoples were married.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
John d. Jordan of the First Baptist
Church. Only a small number of the rel
atives and intimate friends of the bride
and groom were present.
The bride was charmingly attired in a
brown travelling costume and the rooms
were decorated with palms and cut flow
ers. Mr.. Peoples and his bride left on the
Central train for Atlanta and viii spend
some time in Upper Georgia.
MIR. Peoples is a young business man of
sterling worth. He has been for several
years with the well-known hardware
house of J. d. Weed & co. His bride is
a lovely young lady and possessed of many
accomplishments Numerous handsome
presents attested the regard and esteem in
which the young couple are held by their
friends
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
j. \. HARTMAN DEAD.
Died Suddenly at the Home of His
Sister in New York.


A telegram was received by Capt. j. II.
Johnston yesterday announcing that Mr..
J. N Hartman had been found dead in
bed at the home of his sister. in New
York, early in the morning. There were
no further particulars. An Associated
Press dispatch announced later that MIR.
Hartman died while dressing.
Mr.. Hartman was a wdower, but leaves
several children. One of his sons is cash.
Ter of the Merchants National Bank of
New York Messrs. Edward and William
Hartman, prominent bankers of New
York, are his brothers. He was about so
years old.
The news of Mr. Harrimans death was
a shock to his friends here He had been
so intimately engaged in business in Sa-
vannah and spent so much of his time
here during recent years that he was al
most as much a Savannahian as he was a
New Yorker For a number of years he
had been closely interested with Mr..
George Parsons IN the ownership and NJ
troll of the street railway properties in
Savannah known as the Parsons lines.
The relations between Mr.. Hartman and
Mr. Parsons were very confidential and
the former was the latter's representative
ia conducting the many negotiations which
finally led TO the consolidation of all the
street railway lines of the city under the
Parsons control He also took an ac-
tive part in the fight between the rival sys-
TENS, which lasted several years. Mr..
Hartman was a man of somewhat reserv-
ed disposition. but he had made many
friends here, who viii greatly regret his
death
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
MICKVA IsRAEL;s MUSIC.
Impressive Celebration of the "Pass-
over" Festival


over" Festival
A large congregation assembled for the
Passover service yesterday morning at the
Temple Mickva Israel. The feast of the
Passover is one of the most important in
the Jewish calendar, and it is universally
observed. The interest felt in it by the
Jews of Savannah was shown by the large
attendance upon the services
The opening service was held night be-
fore last The attendance at that service
was also large, but was scarcely equal TO
that of yesterday
At the morning service Rev. Dr. Mendes
preached an interesting sermon on RE
ligious Liberty At both services a fine
programme of music was rendered an *
ira quartette being added to the regular
choir, which consists of Mrs. Gross, o.
prano Mrs. Wilson. alto; Mr.. F.. e. Re
barer tenor and leader and Mr.. w f.
Blois, basso. The special quartette con-
sisted of Mrs. Einstein, sopranos; Mr.
Quint, tenor; Mrs. Bailey, alto, and Mr..
Sondhein, base.
The music of the services upon such oc-
casions as the celebration of a feast is
largely responsive. but two special hymns
were rendered by the double quartette, one
at the night and the other at the morn
ing service. At The night service Strike
the Cymbar was sung. and at the morn
ing service the hymn was Sound the Loud
Timbrel." Both were rendered in a man.
ner to excite the admiration of the audi
ence.
No further services on account of Pass
over will be held until Tuesday night The
closing services of The week of the feast
will be on Wednesday morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
IN MEMORY OF THE CRUCIFIxION
Solemn Services in Roman Catholic,
Episcopal and Lutheran Churches.

Solemn Services in Roman Catholic,
Episcopal and Lutheran Churches.
Good Friday services will be held to-day
in the Roman Catholic. the Episcopal ard
the Lutheran Churches. The congrega-
ton of the Cathedral of ST. John the Bap-
fist will worship at St. Vincent's Chapel
at o'clock this morning, at 9 this after
noon and at 8 tonight At the afternoon
service the stations of the cross will be
had, and at night the service will consist
of the Tenebrae and a sermon. Two serv-
ices will be held at st. Patrck's, the STA
tons of the cross being at 3 O'clock
Services at st. Johns Episcopal Church
will be at II and o'clock. At St. PauPs
the services will be at $50 and from y to
3, when continuous services will be held
seven short addresses being delivered by
the rector, and hymns sung and prayers
said, and at SIS tonight. This service
will conclude the night services that have
been held during Holy Week At Christ
Church the services will be at II and at
O'clock
At the Lutheran Church of the Ascen-
sion the services will be at II O'clock The
altar and chancel will be draped in black.
Services at II o'clock will also be held at
st. Paurs Lutheran Church.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
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CONVICT TO BE SENT BACK.
Primus Adams RemnDded to Jail to
Await the Authorities.


Primus Adams, the notorious negro bur
glar and escaped convict, captured by the
detectives Wednesday night, was arraign>
ed in Police Court yesterday and remand
ed TO Jail 10 await officers, who will come
here for the purpose of taking him back
10 the convict camps at Haylow
Chief McDermott was in his Office dur
ing the afternoon and had the detectives
take Adams there. The object was 10
roast the negro and ascertain what bur-
giaries he had committed since his escape
from the camps, March IA.
The chief did not desire to make known
the negro's confessions, but said he was
not surprised at the number of burglaries
that had been committed by Adams in the
short time he has been at large One.
among these, however, was in neighbour
ing city, and the chief intends 10 send ,he
information there. As for Savannah. il
is pretty certain Adams made only the
one haul and then only obtained sea.
mans suit and a watch. There is little
question but he would have gone to work
actively IL he had not been captured in
such short order.
Escaped convicts live very hard whet,
taken back. They are generally lashea
and put on stinted diet, which places
them in about the worst possible misery.
The cost of getting them back. which in
cludes the reward TO arrestng officers and
travelling expenses of the guards, amounts
10 a good share Of what the convlcts In Dor
Is worth for one year, ana is, therefore
a double annoyance. Adams told Chief
McDermott he would live an UNUSUALLY
hard life for some time after being taken
back. A guard from the camps IS expecr-
ed here tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
ooBBLEs CRUSHED LIKE CHALK.
Machine That Turns Paving stones
Into Concrete Material.


Into Concrete Material.
The Southern Asphalt Paving Company
is pushing right ahead with its work or
Drayton street. The concrete foundation
is laid nearly TO Liberty street, and it is
proposed to begin laying asphalt next
week. The asphalt plant will be ready to
begin operations in a day or two, and a
supply of asphalt is already on hand.
The work of hauling and crushing cob
bles and returning the broken stone to the
street is carried on night and day. The
rock crusher of the company is located
in q yard on New street, opposite the local
freight shed of the Central Railway. Wis
jtors will need a whisk broom after their
return from the yard, but the crusher at
work is a sight worth seeing. The big
cobblestones, some of them regular boul-
ders, are fed into the machine like corn
into a hopper and disposed of about as
easily. 1t seems a mystery how such
small machine can crush the large rocks
with so much ease. The broken stone as
it falls from the crusher is carried by an
endless belt fitted with cups or pockets,
into a separator near by. Here the fine
dust is separated from the stone and the
latter is passed through three screens,
5SptiidthS IL hltO S1HSS tIC' hNO anu tilASS
inches in diameter the latter being usually
passed through the crusher a second time.
The small gravel is also separated TO one
side and afterwards screened in order to
rid 1t of dust The gravel is used to some
extent in making the binder coat for the
concrete foundation.
The Southern company has begun
work on the repairs to the asphalt streets
for the street railway company, putting
down the concrete. This will be covered
with asphalt in few days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
Easter buying

Is now at it's hight at Krouskoffs man.
moth millinery house-the result of grand
provision Krouskoffs have made for the
purchasing public, and the daily apprecia-
tive response. All of fashions creators
are represented by their choicest produc-
tions-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

Whether on pleasure bent or business,
take on every trip a bottle of Syrup Of
Figs, as il acts most pleasantly and ef-
fectually on the kidneys. liver and bow
els, preventing fevers, headaches and 9TH
er forms of sickness. For sale in 50 cent
bottles by all leading druggists. Manu-
featured by the California Fig syrun
Company ony.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

is to have some specific con
tract by which you must regu-
larly put by a certain sum. The monthly
payments on a lot supplies the incentive,
and the constant increase in value brings
double reward. Read the easy terms
OF the lots 10 be sold this afternoon at
Dorsett's real estate sale.--ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

There was a misunderst anding about the
location OF the lot sale yesterday, and sew
eraI persons did not reach the point until
after the sale was over, and others got
on the wrong car line Remember, o.
M. East Broad and Ninth, Whitaker ami
Abercorn line; get off Abercorn and Eighth
streets.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

History repeats itself; men who bought
lots ten years ago for $l25 each, resold
them in four years at $500 each. More
money has been made on real estate in
Savannah than in all the other commodi-
ties in which money has been put.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

The buyer of the lot on East Broad ana
Ninth said yesterday at the sale of lots
that he would commence building in !.
short time. It is understood that most OF
the purchases were made with that in'og
tion.-ad 'eii-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
PEEP1sD AT JUPITER AND MARS.
High schools Girls Before TeIe-
scope.

A number of the girls of the graduating
class of the High School were given an
opportunity to peep at Jupiter and Mars
last nightthrough the large telescope own
ed by the school. These planets are now
in such positions as to afford very salts
factory views and the young ladies found
it interesting 60 study them with the as
sstance of the powerful lenses. Supt
OTIS Ashmore and Mr.. NJ. NJ. Parks of the
High School directed the observation. The
graduating class has recently entered upon
the study Of astronomy, and the astral
bodies are a source of great interest to
theu
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

One of the Western excursionsts who
bought two lots for $3.50 yesterday after
noon would not take $500 for them. His
name can be had from Mr.. Dorset. The
Ohio gentleman argued that any Land
near city like Savannah was
worth holding at that price, and at the
next sale a chance like that might moi
happen.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

The party who bought the first lot sold
yesterday gave $40 His orders were to
buy it at $500. if he could not get il
cheaper Sale at 4 p. m. to-day.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
Easter Bargains IN MiII,no

Krouskoff's have 100000 invested in the
richest and rarest millinery at prices low
err than ever known. Krouskoff's nricos
are always the lowest and millinery BUYERS
should so TO Krouskoff'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
For FIFTY Yenrs

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for children teething. II soothes the
child, softens the gums. allays all pain
cures wind collie, and is the best remedv
for Diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bot
tle.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

the Food Drink. Malt-Nutrine is pre-
pared by the famous Auheuser- Busch
Brewing Assn, which fact guarantees the
purity. excellence and merit claimed for
tad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

New arrivals by every incoming steamer
of the daintiest and most chic creations in
millinery. Easter-t trimmed hats at
Krouskoffs al less than elsewhere-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

*Desbroeses and Cortlandt streets.
fWest 23d street station.
For any further information apply IA
any agent of the Southern Railway Com.
pany or its connections.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

Elementary Physics. by Elroy M. Avery
price ST. for sale at Estllls News Depot
45 Bull street, Savannah, Ga.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

In the large cities of the United States
the condition of the metropolitan poor is
constantly being ameliorated by the grand
benevolences Of wealthy people. Sanitary
reforms are frequently suggested and car.
ried out with earnestness and Intelligence
Among sanitary reforms those produced
by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in dyspep-
bic stomach, dIsordered liver, bowels or
nervous system are very conspicuous. -ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08

1t was expected that a few lots would
be given away yesterday, but no one i'm
agined that such bargains would be picked
up. Sale at y. m. to-day.--ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
MALT-NUTRINE

Patients recovering from fever gain
greatly an strength and flesh by taking
a4xRrr NIru-nVNE