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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
WE'RE VIGOROUSLY EXAMINED.
Pupils of ST. Vincent's Subjected to "a
Test of Their Ability 10 Spell.


A class of seventeen pupils of st. Vim
cents Academy was examined yesterday
morning in spelling, in a manner sufficient
ly rigorous to test their capacity abso-
lutely and to evidence beyond peradven-
ture whether or not they have profited by
the instruction they have received from
their teachers an this branch of the acade-
my course, during the scholastic year that
is now drawing to a close.
The examination was in writing and con-
sisted of five hundred words ala of them
more or less difficult and many of them IN
usual and rarely seen. They had been Sc
lected from no particular text book but
had been chosen here and there from the
course of study on various subjects and
represented the technical words met with
in he arts and sciences, geographical and
proper names of past and modern times.
and the names of some of The heroes of
mythology, as wed as a large number of
those words met with ordinarily but which
through the vagaries and indefinite char
acter of the language, are very difficult TO
s9ell.
The words were given out at the rate
of about three a minute, so that heSita-
ton was not possible and quick decision
or absolute knowledge OF the way to spell
the word necessary to success. A glance
at the papers over the shoulders of the
young ladies' who We're standing the ex-
animation revealed the fact thai but few
mistakes were being made and presaged
difficulty for the instructors in making a
| decision. The contestants for the prize
| which is a handsome dictionary, were
| graded on capitalization and the use OF
| The hyphen as We'd as in spelling and We're
| not permitted to change or correct the
| spelling of word after it had been once
| written.
! No decision has yet been made, but if a
| guess were haZarded il is probable thai
| Miss Florence McDermott would be named
| as hat young lady turned in paper of al
/ most inVariaDle excellence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
CHAIRMAN DAFFIN APPROVES.
Thinks Time Is Ripe for Improve
ment of Bay Street Green.

n1ent OF nay Street UEcSHs
Chairman Dafiin of the Park and Tree
Commission is very much pleased with
the reference to Bay street park in yes
terday's Morning News, and more espe-
cially as it showed that the residents and
business people Of that locality are awake
to the possibilities OF the park as a
pleasure ground.
II was glad to see the interest that
there is in the Improvement of this de-
sirable spot" said Mr. Daffin. ut was
the intention of the Park and Tree Com
mission to have Bay street park arranged
and beautified according to surveys ana
maps which we had had prepared long
ere this, but you know that Council did
get sufficiently to enable US to DO So l
believe that Council now feels the I'M
portance of improving this spot, and tnat
Ii is looking in the direction of furnishing
the commission with the means TO enable
us to carry out our plans for beauufyins
this naturally attractive spot
II have felt so much interest IN the
matter" said Mr.. Dafiin, that | had
about made up my mind that if Council
should do nothing that l would see what
could be done in the way of public sub
scription list. / believe we have suthclenl
public-spirited citizens who would readily
contribute for the Improvement of the
park"
attention to the possibilities of the east
ern end of Bay street green IN the way
of park improvements, and there Is nc
doubt that move in this direction would
meet not only with the approval of the
the members of the business community
a well.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
MAY HAVE BEEN SET AF1RE.
supt, Mcguire Not Satisfied with
Cause of Blaze at Bay and Price.

cause or Binze at hay ana Price.
The FIRE department had considerable
work on its hands at the corner of Bay
and Price streets yesterday morning,
when fire broke out in the old buildings
at the southeast corner. The property be-
longs to Mrs William Swell
When the frernen reached the scene the
flames We're wen under Roadway, and 1t
was not until after some well directed
streams had been thrown upon the fire
that 1t was got under control. The flames
went TO the housetops through the cell
ing, and were getting in their work on
The roofs when arrested.
Supt. Mcguire is not altogether sure
thai the fire was not inceudiary. He has
put the matter in the hands of detee-
tive and has asked for a thorough inves-
tiganon. What seems 10 be a suspicious
feature of the case TO the superintendent
is that there Is a gambling den in the
place, which it is said was full of negroes
about the time the fire started They all
scampered away by The time the depart
menC arrived, however, and none remain
ca to tell how the fire caught. Supt. Ma
guire found a crap table, and also card
table in the room where the fire is sup
posed 10 have started.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22

savannahians Generous Send-oh 10
the Stranded Opera Company.

The stranded chorus people of the
Brinkley Opera Company were given
rouslng benefit at the theater last night.
The theater was packed everywhere, the
audience was generous with applause, and
while most of those present attended OUT
of sympathy for the unfortunate people
there was no doubt that the entertainment
was enjoyable.
About $500 was realized from the sale
of tickets, and as there were no expenses,
this amount will be ample TO enable the
singers to liqudate their board biiis ald
send them 20 their homes; As most OF
them either live or make their headquaI-
ters in New York city, they will prob
ably leave to-day.
The programme was a pot pourri OF
gaqdgye ana Sa spee FdWafd 0 bRapo5t
interlocutor and Charles ID. Coburn n, anu
j. S. Murray were the end men. Ihese
4 three furnished amusement between the
vocal selections in the way of jokes. Mr..
j. d. Ruthven sang a selection from the
opera "HighWaymen' that was one OF the ;
solos In the programme. Miss Pauli
sang a baritone solo and Miss Dahl sang
sang because" Miss Dyer sang Dad
dy and n, Pr j. VI Wilson T saag FIRST ~ par.
ended with 'gThe Silent Heroes" from the
| ''Chimes of Normandy" by the chorus
Mr.. Coburn undoubtedly made the MT
| of the evening in his specially work ana
songs. His makeup was inimirable and
| he showed talent that had absolutely no
| marks of amateuriSm about it. He sang
| How Would You Like to Be the lee
| MANI" Hesitate, MIR. Nigger, Hesitate,
| and IT Guess I'll Have to Telegraph My
| Baby" and even then the audience wanted
| more.
Mr.. John p. Taggart gave a reading, a
| scene from Sardous Fedora" in an intel
| hgent and dramatic manner and was COM
| pefied 10 come before the curtain in ac-
| acknowledgement of the applause that 1ol'
| lowed
solos were sung by Miss Farrell, Miss
| Gibson and Mr.. barley and Miss ChapelC
and Mr.. Charles Lang did coon spe'
| cialtv
A symphony by Heddeghem was render
| ed by Prof. Franz Hubner and five OF his
| pupils Miss Gertrude Ambrose, Masters
| s. Prayer, II. Prayer and M. Herman VIC
| Inns, Prof. Hubner, cello, and Mrs. Hubner
| piano. Master Nathan Maril, 6-year-o4C
, tot played a violin solo.
| Master Sammy Brown sang several songs
| and assisted Mr. Coburn in his speciaitles
| A male quartette composed of Messrs
Ruthven, Gundaker, Opper and Wurtz
| burger sang.
Just before the conclusion the company
came upon the stage, and Mr.. Peter Lans
| in the name Of the members of the chorus
| thanked the audience and the people o.
| Savannah, for the splendid way in which
they had come TO their assistance. They
would always remember with gratitude, h'
said, the kindly feelings which were *
generously SHOWN. He requested the au
dience to join the chorus in singing AUX
Lang Syne."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
WILL HAVE MOUNTED DRILLS.
New Departure in store for the Hus-
sars Next Season.

Next drill season the Georgia Hussars
will enjoy a Bit Of diversion from the
methods that have been followed in the
past. They will have a mounted drill on
every other drill night. That is the present
belief, and it is not doubted that the troop
win gladly welcome the innovation
Capt Henry McAlpin is n taVor OF hav-
ing The mounted drill s. He is convinced the
troop would he greatly benefited by them
Ii is also his intention TO have more of
the monkey drills, in which the troop
ers were initiated last spring by Lieut.. q.
Il. Pritchard, Jr. Dor thal purpose the
yard in the rear Of the troops quarters
that was planted in flowers and Two or
three fruit trees has been cleared. and the
horses viii be stood in it bareback for the
exercises OF the caVairymen.
The yard win come in well for mounting
and riding ready formed into the street.
That the troop has been unable 10 do in
the past II beng necessary for the horses
TO be tied outside and mounted in the
street. Capt. McAipn expects 70 see his
men saddle their own horses and learn to
take perfect care of the equipment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
1T WAS NOT CHARLESTON.
savannnh's Failure to Secure Sub
treasury Not Due TO Her.


The attention of Hon. Rufus Z. Lester
was CALLED to the statement in the dis
patches in yesterdays Morning News
from Washington to the effect that the
statement was made at the treasury de-
partment that but for the fight between
Savannah and Charleston, Savannah
might long ago have had her sub-treas-
ury and if Charleston would drop the
dog in the manager policy she has played
in the matter Savannah would have no
difficulty In obtaining the sub-treasury at
the next session of Congress.
II do not agree with that statement"
said Col Lester. 1t is true that there
was some opposition from Charleston 70
the establishment of a sub treasury at
Savannah, but i was not TINS that pre-
vented the establishment Of sub treasury
here. The matter was at nTst Dfought
up during Mr.. Cleveland last adinlttllsss
tration. Nothing could be accomplished
then because of the opposition OF the sec
rotary of the Treasury, Hon, Jonn q.
Carlisle. 1 introduced a bill at the
last session for the establishment OF
a sub-treasury at Savannah, but noth-
ing came of 1t. The trouble was tnat
there were too many places that wahted
sub-treasuries. Charleston was not the
only place besides Savannah that wanted
one The western members wanted one,
and were willing to support savannah
claim in return for similar support. Notn-
ing was done. however chiefly because
OF the opposition of the treasury officials.
Either because of the additional expense
or because they think additional sub
treasures are not needed, the treasury OF
ficials are opposed to the establishment
of more branches of the treasury"
Col lester said that while he did not
regard the Struggle of the several Geor,
gia cities to obtain government gifts oil
cannon as of ETAOI " IN NO. NO C
Spanish cannon as of supreme importance
he felt assured that Savannah would get
her share if any of the captured cannon
came 10 Georgia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
CAR SERVICE AT ISLE OF HOPE.
improvements Made by General Man
ager Lotion.

It has been the custom at Isle of Hope
to do the "shunting'' of the cars of some
of the trains of the Savannah, Thunder
bolt and Isle of Hope Railway before dis
charging the passengers. within the past
few days, however, there has been an ap-
preciated improvement. and cars go direct
to the depot and the drilling is done after
ward While the Old plan saved a little
trouble to the railroad people, II delayed
passengers in getting to their homes. IL
is hoped that Supt. Lotion will keep on
improving the service to and al Isle OF
Hope.
il has been suggested that in view of
the large number of people at Isle of Hope
this season there should be car between
1927 a. m. and 2:S9 =. m. Passengers
leaving Isle of Hope at $40 a. m. get
down town about 9 O'Clock. and if they
have TO return at 1881 there Is very little
over an hour for attending to business or
doing shopping. If the 1887 car is missed
there is no way of getting TO Isle of Hope
until 2:30 D. m. A car in between would,
ii seems, induce travel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
MORE MEN THAN ARE WANTED.
o. S. $. Co. Has No Use Now for All
Who Are Offering to work.

More negroes wanted work at the Ocean
Steamship Companys wharves yesterday
morning than Mr.. C. G. Trezevant the
agent, could use. That means the strike
is thing of the past, and will give the
company no more trouble. The strikers
were unable TO hold out for their absurd
demand.
1t is probable there was never such a
strike inaugurated in Savannah before
The men had no just demands to make
on the company and there was no sym-
pathy expended upon them when fhev
went out. II was Believed they Were act
ing under he advice of certain men IA
Namacraw who would profit by their GET
ting paid off on Saturday nights ana
that IL was through their Representative
that the men decided they would IN
hanging Oft a few days from their work
as means 10 secure their demand
In its peacefuluess, as well as the alb
surdlty OF the reason for the strike II
win probably. take the first rank also.
No other strike 10 which there were 30t
negroes or more involved has come ana
gone without any sort OF trouble.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
TRIED TO RURN THE PLACE.
Unknown Negro Tries to start "A Ron
Fire at Floyd and Perry.

Supt Mcguire Of the fire department
has asked for the arrest of negro who
made an attempt yesterday to set fire to
a house at Floyd and Perry streets. From
information given to the superintendent,
il seems the negro's undoubted purpose
was to burn the place.
A few days ogo he was a boarder at
the place The occupant found il neces~
sary to have him move. which Il is said
cause some unpleasantness. The negro
was found in the room yesterday by the
woman but he could not explain his press
ence. A policeman was called for and in
the meantime the intruder sco0ted out.
An investigation revealed th0t the negro
had torn away the window sill. and had
packed barrel slaves and paper between
he walls for the evident purpose of setting
fire 60 it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
WILL HAVE A BIG SALE.
Government win Sell n Lot of Its
Property June %.

Property June -.
The government will have a big sale of
all manner of goods on June 2s. The stuff
has been inspected and either condemned
or ordered sold. A buyer can get any.
thing he wants, almost. Anything from
a teaspoon 90 hospital tent may be
bought. The SAFE will be at auction, ana
will begin at 10 o'clock in the morning al
the warehouse at the corner of Bay and
Randolph streets.
Col. ID. ID. Wheeler, an inspector of the
uuartermaster department of the army,
was here few weeks ago 60 look oven
all the property in the warehouses that
had been put 10 one side for his inspec-
zion He found a great deal of il either
unit for further use by the government
or no longer needed. 1t is this stuff chat
will be sold. The sale viii be a sor,
Of gathering place for all the junkmen in
the city. Ii is not improbable that many
others will come from neighboring places
as the government win advertise the sale
extensively.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
s1.OO to Charleston.

The Plant System win, until further no
uee' sell Sunday excursion tickets ssyan
nah TO Charleston and return for o..
Dollar. Trains leave Savannah at -
returning, leave Charleston D. m or , "a; !,
p. mad. - a. vi ''-'-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
GARDENERS BAZAAR,
40 Rroudbton Street East

('VTanO Be1Q GHdiUSs with fSSs III GoNa
Handsome Belt Buckles, worth Toe, for
Shirt Waist Sets, worth 25c, 15c.
Leather Belts, SOC, 25c, l5c, &C..
Burnt Leather Souvenir Novelties, 2oc.
Beautiful Vinaigrettes, worth Sl.25, SlVos
Hammock Ropes, sc.
Hammock Stretcher, &C.
Hammock Hooks, &c.
Hammocks Pillow Stretcner, Ropes ana
Hooks worth $3.50 for $3.50.
Jardinieres, worth $l00, soc.
Plant Food % pounds, $lO0; 80 POUNDS,
S175; pound, sc.
Parrot Seed, pounds mixed or plain, 25o.
Canary Seed, pounds mixed or palm
Csc
Mockingbird Food, pound. 25c.
Brackets Chairs, Garden TroWels ana
Weeders. 49,,
e. BENZ Andrews History of the United
States, four volumes, $S.75.
Famous Women of the French Court
by ImbeTt &c Saint Amand, per volume, VIC.
Southworth Series Paper Covered Nov
els, 1Sc.
Large List of Titles and Authors, Paper
Covered Novels, 10c.
go Envelopes, &c.
As Sheets Excellent Note Paper, &c.
Dumb Bells and Indian Clubs at sac
ritice.
Lunch Boxes. 10c.
School Books, new and second hand
bought sold and exchanged.
Miscellaneous Books bought and sold.
Croquet Sets, Crokinole, Games, DolsI
Toys
Handsome Cuspidors, 1Oc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
Take no Other.

The best Ginger Ale is Wheelers; It is
sparkling, nutritious aud delicious.
Don't let any one tell Won 10 tal,o az
other Ginger Ale which Is Just as cool
simply 20 accommodate the merchant and
not yourself. anu
The Wheeler Ginger Ale is the hes,
every time. zig pest
Importers, Lppman Bros-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22

Don't wait to get Sick. If you are wal
keep well by using Johnson's Tonic ~
man that boosted that he had no,,o,.
sick confessed, after taking tbaro',S e,l
course of Johnson's Tonic. thar ba S d
never been well before in his life roh -t'
sons Tonic is great builder 10 Of no.n,
health.-ad. ~ VI POof
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
FerR"ndinH and Return $1.1O, SUN.
day, June 25th.

The F. C. aud P. R. r. will sell tcl,ets
Sunday, June %. Savannah to Farnss
dina, at $l;lO round trip REGULAR i'r..ii-
service. Whole day in Fernandin, H HaiIl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
The Plant system

Offers the Savannahians q one dollar rate
Savannah 10 Charleston and return. Tick
cts on sale every Sunday. Trains leave
Savannah a. m, returning leave
Charleston at .. m. and II: 10 D. mad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22

Highest quality, exquisite bouquet. de-
1cious taste. makes Cooks Imperial
Champagne Extra Dry The fad in good So
ciety.-Ed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22

1t IS a great deai easier to keep well than
st IS to get well after you are once sick
Johnson's Tonic vitallzes impoverished
blood. IL gives "a splendid appetite. 1t is
the ideal medicine for our Southern ell
mate. II you feel oil let down, brace up
on bottle OF Johnson's Tonic. Nothing
else as good.-ad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
BERNHARDT'S HAMLET
Causes a Duel i'm Paris Result
ing in BlOOdsbed.

Paris, May pa duel has been
fought on the lila de la Grande Gate.
between Catullo Mendez, the French
author and dramatic critic, and NJ.
Vanar. The quarrel which led to the
meeting grew out of a discussion on
Saturday last during entre-act at the
Theater de la Place Chatola, where
Sarah Bernhardt produced her version
of Hamlet" and played the title role
in a black costume with blonde hair.
MN. Mendes and Vanar engage in a
dispute as to whether Hamlet should
be fat or thin. This is Mendes fourth
duel. He is not a good fencer, but
walks toward his adversary waving his
sword like a fan. The encounter was
stopped four times under the belief that
Mendes was wounded and the fifth time
it was stopped found him with an ugly
wound in the abdomen. Vanar obvi-
OuSly tried to wound Mendes in the
hand or forearm, but the latter was de-
termined to advance and the result was
that he sustained a serious wound.
Vanar expressed regret at the out
come of the encounter, but Mendes, who
was placed in a chair, shook hands with
lightly, though it was evident he was
suffering great pain. Madame Men
des came to the scene without her hus-
bands knowledge and awaited the end
of the duel in carriage near by. There
was an affecting scene between the
husband and wife when the affair was
finished. In addition to Madame Men
des there were only four spectators
present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
EARLY HISTORY RECALLED.
Over 100 Guests Celebrate the Ami
versary of the Destruction of
Eldridge House.

Lawrence, May 23-The historic old
EIdridge House, was the scene of feast
ing and merry-making yesterday. The
occasion was the celebration of the
forty-third anniversary of the destruc-
ton of the first Eldridge House, or the
Free States HOTEL as it was called,
eye witnesses of the first hotel, met
here today. dined and made reminiscent
speeches in commemoration of the
event that did much toward bringing
the civil war to a focus.
The old settlers who were here at the
time of the destruction of the first
"Eldridge House, in 1856, were invited
to an elaborate dinner given by the
proprietor Of the new hostelry.
After dinner came toasts and
speeches.
The banquet began at p. m. and
was ella borate in every detail. Colonel
o. E Learnard acted as postmaster
The first toast was 1.-The First Settlers
of Kansas and was responded to by
Paul D. Brooks.
THE Free States Hotel and Its De-
struction' was responded to by Mrs.
Learnard, who told the details of the
memorable morning of May II, 1856
Mrs. Learnard held in her hand the call
bell that was used when the hotel was
destroyed.
The Newspapers of Lawrence in
1856" was delivered by r. G. Elliott,
who edited the celebrated Free State
j. H. Haskell spoke of the days fol-
lowing the raid and c. L. Edwards and
B. w Woodward told many interesting
"reminiscences
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
DIDN'T LIKE DEWEY.
A Kansas Sailor Tells Why He Left
the Cruiser Baltimore.

Wichita, May &c. Promme of Sedg-
wick, who went into the United States
navy service three years ago and was
with Dewey at the big fight in Manila
bay one year ago as fireman on the
cruiser Baltimore, came in yesterday
having left Manila on the 23d of March
His time of enlistment had expired. He
doesn't like Dewey.
There were 500 of us who left in
March," he said. DO you suppose we
would have quit if we had thought we'll
of the commander. I guess he must
have reciprocated our feeling, for he
wouldn't allow US to come to San
Francisco and across land home He
wouldn't o. x. our transportation over
land from San Francisco and a lot of us
wanted to come that way He made us
come away around by the Suez canal
and New York city just because he
happened to have enough room on the
transport at that time He could as
easily have sent US by San Francisco,
and it would have accommodated us.
OF course there was nothing so very
hateful about that. but it showed you
the disposition of the man and you can
see how a lot of men could get to dis
liking him.
Then another thing: Most of us had
pired long before, but we stayed 50
that they could get experienced men
to replace US, and when we did quit
Dewey didn't allow the boys who re-
manned, rating in the service in filling
the 500 vacancies. He allowed men who
had never been to sea before to be put
in our places and over men who had
been out year. Do you suppose lot
of men doing hard work in the coal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23

bins and boiler rooms and engine rooms
would like man for that kind of dis
regard. How long would public man
in America, dealing with laboring men
in any capacity, last showing that sort
of disregard for their service?
Don't understand me to be knock
ing on Dewey. I'm not doing that. He's
got to be the biggest man in the world,
according to newspaper talk. But a
hero to all the world is hardly ever Il
hero to the man who waits on him and
is commanded personally by him. Don't
you see how you would learn to dislike
a man when he is of a different dispo-
sition from your own and you've got to
swallow his peculiar personal charac-
teristicS day after day. He is in COM
mand and there, is not many men unlike
yourself who can run their ideas over
you and still maintain your respect.
Well, we didn't like Dewey and that's
the reason we left We didn't think he
treated us right. Captain Dyer of the
Baltimore, is going to quit